MMO Updates |
- Aion's anniversary events include cakes, pirates, and an aethertech design contest
- CCP adds Owen O'Brien to EVE: Valkyrie roster
- Leaderboard: Which upcoming Korean MMO excites you the most?
- Black Gold's Dwarves create steamtech for all
- The Daily Grind: What's your favorite /emote?
- Jukebox Heroes: TERA's soundtrack
- Blade & Soul's Tower of Mushin dungeon gets new floors, bosses
- Hyperspace Beacon: Five reasons to love SWTOR's Bounty Contract Week
- Vin Diesel describes upcoming Chronicles of Riddick game as being an MMO
- Camelot Unchained producer's letter talks new race, development progress
- SWTOR subscribers to receive Rise of the Hutt Cartel free
- The Soapbox: The case against The Elder Scrolls Online's subscription model
- Flameseeker Chronicles: Why I love Guild Wars 2's Super Adventure Box
| Aion's anniversary events include cakes, pirates, and an aethertech design contest Posted: 11 Sep 2013 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Events (In-Game), News Items, Anniversaries, Player-Generated Content  But that's not all! GMs will host various mini-games and activities throughout the anniversary celebrations, rewarding players for participating. And on September 19th, players can celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day with various pirate-themed activities and gear that's exclusive to NA. And finally, NCsoft is holding another Leave your Legacy contest -- this time for Aethertechs. Interested participants need to submit their original Aethertech Key and Mecha design by September 25th, and the winning one will be released alongside the Aethertechs when 4.5 comes to NA. Full contest rules can be found on the official site. [Source: NCsoft press release]
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| CCP adds Owen O'Brien to EVE: Valkyrie roster Posted: 11 Sep 2013 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, EVE Online, MMO Industry, New Titles, PvP, News Items  EVE: Valkyrie, set for release in 2014, utilizes virtual reality to give players the sense of being a real pilot in an EVE Online spaceship. On his appointment to this new position, O'Brien said: "The opportunity to work with a focused, talented and passionate team at the forefront of game-changing technology is a dream scenario for me. But it's not just about the technology. This was a project born out of a genuine passion for gaming, and that shows in what the team has already achieved."[Source: CCP Games press release]
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| Leaderboard: Which upcoming Korean MMO excites you the most? Posted: 11 Sep 2013 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Culture, MMO Industry, New Titles, Opinion, Blade & Soul, ArcheAge, Leaderboard, Black Desert  Assuming you are also something of a Korean MMO aficionado, I've put together a poll featuring some of the blockbusters we'll (hopefully) be playing in the near future. Feel free to vote for the one you're most looking forward to, and explain why in the comments.  Ever wish that you could put to rest a long-standing MMO debate once and for all? Then welcome to the battle royal of Massively's Leaderboard, where two sides enter the pit o' judgment -- and only one leaves. Vote to make your opinion known, and see whether your choice tops the Leaderboard!Continue reading Leaderboard: Which upcoming Korean MMO excites you the most?
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| Black Gold's Dwarves create steamtech for all Posted: 11 Sep 2013 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Video, Free-to-Play, Races, Black Gold  Along with dispensing with some backstory on the Dwarves, the article emphasizes that the race is extremely durable and a huge fan of melee combat. Their main downside is that they have no access to magic, limiting them to the Arbiter and Tech Adept classes. Check out the Black Gold Dwarf spotlight video after the jump! Continue reading Black Gold's Dwarves create steamtech for all
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| The Daily Grind: What's your favorite /emote? Posted: 11 Sep 2013 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Culture, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  Are you partial to /dance whenever you have a moment of downtime with friends? Do you /faint whenever a cute character walks by? Have you abused /spit or /rude because that shows everyone that you're not one to trifle with? Or does /wave simply become part of your daily emotecabulary?  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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| Jukebox Heroes: TERA's soundtrack Posted: 10 Sep 2013 05:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Opinion, Free-to-Play, TERA, Jukebox Heroes, Music  What's even worse is when a soundtrack is released in different editions by region. Take today's subject, TERA, as an example. TERA's OST was at least released, but in two different editions: the limited 26-track edition given to Europe and Japan and the expansive 50-track edition that debuted in the US. It's just silly to do this sort of thing, but we see it all the time (and don't get me started on the way-too-expensive Japanese import of Final Fantasy XIV's Before Meteor). Anyway, I have a burr in my saddle about this today because TERA is a tremendous soundtrack. It's rich, evocative, and just plain catchy in parts. If you've listened to only part of this score composed by Inon Zur and Rod Abernethy, then you owe it to yourself to scrounge up the full deal. Here are my favorites! Continue reading Jukebox Heroes: TERA's soundtrack
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| Blade & Soul's Tower of Mushin dungeon gets new floors, bosses Posted: 10 Sep 2013 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Trailers, Video, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, PvE, Blade & Soul, Dungeons  NCsoft has designed the dungeon "to be an endless tower with new solo content every now and then," Steparu writes. The new sections are accessible after clearing the seventh floor, and you can also get a sneak peek at some of the content via the video after the cut! Continue reading Blade & Soul's Tower of Mushin dungeon gets new floors, bosses
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| Hyperspace Beacon: Five reasons to love SWTOR's Bounty Contract Week Posted: 10 Sep 2013 03:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Events (In-Game), PvE, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Hyperspace Beacon, MMORPG  The basic premise for this SWTOR event centers around the Bounty Brokers Association. This organization, totally made up by BioWare, is overrun with the number contracts that it needs fulfilled and is willing to pay anyone for completing the bounties. (To be fair, that's not too much different than a normal bounty contract, but let's just run with it.) Participants can complete one standard contract and one kingpin contract a day per character level 15 or higher. Players travel to one of eight planets (two Republic-only planets, two Empire-only planets, and four shared planets), hunting down eight different henchmen and eight different kingpins. Players earn credits, experience, reputation, achievements, and titles. Let me give you my top five reasons for loving Bounty Contract Week. Continue reading Hyperspace Beacon: Five reasons to love SWTOR's Bounty Contract Week
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| Vin Diesel describes upcoming Chronicles of Riddick game as being an MMO Posted: 10 Sep 2013 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: MMO Industry, News Items, Miscellaneous  Exactly what Diesel means by that is up for interpretation; what he cites is simply a top-level concept, which could mean anything from an online component to a fully featured shared space. He describes it as focusing on the mercenary trade in the fictional universe and allowing players a chance to interact with a larger scope of the game world. Apparently he's been talking up this aspect of the game since July, but somehow the rest of us were still in the dark.
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| Camelot Unchained producer's letter talks new race, development progress Posted: 10 Sep 2013 01:30 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, News Items, Dev Diaries, Miscellaneous, Crowdfunding, Camelot Unchained, MMORPG  According to Rockwell, he is working to learn everything he can about the game and its community while simultaneously unrolling new task-tracking software and getting up to speed on what CU's team is doing. Current projects include updates to the internal patcher, further development of the game's networking system, polish on the engine's character importer, the creation of a brand-new race, and the synchronization of team animators and designers working on a variety of tasks. Rockwell said he considers himself the member of the team that's there to help everyone get the job done, similar to a Battlefield sniper or League of Legends healer. He also included a bit of concept art as "a not-too-subtle hint of what [CSE's] modeler is working on right now," which you can see after the jump. Continue reading Camelot Unchained producer's letter talks new race, development progress
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| SWTOR subscribers to receive Rise of the Hutt Cartel free Posted: 10 Sep 2013 01:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Expansions, News Items, PvE, Free-to-Play, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Subscription, MMORPG  Subscribers who have already purchased the expansion will receive a new title, The Risen, as long as their subscriptions are active as of September 12th at 7:00 a.m. EDT (4:00 a.m. PDT). Additionally, those who purchased the expansion between August 11th and September 12th will earn 1050 bonus Cartel Coins. For more coverage on Rise of the Hutt Cartel, check out Eliot's impressions of the new content. And don't forget to check in on Larry's weekly Hyperspace Beacon column concerning all things SWTOR.
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| The Soapbox: The case against The Elder Scrolls Online's subscription model Posted: 10 Sep 2013 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, MMO Industry, New Titles, PvE, Opinion, Consoles, The Soapbox, The Elder Scrolls Online, Subscription, MMORPG  Despite the hype, ZeniMax Online and Bethesda raised a few eyebrows last month when they announced that ESO would require a monthly subscription to play. According to game director Matt Firor, the subscription is required to ensure the game is a true "Elder Scrolls experience." Firor contends that predictable revenue streams generated by monthly subs are necessary to guarantee players the massive amounts of high-quality content they have come to expect from games in the Elder Scrolls universe. There's just one small problem: The history of the Elder Scrolls franchise directly contradicts the idea that expansive, interesting content is intrinsically reliant on monthly payments from players. Continue reading The Soapbox: The case against The Elder Scrolls Online's subscription model
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| Flameseeker Chronicles: Why I love Guild Wars 2's Super Adventure Box Posted: 10 Sep 2013 11:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Opinion, Guild Wars 2, Flameseeker Chronicles, Buy-to-Play  I love Super Adventure Box. I don't just love it because it's retro or because I get the references or because my first foray into it left me laughing fit to kill (OK, maybe the last one). I love it because, entirely independent of GW2, it's a game I can spend a whole month playing and not get tired of it. Jump with me past the cut, and I'll tell you why. Continue reading Flameseeker Chronicles: Why I love Guild Wars 2's Super Adventure Box
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