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Waiting on the next cool game can be a little frustrating. Red Thomas tried a few in the last week and had some thoughts about why Black Desert Online remains a very viable game for sating gamers during the periodic digital dry spells.
The Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen site has been updated with the latest newsletter that comes packed with some welcome news for fans with a triple treat of class reveals. Readers are treated to a first look at Rogues, Rangers and Monks. In addition, some sweet details are revealed about the North Tusk Orcs with regard to their lore and design. Lastly, of course, there is the community spotlight and a bit of a retrospective look back at PAX East.
The Destiny 2 Roadmap has been updated with a peek ahead at what is in the works for the upcoming months. Players can look forward to the addition of Prestige modes, the return of Bounties, various quality of life fixes and the addition of the Solstice of Heroes event where “Guardians will celebrate their accomplishments”. In addition, the Crucible Labs feature will be coming to provide players a chance to have an impact on upcoming Crucible features.
When Final Fantasy XIV is updated to v4.3 in the near future, there will be some significant changes coming to The Culling. In a new developer diary on the Lodestone, readers are provided with a brief look at how things will be shaken up for PvP players starting right off the bat with a layout redesign.
TERA has been updated with the Gilded Mask content expansion that brings the Red Refuge dungeon to high level players and sends players to the “wilds of Feral Valley on a mission to rescue a hostage from a motley crew of outcasts on behalf of the Valkyon Federation”. In addition, the costumes featured as part of the cross collaboration with Attack On Titan that will see a number of costumes made available to players.
The Wild West Online team is looking for player feedback regarding several suggestions for future updates. These “are not final design decisions, but more like discussion topics – we want to hear your opinion!” the post reads. Topics include redesigning the faction system, bringing more non-PvP activities to players, towns becoming “safe zones”, and several others.
The Bless Online Steam page has a trio of new articles that stem from last week’s press event, each covering a different topic. The first provides a photographic look at the event and the testers. The second gives readers insight into the selection process for the Emissary Program. The last, and perhaps most interesting, is a Q&A covering a host of topics including premium membership, Founder’s Packs, Collector’s Edition details and what “premium customer service” is & how it functions.
Crowfall Principal Game Designer Mark Halash and Design Director Thomas Blair were on hand recently for the Pre-Alpha 5 Live! The video dev diary spent time answering player questions as well as speaking about the current live version and what players can expect in the 5.6 build currently sitting on Test Live.
The Lord of the Rings forum has a new producer’s post that lays out some of the first details coming to the game in the future. Most notably, players will finally get some amazing Dwarven lore and culture with the game expanding to include the Lonely Mountain, the Iron Hills and the Grey Mountains. These will come along with a new instance cluster and a new raid later in 2018. Players will find over 80 new quests and a level cap increase to 120.
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been 10 years since Funcom unleashed Age of Conan on the world. The team is getting ready to celebrate during an event that will begin on May 16th and run through June 5th. Players who take part will earn a Golden Lion of Aquilonia mount for free through June 14th as well as daily event rewards, Spoils of Victory Anniversary Edition, Classic Anniversary content and the permanent addition of Black Ring Citadel on raid finder.