MMO News Roundup - 6-9-09 | The Hardcore Gamer

MMO News Roundup - 6-9-09

MMO News Roundup - 6-9-09 Posted by HCG Dreadsorrow | Filed under MMO News Roundup, News, Rumors

Kotaku has a nice selection of screenshots up for Final Fantasy XIV Online. Yes, very pretty, but it’s not worth the cost of upgrading my aging PC, and I’m not shelling out for a PS3 for any reason. So I’m gonna give this one a big NO. But if you want to look at some very nice images of what is sure top be as tiresome a grindfest as the previous online FF game, then click here.

There is a rumor that Atari’s Cryptic Studios was developing an MMO based on Neverwinter Nights, aimed to go live in 2011. Click here for the article on Variety. Personally I don’t see the point of a Neverwinter Nights MMO. The whole allure of Neverwinter Nights and its sequel was that it had that awesome toolset for users to get their hands dirty building their own content. I used the tools from both games, and they were extremely easy to use and get something of good quality. Plus, the community of both games was so huge and prolific, It would take you literally years to play through all the campaigns people have crafted to share freely online. Not only that, but these games are to only ones made, to my knowledge, that allow players to actually build a persistent world right out of the box. That being said, I will repeat my earlier statement. What is the point of making an MMO out of this license? Time will tell I suppose, providing the rumor is true.

Speaking of Dungeons & Dragons related news, Turbine announced today that their MMO Dungeons & Dragons Online will soon be free to download and play. The point where you need to pay, is when (or if) you want to unlock anything more than the most basic elements. Yes, I’m afraid that the game is becoming a microtransaction business model, where to more you want, the more you have to pay. I think I need to lie down after writing this, because I can’t think of anything worse for MMOs than this ill-conceived bullshit. Either make the game completely free (and watch it fail) or make it subscription based and give it a chance. This is complete crap. Click here to read some of the details on Massively.

OK, the Penguins just took game 6, so my mood has improved.

Sweet! Kill Ten Rats has scored some concept art for Guild Wars 2 for us to drool over. Click here to look at them. When I saw the last one, I think I peed a little.

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