Fight or Kite is a PvP MMO column by Samon Kashani. [Follow this column’s RSS feed]
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Fight or Kite: Albion Online’s mobile beta hits the sweet spot
I’m still in quite a lull when it comes to MMOs as of late. I don’t know whether it’s related to the time of...
Fight or Kite: Is Crowfall ready to be your daily MMO?
A question that comes up consistently for any Kickstarter MMOs is whether or not the game is ready to be played. Love it or...
Interview: Crowfall’s Rhea Shelley on what to expect from Revival’s big class update
Over the past few weeks, we've been covering update 6.200 arriving in (the now beta) Crowfall. The Revival, as ArtCraft is calling it, introduces...
Fight or Kite: Spellbreak’s Clash 9v9 mode is absolute mayhem
For the past few months I’ve been searching for an online game to really pull me in and become a new regular part of...
Fight or Kite: Checking out veteran sci-fi sandbox MMO Vendetta Online – on mobile
Over the last few months, I’ve been playing around with VR on my phone. I know, not the ideal VR experience but I had...
Fight or Kite: Small changes (and one big one) to improve Spellbreak’s balance
An inordinate amount of my time has been spent playing Spellbreak recently. I’m honestly not a gigantic fan of battle royale as a primary...
Fight or Kite: Spellbreak’s epic combat and classes set it far apart from the battle royale pack
Another week, another battle royale arrives at my doorstep, this time with a subtle but sweet note attached: Please kind sir, take it in,...
Fight or Kite: New World’s beta hasn’t made me a true believer – yet
The New World beta preview came to an end a few short nights ago. Like some of the other members of the MOP crew,...
Fight or Kite: Early thoughts on Crowfall’s lively beta, necromancy, and alts
Anyone who’s been following Crowfall over the years since its original Kickstarter has likely at one point or another felt like the game’s development...
ArtCraft on Crowfall’s beta release today, Eternal Kingdoms, the newbie experience, and much more
Crowfall, the PvP-centered MMORPG originally Kickstarted back in 2015, announced last week that it had finally arrived at its beta milestone and would begin...
Fight or Kite: Return of the PvP in Star Wars The Old Republic
With the launch of SWTOR on Steam this week (and totally, completely, not a beautiful coincidence), I finally reclaimed my account and rejoined the...
Fight or Kite: Examining Crowfall’s newbie systems, from God’s Reach to Awakening
Despite the current pandemic we are all living through, one thing you absolutely have to give the team at ArtCraft credit for is continually...
Fight or Kite: Space MMORTS Starborne’s latest time-limited campaign draws to a close
I’ve had Starborne open nearly every waking minute over the last ten weeks – and even during many of the sleeping ones. It is...
Fight or Kite: Deep-diving Crowfall’s Dregs RvR gameplay
A couple weeks ago I was preoccupied with leveling up my Frostweaver in Crowfall and completely missed out on the Dregs campaign that was...
Fight or Kite: Surveying Crowfall’s new Frostweaver class and interface updates
I’ve been itching to get back in and play some Crowfall, and with the War of the Gods update I've got a good reason:...
Fight or Kite: Valorant’s place in an MMO player’s rotation
The new hotness from Riot Games, developer of League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics, delivers twitchy, intense FPS action in Valorant. The game has...
Fight or Kite: Starborne is the MMORTS I didn’t know I was missing
For about 15 years, I’ve had an MMORTS shaped hole in my heart. I didn’t even realize it was there. I used to play...
Fight or Kite: You’re stuck in the house, so PvP with the kids in Trove
It might not be the best time in history to be a human, but it is one of the best times to be a...
Fight or Kite: Hackmud is more than a MUD – it’s a living cyberpunk world
As these words loaded into your browser, sending bits and bytes across a vast array of interconnected wires and tubes, someone is typing away...
Fight or Kite: Shining a light on Pearl Abyss’ Shadow Arena
Last week, Pearl Abyss allowed players to finally jump back into its take on the battle royale craze with Shadow Arena. The game was...
