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Perfect Ten: The MMORPGs to watch in 2016
A long time ago on another website far, far away, I held a tradition of kicking off the new year by listing the top 10 MMOs that deserved attention and were likely to launch that year. These days,...
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 45: MMOs in the new year
Justin and Bree discuss Albion Online, The Repopulation, Firefall, Crowfall's innovative "vessel" system, and Pathfinder Online, plus mailbox questions on EverQuest Next, ArcheAge's health, and...
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New Crowfall lore introduces Maeve, Empress of the Sea
Crowfall has today introduced a new goddess to the game’s pantheon: Maeve, Empress of the Sea, Daughter of Carnage, the Tempest Queen, Goddess of War, and the Ruler of the Oceans. She’s kinda pissed...
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Crowfall hits 100,000 website signups, runs ‘snap tests’
As Crowfall tackles 2016 head-on, the team behind this PvP MMO is celebrating its 100,000th “Crow” to register on its website. ArtCraft posted new 2016 backer packages as the game has reached about...
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Crowfall shows off the Ranger archetype
The next major round of Crowfall testing isn’t going to just feature another gameplay mode. It is going to feature that, yes, but it’s also going to feature a new archetype, the Ranger. While it’s not...
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 46: The high price of VR
Justin and Bree discuss the Oculus Rift's pricetag, Marvel Heroes' David Brevik, Divergence Online, Smed on emus, and TUG, with mailbag questions on tstories, MOBAs, and skill trees.This article was...
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Crowfall on experimental design and ship dates for crowdfunded MMOs
In January’s Crowfall Q&A video, Design Lead Thomas Blair and Founder/Art Director J. Todd Coleman discuss Crowfall as an “experimental project.” So many game design elements, Coleman explains,...
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Crowfall details the goddess Illara and launches its pantheon guide
There’s no doubt that the gods of Crowfall are powerful. But the last of the lot to be revealed – Illara, mother of cats – is the one deity that could save her followers from the Hunger. She possesses...
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Crowfall is going to start enforcing its ‘no refund’ Terms of Use policy
The official wording of Crowfall‘s Terms of Use policy has been that pledge packages will not be refunded. You buy a package, it’s yours, end of discussion. The unofficial reality is that the studio...
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Perfect Ten: Ten MMO tropes we don’t need in 2016 (but clearly aren’t going...
All right, we’ve had just about a month of 2016 now, and I’m writing this on my birthday. Odds are good that I’m going to be writing about MMOs for at least a little while longer now, probably through...
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Crowfall explains how to build your pocket-sized kingdom
Over at Crowfall, the subject is once again swinging back to the eternal kingdoms, the game’s housing-cum-private world. ArtCraft posted a new 13-point FAQ to explain how players will be constructing...
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Here’s how castles are built in Crowfall
According to the old adage, a man’s home is his castle. But you know what’s really a castle? An actual castle. And you can have one in Crowfall, but the degree of customization for the actual keep has...
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Listen to Crowfall’s devs discuss crafting scenarios
Have you ever wanted to sit in on a meeting with MMO developers and hear how they work their way through the design process? Crowfall is giving you the chance to do just that with a new video in which...
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Massively Overthinking: The cynicism of modern MMO Kickstarters
This week we’ve been abuzz about Smed’s Hero’s Song Kickstarter cancellation – the KS more than the game, mostly because the game is happening regardless, but the Kickstarter might be more a window...
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Take a first look at the art and animations of Crowfall’s Ranger
It’s no secret that you want your characters to look good. Everyone does; that’s why very few games consider it an acceptable compromise to have character models replaced with white cubes that have...
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Crowfall explains its skill system with an extensive FAQ
When Crowfall launches, it plans to have upwards of 1,500 skills available for players to choose and train. Before your eyes cross just thinking about the nightmare of having to sort all of that out,...
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Crowfall explains its testing status and testing invitation patterns
Good news, fans of Crowfall! The team has done some initial testing with the new client controller and combat performance does appear to be much improved. Downside: The team has also identified...
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Crowfall talks about the connection between currency and skill
A new five-part video community Q&A with Crowfall’s developers tackles an interesting range of questions, such as the recent combat revamp and what happens at the end of each of the game’s...
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Massively OP’s guide to MMO podcasts
Podcasts are certainly splendid means of feeding one’s MMO interests and keeping in touch with the news and community. It’s always great to hear others speaking with passion and interest about the...
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Exclusive: Crowfall’s world building pipeline video and interview
Are you a fan of Tetris but wish it were more free-form and connected to an MMO’s world building tool kit? Yeah, neither am I, but apparently someone Artcraft thought it could work in Crowfall. Today...
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