Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s healer problem and how it’s kind of unsolvable
I quite like Final Fantasy XIV's healers. I really enjoy both Scholar and White Mage, and considering that this expansion is one in which I'd...
Bless Unleashed offers apologies and goodies for Estate bugs and erroneous account bans
The devs of Bless Unleashed have written up a mea culpa regarding exploitation of the game's Estate system and the team's apparently overzealous wave...
Club Penguin rogue server shut down following discovery of explicit content
Everyone was kind of sad when Disney shut down Club Penguin back in 2017, but rogue servers seemed an inevitability given the game's popularity....
The Daily Grind: What MMO should a true MMO newbie try in 2020?
If you've ever been to generalist gaming Reddits, you know one of the most common threads is the "what should I play" thread, which...
Global Chat: Just say ‘no’ to coin weight!
When Pantheon recently announced that it would be adding coin weight to its inventory management system, little did the devs know that they were...
One Shots: This is my rifle, this is my gun
Let me tell you, the wilds of Fallout 76 aren't a place for nerf guns and slingshots. When you're facing down deathclaws and up-armored...
The Daily Grind: What limitations do you place on alts in an MMO?
It's really silly to have alts in Final Fantasy XI or Final Fantasy XIV. I do. I actually have several. The one saving grace I have...
LOTRO community unravels mysterious cipher to reveal a new dungeon
For the past week, the Lord of the Rings Online community has been hard at work trying to decipher a secret code that the...
Chinese World of Warcraft players beg NetEase to rescue them from RMT bot infestation
How is World of Warcraft doing in China? If one player's collected account is anything to go by, not well at all. A Chinese...
WRUP: Small shopping centers I have known and how they would deal with the spite of Tgek’dmal edition
Fox Run Mall: Soothing atmosphere coupled with a poor layout and an unclear differentiation between the larger area and the proper Fox Run Mall...
The Daily Grind: What was the most recent MMO guild event you enjoyed?
At a baseline, I expect my MMO guilds to at least keep me entertained and socially connected through chat. But the really good guilds,...
Betawatch: Dual Universe could go to consoles – but isn’t planning on it
You'd think an entire piece from the Dual Universe team about how the game wasn't planned for consoles and will still not be going to...
Final Fantasy XI offers free login goodies for players with two campaigns
We've already talked about how Final Fantasy XI had had to delay some anniversary fun, but that's not the same as removing all of the...
Twitch forms a ‘safety council’ to promote healthy streaming habits and protect marginalized groups
Twitch wants you to know it cares. No, really, it does. Why else would it announce a Safety Advisory Council whose sole purpose is...
Check out some of the art from the Diablo III that never was
The development and release of Diablo III happened without Blizzard North, because at that time Blizzard North no longer existed. If you're a fan of...
Conan Exiles is free for everyone to play until May 18
So, other games are allowing people to explore their wastelands and seeking to entice others? By Crom's teeth, this will not stand! Conan Exiles...
Torchlight 3’s Legendarium lets you use legendary item effects across your account without equipping the item
There's nothing worse than getting a cool Legendary in Torchlight 3 that you cannot use because it's a lower-level item and thus not terribly worthwhile....
WoW Factor: Why I genuinely miss World of Warcraft’s old janky Retribution Paladin
So now we've gone through all of the ability unpruning and changing coming with World of Warcraft's next expansion. We know what it's going...
Champions Online is hosting a costume contest of opposites tonight
Inside of every superhero there are two wolves. (Aside from Wolfspout, the man who summons infinite wolves.) One of them has already won, as...
World of Warcraft rotates in the Gravity Lapse brawl as the Impressive Influence buff winds to an end
It's time to get used to going up into the air in Eye of the Storm over in World of Warcraft; the most recent...