You've read it in words, now see it in video as we are lead through the Funcom offices to show off developers and staff busy at work on 'Age of Conan', plus a glimpse of a dungeon raid and Necromancer play in action.
Here's a sneak peak:
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Funcom has introduced a unique "tiered subscription fee" system into their science fiction MMORPG Anarchy Online. The game is about to get a brand new graphics engine to update it for modern machines. The system allows players to play free-to-play, for $5 a month or a regular $14.95. The more people pay, the more content they have access to.
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While surfing the web, we came upon this interesting video showcasing the promised graphic engine rehaul, and if you ever played Anarchy Online, you'll notice how big this upgrade is.
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Funcom decided to release the scheduled holiday events list early on, and it looks like Christmas in Rubi-Ka will be nothing short of Merry! With several contest, glitzy rewards, trunks and the traditional red bikinis:
We have came to a decision and decided to start reporting some of your events on the community news section of the official site. So look no further, if you have an event in the planning that needs some community advertising then please let us know by e-mailing community@anarchy-online.com or sending a private message to 'Famine' on the forums.
So check out what the community has in store for you this month!
Read More for the festive list of events!
Anarchy Online's official forum released yet another letter this month from Game Director Craig 'Silirrion' Morrison, who talked about the next set of updates, which will implement a multitude of exciting features, like social clothing mode, new team instances, powerful nanos, revamped PvP title system and more:
As 17.7 gets closer to being ready for the live dimensions I thought it was a good time to give you all another little insight into where we are at with Anarchy Online.
The coming game update includes quite a lot of stuff that we are all quite excited to see released to the live dimensions. Having spent quite some time now (well over a year in fact when I think about!) working on content with a focus on the Shadowlands it has been great to be able to look at Rubi-Ka again as we work through the new quest lines.
Getting to add some reasons to get people out an exploring the original game world is a fantastic feeling, and not just because it's a great nostalgia trip for me! It was great seeing the designers and artists adding a little more life to some of the areas I remembered frequenting in the days around launch and sending people to some of the 'old haunts'...
Read More for the complete letter!
Gamasutra reported today about Icarus Studios' collaboration with GNi Games for hosting services, in which Fallen Earth will be the first MMO to benefit from this next year:
Icarus Studios has announced that it has entered into a long term partnership agreement with GNi Games and Digital Media, which will combine GNI's "pay-as-you-grow" infrastructure services with Icarus' resources for the design, creation, and deployment of online initiatives...
The first result of this partnership will be hosting the upcoming MMOG Fallen Earth, set on a post-apocalyptic Earth in the year 2154. GNi will provide infrastructure through beta testing phases and to the commercial release. Neither the beta test dates nor the commercial release date have yet been announced.
Read the full report at Gamasutra and check out the press release on the next page.
The recent rumor on MMORPG.com forums about a soon-to-happen sale of Fallen Earth, LLC to an unnamed entity is untrue. Lead Game Designer Lee Hammock posted today on the official forums the following statement:
Hey all,
Sorry for not getting on this sooner; a good part of the company was out at the Virtual Worlds conference in San Jose and so missed this post until today. Anyway, this rumor of FE being sold is not true in any way, shape, or form to the best of my knowledge (and I'm the Lead Game Designer so I tend to know these things). No idea what this guy on mmorpg.com is talking about; maybe Flora's theory about looking for a publisher is correct. In any case, we're moving ahead as well as ever if not better with no intention to sell.
Unless of course Generalissmo Pouches completes his diabolical plan, overthrows all the current management with his desktop mounted nerf cannon.Lee Hammock
So there you have it folks!
Funcom has taken a step towards internalization of the "secondary market" with the announcement that Anarchy Online now supports virtual item sales on all servers. Players can buy "points" (100 points = 1 USD) and then redeem those for items within the game. For example, in their press release, they cite a new hover-board for 300 points (3 dollars).
For more information, check out the press release.
Anarchy Online's Director Craig 'Silirrion' Morrison posted today an official letter to the community explaining the new features AO will support, which will include a new paid points system amongst other updates:
Letter from the Game Director: 5 October 2007
A message today from Game Director Craig 'Silirrion' Morrison going over the new paid points system, new player recruitment, Halloween, and other game developments.
Hello again, it's that time when you get to listen to me explaining a little about our most recent efforts and what we have in store for you all. I enjoy doing these letters to the community and hope that you guys are enjoying reading them!
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In this week's update, Fallen Earth team posted five new screenshots and a bonus fiction feature:
This week on Picture of the Week we have some a Lightbearer Shrine in North Burb, a view of Boneclaw from above, an interior shot of Old Kingman Prison, an abandoned farm near Trailer Park, and the outer walls of Junk Fortress. Also this week we've got some game fiction written by members of our team as part of a recent world building exercise. We'll be releasing these occasionally to give people an idea of how the world of Fallen Earth works and some of its history. Please enjoy...
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