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- Norrathian Notebook: What EQN Landmark's business plan says about you
- City of Titans elects new board and president, is 'deep in pre-production'
- Star Citizen vid shows off the Hornet's 100 different damage states
- Massively Exclusive: RIFT reveals the Oracle soul
- The Daily Grind: How many crowdfunding projects have you backed?
- Pathfinder Online opens new storefront, posts first video dev blog
- Get your Hearthstone Golden Gelbin card before beta ends
- Make My MMO: Crowdfunding February 23 - March 1, 2014
- SMITE dredges Scylla from the depths
- World of Tanks video shows off destructible physics, World of Warplanes update coming March 6
- New SWTOR space combat vid highlights the Scout Fighter and Strike Fighter
- Valiance Online preps for combat testing
- DUST 514 jacks up its arsenal but nerfs damage output
- Star Trek Online exceeds bonus XP barrier this weekend
- Exploring weaponcrafting in The Elder Scrolls Online
- Choose My Adventure: PlanetSide 2
- Fat Chocobo dashing out of Weight Watchers and into Final Fantasy XIV
- Leaderboard: Are you concerned about Elder Scrolls Online's PvP focus?
- Transformers Universe promises that beta is approaching
- RIFT previews its new soul, the Liberator
- Ubisoft teases more screenshots for The Division
- Aion's Black Cloud Marketplace celebrates in-game grand opening, deals and freebies ensue
| Norrathian Notebook: What EQN Landmark's business plan says about you Posted: 06 Mar 2014 09:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Business Models, New Titles, Opinion, Free-to-Play, EverQuest Next, Player-Generated Content, Norrathian Notebook  In a nutshell, the strategy as currently outlined focuses on selling cosmetic items like outfits and pets, shortcuts (like potions, paying upkeep, and renting market space at the hubs), additional claim flags, claim music/sound packs, and raw materials. We know what the actual plan itself says because it was posted front and center on EQN Landmark's alpha forums, which are viewable by the public. But instead of dissecting what the plan is, today I'll focus is on what it says. It's more than just the sum of its words; the plan says something about SOE. And did you know the plan also says something about you? Continue reading Norrathian Notebook: What EQN Landmark's business plan says about you
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| City of Titans elects new board and president, is 'deep in pre-production' Posted: 06 Mar 2014 08:00 AM PST Filed under: Super-hero, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Crowdfunding  The latest status update reveals that the devs are deep into pre-production. "It is not the most exciting time -- it doesn't result in much to show. What it does do is save time and help to bring a better product at the end," according to new Missing Worlds president Nate "Doctor Tyche" Downes. Also of note is the election of a five-member board, which you can read about via the links below. [Thanks Nonsensicles!]
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| Star Citizen vid shows off the Hornet's 100 different damage states Posted: 06 Mar 2014 07:00 AM PST Filed under: Sci-Fi, Video, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Dev Diaries, Sandbox, Crowdfunding, Star Citizen, Buy-to-Play  Lead ship modeller Chris Smith says that the Hornet alone has 100 different states. "We wanted a lot of fidelity, kind of movie-like breakup on these ships with lots of little pieces," he explains. Click past the cut for the full episode! Continue reading Star Citizen vid shows off the Hornet's 100 different damage states
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| Massively Exclusive: RIFT reveals the Oracle soul Posted: 06 Mar 2014 06:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Screenshots, Classes, Game Mechanics, Lore, Previews, News Items, Free-to-Play, RIFT  Arriving in RIFT's 2.7 upcoming patch, the Oracle is a Cleric soul that allows the equipper to buff and debuff large groups using water and death magic. Oracles arrive from a dark future where their mastery-level support skills have forestalled the annihilation of Telara. Gifted with powers of Water and Death, these versatile casters can lift entire raids to triumph with a repertoire of powerful boons, shields, heals, buffs, and curses. As a group member, they're indispensable. As an enemy, they're impossible to ignore.We've got another screenie and the official background story for the Oracle tucked after the cut. Read on! Continue reading Massively Exclusive: RIFT reveals the Oracle soul
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| The Daily Grind: How many crowdfunding projects have you backed? Posted: 06 Mar 2014 05:00 AM PST Filed under: Business Models, MMO Industry, The Daily Grind, Crowdfunding  Earlier this week news surfaced about Kickstarter's amazing $1 billion crowdfunding total. Buried in some of the number porn was the fact that game industry projects led the way with over $215 million in total pledges.Everyone's probably familiar with Star Citizen's Kickstarter success, and if you're an industry watcher you likely know about Path of Exile, Double Fine, and a few other high-profile projects. What about the little guys, though? There's plenty of room in that $215 million for dozens of different MMO fundraisers, and we're curious to know your backing habits. For today's Daily Grind, we've got a two-part question. How many Kickstarter projects have you backed, and which ones were MMOs?  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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| Pathfinder Online opens new storefront, posts first video dev blog Posted: 05 Mar 2014 07:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Game Mechanics, News Items, Dev Diaries, Sandbox, Crowdfunding, Subscription, Pathfinder Online  If you're keen more on learning about the game than on funding it, the team's new video blog might be of more interest. The first of planned biweekly episodes went live tonight and features Goblinworks' Lee Hammock and Stephen Cheney explaining how slots and divine powers work in the game. We've embedded the vid behind the cut. Continue reading Pathfinder Online opens new storefront, posts first video dev blog
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| Get your Hearthstone Golden Gelbin card before beta ends Posted: 05 Mar 2014 06:00 PM PST Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Hearthstone  Once Hearthstone releases, you'll still be able to craft a non-gold version of Gelbin, but you'll need to get the gilded card sooner rather than later.
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| Make My MMO: Crowdfunding February 23 - March 1, 2014 Posted: 05 Mar 2014 05:00 PM PST Filed under: MMO Industry, News Items, Crowdfunding, Make My MMO  If the Light the Forge drive is successful, the devs will use the $40,000 to finish the game's demo and return to Kickstarter in the hopes of attracting additional funding. Head past the cut for a breakdown of other crowdfunded MMO projects for the week ending March 1st, 2014. Continue reading Make My MMO: Crowdfunding February 23 - March 1, 2014
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| SMITE dredges Scylla from the depths Posted: 05 Mar 2014 04:30 PM PST Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Game Mechanics, News Items, Free-to-Play, MOBA  Scylla's passive ability improves her magical power for each max rank ability as well as an additional effect on max rank abilities. Her skills allow her to snare targets, spawn sentry locations and teleport to them, and transform into a lethally powerful form with massive attack power for one attack. You can jump past the break to see Scylla's abilities in action and watch some of her most useful options in group play. Continue reading SMITE dredges Scylla from the depths
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| World of Tanks video shows off destructible physics, World of Warplanes update coming March 6 Posted: 05 Mar 2014 04:00 PM PST Filed under: Historical, Video, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, Patches, PvP, News Items, War, Free-to-Play, World of Tanks  The video's got one of those, and it leads into a destructibles discussion that's centered around the latest upgrades. Tank pilots can now punch through houses and watch them fall apart in real-time, and brick walls will even crack along the brickwork joints. In other Wargaming news, World of Warplanes' 1.2 update is now live in Russia, with a western release scheduled for March 6th. Changes include an overhauled post-battle screen with detailed combat stats, built-in recording capabilities, and a new matchmaker system that should allow rookies to improve without competing against veteran pilots. The WoWP press release and the WoT video are viewable after the break!
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| New SWTOR space combat vid highlights the Scout Fighter and Strike Fighter Posted: 05 Mar 2014 03:30 PM PST Filed under: Sci-Fi, Trailers, Video, Classes, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, PvP, News Items, Free-to-Play, Star Wars: The Old Republic  Both craft types feature "advanced speed" as well as "devastating firepower" designed to give pilots the ability to control the battle at the front lines. Click past the cut to see for yourself! Continue reading New SWTOR space combat vid highlights the Scout Fighter and Strike Fighter
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| Valiance Online preps for combat testing Posted: 05 Mar 2014 03:00 PM PST Filed under: Betas, Super-hero, Game Mechanics, Dev Diaries  This is just the tip of a new postberg in which the devs talk about plans for upcoming combat testing. Valiance Online will be doing a stripped-down pass of the game in the near future that will allow players to level from 1 to 50 in one of 10 different archetypes. However, the devs warn players to expect unbalanced powers, gimped powersets, and a complete lack of secondary powersets during the test. "Our first pass will be all about inclusion, and not so much about balance, so don't be surprised if you find the majority of the powers to be a bit unsatisfactory in regards to balance. The balancing pass is planned for later patches," the devs said. Valiance Online is one of the self-proclaimed spiritual successors to City of Heroes.
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| DUST 514 jacks up its arsenal but nerfs damage output Posted: 05 Mar 2014 02:30 PM PST Filed under: Sci-Fi, Patches, Previews, Free-to-Play, MMOFPS, DUST 514, Dev Diaries  The new guns include the Caldari Bolt Pistol, a high-DPS, small-clip handgun; the Caldari Magsec SMG, a semi-automatic with higher damage than other SMGs; and the Gallente Ion Pistol, a plasma-shooting beast that punches right through enemies' armor and shields. The devs said that they will be tweaking time-to-kill in 1.8 by reducing the power of high-level damage modifiers, taking one grenade away from what players could previously hold at a time, reducing base damage for several weapons, and applying weapon proficiency skill bonuses against either shields or armor.
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| Star Trek Online exceeds bonus XP barrier this weekend Posted: 05 Mar 2014 02:00 PM PST Filed under: Sci-Fi, Events (In-Game), Star Trek Online, Free-to-Play  The bonus XP isn't the only incentive to log in, as Cryptic is also activating all previous starbase, spire, embassy, and dilithium mine featured projects tomorrow for a limited time. This will open up 37 "rerun" projects in case fleets missed out on them the first time around. Finally, a recent dev blog delivered the specs and visuals for the new Fleet Galaxy Dreadnought, which will also become available on the 6th.
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| Exploring weaponcrafting in The Elder Scrolls Online Posted: 05 Mar 2014 01:30 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Screenshots, Previews, News Items, Races, Crafting, The Elder Scrolls Online, Subscription  Smiths in Tamriel add their own personal touches to every weapon, shield, and piece of armor they forge, from choosing a racial style to imparting special bonuses they've learned called traits. Master blacksmiths, clothiers, and woodworkers can take ordinary arms and armor and, with the right materials, transform them into equipment worthy of a true hero.Click to enlarge the picture embedded after the cut to see 27 of the weapons in their full glory. Continue reading Exploring weaponcrafting in The Elder Scrolls Online
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| Choose My Adventure: PlanetSide 2 Posted: 05 Mar 2014 01:00 PM PST Filed under: Sci-Fi, Polls, PvP, Opinion, War, Free-to-Play, Hands-On, Choose My Adventure, PlanetSide 2  In the past, you chose mostly everything for the column's writer to do in a particular game (that you also chose). We've decided to streamline the process and make it more of a three-part "review" of sorts with a fourth part set aside for voting. I will select the game to prevent the recent problems we've had with cheating, and you will choose my path within it. That means there will be one week of voting and three weeks of my impressions of those choices for each game. So let's go ahead and get into the polls for this PlanetSide 2 edition of Choose My Adventure. Continue reading Choose My Adventure: PlanetSide 2
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| Fat Chocobo dashing out of Weight Watchers and into Final Fantasy XIV Posted: 05 Mar 2014 12:30 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Launches, Humor, Final Fantasy XIV, Subscription  Happily, Square Enix has your well-being in mind, for the studio has posted a preview of an upcoming Final Fantasy XIV mount that is brimming with chunky avian posterior visuals. A brief and bizarre post on the official site introduces "Fat Chocobo," a special mount that would rather not move unless it has food comically dangled in front of its beefy face. The chocobo mount is confirmed as a special goodie for those who order the PlayStation 4 collector's edition of FFXIV as well as those who have purchased one of the other CEs. No word as of yet what the studio will do to compensate players if said mount collapses after taking six rapid steps in succession.
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| Leaderboard: Are you concerned about Elder Scrolls Online's PvP focus? Posted: 05 Mar 2014 12:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, PvP, Opinion, Leaderboard, The Elder Scrolls Online, Subscription  We say curiously because prior to ESO, the Elder Scrolls series went to great lengths to immerse players in you're-the-savior-of-the-world storylines, which on some level are incompatible with competitive multiplayer PvP. So, how about it, Leaderboard readers? Are you concerned about ESO's PvP pedigree, or are you OK with the IP branching out in new directions? Vote after the cut!  Ever wish that you could put to rest a long-standing MMO debate once and for all? Then welcome to the battle royal of Massively's Leaderboard, where two sides enter the pit o' judgment -- and only one leaves. Vote to make your opinion known, and see whether your choice tops the Leaderboard!Continue reading Leaderboard: Are you concerned about Elder Scrolls Online's PvP focus?
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| Transformers Universe promises that beta is approaching Posted: 05 Mar 2014 11:30 AM PST Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, News Items, Kids, Transformers Universe, MOBA  Players who hope to be taking part in the beta are asked to fill in their computer specifications, giving the development team valuable information about the game's performance on various machines. They should also keep a close eye on their email inboxes; beta invitations will be sent out based in part upon the specifications filled in on the official site. So keep the faith, and before long you too could be swapping forms and blowing up other Transformers all over the place.
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| RIFT previews its new soul, the Liberator Posted: 05 Mar 2014 11:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Classes, Patches, Previews, News Items, Free-to-Play, RIFT, Subscription  Liberators aren't meant to be passive healers; the soul specializes in wading into the fray while sporting excellent group and area heals. In other words, it's still very much a Warrior occupation, but the focus is less upon hurting things and more upon using the energy of combat to help others recover. While the full explanation of the soul's specific abilities will be up tomorrow, you can still get a taste of the lore and concept by looking at the preview.
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| Ubisoft teases more screenshots for The Division Posted: 05 Mar 2014 10:30 AM PST Filed under: Real-Life, Screenshots, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items  But thanks to MP1st, we have two new screenshots to to remind us that the game is in development -- and that it looks pretty good. Ubisoft released the latest shot of a soldier hunkered down on a New York City rooftop earlier today; the other shot gives us a glimpse of possible underground adventures. Check them both out beyond the break. Continue reading Ubisoft teases more screenshots for The Division
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| Aion's Black Cloud Marketplace celebrates in-game grand opening, deals and freebies ensue Posted: 05 Mar 2014 10:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Aion, News Items, Free-to-Play, Promotions  [Source: NCsoft press release]
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