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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Are you a bad enough dude to survive Xsyon's Mutant Maze?]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/22/are-you-a-bad-enough-dude-to-survive-xsyons-mutant-maze/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/22/are-you-a-bad-enough-dude-to-survive-xsyons-mutant-maze/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/22/are-you-a-bad-enough-dude-to-survive-xsyons-mutant-maze/#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-in-game/" rel="tag">Events, in-game</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/xsyon/" rel="tag">Xsyon</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sandbox/" rel="tag">Sandbox</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
	<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/22/are-you-a-bad-enough-dude-to-survive-xysons-mutant-maze/"><img alt="Also the president might have been kidnapped by a giant bear." src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2012/02/xsyon-bigbear-epl-222.jpg" /></a></div>
Do you feel lucky when you log into <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Xsyon/">Xsyon</a></em>? Do you feel as if you can go anywhere and do anything in complete safety? Then perhaps you'd like to test your skills this weekend when the game unleashes the Mutant Maze event starting at 3 p.m. EST (12 p.m. PST). Open to everyone who wishes to take part, the event will teleport all volunteers to the designated grounds at the start and teleport them back at the conclusion... but there's no certainty you'll emerge victorious.<br />
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So what <em>is</em> the Mutant Maze? It's a labyrinth filled with all sorts of nasty mutants, hence the name. Players will be able to keep the spoils of their kills, and there's a special prize for completing a round of the maze by both surviving and finding the exit successfully. There are three total rounds, enough to test the game's most seasoned veterans -- but for the glory of a prize, won't you spend a weekend ambling through a maze filled with enormous bears?<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/Notorious-Games/">Notorious Games</a> press release]<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/2012/02/22/are-you-a-bad-enough-dude-to-survive-xsyons-mutant-maze/">Are you a bad enough dude to survive Xsyon's Mutant Maze?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:00:00 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/2012/02/22/are-you-a-bad-enough-dude-to-survive-xsyons-mutant-maze/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20177623/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/02/22/are-you-a-bad-enough-dude-to-survive-xsyons-mutant-maze/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>challenges</category><category>event</category><category>in-game-event</category><category>labyrinth</category><category>limited-time-events</category><category>maze</category><category>mutant-maze</category><category>notorious-games</category><category>special-events</category><category>upcoming-events</category><category>xsyon</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliot Lefebvre]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[LotRO Spring Festival 2010: Shrewmageddon]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/23/lotro-spring-festival-2010-shrewmageddon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/23/lotro-spring-festival-2010-shrewmageddon/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/23/lotro-spring-festival-2010-shrewmageddon/#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/lord-of-the-rings-online/" rel="tag">Lord of the Rings Online</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/guides/" rel="tag">Guides</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lotro.com/"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/03/springtitle-1269353773.jpg" /><br />
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Even the most dour dwarf or happy hobbit must take a break now and then from questing for a time of merriment, games and celebration. After all, we're pretty sure that the Enemy is a big killjoy, so what better way to spit in his eye than celebrate the life and beauty of the season with<em> <a href="http://www.lotro.com/">LotRO's</a> </em><a href="http://www.lotro.com/gameinfo/devdiaries/650-developer-diary-spring-festival-of-2010">Spring Festival</a>?<br />
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Starting today, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/lord-of-the-rings-online/"><em>LotRO</em></a> players can hop around to <a href="http://www.lotro.com/gameinfo/devdiaries/650-developer-diary-spring-festival-of-2010">this expanded festival</a>, which includes group dancing, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/25/lotros-spring-festival-features-amazeing-new-content/">a mysterious hedge maze</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/19/lotro-tames-the-shrew-in-a-new-dev-diary/">shrew stomping</a>, food, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/03/13/lotro-reminder-go-get-your-keg/">drink</a> and more! There's a lot of great rewards for the dedicated party-goer, including the opportunity to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhJQp-q1Y1s">grab a fish and slap a friend</a>.<br />
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Hit the jump for help in navigating this festival, as well as brand-new pictures of the event!<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/23/lotro-spring-festival-2010-shrewmageddon/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>LotRO Spring Festival 2010: Shrewmageddon</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/2010/03/23/lotro-spring-festival-2010-shrewmageddon/">LotRO Spring Festival 2010: Shrewmageddon</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:00:00 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/2010/03/23/lotro-spring-festival-2010-shrewmageddon/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19409692/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/03/23/lotro-spring-festival-2010-shrewmageddon/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>festival</category><category>guide</category><category>hedge-maze</category><category>lord-of-the-rings-online</category><category>lord-of-the-rings-online-spring-festival</category><category>lord-of-the-rings-online-spring-festival-guide</category><category>lotro</category><category>lotro-guide</category><category>lotro-hedge-maze</category><category>lotro-shrew-stomping</category><category>lotro-spring-festival</category><category>lotro-spring-festival-2010</category><category>lotro-spring-festival-guide</category><category>maze</category><category>shrew-stomping</category><category>spring-festival</category><category>spring-festival-guide</category><category>turbine</category><category>turbine-spring-festival</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Olivetti]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[LotRO's Spring Festival features aMAZEing new content]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/25/lotros-spring-festival-features-amazeing-new-content/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/25/lotros-spring-festival-features-amazeing-new-content/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/25/lotros-spring-festival-features-amazeing-new-content/#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/lord-of-the-rings-online/" rel="tag">Lord of the Rings Online</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/contests/" rel="tag">Contests</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/events-in-game/" rel="tag">Events, in-game</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/lotro"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/03/springfestlotrohorse-sms-0309.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
The <a href="http://www.lotro.com"><em>Lord of the Rings Online</em></a> Spring Festival is now in full swing, and you may be pleasantly surprised by the fact that this festival offers a few differences from previous festival events. Sure there's the new(ish) horse, and the other usual suspects in Hobbiton, Thorin's Hall, Duillond, and Bree's Horsefields, but this season <a href="http://middleearthadventurer.blogspot.com/2009/03/spring-festival-is-here.html">we have a maze</a>!<br /><br />Detailed in <a href="http://www.lotro.com/gameinfo/devdiaries/354-developer-diary-spring-festival-">a recent developer diary</a>, the Hedge Maze is <em>"intended to bring players together for a new challenge that will take place in a more close-quartered public instance than we've seen previously in the game. There are chickens to be caught, Elves to be scolded, signs to be posted, records to be beat, and a very sinister surprise at the center of it all." </em>This festival also brings a new notification system for these events, getting the word out to those who may not read the <a href="http://forums.lotro.com/">official LotRO forums</a>. Check out the <a href="http://www.lotro.com/gameinfo/devdiaries/354-developer-diary-spring-festival-">complete dev diary</a> and the <a href="http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?t=257484">official forums</a> for more on this year's Spring Festival.<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/2009/03/25/lotros-spring-festival-features-amazeing-new-content/">LotRO's Spring Festival features aMAZEing new content</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 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://www.lotro.com/gameinfo/devdiaries/354-developer-diary-spring-festival->Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/25/lotros-spring-festival-features-amazeing-new-content/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1497475/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/25/lotros-spring-festival-features-amazeing-new-content/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>hedge-maze</category><category>horse</category><category>lord-of-the-rings-online</category><category>lotro</category><category>maze</category><category>spring-festival</category><category>turbine</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shawn Schuster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lineage II's Kratei's Cube has ruthless PvP, extremely creepy mobs]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/11/24/lineage-iis-krateis-cube-has-ruthless-pvp-extremely-creepy-mo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/11/24/lineage-iis-krateis-cube-has-ruthless-pvp-extremely-creepy-mo/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/11/24/lineage-iis-krateis-cube-has-ruthless-pvp-extremely-creepy-mo/#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/lineage-2/" rel="tag">Lineage 2</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/patches/" rel="tag">Patches</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.lineage2.com/news/graciapt2_01.html"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2008/11/lineage2_cube_425.jpg" /></a><br />
<div align="left">Having looked at <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/11/17/lineage-ii-update-pailaka-and-new-kamaloka/">Pailaka and New Kamaloka</a>, we're as pleased about <a href="http://www.lineage2.com"><em>Lineage II</em></a>'s <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/gracia-part-2"><em>Gracia Part 2</em></a> update as anyone, but we have to admit we're now a little... creeped out. <a href="http://www.ncsoft.com">NCsoft</a> has described <a href="http://www.lineage2.com/news/graciapt2_01.html">another adventure area appearing in the update</a> -- Kratei's Cube -- and as awesome as it sounds, those demented killer anime doll monsters are just plain freaky. It's high fantasy, not <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094862/">Chucky</a>, alright?<br /><br />Kidding aside, we've got the scoop on what you can find in Kratei's Cube. Once you sign up through an NPC on Fantasy Isle, you'll be whisked away to a big maze that resets every 30 minutes. During each cycle, players kill monsters -- and each other -- in a competition to rack up the most points. Once things settle down, folks receive experience, SP, and Fantasy Isle coins based on their performance.<br /><br />The cool thing is that if you die in the maze, you'll pop back in with full health and mana, so there should be very little downtime. If you're in a party, carrying a cursed weapon, or of chaotic orientation, don't bother signing up though -- you won't be allowed in. Poor you!</div>
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<br />[Via <a href="http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/46/feature/2463/Krateis-Cube-Update">MMORPG</a>]<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/2008/11/24/lineage-iis-krateis-cube-has-ruthless-pvp-extremely-creepy-mo/">Lineage II's Kratei's Cube has ruthless PvP, extremely creepy mobs</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:00:00 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://www.lineage2.com/news/graciapt2_01.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/11/24/lineage-iis-krateis-cube-has-ruthless-pvp-extremely-creepy-mo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1381328/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/11/24/lineage-iis-krateis-cube-has-ruthless-pvp-extremely-creepy-mo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>fantasy-isle</category><category>gracia</category><category>gracia-part-2</category><category>hunting-ground</category><category>krateis-cube</category><category>l2</category><category>lii</category><category>lineage-2</category><category>lineage-ii</category><category>maze</category><category>ncsoft</category><category>patch</category><category>pvp</category><category>update</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Samuel Axon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
