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Massively on the Go: Why Pokemon Go’s COVID changes should stay, not roll back

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Pokemon Go’s already tried rolling back some of its COVID features, and between the original announcement of its June disappearance and the announcement of...
Nothing else has worked.

WoW Factor: What would it take for big changes in World of Warcraft?

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The last time I wrote an installment of this column, it was in specific response to an interview that contained no small number of...
Fight the other people.

The Daily Grind: What’s your ideal play session length in an MMO?

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One of the things that always strikes me as interesting is the different opinions regarding what an MMO play session should look like. Some people...
Teamwork.

Wisdom of Nym: What to expect from Final Fantasy XIV’s digital fan festival

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I had this dream the other night wherein somehow, we had the digital fan festival for Final Fantasy XIV but didn't learn any new...
Story-based.

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite sound effect from an MMO?

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We tend to pay a lot more attention to music than sound when it comes to MMOs, which is odd because both of them...
Hats

Betawatch: Elyon’s western closed beta has finally begun

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Ah, the day finally came! Elyon kicked off its closed beta on this side of the ocean at long last, and as you would kind...
Should or shouldn't?

Storyboard: The back-and-forth of roleplaying

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The other night (Tuesday), I had a pretty terrible roleplaying experience. I don't want to go into too much detail, only note that it...
Kerspear.

The Daily Grind: Should international MMOs have global servers or regional servers?

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My first experience with MMOs was Final Fantasy XI, and so it was weird to me when I started getting some experience in the wider...
Balance.

Vague Patch Notes: Checking your bias when it comes to MMOs

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What are your biases when it comes to MMOs? It's all right, you can be honest about them here. Maybe you're biased against games...
We have Clive at home.

Wisdom of Nym: What we actually know (vs. what we assume) about Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker

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So what's going to happen to Nocturnal Sect? We don't know yet. I put that front and center because it is one of the current...
Can't keep it up.

The Daily Grind: What’s your least favorite mechanic in an MMO you like?

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It's not a surprise to anyone who reads this that I like Final Fantasy XIV. That having been said, there are also things I really...
All right, then.

Betawatch: Enlisted opens its closed beta in the Battle of Berlin

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Ready to take part in the closed beta for Enlisted's Battle of Berlin? It's out there and active right now, if that's what you're eager...
A journey already taken.

WoW Factor: What we really learned from the World of Warcraft Hazzikostas interview

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The problem with writing about World of Warcraft right now is that there's actually less to write about than you might think. Sure, we've got...
Oh look,

Vague Patch Notes: The win state of MMOs

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So how do you win an MMO? The general consensus is that you don't. The whole point of an MMO that this is an...
I realize that in this article I raise the prospect of someone liking the combat in any version of The Secret World, which is really quite funny.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO ‘reboot’ was the worst idea?

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I've talked before about how a lot of fans have seemingly taken the wrong lessons away from Final Fantasy XIV's successful relaunch, clamoring for a...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s Judgment world boss, Dragonstorm

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Judgment is upon us, friends, in this edition of the Flameseeker Chronicles: The fourth and final chapter of Guild Wars 2's The Icebrood Saga:...

Animal Crossing: New Horizons announces content-light updates until June

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Nintendo just announced that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is expected to get some new content for the next several months, starting with a May Day event...
Unshocking.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 5.5 stories have some issues

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All right, I'm just going to spoil this column up front. Out of this patch's stories... well, one is kind of a wisp of...
fight fight fight

The Daily Grind: How important is an MMO’s combat to you?

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Today, we don't want to talk about whether you prefer tab-targeting gameplay or action combat. It's not important if you prefer harder fights or...
Sure, whatever.

Betawatch: Skydome offers closed beta signups ahead of April 27

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Remember Skydome? You should; we just talked about it earlier this month! It's a new sort of MOBA and tower defense hybrid from Gamigo....