TERA Battle Arena to be Shut Down
Gameforge announced that TERA Battle Arena will be closing down sometime early 2021 when patch 102 is deployed. That didn't last long, especially for NA players who had been in…
Genshin Impact – Adventure Rank + World Level Power Creep
In my previous posting, I briefly mentioned the designed power creep aspect in the staggered progression systems that rears its head at Adventure Rank (AR) 25 where your World Level…
Kakao Games to Launch ELYON (KR) on December 10th
And it will also utilize a buy to play business model with an in-game cash shop. There are three pre-order pricing tiers (discounted) for players to choose from (until December 8th).At…
On the Flipside is Genshin Impact – Initial Impressions Revisited
In my previous posting, I added more details on my initial favorable impressions of the game where I had also mentioned the Resin system (a gating mechanic) where I said…
On the Flipside is Genshin Impact
As I wrote earlier, the biggest surprise for me has been Genshin Impact. I didn't even follow this game through its development like some folks have been, so I went…
Gamigo Makes Changes to ArcheAge Unchained ArchePass That No One Asked For
For the past year since ArcheAge Unchained was launched, no one that I knew was upset with the ArchePass to where they were writing tons of feedback that it needed…
Torchlight III – What Could Have Been
Torchlight III is the game that was previously known as Torchlight Frontiers. It was supposed to be a shared world ARPG (an MMO-ARPG light since the design intentionally limited the…
Gameforge to Takeover as Publisher for TERA North America
In a not so surprising outcome, Gameforge will be taking over the publishing role of TERA (NA) from En Masse Entertainment (EME). EME previously announced back in August, they will…