MMO Updates

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• PlanetSide 2 players hosting 24-hour play-a-thon to raise money for breast cancer research
• On the ground at the League of Legends World Championships
• Pre-orders now available for EverQuest II's Tears of Veeshan expansion
• The Stream Team: Decisionally challenged weather edition, October 7 - 13, 2013
• Yulgang 2 glides to launch in late 2013
• The Daily Grind: Do you roll alts when you don't need to?
• MMO Week in Review: Dread Masters of the Force
• EVE Evolved: Deployables in Rubicon
• Shroud of the Avatar presents founder town home and female armor

PlanetSide 2 players hosting 24-hour play-a-thon to raise money for breast cancer research Posted: 07 Oct 2013 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Events (Real-World), Events (In-Game), PvP, News Items, Free-to-Play, MMOFPS, Promotions, Livestream, PlanetSide 2 As October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, folks are probably seeing pink crop up all over the place in their daily lives. And now that color has landed in the gritty world of PlanetSide 2. A group of outfits on the Connery server has banded together to organize a 24-hour play-a-thon to raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation to aid in its search for a cure. On October 26th, Genocidal Rampage (CASH), 666th Devil Dogs (666), TRG, and OP4 will be hosting this 24-hour livestream event where players from all factions can unite against "the real Fourth Faction" and donate to the cause. Using the event's GoFundMe site, players can show their support by pledging to support favorite streamers or even placing bets on competitive events during the stream. Of course, just being a part and showing support and solidarity is also welcome! Those wishing to participate in the play-a-thon as streamers should contact MagnmStallion (CASH), LadyShade (666), Oblivion (TRG), orTheLostLenore (OP4). PlanetSide 2 players hosting 24-hour play-a-thon to raise money for breast cancer research originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Play-a-thon

On the ground at the League of Legends World Championships Posted: 07 Oct 2013 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Events (Real-World), PvP, News Items, Free-to-Play, Events (Massively's Coverage), MOBA, League of Legends It was about 1 p.m. at the Staples Center on Friday, and there was already a crowd. Five hours later, the mass of people would swell to many times the size, as security officers struggled to cram people into the building. At first glance, one could confuse the fans flooding the street as normal sports fans, but then you notice the cosplayers, the Intel-sponsored jerseys and an enormous Tryndamere statue. The Staples Center was packed to the gills with fans all eager to watch one thing: the final matches to determine who would walk away with the Summoner's Cup and the title of League of Legends World Champions. Continue reading On the ground at the League of Legends World Championships On the ground at the League of Legends World Championships originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 07 Oct 2013 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Pre-orders now available for EverQuest II's Tears of Veeshan expansion Posted: 07 Oct 2013 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest II, Expansions, News Items, Free-to-Play, Promotions EverQuest II's next expansion is right around the corner, and SOE has now opened pre-orders for Tears of Veeshan. Pricing for the pre-orders is $39.99 for the standard edition and $59.99 for the collector's edition. As we all know, pre-orders are all about the goodies. So what do players get for reserving their digital copy of the expansion? Those who go for the standard edition will receive a pre-order exclusive Veeshan Loyalty Cloak as well as an Aerayky Monk mercenary named Slymar. Those who opt for the collector's edition get a new Ethenere prestige home and a Shissar plushie to put in it, an Etherwing mount, a painting, and a two-hour XP potion on top of the previously mentioned items. Pre-orders now available for EverQuest II's Tears of Veeshan expansion originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 07 Oct 2013 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: ToV pre-orders

The Stream Team: Decisionally challenged weather edition, October 7 - 13, 2013 Posted: 07 Oct 2013 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Polls, MMO Industry, Massively Meta, Livestream, Miscellaneous, The Stream Team I don't know about you, but in my neck of the woods Mother Mature is suffering some kind of identity crisis. In the span of a single day we have had bone-chilling cold and frost, sun-scorching heat, and monsoon-inspired rainstorms. Every time we have a season-appropriate cold snap, the second I go to remove my air-conditioner, we have a blistering heat wave. People were pumpkin harvesting in shorts for heaven's sakes! Is it fall? Or is it summer? If the weather is any indication, we need to institute a new season. We could call it Summall. Or maybe Falmer. Then people can just expect to employ heavy coats and shorts within hours. Like they do in Colorado! Like the weather of late, I'll admit to being decisionally challenged at times (especially when trying to pick what to do in a game with so many options!). Luckily, for any who suffer that same affliction, your favorite Stream Team hosts will never conflict on the Massively TV schedule. So who's playing what when this week? Check out the schedule and see! Continue reading The Stream Team: Decisionally challenged weather edition, October 7 - 13, 2013 The Stream Team: Decisionally challenged weather edition, October 7 - 13, 2013 originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 07 Oct 2013 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Yulgang 2 glides to launch in late 2013 Posted: 07 Oct 2013 06:30 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Trailers, Video, Free-to-Play A new free-to-play MMO is on the horizon, and chances are that you've never heard of it. The game is Yulgang 2, a martial arts title that boasts a couple of interesting features. Yulgang 2 has an air sprint system that allows players to do multiple jumps, glide, and stick a landing as long as a key combo is pulled off successfully. Speaking of combos, the game also features non-targeting combat that utilizes skill combos for devastating effect. Yulgang 2 is scheduled for a Q4 2013 launch in Southeast Asia, but no IP block means anyone can play on the upcoming English server. You can check out its teaser site or take a gander at its official trailer after the jump. [Source: Cubizone press release] Continue reading Yulgang 2 glides to launch in late 2013 Yulgang 2 glides to launch in late 2013 originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 07 Oct 2013 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Daily Grind: Do you roll alts when you don't need to? Posted: 07 Oct 2013 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Classes, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Final Fantasy XIV, Subscription One of my favorite things about Final Fantasy XIV is the flexible class system which basically eliminates the need to roll an alternate character. Usually alts exist to provide access to different classes and associated gameplay tropes, but in FFXIV that's not necessary. I mean, sure you can roll an alt if you want to, the game allows multiple slots per account, but why bother when one character can literally be every adventuring, crafting, or gathering class and swap between them all at will? This isn't a new idea, of course, since skill-based games like Star Wars Galaxies, Ultima Online, and others featured a variation on this design theme over a decade ago. It feels fresh, though, because the vast majority of modern MMOs force players to accept unchangeable classes shortly after character creation. And maybe that conditioning is why I'm sorta having a hard time when it comes to roleplaying in FFXIV. Mechanically, I much prefer the game's flexibility to the rigidity of most themeparks. When it comes to creating a believable backstory, though, it's very easy to end up with a Mary Sue since your character can literally be good at everything. So, yeah, I rolled an alt. How about you, Massively readers? Do you roll alts even when you don't need to? 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: Do you roll alts when you don't need to? originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 07 Oct 2013 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

MMO Week in Review: Dread Masters of the Force Posted: 06 Oct 2013 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: MMO Industry, News Items, Week in Review, Miscellaneous 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. There's a dread moon rising in Star Wars: The Old Republic, but for once, that's actually a good thing. You see, Patch 2.4 dropped this past week (after accidentally downloading a day early), bringing with it a new moon to explore, the continuation of the Dread Masters storyline, and a pair of level 55 operations for experienced players to tackle. Of course, that update wasn't the only event happening this past week; hit the jump to catch up on the latest and greatest from the MMO scene. Continue reading MMO Week in Review: Dread Masters of the Force MMO Week in Review: Dread Masters of the Force originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 06 Oct 2013 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

EVE Evolved: Deployables in Rubicon Posted: 06 Oct 2013 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, EVE Online, Expansions, Game Mechanics, Patches, PvP, PvE, Opinion, EVE Evolved, Sandbox, Subscription Last week I looked at EVE Online's upcoming Rubicon expansion, which aims to kick off CCP's long-term vision of deep space exploration with a series of new deployable structures. Until now, most structures have come in the form of modules that can only be added to starbases anchored at moons. Starbases are owned by corporations rather than individuals and require a significant financial and logistical investment to set up and maintain, putting them quite far out of reach for new players. Rubicon will fix this with a relatively inexpensive new personal Depot deployable that can be anchored anywhere in space. The mobile Depot is a small feature that was no-doubt trivial to implement, but it could have a massive impact on the shape of the EVE sandbox. The module offers a way to store your items and refit ships in the middle of hostile territory, and this is the first of a new breed of structure that will ultimately unlock deep space for exploration. This expansion will also give us a new auto-looting tractor beam structure and a Siphon Unit that actually steals resources from nearby starbases. Not much is known about these three deployables beyond the basic information already released, and there's a ton of potential for new complementary structures that could be released in the future. In this week's EVE Evolved, I examine the impact that Rubicon's two biggest deployable structures could have on the EVE sandbox and think about new structures that could be released in the future. Continue reading EVE Evolved: Deployables in Rubicon EVE Evolved: Deployables in Rubicon originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 06 Oct 2013 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Shroud of the Avatar presents founder town home and female armor Posted: 06 Oct 2013 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Housing, Shroud of the Avatar If you wanted to be the envy of all of your virtual friends by living in the swankiest house in the neighborhood, chances are that you chipped in to become a founder for Shroud of the Avatar. Assuming that this is the case, the devs have a few impressive interior and exterior screenshots of the Founder Lord Town Home to show you. After all, who wouldn't want to live in a castle in their neighborhood? This latest update of the developing game also includes pictures of the Benefactor Edelmann Village Home and a sneak peek at what leather and plate armor looks like on female avatars. For once in a fantasy RPG, these actually look sensible instead of steel lingerie, so applause all around. Shroud of the Avatar presents founder town home and female armor originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 06 Oct 2013 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Game update

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MMORPG News

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The Secret World: Live Forum Q&A With Funcom's Joel Bylos - TOMORROW! Posted: 07 Oct 2013 06:47 AM PDT Join us tomorrow at 3PM ET in our The Secret World subforum for a live Q&A with Funcom's Joel Bylos.

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MMOGaming News

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• MMOsite Morning Call: Weekly Cosplay Highlight [10.07]
• Path of Exile Gets Full Launch on October 23
• MMOsite This Week: New MMOs Standing in the Queue

MMOsite Morning Call: Weekly Cosplay Highlight [10.07] Posted: Hi, dear MMOsiters! Another Monday morning date with you~this week we offer you the amazing cosplays of Tifa, Saber, Attack on Titan and lots of the familiar game characters you might be interested in. Get some relax and energy from our MMOsite Morning Call, now take a look at these cosplay highlights! Enjoy~ Continue reading MMOsite Morning Call: Weekly Cosplay Highlight [10.07].

Path of Exile Gets Full Launch on October 23 Posted: Grinding Gear Games has announced their Hack and Slash RPG title Path of Exile's Open Beta is soon coming to an end and the game will be officially launched on October 23, it will also be available through Steam network. Continue reading Path of Exile Gets Full Launch on October 23.

MMOsite This Week: New MMOs Standing in the Queue Posted: Here is the latest MMOsite This Week – Weekly News Roundup, in which place you can get an overall important news reported this week. Take a review to see what has happened this week in MMO world. Continue reading MMOsite This Week: New MMOs Standing in the Queue.

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MMO Updates

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• EQ Next Landmark's first dev highlights harvesting, inventory
• One Shots: The people pillar
• The Daily Grind: What MMO would you recommend to others?
• Wings Over Atreia: Aion's Black Cloud Marketplace evolves to let you play more your way
• Make My MMO: Crowdfunding September 22 - October 5, 2013
• The Road to Mordor: Six reasons why Captains rock

EQ Next Landmark's first dev highlights harvesting, inventory Posted: 06 Oct 2013 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Free-to-Play, EverQuest Next, Dev Diaries, Crafting, Player-Generated Content With EverQuest Next Landmark's focus on building, it's not surprising that the first dev diary would focus on gathering those materials needed for building up the world. In the video diary, Senior Producer Terry Michaels and Creative Director Jeff Butler reveal that over 50 different resources have already been defined in the game, such as gems, wood, and metals. Each resource type has five tiers; the higher the tier, the deeper in the world it will be found. Players will harvest these metals, gems, and wood to make better tools that will in turn harvest better resources. But resources are not the only thing players can find while exploring -- crafting recipes and objects that players can keep or break down into materials will also be discovered throughout Landmark. And of course, with players gathering so much, there needs to be a place to put it all. Butler and Michaels also talked about the three types of inventory space in game (personal, claim, and a vault) and noted that players can access anything put in a vault from any other vault, whereas items stored in chests at their claim are only accessible at the claim. All three inventories, however, can be expanded through play. You can check the full video clip after the cut. Continue reading EQ Next Landmark's first dev highlights harvesting, inventory EQ Next Landmark's first dev highlights harvesting, inventory originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 06 Oct 2013 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Video dev diary

One Shots: The people pillar Posted: 06 Oct 2013 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Screenshots, Culture, Vanguard, Guild Wars 2, One Shots, Final Fantasy XIV, Miscellaneous, Firefall How are MMOs different than real life? There are many answers to that question, but our opening screenshot today reminds me that I don't actively seek to run into a sweaty, heaving mass of humanity just because they'll provide localized healing and damage boosts. Everyone always tries to use that excuse at conventions, and all I come away with is an intestinal debuff. Reader Eri had this observation while playing a recent beta: "Firefall seems to have quite a few community events regularly going on and it always amuses me at the end how it devolves into the ancient art of people stacking. This tower was during the stress test a month or so ago after a few invasions had finished. There were a lot of people around and a rival tower was being built in Sunken Harbour as well. Everyone was laughing and having a lot of fun, talking in chat while serving as a human pillar, and there was usually a dance party going on at the bottom of it. While this one did get big, apparently the dastardly Sunken Harbour Folks beat us." Are you ready to jump into the people pile? If so, we've got more for you after the break! Continue reading One Shots: The people pillar One Shots: The people pillar originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 06 Oct 2013 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Daily Grind: What MMO would you recommend to others? Posted: 06 Oct 2013 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Culture, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous Today is a good day to just sit in a big circle, crack open a can of Pringles, and share a few testimonies about MMOs we think others might enjoy. It's a day to champion your favorites, especially the underrated games that you think are being overlooked. I'll give a shout-out to a long-time favorite, Fallen Earth. Not only are there pitifully few post-apocalyptic MMOs on the market right now, but this title has unparalleled crafting, a really wicked sense of humor, a gigantic world to explore, and mutant hermit crabs that take up residence in old CRT monitors. I've just started playing this again and truly wish that more folks would give it a chance. So what say you? What MMO would you recommend to others? 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 MMO would you recommend to others? originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 06 Oct 2013 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Wings Over Atreia: Aion's Black Cloud Marketplace evolves to let you play more your way Posted: 05 Oct 2013 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Aion, Business Models, Interviews, Opinion, Free-to-Play, Wings Over Atreia Those of you who know me a bit know that I am not really a fan of cash shops. In fact, I don't sit in the cheer section for free-to-play at all; I am a die-hard subscription gal. But I know free-to-play and cash shops are a very entrenched and popular part of our gaming culture now (though I do celebrate when F2P games turn to subs!) and as an avid gamer, I can't avoid them. However, I also feel that there is definitely a right way and a wrong way to do both F2P and cash shops. The former, Aion already nailed on the head with the Truly Free model where all content is actually free to all players. The latter... well, in my opinion the Black Cloud Marketplace had definite room for improvement. As it turns out, some of those improvements are happening now. And according to Associate Product Manager Sean Orlikowski, those changes represent a permanent new direction for the Marketplace. We're going to delve into those improvements and how they might affect the grand scheme of Aion right here in this edition of Wings Over Atreia. Continue reading Wings Over Atreia: Aion's Black Cloud Marketplace evolves to let you play more your way Wings Over Atreia: Aion's Black Cloud Marketplace evolves to let you play more your way originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 05 Oct 2013 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Make My MMO: Crowdfunding September 22 - October 5, 2013 Posted: 05 Oct 2013 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Business Models, MMO Industry, Massively Meta, Miscellaneous, Crowdfunding, Make My MMO Not all games that turn to crowdfunding need a boost to get off the ground. In fact, one new addition to our column this week -- 8BitMMO -- is utilizing this avenue to help accommodate the exponential growth it has experienced over the last couple of years. The other newcomer, however, is actually trying to build from the ground up; City of Titans wants to give displaced City of Heroes fans a new home. In other news, Star Citizen was the news! Videos, interviews, new goals, and more poured forth from this crowdfunding giant this week. We also heard from Embers of Caerus (which has been pretty quite for a long while). Even Neo's Land chimed in with a new demo. And you can get the whole scoop here! Continue reading Make My MMO: Crowdfunding September 22 - October 5, 2013 Make My MMO: Crowdfunding September 22 - October 5, 2013 originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 05 Oct 2013 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Road to Mordor: Six reasons why Captains rock Posted: 05 Oct 2013 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Classes, Opinion, Free-to-Play, The Road to Mordor On an inconspicuous yet powerful ring, there is an inscription about "one class to rule them all." This class, clearly, is the Captain. There is no room for dispute, debate, or cross looks with this; the Captain is the best class in Lord of the Rings Online. So say I. So say we all. I've been playing my Cappy since 2008, and she's weathered a long break from the game, a server transfer, and 85 levels of me literally throwing her to the wolves. In all of that, she has not once let me down. She's so terrific, in fact, that it makes alting in this game a nightmare for me, since none of the other classes feel as good in comparison. Yes, I love the Captain and I am unashamed to announce that. As I've done with the Minstrel and the Lore-master, I will back up my appreciation of this class with a few reasons why they rock so very, very hard. Continue reading The Road to Mordor: Six reasons why Captains rock The Road to Mordor: Six reasons why Captains rock originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 05 Oct 2013 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

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