economy
The Daily Grind: What’s the smallest MMO you actively play?
Smallest in terms of playerbase size, that is.
I wondered about this the other day when I was writing up a piece that included mention...
Black Desert PC raises item costs to counter inflation, dates guild war adjustments, and adds spooky ships
A whole lot of stuff is once again happening in the PC version of Black Desert, and I'm not feeling clever enough to try...
Closers opens up for a player Q&A session and highlights latest events in video
Those who prefer to get their Closers information without having to scroll through the game's usual ultra-long image posts are now able to enjoy...
Why I Play: Palia is cozy and fun, but why is it multiplayer – and where is it going?
On paper, Palia seems like it wouldn’t interest me. It is a lighthearted jaunt through a bright, cartoonish environment that involves building relationships with...
Previewing New World’s Rise of the Angry Earth expansion: Artifact gear, endgame, crafting, and onward
In my previous Vitae Aeternum column, I covered the big tentpole features of New World's first paid expansion, Rise of the Angry Earth, including...
Player feedback (and a blast of review bombing) forces World of Warships to overhaul event rewards
World of Warships players have apparently joined the throngs of gaming review bombers and are taking to Steam reviews to voice their displeasure with...
Massively Overthinking: Do you strive to be ‘rich’ in MMORPGs?
Last week, we did a Daily Grind about living our best lives in MMOs, doing things in video games we wish we could do...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 433: Throne & Delay
Justin and Bree discuss Throne & Liberty's delay, WoW's upcoming patch, DDO's mini-expansion, and financial reports for NCsoft, Pearl Abyss, and Square-Enix, with adventures in Palia, LOTRO, New World, and Star Trek Online, plus mailbag topics on rich economy-centric sandboxes and MMOs that need graphical refreshes.
Diablo IV temporarily disables player trading after gamers discover an item and gold duping exploit
It looks as if there's another exploit that's upending things in Diablo IV. One of the OARPG's community managers has confirmed on Reddit that...
Albion Online adds new currency fees to discourage hoarding and balance the economy
Albion Online's touch-up patch today isn't a nothingburger: It actually introduces a new tax on currency meant to help balance the economy.
"This patch introduces...
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...
