In Destiny 2, Season 11 is live. It brought the new exotic grenade launcher Witherhoard. However, the item doesn’t work quite as intended. Guardians are using the weapon to obliterate raid bosses in seconds while laughing. It’s expected that Bungie will soon put an end to the fun.
Here’s how to get the new exotic weapon: It was somewhat overshadowed by the big announcement stream for the 2020 expansion “Beyond Light”, but on Tuesday evening, the new season in Destiny 2 began. It brought Witherhoard, a new exotic weapon:
Buyers of the season pass will receive the weapon right away. The pass costs about 10 €
If you don’t purchase the pass, you simply need to play the free pass up to level 35, then you can get the weapon. It’s pure grinding.
This is what the weapon can do: It’s a kinetic grenade launcher that requires special ammo.
The weapon is actually designed so that its grenades spread a negative effect on opponents upon impact: the blight. When enemies suffer from this blight, they take damage over time (about 7 seconds) and transfer the blight to the environment upon their death.
The grenade launcher is essentially a plague launcher, such weapons are traditionally suitable against groups of enemies who then suffer damage over time, slowly die, allowing one to achieve high passive damage values.
The emphasis is on “actually.”
This is the nice new exotic. Image source: Forbes
You can pick up a quest from Banshee-44, at the end of which the exotic masterwork catalyst for Witherhoard awaits.
But what is the problem? Against “normal” enemies, the weapon works as intended. However, something seems to be off with the exotic: the exotic weapon deals way too much damage to raid bosses in practice.
As seen in clips, guardian groups take Witherhoard to bosses like Riven and destroy them in no time. They laugh heartily because it is absurd that these long, challenging contents in Destiny can now be completely mindlessly obliterated.
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Perhaps “damage over time” is being miscalculated, or it is buggy when multiple of these debuffs are active at once. In any case, this is currently a problem because this method of killing bosses completely removes the excitement from the game. There’s no need for mechanics, you don’t have to hit heavy shots, just shoot away.
It’s reasonable to expect that Bungie will soon disable the weapon until a fix is implemented.
Another new exotic.
In addition to Witherhoard, more new exotics are coming to Destiny 2 in Season 11. We have highlighted in an article what these exotics will be and how they can be obtained. There are some interesting weapons among them.
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The MMORPG Lost Ark is getting more major updates. Korean players will receive areas for their guilds that they can develop. Japanese players can register for the first beta test.
What type of update will this be? In a massive update for the new Season 2 of the Korean version of Lost Ark, the focus is on improving the social component of the MMORPG.
A large part of this is the new type of “Housing” made available to guilds. This is not a single house, but rather a large island where players can build their own town.
Your island in Lost Ark could look like this
It will be a place where your guild can gather and spend time together. Players outside the guild will also be able to enter your area, but only if you allow it.
Players will have relatively much freedom in designing their guild areas, and there will naturally be plenty of cosmetic items with which you can decorate your little town, such as plants or musical instruments.
What is the benefit of having a guild area? The area will offer many gameplay components alongside social aspects that are supposed to give you advantages in the game. These include:
A crafting building where you can create consumables for raids. The crafted items will be better than those from NPCs.
A research center that unlocks new activities in the area or frees up more space in the warehouse. It is one of the central features of the area.
Large meals with guild members that provide you with strength before a raid.
NPC vendors that can be contracted and sell unique items. The more the town grows, the higher the chance that rare items will be sold.
Quest bounties that allow you to hire other players for specific tasks.
Additionally, you can invite NPCs as guests and improve your relationship with them through certain cosmetic decorations. This is also important in Lost Ark because you receive gifts from NPCs that help you in the game.
And with the new selfie and photo feature, players can take many cool screenshots of their town and the NPCs in it, as community manager Risha did with her “Risha Town”:
Examples of buildings and decorations that can be placed in the guild area
Beta tests for Lost Ark in Japan – What about us afterwards?
When will Lost Ark come to us? Smilegate is still withholding exact information about the EU release. However, there is still good news for fans in the West.
Starting June 25, registration for the first closed beta test will begin, giving Japanese players the chance to play the MMORPG.
— LOST ARK公式(ロストアーク)＠リベティ (@Official_LAJP) June 10, 2020
That work on the global release of Lost Ark is still ongoing, was confirmed by the developers in April on their official Facebook page. Fans can expect “good news in the near future,” according to the Facebook post. However, there have not been any specific statements or even a date since then.
Now that the release in Japan is drawing closer, it is quite possible that the developer Smilegate will share new information about the launch in the West.
Mods enhance the gaming experience of ESO on PC: from more map features like minimap, showing skyshards and bosses to a more convenient inventory through improved display and filters, to fixed graphic glitches. We present our favorite mods.By Sascha Penzhorn.
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Convenient Addon Management with Minion
Minion is not about those little yellow annoyances that your mothers regularly post funny quotes about on Facebook. Rather, it is a convenient tool that allows us to easily search a large database for UI mods for ESO. Here, descriptions and images of all available mods are presented at a glance, everything can be intuitively installed, updated, and removed at the push of a button.
This is what Minion looks like. There you will find all the mods presented here.
The search function is also divided into categories like healing or tank. When we search for tank mods, for example, Minion outputs a handy tool that shows which monsters we have taunted and when we need to refresh the taunt. On the following pages, we will introduce you to 17 of our favorite mods, all of which can be found and installed via Minion. Minion is free, extremely easy to use, and available for download on the website minion.mmoui.com.
Always in shape with Zolan’s Auto Repair
You want to drive to the Harvest Map with your family and the car breaks down! With Zolan’s Auto Repair, this wouldn’t have happened. Just kidding! This mod ensures, of course, that our gear is automatically repaired when we talk to a vendor, so we no longer have to carry out the repairs manually in a cumbersome way.
In addition, there are settings for whether only our equipped items or everything in our inventory should be repaired. Perhaps not life-saving, but anyone who has ever walked into a dungeon or PvP with broken gear (or who is simply as lazy as we are) will appreciate it.
Better Inventory Sorting with Advanced Filters
You know the situation: You stumble out of the tavern after a cheerful night and are immediately confronted by an unfriendly ork. Time for diplomacy – this is clearly a job for Ambassador Axe! We ask the ork to wait a moment and rummage through our inventory. It is completely full, so we click on the weapon icon in the standard filter.
There we find three daggers, a wooden hammer, a choppy sword that we wanted to repair weeks ago, a club that we only keep for dismantling, and finally an axe – unfortunately, it is the wrong type and for a much too low character level. By the time we finally find the desired weapon, the ork has long since fallen asleep, and we’ve lost the desire for a proper brawl. With Advanced Filters, it would never have come to that!
This handy modification enhances all inventory categories with additional subcategories. If we are confronted by orks again, we click on the weapon area again with this mod and find subdivisions for all weapon types. One click on two-handed is all it takes, and we have found the axe! Advanced Filters saves us frustration, conserves our time, and ensures that our peace negotiations don’t go up in smoke.
Maximize Crafting Overview with AI Research Grid
Who plays multiple characters with different crafting professions quickly loses track. Does our Argonian already master the Daedric style? Can our Khajiit already craft bows with higher critical hit rates, or does he still need to study it?
Everything at a glance in AI Research Grid.
AI Research Grid presents a handy overview of all characters on an account at the push of a button. Who can craft what, which styles are missing, which character is currently studying new gear, and how long will it take? With AI Research Grid, tailors, blacksmiths, jewelers and carpenters never lose track.
Clutch solves the disappearing weapon problem
Not a particularly terrible, but still annoying and especially persistently present bug has plagued ESO for years: Occasionally, when changing weapons, your equipped weapon disappears from your hands. You still execute all attacks and spells of the respective action bar and weapon, but your hero appears to be completely unarmed.
Never again disappearing weapons.
When jumping, it then turns out: The missing weapon is stuck, due to a display error, under your feet! This does not cause you any disadvantages and just looks ridiculous – but if you’ve had enough of it, you can solve this problem with the Clutch mod. Nothing more, nothing less.
The built-in buff tracker in ESO is only minimally configurable, and the displayed icons cannot be moved or rearranged. The Srendarr – Aura, Buff & Debuff Tracker mod provides a remedy.
Finally, all buffs at a glance.
With this mod, we can freely move the icons for all ongoing spell effects around and arrange them according to our wishes, display them with text descriptions, add timer bars and countdowns, and select for group and raid members using a whitelist.
Srendarr is especially worthwhile if you don’t want to install a completely new UI with similar features, but still want more configuration options for displaying buffs.
Easy Cyrodiil Raid Groups with AutoInvite
If you don’t want to spend an eternity looking for a PvP raid in Cyrodiil, start your own group. However, it is not so easy to coordinate up to 24 people, set targets, and keep an eye on the battlefield. Especially not when we are simultaneously constantly searching in the zone chat for more allies or have to kick group members who are offline.
Fortunately, there is AutoInvite! With this modification, we can set up a passphrase that AutoInvite responds to. For example, if we specify LFG as the passphrase, AutoInvite will automatically invite any player to the raid who writes LFG in the zone chat. When the group is full or the desired maximum group size is reached, the invitations will stop automatically.
If a player goes offline, we can have him automatically kicked from AutoInvite after a time we set. We still have to lead our random group ourselves, but with this mod, we can fully concentrate on that at any time.
Maximum Customization with Bandits UI
There are many great completely new UIs for ESO. Our favorite is Bandits UI because it has a convenient options menu (also in English) through which we can add, remove, and customize countless user interface elements at will.
This allows us to display a quick-selection bar for up to eight items instead of showing only one item by default. We can display bars for health, resources, shields, and monster health around our crosshair so that everything is exactly where we focus on the screen during combat.
For those who like, they can compare their DPS with group members who also use Bandits UI. There are comfortable bars for displaying buffs and debuffs. You can display a minimap if you do not want to use a separate mod for it. You can automate actions, such as deleting in-game mail automatically after reading, closing books after first reading, hiding crown store advertising upon login, and much more.
Skip Intro Videos
This tip is not a mod, but still practical: Since gamers are naturally forgetful, ESO is nice enough to remind us at every game start who developed the game, who publishes it, and who created the physics engine. Still, there are ungrateful natures who would prefer to skip thirty seconds of annoying clips and go directly to the login screen. We have no understanding for this, but we will still show you how to disable the intro videos.
Go to your Documents folder (C:UsersYUSERNAMEDocuments) in the subfolder Elder Scrolls Online and then into the “live” subdirectory.
There, open the file UserSettings.txt. In line 155 there is the entry: SET SkipPregameVideos “0” (you can also just search for “Set Skip” with Ctrl+F, so you don’t have to scroll around).
Change the 0 to a 1, then you can save and close the file.
That’s it! From now on, you will never have to click away videos again when starting the game!
End the Inventory List – Inventory Grid View
We are slowly running out of jokes about the terrible inventory system in ESO, so let’s make it short this time: Inventory Grid View transforms the ugly item list in the inventory screen into a clear arrangement of icons.
Order in the backpack at last.
Works for inventory, bank, stores, and the crafting bag. At the push of a button, you can switch between the old and new representations and wonder what the developers were thinking with this design.
ESOTheater – Fun with Emotes
ESO has some of the most bizarre emotes ever found in an MMO. Those who know the right commands juggle fireballs, use a hammer on buildings and players, pluck at their lute, or pull out a tankard and have a fun time. Sometimes, we just stand in a field and whip out a hoe. Just like that, because it’s possible.
With ESOTheater you can make the most of emotes.
There are about 200 emotes in the game, and the list keeps growing. For roleplayers and people who just enjoy fun animations, it would be super useful to be able to access a somewhat clear list of these emotes in the game. Preferably with hotkeys and buttons for favorites. And you should also be able to hide it at the push of a button, because you don’t need it in dungeons or PvP.
And for those who expect that we are now recommending the ESOTheater mod for exactly this reason, you are absolutely right and win an inflatable washing machine.
Get Rid of the Junk – Dustman
You just want to quickly check your inventory for soulstones and find: chain underwear in Nord style, a half-eaten sausage sandwich, three potions that have been outdated for 45 levels, a starving horse, Manuel Neuer, and a cinnamon roll. In Tamriel, we collect an unimaginable amount of completely useless stuff on our adventures, which we regularly offload at vendors and sell for a few pennies.
Wouldn’t it be great if someone could take care of the tedious sorting work, separate junk directly, and automatically sell it to the next vendor? That’s possible – and it’s done with Dustman. By default, Dustman automatically moves all useless items to the junk category and sells the junk when we talk to a vendor.
Additionally, we can set filters for items that Dustman should automatically sell. For example, if you have absolutely no interest in fishing and keep collecting worms and guts through area loots, you can have Dustman automatically sell those as junk, instead of carrying 38 trillion of those baits around for an eternity.
This also applies to rotten food, inferior potions, items without traits, and much more. If we don’t want to wait until the next trade to get rid of the junk, we can also instruct Dustman to automatically destroy any junk in the inventory that doesn’t have at least a minimum value set by us.
HarvestMap – Me and My Wood
Crafting makes you rich. Even if we don’t feel like processing ores, wood, and other raw materials ourselves, refiners are created to enhance the quality level of equipment. Alternatively, the parts can be sold for tons of gold. Fish, treasure chests, and mushrooms are staple foods for all adventurers. That’s why we recommend HarvestMap.
This mod is a must-have for crafters!
It cares for the skin, keeps the cat litter-trained, prepares a gluten-free breakfast twice a week, and doesn’t judge us when we devour the entire bag of chips by ourselves. But that’s all a lie. Instead, HarvestMap places map markers everywhere we pick up resources and crack treasure chests, so we can find and loot these places again and again.
It’s not quite as nice as the chip one, but still kind of practical. Of course, there are also filter options if we only want markers for certain resources.
Kill Counter – It Really Feels Bigger
Spent a day in Cyrodiil and wondered: “Did I take down an enemy player today? Or even two? How often have I actually died?” Thanks to Kill Counter, these questions will no longer go unanswered. When you kill an opponent in PvP with Kill Counter, you get a Ka-Ching! sound effect, a confirmation in the chat, and a kill on a small tracker.
This mod is very helpful for PvP fans.
KillCounter is also nice enough to tell us which of our abilities dealt the final blow to the opponent when we execute the killing blow. In addition, it counts our own deaths, calculates our kill/death ratio (KD), and simply motivates us as we maraud around the Imperial City, hacking everything into pieces. This mod shouldn’t be taken too seriously, but it’s fun and also useful.
In addition to kill tracking, for example, there’s the option for notifications when a faction takes over fortifications in Cyrodiil. However, this mod is not perfect – sometimes Kill Counter lags a bit and only registers kills after a small delay. Nevertheless, we simply enjoy Cyrodiil with Kill Counter more. And the over 300,000 downloads tell us that we are not alone in this opinion.
The Ultimate World Map with Map Pins
This UI mod is not for explorers and borders a little on cheating. With Map Pins, you can display skyshards, books for the Mages Guild, loot from treasure maps, shrines, world bosses, and bosses of public dungeons, and much more on the world map. Of course, all conveniently filtered!
This map mod makes things much easier.
If you only want to see skyshards that you have not activated yet to clear some space on the map, no problem. Map Pins shows everything based on your personal settings.
TO-DO LIST WITH RAVALOX’ Quest Tracker
The standard quest tracker in ESO shows the progress of exactly one quest. This is especially super nice when we need to complete eight quests, all of which take place in the same area. Even better: if we pick up another quest along the way, the quest tracker automatically jumps to the new one, whether we want it to or not.
Finally, you can see all quests.
No wonder Ravalox’ Quest Tracker is one of the most used mods. With this tracker, we can track as many quests as we want. Moreover, this mod can be freely configured, moved, bound to hotkeys, automatically hidden in combat… in short: Ravalox’ Quest Tracker can do everything that quest trackers in practically any common MMO have been able to do for 15 years.
Don’t Miss Anything with Mini Map
ESO does not have a minimap by default, only a full screen map and a compass. This is partly justified by the argument that other Elder Scrolls games also do not have a minimap. Okay – other games in the series aren’t MMOs, don’t have fixed classes, and don’t have special attacks, but apparently, the map is where the line is drawn.
The mini-map is really a must for MMORPGs.
But it’s not so bad: Happy PC version owners simply install the handy expandable map as a mod. This is done via the MiniMap by Fyrakin mod. Alternatively, (Circular) Votan’s Mini Map is also good. Both mods have the same functions but come with different skins and display options.
It’s all a matter of taste – Minions has preview images for both. Both mods are compatible with Map Pins (see above) and show skyshards, bosses, and everything else we want to see.
Become a Master Blacksmith with Research Assistant
Weapons and armor in ESO usually have special additional properties and provide, for example, an experience bonus or increased critical hit chance, and so on. If we want to craft equipment that has such bonuses ourselves, we first have to find and study items with those properties. After a dungeon excursion, this quickly becomes a torture.
We have 20 or 30 looted equipment items in our inventory and have to painstakingly sort out which ones to keep for research and which ones we can dismantle or sell. Or we can simply install Research Assistant. This mod marks every piece of equipment in our possession with a colored symbol and lets us see at a glance whether the weapon or armor has a property we still need to research or not.
This way, we never accidentally throw away something useful again, and that tedious rummaging through items can be done with a few simple clicks.
Overview of Distributed Skill Points with SpentSkillPoints
The small but fine UI add-on SpentSkillPoints shows us how many skill points we have distributed, which categories the points are distributed across, and how many points we have invested in each subcategory. It’s not essential, but it provides some overview and allows us to see at a glance how our points are distributed without having to count them.
Additionally, this makes it easy to take screenshots of a build, which helps enormously when reallocating points if the character is reset due to balancing changes. Optionally configurable colors are available on top – for example, fully leveled skill lines can be displayed with green numbers, while not fully developed lines can have red ones. Practical!
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The PS5 design has finally been revealed. Literally revealed, because the console is standing. But can the console actually lie down, or is only the vertical stand possible?
Many viewers wondered after the presentation whether the console can actually lie down or if it has to stand like a tower all the time.
We present to you in our article whether the PlayStation 5 can also be laid down. Because the official video might provide an answer to this, which we will explain here.
This is what it should look like when the PlayStation 5 lies down
It was like this with the PS4: Sony sold a so-called “Vertical Stand” for the PlayStation 4. This allowed you to set up your console not only horizontally but also vertically. However, those who set the console up vertically often had the problem of a very noisy PS4.
What about the PS5? According to the official video, there will likely be a similar solution for the PlayStation 5. Instead of a Vertical Stand, there will probably be a Horizontal Stand. In the picture, this can be seen as a black platform under the console.
The official PS5 design heats up emotions
What do users say about it? After Microsoft’s “fridge,” many users are now amused by the design of the PlayStation 5. Speaking of towers: one user even claimed to see Sauron’s tower in the PlayStation 5:
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The Greymoor expansion of the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) is now available for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. A new gameplay trailer makes fans quite eager.
What can we see in the new trailer? The video was created with in-game graphics, therefore showing gameplay from the MMORPG ESO. The entire scene is styled like the trailer of a vampire movie.
We see the awakening of the vampire lord, with whom you will deal in the MMORPG, and how he conjures a new threat to the region of Skyrim: an unholy alliance between werewolves, vampires, and other creatures of the night.
We see the Blackreach, the gigantic cave system beneath Skyrim, where dark creatures dwell. The heroes of ESO must unite to destroy the Dark Heart of Skyrim.
We see battles, magic, vampires, werewolves, giants, and the vampire lord that must be defeated in an epic trailer.
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The new gameplay trailer for ESO Greymoor makes you eager for the MMORPG.
What can we expect with Greymoor? The latest addon of the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online leads you to Skyrim, the province in the north of the continent Tamriel, where the successful role-playing game The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim was also set.
You will explore the large area of Western Skyrim, where you will visit the well-known Solitude from TES 5: Skyrim. However, it is set around 1,000 years before the events of the SP-RPG.
You will also descend into the gigantic cave system Blackreach and uncover the secrets of this dark place.
Furthermore, you will face the vampire lord and his army in a new story.
The long-awaited The Last of Us Part 2 is set to release next Friday, June 19. Many gaming websites have already had the chance to try out the PS4 adventure and are overflowing with praise. We summarize how the game is being reviewed so far.
What are the highlights of the game? The Last of Us Part 2 is praised in every review for its incredible atmosphere and dark, revenge-driven story.
Highlights include the facial expressions, sound design, and the voice acting of Ashley Johnson, who voices Ellie in English.
The new installment is said to deal heavily with the theme of violence, causing you to constantly question your actions. How exactly this unfolds is hard to assess after the reviews, as Sony has set strict guidelines for the NDA.
Ellie with her guitar – But according to some reviews, she plays it far too rarely in the new installment.
The Ratings at a Glance
The ratings on Metacritic: As of now, there are 64 reviews for The Last of Us Part 2 on Metacritic. On average, the game receives a score of 95, although some ratings follow a different system than Metacritic itself.
We have compiled an overview of the 15 most well-known sites for you:
Gamerant: 5/5 stars – 100 points
IGN: 10/10 – 100 points
Gameinformer: 10/10 – 100 points
VG247: 5/5 stars – 100 points
Eurogamer Italy: 10/10 – 100 points
Gamesradar: 5/5 stars – 100 points
Telegraph: 5/5 stars – 100 points
The Guardian: 5/5 stars – 100 points
Shacknews: 9/10 – 100 points according to Metacritic
Millenium: 95 points
4Players: 94 points
Ausgamers: 9.2/10 – 92 points
USGamer: 4.5/5 – 90 points
Gamespot – 8/10 – 80 points
IGN Japan: 7/10 – 70 points
How do the ratings look in Germany? Among the German sites, only 4Players is listed on Metacritic. However, other outlets have also reviewed The Last of Us Part 2:
IGN Germany – 10/10
PCGames – 10/10
GamePro – 97%
Playfront – 9.7/10
The Last of Us 2 received a lot of attention for its realistic visuals.
What the Reviews Say
Many reviews describe The Last of Us Part 2 as a masterpiece. We have summarized some statements from testers.
Video Game Fiction on Groundbreaking Power – The Guardian
At The Guardian, the author is especially impressed by the presentation of the game. It ensures that you are immediately captivated by the game, sometimes feel uncomfortable, yet cannot let go:
The graphical and technical achievements of the game are also key to its power: Everything from the animation to the scene composition, every building, every broken piece of furniture, and every tiny trinket that makes up this post-apocalyptic America is meticulously and astonishingly crafted.
The editorial team offers the conclusion from three editors. Linda Sprenger writes:
My longest gaming session lasted twelve hours straight. I even dreamed about the game, waking up in the morning wanting to dive right back into this world. The Last of Us Part 2 captivated me so much. […]
In no other game have I cheered, suffered, cried, and laughed so much with the characters. No other game has occupied my thoughts for days afterward. […] For me, The Last of Us 2 turns out to be one of the most emotional video game experiences I have ever had – and ultimately one of the most beautiful. Because as hard as the game hits me in the gut, it also strikes me straight in the heart.
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One of the top reviews comes from IGN. Both the English and German versions give the game a score of 10. In the English version, the author summarizes his experiences with The Last of Us Part 2 as follows:
The game offers a multi-layered, emotionally devastating story with stealth and action gameplay that improves on the mechanics of the first game while also integrating a bit more of the larger mobility and action of Uncharted.
But even though Part 2 is an exciting adventure, it still takes time for a breathtaking, nuanced exploration of the strength and fragility of the human spirit. The PlayStation 4 has one of the best exclusives in one of the best games of this generation.
With Fractured, an interesting MMORPG is currently being created, aimed at sandbox fans and already makes the impression of a modern Ultima Online during its Alpha.
Ultima Online was released in 1997 and still has a loyal fanbase today. Although Broadsword is now developing the online role-playing game instead of Origin, patches and updates are still regularly released. The gameplay of a gigantic sandbox still attracts players today: People can do virtually anything in Ultima Online; besides warriors, players can also be fishermen or blacksmiths.
Fractured takes exactly this path from the developer Dynamight Studios. The sandbox aspect is the centerpiece.
Basically, the game starts similarly to survival games like Conan Exiles or ARK: Survival Evolved. You start with nothing and initially gather resources to craft your first items like tools, clothing, or weapons. Over time, you venture deeper into the wilderness, where dangerous monsters lurk. The game is played from an isometric perspective. Thus, you see the action similarly to how you would see it in Diablo from an overhead angle.
The Beastmen are one of the three playable races in the MMORPG Fractured.
The monsters help improve your hero through skills by earning points through fighting, which can be used to improve your abilities. However, the monsters also serve as resource providers. In Fractured, there are no levels to progress through. Over time, you will become more powerful through your skills and you can even build your own house according to your specifications. If you team up with other players, settlements and kingdoms are possible.
The economy is entirely in the hands of the players. There is a cycle of adventurers who venture into the wilderness to gather resources and craftsmen who buy these materials to create equipment. This equipment is then resold to the adventurers.
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This is how the MMORPG Fractured played out in the Alpha.
What makes Fractured special?
Fractured offers a very interesting feature. You decide on which of the three worlds you want to play. These differ based on PvP. Under strict rules, it is possible to travel to the worlds of the other races.
For humans, PvP is heavily restricted and subject to a strict justice system.
The Beastmen do not fight among themselves – there is no PvP in their world.
The Demons are a warlike race, and in their world, everything revolves around PvP and territorial battles.
If you choose Demons as your race, the focus of Fractured is on PvP.
You decide how much or how little PvP you want in the MMORPG Fractured. If you are only interested in PvE, then choose the world of the Beastmen. If you want to occasionally compete fairly with other players, the realm of humans may be for you. However, if you prefer open PvP and territorial wars, then you are with the Demons.
Furthermore, Fractured employs the Spatial OS technology. This allows even small teams to create and simulate gigantic worlds without much effort. Thus, you explore very large areas in the MMORPG, even though it comes from a smaller indie studio.
Thanks to Spatial OS, Fractured offers large gaming areas, like the spider-infested Vale of Shadows.
Another interesting aspect of the online role-playing game is the talent system. You do not learn skills from trainers, but rather randomly during gameplay by performing certain activities. For example, crafting items could grant you a new skill. You can improve skills using Knowledge Points. You also earn these through gameplay, for example, when you craft items, find relics, or perform other activities. However, this system was not yet fully implemented in the current Alpha version.
This is what the talent tree of Fractured looks like.
Who is Fractured for?
The MMORPG wants to bring back the feeling that Ultima Online conveyed in the late 1990s: freedom. Fractured aims to become a second home for you; an MMORPG where it is not about blazing through content quickly and becoming the best on the server. You live in a community where every player has a role. This creates a virtual world.
Furthermore, the MMORPG Fractured does not only aim at PvE or PvP fans but wants to offer a playground for both groups. The system with the three worlds is a good way to provide players exactly what they desire.
In the MMORPG Fractured, you can build houses according to your ideas.
If you are looking for an MMORPG that can become a second home like Ultima Online, offers many freedoms, and provides you with the playstyle you enjoy, you should keep an eye on Fractured. The interest in such a classic MMORPG is evidenced by the successful Kickstarter campaign from 2018, where 1,050 backers contributed 111,662 euros for financing.
The MMORPG is currently in the Alpha phase, where not all features are present. The team has not yet announced a Beta date. The release is also not confirmed yet. The MMORPG is expected to be released no earlier than 2021.
The basic framework with survival elements, crafting, combat, and house building is already present and works well. However, many other aspects are still missing, such as the political system and trading between players.
There is still a lot to do to turn this framework into a full-fledged and comprehensive MMORPG. However, with every alpha phase, more features are added. Nevertheless, the release will likely take over a year to arrive.
MeinMMO had the opportunity to participate in the last Alpha. Fractured is still in an early state. Whether a release can happen in 2021 is therefore not certain. Nevertheless, it plays smoothly. Your first steps in the foreign world are easy, and soon you will have your first weapons and be able to venture further into the wilderness. This motivates you to keep playing.
In the wilderness of the MMORPG Fractured, many battles await you, here against goblins.
However, the world of Fractured is still empty, and there is not much to do except crafting items, building houses, and fighting monsters. However, this hopefully will change over time. Further alpha tests are planned that will bring new features, including talent trees, player cities, and additional areas. This shows that continuous development is taking place.
Playing Fractured has also shown that we can expect a classic MMORPG here. Fractured feels like an Ultima Online with 3D graphics. This is evident in the many menus, the somewhat more complex controls, and the fact that you are set loose quite early on. You won’t be hand-held and guided through the game by quests.
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The MMORPG Fractured is played from an isometric perspective.
What we like so far about Fractured – and what we don’t like
Fractured is still in an early state. Therefore, quite a bit is likely to change before the release of the MMORPG. However, we can already assess the game a bit:
Pro
The MMORPG offers a huge sandbox world full of freedoms
You are free to improve your hero or create houses
You decide how much PvP you want in the game
Every player has a role and contributes to the MMORPG’s economy
Especially fans of old-school MMORPGs could get their money’s worth
Contra
The MMORPG does not have spectacular graphics that some players may expect today
There are few assists; you have to figure out most things yourself
Three worlds might thin out the player base per world
Andreas Bertits Freelance author at Mein-MMO
Hit-Potential: Interesting for genre fans
Fractured is an old-school MMORPG. Everyone must be aware of this. This is not the next The Elder Scrolls Online, but a sandbox MMORPG that deliberately builds on the virtues of yesteryear: freedom, many gameplay possibilities, and self-determination.
Even without a grand story or epic quests, Fractured could find its target audience: players who place less value on fantastic graphics but seek a second home where they can roam freely. That such a thing can still be enjoyable today is demonstrated by the ongoing success of Ultima Online. The MMORPG is nearly 23 years old and still runs well.
The current Alpha of Fractured has already been fun and plays smoothly. However, the MMORPG needs more attention and, above all, interested players who are open to this type of online role-playing game. Fractured could become great; it just needs the chance.
Andreas Bertits Freelance author at Mein-MMO
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With Dual Universe (PC), we can expect a huge space sandbox that offers you many possibilities. The impressive PvP battles in the new gameplay trailer show that it is not just about building and economy.
What does the trailer show? What would a space MMO be without gigantic space battles? Exactly these can be seen in the new video of Dual Universe from the French developer Novaquark.
In the video, space pirates attack a space station. A battle ensues. Space fighters launch from a gigantic carrier ship, zoom through space, and engage in exciting chases with the defenders.
In the new PvP trailer of Dual Universe, you can see the space battles of the MMO.
What is special about it? In Dual Universe, you earn everything yourself. This also means that you build your ships yourself, using individual modules. To do this, you mine resources or buy them from other players to get the materials you need for your ships.
So the space battles in the new gameplay trailer are fights conducted with player-created ships. Every spaceship that flies around or explodes in a fireball was built by a player of the online game Dual Universe.
So there is not just virtual money in the ship, but a lot of heart and soul, which will make a loss that much more painful.
Since the ships are made of voxels, you can see every damage to the hull in the battles.
How to join: If you want to participate in the alpha – and later in the beta – of Dual Universe, you can buy one of the founder’s packages on the official website (via dualthegame.com).
With the Contributor Pack for 60 euros, you immediately enter the alpha and later join the beta.
In Dual Universe, you also travel on foot on planets and build cities with other players.
Dual Universe is a real MMO
Is Dual Universe a space action simulation? The gameplay trailer might give the impression that Dual Universe is an action game focused on space battles. However, this is not the case. While PvP battles play a significant role, they are only one aspect of the MMO.
A beta is scheduled to launch this year. According to the roadmap on the official website, it should be in the summer. The official release will then take place sometime next year, provided everything goes according to plan during the testing phases.
Part of the event was also Rockstar with an announcement regarding Grand Theft Auto V and the online mode. Both will be playable on the PS5. Both the single-player with Michael, Trevor, and Franklin and the online mode. The special thing: GTA Online will come as a Free2Play MMO on the PS5.
To sweeten the waiting time for fans of Sony’s console, PS4 players will now receive 1 million GTA dollars as a gift every month.
How to get the millions – and for how long?
This is the requirement: In the announcement, Rockstar Games states that all PlayStation Plus members on the PS4 will receive this bonus. PS Plus is Sony’s subscription service that allows you to play online games.
How many millions are there? Until the release of GTA Online on the PS5, there will be 1 million GTA dollars gifted every month. There is currently no exact release date for GTA Online on PlayStation 5. Rockstar Games states that it will happen in the second half of 2021. Until then, you can expect at least 12 million GTA $ for free.
How to get the money? To qualify, you just need to log into GTA Online every month. After logging in, it may take up to 72 hours for the money to be automatically credited to your Maze Bank account. If you save a bit, you can easily invest in the fastest cars in GTA Online and expand your vehicle fleet.
If you want to earn even more money, just follow our guide. We show you 12 ways to quickly earn a lot of money in GTA Online 2020. With guides for CEOs, motorcycle presidents, and rewarding activities that will fill your online account. This way, you can quickly turn the gifted millions into even more cash.
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In the new system, you now receive a total of 55 coins per day, but you must sit in gyms for a significantly longer time – meaning putting a Pokémon in the gym for defense. You will then receive the 5 additional coins if you complete several tasks per day.
New Coin System in Australia – Is It Coming to Us?
What has changed: So far, Australian trainers had to sit a total of 25 hours per day in gyms to earn the 50 coins. You had to sit in at least 2 gyms per day to reach the 25 hours of defense time. This means you earned 2 coins per hour. This has now been raised again to 6 coins per hour, just like it has been everywhere before.
However, Australian trainers can now only earn 30 coins per day from gyms. So, they would need to sit 5 hours per day in gyms.
The other 20 coins are only obtained if they complete several daily tasks, as can be seen in the following image:
20 coins are now available when you solve 5 different tasks. Source: reddit
The 5 additional coins that were available earlier in the new system are now completely gone. You can still only earn the 50 daily coins, which are now divided between daily tasks and defending gyms.
How is the system being received? Despite the adjustments, the system is facing criticism again. It is not quite understood why a previously functioning system is simply changed and now there aren’t even 5 additional coins to be gained.
On reddit , the user CompositieWhoHorrible writes: “To be clear. We are going from ‘You will receive a maximum of 55 coins per day, but it will be impossible for your Pokémon to occupy a gym long enough to earn them’ to ‘You will receive the same amount of coins that you have always been able to earn, but 2/5 of them will be conditional on finding and winning a raid.'”
Other trainers suggest that the current global system could be retained and that players should be allowed to earn the 50 coins through daily tasks if they cannot defend gyms.
As it stands, however, players will likely not be satisfied with the system currently being tested. It is quite possible that Niantic will make further adjustments.
Will the system then come worldwide? Niantic is certainly willing to implement a new coin system on a global scale. They will also see the current criticism. It is quite conceivable that they will make some changes again.
However, if the feedback improves, there would be nothing standing in the way of a global release. Until then, you can still use the old system and earn enough coins to fight against Latias and Latios this weekend.
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The Crucible is supposed to be more fun in Destiny 2 now, and matchmaking is being worked on. Additionally, players will soon be able to run properly again.
This is happening in PvP: In Season 11 of Destiny 2, your skills and statistics will no longer affect which opponents you face in the Crucible. In technical terms, there will be no more SBMM (Skill Based Matchmaking).
This should lead to shorter wait times before matches, better connection quality, and above all more fun.
However, the change in player search does not apply to these playlists:
Survival (Competitive)
Survival: Freelance (Solo Competitive)
Elimination
In the Trials of Osiris, your victories on the ticket determine which opponents you face. In the Trials, some loot adjustments will ensure that players are better rewarded for their time in the mode.
More chaos in PvP is supposed to attract players
When is it coming? The changes went live according to Bungie on the night of June 12. So you can already explore the Crucible with the new settings.
What was the problem with SBMM? Focusing primarily on having a lobby with players of equal skill seems fair at first. However, the search process often prolonged player searches, and fun suffered under too strict SBMM. As a result, participants always have to “sweat“, always give their best, and can rarely just have fun.
Bungie emphasizes (via TWaB) that they want to make the Crucible a “bombastic, frenetic action game”. Guardians should be able to relax and enjoy the chaos. However, those looking for a challenge can find it in the competitive modes and the Trials.
When SBMM mysteriously disappeared from PvP due to a bug, Guardians even demanded that the “problem” not be fixed:
A hotfix allows players to run properly again next week
These changes are coming soon: Bungie announced a small hotfix for next Monday, June 15. This will address some issues that arose with the start of Season 11.
What’s included in hotfix 2.9.0.1:
Spriting should work properly again for controller users, currently your sprint intermittently cuts off early – It was initially thought that this issue was due to the new controller features.
Fixes an issue where a full inventory of Umbral Engrams blocked the starting quest of Season 11.
The Guardian Angel mod from the artifact should now function correctly.
The Breakthrough Resonator mod from the artifact should now function correctly.
A fix for visible holes in the EDZ, where the Seraph bunker was in Season 10.
Armor from Season 10 should now correctly access “Light Charge” mods (currently you have access to mods that are not unlocked).
Are you a proponent or opponent of skill-based player search in PvP? Do you think these changes will be good for the Crucible in the Season of Arrival? What else will be planned for summer 2020, you can find out here: Destiny 2 presents roadmap for Season 11 – What to expect until Year 4
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Druids can look forward to WoW: Shadowlands. They will have plenty of options to customize their shapeshifts.
When it came to transmogrification, Druids often felt left out in World of Warcraft. After all, as a bear or cat, you can hardly see any clothing. And then you are even tied to the transmogrification of the artifact weapon if you want a special shape.
But with Shadowlands, that will be a thing of the past. Druids will then have much more choice.
Form and color can soon be set at the barber – independent of the rest of the character.
Free choice of form in all animal forms
What will change? With the release of Shadowlands, all Druids will have new customization options. They will be able to determine the appearance of their shapeshifts, independently of the hair or fur color of the character. These two settings will then be decoupled.
At the same time, Druids who have unlocked corresponding artifact weapons in “Legion” can also choose their special forms. This is no longer bound to the respective artifact weapon, but to a new setting. Thus, the compulsion to permanently use the artifact weapon as transmogrification just because you want a corresponding shape is eliminated.
Where can you change this? The changes will be made at the barber, like all character customizations. This is possible for a gold fee as usual and does not require a character service. This will still only be needed for a gender change.
Druids get the freedom of form choice. More customizations for everyone!
What about the travel forms? The individual forms for travel forms (water, flying, and ground) can also be manually set. The various glyphs for that are no longer needed. Instead, a Druid must use the glyphs just once to unlock the associated appearance. This was a long-standing wish of the community – but Blizzard is currently listening a lot to feedback.
Do you play a Druid and are you looking forward to the changes? Or do they leave you completely cold and you want something entirely different?
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The official design of the PS5 was finally revealed in the PS5 reveal stream. We show you images and a video of the new PlayStation 5 design, as well as initial reactions.
Sony presented the first images of the new design of the PlayStation 5 in the live stream on June 11. At least one of our wishes for the PS5 event has come true.
We have embedded the official video of the PS5 design for you. And here’s what Sony’s new console looks like:
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The design is fundamentally different from previous PlayStation consoles.
Because the new console does not rely on a black design like the PlayStation 4. Sony opts for a completely new, white appearance.
Instead, the PlayStation 5’s design is strongly reminiscent of the already presented PS5 “Dualsense” controller. This one also has a black-and-white design.
Also surprising is the vertical design: The older generations were always horizontal. The PS4 also offered a trick to stand vertically. But it looks like the PS5 could also lie down like the PS4:
This is what the official design of the PS5 looks like
PlayStation 5: For the first time, there is a Digital Edition
Additionally, Sony has introduced another special feature: There will be a digital edition. This means that this version does not have a drive, but offers a cheaper price.
Microsoft has taken a similar path with the Xbox One S Digital Edition as Sony is now doing with the PlayStation 5.
The entire PlayStation family in the new PS5 design
The entire PlayStation family comes in the new white design. Controller, console, headset, charging station, and also the HD camera.
Sony is also introducing additional hardware around the PlayStation 5. This includes, alongside the console and Dualsense controller…
a Pulse 3D Wireless Headset
a Media Remote control
a Charging Station for the Dualsense Controller
and an HD camera
PS5 Design – What viewers say
The reaction to the new design of the PlayStation 5 varies.
I am not thrilled with the design, but at least it is unique. At this point, Sony has given me no reason to buy at launch. I will stick with the Pro for now.
Another user writes: “I just love how it looks. It screams: ‘Here is the future'”
Skreeeeonk says on reddit: “Man, I thought that was one of the best console reveals, if not the best of all time. That was a really well-made show, and I love the design. Better than a mini-fridge.” He’s referring to the design of the Xbox Series X, which many users call a fridge.
On Twitter, there are already some meme reactions, ranging from a duck to a Guardian in Destiny 2 to a router.
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What was missing from the stream? The stream did not mention the price or the release date of the PlayStation 5.
After the stream, Sony explained in a press release that they would announce the price and further details about the PS5 at a later date.
The PS5 in an upright position. It might also be possible to lay the PS5 down.
PS5: When will there finally be information about the price and release?
What does Sony say about the price and release of the PS5? Sony stated that they would announce the release date and price in the same manner as they did with the PS5 design. So far, Sony has also mentioned that the best price does not necessarily have to be the lowest price. So we can indeed look forward to what price Sony will set for the console. As a PC, the PS5 would likely be too expensive for many players:
It is therefore quite likely that the price or the date will be presented at the (not yet announced) next PS5 event.
Even now, Sony can claim to have had the most successful stream for NextGen. Microsoft did not have the same level of success as Sony: The Xbox stream disappointed many viewers. Sony not only showcased gameplay on the PS5 but finally also the design.
Want to learn more about the PlayStation 5? Then check out our overview. Here we have summarized the most important information about the PS5 for you. We also keep you updated here on MeinMMO about the new console from Sony.
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Sony presented a series of new games for the PS5 and the console itself in their stream. What is your opinion on the event?
What did Sony show? After the initial postponement, the reveal stream for the PlayStation 5 took place tonight, June 11. For an hour, Sony showcased various trailers for their game lineup.
Among the games were both well-known and popular franchises as well as completely new IPs. Here are some of them:
At the end of the stream, Sony also showed the design of their next-gen console after a long time and introduced the digital-only edition, which will not have a disc drive.
Sony breaks with the long-standing tradition of black consoles that has been in place since the release of the PS2 and makes the PS5 multi-colored. As with the PS5 controller, white is the dominant color with black and blue accents.
All information about the console can be found in our article on it:
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So go ahead: What did you think of the stream? Did it meet your expectations? What do you think of the design of the PS5? Which design do you prefer: Xbox Series X or PS5? Let us know in the comments.
Have fun voting!
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At the big reveal event for the PlayStation 5, Rockstar announced the release of GTA 5 and GTA Online on Sony’s next-gen console. GTA Online is even available for free for all PS5 owners. Here is the first trailer.
What was going on? Sony showcased many games for the PlayStation 5 in a major reveal stream on June 11, presenting for the first time the final design of the new console.
The nearly one-hour stream had its highlight for some GTA fans right at the beginning. There was the announcement that GTA 5, including the large multiplayer playground GTA Online, will be released on the PlayStation 5 – GTA Online even for free.
There is a trailer that gives a first impression of GTA on the PS5:
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GTA Online Free on PS5 – PS4 Players Receive Big Bonuses
When will GTA Online be available for free? The launch on the PS5 has been announced for 2021. However, a specific date has not been revealed. It is also not yet known whether it will come as a standalone version or as a joint game with the solo campaign of GTA 5.
Once GTA Online is available on the new PlayStation, you can secure this action MMO. However, you will need PlayStation Plus to play, the subscription service of PlayStation, which also offers free games every month along with online gaming.
What is changing? The short trailer does not reveal too much. Additionally, the YouTube video only has a Full HD resolution and not the planned 4K standard of the PS5.
There are a few really nice images, like the short scene of a police chase, but it’s hard to get a real picture of what is being improved at this time.
The almost 7 years show rarely in GTA 5. Can the PS5 top that again?
As a statement for the new PS5 version, there was only: “Expanded and Enhanced”, which suggests a polished version.
And do PS4 players get something too? To sweeten the uncertain time for all players on the PS4, all gangsters receive 1,000,000 in-game dollars every month until the launch of GTA Online on PlayStation 5. Definitely a strong deal that no CEO should miss.
With the PS5 release, GTA 5 is already entering its third console generation. Almost 7 years have passed since its release in September 2013, and some fans had also hoped for an announcement of GTA 6. At least GTA Online will still be supported for quite a while.
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During the PS5 reveal event, Sony showcased a new trailer for the upcoming multiplayer title Godfall. It officially showed the gameplay for the first time.
What is Godfall? Godfall was one of the first titles announced for Sony’s new console. It is a multiplayer online game that is referred to by the developers as a “Looter-Slasher”. Now, Sony has shown the first official gameplay for the game.
The characters can utilize 5 different weapon classes, each having their own combos. It also shows the various enemies you will encounter in the game as well as the fantastic environments.
A World on the Brink of Destruction
What is Godfall about? In the multiplayer game, you find yourself in the world of Aperion. It is a world on the brink of destruction and you play as the last Valorian knights. They are god-like warriors who wear special armor: the Valorplates.
These legendary armor sets make their bearers unstoppable warriors, masters of weaponry and melee. You will need this power to survive the battles against the hordes of monsters and the insane god Macros.
The world of Godfall is called Aperion.
Release Date and Exclusivity
When will Godfall be released? Sony has not announced a specific release date for the game. However, fans can expect the launch later this year.
At the end of the trailer, it says “Available Holiday 2020”, so it could very well be a launch title for the PS5.
Is Godfall a console exclusive? The title is a console exclusive for the PS5; other consoles will not receive Godfall, but it will be available on PC.
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The survival MMO ARK: Survival Evolved is celebrating its 5th anniversary and is launching an event today. The new map Crystal Isles and the flying dinosaur Tropeognathus are also available now.
This is the Anniversary Event: The event was supposed to start on June 4th, right on the 5th birthday of ARK. However, due to the unrest in the USA, Wildcard decided to postpone it to June 11th.
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The event has now started and brings a few party contents:
When does the event run?
It starts on June 11th and runs until June 24th
What special rates are there?
3x breeding speed (mating interval, egg hatching speed, and maturing)
4x player EXP
4x harvesting amount
4x taming speed
What creatures are part of the event?
5 new Chibi-dino pets
Party Dodos that drop cake pieces when killed
Is there extra content?
Party hats for all players and creatures
A party cake from which players can surprisingly jump out
New map and flying dinosaur now online
This is Crystal Isles: With the update, a new, free map is also being released for all players. Xbox and PS4 players will have to wait until summer.
Crystal Isles was created by the modder Isolde Gaming in collaboration with Lilian and iSPEZZ. PC players have already been able to explore the mod map, and now Wildcard has officially added it.
This is what Crystal Isles offers:The new map Crystal Isles is 150km² large with its flying islands and offers various biomes to explore. New creature variations like the crystal wyvern populate the imaginative map, and a new dinosaur joins in.
The Crystal Isles impress with flying islands
This is everything you can discover:
The Great Valley, a rainforest with swamps and towering branches
The Eldritch Isle, a creepy and challenging realm
Emberfall, a region with “living foliage” and volcanoes
The Apotheosis, a collection of flying islands interwoven with vines and roots
Deep underwater caves
Three types of crystal wyverns that can be tamed and bred
This is the new flying dinosaur: The Tropeognathus, or Tropeo, is a new flying creature and corresponds to the real-life model from the early Cretaceous period. It is not particularly fast but has enormous stamina. With a wingspan of over 8 meters and its distinctive snout, it is easily recognizable in the sky.
The Tropeognathus hunts a crystal wyvern
It becomes the feared fighter jet with the right saddle. Because this offers a hefty cannon at the front and a jet engine at the back. The Tropeo can currently only be found on the Crystal Isles map on PC. Since console players do not yet have the new map, they can find the Tropeo everywhere. At least until the map release in summer.
This is what the community says: Generally, the community is in good spirits and looks forward to the new map and the Tropeo. The new content receives praise almost everywhere.
However, there are also some voices in the community expressing their frustration about the event. They demand, for example, a 5x breeding rate instead of the currently 3x. It was even increased from a 2x rate.
Twitter user Aaron Longstaff is visibly disappointed: “I have to say, Ced [the community manager], this event is so poor. 5 chibis, a cake, and a party hat. I usually never hate here because I love the game, but come on, it’s your 5th anniversary and the event is less than any other event!”
Twitter user lucastenbier thinks: “Wildcard’s communication is so bad. Why didn’t you tell us two weeks ago that the breeding will be x2? We wouldn’t have wasted time preparing for an x5 event.”
Many of the larger tribes have obviously prepared for an event where the breeding rate would be raised to x5. For the 4th anniversary, there was at least a x4 event. Players are now disappointed, while Wildcard responds by increasing it to x3.
In addition to the birthday event, the Crystal Isles map, and the Tropeognathus, ARK: Survival Evolved is also now available on the Epic Games Store. There is currently a promotion where you can get the base game for free until June 18th along with most expansions at a 50% discount.
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