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Interview: New World’s Rich Lawrence on solving PvP problems and defining the...
I think it’s fair to say that New World is the biggest MMO currently under production in the west, at least among those games not under wraps right now, which means many gamers within the genre are...
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Crowfall muses on lessons learned from first test campaigns
Earlier this week, Crowfall began its first ever proper campaigns, allowing players to fight it out in a three-faction brawl for survival and control of the Dying Worlds. In the latest blog update from...
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The Daily Grind: Will you kickstart any MMOs in 2019?
Last year, I realized that I hadn’t backed any video games. I didn’t back any this year either. Oh, sure, some of the games I backed ages ago, like Crowfall, are finally shaping up. And I was sorely...
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Crowfall’s latest stream is all about the art of cooking
Sure, fighting in large-scale PvP is fun, but have you considered focusing on cooking instead? The latest Crowfall livestream was all about the art of taking ingredients and turning them into delicious...
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Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2018
Welcome to a special edition of Make My MMO, Massively OP’s regular recap of what’s going on in crowdfunded MMOs, which we do specifically for those of you who are convinced Kickstarter is the absolute...
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Crowfall details upcoming changes to campaign scoring in latest Q&A video
Last month, Crowfall kicked off the first of its test campaigns, allowing players to play for keeps, as it were, in a game mode where only one of the game’s three factions would eventually emerge...
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Crowfall devs dig into optimization issues, campaign balance, and more in new...
Are you a Crowfall fan who loves Artcraft’s regular Q&A videos but finds that they always leave you wanting more? Then boy are you in for a treat because Crowfall streamer and community bigwig...
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ArtCraft outlines Crowfall’s (surprisingly short) road to alpha 6.0
Even as a Crowfall backer, I’ve been occasionally confused about the game’s test status, especially after it missed two of its original planned soft-launch windows in the last couple of years, and then...
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Crowfall takes inventory in its latest dev diary
Ahh, the humble inventory. It’s a feature often taken for granted in MMOs; after all, you’ve gotta have somewhere to keep all of that loot. But any crafter or packrat – err, collector – knows just how...
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Crowfall tries out its updated scoring system in a new round of campaigns
A new round of test campaigns has started in the world of Crowfall, and this time around, the game has been updated with the new capture bonus mechanic that was first announced a couple of weeks ago....
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Massively Overthinking: The boring MMO development between bookends of hype
If you watch MMOs being developed for long enough, one truth becomes evident: It’s kinda boring. I started thinking a bit about this last week when a reader named Bel pointed out that Crowfall doesn’t...
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Crowfall examines the issues of changing scoring rules mid-campaign
The nature of time-limited Campaigns in Crowfall has given rise to an interesting question of whether or not it’s a good idea to patch the game and fix issues. See, as mentioned, the campaigns are...
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Crowfall delays sanctioned campaign, introduces new competitive campaigns
Crowfall’s big news this week is either good or bad depending on your view: ArtCraft announced another delay in its testing phase, albeit a hopefully brief one. “As we continue on the road to Alpha, we...
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Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs I’m optimistic about in 2019
It’s still early enough in 2019 to do articles about the upcoming year, right? Well, I’m doing this one anyway, so if it’s too late then we’ll just have to deal with it. It’s easy to get caught up in...
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Battle for divine favor in Crowfall’s Trials of the Gods campaign series
Now that Crowfall has had the time to do some campaign test-runs and make adjustments based on player feedback, thereby delaying sanctioned campaigns, the folks at ArtCraft Entertainment have...
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Crowfall welds leveling and talent systems onto its framework
There is a lot for Crowfall’s team to discuss this month, what with the delay of the first sanctioned campaign and all of the systems being added to the game. Speaking of which, talents and leveling...
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Crowfall’s Raph Koster has some advice for community managers
Community management may be one potential path to making inroads at a development studio, but before you take that job, you’d best heed the advice of one of the MMO industry’s veteran designers....
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Crowfall buffs Hunger shard hunting by improving rewards and skills
The most recent patch to Crowfall quietly tweaked a rather important aspect of the game’s spawning Hunger crystals, and it’s a small change but a significant one. As always, these crystals spawn...
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Crowfall previews the PvP map structure of its first campaign in feature...
Since its original Kickstarter reveal, Crowfall has been absolutely clear on its key conceit: PvP. This is a PvP MMO. In fact, the devs frequently refer to the game as a “throne war MMO.” And...
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Perfect Ten: MMOs that set themselves up as spiritual successors
As with the larger video game market, sequels aren’t unknown in the MMO space. We’ve seen studios take a stab at following up successful earlier efforts with follow-ups (such as Asheron’s Call 2 or...
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