MMO Updates |
- A glimpse of World of Tanks on the Xbox 360
- Embers of Caerus September update details explorable demo and team changes
- EverQuest Next devs decide against class/race restrictions
- Perfect World reassures players regarding the future of RaiderZ
- The Stream Team: Derailed by cheese edition, September 23 - 29, 2013
- The Daily Grind: What little things does your favorite MMO do well?
- MMO Week in Review: Blood for the blood god
- EVE Evolved: Will Star Citizen or Elite harm EVE?
- Wings Over Atreia: Aion's anniversary marks four years
- Rise and Shiny: Ensemble Online
| A glimpse of World of Tanks on the Xbox 360 Posted: 23 Sep 2013 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Historical, Galleries, Screenshots, Business Models, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, Opinion, War, Free-to-Play, Consoles, Events (Massively's Coverage), World of Tanks, World of Warplanes  Continue reading A glimpse of World of Tanks on the Xbox 360
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| Embers of Caerus September update details explorable demo and team changes Posted: 23 Sep 2013 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Video, MMO Industry, New Titles, Sandbox, Crowdfunding  As technical director Dave Belcher explains in the video, the investment hurdle merely means that the team will need to step it up a bit to show off more of what the game is at this point, with the possibility of more crowd funding in the future. Belcher explains that the game will be moving from Havok's Vision engine to the Unity engine (temporarily) for new prototypes, which should help show potential investors (both large and small) what the game is all about. Check out the entire 18-minute video just after the jump for more on what the team has been up to in the last few busy months. Continue reading Embers of Caerus September update details explorable demo and team changes
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| EverQuest Next devs decide against class/race restrictions Posted: 23 Sep 2013 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Video, Classes, Free-to-Play, Races, EverQuest Next  Interestingly enough, the developers have decided against the plurality of the playerbase on this issue. The devs said that they never wanted to put players in the position where they'd make decisions they'd later regret. With over 40 classes, multi-classing, and all of the items in the world, the team felt that players would not be able to be informed enough to pick a race in the beginning if it would be restricted, class-wise, down the road. Another issue is if the team added new races and classes in the future, they'd be forced to arbitrarily restrict some people from playing them due to information the players didn't have up front. You can watch the full explanation from the team after the jump! Continue reading EverQuest Next devs decide against class/race restrictions
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| Perfect World reassures players regarding the future of RaiderZ Posted: 23 Sep 2013 07:30 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Interviews, MMO Industry, News Items, Free-to-Play  Hill states that the game is still developing a new expansion for release in the near future and that the development team is in close contact with the North American staff. He also points out that the game is not region-locked, allowing players to still register and play for the American version regardless of their countries of origin. While this doesn't mean the game is invincible in this market, it should help make current players a little more comfortable while playing.
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| The Stream Team: Derailed by cheese edition, September 23 - 29, 2013 Posted: 23 Sep 2013 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Massively Meta, Livestream, Miscellaneous, The Stream Team  Oh dang it! There my thoughts went again. Where was I? Oh, yah -- the schedule. Well, instead of trying to fight it, maybe I should just give in. Resistance is futile and all that, right? What harm could there possibly be in a little cheese anyways? Come to think of it, there's always a chance that some cheese will be involved in this weeks shows on Massively TV, which is all the more reason to tune into everything. And there's also a good chance that all the crazy Stream Team antics will successfully distract me from my distraction, so let's get to it! Continue reading The Stream Team: Derailed by cheese edition, September 23 - 29, 2013
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| The Daily Grind: What little things does your favorite MMO do well? Posted: 23 Sep 2013 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Final Fantasy XIV, Subscription  What about you Massively readers? Surely you have a few small-but-essential features that keep you coming back to your favorite MMO. What are they?  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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| MMO Week in Review: Blood for the blood god Posted: 22 Sep 2013 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: MMO Industry, Warhammer Online, Massively Meta, Week in Review, Miscellaneous  It's been a week of shutdown announcements in the MMO and pseduo-MMO community, but not all shutdowns are bad. EA-Mythic finally admitted the inevitable: that Warhammer Online, on life support for the last few years, will cease operation in December (Merry Christmas?), possibly paving the way for a new MMO set within the same IP. And Blizzard informed Diablo III's PC players that the RMT auction house will be axed next year, just in time for the expansion. Of course, that also means the death of the regular trading hall. You win some; you lose some. Read on for a look at the rest of this week's top MMO stories. Continue reading MMO Week in Review: Blood for the blood god
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| EVE Evolved: Will Star Citizen or Elite harm EVE? Posted: 22 Sep 2013 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Trailers, Video, EVE Online, Business Models, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, PvP, Opinion, EVE Evolved, Sandbox, Crowdfunding, Subscription, Star Citizen, Elite: Dangerous  The past decade has shown EVE to be one of the most resilient MMOs on the planet. It's survived several major scandals, barely noticed the release of giant World of Warcraft, and has somehow maintained its subscription-based business model in a market rapidly being overtaken by free-to-play titles. Even at its lowest point, the game managed to survive the 2011 monoclegate scandal and the subsequent fallout that saw CCP Games lose 20% of its staff worldwide. EVE's subscriptions and concurrent user numbers have historically been unaffected by the release of new MMOs or sci-fi titles, so why should Star Citizen be any different? In this week's EVE Evolved, I look at how EVE Online has lived with very little direct competition until now and ask whether Star Citizen and Elite could be among the first games to directly draw players from EVE. Continue reading EVE Evolved: Will Star Citizen or Elite harm EVE?
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| Wings Over Atreia: Aion's anniversary marks four years Posted: 22 Sep 2013 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Aion, Events (In-Game), Opinion, Free-to-Play, Wings Over Atreia, Anniversaries  As is customary here at Massively, on this auspicious anniversary day I'm going to dedicate this Wings Over Atreia to a reflection on the past year, looking at what has changed since our last stroll down memory lane and what has stayed the same. And you are cordially invited to join me for plenty of reminiscing... and of course, CAKE! Continue reading Wings Over Atreia: Aion's anniversary marks four years
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| Rise and Shiny: Ensemble Online Posted: 22 Sep 2013 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Video, Business Models, Game Mechanics, New Titles, PvP, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Browser, Casual, Rise and Shiny, Livestream, Sandbox, Player-Generated Content  I was even able to sit down with the developers during my livestream of the game. Thanks to the fact that the team seems to be really up on social media and appears to pay attention to things like the press (unlike many indies), I learned a lot from that livestream. Be sure to watch it; it's embedded in the article. Ensemble Online holds a ton of potential. It's not there yet, but I'll tell you why I think it can stick around for a while. Continue reading Rise and Shiny: Ensemble Online
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