When I see players complaining that game X is boring, and they’re met with the response “Well, the game doesn’t begin until you reach the endgame,” I have to pour myself a drink. It’s one of those consensus statements I find baffling, in the same way I find “The Earth is only 2000 years old,” or “Transformer 4 is a [...]
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Black Desert Online is making every player Irish on St. Patrick's day with free beer, the best gift I've seen in any MMORPG—until I realized it was digital in-game beer. Players will receive 10 Cold Draft Beers and 10 Cold Dark Beers in their mailbox. Also coming up on March 17th is a Green Dye Box in the cash shop, [...]
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Rend is a survival game where players join one of three factions and wage war while repelling attacks by horrific demons. Hone your abilities, craft items, repel monsters, and hunt ancient enemies harboring powerful secrets. [singlepic id=67508 w=428h=240 float=none] Publisher: Frostkeep Studios Playerbase: Shut Down Type: Survival MMO Release Date: July 31, 2018 (Early Access) Pros: +Factional warfare. +Extensive crafting. [...]
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Paragon marks their first year in Early Access with a week-long double XP celebration, a brand new Hero, a massive patch, cash shop discounts, and of course, gifts for everyone! Simply play one game during the anniversary week to get one of six Vault skins The newest Hero to join Paragon’s ranks is Yin, a whip-wielding melee carry with the [...]
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Want to find out how people would react to an end-of-the-world scenario? Why not study an MMORPG to find out? This is exactly what a group of researchers did when they studied player behavior during the 4th and final ArcheAge closed beta test. The research is titled, “I Would Not Plant Apple Trees If The World Will Be Wiped: Analyzing [...]
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From MUDs to MMOs, trolling has long been a problem ever since people got together in virtual worlds. Unfortunately, trolling has become even more of an issue with the advent of virtual reality, where, as MIT Technology Review reports, “the feeling of ‘presence’ that can make virtual reality so compelling also makes awkward or hostile interactions with other people much [...]
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MMOs.com Podcast - Episode 95: Voice Chat, China, The Exiled, & MoreWatch this video on YouTube MMOs.com Podcast Episode 95 - Omer (@remotayx), Erhan (@Ehaltay), Matt (@Mattchuranu), Sean (@sean_sulliva), and Shurelya (@Shureria). This is episode ninety-five of the MMOs.com Podcast and we look at the most recent news and happenings in the MMO and gaming world. As always we started [...]
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Ship of Heroes has recently released a video of their recently-concluded network test. In the video, remote developers from all over the country logged in to the game and lit torches one by one, ending with the caption: We Remember. The video pays tribute to City of Heroes, the game's predecessor, which was shutdown following Paragon Studios’ closure in 2012. [...]
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Sometimes dungeons can be so hectic and involved that it's hard to type to your group members. Not that it matters. In most MMORPGs, group content is a snore, with no need to communicate. Does that mean we shouldn't talk at all? A part of me thinks an in-game voice chat (VOIP) would let people talk nonsense during a dungeon—or [...]
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Blizzard's annual gaming convention BlizzCon has been formally announced for 2017, and will take place in Anaheim, California from November 3rd to 4th. Of course, you have to prepare early for a BlizzCon. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, April 5th: Tickets to the 11th BlizzCon will go on sale in two batches: Wednesday, April 5 at 7:00 p.m. PDT Saturday, [...]
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