MMO Updates

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• Rise and Shiny: Darkblood Online
• Previously on MV TV: The week of August 11th
• The Daily Grind: Is Ubisoft cashing in with Silent Hunter and Anno Online?
• The Mog Log: I won't miss you when you're gone
• The Tattered Notebook: Celebrating the search for the perfect UI

Rise and Shiny: Darkblood Online Posted: 19 Aug 2012 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Video, Game mechanics, New titles, Opinion, Free-to-play, Casual, Humor, Rise and Shiny, Livestream, Dungeons If you are a fan of action-based MMOs like Rusty Hearts and Dungeon Fighter Online, then you might want to check out Outspark's new title Darkblood Online. Not only does it hand out the same bang for the buck, but it does so with a unique and flashy style that I haven't seen before. I spent the last week chopping up monsters, shooting demons, and conquering dungeons. I saw some of the weaknesses of the title as well, but overall it possesses an honesty about its intentions that helps to keep the good times rolling. There is definitely a persistent nature to the game. It's an MMORPG, so don't worry. It's not a MOBA or social game with multiplayer elements even though a player could spend much of her time soloing areas. The whole thing is balanced between an arcade grinder and a living world. But I'll try to not get ahead of myself. Continue reading Rise and Shiny: Darkblood Online Rise and Shiny: Darkblood Online originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 19 Aug 2012 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Previously on MV TV: The week of August 11th Posted: 19 Aug 2012 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Sci-fi, Video, EVE Online, EverQuest II, Culture, Previews, PvP, PvE, Opinion, Vanguard, Free-to-play, Casual, Humor, Star Wars: The Old Republic, World of Tanks, Livestream, Miscellaneous, Dungeons, MOBA, Previously on MV TV Cheer up, grumpy! It's time for another Massively TV recap! Look, if you promise to smile, I'll throw in an extra stream or two... but only this once. Wait, you don't have any idea what I am talking about? This is the first time you have taken a moment to check out this wonderful series? Allow me to explain: Each week I take some of the best and brightest livestreams from our famed livestream channel, package them up after the cut below, and serve them to you hot and fresh. All you have to do is promise to bookmark our Massively TV guide so you won't miss another stream! Got it? OK, so let's check out what I have for you this week. Richie killed a bunch of people in SMITE, Blake killed a bunch of people in Star Wars: The Old Republic PvP, Mike killed himself in EVE Online and World of Tanks, MJ killed a bunch of NPCs in The Secret World, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes and EverQuest II, and I blew through a series of dungeons while gathering massive amounts of loot in Darkblood Online. If killing and looting is your business, this week's recap could serve as your newsletter. Continue reading Previously on MV TV: The week of August 11th Previously on MV TV: The week of August 11th originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 19 Aug 2012 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Daily Grind: Is Ubisoft cashing in with Silent Hunter and Anno Online? Posted: 19 Aug 2012 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Events, real-world, MMO industry, News items, Opinion, Free-to-play, Browser, The Daily Grind, Casual Last week's Gamescom saw publishing giant Ubisoft dip its toe into the free-to-play browser game market. It did so with a pair of titles based on ancient, beloved franchises. First up was Silent Hunter Online, a riff on the submarine sim that's been playable on your PC since 1996. Ubisoft followed that up with Anno Online, a simplified version of the long-running Anno real-time strategy series that debuted in 1998 (if you've never heard of Anno, you might be an American who played it under the Dawn of Discovery moniker). A cynic might say that Ubisoft is looking to milk the nostalgia factor by taking a couple of complex titles and turning them into accessible MMO-lite affairs. An optimist might say that this is the logical next step if franchises are to remain relevant in the age of casual gaming. What do you think? Is Ubisoft cashing in, or will Silent Hunter Online and Anno Online be worthy of their names? 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! The Daily Grind: Is Ubisoft cashing in with Silent Hunter and Anno Online? originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 19 Aug 2012 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Mog Log: I won't miss you when you're gone Posted: 18 Aug 2012 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Game mechanics, Patches, Opinion, Consoles, Final Fantasy XIV, The Mog Log If you needed any more reminders that the end is coming to this version of Final Fantasy XIV, Naoki Yoshida kindly provided several during his time at Gamescom 2012 this week, and they weren't subtle ones, either. He didn't come out and say, "Enjoy the game now because it might not be here next month," but there were definitely some implications. The shutdown before the resurrection is coming soon. There's some worry inherent in that change. I've talked about that before. But there are also a lot of parts of the game that I am not going to miss in the slightest. There are changes coming that I welcome with open arms, elements of the game that will be gutted and removed that I will bid farewell without regret. Some of these elements are things I've never liked. Some of them are actually systems I've been fond of in the past but I won't miss once they're gone. But all of them appear to be going the way of the dodo -- or at least they should -- and I'm not going to weep any tears when they shuffle off. Continue reading The Mog Log: I won't miss you when you're gone The Mog Log: I won't miss you when you're gone originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 18 Aug 2012 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Tattered Notebook: Celebrating the search for the perfect UI Posted: 18 Aug 2012 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: EverQuest II, MMO industry, Opinion, Free-to-play, The Tattered Notebook, Miscellaneous EQInterface and EQ2Interface have been stalwart sidekicks for me through the years, and it's great to see them expand into other games. They now have a library of UIs for several MMOs and have really helped put player-made UIs on the map. EverQuest II's site had a news article announcing that the collective UI site, now called MMOUI.com, is celebrating its 10th birthday this week, so I thought I'd get in the celebratory spirit by highlighting a few iconic favorites and taking a brief look at the state of the user interface in MMOs. I've included picks from three SOE MMOs: EverQuest, Vanguard, and of course, EverQuest II. In this week's Tattered Notebook, we'll put down our macros, take a break from resizing windows, and look at the quest for the perfect UI. Continue reading The Tattered Notebook: Celebrating the search for the perfect UI The Tattered Notebook: Celebrating the search for the perfect UI originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 18 Aug 2012 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

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