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Anarchy Online celebrates 19 years with a revamped raid zone and sub promos

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Wanna feel super old? Anarchy Online is celebrating its 19th year online. If you were around back then, you remember AO holding the crown for one of the worst launches of all time, but it was also one of the most creative MMORPGs then or now. And if you're thinking about going back for the fun, you should know...

What’s the biggest MMO in the world? That’s OK – this video doesn’t know either

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Redditor u/SanctuaryZ attracted attention on several gaming subs this week for his visualization video attempting to track the most popular MMORPGs ever from the beginning to now. Oh heck yeah, data porn. Buuuuut before you click, you need to know that the visualization appears to rely almost entirely on the old MMO Data and MMO Population websites, whose sourcing and...
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Black Desert’s season servers are live today on PC as mobile picks up gear awakening

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Black Desert players were understandably bummed over the delay of season servers last week, so we bring good news today: They're finally here. "The wait is over and Season Servers have arrived to the world of Black Desert Online! Starting today you will be able to level up and develop a new Season Character in these special servers. During this...

TERA’s latest PC update opens the Draakon Arena and adds the Partner Adventure system

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PC players of TERA are now able to fire up the latest update to the action MMO, which as we reported earlier is bringing on a new dungeon and a new system that lets players send NPCs out on adventures. The so-called Partner Adventure system lets players send up to three Partners per account out to various areas to bring...

PlanetSide 2’s Colossus update is live today – there’s even a new trailer

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Here's a fun surprise: Not only is PlanetSide 2 dropping an update today, but it released a brand-new trailer. Yes, a Daybreak game from 2012 got a new trailer. Here for it! The update, dubbed Colossus, will patch in this morning; it includes the titular Colossus heavy tank, new guild logs, craftable facility modules for the war asset system, fixes...
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Neverwinter celebrates seven years with events, cosmetics, and pets

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It's almost time once more for the Protector's Jubilee in Neverwinter as the MMO celebrates seven years of operation starting on Thursday, June 18th, all the way until Thursday, June 25th. This year will see a number of events like escort missions for players and guilds, a scaling skirmish event to protect Lord Neverember during a speech, and message delivery...
I LOVE YOU, YOU LOVE ME, WE'RE A CROSS-PLAY FAMILY

The Daily Grind: What parts of an MMO should be automated?

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When we think of "automation" in MMOs, usually our mind goes straight to what we see happening in mobile online games. Everything there seems to be automated, including running, fighting, and even questing. Games like Lineage 2 Revolution more or less play themselves with minimal human interaction. But that's an extreme form of automation that does too much to remove...

The Stream Team: Storming EverQuest II’s Sanctus Seru

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During her last Luclin adventures in EQII, Massively OP's MJ got stuck in the Sanctus Seru solo story dungeon. She can't continue with the signature quest line and learning the lore until she completes all the tasks inside. So it's a deep-dive night into the Eschelon of Order. Join us live at 8:00 p.m. to tune in. What: EverQuest II Who:...
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Astellia Online’s newest event gives you stuff for staying logged in for two hours

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There are two ways to look at the latest event for Astellia Online. On the one hand, you can get stuff in the game just for sitting around for a couple of hours, which means extra stuff without any extra effort. On the other hand, the event is literally devoid of content beyond "stay logged in for two hours." That is......

Path of Exile outlines overall balance adjustments that will be coming with the Harvest League

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The steady thrum of information from Path of Exile keeps on keeping on, with Grinding Gear Games offering a general overlook at balance adjustments that are coming when the Harvest League arrives to the multiplayer ARPG. Much of these adjustments were outlined in granular detail such as Warcries, Brands, and two-handed weapon skills, but the post also outlines other changes...