MMORPG News

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• Defiance: New Landmass to Arrive in Season 2
• Landmark: Player Studio Arrives
• Age of Conan: Unchained: The 6th Anniversary Interview & Thoughts for the Future
• WildStar: Customize That!
• ArcheAge: Launch will Feature v1.2 Update
• General: Legion of Heroes Team Looking for Android Testers
• Pillars of Eternity: The RPGs of Yesteryear, Made Anew
• Runescape: Community Streaming Embraced by Jagex
• General: Marvel Heroes Team Ups We'd Like to See
• Infinite Crisis: Supergirl to Join Up on July 2nd
• Heroes of the Storm: The Voice of Gazlowe
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: House of Glass #4 Released
• Black Gold Online: Steampunk Meets Fantasy & They Punch Each Other
• General: ProSiebenSat1 & SOE Parting Ways
• Elite: Dangerous: E3 Preview - Every Star in the Universe
• General: 5 Reasons MMORPGs Aren't More Enjoyable
• WildStar: Watch Carbine Play Ruins of Kel Voreth TONIGHT!

Defiance: New Landmass to Arrive in Season 2 Posted: 19 Jun 2014 11:14 AM PDT Defiance players have a lot to look forward to as dire events begin to unfold in Silicon Valley. According to a new Producer's Letter on the Defiance forum, a new landmass is about to be discovered. The letter goes on further to give players a sneak peek at upcoming events.

Landmark: Player Studio Arrives Posted: 19 Jun 2014 11:09 AM PDT Landmark players can now take advantage of Sony Online Entertainment's Player Studio. Creators are invited to save their best ideas and, upon SOE approval, be able to see them placed in the Marketplace to sell for real-world cash.

Age of Conan: Unchained: The 6th Anniversary Interview & Thoughts for the Future Posted: 19 Jun 2014 08:10 AM PDT Age of Conan recently celebrated its sixth anniversary. We caught up with Funcom's Matthew Bennett to reflect on those six years and to take a peek ahead into the future. See what he had to say before heading to the comments to chat.

WildStar: Customize That! Posted: 18 Jun 2014 03:57 PM PDT Even though MMOs are designed to cater for thousands of players, we all like to put our individual stamp on the game. In this week's WildStar column, Gareth Harmer looks at the many ways you can customize your experience while journeying through Nexus.

ArcheAge: Launch will Feature v1.2 Update Posted: 19 Jun 2014 07:15 AM PDT The ArcheAge forums for the NA version of the game have been updated with the (good) news that the game will launch with the v1.2 version of the game. The 1.0 version met with a lot of player resistance when it launched in Korea earlier this year. Since that time, many improvements and "fixes" have been put in place to improve the overall game experience.

General: Legion of Heroes Team Looking for Android Testers Posted: 17 Jun 2014 05:16 PM PDT The same team that developed Atlantica Online is looking for Android beta testers for its mobile MMO, Legion of Heroes. According to reports, Legion of Heroes is the #1 mobile MMO in Korea and the team wants to bring it westward.

Pillars of Eternity: The RPGs of Yesteryear, Made Anew Posted: 18 Jun 2014 03:41 PM PDT There was a bit of controversy when well-known AAA studio Obsidian reached out to Kickstarter in order to fund a passion project. Pillars of Eternity is a classic Infinity Engine style RPG in the vein of Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale. To be sure, as much as we would love updated games in this style, the fact is that most people with the venture capital money likely think we don't.

Runescape: Community Streaming Embraced by Jagex Posted: 17 Jun 2014 05:06 PM PDT Jagex has committed over $170,000 for an in-office studio to encourage community streamers, including active youth gamers. Part of the initiative has seen the communinty team create a "how to" video for budding streamers.

General: Marvel Heroes Team Ups We'd Like to See Posted: 18 Jun 2014 12:27 AM PDT Gazillion has a 2014 Team Up Advance Pack for sale in Marvel Heroes that allows players to pre-purchase the main slate of team-ups coming this year so we more or less know which team-ups we'll be able to acquire this year (aside from surprises, of course). With that in mind, I'd like to share a couple of team-ups I'd like to see Gaz add to Marvel Heroes in the future. Feel free to share your own shortlist in the comments.

Infinite Crisis: Supergirl to Join Up on July 2nd Posted: 18 Jun 2014 01:27 PM PDT The Infinite Crisis hero pool will be expanding on July 2nd with the arrival of Supergirl. Cousin to Superman, Kara Zor-El is always ready for a fight who goes in swinging up close and personal. Check out her sneak peek video and let us know what you think.

Heroes of the Storm: The Voice of Gazlowe Posted: 18 Jun 2014 01:22 PM PDT The Heroes of the Storm community team has put up a new video to give players a behind-the-scenes look at the voices behind the characters. In this edition, Travis Willingham, the voice of the Goblin Gazlowe, takes center stage. Check it out!

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: House of Glass #4 Released Posted: 18 Jun 2014 01:19 PM PDT The fourth out of five issues of The Witcher House of Glass comic series has been released. The latest issue finds Geralt questioning the motives of others as he struggles through the torments of the House of Glass.

Black Gold Online: Steampunk Meets Fantasy & They Punch Each Other Posted: 17 Jun 2014 01:20 PM PDT To say that the world of Black Gold Online (BGO) brings together steampunk and fantasy would be a bit misleading. The two genres definitely play a large thematic role in Snail Games' new MMORPG, but it's not a collaborative one. BGO pits steampunk and fantasy against one another in a two-faction PvP conflict over a newly discovered mystical energy source: the eponymous Black Gold.

General: ProSiebenSat1 & SOE Parting Ways Posted: 18 Jun 2014 12:19 PM PDT In a new announcement on the EverQuest II forums, it has been announced that SOE will be parting ways with SOE. The announcement on or about July 1st player accounts will be transfered to SOE when their hosting will cease. New players can now begin to register with SOE.

Elite: Dangerous: E3 Preview - Every Star in the Universe Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:49 PM PDT At E3 last week, we had the opportunity to take Elite for a test spin. Not only that, but we were given some time with, wait for it... the Oculus Rift version! Garrett and Bill were generous enough to let me take it for a spin since I had never tried the Oculus Rift prior to this, and there is only one word to describe the experience: MIND-BLOWING!

General: 5 Reasons MMORPGs Aren't More Enjoyable Posted: 17 Jun 2014 01:09 PM PDT In case anyone doesn't know it already, my MMORPG background began back in the days when you could count all of them your hands and still have a few fingers left over. After playing them as well as observing how the genre has evolved for nearly two decades now, it strikes me that I don't find them to be as much fun as they once were - or perhaps more importantly, as I feel they should be.

WildStar: Watch Carbine Play Ruins of Kel Voreth TONIGHT! Posted: 18 Jun 2014 07:18 AM PDT Our own Bill Murphy and Rob Lashley will be touring one of WildStar's first dungeons, The Ruins of Kel Voreth, tonight with Carbine developers on hand to die alongside them and answer questions as they go. Read on to find out when and where!

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MMO Updates

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• Norrathian Notebook: SOE says bye-bye ProSiebenSat.1, hello Landmark Player Studio
• ArcheAge launching with patch 1.2, Trion 'eager to maintain sandbox nature'
• Hellbugs invade RIFT once again
• The Daily Grind: Are you a screenshot hoarder?
• Toontown Online 'homage' illustrates emulator quandary
• The Stream Team: Flying high in ArcheAge
• Super Hero Squad Online brings out achievements
• Beasts of Prey is a dinosaur-themed survival sandbox MMOFPS
• Darkfall Unholy Wars custom roles raise balance concerns
• MechWarrior Online launches the Clan Invasion
• Vindictus EU introduces playable Lynn
• Leaderboard: How much time do you spend getting good at a game?
• E3 2014: Warhammer 40K devs on development and founders packs

Norrathian Notebook: SOE says bye-bye ProSiebenSat.1, hello Landmark Player Studio Posted: 19 Jun 2014 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest II, MMO Industry, Free-to-Play, DC Universe Online, EverQuest Next, PlanetSide 2, Player-Generated Content, Norrathian Notebook, Landmark Double the pleasure, double the fun! SOE made two big announcements Wednesday that brought smiles to the faces of many fans. One said goodbye; the other said hello. But both were good news indeed, especially for Norrathians. Sometimes parting is just sweet, without the sorrow. Such is the case with the first bit of news: the departure of ProSiebenSat.1 from SOE. That's right, my European compadres, rejoice because SOE is bringing you back into the fold! The deal that quickly went sour for fans squished between the US company and the European partner is over, and SOE's titles are returning fully to its portfolio while region locks are being lifted. I can hear you all singing hallelujahs and dancing in the street! The second bit of news worthy of celebration was the launch of Player Studio in Landmark. Although it arrived later than anticipated thanks to the international tax registration processes, the wait was worthwhile because players from not only the U.S but also Canada, Sweden, France, the UK (yes, including Ireland), Germany, Norway, and Denmark can now submit items for sale to other players. That means that aspiring money-makers and non-builders who want to buy their cool items can finally find one another and do business. And that just paves the way for the system to work in EverQuest Next. As great as the announcements are, neither is without a few downs mixed in with the ups. Norrathian Notebook explores both bits of news to get you the necessary details. Continue reading Norrathian Notebook: SOE says bye-bye ProSiebenSat.1, hello Landmark Player Studio Norrathian Notebook: SOE says bye-bye ProSiebenSat.1, hello Landmark Player Studio originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 19 Jun 2014 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

ArcheAge launching with patch 1.2, Trion 'eager to maintain sandbox nature' Posted: 19 Jun 2014 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, Patches, News Items, ArcheAge, Sandbox Trion has announced that it will launch ArcheAge with XLGAMES' 1.2 patch already applied. Trion community manager Evan "Scapes" Berman explains on the game's North American forums. Initially released in Korea, [the 1.0] update has been the source of no small amount of concern from our ArcheAge community since we announced the game was coming to North America and Europe. Upon seeing the behavior of the patch's changes in the wild, the game's developer, XLGAMES, agreed that ArcheAge's balance and feel had shifted in an unintentional direction. Behind the scenes, we've been carefully following public feedback over the past few months, and had a chance to exhaustively test out the update on our own internal servers. While there are a number of gameplay improvements, we agree with their conclusion. Both Trion Worlds and XLGAMES are eager to maintain the game's sandbox nature. Berman goes on to say that 1.2 adds over 70,000 words to translate, which will shift ArcheAge's beta schedule "by a few weeks." ArcheAge launching with patch 1.2, Trion 'eager to maintain sandbox nature' originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 19 Jun 2014 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: AA forums

Hellbugs invade RIFT once again Posted: 19 Jun 2014 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Events (In-Game), Free-to-Play, RIFT To celebrate the second season of Defiance on TV, Trion Worlds has triggered a new invasion of Hellbugs... in RIFT. Hey, even Telarites watch Syfy when they're not out battling planar forces. These aren't your old Hellbugs, but a different strain that will appear in various rifts, footholds, and new zone events. Players have a shot at earning a Hellbug mount or pet for killing their brethren en masse, so good luck if you're aiming to get one! Hellbugs invade RIFT once again originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 19 Jun 2014 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Hellbug invasion

The Daily Grind: Are you a screenshot hoarder? Posted: 19 Jun 2014 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Screenshots, Culture, MMO Industry, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous I hoard screenshots. Not just MMO screenshots, but single-player screenshots, alpha and beta screenshots, hell I have screenshot folders for things that aren't games. Some time ago I even spent a couple hundred bucks on a console capture device. Not for the 1080p video capture or streaming possibilities, although those are neat too. Oh no, I bought this thing solely because I wanted to get screenshots from all my console games. This obsession is especially bizarre because outside of the need for a particular image on a Massively article, I hardly ever look at all these screenshots. Anyway, what about you, Massively readers? Do you hoard MMO screenshots, video, or other mementos from your virtual travels? 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: Are you a screenshot hoarder? originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 19 Jun 2014 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Toontown Online 'homage' illustrates emulator quandary Posted: 18 Jun 2014 07:00 PM PDT Filed under: Culture, MMO Industry, Legal, Family, Miscellaneous Disney's Toontown Online was shut down last year, but that hasn't kept fans from working on a so-called "homage" to the game. A team of 24 or so volunteer developers have been working on making Toontown Rewritten with publicly available images and their own skills as programmers and artists. While the team isn't charging players to access the title, its status as a de facto emulator could put it in jeopardy with the Mouse House. Disney hasn't commented on it yet, but copyright attorney Scott Landsbaum noted the quandary that such projects face: "When does a fan homage that is beneficial to your brand cross the line to infringement that can no longer happen?" Analyst Michael Pachter claimed that it was "unusual" for fans to take on such emulator projects, which was rebutted by Raph Koster, who tweeted, "Sorry Pachter, but hasn't EVERY shuttered MMO (and some open ones) been remade by fans?" A similar project for the also-defunct Pirates of the Caribbean Online claims that Disney has given the emulator its blessing. Toontown Online 'homage' illustrates emulator quandary originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 18 Jun 2014 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Bloomberg Via: Raph Koster Twitter

The Stream Team: Flying high in ArcheAge Posted: 18 Jun 2014 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Video, Free-to-Play, Livestream, ArcheAge, The Stream Team Now that Massively's MJ has her own glider in ArcheAge, will she ever be content with just bipedal locomotion again? Can she get back into the swing of ground-based adventures, or will she continue to seek out the highest mountains just to leap off them? Since she can't shoot fireballs from the air, chances are good that she'll be able to resist the siren call of her glider -- at least part of the time. Join us live at 8:00 p.m. as she continues her journeys across the Ferran map from the ground and from the air. Game: ArcheAge Host: MJ Guthrie Date: Wednesday, June 18th, 2014 Time: 8:00 p.m. EDT Enjoy our Stream Team video below. Continue reading The Stream Team: Flying high in ArcheAge The Stream Team: Flying high in ArcheAge originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 18 Jun 2014 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Super Hero Squad Online brings out achievements Posted: 18 Jun 2014 05:00 PM PDT Filed under: Super-hero, Patches, Previews, Free-to-Play, Kids, Family The achievements are coming! Hear ye, hear he! The achievements are coming! Sorry, we're trying a new type of news dispersal technique at Massively that involves riding around on horses and shouting at townfolk. In any case, Super Hero Squad Online is prepping a "doozy" of an update for the game, and one of the big additions that will be in it is an achievement system. According to the team, achievements "range from simple things like destroying a Troublebot to silly things like farting in the Asgard throne room to really hard things like getting an Adamantium score 1,000 times." There will be over 5,000 achievements added to the game including destiny achievement sets that earn special rewards. Super Hero Squad Online brings out achievements originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 18 Jun 2014 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Achievement dev blog

Beasts of Prey is a dinosaur-themed survival sandbox MMOFPS Posted: 18 Jun 2014 04:30 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Business Models, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, MMOFPS, Miscellaneous, Sandbox, Crafting, Player-Generated Content, Buy-to-Play If The Stomping Land and Durango aren't enough to sate your appetite for dinosaur-themed survival MMO gameplay, then here's a third game to add to that growing menu: Beasts of Prey. It's currently in early access alpha on Steam for $34.99, though developer Octagon Interactive hopes to launch beta in October. What does your money pay for right now, exactly? "Beasts of Prey has been funded privately and your purchase will help us to further develop the game and pay bills for designers/coders & infrastructure. Additionally and more importantly we need your feedback on what we have created so far so we can make the right adjustments to successfully change game-play & mechanics." The game boasts a single-server infrastructure, a detailed crafting and gathering system, a randomly generated world that adjusts its size based on the population, and dinosaurs that can wreck a camo-colored car much faster than a zombie ever could. [Thanks to Dengar for the tip!] Beasts of Prey is a dinosaur-themed survival sandbox MMOFPS originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 18 Jun 2014 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Steam

Darkfall Unholy Wars custom roles raise balance concerns Posted: 18 Jun 2014 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Darkfall, Game Mechanics, Patches, News Items, Sandbox After relaunching with set roles, Darkfall Unholy Wars recently introduced custom roles to the game, allowing players to take on any combination of abilities to build a truly unique character. If you guessed from that sentence that there are probably certain balance issues to be worked out, you'd be correct. The community team recently posted on Facebook to address concerns from players regarding balance, noting that it was inevitable that such a major patch would have some issues to be worked out. Rather than patching immediately, the team intends to wait for a few more days to see how matters develop before addressing balance issues. The posting also states that the game is based around large-scale combat, so duel performance is not necessarily indicative of the game's overall state of balance. A full update regarding balance adjustments and bug fixes should be available next week. [Thanks to Dengar for the tip!] Darkfall Unholy Wars custom roles raise balance concerns originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 18 Jun 2014 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Regarding the Custom Roles patch

MechWarrior Online launches the Clan Invasion Posted: 18 Jun 2014 03:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Events (In-Game), Previews, Free-to-Play, MechWarrior Online, MOBA MechWarrior Online has moved forward the internal game timeline to the year 3049, and with the change of date comes a long awaited event: the Clan Invasion. This fictional event in the BattleTech universe will now play out in the online game, as players will fight in notable battles with new 'Mechs on different planets. With the Clan Invasion begun, the team has begun work on creating Units for the game. Units are MWO's version of guilds and will include ranks and chat channels when they arrive in the game proper. MechWarrior Online launches the Clan Invasion originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 18 Jun 2014 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: The invasion is here

Vindictus EU introduces playable Lynn Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:30 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Classes, Patches, Free-to-Play, Vindictus Vindictus Europe has a good cause to cheer today, as Nexon introduced a new playable character to the roster. The fresh face is Lynn, the so-called Princess of the Lost Kingdom. She's a lightning-fast fighter who uses a spear to strike out and quick reflexes to dodge attacks. Some of her skills include Swift Assassin, Five-Fingered Death, and Jade Fox. The addition of Lynn coincides with an in-game event that gives out special awards at specific times and the opportunity to win gifts. You can see Lynn in action in a video after the break! Continue reading Vindictus EU introduces playable Lynn Vindictus EU introduces playable Lynn originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 18 Jun 2014 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Lynn

Leaderboard: How much time do you spend getting good at a game? Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, PvP, Opinion, Sandbox, Leaderboard, Star Citizen, Buy-to-Play Yesterday's Chris Roberts post on Star Citizen's flight model got me to thinking about game systems, learning, and the lengths we'll go to to be good at a particular title. It's too early to know for sure, of course, but it seems like Star Citizen might be one of those sim-before-game exercises that requires both a lot of practice time and a lot of study in terms of knowing both your ship capabilities and those of your opponent's ship. What about your current MMOs, though? How much time do you spend getting good at your favorite in-game activities? Vote after the cut! Continue reading Leaderboard: How much time do you spend getting good at a game? Leaderboard: How much time do you spend getting good at a game? originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 18 Jun 2014 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

E3 2014: Warhammer 40K devs on development and founders packs Posted: 18 Jun 2014 01:30 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Game Mechanics, Interviews, MMO Industry, New Titles, PvP, Events (Massively's Coverage), Warhammer 40k, Buy-to-Play As part of an established IP, Warhammer 40K: Eternal Crusade has had a fanbase from the get-go. And those folks have been watching and proving the development of the MMO fairly closely. How closely will the game resemble the IP? Will it hold to the lore and fit into the known universe, or will it splinter off and do its own thing? I sat down with Warhammer 40K Creative Director David Ghozland, Senior Producer Stephanie Marchand, and Behavior Online studio head Miguel Caron at E3 2014 to talk about how development is progressing, discuss how the MMO fits in to the IP, and find out more about founders packs. Continue reading E3 2014: Warhammer 40K devs on development and founders packs E3 2014: Warhammer 40K devs on development and founders packs originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

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