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The Stream Team: Running roulettes and discussing...

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2024/03/24

This Eorzea Sunday, MOP’s Chris and his friends have plenty to talk about! Now that the Dawntrail expansion has its launch date, among other dates, there will be lots of anticipation to be had as they run through the daily roulettes. Join them today at 2:00 p.m. EDT for the conversation! What: Final Fantasy XIV […]

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Last Epoch writes a postmortem about its bumpy online...

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2024/03/24

Things may have leveled off for the online multiplayer experience in Last Epoch, but that certainly wasn’t the case in the OARPG’s first week, which saw its move from early access to full product marred by several server issues. Now that the dust has settled, Eleventh Hour’s engineers have put together a postmortem that tries […]

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Lost Skies’ latest dev blog looks at exploding ship...

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2024/03/24

We’ll start by pointing out that, no, Bossa Studios’ developing PvE survivalbox Lost Skies still has no timeline for testing or release. What it does have instead is another progress report dev blog that grants players a look at the self-described pre-alpha state of the game. The post opens by addressing that earlier referenced elephant […]

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One Shots: One corgi to rule them all

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2024/03/24

Deep in the fires of Mt. Doom, a terrible and mighty creation is being forged. One that if, left unchecked and unpetted, could spell the end of Middle-earth itself. LOOK UPON ITS CUTENESS AND DESPAIRRR “Most things in Lord of the Rings Online are not fireproof: Player characters, orcs, magic rings, ancient mutated proto-hobbits, even […]

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The Daily Grind: Do you prefer risky or reliable...

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2024/03/24

Back when I cut my teeth on MMORPG play in Final Fantasy XI, there were accepted strategies for gaining levels via normal leveling. You got a tank, a healer, someone to pull, a damage dealer, and so on. Ultimately you were pulling single enemies who were, let’s face it, basically incapable of harming a moderately […]

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Soulframe talks expanding testing access and shows...

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2024/03/24

Digital Extremes’ second game Soulframe is currently in what it’s calling “pre-pre-pre-pre-alpha,” which suggests that its pool of testers is pretty small. That notion appears to be changing moving forward, as creative director Geoff Crookes took to the PAX East stage to talk about a widening of testing over the course of this year. Crookes […]

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Pax Dei elaborates on alpha two’s focus on combat and...

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2024/03/23

Pax Dei developer Mainframe Industries is looking to keep the conversation going about its April 23rd second alpha test, which leads us to its latest dev blog on the subject that zeroes in on combat-focused updates. One of the primary things that players can expect in alpha two is an overhaul of the RPG’s stats […]

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Warframe debuts new previews for its Dante Unbound,...

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2024/03/23

The devstream from Warframe at this year’s PAX East had a lot to show off to fans. That’s generally nothing new if you consider how info-loaded these presentations tend to be, but this one had reveals for three different updates, so you might be able to appreciate why we italicized the word “lot” this time […]

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LOTRO Legendarium: My 11 favorite zones in LOTRO

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2024/03/23

This week I put my chin on my fists and thought super-hard about the following question: What column could I write that would be both fluffy and controversial? The answer came to me in a fit of extremely mild inspiration: I was going to give a definitive list of my personal favorite zones in Lord […]

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Final Fantasy XIV’s Dawntrail expansion is launching...

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2024/03/23

Final Fantasy XIV has announced the launch date for the game’s next expansion, Dawntrail, after it was actually avoided during this year’s fan festival reveals. Dawntrail will release for early access on June 28th, and the full release will happen on July 2nd. Producer and director Naoki Yoshida joked at PAX East today that originally […]

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The Stream Team: Growing that ICARUS skill tree

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2024/03/23

Massively OP’s MJ has plans. Many plans. But in ICARUS, those plans are hindered by her lack of progression in the crafting skill tree. And the only way to grow that particular tree is to feed it plenty from grinding oodles of XP from harvesting and building. And what better way to grind than to […]

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World of Warcraft tweaks Plunderstorm balance while...

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2024/03/23

Hey there, World of Warcraft fans! Do you want to talk about Plunderstorm? The developers want to talk about Plunderstorm. Look, we’re talking about Plunderstorm, deal with it. That talk starts with having a big pile of tuning adjustments like making Fire Whirl slower, Explosive Caltrops smaller, and Star Bomb faster. You know, making the […]

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WRUP: You should absolutely do 100% of the things...

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2024/03/23

Open thread for the weekend! Tell us what MMOs you're playing this weekend, and maybe answer the bonus question - this week's is about our bad cooking.

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The Daily Grind: Who’s the most sympathetic or tragic...

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2024/03/23

Usually when we come to a boss in a dungeon, we see it as a plus-sized obstacle that’s between us and advancement and loot. But every once in a while, an MMO gives us a figure who actually comes off as tragic or sympathetic. You might not appreciate that the boss is trying to pound […]

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The Stream Team: Owning my own AdventureQuest 3D house

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2024/03/22

Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! That loud squeal of excitement you just heard was Massively OP’s MJ learning that AQ3D’s housing has now arrived! She was all set for her first trip to the museum, but that plan was (obviously) totally tossed out the window. Instead, it’s time to B.U.I.L.D. her own special space and begin decorating to her […]

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Betawatch: Chrono Odyssey gets a publisher but no dates

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2024/03/22

Good news, Chrono Odyssey fans! Or… well, speculative fans. There’s not a game yet to be a fan of; there’s just a promise that there will be a game at one point. But at least it has a publisher in Kakao, so what does that mean? Very little. Well, it means you can’t stand outside […]

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New World’s Season of the Guardian launches April 2,...

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2024/03/22

The delay is over – or it will be in April, anyway – as Amazon has finally announced a new date for New World’s Season of the Guardian. “Season of the Guardian will release on Tuesday, April 2,” the studio posted Friday night. “Thank you for your patience and understanding as we continue to resolve […]

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Final Fantasy XIV has officially launched on Xbox...

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2024/03/22

We are sorry to tell you that playing The Most Expensive Version of Final Fantasy XIV does not confer additional benefits on you like being able to freely devour other people’s pets, trumpets whenever you enter the room, or the ability to deck Hildibrand at will. But it will allow you to play on Xbox […]

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MMO Business Roundup: Jagex dinged by UK government,...

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2024/03/22

Do you hear that? It’s the rhythmic tinkling bells of Business Cat’s collar as she merrily skips forth with another round of industry stories within our sphere of interest! O happy day! …look, we’re trying to put icing on this trash cake because if we don’t, the weight of this capitalist hellscape we’re in will […]

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Tencent’s multiplayer zombie survival RPG Undawn...

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2024/03/22

Last June, Tencent introduced the world to Undawn, a mulitplayer survival RPG for PC and mobile that tasked players with trying to make it in a post-apocalyptic world full of zombies. The title was likely most notable for casting Will Smith as an NPC or for having a surprising musical number when we watched a […]

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