If you've been keeping track of the PC gaming world, you may have heard the word "Firefall" bounce around on occasion. Red 5's self-published debut project has been floating around for well over a year, though it still hasn't left closed beta. I'm here to give you a snapshot of what's happened and what's to come.
Valve Software's latest free-to-play project is nearing its completion and PC release. Defense of the Ancients 2, currently in its public beta stage, is no longer under non-disclosure agreement and is set to take a few multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) competitors out of the picture.
Before I delve into quality, you should know what a MOBA is. It plays like a real-time strategy game such as Starcraft or Age of Empires, except you only control one unit for nearly the entire time. This unit is your hero, your champion, whatever you want to call it. Heroes gain experience and gold by destroying enemies. Experience is used to level up and learn new abilities, where gold is used to buy items that have a wide array of effects. It's starting to sound like an MMORPG at this point, so here's the catch: At the beginning of every match, heroes start over at level 1 and with a very small amount of gold. You carry little or nothing over from previous games.
TRUE. ACTION. COMBAT. This is brand new Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) Tera's tagline, as the May 1st release by Bluehole Studios boasts combat that truly is dynamic and skill-based. Now, for a subscription MMORPG that you still have to pay a solid $50 for, you're probably wondering if Tera is for you, or if you should hold out for Guild Wars 2. Let's make this quick: If storyline and / or interesting quests are what keep you engaged in an MMORPG, stay away from Tera.
A few days ago, I wrote about two of the coolest things to do in RuneScape as you get really good: Dungeoneering and Pursing Quests in RuneScape. There's a lot more you can do that's fun, however, so this time I am going to give you three more options, three more cool ways to enjoy RuneScape and have fun: Creating an achievement diary, exploring the wilderness and checking out the action in the Falador party room.
Have you ever wondered what you should do on RuneScape after you get out of Explorer Jack's Cellar with Sir Vant and Roddeck? Well when I started playing RuneScape in April I was wondering the same thing.
Today I am going to talk about some fun things to do on RuneScape.
Before you start doing those things is to train yourself up a little in combat (in case you have to fight some aggressive monsters). You can train right where you come out: In the village of Lumbridge. There are goblins and giant spiders close to Explorer Jack's house.
Even before you start fighting them you should get a weapon. Go to the Lumbridge general store and get the free bronze dagger. Then you can start training...
