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Kakao’s ArcheAge AMA suggests revamps of crime and trade systems, monitoring for ‘nefarious gameplay’
Yesterday, Kakao ran an AMA on the MMORPG subreddit to address player "confusion" over its impending stewardship of ArcheAge here in the west following...
New World addresses grumbling over undocumented changes to elite POIs
New World's developers dropped two missives over the weekend. The first addressed changes to elite points of interest aimed at endgamers that simultaneously made...
The Daily Grind: Are you bothered by boosting in MMOs?
A few weeks ago, the World of Warcraft playerbase was grumbly over a tweet from the new Blizzard co-president that encouraged boosting, which is...
Final Fantasy XIV updates its prohibited activities and disallows selling runs via the Party Finder
The Final Fantasy XIV team has an expansion on the way, but the team is also working at making sure the game offers the best...
World of Warcraft players grumble over Blizzard leader’s participation in boosting culture
If you thought the ousting of J. Allen Brack from the top of Blizzard and his replacement by a pair of Activision execs was...
Bless Unleashed PC says it’s cracking down on cheaters and RMT
Bless Unleashed's PC updates just keep coming - both the content kind and the administrative kind.
First, Round8 has addressed the "large amount of reports...
Bless Unleashed PC says it’s cracking down on illicit RMT with 30-day bans
Bless Unleashed is riding the high of its PC launch, which yesterday reported over a million downloads since the release. But now, Round 8...
Elyon expands its gear system, fights RMT with new market mechanics
Where would an MMORPG be without a gear system? Lost. Alone. Frightened. Clinging to the side of an iceberg of indifference, adrift in the...
Aion Classic encourages global first races as players raise fresh pay-to-win alarms
Aion is enjoying a rare moment in the spotlight thanks to yesterday's launch of a legacy mode called Aion Classic. The opening day was...
The Daily Grind: When should MMO companies intervene in borky MMO economies?
On this week's MassivelyOP podcast, Justin and I answered a question about whether MMO studios have a responsibility to monitor and nudge the player...
Final Fantasy XIV bans over 5,000 accounts for RMT activity
Trading real money for gil in Final Fantasy XIV is expressly forbidden. Players shouldn't do that if they want to keep their accounts. Apparently more...
Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis shares details about the game’s personal shop
With a planned release for Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis this year, fans of the game are no doubt eager to understand more about...
Albion Online bans more than 600 accounts for buying currency
You are probably aware that buying Silver in Albion Online from a third-party site is not allowed, not least because there's a legitimate first-party option...
World of Warcraft multiboxing just got a whole lot harder thanks to Blizzard’s new policy
World of Warcraft players who use multiple accounts simultaneously will find their favored gameplay much harder going forward, as last night Blizzard announced that...
Phantasy Star Online 2 forms an ARKS League and bans over 10K RMT accounts
Want to join the ARKS League? Players of Phantasy Star Online 2 are being invited to do precisely that in an announcement post of...
Final Fantasy XIV bans gilselling accounts as its free login event rolls out
Gilselling, also known as goldselling, also known as RMT, also known as "that thing you're not allowed to do in most games and especially Final...
Massively Overthinking: How to deal with cheater scum in MMORPGs
I'm sure it was a random coincidence, but last week two different Star Wars Galaxies emulators posted about steps they were taking against cheaters...
EVE Online’s Depths of the Abyss is live as CCP updates policies and World War Bee 2 endures
EVE Online has lots going on this week, from patches to policies to drama. Let's dig in: First, this week's patch, Depths of the...
Blizzard staffers agitate against poor worker pay as Activision-Blizzard rakes in billions
Blizzard's labor practices have been under scrutiny over the last couple of years, propelled in large part due to mass-layoffs at the top of...
WoW Classic sees another 40,000 accounts banned for botting and RMT as cases surge
The war against the hungry bot horde continues in WoW Classic. Shortly after Blizzard gave 74,000 accounts the boot, the devs have once again...
