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- EU TERA fans petition to bring the blood back
- Leaderboard: Age of Conan's score vs. Guild Wars' score
- RuneScape's mad, mad, mad, Mad May approaches
- MV Guide: April 23 - 29, 2012
- The Daily Grind: Do you think gear level should gate content?
- Watch 17 minutes of unadulterated Blade & Soul PvP footage
- MMO Week in Review: To the pain
- New ArcheAge video makes western audiences sad
- EVE Evolved: Mining returns with Inferno
- One Shots: City of who?
| EU TERA fans petition to bring the blood back Posted: 23 Apr 2012 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Culture, Game mechanics, MMO industry, New titles, News items, TERA  A few disgruntled players have even started an online petition to save TERA's European ultra-violence. There's also an open letter to Frogster on the official EU boards. [Thanks to everyone who tipped us!]
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| Leaderboard: Age of Conan's score vs. Guild Wars' score Posted: 23 Apr 2012 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Polls, Age of Conan, Guild Wars, Opinion, Miscellaneous, Leaderboard  Today we're going to pit two of the greatest MMO soundtracks against each other as they vie for your approval. In the first corner is Age of Conan's score, which was composed by Knut Avenstroup Haugen. It's not only award-winning and famous outside of MMO circles, but hauntingly beautiful to listen to as well. In the other corner is Mr. Jeremy Soule's epic Guild Wars soundtrack (we'll lump all four of them together for this poll), which many claim to be just as memorable as the game's visuals. It's the cream of the audio crop presented for your judgment: Age of Conan's score vs. Guild Wars' score. Give each one a listen and then let us know which you'll vote for after the jump! Continue reading Leaderboard: Age of Conan's score vs. Guild Wars' score
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| RuneScape's mad, mad, mad, Mad May approaches Posted: 23 Apr 2012 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Events, in-game, RuneScape, Free-to-play, Browser  Taking place during the titular month, Mad May will dowse subscribers with bonuses and freebies. First up is an extra daily spin on the new Squeal of Fortune game, which offers players a chance to win a variety of prizes every day. Following that is a hefty 5,000 Loyalty Point boost for members. These points may be redeemed for a whole bunch of new items including emotes and auras. Finally, Jagex will cap off the month by rewarding all subscribers with 250,000 XP on June 1st. In addition to the Mad May bonuses, RuneScape will see the return of Wild Weekends during the month. Details about what the Wild Weekends will entail are forthcoming, as is a special behind-the-scenes look into the game's upcoming projects.
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| Posted: 23 Apr 2012 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Previews, Opinion, Livestream, Miscellaneous, MV Guide  Every week, the Massively staff logs in to play various MMOs live and in person, and we'd love for you to drop by the channel and visit. We have a combination of regular weekly games and new surprises, so you'll find a variety of titles to take a look at. During our streamed events, you can participate in the live chat, ask questions to learn about the game, and simply spend some time with Massively staff and readers. (Of course, streaming is subject to the whims of outside forces like server-side gremlins once in a while.) Follow along after the jump to see what's on this week's schedule! Continue reading MV Guide: April 23 - 29, 2012
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| The Daily Grind: Do you think gear level should gate content? Posted: 23 Apr 2012 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Game mechanics, MMO industry, Endgame, PvE, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous, Dungeons  Because I'd taken breaks from the game, my max-level Shaman had fallen behind in power as the seasons wore on. And that official item level stamped on her gear was more than just a marker that I wasn't elite; it literally gated the dungeons unless I sacrificed rewards (counterproductive) or got a bunch of new gear fast. It didn't take but a weekend or two to catch up, but it was still an annoyance that slowed everyone down, especially since my guildies were overpowered enough that a few more points on my gear weren't going to make or break our success. And while I understand that item level is a useful shorthand for judging your readiness for content, it's a bit disheartening to realize that gamers are being encouraged by the game to see each other only as a numerical gearscore. What do you think -- should items and item levels gate dungeons and other content?  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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| Watch 17 minutes of unadulterated Blade & Soul PvP footage Posted: 22 Apr 2012 08:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Video, Events, real-world, PvP, Free-to-play, Blade & Soul  In two filmed videos by ThisIsGame.com, testers give the game's intense, kinetic action a workout during a 20v20 PvP match. The characters' full range of motion is on display in these clips, as are their various methods of impaling, soul-sucking, and fireballing opponents. Blade & Soul recently announced its adorable Summoner class, which will be playable when the game heads into its third closed beta test on May 9th. And yes, you have our full permission to stay up past your bedtime to watch the following PvP bout. Continue reading Watch 17 minutes of unadulterated Blade & Soul PvP footage
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| MMO Week in Review: To the pain Posted: 22 Apr 2012 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Massively Meta, Week in Review, Miscellaneous  To everyone but legal scholars and fanboys, the ongoing NCsoft/TERA copyright duel probably seems beyond bizarre, but the latest bout was conducted this week through En Masse's bellicose official statements in response to media and fan concern over recent South Korean court proceedings, which confirmed the convictions of former Lineage 3 developers accused of taking assets and trade secrets to Bluehole Studios. Nevertheless, seemingly unhindered for the moment, TERA's launch marches onward with an open beta weekend, launch trailer, and prologue cinematic. Read on for this week's other top MMO stories. Continue reading MMO Week in Review: To the pain
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| New ArcheAge video makes western audiences sad Posted: 22 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Trailers, Video, Game mechanics, MMO industry, New titles, News items, ArcheAge, Sandbox  Why Tencent Games instead of XLGAMES? Because Tencent is publishing the fantasy sandbox in China, and the aforementioned trailer is meant to endear the game to the huge number of MMO players that make up the Chinese market. European and American release plans for ArcheAge are still unknown, so commiserate with us by gazing wistfully at the full clip after the cut. Continue reading New ArcheAge video makes western audiences sad
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| EVE Evolved: Mining returns with Inferno Posted: 22 Apr 2012 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Economy, Expansions, Game mechanics, Professions, PvE, Opinion, EVE Evolved, Sandbox  If someone asked you where all the minerals come from to build the thousands of ships destroyed in EVE on a daily basis, you might say that you assume most of it comes from mined ore. Mining was originally the biggest source of minerals in the game and one of the most profitable professions, but over the years, that's changed. When level 4 missions added an infinite source of battleship-sized NPCs to high-security space, mission-running quickly overtook mining as the most profitable profession, and bizarrely, as a very good source of minerals. When the drone regions were later released, ratting there also became a huge mineral faucet far in excess of that produced through mining. In this week's EVE Evolved, I look at the problems faced by mining as a source of minerals and speculate on what will happen to mining as a profession when the Inferno expansion hits. Continue reading EVE Evolved: Mining returns with Inferno
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| Posted: 22 Apr 2012 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-fi, Super-hero, Galleries, Screenshots, City of Heroes, Massively Meta, One Shots, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Miscellaneous  The beta for Issue 23 of CoH has just gone live with a new parallel world of spookiness. While exploring around, I saw a familiar (yet strangely colored) police box. Looks like Paragon called in an expert to help fix those wibbly wobbly timey wimey problems.The image isn't bigger on the inside, but it is after the cut alongside two more reader pics! Continue reading One Shots: City of who?
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