MMO Updates |
- SWTOR's Galactic Strongholds expansion coming in August
- DC Universe Online's playerbase 'still growing'
- Pre-orders now open for WildStar
- Here's the latest Age of Wushu expansion teaser
- In-game weather is really important to the EQN Landmark community
- GDC 2014: EVE Valkyrie coming to PS4, Sony's new VR headset
- The Daily Grind: What's your ideal time-to-kill?
- Jukebox Heroes: Top 40 MMO themes, #10-1
- Pantheon's website wields crowd development tools
- Diablo III shows off expansion gameplay as the auction house closes
- Massively Speaking Episode 289: Ready for lift-off
- Final Fantasy XIV shows off crafting and gathering improvements for 2.2
- Four videos of RIFT's new souls in action
- WildStar gets a new website
| SWTOR's Galactic Strongholds expansion coming in August Posted: 19 Mar 2014 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Expansions, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, News Items, PvE, Free-to-Play, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Housing  Ready for Star Wars: The Old Republic's next expansion? Ready or not, it's called Galactic Strongholds, and it's coming some time in August of 2014. If you're a subscriber you'll get early access beginning on June 24th, and you'll also get a handful of exclusives including a Nar Shaddaa Sky Palace Stronghold.Expansion features include customizable player housing known as strongholds, the ability to live on multiple planets, and guild flagships. BioWare says that housing decor will be available in a number of ways. "Many decorations will be available on existing vendors throughout the game as new rewards for Reputations, PvP, Crew Skills, and more," according to the SWTOR website. "While some of these decorations will be available for credits and other currencies, many will require components created by crafters. Decorations can also be obtained as loot drops from Flashpoints and Operations. Finally, a variety of unique decorations can be purchased with Cartel Coins on the Cartel Market. "
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| DC Universe Online's playerbase 'still growing' Posted: 19 Mar 2014 09:30 AM PDT Filed under: Super-hero, Interviews, MMO Industry, News Items, Free-to-Play, Consoles, DC Universe Online  This is according to creative director Jens Andersen, who recently told IGN that porting the game to the PlayStation 4 served as an impetus for improving the overall product. "We're in our third year and our player base is still growing; it's been really wonderful," Andersen said. "I think the PS4 was a tremendous help, but the other platforms have remained solid as well. We treated PS4 as a relaunch and addressed countless points of feedback from our existing players. This helped with retention of players on all platforms." Andersen also seems to be all in with DCUO for the long haul. "I love working on this game and cannot imagine myself stepping away from it anytime soon. We are all very proud of the work we do here and look forward to a bright and continued future."
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| Pre-orders now open for WildStar Posted: 19 Mar 2014 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Launches, Promotions, WildStar, Subscription  Players may purchase the game through the official website or through a third-party retailers including GameStop, Amazon, and Best Buy. WildStar comes in two editions: standard for $60 and digital deluxe for $75. Carbine is giving players good incentive to snap up a copy of the game now, as the pre-order bonuses include early game access, a rocket house, a mini-ship housing decoration, a 10-slot inventory bag, and character/guild name reservations. Pre-order customers will get to start playing the live game on May 31st.
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| Here's the latest Age of Wushu expansion teaser Posted: 19 Mar 2014 08:30 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Trailers, Video, Classes, Expansions, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, PvP, News Items, Free-to-Play, Sandbox, Age of Wushu  AoW's Xu Family teaser video is embedded for your viewing pleasure just after the break. Continue reading Here's the latest Age of Wushu expansion teaser
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| In-game weather is really important to the EQN Landmark community Posted: 19 Mar 2014 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, PvE, Free-to-Play, EverQuest Next, Dev Diaries, Sandbox  Dariani says that the Landmark community responded with a resounding desire for immersion and for weather to be "a real part of the world." That said, Michaels explains that weather is not on the immediate roadmap for the next few months. It's a core system, he explains, "but it's not something that needs to come in before groups or guilds." Michaels also suggests that Jeremy Soule's music score will change based on seasonal or weather variations. Click past the cut to see the full discussion via SOE's latest roundtable video. Continue reading In-game weather is really important to the EQN Landmark community
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| GDC 2014: EVE Valkyrie coming to PS4, Sony's new VR headset Posted: 19 Mar 2014 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, EVE Online, Events (Real-World), MMO Industry, New Titles, PvP, News Items, Consoles, Sandbox  Shortly thereafter, CCP announced that its New Eden-based EVE Valkyrie action title is coming to both the PS4 and Project Morpheus. Valkyrie was specifically designed for VR devices, and was previously announced for the PC and the Oculus Rift.
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| The Daily Grind: What's your ideal time-to-kill? Posted: 19 Mar 2014 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Culture, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  Time-to-kill (TTK) isn't something we think about a lot when developers tune it right, but when we find ourselves matched against foes that take longer than they should to kill, it can get under the skin in a hurry. On the flip side are games where you're mowing down mobs too fast so that they aren't a worry at all, and that can lead to disastisfaction as well. So what's your ideal time-to-kill? How long should it take you to down a standard mob at an equal level?  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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| Jukebox Heroes: Top 40 MMO themes, #10-1 Posted: 18 Mar 2014 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: World of Warcraft, City of Heroes, EverQuest II, Lineage 2, Lord of the Rings Online, Opinion, Star Trek Online, Ultima Online, LEGO Universe, Runes of Magic, Miscellaneous, Firefall, Jukebox Heroes, Music  A final reminder as to my self-imposed rules for this list: I limited myself to just one theme from a particular title, even if there were multiple themes in a game. Entries had to be a main theme or the closest equivalent of that; they had to be from MMOs, not from MOBAs; and I had to divorce my weighting of the track itself from the popularity of and my experience with that game. So there were no points added or subtracted based on my love of the game. I'm counting down the best music, period. If you missed earlier parts of this series, check out themes #40-31, #30-21, and #20-11. Otherwise, hit that continue button and get listening already! Continue reading Jukebox Heroes: Top 40 MMO themes, #10-1
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| Pantheon's website wields crowd development tools Posted: 18 Mar 2014 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Subscription, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen  The studio said that it wants to involve the community in the design and development of Pantheon with these tools. Fans can use the website to contribute to the wiki, talk with the developers, vote on Think Tank issues, create guilds, write blogs, and be a part of weekly roundtable discussions. [Source: Visionary Realms press release]
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| Diablo III shows off expansion gameplay as the auction house closes Posted: 18 Mar 2014 03:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Trailers, Video, Expansions, Previews, News Items, Consoles, Diablo III  The game's real-money auction house has also finally breathed its last today, with the service currently shut down in the Americas. This goes hand-in-hand with the features of Reaper of Souls that are designed to keep loot drops more relevant and interesting for players. If the trailer is any indication, there are still plenty of demons to be slain -- you just won't be dropping real money to do any of that. Continue reading Diablo III shows off expansion gameplay as the auction house closes
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| Massively Speaking Episode 289: Ready for lift-off Posted: 18 Mar 2014 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Podcasts, MMO Industry, News Items, Massively Meta, Massively Speaking, Miscellaneous  Get all of our opinions and analysis on the most important stories of the past week right here on Massively Speaking, the industry's leading MMO podcast. And if you have a comment, question, or topic for the podcasters, send 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 289: Ready for lift-off
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| Final Fantasy XIV shows off crafting and gathering improvements for 2.2 Posted: 18 Mar 2014 01:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Game Mechanics, Patches, News Items, Consoles, Final Fantasy XIV, Crafting, Subscription  A plethora of new crafting recipes have also been added, including new crafting books that the most experienced crafters will be able to decipher and use. New main-hand tools will also be available in exchange for crafted goods and gathered materials, while gatherers will have access to new resources. Fishers aren't left out, either -- there's new sea life to be caught, fish so rare and unexpected that they were thought to be only legend. So if you don't want to start the next patch off with some fighting, you can take the time and just craft your days away.
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| Four videos of RIFT's new souls in action Posted: 18 Mar 2014 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Classes, Previews, Free-to-Play, Hands-On, RIFT 
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| Posted: 18 Mar 2014 11:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, WildStar  WildStar pre-orders begin tomorrow, March 19th. [Thanks Siphaed!]
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