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One Shots: Noodling around
Get ready to slurp up some serious eye candy, because noodles are on the menu for One Shots this week. I mean, who needs...
One Shots: Finding Mister Easter bunny
Legend goes that if you listen carefully for the thump-thump-thump of its padded feet... if you look for the bright splashes of color hidden...
One Shots: Apparent trap
Against all odds, Scott found a doppelganger inside a fantasy world. And if movies have taught me anything, what follows will either be a...
One Shots: Welcome to your adorable nightmare
So where do you come down on the subject of Final Fantasy XIV's Lalafells? There's no middle ground here; either you're in love with...
One Shots: That moment when you missed your cruise ship’s departure
The day had started so promisingly. You had docked in a tropical port full of free-flowing wine, endless parties, numerous souvenir shops, and nary...
One Shots: Flash, flash, hundred-yard dash
Rumor is, if you can run fast enough, you can accomplish just about anything. Go back in time? Sure. Quick dry jeans? Definitely. Continually...
One Shots: Exterior design by nature
We've all witnessed plenty of examples of intriguing fantasy architecture and urban design in MMOs. But one style of design that I think is...
One Shots: Five easy steps to dragon enslavement
Step one: Find a dragon that's been shunned from the rest of its pack. Step two: Befriend the dragon with copious amounts of ripple-striped...
One Shots: Make sure you sign a waiver before jumping
If MMORPG worlds were anything like our own, you have to imagine that there'd be all sorts of waivers and legal restrictions before allowing...
One Shots: Looking forward to a rainy day
Is there anything as agonizingly tantalizing as receiving a gift that's for a very specific situation? You can't wait to use it, but it...
One Shots: There’s snow way I’m turning around
Psst. Hey. You. Come over here, but keep it quiet. Listen, Bel's in a lot of trouble with the snowman mafia, and it's uncertain...
One Shots: By the power of armpits!
When you lost your way to Castle Greyskull and can't find your magic transforming sword, all you can rely on is your sheer innate...
One Shots: The best player-submitted MMO screenshots of 2022
For our very last One Shots column of 2022, we're going to take a break from the routine to hand out awards to our...
One Shots: Watching the firelog show
What did people and hobbits used to do before you could stream a fireplace on your television? Apparently, they hacked up tree corpses, dragged...
One Shots: Make yourself at home!
You all know that we here at the One Shots Studyological Laboratories are partial to pictures of player housing. This goes doubly for any...
One Shots: Impossible landscapes would like to have a word with you
While the seemingly impossible landscapes of MMORPG worlds make for great visuals -- such as in our headlining pic -- I can't help but...
One Shots: Watch out below!
Hey guy? Yeah, you might want to move a scootch to the left there. Little more. There, you got it. Now you're not about...
One Shots: I just got catfished
Catfishing used to be a delectable activity. Then the internet came along, and it turned into something dark and sinister. So let's applaud Final...
One Shots: Officially up to no good
Hey, I hope everyone had a good week of recovery from all of those MMO Halloween festivities because One Shots is back -- and...
One Shots: Hamming it up for Halloween
It's that time of year again! That's right, it's National Cat Day (October 29th)! So find the nearest cat, bow deeply to it, and...
