On Martch 18th GW2 will get ride of Glory has a currency. To many who don't play the game & to many who do this really dont mean much but what it does mean is players will NOT be able to level up in SPvP. Before players could play in PvP earning Glory & use that Glory to buy XP tomes. Which at its price counts almost for a whole level.
Its very odd to see ArenaNet get rid of glory. And with Glory there also getting rid of random reward chests from PvP as well, And the bonus rank xp that came with chests players will see at the end of the match as said in this quote:
"At that time we will also be removing all existing random reward chests from PvP. This means that all rank reward vendors will be removed and we will no longer be rewarding bonus chests for winning Solo and Team Arena matches. The bonus rank points that were awarded in these chests will become part of the end of match reward."
If you want to read more check out there blog page Here.
“It expands the core game and sets the pace for our ongoing four-monthly updates.” said development at Grinding Gear Games. “Today we’re proud to announce both the name and theme of the update, while teasing some of the scope of how far the Vaal corruption has spread through Wraeclast.”
As you can see from the quote taken from PoE main page this small update will be centered around players fighting the Vaal Corruption once again but this time on a bigger scale! Personally I cant wait for the update & see what Grinding Gear Games has for PoE in the future.
Blizzard Entertainment paired with DeviantArt.com have announced a Diablo themed art contest! Never really being good at art it don't mean awhole lot; However, To enter the contest your to create a portrait and/or illustration of any of the central characters in the game.
The winners will receive:
First place – A 2 night trip to Blizzard HQ in Irvine, CA to meet the artists and developers of Diablo III! A framed print of the 1st place entry signed to the artist by the Diablo III Creative Team $5,000 USD Signed boxed copy of Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Collector's Edition 8,000 deviantART Points 1-year Premium Membership to DeviantART.com
Second place – A framed print of the 2nd place entry signed to the artist by the Diablo III Creative Team $3,000 USD Signed boxed copy of Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Collector's Edition 4,000 deviantART Points 6-month Premium Membership to DeviantART.com
Third place – A framed print of the 3rd place entry signed to the artist by the Diablo III Creative Team $1,000 USD Signed boxed copy of Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Collector's Edition 4,000 deviantART Points 6-month Premium Membership to DeviantART.com
22 Semi-finalists will win – Signed boxed copy of Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Collector's Edition 1,000 deviantART Points
NCSoft just released its Q4 2013 earnings today, It's top contender of course being Guild Wars 2 with its $115.9M over the course of 2013, And a surge of income with the release of Blade & Soul in china
Some points I should make that are from the report are:
Guild Wars 2 earned 33.6 Billion Won = 31.58 Million USD up from Q3s 22.94 Million USD and exceeding sales expectations for Q4
Wildstar is expected to launch some time in Mid 2014
No decision has been made for GW2 expansion for now the focus is provide the LW updates and bring GW2 to China they will update when they have more visibility on the issue of an expansion
Hi all. Quick update:
We are NOT giving up on Kickstarter by any means.
We are setting up a comprehensive web site that will include all of the KS info and the ability to pledge or re-pledge. This will launch when the KS campaign ends, whether KS is successful or not.
We have already started preparing to reach out to Investors. We are finalizing some spreadsheets and polishing up the Business Plan. This phase has been planned and will also happen whether or not we meet the KS goal.
-Brad
I'm kinda upset that Pantheon wont see a successful kickstarter. As the quote above and below shows not even Brad believes his kickstarter will not see the light of day, And with only 9 days left an only reaching $380,000 of the projected $800,000. However, Brad has stated wither his project is KickStarted or not Pantheon will continue to be worked on with the help of investors.
If you haven't been aware Gloria Victis & Life is Feudal both Sandbox MMORPGs following a medieval theme have been fighting for the community to get there games on steam. And although both of these games are striving to do almost the same thing it will diffidently be awesome to see which game does it better, & I'm not to sure what game I'm looking more forward to do. However, I highly encourage you to check out both there steam pages and see what one is for you! & of course drop votes to both!
World of WarCraft's Quarter 4 of 2013 earnings call showed that WoW had seen an increase of 200,000 subscribers from Quarter 3 that was listed at 7.6 Million subscribers. To think that a decade old MMORPG is still pulling out increases in their player base defiantly shows that WoW is here to stay & wont be going Free-2-Play like many people where hoping on for atlest a long while.
To find out more & to take alook at a statistic chart click here. & as always happy gaming!
Explained on their Steam page Gloria Victis is a Realistic Medieval MMORPG with Non-targeted Combat, Sandbox Crafting, RvR Wars, & Partial Loot PvP; making its way onto Steam Greenlight where it has already made 70% of its votes needed to make it on steam.
Fight in great battles or master a chosen craft – find your own way to live in a medieval society reacting to your actions. Survive in a harsh open world, enjoying non-linear quests and mature story.
If any of this sounds like a game you wanna play I highly encourage you to check out their Steam Page to learn more an drop down a vote. But as for now & always happy gaming.
Life is Feudal, a sandbox MMORPG inspired by medieval times is trying to make its way to steam using steam's Greenlight system. If you don't know Life is Feudal is MMORPG based on giving players the opportunity to do what they want. From terraforming the world, build player run villages, castles, forts, and whatever else they can think off. But its not all about creating, I mean. This is medieval times, if other players feel like your village will suit there needs be ready to fight for it!
Life if Feudal has already received over 1,000 votes with in a 3 hour period so if your looking for a promising sandbox MMO go check out there steam page and drop a vote, The amount of following & hype this game brings its almost a sure thought we will see this game on steam but it never hurts to help! And as always happy gaming!
Kickstarter is and forever will be one of them things that people either hate or love. But it doesn't matter wither you hate or love it cause with titles such as Camalot unchained, The Repopulation, & Star Citizen raising more then 2million dollars, the fact is KickStarter is an efficient & well established way to kickstart an MMO & its company. For those of you new to KickStarter the idea behind it is that companys can post a page on KickStarter.com basically showing the gaming community what they wish to create & asking for a sum of money. It is then up to the community if they wish to "back" the project giving the company money from $1 to any where to $5,000 called "pledges." So you can understand why some people can hate the idea of giving a company money to create a game which that said company hopes to make money on. But if your a KickStarter enthusiast (like myself) its more then that. KickStarter gives companys that are not EA, Sony, Blizzard, etc. A chance to make MMOs that players want to play. So what is worth looking at this month? Pantheon: Rise of The Fallen that's what!
If you dont know the man behind this KickStarter your either 12 years old just getting into gaming or you've had your head stuck under the rock that is World of Warcraft. Brad McQuaid is the maker of the original Everquest, An MMO that well defined MMORPGs to this day, And yes. It came before WoW. Brad was also the man behind Vangard: City of Heroes. An MMORPG he had made in an attempt to change how people play MMORPG focusing of group play, But unlike Everquest did not do so good. Eventually going free 2 play & soon to be shut down. However, Brad is back & looking for the community's help to create the dream he had so many years back & create an MMO with strategic combat & an MMO with meaning that rewards players who play together and more, And when I mean more I mean alot more. Its list of game features should just send chills up your spine, So taken from the KickStarter Page here's just some of features that you can look forward to in Pantheon:
A classic take on epic MMO adventure
A focus on exploration, adventure, and combat.
Finally, an MMORPG for players wanting a challenging and rewarding experience. No risk, no reward.
Play classes that have defined roles of tank, healer, DPS or utility (crowd and encounter control).
Group-focused, intensely social gameplay using a class based system to encourage teamwork.
Customize your class by bonding with the spirits of fallen warriors.
Questing that’s optional, and not the primary means of character advancement.
Engage in combat that will test you and your party, requiring strategy and preparation. (Read more about Pantheon's combat here)
Train and use a wide variety of skills as part of your character’s growth as you level up.
An economy that’s largely player driven.
Visible loot. If you see an NPC wielding a weapon it should be a part of its loot.
Dual targeting--attack your target while healing your allies.
Horizontal character growth, with fewer levels and more meaningful gains per level.
And this is really just the beginning as there is just so much more that can be found on there KickStarter.
So why back this project? Why is it something you should be looking at and excited about? Well, if your not already excited from the list above of what this game is trying to do. I think just the fact that this isn't some indie developer behind "ideas" its being created by an already established & credited group of developers that we've seen 2 MMORPGs from one that was simply amazing & ground breaking and while the other one not being so good it wasn't down right horrible, And wasn't exactly a complete fail. But the fact is we know that Brad can deliver what he sets out to do. I really want you to watch their promotion video either on their KickStarter page or here on the site:
So what do you think? Worth Backing? Not convinced yet? Check out there KickStarter Page. let us know if you Pledged! And as always happy gaming!
