The Neverwinter site has been updated with a new developer blog to detail some of the powerful weapons and upgrades players will find when journeying through the Lost City of Omu. To begin with, three new Artifact Weapon Sets will be available in the Zen Store with each set providing a specific bonus. For instance, the Pilgrim weapon set benefits a player depending on how many enemies are being faced, while the Pioneer set provides benefits depending on the number of allies within range.
Conqueror’s Blade – Command an Army in This Unique MMO
Conqueror’s Blade recently had its first closed beta. In development for five years from Booming Games and NetEase, it’s a unique take on the MMO. In short, you’re controlling not only your own character, but an entire army of soldiers as well. We talked with the folks behind the game to find out more about it…
Final Fantasy XIV – Patch 4.2 – PvE First Impressions
I’m going to hold off on discussing story content for at least a week to give people a chance to avoid spoilers and enjoy it themselves. Instead, I’m going to talk PvE, after spending a lot of time this week grappling with the new high-level content. Let’s start with the second part of the Omega raid series, Sigmascape, which pits you against enemies from FFVI.
Saga of Lucimia – Corpse Runs Explored as a Mechanic to Bind Players Together
The latest “Mondays in MMOs” has been published on the Saga of Lucimia site. In this latest post, the notion of “corpse runs” is explored as a mechanic to bring players together. “He who has no friends will quickly go nowhere in the game which leads directly to players naturally making more friends than they do in a single player game masquerading as an MMORPG, such as SWTOR or ESO”.
Final Fantasy XIV – Sapporo Snow Festival and Its Amazing FFXIV Sculpture
Final Fantasy XIV took center stage at the Sapporo Snow Festival with producer Naoki Yoshida coming along to open the ceremonies in front of a massive sculpture straight out of the game. It’s an amazing piece of art by day and is even lit up at night for a completely different look.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – A MILLION Accounts Banned in January Alone According to BattlEye
BattlEye is the anti-cheat program behind PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Its Twitter account was updated yesterday to inform the community that over a MILLION accounts were banned in January alone. It came with a caveat that, despite the bans, “things continue to escalate”, though the assumption is that the company’s efforts will scale alongside the escalation.
Overwatch – First Female Player Reportedly On Tap to Join Overwatch League
PCGameN is reporting that the first female Overwatch player is ready to join the professional ranks in the Overwatch League. “Geguri” is a world class Zarya player and has sent out a Twitter clip indicating she’s going to be joining a “foreign team” and that she’d received many offers from League owners. She did not say which team she is joining, though the speculation is that it will be the New York Excelsior.
World of Warcraft – Goldshire Cliffs Student Video Brings WoW to a Modern Game Engine
Art student Collin Harris sent over a brief video showing off his submission to the next Blizzard Student Art Contest. In it, he shows the World of Warcraft location of Goldshire Cliffs as he envisions it using the Unreal Engine 4.
– Inspired by Pokemon & Minecraft, PixPet Allows You to Adopt & Care for Pets
Thanks to a news tip from Etamin616, we’ve learned of a new game currently in development for fans of collecting and caring for pets. PixPet is the “spiritual successor” to an earlier game called DragonAdopters that closed in 2013. The original developer is back and working on PixPet. Fan are invited to preregister to keep tabs on the development and earn an Early Adopter title when the game launches. In addition, community members can make suggestions on what they’d like to see implemented.
Mortal Online – With Latest Elementalism Update, You Can Literally Control the Weather
The Mortal Online site has been updated with a notice that two of three phases to update the Elementalism school of magic have been completed. The first two updates allow Elementalists to literally control the weather. Temperature can be raised and lowered and players have the ability to conjure rain or snow. The second phase added reagents to the mix to create a variety of weather effects based on having rain or snow present To show off some of the spells, the team released a new trailer.