endgame
Massively Overthinking: Is MMO class balance achievable – or even desirable?
This past week, a chunk of the endgame-focused Guild Wars 2 community was up in arms over the profession balance update and the perception...
Embers Adrift discusses server wipes, spellcasting, crafting, and endgame in weekly livestream
It's another week, and that means another livestream video from Embers Adrift, whose devs took several moments to talk about a variety of topics...
Global Chat: Playing TERA before the final bow
"Who in their right mind starts playing a 'dead' game?" asks Virtual Bastion's Cary -- right before Cary jumped into TERA just days before...
LOTRO Legendarium: Embracing Lord of the Rings Online’s new class/race combos
Lord of the Rings Online's July through September edition of the Producer's Letter appeared this week, hauling along with it some disappointment, some intrigue,...
Guild Wars 2 previews better strike mission rewards, class tweaks, and a new system for raid accessibility
ArenaNet just dropped a fresh studio update and a state of the game blog for Guild Wars 2, featuring check-ins from Game Director Josh...
Outriders is free-to-play on Steam until June 23
Do you remember Outriders? No, maybe not, very few people remember - wait, we already made that joke. And it's not even totally accurate,...
The Daily Grind: How much time do you spend doing non-combat stuff in MMOs?
If you don't watch our streams, you might not have noticed that MOP's Chris and MJ kicked off a series this year in which...
Diablo IV talks up player choice in PvE and endgame while Diablo Immortal rakes in $24M in revenue
The devs of Diablo IV are hitting the press trail, putting out interviews and previews of the multiplayer ARPG ahead of its 2023 release...
Zenith releases its dungeon-filled Celestial Throne update today – here are the patch notes
Today is the day when VR MMO Zenith unleashes its big Celestial Throne content update, which is being billed by the devs at RamenVR...
The Stream Team: A first-timer’s sampling of Star Trek Online endgame
MOP's Chris has finally hit the tippy-top of levels in Star Trek Online! So what happens now? A little bit of possible exploration of...
New World continues balancing and boosting PvP rewards
If you read our Fight or Kite column earlier this week, you know that New World's 3v3 arenas haven't been the major win for...
Perfect Ten: 10 things you can spend money on instead of Diablo Immortal
So how about that Diablo Immortal eh? Sure is a lot of "weeping and gnashing of teeth" surrounding its release, huh? But hey, it's for a...
Guild Wars 2 kicks off Dragon Bash 2022, retools classic dungeon rewards
As promised, Guild Wars 2's Dragon Bash is live this afternoon in the game's latest patch. Bring your ale mugs and your finest Norn...
The Daily Grind: What counts as ‘gear’ in MMORPGs?
As we noted in yesterday's piece on Diablo Immortal, there's been a lot of anger over a Blizzard bluename comment that prior to launch...
Diablo Immortal players estimate being fully geared up will cost $110,000 in microtransactions
When Diablo Immortal launched on mobile and PC last week, it did so with some truly rancorous levels of microtransaction nonsense, but perhaps most...
The Daily Grind: What level of pay-to-win are you willing to tolerate in MMORPGs?
Friend-of-MOP Clowd over at RIFT blog The Ghar Station penned a provocative piece this week proposing for the MMORPG genre a five-tiered system for...
Albion Online is making the Outlands more accessible and offering a new Crystal Arena format
What's it going to take to get you into the Outlands in Albion Online? The developers are aware that this can be a tall...
Zenith is getting a total of six instanced dungeons in the upcoming Celestial Throne update
The first instanced dungeon for VR MMORPG Zenith hasn't even come out yet - it's still slated for June - but apparently there will...
Global Chat: Is it a good idea for EVE Online to go back to expansions?
With traditional expansions back on the table for EVE Online, the question of whether it'll ultimately help the MMO looms in the galactic foreground.
The...
‘Massively multiplayer creature-collection adventure’ Temtem formally launches September 6
If you followed MMOs back in 2018, you'll remember that Temtem was one of the big MMO Kickstarters of that year, pulling in over...
