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When it comes to protracted battles, EVE Online may well have cornered that portion of the MMO market. With different corps fighting every day for sovereignty in different systems, you never quite know what you're going to stumble into. For those of us who don't go too far into dangerous territory, we have One Shots like the enormous panoramic shot sent in to us today by FalconX Blast, who writes in to explain: "[This] is a shot of the station in 6VDT in the Fountain region during day five of our 23/7 siege of the hostile system. We've maintained a constant rotation of 600-1000 pilots in system and destroyed every hostile tower, and only the station remains in enemy hands. Tomorrow morning is the enemy's last chance to save the system and its assets." Since I had to cut this screenshot up a bit to show some detail (otherwise it would have been 98 pixels tall when resized), I'm also making the enormously full-sized panorama shot available, if you're curious to see it in full detail.

Ever wanted to share a cool moment from your day of MMO gaming with the world? Well, if you're in the mood to share, we're glad to help. Just snap a great screenshot and email it in to us here at oneshots@massively.com along with your name, the name of the game, and a description of what we're seeing. We'll post it out here and give you credit for sending it in.

Gallery: One Shots: 2011

MassivelyOne Shots: Almost to the end originally appeared on Massively on Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ccpCCP-Gamesenormous-screenshoteveeve-onlinefalconx-blastone-shotspanoramapanoramicscreenshotscreenshotsTue, 01 Feb 2011 16:00:00 EST<![CDATA[One Shots: Quiet night in Old Tarantia]]>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/21/one-shots-quiet-night-in-old-tarantia/http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/21/one-shots-quiet-night-in-old-tarantia/http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/01/21/one-shots-quiet-night-in-old-tarantia/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

It's been a while since someone has sent in a panoramic screenshot from a game, but we're glad to have a chance to showcase another lovely large image for you. This one comes to us from Zypher in Age of Conan and is quite enormous -- and richly detailed -- at its full size. Since there wasn't much of a note to go along with this other than to let us know it was a "nice view of Old Tarantia", we're going to flesh it out with a bit of back-story, courtesy of the excellent AoCWiki entry:

Old Tarantia sits at the end of a huge bridge that leads to the rest of the bustling city, divided elsewhere by high walls and guarded gates. It uses its own docks and has a massive gate sitting on the Road of Kings. All are patrolled regularly, and watched for dangerous visitors. It is the root of the city itself, where the rest of the capital grew outward from, and is the base of the royal palace of King Conan himself. The shining towers of the palace rise high into the sky, overlooking the rest of the city and, some might say, the rest of Aquilonia.

Are you leveling through the treacherous lands of Hyboria? If so, we'd love to see some screenshots from you. If not, that's okay -- we can use all the One Shots we can get, from any MMO! Just email those to us here at oneshots AT massively DOT com along with your name, the name of the game, and a description of what we're seeing. We'll post it out here for everyone to enjoy and give you the credit.

Gallery: One Shots

MassivelyOne Shots: Quiet night in Old Tarantia originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Springtime blooms lush and green, as new growth replaces the barren trees and plains of winter. In the meantime, if you want to enjoy a land, rich with luscious foliage and beauty, you could do far worse than playing Lord of the Rings Online. Today's One Shots is a panoramic treat that has been sent in to us by Pontifax Stanis, and really needs to be seen full-size to be appreciated for all it's detail. Pontifax writes in: As promised some days ago, herewith goes a rather large picture made from a collection of shots, a good way to show the magnificent landscapes in Lord of the Rings Online. Caras Galadhon is the Fortress in the Trees (or City of Trees), the magic place for the Galadhrim Elves in LotRO. Somehow Turbine has managed to recreate the Tolkien atmosphere within the game, with light changes playing an important part into the mixture. I've been wandering the land, like an Ansel Adams from hobbit era, taking pictures wherever I go. This is one of the panoramas you get within the Galadhrim realm. Try to keep the music on while in the area and just let your senses take you into the magic. It's worth the time you spend there.

Have you tried your hand at making panoramics of a particular area in your favorite game? If so, we'd love to see them. All you have to do is attach them to an email and write up a quick blurb on what we're seeing, then email it to us at oneshots AT massively.com.

Gallery: One Shots

MassivelyOne Shots: City of Trees panorama originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Did you ever want to see what Azeroth would look like if you could push all of those toolbars to some other screen? Amanda Rivera over at our sister site, WoW Insider, did. She's recently conquered getting your computer to display World of Warcraft on one screen and your toolbars on the other, giving you a clear picture of the beauty of Azeroth without all of those clumsy bars.

The only downside to this technique is that the game can really only be rendered on one monitor and not across two full monitors. Rendering across two monitors causes your character, who would be standing in the middle of the two monitors, to be annoyingly split across both of them. Now, if you only had the expensive gaming rig to support those three monitors.

MassivelyHow to get multi-monitors to work well with World of Warcraft originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ah, to escape to cold, frosty mountains! For many of us it's the dead heat of summer, so snow looks especially inviting. Today's One Shots comes to us from Reggie A, who stumbled across this area in Guild Wars while out exploring and made an incredible mini-panorama from three screenshots of the area. We'll let him fill you in on the specifics:

I was running my new Elementalist in Guild Wars to Lion's Arch when I noticed a path I had never taken before. At the top of the peak one can look down and see almost all of Beacon's Perch, so with the help of 3 screenshots and some minor Photoshop work, I put together this minor panorama of the view. Beacon's Perch marks the starting point for the famous -- or infamous -- Droks Run; a task suited only to the incredibly skilled or the insane. Considering the area was flooded with people I don't know how I managed to get the shot without a single person in it!

Have you tried your hand at making panoramics of a particular area in your favorite game? If so, we'd love to see them. All you have to do is attach them to an email and write up a quick blurb on what we're seeing, then email it to us at oneshots AT massively.com. Easy, no?

Gallery: One Shots

MassivelyOne Shots: On Beacon's Perch originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As many of us enjoy very warm weather for the upcoming holiday weekend, we thought we'd flash back to a cold holiday of yesteryear. Today's Guild Wars One Shots screen comes to us from Eugaet, who created this during the 2005 Guild Wars holiday event. Eugaet writes: I had planned on creating panoramas for every location in the game, including 'holiday' versions...but I ended up not having much time to devote to the project. Even so, they're still lovely panoramas to look at -- especially the full-size version!

If you're heading out in your favorite virtual lands to enjoy the celebrations, snap some screenshots of what you and your friends are doing. We'd love to show off some of the things going on this weekend, but we need your help! So snag those screenshots and send them to us at oneshots AT massively.com along with a quick blurb as to what we're seeing.

Gallery: One Shots

MassivelyOne Shots: Not a warm summer screen originally appeared on Massively on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Today we bring you the follow-up panorama to the last one that we got from eugaet. Today's Guild Wars One Shots is from a few years ago according to eugaet, who said that the above shows off a view of post-sear Ascalon City in Guild Wars. While we can't show it full-size in the column, we can offer it for anyone who wants to see this image in all its glory -- be sure to check out the full-sized panorama!

Do you have any interesting screenshots from quite some time ago that show what your favorite game used to look like? Have there been lots of graphical changes since then? If so, we'd love to see what they look like. Just send those to us here at oneshots AT massively.com. We're looking for lots of screenshots from any MMOG out there, so don't be shy!

Gallery: One Shots

MassivelyOne Shots: The sky is on fire originally appeared on Massively on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Today's One Shots is the final of three gorgeous panoramic screenshots that were compiled and sent in to us by Adrian (Asarja) from Romania. This image is also from Guild Wars: Nightfall, and as before we know very little other than that. If you check out the full-size screenshot, you'll see lots of little scaffolds near what appears to be a cliff, ruined ships, a dockyard, and a bridge in the background. It is a really lovely area.

Do you have any panoramas you've created in your favorite game? Perhaps you just know a lovely spot to hang out in? Whatever the case, we'd love to see your screenshots! Mail them, along with a short description of the image, to us here at oneshots AT massively.com and relax. We'll do the rest.

Gallery: One Shots

MassivelyOne Shots: By the cliffs originally appeared on Massively on Fri, 16 May 2008 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Today's One Shots comes to us courtesy of a person that many Second Life folks know and love -- Torley! Originally he contacted us to tell us he really enjoyed looking at the One Shots gallery, but he also linked in his own awesome gallery of panoramic Second Life shots in the mail. We couldn't resist featuring some of his gorgeous panoramic screenshots here! Of this one (which you really should see full-size to appreciate) Torley said, "Bruce Patton is so nice, he came up with this project and... it made a dream of Philip's come true in Second Life -- golf!"

Do you have some great panoramic screenshots that you made from your favorite game or virtual world? Perhaps you caught a fantastic sunset that just made everything look fantastic. Whatever your story or screen, we want to see them! Send them to us here at oneshots AT massively.com, along with whatever information you'd like to give us about them.

Gallery: One Shots




MassivelyOne Shots: Motu Teya panorama originally appeared on Massively on Wed, 14 May 2008 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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When we saw this mail come in, we were blown away. You see, Adrian (or Asarja) creates lovely panoramic screenshots from compiled screens in Guild Wars. We already knew Guild Wars was a beautiful game, but seeing the panoramic shots is really quite impressive, giving you an idea of just how lovely that world can be! (And lucky for all of us, Adrian sent along a couple more that we'll be featuring in upcoming days, too!) If you really want to see this in all its impressive glory, be sure to check out the full-size version.

Do you like to combine screenshots into panoramas? If so, we'd dearly love to see them. We've featured them before, and welcome anyone else who'd like to try their hand at it! Just send your screens to us at oneshots AT massively DOT com. We'll be looking forward to seeing more!

Gallery: One Shots


MassivelyOne Shots: Desert temple panorama originally appeared on Massively on Sat, 10 May 2008 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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