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Perfect Ten: What you need to know before you play an older MMORPG

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I cut my teeth on MMOs with the launch of Final Fantasy XI in America. My roommate in college was interested in the game,...
Not playing the game is a lot like playing the game in the right light.

ArcheAge introduces stat-granting costumes and clothes laundering

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After a long night of play in ArcheAge, do you stare at your costume slot and wonder why it can make you look so...

Elder Scrolls Online releases a second soundtrack album

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The Elder Scrolls franchise is well-known for its musical legacy, and while Elder Scrolls Online doesn't have the efforts of Jeremy Soule (aside from...
It's a match made in somewhere, who knows.

Heroes of the Storm outlines existing and upcoming improvements to matchmaking

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Blizzard wants Heroes of the Storm to be accessible to everyone. That can't happen if your first match of the game sees you pitted...
Geek!

Atlas Reactor hosts its alpha sneak peek week

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The Atlas Reactor alpha is speeding along with the occasional squeak, but this week, information need not be leaked. You can just try out...
Still at a zero for sold ships that aren't actually usable, though.

Elite: Dangerous outlines the expanded variety coming to missions

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Variety is the spice of life, and while it may not be the opposite of boredom, it's at least within throwing distance. The developers...
Build that skill up.

Star Trek Online is overhauling its skill system (again)

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The skill system in Star Trek Online is kind of a hot mess. It always has been, from the game's initial launch skills to...

Choose My Adventure: Blade & Soul’s questing, PvP, combat, and impractically revealing outfits

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Hello friends, and welcome back to Choose My Adventure, where I'm in my third week of exploring NCSoft's martial-arts MMORPG, Blade & Soul. Last...

Outlaw country musician to debut album in Shroud of the Avatar

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You're going to have to follow us on a strange journey with this story. So there's this "outlaw country" musician, Shooter Jennings, who is...
Good plan.

Guild Wars 2 hosts the first season finals for its Pro League on Saturday

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At 11 a.m. EST on Saturday, February 20th, the finale of Guild Wars 2's first Pro League season will commence. If you've been eagerly...
Red, white, and blue

The Daily Grind: What MMOs have unexpectedly hooked you?

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My roommate expected to like Star Trek Online because, well, she likes Star Trek. That was a given. What she didn't expect was to...

Jukebox Heroes: Six forgettable MMOs with unforgettable soundtracks

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I have often thought it grossly unfair that a video game soundtrack is linked, for better and for worse, with the popularity of the...
Oh dear.

Someone actually won The Elder Scrolls Online’s million dollar prize

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Someone actually won The Elder Scrolls Online's million dollar prize, and it wasn't you. ZeniMax CM Jessica Folsom broke everyone's heart with the news on the...
Look at me!

Final Fantasy XIV previews changes coming to group pose functionality

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Getting a screenshot right is serious business. Final Fantasy XIV added its group pose functionality in patch 3.1 to make it that much easier...

The Daily Grind: How do you handle MMO burnout?

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We've all been there: You're playing your favorite MMO(s) continually until you log in one day and find that the joy of the game has...
Tuesday point five.

Star Trek Online details the art design of the Tier 6 flagships

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Every Star Trek series has its iconic ships, and for Star Trek Online, the factional flagships fulfill those roles. Those flagships have recently received...
Not surprising, still sad.

A day in the life of a Revival hunter

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While the first pass of renovation kit revisions are in the bag, the most recent entry on Revival's site isn't really about that. Nor...
Fall apart and count to ten, take your aim, start again.

Dragon of Legends cancels and restarts Kickstarter with a much lower target

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On February 9th, Dragon of Legends stopped its Kickstarter campaign. The official word was that it was obvious that the campaign was not going...
All balance is relative! But this is definitely unbalanced.

Yoshida on the future of PvP in Final Fantasy XIV

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The next Final Fantasy XIV patch will not contain the new PvP mode of The Feast; that's due to be implemented a bit after...

Hyperspace Beacon: What SWTOR’s latest chapter, Anarchy in Paradise, is really about

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If you think that SWTOR’s chapter 10 Anarchy in Paradise is about Kaliyo Djannis, you’re wrong. Kaliyo stars in the chapter, and she can...