MMO Updates |
- The Nexus Telegraph: WildStar style
- The War Z's trademark suspended, name change likely
- Snail addresses Age of Wushu brouhaha, Elite mounts to stay
- The Stream Team: Peace on Earth edition, December 24 - 30, 2012
- The Daily Grind: Can you overlook a bad UI?
- MMO Week in Review: Happy holidays from Massively!
- Age of Wushu removes Elite benefits unexpectedly
- EVE Evolved: Baiting players is hilarious fun!
- Mark Jacobs' City State Entertainment releases some sort of teaser
- Rise and Shiny: Goodgame Empire
| The Nexus Telegraph: WildStar style Posted: 24 Dec 2012 09:00 AM PST Filed under: Sci-fi, Opinion, WildStar, The Nexus Telegraph  When the game's first trailer hit, the look was what immediately attracted me to the game. Not that it had a whole lot of competition; back then, we knew the name, we'd seen a couple of vague concepts, and we had a wonderfully animated trailer. Picking the last item out of those three was almost just choosing the more substantial option. But I won't lie -- I loved the visual style, and when it became clear that the game was bearing that out all the way along, that just made me pleased as could be. Some aren't as fond of it, that's for sure. But I can think of some good reasons for the game to look how it does and at least one major flaw in the arguments against the look. I might be wrong, but heck, I'd be doing a disservice not to speak my mind on the subject. Continue reading The Nexus Telegraph: WildStar style
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| The War Z's trademark suspended, name change likely Posted: 24 Dec 2012 08:00 AM PST Filed under: Betas, Horror, MMO industry, New titles, News items, Legal  The decision comes on the heels of The War Z being pulled from Steam, as well as a bevy of fraud accusations from the game's disgruntled userbase. [Thanks to Armond for the tip!]
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| Snail addresses Age of Wushu brouhaha, Elite mounts to stay Posted: 24 Dec 2012 07:30 AM PST Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Business models, MMO industry, New titles, PvP, News items, Free-to-play, Sandbox, Age of Wushu  The other major issue stemmed from the fact that Elite edition customers didn't know that their pre-order bonus items were only good for the first character on the account. Snail says that, as of now at least, that restriction will remain due to technical issues. Age of Wushu was never made for players to have more than one character or for players to delete the character they decided to make. We had brought it up before and did not (at the time) see the need in specifying that if you get the items on a character and delete that character, those items are gone.[Thanks to Adam for the tip!]
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| The Stream Team: Peace on Earth edition, December 24 - 30, 2012 Posted: 24 Dec 2012 07:00 AM PST Filed under: Polls, Massively Meta, Livestream, Miscellaneous, The Stream Team  On that note, The Stream Team wishes you all a wonderful holiday season. May your homes and lives be filled with peace, happiness, and lightning-fast internet! Oh, and also the sound of this week's streams... Continue reading The Stream Team: Peace on Earth edition, December 24 - 30, 2012
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| The Daily Grind: Can you overlook a bad UI? Posted: 24 Dec 2012 05:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Game mechanics, MMO industry, New titles, Opinion, Free-to-play, The Daily Grind, Age of Wushu  That said, character progression is carrying over and I'm paying for a VIP account, so I view it as more of a pre-release thing than a beta thing, personally. And I've heard a lot of players complaining about the UI. It's complicated, you can't move it around or customize it, and it's generally the antithesis of the streamlined interfaces we've seen in polished themeparks over the past few years. All of that hasn't put a damper on the novel game mechanics, though, and in spite of the fact that I wish the game would get a full UI makeover, I'll probably be playing it well past launch. What about you, Christmas Eve crew? Is a bad UI a dealbreaker when it comes to your MMO enjoyment, or can you overlook it as long as the rest of the game is good?  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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| MMO Week in Review: Happy holidays from Massively! Posted: 23 Dec 2012 05:00 PM PST Filed under: Massively Meta, Week in Review, Miscellaneous  If you, like the Massively writers, expected a week of quietude and serenity before the holidays as the game studios closed down early, then you didn't get what you expected, but at least you got something good! MMOs around the globe are immersed in winter holiday events, and digital retailers are trying to coax you into buying more games than you can reasonably play in a lifetime. At Massively, we doled out our annual MMO awards, rounded up our favorite gaming moments from 2012, and picked out a few reasons to look forward to a new year filled with sandboxes. The complete weekly roundup of Massively's top MMO stories is just beyond the break! Continue reading MMO Week in Review: Happy holidays from Massively!
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| Age of Wushu removes Elite benefits unexpectedly Posted: 23 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST Filed under: Historical, Business models, Game mechanics, News items, Free-to-play, Promotions, Sandbox, Age of Wushu  This comes in the wake of another announcement by the company clarifying that Elite/Deluxe edition rewards are only given to the first character you create. Deleting and remaking your character will not result in your rewards being resent. This has further angered several players, as this statement was not made until after many players had begun recreating characters without prior knowledge of this policy. The post announcing that these items are one-time-only explains the philosophy behind it, and encourages all players to do ample research before creating a first character for this exact reason. [Thanks to Adam for the tip!]
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| EVE Evolved: Baiting players is hilarious fun! Posted: 23 Dec 2012 03:00 PM PST Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Culture, Expansions, Game mechanics, Professions, PvP, Endgame, Opinion, EVE Evolved, Guides, Sandbox  The basic idea of baiting is simple: Get yourself flagged as a suspect by committing a minor crime like theft, fly around waiting for someone to attack you, and then tear him to bits. Before Retribution, you were flagged as a valid target only to the individual people you stole from, but once they attacked, you were safe to engage. Now you're flagged to the whole of EVE, making it easier to get a bite but also a whole lot riskier to engage in a crowded area. It's hard to pick and choose your fights when the whole universe is gunning for you, but when you get a good bite, there are some insanely fun fights to be had. In this week's EVE Evolved, I give some top tips on how to safely bait players in high-security space, where to find the best targets, and what ships are most effective. Continue reading EVE Evolved: Baiting players is hilarious fun!
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| Mark Jacobs' City State Entertainment releases some sort of teaser Posted: 23 Dec 2012 11:00 AM PST Filed under: Trailers, Video, MMO industry, New titles, News items  About the only thing we can say regarding the teaser is that it features a trinity motif, which might follow along from the three-faction PvP from Jacobs' celebrated Dark Age of Camelot MMO. See for yourself after the cut. [Thanks to Heath and Matthew for the tips!] Continue reading Mark Jacobs' City State Entertainment releases some sort of teaser
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| Rise and Shiny: Goodgame Empire Posted: 23 Dec 2012 09:00 AM PST Filed under: Screenshots, Video, Business models, Game mechanics, PvP, Opinion, War, Free-to-play, Browser, Casual, MMORTS, Rise and Shiny, Livestream  The game looks great. I love stylized games, and love it when all of the art within a game fits together. Many Flash games look fantastic; Goodgame Empire does too. All of the tiny units, map icons, and bits of UI match each other and look fun. But great art does not save the game from suffering from some common MMORTS blues. Continue reading Rise and Shiny: Goodgame Empire
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