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Sword and Bored: Customer service

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Mo learns there's a fate worse than falling through the world: dealing with customer service!
Gambler.

Wisdom of Nym: The cancelled future of Final Fantasy XIV

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Every game has stuff in it that's dummied out. There are ideas that the developers brought to a certain point without ever finishing, and...
Slowly, no craters.

The fine art of bringing your Elite: Dangerous ship in for a landing

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Planetary landing in Elite: Dangerous will involve more than simply pointing your ship at the nearest planet and kicking your engines to full. That's...
To be fair, some enemies would fear a hatchet.

Final Fantasy XIV unveils a trailer for its next patch

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The first major patch for Final Fantasy XIV goes live on November 10th, and as usual, it's packed with things to do. There are...

EVE Vegas 2015: Further Citadel details, Valkyrie, capitals, and skill packets

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Though most of the big reveals for EVE Vegas 2015 were front-loaded into day one's EVE keynote talk, a lot of questions were left...

The Soapbox: MMOs and the power of habit

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I've been reading this book by Charles Duhigg called The Power of Habit. Actually, the full title is The Power of Habit: Why We...

One Shots: Pure Final Fantasy XIV

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Every so often it seems as though the One Shots mailbox starts getting dominated with a single game. I've had this happen with Guild...
Hullo!

WRUP: The secret life of Harry, metaphorical construct for your journey of self-awareness edition

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Hello, hello, what a joy it is to meet you. My name, as you'll not momentarily bother to pause even a moment to learn,...

The Daily Grind: What do you think about Knights of the Fallen Empire?

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I'm kinda feeling the urge to play Star Wars: The Old Republic. Can you blame me? There's a new expansion, but more importantly that...
Here we go again, not on our own.

Betawatch: Black Desert takes the spotlight by storm (October 23, 2015)

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If you are all a-flutter for news about Black Desert, this week has been kind to you. Super kind, even. A preview of the...
Going nowhere.

Leaderboard: Are you worried about the westernization of Black Desert?

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I've been looking forward to Black Desert for quite a long while. Sure, the B2P-with-an-item-mall business model dampens my enthusiasm, but I'm still keen on...

EVE Vegas 2015: What to expect from EVE Vegas 2015

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While the main event of the EVE Online community calendar is undoubtedly the annual EVE Fanfest in Iceland, smaller fan-run events have popped up...
When leveling alts was already the plan...

WoW Factor: A decade of Blizzard’s bad habits

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The funny thing about World of Warcraft - and I should note here that I'm using "funny" in this case as a synonym for...
That's really super, Supergirl.

Supergirl gets an updated look in DC Universe Online

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October 26th is the premiere date for the new Supergirl television series on CBS. That's good news for fans of Kara Zor-El, definitely, but...

Extra Credits explains Bartle’s Taxonomy and its application

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The generally excellent Extra Credits series occasionally touches on MMORPGs and their various systems has a pair of new videos out that might be...
Every day, sadly.

Funcom is fined by Norwegian authorities

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In January of last year, Funcom was subject to a raid by Økokrim, the Norwegian agency responsible for investigating and prosecuting financial crimes. The...

Exploring ‘The Video Game Debate’: Online games and internet addiction

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Massively OP's overview of Rachel Kowert and Thorsten Quandt's book The Video Game Debate last month was just the beginning of our coverage of the...
Into the dock!

Wurm Unlimited is on Steam, and at a discount

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Are your wurms on Steam feeling distinctly limited? Then you should be happy to know that Wurm Unlimited is now available on Steam, giving...
I'm just a friendly reminder.

Final Fantasy XIV previews the new dungeons of patch 3.1

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It's all right if you're tired of running Neverreap in Final Fantasy XIV; everyone is at this point. So it's a good thing that...
Walk Around In Clothing Still Inappropriate For Walking Online

TERA welcomes new players with a video guide

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Every MMO has its own quirks that other games simply don't possess, and TERA is no exception. Sure, you're familiar with the basics of...