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Warhammer Online: Return of Reckoning adds an original dueling arena, teases future content

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The Warhammer Online rogue server Return of Reckoning is pressing on with updates, including yesterday's patch which added an all-new dueling arena among other...
Whee or something.

World of Warcraft introduces an Auction House ‘action budget’ that is then immediately removed

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It's time to talk about Auctioneer for World of Warcraft. If you're unfamiliar with this particular add-on, what it does is pretty scan the...

The Daily Grind: Are you a min-maxer in MMORPGs?

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A few weeks back, the Skyrim Grandma - aka Shirley Curry, who's been profiled in our own Massively Uplifting column more than once -...

Massively Overthinking: When should we cut MMO studios some slack for trainwreck launches?

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A while back, the MOP writers were chatting about some of the trainwreck launches we've seen from MMO studios over the last few years. "I...

EA Play Live 2020: Apex Legends crossplay new platforms, Star Wars Squadrons gameplay trailer

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It's a day in the summer of 2020 that ends in Y, which means another not-E3 is being streamed online. Tonight, it's EA Play...
Similar, but not the same.

Vague Patch Notes: Have we ever really had an MMO sequel?

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In the wake of Justin's recent column on whether or not MMO sequels are a good idea, MOP reader Bobfish had an interesting question...
Very mature.

74,000 WoW Classic accounts just got the banhammer for botting and other cheats

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This'll shock you, but not everyone playing WoW Classic is doing it for the thrill of an arguably more hardcore experience: Some people are...
I'm on a boat.

World of Warcraft brings back Single-Minded Fury in Shadowlands

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All of you who play Warriors in World of Warcraft and like to be in the class of characters who flip out and break...
Library?

The Daily Grind: What do you think is right to charge for in a free-to-play MMO?

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We all understand that free-to-play games still basically want your money, yes? That's the whole point of the business model. But the question is...

Global Chat: Do numbers rob MMOs of fun?

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Have developers and players grown so used to mechanics and number crunching that we've collectively lost something important along the way? That's the concern...

Star Wars Galaxies Legends will host an in-game concert with YouTube musician Lucas King

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While live musical events for Star Wars Galaxies Legends aren't going to be happening anytime soon (for obvious reasons), that doesn't mean digital ones...

Defiance 2050 introduces some new community ambassadors to ‘strengthen the communication chain’

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While players of Defiance 2050 may have been concerned by the sunset of the game on Xbox 360, it would appear that Gamigo is...
Sure. Fine. Great. Superb.

Wild Terra 2 opens its beta up for free play until June 22

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The developers of Wild Terra 2 would like you to play the game, see how much stuff has been added to the game in testing,...
Good job, guy!

Red Dead Online disables the ability to spawn KKK members via cheats

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Good news, players of Red Dead Online, you will no longer be getting attacked by hackers spawning the KKK on you. That's a sentence...

Choose My Adventure: The slow slog to familiarity in EVE Online

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Once more, we begin this adventure in EVE Online with some self-owning. For an embarrassingly long amount of time, I was incapable of working...
I LOVE YOU, YOU LOVE ME, WE'RE A CROSS-PLAY FAMILY

The Daily Grind: What parts of an MMO should be automated?

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When we think of "automation" in MMOs, usually our mind goes straight to what we see happening in mobile online games. Everything there seems...
uh

Astellia Online’s newest event gives you stuff for staying logged in for two hours

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There are two ways to look at the latest event for Astellia Online. On the one hand, you can get stuff in the game just...

APB Reloaded is 10 years old as its latest owners are throwing a (gun) party

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When I joined the Massively team in 2010, the first MMO that released during my tenure was All-Points Bulletin, at the time one of...
Pay to lose.

Perfect Ten: The big book of MMO death mechanic rationales

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In the ancient Before Times (so, you know, two years ago), I wrote a column all about the different mechanics that hit you when...
No custom.

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands continues to roll through testing with new transport animations and customization

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There are some races that are still waiting on new customization options within World of Warcraft: Shadowlands' alpha testing. But others are getting their...

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