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World of Warcraft admits to dropping the quality bar and misreading player activity with patch 11.1.5
This past April saw World of Warcraft score an own-goal with the release of patch 11.1.5, which rankled players with its time-gated content and huge...
Classic Guild Wars celebrates 20 years with an Anniversary Masterpiece Collection and a juicy update
Guild Wars franchise fans already knew that ArenaNet was planning something big for the OG game's 20th birthday, and indeed we also knew that...
World of Warcraft readies Patch 11.1.5 for April 22 with leveling boosts and a Nightfall scenario
World of Warcraft's next big content update is still on the far horizon, but that doesn't mean that the fantasy MMO is going to...
Fight or Kite: The myth is still real in Myth of Empires’ latest Persian DLC release
Call me a fool because once again I’ve duped myself into playing the latest DLC content that was released for Myth of Empires. Based...
World of Warcraft previews Update 11.1.5 and arrests Brann’s tanking spec for being too much fun
World of Warcraft's Update 11.1 hasn't lost its new Goblin car smell yet, but Blizzard's already testing the next patch right now.
In a preview...
Destiny 2 plans a grandmaster nightfall catch-up feature November 19 and Revenant Act II preview November 12
The next two weeks are potentially big ones for players of Destiny 2, assuming those players want to access all of the hard mode...
Vague Patch Notes: When leveling too quickly becomes a problem in MMORPGs
Last week, I talked about how slow leveling design could become a problem. In that piece (and the one before it - it's become...
Destiny 2 discusses Revenant episode’s changes to rewards and subclass abilities
Tuesday, October 8th, will mark the start of Episode: Revenant in Destiny 2, and that means there will be some changes coming to the...
Destiny 2 launches a week-long sword celebration September 3 and previews a new pathfinder tree
"Swords are cool," says Destiny 2 developer Bungie. "So why not honor them with a week-long event?" That's quite literally the rationale granted by...
Massively Overthinking: Would you pay for a Guild Wars 1 revival?
WoodenPotatoes had a fun video this past weekend about Classic Guild Wars 1, and I fully admit I clicked on it just to hear...
Flameseeker Chronicles: What we learned (and didn’t) from Guild Wars 2’s spring 2023 roadmap
The most nerve-wracking thing about being an MMORPG player is uncertainty. MMO players don't like change, and when a change is teased, many of...
Choose My Adventure: Landing on a stable character in the original Guild Wars
Last week in Choose My Adventure, Nightfall proved to be the more suitable starting experience for classic Guild Wars. This week, the Dervish won...
Choose My Adventure: Nightfall might end up being the superior classic Guild Wars starting experience
I was pretty sure I was going to go into Factions after last week's Choose My Adventure, but a final surge in voting saw...
Choose My Adventure: Guild Wars delivers a shock to the system after months in the sequel
We're starting the new year of Choose My Adventure by hopping in to an older game, the original Guild Wars. I'm honestly not too...
Massively Overthinking: The best MMO music of 2022
Years ago, MOP's Justin listened to hundreds - no, probably more like thousands - of MMO music tracks to narrow this topic down to...
Massively Overthinking: Changing ‘mains’ in MMOs
When I first started MMOs, the idea of mains and alts was bizarre to me. Why would I spend time on a second character...
Flameseeker Chronicles: What could Guild Wars 2’s fourth expansion be about?
Ever since ArenaNet's studio leadership came out early in the year and confirmed that planning has begun on a fourth expansion, players have no...
Destiny 2 offers a deep dive into Witch Queen’s ‘Void 3.0’ and legendary difficulty campaign
With The Witch Queen expansion of Destiny 2 now just weeks away, Bungie seems eager to open the informational floodgates. One of the largest...
Massively Overthinking: What class is missing from your favorite MMO?
I've been obsessed with Albion Online the last few weeks - it really feels so much like Ultima Online to me. Ultima Online but...
Destiny 2 discusses adjustments to armor mod vendors and certain weapon perks coming in Season 14
The informational run-up to Season 14 of Destiny 2 rolls on in Bungie's latest weekly newsletter, calling out a couple of specific adjustments to...
