MMO Updates

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• ArcheAge battles queues with new servers, character creation blocks
• WRUP: Queue zen
• The Daily Grind: What's your favorite "Oh %$#@" button?
• Betawatch: September 13 - 19, 2014
• The Stream Team: Custom decks with HEX: Shards of Fate
• This EVE LEGO ship will rock you like a hurricane
• Gaile Gray returns to the community team for Guild Wars 2
• Elite: Dangerous beta 2 coming September 30
• The Stream Team: Wandering through Wakfu on Steam
• Wakfu lands on Steam, nixes subs
• World of Warcraft's next Lord of War is Kilrogg Deadeye

ArcheAge battles queues with new servers, character creation blocks Posted: 20 Sep 2014 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Events (Real-World), MMO Industry, News Items, Free-to-Play, ArcheAge, Sandbox In a post on the official ArcheAge site last night, Trion Worlds confirmed that it had opened two new servers and shut down character creation on others to alleviate some of the queue congestion plauging players since the game's head start last weekend. The entry reads, We've added two new worlds to our North American server list: Ezi (NA) and Lucius (NA)! These servers were racked (physically installed) and imaged (updated with ArcheAge server software) in our Texas data center all in the past day. Here you can see Ezi (NA) and Lucius (NA) in their new home with Senior Systems Engineer Jonathan Johnson. These two servers will be on the new Auction House cluster 5 (AH5). These new servers are now online and available to play right now: Friday September 19 at 4:15 PM PDT (GMT-7). Critically, four US servers -- Kyrios, Ollo, Salphira, and Aranzeb -- have been "temporarily closed to new character creation," so we sure hope you aren't trying to join friends there today. The studio also says new European servers are physically en route to the Amsterdam data center. [Thanks, Siphaed.] ArcheAge battles queues with new servers, character creation blocks originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 20 Sep 2014 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Dev post

WRUP: Queue zen Posted: 20 Sep 2014 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Massively Meta, Miscellaneous Welcome back to Massively's What Are You Playing, the game in which we tell you what we're playing this weekend and you tell us how long you waited in the queue to post on this article. Continue reading WRUP: Queue zen WRUP: Queue zen originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 20 Sep 2014 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Daily Grind: What's your favorite "Oh %$#@" button? Posted: 20 Sep 2014 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Culture, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous I'm not the best under pressure in video game sometimes. When something really bad starts happening that I'm not prepared for, what I need the most -- and am always denied -- is the time to think it through. Whoops, I accidentally aggroed 25 hellbugs in RIFT when I only meant to grab three, and there's no place to run. What do I do? Well, my friends, that's why devs give you the informally named "Oh %$#@" buttons. When the crap hits the fan and you need a little bit of breathing room to figure out how you're going to survive, these skills help by making you invulnerable, upping your dodge chance to 75%, completely refilling your health bar, or knocking all enemies away into the next time zone. So what's your favorite "Oh %$#@" button? And how often does it get used? Every morning, the Massively bloggers probe the minds of their readers with deep, thought-provoking questions about that most serious of topics: massively online gaming. We crave your opinions, so grab your caffeinated beverage of choice and chime in on today's Daily Grind! The Daily Grind: What's your favorite "Oh %$#@" button? originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 20 Sep 2014 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Betawatch: September 13 - 19, 2014 Posted: 19 Sep 2014 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, MMO Industry, News Items, Betawatch, Miscellaneous, Crowdfunding This week, classic EverQuest began the beta test for Darkened Sea, its 21st expansion. You read that number correctly! What else is new in the land of MMO testing? World of Warcraft explained its expansion's CE preorder process. We streamed Albion Online's first summer alpha event. Pathfinder Online prepared for its stress test. We interviewed one of the teams trying to resurrect Glitch. Maplestory 2 released a Korean alpha video. TUG posted footage of its latest alpha update. Chaos Heroes Online will begin closed beta on September 22nd. The full Betawatch roundup is below. Continue reading Betawatch: September 13 - 19, 2014 Betawatch: September 13 - 19, 2014 originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 19 Sep 2014 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Stream Team: Custom decks with HEX: Shards of Fate Posted: 19 Sep 2014 05:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Video, PvP, Free-to-Play, Massively Meta, Hands-On, Trading Card Games, Livestream, The Stream Team, Crowdfunding, HEX In last week's stream of Cryptozoic's HEX: Shards of Fate, Massively's Mike Foster opened 20-ish booster packs and used the cards he discovered to build a haphazard custom deck. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough time left in the stream to actually hop into a live match with another player. In tonight's stream, Mike will take his probably terrible deck into the wild and see how it fares against a real-life HEX opponent. Card-slinging begins at 7:00 p.m. EDT. Game: HEX: Shards of Fate Host: Mike Foster Date: Friday, September 19th, 2014 Time: 7:00 p.m. EDT Enjoy our Stream Team video below. Continue reading The Stream Team: Custom decks with HEX: Shards of Fate The Stream Team: Custom decks with HEX: Shards of Fate originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 19 Sep 2014 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

This EVE LEGO ship will rock you like a hurricane Posted: 19 Sep 2014 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, EVE Online, Culture, MMO Industry, News Items, Sandbox Imgur user Dinklebob has uploaded pics of his latest LEGO creation, an homage to EVE Online's Hurricane battlecruiser. The project is currently in-progress, according to Kotaku, and it even features a drone bay filled with cute widdle LEGO drones. This EVE LEGO ship will rock you like a hurricane originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 19 Sep 2014 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Imgur Via: Kotaku

Gaile Gray returns to the community team for Guild Wars 2 Posted: 19 Sep 2014 03:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Culture, News Items, Guild Wars 2, Buy-to-Play If you played Guild Wars when it launched, you remember Gaile Gray. Heck, odds are you remember her if you've been at all active in the community for Guild Wars or Guild Wars 2 over the past decade; she's worn many community-facing hats over the years. She's donning a new one now, or perhaps more accurately re-donning an old favorite, as game support lead Michael Henniger recently took to the forums announcing that Gray has moved from customer support to the community team. Community interactions were a large part of Gray's role when the original Guild Wars launched, and long-time fans in the thread are happy to see her making the move. If you had a sudden sweep of nostalgia, you're not alone. Gaile Gray returns to the community team for Guild Wars 2 originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 19 Sep 2014 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: A little movement here in CS world

Elite: Dangerous beta 2 coming September 30 Posted: 19 Sep 2014 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Giveaways, Anniversaries, Elite: Dangerous Those cockpits weren't meant to look fresh off the factory floor forever; it's time to take Elite: Dangerous' ships out for another tour of duty. Frontier announced that beta 2 for Elite: Dangerous will begin on September 30th. This round of testing is being promoted as a great improvement on the last, with combat ratings, reputations, 500 new star systems, and the Lakon Asp Explorer ship added to the mix. The team is still on track for a late 2014 release for the space sim, but in the meanwhile Frontier is giving away free copies of the original Elite as part of the franchise's 30th anniversary celebration. [Source: Frontier press release] Elite: Dangerous beta 2 coming September 30 originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 19 Sep 2014 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Free copy of Elite

The Stream Team: Wandering through Wakfu on Steam Posted: 19 Sep 2014 01:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Launches, Free-to-Play, Livestream, The Stream Team Wakfu has launched on Steam, and Massively's MJ is taking her first steps into the game to check it out. That means there is plenty to of places to explore while wandering around this world. There's also crafting, cannons, and a host of other things to get into (including trouble!). What kinda of adventures will she uncover? Join us live at 3:00 p.m. to see! Game: Wakfu Host: MJ Guthrie Date: Friday, September 19th, 2014 Time: 3:00 p.m. EDT Enjoy our Stream Team video below. Continue reading The Stream Team: Wandering through Wakfu on Steam The Stream Team: Wandering through Wakfu on Steam originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 19 Sep 2014 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Wakfu lands on Steam, nixes subs Posted: 19 Sep 2014 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Business Models, Launches, Free-to-Play The unique tactical MMO Wakfu is getting sort of a re-launch today with a debut on Steam. This "new and revamped" version of the game will feature a new beginner experience and completely eliminate subscriptions. The studio is selling booster packs as one of the ways to make ends meet. Ankama COO Olivier Comte celebrated the release: "We are proud to bring Wakfu on Steam and give the opportunity to more and more players to discover this universe. We are starting with English, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Thai players, but more will follow soon." [Source: Ankama press release] Wakfu lands on Steam, nixes subs originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 19 Sep 2014 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Wakfu @ Steam

World of Warcraft's next Lord of War is Kilrogg Deadeye Posted: 19 Sep 2014 11:00 AM PDT Filed under: World of Warcraft, Betas, Fantasy, Trailers, Video, Culture, Expansions, Lore, News Items, Subscription Were you tired of the parade of Orcs in World of Warcraft's Lords of War video series? We're sorry to disappoint you once again. Today's Warlords of OrcnorDraenor lore video features Kilrogg Deadeye, the one-eyed chieftan of the Bleeding Hollow clan. This guy is so brutal that he tore out his own eye and ran headlong into his foretold doom. OK, maybe he's worthy of a video after all. Enjoy it below! Continue reading World of Warcraft's next Lord of War is Kilrogg Deadeye World of Warcraft's next Lord of War is Kilrogg Deadeye originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 19 Sep 2014 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

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