MMO Updates

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• The Mog Log: A couple of days in Final Fantasy XIV's patch 2.2
• Today's your last chance to play Free Realms and Clone Wars Adventures
• Nival officially releases Prime World MOBA
• Massively's Elder Scrolls launch week diary: Day one
• The Daily Grind: Does your first character end up as your main?
• MMO Week in Review: The Elder Scrolls Online's pre-launch is here
• EVE Evolved: Mining is broken, but it can be fixed
• Marvel Heroes adds Dr. Strange and Shuri
• WoW Archivist: Warlords of Draenor hates The Burning Crusade
• Champions Online hosts FoxbatCon in-game
• The Stream Team: Accessing Elder Scrolls Online early

The Mog Log: A couple of days in Final Fantasy XIV's patch 2.2 Posted: 31 Mar 2014 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Patches, Endgame, Opinion, Consoles, Final Fantasy XIV, The Mog Log, Dungeons After a couple of weeks of a break from Final Fantasy XIV, I happily patched up and got back into the mix on Thursday evening. Unfortunately, I'm writing this up on Sunday morning, and honestly there's too much for me to have a firm grasp upon the entirety of it after three days. Due to schedule weirdness, I haven't even finished my usual dungeon diving. There's a whole lot to see, and I've been able to get only a top-level overview. That having been said, I've assembled a nice new outfit via Glamours, I've tired the most brand-spanking-new dungeon, I've started in on questing, and I've submitted myself to challenges. I don't think I love this patch quite as much as its predecessor, partly since this one is more heavily focused upon the endgame portion I'm not fond of, but there's still a lot of great stuff buried in there and plenty of elements to love. Continue reading The Mog Log: A couple of days in Final Fantasy XIV's patch 2.2 The Mog Log: A couple of days in Final Fantasy XIV's patch 2.2 originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 31 Mar 2014 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Today's your last chance to play Free Realms and Clone Wars Adventures Posted: 31 Mar 2014 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, MMO Industry, News Items, Free-to-Play, Browser, Casual, Free Realms, Kids, Clone Wars Adventures, Sunsets Per SOE's announcement last January, today is your final opportunity to play its Free Realms and Clone Wars Adventures MMOs. If you can't play, be sure to join Massively's Larry Everett for a farewell stream later tonight. Today's your last chance to play Free Realms and Clone Wars Adventures originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 31 Mar 2014 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: CWA Announcement Via: FR announcement

Nival officially releases Prime World MOBA Posted: 31 Mar 2014 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Trailers, Video, Launches, MMO Industry, PvP, News Items, PvE, Free-to-Play, MOBA Nival wants you to know that it has officially launched its Prime World MMO on platforms including Steam and Amazon. The game has been in open beta since Fall 2013 and has been sampled by over 7 million players according to the company's press release. "Prime World adds the best features of deep MMORPGs to a fast paced MOBA," Nival says. "It merges persistent hero development and character customization with PvP and PvE gameplay. In addition, the game features story-driven battles and castle building all within a competitive online setting." There's a launch trailer as well as the full PR blurb after the cut. [Source: Nival press release] Continue reading Nival officially releases Prime World MOBA Nival officially releases Prime World MOBA originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Official site

Massively's Elder Scrolls launch week diary: Day one Posted: 31 Mar 2014 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Game Mechanics, Launches, MMO Industry, New Titles, PvE, Opinion, Hands-On, First Impressions, The Elder Scrolls Online, Subscription Like any proper Tamrielian title, The Elder Scrolls Online starts you off in chains. This isn't the boat-bound incarceration of Morrowind, though, or the relative comfort of Oblivion's initial Imperial lockup. This is the Wailing Prison, an otherworldly abyss stocked with iron maidens, soulless inmates, and a spectral Prophet who sounds a lot like Albus Dumbledore. Don't worry, though; ZeniMax didn't blow its budget on Michael Gambon or the rest of ESO's A-list voice cast. This is a fairly deep game, and it also does a surprisingly decent job of translating 20 years' worth of single-player sandbox history into a mass market MMORPG. Continue reading Massively's Elder Scrolls launch week diary: Day one Massively's Elder Scrolls launch week diary: Day one originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 31 Mar 2014 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Daily Grind: Does your first character end up as your main? Posted: 31 Mar 2014 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Classes, Game Mechanics, Launches, MMO Industry, New Titles, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Races, The Elder Scrolls Online, Subscription I made six characters during yesterday's Elder Scrolls Online headstart. The saddest part of that isn't my altitis but the fact that I still don't know which of them is going to be my main! I began with a Redguard Sorcerer, decided he didn't fit the lore well enough for my liking, and switched to an Orc Dragonknight. I got a little bored with him and made a Bosmer Nightblade and so on and so forth. I may end up going back to the Sorc after all, but I just don't know yet. What about you, Massively readers? Does your first character usually end up as your main? 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: Does your first character end up as your main? originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 31 Mar 2014 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

MMO Week in Review: The Elder Scrolls Online's pre-launch is here Posted: 30 Mar 2014 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Massively Meta, Week in Review, Miscellaneous At the end of every week, we round up the best and most popular news stories, exclusive features, and insightful columns published on Massively and then present them all in one convenient place. If you missed a big MMO or WoW Insider story last week, you've come to the right post. What do you get when The Elder Scrolls Online launches its early access period, Landmark moves into closed beta, and WildStar hosts another beta weekend, all competing with the behemoth known as Diablo III: Reaper of Souls? MMO drama! If you're not quite in ESO's early access just yet, make sure to check out our ESO columnist Larry Everett's livestream from earlier today, and then read on for a look at all of this week's top MMO stories. Continue reading MMO Week in Review: The Elder Scrolls Online's pre-launch is here MMO Week in Review: The Elder Scrolls Online's pre-launch is here originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 30 Mar 2014 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

EVE Evolved: Mining is broken, but it can be fixed Posted: 30 Mar 2014 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Culture, Economy, Expansions, Game Mechanics, Patches, PvE, Opinion, EVE Evolved, Dev Diaries, Sandbox, Subscription, MMORPG Mining has a reputation for being the most boring activity in EVE Online, but it's always filled a niche role as a low-effort way to make ISK and play with friends casually. When there's no PvP going on and you can't give your full attention to smashing NPCs in missions or anomalies, mining fills that downtime with something more lucrative and social than spinning your ship in a station. The problem is that mining has slowly become obsolete over the years; alternative mineral sources now supply much of the market's needs, and the risk of flying a defenseless barge just isn't worth the mediocre payout. It's currently more efficient for an individual to buy minerals with ISK made via some other form of PvE, such as level 4 missions or incursions. And on the macroscopic level, such huge quantities of minerals hit the market from alternative sources such as reprocessing loot that the economy could potentially function with no miners at all. CCP has tried to make mining more appealing over the years with buffs and new ships, and the devs recently announced plans to nerf mineral compression as part of a campaign to make mining worthwhile, but I think it'll take a lot more than ISK to get people mining again. In this week's EVE Evolved, I look at how mining and reprocessing are at odds and suggest some ideas for new mining features that could revitalise this long forgotten profession. Continue reading EVE Evolved: Mining is broken, but it can be fixed EVE Evolved: Mining is broken, but it can be fixed originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 30 Mar 2014 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Marvel Heroes adds Dr. Strange and Shuri Posted: 30 Mar 2014 02:30 PM PDT Filed under: Super-hero, Trailers, Video, Classes, Free-to-Play, Marvel Heroes, Promotions Marvel Heroes' roster has grown by two characters over this past weekend (sort of). Dr. Strange, the "Sorcerer Supreme," is now available in the game as is a gender-bending costume for the Black Panther that will make him Shuri, the first female to take on that character. The game is also running a "buy a hero, get a hero" promotion that lasts until the end of Monday. Through this, the purchase of any hero (other than Dr. Strange) will give the player a second, random hero (other than Dr. Strange) for free. If the player gets a duplicate of a hero he or she already owns, the bonus will then be a token to upgrade that hero's ultimate power. You can check out the Dr. Strange trailer after the jump! Continue reading Marvel Heroes adds Dr. Strange and Shuri Marvel Heroes adds Dr. Strange and Shuri originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 30 Mar 2014 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Doctor Strange, Shuri

WoW Archivist: Warlords of Draenor hates The Burning Crusade Posted: 30 Mar 2014 01:00 PM PDT Filed under: World of Warcraft, Game Mechanics, Previews, PvP, PvE, Opinion, Family, Dungeons, Subscription, MMORPG, WoW Archivist WoW Archivist is a biweekly column by WoW Insider's Scott Andrews, who explores the secrets of World of Warcraft's past. What did the game look like years ago? Who is etched into WoW's history? What secrets does the game still hold? It first appeared on our sister site on March 28th and is included here by permission. In many ways, The Burning Crusade was the birth of modern WoW. Most of TBC's innovations are still going strong in WoW today and have been ever since their introduction. Looking back, I find it's striking how many key features of WoW were absent in classic, unveiled only during the game's first expansion. Even more striking, however, is how many of these innovations Warlords of Draenor seems poised to undo. Just as Garrosh will undo the transformation of Draenor into Outland, Warlords seeks to unravel most of what Blizzard innovated during TBC. The next expansion will take us through a portal into a very different WoW. Continue reading WoW Archivist: Warlords of Draenor hates The Burning Crusade WoW Archivist: Warlords of Draenor hates The Burning Crusade originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 30 Mar 2014 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Champions Online hosts FoxbatCon in-game Posted: 30 Mar 2014 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Super-hero, Events (In-Game), News Items, Free-to-Play, Champions Online, Subscription We're moving into the heart of convention season, when people move across the country to stand in lines and buy trinkets representing our favorite hobbies. So why not also pick up some trinkets in Champions Online to represent your character's favorite hobbies? It's time for FoxbatCon, the in-game event that celebrates the intensely campy 1960s television series focused around the roguish scamp known as Foxbat. After all, who wouldn't want to be surrounded by cosplayers inside of a superhero game? The FoxbatCon event will run until April 11th, allowing players to pick up Foxbat Swag Bags from defeated villains full of convention-themed prizes. Players can also take part in missions (some of which will be introduced during the event) to earn Foxbat Creds, which can be redeemed for even more con swag. If you're eager to celebrate the camp value of an old (fictional) show, jump into the game now for the full experience. [Thanks to matixzun for the tip!] Champions Online hosts FoxbatCon in-game originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 30 Mar 2014 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: FoxbatCon Announcement

The Stream Team: Accessing Elder Scrolls Online early Posted: 30 Mar 2014 11:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Launches, New Titles, PvE, Hands-On, Roleplaying, Livestream, The Elder Scrolls Online, The Stream Team, MMORPG The moment players have been waiting for is here: The Elder Scrolls Online is officially live. Of course, Massively's ESO columnist Larry Everett cannot wait to jump in. He's been up since the wee hours this morning playing. Join him live as he continues his journey through Tamriel saving the world from the schemes of Molag Bal. Game: The Elder Scrolls Online Host: Larry Everett Date: Sunday, March 30th, 2014 Time: 1:00 p.m. EDT Enjoy our Stream Team video below. Continue reading The Stream Team: Accessing Elder Scrolls Online early The Stream Team: Accessing Elder Scrolls Online early originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 30 Mar 2014 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

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