MMO Updates |
- Camelot Unchained's territory control isn't just for uberguilds
- The Elder Scrolls Online coming to Steam today
- Age of Wushu Warrior's Ascension expansion coming July 31
- Trion boosts RIFT's subscriber benefits
- The Daily Grind: What upcoming MMO are you giving a second look?
- Watch a TUG artist design a hostile predator
- Heroes of the Storm's Garden of Terror swaps between night and day
- Choose My Adventure: The crafty side of life in ArcheAge
- Final Fantasy XIV offers a free weekend to lapsed accounts
- Elder Scrolls Online offers new guild heraldry
- Leaderboard: Which ArcheAge race will you pick for your main?
- Lord of the Rings Online has a free epic battle and story in store for Update 15
- Massively Exclusive: Grand Chase goes live on Steam tomorrow
- SOE gives free game time for yesterday's login issues
- Camelot Unchained plans a robust, anti-mule crafting economy
- Wizard101 introduces Fishing
- Lineage II's new expansion to launch on July 30
| Camelot Unchained's territory control isn't just for uberguilds Posted: 17 Jul 2014 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Historical, Game Mechanics, Guilds, Previews, PvP, News Items, Crowdfunding, Camelot Unchained, MMORPG  Massively: Taxes and maintenance costs are absolutely necessary to keep territory from being owned by absent players, but if they're too burdensome, they can prevent people from wanting to claim or improve land at all, figuring that a richer guild will do it. How does the team plan to solve that problem? CSE's Mark Jacobs: Balance is always a PITA, and this is a perfect example. There is no magic formula to solve this problem, but one thing I will say is that while money may not buy happiness, it may also not buy a piece of land. Just like crafters, players will not be able to simply have money dumped on them by an alt, friend, etc. and then be able to buy whatever land they want. They will have to earn the right to buy it, and that won't happen Launch Day +1 (or 2 or 3). Continue reading Camelot Unchained's territory control isn't just for uberguilds
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| The Elder Scrolls Online coming to Steam today Posted: 17 Jul 2014 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Events (Real-World), MMO Industry, New Titles, Promotions, The Elder Scrolls Online, Subscription  This announcement was made to kick off QuakeCon 2014 in Dallas, Texas, where Zenimax Online will be hosting a panel entitled "The Future of The Elder Scrolls Online." The presentation will begin on Friday at 6:00 p.m. EDT and can also be viewed on Bethesda's Twitch.tv channel for those not able to attend. [Source: Bethesda press release]
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| Age of Wushu Warrior's Ascension expansion coming July 31 Posted: 17 Jul 2014 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Expansions, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, PvP, News Items, Free-to-Play, Sandbox, Age of Wushu  The firm hasn't gone into a lot of detail just yet, but you can check out the full verbiage as well as a couple of images on the official announcement page.
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| Trion boosts RIFT's subscriber benefits Posted: 17 Jul 2014 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Business Models, MMO Industry, News Items, Free-to-Play, RIFT  New benefits also include faster planar ability cooldowns, a fast pass teleport, and more! In other RIFT news, Trion adjusted the Stormcaller soul in yesterday's hotfix.
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| The Daily Grind: What upcoming MMO are you giving a second look? Posted: 17 Jul 2014 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, PvP, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Sandbox, Camelot Unchained, Subscription  Then I started reading some of these "batshit crazy" CU reveals and now I'm thinking that this game might be for me. I'm saying "might" because I've followed this genre long enough to take grandiose design docs with a grain of salt. But hey, at least I'm hooked and will keep reading, right? What about you, Massively readers? What upcoming MMO are you giving a second look?  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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| Watch a TUG artist design a hostile predator Posted: 16 Jul 2014 07:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Video, Game Mechanics, Previews, PvP, News Items, Sandbox  Continue reading Watch a TUG artist design a hostile predator
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| Heroes of the Storm's Garden of Terror swaps between night and day Posted: 16 Jul 2014 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Free-to-Play, Dev Diaries, MOBA  Unlike the mostly cosmetic lighting filters in MMO day/night cycles, Garden of Terror's transition between the two will change the fundamental rules of the match. While during the daytime players can check out mercenary camps, the nighttime is a whole different story. The camps go away when the sun goes down, and out pops nighttime horrors as players' visibility decreases. The daytime only comes back when all of the horrors are killed, giving players control over how long the dark lasts. One of the Garden of Terror's objectives is gathering up seeds to plant so that a huge player-controlled mob can be summoned. Learning when and how to use the summon will be a key to dominating the match.
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| Choose My Adventure: The crafty side of life in ArcheAge Posted: 16 Jul 2014 05:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Polls, Video, Free-to-Play, Choose My Adventure, Livestream, ArcheAge, Sandbox, The Stream Team  Since you voted for MJ to try all the crafting, she's been trying to dabble in everything. However, getting all the various materials necessary for all the different professions turned out to be quite the undertaking, so she's been paying special attention to armor (which tied for first in votes) and housing items (which came in second). Join us live at 7:00 p.m. to see the crafty side of life in ArcheAge and help direct MJ's two-hour adventures during this CMA Live. Then don't forget to vote and direct next week's (and this weekend's) adventures! Game: ArcheAge Host: MJ Guthrie Date: Wednesday, July 16th, 2014 Time: 7:00 p.m. EDT Enjoy our Stream Team video below. Continue reading Choose My Adventure: The crafty side of life in ArcheAge
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| Final Fantasy XIV offers a free weekend to lapsed accounts Posted: 16 Jul 2014 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Final Fantasy XIV, Promotions, Subscription  The free weekend is only for previous players who purchased the game and have since stopped paying for it. Square Enix is hoping that the new Patch 2.3 and its features will woo returning players to sub back up after getting a taste during these three days.
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| Elder Scrolls Online offers new guild heraldry Posted: 16 Jul 2014 03:30 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Screenshots, Game Mechanics, Guilds, Lore, Previews, News Items, The Elder Scrolls Online, Subscription  We've included the images below. See one you like? Continue reading Elder Scrolls Online offers new guild heraldry
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| Leaderboard: Which ArcheAge race will you pick for your main? Posted: 16 Jul 2014 03:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, MMO Industry, New Titles, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Races, ArcheAge, Sandbox, Leaderboard  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: Which ArcheAge race will you pick for your main?
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| Lord of the Rings Online has a free epic battle and story in store for Update 15 Posted: 16 Jul 2014 02:30 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Patches, Previews, Free-to-Play  Update 15 will be adding on at least one more zone, with a new part of the epic story and an epic battle that will be free for all players. Players will be teaming up with Aragorn to retake Pelargir and fighting the Haradrim in Gondor. Campbell said that the decision to nix the level cap increase to 105 allowed the team to work on the legendary item revamp instead. Between Updates 14 and 15, the team will release a smaller patch with four session play encounters in the Dead Marshes.
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| Massively Exclusive: Grand Chase goes live on Steam tomorrow Posted: 16 Jul 2014 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Events (In-Game), News Items, Free-to-Play, Promotions, Miscellaneous  A Steam-specific stat-boosting title is also available to everyone, along with new item packages. These packages include a new set of equipment with stats and a new pet, both of which have never been available elsewhere. If you're a long-time Grand Chase player or just can't wait to get a free-to-play brawler on your hard drive, take heart because the game will be available tomorrow. [Source: KOG Games press release]
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| SOE gives free game time for yesterday's login issues Posted: 16 Jul 2014 01:00 PM PDT Filed under: MMO Industry, Giveaways, Miscellaneous  "We deeply regret the recent service interruption that is currently impacting all SOE games," DCUO Community Manager Mepps said in a forum post. "As a thank you for your patience, we will add two days of membership time to all members' accounts." According to EQ2wire.com, this downtime was caused by the SonyOnline.net domain name expiring, which SOE president John Smedley addressed in a tweet: "Sorry for the DNS problems folks. Won't happen again. Notices sent to wrong email. Doh."
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| Camelot Unchained plans a robust, anti-mule crafting economy Posted: 16 Jul 2014 12:30 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Historical, Economy, Game Mechanics, Previews, News Items, Crafting, Crowdfunding, Camelot Unchained, MMORPG  Massively: I just wrote about a game with excessive recovery time for crafters, likewise implemented for economic reasons, and wow, players hate those restrictions. Doesn't introducing (I'm going to say it) "designed downtime" for crafters encourage crafter mules and arbitrarily interfere with the natural economy? Aren't there more organic ways to slow down crafting? Why allow combatants to fight 24/7 but not allow crafters to craft equivalently? CSE's Mark Jacobs: It's a really good question and a definite concern for us. My feeling was that I wanted to create a system where crafters don't have to sit around, crafting 24/7 in a manner that could lead to carpal tunnel. Other games, including Dark Age of Camelot, were more like that. Crafters shouldn't have to sit around and simply click-click-click, etc. The comparison isn't totally correct though, because combatants have downtime to recover their health or power, during travel, etc. (especially in an RvR MMORPG), while crafters can sit in a shop and use the Vox Magus to craft. Continue reading Camelot Unchained plans a robust, anti-mule crafting economy
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| Posted: 16 Jul 2014 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Patches, News Items, Free-to-Play, Kids, Wizard101, Family  If this is the one thing you've been waiting for before you get into the game, you can also take advantage of the new promotional bundle on sale at Target. The Spiral Cup Gauntlet Bundle includes a new housing item, a new pet, new clothes, and a new mount for players, along with either a month's subscription or 5000 crowns. You can pick it up for $39 and then jump right back into casting orbs and looking for fish. Or doing other things, presumably. [Source: Kingsisle Entertainment press release] Continue reading Wizard101 introduces Fishing
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| Lineage II's new expansion to launch on July 30 Posted: 16 Jul 2014 11:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Lineage 2, Expansions, Lore, Free-to-Play  "As the last of Einhasad's four original races (Elves, Orcs, Dwarves, and Ertheia) enters the playing field, they will join forces with the other races and Heroes of Aden to save their world, all a part of the continuing saga within Lineage II's epic storyline," according to an NCsoft press release. Check out the video after the cut for more information on Lineage II's Ertheia. [Source: NCsoft press release] Continue reading Lineage II's new expansion to launch on July 30
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