WRUP: Regime Change Version
Common readers of the positioning know that the higher administration is being shifted round here at Massively, which means that Brianna Royce will now be in charge. Whereas we'll always miss Shawn Schuster's unmistakable voice and work on the site, the change will doubtless appear invisible to most readers.
I, for one, would like to welcome our new overlord, for whom I have nothing but respect and admiration. By full coincidence, this week's header image occurs to be of her favourite animal. Also, I might have sent a number of gift baskets of fruit to her home. And I am sure we will all agree that earlier situations of tomfoolery shouldn't be taken under consideration when she now considers that she has full power over me.
Shifting on from the welcoming of overlords, it is 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 convey us back to our first MMOs. Try our plans previous the break, and tell us what you'll be up to in the feedback!
@Beau_Hindman: I'll be settling down on a new deed in Wurm Online, continuing to grind my teeth as I watch for my new Laptop to get here, and placing my exploration cash the place my mouth is by lastly downloading IMVU. It is a social MMO that appears very... totally different. I'm also still gathering my record of pre-World of Warcraft MMOs for protection. Luckily I nonetheless have most of my outdated accounts!
If I updated any graphics for a few of my favorite games, that will imply a downgrade for many of them. I would like graphics which can be extra stylized, particularly like these in Free Realms or Clone Wars Adventures. I would like to see a "serious" sport performed with a more stylized flair. Wurm On-line can keep how it's, however I really want to see some new avatars. I know they're coming, however boy, I am unable to wait!
@nyphur: This weekend I will be entertaining a visiting Swedish friend from my old World of Warcraft guild, working hard on Predestination, and making an attempt to persuade my housemates to play more Guild Wars 2!
My first MMO was RuneScape, and its graphical updates have truly introduced me back several occasions. I started back when it was a blocky world with 2-D goblin sprites, and the primary massive 3-D replace hooked me back in for a number of months. I've returned periodically to see what the game is like, and the graphics are undoubtedly the very first thing I search for. EVE On-line has the identical effect, with giant graphical updates pulling people back in to try the game again.
@nbrianna: I'll be dividing my recreation time between Guild Wars 2 and Metropolis of Heroes. Double XP is on completely in CoH, I hear, so it's the proper time to roll up a new character in time for the Positron's Ally occasion subsequent week.
My first MMO was Ultima On-line, and graphical upgrades did convey me again many occasions. That recreation has had extra improved clients than any MMO I know... however those upgraded clients often get abandoned by the staff earlier than they're finished as a result of many of the veterans simply refuse to switch. Very frustrating!
@Eliot_Lefebvre: City of Heroes, Star Wars: The Old Republic, and the ever-well-liked Offering Help to a Cherished One with a Cold. In some unspecified time in the future I will actually play Guild Wars 2 for more than 10 minutes at a stretch. If I'm fortunate, it is going to be earlier than the top of the decade.
I am actually the mistaken individual to ask about returning to a sport for a graphical improve because graphics have by no means been what's turned me off from a recreation. I did not initially leave Final Fantasy XI because of the graphics; I left because the game wasn't actually fun to play. If I see signs that the sport I didn't like X amount of time ago has gotten higher, I'll come operating right back, but putting a new coat of paint on a game I wasn't having fun with does not lure me again.
@elixabethclaire: The secret World continues to be on pause for me as I dedicate my time to Guild Wars 2. I might prefer to hit eighty by the center of the upcoming week, so I will be doing a whole lot of PvE and WvW this weekend. I didn't mean to, however I've got a complete agenda plotted out for my non permanent "main" after she hits 80, not to mention a little bit roster of who's in need of leveling after her.
Not a lot gaming for me this weekend. Perhaps some The key World.
I go back and play all of my previous MMOs anyway regardless of updates, although I'm very much wanting forward to Anarchy On-line's eventual reskin.
@Sypster: My MMO to do record is a mile vast at this level. I really want to place a cap on Volume III Ebook 6 in Lord of the Rings On-line, check out the new Autumn Festival in RIFT, get by way of Egypt in The key World, and make the big bucks in Guild Wars 2.
As for graphical upgrades, nicely, if Anarchy Online ever gets that newfangled redux off the bottom, then you possibly can guess I'll be first in line. It might be great to see what a barely more updated AO would look like.
@JayeRnH: This weekend I'm busy with a family trip, however in any spare time I have, I will log into RIFT and hang out next to Atrophinius within the Autumn occasion simply to hear his hilarious voice-overs. Other than that, I'll in all probability pop into Minecraft with the kids so we are able to work on our tree home.
My first MMO was EverQuest, and I would be more more likely to return if the sport actually reverted back to the previous graphics of avatars and revamped zones.
@mvmatt: This weekend is my roommate's birthday, so we have got some mutual mates coming to remain for the weekend. In consequence, my gaming time might be going to be occupied more by split-screen mayhem than MMO funtimes. But when the chance arises, I'll be splitting my time between The secret World and Guild Wars 2.
And would I return to EverQuest or Ultima Online if both one acquired a graphical replace? That is an excellent question. I want to say yes, however I do not know if I'd be telling the reality. I loved UO and EQ back in the day, but I believe it might take a bit more than a graphical improve to make me a player once more. For each charmingly dated function that I fondly remember, there is a plethora of actually archaic design decisions that I don't suppose I might be able to place up with.
@MJ_Guthrie: Oh my gosh! I get to sport this weekend!! *almost faints with excitement* How much can I cram in? Let's see, the vote will not be in for Choose my Journey, so The secret World will likely be on hold till Monday. (By the way, go vote!). To fill my weekend, I'm going to dive into GW2 more (I actually need to check out an Asura), begin plotting more for my EverQuest II group procuring district as well as take in a number of dungeons, and spread my wings in Aion to complete up some quests and maybe even get a few rounds of PvP Arenas in. I additionally plan on eating pizza. Mmm.
I might go back in the event that they'd turn the blasted servers back on! (RIP Star Wars Galaxies.)
@mackeypb: I've been taking part in more Touhou Hisoutensoku (not that any of you know what that is), as well as League of Legends. I'm currently carrying as Graves, though I am fairly positive these reading my column already know that. It feels good to play extra airdash fighters, although; I feel like a bit of a void has been filled in my gamer coronary heart.
To ensure that me to return to EQ, it could take a greater game, not a graphical update. Really, graphical updates mean almost nothing to me. If the same EQ graphics as in 2000 had been on high of the GW2 engine, I would nonetheless be down for enjoying it. High-quality graphics are a bonus, not a necessity.
@terilynns: I might be leaping into Star Trek On-line this weekend to play a couple of Foundry missions to speak about on my UGC podcast. MINECRAFT TOWNY SERVERS 'll also be in Lord of the Rings Online as I find it very stress-free to farm and craft in that game. If time allows, I will be again in Glitch as well. And sure, the rumors are true: Some individuals are twisting my arm to give Guild Wars 2 a try. I might decide it up this weekend.
I am really glad this week's question would not apply to me. My first MMO is still my favorite, and it is a lovely sport -- Star Trek On-line!
Firstly of each weekend, we catch up with the Massively staff members and ask them, "What are you taking part in this week?" (In any other case referred to as: WRUP!) Join us to see what we're up to in and out of game -- and catch us within the feedback to let us know what you are taking part in, too!