MMO Updates |
- Rise and Shiny recap: Pocket Legends and Star Legends
- Global Chat: December 11-17, 2011
- The Daily Grind: Do you try to grab names on launch?
- The Tattered Notebook: Six things not to miss during Frostfell
- The Mog Log: Forward impressions of patch 1.20
- Illyriad keeps players on edge with new live event
- The Road to Mordor: Treasure hunting!
- SWTOR welcomes Collector's Edition arrivals and suffers credit farmers
- On the fifth day of giveaways, Trion gave to me...
| Rise and Shiny recap: Pocket Legends and Star Legends Posted: 18 Dec 2011 09:00 AM PST Filed under: Screenshots, Video, Game mechanics, Previews, Opinion, Free-to-play, Browser, Hands-on, Casual, Rise and Shiny, Livestream  See, the device that you play an MMO on does make a difference. While I haven't found many players who have an issue with moving up to a finer machine with a larger screen, I almost always receive a few comments in any of my mobile MMO columns about the lack of fun involved with playing anything on a screen that will fit in your hand. While I understand the difficulty in downgrading your monitor size, the mobile market's reception of Pocket Legends surprised even the developer. People are playing it, for many hours, on screens that are very small. But now we have the ability to play it in our browser. Does it make a difference in the experience? Click past the cut and I'll let you know. Continue reading Rise and Shiny recap: Pocket Legends and Star Legends
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| Global Chat: December 11-17, 2011 Posted: 18 Dec 2011 07:00 AM PST Filed under: Sci-fi, Opinion, Star Wars Galaxies, Massively Meta, Global Chat, Miscellaneous  It was a crazy busy week with so much to talk about, and while we could go all over the map with reader comments, we're going to focus on one last goodbye today. Follow along after the break for our readers' fondest farewells to Star Wars Galaxies. Continue reading Global Chat: December 11-17, 2011
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| The Daily Grind: Do you try to grab names on launch? Posted: 18 Dec 2011 05:00 AM PST Filed under: Culture, Launches, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  Of course, these are all characters that I plan on playing in the very near future, but it was still a big batch of character names right out of the starting gate. Do you do the same? When a new game comes out, do you rush to nab the names of characters you already know you want to play? Do you wait and see if you can get certain names or try to grab the same ones? Or are character names just not that important to you in the long run?  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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| The Tattered Notebook: Six things not to miss during Frostfell Posted: 17 Dec 2011 05:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest II, Events, in-game, Opinion, Free-to-play, The Tattered Notebook, Guides  In this week's Tattered Notebook, we'll cover the must-sees for Frostfell. From snowball fights to snow cloud mounts to heavy-breathing Gigglegibbers dressed as Santa, this is a list you'll definitely want to check twice. Continue reading The Tattered Notebook: Six things not to miss during Frostfell
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| The Mog Log: Forward impressions of patch 1.20 Posted: 17 Dec 2011 03:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Classes, Game mechanics, Patches, Opinion, Consoles, Final Fantasy XIV, The Mog Log  In some ways I'm actually not in that terrible a spot. The last two patches have done great things for Final Fantasy XIV, and the patch notes are long enough that I can at least make some reasonable guesses about how things will play out. So I'm going to do precisely that, with the obvious caveat that I might be punching at the wind. Long story short: I'm confident about this patch; only a few bits irritate me. Continue reading The Mog Log: Forward impressions of patch 1.20
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| Illyriad keeps players on edge with new live event Posted: 17 Dec 2011 02:00 PM PST Filed under: Events, in-game, PvP, Free-to-play, Browser, Casual, MMORTS  Illyriad is a free-to-play MMORTS that features city-building, resource management, deep strategy, free-for-all PvP, and a player-driven market. Thanks to HTML5, it works on any device. If dynamic live world events sound interesting to you, check the game out at the official site.
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| The Road to Mordor: Treasure hunting! Posted: 17 Dec 2011 01:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Events, in-game, Previews, Free-to-play, The Road to Mordor  But amidst all of the excitement and analysis of the new features slid in something surprising. The night of the update, Turbine opened up its long-promised treasure hunting mini-event for a sneak peek. I joined the throngs of curious lookie-loos who made a beeline for Ered Luin and some mysterious patches of glowing soil that promised riches galore. Treasure hunting was originally supposed to hit the game much earlier this year, but for reasons unknown, Turbine pushed it back until a later date. Personally, I was psyched that another non-combat event was on its way, so when I saw that there was an actual sneak peek of the event, I cast aside all of the shiny new content of the update to see what this was all about. While I came away with favorable impressions, it was with a slight bitter aftertaste of something not quite palatable. What could it be? Well, you're just going to have to keep reading these here fancy words to find out! Continue reading The Road to Mordor: Treasure hunting!
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| SWTOR welcomes Collector's Edition arrivals and suffers credit farmers Posted: 17 Dec 2011 11:00 AM PST Filed under: Sci-fi, Video, Economy, Launches, Star Wars: The Old Republic  On a brighter note, the Collector's Edition of the game has already shipped to many (but not all) customers, and Darth Hater has a massive 20-minute unboxing video to show off all of the physical goodies that come inside. If you're curious or are still waiting for your own CE to arrive, you can view the action-packed video after the jump. Continue reading SWTOR welcomes Collector's Edition arrivals and suffers credit farmers
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| On the fifth day of giveaways, Trion gave to me... Posted: 17 Dec 2011 10:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Contests, RIFT, Giveaways  On the fourth day of giveaways, Nexon gave to me... four pet items! On the third day of giveaways, Wargaming.net gave to me... three premium years! On the second day of giveaways, BioWare gave to me... two warring factions! On the first day of giveaways, Turbine gave to me... a lifetime VIP! We're flying through our 12 Days of Giveaways, and today brings another newcomer to the crowd: RIFT. Trion is enjoying RIFT's first holiday event with Fae Yule, a celebration giving players the chance to participate in special quests and earn "epic gear, a festive corgi pet, a fancy vaiyuu mount, and more!" The team at Trion has expanded the festivities by giving us gifts for five Massively readers: a digital collector's edition along with six months of free gameplay. If you've been watching all of the RIFT updates this year and dying to get in on the action, win one of these codes and you're covered! As always, check our contest rules for eligibility, then enter by telling us why you should be one of the five winners. The entry deadline is tomorrow, December 18th, at 1:00 p.m. EST, so hit that comment button, and best of luck!  
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