customization
Design Mockument: In defense of visual ability customization in MMORPGs
I will never know who it was working behind the scenes at City of Heroes who first had the idea to let players customize...
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...
Pokemon Go co-developer Very Very Spaceship has been hit with layoffs as the avatar rebellion continues
Pokemon Go's staff - and outlook - just got a little smaller as this week one of its development studios was hit with major...
Palia’s present patch provides popular personalization and plot perks
Is it time to come back to Palia and give it another try? If your hang-up was a lack of character customization options, this...
Champions Online’s Cryptic says it’ll ‘start exploring more inclusive customization options’
Over the weekend, a Champions Online player tipped us off to a conversation on the game's official forums in which players are chronicling their...
Book of Travels shows off its character creation in full in a new video
Character creation is important in any MMO, and this is especially true in the case of an open-ended and slower-paced game like Book of...
Massively on the Go: Everything multiplayer fans need to know about Splatoon 3
So we've all gone through the recent news about Splatoon 3, right? No? Well, don't worry. A lot of the presentation seemed to be aimed...
Massively on the Go: Happy Home Paradise is the cherry on top of Animal Crossing New Horizons’ final update
I won't lie, the past week has been pretty fun for me. Animal Crossing: New Horizons'Â final update added so much to the game. Old...
Massively on the Go: Guide to Animal Crossing New Horizons’ Happy Home Paradise unlockables and bonuses
I suppose I should be thankful that Animal Crossing: New Horizons decided to launch its latest update early, as now I've had more time to...
World of Warcraft will add glowing hand customizations to Nightborne characters in patch 9.1.5
Do people refer to your Nightborne character in World of Warcraft as "Ol' Glowyhands" or "McGlowhands" or "Captain Glow of the Hand Brigade"? Of course...
World of Warcraft reverses course on player customization and promises more
Back in February, Blizzard reversed its stance on player customization options for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. Originally, players had been told that further customization...
The Daily Grind: How do you style your characters in MMOs?
Not every game has housing, usually for bad reasons. But the vast majority of games at this point do allow you to design your...
Why I Play: Monster Hunter Rise is still worth it one month later
It's been over a month since Monster Hunter Rise was released to the public. I was feeling good about the game during the press...
The Daily Grind: How often do you change your MMO characters’ outfits?
One of the nice things City of Heroes' rogue servers did for the community was open up all the costume slots for everyone. Obviously,...
Perfect 10: Ten features I want to see in Splatoon 3
The announcement of Splatoon 3 has actually shown me that I know more Splat fans than I thought I did. Like, people who are still playing despite the lack of...
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has many new race customizations and is considering endless Torghast runs
A new alpha build for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands means new character customization options being added, because that is the most important thing in...
Project C’s 2019 roadmap includes wildlife, customization, and commerce
Darewise is pushing ahead with its open world sci-fi MMO, and you are invited to join the journey -- at least mentally. The studio...
Sea of Thieves adds new outfits and a special gun for a month of play
After a month at sea, one can imagine your character in Sea of Thieves is more than ready to stop in to port. But...
Sea of Thieves runs another stress test, talks pirate customization (or lack thereof)
Just in case you read that headline and made a mad dash to this first paragraph with the hope of seeing that Rare has...
Wisdom of Nym: What cosmetic features could other jobs get in Final Fantasy XIV?
About a month back, I got a comment in this column with an absolutely spectacular question. We've got two cosmetic systems that basically only...
