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Wildstar’s Second Closed Beta, Star Sonata 2 and Conquer Online 2 – The Daily XP May 16th

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The Daily XP is MMO ATK’s Daily MMO and MMORPG News Show.  Come back each and every day for highlights of the days most current stories.

Today on the Daily XP:
WIldstar’s Second Closed Beta | [timer]15[/timer] – Read
Star Sonata 2’s Update | [timer]43[/timer] – Read
Conquer Online 2’s iPad Update | [timer]65[/timer] – Read

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GUNNAR Optiks Gaming Eyewear Giveaway

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[keys id=129156]MMO ATK has teamed up with GUNNAR Optiks to give our fans an opportunity to win one of ten pairs of GUNNAR Optiks Gaming Eyewear.  The winners will be chosen from all entries (U.S. and Canada) on or around May 22nd, 2013.

You can earn up to 10 entries into the contest by sharing this giveaway socially on Twitter / Facebook / YouTube.  Instructions on how to enter and increase your chances of winning can be found via the shiny gold button below.  Good Luck!

 

Neverwinter

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Neverwinter

This game is one in which I have experienced great pleasure in playing. It is based on the Dungeons and Dragons tabletop games and while elements of this are found in the game it is extremely subtle and as such can be enjoyed by anyone. I found it was incredibly easy to get sucked into this rich and detailed world and I recommend this to anyone who likes a great, solid fantasy MMORPG.

One of the things that stood out for me was the soft targeting game mechanics. I like the fact that it helps you target your enemies without being a pure hard lock-on. Instead, it just helps you center your target so you are able to launch standard left-click attacks or use your ‘encounter’ mechanics on them. Encounter mechanics are abilities that you use from your keyboard on the Q, E and R keys (W being used for movement via WASD). They can be offensive or defensive abilities and you can customize which ones you want available at any particular time.
Encounter abilities are not the only abilities you can learn. There are also at-will spamable skills which can be accessed through left and right mouse buttons and also daily abilities used on the 1 and 2 keys. Daily abilities are not actually something you can use once a day. They can be better described as charge abilities as you have to charge up a bar to use them. All these abilities are unlocked as you gain levels by spending points and most have three levels of power to them which you also upgrade.
Feats can also be gained as you gain levels. This is mainly minor buffs to your character as upgrading them will give you a small increase in defense, offense or some kind of utility, depending on what you pick.
Every now and then you will get the chance to upgrade your basic stats by a small amount as well. This stats are the stats that you roll when you create your character. So, for example, you can put an extra point into wisdom or charisma.
Character creation is an enjoyable process in which you pick your species, class, appearance and roll your initial stats. The appearance customization is pretty detailed and allows you to create a fairly unique character without overloading you too much with nitty-gritty details.
Which species you pick actually matters a little in relation to class as certain species are better at certain things, for example, an Elf makes a wonderful cleric. However, there is nothing stopping you making a Half-Orc cleric at all.
The species are Half-Orc, Human, Half-Elf, Elf, Tiefling, Halfling, and Dwarf with another species coming soon.
The classes are Trickster Rogue, Devoted Cleric, Control Wizard, Great Weapon Fighter and Guardian Fighter with another class coming soon.
The game revolves around the usual MMO fare of the ‘go there, kill that’ sort of questing but the way everything is laid out makes it all really fun instead of the typical monotony experienced in other games. You get a sort of ‘OK, let’s DO THIS!’ feeling instead of just thinking ‘Ok.. fine let’s do this.’. This may partly be due to the fact that action is very fast paced and intense with trigger fast reaction speed needed to dodge in and out of the fight and land your hits precisely. Also, everything flows very smoothly from fight to fight with very little boring travel times involved.
All in all this game is definitely one of the best games to have come out recently and definitely one I am going to continue playing in my free time. And that is the best recommendation I can give!

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The Repopulation

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The Repopulation

This sci-fi MMO is an innovative sandbox game in which players have a whole planet to shape as they please through building nations and warring other nations in order to gain great swathes of territory. Use of political systems to keep the citizens of cities happy is an integral part of the game. However other paths can be chosen if you do not want to be involved in politics. Harvesting and crafting are important aspects of the game too. Whatever you choose to do in The Repopulation, you are guaranteed to have fun.

The action takes place on the planet Rhyldan, with the only known remaining human population fighting for their very existence. The indigenous life forms did not meet their colonization efforts with open arms. Worse yet, humans have managed to splinter themselves into warring factions.
The Repopulation has so many great and innovative features it would be hard to list them all so I will list the more important and fascinating content. For more in depth details please feel free to visit their website at http://www.therepopulation.com/.
Players can form their own nations in which they can design and build multiple cities and assign mayors to run them. They can recruit an army with customisable ranks and titles. Different levels ranging between Ally and Nemesis can be set regarding other Nations. Politics and Diplomacy are a huge part of the game.
An Advanced Generated Mission system allows us to create complex multi-stage missions which are tailored specifically for your character. Players can filter which types of missions they wish to receive, so only those missions are generated for them. Missions can have branching outcomes based on a player?s actions. NPCs can talk about things that have happened to them and to other players and NPCs. Your actions will be remembered by NPCs, and they may exploit your tendencies if you let them.
There are no levels in this game. Instead you level up skills by using them (Fallen Earth style). This features 75 unique skills, and 14 tiers within each skill line. Players are not forced into combat roles. Crafting, harvesting, diplomatic or other non-combat oriented skills can operate and progress independently of combat. Skills increase automatically through use. Abilities are earned and not given automatically.
Equipment is highly customisable to change appearance or stats. The ‘Fitting’ system is similar to socketing gems or runes in other MMO’s, however most is available to you very early considering you don’t have to reach a specific level to equip things.
The sandbox elements extends to whole areas of the world changing dramatically on occasion. If a settlement gets over run it can turn into a dungeon and drastically change the content in the area.
There are three types of pets in The Repopulation; Tamed, Genetically Engineered and Robotic. Tame animals when they are young, then have them slowly grow into fully matured pets if they receive proper care and feeding. Genetically engineer species and hybrids by splicing DNA and Tissue from different species. Robotic pets can serve a variety of different combat and non-combat roles.
The Harvesting system allows players to harvest their resources in both combat and non-combat related fashions. Over-harvested areas will run dry of resources and recover slowly, rewarding players for discovering more remote locations.
There are two distinct modes of combat: Action Mode and RPG Mode. RPG Mode works like traditional RPG combat. Action Mode allows players to control the game in ways similar to a First Person Shooter. You can toggle between these modes at any time. There are several twists to make combat more interesting including Momentum, Limb Targeting, Species Mastery, Energy Shields, Cover, and Postures.  The generated special abilities system for bosses will force groups or raids to adjust on the fly when fighting bosses, rather than simply looking up spoiler information on the internet.
In conclusion, The Repopulation is an amazing leap in sandbox gaming, going beyond most titles out right now in terms of how open-ended they have managed to get it. For people who want to engage in a dynamic and almost real experience this is the perfect game for them.

Prime World – Closed Beta Keys

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[keys id=129156]MMO ATK and Nival have teamed up to offer fans of Prime World a chance to get in to the series of closed beta events beginning on May 18th.  The initial Prime World beta event will take place from Saturday May 18th through Sunday May 19th.  Players will be able to do everything in game.  Gold will not be available for purchase and once the event is over, you will not need an additional key to participate in further events.

[heading]How to Redeem Keys[/heading]1. Log in or Register for your MMO ATK account
2. Click on the button below to get key and head to www.playpw.com
3. Create your Prime World account and enter the key when requested

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The Most Depressing Video Game Settings Ever Devised

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The setting of a game – or really, of any story – is perhaps one it’s most important aspects. Characters aside, this is what gives the tale its unique flair, this is how the writer puts a new spin on old ideas; a game’s setting defines virtually everything else about it. Consequently, you can tell a lot about what sort of story you’re going to be playing with only a cursory glance at the setting.

Allods Online, Villagers & Heroes, Renaissance Heroes and more! – The Daily XP May 15th

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The Daily XP is MMO ATK’s Daily MMO and MMORPG News Show.  Come back each and every day for highlights of the days most current stories.

Today on the Daily XP:
Allods Online Update | [timer]15[/timer] – Read
Villagers & Heroes Name Change | [timer]54[/timer] – Read
Renaissance Heroes on Steam | [timer]94[/timer] – Read
Eudemon’s Online 7th Anniversary Update | [timer]126[/timer] – Read

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