Sean Sullivan, Author at MMOs.com

(86 votes, average: 3.28 / 5)

CrossFire

Crossfire is a tactical 3D first-person shooter that emphasizes teamwork in a modern warfare setting. Choose between one of two mercenary corporations and engage in a large variety of game modes.

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Publisher: Z8Games
Playerbase: High
Type: MMOFPS
Release Date: May 3, 2007
Pros: +Lightweight client. +Varied game modes. +Daily rewards. +Permanent weapons.
Cons:-Items locked behind in-game currency. -Dated graphics.

(18 votes, average: 3.06 / 5)

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing is a battle royale shooter where players hunt for guns and gear to kill other players and be the last one alive at the end of the match. Join a battlefield with up to 100 players, and scour the environment, using skills and wits to outplay the competition.

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Developer: Free Reign Entertainment
Playerbase: Shut Down
Type: Battle Royale
Release Date: March 29, 2017
Pros: +100 player matches. +Over 30 weapons. +Many cosmetic items.
Cons: -Recycled assets. -Optimization issues. -Some balance issues.

(20 votes, average: 3.20 / 5)

Mirage: Arcane Warfare

Mirage: Arcane Warfare is a fantasy themed FPS where player use weapons and magic to defeat enemies in objective-focused arenas. Choose between six classes with specialized abilities and defeat players with a mix of melee combat and skills.

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Developer: Torn Banner Inc.
Playerbase: TBA
Type: Arena Combat FPS
Release Date: May 23, 2017
Shut Down Date: May 31, 2018
Pros: +Arabaic & Persian influence. +Objective-focused gameplay. +Dynamic gore.
Cons: -No planned Mac/Linux support. -Limited information. -Abilities prioritized over melee combat.

[Update] League Of Legends MMO? Only On KickStarter

May 9, 2016 Sean Sullivan Comments

Thanks to one of our viewers it's come to my attention that somebody is working on a League of Legends MMO, and they've turned to KickStarter to raise $5 million. The ambitious project creator has raised $740 of the exorbitant goal with 56 days to go as of this writing.

Unfortunately for the project creator League of Legends is owned by Chinese conglomerate Tencent. And the company has recently flexed their legal muscles by suing copyright violators in their home country, a land where copyright infringement is as prevalent as the smog hugging Beijing.

However the goal of the project is not to steal Riot Games' assets:

"This project's goal is to get Riot Games to work on this project with us, not to steal or infringe anything whatsoever."

The creator aims to get Riot's attention and support. We'll have to wait and see what Riot thinks of the project.

Would you be interested in playing a League of Legends MMO?

The project creator clarified a few points in a comment below:

Even though your article has a negative connotation of my Kickstarter, I appreciate the feedback you and others are providing.

There is no copyright infringement going on; we're not making the game without Riot (and Tencent for that matter), and the likelihood of this thing hitting the horrendously high goal of $5million is a snowball's chance in hell.

If, by some magical happening, the goal was met and Riot refused the game, I will refund everything.

I'm in this for one thing: to spawn a game I would enjoy playing.

Again, thank you for the article! Have a nice day.

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The Weekly Raid: When Is It Okay For A Game To Be Buy-To-Play?

May 10, 2016 Sean Sullivan Comments

Considering the number of recent titles that have decided against free-to-play I thought now would be a good time to discuss when buy-to-play is okay.

Many games releasing with a price tag were a surprise for the MMOs.com crew, particularly Black Desert Online and Overwatch. And now Trion Worlds' Atlas Reactor has jumped ship and announced a transition to b2p.

But throwing money at a game isn't always unwarranted. While playing Overwatch I said out loud [to no one], "This game deserves to be buy-to-play." What did I mean by that? Maybe I was hinting at a level of polish that free-to-play titles fail to meet. Or, that I had invested enough hours to warrant losing a few Hamiltons. But is that enough?

When is it okay for a game to be buy-to-play? Let us know in the comments below!

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(47 votes, average: 3.53 / 5)

Crusaders Of Light

Crusaders Of Light is a colorful persistent world fantasy MMORPG in which players choose between three classes, and join 40 player raids to take down bosses, enter arena battles, and collect new gear in a world brimming with adventure.

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Publisher: Netease
Type: MMORPG
Release Date: April 20, 2017
Shut Down Date: November 17, 2021
Pros: +High production value. +40 player raids. +Multiple PvP options. +Persistent world. +Multi Platform.
Cons: -Auto-battling. -Only three classes.

Crusaders of Light Shut Down on November 17, 2021

(122 votes, average: 3.32 / 5)

Brawlhalla

Brawlhalla is a 2D fighting game where players choose a legendary hero and use their skills and items to knock their opponent out of the arena. Learn your hero's play style and compete in both online and local game modes, both competitive and casual.

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Publisher: Blue Mammoth Games
Playerbase: High
Type: Fighting Game
Release Date: April 30, 2014
Pros: +Local play. +Online competitive game modes. +Casual game modes. +Vibrant characters. +Smooth gameplay.
Cons: -6-character weekly rotation. -Limited move sets.

(152 votes, average: 3.53 / 5)

Shattered Skies

Shattered Skies is a 3D sandbox shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world brought about by a comet hitting the moon and raining debris on the surface. Players fight for survival against each other and against aliens brought by the comet.

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Publisher: Free Reign Entertainment
Type: Sandbox MMO
Release Date: July 21, 2016
Shut Down Date: January 31, 2017
Pros: +Open world PvP. +Factional missions. +Distinct enemy aesthetic. +RPG leveling.
Cons: -Similar to devs previous games. -No base building. -1 Character per account.

The Weekly Raid: Have You Ever Hacked In An MMO?

May 3, 2016 Sean Sullivan Comments

In light of recent news regarding Black Desert Online and DayZ's hacking issues I thought this week would be a good time to talk cheating in games. Have you ever hacked in an MMO before? While I'm no programmer (HTML for life) I've used my fair share of cheat programs back in the day to mess around in MMOs.

My first time cheating was in Diablo 1. The hack tool not only installed unprecedented amounts of spyware on my computer but allowed my 5th grade friend and I to completely alter weapons, stats, gear, and other player's names in our server. I was a troll god, renaming frustrated Warriors to "Poopface69" [being utter joy].

Moving on, I botted in MapleStory and got caught every time I took my eyes away from the monitor. In WarZ my crew was composed of hackers, even though I wasn't one, and we always knew where enemies were, and who the other hackers were because they would look right back at us through a wall.

As I got older cheating in games lost its appeal; it wasn't fun anymore. Now I'm so lazy I would never put in the effort to cheat in any game. Plus, I feel much more satisfaction knowing I earned something through the game's rules rather than breaking them.

I learned invaluable lessons by using hack programs as a kid, besides how to reformat a computer after it was loaded with viruses. I learned cheating can be fun but it also ruins the fun of games long-term.

Have you have ever hacked or used a cheat program in an MMO before? Let us know in the comments below!

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Robocraft's Largest Expansion "Epic Loot" Launched Today

April 28, 2016 Sean Sullivan Comments

Earlier today, Robocraft's largest expansion to date, titled "Epic Loot," launched and as the name suggests added a ton of new loot and revamped player progression. Players now earn various appropriately titled crates by playing online matches and single-player against bots. The better a player does in a match, the better the corresponding crate they earn: from Rusted to Protonium, and everything in between, meaning the better the items stored within the crate.

Along with more loot, players can now recycle their cubes, transforming them into Robits which can then be exchanged for cubes and weapons, or new traversal options. Or players can head to the Community Robot Factory (CRF) to exchange their Robits for new bots.

And the Tech Tree has been removed, so now any weapon can be used players at any level. The 31 in-game weapons have also been balanced to level the playing field no matter how skilled a player is.

You can read the full patch notes by visiting the Robocraft website. Is this latest expansion enough to send you back to the robotic battlefield? Or have you never left.

Dev Diary - Flattened Weapons

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