characters
The Daily Grind: What’s the dumbest character name you’ve ever played seriously?
Years ago, when we were playing Torchlight 2 as a group of writers from the site because surely that franchise was going to result...
Vindictus updates with its newest character, Sanyaa, along with promotional events
By day, an altruistic noblewoman. By night, a daring thief. At no point familiar with the concept of "pants" or "skirts." It's Sanyaa, 25th...
The Daily Grind: Do you see your MMO characters as characters or as playing pieces?
There's an interesting element to a lot of games where you have places where the layers of gameplay break down. Your character in World...
The Daily Grind: Has an alt ever become your main in an MMO?
Whether or not an MMO really is built to require or incentivize alts is immaterial: If you can make alts, some people will make...
The Daily Grind: How do you manage your alts in MMOs where you have several?
When Bjork sang "Army of Me," she was not talking about having large arsenal of MMO characters. This was for several reasons, not the...
Overwatch teases Lifeweaver’s abilities ahead of his addition to the game on April 11
My therapist: "Prettier Healing Hanzo isn't real in Overwatch 2, he can't hurt you."
Me: "No, you don't understand, he's going to be real on...
The Daily Grind: How much do you care about your MMORPG characters?
For some people, your avatar in an MMO is a collection of stats, gear, and abilities first and foremost. They do not see their...
Final Fantasy XIV takes a closer look behind the motives of Hermes in its anniversary fiction
If you've seen the ending of Final Fantasy XIV's most recent expansion (and really, it's been months, what excuse do you have for not...
Atlas Rogues brings Nix and Aurora into its roster with its newest update
The nice part for Atlas Rogues is that it has a lot of the eponymous rogues to add into the game just based on...
Shadow Arena adds in the range-swapping Lahn to the hero lineup
Some characters in Shadow Arena are all about fighting at a longer rage, hiding behind ranged weapons and spells on the basis of being...
The Daily Grind: What limitations do you place on alts in an MMO?
It's really silly to have alts in Final Fantasy XI or Final Fantasy XIV. I do. I actually have several. The one saving grace I have...
New World’s latest video dev diary covers weapons and specializations
If you're eagerly looking forward to New World, you will want to watch the video below. Then you will hear the first words spoken...
Heroes of the Storm adds a cataclysmic new challenger, Deathwing
It's time to just ruin everything in Heroes of the Storm with the addition of the game's newest hero, Deathwing. Yes, everyone's favorite world-shattering dragon has...
The Daily Grind: Do you have unplayed MMO characters you refuse to delete?
For the longest time, I had an orc in World of Warcraft whom I had never played past level 7 but who was never getting...
Overwatch’s next hero is not Sojourn, but a lot of people wish she were
You all remember how people were a little bit miffed about the introduction of Wrecking Ball/Hammond into the Overwatch lineup, right? To summarize very quickly,...
Overwatch explores the lore and mechanics behind Baptiste before his live release
Good news, Baptiste fans, the new healer is going to be deployed to Overwatch's live servers within the next couple of weeks according to the...
Closers Online’s Luna is live today for shield-bashing fun
Years of shields as a tanking tool in MMOs tend to make us think of shields as being purely defensive, but when you think...
Crowfall examines its character creation for its first campaign
The first campaign for Crowfall approaches swiftly, which means it's time to take a close look at how you're creating your characters in the...
Heroes of the Storm announces the arrival of Mal’ganis
Characters from the Warcraft franchise make up the lion's share of the heroes in Heroes of the Storm, but there are still some notable...
Rockstar teases Red Dead Redemption 2 characters in series of tweets
We're just over a month away from the release of Rockstar's much-anticipated Red Dead Redemption 2, and the studio is taking to Twitter to...
