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Star Wars: The Old Republic Producer Bruce Maclean has posted a brand new blog article that lays out the roadmap for 2015. The letter reminds players of the four pillars that SWTOR launched with: combat, exploration, progression and story. As previously announced, 2015 will be focused primarily on bringing more story to players, a process that began with December 2014’s Shadow of Revan expansion.
Love is in the air this time of year. Stores are lines with pink and red decorations, flowers poke out in every direction, and romantic gifts are littered across the aisles. In fact, the upcoming holiday Valentine’s Day just so happens to be on a Saturday this year.
Free to play MMOs are in a significant position in the market today, as things have shifted toward a fewer strings attached model over time. First mostly limited to imported, cheaper games funded entirely through cash shops, today’ s free to play game may be from a AAA developer or a small, independent one. A new report released last week looks at player retention—how many players continue to play a given game–in free to play MMOs and features some important numbers.
Heart of Thorns promises to change how you play Guild Wars 2 in a big way, but here are some of our picks for smaller improvements that would make the game experience a lot better.
We came. We claimed. We conquered. Albion Online is a Free-to-Play game in its alpha-testing stage which offers a cross-platform sandbox MMO on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS. Think of it as a living world with no NPC vendors, no questlines and no NPCs to report to. Instead you, your guild and your friends decide who owns what: it is an entirely player-driven economy with full-loot hardcore PvP.
Having begun last Thursday, February 5th, Star Trek Online’s Dilithium Ore Event runs through February 12th, giving players the chance to earn bonus ore by completing specific in-game content.
From February 5th until February 9th, fantasy MMO Aura Kingdom is offering players the opportunity to earn a range of cool loyalty rewards.
This month, Second Decade Collector’s Edition Mystery Code holders get a bonus in the form of six new time-exclusive clothing items:
Men’s ‘Impact’ Jacket (green camo)
Men’s ‘Strider’ Pants (green camo)
Men’s ‘March’ Boots (Black)
Women’s ‘Rocket’ Dress (green)
Women’s ‘Strut’ Pants (black)
Women’s ‘Corsair’ Heels (black)
Victor chimes in with some positivity regarding Sony Online Entertainment’s transition to Daybreak Game Company.
Dying to check out Origins of Malu? Your chance is incoming as the team is ready to put servers online for a couple of hours on Saturday, February 7th. There are keys up for grabs and no NDA in place for the event. Developers are quick to point out that this is neither the MMO release build nor the final early access build that will roll out on Steam later this spring. According to the post on the Origins of Malu forum, early access should kick off very soon after this weekend’s event.