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Trove’s Snowfest includes new questline, dungeons, and a winter bomber royal mode
Snowfest is on in Gamigo's voxelbox Trove this week through December 28th, simultaneously on PC and console. Players can get to the Hub and...
The Daily Grind: What was the best new zone added to an MMO in 2021?
As a SWG Legends player, I was thrilled to see the launch of Bespin to a Star Wars Galaxies rogue server this year. Not...
Wisdom of Nym: Combat design and balance in Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker
I really want to talk about the story of Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker. I really want to talk about it. But the expansion has...
New World’s director discusses testing cadence, future features, and contending with update issues
By now New World's unsteadiness is well-known among MMORPG fans. The game's initial launch caught fire, but over the past few months the game...
The MOP Up: Trove’s polished paragon paradise
Trove is making sure that its players have plenty to do this season thanks to a Polished Paragon system. This patch came out on...
Mad World’s December alpha adds an auction house, new weapon crafting, and a cash shop
When multiplayer ARPG Mad World announced that it was holding an alpha test on December 20th, we noted that the announcement was thin on...
Embers Adrift offers a summary of its Thanksgiving weekend alpha test
Remember when Embers Adrift announced plans to have an alpha test over the Thanksgiving weekend? Well the devs totally did that without any delays...
Vitae Aeternum: New World’s travel problem is also a storage problem
Today, I'd like to discuss the recent change that increased the experience needed to level crafting in New World: It's terrible, and it should...
New World’s 1.1.1 update continues November patch clean-up, lays groundwork for server merges
Overnight, Amazon rolled out the weekly patch for New World as expected. The 1.1.1 update is basically a band-aid for the November update that...
Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends updates Smuggler slicing and weapon ‘freedom of skin’ system
Smugglers, if SWG Legends' last slicing update didn't do it for you, well then I'm not even sure why you're a Smuggler. But in...
Epic MMO Battles, post-apocalyptic edition: Fallout 76 vs. Fallen Earth
It just struck me over this past weekend that we post-apocalyptic fans are now blessed with two solid and intriguing online RPGs to enjoy....
The Daily Grind: What’s your favorite thing to do in MMOs that isn’t violence?
A while back, I read a Twitter thread about one of the reasons video games revolve around violence: It's easy to assemble into content,...
Uncharted Waters Online puts out an update with new quests, skills, and power balancing
Back in September we had heard a pretty loud peep coming from Uncharted Waters Online, the Age of Sail MMO that's part of the...
Myth of Empires is a multiplayer sandbox of nation building and conquest out in early access
At the start of this year we got a quick peek at Myth of Empires, a multiplayer sandbox that leans in on players forming...
The Daily Grind: What are some disappointing systems in great MMOs?
I want to talk about Guild Wars 2's food. You guys, Guild Wars 2's food is so good. The icons are good. The names...
Galaxies of Eden shares details of server vs. server endgame, Artist profession, and alpha testing dates
Galaxies of Eden, as we've noted before, has plenty of familiar trappings in an indie sandbox MMO package, and developer MIR Cybernetics Corporation is...
SoulWorker marks Black Friday with a limited-time raid, screenshot contest, and various item sales
We've been following along with Black Friday sales going on in MMO land, but the anime MMO SoulWorker is using Black Friday as a...
Profane ponders the effects of seasons, weather, and day/night cycles to gameplay
Yep, it's another Twitter thread from Profane. Yep, it's once again rather design document-like and vaporous. It's also something distinct and not often considered...
Vague Patch Notes: When ex-World of Warcraft fans become Final Fantasy XIV partisans
There is a certain stripe of Final Fantasy XIV fan that is exceedingly prevalent at this point, and that type is the rigid partisan... against World of...
New World addresses grumbling over undocumented changes to elite POIs
New World's developers dropped two missives over the weekend. The first addressed changes to elite points of interest aimed at endgamers that simultaneously made...
