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Final Fantasy XI adjusts Beastmasters and Ambuscade for January
All right, Beastmasters of Vana'diel, it's time to start this year off right with adjustments. Yes, the latest Final Fantasy XI update doesn't just bring...
Star Trek Online starts the Borg Resurgence Event to end the first Event Campaign
You've got your liberated Borg captains, you've got regular events blowing up the Borg, you have Borg arcs... yes, at this point the Borg...
The Daily Grind: What MMO grievances would you like to air at a title you enjoy?
Tomorrow is December 23rd, which means that it's time to celebrate the holiday of Festivus! And as many of you already know (being people...
The Elder Scrolls: Blades explains what you can do with the game’s new Guilds
The most recent update for The Elder Scrolls: Blades has added guilds to the game, meaning that you can group up with like-minded players as...
Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.18 arrives on December 24
Good news, Final Fantasy XIV fans, you get a present on Christmas Eve this year in the form of a patch. Admittedly, it's not a huge...
WoW Factor: Where WoW Vanilla’s and WoW Classic’s communities diverge
I want to talk about the community in WoW Classic because I think it's interesting and it's been on my mind ever since the story we...
Path of Exile outlines the issues being addressed for Conquerors of the Atlas
Well, Path of Exile players, it's been five days since the launch of the latest expansion, which means that you can officially declare that the...
Shroud of the Avatar rolls out Release 73 with its first iteration of GM tools for players
The latest release for Shroud of the Avatar is giving players the power to serve as GMs. Before you get too excited about this fact, you...
WoW Factor: How WoW’s Corruption system breaks the redeeming features of Titanforging
Last time around in WoW Factor, we took a nice healthy look back at how itemization has evolved in World of Warcraft over the years....
World of Warcraft lets you turn traitor in patch 8.3 with a little help from N’zoth
Yes, you will be able to turn traitor against your own faction in the next World of Warcraft patch. No, it's probably not what you...
Final Fantasy XIV’s Naoki Yoshida talks about console porting and addressing older parts of the title
If you've ever thought that Final Fantasy XIV's earlier main scenario and quests don't really reflect the game's overall quality, you should know that...
Champions Online yanks event currencies and seasonal rewards to be replaced with more time-limited availability
We all know that Champions Online had been in de facto maintenance mode for a long while, although this year has seen a spate...
Final Fantasy XI unveils its revamped Domain Invasions
The Domain Invasion system has gotten a major overhaul for Final Fantasy XI, and it should allow more players to take part in the system....
Final Fantasy XIV patches in more levels and more challenges for Blue Mage
It's a blue day for Final Fantasy XIV, since Blue Mage is getting 10 more levels and a mess of new spells with the game's...
At least one WoW Classic PvP server now appears to be 100% Horde
Did you think that the faction war in WoW Classic could never actually be won? Turns out it can, since it appears that the entirety...
Final Fantasy XIV’s patch 5.15 arrives on December 10 with Blue Mage and PvP updates
It seems not that long ago that we were wondering when we would be getting an official date for the next Final Fantasy XIV patch,...
Final Fantasy XIV shows off more details about the Blue Mage updates and a new mount for patch 5.15
A firm date has not yet been established for patch 5.15 for Final Fantasy XIV, but we have gotten some extremely relevant new information about...
WoW Factor: A history of itemization in World of Warcraft
Huh. You know, I really thought I'd written about the whole Corruption system in World of Warcraft's upcoming 8.3 before now in a format more...
Conan Exiles adds mounted combat and followers in tomorrow’s patch
Tomorrow, it will be time for fans of Conan Exiles to take their horses to the old town road and ride until... well, the horse...
Star Trek Online makes Phoenix Packs permanent while removing a daily free pack
The biggest problem you can get with exchanges between real-money currencies and in-game currencies in MMOs is when one is far more valuable than...
