MMO Updates |
- See the universe of Elite: Dangerous through Oculus Rift
- The Summoner's Guidebook: The real hero of the LoL World Championships
- Defiance spotlights a new kind of arkfall
- The Think Tank: How long does it take you to judge an MMO?
- The Daily Grind: Do you specialize at crafting or do it all?
- CityState teases Camelot Unchained animation test
- New Pathfinder dev blog details salvaging, harvesting, and more
- The Art of Wushu: Harnessing demons to slay lovers
- Turbine defends LotRO class changes
- WildStar offers cross-realm play
- EVE Online starts up new player training sessions
- Choose My Adventure: Saying goodbye to Age of Wushu
| See the universe of Elite: Dangerous through Oculus Rift Posted: 10 Oct 2013 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, MMO Industry, New Titles, PvP, News Items, Sandbox, Crowdfunding, Elite: Dangerous  [Thanks to Peteris for the tip!]
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| The Summoner's Guidebook: The real hero of the LoL World Championships Posted: 10 Oct 2013 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Events (Real-World), PvP, Opinion, Free-to-Play, MOBA, League of Legends, The Summoner's Guidebook  But in most of the games where he dominated, Faker didn't do it alone. In fact, a good many of the other world-class mid-laners gave Faker a run for his money. He often did poorly in the laning phase, largely due to counter-picks and targeted bans. But even with the picks and bans against him, SK Telecom T1 had a secret weapon -- their jungler bengi. Before Faker would get the ball rolling, bengi would arrive from the most unexpected locations and often with perfect timing, giving Faker the early game advantage. Throughout the mid and late games, bengi would be everywhere, always at the right moment to win the match for his team. While Faker had an impressive highlight reel, it was really bengi's constant coverage that pushed the team to the top. Continue reading The Summoner's Guidebook: The real hero of the LoL World Championships
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| Defiance spotlights a new kind of arkfall Posted: 10 Oct 2013 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Trailers, Video, Events (In-Game), Game Mechanics, News Items, Consoles, MMOFPS, Defiance, Subscription, Buy-to-Play  Players will encounter four types of event in both Minor and Major categories; the former lasts 20 minutes and the latter runs for 60. Extractor and Mayhem events pit players in an escalating shootout with Dark Matter forces, Obliteration tasks players with destroying an arkfall core, and the Extraction Force event pits players against the strongest of the forces that the Dark Matter troops can rally. Take a gander at the video past the break for some of the feel contained within these new events. Continue reading Defiance spotlights a new kind of arkfall
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| The Think Tank: How long does it take you to judge an MMO? Posted: 10 Oct 2013 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Opinion, Massively Meta, Miscellaneous, The Think Tank  Jef also wrote a Daily Grind about this topic last month where we got to hear your opinions on the matter, and I thought that it would be interesting to hear what the rest of the team thinks. It might be especially interesting considering the fact that we usually devote a bit more time to games as potential news or opinion articles rather than simply for gaming pleasure. Read on past the cut for our thoughts on time limits for MMO interest. Continue reading The Think Tank: How long does it take you to judge an MMO?
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| The Daily Grind: Do you specialize at crafting or do it all? Posted: 10 Oct 2013 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Game Mechanics, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Final Fantasy XIV, Crafting, Subscription  What about you, Massively crafters? Do you do it all in a particular game, or do you specialize in the stuff you need or the stuff that's most profitable?  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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| CityState teases Camelot Unchained animation test Posted: 09 Oct 2013 05:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, PvP, News Items, Crowdfunding, Camelot Unchained, Subscription  Jacobs also says to expect more updates before the week is out. Finally, the team has released a quick video look at some preliminary Banshee animation which you can view after the cut. Continue reading CityState teases Camelot Unchained animation test
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| New Pathfinder dev blog details salvaging, harvesting, and more Posted: 09 Oct 2013 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Economy, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Sandbox, Crafting, Pathfinder Online  Well, I'll be! It seems as if salvaging has been simplified a bit since the last the time the devs talked it up. Oh, and harvesting spots are generated procedurally, so you won't necessarily be able to map out iron and tree nodes like you can in more typical MMOs. Gathering nodes have also been tweaked. More specifically they're now tied to the supply of harvestable resources in a particular hex, and GoblinWorks is currently going with a system of exclusive discovery rights to prevent claim-jumping. Finally, today's dev blog touches on the game's outposts, which are semi-permanent structures in wilderness areas that produce a steady supply of bulk goods by the hour. Hit the links below to learn more.
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| The Art of Wushu: Harnessing demons to slay lovers Posted: 09 Oct 2013 03:00 PM PDT Filed under: Historical, PvP, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Guides, Sandbox, Age of Wushu, The Art of Wushu, MMORPG  Even after you're a powerful master, you'll rely a lot on this set in many cases. It does many things (especially its ranged knock) that have very practical uses. As a dueling set, it's a bit on the weak side, but people tend to underestimate it for that reason too. Continue reading The Art of Wushu: Harnessing demons to slay lovers
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| Turbine defends LotRO class changes Posted: 09 Oct 2013 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Classes, Expansions, Free-to-Play, Dev Diaries  There were several reasons given for the class changes. The devs felt that skills were losing potency the more they were added, there were many skills not being used, class builds were too much alike, the combat tempo needed more pep, animation times were sometimes too long, and it was just taking a lot of time for the devs to try to keep everything in balance. "These are big changes," the devs state. "They take some getting used to. We know this. We also know that for the good of the game and its longevity, we sometimes need to make big changes."
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| WildStar offers cross-realm play Posted: 09 Oct 2013 01:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Dev Diaries, WildStar, Subscription  In the post, the studio talks about how it's supporting cross-realm play through three primary features. Players will have the ability to talk to anyone on any realm using the chat system, they'll be able to group up with friends through the party system, and they'll be able to meet random strangers through the group finder. The cross-realm play does have a big limitation, however. Cross-realm parties will not be able to hang out on the landscape, but can only enter instances, battlegrounds, or arenas, and these parties will not be able to trade items between each other. Players who are not interested in cross-realm play will also have the option to toggle their account to group with only members of their server.
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| EVE Online starts up new player training sessions Posted: 09 Oct 2013 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, EVE Online, Culture, Events (In-Game), News Items, Sandbox, Subscription  Why help train others to be better players? Simply put, according to the official post, it's because educated players are more likely to keep playing the game and actually expand the universe. You might get an easy kill by sniping someone who doesn't know how to fit a ship, but that player isn't going to stick around to provide you anything of use. So if you'd like to learn or help some new players up, take a look at the schedule and consider taking the time to make EVE Online more welcoming for new players... and then blow them up.
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| Choose My Adventure: Saying goodbye to Age of Wushu Posted: 09 Oct 2013 11:00 AM PDT Filed under: Culture, Game Mechanics, PvP, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Hands-On, Virtual Worlds, Choose My Adventure, Sandbox, Age of Wushu  Am I comparing my time with Age of Wushu to being married to en elderly comic genius? No, but I am very familiar with the lawkeeper's description of his favorite game. It's the same description that Age of Wushu players use when we talk about the game, although I disagree with how wonderful the "learning curve" is. Still, I had a blast over these last few weeks. Continue reading Choose My Adventure: Saying goodbye to Age of Wushu
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