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Isolationist.

Worlds Adrift is making it easier to play well with others

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There are times when Worlds Adrift is meant to be lonesome, but that doesn't mean it needs to be lonely. The development team has...
More building!

Osiris: New Dawn’s Architect update buffs building, goes on sale

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At the end of August, Osiris: New Dawn players got to enjoy a whole lot more stuff for the game's building modes. It was...

SMITE and Paladins players raise $76K for hurricane relief efforts

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SMITE and Paladins studio Hi-Rez is thanking players today for their efforts in raising funds for the victims of the 2017 hurricane season. "​Earlier this...
Hot.

Dauntless patch 0.2.1 is all about improving stability and chat

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Some patches don't add much content, but they still make a game better. Dauntless patch 0.2.1 isn't going to add much in the way...
Can we start, start over

Destiny 2 prepares its first raid, vows to remove potentially offensive gear

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Hello there, new players of Destiny 2. Did you know that Tuesday is reset day? You probably do, because we've decided to have every...

Guild Wars 2 rolls out brand-new forums, grants amnesty to past ne’er-do-wells

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Guild Wars 2's forums have just gotten a massive facelift with all the standard bits and bobs you'd want from a forum in 2017:...

Notorious EVE Online player banned for threatening to cut off someone’s hands in real life

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Yes, you've read that headline correctly. It's been an insane day for EVE Online, as players awoke to the news that powerful military alliance...
oh no

World of Warcraft is patching in tuning adjustments for the Netherlight Crucible

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Everyone wants the Netherlight Crucible in World of Warcraft... in theory. Everyone is supposed to want it. But when it goes live tomorrow, the...
This is different.

Lost Ark releases a trailer for its second closed beta

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We're going to lead off with the bad news: Lost Ark is currently planning its release in South Korea and China in 2018 with...
I'll be gone soon.

Lawbreakers plans for new onboarding experience and a new map in September

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If you're a big fan of Lawbreakers, don't be dissuaded by the game's tiny player numbers on Steam; there's plans in the wings! The...
So long, farewell.

EverQuest II fan news site EQ2Wire is closing its doors

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If you've been even remotely active online about EverQuest II over the past nine years, you probably know EQ2Wire. It's been a long-running and...
IF YOU WANT TO BE AN ACROBAT GO PLAY THAT

Final Fantasy XIV players donate money and blood for charity

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The Final Fantasy XIV community is large, diverse, and focused on a variety of different issues. But it does seem to be a community...
Oh, this is a nice farm.

Destiny 2: Console sales numbers, 1.2M concurrent, and future content

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So hey, Destiny 2 launched for consoles, and a lot of you bought it, if the 1.2 million concurrent player mark is any judge....

ArcheAge recovers from server merges, re-activates housing

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In the tumultuous annals of ArcheAge, this month's server merge might be remembered most for... being pretty smooth, overall. As the team brought the...

The Daily Grind: When was the last time you played an MMO ‘wrong’?

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Over the weekend, MMO blogger and Massively OP frequenter Wolfyseyes posted what I thought was a fantastic piece on playing MMOs "wrong." Eschewing other...

Runes of Magic prepares to merge servers in the US and Europe this month

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Runes of Magic fans, get ready: Server merges are on the way. Gameforge says it's merging all of its English, German, American and Polish servers...

Looking at Secret World’s ‘dangerous’ roleplaying scene

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"It was supposed to be fiction, but the developers and then the fans started blurring the edges of the game. It turned out that the...

Guild Chat: Dealing with the ‘it’s me or the MMO guild!’ ultimatum

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Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, the column through which the Massively Overpowered readership can band together to help a gamer-in-need with...

One Shots: I think I’m turning Japanese

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I've got your picture of me and you You wrote "I love you," I love you too I sit there staring and there's nothing...
Tasty.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best consumable items?

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Back at launch, I had a lot of affection for playing a Warrior with Alchemy in World of Warcraft. Sure, I missed out on...