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LOTRO Legendarium: Grading Lord of the Rings Online in 2017

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At the beginning of 2017, it seemed as though a mini-renaissance was brewing for Lord of the Rings Online. Standing Stone Games broke away...
Vengeance.

WRUP: Names I have used for MMO zones other than their proper names edition

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Boregrimmar. Dorkshore. Strangle-me Vale. Dun Moron. Ironfudge. The Kvetchlands. Hillsbad Footfails. Poorgrimmar. Zangrymarsh. More Donuts. Fishguard. Palaran. Nar Shady. Lomsa Lemonsa. L.A. Nausea. Goopstaberg....

The Daily Grind: What is the best MMO dragon of all time?

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Let's throw down today and have an all-out brawl in the comments, shall we? That should keep Bree busy for a few hours at...

Citadel: Forged With Fire goes on sale, reduces marble building costs

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If you've been eyeing Citadel: Forged With Fire but have held out so far in the hopes of a good deal, now might be...
Some day, I will be good about screenshots. That day is not today.

Choose My Adventure: Map-based antics in Guild Wars 2

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One of the points of the polls and discussions for Guild Wars 2 the other week was that while I could focus on either...

The Daily Grind: Are you a fan of ‘automatic helping behaviors’ in MMORPGs?

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We've been complaining about lockboxes a lot lately as an unwelcome psychological trick in gaming, so this morning, I wanted to talk about a...
And sometimes, it's all about winning.

Massively Overthinking: Three-way RvR and ‘fair’ PvP in modern MMOs

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MOP reader Sally Bowls is on a roll with the good questions lately! She lobbed us one this past weekend that seems a good...
This will not be fine.

Trion Worlds entices players to support Extra Life charity with in-game rewards

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If you haven't heard already, tomorrow marks the start of a massive gaming marathon called Extra Life that will help raise much-needed funds to...
Can we start, start over

Destiny 2 struggles to find a solution to raid grouping

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One of the reasons raiding continues to be a sore spot in the MMORPG community is that it's difficult -- if not impossible --...
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The Daily Grind: What PvP MMO would you play if it were PvE only?

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Depending on where you're sitting, we are either in an age of PvP sandboxes everywhere or starving for games with well-organized and meaningful PvP...
Everyone comes to our house.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 139: Catching up with Legends of Aria

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Justin and Bree are joined by Legends of Aria's Derek Brinkmann to chat about alpha; then they discuss Guild Wars 2's waypoint sales, SWTOR's merges, the WoW expansion, and Shroud of the Avatar's delay, with a mailbag question on lockbox gambling.

Riot employee fired over toxic chat comments says he deserved it

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Last week, news that Riot Games Lead Experience Designer Aaron "RiotSanjuro" Rutledge had insulted a banned League of Legends streamer in a public chat...
I BOUGHT THIS FROM A PERSON

ArcheAge merges fresh start and legacy auction houses

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The economy for ArcheAge servers is getting a little more unified. During the game's next weekly maintenance window, the auction houses for the game's...

Wild West Online delays early access alpha: ‘It just ain’t ready yet’

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A couple of weeks ago, MOP's Justin and I expressed heavy skepticism that Wild West Online could ever be ready on schedule this fall....

The Daily Grind: Why does EVE survive where other PvP sandboxes stumble?

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MOP reader Tobasco da Gama pointed us to a recent Reddit thread about why EVE Online persists, even in a weakened state, where other...

Frontier Expo 2017: Elite Dangerous goes ‘Beyond’ with big plans for 2018

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When I spoke to Elite Dangerous' devs at this year's Frontier Expo 2017, the company's first fan expo, they admitted that communication went dark...

The Daily Grind: Is there MMORPG lingo that you just cannot stand?

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In past articles, we've coined some MMO terminology neologisms and expressed confusion over obscure MMO slang, but it's been a while since we talked...

Frontier Expo 2017: Planet Coaster adds scenarios, picnic tables, and lets vendors loose

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Visitors can sit while vendors run wild! That's the news that Planet Coaster devs shared on stage at the inaugural Frontier Expo 2017. The...

One Shots: Counting sheep

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I might not pick one of Final Fantasy XIV's Lalafell as an ideal combat companion, but when it comes to staging adorable photogenic moments?...

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