Factions is a standalone expansion for Guild Wars that released on April 28, 2006. It may also refer to the combat module release of Origins of Malu.
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Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs whose worlds were built from scratch
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Aion Classic EU’s Storm in Balaurea launches new maps, dungeons, and passes on August 16
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Aion Classic EU announces 2.0 Storm in Balaurea with new zones, instances, and a level cap bump
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Massively Overthinking: What’s Blizzard’s next move?
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Star Wars: The Old Republic summons PvP Season 3 today
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Judge denies FTC’s injunction request, clearing the way for Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard merger
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Independence Day’s Roland Emmerich announces Space Nation MMORPG: It’s another token-encrusted NFT game
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EVE Online details Viridian’s new corporation projects, homefront operations, and economy updates
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Vague Patch Notes: Why do people remember an MMO past that didn’t exist?
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