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With the arrival of the fifth anniversary of Turbine's Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited, devs wanted to give members of the press a chance to check out the birthday events the team has implemented. MMORPG.com's Jaime Skelton took the tour with Turbine's Ian Currie and Fernando Paiz to check out the special two week event to celebrate an epic anniversary. Read on!

MMORPG.com columnist Jaime Skelton recently had the opportunity to tour Dungeons & Dragons Online Update 8 with Turbine developers. Update 8 is scheduled to launch today, Monday, December 13th with a new adventure pack and new store items. Jaime's got a full report on Update 8 so check it out and leave us a comment or two when you're finished reading!

MMORPG.com's Jaime Skelton has a lot to say about the recent happenings in Lord of the Rings Online. Bot the upcoming November update and the just-announced expansion, Rise of Isengard, garner attention from Jaime who has quite a bit to say about each. Check out Jaime's LOTRO: November Update & 2011 and then leave a comment below.

In this week's Player Perspectives column, Jaime Skelton reflects on the past year writing for MMORPG.com. She reminds readers that they can take care of themselves now and, with that, bids adieu to the column. So with sadness, we present the final Player Perspectives.

In this week's Player Perspectives, MMORPG.com columnist, Jaime Skelton, talks about communities. "Community," opines Jaime, "is the (game industry's) innards, not its skeleton." It is the very thing that gives an MMO its life and without a community, a game is sure to fail. See what else Jaime has to say about MMOs and community in this week's Player Perspectives.

In this week's Player Perspectives column, MMORPG.com writer Jaime Skelton takes on the mythical and unseen beast present in every MMO: The nefarious RNG. Yes, the Random Number Generator has been the bane of many players' existence and Jaime has a lot to say about RNG. Read Player Perspectives and then add yours on our forum.

In MMORPGs, being heroic is the name of the game right from the start. But are our favorite characters truly heroic? Can they be heroic when the Lich King respawns over and over rather than dying when slain by an intrepid band of characters? In this week's Player Perspectives, MMORPG.com columnist Jaime Skelton takes on that very issue. See what she thinks and then jump into the discussion on the forums!

In this week's Player Perspectives column, MMORPG.com's Jaime Skelton looks at the newly uncovered fatigue system scheduled for Final Fantasy XIV. The system has been the cause of a lot of consternation across the internet and Jaime offers some of her thoughts. Read Player Perspectives and then participate in the discussion on our forums.

MMORPG.com's Jaime Skelton recently had the chance to go out on a tour of the new Dungeons & Dragons Online content introduced with Update 6. Jaime got a good look at the new Red Fens adventure pack and the quest line that allows players to engage in underwater combat. See what Jaime thought of the Red Fens and fighting beneath the waves.

In the latest installment of her weekly Player Perspectives column, MMORPG.com's Jaime Skelton tackles the age of information in MMOs. By this, Jaime discusses exploration vs in-game quest guides, for example. Is there such a thing as too much available information for players in today's MMOs? Read Jaime's article and let us know what you think!

In this week's Player Perspectives, MMORPG.com columnist Jaime Skelton takes a look at the oft-times overlooked guild leader. Guild leaders are the creative and organizational forces behind the groups we choose to associate with online. Most times, they do it without reward or even thanks.

In this week's thought-provoking column, MMORPG.com's Jaime Skelton takes a look at MMO gaming and how parents have the upper hand when it comes to keeping their kids safe and having fun. Check out Jaime Skelton's Player Perspectives and see if you agree.

In this week's Player Perspectives column, MMORPG.com's Jaime Skelton takes on the issue of the free-to-play market and the contention made by some that it's in a player's nature to want to purchase items from in-game shops. Jaime tackles the microtransaction issue with compelling arguments against that thought. See if you agree.

In this week's Player Perspectives column, MMORPG.com's Jaime Skelton talks about the importance of storytelling in any game. But do MMOs tell the story in a way that leads players to discover things on their own, to feel like they are truly immersed in the story? Find out what Jaime thinks in her compelling article.

In this week's Player Perspectives, MMORPG.com correspondent Jaime Skelton discusses her wish to see MMOs become less 'vanilla' and more 'edgy'. Jaime's got what some would consider to be controversial ideas about how MMOs can grow and evolve into something new and innovative. See what she's got in mind!