MMO Updates |
- Firefly Universe Online continuation revealed as a hoax
- One Shots: Cleared for takeoff
- Upcoming Age of Wushu wedding system detailed
- The Daily Grind: What obstacle keeps you from playing an otherwise promising MMO?
- Pathfinder Online hits $600,000 with nine days to go
- The Phoenix Project aims to give a new home to City of Heroes expats
- Dragon Sword trailer focuses on action combat
- The Tattered Notebook: Tips and tricks to start the new year in EQII
- The Mog Log: 2013 for Final Fantasy XI and XIV
| Firefly Universe Online continuation revealed as a hoax Posted: 06 Jan 2013 09:00 AM PST Filed under: Culture, MMO industry, News items, Miscellaneous, Crowdfunding  As argued by Kotaku, the hoax was perpetuated by The Yes Men, a strongly anticonsumerist group that apparently thought the best platform for this particular parody was a relatively obscure science fiction show. At this point it's not clear exactly what statement the group was attempting to make, although some sort of spoof on Kickstarter seems the most likely target. Either way, hopes for a Firefly MMO remain unrealized -- and at this point if such a game ever does get approved, we won't believe it's real until it's on the shelf.
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| One Shots: Cleared for takeoff Posted: 06 Jan 2013 07:00 AM PST Filed under: Screenshots, EVE Online, Culture, Guild Wars 2, One Shots, The Secret World, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Miscellaneous  Reader John sent in this inspiring screenshot of a new friend he made in Star Wars: The Old Republic: "While Alderaan may be long and perhaps arduous as a planet, it has some absolutely gorgeous sights, and flying on the strange manta-ray beasts that carry you from base to base can be a wonderful experience." What other wonderful experiences exist after the jump? If you scroll past this post without clicking, you'll be driven mad with always wondering. Continue reading One Shots: Cleared for takeoff
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| Upcoming Age of Wushu wedding system detailed Posted: 06 Jan 2013 06:30 AM PST Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Game mechanics, MMO industry, New titles, News items, Free-to-play, Sandbox, Age of Wushu  MMO Culture has a brief look at the wedding system that just made its way onto the game's Taiwan server. The marriage mechanics include a proposal, some sort of engagement process, a dowry, and a wedding banquet. Apparently there's also an NPC who handles proposals and functions as the Ming Dynasty equivalent of a singles website. It's worth noting that Shaolin players can only propose after they've obtained the Secular Disciple title. Thus far there's no word on when the marriage system will show up on Age of Wushu's western servers.
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| The Daily Grind: What obstacle keeps you from playing an otherwise promising MMO? Posted: 06 Jan 2013 05:00 AM PST Filed under: Culture, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  I've experienced many of these moments. I would love to play DCUO, for example, but I loathe the character creator and the controls. That's a dealbreaker, ladies! EverQuest II repelled me for years due to its plasticky, uncanny valley looks, even though I knew it would be a deep, rewarding title. What obstacle keeps you from playing an otherwise promising MMO? And were you ever able to overcome that?  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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| Pathfinder Online hits $600,000 with nine days to go Posted: 05 Jan 2013 05:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Business models, News items, Sandbox, Crowdfunding  Pathfinder Online's Kickstarter campaign is entering the home stretch. With a little over a week left for the project to hit full funding, it's currently sitting pretty at just over $600,000 already raised out of its $1,000,000 goal. In honor of the momentum that's building, the team revealed the Bugbear Sniper battle miniature, a howling deathbringer available at "Crowdforger level $700,000." Pathfinder Online is being described by its developers as a grindless, classless system that allows for limitless character progression, large-scale battles, player-built structures, player-driven content, and useful trade and crafting.
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| The Phoenix Project aims to give a new home to City of Heroes expats Posted: 05 Jan 2013 03:00 PM PST Filed under: Super-hero, Trailers, Video, City of Heroes, MMO industry, New titles, News items  Formed by several regulars of the Save CoH movement, The Phoenix Project is the work of Missing Worlds Media, a studio composed of several independent designers, programmers, and artists united by their love of the lost game. The game is still very early in the concept stages, but the studio has already announced that it will be built using the powerful CryENGINE 3. If you're looking forward to the prospect of running around in Titan City, check out the trailer past the break, and keep your eyes peeled for an interview with the staff from our regular superheroic column, A Mild-Mannered Reporter. Continue reading The Phoenix Project aims to give a new home to City of Heroes expats
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| Dragon Sword trailer focuses on action combat Posted: 05 Jan 2013 02:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Game mechanics, New titles, PvP, News items  Dragon Sword, a new title by the Chinese company NetEase, has put out a new trailer highlighting its action combat technology. Slated for release some time this year, the game is built around an in-house engine, Next-B, that's being touted as one of the most advanced 3-D engines yet. The game features non-target combat action, open PvP, castle sieges, and large-scale fights against huge boss monsters. Skip below the cut to check out the combat technology video. Continue reading Dragon Sword trailer focuses on action combat
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| The Tattered Notebook: Tips and tricks to start the new year in EQII Posted: 05 Jan 2013 01:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest II, Opinion, Free-to-play, The Tattered Notebook  Right about now you may be noticing a slight change in authorship of your favorite EverQuest II column. You aren't seeing things; through a marvelous confluence of events (and no, I don't mean kidnapping Karen Bryan and locking her in a dank cell in Freeport!), I have the opportunity to share my love of this game with you alongside another Norrathian denizen, Jef Reahard. And any of you who have seen me gallivanting about EQII's many lands on Massively TV every EverQuest Two-sday can attest to the fact I really do love this game. So it is with no shortage of glee that I begin my first Tattered Notebook entry. Feastday, Blossoming 7, of the year 3897 Throughout my most recent journeys, I have noticed that there is a good chunk of population that has either returned to the lands after a lengthy absence (not unlike yours truly a few years back) or is pretty new. For both groups, there are a number of little things that may be unknown or forgotten; heck, I've played for a long time and am still discovering these things! So today I am going to share with you a few of the tips and tricks I have learned for a smoother Norrathian life. Continue reading The Tattered Notebook: Tips and tricks to start the new year in EQII
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| The Mog Log: 2013 for Final Fantasy XI and XIV Posted: 05 Jan 2013 11:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Final Fantasy XI, Expansions, Patches, Previews, Opinion, Consoles, Final Fantasy XIV, The Mog Log  If you haven't noticed a theme yet, here it is: I'm worried that by the time it does launch, no one will care any longer. But I'm getting ahead of myself. While I've split things up between recaps and forecasts in the past, in this case it's virtually impossible to do so. A lot of what has been done this year is banking entirely on the strength of what will be happening next, so Square was selling 2013 in the midst of 2012. So let's look at the past year for both games and the year to come, with an extra helping of hope and speculation for 2013. Continue reading The Mog Log: 2013 for Final Fantasy XI and XIV
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