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Vague Patch Notes: The many flavors of ‘boosting’ in the MMO genre

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The other day MOP's Bree and I were having a discussion about boosting. This is not entirely unusual, but it was unusual insofar as...

Perfect Ten: Useful excuses for ditching an MMO dungeon run

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I'm not saying that MMO dungeons are boring or anything, but when you start one, you've kind of committed to seeing it through --...
E G G

The Soapbox: Why diversifying your MMO gaming is the smart thing to do

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Allow me to indulge in some retrospection for a moment as I sit back on my rocker, squint into the fading afternoon light, and...

Working As Intended: MMOs that wish they were Star Wars Galaxies

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"My friends and I would skin someone alive for an SWG 2," an old Star Wars Galaxies player recently wrote on Reddit, and that...
This be he

Vague Patch Notes: Themepark MMOs need open spaces, too

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Let me start off this particular column with a story about Star Wars: The Old Republic. I've mentioned before how this was a game...
The yeller.

Perfect Ten: The subtle differences between World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIV combat

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It's the little things that get you when you weren't paying attention, according to Jim Infantino (and Jim's big ego), and this is true...

The Game Archaeologist: The origins of Blizzard, Mythic, Funcom, SOE, and BioWare

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A good origin story always captivates me, especially when it gives me a new perspective on something I've come to appreciate over the years....
Shiny!

Vague Patch Notes: Yes, sandbox MMOs need tutorials and guidance, too

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I'm going to make some sandbox fans a little miffed right here with my opening premise. Yes, your sandbox MMO needs tutorials and probably...

Perfect Ten: Weirdly specific tropes found in every fantasy MMORPG

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If you take some weird, outlandish, or out-of-the-ordinary item and then saturate your life with it, sooner or later the bizarre becomes the accepted...
What you are chasing and will not get.

Perfect Ten: MMOs that have fallen to the dark side of cryptocurrency

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Here's an interesting point that's worth considering: For all the talk about cryptocurrencies, NFTs, the metaverse, and other Web3 buzzwords being the future of...

Why I Play: What keeps me coming back to The Secret World

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Now and then I'll allude to being the weirdo who's still playing The Secret World -- not Secret World Legends, but the original. I've...
Always the level.

Vague Patch Notes: A love letter to the people going above and beyond in the MMO genre

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Let's just lead off with a very simple statement. Hey there, teams out there working on MMOs and doing more than you need to?...
There was so much potential.

Perfect Ten: Abrupt MMO sunsets that shocked us

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Not all MMO sunsets are equal, when you look at them. Sure, all impact players who made those games a home, but some titles...

Tamriel Infinium: Was Elder Scrolls Online’s One Tamriel actually a bad idea?

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Before you come into this column with boxing gloves on looking for the daft writer who dared to pose the above question, please hear...

Massively Overthinking: The second big five MMOs

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So here in the MMORPG genre, we've been working under the assumption for the last few years that the "big five" MMOs that dominate...
We're still here, yes.

Vague Patch Notes: You are not immune to predatory monetization in MMOs

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This week, I want to expand on something I mentioned in last week's Vague Patch Notes as an offhand thing that bears further examination....
Thanks. Really.

Vague Patch Notes: Examples of predatory monetization in the MMO industry

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So, if you've been paying attention to this column over the past few forevers, you will have no doubt noticed by this point that...

Perfect Ten: The 10 NPCs you meet in MMORPGs

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Is there a figure in online games that more symbolizes the thin barrier between the server database and user playerbase than the non-player character?...

Massively Overthinking: ‘Every MMO inconvenience is someone else’s game’

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A while back, someone in our comments (I can't find it again, so I can't remember who!) dug up a quote from Raph Koster...
I TRUSTED YOU

Perfect Ten: The stupid reasons I have had for sacrificing sleep for MMOs

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One of the most useful pieces of advice that I've gotten regarding making decisions for the future is also the simplest: Imagine yourself taking...

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