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Read original MMORPG articles from What MMORPG's editors and freelance writers. Our editorial staff focuses on creating unique content that keeps in line with our mission. We want to help gamers find new games with easy to read, to the point, relevant articles. Feel free to contact us directly to leave comments about our overall quality, topics, or regarding a specific topic.
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World of Warcraft is the undisputed king of the MMO world. It has millions of subscribers –far more than any other MMO – and rakes in the almost unimaginable profits. But success breeds jealousy. Developers, gaming journalists, and consumers have spent years searching for the mythical WoW-killer, the game that will end World of Warcraft's reign and become the new juggernaut of the industry. Many games have been given the crown of WoW-killer before their release, but yet Warcraft still reigns supreme. Some WoW-killers crashed and burned spectacularly, while others went on to their own modest successes, but none have toppled the king from his throne.
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Posted Feb 1, 2012
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There are many MMOs in our world, each with their own colorful history, but they all have a common source: development teams slavishly working behind the scenes to create epic and inspiring virtual worlds. Developers are the foundation of the MMO industry. Nothing would get done without them, and so we have taken it upon ourselves to cover some of the more noteworthy developers of the MMO. Some are massive juggernauts, some are more modestly sized, some are ambitious newcomers, and others are veteran companies with years of success behind them, but all have left their mark on the gaming world in some way.
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Posted Jan 25, 2012
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Video games are a complex medium. If you were to gather together all the ways a developer could go wrong with one, it would fill a book. Many of these apply to all genres of game equally, but there are also some that are special to massively multiplayer games, unique ways to mess up an online game that are guaranteed to have the game's players foaming at the mouth with rage.
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Posted Jan 17, 2012
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You've made your way past the low level zones of your favorite MMO. Your character has evolved into a mighty hero ready to defend the land from evil. It is now time to confront the mightiest of MMO opponents, the bosses. No MMO would be complete without mighty and terrible bosses for adventurers to pit their skills against. Some are hard, some are easy, some are fun, and some could only appeal to the masochistic. We decided to put together a run down of the ones that most stood out in our minds.
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Posted Jan 13, 2012
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The MMO fan base consists of millions of players of all walks of life from around the world. They are as varied as humanity itself, consisting of all races, genders, religions, and cultures. But yet, despite that, they'll all start to fade into a blur if you play these games enough.
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Posted Jan 4, 2012
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The holidays are a time of joy and celebration for all, in which people from all walks of life take time to visit with loved ones, give and receive gifts, and eat unhealthy quantities of food. But such celebrations are not limited to the real world.
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Posted Dec 22, 2011
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Anyone that says that Final Fantasy XIV has had a great history would be totally lying. A little over a year later the game is shifting from it's free to play model due to a poor release back to the intended pay to play schedule. Are they doing enough to justify the switch?
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Posted Dec 15, 2011
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World of Warcraft is a game with a reputation for having a terrible community associated with it. And while there are plenty of decent people in among the mouth-breathers and griefers, there is, unfortunately, a lot of truth to this reputation. So much so, in fact, that each of the game's ten classes has developed their own stereotype encapsulating the kind of dimwits and trolls they attract.
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Posted Dec 9, 2011
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Grow in power, become a mighty hero, and defeat terrifying enemies with your awesome powers – this is the promise made by all MMOs. Any online game will see your character equipped with feats of magic and might to astound and amaze. But then there are those other abilities. The ones that make you wonder what the developers were thinking, that sit in your spellbook until that uncertain future date when you find out what the heck they’re actually good for.
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Posted Nov 30, 2011
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Most games in the MMORPG genre contain content that makes it essentially impossible to complete without forming some sort of party. While the composition of these parties is equally important as how many people make them up, today's article will take a look at party sizes and the various arguments about appropriate numbers.
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Posted Nov 22, 2011
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Let's say right off the bat that, as a general rule, MMO developers are honest, up-standing businessmen just trying to put out the best products for players to enjoy - and fork over large sums of money for. But nobody's perfect. Sometimes, they fall short and wind up unable to deliver on their promises. Sometimes, they oversell things or bend the truth in advertising their products. And, okay, sometimes they're just lying bastards.
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Posted Nov 17, 2011
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Crafting is an interesting beast. Crafting and upgrading gear is often an important aspect of games centered on adventuring or even player-vs-player combat, yet the degree to which this importance is carried out varies greatly from game to game.
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Posted Nov 9, 2011
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The idea of using 'the cloud' for online storage is certainly not a new one. What should be its place in the MMO world?
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Posted Nov 2, 2011
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Life in an MMORPG world is not simply about leveling up and obtaining the rarest weapons. Achievements are finding their ways into almost all new MMORPGs as another component of the game for players to sink time into. Read about general achievements as well as three particular games that have brought some interesting innovation to the table in terms of unlockable MMORPG achievements.
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Posted Oct 19, 2011
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When it comes to MMORPGs, customer service is an especially big deal. You're playing in a world filled with other players competing for resources, spawns, and everything else - if you lose time or resources you've already won fairly, you're screwed.
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Posted Oct 12, 2011
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The top abilities by looks, effect, implications, reservations, salvations, and desecrations. More or less.
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Posted Oct 6, 2011
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There are various ways to kill enemies and other players in MMORPGs. Physical weapons are but one of those ways. This is a list of some of the popular and cool weapons that can be found in MMORPGs.
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Posted Sep 27, 2011
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As MMORPG veterans tire of games that feel way too similar to one another, they look for something new and refreshing. These 6 games all offer a truly different experience - without any subscription fees!
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Posted Sep 18, 2011
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If you thought assassinations, internal organizational strife, and spies were limited to the real-world then think again. Here we will take a look at some of the more famous accounts of powerful virtual leaders of men falling to individuals, groups, or even to their own foolishness.
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Posted Sep 3, 2011
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Being a part of a more personal community in a MMORPG certainly has its advantages and disadvantages, but the greatest disadvantage has to be the drama. This was certainly true of my experience in Star Trek Online, much to the chagrin of Captain Picard.
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Posted Aug 1, 2011
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Anyone interested in playing an adventure MMORPG can quickly find themselves overwhelmed by the vast number of games available. Even within a specific genre of adventure games such as fantasy MMORPG or space MMORPG, the sheer amount of options available can leave any player wondering how to choose between them. So how can you avoid wasting time playing the wrong adventure MMORPG?
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Posted Jul 22, 2011
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Star Wars Galaxies is set to close at the end of 2011. Has it merely 'run its course' or is the game being pulled in order to bring more focus onto BioWare's upcoming title, targeted for release around the same time?
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Posted Jul 8, 2011
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The third in an infinite series of articles exploring new or unknown gaming blogs. Today we discuss MMO blogs written by female gamers - not only are the blogs awesome to read but more girls in gaming is always good.
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Posted Jun 29, 2011
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Game developers have a unique set of opportunities and challenges in MMORPG stories. How have game developers contended with these challenges? And what is in store for the future of online role-playing games?
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Posted Jun 13, 2011
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Players have the opportunity to make out of game transactions with real world currency, and then return to the game world to have the goods delivered to them. As these transactions have become more and more common, the laws of economics have caused approximate exchange rates to emerge between online and offline currencies.
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Posted Jun 6, 2011
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This blog post was written last week but is highlighted for users interested in a bit more of an editorial opinion. Within it, the blog post explains how there's really no room left for innovation in the MMORPG market. This is actually a good thing though because it allows for developers to focus on MMORPG niches that more players will enjoy without as much development costs.
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Posted Jun 2, 2011
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The constant modification and advancement of MMO games has allowed for a myriad of bugs and glitches to arise, as would be the case with any computer program. These are a few of the most famous MMORPG hacks, bugs, and glitches.
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Posted May 29, 2011
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One of the major trends in computer and video games in the last few years has been the rise of open ended games. These games, also called non-linear games or sandbox games, are known for the open nature of their environments and storylines. They can be overwhelming to the uninitiated so this article serves to assist new open ended gamers whether it be for single or multi player RPGs.
... (See Open Ended Games)
Posted May 19, 2011
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By taking characteristics from both the MMORPG and strategy game genres, free online strategy games can be a lot of fun for a wide variety of players, even those who might not have originally thought of multiplayer strategy games as something they would be interested in. By taking a look at a few of the things that make these games unique, we will try to answer the question, are free multiplayer war games for you?
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Posted May 13, 2011
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