Master X Master is officially launching in the West today, bringing NCsoft’s take on a multi-IP MOBA-with-a-twist to our shores. The twist is the PvE element, which was relatively novel for the genre back when MxM was announced but is now present in a few others. Still, there’s no other MOBA out there where you can play characters from Guild Wars 2, WildStar, and City of Heroes all together!
The floodgates officially open at 1 p.m. EDT this afternoon, but until then, we’ve rounded up all our coverage and streams of the game to now, plus a few of the game’s latest prep vids. Happy launch day!
E3 2016: Master X Master might be the most MMO-like MOBA around - Despite Eliot's positive experience with Master X Master at PAX East back in April, I went into my demo at this year's E3 expecting very little. While I'm far from a…
PAX East 2016: Hands-on with NCsoft’s Master x Master - Master x Master might very well be the MOBA that I learn to love in spite of any and all preconceptions. I am not, categorically, a fan of MOBAs. This…
Master X Master launches June 21; check out the cinematic trailer - Master X Master is launching in North America and Europe on June 21st, NCsoft just announced. The game is a hybrid MOBA-MMO with PvE elements that has charmed our writers…
Master X Master unlocks all characters for beta finale - Live in the moment even more than usual, because when April 27th rolls around, Master X Master's beta won't be around to keep you entertained. For the final week of…
Master X Master’s launch client and name reservations are now available - We are still a few days off from Master X Master's official launch, but that shouldn't stop you from preparing for the launch of this hybrid MOBA. NCsoft informed fans that…
Master X Master sells founder’s packs and starts closed beta testing - Make way for NCsoft's upcoming MOBA because it is hoping to crash the news cycle this weekend. Master X Master just started its closed beta testing, which will run through April…
NCsoft rep says bringing City of Heroes toons to Master x Master was his ‘passion project’ - We've been speaking with NCsoft West off the record this week, agitating for publicly printable answers on the Master X Master decision to implement City of Heroes characters (to the loud…
Massively Overthinking: The City of Heroes Master X Master debacle - On Tuesday, NCsoft announced that it plans to introduce Statesman, from the long-sunsetted City of Heroes, as a playable character in its MOBA, Master x Master. Complications ensued, as anyone…
Master x Master announces closed beta, adds City of Heroes’ Statesman - Today's good news for Master x Master fans is that the game has a closed beta coming up. The next test will be between April 6th and April 27th, ahead…
Master x Master introduces Koom and Vonak - Eager to know when everyone gets to play Master x Master? We can't tell you that, on account of not actually knowing. Still, the game is introducing us to two…
The Stream Team: A holiday serving of Master X Master alpha - One thing Massively OP's MJ is thankful for is the ability to peek into new and developing games to see what they are up to. And with Master X Master's…
Master X Master tests its Titan Ruins this weekend - NCsoft's upcoming Master X Master is thankful for a chance to squeeze in another playtest this week. The MOBA is currently running an alpha test through November 28th in both…
The Stream Team: Master X Master’s minigames - Master X Master is wrapping up another alpha, but not before MassivelyOP's MJ makes it in for a few rounds. How have things developed since her last foray into the…
Check out Master X Master’s wicked PvE side - Astute readers out there might recall that one of the reasons Master X Master is getting so much word-of-mouth praise is how the MOBA plays and feels much like an…
Master X Master highlights Poharan and Kromede - There's more to Master X Master than just bringing in characters from several NCsoft games under the same roof, but that is still part of the game's purpose. The two…
Master x Master introduces Kat the Cat and V-Merang - If there's one thing Master X Master does not lack, it's characters for players to use. If there's a second thing it doesn't lack, it's women with large chests and…
The Stream Team: A first look at Master X Master’s alpha weekend - MassivelyOP's MJ is all about peeking in and checking out new games, and what's newer than the first alpha weekend of NCsoft's upcoming Master X Master action MOBA? She's heading…
Master X Master introduces WildStar’s Mondo Zax - One of the hooks of NCsoft's upcoming Master X Master MOBA is that it pulls its heroes from all of NCsoft's games -- and that includes WildStar. Today, the studio…
Master X Master introduces Innowin and a livestreamed tournament - Master X Master continues its tour of the playable heroes within with the introduction of Innowin, a scout and damage-dealer who prefers that enemies never see her coming. Not because…
Master x Master spotlights the support abilities of Demenos - Do you ever wonder about how characters in MOBAs go to the bathroom? The newest video highlighting Master x Master's support caster Demenos makes it a relevant question. Sure, form-fitting…
Master x Master adds WildStar’s Mondo Zax to its final beta test - Fans of WildStar who also have access to Korean beta tests will probably be quite happy to hear that Mondo Zax, Chua inventor extraordinaire, has been added to the lineup…
Master x Master introduces future players to Sizuka - At some point in a MOBA, all pretense falls away and a match turns into a flat-out race to see which side can kill the other side faster. That's what…
NCsoft is porting its MOBA Master X Master to the West - NCsoft has just announced that it's porting Master X Master, its MOBA, to western shores "later this year." https://twitter.com/PlayMXM/status/692347333556715520 The MOBA brings together characters from multiple NCsoft video game franchises…
Master X Master Online is an NCsoft MOBA with a twist - Are you curious about NCsoft's Master X Master Online? Steparu's put the game through its paces and has nice things to say about it, concluding that it's different enough from the…
I’ve never been able to get into a MOBA before but this one is different enough that it is fun for me. Just the fact that you are always ingame in a multiplayer hub instead of a simple menu makes it feel a lot less like a traditional MOBA. Also the PvE missions are pretty fun, although I can see them getting repetitive fairly quickly.
Not really a MOBA fan but I did try this out. It’s not that bad and has some nice additions to the genre that I haven’t seen in other MOBAs.
I did the (first? only?) tutorial mission at lunch. I couldn’t rebind my keys at that time, so it was a little clunky to play, but I did enjoy it. For some reason, even once I could rebind my keys, I couldn’t rebind all of them (like ‘F’ and ‘N’). But I was able to change over to mouse control and move around with the right mouse button, so I think that will be fine.
I like the lobby. It reminds me of Marvel Heroes. I’m interested enough to play more tonight when I have more time, though I’ll probably still play Overwatch first.
After about 90 minutes of play, my impression is pretty positive. I played some 3v3 arena battles with bots and did several PvE missions. I unlocked a couple of characters, including one who resembles a 4yo little girl who shoots fireballs. I’m interested enough to play again, though I don’t see myself getting 300+ hours in it like Overwatch.
hey look, another moba
The game is fun. I am worried they are nesting simple systems to add confusion and complexity to get more people to spend cash in the cash shop. It is one of the trends I really hate in F2P games. It is worse than lockboxes.
Either that or I am just to used to the streamlined nature of Heroes of the Storm and even SMITE. I would love to see more MOBAs go the SMITE 3rd person OTS camera route. It makes me feel so much more in control of my skill shots as compared to isometric cameras. Plus you don’t have to fake line of sight with fog of war. You can actually have line of sight :)
Crap, forgot to download it this weekend! Oh well, will download and hopefully get some playtime in tonight/tomorrow before SWL consumes all my free time.
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It’s been installed for a few days, I’m definitely trying it this evening :)
Woot! I’ll be on this evening. Looking forward to the PvE elements in this game.
Its to late for another moba, the market it too saturated. And quite honestly I don’t feel like wasting time learning the mechanics of this one. Sick of everything moba. They even tried to shove this down our throats in an rts in Dawn of war 3, its lame.
Consider what happened with Heroes of the Storm. The game was far from being a hit, promised to flop due to market saturation (according to many), yet Blizzard kept supporting it and improving it, up to the point that it now has a more than decent playerbase. Sometimes developer support can do a lot.
Of course, no certainty, but as NCsoft has huge hopes for the game, it would be surprising if they didn’t try the same approach with it.