Summary: This week we have all four reporters in house for a jam packed show. We ponder on the popularity of ESO on PS4, talk about guild wars 2 PVP, and we announce our first kickstarter! Audio Version: What we’ve done in game: Layanor Secret World Ark Dead Space War in the North Witcher Bill GW2 Harry Barony (http://store.steampowered.com/app/371970/) Persona 4 Rocket League! Chris World of Warships Batman: Arkham Knight Skyforge Guild of Dungeoneering Launched Crowfall Reporter! Kickstarter: We need your help to get to PAX! tinyurl.com/mmoreporterpax 14% funded in just two days! Thank you so much to all of our backers. News ESO kicking ass on PS4 http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/07/08/playstation-store-junes-top-sellers/ via http://massivelyop.com/2015/07/08/elder-scrolls-online-dominates-playstation-4-charts/ Top selling game on Playstation store in June Top selling add-on as well in June ESO is still $70 (CDN) to buy; not F2P ESO subscription is also the top selling add-on in the PS4 store ESO was also the top seller in the UK when it launched there http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-06-15-elder-scrolls-online-takes-uk-1 So why? Is ESO better on the console? Is Elder Scrolls in general better on console? Are next-gen consoles just desperate for another Skyrim? Final Fantasy XIV OS X Version no longer for sale, refunds offered http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/news/detail/0f6df59d2175ff4ddc26de3981641512f05a9e14 Post by Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida Issues with the Mac version of the game included 30% performance drop, and the difference in hardware between lower end and higher end macs. Yoshida says that the problem was changing system requirements late in the development process. Also blames Square Enix’s use of Cider, a Mac prot tech that saved on development costs, but didn’t create a worthwhile port of the game. Funny note - Google showed 1.5 pages of results with the exact same headline, mostly from different sites. Sponsors: Audible Go to audiblepodcast.com/mmoreporter http://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/Off-to-Be-the-Wizard-Audiobook/B00IIS32NI Doghouse Use the coupon code mmoreporter for a free 120GB SSD with your purchase! RaiderZ closing http://www.arcgames.com/en/games/raiderz/news/detail/9444673 Original developer closed down. Arcgames cannot fix the game without them. Shutdown on August 7th Notch calls free to play ‘bait and switch’ Notch: ‘F2P is bait and switch and should be illegal’ Quick Mentions: GW2 Desert Borderland data-mined http://www.tentonhammer.com/news/guild-wars-2/guild-wars-2-world-versus-world-desert-borderland-datamined Crowfall - Pre-Alpha combat testing starting end of summer http://crowfall.com/#/news/road-to-combat-playtesting-part-1 session-based, team-focused PvP game Not the full game, just testing combat start with pre-alpha testers at the end of summer, then move on to the Alpha 1 group, drawing people in as the system allows/as necessary in order to get the data we need. Star Citizen stories From last week: http://massivelyop.com/2015/06/27/star-citizens-roberts-talks-fps-module-squadron-42-shoot/ This week http://massivelyop.com/2015/07/06/star-citizens-new-frankfurt-office-features-21-devs-now-50-by-years-end/ http://massivelyop.com/2015/07/08/derek-smart-says-star-citizen-as-has-been-pitched-will-never-get-made/ http://massivelyop.com/2015/07/09/star-citizen-dismisses-feature-creep-concerns-declares-star-marine-has-not-been-canceled/ https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/271173/some-thoughts-on-concerns/p1 Contact info: Website: mmoreporter.com Emaill: mmo.reporter@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/mmoreporter Twitter: @mmo_reporter Twitter: @harryhol Twitter: @layanor
