Opinion

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The Daily Grind: What’s your ideal event reward for seasonal content?

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I don't like seasonal events that award pets. I understand why that's a reward, of course; lots of people like having pets, some games...

LOTRO Legendarium: First impressions of Minas Morgul

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To kick off this early look at Lord of the Rings Online: Minas Morgul, I want to start by taking a step back to...
Gleam.

The Daily Grind: Are ‘limited’ MMO classes a good idea?

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Ever since its introduction into Final Fantasy XIV, the Blue Mage class has proved divisive among the community as a "limited" class. The thought...

Wandering Wraeclast: A look at Path of Exile from its humble beginnings to now

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Path of Exile first came onto my radar in April 2013 when I sat down with Producer Chris Wilson and Technical Director Jonathan Rogers at...

Leaderboard: Are you giving Dark Age of Camelot’s free-to-play version a try?

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Classic MMORPG Dark Age of Camelot released its Endless Conquest mode this week, a free-to-play option for one of the few pure subscription games...

Desert Oasis: Getting hyped for Pearl Abyss’ Crimson Desert

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Curbing my enthusiasm is something I constantly work on, so when the announcement for Crimson Desert made its rounds, I was both excited and...
I want a milky way.

WoW Factor: A brief history of flight (in World of Warcraft)

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Flight has been a part of World of Warcraft as long as the game has existed. No, not just flying mounts, even though you could...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the most purposeful housing?

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So this is a thing I've talked about before because I love me some MMORPG housing. Even a bad MMO with housing gets brownie...

Massively Overthinking: Do MMO betas rob you of launch joy?

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I use to think of betas as being unpaid labor for video game companies, but maybe I've been going about it all wrong. On...

Vague Patch Notes: MMO grind is good (except when it isn’t)

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Some of my fondest memories of World of Warcraft involve Adam Sandler and the Badlands. My wife and I had a pretty steady tradition made out...
Try this again.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio would you like to see make another MMO?

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Every MMO studio has its own particular style and flavor. You can argue that the game itself matters more than its point of origin,...

Perfect Ten: Counting Fallout 76’s many post-nuclear flubs

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I'll admit that I was the first one out of my seat, applauding wildly, when Fallout 76 was first announced at Bethesda's E3 showcase...

First impressions: Overwatch on the Switch is mostly just Overwatch Mobile

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Before Blizzard's bit of October unpleasantness, I was genuinely excited for the Switch release of Overwatch, though somewhat confused since it's clearly so late...
All things go, all things go.

The Daily Grind: What was your ‘golden age’ of MMO gaming?

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While history has yet to really settle this issue definitively, many MMORPG players seem to believe that we have already seen the great MMO...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 246: When rock bands play MMORPGs

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Justin and Bree discuss Blizzard and Square's financials, WoW, LOTRO, Pearl Abyss, EverQuest II, AQ3D, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, and SWG, and mailbag topics on optional subs and Blizzard's lessons.

Choose My Adventure: Second time’s the charm in Citadel Forged with Fire

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As interesting as figuring things out on my own in Citadel: Forged with Fire may have been the first time around, I have to...

Flameseeker Chronicles: The best of Guild Wars 2’s Living World soundtrack

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One of my earliest impressions of the Guild Wars franchise, before I even owned it, but had only played it at a friend’s house,...
Glorbo?

The Daily Grind: Do MMO market undercutters grind your gears?

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MOP's Carlo proposed this question for a Daily Grind run: Do MMO market undercutters annoy you? "I undercut the market so I can move...
The other side.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.1 in review, part 2

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There are some things that I am just not qualified to comment on extensively when it comes to Final Fantasy XIV. Generally speaking, this mostly...

EverQuesting: Contemplating content and communication on EverQuest II’s 15th anniversary

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You've no doubt heard of the quinceañera: It's the Mesoamerican coming-of-age celebration, a giant gala commemorating a girl's move to adulthood at age 15....

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