Perfect Ten: Comparing Druids across MMORPGs
If I asked you what a Mage is in an MMORPG, what would you say? Some cloth-wearing gal who lugs around a long staff and flings fireballs (or other elemental chunks) at bad guys. What about Rogues?...
View ArticleDragonCon 2016: Mark Jacobs on trolls, subscriptions, and Camelot Unchained
There’s so much to see and do at DragonCon that you can’t possibly fit it all in. With actors, authors, game developers, cosplayers, and fans in panels, costume contests, balls, readings and more at...
View ArticleDragonCon 2016: Mark Jacobs on Camelot Unchained’s abilities and RvR realm...
If you’ve been following anything about Camelot Unchained, then you get the idea that Mark Jacobs has set out to make something different than what is currently in the MMO market. That difference...
View ArticleMake My MMO: New biome for Camelot Unchained; new campaigns for Hero’s Song,...
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, our own MJ – MJ Guthrie, that is – returned from DragonCon with reports from several crowdfunded MMORPG studios. First up is Camelot Unchained and its own MJ – Mark...
View ArticleMassively OP Podcast Episode 82: Boldly go
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Legion, GW2, RIFT, STO console, Otherland, EVE F2P, Camelot Unchained, Dual Universe, and Hero's Song, with mailbag questions on what games MMO devs play and Stranger...
View ArticleCamelot Unchained makes progress on the ‘long road’ to beta
It’s been a “longer road” to the first beta test than Camelot Unchained’s team originally anticipated, but the good news is that progress is definitely being made. Need proof? Then go no further than...
View ArticleMassively OP’s guide to the best upcoming indie MMORPGs, part one
When you write for an MMORPG website that covers literally hundreds of games and could probably add in hundreds more that are extinct, are in operation only overseas, or are so incredibly niche that...
View ArticleMake My MMO: Star Citizen’s faces, SOTA’s memorial, Hero’s Song’s AMA...
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Star Citizen stole the show, first with a video showcasing its extraordinarily detailed character face tech, then rather unintentionally in a Kotaku piece that...
View ArticleInterview: Chronicles of Elyria’s Jeromy Walsh on post-Kickstarter funding
Yesterday evening, following the news that indie sandbox Chronicles of Elyria hoped to raise an extra $3 million in addition to its Kickstarter funding, we reached out to Soulbound Studios for...
View ArticleMassively OP’s guide to the best upcoming indie MMORPGs, part two
Last week, we introduced the first part of our guide to the best upcoming, in-development indie MMORPGs — yes, the list was so long that we had to split it lest our CMS explode! So this week we’re...
View ArticleCamelot Unchained prototypes a new combat system
With PvP (and RvR) at the core of Camelot Unchained’s experience, getting the combat down pat is undoubtedly essential. That’s why the dev team has been working on an improved combat system, which is...
View ArticleMake My MMO: Elyria’s funding and Osiris’ console plans (October 1, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Chronicles of Elyria caused an unintentional stir this week when Soulbound Studios posted that it still needed up to $3 million to completely finish the game. While...
View ArticleCamelot Unchained tests grouping and fidgeting in prep for guilds
Stress testing continues in Camelot Unchained this week, according to a dev post from CSE Producer Tyler Rockwell. “This is something that just needs lots of vetting in order to make sure we’re in a...
View ArticleMake My MMO: Dual Universe funds, Hero’s Song doesn’t, and CitizenCon begins...
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Star Citizen has begun its pre-CitizenCon festivities with multi-hour streaming yesterday and today, culminating in a grand presentation by CIG’s Chris Roberts...
View ArticleCamelot Unchained homes in on ‘re-abilitation’ effort
Wondering what’s up with Camelot Unchained’s Seattle outfit? “Our team has expanded and will continue to expand in the coming months,” Mark Jacobs tells players today in the weekly update. “More on...
View ArticleMake My MMO: Dual Universe fully funds (October 15, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, congrats are due to Dual Universe, the sci-fi sandbox whose Kickstarter successfully funded on Tuesday with over 8100 backers pledging over $630,000 toward a...
View ArticleCamelot Unchained reports great progress toward its beta build
Camelot Unchained players must comfort themselves every day with this mantra: Beta is coming. Beta is coming. Beta is coming. And indeed it is, although a date still has not been set. In this week’s...
View ArticleMake My MMO: Kickstarted MMO AdventureQuest 3D launches open beta (October...
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, AdventureQuest 3D burst into open beta, rolling out to players on PC, Android, and iOS. The cutesy combat MMORPG won players over during its Kickstarter a year ago,...
View ArticleCamelot Unchained wants to ‘find the fun’ in all aspects of its design
School is in session, and the Camelot Unchained team is here to teach you a few things about MMORPG design. In the game’s most recent newsletter, City State’s Ben Pielstick discusses how system core...
View ArticleCamelot Unchained gets better visuals, runs weekend alpha test
Mark Jacobs has lists and lists of progress being made on Camelot Unchained as the game continues its “march toward beta.” In this week’s newsletter, Jacobs counts off all of the improvements the team...
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