Archive for March, 2010
FFXIV Goes Tribal, Races Split in Playable Clans
TweetShareIt’s been easy to dismiss Final Fantasy XIV as a prettier but rehashed version of Final Fantasy XI, what with its use of old races just with harder-to-pronounce names. But a new website update shows FFXIV finally getting some originality going, as each race has been divided into two distinct clans. “Players from these clans [...]
31Mar2010 | Mick James | 3 comments | Continued
SW:TOR–Harmless Force or Deadlier than the Borg?
TweetShareTwo million Jedi knights and Sith inquisitors–that’s the force Star Trek Online will have to deal with when Star Wars: The Old Republic launches next year, according to an industry insider. “…Management has high hopes for [the Star Wars MMO] and believes two million plus subs is possible,” said Arvin Bhatia, analyst for brokerage firm [...]
26Mar2010 | Mick James | 2 comments | Continued
What, No Paladins? Patch 3.3.3 Snubs the Anointed Ones
TweetShareIt’s a small victory for those calling the paladins the “overpowered” class in World of Warcraft. The latest Patch 3.3.3–one of the last major updates before Cataclysm–brought no skill or talent upgrades to paladins while most other classes saw languishing specs become more competitive. Subtlety rogues and non-arcane mages, for example, received great talent boosts [...]
24Mar2010 | Mick James | 5 comments | Continued
FFXI Gil Unavailable for Short Period in Merging Servers
TweetShareFinal Fantasy XI is pushing through with a World Merge where sixteen servers will be combined in pairs down to eight servers. To prepare for this transition, the EpicToon.com store has temporarily stopped all virtual currency services for a few days in the affected servers.
19Mar2010 | Mick James | 0 comments | Continued
Respecs, Unlockable Species “For Sale” Soon in Star Trek Online
TweetShareIt’s been more than a month since Star Trek Online launched, and Trekkies have spun round the galaxy (and blown up tons of ships along the way). With many now reaching Admiral rank, pilots are itching to know what else they’ll be able to blow up in the next content update.
17Mar2010 | Mick James | 0 comments | Continued
New Screenshots, Section Content Uploaded in FFXIV Website
TweetShareFresh off their VanaFest 2010 bash that saw Final Fantasy XI players drooling over some pretty hefty updates, the guys at Square Enix have also released new information on their anticipated next-gen MMO, Final Fantasy XIV. While the US version site had glitches (my loading screen kept getting stuck at 96%), the EU version site [...]
15Mar2010 | Mick James | 0 comments | Continued
Battlestar Galactica Now an MMO; Plus Six-y Pics!
TweetShareSci-fi gamers must be the new it-market this year. A crazy amount of top IP titles are developing games for them. There’s the just released Star Trek Online, the upcoming Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and now One of the Top 100 TV series of all time? Good times indeed. MMO publisher Bigpoint [...]
11Mar2010 | Mick James | 0 comments | Continued
VanaFest 2010 Reveals Level Cap Raise, New Scenarios in FFXI
TweetShareFinal Fantasy XI players have been at their wits’ end trying to confirm rumors their beloved game is shutting down this year as resources and key developers get re-assigned to Final Fantasy XIV, the upcoming MMO from Square Enix. But all those fears were dispelled in the just concluded VanaFest 2010, an annual gathering for [...]
2Mar2010 | Mick James | 2 comments | Continued
