MMO Updates

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• One Shots: Black sheep, black sheep
• The Daily Grind: Would you like community filters in your MMO?
• Shroud of the Avatar's elementals run (not so) wild
• Make My MMO: January 4 - 10, 2015
• Elder Scrolls Online tweaks champion points conversion rate
• The Stream Team: Hands-on with The Repopulation's starter experience

One Shots: Black sheep, black sheep Posted: 11 Jan 2015 07:00 AM PST Filed under: World of Warcraft, Screenshots, Culture, One Shots, Mabinogi, Mortal Online, Final Fantasy XIV, Miscellaneous What in-game pet means the most to you? To reader Derrick, it's a special black sheep in Mabinogi that's snuggled its way into his heart. "I'm an Aries in real life and always liked the symbolism of rams in culture, so my first pet after my mount was a black sheep named Tanngrisnir," Derrick submitted. "It's now no longer available in the store and is a bit of a rarity. Over the years playing, I managed to find a black sheep balloon, puppet, and a pair of ram horns to complete the look, along with a black sheep title (not shown). It's helped out not just by providing my wool for tailoring; in my early days, Tanngrisnir was always willing to take a hit or two to distract enemies." Yes sir, yes sir, three bags of loot full. Sorry, couldn't help myself. I'll be better after the break! Continue reading One Shots: Black sheep, black sheep One Shots: Black sheep, black sheep originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 11 Jan 2015 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Daily Grind: Would you like community filters in your MMO? Posted: 11 Jan 2015 05:00 AM PST Filed under: Sci-Fi, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, PvP, PvE, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Elite: Dangerous I was browsing the Elite: Dangerous forums the other day when I came upon this ad for a PvE-only private group. It's a good idea in theory, as it's a way for a large, dedicated community to insulate themselves from griefers and other undesirables while still playing an online multiplayer title. I'm not sure if the functionality is a net positive for games with player-run economies and the like, but it's an interesting option for developers to consider going forward. What do you think, Massively readers? Would you like similarly large-scale ignore options and community filters in your MMO? 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: Would you like community filters in your MMO? originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 11 Jan 2015 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Shroud of the Avatar's elementals run (not so) wild Posted: 10 Jan 2015 05:00 PM PST Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Patches, Buy-to-Play The elemental forces of nature are one of many inhabitants of Shroud of the Avatar that can be either friend or foe, depending on the situation -- and the binding. In a recent newsletter, the devs showed off several of the elementals and golems in both bound and unbound varieties. Mages will be able to use magic to subdue and order these beings to protect and serve. The newsletter also showed the progress being made on Dragon Pass and promoted the Release 14 grand tour quest reward, which is a very pointy hat called a Hennin. You know you want to wear a princess hat, you pretty little thing. Well, you'll get your chance when that update comes out on January 29th. Shroud of the Avatar's elementals run (not so) wild originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 10 Jan 2015 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Update of the Avatar

Make My MMO: January 4 - 10, 2015 Posted: 10 Jan 2015 03:00 PM PST Filed under: Business Models, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, New Titles, News Items, Crowdfunding, Make My MMO This week was a busy one in MMO crowdfunding land. Divergence Online released its first new build in over a year while music-focused Anthymn rebranded itself as Maestros of the Anthym and insisted that it's still going to be an MMO. We also said hello to new Kickstarters for Isles of Eventide -- which lets you play as an animal -- and Identity, an open world MMO set in the modern era. More MMO crowdfunding news awaits you beyond the break. Continue reading Make My MMO: January 4 - 10, 2015 Make My MMO: January 4 - 10, 2015 originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 10 Jan 2015 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Elder Scrolls Online tweaks champion points conversion rate Posted: 10 Jan 2015 12:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Patches, Previews, Endgame, The Elder Scrolls Online, Subscription The new endgame champion system coming to Elder Scrolls Online in Update 6 is the talk of Tamriel, and ZeniMax is evaluating feedback carefully to make sure that it launches without a hitch. The studio announced on Friday that it will be making a change to how it will convert veteran ranks to champion points. Originally, the studio was going to give a blanket 30 champion points to any player who had at least one veteran rank on a character. Based on feedback, ZeniMax will now be converting veteran ranks to champion points at the rate of 200,000 XP per point at the moment of Update 6's release, for a maximum of 70 potential champion points for one's entire account. The studio made it clear that champion points will not cost 200,000 XP after Update 6; this conversion rate is specifically for veteran ranks pre-release. Elder Scrolls Online tweaks champion points conversion rate originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 10 Jan 2015 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Champion system feedback

The Stream Team: Hands-on with The Repopulation's starter experience Posted: 10 Jan 2015 10:00 AM PST Filed under: Sci-Fi, Video, New Titles, Livestream, Sandbox, The Stream Team, Crowdfunding, The Repopulation You've been hearing about The Repopulation for a while -- now see it! Now that early access doors have opened, Massively's MJ is diving into the in-progress sandbox to check things out. Much has changed since she got her first peek at the title at GDC 2012. MJ will show off the customization options of character creation (which includes the clothing) and then take her first steps into the world to see where adventure takes her. Join us live at 1:00 p.m. for this first look into the starter experience thus far. Game: The Repopulation Host: MJ Guthrie Date: Saturday, January 10th, 2015 Time: 1:00 p.m. EST Enjoy our Stream Team video below. Continue reading The Stream Team: Hands-on with The Repopulation's starter experience The Stream Team: Hands-on with The Repopulation's starter experience originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 10 Jan 2015 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

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