MMO Roundup: Last week on Massively
by Alex Ziebart 
Oct 5th 2010 at 6:00PM
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Anti-Aliased: How I mine for craft Minecraft is an indie phenomenon that recently took the gaming world by storm. Can MMO developers learn anything from it? Massively's Sera Brennan thinks so. |
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TERA unveils archer and sorcerer gameplay videos Frogster has recently released a pair of new gameplay videos that show the PvE experience of TERA from the perspective of both an archer and a sorcerer. If you're a player that likes your ranged DPS classes and you've been waiting to see how TERA plays, these videos are for you. |
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DC Universe Online fly-through gives you a hero's-eye view of Metropolis Previous footage from DC Universe Online showed bits and pieces of the game world. A street scene here and a rooftop battle there. In this Massively exclusive video, you get to experience a full flythrough of DCUO's Metropolis, not just bits and pieces. |
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Permadeath considered for World of Darkness MMO CCP recently unveiled the World of Darkness MMO at The Grand Masquerade where Justin Achilli hosted a well-attended panel for World of Darkness fans. The goal was to hear from those looking forward to the MMO and get a feel for what they want to see. One of the most curious topics to arise during the panel was the possibility of permadeath. |
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Rift: Planes of Telara introduces the Deepstrike Mines There's a new zone up for viewing in Rift: Planes of Telara, and it follows the theme of all the previous ones: nice to look at and will probably try to kill you. Head over to Massively for the preview, including video footage. |
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Massively's own week in review Looking for more MMO news? Massively has everything you're looking for. Head over to Massively.com for even more of their hot stories from the last week, as well as in-depth columns for many of your other favorite games. |
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
uncaringbear Oct 5th 2010 6:09PM
OMG, Minecraft is CRACK! I bought it yesterday and was playing til 2AM. Most addictive game I've played since trying out another game that also ended in "craft".
theRaptor Oct 5th 2010 10:50PM
Minecraft has killed my urge to play WoW at the moment (and I am only logging in once a week to do 25's). And with all the new features they are releasing around the end of the year I am probably going to have to force myself to login just to do the pre-cata events (because I am a lore hound).
Sometimes I even have dreams where everything is a block >.<
bobikinbobwalker Oct 5th 2010 6:32PM
Minecraft is super-popular now, apparently. I remember when it was the greatest game no one knew about.
/end nostalgic digression
Ricohardt Oct 6th 2010 6:59AM
Yeah, it sure is depressing that other people are having fun with this game. O.o
It's like when someone's favorite band becomes popular and they don't like them anymore. Get over it.
Ricohardt Oct 6th 2010 7:00AM
Oops, digression isn't depression. Finishing my coffee now.
StClair Oct 6th 2010 12:58PM
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ItsPopularNowItSucks
Dreyja Oct 5th 2010 6:50PM
I'm getting more and more excited about DC Universe. I wish I'd never clicked on this article last week. I may need to quit my job if I hope to play that AND WOW. Something's got to give. Hmm... maybe my social life isn't that important after all. XD
Ametrine Oct 5th 2010 10:37PM
Coming up next, World of Minecraft.
logicalfundy Oct 7th 2010 9:03PM
Ooohhh, Minecraft. Oh yeah. Love it. Absolutely love it.
Anybody who plays WoW should try this game. If you're playing WoW, you're playing for game play, and Minecraft delivers. You're mining, building, crafting, farming, blowing stuff up, fearing for your digital life, etc. Very open ended, and yet it's plenty challenging. There are monsters, lava, falling damage, etc.
Maybe a little short on RP, as there's no story, but it is open ended enough that you can easily write your own story. You can build almost anything your heart desires in a world that is effectively infinite in size.
Awesome game. Easy to lose a lot of time in it. Highly recommended :).