game mechanics

The state of World of Warcraft's professions in Legion is a weird one because it's obvious how much work has gone into crafting for...

If developers give players resources, they will find things to do with them. Case in point: A player in The Elder Scrolls Online on...

Players who logged in to Star Wars: The Old Republic after patch 5.1 and jumped right into PvP probably noticed right away that their...

At this point in World of Warcraft, Southshore is a plague-filled crater and Tarren Mill has gotten a complete architectural overhaul. But back in...

I read the patch notes. I've always read the patch notes. When I was first playing Final Fantasy XI and you had to deal...

You will die while playing Crowfall. That's pretty much inevitable. But you will also never die in Crowfall, because you are not your character;...

There's a bit of a problem with Revelation Online when it comes to transportation. You get wings, you see, and that begs the question...

There's a giant raid boss named Sandstorm wandering out in the world of Riders of Icarus, so naturally, players are expected to go kill...

The environment in Ashes of Creation is meant to change around you. The most basic level of this, as detailed in the most recent...

Earning a full set of the best possible gear you can wear is a good thing in any game. It takes a lot of...

I can't think of the last time I've played through a patch of Final Fantasy XIV as quickly as I played through patch 3.5....

What does the future hold for Black Desert? The present holds the game releasing in Taiwan, but the future is a bit more up...

The initial build of World of Warcraft patch 7.2 is up for testing now, but be fairly warned: It's not all of the patch....

Ready to move into a swanky new house or just a barely furnished hovel in The Elder Scrolls Online? You won't have to wait...

If you were first getting into online games at the right time, it is eminently possible that you have a variety of warm and...

Why is the Federation fighting the Tzenkethi in Star Trek Online? To defend a sentient race, obviously. (You don't need as much justification for...

You'll earn experience by doing a lot of things in Revelation Online, but don't you wish that you could earn more experience for doing...

No more half-measures of being free-to-play for Atlas Reactor; with the game's most recent patch, the title is entirely free-to-play. Not just mostly free-to-play...

First and foremost, a public service announcement: If you want to avoid any potential spoilers for today's Final Fantasy XIV patch, you may want...

A lot of testing needs to go into DC Universe Online's stat revamp to make sure that all of the game's powers and such...