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Sword and Bored: Ranged Class

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Mo learns that ranged classes make the best kill-stealers.
This is who we were.

Wisdom of Nym: Predicting the story beats for Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward

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At the time you read this, you'll have about 11 days left until early access starts up for Final Fantasy XIV's first expansion --...

The Daily Grind: Did you do anything noteworthy in MMOland this weekend?

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I didn't game as much as I would have liked this weekend, but I did manage a smidge of Elite: Dangerous, a bit of...

EverQuesting: Why I cheered when EQ’s progression server crashed

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When EverQuest's newest progression server Ragefire came online then took an immediate nosedive, I sprang from my chair cheering. Hey now, don't aim those eye...

MMO Mechanics: Three non-combat mechanics to love

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The wheels in my head have been turning over non-combat mechanics in MMOs for a while now, perhaps because of the buzz surrounding Wander,...
Does this happen in the game? I seriously don't know.

The Daily Grind: Have bugs ever killed your enthusiasm for an MMO?

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With a sale on Steam and a bit of curiosity, I decided that I would pick up and play some Fallout 3 over the...

The Daily Grind: Is swimming really that important in MMOs?

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One of the big brouhahas that arose back in Star Wars: The Old Republic's development was the game's lack of any type of swimming....

The Soapbox: The fallacy of ‘F2P insight’ in the MMO market

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I read with disgust a recent GI.biz piece about free-to-play and its supposed coming of age. The business model has of course run amok...

The Daily Grind: Should mature MMOs consider crowdfunding?

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Massively OP commenter The_Grand_Nagus recently pointed us to a conversation on the Star Trek Online forum where a Cryptic Studios employee discussed the studio's games' revenues...

Massively Overthinking: The language barriers of MMORPGs

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This week's Massively Overthinking topic comes from Kickstarter donor XanadoX, who wants us to talk about "playing MMOs in another language: Korean, Japanese, or even...

Hyperspace Beacon: SWTOR Night Life and PvP changes coming soon

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Two things are coming up in Star Wars: The Old Republic that I'd like to talk about. First, BioWare is bringing back the Night...
movies

Perfect Ten: Why you should care about the Infinite Crisis shutdown

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It might seem a little odd that the one thing to break through my current state of hyper-excitement for the launch of Heavensward and...

The Daily Grind: Have you tried Heroes of the Storm?

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So, Heroes of the Storm launched this week. And Infinite Crisis called it quits. That's an interesting and slightly regrettable one-two punch from my...

Leaderboard: Which mounts would you like to see in The Secret World?

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Funcom's mount patch for The Secret World went live earlier today, and while we've talked a lot about the motorcycle in recent days, the...

Das Tal invites everyone to the alpha test for one day only

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Das Tal's Kickstarter campaign is staring down its final week, and with only a little over 27 grand raised of its $55,794 goal, it's...

Massively Opinionated: How long will SWTOR remain relevant?

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In this episode, Larry, Heather, Vulkk, and Redna debate Star Wars: The Old Republic's health and continuing relevance in the MMORPG genre.

Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s Heart of Thorns beta

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My excitement for Guild Wars 2's first expansion has been no secret, so you can easily guess how much fun I had climbing the...

The Daily Grind: Are MMOs in a cultural decline?

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An editorial over at Rock Paper Shotgun attempts to tie two topics together as one: why there will never be a World of Warcraft...

Global Chat: Blizzard’s war on flying

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How is the MMO blogging community reacting to Blizzard's proclamation that flying mounts are grounded -- perhaps permanently -- in World of Warcraft? In...

Massively OP Podcast: Episode 16

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Justin and Bree discuss WildStar's F2P, The Secret World's motorcycles, Echo of Souls' soft launch, Greed Monger's doom, Marvel Heroes' updates, plus mailbag questions on underused races, multiboxing, and tiny MMOs.

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