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No, Guild Wars 2 is not banning people using ArcDPS

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Since the beginning of October, there's been a growing hum in the Guild Wars 2 community over the incoming build and equipment swapping template...
I'm an excellent fighter.

SWTOR previews Juggernaut and Guardian changes coming in tomorrow’s Onslaught launch

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The Juggernaut and the Guardian in Star Wars: The Old Republic, two sides of the same coin. On the one hand, the Light-side practitioner of...

Project 1999’s Green server brings back the classic EverQuest experience on October 25

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Back in September, we told you about a new Green server being put together by Project 1999, the EverQuest emulator that got a written...
Hello again?

Kritika Online appears to be coming back to life in the west, self-published by its developer

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Back in April, we said farewell to Kritika Online as En Masse Entertainment closed it down following two years of operation. While the game continued...
Classy.

Wisdom of Nym: What we know in the wake of Final Fantasy XIV’s second 5.1 preview

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Ah, another live letter, another lack of official translation despite a lot of important information being conveyed that way, and another round of people...

Garbled pirate transmissions are playing in Star Citizen’s 3.7.1 PTU

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While the primary purpose of alpha 3.7.1 in Star Citizen is to test random asteroid interdiction, that apparently doesn't mean that CIG isn't eager...

One week in, ArcheAge Unchained is still battling queues and bugs as players criticize ArchePass

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Over the weekend, we covered the "hot mess" that was ArcheAge Unchained's launch and land rush situation, which will shock newcomers but not really...

Gamigo is retooling Trove’s player-generated content submission system

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I'd be willing to be that in spite of how often we cover Trove, most of our readers have no idea that a lot...

Beloved SoulWorker rogue server Burning SoulWorker has sunsetted

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For the past two years, a rogue server of SoulWorker known as Burning SoulWorker was operating under the stewardship of one individual called Burning....

One Shots: Masks and shadows

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Around this time of year, if you're not wearing a mask and skulking about in the darker places of online games, well then, you're...
Angry.rar

The Daily Grind: What’s the most calming activity in MMOs for you?

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Everyone needs time to relax. This goes double when you're logging into a video game, which at least in theory is a chance to...
Fine.

Complete coverage of Blizzard’s ‘Hong Kong liberation’ Blitzchung fiasco

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In October of 2019, Blizzard made international news headlines when it banned a Hong Kong Hearthstone esports pro and two Taiwanese contracted casters over...
faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace

Ship of Heroes shows off the power of morphing body shapes with its newest video

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The upcoming test for Ship of Heroes' character creation is arriving on November 1st, and that means plenty of new superheroes running around on...
We all become done.

WoW (Classic) Factor: The journal of Nieve Vinther – final entry

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Let me write about the day that the Cataclysm arrived. I wasn't going home. I just happened to be in Elwynn Forest, really, visiting an old trainer and introducing him to my boyfriend at the time. We were sharing a glass of wine, he was laughing about the way that an early exercise had me toppling into the water in the freezing cold of early winter. My laughter was of the shamed sort, but still warm; it was a funny story, one told with love rather than loathing. The sky was bright.
Yeah, no.

WRUP: Yes these are all of the good words edition

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As a long-time professional... write... person... writeranarian? Write-maker. As a professional for whatever my field is called, some people think it is my job...
We should really go somewhere specific.

The Daily Grind: Do you tend to have a destination in mind when you leave an MMO?

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We all know those people who are in romantic relationships that aren't happy, but one (or both!) partners refuse to leave until there's someone...
Classy.

Final Fantasy XI brings out the Harvest Festival for another year of costumed antics

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Players with long memories who were there for the Final Fantasy XI launch in North America no doubt recall that it coincided with the game's...
Hello, I am still the villain.

US politicians chastise Activision-Blizzard for its handling of the Hong Kong fiasco

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If Blizzard thought its Hong Kong liberation fiasco couldn't possibly get worse than international headlines, a wide-ranging boycott, Riot Games' public pity, and a...
I'm purely decorative!

Dark Age of Camelot brings out its Halloween challenges through November 7

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Why should Halloween be a time when it's easy to prevail against dark forces? That doesn't seem on-brand, does it? Dark Age of Camelot...

RuneScape 2019: RuneScape’s focus on community shines in Golden Globes and cosplay

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What is RuneFest? We have reported on the announcements, but that's the convention actually like? As I had only attended RuneScape's 15th anniversary before,...

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