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EverQuest II discusses solo content, crafting, and auto-attack updates in a podcast

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Kyle "Kander" Vallee, creative director for EverQuest II, has recorded and shared the third episode of his Kander's Candor podcast, which talks about, among...
Slide whistle noises dot emm pee three.

Blizzard alters Warcraft III: Reforged’s matchmaking system while players are waiting on basic features

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You know that old joke about how you could get the Model T Ford in any color you wanted as long as it was...

Choose My Adventure: The weird world of Heroes Online in Roblox

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I had a feeling this whole month of write-ups would go weirdly, and sure enough, it did. It was only until after I got...

Disgruntled Chronicles of Elyria backers seek aid from the Washington attorney general

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Ever since Kickstarted MMORPG Chronicles of Elyria went belly-up, players have been trying to figure out what to do about it. Some had sunk...
KITTY! AGAIN!

Our interview with Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida and Yusuke Mogi

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Health concerns kept the staff from Final Fantasy XIV away from this year's PAX East in Boston back at the end of February. This...
Roast somebody.

World of Warcraft previews the first pass of Covenant abilities for Shadowlands

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Players were promised yesterday that the developers behind World of Warcraft would be shedding some more light on Shadowlands in the near future. That...
I like being a WHM, though.

Final Fantasy XIV launches patch 5.25 with new Relic weapons

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It's time for players to start in on the latest set of relic weapons for Final Fantasy XIV today, as patch 5.25 opens up...

Massively Uplifting: Cake, coloring, and EVE Online’s PLEX4Good COVID-19 relief

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The news this past month has been infected with the novel coronavirus. It's everywhere we turn, and we can't escape it even if we...
Work that soul, yo

Soulworker explains why the game’s updates have been slower recently

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The update cadence has been slow for Soulworker of late, but it turns out the reason was Gameforge has been trying to give players...
Alas and alack.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s schedule in the wake of pandemic

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We have an official statement from Square-Enix now. We have a whole lot of panicky Final Fantasy XIV players who want to believe that...
Mourning.

Former ArenaNet art lead Jens Hauch passes away at age 46

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It's always sad to report when one of the forces behind a game has passed away. Jens Hauch served as a longtime technical art...

Popular Chinese MMO JX3 Online will close in Taiwan following COVID-19 protest

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This article needs a quick bit of backstory: Chinese doctor Li Wenliang was one of the first whistleblowers for the current COVID-19 epidemic; he...

Fight or Kite: You’re stuck in the house, so PvP with the kids in Trove

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It might not be the best time in history to be a human, but it is one of the best times to be a...
space game

Vendetta Online is completely free-to-play until June

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In this time, people need things to play indoors. That's why Vendetta Online has decided to go free-to-play until June. No, not "free-to-play with...
Let the dead bury their dead, they will come out in droves.

World of Warcraft’s beta client is no longer deprecated in the Battle.net launcher

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We know that you are probably as tired of hearing about new encrypted builds for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands as we are of having...
Yip?

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best character hair in the genre?

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This might sound silly but I care a lot more about any given MMO character's hair than face. Realistically, I'm never gonna see the...

Global Chat: High adventure in Dungeons and Dragons Online

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If there was ever an MMO that was made for parties to adventure together, it is Dungeons and Dragons Online. Telwyn over at GamingSF...

One Shots: A nose in a book

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I love me a good library. When I was a kid, going to libraries and book stores were some of my favorite outings, so...
Weird dog.

The Daily Grind: Are you re-exploring old MMO content during isolation?

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These days, a lot of people are sitting at home without necessarily much to do. We are many of us content locusts now, swarming...

Ultima Online’s next update will feature an overhaul to its quest system

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With Publish 108 out the door, it's time for Ultima Online to look forward to Publish 109, which will feature an overhaul to the...

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