More often than not, gameplay and the online community are the top reasons why players get hooked on MMOs. Of course, you play because you want to try something you haven’t played before, or you like to interact with your friends and other like-minded individuals online. But there’s another very compelling reason... The excitement of stepping into another realm and [...]
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What is the glue that gets a player hooked on an MMO? If you head over to Reddit's r/MMORPG you'll find a mixed bag of answers, ranging from dynamic combat situations to gripping narrative. Everyone's looking for something, and no one seems to be finding it. I hop. Instead of getting an entree I order MMO appetizers, a dabble of [...]
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The ominous yellow text appears on the screen and every player in Tanaris suddenly has their heart stop: Server shutdown: 15 minutes. War cries fill the chat box, “PUSH!!!” “We can do this!” “Focus your targets!” Our adrenaline pumps, cooldowns fire, and it is this point in time I realise exactly what this pre-patch is setting us up for. Players [...]
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As much as I hate to admit it, I always find a reason to come back to World of Warcraft. It’s been almost a year since I’ve logged into the game but the familiar sight of my characters sitting in their garrisons doing nothing was almost enough to make me Alt+F4. Thankfully, the prospect of an upcoming expansion stopped my [...]
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This week’s hottest eSports news and highlights for League of Legends, CS:GO, Dota 2, and Overwatch. Expect spoilers! Brackets from TeamLiquid. Contents (Click to Jump to Section) League of Legends NA LCS EU LCS LCK LPL Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Dota 2 Overwatch League of Legends NA LCS Finals The last two days of the NA LCS Summer Split included the third [...]
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Have you ever visited the forums of an MMO? Have you used those forums? MMO forums act as a bridge between player and developer, providing a platform for users to voice concerns, complaints, and (occasional) praise. But have the glory days of the forum come to an end? Forums are still an important tool for developers and publishers to communicate [...]
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Over the weekend, speculation roamed around online about a possible Final Fantasy XV delay. After FFXV Director and Producer Hajime Tabata confirmed the news, everyone had their opinion to share. For those of us who play FFXIV, the original September 30 release date put us in a tricky situation. It’s fair to say that plenty of current FFXIV players are [...]
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We've talked at length about how important a game's playerbase is in fostering a sense of community: when you first login and hundreds of players are cluelessly running around trying to kill kobolds. It's peer pressure that works; if other people are playing it must be fun, right? But what if those hundreds of people embodied their characters, talked like their [...]
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This week’s hottest eSports news and highlights for League of Legends, CS:GO, Dota 2, and Overwatch. Expect spoilers! Brackets from TeamLiquid. Contents (Click to Jump to Section) League of Legends NA LCS EU LCS LCK LPL Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Dota 2 Overwatch League of Legends NA LCS Recap and Standings The NA LCS Summer Playoffs have progressed to the Semifinals. [...]
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I love trying out different MMORPGs. Diving into a new game for the first time makes it feel like a huge and mysterious world that’s waiting to be explored. Everything from enemy designs to towns and dungeons is a fresh sight, and it’s easy to get lost in the overwhelming amount of content that’s on display. Unfortunately, it’s a fleeting [...]
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