MMO Updates |
- The Nexus Telegraph: How to fix WildStar
- Final Fantasy XIV shows off footage from the Tokyo Game Show
- World of Warcraft drops spoiler-filled cinematics
- ArcheAge opens still more servers, promises compensation
- The Daily Grind: When's the last time you stopped to smell the MMO roses?
- MMO Week in Review: QueueAge
- StarCraft II: An MMO player's perspective
- Richard Garriott's Shroud of the Avatar seeks Steam Greenlighting
| The Nexus Telegraph: How to fix WildStar Posted: 22 Sep 2014 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Game Mechanics, Opinion, WildStar, The Nexus Telegraph, Subscription, Buy-to-Play  This ties into the last column's topic quite well. The game has issues at the moment; it's not hitting the notes or player numbers it wants. What can actually be done to address this? How can the game draw players back and keep them engaged, especially when it's in need of some pretty serious server consolidation so early in its life? Continue reading The Nexus Telegraph: How to fix WildStar
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| Final Fantasy XIV shows off footage from the Tokyo Game Show Posted: 22 Sep 2014 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Trailers, Video, Classes, Patches, Previews, News Items, Consoles, Final Fantasy XIV, Subscription  The trailer is embedded past the cut, but it's only one of the four videos. Shiva's arena features a central dais and a lower area connected by staircases, implying that players can be knocked off or may even choose to jump off at certain times. Sunken Temple of Qarn and Sastasha are receiving the hard mode makeovers for the patch, while Snowcloak takes the role of the new dungeon. A few more tidbits are also revealed by the Rogue/Ninja video, including a sneak peek at the class's stealth mechanics. Jump past the break for the trailer to get a taste of what's coming. Continue reading Final Fantasy XIV shows off footage from the Tokyo Game Show
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| World of Warcraft drops spoiler-filled cinematics Posted: 22 Sep 2014 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Expansions, Lore, Previews, News Items, Subscription  Why? Essentially, the development team would rather give players a clear picture of the story than force them to rely upon datamined reveals and guesses. If you'd like to be spoiled on the storyline before you can even play it, you can click on over and watch through all of the in-game cinematics in quick succession, painting a broad if not detailed picture of the game as a whole. If you'd rather not be spoiled... well, avoid that link. And the comments. And the forums. Basically, just shut off your discussion venues for a couple of months.
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| ArcheAge opens still more servers, promises compensation Posted: 22 Sep 2014 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Business Models, Launches, News Items, ArcheAge, Sandbox  What about the reportedly long customer service wait times? "Our CS capacity has continuously been increasing even in the short time since launch. Chat wait times are about two thirds faster than what they were last week, even though the weekend's been the busiest time ArcheAge has seen as a whole. We're still pushing hard here to make sure even more people are wanting to help, and the next group of folks ready to help starts work first thing Monday morning."Hartsman notes that players will likely be compensated for last week's problems. "We are continuing to look into ways to make sure that everyone's made good for their troubles during this launch," he wrote. We have reached out to Trion to follow up.
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| The Daily Grind: When's the last time you stopped to smell the MMO roses? Posted: 22 Sep 2014 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, PvE, Opinion, The Daily Grind, ArcheAge, Sandbox, Crafting  So I just sat there, taking screenshots and taking it all in. It's been quite a while since I've played an MMO that made me want to simply exist in it and it's nice to be virtually home, so to speak. What about you, Massively readers? When did you last stop to smell the MMO roses? What were you seeing or doing at the time?  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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| Posted: 21 Sep 2014 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Massively Meta, Week in Review, Miscellaneous, ArcheAge  Let's not sugarcoat this: A startling number of gamers are willing to wait in some ridiculously long lines to fling sand in the ArcheAge sandbox. This week, ArcheAge's launch woes were inescapable as Trion struggled to add waves of new servers and deal with the fallout of queues and character creation embargoes that have kept both paying and freemium players from logging in, let alone claiming land. Massively's Jef Reahard chronicled his first six days in the game: Read on for a look at the rest of this week's top MMO stories. Continue reading MMO Week in Review: QueueAge
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| StarCraft II: An MMO player's perspective Posted: 21 Sep 2014 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, PvP, Hands-On, MMORTS, Buy-to-Play  Without StarCraft, there would be no Dota 2, no League of Legends, perhaps no SMITE or Infinite Crisis. The MOBA niche, now one of the most profitable areas of online gaming, might not exist if not for the original StarCraft's custom three-lane Aeon of Strife map. StarCraft and its sequel, StarCraft II, represent the quintessential essence of small-scale online warfare. As a fan of MOBAs and an ardent lover of clicking things quickly, I took a spin in StarCraft II in an effort to better understand the foundation of the games I enjoy. What I discovered was a difficult, punishing game that demands your full attention and gives you plenty of reasons to keep coming back. Continue reading StarCraft II: An MMO player's perspective
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| Richard Garriott's Shroud of the Avatar seeks Steam Greenlighting Posted: 21 Sep 2014 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, News Items, Sandbox, Shroud of the Avatar  "SotA's long-term success depends upon us reaching as wide an audience as possible, and Steam is a great way to do that," the team posted. Portalarium said that the possible Steam version will be not a replacement for the direct download of the game but an additional option. There is also speculation about giving current Shroud of the Avatar backers Steam keys so that they would not have to buy the game twice.
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