MMO Roundup: Last week on Massively
by Alex Ziebart 
Nov 22nd 2011 at 3:00PM
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World of Warcraft "law enforcement guide" leaked Have you ever wondered what kind of dirt law enforcement officers would be able to dig up on you if they went to World of Warcraft developer Blizzard for information? Well, wonder no more. An 18-page document has been leaked to the internet, thanks to the notorious organization known as AntiSec. |
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SWTOR lifts NDA and reveals Legacy system The Old Republic's NDA has been lifted and the Legacy system has been revealed. In the Legacy system, once you've completed the first chapter of the game, you get to select a surname for your character that will be carried across all of your characters on that server. Your Legacy will unlock bonuses across your entire account. |
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League of Legends surpasses 11.5 million active players League of Legends has really hit the big time. In a press release today, Riot Games announced that its popular free-to-play MOBA title has surpassed 11.5 million active players. To put that into perspective, when Blizzard last announced its World of Warcraft figures, the game weighed in at about 10.3 million active players. |
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MMO accidentally deleted, shut down forever There's a good chance you've never heard of M2, a small, free-to-play MMO developed by Japanese company Sankando and operated by Hangame. If it wasn't for a major misstep last month, your ignorance might've gone on indefinitely. Due to a recent accident, the MMO was deleted and won't be coming back. Ever. |
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Massively Speaking Episode 175 Massively Speaking, Massively's MMO podcast, is back this week on its new day as hosts Justin and Rubi discuss the week in MMO news. Topics include RIFT's Patch 1.6, Lord of the Rings Online's Update 5, League of Legends' impressive player stats, and Star Wars: The Old Republic's beta NDA lift. |
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Massively's week in review Don't let WoW Insider do all of the talking when it comes to Massively's best content of the week. The Massively staff themselves have picked out what they think is the best content their site has to offer in their own weekly roundup. |
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Nafe Nov 22nd 2011 3:16PM
Massiveley doesn't bother to provide a link to the law enforcement guide, or even tell us much about what it contains. This is a fascinating subject, and I'm sad to see it so under-reported.
Randomize Nov 22nd 2011 3:54PM
Yeah, they just waste their time with the Chuck Norris ad, which should have been its own article. But if you want to see some actual news about the guide, check this out: http://kotaku.com/5861541/world-of-warcraft-law-enforcement-guide-supposedly-reveals-what-blizzard-would-tell-the-cops-about-you
Arbolamante Nov 22nd 2011 3:30PM
So the SWTOR NDA has been lifted? Well, chalk up another example of some e-mail carelessness on their part, as my invite to this weekend's beta has a long, brightly-colored NDA statement at the bottom. Not that I'm complaining -- nice to chance to try out a new class.
Luotian Nov 22nd 2011 4:32PM
So...basically if Law Enforcement requests in a lawful manner, Blizzard will comply in an equally lawful manner? That's...news?
llcjay2003 Nov 22nd 2011 11:37PM
In regards to M2, all I have to say is: Fail. Of the epic nature. Did they divide by zero or something? Was the red button's temptation too much to endure? How the @#$% do you delete an MMO?!
Darky Nov 23rd 2011 2:12AM
Easy, with FIRE!
goldeneye Nov 23rd 2011 3:04AM
This is why you make offsite backups :-)