From Mod Mark(RuneScape Lead Designer)
One of the weeks in May will see a variety of minor updates, fixes and improvements.
Two more areas of RuneScape are set for some visual overhauls in May. Draynor Village will be the first to be given a new lick of paint, and Rellekka will be jumping on the bandwagon towards the end of the month.
Rounding off May will be the Fremennik Sagas. These will be a slightly new type of content – a mix of Dungeoneering and quests. They’re presented as a series of three replayable stories, Read more…
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Blizzard has posted a roundup of the content that’s coming in patch 4.1, as well as the official patch notes. It’s safe to say this means the update is going live this week, although Blizzard has not confirmed it yet. While you wait, check out these blog entries for details on the patch’s major features:
Rise of the Zandalari Content Preview: Players will have a chance to embark on all-new level-85 solo quests in Stranglethorn. Also, The updated Zul’Gurub and Zul’Aman level 85 5-player Heroic dungeons will require players to have a minimum average item level of 346 before they can enter. Read more…
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It’s that time of year again when denizens all across the realm partake in grandiose festivities so their sons may mature into staunch, hardy men. Yes, the Feast of Swords is upon us once again, kupo! This year, the blacksmiths of the Far East have trekked across vast oceans in order to share their knowledge with their comrades in the Middle Lands–and one of them was kind enough to grace us with a display of his longsword skills, kupo.
The Far Eastern blacksmith Shino was so taken aback by Cid’s sudden question of, “So, you’re a samurai too, are ya?” that he unconsciously nodded in assent. The other sword artisans who accompanied him had been so magnanimous as to boast that in addition to making swords Read more…
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From The Nexon Team,
As part of our continuing live service of the game, game servers are occasionally taken offline. MapleStory is comprised of a complex series of computers, some which function as game servers, others as databases and more. Nexon uses every downtime to perform various activities such as routine server and network maintenance, game updates, or even firmware updates like you would on your router at home.
They hope that we can clarify what’s the difference between a Scheduled Maintenance, an Unscheduled Maintenance, and a Game Update to provide more information for our players. Read more…
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From The Aion Community Team,
Since April 13th has started the rifting event – “Behind Enemy Lines“,which will last several months. During this trial period Aion team will be running the event every other week; allowing for a repeating cycle of one week with the rifting event settings and one week without the
rifting event settings. Their goal is to bring this event to our servers on a more regular basis, so that all of our players can have a chance to enjoy the different
kinds of content that Aion has to offer.
This week’s portion of the recurring rifting event continues until April 20, 2011 and will end at
maintenance. During this rifting event, they will remove the defensive buffs in Heiron and Beluslan. The defensive buffs will remain in place in Eltnen and Morheim.
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By the Maple Team>
AfterShock has hit Maple World! To prepare for this earth shattering occassion,Maple Team will need to perform a game update on March 9th, 2011.The update will last approximately 7 hours.
- When -
Pacific: 10:00 PM – 5:00 AM Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
Eastern: 1:00 AM – 8:00 AM Thursday March 10th, 2011
- What -
All game worlds will be unavailable
NOTE: World transfers will be processed during this game update.
Here is what’s coming with AfterShock:
* New Content. Von Leon, Ultimate Explorers, and plenty more.
* EXP coupons are BACK!!! You wanted it, you got it – check out our new Ruby and Sapphire EXP coupons.
* New Events. Evolving Ring 2 and our new Spring Flowers event.
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Levels in Final Fantasy XIV are divided into two different values: One’s Physical Level and Class Rank. To gain Physical Levels, the player must acquire Experience Points by performing various actions (killing monsters, crafting an item, gathering, etc), which counts towards the total and is the same value for all classes. Leveling up the physical level nets the player attribute points and elemental points, which can be used to increase base stats (strength, vitality, mind, dexterity, intelligence and piety) and elemental affinity (ice, water, lightning, fire, wind, earth). Players may reassign part of his stat points every few hours.
As for Class Rank, each class has its own rank, akin to a job level, and each class must be leveled separately. To rank up, players must get Skill Points, which are often awarded together with experience points. Ranking up a class unlocks new skills, increase the player’s Action Points and is used to determine gear effectiveness, attribute caps, gatherers’ number of max gathering tries from a single node and his ability to gather from higher rank nodes and crafters’ ability to craft higher leveled items, which often have a minimum rank to attempt.
Generally, the most efficient way to gain Experience points with the intention to level up is Crafting or Gathering, as those activities wield more experience points than fighting monsters, and to earn skill points, crafters and gatherers need simply to do the same. Read more…
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Not only are Nexon’s revenues on the way up with no sign of slowing, but the company’s famed “Nexon iNitiative” is already producing hearty results. Unlike the Dharma Initiative, the Nexon iNitiative is a force for good, as the company is funding promising indie developers and their pet projects. Last year, Antic Entertainment and one2tribe both received a chunk of the $1 million funding to make games that would be published worldwide by Nexon, and a similar program is underway for 2011.
Nexon’s in its 17th year and considers itself the most accomplished global provider of online games. Whether or not you agree with that statement, the fact that the company has over 30 titles under its belt in over 71 countries is impressive, and that’s not even looking at the way Nexon casually drops how many hundreds of millions of players check out its titles daily. Read more…
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Among the Final Fantasy XIV community, Naoki Yoshida has become quite the topic of discussion. While the first major content update produced under his tenure as director will be unveiled later today, there are still a number of questions in the minds of fans about what the future will bring and what his overall direction regarding the game will be. Popular wiki and fansite Eorzeapedia recently had the opportunity to conduct the first American interview of the director, taking the time to question several of his statements and see what’s around the bend.
One of the more interesting clarifications ties into Yoshida’s promise Read more…
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by Aion Team,
Security Questions Added to All Accounts
Aion is increasing our security measures again by setting up additional security questions for all accounts. This enhanced system is part of our ongoing effort to ensure a safe and secure gaming environment for you.
Remember that to keep your account secure you should always use unique passwords that you do not use for email, forums, or websites, and make sure you never provide your personal information on phishing websites. For additional information on security updates, contact Support .
New Security Feature Added
Aion will be turning on a new security feature that verifies that you are logging in to your NCsoft® Master Account with a computer authorized by you. To help prevent unauthorized access to your NCsoft Master Account, you will need to confirm your identity when you attempt to log in to a different computer. This new security feature is part of our ongoing effort to ensure a safe and secure gaming environment for you. Read more…
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“To break the mold, sometimes you have to start over,” says Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime. Apparently the monolithic development firm’s next MMO won’t be a World of Warcraft sequel, and In fact, the company expects the two titles to co-exist for a number of years.
“We’re really trying to leverage all the lessons we learned through the years. Some of which we were able to address in World of Warcraft and others that maybe because of the design decisions we’ve made, you just can’t address. So we’re kind of taking a step back with all that knowledge to make something that’s completely new and fresh,” Morhaime said yesterday while speaking at the DICE Summit in Las Vegas.
Specific details were nowhere to be found of course, but Morhaime did hint at the social aspects that Blizzard sees as defining characteristics for the future of gaming.
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Death Knights saw a major change to the source of their powers long before Deathwing wrought havoc upon Azeroth. At the end of the Wrath of the Lich King, agents of the Ashen Verdict helped bring down the Lich King. A paladin killed in the initial wave of the final assault took over the wave of the Lich King. Death Knights did not see as many changes as other classes did in Wrath of the Lich King, but they still must know the changes in the game to fulfill the group roles.
The effects of blood and frost presence were changed. Blood presence now increase hit points and stamina. Frost presence increases the damage dealt by the character. Blizzard made no change to the function of unholy presence. Frost specialization increases weapon damage, and unholy still relies on increase a character’s haste rating to improve his damage. Haste ratings do more to effect dps done by melee characters than they have in the past. Read more…
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by Blizzard Entertainment>
In 1991, three guys fresh out of UCLA decided to start their own game company. Their goal: make cool games and have fun doing so. Twenty years later, the company has become a world-renowned game developer and publisher, with offices across the globe and millions of players enjoying its games in more than a dozen languages.
In 2011, Blizzard Entertainment marks its 20th anniversary. Over the course of the year, we’ll be celebrating two decades worth of games along with you, the community of players who made it all possible through your passion, enthusiasm, and support. Join us for a stroll down memory lane on this anniversary site: revisit the history of our games; participate in our global community contest; check out the photo gallery to witness how our epic hairstyles have evolved over the years; and much, much more.
They hope you enjoy this look back at the past 20 years of Blizzard Entertainment, and we look forward to bringing you even more epic entertainment experiences in the 20 years to come.
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The launch of Assault on Balaurea
The Elyos and Asmodians may not like one another very much, but they’re going to have to settle their differences — at least temporarily — to take on their mutual enemy in this update.
The Balaureans are the main threat, and while it’s not a great situation to be in, look on the bright side: thanks to them, Aion players are getting new zones, instances, pets, and even a shiny new level cap. Flight mechanics have been improved as well to help everyone take on the Balaureans.
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When the news broke yesterday regarding the fatigue system in Final Fantasy XIV, it made virtually no one happy. Even the system’s defenders generally had an attitude of “it’s not all that bad,” and most players were up in arms over the very idea. But a day can make a lot of difference, and as it turns out, we didn’t quite have the clear picture of the fatigue system that we thought we did. The official translation from Square-Enix covers most of the same ground, but adds several important facts.
The two most salient points are the fact that the limiting factors are not time-based but value-based, and the fact that the “cooldown” on fatigue sets in as soon as a player starts doing something that won’t grant skill or experience points. There’s no word on whether or not this will be the case during time spent logged off, but it means that the much-loathed figures about how much time would be productive are not altogether correct. Take a look at the official translation, which should provide a much-needed balm for several angry Final Fantasy XIV fans.
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