Opinion

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Leaderboard: How much input do you expect to have into a developing game you’ve paid for?

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Last week, a developer from Parisian developer Dreamz Studio posted about how early access was the best thing that happened to his game, specifically...
This sounds normal, sure.

The Daily Grind: Have you ever been a creative fan for an MMO?

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It will never cease to amaze me how artists for MMOs can come up with costumes that require no actual adherence to physical laws...

Global Chat: Looking back at World of Warcraft’s Legion

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Now that the next World of Warcraft expansion is almost upon us, it's time to say farewell to Legion and all that that entails....

The Game Archaeologist: A history of EverQuest’s expansions

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I don't know if EverQuest holds the crown title for the MMO with the most expansions, but I'm sure it's among the top three...

Pokemon Go 2 Day Community Event for Eevee, tons of content this weekend and on the horizon

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It looks as if the upcoming Pokemon Let's Go games are affecting Pokemon Go once again. I doubt it's a coincidence that the next Community Day Pokemon is...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO system or feature is needlessly complex?

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Probably one of my greatest and ongoing criticisms of the MMORPG genre is how developers populate these games with systems that are often cumbersome,...
You are not the real thing.

Betawatch: Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen kicks off character creation (July 13, 2018)

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It's important in an MMO to feel like you own the bundle of stats and spells that you lovingly refer to as a character....

Exploring Pokemon Go’s real-life communities: MOP staffers revisit the game from opposite corners of the world

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It's year two of Pokemon Go. While there's always room for improvement, enough has changed that I feel comfortable recommending the game to at...
Our house in the middle of our street.

The Daily Grind: What exactly defines an ‘indie’ MMORPG studio?

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Earlier this week, I happened to see a mainstream website refer to ArtCraft as an indie studio, and it jolted me. ArtCraft, as anybody...

Battle Bards Episode 124: Old MMOs, new music

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It’s a catch-all, catch-up episode for the Battle Bards as they dig through new soundtrack releases from MMORPGs that they’ve covered in the past!...
John Jacob Jinkleheimer RIFT

Choose My Adventure: Starting fresh in RIFT

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When RIFT first came out, I had very low hopes for it. The game already was launching into a crowded field, and it was...
Oh, you wanted to use these things. Huh.

Today in why we can’t have nice things: How a No Man’s Sky griefer exploits design flaws to screw with communities

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A No Man's Sky griefer purporting to roleplay an evil emperor, monologuing and all, decided to up his griefer game by taking it out of game and...
This seems like more of a half-move.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO would benefit from a character creator upgrade the most?

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It's a pity that World of Warcraft hasn't really updated its character creation in a long time, because the game direly needs it. The...

Hyperspace Beacon: Take your SWTOR PvP to Rishi!

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OK, I'll come right out and say it: I love the Rishi stronghold. The Star Wars: The Old Republic developers have outdone themselves. I...

Perfect Ten: Best MMO debuts by year, 2007-2017

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Continuing from my previous column that went back to 1997, I'm going to be running through the second decade of graphical MMORPG launches and...

The Daily Grind: Has flying hurt or helped MMORPGs?

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Not every MMO has flying, and those that do tend to add it post-launch as a major selling point for an expansion or patch....

Massively OP Podcast Episode 177: ArenaNet A-bomb

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Justin and Bree discuss the Guild Wars 2 debacle, Trove, The Sims 3, Camelot Unchained, Warframe, Shroud of the Avatar, Temtem, Final Fantasy XIV, Defiance 2050, and Trion's Marvel Heroes promo, plus a mailbag entry on looter shooters as the future of MMORPGs.

Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s PR nightmare

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Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll have noticed that two Guild Wars 2 developers were cut loose last week after a heated Twitter...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the most complex character development?

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Over the weekend, I was reading a makeup subreddit (don't judge me - I swear there is a gaming point to this) and the...
Aetherpool!

Wisdom of Nym: Taking a spin in Final Fantasy XIV’s Heaven-on-High

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Heaven-on-High is not quite the same as the Palace of the Dead. That is not surprising; they're different places with different lore and slightly...

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