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- Rise and Shiny: Rusty Hearts
- One Shots: Find the chicken
- The Daily Grind: How have you been surprised lately in-game?
- EverQuest Next devs talk lore delivery in latest roundtable response
- Make My MMO: Crowdfunding November 17 - 30, 2013
- Guild Wars 2 to make World XP account-bound
- Wings Over Atreia: A guide to Aion's menagerie
- The Mog Log: Thankful for Final Fantasy XIV
- The Road to Mordor: First impressions of Helm's Deep
| Posted: 01 Dec 2013 09:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Game Mechanics, Interviews, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Hands-On, Casual, Rise and Shiny, Livestream, Dungeons  Not all action games are great, however. Some of them hide a grind behind a lame story and expect us to appreciate it. There are plenty of gamers who see achievement as much more important than having a good time, so even crappy action-based titles find an audience. So how does Rusty Hearts fare? Where does it fit in the action spectrum? I sat down with Mark Hill, Senior Producer from Perfect World Entertainment, to talk about the game. Continue reading Rise and Shiny: Rusty Hearts
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| Posted: 01 Dec 2013 07:00 AM PST Filed under: Screenshots, Dark Age of Camelot, Lord of the Rings Online, Culture, Warhammer Online, One Shots, Miscellaneous  Reader Phinneas gave me this maddening puzzle that has consumed my days as I pore over it looking for the chicken. Where? Where? Where could it be? Under that tentacle-plant-thing? Under the next? Lurking beyond the frame? Oh, what trickery is this? "This picture is of my favorites of the game's last few days," Phinneas said with an implied taunt in his voice. "I still hold out hope that it will be resurrected someday." As I continue to look for the chicken, you can move on to the rest of our week's submissions! Continue reading One Shots: Find the chicken
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| The Daily Grind: How have you been surprised lately in-game? Posted: 01 Dec 2013 05:00 AM PST Filed under: Culture, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  Sometimes MMOs can do that -- surprise you. Maybe a content patch or expansion is released earlier than expected. Maybe coming back to a game or trying a new one turns out to be a wondrous experience. Maybe you encounter a quest or meet some new friends that generate terrific memories that renew your faith in gaming. Maybe you get a free present or find a cool secret or witness a truly epic event. How have you been surprised lately in-game? Let's hear it!  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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| EverQuest Next devs talk lore delivery in latest roundtable response Posted: 30 Nov 2013 06:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Lore, New Titles, News Items, Free-to-Play, EverQuest Next  Danuser talked about taking a different approach to how story is delivered; NPCs talking, cutscenes, and such are all tools in devs' story-telling toolbox (and will be utilized in the game), but they're not the only ways. "We don't rely on those to get the story across for you," he said. "We want you to be exploring the world and having this very dynamic story playing out." Players can take lore or leave it, just play or seek out deeper stories. Find a library of ancient tomes? You can read them or not -- it's up to you. Catch all the details in the video below. Continue reading EverQuest Next devs talk lore delivery in latest roundtable response
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| Make My MMO: Crowdfunding November 17 - 30, 2013 Posted: 30 Nov 2013 05:00 PM PST Filed under: MMO Industry, Massively Meta, Miscellaneous, Crowdfunding, Make My MMO  While it's true that a few funded projects tossed out a news morsel or two, two new campaigns replaced two unsuccessful ones (neither The Zodiac Project nor Omuni Online made their goals), newcomer The Mandate already made its goal, and another hopeful -- Ever, Jane -- has secured three-quarters of its goal with only a couple of days left, the majority of the spotlight has been stolen the upcoming space sim Star Citizen, which continues to blast the crowdfunding record to smithereens. If you missed any of the news, you can catch up on it all right here in Make My MMO. Continue reading Make My MMO: Crowdfunding November 17 - 30, 2013
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| Guild Wars 2 to make World XP account-bound Posted: 30 Nov 2013 04:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, PvP, Guild Wars 2, Dev Diaries, Buy-to-Play  "As we begin to roll out our new core horizontal progression system of continually-expanded skills and traits, we felt there was no longer a need to have a character-specific progression system unique to WvW," the devs posted. "The skill and trait system will provide game-wide horizontal character progression for all players." When the change is implemented, every account will pool earned World XP, and that pool will determine world rank and world ability points. Players can then take those world ability points and dole them out to various characters as desired.
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| Wings Over Atreia: A guide to Aion's menagerie Posted: 30 Nov 2013 03:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Aion, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Wings Over Atreia, Guides  Just how many pets are there? Back when I first started this project, I had almost everything together in fairly short order. Then I blinked, and the pet population exploded! And every time I thought I had them all, more would pop up. So chances are NCsoft will throw another one into the mix by the time you read this, but we'll forge ahead anyhow; it's time to get this guide out there to help all those who wish to adopt the cute cuddliness of some little critter (just one look in those big puppy/panda/bulldozer eyes, and you know you're a goner) or even those who just want to know where that pet they just saw comes from. So regardless if whether you're in the market for one pet or just have the urge to collect them all, welcome to the Aion menagerie. Continue reading Wings Over Atreia: A guide to Aion's menagerie
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| The Mog Log: Thankful for Final Fantasy XIV Posted: 30 Nov 2013 01:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Culture, Opinion, Consoles, Final Fantasy XIV, The Mog Log  And you know what? It's the time to be thankful if you live in the United States. So while I'm writing this before the annual turkey-induced coma that is Thanksgiving, I'm going to talk about what I'm thankful for in Final Fantasy XIV. For all the quibbles that I do have with the game, the relaunch has wildly exceeded my expectations, and I think it's only fair to give the game some respect. Continue reading The Mog Log: Thankful for Final Fantasy XIV
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| The Road to Mordor: First impressions of Helm's Deep Posted: 30 Nov 2013 11:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Expansions, Free-to-Play, First Impressions, The Road to Mordor  My play time over the past week or so speaks to how I've taken a shine to Helm's Deep because I've been enjoying it to the exclusion of almost all of the rest of my games. I don't want to overreact because I know there's always that "new car smell" that comes with major game updates like this, but I've started to fall in love with LotRO all over again. I don't think there's any secret why this is happening. Helm's Deep has (thus far) some of the best questing content in the game to date, and the class revisions have gone a long way to making my characters feel fresh and fun once more. So here are a few vital first impressions of the expansion, both good and bad, that have come to mind as I've traveled Rohan since the launch. Continue reading The Road to Mordor: First impressions of Helm's Deep
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