Opinion

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Check out WoodenPotatoes’ multi-video Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns review

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YouTuber WoodenPotatoes, whom you might remember from Tina's top five Guild Wars 2 vloggers review earlier this week, has posted a lengthy review of...

The Daily Grind: If you could live in an MMO world, which one would it be?

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As much as we complain about MMORPGs, with their grinds and their boredom, even the most kill-or-be-killed ganker paradises would probably be better to...

EverQuesting: EverQuest II wins big with Beast’r Egg event

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Did you participate in EverQuest II's Beast'r Egg hunt live event this past week? If not, I'm sorry to say you missed your chance;...
Upon the fields of whatever.

Choose My Adventure: Grinding away in Black Desert

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Let me talk to you, my friends, about grinding. Specifically, about how it gets a bad reputation that it doesn’t altogether deserve. How does this...
We've done this before.

The Daily Grind: Do you prefer safe strategies or fast strategies in MMOs?

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There's an interesting discussion which pops up on the Final Fantasy XIV Reddit from time to time regarding the differences between American and Japanese...

Perfect Ten: Time travel in MMORPGs

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Over the years, I've been fascinated with the concept of time in MMORPGs. It's one of those things that developers probably don't want you...

Tamriel Infinium: Why I changed my mind about Elder Scrolls Online

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When I took the trip to ZeniMax Online Studios to check out Morrowind a couple of months back, I was sitting at a table with...
Let's hunt some people.

The Daily Grind: Which is the best MMO to start in right now?

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Here's the situation: It's April 2017, and you have a friend approach you who is open to the idea of playing MMORPGs, although he...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 113: Avatar vs. toon

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Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Trove, LOTRO, TERA, Elite, WoW, Star Citizen, and WildStar, with a mailbag question on MMORPG midcore accessibility.

Flameseeker Chronicles: 5 brilliant Guild Wars 2 YouTube content creators

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I often find that playing Guild Wars 2 leaves me with more questions than answers when it comes to lore and story predictions, build...

Video: Everything you need to know about Star Wars: The Old Republic’s 5.2 War for Iokath, live today

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After a week-long delay, Star Wars: The Old Republic launches its first major patch to the Knights of the Eternal Throne expansion as Update...

The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has seen the most improved graphics over the years?

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In each of our articles about Black Desert's upcoming graphics upgrade, there have been a slew of comments about how the game doesn't really...
EverQuest

Leaderboard: Are you sick of MMORPG quests?

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When World of Warcraft was in beta and I first gave it a go, I remember being absolutely captivated by questing. It wasn't as...
It's a house, you see.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in review – side stories, part two

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Boy, I will be really miffed if this winds up taking more time than I have until Final Fantasy XIV's second expansion arrives. I...
Oh jeez.

The Daily Grind: What’s the best old-school MMORPG feature that has never made a comeback?

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A couple of weeks ago, Justin and I fielded an epic podcast question from a listener (heya Josh!) about guild systems, specifically about the...

EVE Evolved: Video highlights from EVE Fanfest 2017

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For a few days each year, hundreds of EVE Online players from across the world flock to a frozen volcanic rock at the top of the world for...
Well, it's something.

The Daily Grind: What option do you wish showed up in more MMO character creators?

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There are a number of issues that I have with the character creator for Black Desert, but I greatly enjoy and appreciate the fact...

The Game Archaeologist: SOE’s The Agency

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The graveyard of Sony Online Entertainment and Daybreak Game Company is certainly full enough to be considered a threat if there was ever a...
Here we go again.

The Daily Grind: What’s the longest break you’ve ever taken from an MMO?

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The other day I realized that I had just completed over a continuous year of time in World of Warcraft. This was kind of...
Skysagalanders.

Betawatch: SkySaga’s alpha is coming to a happy end (April 14, 2017)

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It's very rare that this job allows us to use the terms "shutdown" and "good" in the same sentence, but the upcoming alpha shutdown...