MMO Roundup: Last week on Massively
by Alex Ziebart 
Sep 21st 2010 at 7:00PM
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A World of Warcraft player's guide to Final Fantasy XIV Are you a World of Warcraft veteran ready to take a break from the indomitable behemoth of the MMO scene? Are you looking to step out of Azeroth and into Final Fantasy XIV's Eorzea? There are some things you should know. This guide is for you. |
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Fallout Online hints at The Church of Harold The new Fallout MMORPG is such a closely guarded secret that we know next to nothing about the game itself. Interplay is wisely putting the uncertainty surrounding the title to effective marketing use, with the latest example being a cryptic "Church of Harold" advertisement that recently surfaced on the company's website. |
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Realtime Worlds announces the closure of APB APB Community Officer Ben Bateman broke the news early last week: "APB has been a fantastic journey, but unfortunately that journey has come to a premature end. Today we are sad to announce that despite everyone's best efforts to keep the service running, APB is coming to a close." |
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RIFT reveal: The Kelari race If the thought of edgy rebel elves who channel magic into machines makes your ears perk up, then you're going to love the Kelari. They're not just the stereotypical "dark elves" that many fantasy games boast, but instead, they carry with them the same genre twist that RIFT is becoming known for creating. |
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Phantasy Star Online 2 announced at the Tokyo Game Show Phantasy Star Online is dead -- long live Phantasy Star Online 2! Sega recently announced the sequel to the hit MMO during a livestream event at the Tokyo Game Show. Slated for release in 2011, PSO2's unveiling was a surprise to just about everyone. |
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Pirates of the Burning Sea to go F2P with next expansion Having just cranked out the shiny new expansion Power & Prestige for Pirates of the Burning Sea, the team at Flying Lab Software has opted to set a course for another uncharted destination -- the free-to-play waters! Indeed, it appears that the company has been planning this move since the tail end of last year, and what's more, it has already coded in the free-to-play elements, currently in testing. |
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The Bible Online set for European launch The Bible Online has been through a few phases of beta testing since the game's introduction at the end of August, and its popularity has been increasing. The first round of beta testing had over 2,500 participants, and the Bible Online forums have been increasingly active. The developers seem happy with the results, because they have declared the game nearly ready for launch in Europe. |
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Clone Wars Adventures launches with new trailer Clone Wars Adventures has been in open beta for a little while now, and the big day has arrived. Sony Online Entertainment launched the free-to-play game late last week in tandem with an exciting new trailer entitled "War Reels." |
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
JC_Icefox Sep 21st 2010 7:31PM
Wow, APB is dead in the water already? I'm not a big follower of this kind of news, but I happened to watch a video of the beta done by that Ten Ton Hammer guy. It seemed relatively fun as MMOFPS go.
I don't think I've ever seen a game with actual potential tank so quickly.
Kensaki Sep 21st 2010 7:54PM
Watch FFXIV is you want to see a MMO tank faster.
Meatdraw Sep 21st 2010 8:15PM
heh, yea.
I was playing FFXIV beta for a week or 2, and man was it was frustrating to play. I really gave it a chance, and hell, I might have bought it if I hadn't played the beta. Thanks for saving me 70 bucks Square-Enix!!!
I didn't have a chance to try APB, but it looked interesting from the ZAM:BFF report I saw on it.
Karilyn Sep 22nd 2010 7:16AM
Meatdraw, don't be so quick to dismiss it. Remember it was a Beta. Most of the problems were all fixed for the launch. Poke your nose around some of the forums. Hardware cursor, nonexistant UI lag, game doesn't lose your quests if you DC, your hotbar doesn't change when you change classes, etc etc.
All the "broken" aspects of it seem to be fixed now that the game has launched. In fact, I'd dare say this is the smoothest launch of any MMO I've ever seen, including WoW (which was anything but smooth).
Definitely worth considering since all the technical bullshit has apparently been fixed.
Meatdraw Sep 22nd 2010 11:46PM
You're right I shouldn't be quick to dismiss it. FFXIV does look to have some new and interesting features, and it is far from another WOW rip off. The Constant DCing, and log-in errors were of course a big turn off, but that's not all I am referring to when I say I got frustrated playing it.
I found the combat system "clunky" and boring and the cities are huge and spread out which made for a lot of wasted time running around. I also thought the explanation of the basic mechanics and features were very poorly explained within the game. There's more that got on my nerves about it, but This isn't meant to be a crap-on-FFXIV post. The game looks great visually, and the trade system is really cool.
I hope it takes off so they feel the need to put effort into repairing some of the existing faults.
Marita Sep 22nd 2010 12:57AM
I think some people is going to feel very offended by the bible online O.o
Zinn Sep 22nd 2010 3:50AM
I can't tell you how excited I am about the Fallout MMO. Like alot.
Neocene Sep 22nd 2010 10:29AM
I hope the Giants are a playable race in the Bible MMO!