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Perfect Ten: 10 MMO monsters we don’t feel bad killing over and over again

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While many MMORPG players would (and probably have) beat up on the fluffiest of lambs and the cutest of otters if a loot table...
Effing OOPS

Perfect Ten: MMOs where you can play as robots and cyborgs

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Robots are, let's face it, very important. You might say that's not true, and to that I say: When you get to write the...

Perfect Ten: MMORPGs with interesting Guinness World Records

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I never quite know how much stock to put in Guinness World Records. I guess it's somewhere between "for amusement value" and "stone cold...
There were problems.

Perfect Ten: 10 problems that really hurt The Secret World

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For whatever reason, The Secret World is one of those games that people keep going back over mentally, an MMO that still collectively has...

Perfect Ten: The 10 phases of MMORPG pre-launch hysteria

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One of my private theories about MMO players -- one I'm now making public -- is that we all have the collective memories of...
Just barely avoided this fate.

Perfect Ten: The MMO franchises that can’t count past two

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Back in the day, there was a running joke about how Capcom had shown with Street Fighter that the company could not count higher...
Come on, my dudes.

Perfect Ten: Why MMOs should never ditch text chat

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If you ever want to feel what an MMO is like without any sort of text chat, then spend a stretch of time in...
SIR

Perfect Ten: The 10 most utterly bizarre Final Fantasy XIV NPC names

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A lot of times when I write these columns, I have either a point to make or a higher concept that I am touching...

Perfect Ten: The weirdest weapons from MMOs of yore

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Swords. Staffs. Maces. Spears. Wands. Bows. Crossbows. Double-crossbows. Hammers. Wolverine claws. Daggers. Axes. Deadly? Yes. Fashionable? Not so much. A two-handed sword is so...
Forever and ever.

End-of-Year Eleven: The MMOs with the most uncertain futures in 2024

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As I say every single year and several people ignore every single year: This is not a column about the games that are most...

End-of-Year Eleven: All the upcoming MMOs to watch in 2024 and beyond

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We've said it before, but this time we really mean it: The future of MMORPGs looks amazing. Contrary to years when we've seen only...
The scholar sees when you do not index things, and he is not impressed.

End-of-year Eleven: The best value MMORPGs at the end of 2023

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I have been told that if I start another one of these columns musing on the abstract meaning of "value" as I have for...
New World ROTAE

End-of-Year Eleven: The best MMO expansions and updates of 2023

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If you want to look at the overall health of the MMORPG industry, one vital heartbeat that must not be missed is continual development....
I don't like you.

End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO stories of 2023

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Some years, it's hard to really cut a distinction between the biggest stories of a year and the biggest surprises. There can be a...
There are problems with this art, but we're going to overlook that.

End-of-year Eleven: The healthiest live MMOs at the end of 2023

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When it comes to making a judgment call about the "healthiest" MMORPGs on the market at any given time, there are always plenty of...
hey girl

End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO surprises of 2023

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2023 was definitely a year of surprises for me. Not all of them were pleasant! If you've been watching my columns, you probably have...

Perfect Ten: Why I’m grateful to be an MMO gamer in 2023

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To me, Thanksgiving is a much-needed reminder to acknowledge and express the gratitude we have for all that is right and good in our...
So many colors in the rainbow.

Perfect Ten: Classic video games that would make terrible MMORPGs

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There was a time when MMORPGs were all based on existing storied single-player RPG franchises, and that time was when Ultima Online launched and...

Perfect Ten: The single best expansion from 10 MMOs

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Holy crud, do I not know that I'm setting myself up for some major pushback today. Oh, I feel that to my core, friends!...

Perfect Ten: 10 MMORPGs as Saturday morning cartoons

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My insane MMO and MMORPG thought experiments do indeed continue: Previously I considered what muffins MMO NPCs are, then I considered what flavor of...

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