The latest This Week at Bungie has been posted that lays out a number of big changes coming to Destiny 2 and Nightfall Strikes. Most notably, timer settings will change based on player feedback that indicated the timer was “pretty stressful” and that players would like to be able to move through them at their own pace. To address this, a number of changes will be coming as revealed by several Destiny 2 team members.
Crowfall – Devs Reveal Design & Lore Behind the Crypt System
The latest Crowfall developer diary has been published on the official site that provides both lore and game design behind Crypts. The article delves into “how the player changes between one character and another”. The basis for Crowfall’s system lies with skills being tied to an account rather than a single character, hence a unique system for swapping characters.
– Activision-Blizzard Beats Q4 2017 Estimates as Part of an Overall Banner Year
Activision-Blizzard has released its Q4 2017 earnings report that shows the company beat its own projected earnings. ATVI was projected to earn $1.7 billion in Q4 but came in just over $2 billion. Year over year, the company went from $6.6 billion in 2016 to $7.0 billion in 2017.
– Razer Naga Mouse Sweepstakes!
MMORPG.com has partnered with Razer to give away 5 killer gaming mice to our community! We will be giving out two Razer Naga Trinity mice and 3 Razer Naga Eipc Chroma nice. Enter for your chance to win one of these awesome prizes!
EverQuest II – Erollisi Day Makes a Return to Norrath
Everquest II players might have noticed that romance is in the air yet again as Erollisi Day has made its return to Norrath. From today through February 20th, players can take part in a number of “whimsical” events to earn a new achievement, new recipe scrolls and other new items.
Overwatch – Seasonal Event | Lunar New Year 2018 – Skins, a New Map & More
Blizzard has finally unveiled all the new skins and a peek at the brand new Capture the Flag map for Overwatch. Lunar New Year 2018 begins today and runs through March 5th. It’s packed with all sorts of new loot box goodies including skins for Pharah, Zarya, Mercy, Widowmaker, Genji, and McCree.
Dreadnought – Reworked Tech Tree Debuts in Latest Update
Dreadnought has been updated with patch v1.11 that brings an overhauled tech tree into the game. Major shifts came about as a direct result of player feedback and provide players an opportunity to identify and work towards the ships and modules they want most. In addition, the Naga ship has been added as well as secondary loadouts and a number of bug fixes and feature enhancements.
Hyper Universe – Ranked Mode Preseason Begins, Runs Through February 22nd
Hyper Universe has been updated to bring ranked mode into the game. Players have from today through February 22nd to take part in the first-ever Ranked Mode Preseason. Any player with account level 15+ and a dozen Hypers can take part in the event. The preseason action also comes with Captain Red, a new Specialist Hyper with both melee and ranged attacks.
– The PvP Era
As MMO players we have likely seen it all. Starting in the early days where MMOs were also open battlegrounds. Games like Ultima Online were just open, with few safe zones. In order to really play though you had to venture outside. However, this trend in competitive gaming has really grown strong in recent titles. Here are a few examples of how we are living in the PvP era.
Fellow: Eternal Clash – Closed Beta Testing Registration Begins
GoBoogie Games has announced that closed beta registrations for its mobile MMORPG, Fellow: Eternal Clash, have officially begun. Players can sign up to participate in testing opportunities and to score “special loot and currency rewards” for their participation. In addition, a special teaser site has launched to provide more information about what developers call “one of Korea’s most popular mobile MMOs”.