MMO Updates |
- Flameseeker Chronicles: Planting the seeds of memory in Guild Wars 2
- Final Fantasy XIV adds weddings with Patch 2.45
- Massively's Best of 2014 Awards: Biggest Story of the Year
- Destiny: The Dark Below is live today
- Black Desert's latest trailers tour the massive open world
- ArcheAge reinstates APEX purchases
- The Daily Grind: Would you have played a Diablo MMO?
- The Stream Team: Marvel Heroes Monday madness as Magneto
- Not So Massively: Hearthstone's expansion, The Crew's launch, and Dead Island: Epidemic's beta
- Hearthstone expansion now live
- H1Z1 early access available January 15
- CCP dev blog talks PBR and 'making EVE look real'
- Here's a teaser of The Crew's cinematic story
- Destiny's 10-year plan includes character-hopping to sequels
- Chance Thomas announces official end to his LOTRO score
- Shroud of the Avatar introduces the desert with Release 13
- PlanetSide 2 opens beta signups for PlayStation 4
| Flameseeker Chronicles: Planting the seeds of memory in Guild Wars 2 Posted: 09 Dec 2014 09:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Lore, Opinion, Guild Wars 2, Flameseeker Chronicles, Buy-to-Play  This stroll down memory lane technically takes place over 20 years in GW2's history, but it's new information to us, and so the statute of limitations on spoilers hasn't expired. You'll probably want to play the content before reading any further, unless you think my writing is improved by a lack of context (if that's the case, don't tell me). Continue reading Flameseeker Chronicles: Planting the seeds of memory in Guild Wars 2
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| Final Fantasy XIV adds weddings with Patch 2.45 Posted: 09 Dec 2014 08:30 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Trailers, Video, Culture, Patches, News Items, Consoles, Final Fantasy XIV, Subscription  Patch 2.45 also includes further developments in the Zoidac Weapon quest chain and a new set of postmoogle quests. Dragoons have also been buffed with the removal of most positional requirements and several shorter recast timers, while Ninjas have slightly increased TP costs and a reduction to damage buffs from poisons. The patch is available now, but for those of you who can't download and start playing right this moment, we've included the Eternal Bond trailer just after the break. Continue reading Final Fantasy XIV adds weddings with Patch 2.45
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| Massively's Best of 2014 Awards: Biggest Story of the Year Posted: 09 Dec 2014 08:00 AM PST Filed under: Culture, Events (Real-World), MMO Industry, Opinion, Massively Meta, Miscellaneous  The Massively staff pick for Biggest MMO Story of 2014 is... Continue reading Massively's Best of 2014 Awards: Biggest Story of the Year
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| Destiny: The Dark Below is live today Posted: 09 Dec 2014 07:30 AM PST Filed under: Sci-Fi, Trailers, Video, Expansions, Patches, News Items, Consoles, MMOFPS, Destiny  The new content includes a new raid, three new competitive arena maps, new loot, new story missions, and another cooperative Strike. Players who purchase before January 15th, 2015, will also receive an exclusive vehicle, and PlayStation players get a special shotgun and access to an additional Strike exclusive to the platform. So if you're ready to start shooting the Hive in the darkest places you can think of, jump in today; we've placed the trailer just after the break. [Source: Bungie press release] Continue reading Destiny: The Dark Below is live today
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| Black Desert's latest trailers tour the massive open world Posted: 09 Dec 2014 07:00 AM PST Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Trailers, Video, Game Mechanics, Previews, News Items, PvE, Sandbox, Black Desert  The action-sandbox enters closed beta in South Korea next week. Daum has already uploaded videos featuring the game's combat and non-combat activities. Enjoy today's vids! Continue reading Black Desert's latest trailers tour the massive open world
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| ArcheAge reinstates APEX purchases Posted: 09 Dec 2014 06:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Economy, News Items, Free-to-Play, ArcheAge, Sandbox  APEX, for those of you unaware, is essentially a way to purchase subscription time and sell it in-game, a la EVE Online's PLEX or WildStar's CREDD. The exploit issues caused by use of APEX items without actually consuming them have led to the items being removed from the store on multiple occasions. Hopefully this reinstatement signals the end of that particular cycle for the game.
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| The Daily Grind: Would you have played a Diablo MMO? Posted: 09 Dec 2014 05:00 AM PST Filed under: Game Mechanics, Lore, MMO Industry, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Miscellaneous, Diablo III, OARPG  Massively's Brendan Drain once opined that Path of Exile is the sequel that Diablo II deserved, but is it MMO enough to count here? Would you have played a Diablo MMORPG, and what would you want it to look like?  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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| The Stream Team: Marvel Heroes Monday madness as Magneto Posted: 08 Dec 2014 06:00 PM PST Filed under: Super-hero, Video, Classes, Free-to-Play, Marvel Heroes, Livestream, The Stream Team  Game: Marvel Heroes Host: MJ Guthrie Date: Monday, December 8th, 2014 Time: 9:00 p.m. EST Enjoy our Stream Team video below. Continue reading The Stream Team: Marvel Heroes Monday madness as Magneto
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| Not So Massively: Hearthstone's expansion, The Crew's launch, and Dead Island: Epidemic's beta Posted: 08 Dec 2014 05:00 PM PST Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Trailers, Video, Business Models, Expansions, Launches, MMO Industry, Patches, PvP, News Items, Free-to-Play, Mobile, Consoles, MMOFPS, MMORTS, Post-Apocalyptic, Miscellaneous, Not So Massively, World of Warplanes, MOBA, League of Legends, Destiny, Star Citizen, Elite: Dangerous, Infinite Crisis, Hearthstone 
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| Hearthstone expansion now live Posted: 08 Dec 2014 04:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Expansions, MMO Industry, News Items  Logging into the game between now and December 19th will net you three free expansion card packs. You can obtain additional packs for either 100 in-game gold or real money. [Source: Blizzard press release]
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| H1Z1 early access available January 15 Posted: 08 Dec 2014 03:15 PM PST Filed under: Horror, Launches, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Sandbox, H1Z1  "Is it going to be a finished game? Absolutely not. If that's what you're expecting, DO NOT BUY EARLY ACCESS," he wrote. "The goal here is to let you in early and help us mold it into a game you want to be a part of for quite a long time." Smedley went on to mention the entry-level price point ($19.99) and he also addressed comparisons between H1Z1 and Day Z. "Is H1Z1 going to be better than Day Z day one? No it won't. We'll get asked that question a lot and I wanted to be up front about it," Smedley explained. "We're not as feature-rich and they have a lot of really cool stuff we just don't have yet. That being said, we're also a different game. We're an MMO and our goals are to create a large scale world that gives you the incredible feeling of being a survivor in a zombie apocalypse."
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| CCP dev blog talks PBR and 'making EVE look real' Posted: 08 Dec 2014 03:00 PM PST Filed under: Sci-Fi, EVE Online, MMO Industry, PvP, News Items, Dev Diaries, Sandbox  The post features a bunch of equations, literally, and plenty of associated smart-person talk. Fortunately for me it also features quite a few pretty pics of internet spaceships! You can read it for yourself via the links below.
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| Here's a teaser of The Crew's cinematic story Posted: 08 Dec 2014 02:00 PM PST Filed under: Real-Life, Trailers, Video, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Races  There's not a lot here in terms of The Crew's action driving gameplay, but there are plenty of sketchy characters and revving engine noises. See for yourself after the break. Continue reading Here's a teaser of The Crew's cinematic story
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| Destiny's 10-year plan includes character-hopping to sequels Posted: 08 Dec 2014 01:00 PM PST Filed under: Sci-Fi, MMO Industry, MMOFPS, Destiny, Buy-to-Play  In the interview, Bungie said that players will be able to save and import characters and progress between Destiny and a proposed sequel while ignoring how MMOs simply build upon game worlds so that importing isn't necessary. One of the devs even expressed the revelation that players tend to form attachments to their avatars: "If you take a look at the way people have played other games for a long period of time, they've had a relationship with the same character for a very long time." Bungie said it has "a 10-year plan for the expansion and evolution of this franchise."
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| Chance Thomas announces official end to his LOTRO score Posted: 08 Dec 2014 12:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, MMO Industry, Free-to-Play, Music  "Looks like we've come to the end of an era," Thomas wrote on a Facebook post. "I need to thank you for your remarkable support over the years. I'm not sure a composer could have a better playground than Middle-earth, or a more gracious community to share it with." Thomas composed the music for the base game as well as the Mines of Moria and Riders of Rohan expansions. He recently contributed to the score of Dota 2.
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| Shroud of the Avatar introduces the desert with Release 13 Posted: 08 Dec 2014 11:00 AM PST Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Patches, Previews, Shroud of the Avatar, Buy-to-Play  Release 13 will also allow players to see part of their hair while still wearing hats, which is more of a big deal than one might expect. It will also contain a new "grand tour" quest that will dish out an exclusive reward to those who complete it before the next release. Shroud of the Avatar recently launched on Steam Early Access, and keys for this version of the game are available to all backers.
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| PlanetSide 2 opens beta signups for PlayStation 4 Posted: 08 Dec 2014 10:00 AM PST Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, News Items, Free-to-Play, Consoles, MMOFPS, PlanetSide 2  The last word on the beta was that it should be coming before the end of the year, according to creative director Matt Higby. We'll keep hopeful players posted as we get more information.
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