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The Stream Team: Re-learning the Dark Knight class of Final Fantasy XIV

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It has been literal years since MOP's Chris played as the Dark Knight in Final Fantasy XIV because the Dancer class ended up being...

One Shots: Saturday night at the Sith disco

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While Star Wars: The Old Republic's Sith aren't usually known for carefree and festive folks, that is a myth. Every Saturday night, they like...

Into the Super-Verse: What made Marvel Heroes so special?

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This month we mark a particularly sad anniversary in the MMO space: The 10th anniversary of the launch of Marvel Heroes. By all rights,...
This isn't how it had to be.

Perfect Ten: Thoughts on Star Wars The Old Republic’s impending move to Broadsword

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My relationship with Star Wars: The Old Republic is best described as "complicated." The game launched at a time when I was still pretty...
Party down.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 425: A disturbance in the Force of SWTOR

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Justin and Bree discuss the SWTOR move to Broadsword, news from the Summer Game Fest, the Reddit blackout's impact on the MMO community, anniversaries for Neverwinter and Marvel Heroes, and patches for EVE Online and No Man's Sky, plus adventures in LOTRO and Diablo IV.
Divisive.

Wisdom of Nym: Has Final Fantasy XIV had less stuff to do each patch in Endwalker?

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Just to make a point, I am going to start off this column by answering the question factually, and the answer is "no." Final...

All your favorite MMORPG subreddits went dark over Reddit’s ruinous anti-app plans

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Discord must be loving this: All the big MMORPG subreddits have been flagged private right now in protest over Reddit's planned API switcharoo, with...

The Stream Team: Sunday dailies in Final Fantasy XIV

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While it's not the end of the week as far as Final Fantasy XIV is concerned (resets are on Tuesdays), it is the end...

One Shots: Lost in a quest-free painting

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So you're stuck in a painting. Don't panic, for starters. Sure, you're compressed to a 2-D existence, but it isn't all bad. The scenery...

Perfect Ten: MMORPGs as Jell-O flavors

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During last year's April Fools' Day, I wrote about the important topic of MMO NPCs as muffins. At the time, I felt my work...

Massively Overthinking: When an MMO has everything and so much of it

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Last week, when No Man's Sky released its native Mac client, MOP's Chris and I fell into a discussion about the game being so...

DC Universe Online patches in new open world boss, new elite raid, and new ally

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Would you like some more Episode 45 stuff to do in DC Universe Online? Daybreak's Dimensional Ink has answered your wish with a new...
Can't keep it up.

Vague Patch Notes: Paying customers in MMOs aren’t voting shares

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So let's take a tour back to the dewy slopes of 2010, when I bought the collector's edition of Final Fantasy XIV. That would...

The Stream Team: Working through the Destiny 2 mission backlog

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MOP's Chris arrived a bit late to the Destiny 2 bandwagon, which means that there are a bunch of story missions and expansion things...
He's got a goal, bez.

Wisdom of Nym: Breaking down Final Fantasy XIV’s The Dark Throne storylines

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So there are, in fact, a number of stories going on in Final Fantasy XIV's The Dark Throne patch, but there are only two...
Darky Dark-Dark

Subreddits for FFXIV, Guild Wars 2, WoW, and more MMORPGs plan blackout protests over Reddit’s API access changes

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If the subreddit feeds you follow seem especially on-fire recently, it's not just because it's a Tuesday; it's because many Reddit communities are angry...

One Shots: When the GPS does you dirty

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It started like any normal Sunday afternoon. A trip in the car down to the 7-11 for a Slushee and then a relaxing drive...

Jack Emmert confirms that NetEase’s Warhammer 40,000 MMO is being built in Unreal Engine 5

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Hopefully you didn't miss the fascinating announcement last month that Jack Emmert's new Austin-based, NetEase-owned game studio is working on a Warhammer 40,000 MMO...
Yeah, we're getting into the stones here.

Storyboard: Managing the escalating stakes in MMO storytelling

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Everyone who has at least passing familiarity with stories, whether they be in MMOs or elsewhere, roleplayed or canonical, realizes that stories need stakes....
They'll let anyone be a primal these days.

Vague Patch Notes: Why we should evaluate MMO systems based on how they break

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Back before Final Fantasy XIV's reboot launched, Naoki Yoshida talked about how the developers had plans to make certain primals be world bosses. Players...

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