Our latest coverage of Trove.
Last month, I posed a question: “Is the concept of an endgame part of the problem?” In the accompanying article, I suggested that splitting an MMORPG into two distinctive halves may, in fact, be part of the problem with MMORPGs. I did not, however, offer any solutions to the problem. Today, I am going to offer several alternatives to the [...]
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In order to better support their game and build the business model around it, Trion will be making major changes to Trove's store. The most extreme of these changes is that classes will no longer be available for Cubits. Players will also receive far fewer Cubits, the Cubit cost of remaining items will be higher, and Patron status will be [...]
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It’s been a while since I have been able to find a “traditional” MMORPG that I felt I could stick to in the long term. I don’t particularly dislike many of the games I’ve played, but they tend to do a poor job of drawing me in. Maybe the story is poor. Maybe the quests are dull and they bounce [...]
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Today's Trove news might be a bit confusing. Unfortunately, the addition of multiple cornerstones will not allow you to place multiple cornerstones at once. Instead, the team at Trion are allowing each player to have up to four cornerstone designs saved at once. Now you can pick the one that best suits your mood," the reveal says. This will, however, [...]
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Valve may have single-handedly ruined the concept of Steam sales by removing daily and flash sales, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still get a ton of games and their DLC at great prices. Today, we have a gigantic list of all the great sales going on in the MMO genre. Buy-To-Play and Subscription MMORPGs The Black Watchmen Season One is [...]
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It's the holiday season once again and that means that a horde of Christmas events are on their way. Is your favorite game holding a holiday event? Is it something you feel you should make time for? What if there are several games you're playing that are holding events? Fortunately for you, we have created a guide specifically for all [...]
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Perhaps one of the more unique cross-promotions of recent times, RIFT's Chloromancer class is being added to Trove. The class will mirror its RIFT parallel fairly closely, bringing Trove's healing "to a whole new level." The class will hit live servers tomorrow and can be obtained either in the usual Trove ways or by completing a quest in RIFT. The [...]
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Valve’s foray into hardware has been a bit of an odd one. Between the Steam Link—a machine meant to stream games that are on Steam—and the Steam Controller—a new form of controller that sets out to make haptic touchpads the primary method of input—they are making quite the entrance into the field by challenging its norms. This is, of course, [...]
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Trove's latest upcoming class, the Revenant, has been unveiled in full. In the spirit of Dofus' Sacrier class, the Revenant is a "steel-plated specter sacrifices health to deal damage and defend allies." A preview of this class put up the other day gives players a full look at the ghostly powerhouse's set of abilities. The Revenant's basic attack is a [...]
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In sandbox games one feature that seems to be held in particularly high regards is open world housing. The idea that in a seamless world players can just walk out of their house and go about their daily hunting is uniquely fascinating. However, I often find myself wondering if it really works. Between land rushes and empty shells of houses [...]
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