cosmetics
Maintenance-moded Heroes of the Storm celebrates its tenth anniversary with an all-new skin
Heroes of the Storm is currently celebrating ten years of operation, and despite spending most of the last three of those years in maintenance...
Throne and Liberty previews the Illusion Workshop – tmog – functionality arriving in the game on May 1
For fans of particular gear appearances in Throne and Liberty, the good news is that the upcoming Illusion Workshop arriving on May 1st will...
The Daily Grind: Which of your favorite MMO’s patches had the least aesthetic appeal?
So it is not exactly a secret that I like Warframe a lot, and thus you are probably aware that I am entirely on-board...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most painful cosmetic choice you’ve made in an MMORPG?
So there I was in Final Fantasy XI wearing sub-par gear because it looked better. This was in 2004, meaning it was well before...
The Daily Grind: What game has outfits you’d really like to see in your MMORPG of choice?
Character design is important in any video game where you want players to remember the characters, so basically all of them. This is not...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO do you play that doesn’t seem to want your money for cosmetics?
Video games sell you cosmetics. This is pretty much normalized at this point, 15 years into the F2P revolution, whether you like it or...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is the worst for letting you earn (rather than buy) in-game cosmetics?
Every MMO on the market these days will let you slap down some money to look prettier. This, in and of itself, is fine....
The Daily Grind: What’s a minor omission in your main MMO that just bugs you?
Final Fantasy XIV does not let me just have a normal horse mount. You can get elemental ponies from the old Extreme trials, there...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 480: Fashion is the real MMO endgame
Justin and Bree sit for a theme show focused on MMO fashion, discussing cosmetic mechanics, monetization, armor art, cool fashion mechanics, fashion crimes, and even their favorite tips for looking stylish.
The Daily Grind: What sort of cosmetic thing would you like to collect in your main MMO?
Cosmetic items are nice things to collect because while they do not strictly affect your numerical performance in the game, they do offer significant...
The Daily Grind: What customization option do you wish your main MMO had?
When I first started working at Massively-that-was, it seemed downright luxurious to me that Lord of the Rings Online let you choose what your...
The Daily Grind: Which aesthetic era in your MMO of choice was your favorite?
Any MMO that last long enough goes through various aesthetic eras. It's just inevitable. Especially if you can browse back through old appearances, you...
The Daily Grind: What’s the furthest out of your way you’ve gone to earn a cosmetic item in an MMO?
If there is a cosmetic item I want badly enough, I don't care what content it's gated behind; I'm just going to get it....
New World discusses the future of wards and banes as players strut their transmog stuff online
Wards and banes. They're one of the hot button meta topics in New World nowadays, and they're the subject of Amazon's latest Forged in...
New World’s latest video highlights its long-awaited transmog system
"Transmogrify" is a verb that has been used for centuries as a humorous word to denote gross transformation, but it came into vogue following...
Warframe of Mind: Fashion ‘Framing with Digital Extremes’ Megan Everett
With TennoCon 2023 just around the corner, it's hard for me to not think about the cool cosplay costumes that folks will be showing...
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite MMO minipet?
Once upon a time, a very smart woman was looking at an MMO's design document. "We have pet classes for people who are scared...
The Daily Grind: What’s a piece of cosmetic gear you always seek out in MMOs?
It may not surprise anyone reading this that I wear glasses. I don't actually wear them most of the time because I need them,...
Lost Ark extends the login reward period for the Cutie Headband for seven days
Cute headbands are serious business in Lost Ark. Heck, they're serious business everywhere when you get right down to it, but Lost Ark has...
The Daily Grind: Do your MMO characters have a sense of style?
Let me make sure that my meaning is perfectly clear here: I am not in any way calling upon you to defend your sartorial...