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Archive for March, 2010
BREAKING: Ministry of War office in Pashanai rocked by massive blast – news from EvE
Mar 24th
Pashanai – Pandemonium has erupted at the Ministry of War’s Bureau Offices in the Pashanai system in the past hour. Conflicting reports are still coming in, but several Scope sources have confirmed that a powerful explosion has torn through a number of the station’s levels, taking lives and destroying crucial infrastructure. It is unknown at this point what the death toll is, though it is believed to number in the thousands. The Amarr Navy has been placed on high alert and is deploying relief vessels at this time.
More on the situation as it develops.
BREAKING: Explosion cause unclear, Amarr Navy redeployment – news from EvE
Mar 24th
Pashanai – The Scope is still attempting to get news on the explosion that apparently ripped through the Ministry of War’s Bureau Offices in the Pashanai system. Reports are coming in, but the explosion’s cause and the extent of damage remain unclear.
What is clear is that the Amarr Navy has begun a massive re-deployment along its border with the Minmatar Republic. We have no comment from the Navy at this time.
BREAKING: Theology Council Head potentially among Pashanai dead – news from EvE
Mar 24th
Pashanai – The first casualties from the site of the Pashanai incident have been confirmed in excess of 4300, according to numbers just released by Amarr Navy High Command. Containment and relief operations are underway at the scene, with several station sectors still either on fire or suffering dangerous gas leaks.
It has also been reported that Mervan Moritok, the head of the Theology Council, may have been among those on the station at the time the explosion took place. Attempts to confirm this with the Empire are underway.
We will have more on the situation as it develops.
Slave rescue corps first responders – news from EvE
Mar 24th
Pashanai – Following the massive explosion that tore through the Ministry of War station, dozens of first response teams have been deployed to search for survivors. These teams, each numbering nine slaves strong and commanded by an Amarrian overseer, are typical rescue corps employed by the Empire during times of possible danger.
“The rescue teams shall enter through several points,” explained Captain Jamar Dinn, the Ministry official commanding the effort. “Most will enter through hull breaches and continue from there, while others will begin from docking points and move toward the most damaged areas.”
On the use of slave labor, Captain Dinn said, “These teams are used to working orderly and efficiently even under extreme stress. In addition, individual members are employed under a special merit system whereby their performance and rescue numbers directly influence the personal liberties of themselves and their families. As such, they are ideal for these circumstances, as they are unlikely to be discouraged by any amount of death and destruction. Their efforts allow the Navy and other vital forces to remain on high alert for the duration of the rescue.”
Officials anticipate that once the areas have been swept by the slave teams and the risk of futher More >
Karma 2: Berserker Match Mode Added
Mar 23rd
On March 23, the next-gen FPS MMO Karma 2, developed and published by the Korea-based Dragonfly, has undergone a update and added a new death match mode, Berserker(literally translated).
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In the”Berserker”mode, berserkers from the future world will make their appearance as a variable gameplay element to join the match. This mode allows up to 16 players in a short time of three minutes which will bring players a completely different gaming experience.
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The playing method is: 5 seconds after a match starts, one or two of the participants will transform to be”berserker”randomly, and if berserkers eliminate all humans in three minutes, the berserkers will win the match, otherwise, the humans will win.
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This mode is a match between a few berserkers in possession of powerful abilities and lots of common soldiers, so special skills have been added to berserkers. The melee weapon on the left shoulder of berserkers can perish enemies with only one accurate attack. Besides, berserkers are endowed with a Cloaking skill that can transparentize themselves and prevent enemies from seeing them. What’s more, berserkers are able to fire rockets equipped on their right shoulder to float enemies and make them unable to attack, and even scatter well-organized group More >
Global Agenda – Sandstorm will Introduce Class Specialization
Mar 23rd
Powered by Unreal Engine 3, Global Agenda will welcome an important update in April, Version 1.3 – Sandstorm. In Sandstorm, the most significant update is class specialization, it allows players to specify their characters and use new weapons. Warzone is another important update, Version 1.3 will open PvE zone as well as PvPvE zone with different mission types.
Global Agenda – Dev Blog: Conquest Overview
More Global Agenda videos
Character levels and specializations:
Leveling from 30-50 will now have a lot more meaning.
At level 30+ players will be able to choose a specialization path for the character. Each class has two specializations (that match the current Skill Trees)
You can only choose one specialization which allows you additional skill points in the specialization tree and allows you to use new weapons/devices that are being introduced.
If you want to specialize in both areas and change between them frequently you will need to create and level up another character for that class.
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New weapons/Device:
For each class specialization new weapons and devices are being introduced. We are trying for at least one weapon/device per slot type per class
Some examples: The Laser Sniper Rifle, The Barrage Grenade Launcher, The Claw,The Perfect Rifle, The Beacon Tracker, The Impact Hammer, The More >
Imperion is Now Available on BBGSite!
Mar 23rd
Imperion is a strategic massive multi player online game which takes place in outer space. You can choose between three species, (the inventive Terrans, the ancient Titans and the savage Xen) in which to colonize planets for one year to conquer the three known Galaxies.
Play Imperion on BBGsite here: http://mygame.bbgsite.com/games/imperion.shtml
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In addition to strategic aptness, diplomacy and trade are important to assure the survival of your own species.
You can expect epic battles with thousands of spaceships, three species, up to 32 buildings, 6 types of planets with different attributes and thousands of solar systems. Settle or garrison planets, join an alliance, trade resources and negotiate diplomatic contracts, or impose your will through superior firepower. The possibilities are unlimited.
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Background
It’s the year 2137. A thousand year old conflict threatens to rip apart a universe in which three species are fighting for domination. After great battles, hope now rests on your shoulders. Vast, unexplored galaxies await you. Develop new technologies, spaceships, and buildings. Establish your own intergalactic empire now!
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Related Links
Imperion Guide: Getting Farmed 101
More information about Imperion here
http://gamelist.bbgsite.com/goto/imperion.shtml
Blackshot 2nd CBT Goes Live Today
Mar 23rd
Blackshot 2nd phase of Closed Beta will run every day from 3 PM until 12 AM from the 24th of March until 31st of March 2010! The 2nd phase of the Closed Beta will focus on network improvement and analyzing it in order to present players all soon a much more enjoyable and lag free game environment. This 2nd Closed Beta will also focus on European Territories only, and sadly gamers from other regions are not able to connect to BlackShot for the moment. Read the official announcement below:
First we would like to say thank you for more than 7000 testers who played and tested BlackShot in the 1st Closed Beta phase! Moreover we are also really happy of so many good reports we collected from you and which help us to find the issues in the game.
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Currently the developer and our product managing team are focusing to prepare the last things for the start of the 2nd Closed Beta tomorrow! We all hope that the 2nd phase will be even more enjoyable as the 1st phase already was for so many players!
The 2nd phase of Closed Beta will run every day from 3 PM until 12 AM from the 24th More >
Icecrown 5-man gear for death knights
Mar 23rd
Welcome to Lichborne, WoW.com’s weekly look into the world of the death knight. This week, we’re mostly waiting for the cold front to come in, but we got some other stuff we can talk about for sure.
While we’ve all been waiting for Patch 3.3.3 to drop so we can decide if we’re respeccing frost or not, It’s become a pretty slow time in the death knight world. Debates continue on the best frost specs, whether Will of the Necropolis is worth getting now or even makes Blood the best tank spec, and so on and so forth, of course, so it’s not completely quiet, but I’ve said my two cents on most of that before. It occurs to me, though, that I haven’t really taken a good look at the Icecrown 5-mans for loot and opportunities for death knights. So for all my more casual and upcoming death knight friends, this one’s for you.
As with similar loot guides, I’m going to shy away from covering loot that is not specifically itemized for death knights. That means that I will not be covering things that have attack power (with the exception of certain weapons), things that have shield block stats, More >
Patch 3.3.3 known issues for March 23rd, 2010
Mar 23rd
Not surprisingly we have a list of known issues already for the just released patch 3.3.3. None of the issues on the list deal with the servers, and people have been reporting several issues with loading their character past the character select screen. Don’t be shocked to see some short downtime or at least a rolling restart Wednesday morning.
Some of the big known issues on the current list:
- Players are unable to access the auction house through Reginald Arcfire/Brassbolt Mechawrench in Dalaran.
- Pets are receiving Hellscream’s Warsong and Strength of Wrynn outside of Icecrown Citadel on servers with the buffs active.
- While in Spirit of Redemption Form, certain [priest] spells will cause the form to cancel prematurely.
The entire list after the break.
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