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How Do You Get Your Games?

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Back in the olden days, games came on multiple floppy discs and took up space labeled in kilobytes. Now, MMO games ship on DVDs and can take up multiple gigabytes of space, but DVDs aren’t the only way to get them.

World Record of 999 Concurrent Players On a Single Map Set In MMOFPS

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Back in early 2011, developers Pikkotekk wanted to set the world record for the most players on a single map, 1000 concurrent players, in an MMOFPS, all at the same time.  Fast forward to now, January 2012, where they have done that, just shy of one.  Man vs Machine was the game used, designed specifically for the record attempt.  It’s a rather simple game, players on one side as Human soldiers armed with guns, and the other side has machine walkers that look like Terminator spiders with laser beams.  The madness of the game can be seen in the video below, though the video says it was off by 7 players, the official count said that there were indeed 999 players playing at one time, beating the previous record “nearly doubling” the previous record.  I’ll say, though, this game looks incredibly fun to play.

Rift 1.7 Update Details Now Available

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It?s almost time for adventure MMORPG Rift’s next big update, and this one is a doozy. You?ll find quite a few changes to the game in the form of minor tweaks as well one massive overhaul. The most important change, by far, is the addition of pre-made talent templates.
This new system is called ?Calling Purposes,? and allows you to forego the headache of moving your talents around in lieu of selecting a pre-made template. Your talents will automatically be allotted into the appropriate areas within that template as you level.
You?ll also receive a few tips about that particular build and a primer on how to efficiently play with it as your default. In the update, Trion notes that while some players may be upset by the perceived forcing of certain types of builds, the new template system makes it much easier for new players to figure out how to play, or for veteran players to try out a new class. It?s a common malady in popular MMOs ? you pick one class and stick with it for the duration of your career.
You can see the new system in action here.

What do you think of the new talent templates system?

Source: Ten Ton Hammer