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Hyperspace Beacon: Star Wars The Old Republic’s Uncle Owen problem

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When Star Wars: The Old Republic first released, an old Star Wars Galaxies argument popped up, and the crux of that argument was this:...

Perfect Ten: Fresh approaches for familiar MMORPGs

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Short of taking a blow to the head, there's very little I can suggest in the way of experiencing a familiar MMORPG for the...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Cautiously optimistic about Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire expansion

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ArenaNet chose to very cleverly stave off the post-season blues by teasing a long-awaited, much-anticipated, and very-spoiled Guild Wars 2 expansion announcement as a close...

EVE Evolved: A massive war for revenge is brewing in EVE Online

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Just over a year ago, the largest PvP conflict in gaming history kicked off in EVE Online as war erupted between the game's most prominent...
I am not throwing away my shot.

Wisdom of Nym: The losers we see in Final Fantasy XIV’s jobs

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The biggest problem with jobs in Final Fantasy XIV isn't always mechanics. Sometimes it's a matter of perception. With 15 jobs to play in...

Chaos Theory: Guide to Secret World Legends’ Whispering Tide event

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Have you met Flappy? If you haven't yet, you might want to do so very soon else you'll miss your chance. That dirty bird...

LOTRO Legendarium: First steps into Mordor

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Victory. It's a fascinating place to begin an expansion, really. Most games like to set up a new threat, pit players against impossible odds, and...

Chaos Theory: To Steam or not to Steam your Secret World Legends account

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To Steam or not to Steam, that is the Secret World Legends question -- now that the horror game has relaunched on that platform,...

Tamriel Infinium: Impressions of Elder Scrolls Online’s Falkreath’s Hold dungeon, part of the Horns of the Reach DLC

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Although the vast majority of my time in Elder Scrolls Online is spent solo, running through the single-player storylines, I raid and have done...
Even-handed.

Perfect Ten: The circles of MMORPG combat hell

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And so it was as I traveled across the many spheres and realms of MMOs, I came to realize one simple truth: War is...
And now, the next chapter.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV issues that don’t exist yet… but will

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One of the bright sides of having so many alts (specifically, six of them) in Final Fantasy XIV is that I'm getting a picture...

Guild Chat: Damage control after MMO guildmate poaching

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Welcome along to another edition of Guild Chat, the column through which I gather the Massively Overpowered readers together to help me tackle a...

Whatever happened to PlanetSide 2, A Tale in the Desert, and Istaria?

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Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, "What ever happened to that game?" With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it's surprisingly...

EverQuesting: A guide to EverQuest II’s Tinkerfest 2017

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After a few years, it can be difficult for long-time EverQuest II players to get excited over the return of a festival; not only...
The world needs heroes willing to put up with SO MUCH crap.

The Soapbox: Getting to the heart of toxicity in MMOs

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So we've gotten another post from a developer saying that they're going to really 100% be better about rooting out toxic players from their...

Tamriel Infinium: The problem with Elder Scrolls Online’s Morrowind plot is the twist

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I played the Morrowind expansion for Elder Scrolls Online to death when it was sitting on the test server. But oddly, it was a bit...

Perfect Ten: Observations on Secret World Legends’ relaunch

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Everyone has those sacred video game cows that are dearly special to them, carry personal meaning, and trigger fear and anxiety when messed with....

Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2 One Path Ends is live, plus first impressions of Siren’s Landing

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I realise that you were probably expecting some rather excited ramblings that contained my first impressions of the Guild Wars 2 season 3 finale, One...
Somewhere, across the sea, somewhere.

Wisdom of Nym: What happens next in Final Fantasy XIV?

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It's pretty clear that the Final Fantasy XIV team (and the localization team specifically) are pretty huge fans of Hamilton, to the point that I'm...
lol

The Soapbox: The disastrous Pokemon Go Fest was just Niantic being Niantic, and that has to stop

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I know I complain a lot about Pokemon Go in my articles here, but there's a reason for this. I'm a huge fan not just of the...

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