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- WoW Archivist: A Glyphmas story
- One Shots: Top 10 best player screenshots of 2014
- The Daily Grind: Do you log into games you're not currently playing?
- Make My MMO: December 14 - 20, 2014
- Final Fantasy XIV introduces two new jobs and new races for Heavensward
- Dark Age of Camelot takes aim at group finder and bug fixes
- The Stream Team: Returning to Shroud of the Avatar
| WoW Archivist: A Glyphmas story Posted: 21 Dec 2014 09:00 AM PST Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Economy, Expansions, Game Mechanics, PvP, Hands-On, Crafting, Subscription, WoW Archivist  Professions in Warlords of Draenor feel completely different than in any other era in WoW. Creating powerful items is no longer a matter of farming, luck, or gold. Instead, we have to produce their key ingredients via garrison work orders. Leveling crafting professions is no longer about creating a bunch of useless items that we instantly vendor or disenchant, and reaching max level is now a slow burn instead of a quick grind. This is the first expansion where I haven't hit max level on all my professions within the first week or two. The profession that has changed the most is the most recent: Wrath of the Lich King's inscription, added in 2008. Even the interface changed: The glyph window was originally part of the spellbook UI, not the talent pane. Because of those changes, for a few very special weeks, inscription transformed the financial futures of countless WoW players. I was one of them. We called it Glyphmas, and it was magical. Continue reading WoW Archivist: A Glyphmas story
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| One Shots: Top 10 best player screenshots of 2014 Posted: 21 Dec 2014 07:00 AM PST Filed under: Screenshots, Culture, One Shots, Miscellaneous  Actually, I went back through all of this year's columns and picked out 10 screenshots that I personally liked the best. I don't often comment on what I think of a picture or what makes one stand out over the others, so the end of the year seemed to be a good time to do this. And I have one other special treat for you as well! Starting tomorrow, Massively will be putting out a single One Shots entry each day for the next two weeks. So if you've sent in a picture but have yet to see it posted in its full glory, then it may indeed happen over this holiday season! Continue reading One Shots: Top 10 best player screenshots of 2014
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| The Daily Grind: Do you log into games you're not currently playing? Posted: 21 Dec 2014 05:00 AM PST Filed under: Super-hero, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Marvel Heroes  What about you, Massively readers? Do you log into MMOs or MMO-lites for prizes even though you're not currently playing?  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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| Make My MMO: December 14 - 20, 2014 Posted: 20 Dec 2014 04:00 PM PST Filed under: Business Models, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Crowdfunding, Make My MMO  Moving on, Camelot Unchained's Mark Jacobs talked up developmental transparency, and his PvP sandbox closed in on $3 million in total funding. Last but not least, Massively interviewed Shroud of the Avatar gurus Richard Garriott and Starr Long. Click past the cut for more of our weekly crowdfunding roundup. Continue reading Make My MMO: December 14 - 20, 2014
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| Final Fantasy XIV introduces two new jobs and new races for Heavensward Posted: 20 Dec 2014 02:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Classes, Events (Real-World), Expansions, Previews, News Items, Consoles, Final Fantasy XIV, Subscription  Fans were also treated to preview footage of the Dark Knight in-game as well as two new jobs, the Machinist and the Astrologian. Astrologians are a new style of healer, drawing cards from decks to aid party members while debilitating enemies. Machinists are ranged DPS with a single large handgun and a style of play based on laying down turrets and paying attention to positioning. The keynote also contained information on the next multi-part raid and the Collector's Edition for the game, currently scheduled for release in spring of 2015.
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| Dark Age of Camelot takes aim at group finder and bug fixes Posted: 20 Dec 2014 12:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Dark Age of Camelot, Bugs, Patches, Previews, PvP, Community Q&A  "We think that focusing our development resources on bug fixing for an entire patch cycle is something that hasn't been done in a long time and is something that will make everyone's gameplaying experience that much better!" Broadsword posted. Other topics discussed include freeing up space in quest logs, plans to update the patcher, and ideas to help out starter guilds. The Q&A even revealed that there will be "official Broadsword player reps" and "scheduled raids of all sorts" for trial accounts, although details on those will be coming later.
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| The Stream Team: Returning to Shroud of the Avatar Posted: 20 Dec 2014 10:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Livestream, Sandbox, The Stream Team, Crowdfunding, Shroud of the Avatar  Game: Shroud of the Avatar Host: MJ Guthrie Date: Saturday, December 20th, 2014 Time: 1:00 p.m. EST Enjoy our Stream Team video below. Continue reading The Stream Team: Returning to Shroud of the Avatar
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