Black Gold Online offers a glimpse of the character creator, swimming, and some more gameplay in this GDC trailer.
Yearly Archives: 2012
Age of Wushu GDC Austin Trailer
Age of Wushu shows off some PvP action, water fighting, and more in a new trailer from GDC Austin.
Outspark Launches 4th Server for Call of Gods
Outspark Launches 4th Server for Call of Gods
Today, Outspark treated their rapidly growing Call of Gods community to a brand new server, the fourth addition in less than a year. Server 4 intensifies cross-server PVP across this exquisitely crafted free-to-play browser strategy sim, and enables players to experience their favorite in-game events all over again. With the latest content update, Clash of Gods, players are drawn into the heart of fierce faction v. faction fighting as the Dark League and Holy League wage war against each other over the Relic of God where Ancient Dragon Power resides.
“It’s always thrilling when we launch a new server because it offers players the chance to pretty much dominate everyone,” said Philip Yun, CEO, Outspark. “The minute the server opens, players rush in, stake claims on fresh territory, and start to build powerful new alliances. It’s a very exciting time for new players to join the game.”
Clash of Gods takes place Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 8pm PT, and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 2pm PT. Event details can be found here. Server 4 opening events include the popular Legions Champion Cup, Dungeon Master, King of Players, Orange Fever and Golden Summoner, and run through Monday, October 24. Valuable rewards include skill books, alliance chests, and golden keys.
MicroVolts Welcomes Players to Knights of the Night Update
MicroVolts Welcomes Players to Knights of the Night Update
Rock Hippo Productions Ltd. announced today the launch of its latest update – Knights of the Night – for their popular free-to-play cartoon-style third-person shooter, MicroVolts. This update introduces the new Coupon Shop, a twist on a favourite map as well as brand new weapons and parts!
MicroVolters will fight for honor and chivalry with new Knighthood weapons and parts. Become what legends are made of in Naomi’s new “Gold Knight” gear and Pandora’s “Anesidora” armour! As a knight, MicroVolters will also need proper weaponry of course! Check out the new battle hammers in the Capsule Machine!
With Halloween right around the corner, the traditional “PVC Factory” map gets a new twist and every MicroVolter’s night vision is being put to the test. Wage war in the new map, “PVC Factory at Night”! Players are also getting their chance at redeeming elite weapons fit for the gods. Win and collect Coupons from the Rock Token Capsule Machine and redeem them for ultra-exclusive weapons like “Hyperion” rifle and “Perses” shotgun!
Tyrian Times – GW2 Week In Review
Tyrian Times – GW2 Week In Review
By Meredith Watson, OnRPG Tyrian Reporter
As I predicted (not so much a prediction as the inevitable), a new item has been added to the trading post recently in Guild Wars 2. Along with the Fall Colour Dye Pack, which consists of greens and oranges, are a couple discounted and improved items as well; the booster pack is 25% off until the 15th and the Black Lion key has been improved. The Black Lion Key, if you don’t know, is used to open the Black Lion Chests that drop off mobs. Certainly not earth shattering in terms of items being added but hopefully a step in the right direction. ArenaNet could really do a lot with the Trading Post and I suspect they will in time. Their focus does seem to be on working out its kinks, which is never a bad thing. It is a bit disappointing; however, that only one item has been added to date.

Interestingly, as Blizzard admits they are too slow on developing and releasing content, Colin Johanson discusses ArenaNet’s plans for developing the game. As opposed to one live team working on content as in most MMOs, ArenaNet will have eight teams for various aspects of development. Live security will be focusing on bots, farmers and spammers while the live response team are the bug squashers, game balancers and feedback analysers. The living world team concentrates on adding to and fine tuning the existing world. Other teams include Mac development, PvP, Holidays and events (Halloween!) and Commerce. While all this sounds great it doesn’t really mean much to your average gamer. It is meant to assure us that they have many able bodies on the job and will get us our content quickly. ArenaNet, however, does have a decent track record of getting out content. With Guild Wars, which was released in 2005, there were three campaigns and one expansion released within a two year period. Having played Guild Wars (although not extensively) I don’t recall it being bug addled or having major issues but again I wasn’t there for the launches of the campaigns.
(Editor’s Note: I was there for the launch of Guild Wars, Nightfall, and Factions and all 3 were some of the smoothest launches in my gaming career.)

EverQuest II, which was released in November 2004, introduced three adventure packs (mini-expansions) and eight expansion packs up to 2011. I did play EQ2 quite a bit and there seemed to be an air of indifference towards bugs and exploits by Sony. That being said, there weren’t a lot of issues with the game itself. The biggest complaint was always Sony.
Blizzard on the other hand has added four expansions in roughly eight years. All of the expansions have had some issues but Blizzard has always been quick to fix any problems. The problem is how long it takes to get new content from Blizzard. From classic WoW to The Burning Crusade it took two years. Two years!
I think it is safe to say, given what we know of content release for Guild Wars, we are in good hands with ArenaNet and will likely get content in a timely matter and hopefully with minimal issues.

The other big news this week has been the announcement concerning structured PvP. But what is structured PvP you ask?
“Structured PvP is a Player versus Player mode which allows competition on an even footing. There are two primary modes of play; tournament and hot join play. Any character used to enter structured PvP retains their profession; however any race specific skills are not accessible. The character is given a fixed maximum level, and all skills and items are available without the need to unlock them first. Scores are tracked on the scoreboard. Player statistics are tracked and used to generate a player ranking. Unlike WvW, structured PvP doesn’t grant rewards usable in PvE. Instead, players earn glory and rank which are used to obtain better looking gear for use only in structured PvP.”
So basically, structured PvP equals tournament play. The announcement this week concerns the two planned types of tournaments: free automated and paid automated tournaments. Free automated tournaments are for anyone to join. Free automated will be rather like a starter tournament learning the ins and outs of structured PvP whereas the paid automated tournament will be more intense. As the name implies, paid automated tournaments will be just that. You will need tickets for the entry fee which can be bought with gems on the Trading Post, chest rewards from free tournaments or when you rank up. Unlike the free tournament, you will need to bring a premade team if you are participating in the paid tournament. There are plenty of rewards too for the top rankers in both the free and paid tournaments.
Custom arenas will also be making an appearance in the near future. Custom arenas are rental arenas. Here you and your premade team can practice tactics, hold skirmishes, or try out builds. Custom arenas will be password protected and offer a variety of maps allowing for private tournaments. Currently, it is not known how they player will pay for the use of the custom arena but that as well as more in depth information is promised in the near future .
ArenaNet feels passionate about PvP/eSports and it shows. I can only hope they put as much effort and thought into other aspects of the game because undoubtedly there is a sizeable part of the community that does not enjoy structured PvP/WvW/eSport.

DK Online Introduces Territorial PvP
Destroy The Competition And Claim Territorial Dominance In DK Online
Blades clash, magic flies, and blood spatters in the exciting PvP (player vs. player) combat of DK Online. Aeria Games, a leading global publisher of free-to-play online games, today detailed the exciting PvP features in the massively multiplayer online role-playing game, following the recent spotlight on PvE (player vs. environment) content.
PvP is one of DK Online’s strongest focuses, which is reflected in the diversity of the different classes’ gameplay. Leading the charge are the melee masters, Warriors and Paladins, who can get up close and connect for serious damage. Even at range these brawlers are dangerous, thanks to key abilities in their skill set that help close the gap through slowing and stun effects. Sorceresses, conversely, would do well to exploit the range difference with their high-powered spells, while Shadowmages dish out the pain with a unique mixture of debuffs to weaken their foes while weaving in damaging magic.
In addition to skirmishes between individual players, DK Online has several large-scale PvP options in development. For an all-out war for honor and bragging rights, RvR (realm vs. realm) is a titanic battle pitting players from one faction against another. The huge swarm of players locked in deadly combat is undeniably epic to witness, let alone take part in.
For guilds looking to be the top dogs on their server, Castle Siege mode is the ultimate PvP challenge. This mode provides highly coordinated matches between the most competitive guilds on a server. Attacking guilds will assault the castle stronghold of another, and the victor of the battle earns ownership of the castle and all the amenities therein—at least until other guilds come along to challenge them next week!
OnRPG Shotgun News 10/11: RIFT, Age of Wushu, Lineage II, and Much More!
OnRPG Shotgun News 10/11: RIFT, Age of Wushu, Lineage II, and Much More!
By Shannon Doyle (Leliah), OnRPG Journalist
New Video Shows Off Dimensions In Rift
A new video, exclusive to Game Trailers shows off the upcoming player housing called Dimensions. Coming with the release of Storm Legion players will be able to unlock dimensions in specific regions of Telara that can be used to build homes, inns, even ships! Almost anything the developers have used in creating Rift will be available for players to use.
Playspan Update
Yesterday we reported that Playspan had been hacked leaving thousands of accounts from major MMOs vulnerable. We’re now happy to report that several of these MMOs including Eve, Guild Wars, and Turbine Studios have all reported that they do not use the service.
New Age of Wushu Gameplay Trailer Revealed
The founder of Snail Games Shi Hai revealed a new trailer for Age of Wushu during a speech at GDC Online. Age of Wushu is due for release in North America next year. In China it is one of the top games with more than 10 million registered users.
Guild Wars 2 Mobile Authenticator in Beta
The promised GW2 mobile authenticator is now in beta. Players are asked to try it out and give feedback. But also warned that some changes are already in the works for it. Security has been a hot topic for Guild Wars 2 for some time.
League of Legends Fines Cheaters $30,000

After an investigation into the alleged cheating that took place during a League of Legends tournament League of Legends has fined the team that took part in it $30,000. All of it will be donated to a charity in Korea. While the investigation did find them guilty it also said that it did not ultimately decide the outcome of the match.
Neverwinter Beta Keys For Winners of Writing Contest
Perfect World has announced that the top three winners of their spooky adventure writing competition will receive beta invites for Neverwinter as well as some sweet swag. All of the rules and details can be found on the official site.
Teaser Site Up For Lineage II Update

Upcoming update Glory Days for Lineage II has a new teaser website complete with a competitions page and the trailer. It also has a link to the patch notes which are on the Lineage II forums.
Arcane Legends Teaser Trailer
Arcane Legends is finally nearing launch and a humorous little teaser trailer heralds the good news.
Planetside 2 Command Center Ep 6
Planetside 2 offers up another roundtable discussion featuring Isaac and Higby.
Saga Kingdoms Kickstarter Launch
Saga Kingdoms has begun its Kickstarter fundraising and offers you a look at what it has in store.




