RIFT Battle The Elemental Planes!!!

Rift is an upcoming massively multiplayer online role playing game set to release March 1^st. The world of Rift is getting torn apart by incursions from the 6 unique elemental planes. The elemental planes are life, death, fire, water, air and earth. After you create your avatar (player) you set out on a daring adventure to close the Rift’s and protect the world from devastation. There are two factions, The Guardians, and The Defiant. They are opposing teams but they still fight to close the Rift’s. The articles are about the 6 elemental planes, giving details and descriptions of each. The article was written by the Trion Worlds team. They are the designers of Rift.

The article breaks down each and every elemental plane. It is quite easy to see that some the elemental planes are opposing factions. Life fights death, water battles fire, and air clashes with earth.  Not only will players battle the Rift’s, so will the opposing elemental plane(s)!

I am interested that this MMO will hopefully alter the course for MMO’s to come. Many MMO’s on the market feel the need to copy World of Warcraft. This usually fails. I am hoping that this game will de-throne WoW as the most subscribed MMO of all time. WoW has been on the top since 2007. I see the future of Rift being as bright as the North Star.

Once again I am most defiantly looking forward to this next-gen MMO. I am especially looking forward to battling the elemental planes and visiting the towns and huge cities that dot the game world. This game is surely one of the most highly anticipated MMO games of 2011.

 http://www.riftgame.com/en/world/planes/index.php

http://www.riftgame.com/en/index.php

CATACALYSM

                                                              CATACALYSM

World of Warcraft Cataclysm has launched! This broad new expansion will feature many redesigns of the already huge game world. Two new races will also be added. There are two factions in the game that your character can align with, the Horde or Alliance. The Horde faction will recruit the deadly goblins into their ranks of battle hardened soldiers. The Alliance will unite with the Worgen (wolf like humanoids).  World of Warcraft is an MMORPG game set it a fantasy universe. There is a mass amount of content. Some people estimate the play time to be 8000+ hours to complete every objective in the game. The article was written by the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm-wow reviews and guides team. The authors give their own opinions as well as important facts.

The article explains many MMO retailing things that are significant to my own blog. The article gives us a synopsis of upcoming features.  It also states the prices for the games. The article gives quotes from Blizzard game producers. They say that “this expansion will shatter the previous expansion sales”.

I am very excited to enjoy the content is this World of Warcraft expansion.  Blizzard has(the creators of World of Warcraft) changed the entire game world to make it more eye appealing and worthwhile. Before the expansion, the world was bland with not many storyline quests. Know the whole game is refurbished with many storyline quests and vibrant detail. During the launch other people were so anxious to log in to get a head start on leveling. The queue to log in on my realm was over 2600!

http://www.wowction.com/2010/10/04/world-warcraft-cataclysm-launch-date/

EVE: INCURSION

                        EVE: Incursion

On December 1^st, CCP (the creators of EVE) released a new expansion, Incursion. The expansion is for EVE online. EVE online is a massively multiplayer online game set 30,000 years in the future. Players take on the role of capsuleers (clones) to fulfill their destiny in the Universe. The capsuleers are immortal, as long as their cloning vats stay online. This expansion brings many new things to the EVE online universe, one of those being the new character creation tool. Players will know have to ability to make a full bodied character.  The Incursion is based off of the attacks of Sanshas Nation. Sanshas Nation was originally a band of arms manufacturers, but as they were discovered, the four empires (Amarr, Gallente, Caldari, and Minmatar) took action against them. Ever since then, the remaining Sanshas Nation fleet has lived in worm holes. Know they seek retribution. The fleets have attacked many planets since May and have taken over 4,000,000 slaves/hostages. The article was written by the CCP news team.

The article gives details about Sanshas Nation incursions in real-space. It also states how many people were taken from the planets they have raided. The article gives information about the brand new character creation, and the removal of the learning skills (cumbersome skills that lower skill training time as a whole). I am excited to see what the game will be like with the new character creation, and the removal of learning skills, I am looking forward to more attacks from Sanshas Nation. On December 3^rd, CCP did a test on the removal of learning skills. The test was a success. More major updates will be available on December 13-15^th.

I am hoping that this expansion will be a great success. I also hope that it will bring more players to EVE online. The EVE game world itself is only one server. The estimated maximum amount of people allowed at one time online is 70,000. 300,000 people have registered accounts. CCP is doing their best to expand the number of players that can be online at one time. I personally have never seen the population rise above 51,000. I agree that CCP should re-create the character creation tool.  The old one has very outdated graphics. In this expansion the character creation character actually look like real-life people!

EVE: Incursion has launched, but the major updates have not. They are scheduled to release December 13-15^th.  The game will feature many new experiences, tools, and advancements to the already large game.

http://www.eveonline.com/devblog.asp?a=blog&bid=824

:http://www.eveonline.com/en/incursion

http://www.eveonline.com/

Stay Frosty, Tango at 6 'o' Clock Low

I am doing an overview of a game called Combat Arms. Combat arms is a massively Multiplayer First Person Shooter. The game takes place in modern times where a mercenary (you) battles other mercenaries (players) to achieve the objective of the game type. There are many different types of weapons in the game. Over 175 different guns have been added since the games release. There are assault rifles, Sub-machine guns, shotguns, sniper rifles, and machine guns. The game is free to play but if you want a special item then you must purchase NX credit. NX credit ranges from $10 for 10,000 NX to $50 for 50,000 NX. The game is very fast paced and enjoyable. The article was found on IGN.com. The article was written by the IGN team. http://pc.ign.com/articles/112/1122704p1.html

I am looking for even more content for this game. It gets updates frequently to protect the game and its users from hackers and viruses. I am interested in the fact that the game never dies out like console fps’s such as the Call of Duty installments. The game has been around for quite a few years and its player base is growing steadily, with over 3million players. I am excited that Nexon now gives free hard- to- get items on the holidays. I am looking forward to getting very special items from Nexon’s new service.

I agree that Nexon is doing a good job with keeping its players happy. They do not have buggy servers like other fps game have. Combat Arms has the most players of an MMOFPS on the American market. I think it would be wise for Nexon to have a greater customer service department. They do not have many English speaking people working with Nexon (Nexon is a Korean company). As a result of this, Nexon’s costumer service usually takes a long time to respond to problems. Overall I think Combat Arms is the best MMOFPS game that I know of. There is so much choice and depth.

BUILD!!! BUILD!!! BUILD!!!

The game Minecraft indulges you in a free build type environment where almost anything is constructible. Players choose their own box looking avatar, they can then join a world where they  build huge structures in their very own space. If players want to have fun they can join an online free-build. If players want a challenge then they can join survival mode. In survival mode you must gather supplies and build a suitable shelter before day turns to night. Nighttime is a hostile environment. Zombies, enormous spiders, skeleton with bows and other nasty creatures will stop at nothing to kill you. The article was found at http://jayisgames.com/archives/2009/07/minecraft.php the article is written by DanTheArcher. The article itself is about the mechanics of Minecraft and the games focus.

This article shows you how much freedom you have in Minecraft. Anything that your mind thinks up, you can build. Whether that thought be a very large fortress or a huge spaceship. The resource in this game is blocks, which I found very interesting when I first saw the game. The entire world is made up of blocks that you can knock down, or build up. This allows a player to clear a patch of land, or just build onto it. Even the individual characters resemble block like shapes!

I was very surprised that this game was created in less than two weeks, yet it has sold about 250,000 game copies. That is estimated to be $3,250,000! This game has endless amounts of freedom. Another good thing is that the world is randomly generated so no two people will get the same world twice! I hope that the producers of this game create new graphics. The only thing that is missing in the game is a good graphic foundation. The texture and details are terrible. The game is still very enjoyable though. Anything is possible if you have the skill to build it.

Although Minecraft is still in early alpha, the game has great potential of selling millions of copies and becoming one of the best sandbox type MMO’s on the market. Minecraft is a great game for people who love to build and express themselves.

Minecraft castle (classic version of the game)


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http://jayisgames.com/archives/2009/07/minecraft.php --- Website review

Star Wars: Alderaan

Star Wars the Old Republic has released a new video about their upcoming MMORPG. It is about the player vs. player aspect of the game. Players can choose to play as either Sith or the Republic depending on what side they choose. The player vs. player looks very engaging as each character seems to be doing something important. The close combat characters are holding the other side at bay while the healing classes keep their health up. Some of the characters are getting into ambush positions (1:06). This character is most likely an imperial agent because they rely on stealth and ambush. To objective of the game is to capture the gun battery and possibly other objectives so you can secure the map. I also see that the player vs. player requires you to move around to survive. It looks very engaging!

The article explains what the battles will be like and the history of the planet Alderaan (where the battle takes place). In the trailer there are signs of vehicles such as jet bikes. I hope players are able to ride these into battle at insanely high speeds. This article interests me because it tells you the objectives. The players in the game look as if they have low-mid level armor so I plan on this warzone being available for players early on.

One thing I would like for Star Wars: The Old Republic to add in the article is more information. Many people look forward to this game but Bioware (the producers) have not yet revealed the release date. Many people think it will be released in April of 2011 but no one is 100 percent certain. I am hoping that the player vs. player in this game will be top notch in every way because it is what I look forward to the most. I cannot wait for this game to be released!

http://www.swtor.com/

Prepare For The Apocalypse...

Fallout: New Vegas Is a role playing game (RPG) in the Fallout series developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Bethesda softworks. The game was released on October 19^th, 2010. The game takes place in a post apocalyptic wasteland, and specifically Las Vegas. Fallout New Vegas is similar to Fallout 3 (a previous RPG). Fallout New Vegas takes place in the year 2281, far from today. Throughout the game you will encounter many characters and villains. Areas of the wasteland house dangerous inhabitants. Slavers travel the lands looking for people to enslave and sell for caps (money). There are also ferocious raiders and super mutants who kill, maim, and destroy many human settlements. Everything from wolves and wild dogs to mutants and deadly clawed humanoids roam the wastes looking for prey. Fallout New Vegas has a very hostile world indeed. Players will also encounter factions. From the New California Republic who are thought to be good guys, to the slavers of Caesars Legion. Players can either use first person or third person view. This game has lots of choice and option that will affect the game world itself. I found the article on ign.com (http://xbox360.ign.com/objects/143/14341976.html%20 OR http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/112/1128957p1.html) which explains Fallout New Vegas. The article is written by Kristine Steimer and the ign team.

The article explains what you do in Fallout 3 and about the plethora of side quest you can fulfill. It also talks about how many areas you can explore, the weapons, and about the main character him/herself ( which is actually you). There are few spoilers in the review so players will be able to discover the world by themselves if they wish.

I am hoping that this game will live up to its name. Fallout 3 is considered one of the best RPG’s on the market. I am hoping that Fallout New Vegas will match it. Fallout New Vegas seems to have more options, such as joining factions and having about 7 different characters that can join you in your quest whether it is good or evil. I am looking forward to getting this game and witnessing how good it is for myself.