game mechanics
Saga of Lucimia explains its new combat system and why you need a team to fight a bear
Bears! Godless killing machines with mouths like rows of daggers, claws like differently arranged rows of daggers, and fur like particularly soft and non-painful...
MMO Mechanics: 2017’s MMO Mechanics in review
I cannot quite believe that we're saying goodbye to 2017 and ringing in 2018 so quickly: It certainly doesn't feel as though an entire...
Crowfall explains crowns, guilds, and buying crowns for guilds bought with crowns
Crowns are the microtransaction currency coming to Crowfall starting in 2018, which you can buy like most microtransaction currencies. Guilds are... well, guilds. If...
Shroud of the Avatar prepares for the arrival of Release 49
December is a time for sitting with friends and family, toasting to the new year, and most importantly, not doing any actual work. Thus,...
Path of Exile is adding a map stash tab
Where are you going to store all of your maps in Path of Exile? There are too many maps, and you have no place...
Hearthstone alters its e-sports plan for 2018 while continuing to get more expensive
People who enjoy playing or watching competitive Hearthstone will probably be excited about the recently announced changes to the game's competitive play circuit. The...
Revelation Online encourages you to strip… your gear of enhancements
It is possible that Revelation Online could have used a thesaurus for its latest feature, as "stripping your gear" produces a mental image that...
Destiny 2 is reversing some of its controversial player lockout DLC design
So, remember when Destiny 2 players without Curse of Osiris were locked out of content that predated that DLC? That was pretty great. Also,...
Exploring the psychology behind losses, gains, and grouping results in video games
Getting five batches of 100 gold feels better than one batch of 500 gold, and being forced to spend three separate 100 gold fees...
Grand Theft Auto Online previews its high-adventure Doomsday Heist update
Sometimes, robbing banks gets boring. Specifically, robbing banks in Grand Theft Auto Online; you should not be robbing banks in real life under any...
Absolver patches in a new 3v3 gameplay mode
Sparring with your enemies one-on-one is always fun, but sometimes it's even more fun to be fighting back-to-back with your allies in a fight...
Dauntless launches the Sharpen Your Skills update
After several weeks of previews, the latest update for Dauntless has arrived, and it's aiming at making a better hunter out of you. Sharpen...
Fortnite is getting a new large-scale battle royale mode
Over the past weekend, Fortnite managed to hit a peak of 1.3 million concurrent users and 30M total users. That's a lot of people....
OrbusVR shows off with a new trailer for early access
The trouble with seeing VR images on a non-VR screen is, well, they don't really carry the same sort of impact. The new OrbusVR...
EVE Online’s Arms Race update offers more ships to free players today
Before you get too excited, let's note that today's update for EVE Online is not simply handing out ships like space travel-shaped candy. Free...
Final Fantasy XI prepares its last anniversary year update for December
At this point, we would like to point out to our readers that Final Fantasy XI is in maintenance mode and has been for...
Saga of Lucimia explains its notice board approach to finding a group
The latest entry on the development of Saga of Lucimia is all about group finding tools, and quelle surprise, the developers don't like them....
Dauntless offers a video preview of its next major patch
The next big update for Dauntless is going live this month, and there's a lot of stuff in it. A new weapon, two new...
Dauntless previews the mechanics of cells
The next major Dauntless patch will bring new ways to play with the help of cells. Other games might call them sockets, but here...
Paladins tests a new card system that attracts cries of pay-to-win
Let's review. Paladins, as it stands now, has a system wherein characters get cards that can be used to power up playable characters. You...
