Monthly Archives: May 2015
The Daily Grind: Would you try a Darkfall reboot?
Yesterday's news regarding the possibility of a classic Darkfall server was pretty great. I loved Aventurine's 2010-era fantasy gankbox, and I'd resubscribe or even repurchase the client...
Raph Koster used MMO design to help revitalize a bar trivia game
You might know Raph Koster from his MMO legacy as a designer on Ultima Online or Star Wars Galaxies, or perhaps from his current...
Rumor: WildStar coming to Steam as a free-to-play title in August [Updated]
WildStar is coming to Steam, according to third-party scraper site SteamDB.info. When and for how much is less clear, given that Carbine and NCsoft...
Heroes & Generals celebrates five million registered players
Reto-Moto has announced that more than five million players have registered for its F2P World War II MMO shooter called Heroes & Generals. Since...
The Stream Team: Caves of Landmark’s wonders
As pretty as the scenery can be topside, spelunking is where the action is since all the mobs were moved underground in Landmark. That's...
Rodinia War melds strategy and fantasy action
What flavors go well together? Peanut butter and chocolate, obviously. Sarcasm and stand-up comedians. Mario and mushrooms. And now, apparently, builder games and MMORPGs.
This...
Heroes of the Storm devs talk Kael’Thas and character design
Wondering how Blizzard's developers choose from the studio's incredible roster of characters and then crafted those selections into Heroes of the Storm's champions? Then...
Aventurine is exploring a Darkfall 1.0 reboot
Remember a couple of weeks ago when Aventurine developer axilmar caused a bit of a stir with an informal poll regarding Darkfall's pre-Unholy Wars...
LEGO Minifigures Online is switching from F2P to B2P this summer
Funcom has announced that its LEGO Minifigures Online is launching "with full cross-platform play this summer." Wait a minute, didn't this game already launch...
Neverwinter cracks 1.6M players on Xbox One
If you're looking for Neverwinter's true success story, it might not be on the PC at all. Cryptic Studios announced today that ever since...
Here are the top 10 moments from Wargaming’s recent Grand Finals
Wargaming has published a video recap of the top 10 moments from its recent Grand Finals 2015 competition. If you want to see some...
Leaderboard: Do you like the buy-to-play model?
I was discussing MMO business models with some friends this week, and one of them commented that buy-to-play is the best thing ever. I...
Forsaken World Mobile will include five classes
When it launches, Forsaken World Mobile will come out of the gate strong with five classes from which to choose. According to the list...
Massively Opinionated: EVE vs SWTOR vs The Plunderbund
In this episode, Larry, Cosmic Engine, Brendan, and Redna debate MMORPG community platforms, guilds, and building strong communities.
A Tale in the Desert preparing to restart with Tale 7
A Tale in the Desert's current "telling" -- Tale 6 -- has been running a long time, ever since its debut in 2011. Since...
Ask Mo: The trouble with roleplaying in MMORPGs
Long ago on Massively-that-was, a reader named Avaera sent in a long list of fabulous questions worth addressing. I'm tackling another in today's edition...
Crowfall backers can now gift a copy to a friend
If you have too much money burning a hole in your pocket and a good friend who didn't get on board with the Crowfall...
Dragon of Legends will be a cross-platform pixel MMO
If you like pixel art and the promise of being able to play an MMO on both mobile and desktop clients, you should probably...
Trove patches in the Golden Thread, now patches out the bugs
The most recent Trove patch added in the Golden Thread, which is pretty great for everyone playing the game. For the new player, it...
Lineage Eternal will hold a small beta test next month
For a game that was hyped to heck and back with its announcement, you would think that Lineage Eternal would get more time in...
