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Down the only road we now know, apparently.

Paragon’s early access starts on March 18 with Founder’s packs

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There have been plenty of tidbits coming out about Paragon lately, but you won't have to rely upon tidbits to get a sense of...
Wow, positive.

Perfect Ten: Awesome (and unique) MMORPG classes

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Class-based systems are one of those holdovers from tabletop RPGs that work surprisingly well in MMOs. I basically put up with class systems in...

ESPN muses on e-sports in Guild Wars 2, Blade & Soul, WoW

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ESPN has a big piece out this week on e-sports in MMOs, chronicling the many (failed) attempts of MMORPGs like World of Warcraft to...
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps.

The Daily Grind: Is there anything that could get you to enjoy free-for-all looting PvP?

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Some of you out there already like free-for-all PvP in which all of your stuff can be taken by whosoever chooses to kill you...
Sure, it all worked out perfectly, great job.

No Man’s Sky pricing leak rumour sends fans into a tizzy

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There's been a huge degree of fascination with indie game No Man's Sky since it stole the show at E3 2014. The game promises seamless exploration of...
Rank 17! I am SO important to the world!

Blizzard’s Jeff Kaplan on Overwatch’s ranked play philosophy

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If you were hoping that the latest development video for Overwatch from game director Jeff Kaplan would reveal the ins and outs of the...
Just get the Ghostbusters jokes out of your system now.

Heroes of the Storm shines the spotlight on Xul

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Necromancers are always given the same reputation. No matter what, everyone assumes that necromancers are going to be freaks raising armies of the dead,...
Everybody's a friend.

Star Trek Online plans an Admirality campaign for the Romulan Republic

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The Romulan Republic has been in the background for a bit in Star Trek Online. Obviously the faction is still important, considering that it's...

Devilian revs up refer-a-friend program

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When you're looking to bolster your game's population, there's nothing that makes a marketing department quite as happy as getting loyal players to work...
MAKE ME

Diablo III honors fallen developer with special cow level

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Bumped into the extra special bonus cow level in Diablo III? It's there for a good reason and a limited time as a tribute...
Staying alive, somewhat.

Defiance continues its story in a big new update

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The television series has ended, but Defiance isn't giving up the ghost along with it. The game has just deployed a big update that...
Balanced!

Camelot Unchained discusses balance in the midst of the beta crunch

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The developers behind Camelot Unchained are currently in the midst of a hard crunch to get the game's beta ready for players to, well,...

The Daily Grind: What unpopular opinion do you hold about MMOs?

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I saw this question posed to Reddit the other day and thought it sufficiently interesting enough to want to post it to MOP's community with...
Exploitation.

The Division’s soundtrack is available for pre-order

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Do you like The Division and want to take a piece of it with you all over the place? Do you just particularly care...
We have your son in custody. We also have your older, fatter, balder son.

Final Fantasy XIV takes a look behind the magic of its sound design

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Are you a fan of Final Fantasy XIV? Are you not a fan of Final Fantasy XIV while still feeling a great deal of...

EVE Online compensates players with 200k skill points for server move downtime

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EVE Online Executive Producer Andie "CCP Seagull" Nordgren has addressed EVE players in a new video posted to the official site. Nordgren apologizes for...

WildStar ups Omnibit drops for subscribers

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If you're currently a WildStar subscriber, you're going to be getting a bit more with the price of your subscription. The development team announced...
Camelot Unchained

Camelot Unchained passes ‘send more programmers’ stretch goal

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Camelot Unchained just announced that it's passed its "$3,900,000 - Send more programmers" stretch goal, which enables City State Entertainment to hire "two additional...

Hyperspace Beacon: How to run a roleplay event in spite of SWTOR’s mechanics

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I have mentioned before that my community and I roleplay in spite of the game mechanics of Star Wars: The Old Republic. It’s not...
THere's a big picture here that you may not be seeing.

Darkfall: Rise of Agon is now in development

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Are you interested in a Darkfall reboot? No, not the official one that rewrote the game's core structure, but something throwing the game back...