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Wisdom of Nym: How long until Final Fantasy XIV’s next expansion based on patch 6.57?

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I wasn't really thinking about Final Fantasy XIV's patch 6.57 in any real detail because... of course I wasn't. There are some things I...
No, saying that you don't care is not actually an answer.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO provides the most opportunity for ‘worthy deaths’?

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MMO designer Damion Schubert recently penned a lengthy thread on Bluesky all about death - death in MMOs, that is. He opined that game...
Cool.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO most consistently makes you laugh when it wants to?

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It is probably not a surprise that AdventureQuest 3D is not my main game. I talk about the games that are my main game...

LOTRO Legendarium: Rethinking LOTRO’s landscape soldiers

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In December 2009, Lord of the Rings Online added one of its most unique side systems with skirmishes. Not only were these instances flexible...

Four Winds: Phantasy Star Online 2 offers some of the best social features in MMORPGs

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I don't know about everyone else, but a huge part of MMOs for me is the fashion. My characters need to absolutely slay the runway...
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Into the Super-Verse: So what can Homecoming do with City of Heroes’ Incarnates?

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Last week I talked about the major issues that City of Heroes' Incarnate system introduced to the game, and the fact of the matter...

The Daily Grind: Are there any quadruple-A MMOs?

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Ubisoft made headlines earlier this week for claiming to investors that the high pricetag for Skull & Bones was justified because it's a vast,...
It just keeps happening.

WoW Factor: Steve Danuser was not really the problem with World of Warcraft

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So I don't want to sit here and say "oh, things were going so great" before the news that Steve Danuser had actually left...

Working As Intended: 10 City of Heroes Homecoming base builds you need to see

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This winter, I've been obsessed with City of Heroes Homecoming's supergroup base builds, which as we've previously discussed here in Working As Intended are...
Some people

The Daily Grind: Has an alt ever become your main in an MMO?

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Whether or not an MMO really is built to require or incentivize alts is immaterial: If you can make alts, some people will make...

Perfect Ten: The 10 phases of MMORPG pre-launch hysteria

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One of my private theories about MMO players -- one I'm now making public -- is that we all have the collective memories of...
I have a thought.

The Daily Grind: What are the most recent three MMO classes you’ve been playing?

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Take a deep breath and let go of the fear that we were going to fling some overly obtuse topic your way. Today is...

Not So Massively: Lightyear Frontier is a charming blend of survivalbox and life sim

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Like many people, I spent a lot of last week downloading and trying demos on Steam's Next Fest. There was one I almost didn't...

The Daily Grind: Do any old MMORPGs provoke trauma for you?

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A while back I fell down a rabbit hole digging into Blade and Soul NEO Classic (trying to figure out whether the NEO was...
Trans rights city.

Wisdom of Nym: What the hey is up with Final Fantasy XIV’s Xbox pricing?

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In another theoretical timeline, there's a place where Final Fantasy XIV really would have stepped in it when it subtly noted that the game's...

The Daily Grind: Is there an MMORPG you think shouldn’t be classified as an MMORPG?

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We have the MMORPG subreddit to thank for this morning's Daily Grind: At the beginning of January, some bright spark over there posted a...
Huh.

The Daily Grind: Are there MMO systems you long ago gave up on understanding?

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"I do not understand how Ninja is supposed to be played," he said, "and at this point I have given up on understanding it."...

LOTRO Legendarium: How to walk away from LOTRO (for a while)

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Even when you love an MMORPG a whole lot, it's rarely feasible to play it as steadily and at the same intensity over the...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO character do you identify with the strongest?

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Pause and think for a moment about how many MMO characters you've created in your lifetime. Is it in the dozens? Hundreds? Thousands? Or...
I HAVE TO RENEW MY HOUSE COME ON

Vague Patch Notes: MMORPGs and the PC gaming market

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I find myself thinking a lot about the MMORPG industry lately and the ways in which the gaming industry as a whole has changed...

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