MMO Updates

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• Rise and Shiny: World of Battles
• One Shots: Dusting crops with the boys
• The Daily Grind: What NPC faction amuses you the most?
• Make My MMO: Crowdfunding October 6 - 19, 2013
• Wings Over Atreia: Jumping on Aion's limited-time events and pumpkin-carving contest
• The Mog Log: Straight on down the line of Final Fantasy XIV's endgame
• More Black Desert beta vids, this time with parkour

Rise and Shiny: World of Battles Posted: 20 Oct 2013 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Business Models, Game Mechanics, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Browser, Hands-On, Casual, First Impressions, Rise and Shiny, Livestream, Miscellaneous World of Battles starts off strong, it looks pretty cool at first glance, and it appears to allow you to control massive armies of riders, archers, giants and other fun units as you clash against equally massive armies. You do see a lot of combat in the game, and it is from the massive-army school of design, but unfortunately, the game quickly and regrettably drags itself down into a standard pit of grinding. I started to see the end of this tunnel of drudgery near the end of my week with the game. It started off by giving me some basic tutorial tips and then pushed me into quest after quest that had to be completed before I was able to move on to the next one. Each step sucked the fun out of the game and made it seem as if I would never be seeing the massive battles and castle bombardments that the game's trailer promised. Continue reading Rise and Shiny: World of Battles Rise and Shiny: World of Battles originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 20 Oct 2013 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

One Shots: Dusting crops with the boys Posted: 20 Oct 2013 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Screenshots, Aion, Culture, Star Wars Galaxies, Star Trek Online, Guild Wars 2, One Shots, Miscellaneous We're going to begin today's column with a very important announcement. It's so important that I'm breaking all the rules putting very important announcement in bold like that, but hopefully you're paying attention by now. We had a glitch with our email that pretty much blocked all submissions for One Shots since September 22nd, and so I never received them. I'm so sorry this has happened, but if you sent in a picture since then, I'd urge you to do it again. Thanks! Meanwhile, Captain Matt paid a few thousand credits to go on a once-in-a-lifetime trip with Han and Chewie in Star Wars Galaxies. "Here's me going into lightspeed with the closest of friends!" As Matt's living it up playing space chess with a Wookiee and getting his arms torn off, we've got many very important submissions to check out after the jump! Continue reading One Shots: Dusting crops with the boys One Shots: Dusting crops with the boys originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 20 Oct 2013 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Daily Grind: What NPC faction amuses you the most? Posted: 20 Oct 2013 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Culture, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous As of late I've been getting reacquainted with the crazy fun that is Fallen Earth. One of the things that I love about this game world is its off-kilter citizens who have mentally derailed since the apocalypse. There's a faction called the CoGs that I'm quite fond of, mostly for the fact that they worship old technology. You see, Fallen Earth takes place enough after the end of the world so that people don't really have an idea what the world was like beforehand. So the CoGs have collected cell phones and computers and cars without totally understanding what they all do. But boy do they love them and want to see their "gods" rebuilt to their former glory. So what NPC faction amuses you the most and why? 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! The Daily Grind: What NPC faction amuses you the most? originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 20 Oct 2013 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Make My MMO: Crowdfunding October 6 - 19, 2013 Posted: 19 Oct 2013 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: MMO Industry, Massively Meta, Miscellaneous, Crowdfunding, Make My MMO This was quite a fortnight in the realm of crowdfunding, and for once we don't mean just Star Citizen news! More than one game met its funding goals, with one title proving that fans can be a very passionate lot: City of Titans reached its lofty goal within days. On top of that, two other games joined the fight for funding. Conversely, Alteil Horizons pulled its campaign at literally the last minute to avoid the stigma of an unsuccessful stamp and plans to launch again. Want the scoop on all these stories and many more? Learn the latest right here in Make My MMO. Continue reading Make My MMO: Crowdfunding October 6 - 19, 2013 Make My MMO: Crowdfunding October 6 - 19, 2013 originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 19 Oct 2013 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Wings Over Atreia: Jumping on Aion's limited-time events and pumpkin-carving contest Posted: 19 Oct 2013 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Aion, Events (In-Game), Opinion, Free-to-Play, Wings Over Atreia As much as I know you probably want an announcement about the release of Aion 4.5 and the long-awaited Aethertech class, I am afraid I can only offer a distraction. A few distractions, actually, in the form of various in-game events and a real-world contest. And these events are ending PDQ, so to take advantage of them, you need to jump in now. First off, this weekend only level 65s get a little incentive to dive into the Sauro Supply Base and and Ophidan Bridge dungeons. For all Daevas over level 21, there's a Brax Cafe event (with free food and rewards) that closes up shop at maintenance on Wednesday the 23rd. And for any and all Aion fans out in the real world, NCsoft is holding a pumpkin-carving contest until Halloween with an in-game reward for winners. And I've got all the details right here! Continue reading Wings Over Atreia: Jumping on Aion's limited-time events and pumpkin-carving contest Wings Over Atreia: Jumping on Aion's limited-time events and pumpkin-carving contest originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 19 Oct 2013 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Mog Log: Straight on down the line of Final Fantasy XIV's endgame Posted: 19 Oct 2013 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Endgame, Opinion, Consoles, Final Fantasy XIV, The Mog Log, Dungeons Well, what do you know. Just before I was going to write a column about Final Fantasy XIV's endgame, the development changed the entire thing. And with such a little change, too. Before Tuesday, the endgame was pretty simple. You had two main instances to worry about and three primals, one of which was only really relevant for a single quest. If you were decked out from all that, you had another challenge to undertake. The actual makeup hasn't changed since Tuesday, but which instances matter and how they're run has, since you now have two ways of getting those all-important Mythology tomestones. For some of you reading, this is all stuff you don't even need to worry about yet. For others, it's the right here and right now that you deal with on a daily basis. So let's look at what the endgame is, what it was, and why I find myself oddly satisfied with it despite the overall sparse landscape. Continue reading The Mog Log: Straight on down the line of Final Fantasy XIV's endgame The Mog Log: Straight on down the line of Final Fantasy XIV's endgame originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 19 Oct 2013 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

More Black Desert beta vids, this time with parkour Posted: 19 Oct 2013 11:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Sandbox, Black Desert As we reported earlier this week, Korean fantasy sandbox Black Desert has gone into beta. Steparu has published part one of an extensive preview including both a hands-on article and a series of lengthy high definition gameplay videos. The clips show everything from combat and group play to exploration and dungeoneering. There's also an extensive look at the game's climbing and movement system. Steparu says that "it's not exactly Assassin's Creed style, but it does come close to it." See for yourself via the embeds after the break. Continue reading More Black Desert beta vids, this time with parkour More Black Desert beta vids, this time with parkour originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 19 Oct 2013 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Steparu

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MMORPG News

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• EverQuest Next: Start Your Engines! Beta Sign Ups Begin for ALL Regions
• Rift: Inactive Character? Better Check Your Email
• TERA: Rising: Banquet of Blood Arrives
• MapleStory: Fall Content & Monster Hunting
• Elsword: Free Costumes for All
• General: SOE Details Tricks & Treats in All Games

EverQuest Next: Start Your Engines! Beta Sign Ups Begin for ALL Regions Posted: 19 Oct 2013 02:13 PM PDT Fans of EverQuest Next and EverQuest Next: Landmark will want to head to the links below to sign up for each game's beta test. All regions will have the opportunity to take part in one, or both, of the upcoming SOE titles. Previously regions outside NA had not bee officially cleared for sign up.

Rift: Inactive Character? Better Check Your Email Posted: 19 Oct 2013 02:10 PM PDT Trion Worlds has sent out an email as well as posted on the official Rift forums, that players with inactive characters will have their names cleared to make room for incoming players as server merges commence.

TERA: Rising: Banquet of Blood Arrives Posted: 18 Oct 2013 04:01 PM PDT As part of our weekend coverage, and with the approach of Halloween, we're making sure that players of all sorts of games are made aware of the thrills and chills of the season in their favorite titles.

MapleStory: Fall Content & Monster Hunting Posted: 18 Oct 2013 03:55 PM PDT As part of our weekend coverage, and with the approach of Halloween, we're making sure that players of all sorts of games are made aware of the thrills and chills of the season in their favorite titles.

Elsword: Free Costumes for All Posted: 18 Oct 2013 03:52 PM PDT As part of our weekend coverage, and with the approach of Halloween, we're making sure that players of all sorts of games are made aware of the thrills and chills of the season in their favorite titles. Read more at http://www.mmorpg.com/newsroom.cfm#tRVQlBrLYrgu2xqC.99

General: SOE Details Tricks & Treats in All Games Posted: 18 Oct 2013 03:49 PM PDT As part of our weekend coverage, and with the approach of Halloween, we're making sure that players of all sorts of games are made aware of the thrills and chills of the season in their favorite titles.

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MMOGaming News

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MMOsite This Week: NA Games Update vs. KR Games Beta Posted: Welcome to MMOsite This Week! There isn't any news about new games that I think is worth mentioning again in MMOsite This Week. So I turn my attention to some familiar games. Let's check out the details! Lineage 2 will have a new expansion named Valiance later this year. Continue reading MMOsite This Week: NA Games Update vs. KR Games Beta.

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General Gaming Article

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• Windows RT 8.1 Update Removed from Microsoft Store
• Facebook Allowing Younger Users More Freedom
• Dell Venue Tablets and XPS 15 Laptop Now Available
• ASUS Adopting G-Sync Technology in Upcoming Monitors
• Nvidia Announces Nvidia G-Sync, Gamestream, and Much More

Windows RT 8.1 Update Removed from Microsoft Store Posted: 19 Oct 2013 02:41 PM PDT Windows RT 8.1 update removed after users had difficulty updating devices After the much-anticipated release of the Windows 8.1 update, ZDNet reports that Microsoft has tempoarily pulled the Windows RT 8.1 update from the Windows Store sometime this morning.  Mary Jo Foley of ZDNet contacted Microsoft for further information after giving scant information about the removal of the update: "Microsoft is investigating a situation affecting a limited number of users updating their Windows RT devices to Windows RT 8.1. As a result, we have temporarily removed the Windows RT 8.1 update from the Windows Store. We are working to resolve the situation as quickly as possible and apologize for any inconvenience. We will provide updates as they become available." Have you already updated your Surface RT to Windows 8.1 yet? Have you experienced any issues with it?

Facebook Allowing Younger Users More Freedom Posted: 19 Oct 2013 02:11 PM PDT Less privacy restrictions for Facebook users under 18  Younger Facebook users will now have much more freedom from the more adult-oriented social network. Previously, 13 to 17-year-olds who signed up were previously restricted from sharing updates, photos, and comments with the public, but now Facebook is relaxing its stance in an apparent bid to compete with other networks that allow younger users much more freedom.  Changes went into effect Thursday, via CNN, and younger users will be able to allow people to follow their profiles, post publicly, and interact with a wider scope of users than they were previously. However, this will not be without warning screens that will attempt to educate users on what "private" or "public" posts really mean. At least there's some sort of attempt at letting younger users know there may be repercussions for their actions. This doesn't actually seem like such a great idea, but Facebook apparently needs to do something to up its user base, and this is a possible solution.

Dell Venue Tablets and XPS 15 Laptop Now Available Posted: 19 Oct 2013 01:31 PM PDT Dell's holiday lineup is a memorable one Looking for a gift for those tech-conscious friends and family on your holiday list? Dell has a few ideas to help out. Earlier this month at the #DellVenue pop-up showcase in New York City, Dell introduced the Dell Venue 7, Venue 8, and Venue 8 Pro tablets, as well as the XPS 15 laptop. All three tablets, as well as the laptop, are now available for sale through Dell.com.  The Dell Venue 8 Pro runs Windows 8.1 out of the box, packed with Microsoft Office 2013 Home & Student, and the ability to run all Microsoft legacy applications. It starts at $299.99 and is the premiere option for that special person in your life who needs a little nudge in the right direction as far as productivity goes. Both Dell Venue 7 and Dell Venue 8 tablets are more affordable options, Android-based and running on Intel Atom Bay Trail processors for $149.9 and $179.99 each, respectively.  The Dell XPS 15 is a more powerful option for gamers and those looking to utilize their tech in much more active ways. It features a Quad HD+ 15.6-inch display with 3200 x 1800 pixels, and is available with Full HD for $1,499.99 or Quad HD+ for $1,899.99.

ASUS Adopting G-Sync Technology in Upcoming Monitors Posted: 19 Oct 2013 01:02 PM PDT G-Sync technology amping up PC gaming ASUS announced yesterday that it will, going forward for its next generation of monitors, be adopting Nvidia G-Sync technology. It's another development hot off the presses to come from Nvidia's The Way It's Meant to Be Played event, which we featured a couple days ago.  G-Sync tech synchronizes the monitor's refresh rate to the GPU's render rate, so you see images as soon as they're rendered. This means a world of sharper images for gamers, less latency and stuttering, and a smoother experience overall. It renders older tech such as V-Sync obsolete, decreasing latency and eliminating tearing.  ASUS will be releasing a G-Sync line of monitors starting in 2014. The VG248QE gaming monitor will be the first of the line, priced at $399 USD in North America.  If you're looking for some new tech to give you an edge when it comes to gaming, you might want to consider this monitor for your next purchase, as it looks to change gaming performance significantly.

Nvidia Announces Nvidia G-Sync, Gamestream, and Much More Posted: 19 Oct 2013 10:49 AM PDT Nvidia The Way It's Meant to be Played 2013 (Day Two) Day two of Nvidia's The Way It's Meant to be Played event has come to a close with the green team making a bevy of announcements. The company announced that the Shield will be able to turn into a quasi-console with a future update, its innovative G-Sync monitor technology, the GeForce GTX 780 Ti, and more. All of the slides and more info are contained in the image gallery below. Take a look and let us know what you thought of Nvidia's announcements in the comments section.

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