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Fight or Kite: First impressions of Dysterra, a cybernetic post-apoc survival sandbox
In the future, our home Earth is beset by a host of economic and environmental disasters. It got so bad that people with resources...
The MOP Up: Witness the creation of a Dauntless behemoth
Dauntless shared a neat video of a collaboration between its players and artists: "Back in April, many of you joined us for a community...
ArcheAge Unchained’s new fresh start server won’t time-gate progression
We're just two weeks out from the launch of ArcheAge Unchained's new fresh start server now, and Kakao is finally explaining just what to...
ArcheAge launches a sky race event and adds more preservation bag collectors in latest patch
There's not too much going on in the latest patch update for ArcheAge as far as content goes unless you count the Mirage Sky...
Vague Patch Notes: Novelty is a contradiction in an MMORPG genre that discourages it
The newest member of the Big Five in the MMO space released in the west back in 2015, which was seven years ago now....
XLGames ties down another ArcheAge trademark, this time for ArcheAge WAR
XLGames' ArcheAge is once again pinging the trademark radar, with Redditors reporting yet another new filing made by the developer last week for something...
ArcheAge nerfs hero respawn points, further tweaks location features, and boosts XP for the end of summer
ArcheAge has put out another patch that primarily focuses in on some very specific content tweaks, which will likely mean more to players who...
Massively Overthinking: The real-world value of MMOs
A while back on the MMORPG subreddit, there was a wildly contentious - one might even say transparently provocative - thread declaring that "f...
ArcheAge’s September fresh start server features faster progression to catch players up
If you're a new arrival to ArcheAge, you probably feel woefully behind when it comes to character progression compared to others, which might have...
Elyon announces the arrival of the Soulbringer class on September 7
Despite the name, the new class being added to Elyon is not really known primarily for bringing souls to a fight. The most obvious...
ArcheAge tweaks progression for Shadowed Torch and Weakened Tower, adjusts Garden of the Gods schedule
ArcheAge is continuing to turn the knobs on several specific content features in its newest patch, which probably isn't going to mean a lot...
ArcheAge’s latest patch adds a barrel-riding rapids race course event and a DPS checking training dummy
Generally speaking, it's highly dangerous and even more stupid to ride a barrel down a series of raging rapids in real life, so perhaps...
Vague Patch Notes: Themepark MMOs need open spaces, too
Let me start off this particular column with a story about Star Wars: The Old Republic. I've mentioned before how this was a game...
Elyon patches in new Realm War start times and class balancing
War? Between my realms? It's more likely than you might think in Elyon with the game's latest update, as the patch provides new start...
Kakao Games invests in Korean studio Redlab Games to create a play-to-earn mobile MMO
Kakao Games is looking to dive deeper into the play-to-earn cesspool, it appears. The publisher has reportedly invested an undisclosed amount into Korean studio...
ArcheAge makes it easier to breathe underwater, harder to kick people from dungeons
It's the sad fact of life that sometimes you're going to need to punt someone from your dungeon PUG. Maybe you've got an aggressive...
Massively Overthinking: Solved problems in MMOs
One of the most annoying pet peeves this genre seems to spin up frequently is some companies' tendency to treat solved problems as unsolved...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that have fallen to the dark side of cryptocurrency
Here's an interesting point that's worth considering: For all the talk about cryptocurrencies, NFTs, the metaverse, and other Web3 buzzwords being the future of...
Elyon’s latest patch turns on a pure overclocking event
Usually events in MMORPGs are a big deal. Or at least some degree of deal. There are event currencies and quests and whatever that...
ArcheAge preps the Abyssal Kraken and highlights inspirations for the Great Prairie’s creatures
Release the Kraken! Specifically the Abyssal Kraken, which is coming to ArcheAge in an update arriving tomorrow. Sporting over 8M hit points, a mythic...
