Frogster Interactive has announced that the open beta for Runes of Magic will begin on December 15th, and they will be closing out the closed beta with an event to thank the closed beta participants.Frogster Interactive will open the Runes of Magic servers for all players on Monday, December 15th. With the start of the open beta, MMO interested players can explore the complete content that has been integrated so far into the fantasy-online-roleplay-game. Additionally, Frogster thanks all participants of the closed beta with a big farewell-event. This version is open to all players after a short registration on the official website www.runesofmagic.com. All players that have registered so far, without being invited to the closed beta, will receive automatic access to the open beta. All p ...

The Warhammer herald has been updated with information on WAR's public test server, and highlights of the 1.1.0 Patch which adds two new classes, the Open RvR Influence System, revamped public quests, and more.The Public Test Server is coming soon, so in the meantime we wanted to provide you with instructions on how you can get onto the server as well as how to copy your characters and jump right into testing. The purpose of the Public Test Server (PTS) is for the players to help us refine and test the latest version of the game by experiencing the changes firsthand and providing feedback and bug reports to Mythic. As such, we want to remind you that the content introduced to this server is still considered "in development," and that bugs and issues not found on the LIVE server may occu ...

Recently, MMORPG.com had the opportunity to ask a number of questions of Darkfall's Tasos Flambouras about the length of the that the game has been in development, the beta process and release schedule.MMORPG.com: Can you tell us, as of the answering of this Q&A exactly where Darkfall stands in terms of nearness to being a launch-ready title? Tasos Flambouras: Darkfall could launch today. It's more ready for launch than most, if not all of the MMORPG titles at the same stage that I've personally sampled and it has been for quite some time. Everything has been tested internally and since November 10th we've been using an ever-growing number of external testers.

MMORPG.com World of Warcraft Correspondent Deboarah Dietrich writes this handy guide to cooking and fishing with a special focus on the Warth of the Lich King expansion. Cooking and fishing are two of the secondary professions available to players in World of Warcraft. Many people find these worthwhile skills to raise as one can catch fish, which can then be cooked and turned into a great source for stat buffs. Cooking and fishing are excellent professions to level up together. One catches fish, raising the fishing skill and then cooks them up, raising one's cooking skill. Of course first one must obtain the skill to level up these professions. With the Wrath of the Lich King, there is a new land in the World of Warcraft, Northrend and the maxed out skills in our professions are no lon ...

MMORPG.com Final Fantasy XI Correspondent Herbie Grate takes a look at the Puppetmaster class in Square Enix's Final Fantasy XI.Easily the most underrated job in all of Vana'diel, Puppetmaster (PUP) is a versatile and powerful job released in the Treasures of Aht Urghan expansion. Unlocked by the quest "No Strings Attached," a Puppetmaster fights by using automatons under your direct control, and these automatons can take several different forms. Using hand to hand weapons, and wearing cloth armor, the job provides some challenges, and unlike other pet jobs where your pet serves a secondary role merely assisting you do the damage, Puppetmasters rely on their automatons for their strength and do everything to assist it and keep it alive. "No Strings Attached" Started by Shamarhaan in Bas ...

The folks at Runscape have posted a look ahead at the upcoming updates that are in store for Runscape during December and beyond. Achievement diary antics, elegant accents, delving into dungeons, and dashing hairdos are due during December. But what's all that mean? In our first update of the month, you'll be asked to return to Falador, where the fourth Achievement Diary will be waiting for you. With Falador being such a familiar area, you can be sure that some tasks will be straightforward, but there are challenges, too. Are you capable of slaying a skeletal wyvern? Have you encountered the vast mole beneath Wyson's flowers? Rewards will include brand new white lily seeds and a shiny new emote. Once you've done that little lot, your next step will be a watery one, as you cross th ...

Ncsoft has announced the launch of issue 13: Power and Responsibility, which adds day jobs for your character's alter ego, the pact leveling system, multiple character builds and more. SEATTLE, Dec. 3, 2008-NCsoft®, the world's premier publisher and developer of massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) today announced the next free update to its highly successful comic-book inspired MMO, City of Heroes®. The release of Issue 13: Power and Responsibility introduces several innovative features to the MMO genre. Macintosh players won't be left out as open beta testing for the new Mac version of City of Heroes is just around the corner. Issue 13: Power and Responsibility unveils some pioneering features to the MMO genre. Multiple builds is a character customization option and delivers t ...

Gametribe has published details of the new bird pet and the new Mount Babel area in Dream of Mirror Online. Gametribe.com, the premier destination for Free-to-Play games continues the Winter streak of major updates for DOMO fans. A new Pet is arriving in DOMO! The cute and rare Bird Pet is here. This brand new pet can evolve into a Bird King mount. There are three possible elemental types of this pet, with different attributes: o Wood: lower defense and HP, but very quick and evasive o Water: well balanced abilities, can use some water magic to attack o Fire: strong magical attacks Now that you have a mount, you can look for adventures on the dangerous paths of Mount Babel! Mount Babel is the brand new high level map, dedicated to the very experienced players. Th ...

MMORPG.com EverQuest II Correspondent Vernon Reich writes this overview of the races available in SOE's EverQuest II. In this part of his article, Vernon looks at the Neutral aligned races. The neutral races of EQ2 have a lot of variety, both in where they can start, and the racial traditions they gain every 10th level. Here's the quick list. Barbarians Barbarians are a tall, primitive folk that look a bit like vikings. Loving ale as much as the dwarves do, they can summon a glass of potent ale with alarming frequency, and drinking it WILL blur your screen, with a single glass hazing it up a bit, to complete psychedelic head trip level at about twenty glasses! The only other racial trait they start with is a 5% speed buff that's always on, but it doesn't stack with horses. Barbarian ...

MMORPG.com EVE Online Correspondent Sam Guss writes this guide to starting a successful corporation in CCP's EVE Online. To pick up where we left off, we saw how our fictional Eve Corporation, Plasma Creations uses taxes to bring in the ISK to pay for its overhead costs through the use of taxes. Like any corporation though, you will want to bring in a steady stream of profit in order to expand and develop into an even more prestigious corporation. The first thing we need to do after we determine our standard overhead costs is to find out our operating costs. Operating costs differ from overhead costs because they are more pliable and fluctuate more often, usually based off of the current market in EVE. In Plasma Creations we have four divisions within the corporation: Mining Manu ...