Virtual World News
Filed under: Patches, News items, War, Free-to-play, World of Tanks
But hey, why settle for words when you can have sweet, explosion-filled video? Wargaming.net has released a new trailer to get players excited about the new update. So while you (im)patiently await the patch's arrival on the live servers, why don't you grab yourself some popcorn and have a look?
[Thanks to Pharaoh for the tip!]
Continue reading World of Tanks' patch 7.2 locks and loads tomorrow
World of Tanks' patch 7.2 locks and loads tomorrow originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
- Source: World of Tanks patch 7.2
Filed under: Super-hero, Business models, News items, Free-to-play, Consoles, DC Universe Online, Promotions
So what will you get? PC players will receive a monthly stipend of 500 Station Cash, while PS3 players will see a similar influx of 500 Loyalty Points for use in a new in-game store. For both platforms, you'll get the ability to unlock rare lockboxes for free and a full set of Replay Badges every month. Replay Badges allow you to reset all of your instance lockouts, giving you a chance to play back through content more frequently -- and with 150 of them free each month, your exploits as a Legendary member will be the stuff of... well, you can guess.
DC Universe Online makes Legendary members even more legendary originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
- Source: New Legendary benefits
Filed under: MMO industry, News items, Humor, Miscellaneous
All this and some tips on Icelandic cuisine in the video beyond the cut!
Continue reading The MMO Report: Horsesteak edition
The MMO Report: Horsesteak edition originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
- Source: The MMO Report
Filed under: Betas, Culture, Opinion, Roleplaying, Miscellaneous
What surprised me were the thoughtful and interesting responses I received. I had just assumed nobody actually bothered with RP in betas, but that's not the truth; on the contrary, many of my friends used the time to experiment with characters, to begin to fashion stories, or even play their character as an ancestor of their soon-to-come main.
So what about you? How do you -- or would you -- roleplay betas with their unstable, transitory worlds?
Every morning, the Massively bloggers probe the minds of their readers with deep, thought-provoking questions about that most serious of topics: massively online gaming. We crave your opinions, so grab your caffeinated beverage of choice and chime in on today's Daily Grind!The Daily Grind: How do you roleplay betas? originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Business models, MMO industry, Free-to-play, Mobile, Massively Event Coverage
As most F2P players never spend money in such games and tend to play the most, Cousins thinks that the model works in favor of the gamer. He also stated that freemium games are not set up to trick people into paying, saying that it's "ineffective" if that was the case as a vast majority resists doing so.
Cousins addressed the news stories of people who dangerously splurge on in-game purchases as a rarity: "I've never come across a big spender on a free-to-play game who has maxed out their credit cards. The big spenders I've met generally know what they're doing. Even the $5,000 spenders are not being exploited, they are just people who have found their big hobby."
Ngmoco publishes freemium titles on the iOS and Android platforms, including games like We Rule and We City.
Ngmoco exec: Free-to-play is not exploitative originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
- Source: Develop
Filed under: Sci-fi, EVE Online, Culture, Economy, Game mechanics, Opinion, Roleplaying, Sandbox, Dungeons, Crafting, Why I Play
For these reasons and others like them, CCP seems to have topped out somewhere around half a million active subs at the game's high point. EVE is seen as unfriendly in some ways, but in actuality it's the friendliest MMO around if you're an imaginative sort with the desire to direct your own in-game destiny.
Could the tutorials be better? Sure. Could PvE missions be more engaging? Absolutely. Does either of these failings, or numerous others, detract from what is the genre's premier emergent experience?
Nope.
Continue reading Why I Play: EVE Online
Why I Play: EVE Online originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Filed under: Fantasy, Video, Game mechanics, MMO industry, RuneScape, Free-to-play, Browser
Understandably, most people will likely remember this year for one thing: This was the year that RuneScape beat the bots. Following the momentous Bot Nuking Day, players logged in to find a distinctly emptier world but one filled with real people. RuneFest 2011 was a success, with presentations from the game's developers and a special focus on breaking the bots. This year also saw the interesting story that the Dutch Supreme Court ruling that stealing RuneScape items is the same as theft of real life goods.
In this anniversary retrospective, I look back at some of RuneScape's top news stories and game additions of the year.
Continue reading RuneScape: Seventh anniversary retrospective
RuneScape: Seventh anniversary retrospective originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
The 6th annual Digital Kids Conference is pleased to announce Bart Decrem, SVP and General Manager of Disney Mobile, as our day-two keynote speaker. Decrem, who leads the business unit behind the wildly successful ‘Where’s My Water?’ mobile gaming phenomenon, takes the floor of the Expo Hall at the Pasadena Convention Center [...]
Filed under: Sci-fi, Video, EVE Online, Events, real-world, Game mechanics, MMO industry, New titles, News items, Free-to-play, DUST 514, Sandbox
Fortunately, the company has also thrown a bone to those of us who weren't able to attend (and who may have missed out on the extensive livestream coverage). A new post on the official EVE website has links to CCP's YouTube page, and there you'll find footage from CCP Presents, the EVE keynote speech, the DUST keynote speech, and the Tesselation tech demo. You can also check them out after the cut. Happy viewing!
Continue reading EVE Fanfest videos viewable on YouTube
EVE Fanfest videos viewable on YouTube originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
- Source: Video links
Filed under: Fantasy, Events, in-game, RIFT, Enter at Your Own Rift, Anniversary
Continue reading Enter at Your Own Rift: A carnival recap and a war on the horizon
Enter at Your Own Rift: A carnival recap and a war on the horizon originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.