Perhaps sensing that I was only two levels away from 120, mobile MMO Lineage 2: Revolution’s latest update ups the level cap from 120 to 180, adding several new quest areas, new high level dungeons and a shiny new metal beetle mount that I will never get. Thanks, jerks.

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Today Daybreak Studios launched Ring of Scale, the 24th expansion for EverQuest. Holy hell, 24 expansions. This one adds six zones and ups the game’s level cap to 110. Look at the trailer. That shit right there used to be my life.

How do you practice consent in an online role-playing game? Game designer Raph Koster published a fascinating blog post yesterday about how players in MMOs now have tons of agency over their characters’ actions (“/bite”), but others can’t control what is done to them (have you ever seen “/accept”?).

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