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The Soapbox: Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail, mortality, remembrance, and last...
Earlier this week, at least at the time of this op ed’s writing, I completed the main story for Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail, and overall I came away extremely pleased. There were certainly some...
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The Soapbox: Why MMOs are the ultimate creature comforts
As long as I can remember, I’ve been an avid fan of re-consuming my favorite forms of media. I used to read the same Star Trek novels over and over again, replayed my favorite computer games on an...
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The Soapbox: If MMO classes aren’t broken, please leave ’em alone
Last week was a pretty big one for Lord of the Rings Online. The 17-year-old MMO opened up a pair of new progression servers, introduced its second-ever hobby with birdwatching, injected some real life...
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The Soapbox: Feeling the FOMO effect of positive MMO news
It was the other week that I saw the very unexpected headline right here on MOP: “Daybreak bought Palia studio Singularity 6 and aims to bring the game to launch.” And just like that, in the span of a...
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The Soapbox: Paid MMO headstarts foster segregation and resentment in...
The weekend before World of Warcraft: The War Within‘s global launch was not the same as past launches. In the lead up to the past nine expansions, the entire community would be holding vigil together...
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The Soapbox: The War Within is the best World of Warcraft’s endgame has ever...
When I delivered my first impressions of The War Within, I was full of praise for World of Warcraft‘s latest expansion, but I did offer the caveat that I hadn’t yet explored its endgame in depth and...
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The Soapbox: The Dauntless Awakening update is just as bad as advertised for...
I was hoping against hope that I wouldn’t have to write that headline. I’ve been a Dauntless fan and player for many years now, getting into the game during its final alpha, playing through several...
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The Soapbox: Difficulty is a means to an end in MMORPGs
A few weeks back, I took a peak into Corepunk‘s early access build, and I promptly got my ass kicked by even the most basic low-level quest mobs in that game. Even though I’ve spent a lot of time...
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The Soapbox: I am just about done with MMO epic storylines
I’m not here to flash my MMO credentials at you because (a) you don’t care and (b) you probably top me. That’s fine. All I want to put out front here is that I’ve been playing MMORPGs for a long time...
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The Soapbox: I love that MMOs allow me to live in the past
I used to think that the notion of a “mid-life crisis” was somewhat ridiculous… until I found myself deep in one. It kind of crept up on me over the past couple years, as I became low-key obsessed with...
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The Soapbox: Could an official WildStar revival succeed in 2025?
WildStar: Carbine’s ambitious, flashy, and flawed MMO that launched in June 2014. A little over a year later, it shifted to a hybrid free-to-play model in September 2015. Then, about four years after...
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