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Massively Overthinking: How important is gear in your core MMO?
This week's Overthinking comes to us courtesy of a rant on the MMORPG subreddit, which... well don't judge it by the title, OK? Author...
Elder Scrolls Online’s in-game lockbox item earning system won’t ship with Blackwood
Whether you are for buying Elder Scrolls Online's crown crates or not, you can't deny that there aren't some sweet goodies lurking in those...
Classic EverQuest launches a pair of unique progression servers today
Remember way back in April, when Daybreak announced that classic EverQuest was due to get a new progression server? It's still happening. Better yet,...
Lord of the Rings Online tests landscape difficulty slider, ‘significant’ skill adjustments
The on-again, off-again testing of Lord of the Rings Online's Update 30 is back on, and this time Bullroarer has a special surprise preview:...
Riot’s League of Legends MMO: ‘We’re going to make some choices that you may not agree with’
Let this post be your intermittent reminder that, yes, Riot Games is working on an unnamed and not-quite-officially-announced MMORPG. Of some kind. The project...
Casually Classic: Ranking WoW Classic’s racial and class mounts
Now that the pre-patch has arrived for WoW Classic's Burning Crusade, leveling characters are enjoying being able to snag a mount at level 30...
Final Fantasy XIV introduces the new Zadnor battlefield with patch 5.55
It's time to push your Resistance weaponry in Final Fantasy XIV to the apex of power with the arrival of the newest patch, 5.55, offering...
Kakao and XL Games’ mobile MMORPG Moonlight Sculptor launches globally May 25
In mid-April we shone a light on Moonlight Sculptor, a new mobile MMORPG from publisher Kakao Games and developer XL Games (of ArcheAge infamy)...
WoW Factor: Are Heroic dungeons the original sin of World of Warcraft’s current issues?
The launch of The Burning Crusade's pre-patch in WoW Classic has me thinking about the features that expansion brought to World of Warcraft. I know, really it...
DreamScapes Dimensions is an early access first-person medieval MMORPG that comes from a ‘single indie hobbyist developer’
MMORPG development is hard for some of the largest studios out there, but then again a single person also made a phenomenal multiplayer life...
The Vault of Glass raid returns to Destiny 2 on May 22 with a race to world first
The starting gun will sound in Destiny 2 this coming Saturday, May 22nd, as the looter shooter will reintroduce the Vault of Glass raid,...
Lord of the Rings Online’s Fall of Khazad-dûm raid and update 30 class balancing are now in testing
Delays are behind it now: Lord of the Rings Online has opened up its test server with update 30 in tow as promised, so...
Mike Morhaime’s new company teams up with other ex-Blizzard studios for mutual support
The story of Blizzard's most notable leaders doesn't end the moment they walk out of that studio's doors forever. For example, former Blizz president...
Casually Classic: Fondly looking back at World of Warcraft’s Burning Crusade beginner zones
Whenever discussion about Burning Crusade turns to which zones players like the best, it's almost always focused solely on the seven additional Outland regions...
Flameseeker Chronicles: The disappointing second half of Guild Wars 2’s Icebrood Saga
Welcome to part two of this overview of Guild Wars 2's The Icebrood Saga. Last time, I talked about how the first half of...
Lord of the Rings Online starts testing Update 30’s 12-player raid
Oh, Azog, will you never change? That long-running adversary is a naughty chap indeed in need of stern discipline. A preview of that spanking...
Destiny 2 brings back Future War Cult weapons, dates the next Iron Banner, and plans to sell baby Fallen plushies
The weekly Bungie newsletter is very often a stew of various things, but this week certainly seems more mixed than most as it outlines...
Everything we learned from the Final Fantasy XIV Digital Fan Festival 2021
Update: We've now summarized the event after the intro; the liveblog itself can still be found in the comments. The original intro follows.
It's time,...
Massively on the Go: Why Pokemon Go’s COVID changes should stay, not roll back
Pokemon Go’s already tried rolling back some of its COVID features, and between the original announcement of its June disappearance and the announcement of...
WoW Classic backs down on cloning prices, connects soon-to-be-desolated servers
You see, it wasn't just us complaining about the obscenely high price point of WoW Classic's upcoming cloning service. The $35 option received so...
