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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Perfect Ten: MMORPGs with huge class rosters
After talking with Mark Jacobs the other week about the difficulty of balancing Camelot Unchained's 30 classes, it got my mind thinking of MMOs...
Massively OP’s guide to MMO dungeon run etiquette
Dungeon runs in MMOs can be a socially terrifying situation, especially for those of us who are quite comfortable in our solo-centric playstyle or...
WoW Factor: A totally legitimate history of World of Warcraft
Editor's note: We're sorry to report that Eliot appears to have fallen through some sort of wormhole when this column was due. Maybe a...
Otherland patch raises level cap to 60 and introduces factions
When Otherland returned to Steam earlier this week, Drago promised that it would soon be accompanied by two sizable updates. Players didn't have to...
Global Chat: Why bloggers aren’t worried about the future of MMOs
The future of MMOs weighs heavily on some minds in the community, but contrary to some Chicken Littles out there, the sky is not...
Star Trek Online is working on its next expansion and the return of exploration
Star Trek Online captains who are feeling the pinch of being denied exploring those final frontiers might soon have a reason to rev up...
Otherland returns to Steam after two-month absence
When you're in early access, it probably doesn't help your cause to disappear from the world's most popular digital games store for months at a...
Guest Interview: Lusternia, MUDs, and the evolution of MMOs
This guest interview was commissioned through Massively Overpowered's 2015 Kickstarter campaign by donor Brett Richards, who interviewed Lusternia Producer Robb French in lieu of a Soapbox. Any opinions here...
Star Trek Online’s mid-season Temporal Front update arrives next month
PWE and Cryptic announced this afternoon that Star Trek Online's mid-season update is due to begin on April 12th. It'll kick off with the Temporal...
Blade & Soul’s Silverfrost Mountains patch brings new areas, new dungeons, and a new level cap today
Here's hoping you didn't get too comfortable at the level cap for Blade & Soul because it's going up. Today, even! The massive Silverfrost...
EverQuest’s progression server unlocks the Scars of Velious expansion
If you've been watching the site over the past few weeks, we've been having lots of discussions about the future of the franchise started...
Pantheon hopes to ‘bring back the magic’ of classic MMOs ‘without the tedium’
Gamers Nexus has a timely video interview with Pantheon's Brad McQuaid that might allay the fears of those watching the development of his old-school MMO.
"The main...
Global Chat: The death of EverQuest Next
There are some MMO industry events that, when they occur, spark a wildfire of blog posts across the community. This past week's announcement by...
Interview: How sci-fi CCG Star Crusade is more than just Hearthstone in space
Ever wish you could play Hearthstone but with a sci-fi feel instead? Apparently the people at ZiMAD Games felt that way, as they're behind the...
Trinium Wars releases on Steam early access
It's 200 years after World War III (the time just flies by, doesn't it?) and two factions are engaged in a ruthless struggle on...
The Game Archaeologist: Meridian 59
A colony founded through a magical nexus, Meridian 59 had it all going on -- until, that is, the portal to the colony collapsed...
Star Crusade is a CCG with adjustable deck sizes
Everyone seems to want a slice of the lucrative Hearthstone digital card game pie these days. The latest challenger to Blizzard's throne is ZiMAD's Star...
Jagex announces RuneScape: Idle Adventures
You know those moments when you are dying to get your RuneScape fix but you aren't anywhere near your computer? When you just need...
Star Trek Online details the art design of the Tier 6 flagships
Every Star Trek series has its iconic ships, and for Star Trek Online, the factional flagships fulfill those roles. Those flagships have recently received...
Elite Dangerous revamps its mission system
If you're coming from a normal MMO, you might want to be careful what mission you take in Elite Dangerous. Missions that are carried...
