MMO Updates |
- LotRO producer's letter promises a ton of content in 2012
- MV Guide: December 26, 2011-January 1, 2012
- The Daily Grind: Have you ever let the queues win?
- MMO Week in Review: Merry SWTOR!
- EVE Evolved: Fitting the Gallente Talos
- Over one percent of League of Legends players have been banned
- Rise and Shiny recap: Dungeon Fighter Online
| LotRO producer's letter promises a ton of content in 2012 Posted: 26 Dec 2011 09:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Game mechanics, MMO industry, News items, Free-to-play  The piece is pretty short, and much of it is devoted to recapping 2011. Campbell touches on the Rise of Isengard expansion and the Turbine Global Service initiative (which unified the North American and European LotRO communities under a single banner). The most interesting portion of the blurb occurs toward the end, and it features quite a tasty tease for the future. "In 2012, you can expect more content than you've seen at any time since our launch in 2007. We'll be unveiling details with you after the New Year," he writes. In other LotRO news, Turbine is offering the aforementioned Rise of Isengard content for a whopping 50% off. The catch? It's a one-day sale that starts (and ends) on December 26th, so get it while you can!
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| MV Guide: December 26, 2011-January 1, 2012 Posted: 26 Dec 2011 07:00 AM PST Filed under: Massively Meta, Livestream, Miscellaneous, MV Guide  MV Guide is a weekly rundown of the MMO gaming events planned on Massively TV. 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.) You'll notice a hefty lineup, some new faces, and some special events in this week's MV Guide. Joining us will be some brand-new members of the MV TV livestream team, so make sure you stop in while they're live and give them a welcome! Follow along after the jump to see what's on this week's schedule. Continue reading MV Guide: December 26, 2011-January 1, 2012
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| The Daily Grind: Have you ever let the queues win? Posted: 26 Dec 2011 05:00 AM PST Filed under: Events, real-world, Launches, MMO industry, Opinion, Massively Meta, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  Star Wars: The Old Republic has thus far avoided hard locks on servers, preferring to persuade players to move organically with long queues. So today we ask you this: Have you ever been swayed to leave your launch server by long queues or temporary character creation bans, or do you ride out the launch period and figure it'll resolve itself eventually? Have you ever given in and let launch-day locks or lines win?  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: Merry SWTOR! Posted: 25 Dec 2011 05:00 PM PST Filed under: Massively Meta, Week in Review, Miscellaneous  This week, the Massively staff has been utterly preoccupied with Star Wars: The Old Republic, but hey, an MMO launch this big (one million and counting!) doesn't happen often. Enjoy it! Savor it! Swing a glowstick! We've been scoping out SWTOR's queues, hype, more queues, forums, security, guilds, still more queues, launch secrets, and freeze mobs (what?). If you're sick of SWTOR, just imagine: BioWare could have made A Game of Thrones Online instead, and you'd be sick of that. Enjoy the rest of this week's top MMO stories beyond the break. Continue reading MMO Week in Review: Merry SWTOR!
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| EVE Evolved: Fitting the Gallente Talos Posted: 25 Dec 2011 03:00 PM PST Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Expansions, Game mechanics, PvP, Opinion, Hands-on, EVE Evolved, Guides, Sandbox  As with all new ships, it can be difficult to figure out how to fit the new tier 3 battlecruisers to make full use of their unique combination of high damage output and high mobility. Last week I looked at three viable setups for the Caldari Naga, which proved to be an absolute monster with 1,000-1500 DPS when using close-range blaster setups and a terrifying 650 DPS when sniping at 100km-130km. This week I take a similar look at the Gallente Talos, a ship designed specifically for close-range combat. I explore a traditional armour-tanked blaster fitting with dual webs, a shield-based variant that packs a huge 1,500 DPS punch, and two long-range blaster fits that give the Naga a run for its money. In this week's EVE Evolved, I explore four solid PvP fittings for the Talos, with both shield and armour setups. Continue reading EVE Evolved: Fitting the Gallente Talos
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| Over one percent of League of Legends players have been banned Posted: 25 Dec 2011 01:00 PM PST Filed under: Culture, Game mechanics, MMO industry, News items, Free-to-play, Dev Diaries, MOBA  The Tribunal allows players who have played enough games to reach level 30 to vote on whether to take action against a reported player. Once enough votes are tallied, either the player is pardoned automatically or his case is submitted to a smaller GM team to await punishment. The system went live earlier this year, and Riot has now revealed how incredibly successful the system has been with the publication of some very interesting banning statistics. The biggest shocker is that a whopping 1.4% of LoL's over 15 million players have been banned with the system, a workload that far exceeds the capacity of a traditional GM team. Ninety-four percent of players submitted to the Tribunal are punished, with about 50% of them never reoffending. Skip past the cut for an image showing these and other statistics, and stay tuned to our weekly Not So Massively column every Monday for more LoL news and updates. Continue reading Over one percent of League of Legends players have been banned
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| Rise and Shiny recap: Dungeon Fighter Online Posted: 25 Dec 2011 11:00 AM PST Filed under: Video, Previews, Opinion, Free-to-play, Hands-on, Casual, Dungeon Fighter Online, Rise and Shiny, Livestream, Miscellaneous  Don't get me wrong -- there is plenty that needs to be tweaked or fixed before the game smells of anything near perfection. Much of it is beyond the ability of the developers, but many of the problems with the game could be fixed relatively easy. Click past the cut and I'll tell you what I thought during my time fighting in dungeons... online! Continue reading Rise and Shiny recap: Dungeon Fighter Online
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