There is new information about The Division 2 and this time the focus is on the PvE endgame. Spoiler alert: If you absolutely don’t want to know anything about the campaign, you should not read further.
Here’s what it’s about: At a press event last week, participants were able to play the contents of the private beta of The Division 2. Now, there is information about the content. One of the biggest pieces of news revolves around the Black Tusk. This faction is supposed to make your life difficult.
Who are the Black Tusks? Details are not known at the moment. Translated, the name means something like “Black Tusk”. Probably Ubisoft does not want to reveal story details yet.
It is known for sure that it is a particularly dangerous faction that has stronger equipment available than the others. This includes drones and four-legged robots. They are said to be the biggest threat to the Division, but this will likely only be revealed after the story.
When do the Black Tusks appear? As soon as you finish the campaign in the main game, the “Invaded Missions” will be unlocked. The Black Tusks take control of D.C., and you must drive them out by playing the missions.
From main to side missions, all activities can be taken over by the Black Tusks. But even outside of activities in the game world, you will encounter them.
This increases the difficulty, as they are stronger and more numerous than the other factions. Additionally, the AI is said to act smarter. However, there is also much better loot to be had. It reminds a bit of the legendary difficulty from The Division 1.
It is part of the PvE endgame to defend Washington D.C. against this faction. In a kind of continuous loop, the Black Tusk attempts to conquer places in D.C. and apparently appears again and again in different locations. This is supposed to provide enough variety for PvE players.
Is there more? In an interview with PCGamer, Creative Director Julian Gerighty indicated that this is not all: “Yes, this is a big part, but it is only one of several.”
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be Mad Max, fighting against his enemies with his homemade car in intense battles? SteamCraft gives you the chance to experience this in the Open Beta.
War of the Vehicles
What is SteamCraft? In the MMO, you build a combat vehicle in a steampunk setting, equipping it with an arsenal of weapons. With this moving fortress, you fight in fast-paced battles against other players to acquire new weapons and equipment. This allows you to continuously improve your vehicle. It sounds a bit like the vehicle MMO with battle royale mode, Crossout.
The fast battles with the self-built and tuned vehicles outfitted with weapons remind one of the Mad Max movies. However, it’s not about collecting gasoline here, but rather obtaining parts to upgrade the vehicle.
Build your personal combat machine through an interesting construction system, with which you can even battle your opponents in the air
Over 600 components and 40 weapons are available to you
In battles, it is possible to destroy specific parts of a vehicle
Multiple game modes, including deathmatch, team deathmatch, and capture the flag
You will have the opportunity to sell your self-built vehicles to earn in-game currency
You team up with other players to conquer and defend bases together
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How do you play? On the official website, you can get a key for the Steam version. You then redeem it in your Steam client, log in, and you’re already participating in the Open Beta.
How long can you play? The Open Beta will take place until February 8. The development team will then use the feedback to further improve the title.
When is the release? A specific date has not been mentioned yet. However, according to Steam, it is expected to be in February.
This is why players are still skeptical: The developers behind SteamCraft released the survival game Next Day Survival, which was plagued by numerous problems at launch. Even now, over a year after its release, the reviews on Steam are still mixed.
In the course of the release of Apex Legends, Respawn commented on Titanfall 3. They stated that there is currently no other Titanfall project in the works.
What’s new? On February 4, Respawn Entertainment unexpectedly released Apex Legends. This is a Battle Royale set in the Titanfall universe. The developers spoke about their work on this project and explained that they are currently not working on Titanfall 3. Fans hoping for a timely release will have to wait a little longer.
Respawn was secretly working on the free battle royale game Apex Legends. In August 2017, Respawn’s CEO Vince Zampella stated that the team was still working on Titanfall even after being acquired by EA. Many believed that Respawn was working on a sequel to Titanfall 2. But that is not the case.
That’s why they decided against big advertising beforehand: At a press event for Apex Legends, Respawn producer Drew McCoy explained to Eurogamer: “The world believes we are making Titanfall 3. But we are not. This [Apex Legends] is what we are making.”
They did not want to convince a skeptical audience with trailers and hands-on articles, but rather let the game speak for itself. They just wanted to release the game and let players play, McCoy says.
Apex Legends should speak for itself.
That’s why fans hoped for Titanfall 3: When Titanfall 2 was released in 2016, it did not catch a good release window. The release was right next to the two shooters Battlefield 1 and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Due to the huge competition, Titanfall 2 did not sell well. The fans who played it were in love, but the sales figures were a flop.
That’s why they hoped that for Titanfall 3 a better release window would be chosen.
In November 2018, there were many job postings on the EA website looking for people for a Titanfall project. Fans were again certain that it would be Titanfall 3. Their biggest concern was only the release window.
Now it is clear that the team is focusing all its attention on Apex Legends and is currently not working on Titanfall 3.
Original report: The race for the “World First Kill” of Lady Jaina Proudmoore in World of Warcraft is still in full swing. Almost 30 guilds are currently involved, trying to take down Jaina on the Mythic difficulty. However, one strategy seems to not sit well with the developers, which is why a hotfix has been implemented. Ironically, the favorites Method are being slowed down by this.
What has Method tried? Currently, Method repeatedly manages to reach the final phase of the fight. Their strategy so far involves ignoring all additional enemies, such as the water elementals, as much as possible and focusing maximum damage on Jaina.
The water elementals are only occasionally interrupted before they can cast their Frost Nova. Thus, it was a race against time for Method to see if they could kill Jaina quickly enough.
This is how Blizzard addresses the “problem”: The developers have now implemented a hotfix that has altered the water elementals. From now on, it is no longer possible to fully prevent the Frost Nova of the water elementals.
If players want to avoid the damage, they must kill the elementals in a timely manner, as they will cast their Frost Nova at 100 energy. Previously, this only happened if they failed to interrupt a water bolt. Ignoring the adds now leads to a quick death.
Method will now have to adjust their method and take care of the water elementals. Other guilds hadn’t considered this methodology until now.
What do you think of this adjustment “mid-race”? Is it good that a change happens before a guild gets the kill? Or is it unfair to bring about a change specifically to trick a guild’s strategy?
In Pokémon GO there is an event celebrating the Chinese New Year. This event brings numerous bonuses, a new field research task, and Shiny Spoink. We show you everything you need to know.
Currently, the Chinese New Year is being celebrated, and Pokémon GO is also participating in the festivities. They are hosting an event that lasts over a week and brings Shiny Spoink into the game.
There is also a chance for increased lucky Pokémon and guaranteed double experience points.
This is how the Lunar New Year event works
How long does the event last? Until February 13, the event around the Chinese New Year runs. It ends at 10 PM, and the event Pokémon will disappear again.
Double experience points for catching and evolving Pokémon
Increased chance of lucky Pokémon during trades
Increased spawn rate of Pokémon that fit the Chinese New Year
Opportunity for Shiny Spoink
What’s special about the experience points: The event brings double experience points for evolving, which haven’t been available for months. So, sit down with a Lucky Egg for half an hour and evolve. If you do it right, you can get up to 140,000 XP.
There are also double XP for catching Pokémon. With the best possible throw (excellent, curve, first time), you can get up to 1040 experience points.
Which Pokémon is the event about? The event Pokémon represent all the animals of the Chinese calendar. These include:
Spoink (Pig)
Miltank (Ox)
Electabuzz (Tiger)
Hoppip (Rabbit)
Dratini (Dragon)
Serperior (Snake)
Rapidash (Horse)
Ampharos (Sheep)
Primeape (Monkey)
Fletchling (Rooster)
Rockruff (Dog)
Rattata (Rat)
What’s in the field research “Trade 10 Pokémon with a Friend”
This is also new: There is a new field research related to the event. The task “Trade 10 Pokémon with a Friend” gives you an encounter with Panflam.
Thus, trading is worth it twice. On the one hand, you can complete this quest, and on the other, you have the chance for increased lucky Pokémon.
Shiny Spoink and Groink in the game
There are numerous chances for shinies in the event. For the first time, you have the chance to get Shiny Spoink and Groink.
In addition to these new shinies, you also have the chance to find a shiny among other event Pokémon. Rapidash, Dratini, Ampharos, and Rockruff can all also appear in their shiny form. It is therefore ideal for shiny hunters.
If you are out and take advantage of the event, you will encounter these raid bosses:
The new content patch 7.30 for Fortnite is coming out today. You will be prompted to download an update for all platforms (PC/Mac, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, iOS, Android). When does it start, is there a server maintenance, and what will be included? MeinMMO has all the answers!
When will the new update for Fortnite arrive? At 2:00 PM German time, players will be prompted to download the new patch on all platforms. The game version will not change, but you can still look forward to new content.
Furthermore, according to Epic, there will be no server downtime. You only need to download the update and can then continue playing immediately. But what exactly will come with the patch?
What’s included in the update for Fortnite: Battle Royale:That Epic wants to revise the campfires has been known for a few days. After the update, you will find more campfires on the map (not as an item) and can use them normally. Furthermore, you will still find the campfire as a consumable item.
The campfire will also reportedly play a role in unlocking stage 3 of the prisoner, the bonus skin from Season 7, according to various leaks and rumors.
In addition to the apples that regenerate health and the mushrooms that increase your shield, a third regeneration item will be added, which you can find directly on the map.
Alongside the campfire, a new item is coming to the battle royale mode. The bottle rocket is already heavily discussed. While many players fear similar dominance as with turrets, others are looking forward to launching things into the air.
How strong the rocket will actually be remains to be seen. It is also unclear whether another weapon or item will be removed from the game in exchange. Furthermore, Epic will probably again have some bug fixes this week.
What the update brings for the PvE mode Save the World: More detailed information for the PvE part of Fortnite is not yet known. Based on the announcement on Reddit, players expect that the new hero Zenith will come into the game today. He is already present in the databases as a mythical Outlander.
What do you think of the update? Are you looking forward to the bottle rocket?
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Players discover their creative side in the survival MMO Atlas and devise their own battle royale mode. Ruthless battles on the high seas are the result.
Battle Royale Ahoy! The battle royale genre has become very popular since PUBG and Fortnite, finding its place in more and more games. This is also true for the pirate MMO Atlas. At least on one unofficial server, there was a first BR event recently.
True to Atlas, the players did not go at each other on foot, but with their ships. A whole server grid served as a battlefield, surrounded by islands.
The Rules: Several teams, consisting of two persons each, have entered the battle. They had one hour to build their ship. Materials were provided to them, and the experience rate was 9000%. This ensured that every player could learn all necessary skills in a short time.
Only schooners were allowed for the battle. They belong to the third class of ships in Atlas. Agile and robust – perfect for a PVP battle with only two players on board.
This is how you won: If a team sunk an opponent’s ship, they received 10 points. The last team received 15 extra points. The team with the most points at the end was the winner of the match. Simply hiding or camping was not the goal. Action was called for.
A video recording shows the action from different angles:
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What’s Next? The admin team of the Warzone server hosts several events each month. You can find all the information on their official website. The next planned event is also a battle royale mode. However, instead of schooners, you will command brigantines in a 12-man team in this battle.
The Community is Interested: Even if not many teams are rushing into battle yet, more are steadily joining. On Reddit, the announcements are always among the top 10 current posts. User Izzi280 says: “I expect it to be even better than last time. I am so excited!”
Events with tanks, planes, or airships are also not excluded in the future. Admins can cheat them in via command:
Apex Legends is a free battle royale for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. The tactical BR shooter is now available for download, so you can jump right in.
What’s new? On February 4th, the development team of Titanfall presented the first glimpses of Apex Legends in teasers. Now, just a few hours later, the game is already available for download on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. The game is free, and you can start playing right away.
What is Apex Legends? This is a spinoff of Titanfall, set in the same universe. However, Apex Legends does not feature playable Titans.
The game is somewhat a mix of Overwatch and Blackout, the battle royale mode of Call of Duty Black Ops 4. As in other battle royale games, you jump from the air onto the battlefield at the beginning. The available area of the map slowly shrinks and forces players to a common point on the field.
Like in Overwatch, every playable hero has unique abilities that you can use in the matches.
Up to 60 players can team up in squads of 3 on the battlefield.
What is special about Apex Legends? There will be battle royale seasons, and the game is expected to be improved over time with updates and new content. In seasons, players can unlock new legends, weapons, and themed loot. Additionally, items can be unlocked through microtransactions in Apex Legends.
We are embedding the first trailer of Apex Legends here. It shows you maps, heroes, abilities, and more of what to expect in the game.
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Fortnite: Battle Royale always provides bizarre stories. A professional gamer from Japan has gained fame and honor by pretending to be a little schoolchild. He has now apologized and is making amends.
Who is it about? The player RizArt belongs to the Japanese Pro-eSports team Crazy Raccoon. RizArt is one of the stars of the team, having set a solo record of 34 kills last November, among other achievements. However, this is not the only reason for RizArt’s fame in Japan.
Rather, he is considered “the strongest elementary school student in Japan” as RizArt claims to be only 12 years old and still in the 6th grade of elementary school.
Much of his fame was built on this. But it was all just a fake.
“Elementary school student” is actually 16 years old
This is why RizArt lied about his age: In reality, RizArt is not a school child at all. Instead, the young man is already 16 and attending high school. According to his friends, he looks very young, and thus he was genuinely mistaken for a child.
This led to increasing popularity and subscribers, and he continued to play the game while claiming to be only 12 years old. Hence, he earned the title of Japan’s best Fortnite wonder schoolboy.
This is why he has now confessed the truth: The lie brought RizArt many viewers and earned him good money. However, his guilty conscience began to plague the young professional more and more. Therefore, he decided to come clean shortly after joining the Crazy Raccoons.
Here’s the content of the confession video: He did this live on camera, accompanied by many deep bows and an announcement of self-imposed penance. Unfortunately, the video is only in Japanese, and according to the website Kotaku, RizArt states among other things:
“I am actually not an elementary school student, I am a 16-year-old freshman in high school. I’m very sorry that I didn’t tell the truth. The number of my subscribers kept increasing, and I felt the need to finally tell the truth.
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I don’t think that everyone will forgive me soon. I will donate three months of my YouTube earnings to charity. Furthermore, I have decided to shave my head.”
The cover image is taken from the video shown here by RizArt.
Since the demo of Anthem, players have been thinking about what the finished game will be like. A major point that is often considered is the endgame. What does Anthem have to offer there? Well, Bioware says: Content is coming, and fast.
What does Anthem have to offer in the endgame? Some features are already known that will keep players occupied in Anthem once they are done with the story. These include, above all:
Strongholds are particularly interesting for players at higher difficulties of the Grandmaster level. In the harder levels, there are significantly higher chances of good loot.
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Players are concerned about the amount: With the endgame content of Anthem, players are primarily worried about whether there is enough to do and how long the content will keep them entertained. Grinding the same areas forever is certainly not the goal.
They are particularly concerned about whether the Strongholds offer enough variety and, above all, challenges. Currently, all Strongholds seem to have the same loot table. The same items drop everywhere.
As a consequence, players conclude: Whoever wants to farm will always run through the same Stronghold. The one that is the fastest and easiest to complete. Only if various loot pieces could be obtained in the Strongholds would there be relief.
BioWare confirms more content “as soon as possible”: Additionally, only three Strongholds have been confirmed for the launch of Anthem. At least here, BioWare wants to provide quick supplies.
In a kind of Q&A on Discord, BiowareBen responded to a player’s question about whether more Strongholds were planned. His response:
We want to bring more Strongholds into the game as soon as possible and continue to do so after that. Oh, and when we implement them, they will be free!
However, this still does not completely reassure the community. The user RogueMarauder on reddit notes that the answer sounds like it will be a while before more content is released and that the status of the beta is what will remain for the time being. Other players agreed and stated that the lack of variety could become a real problem.
What are your hopes for the endgame in Anthem?
If you want to learn more about this, we have some information on the endgame and the future plans of Anthem:
Now even with TERA, there is a Classic server. However, this is only a limited pleasure, as the server won’t last forever.
Currently, many MMORPGs are trending towards nostalgia and the “Classic” feel that has been missed. Therefore, World of Warcraft will soon have Classic servers. But TERA is also taking this step and has announced that a classic TERA server will be available soon. This should satisfy fans – at least for a while. Because the server will not be a permanent alternative.
A server for a limited time: The “Classic Server” will only be available for a limited time. The duration is still unclear. At the end of this period, however, players will be able to transfer their characters to a live server and will be rewarded with gear that matches the current standard. So far, it has only been stated that the server will “last longer than Manahan” (the last event server). The server is scheduled to go live this month.
What is on the Classic Server? Unlike the live servers, there will be some changes. However, some key details have already been revealed:
The server will run on patch version 27 and will therefore have at least 3 raids: Nexus Traverse, Wonderholme, and Kelsaik’s Raid.
The available classes are all standard classes, but also the Reaper.
Alliance Wars will take place on Sundays.
Leveling will be massively simplified, and the success rate for enchantments will be increased.
The server will be a PvE server – Open World PvP will not be available.
The server will be for the PC version of TERA.
More information about the server, such as the exact duration, will be announced in the coming days.
Can you find joy in such a server? Do you also tend to love the “Classic” version of a game so much? Or do you prefer to stick with the current version of TERA?
Sometimes it is not the players who defeat a boss in World of Warcraft. In this case, the players were almost dead – only a pet could still fight.
In raids of World of Warcraft, you often experience the funniest moments. The tension when a boss enemy has only a few percentage points of health left, yet the players fall one by one, is always a highlight. The extremely close kills of a difficult boss are extremely satisfying. This was also the case for the guild Novella from the Draenor server.
What happened? Novella had battled through the heroic mode of the Battle of Dazar’alor and had reached the last boss, Lady Jaina Proudmoore. The fight was going well, and indeed Novella made it to the final phase of the encounter. However, they ran into problems, as one by one, all players were encased in ice blocks – a death sentence, as this meant players die one after another.
Hunter pet earns the victory: However, companions, such as hunter pets, are not affected. And it was precisely this little creature that dealt the decisive blow to bring Jaina below the 5% threshold and thus decide the fight.
As a reward, achievements rained down and a lot of good vibes in the voice chat – you better check it out.
Have you also experienced such extremely close moments, where a boss was defeated with great difficulty while the raid was actually already considered “wiped”? Let us know in the comments!
Today, on February 4th, Apex: Legends, the battle royale shooter from Electronic Arts, was introduced at 5 PM. The shooter will be free-to-play and is set in the Titanfall universe.
What is Apex Legends? Apex Legends is a free-to-play shooter developed by Respawn Entertainment. The studio was previously responsible for the Titanfall 1 and 2 shooters. The publisher is Electronic Arts.
This is what the stream shows: The image features a forest with waving grass in the foreground. In between, there are short clips of action scenes.
https://www.twitch.tv/playapex
Here are the clips:
Teaser 1 shows a person throwing a weapon directly at the camera. (Watch here on TwitchTV)
Update 08:07 PM: Just under an hour until the reveal of Apex Legends. We will provide you with the most important information promptly here on MeinMMO.
So far, there are only rumors about the details of the shooter, stemming from influencers who apparently have already been able to play Apex:
These rumors are currently circulating about Apex:
Apparently, there are character skills in Apex that are reminiscent of Overwatch
Up to 60 players are on one map
A maximum of 3 players per group
It is said to run on a heavily modified version of Valve’s Source Engine
The gameplay is a mix of Blackout from Call of Duty 4 and Rainbow Six Siege – in a battle royale format
The game will be funded through a cash shop and microtransactions
Apex is expected to be released on PC, PS4, and Xbox One
When is Apex expected to be released? It seems that Apex can already be played for free on PC, PS4, and Xbox One starting tomorrow. Officially this is not confirmed yet.
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A developer at 4A Games recently warned that the next installment of Metro might not be released on PC. However, this warning has now been dismissed by the publisher.
What’s new: The publisher of Metro Exodus confirmed that PC development remains an important part of the franchise’s future. The news comes after a developer from 4A Games warned players that future Metro games would not be released on PC if players boycotted the upcoming release on the Epic Games Store.
Publisher Deep Silver stated that the words of a single developer do not reflect the views of the publisher and the entire development studio. On Twitter, the Metro Exodus account wrote:
The recent decision to move Metro Exodus from Steam to the Epic Game Store was made solely by Koch Media and Deep Silver.
The recent comments made by a member of the 4A Games development team do not reflect the views of Deep Silver or 4A Games regarding the future of the franchise. They express the pain and disappointment of a passionate person who has only seen positive goodwill towards their work, which has now turned into controversy due to a business decision over which they had no influence.
Therefore, we ask that all feedback regarding this decision be directed to Koch Media and Deep Silver, and not to the developers at 4A Games.
Regarding this statement, it was clarified that they have teamed up with Epic Games to invest in the future of the series and the developers at 4A Games. They intend to continue the franchise, and a PC version would always be at the core of their plans.
What happened? Over the weekend, there was excitement about Metro Exodus. This is a new installment in the Metro series that was originally planned for a Steam release. However, the plans were abruptly changed, so Metro Exodus will be released exclusively on the Epic Games Store and not on Steam.
The fans were angry, giving the other Metro installments poor ratings on Steam, review-bombing. A call followed to boycott Metro Exodus.
In the Russian Gameinator forum, one of the developers posted a warning message. It stated that if players do not buy Metro Exodus on the Epic Store, the next Metro game might not come to PC at all.
Metro Exodus will be released on February 15, 2019, for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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Fortnite: Battle Royale receives a new weapon again. This time it is “Bottle Rockets.” But what could that be? Fans speculate and fear the worst.
This is what the Bottle Rockets are about: Currently, Fortnite is promoting a new item type in the start screen: the Bottle Rockets. They are advertised with the words: “Bright, loud, and really dangerous. Warning: Do not ignite indoors!”
But what could “Bottle Rockets” be? Fans already have their theories and fear the worst.
Will the rockets be the new turret?
What do we know about the Bottle Rockets? Apart from the announcement text, nothing is officially known. However, dataminers have already uncovered more info. There are sound files for rocket launches, and an image of the targeting crosshair has surfaced. It resembles that of the grenade launcher.
Thus, the Bottle Rockets are likely to be a ballistic weapon, meaning a launch device that fires projectiles in an arched trajectory.
Will the new weapon be a “trap”? Additionally, many players speculate that the rockets must be firmly mounted, like a trap or a trampoline. Or like the infamous turret.
This is how the item is received by the community: Should the rockets be firmly mounted, they could be an explosive version of the turret, using limited ammunition, dealing area damage, and particularly well at breaking buildings. This is already enough for many fans, and they hate the weapon even before its release.
Some players, on the other hand, are looking forward to more explosions in Fortnite and can’t wait for the rockets to come into play.
When will the rockets arrive? The Bottle Rockets are expected to be released with the upcoming update. This should be earliest tomorrow, on February 5, 2019.
What do you think about the item? Will it be a disaster or something cool?
In the new strategy MMO Conqueror’s Blade, you will spend a lot of time on the strategic map, where you can raid other players in the open world at any time. However, that is less severe than it sounds and is a core part of the game’s concept.
What is Conqueror’s Blade? Conqueror’s Blade is a new strategy action MMO from My.com. The game allows you to manage troops and cities on a large strategic map. When it comes to battle, the game switches to action mode, where you command troops from your general’s perspective in real-time, deploy siege weapons, and engage directly in the melee.
The whole thing is reminiscent of a fun mix between a Total-War strategy game and the action game For Honor, but it is actually something quite different.
How does the open world map work? The center of Conqueror’s Blade is the open world map. There you can see your possessions such as cities, castles, and resource-gathering areas. When you set out from your capital with your troops, you visibly travel across the map searching for trouble.
If you want to fetch resources from distant places, you must protect the caravan yourself.
You can face PvE enemies, such as bandits, or attack other players and their possessions. The trick is: You are visible on the map to everyone, and anyone can attack you at any time, even if you are currently in a fight. A malicious opponent could ambush you from behind.
That’s why griefing is allowed: “That’s just griefing! How do you want to prevent that?” I then asked community manager Miguel Budesca. He simply replied nonchalantly:
“Not at all, that’s part of it! We want to create a brutal, medieval world where everyone can attack anyone in the open world. If you venture into neutral areas, you’re free game and have to fight your way through.”
Is Conqueror’s Blade just a griefing fest where new players are only farmed by veterans and their big armies? It’s not that unfair after all. According to Miguel, the Chinese developers of Conqueror’s Blade themselves are very creative with griefing and also pay attention to ensuring that fights among players are still well balanced.
Among other things, there are the following features that still make the game fair:
You can only attack other players when they enter neutral areas. Your “home zone” around your capital is not attackable. However, if you want particularly good resources and new areas, you will eventually have to leave the safe zone.
Guilds, called “houses,” and even larger alliances of houses can help you if a particularly nasty opponent constantly marauds in your areas. Conqueror’s Blade relies heavily on this social aspect.
Troops you lose in the open world remain lost. You must heal and re-equip them painstakingly and at great expense in your cities and castles. A griefer who plunders far from his territory can be decisively defeated in a crucial battle, providing you some respite until he has made up for his losses.
If you only want quick action, you can also start an instant battle from your capital at any time. You don’t need to leave the city, and you won’t lose troops in the event of a defeat. However, you’ll also receive significantly less reward.
EVE Online as a Model
This is how the developers want to challenge large political alliances: During the presentation, it was repeatedly mentioned how important it is to team up with other players. These guilds are called “houses” in Conqueror’s Blade and are virtually mandatory at a certain progression level.
Because if you conquer additional territories, you must also defend them. You may be only attackable at certain times, but if you have several castles, you can only defend one of them in siege battles.
If you want to ensure that your areas are always guarded, you need allied players to support you.
All of this goes even further, as multiple houses can merge into an alliance and control and defend even larger areas. The developers have clearly taken the epic MMORPG EVE Online as a model, where massive alliances dominate the political landscape and their wars and political intrigues reshape the galaxy.
Character Creation, Units, and Cultures
This is how character creation works: In Conqueror’s Blade, you are a medieval general. In character creation, you can set many details: gender, hair, body type, skin color, and culture. This indicates what the city area of your hero looks like.
Currently, there are Central Europe, the Middle East, and Asia as culture packages, with Vikings coming next. You can equip your hero with various weapons and equipment. Additionally, there are cosmetic skins you can use for alternative looks.
That’s why anyone can have any unit: However, your culture has no impact on the units you can recruit. Thus, you can also unlock the winged Polish Hussars as a samurai warrior or lead a troop of samurai spear throwers into battle as a sturdy knight.
This is how classes work in Conqueror’s Blade: At the start, you choose a class that essentially represents a mastery with one of the many weapon types in the game. There are, among other things, spears, sword/shield combinations, muskets, or heavy two-handed swords.
There are a total of 10 such weapon types, and you can learn and use up to six of them. You also have a wide range of skills, but you can only take three plus one ultimate ability into battle at any time.
That’s why all units are unique: The skill system also applies to your units. You can individually enhance them and train them in various aspects. This ensures that even two players commanding seemingly the same troops have different strengths and weaknesses.
So you may have trained your swordsmen more as tanks, while the opponent has equipped his troops with balanced values. Your strategy will likely be more defense-oriented, while your opponent can act more freely tactically but has no clear strength anywhere.
A Game for MMO Fans
Who should play Conqueror’s Blade? At the end of the presentation, we asked Miguel which type of player the game was intended for. So far, such MMO strategy games, like the recently failed Total War: Arena, have not managed to succeed.
“MMO players are our main target audience. The game is primarily about building your own little empire within the guild/alliance. A part of the game world that everyone can see carries your name. That’s something very special.
If you are an MMO fan and enjoy action games, you are in the right place. Conversely, the same applies. Only if you have no interest in either, as you might only like shooters, then Conqueror’s Blade is probably not for you.”
What to expect from the Closed Beta: If you want to try out Conqueror’s Blade for yourself, you will have the opportunity in the Closed Beta. This starts on February 7, 2019.
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If you want to level quickly in Patch 8.1.5 of World of Warcraft, you need a lot of gold. Because the new heirlooms are expensive!
When it comes to leveling twinks or alternate characters, many players want to progress as quickly as possible. Especially in World of Warcraft, there are numerous ways to speed up leveling if you prepare a bit. One of these ways is the heirlooms, which allow characters to gain more experience points while leveling. However, these need to be upgraded. This is possible with Patch 8.1.5.
Most expensive upgrade so far: Most heirlooms only go up to level 60 in their base version; after that, they no longer scale with the player and become unusable. This can be changed by “upgrading” the corresponding heirlooms, making them usable for higher levels. In the past, these upgrades cost between 1,000 and 7,500 gold, depending on the level. For the level range from 110 to 120, it will be significantly more expensive:
This represents a tripling of the costs of the last upgrade – back then, armor only cost 5,000 gold and weapons 7,500 gold.
Players are outraged: On Reddit, players are expressing significant criticism of these gold amounts. With Battle for Azeroth, many players are currently operating at a “loss” and are having great difficulties saving gold. Equipping a twink for the level range from 110 to 120 would cost around 100,000 gold pieces. Players want alternatives to earn the upgrades.
Please keep in mind that these are still values from the PTR. These figures may change before the release.
What do you think of the costs for the new heirloom upgrades? Are the prices reasonable or way too high?
The strategy MMO Conqueror’s Blade is launching soon into a Closed Beta. There, you can explore and conquer the open world of the game for the first time. A beta specifically for guilds will also come later.
What is Conqueror’s Blade? Conqueror’s Blade is a strategy action MMO from the publisher My.com. At first glance, the game resembles a mix of a Total War title and the action game For Honor, but it has enough unique features.
How Conqueror’s Blade brings together MMO and action fans: You conquer areas and territories on a large map, escort caravans, and engage in fierce battles with other players who can encounter and attack you at any time. The game aims to appeal to fans of MMOs, the medieval era, and action games alike.
You create a medieval commander and specialize them in 6 out of 10 possible weapon classes. In battle, you lead your troops directly and also fight on the front line. In strategy mode, you move through the land with your troops, conquer areas, and build your own empire.
In the upcoming Closed Beta, you can experience all these features in action for the first time and be convinced by the game.
Everything about the new Closed Beta
When does the Closed Beta start? The Closed Beta for Conqueror’s Blade starts on February 7 and ends on February 18, 2019.
What does the Beta include? In the Beta, you will be able to explore the open world of the game for the first time. This means that the complete game is available for the first time.
How can you participate? Since it is a Closed Beta, you cannot automatically join. You need a Beta key. You can get one with some luck when you register with the publisher My.com.
What comes next? Following the Closed Beta, another Beta for the social and political features of the game will start on February 18, 2019. This will involve guilds (“houses”) and alliances made up of multiple houses.
You and your friends will need to register separately for this Beta later on.
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Do you want to know if Conqueror’s Blade is worth it? Here you can find our preview report from Gamescom 2018:
Microsoft has developed a new, innovative controller for the Xbox. A commercial during Super Bowl 2019 introduced the controller. Fans are moved, as it appeals to a very specific group of gamers. However, there is also criticism.
With the Xbox Adaptive Controller, Microsoft is launching a controller for gamers and players with physical disabilities. The idea: a completely customizable controller for all sorts of needs.
The Adaptive Controller was shown in a short clip during Super Bowl LIII. Young gamers, especially children with disabilities, play a significant role in this. Many gamers react with joy to Microsoft’s step and what can be achieved with the controller. However, there is also some criticism of it.
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This is how the community reacts
Clip celebrated as “Highlight of the Super Bowl”: Since the clip aired during the Super Bowl, it is often mentioned in this context. The Executive Producer of “The Game Awards”, Geoff Keighley, even described the clip as the highlight of the Super Bowl.
Other users on Twitter also respond particularly positively under Keighley’s tweet with praise and thanks. Many are moved by the advertisement and happy that more gamers will be able to play.
The clip is also a contrast to the halftime show, which the internet community considers to be overwhelmingly bad. The official YouTube clip of the show alone has nearly 150,000 dislikes to just about 20,000 likes.
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Joy over progressive thinking: A thread appeared on reddit discussing the clip from Super Bowl LIII. The post was titled: “Think what you want about Microsoft, but what they do for disadvantaged gamers is incredible.”
Many reactions are positive, and gamers are happy that Microsoft enables disadvantaged children to game. The advertisement itself was also praised for not simply relying on sad faces and pity, but showing how happy the children are while gaming.
There is also a sense of pride in sharing a hobby that excludes no one. User VagrantShadow on reddit summarizes this:
It doesn’t matter which system you prefer, which genre you love, or how much you play. It’s always a wonderful thing when we can include more people in gaming. It’s all about fun; let’s enjoy it together.
Criticism of the marketing: However, there are also voices that view the advertising more critically. Some users point out that the Adaptive Controller only opens up a new market.
By itself, this is not a bad thing; after all, corporations are there to make money. However, one should be aware that such a product is created not out of charity but by calculation.
The price of the controller is also heavily criticized. The controller itself costs in the Microsoft Store “estimated” €89.99. Additionally, there are various elements that can be connected, with one of the possible buttons costing as much as $65.
What is the Adaptive Controller?
The Xbox Adaptive Controller is a type of controller panel that resembles a large arcade controller with huge buttons in its basic structure. All controls are significantly larger and easy to reach.
The special thing about the controller is that all kinds of extensions can be connected via USB ports and audio jacks. Thus, every function that a standard controller has can be replaced by a hardware part, such as a large button, a joystick, or even pedals. Resourceful DIY enthusiasts can even create their own extensions through the connections.
The controller is designed to help especially people with limited mobility. The elements are meant to assist gamers who are missing body parts. The controller can be operated using hands, feet, chin, shoulders, and other body parts in any combination.
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Here are the predictions for Team of the Week 21 (TOTW 21) in FIFA 19. The following players could receive new Inform cards this week.
Time for the TOTW: On February 6th, the 21st Team of the Week will be released in FIFA 19. Starting at 7 PM, you can obtain special cards from packs for one week until TOTW 22 is released on February 13th.
What are the TOTW predictions? The predictions are based on the performances of the players over the past week.
The predictions are never 100% accurate, but they provide a good overview of the players who could make it into the Team of the Week.
How to take advantage of the predictions: If you need more coins for Ultimate Mode, you should consider buying some of these predictions now. If they make it into the Team of the Week, their value will increase, and you can sell them for profit. You can find more about this in our TOTW Trading Guide.
