MMO Updates |
- Rise and Shiny recap: Dark Ages
- Previously on MV TV: The Week of February 18th
- The Daily Grind: Has a free trial ever blown you away?
- The Tattered Notebook: Breaking up the family
- The Mog Log: Ul'dah on 15 gil a night
- The Road to Mordor: Purveyor of Odd Things
- Aion's Rallying the Troops event begins Feb 27th
| Rise and Shiny recap: Dark Ages Posted: 26 Feb 2012 09:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Screenshots, Video, Previews, Opinion, Free-to-play, Hands-on, Casual, Humor, Rise and Shiny, Livestream  So I looked up KRU Interactive, found out its cool history with Nexon games, and decided to try Dark Ages instead. It looks similar to Nexus, so I thought I would be in for a great time. The very first thing that I came across after logging into the game was a description of waking up in an inn room. It was a mysterious beginning, and I loved how the moment reminded me of how often our characters are just thrown into a world without much of a cutscene or explanation. Continue reading Rise and Shiny recap: Dark Ages
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| Previously on MV TV: The Week of February 18th Posted: 26 Feb 2012 07:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Real life, Video, EVE Online, Guild Wars, Culture, Events, real-world, RuneScape, Free-to-play, Browser, Massively Meta, Hands-on, Casual, Humor, Livestream, Miscellaneous, Sandbox, Previously on MV TV  And this week we have some goodies for sure. Starting off, Richie jumped back into Guild Wars, Mike acted like a newb in 0.0 space in EVE Online, and Adventure Mike stole a time machine and visited Nexus: Kingdom of the Winds once again. Plus we saw more Guild Wars action with Adventure Mike, RuneScape on my Thursday stream, and a bit of Zentia! Make some popcorn, sit back, and click past the cut. Well, click past the cut and hit play first, then sit back. Unless you have a wireless mouse, then you can... well, you get me. Continue reading Previously on MV TV: The Week of February 18th
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| The Daily Grind: Has a free trial ever blown you away? Posted: 26 Feb 2012 05:00 AM PST Filed under: Culture, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  Sure, most of the time, the trial just confirms what you already know -- or worse yet, it turns out to be far worse than you had expected. But there's always the chance, however small, that you'll be floored by the game; the designers certainly hope that's what happens. Have you ever experienced that moment? Or have all of the games you've tried for free wound up being the same as you expected from reviews and previews?  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 Tattered Notebook: Breaking up the family Posted: 25 Feb 2012 03:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest II, Opinion, Free-to-play, The Tattered Notebook  This is the cartoon that launched a thousand posts. Well, maybe not a thousand, but it created tension on the forums and resulted in a temporary ban for popular community figure Morgan Feldon. With this week's news about the ProSiebenSat.1/Alaplaya deal, SOE fans were up in arms, and EverQuest II was at the epicenter of the protest. There were concerns ranging from account security to quality of player support, but the biggest concern was the fact that there would be a barrier between U.S. and European players going forward. I've written before about how tight-knit the community is in EQII, and that's probably why you saw some of the strongest protests originate on the EQII forums. That closeness extends to the EQII development team as well. I've been to a couple of Fan Faires and was surprised at how accessible the team always made itself. Combine that with a core community of longstanding, loyal players, and you basically have one big family. So when fans were hit with the second big news story of the week, the departure of Associate Producer Emily "Domino" Taylor, players reacted as if a friend or family member had moved out of the home. What do these two news stories have in common, and what can they tell us about EverQuest II? Continue reading The Tattered Notebook: Breaking up the family
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| The Mog Log: Ul'dah on 15 gil a night Posted: 25 Feb 2012 01:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Lore, Opinion, Consoles, Final Fantasy XIV, The Mog Log  Of course, it's also the most dangerous. Sure, there are spirits woven throughout Gridania and pirates in every corner in Limsa Lominsa, but Ul'dah is filled with those who'd smile to your face and then shiv your spine as soon as you turn around. Beneath a glittering facade lies a horrid hive of cruelty, and the journey to the top the city is rife with backstabbing and strife. If you're not a native, you might not realize just how bad the place really is -- or how far the city's powerful members are willing to go to ensure that Ul'dah remains at the center of trade. Continue reading The Mog Log: Ul'dah on 15 gil a night
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| The Road to Mordor: Purveyor of Odd Things Posted: 25 Feb 2012 11:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Classes, Events, in-game, Free-to-play, The Road to Mordor  But it's perhaps the title gained on reaching Kindred that tickles me the most, as I can thus be called Purveyor of Odd Things. LotRO has a lot of weird titles, but this one takes the cake. It says that I'm just as likely to go jaunting off if a sparkly stone catches my eye as I am to fight that big dragon you guys are struggling with over there. It says that I am to be shunned at parties and talked about to children in a low, urgent tone. In the spirit of collecting odd things, this week's column will be a hodge-podge of topics instead of one overarching theme. Minstrel melodies, buried treasure, and Mithril Editions lurk just around the corner. Are you prepared in mind, body, and soul to hear what I have to say about them? Continue reading The Road to Mordor: Purveyor of Odd Things
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| Aion's Rallying the Troops event begins Feb 27th Posted: 25 Feb 2012 09:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Aion, Events, in-game, Expansions, Patches, News items  Each player, whether new, returning, or currently subscribed, will receive bonuses during that time, including double XP, a 30% boost in AP, and crucible insignias. New recruits need only make an account to begin playing a free extended trial. Returning veterans will play for free through March 12th. All those currently serving, along with the returning veterans, will benefit from more medals and relic loot drops from fortresses. As an added incentive, everyone who subscribes by March 12th will receive a free set of Daevanion armor. If you have ever had the desire to check Aion out, there is no time like the present... starting Monday, of course.
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