fantasy
Lord of the Rings Online answers questions about monster play in livestream
Lord of the Rings Online raised a lot of player eyebrows when it made monster play PvP free for everyone, which naturally meant there...
World of Warcraft takes players on a tour of Dragonflight’s overhauled crafting system
Perhaps you thought it was curious -- or even exciting -- to see Blizzard flagging World of Warcraft's crafting for a huge update with...
Wisdom of Nym: Why the Final Fantasy XIV billboard was a terrible idea
Every so often you run across something that makes you want to slam your head against a wall out of sheer, unadulterated bafflement. "What...
Monsters & Memories shares a gamplay preview trailer and development progress for July
Are you curious about the EverQuest-like Monsters & Memories but still want to actually see the game in action? While there have been video...
Lost Ark is launching in the Netherlands next week after all
When Lost Ark launched in the west earlier this year, it didn't actually launch in all of the west, as European servers formally excluded...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is too ambitious for its own good?
This week's Final Fantasy XIV update had our newsroom shaking our heads, not because of any animosity for the game but because the situation...
The Stream Team: Coming ’round DDO’s White Plume Mountain
She'll be coming 'round White Plume Mountain mountain when she comes. Yee-haw!
She'll be coming 'round White Plume Mountain mountain when she comes. Yee-haw!
She'll be...
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Massively Overthinking: Solved problems in MMOs
One of the most annoying pet peeves this genre seems to spin up frequently is some companies' tendency to treat solved problems as unsolved...
Old School RuneScape discusses Amascut raid, player bans, and game modes as the Arena soft launches
The devs of Old School RuneScape came together last week for a roundtable discussion about several topics, and for those of you who missed...
Guild Wars 2 releases a guide to the basic mounts players can ride across Tyria
Guild Wars 2 has mounts. That's not exactly news to regular players of the game, especially since the feature has been in the MMORPG...
Global Chat: Changing opinions about WoW’s dungeon finder
With the dungeon finder being left out of Wrath Classic, it's caused more than a few players to re-evaluate the pros and cons of...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that have fallen to the dark side of cryptocurrency
Here's an interesting point that's worth considering: For all the talk about cryptocurrencies, NFTs, the metaverse, and other Web3 buzzwords being the future of...
Blade and Soul’s Warden class gets a fire sword specialization
If you are already carrying around a sword large enough to cleave a building in twain, you might as well go whole-hog and light...
Aion EU swaps out PvP battlefields for the Hero Battle system and adds a button that grants a level 80 toon
How do you answer the problem of balance in PvP instances? If you're the EU version of Aion, you effectively remove player-built characters out...
Mortal Online 2’s ‘Project Polish’ will focus on bug squashing and gameplay improvements
If you look through the Steam reviews currently available for Mortal Online 2, it's pretty easy to assume that the game has a lot...
Black Desert Mobile adds the Drakania class and offers a brief summary of the Heidel Ball
This past Saturday saw the Heidel Ball event for Black Desert Mobile, which provided a couple of reveals and a whole lot of gift...
Think you can balance skills in Guild Wars 2? Give it a shot!
So right now balance in Guild Wars 2 is a contentious issue, due to... well, some community feelings about contentious balance efforts, let's put...
WoW Classic promises character transfers from Season of Mastery to Wrath Classic
It's no secret that the WoW Classic team has been more invested in the fresh start Season of Mastery ruleset servers than Burning Crusade...
Lord of the Rings Online now lets you take level 20 characters into its PvP zone
The second round of testing for Lord of the Rings Online's Update 33.1 is on the Bullroarer server this week, and all eyes have...
Final Fantasy XIV re-enables data center travel, though congestion could still delay players
As we reported yesterday, the release of Final Fantasy XIV 6.18, whose key feature was the introduction of voluntary travel between data centers, didn't...
