Opinion

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The Daily Grind: What are your favorite MMO NPC quotes?

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"You are wrinkly manager man. It's your job to be old and die so we can learn and be sad. Also you pay for...

Leaderboard: Do you like MMO developer livestreams?

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I'm not a big fan of livestreaming. I get why it's popular: people gravitate to magnetic gaming personalities the same way they gravitate toward...

MMO Burnout: Star Wars Uprising

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When I heard that Disney's first foray into the new Star Wars gaming universe was a mobile-only RPG, it made me sort of angry....

The Daily Grind: Should MMO studios host their own forums and wikis?

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Massively OP Kickstarter donor DPandaren wants to talk about something every MMO player likely uses but most of us take for granted: forums and wikis. "Do...

Massively Overthinking: Underrepresented MMO music genres

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Massively OP Kickstarter donor Magnet Brain wants a revolution... in video game music! "Enough with the orchestral fantasy score... what genre of music would you like...

The Daily Grind: What makes a good MMO spiritual successor?

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News of Divergence Online's third crowdfunding campaign sparked a bit of discussion about MMO spiritual sequels earlier this week. Stained Glass Llama's sci-fi sandbox purports...

Marvel Heroics: Rating Squirrel Girl and Cyclops

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Like many kids who grew up in the 1980s, I developed a deep fondness for action figures, including G.I. Joe and Transformers. I'll never...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 30: Slumbering MMOs

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Justin and Bree discuss WildStar, SWTOR, UO, ArcheAge, Asheron's Call, Otherland, Elite, GW2, and RIFT, with mailbag questions on early access MMOs.

Tamriel Infinium: Six great things to do in Elder Scrolls Online that aren’t endgame

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Two weeks ago, ZeniMax launched the Imperial City DLC for Elder Scrolls Online, and yet I have little desire to check the new content...

The Daily Grind: Would you play an MMO with antagonistic GMs?

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Whenever we're reminiscing about the glory days of MMOs, we invariably bring up the prevalence of events and GMs in those classic games. What...

Sword and Bored: TEF

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Mo dumps his loot at a junk vendor and learns all about temporary enemy flagging.

The Daily Grind: How many early access MMOs have you played this year?

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It occurs to me that early access games, even MMOs, are becoming the norm. I can't really complain about that since I've done my...

MMO Mechanics: Economic stagnation in MMO economies

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MMO economies are notoriously hard to balance, so most MMO players have seen the effects of stagnation and hyperinflation in an MMO economy for...
Darn it all!

The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs that you wish you liked more than you do?

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My new roommate wants so badly to like Defiance. She bought two of the ultimate collector's editions after they were deeply discounted. Yet for all...

Nexus Telegraph: WildStar takes on Halloween with Shade’s Eve

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While I can't decide if Halloween is my favorite real-life holiday (it's close, no matter what), I have no doubt that the spooky ooky...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite tale from the olden days of MMOs?

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I have a notoriously poor memory for anything that happened more than five years ago. I might not have even been alive, for as...

Leaderboard: Which FFXIV crafting class is your favorite?

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Yesterday I mentioned that I've returned to Final Fantasy XIV, and while I've since settled on a job (or two) for my main, I'm...

Why I Play: Final Fantasy XIV

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We used to do a column called Why I Play on Massively-that-was, and while I didn't originally plan on rezzing it here today, I did return...
This is less annoying, sure.

WoW Factor: Between now and Legion

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I'm going to be very surprised if we see World of Warcraft: Legion before June 2016. The odds are good that a beta announcement is...

The Daily Grind: How might VR reshape the MMOscape?

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Oculus Connect 2, a VR conference hosted by the folks behind Oculus, is set for just a few weeks from now. You probably didn't know...