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The Daily Grind: How would you define an MMO gankbox?

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A couple of weeks ago, our own Justin wrote a Daily Grind wherein he suggested that EVE Online was a gankbox, earning him some argument...

Shroud of the Avatar kicks off another fundraising stream, this one for Lord British’s birthday

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Didn't Shroud of the Avatar just have a telethon? It did! But this is a special one in honor of Portalarium founder and MMORPG...
Into the unknown.

Perfect Ten: MMOs in limbo

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The one thing that I thought we could all count on forever was that the MMO life cycle was pretty easy to understand. A...

With R43 behind it, Shroud of the Avatar looks ahead to Q3

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Shroud of the Avatar's 43rd release dropped over the weekend, boasting tweaks to the Path of the Oracle, performance updates, a balancing pass for...

Ultima Online adjusts animal training, gets ready to test Publish 98

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Following Ultima Online's most recent update, animal training is at the forefront of many adventurer's minds. The overhaul to the system has received a lot...
Ironically, this is the sort of controversy you'd probably rather face from inside a hot tub.

Massively Overthinking: Do MMORPGs aspire to pro-social mechanics?

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Massively OP reader and Patron Avaera has a thoughtful question for the team and readers this week. "I wish more virtual world games thought deeply...
It's cool.

Shroud of the Avatar posts its development plans for Q3 2017

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There's a path forward for Shroud of the Avatar, and it includes the game's story being done in July. Well, not totally done; the...
Oh, and let's not forget this freaky lady.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 124: Shroud of the Avatar’s Richard Garriott and Starr Long

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Justin interviews Richard Garriott and Starr Long about Ultima Online's spiritual successor, Shroud of the Avatar.

Shroud of the Avatar vastly increases game performance with Release 43

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One of the big complaints about Shroud of the Avatar during its lengthy testing process has concerned poor optimization and clunky, laggy gameplay. These issues...
There is a metaphor here somewhere.

Shroud of the Avatar plans patch for Thursday, free trial next week

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We're nearing the end of another month, and that means, like clockwork, another Shroud of the Avatar patch is almost upon us. Release 43...
If you forget the fact that it was during the day and there were only the two of us and it wasn't outside by a wooden table it was exactly like this.

The Daily Grind: How much realism is too much in an MMORPG?

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In yesterday's comments on the Shroud of the Avatar AMA article, MOP reader squidgod2000 drew everyone's attention to an overlooked bit in the Q&A...

Shroud of the Avatar has plans to attract more players and keep them around

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In the hopes of attracting and encouraging more player investors in Shroud of the Avatar, Portalarium took to Reddit for a Q&A session that...
kyle has a cool yard

Shroud of the Avatar adds East Asian-themed town, kicks off Q&A

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Fancy a bit of the Far East in your MMORPGs? Shroud of the Avatar is making that wish come true with its unclone of...

Battle Bards Episode 100: Centennial spectacular!

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After four years and over 700 MMORPG music tracks, the Battle Bards have arrived at their 100th show! For this centennial spectacular, Syl, Steff,...
Just admit it's launch day.

Shroud of the Avatar plans a pair of investor Q&A sessions, the first taking place tonight

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One of the frustrating bits about the MMORPG studios that are turning to newly legal online equity crowdfunding platforms is that the very SEC...
Those are not prongs.

Shroud of the Avatar puts the final touches on Libris Ruins, promotes SotA Con 2017

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One of the big additions to Shroud of the Avatar in this month's Release 43 will be Libris Ruins. Is it a little weird...

Massively Overthinking: MMO monetization run amok

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Over the last couple of weeks, the monetization of unreleased games has become a pervasive and uncomfortable theme for the MMO genre. Just in...
Just barely avoided this fate.

Perfect Ten: MMORPGs that died too soon

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Your favorite game is going to die. I wrote about that. Some games are never even going to get to launching in the first...

Tamriel Infinium: Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind is the MMO you want and don’t want

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I have been head-over-heels for Elder Scrolls Online since One Tamriel, and the Morrowind chapter has only added to my enthusiasm for the game....
IF YOU WANT TO BE AN ACROBAT GO PLAY THAT

Massively OP Podcast Episode 120: Steaming into summer

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Justin and Bree discuss Marvel Heroes, FFXIV, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, Ashes of Creation, Neverwinter, Shroud of the Avatar, and Black Desert, with a mailbag question on "don't give a fudge" gaming.

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