game mechanics
World of Warcraft shows off the World Quest system
When you reach level 110 in World of Warcraft: Legion, you've got a new sort of content awaiting you. They're not daily quests or...
The Daily Grind: How complex should playing an MMORPG character be?
I am downright out of room in Final Fantasy XIV. My characters have two sets of action bars packed to the gills along with...
WoW Factor: Fighting against the Legion and the end of the world
I honestly don't know what the Burning Legion's strategy is in World of Warcraft right now when it comes to picking places to invade....
ArcheAge adds new events and adjusts regional event timers
If you've ever had a friend living in Europe while you live in the midwest US, you know that there's a really big time...
The Daily Grind: How do you define good play in an MMO?
One of the buzzwords of the modern MMO space is games promising to reward player skill rather than gear. I understand the argument being...
Crowfall talks modular strongholds and higher prices
The original plan for Crowfall's strongholds was that each one would be built on a single template. It wasn't the ideal solution for the...
Gamescom 2016: The Crew releases a trailer for Calling All Units
You're kind of on the wrong side of the law in The Crew; illegal street races are sort of, well, illegal. It's right there...
Warframe details the simplified process of Fusion
Fusion is an important part of play in Warframe; it's how you upgrade your mods, it's why you want to keep various mods around,...
Heroes of the Storm extends its first ranked season until September 13th
Do you feel an icy hand on your back as you play a match of Heroes of the Storm? If so, there are two...
Legends of Azulgar enters Early Access tomorrow
Do you want to head off into the depths of the galaxy and forge your own path in a spaceship? That's kind of the...
Dual Universe explains its server technology in a new video
There will be only one shard for Dual Universe players when the game finally launches, and it's going to be big. Heck, it's going...
MMO Mechanics: No Man’s Sky is mechanically genius (an ode to procedural generation)
No Man's Sky has been on my hotly anticipated list for so long, and you might remember that it has had particular mention in a...
The other faction’s Broken Shore cinematic in World of Warcraft can offer some lore revelations
If you've only done the Broken Shore scenario on one faction in World of Warcraft, you're missing out. Sure, you know what's going on...
Guild Wars 2 kicks off the fourth PvP League season
To everything, there is a season, and this is the season for Guild Wars 2 players to resume beating the snot out of one...
Wild Terra adds a new Russian-specific server
The latest patch for Wild Terra is live, and it brings along with it a Russian server for players to explore. The bad news...
Riders of Icarus shows off the mechanics of Manastone battles
Do you like picking fights in PvP? Riders of Icarus gives you plenty of options in that department, but the biggest fights are the...
World of Warcraft hotfixes loot and item issues
The Burning Legion is invading Azeroth, Demon Hunters are showing up, everything is chaos and nothing makes sense at all. A lot of that...
Overwatch players are warned: use Lucio in Lucioball or face consequences
The whole point of Overwatch's Lucioball mode is that everyone plays as Lucio. The name of the mode is already "Lucioball," the only character...
No Man’s Sky launches today on console
In this episode, Larry, Brendan, and Tina debate next-gen MMOs, unfinished games, and MMO buzzwords.
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s seasonal events, dungeon mining, and leaving Eorzea
Not every topic that I can talk about in this column is actually a good column topic because some stuff just... isn't robust enough.
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