MMO Updates

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• Massively's Best of 2014 Awards: Best MMO Trend of the Year
• One Shots: It came from the comments section!
• The Daily Grind: What's your favorite MOBA?
• Make My MMO: December 7 - 13, 2014
• ArcheAge details its upcoming update, PTS, and holiday events
• Massively's Best of 2014 Awards: Best Pseudo-MMO of the Year
• The Stream Team: A last look at Landmark (pre-PvE, that is)

Massively's Best of 2014 Awards: Best MMO Trend of the Year Posted: 14 Dec 2014 09:00 AM PST Filed under: MMO Industry, Opinion, Massively Meta, Miscellaneous Massively's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our award for the Best MMO Trend of the year. We're not talking about a single article or game here; we are looking for trends, memes, and ideas that have seen a rise to prominence and have the potential to influence our genre for the better. All of our writers were invited to cast a vote, but not all of them chose to do so for this category. Don't forget to cast your own vote in the just-for-fun reader poll at the very end. The Massively staff pick for Best MMO Trend of 2014 is... Continue reading Massively's Best of 2014 Awards: Best MMO Trend of the Year Massively's Best of 2014 Awards: Best MMO Trend of the Year originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 14 Dec 2014 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

One Shots: It came from the comments section! Posted: 14 Dec 2014 07:00 AM PST Filed under: World of Warcraft, Screenshots, Culture, Vanguard, One Shots, Star Wars: The Old Republic, TERA, Miscellaneous In addition to sending in your favorite MMO screenshots to oneshots@massively.com, some of you have taken to the comments section in these columns to share your pictures and stories as well. That's totally fine with me, by the way, as long as the email submissions continue as well! However, today I'd like to call attention to a few of these comments section shots and give them a little more attention up above the line. Our first entry is from commenter Ausj3w3l, and I have to admit that it made me laugh. I think it's something about the way that this character is standing. Fat and proud, just like Mother Nature intended! "Most of the armours in TERA are completely over the top but fabulous, but eh... nothing beats the fuzzball in swim pants," she posted. The fun doesn't stop here! We've still got three more smashing pics to go! Continue reading One Shots: It came from the comments section! One Shots: It came from the comments section! originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 14 Dec 2014 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Daily Grind: What's your favorite MOBA? Posted: 14 Dec 2014 05:00 AM PST Filed under: Super-hero, MMO Industry, PvP, Opinion, The Daily Grind, MOBA, Infinite Crisis I'm a bit late to the MOBA party, but this past week I've been having a grand old time playing Infinite Crisis. Previously I'd dabbled in SMITE and Guardians of Middle-earth, but I'd never seriously considered a MOBA as part of my regular fun-time rotation. That's all changed thanks to IC, though, and I've downloaded a few other genre titles to try while I'm at it. What about you, Massively MOBA players? Which is your favorite? 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 MOBA? originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 14 Dec 2014 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Make My MMO: December 7 - 13, 2014 Posted: 13 Dec 2014 03:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Business Models, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Sandbox, Crowdfunding, Make My MMO This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Shards Online pretty much stole the show. Sure, Star Citizen and Elite: Dangerous made some noise like they always do, but the player-driven sandbox world-builder from Citadel Studios not only polished off a successful Kickstarter campaign but also started getting a bit of pub outside the usual MMO blogging circles. Click past the cut for the rest of this week's crowdfunding roundup. Continue reading Make My MMO: December 7 - 13, 2014 Make My MMO: December 7 - 13, 2014 originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 13 Dec 2014 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

ArcheAge details its upcoming update, PTS, and holiday events Posted: 13 Dec 2014 01:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Events (In-Game), Game Mechanics, Patches, News Items, Free-to-Play, ArcheAge What do stockings, a vengeful sea goddess, and a dragon have in common? No, it's not a titillating new fantasy paperback. It's ArcheAge's next update. Version 1.2 Build 4.6 (as it is officially known) heralds the introduction of the Red Dragon to Erenor, an insane ancient Wyrmkin that will test the mettle of the strongest adventurers. Additionally, the jealous sea goddess Dahuta will make traveling the waters near her domain even more treacherous. Other update tidbits include a five-second forced delay between land claim attempts "in order to disrupt rapid spam-placement attempt tools" and the sale of the Comet speedster for 800 gilda. Players can test these new experiences out on the newly launched public test server. More information on all this and instructions for installing the PTS can be found on the official site and the PTS FAQ. This update also introduces the Winter Maiden Festival for the holidays. Featuring buff-giving trees you decorate and stockings you assemble all from loot drops, the event sees players decking the mobs with swords and staffs all through the season. Plushie collectors have the chance to acquire seven new snowman plushies to decorate their homes. ArcheAge details its upcoming update, PTS, and holiday events originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 13 Dec 2014 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Update notes, PTS server

Massively's Best of 2014 Awards: Best Pseudo-MMO of the Year Posted: 13 Dec 2014 11:00 AM PST Filed under: MMO Industry, Opinion, Massively Meta, Mobile, Consoles, MMOFPS, MMORTS, Miscellaneous, Not So Massively, MOBA, E-sports, OARPG Massively's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our award for the Best Pseudo-MMO of the Year. This is always a difficult category since it forces us to define MMOs. This year, we opted to make eligible any online game that isn't a pure and traditional MMORPG, games we'd cover in Not So Massively: mobile MMOs, console MMOs, OARPGs, MOBAs, MMOFPS titles, MMORTS titles, and so on. And of course, the game must have launched in 2014. All of our writers were invited to cast a vote, but not all of them chose to do so for this category. Don't forget to cast your own vote in the just-for-fun reader poll at the very end. The Massively staff pick for Best Pseudo-MMO of 2014 is... Continue reading Massively's Best of 2014 Awards: Best Pseudo-MMO of the Year Massively's Best of 2014 Awards: Best Pseudo-MMO of the Year originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 13 Dec 2014 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Stream Team: A last look at Landmark (pre-PvE, that is) Posted: 13 Dec 2014 10:00 AM PST Filed under: Betas, Video, Free-to-Play, Livestream, Sandbox, The Stream Team, Landmark Landmark as you know it is going the way of the dodo and dinosaurs -- not that there ever were any dodos or dinosaurs in Landmark. There wasn't any wildlife at all. But that's the point: Come Monday, the game is changing in a major way with, among other things, the addition of PvE and mobs. Multi-tiered islands, deep cavers with independent biomes, gaveyards, and underground ley lines for travel... calling it a whole new world is not very far off. *cue Disney music* So Massively's MJ is taking one final stroll through the islands to soak up their final hours as they are, all so she can tell all the young whippersnappers, "Back in my day we didn't have no mobs, and we had to walk the whole way, on our feet!" Join us live at 1:00 p.m. for a last look at this version of Landmark, and get your beta code to take part in its rebirth. Game: Landmark Host: MJ Guthrie Date: Saturday,December 13th, 2014 Time: 1:00 p.m. EST Enjoy our Stream Team video below. Continue reading The Stream Team: A last look at Landmark (pre-PvE, that is) The Stream Team: A last look at Landmark (pre-PvE, that is) originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 13 Dec 2014 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

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