Krystalle Voecks
Tampa Bay, Florida - http://wordnerdforhire.com
Has had a lifelong fascination for pill-bugs, thereby explaining her penchant for wearing all black, and living in dark cool places. She also shows a marked tendency for being able to roll herself up into a very small ball, although is not so successful at rolling away when threatened.
by Krystalle Voecks 
Feb 9th 2010 (14 hours ago)
Champions Online
Cryptic
One of the things that we love in superhero MMOs like
Champions Online is the sheer creativity that people employ in coming up with their costumes. We know we spend hours stuck in the character creator. Then, just when you think you've got a great looking costume; someone whips by in some combination that will either elicit envy -- or baffled amusement. Today, we have a
Champions Online screenshot that apparently edged more towards the amused side of things (although we're not entirely certain why) from CorayThan. He writes in to tell us more about it:
I met Cylon-Man (a.k.a. Flame Runner) while running around killing irradiated humans. I thought his costume was so hilarious I just had to do a photo shoot! I chased him for about 5 minutes taking all the screen shots I could. Then, in the middle of my screen-shot UI-less frenzy, I saw him yell, "help!" He'd pulled about 6 mobs at once. Sadly for him, they got revenge for their fallen comrade before I could put my UI back up and help him out. He thought it was pretty funny when I apologized for letting him die because I was too busy taking screen shots.One Shots is all about what you're doing as players, but we can't post your screenshots if you don't send them in! All you have to do to take part is to email them to us here at
oneshots AT massively DOT com along with your name, the name of the game, and a description of what's in the screenshot. We'll post it out here, and give you the credit.
by Krystalle Voecks Feb 8th 2010 (1 day ago)
WoW
Blizzard
While our sister site,
WoW.com, gets the lion's share of
World of Warcraft screenshots for their daily
Around Azeroth column, we do still get the occasional screenshot from a player -- albeit few and far between! Today's overlook screenshot comes to us from occasional contributor
Deadend from the Exodar server, who writes in:
Here is Mimiron's joint. Mimiron is, from a game play standpoint, probably one of my all time favorite bosses in WoW.
If you're one of the millions of players who have played
World of Warcraft and would like to send in a screenshot, we'd welcome your contribution. All you need to do is email a screenshot to us at
oneshots AT massively DOT com along with your name, and a quick description of what's
WoWing you in the screenshot. Please make sure your image is at least 1024 pixels wide and has as little visible UI as possible. Yours may be next!
by Krystalle Voecks Feb 7th 2010 (2 days ago)
STO
Cryptic
Not everything in
Star Trek Online is fighting when it comes to space. Sometimes, you turn and a lovely sight such as the one captured above will greet you. While this image was captured during the open beta, these types of stunning views are still there, waiting to be discovered by
Star Trek Online's players.
Today's
One Shots comes to us from Sjohn, who writes in to give us some context:
I was doing a mission in the Pico System where I was patrolling the mines located in the rings around one of the planets. Saw this view and couldn't help but save it for later!
Are you exploring the final frontier? If so, why not send along a screenshot of your recent travels. Email it in to us here at
oneshots AT massively DOT com along with your name and a quick description. We'll post it out here for everyone to look at and give you the nod.
by Krystalle Voecks Feb 6th 2010 (3 days ago)
SOE
With
GU15 hitting the servers recently, and the Ewok Love Festival
coming on the 9th, those fiercely loyal to
Star Wars Galaxies are enjoying the choices of different things to do. Add to it the fact that
Sony Online Entertainment has reactivated the accounts of previous
Star Wars Galaxies players until March 1st, and we can see why some would be heading back in to check out all the new stuff since the last time they played.
Today's
One Shots shows off a screenshot taken by a very nervous (and thankfully non-squished) Jonathan C. who writes in:
[Here's] my character Smarty Jones outside of cnet. [I was] coming back from some missions when I ran into [an] ATAT.Are you back in a game you haven't played in a while? Taking advantage of some free time? If so, we'd love to see what you've found in going back. Just send in a screenshot along with your name, the name of the game, and a quick description to
oneshots AT massively DOT com. We'll post it out here and give you the credit.
by Krystalle Voecks Feb 5th 2010 (4 days ago)
WAR
Mythic
When it comes to the Bright Wizards in
Warhammer Online, they must travel to the storied city of Altdorf if they intend to learn the crafting of fire. As you can imagine, this is a
crazy place to go to school, as one never knows when the entire school might erupt into flames due to a student letting their spell get the better of them. Thankfully, we don't have to brave the danger since our occasional
One Shots contributor,
Yavvy, decided to send this great image of
Warhammer Online's towering Bright Wizard's College along to us. All the fun, none of the singed eyebrows!
When you're running around in your MMO of choice, why not grab a screenshot and send it along to us? We love to see what you're all up to -- and it's easy to do. Just email your image to us at
oneshots AT massively DOT com along with your name, the name of the game, and a quick description. We'll share it with the world and give you the credit.
by Krystalle Voecks Feb 4th 2010 (5 days ago)
LotRO
Turbine
We got the first details on the upcoming
Lord of the Rings Online book, titled
Oath of the Rangers,
earlier this week. Now, to add to the excitement,
Turbine has followed up on the initial information by releasing a handful of screens and an excellent
developer's diary.
Flowing mightily from the keyboard of
Jeff 'MadeOfLions' Libby, the diary gives
Lord of the Rings Online fans much to discuss. Aside from the talk of storylines and a new skirmish, there's a really great behind-the-scenes portion about how precisely the
LotRO team sets up something called "drama sequences." Essentially, these scripted sequences tailor NPC dialogue to you based on your own personal quest history -- bringing you info the story. There's also some information on ways the team is seeking to make travel a bit easier for the casual players, or more rewarding for those who take the long path.
If Middle-earth is the place you call home, then you'll definitely want to check out the
new screens we've gathered up for you as well as the
enlightening developer diary over on the
LotRO site.
by Krystalle Voecks Feb 4th 2010 (5 days ago)
Just when we thought we'd seen it all, it would appear that
Aika has added an interesting animal into their beta mix. But these aren't your slide-on-their-belly
Happy Feet kind of penguins. No, it would seem that this penguin has a lust for battle and glory. At least, one might certainly think that when looking at the stout fellow in the screenshot above!
Today's
Aika beta screenshot was sent in to us by Jacob J, who writes in:
[Here's a] fun vanity shot. I like the dramatic lighting -- and the graphics really aren't all that bad for a F2P. I have no idea if they can actually manage PvP on the massive scale they're boasting (1000 players plus), but I'd like to see them try. Yes, that's an adorable little penguin-man with a skull on his head.
Have you spotted something in your favorite MMO that made you stop and stare? Well, why not grab a screenshot of it and send it our way! Our
One Shots mailbox can be reached at
oneshots AT massively DOT com -- be sure to include your name, the name of the game, and a description too. We'll get it set up and post it out here for everyone to enjoy, thanks to you.
by Krystalle Voecks Feb 3rd 2010 (6 days ago)
EVE
CCP
With the recent updates to planet surface textures in preparation for
Dust 514, there are even more breathtaking views to be found in
EVE Online than ever before. When you couple it with the interesting ships that can be found in New Eden, like this
Amarrian ship, you can see why many pilots like to take screenshots while playing
EVE Online and send them in to us.
Today's excellent
One Shots comes to us from electrobix, who writes:
I was just coming out of warp near a planet and was struck at the beauty of the new planets. The sun rising over the planet was amazing with the storm on the dark side of the world. It was a stark contrast to the strong lines and technical metal covering of my Prophecy Battle Cruiser.MMOs from big to small, we love to see them all! Send in your favorite screenshots to us here at
oneshots AT massively DOT com along with your name, the name of the game, and a description. Please make sure your image is at least 1024 px wide, and has no visible UI elements. We'll post the best of them here on One Shots and give you the credit.
by Krystalle Voecks Feb 2nd 2010 (7 days ago)
STO
Cryptic
Today, we launch into
Star Trek Online! Our ongoing mission: to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before. Well OK, not since beta, anyway. Still, it's always exciting to hold a shiny new MMO box in your hands -- made even nicer when you're a huge Star Trek fan and have managed to get your hands on the Collector's Edition.
Curious as to what came in this shiny metallic box now that you've checked out all of
our launch day coverage? Well, travel along with us as we put it into warp and set off for
a gallery look in the package.
by Krystalle Voecks Feb 2nd 2010 (7 days ago)
STO
Cryptic
With
Star Trek Online officially launching today, you can only imagine how many folks are counting down to getting home and logging in later. With various locations from the different series, you really can't blame any Trek fan for being excited about it. Today's great
One Shots comes to us from John H. who captured one of the more iconic locales for us. We'll let him explain.
As a lifelong fan of the Star Trek franchise and someone who has played every Trek game since the Original Series game for NES, I've been anxiously awaiting Star Trek Online since I first heard of its development around four years ago. Deep Space Nine was always my favorite of the series, so of course I was thrilled to find that the station (and accompanying wormhole) were included in the game. This is an in-game shot of the station at the precise moment the wormhole opened.
Are you Star Trekkin' across the universe? If so, feel free to grab a screenshot and send it in to us! All you have to do is send them to oneshots AT massively DOT com along with your name, and a brief description. We'll add it to our gallery and give you the nod for sending it in.
