Massively Overpowered

Does half a second sound like a long time to you? Of course it doesn't. A second doesn't sound like a long time to you because it isn't. But imagine trying to hit a moving target with a thrown pebble... except you have to wait half a second between when you aim and when you actually throw. That's the...

Due to circumstances (read: unappeased internet gods), MassivelyOP's MJ had a rough time in her first play through of Battleborn. To get a better idea of how the really is, as opposed to the slideshow presentation from before, shes diving in for another round. How will she fare when she can actually aim and shoot at her targets? Tune...

One of the hooks of NCsoft's upcoming Master X Master MOBA is that it pulls its heroes from all of NCsoft's games -- and that includes WildStar. Today, the studio has revealed WildStar's iconic Chua mad scientist Mondo Zax. NCsoft calls Mondo an "aggressive support master who summons mechanical creations to assist him and his allies." "Mondo can dish out bursts...

Hello friends, and welcome back to Desert Nomad, your more or less biweekly source of ramblings that are almost guaranteed to be at least tangentially related to Black Desert. As is custom around these parts, since I spent last week’s column pretty much roundly criticizing the game, I’d like to swing the emotional pendulum back in the other direction...

Overwatch player FenderOverwatch has successfully reached the level 100 cap on Tuesday, just a week since its formal launch. You can all give up now. The feat took him 92 hours over the course of that week, which comes out to about 13 hours a day. About a third of it was spent playing Pharah. In other Overwatch news, pro Korean e-sports...

Not everyone is into creating alternate characters -- alts -- in MMORPGs. This is understandable: Some people don't have time to play more than one character, some games encourage the use of a single main, and some gamers like to concentrate on making a character the best it can be without diluting MMO sessions by focusing elsewhere. Then there are...

Everyone needs a floating robotic companion in their lives, yes? Skyforge thinks so, at least, which is why it's giving all players the opportunity to enslave a little cybernetic pet for a lifetime of glorious service. The Cybernetic Alliance patch this week unlocks the ARC companion for players. This pet can not only be visually customized but upgraded to loot items;...

Do I have to turn in my Star Wars fanboy card if I admit that I don’t like Mandalorians? It's not that I think that they are poorly written. Karen Travis’ book sales should be an indication that she did something right. I guess I find the honor and the whole warrior culture trope tired. Battle for the sake...

The most recent Elite: Dangerous patch had some issues, starting with the fact that AI ships were rocking impossibly powerful weapons that would destroy player ships with speed and fury. It was kind of a massacre. Removing modifications from NPC weapons was a quick fix, but it looks like the developers have identified the core problem and will be...

The players of ArcheAge are not happy at the moment. If you have read about the game in the past, this may not surprise you. It started with an innocent sounding event to celebrate players returning to the game, with special prizes given out to existing players and returning veterans, including a chance to obtain a temporary mount with...