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Wandering Wraeclast: Discover Delirium when Path of Exile’s new league launches March 13

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There are certain things you can count on in life, things to set your clocks by. One of those is my quarterly chat with...

Choose My Adventure: Sorry, I got distracted by other stuff in Black Desert

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You’ll likely notice that I missed out on last week’s Choose My Adventure and for that I apologize. This past week I have been...
Bring the light

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.2 in review – the content

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All right, here's the deal. Every time we get a new patch, I wind up finding that I have two of these columns' worth...
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Fight or Kite: New World’s switcheroo is the best thing that could have happened for PvPers

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About a month ago, Amazon’s large age of conquest MMO, New World, announced a huge shift in focus from a free-for-all, full-loot PvP game...
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First impressions of Elder Scrolls Online’s Harrowstorm and Unhallowed Grave

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As longtime Elder Scrolls Online players well know, ZeniMax is launching the first chunk of content for the Dark Heart of Skyrim today for...

Jukebox Heroes: Ten MMOs that strongly support their soundtracks

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It's one thing to put a lot of music in your MMORPG or even to release that launch-day album. It's another thing entirely to...

Into the Super-verse: How City of Heroes welcomed me into MMOs

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As we approach the first anniversary of City of Heroes' revival on the rogue server circuit, I wanted to take this opportunity to share...

Chaos Theory: Guide to love and heartbreak in Secret World Legends’ latest event

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If I made a New Year's wish upon a falling star, it wouldn't be far-fetched to think getting new content in Secret World Legends...
When it comes.

WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour – The Burning Crusade

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So it seems pretty likely at this point that we are going to keep going through the various World of Warcraft expansions with Classic servers...
Phun phor the phamily.

Vague Patch Notes: Phantasy Star Online 2 might be in a better place than you think

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A couple years back (this being the definition where "a couple" means "I can't remember precisely how many"), I was talking with a friend...

The Soapbox: Why does it feel like I don’t have time for an MMO when I really do?

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This guest Soapbox was commissioned through MassivelyOP's Patreon program and is authored by Steve "Sray" Blouin, a name our longtime commenters will surely recognize...
We got it back, after all.

Perfect Ten: Dead MMOs resurrected via rogue servers

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Last December, the Massively OP 2019 Awards gave its "Best Trend" nod to the rise of rogue servers in the MMO genre. Preservation of...

Flameseeker Chronicles: What Eye of the North means for Guild Wars 2

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Guild Wars 2’s Icebrood Saga has so far been filled with plenty of nostalgic callbacks to the original Guild Wars’ Eye of the North...

The Survivalist: Is Conan Exiles done with free DLC – or are we getting a true expansion?

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While Funcom's latest investor note focused mainly on DUNE, there was a little tidbit of big import nestled in there about the current IP-based...
Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow.

Wisdom of Nym: That’s a very large fan festival you got there, Final Fantasy XIV

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Odd as it might be to say, I don't really have a lot more to say just yet about tomorrow's patch for Final Fantasy...

Not So Massively: Imagining a true MMORTS

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MMOs and RTS are two of the genres of game I play the most. Given that, you'd think I'd be a big fan of...

LOTRO Legendarium: Revisiting Riders of Rohan in Lord of the Rings Online

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It's finally time: We're heading back to Rohan. On Lord of the Rings Online's progression servers, at least -- the live servers have hosted...
We

Lawful Neutral: Examining the infamous MMO lockbox, 2020 edition

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I have a soft spot for paranormal horror. I love movies about demons, ghosts, hauntings, possessions. There's one particular movie from the early aughts...
Through the fire and the flames

WoW Factor: How could World of Warcraft restore confidence ahead of Shadowlands?

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The last opportunity that Blizzard had to really restore player confidence was Warcraft III: Reforged. And... Yes, that's very good, please stop laughing. I know. It's...

Warframe of Mind: The creepy charm of Chains of Harrow

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Slowly but surely, I have been making my way through Warframe's story missions. And while understandably story and lore may not be the first...

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