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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Star Wars: The Old Republic blog talks about refining the PvP experience]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/30/star-wars-the-old-republic-blog-talks-about-refining-the-pvp-ex/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/30/star-wars-the-old-republic-blog-talks-about-refining-the-pvp-ex/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/30/star-wars-the-old-republic-blog-talks-about-refining-the-pvp-ex/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</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/previews/" rel="tag">Previews</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/star-wars-the-old-republic/" rel="tag">Star Wars: The Old Republic</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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If you're playing <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/Star-Wars-The-Old-Republic/">Star Wars: The Old Republic</a></em> right now, you're probably looking forward to <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/patch-1.2/">patch 1.2</a> quite eagerly. <a href="http://www.swtor.com/news/blog/20120330">The latest topic in the bag of tricks is PvP</a>, with fans of Warzones gaining a new ranking system to help track progress and face off against greater challenges. The ranking system is described in fairly comprehensive detail -- rank changes are based upon your rank compared to your opponents, with separate tracking options for both solo and group players.<br />
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There's also a new set of Warzone rewards in the new War Hero set, as well as a number of additional improvements to purchasing rewards and earning commendations in battle. More medals will encourage more active participation, while a new vote-kick system will discourage AFK players. If all of this sounds like something you'd like to check out in person, the update with some of the PvP improvements <a href="http://www.darthhater.com/articles/swtor-news/20037-star-wars-the-old-republic-at-pax-east">will be playable at PAX East next weekend</a>, providing an opportunity to test out the battles and give some immediate feedback.<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/2012/03/30/star-wars-the-old-republic-blog-talks-about-refining-the-pvp-ex/">Star Wars: The Old Republic blog talks about refining the PvP experience</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:00:00 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/2012/03/30/star-wars-the-old-republic-blog-talks-about-refining-the-pvp-ex/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20205380/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/30/star-wars-the-old-republic-blog-talks-about-refining-the-pvp-ex/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bioware</category><category>ea</category><category>electronic-arts</category><category>lucasarts</category><category>new-warzones</category><category>patches</category><category>player-ranking</category><category>pvp</category><category>pvp-mechanics</category><category>pvp-rewards</category><category>rank-systems</category><category>ranking</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>star-wars</category><category>star-wars-the-old-republic</category><category>sub</category><category>subscription-fee</category><category>swtor</category><category>swtor-patch-1.2</category><category>the-old-republic</category><category>tor</category><category>updates</category><category>warzone-rewards</category><category>warzones</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eliot Lefebvre]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARGO Online celebrates new ranking system with contest]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/07/29/argo-online-celebrates-new-ranking-system-with-contest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/07/29/argo-online-celebrates-new-ranking-system-with-contest/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/07/29/argo-online-celebrates-new-ranking-system-with-contest/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sci-fi/" rel="tag">Sci-fi</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/contests/" rel="tag">Contests</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/post-apocalyptic/" rel="tag">Post-Apocalyptic</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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Games paying us to play? Ridiculous! What's next -- dogs and cats sleeping together? Mass hysteria?<br />
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'Tis true, dear readers; <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/argo-online/"><em>ARGO Online</em></a> is rewarding top players with in-game AP worth hundreds of real-world dollars. This giveaway is part of a promotion to celebrate <em>ARGO's</em> brand-new ranking system, in which players can compete to see who accumulates the most XP in each level tier. There's also a second ranking ladder that lists players according to wins and losses.<br />
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During this month, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/alaplaya/">alaplaya</a> is tallying up the initial pack leaders and will be rewarding the best of the best with in-game currency at the end of the 30 days. Lowest level characters have a shot at $50 worth of AP while level-capped folks can compete for $150. In total, alaplaya is giving out $500 just for players giving <em>ARGO </em>their all, which is a pretty sweet deal for those already into the game.<br />
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If <em>ARGO Online</em> is an unknown entity to you, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/06/25/first-impressions-argo-online/">check out our first impressions</a> and see if it's up your alley!<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/2011/07/29/argo-online-celebrates-new-ranking-system-with-contest/">ARGO Online celebrates new ranking system with contest</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 29 Jul 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/2011/07/29/argo-online-celebrates-new-ranking-system-with-contest/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20004303/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/07/29/argo-online-celebrates-new-ranking-system-with-contest/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>alaplaya</category><category>ap</category><category>argo</category><category>argo-online</category><category>award</category><category>awards</category><category>contest</category><category>in-game-currency</category><category>player-ranking</category><category>ranking</category><category>ranking-ladder</category><category>ranking-system</category><category>reward</category><category>rewards</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Olivetti]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eden Eternal update bringing raids, dungeons, and adorable mouse-people]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/07/13/eden-eternal-update-bringing-raids-dungeons-and-adorable-mouse/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/07/13/eden-eternal-update-bringing-raids-dungeons-and-adorable-mouse/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/07/13/eden-eternal-update-bringing-raids-dungeons-and-adorable-mouse/#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/expansions/" rel="tag">Expansions</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/races/" rel="tag">Races</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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	Today, <a href="http://www.aeriagames.com/">Aeria Games</a> announced the first content update to its free-to-play MMO <a href="http://edeneternal.aeriagames.com"><em>Eden Eternal</em></a>. We've <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/07/06/massively-exclusive-new-eden-eternal-zumi-race-screenshots/">already taken a look</a> at one of the new additions coming with the update, the adorably ingenious Zumi race, but now we have more information on what else will be coming to the charming little MMO.<br />
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	The update will add eight-player raids to the mix alongside Heroic Dungeons. The first of many planned Heroic Dungeons will be Angor Quarry, which players will recognize as the first dungeon they encounter on their journey, and it will provide <a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/eden-eternal"><em>Eden Eternal</em></a> players with "<em>new challenges, new items and new crafting recipes</em>." And for those of you with a competitive streak, the game will be introducing ranking-based rewards, which will track the top players and guilds on each server and reward the top percentage with rare and unique rewards. To jump into the game yourself, head on over to <a href="http://edeneternal.aeriagames.com">the official <em>Eden Eternal</em> website</a>.</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/2011/07/13/eden-eternal-update-bringing-raids-dungeons-and-adorable-mouse/">Eden Eternal update bringing raids, dungeons, and adorable mouse-people</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 13 Jul 2011 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/2011/07/13/eden-eternal-update-bringing-raids-dungeons-and-adorable-mouse/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19990575/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/07/13/eden-eternal-update-bringing-raids-dungeons-and-adorable-mouse/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>8-man-raids</category><category>8-player-raids</category><category>aeria</category><category>aeria-games</category><category>content-update</category><category>eden-eternal</category><category>eight-man-raids</category><category>eight-player-raids</category><category>expansion</category><category>f2p</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>heroic-dungeons</category><category>mouse-people</category><category>ranking</category><category>ranking-rewards</category><category>the-alpacas-are-judging-you</category><category>zumi</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Daniel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mythos guilds get buffed the heck up]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/06/21/mythos-guilds-get-buffed-the-heck-up/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/06/21/mythos-guilds-get-buffed-the-heck-up/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/06/21/mythos-guilds-get-buffed-the-heck-up/#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/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/guilds/" rel="tag">Guilds</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mythos/" rel="tag">Mythos</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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<em><a href="http://community.mythos-europe.com/en/">Mythos</a></em> is already going through a few growth spurts in its first few months of life.  Aww, look at it -- isn't it adorable?  It's trying to talk... it's taking its first steps... <a href="https://forum.mythos-europe.com/showthread.php?t=23353">it's buffing guilds and adding in a ranking system</a>!<br />
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Guild buffs are exactly what they sound like: buffs that go out to every member of the guild.  These passive buffs to experience, health, defense and more can be earned by simply leveling the guild up.  The higher the guild levels, the better the buffs become.  In <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mythos/"><em>Mythos</em></a>, guilds purchase these levels with gold.<br />
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And for guilds who are out to truly excel, <em>Mythos </em>now gives each group a rank depending on its guild level and how much time its members spend in the game.  The best of the best will get an even better guild-wide buff to experience gain and luck.  The game will hand out rankings once a week during maintenance.<br />
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You can get into <a href="https://forum.mythos-europe.com/showthread.php?t=23353">the nitty-gritty details of these systems</a> on the <em>Mythos </em>forums!<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/2011/06/21/mythos-guilds-get-buffed-the-heck-up/">Mythos guilds get buffed the heck up</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:30:00 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/2011/06/21/mythos-guilds-get-buffed-the-heck-up/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19972404/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/06/21/mythos-guilds-get-buffed-the-heck-up/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>buffs</category><category>f2p</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>frogster</category><category>guild</category><category>guild-buffs</category><category>guild-ranking</category><category>mythos</category><category>mythos-eu</category><category>mythos-europe</category><category>ranking</category><category>ranking-system</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Olivetti]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wings Over Atreia: Death of a legion]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/03/wings-over-atreia-death-of-a-legion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/03/wings-over-atreia-death-of-a-legion/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/03/wings-over-atreia-death-of-a-legion/#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/aion/" rel="tag">Aion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/opinion/" rel="tag">Opinion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/wings-over-atreia/" rel="tag">Wings Over Atreia</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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It happens. You might be trucking along, grinding your own business when BAM! Suddenly your /l chat is gone. What the... ? Yup, your legion just disbanded. Or perhaps the leader just disappears offline for an extended period of time. Could be that the leadership drives members away by its actions (or inaction). So the death knell tolls.<br />
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With reasons ranging from real life (work, family) to <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/04/27/aion-producer-talks-casual-leveling/">game mechanics</a> (<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/11/22/wings-over-atreia-easy-button/">boredom</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/06/21/wings-over-atreia-conquering-the-level-grind/">frustration</a>) to the most frequent culprit, drama (cyber-relationships gone bad, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/11/01/wings-over-atreia-daevas-of-our-lives-the-siege/">over-inflated egos</a>, power-hungry control freaks), legions fold. It is a fact of gaming -- though not always a negative one. But in <a href="http://na.aiononline.com/"><em>Aion</em></a>, where reputation, ranking, and Abyss contribution are significant factors to players, the death of a legion can have more consequences than just missing a chat channel. If you are lucky and have forewarning, you can plan ahead to minimize the impact on your gaming experience.<br />
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If your legion has folded -- or is about to -- what are your options? Let's drop our wings and dive past the cut to explore some available paths to take when this fact of e-life happens.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/03/wings-over-atreia-death-of-a-legion/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Wings Over Atreia: Death of a legion</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/2011/01/03/wings-over-atreia-death-of-a-legion/">Wings Over Atreia: Death of a legion</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 03 Jan 2011 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://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/03/wings-over-atreia-death-of-a-legion/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19756782/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/03/wings-over-atreia-death-of-a-legion/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>abyss</category><category>aion</category><category>aion-game</category><category>daevas-of-our-lives</category><category>drama</category><category>featured</category><category>legion</category><category>nc-soft</category><category>nc-soft-aion</category><category>ncsoft</category><category>ncsoft-aion</category><category>pvp</category><category>ranking</category><category>rankings</category><category>roleplay</category><category>rp</category><category>Wings-Over-Atreia</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[MJ Guthrie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost Pages of Taborea: Siege war top 50]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/18/lost-pages-of-taborea-siege-war-top-50/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/18/lost-pages-of-taborea-siege-war-top-50/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/18/lost-pages-of-taborea-siege-war-top-50/#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/pvp/" rel="tag">PvP</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/runes-of-magic/" rel="tag">Runes of Magic</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/lost-pages-of-taborea/" rel="tag">Lost Pages of Taborea</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/lost-pages-of-taborea/"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/10/massivelysiegewartop50header.jpg" /></a></div>
One of the fascinating aspects of an MMO is its ability to spark creativity. With so much to do in these large virtual worlds, it's almost inevitable that players will create <a href="http://www.theromwiki.com/Main_Page">wikis</a>, fan sites, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/04/12/lost-pages-of-taborea-runes-of-magic-addons/">addons</a> and anything else they can dream up. <a href="http://us.runesofmagic.com/us/index.html"><em>Runes of Magic</em></a> is no different, and its siege war has given way to the creation of <a href="http://dawn-treaders.info/sw/index.php">Siege War Top 50</a>. The fan-made website aggregates siege war scores from all guilds on North American servers and spits it out in various lists. It has been consistently popular on the <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/runes-of-magic/"><em>RoM</em></a> forums for many weeks now and is a testament to how popular siege war is.<br />
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Let's take a look at this site and see what makes it tick. Along the way, I share commentary about the site and siege war in general, and you'll get to see which guilds are in the top bracket out of all the North American servers.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/18/lost-pages-of-taborea-siege-war-top-50/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Lost Pages of Taborea: Siege war top 50</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/2010/10/18/lost-pages-of-taborea-siege-war-top-50/">Lost Pages of Taborea: Siege war top 50</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:00:00 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/2010/10/18/lost-pages-of-taborea-siege-war-top-50/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19677265/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/10/18/lost-pages-of-taborea-siege-war-top-50/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>arena</category><category>battlefields</category><category>battlegrounds</category><category>featured</category><category>frogster</category><category>frogster-america</category><category>frogster-interactive</category><category>guild-rankings</category><category>guild-score</category><category>guild-vs-guild</category><category>player-vs-player</category><category>pvp</category><category>ranking</category><category>rom</category><category>runes-of-magic</category><category>runewaker</category><category>runewaker-entertainment</category><category>score</category><category>siege-war</category><category>siege-war-rank</category><category>siege-war-top-50</category><category>siege-wars</category><category>top-50</category><category>top-guild</category><category>tournament</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Stratton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mytheon has both PvP and Co-Op on the menu]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/04/06/mytheon-has-both-pvp-and-co-op-on-the-menu/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/04/06/mytheon-has-both-pvp-and-co-op-on-the-menu/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/04/06/mytheon-has-both-pvp-and-co-op-on-the-menu/#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/pvp/" rel="tag">PvP</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mytheon/" rel="tag">Mytheon</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mytheongame.com/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/04/mytheoncyclopsat580.jpg" /></a></div>
<a href="http://www.mytheongame.com/"><em>Mytheon</em></a> wants to know: what's your poison? Do you want a tall glass of beatdown with live players, or a cooperative shot of teamwork in a PvE environment? We haven't heard a lot about this title over the past year, but Petroglyph is increasing the game's profile as launch looms for this "online multiplayer action RPG." As the beta period winds to a close, the devs are excited to reveal the game's two primary modes: PvP and Co-Op play.<br />
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<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/mytheon/"><em>Mytheon</em></a> appears to lean toward PvP, as Petroglyph emphasizes both the PvP arenas and PvP scenarios. The arenas -- such as the Ring of Destiny and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Olympus">Olympus</a> -- are ranked, and come in either 1v1 or 2v2 varieties. If 4v4 is more your style, then head on over to one of their three PvP scenarios, such as the Forest of Despair. However, Co-Op mode is available for a different flavor of gameplay, challenging two teams of players to compete against each other in a PvE setting until there's only one victor, who then fights a unique scenario boss. All of these modes offer experience and loot as a matter of course.<br />
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Producer Randy King encourages players to find their own style:<em> "Giving players the ability to group together, or play against each other was only the start. It was important to us to use the rich setting of <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1270572640_13">Greek mythology</span> to provide these incredible scenarios that they can experience with others."</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/2010/04/06/mytheon-has-both-pvp-and-co-op-on-the-menu/">Mytheon has both PvP and Co-Op on the menu</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:00:00 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/2010/04/06/mytheon-has-both-pvp-and-co-op-on-the-menu/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19428520/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/04/06/mytheon-has-both-pvp-and-co-op-on-the-menu/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>beta</category><category>co-op</category><category>mytheon</category><category>petroglyph</category><category>pve</category><category>pvp</category><category>randy-king</category><category>ranking</category><category>scenarios</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Olivetti]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aion and Fallen Earth dominate Steam/D2D charts]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/10/02/aion-and-fallen-earth-dominate-steam-d2d-charts/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/10/02/aion-and-fallen-earth-dominate-steam-d2d-charts/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/10/02/aion-and-fallen-earth-dominate-steam-d2d-charts/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/aion/" rel="tag">Aion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fallen-earth/" rel="tag">Fallen Earth</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/champions-online/" rel="tag">Champions Online</a></p><a href="http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/60664"><img width="225" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="280" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/09/mmos-on-top.jpg" /></a><a href="http://aiononline.com"><em>Aion</em></a>. <em><a href="http://champions-online.com">Champions Online</a></em>. <a href="http://fallenearth.com"><em>Fallen Earth</em></a>. Three MMOs intended for three different audiences and yet they all have one thing in common: September gaming sales chart domination! <a href="http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/60664">The latest numbers</a> on <a href="http://steampowered.com">Steam</a> and <a href="http://direct2drive.com">Direct2Drive</a> show a bit of a re-shuffling compared to <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/09/15/mmos-top-steam-and-direct2drive-weekly-charts/">the last time</a> we checked in.<br /><br /><strong>Steam</strong> (9/20 - 9/26)<br /><blockquote>1st - <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/29650/"><em>Aion</em> Collector's Edition</a><br />2nd - <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/29640/"><em>Aion</em> Standard Edition</a><br />3rd - <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/40000/"><em>Fallen Earth</em></a><br /></blockquote><strong>Direct2Drive</strong> (9/20 - 9/26)<blockquote>1st - <a href="http://www.direct2drive.com/8512/product/Buy-Aion-Collector%27s-Edition-Download"><em>Aion</em> Collector's Edition</a><br /> 2nd - <a href="http://www.direct2drive.com/8510/product/Buy-Aion-Download"><em>Aion</em> Standard Edition</a><br /> 3rd - <a href="http://www.direct2drive.com/8137/product/Buy-Fallen-Earth-Download"><em>Fallen Earth</em></a><br />8th - <a href="http://www.direct2drive.com/8333/product/Buy-Champions-Online-Download"><em>Champions Online</em></a></blockquote><a href="http://massively.com/category/champions-online"><em>Champions Online</em></a> was launched a few weeks before both <a href="http://massively.com/category/fallen-earth"><em>FE</em></a> and <a href="http://massively.com/category/aion"><em>Aion</em></a>, so we believe that might have something to do with their now lagging sales (according to these charts). Be sure to check out our <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/10/01/anti-aliased-champions-online-one-month-checkup/">one-month checkup on <em>CO</em></a>. Both <em>Aion</em> and <em>FE</em> appear to be doing quite well for themselves since release. Considering the lack of marketing behind <em>FE</em> and its more design, we're happy to see it up ranking so high. Actually, it makes us warm and fuzzy to see <em>any</em> MMO selling well, so kudos to all!<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/2009/10/02/aion-and-fallen-earth-dominate-steam-d2d-charts/">Aion and Fallen Earth dominate Steam/D2D charts</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:00:00 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.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/60664>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/10/02/aion-and-fallen-earth-dominate-steam-d2d-charts/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19182431/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/10/02/aion-and-fallen-earth-dominate-steam-d2d-charts/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>aion</category><category>champions-online</category><category>d2d</category><category>direct2drive</category><category>fallen-earth</category><category>ranking</category><category>sales</category><category>sales-charts</category><category>steam</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brooke Pilley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fantasy sports and MMO games]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/12/03/fantasy-sports-and-mmo-games/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/12/03/fantasy-sports-and-mmo-games/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/12/03/fantasy-sports-and-mmo-games/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/pvp/" rel="tag">PvP</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/opinion/" rel="tag">Opinion</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/roleplaying/" rel="tag">Roleplaying</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2007/12/hff01fantasyfootballboris.jpg"  alt="" />The Forge tackles an interesting question: <a href="http://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/12/02/are-fantasy-sports-mmos/">are fantasy sports MMOs</a>?  Some of the more traditional sports fans would probably deny it, but Matt echoes a great case <a href="http://www.charleshudson.net/?p=395">made by Charles Hudson</a>: they feature repetitive gameplay, a combination of luck, skill, and strategy, and there is the obvious social element.  I don't know if I would call fantasy sports "virtual worlds" (so this is likely the last you'll see of them on Massively for the foreseeable future), but it's definitely true that both fantasy sports and MMOs share the same type of social gameplay that's made them both <a href="http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=2516b39aa7aa2080">so popular</a>.<br /><br />Now, Matt says they also have a story, and to a certain extent, he's right.  The real allure of sports is knowing all the stories behind it-- that <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/saraceno/2003-12-24-saraceno_x.htm">Brett Favre's father passed away</a> right before he played, or that the star hockey player is leaving right after the game ends to go see the birth of his baby.  Behind all the stats, sports is one big storytelling session, and <em>Sportscenter</em> is the biggest daily soap opera of all time.<br /><br />But I don't think it's the story element that pulls in fantasy sports players-- it's the competitive element.  The numbers all break down, and at the end of the year, you have <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_number_(sports)">a clear ranking</a> that says who's better than who at predicting sports outcomes, and by how much.  There is a certain amount of that competitive draw in PvP, but MMOs, I think, are far too distant from the actual numbers to make a sports fan happy.  They may be interested in story, but at the end of the day, the game comes down to runs, strikes, and outs, and I think that's the way they like it.<br /><br /><br /><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/2007/12/03/fantasy-sports-and-mmo-games/">Fantasy sports and MMO games</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:00:00 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://forge.ironrealms.com/2007/12/02/are-fantasy-sports-mmos/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/12/03/fantasy-sports-and-mmo-games/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1053867/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2007/12/03/fantasy-sports-and-mmo-games/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>charles-hudson</category><category>competition</category><category>fantasy-sports</category><category>mmos</category><category>numbers</category><category>ranking</category><category>sports</category><category>the-forge</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schramm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
