exploits
Lost Ark’s powerpass is still inexplicably disabled after 10 days offline
If you're a fan of paid boosts in MMOs, then you'll be disappointed to know that the system is currently disabled in Lost Ark...
Vague Patch Notes: The many flavors of ‘boosting’ in the MMO genre
The other day MOP's Bree and I were having a discussion about boosting. This is not entirely unusual, but it was unusual insofar as...
Bungie accuses Destiny 2 player of cheating and harassment in latest lawsuit
The development studio of Destiny 2 is once again in the news thanks to yet another lawsuit being filed against one of its players....
Massively Overthinking: Are you a cheater in MMOs or other games?
We recently got a press release about a pair of studies on cheating, and I hesitated to run it as a news article because...
Dual Universe answers questions about learning Lua, Exchange construct rights, and PvP rules
The Ask Ophelia series of Q&A videos from Dual Universe has once more kicked out two new episodes taking player questions and providing developer...
MMO Business Roundup: Preservation, charity, modding, memes, and Microsoft’s merger
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. Business business business.
Microsoft ABK: It's not just the US digging into Microsoft's...
EverQuest II unceremoniously wipes its ‘prison server’ and permabans every account
Hey, did you know that EverQuest II once had a prison server? It was called Drunder, and since 2015 it was the place that...
Sea of Thieves patches in a new Golden Sands outpost, teases its next adventure and Season 7 details
The actions of Sea of Thieves players have had their consequences, as players have come together to save the Golden Sands outpost, meaning that...
Zenith claims VR MMO is doing ‘fantastic,’ addresses gliding controversy
Virtual reality MMORPG Zenith claims it's doing "fantastic" in the months following the game's release.
"Since we launched the patch, we've seen our peak concurrency...
How a typo snowballed into the creation of a Guild Wars 2 in-game romance novelist
Inspiration can strike anywhere. A random thought, a vague plan, or maybe even a twist of fate can sometimes transform into a new character...
The Daily Grind: Should more MMOs include a ‘comeback’ system from defeat?
We've seen this in so many action movies and television shows: Our hero is on the razor's edge of defeat, only to employ a...
Fallout 76 exposé reveals a culture of crunch and chaos from devs who snubbed MMOs
Kotaku dropped a scathing exposé of the Bethsoft studio behind Fallout 76 last night, and however bad you thought it was, it was probably...
Inside Star Citizen showcases alpha 3.17.2’s illicit delivery missions and combat service beacon updates
Not everyone in the 'verse of Star Citizen wants to be a delivery driver, especially if those deliveries are pretty routine and unremarkable. For...
Lost Ark is fixing the bug that makes you look at loading screens foreverrrrr
Look, Lost Ark, your loading screens are very pretty, but nobody came to play your loading screens. Unfortunately, a new bug in the game...
V Rising introduces an offline mode and other general fixes as sales crest one million copies
The vampiric survivalbox V Rising appears to be going from strength to strength in its initial week of early access. Seven days have passed...
Destiny 2 outlines changes to its upcoming summer event and fixes the so-called ‘Xur hostage exploit’
The Guardian Games are coming to an end in Destiny 2, but that just paves the way for the looter shooter's next event, which...
ArcheAge puts an end to griefing exploits in Crimson and Grimghast Rifts
This week's ArcheAge update is a mish-mash of fixes and compensation that ought to take the sting out of recent bugs and exploits.
According to...
ArcheAge rescinds some exploit permabans and holds a Michael Jackson-inspired dance event
The latest event for ArcheAge clearly Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'. Players of all stripes - whether they're Black or White, a Liberian Girl, or...
Lost Ark times its May content update for third week of the month, details a bug-fixing patch today
Launching your May update near the latter part of the month still technically counts as a launch in May, and that's just what Lost...
Fractured Online’s beta exploiter ban incites discussion on testing and bad actors
At what point does a player's actions in a beta test go beyond the scope of testing and into bannable offense territory? That's the...
