balance
EVE Evolved: Big things are happening in EVE Online this spring
There's a lot going on in EVE Online right now, from the insane storyline playing out right now in-game and new Triglavian ships on...
Bless Online previews the changes and additions of its upcoming balance update
It's been about five months since the release of Bless Online, and aside from some fairly minor adjustments here and there, class balance hasn't...
Latest World of Warcraft PvP balance adjustment targets Restoration Druids
Some more PvP tuning adjustments have been made in World of Warcraft, but this time around, it's a laser-guided nerf targeting the Druid class....
Crowfall examines the issues of changing scoring rules mid-campaign
The nature of time-limited Campaigns in Crowfall has given rise to an interesting question of whether or not it's a good idea to patch the...
Nerfs incoming to five Hearthstone cards in February 5th balance update
Ask not for whom the nerf bat bonks; it bonks for thee. At least, it does if you're one of the five Hearthstone cards...
The Daily Grind: How much should fan communities influence MMO designers?
The other day I saw a comment on an MMO subreddit that I quite liked; to paraphrase, it basically stated that the system designers...
Elder Scrolls Online’s racial abilities are getting revamped in update 21
One of the things that the folks at Zenimax are focusing on in The Elder Scrolls Online's upcoming update 21 is balancing the passive...
World of Warcraft smacks Monks, Shamans, and Druids with PvP nerfs
To help bring some fairness and balance to the relentless, never-ending warfare of World of Warcraft, the folks at Blizzard have recently made some...
Atlas promises players that things will be better in the new year
It's been kind of a mess thus far, but Atlas is sailing into the new year after kicking off early access in 2018. The...
Hearthstone aims to balance Giggling Inventor, Mana Wyrm, and Aviana
A balance update is incoming to Blizzard's hit online card game Hearthstone, and it aims to open up the meta a little bit by...
Albion Online’s preseason patch brings GvG rewards, monthly challenges, and major balance adjustments
Yesterday's Albion Online preseason balance patch brought with it some additions to Guild vs Guild season rewards, new monthly adventurer's challenges, and a heaping...
EVE Online dev blog delves into the October balance pass
The latest EVE Online dev blog is all about the upcoming October balance pass, which will focus on reworking the Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) mechanics,...
World of Warcraft’s latest hotfix adjusts all the balance
The latest patch for World of Warcraft has judged the damage of many specs and found it to be either too high or too...
Albion Online makes trade mission bundles much heavier
A little change can make a big difference in terms of balance. It's what Albion Online did with its latest patch; all that's really...
Interview: Neowiz on Bless Online’s tech, class balance, gems, PvP, and more
Neowiz’s Bless has been the subject of much chatter lately (not least of all my own), with its troubled, let's say, launch raising a...
Bless Online patches in a new battlefield while weakening attacks and buffing defense
Players of Bless Online seem to be a little upset due to the whole lack of PvP at the top level. It's only one...
EVE Evolved: Getting ready for EVE Online’s Abyssal revolution
If you've seen the news recently coming out of EVE Fanfest 2018, you've probably heard of EVE Online's upcoming expansion: Into the Abyss. Pockets...
Here are all of the class nerfs and buffs coming with SWTOR’s 5.9
Just like a certain farmboy looking wistfully up at twin suns and thinking of his future, Star Wars: The Old Republic fans are looking...
EVE Evolved: EVE Online’s March balance update has players excited
The EVE Online community came down pretty hard on CCP Games at the start of the year, with podcasts, blogs, and the Council of...
Guild Wars 2 previews upcoming PvP/WvW skill splits
A skill is going to have the same general effect in all arenas of Guild Wars 2, but there are a lot of things...
