Final Fantasy XIV Guide - A Preliminary Peek
- Published 08/24/2010
The highly anticipated 2010 MMORPG, Final Fantasy XIV by Square Enix is due for release this September 2010. The game is expected to attract not only the Final Fantasy fan base but reach out to the larger MMORPG gaming community with the cleverly thought-out features that comes with the game.
One of the obvious changes is the different battle and job system compared to the previous series, Final Fantasy XI. Instead of the traditional character progression via level and experience points, Final Fantasy XIV works around the concept of skill-based progression. Thus, instead of being able to mindlessly grind and complete quest to level up, gamers have to plan out skill combinations and which skills to max out for each class to strengthen their character. This is also where Final Fantasy XIV guides comes in. Because character progression becomes more complex and requires more planning with FFXIV, guides such as a Final Fantasy XIV class guide and general Final Fantasy XIV guides are becoming available rather quickly.
The Armoury System (the Job/Class System) adds on to the complexity of the game. Although it provides more flexibility for the experienced gamer to switch between the disciples and the available classes at any given time in the game, it can be rather tricky for anyone new to MMORPGs. Final Fantasy XIV lets one single character play all the available classes. Players can switch between classes by changing the weapon they carry. The crafting system is also part of the Armoury system. Player's attire changes depending on the role they take on. For instance when wielding weapons, the character's appearance will change to resemble that of a blacksmith.
Fans of Final Fantasy wait in anticipation to begin exploring Eorzea and check out what other goodies Square Enix has in store.
Great Source of Game Guide Reviews
- Published 08/20/2010
Players who want to get help from an MMO guide might wonder every once in a while which publisher to pick out of the loads of selection one can find by simply googling. I just found a promising source and thought this could be something for you guys too. Head over to MMORPG Reviews to check it out!
Champions Online Release
- Published 07/29/2009
Only a little more than a month until Champions Online hits the shelves. So far it seems to fail to pick up the necessary hype that preceeds the usual launch of every at least halfway successful MMORPG. Will it be able to pull it off anyway, landing another 'Eve Online'? Or is one superhero game enough already?
The problem might be inherent in the superhero concept. After all, most superhero stories are based on there being just one or a few selected superheroes. But how do you get consistent lore where everyone possesses some kind of superpower?
Another indicator of the problems Champions Online might be facing are the lack of community sites. Champions Online Guide is one of the few newbie-oriented places, and it's just a bunch of introduction paragraphs.
The problem might be inherent in the superhero concept. After all, most superhero stories are based on there being just one or a few selected superheroes. But how do you get consistent lore where everyone possesses some kind of superpower?
Another indicator of the problems Champions Online might be facing are the lack of community sites. Champions Online Guide is one of the few newbie-oriented places, and it's just a bunch of introduction paragraphs.
Aion Beta - Free Weekend Pass Giveaway
- Published 07/3/2009
Killer Guides is giving away 20 free weekend access passes for the Aion beta. All you need to do, is e-mail them a one-liner, explaining why you would be the best pick for a free pass. However, apparently your reasons don't need to be that good - they are awarding 5 passes to the top answers and draw the other 15 winners at random. In addition, all winners get a free copy of their Aion Leveling Guide.
Of course the odds that you are going to be one of the lucky winners is rather low. However, it's a one-liner, so it's not like it requires a major time investment, so why not give it a shot. More details are available here.
Of course the odds that you are going to be one of the lucky winners is rather low. However, it's a one-liner, so it's not like it requires a major time investment, so why not give it a shot. More details are available here.
Aion Release Date Announced
- Published 06/22/2009
Aion: The Tower of Eternity, also known as NCSoft's last big hope for
peace... err victory, had its release date announced: Starting
September 22nd in the US and September 25th in the EU, players will be
able to join the latest major league Korean MMORPG.
Aion, unlike its predecessor Lineage 2, is not supposed to be an endless world of grinding, but is going to be a more quest-based world. What fancy PRs try to tell us, is that it's going to play like WoW with wings. For gamers that means the bot-alert will only be only at orange and you'll be able to reach the maximum level within 20 days playtime. Let's see if this will pose any serious competition for Blizzard's pole position.
Aion, unlike its predecessor Lineage 2, is not supposed to be an endless world of grinding, but is going to be a more quest-based world. What fancy PRs try to tell us, is that it's going to play like WoW with wings. For gamers that means the bot-alert will only be only at orange and you'll be able to reach the maximum level within 20 days playtime. Let's see if this will pose any serious competition for Blizzard's pole position.
Darkfall Online Guide Released
- Published 03/17/2009
Grab a weapon, mount a horse, group up and prepare for battle! Join into the constant racial conflicts among the races within the world of Darkfall Online today to experience an MMORPG like no other. And in keeping up with this release of the game, Killer Guides, and elite publisher of MMORPG guides for more than 20 guides different games, has released their Darkfall Online University: a guide for Darkfall Online that covers the general aspects of the game from the basics to the advanced levels.
The guide focuses on aspects of the game such as a listing of all available skills, hints for gaining wealth and fame, strategies and techniques to handle the real-time combat system, an explanation about each class and a set of quest walkthroughs. You can visit the Killer Guides' website to find out more specific details about the Darkfall Online University.
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The guide focuses on aspects of the game such as a listing of all available skills, hints for gaining wealth and fame, strategies and techniques to handle the real-time combat system, an explanation about each class and a set of quest walkthroughs. You can visit the Killer Guides' website to find out more specific details about the Darkfall Online University.
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WoW Wrath of the Lich King Guide Released
- Published 11/17/2008
With the arrival of the long awaited Wrath of the Lich King expansion of World of Warcraft, fans can finally get the the in-depth guide that covers basically everything the new expansion has to offer. WoW Wrath of the Lich King includes a step-by-step leving strategies, quests walkthroughs, which will take you places and locations taht will assist you to level up faster than anyone else on level-by-level basis, an inscription guide that helps you master spell augmentations, dungeon tips. The guide also provide information about all the changes and differences in this expansion such as new character spells and abilities and the changes to the game mechanics. There are also tactics ands strategies for each character's builds and skills trees for the Death Knight as well.
The author of Wrath of the Lich King, Dugas, has been an experience MMORPG player. He has contributed his experience on so many World of Warcraft guides, which are available at Killer Guides online shop.
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The author of Wrath of the Lich King, Dugas, has been an experience MMORPG player. He has contributed his experience on so many World of Warcraft guides, which are available at Killer Guides online shop.
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WoW Death Knight Guide Released
- Published 11/17/2008
Killer Guides has released the new WoW Death Knight Guide
is also in bundle of the World of Warcraft Complete Package.
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Killer Guides Now Available in German
- Published 07/2/2008
Killer Guides has just opened shop in the home country of Mercedes,
Beer and Sausages (two of those aren't true by the way). At
www.killerguides.de, MMO players can now download guides for the latest
MMORPGs in German language.
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Aion Community Sites
- Published 07/2/2008
Aion is probably still another year away. However, we're already seeing a lot of new sites springing up to fill the ranks of Aion fan sites. From Wikis to Forums, from news sites to blogs, we're soon going to have a full-grown community on our hands for the latest hit from NCSoft.
In terms of community sites, there is already a decent number available:
Aside from AionSource, most of them only have a handful of articles on classes, guides and screenshots taken from the chinese and US Aion beta. However, in the upcoming weeks, we'll probably see those resources expanded a lot.
In terms of community sites, there is already a decent number available:
Aside from AionSource, most of them only have a handful of articles on classes, guides and screenshots taken from the chinese and US Aion beta. However, in the upcoming weeks, we'll probably see those resources expanded a lot.
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German Killer Guides
- By MMORPG Edge
- Published 07/2/2009
- World of Warcraft
I've been following the development of Killer Guides for a while already. Where we have seen a certain consolidation in the community sites (Curse, Wikia) and for gold sellers (IGE), for a long time it didn't seem as there was a dominant player in the World of Warcraft guide market.
Today Killer Guides opened their german portal at www.killerguides.de. This probably signifies a major step for the company. After offering already more than 100 guides in English, I was wondering when they would make the leap to another continent. German was probably their first choice due to the massive presence WoW has there.
Today Killer Guides opened their german portal at www.killerguides.de. This probably signifies a major step for the company. After offering already more than 100 guides in English, I was wondering when they would make the leap to another continent. German was probably their first choice due to the massive presence WoW has there.
Aion Guide
- By MMORPG Edge
- Published 08/5/2009
- Aion Guides
Aion: The Tower of Eternity introduces an abundance of new features to
the concept of MMORPGs. First off would be the highly rumored 'Aerial
Combat'. In other words: free flying; a truly complete three
dimensional sensation for players. Adding on to that is the ability for
players to engage in fights while in mid-air.
Aion Templar Guide
- By MMORPG Edge
- Published 07/30/2009
- Aion Guides
The Templar is one of the two advanced classes that Warriors can choose from at Level 10. They are generally considered the Tanks of the game, but they aren'9t merely restricted to being a meat shield. This class can DPS as well as take damage, and their tanking strategy doesn't mean merely standing around taking damage.
Aion Gladiator Guide
- By MMORPG Edge
- Published 07/23/2009
- Aion Guides
The Gladiator is an advanced class that the Warrior can become once they Ascend. This class is the heavy duty, in your face melee DPS champion. They are masters of two handed weapon combat, and have high health and defense. They are mainly a physical damage class, and their gear and abilities reflect that. Unlike the Templar, they cannot do any kind of healing.
Aion Scout Guide
- By MMORPG Edge
- Published 07/15/2009
- Aion Guides
The Scout is one of Aion's four base class archetypes. This class can be played until Level 10, which is when a character receives its wings and players are allowed to pick from one of the two specialized subclasses, the Ranger and the Assassin. These two classes are covered in detail in their own articles. The Scout is a leather-wearing melee class and he is all about speed, agility, and awareness. This class is quite useful in parties, but it really shines as a solo class if a player prefers to do things on their own rather than with others.
Aion Warrior Guide
- By MMORPG Edge
- Published 07/15/2009
- Aion Guides
The Warrior is the last of the four base character archetypes in Aion. A player who chooses the warrior archetype is given the choice between the Templar and the Gladiator. The Warrior archetype is the heavy melee and tank class of the game. They are made to stand toe to toe with enemies, and either devastate them with their melee attacks or guard the physically weaker members of their parties from the monster's attacks. Later on down the line the Warrior can decide whether to be a tank, a DPS, or even a healer, as the available subclasses have a number of choices and interesting skills.
Aion Spiritmaster Guide
- By MMORPG Edge
- Published 07/15/2009
- Aion Guides
The Spiritmaster is the other advanced character class that can be chosen after playing the Mage subclass to Level 10. This is another casting class, and the only summoning class in the game. They are considered a ranged DPS with significant Pet DPS to boost their own damage and keep their fragile, cloth wearing bodies safe. They too have a kind of mastery over the elements, but rather than just elemental spells like the Sorcerer they can control water, earth, air and fire spirits.
Aion Sorcerer Guide
- By MMORPG Edge
- Published 07/15/2009
- Aion Guides
The Sorcerer is a master over the elements of the world. They are a subclass of the Mage archetype, and over their many quests they receive a wide variety of spells that both help them bind and damage their foes.
Aion Mage Guide
- By MMORPG Edge
- Published 07/15/2009
- Aion Guides
The Mage is another one of the four base archetype classes in Aion. At Level 10, they can choose to become either Sorcerors or Spiritmasters. They are the major damage class in Aion, as they have typically become in many other games. To counter their massive damage output, however, they are also extremely vulnerable. Mages can control the elements, and need high evasion skills to keep themselves alive whenever enemies attack them. As is common, mages can only wear cloth armor, and have a large variety of spells.
Aion Chanter Guide
- By MMORPG Edge
- Published 07/15/2009
- Aion Guides
The Chanter is one of the two advanced classes in Aion; at Level 10, after Ascension, the Priest archetype can choose this class. The Chanter is a melee-heavy class that inflicts damage through stuns, crowd control and debuffs while still being able to maintain above average direct melee damage.
Aion Cleric Guide
- By MMORPG Edge
- Published 07/15/2009
- Aion Guides
The Cleric is the second of the two advanced Priest classes, and is much closer to what many players will traditionally regard as a Priest type class than the Chanter. However, it does have great benefits and some new and interesting abilities thrown into the mix so it isn't the same old boring heal bot class. They are more of a ranged class than the Chanter, and so will be spending a lot of their time in the back of the group with the Rangers and the Mages. This is always a good place for healers to be anyway, so tanks have more time to pick up loose mobs if the Cleric's healing pulls too much aggro.
