MMO Updates |
- SOE's Smedley responds to ProSiebenSat.1 concerns
- Age of Wushu Elite Edition presale extended, includes beta access
- Allods Online introduces a new skirmish in Autumn Wind update
- Flameseeker Chronicles: Forging your Guild Wars 2 legend(ary weapon)
- Guild Wars 2 writer laments racial lopsidedness
- The Daily Grind: Would you welcome more games with turn-based combat?
- Not So Massively: MOBA development, LoL tournament cheating, and D3's Monster Power
- Wings Over Atreia: F2P doesn't mean forgotten for Aion
- RIFT expands beta in second weekend event
- Defiance TV show gets a new trailer
- Massively's LotRO Riders of Rohan launch-day roundup
- DayZ development screenshots released
- Morrison on system-driven MMOs and Funcom's future
- Captain's Log: Star Trek Online's Season Seven sneak peeks
| SOE's Smedley responds to ProSiebenSat.1 concerns Posted: 16 Oct 2012 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: EverQuest, EverQuest II, MMO industry, News items, PlanetSide 2  Today, SOE President John Smedley took to Twitter to explain that the company was listening to and addressing fans' concerns. He stated: "We've found a way to let existing players of our current games that are migrating over to Prosieben (EQ, EQ II, Planetside 2) keep their SOE accounts and stay with SOE. Down the road we may offer an option to move over to Prosieben. Just to be clear after these games launch on Prosieben's service new accounts will be created on their sites. However all US and EU players can still play together no matter which service they are on."He continued by emphasizing that the partnership with ProSiebenSat.1 is still on, and that he feels that the company will provide better customer service and payment options to the EU community.
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| Age of Wushu Elite Edition presale extended, includes beta access Posted: 16 Oct 2012 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, MMO industry, New titles, News items, Free-to-play, Promotions, Sandbox, Age of Wushu  Snail says its extension decision is due to an "overwhelmingly enthusiastic" reception for AoW at both GDC Online and the New York Comic Con. The game features eight unique martial arts schools as well as a sandbox open world set in a mythical ancient China. Age of Wushu is slated to release in America on February 1, 2013. The Elite Edition will set you back $9.99, and you can learn more about it via the official AoW website link below. [Source: Snail Games press release]
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| Allods Online introduces a new skirmish in Autumn Wind update Posted: 16 Oct 2012 08:30 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Galleries, Patches, PvP, News items, Free-to-play, Allods Online  Fall is a time of changes, and Allods Online is keeping in the spirit of the season with the Autumn Wind update. Set to launch October 30th, this newest update will not only bring new UI changes and more details to the female avatars, but will also introduce a new PvP skirmish -- Summerhold. The 3.05 patch will also continue to rework and balance crafting to benefit all professions, not just the alchemy and herbalism crafts that were merged into a single profession in the New Horizons expansion. In celebration of autumn, gPotato has released new screenshots that show off fall colors and the new female character models. Check them out, along with other Allods images, in the gallery below. [Source: gPotato press release]
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| Flameseeker Chronicles: Forging your Guild Wars 2 legend(ary weapon) Posted: 16 Oct 2012 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Endgame, Opinion, Guild Wars 2, Flameseeker Chronicles, Guides, Crafting  The ArenaNet developers weren't messing around when they plotted out the process of obtaining the most prestigious weapons in Guild Wars 2. Legendary weapons require a considerable expenditure of in-game time, items, and gold. A month and a half after launch, legendaries are starting to pop up here and there, but they're by no means common. We haven't even seen all of them unlocked yet as far as I know. My playstyle (concurrently leveling multiple characters, frequently re-doing content with friends, and generally hopping about from interest to interest) and play time (there's not as much as I'd like, ever) don't make me optimistic of getting a legendary any time soon. Maybe you've got significantly more willpower (extraordinarily likely) and time than I do. Let's take a look at acquiring a legendary of your very own. Continue reading Flameseeker Chronicles: Forging your Guild Wars 2 legend(ary weapon)
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| Guild Wars 2 writer laments racial lopsidedness Posted: 16 Oct 2012 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Guild Wars 2, Races  According to a numberless chart from Game Economist John Smith, Humans were by far the most popular race in the game, often twice as much as the others. Norn have the second place, with the remaining races roughly equal.
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| The Daily Grind: Would you welcome more games with turn-based combat? Posted: 16 Oct 2012 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Game mechanics, PvP, PvE, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  But that's not the only way to manage a game engine. Pirate101 is embracing turn-based combat, allowing players more time to plan moves and consider options. Other games have played in the turn-based waters before, but they've always been quieter titles. For some, the idea of a battle in which you take strictly ordered turns will seem like a boring slog, especially if you have to wait for that one guy in your party who always takes forever to enter a command. On the other hand, the turn-based setup can lead to some great strategies based upon your tactical planning rather than your reaction speed. Would you enjoy more games with turn-based combat, or do you prefer it stays in a few niche offerings?  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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| Not So Massively: MOBA development, LoL tournament cheating, and D3's Monster Power Posted: 15 Oct 2012 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Contests, Culture, Events, real-world, Game mechanics, Lore, New titles, Patches, PvP, Endgame, News items, PvE, Free-to-play, Not So Massively, MOBA, League of Legends, Diablo III  Guardians of Middle-earth announced its release date this week and revealed new heroes Beregond and Felgrom. SMITE started a new video series looking into the stories behind each of its gods and how the development team matched that god's abilities to the lore. Finally, Diablo III revealed the hard facts and figures on its upcoming Monster Power system, which lets players increase the game's difficulty in exchange for higher rewards. Continue reading Not So Massively: MOBA development, LoL tournament cheating, and D3's Monster Power
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| Wings Over Atreia: F2P doesn't mean forgotten for Aion Posted: 15 Oct 2012 03:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Aion, Patches, Opinion, Free-to-play, Wings Over Atreia  Did I call it or what? Forgive me while I take a moment for a little can't-get-nuttin-by-me gloat and mini victory dance. Uh huh, uh huh, I got it, oh yeah. Yup, 3.5 is now live, released on the 10th just as predicted. *Ahem* OK, now on to the our regularly scheduled Wings Over Atreia. Actually, this very matter (the patch, not the dancing!) leads us right into the topic that was scheduled. It's been bouncing around my mind for a while, and the release of the patch really drove it home: the fact that free-to-play is not code-speak for shoving a title to the back of some top shelf and ignoring it. Simply stated, free-to-play does not equal forgotten. And I think few games show this as clearly as Aion. Contrary to what detractors would have you believe (remember the cries of doom and gloom when the EU and NA announcements were made?), going F2P is far from a death knoll, especially for Aion. Content is coming faster than ever now; 3.5 launched only three months after the official Korean release! And content for 4.0 is already being shared, albeit too slowly for my eager Daeva heart. From fast patches to 4.0 teases, there is much on the way for this F2P fantasy game and still much to look forward to. Continue reading Wings Over Atreia: F2P doesn't mean forgotten for Aion
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| RIFT expands beta in second weekend event Posted: 15 Oct 2012 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Video, RIFT  You can guarantee a spot in the beta by pre-ordering. Better do it fast if you have a hankering because the second beta weekend will come to an end on October 24th at 11:00 a.m., at which point the countdown clock will commence for the third event. In the meantime, RIFTers are invited to check out the evolution of the game's questing system through a Hungry Man-sized livestream after the jump! Continue reading RIFT expands beta in second weekend event
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| Defiance TV show gets a new trailer Posted: 15 Oct 2012 01:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-fi, Trailers, Video, Events, real-world, News items, Defiance  Remember that TV show that's attached to a game? Or wait, is it a game attached to a TV show? Either way, the bundle of entertainment potential that is Defiance just got a little more real. The TV series now has a new trailer -- and this one's longer than 15 seconds! The show and game are both due out in April, 2013, and you can get your fill of the trailer by clicking that convenient "continue reading" button down below. Defiance-the-game will take place in the same world as the TV show. Players in this "transmedia revolution" will fight against creepy alien creations, thugs, and each other. Continue reading Defiance TV show gets a new trailer
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| Massively's LotRO Riders of Rohan launch-day roundup Posted: 15 Oct 2012 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Galleries, Screenshots, Video, Lord of the Rings Online, Expansions, Game mechanics, Launches, Lore, News items, Free-to-play  The Riders of Rohan expansion goes live today, opening the visually stunning Plains of Rohan area and introducing tons of new content, class updates and gameplay changes. Developers have been careful to capture the feel of the plains in not only the area's art style but also its impressive musical score. The Riders of Rohan expansion adds a new mounted combat feature that lets players fight on customisable war horses. The open plains are filled with roving warbands of orcs and other challenges to be overcome. Read on for a run-down of all the latest news on the Riders of Rohan expansion. Continue reading Massively's LotRO Riders of Rohan launch-day roundup
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| DayZ development screenshots released Posted: 15 Oct 2012 11:30 AM PDT Filed under: Galleries, Screenshots, Previews, News items, Post-Apocalyptic, Dev Diaries  The development as DayZ as a standalone title is rolling ever forward. To give fans a hint of the sort of progress being made, the development team shared a few work in progress screenshots of some interiors in the game. The art team's recent focus (as you might've guessed from the content of the screenshots) has been on going through and giving each building an interior. Moving forward, the developers will be working on balancing complexity within cities and an interest in scavenging opportunities with a need for greatly increased performance.
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| Morrison on system-driven MMOs and Funcom's future Posted: 15 Oct 2012 11:00 AM PDT Filed under: Game mechanics, Interviews, MMO industry, News items, Sandbox  Morrison cites system-driven games as the way forward, though he bristles at any mention of the terms "themepark" and "sandbox." "You need to build an ecosystem. You need to build a collaborative set of systems which give the players the ability to tell their own stories alongside yours," he says. Morrison also hints at the shape of potential Funcom projects. "We could make a great systems-driven MMO for 10 or 15 million dollars. Which by the standards of Guild Wars 2, The Secret World, The Old Republic, is a very small budget, but we could bring it to market in three years with that kind of budget and hopefully have a chance of them growing organically from there. And we haven't got the huge expectation of, 'Oh my God, you spent 50, 100, 200 million dollars on this game, and it has to succeed,'" he explains.
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| Captain's Log: Star Trek Online's Season Seven sneak peeks Posted: 15 Oct 2012 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Sci-fi, Expansions, Patches, PvE, Opinion, Star Trek Online, Free-to-play, Captain's Log  Due to be released in November, Star Trek Online's Season Seven suddenly holds more promise, especially since it appears that one of the franchise's key enemies, the Borg, may finally have their story-line tied up and put to rest. Hit the break and we'll talk about what's coming our way in November! Continue reading Captain's Log: Star Trek Online's Season Seven sneak peeks
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