OV Forums shutting down

After many years of use, we’re sorry to announce that the OV Forums will be shutting down. It’s been a journey, with the forums facilitating many a rampage throughout digital galaxies. OV still have active members and we now predominately connect using Discord. Feel free to join us on our discord channel: https://discord.gg/fYQ5Cf2

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New web-site launched!

Welcome to the new and improved OV website! The old word-press site was starting to look a little dated, so we’ve given the site a face-lift. Don’t worry - all the old content has been imported, so take a look around and if you feel like it join us on our discord server.

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Elite Dangerous Launches: Spaceships and Joysticks!

  Joystick Wagglers* old and new are now able to take part in the release version of the online laser-fest that is Elite Dangerous. Those oldies who remember Jumpgate** have probably already splooged the cash and bought into the Beta but as of two days ago, Elite Dangerous is live and stable. Pretty much. The game is rather pretty, and doesn’t need a ridiculous PC to play but that’s no excuse to starve your eyeballs of such beauty as can be seen in 4K

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City of Heroes Closing down

Farewell, from all of us at Paragon Studios This morning we announced that Paragon Studios will be taking to the skies of City of Heroes for the last time. In a realignment of company focus and publishing support, NCsoft has made the decision to close Paragon Studios. Effective immediately, all development on City of Heroes will cease and we will begin preparations to sunset the world’s first, and best, Super Hero MMORPG before the end of the year.

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MMO Update, with Vids!

It has been a busy month in the world of MMOs, here is just some of the latest news that has caught the interest of OV members. Planetside 2 is a game that is certainly being closely followed after OV spent a lot of time as an Outfit in the original. They have currently entered closed Beta and at the same time have released a cinematic trailer. As good as this trailer is, it is a little unbelievable that a Smurf could kill anything without a Jackhammer… Loyalty Until Death!

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City of Heroes : Summer Blockbuster event!

This summer, _City of Heroes_® brings you an exciting double feature event of pulse-pounding action in the Summer Blockbuster Event! In these new back-to-back adventures inspired by classic movie themes, you battle through time or plan the perfect heist. The Summer Blockbuster Event is more action-packed and exhilarating than this year’s summer flicks. The best part? You’re the star! Time Gladiator You are thrust through time into a time-lost gladiatorial arena.

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Guild Wars 2 launch date set

The wait is almost over. ArenaNet have finally announced the launch date for their online roleplaying game, Guild Wars 2. According to this official blog post the game will launch on Tuesday, August 28th. Prior to this they have also announced that their next and final Beta Weekend Event is planned for July 20-22. See you in-game!

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City of Heroes : Issue 23: Where Shadows Lie is now Live!

The Praetorian War comes to a dramatic conclusion in Issue 23: Where Shadows Lie! The Heroes and Villains of Paragon City, still reeling from the deaths of the legendary Statesman and Sister Psyche, must rise to stop the ruthless Emperor Cole of Praetoria before his mad plans can shatter the dimensions.  New Zone: Night Ward A Realm of Magic: Dark forces hide in Night Ward, threatening to destroy the world.

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Jumpgate Evolution evolved : Squad Wars

Take control of a state of the art spacefighter in SQUAD WARS™, the new free-to-play team based space combat game from END Games Entertainment. The team behind Squad Wars includes the creative forces behind the classic groundbreaking space combat MMOG, Jumpgate, and numerous other online games from the last 15 years. Form a Squad and fly into harrowing dogfights and zero-G furballs as you vie for dominance of the stars against competing Squads.

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Star Wars: The Old Republic – Legacy

Bioware have released their biggest content update yet, Update 1.2 – Legacy, for Star Wars: The Old Republic. The update includes a new flashpoint, new operation and introduces the Legacy system, which allows players to unlock features and abilities that are shared across all characters on a server. Highlights of the new patch, including video trailers can be found here. Full patch notes can be found here Octavian Vanguard plays regularly on the Rogue Moon (Imperial) and Hydian Way (Republic) servers.

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