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GENERAL ARTICLES

SOCIAL ROLES OF PLAYERS IN MMORPG GUILDS

A social network analytic perspective

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Pages 592-614 | Received 08 Mar 2009, Accepted 18 Aug 2009, Published online: 10 Jun 2010

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