Salt in the wound here: Carbine, or what’s left of it, has released this week another leg in WildStar’s meta plot and the slow reveal of the gameworld’s creation. “We left off with the Vault of the Archon and discovered valuable information about the creation of Drusera, and how she might be freed from the Entity,” Carbine writes. We won’t spoil it for you, but suffice it to say that it’s nifty, and the studio has embedded some nostalgia concept art to boot. The MMO itself is still up until November 28th. It’s currently in the middle of its Winterfest celebrations; MOP’s Justin and MJ took a look at the game’s last Shade’s Eve earlier this month. … [Read more...] about WildStar sunsets November 28 – and it’s still dropping lore
The WildStar farewell tour, part 2
I finally got some more time to go on my self-appointed WildStar Farewell Tour a little while back, mostly thanks to Massively OP’s MJ, who dragged me along for a Halloween livestream on November 1st. Hey, Halloween isn’t over until the devs say it’s over, OK? I fully expected us to be running the Shade’s Eve instances, and so I scooted my hoverboard over to the festival area and put on my bandage/mummy outfit. My character looked back at me with eyes that asked, “Can you take me out of this game and with you? Please?” Would if I could. Would if I could. We had a bit of a two-person fashion show and dance party, since pretty much nobody else was around. I think WildStar’s remaining population has up and left already. I was in serious danger of delving into a lot of self-pity for the character, costume, and goodies I was about to lose when MJ suggested that we go check out random housing plots. Great idea! We visited all sorts of bizarre … [Read more...] about The WildStar farewell tour, part 2
Crowfall examines its character creation for its first campaign
The first campaign for Crowfall approaches swiftly, which means it’s time to take a close look at how you’re creating your characters in the game. And it’s almost all in place! All of the races are there, almost all of the classes are there, and you can make your preferred character and plop them into… the lobby. No, not the world yet. First you make a character, then you decide the world you’re sending the character to, and that may mean the character is locked there with no means of escape… until the campaign ends. Source: Official Site Content retrieved from: https://massivelyop.com/2018/11/14/crowfall-examines-its-character-creation-for-its-first-campaign/. … [Read more...] about Crowfall examines its character creation for its first campaign
Mobile Core
I’ve been on this journey of discovery, that largely started with the negative reaction the Diablo Immortal reaction had in the community as a whole. Sure there was the pent up disappointment that we had waiting for Diablo 4, but it seemed to go way further than that. There was a reaction that most of the Diablo fans had, myself included… that mobile gaming was somehow “not for them”. Right or wrong there has been an impression among PC and Console gamers that mobile gaming was something “casuals” did, and that serious gamers were playing games on other platforms. I am not even sure if this was ever the case, but it feels like things are changing drastically on this front, largely because mobile devices have improved greatly over when I was trying to play a Diablo clone on my Palm Pilot back in 2003. Like I have said before when I fail to understand something, I tend to pour myself into trying to figure it out, and as … [Read more...] about Mobile Core
Fallout 76 First Impressions: A Beautiful, Meaningless and Expensive Playground
Bethesda’s announcement that the next installment in the Fallout franchise, Fallout 76, would be an all online affair didn’t sit well with many. Would it diminish the very essence of what Fallout games should be? Large open sandbox worlds that are engaging not only due to the rich story and RPG elements, but also due to its setting. Nuclear wars does have consequences. And in Fallout, surviving the aftermath alone and isolated from contact is what makes it special. In 76, everybody you come across is a real player, which stands against everything Fallout is all about. So with launch this week, we’ve jumped in and here’s what we think of it so far. The Multiplayer Aspect Isn’t That Obtrusive In fact, it isn’t as bad as naysayers predicted it would be. Once you’ve created your character and exited the Vault, other players are immediately on the same map you’re on. Easily distinguishable by names like Pinkiegurl54 and L337killer, PvP in … [Read more...] about Fallout 76 First Impressions: A Beautiful, Meaningless and Expensive Playground