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RIFT just launched a mount datamined back in 2018 – and it’s in a lockbox
RIFT players' eyebrows are sky-high at the moment thanks to the addition of a new random mount in the Regulos Brooding Supply Crate lockbox...
Ultima Online details treasure hunting updates as Dark Age of Camelot plans new progression server
Treasure hunters, rejoice: The folks at Broadsword have been hard at work retooling and updating Ultima Online's treasure hunting content, and they've recently posted...
City of Heroes: Community harassment ramps up as Homecoming counts 91,000 players
What should have been a fun Memorial Day weekend in Paragon City turned into nightmares for some members of the City of Heroes rogue...
City of Heroes: All the public servers we know of, plus Reddit’s launch and Homecoming’s name release
A new City of Heroes rogue server has joined the chat: Specifically, it's the Reddit-backed server, and it's called Pleiades. It went live at...
City of Heroes: Homecoming concurrency, Rebirth and Reddit’s i24 servers, and the future of basebuilding
I had wondered whether the slow-drip release of World of Warcraft Classic this week would dampen enthusiasm for other games' rogue servers and progression...
EverQuest updates with tweaks and improvements to its user interface
Sometimes, the little changes have a big impact. EverQuest has a long and storied history and it's still getting new expansions, but it also can...
Blizzard releases Safe Haven cinematic, addresses World of Warcraft’s potential beyond WoW Classic
Blizzard's keeping the pressure up this week with another new World of Warcraft release, though this one's about the live game, not WoW Classic:...
EverQuest offers a refresher course on Planes of Power progression and impact
Once upon a time, Planes of Power was the fourth expansion for EverQuest and it focused more upon alternate advancement for max-level players. The expansion has...
Global Chat: Can you play WoW Classic casually?
Over at Priest with a Cause, MMO blogger Shintar came up with a great question for those looking to play World of Warcraft's upcoming...
Gamigo is sunsetting Atlas Reactor this summer
It's not the Atlas in the news lately, but it's the one that MMO players knew first: Atlas Reactor is sunsetting this summer.
Gamigo VP...
EverQuest II is merging its Fallen Gate progression server to its live Antonia Bayle server
It'll soon be time for EverQuest II players to bid farewell to the Fallen Gate server. As a time-locked expansion server it offered players a...
RIFT Prime character transfers were delayed over ‘unforeseen circumstances’ as Trove loses CM
When Gamigo announced that it was closing down RIFT Prime, the game's progression server, it told RIFT players that their characters would be safely...
EverQuest’s Selo progression server turns the XP boost back on
When the folks at EverQuest decided to turn off the server-wide 50% XP boost that was applied to the Selo progression server in March,...
LOTRO announces Rohan housing while DDO is slated to get a 64-bit client
Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online players have plenty to look forward to in their near and far future, especially...
Massively Overthinking: Designed downtime in MMORPGs
In a Daily Grind not long ago, MOP reader Armsbend said something I thought just cried out for discussion. After noting that he had...
RIFT’s eighth birthday celebrations are live today with Carnival of the Ascended
RIFT players are having a bit of a wild ride the last few weeks. First, Gamigo announced it was nuking the game's progression server,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 212: Harry Potter, progression servers, and No MMO’s Sky
Justin and Bree discuss the Harry Potter mobile MMOARG; progression servers for RIFT, LOTRO, and EverQuest; No Man's Sky's MMO ambitions; WoW 8.1.5; Blade & Soul's next big thing; and The Division 2's sleepy launch. With reader mail on factional divides, the death of playable races, and staying healthy while gaming.
Gamigo has now confirmed RIFT’s upcoming battle pass
Over the weekend, we covered player datamining that appeared to suggest RIFT, now under the management of Gamigo, is due to receive some sort...
EverQuest turns 20 with new video and infographic as new progression servers arrive
Classic EverQuest turned 20 years old this weekend, with anniversary content (for EverQuest II as well) and two new progression servers. "While we always...
EverQuesting: EverQuest turns the big 2-0
Today is a pretty big day in Norrath: EverQuest turns the big 2-0! Impressive. Twenty years is quite an accomplishment. Even more impressive than...