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GDC 2009 - Article on Gamespot – Hyborian Adventures
Mar 31st
GDC 2009 – Article on Gamespot
At GDC Gamespot talked with game director Craig Morrison about the game’s current status and its planned updates.
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The game, Morrison admits, had a rocky launch and was lacking in some areas, but has since been amended extensively based on feedback from the player community. Commonly cited launch issues, such as a lack of higher-end content, a lack of diversity in quests and dungeons,anda lack of higher-end player-versus-player battle have been worked on; content has been added steadily post-launch, and high-level siege combat is also in the game and enjoyed by players right now.
Read the whole article on Gamespot.
Runescape: Dev Diary: Reviving an Old Quest Series
Mar 30th
The folks at Runscape have posted a new developer diary which talks about reviving an old quest line, specifically the next dwarf quest.
Welcome, O seekers of development truth! I’m Mod John A, RuneScape Content Developer, and in this diary I’ll be taking you through the development of a new quest.
My last major quest project was the goblin quest series, which reached its conclusion recently with The Chosen Commander, leaving me free to work on another series. RuneScape has several storylines that have yet to be concluded, and I’ve been given one of them. I can now reveal that I will be working on – drum roll, please – the next dwarf quest!
I can’t give you any details about the next dwarf quest yet, because right now there aren’t any details. I’m at the very start of the development process, and nothing has been decided yet. It’s a very exciting place to be, but it’s also daunting. I’m confronted with a blank page, and there are so many different things that I could write there that I don’t know which one to pick.
Read more here.
EverQuest II: Housing FAQ
Mar 26th
The folks at EverQuest II have posted an FAQ guiding players throught the game’s housing feature.
Why would I want a house? Do I need a house?
You certainly don’t have to buy a house, but there are plenty of benefits to housing. Housing provides you with your own space in Norrath. It can be used for extra storage space, for selling items to other players, and for showcasing you accomplishments…whether those are trophies from your adventuring, quest rewards, items you’ve crafted, or items you’ve purchased.
If you’re looking for a creative activity within EverQuest II, home decorating is an endless opportunity. Homes are extremely customizable, providing yet another way to personalize your character and establish an identity in the world of Norrath. Our players have come up with hundreds of decorating ideas that are beautiful, amazing, zany, off-the-wall, classic…and everything in between.
Read more here.
Dofus: The Baking Profession
Mar 26th
MMORPG.com Dofus Correspondent Christy Bazell writes this look at the baking profession in Ankama’s MMO.
How would you like to make kama fast, fast, fast?
Making Kama fast is easy, make and sell a product that everyone in game has to have….what is that you ask?
Bread of course!
Bread is the amazing healing food that every player needs; Sacs and Iops especially. Every time a player takes damage they lose a health point (HP). Health points need to be replenished or your character will die. There are 3 options for refilling HP; resting, potions or bread.
Read more on The Baking Profession
El Camino a Valhalla #4 – Hyborian Adventures
Mar 26th
El Camino a Valhalla #4
El responsable de la comunidad española, Gungnir, ha actualizado su blog "El Camino a Valhalla".
En esta actualización anuncia su retiro por 1 mes por motivos de salud así como presentar a su sustituto temporal, Jaanus, que lo cubrirá mientras se esté recuperando. Además, hace un repaso de las acciones de promoción que ha estado preparando en España para los próximos meses, el estado de la comunidad española y sus servidores, como un repaso del estado actual del juego y un adelanto de lo que está por llegar.
Podéis leerlo todo en ’El Camino a Valhalla’.
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Update 4.5 - Update Notes – Hyborian Adventures
Mar 24th
Update 4.5 – Update Notes
Die Testversion des DirectX10 Renderers erreicht die Liveserver.
DirectX 10Das aktuelle Update veröffentlicht eine Testversion des DirectX 10 Klienten auf den Liveservern. Die verschiedenen DirectX 10 Einstellungen können im DirectX10 Tabellenreiter im Optionsmenu geändert werden. Diese Version ist nicht die endgültige Fassung. Wir wollten sie aber jetzt schon auf die Live Server bringen, um mehr Rückmeldungen von einer größeren Menge an Hardware und Software Konfigurationen zu bekommen. Diese Version wird bei den meisten Spielern, die eine High-End Grafikkarte besitzen, gut laufen und wir werden weiter daran arbeiten sie während dieser Testphase zu verbessern, sodass noch mehr DX10 fähige Grafikkarten in den Genuss der neuen Effekte und Einstellungen kommen.
Aktivieren der DirectX 10 Testversion über die Datei SimpleConfig.exe- Wechselt in den Order, in den ihr Age of Conan installiert habt (bsp.: C:ProgrammeFuncomAge of Conan)
- Doppelklickt die Datei SimpleConfig
- Im dann erscheindenen Fenster wählt den Tabellenreiter Grafik
- Wählt DirectX 10 in der Einstellung Wähle Spielklienten aus
- Drückt Ok.
- Startet das Spiel wie immer
- Startet das Spiel wie immer und lasst falls nötig den Updatevorgang durchlaufen
- Wenn ihr beim Loginfenster angekommen seid, drückt ihr den Einstellungen Knopf im rechten unteren Bereich des Bildes oder ihr drückt F10 auf More >
Lineage 2: Role Overview, Tanks 2 – The Paladin
Mar 23rd
MMORPG.com Lineage II Correspondent Žygimantas Mockus writes this overview of the tanking role in Lineage II.
Unlike Dark Avenger who is a mix of a summoner and a tank, Paladin is a hybrid of a tank and a healer. He can be considered primary tank in parties and he has quite good healing abilities. Under rare circumstances, he can heal even better than a bishop. However, after 4 or 5 heals you will notice that you are out of mana so healing features should be used only when it’s a must. One of the unique paladin skills is called sacrifice. This one can sacrifice a paladin’s health for treatment of the other party members. Of course, the paladin’s friends will get a smaller amount of HP than he sacrificed, but anyway, in real situations it’s a true life-saver. The other very very useful skill is called shield stun (Yes, Dark Avenger has it too). Despite the fact, that this one does not do any damage on its own. The chance of stunning the opponent is the biggest, which gives a huge advantage over other opponents in both PvP and PvE. As far as self-buffs are concerned, let’s look at skill called More >
Game Director Interview on ZAM! – Hyborian Adventures
Mar 23rd
Game Director Interview on ZAM!
ZAM takes some time to grill Craig Morrison on the launch of Age of Conan this week. ZAM covers everything from launch to the heavy economic times that every developer and publisher faces in this point of time with developing a massively multiplayer online game.
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"ZAM: How does working in an industry that’s entirely overshadowed by Blizzard affect the development of Age of Conan?
Craig: I wouldn’t say it really ’overshadows’ development in any way. Rather, I personally think that overall it’s a good thing. While it can be a touch frustrating on days to know that you don’t even get the benefit of any leeway at launch since people now compare a game with four years of live time behind it with something with four weeks, it does force you to ’up the bar’ and try and work towards higher standards. That can only be a good thing in the long term…" –ZAM.COM
The full interview can be found featured on ZAM.COM.
Le programme "The advocates" est lancé! – Hyborian Adventures
Mar 23rd
Le programme "The advocates" est lancé!
The Advocates (Les Avocats) est un programme destiné à récolter tous les retours des joueurs concernant leurs classes, et à transmettre ces informations à l’équipe communautaire. Les Avocats sont chargés de représenter tous les joueurs d’une classe spécifique, en collectant leurs réactions, suggestions et signalement de bugs.
The Advocates
The Advocates (Les Avocats) est un programme destiné à récolter tous les retours des joueurs concernant leurs classes, et à transmettre ces informations à l’équipe communautaire. Les Avocats sont chargés de représenter tous les joueurs d’une classe spécifique, en collectant leurs réactions, suggestions et signalement de bugs.
Composition
Le programme The Advocates sera constitué de 24 représentants de classes et de l’équipe communautaire AoC. Les 24 représentants seront désignés par Funcom, après une évaluation et une validation de leur candidature. Un candidat potentiel doit :
- Posséder un personnage de niveau 60 minimum et de la classe concernée.
- Etre actif sur les forums communautaires.
- Communiquer de façon constructive avec les autres membres de la communauté et Funcom.
- Etre irréprochable vis à vis des règles de Funcom, aussi bien en jeu que sur les forums.
- Posséder un niveau d’anglais suffisant
Activité
Les avocats maintiennent à jour, pour leurs classes respectives, deux listes séparées :
- Les principaux problèmes More >
Bekanntmachung der ersten Welle an Advokaten – Hyborian Adventures
Mar 20th
Bekanntmachung der ersten Welle an Advokaten
Wir freuen uns euch die folgenden Repräsentanten, die wir für die verschiedenen Klassen ausgesucht haben, vorzustellen:
- Avery (Lead)
- Pazz (Guardian)
- Ivilborg (Guardian)
- Zurbarah (Demonologist)
- joyeuse (Dark Templar)
- Jarpola (Dark Templar)
- ChillWhisper (Assassin)
- FURYBlakhart (Assassin)
- Setunde (Barbarian)
- sabbath1989 (Barbarian)
- Shalako (Conqueror)
- Alexander26 (Conqueror)
- Acidbaron (HoX)
- Tremack (HoX)
- Pheel (Necromancer)
- PriestessLara (PoM)
- Aell (Ranger)
- Vheffner (Ranger)
- ben4patriots (Bear Shaman)
- Rykoth (Bear Shaman)
Die Liste ist noch nicht vollständig, da immer noch ein paar die endgültige Bewertung abwarten, aber wir suchen weiterhin Bewerbungen in den EU und US Communities für die folgenden Klassen:
- 2 ToS Advocates
- 1 PoM Advocate
- 1 Demonologist Advocate
Alle Advokaten haben im Augenblick im US und in den EU Foren Zugang, um Community überspannende Interaktion in den Klassenforen zu fördern.
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