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Vague Patch Notes: The player-provided guidance...

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2024/08/01

Final Fantasy XIV has a player-based mentor program and an automatic guidance network for new players. The idea is that certain players can volunteer to be listed as mentors, indicating that they are willing to guide others. New players and mentors alike are then allowed to join a special roulette just for these players, so […]

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Ashes of Creation previews its Bard class, announces...

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2024/08/01

It’s time to get violently musical in Ashes of Creation, or at least it will be when Alpha Two goes live because the Bard archetype is going to be a playable thing when that next test begins. The livestream began with what is effectively an announcement of an announcement, with an AMA answer livestream and […]

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Raph Koster on designing and defining Stars Reach:...

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2024/08/01

Playable Worlds’ Raph Koster is back with a new dev blog on Stars Reach, and it’s not about game design pillars this time; it’s focused on trying to explain just what the game is about. Koster says he has four questions – a “vision exercise” – to home in on the answer: what is the […]

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Elite Dangerous confirms Type-8 ship launch and major...

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2024/08/01

Frontier Developments’ monthly livestream once again provided some big news for Elite: Dangerous players, particularly those who have been in the game for a long time, as the devs officially announced some major revamps coming to engineering that will apply across the board in the space sandbox on Tuesday, August 7th. For those who are […]

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LOTRO opens new legendary servers today, Before the...

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2024/08/01

Lord of the Rings Online welcomed VIP players to a pair of brand-new progression servers today, one of which finally gives European players a local home: “Angmar and Mordor are new legendary worlds offering a special Veil of the Nine challenge. These two worlds are also our first 64-bit servers, and Mordor is our first […]

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The Daily Grind: Do you see your MMO characters as...

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2024/08/01

There’s an interesting element to a lot of games where you have places where the layers of gameplay break down. Your character in World of Warcraft is a character, ostensibly. The NPCs in the game regard her as a person and interact with her as if she is just a person in the world. But […]

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The Stream Team: Entering Enshrouded

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2024/07/31

It’s finally happening! Massively OP’s MJ and Larry are embarking on new adventures. And as the duo most likely to be found in survival games, the chosen realm to enter is Enshrouded. What awaits them? Well, neither of them really knows! Join us live at 8:00 p.m. as Massively OP’s Stream Team brings you MJ […]

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Old School RuneScape once again applies adjustments...

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2024/07/31

This may have happened twice before, but that’s not stopping Jagex from continuing to dial things in for Old School RuneScape players engaging with Deadman Apocalypse and While Guthrix Sleeps. That’s right, both pieces of content have seen tweaks for the third week in a row. Thrilling stuff. Updates to Deadman include price changes for […]

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Old-school web browser MMORPG Tanoth has been...

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2024/07/31

Here’s a blast from the past that is sure to catch genre fans by surprise. Does anyone here remember Tanoth? It was a web browser MMORPG that first launched in 2008 by Gameforge; it took place in the mystical world of Aris and ran for nearly two decades until it was shuttered in 2020 because […]

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Valheim’s board game incarnation offers a gameplay...

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2024/07/31

If you’re eagerly awaiting more news about the ongoing development of Valheim the video game, we are sorry to inform you that you will need to keep waiting. If you’re eagerly awaiting more news about Valheim the board game based on Valheim the video game, well, you’ve got some news! There’s a whole update on […]

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The Game Archaeologist: A look back at proto-MMOs...

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2024/07/28

Today I want to try something a little different as we look at MMORPG history. Rather than focus in on a single title or moment in time, I am pulling back the camera to give an overview of an entire decade — in fact, the first decade that MMOs were officially a thing. So join […]

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Hearthstone apologizes for the past 18 months, shares...

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2024/07/28

While Hearthstone’s brand-new Perils in Paradise expansion should be the talk of the game these days, Blizzard is instead doing damage control over an increasingly dissatisfied and rebellious community that’s not been happy about where the title’s been headed (including the fact that Perils in Paradise lacked an expected new board). Executive Producer Nathan Lyons-Smith […]

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One Shots: Retrofuturism for rent

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2024/07/28

Here’s your two-step process to make anything old look all futurey like something out of the Jetstons. Step one: Take a normal thing. Step two: Slap on some unnecessary dishes, antennae, and blinking lights on it. Presto! Little Bugbear found this little cottage for rent in Destiny 2: “I have a real love of dystopian […]

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The Daily Grind: What sort of cosmetic thing would...

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2024/07/28

Cosmetic items are nice things to collect because while they do not strictly affect your numerical performance in the game, they do offer significant improvements in terms of sentimental value. From emotes to cosmetic gear to musical tracks to minions to mounts, getting your character to look and feel just right can be a singular […]

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Make My MMO: Fractured’s launch, Zenith’s maintenance...

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2024/07/28

It’s been a weird couple of weeks in MMO crowdfunding – with both a launch and an almost-sunset. First, Fractured Online has finally launched properly and fully after its second early access, just after a major patch that softened its PvP ruleset. But unfortunately, we are all but losing Zenith, as its devs admitted defeat […]

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Marvel Rivals debuts story trailer, adds Thor and...

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2024/07/27

Today is the day when NetEase’s Marvel Rivals cross-platform closed beta kicks off and it’s come with a bit of a surprise in the form of two new characters: Thor and Jeff the Land Shark. The new character additions were unveiled in a trailer presented during San Diego Comic Con, which really has to be […]

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The Stream Team: Securing servants in V Rising

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2024/07/27

Now that Massively OP’s MJ is building a bigger castle in V Rising with multiple structures (you’ve got to see it!), obviously she needs servants to help take care of it! Undead servants, of course, are the best suited. So in order to recruit some, she’ll need to craft a coffin or two just for […]

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World of Warcraft debuts the official cinematic...

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2024/07/27

Are you ready to get hyped? Possibly confused? Perhaps you’re going to wonder just who these people are? There’s a little something for every World of Warcraft fan, which has premiered the official cinematic trailer for its upcoming expansion The War Within. As cinematics go, this one is light on details but heavy on atmosphere, […]

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Path of Exile Settlers of Kalguur launch drove its...

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2024/07/27

Last night, the Settlers of Kalguur update hit Path of Exile, which of course means it’s time for the usual check-in on how the first day went. And the short answer is “busy” according to the game’s live update thread. The newly opened league saw Grinding Gear Games handle a wide assortment of bugs and […]

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SDCC 2024: Daybreak unveils LOTRO’s Legacy of Morgoth...

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2024/07/27

This past Friday was a pretty big one for fans of Daybreak Games’ staple of MMORPGs, as several members of the various sub-studios under the company’s banner were on hand at San Diego Comic Con for a special panel all about the various titles, which also was the stage for a few big reveals. First […]

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