Community

The softer, gentler side of MMORPG life. [Follow this category’s RSS feed]

Shroud of the Avatar loses player services lead to Star Citizen’s Cloud Imperium Games

35
Shroud of the Avatar Community Manager Serafina announced today that she is moving on to greener pastures, stepping down from her role as Portalarium's...
Darn, no.

The Daily Grind: What’s the MMO-related purchase you regret the most?

93
Every so often, I feel a degree of satisfaction in having dodged the MMO purchases that I'd really regret. I never bought a lifetime...

Elite: Dangerous players embark on an eight-month voyage to the edge of the galaxy

10
It might well be the mother of all community-driven events. A group of Elite: Dangerous players are attempting to voyage together to the very edge...
It's never quite gone.

Paragon Chat is already planning an event for the City of Heroes anniversary on April 28

9
This year would have been a big one for City of Heroes as the game's 15th anniversary. Of course, the fans aren't about to let...
Going nowhere, going nowhere.

Fallout 76 is getting a patch full of fixes on January 14

7
It's a brand new year, and Fallout 76 is encouraging everyone to party like it's 2077, which would make the title a bit of a...

Choose My Adventure: Fumbling through the stars of Elite Dangerous

20
It was a pretty close call in terms of what my first task in Elite Dangerous would be for this edition of CMA, but...

Working As Intended: The MMOs we lost in 2018

15
While we lost several painful MMOs in 2016 and 2015, 2017 was noticeable chiefly because we lost a large number of small MMOs, perhaps signalling a...
Mirror match!

Star Trek Online prepares for new featured episodes in Mirror of Discovery

14
The Mirror Universe is exactly like the main universe in Star Trek Online, except it's all evil. You might think that would provide a fairly...

The Daily Grind: Should ArenaNet be working on Guild Wars 3?

109
Despite being a fairly healthy live MMO with plenty of good buzz, a strong following, and a steady (if slow) rollout of content patches...
If you can't stand up, you can't do war.

EVE Online releases its December 2018 economic report

2
Forget space adventures, who'd like to look at some spreadsheets? Yes, it's time for the monthly official EVE Online economic report, breaking down all of...

Black Desert is launching a battle royale mode called Shadow Arena as part of a year focused on systems clarity

14
Pearl Abyss spent 2018 busy busy busy with its projects, among them Black Desert. To sum all that up and tease the future, Executive...

Massively on the Go: Smash Bros Ultimate’s online scene, one month later

3
I love Smash Bros. I love the mascot battles, the random items, the hazards. And in Super Smash Bros Ultimate, I love the new Ultimate meter...
Super, good call.

Ashes of Creation introduces new community manager, promising better communication

36
The whole Ashes of Creation issue with the game's website and forums involved no small number of people pointing out that Intrepid Studios is...
But how bad are we talking, here?

Final Fantasy XIV patch 4.5, A Requiem for Heroes, is live today

8
The conclusion of Final Fantasy XIV's expansion story starts today with the launch of patch 4.5, A Requiem for Heroes. Players can log in...
this isn't sad at all alexa play dogsong

Overwatch releases a new short story and confirms that yes, Soldier 76 is gay

258
Poor Ana, she got a bit short-sold on her own short story. Yes, Overwatch's healing sniper gets her own bit of short fiction, but...

Shroud of the Avatar offers free respecs, answers community queries

19
While Shroud of the Avatar isn't the most hardcore of MMOs out there, it certainly is a challenging beast to wrangle without the full...

The Daily Grind: Which MMO studio told the biggest fib in 2018?

63
It would be so awesome if I could come to work every day and know that everything developers say is absolutely truthful and no...

You’re never too old for esports, Swedish competitive team with an average age of 67 suggests

17
MMO players often joke about wanting to make sure the retirement homes of the future have decent internet to facilitate our MMO playing in...
Look flashy.

RIFT solicits player feedback for a daily calendar reward revamp

16
Does the daily reward calendar in RIFT feel a bit outdated to you? Obvious date-related puns aside, the developers still on the team feel as...

Here’s what’s up with Ashes of Creation’s borked forums and website

30
Let's recap on what's going on with Ashes of Creation, shall we? Just ahead of the holidays, Intrepid rolled out Apocalypse, its battle royale...

ADVERTISEMENT