ncsoft

A major global studio based in South Korea, known in the west for games like WildStar, Guild Wars 2, and Aion, among many others.

One Shots: Cow disco!

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With the recent switchover to a new comment system and the very real fear that we might lose previous comments (including, alas, your excellent...
Oh jeez.

Recapping the Asheron’s Call sunsets

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Just before Christmas, we learned the sad news that Turbine would not be transferring Asheron's Call and its revivified sequel to Standing Stone as...
I want to like you a lot.

Blade and Soul turns on character transfers, streamlines evolution process

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Frustrated with being tied to a server in Blade and Soul while watching your friends gallivant around on another shard? There's a reunion in...
This wasn't really what you cared about anyway, right? Right.

Battle Bards Episode 91: Forest Tales

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Take a stroll through the trees and become totally lost in the foliage, drinking in the sounds of the forest with today’s show, as...
it me

Ship of Heroes asks for early UI feedback

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The UI matters a lot in an MMORPG -- at least if you're going to be staring at it pretty much constantly while you're playing...

The Daily Grind: Have any 2017 previews sucked you back into MMOs?

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One thing I look forward to at the start of every year is seeing all of the producer's letters, states of the game, and...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 102: Sailing into the future

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Justin and Larry discuss LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, Star Trek Online, Asheron's Call, H1Z1, Black Desert, and Guild Wars 2, with a special Bree monologue about the new comment system.

Guild Wars 2: Head of the Snake living world episode coming February 7th, plus new trailer and Heart of Thorns sale

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Next week is shaping up to be a big one for multiple MMORPGs, Guild Wars 2 included: ArenaNet has made good on Mike O'Brien's...
If you forget the fact that it was during the day and there were only the two of us and it wasn't outside by a wooden table it was exactly like this.

Richard Garriott explains why Steam has been unkind to Shroud of the Avatar

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Have you had a chance to pick up and read Richard Garriott's memoirs yet? Whether or not you have, you might want to check...

The Game Archaeologist: Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds

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I confess that I have a particular fascination for MMOs that came into existence in the 1990s. It's not only the fact that I...

One Shots: A purrrfect sunset

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What makes a good sunset even better? When you get to curl up with your favorite pet and share a Hallmark moment together. UpayaCrow kicks...

Guild Wars 2 creates a minimum games threshold for its PvP league leaderboard

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PvP slackers, your time is up: Guild Wars 2 is going to make you work to stay on its leaderboard from here on out! ArenaNet...

The Daily Grind: Have you ever used MMOs to live out fantasies from other IPs?

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One of my absolute favorite parts of City of Heroes was seeing the crazy mish-mash of intellectual properties that players brought to the game....
Of course, to be fair, I've never known anything about Aion.

Aion’s 5.3 update boasts a 384-man PvE instanced battleground

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Aion announced this week that it's preparing for the 5.3 patch to head to the North American servers. The update will add an "illustrated...

Guild Wars 2’s living world season 3 episode 4 will launch in February

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Guild Wars 2's next living world episode is due in February, ArenaNet's Mike O'Brien told players on the forums today. "We’re wrapping up work on...

Ship of Heroes’ character customization already looks amazing

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If you're a superhero fan who loves hair -- and you probably are, if our City of Titans commenters yesterday are any guide --...

Massively Overthinking: Death and dying in MMORPGs

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In March of last year, MOP's Justin wrote a detailed guide to the most common death penalties in MMORPGs. Last September, Gamasutra pulled seven...

Heroes and Villains explains its goals for seamless zoning

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Heroes and Villains was one chunk of the original trifecta of superhero MMORPGs that sprang from the grave of City of Heroes, but it's...

Jukebox Heroes: Live performances of MMO scores

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I am of the opinion that there is something special and magical about getting to experience music in person, especially so when it is...
If I had known then what I know now, I... would have felt no different, really, but it might have mitigated stuff.

WildStar explains shift in dungeon reward philosophy

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Don't look now, but WildStar has incited an underground revolution involving its dungeon reward philosophy. In the upcoming Power of the Primal Matrix update,...

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