Everyone has a fighting chance
A couple weeks back, we began our review in progress for Pathfinder Online, since it’s both a.) in early access and b.) not wiping progress anymore. The review will be going on hiatus for a couple of weeks while I review The Witcher 3, but nevertheless this week I have some additional thoughts as I make my way through Goblinworks’ sandbox MMORPG.
It has been quite a while since Blizzard issued a large number of World of Warcraft bans but last week saw that lull end with over 100,000 player accounts being blocked for bot usage. The most common program for which players were censured was the Honorbuddy bot program that essentially automates play during PvP matches and with plug ins that can also make certain PvE tasks automatic as well.
The latest Skyforge developer diary has been published that details anomalies, high level adventures for up to five players. Each player will need to be a god, though not necessarily in a Pantheon. Party assembly can happen in a place called Tessa’s Sanctuary where teleportation to an anomaly happens.
The Mortal Online site has been updated with a new post by CEO Henrik Nystrom that lets players know that the long-awaited continent of Sarducaa will be released today, Sunday, May 17th. Nystrom promises players that the team will be actively watching the deployment of today’s update and that even more polish and content will be added over time subsequent to the release.
79.12! 28.04! 0.45! Jason breaks down some of the facts and figures from the NCSoft financial report, recent earnings expectation report, and the Guild Wars 2 leaderboards to provide some interesting insights.
The latest update on the Crowfall site shows off three new pieces of concept art that are different from those originally shown to the community. In a subsequent blog post, J. Todd Coleman goes into detail about why and how the changes were made and writes that this is the inevitable change inherent with a game in development. Further, he writes, changes are made for the player’s benefit.
Shroud of the Avatar will be the centerpiece of a special charity streaming event being hosted by Rize Up Gaming. During the event, funds will be raised for Water.org that helps provide potable water in locations where it does not exist.
The Camelot Unchained site has been updated with the news that a special IT testing event is ongoing through today, Saturday, May 16th that, if successful, could lead to another beta-backer event later this month. The current IT event is open to IT and alpha testers.
The Saga of Lucimia team was on Twitch.tv recently to show off character creation in the forthcoming MMO. The footage was taken from a rough build of the pre-alpha client. Check it out on the Saga of Lucimia Twitch page.
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