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Throne and Liberty answers ‘top questions’ about its business model
While MMO fans continue to wait for the September 26th early access and October 1st launch for Throne and Liberty, NCsoft did address a...
Dauntless announces the removal of aethersparks progression currency from the in-game store
If you've been following the Slayer's Path in Dauntless, particularly at the higher end of the scale, you know how important aethersparks are. For...
Lawful Neutral: Mr. Krabs’ Wacky Bucks and currency in online games
I used to watch Spongebob religiously. I loved the days when I could put on Nickelodeon and have Spongebob on for hours. One of...
The Daily Grind: What serves as your biggest MMO currency sink?
I don't really devote a lot of effort in Final Fantasy XIV into making money, but I also sort of don't need to. The game's biggest...
Aion is rebalancing its economy (and removing a lot of money) with Awakened Legacy
You there! How much money do you have in Aion? Because it might just be too darn much. One of the things being done...
Guild Wars 2: Belgian players report gem-buying block, plus more on the bubble tea bans
If you're a Belgian gamer, you should probably take a peek at your Guild Wars 2 account. Multiple Redditors and forumgoers from the country...
World of Warcraft is bringing back old world bosses for its 13th anniversary
Do you have fond memories of fighting the Dragons of Nightmare in World of Warcraft back when they were relevant? Or even when they...
Going clubbing with Trion in Trove’s new update
When you are invited to go to a club with Trove's devs, you'd best get ready for fun time! Of course, I mean a...
Chaos Theory: Funcom can still fix Secret World Legends’ Aurum fiasco
Mere days after the exciting news about Secret World Legends being made into a television show, we finally hear about the game's long-awaited Aurum...
League of Legends increases prices in the UK over Brexit currency woes
Your pounds won't carry you quite as far in League of Legends at this point. The game's prices for Riot Points (i.e., the currency...
Wisdom of Nym: Currencies in Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood
You know, I was going to talk about the end of the Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood MSQ this week, but I decided against it....
WildStar is finishing its switch to ProtoBucks instead of NCoins
The conversion to a proprietary currency for WildStar microtransactions is almost complete. While WildStar has been using NCoins (NCsoft's microtransaction currency), it introduced ProtoBucks...
EVE Online rolls out major PLEX changes on May 9
When EVE Online releases its next big patch on May 9th, PLEX is changing in a big way. For example, the old days of...
Paladins bumps up Essence gains significantly for players
The Paladins community was not terribly happy with the changes made to the game's microtransaction model for, let's face it, entirely understandable reasons. Introducing...
Crowfall locks up EU store credit
An unexpected snag in Crowfall's digital store is prompting ArtCraft to make some changes to its European operations.
"An interesting side-effect of having an official...
Skyforge is cashing in its extensive currencies
There are a lot of different currencies in Skyforge - so many that it's easy to lose track of all of them, some of...
H1Z1: King of the Kill dumps Daybreak cash for new currency
The PvP half of the H1Z1 split, King of the Kill, has done away with Daybreak Cash as of its update yesterday. Players will...
Final Fantasy XIV updates players on tomestone changes
There's a new patch on the way for Final Fantasy XIV, and if you've been around for previous patches you know that means you're...
Chronicles of Elyria embraces ‘earn-to-play’ model
Chronicles of Elyria understands that not everyone can game around the clock, and through a couple of systems the team is striving to make...
Path of Exile updates its new currency stash tab
Launched a few weeks ago, Path of Exile's currency stash tab was intended to allow players to sort their myriad currencies into their stashes...
