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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MMOGaming News

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• Echo of Soul Start CBT2 in China
• Civilization Online - The 1st Round of Closed Beta Wrapped Up
• Black Desert May Come to China and Attend the ChinaJoy
• Swordsman Online - One hour into martial arts. First Impressions
• World's Largest Game Collection Sells for $750k
• Knight's Fable Open Beta Now
• League of Legends: Patch 4.10 notes
• Icarus online Detailed Character Creation Options Previews
• Saint Seiya Online CH Character Customization, Power Intro's and How to Play It
• New Character Available for Epic Action RPG, Vindictus
• Tiny Striker Kicks-Off on iOS & Android
• Get5 Snack Pack Giveaway Event Now Goes Live
• ArchLord 2 Character Creation Small Review
• Angry Birds Epic: Classes, Weapons And Off-Handed Items Tips
• The Hottest MMO Fashion I have seen "by Rokwood"

Echo of Soul Start CBT2 in China Posted: Sohu Changyou's agent MMORPG Echo of Soul formally announced today, will star the closed beta(the second beta) at 16:00 BST on July 10. According to the information, the beta will last longer, and the second beta version content quality is more than first beta, and add the unique content for Chinese services. Continue reading Echo of Soul Start CBT2 in China.

Civilization Online - The 1st Round of Closed Beta Wrapped Up Posted: Having ended Closed Beta 1 on 1st June in South Korea, developer XLGAMES recently released a new trailer recapping the few days of testing. Continue reading Civilization Online - The 1st Round of Closed Beta Wrapped Up.

Black Desert May Come to China and Attend the ChinaJoy Posted: In the recent E3,the main framers of MMORPG Black Desert developed by Pearl Abyss revealed that the game was planned to attend the China Joy held in Shanghai.Besides, Southeast Asia, Turkey, Taiwan was also in their plan. Continue reading Black Desert May Come to China and Attend the ChinaJoy.

Swordsman Online - One hour into martial arts. First Impressions Posted: Today we're gonna tell you about the player's first hour or so in Swordsman Online in the Closed Beta. Continue reading Swordsman Online - One hour into martial arts. First Impressions.

World's Largest Game Collection Sells for $750k Posted: A video game collection recognised by Guinness as the largest in the world has been sold at auction for more than $750,000. Michael Thomasson, who works in games retail, amassed his vast collection over a period of about 25 years, putting huge effort into keeping individual items in good condition. Among the 10,607 games are 2,600 still in shrink-wrap and 8,300 complete with their original box and manual. Continue reading World's Largest Game Collection Sells for $750k.

Knight's Fable Open Beta Now Posted: The Open Beta for iMiGAME's new MMORPG Knight's Fable is well underway! Don't miss the opportunity to join the fight against the minions of hell and restore all of the world's holy ruins to their former glory. Continue reading Knight's Fable Open Beta Now.

League of Legends: Patch 4.10 notes Posted: Patch 4.10 has come out for League of Legends. Riot put their focus on gameplay updates and helps for the marksmen this time. In this update, they roll out Nidalee and Skarner, two of the highest priority projects for the champion update team. Continue reading League of Legends: Patch 4.10 notes.

Icarus online Detailed Character Creation Options Previews Posted: carus, although the listed in the Korean media as 1 of the "Big 4″ this year alongside Mabinogi II, Bless and Asta, was always the black horse in my mind.Here is the detailed character creation options previews. Continue reading Icarus online Detailed Character Creation Options Previews.

Saint Seiya Online CH Character Customization, Power Intro's and How to Play It Posted: Anyone who is an anime fan. Really needs to know what Saint Seiya is. If you don't well here's your chance. I'm a fan of this series always have been. Over the years the popularity of it has fallen a bit. But with the new series now thriving it's making a come back. I will be reviewing this game later in the week. But for now this is character customization and power intro's. Continue reading Saint Seiya Online CH Character Customization, Power Intro's and How to Play It.

New Character Available for Epic Action RPG, Vindictus Posted: Today, Nexon Europe is thrilled to announce the arrival of a brand new, playable character to the enormously popular, visceral RPG, Vindictus. Lynn, Princess of the Lost Kingdom, is a striking-yet-deadly warrior who wields a spear with the graceful force of a dancer, and possesses powerful stamina to help her perform a wide range of unique attacks. Her damage skills are known as "Swift Assassin" and "Five Fingered Death", both capable of causing massive damage to enemies and boss figures alike. Continue reading New Character Available for Epic Action RPG, Vindictus.

Tiny Striker Kicks-Off on iOS & Android Posted: Fat Fish Games™ has announced its launch of "Tiny Striker", an action-packed, fast-paced soccer game - available to download from the Apple App Store for iOS and Google Play Marketplace for Android. Continue reading Tiny Striker Kicks-Off on iOS & Android.

Get5 Snack Pack Giveaway Event Now Goes Live Posted: Where will happiness strike? World Cup's answer is football, but Get5's answer is: FOOD! Food always can make people feel cheerful, so does football. Then we consider, why not putting those two things together to gain more joy?! Continue reading Get5 Snack Pack Giveaway Event Now Goes Live.

ArchLord 2 Character Creation Small Review Posted: All I can say is why? This game is about 5-6 years too late. It looks nice ok customization. But it's a grinder with pvp. No story I could find , and attacks are slow. Continue reading ArchLord 2 Character Creation Small Review.

Angry Birds Epic: Classes, Weapons And Off-Handed Items Tips Posted: We shared some of our best tips and strategies for earning in-game currency in Angry Bird Epic. Today, we're going to share some of our best strategies for battling Prince Porky's thugs. If you're new to the game, take a few minutes to check out our beginner's guide to get started. Continue reading Angry Birds Epic: Classes, Weapons And Off-Handed Items Tips.

The Hottest MMO Fashion I have seen "by Rokwood" Posted: The Visual look of the MMO characters is very important for me, I can't play games where all characters looks the same. In some F2P mmos the Costumes look much better than the armor. The fashion pictures are from Asian MMOS. Continue reading The Hottest MMO Fashion I have seen "by Rokwood".

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