randomness
The Daily Grind: What MMO drop has eluded you for the longest time?
You band together with other players, you go out into a dungeon, you kill a boss, and you take the stuff that boss drops....
The Daily Grind: What’s the most irritating bit of MMO randomness you’ve dealt with?
I've frequently said that Final Fantasy XI influenced a lot of my later feelings on MMOs, and this is also true of the crafting. For...
UK NHS director calls out lootboxes as ‘under the radar’ gambling
As much as the developers who make lockboxes would probably like for the random packs of items to start slipping back under the radar,...
Vague Patch Notes: Why do MMOs have randomness?
If there's one concept that is nearly universally reviled among MMO players, it's randomness. Yes, pretty much everywhere. You could make a little fairy...
Crowfall addresses randomness, streaking and deck-style random outcomes
How much time do you spend thinking about random chance? If you play video games, probably a fair amount. The designers working on Crowfall...
Marvel Heroes is removing a la carte costumes and making lockboxes easier to get on consoles
If you're playing Marvel Heroes on console and were hoping for a change in how the game handles lockboxes and individual costumes, the good...
Overwatch promises to reduce duplicate item rewards in lockboxes
Since the only real form of progress in Overwatch involves skins, there's nothing more frustrating than opening a few dozen lockboxes and seeing every...
Hearthstone changes up card packs to make it easier to collect new cards
There's nothing quite like opening up a new card pack in Hearthstone only to find multiples of the same rare you already have and...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most frustrating streak of bad luck you’ve had in an MMO?
There are two things I'd really like in World of Warcraft's most recent expansion, and since both of them are entirely random, I'm flat...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and the weirdness of Yo-kai Watch
The fact that Final Fantasy XIV has now officially had a crossover with Yo-kai Watch feels rather odd to me. I'm honestly not a...
Like skintone, Rust’s character gender is determined by Steam ID
Remember back when Rust added new skin tones and other secondary attributes that players didn't get to choose? Because the game just implemented another...
Wisdom of Nym: Why Final Fantasy XIV’s Anima Weapons don’t bother me
Everyone who has listened to my rantings for an extended period of time knows that I did not like the Zodiac Weapon quests in...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most annoying bit of randomness you’ve experienced in an MMO?
Randomness has been a part of most computer games since the beginning because computers can do math very quickly and randomness is exciting. Oh,...
