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World of Warcraft: Classic is nerfing threat generation on Demoralizing Shout
Demoralizing Shout has numerous effects in WoW Classic; it reduces the attack power of nearby enemies, gives you a nice shouting animation, and generates...
The Division 2 is adding in targeted loot in its sixth major patch
In any game with gear, we've always had the one piece of gear that just does not seem to show up no matter what....
A player is leveling Priest in WoW Classic entirely by phone
In 2004 when World of Warcraft initially launched, leveling your character by phone presumably meant calling someone up from a land line and sitting there...
The Daily Grind: Do DPS numbers help you improve your play in an MMO?
Let's be perfectly clear here, this question is not meant to be theoretical but personal. Whether or not DPS numbers should be in World of Warcraft...
Blade & Soul is splitting damage types and adding new bracelets with the Storm of Arrows update
The next update for Blade & Soul is dubbed Storm of Arrows and that sounds absolutely horrifying. You might say "it's just a little rain" if...
Fortnite adds in the unfortunately named Moisty Palms with its perfect prop disguises
You there! Do you want to shoot people in an area dubbed "Moisty Palms?" No, probably not, but that is the exact level that Fortnite's...
RuneScape has cancelled the Weapon Diversity project, but not its goals
There was a noble goal at the heart of RuneScape's Weapon Diversity project: making every individual weapon type feel like a distinct choice beyond raw...
Closers brings Seth to the battlefield today for pre-creation players
Gosh, why do people keep shoving monsters into things which are not monsters? The latest addition to the team in Closers, Seth, was just a...
Lineage 2M shows off new trailers seemingly showcasing all in-game footage
The original Lineage still makes bank in South Korea, which is probably part of the reason why the upcoming Lineage 2M is highly anticipated by players...
EVE Online improves star and wormhole textures along with several UI improvements
If you're still using lower shader quality on EVE Online (perhaps you're running the game on extremely outdated hardware as a form of protest), stars...
City of Titans has slimmed down its costuming program, bringing it closer to a test state
Costumes in a superhero game are a big deal, something the City of Titans team is well aware of. But system resources are also a big deal,...
Legends of Aria is merging Azure Sky and Verdant Earth today
The Azure Sky and Verdant Earth server clusters of Legends of Aria are merging today, as was promised at the end of August. The new...
PvP MMORPG Eternal Magic’s closed beta starts today
Originally, the closed beta for Eternal Magic was supposed to start on July 17th. That didn't happen; instead, the game announced a delay before the...
Neverwinter spices up PvP with new seasons and campaign mechanics
The most recent patch for Neverwinter added a new arena, but the game's PvP changes aren't stopping there. Players will have even more reason to...
Fallout 76’s upcoming patch 13 will tackle bugs, mods, and rewards
Don't you hate getting out of powered armor in Fallout 76 only to find that you can no longer control your character? You could just...
Wisdom of Nym: Checking the health of Final Fantasy XIV’s healing metagame in Shadowbringers
One of the stated reasons for not getting a new healing job with Shadowbringers is essentially that the development team wanted to work on the...
Outlaws of the Old West splits its single-player sessions to a dedicated version
If the headline there made you anxious and possibly brought visions of other titles wherein development was split for vaguely worded reasons, relax. Outlaws of...
Final Fantasy XIV buffs up job potencies in patch 5.08
The latest patch for Final Fantasy XIV has arrived, but it's not one of the game's immense content patches. No, this one is all about...
Black Desert Online gives players more items and horse gear with its newest patch
Yes, Black Desert Online fans, you can now live the excitement of crafting horse gear! The newest PC patch adds Krogdalo's horse gear in four...
Twin Saga’s newest patch adds a new dungeon, a new senshi, and a new cabinet
You read that right, one of the major features of the latest Twin Saga patch is a cabinet. A holy cabinet, if we're being specific, available...
