MMO Updates |
- The Game Archaeologist: Rubies of Eventide
- WRUP: Things I am no longer allowed to do in work chat edition
- The Daily Grind: How many MMOs are you willing to play at the same time?
- Betawatch: February 2 - 8, 2013
- Storyboard: Profession discussion - the Spy
- Second Wind: RIFT's Storm Legion
- Face of Mankind gets a revamp in the upcoming Milestone patch
- Neverwinter unveils the Devoted Cleric
- Ultima Forever wants you to learn about yourself
- Allods Online shows off the zones of its upcoming expansion
- EVE Fanfest has totally sold out
- City State talks Camelot Unchained skills, progression, and more
- Massively's video guide to Neverwinter character creation
| The Game Archaeologist: Rubies of Eventide Posted: 09 Feb 2013 09:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, MMO industry, Free-to-play, The Game Archaeologist  There are two things that separate Rubies of Eventide from the rest of the MMO pack and make it a fascinating case study. The first is that it's one of the very few MUDs that was transformed into a graphical MMO while retaining its roots in old-school play. The second is that it had an absolutely ridiculous number of playable classes: 104, to be precise. Some days I really miss the era when game designers would aspire to reach these incredible numbers. Faced with the prospect of an early death, Rubies of Eventide miraculously survived and ran for six interesting years. Let's take a look at a MUD-turned-MMO this week, shall we? Continue reading The Game Archaeologist: Rubies of Eventide
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| WRUP: Things I am no longer allowed to do in work chat edition Posted: 09 Feb 2013 07:00 AM PST Filed under: Massively Meta, Miscellaneous  I am also not allowed to post pictures of my cat attacking My Little Pony figures, make references to Mr. Show, or insist that I be addressed as the master of cheese wheels. A new ban has been added to prevent me from discussing cabinet-making in an obscene manner, but that was really only half my fault. What I am allowed to do is introduce WRUP, which I'm doing right now. Check out our plans past the break, and let us know what you'll be up to in the comments! Continue reading WRUP: Things I am no longer allowed to do in work chat edition
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| The Daily Grind: How many MMOs are you willing to play at the same time? Posted: 09 Feb 2013 05:00 AM PST Filed under: New titles, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous  Some people would rather be serial monogamists with games, playing only one game for a few months, then another one game for a few more months, and so forth. Others take advantage of the widespread free-to-play model to play all the games in short bursts. Today we want to know where you draw the line. How many MMOs are you willing to play at the same time? Even if you dip into other titles occasionally, how many games do you consider yourself to be actively playing at once?  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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| Betawatch: February 2 - 8, 2013 Posted: 08 Feb 2013 05:00 PM PST Filed under: Betas, MMO industry, New titles, News items, Betawatch, Miscellaneous  Beyond Neverwinter the beta front has been largely quiet, but the long-silent Legend of Edda is back in town and will kick off a closed beta weekend starting on February 14th next week. City of Steam also offered prospective players a bit of lore on the game's most immediately visible robot, which is a meaningful distinction in that game. And Defiance is running another beta weekend if you're in the mood for some running and gunning. As always, you can jump past the break for the full list of games in testing. If you see something that we've missed, let us know in the comments down below. Also let us know if a game has slipped into offering a full cash shop despite being in beta or if you've actually heard anything about those thigh sliders. Continue reading Betawatch: February 2 - 8, 2013
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| Storyboard: Profession discussion - the Spy Posted: 08 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Filed under: Culture, Lore, Opinion, Roleplaying, Storyboard, Miscellaneous  Take my first choice of profession, the spy. A spy might believe that she's doing something for the greater good. She might see this simply as part of her duty and a necessary task. She might be doing this because she's fundamentally amoral, she might be hoping to find the answer to a puzzle she's long agonized about, or she might even be doing this because she just really wants to know secrets. But today I'm not going to talk about that. You want to make a spy; let's talk about what goes into that. Continue reading Storyboard: Profession discussion - the Spy
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| Second Wind: RIFT's Storm Legion Posted: 08 Feb 2013 03:30 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Opinion, RIFT, Second Wind  Trion Worlds' RIFT is still a relative newcomer to the MMO space, released a mere two years ago in March 2011, but in that time it's made quite a name for itself as one of the premier AAA titles on the market today. Since the game's release, Trion has built a reputation for putting out frequent, quality updates, and in the time since launch, RIFT has continued to grow with the addition of new features and content. Last November, Trion released Storm Legion, the game's first expansion pack, which bumped the level cap up to 60, tripled the size of the in-game world, and brought player housing to the masses in the form of dimensions. For my part, I used to be an avid RIFT player, but despite the game's unique soul system, there just wasn't enough to differentiate itself from the myriad other similar MMOs on the market, and I never managed to make it to max-level before I let my subscription lapse out of boredom. So for this edition of Second Wind, I picked myself up a copy of Storm Legion and jumped back into the world of Telara once again to see just how far it has come. Continue reading Second Wind: RIFT's Storm Legion
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| Face of Mankind gets a revamp in the upcoming Milestone patch Posted: 08 Feb 2013 03:00 PM PST Filed under: Sci-fi, Video, Game mechanics, Patches, News items, MMOFPS, Dev Diaries, Crafting  The free-to-play MMOFPS Face of Mankind is due for a major update soon. A new dev blog has been put out in order to explain some of the changes that will be coming about in the patch. The mining and crafting systems are getting an overhaul: Resources will be collected, transported, and refined into useful materials in new ways. Augmenting that will be a reformed death and cloning system. Players will drop all non-bound items in their inventory on death, and the process of creating a new clone to get back into action with will be lengthier (although it can, of course, be sped up for a cost.) Players will now be able to create and manage their own factions, rather than sticking with the eight factions that were previously in the game. There's more! There's so, so much more (including "stuff with aliens"). Keep an eye out for a Kickstarter campaign to fund new improvements and systems for the game. Skip below the cut to catch the full details. [Thanks to intrepid explorer Alex for the tip!] Continue reading Face of Mankind gets a revamp in the upcoming Milestone patch
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| Neverwinter unveils the Devoted Cleric Posted: 08 Feb 2013 02:00 PM PST Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Video, Classes, Game mechanics, Previews, News items, Free-to-play, Neverwinter  Devoted Clerics have two at-will abilities under normal circumstances: a standard attack and a lighter attack that also heals allies for a small amount. As the Devoted Cleric attacks, he builds up Divinity, which allows him to shift into different at-will abilities -- a channeled beam of damage or a channeled heal that restores both the target and the cleric. Take a closer look at the class mechanics on the official site, or see the class in action in the trailer past the cut. [Source: Perfect World Entertainment press release] Continue reading Neverwinter unveils the Devoted Cleric
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| Ultima Forever wants you to learn about yourself Posted: 08 Feb 2013 01:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Interviews, MMO industry, Free-to-play, Mobile  Flack says that because most MMOs are based on a DikuMUD standard, they all more or less play the same. She says that there's a freedom to starting from a different standard and developing from there: "It's a way of playing that doesn't necessarily have the same assumptions underlying them. It gives you a breadth of background and heritage that you can pull from. Just because it's always been done that way doesn't mean I have to do it the same way." Part of this design shift is in asking "sophisticated questions about ethics" to players, which is a vital part of the Ultima franchise. Flack says that Ultima Forever will be more nuanced and involve tough choices that will make a personal impact on gamers: "I want to make you stop, think, and go, 'Huh!' and then learn about yourself, because games can do that."
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| Allods Online shows off the zones of its upcoming expansion Posted: 08 Feb 2013 12:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Expansions, Patches, Previews, News items, Free-to-play, Allods Online  So what else will you find? A jungle, lots of smaller islands, and a lot of lush tropical scenery. You'll also wind up meeting the Tequani, small furry humanoids that are distant relatives of the Gibberlings (one of the player races). The new region is hardly the only feature of the expansion, but if you want to take a look at the scenery and read up on the local lore, you can check out the full reveal.
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| EVE Fanfest has totally sold out Posted: 08 Feb 2013 11:30 AM PST Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Events, real-world, News items, Free-to-play, Consoles, MMOFPS, DUST 514, Sandbox  This year's fanfest will be bigger than previous years as it includes both EVE Online and DUST 514 under its header. It's also the 10th anniversary of EVE Online, so there are sure to be all sorts of interesting events for attendees. If you already have your ticket, you can look forward to it, but if you missed it, your only chance now is to hope to catch some online coverage. On the brighter side, if you had already booked a flight and/or lodgings before tickets had sold out and you are now out of luck, you can contact CCP Games to help recover your investment.
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| City State talks Camelot Unchained skills, progression, and more Posted: 08 Feb 2013 11:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Game mechanics, MMO industry, New titles, PvP, News items, Dev Diaries  Ready for round two of the foundational principles behind Mark Jacobs' Camelot Unchained? Good, because City State is back with an RvR-centric blog entry designed to whet your appetite for the upcoming PvP title.The piece starts off with an example of how crafters will serve an important purpose in the game's "TriRealm" dynamic. "As an RvR-focused game, hummingbirds won't be dropping rare and unique items; well, unless you consider bird poop rare and unique," the dev blog explains. "You will get rewards for killing other players, other players' helpers, and some stuff in the world, but it won't be gear and we will also not offer tokens." Skill progression is also on today's menu, and City State says that Camelot Unchained will reward you based "on the activities that you are participating in directly." The dev blog also hints at "you are what you do" gameplay and says that the team favors classes for this particular MMO. There's a lot more to today's post, including bits about zerging, crowd-control, housing, and crafting, so head to the City State site for all the details.
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| Massively's video guide to Neverwinter character creation Posted: 08 Feb 2013 10:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Classes, Lore, New titles, Previews, Free-to-play, Hands-on, Massively Hands-on, Guides, Neverwinter  Yesterday, we previewed the character creation tools for Cryptic's upcoming MMO, but we didn't showcase all of the customization options for every race. Today we remedy that with not one but six videos showing off all of the hairstyles, faces, scars, and tattoos for both genders of every race! Enjoy the previews after the cut. Continue reading Massively's video guide to Neverwinter character creation
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