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The Daily Grind: What sort of MMO streams do you like?

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First of all, yes, obviously your answer to that question is the excellent work that our own Stream Team does on a regular basis...

LOTRO Legendarium: Return to Moria hopes to fill a niche crevasse

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As you may have already noticed from this column's previous coverage of the Amazon MMO, LOTRO Legendarium's umbrella is big enough to provide shade...
Mortal.

The Daily Grind: How resistant are you to the allure of MMO microtransactions?

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The insane level of predatory monetization in Diablo Immortal certainly sparked a whole lot of discussion --  not to mention backlash -- this month....
All over again.

WoW Factor: How greater-scope villains harm World of Warcraft’s storytelling

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Sargeras was really trying to stop the Void Lords. The Jailer was really fighting against some anonymous bigger enemy. Sylvanas was really trying to...

The Daily Grind: Should MMO PvP matchmaking focus on challenge or engagement?

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MOP's Sam recently stumbled across an MSM article that quotes multiple streamers and esports players essentially complaining about matchmaking systems in competitive games. The...
Thanks. Really.

Vague Patch Notes: Examples of predatory monetization in the MMO industry

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So, if you've been paying attention to this column over the past few forevers, you will have no doubt noticed by this point that...
Ram moo

The Daily Grind: What do you consider your biggest MMO mistake?

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Everyone screws up in MMOs. I don't mean that in the sense of staring at your shelf wondering why in the world you have...

Perfect Ten: The 10 NPCs you meet in MMORPGs

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Is there a figure in online games that more symbolizes the thin barrier between the server database and user playerbase than the non-player character?...

The Daily Grind: How do you feel about studios paying streamers to cover MMOs?

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The other night, I was listening to a YouTuber go through a list of ideas to improve Lord of the Rings Online. I agreed...

Choose My Adventure: Final Fantasy XI shows its age and its nostalgia in equal measure

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Once again, this week in Final Fantasy XI continues to deliver nostalgia and aggravation in mostly equal amounts. First off, I will admit that deciding...
You're not wrong...

Tamriel Infinium: Big-name voice actors you didn’t know were in Elder Scrolls Online

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When Elder Scrolls Online players dived into the High Isle expansion this past week, among the many new delights was the addition of Billy...
KITTY!

The Daily Grind: Do you expect MMO studios to moderate in-game chat?

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Last week, a reader emailed us in frustration over in-game harassment going on in Elder Scrolls Online during Pride month. The reader's guild is...
No mom.

Wisdom of Nym: Examining Final Fantasy XIV patch 6.15 in the wild

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Sometimes it feels very weird when Final Fantasy XIV bribes me into doing content. Ameliance's custom deliveries are a prime example of this. You...

Fight or Kite: New World’s 3v3 arenas are unplayable if you’re not already level-capped

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We’re only about two and half weeks removed from the launch of 3v3 arenas in New World. This was a feature I was extremely...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO requires the least math from players?

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I have tried to explain to my kids that they will not stop using math in real life, even if they aren't in a...
A new road has begun.

The Daily Grind: How many people are you close to in your MMO of choice?

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For all that people sometimes tell me that MMOs are so much less social than they used to be, my experience honestly isn't all...

Into the Super-verse: Is there any hope left for the future of superhero MMOs?

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When we got the news in May that EG7 and Daybreak had canned its in-development Marvel MMORPG, I didn't have much of a reaction....

The Daily Grind: Should more MMOs include a ‘comeback’ system from defeat?

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We've seen this in so many action movies and television shows: Our hero is on the razor's edge of defeat, only to employ a...
Unseen.

WoW Factor: The shrinking landmass of World of Warcraft’s ‘Azeroth’

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Last week in this column, I told y'all a bit of a bluff. Well, all right, that's not true. Last week's column was about what...

The Daily Grind: Should MMOs make more effort to corral likeminded gamers?

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I've mentioned before that my husband has been playing a lot of Destiny 2 lately (fillin' the ol' Overwatch void), and it's led to...

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