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ECO shows off its upcoming vehicles

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At long last, players of ECO will no longer be stuck having to walk from place to place like an animal, but will be...
People who want shamrock riding boards one, everyone else, a million.

Skyforge offers players a shamrock riding board for St. Patrick’s Day

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The vast majority of MMOs don't even celebrate St. Patrick's Day, which means that Skyforge marking the occasion would already mean that it was...
I AM NOT SPECCED TO BE ON FIRE

OrbusVR previews the talent system for its classes

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When you first choose your class in OrbusVR, you have four options. The new talent system coming to the game also gives you four...
This isn't how it had to be.

Perfect Ten: MMO missteps that didn’t have to happen

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Around the time I started working at Massively-that-was, there was an article that I quite liked talking about how four high-profile MMO failures were...
In summary, do better.

Monster Hunter World’s first patch is all about balance adjustments for weaponry

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The first major patch for Monster Hunter World is arriving on March 16th, and thankfully it will include a new monster to fight in...

Pantheon on mismatched newbie armor and open-world dungeons

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This month's Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen newsletter is stuffed with images, thanks to features on gear creation and dungeons. Over on the armor...

The Daily Grind: When was the last time you binged on an MMO, and what was it?

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Over the weekend, thanks to a perfect combination of nothing pressing on my calendar for a change, an injured ankle, and crappy weather, I...
They're big, you see.

Final Fantasy XI brings in new Dynamis and relic reforging

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The newest update to Final Fantasy XI means the end of the game's Dynamis - Divergence areas with the addition of Jeuno, thus allowing...
You have so many options, giving one more away won't kill ya.

Warframe celebrates five years and 38 million players

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Warframe continues to defy expectations for online gaming playerbase sizes. A year ago, it boasted 30M registered players. As of today, it's up to 38M....
He's not even supposed to be here today.

Monster Hunter World previews a crossover with Devil May Cry

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The Monster Hunter series is a set of video games in which you fight giant monsters and then harvest their corpses to make more...
And it's gone.

Dota 2 introduces a subscription option for players

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After a long time of being free-to-play, Dota 2 is exploring the possibility of letting you pay money for it on a regular basis....

Global Chat: Avoiding MMO activities

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Have you ever noticed that you play it way too safe in your MMOs, especially when it comes to interacting (or not) with others? Aywren...
YOU HAVE TO FIGHT (guitar chord)

Final Fantasy XIV opens the gates to Eureka with patch 4.25

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The forbidden land of Eureka doesn't care if you've reached Level 70 across the board. It cares about your elemental level, and you're going...
Well, we go.

TERA recaps its first console open beta

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So, how did the first open beta for TERA on consoles go? In brief, it went well. In more words... well, why not take...
Not going there!

Secret World Legends’ season 2 adventure zone will not be set in the Congo

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The first adventure zone in Secret World Legends will not be in the Congo. Funcom's got a teaser thread ticking off all the possibilities,...
This is not a frog, for the record.

The Daily Grind: Are you going to play Project Gorgon’s early access?

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People, I am frustrated. But in a good way. With the activation of RIFT Prime, the release of LOTRO's Northern Mirkwood, and now this week's...
Up.

Wisdom of Nym: Speculating about Final Fantasy XIV’s Eureka

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I think Naoki Yoshida has severely overestimated how much I wanted to chase after a Scorpion Harness again. One of the things that I mentioned...
Not happening.

Saga of Lucimia argues GM events should be mandatory in MMOs, not an ‘optional service’

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A few months ago, we ran a Leaderboard poll asking players what kind of live studio-led events they want out of MMORPGs. By way...

Guild Chat Special Edition: Interviewing Guild Wars 2 guild POOF

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Welcome along to Guild Chat, the column through which we examine all things guild-related and solve problems faced by fellow members of the Massively...

Blizzard’s Overwatch League addresses toxicity with fines and suspensions, while the Dallas Fuel drops a toxic player

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Last week, we covered an ESPN piece in which the author called out Blizzard for sitting on its hands after an Overwatch League player...

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