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MechWarrior Online vid talks upcoming changes

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 09:00 AM PDT

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In a new MechWarrior Online video, members of the dev team take time to discuss the upcoming overhaul to the module system, gameplay updates, community warfare, and new maps. One of the neat features coming to the game is the match rejoin feature, which will give players a grace period to get back into a match and get rewards if they are disconnected for some reason.

There's a ton of preview drops in this 13-minute video, and it's all yours to enjoy after the jump!

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Braben: We 'would be stupid not to' look at Elite on consoles

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 08:00 AM PDT

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Frontier is considering console versions of Elite: Dangerous, according to Eurogamer.

"I don't want to do something that constitutes an announcement," studio boss David Braben said, "but we would be stupid not to support other platforms, including console."

Frontier has experience making both Sony and Microsoft first-party games, and Elite uses the same engine as Xbox One launch title Zoo Tycoon. A possible Elite console port will take a while, though, as Frontier is currently laser-focused on the PC release. "We will then do the game on Mac and during that time we will be looking at other platforms as well," Braben said.

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EVE documentary A Tale of Internet Spaceships now playing

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 07:00 AM PDT

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Crowdfunded EVE Online documentary A Tale of Internet Spaceships is now viewable on YouTube. The 56-minute film was shot during Fanfest 2013 and it seeks to both introduce EVE to the uninitiated and to illuminate the period around the game's Incarna expansion (as well as the player revolts that followed).

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The Daily Grind: What's your favorite Secret World deck outfit?

Posted: 14 Jul 2014 06:00 AM PDT

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Before I get to the traditional question that powers the Daily Grind, I'd like to give a pre-emptive heads-up to any Massively newbs in the audience. Yes, it was a slow news day when this piece was published (8:00 a.m. EDT). Yes, this is pure fluff meant for fun and perhaps discussion over a cup of coffee.

With that out of the way, let's talk The Secret World. More specifically, let's talk about the game's spiffy deck-based outfits. I just finished collecting all of them on my Templar. Some of them are truly butt-ugly, but a handful of them make my character look even more badass than he actually is (which is pretty badass, don't get me wrong). Anyway, which deck outfit is your favorite?

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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    MMO Week in Review: ESO's slash-and-burn update

    Posted: 13 Jul 2014 06:00 PM PDT

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    At the end of every week, we round up the best and most popular news stories, exclusive features, and insightful columns published on Massively and then present them all in one convenient place. If you missed a big MMO or WoW Insider story last week, you've come to the right post.

    This week, The Elder Scrolls Online team revealed plans for its third major patch; due in August, the update will include the first part of a slash-and-burn overhaul of the unpopular veteran ranks system. Meanwhile, Massively ESO columnist Jef Reahard opined on why immersion is so important for ZeniMax's MMO.

    Read on for a look at the rest of this week's top MMO stories.

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      Ask Massively: Seven seriously spectacular reasons to hate clickbait

      Posted: 13 Jul 2014 04:00 PM PDT

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      Oh hi! Welcome to our clickbait article, and thanks for clicking! No really, let's talk about clickbait. Massively reader Avaera recently posed to me a question that dovetailed nicely with a few complaints I've seen in our comments. He wrote,
      Does Massively make a deliberate effort to minimize the number of perceived "clickbait" opinion pieces? That is, to make sure that any controversial topics or unpopular opinions are discussed only sparingly, so that the perception and reputation of the site is kept relatively neutral? I can completely understand trying to manage a certain tone for the community; I'm just curious if that is an explicit factor in some editorial decisions.
      I'll tell you, but first you have to click to find out!

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        Elder Scrolls' Sage explains new Champion alternate advancement

        Posted: 13 Jul 2014 12:00 PM PDT

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        Elder Scrolls Online creative director Paul Sage released a lot of interesting info about the future of the game on a recent ESO Off the Record videocast. Sage talks about everything from the new Dragonstar Arena in Craglorn to an Imperial City three-vs.-three PvP map to guild management and class balance additions to extensive VR changes.

        The veteran rank tweaks are so huge that they'll be rolled out in phases, the first of which debuted earlier this week and featured "lower difficulty" in existing VR zones. Phase two will remove veteran points in favor of normal XP and will also include increased PvP XP. Phase three will completely replace the current VR system with the Champion System, which involves alternate advancement that Sage compares to the AA system in EverQuest II.

        That's not all, either, as Sage's interview runs for nearly two hours. You can watch the whole thing after the cut. If you don't have time for that, Dulfy has published a summary transcript.

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        Das Tal: Alpha Testing to Kick Off on July 20th

        Posted: 14 Jul 2014 08:05 AM PDT

        Alpha Testing to Kick Off on July 20th

        Last month, Fairytale Distillery and the Das Tal team announced that alpha testing would commence sometime in July. That sometime has now been announced as officially happening on July 20th. The initial pool of testers will be selected from over a thousand applicants. The first round of alpha testing will be focused on PvP with hints of the story behind the game.

        General: Google's Ingress Now Available on iTunes

        Posted: 14 Jul 2014 07:54 AM PDT

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        Google's 'real world' MMO, Ingress, is now available on iTunes and can be played by those with any iOS system. As players move through the real world, they are given hints about a mysterious energy that has been released in the world and have the ability to collect items, align with other players to capture territory and much more.

        Firefall: Just How Much Has Changed for Launch? A Lot.

        Posted: 14 Jul 2014 05:48 AM PDT

        Just How Much Has Changed for Launch? A Lot.

        If your first reaction to reading the title of this article was, "Wait, Firefall hasn't been released yet?" I don't think anyone would blame you. Originally announced way back in 2010, this MMO shooter has been struggling for the past few years to finally grasp hold of its original vision. From the overly convoluted original progression system, to a hampered PvP mode, nearly all facets of the game have undergone extreme renovations in the past couple years.

        General: This Week's Live Stream Schedule

        Posted: 14 Jul 2014 05:40 AM PDT

        This Week

        We've published this week's MMORPG.com Live Stream schedule that is packed with MMO action, including a special Carbine-MMORPG.com stream to be held on Wednesday. Check it out and make your plans to be there!

        The World 2: Steam Greenlight Campaign a Success

        Posted: 14 Jul 2014 04:45 AM PDT

        Steam Greenlight Campaign a Success

        We Are Good has announced that The World 2 has successfully completed its Steam Greenlight campaign. According to press information, The World 2 will now be produced in an offline single-player mode in PC, Mac and Linux flavors.

        World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor Beta Sweepstakes! (Week 2)

        Posted: 13 Jul 2014 01:21 PM PDT

        Warlords of Draenor Beta Sweepstakes! (Week 2)

        MMORPG.com is very pleased to present this exclusive sweepstakes event! We have partnered with Blizzard Entertainment to give away 1,000 beta access keys for the new World of Warcraft expansion: Warlords of Draenor!

        General: Rainbow Saga Reveals Classes

        Posted: 12 Jul 2014 11:04 PM PDT

        Rainbow Saga Reveals Classes

        Hong Kong-based publisher NGames will "soon" be adding to its considerable stable of free-to-play online games with the upcoming arcade style MMO, Rainbow Saga. This week the company revealed three playable classes from the cartoony fantasy RPG.

        TUG: New Partnership with Yogscast

        Posted: 12 Jul 2014 11:16 PM PDT

        New Partnership with Yogscast

        Open-world, social-science experiment/RPG TUG is following up its recent alpha launch on Steam Early Access by collaborating with "The UK's kings of YouTube", Yogscast.

        General: Dark Horse Comics to Publish The World of the Witcher

        Posted: 12 Jul 2014 11:27 PM PDT

        Dark Horse Comics to Publish The World of the Witcher

        Dark Horse Comics and CD Projekt Red are working together to bring fans of the Witcher series a collector's quality hardbound book featuring never-before published art.

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