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Warframe of Mind: Celebrating seven years with free styles, weapons, and a contest

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Is seven a lucky number? It is for Warframe, which is turning seven years old this month. Actually, I think you could argue that...

City of Heroes’ Homecoming just outlawed video of their rogue servers

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Eyebrows in the air this morning, as the largest group of City of Heroes rogue servers, Homecoming, just announced that they'll be cracking down...
Mayonnaise is funny

WRUP: Three directors whom I suspect of filling my personal belongings with mayonnaise edition

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Sir Ridley Scott: On five separate occasions I have seen Sir Ridley Scott running away from my mailbox with mayonnaise dripping down his chin...

The Daily Grind: How do you feel about MMO cross-promotions?

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Whether it's sanctioned or not, the tradition of MMOs taking any opportunity to draw upon the popularity of other entertainment mediums has been around...
Who wants to marry a million bears?

Holly Longdale exits Darkpaw Games, bidding farewell to EverQuest and EverQuest II

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Daybreak Games may have spun into separate studios, but it's still Daybreak, and that means it's still burying its surprise news on a Friday...
So snipe.

Betawatch: Even MMO betas can be delayed over novel coronavirus concerns

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No! No, my child, my hope, my sweet Blue Protocol, I want you to go through testing and come out here sooner! But your...

For Science: New paper examines the whos and whys of online trolling

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MOP reader Miol recently pointed us to an intriguing academic paper on trolling. Seriously. "Trolls" or "warriors of faith"? Differentiating dysfunctional forms of media...
In a world of human wreckage.

Final Fantasy XIV discusses the environmental art that went into making Shadowbringers

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The world of the First that players explore in Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers feels similar to the regions players are familiar with from the...
Yeah, this is a thing.

WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour – Cataclysm

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In my mind, Cataclysm still feels kind of recent. I don't know exactly why. It came out closer to World of Warcraft's launch than the present...
You guys are still here?

Destiny 2 staff told to work remotely to keep season on track (and the novel coronavirus at bay)

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As the coronavirus has now passed 100,000 cases worldwide, more than just gaming conventions are angling to make sure they aren't among the list...
That's Trek for you.

Cryptic is killing off cross-game chat in Star Trek Online, Neverwinter, and Champions Online

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One of the best features of Cryptic's MMOs over the years was the fact that players could communicate cross-game in a unique multi-server global...

The Daily Grind: What MMO quality-of-life update had the biggest impact on your gameplay?

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Quality-of-life updates in MMOs don't usually get all that much attention from the most plugged-in gamers, but the truth is, they can have an...

Reign of Terror rebuilds Diablo 2 Lord of Destruction in ARPG Grim Dawn

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If Diablo III's latest update isn't doing it for you, how about a little Diablo 2... in your Grim Dawn? One of my guildies (thanks...
Fair fights.

Vague Patch Notes: Why PvP is a cheap way to fill out a game’s content compared to PvE

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It feels like about four years ago when I laid down the first in a semi-regular series of columns I see as "useful notes"...
That's quite the moustache, my friend.

Bless Unleashed is hard at work fixing bugs and errors

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As Bless Unleashed moves into the choppy waters of launch from the more placid seas of beta and headstart, it needs to address a number...

Today’s Warframe update brings a major overhaul of systems and mechanics across the board

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Review, refresh, and revise. Those are the three words being used repeatedly for today's large patch for Warframe, and given the content of the patch...

Blue Protocol’s Japanese closed beta has been delayed nearly a month over coronavirus

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We've previously noted how some MMOs and MMO-adjacent titles, from EVE Echoes to Path of Exile, had seen delays and setbacks thanks to the...
Ominous!

The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs you enjoy that aren’t worth starting new in 2020?

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Anyone who knows me also knows that I really love City of Heroes. It's a great game and for a long time it was a...
Very mature.

Test your World of Warcraft geography knowledge with this player-made quiz

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Do you know Azeroth? I mean, do you really know Azeroth? As in you can pick out the Timeless Isle or the Ruins of...

Frontier tells Elite Dangerous fans there are ‘no plans’ to return GalNet and other lore initiatives to the game

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(This post has been updated at the end.) Over the course of February, we covered a growing thunderstorm in the Elite Dangerous community about...

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