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Massively Overthinking: Are MMO social hubs overrated?
MMO reader Random recently winged us an article from Kotaku arguing for the abolishment of pointless social hubs in video games. "Here’s a radical...
RuneScape eyeballs March 22 for next game update as account restoration efforts move into a third week
The folks at Jagex continue to wrestle with the bear of RuneScape login issues. As we've been reporting, the game's login servers tanked on...
The MOP Up: Destiny 2 sanctions unorthodox raiding
Just because the devs think you're going to play the game one way doesn't mean that players aren't going to pour a whole lot...
Global Chat: RIFT’s melancholy birthday
Any MMO's 10th anniversary is a significant milestone and a reason for celebration, but for RIFT's birthday, this year is more like a funeral...
Magic Legends lays out its ZEN market, broker system, and battlepass tracks
Anyone who has played a Cryptic game probably is well-acquainted with its slightly convoluted business model. Basically, the studio has a cash shop (the...
Massively Overthinking: Picking the ‘wrong’ MMORPG class
Last month, the MMORPG subreddit slept on a good thread about picking classes in MMOs. Let's wake this sucker up. "Am I the only...
Albion Online offers a closer look at the upcoming loadouts feature
Managing your equipment is a vital yet sometimes obnoxious chore, especially when you want to switch gears from combat to crafting as an example....
Battle Bards Episode 188: World of Warcraft Shadowlands
While the Battle Bards tend to agree that World of Warcraft: Shadowlands isn’t as strong of an expansion soundtrack compared to the last few,...
Global Chat: What can fill that ‘new MMO’ void?
MMO blogger Digital Visceral asked the question, "Where have all the good MMORPGs gone?" but the underlying question isn't one of scarcity or burnout....
Massively Overthinking: ‘Dead games’ in the MMO space
I had a laugh a while back when I spied this tweet in my feeds from a Bungie CM who was suggesting people mute...
TitanReach shows off crafting stations and NPC creation, promises servers are ‘ready to launch’
The devs of Titan Reach sound like they're inching closer to the game's early access launch as the most recent development blog has a...
Magic Legends introduces you to a trio of key characters
Magic the Gathering fans are no strangers to the colorful characters and personalities that they've encountered through card descriptions. Cryptic is looking to carry...
Global Chat: Grieving over Anthem’s demise
Belghast over at Tales of the Aggronaut is going through several stages of grief over the news that Anthem has ceased active development. It's...
SWG Legends celebrates fifth anniversary with double XP weekend and brand-new biennial festival
One of the biggest Star Wars Galaxies rogue servers is celebrating a birthday today: SWG Legends is turning five years old. The in-game celebration...
Chronicles of Elyria boss outlines four-tier release for Kingdoms of Elyria standalone game
Now that we all know that Kingdoms of Elyria - the recently announced standalone game that runs parallel to the development and release of...
Destiny 2 promises an end to Infusion caps, new PvP balancing, armor transmog, and cross-play in 2021
The fact that Bungie is expanding its operations in support of Destiny 2 should tell you that the studio has plans for the game,...
Massively Overthinking: Are MMO chat bubbles the best thing ever or an interface eyesore?
One of the more unassuming threads to blow up on the MMORPG subreddit lately was one that asked about - wait for it -...
SuperData says WoW’s player count is already ‘back to normal levels’ post-Shadowlands
How fast did the gaming world get over Cyberpunk 2077? One month, according to SuperData's latest revenue rankings. While CDPR's sprawling RPG dominated the...
Global Chat: Why do devs amputate content from MMOs?
MMO blogger Yeebo Fernbottom tackled an issue that's a standing pet peeve for me: When game developers take away systems, content, and fun toys...
Battle Bards Episode 187: Sewers and swamps
Oh yeah, this is destined to be our most-downloaded show ever, because the Battle Bards are bringing the THRILLS of sewer systems and the...