Community

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

You look bony. Are you feeling bony?

Warframe’s latest development stream shows off the Wisp and the new Garuda Deluxe skin

3
The developers behind Warframe love showing off new frames and new skins, and the most recent development stream involved both. The Wisp is slated...
Have a little empire. As a treat.

Final Fantasy XIV kicks off a free login campaign today

9
If you've avoided getting back into the loop for Final Fantasy XIV but want a snapshot of the game ahead of its third expansion,...
Well, someone's having fun!

MapleStory 2 outlines the major Gemstone changes arriving with its New Leaf update

1
The developers behind MapleStory 2 know that nobody likes having things removed, which is why the big rundown on Gemstone changes arriving with the next...
Delvish.

Blade & Soul is patching up its dungeons for its next event on April 10

2
The upcoming event for Blade & Soul is all dungeon-based, so it makes sense for it to come alongside a patch that's all about dungeons....

One Shots: Beauty in profile

29
Let me be clear on this: You guys always post absolutely amazing pictures. One of the toughest tasks I have every week is picking...
It's fine, everything is fine, this is fine.

The Daily Grind: What gives you cause to forgive MMO studios or publishers?

50
There are a lot of reasons people have to dislike NCsoft as a publisher. But oddly enough, if you're a fan of WildStar who has sworn...
If you look to your left, you will see a sad person.

Global Chat: Do you think you could design a better game than World of Warcraft?

58
Let's be honest: We all are so egotistical and opinionated that we totally think we could design a better MMO than World of Warcraft....
It's fun

WRUP: The ultimate pointless logic test edition

67
Before you are several doors, each of which has a guard in front of it. You are allowed to ask any question of the...

The Daily Grind: Which underrated MMO would you recommend to friends?

48
So c'mon, we all know what the big MMOs are right now, the ones that always come up in conversation. You know, the ones...
I'm fine. We're fine. This is fine. Everything's fine like wine.

Betawatch: Ashes of Creation shares notes on nodes

4
The developers behind Ashes of Creation aren't about to let a little thing like delays prevent them from telling you a bunch of details...
Siri play Chariots of Fire.

Cool your jets: Destiny 2’s ‘Crucible isn’t going anywhere’

1
We've never known the internet to take things to extremes. I have only ever know the internet to be a measured and thoughtful place,...
Familiar horizons.

Skyforge updates its interface and smooths the process of playing catch-up in New Horizons

14
The next major update for Skyforge, New Horizons, arrives on April 9th. It wants new and returning players alike to be up to the most...
We know what we know.

Storyboard: On the art of verisimilitude in MMO roleplaying

11
Those of you who remember this column from Massively-that-was are invited to take a shot, as was the running joke. Because it turned out...

The Daily Grind: Where do you stand on difficulty modes in MMOs?

56
There's a meta discussion happening across games Twitter and elsewhere over the last week or so thanks to Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. In a...

Niantic’s summer plans include three Pokemon Go Fests plus ‘a number of Safari Zone events’

1
Summer is just around the corner, and you know what that means: sunny skies, sandy beaches, and of course, Pokemon Go safaris. Hot on...
Pictured: Love.

Final Fantasy XI makes Rangers faster and adds new monthly objectives

0
Rangers are just faster with the newest version update for Final Fantasy XI. They don't move faster, but with Velocity Shot down to a 60 second...
Stop boring everybody.

Rumor: Z1 Battle Royale, H1Z1’s PC version, seems to be in big trouble as devs confirm layoffs

27
Note: We'll be updating this piece at the end with the latest, and we've also put out a second piece here with NantG's statement. It...
Sure, great, whatever.

Fortnite updates competitive play fans on the state of competitive development

0
Tournaments are generally rather straightforward affairs in which people compete, someone wins, and then everyone goes home. But why can't you have a warm-up...
What are we even doing here?

Wisdom of Nym: A measured response to Naoki Yoshida’s mystery project

8
Well hello there, news on April 1st. I really have a tendency not to put much stock in anything revealed on April Fools' Day because...
It's dark down here.

Neverwinter details the creation of Vanrakdoom and the Twisted Caverns

0
Herein lies the great contradiction for the underground zones of Neverwinter: The designers want you to feel as if you're hopelessly lost within an endless...

ADVERTISEMENT