One Shots: Taste the rainbow
You can't tell by looking at that header right there, but that is a proper rainbow with all sorts of vibrant colors. Trust me, it's quite impressive. You can't help but feel the entire emotional spectrum when you gaze upon it, which is why it's a shame that we have to tease you with a grayscale version right here. But persevere! Your patience will be rewarded.
"Hooray! I just completed World 1 Zone 2 of the Super Adventure Box in Guild Wars 2 and collected my chest," sent in reader Silphead. "But this zone is special because completing it causes magical rainbows to appear, whether or not you're in Infantile Mode. So cheerful and fun."
Ready for the full reveal? Go on -- you deserve it.
When ArcheAge launches, I sincerely hope that there will be a people tram that I can take to see the entirety of this game while compulsively snapping pictures like a drooling MMO tourist. Until then I'll make do with your screenies from the beta.
This one comes from reader Bill: "I wanted to share the screen shots I took of the beta. This is the first large city I've encountered and some of the surrounding land. The city "buses" are like a gondola with wheels, although the mounts provided travel just as fast, and there's a zeppelin tower, similar to those found in World Of Warcraft... and it floats just as slow! Outside the city walls are filled with farms providing quite a quest hub for new arrivals, including bounty quests posted within the city."
And now we take a brief break to delve into the terror of the night. Chances are that you're about to get eaten by a Grue.
"While questing in WildStar's Farside zone, my Esper DeltaVee found herself in a very dark place surrounded by large leathery eggs that move when you approach them," said the late reader Duncan. "There is something horribly familiar about this scene. While my inner voice is telling me to turn around and flee screaming from this place; but for some reason I have to take a peek inside one of these eggs."
As Duncan's screams fade into the night, we pan over to a different part of the world, where a solitary fisherelf plucks bass from the deeps.
"Here I am enjoying the moonlight in RIFT while fishing in a small, shallow Stillmoor pool. This is the fishing daily hot spot," reader Bill informs us.
Our screenshot challenge of the week is to take a picture of your character EXTREME FISHING. Let's show Bill how we really do it with the fully buffed nitro-boosted fly and tackle, shall we?
Want to be featured in a future edition of One Shots? Send your favorite MMO screenshots to oneshots@massively.com, and don't forget to include your name, the name of the game, and a description of the scene. Large, colorful, UI-free shots that tell a story and really show off the game make for the best images. Look ma, we brought back One Shots!
