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Story-based.

Final Fantasy XIV is bringing Shadowbringers to E3 2019

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It's less than a month remaining now until early access kicks off for Final Fantasy XIV's third expansion, but eager players who happen to be...
We're actual size, but it seems much bigger to see.

WoW Factor: Why do people remember classic WoW being so much harder than it actually was?

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As much as there's a moment of schadenfreude in the people compiling lists specifying that no, World of Warcraft: Classic being classic is not...
Hello, art discussion prompt.

Astellia addresses community concerns over pre-order items and game balance

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The reveals of founder packs and the commencement of pre-orders for Astellia means that we're back in the familiar dance of figuring out the value...
Depth perception is for fools, I guess.

World of Warcraft shows off its Benthic gear while the Classic server calls a wrap on another stress test

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Want to earn your new equipment in World of Warcraft by farming for items rather than praying for drops? The new Benthic gear available in...

RuneScape’s RuneFest 2019 ticket sales begin this morning

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Get your ticket-ordering fingers ready, folks, because RuneFest tickets go on sale today. RuneFest, of course, is the UK con where Jagex and friends...

Massively Overthinking: Tackling the ‘big four MMOs’ meme

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Over the last couple of months, there's been a meme floating around the MMORPG subreddit. Someone will ask that the community recommend a game,...
I feel a lot better about exploding here.

Elite Dangerous’s first Interstellar Initiative concludes with a victory for Zende Partners

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After a month of community collaboration and conflict, Elite Dangerous's first-ever Interstellar Initiative, Bridging the Gap, has come to its conclusion. As you may...
Gosh, what a toolbox.

Riot is launching a premium esports viewing option for League of Legends

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Do you wish to be counted among the elite of esports viewership? Do you desire the prestige of delicately consuming caviar-flavored Doritos and drinking...
Oh bang.

Vague Patch Notes: Don’t take it personal, it just ain’t your (MMO) story

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Here's an interesting fact of trivia for you for today: I am pretty much clocked out when it comes to news about H1Z1. The game...

City of Heroes: Homecoming adds numerical power cooldowns, nerfs Death from Below, adds User Agreement

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It's patch day for City of Heroes' Homecoming servers, and it's a fun one as it effectively launches the numerical power cooldown indicators teased...
Make it PAIN

Final Fantasy XIV kicks off the Make it Rain campaign on June 6

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The expansion release for Final Fantasy XIV draws ever closer, but there's still time for players to take part in a few more diversions before...
Uh.

The Daily Grind: Have you ever felt schadenfreude from an MMO’s collapse?

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Schadenfreude, a word many of us learned from The Simpsons, is a term meaning "shameful joy" that refers to feeling good about something you...
Whatever of whatever.

Tencent is apparently giving up on the Western port of Honour of Kings, Arena of Valor

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Here's a fun bit of statistical data for you on this Tuesday: Honour of Kings is literally the most successful mobile game in the entire...
Crafty.

Playcraft has officially funded on Kickstarter

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Playcraft never asked for much from people on Kickstarter, just a small sum to finish its overall development. As it turns out, that's exactly...
Time to poke on home.

Nintendo announces Pokemon Home as a central trading service with Pokemon Go

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Have you caught them all in Pokemon Go? Quite possibly not, some of them are really hard to catch. But you'd probably like to keep the...
Similar to teamwork.

Black Desert serves up better guild and attendance rewards as BDO on Xbox launches Awakening

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The team that works together stays together, and you can't work with anyone if you don't log in to start with. Black Desert Online wants...
Let him sleep.

Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers tour: An interview with Naoki Yoshida

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Let Naoki Yoshida sleep, people. The man was visibly exhausted when I interviewed him on May 21st, not at all helped by the fact...
Angry.rar

Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers tour: The fairy-tale fight of Dohn Mheg

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You all know by now that it's tradition for me to run my dungeon in these Final Fantasy XIV preview events as a new...
Can't even imagine.

Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers tour: The tanks

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Tanking has changed forever for Final Fantasy XIV in Shadowbringers. Gone are threat combos, gone are DPS stances, and gone is literally any excuse that tanks...
Wake the metal.

Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers tour: The magical DPS

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Unlike with the melee DPS, magical ranged damage actually had one of its members that changed a whole lot. Hooray! But the other two...

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