http://www.rpgwatch.com?rwsiteid=2 Watching out for news at MMOWatch http://www.rpgwatch.com?rwsiteid=2 http://www.rpgwatch.com/images/default.gif http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=2&newsbit=12517 Warcry has a video up from Fallen Earth showing how different they are from the average fantasy MMO. 2009-07-02T14:26:09+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=2&newsbit=12516 At the SOE Fanfair MMORPG managed to corner Vanguard Lead Designer and Acting Producer Salim Grant and ask him about the current state of the game. "We've worked hard. Very hard in the past two years," he said, "to make Vanguard what it should have been at launch.... 2009-07-02T12:44:04+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=2&newsbit=12515 Here is the latest on the state of Champions Online at this moment. Today is the first day of the rest of July. And that means we’re turning up the heat here at Cryptic, both literally (our AC went out today – go heroic repair guy!) and in terms of getting more polish, balance, and final features into the game.... 2009-07-02T12:36:20+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=2&newsbit=12514 One of the heroes in Champhions Online is Amphibian who feels perfectly happy both in and outside the water. Even as a child, Geoffrey Lamb took to the water like a fish. He was such a natural and excellent swimmer, his swim club coach thought he might have a shot at Olympic competition.... 2009-07-02T12:33:54+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=2&newsbit=12506 Massively interviewed Game Studio Director Isa Anne Stamos from the indie developer Mindfuse who are working on their steam-punk MMO Gatheryn. Massively: We first took a look at Gatheryn at GDC earlier this year, and liked what we saw so far. Can you describe some of the major feature changes or updates to the game since then? Isa Anne Stamos, MindFuse: Generally, we've been focusing on building out the early stages of the Gatheryn experience – adjusting the layout of the city, adding variations to character customization, and creating a deep casual gaming experience that players can enjoy the minute they enter Gatheryn.... 2009-07-01T12:14:39+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=2&newsbit=12505 MMORPG has made an editorial about the enforcers and criminals in APB. Law and Order is on the brink of collapse in the famous metropolis of San Paro, the major city of All Points Bulletin (APB). But before you start playing one must first choose your allegiance with the city.... 2009-07-01T12:09:03+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=2&newsbit=12504 Ten Ton Hammer has a list up covering what in their eyes are the best MMORPGs at E3. There are different categories but the best of the show was.... Best of Show - Star Wars: The Old Republic Maybe it was the absolutely phenomenal trailer that BioWare led off with (which many at E3 were calling the best Star Wars cinema in 30 odd years), or the retro-styled booth where they were doing the demo of the highly convincing bounty hunter and smuggler classes or the revelation that a game can go full voiceover without obstructing gameplay.... 2009-07-01T12:05:35+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=2&newsbit=12503 A description of the Warrior archetype in Aion can be found on Ten Ton Hammer. When you first begin as a warrior you won’t have a lot of trouble dispatching a majority of the even level enemies you’ll encounter. More often than not you’ll likely be looking for something else to kill before you finish fertilizing the landscape with the unfortunate creature you’re pounding into the ground.... 2009-07-01T12:01:08+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=2&newsbit=12495 A description of the developer tour of Dungeons & Dragons Online Unlimited can be found on both Massively and Ten Ton Hammer. 2009-07-01T00:26:19+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=2&newsbit=12494 Next in line in the class archetypes explained on Ten Ton Hammer is the Scout. You are playing a scout, so the first thing that'll you will notice is fights are fairly quick.  Even starting out, you do a nice bit of damage. Just don't compare yourself to the early mage, because they gave me a little bit of damage envy.... 2009-07-01T00:21:50+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=2&newsbit=12493 According to the Dutch site Gamerz.nl Spellborn Works has filed for bancruptcy. As most of you probably didn't take Dutch classes, here's a translation: Spellborn Works was a subsidiary of Spellborn N.V. and responsible for maintaining The Chronicles of Spellborn after release in December last year in Europe.... 2009-07-01T00:14:47+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=2&newsbit=12492 The Fallen Earth developer journal on MMORPG is about the names of bosses and NPCs in the game. Boss/Creature Names Arbiter Reinhold Coleman: The leader of the villainous Judges in the Central Plains. He's a Judge and his first name is Reinhold... 2009-07-01T00:01:07+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=2&newsbit=12491 More about the power sets in Champion's Online can be found on Ten Ton Hammer covering the psychic power set: Telekinesis, Force, and Telepathy, where they interviewed Bill Roper about it. Can you tell us a little bit about the Force, Telepathy, and Telekinesis power sets, the themes with them, and some of the secondary powers players can have when they pick these powers? Bill Roper: Sure.... 2009-06-30T23:52:31+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=2&newsbit=12490 Here is an update of the news on Star Trek Online from the last couple of days. First there is a short story about the destruction of the Klingon ChoS battle group, featuring an unknown ship. To: Martok, Chancellor of the Klingon Empire and leader of the High Council From: Quen, Klingon Intelligence Re: After Action Report, choS Battle Group Chancellor, I regret to inform you of the loss of the choS Battle Group.... 2009-06-30T23:44:22+01:00 http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/newsbit?rwsiteid=2&newsbit=12489 Goldfarmers packing bags and moving shop. Virtual currency, as defined by Chinese authorities, includes "prepaid cards of cyber-games," according to a joint release issued by China's Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Commerce on Friday. "The virtual currency, which is converted into real money at a certain exchange rate, will only be allowed to trade in virtual goods and services provided by its issuer, not real goods and services," the Ministries said.... 2009-06-30T16:21:03+01:00