Category: Columns
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MMOSide Chat – How Do You Measure Your Progress In An MMO?
In the vast majority of MMOs – and RPGs for that matter – level is the one constant that tells you you’re getting stronger. The arbitrary number tied to the quality of gear you can wear, weapons you an weild or skills you can use is typically a catch-a…
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MMOSide Chat – What’s In A Name?
Bradford examines what’s in a name in this edition of our fireside MMO chat column, MMOSide Chat.
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MMO Reroll: The Private Servers
Mitch takes a different approach with this month’s MMO ReRoll, looking at the private servers that allow players to experience the MMOs of yesteryear.
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Arlee In Azeroth – Some Thoughts on WoW 9.1 And Burning Crusade Classic
Robin takes a look at World of Warcraft’s 9.1 patch as well as Classic’s Burning Crusade in this edition of Arlee in Azeroth.
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All Together Now – Promoting Group In MMOs
Niklas dives into the idea of grouping and how integral it is to online world design in MMOs, looking back on the genre’s history, as well as some of the games that are defining its future.
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Mike’s Best of E3 2021
With few exceptions, E3 2021 was a major letdown. This shouldn’t really come as a surprise, what with COVID complicating development for games across the industry. It hasn’t been an easy year for anyone, so I truthfully wasn’t expecting much more than …
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Opinion: Sometimes The ‘Massively Multiplayer’ Can Get In The Way Of The RPG
Bradford loves MMORPGs. However, there are occassions where the "massively multiplayer" can get in the way of the RPG aspects of a game, such as a recent experience in The Elder Scrolls Online.
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Opinion: Sometimes The ‘Massively Multiplayer’ Can Get In The Way Of The RPG
Bradford loves MMORPGs. However, there are occassions where the "massively multiplayer" can get in the way of the RPG aspects of a game, such as a recent experience in The Elder Scrolls Online.
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See You In Fifteen: Realm Vs Realm Combat In Dark Age Of Camelot
Niklas is back with another Dark Age of Camelot column, this time focusing on the realm versus realm combat in the MMORPG.
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World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Classic – Review In Progress
After a much shorter pre-patch period than Robin expected, the portal has been opened. Robin is in Outland in World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Classic. Check out her thoughts in our first review-in-progress.