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Massively Overthinking: What would you want out of a potential WoW sequel?

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It's a rare MMO player who's never played World of Warcraft, which makes this particular summer an interesting one for the whole genre. Even...

The MOP Up: Prosperous Universe’s economy gets a boost with local markets

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The economy obviously is a major component of the upcoming Prosperous Universe -- it's kind of hinted at right there in the name, after...

The Daily Grind: Which problems is the MMO industry never gonna solve?

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Earlier in June, Wilhelm of The Ancient Gaming Noob posted a provocative article about the three problems MMORPGs are never going to solve. Fighting...

Destiny 2’s fall patch turns Eververse gear into Universal Ornaments as Bungie revamps the Bright Dust economy

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Tess Everis will have some new surprises in store for the Guardians of Destiny 2 this fall, Bungie has announced, as the fall patch...

Star Citizen is putting an awful lot of effort into creating an epic space bar experience

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If you're quite over joking about space caves and how the economy team is using ships' popularity to decide how to price them, Star...

Star Citizen’s monthly report promises new missions, improved AI, and caves

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The month of May has seen lots of development done in Star Citizen according to the game's monthly report. Now having typed that sentence,...

E3 2019: Woodpunk survival MMO Last Oasis is set to launch in September

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Back in January, we covered a brand-new survival MMO dubbed Last Oasis, said by developer Donkey Crew to be a "post-apocalyptic clan-based nomadic survival...
Robots.

The Daily Grind: What serves as your biggest MMO currency sink?

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I don't really devote a lot of effort in Final Fantasy XIV into making money, but I also sort of don't need to. The game's biggest...

Star Citizen explains customized ships and ship gear insurance while exploring black market trade mechanics

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Star Citizen's done something rather rare this week: It's posted up a detailed Q&A on ship customization that cuts right to the big questions...
The core here is so hard.

World Health Organization’s gaming disorder classification causes discord within South Korean government

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The World Health Organization's recent decision to recognize gaming disorder as a mental health issue in the most recent revision of its International Classification...

Not So Massively: First impressions of Conan Unconquered

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I don't have any particular attachment to Conan the Barbarian as a franchise. I'm barely even familiar with it, in fact. But I do...

Warframe of Mind: Should Digital Extremes ditch RNG in endgame loot drops?

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Here's a question for you: Should a game that eschewed random loot boxes at the request of players use RNG loot drops for rare...

Ashes of Creation explores economy-centric nodes at the heart of its player city system

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Ashes of Creation is speaking my language this week in its lengthy dev blog on the game's economic node. Nodes, you'll recall, are the...

Massively Overthinking: What are your favorite MMO ‘chores’?

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A few months ago, The Outline ran a piece on Red Dead Redemption 2 titled I don't wanna do my video games chores, and...

Dual Universe update introduces barter and talent systems

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Novaquark's Dual Universe may still be in alpha testing, but the sci-fi title took one giant leap forward this month in becoming a full-fledged...
Money talks, but what it says isn't engaging sometimes.

EVE Online releases its monthly economic report for April 2019

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It is possible that you are not the target audience for the EVE Online monthly economic report. If you aren't looking forward to frowning with...

Fallout 76’s Pioneer Scouts and vendors roll out as players debate taxes and the game’s MMO feel

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Fallout 76's latest Wild Appalachia update rolled out this week, implementing the Pioneer Scouts faction and quests, new backpacks that boost carry weight, legendary...
no mad lizert

Perfect Ten: Disney movies are all MMO experiences

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As a general rule, I feel about Disney films the same way other people feel about the MCU films: They're fine, I'll watch one...

Academics argue WHO’s ‘gaming disorder’ classification could cost South Korea billions

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Over the last couple of years, we've been covering the science behind gaming addiction and more specifically the World Health Organization's attempt to insert...

City of Heroes’ Homecoming rogue servers will offer character transfers after all

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The business of saving City of Heroes has now stretched on three weeks since our first article, but it hasn't slowed down a bit. Over...

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