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Vague Patch Notes: Floaty, samey, and janky – a treasury of MMO terms for bad combat
Eliot Lefebvre
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January 27, 2023
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Any time you bring up The Secret World or Secret World Legends's bland, floaty combat, at least one person is going to chime in...
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