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EverQuesting: Seven must-dos with your free EverQuest II level 100

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We are smack-dab in the middle of the free level 100 giveaway in EverQuest II for all existing accounts. If you haven't made your...

Hyperspace Beacon: The sorry state of roleplay in Star Wars: The Old Republic

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Since the server merges, the Star Forge server has unofficially become the roleplay server for Star Wars: The Old Republic. And roleplaying's fight to...

Perfect Ten: MMO features that help players express individuality

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When you play a single-player game, you automatically feel quite special and unique. You are, after all, the very centerpiece that the entire game...

The Survivalist: How Aberration saved ARK

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It's no secret that plenty of people have felt disappointed by Studio Wildcard, disillusioned by decisions and direction. I was among that crowd. It reached...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Deep-diving Guild Wars 2’s A Bug in the System (part 2)

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I have had plenty of time to digest the rest of Guild Wars 2's  A Bug in the System since the first part of my...
There is actually quite a lot of this.

Wisdom of Nym: Slicing through Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.3

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You know, it's kind of rough to get through all of the content of a new patch in one day, especially when you can't...

EVE Evolved: Last-minute advice on Abyssal Deadspace in EVE Online

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There are just two days to go before EVE Online's Into the Abyss expansion lands on May 29th, introducing its new Abyssal Deadspace solo...

LOTRO Legendarium: Why Mordor fails and Northern Mirkwood succeeds

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When Lord of the Rings Online turned its sight toward Mordor, it had been running off of a rather hot streak. Not perfect, mind...

Tamriel Infinium: Eight things you need to know before jumping into Elder Scrolls Online’s Summerset

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Monday, the Elder Scrolls Online's Summerset chapter went live for early access accounts. For the first time since 1994, players can visit the island...
This was a television show.

Perfect Ten: The unique pitfalls of licensed MMOs

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Making a list of the "biggest" MMOs currently running is always an exercise in frustration. It's easy to put a few things on the...
Back up.

Wisdom of Nym: Checking out Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 4.3 notes

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As it always has been, so it is again; we've got our next patch for Final Fantasy XIV just around the corner, and thus...

The Game Archaeologist: Warhammer Online

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When it comes to notable years in the MMORPG genre's history, 2008 stands out as one of the most significant. World of Warcraft's debut...

Hyperspace Beacon: The SWTOR Summer roadmap might get you back into PvP

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Star Wars: The Old Republic producer Keith Kanneg just dropped the next roadmap earlier today, outlining the features upcoming before September and a little bit beyond....

Chaos Theory: A changing of the guard in the Secret World Legends

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As a fan of the wonderful world that Secret World brought us, do you cringe or grin with excitement when Secret World Legends news...

Perfect Ten: How MMOs can become more accessible

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Back in the late 1990s and early 2000s, I was remarkably reluctant to enter into the field of MMORPGs despite being a perfect candidate...
Not pictured: Rabbits. We don't know what they'll look like yet.

Wisdom of Nym: The last batch of Final Fantasy XIV patch reveals

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You know, I seriously could have sworn that I publicly predicted the next Final Fantasy XIV patch would be out on May 22nd. But...

EVE Evolved: Getting new players to stick with EVE Online

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EVE Online has the odd distinction of being one of the most impenetrable MMOs on the market today and yet also one of the...

LOTRO Legendarium: A whirlwind of activity in Lord of the Rings Online

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If you haven't noticed already, an extended silence from me in this column space usually means that I've taken a break from Lord of...

The Survivalist: The good, the bad, and the barbaric of Conan Exiles’ launch

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If the survival genre is any indication, Early Access is a nigh indestructable beast! Time and time again we've seen where so many have...

Tamriel Infinium: Deep-diving the mechanics of Elder Scrolls Online Summerset’s Psijic Order skill line

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Many MMO gamers - including me - are a bit underwhelmed by the next chapter of the Elder Scrolls Online. Although Summerset is not...

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