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Fallout 76 patches in One Wasteland and Season Two with today’s update

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Henceforth, there will be no more divisions of wastelands within Fallout 76! It's all one irradiated mess, after all, and now you won't have to...
Working from not-home.

Final Fantasy XIV reminds players of the new plots arriving in patch 5.35

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When patch 5.35 arrives for Final Fantasy XIV, players will have an incentive to take a break from building what is expected to be...

The Daily Grind: How much do MMOs succeed on faith vs. mechanics and fanbases?

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A while back, MOP's Eliot, Chris, and I were discussing Last Oasis and why it didn't take off. Collectively, I think we determined it...

Albion Online touts continued population growth in September and work on new features

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Earlier in May, Albion Online experienced a pretty significant spike in population numbers thanks in part to shelter-in-place orders for the pandemic. So one...
Holla back.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s second Ishgard season is a touch underwhelming

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In the days of my youth, you usually got introduced to a new band via the radio. (The radio was like YouTube, but no...

Missed Lord of the Rings Online’s Weatherstock XII last weekend? Rewatch it here!

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After being delayed from its original July date due to the summer Lord of the Rings Online's server meltdown, Weatherstock XII finally happened this...

Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs streams refund payments from inside the City State Entertainment office

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There's been another stream from Mark Jacobs regarding Camelot Unchained, but it might not be quite the content some would expect of a livestream....

The Daily Grind: What’s the weirdest stunt you’ve ever seen players pull in an MMO?

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I've seen a lot of weird stuff in my day as an MMORPG player, but I'd never seen anyone eat 999 eggs before Ross...
Just keep building, just keep building.

Craftopia’s fourth consecutive patch keeps hunger from killing you and adds window frames

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Last week, a patch arrived each day for four straight days over in Craftopia, but the most recent patch is notable because you can stop...

One Shots: When nerfing goes too far

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We've all seen classes and gear hit with the nerf bat from time to time in MMOs -- hey, it's a fact of life!...
Fly.

The Daily Grind: Do you try to be patient with new players in MMOs?

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Patience is a virtue. It is also something not everyone is very good at - and I include myself in this particular batch because...

Global Chat: Which MMO has the least annoying inventory system?

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Inventory is something we have to deal with in, oh, pretty much every MMO that we play. Some games are far more generous with...

Chris Roberts says Star Citizen is ‘not a pipe dream’ in spite of taking longer than planned

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It's been some time since we've heard a peep from Star Citizen's Chris Roberts -- the 10 for the Chairman video series has ended,...
Aw yeah.

WRUP: Extreme unicorn hammer tag edition

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Important note: Due to the sensitive nature of the contents contained within, this post has been auto-checked by ContentReader Safe Censorâ„¢! The algorithms of...
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The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best in-game cutscenes and cinematics?

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There are a lot of ways that stories can be told in MMORPGs, but one of the most straight-forward and visually exciting is the...
Patch, patch, patch.

Betawatch: Craftopia is doing the difficult Early Access work

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There's kind of a pall around early access games, mostly because a lot of them launch into early access and then faff about pointlessly. But Craftopia...

Star Wars Galaxies Restoration III is a new rogue server blending the CU with the NGE

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One of the best (and arguably also worst) parts of the Star Wars Galaxies emulation community is just how many servers we have to...

Elite Dangerous is reviving its in-game storytelling with the return of Galnet and community goals

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Earlier this year, the Elite Dangerous community was justifiably grumpy over the revelation that Frontier had seemingly put an end to communtiy features such...
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WoW Factor: Covenants have become a Shadowlands prison of Blizzard’s own making

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If there was any remaining question about what stage of the expansion development we were at with World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, this week marked the...
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The Daily Grind: What’s the worst MMO you’ve ever played?

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Earlier this month, I first heard about Josh Strife Hayes, a YouTuber doing noble work by playing his way through a pile of unloved...

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