player housing
The Game Archaeologist: City of Heroes’ launch history and the Marvel lawsuit
In our first part of this series looking back at the stupendous history of City of Heroes, we saw how the idea for this...
Take a peek at the development of Shroud of the Avatar’s player-designed dungeon system
Drama seems to plague Shroud of the Avatar, but if you can look past it, there's some fun innovation going on inside Portalarium in...
Massively Overthinking: Should MMORPGs incentivize exploration – and how?
Our Daily Grind on exploration last week sparked an intriguing follow-up from MOP reader Miol.
"When asking about sightseeing and exploration in MMORPGs, you also...
The Daily Grind: How much time do you spend on aesthetics in MMOs?
You don't want to know how much time I've spent carefully decorating my characters' living spaces in Final Fantasy XIV. Or maybe you do;...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMO features that deserve widespread adaptation
You know what gets me excited about upcoming MMOs? It's certainly not the list of expected systems and features that have since become standard...
Ashes of Creation lays out its phased alpha roadmap, plans more hires this month
Ashes of Creation's latest newsletter has a few bits of interest for those watching the game from afar. For starters, Intrepid says it's now...
Revelation Online has officially launched on Steam with free welcome packs
Happy Steam launch, Revelation Online! Yep, as promised, My.com has ported the free-to-play game to Valve's popular platform all official-like as of today. And...
Gran Skrea might be the indie MMO gem you’ve been seeking
Ever since launching on Steam early access back in June, the indie fantasy sandbox Gran Skrea Online has been doing its best to attract...
Gloria Victis’ latest patch introduces proper crop farming and camping placeables
This past weekend, Gloria Victis received what it's calling one of its biggest updates ever; specifically, it allows players to add interactive objects to...
LOTRO Legendarium: Is Lord of the Rings Online aging well?
By now, to me, Lord of the Rings Online is a comfortable, well-worn friend that always offers a very predictable and enjoyable experience whenever...
EverQuesting: Returning to EverQuest II’s Guk (for the first time)
In my last EverQuesting, I mentioned that I had not participated in much -- if any -- of EverQuest II's The Shadow Odyssey content. I've...
Wisdom of Nym: Examining Final Fantasy XIV’s housing issues (other than availability)
When we talk about issues with Final Fantasy XIV's housing system, the first issue that's going to be brought up - invariably - is...
Paragon Chat now features City of Heroes supergroup base building, complete with import
If you're wondering what that sound is echoing over the horizon, it's just every City of Heroes fan freaking out about the return of...
The Elder Scrolls Online encourages players to visit Orsinium with its August event
It's currently Midyear Mayhem in The Elder Scrolls Online, an event running until August 6th encouraging you to go hog wild on PvP. But...
Shroud of the Avatar’s 56th update is live, with a big PvP update and bug clean-up
Shroud of the Avatar's 56th release is upon us, having been pushed live successfully yesterday. A big chunk of the update is necessary but...
The Survivalist: Hands-on with survival MMO Rend’s closed alpha
It's been nearly a year since I met with Frostkeep Studios at PAX West and got an early first-hand look at Rend, the three-faction...
Perfect Ten: The best expansions for specific MMOs
Looking over the past two decades or so, MMORPGs have grown by leaps and bounds with regular releases, events, and (of course) expansion packs....
The Daily Grind: Rank the top three housing MMOs ever made
WildStar. RIFT. EverQuest II.
If I had to choose three MMORPGs that contained the best housing systems and then rank them, that list up there...
Final Fantasy XIV plans major revisions to role actions and housing status in 4.4
The official translation for the most recent Final Fantasy XIV live letter is here, and it contains some pretty big changes for the game...
Thespian deer and bunny invasions come standard in Project Gorgon
The creators of Project Gorgon are a neverending fount of interesting ideas and unique systems -- so much so, in fact, that some days...
