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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Wakfu releases Monk Island, new teaser]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/10/wakfu-releases-monk-island-new-teaser/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/10/wakfu-releases-monk-island-new-teaser/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/10/wakfu-releases-monk-island-new-teaser/#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/trailers/" rel="tag">Trailers</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</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/sandbox/" rel="tag">Sandbox</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/dungeons/" rel="tag">Dungeons</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/ankama-games">Ankama</a> is updating <a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/wakfu"><em>Wakfu</em></a> today with a content drop called Monk Island. There's a dev diary on the game's official website that provides a bit of detail, including information about religious fanatics, a new dungeon, and all of the mystery you would expect from a secluded island.<br />
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Here's the scoop for those not familiar with <em>Wakfu</em>: It's a fantasy sandbox title that makes up the MMORPG portion of a global cross-media IP. It's based in the same universe as Ankama's <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/dofus"><em>Dofus</em></a> MMO, and it features many of the same classes and professions.<br />
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Ankama has released a brief Monk Island teaser trailer that shows the Messaround Monastery as well as a bit of combat action. You'll find it after the cut.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/10/wakfu-releases-monk-island-new-teaser/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Wakfu releases Monk Island, new teaser</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/2012/04/10/wakfu-releases-monk-island-new-teaser/">Wakfu releases Monk Island, new teaser</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 10 Apr 2012 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/2012/04/10/wakfu-releases-monk-island-new-teaser/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20212276/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/04/10/wakfu-releases-monk-island-new-teaser/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ankama</category><category>f2p</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>monk-island</category><category>monk-island-video</category><category>politics</category><category>sandbox</category><category>se</category><category>square-enix</category><category>squenix</category><category>strategy</category><category>strategy-mmo</category><category>sub</category><category>subscription</category><category>teaser</category><category>turn-based-combat</category><category>video</category><category>wakfu</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jef Reahard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drink, dice, and debauch with new Wakfu gameplay videos]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/21/drink-dice-and-debauch-with-new-wakfu-gameplay-videos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/21/drink-dice-and-debauch-with-new-wakfu-gameplay-videos/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/21/drink-dice-and-debauch-with-new-wakfu-gameplay-videos/#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/classes/" rel="tag">Classes</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></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
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	Drinking and gambling go together like peanut butter and jelly, so it's only appropriate that today's new <em><a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/wakfu">Wakfu</a></em> gameplay videos set the focus on the Pandawa's Pint and Ecaflip's Coin classes. The Pandawa class, as its name would imply, is a class consisting entirely of anthropomorphic pandas with an affinity for bamboo milk and bar-room brawls. The Pandawa's Pint class "will lift both allies and enemies off their feet," but the distinction lies in how they go about putting them down.<br />
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	Meanwhile, members of the Ecaflip's Coin class take a page out of Harvey Dent's book and live life by the flip of a coin. Luck is the name of the game for these devoted gamblers, and they're more than willing to let their lives ride on the roll of the dice as long as a chance at victory is still in the cards, and when you make your own luck, it always is.<br />
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	To see these two classes in the heat of action, just grab a drink, take a seat at the table, and let the dice roll. Or, you know, just click past the cut.<br />
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	[Source: <a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/ankama-games">Ankama Games</a> press release]</div><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/21/drink-dice-and-debauch-with-new-wakfu-gameplay-videos/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Drink, dice, and debauch with new Wakfu gameplay videos</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/2012/03/21/drink-dice-and-debauch-with-new-wakfu-gameplay-videos/">Drink, dice, and debauch with new Wakfu gameplay videos</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:30:00 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/2012/03/21/drink-dice-and-debauch-with-new-wakfu-gameplay-videos/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20198044/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/21/drink-dice-and-debauch-with-new-wakfu-gameplay-videos/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ankama</category><category>class</category><category>classes</category><category>ecaflip</category><category>ecaflips-coin</category><category>f2p</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>gameplay-video</category><category>gameplay-videos</category><category>pandawa</category><category>pandawas-pint</category><category>politics</category><category>sandbox</category><category>se</category><category>square-enix</category><category>squenix</category><category>strategy</category><category>strategy-mmo</category><category>sub</category><category>subscription</category><category>turn-based-combat</category><category>video</category><category>videos</category><category>wakfu</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Daniel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massively Exclusive: Make your nation proud with Wakfu's newest dev diary]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/12/massively-exclusive-make-your-nation-proud-with-wakfus-newest/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/12/massively-exclusive-make-your-nation-proud-with-wakfus-newest/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/12/massively-exclusive-make-your-nation-proud-with-wakfus-newest/#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/game-mechanics/" rel="tag">Game mechanics</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/dev-diaries/" rel="tag">Dev Diaries</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
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	Now that <a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/ankama-games">Ankama Games'</a> tactical MMORPG <em><a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/wakfu">Wakfu</a></em> is live and operational, it's probably about time for players to start getting familiar with the World of Twelve. Thankfully, the fine folks over at Ankama have provided us with a brand-new dev diary to help players to wrap their heads around the nations and territories of <em>Wakfu</em>.<br />
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	For the uninitiated, the World of Twelve is the shared universe of <em>Wakfu</em> and its predecessor, <em><a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/dofus">Dofus</a></em>. Lots has happened in the World of Twelve since the time of <em>Dofus</em>, however. Most importantly, a daft ogre by the name of Ogrest (presumably the older brother of Ogre and Ogrer) gathered the six primordial Dofus and used their overwhelming power to devastate the world, drowning all but seven major island nations beneath the sea. It's up to players to run these remaining nations and restore the World of Twelve to its former power.<br />
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	Of course, it can't all be sunshine and butterflies between the seven nations; we need a reason to kill each other! Aside from the seven main islands, there are also a number of smaller islands that contain valuable -- and sometimes exclusive -- resources. The seven nations, of course, all want to claim these precious goods for their own. Players will have to represent their nations in the battle for these minor, resource-rich islands in order to bring prosperity and bragging rights to their respective homelands.<br />
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	So there you have it, Wakfuians (that's totally a word, we promise). Now click past the cut for the full dev diary video, then get out there and make your countries proud!</div><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/12/massively-exclusive-make-your-nation-proud-with-wakfus-newest/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Massively Exclusive: Make your nation proud with Wakfu's newest dev diary</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/2012/03/12/massively-exclusive-make-your-nation-proud-with-wakfus-newest/">Massively Exclusive: Make your nation proud with Wakfu's newest dev diary</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:00:00 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/2012/03/12/massively-exclusive-make-your-nation-proud-with-wakfus-newest/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20191511/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/12/massively-exclusive-make-your-nation-proud-with-wakfus-newest/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ankama</category><category>dev-diaries</category><category>dev-diary</category><category>f2p</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>nation</category><category>nations</category><category>politics</category><category>sandbox</category><category>se</category><category>square-enix</category><category>squenix</category><category>strategy</category><category>strategy-mmo</category><category>sub</category><category>subscription</category><category>territories</category><category>territory</category><category>turn-based-combat</category><category>video</category><category>videos</category><category>wakfu</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Daniel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have a bloody good time with Wakfu's Sacrier and Xelor classes]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/07/have-a-bloody-good-time-with-wakfus-sacrier-and-xelor-classes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/07/have-a-bloody-good-time-with-wakfus-sacrier-and-xelor-classes/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/07/have-a-bloody-good-time-with-wakfus-sacrier-and-xelor-classes/#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/trailers/" rel="tag">Trailers</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/classes/" rel="tag">Classes</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></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
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	<a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/ankama-games">Ankama Games'</a> quirky tactical MMORPG <a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/wakfu"><em>Wakfu</em></a> went live about a week ago, but the studio is continuing its steady drip of promotional material. Today Ankama is giving players not one but two new videos highlighting a couple of the game's classes. In the red corner, we have the Sacrier class. These bloodthirsty berserkers channel pain into power and will stop at nothing to ensure that their enemy doesn't make it out alive.<br />
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	Meanwhile, in the blue corner, we have the Xelor class, which brings the power of chronomancy to the table. Thanks to their ability to expertly manipulate the flow of time, the disciples of Xelor are a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield. To see the Sacrier and Xelor classes in action, check out both new videos after the cut.</div><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/07/have-a-bloody-good-time-with-wakfus-sacrier-and-xelor-classes/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Have a bloody good time with Wakfu's Sacrier and Xelor classes</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/2012/03/07/have-a-bloody-good-time-with-wakfus-sacrier-and-xelor-classes/">Have a bloody good time with Wakfu's Sacrier and Xelor classes</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:30:00 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/2012/03/07/have-a-bloody-good-time-with-wakfus-sacrier-and-xelor-classes/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20188192/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/07/have-a-bloody-good-time-with-wakfus-sacrier-and-xelor-classes/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ankama</category><category>class</category><category>classes</category><category>f2p</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>politics</category><category>sacrier</category><category>sacriers-blood</category><category>sandbox</category><category>se</category><category>square-enix</category><category>squenix</category><category>strategy</category><category>strategy-mmo</category><category>sub</category><category>subscription</category><category>trailer</category><category>trailers</category><category>turn-based-combat</category><category>video</category><category>videos</category><category>wakfu</category><category>xelor</category><category>xelors-sandglass</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Daniel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise and Shiny: A bit of Wakfu, a smidge of Spiral Knights, and some Lime Odyssey]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/04/rise-and-shiny-a-bit-of-wakfu-a-smidge-of-spiral-knights-and-s/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/04/rise-and-shiny-a-bit-of-wakfu-a-smidge-of-spiral-knights-and-s/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/04/rise-and-shiny-a-bit-of-wakfu-a-smidge-of-spiral-knights-and-s/#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/screenshots/" rel="tag">Screenshots</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/previews/" rel="tag">Previews</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/pvp/" rel="tag">PvP</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/pve/" rel="tag">PvE</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/hands-on/" rel="tag">Hands-on</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/casual/" rel="tag">Casual</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/humor/" rel="tag">Humor</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/rise-and-shiny/" rel="tag">Rise and Shiny</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Miscellaneous</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/sandbox/" rel="tag">Sandbox</a></p><div style="text-align: center; ">
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This week in <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/rise-and-shiny/">Rise and Shiny</a>, things did not go as planned. This sort of thing actually happens often enough to almost be a problem: I pick out a title or am tasked with taking a look at a certain game, but communication lines are crossed and the game I was supposed to give a first impressions-style look at closes down its beta in the middle of the week. Like I said, it does happen, enough to force me to plan out my articles on a month-long calendar. Even then, things can change.<br />
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So instead of talking about the game I said I was going to be this week, <a href="http://www.sevensoulsonline.com/"><em>Seven Souls Online</em></a>, I decided to go over the three games that I gleefully jumped into over the last few days. This will not be a typical first impression-style piece but instead will hint at the specific adventures I had while playing these games.<br />
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These wonderful, <em>wonderful</em> games.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/04/rise-and-shiny-a-bit-of-wakfu-a-smidge-of-spiral-knights-and-s/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Rise and Shiny: A bit of Wakfu, a smidge of Spiral Knights, and some Lime Odyssey</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/2012/03/04/rise-and-shiny-a-bit-of-wakfu-a-smidge-of-spiral-knights-and-s/">Rise and Shiny: A bit of Wakfu, a smidge of Spiral Knights, and some Lime Odyssey</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sun, 04 Mar 2012 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/2012/03/04/rise-and-shiny-a-bit-of-wakfu-a-smidge-of-spiral-knights-and-s/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/20185135/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/03/04/rise-and-shiny-a-bit-of-wakfu-a-smidge-of-spiral-knights-and-s/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>aeria</category><category>aeria-games</category><category>ankama</category><category>beau-hindman</category><category>f2p</category><category>fantasy</category><category>featured</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>ftp</category><category>hands-on</category><category>lime-odyssey</category><category>politics</category><category>rise-and-shiny</category><category>ryzom</category><category>sandbox</category><category>sci-fantasy</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>sega</category><category>spiral-knights</category><category>Square-Enix</category><category>squenix</category><category>steam</category><category>strategy</category><category>strategy-mmo</category><category>sub</category><category>subscription</category><category>three-rings</category><category>three-rings-design</category><category>turn-based-combat</category><category>wakfu</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Beau Hindman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Square Enix to host Wakfu panel at Anime Expo 2011]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/06/28/square-enix-to-host-wakfu-panel-at-anime-expo-2011/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/06/28/square-enix-to-host-wakfu-panel-at-anime-expo-2011/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/06/28/square-enix-to-host-wakfu-panel-at-anime-expo-2011/#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/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</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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	Do you like a little tactical strategy in your MMORPG? Are you planning on attending <a href="http://www.anime-expo.org">Anime Expo 2011</a> in Los Angeles? Then boy howdy do we ever have an announcement for you.<br />
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	<a href="http://www.square-enix.com">Square Enix</a>, publisher of the upcoming turn-based tactical MMO <a href="http://www.wakfu.com"><em>Wakfu</em></a>, is slated to host a panel at the massive California anime convention. Producer <a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/franko-fonseca">Franko Fonseca</a> will be present at the panel to discuss the upcoming title and reveal new information on the game's development. To top it off, panel attendees will have a chance to win some adorable <em><a href="http://www.massively.com/tag/wakfu">Wakfu</a></em> plushies. So if you're looking to attend Anime Expo 2011, be sure to swing by the panel and let us know how it goes (and win us a plushie while you're at it!).</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/2011/06/28/square-enix-to-host-wakfu-panel-at-anime-expo-2011/">Square Enix to host Wakfu panel at Anime Expo 2011</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 28 Jun 2011 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/2011/06/28/square-enix-to-host-wakfu-panel-at-anime-expo-2011/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19978443/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/06/28/square-enix-to-host-wakfu-panel-at-anime-expo-2011/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>anime-expo</category><category>anime-expo-2011</category><category>ankama</category><category>ankama-games</category><category>f2p</category><category>franko-fonseca</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>plushies</category><category>square</category><category>square-enix</category><category>squenix</category><category>tactical-strategy</category><category>turn-based</category><category>turn-based-combat</category><category>wakfu</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Daniel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Choose My Adventure: Fizzles aren't fair edition]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/26/choose-my-adventure-fizzles-arent-fair-edition/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/26/choose-my-adventure-fizzles-arent-fair-edition/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/26/choose-my-adventure-fizzles-arent-fair-edition/#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/pve/" rel="tag">PvE</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/hands-on/" rel="tag">Hands-on</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/casual/" rel="tag">Casual</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/humor/" rel="tag">Humor</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/kids/" rel="tag">Kids</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/wizard101/" rel="tag">Wizard101</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/choose-my-adventure/" rel="tag">Choose My Adventure</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/family/" rel="tag">Family</a></p><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/wizard101/"><img border="1" hspace="4" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/01/wiz-101-cma-week-2-main-1.jpg" /></a></div>
The votes have all been tallied, and my fellow <em><a href="http://www.wizard101.com">Wizard101</a></em> players have spoken! When I asked which secondary school I should go for, you all told me, "Life!" Some thought this was a silly idea -- a Death wizard with a life secondary school? -- but I like it. After all, what better way to rub my enemy's face in it than by stealing his life, adding it to mine, and healing myself every time he hits me? I think I'll learn an evil laugh just for moments like that. It was also decided that I ought to keep my current zombie pet at my side. This was great news, since I've already grown pretty attached to the little rotten guy. <br />
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What does all of this mean? Well, I will save the explanations for secondary schools and pets for next week's installment. In the meanwhile, I need to tell you all about the busy week I just had in game. It was pretty epic, filled with steam golems, awesome new weapons, and discovering the secrets of deck building. (Well, <em>some</em> of the secrets.) If you want, you can give me all sorts of advice in the comments section.<br />
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Follow me past the cut to read up on my adventures! <br type="_moz" /><p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/26/choose-my-adventure-fizzles-arent-fair-edition/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Choose My Adventure: Fizzles aren't fair edition</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/2011/01/26/choose-my-adventure-fizzles-arent-fair-edition/">Choose My Adventure: Fizzles aren't fair edition</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 26 Jan 2011 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/2011/01/26/choose-my-adventure-fizzles-arent-fair-edition/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19813098/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/26/choose-my-adventure-fizzles-arent-fair-edition/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>beau-hindman</category><category>cash-shop</category><category>ccg</category><category>choose-my-adventure</category><category>cma</category><category>Collectible-Card-Game</category><category>collectible-card-system</category><category>f2p</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>freemium</category><category>ftp</category><category>kingsisle</category><category>kingsisle-entertainment</category><category>Microtransactions</category><category>polls</category><category>tcg</category><category>Turn-based</category><category>turn-based-combat</category><category>velvet-rope</category><category>velvet-rope-model</category><category>voting</category><category>wizard101</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Beau Hindman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Square and Ankama gear up for Wakfu closed beta]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/22/square-and-ankama-gear-up-for-wakfu-closed-beta/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/22/square-and-ankama-gear-up-for-wakfu-closed-beta/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/22/square-and-ankama-gear-up-for-wakfu-closed-beta/#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/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</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></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.wakfu.com/na/mmorpg"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2011/01/wakfu.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
Lest you think <a href="http://www.square-enix.com/na/">Square-Enix</a> is solely committed to sprawling, spikey-haired, single-player productions or much-maligned MMORPGs, we're here to tell you that the famed development firm is gearing up to unleash <a href="http://www.wakfu.com/na/mmorpg"><em>Wakfu</em></a> on an unsuspecting gaming populace. The new tactical MMO will be opening the doors of its closed beta on January 31st, and <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/square-enix">Square</a> is inviting you to check out the game's 14 classes, turn-based combat, and an evolving eco-system in which killing a monster may mean ridding the game world of it for good.<br />
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While Square is handling publishing duties for <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/wakfu"><em>Wakfu</em></a>, the brains behind the game is a company called <a href="http://www.ankama-games.com/en">Ankama</a>, better known to international MMO fans as the creators of <a href="http://www.dofus.com/en"><em>Dofus</em></a>. Aside from a propensity for wacky titles, Ankama is making a name for itself via the various multimedia projects surrounding the release of <em>Wakfu</em> including comic books, card games, and an animated cartoon.<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/2011/01/22/square-and-ankama-gear-up-for-wakfu-closed-beta/">Square and Ankama gear up for Wakfu closed beta</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sat, 22 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/2011/01/22/square-and-ankama-gear-up-for-wakfu-closed-beta/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19810604/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2011/01/22/square-and-ankama-gear-up-for-wakfu-closed-beta/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ankama</category><category>beta</category><category>classes</category><category>closed-beta</category><category>dofus</category><category>eco-system</category><category>f2p</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>square</category><category>Square-Enix</category><category>SquareEnix</category><category>Turn-based</category><category>turn-based-combat</category><category>wakfu</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jef Reahard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massively takes its turn with Atlantica Online's new patch]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/08/16/massively-takes-turn-with-atlantica-onlines-new-patch/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/08/16/massively-takes-turn-with-atlantica-onlines-new-patch/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/08/16/massively-takes-turn-with-atlantica-onlines-new-patch/#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/historical/" rel="tag">Historical</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/galleries/" rel="tag">Galleries</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/screenshots/" rel="tag">Screenshots</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/expansions/" rel="tag">Expansions</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/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/hands-on/" rel="tag">Hands-on</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/atlantica-online/" rel="tag">Atlantica Online</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/atlantica-online/"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2010/08/atlpresstour1-1281880215.jpg" /></a></div>
As we waited on the conference call for the <a href="http://atlantica.ndoorsgames.com/center/default.asp"><em>Atlantica Online</em></a> developers to start our virtual press tour, a fellow journalist and I chatted about the possibilities of virtual tabletops. I told him about my desire for a <em>real</em> virtual tabletop game, one that would allow players to take turns setting up scenery, adding armies and destroying each other. Little did I know that I was about to see something that would make me feel the same satisfaction as a tabletop does, despite their being different in a few ways. <br />
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<em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/atlantica-online/">Atlantica Online</a></em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/atlantica-online/">'s</a> new patch will allow players to participate in the new Tactical Battle System -- essentially a turn-based strategy game of moving pairs of soldiers across a map, avoiding and setting traps, and defeating mighty enemies. During most of the interview, I found myself asking questions that were already covered, since I was just having too much fun playing the game to hear our hosts speak. Frankly, I wasn't embarrassed. After all, isn't becoming immersed in strategy the point of a game like <em>Atlantica Online</em>? <br />
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Read on and I'll tell you the details of what I found, including the scoop on the eagerly awaited housing system.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/08/16/massively-takes-turn-with-atlantica-onlines-new-patch/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Massively takes its turn with Atlantica Online's new 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/2010/08/16/massively-takes-turn-with-atlantica-onlines-new-patch/">Massively takes its turn with Atlantica Online's new patch</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 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/2010/08/16/massively-takes-turn-with-atlantica-onlines-new-patch/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19594260/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2010/08/16/massively-takes-turn-with-atlantica-onlines-new-patch/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>atlantica</category><category>atlantica-online</category><category>atlantis</category><category>beau-hindman</category><category>f2p</category><category>featured</category><category>free-to-play</category><category>ftp</category><category>hands-on</category><category>ndoors</category><category>ndoors-interactive</category><category>patches</category><category>preview</category><category>previews</category><category>strategy</category><category>Turn-based</category><category>turn-based-combat</category><category>turn-based-mmo</category><category>Turn-Based-Strategy</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Beau Hindman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sacred Seasons: The flash-based MMO]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/10/14/sacred-seasons-the-flash-based-mmo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/10/14/sacred-seasons-the-flash-based-mmo/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/10/14/sacred-seasons-the-flash-based-mmo/#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/launches/" rel="tag">Launches</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/new-titles/" rel="tag">New titles</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></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.kongregate.com/games/jamieyg3/sacred-seasons-mmorpg"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/10/sacredseasons580.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
We're not entirely sure how this one slipped under our radar.  Perhaps it was a quiet launch, or perhaps it was a flash based massively multiplayer game, but we somehow failed to mention <a href="http://www.sacredseasons.com/"><em>Sacred Seasons</em></a>.<br /><br />So now we're going to take the time to correct that error -- enter <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/sacred-seasons"><em>Sacred Seasons</em></a>, an MMO that <a href="http://www.kongregate.com/games/jamieyg3/sacred-seasons-mmorpg">runs entirely in flash</a> and entirely in your internet browser.  The game tells the story of the Heartlands, a world that's much like ours except in hyperbole, where the seasons dominate so strongly that they resonate in humanity itself.  The people of the world have broken off into four separate tribes, one each dedicated to one of the seasons.  All of them ally together, however, to fight a plague spreading across the world -- the growing corruption of the badlands, areas of nothingness.<p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/10/14/sacred-seasons-the-flash-based-mmo/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Sacred Seasons: The flash-based MMO</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/2009/10/14/sacred-seasons-the-flash-based-mmo/">Sacred Seasons: The flash-based MMO</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:00:00 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.kongregate.com/games/jamieyg3/sacred-seasons-mmorpg>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/10/14/sacred-seasons-the-flash-based-mmo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/19195066/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/10/14/sacred-seasons-the-flash-based-mmo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>active-time-battle</category><category>emerald-city-games</category><category>facebook</category><category>flash-game</category><category>flash-mmo</category><category>kongregate</category><category>sacred-seasons</category><category>social-network</category><category>turn-based</category><category>turn-based-combat</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seraphina Brennan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grimwell takes a look at Atlantica Online]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/06/grimwell-takes-a-look-at-atlantica-online/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/06/grimwell-takes-a-look-at-atlantica-online/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/06/grimwell-takes-a-look-at-atlantica-online/#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/free-to-play/" rel="tag">Free-to-play</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/hands-on/" rel="tag">Hands-on</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.grimwell.com/?p=338"><em><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/01/atlantica_online1.jpg" /></em></a><br /></div>
<a href="http://atlantica.ndoorsgames.com/"><em>Atlantica Online</em></a> is one of those MMOs that people always seem to talk about, but never really get fully in-depth with. Insight into the game recently came from an unexpected source: Craig "<a href="http://www.grimwell.com/">Grimwell</a>" Dalrymple, a noted MMO blogger and senior community relations manager for <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/soe/">Sony Online Entertainment</a>. Craig just recently spoke up about the turn-based MMO, relating his experiences and gripes with the game on his blog.<br /><br />For him, the strong points of <em><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/atlantica-online/">Atlantica</a></em> are the <a href="http://atlantica.ndoorsgames.com/center/guide/game_guide01_01.asp">turn-based combat</a> (as it allows PvP to be a bit more tactical rather than a fast paced gankfest,) the <a href="http://atlantica.ndoorsgames.com/center/guide/mercenary04.asp">mercenary system</a> (which is different from the NPC system of <a href="http://www.guildwars.com/"><em>Guild Wars</em></a>, as you actually build up your mercenaries like second or third characters,) and the <a href="http://atlantica.ndoorsgames.com/center/guide/game_guide04_01.asp">crafting system</a> (which features both the ability to craft any item in the game and learn crafting skills from other players rather than NPCs.) The game's swift advancement seems to also be in Grimwell's liking, as he's hit 61 out of the 120 levels since he's begun playing in October. For the rest of his experiences with <em>Atlantica</em>, including his two gripes with the game, check out <a href="http://www.grimwell.com/?p=338">his blog post</a> on the matter.<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/2009/01/06/grimwell-takes-a-look-at-atlantica-online/">Grimwell takes a look at Atlantica Online</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 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://www.grimwell.com/?p=338>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/06/grimwell-takes-a-look-at-atlantica-online/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1420333/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/01/06/grimwell-takes-a-look-at-atlantica-online/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>atlantica-online</category><category>crafting</category><category>grimwell</category><category>mercenaries</category><category>mercenary-system</category><category>ndoors</category><category>pvp</category><category>turn-based-combat</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Seraphina Brennan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
