Fractured Space‘s Alpha has another update, in number 18! There’s lots going on and they cover it right here! If you want the indepth details, look no further!
Yearly Archives: 2016
All I need to know about Rio 2016, I learned from MMOs
It’s that time of the year! Summer Olympics 2016 in Rio! Now, I haven’t really followed them, except the 1996 Olympics. As a wrestling fan, professional and otherwise, finding that the American Kurt Angle won the gold for America with a broken freakin’ neck? That’s heroics right there. That’s the embodiment of American Ideals. I was so proud! Then he joined the WWE! Even happier. I don’t need to watch the Olympics again, because no moment will top that. However, in this day and age, everything you need to know from the Olympics can be gained from playing MMOs, instead of watching TV. Why bother when you can learn what I did?
Let’s get started! The most important thing I learned are about the sports themselves. There are so many amazing summer sports, and they’re all so intense and different from each other. You have the hard-hitting action of Rugby, the ferocious competition of Boxing, the non-stop insanity of Lucioball, the pure strength of body and will that goes into Weightlifting. Why would I want to win gold, silver or bronze medals, when I can get skins?! I mean, seriously? The Olympics only has three awards for first second and third; Lucioball and Overwatch are boasting 100+ cosmetic items to wear in the virtual world.
I also gained a great deal of knowledge about who exactly is participating in the Olympics. There are six nations competing in the Olympics: The United States, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Russia, and Pirates. Fractured Space gave me a valuable lesson in Rio 2016! I thought there were way more competing than that. I think the addition of Pirates to the Olympics will make the aquatic and combat sports a trifle unfair. They come equipped with skillsets that frankly, regular athletes cannot possibly compete with. Instead of Vuvuzela’s this year we have “Vote for Pedro!” [Yeah, I see you Firaxis. I see what you did with Civ 6 last week. You can’t fool me!]
The most important thing I learned was exactly how the Olympic arena looks and works. According to Hirez and Smite, the Olympics take place in a round coliseum that has an evening arena in the center. There’s a race track around that, and portals that bring the eventers from a multi-dimensional locker room that defies both time and space. Brutal contests occur there, and I cannot count the number of broken bones that are going to pile up from the Olympics this year! Gambling is also rampant, more than ever before thanks to winning something called “Gems” from this arena. I would be here all day if I went on and on.
But I DO know that the Rocket League did not give in to peer pressure! Their events are the same as always, they aren’t taking place in Rio, you aren’t going to see a ton of insane flag-toting events! Just lots of the same stuff as always! Fast cars, big balls, and lots of excitement! I hope you guys all enjoy the Olympics this year, however and wherever you’re doing them at!
Heroes and Generals: Game Director – Addressing the Grind
The newest Heroes & Generals update addresses ranked progression and the insane grind it takes. Listen on!
SkySaga: Ancient Maze
SkySaga has a brand new challenge coming in the Ancient Maze! Want cool treasures and deadly challenge? This is what you are after!
Rocket League: Rumble Trailer
Are you ready for the Rumble? A new Rocket League mode is coming with hilarious new powers! You may not throw ’em over the top rope, but the battle royale is just as fun! Give your friends the Boot!
Drakensang Online: Phestos’ Special Announcement
An ancient foe returns to Drakensang Online! The special event begins on August 10th! Let’s celebrate 5 years of Drakensang Online!
Squad: Version 7 Release Trailer
Squad: Version 7 is now in early access on Steam! Time to get in on the intense military action!
World of Warcraft: Demon Hunter Developer Preview
Ready to see another sneak peek of World of Warcraft‘s Demon Hunter? I know I am! Take a look right here! #doublejumpenthusiast
Adventurer’s Journal: Trying FFXI After a Decade
So, I still have an FFXIV account and I’ve taken a week or so off of it because I’ve been insanely busy. However, this weekend I found a bit of time to come back to Final Fantasy XI. A friend insisted that I take a look again since it was still going strong, and still getting content. It has received pretty regular new content, though I think the final big update has happened. I’m not giving up though. It’s been almost fifteen years since the game started! However, my account though recovered, would still require me to purchase the DLC I’m missing [Everything after Wings of the Goddess], spend money on the account, et cetera. However the FFXI content on Steam was gifted to me by a pretty great person so I’m back! The grahpics are a bit lackluster, but that’s no big deal. However, starting over, all my gil gone makes me intensely sad. I was a rich man, once. . .It wasn’t worth it to recover my old account, but I’m slowly looking at it, seeing what I can do.
In the meantime, I’m so glad Windower exists! If you play the game normally, it has no mini-map, and you can’t alt-tab without destroying the game in full screen. The ability to use Windower, have a few add ons to make the game more enjoyable is nice. Now, you shouldn’t need add-ons to play an mmo, but this game is about 15 years old and has still had no updates to the UI that would keep it on par with everyone else. I’m still trying to figure out exactly what I think, but I have some positives to say. It might still be backwards, slow, and tedious to play, but there is more easy to access storage space than ever before. I remember having to get rid of items and important stuff because I simply had no space. That’s gone! And Trusts. I cannot stress how good trusts are. The big deal about FFXI was it was focused around group play. If you don’t have friends to play with or can’t find people, you can’t advance past 10-20 at the most. Trusts are NPCs that you can summon through a quest chain that will heal/tank and fight with you. I’m not saying you should drop your game and come play FFXI on Asura, but you should, if you’re feeling nostalgic, at least see the game. It’s still hanging in there, and is making strides to keep peoples attention, and I appreciate that.
Soul Hunters 60 Second Trailer
The first official trailer for Soul Hunters that showcases some of its core features in 60 seconds!






