The Lineage II Freya patch has been in the works for a while, and NCsoft let us know last week that it’s nearing completion. The company promised more information soon, and it arrived today along with access to the Play Test Server. The official release date for the Freya patch was given today — Freya will be available to everyone on August 24th
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Lineage II: Freya PTS open, launch date and patch notes released
Another Thursday, another installment of Ask Massively ! This week we see an influx of even more site-related questions ranging from our hiring procedures to our recent code of conduct changes . Don’t you people want to know about MMOs anymore?! Actually, we don’t mind answering site-related questions at all, and enjoy being transparent with our community of dedicated readers
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Ask Massively: Censorship edition
While at Comic-Con , the fan site Mos Eisley Radio tweeted a rumor that there will be space combat in SWTOR . Space combat has been strongly suspected since the announcement of player ships at E3 , but there was nothing to confirm our suspicions. According to the folks at Mos Eisley Radio, James Ohlen said that each ship will be customizable, and, of course, that the player will be able to use this ship in space combat
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Space combat has been confirmed for SWTOR! [Updated]
The latest profession reveal for Guild Wars 2 was the ranger class , and ArenaNet has been generous with information since then. In the newest entry on the ArenaNet blog, Lead Designer Eric Flannum answers the most frequently asked questions from the community. He clarified quite a few things from the reveal video and discussed some mechanics that will carry over from Guild Wars , such as the ability to dodge.
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Eric Flannum answers more questions about Guild Wars 2’s ranger
Filed under: Fantasy , EverQuest II , MMO industry , The Agency , News items , Vanguard Layoffs in any industry are never pleasant, and in a smallish community like that of the professional game developer, they can be even more trying. As we reported yesterday , Sony Online Entertainment recently announced the decision to serve 35 employees with their walking papers, and speculation has run rampant in the absence of official information. Two of the developers now looking for work checked in on the EQ2Flames forum to confirm the news and thank the community for their support.
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SOE layoffs detailed, EQII and Vanguard affected
Guild Wars 2 designer Jon Peters answered several of the community’s questions on death and healing earlier this week, and promised more to come. The rest of those questions were released last night on ArenaNet’s blog , thanks once again to Jon
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More questions answered on death and healing in Guild Wars 2
Filed under: Fantasy , Game mechanics , News items , Guild Wars 2 What happens if you have no money and aren’t revived? Do we wait to be killed, and respawn at a waypoint? Do we have to lie on the ground, begging people passing by to come and revive us?
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Death and healing: Guild Wars 2 community questions answered
Filed under: Culture , Opinion , The Daily Grind One of the uglier aspects of gamer culture is the tendency to breed, shall we say, a lack of tolerance and respect for those who are “not us.” The general anonymity of the online world can bring the worst out in some, with little to check these attitudes unless contrary peer pressure is summoned. So at the risk of reopening old wounds, today we want to ask if you have ever been discriminated against in an MMO based on who you were, what you believed or what you represented. Maybe you felt the sting of ageism as you were shut out of a guild due to being “too young” for the group.
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The Daily Grind: Have you been discriminated against in game?
You’ve heard the rumors , you’ve seen the forum posts , but now it’s official . Star Wars: The Old Republic has started beta testing. SWTOR ’s Community Manager Sean Dahlberg made the announcement for this week’s Fan Friday feature
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The official, official SWTOR beta testing announcement
Filed under: Sci-fi , Fallen Earth , Events, in-game , News items Think your wasteland clone is tough enough to stand toe to toe with a giant mutated fungus named Deathspore?
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Fallen Earth boss-killing event in the works
