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Ask Mo: The real value of MMO interviews

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MOP reader Avaera recently sent in a question that I thought would be fun to address here in my poor neglected Ask Mo column....

Battle Bards Episode 129: Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind

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In today’s episode, the Battle Bards crew row their dinghy to the island of Vvardenfell, where there is a rumor of the legend of the...

Elder Scrolls Online explores Argonian culture for Murkmire as the free house promo deadline approaches

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You folks all geared up for a trek into the swamps of Tamriel? I hope so because Murkmire is coming for The Elder Scrolls...
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BioWare says ‘every part of [Anthem] is in and functioning’

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BioWare's confusing multiplayer extravaganza Anthem is rolling into alpha. Likening the experience to his time building Baldur's Gate two decades ago, studio boss Casey...

Global Chat: Why level in MMOs if you don’t grow?

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Using World of Warcraft's latest expansion as an example, many bloggers recently pontificated on the uselessness of adding new levels to MMORPGs if your...

Massively Overthinking: Which MMORPG, living or dead, offers the all-time best crafting experience?

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Over the last couple of weeks, when I was putting in sometimes 18-hour days working on the site, I didn't really have much time...

Neverwinter is completely overhauling its entire crafting system

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It's shaping up to be a big week for crafting across the MMO space, and Neverwinter is getting in on the action. PWE has...

Absolver’s free-to-play Downfall expansion is due out September 25

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Absolver was one of last year's bigger stories, with its slick multiplayer combat style, but as we reported last month, its high player concurrency...

Battle Bards Episode 128: Seaside port

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Why not sail up to our dock and tie your ship to ours for an hour? The Battle Bards return for another great episode...

Global Chat: Why Wizardry Online’s permadeath was a good idea

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Here's an MMO and a feature both long since deceased: Wizardry Online and permadeath. Yet as JVT Workshop argues, it was an underappreciated feature...

EVE Evolved: What could the sale of CCP Games mean for EVE Online?

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Just a few days ago, we awoke to news so unexpected that it made me check I hadn't time-traveled to April 1st: EVE Online...

The Daily Grind: What are the ages of your MMO characters?

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Back in August, MMO blog Gnomecore asked an intriguing question about the age of our MMO toons. He wasn't asking about how long you've...

EVE Online banned almost 10,000 bots and unauthorized RMT participants this summer

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CCP Games has made communicating just how it's "coming for the bots" in EVE Online a priority all year, both before and after players...

Crowfall peels apart the layers of the Ranger’s sound design

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"Great sound designers are among the unsung heroes of game development. When their work is on point, it blends seamlessly into the game’s environment,...

Massively Overthinking: What’s your favorite MMORPG swag of all time?

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In a conversation about the recent Starflight 3 Fig campaign - which you won't see covered here since it's not multiplayer, but let me...

Battle Bards Episode 127: Champions Online

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When you sit down to make a list of the greatest heroes that humanity has ever known, obviously the Battle Bards will top that...

Global Chat: Why roleplaying in MMOs matters

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If you haven't visited Psychochild's Blog -- the brainchild of former Meridian 59 and Storybricks dev Brian Green -- lately, you are missing out...

Global Chat: What MMO bloggers think about Battle for Azeroth

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There certainly is no shortage of opinions concerning World of Warcraft's latest expansion out there lately. The blogosphere by and large turned its full...

Gamescom 2018: Torchlight Frontiers’ demo sparks interested queries

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The team at Echtra Games certainly has its hands full with showing off Torchlight Frontiers at Gamescom and fielding countless questions from fans and...
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Massively Overthinking: Pay-to-win vs. cosmetics in MMOs and virtual worlds

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MOP Patron Avaera has entreated us to debate the problems of pay-to-win and cosmetic gear, and indulge him we shall. "The idea that good MMOs...

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