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Age of Conan: Read up on our closed beta impressions and your fellow readers' open beta impressions. And see what we think about Age of Conan's 250 hours of gameplay.

Lord of the Rings Online: Lord of the Rings Online is a year old! Be sure to check out our one-year retrospective and epic quest line visual walkthrough, plus our Book 13 hands-on video!

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King is coming in 2008! See the latest Wrath news as well as our analysis of Blizzard's recent announcements. And we want to know: will Wrath keep you in the game?

Massively Features: We have the scoop on CoX Issue 12's open beta, including tours of the Midnighter Club and Cimerora. Catch our chat with SOE CEO John Smedley about RMT and don't miss our continuing coverage of ION 2008.

EVE Online: Celebrate five years of EVE with our trio of regular EVE features: EVE Evolved, Have Clone, Will Travel, and Rogue Signal! Also EVE's skill system demystified, part 1 and part 2.

Warhammer Online: What does Warhammer's delay mean for the game? While you wait, check out the pre-order rundown, an explanation of living guilds, and details on the High Elf Swordmaster.

Posts with tag in-game-event

Exteel's Unofficial Full Metal Mayhem Tournament announced

by Shawn Schuster May 16th 2008 7:00PM

Filed under: Sci-fi, Contests, Events, in-game, Game mechanics, PvP, Exteel, Free-to-play

The announcement was made recently that NCsoft developer HawkSteel has assembled his own unofficial Exteel tournament, without the official support of NCsoft. The idea behind this tournament is to get teams of players to battle each other in a round-robin style format to determine the overall winner by accumulating Tournament Points (TPs). Each team battles another team per round in three separate matches in the following battle modes: Capture the Flag, Team Deathmatch and Territory Control.

There are no prizes, as the tournament winners will only feed off of the prestige and honor of being the best of the best. Be sure to check out the extensively-detailed rules over at the official site for more information. May the best laser-gun-wielding-robot win!

Tags: exteel, free-to-play, in-game-event, ncsoft, tournament

The beauty of MMO fashion shows

by Shawn Schuster May 15th 2008 7:30PM

Filed under: Galleries, Screenshots, Contests, Culture, Events, real-world, Events, in-game, Forums, Roleplaying

As our MMOs get more immersive in regards to graphical environments and especially character models, it is an inevitable progression to introduce fan-driven beauty contests into the mix. Fansites and forums are always finding new ways to boost the community in our MMOs, and competition is a natural element of our favorite games anyway, so why not combine the two? This type of community-based event showcasing the beauty of in-game graphics tends to be something that can most effectively be done in an MMO, and works quite well as a distraction from the typical killing, looting and questing.

So are these in-game character beauty contests an extension of roleplaying, or are they focused more on the competitive aspect? Do you think they're trying to over-compensate for real-world qualities as a form of escapism? Are they simply good-natured fun, and a way to pass the time? Regardless of the reason, they're becoming more popular with each new MMO. In fact, we anticipate one of these in Age of Conan very soon.

What becomes even more fascinating though is the conversion from in-game character beauty contests to real-world costume contests. Many players are willing to take it that extra mile for the love of their game, and this certainly isn't a new phenomenon. We've seen this for decades with Star Trek and Star Wars conventions, but are MMOs replacing this type of event?

Check out the gallery below for a walk down the runway of MMO fashion shows.

Gallery: MMO Beauty Contests

Tags: beauty, beauty-contest, costume, costume-contest, fashion, fashion-show, featured, gallery, halloween, in-game-event, real-world, screenshots

Help a kid this weekend: Children's week in World of Warcraft

by Michael Zenke May 3rd 2008 1:30PM

Filed under: World of Warcraft, Fantasy, Events, in-game

It's always fun to talk about in-game MMO holidays. Christmas events give you a chance to get into the holiday spirit even if real life isn't that jolly. Trick-or-treating in-game is more rewarding that walking around in the cold and dark on October 31st, and won't make you feel as foolish. And most games have implemented at least one holiday that's all about drinking - hard to argue with that!

This weekend World of Warcraft's top-drawer holiday events roll on with the original event Children's Week. This event, which began on May 1st and will run through May 7th, gives Horde and Alliance warriors alike the chance to step back from questing and PvP. There's a kid in an orphanage that really just wants to get out and see the world, and you're their ticket to fresh air and good time. Our sister site WoW Insider has a pair of gallery guides up that will lead you through the quests in Shattrath City. They're lucrative and fun, each netting about 50 gold and almost 2000 Lower City faction. The quests for Orgrimmar and Stormwind are still up, of course, and you can earn some factional rep that way as well. Both questlines result in one of three unique pets - a tough choice but one well worth making.

Gallery: Children's Week: Shattrath City -- Horde

Gallery: Children's Week: Dornaa's quests

Tags: blizzard, childrens-week, holiday, in-game-event, world-of-warcraft, wow

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo in Guild Wars

by Shawn Schuster May 1st 2008 9:00AM

Filed under: Fantasy, Guild Wars, Events, in-game, Guilds, Roleplaying

Player-driven in-game events are a sign of not only a healthy MMO community, but also a solid game. This is always the case when it comes to Guild Wars and its largest guild and alliance community: LaZy Nation, who is throwing their very own Cinco de Mayo celebration this week.

Most appropriate for an event such as this, celebrating Mexican heritage, is the environment of the Asuran Lands which most-closely resemble those of the Incas in Mexico. For this reason, the Cinco de Mayo celebrations in-game will take place in Rata Sum, International District 1 on Saturday May 3rd, 2008 from 4pm to 6pm Eastern. Come show your support for not only this event, but also LaZy Nation for being one of the most charitable and community-driven guilds and alliances in the game.

Tags: celebration, cinco-de-mayo, guild-wars, guilds, in-game-event, lazy-nation, mexico, roleplaying

Guild Wars celebrates its third birthday!

by Michael Zenke Apr 25th 2008 7:30AM

Filed under: At a glance, Fantasy, Guild Wars, Events, real-world, Events, in-game

Yesterday MMO newcomer Lord of the Rings Online celebrated its first birthday with celebrations and a brand-new patch. This weekend Guild Wars is celebrating its third tumble around the Sun, and they have the festivities to show it! Fireworks are now lighting up the sky, and birthday cupcakes are dropping from world monsters. Starting at noon Pacific time today, the Shing Jea boardwalk will be open for business. If you're a looking for a little Rollerbeetle Racing or Dragon Arena, they can help you out with that too. Just head to Lion's Arch, Shing Jea Monastery, Kamadan, or the Great Temple of Balthazar. The festivities should be going on all weekend.

Then, starting at 12:01 am pacific time on Monday, adventurers will begin to see their third anniversary mini-pets (like the handsome lion right) show up in their inventory. These pets only show up on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd anniversary of your character's creation, so you may have to wait a while depending on when you rolled your handsome ranger or saucy elementalist. Make sure to have fun a the party, and I hope you get a good drop for your birthday!

Tags: anniversary, arena.net, guild-wars, gw, in-game-event

Final Fantasy XI Feast of Swords event begins April 28th

by Michael Zenke Apr 24th 2008 9:30AM

Filed under: At a glance, Fantasy, Final Fantasy XI, Culture, Events, in-game

Those rapscalion Moogles are at it again. The Feast of Swords event, a chance for the children of the three kingdoms to get some culture, has once again been endangered by relic thieves! This time the Moogles were ... sort of ... ready for them. They actually sent the thieves information tipping them off to the Samuari armor's location, making sure they'd steal the relics in a timely fashion. They've given us, the adventurers of Final Fantasy XI's Vana'diel, plenty of advance warning that these thugs are coming.

So be ready! April 28th marks the start of the event, which will run through May 7th. During that time you can take place easily by grabbing a ibushi shinai (a special wooden katana) from Moogles in the three Kingdoms. Speak with another Moogle in one of the many early zones to appropriately tune your character to the content. The Feast is a fantastic holiday as characters of every level can take part; even if you play a max-level monster your avatar will be dropped to level 1. The full details on the event are available at the official FFXI site. The lore surrounding last year's Feast might be of interest for contrast, and the FFXIclopedia has a guide covering the 2006 experience. Make sure to arm yourself properly, and good luck fighting the bandits!

Tags: feast-of-swords, ffxi, final-fantasy-xi, in-game-event, moogles, square-enix

One Shots: The Emperor Family Academy

by Krystalle Voecks Apr 19th 2008 2:00PM

Filed under: Sci-fi, Screenshots, EVE Online, One Shots

As shown in a recent One Shots, there was a gathering of Amarr in memoriam of a thousand days passing since the death of Emperor Doriam II in EVE Online. This is another image from that in-game gathering, sent to us by Rodj Blake, that we wanted to show off today. The large structure in the center of the planet is the Emperor Family Academy, where the memorial was held, and if you look at the full-size image, you can make out some of the approximately 70 ships in attendance as a semi-circle of dots on the right-hand side of the station. (And to think -- most of the "dots" are larger-sized ships!)

Do you have a screenshot of an in-game event that you attended? Perhaps just some fun RP event that you and your guild sponsored? If so, send those screenshots in to us at oneshots AT massively DOT com. Yours could be featured next!

Gallery: One Shots

Tags: amarr, ccp, emperor-doriam-ii, eve, eve-online, in-game-event, memorial, rodj-blake, rp-event

Tabula Blogger's birthday bash

by Shawn Schuster Apr 16th 2008 8:00PM

Filed under: Sci-fi, Events, in-game, Tabula Rasa, Roleplaying

If you could have any birthday wish, what would it be? Would it involve something extra special like an in-game event in Tabula Rasa? How about if the NCsoft European Community Coordinator showed up too? And what if she spawned countless high level Bane within Foreas Base for you and your friends to have their own special shooting gallery within a safe zone? It sure beats Pin the Tail on the Donkey!

How many MMOs do you know that would do something like this for a fansite owner? I'm sure you could count them on one hand, but even in an unofficial appearance, it was extremely generous of Avatea to attend this small event for John, the owner of Tabula Blogger. Be sure to check out Tabula Blogger's post concerning more information on the event, including screenshots and an exciting video of the party-goers taking down some high-level Bane inside the base!

Tags: avatea, birthday, in-game-event, ncsoft, ncsoft-europe, tabula-blogger, tabula-rasa

SOE promotes player-run events

by Shawn Schuster Apr 11th 2008 9:00PM

Filed under: Contests, Events, in-game, Grouping

Socialization is the key ingredient in any MMO, I think we can all agree with that. So why is it we don't hear about more in-game events run by the players in our favorite MMOs? Everquest's Community Manager Lydia Pope has recently made a plea for the players of any SOE game to advertise for their special events and let the world know about them. She also states that if the SOE community runs more events, SOE will find new ways of supporting them. This includes SOE's help in spreading the word for you, and even the chance for someone at SOE to attend these gatherings.

If you're interested in doing something like this, but you're wondering what type of event to do, there are many fine examples cited. For example, you could create a scavenger hunt across a wide area of your favorite game map, or hold a performance where players can act out their favorite scene from a play. The possibilities are almost limitless, but no matter what you decide, be sure to check out the EQ guide entitled Tips on Player-Run Events. As with any MMO, be sure to also contact the appropriate community manager for more information or advice on running your very own event.

Tags: community, events, everquest, everquest-2, gathering, in-game-event, performance, scavenger hunt, ScavengerHunt, soe, sony-online-entertainment, swg

GW weekend event: Gaile's farewell party

by Shawn Schuster Apr 7th 2008 3:00PM

Filed under: Fantasy, Guild Wars, Contests, Events, in-game

As we reported last week, ArenaNet's Community Relations Manager, Gaile Gray will be switching roles at the company. So this weekend was her final farewell. She appeared in-game in Guild Wars to celebrate her last days with the players, as did the infamous Frog on his farewell tour as well. Every 3 hours, The Frog appeared in each district of Kamadan, Lion's Arch and Shing Jea Monastery, granting special party buffs for players who attended and performed certain emotes at his request. It was very reminiscent of the Mad King's appearances during the Halloween events, complete with that unique humor we can only find at these events. I'm sure the Sugar Hill Gang would be proud of The Frog's rendition of Rapper's Delight.

While this special buff was active, players would earn double the points for using party items towards their Party Animal title. This led to an overall heightened festive mood for the entire weekend with bottle rockets, sparklers and champagne poppers flooding our screens. We wish Gaile and The Frog all the best in the future.

Tags: arenanet, community, events, guild-wars, guildwars, in-game-event, party

ArenaNet's Community Manager stepping down after 7 years

by Shawn Schuster Apr 2nd 2008 4:00PM

Filed under: Fantasy, Guild Wars, Contests, Events, in-game

We were hoping it was just a cruel April Fool's joke, but it turns out Gaile Gray, ArenaNet's Community Relations Manager will be stepping down from her heralded position, and relocating within the company. This will officially take place on April 7th, so in celebration of her time with the company, there will be a special in-game event which begins at Noon Pacific (-7 GMT) on Friday, April 4, 2008 and will run all weekend, ending at Noon Pacific (-7 GMT) on Monday, April 7, 2008. There will be games, treat giveaways and much more.

Gaile Gray has been with ArenaNet from the beginning, over 7 years now. She's redefined what it means to be a Community Manager, often times seen within the game to relay news or simply hang out with the players. As a result of this, she's gained a status that approaches celebrity, as she's admired by many. But that said, a high-profile job like hers in a game that has exploded in popularity as much as Guild Wars has, would certainly take its toll after that many years. We certainly wish her the best in her new position at ArenaNet. Be sure to check out her wiki page where she gives her own personal farewell note to the players.

GG Gaile, you'll be missed.

Tags: arenanet, community, guild-wars, in-game-event

Happy Easter? Not in Tabula Rasa

by Shawn Schuster Mar 26th 2008 7:30PM

Filed under: Sci-fi, Events, in-game, Tabula Rasa

I think it's safe to say we've grown accustomed to certain holiday events in our MMOs these days. Most of these are global, non-denominational events, or at least try to be. Guild Wars' Wintersday is a prime example of this. We have an event celebrating the battle between two powerful deities in the GW world, peppered with the old recognizable favorites like candy canes and snowmen. It's full of win in every possible way.

Recently though, NCSoft decided not to make an in-game Easter event in Tabula Rasa, which concerned many players. In fact, even the default wintertime event was notably lackluster. Was this a huge mistake on NCSoft's part? Or are we just spoiled with our other online MMO holiday events? Some have speculated that the setting and lore of Tabula Rasa would prevent such events to take place, but we would think the opposite would hold true. Will this type of thing end up becoming a larger concern for players than the devs realize? We believe the players of any MMO would thoroughly enjoy their holiday events, and overlooking their importance in an online community setting could prove to be a big mistake.

Tags: easter, holidays, in-game-event, ncsoft, tabula-rasa

Tavern guide for EverQuest 2's Brew Day Festival

by Michael Zenke Mar 14th 2008 12:00PM

Filed under: Fantasy, EverQuest II, Events, in-game, Roleplaying

The EverQuest II team sent over a guide for players looking forward to this year's fantastic Brew Day event. The Festival starts today, and runs through to next Friday, the 21st. Players who participate can snag themselves a Tumpy Tonic bottle for their house, and talented videomakers who create a feature for the Brew Day video contest could win a real Tumpy Tonic glass!

To make your Brew Day extra special, check out the official Tavern Guide, which lists player-run restaurants and bars. These establishments will be celebrating the event in high style, so check out the guide or read below the cut for directions to a bar on a server near you.

Continue reading Tavern guide for EverQuest 2's Brew Day Festival

Tags: brew-day, eq2, everquest-2, featured, festival, how-to, in-game-event, roleplaying, soe, sony-online-entertainment, spring-2008

Tabula Rasa Roleplayers host AFS Memorial

by Eli Shayotovich Dec 19th 2007 6:00PM

Filed under: Sci-fi, Events, in-game, Forums, Lore, Tabula Rasa

As noted yesterday in our article "A time to remember," Remembrance Day is very meaningful within Tabula Rasa lore. Well, the "soldiers" over at Tabula Rasa Roleplayers have no intention of letting December 21st slide by unnoticed as they'll be hosting a Memorial Service to honor all that was lost when the Bane invaded Earth.

Via the TR Roleplayer website:

On December 21st, 2012 life changed, we changed. The Bane took away our homes, our loved ones, and our comfortable lives. But we have not given up; we have not laid down and surrendered.

Let us not forget what we have lost, and those who we left behind. Let us remember our purpose, our goals, and what we are fighting for. Let us put our differences aside, and stand together as one in remembrance.

And lest you think this is no big deal... the General British will be attending. For more information, be sure to check out Tabula Rasa Roleplayers.

Tags: destination-games, general-british, in-game-event, memorial-service, ncsoft, rememberance-day, richard-garriott, tabula-rasa, tabula-rasa-roleplayers, tr

Winter has arrived in CoX

by Eli Shayotovich Dec 18th 2007 3:30PM

Filed under: Super-hero, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Events, in-game, Hands-on

The CoX Winter Event went live yesterday. After getting some quality hands on time with the newly revamped festival of snow and lights... color me impressed! Along with all the same stuff from years gone by, the newly added ability to obtain medals for the fastest time down the ski slopes is absolutely addicting. Aside from earning bragging rights (complete with your name listed on the leader board - until you get dethroned at least), you also get badges based on your times down the slope. Last night I managed to obtain the Speed Demon (gold), Accelerated (silver) and Qualified (bronze) badges - all of which can be found under the Accomplishment badge tab.

Finding and opening the Gamesters presents has always been fun, and a bit tedious when trying to obtain the associated badges. So it needed a little somethin' somethin'. Candy Canes are a new type of salvage that you can get from successfully opening up presents. Sometimes you'll get a temporary power, a Candy Cane, or both. Unsuccessful openings get you some frosty snowmen to battle. While the goodies aren't shabby, they're things that have been available in past events. For instance, 10 CC's will get you a Jingle Jet temporary power. Twenty stripped canes will buy you Renewal of Light, a temporary resurrection power. In total there are 6 goodies to pick up.

All in all it appears this year's Winter Event will be the best one yet. Besides the constant plethora of free updates to the game, NCsoft always comes through with in-game events for their players. Just one more reason to live in the City of Heroes (and Villains)!

Tags: Christmas, city-of-heroes, city-of-villains, coh, cov, cox, holidash, Holiday, in-game-event, ncsoft, winter-event

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