Editorials – Page 138

Grab An Iron Man Heartbreaker Suit, Free

Gazillion Entertainment has teamed up with Alienware to hand out approximately ten thousand keys for a free Heartbreaker suit for Iron Man in Marvel Heroes. All players need to do is head on down to the link below and register/login with their Alienware account. An Alienware account is free and is usable for future product code giveaways, of which Alienware tends to have quite often. The Heartbreaker suit is also known as the Mark 17 Artillery level RT suit, as seen in the recently released film Iron Man 3.

They keys are going fast, so make sure you get in and grab one as soon as possible.

(Source: Alienware)

DC Universe and Planetside 2 Coming To PS4

Sony Online Entertainment is working hard to ensure that the PlayStation 4 is that console of choice for next generation MMO gaming. With DC Universe Online already available on the PlayStation 3, it was only a matter of time before Sony announced the manner in which the game would come to the PS4. Well, your wait is over. Sony has confirmed that not only will DC Universe Online be making the move over to next gen consoles, but that Planetside 2 will be coming to the system as well.

There hasn’t been any mention in the videos as to how server structure will work, but given precedent it is likely that Sony will segregate PS4 DC Universe players or integrate them into the Playstation 3 servers, and that PS4 Planetside 2 users will be on their own segregated servers from PC gamers.

More on this as it appears, you can find the two reveal videos at the IGN link below.

(Source: IGN)

50,000 Skill Points Gifted By CCP Due To Downtime

So the issue of Eve Online’s servers being hit by a DDoS attack and brought offline for extended maintenance has been fixed, and players are once again flying through space and shooting each other to death. With the attacks behind them and security teams working on new methods to protect the servers, CCP has turned its attention to compensating players for the loss of June 2nd and 3rd. In an announcement on the official website, in lieu of granting accounts with extra days of access, CCP will be handing out fifty thousand unallocated skill points.

You can read more about the incident in this statement by our Chief Operating Officer, CCP Spielmann. A friendly reminder if you hear of someone doing or planning something bad, even if it’s your friend, we do have the PLEX for snitches program.

All active accounts are eligible, barring trial accounts, and the points have already been handed out. Check out the link below for the full announcement and guide on how to allocate said points. No word on whether DUST514 players will be compensated as they share the same server with Eve Online players.

(Source: Eve Online)

[Community] Art Style As A Deal Breaker?

Is art style a deal breaker for you when it comes to MMOs? Or gaming in general? There is a full argument to be had on both sides on the whole graphics being more important than gameplay, one that generally revolves around the idea of low vs high resolution textures which isn’t really the topic of today’s discussion. Rather, I’m referring to players who wrote to me that they will not play The Missing Ink because they don’t like how the characters are two dimensional paper cutouts. Or other comments I’ve seen about games like Salem that have characters with tiny bodies and very large heads.

Regardless of what we like to tell ourselves and others, art style does have the capacity to make or break a game’s ability to immerse its players. I saw a lot of complaints with The Old Republic from players dissatisfied with the game’s more stylized game assets, while others found it charming and preferable to more realistic-looking graphics. On the other hand, players tend to be put off if your characters look like a slightly modified version of the training models that come with the copy of a 3D model rendering program. And then you have games where the graphics are almost too good, and you fall into the uncanny valley where they look just as disturbing.

We can go back and forth all day about how graphics are more important than gameplay, however it does play an important role in whether or not a person has an immersive experience. So what games have you refused to play because the graphics put you off from the start?

Defiance Updates Continues Plague Storyline

Defiance will be updated today to continue the plague storyline. A mysterious Irathi disease is quickly spreading, and the Ark Hunters have been tasked with tracking down a cure before it spreads too far. Players will take charge of finding the cure before it reaches the television town of Defiance, where June 17th’s episode will see the area in complete panic and distress over the oncoming storm. The update brings with it 8 new emergencies, a new game mode, 2 new pursuits, a data recorder, and a mission series that will run from June 10th to the 17th.

In the latest crossover event from Trion Worlds and Syfy, beginning on June 3rd, players will be challenged to eradicate the infection that is afflicting San Francisco’s residents and work through all new content to discover a cure in order to send it to the town of Defiance before the outbreak there gets any worse.

As with Defiance’s other television tie-in updates, today’s update is free of charge.

(Source: Defiance press release)

Face of Mankind’s Successful Kickstarter

Face of Mankind is a game of player interaction, an open faction system and player-driven economy in a completely dynamic universe. Fall of the Dominion is a restructuring of Face of Mankind, transforming the MMO and bringing it into a new decade with player-created factions, improved combat capabilities, crafting, exploration, progression, and more. Nexeon Technologies launched the Kickstarter for Fall of the Dominion back in early May, and the project is hitting its final days with successful funding just out of reach. With three days to go, the team needs a little over five hundred dollars to complete the funding effort, which will likely be achieved by the time you read this.

Perhaps what is most impressive is the dedication of the community. With three hundred twelve backers donating forty nine thousand dollars, the average donation comes out to nearly one hundred sixty dollars per person, a figure swayed by the few pledges in the multiple thousands (including one six thousand dollar pledge). If you haven’t had a chance to check out Fall of the Dominion, I highly recommend checking out the Kickstarter video below.

(Source: Kickstarter)

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nexeon/face-of-mankind-fall-of-the-dominion

Side Quest Details Itemization

We love Side Quest here at MMO Fallout, and not just because it is refreshing to see an indie MMO that isn’t rehashing World of Warcraft with none of the appeal, isn’t a hardcore sandbox deathmatch arena filled with hackers and cheaters, and (somewhat important) isn’t run by a litigation-happy developer. No, Side Quest continues to be the gem in the corner that people don’t notice because it looks a bit like a potato chip. There is a lot of love that is going into this game, to create an experience that for once I could say I hadn’t really played before.

The latest developer diary dives into how itemization will work with Side Quest. Each dungeon holds two sets of armor for each character (class) that can be acquired both by playing solo or with other players. To encourage party play, of course, parties with multiple players have a better chance at grabbing those high-end items. Sets of armor all have “set bonuses,” along with exclusive random stat types like Crit strike or crit damage. Additionally, players can refine armor with gold and materials to improve their stats.

You can check out the dev diary at the link below. Check out MMO Fallout’s previous coverage of Side Quest here.

(Source: Side Quest)

Survarium Interview On Worlds Factory

Survarium is the upcoming spiritual sequel to the STALKER series, and our friends over at Worlds Factory managed to grab an exclusive interview with Vostok Games to ask a few questions. Survarium is a free to play online first person shooter set in a world following an ecological disaster. Players will need to team up if they hope to survive in the ruins of civilization. Survarium will be session based on segregated servers, but Vostok hopes that one day the game will be upgraded into a single seamless universe.

The good thing is that the online format of the project allows us to constantly upgrade and expand the game with new features and possibilities. So hopefully someday we can introduce a seamless Survarium playable universe as well.

You can read the entire interview at the link below, detailing game mechanics, server structure, and more.

(Source: Worlds Factory)

Eve Online and DUST514 Hit By DDoS Attack

CCP has taken down the Tranquility server cluster after a sustained denial of service attack early this morning GMT time. CCP’s task force was mobilized and suggested keeping the servers offline for further investigation. As of this writing, the Tranquility servers are still offline.

While we initially reopened EVE Online and DUST 514, we have since re-evaluated. With the highest sense of precaution we have taken Tranquility and associated websites back down for further investigation and an exhaustive scan of our entire infrastructure. We will update you more frequently via our Twitter feed (www.twitter.com/eveonline), however, an extended service interruption of several hours is expected as this process should not be rushed.

For up to the minute updates on Eve Online and DUST514’s server status, follow Eve Online on Facebook or Twitter.

Eve Online Could Be Receiving Steam Workshop Treatment

This Eve image is still current, right? I’m sure someone will tell me if it isn’t. Rejoice, netizens, for Eve Online is on Steam! What’s that? Eve Online has been for sale on Steam for longer than MMO Fallout has existed? Oh. Well, starting today (if today is May 30th), you will be able to purchase Eve Online subscriptions as well as PLEX through Steam itself, rather than through CCP’s billing system. The program to allow subscriptions directly through Steam was launched alongside Darkfall: Unholy Wars.

Enough about that, though. According to CCP, the developer is looking further into Steam integration, including the Community Hub and even Steam Workshop, a hub where players can create and submit their own custom content for various supported titles.

“Other aspects of Steam we are potentially very interested in are the Community Hub and Steam Workshop. Our community team has already started looking into the possibilities here, and we would love to hear your feedback on this as well.”

No clue on what players would be able to create via Workshop, and hopefully more details will be coming in the next few months. It is worth noting that the new subscription plan does not extend to existing accounts at the moment.

(Source: PC Games N)

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