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- The Anvil of Crom: What's wrong with AoC's crafting?
- Global Chat: September 19-25, 2011
- The Daily Grind: What enemies are almost too cute to kill?
- XL Games teases new ArcheAge screenshots
- Treat yourself to a makeover with Allods Online's Hall of Changes
- City of Heroes invites you to invite a friend
- One Shots: How did you get up there?
- The Mog Log: A year that wasn't
| The Anvil of Crom: What's wrong with AoC's crafting? Posted: 25 Sep 2011 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Age of Conan, Economy, Game mechanics, Opinion, Free-to-play, The Anvil of Crom, Crafting  To be frank, I think any change will be an improvement, as it's hard to fathom a more boring and ultimately worthless gameplay system than what currently passes for crafting in Hyboria. This is a pretty huge topic, of course, so join me after the cut for the first part of what will likely be an ongoing discussion over the next few months. Before we can talk about solutions, though, we've got to identify what's wrong with AoC's crafting. Continue reading The Anvil of Crom: What's wrong with AoC's crafting?
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| Global Chat: September 19-25, 2011 Posted: 25 Sep 2011 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Opinion, Massively meta, Global Chat, Miscellaneous  This week we had a lot of discussion of reality in our MMOs -- yes, it's a real consideration, even in a world where we're slinging fireballs from our hands and swinging 12-foot axes with ease! There was also some discussion on the financial side of things, always a popular topic. Follow along after the jump for some of the best of what our readers had to say this week! Continue reading Global Chat: September 19-25, 2011
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| The Daily Grind: What enemies are almost too cute to kill? Posted: 25 Sep 2011 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Culture, PvE, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Humor, Miscellaneous  OK, perhaps that's a touch extreme. But there are enemies in almost every game -- mandragoras from Final Fantasy XI, foxes from Lord of the Rings Online, dragon whelps in World of Warcraft -- that are hard not to find so adorable as to defy your normal killing urge. So what enemies strike you as being almost too cute to actually kill? Given the choice, are there critters you'd rather snuggle than slay?  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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| XL Games teases new ArcheAge screenshots Posted: 24 Sep 2011 08:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Screenshots, MMO industry, New titles, News items, ArcheAge, Sandbox  Today we've got a few new screenshots for you to ogle, and they cover everything from the fantasy title's stunning naturescapes, to some newly revealed personal-sized boats, to what appears to be one of the hang-gliders from the ChinaJoy trailer released earlier this year. Fan site ArcheAge Online has the details, and the source article says that XL is teasing these shots as a quick preview of what players can expect during the fourth phase of Korean closed beta testing. CBT4 doesn't have a fixed schedule as of yet, but we'll keep you up to date on it, as well as all the latest ArcheAge news as it happens.
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| Treat yourself to a makeover with Allods Online's Hall of Changes Posted: 24 Sep 2011 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Patches, Previews, News items, Free-to-play, Allods Online  Last weekend, we took a look at Allods Online's upcoming Astral Ship customization options. As it turns out, Astral Ships aren't the only things that players will be able to make fabulous. When patch 2.0.06 hits the live servers, players will be able to give their characters a makeover with the introduction of the Hall of Changes. Upon entering the mythical (and stylish!) Hall of Changes, players will be able to recreate their characters from the ground up. And when we say "from the ground up," we mean it; if you're tired of not having an hourglass figure and a bootylicious posterior, forget exercise! Just change your gender. Each race will also receive two brand-new hairstyles -- one for each gender -- as well as a new skin texture option, which will allow players to modify their characters' skin textures regardless of skin color. For the full details, head on over to the Allods official site and give it a look!
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| City of Heroes invites you to invite a friend Posted: 24 Sep 2011 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Super-hero, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Free-to-play, Promotions  Current City of Heroes VIP players will soon once again be able to send out invites to friends, family members, and unusually intelligent heifers who have either never played the game before or who are former players whose accounts have been inactive for over 90 days. If the recipient decides to become a VIP player (i.e., subscriber), then both the inviter and invitee will find themselves the proud possessors of 500 additional Paragon Points to spend in the in-game store. Friends can either be invited through the NCsoft website or the Paragon Market. While the program is not yet operational, Paragon Studios promises to let us know the moment it goes live.
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| One Shots: How did you get up there? Posted: 24 Sep 2011 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Galleries, Screenshots, Guild Wars, One Shots  Here's a picture of Barradin's Estate in Pre-Searing Guild Wars, aerial-style! I always loved Pre-Searing; it has a peace and calm to it. Yep, I did take this myself -- if you Google around, you can find out how.We're all about looking up this week on One Shots! Show us your favorite aerial image -- whether it be taken from the ground looking up or from atop a high-flying mount or tall perch, we want to see! Next week we're throwing the ball back to you. There's no theme and no requirement; just send us your favorite screenshots and tell us why you love them. Add your name and a little bit about the image, send it in to oneshots@massively.com, and we'll feature it in this week's One Shots!
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| The Mog Log: A year that wasn't Posted: 24 Sep 2011 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Events, real-world, Launches, Opinion, Consoles, Final Fantasy XIV, The Mog Log  And there's a lot that's changed since the game was released. It's a well-known fact that I liked the game even in its initial state, but it had some pretty major issues and some points of lacking implementation. And it doesn't feel like we're a year out from launch as a result of all the things that the game has changed since launch, with each patch bringing not just new content but major overhauls to the existing game. So was there even a point to launching the game right then, considering both the reception and the fact that we're still without a subscription charge? Continue reading The Mog Log: A year that wasn't
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