<![CDATA[[GameRatty] tag: massively]]> http://gameratty.com/tag/massively Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:30:00 +0000 iRatty Engine http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Second Life 1.22 (RC0) now available]]> http://gameratty.com/article/b1dbed00685d9d55cbcb359511b2ce35 http://gameratty.com/article/b1dbed00685d9d55cbcb359511b2ce35 Filed under: , , ,

The Second Life viewer dev team has been working furiously away for some time now, and you may be forgiven for wondering where the fruits of that labor are. It has, after all, been some time since we've seen a new viewer other than emergency security fixes. There are lots of little things in this viewer, mostly bug-fixes. What is particularly peculiar is that whispering seems to be back. Whisper was a short-range chat option that was discarded from the Second Life viewer back in 2005 due to it being confusing both conceptually and in the user-interface. Whispering has a 10 metre range and...

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]]> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:00:00 +0000 life life viewer viewer rc0 emergency security fixes short-range chat option time metre range news items Second Life 1.22 (RC0) now available <![CDATA[Ask Massively: So? How is it?]]> http://gameratty.com/article/293400e9c758b7b989f664ed905e59a3 http://gameratty.com/article/293400e9c758b7b989f664ed905e59a3 Filed under: , , , ,

Have you ever had one of those creative moments where you have absolutely no idea how to proceed? Whether you call it "writer's block", "stage fright", or even "performance anxiety", such a moment can be utterly paralyzing. At Ask Massively, for this week anyway, we don't have that problem. The following email is loosely paraphrased from an amalgamation of sources. For a small bribe, I will refrain from using words like "amalgamation" in the future.Dear Massively,I think you need to spend more time talking about World of Warcraft. In fact, I'm going to toss you a question that I'm fairly...

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]]> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:00:00 +0000 massively dear massively amalgamation email stage fright creative moments performance anxiety feeds comments Ask Massively: So? How is it? <![CDATA[SCI FI and Trion hire ex-Blizzard talent for MMO/TV show project]]> http://gameratty.com/article/deb66a64e0769f40fa47f5604eac404a http://gameratty.com/article/deb66a64e0769f40fa47f5604eac404a Filed under: , ,

You may remember the announcement this summer from the cable channel SCI FI about their collaboration with Trion World Network to create the first-ever television series connected with an MMO. While this news perked the interest of many gamers and SCI FI fans, we have only heard sprinkles of news here and there about the project.Today, both companies announced the hiring of two new top industry talents for this MMO/TV show project. One is Kevin Beardslee, who you may know as a founder of Carbine Studios and a former developer on Blizzard's World of Wacraft. He will act as the Senior...

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]]> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:00:00 +0000 sci mmo project cable channel sci trion world network world first-ever television series top industry talents mmo industry SCI FI and Trion hire ex-Blizzard talent for MMO/TV show project <![CDATA[EVE's Council of Stellar Management elections end tomorrow]]> http://gameratty.com/article/061d9a2244f009f28f531cd7375bf9f3 http://gameratty.com/article/061d9a2244f009f28f531cd7375bf9f3 Filed under: , , , , , , ,

Tomorrow is the last day for EVE Online players to cast their vote for the Council of Stellar Management (CSM) candidates. Members of the player-elected council act as representatives of the playerbase, bringing issues with the game before the developers and working towards keeping EVE Online a game that reflects the interests of those who play it.EVE's Council of Stellar Management is one of the first significant implementations of a democratic process impacting both the players and developers of an MMO. Other titles and developers have taken smaller steps towards this in the past, but the...

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]]> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:30:00 +0000 eve stellar management stellar management elections eve online players tomorrow council eve online council act mmo industry tomorrow EVE's Council of Stellar Management elections end tomorrow <![CDATA[New set of LotRO videos show more of Moria]]> http://gameratty.com/article/7f938099c46b6ee85e922c93f249db04 http://gameratty.com/article/7f938099c46b6ee85e922c93f249db04 Filed under: , , ,

Even after the launch of Lord of the Rings Online's Mines of Moria expansion this last Tuesday, Turbine is still pumping out the video previews for each of their new areas of the mines themselves.A few days ago, they released a video for the Redhorn Lodes in the central Moria region, and The Great Delving, which is the first section you encounter when entering the mines. Then today, they've released yet another video depicting Zelm-melek, which is smack dab in the middle of the mines, above Redhorn Lodes. If you've reached any of these areas in game yet, you know that these videos don't quite...

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]]> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +0000 moria lotro videos videos central moria region video video previews moria expansion rings online set New set of LotRO videos show more of Moria <![CDATA[Final Fantasy XI December update preview]]> http://gameratty.com/article/33060742590fbb4a96810df9e07dbd64 http://gameratty.com/article/33060742590fbb4a96810df9e07dbd64 Filed under: , , ,

December is getting closer and with it comes the Final Fantasy XI December version update. Square Enix has posted a preview of some of the changes coming, most of which are aimed at improving player quality of life. Chariot, Empress and Emperor Bands will now have new recharge NPCs in locations that have recently become more traveled by players. Also, teleportation to Aht Urhgan Whitegate will be available via the Salaheem's Sentinels representative NPC in Upper Jeuno, which is something that's previously only been made available in the three nations' capitols. Finally, the December version...

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]]> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0000 december fantasy final fantasy news items december december version preview sentinels representative npc square enix emperor bands Final Fantasy XI December update preview <![CDATA[Veteran's guide to Mines of Moria: What's in it for me?]]> http://gameratty.com/article/93a75bf3b1b5cf0fb0291b0b0382316d http://gameratty.com/article/93a75bf3b1b5cf0fb0291b0b0382316d Filed under: , , , , , ,

So Lord of the Rings Online's first expansion, Mines of Moria, has released with minimal problems. Admittedly, the launch went off better than most, although there were a few server issues on that first day. As a veteran player of the game, with perhaps two or more level 50s, you've been playing Moria since the servers went live, with only breaks for school or work. We understand that and we only want to make your time with Moria that much better, so we've created this guide to the changes in Moria according to what a veteran player would seek. The low-level guide has been done, and now it's...

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]]> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:00:00 +0000 veteran moria guide veteran player mines low-level guide rings online game mechanics game Veteran's guide to Mines of Moria: What's in it for me? <![CDATA[Star Wars: The Old Republic interview with Community Manager Sean Dahlberg]]> http://gameratty.com/article/06868164fcb7a404264d74d5e572ee55 http://gameratty.com/article/06868164fcb7a404264d74d5e572ee55 Filed under: , , , , , , ,

In a recent interview with Allakhazam, BioWare's Sean Dahlberg discusses their newest MMO project, Star Wars: The Old Republic. As Community Manager for the project, Dahlberg was able to give some great insight into the game's storyline and direction, or at least as much as he could say for now.One particularly interesting part of this interview is the discussion on PvP. As Allakhazam points out, the Republic and Sith Empire are not exactly friendly towards each other, so PvP would be an obvious game feature. Dahlberg explains that PvP is definitely part of the game, yet points out that TOR...

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]]> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:30:00 +0000 republic interview dahlberg star wars republic interview dahlberg explains recent interview obvious game feature game Star Wars: The Old Republic interview with Community Manager Sean Dahlberg <![CDATA[Stargate Worlds newsletter reveals awesome new Jaffa armor]]> http://gameratty.com/article/c0ca49d8c948ddbccdcb72567c3d0ebe http://gameratty.com/article/c0ca49d8c948ddbccdcb72567c3d0ebe Filed under: , , ,

The second Stargate Worlds community newsletter has descended upon us, and with it comes what can only be described as a sweet crocodile Jaffa armor. We also get a peek at some Jaffa abilities such as Ground Blast and Kree!, an AoE knock-back and mez ability. Of course, a community newsletter wouldn't be complete without some sort of video to sink our teeth into and CME doesn't disappoint here with the YouTube insider page for Stargate Worlds. Since its launch, this page has become packed with all sorts of clips for fans to ravenously consume.We're quite curious about what other sorts of...

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]]> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0000 worlds worlds community newsletter community newsletter page youtube insider page jaffa armor jaffa abilities mez ability ravenously consume Stargate Worlds newsletter reveals awesome new Jaffa armor <![CDATA[World of Warcraft's birth and development chronicled by video retrospective]]> http://gameratty.com/article/37312579d32cb33fa1dce90fad968c58 http://gameratty.com/article/37312579d32cb33fa1dce90fad968c58 Filed under: , , ,

GameTrailers put together a three-part series of Warcraft retrospective videos in the days leading up to the launch of World of Warcraft's Wrath of the Lich King expansion, and WoW was the focus of the third and final episode. In over 20 minutes, the video looks at the early MMOs and influences that led to the creation of WoW, the project's beginnings in discussions between Blizzard guys while they were playing EverQuest, and of course, the game itself.In addition to listing the distinct features that made WoW successful, the restrospective provides an overview of its post-launch history, up...

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