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Rise and Shiny revisit: Uncharted Waters Online

Posted: 15 Jul 2012 10:00 AM PDT

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It's been a year and a half since I last looked at Uncharted Waters Online, a nautical adventure MMO that will probably remind many of you of EVE Online or Pirates of the Burning Sea. I was excited to see how things have changed, but the gulf of time between the last time I really dived into the game and now has made it so that I've forgotten a lot about my initial experience. Chalk it up to growing older, I guess.

Luckily, the game is still as fun as it ever was. It seems, on the surface, pretty simple and straightforward. Its Anime characters and simple yet effective, graphics might give players the feeling that they are embarking on adventures that only younger players would enjoy, but the true depth of the game emerges soon after you begin.

This game is complex. It's not impossible to figure out, but it was nearly impossible for me to revisit in just a week's time all of the old stuff I remember and the new stuff that has been added to the game since my first voyage.

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    Previously on MV TV: The week of July 7th

    Posted: 15 Jul 2012 08:00 AM PDT

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    Ah, what a week for Massively's livestreaming crew. We spent a lot of time flying through space, attacking pirates on the sea, destroying monsters, and pretty much going through all levels of heck to bring you some fantastic live entertainment. It's a hard, wonderful job, but we're glad to do it. What's that? You say you missed a bunch of our wonderful streams because you were busy elsewhere? Well, we'll forgive you this time, but only if you bookmark our livestream guide and check back on it every so often to keep up with the new stuff! Here, allow me to recap just some of our best moments below.

    We'll start with a bit of EVE Online and World of Tanks with Mike, then we'll move on to some SMITE with Richie. Piggy takes up some of The Secret World's newbie areas, followed by MJ with her EverQuest II, The Secret World and Aion streams. Overall, not a bad week! Just click past the cut, grab a pop and some Twizzlers, and you'll be good to go!

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      The Daily Grind: Do you have faction pride?

      Posted: 15 Jul 2012 06:00 AM PDT

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      Some factions make pride more or less mandatory.
      A lot of games have factions, and for some players, that's all the thought you need to put into the topic. There are two factions in the game because the designers included two factions. You play a Defiant in RIFT because you wanted to play a Bahmi; the faction was just something that came with the race. You feel roughly as much emotional attachment to the Defiants as a whole as you feel to the box your pizza comes in.

      This is not universal. There are players for whom being a Templar in The Secret World is more important than just fashion sense and church trappings, and players who consider playing Imperial characters in Star Wars: The Old Republic as a choice to be part of Team Empire for better or worse. So what about you? Do you have pride for the faction you pick in games where it matters? Or do you look at it as a simple logistical choice with no real emotional weight?

      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 Mog Log: Distinct linked games

        Posted: 14 Jul 2012 02:00 PM PDT

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        The Mog Log header by A. Fienemann
        By early next year, the environment will be an interesting one for both Final Fantasy XI and Final Fantasy XIV. Both games will have a major update out, whether that update is a large-scale revamp or a trim new expansion. (Speculation on that last one, yes; munch on a grain of salt as we proceed.) They'll both be poised for players to enjoy, each with its own distinct flavor... possibly.

        See, there's a definite problem with all of the coming updates in the online Final Fantasy space. Both games need a distinct identity, and yet they're also both overlapping in several core areas. Square-Enix clearly wants players to be able to enjoy Final Fantasy XI and Final Fantasy XIV as two different experiences, but is that really possible?

        I'd like to think it is. I think that both games can deliver a rich experience for players of all stripes without becoming mirrors of one another, even disregarding superficial elements like jumping. I think both games also need to come together on certain points of common ground, so players of either can enjoy certain shared features that would otherwise be taken for granted.

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          SOE offers DCUO, EQII, and EQ sub discounts next week

          Posted: 14 Jul 2012 12:00 PM PDT

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          If you've been enjoying a free membership to either DC Universe Online, EverQuest, or EverQuest II, have you considered upgrading your membership or plunking the cash down for a longer-term sub? If so, the time to do so has never been better. Starting at 3:00 a.m. EDT on July 18th, Sony Online Entertainment is offering 25% off of upgraded subscriptions for all three games (for DCUO, it's the PC version only, though).

          To take advantage of this offer, players must actually upgrade their subscription tier. Free accounts must upgrade to a recurring membership, recurring memberships must upgrade to multi-month sub, and multi-month members must upgrade to a longer-term subscription. A single-game recurring membership can also upgrade to the All Access recurring membership. Of course, the longer you sign up for, the better the deal is as more months are covered under the 25% off.

          This limited-time offer ends at 2:59 a.m EDT on July 24th, so unless you are a night owl, make sure to make your purchase by the 23rd.

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