The Tree of Life team has sent word that it is introducing a new currency called Boboo that is similar in style to the real-world Bitcoin. Players are sent out to a specific location to mine for a limited number of coins. These can be bought and sold on a marketplace, though with limited quantities, players need to be strategic about trades. Interestingly, the player who finds the most Boboo coins will receive a real life version made of solid gold.
World of Warcraft – Purported Alpha Footage Shows Battle for Azeroth Locations of Undercity & Zuldazar
Purported alpha footage has leaked online that shows off a pair of locations coming to World of Warcraft’s next expansion, Battle for Azeroth. The videos were put up late on January 28th by YouTube user “LeystTV” without any information about how he obtained the footage. Regardless, both look amazing. One shows the destruction in and around the Undercity, the other the island location of Zuldazar, part of Zandalar.
– MMOFTW – Battle for Alpha-roth (Sorry.)
This week’s MMOFTW is all about the Legends of Aria Closed Beta, Conqueror’s Blade, SWTOR’s road-map, Age of Conan’s new Saga Servers, and WoW’s Battle for Azeroth expansion! Watch and learn.
Legends of Aria – Closed Beta 1 Finally Arrives on Monday, January 29th
Legends of Aria is ready for closed beta testing starting on Monday, January 29th. Starting launch day, the updated client will be available for download. The great news for players is that character progress will not be wiped going forward. For anyone who doesn’t yet have access, Founder’s Packs will go on sale beginning the same day.
Ship of Heroes – Villain Group Lore Expanded in New Forum Post
Recently, the Ship of Heroes team spent time during a live stream discussing the Villain groups that will be coming to the game on launch. To expand on the lore behind villains, a new forum post has been published to provide some observations about villains. You can learn more about Nagdellians, Promethians, the Yekus Mercenary Clan and other details that came out of the stream.
Overwatch – Big Brother’s Watching – Blizzard Culling Toxic Players Via Social Media Vigilance
Blizzard’s Jeff Kaplan has taken to the airwaves with the latest Developer Update for Overwatch. In this edition, Kaplan reinforces the team’s commitment to removing toxic players from the game and that they’ve been making strides to that end. One of newer methods for doing so is by perusing social media including YouTube.
Age of Conan: Unchained – All About the New Saga Server with Jon Devers
This week we had the chance to talk with John Devers from Funcom about the Age of Conan Saga server. Here is what he had to say!
Paragon – Epic to Close Paragon on April 26th
Epic has announced that it is closing Paragon on April 26th. This is not a completely unexpected decision, as Epic revealed recently that several of the Paragon development team had moved over to the wildly successful Fortnite. “We didn’t execute well enough to deliver on the promise of Paragon. We have failed you — despite the team’s incredibly hard work — and we’re sorry.” the very frank post reads.
Star Wars: The Old Republic – SWTOR is Alive & Kicking – Updated Roadmap Coming in February
Keith Kanneg has posted a brief note on the Star Wars: The Old Republic forum to let players know that the 2018 Roadmap is a work in progress and that it should appear sometime in mid-February which should provide a peek into the 90-days following its publication. In addition, Kanneg mentions that summer events are planned and that 6.0 is coming too.
Heroes of the Storm – Maiev Spotlight – a Melee Assassin Who Deals AoE Devastation
Maiev Shadowsong is coming to the Heroes of the Storm PTR next week and presumably entering the live game a week or two later. She is a melee assassin who deals devastating AoE damage. One of her signature moves is Vault of the Wardens. *cues snickerfest from Legion players*