Opinion

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MMO Burnout: Star Wars Battlefront

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I'm kind of in love with Star Wars: Battlefront. I shouldn't be, really, because underneath the glitz and gloss, it's a pretty pedestrian multiplayer...

The Daily Grind: What’s your worst MMO guild drama horror story?

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Guild Wars 2's raiding guild drama earlier this week naturally made me think of guild drama I've experienced myself. I mean, if you've been...

Perfect Ten: MMOs you forgot existed (but are still running)

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No MMO can be in the spotlight eternally. Even some of the biggest names out there -- your World of Warcrafts, your Guild Wars...

The Daily Grind: Have you tried Lineage II’s new server?

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Lineage II launched on Steam recently. NCsoft also added a new server to its 11-year old fantasy stalwart. I played a bit in Aden...

Choose My Adventure: Running amok with Guild Wars 2’s Revenant

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Hello again, friends, and welcome back to Choose My Adventure. As you may or may not have noticed, CMA took a little hiatus last...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s enhanced Squad UI factsheet

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I've already brought you my initial impressions of the Gorseval raid encounter followed by a quickfire interview with Guild Wars 2 Associate Game Director Steven...

The Daily Grind: What’s your preferred style of MMO combat?

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A passionate WildStar discussion-slash-debate in my guild the other day on the subject of MMO combat styles had us all taking sides on what was...

Global Chat: Gearing up in WildStar

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If you're anything like me, when you get to the max level in a game, there's a general flailing of hands and a feeling...

Hyperspace Beacon: The confused state of the galaxy in Star Wars: The Old Republic

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I don’t write a lot about the Star Wars: The Old Republic roleplay community because I don’t usually like it to be known who...

Hands-on with Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns’ first raid

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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, raiders of all professions: I'm delighted to finally be able to spill the beans about all things raiding...

The Daily Grind: Do secret classes and hidden content belong in MMOs?

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If you ask old-school Star Wars Galaxies fans about the original implementation of Jedi in the classic version of the game, you're likely to get an earful...
Blue skies of Ishgard indeed.

Wisdom of Nym: The first impressions of Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.1

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Part of me feels really ungrateful for being upset that it took five months instead of the usual three to get Final Fantasy XIV's...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has surprised you with its existence?

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Last week's news about Sphere 3: The Enchanted World's open beta caught me by surprise. As I mentioned in that post, I thought that I...

EVE Evolved: Huge PvP battles and corp wars in Citadel

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Huge PvP battles have always been a core part of EVE Online's territorial warfare gameplay, with fleets of hundreds or even sometimes thousands of...
I want a new... arsenal.

The Daily Grind: Do you play MMOs contrary to their design?

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If you play Final Fantasy XIV, you know that it is not a game that rewards players for playing multiple characters. Quite the opposite, in...

Nexus Telegraph: Evaluating WildStar’s free-to-play model and special events

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It's been over a month since WildStar kicked its game -- and business model -- into high gear with the Reloaded update. Since then...

The Daily Grind: Would you want to play Fallout Online?

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With Fallout 4's release this week, plenty of gamers have gone back into the wasteland with savage glee. I will be among that throng,...

Leaderboard: What’s your favorite LOTRO class?

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Yesterday I asked about your favorite zone in Lord of the Rings Online, but today I'd like to narrow the choices a bit and...

Why I keep returning to Lord of the Rings Online

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I got sucked into Lord of the Rings Online last weekend and I'm not sure why. There's no new Hobbit movie forthcoming (thank funk). I haven't...
Bet on it.

WoW Factor: In the wake of BlizzCon’s Legion content

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Well, folks, we're officially living in a post-BlizzCon world. Until the next one. The point is, we're done with that convention, and all that's...