Not So Massively: Dota 2's Three Spirits, Star Citizen's anniversary, and Diablo II's ladder reset

Brendan Drain — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 20:00:00 EST

Filed under: Betas, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Video, Business Models, Events (In-Game), Expansions, Game Mechanics, Patches, PvP, News Items, PvE, Free-to-Play, Dev Diaries, Miscellaneous, Not So Massively, Sandbox, MOBA, Diablo III, Anniversaries, Star Citizen, Path of Exile

Blizzard has revealed details of changes coming to Diablo III's difficulty settings in its upcoming pre-expansion patch; monsters will now level up with the player to make all content the appropriate difficulty. Path of Exile announced that its first expansion will be coming in March and released the first of seven major content updates that should keep players very busy until then. It was announced that Diablo II's ladder will be reset on November 26th, giving players a rare chance to start playing the old-school dungeon crawler in a completely fresh loot-economy.

Star Citizen is celebrating its first year anniversary with a limited-time relaunch of several previously released limited-edition ships. The game also passed the $27 million mark to unlock the Banu Merchantman ship and revealed its next stretch goal. Details of the huge Dota 2 update that caused Valve to cancel its Diretide holiday event this year have now been released, including information on three new heroes, a new crafting system, and a Coaching feature that lets players virtually watch over their friend's shoulders. And SMITE's latest update visually revamped Chinese character He Bo, God of the Yellow River.

Continue reading Not So Massively: Dota 2's Three Spirits, Star Citizen's anniversary, and Diablo II's ladder reset

Not So Massively: Dota 2's Three Spirits, Star Citizen's anniversary, and Diablo II's ladder reset originally appeared on Massively on Mon, 18 Nov 2013 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

SMITE video shows off revised He Bo, God of the Yellow River

MJ Guthrie — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 10:30:00 EST

Filed under: Fantasy, Screenshots, Trailers, Video, Patches, PvP, News Items, Free-to-Play, MOBA

Although not implying that the old He Bo was washed up, SMITE treated the God of the Yellow River to a makeover. A mage who uses water to drown and destroy his enemies, He Bo's new visage better fits his mythology. His skills include the passive Steady Flow (a buff that increases his magical power), and three active attacks: Water Cannon, Water Spout, and Atlas of the Yellow River (previously known as Flood Waters). He Bo's ultimate attack is Crushing Wave.

Besides the revised god, today's update includes other changes as well, including a semi-transparent mini-map that players can control the opacity of, a new view mode that allows players to follow the action of their teammates even after death, and improvements to the league and god screens as well as the match lobby. For more on this update, check out the official notes. And to hear the lore behind the god He Bo and see a demonstration of his skills, watch the video below.

[Source: Hi-Rez press release]

Continue reading SMITE video shows off revised He Bo, God of the Yellow River

SMITE video shows off revised He Bo, God of the Yellow River originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 13 Nov 2013 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments