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On January 24th, NCSoft will launch its first mobile RPG in the west. Called Aion: Legions of War, the game challenges players to collect over 100 different heroes across several disciplines including tanks, DPS and healers. Players will be able to create almost innumerable combinations to create teams to take into dungeons, the PvP arena and more.
The Black Desert Online forum has been updated with the latest patch notes. Anchoring today’s update, players will find the new DIY Snowman event that will run through January 16th. “During the event period, defeat monsters, fish and gather to get event items which you can manufacture into the Winter Snowman full of cool rewards”.
The Path of Exile team may still be languishing in the holiday doldrums a bit, but they’re not going to leave the community bereft of fun things to see. In a new article on the game’s site, Grinding Gear provides trailers from the era spanning 2015-2016 and the expansions from The Awakening to The Breach. If you’re a fan of the game and love to see how it’s progressed over the years, this is definitely a must-see!
According to Reuters.com, Nexon founder Kim Jung-ju is ready to unload his controlling block of stock in the company worth approximately nearly $9B USD. Jung-ju owns 98.6% of the available stocks, essentially putting the company up for sale. The report came via the Korea Economic Daily with unconfirmed “inside sources” providing the information. However, and as a result, the value of Nexon shares on the Tokyo stock market rose nearly 30% in some cases.
After an inglorious reveal late last week, the Heroes of the Storm team has released the Imperius Spotlight video that shows him to be an all-out brawler. The video showcases his abilities and provides a bit of background lore about the Leader of the Angiris Council and the Aspect of Valor.
While I’ve taken greater efforts to produce more honed work I feel this format is necessary once a year, generally at the beginning. Call it a digital fire-side chat if you will. One in which I can remove the mask of professionalism and have a bit of a heart-to-heart with the readers that enable me to have what was and is an enjoyable job.
The Final Fantasy XIV Lodestone has been updated with a New Year letter from YoshiP that provides a bit of insight into what he has been up to in the preceding months. In addition, he reveals that, while the last major update (Requiem for Heroes) is coming on January 8th, there is a robust schedule of patches planned through 4.58 and leading up to this summer’s release of the Shadowbringers expansion.
Game concepts and metas change all the time. As MMO players we have lived through years of change, some of which is in games which are coming up on 20 year anniversaries. Each year we explore the game design concepts that have taken over and shaped what is fun about the worlds we play in. Just because you love a genre, or an IP, does not mean that the games will be fun and keep you playing for years on end. So in 2019, let’s look at some of the ideas I’d like to see come back into MMOs.
Another year, another list of the games we hope don’t suck in 2019. MMOs have been waiting what seems forever to get something new, and this year there is no shortage of upcoming games to look forward to. The question is – will any of them actually release in 2019, or will it be another year of waiting for the next big thing?
During a South Korean media event with the Blade & Soul team, it came to light that a new class is in the works. According to MMOCulture, the class will be a ranged damage dealer that will provide a challenging level of gameplay for longtime players. Those choosing the class will have additional manual control elements to use and will need to utilize angles and distance to maximize damage. There is no release window for the Korean version, let alone the NA version.