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Fallen Earth recruiting for high-level arena testing

by Shawn Schuster (16 days ago)

Sci-Fi, Fallen Earth, Events (In-Game), MMO Industry, Free-to-Play, Post-Apocalyptic

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Fallen Earth recruiting for highlevel arena testing
Calling all high-level Fallen Earth players! GamersFirst is looking for some level 55 wastelanders to help alpha-test the new Dome arena. The Dome is a PvE challenge that was previewed in the March State of the Game, and it's now ready for the next step of development with your help.

If you're interested, send your forum name, typical hours of play, build, and PvE vs. PvP ratio to DeconLead@gamersfirst.com for review. Take note that involvement in this test doesn't mean you're in the elite Decon testing team, as this is more of a one-off event. Check out the Fallen Earth May State of the Game for more details.

Fallen Earth rolls out the '13 Vandal

by Justin Olivetti (1 month ago)

Sci-Fi, Fallen Earth, Previews, Post-Apocalyptic, Dev Diaries, Sandbox

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Fallen Earth rolls out the '13 Vandal
April Fools in the wasteland of Fallen Earth is just like our holiday, except that pranks tend to be a lot more radioactive and fatal than ours. But just as funny, y'know? What isn't a joke is the new Fallen Earth state of the game post, in which the team unveils the latest car coming to the game: the Vandal.

The Vandal is a decked-out car with as much style as it has armor. While the model on display was a uniformly plain gray vehicle, the devs promise that there will be several different paint jobs available when it rolls off the assembly line.

The team is also working on resolving issues with Blood Sports; it says that these issues should be resolved soon if they aren't already.

Fallen Earth prepares new Deathtoll weapons and the perilous Dome

by Elisabeth Cardy (2 months ago)

Fallen Earth, Game Mechanics, News Items, Free-to-Play, Post-Apocalyptic, Dev Diaries

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Fallen Earth introduces new Deathtoll weapons and the perilous Dome
It's March! Spring is in the air, bringing with it the lilting cries of embattled players and their screams of horrific agony floating on the breeze. March is bringing its springtime magic to Fallen Earth in the form of new Deathtoll weapons, a new two-player PvE gauntlet, and the long-awaited AP Augmentation system.

Players will soon be able to snatch up the Jet Engine Hammer and the sawn-off Murder of Crows Shotgun for their arsenal. These Deathtoll weapons will be some of the first to use AP Augmentation. We don't have a lot of details on this new customization system yet, but we do know that "weapons will have various stats that players can put AP in that will enhance aspects of the weapon." The system will be introduced with weapons for max level characters and expand to armor later.

The Dome is an abandoned football stadium that's been repurposed as a deathtrap for level 55 players. When it goes live, you'll be able to queue as a pair or get matched up through solo queue before heading in to face 10 deadly bosses. Each boss you defeat will ramp up the difficulty and rewards for your next encounter. One of the key rewards from this experience will be recipes and components for the new Augmentation system.

The Perfect Ten: Creative MMO minigames

by Justin Olivetti (2 months ago)

World of Warcraft, EverQuest, EverQuest II, Fallen Earth, Lord of the Rings Online, Opinion, Star Trek Online, Vanguard, Guild Wars 2, Humor, Runes of Magic, Perfect Ten, Miscellaneous

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The Perfect Ten Creative MMO minigames
Few people are without opinions on minigames in MMOs. Some love 'em, some hate 'em, and some just ignore 'em. Some even despise that I won't type "th." Takes all types, really. Personally, I'm all for including new types of enjoyable systems that can be repeated, particularly if it benefits my character in some way.

There's also this perception that minigames are just for kids. It's true that more kid-centric titles like Free Realms and Clone Wars Adventures thrive on minigames like you thrive on deep-fried butter balls, but these little diversions exist all over the place in "grownup" titles too. Holidays are a favorite time to trot them out, although there are plenty that exist year-round.

Today we're going to look at 10 creative minigames that have tickled my fancy over the year. Yes, I used the word "fancy." Whatcha gonna do about it?

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Fallen Earth introduces new coresuit armor, free respecs

by Jef Reahard (3 months ago)

Sci-Fi, Fallen Earth, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, PvP, News Items, PvE, Free-to-Play, Post-Apocalyptic, Crafting

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Fallen Earth introduces new coresuit armor, free respecs
Reloaded Productions has thrown a bone to Fallen Earth players who have been getting rolled by PvPers with powerful G.O.R.E. weapons. There's some new player-crafted armor in town called a Stage 3 Coresuit which uses procs to increase survivability in both PvP and PvE.

Fallen Earth's latest patch also features revamped Gamma radiation-powered mutation skill lines as well as two free character respecs for everyone.

[Source: Reloaded Productions press release]

Fallen Earth devs prepping two-man Dome PvE content

by Jef Reahard (3 months ago)

Sci-Fi, Fallen Earth, Game Mechanics, MMO Industry, News Items, PvE, Free-to-Play, Post-Apocalyptic, Dev Diaries

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Fallen Earth devs prepping two-man Dome PvE content
The Fallen Earth dev team has posted a brief state-of-the-game letter for February. In it, we're treated to a preview of something called the Dome, a two-man PvE arena concept that is currently in pre-production.

The Dome stems from a desire to provide "more ways for PvEers to distinguish themselves and provide a competitive outlet to test their mettle outside of PvP." Players will trigger a series of consecutive skirmishes that get tougher as a team gets farther, and of course the rewards will scale accordingly.

Fallen Earth devs explain how schedules are made

by Justin Olivetti (4 months ago)

Horror, Fallen Earth, Free-to-Play, Post-Apocalyptic, Dev Diaries, Sandbox

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Fallen Earth devs give a behindthescenes tour
As January is fairly quiet for the devs working on Fallen Earth, they've used the monthly state of the game post to share a behind-the-scenes look into the production process. The team begins by making a list of all of the ideas it wants for the game, and then reviews this list quarterly. Out of the list comes the schedule to bring these ideas to reality.

Schedules are almost impossible to stick to 100%, however. Issues and limitations pop up, requiring the team to be flexible. "This is actually where the strength of the team comes into play," Napalm posted. "They're very adaptable and adept at changing direction or coming up with 11th hour solutions. And despite the best laid designs there are ALWAYS 11th hour solutions."

The state of the game does mention that the team is cleaning up some bugs relating to farming and has hopes that the new system will be more integrated in the future. There's also a sneak-peek at the sector 3 coresuit, which is currently being modeled.

GamersFirst offers exclusive deals to cafe owners and resellers

by Justin Olivetti (4 months ago)

Fallen Earth, Business Models, MMO Industry, All Points Bulletin, Miscellaneous

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GamersFirst offers exclusive deals to cafe owners and resellers
GamersFirst is looking to make headway in two important markets: internet resellers and gaming cafés. To do so, the company set up a merchant center to offer a partnership with business owners to help promote and sell goods for APB and Fallen Earth.

Café owners are tempted to feature these titles more prominently in exchange for a premium service. This service may, but not necessarily has to, include exclusive items, 20% more XP earned, 20% more loot earned, and login preference.

Internet resellers also have good incentive to pimp GamersFirst products, especially as the company makes the point that they can set their price once game codes are purchased. Some of the things that can be sold include monthly subscriptions, in-game items, exclusive items, player currency, and exclusive packages.

[Thanks to Hutch for the tip!]

Fallen Earth farming to go live tomorrow

by Shawn Schuster (5 months ago)

Galleries, Screenshots, Fallen Earth, Patches, Free-to-Play, Post-Apocalyptic, Crafting

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Fallen Earth farming to go live tomorrow
Tomorrow's update 2.6 for Fallen Earth will bring the long-awaited farming feature to the post-apocalyptic MMO after enjoying a few weeks on the game's public test server.

As stated in a previous exclusive on Massively, these farms will allow players to create 3-, 6-, and 9-plot farms with crops you can grow, livestock you can raise, and western-themed gear you can wear. Rare and valuable materials can be harvested from these farms and the higher-end farm houses even have space for indoor seating, vaults, and more.

If you'd like to see these farms in action, be sure to watch my livestream this Thursday at 8:00 p.m. EST where I'll show off the farm buildings and give my impressions on how it all works.

[Source: GamersFirst press release]

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Fallen Earth readies the land for farms

by Justin Olivetti (5 months ago)

Sci-Fi, Fallen Earth, Game Mechanics, Previews, Free-to-Play, Post-Apocalyptic, Dev Diaries

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Fallen Earth readies the land for farms
Fallen Earth's latest state of the game is as country as one can get. The title is currently testing out farms, which should go live in the game sometime in December.

Farms are a branch of the construction crafting set, which can grow plants and animals. That's right: Through the magic of cloning, livestock can be cloned right there on the farm. Players can build one of these farms anywhere with enough space and no landscape conflicts. They come with a farmhouse and several amenities and last for four hours before disappearing.

Of course, don't take the state of the game for it; read our in-depth interview of the new farming system from last month!

The state of the game also said that the next stage of the Coresuit will be coming in the new year, player housing is still being investigated on the technical front, and a certain mount will be getting an update this holiday season.

Farming in Fallen Earth: An exclusive interview with the devs

by Shawn Schuster (6 months ago)

Sci-Fi, Screenshots, Fallen Earth, Game Mechanics, Interviews, Free-to-Play, Interviews (Massively's), Post-Apocalyptic, Crafting

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Farming in Fallen Earth An exclusive interview with the devs
Late last week, Reloaded Games and GamersFirst announced that farming was coming to the post-apocalyptic sandbox Fallen Earth. The initial dev blog gave us some information on how farming will be implemented, but not much more beyond that. We took that as an invitation to pick the dev team's collective brain, and pick we did.

Read on after the cut to learn more on how farming will work in Fallen Earth and how close it will be to FarmVille -- plus you can point your eyes at two exclusive screenshots of the farms themselves.

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Massively Speaking Episode 224: Salty sailor talk

by Justin Olivetti (6 months ago)

Podcasts, EverQuest II, Fallen Earth, MMO Industry, News Items, Massively Meta, Massively Speaking, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Miscellaneous

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Massively Speaking Episode 224 Salty sailor talk
It's all hands on deck this week, as Captain Bree and First Mate Justin set sail for expansions, free-to-play, Kickstarter, and the feared water dragon of Ba'ahu! Avast, is that a financial report off of starboard or just a mirage? There's only one way to find out: Raise the radio masts and go full ahead until the truth is known!

Have a comment for the podcasters? Shoot an email to podcast@massively.com. We may just read your email on the air!

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Read below the cut for the full show notes.

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Fallen Earth to introduce farming

by Shawn Schuster (6 months ago)

Sci-Fi, Fallen Earth, Game Mechanics, Patches, Free-to-Play, Post-Apocalyptic, Crafting

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Fallen Earth to introduce farming
Fallen Earth's upcoming content includes new stage 3 coresuits, skill and mutation adjustments, and farming. Yes, farming is coming to Fallen Earth!

According to the most recent dev blog, post-apocalyptic farming will be a crafting skill that will allow a player to build a three-, six-, or nine-plot farm where organic resources can be grown through seed planting, and animals can be raised. Additionally, harvesting will give a player the chance to get a common, uncommon, or rare component. Farming in PvP zones will increase the resource yield.

Be sure to read the entire dev blog for more information on what's coming to the PTS with the next content patch.

Fallen Earth and APB: Reloaded go trick-or-treating

by Justin Olivetti (6 months ago)

Sci-Fi, Fallen Earth, Events (In-Game), Free-to-Play, All Points Bulletin, Crime, Promotions, Post-Apocalyptic

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Fallen Earth and APB Reloaded go trickortreating
GamersFirst is bringing scary back to two of its biggest titles for Halloween. The publisher announced special events and seasonal sales for APB: Reloaded and Fallen Earth, some of which are happening at this very moment.

Players in APB can get a preview of the upcoming Asylum District as they go there to compete in the Fright Club. A costume contest is scheduled for October 31st as well, and GMs will be present to lead a grand parade through the streets. Finally, the pumpkin-happy devs are throwing another Pumpkin Head Customization Contest with even better prizes than last year.

In the vast wasteland of Fallen Earth, survivors are encouraged to go trick-or-treating with the devs for exclusive items. The location of said trick-or-treating will be hinted at in chat. Fallen Earth is also selling its cosmetic gear for half off starting tomorrow.

Choose My Adventure: You decide the MMO and how I play it

by Jeremy Stratton (7 months ago)

Fantasy, Polls, Dungeons and Dragons Online, EverQuest II, Fallen Earth, Lord of the Rings Online, Wurm Online, Opinion, Star Trek Online, Vanguard, Guild Wars 2, War, Free-to-Play, Massively Meta, MMOFPS, Global Agenda, Choose My Adventure, Allods Online, World of Tanks, Post-Apocalyptic, Miscellaneous

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Choose My Adventure You decide the MMO and how I play it
It's finally time for my second round of Choose My Adventure. The last time I helmed CMA, Lineage II was top pick, and I had a lot of fun with it. I took tons of screenshots and video to keep you in the loop as to my progress, and you can expect the same, whichever game is chosen this time.

MJ's turn with The Secret World was a lot of fun to read and follow. She even livestreamed some of her shenanigans... I mean, adventures. You can bet I'll be playing with one finger over the PrtScn button and livestreaming some of my adventures as well. I hope to make this a multimedia extravaganza of epic proportions.

Take a look through your choices and vote, vote, vote. And make sure to get those votes in by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday the 21st!

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