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WildStar subreddit mod bans F2P and B2P discussions

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Hope you didn't have plans to talk about WildStar's possible conversion to a new business model on Reddit because one of the game's subreddit...

ARK: Survival Evolved strands you on an island of dinosaurs

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Do you have a weirdly shaped hole in your life that can be filled only by killing and riding dinosaurs (not necessarily in that...
It's not really a new ship without slow pans around it and swelling orchestral music.

How Star Trek Online constructs its new pilot ships

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The newest ships in Star Trek Online are all based around making players feel like that piloting specialization was a good expenditure of time...
It's coming down.

Final Fantasy XIV nerfs the Steps of Faith in 2.57 patch

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Are you stuck on the last part of Final Fantasy XIV's main scenario quest? The last trial introduced, Steps of Faith, is a pretty...

Elder Scrolls Online loses two key devs, WoW picks up Moorgard from EQ Next

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The MMO industry is a vibrant market that's always shifting as developers move between projects. So who has gone where lately? For starters, former EverQuest...

‘No more grind’: PvP sandbox Das Tal launches its Kickstarter

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As promised, buy-to-play indie PvP sandbox Das Tal has begun a Kickstarter campaign today to coincide with the launch of the German wing of...
Oh, yeah, we sort of see it now.

Did you know Diablo III was once planned as an MMO?

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It's indisputable that World of Warcraft took a lot of nods from online Diablo II when it first launched. Sometimes, it almost seems as...

Not So Massively: Heroes of Newerth changes owners; LoL subreddit drama continues

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Path of Exile announced a potentially revolutionary and futuristic sounding new Deterministic Lockstep mode that promises sharper gameplay and zero desync for those on...
This is that ice-cold N. Yoshida, it's pure gold. This one's for them hyur girls, them roe girls, straight masterpieces.

Final Fantasy XIV is coming to Korea, keeping its subscription

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Final Fantasy XIV has been pleasing MMO audiences around the globe for nearly two years now. Except for those unfortunate South Korean franchise fans...
Questing ever onward.

EverQuest’s progression server launches on May 20

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Are you itching to turn back the clock with EverQuest's progression server? You don't have much longer to wait, as Daybreak has announced that...
FFXI

Final Fantasy XI gets a new area

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Final Fantasy XI may be nearing maintenance mode after a long and illustrious career, but Square released details of a new explorable area for...

MapleStory 2 ends Korean CBT, eyes July open beta

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Expect to hear a lot more about MapleStory 2 now that the game has wrapped up with its Korean closed beta test cycle. Steparu.com...
Black Desert

Black Desert enters Japanese open beta, gets live-action trailer

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What do live-action sword-wielding Japanese schoolgirls have to do with Black Desert? Hell if I know, but they're front and center in a new...
World of Warplanes

Wargaming tweaks clan stuff in World of Tanks, adds clan rating to WoWP

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Lots of clan-related stuff is happening in Wargaming titles this week. In World of Tanks, there's a new clan rating interface, and the devs...
Part of your etc.

Crowfall’s Walton wants to shake up the MMO business

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Crowfall producer Gordon Walton features in a new interview at MOTD Media. If you're a big fan of the crowdfunded PvP MMO, you won't find...

Guild Wars 2 gives us a glimpse of the Necromancer’s elite spec

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Another week, another reveal of the next elite specialization reveal for Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns. If this new piece of teased concept...

Shroud of the Avatar tabs players for street names

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Last week wasn't the biggest for Shroud of the Avatar, but the game's most recent newsletter does have a couple of points of interest...

League of Legends community forms rival subreddit in response to heavy moderation

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In response to the heated debate over alleged heavy-handed moderation and undue studio influence on the League of Legends subreddit, a group of players...
Again? Still?

An all-Death Knight party downs the current apex of World of Warcraft raiding

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So, what's the best group composition for endgame raiding in World of Warcraft? It looks like it's Death Knights. Just a bunch of Blood-spec...
Not a puppy.

Destiny’s second expansion gets a video preview

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If you're anything like me, you found out that Destiny's second expansion does not actually contain a literal house of wolves and got very...