MMORPG.com Daily Digest - November 02 2017

block If you wish to UNSUBSCRIBE, go to [( MMORPG DAILY DIGEST November 2, 2017 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Crowfall : New Tester Guide - Skills.](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) Testers jumping into this super early phase of the game can get a taste of the skill system that will, in some form or another, show up at launch. It’s this skill system where the SWG’s influence is most felt, followed shortly by Crowfall’s plans for crafting. What was once an entire class, whose tree required job specific experience to level a profession, takes form in passively trained passive skills. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Destiny 2 : Was a Sequel a Mistake?](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) Destiny 2 is a great game. But it’s also short on content for those coming either from the first game or new to the series. Sure, it’s technically a “new game”, but people playing MMOs, even ones that avoid the term, expect loads of content to keep them busy. Fair enough, Destiny 2 can claim it’s a whole new game. But the danger of taking an MMO and giving it a direct sequel is that you’re sacrificing all that older content to the garbage bin. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) [Nvidia GTX 1070 Ti Founder's Edition: A 1440p Powerhouse](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) Who would have thought that over a year after we saw Nvidia release their 10-series GPUs, we would be seeing another one? The GTX 1070 Ti is a slightly less powerful GTX 1080 targeting the 1440p market and is priced competitively at $449. Nvidia was kind enough to send over a Founder’s Edition, and whether you’re shopping for a new card, it might be worth your while. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) [Giveaways and Contests](20Newsletter/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) [General: Activision-Blizzard Share Earnings Per Share Adjusted Downward in Rare Miss Meeting Expectations](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) ATVI, the stock ticker abbreviation for Activision-Blizzard, has been adjusted downward in a rare instance where the gaming giant didn't meet Wall Street's expectations. The adjusted earnings per share is 47 cents as opposed to the projected 49 cents. However, revenue is up at $1.61B over last year's 1.57B. CEO Eric Hirshberg stated that "We've got good momentum here" after the launch on PC of Destiny 2. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [World of Tanks: Swedish Tanks Arrive in Game for XBox One & PlayStation 4](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) Wargaming has announced that the console version of World of Tanks has been updated with the new Swedish tank line that brings in twenty new vehicles including light, medium and heavy tanks as well as tank destroyers into the game. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [World of Warcraft: Before the Storm Novel Chapter Preview - Many Spoilers](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) If you're impatient waiting for tomorrow's World of Warcraft session that will doubtless announce the next expansion, you may want to check out a sample chapter from Christie Golden's forthcoming novel called "Before the Storm". In it, we meet the Horde Warchief Sylvanas Windrunner in the immediate aftermath of the end of the Burning Legion. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [EVE Online: CCP Taking a Hard Look at Clone States for Future Improvement](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) The EVE Online blog has been updated with a forward look at Clone States, a recently introduced feature that allows players to try out the game at their own pace for free. Since launch during Ascension, Clone States have been popular and have helped increase day-to-day activity in the game. However, there are some significant ways that the team hopes to improve them even more. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Overwatch: Behind the Scenes: Evolving the Game for eSports Viewing](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) The Blizzard team has been hard at work preparing Overwatch to meet the needs of the eSports-viewing community. To show off some of the improvements being made in that regard, a new behind-the-scenes video has been released to show what you can expect during competitive play at this weekend's Blizzcon. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Crowfall: New Tester Guide - Skills.](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) Testers jumping into this super early phase of the game can get a taste of the skill system that will, in some form or another, show up at launch. It's this skill system where the SWG's influence is most felt, followed shortly by Crowfall's plans for crafting. What was once an entire class, whose tree required job specific experience to level a profession, takes form in passively trained passive skills. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds: After Tons of Hype, Vaulting Patch Delayed...Again](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) The PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Twitter account has sad news for players hoping to try out the vaulting update. The test server patch has been delayed yet again. "When the test servers are deployed, we will be running them for a long time and it's crucial that they operate in a stable environment. Therefore, we feel that we have to delay the first test schedule for PC 1.0 to allow for a smooth testing of the new features and content". Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) [General: Kakao Rolls Games Division into Business Arm, Plans for VR & eSports Announced](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) Kakao Games is now a subsidiary of the larger Kakao group to better provide integrated services for both games development and business acumen. The announcement was made yesterday during the company's investor call. In addition, Kakao's joint CEOs announced that over "550M cumulative players" have registered and played titles from the company portfolio as of September 2017. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) [General: FIFA Online 4 is the Subject of the EA / Nexon Announcement](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) Well, we'd all hoped for an MMO, or at least a great sci-fi or high-fantasy multiplayer game, but EA and Nexon had other ideas. Perhaps to the surprise of noone, the "big announcement" teased by the two companies is none other than FIFA Online 4. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) 20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email [Destiny 2: Was a Sequel a Mistake?](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) Destiny 2 is a great game. But it's also short on content for those coming either from the first game or new to the series. Sure, it's technically a "new game", but people playing MMOs, even ones that avoid the term, expect loads of content to keep them busy. Fair enough, Destiny 2 can claim it's a whole new game. But the danger of taking an MMO and giving it a direct sequel is that you're sacrificing all that older content to the garbage bin. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) [General: Nvidia GTX 1070 Ti Founder's Edition: A 1440p Powerhouse](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) Who would have thought that over a year after we saw Nvidia release their 10-series GPUs, we would be seeing another one? The GTX 1070 Ti is a slightly less powerful GTX 1080 targeting the 1440p market and is priced competitively at $449. Nvidia was kind enough to send over a Founder's Edition, and whether you're shopping for a new card, it might be worth your while. Read more [here](20Daily%20Digest%20Email/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) [Games to play, Free now](20Newsletter/utm_source/MMORPG/utm_medium/email) ©2001-2017 Cyber Creations Inc. Our records indicate we have your permission to send this email to this address. If you wish to UNSUBSCRIBE, go to [(