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• This Week's Hottest Reviews on TechRadar
• Rasberry Pi vs. Intel NUC
• Geekbox Ego Maniacal Review
• Razer Accidentally Leaks 90 Percent Off Promo Code, Will Honor Purchases
• LulzSec Hacker Receives One-Year Sentence for Sony Shenanigans
• AMD's Beats Expectations, Cuts Losses Significantly in Q1 2013
• Newegg Daily Deals: Graphics Cards Galore!

This Week's Hottest Reviews on TechRadar Posted: 19 Apr 2013 03:55 PM PDT HTC First review Call Facebook ubiquitous and you're understating your case. Unlock any random smartphone and you're guaranteed to find a little blue F icon waiting on the home screen. Facebook is so big, so everywhere, so omnipresent that it's already on everyone's phone, but apparently that's not enough for the sharing mogul. Now Facebook has decided to completely take over devices with Facebook Home, and has collaborated with HTC to create the HTC First, a phone meant to show just what that experience can be. The First moniker comes from being the first phone with Facebook Home preloaded. It's a well built, unassuming little handset, nowhere near as big, flashy or as fast as the quad-core HTC One. Nokia Lumia 720 review Being the middle child is always difficult, so in that respect the Nokia Lumia 720 has it tough as it nestles slap bang in the center of the Finnish firm's Windows Phone 8 range. Arriving on the scene alongside the budget-focussed Nokia Lumia 520 at MWC 2013, the Lumia 720 provides a happy middle point in a line up which also includes the Lumia 620, 820 and 920. The Nokia Lumia 720 is available for around $460 SIM-free, while on contract you'll be able to pick it up for free with two year contract. Jawbone Up review Like love, sensors are all around us. The astronomic growth in smartphone uptake means that most of the people you know now carry around a device that is constantly monitoring movement, light, sound and location. To date, the data captured by these sensors has found limited application, but this will soon change. At its core, the Jawbone Up is a pedometer, but with pretensions of being much more. Within its "medical grade" rubber casing, the Up houses a number of motion sensors and shares the information it collects with a smartphone app for iPhones and Android. Other reviews on TechRadar this week: Computers HP Envy TouchSmart 4T-1102 review Phones Nokia Lumia 520 review Motorola Razr HD review Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Mega review LG Venice review GPS Hands on: TomTom Multi-Sport GPS Watch review Cameras Nikon Coolpix P520 review Hands on: Nikon Coolpix P330 review Hands on: Ricoh GR review Nikon Coolpix A review Media Streaming Device StreamPort Universal review Portable memory Transcend Wi-Fi SD Card review Tablets Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 review Amazon Kindle Fire HD review

Rasberry Pi vs. Intel NUC Posted: 19 Apr 2013 01:50 PM PDT Rasberry Pi vs. Intel NUC The unique $35 Raspberry Pi computer set the PC world on its ear last year. Part computer science project and part incredibly cheap PC, the DIY single-board computer is such a hot item, some retailers are charging double what the unit originally cost. Of course, where there's money, there's Intel. The chip giant has formally introduced its $320 "Next Unit of Computing," or NUC, PC concept—basically a bare-bones, hobbyist kit PC. While this is admittedly an apple–to-orange comparison in many respects, we felt that hobbyists deserve to see an accounting of the pros and cons of each in a head-on fight. Round 1: Size Intel's NUC is built around an amazingly small 4x4x2-inch chassis that Intel is hoping to make the standard for subminiature-but-powerful PCs. The NUC isn't the first we've seen this small, though. The Zotac Nano XS is slightly thinner than the NUC, by about half an inch, and VIA has its Pico-ITX boards. Of course, the Raspberry Pi has them all beat. It comes as a single-board computer at just over 2x3 inches for the whole package. Winner: Raspberry Pi Other single-board computers have been available, so the Raspberry Pi's real breakthrough is its $35 price, making it exceedingly accessible for experimentation. Round 2: Pricing Intel's Ivy Bridge chips have been amazingly lean on power consumption for the high-performance x86 chips they are. The NUC ships with a 65-watt power brick, and the dual-core Hyper-Threaded Core i3 is rated at 17 watts. Pretty impressive for an x86. However, when you consider that the Raspberry Pi can run off your cell phone charger (provided it puts out 700mA), Ivy Bridge and even the next-gen Haswell are unlikely to ever compete with the Pi in the power- consumption game. Winner: Raspberry Pi Round 3: Applications  We don't mean applications as in specific apps, but the possible uses for these wee PCs. The NUC can be used as an HTPC, a mini Big Picture Steam Box, or slung behind a monitor to create an almost-all-in-one. The Raspberry Pi, on the other hand, is the perfect hobbyist machine for students and tinkerers young and old. It's being used to run everything from MAME cabinets to controlling quad-copter drones. As a device intended to introduce folks on super-tight budgets to computing concepts and programming, the Raspberry Pi is a win no matter how you cut it. However, Intel's NUC is also quite superb at what it's meant for. With its included VESA-mount adapter, it can be used in signage applications and is basically an incredibly powerful small machine.   Winner: Tie Round 4: Specsmanship  At $35, the Raspberry Pi is pretty low-powered. As a desktop UI, for example, it's not exactly something you want to push regularly, with its 700MHz Broadcom ARM 11 CPU, 256MB of RAM, HDMI, and LAN and USB support. The NUC, on the other hand, is like everything Intel does: a tour de force of specs and hardware. The NUC we have here packs a 1.8GHz dual-core, Hyper-Threaded Core i3 chip and has Mini PCI Express slots to run an mSATA SSD and wireless card. With its HD4000 graphics, the box is capable of reasonable gaming with older titles, too. Hell, our version even packs that new-fangled ultra-fast Thunderbolt port. This round is an easy win for the NUC.  Winner: NUC Intel's Next Unit of Computing (NUC) is meant to spur interesting and unique uses for Intel hardware. Round 5: Performance  Again, there's no debating this. The NUC's size isn't really exciting, but its performance is. Most mini PCs have been based on VIA's CPUs, which aren't exactly speed kings, or AMD's Brazos chips, which don't light any fires themselves. The NUC is really fast for its class. The Raspberry Pi, while incredibly cool for $35, isn't something we'd be happy pushing all day. Yes, it can run a desktop OS, and yes, it can stream some media, but would you really want it to? The answer is no.  And the Winner Is… The fact is, both are winners. OK, now quit your bitching; we honestly wouldn't feel right if we called this for one or the other. We think the Intel NUC is a freaking-cool little box and we can imagine it at the heart of several projects around the house and car. At the same time, the Raspberry Pi has so much charm and the price is so damned good (that's the Raspberry Pi's real breakthrough, you know) that there's no reason not to buy one or two of these bare-bones kits to experiment with. So maybe those of you who thought these two devices couldn't be compared were right.

Geekbox Ego Maniacal Review Posted: 19 Apr 2013 12:13 PM PDT A matte-black benchmark bruiser Geekbox's Ego Maniacal system pays homage to Maximum PC's Dream Machine—but probably not the one you're thinking of. Sure, last year's Dream Machine featured the same Silverstone TJ11 chassis as the Geekbox Ego Maniacal, but we're told that the actual inspiration for this custom-built box was 2002's Dream Machine, which was painted to match a classic BMW 2002 Turbo. Except Geekbox has updated its tribute to the car by nodding its head to the more current special edition BMW M3 in "frozen black." The Ego might owe its inspiration to that Dream Machine of old, but its internals are a closer match with 2012's DM. Full details of the Ego's specs are down below, but the highlights include Intel's new king, the 3.5GHz Core i7-3970X, a pair of liquid-cooled GeForce GTX 690 cards, two 240GB Corsair Neutron GTX SSDs, 32GB of Corsair DDR3/1866, and a 1,200W Corsair AX1200i PSU. The most impressive part of the Ego may be its liquid cooling, which uses both a quad-rad and dual-rad to keep the parts cool—that includes the voltage regulation modules on the Asus Republic of Gamer board. That's probably a good idea, too, because the Ego pushes the new 3.5GHz Core i7-3970X to a very stable 4.8GHz. That's about 1GHz further than our zero-point's overclocked six-core, and with its 25 percent higher clocks, the Ego offers that much more of a performance edge. In fact, the six-core Ego gave our zero-point—which is certainly no slouch in specs—a pretty good pummeling in every single benchmark. What about something a bit beefier, such as DM2012? Geekbox individually sizes and sleeves the cables for each PC it builds. Between the two, it was a classic battle of cores vs. frequency, with DM2012 sporting eight cores at 3.1GHz vs. the Ego's six cores at 4.8GHz. In the apps that can't exploit all the cores of the DM2012 (or even the Ego, for that matter), clock speeds won out, with the Ego pulling up a score 27 percent faster in Stitch.Efx 2.0 and 30 percent faster in ProShow Producer 5.0. When you get into the heavily multithreaded tasks, however, the cores-vs.-frequency argument gets interesting. The Ego was faster than the DM2012 in Premiere Pro CS 5.0 by about 4 percent and about 1 percent faster in the x264 HD 5.0 benchmark. That's a victory for frequency, but at the same time, we're talking about a 1.7GHz difference between the six-core and eight-core chips, so the core crowd can claim a moral victory. We also have to acknowledge that the Ego set benchmark records in all six official benchmarks we run. Although not everything was by a large margin, it's still one hell of an accomplishment for one single system to sweep all six. The real magic of the Ego is in the phenomenal amount of detail paid to its construction. Geekbox says it spends no less than 40 hours to build its high-end custom machines and it shows, from the washers on the case-door screws that prevent scratches to the paint, to the custom-length cables that are each sleeved and heat-shrunk by hand (nary a zip tie is present). There are other loving details about the case that we just don't have the space for here, but we must admit we were a bit let down by the decals. Rather than covering them with a clear coat, Geekbox just stuck them atop the matte-black paint job, which is decidedly less impressive—you can feel the decals' edges when you slide your hand over them. It's also odd for the company not to include mass storage, but Geekbox says that's more of lifestyle statement. In your garage, you'll have your M3 for weekends and your minivan for weekdays, so why clutter the M3 with baby seats? We understand that rational but we don't buy it, because while this machine is fast, it's also expensive at $7,995. Yeah, that's a deal next to DM2012's $11,055 but one HDD couldn't hurt. Despite the interesting storage configuration and heart-stopping price, we can't argue with the raw performance and attention to detail that might take custom rigs to the next level. $7,995, www.geekbox.com

Razer Accidentally Leaks 90 Percent Off Promo Code, Will Honor Purchases Posted: 19 Apr 2013 11:38 AM PDT Some lucky gamers in the U.K. received a massive discount on Razer peripherals. Razer today issued a statement via email in regards to a leaked 90 percent off coupon code for its U.K. portal that went viral, resulting in thousands of orders being placed in the span of just a couple of hours. This wasn't an authorized or approved coupon code, but one that was generated by a third party in order to test the site's shopping cart. Even so, Razer said it will honor the discounted orders that were placed. "While we have the option of cancelling the orders legally, we've always had a customer comes first policy at Razer and in respect of this incident, we have decided to honor the orders that were placed using the unauthorized code by Razer fans buying single products for their own use," Razer explained in its email. "Unfortunately, as the products are being sold well below their cost, it will likely cost us an insane amount of losses to make good on the orders which will really, really hurt us as we're still a small company - that much said, we want to do right by the community." To mitigate the damage to its bottom line, Razer said those who purchased multiple units of a single product using the coupon code -- likely to sell on eBay or Craigslist -- will have an opportunity to purchase a single item of each product ordered at a 90 percent discount. Razer recently launched its Edge gaming tablet, a pricey piece of hardware that starts at $1,000. A 90 percent off discount code would bring the cost down to just $100, or half the cost of a Nexus 7 - ouch! "Our focus is on doing the right thing for our fans, the gamers and the community, not for resellers or users to profit from this. That's not gaming, that's not our deal," Razer added. Razer said it could take a few weeks, or even a few months in certain cases, to process and ship the deluge of orders. Follow Paul on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook

LulzSec Hacker Receives One-Year Sentence for Sony Shenanigans Posted: 19 Apr 2013 08:12 AM PDT Sony breach cost the company over $600,000. A U.S. judge ordered Cody Kretsinger, otherwise known as "Recursion" by his LulzSec cohorts, to serve a year and one day in prison after the hacker pleaded guilty to computer crimes related to an organized breach of Sony Pictures Entertainment last year. As part of Kretsinger's plea bargain, the 25-year-old is also required to perform 1,000 hours of community service, pay Sony $605,663 in restitution, and serve a period of home detention following his time behind bars. Specifically, Kretsinger pleaded guilty to one charge each of conspiracy and unauthorized impairment of a protected computer as part of this plea agreement, Reuters reports. Kretsinger admitted to hacking the Sony Pictures website via SQL injection and then sharing that information with other LulzSec members, who then posted confidential details of thousands of users to Twitter and its own website. The breach Kretsinger participated in is separate from the one that caused Sony to take its PlayStation network offline for 40 days in 2011. Follow Paul on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook

AMD's Beats Expectations, Cuts Losses Significantly in Q1 2013 Posted: 19 Apr 2013 06:30 AM PDT Restructuring efforts are paying off for AMD as the PC market transitions to mobile. Go ahead and fire up Survivor by Destiny's Child and fast forward to the chorus, as there may not be a more appropriate string of lyrics to describe the attitude at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). With the PC market making a mad dash towards mobile devices and system sales down in general, AMD somehow managed to trim losses in Q1 2013 by about $444 million compared to the same quarter a year ago, beating out expectations in the process. AMD announced first quarter revenue of $1.09 billion, an operating loss of $98 million, and a net loss of $146 million, or $0.19 per share. A year ago, AMD was reporting a net loss of $580 million, or $0.80 cents per share, and just last quarter losses added up to $473 million, or $0.63 cents per share. "Our first quarter results reflect our disciplined operational execution in a difficult market environment," said Rory Read, AMD president and CEO. "We have largely completed our restructuring and are now focused on delivering a powerful set of new products that will accelerate our business in 2013. We will continue to diversify our portfolio and attack high-growth markets like dense server, ultra low-power client, embedded and semi-custom solutions to create the foundation for sustainable financial returns." AMD's Computing Solutions segment revenue decreased 9 percent sequentially and 38 percent year-over-year during a period when global PC shipments suffered the worst year-on-year decline in almost two decades, according to data by International Data Corporation (IDC). Rival Intel saw its PC Client Group revenue decrease 6.6 percent sequentially and 6 percent year-over-year, though the chip maker still managed to make a profit in Q1 to the tune of $2 billion. One thing that should help AMD's bottom line going forward is the inclusion of its custom 8-core "Jaguar" APU in Sony's upcoming PlayStation 4 console. The PS4 also uses Radeon graphics. Follow Paul on Google+, Twitter, and Facebook

Newegg Daily Deals: Graphics Cards Galore! Posted: 19 Apr 2013 05:49 AM PDT Top Deal: One of the reasons why PCs trump consoles for gaming is that you can upgrade at any time. And if you're in need of a GPU upgrade, you're in luck. Today's top deal is for an XFX Core Edition Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card for $220 with free shipping (normallyy $240 - additional $20 mail-in rebate; Free Gift: Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon, Bioshock and Tomb Raider game). Other Deals: EVGA SSC GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card for $161 with free shipping (normally $180 - use coupon code: EMCXSWM37 additional $15 mail-in rebate; Free Gift: Nvidia $75 value in-game coin coupon) XFX Double D Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card for $210 with free shipping (normally $230 - additional $30 mail-in rebate; Free Gift: Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon, Bioshock and Tomb Raider game) HIS iCooler Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card for $99 with free shipping (normally $130 - use coupon code:[EMCXSWM42] additional $10 mail-in rebate) Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB GDDR5 PCI-Express Video Card with Boost for $290 with free shipping (normally $320 - additional $20 mail-in rebate)

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Watch Might and Magic: Duel of Champions' producer destroy Massively Posted: 19 Apr 2013 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Game Mechanics, Interviews, New Titles, Previews, PvP, Free-to-Play, Mobile, Hands-On, Trading Card Games, Humor, Community Q&A, Livestream, Miscellaneous Might and Magic: Duel of Champions is a new collectible card game brought to us by Ubisoft Quebec. Some folks might say that trading card games are a dime a dozen and that once you've played one, you've played them all. But I think the genre is always moving forward and expanding, introducing new designs and interesting ways to play, which is true of Might and Magic's latest go at the TCG market. During my tour, I found myself up against producer Stephane Jankowski. Unfortunately for me, he is no stranger to the game. He takes it quite seriously, going so far as to "go easy" on me so that I was not embarrassed. Little did he know that I am a noob at every game out there, so no harm was done. Might and Magic: Duel of Champions is a great game for those who want not only more strategy but also a faster pace. The tutorial walked me through some of the basics, but I learned more in the hour I played with Stephane than I had playing during the previous week. Click past the cut to watch the livestream and read up on what makes this one stand out. Continue reading Watch Might and Magic: Duel of Champions' producer destroy Massively Watch Might and Magic: Duel of Champions' producer destroy Massively originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Xsyon update focuses on in-game economy Posted: 19 Apr 2013 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Economy, Patches, News Items, Free-to-Play, Xsyon, Post-Apocalyptic, Sandbox, Crafting Although it's been a while since the post-apocalyptic sandbox Xsyon has seen a patch, today's update looks to make up for that. With a focus on developing the in-game economy, this update introduces a number of new features, including new resources and materials, new Artisan and Master armor sets, a tribal upkeep system that offers bonuses, special trade totems, alliance and family group formation, and more. Trade will be bolstered through the new totems; the new trade and quest versions allow tribes to place additional totems that will serve as a marketplace and quest hub. Even better, besides the ones placed in the tribe's own land, additional quest and trade totems can be placed on allied land. For more details on this and the other new systems, check out the full patch notes. [Source: Notorious Games press release] Xsyon update focuses on in-game economy originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Trailer shows off China's upcoming Monster Hunters Online Posted: 19 Apr 2013 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Trailers, Video, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Free-to-Play If you've had the urge to slay dinosaurs, dragons, and even giant beavers, you'll have the chance -- if you live in China. The Monster Hunter franchise is expanding into the Chinese market with a free-to-play version called Monster Hunter Online. Along with the aforementioned giant bosses (and plenty of others), the MMO will add more weapons, monsters, and locales to the series. Developed by Tencent Games and Capcom, Monster Hunter Online will be powered by CryEngine 3 instead of Capcom's own engine. How big of a difference does that make? Check out the trailer after the cut and see for yourself. Continue reading Trailer shows off China's upcoming Monster Hunters Online Trailer shows off China's upcoming Monster Hunters Online originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Joystiq

Massively Exclusive: Neverwinter pre-launch interview, part one Posted: 19 Apr 2013 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Interviews, Launches, Free-to-Play, Neverwinter Andy Velasquez has seen his fair share of MMO launches, but that doesn't make a new one any less exhilarating or terrifying. As lead producer, he's the captain of the Neverwinter ship and must make sure it's seaworthy before slipping out of drydock and heading into the unknown waters of release. Metaphor or no, it's a daunting job with little downtime, especially in this final week leading up to the soft launch of open beta. Velasquez took a half-hour out of his busy schedule to sit with us and talk about the preparations being made for Neverwinter's big moment. Read on for his candid insights into beta stories, launch day, and making tough calls when tough calls had to be made. Continue reading Massively Exclusive: Neverwinter pre-launch interview, part one Massively Exclusive: Neverwinter pre-launch interview, part one originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Daily Grind: Do you like moddable MMORPGs? Posted: 19 Apr 2013 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: MMO Industry, Opinion, Massively Meta, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous, Player-Generated Content WildStar's announcement this week that closed beta players have already started modding the game's UI to their personal preferences got me wondering once again about whether MMO gamers have been influenced by games like World of Warcraft and Star Wars: The Old Republic when it comes to acceptance of modding. As recently as last November, when SOE outlawed all mods in PlanetSide 2 -- including benign mods that enhanced graphics and FPS -- our commenters seemed split over whether mods were a good thing. One, who specifically singled out Diablo III and Guild Wars 2 as key offenders, argued that developers' "play it how we made it because we know best" attitude stifles player freedom. Another wrote that on the contrary, Guild Wars 2's anti-mod approach was the right one; he liked that everyone is made to play with the same interface because "the fact [that] you almost need different UIs and addons for endgame in WoW" is a turn off. So let's take this topic's current temperature: Do you like moddable MMORPGs? Why or why not? 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! The Daily Grind: Do you like moddable MMORPGs? originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Ask Massively: Why we cover what we do, part one Posted: 18 Apr 2013 07:00 PM PDT Filed under: Culture, MMO Industry, Opinion, Massively Meta, Ask Massively, Community Q&A, Miscellaneous Welcome back to Ask Massively. We're all aboard the yacht this week, answering your questions while dressed like characters in Scarlet Blade. Because that's pretty much what the characters in Scarlet Blade should be doing rather than, you know, mortal combat in a thong. Yes, today we're talking Scarlet Blade. In between all the crazed commenter ranting, several of you guys posed legit questions about why we covered it in the first place. Let me try to answer you without turning this into a debate about sexism. Why? Because it's not really about any one specific -ism. Continue reading Ask Massively: Why we cover what we do, part one Ask Massively: Why we cover what we do, part one originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Guild Counsel: Finding a guild with off-peak playtimes Posted: 18 Apr 2013 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Guilds, Opinion, Guides, The Guild Counsel, Miscellaneous One of the things that always makes me grumpy about MMOs is the number of game-imposed barriers to players doing things together. Levels, gear, skill points, group and raid caps, and prerequisites are just a handful of common game designs that make it hard to be social. MMOs are getting a little better at removing those hurdles, but one they can't address is the reality of conflicting playtimes. Everyone has real life responsibilities, and that means we sometimes can't be online when our friends are. For some players, this is a constant challenge because their work, school, or family responsibilities allow them to log in only during off-peak playtimes. Last week, Massively reader Barachiel1976 brought up this very topic, and it's actually surprisingly common. So in this week's Guild Counsel, let's look at a few options for players who want to be part of a guild but can't play during peak playtimes. Continue reading The Guild Counsel: Finding a guild with off-peak playtimes The Guild Counsel: Finding a guild with off-peak playtimes originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Summoner's Guidebook: It takes skill to right-click stuff in League of Legends Posted: 18 Apr 2013 05:00 PM PDT Filed under: PvP, Opinion, Free-to-Play, MOBA, League of Legends, The Summoner's Guidebook I've mentioned in passing that my favorite role on Summoner's Rift is ADC, otherwise known as "AD Carry" or "ranged DPS." This might be a bit of a surprise for some of you. Typically in League of Legends, the jungler is the playmaker, and if not, the support is. The playmaker roles seem like more suited to me, especially because I write guides on how to make plays. The ADC is the opposite of a playmaker. She's incredibly reactionary, relying on others to start things so she can finish them. Bruisers, tanks, junglers, mages, and supports all have tools to make things happen, but not the ADC. I didn't learn to love carrying right away. It was sort of an evolutionary process, moving from support to mid to never-playing-SR-again to top to jungle to ADC. One of the things I love about ADC is that you can't be good at it starting out. You can be better than the people you're playing against, but you can't be good at it at all. The huge technical curve, more than anything else, is what attracts me to the role. Continue reading The Summoner's Guidebook: It takes skill to right-click stuff in League of Legends The Summoner's Guidebook: It takes skill to right-click stuff in League of Legends originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Black Desert interview talks active combat and the big picture Posted: 18 Apr 2013 04:30 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Game Mechanics, Interviews, News Items, Sandbox Black Desert is not a game that can be faulted for lack of ambition. A recent interview with the design staff helps show off just how big the game aims to be, which includes territory control, building relationships with NPCs, and an open-world housing system with a limited number of houses. It also discusses the game's combat, which is meant to be realistic active combat with an emphasis on skill and momentum. The game's combat system will include combat on foot or while mounted, with mounted combat having several obvious advantages -- charging while mounted can be incredibly damaging, and you have an easier time knocking down targets on foot. Combat is meant to be slightly loose rather than forcing characters to have perfect timing, but the emphasis is on "realistic" combat over a string of abilities. For more details, take a look at the full interview (scroll down to see the English version). Black Desert interview talks active combat and the big picture originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Interview

SMITE unveils Ne Zha with a video preview Posted: 18 Apr 2013 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Video, Patches, News Items, Free-to-Play, MOBA Are you ready to jump into SMITE's deific battles with a new god? Then you'll be happy to know that the game has just added its 34th god, Ne Zha. The Third Lotus Prince gets to show off his stuff in the video preview located just past the break. On the battlefield, Ne Zha acts as a melee assassin, with abilities to enhance his melee damage and pull himself to a distant target as needed. He also has a ranged ability to add a stacking resistance debuff and a passive ability that turns a dead Ne Zha into a healing beacon for nearby allies. As usual, the video closes out with some demonstrations of what Ne Zha can do in various combat scenarios. Ne Zha's addition also sees the inclusion of integrated streaming into the SMITE client, with a special skin available to players who stream more than 5000 minutes of the game. Check out the full list of changes on the official patch notes. Continue reading SMITE unveils Ne Zha with a video preview SMITE unveils Ne Zha with a video preview originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Ne Zha patch notes

RIFT invites players to move into a new dimension Posted: 18 Apr 2013 03:30 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Patches, RIFT, Housing, Player-Generated Content Budding interior (and exterior) decorators, get out your throw pillows: RIFT has added a brand-new dimension to the game today. Moonshade Pools was chosen by players to be the next housing plot in the game, and features cascading pools with a far-out view. It costs 300 platinum to purchase and starts out with space for 250 items with the option to increase to 1000. The team will be livestreaming a couple of player-created Moonshade dimensions tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. EDT if you need inspiration for your own masterpiece. RIFT invites players to move into a new dimension originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Welcome home to Moonshade Pools

SWTOR reloads Bounty Hunters and Troopers Posted: 18 Apr 2013 03:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Classes, Expansions, Free-to-Play, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Dev Diaries The dev diary march to cover all of the changes to Star Wars: The Old Republic's classes continues, with today's twin postings focusing on the Bounty Hunter and Trooper. Bounty Hunters should have an easier go at it now, as BioWare's handing out Hydraulic Overrides and Chaff Flares to everyone. The team also redesigned the Kolto Overload skill to give the class a huge bump to survivability when it activates. Over on the Trooper side of things, the team's brought the class' resource mechanic in line with the Trooper's Bounty Hunter counterpart. All Troopers now get Hold the Line and Diversion skills, as well as a more survival-happy Adrenaline Rush. The smaller but still significant tweaks to the advanced classes are worth reading carefully if you play one of these classes, as there are plenty to note. SWTOR reloads Bounty Hunters and Troopers originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Bounty Hunter dev diary, Trooper dev diary

Final Fantasy XIV shows off the jobs and professions of 2.0 Posted: 18 Apr 2013 02:30 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Galleries, Screenshots, Classes, Final Fantasy XIV As Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn takes shape, so does its website. Square-Enix has updated the official site with scads of new screenshots for many of the game's jobs and professions. We've saved you the time it would take to comb through the entire site hunting each of these down by compiling all of them in one handy-dandy gallery. Behold! Gallery: Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn jobs and professions Final Fantasy XIV shows off the jobs and professions of 2.0 originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: New class and jobs screenshots released

LotRO hands out daily 'Hobbit presents' Posted: 18 Apr 2013 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Patches, Free-to-Play, Giveaways Hobbits love getting gifts, and Turbine loves players being in its game, so now everyone will be rewarded with daily and weekly presents for logging into Lord of the Rings Online. The so-called Hobbit Presents will be awarded daily, with VIP players getting a better version once a week. Each present is held only for 24 hours, after which it is gone forever (but don't cry, Argentina; a new day brings a new present). The Hobbit Presents will drop a variety of goods, including gear, gold, boosts, and food. The weekly presents have a higher chance of dropping rare rewards. Turbine says that the system will factor in a character's class and level when generating the reward and that only one free present per account will be given daily. A double-XP weekend began today to celebrate the game's sixth anniversary, and Update 11 is scheduled to go on the test server tomorrow. LotRO hands out daily 'Hobbit presents' originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Hobbit Presents FAQ

Make your EVE Fanfest plans with the official program Posted: 18 Apr 2013 01:30 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, EVE Online, Events (Real-World), MMOFPS, World of Darkness, DUST 514, Sandbox EVE Fanfest is next week and the faithful are preparing to descend upon Reykjavik, Iceland, for the three-day convention. If you're one of the travelers who are heading there or are just looking to follow along on livestream, CCP has released the full program with the event's schedule. Fanfest will have three keynotes about the past, present, and future of CCP's titles, respectively. There will also be several panels, including one discussing EVE Online's inclusion in the New York Museum of Modern Art. EVE Online also released a new dev blog talking about the team's war on unauthorized client modification and violations of the EULA. Apparently CCP has taken additional steps to beef up detection and prevention, and the team wanted to be clear with players as to what is and is not allowed. Make your EVE Fanfest plans with the official program originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Fanfest program, Client modification and you

The Think Tank: Have you ever quit an MMO over an update patch or expansion? Posted: 18 Apr 2013 01:00 PM PDT Filed under: Expansions, MMO Industry, Patches, Opinion, Massively Meta, Miscellaneous, The Think Tank One of the beauties of the MMO is that it's ever-changing. This means that the world expands, the community grows, and skills are always being re-balanced. Sometimes this comes in the form of a patch or update, and sometimes it comes in the form of a full-fledged expansion. But when these changes affect the original game too much, it's inevitable that some players will not like what the devs see as improvements. In the case of the infamous Star Wars Galaxies NGE, players left in droves. So I threw the question out to the Massively staff to see if anyone had been so turned off by a game update that he or she left for good. Read on to find out who left what and why Patrick might need to leave the country for a bit. Continue reading The Think Tank: Have you ever quit an MMO over an update patch or expansion? The Think Tank: Have you ever quit an MMO over an update patch or expansion? originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

WildStar chronicles closed beta metrics and milestones Posted: 18 Apr 2013 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Bugs, Game Mechanics, News Items, Humor, Dev Diaries, WildStar, Player-Generated Content Last night, WildStar's Jeremy Gaffney posted up a dev blog recapping the first days of the game's closed beta, which you are likely not in. We feel for you; we're not in either. Who is in? An Aurin by the name of Poptart, who became the first closed beta tester to make her way through character creation and set foot on Nexus. The first player-created UI mod, a friend-finding tool, was also whipped up within 24 hours. (Massively broke the news on how WildStar's modding system will work back in February.) And apparently, the Algoroc zone is a nasty place; it boasts four of the nine mobs most responsible for player death. Gaffney offers up these metrics for humor, but he's actually serious business about data parsing and player feedback even as he wants the early invitees to enjoy themselves: We're tracking almost everything that goes on in the game. Combat timings, level timings, movement, you name it. The players' actions matter to us. Betas aren't always fun per se (there's often a big difference between "playing" and "testing"), so we've tried hard to make sure the game is actually fun even in this, our very first round of external testing. Tester feedback, he says, is funneled to straight to a rapid response team to deal with on a daily and weekly basis. And if testers don't submit that feedback? "One player actually found that some taxi drivers in a fit of generosity would give you money for flying to your destination instead of taking it and spent four hours riding back and forth," Gaffney admits. "We left him with 50 copper of the 14 gold he farmed as thanks for making us laugh." WildStar chronicles closed beta metrics and milestones originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: WildStar dev blog

New dev blog details Neverwinter's crafting Posted: 18 Apr 2013 11:30 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Free-to-Play, Crafting, Neverwinter How would you feel about a Neverwinter professions blog? No, you're not expected to write one, silly, but you can certainly read one if you're interested in the game's crafting mechanics. In a nutshell, crafting involves hiring numerous NPC assets to complete crafting-related tasks. These NPCs include Leadership Mercs, Platesmithing Miners, Mailsmithing Prospectors, Leatherworking Skinners, and Tailoring Weavers. Over time, completing various tasks will award profession XP as well as resources and rewards. Your NPC assets will work on your tasks while you're out adventuring, and you can also "tinker with your professions on the Neverwinter Gateway website when you're outside of the game client," according to the diary. Learn more at the game's official site. New dev blog details Neverwinter's crafting originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Professions blog

Second Wind: Spiral Knights Posted: 18 Apr 2013 11:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Business Models, MMO Industry, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Browser, Hands-On, Second Wind There's something to be said for the rise of browser-based games. What once was an elephant graveyard of bad ideas, low-res graphics, and trite or incomplete game mechanics has now evolved into a veritable playground of new ideas and fun casual titles. Games like City of Steam and Drakensang Online continue to push the boundaries of what's possible in a browser window, delivering engaging experiences with depth and high fidelity. Browser game represent some of the coolest technological innovations in the MMO niche. They also, often, represent the very worst in predatory monetization schemes and "pay-to-win" exploitation. Spiral Knights does both. And it does both well. Continue reading Second Wind: Spiral Knights Second Wind: Spiral Knights originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Massively's Darkfall launch week diary: Day two Posted: 18 Apr 2013 10:30 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Darkfall, Game Mechanics, Launches, MMO Industry, New Titles, PvP, PvE, Opinion, Hands-On, First Impressions, Sandbox I'm doing Darkfall Unholy Wars wrong. See, I'm one of those sandbox carebears who could not care less about PvP. I'll attempt to defend myself if attacked, and I'll add another body to the zerg if I'm in a clan or whatever, but I don't seek out conflict with other players. I mention this because that attitude obviously informs everything I write about Darkfall, which, at its core, is a great big high fantasy murder simulator. Yes, the game has crafting, harvesting, player housing, and better PvE than it's given credit for, but on some level all of this stuff exists to power the FFA PvP meatgrinder that in turn attempts to satiate the bloodlust of Aventurine's target demographic. And would you believe that despite that, Darkfall is still one of this carebear's favorite MMORPGs? Continue reading Massively's Darkfall launch week diary: Day two Massively's Darkfall launch week diary: Day two originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

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