The Daily Grind: Do you play MMOs with ‘rested experience’ in mind?
Let's talk about rested experience in online games this morning. MMOs call them all sorts of things, but World of Warcraft's has stuck the...
Chronicles of Spellborn’s rogue server makes a sizeable balance pass and adjustment update
It looks like the stewards of the rogue server for Chronicles of Spellborn have been extremely busy. In a now-deleted but digitally recovered post...
Grand Theft Auto Online’s latest update brings summer fun, Los Santos style
When you think of summer fun, do you think of armed felonies? It's kind of a thing in Grand Theft Auto Online, you know,...
Path of Exile confirms that Harvest mechanics will not be coming to the base game… at least not yet
The current limited-time challenge league in Path of Exile seems to be rather popular with its more deterministic approach to crafting, so it definitely...
GDC Summer 2020: Creating kinder digital communities outside of online games
I don't know about the rest of you, but I've found that being familiar with online communities and tech has really helped me survive...
Bless Unleashed is heading to PlayStation 4 with a closed beta already planned for next week
You could be forgiven for assuming that Bless Unleashed would have no truck with any sort of successful reception, given its pedigree. But expanding...
City of Heroes Homecoming confirms NCsoft talks continue, plans new name, domain, and launcher
Of all the City of Heroes rogue servers to spring up over the last year in the wake of the 2019 reveal that the...
The Daily Grind: What moments do you feel people have missed if they haven’t played your favorite MMOs?
When we try to sell people on MMOs, we naturally talk about systems or mechanics. If I wanted to convince someone to play World...
Black Desert revamps Padix Island, brings out a Glimmering Earring, and starts a beach party for beer
It's Wednesday, and that means it's patch day for Black Desert, and in this case that also means you can head down to Terrmian...
Final Fantasy XIV kicks off the Moonfire Faire and plans for more Yo-kai Watch crossover fun
It feels like just yesterday that Final Fantasy XIV had a major update full of things for players to do... probably because it was...
Phantasy Star Online 2 celebrates one million players with Persona collab and bonus week
Since its western release earlier this year, Phantasy Star Online 2 is fast becoming known for two things: surprise announcements and weird crossovers. We've...
Magic: Legends unveils the mechanics and design of the Necromancer class
What is a necromancer to you, aside from "a healer who shows up very late to the party"? If you're familiar with Magic: the...
DDO Wayfinder players are getting even more boosts and refunds following three-week rollback
Last week, Dungeons and Dragons Online players were dismayed to learn that they hadn't quite escaped all the horrors of the LOTRO downtime last...
The Daily Grind: Do MMOs need to jump onto bandwagons to stay relevant?
We've been watching TERA's latest move into -- of all things -- MOBAs with a quirked eyebrow and a quizzical expression. We're never quite...
War Thunder kicks off Operation S.U.M.M.E.R. 2020, World of Tanks Console had a collab event with WWE
What goes best with driving heavily armed and armored military vehicles around? Summertime! Also, apparently, professional wrestling! The summer season arrived to both War...
Seed’s Klang Games answers player questions about gameplay mechanics
A broad variety of player questions regarding gameplay and mechanics were picked up and answered in what can be best described as a sort...
Crucible’s designers explain how the game’s balance is achieved
So, how does balance work in Crucible? As in any competitive game, balance is important, but it's kind of a vague and nebulous concept...
Choose My Adventure: Shopping for classes in AdventureQuest 3D
So as it turns out, through information granted by a couple of commenters and by the inimitable MJ, the Moglomancer class in AdventureQuest 3D...
Shocking almost no one, Dragon’s Prophet was yeeted off Steam
So, we have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that there's a Dragon's Prophet emulator out there that's been...
Fallout 76 dials back the amount of concrete needed in the ATLAS fortification community goal
Could the Fallout 76 community have gotten 150 million units of in-game concrete to ATLAS? Probably not, so it's a good job that Bethesda...
