MMO Updates |
- PlanetSide 2 fan trailer delivers fan service
- Wings Over Atreia: 3.0 -- it's heeere!
- LotRO launches its Fifth Anniversary Festival
- MV Guide: April 16 - 22, 2012
- The Daily Grind: What outdated game mechanic should be retired from MMOs?
- A land corrupted and a city under seige: A look at GU63 with the EQII team
- MMO Week in Review: TORtanic
- A Rakghoul plague has broken out across the galaxy of SWTOR
- EVE Evolved: Fixing the wardec system
- One Shots: Internet spaceships
| PlanetSide 2 fan trailer delivers fan service Posted: 16 Apr 2012 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Sci-fi, Trailers, Video, Game mechanics, MMO industry, New titles, PvP, News items, Free-to-play, PlanetSide 2, Sandbox  A user named Nax has cut together a two-minute clip and posted it on both YouTube and the PlanetSide Universe forums. The short makes good use of the alpha video as well as some pre-existing teaser trailer footage in order to showcase PS2's frenetic action and large environments. We also get a stirring soundtrack compliments of Thomas Bergersen (one half of the prolific trailer-music duo known as Two Steps from Hell). Check out the goods after the break. Continue reading PlanetSide 2 fan trailer delivers fan service
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| Wings Over Atreia: 3.0 -- it's heeere! Posted: 16 Apr 2012 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Galleries, Aion, Expansions, Patches, Opinion, Free-to-play, Wings Over Atreia  Like Christmas for a five-year-old, this day seemed like it would never arrive for those of us who have been waiting for Aion's patch for what feels like forever. And ever. And then some. Aion: Ascension certainly took its jolly sweet time getting here, but now it finally has. Even better, you don't have to dodge creepy clowns or be sucked into a television screen to enjoy it. Now the question is, is the product really worth the hype? I know I have certainly dished out a fair portion of hype in Wings Over Atreia over the past couple of months while sharing my excitement. Too many delectable features were on the menu, things that would breathe more life into the game, for me not to indulge a bit. But as with any hype, there is always a chance for things to not live up to expectations. So is the new patch as grand and glorious as hoped? After my first few days in game, my answer is a definite... Continue reading Wings Over Atreia: 3.0 -- it's heeere!
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| LotRO launches its Fifth Anniversary Festival Posted: 16 Apr 2012 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Events, in-game, Patches, Free-to-play, Dev Diaries, Anniversary  While the anniversary was perceived as a hap-hazard affair in previous years, Turbine's devs have fleshed it out to rival the other four annual festivals. The focus of the Anniversary Festival is on fireworks and lots of them. There are several new quests to discover, a new fireworks-themed mount to obtain, and beer battles to win. Because reaching five years is a big deal for any MMO, Turbine's also showering players with free gifts if they log in during this period. The gifts range from fireworks to cloaks to a special mount that is reserved for five-year veterans of the game. During the anniversary, monsters will drop special tokens that can be redeemed for a wide variety of prizes. There's also a double-XP weekend coming up which will run from April 24th through the 30th.
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| Posted: 16 Apr 2012 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Previews, Opinion, 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.) Follow along after the jump to see what's on this week's schedule! Continue reading MV Guide: April 16 - 22, 2012
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| The Daily Grind: What outdated game mechanic should be retired from MMOs? Posted: 16 Apr 2012 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Culture, Game mechanics, MMO industry, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  I have to wonder what we'll look back on in another 10 years with the same feeling of "wow, I can't believe anyone thought that was a good idea." Cash shops? Flying mounts? Faction-grinds? Classes? Skill bars? Questing? Tree-top cities without railings? (Seriously guys -- stop making those.) What game mechanic is so outdated and so abhorred that it should be retired from MMOs right now?  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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| A land corrupted and a city under seige: A look at GU63 with the EQII team Posted: 15 Apr 2012 09:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Galleries, Video, EverQuest II, Game mechanics, Interviews, Patches, Previews, Endgame, PvE, Free-to-play  Continue reading A land corrupted and a city under seige: A look at GU63 with the EQII team
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| Posted: 15 Apr 2012 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Massively Meta, Week in Review, Miscellaneous  BioWare ought to be basking in the accomplishment of sending the much-touted Legacy update off on its maiden voyage, but instead, Star Wars: The Old Republic has been hindered by obstacles far worse than Titanic jokes. The studio cut ranked PvP from the patch at the last minute, and then a maintenance patch blooper took the servers offline for the better part of Friday. To its credit, BioWare is compensating players for the downtime, and if you're really lucky, you won't even need to be level 50 or grind Legacy points to receive said compensation. Sail on for an overview of the week's most popular MMO stories. Continue reading MMO Week in Review: TORtanic
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| A Rakghoul plague has broken out across the galaxy of SWTOR Posted: 15 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-fi, Events, in-game, Lore, PvE, Roleplaying, Star Wars: The Old Republic  A ship carrying infected passengers crashed in the northeast quadrant of the Dune Sea; quarantine teams have been dispatched to the local interplanetary space port to prevent the spread of the disease. Please, avoid all infected citizens at all costs! It is possible for you to carry the the virus yourself. If you are infected and attempt to flee the planet Tatooine, you will be fired upon for the safety of all Republic citizens. At this time, the disease is contained to one planetary system; however, our advice is to avoid travel in major space stations and other areas with travelers who may be coming from the Tatooine system. We will keep you informed of further developments as they unfold. May the Force be with you, and watch the official Imperial holonet broadcast after the break. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in!] Continue reading A Rakghoul plague has broken out across the galaxy of SWTOR
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| EVE Evolved: Fixing the wardec system Posted: 15 Apr 2012 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Expansions, Game mechanics, PvP, Opinion, EVE Evolved, Sandbox  The attacking corp can no longer stop a war mid-week, and the defender can hire mercenaries to join his war, but this doesn't add any risk for the attacking corp and doesn't force it to commit. The attacker can always stop paying the war bill, and the war will then finish at the end of the week. As most empire wardecs are initiated by small shell corps full of PvP alts, the attacking players won't mind logging out for a few days if the war backfires. The current war system is plagued with issues, from a complete lack of victory conditions to the fact that the attacker can pay for the war indefinitely. It allows bizarre asymmetries, like tiny alt corps declaring war on major military alliances, and offers no way for even the most militarily powerful defender to win the war. In this week's EVE Evolved, I lay out some of the problems with EVE Online's upcoming wardec revamp and propose an alternative system that fixes them. Continue reading EVE Evolved: Fixing the wardec system
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| One Shots: Internet spaceships Posted: 15 Apr 2012 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-fi, Galleries, Screenshots, EVE Online, Star Trek Online, Massively Meta, One Shots, Miscellaneous, Sandbox  Today I come to you with an amazing screenshot taken during a joint operation with several of Shadow Cartel's friends who happened to have trapped an unsuspecting super capital pilot. The visuals were just... amazing. There are a few more on my site, machine9.net. I hope you'll share this with the world!Helicity's screenshot and two more starship-themed pics are tucked behind the break! Continue reading One Shots: Internet spaceships
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