Apart from the Destiny franchise, Bungie is also working on a brand new IP, a brand new brand. Initial snippets of information suggest that the new game might be very different from Destiny 2.
What is the new game about? Besides Destiny 2 and generally the Destiny franchise, Bungie seems to be tinkering with a new IP (Intellectual Property) – namely a new brand, a brand new game.
There have been no official details on this so far. Bungie has only announced that it aims to become a multi-project studio by 2025 – with a game that is not Destiny.
However, there have been some minor leaks, and Bungie already registered the new brand “Matter” back in October 2018. Currently, it is assumed that this could be the name of the new IP. But if you dig a little deeper, it becomes clear that there are now new, smaller pieces of information that give a rough idea of what we can expect from the new game.
We summarize the most important points for you here.
Fresh snippets of information about Bungie’s new IP
What kind of information is this? The new information is not official details from Bungie, but rather derived from the fresh job postings that the studio has put online.
It becomes clear that the game is still in its early stages, as Bungie is mainly looking for core leads for various areas that are likely to define the direction of the new game. In addition, most of the positions are advertised with the addition “Incubation,” which further emphasizes that the new IP is in an early stage and must be defined with the help of new teams, essentially “hatched.”
Bungie is currently in the process of building the framework for its new brand.
These details are now known: Especially interesting are some advertised positions and their descriptions. There are some exciting insights there.
Bungie is looking for an Incubation Art Director, among other positions. The job description states, for example: “Do you want to work on something comedic, with cheerful and crazy characters?” In addition, the Art Director must have a sense of “how character design promotes cosplay by fans.”
Other advertised positions require an understanding of “how character poses and environments appeal to various cultures around the world.” The Incubation Senior Gameplay Animator position expects excellence in combat animations – in both first and third person.
Additionally, an Incubation Economy Design Lead is being sought to help establish a healthy game economy. They will be dealing with:
Drop rates
Reward curves
Progression systems
Monetization
Quests, weapons, and armor
as well as equipment economy
Everything that can be earned, bought, or traded will be under their responsibility.
Lastly, the competitive aspect is also emphasized. In principle, all candidates must possess solid knowledge and experience with games from the competitive field.
What does this say about the new game and how will it differ from Destiny? What immediately stands out are the funny and crazy characters that will likely be an integral part of the new game.
While Destiny featured the jokester Cayde-6 and other characters like Saint-14 are good for occasional comic relief, the Destiny franchise is generally serious and not focused on humor. Overall, characters are expected to be more in focus and to be figures that players can fall in love with.
Furthermore, fans are expected to be more tied to the new IP outside of the game, especially with cosplay promotion explicitly emphasized. While this is also present in Destiny, it seems to be intended to be more in the spotlight – similar to Overwatch. Also, the intention to reach as many cultures and not just individual target groups with the new IP speaks for a stronger engagement with fans and broader accessibility.
Almost every key position mentions PvP, so it also seems that the focus of the new IP could be on player duels. This appears to be playing a significant role.
Furthermore, there is expected to be a game economy including loot, equipment, progression, and monetization, with one of the focuses apparently being on establishing a healthy game economy. How this aspect could differ from Destiny is currently not really foreseeable. However, it is clear from the new game that players are likely to be tied to the new brand in the long term.
What kind of game could the new brand become? The new game is still in its early stages, and a lot can happen by 2025.
In principle, the new IP can develop in many directions – MMORPG, multiplayer online shooter in the style of Destiny, a hero shooter like Overwatch, or even a mobile game – after all, Bungie has entered into a 100 million dollar cooperation with the Chinese company NetEase.
Based on these initial pieces of information from the job postings, fans and players have already formed early theories about what the new game might become. These are merely speculations, but a common belief at the moment is that it could develop into a form of Overwatch, i.e. a multiplayer hero shooter with a “GaaS” model (Game as a Service) – possibly also for mobile platforms like Fortnite.
There are numerous parallels to Overwatch or similar games in this genre, and the 100 million from NetEase was certainly not given to Bungie for fun.
Apparently, funny and crazy characters are to be the focus of the new IP. They are intended to be lovable and to promote cosplay extensively. Fans are expected to enjoy recreating their favorites – all common elements from Overwatch. Just like characters that are meant to appeal to as many cultures as possible.
The frequent emphasis on competitive PvP as a prerequisite fits well into the picture. A game economy with monetization and loot would also fit well into such a direction.
However, these are merely speculations, and much can still change. One thing is already clear – a large new project from Bungie is definitely launching, and in some aspects, the new IP will likely be very different from the Destiny franchise.
What does this mean for Destiny? This new project should not have negative impacts on the Destiny franchise.
On one hand, it is certain that Bungie will continue with Destiny in the coming years – whether through further development of Destiny 2 or in the form of a Destiny 3.
On the other hand, there are still continuously new employees being sought for Destiny 2, currently for example a Head of Art. This also signals that Bungie continues to support the game actively.
What do you think? What direction will Bungie’s new IP take? What kind of game would you like from Bungie (OTHER THAN a good Destiny)?
Since Fallout 76 was released, there has been criticism of the game and the developer Bethesda. Some issues in the past have further led players to become more skeptical. However, the development shows that Bethesda is making a real effort to smooth everything over.
This is what has happened recently: Just before Christmas 2019, hackers found an exploit in Fallout 76 that allowed them to empty other players’ pockets. They only needed to see them and could steal everything, even equipped armor.
Bethesda reacted shortly thereafter, fixed the exploit, and banned the hackers. Only the affected players had to wait a bit longer but should contact support for compensation.
What else has Bethesda accomplished? Here is a brief overview of the errors and issues that have occupied Bethesda and that the company has been able to resolve:
The missing canvas bag for owners of the most expensive version of Fallout 76.
Quick response to hacks and exploits and support for affected players.
We will take a closer look at some of the most prominent issues.
Canvas bags and other problems
This was the major fiasco after launch: The hack is not the first major problem that Bethesda faces. At the launch of Fallout 76, a canvas bag was supposed to be included in the Power Armor Edition of the game.
The bag of the villain. Bethesda was accused of greed even here.
All of this shows: Bethesda makes mistakes but learns from them and takes care of making things better.
The community is pleased
Here’s how players feel about it: Both the test server and the compensation for the hacks create joy in the community. Some players have even decided to give back to the community some of what they have received from Bethesda.
Reddit user JedediahJedi, who has received over 8,000 atoms and his entire inventory back, is now giving away excess materials and even a Fasnachts costume from the Fasnacht event among other players. These items were time-limited and are not available anymore.
All in all, the community of Fallout 76 may have shrunk a bit but continues to stand together. Bethesda is doing a lot to ensure that this cohesion remains.
In World of Warcraft, it’s getting exciting again starting today, as the race for the “World First” kill of N’zoth begins. However, corrupted items are causing some awkward moments.
For fans of the toughest challenges in World of Warcraft, exciting days are starting again, as the “World First” race for the mythic kill of N’Zoth begins today. In total, 12 bosses must be defeated in the final raid of Battle for Azeroth. But which guild will be the first to defeat “N’Zoth the Corruptor” in Ny’alotha? This race could be quite crazy this time, as corrupted items provide significant enhancements for players – but is that still fair?
Who are the favorites? As with the last major races in the Eternal Palace and the Battle of Dazar’alor, the two favorites are the US guild Limit (now called “Complexity Limit”) and the European guild Method.
Method has recently achieved all the major victories and is therefore considered the favorite for the First Kill this time as well. But other professionals like Pieces, BigDumbGuild, or the Russian guild Exorsus should also be on the radar, as they often finished just a few hours behind the first kills.
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Method starts with a delay: As usual, the players from Europe, including the pro guild Method, have a disadvantage of several hours. This is due to the different time zones and the varying times for maintenance work.
American guilds (like Limit) therefore start nearly half a day earlier than the European competition. In previous races, however, that has not prevented Method from claiming the first place.
Corrupted items could cause problems: This race might be particularly chaotic this time, as corrupted items have an impact that surpasses even the legendary items from Legion. It could be possible that it is not the skill of the players that determines the outcome, but simply the team with the best combination of corrupted items wins.
Here’s how you can watch: If you want to follow the race live, there are once again two major events to choose from.
As in the past, Method will stream the “Race to World First: Ny’alotha” again from Germany, specifically from Krefeld at TaKe TV. Those who are there might get the chance to meet some pros live. The stream will start today afternoon (January 28th) at 3:00 PM on Method’s Twitch channel – and it will run 24 hours a day, with no breaks. Here you can find Method’s stream on Twitch.TV.
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Is this the only race in 2020? The race in Ny’alotha could surprisingly be the only race of 2020. Patch 8.3 Visions of N’Zoth is indeed the last patch of WoW: Battle for Azeroth. A longer dry spell without new content is on the way. The next expansion Shadowlands is expected to be released in 2020, but whether that will happen before December – and if a new raid will be released so early – remains to be seen.
Will you follow the race for the World First kill of N’Zoth in mythic mode? Or does this race leave you completely cold?
The first beta of the highly anticipated MMORPG Phantasy Star Online 2 (PSO 2) is approaching. However, it has only been announced for the USA, so it is still unclear whether we in Europe can participate. Additionally, the beta is currently only planned for Xbox One.
What is Phantasy Star Online 2?It is a classic MMORPG that mixes science fiction with fantasy.
You create your hero from the races Humans, Newman (biologically engineered elves), CAST (androids), and Deuman (a kind of mutant)
As classes, you have Hunter, Ranger, Force, Braver, Bouncer, Challenger, Fighter, Gunner, and Techer available
It is possible to switch classes
The combat system is active. This means you need to dodge, attack yourself, and keep your hero moving
There is no large open world, but rather larger and smaller play areas that the quests lead you to
You will be supported by the so-called Mag. This is a kind of pet.
In arenas, you will compete in PvP battles
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When does the beta start and how long will it last? The beta begins on February 8 at 2 AM. It will last until February 10 at 7:59 AM.
For which platform does the beta start?The beta has been announced for Xbox One. Phantasy Star Online 2 is also expected to be released for Windows 10.
It may also be possible that the MMORPG will ultimately be released for PlayStation 4 – but that is still unclear.
Can anyone participate in the beta? Not really. The beta has been announced for the USA and Canada. Therefore, it does not appear in the Xbox Insider Program for Europe.
However, you can try to register on pso2.com using a US Xbox Live account, but being accepted is not guaranteed. If you set your Xbox One to the USA region, the PSO 2 beta might appear in your Xbox Insider Hub under games.
Phantasy Star Online 2 is Already Starting – No Wipe Anymore
Will there be a wipe at the end of the beta?On Twitter, the developers explained that there will be no wipe. You will carry over your progress into the open beta and from there into the release version.
When does the open beta start and when is the release? Both are currently unknown. First, this initial beta needs to be completed before further dates can be announced.
When are we up? This is also currently not known. Presumably, Europe will be addressed once the release in the USA and Canada is completed.
The well-known streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins wants to make a name for himself in the competitive scene of Fortnite. Now he explains why he always loses to the best players in Fortnite.
Ninja wants to return to the competitive scene of Fortnite: The streamer Ninja has been involved since the beginning of Fortnite (2017). The first Fortnite tournament was even won by Ninja.
The streamer tries multiple times to steal his opponent’s wall. He destroys it with his pickaxe and then tries to place his own wall as quickly as possible.
When he places his own wall, he can edit it himself, confusing the opponent and making a good shot.
After several failed attempts, Ninja angrily calls out:
“Can we talk about the fact that I can’t steal walls?! It’s so ridiculous! If I don’t have a P90, I will lose to every good player because I can’t steal anything.”
He states that the biggest problem is that he can’t steal anything from the players whose walls he should be stealing.
Stealing walls is important in Fortnite
Why is this gameplay tactic so important? Whoever can trap an opponent in a box has a clear advantage. He can edit the stolen wall and shoot the opponent.
The opponent can’t escape easily and must dodge the shots or make a good counter. That’s why Ninja thinks this is the only tactic he lacks in order to compete against the professionals.
Tonight, on January 28th, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare brings a playlist update with new content for players. There will be changes to 3 modes and this time 2 new ones will be included. In addition to an alternative 2vs2 Gunfight variant, the developers are mixing two of the most popular game modes, Team Deathmatch and Domination.
To keep soldiers entertained and playing, the makers of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare are constantly coming up with new game modes or bringing a mode from older CoDs into the new game.
With tonight’s playlist update, on January 28th, the shooter introduces 2 new modes into the rotation that have not been seen in Modern Warfare before.
One of these modes is a mix of 2 of the most popular modes ever. Infinity Ward apparently wants to make all players happy with this.
Season 1 is coming to an end – Double XP this week!
Team Deathmatch and Domination in one game mode starting 28.01.
What does today’s playlist update bring? A total of 3 modes are being swapped. Last week there was no playlist update on Tuesday, as the new Update 1.13 was released on Wednesday.
What is Deathmatch Domination? This mode is new to Modern Warfare and mixes two of the most popular game modes with respawn – Domination and Team Deathmatch.
How does Modern Warfare want to make everyone happy with this? You need to hold the flags while also earning points for kills. The mode caters to 2 different types of players and should appeal to both Run & Gunners and players with a more methodical playstyle.
While the sprinters can go hunting, the calmer players stay close to the points and defend their position against incoming enemies.
What does the 2vs2 mode do differently? Gunfight returns in its usual size and will be a 4-player mode again. But the usual gunfight will not be present.
With this variant, you can assemble your loadouts yourself. Until now, you received random weapons and gear or could pick up weapons lying around at the start. But now you’ll play with your own loadouts, tailored to your preferences.
If you’re eager to play some rounds of gunfight, grab a buddy and check out our tips for 2vs2.
Shipment 24/7? Again? The 24/7 modes have apparently their own rotation now and regularly switch between “Shoot or Ship, whatever”, “Shoot House 24/7” and “Shipment 24/7”.
The constant loop on the relatively small maps is popular among players and there have been significant protests when the small maps disappear from the rotation.
Shipment especially provides the best conditions for leveling weapons and accumulating experience points. Last week the extended Season 1 activated Double XP for all players. If you still have Battle Pass levels open or want to level a weapon, play the 24/7 rotations on the small maps. It’s worth it.
Shipment has been a constant since the start of Season 1 and is extremely stressful. Players love it.
The mode players wish for Season 2
With the new mode, Modern Warfare brings fresh air into the playlist, but some players are waiting for another mode that won’t be added quickly to the playlist – Battle Royale.
How likely is a release with Season 2? A leaker mentioned a few days ago that he sees clear indications of a release with Season 2. Whether that will happen remains to be seen. But the hints are becoming stronger.
Which game mode do you wish for in Modern Warfare? Or are you satisfied with the standards and don’t care much for the crazy modes, but prefer crazy weapons:
Recently, Apex Legends introduced its new legend, the fierce melee fighter “Forge” for the season. However, Forge has now been treacherously murdered during an interview. Apparently by the actual new legend Revenant, who you might be playing soon.
How did Forge die? A video was published on the Apex Legends YouTube channel, featuring an interview with the new legend Forge on the topic of “Stories from the Outlands.”
Lisa Stone conducts the interview with James “The Forge” McCormick. They discuss what it feels like for the fighter to now be fighting in Apex Legends. Forge explains that the legends have never faced an opponent like him. Everything suggests that melee combat is his specialty.
Then there are “technical difficulties,” the lights flicker. And the interview takes a surprising turn.
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Suddenly, another character appears behind the melee fighter. Grabbing Forge by the shoulder and transforming his other hand into blades, presumably to ram them into the back of The Forge. Beforehand, the camera switches to the reporter. The actual attack can only be inferred as blood splatters on Miss Stone.
When she opens her eyes again, she has to scream in horror. It seems as if the new legend Forge was already killed before its release in Season 4 of Apex Legends.
“Rest in peace, Jimmie “Forge” McCormick – Never defeated (with one exception)” it reads there. It is certain that Forge was once defeated. But does that mean he is dead? Will he never come to Apex Legends? That remains unclear.
This is how we say goodbye to The Forge on the official website of Apex Legends
On Twitter, there is more information about Jimmie’s condition. With a graphic, the team of the fictional television channel Outlands Television explains:
As many of you already know, there was an incident on Talos this morning involving several members of the OTV family. […] Jimmy “Forge” McCormick was brutally attacked by an unknown assailant. […] McCormick was declared dead at the scene. […]
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However, there is no certainty that Forge is really dead. After all, many abilities and details about the character have been found through data mining.
So, does he get up again, or has the Respawn team deliberately designed so many abilities just to deceive the players with the help of data miners? What do you think?
Does Revenant appear here and attack The Forge?
A brilliant PR move by Apex Legends to introduce Revenant?
Who was the attacker? It was most likely Revenant. A legend that has also been found and introduced in data mining.
It was suspected that Revenant would be the legend that brings Apex Legends into the game with Season 4. The introduction of Forge disrupted these plans. Was Forge just a means to an end to dramatically introduce Revenant and demonstrate how vicious the new legend will be?
This is what’s behind it: Apparently, studios are increasingly becoming creative in drawing attention to “New Seasons”:
In two weeks, a new activity will start in Destiny 2. Why you should start saving for it now and what other information we have about the “Empyrean Foundation,” you can read here.
What is happening in Destiny 2? Currently, the Season of Dawn is underway in Destiny. Osiris, his time machine, and Saint-14 are the focus for a little over a month, before the still unannounced Season 10 starts in March.
A look at the roadmap shows that a new seasonal content awaits us on February 4: Empyrean Foundation. The activity is supposed to be freely accessible to all players of Destiny 2. In this article, we summarize what is known about Triumphs, quests, and significant investment.
It starts on 2/4 – free for everyone
Empyrean Foundation – What we know
At this moment, not much is known about the actual course of the activity. However, we already know that you need to put on your generous pants.
That’s why you should save now: A proud 5000 units of Polarized Fractaline are to be donated, more precisely invested, during the activity. It seems we will build something bigger with the Fractaline we donate.
What exactly will be financed through our donations, we will probably only see at the end of the season or at the start of Season 10. What else you can do with Polarized Fractaline, we have summarized in this post:
A new boss is here: Just in time for the start of the new activity, a new boss will join the Sundial. The fourth and final Psion Flayer is named “Inotam, the Threefold Forgetting.”
Whether the boss will be a combination of the three original Psions or stands on its own can only be speculated at this time. At least the nickname “Threefold Forgetting” suggests speculation about some kind of fusion or a best-of Flayer.
The three Psions are sisters – how Inotam fits into the family relationship will be revealed on 2/4.
This is what we know about quests: Currently, quests that are linked to the Empyrean Foundation can already be found in the Light.gg database.
During the tasks, you will have to prove yourself in the Sundial and snag a core. This item must be charged with spheres of Light and integrated into the Tower Obelisk.
The roadmap indicates that the Empyrean Foundation will be accessible to all players. However, the Sundial is only available to owners of the current Season 9. Whether these are separate tasks or if all users may visit the Sundial is currently unknown.
So far, three Triumphs are still missing for the prestigious title:
Defeat Inotam
Defeat Inotam in the legendary version of the Sundial
“Torch-Bearer” – For this Triumph, you must complete the restoration work on the Empyrean Foundation (likely through donations).
If you have overcome these last hurdles, you may finally call yourself “Savior.” The final Triumph also grants you a shader with the promising name Lighthouse Sun.
How generously you donated can be tracked with the emblem “Restorative Light”
Are you excited for the last mystery of Season 9? Are you already saving Fractaline vigorously or looking forward to the seasonal title? Why we could build something great with the Empyrean Foundation, read here:
Duelyst (PC) seemed to be such an interesting representative of online card games and looked like a strong competitor to Hearthstone. But now the Duelyst servers on Steam are closing for good.
What is Duelyst? The online game aimed to try a slightly different approach in the genre of online card games like Hearthstone. On a game board, you see your units summoned by cards and then fight with them turn by turn, while you buff them with additional cards.
Thus, Duelyst represents a mix of turn-based strategy and card gaming.
Good Steam Reviews, But Few Players
How did the game fare? Duelyst was partially funded through crowdfunding. In 2015 it entered an open beta as free-to-play and had its release on Steam in April 2016.
When Duelyst launched, it received a lot of praise for its interesting gameplay. It brought fresh air into the genre with its mix of strategy and cards, as seen in Magic: The Gathering.
Moreover, there was more to see than in regular online card games. After all, the units moved on the game board and fought each other. The overall rating of the game on Steam is at 81 percent, making it very positive.
Over the years, 6 expansions were released for the game, the last one in November.
However, Duelyst was never truly successful. According to Steamcharts, the player count at launch in the summer of 2016 peaked at 2,344. It has since dropped to 99.
What happens now? The developers announced that they will shut down Duelyst on February 27. The team is sad to have to take this step.
It is never easy to say goodbye to a game, and it is always hardest when you love the game as much as we all love Duelyst. We are incredibly proud of the efforts our developers have made over the years in Duelyst, and even prouder of the amazing community of friends and players who have enjoyed Duelyst. We want to thank everyone for being a part of the Duelyst family.
Duelyst Team
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What will happen to the in-game currency? From now on, it is no longer possible to purchase diamonds. Anyone who recently acquired some can request a refund. However, it is also possible to spend the diamonds in-game as long as it is still running. The costs for orbs you can buy with diamonds have been significantly reduced.
What do the players think about the end of Duelyst? Fans express disappointment, as they actually quite liked the card game.
Oberic says on Steam: “They are shutting down the servers on February 27, 2020. The game was good for a long time, then Bandai Namco bought the developers and we didn’t get any more updates.”
Architect writes: “It was a lot of fun while it lasted. RIP Duelyst.”
Oil Inc. states: “It was a great run from the start, and I wish it could have lasted longer.”
In Pokémon GO a new costumed Pikachu could soon come to the game. Dataminers found avatar outfits that suggest the Wrestler Pikachu.
What exactly was discovered? Dataminer Chrales found a complete outfit for your avatar that could soon be available in the shop. You can dress your avatar like a Wrestler Pikachu.
The outfit suggests that this special costumed Pikachu might soon come to the game. In line with this, some trainers have already made plausible assumptions.
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What is suspected for the release: The Wrestler Pikachu could come just in time for the launch of the PvP League. After all, it is a fighter and would fit well with Trainer Battles.
The only two Pokémon that could learn Flying Press in the console games were Resladero and Wrestler Pikachu. Since Resladero is from Generation 6 and will not be appearing yet, Flying Press could be mastered by the special costumed Pikachu.
What to keep in mind: So far, only the avatar outfit has been found. Wrestler Pikachu itself has not yet appeared. This could be introduced at a later date, but that remains to be seen.
What is behind Wrestler Pikachu? Wrestler Pikachu appeared in the console games Ruby and Sapphire. There, you could obtain a Cosplay Pikachu, which could wear the costume of a Wrestler among others. Besides the Wrestler, there were also costumes of a rocker or a professor.
The Wrestler Pikachu is inspired by a luchador; in Mexico, “Lucha Libre” is professional wrestling. There, fighters wear the typical masks.
These are all 5 costumes of the Cosplay Pikachu. Source: PokéWiki
When could the PvP League come? The PvP League and possibly Wrestler Pikachu is expected to appear sometime in Spring 2020.
Echtra Games has given Torchlight Frontiers (PC) the new name Torchlight 3 and is changing the game mechanics to return to its roots. Thus, the game will no longer be an MMO, and the free-to-play model is off the table.
You were supposed to travel in a persistent online world, team up with other players, and fight monsters together. Furthermore, it was planned that the world would continuously evolve.
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What has been announced now? As Max Schafer announced, Torchlight Frontiers is now called Torchlight 3. The new name is intended to clarify the direction the game is now taking. Back to the roots is the motto.
When we started the development of Torchlight Frontiers, we focused on creating a shared world. During development, you often discover what kind of game you want to develop, and we realized that Torchlight Frontiers should be a true successor to Torchlight I & II. Based on this insight and the numerous feedback from our alpha testers, we decided to bring the game back to its roots and design it after the classic Torchlight games that have become so popular with ARPG fans. We would like to thank our dedicated player community for their support and constructive feedback during the early development phase.
Max Schaefer, CEO of Echtra Games and co-founder of the Torchlight franchise
Torchlight Frontiers is now called Torchlight 3.
This is how the new Torchlight 3 is supposed to look
What exactly is changing? There are a whole host of changes, ranging from game mechanics to the payment model.
The MMO elements are taking a back seat. Most game areas are now set to private by default. You will not meet other players there.
You can recruit players for your missions in the cities.
The entire character progression system is being changed. There is no more horizontal development. You will improve your hero similarly to Torchlight 1 and Torchlight 2 linearly.
Companions like in the predecessors will support you, including an alpaca, an owl, and a dog.
You will follow the story in the game now based on a classic act structure.
You will choose between an online and an offline mode during character creation. However, an offline hero cannot play online.
There is no in-game store anymore where you can buy with real money.
The game will no longer be released with a free-to-play model, but as a buy-to-play title on Steam.
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How are players reacting to the adjustment? Opinions are somewhat divided. Some were looking forward to an MMO in the Torchlight universe and are now disappointed, while others welcome the adjustment.
Urza1234 writes on reddit: “If I wanted to play a classic ARPG, I could have chosen Grim Dawn, Wolcen, Last Epoch, Pagan, or one of the other indie options. I have been waiting for Torchlight Frontiers because the model had a certain longevity, but I guess I won’t be playing it now.”
?? johnny ?? says on Twitter: “This seems like a big step in the right direction, and I am looking forward to trying the ‘new’ game.”
Torchlight 3: Release Summer 2020 on Steam
When will the release occur? The release of Torchlight Frontiers was originally planned for 2019, which did not materialize.
Torchlight 3 is now supposed to be released on Steam this summer. There is no exact date yet.
However, you can participate in a closed alpha starting January 29.
What do you think of this quite significant change in Torchlight Frontiers, respectively Torchlight 3? Would you have preferred to play the MMO version or are you happy that we now get a more classic hack ‘n slash?
Has WoW trolled us all? At least there is a chance. Because perhaps the end of N’Zoth was not the right end…
No matter how you turn it, with the conclusion cinematic after defeating N’Zoth, Blizzard has not made any friends among the fans of World of Warcraft. But could it be that this is not the final end of the old god in patch 8.3? There is still a glimmer of hope. Whether it will prove true, the next days will show. Because in the mythic difficulty, N’Zoth could have a special feature.
What is it about? If you look at the “Dungeon Journal” of World of Warcraft, you can get a rough overview of the fights and find out which abilities bosses use. This way, players can already have a rough idea of what each boss can do before the fight.
These entries are organized by difficulty levels so you can see exactly what bosses can do at LFR difficulty and what they have in store at heroic or mythic difficulty. N’Zoth has a sentence in the mythic variant that gives hope. It says:
As the tentacles of N’Zoth wrap around the heart chamber, Magni and MOTHER unleash the power of the Forge of Origination to put an end to the plans of the Corruptor.
At least they hope so.
It is clear that this sentence points to an additional phase that only exists in mythic mode and about which nothing is known so far. Whether it has a deeper meaning that could even influence the story remains to be seen.
What could be possible? With a bit of imagination, it could be that the previous end cinematic is not the actual end at all. Some players suspect that this cinematic represents the “bad end”, thus another illusion from N’Zoth, making us believe that we have won.
It could be that the “good end”, where the heroes see through and destroy this illusion, is only visible in mythic mode and will then be made accessible to all players.
So it is conceivable that the fight lasts until the point where the hero of Azeroth channels the energy and fires it at N’Zoth. Instead of the previously known (and hated) cinematic, the fight could continue here and show something else.
In the end, this is, of course, just a small hope that requires a medium-sized tinfoil hat to believe in. What is true will likely be discovered as soon as the first professional guilds reach this fight.
Hope dies last – in this case, right after N’Zoth.
The well-known Twitch streamer and former Overwatch pro Daniel “Dafran” Francesco has commented on the Overwatch League’s switch from Twitch to YouTube. He is rather critical, fearing for the league’s “death,” but is open to being surprised.
This is what Dafran says: In his stream from January 26, 2020, the streamer Dafran discussed the future of the Overwatch League with his chat. When asked what he thinks about YouTube Gaming, he says: “Buddy, we might be surprised. There are a lot of normies on YouTube.”
He probably does not mean this negatively. It could well be that he implies: There is a much larger potential audience on YouTube than just gamers. That could be something.
However, Dafran is critical about whether the Overwatch League can maintain the viewership levels on Twitch:
The chance is also high that the Overwatch League simply dies completely. That is very likely, I think. And by dying, I mean: 50,000 viewers.
Who is Dafran? Dafran was previously also active as a player in the Overwatch League. He played for Atlanta Reign. However, he left the league in March 2019, to stream and chill instead, as he says.
So far, Dafran’s streaming career seems to be going well. Dafran had an average of 4,300 viewers in the past 365 days and currently has nearly 520,000 followers. And this, despite having previously drawn attention with questionable content.
Overwatch League and Blizzard on YouTube
This is what it is all about: The reason for the discussion about YouTube Gaming is the recent switch of the Overwatch League to YouTube. Activision Blizzard has now signed a contract with Google after the end of the two-year exclusive contract with Twitch.
The Overwatch League and some other e-sports events from Activision Blizzard are now being streamed on YouTube.
Synergy is one of the most important features in Temtem. We show you how it works and how it affects your battles.
What is synergy? This is an important feature for battles with your Temtems and one of the many differences from Pokémon games. Through synergy, attacks can enhance each other and deal more damage. The types of the attack and the Temtems are crucial.
Here we show you how synergy works and explain why you should definitely rely on this synergy.
What you need to know about synergies in Temtem
This is how synergies work: In Temtem, you always send two monsters into battle, and these two monsters must harmonize with each other for you to take advantage of the synergy.
Synergies occur through the use of both Temtems in battle
Some attacks become stronger in battle if the partner Temtem is of a specific type. That is the synergy. The attack Aqua Stone, a Water type move, becomes stronger when your second Temtem is of Earth type. So if you have a Temtem with Aqua Stone, you should let it fight alongside an Earth Temtem. The same principle works for numerous other Temtems and attacks.
This is how the attack is enhanced: This boost can look very different. In the end, however, it makes you stronger in battle. In the case of Aqua Stone, you can achieve a bonus of 24 damage points thanks to the synergy. However, there are also attacks that become much stronger just because you make use of the synergy.
Are these synergies worth it? Definitely. Depending on the attack and the respective synergy, the attack can be significantly enhanced. Especially at the beginning when you don’t yet have such strong monsters and also don’t have a wide team available, you should rely on synergies. Your starter Temtems can also benefit from the synergies.
Such an enhancement can make the difference in battle and is all the more important for you. So get informed about the attacks and their synergies and use them in the next battle.
Your starter Temtems can also benefit from the synergies
What you should consider: So build two-member teams from your Temtems that create a synergy together. Especially against strong opponents, like your rival Max, you should use the synergies. But also pay attention to the effectiveness of the respective attacks.
It doesn’t help if you have a strong synergy, but the attack itself is not effective against the other monster.
To achieve as many synergies as possible, you need a lot of Temtems. Here you can find all of them in the starting region Deniz:
With Legends of Runeterra, the makers of LoL, Riot, have now introduced their own card game to the market. The open beta has started and is accessible to all interested parties. But how does one actually get started properly? We explain it to you in our comprehensive beginner’s guide.
Legends of Runeterra is a comprehensive and complex game. Anyone looking to start with it can quickly become overwhelmed by the variety of cards, regions, and keywords. Especially those with no experience in card games may find it quite daunting.
However, with a little effort and assistance, you can easily get started and gradually get better over time. Our guide is designed to prepare you well for Legends of Runeterra so that you are not completely lost when you play your first rounds.
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Video for the Guide
Alongside our guide, the YouTuber and Twitch streamer Cirouss has created a video. So you can see in action what we are discussing here in the guide, we have embedded his video for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BybK1P-zbM
What is Legends of Runeterra?
This is the game: Legends of Runeterra is a collectible card game (or CCG) by “League of Legends” makers Riot Games. It is among the six games announced by the company in October 2019 and is currently in open beta.
Legends of Runeterra works roughly similarly to Hearthstone or Magic: The Gathering – Arena. You collect cards, build decks, and compete against other players. However, it comes with features and peculiarities that strongly differentiate it from the aforementioned games, which we will explain in more detail below.
Legends of Runeterra can currently only be played on PC and is free to play. A mobile version is already available for pre-registration in the Google Play Store. For Apple, there is already a reference on the official site, but no entry in the App Store yet. However, there is still no date for the official release of LoR and LoR Mobile.
How to Play Legends of Runeterra
To get started, we will explain how Runeterra is played. This should give you a brief insight into the game and show what you can expect in LoR.
Is There a Tutorial?
Here’s how to start: Legends of Runeterra offers a comprehensive tutorial with 13 different introductory scenarios. In these, you will learn the fundamentals of
how to play a round
what to pay attention to in the game
what keywords are and what they do
what to consider when attacking and defending
how to win a round
We strongly recommend playing all tutorials. You will gain a good overview of what you have to do in Legends of Runeterra, as well as some rewards.
The tutorials should provide you with enough experience points to complete the first tasks and thus establish a small collection of cards and items to get you started.
Attacking, Blocking, Winning
This is how a round goes: In Legends of Runeterra, you play in a continuous exchange with your opponent. Each round is divided into several turns, similar to Magic. Additionally, you gain mana each round, similar to Hearthstone.
In rounds, you can alternately play cards, cast spells, attack, and block. Only the player with the attacking token is allowed to attack. The defender usually chooses how to block.
A round is won when the opposing Nexus is brought down to 0 life points. You start with 20. Some cards have their own win conditions and ignore the life points of the Nexus.
What is Mana? With mana, you can play cards. Each card has mana costs displayed at the top left corner. You gain one more mana each round, and the mana is fully replenished each round.
Excess mana does not dissipate but flows into spell mana. You can store up to three mana and transfer it to subsequent rounds. These maximum three spell mana can only be spent on spells.
What is the attacking token? The attacking token indicates which player may attack. For the attack, they select allies and bring them onto the field. This initiates the attack and prevents the opponent from playing additional cards (except for fast and instant cards).
The Different Game Modes of LoR
These game modes exist: Currently, Legends of Runeterra offers four different game modes. These can fundamentally differ:
Playing against players: You play against real opponents with a self-built deck (“constructed”). Here, you can choose between “normal” (unranked) and “ranked” (ranked).
Against AI: You play unranked games against the computer. Here you can test decks or try out your first games.
Expedition: You build a deck from randomly selected cards and continuously expand it during the expedition. Comparable to “Draft” (Magic) or “Arena” (Hearthstone). More on this can be found in our guide soon.
Introduction: Play the individual tutorials.
If you have never played card games of this type before, we recommend avoiding the expedition for now, as it requires an entry fee. Save your entry tokens and prices for now until you have warmed up to the game.
Building Decks and Getting to Know Cards
The heart of Legends of Runeterra are the various cards. There are dozens of different creatures, spells, and champions that you can assemble into decks and compete against others with.
Champions, Allies, Spells, and More
What types of cards are there? In Legends of Runeterra, there are fundamentally two different types of cards: spells and units. However, these are further divided into various categories.
For units, there are
Champions
and companions
A champion: Fiora.
For spells, there are
slow
fast
and instant spells
More about spells can be found in the spell section. Champions and companions are summarized under the term “Allies” on cards.
Some allies also have groups. These include, for example, “Elite,” “Spider,” or “Poro.” Additionally, all cards fall under the rarities Common, Rare, Epic, and Champion.
Most cards in Legends of Runeterra also possess so-called “keywords.” You can find out more about this in the keywords section.
A special feature of champions: A champion is unique on your side of the field. Excess champions become their corresponding spell.
This means that, for example, if you play Garen and have another Garen card in hand, that Garen in hand becomes the spell “Garen’s Judgment,” his so-called champion spell. If Garen leaves the field, Garen’s Judgment becomes a champion again.
Spells
What are spells? Unlike allies, spells are cards whose effect takes effect immediately and are usually consumed. They can be played with regular mana or spell mana.
They often grant strengthening effects like barriers or status boosts or deal damage. They can also summon units, copy cards, and more.
How are spells played? You can essentially play spells like any other card. However, the order of play is very important for them. The rule of “the stack” or “last in, first out” applies here.
Image source: Cirouss.
This means that the last spell played is the first to take effect. On the game board, you can roughly remember this by reading the spells from left to right. Once played, the spell on the far left always takes effect first.
These keywords are associated with spells: However, spells also have a special property. They have three special, unique keywords that indicate when and how they are played:
Slow: Can only be played outside of fighting and other spells. The opponent can react.
Fast: Can be played at any time. The opponent can react.
Instant: Can be played at any time. Opponents cannot react.
Buying and Crafting Cards
Your main source for new cards at the beginning will likely be the various journeys of the regions. Here you will receive card packs and more. You can also buy or craft cards directly.
Here’s how to craft new cards with shards: Similar to Hearthstone’s dust, you receive shards in Legends of Runeterra. You get shards when you draw a card from a pack and already own three copies of it. You can also earn them as rewards for the expedition or in chests. However, you cannot destroy cards for shards.
With shards, you can craft cards. The costs are as follows:
Common cards: 100 shards
Rare cards: 300 shards
Epic cards: 1200 shards
Champions: 3000 shards
Right-click on the card in the collection to craft it.
Here’s how to build new cards with wildcards: In addition to shards, there are also wildcards. You receive these, for example, from capsules as rewards for experience points on a journey. Wildcards come in four different rarities. A wildcard can be directly exchanged for a card.
Here’s how to buy new cards: You also have the option to buy a limited number of wildcards weekly in the shop. These cost coins, a real money currency at a rate of about €1.10 for 100 coins (+ bonuses for larger purchases).
The wildcards cost:
Champions: 300 coins
Epic: 120 coins
Rare: 30 coins
Common: 10 coins
The number of wildcards available for purchase resets weekly.
Decks and Regions
These are decks: A deck consists of 40 cards from up to two different regions. You may add a maximum of six champions and a maximum of three copies of the same card to a deck.
In general, decks pursue a specific agenda. This means they have a specific task or a specific way in which you play them and how they function. For example, there are decks that:
aim to eliminate the opponent particularly quickly
focus on powerful allies late in the game
or want to control the opponent’s allies
What are regions and what do they mean? Regions in Legends of Runeterra refer to what colors mean in Magic. You can combine them into decks, but (in “constructed”) never have more than two different regions in the deck.
The regions have different strengths and weaknesses as well as different champions. While they are generally equally strong, they have their specific characteristics that somewhat define them.
These regions exist:
Demacia: Primarily builds on protection, such as with barriers, and strong cards.
Freljord: For control decks (with “freeze”) or horde decks (with Poros).
Ionia: Primarily trick cards that continuously swap, strengthen, and re-play cards.
Noxus: Well-suited for aggressive decks, offering high damage, little defense, and strengthening at the cost of your own life points.
Piltover & Zhaun: Combo cards that primarily synergize with spells. Also builds on direct damage through spells.
Shadow Isles: Primarily “ephemeral” minions and tokens. Shadow Isles decks play with strong attacks without lasting companions. Comparable to graveyard decks from Magic.
Deck Building
What should I consider when building a deck? When building a deck, you should always keep in mind what this deck is supposed to achieve. Do you want to eliminate your opponent quickly? Then take many cheap, strong units and forgo protection. Do you want to play specific combos? Then make sure the opponent can’t overwhelm you first.
The core of a deck is usually the champions. The champions dictate how you should build your deck. If you have no idea where to start, simply choose a champion and try to build a deck that supports them.
However, it is important to maintain a balance of spells and allies as well as your “mana curve.” This means that you typically should not have too many cheap and not too many expensive cards in the deck, and you should not solely play with spells.
A relatively balanced mana curve with a slightly aggressive start.
What are keywords? Most cards in Runeterra have specific keywords. These trigger special effects. For starters, we will briefly show you all the keywords and what they do.
These keywords exist and this is what they do:
Invulnerable: Cannot block.
Barrier: Prevents all damage (once)
Challenger: Can only be blocked by opponents with 3 or more strength.
Stunned: Cannot attack or block this round.
Direct strike: Attacks first during the attack.
Double strike: Attacks twice, first with a direct strike, then normal.
Freeze: Sets an opponent’s strength to 0.
Regeneration: Restores lost health at the beginning of a round.
Ephemeral: Disappears after the round.
Challenger: Can choose a blocker.
Life steal: Heals the own Nexus for the damage dealt.
Last Breath: Triggers an effect upon death.
Robust: Takes 1 less damage from all sources.
Overwhelm: Deals damage exceeding the blocker’s health to the Nexus.
Untouchable: Can only be blocked by other untouchable units.
Supports: Applies the described effect to the attacker left of the card.
Ethereal: Dies after the round or after attacking.
Further keywords and triggers: There are also other important words on cards that describe something. These, however, are triggers. These are words that indicate when a described effect takes place:
Play: Effect takes effect upon playing.
Enlightened: Requires 10 maximum mana.
Loyalty: Triggers when the top card of the deck belongs to the same region.
Nexus Strike: Triggers after an attack against the Nexus.
Strike: Triggers after an attack.
Recall: Returns the card from the board back to the hand of the owner.
How do I progress in Legends of Runeterra? You earn experience points for most battles and activities in Legends of Runeterra. With these, you advance in the regions and unlock new chests, capsules, and cards.
In general, you earn experience with each game. However, there are limitations. For the first ten wins in PvP, you receive 200 experience points. After that, the number of granted XP gradually decreases until after 30 wins you no longer receive XP.
You also earn additional XP for PvP losses, AI wins, and AI losses. You also get XP for the expedition, depending on the number of victories, which you collect at the end of the expedition.
You also earn particularly high amounts of experience through daily missions. You can check these with the “Missions” button in the main menu. The more experience you accumulate per week, the better your weekly vault (on Tuesdays) will be.
In a post from Riot, it is stated that you will only receive significantly less XP if you play about seven to nine hours a day.
Tips for Hearthstone and Magic Players
What you should pay attention to: Anyone with experience in Hearthstone, Magic, or other card games of this type can derive many things for Legends of Runeterra. Especially deck building is almost identical, as many deck archetypes also exist in LoR:
“Rush” or “Aggro” decks (Noxus/Ionia)
Control and counter decks (Freljord/Demacia)
Token and graveyard decks (Shadow Isles/Piltover & Zhaun)
In general, Magic players can loosely orient themselves by the colors. These correspond in Legends of Runeterra loosely to the characteristics that colors also bring in Magic.
By the way, our editor Alex finds Legends of Runeterra to be better than both other competitors:
The League of Legends starts the new season in 2020. A LCS match between the actual star team from the USA, Team Solo Mid, and Immortals turned into a nightmare for both teams. Over more than an hour, shockingly little happened.
This is the situation: Team Solo Mid, TSM, is actually one of the largest and most professional eSports teams in the world. Between 2014 and 2017, they won 5 out of 8 possible championships of League of Legends in the USA.
the development of young German top laner Broken Blade
more power for star mid laner Bjergsen
should bring the turnaround.
Here’s how the game went: The match against “Immortals”, a mid-tier LCS team, lasted over 61 minutes. It was a match with few kills. In the end, it was only 9-9.
While jungler Dardoch died 5 times, TSM-ADC Kobbe managed to not die even once throughout the game.
This is Dardoch, who bore the hopes of TSM.
Both teams were relatively even in gold until minute 55, with slight advantages for TSM, but then Immortals prevailed.
The game was marked by fear on both sides to seek the decisive fight and make a decision. Thus, Immortals missed significant advantages through Baron Buff or Elder Dragons.
In the end, a strange scene decided the match. A teamfight in front of TSM’s base was about to unfold, but Dardoch and Bjergsen avoided the fight and apparently wanted to flank. Dardoch died in the process. The teamfight did not take place.
2 players from Immortals broke through to the Nexus and destroyed it in seconds, without any decisive teamfight occurring.
Teams miss chance after chance
This is the reaction: The match is harshly criticized on Twitter and reddit. A fan even coined a term:
Actually, the LCS is known for a “clown fiesta”, which refers to games where everyone just goes all out, ignoring any tactics
However, this was a “clown siesta”, as players seemed to have taken a nap
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In general, it is criticized that both teams put too little pressure. TSM also drafted poorly and had no pressure in the game at all.
The winners Immortals even apologized for taking so long.
Immortals were also confronted with criticism over why they didn’t finish the match with the Elder Dragon buff. The buff is supposed to be precisely for that. However, they casually handled this criticism on Twitter. A second dragon is “insurance.”
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In the end, fans said on reddit: No one won the game, not even the fans.
The bitter part: In power rankings before the season, TSM was actually seen in 2nd place, only behind Team Liquid. Immortals, on the other hand, was placed in 9th place.
The legendary cloak in WoW has a hidden effect that you absolutely need. Otherwise, you’ll look quite old in the new raid Ny’alotha…
In World of Warcraft, the Patch 8.3 Visions of N’zoth has been live for nearly 2 weeks, and most players have likely already fought through the quest lines. Those who haven’t done so should do it quickly – otherwise, raid leaders might leave you at home and not take you to the new raid Ny’alotha. Because without the legendary cloak, you’re just dead weight.
What is the legendary cloak? The legendary cloak Ashjra’kamas will be granted to you during the quite long introductory quest line from Furorion. It starts not only at a powerful item level of 470 but also brings some really cool bonuses. Because:
It reduces the corruption that your character suffers. You can wear more corrupted items simultaneously.
It reduces the loss of sanity in the visions of N’Zoth. This way, you can delve deeper into the visions and obtain more loot.
Furorion helps us level up the cloak.
You upgrade the cloak by visiting the visions, continuously enhancing it so that the passive bonuses become even stronger, and in the end, an active ability awaits you that temporarily makes you immune to N’zoth’s corruption. However, the cloak also has another effect that isn’t immediately obvious.
Cloak is needed in the fight against N’zoth: It is not immediately apparent that the cloak is a must in the two last boss fights of the new raid Ny’alotha.
In the battle against “The Corrupted Chassis of N’zoth” and “N’zoth the Corruptor,” the cloak is essential. Otherwise, you will succumb to N’zoth’s corruption.
What happens if you don’t wear a cloak? If you don’t wear your legendary cloak because you don’t have it or simply forgot it, you will be immediately controlled at the start of the two battles against N’zoth. The character will then count as an enemy for the rest of the raid. Your teammates will first have to kill the controlled characters and can then deal with the boss. This will be more difficult, as the fewer players that are alive, the harder it will be to manage the boss.
If you plan to raid in the next few days or at least want to check out the LFR of Ny’alotha, you should complete the quest and obtain the cloak. It is likely the best cloak you can get in this expansion.
Have you already obtained the cloak? Or were you without a cloak when facing N’zoth and experienced your blue wonder?
Are you unable to (re)download the SpecOps mode for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare? Then try this now. This should work for most users.
This is the problem:The SpecOps mode cannot currently be played by some players. This is frustrating, as it unlocks several blueprints and operators. The culprit is an annoying bug known in the community as the re-download bug.
What exactly does the bug do? Some users cannot currently download the corresponding package from their respective platform store. The download may queue up, but then nothing happens for some players. Or the download starts, but shows corrupted data after a while and cannot be completed.
For others, the package is simply not recognized, and they are redirected to the store, where they only find a placeholder. In short: SpecOps could not be downloaded or launched.
Finally, there is a solution: The solution came without much announcement in the form of a new SpecialOps pack download. This is nearly 16 GB in size and has been available on all platforms since January 26.
What you need to do: Anyone stuck with the old download and still unable to download SpecOps must cancel the old download and remove it from the queue or library if it is still queued there. You can recognize the old one by its requirement of nearly 12 GB of space.
Then go to the respective platform store, search for Modern Warfare, and navigate to the addons. There, you can select and download the new 16 GB SpecOps pack.
Here is an example from the PS Store (Source: Reddit user ageDriver2401)
The (repeated) download should now finally work again, and SpecOps can finally (once again) be played afterwards.
Please note: Even though this method has already helped many affected users, there are still some players for whom it unfortunately does not work. They still see a corrupted download or data.
According to some players, deleting the profile and save in Modern Warfare may help. While this would mean losing single-player progress, all multiplayer achievements and progress would remain intact. This has also helped some.
Here is what is new in Modern Warfare: Besides the repeated download for the operator pack, Modern Warfare recently received the new update 1.13. We have summarized all the important details here for you:
Are you also affected by this problem? Has the new operator pack been able to help you? By the way, with the new update, some mysterious appearances have occurred in the game:
The MMORPG Saga of Lucimia focuses heavily on group play. The start of the third testing phase and a release date have now been announced. A good reason to take a closer look at the sandbox game.
What is Saga of Lucimia?Saga of Lucimia aims to become a challenging MMORPG with pure PvE content. The game includes:
Quests that are meaningful and not merely busywork.
No predefined classes; the choice of skills is supposed to influence the playstyle.
A deep crafting system.
PvE challenges throughout the game world.
No PvP elements.
A subscription system designed to ensure regular income.
The MMORPG has been in development since 2014 by Stormhaven Studios, a small indie team that claimed to consist of 12 full-time employees in 2018 (Source: reddit). The game is currently in a closed beta, with testing taking place only on Wednesday evenings.
The MMORPG for Group Players
What is special about the MMORPG? The focus of Saga of Lucimia is on group play and collaboration with other players:
Tabletop games were taken as a general model for the MMORPG. They are fun because of shared experiences and because the story is not rigidly written in quest logs.
Instead, Saga of Lucimia wants you to write your own stories. And as is common with good stories, every hero needs companions.
It should be important to form a group with other players in the open world to tackle various challenges.
The developers have summarized the fundamental philosophy in a diary.
There is also an increasing desire to form more groups in MMORPGs – something that was once taken for granted. Our reader Nico writes under a survey on MMOs and group content:
I prefer to play in a group. I don’t know of any MMORPGs today that truly deserve the name.
Almost everything can be done solo nowadays, except for most dungeons, which are also becoming fewer. Dungeons are often seen negatively if they take too long.
Nonetheless, in this survey, almost 50% of participants said that they prefer to play MMOs alone.
First Insights into Saga of Lucimia 2020, Release 2021
What’s new in Saga of Lucimia? In a developer update, new information about the MMORPG was shared in January 2020. In April, the game is expected to transition to development phase 3. It will then offer the following features:
A functioning quest system.
A functioning combat system.
The mastery system is implemented.
A rudimentary collecting and crafting system will be introduced.
Much work will still be done on optimizing technical aspects and balancing the game after that.
When will more of the game be seen? With the entry into phase 3, the game is expected to be promoted more vigorously again. Currently, there is an NDA on the MMORPG, meaning there is hardly any content to be seen aside from the official YouTube channel. However, this could change in April:
The pre-sale in the shop will reopen on April 1.
Longer testing weekends will be held in April.
The streamer and partner program will be launched. Some selected partners will be allowed to introduce Saga of Lucimia to their fans.
Regular Q&A sessions with the developers are also planned.
When will Saga of Lucimia be released? With the achievement of stage 3, a release period has now also been named for the first time. The MMORPG is expected to be released in the fourth quarter of 2021.
The Twitch streamer Imane “Pokimane” Anys caused a stir last weekend after it became known that she rejected a $3 million advertising deal. She openly spoke about the reason for this.
She is the biggest streamer on Twitch and has nearly 4 million followers. This makes her almost as big as the streamer ruffian DrDisrespect.
Now she spoke with fellow streamer Byron “Reckful” Bernstein about a huge advertising deal that she surprisingly refused.
“I am doing well enough not to want to do things for money”
This is the deal in question: Her colleague Reckful mentioned a deal he offered Pokimane while apparently playing the intermediary. The two streamers did not name the provider of the deal but made it clear that Pokimane would have received $3 million in the end.
According to Reckful, Pokimane would have had to do “not even something particularly bad” for the money.
Reckful said he was very surprised by the refusal at first, as he himself had only $1,300 in his account at the age of 23. Pokimane is also now 23 and could have received a huge pile of money with just one deal.
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This is how Pokimane justifies herself: The streamer said that she currently does not have $3 million in her account and that this was one of the reasons why she said no.
She also said: “I said no because I am doing well in life. I am doing well enough not to have to do things for money that I normally wouldn’t do, even if it is $3 million.”
The streamer is well aware of herself and does not want to sell out, even when it comes to such large sums.
Pokimane rejected the advertising deal – She prefers to do what she really wants
What is behind these advertising deals? Twitch is a huge platform where thousands of people hang out. Logically, companies look for partners there to advertise through them. Pokimane has over 3.8 million followers and thus many who could hear the companies’ advertisements.
Because Pokimane has a good connection to her fans, she is an attractive advertising spokesperson who can open doors for advertisers.
