Opinion

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Sword and Bored: Jumping puzzle

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Mo and Amilya tackle a new jumping puzzle in the recent expansion to their MMO.
Where you at?

Wisdom of Nym: Two years since Final Fantasy XIV’s relaunch

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I remember a couple of years ago, in February, getting ready to fly across the country for Final Fantasy XIV's big press event. I...

The Daily Grind: How long do you spend decorating your MMO houses?

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I played more Star Wars: The Old Republic than I intended this weekend. The weather on Sunday was crap, so I logged in to...

EVE Evolved: Has the Aegis sovereignty system worked?

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It's been over a month since EVE Online deployed its new sovereignty and territorial warfare system, and the dust is only now beginning to...
Where am I going to put all of this?

The Daily Grind: What sort of things do you try to capture in screenshots?

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I'm not as good about taking screenshots as I want to be. I try (oh my God do I try) but I frequently forget...

The Game Archaeologist: Star Wars Galaxies’ NGE

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It became one of the most infamous moments in MMO history -- and perhaps one of the most misunderstood. For all that the MMO community...

The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMO prison?

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Fictional prisons can be pretty fascinating to explore in books and video games. I've noticed that pretty much every MMO has at least one...

Leaderboard: Have you gotten married in an MMO?

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TERA patched a wedding chapel into the lands of Arborea yesterday, and the occasion got me to wondering about holy matrimony in various other...

The Soapbox: These three MMOs deserve a do-over

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Wouldn't it be cool if every MMORPG that failed to reach its potential were granted some sort of do-over? We've seen it happen once, with...

The Daily Grind: What’s the most original player-created MMO profession?

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Rohan on the Blessing of Kings blog posted yesterday a fascinating article on player bankers in Star Wars: The Old Republic. I knew of players...

Massively Overthinking: MMOs that need VR

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Man, our Kickstarter backers are fixated on virtual reality. It's almost as if you guys are really tech-savvy and into gaming immersion or something! Today's Massively Overthinking question...

Perfect Ten: Mobile MMOs coming soon to a pocket near you

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It may be true that interest in playing and developing mobile games has peaked, although personally I very much like mobile gaming. On the...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best aquatic gameplay?

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There are very few things that I miss about ArcheAge. One of them is the title's aquatic gameplay. Whether we're talking about its vast array...

Choose My Adventure: Unveiling the Treasures of Trove

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Hello again, friends, and welcome once again to Choose My Adventure. The results of last week's race are in, and holy cow, what a...
Are you not entertained?

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s events, anniversaries, and content

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I don't know whether we're actually going to have a proper two-year anniversary event in Final Fantasy XIV. It feels very strange to say...

The Daily Grind: Could The Secret World survive as a single-player game?

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Most MMOs would make terrible single-player games by virtue of their scope and design. Take multiplayer out of it and most of us would...

Marvel Heroics: My Marvel Heroes wish list

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If there's one constant in the gaming universe, it's that every MMO player has a wish list. It's almost impossible to spend any length...
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 26: Failcom

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Justin and Larry discuss WildStar's F2P, Funcom's troubles, Otherland's alpha, Darkfall's soft wipe, Neverwinter's strongholds, and the next iteration of Hellgate.

The Stream Team: Giving away the SWTOR Zakuul Knight armor set

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Larry breaks out solo for this Star Wars: The Old Republic stream. MJ is on vacation and out of the country (jealous), but we...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR datamining and guild building

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Usually, I don't combine two topics into one article, but these two things are important and I don't want to go another week without...