game balance
Guild Wars 2 previews upcoming PvP/WvW skill splits
A skill is going to have the same general effect in all arenas of Guild Wars 2, but there are a lot of things...
EVE Online balances ships and adds the Monitor to its March patch
Even if you're not familiar with how battles work in EVE Online you can probably still guess at what "headshotting" means for the game's...
Fortnite outlines a new roadmap for Battle Royale and removes submachine guns
The designers behind Fortnite's Battle Royale mode have plans. What are those plans? You'll need to go on a dangerous mission to retrieve them...
Just Survive brings construction improvements to the test server
The next update for Just Survive is up for testing, and it's all about raiding bases. Not just in the sense of encouraging you...
Diablo III’s latest patch tweaks class balance and set balance
While Diablo III is getting a bit long in the tooth, there's still plenty of space for the game to have its balance tweaked....
The Daily Grind: What one character option would you remove from your favorite MMO?
Good news, MMO fans! You're getting to redesign your favorite MMO's entire combat system. The bad news is that you're doing so by removing...
Armored Warfare deep-dives the role of Armored Fighting Vehicles
The latest development diary on the Armored Warfare site is trying to answer a remarkably unclear question: What are Armored Fighting Vehicles? It sounds...
SWTOR plays the nerf-and-buff game with Assassins, Shadows, Sages, and Sorcs in 5.5
The latest set of class changes for Star Wars: The Old Republic are like the circle of life. Deception Assassins and Infiltration Shadows? You've...
Destiny 2: Console sales numbers, 1.2M concurrent, and future content
So hey, Destiny 2 launched for consoles, and a lot of you bought it, if the 1.2 million concurrent player mark is any judge....
World of Warcraft’s Argus hasn’t got flying – and it never will
So, had you been hoping that at some point World of Warcraft would let you fly in the final zone of Legion? Best give...
Master x Master is devaluing one currency to improve another
Have you found yourself playing Master x Master and thinking that the game was just too darn generous with currency? Probably not, but then,...
Blade & Soul is revamping crafting in the Rise of the Gunslinger patch
What are you expecting for Blade & Soul's Rise of the Gunslinger patch? Probably mostly gunslinging, possibly a strained Stephen King reference or two?...
Albion Online alters resource respawns and rune rewards
Resources matter in Albion Online, and major changes to the respawn rates of resources is going to shake up the game's economy significantly. The...
Neverwinter is going to refine the art of refinement
Are you a fan of Neverwinter's current system of refinement? The developers certainly aren't, which is why the system is being massively overhauled from...
Kritika Online patches Starhenge adjustments and Green Leaf damage decreases
Sometimes you go a bit too far. It happens. Kritika Online made some changes to Starhenge with its last patch to make the content...
Wisdom of Nym: The numbers game in Final Fantasy XIV
It's not really hard to figure out the best stats for melding in order to do the maximum damage in Final Fantasy XIV. You...
Final Fantasy XIV details some of the balance changes coming to the game on Tuesday
The next patch for Final Fantasy XIV arrives tomorrow, and everyone who has been following the game knows that it's bringing the new weekly...
Path of Exile updates fans on the state of Fall of Oriath’s beta
The sixth week of beta testing of Path of Exile's next expansion is kicking off, and the good news is that the developers still...
RIFT opens up patch 4.2 on the test servers
The 4.2 patch for RIFT (Celestial Storm if you're on a first-name basis with patches) is heading to the live servers on July 19th....
EVE Evolved: The controversy over EVE Online’s capital ship nerfs
EVE Online players have been up in arms this week over sweeping nerfs that are about to hit to high-end farming gameplay styles in the...
