Issue 73: G’day Gamers! The summer is almost upon us which means patches and updates are coming as students are released from the shackles of educational institutions. Many of our favorite MMOs have some plans for the summer and some of those updates are starting as soon as next week! As an avid gamer myself, while I am excited for all the new content, I still plan on getting outside regularly to indulge in the warmth of the sunshine. I hope you all do the same.
So what goodies are in store for you in this issue of the MMO Times? How about a new MWO mech, more DCUO content, SWTOR patches (note the plural), etc. Also, don’t forget the plethora of details coming out about the next World of Warcraft content patch, 5.3 (which has allegedly started downloading in the background). There won’t be any raids but there will be new scenarios and more quality of life tweaks. Read on and game on, friends!
Officer Recruiting in STO Expansion
Posted 5.8.13 – The next Star Trek Online expansion is due at the end of the month (May 21st). The expansion is titled Legacy of Romulus and yes, you will get to play as a Romulan and captain a Romulan ship (don’t deny that your inner geek just “squeed” a little bit). Also, you will have to side with a faction (Klingons or Federation) and recruit your officers which apparently will not be available to other factions. The biggest attraction of all, obviously, can be expressed in three words: Romulan War Bird.
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New MechWarrior Online Mech
Posted 5.7.13 – Jagex has introduced a new mech for players to drive come Update 15. Misery is an 85-ton beast with an armament of goodies to blow up fellow mechs. The video with the post is pretty cool because of the old fashioned, 1950’s cinematography.
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Release Date DCUO Update
Posted 5.7.13 – DCUO fans will be excited that the coming Tuesday (May 14th), the latest DLC will be released. Origin Crisis, which SOE announced back in October, will be available early for Legendary Members on May 8th (which is the day after this announcement).
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SWTOR 2.1 and 2.2 Release Dates
Posted 5.7.13 – The SWTOR Community Manager posted on the official forums today the planned release dates for the upcoming content patches. The post states that players can expect Game Update 2.1 on May 14th (next week) and Game Update 2.2 (which we don’t know anything about yet) on June 11th. The stream of game updates is consistent with Bioware’s promise to provide monthly content updates. Interesting.
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World of Warships Sneak Peek
Posted 5.7.13 – If you are a fan of Wargaming’s WWII inspired MMO’s World of Tanks and World of Warplanes, then I’m sure you are excited for their upcoming title, World of Warships. The detail that has been given to the units in these games is amazing. The game is worth playing for the quality of the graphics alone. World of Warships will be no different. Check out the latest gallery of images.
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Runescape 3 Going Mobile
Posted 5.6.13 – I think I have talked about the upcoming, browser based MMO, Runescape 3. I know there are a few old school fans of Runescape out there. The estimated timeline for a PC launch for Runescape 3 is sometime this summer but Jagex has unveiled recently that the PC market won’t be the only stop. In the fall they plan to release Runescape 3 for mobile devices as the company has made it a point to embrace the power behind HTML 5. Pretty cool.
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