WoW Factor: Blizzard’s week of bad decisions

WoW Factor: Blizzard’s week of bad decisions

26/05/2023 0

First of all, before you clever clogs start in down in the comments, yes, I realize that almost any given week in World of Warcraft could use that title for the past four years or so at a bare minimum. But this week has had a couple of really terrible decisions that are just, like… […]  Read More  First of all, before you clever clogs start in down in the comments, yes, I realize that almost any given week in World of Warcraft could use that title for the past four years or so at a bare minimum. But this week has had a couple of really terrible decisions that are just, like…

Vague Patch Notes: Why do people remember an MMO past that didn’t exist?

Vague Patch Notes: Why do people remember an MMO past that didn’t exist?

25/05/2023 0

Let’s just start with the premise out of the gate. World of Warcraft launched to sales of 240,000 units on its first day. The best sources I can find gave it 84 servers on launch day. If you assume that every server had the same number of people on it, that everyone who bought the […]  Read More  Let’s just start with the premise out of the gate. World of Warcraft launched to sales of 240,000 units on its first day. The best sources I can find gave it 84 servers on launch day. If you assume that every server had the same number of people on it, that everyone who bought the

Blizzard suggests WoW Token RMT in WoW Classic is ‘for the good of the community’ because of RMT bots

Blizzard suggests WoW Token RMT in WoW Classic is ‘for the good of the community’ because of RMT bots

25/05/2023 0

World of Warcraft’s WoW Classic community has been on fire for the last few days following Blizzard’s announcement that it will port the WoW Token to Wrath Classic. WoW Classic, of course, was sold to players as an authentic throwback experience recreating the good old days of WoW, minus some classic features like LFD, added […]  Read More  World of Warcraft’s WoW Classic community has been on fire for the last few days following Blizzard’s announcement that it will port the WoW Token to Wrath Classic. WoW Classic, of course, was sold to players as an authentic throwback experience recreating the good old days of WoW, minus some classic features like LFD, added

Perfect Ten: 10 old MMO promises that never happened

Perfect Ten: 10 old MMO promises that never happened

24/05/2023 0

Developers like to talk a big game. It’s expected, it’s encouraged by all parties, and it’s part of the fun. When a game or big expansion is coming up, the spokespeople for studios like to hop on stage, grab that mic, and start proselytizing for all they’re worth. And while some promises come to fruition, […]  Read More  Developers like to talk a big game. It’s expected, it’s encouraged by all parties, and it’s part of the fun. When a game or big expansion is coming up, the spokespeople for studios like to hop on stage, grab that mic, and start proselytizing for all they’re worth. And while some promises come to fruition,

Embracer Group (Gearbox/Cryptic) stock nose-dives after implosion of $2B business deal

Embracer Group (Gearbox/Cryptic) stock nose-dives after implosion of $2B business deal

24/05/2023 0

Swedish corporation Embracer Group became a big name in the MMO industry a few years ago when it bought out Perfect World Entertainment’s western branch, which included Cryptic and therefore MMOs Neverwinter, Star Trek Online, and Champions Online, now all bundled under the Gearbox brand. It became an even bigger name in the MMO industry […]  Read More  Swedish corporation Embracer Group became a big name in the MMO industry a few years ago when it bought out Perfect World Entertainment’s western branch, which included Cryptic and therefore MMOs Neverwinter, Star Trek Online, and Champions Online, now all bundled under the Gearbox brand. It became an even bigger name in the MMO industry

Blizzard introduces the WoW Token to Wrath of the Lich King Classic

Blizzard introduces the WoW Token to Wrath of the Lich King Classic

23/05/2023 0

Hello there, fan of WoW Classic who dislikes retail World of Warcraft! Are you still having a fun time watching Blizzard contort itself into gymnastic pretzels explaining how the two games are meaningfully different beyond exactly how much one or the other gatekeeps player progress? Well good news! Your job is about to get a […]  Read More  Hello there, fan of WoW Classic who dislikes retail World of Warcraft! Are you still having a fun time watching Blizzard contort itself into gymnastic pretzels explaining how the two games are meaningfully different beyond exactly how much one or the other gatekeeps player progress? Well good news! Your job is about to get a

Flameseeker Chronicles: Wrapping up the End of Dragons era with What Lies Within

Flameseeker Chronicles: Wrapping up the End of Dragons era with What Lies Within

23/05/2023 0

It’s the end of an era: Guild Wars 2’s End of Dragons era of content comes to a close with today’s episode, titled What Lies Within. Last time, the Jade Brotherhood dug too greedily and too deep in the Gyala Delve region of the Jade Sea and awoke the Oni, shape-shifting demons who can tap […]  Read More  It’s the end of an era: Guild Wars 2’s End of Dragons era of content comes to a close with today’s episode, titled What Lies Within. Last time, the Jade Brotherhood dug too greedily and too deep in the Gyala Delve region of the Jade Sea and awoke the Oni, shape-shifting demons who can tap

An investor group is trying to mangle Daybreak’s EG7 for shareholder payouts

An investor group is trying to mangle Daybreak’s EG7 for shareholder payouts

23/05/2023 0

Just a week ago, we covered EG7’s first quarter financial report, and you know what, it was good. Like real good. Like record-setting for the company good, with Daybreak pulling more than its own weight, Piranha having its best quarter ever, and My Singing Monsters continuing to make absurd piles of cash. I filed that […]  Read More  Just a week ago, we covered EG7’s first quarter financial report, and you know what, it was good. Like real good. Like record-setting for the company good, with Daybreak pulling more than its own weight, Piranha having its best quarter ever, and My Singing Monsters continuing to make absurd piles of cash. I filed that

Final Fantasy XIV patch 6.4, The Dark Throne, is live today – check out the launch trailer

Final Fantasy XIV patch 6.4, The Dark Throne, is live today – check out the launch trailer

23/05/2023 0

It’s time to face off against Golbez in Final Fantasy XIV. Not necessarily right this second, though; you’ll need to figure out how to face him holed up on the moon on the Thirteenth, which will no doubt form the basis of the MSQ at the start of the patch today. Yes, patch 6.4 is […]  Read More  It’s time to face off against Golbez in Final Fantasy XIV. Not necessarily right this second, though; you’ll need to figure out how to face him holed up on the moon on the Thirteenth, which will no doubt form the basis of the MSQ at the start of the patch today. Yes, patch 6.4 is

Blue Protocol’s global release is delayed to 2024, Japanese version launches June 14

Blue Protocol’s global release is delayed to 2024, Japanese version launches June 14

23/05/2023 0

So we’ve got good news and bad news for Blue Protocol fans. The good news is that the Japanese version is coming extremely soon: June 14th, according to Bandai Namco’s announcement early this morning. The bad news is that the studio also admitted the global version has been bumped to 2024, with a PC beta […]  Read More  So we’ve got good news and bad news for Blue Protocol fans. The good news is that the Japanese version is coming extremely soon: June 14th, according to Bandai Namco’s announcement early this morning. The bad news is that the studio also admitted the global version has been bumped to 2024, with a PC beta