Everyone has a fighting chance
As a continuation of my adventures in ancient Greece with Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, I also managed to snag a moment with Scott Philips, the Game director. Scott was very open and willing to share some of the specifics on some new and improved in-game mechanics that have been incorporated into Odyssey, and share his thoughts on the potential scope of future AC games.
Trion Worlds will be celebrating the fourth anniversary of ArcheAge with the Water Gun Festival to earn Kyrios Badges and Hiram Infusions. In addition, from September 12th through September 26th, players will receive a free 500 Labor Pot each day.
Sandbox MMO’s are always an interesting genre to dive into. Many aspects of this genre can be found in other genres; building, survival, economy, and combat to name a few. However when mashed together on a massive scale where the only real narrative is governed by the players that inhabit said world, it creates a unique and on occasion, satisfying experience.
You may remember that late last week, the Ship of Heroes site was updated with a blog post called “Civilians and Cars” and how the team was working with both to make the city feel alive while, at the same time, keeping the system drain on a player’s PC down to a minimum. To show this off, the Ship of Heroes team has released a brand new trailer shot in-game.
If you’re looking for a new battle royale game to play, look no further than Tencent’s Ring of Elysium, formerly known as Europa. The game will be free to play and will be arriving on Steam on September 19th. Players will be trying to survive other players as well as the dangers of the Arctic. Players will be in a race to claim one of four seats on a helicopter in order to win the match.
Absolver players will be getting a new free expansion when Downfall launches on September 25th. Downfall will include a new game mode, improvements to gameplay for both solo or co-op groups, a new combat style called Faejin, a variety of school challenges are added as well as new equipment. The expansion will be launching for PS4 and PC.
Since last week’s favorite MMO abilities piece got some good responses, I thought it might be fun to flip the topic on its head. What are some of the worst abilities you’ve experienced in an MMO? This can be anything from stuff you thought sounded cool that just ended up being terrible, to abilities that were just oppressive, or my favorite, the noob traps.
ArenaNet has announced that the next update to the Living World story in Guild Wars 2 will be launching on September 18th. Players will find a new map, a new raid, a new “upgradeable armor set”, the Sun’s Refuge personal character instance and a new legendary weapon when A Star to Guide Us.
Let’s be honest for a minute. The MMORPG market is pretty stagnant at the moment, we have some new MMORPGs coming out in the near future and far future depending on how you want to look at it. With all the hype surrounding new games coming out and with the market being somewhat boring, what can Elder Scrolls Online do to keep relevant?
Overwatch has been updated to bring the new Busan map into the rotation. The map is themed around the home city of D.Va and the Korean city of the same name. The map was first previewed with the recently-released D.Va short, with the team working closely with the cinematics department to recreate their vision in the game.