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The Daily Grind: How old were you when you got into MMOs?

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When Ultima Online launched, the idea of having a computer capable of running it was a pipe dream for me, much less also having...
I want to go back (go back)

Interview: Cryptic on the launch of Star Trek Online’s Agents of Yesterday

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Today, players will get to go back in time in Star Trek Online. Only for your new characters, it's not actually back in time...

Global Chat: Why SWTOR’s dark vs. light side event fails

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Star Wars: The Old Republic's new Dark vs. Light event has everyone talking, including MMO bloggers. The consensus seems to be wavering between bewilderment...

The Daily Grind: How did you find your MMO guild?

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I'll admit that I have a very haphazard approach to finding guilds in MMORPGs. Part of my problem is that I jump between games...
Past the crimson fields of... wait, sorry, wrong bit.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 72: The dog days of summer updates

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Justin and Bree discuss Riders of Icarus, Landmark, Age of Conan, RIFT, and Aion, with mailbag questions on FFA PvP tension and social encounters.

The Stream Team: Exploring Elder Scrolls Online’s Dark Brotherhood beyond the black door

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During our last stream, our stream team gave you a taste of what the Dark Brotherhood DLC in Elder Scrolls Online was about, but now...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s clear message of indifference for its most loyal players

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I don't like to rant. I like my opinions to be measured and thoughtful. But sometimes I need to cut loose and let something...
Yeah, that's the stuff.

The Daily Grind: What does the MMORPG genre offer younger players?

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Earlier this year, a Redditor on the MMORPG sub pondered whether young folks play MMORPGs -- not kids, mind you, but teens, high schoolers...
Plenty.

Wisdom of Nym: The fullness of Final Fantasy XIV until October

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We know now that patch 3.35 and the Deep Dungeon will be landing on July 19th. That's a little bit later than I had...

The Daily Grind: Did you buy any MMOs during the Steam sale?

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Steam's big summer sale is over today -- about five hours from the time this post goes live, smack in the middle of 4th-of-July...

Guild Chat: Successfully merging MMORPG guilds

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Welcome along to Guild Chat, the column in which we gather together to help a reader in need solve his or her guild-related quandary....
Oh, these bugs.

The Daily Grind: What do you collect in MMOs?

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At its heart, every single MMO is a game about collecting things. Most games have a number of very obvious things to collect; collect...

The Daily Grind: Does your character have a backstory?

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One thing that greatly bugs me about MMORPG character creation is how little thought that these games give into providing any sort of backstory...
Opposition.

WoW Factor: The hope I have for Legion

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Every week, in Final Fantasy XI, the three main player nations are competing in a form of passive PvP known as conquest. The nation...

The Daily Grind: How does your guild decide which MMOs to play?

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Earlier this week, one of the most well-known multigame guilds in the MMOspace, Gaiscioch Clan, published an article by Benjamin "Foghladha" Foley discussing just...

Massively Overthinking: The MMORPG wishes that go unfulfilled

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This week's Massively Overthinking question is a short and sweet one posed by Das Tal developer Alexander Zacherl. "What's the greatest unfulfilled dream of MMO players...

Perfect Ten: MMO novel tie-ins

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When I was a kid and only slightly more nerdy than I am today, I used to read movie novelizations like crazy. I don't...

EverQuesting: Landmark is offering new races – for a price

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I knew that new races would eventually come to Landmark! From the beginning it didn't make any sense to me that Daybreak would ignore something...
Also, it's crazy random.

The Daily Grind: How well do you think you represent your main MMO’s average player?

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One of the things that I remind myself of on a regular basis is that I am not the average player in an MMO....

The Stream Team: SWTOR Dark vs. Light Event begins

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Star Wars: The Old Republic launched its Dark vs. Light event yesterday under a heavy umbrella of player controversy. Veteran players have taken to...

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