MMO Updates |
- WoW's Warlords of Draenor beta: Questing, mechanics, and concerns
- Leaderboard: How much time do you spend customizing avatar outfits?
- Salem releases first major content patch under new management
- 'World's biggest LGBT guild' celebrates FFXIV's same-sex marriage
- The Daily Grind: How do you handle the wait for an anticipated game?
- Global Chat: Doom and WAAAGH!
- The Stream Team: Returning to Aurin roots in WildStar
- League of Legends unveils A New Dawn cinematic
- Let's all dye our armor black in The Elder Scrolls Online
- RuneFest 2014 dated for October 11
- Massively Speaking Episode 306: Alternative advancement
- Firefall brings multiple raids to launch [Updated]
- Swordsman launches July 29th
- World of Warships on board for Gamescom 2014
- EVE Online: Crius launches today
- League of Legends cracks down on more bad seeds
| WoW's Warlords of Draenor beta: Questing, mechanics, and concerns Posted: 23 Jul 2014 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: World of Warcraft, Betas, Fantasy, Expansions, Previews, Opinion, Hands-On, First Impressions, Subscription  Yes, that's the Warlords of Draenor starting experience as well as the Mists of Pandaria starting experience. What sets the two apart, aside from MoP's clever use of mini-hubs moving out in a sort of spiderweb fashion, is that MoP approached its story by easing up on the pressure early in the plot. You start settling into a rhythm, putting down the conflict with the enemy a little more, dealing with the inhabitants on their terms. The overarching conflict was there, but it had time to fade into the background. Not so here; the conflict with the Iron Horde squats on your shoulder and screams at you, crow-like, preventing you from thinking even for a second that you might want to explore this strange fantasy world. Continue reading WoW's Warlords of Draenor beta: Questing, mechanics, and concerns
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| Leaderboard: How much time do you spend customizing avatar outfits? Posted: 23 Jul 2014 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Culture, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Leaderboard  What about you, Leaderboard readers? How much time do you spend customizing your MMO avatar outfits? 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: How much time do you spend customizing avatar outfits?
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| Salem releases first major content patch under new management Posted: 23 Jul 2014 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Historical, MMO Industry, New Titles  Carver touches on some important points that could get Salem back on MMO gamers' radars: "Some could argue that it has had its day. Some could say that the people have spoken and that the game itself is over, finished, destroyed. But is it? Salem offers the promise of witches and paranoia but currently delivers neither. Salem tantalizes us with the prospects of creatures in the darkness and all that is the unknown in Colonial America, yet we have only argopelters. Salem entices us with the wealth of possibilities afforded by Animal Husbandry, Alchemy, Wagons and Ships, none of which are in the game yet." If these staple features were finally added to the game by this new developer, would potential players give it another shot? Would you? Salem has just released its first major content update under Mortal Moments, and the studio aims to stay true to the game's original plan (no pay-to-win, no PvE servers, etc). [Thanks for the tip, Chrysillis!]
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| 'World's biggest LGBT guild' celebrates FFXIV's same-sex marriage Posted: 23 Jul 2014 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Culture, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, News Items, Final Fantasy XIV, Subscription  You can watch highlights from the event in the 11-minute video after the cut. Continue reading 'World's biggest LGBT guild' celebrates FFXIV's same-sex marriage
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| The Daily Grind: How do you handle the wait for an anticipated game? Posted: 23 Jul 2014 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Culture, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  Therefore, today I'd like us to discuss how we handle the long wait for upcoming MMOs or expansions. Unless you have a time machine that I don't know about, how do you pass the months? Do you eat up all of the information you can on the game and practically live in the forums? Do you do everything in your power to get into the beta? Or do you try to ignore it while immersing yourself in another game for the time being?  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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| Posted: 22 Jul 2014 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Culture, MMO Industry, Warhammer Online, Guild Wars 2, Global Chat, EverQuest Next, Miscellaneous, WildStar, Neverwinter  In this week's edition, we'll look at Warhammer Online's fatal flaw, adventure through Neverwinter's foundry missions, and speculate on the status of a certain Norrathian sandpark. Remember that it's not all doom and WAAAGH! in this community; it's excitement and cherished outings as well! Continue reading Global Chat: Doom and WAAAGH!
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| The Stream Team: Returning to Aurin roots in WildStar Posted: 22 Jul 2014 05:30 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Livestream, WildStar, The Stream Team, Subscription  Game: WildStar Host: MJ Guthrie Date: Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014 Time: 7:30 p.m. EDT Enjoy our Stream Team video below. Continue reading The Stream Team: Returning to Aurin roots in WildStar
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| League of Legends unveils A New Dawn cinematic Posted: 22 Jul 2014 05:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Trailers, Video, Culture, News Items, Free-to-Play, MOBA, League of Legends  Want a peek behind the scenes? You can get more than that; Riot Games has also released a full making-of featurette that shows exactly how the newest cinematic went from concept to completion. And you can also check that out past the cut. Consider it the bonus feature. [Source: Riot Games press release] Continue reading League of Legends unveils A New Dawn cinematic
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| Let's all dye our armor black in The Elder Scrolls Online Posted: 22 Jul 2014 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Game Mechanics, Guilds, Patches, Previews, News Items, Dev Diaries, The Elder Scrolls Online, Subscription  The studio will also shower guild leaders with new guild ranks to play with, new heraldry for use on guild tabards, and new traders that guilds can rent to vend guild goods to the public.
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| RuneFest 2014 dated for October 11 Posted: 22 Jul 2014 03:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Real-Life, Events (Real-World), MMO Industry, RuneScape, Free-to-Play  On Saturday, October 11, Jagex will be returning to London's Tobacco Dock for the largest RuneScape event of the year. This year will feature panels and parties that promise to be bigger and better than ever before. While more details are still forthcoming, we do know that the cost will be £99 for a full One-Day Pass. You can keep an eye on any further RuneFest news by watching the event's Facebook and Twitter pages.
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| Massively Speaking Episode 306: Alternative advancement Posted: 22 Jul 2014 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Podcasts, MMO Industry, 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 306: Alternative advancement
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| Firefall brings multiple raids to launch [Updated] Posted: 22 Jul 2014 01:30 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Launches, Free-to-Play, MMOFPS, Dev Diaries, Dungeons  A new dev diary posted today talks about two of the raids, the titans of Baneclaw and Kanaola. Baneclaw is a giant scarab that will roll around and unleash little hellclaw minions at any intruders. Kanaola goes the "big lava worm" route due to its proximity with a volcano. This fight will get tricky as molten hot magma will be rising as the fight progresses. The raids will have some of the best loot in the game and will be on a seven-day lockout timer when beaten. These titans will become available when the playerbase works to gether up enough Dark Crystite to unlock the instances. We've got a video of the new raids for you after the jump! Continue reading Firefall brings multiple raids to launch [Updated]
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| Posted: 22 Jul 2014 01:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Historical, Video, Launches, Patches, News Items, Free-to-Play, Swordsman  Launch will also apparently bring "streamlining" to the player experience, although we don't know the details just yet. If you're not even sure what Swordsman is, the short version is that it's a wuxia action MMO based on the novels of Louis Cha. The long version can be found in the producer's trailer just past the break or in our recent stream of the game. The even longer version... well, the game is in open beta, so you can always just download it and try it out for yourself. That would work. [Source: Perfect World Entertainment press release] Continue reading Swordsman launches July 29th
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| World of Warships on board for Gamescom 2014 Posted: 22 Jul 2014 12:30 PM PDT Filed under: Historical, Culture, Events (Real-World), MMO Industry, New Titles, Free-to-Play  Gamescom will be held from August 13 - 17 in Cologne, Germany, and Wargaming aims to go big again this year with game presentations, talk shows, on-stage giveaways, and more on its 720-square-meter stage in Hall 8. [Source: Wargaming press release]
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| EVE Online: Crius launches today Posted: 22 Jul 2014 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, EVE Online, Expansions, Patches, Sandbox, Crafting, Subscription  Crius' main focus is on revising and expanding the industrial and crafting portions of the game. Players can join industrial teams to get important jobs done, enjoy an overhauled research interface, partake in dynamic pricing of tasks, and add industry-related upgrades to starbases. Other fun features of this update include interior atmospheric audio, a new reprocessing system, the ability to opt out of fleet warps, and API support for the industry features of this patch.
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| League of Legends cracks down on more bad seeds Posted: 22 Jul 2014 11:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Culture, MMO Industry, MOBA, League of Legends  In cases of "extreme toxicity" (i.e. racism, death threats, homophobic remarks, etc.), troublesome players can expect a more severe penalty ranging from a 14-day ban to a permanent ban from the game. In the case that an "unfair ban" comes into question, Riot says they will now be fully transparent with chat logs and post the exact log that led to the player's ban. Intentional leavers/AFKers are also a concern for Riot as they plan to address these problems in the future.
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