MMO Updates |
- Flameseeker Chronicles: Alas, and so we go
- Crowfall's Gordon Walton on how Trammel impacted classic Ultima Online
- The Mog Log Extra: End of an era
- Ascent: The Space Game now has cloaking devices
- The Daily Grind: Does aggravation make you fight better in MMOs?
- MMO Week in Review: No one wants to say goodbye
- EVE Evolved: The end of EVE Evolved
- EverQuest producer's letter looks to the year ahead
- FACTIONS: Origins of Malu opening early access in 'a couple weeks'
- TUG's multiplayer has arrived
| Flameseeker Chronicles: Alas, and so we go Posted: 02 Feb 2015 09:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Expansions, Opinion, Guild Wars 2, Flameseeker Chronicles, Sunsets, Buy-to-Play  The irony is a little too much, to be honest. Heart of Thorns is the most exciting thing to happen to GW2 since launch, but I won't be able to cover it in this column. I'm going to get all maudlin if I dwell on that, so let's cap things off by talking about the game. And since I want to end my last FSC on a happy note, I'm going to talk about all of the things I'm tremendously excited for in HoT. Once more past the cut, dear friends! Continue reading Flameseeker Chronicles: Alas, and so we go
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| Crowfall's Gordon Walton on how Trammel impacted classic Ultima Online Posted: 02 Feb 2015 08:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, PvP, Ultima Online, Sandbox, Subscription  "I regret some (but not all) of the outcome," Walton began, going on to explain that the rampant PvP was driving away over 70% of new players to UO. The creation of Trammel doubled the playerbase, but he said that it disenfranchised the hardcore PvPers who now had to prey on each other instead of PvEers. "I also learned from my UO experience that it's really hard to change a brand," he wrote. "Inherent in the UO brand was the fact it was a gritty, hard core world of danger. We were not successful in bringing back the (literally) hundreds of thousands of players who had quit due to the unbridled PvP in the world (~5% of former customers came back to try the new UO, but very few of them stayed). We discovered that people didn't just quit UO, they divorced it in a very emotional way. But we did keep more of the new players that came in by a large margin, significantly more than than the PvP players we lost."
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| The Mog Log Extra: End of an era Posted: 02 Feb 2015 07:00 AM PST Filed under: Fantasy, Final Fantasy XI, Culture, Opinion, Consoles, Final Fantasy XIV, The Mog Log, Subscription  I wrote my first column of The Mog Log almost exactly five years ago. I've been writing it for the entirety of Final Fantasy XIV's run now. I've been talking about the online Final Fantasy games since before I was married, and it's been a wonderful experience. I had every intention of continuing to do so for another decade. As long as there was a place to talk about it here, I was going to make use of it. This isn't just a farewell for the column; it's a farewell for something that's made up a huge portion of my life and changed my life in huge ways. As the fall comes to Eorzea, it also comes to us, and I wanted -- insisted -- that I would at least get to have one final chance to say goodbye. So let's take one last look together before we say farewell. Continue reading The Mog Log Extra: End of an era
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| Ascent: The Space Game now has cloaking devices Posted: 02 Feb 2015 06:00 AM PST Filed under: Sci-Fi, Video, News Items, Crowdfunding  The video also shows off the Bowhead ship and the Hawk fighter, all of which are indisputably in space. It's the name of the game. You can check out all of this in action in the video just past the break. Continue reading Ascent: The Space Game now has cloaking devices
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| The Daily Grind: Does aggravation make you fight better in MMOs? Posted: 02 Feb 2015 05:00 AM PST Filed under: MMO Industry, Opinion, Massively Meta, The Daily Grind, Post-Apocalyptic, Sandbox  Interestingly, I noticed that because my mindset switched from always-defensive mode to a little more offensive, my awareness, my reflexes, skills, and (dare I say) enjoyment of a battle was more pronounced. So tell me, Massively readers, do you fight better -- be it mobs or people -- when you are just a little bit miffed?  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: No one wants to say goodbye Posted: 01 Feb 2015 05:00 PM PST Filed under: Massively Meta, Week in Review, Miscellaneous  This is our final week to say goodbye. We have nothing but thanks and praise for our readers, even the trolls. We have a lot of memories we've shared over the years. And we know that you guys have lots of memories of the site that you've been reading for the past several years. But as Freddy Mercury said, the show must go on. So jump on past the break one last time to hear all about the other top MMO stories of the week. Continue reading MMO Week in Review: No one wants to say goodbye
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| EVE Evolved: The end of EVE Evolved Posted: 01 Feb 2015 03:00 PM PST Filed under: Sci-Fi, EVE Online, Culture, Guilds, Lore, MMO Industry, Endgame, Opinion, Massively Meta, Hands-On, EVE Evolved, Sandbox, Player-Generated Content, Subscription, Sunsets, MMORPG  I've been asked by so many people over the years for tips on breaking into the games industry as a journalist or MMO blogger, but the truth is that I lucked into this gig. When a post on the EVE Online news page said that some site called Massively was hiring an EVE Online columnist, I almost didn't bother applying. I was a prolific forumgoer back then and had written some guides for EON Magazine and my own blog, but I wanted to get into game development and had very little confidence in my writing ability. What I didn't know then was that writing for Massively would help improve my writing skills immeasurably and even help give me the confidence to launch my own game development studio. Massively gave me a platform on which to talk about EVE Online and an eager audience to share my game experiences with, but it turned into something much more profound. There have been low points dealing with trolls and organised harassment and tough times with budget cuts, but there have also some incredible experiences like attending the EVE Online Fanfest, investigating monoclegate, watching CCP redeem itself in the eyes of players, and collaborating with some of the best writers in the games industry. In this final edition of EVE Evolved, I look back at the start of the EVE Evolved column, break down my top ten column articles of all time, and try to put into words how much this column has meant to me over the years. Continue reading EVE Evolved: The end of EVE Evolved
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| EverQuest producer's letter looks to the year ahead Posted: 01 Feb 2015 01:00 PM PST Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest, Events (In-Game), Previews, News Items, Free-to-Play  Moving along through the year, the development team is looking forward to celebrating the game's 16th anniversary, along with an improved looting system and a stream of steady updates to the game. There's a lot of life left in the original EQ, even with the next big installments of the series just around the corner. If you'd like to see what the next year will hold, read the full letter.
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| FACTIONS: Origins of Malu opening early access in 'a couple weeks' Posted: 01 Feb 2015 11:00 AM PST Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, New Titles, PvP, News Items, Sandbox, Crowdfunding, Origins of Malu  To learn more about FACTIONS and future plans, read our exclusive interview with Dunham, then check out MassivelyTV on Monday, February 2nd, at 9:00 p.m. EST for a special Stream Team sneak peek of the game with devs.
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| Posted: 01 Feb 2015 10:00 AM PST Filed under: Betas, Game Mechanics, Patches, News Items, Miscellaneous  You can check out the video just past the break for a comprehensive look at all of the features being added with this next patch to the alpha client. There are also several bug fixes and usability improvements for the client, including tweaks to rid the game of issues with small rocks and seed growth and improvements to tool use factors. If you're an alpha tester, the game you're playing will be that much better after the patch. Continue reading TUG's multiplayer has arrived
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