MMO Updates |
- Rise and Shiny: Arcane Saga Online
- Age of Wushu getting new factions and character trading in China
- One Shots: Friendship is magic
- The Daily Grind: What was the last good grouping experience you had with strangers?
- The Tattered Notebook: EQII's housing update makes feet obsolete
- Trion teases new RIFT souls, item advancement, and more
- The Mog Log: Final Fantasy XIV is home again
- Cloud Imperium reveals Star Citizen's 300i
- EQII summertime Gold Rush offers members special bonuses
| Rise and Shiny: Arcane Saga Online Posted: 23 Jun 2013 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Screenshots, Video, Interviews, New Titles, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Hands-On, Casual, Humor, Rise and Shiny, Livestream  I jumped into the first hour of the game with a bit of an unfair advantage, having Jon-Enee with me to explain many of the ideas and thought processes behind the re-launch. It all makes sense when you hear it from a developer's mouth, but how does the game translate when you just log in and start playing? It turns out that it has many issues but is quite fun a lot of the time. Continue reading Rise and Shiny: Arcane Saga Online
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| Age of Wushu getting new factions and character trading in China Posted: 23 Jun 2013 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Historical, Patches, Previews, News Items, Free-to-Play, Age of Wushu  The game is experimenting with a character trading service, allowing you to directly list characters for sale without having to sell your entire account and risk hacking. Whether or not the service on a whole is a good thing for the health of the game is an exercise for the reader. There's no timetable for any of this coming over to the game in the West, but in all likelihood it's just a matter of time. [Thanks to Dengar for the tip!]
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| One Shots: Friendship is magic Posted: 23 Jun 2013 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Screenshots, EVE Online, Culture, Guild Wars 2, One Shots, Humor, TERA, Miscellaneous  I'm sure that reader Michelle agrees with me, since she sent in this picture of her little pony from Star Stable. "It's April Fool's Day," she writes, "and this is my character Lili Wolfwood and her horse Everdream after having clicked on an NPC Bunny. My horse is usually brown and black." Why do I keep forgetting that there's an entire MMO about horses? Why haven't I done an extensive six-week article series on it yet? While I deal with the shame of neglect, you may proceed on to our other excellent player-submitted screenshots. Continue reading One Shots: Friendship is magic
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| The Daily Grind: What was the last good grouping experience you had with strangers? Posted: 23 Jun 2013 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Culture, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  The other night in The Secret World I ended up grouping with a newcomer to the game who was beyond polite and friendly. In turn, I helped him navigate a few quests and answer questions about his build. I logged out feeling as though I had created a good memory, not just racked up a few more quest completions. So what was the last good grouping experience you had with strangers? Let's focus on the positive and not on snarky, "I've never had one!" answers, please and thank you!  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 Tattered Notebook: EQII's housing update makes feet obsolete Posted: 22 Jun 2013 07:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest II, Patches, Free-to-Play, The Tattered Notebook, Housing  The lazy part comes not in relation to the actual decorating (which did become easier thanks to another recent update, by the way) but in travel. Indeed, now all Norrathians may never have to walk home through city streets again! Join me for a look at what could rightfully be billed as the new Norrathian transportation system. Oh, and the spiffy house management features, too. Continue reading The Tattered Notebook: EQII's housing update makes feet obsolete
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| Trion teases new RIFT souls, item advancement, and more Posted: 22 Jun 2013 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Classes, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, Patches, News Items, Free-to-Play, RIFT  Trion is also looking at item advancement tweaks to include more customized weapon and armor upgrades tailored to specific playstyles. Finally, the devs announced that the game's 3.0 update will feature the plane of water, and they also hinted at some sort of increased interaction with regard to RIFT's dimension housing system. [Thanks Chris!]
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| The Mog Log: Final Fantasy XIV is home again Posted: 22 Jun 2013 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Game Mechanics, Lore, Opinion, Consoles, Final Fantasy XIV, The Mog Log  For all the frustrations I've had with Final Fantasy XIV over the years, somehow, at the end of the day, stepping into Eorzea always felt familiar in a way that only Final Fantasy XI could match. But the first two beta phases felt, well, restricted. They were supposed to be like that, but I still found myself straining at the limits simply because there was some indefinable soul not yet in place. As it turns out, that soul was Thanalan. Phase 3 is importing old characters this weekend, and that will really solidify it, but testing the waters in the first weekend's test was what made me feel as if I could go home again after all. Continue reading The Mog Log: Final Fantasy XIV is home again
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| Cloud Imperium reveals Star Citizen's 300i Posted: 22 Jun 2013 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Trailers, Video, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Sandbox, Star Citizen, Buy-to-Play  The reveal also coincides with Cloud Imperium's 300 series sale week, during which you can add a variant or two of the sleek new craft to your Star Citizen pledge hangar. Finally, there's a message from Chris Roberts, too. "I sincerely hope you enjoy the 300i materials released today. Even if you choose not to add a 300 series spacecraft to your hangar you should enjoy the new materials and have a good idea of just how detailed Star Citizen is going to be!" Click past the cut to watch the trailer. [Thanks everyone who tipped us!] Continue reading Cloud Imperium reveals Star Citizen's 300i
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| EQII summertime Gold Rush offers members special bonuses Posted: 22 Jun 2013 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest II, News Items, Free-to-Play, Promotions, Crafting  Gold members who log in anytime this summer will find the spell automatically slotted on their hotbar (if they have room) or in the spell book under abilities. Bronze or Silver members wishing to take advantage of these bonuses can do so by upgrading to Gold at any point during the event.
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