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- The Soapbox: The Raid Finder ruined raiding
- SWTOR suffers from the Rakghoul plague again
- Potential League of Legends patching problems due to porn filters
- Massively Speaking Episode 281: Fall of the risen
- Guild Wars 2 sows chaos with Origins of Madness content release
- The Daily Grind: How often do you inspect people?
- Not So Massively: LoL's LCS tourney, Star Citizen's death mechanics, and PoE's race infographic
- The Stream Team: Noobing it up in StarCraft II
- Final Fantasy XIV approaches test phase for Chinese version
- Rumor: World of Warcraft movie starts shooting today
- The Nexus Telegraph: Examining the Exiles of WildStar
- The Stream Team: League of Angels with Beau
- The Repopulation discusses design goals after its second Kickstarter
- Final Fantasy XI's latest patch is now live
- Camelot Unchained dishes out details on alpha testing, combat, and player interaction
- First impressions of Archeblade
- Captain's Log: Star Trek Online's Season 8.5 changes
- Latest WildStar livestream highlights the Stalker
| The Soapbox: The Raid Finder ruined raiding Posted: 21 Jan 2014 09:00 AM PST Filed under: World of Warcraft, Game Mechanics, Guilds, PvE, Opinion, The Soapbox, Dungeons  LFR was quite popular among casual players that were usually passed up when it came to raiding group formation, but it didn't offer much progress to seasoned raiders. The gear gained had lower stats than its corresponding normal raid counterpart, but the LFR tier simply didn't need the co-ordination required of a group tackling regular raids. A void was created somewhere in between the casual masses who could benefit from the LFR mechanic and the hardcore raiders that simply did not need help with progression. My casual raiding guild was caught in the middle and ultimately met its demise at the hands of LFR, which simultaneously depleted the PUG pool and gave our members another way to see the endgame content they wanted without putting in virtual blood, sweat, and tears. Continue reading The Soapbox: The Raid Finder ruined raiding
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| SWTOR suffers from the Rakghoul plague again Posted: 21 Jan 2014 08:30 AM PST Filed under: Sci-Fi, Video, Events (In-Game), Lore, Free-to-Play, Star Wars: The Old Republic, MMORPG  Governments of both the Empire and the Republic are asking citizens to be wary when traveling as the plague is highly contagious. Based on the image above, we discovered that it could be spreading off the origin planet of Alderaan and might have made it to the Imperial fleet. If you have skills that might assist in ridding the galaxy of this lethal plague, we urge you to watch this video below then report to the nearest GSI representative immediately. Continue reading SWTOR suffers from the Rakghoul plague again
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| Potential League of Legends patching problems due to porn filters Posted: 21 Jan 2014 08:00 AM PST Filed under: MMO Industry, PvP, News Items, MOBA, League of Legends  Riot Games informed Eurogamer that there are no reported incidents of this law interfering with the game, but the studio is monitoring the situation. If players run into a problem, they should contact LoL support for help.
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| Massively Speaking Episode 281: Fall of the risen Posted: 21 Jan 2014 07:00 AM PST Filed under: Podcasts, MMO Industry, News Items, Massively Meta, Massively Speaking, Miscellaneous  Have a comment for the podcasters? Shoot an email to podcast@massively.com. We may just read your email on the air! Get the podcast: [RSS] Add Massively Speaking to your RSS aggregator. [MP3] Download the MP3 directly. [iTunes] Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes. [Stitcher] Follow the podcast on Stitcher Radio. Listen here on the page: Read below the cut for the full show notes. Continue reading Massively Speaking Episode 281: Fall of the risen
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| Guild Wars 2 sows chaos with Origins of Madness content release Posted: 21 Jan 2014 06:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Galleries, Patches, News Items, PvE, Guild Wars 2, Buy-to-Play  Players will face attacks on two fronts: In Bloodtide Coast, Scarlet's mysterious probes have riled up an ancient, three-headed jungle wurm. In Lornar's Pass, Scarlet herself is rallying her forces around the testing grounds of her new superweapon, the massive Twisted Marionette. Both threats require a significant number of players to defeat, so now might be a good a time to head down to your local Pact recruitment office and volunteer. Origins of Madness is the first of four story-focused content releases that promise to wrap up GW2's Scarlet Briar story arc. Jump past the break to check out our gallery, which includes some exclusive screenshots! Continue reading Guild Wars 2 sows chaos with Origins of Madness content release
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| The Daily Grind: How often do you inspect people? Posted: 21 Jan 2014 05:00 AM PST Filed under: Culture, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  Some games don't really let you do this. I can't find out your clothing from examining your character in The Secret World. Some games reward people who are peeking at stats more than at a character's outfits. And some people really don't care in the slightest. So what about you? How often do you inspect people? In-game, obviously; if you're hovering behind Dennis from accounting and carefully counting the number of threads in his shirt, that's creepy, but not the sort of inspection we're talking about.  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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| Not So Massively: LoL's LCS tourney, Star Citizen's death mechanics, and PoE's race infographic Posted: 20 Jan 2014 05:00 PM PST Filed under: World of Warcraft, Betas, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Video, Business Models, Events (In-Game), Expansions, Patches, PvP, PvE, Free-to-Play, Dev Diaries, Miscellaneous, Not So Massively, Sandbox, MOBA, League of Legends, Diablo III, Crowdfunding, Star Citizen, Elite: Dangerous, Path of Exile  Star Citizen's head honcho Chris Roberts answered more questions from fans this week, touching on topics from character death and contracts to NPC AI and playable alien races. The next stage of the Elite: Dangerous alpha was revealed to be a focused test of the multiplayer ship combat gameplay, but its release will cause the first beta stage to be delayed. Diablo III enabled background downloading for its upcoming Patch 2.0.1 and the Reaper of Souls expansion, allowing players to download the game's 6GB pack of artwork and models ahead of launch day. The treasure hunters among you will also be happy to hear that dozens of legendary and set items have been significantly buffed in the latest public test realm patch. And a new infographic published on Path of Exile's hardcore new-year race shows that over 25,000 characters were made for the event and just over half survived the entire week.
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| The Stream Team: Noobing it up in StarCraft II Posted: 20 Jan 2014 04:00 PM PST Filed under: Sci-Fi, Video, PvP, Massively Meta, Hands-On, MMORTS, Livestream, Miscellaneous, The Stream Team, Buy-to-Play  The insane display of elite APM skill starts at 7:00 p.m. EST. Game: StarCraft II Host: Mike Foster Date: Monday, January 20th, 2014 Time: 7:00 p.m. EST Enjoy our Steam Team video below. Continue reading The Stream Team: Noobing it up in StarCraft II
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| Final Fantasy XIV approaches test phase for Chinese version Posted: 20 Jan 2014 03:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, MMO Industry, News Items, Consoles, Final Fantasy XIV, Subscription  Shanda Games has updated its official site for the game with more information regarding the first beta testing phase as well as upcoming events that will allow potential players to win a testing key. What the actual business model will be for the game's Chinese client remains to be seen, although based on most other localizations for the Chinese market, a free-to-play model of some sort seems likely.
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| Rumor: World of Warcraft movie starts shooting today Posted: 20 Jan 2014 02:30 PM PST Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Events (Real-World), MMO Industry, Rumors, Subscription, MMORPG  While Jones didn't mention World of Warcraft specifically, the movie was expected to start shooting this month with a planned release date of March 11th, 2016. Dominic Cooper, Paula Patton, Clancy Brown, Toby Kebbell, and Travis Fimmell have all been confirmed as stars.
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| The Nexus Telegraph: Examining the Exiles of WildStar Posted: 20 Jan 2014 02:00 PM PST Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Opinion, Races, WildStar, The Nexus Telegraph, Subscription, Buy-to-Play  The Exiles of WildStar have seen their major project go on for a very long time now. It started with Brightland's rebellious activities, yes, but at the time, those were actions of protest. That was a long time ago now, down what seems like an almost unfathomably far road. The Exiles of today certainly aren't fighting to reverse policies or change the Dominion; they're fighting for a home. We're introduced to the game's setting as a conflict between two opposing factions, but let's not mince words. The heart of the conflict has been over for a very long time now. The Exiles lost. What players will be jumping into is not the latest part of an ongoing struggle but the last stand of one faction that survives partly on the simple ignorance of its greatest enemy. Continue reading The Nexus Telegraph: Examining the Exiles of WildStar
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| The Stream Team: League of Angels with Beau Posted: 20 Jan 2014 01:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Game Mechanics, New Titles, Previews, Opinion, Browser, Hands-On, MMORTS, Livestream, The Stream Team  Game: League of Angels Host: Beau Hindman Date: Monday, January 20th, 2014 Time: 4:00 p.m. EST Enjoy our Steam Team video below. Continue reading The Stream Team: League of Angels with Beau
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| The Repopulation discusses design goals after its second Kickstarter Posted: 20 Jan 2014 12:30 PM PST Filed under: Sci-Fi, Interviews, News Items, Sandbox, Crowdfunding, The Repopulation  The interview also goes into more detail regarding the game's design goals and how progression will work. As stated before, the game is entirely skill-based, with older characters having a wider variety of skills rather than being inherently better. Grouping is meant to be painless and advantageous rather than mandatory so that there's no disincentive to grouping up with other people while taking on content. Take a look at the full interview for more details, and if it sounds like the sort of development you'd like to support, you still have six days to jump in and help fund the game.
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| Final Fantasy XI's latest patch is now live Posted: 20 Jan 2014 12:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Final Fantasy XI, Patches, PvP, News Items, PvE, Consoles, Subscription, MMORPG  Additionally, new high-tier mission battlefields have been added to the game in the form of Return to Delkfutt's Tower and The Celestial Nexus. Each mission provides five different difficulty settings; content level, boss strength, and drop rates increase as the difficulty goes up. The patch also includes job adjustments for Beastmasters, Ninjas, Dragoons, Summoners, Puppetmasters, and Dancers. Check out the full notes on the official Final Fantasy XI forums.
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| Camelot Unchained dishes out details on alpha testing, combat, and player interaction Posted: 20 Jan 2014 11:30 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Interviews, Previews, News Items, Camelot Unchained  But what will that large-scale combat look like? In an interview posted today by Keen and Graev, the game's development team confirmed that the game will be avoiding an action-based engine, since it's not in keeping with the old-school ethos of the design. The interview also discusses the social features in the game, including a chat client that will allow players to talk even if they're not in the game. We'll know in August how many of these early concepts make it into testing and whether they work out on the road to release.
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| First impressions of Archeblade Posted: 20 Jan 2014 11:00 AM PST Filed under: Betas, Screenshots, Business Models, Game Mechanics, New Titles, Previews, PvP, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Hands-On, Casual, First Impressions, MOBA  Players will find mostly standard gameplay in Archeblade. There are a dozen or more characters to choose from, each one offering a unique way to play inside the sometimes claustrophobic maps. Each character has a basic attack on his left mouse button and special attack on his right and will build up rage as he fights and take damage. Once the rage meter fills up, a special attack can be released; the special attacks range from valuable heals to damage buffs. And as is often the case in MOBA-styled games, the large number of character types does not stop the usual character roles from being featured. Players can choose to melee, assassinate, or kill from a range. Continue reading First impressions of Archeblade
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| Captain's Log: Star Trek Online's Season 8.5 changes Posted: 20 Jan 2014 10:00 AM PST Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Events (In-Game), Patches, PvE, Opinion, Star Trek Online, Free-to-Play, Rumors, Captain's Log, Anniversaries  Pardon me sir, but haven't we met before? The game's new (and returning) EP, Stephen D'Angelo, posted a blog last week announcing his return to the command chair, along with the news that former EP, Daniel Stahl, has been reassigned to another top-secret project. Many of us had already heard about the existence of another game in development at Cryptic, so it's not so much of a surprise to hear of personnel shifts in this regard. Continue reading Captain's Log: Star Trek Online's Season 8.5 changes
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| Latest WildStar livestream highlights the Stalker Posted: 20 Jan 2014 09:00 AM PST Filed under: Sci-Fi, Video, Classes, Livestream, WildStar, Subscription  The latest WildStar livestream set the spotlight on the game's token stealthy-stabby class, the Stalker, with over an hour of gameplay and Q&A all centered around WildStar's masters of subterfuge. The stream, which can be watched in full on Twitch.tv, features a number of the game's developers -- including Stalker class designer Jade Martin -- answering questions from viewers and showing off the Stalker's many capabilities in both PvE and PvP situations. For all the skulking and shanking you can handle, grab some popcorn and click on through the link below for the full Stalker livestream.
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