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The Repopulation has big plans for housing, combat, trade, and astronomy in 2018

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So here we are in January, one whole year after Idea Fabrik bought The Repopulation from a beleaguered Above & Beyond. The new company...
Different?

Wisdom of Nym: Does Final Fantasy XIV have too many content subdivisions?

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Here's a fun question for you about Final Fantasy XIV: What's the difference between a trial and a raid in the endgame? At first glance...

Whatever happened to Ascent: the Space Game, Aura Kingdom, and Fragmented?

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Ever pause during your day and find yourself wondering, “Whatever happened to that game?” With hundreds upon hundreds of online titles these days, it’s surprisingly easy...

Massively Overthinking: Tackling our hoarding problem in MMORPGs

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By coincidence, two articles in my feeds this past week both centered on video game hoarding - not hoarding the actual games but hoarding...
Internalize this deep wisdom.

Final Fantasy XIV launches patch 4.2 on January 30

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The next patch for Final Fantasy XIV arrives on January 30th, and that naturally means a whole lot of content for players to explore....
Not pictured: Rabbits. We don't know what they'll look like yet.

Wisdom of Nym: The final countdown before Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.2

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We still don't technically know when Final Fantasy XIV is launching its next patch, but we can also figure it out. It was always...

LOTRO Legendarium: My LOTRO wish list for 2018

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Ever since I've been writing this Lord of the Rings Online column -- which spans back to 2010, if you can believe it --...

RIFT devs add memorial for fallen player and dimensioneer

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The sad and touching saga of a fallen RIFT player continues this week as the game's developers cement her legacy in the game itself. You...

Gamers argue Overwatch League has a representation problem

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No matter what you're seeing up on the screen in this inaugural season of the Overwatch League, chances are really good that the people...
Tell me you DO something.

Tamriel Infinium: Three things MMORPGs could learn from Elder Scrolls Online

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Looking at the title, you might think that I believe Elder Scrolls Online is the perfect MMO, and in that case, you'd be incorrect....

Guild Wars 2 overhauls its lockbox mechanics and adds gardening plots

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We don't often cover cash shop updates for MMOs, and lockboxes are not our favorite thing, but Guild Wars 2's cash shop and lockbox...

Turn-based MMO Stash launches after quietly growing over the years

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Back in 2016, we first heard about a unique-looking MMO that had just entered early access called Stash. This indie title eschewed modern conventions...

Shroud of the Avatar goes nuts for log cabins

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With such a strong emphasis on player housing, Shroud of the Avatar has fans guessing as to what other interesting abodes the team is...

Global Chat: Love the farm, hate the farm

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How do you feel about grinding in MMOs? What about farming? These questions can elicit a wide variety of answers, from shrieks of dismay...

The Game Archaeologist: Neocron

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It's the distant future. The high-tech battle armor you wear sharply contrasts with the ruins of civilization that you traverse. You spot an enemy...
Catching up!

Catch up on the revelations from The Elder Scrolls Online’s most recent patch preview

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Curious about the next DLC for The Elder Scrolls Online? We can hardly blame you; it brings with it much-desired features like home storage,...
Guns and ships.

Massively Overthinking: Our MMO hopes and wishes for 2018

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One of the frustrating bits about our end-of-the-year content rollouts is that sometimes predictions and story roundups can come across as negative. It’s way too easy...

RIFT players build remembrance garden for well-loved teen

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Just before Christmas, 17-year-old Nikita Hedingham was biking to a volunteer position when she was struck by a semi and killed. Her death has...
Planted.

Seed offers fans a brief look at pre-alpha footage

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You could argue that a pre-alpha is itself a seed that will eventually grow into a full, playable game. It'd be a bit of...
Never over.

Perfect Ten: The best MMO updates and expansions of 2017

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Last year was positively stuffed with updates, expansions, and cool stuff. A lot of years I struggle to remember which major updates happened in...

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