dev diary
Ashes of Creation’s city halls will be the center of player politics
With a strong focus on player government and politics, Ashes of Creation is giving careful consideration with how it will structure the leadership of...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking more of Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire story
As promised, Flameseeker Chronicles is back with a continuation of the Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire story deep-dive I've been crafting over the last few...
Blade & Soul teases Dawn of the Lost Continent’s sights and storyline
When Dawn of the Lost Continent drops in Blade & Soul next month, the upgrade to level 55 will be accompanied by a "sweeping...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Act II of Guild War’s 2’s Path of Fire story
In the last edition of Flameseeker Chronicles, I discussed the opening sections of Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire's story while providing you with a brief...
Pantheon’s social systems aren’t ‘simply bringing back the past’
One of the most interesting things to cover when it comes to Pantheon's development has been its reconciliation of two superficially opposing ideas for...
Crowfall explains castle wall construction, addresses patch 5.3
Chances are that all save but the most architecturally nerdy among you don't find walls, panels, and sockets a particularly exciting topic. But your...
Project Gorgon’s huge UI revamp is a ‘major stepping stone’ toward Steam early access
Interface junkies, gather round, especially if you like detailed old-school-inspired MMORPGs, for Project Gorgon has unveiled a detailed tour of its new UI. It's...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Unpacking Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire story
I feel as though the time is finally right to talk to you all about the awesome chunk of story that dropped with Guild Wars...
LOTRO Legendarium: Grading Lord of the Rings Online in 2017
At the beginning of 2017, it seemed as though a mini-renaissance was brewing for Lord of the Rings Online. Standing Stone Games broke away...
Champions Online’s Blood Moon rises once more this Halloween
Hang in there folks: The relentless onslaught of MMO Halloween events still has another couple of weeks to go before we emerge with our...
Crowfall goes over the history and perks of Humans and Elves
Even Crowfall, as progressive as it is with its racial choices, must bow to the ironclad law of MMOs that state, "Every fantasy game...
Flameseeker Chronicles: One week into Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire
I've had my hands on Guild Wars 2's second expansion for a week and some change now and have built up a more solid picture...
Crowfall introduces the half-elf race, promises racial choices offer ‘significant gameplay elements’
Remember this lovely ranger lady from Crowfall's original concept art? We sure do, since we're pretty fond of using it. Turns out in the...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Clockwork City DLC is aimed at explorers and mystery buffs
ZeniMax has a new dev blog up on The Elder Scrolls Online's Clockwork City DLC today, teasing the update and explaining just why it...
Camelot Unchained explains its guild and group philosophy for beta one
Mark Jacobs and City State Games have a big surprise for Camelot Unchained followers in this week's dev blog: a major update to the...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Our Guild Wars 2 Path of Fire launch countdown checklist
I can't quite believe that around 18 months of Guild Wars 2 development is about to drop in our laps this week through the Path of...
Neverwinter highlights major inventory quality-of-life overhaul
Inventory management in MMORPGs is critical -- I can't even imagine playing something like World of Warcraft or Elder Scrolls Online without inventory mods...
Conan Exiles makes a bold appeal to builders: Just play in god-mode
Lest you think that Conan Exiles is just about crushing your enemies and all that, Funcom has a new dev diary out today elucidating...
PAX West 2017: Chronicles of Elyria’s monetization philosophy, tribe evolution, and the PvP sandbox stigma
What is Chronicles of Elyria? We first learned about the game and its goal to redefine the MMORPG genre back in 2015. Since then,...
The MOP Up: Skyforge gets a dark rush with the Revenant (September 10, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
