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Dark and Light confirms buy-to-play

Dark and Light confirms buy-to-play

 

From their Facebook Page:

Yesterday we posted a comment stating that Dark and Light's payment model would be Pay to Play, implying that it would require a recurring subscription fee in order to play.

This statement was made in error; Dark and Light will officially release as a Buy to Play game, meaning you will pay once for the game with no recurring subscription fee.

We apologize for the confusion - more information about Dark and Light's release plans will be released in the near future.

Dark and Light Facebook Page 

 

Revelation Online Closed Beta Announced, Payment Model Revealed

 My.com revealed the Founder’s Packs for Revelation. Ranging from $17.99 to $89.99 USD, these packs guarantee beta access, head starts, and other in-game goodies.

Look At More Info Here!

Echo of Soul’s Wrath of the Goddess Update

Echo of Soul's Episode 2.5, more colorfully known as Wrath of the Goddess, sends players into three new dungeons, a new PvP season, and the 50-story Doomspire Keep. There’s also a new event called the Moon Festival: “Moon Queen Luna has appeared in Ignea Plains and is putting residents into an endless slumber – defeat her to restore peace and stability.”

 

 

Neverwinter: Storm King's Thunder - Official Launch Trailer 

 

Reports--Final Fantasy 15 Delayed

Final Fantasy 15 Delayed to End of November - Reports

 Multiple reports are claiming Square Enix's long-in-development RPG Final Fantasy 15 is being delayed until November 29th.

A Gamestop Insider reports:

"Promotional materials with the new date have arrived at some GameStop stores with instructions that they are not to be put up until after Sunday, August 14th, so an official announcement could be coming then," the report said.

http://www.gamnesia.com/news/report-final-fantasy-xv-has-been-delayed-to-november-29th 

Dota 2 Monkey King Announced in Trailer

A new Dota 2 Monkey King trailer teases the arrival of the Champion with the Journey update due for the MOBA sometime in the fall.

 

Overwatch High Bandwidth Servers Go Live

 

A post by community manager Lylirra talks about the arrival of the new server tech, which first made its debut during Custom Matches in beta. The new server tech will bring client refresh rates from 21 updates per second to 63 updates per second, allowing for game actions to be transmitted through the game faster. The new servers will also recognize personal internet connection speeds and scale down to keep pace. The team will also look in to adding an option to self-limit bandwidth consumption for those with internet providers that have data useage caps.

The high bandwidth servers are rolling out today, with full release of the tech to all regions expected in the next several weeks. The servers will be specific to PC players at this time, but the devs are looking in to how to bring the same tech to console versions of the game.

http://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20748474858#post-1 

Guild Wars 2 Fourth Anniversary Celebration

August 28 is the anniversary of Guild Wars 2, and we’d love to celebrate four years of playing, adventuring, and exploring alongside the fans. Whether you’re saving the world from the perils it faces or helping build the community, there is no Tyria without you!

Throughout the month, we’ll be sharing some of our favorite moments on social media—from launch to the present—and we want to see and share yours, too. Do you have screenshots, videos, and memories of your time in Tyria? Tag them with #GW2BDay on Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram!

On September 2, we’ll host a PAX West Community Event where fans can hang out with the developers for a night of food and fun here in Seattle. We’ve held similar events in previous years, and we’re always happy to have a chance to meet and make friends with members of the Guild Wars 2 community. To learn more about the event and how you can get a pass, please see this forum thread.

Whether you’re able to join us for the community event or not, don’t miss the celebratory livestream on August 26, where we’ll look back at four years of Guild Wars 2 and the contributions from the best online community.

Thank you for making Tyria your home, and we look forward to many more years of fun and adventures with you!

Runescape Wilderness Improvements

Runescape is helping out players with the new wilderness updates

Wilderness Improvements & Task Set 

 

Wilderness newbies and veterans alike should definitely take a walk on the wild side this week. From stealable Slayer contracts and new skilling spots to Task Sets for players of levels, there are more reasons than ever to lose yourself in the wild and earn great rewards in the process.

Be sure to check out all the improvements and features, along with the usual patch notes and other news.

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Wilderness Task Set

The Wilderness can be a really intimidating place for a new RuneScape player to start but thanks to the new Task Set, there is a now a structured way to make your first steps into these dangerous but fruitful lands.

Experienced players will also have loads to gain from playing through the Tasks, not least the powerful Wilderness sword detailed in the Rewards section below.

For convenience, Tasks can be done in any order, but you can’t claim a set's rewards until you've completed it and all the tasks in the previous ones.

Requirements

RuneScape members only

The Easy Set has no requirements at all. Later Task Sets have increasingly high requirements, full details of which can be found in the Adventures interface, under the Achievements tab.

Rewards

As well as an XP lamp, completing the Easy set of Tasks will earn you the Wilderness Sword.

This weapon upgrades as you complete each harder set of tasks and its bonuses stack as follows:

Tier 1 (Easy Tasks)

• Free teleports to the Wilderness herb patch & Edgeville

• Locates the Wildywyrm

Tier 2 (Medium Tasks)

• +5% XP at Wilderness Agility Course (the sword must be equipped)

• Improved pickpocket rates at rogues

• Teleports to Forinthry Dungeon

Tier 3 (Hard Tasks)

• Provides air obelisk shortcut

• Quick teleports to Wilderness lodestone

• Access to item un-noter at the Chaos Altar

• No disease at the Wilderness herb patch

• Choice of destination at the Wilderness Obelisk

• Chance to teleport to centre of the Abyss (the sword must be equipped)

Tier 4 (Elite Tasks)

• 1 free daily teleport to the Warbands camp of your choice

• Lava strykewyrms drop noted ashes (sword must be equipped or in your inventory)

• Free teleports to Wilderness Agility Course

• Improved drop rate for ancient warrior equipment in Forinthry dungeon

• Team capes give the effects of Ava’s devices

Claim your rewards from the following taskmasters:

• Easy Tasks – Mr Ex, Edgeville.

• Medium Tasks – Mandrith, Edgeville bank.

• Hard Tasks – Quercus, on the Wilderness wall between Edgeville and the Grand Exchange.

• Elite Tasks – Kolodion in the Mage Arena.

Enjoy getting out there, completing those Tasks and earning this stunning new weapon!

Read More Here:

http://services.runescape.com/m=news/wilderness-improvements--task-set-?jptg=ia&jptv=community_news 

TERA’s next update arrives on August 9th

TERA’s next update arrives on August 9th

 

A new update for TERA hits the servers on Tuesday, August 9.

Castle Aranea is a new solo dungeon, in which players literally enter history to witness the origin of one of TERA’s greatest villains!

Among various other changes and fixes, Tuesday's update also expands the current flying zones, allowing players to take their flying mounts into the skies of Southern Shara.

http://tera.enmasse.com/news/posts/announcing-tera-s-august-update 

Everquest 2: GU101 - Coming Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Everquest 2: GU101 - Coming Tuesday, August 23, 2016

New adventures await you, Norrathains! GU101 is scheduled to release on Tuesday, August 23, 2016, and there’s something in this update for players of all levels.

New Fabled Content to Explore From The Fallen Dynasty!

These new Fabled dungeons can be accessed through a portal just off the docks in The Village of Shin. This content is intended for level 100 characters, and a membership is required to enter these zones.

The Fabled Fallen Dynasty is made up of The Fabled Nizara, City of the Nayad which will have both Heroic and Advanced Solo versions! Also available will be The Fabled Cavern of the Crustaceans Raid for groups of 12 players and The Fabled Xux'laio's Roost Raid and The Fabled Antechamber of Fate Raid for groups of 24 players.

Public Quests

You’ll find new limited time Public Quests throughout Norrath. Just check your map for these unique battle regions!

Damage inflicted against public quest encounters scales to allow public quest fights to be relevant for players of all gear levels.

New Agnostic Zones that Scale to Level 100!

Agnostic versions of The Crypt of Agony, Crypt of Valdoon, Befallen: Cavern of the Afflicted, Guk: Halls of the Fallen and Kael Drakkel: Iceshard Keep have been added to the dungeon finder and Agnostic Portal, and these dungeons scale from level 10 to level 100.

Read More On the Official Site Here 

TERA MMO Rumored Console Port

TERA To Consoles?

An Email Survey has gone out to select players if they would be interested in a console version and what version they would like to see. 

DO YOU HAVE OR PLAY A CONSOLE? WE NEED YOU!

Bluehole and En Masse are seeking feedback from TERA players that currently own or play console games regularly. If you have a Playstation 4 or an Xbox One, we want to learn more about your console setup, the types of games you play, and how you play them!

Click the button below to take a brief survey:

TAKE THE SURVEY

We greatly appreciate your feedback and value your responses. Thanks in advance for your participation.

—The En Masse Team

Everquest: August 2016 Update Preview - Tuning and AA Consolidation

August 2016 Update Preview - Tuning and AA Consolidation

 

This update is scheduled for Wednesday, August 17, 2016, and we wanted to give everyone a preview at some of the things that will be coming later this month. 

In this update, we’ll have: 

• Many AA Ability Consolidations

• Improvements to how Runes Stack

• Adjustments to Riposte

• Additional Combat Balance

• Added Quest Flag to MANY Classic Items 

 

The most extensive section of the August update notes will be the list of AA ability lines that have been merged with their activated counterparts.  As always, we value your feedback on these upcoming changes, but we ask that you check them out for yourself first (on test or on live servers). We’re grateful for your continued support! 

For additional information regarding some of the more notable things that players can expect from this update, see the post here.

Riders of Icarus outlines its new PvP map, guild alliances, Manastone mode

Riders of Icarus outlines its new PvP map, guild alliances, Manastone mode

 

Play PVP in the Exarahn Badlands

Greetings, Riders! My name is BK, and I manage overseas development for Riders of Icarus at WeMade. We are excited to announce that expanded PvP content for Riders of Icarus will be added to the game later this month! You will now be able to enjoy and compete in large-scale combat activities against your fellow Riders. We hope that guild members will forge bonds in battle and develop rivalries with other guilds through the Exarahn Badlands and Guild Alliance War.

EXARAHN BADLANDS

Riders enter this PvP area through a dimensional rift, which sends them 1,000 years back in time. The Exarahn Badlands is a region that has been left chaotic and lawless after the fall of the ancient Exarahn Kingdom and before the establishment of the Hakanas Empire.

The Exarahn Badlands has a similar topography to the Hakanas Highlands. However, it is a world of eternal nightfall with a looming crimson moon, which starkly contrasts the blue skies and vibrant foliage of the Hakanas Highlands.

This area is restricted to Riders level 28 or higher to ensure that only those that have had sufficient experience in battle may enter. Upon entering the rift and arriving in the Exarahn Badlands, all Riders other than those in your guild, alliance or party will become targetable enemies! So, you will have to be aware of your surroundings at all times when questing or hunting wild beasts. Yes, the risks in this region are great, but so are the rewards.

Because there is no penalty for dying in PvP, Riders who don’t usually enjoy PvP should still try out the Exarahn Badlands content at least once. There are quests to be completed and new areas to explore, as well as new mounts to tame for Riders ready to brave the dangers of the Exarahn Badlands.

Read More Here:

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Star Wars Galaxies EMU Project is Look For Help

My friends at MMORPG.com made me aware yesterday that the SWGEMU Project is looking for volunteers for their project. 

As a volunteer project, SWGEmu is constantly looking for new community members to step up and assist and support the community. If you are interested in taking on the responsibility of an SWGEmu Staff member to further our goals, we encourage you to take the time to apply for our SWGEmu EC/CSR/Support training program.

The SWGEmu EC/CSR/Support training program is designed to introduce community members to different aspects of the duties and responsibilities of the SWGEmu Staff, while giving them a chance to develop a close relationship and eventually join the SWGEmu Staff team.


The following are the minimal requirements to be accepted into to this program:

• Professionalism
• Excellent work ethic
• Positive attitude
• Ability to work and learn in a team environment
• Sufficient free time
• Knowledge of the SWGEmu Project is required

Program Details

1. Apply to the SWGEmu EC/CSR/Support training program by submitting an application (see below).
2. After reviewing the application, an interview may be offered to accept or decline the volunteer.
3. Once accepted for SWGEmu EC/CSR/Support training program, the volunteer will be mentored by a member of the SWGEmu Staff for a period of 2 months.
4. During these 2 months, the intern will assist in IRC, on forums and on Live support.
5. After the SWGEmu EC/CSR/Support training period has ended, an evaluation will be completed by the SWGEmu Staff to determine if the SWGEmu EC/CSR/Support trainee has met all duties and expectations expected of them.
6. The trainee may then remain as a support assistant or apply for an available position in the SWGEmu Staff.
7. If accepted, an apprenticeship period of 4-8 weeks will begin and the apprenticeship will work closely with the staff member of the department they applied for.
8. At the end of the apprenticeship, another evaluation will be completed to determine if the intern would be a good fit for the chosen SWGEmu Staff department.
9. If accepted, the apprentice will be offered the opportunity to join the SWGEmu Staff as a full-time member.
10. The new SWGEmu Staff member will perform their department's duties as well as continue assisting with Support.

Upon completion of the internship period, the following positions may be applied to for apprenticeship:

• Support Staff (Customer Support Representative)
• Event Coordinator
• Community Relations (Forum Moderator)

We are very excited to be offering this program to our community. It is our hope that it will bring forward community members that want to help SWGEmu succeed and provide our Community with the best experience possible.

http://www.swgemu.com/forums/index.php

Submitting Your Application

Please complete the application below and email it to application@swgemu.com with 'SWGEmu Internship Application' as the title and the application attached. If you are selected to participate, we will contact you by email informing you of such and provide information about the next step in the process.


What is your forum account name?

What is your in-game character name?

What is your IRC nickname?

What is your age?

What is your profession in real life? If you are a student, what are you studying?

What time zone do you live in? What times/days of the week will you usually be available to spend time assisting in Live Support?

Do you know any current or former staff members? If so, how?

How long have you been following this project?

Why do you want to become a member of the SWGEmu EC/CSR/Support training program?

Please write a short paragraph detailing what Pre-CU Star Wars Galaxies means to you.

If you are accepted into the SWGEmu EC/CSR/Support training program and are looking at applying for a SWGEmu Staff position, what position would you apply for and why?

~The SWGEmu Staff

Livelock --First Impressions of Tuques’ Debut

Bill Murphy of MMORPG.com has a preview of the game up on their site today. If you are curious about this RPG/FPS hybrid check it out!

http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/game/1367/feature/11051/First-Impressions-of-Tuques-Debut.html/page/1

Livelock is a co-operative top-down shooter where you play solo or with up to two allies to break the cycle of infinite war between machines. As one of the remaining Capital Intellects, your role is to unlock Eden and revive humanity.

Take control of one of three mechanical chassis - Hex, Vanguard or Catalyst – to defeat intelligent mechanical enemies.

Livelock Main Site

Wildstar -- Redmoon Rising update—arriving August 17

The Redmoon Terror

In a transmission intercepted from a Protostar QC recovery team—presumably on a routine mission to annoy every sentient creature in the galaxy—a craft reportedly hulking in the Nexus skyline has been identified as the remains of an abandoned pirate ship known as the Redmoon Terror. A spokesperson for the Ekose Shiphands Union was able to specify that the floating fortress had been a Marauder flagship seized in a murderous mutiny by none other than Mordechai Redmoon himself—who then very humbly attached his own name to it. Known to have bitten the proverbial moon dust on Skullcano Island, the ship of Mordechai Redmoon serves as a haunting reminder of his vast (and past) pirating deeds—if not the general dangers of space debris.

Even after all this time the ship now appears to be teeming with activity, believed by some to be automated response systems due to its proximity to the Nexus atmosphere. But one of the first captains of the ship, Ish’amel—back when it was called the Nebula's Knave—believes the crew to now be risen from the dead by the insidious Laveka the Dark-Hearted, and is offering a reward to all able bodied adventurers willing to end this undead nightmare.

Spooky sorcery or just spinning space trash? You decide!

Redmoon Rising

    Read More Here

Massive Sandbox 'Dark and Light' Coming Back

 Massive Sandbox 'Dark and Light' Coming Back

 

Developer Snail Games recently revealed the latest trailer for Dark and Light, its massive sandbox MMORPG. Since acquiring the rights to the game back in 2008, there has been much hype over the announced features, including 40,000 square kilometers of land, the ability to build houses, villages, kingdoms, become a hunter, a fighter, a treasure hunter, and more.

 

Action RPG : Vikings – Wolves Of Midgard

Features:

• Fantasy Meets Nordic Mythology: Travel the realms of earthly Midgard, freezing Niflheim and boiling Balheim, either as a fierce Viking warrior or merciless shieldmaiden.


• The Deadly Fimbulwinter: Withstand the deathly colds and protect yourself from exposure to nature’s wrath in order to survive.


• Tribute To The Gods: Collect blood from fallen enemies and sacrifice it at the altar to gain gifts from the Gods to enhance your powers.


• Berserker Rage: Let your anger take hold by activating Rage Mode to overwhelm your enemies in bloodthirsty combat.


• The Art of Combat: Perfect your skills with each weapon to unlock their true potential, including swords, bows and spell-powered canes.


• The Power Of The Gods: Make the abilities of the Gods your own by equipping power-infused amulets, like the Talismans of Thor or Loki. Put your new skills to the test by competing in the Trials of the Gods to earn further rewards.


• Teamwork: Team up with a friend and journey to the Shores of Midgard together in an epic two player online co-op mode. Choose between four difficulty levels to suit your skills and talents. Do you dare attempt the unrelenting hardcore mode?


• The Clan Of Wolves: Rebuild your village and lead your clan to victory and prosperity.


• Legendary Weapons: Gather the scattered fragments of mythical weapons and armors to take on the most fearsome creatures of the realms.


• A Class Of Its Own: Become even more powerful in the next life by attempting New Game+, and push your Viking warrior or shieldmaiden to their limit.


• Destructible Environments: Utilize your surroundings by burying your foes under falling rocks or pushing them off high cliffs.

Skyforge: Next Update Detailed

In our next update, Relentless Onslaught, pantheons will be able to continue their battles against the Death Dealers in the D3 Distortion!

This time you’ll find yourself face to face with Melegh – an extremely powerful Reaper. Melegh is a dangerous opponent, requiring careful selection of classes for the adventure. Simply grouping up and devastating Melegh in a short time will not be possible as your opponent is invulnerable to attacks by characters not in the Divine Form and he can only be damaged when in a state of Rage.

During the battle with Melegh, two phases alternate, each repeating five times. This reaper can subjugate immortals to his will. What that means is, be prepared to fight your own allies or, more precisely, their enslaved bodies. After the boss accumulates 4 points of Rage, one member of the group can assume their Divine Form and fight Melegh one on one.

https://sf.my.com/us/news/announcements/relentless-onslaught-d3-distortion

Melegh’s Abilities

First Phase

• Subjugation
  Selects one opponent and divides their body and spirit. The enslaved body, subjugated to the will of the reaper, starts walking towards him obediently. If the body reaches Melegh, its spirit will be destroyed until the end of the battle, and the body will completely yield to the boss and attack its former allies. The spirit loses all its abilities, becomes the main target of the Test of Tenacity ability, and with a 2 second frequency, bursts of negative energy form in a 5-yard radius of it, inflicting damage to all characters in the area.
  Killing the enslaved body frees the spirit and gives the reaper one point of Rage. The death of the spirit takes one point of Rage away from the boss.

• Test of Tenacity
  If there are no other characters in a 10 yard radius of the spirit, Melegh only inflicts damage to the spirit itself. The longer Melegh attacks the spirit, the greater the damage it receives. If there is at least one character in a 10 yard radius of the spirit, Melegh will inflict the same damage to everyone within a 10 yard radius of the spirit. The longer Melegh attacks several characters around the spirit, the greater the damage to them.
  If the number of targets attacked at the same time changes (just spirit or spirit and allies), the boss loses 1 point of Rage.

• Otherworldly Pull (ability is used during the second cycle of the battle and in all subsequent cycles)
  Used if Melegh only attacks the spirit during the Test of Tenacity stage.
  A negative effect is applied to all characters for 2.5 seconds, after which they will be pulled towards the spirit. The effect is removed by dashing.

• Necrotic Aura (used in the second cycle of the battle and in all subsequent cycles)
  Used if Melegh attacks several characters at the same time during the Test of Tenacity stage.
  A negative effect from the aura is applied to all characters in a 10 yard radius, knocking other characters away. The effect is removed by the cleansing abilities of the support classes.

• Grave Bond (used in the third cycle of the battle and in all subsequent cycles)
  Melegh selects two characters and binds them with grave energy for 10 seconds. If the energy is red in color, the characters must stay close to each other, and if blue, they should be no closer than 10 yards away from each other.

• Disarmament (used in the fourth and fifth battle cycles)
  Melegh takes away the weapon from one of the characters and hides it in one of three ghostly orbs. The other two conceal his Vird minions.

World of Warcraft unlocks Demon Hunters on August 9

World of Warcraft unlocks Demon Hunters on August 9

 Demon Hunter Early Access begins August 9th! Pre-purchase #Legion now: http://blizz.ly/PrePurchaseLegion …

Star Wars: The Old Republic story brings The Battle for Odessen August 11th

Star Wars: The Old Republic story brings The Battle for Odessen August 11th

Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire has been progressing its story gradually each month, leading to its final DLC chapter, The Battle for Odessen. Developer BioWare has revealed that this installment will hit on August 11.

 If you are eager to try the game, the first chapter The Hunt for free.

 

 

Guild Wars 2: Living World Season 3 Steps Out of the Shadows

Guild Wars 2: Living World Season 3 Steps Out of the Shadows 

The first episode of Living World Season 3 is here! Experience a new chapter of Guild Wars 2′s story, explore the wild Chaos Isles, survive a ghost ship’s vengeance, and enjoy new gameplay features and quality-of-life updates.

Out of the Shadows

In the aftermath of Mordremoth’s death, the Pact Commander and their allies celebrate their victories—and mourn their losses. But as an old threat emerges into the light, what comes next will cast doubt on everything Tyria’s heroes think they know.

 

 

Content Updates

New Fractal: Chaos Isles

The Fractals of the Mists are reawakening, and Dessa’s readings are off the charts! She isn’t sure what’s causing the surge, but a new and strange fractal has appeared, and she needs test subj—er, brave adventurers to help her investigate this anomalous landscape.

New PvP Map: Revenge of the Capricorn

Form up and scrabble for territory in this new competitive map. But keep a lookout for the dread ghost clipper, the Capricorn—she’s returned with guns ablaze and takes neither sides nor prisoners.

And More

PvP Updates and UI Improvements

We’ve got numerous updates for structured Player vs. Player in store, including team rollover, markers for quick communication, standard player models in unranked, and the ability to queue for PvP matches outside of the Mists.

Fractals of the Mists Polish

The Mists have shifted, bringing pacing and gameplay adjustments to the Snowblind and Swampland fractals.

Skills and Balance Updates

This update contains adjustments to professions and their skills, weapons, and traits to keep gameplay fresh and exciting.

https://www.guildwars2.com/en/the-game/releases/july-26-2016/ 

RUNEFEST 2016 JOURNEYS TO THE EASTERN ISLES AS TICKETS CLOSE TO SELLING OUT IN RECORD TIME

RUNEFEST 2016 JOURNEYS TO THE EASTERN ISLES AS TICKETS CLOSE TO SELLING OUT IN RECORD TIME

 RuneScape heads east with a new archipelago continent and a new venue for its annual community convention

 RuneScape is setting sail for a brand new continent this October – The Eastern Isles – and RuneFest 2016, the iconic game’s fan convention, is set to celebrate the upcoming Polynesian-inspired destination! Taking place on Saturday 17^th September at London’s Battersea Evolution, RuneFest 2016 will take attendees on an epic journey across the seas to the new oceanic land of islands. Demand for tickets, which went on sale a fortnight ago, has meant the community event is approaching selling out in record time.

An initial segment of the continent, The Arc, is now available and contains the islands of Whale's Maw, Waiko and Aminishi islands anchoring many other smaller islets. On these islands, the indigenous people have never heard of the player’s adventures, so gamers will have to start afresh, building back up their wealth and notoriety – even long-term players will be on a level playing field.

In addition to sharing further information about The Eastern Isles, RuneFest 2016 will see a barrage of main stage announcements, covering the latest news and future plans for RuneScape, Old School RuneScape, Chronicle: RuneScape Legends, and more. Festooned in the finery of the Eastern Isles, RuneFest attendees can expect to participate in themed activities, including a cosplay parade, challenges, Q&A sessions with key developers, meet and greets, a huge after-party, and a raft of other distractions and diversions.

“We can’t wait to meet up with our fellow ‘Scapers at RuneFest 2016 as they join us for an intrepid celebration as RuneScape pushes new horizons. We’ll be showcasing the new frontiers of the Eastern Isles and announce some of new content heading to RuneScape in the year ahead,” said David Osborne, lead designer, RuneScape. “We’ll also be unveiling our plans for other games in the family, including Old School RuneScape and its ever growing popularity in the eSports sector, mobile versions of Chronicle: RuneScape Legends, and the upcoming 0.5-player game, RuneScape: Idle Adventures.”

Lucky RuneScapers – and those looking to secure their journey to the Eastern Lands – can find further information about RuneFest 2016 by visiting www.runescape.com/runefest .

Final Fantasy XIV: Free Login Campaign Comes to Eorzea!

Final Fantasy XIV: Free Login Campaign Comes to Eorzea!

Patch 3.3 has ushered in a multitude of new adventures in the realm of Eorzea. In the hope that would-be adventurers can experience all that FINAL FANTASY XIV has to offer, we are pleased to announce the upcoming Free Login Campaign! If you or any of your friends are currently taking a break from your adventures in Eorzea, you won't want to miss out on this limited-time event!

Free Login Campaign Overview

Users possessing a valid Square Enix account who meet the following conditions will be able to play FINAL FANTASY XIV free of charge during the Campaign:

Eligibility

Users who have previously purchased and registered FINAL FANTASY XIV.

All registered services accounts are set as inactive during the campaign period.

Registered service account must have been inactive for at least thirty days.

* Details of service accounts can be confirmed via the FINAL FANTASY XIV: Mog Station.

Campaign Schedule

From Monday, July 25, 2016 at 12:00 a.m. to Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. (PDT)

Free Login Period

Five days including the day on which users first log in. This period ends on the fifth day at 11:59 p.m. (local time).

* Please note that a subscription to FFXIV is required to continue playing after the event period.

Client Download

If you have yet to install the game, please download the official client software.

(http://sqex.to/ffxiv_client_en)

If you or any of your friends are currently taking a break from your adventures in Eorzea, you won't want to miss out on this limited-time event!

REVELATION ONLINE TAKES TO THE SKIES

  REVELATION ONLINE TAKES TO THE SKIES

 All New Video Illustrates the Infinite Vastness of the World

 

 

 Revelation Online is a breathtaking Massively Online Multiplayer experience in which players will discover the lands of Nuanor. Explore a vibrant world of ancient mystery, and use the power of flight to experience absolute freedom. Spread your wings or master one of the many aerial mounts to soar through the sky. Dive into the waters or climb to the top of the world – in Revelation Online you can freely reach any place.

Sign up today at: ro.my.com/en/about

Key Features:

·Experience the absolute freedom to explore a gorgeous and endless open world. Discover hundreds of stunning locations with different settings and dynamically changing weather conditions
·Spread your wings and fly without any restrictions! Fly with your friends across the world and unleash the power of your wings in aerial combat.
·Enjoy hundreds of story driven adventures unfolding through spectacular cut scenes.
·Participate in raids with challenging bosses for up to 20 players
·Join intense PvP battles in numerous modes with hundreds of players simultaneously
·Enjoy the wide variety of character customization and progression
·Develop relationships with new allies using advanced socialization systems
·Elaborate guild system with personalized guild fortresses and cross server guild battles

To sign up for the Revelation Online Beta today, visit ro.my.com/en/about. For more information, ‘Like’ it on Facebook and follow the game’s development on Twitter @RevOnlineGame for all the latest developer updates and news.

ALBION ONLINE GETS WEALTH OF NEW ARTIFACTS IN THE FINAL BETA

ALBION ONLINE GETS WEALTH OF NEW ARTIFACTS IN THE FINAL BETA

 German Developer Sandbox Interactive is dedicated to giving players of the sandbox MMORPG Albion Online the best possible gaming experience. The addition of the new Artifact Items in the Final Beta is yet another proof. These special items give players a new type of powerful equipment – each with a distinctive look, unique abilities and spells embedded in them. That doesn’t just mean more valuable loot in the PvE zones. It means a whole new way to increase a player character’s power and versatility.

When the Final Beta goes online on August 1^st, 18 of these Artifact Items (10 weapons, 2 off-hands, 2 amor sets) will be available for players to craft. But Sandbox Interactive already has more in store for their players. As time goes by, the developer will stock up and give players a total of 81 Artifact Items.

For more about the Artifact Items coming to Albion Online in the Final Beta, watch this video:

 

 

Riders of Icarus – Blight of Frost Keep Update

Riders of Icarus – Blight of Frost Keep Update

 The first major update for Riders of Icarus is coming next week, bringing with it a level cap increase to 35 and a host of new content, including:

• Parna’s Coast: Enter the new snow-covered lands of Parna’s Coast to discover new dangers and new mounts as you explore this fascinating new high-level region

• The Frost Keep: Riders level 34 and above will find an icy challenge awaiting them in the new Frost Keep dungeon, where they can also add new ghostly mounts to their collection.

• Cavern of the Veil: More mysteries will be unearthed by Riders level 34 and above in the Cavern of the Veil, where they will face off against a variety of deadly bosses deep underground.

• New Mounts: Parna’s Coast has its own unique environment, and with it comes new mounts to capture and tame, including the Venomous Caspert, Karas and Terror Kerav

   

   

EXPLOSIVE ANIME ACTION RPG, HEROWARZ, OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES TODAY

EXPLOSIVE ANIME ACTION RPG, HEROWARZ, OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES TODAY

 

Featuring truly unique and immersive story-driven characters and abilities, HeroWarz takes players on a wild ride through an inimitable world that is delightfully comedic but with tear-jerking and horrifying twists at each new turn!  HeroWarz paves its way with a unique style all its own.

Players can discover the all- new Venus Cash Shop; an amazing outlet that has empowered developer, A.Storm's art team to craft fashion and fantasy inspired works of in-game fashion that truly allows the player to customize their game experience, yet always feels a part of the immersive HeroWarz world. Inspired by actual high fantasy, high fashion and current/pop mainstream concepts, the possibilities are endless.

With the easy-to-use and learn, linear and progressive Skill Tree/skill acquisition system, players will have no trouble mastering their character.  Passive skills acquired by gear will provide and endless array of variable applications for attack and passive skill options that allow the player to make the game all their own!

The explosive, action RPG where players select and cultivate unique heroes into their personal assault force isn't just for RPG and action gamers, it's for everyone!

NARUTO ONLINE, FIRST MMORPG GAME FROM HIGHLY POPULAR ANIME SERIES, AVAILABLE NOW FOR PC AND MAC

NARUTO ONLINE, FIRST MMORPG GAME FROM HIGHLY POPULAR ANIME SERIES, AVAILABLE NOW FOR PC AND MAC

 For the First Time, Western Fans of the Popular NARUTO Manga Will be Able to Create their Own Online RPG Adventure in the Only Official Online RPG Game

 

NARUTO ONLINE is entirely set in the NARUTO universe, and faithfully follows the NARUTO story portrayed in the anime series.   NARUTO ONLINE adds five brand-new characters that represent the elements of earth, water, fire, wind and lightning. Players can choose to become one of these characters and start a new adventure, gaining experience in a variety of different types of quests and gameplay modes. Players can also recruit from 170 familiar ninjas from the series including Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura to build their own team.

“There has been a lot of fan demand, so we are extremely honored to publish NARUTO ONLINE in the West,” said Alen Wu, Business Director at Oasis Games. “This game offers a great – and authentic - experience with every detail included, including voice acting from the original series, so English-speaking fans will soon be able to easily jump into and engage in the world they love. Furthermore, we’ll be able to extend the NARUTO offering now that the manga has ended through player involvement and community building which creates a new kind of interactive experience which is exciting for us.”

At launch, players will be able to explore eight chapters from the NARUTO and NARUTO Shippuden storyline, including all the familiar locations such as the Village Hidden in the Sand and the Valley of the End. Features such as the original voices of the characters and in-game usage of the series’ scenes will make NARUTO fans instantly familiar with game, letting them interact with the environment they know so well. Players will be able to recruit their favorite ninjas and fight alongside them, matching ninjas through the NARUTO Bonds-system that can enhance the team’s fighting abilities and unleash awesome combos.

NARUTO ONLINE includes a single player mode, multiplayer dungeons and giant Worldboss battles, giving players tons of ways to gain experience, obtain new items and enhance their characters—and their outfits!

In partnership with BANDAI NAMCO and Tencent, NARUTO ONLINE is published by Oasis Games in North America. The game is free-to-play and browser-based, so requires a PC and Internet connection and will be available via the Oasis Games portal and Facebook. Additional English-speaking regions will follow in the coming weeks.

For more information on NARUTO ONLINE visit: naruto.oasgames.com. For the latest updates follow: facebook.com/Naruto.en and twitter.com/NarutoOnline_en.

Neverwinter’s Storm King’s Thunder expansion arrives August 16

“Similar to the Storm King’s Thunder adventure coming to Dungeons & Dragons later this year, Neverwinter’s new expansion sees giants invade Neverwinter. Adventurers will travel north to Bryn Shander – the heart of the Ten Towns – to investigate the sudden presence of Frost Giants in the region. In order to fight off these colossal invaders, players must team up with popular characters from Dungeons & Dragons lore, including Catti-brie, Wulfgar and Harshnag. In addition to the new Frost Giants story content, Storm King’s Thunder also introduces a brand new end-game campaign and new adventure zones for high-level players, including Bryn Shander, Cold Run and The Lonelywood. The expansion also marks the debut of a new dungeon tier with the addition of the new Tier 3 dungeon, Fangbreaker Island. With the release of Storm King’s Thunder, adventurers will also be able to score new high-level equipment to equip their characters with the latest gear.”

 

 

FATE/STAY NIGHT [UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS] COMES TO MABINOGI

FATE/STAY NIGHT [UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS] COMES TO MABINOGI

  Now through August 16, 2016, fans of popular anime “Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]” can step into the fantasy world in a new collaboration with Mabinogi, the world’s most expressive MMORPG. Players can don the attire of their favorite “Fate/stay night [UBW]” characters, including hardworking student Shirou Emiya, the mysterious Rin Tohsaka, or cheerful but callous Illyasviel von Einzbern, and become true Masters of magic as they battle for the Holy Grail in this new, limited-time, collaborative event.

In “Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]”, Fuyuki City, Japan is in the midst of the Fifth Holy Grail War; a secret magical tournament in which seven Masters chosen from the populace must fight alongside seven reincarnated legendary heroes in a battle to the death to claim the powerful magical artifact known as the Holy Grail. Mabinogi players will be able to recreate this epic battle through several in-game events including:

·         Fate/ Servants Event: Manifest the powerful skills used by the Servants, in the Jousting Arena of Tara. Prove your strength and earn rewards such as Saber’s Excalibur, Archer Bage, Saber Figure and many more!
·         Dice of Fate Event: Challenge Fate and compete against opponents by rolling the dice and  defeating monsters. Win the competition and earn rewards including Archer’s Bow, Rin Tohsaka Bag, Illyasviel Figure and more!
·         Find the Suspect Event: Earn Fate-themed assets and create your own “Mabinovel”, a new system that enables players to use in-game art assets to create their own user-generated stories to share with other players. For a limited time, participants can receive the “Fate/stay night [UBW]” Collection Book with favorite characters from the anime to create their own Mabinovel.
·         In-Game Cosplay: For a limited time, players can collect outfits and “Fate/stay night [UBW]” weapons to cosplay as their favorite characters from the anime. Fight the Holy Grail war as a Master or unleash your skills as a powerful Servant by collecting special boxes containing new items, outfits and powerful support puppets throughout the event. Additionally, limited edition Doll Bags featuring adorable dolls of “Fate/stay night [UBW]” characters Archer, Saber, Rin Tohsaka and Illyasviel will be available.

For the latest news and information on Mabinogi and to download and play for free, visit mabinogi.nexon.net.

H1Z1: On Death You Will Now Rise as a Zombie

H1Z1: On Death You Will Now Rise as a Zombie

Hey everyone!

It’s been a while since I posted one of these. Although I do apologize for the extended dry period, I do want to clarify my update cadence going forward. As you noticed last update, our current build was on the Test Server for a good amount of time. This supports our general philosophy that publishes remain on test until they reach a quality level we are comfortable with. I know some of you are thinking, “Yea, there were still bugs in that publish”.  Fact is, H1Z1 has been receiving a lot of changes under the hood and we just adopted some of the combat improvements from KOTK which we feel are relevant to JS. This includes many bug fixes and performance adjustments.  As much as we would love to avoid a single issue, as soon as we publish an update to the masses, issues tend to show themselves more rapidly. We are happy that we could turn a lot of these around quickly and we want to thank all of you who helped us out by reporting issues.

Moving forward, you can expect an official updated from me AFTER we do a live publish. This way, you get the new stuff and you see what’s coming next. Pretty straightforward! 

So, what’s happen in development?

As usual, no guarantees for release date of the following topics. They’ll go live when they’re ready and they will hit the Test Server first!

Weapon enhancement recipes

You’ll now be able to kill rare zombies to find prototype weapon parts.  You’ll combine these prototype parts with normal weapons to discover a recipe.  The newly crafted weapon will have special abilities and stats. They will also have finite lifetime and cannot be repaired.  So, save these for a “Special” occasion.

Here’s an example of what you can expect:

 

Upon death

You player will now rise as a zombie. So you or your friends will have to….um….kill you again to get your stuff back. Should be fun!

Boss zombie experimentation

I don’t want to spill the beans too much on this one. As we continue growing Just Survive, we’re always looking for ways to introduce new play loops into the game.  Having boss encounters plays well with many of the things we want to do going forward. So, don’t be surprised if you run across a more vicious situation sometime soon.  And you thought bears were scary! Hah!

Survival Score Servers:

We’re putting together another server ruleset. This one is designed around the notion of “How well did I survive?”

It’s going to work something like this:

A few designated servers will be on an auto wipe system. Every XX weeks (1, 2 or 3 possibly) the world will end. The server will wipe itself and give a final score to each player. This score is accumulated and displayed in the UI as you are playing. You’ll get points for things like zombie kills, recipe discovery... Etc.  Think of it as a more advanced version of the death screen when it presents your end stats.  Past scores will be available for some undetermined length of time also.

We are still designing and working out the kinks with this one and you can expect to play it on the Test Server first to provide your own feedback. Expect to hear more about this in the future.

Limited Base Building

Couple fixes:

The Villas are being opened for base building

Campfires, torches and flares are no longer restricted from the rule

Sorry Krakow players….we missed you in the rule update. You are getting the rule also. 

Exploiters

We are fully aware of the current exploits going on. We do not speak publically regarding steps being taken when dealing with this sort of thing.  But I will say, if you are caught exploiting, you will be banned. Please pass it along.

Loot

For a long time now, loot has been in a state which wasn’t on par with a survival experience. We’ve read all your posts; we’ve gone invisible and observed many players.  We’ve checked high, low and medium pop servers. We spoke to many players live in chat.

I’m sorry if we’ve given you the easy life in the past but times need to change a bit. In a nutshell, the current loot drop rates are intended.  Building a base was never intended to be a simple task btw…

That’s all I have for now.

Peace out and see you all in game!

RPG Files: The Streets of Prague Gameplay - Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

SWTOR: Knights of the Eternal Throne confirmed for this fall

SWTOR: Knights of the Eternal Throne confirmed for this fall

 

New Expansion Revealed: Knights of the Eternal Throne!

Today, during an EA Star Wars™ “Meet the Makers” panel at Star Wars Celebration in London, James Ohlen, Director of Design for BioWare helped celebrate the game's upcoming 5-year anniversary, revealing a brand new digital expansion coming this fall, Knights of the Eternal Throne. The all new expansion adds more of BioWare's trademark cinematic storytelling, as well as exciting new game features in one of the largest updates the team has made since the game launched 5 years ago in 2011!

BioWare also announced that beginning today, all players can prepare for the new expansion by playing Chapter 1 of the prequel story in Knights of the Fallen Empire, now for free: www.swtor.com/fallen-empire/free-trial.

Finally, the team released an infographic, compiling some of the community's most impressive feats over the last five years as well as a new 5-year Celebration trailer here: www.swtor.com/swtor5.

Stay tuned for more details about Knights of the Eternal Throne: www.swtor.com/eternal-throne.

World of Warcraft preps Legion pre-patch for July 19, previews transmog 2.0

World of Warcraft preps Legion pre-patch for July 19, previews transmog 2.0

 

Atlantica Online Shutting Down Will Reopen Under New Management

Atlantica Online Service Transfer Notice

• Announce

• Jul. 13 2016

Atlantians,

After nearly ten years of traveling the globe to battle the corruption of Oriharukon, we regret to inform you Nexon America, NDOORS and Daum have arrived at the difficult decision to discontinue our service of Atlantica Online. Publishing rights will be transferred to VALOFE Global Ltd, an online and mobile game developer and subsidiary of VALOFE.

We've enjoyed our time with the Atlantica Online community, and all of the memorable experiences we shared. We've done our best to provide you with a robust and enjoyable experience, but unfortunately we've been unable to maintain our player base and have seen the community dwindle.

For those of you who have stayed and wish to continue playing Atlantica Online, you will be able to transfer your account and characters to the VALOFE service once it begins, and we will announce a service transfer schedule and other details soon.

We'd like to thank all of our players for their support throughout the years; we could not have accomplished all we did without you, and we hope you will join us in a new adventure soon. Stay tuned for invites and opportunities to join the community of other Nexon America titles.

-The Atlantica Online Team

http://atlantica.nexon.net/News/Detail?boardNo=201&contentNo=00IxH 

New Kingdom Come: Deliverance Features

New Kingdom Come: Deliverance Features

 Warhorse Studios happily presents new features in the development of Kingdom Come: Deliverance. In this new video, the developers delve into the extensive RPG System, the sophisticated armor layering system and introduces the item quality and survival elements.

 

 

 

 RPG System
Shape your character and level your skills. Kingdom Come: Deliverance is an open world RPG and allows you to freely choose your playstyle: a diplomatic way using your speech skills, a sneaky way using your stealth skills, or a violent way with your weapon ready. You will only become better by actively using your skills or by visiting different trainers. But be careful, everything you do in Kingdom Come: Deliverance will affect your reputation and you’ll have to face the consequences.

Armor layer system
Kingdom Come: Deliverance offers you a 16 slot armor layering system (+4 weapon slots) which allows you to fully customize your character.
·         6 body slots (cloth, chainmail, plate, sleeves, gloves, coat/hood)
·         4 leg slots (trousers, chainmail, armor, boots)
·         4 head slots (coif, chainmail, helmet, necklace)
·         2 jewelry slots (ring, spur)
(Weapon slots contain: weapon, shield, bow, arrow)

Layer different types of armor over each other to prepare for the next battle. From a soft linen shirt to massive full plate armor, every material is good against different types of attacks such as slashes, stabs and blunt hits. Combine different materials to use their benefits and negate their weak spots. A sophisticated physical collision system calculates the exact position of each strike. Due to the collision system, armor pieces only protect particular spots on your body, but the more hits you receive the more your armor is weakened. Keeping armor clean and in good shape is crucial; dirty, bloody or destroyed armor has a direct influence on the effectiveness, your appearance and your reputation. This could result in quests becoming easier or harder, trades cheaper or more expensive, or people might greet you warmly or attack you on sight.
A wisely chosen piece of armor might make the difference between survival and death.
Survival and item quality
Your weapons and armor can be destroyed, which will drastically decrease its quality and effectiveness. Bring your armor to the local smith or use a grind stone to keep your gear in good condition.

Wounds can only be treated with medicine, bandages, food and sleep. But food can spoil so choose wisely what to bring on your next quest. A lack of food or sleep will harm you and affect your overall vitality, combat strength and can eventually lead to death.
Beta Access to Kingdom Come: Deliverance
On March 3, 2016, Warhorse Studios released the tech Beta of Kingdom Come: Deliverance for Windows PC. This release includes a part of the game’s main storyline, multiple quests, new combat systems, weaponry and the first large-scale battle.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance Beta Access is available for everyone supporting the game through our official website: www.KingdomComeRPG.com

Shards Online News!

Major Release Brings Necromancy, Player Shops & More

Greetings Citizens of Aria,

The release of our most recent patch marks one of the largest in Shards Online to date since the release of Pre-Alpha 3 in December. If you are an alpha supporter and it's been a while since you've logged in, there's no better time than now! We will also be reactivating trial codes on Thursday for the rest of the week.

Our release delivers new content for adventurers, new abilities and skills, new tameable creatures, an improved new player experience and a wealth of quality of life improvements to our user interface. With the introduction of new resources and improved craftables, our new hireable player vendors allow Citizens of Aria to take part in a true player crafted item economy.

We also have exciting news to share with you regarding our Steam Greenlight, our new Immortal program, and upcoming in-game events!

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We've Been Greenlit!

 

We are happy to announce that Shards Online was successfully greenlit on the Steam platform in only 16 days! Thanks to everyone who supported us in our Greenlight campaign and for the overwhelming support we received during this period. We still have much to do to be ready for Steam, but expect to launch on Steam in Q4 of this year.

 

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Trial Weekend

To celebrate our patch release and greenlight, we would like to invite former trial players back for another week in Shards Online. Trial accounts will reactivate Thursday, July 14th and players will have an excellent opportunity to explore our new content and participate in our Sunday event!

 

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New Features

 

Lower Levels and Death's Lair

Explore the new depths of our raid dungeon The Catacombs, encountering new monsters, new mini-bosses and the final boss Death! New quests have been added along with many new weapons and items to be looted.

 

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Crafting & Player Vendors

  Citizens of Aria may now hire merchants, turning their homes into player run shops! Our in depth decoration and storage system allows for endless options in customising your shop front to suit your customers.

Crafting resources have also been expanded, allowing 12 new rare resources to be gathered and used to create advanced weapons and armour.

 

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Master the Dark Arts of Necromancy

Master the necromantic arts with new spells including Void Blast, Soul Drain, Reanimate Skeleton, Summon Imp, and Grim Aura.

A combination of direct damage and summoned minions makes any master of this skill a force to be reckoned with. The higher your skill, the more minions you can control at one time (up to 3).

 

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Tame a Young Dragon!

Become a master of a Young Dragon, the strongest tameable creature to be found in Aria.

 

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And more!

• Improved New Player Experience

• Recruits of The Order - New Player Guild

• Redesign of the ability/skill interface

• Fully responsive UI functionality

• Improved character movement and collision

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July Community Roundtable

  Check out this week’s Community Roundtable as Supreem joined members of the Shards Online Community in showcasing some of our recent changes:

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Immortal Program

 

Immortal player characters now inhabit the Shards of Aria. Immortals are GM and player characters who have achieved the Immortal status, dedicating their lives to the community and supporting new and current players. Immortals will be working closely with the Recruits of the Order new player system, our upcoming events and will be a source of information and guidance for players.

 

You will find Immortals regularly available in the Eldeir Village. Recruits of the Order may contact them via guild chat.

 

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In-Game Events

Coinciding with our latest release, we will be starting regular In-Game Events on the Shards of Aria server. We’re excited to start showcasing the dungeon mastering potential of Shards Online; roleplay nights, monster hunts, PvP events, dungeon crawls and more!

Our first event will be Sunday, July 17th at 3pm EST! We will be meeting at The Golden Lion and then heading into the Level 2 Catacombs!

Tuesday, July 19th 4pm EST - RP Night - The Golden Lion

Thursday, July 21st 7pm EST - PvP Competition - The Arena

 

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You can see the full patch notes here: Patch Notes 0.3.4

 

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That's all for now, but it's back to work on the next patch to bring more exciting features to Shards Online.

We hope to see you in Aria soon!