economy
First impressions: Palia is a half-baked project that could rise to be a masterpiece
For a reviewer, there is nothing more frustrating than something that is equal parts amazing and terrible. All awesome? That's an easy, glowing recommendation....
Massively Overthinking: Rescuing the worst economies in the MMO genre
As a hardcore economy player in most of the MMOs I play, I pay a whole lot of attention to the health of the...
EVE Online’s studio is Kickstarting a Titan Forge-built EVE-themed board game
The trend of large and long-established game companies turning to Kickstarter to fund board game spinoffs continues today, as Pearl Abyss-owned CCP Games announced...
The Daily Grind: What’s a type of MMO content you don’t play but do want in the game?
By happenstance, I found myself rereading the comments of Eliot's 2022 article on World of Warcraft's then-latest excuse not to do housing, and I...
Mobile MMO Dragon Nest 2 makes its global launch with a music video and a sea serpent in tow
Back in 2019 we first reported on Dragon Nest 2, a mobile MMO that takes the Dragon Nest IP and applies its more MMORPG...
Roblox aims to be ‘one of the biggest virtual economies on Earth’ through additional creator monetization tools
Roblox has some immense aspirations for its so-called economy. A blog post from the studio's VP of Economy Enrico D'Angelo offers a broad strokes...
Albion Online implements BattlEye anticheat, grants compensation for DDOS outages
When Albion Online was being slammed by DDOS attacks owing to bot farms being angry about the game's new cheat defenses, Sandbox Interactive basically...
Fractured Veil completes its Unreal Engine upgrade, puts founder’s pack bundles up for sale
Over the past couple of months, survival sandbox Fractured Veil has been talking up its upgrade to Unreal Engine 5.1, sharing details and previews...
Simulogics hints at a new title in the works set in the Prosperous Universe IP
It appears that Simulogics, the studio behind the sci-fi econ PvP title Prosperous Universe, has a little something new in its oven. This news...
Reign of Guilds’ fourth Steam playtest runs until July 17 with revamps to gameplay systems
The testing stages for sandbox MMORPG Reign of Guilds continues to move at a measured pace as yesterday saw its fourth playtest go live...
Wisdom of Nym: Pandæmonium’s flop in Final Fantasy XIV
Raid series in Final Fantasy XIV have had a complicated history from a story standpoint. The Binding Coil of Bahamut was an interesting attempt,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best ‘shopping’ experience?
We're talking about in-game shopping, mind you, not photoshop or cash-shop or workshops or whatever.
I've joked before - not entirely facetiously - that one...
Massively Overthinking: Why don’t MMOs try harder to foster great guilds?
MOP reader Mahaf1089 posed an interesting question beneath a WoW Factor column earlier this month, one that clearly resonated with our readers because it...
Niantic lays off 230 workers, affecting Pokemon Go, in cost-slashing reorganization
The beleaguered Pokemon Go company Niantic has been under fire all year from unhappy players, and now, the company itself is undergoing a restructure...
Star Citizen player event talks ship plans, building mechanics, player housing, and lowered priority for Theaters of War
This past weekend saw fans of Star Citizen converge in Shanghai and Hong Kong, China, for some Bar Citizen community events. Normally this wouldn't...
War Thunder shares economy roadmap targeting summer update
Last month, the players of War Thunder started a revolt as Gaijin Entertainment's deeply unpopular economic changes got rolled back following a review bombing....
Perfect Ten: Thoughts on Star Wars The Old Republic’s impending move to Broadsword
My relationship with Star Wars: The Old Republic is best described as "complicated." The game launched at a time when I was still pretty...
Pax Dei discusses alpha test plans, monetization, building mechanics, and blending PvP with PvE
Most of the time when a game puts out an FAQ, it's generally not too helpful or full of interesting information. That certainly can't...
EVE Online details Viridian’s new corporation projects, homefront operations, and economy updates
EVE Online was already seeking to deepen the corporation experience in its upcoming Viridan update with the addition of customizable structures, but luckily that...
Massively Overthinking: When an MMO has everything and so much of it
Last week, when No Man's Sky released its native Mac client, MOP's Chris and I fell into a discussion about the game being so...
