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Tamriel Infinium vs Hyperspace Beacon: Three ways to make lockboxes work better in MMORPGs

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Last week, I stirred up a hornet’s nest by bringing up the topic of lockboxes and how I really didn’t mind them in general. Hyperspace...

Exploring real-life PUGs, the Plus, and the antisocial nature of Pokemon Go

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Although Pokemon Go isn't advertised as an MMO, both experts and players have noted it does present some interesting similarities: Both have tons of players on servers...
Amazing. I had another use for this header.

Epic MMO Battles of History: World of Warcraft vs. Final Fantasy XIV

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You know what I usually hate? Superhero fight discussions. Any fight discussion, really. Asking "who would win in a fight between Superman and the...
Book 'em

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.4 in review, continued

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There's never really a good splitting point when discussing Final Fantasy XIV patches. They always cover so much ground with features and additions that...

MMO Mechanics: Enhancing MMORPGs with experiential learning mechanics

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Ever since I considered the responses to a Massively Overthinking article in which a developer asked if a prestige system to encourage replaying an...
Herp to the derp.

WoW Factor: A WoW Legion wishlist

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Legion is humming along nicely as we near the two-month mark. It's still got that decent balance of having enough to do that you're...
What happens next?

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV Fanfest predictions

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There's a mild trend on Twitter as I write this for Final Fantasy XIV predictions. It makes sense; after all, the fan festival is...

Chaos Theory: Hide and Shriek in The Park of The Secret World

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October is finally here. That means Halloween is this month! I can't even describe how excited that makes me. I know I'm not alone...

Perfect Ten: MMORPGs with vehicle avatars

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When you take a step back and look at the broad MMO genre, you see some common threads that run through most games. One...

Hyperspace Beacon vs. Tamriel Infinium: An unpopular opinion on SWTOR and ESO lockboxes

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I expect to come under fire for the opinion I'm expressing today for a couple of reasons. Hyperspace Beacon and Tamriel Infinium are our biweekly columns...

Flameseeker Chronicles: Fully unpacking Guild Wars 2’s Rising Flames

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I've been aching to share more of my thoughts about Guild Wars 2's second Living World instalment for Season 3 and am finally convinced that enough...
Still in the dark.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV patch 3.4 in review

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We're on the penultimate patch of the expansion (no, that's not official, but let's be real) and Final Fantasy XIV fans have had a...

EVE Evolved: What else is coming to EVE Online in November?

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Recently I've been looking at how EVE Online will be affected by the introduction of free-to-play "alpha clone" accounts in its upcoming November expansion, but there's a...

EverQuesting: Landmark brings back PvP and Halloween in its latest patch

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Note: While mainly focused on the franchise that started it all, EverQuesting delves into the other Daybreak news and titles as well. I can't help...

Massively OP’s guide to the best upcoming indie MMORPGs, part two

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Last week, we introduced the first part of our guide to the best upcoming, in-development indie MMORPGs -- yes, the list was so long that...
A journey into complexity.

Perfect Ten: Questions to ask before backing an MMO Kickstarter

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I am not a big fan of Kickstarter in general, but I like to think that I'm not a big fan for actual reasons...

Hyperspace Beacon: Five things BioWare needs to do to keep SWTOR players around

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I write a lot of words about Star Wars: The Old Republic. And over this last year, the Knights of the Fallen Empire has...

Jukebox Heroes: Great music tracks from MOBAs

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If you were ever to go to Vegas and place a bet that I would one day become a dedicated, passionate MOBA player, any bookie...
How does this work? We were barely told.

Wisdom of Nym: Taking apart Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.4 notes

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Oh boy, here comes patch day! And to my surprise, it's coming way earlier than I expected. It shouldn't be surprising - we're just...

Guild Chat: Solving more officer conflicts in MMO guilds

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Welcome along to another loaded edition of Guild Chat, the place where guildies in need of some solid advice can pose a query and...

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