game mechanics
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs have long-term consequences for nonsensical actions?
On some level, I'm still amused by the fact that someone got held back in World of Warcraft: Legion as a direct result of...
Wizard101 looks back at its updates this year and teases the future
The summer is just about over, as hard as that may seem to believe. Wizard101's producer, Leah Ruben, has taken the passing season to...
Wild Terra adds blacksmithing and more metal items
Did you dig up a whole lot of metal when Wild Terra introduced mining with no thought to what you'd do with it? We...
First impressions of World of Warcraft: Legion, part two
When last we left off, the world was screwed. World of Warcraft: Legion doesn't tell you that you're facing a huge threat, it just...
EVE Online’s next patch is all about mechanical and visual redesigns
The next EVE Online patch is all about redesigns that cross several levels. Mining barges, for example, are due for a visual patch to...
Someone is already 110 in WoW Legion, plus faction roadblocks for old Druids
If you were a Druid eagerly looking forward to World of Warcraft: Legion who also had a particularly odd set of pre-expansion decisions, you...
EVE Online covers the upcoming Command Burst mechanics
There's more to winning fights in EVE Online than just showing up with the biggest guns. Well-deployed guns make a big difference, as does...
Atlas Reactor introduces players to Orion, the Empyrean
Most of the characters in Atlas Reactor follow predictable mechanics to generate and use Energy in battle. The game's newest character, Orion, does not...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s next major patch preview arrives
The anniversary has arrived, and to no one's great surprise, we started hearing about the next big Final Fantasy XIV patch. The fact that...
First impressions of World of Warcraft: Legion, part one
It was around the time that I was burning my way through drakes that I found myself nodding in appreciation. This was it, I...
Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 3.4 arrives on September 27th
The third anniversary of Final Fantasy XIV's relaunch hit over the weekend, and the game's development team took the opportunity to celebrate... by talking...
The Daily Grind: Do you have to reach the top of an MMO to really understand the game?
We all play MMOs in different ways, and I personally tend to play to reach the top. It's no shock if I tell you...
TERA is offering players pigs who do in fact fly
You know all of those crazy things you said you'd do when pigs fly? Well, that's a thing that's happening. TERA has added a...
WoW Factor: Sticking the landing of the Legion expansion
Next week, folks, it's go time. The expansion arrives, and so forth. My impressions of the expansion will start going out on Monday, but...
Crowfall introduces the Duelist and the Guinecean race
Do you consider "play a swashbuckling guinea pig" to be one of your most cherished video game goals? Your absurdly specific dream is coming...
Revelation Online introduces the Vanguard
If your preferred method of transportation is the noble van rather than the selfish SUV or the sneaky car, Revelation Online's new Vanguard will...
Black Desert plans to roll out all Awakenings by the end of the year
Whatever your choice of class in Black Desert, you have an Awakening waiting. The game's native Korean version has been steadily rolling out Awakening...
Warframe offers Nekros Prime access to players
How would you rank your abilities as a harbinger of death and destruction? That's sort of the whole point of Warframe's Nekros Prime, you...
Heroes of the Storm tweaks Auriel and Gul’dan with a new patch
Balance tweaks are a regular thing for Heroes of the Storm, and not all of them are just there to prevent a character from...
Final Fantasy XIV eases weapon requirements with patch 3.38
How's your weaponry looking in Final Fantasy XIV? Could it use a bit of an upgrade? The small patch that just dropped won't inherently...
