game mechanics

You are not your weapon in Crowfall. Just because two archetypes use a bow in the game doesn't mean that they play the same....

Modeling deep-space flight in Star Citizen involves thinking a lot about vectors, acceleration, and maneuvering thrusters. That's always been the case. The game is...

It's nearly the end of the month, and Shroud of the Avatar players know by now that that means a new release for the...

Thus far, the various invasions that hit the world of Skyforge have been repelled with some regularity. What would you expect? The players have...

If you've got an extensive minion collection in Final Fantasy XIV and want to throw down to see if your minions can beat up...

In Elite: Dangerous, space is a dangerous place. That's kind of implied right off by the name; it's not called Elite: Everything is Safe...

Weather can have a pretty big impact on your day-to-day life, even if it's just the difference between being stuck inside over the course...

Every game has stuff in it that's dummied out. There are ideas that the developers brought to a certain point without ever finishing, and...

The first major patch for Final Fantasy XIV goes live on November 10th, and as usual, it's packed with things to do. There are...

Account systems are boring, but they're also pretty necessary for an online game. Sure, you only notice them when they're bad and/or obtrusive, but...

Everyone has preferences about classes and playstyles in MMOs, and if you're the sort of player who plays only characters built like trucks wielding...

You - yes, you - are the most perfectly creative player in Trove. You know it, your friends know it, and your enemies pretend...

There's more to the next EverQuest II expansion than simply exploring new areas; players are going to have new systems to help along the...

You can decorate your personal space in Trove however you like; if you want pumpkins and spiders crawling about year-round, that's your business. But...

The day that Star Wars: The Old Republic fans have been waiting for is finally here. Dedicated subscribers to the game can log in...

One of the damage dealers in the party can't stay out of damaging effects because moving interrupts his casts, and he thinks finishing a...

The combat of Guild Wars 2 sits in an interesting place between full-on action combat and more traditional combat mechanics, but it definitely edges...

Competitive content that's meant to push players to their limits is something less than effective when bugs muck up the process. The Destiny team...

WildStar offers some robust options for customizing gear in both appearance and stats, but some of those systems were just a bit more pricey...

Between the Timewalking token system and Apexis Crystals, World of Warcraft has been providing players with a variety of currencies to purchase rewards after...