Vague Patch Notes: The problem with numbers in MMORPGs
I recently saw a post on the official World of Warcraft forums noting that if not for the game’s almost infamous level squish, players would be at level 150 at this point. That in and of itself doesn’t really mean anything, but people did point out that the main reason for the original item squish […]05 Apr 2024Season of Discovery Phase 3 is Now Live!Official ︎05 Apr 2024Hotfixes: April 4, 2024Official ︎04 Apr 2024Blizzard’s John Hight on using AI to support World of Warcraft’s artists, not replace themMassivelyOp ︎04 Apr 2024WoW Classic’s Season of Discovery moves into Phase 3 today with new Sunken Temple raidMassivelyOp ︎04 Apr 2024Hotfixes: April 3, 2024Official ︎03 Apr 2024Don’t look LOTRO’s free gift horse in the mouth – go get it right nowMassivelyOp ︎02 Apr 2024Garb Yourself in Greatness with the Gladiator’s Ragged ArmorOfficial ︎02 Apr 2024World of Warcraft lead dev asks for opinions on whether to merge two US PvP realmsMassivelyOp ︎02 Apr 2024LOTRO and DDO extend events, promise compensation after weekend outageMassivelyOp ︎02 Apr 2024Hotfixes: April 1, 2024Official ︎01 Apr 2024April Fools’ Day 2024 events and gags from around the MMORPG worldMassivelyOp ︎01 Apr 2024LOTRO and DDO’s unexpected server outage goes into its third dayMassivelyOp ︎31 Mar 2024LOTRO and DDO are still offline after 24 hours, so you might as well watch DDO’s PAX East panelMassivelyOp ︎30 Mar 2024LOTRO Legendarium: Middle-earth’s world integrity is an endangered species in MMOsMassivelyOp ︎30 Mar 2024Hotfixes: March 29, 2024Official ︎29 Mar 2024Osiris New Dawn resurfaces with a new April update after 2023 Steam delistingMassivelyOp ︎28 Mar 2024World of Warcraft’s Holly Longdale reassures players that further PvE-based experiments are comingMassivelyOp ︎28 Mar 2024Dungeons and Dragons Online has a date with Fred the Mindflayer, LOTRO updates delving rewardsMassivelyOp ︎28 Mar 2024Hotfixes: March 27, 2024Official ︎27 Mar 2024Operation Gnomeregan and Zalazane's Fall Now LiveOfficial ︎27 Mar 2024Wrath Classic opens dungeon challenges while World of Warcraft tests Dragonflight Season 4MassivelyOp ︎27 Mar 2024Hotfixes: March 26, 2024Official ︎27 Mar 2024Dragonflight Season 4 Available on the PTROfficial ︎26 Mar 2024World of Warcraft Classic’s Season of Discovery launches Phase 3 on April 4MassivelyOp ︎25 Mar 2024Lord of the Rings Online explains the confines of its creative freedomMassivelyOp ︎25 Mar 2024World of Warcraft GDC presentation claims ‘record post-launch stability and growth’ for DragonflightMassivelyOp ︎23 Mar 2024LOTRO Legendarium: My 11 favorite zones in LOTROMassivelyOp ︎23 Mar 2024World of Warcraft tweaks Plunderstorm balance while promoting its forum posts on the new modeMassivelyOp ︎22 Mar 2024Hotfixes: March 21, 2024Official ︎21 Mar 2024Update 39.1 Release NotesSteam ︎21 Mar 2024Hotfixes: March 20, 2024Official ︎20 Mar 2024LOTRO stuffs lockboxes with more goods while nerfing legacy itemsMassivelyOp ︎20 Mar 2024Hoist the Sails, a Plunderstorm Has Arrived!Official ︎19 Mar 2024World of Warcraft goes buccaneer across the Arathi Highlands with limited-time battle royale event PlunderstormVG247 ︎19 Mar 2024World Of Warcraft is adding a PvEvP battle royale mode with piratesRPS ︎