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This will ruffle some feathers. The staff at MMORPG.com, from President Craig McGregor and CTO Ben Krueger, to our wonderful list of reviewers, columnists, and community managers, all the way down to your humble and lowly Managing Editor (me) have voted. We took the top player-rated games from our Game List, including those that have been closed after launch, and we ranked them.
ELOA Online has been in Korea now for some time, and in the US and EU as Inspirit Online. However, it turns out that Inspirit is an unauthorized version of the MMO, and now Webzen is officially bringing ELOA to the West later this year. We reached out to the developers to chat about the controversy, the game itself, and their thoughts on the future of MMOs.
Sundered Ground is the next EverQuest II expansion and will be released on November 3rd. Beginning today, EQII players can take part in a prelude event that will run until the expansion release in November. The event includes a special "currency" called Primordial Malice Baubles that can be used to buy special event items while it is live.
The Dying Light team has started a new contest to give players an opportunity to see their work included in the game. Players are being asked to write letters that will be placed in a new quest line taking place in an abandoned post office.
The Albion Online team has written to let us know that the game’s Private Islands feature is being upgraded according to feedback from the community. Not only will players be able to have an island getaway, but they will be able to customize it with houses, workshops, decorations and even have access to additional building and farming plots. A new resource collection, Laborers, will also be introduced that will ultimately lead to the Labor System.
Two of the world’s favorite icons have come together in a new fan made video that gives World of Warcraft the Game of Thrones intro treatment. Made by Marc Ottensmann, the video is a short look at several of WoW’s capital cities, though sadly not all. Check it out and let’s hope the creator finishes it.
A new game called NineLives is getting ready to hit its alpha phase of development and made by a team of two with a dream and a copy of the Unity Engine. According to the site, NineLives is an open world, level-less, adventure RPG with some of the sandbox elements that players are longing to find.
When Battleborn debuts early in 2016, players will have a story campaign in which to play. What story is made great without an epic bad guy? In Battleborn, it is Rendain, the so-called ‘thoughtful tyrant’ that will drive players forward. 2K and Gearbox have provided the first information about this villain that players will love to hate.
Fans of "collect them all" type games will be happy to hear that Dragomon Hunter Online will be starting closed beta testing beginning on October 15th. In addition, the Founder’s Packs have been revealed, any one of which guarantees closed beta access. Prices range from $19.99 to $299.99, each with its own set of in-game perks.
Interested in trying out Armored Warfare before it is released? If so, today marks the beginning of an open stress test that will run from 11:00 am Pacific / 2:00 pm Eastern and run through Saturday, September 26th. The client is ready for download so players can be ready to rumble at the start time a few hours from now.