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Warhammer Online Adds Items Doubling/Nullifying Exp


Believe it or not, Warhammer Online is still running and still has one or two people manning the ship, even if the steering wheel is rotting from neglect, the hatches have not been battened in a long time, and the poop deck could use a good swabbing, and there’s the little matter of that ice berg that the ship hit in 2008, and the crew going AWOL to work on the S.S. Wrath of Legends. Still, you can rest assured that somewhere, someone at Mythic occasionally looks into Warhammer Online long enough to ask the question “how can we continue improving the experience?” Put your hands down, a Vanguard-style revamp is still not the answer.

Warhammer Online’s upcoming 1.4.8 patch aims to unify the various Realm Vs Realm currencies under one roof: War Crests. But the new feature that sets itself apart from the rest of the update is the new vendor that will be available in the capital city. The vendor sells items in exchange for War Crests that alter the way in which players gain experience and renown. There are books that, when equipped, double either experience gained, double renown gained, or double influence gained. A fourth book completely stops any experience gain from monsters or players.

So if you want to stay in Tier 1 forever, and who wouldn’t, now you have the option to. Patch 1.4.8 goes live on December 3rd.

(Source: Warhammer Online)

Planetside 2 Unlocks Will Be Account-Wide, Retroactive


Those of you familiar with Tribes: Ascend should already have a good idea how to unlock weapons and attachments in Planetside 2. You can either pay a one-time fee through the Station Cash store, or you can leg it out and gain enough certifications through actually playing the game in order to land your new red-dot sight or new sniper rifle. Unlocking through either method can quickly become a very time-intensive or expensive endeavor, as weapons are only unlocked on a per-character basis.

The good news is, Sony is listening to your feedback, and has plans in motion to make weapon purchases account-wide.  Apparently this is for Station Cash purchases only, so if you’re going the route of completely free, you’ll still have to go through the rough with each character. Additionally, any weapon that is faction specific will not be usable with other faction characters, obviously.

(Source: Massively)

City of Steam Coming To New Markets


I know what you’re thinking: “Omali, I want to try out City of Steam but I live in Turkey and only gained the ability to speak English for the sake of this email. What can Mechanist Games do for me?” The easy answer is: Everything. With the next beta weekend coming, Mechanist Games has put out a press release detailing some upcoming expansions. In the near future, City of Steam will be published in the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey. Not only will the game be available in those regions, but gamers will be happy to see that it will be published in both Arabic and Turkish alongside the English version.

Closed beta testing in the Middle East, Turkey, and North Africa is scheduled for Q1 2013. If you would like to check out the closed beta tests currently ongoing, grab a key from our banner link at the top of the page.

(Source: Press release)

RuneScape Reveals Festive Aura: 50% Bonus Exp Throughout December


Christmas is here in RuneScape, and that means another odd month of bonus experience. Jagex has been testing various forms of bonus experience over the past year or so, from lump sums to objects that double your experience (to an extent) but still require working on the skill. In August and September, Jagex offered a promissory note that offered over a million experience to players who remained members for the entirety of both months. The company has also dabbled in double experience weekends, perhaps the closest to industry standard.

Starting in December, players will receive an aura that will grant 50% bonus experience throughout the month. The restrictions are pretty complicated: The bonus experience goes into effect for the first 30 minutes you are logged in each day, or for the first 50k bonus experience you receive, whichever comes first. Additionally, there are all kinds of events happening in December that offer double loot.

Check out the announcement below for more details.

(Source: RuneScape)

Mortal Online Is Free To Play


Count this one under “who could have seen that coming?” Star Vault has announced on Facebook that Mortal Online will be heading free to play. Free accounts will have a restriction of 60, out of a possible 100 skill points, with some other restrictions. Premium subscribers will have access to thievery, and are able to loot and trade expensive items.

“Our new subscription model is a perfect fit for Mortal Online. This means Mortal Online will be free to play forever, without sacrificing the quality of gameplay that makes Mortal Online great. New accounts will have access to the entire game. FTP accounts may upgrade to a Premium Account for a monthly fee and earn exclusive and powerful benefits!”

Mortal Online has suffered financial and subscriber problems since its launch. With any luck, this should bring new players who were afraid to leap into the hardcore MMO previously.

(Source: Mortal Online)

City of Steam Giveaway: Part Two


It’s only November and yet it already feels like Christmas. City of Steam is heading into closed beta! What is City of Steam, you ask? City of Steam is an upcoming MMO by Mechanist Games, based in the Unity3D engine and set in a steam powered, industrial world. Players are able to choose from ten races with four classes (with more on the way), with a branching story that lets you decide what path you take. I had a chance to play City of Steam during its beta-phase, and I enjoyed the game so much that I leaped at the opportunity to get some of my readers in-tune with the game.

There will be four beta phases for City of Steam, and any key you use will be good for all beta weekends.

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How to redeem your key:

  1. After getting your Beta key, head to the City of Steam website here .
  2. Register an account (or sign in if you already have one), copy/paste your Beta Key, click the register/sign-in button, then click on the ‘Play Now’ button and test out City of Steam’s Closed Beta release (or if the test is not yet up, your key will be safely activated and ready for when the game goes live).
  3. Enjoy!

Key Features Include:

  • Character and Weapon Customization – Weapon appearance changes when modded
  • Branching Storylines – Choose the path your story will take
  • Lightweight – No massive download or install required
  • Full Featured – Content you’d expect from a AAA MMO, but all easily accessed from a browser
  • Beautiful graphics and scenery
  • 10 races, 4 classes, with more on the way
  • Content for casual and hardcore gamers alike

Darkfall Finds Itself On Steam Greenlight


Darkfall: Unholy Wars launches December 12th, 2012, and with luck you may be able to get it on Steam. Aventurine has posted the upcoming revamp to Darkfall to be voted on by the masses and, if the tides are right, approved by Valve to be released on Steam. You can head to the link below to vote for Darkfall: Unholy Wars, even if the game doesn’t get approved by December 12th, hopefully it will be greenlit eventually.

(Source: Greenlight)

Save City of Heroes Reaches Out To Disney


City of Heroes shuts down in two days from the time of this writing. Despite the astounding campaign from the City of Heroes community, which gained the support of celebrities including Neil Gaiman, Mercedes Lackey, and John C. Wright among others, NCSoft stands by their earlier statement that all attempts at selling the IP were unsuccessful. In their continuing efforts, the Save City of Heroes campaign delivered a package to Disney HQ, filled with information about City of Heroes, the campaign, and explaining why Disney should add the title to their ever growing portfolio. The information was written by NY Times Best Selling Author Mercedes Lackey along with several others, who wrote:

“We believe that acquiring City of Heroes will provide Disney Interactive with the logical extension of their games for kids and teens, offering a game that literally the whole family can play.”

Will Disney step up and rescue City of Heroes? That will need to be seen.

(Source: Press Release)

End of Nations Postponed Until Further Notice


End of Nations will not be entering open beta at any time in the near future. Trion’s upcoming MMORTS has been in closed beta for some time, and in a post on the official Facebook page, Trion notes that while the beta has offered a lot of good feedback, it has also brought to light some glaring issues that need to be fixed.

“As a result, we have decided to postpone the Open Beta phase of testing until further notice. We will let you know as soon as we have an update. Those players who made an End of Nations purchase should expect to receive a follow-up email shortly. Thank you in advance for your continued input and support. It is greatly appreciated.”

It’s good to see that Trion is refunding closed beta players, and hopefully Trion will be able to fix whatever needs to be fixed in End of Nations.

(Source: Facebook)

Eve Online Makes Accidental Crime More Difficult


Don’t you hate it when all you’re trying to do is navigate a crowded system, and all of a sudden you fire on an unsuspecting player? And then your keyboard and mouse inexplicably lock up, and you continue firing until the combination of NPC protection and players gun you down, destroy your pod, and come over to your house to crap in your cereal. Luckily, CCP is here with the new system safety system. With the upcoming update, players will be able to set themselves to one of three modes: enable, partial, and disabled safety.

On enabled safety, you won’t be able to do anything that is against the law. Think of it as Paladin mode. On partial safety, you will be able to perform actions that raise you into “suspect” status, but not criminal. Disabled safety is free reign to do whatever you want. The option is only for player convenience, although there will surely be some heated discussion over the update.

(Source: Eve Online Website)