MMO Updates |
- Choose my Adventure: Goodbye Defiance, hello WildStar
- First look at Civilization Online's beta
- Meet Durango, Nexon's dino survival MMO
- Massively Speaking Episode 299: WildStar's Matt Mocarski
- The Daily Grind: Do you have a guild for WildStar?
- Old School RuneScape begins two-week free trial
- EVE Online posts training session schedule
- Darkfall market exploit leads to rollback
- Black Gold Online outlines its Guild vs. Guild systems
- Swordsman announces closed beta dates
- ESO spotlights player-made Thunder Thief build
| Choose my Adventure: Goodbye Defiance, hello WildStar Posted: 28 May 2014 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Game Mechanics, Opinion, Massively Meta, Hands-On, Choose My Adventure, Defiance, Buy-to-Play  First off, I'm sad to say that I didn't reach my goal of a 1000 EGO rating, because seriously, what was I thinking? I am, however, happy to say that I had fun and experienced more of the game than I ever had before. But will I continue to play when it goes free-to-play next week? Continue reading Choose my Adventure: Goodbye Defiance, hello WildStar
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| First look at Civilization Online's beta Posted: 28 May 2014 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Video, Hands-On, MMORTS  First off, you need a Korean ArcheAge account to access XLGames' Civ MMO, but for now, we can live vicariously through Steparu, who describes the game as a "3rd person RTS with RvR mechanics." Be sure to check out the entire impressions article as well as an hour-long video that we've embedded after the cut. Continue reading First look at Civilization Online's beta
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| Meet Durango, Nexon's dino survival MMO Posted: 28 May 2014 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Historical, Trailers, Video, New Titles, Mobile  Nexon recently revealed the survival-based dino-tastic MMO with a teaser site. From the looks of it, players will be put into a mish-mash prehistoric isometric setting and challenged to survive by making tools, constructing traps, fighting dinos, and building up a safe home. The title is being made by the folks who did Vindictus. In an interesting twist, Durango will be heading primarily (from the looks of it) to mobile platforms, including iOS, Android, and Nvidia Shield. You can check out the teaser trailer after the jump. Continue reading Meet Durango, Nexon's dino survival MMO
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| Massively Speaking Episode 299: WildStar's Matt Mocarski Posted: 28 May 2014 07:00 AM 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 299: WildStar's Matt Mocarski
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| The Daily Grind: Do you have a guild for WildStar? Posted: 28 May 2014 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Culture, Guilds, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  So assuming that you'll be playing WildStar, do you have a guild ready for it or are you still searching? If you do have a guild, why not tell the rest of the class about it and how you found it!  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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| Old School RuneScape begins two-week free trial Posted: 27 May 2014 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Business Models, RuneScape, Free-to-Play, Browser, Subscription  Players can access the free-to-play server by making a brand-new RuneScape account or by using a subscribed account. Jagex said that if the trial is successful, it may become a permanent addition to the game. The one big restriction for the F2P server is that yew trees will not be harvestable in order to combat gold farmers. Old School RuneScape is a 2007-era version of the game that Jagex resurrected following an enthusiastic player vote. Even though it required a subscription to access, it grew to over a million players by October 2013.
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| EVE Online posts training session schedule Posted: 27 May 2014 05:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, EVE Online, Culture, Game Mechanics, News Items, Sandbox, Subscription  Data, Relic, and Ghost Sites are covered on May 31st, Ore, Gas, and Ice get the spotlight on June 4th, and Combat Sites and Escalation are getting covered on June 7th. From there it's a tour through wormholes on June 11th and a conclusion with the developer-led exploration fleet on June 14th. For more details on how to join in on training sessions, there's a handy guide available; if you want the exact times for these sessions to check your own schedule, check out the full posting.
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| Darkfall market exploit leads to rollback Posted: 27 May 2014 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Darkfall, Bugs, Economy, MMO Industry, PvP, Subscription  "With the help of the community we have discovered that there was some exploiting of our market feature at the end of last week," Aventurine posted on Facebook today. "We immediately deactivated the market to fix this issue and we identified those who had been actively exploiting it. We are in the process of permanently banning these players for their actions, as their behavior is inconsistent with the values we've set for the Darkfall Unholy Wars community." The silver lining to all of this, apart from a hopefully fixed exploit, is that the studio is granting three days of additional game time to all accounts on June 1st.
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| Black Gold Online outlines its Guild vs. Guild systems Posted: 27 May 2014 03:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Game Mechanics, Previews, News Items, Free-to-Play, Steampunk, Black Gold  All guilds have a level of technology available to them, determined by the amount of eponymous black gold used to upgrade the guild. This can come from members, or it can come from energy wells, which can be fought over on both a factional and intra-factional basis. It's entirely possible for two guilds of the same faction to fight repeatedly over the same well. Take a look at the full article for more details about how you can send your forces to fight and die for that all-important energy.
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| Swordsman announces closed beta dates Posted: 27 May 2014 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, News Items, Free-to-Play  Registering for beta appears to mean a definite spot in the testing, and it also means getting some bonus in-game items once the free-to-play title goes live. So if it seems like your sort of thing, now's the time to go sign up and get ready for some action-based martial arts mayhem.
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| ESO spotlights player-made Thunder Thief build Posted: 27 May 2014 01:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Classes, The Elder Scrolls Online, Subscription  This build uses dual blades and medium armor, along with a focus on high damage in short bursts. Primary skills include Whirlwind for multiple foes, Surge for its lightning power, Mage's Fury to cause bleeding and recharge magicka, Flurry for a single enemy, and Lightning Form (with Thundering Presence) to resist damage. Take a look at the entire build in today's Battlemaster's Corner, and submit your own builds to community@elderscrollsonline.com.
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