Massively Overpowered’s end-of-the-year 2018 awards continue today with our award for Biggest MMO Industry Disappointment, which was awarded to the sad death of Marvel Heroes last year. Disappointments can be games, launches, patches, trends, stories, sunsets, all manner of topics in the MMORPG genre and orbiting sub-genres. Don’t forget to cast your own vote in the just-for-fun reader poll at the very end. The Massively OP staff pick for the Biggest MMO Industry Disappointment of 2018 is… ArenaNet’s, Riot’s, and Rockstar’s employment scandals Andrew Ross (@dengarsw): Fallout 76. From what I saw/didn’t see at E3, it had all the signs of “We’re hyping something not hype-worthy.” Non-MMO/survival gamers I know were excited for this, and I understand why they would be, but as someone in the industry, the situation felt pretty clear, and that was disappointing. Brendan Drain … [Read more...] about Massively OP’s 2018 Awards: Biggest MMO Industry Disappointment of 2018
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Good morning you happy people. I am mostly conscious today but feel like I am coming down with something. While it has not fully hit me yet, last night I felt relatively horrible. It is one of those mornings where I have been staring at the blank screen for ten minutes… finally comprehending that I am supposed to write something thoughtful or interesting. It is mornings like this that I question my decisions in life… and why in the hell I ever decided to do this blog every morning thing. However I shall persevere and push on… and try and be thoughtful and or interesting or at least something other than comatose. Armory I am addicted to armory systems. When I am playing a game that has them… I happily check up on literally everyone I meet just to see exactly how they are doing things. I am not a terribly competitive person by nature, but I love peering into the inner workings of other players. I have learned so much … [Read more...] about Open Data
GDC 2018: Games can help humanity, be profitable, and get support from gamers
Games alone won’t make the world better. They won’t even make gamers better. We publish some articles that certainly seem pretty pro-games, but we’re very upfront about the catches. One big one is on us, the players, and how we game. However, game designers can do a lot to help us. “But that’s hard, expensive, and/or boring!” some of you may be thinking. And yeah, sometimes that’s true. But for both indies and AAA companies, not only are there organizations able to help, but there’s the potential for government aid in unlikely places. Games for good isn’t just a pipe dream, either. Some of the most (deservedly) vilified gaming communities have not only helped with their time but their wallets as well. Even before going to GDC this year we knew this, but a few panels I watched really helped it click. The concept of player power for good I’ve mentioned how despite the fact that we have evidence that play helps … [Read more...] about GDC 2018: Games can help humanity, be profitable, and get support from gamers
The new global gaming marketplace overview by MMO Boosting Service
Being a gamer is frequently a multi-franchise and a multi-platform hobby, and if you are a collector, you know how time-consuming it might be. Keeping track of several forums, checking on some poorly designed, shady websites offering no safety of trade. That is why this brand new Kickstarter project should pique your curiosity. MMOAUCTIONS.com is a brand new project that hopes to connect gamers, both offline and online, within a one, well-designed bazaar. Whether you want to trade your MTG cards, or you want to get rid of an old MMO account in exchange for a character in another game, you can trade buy or sell gold at cheap prices, find a good and cheap boosting services, cheap leveling services and more – from now on you will be able to do so via a single website. There are quite a few things that will set MMOAUCTIONS.com way ahead of their competition. Multi-layered six step verification (with additional optional steps), scammer database with entries gathered from … [Read more...] about The new global gaming marketplace overview by MMO Boosting Service