Eric Law
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About Eric Law
Eric Law is a GameRant contributor from Pennsylvania, USA. An MMORPG-focused video game writer for GameRant for four years and counting, Eric cut his teeth on gaming since he was a wee lad watching his father play Lands of Lore. Equipped with a +1 Bachelor's Degree of Creative Writing, making the jump from gamer to game journalist was a natural evolution. He seeks to spread his love of characterization, world-building, and inclusivity far and wide. His nerd specializations of choice are Dungeons & Dragons and narrative-focused RPGs (Especially of the MMO variety,) and has spend thousands of hours in Fantasy Grounds, World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy 14, and more. One of his articles was even cited on the official Dungeons and Dragons Wikipedia page!
Industry Focus
MMORPGs like World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy 14, and Guild Wars 2, narrative-driven RPGs like Horizon, Mass Effect, and Undertale/Deltarune, Dungeons and Dragons, Star Wars, Blizzard Entertainment, and video games with rich characterization, representation, and world building, such as Overwatch 2.
Favorite Games
World of Warcraft, for the impact that it and its RTS predecessors had on my way of life.
Final Fantasy 14, for being a critically-acclaimed MMORPG with a free trial all the way through the Stormblood expansion.
Dungeons and Dragons, for giving me an outlet through which to tell stories with my friends.
Tactics Ogre, for being one of the best strategy games on the market.
Undertale and Deltarune, for flexing just how amazing video game stories can be.
Horizon: Zero Dawn, for painting an incredible tale of past and future that seamlessly marries compelling characters, stellar worldbuilding, and fun gameplay.
Proudest Gaming Achievement
Completing every Star Wars: The Old Republic class storyline.
Keeping every job in Final Fantasy 14 at max level each expansion for over 10 years.
Beating Bahamut in the Binding Coil before retiring from hardcore raiding.
Running 1-2 games of Dungeons and Dragons nearly every week for over 10 years.
Finally obtaining all of the Hades 1 achievements mere days before Hades 2 released.
Getting 100% on Horizon: Zero Dawn despite the initial crashes on the PC port.
Interviewing Brennan Lee Mulligan, as well as several incredible Blizzard developers like Terran Gregory and Maria Hamilton.
Helping a GameRant colleague professional transition.
Latest
New Overwatch Reign of Talon Season 2 Twitch Drops Available Now
Overwatch Reign of Talon Season 2: Summit is now live, meaning there is a new set of Twitch Drops that players can collect with minimal effort.
Overwatch Reveals Hefty Patch Notes for April 2026
Overwatch rolls out a big update for Reign of Talon Season 2, featuring some significant patch notes covering all of the new content.
New Overwatch Hero Sierra Has a Surprising Connection to Soldier: 76 and Reaper
Overwatch Reign of Talon Season 2: Summit hero Sierra's gripping origin story reveals a shocking connection to Soldier: 76 and Reaper.
Overwatch Reveals Season 2 Features, Mythic Skins, and Surprise Diablo 4 Crossover
Overwatch reveals the new content from Reign of Talon Season 2, including new Mythic skins, gameplay features, and another crossover with Diablo 4.
Dungeons and Dragons Damage Type Tier List
There are 13 damage types in Dungeons and Dragons, but not all of them are created equally; here are the ones characters should try to use the most.
Asmongold Has Been Banned from Twitch [UPDATE]
Infamous streamer Zack "Asmongold" Hoyt catches his first Twitch ban in over a year after some particularly incendiary commentary.
Overwatch Season 2 Making Big Change to Map Voting
Overwatch Season 2 is right around the corner, and some big changes to the Map Voting system are set to arrive in the upcoming update.
Overwatch Confirms Reworks for Sombra, Lifeweaver, and Roadhog
Overwatch announces upcoming reworks for several popular and controversial heroes, including Sombra, Lifeweaver, and Roadhog.
Dungeons and Dragons Players Are Loving the New Villainous Subclasses
Dungeons and Dragons fans are absolutely loving the new villainous subclasses and character options released in a recent Unearthed Arcana playtest.
Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred Intro Gameplay Revealed
Diablo 4 builds hype for Lord of Hatred by revealing a sizeable chunk of brutal gameplay from the first part of the impending expansion pack.
Overwatch Reveals New Hero Sierra Gameplay and Abilities
Overwatch reveals the in-game model, gameplay, and abilities for Sierra, the new Damage hero coming in Reign of Talon Season 2.
It Feels Like World of Warcraft: Midnight's Haranir Are In the Wrong Expansion
The Haranir allied race from World of Warcraft: Midnight are popular, gorgeous, and a little out of place within the context of the expansion.
There Sure Are a Lot of Final Fantasy 7 References In the FF14 FanFest Teasers
A suspicious number of Final Fantasy 7 references can be seen in Final Fantasy 14's most recent teasers for the upcoming Fan Festival convention.
Overwatch Officially Reveals New Damage Hero Sierra
Overwatch officially pulls back the curtain on Sierra, a unique new damage hero coming to the game in Reign of Talon Season 2.
The World of Warcraft: Midnight Campaign is Officially Over
The final chapter of World of Warcraft: Midnight's campaign is now available; here's how the battle against Xal'atath and her Devouring Host ends.
Dungeons and Dragons '5.5e' is Official, Sort Of
Wizards of the Coast follows the lead of Dungeons and Dragons fans who refer to the 2024 rules refresh as 5.5e, albeit with some fine print.
World of Warcraft Begins Noblegarden Easter Event With New Rewards
World of Warcraft brings back Noblegarden, its in-game Easter holiday event, with a new batch of spring-themed rewards to collect.
Keeping Up With the Windrunners: How World of Warcraft Is Following In Star Wars' Footsteps
World of Warcraft: Midnight follows a trend that Star Wars has stumbled over for many years, and fans are starting to get sick of it.
Fanta Is Giving Away Free World of Warcraft, Diablo 4, Call of Duty, Forza Horizon 6, and Halo: Campaign Evolved Items, But There's A Big Catch
Players can get free items for WoW, Diablo 4, Call of Duty, Forza Horizon 6, and Halo: Campaign Evolved via a Fanta promo, but with a big caveat.
World of Warcraft Might Bring Back Limited Promo Items in Patch 12.0.5
World of Warcraft plans to bring back several limited-time promo items from past events, and the first batch might be arriving in Patch 12.0.5.