WRUP Gestalt Version

Gestalt is a psychological time period that refers to something greater as a whole than the sum of its components. This isn't a troublesome phenomenon to see in action -- you will have to combine flour, yeast, and cinnamon collectively to get a delicious loaf of cinnamon-swirl bread, in spite of everything. The term can be applied to Transformers, which combine right into a single huge robot, often one that is not particularly delicious. Regardless of this reality, the official time period remains "combiner" as an alternative, presumably as a result of the people who find themselves answerable for naming are apprehensive about what would happen if everybody began using obscure psychology terms.

Hey, as long as we're already speaking about combining things, we'd as properly go whole-hog into this week's WRUP. That itself is a gestalt, however that does not appear fairly spicy sufficient. Let's all speak about combining video games together into a complete larger than the sum of its parts. Yeah, that is the ticket. Bounce on past the break for that and what the staff will probably be enjoying this weekend, then let us know within the comments what you'll be getting as much as.

Beau Hindman (@Beau_Hindman): I'll be ending up my time with Minions of Mirth and moving on to The Realm Online. I've just barely began to play, however already the sport may be very charming, and the group is awesome. Supposedly it's one of many oldest round! I am going to also be putting a lot more time building up my metropolis in Illyriad and attempting to hit the subsequent stage in Ministry of Warfare. Then I will proceed to make plans for taking every week to make use of no PCs in any respect and to reside off solely my telephone (for a future project).

If I may mix two games, they would be Ryzom and The Chronicles of Spellborn. Not solely would it's the very best-trying game in the complete history of the universe, but it would have the whole lot I needed. Properly, that's, if I could throw in some Wurm Online as effectively. And uhm... combine within the epicness of Vanguard. Oh yeah, and will I throw in some Mabinogi crafting and its rebirth system? What about...

Brandon Felczer (@bfelczer): This weekend I'm going away on vacation to my time share in Palm Springs and going to attempt to not take my laptop computer -- Okay, I'm gonna take it but try not to open it. We'll see how that goes. So, WRUP this weekend? LIFE!

If I might combine two recreation into one, it could undoubtedly be Star Trek Online and EVE On-line -- that could be pure and utter madness!

Brendan Drain (@nyphur): It's come time for me to close up the Massively Mob company in EVE On-line and leave Massively Motivated within the hands of its directors. It's been niggling at me since the EVE fanfest that operating a PvE corporation is not what I want to do or what I'm good at, and forcing myself to do it has murdered my enthusiasm for enjoying. I will be getting again into things I get pleasure from extra, like PvP and enjoying the market in my own time.

If I could merge any two video games, it might be EVE On-line and Age of Conan -- an odd combination but one I feel would work. Having played on a PvP server in Age of Conan, I discovered that sneaking across the zones monitoring players down and smashing them to bits was incredibly enjoyable. EVE On-line's single-shard structure, open-world territorial conflict, a type of policing and sentry turret system for safe areas, and a disposable gear system could all do wonders for AoC.

Eliot Lefebvre Ms. Lady and i will likely be continuing to discover Closing Fantasy XIV together, as she's been completely in love with the sport now that she's obtained a machine capable of handling it. Minecraft servers I've additionally received The Sims Medieval to occupy my time, and I might love to get back into Guild Wars with no matter spare moments are left.

Combining games is a little bit of a interest of mine to start with, and a variety of those video games wind up being MMOs. I'd love to see a mash-up between the setting and baroque, distinctive classes of Closing Fantasy XI with the ability system, armor system, and distinctly quick-paced breakdown of Guild Wars. Failing that, I would love to mash the setting of Sword 2 into a Star Trek Online-type engine. Combine up Fallen Earth and Metropolis of Heroes to provide me a Gamma World MMO!

Jef Reahard: A bit of EVE and AoC right here, and i've also returned to EverQuest II for some time (primarily as a result of it nonetheless has the best participant housing regardless of being seven years previous, /sniff).

My unholy hybrid could be Ultima Online plus Star Wars Galaxies, and going into particulars would take this entire column. Should you performed both, you know why. It's arduous not to incorporate EVE in there too, however I feel CCP will finally flip it into the ultimate sandbox, so there'd really be no reason to mix it with something at that time.

Jeremy Stratton (@Jeremy_Stratton): I'm continuing my quest to obtain and improve a vahtos accessory-set for my Priest/Rogue in Runes of Magic. Although every accessory has a very completely different level-requirement and none of the items goes close to the current degree-cap, they are nonetheless really useful for squishies (especially a pew-pewing Priest). I didn't need to suppose for a second about which two games I would mix. I'd love to see all the various enjoyable points of Runes of Magic injected into the giant and beautiful world of Vanguard: Saga of Heroes.

Justin Olivetti (@Sypster): As much as possible, I'll be enjoying Lord of the Rings Online to eek out all of that extra bonus XP for the anniversary weekend celebration. So no RIFT till Monday, alas!

Combination-smart, it'd be awesome to see RIFT and Metropolis of Heroes mixed. The soul system and dynamic events of RIFT would lend themselves well to a superhero setting, and CoH has at all times had a number of the coolest fight and powers of any comic e-book game.

Karen Bryan (@JayeRnH): It is Easter weekend plus the tail finish of school trip, so my playtime's restricted. I will try to sneak in a little Pirates of the Burning Sea, although! Minecraft servers

As for the bonus question, that is easy. I would like to see Minecraft mixed with RIFT. I need to see a plane of Minecraft with 16-bit invasions and armies of creeers and zombies working amok throughout Telara.

MJ Guthrie: This weekend will see me cooking up a medley stew -- a sprint Lord of the Rings On-line, a few shakes of STO, a heaping scoop of EverQuest II, after which a sprig of Aion for spice. I feel that can fill me up fairly nicely!

Hmmm, properly the first one could be simple to select -- pre-CU Star Wars Galaxies! The emotes, the customization, the housing, the social courses, the crafting, the... I may go on and on. I might combine it with... um... Okay, the second selection is more durable for me. I'd very effectively choose The Sims. I like to build; to be able to design and assemble my own place would keep me entertained ceaselessly. Can I add in a number of The Matrix Online features as effectively? Truthfully, do not get me began because I might snag options from so many games to make my perfect sport! Then I may by no means venture into RL again...

Patrick Mackey (@mackeypb): Champions On-line is doing a free Serpent Lantern weekend, so any player can play it. I am positively going to be working a few of it with pals. One among my buddies is coming again from the navy on leave, so I am going to also be doing stuff with him this weekend. We'll probably be enjoying Hisoutensoku and Artemis. I intend to upload a number of the exploits to my YouTube channel, so if you're fascinated, examine a few of that out.

If I could combine two games into one, it could be EVE and Armored Core. Specifically, I might like a cutthroat economic player-targeted mecha motion sport in a publish-apocalyptic world, the place gamers pilot robots as an alternative of ships and fight is blinding fast and skill-based.

Firstly of each weekend, we catch up with the Massively staff members and ask them, "What are you playing this week?" (In any other case generally known as: WRUP!) Join us to see what we're up to in and out of game -- and catch us within the feedback to tell us what you're enjoying, too!