In a teaser image, the MMORPG Blade and Soul presents a new class. Apparently, a new archer is set to arrive in June 2019 in Korea. It will take a while before the new class makes its way to the West.
What do we know about the new class? Aside from the teaser image, not much has been officially revealed about the new class. Developer NCSoft has neither provided a name nor a detailed description of the class.
However, as can be seen from the image, the class will use a bow to attack enemies. Thanks to some dataminers, we already know a bit more about the class.
Teaser for the new class
Which races can play the new class? The Twitter account craig_chan reported that according to the latest datamining, only the Jin and Lyn races can play the class. The Gon and Yun will be excluded.
However, the fact that the class cannot be used by Yun saddens many fans on Reddit. This race currently has the smallest selection with only five classes, similar to the Gon. Jin already has seven classes available, while Lyn has six.
The four races in Blade and Soul
When will the new class be released? Korean players can look forward to the new class on June 12. In just under three weeks, we will learn more about the archers and their skills.
In the West, the class will likely be released in September. This was also the case for the last two classes Guardian in September 2018 and Gunner in September 2017. Both also appeared in June of the same year in Korea.
What else is happening in Blade&Soul? Players expect that along with the new class, a larger update will come in September, which will include content that is already available in Korea. This includes the new specializations for Blade Master and Kung Fu Master.
Moreover, many are waiting for the announced engine update and the transition to Unreal Engine 4. However, there is currently no new information on this.
The latest quarterly report from NCSoft shows how the MMORPG Blade&Soul is currently performing:
According to rumors, a mobile version of League of Legends is currently in development. It is likely being developed by Tencent and Riot Games. We will show you what is known so far about Mobile LoL for iOS and Android.
Where does the information come from? According to a report from the news agency Reuters , the Chinese publisher Tencent is working together with LoL developer Riot Games on the new game. This information was provided by Reuters from three insider sources who are apparently familiar with the topic.
It is said that Tencent has been working with Riot’s developers on this mobile version for over a year.
Mobile LoL: Release not before 2020?
When is LoL-Mobile expected to be released? That is still unclear. One of the sources mentioned that a release in 2019 would be unlikely. So players will have to wait a bit longer.
There has been no official confirmation yet. Neither Riot Games nor Tencent have commented on the new rumors so far.
League of Legends is one of the most popular games available on PC. Therefore, it would be a logical step to extend this popularity to other platforms.
This is why there has been no mobile version of LoL so far: Reports indicate that Tencent approached Riot several years ago and asked if they would like to create a mobile version of LoL.
A new video showcases the next-gen graphics of the Frostbite engine. However, the video can be somewhat disturbing.
What was shown? DICE, the studio behind games like Battlefield 5 and Star Wars Battlefront 2, has released a new video about the Frostbite engine.
The video features a character walking down a long corridor. The hair sways with every step. In other scenes, changing lighting conditions are shown that the hair reacts to, as well as various hair colors, all of which are animated very realistically.
Then comes the somewhat creepy “plot twist”: The camera moves slightly around the model, which also turns at that moment. It becomes clear that it is a faceless mannequin, a figure.
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What is the video for? The video is intended to showcase the studio’s research on various topics, here focusing on hair rendering and simulation. The developers want to push the limits of what current hardware can still extract.
For example, a natural color change of the hair can be simulated through hair melanin and its smoothness, and the behavior of different hair volumes can be represented.
While the studio states that they are testing the current hardware, the new system could potentially be used on next-gen consoles.
The new zombie survival shooter World War Z has sold nearly 2 million copies just over a month after release. However, it has been relatively quiet about the game.
What is World War Z? World War Z is a zombie shooter in the style of Left4Dead, based on the 2013 film of the same name. In a team of 4 players, you move through various levels, fighting against huge hordes of zombies and can play cooperatively or alone with bots.
https://youtu.be/ON2Ucyvt3gY
How is World War Z doing?
These are the sales figures: As DualShockers reports, World War Z sold over a million copies within the first week after its release on April 16, 2019. And this, despite the fact that the game was hardly promoted. It just appeared more or less out of nowhere.
Now, as of May 22, developers Saber Interactive and publisher Focus Home Interactive have announced that nearly 2 million copies have been sold. This includes all available platforms: PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
World War Z is well-received: Most fan reviews, which can be found on reddit for example, praise the game and its ridiculously large amounts of zombies that can be blown up, sliced apart, and shot. The gameplay seems to be a lot of fun for many.
Still, it seems the breakthrough was somewhat lacking. On Twitch, the game never really found its audience. On release day, about 135,000 viewers were watching simultaneously. Now, in the past three days, it has dropped to just under 8,000 viewers. (via Sullygnome)
This is how fans see the numbers: In a reaction on reddit, fans of the game are pleased with the figures, especially because they like the studio and hope for a good future. However, they also wonder about the relative success given the lack of advertising.
Some players, however, feel that the brand “World War Z” has harmed the game more than it has helped. The film was rather mediocre to poor, which is why some suspected that the game would also be mediocre to poor.
Additionally, World War Z is only available on PC via the controversial Epic Launcher. This is a reason for many players to avoid the game altogether.
Another zombie shooter that still has to establish itself is pursuing a completely different strategy:
Recently, numerous new details about the battle royale mode of Call of Duty: Mobile have become known. It seems that the mobile offshoot does not have to hide from Blackout on PC, Xbox One, and PS4. Here’s what we know so far.
The title is now in beta, and more and more information is being revealed – including details about the associated battle royale. Additionally, Activision itself has now released some official details. Some fans feel that the mobile version does not have to hide from Blackout, as it sounds almost better in some aspects.
Battle Royale in Call of Duty: Mobile – Here’s what we know so far
Although Call of Duty: Mobile – Battle Royale is a standalone mode, according to Activision, it is clear that it has been inspired by Blackout. The mobile mode offers a comparable experience with similar rules and formats, but also does things differently.
The map is similar to Blackout and features numerous iconic locations from the Modern Warfare and Black Ops series that many fans would have liked to have seen in the Blackout mode of Black Ops 4.
Included are excerpts from popular maps like
Countdown
Crash
Dinner
Estate
Killhouse
Launch
Firing Range
Farm
Standoff
Seaside
Pipeline
There are also several vegetation or climate zones represented.
Game formats and modes
Call of Duty: Mobile will feature up to 100 players in its battle royale game world. Like Blackout, there will be various playlists with different formats such as
Solo for individual players
Duos for two-man teams
and Quads for squads of four members
offered. There’s something for everyone.
Choice of perspective
What many fans find cool: It will be possible to choose the perspective from which you play the match. Before a round starts, you can decide whether you want to play from the first-person view or from the third-person perspective.
Classes and vehicles
As in Blackout, there will be vehicles in Call of Duty: Mobile’s battle royale that you can use. Included are:
ATV – a quad for two people
A light helicopter for three people
SUV – an armored transporter with space for four people
Furthermore, unlike the battle royale of Black Ops 4, the mobile offshoot will have six different classes with their own abilities and skills. Before the match, you can choose between:
Defender: Can deploy a formable shield, resistance to all types of damage except bullets is increased
Mechanic: Has an EMP drone and can detect enemy vehicles, traps, and other equipment better
Scout: Has a sensor arrow that reveals enemies in the surrounding area on the map. Additionally, he can see the fresh footprints of enemies
Clown: Has a special bomb that spawns zombies. These will only attack nearby enemies. Additionally, this class reduces the distance for zombie aggro
Medic: Has a healing station that heals him and nearby allies. Furthermore, the medic can heal faster and resurrect fallen allies more quickly
Ninja: Has a grappling hook that allows him to swing to buildings and elevated positions. His footsteps, by the way, are silent.
These roles for the battle royale are also seen by some fans as a cool addition.
Gameplay and mechanics
The game runs in a classic battle royale manner, following similar rules as Blackout.
Before each match, you can manage numerous elements of your loadout in a special menu – including options like class choice, player or vehicle skins, weapon camos, and other cosmetics.
You jump out of a transport plane, look for weapons and equipment (like weapon attachments), and fight to survive in an ever-shrinking circle.
By the way, it will be possible to revive your teammates by collecting dog tags, allowing them to jump back into the fight from the airplane.
Additionally, there will be supply drops from the air that can provide you with powerful loot. Special markers will indicate locations with crates that you can use to enhance your skills. To unlock the most powerful of them, you will need to complete certain tasks first.
Comfortable controls
The controls have been specially adapted for mobile devices. For example, doors will automatically open for you, and you can intuitively jump through windows, use ladders, or manage your backpack. The game automatically collects the best equipment for you, but you can still easily grab any other desired item yourself.
In November 2018, Valve released the card game Artifact. However, this game turned out to be a flop. Now, the company behind Steam wants to do everything differently and is orienting itself towards an already successful project.
What is Valve planning? In a blog post, the software company announced yesterday evening that they are working on a standalone version of Dota 2 Auto Chess. There was already a meeting in February with the Chinese developer of the mod, Drodo Games.
Even though the talks were likely productive, they could not completely agree. Drodo Games is now intensively working on the development of a mobile version of Auto Chess, which our author Alexander Leitsch calls the perfect mobile game. However, this version runs without the Dota license.
Valve itself is now planning a standalone version of Dota 2 Auto Chess. More information is expected soon. A possible date could be The International 9, a huge Dota 2 tournament in August in Shanghai.
Auto Chess has over 8.5 million subscribers on Steam
How successful is Auto Chess? Dota 2 Auto Chess is a huge success on Steam. The mod has over 8.5 million subscribers, and since March there is even a dedicated game category for it on Twitch.
Just yesterday, on May 21, this category reached the highest value for average viewers per day, with an impressive 23,187, according to Sullygnomes. At this moment, on May 22 at 2:40 PM, more than 18,000 people are watching Auto Chess on the streaming platform. It ranks at least 10th in various categories on Twitch.
Unlike Valve’s card game Artifact, which lost half of its player base after just one week, Auto Chess continues to grow positively. Even Valve writes in the blog post that they have “roughly played Auto Chess a billion times”.
Why is the mod so successful? The Auto Chess developed by the Chinese developer Drodo Games is particularly well-received due to its tactical content, ranking system, and balance among players.
Many famous Hearthstone streamers regularly check in on the game, and there have already been the first larger tournaments.
How do I get into the game? Auto Chess is relatively easy to understand at first but gains more depth over time. Then it’s about finding the right combinations, saving gold, or looking for the right figure in a more aggressive manner.
In our overview of Dota 2 Auto Chess, we reveal how you can install the mod and take your first steps in the game:
The TOTW 36 (Team of the Week) in FIFA 19 is now known. You can find out which players are included and receiving new Inform cards here.
This is the Team of the Week: EA selects 23 players weekly for the Team of the Week. These players have shown outstanding performances in real football and have thus earned a spot in the TOTW.
The best cards in TOTW 36: The card with the highest overall rating this week goes to Koulibaly (93). Also, strong Inform cards are held by Ziyech (91), Donnaruma (90), Pepe (89), and Ben Yedder (87).
These players are from the Bundesliga: FUT players with Bundesliga teams can look forward to strong Inform cards from David Alaba (86), Wout Weghorst (86), and Nils Petersen (82).
The new card of David Alaba: For David Alaba, this is the first Inform/Hero card in FUT 19. His overall rating has improved by one point compared to his Gold card.
Hero card David Alaba (86)
Overall, David Alaba has a strong Gold card in FUT 19, which is set in many Bundesliga teams. His new card is now even better, especially in these areas:
Shooting: 73 -> 75
Passing: 80 -> 82
Defending: 81 -> 83
Comparison of Gold-Alaba against Hero-Alaba
This is the Team of the Week 36
All cards in TOTW 36
TOTW 36 – Starting XI
TOTW 36 – Starting XI
TOTW 36 – Substitutes
TOTW 36 – Substitutes
How to get the new Inform cards
From Packs: The cards of the current TOTW can be drawn from these sets for one week:
Bronze or Silver TOTW cards can also be found in the corresponding Bronze and Silver sets.
But be careful and do not spend too many coins, as the probability of actually drawing TOTW cards is very low.
On the Transfer Market: This is why the transfer market is often the better option to get Team of the Week cards. Here, the cards are quickly available and particularly during the TOTS event can be found at a low price.
This is how you can earn coins with the help of TOTW:
In Fortnite: Battle Royale has the Fortbyte number 06 now released. To do this, you need to perform the emote “Yay!” at an ice cream shop. Where you can find the shop and how to get the emote, you can find out here.
Where is the Fortbyte? The 06th Fortbyte is described with the text “Accessible by using the emote ‘Yay!’ at an ice cream shop in the desert.” This raises the question of which ice cream shop it is and where the place is supposed to be.
The ice cream shop refers to the SofDeez Ice Cream Shop. You can find it in the desert biome north of Paradise Palms on the road. You recognize the building by its pink walls. The exact coordinates are I7 on the map.
This is how you can collect the Fortbyte: The Fortbyte is located behind the counter in the ice cream shop. However, it cannot be picked up; it hovers transparently in the room. The description text states that you need to perform the emote “Yay!”.
https://youtu.be/Sc9F9njg79g
This, in turn, is available at level 14 of the Battle Pass of Season 9. So just select the emote before the Fortbyte from the ring menu and cheer in front of the Fortbyte. If you do this uninterrupted, you can then collect Fortbyte #6.
But be careful while cheering Yay that no nasty villain shoots you from behind. Fortbyte locations are notorious death traps.
Is there also a video? In this video, you can see the location. The video was created due to leaks, so the byte is not visible here. But it is there now, no worries.
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What are Fortbytes and how do you collect them all? The Fortbytes are electronic puzzle pieces and a special feature of Season 9. There are a total of 100 of them. Every day, a new byte appears in Fortnite. In the end, you can unlock the special skin of Season 9 with the bytes. You only need a total of 90 out of 100 possible Fortbytes from Season 9.
We have put together an overview of all Fortbytes so far for you here:
The Community Day in June at Pokémon GO starts in just a few days and brings the Pokémon Bummelz with it. We will show you everything that is known so far.
What’s new? The developers of Pokémon GO recently announced which Pokémon will be more frequently found during the Community Day in June and can learn a special move. It is the Pokémon Bummelz. This comes as a surprise to many trainers, as early reactions show.
As a special feature, Niantic introduced the Pokémon for the community in a cute video clip. It hangs, along with other representatives of its species, from the legs of a trainer. Watch the clip here on YouTube:
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At the same time as the represented Pokémon, Niantic also announced what bonuses trainers can look forward to.
When does the Community Day take place? The event runs on June 8 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM German time. June 8 is a Saturday this year.
What bonuses are there for the event? The distance for hatching eggs is reduced to a quarter. Additionally, the lure modules will last for 3 hours, as usual.
Shiny Bummelz: A Community Day is a new opportunity for collectors in Pokémon GO to collect Shinys. In previous events, the shiny forms were always present. Therefore, Shiny Bummelz is also expected at the event. A preview of Shiny Bummelz and its evolutions Muntier and Letarking can be seen in the following image.
What move can Bummelz learn? This is still not confirmed. With the announcement of the move, Niantic usually waits until a few days before the event starts. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t any speculations yet.
Since the announcement of Bummelz, trainers have been speculating about which move could be available at the event. For example, they are hoping for the move Scratch as a fast attack.
Which attack would you be happy about at the event?
Interested parties can currently grab the base game of “The Sims 4” for free. In the meantime, there is even a WoW mod for it.
On the Origin launcher from Electronic Arts, there are various promotions where some games are free and can be permanently credited to your account. This is also the case with Sims 4 now. The base game is available for free for a few days in the Origin store.
This is the perfect opportunity to try out some of the fun mods, such as a small expansion where you become the Warchief of the Horde.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z00mK3Pxc8w
How can one get The Sims 4 for free? You need an Origin account to log in. Then select the store and visit the page for The Sims 4. There the game is currently free and can be added to your library without any cost. You will then permanently own the game and can play it whenever you want.
Until when is the offer valid? The Sims 4 is only available for free in the Origin store until May 28. So if you want the game, you should act quickly and add the title to your library.
Career path “For the Horde” – who wouldn’t sign up right away?
What kind of mod is this? In addition to the numerous DLCs, there are also many smaller mods created by the community. One of them is the “For the Horde” mod (link to download), which introduces a new career into the game. After choosing the career path, you slowly rise through the ranks. For this, you need to develop different skills (some of which require certain expansions). This way, you will go from “Scout” to “Grunt” and climb the ranks of the Horde.
Later, you can choose a career branch and either rise to become the “Warchief of the Horde” or the “Champion of Azeroth” – depending on what you would prefer to be.
Not in the mood for ol’ Sylvi anymore? In the mod for The Sims 4, you become the Warchief yourself.
By the way: There is also a mod for Alliance characters if you prefer to become a High King of the Alliance…
Will you check out “The Sims 4”? Or is the game not for you, whether with or without WoW mod?
Currently, The Division 2 is struggling. Our author Tarek has identified several issues that Massive needs to address for it to become a better game.
What’s happening in The Division 2 right now? In the past few weeks, my motivation for The Division 2 has significantly decreased. I’m visiting Washington D.C. less frequently these days. I’m not alone; many other players feel the same.
There isn’t much to do at the moment, and the game is facing some difficulties. Therefore, I want to show you issues that, in my opinion, Massive needs to fix so that The Division 2 can become a better game.
The Division 2 needs new content outside of the raid
Although The Division 2 received some improvements with Title Update 3 and also the new raid, many find it too difficult. Ubisoft has made it clear that they are closely examining feedback and are open to changes.
The raid is meant to serve as the toughest challenge for players. It’s also not uncommon in games for raids to only be completed by a smaller subset of players.
Why new content is important: However, players who are not interested in the raid have been waiting for new content since Title Update 2 on April 5. So, nothing has happened for almost two months.
Moreover, other players may not have the time or inclination to exclusively run the raid. But currently, there’s no other way to obtain new gear, such as the exotic assault rifle.
Are new contents in sight already?According to the roadmap, the next one will be the fourth specialization. This will bring a new, unique weapon and a new skill tree. While this would be a start, will it be enough?
Hardcore players can of course use that time to optimize their builds. But that leads us to the next problem.
We need a greater build diversity
While you can technically play and experiment as a tank or with skill builds in The Division 2, these playstyles are currently rather inefficient.
The meta is clearly geared towards pure DPS builds that deal the highest possible damage. To build halfway usable skill and tank builds, one has to invest quite a lot and be lucky with the gear.
Overall, it’s much easier to choose the offensive path. Consequently, there is currently almost no build diversity.
While Massive has already tried to make players “tankier” and introduced new mods that improve skills, these changes are by no means sufficient.
How could we solve the problem? Massive should rethink the functionalities of skill mods. One popular suggestion among players is to scale the skill mods with skill power. That would be a first step towards significantly improving skill builds.
But how can we strengthen tanks? If Massive strengthens armor and hit points too much, the issues from the first game will return. There, PvP battles turned into face-to-face encounters, where players took a long time to take each other down.
Therefore, in my opinion, it would be better to focus on enhancing defensive talents and skills. Instead of simply being able to take more damage, there should be ways to block it.
At the moment, crafting is hardly worth it. Manufactured high-end equipment cannot be calibrated and cannot even reach the maximum gear score of 500.
At World Tier 5 and the highest workbench level, high-end equipment can be crafted to a maximum of 490. Gear set pieces can reach 500 with some luck, but also cannot be calibrated.
How could we solve the problem? First, equipment at the highest workbench level should be able to be crafted within a range of 490-500.
Additionally, crafted equipment should also be able to be recalibrated. Because without the chance of recalibration, one is even more dependent on luck when crafting.
With so many different talents and stats that equipment can have in The Division 2, it is a pretty expensive affair that consumes a lot of collected materials.
Save the Dark Zones and PvP
I haven’t been in one of the Dark Zones for weeks, and it’s been even longer since I played Conflict. Currently, both areas are simply not very motivating to play.
You always encounter the same DPS sets, which brings us back to the issue of build diversity.
The rewards in Conflict are very low for the time invested.
There’s currently no reason to farm in the Dark Zone since the new gear sets and the exotic assault rifle can only be obtained in the raid.
So why play PvP or enter the Dark Zone when it’s currently not fun and doesn’t pay off?
How could we solve the problem? Many fans have been calling for alternative, pure PvE Dark Zones for years. These would be for players who don’t want to engage in PvP.
However, in my opinion, this would ultimately make the normal Dark Zones pure PvP areas, rendering them almost unnecessary.
I think rather that if the grind becomes worthwhile again, more people would be willing to venture into the Dark Zone. A new objective would motivate players to take the risk.
PvP is generally a difficult topic. With the last update, Massive has already made some changes and slightly increased the TTK (time to kill).
I still don’t have a comprehensive impression of the changes, but if they manage to optimize PvP balancing and normalization (equipment adjustment for players), things could improve here as well in the future.
What do you think about these points? Have you identified other issues that you find equally important?
This week, it is now possible to fully level the exotic catalyst for the Perfected Exile in Destiny 2 for the first time. What can the masterwork version of this weapon do in practice?
The first diligent Guardians have been able to finally complete their catalyst for the Perfected Exile since the Weekly Reset on May 21 and are now experiencing the full potential of this new top weapon. We explain what the Exile can do as a masterwork and what changes in detail with the fully leveled catalyst.
Perfected Exile as a Masterwork – What You Need to Know
The Perfected Exile was introduced just a few weeks ago, but it has quickly proven to be one of the best weapons in PvE – even without a catalyst. It can pulverize almost any boss in no time in a group and is also a good choice against enemy hordes.
The catalyst is supposed to make the weapon even more powerful. Many Guardians were curious about what the weapon could do in its perfected form. First experiences are already coming in.
This is what the Exile can do: The exotic pulse rifle has a fire rate of 450 and is carried in the kinetic slot.
Through its perks, kills by critical hits and rapid successive hits generate swarms of seeking SIVA nanites. These infest the enemies, damage them, and make them more vulnerable to further fire from the Exile. Additionally, this weapon deals more damage to enemies based on the number of SIVA nanites attached to them.
The cool part: If multiple players have equipped the weapon, all bearers of the weapon benefit from the buff effect of other Exile users. This allows for extreme damage values for a primary weapon.
This is what the catalyst does: The catalyst makes the Perfected Exile even more powerful. In the masterwork version, the SIVA nanite swarms deal more damage. Additionally, enemies that still have nanites attached when they die generate further nanites. But what does this mean in practice?
This is how the catalyst affects PvE: In PvE, the masterwork version is significantly noticeable.
If you play against groups of smaller enemies, you can now noticeably eliminate them faster and more effectively. On the one hand, the nanites themselves now deal nearly 30% more damage, causing many smaller enemies to perish more quickly. On the other hand, precision kills now spawn 12 instead of 9 nanites, which further enhances this effect against larger groups of enemies.
Even against majors, that is, high-ranking enemies with yellow health bars, a difference is noticeable. For example, a single player with the masterwork version needs over a second less for an Ogre major than without the catalyst (14.04 instead of 15.13 seconds). If you’re in a group and benefit from each other’s nanite buffs, it goes even faster.
The weapon thus deals even more damage as a masterwork and can take down bosses and majors even faster – especially in a group. This should further strengthen its position as one of the currently best weapons in Destiny 2.
This is how the masterwork version plays in PvP: The weapon is also popular among many guardians in the Crucible – especially on consoles. Many describe the weapon’s handling as excellent. With a controller, it is said to be one of the most precise pulse rifles in Destiny 2.
The catalyst does not make this weapon overpowered in 1v1, as some players feared. It much more represents a kind of cherry on top, allowing the weapon to shine a bit more in certain situations – especially against multiple enemies standing close together.
On the one hand, precision kills with the Exile masterwork now generate 12 instead of 9 nanites. On the other hand, the damage of the seeking nanites is also increased by 30% in PvP. If previously a single nanite dealt 10 damage (90 with 9 nanites), the damage with the catalyst is now 13 per nanite. So if you take out an enemy and their neighbor takes the full brunt of the nanites, you can take them down with just one salvo – even guardians with maximum resilience. Moreover, not all shots of the salvo need to hit.
Even in PvP, the weapon becomes better with a fully leveled catalyst – if only situationally.
A review of the Exile catalyst can be found in this video from Atzecross Gaming:
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A modder has developed an addon for WoW Classic that aims to bring the most controversial feature of World of Warcraft into the game: the group search. The emergence of the addon has caused quite a stir.
This is the addon in question: The user insaneKane has published an “LFG addon” on Github for the WoW Classic coming in August. He utilized his beta access to write the corresponding code.
The addon is supposed to function like the LFG tool in WoW, about which there have been ongoing controversial discussions since its introduction in WotLK. Players should be able to group up for dungeons and tackle them together. Something that WoW Classic would otherwise lack:
Do not be afraid! I, InsaneKane, have used my beta access to create an addon that already works in the Classic beta and will only be used better and more often until launch! It allows you to sign up with the push of a button and throw together the perfect number of group members in an instant.
A feature like teleporting to the dungeon does not exist because players had to journey there themselves in Classic. However, InsaneKane wants to ensure that each group gets a warlock who can teleport the others.
The entrance to the Deadmines had to be reached on foot.
How the community reacts: In a post in the WoW Classic subreddit, shock has already broken out due to the LFG addon. The user gy-psy asks other Classic fans to destroy the functionality before the addon ruins the game.
However, other users were able to calm down: It apparently seems to be a troll. This is suggested by both the way the description is written and another circumstance.
Apparently, the streamer Esfand has already mentioned in his stream that the addon is satire. It goes against everything, that Classic should be.
Players do not want an LFG tool in Classic.
Would that work? The functionality of the addon is also being doubted. One user pointed out that the addon’s code looks too refined to still be taken as a joke. However, another clarified:
The code is just a copy of an addon from Curse, which is just a reskin of the tool in the game. It will not work because it relies on the LFG tool in the game working.
The necromancer in The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) is newly released. How to optimally build the dark necromancer, you will learn here in our guide to the necromancer build for beginners.
What is the necromancer? The necromancer is the latest class in ESO, and you can play it by purchasing the new expansion Elsweyr. There is no way to retrain an existing class to become a necromancer.
Who should play the necromancer? The necromancer is ideal for all players who want a versatile class. The necromancer is good as a damage dealer, but also as a tank and even a healer.
Additionally, there is the special dark flair of the necromancer, who fights even darker powers as an actual anti-hero.
In the following, we present a guide for a beginner build for the necromancer. The information is based on an article from the site AlcastHQ.
General information about the necromancer
What is the role of the necromancer? The necromancer is a unique new class in ESO. He is by no means just another wizard with undead pets. Rather, the necromancer uses a variety of elements to cast his spells.
Moreover, he provides not just a good damage dealer (Grave Lord) but also a powerful tank (Bone Tyrant) and healer (Living Death).
Moreover, there is a special mini-game that makes your spells more powerful when you have corpses available. Therefore, good planning and positioning when playing the necromancer later in the game is very important.
What attributes should you assign to the necromancer? While the necromancer can also be built for stamina in the damage tree, we will use magicka for this build. So always allocate all points to the magic resource.
Which Mundus Stone is ideal for the necromancer? It’s best to use the “Lover” (More damage through magic) or “the Mage” (More magicka).
The Equipment
What weapons and equipment do you need? Ideal for your Magicka necromancer are a destruction staff (fire) and light armor. Because the latter increases your magicka and gives you more spell power to unleash your spells.
Ideally, you should add the attribute “Learning” to your equipment, as this will give you more XP when killing enemies and level up faster.
As a second weapon, you should use a healing staff as soon as it becomes available.
The Skills
Which skills should you choose and how do you modify them? You will farm the following skills over the course of the first 15 hours and morph them as follows.
Your skills in the first skill bar
In the skill bar with your destruction staff, you use the following skills:
Flame Skull: Your first skill. Change it to “Cleave Skull” as soon as possible to enhance your combat power against groups.
Death Scythe: This skill comes next. Morph it to “Swift Scythe” to heal yourself additionally.
Shape Flesh: As your next skill, you will learn this ability. It heals you by briefly weakening your combat power.
Elemental Wall: This ability from your staff causes your opponents to take fire damage. Morph it for more effect to “Elemental Blockade”.
Bone Barrage: This cool skill creates corpses and an exploding skeleton. Morph the skill to “Pursuing Bone Barrage” to improve its power at long range.
Frozen Colossus (Ultimate): Learn your first ultimate ability at level 11 to deal extra damage.
Your skills in the second skill bar
In the skill bar with your healing staff, you use the following skills:
Major Healing: This allows you to heal further. Morph the skill to “Source of Healing” to also regenerate magicka.
Shape Flesh
Bone Barrage
Death Scythe
Elemental Wall
Resurrection (Ultimate): This allows you to immediately resurrect up to three friends. Ideal for instances.
These are the passive skills of the necromancer:
You will also acquire the following passive skill in the first 15 levels once you have enough points left.
Gathering the Dead (Bone Tyrant)
Summoning (Light Armor)
Bone Collector (Grave Lord)
Death Bell (Grave Lord)
This is how you continue developing the necromancer
What comes next until level 50? After getting familiar with the necromancer, you can gradually continue to develop him. Once you unlock more skill points and levels, your skill selection should finally look like this:
Skill bar 1 (Destruction Staff):
Cleave Skull
Mystical Siphon: You obtain this skill as a morph from the “Shocking Siphon” of the Grave Lord.
Skeleton Arcanist: You obtain this skill as a morph from the “Skeleton Mage” of the Grave Lord.
Inner Light: You obtain this skill as a morph from the “Mage Light” of the Mages Guild.
Pursuing Bone Barrage
Elemental Wrath (Ultimate): You obtain this skill as a morph from the “Elemental Storm” of the destruction staff.
Skill bar 2 (Destruction Staff):
Elemental Blockade
Reaving Cemetery: You obtain this skill as a morph from the “Cemetery” of the Grave Lord.
Absorbing Magic: You obtain this skill as a morph from “Neutralizing Magic” from light armor.
Resistant Flesh: You obtain this skill as a morph from “Shape Flesh” from Living Death.
Inner Light
Glacier Colossus (Ultimate): Morph your Frozen Colossus to this skill.
These are your passive skills: Make sure to include these skills and level up your racial and guild skills as needed.
Dissection (Grave Lord)
Quick Decay (Grave Lord)
Last Breath (Bone Tyrant)
Corpse Consumption (Living Death)
Undead Ally (Living Death)
Trifocus (Destruction Staff)
Elemental Power (Destruction Staff)
Ancient Knowledge (Destruction Staff)
Destruction Expert (Destruction Staff)
Grace (Light Armor)
Spell Protection (Light Armor)
Wunderkind (Light Armor)
Concentration (Light Armor)
That’s it for our build for new necromancers. We will publish more guides for endgame variants of the necromancer here. Have fun with necromancy!
A forthcoming card in Hearthstone is causing significant problems. Priests will become almost unbeatable if Blizzard doesn’t take action quickly.
Just a few hours ago, we reported that Blizzard is distributing a new, free Legendary to all players with the event “Revenge of the Mechs”. The card SCHN1PP-SCHN4PP is quite good and is expected to see a lot of play – especially among Priests. The community has already discovered a combo that makes Priests unstoppable. Players are quickly calling for a nerf.
What is the problem? The new card SCHN1PP-SCHN4PP, which players can obtain from June 3, is a really strong mech. For just 3 mana, it has the keywords Magnetic, Echo, and Deathrattle: Summons 2 Microbots (1/1) and has solid stats of 3/2. With a very simple combination, it will be possible for Priests to play this card infinitely in a single turn.
With the “Magnetic” effect, they can make a minion infinitely strong and then simply overwhelm the opponent in one turn.
How does the combo work? The combo starts on turn 4 and is completed by turn 5 – this is very early in a match.
On turn 4, the Priest plays a mech that must survive until the next turn. The “False Copper Tail,” which costs 4 mana and has Stealth, making it hard to kill, is a good option.
On turn 5, the Priest plays the “Ruthless Explorer.” This allows Deathrattle minions to cost 3 mana less, but they die at the end of the turn.
Then, you play as many SCHN1PP-SCHN4PP as you want. Their cost is reduced to 0, and since the card has Echo, you can play it infinitely and connect it to the previous mech.
Once the minion is strong enough to kill the opposing hero in one attack, you attack in the same turn and win immediately.
A cunning plan to make Priests unbeatable.
What do the players think: This combination is already being hotly debated on Reddit. Players agree that Blizzard simply overlooked this interaction. They expect that the Ruthless Explorer will be nerfed or SCHN1PP-SCHN4PP will receive a nerf before it is released.
What do you think caused this oversight? Did Blizzard simply miss something here? Or is another nerf planned?
The market research institute SuperData has released the digital revenue figures for the month of April. These show that especially the top games like Apex Legend and Overwatch are struggling.
What figures are we talking about? The figures come from SuperData. The market research institute announces all digital revenues of games every month. This includes sales in in-game shops, or for example in the PS Store or the Microsoft Store. Sales of box versions in retail stores are not included.
What the figures from SuperData show in April 2019
What is happening in the PC charts? The top positions have hardly changed compared to the previous month. League of Legends, Dungeon Fighter Online, Fantasy Westward Journey Online 2, Crossfire, Fortnite, and World of Tanks dominate the top six positions.
What are the surprises? Particularly interesting is that Apex Legends has completely dropped out of the list. Instead, Hearthstone is back in at position 9. New content may bring the game back into the charts, but according to SuperData, the revenues are still significantly lower than last year.
Additionally, The Division 2 is making its way into the PC charts, debuting at position 7.
For Blizzard, this is a bitter month: WoW is no longer in, with Overwatch revenues continuing to decline, and Hearthstone is back, but the figures are still not good.
How do the console charts look? The two big losers on consoles are Apex Legends, which has completely fallen out of the list, and The Division 2. Ubisoft’s online shooter fell from position 1 in March to 10. The revenues from Apex Legends are currently only a quarter of what the shooter earned in February.
Also no longer in is GTA 5. Instead, the beat ’em up Mortal Kombat 11 enters at rank 1 with the best launch in the history of the series. The single-player game Days Gone celebrates its debut at position 6.
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (rank 8) is performing quite well on both PC and consoles (rank 3). We find no trace of Anthem in any list anymore. Likewise, we don’t find Overwatch in the list, which wasn’t in the previous month either. Revenues from Blizzard’s online shooter are reportedly declining further according to SuperData.
What about mobile games? Basically, we find the usual suspects in the list again this month. The newcomer from March, Perfect World, had to give up its first place to Honor of Kings and is now in rank 2. Pokémon GO dropped from position 4 to 6, and at rank 8 we find a new game, the puzzle game Puzzle & Dragons.
The mobile version of Fantasy Westward Journey is not performing as well as the PC version and dropped out of the list in April.
Red Dead Online, the multiplayer mode of Red Dead Redemption 2, has recently received new content again. In addition to new early-access content for PS4 players, there are new missions available to everyone, where you encounter familiar characters from the single-player.
What is it about? With the latest update for Red Dead Online on May 21, Rockstar added new free-roam missions to the multiplayer mode. Players will encounter two well-known characters that are already familiar from the single-player mode.
Sadie Adler can be found at her ranch near Ambarino. The gunslinger Black Belle, on the other hand, is waiting for you in Lemoyne.
Sadie Adler is a popular character from Dutch van der Linde’s gang.
Who are the characters? Sadie Adler is a popular character from the campaign of Red Dead Redemption 2. You find Sadie at the beginning of the game, where she joins the gang of Dutch van der Linde.
You should track down and interview Black Belle for a mission in Red Dead Redemption 2. The bandit queen Belle Starr likely served as an inspiration for Black Belle in Red Dead Redemption 2. Myra Maybelle Shirley, as Belle Starr was actually named, was a famous bandit queen whose adventures have been embellished in numerous books and films.
What other content is there? In addition to the new missions, there are several new contents for PS4 players. This content is coming first to Sony’s console, but will later be available for Xbox One as well.
A new Tomahawk is now available in RDO.
Among other things, there is the Ancient Tomahawk, which comes directly with the new Showdown mode Make It Count: Ancient Tomahawk. Additionally, the Showdown mode Last Stand is introduced, along with the new horse Hellisabell-Andalusian, as well as new horse gear, clothing, and emotes.
What do the players say?Players in the RDR2 subreddit are excited that Red Dead Online is moving away from PvP content towards more PvE. According to one player, RDO should have been this way from the start: an RPG focused on PvE with an optional PvP experience.
On the negative side, it is noted that missions still seem to be buggy. Multiple players report that they are unable to accept missions or that quests do not start when they have been received.
Fallout 76 received a new update with Patch 9.5. The only new feature in the patch is the new underground dungeon, the secret Arktos Pharma Lab.
What is this patch about? On the evening of May 21, 2019, the new Patch 9.5 for Fallout 76 was deployed. This brings a new feature as well as some bug fixes and a small improvement for the new player shops.
How big is the patch? For the various platforms, Patch 9.5 has a different size. However, it is larger this time on PC than on the consoles:
The size for PC is just under 9GB
The size for PS4 and Xbox One is about 5.5GB
The building of Arktos Pharma
Fallout 76 – Patch
Notes in English for Patch 9.5 from May 21
New dungeon – Arktos Pharma Lab: The only new feature in Patch 9.5 is the Arktos Pharma Lab. Arktos Pharma is located in the woods, slightly southeast of Vault 76 and is easiest to reach from there.
Experiments were conducted on animals in the lab to test a drug that is supposed to relax and calm them. Apparently, it did not work quite as intended.
How to reach the lab: The upper part of the lab is relatively safe. Here, only a few low-level scorched and mole rats are waiting. The actual dungeon is accessed through the elevators in the entrance hall.
What is the task? Once you reach the bottom, you start the event “Project Paradise” or the quest of the same name if you haven’t completed it yet. For the quest, you need to conduct an experiment in the lab. The experiments have several stages.
Your mission is to feed and protect wildlife. You need to fill feeding troughs in three different biomes and then protect the tamed animals from wild animals that will attack them. In the end, there is a boss fight.
Who is the dungeon suitable for? The Arktos Pharma Lab is designed for players level 50 and above. The dungeon is not instanced, which was already a critique in the previous dungeon “The Caves”. This also means that every player in the dungeon belongs to your group, making the tasks easier.
What’s new in the shop: In line with the Arktos Pharma Lab, there is a new skin for the power armor and limited cosmetic items in the shop that fit the theme of the lab.
Improved feature – Vending machines: The new and long-awaited feature of player vending machines has also been slightly improved. You can now use the “Inspect” function to view details of the sold items.
This should help you make better decisions about which goods you really want to buy. This is likely to make the already very popular shop feature even more popular.
In addition to the improvement and the dungeon, there are some bug fixes. You can find the full patch notes in English on the official website of Bethesda.
What is the problem? Many players complain on Reddit and in the official forums that the damage numbers of elite opponents are not as they remember them. Many believe that elite opponents hit significantly weaker in WoW Classic than they did back then. They fear that Blizzard has adjusted the opponents to cater to the current player base.
The damage numbers from the current beta…
Blizzard refutes the whole thing with numbers: To nip the accusations and speculations in the bud, Blizzard provided screenshots and examples that refute the problem. They compared the numbers from the current beta with those from the “internal version 1.12.1” used by the developers as the basis for WoW Classic. This is the original code from many years ago.
The screenshots clearly show that the example opponent Rhahk’Zor from the Deadmines inflicts damage exactly as he did back then. So it is the players who are “misremembering” and had a more difficult impression of the opponents than they actually were.
…and those from the original version of the code. Almost identical.
What is the reason for this? Why individual players perceive the damage numbers of elite opponents as too weak is hard to say. The most common assumption is that players were simply less experienced with MMORPGs back then, and the mechanics and game principles were not as well understood. Due to such ignorance, which is quite normal for newcomers, the opponents appeared stronger back then.
Private servers used incorrect numbers: The second reason is that players have likely gotten a distorted impression over the years from private servers. There, the opponents were often not identical to what was seen on the official Blizzard servers.
Are you also in the beta of WoW Classic? Did you also have the impression that Blizzard has made the opponents easier?
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Grinding Gear Games is working on a major expansion for the action RPG Path of Exile. The developers even believe that it can compete with a potential Diablo 4.
What has been announced? Grinding Gear Games hasn’t revealed much about the next expansion for the online hack ‘n slash Path of Exile yet. However, it is said that it will represent some kind of “Next Generation” step for the game.
This means that significant and fundamental changes will be introduced in the RPG.
The Fight Against Diablo 4
What does this have to do with Diablo 4? Grinding Gear Games director Chris Wilson explains that the expansion with version number 4.0.0 will compete with Diablo 4, according to the developers.
What does “Next Generation” mean? Grinding Gear Games wants to not only advance Path of Exile but also move the entire genre forward. The addon is intended to make the game something that represents the next generation of action RPGs, in order to be able to keep up with modern representatives of the genre.
What exactly this means is unclear.
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When will the addon be shown? At Exilecon, fans are supposed to be able to experience the expansion. Exilecon will take place on November 16 and 17 in Auckland, New Zealand.
However, this is just a teaser from a very early version of the addon.
When will the expansion be released? According to Grinding Gear Games, the addon is still at least a year and a half away from release.
Before that, update 3.7 “Legion” will be released, which brings the Legion Challenge League, new items, gems, and the long-awaited overhaul of melee combat in June. Additionally, a major update with version number 3.9 is planned for December.
If the expansion 4.0.0 releases at the end of 2020, it would indeed be possible for Path of Exile to directly compete with hack ‘n slash Diablo 4 – provided that Blizzard’s action RPG is also released in 2020.
