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Choose My Adventure: Some classic mission running in the City of Heroes Rebirth rogue server

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So yes, it would appear that missions are indeed the most rewarding thing to do in City of Heroes: Rebirth. That would probably be the...

Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online has a real enthusiasm problem

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Looking around the MMORPG community, you may not even be aware that Elder Scrolls Online has less than a month until its newest expansion,...

Not So Massively: First impressions of V Rising, launching into early access today

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I'm still searching for a survival game that fits me. I enjoy a lot of the survival experience, but the games as a whole...

The Daily Grind: Are you playing a ‘morally disengaged murder hobo’ in MMOs?

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The Psychology of Video Games podcast recently did a bit on "murder hobos," and yes, Dr Jamie Madigan does point out that the term...
So... we cool, huh? We cool?

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and the grim specter of continuity lockout

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This particular column was inspired by a question by regular reader, commenter, and friend to man and beast alike Scott Leyes, who originally posed...

Fight or Kite: New World’s PvP is a failure for casual gamers

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It's been a little over half a year since New World officially launched, and in that time we’ve seen a fair number of changes...

The Daily Grind: What’s the most annoying sound in an MMO?

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OK, I realize I am very late to this party, but I just figured out a few weeks ago that Lord of the Rings...

EVE Fanfest 2022: CCP delivered free food to EVE Online players waylaid by the Fanfest COVID outbreak

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It's been over a week since EVE Online players from around the world met up in Reyjkavik, Iceland, for EVE Fanfest 2022, the first...
Jupiter, jupiter!

The Daily Grind: What are your main areas of focus when you play an MMORPG?

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It's probably not a surprise to anyone reading this that I really like stories in MMOs. They're important to me. And if you've read...

The Daily Grind: What are some of your favorite go-to emotes in MMORPGs?

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I love to faint. Not in real life, as that would freak me out a bit, but in Lord of the Rings Online. It's...

Massively on the GO: Talking MMOARGs with Orna’s lead dev

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We've talked a bit about Orna: The GPS RPG a few times here in the Massively on the Go column, as this indie game helps...
WHAT DO WE

Storyboard: The fatal flaw of overreaching villain plans in MMOs plotlines

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So the other day, a friend and I were talking about villainous schemes in MMO storylines. Specifically, we were talking about why World of...

The Daily Grind: Are you sick of crypto and NFT crap in MMOs?

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Yesterday, our genre's core subreddit floated a poll to subbers about whether or not crypto and NFT game threads should be characterized as scammy...
A journey already taken.

WoW Factor: Excitement and trepidation about World of Warcraft bringing back talent trees

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So you probably don't need me to tell you at this point that I'm looking forward to having talent trees back in World of...
Flap flap fire fire.

The Daily Grind: How much do you trust player-based analyses of MMO playerbases?

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There was a time when World of Warcraft would reliably tell press and players just how many people were playing the game at any...
no mad lizert

Perfect Ten: The many-colored dragon rainbow of the MMO sphere

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Dragons are ubiquitous. When I wrote a Perfect Ten describing every single MMO bestiary, I noted that no matter what game you're playing, no...

The Daily Grind: Are there any MMO bestial races you wish you could play?

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Yes, Embers Adrift, I would totally play as a war gecko if I had half the chance. Forget your weird emo obsession with darkness;...

Choose My Adventure: My life as a Guardian in City of Heroes Rebirth

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Can the introduction of a completely different class change the entire makeup of an MMO’s experience? That is often the bet pushed forward by...

EVE Fanfest 2022: All the major EVE Online announcements from Fanfest

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It's safe to say that EVE Fanfest 2022 was very much a social event first and a game event second, with fewer concrete announcements...

The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite healing style in an MMO?

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If I could only pick one healing style forever in an MMO, it's anything that hooks me up with a Grid-like healing tool. That...

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