Factions is a standalone expansion for Guild Wars that released on April 28, 2006. It may also refer to the combat module release of Origins of Malu.
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Perpetuum is back from the dead thank to the Open Perpetuum Project, all with the original developer’s blessing
One of the biggest losses to the MMORPG genre last year was sci-fi sandbox MMORPG Perpetuum Online. The Avatar Creations devs threw in the...
Rend’s Jeremy Wood on how Frostkeep borrows from Blizzard, Dark Age of Camelot, and PlanetSide
GameDaily has an interview with Rend's Jeremy Wood this week that covers a bunch of meta topics of interest to MMO players and watchers...
First impressions of World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth, part 1: Mechanics
Part one covers chiefly the expansion's mechanics: the basics of leveling, the Heart of Azeroth, level scaling, Azerite powers, combat, spec changes, War Mode, and the campaign.
Global Chat: Everybody’s burning up about that Sylvanas thing
Yes, just about every MMO blogger was sharing heated opinions about last week's World of WarCraft WarCrime. "It’s such a sad event and I’m particularly...
EverFeud’s Kickstarter has been canceled, but the devs say they’ll ‘pursue other options’
At the tail end of July, we covered the Kickstarter of EverFeud, a PvP-focused MOBA/MMO hybrid that sought $105,000 to fund development. Unfortunately, the...
The Daily Grind: Is it time to move on from PvP ‘factions’ in MMORPGs?
I'm think I'm over factions in MMOs. I get why RvR games need them, and I'll grudgingly concede that the average player is far better...
Interviewing the Bless team on the Assassin, merges, PvP, and concurrency as the patch goes live today
Bless Online is rolling out a hefty content update today as promised, including the Siege of Castra PvP battleground, the faction-based open-world Capital War,...
Pathfinder Online promises free trial, open enrollment, and a marketing push
About nine people showed up at a GenCon Pathfinder Online panel this past weekend, during which Paizo CEO Lisa Stevens gave an update on...
Crowfall explains its new capture system with outposts
As you roam through the world of Crowfall, there will be various points of interest. Sometimes they'll be obvious resource nodes, yes, but sometimes...
Albion Online’s Merlyn update is live with faction warfare and crafter tweak – here’s the new trailer!
Albion Online's enriched its sandbox self with another big update today, this one the long-awaited Merlyn patch. As we've been covering, the most interesting...
Rend is hitting Early Access today
It's time to try a different sort of survival sandbox with the launch of Rend's Early Access today. You can pick up the game's...
The second part of War of Thorns is live now for World of Warcraft
It's time to set a really big tree on fire with this week's update to World of Warcraft's pre-patch War of Thorns. Last week...
PvP-centric sub MMO/MOBA hybrid EverFeud has launched its $105K Kickstarter
As we foretold yesterday, the PvP-focused MOBA/MMO hybrid EverFeud has officially launched its Kickstarter today. Developer PSB Entertainment has described the title as a hyper-competitive...
Albion Online teases bosses and promises a fame boost for next week’s Merlyn deployment
Merlyn is landing in Albion Online next week, bringing a big overhaul to the game's factions - including new factional bosses for each key...
The Stream Team: Life and death and pets in Rend
Did you get enough Rend yesterday? Massively OP's MJ didn't! She's back in for more survival... or lack thereof. Her goal today is to...
Bless Online shares details about the upcoming Assassin approaching from behind
People don't tend to trust assassins all that much, and the Assassins of Bless Online are not likely to change that fact. They do...
Massively Overthinking: Random acts of MMORPG kindness
Last week, down in the comments of an innocuous post about gamers being nice in Fortnite, a couple of MOP commenters requested a column...
The Stream Team: Poking around Rend’s closed beta with devs
You've gotten to read about Rend, but now is your chance to see it live. Massively OP's MJ is in the closed beta and...
Previewing Rend: Frostkeep studio visit, early access, PvP, factions, and more
If something goes wrong with Frostkeep's early access launch of Rend, blame me. While I was at the office, I distracted Co-Founders Jeremy Wood and...
Perfect Ten: The best expansions for specific MMOs
Looking over the past two decades or so, MMORPGs have grown by leaps and bounds with regular releases, events, and (of course) expansion packs....
