Massively Overthinking: MMOs and ‘fresh piece of gum’ syndrome
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by Bree Royce
11h ago
Back in March, MOP reader Exarch Cathedra posted a comment to a Daily Grind about daily logins and sticky MMOs that caught my attention, and not just because it was a cute pun. “If I care enough about a game that an inducement gets me to log in it will generally prove sticky, especially if ..read more
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Neverwinter runs down Adventures in Wildspace’s upcoming battle pass and its ‘spill-over XP’ feature
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by Chris Neal
13h ago
Since 2021, Neverwinter has been trying to do new things with the battle pass model, and now it’s looking to try out a new layer to the whole system when the Adventures in Wildspace module releases, as the upcoming Sidereal Voyages battle pass will introduce a “spill-over XP” mechanic that adds the potential for more ..read more
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Tarisland answers more questions about PvP, monetization, economy, and cross-platform progression
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by Chris Neal
14h ago
Tarisland is continuing its multi-day lineup of answers to Discord member questions, as days two and three have brought another couple of rounds of insight specifically about PvP, economic matters, and play between PC and mobile, among other things. While PvP is mostly contained to a 3v3 arena, there are plans for “big-scale PvP actions ..read more
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Sea of Thieves marks 40 million players to date as it preps its PlayStation 5 launch
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by Justin Olivetti
15h ago
Many live service games would give anything to see success numbered in the tens of millions, which makes Sea of Thieves’ current accomplishment that much more special. This week, Rare announced that the pirate PvP sim has enjoyed 40 million players across all platforms since its launch in 2018. “[Forty] million players across Xbox, Windows ..read more
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V Rising demos its new Dracula-themed endgame zone, Ruins of Mortium
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by Bree Royce
16h ago
Vampire survival sandbox V Rising continues its efforts to drum up hype as it seems certain to lap Valheim when it fully releases on May 8th, and the latest comes in the form of a new trailer for the game’s impending new endgame zone, Ruins of Mortium. “As the story unfolds, players discover the legendary ..read more
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Skull & Bones is already on 50% discount two months after launch
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by Eliot Lefebvre
16h ago
After being delayed approximately four thousand times, to the point that we were even making jokes about it to the date it released, how has Ubisoft’s piratical online adventure Skull & Bones worked out? Well, it has been two months since the launch and the game is on sale for 50% off already. That is ..read more
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DC Universe Online adds Fortress of Solitude base and themed missions to celebrate Superman Day
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by Bree Royce
16h ago
I was today years old when I learned (or more likely, re-learned) that there’s an official Superman Day, and that day is April 18th. Not coincidentally, today is April 18th! Hey, that would make today the perfect day to celebrate Superman in DC-themed video games, wouldn’t it? Daybreak obviously agrees with my extremely reasonable assertion ..read more
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Post-layoffs, Palia is celebrating its alpha anniversary with a new buyable bundle
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by Bree Royce
18h ago
We’ve all been figuratively holding our breaths to see what would happen with Palia after the last month of mess, and now the game is taking a few tentative steps forward – but maybe not the ones players might hope for. Readers will recall that Palia studio Singularity 6 raised a whole lot of eyebrows ..read more
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Entropia Universe announces plans to have an ‘AI president’ manage its MMO
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by Chris Neal
19h ago
Entropia Universe has not been one to ignore a big shiny bandwagon – remember that this MMO has tried to hawk egg NFTs and seen its players pay eye-watering amounts of real-world money in some cases for absurd digital ephemera – so now it’s decided to join the chorus of AI faithful by announcing the ..read more
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Not So Massively: Godsworn made me break my ‘no early access’ rule
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by Tyler F.M. Edwards
19h ago
I’m pretty blasé about most monetization in games, but there are a few things that I don’t like, and charging for early access is near the top of the list. I don’t like the idea of paying for an unfinished product, and far too many early access games never launch or limp across the finish ..read more
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