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The Daily Grind: Will New World’s betas hinder or help your launch experience?

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Over the weekend, the MMORPG Reddit fostered a discussion about the perils of beta testing, specifically with New World. "New World's endless betas have...
Fly free, too.

The Daily Grind: How do you like to take on new content in your MMOs of choice?

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For some people, the entire goal of a new patch day in Final Fantasy XIV is dying until you figure out the mechanics in new...

The Game Archaeologist: Tanarus, Sony Online Entertainment’s first online game

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While EverQuest is perhaps thought of as Sony Online Entertainment's first online game, the truth of history tells us differently. Just as how Mythic...

The Daily Grind: Is a time travel MMO an impossible idea?

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I'll admit it, I get unreasonably excited over interesting-looking little MMORPG projects from time to time. My latest fascination is with the newly announced...

Massively on the Go: Tips for making a comeback in Pokemon Unite

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Another outlet recently published an article on how Pokemon Unite players don't like to give up and then proceeded to say they should surrender more with...

The Daily Grind: Are we witnessing the rise of the ‘life sim’ MMO?

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What do you call games like Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing? MMO dev Damion Schubert recently put out a call for a good term...
And on and on and on...

Perfect Ten: Ranking the Guild Wars 2 professions from best to worst

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There are a lot of times when this column is not in any way a ranking, when it is just a list of things...
Actually call it a comeback.

WoW Factor: World of Warcraft replacing sexualized artwork misses the point

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So World of Warcraft has been on a bit of a tear with replacing achievement names, artwork, and so forth recently. At the time I'm...
Gunda-allright

The Daily Grind: What MMO content are you looking forward to in the last months of 2021?

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This is going to be a busy end of the year, isn't it? We've got expansions coming out for Final Fantasy XIV and Lord of the...

Massively on the Go: How to actually have fun in Pokemon Unite as a new player

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The mobile version of Pokemon Unite has landed as of today, and those of you who do not have a Nintendo Switch but wish to...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Test driving Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons’ Vindicator, Bladesworn, and Catalyst elite specs

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It’s time again for another End of Dragons elite specialization beta! It’s an exciting time for Guild Wars 2 players, who are learning what elite specs...

The Daily Grind: Do you enjoy fully ‘mapping’ MMO zones?

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Apart from going through particularly good quest stories, filling out a map is my favorite MMORPG activity. This means slightly different goals depending on...

Choose My Adventure: The further adventures of a twin pistols gadgeteer in DC Universe Online

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So, the powers that be said that keeping to my twin pistols in DC Universe Online was the way to go, and I have...
FRUIT. FRUIT. FRUIT.

The Daily Grind: Is Blizzard right to ‘desexualize’ art in World of Warcraft?

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Last week, there was a big social media hubbub over World of Warcraft, as Blizzard quietly changed out a pair of obscure paintings in...

Fight or Kite: Spellbreak’s wizardry battles wage on with new content

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It’s been a hot minute since I spent any time playing Spellbreak. When it first launched, it was a nice part of my nightly...
Oh, right.

Wisdom of Nym: Reactions to Final Fantasy XIV’s job changes from the live letter

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One of the things that excites me every time about Final Fantasy XIV is the way that the game can tell you up-front exactly...
You get a stronghold! And you get a stronghold! Everybody here gets a stronghold!

The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs with simply too much to do?

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MMO blogger Bhagpuss recently penned a solid article about his time in Guild Wars 2, arguing in part that the game's problem isn't that...
Boat.

The Daily Grind: What feels like a sufficiently interesting central MMO expansion feature to you?

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So while we don't yet have the full picture of how masteries will look for Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons, thus far I am...

LOTRO Legendarium: Why do we know so little about Fate of Gundabad?

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Over the past few months, my general sense of rising hope for Lord of the Rings Online has been tempered by a nagging disquiet...

The Daily Grind: What makes an MMO map amazing?

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I love maps. Love love love maps. I spend a stupid amount of time exploring the world on Google Maps, and no, that's not...

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