Fallen Earth: What’s Next: Patch 1.4
Posted by MMORPG on Apr 08, 2010 | Leave a Comment
MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller recently got the whole scoop on the most recent addition to Icarus Studios' Fallen Earth, Patch 1.4.
Fallen Earth continues to innovate and listen to its players. The game has a solid fan base and is now adding Patch 1.4 to give players some great end game options as well as some content updates and new gear. If you saw the Fallen Earth IPhone app recently you will now that this game takes its fans seriously and works to keep their players in the game and fighting...
How gaming can make a better world
Posted by MMORPG on Apr 08, 2010 | Leave a Comment
About ten days ago, an interesting video of a speech was aired on TED talk. For those of you who don’t know what TED is, it is quite literally a meeting place of some of the world’s greatest thinkers: economists, philosophers, doctors, environmentalists and so on. These are people who dedicate their lives to making the world a better place.
So imagine my surprise when I was notified of a talk from someone who said that gaming fit into that ideal?
Enter Jane McGonigal, game designer....
Breakfast Topic: World PvP
Posted by MMORPG on Apr 08, 2010 | Leave a Comment
This Breakfast Topic is brought to you by WoW.com’s guest blogger program. Want to participate in a future call for guest posts? Read up on how to contribute, and keep an eye on the site for program announcements.
I remember when my freshly made human rogue first left the friendly confines of Elwynn Forest and ventured across the river into unknown Duskwood. This being the first toon I had played, I was entering this new zone with a mixture of excitement and wonder. As I carefully began to...
Cataclysm Class Changes: Priest
Posted by MMORPG on Apr 08, 2010 | Leave a Comment
As we’ve been expecting, we now have the first glimpse of what the priest class will be like in Cataclysm. These changes are straight from Blizzard, and they provide great insight into where the designers want to take things. Please remember that these changes are for the beta and will very likely be modified as the expansion nears release.
Some of the major highlights:
Mind Spike (level 81): Deals Shadowfrost damage and puts a debuff on the target that improves subsequent Mind Spike damage.
Inner...
Spiritual Guidance: Compensating for the failure of others
Posted by MMORPG on Apr 07, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Theorizing that one could shadow priest within his own lifetime, Dr. Fox Van Allen stepped into the Shadowform accelerator … and vanished. He awoke to find himself the Spiritual Guidance columnist, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change shadow priests for the better. His only guide on this journey is his Gnomemuncher, an observer from his own time who appears in the form of a Shadowfiend that only Fox can see and hear. And so, Dr. Van Allen finds...
The Light and How to Swing It: Tanking stat changes in Cataclysm
Posted by MMORPG on Apr 07, 2010 | Leave a Comment
With the Light as his strength, Gregg Reece of The Light and How to Swing It faces down the demons of the Burning Legion, the undead of the Scourge and helps with the puppet shows at the Argent Ren Faire up in Icecrown.
Since paladins are last on the list for the upcoming Cataclysm class previews due to how Blizzard ended up doing the development schedule, we’ve got another week and a half to wait for our details. I’m not picky as long as it gets done, so there’s no reason to...
More Cataclysm change details for Shaman and Warlocks
Posted by MMORPG on Apr 07, 2010 | Leave a Comment
After dropping the Shaman and Warlock Cataclysm class changes earlier today, Blizzard followed up with some shorter posts clarifying many details about the systems. For Shaman, the Q&A covers a lot of ground with some follow up for Meditation and the Nature damage boost for Enhancement. Warlocks can rest easy as blues explain the change to the Succubus’ Soothing Kiss ability and the future of new demons.
Check out the exact wording after the jump!
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Ask a Faction Leader: The Brothers Bronzebeard
Posted by MMORPG on Apr 07, 2010 | Leave a Comment
WoW.com’s prestige in the community has afforded us the opportunity to speak with major Azerothian leadership figures on any subject, and we’re letting you, the reader, Ask a Faction Leader!
We recently spoke to Master Mathias Shaw, leader of Stormwind’s SI:7, and he shed light on several key issues, including melee hunters, frenemies, cheesemongers, black dragons and erotic fanfiction. In this installment of Ask a Faction Leader, we’ll be sitting with the brothers Bronzebeard,...
Battle of the Immortals: Closed Beta Next Week; New Video
Posted by MMORPG on Apr 07, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Perfect World Entertainment has announced that the Closed Beta test for their upcoming 2.5D free-to-play MMORPG, Battle of the Immortals, will begin next week on Tuesday, April 13.
A breakdown of the game's key features can be found below:
· 5 Unique Classes– Each with their own distinct skill set and equipment
· Zodiac System– Empower your character according to their...
Analysis of the shaman Cataclysm class preview
Posted by MMORPG on Apr 07, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Now that you have the basic upcoming shaman changes for Cataclysm, we’re happy to bring you detailed analysis of what the changes mean to your class and spec.
Our class columnists have been hard at work and have put together a series of posts detailing exactly what the changes mean for you, what’s good and bad about them, and how they’re going to shape the future of the game. Check out the analyses below:
Elemental shaman analysis by Mike Sacco
Enhancement shaman analysis by...
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