MMO Recap

WoW: Create a Battle.net account, or don’t play...

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:45:28 -0500

WoW:
Create a Battle.net account, or don’t play anymore

Warhammer Online:
Producer letter addresses the future of Warhammer Online

Champions Online:
Champedia launches for Champions Online - Looks like it will be similar to wowhead or thottbot for World of Warcraft, but this is officially supported by Cryptic

Star Trek Online:
Star Trek Online system requirements revealed

Age of Conan:
Subscribe to Age of Conan and receive The Secret World beta access - AoC is doing a lot to bring players back, they have announced if you pay for a multi-month subscription starting at 3 months, you will get beta access to The Secret World, and if you pay for 12 months, you get an ingame helmet plus the new expansion free.

Community:
Massively Speaking Episode 76

Star Trek Online: Feb. 2 Confirmed as Star Trek Online Launch...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:12 -0500

Star Trek Online:
Feb. 2 Confirmed as Star Trek Online Launch Date
Star Trek Online’s ‘Episode Missions’ detailed

WoW:
Exchange BoA Items with Horde, Alliance in 3.3
Cataclysm novel slated for August, 2010
Cataclysm: The exhaustive list of old-world changes (so far)

SWTOR:
Star Wars: The Old Republic reveals Imperial Agent its newest class

Fallen Earth:
Stay Connected to Fallen Earth with iPhone App

Runes of Magic:
Runes of Magic introduces Lair of the Demon Dragon

Free Realms:
Free Realms Begins “Job Sampling” Week

Aion:
NCsoft Announces Aion Holiday Ascension Pack

Community:
The Instance #168 – Three Stacks Of Chilton
WoW Insider Show Episode 115: Use your i-mage-ination
Episode 94, Nov. 10, 2009 - World of Warcast

Star Wars Galaxies: Hotfix Adds Double Chronicles XP, Tokens -...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:49:53 -0500

Star Wars Galaxies:
Hotfix Adds Double Chronicles XP, Tokens - Hot fix 14.5

FFXI:
Evolith system coming to Final Fantasy XI

EVE:
EVE promotion to get new players - New site that asks questions to see what kind of player you are then makes recommendations for starting out in EVE.

Misc:
Lavasoft Develops New Version of Ad-Aware for Online Gamers

Aion: Details for Aion’s new Veteran Rewards Program -...

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:57:21 -0500

Aion:
Details for Aion’s new Veteran Rewards Program - Plyers will now receive special items for each month they are subscribed, 1-6 bonuxs xp and resurrection stones as well as cube expansion, Michael Jackson dance emote, title and special lvl 40 wings

EVE:
EVE Online’s candidates for 4th Council of Stellar Management announced

WoW:
Day of the Dead begins - When Hallow’s End is over the Day of the Dead begins. A very small world event in WoW happened over the weekend.
Ensidia snags world-first Tribute to Immortality - You have to make through the Trial of the Grand Crusade 25 man with no deaths and all 50 attempts remaining.
Blizzard Hosts WoW 5-Year Anniversary Sweepstakes - Various levels of prizes based on when you created your account. I am not eligible because my current account was created after the earliest level of October 26,2008
Blizzard launches real money in-game pet store - Pandaren Monk and Lich are the first two

Asheron’s Call:
Asheron’s Call Celebrates 10th Anniversary - On Monday

DDO:
Create a Level 4 Character with New Veteran System

Free Realms:
Upcoming Content for Free Realms - Includes housing, new pets, job availability for free players, fishing minigame and much more.

LEGO Universe:
LEGO Universe In-Depth Preview - Zam.com has a nice preview with pictures and lots more details about the game.

STO:
New Star Trek Online gameplay trailer

Misc:
SOE Joins Forces with Wizards of the Coast to Develop Magic: The Gathering - Tactics

Community:
WoW Insider Show Episode 114: Live on location
Welcome to Massively’s third year! - Monday massively celebrated it’s second birthday
World of Warcast: Episode 93, Nov. 2, 2009
Massively Speaking Episode 75

Sorry for the Lack of Posts

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:48:18 -0500

I have been very sick and barely able to get out of bed so I haven’t felt fit for video. Episodes will start again tomorrow though. If you think I should do videos even when I don’t look my best, leave a comment. I will do them no matter how I feel if you guys want the videos.

Eve: EVE’s planetary graphics kicked up yet another notch...

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:07:10 -0400

Eve:
EVE’s planetary graphics kicked up yet another notch for Dominion expansion

Lineage:
Gracia Epilogue launches on Lineage II’s test server today - Next patch for Lineage II

Runes of Magic:
Patch 2.1.2: Storming of the Acropolis Launches - Includes new content, changes and fixes.

EQII:
EverQuest II adds new achievements of challenging nature - New achievements for Heroic content and you can get new titles from them.

WoW:
Blizzard files lawsuit against private server - I guess blizzard is finally cracking down on the whole Terms of Use thing.

Champions Online:
A heroic million inhabit Champions Online - Champions Online now has 1 million characters, this isn’t accounts, each account can have up to 8 characters base, but that means it is getting some play time which is good.

SWTOR:
Jedi Knight Unveiled as Next Playable Class - We all knew this was coming, but it is good to see them in action.

Warhammer Online:
Mythic removes time limit on WAR free trial - Can now play all of Tier 1 for free

Guides:
The Cleric’s Guide to Healing in Aion - TenTonHammer
The Art of War(craft): Absolute beginners’ guide to the Battlegrounds - WoW.com
Champions Online: Guide to Unlocking the Celestial Power Set - TenTonHammer

Community:
Blizzcast 11 Released

Age of Conan:Age of Conan Update 1.5.6 Has Arrived - Biggest...

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:24:59 -0400

Age of Conan:
Age of Conan Update 1.5.6 Has Arrived - Biggest news is the Night of Lost Souls event is now live.
AoC patch adds veteran points, new dungeon, plastic surgery

DDO:
DDO Unlimited Update 1 Hits Live Servers Today - New adventure packs, store items, epic dungeons, quest and adventure area changes, skill changes, and more.

WoW:
Eliza Dushku starts playing WoW

Warhammer Online:
Warhammer Online Mac Client Now Available in NA

Guides:
Aion: Asmodean Aether Extraction Guide 200-299
WoW: Encrypted Text: Leveling a rogue, level 11-50

Community News:
Massively Speaking Episode 74: Back from GameX

Guild Wars: Team Arenas and Hero Battles not the only thing...

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:06:16 -0400

Guild Wars:
Team Arenas and Hero Battles not the only thing changed in latest Guild Wars update - They also rebalanced around 70 Henchmen skill bars and updated the AI for a ton of characters in the game

Aion:
Team Addresses Grinding, Spam, Client Instability - Increasing quest completion XP as well as working on an update that will make it easy to report gold spamming bots.

FFXI:
Pet-users in Final Fantasy XI get some new treats - November update will give Summoners and Beastmasters some new abilities

EQ:
Everquest II aims upcoming Complete Collection at new players - Contains all expansions up to this point as well as 60 days of game time and 500 Station Cash

Champions:
Champions Online offers free weekend during Blood Moon - Next weekend you will be able to try out Champions Online for free during their Blood Moon event.
Blood Moon Event Launches with Free Retcon - Due to server issues during the weekend Champions is making it up to it’s players with both new content and a free Retcon for skills.
Champions Online Blood Moon launch trailer

WoW:
Auction houses broken across Azeroth - Over the weekend Auction Houses appeared to be missing items which prompted Blizzard to do some rolling restarts. Everything appears to be fine now.

Age of Conan:
King Conan lowers prices on long-term subscriptions for all - Month to month still the same but 3 month has a %20 discount, 6 month has 30% discount and 12 month has a 45% discount.

City of Heroes:
Going Rogue Details Revealed at Hero-Con - Details about the beta rollout, new factions, graphics and power sets as well as the Going Rogue system.

Guides:
Argent Crusade Reputation Guide - TenTonHammer
Champions Online : Nemesis Basics - TenTonHammer
Drak’Tharon Keep and Gundrak Achievement Guide - TenTonHammer
Sons of Hodir Reputation Guide - TenTonHammer

Community:
WoW Insider Show Episode 113
Official SOE Podcast Episode 73
The Instance Episode 167

Champions:Poll: In what level range would you like to see new...

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:20:00 -0400

Champions:
Poll: In what level range would you like to see new content?

SWTOR:
SWTOR Test Applicants May Not Have Been Registered Due to Site Glitch
The Old Republic timeline video chronicles heroic last stand at The Battle of Bothawui

DC Universe Online:
SOE Reveals Bizarro in DC Universe Online

Guides:
Updated WoW: Mage Guide

WoW:WoW Developer Chat via Twitter Aion:Aion Team Interviews...

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:36:00 -0400

WoW:
WoW Developer Chat via Twitter

Aion:
Aion Team Interviews First Players to Hit 50

CoH:
CoH Hero-Con Schedule Released

Champions’ Online:
Dev blog sheds light on Champions Online Zombie Apocalypse

Warhammer Online:
Grab Bag No. 23 - Daemon Moon Rising

Lego Universe:
Zam.com Lego Universe Preview

STO:
Massivey.com STO preview
STO closed beta has begun

Other MMO News:
Persistent Civilization World via Facebook
Hello Kitty Online players Celebrate Hello Kitty’s 35th Birthday

WoW:PTR Build 10623 Achievement Changes Dev Team’s Not...

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:31:00 -0400

WoW:
PTR Build 10623 Achievement Changes
Dev Team’s Not Happy with Current Vanish Fix
Icecrown Raid Tests Scheduled for Oct. 21-22
Mage, Rogue, Warlock Tier 10 Previews Added

Aion:
Official Aion Community Gets a New CM

Everquest:
EQII Streaming Client Now in Open Beta
PvP Server Merge Expected Tonight
Patch Notes for October 21, 2009 EQI

Fallen Earth:
Patch 1.1.0 Introduces Optional Tutorial Extension

LotRO:
Win In-Game Prizes in New LotRO Lottery

FFXI:
Final Fantasy XI expands wedding services

DDO:
Ruins of Gianthold Adventure Pack Video Released

Second Life:
Linden Lab to alter third-party Second Life viewer policies

STO:
Dev Chat Transcript Focuses on Player Progression

Guides:
WoW: Heroic Nexus Boss and Achievement Guide TenTonHammer
Asmodean Vitality Extraction Guide 1-99 TenTonHammer

Other MMO News:
Massively Speaking 73

WoW News: Maintenance Day went without a hitch and Zygor Guides...

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:37:00 -0400

WoW News: Maintenance Day went without a hitch and Zygor Guides 2.0 Launch - Check it out! (affiliate link) or Without the affiliate link.

Guild Wars removes Team Arena and Hero Battles

Read more about NC Soft Halloween Events on Zam.com

Aion tops PC sales charts it’s first month.

New stuff in Champions Online store. And dev chat scheduled for Thursday.

Warhammer Online Hotfix

Everquest II Moonlight Enhancements are now live.

Global Agenda announces pricing.

Welcome to the Daily MMO Recap

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:42:28 -0400

I read a lot of MMO and Gaming news everyday and I have to go to a lot of sites to find it all. I’d like to boil down all that content to a nice short post/video daily Monday-Friday. I plan on covering at minimum Massively, Ten Ton Hammer, Zam.com and MMORPG.com

What sites should I add to the list?