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How do I start to say goodbye.

A eulogy for WildStar – a marvelous MMORPG and avoidable tragedy

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Friends, readers, genre fans, lend me your eyes; I come to bury WildStar, not to praise it. But just like Marc Antony, I'm going...
It's a tiny little sprout thing. It might kill you.

Vague Patch Notes: Casual no longer means anything in MMOs

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Every time I see someone write something about casual players - including me because heavens know I've done it too - I feel a...
LISTEN

Vague Patch Notes: On scaling and meaningful advancement in WoW and other MMORPGs

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It seems like pretty much nobody is happy with how scaling is working in World of Warcraft at the moment. The game's scaling means...

EVE Evolved: Four changes to improve EVE Online for new players

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A few months ago, I created a new character and ran through the new player experience for an article on how to get new...
Overwhatever.

Overwatch is performing a little surgery on its healers and planning another free PC weekend

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Healers are important in Overwatch, but they also have the potential to get out of hand. Sure, it's good to be able to patch...
This seems like more of a half-move.

Vague Patch Notes: On balance and differentiation in MMOs

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Do you like fighting games? I don't. Let's talk about fighting games. But bear with me because you'll get where this is going. While I...
Cool, well, screaming forever now.

Neverwinter details the creation of the Atropal boss

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The Atropal boss in Neverwinter is not something you want to run into in a dark alley. Heck, it's probably not something you want...
Oh my gosh, did they try.

Cliff Bleszinski asserts that Lawbreakers is ‘fine’ on PS4 while planning to be ‘less of a dick’

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So what's the key element in revitalizing the flagging player numbers for Lawbreakers? Cliff Bleszinski puts forth that part of the onus is on...
How are you not playing this on PC in the first place?

Final Fantasy XIV asks players to help design some new furniture

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Are there furnishings you wish were in Final Fantasy XIV but keep not getting added? Perhaps you can take matters into your own hands...
How near, how far.

Valiance Online says its alpha is coming soon

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Hearing that something is coming "soon" is the bane of every MMO player; it technically qualifies as a time frame, but it's vague and...
Oh dear.

World of Warcraft’s class design AMA examines the how and why of tuning changes

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No matter what class you play in World of Warcraft, you're probably certain that the developers hate your class in particular and love some...
Not the same.

The Daily Grind: Are MMOs in the same category as other video games for you?

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The funny thing about MMOs is that while they're very obviously video games, they're not really in the same wheelhouse as single-player games. They're...
The sad loser peering across the landscape photo genre.

Chronicles of Elyria recaps development over the month of March

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It's been a busy time for Chronicles of Elyria as the development team has worked on putting together a portion of the game to...
More of this story, please.

The Daily Grind: What’s the most overused cute creature in an MMO?

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The Quaggan, without a doubt, are the cutest race in Guild Wars 2. They also don't show up constantly, which helps. An awful lot...
Fortified.

Crowfall shows off the design of the Fort architectural set

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The next big development milestone for Crowfall is work being done on the game's Eternal Kingdoms, a place for players to build a spot...
No, you don't get it, she has no eyes.

WoW Factor: New classes in a post-Legion world

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So World of Warcraft patch 7.1.5 is out now... but I'm going to be honest, that doesn't feel like much of anything. It's there,...
Deeeeeep cut.

Star Trek Online details the creation of the Tzenkethi

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The Tzenkethi are coming to Star Trek Online, which should make any franchise lore nerd at least moderately happy. No television series has ever...

Recapping MMORPG science in 2016

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You guys may not have consciously noticed it, but we've been working harder and harder on our science-related articles in the past couple of...
THE POWER (you've got it)

Path of Exile celebrates a smooth content launch with two new videos

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Launching something new always involves a certain amount of pulling the trigger and then apprehensively waiting. What's going to go wrong? Are the servers...
Here comes trouble.

Wisdom of Nym: Thankfulness for Final Fantasy XIV

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I haven't exactly made a secret of the fact that I'm on a bit of a low pulse for Final Fantasy XIV at the...

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