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- TERA players killed 5,000,000 BAMs during the BAM Killer event
- WildStar puts megaserver names up for a vote
- Why Omeed Dariani left EverQuest Next
- Neverwinter announces Rise of Tiamat module
- The Daily Grind: What's the best loot system in an MMO?
- Not So Massively: SOTA's greenlight campaign, LoL's free song, and Destiny's first raid
- The Stream Team: Celebrating Aion's 5th birthday with GM events
- Shroud of the Avatar has already been greenlit on Steam
- Dragon's Prophet kicks off anniversary events in Europe
- Massively interviews Trion's Scott Hartsman on ArcheAge's rocky launch
- Let's throw a private little war in Black Desert
- RIFT offering multiple paths to the same endgame gear
- Star Trek Online details four Delta Rising starships
- Mark Kern starts new studio, raises $1M for VR MMO
- Exclusive: Zombies Monsters Robots launches T-Rekt update tomorrow [Updated]
- The road ahead for Darkfall Unholy Wars
| TERA players killed 5,000,000 BAMs during the BAM Killer event Posted: 23 Sep 2014 10:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Contests, Culture, Events (Real-World), Events (In-Game), News Items, Free-to-Play, Humor, TERA, Promotions  That event came to an end last week, and En Masse has released another tongue-in-cheek video as a capstone to the festivities and a thank-you to the players. Community Manager Tonka tells us that the Mount Tyrannas server racked up the most kills but also the most deaths. In fact, over 5,000,000 BAMs were slain during the event, which works out to 165 BAMs per minute. "That's a lot of BAMs," Tonka says, wide-eyed. The outtakes at the end are worth the watch all on their own. We've embedded the video below. Continue reading TERA players killed 5,000,000 BAMs during the BAM Killer event
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| WildStar puts megaserver names up for a vote Posted: 23 Sep 2014 09:00 AM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Culture, News Items, WildStar, Subscription, Buy-to-Play  Both server types have five names to choose from. Currently, the North American vote is leaning toward Entity for the PvE server and Deadeye for the PvP server, but there's still enough time for players to change that trajectory. If you don't care about your server name, it's nothing to worry about, but if it matters a lot, jump on over and share your feelings.
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| Why Omeed Dariani left EverQuest Next Posted: 23 Sep 2014 08:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, MMO Industry, News Items, EverQuest Next, Sandbox, Landmark  No personal issues were involved, contrary to some fan speculation, and Dariani was quite clear that his departure was entirely voluntary and he was in no way given an ultimatum. He maintains that he has the utmost respect for the teams still working on the games and that neither of them caused his departure. It might not be the happy news of another job just waiting in the wings that fans would like, but it at least explains why he left.
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| Neverwinter announces Rise of Tiamat module Posted: 23 Sep 2014 07:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Galleries, Screenshots, Trailers, Video, Classes, Events (Real-World), Game Mechanics, Lore, Patches, Previews, News Items, PvE, Free-to-Play, Dungeons, Neverwinter  We've got screenies and the new trailer below. Continue reading Neverwinter announces Rise of Tiamat module
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| The Daily Grind: What's the best loot system in an MMO? Posted: 23 Sep 2014 06:00 AM PDT Filed under: City of Heroes, Game Mechanics, Opinion, Massively Meta, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous, Dungeons  I'd love to see more games like City of Heroes that reward everyone with his or her own drops for making it through to the end of a mission -- no roll window required, no DKP necessary, no ninja-looters possible. You do a thing and you get a thing, not just a dim chance at a thing. What do you guys think is the best loot-drop system in an MMO, past or present?  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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| Not So Massively: SOTA's greenlight campaign, LoL's free song, and Destiny's first raid Posted: 22 Sep 2014 07:00 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Trailers, Video, Business Models, MMO Industry, Patches, PvP, News Items, Free-to-Play, Massively Meta, Mobile, MMOFPS, World of Tanks, Miscellaneous, Not So Massively, World of Warships, MOBA, League of Legends, Diablo III, Crowdfunding, Destiny, Elite: Dangerous 
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| The Stream Team: Celebrating Aion's 5th birthday with GM events Posted: 22 Sep 2014 06:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Aion, Free-to-Play, Livestream, Anniversaries, The Stream Team  Game: Aion Host: MJ Guthrie Date: Monday, September 22th, 2014 Time: 8:00 p.m. EDT Enjoy our Stream Team video below. Continue reading The Stream Team: Celebrating Aion's 5th birthday with GM events
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| Shroud of the Avatar has already been greenlit on Steam Posted: 22 Sep 2014 05:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Business Models, MMO Industry, News Items, Sandbox, Crowdfunding, Shroud of the Avatar, Buy-to-Play  As you can see on the page your overwhelmingly positive support has resulted in an incredibly fast green lighting of Shroud! Thank you all so much for your support. Stay tuned as we now work with Valve to get Shroud in the Early Access section of Steam as soon as we can.SOTA's successful 2013 Kickstarter campaign has to date brought in almost two million dollars. Early access is currently available with a $45 minimum pledge.
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| Dragon's Prophet kicks off anniversary events in Europe Posted: 22 Sep 2014 04:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Events (In-Game), News Items, Free-to-Play, Anniversaries, Dragon's Prophet  You can see a new video celebrating the game just past the break, and there are two major events running as part of the anniversary. Players can take part in the Creation Night event, which includes a variety of rewards as well as a chance at taming the Illusion Night dragon. Meanwhile, the monsters in Wynnadia and Porthis have taken to celebrating themselves, and they've gotten bigger and meaner than usual. It's unclear yet whether US players will be getting the exact same celebration events, but EU players still have time to jump in on the festivities. Continue reading Dragon's Prophet kicks off anniversary events in Europe
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| Massively interviews Trion's Scott Hartsman on ArcheAge's rocky launch Posted: 22 Sep 2014 03:30 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Bugs, Business Models, Events (Real-World), Game Mechanics, Interviews, Launches, MMO Industry, News Items, Free-to-Play, ArcheAge, Sandbox, MMORPG  Massively: Prior to the head start, Trion seemed to be aware of the huge interest in ArcheAge, citing a million signups for beta and knowing of the launch problems faced when the game launched in other countries. And yet Trion has seemed largely unprepared for the deluge of players for the head start and even for the F2P launch. Why? Were there really far more people trying to play than expected? Scott Hartsman: Yes. There's a lot of science that goes into forecasting how many people are going to show up for a new game, when they're going to show up, and how long they'll stick around. Beyond that, external factors such as what else is going on in online games can also have a huge impact. Continue reading Massively interviews Trion's Scott Hartsman on ArcheAge's rocky launch
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| Let's throw a private little war in Black Desert Posted: 22 Sep 2014 03:00 PM PDT Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Video, Game Mechanics, News Items, Sandbox, Black Desert  On a more relevant note, the footage comes from InpoylemQQ's channel and captures the middle of a war between two NPC factions; players could take part by assaulting the troll side of the battle if they so desired, or they could simply do their best to dodge the cannon fire. Click on past the break if you'd like to see the battle video. [Thanks to Onion75 for the tip!] Continue reading Let's throw a private little war in Black Desert
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| RIFT offering multiple paths to the same endgame gear Posted: 22 Sep 2014 02:00 PM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Expansions, Previews, Free-to-Play, RIFT  Kitty Kitty Boom Boom was ecstatic to hear of this change from a recent RIFT Livestream: "According the Bill Fisher (Daglar), the reason is that the vast majority of RIFT players dabble in different things. The subtext (in my opinion) is that not enough people are getting to raiding. They'd rather do a little of this and that -- in other words, have fun. Going forward, whatever activity you choose will contribute to a background feeling of progress. This helps the raiding agenda while also helping casuals have a progression track." Other adjustments coming with the expansion is a power cap system and a transformation of the tanking toughness stat into the DPS hit stat.
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| Star Trek Online details four Delta Rising starships Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:30 PM PDT Filed under: Sci-Fi, Expansions, Previews, Star Trek Online, Free-to-Play  The Federation will get the new Guardian cruiser, a very durable and flexible ship that can convert enemy fire into a weapons boost, and the Dauntless experimental science vessel, which can project fake copies of the ship to fool enemies. Over on the other side, the Klingons will enjoy the Mat'Ha Raptor, a vessel with an insane amount of firepower. Finally, Romulan characters can snag the Aelahl Warbird Battlecruiser, which can throw out a collapsing singularity for fun and horrible consequences. These starships will be sold on the C-store and accessible by players level 50 and above.
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| Mark Kern starts new studio, raises $1M for VR MMO Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:00 PM PDT Filed under: Video, MMO Industry, New Titles, Virtual Worlds, Miscellaneous, Virtual Reality  While it doesn't have a name, this project is reportedly an MMO designed for the Oculus Rift. It will use retro-style pixel art and depend heavily on "creative contributions" from the game's community. "We can't build it alone," Kern said. "I've been looking for a way to let more gamers and modders realize their own virtual worlds, and I think we found it." Kern cited inspiration from other titles such as the SNES, Terraria, Starbound, and (of course) Minecraft. You can watch a teaser for the MMO after the break. Continue reading Mark Kern starts new studio, raises $1M for VR MMO
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| Exclusive: Zombies Monsters Robots launches T-Rekt update tomorrow [Updated] Posted: 22 Sep 2014 12:00 PM PDT Filed under: Horror, Galleries, Screenshots, Video, Game Mechanics, Patches, Previews, News Items, MMOFPS, Humor, Miscellaneous, Not So Massively  The studio also promises three new co-op maps, three new competitive maps, and new gear in the patch. We've got the launch trailer as well as some fresh screenshots below. Enjoy! Continue reading Exclusive: Zombies Monsters Robots launches T-Rekt update tomorrow [Updated]
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| The road ahead for Darkfall Unholy Wars Posted: 22 Sep 2014 11:00 AM PDT Filed under: Fantasy, Darkfall, Game Mechanics, Previews, News Items, Subscription  Among the large-scale changes planned for the game in the future are improvements to the AI and PvE combat in general, along with systems to help players more firmly align themselves within the game world. The developers would like to minimize instant travel while promoting fast travel where possible, creating a more localized economic model that emphasizes journeying between markets. There's also an ongoing commitment to keeping all combinations of skills and powers viable, supporting a wide variety of playstyles. Take a look at the full roadmap for more details on what's coming around the bend.
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