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Chaos Theory: Which faction should you choose in Secret World?

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While a spring launch of Secret World Legends is not a guarantee it's still a hope, so it's not too soon to be thinking...

Hyperspace Beacon: The three key problems with SWTOR’s War for Iokath

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Unlike some gamers, I actually like Star Wars: The Old Republic's Trooper storyline. In fact, one of the most meaningful choices in the whole game is made...

Perfect Ten: Exploring MMORPGs from the far corners of the world

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Have you ever noticed that while there's an entire world out there, most all of the MMORPGs we discuss and play tend to either...

Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s Flashpoint

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I can't quite believe that we are already on the penultimate chapter of Guild Wars 2's third Living World season, but if I were under any...
This was only the start.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in review – expert dungeons

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It's benchmark time, friends! I have, no the surprise of no one, already run the benchmark and played around with the character creator (I...

Working As Intended: Why classic Guild Wars matters, 12 years in

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The spring season always sees a deluge of MMORPG birthday celebrations: Lord of the Rings Online, City of Heroes, Allods Online, Free Realms last...

EVE Evolved: Low-security space has lost its identity, but it can be fixed!

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When I first discovered EVE Online back in 2004, it had been out in the wild for just under a year and was a much...

LOTRO Legendarium: 10th anniversary interview with Standing Stone’s Rob Ciccolini

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As Lord of the Rings Online players revel in the varied activities of this year's 10th anniversary celebration, the crew at the newly formed...

The Survivalist: Is gaming’s early access the new launch?

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Previously, while discussing ARK: Survival Evolved’s big bird nerf, I touched on the subject of the early access model. My focus then was on...

Tamriel Infinium: Class changes are a bad reason to pan Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind

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Elder Scrolls Online possesses a distinct flavor. I can honestly say that there is no other MMORPG like it. In fact, the whole Elder Scrolls...
Wow, positive.

Perfect Ten: The City of Heroes basic Archetypes ranked

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So it's just about that time again - we're remembering when City of Heroes launched and when it said goodbye. Which is a bit...
Thinking over.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in review – leveling content

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At least we're finally thought the story. While we walk through a review of Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in its totality, we've taken three...

Guild Chat: Planning a long break from your MMORPG guild

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Welcome along to Guild Chat, the column through which the Massively Overpowered community can discuss and solve a whole plethora of guild-related issues other...

LOTRO Legendarium: A marvelous decade of Middle-earth

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The first I ever heard of Lord of the Rings Online was flipping through the pages of some gaming magazine back in early 2007....
You should be better at this.

The Soapbox: Lessons Secret World Legends failed to learn from Final Fantasy XIV

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I've mentioned many a time that I like Funcom quite a bit. I want to like Funcom quite a bit. Heck, I want to...

EverQuesting: EverQuest II wins big with Beast’r Egg event

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Did you participate in EverQuest II's Beast'r Egg hunt live event this past week? If not, I'm sorry to say you missed your chance;...

Maclaine Diemer opens up about composing Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns

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Today we are sitting down with ArenaNet Lead Composer Maclaine Diemer, who players might best know from his work on Guild Wars 2: Heart...

Perfect Ten: Time travel in MMORPGs

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Over the years, I've been fascinated with the concept of time in MMORPGs. It's one of those things that developers probably don't want you...

Flameseeker Chronicles: 5 brilliant Guild Wars 2 YouTube content creators

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I often find that playing Guild Wars 2 leaves me with more questions than answers when it comes to lore and story predictions, build...
It's a house, you see.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward in review – side stories, part two

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Boy, I will be really miffed if this winds up taking more time than I have until Final Fantasy XIV's second expansion arrives. I...

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