The ghost ships are terrifying enemies in the survival MMO Atlas. Especially inexperienced players quickly fall victim to them. Grapeshot Games is now announcing an increase in their numbers.
The current situation: Even now, the ghost ships, or ships of the damned, belong to the most terrifying enemies of the survival MMO. They suddenly appear on the sea and block the sailors’ paths. Even entire galleons can be destroyed by them in seconds. Inexperienced players have particularly big problems facing them.
What does Grapeshot plan? The developers announced in their first dev stream that they will increase the number of ghost ships. For many viewers, this was initially a shock. The integrity of their own ships is important to many players when sailing from island to island. No wonder, as the ships require many resources and time to complete.
Here Grapeshot makes it clear: The number of ships will be increased, but they will be weaker on average. In detail, their plan is to implement three different ship models in the game. The most common version will be a small ship. Equipped with only two cannons, less health, and armor points. The already known medium version will appear somewhat less frequently than it does now. This is intended to give inexperienced players a chance to defend themselves against the ghost ships.
The small version of the ghost ships. Source: Twitch
For large companies with multiple ships, the large version presents itself as an opponent. It will be about twice the size of the medium ghost ship. However, the developers have not yet said anything about the number of weapons and hit points. You will find them only rarely on the sea.
The changes are planned for the major update 16.0, which will be rolled out sometime in February. The last major update 10.0 also brought useful innovations:
In the new Elsweyr addon of The Elder Scrolls Online, you can play a new class. However, the Necromancer has a bad reputation, and you will feel that harshly in the game world.
What is the problem with the Necromancer? As many players have noted beforehand, Necromancers and their dark arts are not well received in the world of The Elder Scrolls Online. Necromancy is considered evil and corrupt. No wonder that the main game’s great villain, Mannimarco, was a master of necromancy.
Now the Necromancer has been announced as a new playable class in the next ESO addon Elsweyr. One of the most controversial forms of magic is now a skillset of a “hero” class. Are we about to see Necro-Edge-Lords everywhere, flooding the idyllic locations of Tamriel with disgusting skeletons? Is the Necromancer ruining the lore and atmosphere of ESO?
“Call the guards, there is a Necromancer in the city!”
This is what threatens you if you practice too much necromancy: The developers at Zenimax have a knack for atmosphere and immersion, which is why they have declared the skills of the new class as crimes. This means that NPCs will react similarly to when you steal something in front of witnesses or commit murder against an NPC.
The non-player characters panic in the face of necromancy, call for help, and alert the guards. So a regular reaction of the justice system that ESO has had for years. Your Necromancer will then be pursued like a criminal by the guards and has a bounty placed on them. They will need to wait it out, pay it off, or get rid of it via the Thieves Guild.
If caught, they will have to pay steep fines or be hunted down by the guards and possibly beaten to death while on the run.
This is how players react to the necro penalties: As necromancy triggers a reaction in the game’s justice system, a player is essentially punished for playing a particular class. However, most ESO players appreciate this feature. They believe it fits perfectly into the game’s lore and that one must be careful where they showcase their necromantic arts. This is wonderful for immersion in the game world and for role-playing.
Consequently, many players are calling for this feature to be extended to other controversial skills and character types, including Vampires and werewolves, who should also be hunted by guards when they use their abilities in the city.
What do you think about this matter? Do you think it’s great and consistent that Zenimax lets the game world react to your heroes and their actions, or is it unacceptable that you cannot freely use your class powers?
There are many reasons to play an MMORPG. Some want to compete with other players, others want to quickly find the best loot and reach the highest level, and others want to experience the story.
However, there are also players for whom exploring the game world is very important. Therefore, today we present to you 4 MMOs where exploring the world is really fun.
Why is it fun to explore the world in ESO? The continent of Tamriel in The Elder Scrolls Online is vast. Many different cultures live here, each with an interesting backstory. Furthermore, Tamriel has a rich history spanning millennia that one would want to learn more about.
While exploring, you discover ruins with hints from past ages
Quest givers are “hidden” all over the world, providing you with new missions. These side quests are particularly enjoyable
You can read books that reveal more about the lore
You discover secrets like hidden treasures, making it worthwhile to explore every nook and cranny
A ruin or a cave by the wayside could offer interesting loot, inviting exploration
You can participate in events, like the Dark Anchors, which you discover during your journeys
What makes the world of The Elder Scrolls Online so interesting? Bethesda and Zenimax have created a fascinating game world for the The Elder Scrolls series, breathing life into it over the many years since the release of TES: Arena in 1994.
Each culture, whether it’s the cat-like Khajiit, the lizard-like Argonians, or the elf and human races, have stories that players want to learn more about.
Even politics plays a role, but in The Elder Scrolls, it is never presented dryly; it is woven into the game in an exciting way.
Additionally, the biomes of the world, such as the swamps of Black Marsh or the icy Skyrim, as well as Morrowind, the homeland of the Dark Elves, offer plenty of variety while exploring. What many game series offer in multiple titles, the fans of The Elder Scrolls get in a single MMORPG with ESO.
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According to Twitter, the Lead Producer for Anthem has confirmed again that the shooter will not have loot boxes. Together with the cosmetics that can be purchased through microtransactions or earned in-game, questions arise about the financing of the games-as-a-service title.
What is it about? After the controversy regarding the loot boxes in Star Wars: Battlefront 2, players are wondering if Anthem will feature this system as well. After all, both games are published by Electronic Arts.
Michael Gamble, the Lead Producer for Anthem, has now confirmed again, that Anthem will not have loot boxes. Gamble stated on Twitter that loot boxes in the game “would not make sense”. Instead of loot boxes, optional cosmetic microtransactions will be offered.
This is what Anthem plans for content: BioWare has quite ambitious plans for Anthem, as players should not have to spend additional money on the games-as-a-service title after the purchase.
Anthem will not have loot boxes
There will be no season pass
The story DLCs will be free to avoid splitting the player base
Paid DLCs or season passes are actually typical for the games-as-a-service genre and known from titles like Destiny 2 or The Division. Furthermore, there will be no option for pay-to-win, meaning the ability to become more powerful through money.
What does the financing look like? However, Anthem will not be completely free of microtransactions either. However, they should only be cosmetic in nature and can also be earned in the game. Players will only have to pay if they want to get the cosmetics faster.
Mark Darrah from BioWare did not entirely rule out on Twitter that there will be DLC after launch for which players will have to pay. He mentioned new Javelins that represent the classes in Anthem as an example. However, this has not yet been decided.
Everything we know so far about the Javelins in Anthem can be read here:
In Fortnite: Battle Royale, the big live event about the Ice King and his orb is starting tonight. Here you can see where you can optimally watch the event. The countdown has already started.
Update 19:47: By now, all special game modes in Fortnite have been disabled – including the playground mode. Only Solo, Duo, and Team are available. Additionally, the Creative mode.
The last time Epic disabled the “Playground” mode was because players would have missed the butterfly event in the playground.
What exactly is happening in Fortnite right now? For some time now, a mysterious ice orb has been hovering over the castle at Polar Peak. There, the dark Ice King, the level 100 skin from the current Battle Pass, can now be seen.
The orb is indestructible and nothing can be done with it. However, there are clear indications that something will happen with the orb today.
There is also some kind of countdown around the orb that seems to be running out.
This is what the orb looked like some time ago.
A series of symbols surrounds the orb. However, the symbols disappear over time. It is assumed that they will vanish simultaneously with the event at 20:00.
You won’t miss anything from the event here
If you want to experience the event live today, you must be at the castle on Polar Peak in time. Something will happen with the orb at 20:00. There are various ways to follow the event:
Courtyard of Polar Peaks
The advantages of this position: You cannot fall down and have quick cover available. Alternatively, you can also go into the outbuildings of the castle and watch from the roof.
The disadvantages of this position: You are very far from the orb and might not see everything.
Tower of Polar Peaks
The advantages of this position: You are closer to the orb and still on safe ground that is not easily shot down.
The disadvantages of this position: You are still relatively far away and might miss something. Additionally, the tower is quite small and may be heavily contested.
Ramp to the Orb
The advantages of this position: Here you can build a ramp from the tower or ground directly to the orb. You will be extremely close and definitely won’t miss anything!
The disadvantages of this position: You are completely exposed here, and if a prankster shoots down your ramp, you will fall to your death. Then you will miss the event and might even die. As a precaution, however, you can pack balloons to stay in the air when the event starts.
Also, watch out for anyone grabbing a plane and racing through your ramp!
Plane
The advantages of this position: With a plane, you can circle around the orb and thus be very close as well. At the same time, the plane can take quite a bit of damage and can defend itself well with its onboard gun.
The disadvantages of this position: Planes are not infinitely available and may all be gone. Also, the planes are still destructible, and if things go badly, you will get shot down before it starts. Where you might find planes, you can find out here.
What to do if you still go down? It’s best to stay in the game and watch another nearby player. The chance that you will start a new game before it starts is rather low.
Zombies and more ice?
What will happen at the event? There are many theories about this. Many fans assume that the Ice King will freeze large parts of the map. Also, there may be a return of the non-zombies from the Halloween event. Then you will again have a cool PvE element in the game.
Additionally, there are hints of a special ice event, in which you can complete several daily tasks for cool goodies. A similar event was held at Christmas. There are also rumors of a PvE boss fight against the Ice King.
The lead designer of Warframe made a joke that poked fun at the new MMO shooter Anthem.
What happened? In the latest devstream of the developers, the topic was Warframe’s roadmap for 2019. The lead designer, Steve Sinclair, casually began sketching the upcoming months for Warframe on a whiteboard, letting his inner troll shine!
The first point on such an agenda is always the most important. Sinclair wrote first: “2019 – Warframes –> Javelins”. He announced that Warframes would be renamed to Javelins.
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Warframe has existed for more than five years and is an MMO shooter where you play with combat suits called Warframes. The devstream also revealed the two new Warframes Hildryn and Wisp.
Little joke with a jab: When the other developers realized what prank Sinclair was up to, they were a bit embarrassed.
However, no one could hold back their laughter, and the action was met with a “Shots fired!” This exclamation is used in English when someone makes a biting comment.
Why players compare Warframe and Anthem: Anthem has a futuristic setting, a co-op focus, and is played in third-person, just like Warframe. The Interceptor Javelin is often referred to as a Warframe due to its speed. Warframe also plays very quickly and agilely through its parkour system.
Developers view comparison positively: In an interview in 2017, Community Director Rebecca Ford said that they were once afraid of Destiny. However, they have no fear of Anthem, even if they noticed the twin syndrome here.
Ford then found: Those who like Anthem will also hear about Warframe. And those who like Warframe will also like Anthem. This competition helps each other. According to Ford’s experience, this is always a good experience for the community.
The Elder Scrolls Online will soon bring the fan-favorite Necromancer as a new class. But what can the Conjurer do in ESO? We have compiled its known abilities here.
What can the Necromancer do? In The Elder Scrolls Online, Necromancers are masters of death and the souls of mortals. They can create numerous servants from corpses. However, the entities they create are imperfect and quickly decay.
Therefore, the Necromancer relies on large quantities of expendable creatures, distinguishing it from the two “Pet Classes” Sorcerer and Warden. Those classes rely on permanent companions that are always available.
Additionally, the Necromancer is a strategic class. As our Creative Director Rich Lambert explained in the interview, the Necromancer needs corpses to use some skills with full efficiency. Therefore, it is important where he stands and how his enemies and friends are positioned. He also has skills that generate corpses and those that reutilize them. It is crucial to manage corpses wisely if you want to achieve full efficiency.
The Three Roles of the Necromancer
Like all classes in The Elder Scrolls Online, the Necromancer has the capability to take on all roles. There is one skill tree for each role as Tank, Healer, or Damage Dealer.
The Reaper – Necromancer as Damage Dealer
This skill tree focuses on undead beings that swarm your enemies in hordes. The Necromancer also uses magic from ice, lightning, and fire, which he channels through his summoned creatures. Thus, there are skeleton mages and fighters, as well as “bombers” who run into enemies and explode.
The Bone Tyrant – How the Necro Tanks!
The Tank-Necro is a control class. Here, you use effects like bone walls to stop or redirect enemies. There are also nasty abilities that turn corpses into deadly traps for your enemies. With the Tank-Necro, you can cause a lot of trouble for your opponents with clever planning.
The Living Dead – A Necromancer as Healer?
Hard to believe, but there is also a healer role for the Necromancer. In it, he uses his power over life and death to heal his allies. He can also resurrect fallen allies. So, you will save soul gems with the Necromancer.
How the Necromancer Fits into the Lore
Many players were concerned in advance that the Necromancer would disrupt the lore and atmosphere of ESO. Until now, Necromancers in ESO have been terrible villains responsible for many of the current problems in Tamriel.
Can such a character be portrayed as a player hero without making the game unbelievable?
This makes Necromancers cool anti-heroes who use their dark arts against even greater evils but only receive contempt and hostility as reward.
More Info on the Necromancer
More information and specific skills from the Necromancer will likely come in the upcoming weeks. As soon as we know more, we will update this article.
When will the Necromancer be introduced into the game? You will be able to play the Necromancer with the new Elsweyr expansion on June 4, 2019.
Warframe is getting a lot of new content in 2019. Learn everything about the new Warframes, the spaceship update, and the new story here.
2019 will bring some massive changes to Warframe again. This includes new Warframes, a space combat system, an epic story, and a new combat system. In the following paragraphs, you will find more details about the planned changes.
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These innovations and changes will take place sometime in 2019:
Melee Combat 3.0
A major update, which is to be released in several parts throughout 2019, is a revised melee combat system. Melee combat should fit more naturally into the game and become even more intuitive.
Additionally, they want to fundamentally change the combo and modification system. The update will be implemented gradually per weapon category, allowing for easier feedback responses.
More Accessible Gameplay
Warframe is rightly considered complicated and cumbersome. New players find it hard to get in and need help from experienced veterans to understand everything right away. They finally want to change this and redesign the game so that it is not a closed book for newcomers.
Technical Improvements
Throughout the year, Warframe will continue to be optimized. Moreover, support for DirectX 9 and 32-bit systems will be dropped.
What’s Coming in Spring 2019
In spring 2019, a lot of new content will kick off.
Three New Warframes
Three new Warframes are currently in development. So far, we know the names of two of them, Hildryn and Wisp. Hildryn will be a massive female frame reminiscent of Zarya from Overwatch. She will use heavy weapons and consume her shields instead of energy.
Only a picture of Wisp is visible. Her stature is the opposite of Hildryn and she is likely to be a more agile frame.
New Fortuna Expansion
In early 2019, another update for Fortuna is expected. It’s called Deck 12 – Exploiter and is supposed to feature an event, a boss, and a big load of lore according to the developers.
Jupiter “Gas City” Overhaul
“Gas City” refers to the Jupiter maps. They will be thoroughly revised and redesigned in 2019. It’s not just a simple facelift. The mission structure will fundamentally change, and there will also be “things” attacking from outside.
Event “Wolf of Saturn Six” and Overhauls of Challenges and Alerts
A suitable event will be held for the new Saturn maps. Additionally, they want to introduce a new type of daily challenges and alerts that focus more on storytelling.
New Story “The New War”
The story, which was put on hold after the last update “Sacrifice”, will continue with “The New War”. There is also a cool new trailer, which you should only watch if you have already played Sacrifice. Spoiler Alert!
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What lies behind this name is still unclear. However, it is supposed to involve a new enemy faction coming to Warframe. Additionally, this update is part of the larger story of Warframe.
It looks like Warframe will also grow significantly and become even cooler in 2019.
We asked you which new MMOs and expansions you are most looking forward to in 2019. Here are the results from the MeinMMO readers’ poll.
The year 2019 will be hot: several new MMOs will either be running their first beta tests or go live directly. Especially among MMORPGs, there will be many newcomers like Crowfall and Lost Ark, which will have to compete against expansions of existing big games like Final Fantasy XIV and The Elder Scrolls Online.
Here are the new MMO games that the readers of MeinMMO are most looking forward to.
Anthem has the highest expectations in 2019
With 29.67%, Anthem has won first place among the users of MeinMMO. The loot shooter from BioWare raises high expectations with its impressive graphics, cool gameplay, and the promise of no loot boxes or P2W microtransactions.
Anthem was also stated as the number one by many users in the comments. User huhu_2345 wrote:
Just like Destiny, the setting of [Anthem] simply offers more room for ideas and doesn’t have to have a “more realistic” approach like The Division.
Although it stands far behind Anthem in the survey, The Division 2 still managed to reach second place with 13.42%. Also the date of the beta test is set here and Ubisoft is now also releasing more gameplay material for the game. This week, the developers showcased two new trailers:
Lost Ark takes third place with 10.43%, just ahead of Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers. The new isometric MMORPG from Korea has drawn quite a bit of attention in the past year 2018. It has been in open beta since September, and the feedback from players has been overwhelmingly positive so far.
In 2019, Lost Ark plans to expand into the West starting with Russia, where it will be taken over by the publisher Mail.ru. When and by whom the launch will be handled here remains unknown. Fans in Germany will have to be patient for a while.
Lost Ark ahead of all other MMORPGs, FFXIV beats ESO
Surprises in the voting: The Korean free-to-play MMORPG Lost Ark unexpectedly landed in third place above big AAA names like Final Fantasy XIV and The Elder Scrolls Online. Normally, the keywords “Korean” and “free-to-play” raise alarm bells among Western players because such games often rely on strong monetization and cash shops.
But with Lost Ark, the hopes seem high that a new MMORPG is actually coming that has something to offer.
Final Fantasy XIV was just ahead of Elsweyr from The Elder Scrolls Online with its new expansion “Shadowbringers”. However, the fans did not know at the time of the survey exactly what the next chapter of ESO would be about. Therefore, it is quite possible that the result would look different now.
In the survival MMO Atlas, everything revolves around the pirate era. Epic ship battles, forming a crew, and treasure hunting are the focus for many players. There is no trace of highly advanced technology. That will change soon.
Pirates and technology? In the first dev stream, the developers showcased a concept for a submarine. Pirates and fantasy are usually at the forefront of the survival MMO. The black powder weapons and cannons are already the most advanced things Atlas has to offer. A submarine seems out of place for the actual setting.
Grapeshot Games explains: Another civilization is said to have already existed in the world of Atlas before the pirates. They were technologically more advanced. The so-called Golden Age also brought the submarine in a steampunk design. Additional technologies are not out of the question.
However, the submarine is not intended for combat. It is unarmed and serves only for exploring the upcoming underwater world, including dungeons and other sights. The developers do not want to pursue the same path as with the TEK updates in ARK: Survival Evolved.
Creative Director Jesse Rapczak commented on the stream:
We respect the world of Atlas and the pirate setting. You shouldn’t imagine it as the TEK updates in Ark, but more like steampunk.
The TEK updates in ARK have continually brought more futuristic items into the game. Like laser weapons for dinosaurs or combat suits in the style of the Power Rangers.
This is how the community reacts: There was a lively discussion in the Twitch chat. User IanWPG says: “I love this game. But if it turns into a TEK fashion show, I’m out.”
How you will get these technical gadgets is still unknown. The developers have mentioned quests and dungeons, but haven’t elaborated on them in detail. These features are still too far in the future.
The update that will bring the submarine to the survival MMO is already planned for February.
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If you want a high level on Steam, you have to reach deep into your pockets. The record now stands at over 4,000 – the cost is six figures.
There are these moments when you just shake your head and wonder why a person is pursuing this or that goal. Many might think the same about Steam user St4ck, as he is the first to break the Steam level of 4,000. For that, he needed a lot of games and trading cards, which have a total value of around $250,000 (or about €220,000).
An account with “once everything, please”: Not only is the Steam level of 4087 (at the current status) impressive, but also the sheer amount of games on his account. St4ck now owns nearly 4,700 games and likely possesses more than any person could play through in a lifetime. Boredom will likely not come anytime soon.
What is the Steam level? The Steam level indicates how many card collections a Steam user has completed. While the Steam level initially attracts more spots on the friends list, later levels only provide additional spots for the “Showcases” – these are small highlights that players can showcase on their Steam profile. It is mostly about cosmetic benefits.
How do you collect Steam levels? By collecting card sets, which are available for most games and are traded in the Community Market, you level up. Most games already grant some cards while playing, but to complete a whole set, you generally need to trade or buy cards. Most of the time will likely go to buying and crafting badges, which must be done manually in the Steam menu. The man definitely has endurance – or whoever he has tasked with this.
Who is the player St4ck? The necessary “pocket money” is likely not a problem for St4ck, as he is a member of the royal family of Qatar – which is evident from his private Instagram profile, where he showcases exotic animals and plenty of luxury cars – some of which can also be seen on St4ck’s Steam profile. He certainly spends a lot of time gaming, having logged over 6,000 hours in Counter-Strike, among other games.
What level have you reached in Steam and how many “card badges” have you crafted so far?
The game Atlas is currently struggling with a group called “Black Butterfly.” Members of this group use many cheats to gain advantages in the game. Some actions have now been captured on Twitch.
What happened? It has been known for some time that Atlas has issues with cheats. The developers are currently working on implementing anti-cheat programs into the game.
However, members of the Black Butterfly group are absurdly escalating the situation and using increasingly crazy cheats to gain advantages in the game.
How do the cheats manifest? Currently, some of the craziest cheats from the group include spawning animals and planes to defend their ships.
One action, where whales were called for help, could be seen live in a stream by BurkeBlack. In the midst of a sea battle, the summoned reinforcement in the form of animals provided cover and confused the attackers.
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BurkeBlack also witnessed planes being used for defense. When he approached a member of the Black Butterfly, it fell from the sky and nearly hit his ship.
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These experiences are not isolated incidents. The Reddit for Atlas is currently flooded with reports about the cheaters. Players are demanding harsh penalties for members of the group.
What else is attributed to Black Butterfly? Yesterday, there was a server rollback in North America. The cause was the takeover of a Steam account. The account belonged to an admin of the pirate MMO.
It is suspected that the group of cheaters is also behind this takeover. Furthermore, it is speculated on Reddit that at least one more admin from Atlas is part of the group.
How are the developers reacting? The response to the denunciation of Black Butterfly was different than players expected.
Instead of taking action against the group, all possible combinations of terms related to the group were blocked on the official Twitch channel. On Reddit, users published a screenshot of this.
Atlas is still played a lot despite the criticism: The ratings on Steam and the threads on Reddit give the impression that the game is in a catastrophic state.
But not only our author Sascha enjoys Atlas. Overall, player numbers and playtimes are extremely good. Up to 30,000 players log in simultaneously at peak times. This places the game in the top 20 of the Steam charts.
For Warframe, two new frames have been announced: Hildryn and Wisp. Hildryn will not have an energy pool to use her abilities. Instead, the developers have come up with something new.
Warframes have four unique skills that they can use in combat. To use these abilities at all, the frames need energy. This can be compared to a mana pool from other games.
Each Warframe actually has a base pool of energy. However, Hildryn does not.
Hildryn uses shields as an energy pool
New mechanic in Warframe: Hildryn will be able to use her abilities by drawing from her shield pool. This has not been seen before in Warframe. How this works in detail is still unknown.
Hildryn is expected to gain some features that will provide buffs to her team. Shield buffs would be conceivable if Hildryn’s kit is already designed to build on shield energy.
Also new: New Warframes always come with their own special weapon. This can be either a primary, secondary, or melee weapon. However, Hildryn comes with an Archwing weapon. Archwings are like jetpacks in Warframe and are equipped with a weapon arsenal.
In the clip below, you can see Hildryn, and at the end, there is an “interesting” bug to observe.
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Little is known about Wisp: So far, there is only a drawing of Wisp. Wisp is also the working title for the frame, and the name may still change. Wisp is a female Warframe.
In the image below, you can see Wisp on the left side and Hildryn on the right side.
A huge 2019 for Warframe: The developers at Digital Extremes also present their roadmap for 2019, which will be massive. Here’s what to expect:
Fallout 76 takes place in the future of an alternative world. However, that doesn’t stop the game from presenting fun allusions. One of these allusions references a popular movie and serves as a small retrospective on Bethesda’s history.
What to see: A little northeast of the center of Cranberry Bog, there is a place on the map called “Pylon V-13.” This is located right next to the workshop Bog Town and consists of several tin and wooden huts as well as a homemade staircase.
This staircase leads up to the monorail, for which the Pylon was originally used as support. However, the old rail has been repurposed by a scientist. The Pylon itself is an important location for your search for the Nuka-Cola skin for the Power Armor.
What kind of place is this?
If you search around for a while in the monorail, you’ll find a generator and the holotape of a certain Professor Greebley next to a pile of batteries. There’s also a button at the end of one of the train segments.
An allusion to “Back to the Future”
The entire levitating train could be an allusion to the movie “Back to the Future,” in which Marty McFly and Doc Brown time travel with their DeLorean. Because that’s exactly what Professor Greebley talks about in his press release:
I tell you that time travel is not only possible but can also be conducted interdimensionally! I have developed this radical concept, a new way to jump from timeline to timeline. Instead of using gravity to travel through time in a traditionally clumsy way, I discovered a method to tear a hole in the fabric of our reality.
If one races through this rift at high speed, a time travel effect should occur. In just a few weeks, I will attempt to travel between the dimensions using a monorail as a vehicle.
Professor Greebley’s press release.
The same concept appears in “Back to the Future.” Doc Brown modified a DeLorean so that it time travels to a predetermined date when it reaches 88 miles per hour (about 140 km/h).
If you activate the button at the end of the train in the monorail in Appalachia, you turn on the power supply of a strange construct along the railway. Directly in front of the monorail is a circle covered with metal parts, equipped with Tesla coils, where heavy radioactive radiation prevails.
It is quite possible that this coil is meant to imitate the flux capacitor of the DeLorean, which enables time travel.
By the way, it is not possible to run through fast enough. I and unfortunately an unknown NPC had to find that out, whose skeleton can still be seen on the ground under the circle.
Fan Theory: The journey succeeded
There are some fans on reddit who conclude from Professor Greebley’s press release that the time travel was successful. He left before the war and arrived after the war.
However, since the monorail is destroyed in post-nuclear Appalachia, he had no way to travel back. He was stuck – and died.
Some other fans point out that the name “Pylon V-13” itself is already an allusion. There used to be a “Project V-13” (for Vault 13, the Vault you start with in Fallout 1), which belonged to the Fallout franchise and was supposed to be an online title.
Project V-13 was later renamed Fallout Online shortly after Bethesda took over the franchise. However, after legal disputes, Fallout Online was scrapped, and Project V-13 was picked up by another studio as an independent project.
Project V-13, or Fallout Online, is thus a kind of foreshadowing of Fallout 76. Players see Pylon V-13, especially in connection with time travel, as a small homage from Bethesda to its own history.
What do you think? Is this an Easter egg for Back to the Future, a tribute to Project V-13, or both?
Another Easter egg in the game is significantly more macabre:
In Fortnite , developer Epic might try something brand new: a massive boss fight across multiple servers. The opponent could be the Ice King, a sort of hybrid between Arthas from WoW and the Night King from Game of Thrones.
This is the theory: Some evidence suggests that developer Epic has come up with something entirely new and massive for Fortnite: Battle Royale: a gigantic boss fight.
It would be a battle of millions of players against a huge foe with a massive health point display.
Players would fight this super opponent in various instances and die, but ultimately deal enough damage to take him down. All damage dealt by a player anywhere in the world would affect this boss on all servers.
It would be possible that in each match players have 5 to 10 minutes to gear up before the boss appears. The hope would be that players don’t kill each other but concentrate their firepower on the boss.
This would be a gigantic event and surely create a stir. Such coups keep Fortnite fresh and in the conversation.
Can we really expect such things from Epic? We can expect anything from Epic. It would be a mix of two ideas that have already created a stir in Fortnite:
Also already sowed chaos in Fortnite: Marvel’s Thanos
What kind of final boss could this become? It seems to revolve a lot around the Ice King from Fortnite. This is a character introduced with Season 7.
He resembles well-known figures from pop culture like the Lich King Arthas from World of Warcraft or the “Night King” from Game of Thrones.
Both characters have an affinity for ice and command countless ice zombies.
It is also possible that the Ice King only appears as a summoner, and players might have to fight against a dragon.
When will all this take place? It is still unclear whether Fortnite is actually planning such a boss fight or if other plans are in place. Something is definitely brewing.
Tonight, on Saturday, at 8:00 PM, a countdown will end, and a live event will likely start.
Captured on Friday morning at 9:32.
However, it is possible that this is just the beginning of a series of events that will eventually lead to a boss battle at the end of Season 7.
Phasing in World of Warcraft is a useful thing – at least when it doesn’t ruin the fun of the game and is not exploited.
With the launch of Battle for Azeroth, I have long had the desire for open-PvP in World of Warcraft. I always run around in war mode and do not avoid many skirmishes, even when the enemy is not a familiar roleplayer. However, the more time I spend with PvP, the more frustrated I become with mechanics that are actually good and reasonable.
Today we will discuss phasing and sharding.
What exactly is phasing? In phasing, there are different “variants” of a specific area. An example is Brennadam in the Sturmsangtal region. At first, all players see the phase where Brennadam is still intact, but once the corresponding cinematic has played (with entering the bridge), you are always placed in the new phase where Brennadam was attacked. Only players who are on the same quest progression can enter the same phase and interact with each other.
What is sharding? Sharding is similar in effect to phasing, but has different reasons. A shard can be considered a second instance of an area that is needed when too many players are present. If about 300 players are currently milling about in Sturmsangtal, the WoW technology could simply split the whole thing into two separate Sturmsangtals, allowing everyone to quest in peace.
You can actually notice sharding only when many players from your vicinity disappear or numerous new players appear.
By the way, when players join a group, they end up in the shard of the group leader. That is the only way to “target” switch shards.
The benefit of phasing is obvious, as it allows developers to change the world and display it in different states. This can give quests a special impact, represent large attacks, or stage moving events. The world feels more alive when something really changes.
But the side effects are damn frustrating.
Phasing in PvP as an “I Win” Button
Anyone who regularly engages in a bit of PvP in war mode will already know the following situation: You encounter an enemy player, exchange blows, and constantly reposition yourself. Additional mobs are pulled, and the fight drags on.
One side realizes that they are going to lose and tries to flee. This is also successful, as the fleeing player simply vanishes into thin air. While you wonder and rub your forehead, the name of some small subzone that you just entered appears in the middle of the screen, and it dawns on you: We have been placed in different phases.
I do not attribute malicious intent to most players here. Phasing can occur repeatedly and is annoying when it abruptly ends an exciting fight.
However, it becomes annoying when particularly “engaged” players begin to exploit this system. Because if you pay attention, you can clearly identify the boundaries of the game world and clearly determine where another phase begins. Once you have internalized this, you can basically stand “on the edge” of the phase and simply make a run for it at the right moment.
Sharding is also less controllable here. Because it can work exactly the same way. If you find yourself in the midst of a heated PvP battle, you can – even in the middle of the fight – simply be placed in another shard. This experience is frustrating but occurs much less frequently.
Anchorweed and Treasure Chests are My End Bosses
Similarly annoying to disappearing players are also other game contents that differ from phase to phase. I am sure every herbalist knows the following scene: The icon for Anchorweed appears on the minimap, currently the most valuable plant from BfA. However, as you ride towards the herb, it disappears right before your eyes, as if another player has already gathered it. Frustrated, you ride back, only to see that the Anchorweed reappears – it is in another phase that is currently unreachable.
The same goes for treasure chests, which you search for minutes only to then find out that the phasing also ensures that the treasure chest remains unreachable and taunts you as you ride by.
I appreciate what phasing and sharding achieve in theory and how they make quests livelier and the game world more interesting. But all the “side effects” are just too much for me. This is one of the very few points where I can really say, “Well, that was better in Classic” – and I don’t say that often.
What has been your experience with phasing? Do you find it good in its current form because it makes quests more exciting? Or is it rather annoying and disruptive?
Destiny 2 will receive a major update on January 29th. Among other things, there will be numerous adjustments for the Black Armory forges. What will change?
But not only the sandbox is affected by this update. The player experience around the Black Armory forges is also set to improve at the same time.
Changes with the January update 2.1.4 at the forges
What has already changed: The first change occurred shortly after the launch of the first forge, Völundr. The initial level requirement turned out to be too high, preventing many players from immediately diving into the new content. Subsequently, Bungie nerfed the forge and lowered the requirements.
These changes are still to come: Since then, the studio has been diligently gathering feedback and will implement the following changes on January 29th to improve the forge experience:
The ballistic logs required to acquire a Powerful Weapon Form from Ada-1 will no longer be removed by the Weekly Reset. So, if you have less time one week, this will not have a significant impact on the logs
Additionally, players will be able to carry up to 5 ballistic logs in their inventory
Furthermore, you will receive the following refunds if you keep unfinished weapon forms beyond the Weekly Reset: for Gold Forms you receive 1 ballistic log back, for Silver Forms 3 Modulus Reports. You can continue to acquire up to 2 Gold Forms per week
Each Glimmer Matrix required to convert a calibrated weapon form at Ada-1 into a Glimmer will be removed with the Weekly Reset
There should no longer be any weapon forms disappearing or missing from Ada’s inventory from week to week
The lore of the Black Armory will then be available more frequently. The drop rate has been increased from 10% to 20%. However, a successful forge ignition is now required to have a chance for a drop
If Modulus Reports or ballistic logs are lost, they will go to the post office with the new update and will not simply disappear
Forge badges obtained through completions of the forges will no longer require the completion of a specific loot run
The quest step of the Gofannon forge, where players need to take out a high-value target on Nessus, will no longer require players to deal the final blow to the target for the step to be counted. Progress will then count for all members of the fireteam
Issues with the mysterious chest will be addressed: Missing keys for the mysterious chest will be applied retroactively: In some cases, the keys for the chest can disappear upon being used, without being applied. This has then blocked progress. These keys will be applied retroactively
Additionally, Bungie has hinted that more changes and bug fixes for the forges may be included in the final update.
This is what the January update brings for owners of the Annual Pass: All those who own the Year Pass for Forsaken can look forward to the exotic quest “The Temptation” on January 29th. This quest also comes as part of the update 2.1.4 and is intended to lead players to the 5th and final exotic weapon of the “Black Armory” DLC – the hand cannon “The Last Word”.
What do you think of these changes? Do they resolve the most annoying issues surrounding the Black Armory forges? Or do you have other problem areas that diminish your gaming experience there?
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In Fortnite: Battle Royale, clues about new PvE enemies are piling up. Data leaks predict zombies and an ice event seems to be on the way. Players are wondering: When does the live event in Fortnite start today on Saturday? At what time does it begin?
When does the live event start? The live event in Fortnite is likely to start tonight, Saturday, January 19th, at 8:00 PM CET.
What will happen today? We don’t know exactly what will happen in the live event, but many indications suggest that in the coming weeks:
It is possible that a cutscene will start at 8:00 PM, similar to the butterfly event in November, followed by a new event with ice zombies. This could lead to a gigantic boss fight in the coming weeks.
And then there are the icy dragon eggs beneath the fortress…
What are the clues about the zombies? Initially, sound files were found that signal thunder and the moaning of zombies. There was talk of a “Deimos Spawn”. Deimos means “dread” and is actually a war demon from Greek mythology.
Then an image of the icy version of one of the monsters was even found and shared in the code.
TVs sending weather warnings – Is the next event on the way?
In addition to the zombie leaks, there are more hints about an upcoming major event. TVs have recently been sending a weather warning. It seems a snowstorm is approaching.
Many fans believe that the weather warning could be related to the also leaked new ice event, which is expected to come with additional challenges, similar to what happened during Christmas.
Are the zombies coming this Saturday evening?
Currently, a timer is visible on the TVs. It is counting down to Saturday evening at 8:00 PM our time.
Taken on Friday morning at 9:32.
Everything points to a nasty ice chaos in Fortnite
These clues have also appeared: Besides the TVs, the leaked title picture from week 8 provides a good hint about the ice event. It shows the Ice King standing atop his fortress tower, summoning a snowstorm.
This fits with the mysterious ice orb hovering over that very fortress. The orb freezes the screens of anyone who climbs high enough and emits strange sounds.
These, in turn, form the image of the dark Ice King in a spectrograph.
When is the event likely to start? It could start next week with the event and likely also the ice zombies.
And then there are the icy dragon eggs beneath the fortress…
Since Shiny Zigzagoon has been in Pokémon GO, players are concerned with one question: Can such a Shiny also become Ditto?
What has happened? Through the Hoenn Event in Pokémon GO, you can now catch the shiny form of Zigzagoon. Zigzagoon is actually a Pokémon that can transform into Ditto. So what happens if you catch a Shiny Zigzagoon and it evolves into Ditto?
Zigzagoon can no longer be Ditto
This is the answer: Players’ concerns are unfounded. Niantic removed Zigzagoon from the pool of Ditto Pokémon with the introduction of the shiny version. It definitely does not transform into Ditto anymore.
This is how it has been handled so far: Magikarp and Gastly could also transform into Ditto. However, they were removed from the pool after the release of their shiny forms.
Which Pokémon can still be Ditto? The list of Pokémon that can transform into Ditto is still long. A total of 10 more Pokémon could hide a Ditto. You can find the complete list here:
What do I need Ditto for? If you are still stuck on the special research for Mew and Meltan, you need a Ditto. You are required to catch one Ditto each. So you no longer have to hope that Zigzagoon will transform into Ditto.
Therefore, it could become difficult: The chance of catching a Ditto at the moment is low. Since the Hoenn Event is ongoing, you primarily find Pokémon from Generation 3. In this generation, only Swablu and Surskit can become Ditto. Most of the Ditto Pokémon are from Generation 1 and 2.
So if you are still looking for a Ditto, you will have bad luck during the event, but things will improve on January 29. The Hoenn Event will end, and the spawns will return to normal.
For the Meltan quest, you also need to catch other Pokémon. The current field researches will help you with that:
The new Battle Royale mode “Shadow Arena” is very well received by players of Black Desert Online. Many are finally having fun in the MMO again. What is the reason for this?
Black Desert has received its own Battle Royale mode with Shadow Arena. Fans are celebrating the arena, and in some places, it even surpasses traditional PvP. Some of the most praised features of the Shadow Arena include:
No Pay-to-Win
No advantages from equipment earned earlier in the game; skill and luck decide
Battle Royale creates fairness: Anyone wanting to participate in PvP in Black Desert must bring the appropriate equipment and invest a lot of time. Longtime players therefore have not only an experience advantage but also an equipment advantage. In the Shadow Arena, none of this is the case.
As a result, more depends on skill, and the advantage of players who have spent an inordinate amount of time farming is reduced. In the Shadow Arena, one needs more luck; better equipment is found randomly in the Battle Royale mode. But the differences are limited. Even casual players have a chance. The focus is thus more on the fight. The often-praised combat system appears even better because of this, it is said.
One major criticism is eliminated: Black Desert players often accuse the game of being Pay-To-Win. Therefore, it is all the more positive that there is currently no way to spend real money in the Battle Royale mode. Players express their goodwill particularly in some comments because of this.
Players are nice to each other: In PvP in Black Desert, things can sometimes get pretty rough. Some players can become derogatory after defeating another player or being defeated themselves. But currently, players are behaving well in the Shadow Arena.
This might also be because players in the Shadow Arena are not using their own character and therefore have less to lose.
A player writes: “The Shadow Arena is the most fun that I and everyone I know have had in Black Desert Online lately.”
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What is the Shadow Arena? The Shadow Arena is a new Battle Royale mode in Black Desert Online.
When you start the Shadow Arena, you begin as a small Black Spirit. This is more or less a cute little monster. As a Black Spirit, you are weak and lose health points steadily.
However, Black Spirits have the ability to take over certain NPCs. Your first task is to find one of the seven playable classes and take over its body. Since you start in different locations each time, improvisation is required.
Can I just jump in? In the Shadow Arena, players must gather their equipment themselves. No player has any advantage. The dynamic combat system of Black Desert helps to separate the wheat from the chaff among players. It only depends on the individual player skills.
The playing area of the map gets smaller over the course of the match, forcing fights. The player who is the last one alive wins.
Classes provide different advantages: Currently, some classes deal too much damage, while others are very weak. According to players, developer Pearl Abyss still needs to address this.
Depending on which class players start a match with, they have different advantages. Certain classes are stronger in the early game, while others benefit more from the late game. Strategic play is particularly important, according to a player on Reddit.
Are you considering giving Black Desert and the Shadow Arena a chance?
