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The Soapbox: I am just about done with MMO epic storylines
I'm not here to flash my MMO credentials at you because (a) you don't care and (b) you probably top me. That's fine. All...
Vague Patch Notes: Level scaling in MMOs with the lateral spread and the temporary shrink
Last week I talked about how MMORPGs use level scaling to accomplish actually useful and important goals. In short, there is an issue with...
Lost Skies officially enters Steam early access as Bossa teases new content on deck
Worlds Adrift refugees can finally come home today as Bossa Games' Lost Skies officially enters early access. It's not an MMORPG as Worlds Adrift...
Fawkes has officially relaunched Defiance four years after Gamigo killed it
As promised, Defiance officially launched at 6 a.m. EDT this morning. If you got up at 6 a.m. to play this, you can officially...
WoW Factor: Six things I really don’t like about World of Warcraft’s War Within
With that rager of a negative title hanging over this column today, I want to start by saying that overall I generally like World...
PlanetSide 2 players offer Daybreak $10,000 to revert last week’s server merge
Earlier this month, when Daybreak and Toadman finally merged the PlanetSide 2 North American servers into one, players had quite a shock when they...
Global MapleStory is bringing back its OG lead dev for Classic MapleStory
From our vantage point, the splitting of Global MapleStory from its Korean version a year ago has been more than a success, with multiple...
Perfect Ten: Early versions of MMOs that were rougher than you remember
Despite our nostalgia goggles and cries for legacy versions of MMORPGs, the real truth is that most 1.0 versions of our online games were...
Jagex’s new co-op survival game RuneScape Dragonwilds just hit early access
And just like that, RuneScape Dragonwilds hit early access! It turns out when Jagex said early access was coming this spring, it meant right...
Classic Guild Wars celebrates 20 years with an Anniversary Masterpiece Collection and a juicy update
Guild Wars franchise fans already knew that ArenaNet was planning something big for the OG game's 20th birthday, and indeed we also knew that...
Funcom is delaying Dune Awakening’s launch to June 10 to give it ‘a bit more time to cook’
Last month, Funcom announced that survival MMO Dune Awakening would be launching on PC May 20th - in fact, it's already begun preorders. But...
‘Daybreak made Elderwood possible’: Palia announces Elderwood update and console launch for May 13
Cozy mini MMO Palia has just dropped the biggest news it's had since Daybreak bought it out: It's officially coming to console and launching...
After going dark for months, Camelot Unchained will preview its progress in an April stream
MMO players have been worried and frustrated over the state of Camelot Unchained for ages now, but we're finally getting some movement.
Readers will surely...
Wisdom of Nym: Expert crafting and better crafting challenges in Final Fantasy XIV
Cosmic Exploration arrives in Final Fantasy XIV not this week but next, which means that we've got a little more time before it's present....
Fawkes’ Defiance calls all players to assemble for this week’s relaunch
Fans of Defiance and MMO revivals in general probably have this Friday, April 18th highlighted on their calendars, for that's the day that the...
MMO Hype Train: Is Equinox Homecoming for real or is it a pony fever dream?
I have long gone on the record saying that I truly appreciate it when a creative work -- especially TV, movies, and video games...
Elder Scrolls Online lays out its new seasonal cadence, annual content passes, and Seasons of the Worm Cult
Just ahead of the new year, ZeniMax Online Studios worried the Elder Scrolls Online playerbase with the announcement that the studio would go into...
Casually Classic: How Burning Crusade brought us some of WoW’s best starting zones
There's certainly been a rise of chatter among the WoW Classic community these days regarding The Burning Crusade. This is partially because of a...
Classic Guild Wars is teasing 50+ unlocked weapons and minipets in next week’s anniversary patch
As we noted last week, classic Guild Wars is turning 20 years old this month, and ArenaNet is not letting the date of this...
Albion Online’s longtime game director, Robin Henkys, is stepping down
Earlier this week, MOP's staff just happened to be discussing some of the unusual cadence and developer video stuff going on over at Albion...
