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Wisdom of Nym: The 60 climb in Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward

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As of this writing, I'm not quite 60 yet in Final Fantasy XIV. Thanks to real life, I'm a bit behind the curve, to...
If your answer about how to play is to just wait for a while, I don't think we'll be friends.

Player analyst believes EVE Online concurrency is at its lowest point since 2008

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It's really difficult to be sure about how EVE Online is doing, since CCP Games has stopped releasing subscription numbers on a regular basis....
Forum rejoinder attack!

Skyforge introduces the new Aelinet Portal on June 30th

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Nowhere is Skyforge's sci-fi/fantasy setting blend more evident than with the in-game access to a specialized network meant for other aspiring deities. The portal...

The Daily Grind: Would you play a dinosaur MMO?

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Our ARK: Survival Evolved server seems to be going over well, and as such I got to thinking about dinosaurs in a more traditional...

EVE Evolved: Is EVE becoming less emergent?

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I've often heard it said that EVE Online is more fun to read about than to actually play, and for the vast majority of...

One Shots: Gazing at potential

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Major props to reader John, who somehow managed to finagle screenshots from his PlayStation 4 to bring us this stunning Destiny vista. Back when...
Appreciable?

The Daily Grind: Do you make friends in MMOs or bring them with you?

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I've mentioned before that my most stalwart MMO partner is my wife, who has stuck by me through thick and thin. When we move...
Everyone was wearing matching towels.

WRUP: Someone was really hungry edition

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I don't know how we got to the point of eating lobster, exactly, but someone must have been really hungry. Like, insanely hungry. Someone...

The Daily Grind: Is SWTOR 2.0 a good move by BioWare?

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I'm not going to lie to you: I'm almost equally divided between excitement and nervousness for Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the...

Welcome to MassivelyOP’s ARK: Survival Evolved server

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I'm still enjoying ARK: Survival Evolved quite a bit, and as such I figured I'd set up a dedicated server for the MassivelyOP community. It's been...

Wargaming attempts to resolve World of Warships’ Humble Bundle debacle

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Let us tell you a story. The story begins with the recent E3 Humble Bundle, through which Wargaming handed out not only access to World...

Trion’s new mystery game looks like Devilian Online

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Trion Worlds decided to engage in a bit of image-based teasing yesterday, leaving players with nothing more than an image an a tagline. Some...

The Daily Grind: What’s the ideal MMO endgame?

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Happy Friday! Today's Daily Grind question was penned by Kickstarter donor Iain Leishman, and it's exactly the kind of juicy question that makes me want...

Massively Overthinking: Random encounters in MMORPGs

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This week's Massively Overthinking question comes to us from Kickstarter donor TheChiHawk, and it's coming from an unusually not-so-massive corner of gamesdom for us: Are...

Ask Mo: If Star Wars Galaxies is so smart, why ain’t it rich?

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Star Wars Galaxies would have been 12 years old this week, had it lived a day past Star Wars: The Old Republic. That makes...
The most something game.

Ark: Survival Evolved offers a bounty for hunting hacks

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The developers behind Ark: Survival Evolved are rewarding players for hunting the most dangerous game. Considering this is a game wherein you hunt and...
All right, I can sort of see it.

Anarchy Online’s new graphical engine is finally live

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Anarchy Online has been on the verge of having a new graphics engine for what seems to be forever and a day, but it's...

The Daily Grind: Do you read MMO dev blogs?

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I read a lot of dev blogs. It kind of goes with the territory, since part of this job entails picking through studio press...

BioWare comments on SWTOR’s chair exploit

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Did you hear about that temple chair decoration exploit in Star Wars: The Old Republic? In a nutshell, the chair could be purchased for...

Leaderboard: Which Wargaming title is your favorite?

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World of Tanks never interested me much. World of Warplanes nailed the subject matter but unfortunately it didn't meet my expectations for an aerial combat title....