Ragnarok Online II: Can Ragnarok Online II Rock It?
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Ragnarok Online 2 launched last week with much fanfare. For today's Free Zone column, Richard Aihoshi managed to catch up to Gravity Interactive's Jason Koerperich, the Director of Game Operations. Find out a whole lot more about Ragnarok Online 2 than you probably knew before and then head to the comments.
MMORPG: First, what would you like readers who aren't familiar with the history of Ragnarok Online to know about it? What were the keys to its popularity in Korea?
Jason Koerperich:...
Elder Scrolls Online: On the Radar for Summer
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As the Elder Scrolls Online nears the end of development, and as convention season rolls around, there are a lot of things to look forward to in the coming months. We take a look at a few of the things that we're most keen to find out in our latest ESO column. Check it out and then tell us what you're looking forward to learning about in the comments.
Payment Model
I don’t want to go into too much detail about the payment model for Elder Scrolls Online because that is an entire article...
Dragon’s Prophet: Runewaker’s Onto Something
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Dragon's Prophet is currently in beta testing in both North America and in Europe. We spent some time exploring Runewaker's first foray into the MMO space after Runes of Magic. We think you'll be surprised by what you read. Head to the comments afterward to discuss.
Color me surprised that when I logged into Dragon’s Prophet (to be published by SOE here in the West), what I found instead was a game that’s startling different from the rest of the also-rans out there. ...
Star Wars: The Old Republic: EA Scores Multi-Game Publishing Rights to Star Wars Titles
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Kotaku is reporting that EA has scored licensing privileges to publish and develop games based on the Star Wars intellectual property. According to Kotaku, both EA and BioWare will work on games based on the IP.
“Every developer dreams of creating games for the Star Wars universe,” said EA Labels president Frank Gibeau in a statement. “Three of our top studios will fulfill that dream, crafting epic adventures for Star Wars fans. DICE and Visceral will produce new games, joining...
Elder Scrolls Online: Latest Community Q&A Posted
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The Elder Scrolls Online team has posted the latest in a series of community questions and answers. The Q&A is a mixed bag of topics including armor, slavery, and whether or not puzzles will be included.
The Ayleids are said to have “At one point [have] controlled the entirety of what is now the Imperial Province of Cyrodiil.” Does that mean we are only going to see Ayleid ruins in Cyrodiil or in other provinces like High Rock or Valenwood? – By Ian Barber
The Ayleids were...
Lord of the Rings Online: Treachery of the White Hand to Launch May 13th
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Turbine has announced that the next Lord of the Rings Online update, Treachery of the White Hand, will go live across all servers on May 13th. Players are charged with finding the town of Scylfig and discover the roots of the encroaching winter.
Mounted combat revamp - New class-specific traits now enhance your mounted combat skills, while bonuses to mobility have been moved from traits to your base steed.
Hobbit presents! - Another reason to get in the game! All...
Marvel Heroes: Delving Into Open Beta
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Gazillion Entertainment invited players into an open beta event for Marvel Heroes this past weekend. We took the opportunity to take our super heroes out for a run and have a few thoughts to share. Read on and then let us know about your experiences with Marvel Heroes in the comments.
I entered the game as Black Widow with absolutely zero options for customization. That will come later in the form of costumes. Still, after playing Neverwinter for the last week or so, a game that has an amazing...
Neverwinter: Foundry Focus: A Kidnapping in Blacklake
Posted by MMORPG on May 05, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Rob Lashley has started a terrific new series for MMORPG.com that is based around Neverwinter. Called Foundry Focus, Rob shines the spotlight on a specific Foundry quest each week. In this inaugural article, Rob takes a look at "A Kidnapping in Blacklake". Check it out and then tell us about your favorite Foundry quests in the comments.
On April 30th Cryptic Studios released their new Dungeons and Dragons based MMORPG Neverwinter. One of the main mechanics that separates Neverwinter from...
World of Warcraft: Anticipating BlizzCon 2013
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After a year off, Blizzcon 2013 will be storming back to Anaheim later this year. Ardent World of Warcraft fans are beginning to speculate about what big announcements the team might have in store for the world's most popular MMO. Check out our musings before adding yours in the comments.
Last week BlizzCon tickets went on sale and milliseconds later they were sold out. This happened with both batches of tickets. For those of you that were lucky enough to score some, congratulations! For everyone...
Guild Wars 2: Growing Up
Posted by MMORPG on May 05, 2013 | Leave a Comment
Guild Wars 2 is a game that has made some big changes in a short while and has plans to make many more as the player base adapts and requests new features. In our latest Guild Wars 2 column, we take a look at what has changed already and offer a few thoughts about things we'd like to see in the future. Read on before heading to the comments.
Guild Wars 2 is still a very young game, yet ArenaNet has already added and changed several features. I think we all remember at launch how the game,...
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