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The Daily Grind: Have you ever had free-to-play buyer’s remorse in an MMO?

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A friend of mine who doesn't really play MMOs asked me recently about buyer's remorse for free-to-play games. It's a good question, I think;...
Where you can't see.

Final Fantasy XIV hits a major instanced roadblock in Stormblood early access

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Everyone knows there are going to be issues with an expansion on launch, and Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood is no exception. Players have hit...
This is not Eureka.

WRUP: Can’t talk, Stormblood edition

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Can't talk. Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood is in early access. Blah, blah, What Are You Playing, comments. Stormblood. ​Andrew Ross (@dengarsw): ​I have E3 homework to...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the most pleasing aesthetics to you?

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I've found that there are few areas that dwell almost completely with the realm of subjective judgment than the looks and art style of...
Here we go.

Betawatch: E3 2017 brings launch dates, new titles, and delays (June 16, 2017)

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Oh, E3, always a magical time full of promises when some aren't meant to be kept, some are meant to be kept but won't...
Welcome to here.

Neverwinter celebrates its fourth birthday with events and unicorn mounts

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Neverwinter is prepping the celebration of the anniversary of its hard launch on PC way back in 2013. The festivities, dubbed The Protector's Jubilee,...
Piracy doesn't pay forever consistently, I suppose.

Revelation Online explores the motivation of the Pirate Crew faction

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Pirates! It's pretty easy to understand the motivation of pirates most of the time; pirates want to get stuff by taking it from other...

Rockstar says it shut down Grand Theft Auto mod tool for enabling ‘malicious mods’

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This week, the Grand Theft Auto V/Online community has been in absolute uproar over a cease-and-desist letter Rockstar and Take-Two sent to the operators...
Titan-size!

City of Titans on endgame, alting, PvP, business models, lockboxes, and whales

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The first and most-backed City of Heroes successor City of Titans has a couple of dev pieces out this month answering questions posed to...
We need some kind of rule against further cults, here.

Choose My Adventure: Finishing up in Neverwinter

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I'm going to be honest, before playing Neverwinter I had a very different picture of this game in my head in some ways. Not...

Star Citizen Around the Verse: Female character meshes, engineering, and the LA studio

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Hellion isn't the only sci-fi sandbox finally getting female characters underway: Star Citizen is working on the female body meshing, just one of the tidbits...
If you doubted this before, well, don't.

Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood early access is live

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The time has come, everyone. Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood is now available for play on PlayStation 4 and PC, assuming you pre-ordered and registered...

Heroes and Generals orders a tactical strike on cheaters

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The World War II MMO Heroes and Generals is fighting more than just the Nazis this week. The team announced that it was performing...
And we may not pass this way again.

Pathfinder Online makes territory control more meaningful

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Controlling territory doesn't mean a lot if anyone can still enter the territory you control, does it? Pathfinder Online players can make use of...
Missusbugs.

The ladybugs of Trove invade the game’s console versions

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The ladybugs looked so cute and unassuming in Trove that we never thought they would attack. When they struck, the terror was... well, not...
We figured this out, what's your excuse? You could have stolen more from us after Hearthstone.

Cryptic’s Magic the Gathering RPG: Speculating on the lore and game systems

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An RPG based on Magic: the Gathering is one of those things I have both long wanted and long assumed was just never going...
Shoot at me bro.

E3 2017: Former SWTOR writer Drew Karpyshyn is working on Anthem

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It's still very early to get excited about BioWare's upcoming co-op shooter Anthem, but the game is bringing in veteran talent for development. Drew...
Iconic or no, I just don't care.

The Daily Grind: Do you alter your sleep schedule for major MMO releases?

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Friday is when Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood comes out. It'll be early on Friday, too, at around 5:00 a.m. EDT. And that's not too...
Ship

Buy a whole book’s worth of technical breakdowns of the EVE Online frigates

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Do you enjoy owning books based on MMOs? Are you the sort of person who enjoys in-depth technical diagrams and discussion about fictional craft?...

EverQuest II creates a new type of progression server

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EverQuest II is no stranger to Daybreak's penchant for creating and operating progression servers. But after all of these years, is there a way...

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