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Massively OP Podcast Episode 175: Virtual heartbreakers

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Justin and Bree discuss E3, WoW Classic, Crowfall's delay, Defiance 2050's release date, Fortnite's Sony mess, Black Desert's dating mechanics, and EVE and Star Citizen's ship squabble, with mailbag questions on midgame MMO play and why MMO studios won't shup up and take our money.

Global Chat: The fallout of Fallout 76

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Bethesda's E3 reveal of Fallout 76 had many gamers and franchise fans talking, no more so than out among MMO bloggers. After all, taking...
cars go vroom vroom

The Daily Grind: Do you prefer ‘work’ simulation MMOs to more fantastic game worlds?

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In the comments of my piece on Raph Koster's book last week, a commenter brought up the idea that mimicking the real world in...
It's not just me, right?

Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s lightness of dungeons

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It feels really weird to think about just how few dungeons we've gotten in Final Fantasy XIV for this expansion. Not that it's the...

E3 2018: A second look at Trion’s Defiance 2050 reboot

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GDC 2018 back in March was good to Defiance 2050, at least in terms of making people aware of the goals of the game....

The Daily Grind: What’s your biggest ever MMO splurge?

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Ever since Trove launched its superhero-themed expansion Heroes, I've been hemming and hawing over buying the big mama upgrade package for the Vanguardian and...

Global Chat: The best of both worlds

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If you have ever played more than one MMORPG, the thought has probably crossed your mind that you would love to see your favorite...
Old-school.

Starcraft Remastered shows off new ramps and plans for group matchmaking

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Starcraft Remastered really didn't have to do anything else after release. That's not to say that no one would have wanted more, but it...
Contains some monsters.

The Daily Grind: Do you play MMOs with expiration dates?

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It's not a new phenomenon, because I recall seeing it back in Final Fantasy XI, someone saying proudly that he was happy to be...

Diablo III starts Season 14 and the Great Treasure Goblin Hunt

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The Season of Greed is upon us, and the only way to satiate it is to dive into Diablo III. Season 14 started this...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO’s music brings back all the feels?

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One of the reasons that I love and listen to MMO music so much -- other than it rocks, obviously -- is that it...

The Game Archaeologist: The tangled legal history of Interplay’s canceled Fallout Online

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With the recent revelation that Bethesda's Fallout 76 is going to be an online multiplayer survival game, players who have been hoping for a...

The Daily Grind: Does teaching toxic MMO gamers what they did wrong actually help?

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As RPS reported this week, Valve has taken the relatively unusual step of making your Dota 2 and CSGO report cards semi-public - that is,...

Conan Exiles is ‘not slowing down’ one month after launch

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Believe it or not, it has already been a month since Conan Exiles was grabbing headlines with its launch and trying to establish itself...

Players petition BioWare for a console port of SWTOR

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Here's the burning question of the hour: Would you like to see Star Wars: The Old Republic join its single-player predecessors on the console?...

‘Magic through serendipity’: Raph Koster on the glorious mess that was Ultima Online

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I was a wide-eyed, naive kid when I first stepped into Ultima Online in 1997, and as it turns out, the developers were too. That's...
It's not our department.

The Daily Grind: What obligations do studios have to provide a griefing-free MMO environment?

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There's some interesting stuff to be unpacked in a recent analysis of Conan Exiles that characterizes it as replete with griefing, racism, sexism, and general unmoderated...

Lord of the Rings Online continues to fine-tune class adjustments

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How many number twos can Standing Stone Games put after a Lord of the Rings Online patch before it collapses from the sheer decimal...

Tamriel Infinium: Unpacking the Elder Scrolls Online presentation at E3

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Elder Scrolls Online is obviously a huge draw for MMORPG players, but it's far from an exciting title for the vast majority of gamers attending...

EverQuesting: A guide to EverQuest II’s new Oceansfull Festival

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So there was an update in EverQuest II recently. It was major enough it had a real name. But honestly, that barely garnered a...

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