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Archive for September, 2009
Global Agenda: Hands-On Preview
Sep 18th
MMORPG.com’s Carolyn Koh had the opportunity recently to sit down for a play test demo of Hi-Rez Studios’ upcoming shooter MMO Global Agenda.
"Team Fortress on Speed!" was how my compatriot described his hands-on play session with Global Agenda. I do not do well with FPS games being that most of them give me vertigo. I had seen Global Agenda and played through the tutorial at E3 and thusly hauled a gamer bud with me to PAX to play the game while I took notes. This was his first look at Global Agenda and he was still talking about it through the next weekend when I saw him again at a house warming party.
Although I spent all of my in-game time at E3 indoors, most of the maps were outdoors although some had some in-door bits, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that it did NOT give me vertigo. Although the bits of maneuvering inside a building did make me a little queasy, it was nowhere as bad as games such as the aforementioned TF2. The game Fury came to mind when I first saw Global Agenda. It was a game that MMORPG.com had given a graphics award to one More >
City of Heroes Keeps Going on this Fall: Issus 16 Trailer Revealed!
Sep 18th
NCsoft and Paragon Studios have released a trailer from Issue 16: Power Spectrum, showcasing the upcoming content update for City of Heroes, which is now available across Paragon City and the Rogue Isles for all to make heroic (or villainous) use of! With this much-anticipated update, players can use the all new character creator and customize most of their powers by selecting themes or changing the colors and animations of specific powers.
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Take a look at the Issue 16 Release Notes to familiarize yourselves with the list of additions in City of Heroes. These include new Mission Difficulty settings for players seeking the ultimate challenge and the all new Super Sidekicking system, making Sidekicking easier and more fun than ever with the convenience of never having to find and wait for someone else to sidekick you again! Powerset Proliferation has also brought select powers to several new Archetypes.
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A Bustling City
Sep 17th
A lot has been brewing in Paragon City and the Rogue Isles for the past few weeks, so let’s round up the latest updates.
First and foremost, Issue 16: Power Spectrum has released! This latest free update to the game world brings the ability to add colors to your powers and adding new sidekick mechanics.
Also, NCsoft is brewing the second ever Hero-Con is coming up! It’ll take place October 25 and 26 in San Jose, CA. A perk of attendance? The new Praetorian Clockwork Outfit.
Next, guest authors have been creating content for the Architect system including Rooster Teeth and Scott Kurtz. Give these missions a spin!
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning: Hickman on WAR’s Biggest Mistakes
Sep 17th
Speaking at GDC, Mythic Executive Producer Jeff Hickman detailed some of the biggest mistakes Mythic made with Warhammer Online.
Mr. Hickman spoke about the major mistakes that haunted the developer for over a year, with the first of which being challenge of play. On this mistake Hickman states:
"There’s a big difference between easy play and ease of use. And one of the lessons that we thought we learned from ourselves and other games, was that it’s important to have ease of use, and it’s also important to hit the right balance between easy gameplay, challenging gameplay, and too difficult. We thought we hit that, but Warhammer, in PVE, in the beginning, is too easy. It doesn’t make you thrilled to do it."
The second issue ties into the first issue that the game was in fact, too easy. The developers built many social tools for the game, but there wasn’t much of a reason to use them given the ease of play.
The third major mistake was that of the game’s economy, or lack thereof. As many players can attest to, there simply isn’t much to buy with your hard earned gold in Warhammer Online, and this fact has been a great detriment More >
Warhammer Online: Battle at the Gates: 9/17 – 9/21
Sep 17th
Do you have what it takes to hold the Gate Switch against waves of vicious enemies? Are you stalwart enough to be proclaimed a Gatekeeper? Prove your might and mettle this weekend as we return to the Tier 1 Scenario that we all know and love, the Gates of Ekrund, for a very special weekend event–Battle at the Gates!
Compete to complete all of this Weekend Event’s challenges, including holding the Gate Switch for the entirety of the battle, to earn the prestigious title of "Gatekeeper!"
The "Battle at the Gates" Weekend Event will start this morning, September 17th, and will continue on until Monday morning, September 21st. Storm the Gates!
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DDO New Trailers & Screens to Celebrate F2P Launch
Sep 17th
Turbine, Inc. announced the launch of Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited™ (DDO Unlimited), a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) which delivers heart-pounding game play featuring the industry’s best combat system, a massive world with state-of-the-art graphics and gameplay, and a rich set of features that until now could only be found in premium subscription-based MMOs on September 9th. Today, a new trailer and some screenshots are revealed to celebrate its free to play launch. DDO Unlimited introduces an innovative new pricing model that allows players to download and play for free, purchasing adventure packs, items, and account services a la carte from the new DDO Store, or to subscribe to get unlimited access to all of the game’s content. Starting now, you can download and play DDO Unlimited for free by visiting http://www.ddo.com.
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" Turbine changeed the way gamers experience their online entertainment by providing them with a choice in how they pay and play for a premium MMO," said Jim Crowley, CEO of Turbine, Inc. "The DDO Unlimited Beta program has been a huge success and the initial response to the game from both press More >
Mythic’s Hickman Talks About Warhammer Online’s Biggest Mistakes
Sep 17th
This Article is Originally from GamaSutra.com
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http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=25285
At GDC Austin, Mythic Entertainment executive producer Jeff Hickman delivered a talk in which he spoke frankly about mistakes the company has made, particularly in the last "interesting year" since the launch of Warhammer Online.
Speaking passionately about the future of the MMO space, Hickman began by saying "a variation on this has been heard by EA people and Mythic people quite a bit." He began by acknowledging the difficulties Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, for which he was executive producer, has faced: "It’s been an interesting year for Warhammer."
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However, he says, "We had great ideas for all of these really cool social tools, and we built them into the game. But the game doesn’t require friends. Part of it is that it’s too easy." You can design in the need for players to have to work together, but Hickman warns that "you shouldn’t force friendship, but it’s important, and there’s a balance there. You can do so many things solo, that friendship, at least in the beginning levels, is not necessary, and it’s super dangerous for your games."
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Global Agenda: Producer Talks about PvP, PvE, AvA and More
Sep 17th
This Article is Originally from ZAM.COMIf You Want to Know More Details about it, please check out the link below: http://www.zam.com/story.html?story=19714
Recently, ZAM sat down with Executive Producer Todd Harris to discuss various aspects of Global Agenda. There were lots of surprises in this interview. Not only can we learn about PvP and PvE combat system but also Todd Harris brought their unique AvA system.
The third style is what we call AvA — ’Agency vs. Agency’ — or also referred to as ’The Campaign’.
Global Agenda is a fast paced, action packed adrenaline rush that plays differently than any other game in the MMO space. Hi-Rez Studios has spent a great deal of time creating a skill based game that feels like a shooter but plays like something more. Persistent elements and an abundance of customization will keep players engaged and thirsty for another match.
The interview also told you more about vehicles, server clusters and so on.
Magic World Online will Open A New Server
Sep 17th
Magic World Online, developed by Goldcool games and published by Ingle Games Ltd., is going to open a new server "Dawning" at Sept 26. By then, a brand new item called "Vulcan Stone" will be introduced to every one in Magic World.
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We are very happy to announce that a new server whose name was selected by players, Dawning, will be launched at 7:00 PM (PDT) on Sept. 18.
Meanwhile, a brand new item called "Vulcan Stone" will be introduced to every one in Magic World. With the Vulcan Stone, you will never be bothered by dilemma of which attribute should be retained and which one should be diminished. Beyond Blacksmith Heart and Craftsman Heart, Vulcan Stone is used to keep both basic and additional attribute of growing weapon! And it can be got from Lucky Hammer.
What’s more, in honor of the opening of Dawning, MWO will start Double Experience in each sever from 19:00 (PDT) on Sept. 18 to 23:59 (PDT) on Sept.20. At the period of Double EXP, we will hold a new event called Crazy Hunters.
Crazy Hunters:
As soon as you enter server Dawning, please try your best to collect the two living More >
Who Touched My Client? – When MMOs Confront with NUDE Pack – Part I
Sep 16th
Who Touched My Client? – When MMOs Come up with NUDE PackBy Chou Kiba
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We all like sexy female characters in MMORPGs. Busty women, almost bare clothes and sweet faces, MMO developers already do their best to make a game LOOK charming. Then, have you ever heard about the nude pack in MMORPGs? Nude pack is always developed for a certain MMO. After such pack is installed, all characters in the game will be naked in your screen. It may satisfy someone’s curiosity, but in most cases, it hurts other players’ feeling, especially for female players.
Most nude packs are made by oneself or a small team. They exploit the popular games including video games and MMORPGs. Both World of Warcraft and Lineage 2 are hot victims of dude pack. Recently, NHN’s new hot MMO – C9 became the new target of dude pack teams, the only female character Saman’s naked screenshots are widely spread around the internet.
Someone said it was developers’ commercial speculation, and others blamed it to the weak client encryption. However, whether it’s commercial speculation or not is not our topic today. In this article, we are going to review More >