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There was so much potential.

The Daily Grind: Which MMOs have the best movement animation?

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While it's not utterly necessary, an MMORPG that lets my character be very mobile and agile is a delight to experience. So many MMOs,...
This plan sure worked!

WoW Factor: The World of Warcraft expansion tour in review

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All right. I've now been on this expansion tour for... well, seven weeks, but it feels like years. Partly because it meant covering a...
Mushrooms.

The Daily Grind: Do you expect any (other) MMOs to be delayed over the pandemic?

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With so many MMO studios working-from-home, it seems delays might be inevitable. In fact, we've already seen a few; Blue Protocol, for example, delayed...

Massively Overthinking: What generates trust in MMO crowdfunding for you?

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Last week, an anonymous game developer posted on the MMORPG Reddit about the broader MMO playerbase's frustrations with crowdfunding. See, this dev says he's...

Satan has planted the most trees in Gamigo’s charity initiative so far

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Last week, Gamigo announced a charity event to benefit Eden Reforestation Projects, selling packages that offer in-game items for MMOs like ArcheAge, RIFT, and...
All over again.

WoW Factor: A quick first impression of Shadowlands class changes

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Every so often, we wind up in a lull of information or exhaustion with World of Warcraft that leads readers to speculating in the...
No custom.

The Daily Grind: What’s the most coveted MMO alpha or beta you’ve ever gotten into?

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At the time I write this, we do not yet know who will get into the first test phase for World of Warcraft's upcoming...

Tamriel Infinium: Exploring the revamped vampires of Elder Scrolls Online’s Greymoor

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Ever since Molag Bal created the first vampires in Tamriel to spite the aedra Arkay, they have held a unique place in the stories...
The yeller.

Perfect Ten: How World of Warcraft is like professional wrestling

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Professional wrestling is not my thing. I say that with absolutely no ill will or judgment; much like the Lord of the Rings, the...

The Daily Grind: Where do you want to explore in your MMO but can’t?

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Every time I'm in an MMORPG, my eyes are always looking to the horizon. What's out there, over that next mountain range, across that...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 266: Feline fine for April Fools

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Justin, Bree, Carlo, and Ben discuss April Fools, Elyon, Elder Scrolls Online, Black Desert, RuneScape, City of Heroes, World of Warships, SWG Legends, LOTRO, WoW Classic, Legends of Aria, shortie races, and gaming disorder.

Choose My Adventure: The weird world of Heroes Online in Roblox

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I had a feeling this whole month of write-ups would go weirdly, and sure enough, it did. It was only until after I got...
Burnsauce.

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the messiest combat?

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I don't like messes. They freak me out. The chaos, the uncertainty, it gets to me. And it's as true in real life as...

Massively Uplifting: Cake, coloring, and EVE Online’s PLEX4Good COVID-19 relief

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The news this past month has been infected with the novel coronavirus. It's everywhere we turn, and we can't escape it even if we...
Alas and alack.

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s schedule in the wake of pandemic

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We have an official statement from Square-Enix now. We have a whole lot of panicky Final Fantasy XIV players who want to believe that...

Fight or Kite: You’re stuck in the house, so PvP with the kids in Trove

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It might not be the best time in history to be a human, but it is one of the best times to be a...
Yip?

The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best character hair in the genre?

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This might sound silly but I care a lot more about any given MMO character's hair than face. Realistically, I'm never gonna see the...

Global Chat: High adventure in Dungeons and Dragons Online

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If there was ever an MMO that was made for parties to adventure together, it is Dungeons and Dragons Online. Telwyn over at GamingSF...
Weird dog.

The Daily Grind: Are you re-exploring old MMO content during isolation?

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These days, a lot of people are sitting at home without necessarily much to do. We are many of us content locusts now, swarming...

The Game Archaeologist: The history of Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box

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In the MMORPG genre, April Fools' Day is especially relished as a time in which developers and studios can get a bit wacky and...

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