economy
Star Trek Online makes Phoenix Packs permanent while removing a daily free pack
The biggest problem you can get with exchanges between real-money currencies and in-game currencies in MMOs is when one is far more valuable than...
EVE Echoes launches its open beta on mobile devices
It's time to keep a little piece of cutthroat space politics in your pocket wherever you go, as the open beta for EVE Echoes...
ArcheAge will not be replacing larders lost during an unscheduled maintenance
It's a day that ends in "y," which means it's another ArcheAge SNAFU, it seems. This time, the devs have run afoul of players...
Starbase outlines mining and economy updates in the weekly progress notes
When it comes to sandbox games, especially ones with internet spaceships, becoming a titan of industry tends to be my go-to activity. If you're...
BatMUD, a 29-year-old MMO, is now on Steam
Where were you in 1990? Did you even exist then? Because if you happened to be around 29 years ago, you could have jumped...
EVE Online’s new HyperNet Relay reintroduces gambling to New Eden
Remember way back in 2016, when CCP Games outlawed gambling in EVE Online's universe after turning a blind eye for over a decade? In...
CitizenCon 2019: Star Citizen previews alpha 3.8, details Theatres of War, teases next star system
While the opening beats of Star Citizen's CitizenCon event may have started with some disappointment, the remainder of the event had lots of things...
Interview: CIG’s Jake Muehle on the player economy and doing crimes in the Star Citizen universe
We're zooming on toward CitizenCon tomorrow, when Cloud Imperium will deliver its annual live showcase of the state of Star Citizen - and drop...
Fight or Kite: MMORPG PvP is about competition, not combat
Over the last month, Eliot has written a Daily Grind and Perfect Ten that really got me thinking about what PvP truly is. He...
The Daily Grind: Do MMO market undercutters grind your gears?
MOP's Carlo proposed this question for a Daily Grind run: Do MMO market undercutters annoy you? "I undercut the market so I can move...
ArcheAge Unchained grants Belstrom players a server boost and items pack for the three-day blackout
Yesterday we reported on the Belstrom EU server's extended length of maintenance due to an issue discovered with its auction house. A few hours...
Book of Travels explains its event system, NPC behavior, and trading economy
Sure, Book of Travels sounds neat, and it clearly is drawing in lots of crowdfunding support, but just what happens in the game? The...
EVE Online will officially arrive to Korea on November 14
Remember back in April when CCP Games CEO Hilmar Petersson said that the Korean and Chinese playerbase of EVE Online was due to expand...
Massively Overthinking: The problem with MMO ‘dailies’
Longtime MOP Patron and friend of the site Avaera recently posed us an intriguing questions about daily login rewards in MMORPGs.
"Recently my game of choice,...
Project C explains the studio’s philosophy behind the in-game economy and its business model
MMOs offering a currency pegged to real money that can also be converted back into real money aren't particularly common, but Project C is...
Desert Oasis: First impressions of Black Desert’s Great Expedition
One of the most difficult things I've had to deal with in my time with Black Desert is sailing and boating. I've never been...
One week in, ArcheAge Unchained is still battling queues and bugs as players criticize ArchePass
Over the weekend, we covered the "hot mess" that was ArcheAge Unchained's launch and land rush situation, which will shock newcomers but not really...
The Game Archaeologist: Funcom’s long-abandoned Midgard MMO
There used to be a time that Funcom was deeply into the MMORPG business, bringing us titles such as Anarchy Online, Age of Conan,...
Interview: Star Citizen’s Sean Tracy on the gameplay features of alpha 3.7, live today
Today marks another big installment for the alpha of Star Citizen. The 3.7 update should now be live for everyone as you read this,...
Perfect Ten: Kickstarter MMOs that raised the most money
The rise of crowdfunding in the mid-2010s swept a large wave of MMORPGs our way that might never have happened otherwise. For a while...