#mmorpg

[thewebspinner]

Khamira!

[cat-cosplay]

Trying to convince him a Blep isn't part of a dps rotation

[gekinetic]

Wuk Lamat and Koana

[madameevil]

I really only play one MMO, Guild Wars 2. I play it because it's always been respectful of my time.

It never negatively pressures me to play it everyday.

It never punishes me for taking time away and returning.

It never forces me to grind for hundreds of hours relying on RNG.

It never forces me to have a coordinated group of people with a consistent schedule.

I love it for all that. It's not like most MMOs because of all this. It's also unfortunately what a lot of "more intense" gamers complain about. They complain about it being too casual but honestly it just sounds like they're upset they have little to no way to gatekeep the experience.

God forbid you have other hobbies or games to play! God forbid something happens in your life and you need to take time away! Instead of punishing you, the game is good at just welcoming you right back in where you left off. It's comforting and honestly I hope it never changes. It's a reliable game I can always return to no matter how long it's been.

[kakikudoku]

バウ・アルマ 🐾🦴🐶

[bumblegumbees]

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[tomatopers]

about the hoyoverse boycott

i just wanted to put my two cents out there, as a South Asian:

We knew, from before anything was out, that Natlan would lack skin tone diversity at bare minimum, so it came as no surprise when these characters showed up; To preface my post, this does not make what happened and what's happening okay.

Why are people mad? Obviously, the skin tones are a big part of it. Yes, lightskinned people exist and live, etc, in these cultures- no, they do not make up 100% of them. What Hoyoverse is doing in Natlan is blatantly profiting off of poc cultures/religion in a disrespectful manner, and they have [once again] failed to acknowledge this. A really obvious example of this is the character "Ororon." I am no expert in Olorun, but as many have said, this character is meant to be based off of the deity.

This is awful- there are NO similarities, "Ororon" looks like my gacha life oc from seventh grade, and the disrespect towards the Yoruba people is insane.

As a twitter user whose tag I forgot mentioned, the majority of the Natlan Characters shown so far have been lighter than Lois Griffin [Family Guy].

Onto the boycott itself- If you are going to boycott Genshin, I recommend also boycotting other Hoyoverse games- being f2p isn't hard either, if you do not want to stop playing completely.

Additionally, I will link a petition to the bottom of this post, as well as some other things you can do to protest this.

I do wish I could have seen more of my and my family's culture in Sumeru, and that this backlash could have also occurred there, but in my honest opinion they did worse with Natlan and I'm glad we as a community are choosing to do something about it.

As a closing piece, I would like to point out the frequency of darker skintones in npcs, specifically enemies; The aggressive POC stereotype is both harmful and obviously incorrect, and people like me do not exist just to be placed constantly in secondary/antagonistic roles. Thanks.

Petition: https://www.change.org/p/stop-cultural-appropriation-and-whitewashing-in-mihoyo-games

Twitter posts about sending a feedback email [and template]: https://x.com/alsoknownasaki/status/1542216133734010881

Update bc I did not research ahead of this like a loser: Sumeru is not any better than Natlan actually!!!! Found out Nahida/Kusanali is likely based off of the Persian goddess Nahid and/or the Hindu goddess Saraswati! Sorry 😭

[monicole-art]

Lady of Spiders

I couldnt help it I had to do a Morganthe redesign yall

I wanted to go a regal/queen route, but still keep the bones of her fit! (also make sure she stayed MOTHERING)

[gilbir-t]

it’s embarrassing how long this took

wanted to do this trend on Instagram (that's why the quality is kinda bad)

[redwayfarers]

Hey! You, mmo player! Do you like mmos? I bet you do, that's why you're an mmo player!

So how about I show you a trailer for a very good, subscription free mmo where the base game is a whole story in an expansive and immersive fantasy world with five playable races, including anthro ones if that's your jam?

I'm talking about GUILD WARS 2 BAYBEEEE

COME JOIN US! TYRIA NEEDS YOU!

It's hitting Epic games launcher soon too! Don't miss this masterpiece of a video game!

[grinu]

i forgot about tumblr again

[projektdyad]

🎃Mad Kings Labyrinth🎃

Halloween is coming - so that means the return of The Mad Kings Labyrinth💀

Here is a few tips you can start getting ready for October 15th to maximize your runs!

[cat-cosplay]

Super excited to finally get to share this FINAL FANTASY XIV project with you all!

The Viper was a super fun build!

But the jungles of Tural has some more surprises in store!

Stay tuned!

[videogamepolls]

[brachyzoid]

I didn't know the Atomos were not enemies.