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Global Chat: Being scared of devs ‘improving’ MMOs
Do you ever live in fear that the development team behind your favorite MMORPG might screw things up in the name of progress and...
Guild Wars 2 looks for short-term WvW performance improvements
When you're in hot competition against other players in an MMO, the last thing you want to experience is hitting a skill button... and...
The Daily Grind: Do you pine for a lost era of a specific MMO?
A few weeks back, I saw a Reddit thread from a fellow MMO gamer who missed a specific version of Guild Wars 2. "Players...
Working As Intended: Decorating MMORPG houses in SWG Legends and beyond
I've been mulling over how to do a piece about MMO housing for a while now, spurred on by colleagues and readers who've said...
Guild Wars 2 datamining uncovers a new player guide coming to the game
It's always the right time to welcome new people into your favorite MMO, but sometimes the process of getting them on board can be...
WoW Factor: Dissecting the drips and drabs from the Shadowlands reveal stream
All right. World of Warcraft: Shadowlands kicks off its beta next week. I would kind of like to be involved in that! I am...
Desert Oasis: How should Black Desert handle class balance?
Last week, I wrote about how the recent tamer changes in Black Desert resulted in a write-in campaign. Ever since then, I've had game...
Perfect Ten: More time traveling adventures in MMOs
Writers and geeks alike can't seem to get enough of time travel -- and neither can I! Back in 2017, I wrote a list of...
Guild Wars 2’s latest balancing patch is live as ArenaNet offers summer roadmap
Happy patch day, Guild Wars 2 fans. As we noted last week, Guild Wars 2's latest class balancing update is live today, and now it's...
Flameseeker Chronicles: How Guild Wars 2 keeps meta maps relevant
Lately I’ve been spending a lot of my time in Guild Wars 2 running through the Drizzlewood Coast meta event (be sure to check...
The Daily Grind: Do you have a favorite MMO PvP moment?
There was a fun thread on the Guild Wars 2 subreddit a while back that really made me miss solid MMORPG PvP. A player...
The MOP Up: Roblox players spend over $1.5 billion to date
With a record-breaking haul of $100 million in May, Roblox crossed the $1.5 billion threshold in terms of the game's revenue to date. A...
Guild Wars 2 shares patch notes for a class balance update arriving on July 7
This week, ArenaNet has decided to set off its own community fireworks with some advance patch notes detailing class balance adjustments coming to Guild...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG do you wish were on mobile?
Remember way back in the day when Guild Wars 2 was supposed to get a mobile version? It never did, and whatever mobile toy...
Vague Patch Notes: Trying to salvage MMOs from bad launches
So I'm glad that Crucible got a "pull back to beta" instead of a complete shutdown. I'm surprised but still happy because that's more...
The Stream Team: Smashing and bashing those Guild Wars 2 dragons
Bash the dragon! Smash the dragon! Drive it right back into its den.
Bash the dragon! Smash the dragon! May it never rise up again....
NCsoft MOBA Master x Master should’ve turned three years old in the west this month
Way back in 2014 on Old Massively, our team began covering Master x Master, a new MOBA by NCsoft, then in beta in South...
Neverwinter’s Avernus, Star Trek Online’s House Divided launch as Cryptic offers 20th anny rewards
It's a big day for Cryptic Studios as the company is celebrating two decades in the industry, releasing Avernus for Neverwinter, and dropping House...
One Shots: MMOs as emotional therapy
Poor Vincent, he just survived Last of Us 2 and probably choked about six hundred puppies in the process. That's bound to mess up...
Guild Wars 2 celebrates Pride all weekend – here’s how to join the in-game parades
It's time for Tyrians to celebrate Pride in Guild Wars 2. Starting today, June 27th, the Tyria Pride 2020 community event is underway; it...
