player housing
Lost Ark kills the gender lock, adds the Scouter, and preps for global release
Momentum is picking up for the long-long-awaited Lost Ark, which just began its closed beta (in Japan). A Redditor reported that the beta patch...
Ashes of Creation’s Steven Sharif talks servers, housing, and moderating the playerbase
In an interview with the Paradox Gaming Network, Intrepid Studios' Steven Sharif answered a whole slew of questions regarding Ashes of Creation, whether it's...
Fractured starts its next alpha test on July 16 with talents and player cities
The third test for the second alpha of the singular Fractured is kicking off on July 16th, a date that really could be working...
Vague Patch Notes: Don’t alter MMO systems for people who never liked them to begin with
Here's a concept that just would not leave my mind thanks to World of Warcraft, but it's not a bad thing. But in order...
Massively Overthinking: How much should MMOs cost in 2020?
MOP reader Castagere recently wrote to us with a nod to the growing sentiment across the gaming industry that might indicate a shift in...
Elder Scrolls Online announces Stonethorn, its next DLC, includes two-person mounts in tow
During its livestream this afternoon, ZeniMax Online Studios busted out with something you probably weren't expecting for The Elder Scrolls Online today, though you...
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...
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...
Lord of the Rings Online’s latest update sweetens the subscription deal
With the wedding of Arwen and Aragorn and the massive festival quest going on in Lord of the Rings Online right now, it'd be...
The Repopulation promises new skills, system revamps, and more in its latest roadmap
A lot of the progress made in development of The Repopulation is pretty granular: bug fixes here, some greybox builds replaced there, things of...
One Shots: A daring jump into two dimensions
While most of what we think of as MMORPGs are lush, three-dimensional worlds, there are several that are portrayed in just two (or, in...
Ashes of Creation’s latest dev stream previews housing in cities
Kickstarted MMORPG Ashes of Creation has previously off Freeholds, the open world housing villas that players can place. That's not the only way that...
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...
The Soapbox: No, forced grouping in MMOs isn’t ‘social’
Thinking back to high school, I'm awash in memories of the many deep, meaningful relationships that spawned as a result of being forced to...
The fresh start server land rush for ArcheAge Unchained players begins tomorrow
Is there anyone out there who actually likes land rushes - that crazy of logging in and desperately scrambling to try to claim digital...
WoW Factor: The time-skip Shadowlands theory and the longing for World of Warcraft 2
All right, here we go. Normally this is the sort of thing that I wouldn't actually spend a whole week on because believe it...
Lord of the Rings Online devs discuss Rohan housing, new hooks, and future neighborhoods
So who wants to talk Lord of the Rings Online housing? Yao at French fansite D&Co du Milieu recently landed a fun new interview...
MMO sandbox Fractured addresses PvP balancing, may delay player housing test
When last we peeked in on upcoming MMORPG sandbox Fractured, it was running an open playtest. That test is over now, leading Dynamight Studios...
Elder Scrolls Online hosts Greymoor house deco contest, lands on Stadia today
The newest story in The Elder Scrolls Online is all about vampires in the north, and that seems like as good a time as...
Amazon’s New World sails for closed beta in July before its August launch
While it wasn't ready for primetime this past spring, New World is prepared to make a big splash when it arrives later this summer....