Fight or Kite is a PvP MMO column by Samon Kashani. [Follow this column’s RSS feed]
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Fight or Kite: Guild Wars 2’s Untamed, Specter, and Mechanist in PvP
This edition of Fight or Kite is our third and likely final installment in the Guild Wars 2 elite specialization PvP beta series. This...
Vitae Aeternum: Did New World’s morph to full MMORPG hamstring its PvP?
Leading up to New World’s original launch, I had virtually no interest in playing. Even after Amazon Games pulled the ol’ switcheroo and added...
Fight or Kite: Guild Wars 2’s Bladesworn, Catalyst, and Vindicator walk into an arena…
No, there’s no joke there. I just wanted to know if anyone actually saw this happen during the Guild Wars 2 beta test a...
Fight or Kite: Spellbreak’s wizardry battles wage on with new content
It’s been a hot minute since I spent any time playing Spellbreak. When it first launched, it was a nice part of my nightly...
Interview: Crowfall’s Global Conquest update brings ‘mega’ changes to the world
Today we are being treated to the latest and greatest Crowfall has to offer with Update 7.100, better known as Global Conquest. We're expecting...
Fight or Kite: How Guild Wars 2’s Harbinger, Willbender, and Virtuoso stack up in PvP
Guild Wars 2 has always been my go-to home for MMOs. There’s just so much the studio did right when designing the game. But...
Fight or Kite: Crowfall’s latest release brings RvR and ‘pop-up PvP’ to the forefront
It’s been about a month since the release of Crowfall, and the team at ArtCraft hasn’t let off the gas yet. This past week...
Hands-on with New World’s 20v20 PvPvE battleground and its newest dungeon
Last week Amazon Games held a press demo and offered up an early preview of some of the latest and greatest content coming to...
Fight or Kite: Crowfall’s launch is a struggle, but I’m ready to play
It’s been just under a week since Crowfall officially launched, and the game’s more alive than ever before. It’s been what has felt like...
Launch impressions: Crowfall won me over, but it’s not for everyone
So Crowfall's beta has finally ended and launch is upon us. As someone who backed the game but has played alphas of many games that never...
Fight or Kite: Leafling Online is a retro-inspired action MMO for PvPers – and grinders
When I spied our recent article on Leafling Online, I almost immediately jumped in. It’s currently in early access, but studio Celtaria Productions claims...
Fight or Kite: Chivalry 2 is a blood-soaked, action-packed experience of absolute mayhem
Grab your sword. Grab your board. Grab a pile of horse poop. Better yet, grab the head of your enemies rolling on the ground...
Fight or Kite: Foxhole is the ideal sandbox military war simulator for MMO gamers
I have played a ton of games that attempted to capture the effort and feeling of playing in a virtual war, but none of...
Fight or Kite: My mobile MMO experience peaked in 2008 with Parallel Kingdom
It's a distant memory now, but in 2008 I played a mobile MMO that completely and totally had me hooked. I remember sitting on...
Fight or Kite: For Honor is still the only viking vs. samurai vs. knight game for me
Many moons ago, in the simpler times of 2017, Ubisoft delivered a fantastical game that sought to bring a close to the question all...
Fight or Kite: Project Winter plays like Among Us mixed with survival mechanics for a unique experience
What do you get if you take the Among Us crew and traitor system, MMO staples like gathering and crafting, survival games' hunger and...
Fight or Kite: Crowfall’s Transformation added necessary polish to bring us closer to launch
The most recent patch to Crowfall brought a whole slew of improvements and enhancements to the game. Every update we’ve seen in the past...
Interview: Crowfall is ‘very close’ to launch, plus more details on 6.400 Transformation
This week has brought another massive update to Kickstarted MMORPG Crowfall: ArtCraft describes Update 6.400 aka Transformation as a "major balance pass of combat,...
Fight or Kite: Sea of Thieves made me feel like a pirate
In the long running debate between who would win in a fight between pirates and ninjas, I’ve always fallen on the side of the...
Fight or Kite: Pearl Abyss’ Shadow Arena has epic new modes – and no one to play them
In this week’s edition of “why is Sam still so sad and unable to find a regular MMO to play?” I've decided to take...
