https://massivelyop.com MMORPG news and opinions Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:45:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/11/mmo-week-in-review-skull-bones-departs-drydock/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/11/mmo-week-in-review-skull-bones-departs-drydock/#respond Mon, 12 Feb 2024 01:00:25 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479295 Skull & Bones finally drifted into its soft launch open beta after eleventy billion delays and do-overs, and… it’s actually not terrible? And it’s actually somewhat MMO-ish? Huh. Well then. Meanwhile, Scars of Honor is angling for $200K on Kickstarter, Xbox thinks people will pay two subs to play Final Fantasy XIV on Xbox, and […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/11/mmo-week-in-review-skull-bones-departs-drydock/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/09/betawatch-skull-bones-lands-washes-ashore-in-open-beta-at-long-last/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/09/betawatch-skull-bones-lands-washes-ashore-in-open-beta-at-long-last/#comments Sat, 10 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=479303 If you didn’t believe that Skull and Bones would ever hit open beta, or really any beta, you aren’t alone. I have been making this joke for the past several weeks. But when we’ve even had a stream showing off the game’s open beta, it is possible that the game has actually gone into something […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/09/betawatch-skull-bones-lands-washes-ashore-in-open-beta-at-long-last/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/betawatch-nightingales-friday-stress-test-is-still-underway/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/betawatch-nightingales-friday-stress-test-is-still-underway/#respond Sat, 03 Feb 2024 00:00:33 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=478403 It’s time for Nightingale to enter the beautiful, sometimes dangerous world of stress testing as it kicked off a stress test this afternoon, which apparently was so successful that the devs extended it into the night. It’s far too late to get in, but it doesn’t have an NDA, so a whole lot of people […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/02/02/betawatch-nightingales-friday-stress-test-is-still-underway/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/26/betawatch-survival-sandboxes-aplenty-with-enshrouded-palworld-and-fractured-veil/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/26/betawatch-survival-sandboxes-aplenty-with-enshrouded-palworld-and-fractured-veil/#comments Sat, 27 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=477282 Today, we celebrate Enshrouded entering into early access this week. Not because this is a game I am deeply invested in or anything like that, but because it turns out Bree had kind of forgot it existed. I feel sad for a game when that happens. Sure, I forget a lot of games exist, because […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/26/betawatch-survival-sandboxes-aplenty-with-enshrouded-palworld-and-fractured-veil/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/19/betawatch-fractured-online-is-rolling-with-its-latest-round-of-rollbacks/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/19/betawatch-fractured-online-is-rolling-with-its-latest-round-of-rollbacks/#respond Sat, 20 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=476238 It’s just hard out here for Fractured Online, sadly. We all know about the struggles that the game had when it was being published by Gamigo, but this week saw a combination of dupes, hardware issues, failures, and multiple rollbacks of progress. That is… not good, and even if you’re still holding onto hope for […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/19/betawatch-fractured-online-is-rolling-with-its-latest-round-of-rollbacks/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/12/betawatch-smite-2-encourages-you-to-smite-what-has-already-been-smitten/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/12/betawatch-smite-2-encourages-you-to-smite-what-has-already-been-smitten/#respond Sat, 13 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=475277 So, who had SMITE 2 on their watchlists for this year? Probably not many people, but Hi-Rez Studios has announced that the game is getting a sequel that’s going into wipe-free beta testing later this year. In the generally not terribly robust MOBA field, SMITE was actually a rare success story, this is worth paying […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/12/betawatch-smite-2-encourages-you-to-smite-what-has-already-been-smitten/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/05/betawatch-the-quinfall-wants-you-to-pay-money-for-its-beta/ https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/05/betawatch-the-quinfall-wants-you-to-pay-money-for-its-beta/#comments Sat, 06 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=474294 The Quinfall – so named to apparently distinguish itself from the other, lesser quinfalls – made news during a slow beta cycle by deciding that it wants you to pay money for beta testing. And the developers are calling that the open beta. So that’s definitely not making anyone suspicious or call the game out […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2024/01/05/betawatch-the-quinfall-wants-you-to-pay-money-for-its-beta/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/29/betawatch-camelot-unchained-promises-good-news-in-2024/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/29/betawatch-camelot-unchained-promises-good-news-in-2024/#comments Sat, 30 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=473597 Look, Camelot Unchained, I see you promising good things for 2024. I am glad that January will mark a new push of the game to beta backers, and that is a good thing. But your title has now been in development for 11 years, and I’m not going to lie, I find it just a […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/29/betawatch-camelot-unchained-promises-good-news-in-2024/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/22/betawatch-ashes-of-creation-and-age-of-water-target-next-year-for-more-testing/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/22/betawatch-ashes-of-creation-and-age-of-water-target-next-year-for-more-testing/#comments Sat, 23 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=473062 Turns out that this week you were obligated to have some testing plans ready for 2024 if your game title is structured as X of Y and your first word starts with an A. That would seem like a really small sample size, but Age of Water is planning early access for first quarter 2024 […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/22/betawatch-ashes-of-creation-and-age-of-water-target-next-year-for-more-testing/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/15/betawatch-skull-and-bones-kicks-off-closed-beta-corepunk-launches-closed-test-with-no-nda/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/15/betawatch-skull-and-bones-kicks-off-closed-beta-corepunk-launches-closed-test-with-no-nda/#comments Sat, 16 Dec 2023 00:05:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=472106 Apparently Skull and Bones is now in closed beta. According to the game’s “official Twitter account” and “sources familiar with the matter,” anyhow. Do you believe that? Because I don’t, not any more. Look, we have years of not believing in Skull and Bones backlogged at this point. This is when we let them all […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/15/betawatch-skull-and-bones-kicks-off-closed-beta-corepunk-launches-closed-test-with-no-nda/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/08/betawatch-monsters-memories-throws-a-testing-party-for-all/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/08/betawatch-monsters-memories-throws-a-testing-party-for-all/#comments Sat, 09 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=471048 Hey y’all, Monsters & Memories is throwing a testing party and you’re all invited! You might think that this would make me happy, but this meant I needed to make a new header image for this week’s Betawatch, and do you know how long that takes me? Like five minutes or so, maybe even six. […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/08/betawatch-monsters-memories-throws-a-testing-party-for-all/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/01/betawatch-nightingales-stress-test-invites-you-to-join/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/01/betawatch-nightingales-stress-test-invites-you-to-join/#respond Sat, 02 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=469936 Our editor-in-chief will be quick to point out that if Nightingale has been stress-testing anything up to this point, it has been her patience with its numerous delays. However, the good thing is that it’s preparing signups on Steam for its stress test in 2024. As that’s also the year it’s currently slated to launch, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/12/01/betawatch-nightingales-stress-test-invites-you-to-join/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/24/betawatch-city-of-titans-map-falls-into-place-in-its-latest-test-build/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/24/betawatch-city-of-titans-map-falls-into-place-in-its-latest-test-build/#comments Sat, 25 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=468860 The past decade has been weird for a City of Heroes fan, and that extends to games like City of Titans. And now, the game has released its full map for players to run around and test. The player team has been doing its best to stay in development for a long decade, and it […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/24/betawatch-city-of-titans-map-falls-into-place-in-its-latest-test-build/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/17/betawatch-pax-dei-tarisland-and-perfect-new-world-walk-into-a-bar/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/17/betawatch-pax-dei-tarisland-and-perfect-new-world-walk-into-a-bar/#comments Sat, 18 Nov 2023 01:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=467997 What does it mean when both Tarisland and Pax Dei launch limited time testing events on the same week? Is it just a random coincidence that is reasonably possible in a great big world with only so many days in the year, or is it a conspiracy that will lead to both game development teams […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/17/betawatch-pax-dei-tarisland-and-perfect-new-world-walk-into-a-bar/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/10/betawatch-the-wagadu-chronicles-heads-to-early-access-on-december-4/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/10/betawatch-the-wagadu-chronicles-heads-to-early-access-on-december-4/#respond Sat, 11 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=466886 It’s happening, folks: The Wagadu Chronicles is heading into early access on December 4th, just like the headline says. That means you’ll get your chance at seeing how the afro-fantasy game plays when it’s in your hand. Hopefully it’s really awesome! I’m excited and hopeful for it. We need more games in that genre! And […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/10/betawatch-the-wagadu-chronicles-heads-to-early-access-on-december-4/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/03/betawatch-tarisland-starts-its-next-beta-wave-on-november-15/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/03/betawatch-tarisland-starts-its-next-beta-wave-on-november-15/#respond Fri, 03 Nov 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=465491 If you thought that Tarisland was going to just slink into the night and try to pretend that it had never promised to release… why would you think that? That’s not even remotely realistic. Of course that’s not what’s happening. It’s starting the next round of its beta testing on November 15th, and it’s talking […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/11/03/betawatch-tarisland-starts-its-next-beta-wave-on-november-15/feed/ 0 https://massivelyop.com/2023/10/27/betawatch-2/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/10/27/betawatch-2/#comments Fri, 27 Oct 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=464122 How much would you pay to test an MMORPG? OK, but how much would you pay to test an extraction mode spun out from a crowdfunded MMORPG? It’s a trick question; the answer is negative dollars because QA testing is a career not a charity, so the companies should be paying you, which is something […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/10/27/betawatch-2/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/10/13/betawatch-wayfinders-proper-free-to-play-launch-will-be-in-2024/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/10/13/betawatch-wayfinders-proper-free-to-play-launch-will-be-in-2024/#comments Fri, 13 Oct 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=462164 Yes, originally Wayfinder had planned to launch into full free-to-play this year. That isn’t happening now, however, and the plans have officially moved into 2024. That’s probably not the biggest surprise, all things considered; it might be a bit disappointing if you were really planning the back half of your year around it, though. You […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/10/13/betawatch-wayfinders-proper-free-to-play-launch-will-be-in-2024/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/10/06/betawatch-warcraft-rumble-launches-as-blizzcon-kicks-off/ Fri, 06 Oct 2023 23:00:11 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=461132 If Blizzard Entertainment wants for people to literally ever forget about asking if you all had phones, then it sure didn’t help that the company is releasing Warcraft Rumble right at the start of BlizzCon. That’s kind of a reminder. But you do probably have phones, so let’s get real. Meanwhile, EverQuest II has another […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/29/betawatch-corepunk-starts-its-testing-but-you-arent-invited-yet/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=459996 So we’ve been waiting a long time for Corepunk to start testing. The good news is that it finally has done so, but considering the initial testing batch consists of a tiny preview playerbase, you are probably not part of that testing wave. Then again, when your game has to be delayed because your country […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/22/betawatch-the-wagadu-chronicles-is-gearing-up-for-early-access-this-year/ Fri, 22 Sep 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=459000 We still do not have a firm date for The Wagadu Chronicles hitting early access; all we know is that it’s still on track to be some time this year, and it’s gearing up with a trailer for same. It definitely looks interesting! So I think I speak for all of me when I say […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/15/betawatch-kingdoms-of-elyria-is-no-longer-launching-this-year-quelle-surprise/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/15/betawatch-kingdoms-of-elyria-is-no-longer-launching-this-year-quelle-surprise/#comments Fri, 15 Sep 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=457974 In what will surely shock anyone with the memory of a mayfly that has suffered severe head trauma and has gotten blackout drunk, Kingdoms of Elyria (which was supposed to be the “at least we launched something” project out of Chronicles of Elyria after its chief dev tried to declare it not actually canceled) will […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/15/betawatch-kingdoms-of-elyria-is-no-longer-launching-this-year-quelle-surprise/feed/ 6 https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/08/betawatch-fractured-online-vows-to-return-to-steam-once-again/ Fri, 08 Sep 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=457063 It has been an interesting ride for Fractured Online over the past couple of years, but as it currently stands the game is not on Steam. But it intends to come back to the platform very soon, something discussed along with the revelation of its newest roadmap for early access. It’s hard work clawing things […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/09/01/betawatch-wayfinder-is-getting-its-act-together/ Sat, 02 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=456220 Wayfinder is just like you and me insofar as the game is still kinda working on getting its stuff together. In this particular case, it’s less like “the game really needs to do the dishes because the sink is full and why haven’t you emptied the dishwasher when the load in there has been clean […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/08/25/betawatch-skull-and-bones-is-finally-in-testing/ Sat, 26 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=455072 Ubisoft knows that the true secret to making tons of money and launching a hit video game is to strike when the iron is cold. Very cold. “We have been keeping this iron as close to absolute zero as possible for scientific purposes” cold. “You are walking away from the object you are trying to […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/08/19/betawatch-palia-gets-its-first-content-patch-and-plenty-of-bugs/ Sun, 20 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=453890 Palia is finally open to everyone, which feels like it took a while but hasn’t really been all that long. Just the same, that open state of affairs is a good thing and it has already come with its first major content patch, along with promises of more. Less fortunately, there is also apparently a […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/08/11/betawatch-ashes-of-creation-aims-to-delist-its-pre-order-packs/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/08/11/betawatch-ashes-of-creation-aims-to-delist-its-pre-order-packs/#comments Fri, 11 Aug 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=452932 The sheer mention that Ashes of Creation is going to stop selling pre-orders in some fashion is kind of astonishing. Like, that’s kind of the perpetual sales engine Kickstarted titles run on, right? But the developers have announced that they’ve got enough testers, and rather than flooding the game with people, they’d rather stop selling […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/08/11/betawatch-ashes-of-creation-aims-to-delist-its-pre-order-packs/feed/ 3 https://massivelyop.com/2023/08/04/betawatch-palias-closed-beta-means-the-end-of-its-nda/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/08/04/betawatch-palias-closed-beta-means-the-end-of-its-nda/#comments Fri, 04 Aug 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=451924 Yes, Palia has finally moved into closed beta testing and has open beta right around the corner. We even had an interview about it. The NDA is down, so expect to see plenty of people talking about it as it marches into its next phase. Ashfall has also entered its closed beta phase, so that’s definitely […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/08/04/betawatch-palias-closed-beta-means-the-end-of-its-nda/feed/ 6 https://massivelyop.com/2023/07/29/betawatch-tarisland-is-shocked-to-discover-people-like-pvp/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/07/29/betawatch-tarisland-is-shocked-to-discover-people-like-pvp/#comments Sun, 30 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=450940 So Tarisland ran a poll for its players, and it turns out that people like PvP! And crafting! And gathering! And they don’t like genderlocking! And in response to all that, the developers are promising to maybe do something about that if they can find the time for it. But you probably shouldn’t hold your […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/07/29/betawatch-tarisland-is-shocked-to-discover-people-like-pvp/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/07/21/betawatch-wayfinder-has-found-the-way-to-early-access-in-august/ Fri, 21 Jul 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=449859 Good news, everyone, Wayfinder has found the way. Specifically, it has found the way to charge people for early access ahead of its free-to-play launch by opening up for early access to anyone who buys a founder’s pack. Whether or not it can also find the way to San Jose is another discussion, as is […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/07/14/betawatch-a-date-for-palias-multi-stage-beta/ Sat, 15 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=448917 Soon, Palia, it will be your time to enter the beta space. You’ve existed for so long in the alpha arena that you may have thought yourself exempt (by which I of course mean that it feels like it’s been a while even though it has not objectively been all that long.). But on August […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/07/07/betawatch-tarisland-would-prefer-that-you-stop-calling-it-a-world-of-warcraft-clone/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/07/07/betawatch-tarisland-would-prefer-that-you-stop-calling-it-a-world-of-warcraft-clone/#comments Fri, 07 Jul 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=447900 Anyone with even passing familiarity with World of Warcraft has probably watched the Tarisland trailers and gotten the sense that the latter is a clone of the former. It’s not a difficult path to walk. But Tencent would prefer to insist that it isn’t a clone, which would have all the naive charm of someone […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/07/07/betawatch-tarisland-would-prefer-that-you-stop-calling-it-a-world-of-warcraft-clone/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2023/06/30/betawatch-fractured-online-opens-up-a-free-to-play-weekend-now-that-its-back-in-testing/ Fri, 30 Jun 2023 23:00:31 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=447120 Now that it has fully shed its not-actually-very-advantageous deal with Gamigo while maintaining its independence, Fractured Online is going to be relying entirely on its gameplay. Do you like its gameplay? Well, why not check it out during a free-to-play weekend this very weekend? Then you can know for sure. That’s going to be the determinant, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/06/23/betawatch-palia-promises-a-switch-launch-this-year-in-addition-to-a-pc-launch/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/06/23/betawatch-palia-promises-a-switch-launch-this-year-in-addition-to-a-pc-launch/#comments Fri, 23 Jun 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=446106 If you are one of those people still posting cringe-worthy chatter about how you are above petty concerns such as console gaming (perhaps with an implied patronizing sneer), this hasn’t been a stellar week for you anyway and indeed has been made somewhat worse with the promise that Palia will be available free-to-play on Nintendo […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/06/23/betawatch-palia-promises-a-switch-launch-this-year-in-addition-to-a-pc-launch/feed/ 4 https://massivelyop.com/2023/06/16/betawatch-skull-bones-will-get-a-beta-honest-for-realsies-this-time/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/06/16/betawatch-skull-bones-will-get-a-beta-honest-for-realsies-this-time/#comments Fri, 16 Jun 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=445192 So approximately four thousand years after it was initially announced, Ubisoft’s Skull & Bones is finally promising that it’s going to enter into closed testing on August 25th. It’s finally happening! Probably. Maybe. We’ll still have to see. Are pirates still a thing any more? I thought we’d finally broken that meme-curse, but maybe that […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/06/16/betawatch-skull-bones-will-get-a-beta-honest-for-realsies-this-time/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/06/09/betawatch-tarisland-enters-closed-beta-later-this-month/ Fri, 09 Jun 2023 23:00:21 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=444013 All right there, Tarisland, what do you have for us? A closed beta? That’s good, but will it feature more questionable narration and text and a glimpse at what you’re doing beyond looking a whole heck of a lot like you were copying someone else’s homework in art class? I suppose we’ll find out on […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/06/02/betawatch-niantics-monster-hunter-now-winds-down-beta-on-june-13/ Sat, 03 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=442983 On a scale of New World to MultiVersus, how much does it worry you when an ongoing beta is abruptly shut down? Monster Hunter Now apparently plans to conclude its closed beta test on June 13th, with future testing planned later. If you’ve forgotten what that was supposed to be, it’s Niantic’s spin on a […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/05/26/betawatch-blue-protocol-delays-global-launch-to-next-year/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/05/26/betawatch-blue-protocol-delays-global-launch-to-next-year/#comments Fri, 26 May 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=441994 Can a game break your heart even before it launches? Yes. Yes it can. Case in point, Blue Protocol has broken what little remains of mine by delaying its global launch until 2024, with the Japanese launch taking place on June 14th. This is probably not surprising given the delays it’s already gone through, but […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/05/26/betawatch-blue-protocol-delays-global-launch-to-next-year/feed/ 6 https://massivelyop.com/2023/05/19/betawatch/ Sat, 20 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=440234 Yes, we’re back! And so is Bossa Games, it turns out, with Lost Skies on the way. It’s actually very similar to Worlds Adrift, but this time not an open PvP grief nightmare. Yes, we could all point out that we’ve heard this one before, but the important thing is that we might all get […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/14/betawatch-wayfinder-catches-the-delay-bug/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/14/betawatch-wayfinder-catches-the-delay-bug/#comments Fri, 14 Apr 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=435647 If you felt like Wayfinder was really just cruising along and fast-tracking its way to beta, well… we have a bit of bad news for you. The game has delayed its global beta until May and early access until later than that, so if you thought it was just around the corner and were being […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/14/betawatch-wayfinder-catches-the-delay-bug/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/07/betawatch-galaxies-of-eden-abandons-mmo-for-ai-generation/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/07/betawatch-galaxies-of-eden-abandons-mmo-for-ai-generation/#comments Fri, 07 Apr 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=434642 So Galaxies of Eden’s devs had a bit of a surprising drop this week when they decided that instead of building a nice big social MMO – which, you may remember, was the original plan – they’re going to turn it into an AI-generated playground. That sounds excellent. No, really, that’ll work out great. Not […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/04/07/betawatch-galaxies-of-eden-abandons-mmo-for-ai-generation/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/03/31/betawatch-blue-protocol-runs-a-network-test-in-japan/ Fri, 31 Mar 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=433561 And there we go: Another round of network testing has begun in Japan for Blue Protocol. Bandai Namco promised it would happen in March, and it is still technically March! It’s March somewhere. If you’re reading this in April, just pretend it’s still March. As of this writing, it’s March here for several more hours! […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/03/24/betawatch-diablo-iv-opens-up-for-everyone-to-test-its-server-queue/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/03/24/betawatch-diablo-iv-opens-up-for-everyone-to-test-its-server-queue/#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=432419 Yay, Diablo IV has an open beta where you can test your ability to wait in a server queue to play the game! But it’s all worth it to maybe play Diablo II again (but, like, not the remastered version of it).  You can even get someone else to take care of your house chores […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/03/24/betawatch-diablo-iv-opens-up-for-everyone-to-test-its-server-queue/feed/ 5 https://massivelyop.com/2023/03/17/betawatch-star-citizens-alpha-3-18-has-been-quite-a-trainwreck/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/03/17/betawatch-star-citizens-alpha-3-18-has-been-quite-a-trainwreck/#comments Fri, 17 Mar 2023 23:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=431369 So Star Citizen launched patch 3.18 last weekend, and everything worked absolutely perfectly with no downsides, please don’t check. But it’s all right because eventually it was addressed with a round and caring “please return to your homes, nothing to see here, look forward to 3.19!” So, yeah, pretty much par for the course for […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/03/17/betawatch-star-citizens-alpha-3-18-has-been-quite-a-trainwreck/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2023/03/10/betawatch-wayfinder-offers-little-peeks-behind-the-nda/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/03/10/betawatch-wayfinder-offers-little-peeks-behind-the-nda/#comments Sat, 11 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=430328 What is Wayfinder? Where is Wayfinder? Why is Wayfinder? These questions… mostly do not make sense. But there are some answers to perhaps less nonsensical questions that can be gleaned by, say, checking out the game’s new trailer, or reading our extensive interview with the team. Enlightenment awaits! Other beta news may indeed spark joy, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/03/10/betawatch-wayfinder-offers-little-peeks-behind-the-nda/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/03/03/betawatch-blue-protocol-projects-tests-and-releases-its-benchmark/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/03/03/betawatch-blue-protocol-projects-tests-and-releases-its-benchmark/#comments Sat, 04 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=429389 Blue Protocol has released its benchmark and character creator! This is not a drill, people. If you are unsure of what to do, well, you should have attended my bi-weekly drills preparing for this situation. It’s not my fault you ignored the calendar reminders. This is a prison of your own making. The upcoming network […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/03/03/betawatch-blue-protocol-projects-tests-and-releases-its-benchmark/feed/ 7 https://massivelyop.com/2023/02/24/betawatch-throne-liberty-gets-the-amazon-publishing-treatment/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/02/24/betawatch-throne-liberty-gets-the-amazon-publishing-treatment/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=428253 He’s a pair of concentric rings covered in eyes. She’s the personification of the idea of freedom carrying a torch or a spear while dressed in a loose robe. Together, they drive around in a van and solve mysteries. If that premise sounds like it’s worth at least one season on Netflix before it gets […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/02/24/betawatch-throne-liberty-gets-the-amazon-publishing-treatment/feed/ 2 https://massivelyop.com/2023/02/17/betawatch-corepunk-previews-crafting-and-gathering/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/02/17/betawatch-corepunk-previews-crafting-and-gathering/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=427284 Aw yeah, we’re into the crafting and gathering previews for Corepunk. That’s when you know the game is going somewhere, folks. Showing you a big dude with a sword trying to slice up some other big dude with a sword? That’s just basic stuff. But showing you a buff orc lady picking flowers? That’s the […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/02/17/betawatch-corepunk-previews-crafting-and-gathering/feed/ 1 https://massivelyop.com/2023/02/10/betawatch-gloria-victis-enters-the-world-of-launched-games/ Sat, 11 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=426331 Many, many games that spend long enough in early access or a supposed beta basically just never wind up actually “formally” launching. (Looking at you, Warframe and AdventureQuest 3D.) But not so with Gloria Victis! Sure, it took it a while to get here, but the game has moved into full launch. We bid farewell, […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/02/03/betawatch-quinfall-plans-a-big-dang-world-not-player-funding/ https://massivelyop.com/2023/02/03/betawatch-quinfall-plans-a-big-dang-world-not-player-funding/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://massivelyop.com/?p=425347 Quinfall is a new MMORPG on the way that either has a big issue with the number five or people named Quin, which may or may not include Dr. Michaela Quinn. On that matter, the title is silent. On the matter of size, the developers are already promising a big world that may be getting […]]]> https://massivelyop.com/2023/02/03/betawatch-quinfall-plans-a-big-dang-world-not-player-funding/feed/ 3