raiding
Embers Adrift adds new dungeons, a horrible beetle monster, and the ability to form a raid group
We all knew it was coming, but this week it's been made official, as Embers Adrift has brought out its latest large-scale content patch...
Fight or Kite: Rabbit and Steel distills the MMO raid experience into a flashy boss battling roguelike
So here’s one that came out of left field for me. Rabbit and Steel (heretofore mentally referred to as Buns 'n' Blades) is an...
Tarisland announces a global release date of June 21 – here’s the new trailer
There have been a lot of teases, previews, and tests over the past few months, but now Tencent's WoW-like MMORPG Tarisland has locked down...
Blizzard says adding raid finder to WoW Cataclysm Classic is a matter of player feedback
LFR. Three little letters that can apparently spell intense psychic damage to a certain class of player in World of Warcraft Classic. With the...
The Game Archaeologist: Runes of Magic, an MMO that made millions disappear
In more ways than one, the year 2004 was a pivotal one for the MMORPG community. Even as games like City of Heroes, EverQuest...
DC Universe Online’s new episode, Brainiac Returns, is live now
What's a good metric for a threat in the world of DC Universe Online to be taken seriously? How about when it brings the...
Destiny 2 outlines Final Shape’s armor and ability updates and a new Pathfinder UI
Destiny 2 continues to unleash a torrent of hyper-granular details about its Final Shape expansion this week, with dev blogs, weekly newsletter information, and...
WoW Factor: Story Difficulty is a bad idea and a good idea all rolled into one
Back during Wrath of the Lich King, I remember people asking for a story difficulty for raids in World of Warcraft because if the...
Co-op raiding roguelike Rabbit & Steel celebrates passing 100,000 copies sold
When you're a solo indie developer, it's hard to know when a game is going to resonate with a potential audience, especially when that...
Elder Scrolls Online deep-dives Gold Road’s Lucent Citadel raid and Mirrormoor Incursions
A week and a half out from the launch of Gold Road on PC, ZeniMax Online Studios is previewing the big group content en...
EverQuest launches Teek and Tormax, a new pair of time-locked expansion servers for subscribers
The O.G. EverQuest is at it again, as the classic MMO launched a pair of highly anticipated new time-locked progression (TLP) shards this week...
World of Warcraft will finally implement story mode raids starting with The War Within
It's taken a mighty long time to get here and years upon years of players begging for it, but come this fall, World of...
Tarisland talks up its ‘misc PvE gameplay’ content in latest video
Many of the previews coming out of Tarisland recently have often pointed to the MMORPG's raiding as the pinnacle (and arguably primary) activity. However,...
Embers Adrift previews new dungeons, new raid, and a beetle creature arriving May 28
It's said that April showers bring May flowers, but in the case of Embers Adrift, the month of May -- specifically May 28th --...
Lost Ark’s May update, Chaos Rising, is live today with the Hanumatan trial guardian raid
If you feel chaos rising today, don't worry - it's just Lost Ark's May update. Chaos Rising is lighter on content, owing to the...
33 Immortals preps weekend closed beta for the ‘distillation of the MMO raid experience’
Thunder Lotus' MMO-inspired multiplayer raiding roguelike 33 Immortals is barreling onward toward its May 24th closed beta, with more info now being dispatched to...
Tarisland says male mages and female paladins are the next step in gender-unlocking
We're down to the last of Tencent's announced dev blogs for Tarisland focusing on how the studio has tweaked the game between the last...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Previewing Guild Wars 2 Secrets of the Obscure’s final chapter, The Midnight King
It's strange to say it after just one year, but Guild Wars 2's Secrets of the Obscure era is drawing to a close! Don't...
WoW Classic Cataclysm formally launches tonight as Blizzard tunes WoW Remix
The countdown is on: At 6 p.m. EDT tonight, the gates of Cataclysm will be thrown open for World of Warcraft Classic fans -...
Tencent recaps plan for Tarisland’s game performance, combat hit feel, and fishing
Tencent is continuing onward with its plan to outline all of its pre-launch changes for Tarisland in the lead up to its next technical...