Saturday, April 20, 2013
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Guild Wars 2 releases Rytlock's Critter Rampage
http://MMODAQ.com >> Guild Wars 2 devs release a fully playable version of Rytlock's Critter Rampage, the "fake" game from their YouTube commercial.
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New Warcraft battle pet, Bad Robot, announced
http://MMODAQ.com >> Future Warcraft patch will let engineers produce a new battle pet, Bad Robot, as an homage to JJ Abrams' Bad Robot Productions.
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MMORPG.com's closed beta preview of Dragon's Prophet
http://MMODAQ.com >> How to train your dragons... in Dragon's Prophet that is. MMORPG.com's closed beta preview tells us how.
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Early access to Open Beta for Neverwinter starts April 25th with no character wipes
http://MMODAQ.com >> Early access dates to Open Beta announced for Neverwinter Founders. Start playing April 25th with no character wipes!
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Friday, April 19, 2013
Details on the Jedi Consular and Sith Inquisitor class changes
http://MMODAQ.com >> New SWTOR dev diaries detail all the significant changes to the Jedi Consular and Sith Inquisitor classes.
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Ragnarok Online 2 beta client is available for North America
http://MMODAQ.com >> Ragnarok Online 2 has finally entered open beta testing in North America!
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BlizzCon 2013 tickets go on sale Wednesday, April 24th
http://MMODAQ.com >> BlizzCon ticket sales page is up. First batch is scheduled to go on sale April 24th at 7PM PST.
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Save 30% on Guild Wars 2 until April 28th
http://MMODAQ.com >> Save 30% on Guild Wars 2 until April 28th! Even more reason to try it out during this weekend's free trial.
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
Final Fantasy XIV shows off new screenshots of classes and jobs
http://MMODAQ.com >> Check out the spectacular new screenshots of Final Fantasy XIV's classes and jobs!
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WildStar's first beta week update
http://MMODAQ.com >> WildStar posts the first update for their opening week of beta. Includes a screenshot of never-seen-before dungeon, Stormtalon's Lair.
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Enjoy Double XP in Lord of the Rings Online!
http://MMODAQ.com >> Enjoy double XP from 4/18 to 4/21 during the 6th Anniversary of Lord of the Rings Online!
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Guild Wars 2 Free Trial Weekend
http://MMODAQ.com >> Reminder: Guild Wars 2 free trial starts tomorrow! Go get your code to play the best MMO of 2012 this weekend.
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
WildStar publishes M30 Patch Notes after it's leaked by a beta tester
http://MMODAQ.com >> WildStar officially publishes M30 Patch Notes after a beta tester violates NDA and leaks the information.
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SWTOR's Sith Warrior and Jedi Knight classes get significant changes in Game Update 2.0
http://MMODAQ.com >> New dev diaries detail the significant changes to SWTOR's Sith Warrior and Jedi Knight classes in Game Update 2.0.
Source and image: Sith Warrior, Jedi Knight
Significant updates to SWTOR'ss Imperial Agent and Smuggler classes
http://MMODAQ.com >> New developer diaries detail the significant changes to SWTOR's Imperial Agent and Smuggler classes in Game Update 2.0.
Source and image: SWTOR Imperial Agent, SWTOR Smuggler
Pinnacle of Storms, the final wing of Throne of Thunder is open!
http://MMODAQ.com >> Pinnacle of Storms, the final wing of Throne of Thunder is open! Minimum item level is 480, so if you need Warcraft gold, come to MMODAQ!
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World of Warcraft Battle Chest is 50% off this week
http://MMODAQ.com >> Save 50% on the World of Warcraft Battle Chest! Only $10 until April 23rd.
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
http://MMODAQ.com >> Darkfall: Unholy Wars is live! Check out the launch trailer for this PvP MMO
Source: Darkfall
Watch Neverwinter's Rothé Valley Lore trailer
http://MMODAQ.com >> Do you enjoy MMO lore? Watch Neverwinter's Rothé Valley Lore trailer.
Source: Neverwinter
New Lair encounter in The Secret World
http://MMODAQ.com >> New Lair encounter in The Secret World Game Update 1.6.2 is live! Read the newest 1.6.2 updates below. Visit The Secret World to get the full list of updates.
- A new Lair encounter has been added! Some intrepid Secret Worlders have found a way to open a portal to the Eidolon of the Outer Dark's dwelling place! You'll want to gather 10 of your bravest and send them through to see what they find. Signs are pointing to a strange wreckage around Kingsmouth being the weakest thread between our realities.
General
- Using the Reconstructor won't show the dialog popup on other players' clients anymore.
- Opening the character sheet will no longer cause a clothing item to be previewed.
- Renamed a crate in the Polaris to "Orochi crate".
- Fixed a stuck location in The City Before Us instance.
- Fixed the snake's sound effects during the mission cinematic for Old Gods, New Tricks.
- Kingdom counters from Signet of the Kingdom will now have a description when viewed.
- When earning multiple tokens would take a character over the token cap, the server previously rejected the entire award. Instead, the character now earns exactly enough tokens to reach the cap.
- Signet of Thinis will now build ranged resources on your hostile target, even when using a purely friendly targeted heal.
- Removed Mayan K'in from the wallet GUI.
- Resolved an issue that would leave players with a black screen after repeatedly using the Hellevator in Hell Eternal.
- Fixed an issue with hat items being removed when equipping certain uniforms.
- The Envoy of Ca' d'Oro now sells another item.
- Fixed the cause of a server crash.
- Fixed several exploits in PvP, Lairs and Dungeons.
Combat
- Reduced the cast time of Win-Win to 0.5 seconds (was 1 second).
- Increased the radius of Win-Win to 15 meters (was 5 meters).
- Increased the max number of targets affected by Win-Win to 5 (was 3).
Missions
Kingsmouth
- Floater - Mission will now complete when the drone reaches the end of the escort even if player is still on "Defend the drone" goal.
The Scorched Desert
- The Last Train to Cairo mission icon will now show below Mean Streets' mission icon.
- The Last Train to Cairo: You can now re-enter the train segment even if you are disconnected during the intro cutscene.
- Added louder sound effects while outside of the train in The Last Train to Cairo mission instance.
- Players should no longer be prevented from reentering Sol Glorificus 329AD if they camp during certain phases of 'A Time to Every Purpose' tier two.
- The City Before Us - Door to Old al-Meryah tunnels will take player to the tunnels instead of Thinis if player is on goal to "Recover the ark".
- Burying the Ark in 'The City Before Us' now provides team credit.
- The Last Train to Cairo - Fixed an issue where your weapon was visually missing after the first boss cutscene on the train.
- King of the Hill - Mummies no longer get stuck in terrain.
City of the Sun God
- The Binding - The Hollow spear will be removed from player's inventory when pausing the mission, and the papyrus, hollow shaft, and sharp point will be removed from player's inventory when picking up the hollow spear again if they already exist.
PvP
- Fixed an issue where the minigame score was not properly updated when joining a minigame late.
- Stonehenge will once again have a wave respawn.
Source and image: The Secret World
SWTOR - Rise of the Hutt Cartel launch trailer
http://MMODAQ.com >> Watch Star Wars: The Old Republic's Rise of the Hutt Cartel launch trailer! It's pretty awesome!
Source: SWTOR
Monday, April 15, 2013
Warcraft Patch 5.3 PTR Notes Update - 4/15/13
http://MMODAQ.com >> New updates to Warcraft Patch 5.3 PTR notes reveal tons of changes! Below are just the latest updates. For the full list of Patch 5.3 PTR notes, head to the Warcraft blogs.
Druid
- Feral
- Savage Roar now increases physical damage done by 40%, up from 30%.
- General
- Aspect of the Hawk now increases ranged attack power by 25%, up from 15%.
- Talents
- Aspect of the Iron Hawk now increases ranged attack power by 25%, up from 15%.
- Binding Shot is no longer a talent and learned by Marksmanship Hunters at level 30.
- Blink Strike has been renamed Blink Strikes and turned into a passive ability. The pet's Basic Attacks deal 50% increased damage, can now be used from 30 yards away, and will instantly cause the pet to teleport behind their target.
- Intimidation is now a level-30 talent available to all Hunter specializations and no longer learned by Beast Mastery Hunters at level 20.
- Beast Mastery
- Beast Cleave now deals 75% of the original damage, up from 50%.
- Marksmanship
- Bombardment now increases the damage of Multi-Shot by 60%, up from 30%.
- General
- Arcane Explosion now deals 40% more damage.
- Blizzard now deals 40% more damage.
- Flamestrike now deals 100% more initial damage. Periodic damage remains unchanged.
- Talents
- Living Bomb's periodic damage has been increased by 121%. Its explosion damage has been reduced by 78%, but now scales with additional periodic ticks added by haste, and hits all nearby targets (up from 3).
- Windwalker
- Rising Sun Kick now causes all targets within 8 yards to take an increased 20% damage from the Monk's abilities, up from 10%.
- Holy
- Mastery: Illuminated Healing now places an absorb shield for 10% of the amount healed, down from 12%.
- Daybreak is now a stackable effect with a duration of 10 seconds, stacks up to 2 times, and causes the next Holy Shock to also heal other allies within 10 yards of the target for an amount equal to 75%/150% of the original healing done.
- Retribution
- Sword of Light now increases damage with two-handed melee weapons by 30%, up from 15%.
- Item Sets
- Tier-14 Holy Paladin 4-piece set bonus now reduces the cooldown of Holy Shock by 1 second, down from 2 seconds.
- Discipline
- Borrowed Time now reduces the cast or channel time of the next Priest spell by 15% after casting Power Word: Shield (was 15% spell haste).
- Talents
- Shuriken Toss now deals 100% more damage in the initial ranged attack, damage is no longer doubled when used on targets farther than 10 yards away, and energy cost has been increased to 40 energy, up from 20.
- Glyphs
- Glyph of Cheap Shot now increases the duration of Cheap Shot by 0.5 second, down from 1 second.
- Glyph of Garrote now increases the duration of Garrote's silence effect by 1 second, down from 1.5 seconds.
- Enhancement
- Feral Spirit's summoned Spirit Wolves are now immune to root and snare effects.
- Lava Lash now deals 300% weapons damage, up from 250%.
- Mental Quickness now converts 65% of the Shaman's attack power to spell power, up from 55%.
- Stormstrike now deals 450% weapon damage, up from 375%.
- General
- Demonic Gateway cast time has been reduced to 4 seconds, down from 5 seconds, and can now be attacked and killed by enemy players. Each gateway has 100% of the summoning Warlock's health, and 100% of their resilience.
- Health Funnel now causes the Soulburn portion of the spell to increase healing generated from Health Funnel by 140% instead of instantly restoring 36% health.
- Affliction
- Haunt now refunds a Soul Shard when it is dispelled.
- Destruction
- Fire and Brimstone no longer requires a Burning Ember to cast. Instead, the spell causes Immolate, Incinerate, Conflagrate, and Curse spells to consume a Burning Ember when cast, and the effect remains active as long as the Warlock has at least 1 Burning Ember remaining.
- Talents
- Enraged Regeneration no longer costs rage to use, instantly heals the Warrior for 5% of their total health, and healing an additional 5% over 5 seconds. Using the ability while Enraged doubles the healing effects to 10% of the Warrior's total health and an additional 10% over 5 seconds.
- Second Wind no longer generates rage when the Warrior is struck by a Stun or Immobilize effect.
- Arms and Fury Warriors receive a passive ability that enables them to generate rage when struck by a Stun or Immobilize effect at level 56.
- Shield Wall's cooldown has been reduced to 3 minutes, down from 5 minutes.
- Spell Reflection is no longer consumed by spells from player pets and guardians.
- Protection
- Bastion of Defense now reduces the cooldown of Shield Wall by 1 minute, down from a 3-minute reduction. For Protection Warriors, this results in no net change to Shield Wall's cooldown.
- Shield Slam now receives a 50% bonus to attack damage from attack power (down from 100%) for Warriors below level 85.
- Shado-Pan and The August Celestials daily quests no longer have a faction prerequisite to be Revered with the Golden Lotus.
- A Test of Valor: Reduced the amount of Valor needed for this achievement to 3000 Valor Points, down from 6000.
- General
- Corrosion now deals 5 damage-per-round, up from 2, and increases damage taken by 2, down from 5.
- Counterspell now deals 10 damage in addition to the ability's previous effects.
- Deep Freeze now has a 10% reduced chance to hit.
- Fury of 1,000 Fists now has a 4-round cooldown, up from 3 rounds.
- Haymaker now has a 3-round cooldown.
- Headbutt now has a 4-round cooldown, up from 3 rounds.
- Impale now has a cooldown of 3 rounds, down from 5 rounds, deals 17% less damage, and no longer deals damage as a percentage of the target’s health. The ability now deals a flat amount of bonus damage instead.
- Interrupting Gaze now deals 50% more damage.
- Interrupting Jolt now has a 4-round cooldown, down from 5 rounds.
- Kick now deals 50% more damage.
- Minefield now has a 5-round cooldown, and lasts for 9 rounds, down from 10 rounds.
- Mudslide now has a 4-round cooldown, up from 3 rounds.
- Predatory Strike no longer deal damage as a percentage of the target’s health. The ability now deals a flat amount of bonus damage instead.
- Quicksand now has a 4-round cooldown, up from 3 rounds.
- Reckless Strike now has a 1-round cooldown.
- Rupture now has a 4-round cooldown, up from 3 rounds.
- Shock and Awe now has a 4-round cooldown, up from 3 rounds.
- Soulrush now has a 4-round cooldown, up from 3 rounds.
- Battle Pets
- Electrified Razortooth: swapped positions of Blood In The Water and Paralyzing Shock abilities.
- Loot Specialization
- Players can now choose to receive loot for specializations other than the one that's currently active. This feature can be accessed by right-clicking on the character portrait and selecting the option from the drop-down list. Loot specialization is available for bonus rolls, Raid Finder, and Pandarian quest rewards.
- PvP Items
- Tyrannical weapons no longer have a conquest-earned prerequisite to purchase them.
- Picking up the Alliance or Horde flag while in a Rated Battleground now increases damage taken by 50% for characters in a tanking specialization, and increases damage taken by 20% for characters in a non-tanking specialization.
- Players can now use items that are in the bank or Void Storage for transmogrification.
- In-game support system is now a direct portal to the Battle.net Support site, allowing players to access the knowledge base and support contact system.
Source and image: Warcraft
Guild Wars 2: Free Trial Key Giveaway!
http://MMODAQ.com >> Want to try Guild Wars 2 for free this weekend? MMORPG.com is giving away free trial keys! Hurry, because these keys are going fast!
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LotRO celebrates 6 years in Middle-Earth
http://MMODAQ.com >> Lord of the Rings Online celebrates its 6th year! Join the Anniversary Festival from April 16th to April 30th and get your free gifts.
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Age of Wushu launches a 4th Server, Red Phoenix
http://MMODAQ.com >> Age of Wushu is off to a great start. Red Phoenix, a 4th server, launched this past weekend. All launch events planned for servers White Tiger and Black Lotus will also go into effect for the Red Phoenix server.
Source and image: Age of Wushu
Sunday, April 14, 2013
SWTOR - Rise of the Hutt Cartel is Live!
http://MMODAQ.com >> Star Wars: The Old Republic - Rise of the Hutt Cartel is live! So excited to get to level 55!
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