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Veteran Norwegian studio behind The Secret World, Anarchy Online, Age of Conan, and LEGO Minifigures Online.

But what awaits...

Star Anvil opens Secret World TTRPG pre-orders through Backerkit

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Fans of The Secret World already know that tabletop game developer Star Anvil Studios is putting together a TTRPG version of the MMO; the...

Massively Overthinking: How to alienate your MMORPG playerbase

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I am not a Pokemon Go player, but I can't help but stare at its many trainwrecks thanks to the detailed coverage of our...

The Daily Grind: Have you ever played an R-rated MMO?

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If we were to transfer MMOs over to the realm of movies and give each an MPAA rating, we'd most likely see a lopsided...
Kitty!

Storyboard: Pros and cons for scripted narrative stories in MMOs

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Last week, we looked at the pros and cons for stories in MMOs that were purely player-driven, or at least using player actions and...

Massively Overthinking: Tabletop and boardgames for MMORPG players

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Last week, following the crowdfunding of an Elder Scrolls boardgame, the MOP staff got derailed by a discussion on boardgame prices (it's expensive, y'all)....
WHY IS STUFF SO HARD?!

Perfect Ten: 10 MMO promises that are not filling me with confidence

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Every game's development - and this includes MMOs - involves certain promises being made that the developers probably half-knows are not going to wind...

One Shots: Noodling around

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Get ready to slurp up some serious eye candy, because noodles are on the menu for One Shots this week. I mean, who needs...

The MOP Up: Guild Wars 2 reworks its Gyala Delve meta-event

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Guild Wars 2 pushed out a patch last week that adjusted how the Gyala Delve meta-event functions and doles out rewards. Part of this...
Being back in Azeroth might be a little more reassuring.

Former Trion boss Scott Hartsman illuminates the rise and fall of RIFT

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Yesterday, we ran an editorial from MOP's Tyler focused on his reasoning that MMOs are better off showcasing their own special attributes than tearing...

Tamriel Infinium: How ZeniMax should fix Elder Scrolls Online’s combat

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As much as there can be a consensus on anything in MMORPGs, it's generally -- but not universally -- agreed that something is rotten...

The Secret World Classic’s account site is down, but the original version is still running

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There are some mild-to-moderately concerning developments concerning The Secret World -- the original version, that is, not the Legends reboot. Apparently the account page...

Dune Awakening’s highlight videos indicate how you’ll be able to survive on Arrakis

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Uh oh: We've got wormsign, y'all! And in the universe of Dune Awakening, that means you either need to take shelter in a sturdy...
KITTY!

Tamriel Infinium: How Elder Scrolls Online’s quests go above and beyond the MMO norm

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There are some MMOs you play because of and some you play in spite of, if you catch my drift. These titles have great...

Perfect Ten: Ranking 10 MMORPG map designs from worst to best

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When I was a kid, I loved poring over maps in our family's atlas when we went on road trips. Getting a kind of...

Dune Awakening posts a skimpy informational video, promises details on next beta ‘in the coming months’

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Dune: Awakening appears to be in no hurry to tell anyone about itself. Funcom has offered up a 31-second video for the developing survival...

Massively Overthinking: That moment when you realize an MMO is truly something special

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MOP commenter Bruno tweeted something the other that that I thought would make a fun topic. Here's what he said, printed with permission: "Wanna know...

Dungeons & Dragons’ OGL fiasco ends in victory for third-party content like The Secret World TTRPG

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Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro flooped around and found out. As we discussed earlier this month, the stewards of the Dungeons & Dragons...
But what awaits...

Vague Patch Notes: Floaty, samey, and janky – a treasury of MMO terms for bad combat

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Any time you bring up The Secret World or Secret World Legends's bland, floaty combat, at least one person is going to chime in...

Conan Exiles invites players to see how the Age of Sorcery was first designed in new video

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If you're enjoying flinging spells at foes and succumbing to the corrupting forces that such power requires in Conan Exiles, then you might be...
Crucial.

Vague Patch Notes: Stop taking your released MMOs back to the drawing board

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This is not a column about Kingshunt, but it is. It's not a column about Crowfall or Deathverse: Let it Die or even Crucible....

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