class mechanics
Wisdom of Nym: The state of Final Fantasy XIV’s melee DPS
I main melee DPS on my main character in Final Fantasy XIV, but it was never really by design. Originally I was quite happy...
WoW Factor: Wild guessing about Demon Hunters
So what's the deal with World of Warcraft's Demon Hunter? We just don't know yet. But the space to speculate is pretty awesome.
I mentioned...
Wisdom of Nym: The state of Final Fantasy XIV’s tanks
I don't generally like "ranking" classes. The best tanking option in Final Fantasy XIV is the one that you like playing the most, and...
Black Desert releases the Kunoichi class
If you're a fan of sneaking past enemies before exploding out of stealth with throat-stabbing fervor, you might be the ideal player for Black...
Guild Wars 2 fans datamine Warrior and Engineer elite specs
Why wait for ArenaNet to announce the last few elite specializations for Guild Wars 2 when you can just mine for all that information...
Guild Wars 2’s Tempest overhauls warhorn sounds, too
You might be a fan of playing Elementalist in Guild Wars 2 and not be too excited about the Tempest's choice of weapon. War...
Devilian spotlights the Shadowhunter and the Talisman mechanic
You wouldn't think that hunting shadows would be a very lucrative profession, since all it takes to catch them is a light source and...
Guild Wars 2 confirms the last Revenant legend is Shiro Tagachi
Revenants have proven very capable of inflicting conditions with demonic legends, being defensive with dwarven legends, and healing their allies with centaur legends. It's certainly...
TERA’s next class is available in Korea
If you've been gazing with longing eyes at the trailer for TERA's next class... well, it's not here yet, so you're going to have...
Perfect Ten: The 10 dev stages of every new MMO class
Any game with classes adds new classes over time. It's almost axiomatic. I don't know why absolutely every game cannot be designed with the...
Crowfall developers discuss balance in a new Q&A video
If you want total and absolute balance for one-on-one classes in Crowfall, you will be disappointed. That's the first answer in the new question...
The healing Revenant was demoed in the Guild Wars 2 stream
Just because you're a blindfolded warrior empowered by the Mists in Guild Wars 2 doesn't mean you can't support your allies. That's the big...
Scope out the Guild Wars 2 Dragonhunter summary
You can't play a Dragonhunter Guardian in Guild Wars 2 right now no matter how much you might want to be wielding a bow...
Trove previews the upcoming Boomeranger class
Another big patch is coming to Trove in the near future, and it's bringing along a new class. The class feels... familiar, somehow. We...
Guild Wars 2 unveils the Guardian elite spec: Dragonhunter
Here we are in the wilds of Guild Wars 2 once again, and you can see we've got a big old dragon right there....
Wisdom of Nym: Benchmarks and lore for Final Fantasy XIV
Maybe it's just me, but with the steady drip of information that we've gotten about Final Fantasy XIV's first expansion, I find myself sometimes...
Black Desert demos its new Valkyrie class
Eager to take a look at the newest class being added to Black Desert? The fine folks at Steparu have posted a trailer demonstrating...
EverQuest II is testing class balance updates
EverQuest II's latest producer's letter is a bit lower key than previous entries, perhaps, but no less vital for it. The letter outlines new...
WoW Factor: In praise of Warlords of Draenor
I've made no secret of the fact that I consider Warlords of Draenor to be a sub-par expansion. My opinion on that has not...
Skyforge unveils its 13 launch day classes
A given character in Skyforge can explore all of the game's classes, and advancing in one class helps bolster progress in other classes as...
