game mechanics

Well, folks, we're officially living in a post-BlizzCon world. Until the next one. The point is, we're done with that convention, and all that's...

There are lots of bosses out in the world of WildStar. They're larger, they're in charge, and they're designed for groups with two tanks,...

The Journey of the Divine patch is live in Skyforge today, heralding several new game systems: Invasion Avatars - The deadly Avatars of invading alien gods...

So you've reached level 65 in RIFT, and as in any MMO, reaching that level means there's nothing else in the game for you to...

There are a lot of leather-wearing classes in World of Warcraft at this point, and two of them are sharing the last round of...

Monks are the only baseline class that's been added to World of Warcraft since the game's launch - two hero classes have been added...

Big changes are coming to every single class in World of Warcraft when the next expansion goes live. The official site has already shown...

The next World of Warcraft expansion is adding the game's second hero class to the lineup, but that doesn't mean the first one has...

Masterwork crafting in Neverwinter is not meant to be something you just start doing on your second day of crafting. It's right there in...

Paladins and Warlocks, together at last! They're like the original odd couple - she's a stalwart defender of the Light, and her roommate is...

There are a lot of things that I really like about Final Fantasy XIV, a fact that should come as a surprise to practically...

It's the tail end of BlizzCon, and World of Warcraft players have Legion questions. Players probably had questions at the start of the convention,...

How is transmogrifying items going to change with World of Warcraft's Legion expansion? What are the restrictions on transmogrifying artifacts? How do the artifacts work? What...

It's been about a year since we first heard of Overwatch at last year's BlizzCon. Since then, the beta has kicked off, and as...

How would you like to team up with another player to play a hero in Heroes of the Storm? That's the central idea behind...

Roads can deteriorate, statues crumble, castles collapse, and books are lost. But legacies persist. A redesign for Crowfall's website plays up the idea that each...

You know a major patch is coming for Final Fantasy XIV when the patch notes are out and the patch is still a few...

It's go time tomorrow: BlizzCon is almost here, and I'm going to be liveblogging my way through most of the event. And boy, it's coming at...

There are certain tedious tasks that are just better left up to automation sometimes. Sure, you need a steady flow of incoming wood and...

The latest update for EVE Online isn't quite the show-stopping update that some players might wish for, but it's still substantial. Parallax contains a...