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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Alganon delays expansion, plans double-XP weekend]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/17/alganon-delays-expansion-plans-double-xp-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/17/alganon-delays-expansion-plans-double-xp-weekend/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/17/alganon-delays-expansion-plans-double-xp-weekend/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/events-in-game/" rel="tag">Events, in-game</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/expansions/" rel="tag">Expansions</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/alganon/" rel="tag">Alganon</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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Citing "unforseen circumstances," the team at <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/qol/">QOL</a> has announced that <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/alganon/"><em>Alganon's</em></a> <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/rise-of-the-ourobani/"><em>Rise of the Ourobani</em></a> expansion <a href="http://alganon.com/newsletters/newsletter_0412.html">will be delayed</a> until the fourth quarter of this year. "After evaluation of the project, it was decided that more time was needed in order to do some critical bug fixes as well as to spend more time on certain areas and features of the expansion in order to do the best work possible," the devs wrote in the April newsletter.<br />
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<em>Rise of the Ourobani </em>will feature the playable titular race, a brand-new continent to explore, a Warden combat companion, PvP, and flying mounts. To soften the blow of the expansion's delay, QOL has released several sneak peek pictures and videos.<br />
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Even though the expansion is a ways away, players have a reason to log in now, as <em>Alganon </em>is preparing a double-XP weekend from April 20 through the 23rd.<br />
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You can watch <em>Rise of the Ourobani</em> flying mounts in action after the break.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/17/alganon-delays-expansion-plans-double-xp-weekend/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Alganon delays expansion, plans double-XP weekend</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/17/alganon-delays-expansion-plans-double-xp-weekend/">Alganon delays expansion, plans double-XP weekend</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/17/alganon-delays-expansion-plans-double-xp-weekend/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20217827/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/17/alganon-delays-expansion-plans-double-xp-weekend/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alganon</category><category>class</category><category>continent</category><category>delay</category><category>double-xp</category><category>double-xp-weekend</category><category>f2p</category><category>fantasy</category><category>flying-mount</category><category>flying-mounts</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>ourobani</category><category>qol</category><category>quest</category><category>quest-online</category><category>race</category><category>rise-of-the-ourobani</category><category>trailer</category><category>video</category><category>warden</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Olivetti]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Daily Grind: Are flying mounts bad for gameplay?]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/06/14/the-daily-grind-are-flying-mounts-bad-for-gameplay/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/06/14/the-daily-grind-are-flying-mounts-bad-for-gameplay/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/06/14/the-daily-grind-are-flying-mounts-bad-for-gameplay/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/everquest-ii/" rel="tag">EverQuest II</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/opinion/" rel="tag">Opinion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/the-daily-grind/" rel="tag">The Daily Grind</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://everquest2.com"><em>EverQuest II</em></a> recently announced that flying mounts (or more accurately, <a href="http://everquest2.com/news/read/current/3966">gliding and leaping mounts</a>) are coming to a sub-90 character near you. Predictably, the community reaction was one part "awesome" and two parts "zomg nooooo," both of which were also heard en masse when endgame flying mounts were announced in 2010.<br />
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The naysaying consensus seems to be that flying mounts cheapen progression-based gameplay by providing an easy way around troublesome mob spawns. That said, there's no denying the lure of unrestricted flight in our MMOs, particularly in a world as large and as topographically diverse as Norrath (and players are of course free to ignore what is essentially a new form of fast travel).<br />
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For today's <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/the-daily-grind">Daily Grind</a>, we'd like to know your thoughts on flying mounts. Specifically, do you like them or do you feel they add more negative than positive to the MMO experience?<br />
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<img align="left" alt="" border="0" hspace="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2010/09/coffee.jpg" style="padding-right: 10px;" vspace="0" /><em>Every morning, the Massively bloggers probe the minds of their readers with deep, thought-provoking questions about that most serious of topics: massively online gaming. We crave your opinions, so grab your caffeinated beverage of choice and chime in on today's <a href="http://www.massively.com/category/the-daily-grind/">Daily Grind</a>!</em><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/06/14/the-daily-grind-are-flying-mounts-bad-for-gameplay/">The Daily Grind: Are flying mounts bad for gameplay?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/06/14/the-daily-grind-are-flying-mounts-bad-for-gameplay/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19965559/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/06/14/the-daily-grind-are-flying-mounts-bad-for-gameplay/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>eq2</category><category>eqii</category><category>everquest-2</category><category>everquest-ii</category><category>flying-mount</category><category>flying-mounts</category><category>game-discussion</category><category>gamer-discussion</category><category>mmo-discussion</category><category>mmo-hot-topics</category><category>mmo-issues</category><category>mmo-topics</category><category>mmorpg-discussion</category><category>mmorpg-hot-topics</category><category>mmorpg-topics</category><category>opinion</category><category>soe</category><category>Sony-Online-Entertainment</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jef Reahard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tattered Notebook: Week one in Velious]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/28/the-tattered-notebook-week-one-in-velious/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/28/the-tattered-notebook-week-one-in-velious/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/28/the-tattered-notebook-week-one-in-velious/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/everquest-ii/" rel="tag">EverQuest II</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/expansions/" rel="tag">Expansions</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/opinion/" rel="tag">Opinion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/first-impressions/" rel="tag">First Impressions</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/the-tattered-notebook/" rel="tag">The Tattered Notebook</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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It's been a very busy week since <em><a href="http://www.everquest2.com">EverQuest II's</a></em> <a href="http://everquest2.com/get_the_game/dov"><em>Destiny of Velious</em></a> launched! Despite a few server issues, the launch seemed to go smoothly, and there were plenty of players running around in otter illusion form by the end of the first day.<br />
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I happily welcomed the return of the Kael Giants, the Coldain Dwarves, and even the Tizmak! After battling the void for so long, I found them to be a refreshing change. In this first week, I set out to raise and train my flying griffon mount and began to tackle the new content. Read on for highlights of my past week, including public quests, my stubborn baby griffon, and a mysterious guide quest involving Kael Drakkel.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/28/the-tattered-notebook-week-one-in-velious/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Tattered Notebook: Week one in Velious</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/28/the-tattered-notebook-week-one-in-velious/">The Tattered Notebook: Week one in Velious</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/28/the-tattered-notebook-week-one-in-velious/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19860570/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/28/the-tattered-notebook-week-one-in-velious/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>coldain</category><category>coldain-ring</category><category>destiny-of-velious</category><category>dov</category><category>EQ2</category><category>EQII</category><category>EverQuest-2</category><category>everquest-ii</category><category>expansion</category><category>featured</category><category>flying-mount</category><category>flying-mounts</category><category>kael-drakkel</category><category>public-quests</category><category>velious</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karen Bryan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tattered Notebook: Velious itemization and flying Gnomes]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/14/the-tattered-notebook-velious-itemization-and-flying-gnomes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/14/the-tattered-notebook-velious-itemization-and-flying-gnomes/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/14/the-tattered-notebook-velious-itemization-and-flying-gnomes/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/betas/" rel="tag">Betas</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/everquest-ii/" rel="tag">EverQuest II</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/events-in-game/" rel="tag">Events, in-game</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/expansions/" rel="tag">Expansions</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/the-tattered-notebook/" rel="tag">The Tattered Notebook</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/the-tattered-notebook/"><img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/02/exclscreens-title.jpg" /></a></div>
With the launch of <a href="http://everquest2.com/get_the_game/dov"><em>Destiny of Velious</em></a> rapidly approaching, <a href="http://www.everquest2.com"><em>EverQuest II</em></a> fans are starting to hear a lot more about what this expansion will bring. This past week was filled with new lore, new screenshots, and another live <a href="http://www.stickam.com/viewMedia.do?mId=190879277">Webcast</a> with Senior Producer <a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/dave-georgeson">Dave Georgeson</a>, Lead Designer <a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/rich-waters">Rich Waters</a>, and Itemization Developer <a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/salim-grant">Salim Grant</a>. <br />
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As in previous webcasts, the hosts talked about flying mounts, launch day events, and othmir, but the main topic they discussed was itemization and gear progression. There is no level cap increase with <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/destiny-of-velious/"><em>Destiny of Velious</em></a>, and because of that, many players wondered what items would look like, especially since a lot of <a href="http://www.everquest2.com"><em>Sentinel's Fate</em></a> gear was already loaded with procs, wards, and effects. In this week's <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/the-tattered-notebook/">Tattered Notebook</a>, we'll look at how the developers tackled this difficult area and what changes players should expect to see with the arrival of <em>Destiny of Velious</em>.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/14/the-tattered-notebook-velious-itemization-and-flying-gnomes/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>The Tattered Notebook: Velious itemization and flying Gnomes</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/14/the-tattered-notebook-velious-itemization-and-flying-gnomes/">The Tattered Notebook: Velious itemization and flying Gnomes</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/14/the-tattered-notebook-velious-itemization-and-flying-gnomes/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19841729/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/02/14/the-tattered-notebook-velious-itemization-and-flying-gnomes/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>10th-ring-war</category><category>adornments</category><category>battlegrounds</category><category>coldain-ring</category><category>dave-georgeson</category><category>destiny-of-velious</category><category>eq</category><category>EQ2</category><category>EQII</category><category>everquest</category><category>EverQuest-2</category><category>everquest-ii</category><category>featured</category><category>flying-mount</category><category>itemization</category><category>Kael</category><category>natures-defender</category><category>othmir</category><category>rich-waters</category><category>salim-grant</category><category>soe</category><category>Sony-Online-Entertainment</category><category>tinkerfest</category><category>velious</category><category>webcast</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karen Bryan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Daily Grind: Have you ever had microtransactioner's remorse?]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/04/16/the-daily-grind-have-you-ever-had-microtransactioners-remorse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/04/16/the-daily-grind-have-you-ever-had-microtransactioners-remorse/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/04/16/the-daily-grind-have-you-ever-had-microtransactioners-remorse/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/business-models/" rel="tag">Business models</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/opinion/" rel="tag">Opinion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/the-daily-grind/" rel="tag">The Daily Grind</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.wow.com/2010/04/15/celestial-steed-lil-xt-now-active-on-the-blizzard-store/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/04/ah041510steedprices.jpg" /></a></div>
Yesterday the MMO world reeled in shock -- and by "reeled in shock" I mean "<a href="http://www.wow.com/2010/04/15/queue-for-celestrial-steed-and-lil-xt-is-above-70-000/">lined up in queues of over 130,000</a>" -- as Blizzard unveiled the latest high-cost microtransaction: <a href="http://www.wow.com/2010/04/15/celestial-steed-lil-xt-now-active-on-the-blizzard-store/">a $25 flying mount</a> in <a href="http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/index.xml"><em>World of Warcraft</em></a>. This is certainly not the first time that RMT <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/02/19/allods-opens-cash-shop-prices-drive-players-insane/">has caused a stir among players</a>, nor will it be the last, but it's certainly a facet of the industry <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/11/20/why-rmt-wont-go-away/">that's here to stay</a>.<br />
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So <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/29/virtual-sales-boom-will-top-3-billion-in-five-years/">as RMT becomes more widespread</a>, it stands to reason that many Massively readers have experimented, engaged and engorged with microtransactions and item shops. If you have, has there ever been a time when you've ponied up dough for a virtual service or item and come to regret it? Perhaps the item wasn't as, erm, <em>awesometacular </em>as you were led to believe, perhaps you only used it once or twice before growing bored with it, or perhaps you left the game shortly thereafter. Have you ever had microtransactioner's remorse?<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/04/16/the-daily-grind-have-you-ever-had-microtransactioners-remorse/">The Daily Grind: Have you ever had microtransactioner's remorse?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/04/16/the-daily-grind-have-you-ever-had-microtransactioners-remorse/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19441962/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/04/16/the-daily-grind-have-you-ever-had-microtransactioners-remorse/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>25-dollar-flying-mount</category><category>blizzard</category><category>flying-mount</category><category>Microtransactions</category><category>rmt</category><category>tdg</category><category>the-daily-grind</category><category>world-of-warcraft</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Olivetti]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mabinogi adds first flying mounts with latest patch]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/08/06/mabinogi-adds-first-flying-mounts-with-latest-patch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/08/06/mabinogi-adds-first-flying-mounts-with-latest-patch/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/08/06/mabinogi-adds-first-flying-mounts-with-latest-patch/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/at-a-glance/" rel="tag">At a glance</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/patches/" rel="tag">Patches</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mabinogi/" rel="tag">Mabinogi</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://mabinogi.nexon.net/Notice/View.aspx?boardNo=101&amp;contentNo=005TO&amp;pageIndex=1"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/08/mabinflyin580.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<div align="left">If flying mounts are the new cool thing to put in your MMO, then <a href="http://mabinogi.nexon.net" style="font-style: italic;">Mabinogi</a> is <a href="http://mabinogi.nexon.net/Notice/View.aspx?boardNo=101&amp;contentNo=005TO&amp;pageIndex=1">riding the cool train</a> with the rest of the MMO developers. The new mounts, <a href="http://mabinogi.nexon.net/Shop/Shop.aspx?item=82">the eagle</a> and <a href="http://mabinogi.nexon.net/Shop/Shop.aspx?item=81">the pelican</a>, are two of the new additions in the game's latest patch.<br /><br />With the addition of the eagle and the pelican also comes the new African themed zone called Courcle. This new area is filled with wildlife, like elephants and hyenas, and even comes equipped with two new boss monsters for players to face. An enormous alligator protects the swamps while the king of the jungle, the regal lion, protects the savannas of the brand new zone.<br /><br />With all of these dangers in Courcle, players will be glad to hear that the mounts also serve as ground combat support in addition to being your flying friends. Did you ever see a mount fight? No? Well then, you might want to continue reading this article, as we have the preview trailer for the eagle and pelican after the break.</div>
</div><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/08/06/mabinogi-adds-first-flying-mounts-with-latest-patch/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Mabinogi adds first flying mounts with latest patch</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/08/06/mabinogi-adds-first-flying-mounts-with-latest-patch/">Mabinogi adds first flying mounts with latest patch</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EST.  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Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/10/27/a-wow-burnouts-guide-to-wrath-of-the-lich-king-part-2/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1351445/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/10/27/a-wow-burnouts-guide-to-wrath-of-the-lich-king-part-2/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>activision-blizzard</category><category>barbershop</category><category>blizzard</category><category>flying-mount</category><category>flying-mounts</category><category>mounted-combat</category><category>raids</category><category>world-of-warcraft</category><category>wotlk</category><category>wow</category><category>wrath</category><category>wrath-of-the-lich-king</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Horner]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Shots: Traveling in style]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/19/one-shots/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/19/one-shots/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/19/one-shots/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/screenshots/" rel="tag">Screenshots</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/vanguard/" rel="tag">Vanguard</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/one-shots/" rel="tag">One Shots</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots/813665/full/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/05/os111_vanguard_425.jpg" /></a><br />
<div align="left">There's generally very little fun about commuting in, but can you imagine how cool it would be to head in to work or school on the back of a pegasus? Well, as one of our regulars here on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/one-shots">One Shots</a> found out this weekend, this is just one of many ways to get around in <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/vanguard/"><em>Vanguard</em></a>. <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/wookers/">Wookers</a> (normally one of our <a href="http://www.lotro.com"><em>Lord of the Rings Online</em></a> contributors) grabbed this lovely screenshot while he was flying off to a new adventure there. Now that's the way to travel!<br /><br />Do you have an interesting screenshot from a game we don't generally get to give love to here? Something a bit off the beaten path? If so, gather those screenshots up and send them to us here at oneshots AT massively.com! We love to see lots of new worlds -- especially those we don't see often.<br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots/">One Shots</a></strong></p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots/#2704109"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2010/02/os864_eq2_1024_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots/#2700179"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2010/02/os863_fe_1024_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots/#2695825"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2010/02/os862_lotro_1024_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots/#2691569"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2010/02/os861_co_1024_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/photos/one-shots/#2687909"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.massively.com/media/2010/02/os860_wow_1024_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div></div>
</div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/19/one-shots/">One Shots: Traveling in style</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 19 May 2008 14:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/19/one-shots/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1194489/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/05/19/one-shots/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>flying-mount</category><category>one-shots</category><category>pegasus</category><category>screenshot</category><category>screenshots</category><category>soe</category><category>vanguard</category><category>wookers</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Krystalle Voecks]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vanguard live dev chat scheduled for March 12th]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/03/07/vanguard-live-dev-chat-scheduled-for-march-12th/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/03/07/vanguard-live-dev-chat-scheduled-for-march-12th/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/03/07/vanguard-live-dev-chat-scheduled-for-march-12th/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/events-real-world/" rel="tag">Events, real-world</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/patches/" rel="tag">Patches</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/vanguard/" rel="tag">Vanguard</a></p><a href="http://vgplayers.station.sony.com/newsArchive.vm?id=466&amp;section=News"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/03/vanguardlivechat_225px.jpg" /></a>Excited for <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/vanguard/"><em>Vanguard</em></a>'s <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/02/22/vanguard-game-update-4-preview-shows-new-flying-mounts/">Game Update 4</a>? Then consider attending the <a href="http://vgplayers.station.sony.com/newsArchive.vm?id=466&amp;section=News">upcoming developer chat</a> which will take place at 8pm EST this Tuesday, the 12th of March, and will focus on this major update. <a href="http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm?SETVIEW=news&amp;GAMEID=147&amp;SHOWARTICLE=10110&amp;bhcp=1">MMORPG.com will play host to the event</a>, and they invite anyone to come along with a question for the <em>Vanguard</em> devs about the upcoming patch, or the future of the game in general.<br /><br />You can join in the chat by visiting <a href="http://www.mmorpg.com/chat2.cfm">MMORPG.com's live chat room</a>, or by using an IRC client to go to the irc.coldfront.net server, and join the channel #mmorpg.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/03/07/vanguard-live-dev-chat-scheduled-for-march-12th/">Vanguard live dev chat scheduled for March 12th</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EST.  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The next <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/vanguard"><em>Vanguard</em></a> content patch, Game Update 4, has now had it's features listed. Headlining the <a href="http://vgplayers.station.sony.com/newsArchive.vm?id=447&amp;section=News">preview over at VGPlayers</a> is the addition of flying mounts, and we get to see what they look like (that spiffy griffon pictured above, if you didn't guess). Also mention in the preview is the introduction of visible helmets -- while it's nice to see them in the game at last, it's hard to be too thrilled with visible helmets being a big feature in a patch for a game that's been out this long. GU4 will bring Veteran Rewards for older accounts to <em>Vanguard</em> as well, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/11/10/eq2-4-year-veteran-rewards-revealed/">similar to what we have already</a> in <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/everquest-ii/"><em>EverQuest II</em></a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/vg/posts/list.m?topic_id=27917">Over at the forums</a>, there is an extensive list of the other things that GU4 will bring. Notable among these is a new overland raid target, Fengrot Foulbreath (designed for 18 well-geared high level players) and updates to the Druid, Necromancer, Shaman and Dread Knight classes. If you want to try out all the updates, the whole lot is already in place on the Test Server, so you can take to the skies with your fancy new helmet right now. We have the full list of changes for the patch posted after the break for your perusing. <br /><br /><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/02/22/vanguard-game-update-4-preview-shows-new-flying-mounts/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Vanguard Game Update 4 preview shows new flying mounts</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/02/22/vanguard-game-update-4-preview-shows-new-flying-mounts/">Vanguard Game Update 4 preview shows new flying mounts</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://vgplayers.station.sony.com/newsArchive.vm?id=447&amp;section=News>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/02/22/vanguard-game-update-4-preview-shows-new-flying-mounts/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1121685/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/02/22/vanguard-game-update-4-preview-shows-new-flying-mounts/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>breaking</category><category>dread-knight</category><category>druid</category><category>flying-mount</category><category>game-update-4</category><category>griffon-mount</category><category>gu4</category><category>helmet</category><category>necromancer</category><category>shaman</category><category>veteran-rewards</category><category>visible-helmet</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[William Dobson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
