In our third and final Player’s Choice Award for 2016, we’re asking you to pick your top overall MMO of the year. Read on, add your vote, and prepare to argue!
– Tales of Berseria: Another in a Long List
The newest title in the long running Tales series releases in North America on January 24th and the EU on January 27th. Rob weighs in on how it stacks up.
Conan Exiles – Leveraging the Favor of the Gods
The role of religion and the avatars of the gods is the subject of the latest developer blog on the Conan Exiles site. Each god is given a brief introduction before delving into the importance of gaining the favor of the gods on the way to the “ultimate reward for worshipping the gods” – the ability to summon their Avatar to wreak havoc on enemies.
Project Genom – New Character Models, Levels, Balance, Equipment & More
The Project Genom site has been updated with a good long post about what the team has been working on in the past several weeks and that will be deployed in future updates.
Black Desert Online – Mobile Version & Second Awakenings
Pearl Abyss’s Daeil Kim, the Black Desert Online game director, was interviewed recently during the Taipei Game Show and revealed some interesting plans for the game. Now that all Awakenings have been deployed in Korea and in Western markets, the team is considering a second Awakening for each class perhaps starting as early as this year. This may also apply to trade labors.
Black Desert Online – Mobile Version, Dark Knight Awakening & Second Awakenings
Pearl Abyss’s Daeil Kim, the Black Desert Online game director, was interviewed recently during the Taipei Game Show and revealed some interesting plans for the game. Now that all Awakenings have been deployed in Korea and in Western markets, the team is considering a second Awakening for each class perhaps starting as early as this year. This may also apply to trade labors.
Final Fantasy XIV – Rumor: Samurai Class Coming with Stormblood
Dataminers have been combing through the Final Fantasy XIV v3.5 patch notes and have found an intriguing hint that the Samurai job may be coming as part of the Stormblood expansion later this year. No other information has been found but it is possible that more will be revealed in the very near future.
– I Am Setsuna to be a Nintendo Switch Launch Title
Tokyo RPG Factory has announced that I Am Setsuna will be launching on March 3rd with the Nintendo Switch. The launch will include some exclusive features including the Temporal Battle Arena with players able to take on other player’s teams.
Path of Exile – The Exiled Tribune – Soon to be the Next (and Best) Multiplatform ARPG
Last week was a big one for the Path of Exile team with the huge announcement that one of the most beloved ARPGs will soon become a truly multi-platform game. In addition, the amazing community talent competition came to a close with so much awesome work that Grinding Gear has decided to hand out even more prizes. It was a great week to be an Exile!
– Berserk – Awakened Abilities Detailed
Koei Tecmo America has revealed a little bit more information about how certain temporary boosts called “awakened” abilities work as players venture through Berserk and the Band of the Hawk. For example, Guts’ Berserker Armor “unleashes deadly blows” or Griffith’s demonic Femto form “deals swift bursts of damage”.