There is no question that closed beta two has ignited the Black Desert Online community in a variety of ways. On the one hand, there are those who have found a game they can see themselves playing for a good long while. On the other, there are those bemoaning the fact that BDO seems not to have fulfilled the dream of “the next great MMO”. On the united front, the BDO Cash Shop has come under fire from all sides.
Guild Wars 2: Mastery and Commander
After a long time with the Mastery system, here’s our opinion on how well it works and how it could be improved.
General: HTC Vive Pricing Leaked Hours Ahead of Embargo Drop
Pricing information on the HTC Vive has been leaked a few hours ahead of a scheduled embargo for later today. According to UploadVR.com, the HTC Vive headset will set users back $799, about $200 more than the Oculus Rift.
Path of Exile: Ancestral Protector Totem Revealed
Grinding Gears has published a first in a series of articles to introduce Path of Exile players to Ancestral Totems which will be arriving with the Ascendancy expansion in March. Ancestral Totems are designed to assist melee players by summoning a companion that fights alongside the player and that grants a buff. The first to be shown is the Ancestral Protector, which you can see by watching a video below.
Forsaken World Mobile: Next Expansion Focused On New Skills, Talents & More
Fedeen Games has revealed much more information about the next large update for Forsaken World Mobile. The expansion will be focused on tons of new talents and skills, epic dungeons and 3v3 arenas.
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward: Gears Of Change Preliminary Patch Notes Published
Square Enix has published a preliminary patch notes for the Gears of Change update for Final Fantasy XIV on the official site.
General: Dragon Age Tactics? Maybe!
Executive Producer of Dragon Age, Mark Darrah, recently started a poll via his Twitter account asking fans whether or not they would be interested in Dragon Age tactics game, something similar XCom gameplay wise. The results are in as you can see below.
War Thunder: New Location To Be Added In Update 1.57
Gaijin has updated the War Thunder site with the brief preview of a new location to be added in next update. Called Snowy Valley and, as the name implies, it is a cold mountain area with a small village and a railway station.
Runescape: Idle Adventures ? Big Story in Bitesize Chunks
A pocket-sized game that’s loaded with a heavyweight, continuing story? That’s the idea behind Runescape: Idle Adventures, an ongoing collaboration between Jagex and Hyper Hippo. We sent Gareth Harmer to meet with two developers behind the game and find out more.
Elsword: Metal Maidens Of Mayhem – Update Released
KOG games continues the overhauling of Elsword with the release of Ara the Nine Tails and Elesis the Red Knight as a part of Season 2 Update. Each has been fully revamped from character concept art to functionality and to effectiveness in battle. Skill trees have also been redone from their most basic attacks to more advanced abilities.