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WoW Factor: How do we make a good Warcraft movie?

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Sometimes, dear readers, things simply do not line up. I really have a long piece I'm looking forward to doing, and then Blizzard does...

Massively on the Go: Exploring Pokemon Sword and Shield’s Isle of Armor expansion

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I knew from the website shown at the initial announcement that Pokemon Sword and Shield's first expansion, The Isle of Armor, would be more of...

Perfect Ten: What makes me feel welcome when trying out your MMO

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While it's not "standing in front of your high school in your underpants and reciting a difficult Shakespeare passage" level of anxiety, there is...

Chaos Theory: Secret World Legend’s third anniversary and the 2020 MEGAversary event

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Another year has come and gone. (Though we might be glad this one's over.) Secret World Legends, the reboot of the beloved Secret World,...

Choose My Adventure: EVE Online’s combat coalesces into something nearing enjoyment

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All right, EVE Online. I'm starting to get you. The mission was to continue with the career path NPCs, and after some more time in...

The Soapbox: No, forced grouping in MMOs isn’t ‘social’

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Thinking back to high school, I'm awash in memories of the many deep, meaningful relationships that spawned as a result of being forced to...
Red means dead.

Wisdom of Nym: Job extension ideas for the next Final Fantasy XIV expansion

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One of the interesting things about each given expansion for Final Fantasy XIV is that we always get new tricks along the way... sometimes...

Not So Massively: My top 10 favorite ARPG classes

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I love me some ARPGs, but in any RPG your enjoyment will depend so much on finding the right class. A game that felt...

The Game Archaeologist: The virtual worlds of the 1990s

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With the increased speeds of modems and the move into 3-D space in the 1990s, some game designers thought it was a logical conclusion...
lol

WoW Factor: The time-skip Shadowlands theory and the longing for World of Warcraft 2

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All right, here we go. Normally this is the sort of thing that I wouldn't actually spend a whole week on because believe it...
Similar, but not the same.

Vague Patch Notes: Have we ever really had an MMO sequel?

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In the wake of Justin's recent column on whether or not MMO sequels are a good idea, MOP reader Bobfish had an interesting question...

Choose My Adventure: The slow slog to familiarity in EVE Online

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Once more, we begin this adventure in EVE Online with some self-owning. For an embarrassingly long amount of time, I was incapable of working...
Pay to lose.

Perfect Ten: The big book of MMO death mechanic rationales

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In the ancient Before Times (so, you know, two years ago), I wrote a column all about the different mechanics that hit you when...

Fight or Kite: Space MMORTS Starborne’s latest time-limited campaign draws to a close

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I’ve had Starborne open nearly every waking minute over the last ten weeks – and even during many of the sleeping ones. It is...
Classy.

Wisdom of Nym: The highs and lows of Final Fantasy XIV’s role quests

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You might be thinking that we're a little early to be doing this sort of thing, and you wouldn't be entirely wrong; normally I...

EVE Evolved: EVE Online’s asset safety bait and switch was a colossal mistake

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Imagine if you logged back into your favourite MMO after a few months away to find that your character's gear was gone or valuable...

LOTRO Legendarium: 6 tips for fun and profitable deed hunting

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Just because you've hit the level cap or come to the end of available quests in Lord of the Rings Online doesn't mean you've...

Tamriel Infinium: Launch impressions of Elder Scrolls Online’s Greymoor chapter

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As I sat down to take in the most recent content release for the Elder Scrolls Online, Greymoor, I was awash with a sense...
Whoops.

WoW Factor: How World of Warcraft’s elite progression obsession hurts progression players too

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Here's a statement that I think few people will disagree with: World of Warcraft has increasingly focused on raiding and high-end progression as the only...
Alas and alack.

Wisdom of Nym: Exit Final Fantasy XIV fan festival, pursued by a virus

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So... yeah, we're not getting our fan festival for Final Fantasy XIV in San Diego. You probably saw that by now. (And if you're wondering...

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