PC GamerIcon version of the Flipboard logo20 hours ago'It's time to rebuild some foundations': Shadowlands forced Blizzard to rethink World of Warcraft's oldest ideas to make it a better MMO, director sayspcgamer.com - By Heather NewmanPlayer feedback has fueled several core changes to the MMO as it nears the release of its 10th expansion. World of Warcraft's developers did an abrupt …
PC GamerIcon version of the Flipboard logo6 days agoAttention former RuneScape preteens: You owe it to yourselves to hear this official metal cover of the RuneScape themepcgamer.com - By Lincoln CarpenterRuneScape: Battleaxes and Ballads is a licensed metal cover album and the ideal soundtrack for cooking thousands of lobsters. I like to think I'm …
PC GamerIcon version of the Flipboard logoThis WoW player who clicks their skills is probably better than you—hunter Durendil solos yet another raid boss armed with a spreadsheet and raw gritpcgamer.com - By Harvey RandallClicking into place. In the sacred traditions of MMORPG players, there are several heresies you must not commit. You shall not ninja loot, you shall …
PC GamerIcon version of the Flipboard logoFinal Fantasy 14 producer Yoshi-P apologizes for the Dawntrail expansion's early access technical issuespcgamer.com - By Jonathan BoldingNaoki Yoshida says a fix is coming for freezes and animations. Final Fantasy 14 producer Naoki Yoshida has issued an apology for some prominent …
PC GamerIcon version of the Flipboard logoAs Black Desert Online celebrates its tenth anniversary, Pearl Abyss reveals the future of its MMO lies thousands of years in the pastpcgamer.com - By Rick Lane"It was like, 'what's the next big adventure?'" History is clearly on the mind of Black Desert developer Pearl Abyss, which given the game is …
PC GamerIcon version of the Flipboard logoMMOs 'don't give people the tools to build community anymore,' says EverQuest 2 creative directorpcgamer.com - By Russell Adderson"The couple other MMOs that I play I'm almost like a solo player 100%, I don't group with anyone." Kyle Vallee, creative director for EverQuest 2, is …
PC GamerIcon version of the Flipboard logoGuild Wars 2's new player housing will add a hang-out for your alts, a stable for your mounts, and comes with a massive overhaul to the decorations systempcgamer.com - By Phil SavageAn exclusive look at Homestead, the new player housing system coming to Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds. Guild Wars 2's next expansion, Janthir Wilds, is …
PC GamerIcon version of the Flipboard logoEverQuest players want 'a hard game' because 'the challenge leads to a sense of accomplishment,' says designerpcgamer.com - By Russell AddersonEverQuest has been going for 25 years now. Is its difficulty part of the key to its longevity? Shadow of the Erdtree is upon us, and with it the …
PC GamerIcon version of the Flipboard logoBlack Desert celebrates its 10th anniversary with a brand-new class: a pipe-smoking swordsman who can summon an army of ghost archerspcgamer.com - By Rick LaneSmoking kills. Black Desert celebrated its 10th anniversary this weekend, announcing a raft of new features and detailing long-term plans for the …
PC GamerIcon version of the Flipboard logoIn Dune: Awakening you 'physically fly' your ornithopter between servers on an overland map filled with 'hundreds of other players'pcgamer.com - By Christopher LivingstonFuncom explains the nuts and bolts of how its MMO works. Attention all you Arrakis fanatics (hey, it almost rhymes): we got another big look at …
PC GamerIcon version of the Flipboard logoWoW's devs will continue to use private auras, which limit UI addon functionality, in The War Within: though they'd like to be selective to avoid cures 'worse than the disease'pcgamer.com - By Harvey Randall"A lot of what it boils down to is reclaim some design space." World of Warcraft has a bit of a problem. Unlike an MMO like Final Fantasy 14, which …
PC GamerIcon version of the Flipboard logoSquare Enix has a plan for dealing with Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail's inevitable server crush, which includes saying 'we apologize for the inconvenience' 5 separate timespcgamer.com - By Andy ChalkThe server congestion plan includes limitations on travel and an AFK timer. We've all been there before: A big new online game launches, the servers …