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Vague Patch Notes: Player vs. class in Final Fantasy XI

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I had finally hit level 41 on Red Mage in Final Fantasy XI. That was when the world changed, and if you played the game,...

Warframe of Mind: Five ways to make a more splendiferous TennoCon 2020

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When Digital Extremes announced the scrapping of all TennoCon 2020 in-person attendee plans, I was understandably pretty bummed. After all, Warframe's event nabbed the...

Working as Intended: The big list of City of Heroes rogue servers, 2020 edition

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It's been a weird and wonderful year for City of Heroes fans. In April of 2019, the expose of a secret City of Heroes...

Perfect Ten: Actually useful World of Warcraft toys

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Pretty much since its inception, World of Warcraft has made a point to include just-for-fun items that were more about personal expression and enjoyment....
Through the fire and the flames

WoW Factor: World of Warcraft’s class and race restrictions have never made any sense

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There are some things that exist in games because they make sense in-universe, and there are some things that exist solely as a game...
These losers again?

Wisdom of Nym: What awaits in Final Fantasy XIV’s relic battleground?

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We don't know just how long it's going to be before we're all chilling out in the battlefield for Final Fantasy XIV's next relic weapon...

Not So Massively: Kind Words is one of the most intense games I’ve ever played

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In these trying times, I think we're all dealing with a certain degree of anxiety and loneliness. For some of us, feeling worried and...

Jukebox Heroes: Lime Odyssey, Yasunori Mitsuda’s hidden gem

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Even the most casual of video game soundtrack fans must know the name Yasunori Mitsuda. The legendary composer is perhaps best known for his...

The Game Archaeologist: The rise and fall of Landmark and EverQuest Next

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The year was 2013. Sony Online Entertainment was still a functioning and seemingly robust MMORPG studio, and its yearly SOE Live convention was a...
Everybody dies.

WoW Factor: Examining Shadowlands’ Rogue, Death Knight, and Warrior changes

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I do find a certain amount of irony in the fact that in this tour of the World of Warcraft Shadowlands class changes, Warrior...

Working as Intended: Sparking joy in MMOs

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On this week's podcast, I mentioned that I'd just finished off Marie Kondo's The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, something that superficially seems unrelated...
Bye.

Vague Patch Notes: What causes the preponderance of disconnected MMO endgames?

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Yesterday, I wrote a whole column about how WildStar had some really great stuff in it. I did not mention its endgame at all....

MMO Cartographer: Exploring Revelation Online’s Skyward World update

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Revelation Online, originally developed by NetEase and published in the west by My.games, recently launched its Skyward World update. It contained updates for players...
Effing OOPS

Perfect Ten: The top 10 things we loved about WildStar

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WildStar was a really neat game that was run by people who had no idea what was good about it. I'd apologize for that...

Fight or Kite: Valorant’s place in an MMO player’s rotation

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The new hotness from Riot Games, developer of League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics, delivers twitchy, intense FPS action in Valorant. The game has...

Choose My Adventure: The first steps as a Romulan in Star Trek Online

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In last week's column, I mentioned that the start of our Star Trek Online journey would not be done alone, and sure enough I've...

Massively Uplifting: Communities and companies bolster COVID-19 relief and mental health support

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April showers of good deeds bring May flowers of comfort and hope. And after the last couple of months, we sure could use a...
Originals of the species.

Wisdom of Nym: The curious rebirth of Final Fantasy XIV’s old content

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So originally, this column was going to involve a fair amount of speculation regarding some ambiguous phrasings and translations of timing for the next...

Interview: Black Desert on crossplay, the engine, and the future of mobile

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A few weeks ago, we chatted up Pearl Abyss' lead producer Jaehee Kim about some pressing Black Desert questions. Now, I'm not one to...

LOTRO Legendarium: Wells of Langflood, River-hobbits, and free questing

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With major content updates only coming to Lord of the Rings Online two or three times a year now, it's a big deal when...

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