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 […]15 Aug 2023EG7 Q2 2023: Daybreak’s MMORPGs are ‘predictably stable’MassivelyOp ︎13 Aug 2023Lord of the Rings Online hopes to get River-hobbits in your hands by the end of AugustMassivelyOp ︎12 Aug 2023World of Warcraft’s patch 1.14.4 adds in the new honor system for Classic on August 22MassivelyOp ︎11 Aug 2023Blues News: 11 August, 2023Official ︎11 Aug 2023Hotfixes: August 10, 2023Official ︎09 Aug 2023Facing Mortality – What Lies Beyond Death in Classic HardcoreOfficial ︎08 Aug 2023Adventures in Classic Hardcore: What’s PlayingOfficial ︎08 Aug 2023Here’s how WoW Classic’s hardcore mode will work when it launches August 24MassivelyOp ︎08 Aug 2023Hotfixes: August 7, 2023Official ︎07 Aug 2023Get In and Get Going: Classic HardcoreOfficial ︎07 Aug 2023World of Warcraft is delivering its next patch, Fury Incarnate, on September 5MassivelyOp ︎07 Aug 2023Lord of the Rings Online highlights its new cash shop and flexible coupon systemMassivelyOp ︎06 Aug 2023This WoW Classic addon adds AI-generated voiceover to every quest NPC in the gameMassivelyOp ︎05 Aug 2023LOTRO Legendarium: Ranking LOTRO’s forests from maddening to awesomeMassivelyOp ︎05 Aug 2023Hotfixes: August 3, 2023Official ︎04 Aug 2023Blues News: 4 August, 2023Official ︎03 Aug 2023Blizzard champions Undaunted, a World of Warcraft guild for hearing-impaired playersMassivelyOp ︎03 Aug 2023LOTRO and DDO return to service after a full day of productive downtimeMassivelyOp ︎02 Aug 2023LOTRO and DDO go offline for 23 hours to add new storefront, LOTRO adds River Hobbit starting instanceMassivelyOp ︎01 Aug 2023World of Warcraft promises new class-based sets on the Trading Post, previews August offeringsMassivelyOp ︎01 Aug 2023Let the ear collecting begin: World of Warcraft Classic's Hardcore servers open soonPC Gamer ︎01 Aug 2023Lawful Neutral: Assessing the privacy policies governing World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIVMassivelyOp ︎01 Aug 2023Hotfixes: July 31, 2023Official ︎01 Aug 2023Wrap Up the Summer with the August Trading PostOfficial ︎31 Jul 2023World of Warcraft Classic gets Hardcore realms on August 24MassivelyOp ︎30 Jul 2023Lord of the Rings Online readies its revamped in-game storefrontMassivelyOp ︎29 Jul 2023Lord of the Rings Online players are putting on a ‘summer musical review’ this weekendMassivelyOp ︎29 Jul 2023Hotfixes: July 28, 2023Official ︎28 Jul 2023Blues News: 28 July, 2023Official ︎28 Jul 2023LOTRO Legendarium: Is LOTRO on the cusp of a crafting renaissance?MassivelyOp ︎28 Jul 2023Tarisland vows to boost endgame PvP, crafting, and exploration following beta feedbackMassivelyOp ︎28 Jul 2023Hotfixes: July 27, 2023Official ︎27 Jul 2023Obituary: Former Lord of the Rings Online lore-master Berephon has passed awayMassivelyOp ︎27 Jul 2023Glorbo lives on thanks to the mischievous scamps in the Destiny 2 communityMassivelyOp ︎27 Jul 2023Lord of the Rings Online starts testing River-hobbits but delays the stat squishMassivelyOp ︎