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- Nope, World of Warcraft still isn't going F2P
- The Game Archaeologist: Classic servers and you
- The Stream Team: Fixing Tuckborough's troubles in Lord of the Rings Online
- WRUP: Richie called it edition
- The Daily Grind: Are you excited for Warlords of Draenor?
- MMObility: Crazy Tribes is crazy easy to put down
- Looking for Guild: WoW and FFXIV
- Betawatch: November 2 - 8, 2013
- The Stream Team: Starting new adventures in TERA
- Exclusive: Here's Star Trek Online's Season 8 launch trailer
- Firefall update talks quest system, bug squashing
- EverQuest Next's Georgeson teases cryptic tweet
- BlizzCon 2013: Moving into Warlords of Draenor's garrisons
- EverQuest II video peeks behind the scenes of Tears of Veeshan
- The Stream Team: Playing Vanguard using 'Immersion Rules'
- Storyboard: Breaking game mechanics for the sake of roleplay
- BlizzCon 2013: World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor revealed
- BlizzCon 2013: Heroes of the Storm and Hearthstone betas
- Camelot Unchained has rougher-than-expected development stretch
- Massively's BlizzCon 2013 liveblog: Opening ceremony and WoW presentation
- Marvel Heroes 2.0 update adds Loki and Asgard
- Dev blog outlines SWTOR's inaugural PvP season
- Unfortunate capsuleer learns not to move EVE Online PLEX in starter ships
| Nope, World of Warcraft still isn't going F2P Posted: 09 Nov 2013 09:30 AM PST Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Business Models, Events (Real-World), Expansions, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, News Items, Subscription  In other expansion news, the official WoW website has been updated with several new articles fleshing out yesterday's panel announcement. The first covers leveling from 90 to 100 in the new expansion, while the second is more of a general overview that also includes the Warlords of Draenor: Remaking a World video. View it after the cut. Continue reading Nope, World of Warcraft still isn't going F2P
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| The Game Archaeologist: Classic servers and you Posted: 09 Nov 2013 09:00 AM PST Filed under: World of Warcraft, Dark Age of Camelot, EverQuest, Opinion, Ultima Online, RuneScape, The Game Archaeologist, Miscellaneous  I can understand this desire. We form attachments to MMOs based on several factors, not the least of which are when we started playing the game and what we remember most from it. While we generally applaud the change brought about by content updates, bug fixes, expansions, and the like, there's always a part of us that won't let go of the past. That's where classic servers come into play. Here and there, studios have recognized and responded to this desire for gaming the way it used to be by creating servers that deliberately call back to the past. It might seem to fly in the face of common sense, but I don't think it's that strange when you look at the larger video game community and how strong nostalgia gaming has taken root there as well. So what do classic servers have to offer you and where can you find them? Continue reading The Game Archaeologist: Classic servers and you
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| The Stream Team: Fixing Tuckborough's troubles in Lord of the Rings Online Posted: 09 Nov 2013 08:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Lord of the Rings Online, Free-to-Play, Livestream, Dungeons, The Stream Team  Game: Lord of the Rings Online Host: MJ Guthrie Date: Saturday, November 9th, 2013 Time: 11:00 a..m. EST Enjoy our Steam Team video below. Continue reading The Stream Team: Fixing Tuckborough's troubles in Lord of the Rings Online
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| WRUP: Richie called it edition Posted: 09 Nov 2013 07:00 AM PST Filed under: Massively Meta, Miscellaneous  What's that? Oh, yes, it's WRUP all over again, I almost forgot. You know how that goes, we let you know what we're going to be up to over the weekend, then you let us know what you'll be doing down in the comments. This is exactly when you'd expect this to come around. Continue reading WRUP: Richie called it edition
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| The Daily Grind: Are you excited for Warlords of Draenor? Posted: 09 Nov 2013 05:00 AM PST Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Expansions, New Titles, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Subscription  The point is that I'm not sure if I'm excited about Warlords of Draenor yet. Maybe you're a bit more clear-headed than I am, ladies and gentlemen of the audience. Are you excited for this new expansion? Were you sitting in your chair looking forward to another chapter for World of Warcraft? Or are you ready to declare it a failure from just the title alone?  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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| MMObility: Crazy Tribes is crazy easy to put down Posted: 08 Nov 2013 06:00 PM PST Filed under: Screenshots, Game Mechanics, Previews, PvP, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Mobile, Hands-On, Casual, Humor, First Impressions, Post-Apocalyptic, MMObility  I ran into issues almost as soon as I started the game. In the beginning tutorial -- if you can read the tiny, horrible font, anyway -- you'll be told to access a certain building in order to start upgrading. The problem was immediately obvious: Not only was the picture of the building different from the actual building in the town, but there are no labels on the individuals buildings that make up your post-apocalyptic village. It's an annoying bit that could so easily be fixed. Continue reading MMObility: Crazy Tribes is crazy easy to put down
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| Looking for Guild: WoW and FFXIV Posted: 08 Nov 2013 05:30 PM PST Filed under: World of Warcraft, Guilds, Final Fantasy XIV, Miscellaneous, Looking for Guild  For next week, I want to do something a little different and switch things around to be all about guilds looking for members. You can certainly still send in your requests for guilds as normal, but in two weeks, it will be all about guild advertising, then we'll go back to normal. So read on past the cut to see how you can get your guild on the next installment of this column, and check out those looking for a guild of their own in this week's list. Continue reading Looking for Guild: WoW and FFXIV
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| Betawatch: November 2 - 8, 2013 Posted: 08 Nov 2013 05:00 PM PST Filed under: Betas, MMO Industry, News Items, Betawatch, Miscellaneous  But maybe you're not really a building sort and you'd rather blow holes in things -- specifically, tanks. From inside of another tank. And that's all right, too, because World of Tanks is holding an open beta weekend for its Xbox 360 client. Everyone can get in on it, and anyone who doesn't will just have to wait for a bit, as beta registration closes after the weekend ends. Consider that motivation. None of that tickles you? Perhaps you'll find something more to your taste in our beta list past the cut. As always, let us know whether something on the list slipped past our radar into a soft launch. Continue reading Betawatch: November 2 - 8, 2013
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| The Stream Team: Starting new adventures in TERA Posted: 08 Nov 2013 04:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Video, PvE, Free-to-Play, Massively Meta, Hands-On, Roleplaying, TERA, Livestream, The Stream Team, MMORPG  Game: TERA Host: Mike Foster Date: Friday, November 8th, 2013 Time: 7:00 p.m. EST Enjoy our Steam Team video below. Continue reading The Stream Team: Starting new adventures in TERA
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| Exclusive: Here's Star Trek Online's Season 8 launch trailer Posted: 08 Nov 2013 03:30 PM PST Filed under: Sci-Fi, MMO Industry, Patches, News Items, PvE, Star Trek Online, Free-to-Play  We've also got an exclusive first look at STO's Season 8 launch trailer. Click past the cut and enjoy! Continue reading Exclusive: Here's Star Trek Online's Season 8 launch trailer
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| Firefall update talks quest system, bug squashing Posted: 08 Nov 2013 03:00 PM PST Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Bugs, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, PvP, News Items, PvE, Free-to-Play, Firefall  Red 5 also managed to clean up its creature database and roll out additional bug fixes. You can read further details on the Firefall forums.
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| EverQuest Next's Georgeson teases cryptic tweet Posted: 08 Nov 2013 02:30 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Free-to-Play, EverQuest Next, Sandbox  EQN's fan community of course hazarded a few guesses which ranged from a beta announcement at 11:11 a.m. on November 11th to some sort of binary code. Georgeson isn't talking, though, other than a follow-up tweet that shot down the beta rumor. So we're left to wait and wonder what the heck these numbers mean in relation to SOE's upcoming fantasy sandbox.
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| BlizzCon 2013: Moving into Warlords of Draenor's garrisons Posted: 08 Nov 2013 02:00 PM PST Filed under: World of Warcraft, Betas, Fantasy, Expansions, Game Mechanics, Housing, Subscription  Garrisons will be phased outposts that players will establish in any zone on Draenor and use as headquarters for their adventures there. A garrison is basically a small town that can be upgraded and customized, but it has a functional aspect as well. Players meet NPCs during questing that will go back to the garrison where they can be put to work doing missions whether you're logged in or not. The garrison is integrated into the game world and can be visited by one's friends. Different buildings in the garrison bestow different bonuses, such as an infirmary healing followers and inns allowing for greater recruiting. Buildings can be upgraded three times with a specialization choice at the end, and they can be decorated with monuments and trophies from achievement rewards (among other sources). Crafting, even in professions that you haven't trained, will be available, and Blizzard is promising that epic-quality gear can be made through this system.
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| EverQuest II video peeks behind the scenes of Tears of Veeshan Posted: 08 Nov 2013 01:30 PM PST Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Video, EverQuest II, Expansions, PvE, Free-to-Play  [Source: SOE press release] Continue reading EverQuest II video peeks behind the scenes of Tears of Veeshan
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| The Stream Team: Playing Vanguard using 'Immersion Rules' Posted: 08 Nov 2013 01:00 PM PST Filed under: Video, Game Mechanics, Opinion, Vanguard, Free-to-Play, Hands-On, Roleplaying, Livestream, Sandbox, The Stream Team  Game: Vanguard: Saga of Heroes Host: Beau Date: Friday, November 8th, 2013 Time: 4:00 p.m. EST Enjoy our Steam Team video below. Continue reading The Stream Team: Playing Vanguard using 'Immersion Rules'
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| Storyboard: Breaking game mechanics for the sake of roleplay Posted: 08 Nov 2013 12:30 PM PST Filed under: Game Mechanics, Opinion, Roleplaying, Storyboard, Miscellaneous  Sometimes you've found something that the game itself is directly at odds with in your roleplaying. I'm not talking about lore; I'm talking about the game mechanics. And while I've brushed up against this before, I've never actually talked about how to deal with situations that the game mechanics explicitly forbid. You are X, and the game tells you that you cannot be X. So what do you do? I can assume you can get over the point of saying that you're something that's slightly at odds with the game mechanics, but how do you explain the fact that your character should be something that the game won't allow? Continue reading Storyboard: Breaking game mechanics for the sake of roleplay
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| BlizzCon 2013: World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor revealed Posted: 08 Nov 2013 12:00 PM PST Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Trailers, Video, Expansions, Subscription  Blizzard announced the new expansion at BlizzCon today following heavy rumors when the title was discovered in a trademark database. The expansion will pit players against "a savage enemy without remorse." The opening ceremonies showed a trailer for the expansion, which boasted a slew of features for the new expansion. These include the world of Draenor, an increased level cap to 100, the ability to instantly advance a single character to level 90, a garrison to build and defend, and new character models. You can keep an eye on warlordsofdraenor.com and the official FAQ from BlizzCon for more information once it launches and watch the trailer after the break. Continue reading BlizzCon 2013: World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor revealed
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| BlizzCon 2013: Heroes of the Storm and Hearthstone betas Posted: 08 Nov 2013 11:44 AM PST Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Events (Real-World), Free-to-Play, Mobile, Events (Massively's Coverage), MOBA, Hearthstone  Heroes of the Storm will begin sign-ups for the MOBA's beta program today (opt-in is live right now on Battle.net accounts), while Hearthstone will go into open beta next month. Rob Pardo amended the timeline for the latter, saying, "In Blizzard-speak, that might be January." Mobile versions of Hearthstone for iOS and Android platforms will come out in the second half of 2014. You can follow these announcements and more on Massively's BlizzCon liveblog. Continue reading BlizzCon 2013: Heroes of the Storm and Hearthstone betas
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| Camelot Unchained has rougher-than-expected development stretch Posted: 08 Nov 2013 11:30 AM PST Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, PvP, Dev Diaries, Camelot Unchained, Subscription  "Unfortunately, this sprint was not as successful as the last one. Due to illness and travel, a number of items either were not fully completed or in a couple of cases, didn't get started [...] Now, we still had a good sprint but it wasn't as good as the last one," he wrote in his latest update. Jacobs said that the team is still working to get infrastructure in place but has basic combat functioning and animations improved. Other interesting tidbits from this dev cycle include hints of the next Camelot Unchained video, the initial concepts for a new race, and work being done on the game's magic system. He reports that the team is on track to begin IT testing in January.
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| Massively's BlizzCon 2013 liveblog: Opening ceremony and WoW presentation Posted: 08 Nov 2013 10:40 AM PST Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Events (Real-World), Expansions, MMO Industry, Events (Massively's Coverage), Diablo III, MMORPG, Hearthstone  Most MMO gamers, however, are anxiously waiting to hear about World of Warcraft's fifth expansion. Is it happening? Whom are we fighting? Where are we going? Are there any new classes and races? If you want to be among the first to know but didn't snag a ticket, real or virtual, then join us in the comments below as we blog about all the juiciest news -- live! And don't forget that the opening ceremonies are being streamed for free! Continue reading Massively's BlizzCon 2013 liveblog: Opening ceremony and WoW presentation
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| Marvel Heroes 2.0 update adds Loki and Asgard Posted: 08 Nov 2013 10:30 AM PST Filed under: Sci-Fi, Super-hero, Patches, Free-to-Play, Marvel Heroes  Game Update 2.0, Gazillion's "biggest content update ever," has two big features. First up is the Asgard hub, where players will meet to go on a series of new missions through the otherworldly zones. And since Thor is already in the game, 2.0 introduces the next best thing, Loki, the god of mischief. Loki is a sorcerer who has two outfits available, the film edition and the not-tacky-at-all comic book version. Even if Asgard doesn't delight you, there's a reason for the entire playerbase to rejoice: Gazillion is expanding the starting roster of free heroes from five choices to nine. You can read up on these additions as well as the new legendary and ring item slots in the official patch notes.
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| Dev blog outlines SWTOR's inaugural PvP season Posted: 08 Nov 2013 10:00 AM PST Filed under: Sci-Fi, Events (In-Game), Game Mechanics, Patches, News Items, PvE, Free-to-Play, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Dev Diaries  When Season One begins, all pre-season rankings will be reset to default for a clean slate. Throughout the season, ratings will be available via web-based leaderboards. Although there is no definite date set for the end of this first season right now, BioWare is looking at a six-month run. Then near the end of the season, exclusive rewards for various tiers of ratings will be announced. And once the season ends, there will be a break before Season Two gets rolling.
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| Unfortunate capsuleer learns not to move EVE Online PLEX in starter ships Posted: 08 Nov 2013 09:30 AM PST Filed under: Sci-Fi, EVE Online, PvP, News Items, Sandbox, Subscription, MMORPG  The kill occurred in Jita, a high-security system that acts as one of EVE's central trading hubs. While there is protection for players in high-security space, today's kill should reinforce the idea that you're never truly safe in EVE -- if you're going to move PLEX, you should do it in something with more armor than a soda can.
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