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Perfect Ten: MMORPGs made by tiny teams
I don't really have to tell you this, but creating an MMORPG is a huge undertaking. These are some of the most complex games...
Global Chat: MMO roleplaying explained for the rest of us
Game designer Brian Green has been on a writing streak as of late with a whole series of blog posts about roleplaying in MMORPGs....
Project Gorgon’s latest patch overhauls the shield skill and adds the Fae Realm zone
It's patch season for indie MMO darling Project Gorgon, as a new biome has entered the chat. It's called the Fae Realm.
"A new explorable...
Massively Overthinking: Problematic faves in MMOs
A while back, a reader suggested that it was impossible for a fan who loves something to recognize its shortcomings, and I was taken...
Global Chat: Ranking World of Warcraft’s expansions
Have you ever tried your hand at ranking all of World of Warcraft's expansions from worst to best? Sure you have, because everyone's done...
Project Gorgon’s June update tweaks unarmed, gardening, sonic damage, and footsteps
Hey Project Gorgon, what are you up to this summer. Oh, you've got a new patch? And it's got a bunch of random stuff?...
Mini-dungeons, desert dehydration, and werewolf improvements come to Project Gorgon
The next time that you venture into a dungeon in Project Gorgon, you may be going in alone. Or not. Actually, the game's new...
Perfect Ten: MMOs for puzzle lovers
Ever find yourself complaining that all of the PvE content in your MMO is nothing but shooting something in the face or chopping down...
The Daily Grind: Which underrated MMO would you recommend to friends?
So c'mon, we all know what the big MMOs are right now, the ones that always come up in conversation. You know, the ones...
Project Gorgon previews its new War Cache dungeon feature in latest developer blog
Some brand-new level-50 content is coming to Project Gorgon in the form of War Caches, a new feature coming in the game's next update....
MMO Cartographer: Touching all the things in Project Gorgon
Welcome to MMO Cartographer! I'm Mia, and I'll be your guide through this winding journey through interesting MMORPGs - some small, some forgotten, and...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that set themselves up as spiritual successors
As with the larger video game market, sequels aren't unknown in the MMO space. We've seen studios take a stab at following up successful...
Project Gorgon opens microtransaction shop full of stuff you can’t use yet
Monetization is always a tricky topic in MMOs, especially when it comes to microtransactions, but that's just the territory that Project Gorgon devs are...
Project Gorgon drops big patch with solo dungeon and tons of balance adjustments
Yesterday, we covered Project Gorgon's development cadence and Elder Game developer Eric Heimburg's explanation for why he hadn't just hired on more devs to...
Project Gorgon dev on hiring and content cadence: ‘I can confidently say we are not gonna fail’
Are you grumpy about how long some indie games take to develop? Yeah, join the club - the indie devs are too.
That's the takeaway...
Vague Patch Notes: On play conditioning and the lecture of experience in MMOs
Yes, it's another week in which we talk about abstract concepts that underpin the way we play video games, this time inspired by a...
Steam’s Lunar New Year Sale is offering a discount on your first $30 in purchases
Sure why not let's do a Lunar New Year sale on Steam. Any excuse for a party! Valve and co. has done more than...
MMOs you’ve never heard of: The Warhorn, Hammers End, Auteria, and Antaria Online
On the prowl for an indie RPG gem or two in the rough? We'll start this edition of obscure MMOs with The Warhorn, which sounds...
Project Gorgon’s latest update features more robust zombies, skill-training changes
When it comes to cheap labor, you really can't beat zombies in terms of pure value, but sometimes that whole being dead thing makes...
Global Chat: Little things that add up to a great MMO
Ever find yourself running down a list of "little things" that impress you and keep you busy in an MMO when you're trying to...