MMO Updates |
- Need a beta key for Star Wars: The Old Republic? How about 75k beta keys?
- Addicted gamer shares his struggle to find balance between the real world and the virtual world
- Silkroad Online rolls out premium server tomorrow
- Week of the Templars storms The Secret World
- Instance finder coming to LotRO in Update 5
- MV Guide: November 14-20, 2011
- The Daily Grind: Do you banksit?
- MMO Week in Review: Free-to-play for real
- EVE Evolved: The new player experience, part 2
- ArcheAge CBT4 will feature new continent, playable race
- Rise and Shiny recap: Ultima Online
| Need a beta key for Star Wars: The Old Republic? How about 75k beta keys? Posted: 14 Nov 2011 10:00 AM PST Filed under: Betas, Sci-fi, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Giveaways  We have 75,000 keys to share with those of you who are registered for the testing program. What's that you say? You're not yet? Well, go remedy that quickly -- we'll wait. All set? Perfect! Now just grab a key from our giveaway page linked below and redeem it as soon as possible. This batch of beta keys MUST be redeemed by this Friday, November 18th, at 12:59 p.m. EST, at which time they will expire. The date of the next round of testing has not been announced yet, but BioWare is clear that everyone with a key will receive an invitation approximately seven to 10 days before the test. When the test starts, BioWare will begin inviting groups of players every 24 hours until they've invited everyone with a key into the test. They also say that the test will run approximately four days, giving some players more time to play than others. Ready for your key? Click the link below, then keep an eye on your email for that invitation! 
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| Addicted gamer shares his struggle to find balance between the real world and the virtual world Posted: 14 Nov 2011 09:30 AM PST Filed under: Culture, News items, Miscellaneous  The brief report highlights the story of Elijah Oster, a father and husband who got so pulled into MMOs that he began to neglect his family and suffer from insomnia. He admits that he failed to "budget enough time" for his loved ones, and would grow irritable when his wife interrupted his play sessions. Behavioral health counselor Jeffrey Friedman was brought in to comment on game addiction, which he says is similar to most forms of addition in that people's actions are dictated by what will cause them the least emotional pain. In this case, it's becoming overly dependent on an online world instead of the real one. Friedman works at the Cottonwood Tucson center. The report concludes with Oster sharing what he realized after treatment: "I started understanding the concept of balance."
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| Silkroad Online rolls out premium server tomorrow Posted: 14 Nov 2011 09:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Events, in-game, Patches, Silkroad Online, Free-to-play  Joymax isn't limiting the fun to just subscribers, either; all players on all servers are invited to partake in Silkroad's Carnival. The Carnival will deliver a smaller but still significant XP boost than what Genesis is offering, and any players who head over to an attendance event will rack up SP and skill/stat reset scrolls. This event goes until December 13th, so there's plenty of time to shake your booty and rack up the rewards! [Source: Joymax press release]
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| Week of the Templars storms The Secret World Posted: 14 Nov 2011 08:00 AM PST Filed under: Horror, Sci-fi, Galleries, Screenshots, Previews, The Secret World  The Templars are perhaps the most famous of The Secret World's three factions, with historical roots in the Crusades starting in the 12th century. While they may not maintain a low profile, the Templars do keep a tight lid on the inner workings of this secret society. Senior Producer Ragnar Tørnquist describes the organization succinctly: "Uncompromising and fiercely brutal, the Templars is an organization with a single goal: to eradicate evil no matter how long it takes them. This is a great opportunity to shed some light on this secret society." The Week of the Templars will cover the range of artwork, videos, and interviews. To kick it off, Funcom has released six new screenshots of the Templars, including the group's base of operations and agents in action. You can take a look at them all in the gallery below.
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| Instance finder coming to LotRO in Update 5 Posted: 14 Nov 2011 07:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Patches, Previews, Free-to-play  Ten Ton Hammer got a chance to talk with the devs about Update 5 and discovered a few previously unreleased details. The biggest of these is word of an instance finder feature -- AKA a "dungeon finder" -- that is similar to those found in World of Warcraft and RIFT. Through the instance finder, players will be able to queue up for level-appropriate runs and be matched up with other eager adventurers. Update 5 will also include the next book of the epic storyline titled The Prince of Rohan in which players will part with the Grey Company for new vistas. Stay tuned to Massively as we'll have a hands-on look at Update 5 later this week!
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| MV Guide: November 14-20, 2011 Posted: 14 Nov 2011 06:00 AM PST Filed under: Massively Meta, Livestream, Miscellaneous, MV Guide  Every week, the Massively staff logs in to play various MMOs live and in person, and we'd love for you to drop by the channel and visit. We have a combination of regular weekly games and new surprises, so you'll find a variety of titles to take a look at. During our streamed events, you can participate in the live chat, ask questions to learn about the game, and simply spend some time with Massively staff and readers. (Of course, streaming is subject to the whims of outside forces like server-side gremlins once in a while.) We've got some exciting MV TV news this week: We're changing the channel! We've moved to Twitch TV, and we think you're going to love the new look. You can still access the old livestream archives at our Livestream.com channel, but beginning today, everything new will be shown and saved on our Twitch TV channel. Ready to see what's on MV TV this week? Follow along after the jump and take a look! Continue reading MV Guide: November 14-20, 2011
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| The Daily Grind: Do you banksit? Posted: 14 Nov 2011 05:00 AM PST Filed under: Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  So do you banksit? Do you do it while waiting for something more interesting to happen, like a queue popping or your buddy hopping online? Do you do it to people-watch, to see and be seen? Do you banksit to truly feel how massive and busy your chosen game is, to meet new people and enjoy the thrum of activity? Or do you think the whole concept of hanging out at a bank is just as silly in a game as it is in the real world?  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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| MMO Week in Review: Free-to-play for real Posted: 13 Nov 2011 05:00 PM PST Filed under: Massively Meta, Week in Review, Miscellaneous  This week, Sony Online Entertainment surprised the MMO industry by announcing that EverQuest II will be going free-to-play... again. For real this time. We also learned that Bigpoint will be producing a Game of Thrones-flavored MMO, which may or may not be a good thing, and that while Blizzard's layoff rumors proved to be false, World of Warcraft did nevertheless suffer another massive subscriber loss. A cool million of you have quit WoW since May (assuming "you" are players in Asia, which is where most losses occurred). Hit the jump for a peek at the rest of this week's top MMO stories! Continue reading MMO Week in Review: Free-to-play for real
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| EVE Evolved: The new player experience, part 2 Posted: 13 Nov 2011 03:00 PM PST Filed under: Sci-fi, Screenshots, EVE Online, Culture, Game mechanics, PvE, Opinion, Hands-on, EVE Evolved, Sandbox  A common story I've heard when I'm talking to current EVE players is that many didn't really get into the game the first time they played. As happened to Kajatta, some found adapting to the UI and control scheme a jarring experience and were put off as a result. It was usually the second time they played EVE that seemed to make the game stick, whether that was restarting a new character immediately or giving the game a second try up to a year later. Could it be that EVE is most likely to appeal to new players the second time they play it? To put this theory to the test, this week Kajatta took a fresh second stab at EVE Online and played through all the career agent content. But has his first attempt provide the equipment necessary to scale EVE's famous learning cliff, or did the UI and control scheme prove as impenetrable a barrier as ever? In this week's EVE Evolved, Kajatta delivers his verdict on whether EVE is better the second time around and delves into the Cash Flow For Capsuleers combat missions. Continue reading EVE Evolved: The new player experience, part 2
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| ArcheAge CBT4 will feature new continent, playable race Posted: 13 Nov 2011 01:00 PM PST Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Game mechanics, MMO industry, New titles, News items, ArcheAge  In advance of the CBT4 kickoff, MMO Culture has released a new interview with XLGAMES head honcho Jake Song that was conducted at last week's G-Star convention in Korea. Song says the main goal of CBT4 is twofold: There is some bug-squashing and optimization left over from CBT3, and testing of the game's new continent should begin in earnest. While Song says that players will be able to occupy portions of the new landmass from the start, they should not expect castle siege functionality right away, as it's still possible that sieging may not make the CBT4 cut. There's also a bit of info about the new playable race (the Hariharan) and a few other tidbits.
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| Rise and Shiny recap: Ultima Online Posted: 13 Nov 2011 11:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Culture, Opinion, Ultima Online, Hands-on, Humor, Rise and Shiny, Livestream  There are certain games that we can always go back to, games that will instantly provide a feeling of nostalgia for those of us who have played them before. Ultima Online is one of those games, and it might just be the perfect example of a game that we can use as comfort food for our restless gamer hearts. So I spent an official week taking a look at the game (again) and found about what I'd expect. Click past the cut! Continue reading Rise and Shiny recap: Ultima Online
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