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The Daily Grind: What’s the weirdest activity you’ve charged MMO currency for?
As City of Heroes Homecoming tests long-awaited recycling rules for abandoned names and characters, I've been contemplating what to do with some of the...
Vague Patch Notes: The many flavors of ‘boosting’ in the MMO genre
The other day MOP's Bree and I were having a discussion about boosting. This is not entirely unusual, but it was unusual insofar as...
World of Warcraft is finally outlawing boosting rings – though not boosting itself
Last fall, the boosting situation in World of Warcraft bubbled up into the mainstream when the new Blizzard co-lead encouraged it and even advertised...
The Daily Grind: Are you bothered by boosting in MMOs?
A few weeks ago, the World of Warcraft playerbase was grumbly over a tweet from the new Blizzard co-president that encouraged boosting, which is...
Final Fantasy XIV clarifies new rules on boosting and conduct
If you were anxious about the latest guidelines Square-Enix put out regarding player behavior in Final Fantasy XIV, you probably don't need to be. Community...
Final Fantasy XIV updates its prohibited activities and disallows selling runs via the Party Finder
The Final Fantasy XIV team has an expansion on the way, but the team is also working at making sure the game offers the best...
World of Warcraft players grumble over Blizzard leader’s participation in boosting culture
If you thought the ousting of J. Allen Brack from the top of Blizzard and his replacement by a pair of Activision execs was...
South Korea’s anti-boosting law has gone into effect
Let's say your friend Trab is a terrible player, but you want him to be playing in a slightly higher bracket in Overwatch, so...
Guild Chat: What to do when your guildies buy illegal MMO gold
Hello, readers, and welcome along to my cozy little corner where we get together to help a reader in need with a guild-related issue....
