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Massively Overthinking: Is the MMO genre facing an identity crisis?
MMORPG blogger and MOP commenter Isarii (@ethanmacfie) recently published an excellent video positing that the MMO industry is facing a "massive identity crisis."
"The MMO...
Chronicles of Elyria runs a Kickstarter anniversary sale
Hey! Hey everyone! Don't you remember how there was this totally awesome MMO Kickstarter campaign a year ago that rocked? No, no, don't think...
Fat men can’t jump: Chronicles of Elyria sends studio teams on project ‘adventures’
With four times the staff than it had at this time last year, Soulbound Studios is going full-steam on Chronicles of Elyria and all...
Chronicles of Elyria gives extra goodies to its Kickstarter backers
Did you help to fund Chronicles of Elyria when it ran its Kickstarter campaign almost a year ago? The team at Soulbound Studios would...
Chronicles of Elyria answers player questions in a two-hour video
The Chronicles of Elyria team hosted a public community Q&A session, and players had questions. And those questions... well, they were answered. Extensively. The...
Chronicles of Elyria forecasts mud and snow, takes fans on a run through a mine
Big talk and intriguing ideas continue over at Chronicles of Elyria, where the team is giving players a vision of what the MMO's weather...
Chronicles of Elyria is making progress on lighting and critters
With all of the work Chronicles of Elyria put into having its demo ready for the last two major gaming conventions, there wasn't a...
Chronicles of Elyria recaps development over the month of March
It's been a busy time for Chronicles of Elyria as the development team has worked on putting together a portion of the game to...
Chronicles of Elyria clarifies server and domain selection process moving forward
The staff behind Chronicles of Elyria has been on a whirlwind tour of events, and you can read all about it in the most...
Chronicles of Elyria limits how many $10,000 monarchs will rule over its lands
If you decided to eschew the purchase of a reasonably priced car in favor of buying your way to a pretend throne in a...
Massively OP’s PAX East 2017 awards and best-in-show reader vote
We've finished rolling out all of our PAX East content this year, and we've put our MMORPG-addled noggins together to try to choose our...
PAX East 2017: Jumping and climbing through Chronicles of Elyria’s pre-alpha
I admit to my weakness: Despite years and years of games using it again and again, I still enjoy the simple gameplay benefits of...
PAX East 2017: Chronicles of Elyria teases its PAX demo
Chronicles of Elyria's devs recently streamed a "speed-run" version of their planned PAX East demo for players. But we think that to really get...
Chronicles of Elyria devs answer questions about its trio of ‘pre-alpha experiences’
While the full MMO of Chronicles of Elyria is a ways off just yet, the developers want to get players involved and in the...
Chronicles of Elyria shores up PAX East demo, hires WoW cinematic artist
The clock is ticking down to PAX East on March 10th, and the Chronicles of Elyria team is whipping itself up into a frenzy...
Massively Overthinking: Are MMOs designed for ‘low-skill gamers’?
Ages ago on the MMORPG subreddit, a player made a bold statement: MMORPGs are designed for low-skill gamers.
"I remember being dazzled by EverQuest and...
Chronicles of Elyria might fatten up your character
Chronicles of Elyria is nothing if not bursting with interesting little ideas that you don't often see in other MMOs. One of these, apparently,...
Chronicles of Elyria hires SWTOR programmer, works on PAX East demo
The small but scrappy Chronicles of Elyria continues to pick up experienced MMO devs for its ambitious sandbox project. Earlier this month we reported...
Massively Overthinking: Death and dying in MMORPGs
In March of last year, MOP's Justin wrote a detailed guide to the most common death penalties in MMORPGs. Last September, Gamasutra pulled seven...
Chronicles of Elyria adds City of Heroes animator to the team
Soulbound Studios has a new year's resolution for Chronicles of Elyria: "kick so much ass."
"The next few months will see us preparing a playable...
