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EverQuesting: Guide to EverQuest II’s Days of Summer reward event

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Did you hear about EverQuest II multi-month Days of Summer reward event? If so, lucky you! Here is an event that was launched with...

Monster Hunter World’s Wildspire Waste trailer is faithful to its name

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When you're going into one of the Monster Hunting games, you pretty much know what to expect: big weapons, bigger creatures, biggest battles. And...
Oh no problems.

Here’s your quick guide to SWTOR’s Crisis on Umbara

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With Star Wars: The Old Republic Update 5.4 coming out on August 22nd, you may be champing at the bit to get into the...

Chaos Theory: Guide to Secret World Legends’ Whispering Tide event

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Have you met Flappy? If you haven't yet, you might want to do so very soon else you'll miss your chance. That dirty bird...

Going to Mordor in LOTRO? Take this handy guide with you!

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Players in Lord of the Rings Online are quickly discovering that Mordor doesn't mess around. The new region will kick your butt and hard,...

Chaos Theory: To Steam or not to Steam your Secret World Legends account

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To Steam or not to Steam, that is the Secret World Legends question -- now that the horror game has relaunched on that platform,...

EverQuesting: A guide to EverQuest II’s Tinkerfest 2017

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After a few years, it can be difficult for long-time EverQuest II players to get excited over the return of a festival; not only...
WE GO TOGETHER

Albion Online expands its launch rollout

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Some MMOs have launch days, but some MMOs are not Albion Online, which is claiming a good chunk of this week to officially release...

LOTRO’s new light and shadow system looks a lot like the old radiance system

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One of Lord of the Rings Online's more infamous systems was radiance, which heavily penalized players' stats in certain dungeons unless they had specific...
Yes, money.

How to find the right MMORPG as a couple

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People seemed to quite like my piece last week about how my wife and I wound up married in no small part due to...
We all float up here.

Here’s how to build your first Worlds Adrift airship

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You might know by now that that Worlds Adrift is an MMO based around sailing airships to floating islands, but did you know that...
Ideas face challenges when born.

Wisdom of Nym: Currencies in Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood

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You know, I was going to talk about the end of the Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood MSQ this week, but I decided against it....

Chaos Theory: Guide to The Secret World’s Templars faction

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It's Templar Time! After looking at the Illuminati and delving into the Dragon, it's now time to tie up this trio of guides and...

Hyperspace Beacon: A three-step guide to conquering SWTOR’s Nightlife event

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Last week, Star Wars: The Old Republic brought back the Nightlife event on Nar Shaddaa. In a nutshell, it's a gambling event. After all,...

Chaos Theory: Guide to Secret World’s Dragon faction

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When it comes to chaos, do you tend to run away (possibly screaming), or run toward it? If you lean toward the latter, you...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Surviving the Guild Wars 2 WvW invasion

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I've been asked several times for my opinion on how best to handle the influx of non-WvW Guild Wars 2 players to the game mode...
Red means dead.

Wisdom of Nym: Your last-chance checklist for Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood

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Friday, folks. Friday is when Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood enters early access, which means heading to Gyr Abania, heading to Othard, unlocking Red Mage...

MMO Burnout: Approaching DC Universe’s Injustice 2 as an MMORPG fan

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NetherRealms' Injustice 2 is not an MMORPG. It doesn't have a persistent world or a massive number of players actively engaging with each other graphically...
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Cloud Pirates explains how best to play the Heavy Reinforced Galleon

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If your goal in Cloud Pirates is to pilot the most specialized ship possible, you probably aren't going to enjoy the Heavy Reinforced Galleon....

Elder Scrolls Online’s guide to getting started on your Morrowind adventures

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It's hard to believe that next week the first crowd of adventurers will be stepping into Morrowind's head start prior to the expansion's June...