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With the revelation of the new Rift class, the Primalist, earlier this month, Trion decided to conduct an in-house interview with Lead Systems Designer Jeff Hamilton. The interview focuses on the design process for the new class, as well as a bit of information about Hamilton himself.
In the latest salvo fired across the bow of the Roberts Space Industries ship, Derek Smart has hired the legal firm of De La Pena & Holiday LLP that has sent a letter demanding, among other things, immediate refunds to all parties requesting them regardless of Terms of Service restriction, a forensic accounting of the fund-raising activities of RSI along with a completion date for Star Citizen. All these are demanded via the letter "to avoid legal action" on behalf of Derek Smart.
Suba Games has announced the successful revival of the Dream of Mirror Online community thanks to its launch on Steam. Players who joined up were gifted a special sheep pet that will soon be retiring, though it is currently still available for interested players who join up.
Everyone, at least in MMO gaming circles, knows about the Razer Naga and Logitech G600 these days. Two of the best options for MMO fans, with their multitude of buttons and configurations, it would be doubly hard for a new competitor to enter the MMO Mouse ring and do something to stand out. Well, that’s just what Roccat has done with the new Nyth.
Explore the difference between incapacitating and killing someone, what happens when your soul is separated from your body, why family is important when you’re facing the grave, and what people can loot off you when slain – All in this week’s Chronicles of Elyria Design Journal.
WildStar seemed to quickly fall out of favour after its launch last year, but suddenly the game is once again a hot topic for MMO bloggers. Are there second acts in the lifecycle of an MMO?
Ultima fans, rejoice! If you’ve been only lukewarm on the skills system in Shroud of the Avatar, and you really wished they’d go back to something more use-based, this is your update. You’ll find a skill system overhaul in this month’s release. Plus, I’m going to brag a little on their community again.
In a genre built upon innovation and refinement of core ideas, EVE Online stands alone as an almost entirely unique game. While most other games tend to follow a logical progression of innovation, where playing the predecessor equips you for playing the successor, there really isn’t much of an analogue for EVE Online.
Under Hartsman’s leadership, Trion Worlds has successfully transitioned from a packaged goods company to developing and publishing strictly digital and free-to-play games. Today, Trion Worlds operates a growing catalog of first-party and third-party MMOs, including Rift, Defiance, and Trove, as well as ArcheAge from XLGames and the recently announced Devilian from Bluehole Ginno.
The Mastery system coming in Heart of Thorns offers a new way to progress your characters. This week, Jason wonders if a similar system couldn’t be applied to the entire MMO.