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Archive for August, 2009
EVE Online: New Expansion "Dominion" Announced
Aug 31st
The 11th EVE Online expansion has been announced today by CCP Games. The new expansion, entitled "Dominion", will launch this Winter, and will focus heavily on EVE Online’s endgame gameplay.
As a result of this, the game’s current sovereignty system, which is a system of territorial control, will be overhauled as part of the expansion. The new sovereignty system will be a combination of new designs born from the minds of CCP Games’ designers and tons of player feedback. No specific details on the new system are available at this time.
An EVE Online: Dominion feature page is also available, though it serves as more of a teaser than anything else at this moment as it is devoid of any actual information.
The original Dominion announcement can be found here.
Global Agenda: PvP Interview
Aug 31st
MMORPG.com’s Jon Wood had the opportunity recently to ask a few questions of Global Agenda Executive Producer Todd Harris about the upcoming MMO’s PvP system.
MMORPG.com:
What is the primary focus of Global Agenda, PvE interactions or those based in PvP?
Todd Harris:
Global Agenda really offers three tracks of combat interaction: PvE, PvP, and AvA.
In PvE your team is infiltrating facilities belonging to an oppressive NPC faction called the Commonwealth.
In PvP you are joining a queue based on desired mission-style. You are then matched with and against other player agents so there are balanced teams of 10 mercenary agents per side.
In AvA you are fighting on behalf of a specific player-created group called an agency. And you are participating in a massive meta-game to control land and resources involving hundreds of territory locations and tens of thousands of player agents. There are very real consequences to AvA because agencies gain or lose territory and other valuable resources based on match outcomes. At the same time our AvA Campaign is much more than a sequence of PvP battles. The Campaign does involve combat between pre-made teams but also resource allocation decisions, crafting and placement of high-tech security packages, politics, and occasionally betrayal.
Read the PvP Interview
More >City of Heroes: Movement Powers and PvP
Aug 31st
MMORPG.com City of Heroes Correspondent H. Hussk writes this dissection of travel powers in the City of Heroes franchise, and how it has affected PvP combat.
The Artificial Response Mechanic "Travel Suppression" is the system that is used by CoX to handle balance to the pervasive use of travel powers as a means to attack and escape combat. It is not believed that travel powers were originally meant to be used as a means of combat; instead, they were only meant as a method of arriving at the fight destinations.
Although this is speculation: what ensued appears to be less than intended. Early on in their release, characters were performing "drive-by" attacks through the forms of travel and removing themselves from commitment of combat before any actual confrontation took place.
Travel Suppression, although artificial, is designed to counteract such an action. Through the use of arbitrary timers which can be raised or lowered, you are forced to move at walking speed levels if you are attacked or attack. While it can objectively be argued whether this system is working, it is noteworthy that all forms of PVP are going through changes at this time, which keep the characters in a state of change. More >
Warhammer Online: Server Maintenance – All Servers (Live Event)
Aug 31st
Status: Maintenance complete.
Greetings!
We will be bringing all North American and Oceanic servers offline this morning at 10:00 AM EDT for a short maintenance. This downtime is to enable The Wild Hunt Live Event.
At this time we anticipate that all servers will be back online no later than 2:00 PM EDT. As always, please check the Herald for up to the minute updates regarding this downtime.
Thank you for your continued support.
Update – 11:50 AM EDT: All North American and Oceanic servers are now online. Welcome back, and enjoy The Wild Hunt!
Update – 10:05 AM EDT: All North American and Oceanic servers are now offline for maintenance.
Lettre du Directeur de Jeu - Août 2009 – Hyborian Adventures
Aug 31st
Lettre du Directeur de Jeu – Août 2009
Le mois écoulé a été très actif, entre les préparatifs pour la présentation de notre première extension, notre participation à plusieurs salons du jeu vidéo et, bien sûr, la préparation des prochaines mises à jour.
Rise of the Godslayer
La principale actualité du mois est bien évidemment que nous avons commencé à parler de la première extension d’Age of Conan, Rise of the Godslayer. C’est un grand plaisir pour moi d’avoir pu participer aux salons et d’avoir vu la réaction des gens quand nous leur avons décrit l’extension en leur montrant les premières images. Toute l’équipe a fait un fabuleux travail pour donner vie au Khitaï. Je suis persuadé que vous trouverez les aventures que nous vous concoctons intéressantes et amusantes, et nous avons fait tout notre possible pour que notre approche de ce nouveau continent prenne en compte vos retours pour ce qui est de la disposition des zones de jeu d’origine.
Voici un bon exemple de l’impact que vos retours peuvent avoir sur le processus de développement. Ils nous ont permis de corriger certaines remarques qui revenaient régulièrement à propos des zones de jeu existantes, à savoir qu’elles semblaient souvent trop linéaires et que More >
Brief des Game Directors - August 2009 – Hyborian Adventures
Aug 31st
Brief des Game Directors – August 2009
Unser Game Director Craig Morrison richtet sich erneut an die Community mit seinem Brief des Game Directors für den Monat August.
Es war ein hektischer Monat für uns – wir haben die Enthüllung der neuen Erweiterung vorbereitet, mehrere wichtige Spielemessen besucht und natürlich am nächsten Schwung neuer Inhaltsupdates gearbeitet.
Rise of the GodslayerDie wichtigste Nachricht dieses Monats ist natürlich, dass wir die erste Erweiterung für Age of Conan vorgestellt haben – Rise of the Godslayer. Es war einfach großartig, miterleben zu dürfen, wie die Leute auf unsere Pläne für die Erweiterung und das, was wir zeigen konnten, reagiert haben. Unser Team hat bei der Erschaffung des Landes Khitai wirklich fantastische Arbeit geleistet, und ich bin überzeugt, dass die Spieler in der Erweiterung enorm spannende, mitreißende Abenteuer erleben werden. Wir haben es uns zum Ziel gesetzt, bei der Gestaltung dieses neuen Kontinents einige der zentralen Aspekte des Feedbacks der Spieler hinsichtlich der Spielfelder zu berücksichtigen.
Die Erweiterung ist somit ein perfektes Beispiel dafür, wie sehr euer Feedback und eure Wünsche in den Entwicklungsprozess einfließen. Mit den neuen Gebieten wollen wir auf einige zentrale Kritikpunkte an den existierenden Spielfeldern reagieren – dass sie sich häufig zu linear More >
Letter from the Game Director - August 2009 – Hyborian Adventures
Aug 31st
Letter from the Game Director - August 2009 – Hyborian Adventures
Carta del Director de Juego - Agosto 2009 – Hyborian Adventures
Aug 31st
Carta del Director de Juego – Agosto 2009
Este último mes hemos estado muy ocupados con los preparativos para anunciar la nueva expansión, las visitas a varias ferias de videojuegos importantes y, por supuesto, preparando nuevos contenidos para las próximas actualizaciones.
Rise of the GodslayerLa noticia más importante del mes ha sido el anuncio de la primera expansión para Age of Conan Rise of the Godslayer. Me ha hecho mucha ilusión ver la reacción del público ante nuestros planes para la expansión y sobre lo que hemos podido mostrar. El equipo ha hecho un gran trabajo dando vida a la tierra de Khitai. Creo que el público va a disfrutar mucho de las interesantes aventuras de la expansión y también va a divertirse. Nos hemos esforzado por añadir a este nuevo continente algunos de los comentarios recibidos por parte de los jugadores sobre la disposición de los campos de juego del juego original.
Aquí tenemos un buen ejemplo de cómo vuestros comentarios y vuestras ideas nos ayudan durante la fase de desarrollo. En la expansión hemos corregido algunos aspectos de los campos de juego con los que no estabais muy contentos, como que eran muy lineales y que las distancias More >
Warhammer Online’s PAX 2009 Plans Detailed
Aug 31st
Mythic Entertainment, the developer of Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR), will be descending upon Penny Arcade Expo 2009 from September 4th – 6th to meet fans and showcase the latest and greatest new content and updates to WAR. Located at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle, Washington, the event will provide the opportunity for local players to hang out in the WAR Lounge and speak with members of the development team about WAR’s one year anniversary and the latest and deadliest Live Event players have ever seen: The Wild Hunt!
Warhammer Online – The Wild Hunt
Where:Washington State Convention & Trade Center Seattle, WA 98101-2350 When:Friday, September 4th – Sunday, September 6th
Don’t miss Mythic Entertainment’s Executive Producer, Jeff Hickman, discussing Game Design 101 during his Penny Arcade Expo panel session on Friday, September 4th from 10:30am – 11:30am in the Unicorn Theatre. Joined by other industry vets, Jeff and the panel will re-examine the basics of game design and explore what it means to design in today’s videogame industry.
Fans who visit the Warhammer Online booth will walk away with a limited-edition Empire Cherub t-shirt (while supplies last), exciting WAR giveaways, and valuable in-game items:
- Razored Skinning More >
Prize Money Prepared for Silkroad Online PVP Tournament Winners
Aug 30th
This Article is Originally from Massively.ComIf You Want to Know More Details about it, please check out the link below:http://www.massively.com/2009/08/30/silkroad-online-players-battle-it-out-for-shot-at-pvp-tournament//
MMO developer Joymax is holding PvP qualifier matches in Silkroad Online this week, in preparation for the Game&Game World Championship (GNGWC) which is coming to North America in September. No doubt some people are wondering what GNGWC is — it’s an international MMO tournament, played across Leipzig, Los Angeles, Yongin, São Paulo, and Tokyo. Regional finalists are invited to Korea for the grand finals and a chance at winning thousands of dollars in prize money.
Silkroad Online:Legend IV – Tomb of the Qin-Shi Emperor Trailer
The top Silkroad Online players who make it through both days of PvP in the qualifying rounds August 30-31 will be flown to Los Angeles on September 12th for the GNGWC regional finals. The 2009 tournament will also have players competing in Atlantica Online and Shot Online for up to 5000 dollars in prize money.
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