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One Shots: Aerodynamically impossible
Back in the late '70s, the first Superman flick had the tagline, "You will believe a man can fly." Well, I look at the...
Massively Overthinking: Dealing with toxicity in MMO communities
This week's Massively Overthinking comes to us from Kickstarter donor Dahui, who asks,
"What do you think MMO developers can do to try to minimize...
Blade & Soul’s website updates with new race/class combos
Did you catch the classes page update on Blade & Soul's website today? NCsoft has fleshed out what exactly will be playable in the western...
Guild Wars 2 confirms the Elementalist’s Tempest elite spec
ArenaNet has confirmed the rumored next elite spec for Guild Wars 2's upcoming Heart of Thorns expansion: The Elementalist's Tempest.
The Tempest will access the...
Why WildStar needs stat refactoring and which stats are on the way out
WildStar has a major stat rebalancing patch on the way -- in fact, it's so major that it needs a whole new term: stat...
Aion Europe is planning a summer event series
Looking for something to do in Aion? Gameforge recently posted plans for its summer event series. It starts tomorrow with the Legendary Symphony, which...
The Daily Grind: What race do you wish Guild Wars 2 would add?
One of the things Guild Wars 2 players wanted in an expansion -- and aren't getting in Heart of Thorns -- is a new...
Guild Wars 2 teases the Tempest
ArenaNet teased a concept art image on its Guild Wars 2 Twitter feed this morning. The pic appears to be the Tempest for the...
Guild Wars 2 adjusts the Revenant based on test feedback
You can't be playing a Revenant full-time in Guild Wars 2 at this point, but the test weekends with the profession highlighted some balance...
One Shots: Holding a torch for City of Heroes
No, you're not seeing yet another ancient screenshot from the late, great City of Heroes. No, this is something far more recent and special....
Nexus Telegraph: Rethinking WildStar’s challenges
Back when WildStar first launched, there was a rapid evolution of the general community opinion over challenges. Initially there was excitement over these on-the-spot...
Guild Wars 2 provides an overview of Adventures
Let's be real here, everything you do in Guild Wars 2 is some sort of adventure. That's part of the basic premise of the...
Guild Wars 2 confirms the last Revenant legend is Shiro Tagachi
Revenants have proven very capable of inflicting conditions with demonic legends, being defensive with dwarven legends, and healing their allies with centaur legends. It's certainly...
NCsoft and Netmarble are making a mobile version of Lineage II
NCsoft and Netmarble are joining forces to make a mobile version of long-running fantasy MMORPG Lineage II. MMO Culture reports that the game is...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Trinity dependence in Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns
I don't know about you lot, but I really enjoy ArenaNet's Points of Interest livestream that airs on its official Twitch channel. It contains a massive...
Global Chat: How Marvel Heroes made a dad a hero
I love a good customer service story, because it reminds me that a lot goes right behind-the-scenes at MMOs that's hardly ever reported. Braxwolf...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 22
Justin and Bree discuss Trove's launch, Skyforge's early access, Star Citizen criticism, RaiderZ's sunset, SWTOR's halt to raids, and The Secret World's big grouping push, with mailbag questions on player frustration with WoW's Draenor content drop-off.
Guild Wars 2 combat working as intended, will work even more as intended in the future
Don't expect Guild Wars 2 to change its combat to mimic the traditional holy trinity setup that most MMOs have, but do expect that...
One Shots: Blinded with science
Skyforge is becoming a hot property for bored summer gamers looking for something new to explore. Reader Tyler reports in from the recent closed...
Here’s a bit of info on Guild Wars 2’s veteran character slots
Guild Wars 2 forum user Linfang posted a blurb about veteran character slots yesterday that's probably worth a read if you're a fan of...
