Everyone has a fighting chance
RuneScape may be the biggest MMO that TheHiveLeader has never played. I think it’s time we change that with a two part series covering RuneScape! This is Part 2: New School or RuneScape 3 or whatever. TheHiveLeader is wrapping up his adventures in RuneScape with the new-ish kid on the block. Does this version hold up to the Old School version? Which is better? I dunno. Let’s find out!
The second episode of Living World Season 4, “A Bug in the System,” arrives on March 6.
Closers is one of the latest combatants entering the arena of online action hybrids coming out of Korea. Unlike more traditional “isometric view” ARPG style games, Closers is a side scrolling beat’em-up featuring a hybrid combat system, social hubs, and character classes with elements of RPG progression. This is our Closers review.
Runescape players will be able to check out the Clue Scrolls revamp after today’s release. The overhaul is in direct response to player feedback provided to the dev team through the 2017 player survey. The Clue Scrolls system allows players to “snatch the most valuable in-game rewards in the Treasure Trails activity”. As part of the update, players will also be able to take part in the “eye-wateringly-difficult Master Tier of riddles & puzzles” that can bring even greater rewards.
Niantic has revealed the next Community Day event for Pokemon Go. The event will take place on March 25th from 10:00 am Pacific / 1:00 pm Eastern and will last for three hours. During the event, players are encouraged to head to local parks to take advantage of unique Community Day bonuses and to find previously unavailable Pokemon and special moves.
Webzen will be updating MU Legend on March 20th that will come complete with the new Spellbinder class. In addition, a new dungeon will be added to challenge high-end players. New Daily Missions for the Room of Duty are incoming with others providing Dukan’s Proofs to allow players to complete any two sets of armor. These armor sets can be found at the daily-mission vendor.
The Heroes of the Storm team has been busy these last few weeks. In a new video put out today, the Enforcer skins for Johanna, Greymane and Lt. Morales are previewed as well as the new STORM Strider mount. In addition, a new build was uploaded to the PTR that features big, big changes for Medivh and Sonya.
Mark Kern and his Crixa Labs team have pushed out the first developer update for their upcoming game called EM-8ER, the so-called “spiritual successor to Firefall”. The first announcement Kern makes is that the original Firefall composer, Michael Bross, is back and working with Crixa on the score for EM-8ER.
MMORPG.com has been given 20 Snake Bite Starter Pack keys for Crossout – the post-apocalyptic MMO Action game where you craft your unique battle machines from a myriad of interchangeable parts, ride them directly into combat and destroy your enemies in explosive PvP online battles! We have three different packs totaling $925 in total value! Enter for a chance to win one now!
Square Enix is getting ready to celebrate Little Ladies’ Day in Final Fantasy XIV. The event will run from Thursday, March 1st through Wednesday, March 14th. During the event, the Songbirds have once again returned and players get a chance to use emotes to cheer them on. The reward for their devotion nets Certificates of Collaboration that can be redeemed for items to be used on personal estates. These items include furnishings that are said to be “quite cute” according to the dev diary.