Virtual World News
Filed under: Business models, Economy, MMO industry, News items, Free-to-play, Miscellaneous
Nexon's IPO was the largest on the Tokyo Stock Exchange this year, and as a result the company is now valued somewhere between $7.69 billion and $8.97 billion according to GamesIndustry.biz.
Even so, Nexon's stock price slipped by 3.9 percent on its first day of trading.
Nexon raises $1.17 billion from IPO, stock subsequently drops originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
- Source: GamesIndustry.biz
Filed under: Fantasy, Trailers, Video, Game mechanics, MMO industry, Patches, News items, Free-to-play, Vindictus, Dungeons, Crafting
New skills are coming too, foremost among them the transformation ability that features both a temporary boost in ability and a permanent (i.e., irreversible) decision to walk the path of the Paladin or that of the Dark Knight.
There's also a new town in the update, and Rocheste features many new characters and side quests as well as the chance to create personal weapons via the new expertise system. Finally, Nexon is raising the level cap to 70, and you can get a glimpse of the update in the Cohlen in Flames and Transformation videos after the break.
Continue reading Vindictus Europe getting new dungeon content, transformation skill
Vindictus Europe getting new dungeon content, transformation skill originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
- Source: 1.07 patch update
Filed under: Fantasy, Galleries, Polls, Screenshots, Video, Lineage 2, Opinion, Free-to-play, Choose My Adventure, Livestream
Let's not get ahead of ourselves, though. I had to start out at the bottom of the barrel. For the first 20 levels, I called Talking Island Village home, until I was transported to the mainland and a little town called Gludio. I discovered, among other things, that there are many tantalizing spots to see in the game -- if you are willing to travel off the beaten path. These spots are well worth the layover, especially if you have a powerful-enough machine. As old as Lineage II is, it's strikingly gorgeous. I didn't dawdle for too long, as I had some leveling to do, and I made a few discoveries along the way.
Continue reading Choose My Adventure: A male Dark Elf Fighter in Aden
Choose My Adventure: A male Dark Elf Fighter in Aden originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Guild Wars 2
While it's something -- and definitely more than anything we've seen so far -- the population at large shouldn't expect to see closed beta key applications and giveaways popping up all over the place. NCsoft seems to be continuing its pattern of very limited testing for GW2. Still, it's a step in the right direction for eager fans.
Guild Wars 2 to 'officially enter closed beta' this Friday originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
- Source: Reddit
Filed under: Super-hero, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Game mechanics, Opinion, Free-to-play, A Mild-Mannered Reporter
And in City of Heroes, you get three of them.
This is the sort of thing that raises a few eyebrows, since having a limited number of choices to rectify your already-limited number of choices is not something to inspire confidence. And I'm not going to lie to you: It's certainly not the brightest decision in the world. But the hard limits on the total number of respecs you get doesn't actually mean you're forever locked in to terrible decisions. The fact of the matter is that for a number of reasons, you won't really care.
Continue reading A Mild-Mannered Reporter: The power reset
A Mild-Mannered Reporter: The power reset originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Fantasy, Lineage 2, Business models, Game mechanics, MMO industry, News items, Free-to-play
The shard is open for business as of today, and it's been christened Bartz as a nod to an older (and extremely popular) server that was merged earlier in the game's lengthy lifespan. NCsoft is not allowing transfers to the new shard, so you'll have to create a new toon if you want to check it out. On the plus side, there are several server-first rewards up for grabs, all of which will result in immortality via the Lineage II website.
Competitions include forming the first party, defeating the Queen Ant raid, being the first clan to reach level five, and being the first player to complete the first and second class transfer quests. Finally, NCsoft has announced a spiffy exclusive for denizens of the Shilen server. The first character who completes his or her awakening quest will receive a jet bike mount bracelet that grants a permanent skill transformation and the appearance of riding on a huge steampunk bike (pictured above).
NCsoft adding new Lineage II shard, server-first competitions abound originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
- Source: Lineage II official site
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Guild Wars 2
While it's something -- and definitely more than anything we've seen so far -- the population at large shouldn't expect to see closed beta key applications and giveaways popping up all over the place. NCsoft seems to be continuing its pattern of very limited testing for GW2. Still, it's a step in the right direction for eager fans.
[UPDATE: ArenaNet elaborated on the beta information by explaining "We have a studio internal selection process for our Closed Beta that starts on Friday. There will be no public application form."]
Updated: Guild Wars 2 to 'officially enter closed beta' this Friday originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
- Source: Reddit
Filed under: Sci-fi, Culture, Economy, Interviews, New titles, PvP, Endgame, PvE, Massively Interviews, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Crafting
We went with the last one.
After the break, find out what Ohlen had to say about SWTOR's legacy system, customizable ships, and other future content.
Massively Exclusive: The Force ghosts of past, present, and future with SWTOR's James Ohlen originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Fantasy, Aion, MMO industry, News items, Free-to-play
NCsoft answers questions on Aion's F2P transition originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
- Source: Gamespot UK
Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest, Events, in-game, News items
SOE has since suspended over 700 accounts "for a number of days by way of a first warning." Community Manager Piestro closes out with another word of caution: "Remember that these suspensions are merely the first wave, and further action is on the horizon. We will not rest, but will instead continue to gather data and take action as necessary on behalf of the entire player base. Don't cheat -- it's not worth it." Also, it still makes you a jerk.
In still other EQ news, SOE has announced that it is tweaking the rate of experience gain on progression-locked servers.
SOE hands out suspensions to over 700 players as 'a first warning' originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
- Source: EverQuest official forums