MMO Updates |
- E3 commits to Los Angeles through 2015
- Leaderboard: Picking your Guild Wars 2 main
- The Anvil of Crom: Finding an Age of Conan hidden faction
- MV Guide: July 30 - August 5, 2012
- The Daily Grind: How many skill options do you really need?
- Origins of Malu to have playable demo at PAX Prime
- MMO Week in Review: It's going to be an exciting autumn
- EVE Evolved: Sandboxes make the best stories
- One Shots: It's the shades
- Funcom details The Secret World's celebration weekend
| E3 commits to Los Angeles through 2015 Posted: 30 Jul 2012 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Events, real-world, Massively Event Coverage, Miscellaneous  This is news because for a while it looked as though E3 would be moving its location away from the city that's hosted the show for 16 out of 18 years. The possible move concerned a renovation of the L.A. Convention Center and the nearby construction of a new Farmers Field stadium. However, the city promised that it would schedule construction between the 2013 and 2014 shows so that E3 would not be disrupted. When the renovations are complete, the new hall will boast even more space for future shows. Considering just how much MMO news occurs at this show, it's good to know that it has a home for the time being. E3 is the largest conference that L.A. has every year, and brings in $40 million to the city. 2013's E3 is scheduled for June 11th through 13th.
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| Leaderboard: Picking your Guild Wars 2 main Posted: 30 Jul 2012 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Polls, Classes, Opinion, Guild Wars 2, Races, Leaderboard  With Guild Wars 2 arriving in under a month, eager players with nothing else to do are fine-tuning their final plans for launch day. I'm right there with them, agonizing about what race and class I'll be rolling. And as for all of the personal storyline decisions? It's too overwhelming to settle on right now; I might have to wing that when the time comes. So for today's Leaderboard, I'm asking all of you prospective Guild Wars 2 players what your main character will be -- what race and what class. If you can't settle on the idea of a "main," then at least check in with the first character you're planning to roll. We're very interested to see how this shakes out! Continue reading Leaderboard: Picking your Guild Wars 2 main
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| The Anvil of Crom: Finding an Age of Conan hidden faction Posted: 30 Jul 2012 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Age of Conan, Game mechanics, MMO industry, PvE, Opinion, Free-to-play, The Anvil of Crom, Guides  How did I find it? That's a long story, the short version of which is that I needed a base texture for some new Anvil of Crom graphics that were in the works. Some of the village buildings in Khitai have this nifty moss-covered stone look to them, and as I zoomed in to get a good screen cap, I saw a funky symbol on the wall. It was clickable, and doing so rewarded me with a pop-up window, a quest called Telltale Signs, and my first brush with one of Age of Conan's hidden factions. Continue reading The Anvil of Crom: Finding an Age of Conan hidden faction
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| MV Guide: July 30 - August 5, 2012 Posted: 30 Jul 2012 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Livestream, Miscellaneous, MV Guide  Every week, the Massively Stream Team 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 each week, so you'll find a variety of titles to watch. During our streamed events, you can participate in the live chat, ask questions to learn about the game, or 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, and let us know if there's a specific game you'd like to see streamed next week! Continue reading MV Guide: July 30 - August 5, 2012
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| The Daily Grind: How many skill options do you really need? Posted: 30 Jul 2012 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Game mechanics, MMO industry, Opinion, Guild Wars 2, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  Of course, those second-generation MMOs were fighting against the first-generation games, which were notorious for offering melee classes a grand total of one attack button to push. GW2 provides 10 skills at a time, two more skills per bar than in classic Guild Wars, but maybe the franchise is going too far in its attempt to simplify combat options for third-gen MMO players. What do you think? How many skill buttons do you really need available for every fight so that you feel as if you always have options... but not too many or too few?  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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| Origins of Malu to have playable demo at PAX Prime Posted: 29 Jul 2012 08:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Events, in-game, MMO industry, New titles, Previews, News items, Sandbox  Teaming with Alienware, the studio is bringing a mini-game version of Origins of Malu to give players a peek into the world. Two eight-man teams will fight over the Chochobi (a true scaredy-chicken) for 20 minutes in a head-to-head battle. Players will be able to choose from the Toljon, Qulinta, or Jolah races and will have the chance to get used to the variety of spells, skills and talents they will be playing with before diving into the fray. This mini-game is only a glimpse of what's to come when the game releases (think 300-man battlegrounds), but is a great opportunity to sneak a peek first-hand. To participate, find Burning Dog at the Alienware arena. And we'll keep you posted on any further details as they come in.
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| MMO Week in Review: It's going to be an exciting autumn Posted: 29 Jul 2012 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Massively Meta, Week in Review, Miscellaneous  This week, Blizzard announced that World of Warcraft's Mists of Pandaria expansion will launch on September 25th, just a month after Guild Wars 2 opens for pre-purchasers. GW2, meanwhile, is keeping busy in the wake of its last beta event with videos, guides, dev blogs, and name reservations. Massively shared its own impressions of the third BWE in articles about the Asura, the Sylvari, and Legacy of the Foefire. Bring your /popcorn past the break, where we've rounded up the rest of this week's top MMO stories. Continue reading MMO Week in Review: It's going to be an exciting autumn
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| EVE Evolved: Sandboxes make the best stories Posted: 29 Jul 2012 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Culture, Events, in-game, Game mechanics, PvP, Endgame, Opinion, EVE Evolved, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Sandbox  In contrast, sandbox MMOs tend to eschew their own storylines in favour of letting players make it up as they go along. Sandbox MMO EVE Online has spawned some incredible tales and videos over its lifetime, with stories of political goings-on, wars, and record heists hitting the news every year without fail. EVE stories usually also appeal to many people who don't even play the game, an effect uncommon in other MMOs. It's not often that the in-game exploits of a themepark MMO guild will reach the media or generate the same level of interest as a big EVE story, so what is the magic sauce that makes stories from EVE so appealing? In this week's EVE Evolved, I look at some of the best stories and videos from EVE Online and ask why EVE continues to grip us with its stories and themepark MMOs don't. Continue reading EVE Evolved: Sandboxes make the best stories
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| Posted: 29 Jul 2012 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Galleries, Screenshots, Lord of the Rings Online, Guild Wars 2, Free-to-play, Massively Meta, One Shots, The Secret World  This is a screenshot of the final big event of the third beta weekend event, Hunger Royal. You can tell by the smile that the glasses make her feel badass.I was thinking the hot pink gun might have something to do with it too, but the sunglasses are pretty awesome! Darla's shot and a few others await you behind the break if you dare. Continue reading One Shots: It's the shades
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| Funcom details The Secret World's celebration weekend Posted: 29 Jul 2012 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Horror, Events, in-game, MMO industry, News items, The Secret World  The festivities run from Friday, August 3rd to Monday, August 6th. If you manage to solve 30 in-game missions during that time, you'll score an in-game t-shirt and 1200 Funcom bonus points for use in TSW's item shop. Free fireworks can also be claimed all weekend (up to 15 per character), and Funcom will be running special event leaderboards to acknowledge the 100 most dedicated mission solvers in The Secret World. The weekend is also freely available to anyone interested. Whether you have an old beta account, an inactive retail account, or no account at all, you're welcome to take the game for a test drive. If you don't have an existing account, you can sign up for the celebration weekend on the right side of the official website.
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