MMO Updates |
- One Shots: A fool's game
- The Daily Grind: Are you for or against casting while moving?
- Gloria Victis hits Kickstarter
- Taking the high road with DDO's Update 16
- The Mog Log: Roleplaying (community) drama
- The Tattered Notebook: An appraisal of EQII's Krono
| Posted: 04 Nov 2012 07:00 AM PST Filed under: Screenshots, Culture, Guild Wars 2, One Shots, Humor, DC Universe Online, RIFT, Miscellaneous  Perhaps I should let Scott explain: "I was recently informed you guys brought back One Shots. Well, here I am bringing you three one of my escapades in Guild Wars 2. Here, Nerrath's found dinner! You guys may or may not remember the several screenshots from Champions Online's Legion of Laughter that made it into the previous iteration of One Shots. Well, we're still going strong on the Crystal Desert server as the Order of the Fool!" Feast your eyes on Scott's chicken and more after the break. Continue reading One Shots: A fool's game
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| The Daily Grind: Are you for or against casting while moving? Posted: 04 Nov 2012 05:00 AM PST Filed under: Culture, Game mechanics, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  Those in the traditionalist camp might say that allowing casters to discover the joys of bipedal locomotion will greatly unbalance games as we know them. They claim that it's a necessary weakness to counterbalance the massive ranged damage and abilities that such classes are capable of doing. And there is the possibility that it is another spot of erosion on the uniqueness defining these roles. Let's give it up to you to decide today: Are you for or against casting while moving?  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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| Gloria Victis hits Kickstarter Posted: 03 Nov 2012 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Historical, Business models, New titles, News items, Free-to-play  Black Eye Games is an indie studio trying to bring MMOs back to the Dark Ages, and the team needs your help to do that. The team has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund Gloria Victis, an MMORPG that harkens back to the good old days of gaming. The listed perks of Gloria Victis include a combat system that steers away from lazy targeting and homing projectiles; magic that is reserved for elite skills rather than handed out to every character upon birth; historically accurate medieval weaponry and armor; and a classless system that allows for unrestricted character development. The game will be free-to-play with a cash shop that provides only cosmetic and quality of life goods. Check out the game's Kickstarter to get better acquainted with its development direction.
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| Taking the high road with DDO's Update 16 Posted: 03 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Interviews, Patches, Previews, Free-to-play, Massively Interviews  We spoke with Boyer on the phone about DDO's second post-expansion update, which is loosely scheduled to hit the game in a couple of weeks. Update 16: The Netherese Legacy will continue the Forgotten Realms storyline that began with Menace of the Underdark and Update 15. It's an update that takes us down a famous path, introduces a new enemy faction, and gives additional love to the fledgling Druid class. Continue reading Taking the high road with DDO's Update 16
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| The Mog Log: Roleplaying (community) drama Posted: 03 Nov 2012 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Culture, Opinion, Consoles, Roleplaying, Final Fantasy XIV, The Mog Log  This does not mean that what we do as a community doesn't matter; it always matters. It matters whether the servers are on or off. And that segues nicely into the latest community brouhaha that I've been witnessing, which is essentially a roleplaying schism handled in the way that only roleplaying schisms can happen. Roleplayers are one of the only groups that can still be just as active regarding a game we're not currently playing, odd though it might seem. I've touched on the Final Fantasy XIV roleplaying community more than once in the past. For some of you, I'm sure this is more or less irrelevant. But seeing as how the game's last save has taken place and there are no more relevant discussions to be had regarding drop rates, quest difficulty, or anything else, would it really be so bad to take a step over and look at how the character-building half lives? Continue reading The Mog Log: Roleplaying (community) drama
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| The Tattered Notebook: An appraisal of EQII's Krono Posted: 03 Nov 2012 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest II, Economy, Opinion, Free-to-play, The Tattered Notebook  In this week's Tattered Notebook, we'll take a look at exactly how Krono works, but we'll also examine how this could lead to even bigger changes in EverQuest II. Continue reading The Tattered Notebook: An appraisal of EQII's Krono
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