MMO Reporter
MMO Reporter Episode 166 - Arnold comes to visit
On this week’s MMO Reporter, Chris, Harry and Layanor talk about the Dust 514 beta players getting to play with real people, Neverwinter revealing a few new classes and the TV portion of Defiance.
Listen now:
What we’ve done in game:
Layanor:
- Ran the new scaled Barad Guldur instance
- Stopped in on the moors for awhile and got a full set of gear..
- I made rank 6 on my creep and brought the audacity up to 9.
- And here is the big news. Around 6PM on 1/3/2013. Layanor turned 1 year old in game time. You have been playing for: 12 months 0 hours 37 minutes 9 seconds
- Played tons of infectonator 2 – http://armorgames.com/play/13150/infectonator-2
- Bought DUNGEONS for steam but didnt play it yet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOATkOaZMdk
Harry:
- Final Fantasy IV
- Front Mission 3
- Lunar: Silver Star Harmony
- Xenoblade Chronicles
- Monster Hunter Tri
- FTL
Chris:
- Rift
- LOTRO
- Guardians of Middle Earth
- Assassin’s Creed Revelations
- Guild Wars 2
News:
Dust 514 interacting with EVE live servers Jan 10th
http://community.eveonline.com/devblog.asp?a=blog&nbid=74180
- On Thursday the 10th of January, following a slightly longer than usual scheduled downtime, we will be migrating over players currently participating in the DUST 514 closed beta from Singularity to Tranquility.
- Pc Gamers get to hire counsel players to battle and claim planets.
- Introducing orbital Bombardments.
- Migration comes with a reset of character skills and corporations for the DUST players.
Neverwinter Class Reveals
The Great Weapon Fighter
http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/01/08/massively-exclusive-neverwinters-great-weapon-fighter-class-re/#continued
- Role: Damage dealer and secondary defender
- Taking on multiple enemies at once and has plenty of AoE skills. “Even the Link charge attack from Zelda!â€
- Daring Shout marks nearby enemies – the stronger the enemies, the more defenses he gains to fend them off while his party recovers.
- Avalanche of Steel – can be used to clear crowds with area-of-effect damage
The Trickster Rogue
http://nw.perfectworld.com/news/?p=790551
- Role: Stealth damage dealer
- Takes on enemies by avoiding hits and doing fast damage in critical areas.
- Bloodbath – This powerful ability makes the Trickster Rogue an untargetable death machine, leaping from enemy to enemy in a blur of motion.
- Deft Strike – Bait them into attacking, wait until the last possible moment – then teleport behind them as they commit to the swing.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxKBOo062mw&list=PLE2E6B481C54A0FA9&index=22
Elite: Dangerous reaches Kickstarter goal
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous
Free MMO Releases over the holidays
Hawken
http://www.playhawken.com/
- Release: Open Beta – December 12, 2012
- Hawken is a free-to-play online mech shooter developed by Adhesive Games.
- The game centers around the experience of piloting a mech and features fast-paced and tactical combat as well as a huge array of mechs to choose from and customize.
Ragnarok Online 2
- There are five classes in the game
- You can take on a non-combat job and become a Chef, Alchemist, Artisan or Blacksmith.
- Challenge various instance dungeons in teams of five. You can choose between Normal or Hard mode.
Wizardry Online
http://www.wizardrythegame.com/
- Unique Character Development.
- Four different classes, each with its unique skill set: Fighter, Priest, Mage, and Thief.
- Large scale gameplay.
- Wizardry Online has 10 dungeons with 40 floors and 99 levels.
Elder Scrolls Online – Ask Us Anything
http://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en/news/post/2013/01/07/ask-us-anything-daggerfall-covenant-part-1
- Continuing the bi-weekly “Ask Us Anything†question-and-answer series with a new installment all about the Daggerfall Covenant
- Holy elder scrolls lore questions batman! I just wanna know where the hot catwoman are!
Hardware -
http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/122/1227113p1.html
http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/122/1227109p1.html
http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/145054-steam-box-prototype-shown-off-by-valve-at-ces
Defiance TV show gets a 2 hour premiere April 15th
https://twitter.com/SyfyPR/status/288347065275273217
- In 2010, Trion and SyFy channel announced a deal in which a video game and related television series would be produced.
- MMO shooter gameplay
- The first interconnect video game and television series
- Things that happen in game with the players somehow affect the TV series.
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