Common readers of the site know that the upper management is being shifted around here at Massively, which means that Brianna Royce will now be in cost. While we'll always miss Shawn Schuster's unmistakable voice and work on the location, the change will seemingly appear invisible to most readers.
I, for one, want to welcome our new overlord, for whom I don't have anything but respect and admiration. By complete coincidence, this week's header image happens to be of her favourite animal. Additionally, I may have sent quite a few reward baskets of fruit to her house. And I am certain we will all agree that earlier cases of tomfoolery should not be taken under consideration when she now considers that she has complete power over me.
Shifting on from the welcoming of overlords, it's time for this week's installment of WRUP, featuring the Massively workers explaining our plans for the weekend as well as whether or not or not a graphical improve would carry us again to our first MMOs. Check out our plans previous the break, and tell us what you may be as much as in the feedback! Minecraft servers
@Beau_Hindman: I'll be settling down on a new deed in Wurm Online, continuing to grind my teeth as I anticipate my new Computer to get right here, and placing my exploration cash where my mouth is by finally downloading IMVU. It's a social MMO that appears very... completely different. I am additionally nonetheless gathering my listing of pre-World of Warcraft MMOs for coverage. Fortunately I nonetheless have most of my outdated accounts!
If I up to date any graphics for some of my favourite video games, that may mean a downgrade for many of them. I would like graphics which are more stylized, significantly like these in Free Realms or Clone Wars Adventures. I might like to see a "critical" sport achieved with a extra stylized flair. Wurm Online can stay how it is, however I really need to see some new avatars. I know they're coming, but boy, I can not wait!
@nyphur: This weekend I'll be entertaining a visiting Swedish pal from my previous World of Warcraft guild, working laborious on Predestination, and making an attempt to convince my housemates to play more Guild Wars 2!
My first MMO was RuneScape, and its graphical updates have really brought me back several times. I began back when it was a blocky world with 2-D goblin sprites, and the primary massive 3-D replace hooked me back in for several months. I've returned periodically to see what the game is like, and the graphics are undoubtedly the first thing I search for. EVE On-line has the same impact, with massive graphical updates pulling people back in to strive the game once more.
@nbrianna: I'll be dividing my game time between Guild Wars 2 and Metropolis of Heroes. Double XP is on completely in CoH, I hear, so it is the perfect time to roll up a brand new character in time for the Positron's Ally occasion subsequent week.
My first MMO was Ultima On-line, and graphical upgrades did bring me again many occasions. That game has had more improved shoppers than any MMO I do know... but those upgraded purchasers normally get abandoned by the workforce earlier than they're finished because a lot of the veterans simply refuse to switch. Very frustrating!
@Eliot_Lefebvre: City of Heroes, Star Wars: The Outdated Republic, and the ever-standard Offering Help to a Cherished One with a Chilly. At some point I will truly play Guild Wars 2 for greater than 10 minutes at a stretch. If I am fortunate, it will likely be earlier than the tip of the decade.
I am really the improper individual to ask about returning to a recreation for a graphical improve because graphics have by no means been what's turned me off from a sport. I did not initially go away Ultimate Fantasy XI because of the graphics; I left as a result of the sport wasn't actually fun to play. If I see indicators that the sport I did not like X amount of time in the past has gotten better, I will come running proper back, but placing a brand new coat of paint on a recreation I wasn't enjoying would not lure me back.
@elixabethclaire: The secret World continues to be on pause for me as I devote my time to Guild Wars 2. I'd prefer to hit eighty by the middle of the upcoming week, so I will be doing lots of PvE and WvW this weekend. I did not imply to, but I've bought a complete agenda plotted out for my short-term "foremost" after she hits 80, not to mention just a little roster of who is in need of leveling after her.
Not much gaming for me this weekend. Maybe some The secret World.
I return and play all of my outdated MMOs anyway regardless of updates, although I'm very much looking ahead to Anarchy On-line's eventual reskin.
@Sypster: My MMO to do listing is a mile huge at this level. I really need to place a cap on Quantity III Ebook 6 in Lord of the Rings On-line, check out the new Autumn Festival in RIFT, get through Egypt in The secret World, and make the big bucks in Guild Wars 2.
As for graphical upgrades, effectively, if Anarchy On-line ever gets that newfangled redux off the bottom, then you possibly can wager I'll be first in line. It might be great to see what a barely more up to date AO would appear to be.
@JayeRnH: This weekend I am busy with a family journey, however in any spare time I have, I will log into RIFT and hang out next to Atrophinius in the Autumn occasion just to listen to his hilarious voice-overs. Apart from that, I'll in all probability pop into Minecraft with the youngsters so we are able to work on our tree home.
My first MMO was EverQuest, and I might be extra more likely to return if the game actually reverted back to the old graphics of avatars and revamped zones.
@mvmatt: This weekend is my roommate's birthday, so we have acquired some mutual pals coming to remain for the weekend. As a result, my gaming time is probably going to be occupied extra by break up-display mayhem than MMO funtimes. But if the chance arises, I will be splitting my time between The key World and Guild Wars 2.
And would I go back to EverQuest or Ultima Online if either one bought a graphical replace? That's a good question. I need to say sure, however I do not know if I would be telling the truth. I liked UO and EQ again within the day, however I believe it could take a bit greater than a graphical improve to make me a player once more. For every charmingly dated function that I fondly remember, there's a plethora of actually archaic design decisions that I don't think I might be in a position to place up with.
@MJ_Guthrie: Oh my gosh! I get to sport this weekend!! *almost faints with pleasure* How a lot can I cram in? Let's see, the vote won't be in for Choose my Journey, so The key World will be on hold until Monday. (By the best way, go vote!). To fill my weekend, I am going to dive into GW2 extra (I really want to check out an Asura), start plotting more for my EverQuest II community shopping district in addition to take in a number of dungeons, and unfold my wings in Aion to complete up some quests and perhaps even get just a few rounds of PvP Arenas in. I additionally plan on eating pizza. Mmm.
I might return in the event that they'd turn the blasted servers back on! (RIP Star Wars Galaxies.)
@mackeypb: I have been playing extra Touhou Hisoutensoku (not that any of you already know what that is), in addition to League of Legends. I am at the moment carrying as Graves, although I'm fairly certain those reading my column already know that. It feels good to play extra airdash fighters, though; I really feel like a little bit of a void has been stuffed in my gamer heart.
To ensure that me to return to EQ, it would take a greater recreation, not a graphical replace. Actually, graphical updates mean nearly nothing to me. If the identical EQ graphics as in 2000 have been on top of the GW2 engine, I would nonetheless be down for taking part in it. High-high quality graphics are a bonus, not a necessity.
@terilynns: I will probably be leaping into Star Trek Online this weekend to play a few Foundry missions to discuss on my UGC podcast. I will even be in Lord of the Rings Online as I discover it very relaxing to farm and craft in that sport. Minecraft news If time permits, I shall be back in Glitch as nicely. And yes, the rumors are true: Some people are twisting my arm to provide Guild Wars 2 a try. I would pick it up this weekend.
I am actually glad this week's query does not apply to me. My first MMO is still my favourite, and it's a phenomenal recreation -- Star Trek On-line!
At the start of every weekend, we catch up with the Massively workers members and ask them, "What are you playing this week?" (In any other case often known as: WRUP!) Join us to see what we're as much as in and out of game -- and catch us in the feedback to tell us what you're enjoying, too!
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