MMO Updates |
- APB Reloaded cracks down on cheaters
- Global Chat: September 26-October 2, 2011
- The Daily Grind: Can you have too many options at character creation?
- Aeria releases Eden Eternal player housing video
- The Mog Log: Beauty of the beastmen
- So long and thanks for all the pics: One Shots favorites
- The Tattered Notebook: What if live servers go free-to-play?
- MMO impressions from Eurogamer Expo 2011
| APB Reloaded cracks down on cheaters Posted: 02 Oct 2011 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Economy, MMO industry, News items, All Points Bulletin, Crime, Dev Diaries  TechMech is considering offering a kind of amnesty to cheaters, stating that anyone who uninstalls all hacks and plays legitimately may be permitted to continue playing. Perhaps the most shocking statistic in the devblog was that almost 50% of the banned accounts were paid accounts, and some had over 1500 hours of gameplay on them. TechMech went on to estimate the revenue that the three main cheat makers had been generating as between $15,000 and $50,000 per month each, with users spending $30 per month on hacks.
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| Global Chat: September 26-October 2, 2011 Posted: 02 Oct 2011 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Opinion, Massively meta, Global Chat, Miscellaneous  We're all about crafting and complaining in this week's Global Chat -- hopefully not at the same time, though. Follow along after the jump to see some of what our readers had to say this week, and pitch in on a conversation you may have missed! Continue reading Global Chat: September 26-October 2, 2011
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| The Daily Grind: Can you have too many options at character creation? Posted: 02 Oct 2011 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Culture, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  All this, of course, pales next to games such as Champions Online and City of Heroes, which have even broader options. And sometimes you don't really want to fuss with the fine details of your arm length before playing the game; you just want to get in the game and start punching things. So is it possible to have too many options at character creation? Or is that like asking if you can have too much money?  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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| Aeria releases Eden Eternal player housing video Posted: 01 Oct 2011 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Trailers, Video, Game mechanics, MMO industry, News items, Free-to-play  The video shows a good amount of customization, and player characters can be seen placing a variety of objects inside a spacious interior as well as rotating said objects. Everything from beds to bookshelves to wall hangings will be obtainable via the game's item shop and from various in-game quests. Finally, Aeria is allowing other players to visit your personal house, and doing so will reward both parties with "various status boosts." Check out the housing video after the break, and head to the official Eden Eternal website to learn more about the game. [Source: Aeria Games press release] Continue reading Aeria releases Eden Eternal player housing video
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| The Mog Log: Beauty of the beastmen Posted: 01 Oct 2011 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Final Fantasy XI, Lore, Opinion, Consoles, Final Fantasy XIV, The Mog Log  But this week's plan wasn't to talk about the patch; it was to talk about beastmen once again. Regular readers will note that I've already spoken about beastmen once before, taking a look at the often fascinating societies of non-human creatures living outside of the major cities. (I'm using "human" as a blanket term here for hume, elvaan, tarutaru, etc.) Today, I want to look at this in a bit more depth. What exactly do both Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XI use the beastmen for in terms of storytelling? What makes them compelling and interesting? Continue reading The Mog Log: Beauty of the beastmen
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| So long and thanks for all the pics: One Shots favorites Posted: 01 Oct 2011 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Galleries, Screenshots, One Shots, Miscellaneous  First up, of course, is the first-ever One Shots entry. Liz Harper had this to say about the image: I wanted to start our daily screenshot feature on Massively off with something, well, massive. A memorable, recognizable, and important scene from MMO history... and while you may all argue with me about what makes this particular shot important, it was the first thing that came to mind. Here we see a group of City of Heroes players gathering at City Hall in Atlas Park to "salute the memory and inspiration that is Christopher Reeve on the 2nd anniversary of his death." It's rare to see an in-game event that brings players together for a cause other than slaying dragons and similar.Ready for more? Follow along after the jump for more of the best of One Shots! Continue reading So long and thanks for all the pics: One Shots favorites
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| The Tattered Notebook: What if live servers go free-to-play? Posted: 01 Oct 2011 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: EverQuest II, Opinion, Free-to-play, The Tattered Notebook  I don't have nearly enough space in this column to touch on every issue involving a free-to-play transition, so I'm going to focus on a few of the most important ones and give my thoughts on what would need to happen if EQII did indeed go free-to-play on all servers. Continue reading The Tattered Notebook: What if live servers go free-to-play?
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| MMO impressions from Eurogamer Expo 2011 Posted: 01 Oct 2011 11:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Galleries, Culture, Events, real-world, Game mechanics, New titles, PvE, Opinion, Guild Wars 2, Hands-on, Star Wars: The Old Republic  RIFT and World of Tanks were both playable on the show floor for the entire weekend, but nothing new was being shown. Hack-and-slash adventure RPG Dark Souls and the beautifully zen Journey both demonstrated incredibly innovative multiplayer aspects that I'll likely cover in my weekly Not So Massively column, but neither falls neatly into the MMO box. OnLive had a spectacular showing at the expo, giving away free home consoles to every attendee and demonstrating the system's surprisingly lag-free gameplay on the floor. We discovered that although there are no MMOs in OnLive's current lineup, this isn't due to technical infeasibility, so we may yet see MMOs launched on the service. Skip past the cut for my in-depth hands-on impressions of Guild Wars 2, Star Wars: The Old Republic and End of Nations from Eurogamer Expo 2011. Continue reading MMO impressions from Eurogamer Expo 2011
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