Opinion

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Plenty.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s cross-class actions

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This past week, I did what I needed to do before Final Fantasy XIV's expansion Heavensward launches: I finished the main scenario questline on...
Don't tell me we can't all fireball everyone!

The Daily Grind: What MMO do you wish had turned out differently?

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Back in the day I was a big fan of Darkfall. I remember waiting an eternity for the game's 2009 launch, and then I...

MMO Mechanics: Three favourite action combat systems

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Virtually every MMO contains dangerous places that are filled with other players or NPCs that will attack characters on site, and many also feature...
It's pretty cute in person.

The Daily Grind: Have you bought real-world memorabilia for an MMO?

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I don't think it's going to surprise anyone that I'm a pretty big fan of Final Fantasy XIV. Despite that fact, it may surprise...

LOTRO Legendarium: The return of the dungeon

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While I've been playing Lord of the Rings Online as one of my main MMOs for almost a decade now, it's primarily been for...

The Daily Grind: When do you know it’s time to evacuate from your game?

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This right here is your friendly neighborhood evacuation droid. If you will but calm down and follow his directions, he will lead you away...

An aircraft spotter’s guide to GTA Online, part deux

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I was going to talk about the best GTA V mods this week, but then I realized how bad an idea that was on...

The Daily Grind: Does WoW’s dramatic sub dip worry you?

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So World of Warcraft lost three million subs in the wake of Warlords of Draenor, bringing it back down to right about where it...

Massively Overthinking: The return of ‘consequences’ to MMOs

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This week's Massively Overthinking topic comes to us from Kickstarter donor Antonia "Toni" Phillips aka ToniLyran, who's hit on a sore point with our writers, it...
So many colors in the rainbow.

Perfect Ten: Ten MMOs still going after ten years

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It struck me, very recently, that a decade is a long time for MMOs. If we're going to count Ultima Online as the first proper...
Shards Online

The Daily Grind: Which indie MMO are you looking forward to the most?

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When it comes to indie MMOs, there's no shortage of them in development. Shards Online is topping my most anticipated list at the moment,...
GTA Online

Leaderboard: How often do you see your guild mates in meatspace?

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I'm hosting some online friends at my meatspace house this month, and last March I flew out to stay with some other friends I'd been...

Massively Opinionated: Hearthstone vs Neverwinter vs LoL

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In this episode, Larry, Jason, Justin, and Tina debate the MMO free-to-play business model: the best takes, the western market, and awful F2P ads.

Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s beta drop RNG

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Never before have I seen Guild Wars 2's Dry Top and the Silverwastes hive with such activity as we've seen this week. In case...

The Daily Grind: What would the MMO world look like without WoW?

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Here's a fun question from an anonymous Kickstarter donor to kick off the morning: What do you think the MMO world would look like if Blizzard...

Global Chat: What happens to original MMOs when they get sequels?

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Telwyn at GamingSF asks a question that I've contemplated from time to time: When an MMO gets a sequel, what happens to the original...

Massively OP Podcast: Episode 12

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Justin, Bree, and Eliot from Cards Against Humanity discuss SWTOR's Ziost update, Daybreak's emu deal, the Guild Wars saga, ArcheAge's patch, and Darkfall's retcon, plus mail on MMO mistakes and replacing CoH. Bonus: Justin's Kickstarter tribute song!

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR’s 12x XP leveling guide and Ziost’s finale

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Happy Revenge of the Fifth! Because this column comes out on Tuesday, I'm a wee bit behind on wishing you a happy Star Wars...

The Daily Grind: Should more MMOs include advanced classes?

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One of the very first RPGs that I played was Final Fantasy for the NES. I remember pouring over the manual at my friend's...

Sword and Bored: Hide helmet

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Mo decides to check out the "hide helmet" option all the kids are talking about lately.