raids
Ship of Heroes asks fans to sound off on what makes raiding fun
The last couple of weeks have probably felt a bit weird around the Ship of Heroes offices thanks to the legal revival of City...
The Soapbox: In defence of World of Warcraft Cataclysm
When Blizzard announced Cataclysm Classic servers for World of Warcraft, there was some bemusement in the broader MMORPG community. Cataclysm has always been controversial,...
WoW Factor: MMO raid design and the antagonistic GM
Last week's column about World of Warcraft prompted some really interesting comments that I think are worth talking about; in fact, I very nearly...
Pokemon Day 2023 sees big Pokemon and Pokemon Go announcements, including Pokemon Sleep
February 27th marks Pokemon Day, and The Pokemon Company usually doesn't sleep on it... except when it comes to a sleep game, we suppose....
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet celebrates Valentine’s Day, releases frog
We've got a slew of new, upcoming Tera Raid events approaching in multiplayer Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, though from the header, you can probably...
The Daily Grind: How much of your desire to clear difficult MMO content is social?
Not everyone likes or wants to do challenging content in MMOs. There's a lot to unpack in what motivates people to take on this...
The Daily Grind: How do you handle bad players in MMO group content?
You queued up for a dungeon and got matched with Trab Godslayer, and you start the dungeon to discover that he is wildly misnamed....
Wizard101 preps guilds and raids while Pirate101 gets into a pillow fight
Big things are afoot in the magical land of Wizard101. This month, KingsIsle is testing two new huge features for the game: guilds and...
Pokemon Presents reveals new details on Scarlet and Violet’s multiplayer features
Boy, did we ever get a meaty Pokemon Presents, and it's not even for an anniversary! While some news bits, such as Pokemon Unite's new...
Monster Hunter Rise unleashes Apexes and crossover with Monster Hunter Stories 2
Hold on to your butts: Monster Hunter Rise is letting the current Apex monsters out of their rampage cages and into the wild. Capcom's...
Guild Wars 2 on server performance: ‘We’re seeing more success’
If your Guild Wars 2 experience has seemed smoother and less fraught with performance issues as of late, that's not your optimistic mind deluding...
The Daily Grind: What’s the ideal MMO raid length?
If you've been around in the MMO genre long enough, you know that the idea of raiding has changed a lot. In Ultima Online,...
Aion’s Ereshkigal’s Wrath update brings new raid, dungeon, and skills
The latest Aion update, Ereshkigal's Wrath, is now live, and with it comes the opening of a brand-new raid, a new dungeon, a new...
Bless Online previews its upcoming Patala raid and Halloween events
The folks at Neowiz have posted a preview of what players can expect from next week's Bless Online content update, giving them an advance...
SoulWorker update introduces the new and challenging Primal Raid
A brand-new challenge awaits players of Gameforge's anime-action MMO SoulWorker, as its latest update introduced the new Primal Raid. Billed in the official press...
Destiny 2: Forsaken’s first raid, The Last Wish, goes live this Friday
Destiny 2's latest expansion, Forsaken, has been live for a little over a week now, and players have been voraciously devouring the new content...
World of Warcraft opens Uldir Mythic and LFR, confirms no multiple items from Mythic+ reward chests
It's been a week since World of Warcraft opened the doors to Battle for Azeroth's first raid, Uldir, and that means it's time for...
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth’s Uldir raid opens today
World of Warcraft raiders, start your proverbial engines: Uldir, the first of Battle for Azeroth's raids, officially opens its gates today. The eight-boss raid...
The first Destiny 2 raid is already down
The first Destiny 2 raid is out in the wild, ready to challenge and delight players for some time, setting a new bar for...
Guild Wars 2 raids won’t be getting more difficulty options in Path of Fire ‘at this time’
There are new forums for Guild Wars 2, which means that one of the first development posts can be another reminder that the developers...
