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The Daily Grind: What challenge in an MMORPG resulted in your most shameful string of deaths?
Hello, my name is Eliot, and back when City of Heroes launched the character I made at launch 20 years ago could not kill...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO provides the most opportunity for ‘worthy deaths’?
MMO designer Damion Schubert recently penned a lengthy thread on Bluesky all about death - death in MMOs, that is. He opined that game...
The Daily Grind: How do you cope with losing someone in an MMORPG?
I have been immeasurably lucky in that I have never lost a close online friend to death, only to drifting away. But unfortunately, you...
The Daily Grind: How scared are you of death in MMOs?
In the vast majority of MMOs, death does not actually carry too strict a penalty. We all know that. Your character dies, you lose...
The Daily Grind: How do you want to be remembered in MMOs when you’re gone?
Last weekend, it became public knowledge that a prominent - probably the most prominent - player on my Lord of the Rings Online server...
The Daily Grind: What MMO has the highest lethality rate?
We all die in MMOs. That's a fact of life, and it's why MJ has a death counter on her game streams. But some...
PAX East 2022’s COVID outbreak has already resulted in one death
Last week, we covered the story about an apparent COVID outbreak at PAX East, which followed an outbreak at GDC; no less than the...
Pantheon mourns the loss of technology lead Kurt ‘Molad’ Habetler
A dark cloud has once again settled over Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen. Yesterday, Visionary Realms announced that it recently lost one of its...
Researchers argue Pokemon Go caused a discernable increase in car accidents, injuries, and deaths
What is the deadliest video game in existence? If a scientific whitepaper is to be believed, at least in the case of Tippecanoe County,...
Perfect Ten: The big book of MMO death mechanic rationales
In the ancient Before Times (so, you know, two years ago), I wrote a column all about the different mechanics that hit you when...
Star Trek Online fans mourn Deep Space Nine actor René ‘Odo’ Auberjonois
Another one of Star Trek's greats has fallen, as news broke out yesterday that Deep Space Nine actor René Auberjonois passed away from lung...
EVE Evolved: Is the EVE Online community a force for good in the world?
When we write or talk about MMO communities, we often focus on the practicalities of guilds or in-game events, the drama of forums, and...
The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMORPG for corpse runs?
Pretty much every MMORPG has some sort of corpse run - that is, when you die, you have to run some sort of gauntlet...
Sea of Thieves abandons its planned death tax, focuses on griefing
Don't worry, death-prone pirates: You won't have to pay the piper more than once when you go down to Davy Jones' locker.
Some players raised...
Here’s how Netmarble’s fighting crunch after multiple developer deaths
Last year, Netmarble came under fire from South Korean authorities following the death of a game developer under its banner. Korea Workers' Compensation and...
Saga of Lucimia discusses running after your corpse when you die in a pit
Show of hands, readers: How many of you have had great fun dealing with corpse runs, trying to retrieve your gear from the spot...
Crunch mode caused a young Netmarble game developer’s death, Korean government says
South Korean MMO studio Netmarble is being criticized this week for contributing to the death of an overworked game developer in 2016.
The Korea Times...
The Soapbox: Your favorite MMO is going to die
Your favorite MMO is going to die. Don't take it personally, though; every other MMO is going to shut down, too. That includes my...
Crowfall details the mechanics of death, resurrection, and swapping characters
You will die while playing Crowfall. That's pretty much inevitable. But you will also never die in Crowfall, because you are not your character;...
Star Wars: The Old Republic players pay tribute to Carrie Fisher
The loss of Carrie Fisher, a celebrated author and the actress who played General Leia Organa, is an enormous blow to Star Wars fans...
