patch notes
Part one of Villagers & Heroes’ Crux expansion is live for subscription players
Villagers and Heroes fans have been awaiting the first chunk of the Crux patch since its tease earlier this month, and now it's finally...
World of Warcraft expands dracthyr classes for its 20th birthday, plus Blizzard patches Hearthstone and Diablo IV
Blizzard is busy this time of year, in just about every one of its online games. Let's start with World of Warcraft, as Blizzard...
Vague Patch Notes: MMOs rely on other people – but what does that really mean?
Now that we're done with Leveling Month in Vague Patch Notes, is there another topic I can turn into a month-and-change of column topics?...
Viking colony survivalbox ASKA adds town militias and seasonal crops with the Farmers and Fighters update
Are you a farmer or a fighter? Well luckily in the Viking-themed multiplayer colony management survivalbox ASKA you can be both, especially considering the...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends expands the Galactic Moon Festival for Halloween 2024
One of the oldest - and goofiest - MMORPG Halloween events has returned today thanks to player-run Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends:...
Vague Patch Notes: What is good meaningful leveling in MMORPGs?
All right. So we are here at long last, at the end of Leveling Month, although it's actually more like Month And A Bit....
Lost Ark will be offline most of today patching in the Arkesia Ignited update
It's patch day for Lost Ark, though you may not get to play much today, as downtime for Arkesia Ignited is currently underway, with...
Nightingale fixes issues include with pots, boss AI, and NPC dialogue
So apparently pots and garden plots in Nightingale were accidentally being possessed by a thousand angry vengeful plant spirits. That's the official explanation in...
Vague Patch Notes: The dark side of meaningful MMO leveling
We've been in Leveling Month over here in Vague Patch Notes, and I had intended for this particular column to close off that discussion...
Blizzard begins the countdown for Diablo IV’s Vessel of Hatred
I sure hope you're ready for a huge influx of Diablo IV info because Blizzard absolutely dumped a ton of previews and details for...
Necesse’s latest update brings the plains biome to the game
The change in game is mainly on the plains... in Necesse, anyway. The game's most recent update has recently gone live - and faster...
Indie MMORPG Project Gorgon adds horse breeding and instanced guild halls in latest update
Do you know how outlandish a feature has to be before the devs of Project Gorgon have to call it outlandish? It's outlandish indeed,...
It’s time to blow up houses in Star Wars Galaxies Legends – plus the devs just upgraded PvP and the engine
OK, so you're not really destroying houses with Star Wars Galaxies Legends' housing pack-up event. I mean, yes, you're calling in an airstrike on...
StarCraft is reportedly getting a shooter, Hearthstone has a new patch, Overwatch 2 shares anime outfits
Some people don't like it when their food touches on a plate. Others don't care. And others stack food servings on top of one...
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...
Pirate101 launches new Krokotopia-themed update called The Enemy Revealed
Wizard101 offered a juicy treat for players earlier this week with its birthday bash and Dungeon Defenders II collab, and now, KingsIsle's other family...
Old School RuneScape adds new areas, quests, and profession activities in Varlamore The Rising Darkness
Are you ready for Varla-more? Because that's what has arrived in Old School RuneScape this week with Varlamore: The Rising Darkness, which adds some...
WoW Classic puts up the patch notes for Season of Discovery Phase 5’s trio of raids
When Thursday arrives, nothing in WoW Classic will ever be the same... again. Well, that's if you're on the Season of Discovery server, which...
Last Epoch launches the undead-slaying Imperial Uprising event, starts a new cycle, and adds loot lizards
What do loot lizards, an event about slaying undead, and a new cycle season have in common? Well you probably already guessed that they're...
Sea of Thieves nerfs the blunderbuss, improves throwing knives, and enhances player reporting
It's time for another bit of knob-turning and adjustment in Sea of Thieves as the latest patch to the FFA PvP sandbox is live...
