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Shroud of the Avatar opens the social hub of Castle Atos, makes decorative dread artifacts, adds fancy zombies
There are lots of zombies in gaming. Slow ones, fast ones, ones that lumber forth with single-minded purpose, ones that explode. But have you...
Shroud of the Avatar’s Richard Garriott and Starr Long grant community awards and show off decor items
Recently the devs of Shroud of the Avatar came together in a livestream to talk up the game, give away prizes, and more importantly...
Shroud of the Avatar introduces pet gear, craftable platforms and traps, a new location, and violent scarecrows
It's time for another release for Shroud of the Avatar full of... random things. Things like pet gear, platforms to put stuff on top...
Perfect Ten: A sampler of crowdfunded MMOs and how they’re doing
I've gone on the record many a time as being deeply suspicious of Kickstarter and crowdfunding when it comes to MMOs. There are reasons...
Shroud of the Avatar’s Release 94 adds zone-wide vendor listings, new patterns, and fishing changes
The latest release for Shroud of the Avatar appears to be mostly aimed at the crafters, the gatherers, and the shoppers. For the shoppers,...
Shroud of the Avatar fixes loot imbalances and puts an end to slippery overworld maps
There are a number of descriptors MMORPG devs would like to hear about their game world's maps. Things like "gorgeous," "lush," "expansive," or "interesting."...
Shroud of the Avatar addresses ‘dozens of errors’ in latest patch
Release 93 of Shroud of the Avatar apparently didn't arrive without some bugs in it. That seems to be par for the course for...
Shroud of the Avatar adds two new adventures for Episode 2 access holders in latest release
So a bit of good news: Shroud of the Avatar has added some new Adventure scenes with Release 93. The bad news: This content...
Shroud of the Avatar revamps potions, adds new UI features, and brings new crafting recipes in Release 92
Whether you knock back refreshing potions, look at UI elements, or craft things, there's a little something for you in Release 92 of Shroud...
Shroud of the Avatar’s Richard Garriott is joining an expedition to locate a sunken ship
He's been to the North Pole. He's been to space. He's been to the depths of the ocean. He's been everywhere but in the...
Shroud of the Avatar fixes ‘several mount issues’ and closes an overly lucrative item sale loop
There are some bug fixes that have been applied to Shroud of the Avatar, which normally wouldn't really be something that lands in our...
Shroud of the Avatar’s Release 91 introduces crates as daily questgivers
The crates are talking to you in Shroud of the Avatar. Whispering desires into your ear. Compelling you to complete their tasks and promising...
Desert Oasis: Why Black Desert Online is my favorite MMO
It's crazy how fast two years go by, but it's how long I've been running this column. I've interviewed the lead producer Jaehee Kim,...
Shroud of the Avatar’s Release 90 introduces stat-boosting Imbued Gems and Jewels
Do you like slotting watered-down Infinity Stones into your equipment as a means to incrementally adjust your character's stats by the barest of measurements,...
Shroud of the Avatar adds young fish, expands The Rise, and opens the Obsidian Panopticon
It's been a little while since we had a peek on what's happening to Shroud of the Avatar, so allow us a moment to...
The MOP Up: Neverwinter’s April Fools dungeon
April Fools Day may be past, but its spirit lives on in Neverwinter! This past week's small patch opened up a mini-dungeon for goofy...
Massively Uplifting: Love and generosity in Sea of Thieves, Guild Wars 2, SOTA, and more
February is often known as the commercialized month of love (Happy Hallmark Day!), but that doesn't mean there wasn't genuine love abounding throughout the...
Shroud of the Avatar improves crafting as Richard Garriott dives to the bottom of the ocean
We'll go ahead and get this out of the way first: MMO developer Richard Garriott dived to the bottom of the Mariana Trench today....
Shroud of the Avatar is introducing another revamp to food and drink buffs in Release 87
Cast your minds back to September of last year, when Shroud of the Avatar announced plans to change the way food and drink buffs...
Shroud of the Avatar adds two new community events and makes its fishing tourney a monthly event
Even if I'm side-eyeing the heck out of Shroud of the Avatar, I do have to give a smile and a nod to the...
