MMO Updates |
- First Impressions: H1Z1 is more boredom than terror
- Borderlands Online unloads hard details before testing begins
- H1Z1 is going 'nuclear' on hackers
- Life is Feudal unveils its 2015 roadmap
- The Daily Grind: What's your gameplay-vs.-graphics bottom line?
- MMO Week in Review: Hizzy in a tizzy
- EVE Evolved: Rebuilding EVE's corporation tools
- Trove vows to become 'the ultimate sandvox'
- Get the lay of the land in Shroud of the Avatar
| First Impressions: H1Z1 is more boredom than terror Posted: 19 Jan 2015 09:00 AM PST Filed under: Betas, Horror, Free-to-Play, Hands-On, First Impressions, H1Z1  H1Z1, as SOE will emphatically tell you, is not anywhere near to being done. Features are missing, placeholder art is everywhere, and there isn't a female character to be seen. It's only just playable on a larger scale, and yet the studio felt fit to open hundreds of servers (and take in thousands of dollars) so that the early crowd could sate its curiosity. There's no NDA, either, which means that the studio definitely wants people to chat the game up, whether good or bad. I'm happy to oblige. Continue reading First Impressions: H1Z1 is more boredom than terror
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| Borderlands Online unloads hard details before testing begins Posted: 19 Jan 2015 08:00 AM PST Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Classes, Game Mechanics, News Items, MMOFPS, Post-Apocalyptic, Miscellaneous  Five categories of weapon will be available, with four of the categories locked to classes (Sniper Rifles for Hunters, for example) and Pistols being available for everyone. The game's first test, running from the 23rd to the 27th, will feature three towns with six instanced areas each for gameplay. Take a gander at the full details and some early press screenshots if you just can't find out enough about this new installment of the franchise.
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| H1Z1 is going 'nuclear' on hackers Posted: 19 Jan 2015 07:00 AM PST Filed under: Betas, Horror, Bugs, Patches, Free-to-Play, Sandbox, H1Z1  Smedley said that the team is "extremely on top of" any hacking going on in the game and will only get better as time goes by. "What we have is extremely robust in terms of detection and prevention," he posted. "Now that we started with detection, you'll be seeing the prevention go nuclear." Patches that are coming soon to the game will cover many vital issues, according to Smedley. These fixes include more loot, frame rate fixes, the infamous G29 problem, the floating arrow bug, and a slower drain rate for hunger and thirst.
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| Life is Feudal unveils its 2015 roadmap Posted: 19 Jan 2015 06:30 AM PST Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Historical, Previews, News Items, Sandbox  So what will the next year bring for Life is Feudal? Lots of things, since the game is still in its early access phase. But you don't have to take our vague and noncommittal words for it; you can just take a look at the game's official 2015 roadmap. The page outlines what will be coming to the game each month from here until September, along with progress bars to give hopeful players an idea of how far along the team has gotten on these features. The team is going to be taking a break on all of this during their first trip to a convention, though; the staff from Bitbox will be in-person at PAX South, displaying at Booth 1261 for fans and those who have never heard of the game before. In other words, it should be a pretty busy 2015 for the game. [Thanks to Saxxon for the tip!]
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| The Daily Grind: What's your gameplay-vs.-graphics bottom line? Posted: 19 Jan 2015 05:00 AM PST Filed under: Sci-Fi, MMO Industry, New Titles, Opinion, The Daily Grind, Sandbox, The Repopulation  I know, I know, it's alphabetaearlyaccesswhatever. In all seriousness, I'm hoping for The Repopulation's success, but the current game raises an interesting personal question and one that I'll ask you, the Massively readers. What's your gameplay-vs.-graphics bottom line? Will you play a game for its mechanics even if its visuals bother you?  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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| MMO Week in Review: Hizzy in a tizzy Posted: 18 Jan 2015 05:00 PM PST Filed under: Massively Meta, Week in Review, Miscellaneous  SOE's H1Z1, affectionately called "hizzy" by gamers generally opposed to syllables, lurched into Steam early access this week. The really-still-in-alpha survival-flavored zombiebox, which boasts hundreds of PvE and PvP mini-servers, provoked outrage from fans who consider the game's airdrop mechanic "pay-to-win," which led SOE to offer refunds and apologies. Read on for a look at the rest of this week's top stories. Continue reading MMO Week in Review: Hizzy in a tizzy
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| EVE Evolved: Rebuilding EVE's corporation tools Posted: 18 Jan 2015 03:00 PM PST Filed under: Sci-Fi, EVE Online, Expansions, Game Mechanics, Guilds, MMO Industry, Patches, PvP, PvE, Opinion, EVE Evolved, Dev Diaries, Sandbox, Player-Generated Content, Subscription  CCP Punkturis recently asked corporation owners for a list of the most annoying "little things" they'd like to see fixed with the corporation management interface and was instead flooded with requests for big features and complete overhauls. Developers later confirmed on The o7 Show that at least one highly requested big feature is definitely on its way: CEOs will soon be able to switch off friendly-fire between corp members. The threat of corporate infiltrators attacking corp members has been a massive barrier preventing corps from recruiting new players, so its removal is good news for everyone (except spies). So now that corporation management is finally back on the drawing board, what other features do corp owners need? In this edition of EVE Evolved, I look at a few ideas for corporation tools and features that would make EVE a better place for everyone. Continue reading EVE Evolved: Rebuilding EVE's corporation tools
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| Trove vows to become 'the ultimate sandvox' Posted: 18 Jan 2015 01:00 PM PST Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Classes, Economy, Previews, Free-to-Play, Dev Diaries, Sandbox, Trove  With that out of the way, Krausnick goes on to outline some of the big goals for the coming year. He said that the team is working to add gliding, sky islands, rune crafting, water islands, fishing, swimming, more block types, more mechanics, and definitely more classes. Another big focus Krausnick mentions is to expand the economy: "We also think it should be easy and rewarding for everyone to trade and participate in the economy, so we'll be creating a system this year to make the trade channel simply a small part of a larger economic system!" He finished his letter by saying that the open beta test will be ending "sooner rather than later," indicating an early 2015 launch.
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| Get the lay of the land in Shroud of the Avatar Posted: 18 Jan 2015 11:00 AM PST Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Video, Events (Real-World), Patches, Shroud of the Avatar, Buy-to-Play  The newsletter also engages in a team post-mortem of Release 13, mentions the game's upcoming PAX South appearance (at booth #1343), and shows off a couple of new creations: the Flesh Flayer plant and Geothermal Steam Catchers. You can watch both the lay of the land and the Release 13 post-mortem videos after the break. Continue reading Get the lay of the land in Shroud of the Avatar
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