MMORPG.com Daily Digest - May 23 2018

block If you wish to UNSUBSCRIBE, go to [( MMORPG DAILY DIGEST May 23, 2018 [Cooler Master MP510 Mouse Pad and WR530 Wrist Rest - Accessories for Your Accessories](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) Usually, we think of peripherals as your mouse or your keyboard. There are, however, other pieces of equipment that are needed to take your gaming to the next level. Cooler Master is here to help with their WR530 Wrist Rest and MP510 Mouse Pad. What kind of difference can a mouse pad and desk mat make? Let’s find out. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Elder Scrolls Online : Summerset Review in Progress](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) On the way to our full review come June 5th, we’re diving into Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset, the latest Chapter released for the epic Tamriel-based MMORPG. Will it continue to impress our ESO fanboy, Bill Murphy, with its story-driven wiles, or will more of the same not be enough? Let’s find out! Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Wild Terra : Lackadaisical Wilderness](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) Survival, the first frontier. Many games have delved into the premise of basic survival, with game features such as building, crafting, enduring the treacherous wilderness, and having fun doing these things. Wild Terra Online by Juvty Worlds Ltd. looks to double down on the hardcore-ness of survival games in this player-controlled sandbox RPG where it is up to the players to fill many of the traditional roles once performed by NPCs. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Wild West Online : Gold Rush Or Fools Gold?](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) Wild West Online entered Early Access back in November 2017, and leading up to that point, the hype train had hit full speed. I admit I was pretty excited about a non-fantasy themed MMO, and contemplated buying into the EA. Fortunately, I rarely buy into an EA game sight unseen, and it only took a few minutes of gameplay footage to realize I had dodged a bullet. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) [Giveaways and Contests](20Newsletter/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [H1Z1: Over 1.5M PlayStation 4 Players Download H1Z1 in Its First 24-Hours](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) Daybreak Game Company has sent word that H1Z1 has been a huge hit with PlayStation 4 players. Over 1.5 million players downloaded H1Z1 during the first 24-hours of open beta testing. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [World of Tanks: Wargaming Seattle (formerly Gas Powered Games) Rumored to be Closing](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) Gamasutra is reporting that rumors are beginning to spread that Wargaming's Seattle office will be closing and over a hundred employees will lose their jobs. You may remember that Wargaming Seattle was the new name given after the buyout of Gas Powered Games, developers of the Dungeon Siege and Supreme Commander series. We don't have any definitive word of the veracity of the growing rumor, but we have seen industry veterans posting job vacancies in their own companies to those displaced. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Lord of the Rings Online: Hunter, Lore-Master, Minstrel, Warden & Burglar Receive PTR Update](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) The Lord of the Rings Online Bullroarer server (PTS) has been updated with a new patch that brings a number of changes to five classes: Hunter, Lore-Master, Minstrel, Warden & Burglar. The Hunter update, according to the patch notes, "ended up actually being more substantial than the first". Lore-Masters will also be happy to hear that Wizard's Fire has made a return. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Portal Knights: Win a Copy of Portal Knights in Our New Giveaway!](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) We have five copies of Portal Nights to give away. There are nine ways to enter between today and May 30th with the winners set to be announced on May 31st. Lucky winners will receive a redeemable Steam code. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Black Desert Online: The Lahn Breezes Into BDO Along with Across-the-Board Class Changes](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) The Black Desert Online Twitter (and forum) have been updated with the news that the new Lahn class is now available in the game. She brings "aerial acrobatics and fast-paced combat" to players who choose to play her. Players can take part in the Lahn Level-up Challenge from today through May 13th. In addition to the Lahn, players can look for additional changes to all classes and are asked to provide feedback to the team. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Sea of Thieves: The Hungering Deep Features Revealed](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) The Sea of Thieves site has been updated with a dedicated teaser page for the upcoming content expansion, The Hungering Deep. One of the sections reveals several new features coming to the piratey game including Drums, a Speaking Trumpet to be heard across large distances, Flags, Tattoos and Scars too! Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Rift: Vigil Update Reduces XP Required Per Level from 30-49](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) From levels 30 to 49, Rift: Prime Vigil players will not have to gain as much experience in order to level up. The reductions are smaller on the lower end of the span, with a higher XP reduction closer to 49. In addition, developers feel that soul changes deployed last week have met with success and that more callings and souls are being played throughout the game. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Bless: No Pre-Loading Ahead of Head Start on May 28th](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) If you were hoping to pre-load Bless ahead of the head start on May 28th, you're out of luck. In a very brief Q&A on the Bless Facebook page, Neowiz revealed this information as well as announced there would be two regional server groups, one each in NA and EU with the exact number of servers being subject to change based on need. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [War Thunder: Update 1.79 to Bring Combined Arms Battles to Italy](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) When the v1.79 update arrives in War Thunder, players will have a new location to explore. Italy will provide players with a combined arms battle arena that is themed on the Reggio Calabria province. Players "will be fighting in and around a quiet Italian settlement" with roads, buildings and homes offering cover and dangerous terrain to explore. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset Review in Progress](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) On the way to our full review come June 5th, we're diving into Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset, the latest Chapter released for the epic Tamriel-based MMORPG. Will it continue to impress our ESO fanboy, Bill Murphy, with its story-driven wiles, or will more of the same not be enough? Let's find out! Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [The Crew 2: Ubisoft Announces System Specs Ahead of May 31st CBT](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) Ubisoft has revealed the system specs for The Crew 2 ahead of the start of closed beta testing currently scheduled for May 31st to June 3rd. Registrations for CBT are still open, so if you pass the specs test, you still have time to sign up. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Orcs Must Die: Unchained: Tencent Announces Closure of Chinese OMDU Servers on July 19th](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) MMOCulture is reporting that Tencent will be closing the Chinese Orcs Must Die! Unchained servers on July 19th. This is a scant seven months after the open beta kicked off in December 2017. The game did not gain enough traction to keep servers open and may have been affected by the lay off of thirty employees at Robot Entertainment this past March. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Closers: Harpy Arrives As Today's Maintenance Wraps Up](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) Closers fans now have a new playable character to try out with the arrival of Harpy. She brings a unique fast-paced play style as she tosses energy-powered cards from a distance. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Runescape: Classic Version to Close Down In the Coming Months](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) Jagex has announced that it will be closing down Runescape Classic over the course of the next few months. The team wrote that the current development tools used for Runescape and Old School Runescape are now incompatible with the Classic version that becomes a problem "with our community safety and macro detection tools" that can lead to abuse by 3rd party bot programs and macros. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Worlds Adrift: Bossa Studios Working to Improve Early Experience to Prevent Griefing](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) Bossa Studios has published a new developer blog to address a growing community concern with griefing. "At what point does conflict-by-design become griefing" is the central point of the article. Developers admit that it is a problem at the moment, particularly in the early game, but that the game is a community-driven project that has just entered early access with a great deal of change incoming. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Overwatch: Trace & Bake Stop Motion Video Celebrates 2 Years of Overwatch](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) Blizzard has done it again with another unique take on game cinematics. In "Trace & Bake", the art team uses stop motion to create a 2nd anniversary celebratory video that is an amazing work of art. There's also a great behind-the-scenes video that will blow your mind. Check it out! Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Kingdom Come Deliverance: Warhorse Studios Reveals DLC Roadmap & Steam Daily Deal](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) Warhorse Studios has revealed its DLC roadmap for Kingdom Come: Deliverance. Players can look forward to four DLC over the course of the coming year. The first, "From the Ashes", is expected to be released this summer. In addition to DLC, players can look forward to Hardcore Mode, Tournaments Mode and modding support. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Sea of Thieves: Latest Update Brings Host of Quality of Life & Performance Improvements](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) Sea of Thieves servers are back up with the 1.08 patch deployed. It brings with it a host of quality of life improvements including colorblind support, the ability to discard unwanted voyages, updated voice lines, improved VFX and much more. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) [General: Cooler Master MP510 Mouse Pad and WR530 Wrist Rest - Accessories for Your Accessories](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) Usually, we think of peripherals as your mouse or your keyboard. There are, however, other pieces of equipment that are needed to take your gaming to the next level. Cooler Master is here to help with their WR530 Wrist Rest and MP510 Mouse Pad. What kind of difference can a mouse pad and desk mat make? Let's find out. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Hyper Universe: Nexon Announces XBox One Release for August 7th](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) For the first time ever, Nexon is bringing one of its games to XBox One. The first game heading to the console is Hyper Universe that will arrive on August 7th. Fans can preorder a $20 Ultimate Hypers Pack that includes all current and future Hypers as well as six XBox-exclusive skins. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Entropia Universe: Mindark Taking a Page from Black Mirror with New AI Initiative](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) MindArk has announced that it is focusing on the future where people will be able to insert human consciousness into AI that will live in Entropia Universe for years, decades or longer after the physical body passes away. If this sounds familiar, it is because this is very similar to a Black Mirror episode called "San Junipero". Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Fortnite: Celebrity Pro-Am During E3 will Feature a $3M Prize Pool for Charity](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) During E3 next month, Epic will be hosting a Fortnite celebrity Pro-Am Tournament that will feature a $3M prize pool. Winners will be able to donate their earnings to the charity of choice. Look for such well-known streamers as Ninja / Marshmello, Myth / Paul George, Pokimane / Desiigner, Markiplier / Joel McHale, Gotaga / Demetrious Johnson and many others. This tournament prize pool is not part of the previously announced $100M eSports investment Epic is making in Fortnite. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Wild Terra: Lackadaisical Wilderness](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) Survival, the first frontier. Many games have delved into the premise of basic survival, with game features such as building, crafting, enduring the treacherous wilderness, and having fun doing these things. Wild Terra Online by Juvty Worlds Ltd. looks to double down on the hardcore-ness of survival games in this player-controlled sandbox RPG where it is up to the players to fill many of the traditional roles once performed by NPCs. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Wild West Online: Gold Rush Or Fools Gold?](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) Wild West Online entered Early Access back in November 2017, and leading up to that point, the hype train had hit full speed. I admit I was pretty excited about a non-fantasy themed MMO, and contemplated buying into the EA. Fortunately, I rarely buy into an EA game sight unseen, and it only took a few minutes of gameplay footage to realize I had dodged a bullet. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Tree of Savior: Pied Piper & Exorcist Class Preview Videos Surface](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) The Tree of Savior team has sent out a pair of new videos to introduce the community to two new classes coming to the game. In the first, the Pied Piper, part of the Archer tree, is introduced with lore and gameplay. In the second, the new Cleric class, Exorcist, is shown in action. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) [Games to play, Free now](20Newsletter/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) ©2001-2018 Cyber Creations Inc. Our records indicate we have your permission to send this email to this address. If you wish to UNSUBSCRIBE, go to [(