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- The Mog Log Extra: Unboxing the Final Fantasy XIV collector's editions
- One Shots: That warm pink glow
- The Daily Grind: Which class is the best healer?
- Darkfall working on better chat interface and AI upgrades
- Wings Over Atreia: No Aion block party for you!
- Make My MMO: Crowdfunding August 11 - 24, 2013
- Blizzard ending World of Warcraft trading card game
- The Mog Log: Error 3102, please try to read this FFXIV column at a later time
| The Mog Log Extra: Unboxing the Final Fantasy XIV collector's editions Posted: 25 Aug 2013 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Culture, Launches, Opinion, Consoles, Final Fantasy XIV, The Mog Log  The original Final Fantasy XIV collector's edition, however, was one of the games on which I spent the extra money. Not just for the heck of it, but because of early access, which was tied to the special edition back in the day. So when Square-Enix sent us a review copy of the new collector's edition, I knew that there was only one thing to be done: I needed to offer an unboxing review of this new edition. Continue reading The Mog Log Extra: Unboxing the Final Fantasy XIV collector's editions
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| One Shots: That warm pink glow Posted: 25 Aug 2013 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: World of Warcraft, Screenshots, Tabula Rasa, Guild Wars 2, One Shots, Humor, RIFT, Miscellaneous  "This is my favorite game because I can battle dragons," Kim writes. "Of all the dragons, the Shatterer is my favorite. Who could resist that warm pink glow? Besides, it looks like he only has eyes for me!" Imminent death is A-OK as long as it has a comforting, flirtacious glow about it. I learn something new every week from One Shots. What other lessons will I add to my brain-unit from the rest of these pictures? There's only one way to find out! Continue reading One Shots: That warm pink glow
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| The Daily Grind: Which class is the best healer? Posted: 25 Aug 2013 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Classes, Culture, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  Of course, my tastes in healing aren't everyone's tastes, and I'm no expert raid healer or anything. For those who love to play combat medic, which class do you think is the best healer? Or, barring "best," which one do you simply prefer?  Every morning, the Massively bloggers probe the minds of their readers with deep, thought-provoking questions about that most serious of topics: massively online gaming. We crave your opinions, so grab your caffeinated beverage of choice and chime in on today's Daily Grind!
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| Darkfall working on better chat interface and AI upgrades Posted: 24 Aug 2013 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Darkfall, Patches, Previews, Dev Diaries, Subscription  Among the projects listed is a new chat interface, more functional clan vault logs, AI upgrades for mobs, a new Skirmisher school, and role balance. The patch to deliver some of these changes should be coming in the next month. "We're also supporting our Korean partner with the Korean and Japanese versions of Darkfall Unholy Wars," Flambouras writes. "We believe that the game has already benefited and will keep benefiting from this cooperation in the form of feedback we get, feature requests, optimizations, additional content as well as from the new perspective of a different market." [Thanks to Dengar for the tip!]
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| Wings Over Atreia: No Aion block party for you! Posted: 24 Aug 2013 05:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Aion, Events (In-Game), MMO Industry, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Wings Over Atreia  So what is "it" exactly? You know that big summer event block party that was advertised as going until September 4th? Well, I hope you got what you wanted out of it because the bartenders have packed up and gone home. That's right: The event ended two weeks earlier than announced. Not only did this seriously put a damper on my personal Atreian adventuring plans for the next couple of weeks, but it seriously screwed with my event guide for this week's Wings Over Atreia (no point now, right?). Even worse, "it" is the fact that Aion outright said one thing but did another. And that, my friends, just chaps my hide, ruffles my feathers, and gets my goat. The whole things leaves a sour taste in my mouth and gives the game's credibility a big fat black eye. Continue reading Wings Over Atreia: No Aion block party for you!
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| Make My MMO: Crowdfunding August 11 - 24, 2013 Posted: 24 Aug 2013 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: MMO Industry, Massively Meta, Miscellaneous, Crowdfunding, Make My MMO  The funded crowd is holding steady with only a few bits of news, but two projects are on the brink of folding as they are both far short of their goals. Legends of Firestorm, on the other hand, didn't just walk away -- it high-tailed it out of Kickstarter without a word of explanation. In the meantime, two new projects (StarCraft Universe and Enspira Online) have joined the scene. Check out the details right here. Continue reading Make My MMO: Crowdfunding August 11 - 24, 2013
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| Blizzard ending World of Warcraft trading card game Posted: 24 Aug 2013 03:00 PM PDT Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, News Items, Trading Card Games, Miscellaneous, MMORPG  Blizzard thanked its players in the announcement, noting: You made ripping open booster packs, discovering the wonders they held, and then building decks and taking them into battle a truly awesome experience.Fans of card games and Blizzard can take solace in the fact that Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, is currently cruising through closed beta and should launch later this year.
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| The Mog Log: Error 3102, please try to read this FFXIV column at a later time Posted: 24 Aug 2013 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Launches, Opinion, Consoles, Final Fantasy XIV, The Mog Log  On the podcast I mentioned that this affected a substantial number of people, something like 10% of the playerbase. I have no way of knowing how accurate that number is, and none of us does; someone estimated 20,000 people, which I suspect to be far fewer than 10% of the players, but the fact is that we don't know. Exact numbers aren't important; what does matter is that this was a pretty big problem for an event that for all intents and purposes was not a beta. I've gone back and forth debating this with some people, but the fact is that the fourth testing period wasn't a test. And these sorts of problems cannot be cropping up today, the early access day and practical launch for a lot of hopeful players. Continue reading The Mog Log: Error 3102, please try to read this FFXIV column at a later time
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