Beginning October 16, The Settlers Online is kicking off its annual Halloween event which means in addition to the usual Halloween festivities, a new building, new buffs and a new boss fight.
Runescape: RuneFest 2014 “Most Successful to Date”
The folks at Jagex are doing a happy dance right about now, since the successful completion of London’s RuneFest 2014. Since its 2010 start, the event has been getting bigger and bigger.
General: SOE Celebrates Halloween In Six Online Games
Seasonal events are something MMO players enjoy and look forward to every year and Sony Online Entertainment has plans in store for fans of DC Universe™ Online, Dragon’s Prophet, EverQuest®, EverQuest®II, Landmark™, and PlanetSide®2.
Runescape: Runefest 2014 ‘Most Successful Yet’
According to Jagex, this year’s Runefest fan gathering was the most successful one in the event’s history. Fans traveled to England from as far away as the United States and Australia and took part in developer panels and general good times with other sharing a passion for RuneScape.
Warhammer 40.000: Eternal Crusade: Celebrating the First Year of Community
The Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade team is celebrating the first year of the game’s forums and the formation of the best fan community. If you have yet to join up, the team invites you to head to the Warhammer 40k: Eternal Crusade site, take a look around, and sign up to become part of an awesome community.
World of Warcraft: First Round of Balance Changes Patched
The first round of balance changes have been patched into World of Warcraft. Hunters saw the most significant change as many felt the class had been nerfed into the ground. The overall damage for many Hunter skills has been increased ~15%. Several other classes saw significant increases in damage, while others, most notably Fury Warriors and Arcane Mages, took a hit in the damage department due in large part to one-shot kill abilities in PvP.
Elder Scrolls Online: The Road Ahead Takes a Look at Update 5
The latest Road Ahead article has been published on The Elder Scrolls Online site. In this edition, players are given a forward look at Update 5 which is currently live on the Public Test Server. Several of the update’s key features have been spotlighted and players have been provided the link to the current patch notes to check out what’s next.
World of Warcraft: The Iron Horde is Coming
The last time Blizzard introduced a content update to World of Warcraft was September 10th, 2014. That was the Siege of Orgrimmar patch. It has been a long time since Blizzard has updated their game, especially when you consider they charge a subscription. Finally relief is in sight, however. With the release of the fifth expansion, Warlords of Draenor (WoD), imminent Blizzard has released patch 6.0.2 The Iron Tide, or what I like to refer to as the Squish patch.
WildStar: The Changing Tide
In a recent interview, Carbine Studios explained how it hopes to turn WildStar around. For this week’s column, Gareth Harmer explains why this won’t happen overnight, but instead marks the start of a longer series of improvements.
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn: Sayonara, PlaySpan Payments
PlaySpan is gone for making payments to Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. What now, pray tell? Read on!