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The Daily Grind: What MMO made a terrible first impression with you?

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One of the reasons that I really hold off from participating in most early access and beta rounds these days is that there really...

The Game Archaeologist: SEGA’s Dragon’s Dream, the first console and cross-platform MMO

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When most people are asked to think back upon the first console to attempt an online RPG experience, the name that most likely pops...

Choose My Adventure: LOTRO’s fall festival rekindled my love for all things Tolkien

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All right, that was a nice detour. It was going to be a long run in Lord of the Rings Online, so it was...

The Daily Grind: Do you keep track of your MMO gaming time, and if so, how?

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A while back, we did a Daily Grind on which MMORPGs we played most excessively, and one thing that I pointed out was that...
Kershadow

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers (not) in review

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All right, prepare the fireworks and explosions; I'm going to dazzle you all with an astonishing hot take. Ready for it? Final Fantasy XIV's...

MMO Burnout: Arkham Horror the Card Game scratches my Secret World itch

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After enjoying some video games with deck-building mechanics, I've been motivated to spend more time playing actual, physical card games. Following a fair bit...
Very satisfying.

The Daily Grind: If you could remove one World of Warcraft expansion, which one would it be?

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It may seem like an odd memory at this point, but there was a time when the answer to "what's the worst World of Warcraft...

Massively on the Go: A primer for Pokemon Go’s November event plans

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November may be the release month for Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, but don't count Pokemon Go out just yet. The November events...

The Daily Grind: What’s the dumbest thing you’ve ever bought in an MMO?

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There are two types of MMORPG players: the type who spends game currency like there's no tomorrow because it's a video game and why...

LOTRO Legendarium: Maximizing your character’s first 20 levels in Lord of the Rings Online

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Probably more times than I can count, I have started up new characters in Lord of the Rings Online and gone through those oh-so-familiar...

The Daily Grind: How prone are you to being distracted in an MMO?

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When WildStar first came out, I remember reading (and even personally sharing) a whole lot of praise for how many things that the game's...
Technopathological.

Lawful Neutral: Managing toxicity in the MMO industry

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When I'm playing games, I make a lot of use of the reporting function. If I see a moonkin zerg farming a spot in...
All over again.

WoW Factor: Why World of Warcraft’s Torghast didn’t work

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Amidst all of the other things that are being changed in World of Warcraft's next patch that has a dearth of content but a lot...

The Daily Grind: Does New World need mounts?

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Earlier this week, we ran a Daily Grind on walking in MMOs, and I happened to mention New World as a game where walking...
City again.

Into the Super-Verse: Has Homecoming torched the plans of City of Heroes successors?

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Anyone who has followed my career for a while is probably aware of the fact that I love City of Heroes. This is not a...

The Daily Grind: Is New World’s economy already in trouble?

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A couple of weeks ago on the MassivelyOP New World roundtable podcast, we criticized the game's fledgling economy, wondering aloud whether it would perk...

Massively Uplifting: Warframe fights cancer, Square Enix helps the Red Cross, and Extra Life 2021 looms

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Summer has ended, school has started, and now the leaves have begun to fall as the air turns cooler. It's a time of coziness...
So many colors in the rainbow.

Perfect Ten: A completely accurate 10-point summary of MMO history

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History! Let's be real here, it's pretty damn boring. No one cares about it, and it all happened beforehand, so why is any of...

The Daily Grind: What’s the most chill MMO for when you want to relax?

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Even as the video game industry keeps trying to go bigger, more epic, and more bombastic in its games, I've noticed that there's this...

Choose My Adventure: Lord of the Rings Online might have been a bad choice for this column

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So as that headline suggests, I probably mad a bad call adding Lord of the Rings Online as an option for a CMA column....

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