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- Chaos Theory: The value of The Secret World's DLCs
- Play Destiny this weekend, get an exclusive beta emblem
- Black Desert's NA and EU publisher is Daum
- Skyforge to premiere at Gamescom
- The Daily Grind: What MMO company has given you good customer service?
- Final Fantasy XI previews Alluvion Skirmishes
- World of Warcraft posts details on the Arena Invitational World Championships
- Anarchy Online introduces tradable subscription item
- Elder Scrolls Online publishes video of its QuakeCon panel reveals
- Touring DC Universe Online's league halls and Halls of Power
- ArcheAge's second beta event starts July 30th
- Trion Worlds grows to over 12 million players
- SWTOR's lead writer teases future story updates
| Chaos Theory: The value of The Secret World's DLCs Posted: 24 Jul 2014 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Horror, Real-Life, Expansions, Patches, Opinion, The Secret World, Chaos Theory, Buy-to-Play  So why can't I just fire off a simple yes or no to this question? The biggest problem is trying to provide an objective answer to a very subjective situation. While the meaning of value itself is clearly defined, said definition emphasizes that the judgment is individual to whoever is involved. How each player defines value is very personal, so I can't really answer for anyone except myself. What I can do, however, is provide as much of the objective information that I can so you can make your own subjective judgment on the value. Are TSW's issues and sidestories packs worth it? Let's look at the value from various viewpoints and you decide! Continue reading Chaos Theory: The value of The Secret World's DLCs
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| Play Destiny this weekend, get an exclusive beta emblem Posted: 24 Jul 2014 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Destiny, Buy-to-Play 
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| Black Desert's NA and EU publisher is Daum Posted: 24 Jul 2014 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Sandbox, Black Desert  That company is Daum, one of South Korea's largest internet conglomerates. News of the deal was confirmed by Steparu via an email exchange with a representative of Black Desert development studio Pearl Abyss. While there is no information available regarding Western beta dates, Pearl Abyss began working on an English client over seven months ago. Black Desert Korea will kick off its third closed beta sometime in late August or early September.
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| Skyforge to premiere at Gamescom Posted: 24 Jul 2014 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Events (Real-World), MMO Industry, New Titles, Skyforge  Along with World of Speed and Armored Warfare, Skyforge will be presented by My.com at its booth in the business hall and as a playable demo for press. This will be the first reveal of two of Skyforge's classes and brand new locations. Interested players can also sign up for the closed beta for all three games at the official websites linked below. [Source: My.com press release]
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| The Daily Grind: What MMO company has given you good customer service? Posted: 24 Jul 2014 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Bugs, Events (In-Game), Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, Opinion, Free-to-Play, The Daily Grind  I submitted a customer service ticket and after having it closed with no action because I was offline (Turbine CSRs can't email, I guess?), I opened another one and remained online for a couple of hours so that I could be told that there is nothing to be done about broken deeds. All of this is a long-winded way of saying that I find Turbine's customer service off-putting. It's also a prelude to today's Daily Grind question. What MMO company has given you good customer service, and what was the circumstance?  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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| Final Fantasy XI previews Alluvion Skirmishes Posted: 23 Jul 2014 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Final Fantasy XI, Patches, Endgame, News Items, Consoles, Subscription  Players can take on Alluvion Skirmishes solo or in groups containing up to six players; Alter Egos are usable to fill out a party's ranks. The NPC Oston will assemble a special statue called a eudamon for players who can then enter through the pre-existing Augural Conveyers, with Rala Waterways and Cirdas Caverns being the first pair to function with Alluvion Skirmishes. For more details on time limits and inscribing shields with Arcane Glyptics, take a look at the full preview on the official site.
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| World of Warcraft posts details on the Arena Invitational World Championships Posted: 23 Jul 2014 05:00 PM PDT Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Events (Real-World), PvP, News Items, Subscription  The eight teams selected for play will be fighting in a best-of-seven format, starting with the Nagrand Arena and moving on to other maps at the selection of the losing team. The matches will last until elimination or until 15 minutes have passed, whichever happens first. Those unable to attend BlizzCon on November 7th and 8th will be able to stream the matches online, although no details on doing so are yet available. If you are attending, though, get ready to watch the best of the best mix it up in the arenas.
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| Anarchy Online introduces tradable subscription item Posted: 23 Jul 2014 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Anarchy Online, Business Models, Free-to-Play  Patch 18.6.14 added GRACE (Grid Access Credit Extension), which is a $14.95 item that can be purchased and sold on the in-game market. When used, GRACE adds 30 days of subscription game time to a player's account. Unlike other items on the market, GRACE cannot be taken out and mailed separately. Also, since free players can't access the market, they'll be unable to purchase GRACE from other players. Funcom has a FAQ covering the ins and outs of this new system.
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| Elder Scrolls Online publishes video of its QuakeCon panel reveals Posted: 23 Jul 2014 03:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Events (Real-World), Game Mechanics, Patches, Previews, PvP, News Items, PvE, The Elder Scrolls Online, Subscription  Continue reading Elder Scrolls Online publishes video of its QuakeCon panel reveals
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| Touring DC Universe Online's league halls and Halls of Power Posted: 23 Jul 2014 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Super-hero, Guilds, Previews, Free-to-Play, DC Universe Online  Continue reading Touring DC Universe Online's league halls and Halls of Power
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| ArcheAge's second beta event starts July 30th Posted: 23 Jul 2014 01:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Free-to-Play, ArcheAge, Sandbox  Trion Worlds announced that the first closed beta's servers filled up within 18 minutes, and as such, it will be expanding the second beta event to be "three times as big" as the first with more invites rolling out. The good news from the packed beta event last weekend is that the hardware performed great on Trion's side and that the devs have made changes to improve the game: "You also helped us to identify and fix challenges with some of the custom integration for our version! During the event, we were also adapting our own anti-spam and anti-bot software in real time. With your input, we're reviewing a number of systems with XLGAMES, including use of labor while you're hunting and looting, labor regeneration rates for online and offline players, and the availability of Archeum. We're also looking into the feasibility of XLGAMES adding an ability queue and mouse inverting."
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| Trion Worlds grows to over 12 million players Posted: 23 Jul 2014 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Business Models, Interviews, MMO Industry, Free-to-Play, RIFT, ArcheAge, Defiance, Trove  For most of the interview, however, Hartsman discussed the positioning of business models in a changing market. If you've ever wondered why MMOs keep launching with a subscription model in this F2P era, Hartsman has a notion: "There are two reasons why companies can't do it from the outset. Number one is that the larger the company, the more public, the more they have to aim for predictable revenue, and there's not a lot of information sharing on free-to-play on the PC and console markets. The other big challenge is the technology it takes to do sales effectively in a free-to-play game -- there's a lot more that goes on behind the scenes than a lot of people would think, where an initial purchase plus subscription model doesn't take nearly so complex a model to drive sales."
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| SWTOR's lead writer teases future story updates Posted: 23 Jul 2014 11:00 AM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, News Items, PvE, Star Wars: The Old Republic  This three-part Forged Alliances arc will lead "directly into our next major story expansion, our largest since Rise of the Hutt Cartel," Boyd teases. He says more info will be coming soon.
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