MMO Updates |
- MMObility: Let's make a mobile game, part three
- Turbine releases new DDO Web of Chaos images
- CCP revisiting EVE's new player experience
- The Firing Line: Derek Smart on Line of Defense
- The Daily Grind: What MMO do you regret leaving?
- The MMO Report: Chocolate makes you fat edition
- The Summoner's Guidebook: I suck at last-hitting
- Darkness falls on Forsaken World in latest expansion
- Lord of the Rings Online offering PvMP players some Commendation
- GamersFirst sees a management shakeup
- SOE's fifth annual G.I.R.L. competition beckons to future game designers
- Cyclops joins Marvel Heroes' roster
- If it looks like an MMO, walks like an MMO, and quacks like an MMO...
- RIFT players set record for most in-game weddings in one day
- The Guild Counsel: How to break into raiding
- L.A.W's post-apocalyptic closed beta phase begins
| MMObility: Let's make a mobile game, part three Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:00 AM PST Filed under: Betas, Events, real-world, Previews, Opinion, Free-to-play, Browser, Mobile, Hands-on, Casual, Humor, Miscellaneous, MMObility  Fear not, fair readers! I will break down the development that is still planned on being pushed into the game over the last week, and it's important to note that Dave and I plan on coming back to the experiment over time. I'd like to update the game and continue discussion since it has been so interesting so far! In the meanwhile, click here to go to the official game page! Continue reading MMObility: Let's make a mobile game, part three
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| Turbine releases new DDO Web of Chaos images Posted: 17 Feb 2012 08:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Galleries, Screenshots, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Expansions, MMO industry, Patches, News items, Free-to-play  The update features new items too, and we've got a preview of the patch in our DDO gallery below. Check it out for the latest screenshots featuring Lolth and the Drow. [Source: Turbine press release]
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| CCP revisiting EVE's new player experience Posted: 17 Feb 2012 07:00 AM PST Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Game mechanics, MMO industry, News items, Dev Diaries, Sandbox  A new dev blog by CCP Legion outlines a broad-stroke plan to mitigate these difficulties, and Legion says that "we want to give the players a chance to experience the coolness of EVE even in the beginning and make them understand all the potential within the game. In short, we want to make the first days, weeks and months in EVE enjoyable and not just something you have to plow through in order to get to the good stuff." How is CCP going to do that without dumbing it down? That's still up in the air, but Legion says that the changes will focus more on teachable mechanics than step-by-step guides. In other New Eden news, CCP has released a new video called The Awakening, and it presents the first moments of a new pod pilot as he is born into his new life. View it in full after the break. Continue reading CCP revisiting EVE's new player experience
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| The Firing Line: Derek Smart on Line of Defense Posted: 17 Feb 2012 06:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Sci-fi, Game mechanics, Interviews, MMO industry, New titles, PvP, News items, MMOFPS, The Firing Line  Join me after the break for a conversation with lead designer Derek Smart as he talks about what makes the game massive as well as what sets it apart from its competitors. Continue reading The Firing Line: Derek Smart on Line of Defense
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| The Daily Grind: What MMO do you regret leaving? Posted: 17 Feb 2012 05:00 AM PST Filed under: Sci-fi, Fallen Earth, Opinion, Free-to-play, The Daily Grind, Post-Apocalyptic  Every once in a while I'll regret leaving an MMO, though, and none moreso than Fallen Earth. Though I played extensively at launch and for a month or so after, I inexplicably forsook the wastelands for the world of Atreia. Upon returning to the game a few weeks ago and reconnecting with some old friends, I had to stop and take a moment to wonder what the heck I was thinking back in 2009. What about you, Massively crew? Have you had any similar head-scratching moments after rediscovering a previous title, and do you regret leaving 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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| The MMO Report: Chocolate makes you fat edition Posted: 16 Feb 2012 06:00 PM PST Filed under: Video, MMO industry, News items, Opinion, Humor, The MMO Report, Miscellaneous  Finally, Uncle Casey's Mailbag provides a forum for the debate over just how we're supposed to pronounce "SWTOR." All this and more in the video behind the break! Continue reading The MMO Report: Chocolate makes you fat edition
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| The Summoner's Guidebook: I suck at last-hitting Posted: 16 Feb 2012 05:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Game mechanics, Opinion, Free-to-play, Hands-on, Guides, MOBA, League of Legends, The Summoner's Guidebook  Our focus with the column will be on the beginner to intermediate players and improving key elements of lower-level play. While I do recognize and admire the pro League scene, websites like SoloMid.net and Curse Gaming's new LoLPro.com have tons of advice to push your gameplay from the expert levels of play to the master and professional levels. This week, we're going to start with the basics of laning well. While there are dozens of guides on how to do this, I want to cover them in the Guidebook because their importance can't be stressed enough. Laning fundamentals are something you should practice in every game, even as you learn new strategies or tactics. If you can commit yourself to constantly improving in this area, you'll see dramatic leaps in your ability to play. These tricks are the hardest skills in the game to improve on, so getting better at them gives you a significant edge over most opponents. If you want to take the first steps to improve your LoL game, you'll have to read on. Continue reading The Summoner's Guidebook: I suck at last-hitting
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| Darkness falls on Forsaken World in latest expansion Posted: 16 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Trailers, Video, Expansions, News items, Free-to-play  Y'all better prepare your night-vision goggles because night is swiftly approaching Perfect World Entertainment's free-to-play title Forsaken World, and it's all thanks to the game's upcoming expansion, Nightfall. The recently announced update will take players to the far reaches of Eyrda with new quests, shinier shinies, and -- perhaps most interestingly -- the gift of flight. That's right, when Nightfall hits the live servers, players will be able to soar through the skies to experience "new bosses, dungeons, and events designed specifically for flying." But maybe you've got more of a PvP bent to your playstyle. Don't worry; PWE is on the case. Forsaken World's Immortal Rift, which previously played host to massive guild wars, is being repurposed as "an all-out land conquering system," which will pit guild against guild against guild in a knock-down-drag-out brawl for territorial dominance. But that's enough chatter from us, so how about you click on past the cut for the expansion's teaser trailer, then head on over to Forsaken World's official site to get in on the fun. Continue reading Darkness falls on Forsaken World in latest expansion
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| Lord of the Rings Online offering PvMP players some Commendation Posted: 16 Feb 2012 03:30 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Game mechanics, Patches, Previews, PvP, News items, Free-to-play, Dev Diaries  The diary explains how Destiny, the previously intended PvMP currency, wound up being bloated and failed to serve its proper purpose. Commendations will be hard-capped at 100,000, and spending this currency will allow players to advance Creeps and acquire new equipment. The preliminary numbers are also included with the diary, with the understanding that there will be some tweaking after the system goes live. While players might be a bit miffed at having to use their Destiny quickly before it goes away, the new reward system will hopefully make advancing via PvMP far more viable.
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| GamersFirst sees a management shakeup Posted: 16 Feb 2012 03:00 PM PST Filed under: MMO industry, News items, Free-to-play, All Points Bulletin  The official statements claim that the transition of power was amicable and pre-arranged, but it also comes on the heels of worldwide layoffs from K2 and rumors of a power struggle behind the scenes. Rahul Sandil, the company's public relations chief, claimed that there was no truth to these rumors and that the plan was to move forward from simple localizations of titles developed in foreign markets. Sandil went on to confirm that APB: Reloaded continues to be a large-scale success for the company and that further development will be centered around work that Book-Larsson had already seen during his time as CTO and COO.
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| SOE's fifth annual G.I.R.L. competition beckons to future game designers Posted: 16 Feb 2012 02:00 PM PST Filed under: EverQuest II, Contests, Events, real-world, MMO industry, Miscellaneous, PlanetSide 2  The program, which is in its fifth year, is designed to promote and inspire female involvement in video game development by helping a talented student through undergraduate studies. Applicants have to currently be enrolled in a gaming-related program, have a 3.0 or higher GPA, be a resident of the US, and be 18 years old or older. If you meet all those standards and have a hankering to apply, you'll need to submit two pieces of original concept art "inspired by" PlanetSide 2 or EverQuest II, captions to go with the art, and a 500-word essay about women in the gaming industry. Applications are due by March 29th. SOE Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing Laura Naviaux hopes that this will be the biggest year ever for the scholarship: "Over the last few years, we have been nothing short of impressed with the hundreds of amazing submissions from talented students nationwide. Now in our fifth year, we can't wait to see the creativity that comes out of the G.I.R.L. program."
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| Cyclops joins Marvel Heroes' roster Posted: 16 Feb 2012 01:00 PM PST Filed under: Super-hero, Galleries, Screenshots, Classes, Previews, Free-to-play, Marvel Heroes  Gazillion is happy to announce that Cyclops will be a playable character in Marvel Heroes. What he lacks in overall charisma and flying abilities, he makes up for with a facial cannon capable of ruining your day. Cyclops is the on-again, off-again leader of the X-Men, a group of heroes that is also confirmed to be a part of the game. You can check out a larger picture of Cyclops along with all the other revealed playable characters in Marvel Heroes in our new gallery below!
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| If it looks like an MMO, walks like an MMO, and quacks like an MMO... Posted: 16 Feb 2012 12:30 PM PST Filed under: MMO industry, News items, Miscellaneous  Then it might just be an MMO! Indie gaming fans out there are probably already familiar with thatgamecompany, creators of hit PSN titles such as Flower, flOw, and the to-be-released Journey. Journey is going to be the studio's first experience with online interaction between players, but a new job listing from the studio seeking a scalability engineer states that the studio would "like to take it a step further with [its] next game." Taking online interaction a step further, you say? Why, they could be talking about an MMO! The job listing further corroborates this theory as it continues on to state that "while [thatgamecompany is] pretty experienced making games, [the studio has] never built a full scale online service available to hundreds of thousands of users." Hundreds of thousands of users, you say? Why, that sounds even more like an MMO! Of course, this is all pure conjecture at this point, but surely we're not alone in our belief that an MMO from the minds of the folks that brought us Flower and flOw would be pretty groovy. But the fact remains that Journey won't even be released until next month, so this next project -- whatever it may be -- is still far off the horizon, but stay tuned. Hopefully we'll know more about this new project before too long.
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| RIFT players set record for most in-game weddings in one day Posted: 16 Feb 2012 12:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Culture, Events, in-game, News items, RIFT  It wasn't but yesterday that we ran our feature on the gaming achievements of the Guinness Book of World Records: Gamer's Edition 2012, but between then and now, a new MMO-related record has been set. As many of you know, RIFT recently added marriage to its plethora of features, allowing players to make the ultimate commitment in Telara. Well, the ultimate commitment besides joining a raiding guild, at any rate. A press release today announced that RIFT players banded together with the goal of setting the record for the most in-game marriages in a 24-hour span. We're not certain what the previous record was if there was one at all, but RIFT players managed to set the bar with a staggering 21,879 marriages performed between noon on February 14th and noon on February 15th. RIFT executive producer and Trion Worlds CCO Scott Hartsman is pleased with the outcome, stating in the press release that "Ascended Weddings were a great way to lift the veil on RIFT's new 'Gatherings' feature, social experiences that bring players together in new and interesting ways." He goes on to add that "[the studio] looks forward to expanding this great new gameplay element in the always-evolving world of Telara." So congratulations to all of the lucky couples. Enjoy your new ball-and-chain! [Source: Trion Worlds press release]
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| The Guild Counsel: How to break into raiding Posted: 16 Feb 2012 11:00 AM PST Filed under: Guilds, Opinion, Guides, The Guild Counsel, Miscellaneous  But it is possible to go from casual to raiding and still maintain a casual, low-key tone. In fact, it's even easier now to do that in many MMOs. In this week's Guild Counsel, we'll look at why we've entered a golden age of raiding, and we'll cover a few handy tips for guilds looking to make the leap. Continue reading The Guild Counsel: How to break into raiding
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| L.A.W's post-apocalyptic closed beta phase begins Posted: 16 Feb 2012 10:00 AM PST Filed under: Betas, Sci-fi, Game mechanics, MMO industry, New titles, PvP, News items, Free-to-play, MMORTS, Post-Apocalyptic  Luckily for us (and you), L.A.W is gearing up for its first closed beta phase, and the title is available for download at its official website. You'll need a beta key to participate, of course, and if you don't have one yet, you'll need to sign up for an alaplaya account. L.A.W is described by alaplaya as a PvP-centric MMOG with an RTS mode, and it "also features classic role-playing elements such as a guild system, dungeons, and extensive skill sets." [Source: alaplaya press release]
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blend of RTS-style combat and classic adventure – no, not point-and-click but real adventuring, with text and a few choices to be made as to what to do next.
manders will find it lacking the options of the bigger titles, but it's certainly accessible to the rest of us.
of horsemen smash into an enemy flank never gets old. The occasional boss battle is great fun too, although they usually descend into simply charging with all your troops and spamming the magic.
