MMO Updates

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• Rumors of a major Destiny expansion swirl
• FFXIV, FFXI, and Dragon Quest 10 subscribers total(ed) 'nearly' 1M
• The Daily Grind: What's the last team-oriented goal you accomplished in an MMO?
• The Think Tank: One MMO wish for 2015
• Age of Wushu: Transcendence coming on January 14th
• See Ascent's warp effect in action
• Mortal Online is expanding into the deserts of Sarducaa

Rumors of a major Destiny expansion swirl Posted: 02 Jan 2015 09:00 AM PST Filed under: Sci-Fi, Expansions, News Items, Consoles, MMOFPS, Rumors, Destiny Speculation on what's coming next for Destiny is a cottage industry for fans, and an old image from October is making the rounds as a possible reveal of the game's future plans. The image may or may not be legitimate, but it suggests that the second expansion/DLC pack for the game is launching on March 10th, 2015, with three new story missions and a playable area (the Reef) that is briefly visited by characters but is not currently a playable region. The image then suggest a major expansion, Plague of Darkness, launching in September 2015. Speculation is that this would serve as a sort of re-launch of the game, with bundled versions available as well as standalones for players who have already played the game; the expansion would feature another subclass for all three classes as well as a dozen new story missions and new playable areas. Take a look at the compiled information and decide for yourself how likely the rumor is in the end. Rumors of a major Destiny expansion swirl originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 02 Jan 2015 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Eurogamer

FFXIV, FFXI, and Dragon Quest 10 subscribers total(ed) 'nearly' 1M Posted: 02 Jan 2015 07:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Final Fantasy XI, MMO Industry, News Items, Consoles, Final Fantasy XIV, Subscription Square-Enix has released its summary of 2014's finances with the start of the new year, and the good news is that it looks pretty rosy. According to the summary of the financial year that ended in March of 2014, the company's fortunes had improved immensely. Of more specific interest to the MMO market, of course, is the fact that the report gives some idea of the subscribers for Final Fantasy XIV, Final Fantasy XI, and the currently Japan-only title Dragon Quest X. According to the report, all three titles together boasted "nearly" one million subscribers, with the lion's share likely belonging to Final Fantasy XIV. Specifics are not discussed, nor does the report clarify whether these subscriber numbers are from the end of the financial year in March or the end of the calendar year in December (we assume the former). The most recent official word from Square-Enix was 2.5 million registered accounts for FFXIV in December 2014. FFXIV, FFXI, and Dragon Quest 10 subscribers total(ed) 'nearly' 1M originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 02 Jan 2015 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: GamerHeadlines, Annual Report (pdf)

The Daily Grind: What's the last team-oriented goal you accomplished in an MMO? Posted: 02 Jan 2015 05:00 AM PST Filed under: MMO Industry, Opinion, The Daily Grind MMORPGs have gotten pretty solo-friendly over the years, but a few of them still boast challenging content for groups, raids, or whatever you'd like to call a team of players. I tend to play solo more often than not, but all of my memorable gameplay moments from the past 15 years happened while I was part of a team. What about you, Massively readers? Do you have any favorite teamplay anecdotes? What's the last team-oriented goal you accomplished in an 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: What's the last team-oriented goal you accomplished in an MMO? originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 02 Jan 2015 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

The Think Tank: One MMO wish for 2015 Posted: 01 Jan 2015 05:00 PM PST Filed under: Culture, MMO Industry, Opinion, Massively Meta, Miscellaneous, The Think Tank Every year when we roll out our prediction articles with anything negative (because of course something negative is likely to happen in this industry over the span of a year), a commenter invariably accuses us of wishing for the negative thing to occur. It just ain't so. Predictions aren't wishes. In many cases, we're hoping to be wrong about our suspicions and hunches and dread. We're crossing our fingers that the wind turns and statistical likelihoods are flukily wrong. Can't bet the ranch on hopes and dreams. But wishes can be fun too. That's what we're doing in this first Think Tank of the new year. This, my friends, is what wishes look like. Continue reading The Think Tank: One MMO wish for 2015 The Think Tank: One MMO wish for 2015 originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 01 Jan 2015 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments

Age of Wushu: Transcendence coming on January 14th Posted: 01 Jan 2015 03:00 PM PST Filed under: Patches, Previews, Free-to-Play, Sandbox, Age of Wushu Is one of your new year's resolutions to become a martial arts master? Then you'll want to take advantage of the unveiled teachings of Age of Wushu: Transcendence when the patch lands on January 14th. The content update will unlock the fifth level of inner skill and make high-level manuals available, transforming players into formidable fighters. Players can use these new abilities to tackle the three additional forbidden instances coming to the game: Hell King's Dungeon, the Jinling Incident, and the Qiandeng Crisis. Age of Wushu: Transcendence coming on January 14th originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 01 Jan 2015 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Transcendence

See Ascent's warp effect in action Posted: 01 Jan 2015 01:00 PM PST Filed under: Betas, Sci-Fi, Video, Miscellaneous, Sandbox While it may look like a Photoshop paint smear effect, Ascent's new warp animation is certainly an improvement over nothing at all. The one-man team posted a short video showing various ships going through warp gates and bending the very fabric of reality as they lunge across the universe. Ascent is fresh off a successful Kickstarter campaign. You can watch the warp video after the jump. Continue reading See Ascent's warp effect in action See Ascent's warp effect in action originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 01 Jan 2015 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: YouTube

Mortal Online is expanding into the deserts of Sarducaa Posted: 01 Jan 2015 11:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Expansions, Patches, Previews, PvP, Mortal Online, Music Is it too early to declare the MMO expansion of 2015 yet? If not, then Mortal Online might have it in the bag as it prepares to open the doors of a new continent. Coming soon(tm) to the game will be the continent of Sarducaa, a land dominated by deserts as well as a smidge of "inpenetrable jungle." Sarducaa will be broken up into six zones and is larger than the existing Myrland. It will also boast enemy creatures with "expanded AI" and better loot. The team has posted a preview of Sarducaa, including concept art and a few tracks of the new soundtrack. [Thanks to Sandboxer III: Return of Sandboxing for the tip!] Mortal Online is expanding into the deserts of Sarducaa originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 01 Jan 2015 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: Next continent information

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