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Not So Massively: Imagining a true MMORTS

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MMOs and RTS are two of the genres of game I play the most. Given that, you'd think I'd be a big fan of...
At the boondocks.

The Daily Grind: Are there MMOs you love on one platform but hate on another?

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I know, I know, PC master race and all that. I'm guessing most old-school MMORPG players think of themselves as PC players because that's...
It never ends.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the most familiar-feeling bars and taverns?

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Star Trek Online has a bit of an advantage when it comes to giving me a place to hang my hat - it's really easy...

LOTRO Legendarium: Revisiting Riders of Rohan in Lord of the Rings Online

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It's finally time: We're heading back to Rohan. On Lord of the Rings Online's progression servers, at least -- the live servers have hosted...

The Daily Grind: What makes for a good MMO boss fight?

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Thanks to the DikuMUD model, MMO players have fought many, many bosses in their gaming careers. New dungeons primarily are introduced by how many...
We

Lawful Neutral: Examining the infamous MMO lockbox, 2020 edition

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I have a soft spot for paranormal horror. I love movies about demons, ghosts, hauntings, possessions. There's one particular movie from the early aughts...
Through the fire and the flames

WoW Factor: How could World of Warcraft restore confidence ahead of Shadowlands?

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The last opportunity that Blizzard had to really restore player confidence was Warcraft III: Reforged. And... Yes, that's very good, please stop laughing. I know. It's...

Warframe of Mind: The creepy charm of Chains of Harrow

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Slowly but surely, I have been making my way through Warframe's story missions. And while understandably story and lore may not be the first...
Sort of draconic.

Vague Patch Notes: How to read games industry investor reports as a player

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The old adage goes that diplomacy is the art of saying "nice doggy" until you can find a rock. By extension, marketing is the...
Goopy?

The Daily Grind: Do survival sandboxes and/or battle royale games have a future?

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We saw the end of REND. I'm sad about that. I liked REND, I thought it had neat ideas, but it had a problem wherein it...

Desert Oasis: Finding the plot in Black Desert’s story

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In our preview of Black Desert's new Guardian class, one of the more surprising conversations to come out of the comments was the opinion...
Wow, positive.

Perfect Ten: MMOs I’m optimistic about in 2020

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I didn't actually plan to make this an annual feature or anything; I thought of it last year as a fun list, and then...
when yo crush read yo note that say lemme smash

The Daily Grind: Which MMO puts on the best Valentine’s Day?

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Valentine's Day tends to be one of the stranger holidays for MMO developers to try to shoehorn into their game worlds. It can be...

Choose My Adventure: Nearing a point of Lahn mastery in Black Desert

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In the last Choose My Adventure column, I mentioned how the Lahn in Black Desert felt an awful lot like a fighting game character...
Oh, we're out of luck here.

The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG endgame for people who like to PUG?

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A few months ago on Reddit, a player popped up with a neat question about MMO endgames. Essentially, Redditor TooEarlyForMe wanted to participate in...
These losers again?

Wisdom of Nym: Our last preview of Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.2

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For a lot of people, patch 5.1 felt sort of like a breather. Obviously, it had a bunch of new stuff in it, but...

Fight or Kite: Examining the state of Guild Wars 2 PvP ahead of the big balance patch

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About two weeks ago, ArenaNet dropped one of the largest - maybe the largest - balance patch previews for Guild Wars 2 to date....
I am not supporting this lizard-shooting quest.

The Daily Grind: Is there a thing you secretly love in an MMO you hate?

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Let's give credit where credit is due: Just because we dislike a game doesn't mean we dislike every last thing in it. Most of...

Jukebox Heroes: Elder Scrolls Online’s Elsweyr soundtrack and music boxes

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While I wasn't that impressed with Elder Scrolls Online's launch soundtrack, the scores for both Morrowind and Summerset did much to win me over....

The Daily Grind: Do you enjoy speculating about the future of your favorite MMOs?

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It blows my mind just a little bit when it runs out people really dislike speculating about games, but I also sort of get it....

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