Virtual World News
Filed under: Fantasy, Events, in-game, News items, Free-to-play, Anniversary
Players can start off by taking to the streets in the Birthday Grand Prix race and taking part in the new High Roller event, searching for dice across the game's zones for special prizes. Then there's the Anniversary Dance Event running across the servers at the end of the month, a chance to get together with old friends in the game and dance until you stop. You can also enter to wear a pair of JustBeats Monster Headphones by Dr. Dre on the official Facebook page. Whether you're an old veteran or a new player, if you're a fan of the game, be sure to take part in one of the events before the time runs out!
[Source: Outspark press release]
Fiesta celebrates five years of operation with a cavalcade of events originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 14 Nov 2012 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest II, Expansions, Game mechanics, MMO industry, News items, Free-to-play
The document contains plenty of other useful tidbits as well, including blurbs on the changes to veteran bonus XP, the removal of the group XP split, and how to start enjoying the new expansion content.
New FAQ answers 20 crucial questions on EverQuest II's latest expansion originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
- Source: EQ2Wire
Filed under: Fantasy, Darkfall, Expansions, Launches, PvP, News items
Although the launch date is delayed, the development schedule is not; players will lose access to Darkfall on November 15th when the game goes offline as originally planned. Apologizing to fans for the inconvenience of the postponement, Flambouras committed to using the extra three weeks to improve the release version.
Darkfall Unholy Wars launch pushed back to December 12 originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
- Source: Announcement
Filed under: Fantasy, Game mechanics, MMO industry, News items, PvE, Guild Wars 2, Dungeons
The content is "an array of mini-dungeons" called fractals, which are in fact "slices of the Mists," which themselves are fragments of time. It's not as confusing as it sounds at first; think of each fragment as an historical vignette, some of which may be familiar to you if you're a Guild Wars veteran.
ANet has made the dungeon accessible to everyone via a side-kicking system, though the dev diary does say that the aim was to challenge level 80s. Not only that, but every time you revisit Fractals of the Mists, it scales up in difficulty. Take a look at a preview clip after the cut.
Continue reading Guild Wars 2's Fractals of the Mists dungeon detailed in new vid
Guild Wars 2's Fractals of the Mists dungeon detailed in new vid originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
- Source: Dev diary
Filed under: Horror, Sci-fi, Game mechanics, Patches, PvP, News items, PvE, The Secret World
The Secret World Issue #4 hitting servers November 15 originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
- Source: Twitter
Filed under: MMO industry, Patches, News items, Free-to-play, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Dev Diaries, Sandbox
Section X beefs up the offerings of daily repeatable quests for both the Republic and Imperial factions, including two new heroics with more rewards, more commendations, and more credits than ever before. Daily Commendation vendors will also have plenty of new goods to trade in for, and new campaign armoring mods will allow for even more customization.
Obtaining HK-51, the new player companion joining SWTOR, is touted as a memorable moment for players. Future HK-51 owners must first run epic mission chain that involves a massive derelict Czerka ship deserted for a century.
As an aside, the devs also noted that The Fatality wreck is definitely not located on Hoth. For more details on that tidbit, head on over to the dev blog.
New SWTOR dev diary explores Section X and HK-51 originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
- Source: Dev blog
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Screenshots, Game mechanics, New titles, Opinion, Free-to-play, Browser, Mobile, Casual, Humor, Free for All, Dungeons
It's not that all of the previous titles were no fun to play. Instead, each one offers a smooth experience that's easy to jump into and sometimes hard to put down. But each one felt a bit more like a variant on a previous model, a build-up to something more finalized and slick.
Is Arcane Legends that better product? Did it take three tries to finally get things right in the Legends line?
Continue reading Free for All: Arcane Legends is more than Pocket Legends 2.0
Free for All: Arcane Legends is more than Pocket Legends 2.0 originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Ultima Online, Legal, Rumors, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Miscellaneous
Affected players say that the hackers are changing the log-in emails associated with their accounts and that the new email addresses have a Russian suffix.
An EA spokesperson addressed the concern over the situation with the following statement: "At this point, we have no reason to believe there has been any intrusion into our Origin database."
Rumor: Origin hacked, EA denies intrusion originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Fantasy, Expansions, Launches, Patches, Opinion, RIFT, Enter at Your Own Rift, Dungeons, Housing
And now it's here. By the time you read this, Storm Legion will have gone live on the servers and Telara as we know will be forever changed. New continents, souls, dungeons, raids, rifts, stories, player housing, dual-faction cities, and more will wash over us and leave us floundering in its wake. What to do first? What to see and experience?
I have huge hopes for Storm Legion. Trion's smartly releasing it after the crazy rush of most of the big fall expansions, and if the expansion lives up to even part of the hype, it could cement RIFT's reputation as a premium MMO worth the subscription. Heck, I'll just be happy to see an influx of returning players and new souls (so to speak) because this is a title worth supporting and enjoying.
My head is a jumble of thoughts and plans, so excuse me while I gibber about anything and everything in today's column.
Continue reading Enter at Your Own Rift: Storm Legion is a go!
Enter at Your Own Rift: Storm Legion is a go! originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, New titles
In any case, before we were so rudely interrupted, we were going to tell you that Steparu.com has given us our first look at the game through its character creation system. Both male and female versions are present, along with a vast array of sliders, skin tones, tattoos, and saucy underwear.
You never know if Cabal II might be in your future, but if it is, then the following videos will most certainly be your first steps into the game. Check them out!
Continue reading Get a look at Cabal II's character creation
Get a look at Cabal II's character creation originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
- Source: Steparu.com