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EverQuesting: EverQuest II’s Proving Grounds prove to be a tad frustrating

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Prove it. EverQuest II recently introduced a new feature with the release of GU103 back on May 10th called the Proving Grounds. That place is...

Tamriel Infinium: An alternative approach to playing Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind

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href="/tag/elder-scrolls-online/">Elder Scrolls Online chapter of Morrowind started this week. Unlike other times that we've streamed together when most of what we did was questing,...
And on and on and on...

Perfect Ten: Understanding MMORPG Warriors

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There is always a Warrior. Every game has a Warrior. No matter what other class options it has, a Warrior is in that list....
Sigh.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in review – the final assessment

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Here we are, then, at the end of this particular road. We've had enough time to look back over Heavensward as a whole, the...

Guild Chat: Keeping romantic relationships from affecting MMORPG guilds

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Welcome along to Guild Chat, the column through which the Massively Overpowered readership can band together to solve the guild-related queries and problems of...

LOTRO Legendarium: Bingo Boffin’s unexpected journey

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In addition to playing a lot of fantasy and sci-fi MMORPGs, I'm an avid reader of novels in the same genres. I never quite...
Vorp?

The Soapbox: Your favorite MMO is going to die

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Your favorite MMO is going to die. Don't take it personally, though; every other MMO is going to shut down, too. That includes my...

Perfect Ten: The perfect MMO cosmetic system

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Whenever I hear about or get into a new MMO, one of the very first things I'll be asking is if the game has...

The Survivalist: ARK Survival Evolved discusses early access, launch, and wipes

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Could ARK: Survival Evolved finally be launching? That's a question many survivors would love to see answered soon. Unfortunately, we can't provide you with...

Tamriel Infinium: Five things to do while waiting for Elder Scrolls Online’s Morrowind early access

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I have always found this part of the development cycle to be the worst part. Right now, we are sitting at the point in...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s Flashpoint

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I've managed to calm myself enough after finishing my Guild Wars 2 Flashpoint initial impressions piece two weeks ago to bring you a much more detailed...
Great big world.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in review – odds and ends

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By the time you read this, I'll be up in the air flying across the country. Assuming you read it on the day it...

EVE Evolved: Is EVE Online becoming too safe?

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EVE Online is often painted as a harsh universe without rules where you could have your entire net worth destroyed or swiped right from under...

The Game Archaeologist: When Hellgate London got Flagshipped

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It seems that it really wasn't too long ago that I was filling in the time between night classes by boning up on video...

Chaos Theory: Guide to Secret World’s Illuminati faction

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Kirsten Geary. That is almost all you have to say when talking about the Illuminati faction in The Secret World. That's because the infamous...
The yeller.

Perfect Ten: My MMO hate list

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One thing that I strive for in my professional career is basing things on sources more robust than my own biases. That's not to...
VOID

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in review – the trials

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At a preliminary glance, I think we've got about three more weeks of this particular feature, including this column. That sounds like a lot,...

Guild Chat: How do you deal with chronically inactive MMO guildies?

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Welcome along to Guild Chat, the column through which I band together with the Massively Overpowered readership to solve the guild-related issues of readers...

Whatever happened to Alganon, Ryzom, and Forsaken Legends?

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Ever find yourself wondering, "Whatever happened to so-and-so? We never hear about that MMO in the news any more! Is it still running? Does...
Looking closer.

WoW Factor: Breaking up is surprisingly easy to do

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The classic break-up line is "it's not you, it's me." It is, of course, usually a lie, and it often gets followed up shortly...

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