Assault Frigates Revisited: Down But Not Out .
Assault frigates have been a fixture of EVE Online since tech 2 ships were introduced over a decade ago, and ever since their introduction, they have followed the same feast-or-famine cycle as every other ship class in the game. Assault frigates offer much better resist profiles, more damag
Games Like: World of Warcraft . World of Warcraft has, for over a decade, dominated the MMORPG scene. Heck, it made it what it is today. Taking the wonderful story-driven world of Azeroth slowly built up by the massively successful real-time strategy franchise Warcraft, World of Warcraft finally let players forge their own
TERA Leveling Guide: Level 30-50 . We continue our leveling guide for TERA with a look at levels 30-50. If you’d like to see previous level guides head here.
Level 30 – 32
Ovolisks – Poporia, Valley of the Fang
Near the entrance to Sinestral Manor, at the Northeastern end of Valley of the Fang in Popolio
WoW Wednesday: The Long Flight into Expansion .
“Ladies and gentlemen, this is your Captain speaking. We are about to start our descent to the next Expansion of the World of Warcraft. Please make sure that your Hearthstone
boards are in their full upright position. We’d also ask you to ensure your Tauren is securely fastened and al
5 Ways Developers Could Rekindle the Magic of MMORPGs . Like most things in life, the more we experience something, the less fascinating it becomes. Even the most magical of experiences can become trite when we’re exposed to it day after day, and sadly, MMORPGs are no different. We all fondly remember our first MMORPG, the way we felt as we
Beta Data: July 24, 2015 . This week’s MMO Beta news has been a bunch of smaller news snippets rather than any one big thing with several reveals for upcoming games and some other less specific news, such as the news of Star Citizen’s FPS module announced to be due in 35 weeks, and Roberts calling ‘BS’ on
Smite: Ymir God Guide . You know those times when your support temporarily disconnects from the game and you just instantly lose? I reckon that was quite frustrating, but did you ever stop to realize how important your support is to you? That’s why we’ll be talking all about the father of all guardians in this week
EVE Online Factional Warfare 101 - A Beginner's Guide .
Faction warfare has been a part of EVE Online for about ten years now, and it has enjoyed surges in popularity over that time as the mechanics and rewards involved have changed. This ebb and flow, along with the usual mechanical tweaks to various ships and modules, has helped make faction w
Terraria 1.3: This Almost-MMO is a MMO Fan's Dream .
Terraria stands as one of my all-time favorite games, and its most recent patch has only improved upon what was already there. On its surface, it may not appear to be the kind of game MMO fans would love, but if you love the genre, then I guarantee there are many features of Terraria that
MOBA Monday: 5 Ways League of Legends has Addressed Toxicity . Last week, I talked briefly about the amount of cognitive research that has gone into explaining why MOBA players become toxic. I also talked a little bit about solving the toxicity problem in League of Legends. In the last seven days, Riot has added a new user interface to the public game s
Eorzean Evening Post: Heavensward Review Part 1 . Last week, Final Fantasy XIV dropped 3.05, a large content patch that released the final bit of endgame content that was promised at Heavensward’s launch. Now that we have the expansion in its entirety, it’s time to take a look at what all Heavensward offers.
Heavensward Aesthetics
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Games Like: Star Wars Galaxies . Ah, yes, Star Wars Galaxies. What other MMORPG has ever inspired the kind of love and devotion that, years after its closure, continues to inspire forum threads and comment sections lamenting its demise? For many, Star Wars Galaxies was and will always be the MMORPG that blew the lid off the
WoW Wednesday: Don't Believe the Hype . Sorry to break it to you Sean, but…
It was inevitable, really, that as soon as the dust settled after the ‘6.2 is the last Patch of the Expansion’ announcement, people would start speculating. In fact, as I have reported on my own site this week, Silly Season has arrived wi
Smite: Scylla God Guide . So far we’ve discussed gods for all lanes, yet we haven’t touched on a suitable occupant for the middle lane. It’s time to complete your conquest team with the scariest of children on the battlefield; Scylla – Horror of the Sea.
This Greek creep is a great addition to any team, but works es
5 Incredible Crafting Systems in MMORPGs . Crafting has always played a relatively large part in just about every commercially successful MMORPG. Sure, some might forsake it for a greater emphasis on the art of killing things, but crafting systems have long been a way to help round out the online experience and provide players with s
Beta Data: July 31, 2015 . This past week in Beta news saw the relaunch of indie MMORPG Project Gorgon’s Kickstarter. This is the third time they’re going for funding and this time it looks as though they will see some success as at time of writing they are 90% funded after just one week of their campaign going live!
Blogging Bonanza: Blaugust Eve .
Editor’s Note: This article was meant to be published on Friday evening however it slipped through my fingers while I was preparing for Blaugust, whoops!
Today is the last day before this list explodes with hopeful bloggers vying to write a post per day for Tales of the Aggrona
Pew Pew! Militia Complex Combat in EVE Online . Faction warfare in EVE Online is a component of the game which attracts people from across the experience spectrum. On one hand are the old veterans, those who have played the game for years, who may have done faction warfare for years, and who are very familiar with its tactics and nuances.
Eorzean Evening Post: Heavensward Review Part 2 . Last week, I discussed the Final Fantasy XIV Heavensward expansion from a leveling point of view. This week, I’ll finish off my review by talking about what happens after you reach level 60.
Collecting Those Tomes
The moment you hit level cap in Heavensward, something magical happens.
Games Like: Hearthstone . For all the time that it can take Blizzard to develop a game, they certainly have a history of hitting home runs. World of Warcraft took MMORPGs out of the basement and placed them on a pedestal so big that, just in case you forgot, there was a time where it inspired TV commercials with the
Bel's Blog Bonanza - Ragefire, Nostalgia and Anticipation .
CCP's Next Big Thing: Gunjack, Valkyrie, and other VR Stuff .
The Nexus Times: WildStar World PvP is Dead .
Beta Data: July 11, 2014 .
WoW Wednesday: Blackrock Foundry Exploration .
