Camelot Unchained’s beta has gotten a bit wider this week with the addition of more backers into the testing phase. It’s still beta one; it’s just that beta two donors are now playing too. Make sense? Awesome. So what are they testing? The “massively multiplayer” part of the game’s warfare system. “How do you define a massively multiplayer battle? One of our Backers asked on our Forums whether, based on what they saw today, we should use a new phrase instead of ‘Massively Multiplayer’ to define our battles,” City State says in its latest newsletter. “That’s because of what our tests today showed as we continued our ongoing testing of the improved ability system. We had over 2,809 (which is why the date for this update is 2809!) ARCs (Autonomous Remote Clients) and players moving around an open battlefield using abilities, more often than we expect most players to do! Wrap your heads around that folks: 2,809 players … [Read more...] about Camelot Unchained’s latest battlefield test included nearly 3000 players and bots, surpassing Kickstarter promise
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– A quick look at the Open Beta phase of new mobile MMORPG
MIA Online is a recent new mobile MMORPG which entered Open Beta published by Cubinet Interactive. A Southeast Asia-based company, there is a focus on the local region of players even though the game itself is open to all countries with an Android device. MIA Online doesn’t introduce any ground-breaking features nor systems, and at first look actually looks quite outdated. But given the many features it has, it is definitely worth a quick look. The Bad Graphics: Yes, with an abundance of quality games with high-end visuals powered by Unity 3D and Unreal Engine 4, MIA Online looks like a game from the 90s. While modern gamers might be turned off by it, there is actually a positive. This means that many old low-end phones can play MIA Online (with a stable connection), increasing the population!Note: I primarily played MIA Online on the PC emulator, BlueStacks, for recording purpose. Sounds: Other than the background music, there is little to no sound effects for combat, such as … [Read more...] about – A quick look at the Open Beta phase of new mobile MMORPG
My Guild Wars 2 Beta Weekend Event Impressions (with video and screenshots!)
I’ve shown you screenshots of Lion’s Arch, I have linked to other people’s reactions to the first Beta Weekend Event, what’s now missing is my own thoughts and comments on the beta. On Friday and Saturday evening (not Sunday evening, though!), we couldn’t play much because we kept getting kicked from the server (on Saturday, my client decided to crash while I was sorting screenshots for my Lion’s Arch posting) and when we tried to log on again, we kept getting error messages and the friendly, yet sarcastic-sounding sentence “please try again in a few minutes”. I don’t think I need to tell you how annoying and disappointing that was! Other than that, they still need to optimize the performance (changing your graphics settings didn’t lower or raise the frame rate, for example) but that’s something I won’t comment on further until the game is close to or even past release. They even said themselves that the client … [Read more...] about My Guild Wars 2 Beta Weekend Event Impressions (with video and screenshots!)
– Open Beta for new PC strategy game under Nexon goes live
[Steam page] Nexon today announced the start of the 1-week Open Beta phase for its new PC online game, Tango 5 Reloaded, now available on Steam and the Nexon Launcher. Tango 5 Reloaded engages players in fearsome 4-vs-4 real-time PVP combat where teamwork, strategy and swift decision making are key to victory. Players deploy squads armed with unique weapons and abilities to capture, control and hold vital points on the grid-based map. Carefully articulated strategy and rapid in-game coordination between the team members are more valuable than uncoordinated, brute force run-and-gun tactics. During the Open Beta phase, Tango 5 Reloaded players can explore several innovative features, including 7 unique heroes with 5 distinctive skills, 3 challenging game modes, and 7 enthralling maps. Players will need to utilize decisive strategies, such as: • Take Cover – It is crucial to take cover in Tango 5 Reloaded. Once you are shielded by a wall or an object, your opponents’ … [Read more...] about – Open Beta for new PC strategy game under Nexon goes live
– Gamigo announces Open Beta date for futuristic online shooter
[Game website] The gamigo group today announced that the Open Beta phase for its sci-fi online shooter, Ironsight, will begin on 1 February 2018 through its subsidiary, Aeria Games. Players who purchase a Founder’s Pack will be given an exclusive head-start on 30 January 2018. For Open Beta, Korean developer Wiple Games will be adding 4 brand new maps into Ironsight, along with a new game mode, new mission, and much more content. Improvements have also been made based on community feedback during Closed Beta. Ironsight is set in 2025 where two rivaling factions are battling it out for the last remaining natural resources on Earth: NAF (North Atlantic Forces) and EDEN (Energy Development Enterprise Networks). 10 different maps are planned, in which teams can compete in game modes such as ‘Search & Destroy’, ‘Team Deathmatch’, ‘Secure Point’ and ‘Resource Takeover’. There are two modes for co-op, ‘Mission: EMP’ … [Read more...] about – Gamigo announces Open Beta date for futuristic online shooter