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Fighting a bear is always a challenge.

Allods Online previews the Incarnation abilities for its classes

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The classes of Allods Online are getting a big update with the game's next major patch, with a whole new set of abilities and...
Darn it, if you had just kept her hair brown...

Crowfall shows off the Ranger in action

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The Ranger of Crowfall has been making the rounds lately as the resident orange-haired green-clad lady shooting arrows at targets. That part is... yeah,...
More like up-close-er at this point, am I right? No. No, I am not right.

Crowfall looks at the early version of the Ranger’s powers

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The Ranger is not a ranged character in Crowfall, but she's also not a melee character. She's a hybrid between the two playstyles, able...
Local Panda Recalls When She Was Special.

WoW Factor: The importance of class fantasies

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Here's a fun thought exercise for you all: explain the differences between Fire Mages and Destruction Warlocks in World of Warcraft. But before you...
Exploding AoE mine-person.

The Daily Grind: What MMO character type would you be happy to never see again?

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It occurred to me the other day that Star Wars: The Old Republic doesn't actually have a pet class. Every class can sort of...
Sort of!

Blade & Soul’s Chinese version is getting the Qi Master

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There's a little more time before Blade & Soul releases here in North America, but that doesn't mean you can't look forward to the...
You had me and you lost me.

TERA Korea previews its upcoming Elin-only ninja class

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It's a safe bet that at some point in the not-too-distant future, you will be able to make an Elin in TERA that runs...
Opposition.

WoW Factor: The look of the Legion class previews

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Last week was a pretty fun ride, I have to say. Leaving aside everything else we had to chew on after a weekend's worth...
I want to like you a lot.

Blade & Soul dedicates a week to highlighting the Force Master

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The combat in Blade & Soul centers around mixing it up with martial arts, but the Force Master is the class that recognizes how...
Turn into a bear.

World of Warcraft wraps up its Legion class previews with Druid and Rogue

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There are a lot of leather-wearing classes in World of Warcraft at this point, and two of them are sharing the last round of...
Tasty.

World of Warcraft outlines the changes coming to Monk

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Monks are the only baseline class that's been added to World of Warcraft since the game's launch - two hero classes have been added...
It also featured fewer Dwarven Shaman, simply because the WIldhammer just did their own things.

World of Warcraft outlines the changes coming to Shaman and Warrior in Legion

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Big changes are coming to every single class in World of Warcraft when the next expansion goes live. The official site has already shown...
Why did you let me down so bad.

World of Warcraft outlines the Death Knight changes coming in Legion

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The next World of Warcraft expansion is adding the game's second hero class to the lineup, but that doesn't mean the first one has...
That's a nice throne. Mind if I war over it?

Crowfall takes on the fine degrees of separation between bow users

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You are not your weapon in Crowfall. Just because two archetypes use a bow in the game doesn't mean that they play the same....
Egi me on.

Blade & Soul dedicates a week to the Summoner

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Would you consider a cat to be a faithful battle companion? If not, you probably haven't played a Summoner in Blade & Soul, the...
Every so often, you need to take a look at the banner you're marching under to make sure it still echoes your beliefs.

Wisdom of Nym: The state of Final Fantasy XIV’s magical DPS

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The purpose of magical damage in Final Fantasy XIV is to ruin everything. Really. You get a huge group of enemies together, and then...
Sir, we've brought your baggage.

Guild Wars 2 designers tinker with the Scrapper

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None of the elite specializations in Guild Wars 2 has been received wholly without comment or objection, and the Scrapper is no exception. Designer...
Still unable to purchase a bra, though.

Blade & Soul shines a spotlight on the Blade Master

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You would think that a class by the name of Blade Master would be really important in Blade & Soul. It's half of the...
Good boy! Good boy! Who's a good boy?!

RIFT previews the playstyle and souls of the Primalist

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RIFT has done pretty well for itself with four specific callings since launch, and that means that the Primalist has a lot to live...
Kyle, the deal is this - I used to think that my job was making sure a very specific sort of ship didn't get past orbit. And that was my job, and I did it. And then one day? They told me that it wasn't important any more, and that those ships could land, and no one had wanted them shot down for a very long time. And you know what, Kyle? It turns out - and I'm as surprised as anyone - that I just really, really like shooting down spaceships. So now I'm freelance.

Tribes: Ascend test server rewrites classes in a major way

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Tribes: Ascend is getting updates again, with the first update hitting the test server soon. So what are you expecting? A bit of balance...

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