In Destiny 2 Forsaken, there is a new public event called Aether Ritual. Here you will learn how to activate the heroic event.
The Scourge is a new area located at the far edge of the Reef and is home to all sorts of nasty enemies. As in every destination in Destiny 2, public events also take place in the Scourge, which you can complete alone, with friends, or with random other guardians to earn loot.
One of the new events in the Scourge is the Aether Ritual. This can start in the “Fourhorn Gulch” area – also in the Dreaming City. You will fight against the Scorn, the new enemies in Forsaken.
Triggering the heroic public event Aether Ritual
This is how the event works: In the center of the arena, there is a chained Servitor that has become the victim of a vile Scorn ritual. Three Dredge Chieftains will now appear one after the other that you must defeat. Dredge Chieftains are strong representatives of the Scorn who can take a lot of damage:
Dredge Chieftain
Every time you defeat a Dredge Chieftain, “concentrated Aether” is released. This Aether appears in the form of white-blue mist clouds and makes its way to the Servitor in the center:
Here’s how to start the heroic event: This concentrated, floating Aether is essential for the heroic event. You must shoot it down before it reaches the Servitor in the middle. As a solo Guardian, this is quite difficult, as several Aether clouds are released with each boss. So shoot together at the flying Aether stuff.
If you were able to fend off the concentrated Aether of all three Dredge Chieftains, the heroic event will start immediately. If only one Aether cloud reaches the Servitor, no heroic event will be triggered.
Tips:
Choose weapons against the Aether clouds that allow you to shoot continuously for a long time, such as an auto rifle. Hand cannons are not suitable.
To hit all Aether clouds, you can equip an auto rifle as a Titan and set up a barricade. This way, you can create a continuous fire without reloading.
It is strongly advised to shoot at the clouds as a team so that you don’t miss any.
Sometimes, devices appear that make enemies immune to your damage. Quickly find and eliminate them by shooting:
This is how the heroic event ends: The reanimated machinist will appear, a Baron that you can shoot down. Once that’s done, the event is over.
You can watch the event here in the video by Nexxoss Gaming:
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In the upcoming online shooter Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, you will not only face other players in the Battle Royale mode Blackout. Zombies are also involved.
Traditionally, Battle Royale focuses on the fight between players. However, more and more shooters are incorporating PvE elements into the battles, such as Fear the Wolves. This is also the case in the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Battle Royale mode.
The undead are coming!
Will the zombie mode be mixed with Blackout? Not much is currently known about how the undead will fit into the Battle Royale mode Blackout of CoD: Black Ops 4.
The fact is: you will not only be fighting against other players on the large map. Zombies will also get in your way. However, you should not expect waves of undead to defend against. What is traditionally known from the zombie mode of a Call of Duty will be adapted for Blackout. More details are to come.
That’s why Black Ops 4 Blackout also has zombies: Battle Royale shooters generally play similarly. Therefore, players constantly ask themselves why they should switch to another BR shooter when it offers hardly anything new.
For this reason, developers must come up with something unique for their own Battle Royale games. Treyarch is adding zombies now. These are intended to create more chaos in the large battles on the map. Players will need to adjust their tactics and always prepare for unforeseen situations.
Zombies are there to make your life difficult. You can also use them to lure enemies into a trap. This should make the gameplay of Blackout more varied.
How are fans reacting to the PvE component?As discussions on Reddit show, fans are somewhat divided about this announcement.
Most find it good that zombies provide variety and chaos. Thus, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout does not play like every other Battle Royale shooter.
Some fear that this could negatively impact performance. Others hope that zombies can also be disabled to experience “traditional” Battle Royale gameplay.
The sandbox MMORPG Black Desert Online will receive the new mountainous region of Drieghan later this year. You can see how beautiful and magnificent the area will be in the new trailer.
What is Drieghan? The new region is a mountainous, romantically wild area. There are enormous dragons living there, and the race of dwarves also comes from there. Drieghan is a vast mountain area in Black Desert Online that offers new story content, quests, and challenges.
New Region Drieghan – Content, Release, and First Opportunities to Play
What is the content of Drieghan? Your heroes can embark on a journey to Duvencrune, the capital of Drieghan, whose surroundings resemble the alpine regions.
New monsters await in “Sherekhans Barrow,” the “Bloodwolf City,” and the “Tshira Ruins.” As a new world boss, the Bloodred Dragon Garmoth finds its way into the game, just like the new weapon “Dragon Slayer.”
When will Drieghan be released? The official launch of the new region is in the 4th quarter of 2018. So earliest in October 2018.
Can you play Drieghan early? From September 20 to 23, 2018, the EGX 2018 event will take place in Birmingham (England). Black Desert Online will be there with 40 PCs. On-site, you can try out Drieghan, challenge the world boss, and participate in a PvP tournament.
What does Drieghan cost? Nothing, the new area is a free expansion for Black Desert Online.
How does the recently launched Forsaken expansion perform? Does the autumn add-on manage to achieve the hoped-for breakthrough for Destiny 2? First impressions from Nexxoss and Sven will be shared tonight in the MAX stream on MeinMMO.
Yesterday, on September 5th, it happened – the Forsaken expansion for Destiny 2 has been launched. Alongside Bungie, many fans are placing great hopes in the autumn add-on. Forsaken is supposed to finally bring the turnaround for the heavily criticized Destiny 2. Bungie has done a lot to make it happen. But is it enough?
Nexxoss Gaming and Sven from MeinMMO in live talk about Forsaken
The Destiny experts Nexxoss Gaming and Sven from MeinMMO will share their first impressions of Forsaken tonight in a live stream on MAX. They will discuss the many new features and delve into whether Forsaken can save Destiny 2.
Do you want to be there? Here’s what you need to know:
When does it start? The stream starts at 6 PM. The planned end time is 8 PM – with a possible extension.
Where can I watch the stream? You can watch the MAX stream here on MeinMMO. We have linked the corresponding Twitch channel for you.
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What is MAX? MAX stands for Monsters & Explosions and is a collaborative project of our live streaming channel from GameStar, GamePro, IGN/Nerdkultur and MeinMMO.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, iOS, Android, Switch & Xbox One), a massive purple cube has been moving around since the end of August. But where is it headed and what will happen then? Mobile users seem to have found the final destination.
The Reddit user DatCringeyGuy took a closer look and found that the runes can be seen on certain grass areas. This grass can be precisely seen in the lowest graphics settings on mobile versions of Fortnite.
The current path of the cube up to September 4.
Grass areas as placeholders: The grass areas are apparently places where the cube activates and leaves runes and anti-gravity fields. Dataminers have already found that there should be a total of 8 runes.
So after the two already known runes, there should be six more grass points in the game world where the cube will make its next stops. If these locations are found, the path of “Kevin” could be predicted.
Community goes on grass safari: In response to a call on reddit, numerous mobile players set out to search the map on low graphic settings for conspicuous grass areas.
This is what the grass areas look like on the mobile version.
They actually found 6 more grass areas, and thus DatCringeyGuy was able to create a map showing the cube’s path.
Is the cube falling into Loot Lake? As some players have already suspected, the final location of the cube will likely be on the southwest shore of Loot Lake. This region has hardly been updated so far.
It is quite possible that Kevin will completely remodel the lake and perhaps establish the mysterious castle “Crazy Castle” there.
But what exactly Kevin is doing and whether he is really rolling to Loot Lake, we will likely only know at the finale of Season 5 and the start of Season 6 at the end of September.
The recently released expansion Forsaken has brought a grim story to Destiny 2. Luckily, the developers also thought of funny moments, such as a Fallen nightclub.
The Tangled Shore is a new location in Destiny 2 where much of the Forsaken story unfolds. Various riffraff gathers there, making life difficult for us Guardians, but they also want to unwind after a hard day. You can now experience how the Fallen spend their leisure time in a Lost Sector.
Sector “The Empty Tank” gets the Fallen dancing
Where can you find the sector? The Lost Sector The Empty Tank is located in the Tangled Shore right at the landing site Thieves’ Landing. After landing, head directly northwest, past some Fallen buildings. In the corner of the map, where you also see the symbols for Petra and Spider, you will stumble upon the sector.
Forsaken with a special sector: This Lost Sector is different from all previous ones and brings a bit of humor into the barren area. If you follow the stairs and corridors, you will soon reach a corner where the music changes.
Either you will hear some bluegrass tunes or the song “Hope for the Future”, which Paul McCartney wrote for Destiny 1. If you continue further, you can look through a glass wall into the room below you. You won’t regret it.
Even Fallen need to celebrate: Apparently, a party is taking place in the main room of the Lost Sector. A Fallen DJ is spinning hot beats while two particularly nasty characters are engaging in a fistfight. A Servitor provides the appropriate party lighting, and Shanks are serving drinks to the guests.
However, beware of the “bouncer”: If you want to enter the party room, an enemy will block your way, for which a power level of 480 is recommended.
You can check out what’s happening in the Lost Sector in the following video:
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We spoke with the Austrian artist Aronja about her work for The Elder Scrolls Online, her relationship with the Elder Scrolls series, and what fascinates her about the fantastic worlds of video games.
Who is Aronja? Aronja, also known as Raffaela, is a 26-year-old student from Austria who paints images with acrylic, oil, and watercolor. In her paintings, she depicts the beauty of the fantastic worlds through which players travel every day. She is a huge Lord of the Rings fan and is enthusiastic about Skyrim and The Witcher.
On her YouTube channel, she uploads videos where she paints her images in time-lapse. Fans can also view her work on her website. In the interview, she talks about her creative inspirations, the beauty of Skyrim, and what fascinates her about Tamriel, the world of The Elder Scrolls.
The Interview with Aronja
Mein-MMO: You traveled all over the island of Summerset. Which places did you particularly enjoy? Why did you choose that motif?
Aronja: Generally, I like everything that is elvish! I am impressed by their architecture – embedded in beautiful landscapes with waterfalls and colorful vegetation. Even though I do not particularly like the haughty character of the High Elves (I prefer the company of the Catfolk instead), I am most often found in these areas.
Standing on the west coast of Summerset and looking from an elevated forest glade at the impressive capital “Alinor” was one of the most beautiful moments of my exploration.
But Shimmeren is also very impressive – the city itself rises picturesquely on a rocky peninsula in the ocean surrounded by white coral beaches. The city of Artaeum with the imposing tower “Ceporah” immediately captivated me from the beginning.
Probably because the landscape is not characterized by the typical blue sky, lush green meadows, and ornate white towers – but by delicate shades of purple, mist veils along the coasts, and the mystical sky creates a very peculiar atmosphere. I suspect that I chose it because it is something completely different.
“Painting for me is like telling a story”
Mein-MMO: You paint many landscapes and fewer portraits. What fascinates you about these strange, fantastic worlds?
Aronja: Such fantastic worlds give me an enormous scope for interpretation as to what could be hidden within them or what secrets there are to explore. Painting a landscape in such a way that one can really immerse oneself in it is for me like telling a story, only it is up to the viewer to let their imagination flow into it. It’s hard to describe, but I simply love bringing landscapes and worlds from my imagination to life on the canvas.
Mein-MMO: You particularly like the landscape of Skyrim. What are your favorite places in Skyrim that one should definitely visit?
Aronja: If I had to limit myself to a few favorite places, which is hard for me because the whole of Skyrim could be considered my favorite place, then it would probably be the quaint village of Riverwood, the view from Dragonbridge over the coastal city “Solitude”, or the cave “Ancestor’s Glade.” I particularly enjoyed the forgotten valley from the DLC “Dawnguard” or Sovngarde.
How do you create a painting?
Mein-MMO: What is the process for creating a painting?
Aronja: Often, I make my first draft with Photoshop to get an impression of where various elements should be, how the mood and harmony of the colors will look, and so on. If I am satisfied with it, the sketch is transferred to the canvas.
An acrylic painting is built up in several layers. I start very abstractly and apply large areas of just the basic colors to the canvas. With each subsequent layer, more details are added until I am satisfied with the result. If possible, I also often film the creation process. These time-lapse videos then go on my YouTube channel.
Mein-MMO: What fascinates you about Tamriel, the world of The Elder Scrolls?
Aronja: Tamriel is incredibly multifaceted, whether dry deserts, swamp areas, barren volcanic landscapes with rivers of lava, magical temples, snow-covered regions, and much more. But not only the landscapes are so diverse – Tamriel is teeming with different interesting peoples, such as the fluffy Khajiit, various elf races, scaly Argonians, or orcs.
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What I like about this universe is the complexity of story, background history or lore, of the different cultures and countries. Also, there is something interesting to discover at almost every corner, even if it’s just a recipe for Argonian swamp soup. For me, Tamriel is the epitome of fantasy – for everywhere you encounter magic, portals, enchanted beings, magical plants, giant mushrooms, and the most curious creatures.
Tips for aspiring artists
Mein-MMO: Do you have creative role models that you orient yourself towards when creating your art?
Aronja: I collect all kinds of art books that come my way – starting with Skyrim, over The Witcher, God of War, or The Lord of the Rings, especially the works of John Howe. Otherwise, I like the images of Raphael Lacoste, Andreas Rocha, Chuck Black, or the concept art from The Elder Scrolls Online.
Mein-MMO: What tips do you have for people or players if they want to do something like this too?
Aronja: Folks, just do it! Don’t hesitate to at least give it a try. During my time in high school, I learned the basics and various theories about art, but in my opinion, the best way to learn is by simply trying it out – “learning by doing” – and finding your own strengths and weaknesses.
My advice is not to set your expectations too high and above all, not to let yourself get discouraged, like “because there are so many good artists out there already.” Find your own way, believe in yourself, find your strengths, and perfect them.
Bioware spoke about how Anthem should gain “a certain spice” after launch through events. In doing so, the developers took inspiration from Fortnite.
Something is always happening in Fortnite: Events are always in the community’s focus. They are surrounded by secrets and create excitement.
At the moment, a giant, purple cube is rolling across the map, burning runes into the ground. No one knows exactly what its purpose is yet, but the world is talking about it.
This is what BioWare wants for Anthem: In a interview with PC Gamer, Executive Producer Mark Darrah explained that BioWare wants to take a page from this. The community experience is particularly important to the studio. The events would also help to avoid large content gaps.
Players should experience the events together so they can talk about them
“One problem that we have with BioWare games is that there is a certain reluctance to talk about what they’ve experienced, because there is fear of spoiling things. But when you look at something like Fortnite, there is this shared communal storytelling principle, like with the purple cube or the rocket or the meteor. Players share this experience because they know everyone has seen it,” said Mark Darrah.
BioWare wants to avoid the mistakes of other live games: BioWare will follow a “Games-as-a-service” approach with Anthem for the first time, continually developing the MMO shooter and supplying it with fresh content.
It takes more than just a big update: Efficiently keeping up with the players’ content thirst is not an easy task for studios with these live games. Darrah assured that BioWare will take a different approach with Anthem and wants to avoid exactly this mistake:
Many developers do not have this second level of content. They have their seasons and do that in a certain rhythm. ‘We do five things a year, six things a year.’ But they do not have this little extra spice, and that is what Epic has figured out.
Anthem will have seasons but also something for the content hunger in between
In Anthem, there will be large content seasons where bigger things happen. However, Darrah is convinced that Anthem needs more than that. Here, the Executive Producer referred again to the approach Epic follows with Fortnite.
BioWare plans even more than Fortnite: There are these 10-week-long seasons in Fortnite, and in between, a thick, purple cube rolls in, offering players a cherry on top of the content. Anthem aims to potentially have this “live storytelling” even more often than in Fortnite.
Hymn of Creation as a foundation for dynamic world-building
How will that work? The developers did not want to discuss details yet. That would spoil the core game of Anthem. However, the main story of Anthem would be a perfect foundation for introducing these events.
Anthem is built around world-building: In Anthem’s core story, it is about a “Hymn of Creation”. This is a mysterious and ancient technology left behind by a people in the past. The hymn is an unfathomable power that can literally tear the world apart and change it. These rifts can bring forth terrible creatures and other things.
The “Hymn of Creation” would be perfectly suited to spontaneously start live events that the players should marvel at and discuss. The developers can implement this without players having to wait weeks for a new update.
Anthem is not Dragon Age or Mass Effect
This shared story of players will be completely different from anything BioWare has done before. The developers emphasized in the interview that Anthem will be its own thing in BioWare’s DNA.
Players will experience Anthem differently: It will no longer be possible for players to push a certain button and suddenly a mountain explodes. The world must work for a shared community story.
The actions of players can have a collective consequence: The developers can decide to blow up the mountain themselves if the players have not managed to kill a certain number of enemies. In that form, there will be a consequence for everyone that also strengthens the sense of community.
Players will experience their individual stories only in the hub Fort Tarsis. Here, an NPC might die on them. Outside the hub, that does not count, only the shared experiences matter.
What do you think of the plans that BioWare has for Anthem? Can the mix work?
Some BioWare fans have difficulty accepting that Anthem will become something of its own:
In MMORPGs, there are always occasional game glitches. Bugs and issues are quite common, and even a large company like Blizzard with World of Warcraft is not exempt from them. But what happened on September 4th on the American servers might set a new record.
In fact, many new contents from Battle for Azeroth were supposed to be available yesterday afternoon after the maintenance. In addition to Warfronts (for which we have a great guide), the first new season in PvP started, Mythic+ dungeons opened their gates, world bosses spawned, and the raid Uldir finally launched. But a lot went wrong.
Mythic+? More like Problems+!
The biggest annoyance was likely that numerous players suddenly could open a reward chest that was supposed to be available at the end of the week for completing “Mythic+” dungeons. This chest contained rewards that were significantly above the item level that should be accessible to players. Several players reported receiving items well beyond item level 380 – even weapons with item level 415 were said to be available.
The reason for the error was that the reward chest was calculated after the last week of Legion. Therefore, those who completed a “Mythic+15” dungeon in August received an item as if they had completed a “Mythic+15” dungeon in Battle for Azeroth.
What did Blizzard do? Blizzard disabled the chest and began to reclaim the illegitimate rewards from players. Currently, there are no rewards from the chest anymore, only starting next week – and then only according to performance in the current week.
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By the way: The error also led to players receiving extremely high keystones. So some players now have a keystone for “Shrine of the Storms +22”. Good luck!
Delays in PvP Season
Especially the PvP fans who have been waiting for the start of the PvP season since the launch of Battle for Azeroth were terribly disappointed. Just a few hours after the maintenance, Blizzard announced that the current PvP season was temporarily “suspended” due to unexpected errors.
What happened in PvP? Blizzard does not disclose all the errors, but at least one became known: just like with the “Mythic+” chests for dungeons, PvP players were already able to open PvP chests with powerful rewards. These items were far too powerful and would likely have completely disrupted the balance in the coming weeks.
What did Blizzard do? Shortly after the discovery of the errors, the PvP season was paused. Players who accidentally received too powerful items later found that Blizzard had removed these items. An apology letter was also sent by mail.
World Bosses Without Limits
Two more issues occurred with the world bosses that could also spawn now. Players were able to enjoy loot that exceeded the actual item level limit. Many players received items from the world bosses with an item level of 400 or more. This is still above the loot from the Mythic version of Uldir.
Moreover, players who were particularly early woke up could defeat the world boss twice and loot twice – including the two “Bonus Rolls”. A clear advantage in the coming days.
Outcry on Social Media: “Rollback Now!”
All these errors led to the official forums, Twitter, and Reddit being filled with complaints. At times on Reddit, the seven most popular posts were those demanding a “rollback,” meaning a reset of the game state to a previous date.
The tone became aggressive and offensive, as the community manager Ythisens was attacked in the forum, being told to “stop farming world quests and finally do his job”.
After all, it was already “1 hour and 30 minutes after his working start” and there had been no statement from him. Yes, this shows the bold side of some members of the WoW community.
Europe Stayed Unaffected
The only good thing about the whole situation is that we European players were completely spared from all the mistakes. Since our weekly maintenance – and thus also the releases for raids – are carried out a few hours later, we escaped these errors. The corresponding hotfixes are already active for us and we can enjoy the game a bit freer from bugs.
Nevertheless, this incident must have been quite embarrassing for Blizzard. Such massive problems did not even occur at the launch of the expansion. Let’s hope this was the most chaotic day in the history of Battle for Azeroth.
Treyarch has announced which vehicles you can use in the Battle Royale mode Blackout of Call of Duty 4: Black Ops 4. However, not all fans are excited.
In Call of Duty, vehicles are used rather infrequently – occasionally in special missions. The Call of Duty Black Ops 4 Battle Royale offers you a range of vehicles that could be important in battles. However, some fans would have preferred something else.
The vehicles in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout
You can use these vehicles: In Blackout, you have both land vehicles and a helicopter and a boat at your disposal.
Land:
Cargo Truck – Seats one driver and up to four passengers
ATV – One driver and one passenger can use this vehicle
Sea:
Zodiac Inflatable Boat for one pilot and up to three passengers
Air:
Little Bird Helicopter – The aircraft seats one pilot and up to four passengers
Players have wished for something else: Even though the reactions to the announced vehicles on Reddit have been mostly mixed, there are certainly also negative reactions.
However, these are not directed against the vehicles themselves, but many are disappointed that the jet wings known from Black Ops 2 are apparently not included. The jet wings allowed players to get to a battlefield faster. In Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout, only parachutes seem to be used for this purpose.
The upcoming Call of Duty Blackout beta will show how the vehicles fit into the battle royale combat and whether the jet wings are really missed.
It has been rather quiet about Star Wars: The Old Republic. We take a brief look at the game and see what moves the community.
In recent years, Star Wars: The Old Republic has periodically flared up, as a new expansion or a fresh raid generated excitement every few months. Usually, these highlights were underpinned by special cinematic trailers that also excited the fans.
But that has fizzled out at the moment. SWTOR has gone so quiet that some fans are already talking about an impending stasis. But is that true?
PvP players are dissatisfied, want server consolidation: Particularly the PvP players of SWTOR are currently not pleased with the developer BioWare. There are ongoing complaints in the forums that ranked PvP is basically only possible for a few hours a day. There are simply not enough players to reliably enter battlegrounds.
The only solution that PvP enthusiasts see here is a merger of the servers. This has happened once in the past and at least led to very lively PvP matches for a few months.
Content attracts players and therefore no one is coming anymore: The biggest point of criticism is probably that SWTOR currently lacks fresh content. In the forums and on Reddit, players are craving new content and hope that the developers will soon announce a new expansion.
For a healthy amount of players that contribute to the economy and general activity of the servers can only be maintained by constantly new content. And this content has been missing for quite some time now, which is why the servers are slowly but surely becoming emptier.
Hunger for a roadmap: Many SWTOR players are currently somewhat directionless. Normally, the developers regularly release “roadmaps” and outline what they have planned for the upcoming weeks and months. However, this has not been the case for autumn 2018 yet.
However, it is expected that within the next three to four weeks a plan will be unveiled on how SWTOR will proceed in the near future.
For Battlefield 5, a new trailer has been released. While some are totally excited, others are turning to memes for help.
A new trailer for Battlefield V has been released and for many, it is exactly what they wanted from the start. However, EA also has to deal with many memes and dislikes.
Between Love and Making Fun
A look at the ratings of the new Battlefield 5 trailer “This is Battlefield V” shows that the gaming community is divided into at least two camps.
One side celebrates the new trailer and the gameplay footage shown – finally what fans have hoped for from a BF trailer
Others say they are too uneducated to understand the trailer. This is a meme based on a statement from EA and runs through numerous ratings
Why the meme? When Battlefield 5 showed that women play an important role in the game, some players were outraged. They accused the developers of placing more value on political correctness than on “real history”.
Patrick Söderlund was EA’s Chief Creative Officer until a few weeks ago and explained in this role: The people with this criticism are uneducated. They cannot imagine that this scenario would be plausible.
These direct words led to further criticism. Now people respond under EA’s posts that they are too uneducated to understand it. This is also the case under the new trailer on YouTube:
The Love for the Trailer is Also Clear
If you look at the comments in the Battlefield 5 subreddit, you can see that the developers have done a lot of things right with the new trailer. It says:
THIS is what should have been shown as a reveal
Good video, this was long overdue. Please more of this!
The title song is back! Sorry for being such a fanboy
3:12 the desert map looks extremely beautiful
Some comments on YouTube also critically yet positively express their views on the new video.
The game looks really good, it’s a shame no one is supposed to buy it
Apology accepted, game will be purchased
The gameplay looks good, it should probably be tried out
More Thumbs Up on YouTube
The criticized reveal trailer was rated with many thumbs down on YouTube. It was so many that there were more negative than positive ratings.
The new trailer has fared better and is currently (as of September 5) winning with positive votes. Even though there are still many negative ratings.
How did you like the new trailer for Battlefield 5? There were more insights into the battle royale mode Firestorm.
In 2018, a whole series of new, upcoming MMOs and online games are on the release lists. Find out here which new releases you can expect on PC or consoles (PS4 & Xbox One) and when you can anticipate betas or releases of the games.
In the following paragraphs, we present to you MMOs and online games with a “Games-as-a-Service” approach that (hopefully) will at least appear as a beta in 2018. We also have some purchasable expansions from major MMORPGs. We have organized them – as far as known – by quarters. But keep in mind that the dates can still change and are sometimes only roughly fixed. We update this list whenever there is new information.
Update: We last updated this article on September 5, 2018.
New MMOs and Online Games in Q1 2018
In the first quarter of 2018 (January to March), you can already expect a few promising titles. Among them is the console version of Monster Hunter World, which is set to release at the end of January. Here you can slay terrifying giant monsters at the side of cute cat creatures. From their remnants, you will craft stronger equipment to take down even fatter creatures. Unfortunately, the PC version of Monster Hunter World will not come until autumn.
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Life is Feudal
Genre: Survival MMO
Platform: PC
Release: January 11, 2018
Life is Feudal is an action and survival MMO. You fight for survival in a medieval world and gradually build a kingdom. In between, there are thrilling PvP sword fights against other players. You can play Life is Feudal in early access right now.
In Ironsight, you fight in fast-paced online battles against other players in true Call of Duty fashion. It features the usual game modes, such as Team Deathmatch or Capture the Flag. The game also offers over 100 weapons as well as strategic drones and even mechs.
The free-to-play anime MMO Closers focuses on plenty of action and a significant portion of story. Aliens attack Earth, and only a group of youths endowed with special powers can stop them. You play one of six of these heroes and battle through hordes of nasty aliens. Teamplay and the tactical use of combos are essential.
Total War: Arena combines the thrilling real-time battles from a Total War game like Rome or Shogun with the gameplay and progression of World of Tanks. After all, Wargaming was the publisher here. In Total War: Arena, you command a small part of a massive army of ancient troops. Each player on the team controls their unit grouping. The goal is to defeat the enemy. The more you win, the better troops you can lead into battle.
Shroud of the Avatar is a classic MMO that emphasizes housing and PvE. Furthermore, the game is said to feature a continuously evolving story and be playable offline.
In Sea of Thieves, you play a wild pirate in a South Seas setting. You explore islands, capture ships, search for treasures, engage in action-packed battles, and drink rum until your avatars vomit!
By mid-year, things initially looked a bit bleak after Red Dead Redemption 2 was postponed to October. But then under the Q2 releases for 2018, there was still Bless, which starts in May in early access on Steam. The Asian MMORPG is once again a fully-fledged AAA online role-playing game after a long time. Distribution here in Germany will be managed by the Korean publisher and developer Neowiz itself.
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Conan Exiles
Genre: Survival MMO
Platform: PC, PS4, Xbox One
Release: May 8, 2018
In Conan Exiles, you are nailed to the cross naked and helpless in the desert. From there, it only goes up. To survive in the wasteland, you must craft tools and weapons, build structures, enslave enemies, and worship your gods. After over a year in early access, the barbarian MMO finally celebrated its official release in May and rescued the company Funcom once again.
Worlds Adrift is a bizarre sandbox MMO. You start on one of countless floating islands and build yourself an airship. With it, you then explore the rest of the world. Highlights include community ships with guilds and realistic sailing and weather mechanics.
Bless is an MMORPG that takes place in a colorful, medieval fantasy world. You can choose between 2 factions and 7 different races such as humans, little folk, and cat creatures. In addition to PvE, PvP battles with up to 100 players per side also play a role.
Release: May 21, 2018 (PC); June 5, 2018 (consoles)
Summerset is the second major addon for The Elder Scrolls Online. This time you go to the island of Summerset to visit the pretentious High Elves. There awaits you the end of the Daedra story, a new raid, plenty of quests, new skills for all hero types, and a new crafting profession.
In Dauntless, you hunt large monsters like in Monster Hunter World alongside your teammates. Each beast has different tricks and requires new tactics, skill, and teamwork. From the remains of the beasts, you craft new equipment. You could have played Dauntless during the closed beta. The open beta was released on May 24, 2018.
Royal Blood by Gamevil is a high-quality mobile MMORPG. You can choose between 4 character classes and dive into raids and dungeons in PvE or massive PvP battles. In PvP, up to 70 players per team fight each other for supremacy. Additionally, Royal Blood aims to encourage players to play manually despite autoplay. This way you get better cooldowns. The combat system is fast-paced and action-packed.
Realm Royale was supposed to be Paladins Battlegrounds. But then the development was turned upside down at the last minute. Now Realm Royale has become a completely standalone game. Realm Royale is inspired by Fortnite, but you build weapons instead of fortifications. Additionally, after your death, you become a chicken and can respawn if you survive long enough as a chicken.
The online racing game The Crew 2 by Ubisoft lets you race excitingly in an open world. You can switch between cars and motorcycles, boats, and planes and perform stunts and races with these vehicles. A highlight is the quick switch between vehicles.
The 3rd quarter of 2018 brings a true highlight for MMORPG fans with World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth. Additionally, the superhero MMO City of Titans could be released in autumn 2018, possibly in Q3. Late September is also traditionally the time when EA releases a new FIFA. Furthermore, Camelot Unchained is starting its beta at the end of July.
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Release: July 31, 2018 (Beta) – has been “slightly postponed”
In Camelot Unchained, everything revolves around PvP and the battle of three factions for the game world. You can choose between 10 archetypes and numerous subclasses.
Rend will be a curious mix of survival MMO and MOBA. You start with one of three factions and mine resources. With those, you build a fortress. Meanwhile, enemy players will interrupt you. At the end of the round, you can attack the fortresses. Whoever remains at the end wins and receives goodies. The release is expected in 2018. Early access starts at the end of July.
More about the game: How Rend plays and why you still come off like a noob after dozens of hours, you can find out here.
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
Genre: MMORPG (Addon)
Platform: PC
Release: August 14, 2018
In 2018, the new addon “Battle for Azeroth” for World of Warcraft is planned. In it, the battle between Horde and Alliance is reignited. New PvP systems are introduced, in which you fight against the opposing faction. In addition, new races for both factions and two new continents are coming. So a lot of new content is coming for WoW in 2018.
Fear the Wolves is a battle royale game from the creators of Stalker, Vostok Games. Thus, you are back in the “Zone” of Chernobyl. There you fight each other and deal with mutant wolves as an additional challenge.
With Forsaken, the MMO shooter Destiny 2 receives a major new expansion. This time, your enemies are the monstrous Scorn. Additionally, a new PvE-PvP mode called “Gambit,” new Supers, a new weapon type, and a revamp of the current firearms are introduced.
Every year, a new FIFA comes out, so in 2018, FIFA 19 is on the agenda. The new version focuses on better gameplay, especially regarding ball control and shooting. Risk is expected to be more rewarded. In the Ultimate Team mode, the contents of the packages should become more transparent.
In Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, iOS, Android, Switch & Xbox One) has once again caused trouble due to a bug. The professional player Nate Hill from Team FaZe potentially lost one of the matches simply because his pickaxe was bugged.
The bug with the pickaxe: A rare bug in Fortnite makes your pickaxe unusable. You can no longer break anything with it. This became Nate Hill from Team FaZe’s downfall in one of the final rounds of the Summer Skirmish.
Player gets stuck in a building, falls to death
What exactly happened to Nate Hill? One of the last rounds in the Summer Skirmish tournament was in its final seconds. The storm was closing in for the last time and Nate Hill was trapped in a tall building.
He needed to go down immediately to shoot the last remaining enemy before the storm would take care of Nate Hill.
So Nate pulled out the pickaxe and tried to hack through the floor of the building. But the bug prevented that. Thus, Nate Hill lost valuable seconds until he finally pulled out the shotgun and simply blasted the floor away.
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However, that didn’t help, as Nate fell into the depths and crashed to the ground. The victory went to his opponent, and Hill himself reacted with considerable frustration, as you can see in the video.
Would he have won without the bug?
Controversial outcome: Whether the bug was truly the deciding factor in Nate Hill’s loss is controversial among the viewers of the game. He had fewer hitpoints than his opponent and would likely have soon perished in the storm.
On the other hand, Hill might have easily shot down his similarly wounded opponent with his weapon if he had escaped the building in time.
Moreover, the bug noticeably caused stress and distraction, as one must rely on the game functioning exactly as practiced, especially as a professional.
Much money is at stake: The Summer Skirmish, the first official Fortnite tournament, is equipped with $8 million in prize money. So there is a lot of money at stake, and a bug in the last seconds of a match is very unfortunate.
Unfortunately, it is not the first time bugs have plagued the major Fortnite tournament:
A player has managed to defeat the hardest version of the Behemoth in Monster Hunter: World alone. He took just under 20 minutes to do it.
Monster Hunter players continue to defeat really tough beasts in record time with special builds, their own skill, and a bit of luck. This time the extreme version of the Behemoth had to go down, which is only available for a short time in MHW.
If you want to replicate this achievement, the Japanese player used a bow and the following build:
Armor
Weapon: Water Elemental Kulve Taroth Bow (Affinity +1)
Helmet: Empress Crown Beta
Armor: Rathalos Armor Beta
Gloves: Empress Bracers Beta
Belt: Rathalos Waist Beta
Pants: Kirin Legguards Beta
Amulet: Fitness Charm III (Constitution +3)
Skills
Water Attack Lvl 3
Constitution Lvl 3
Weakness Exploit Lvl 3
Free Element / Ammo Up Lvl 3 (Uses 100% of the hidden element and increases the amount of certain ammunition)
Dodge Distances Lvl 2
Fire Attack Lvl 2
Effect Area Lvl 2
Stamina Recovery Lvl 1
Normal Shots Lvl 1 (Increases the strength of normal ammunition and arrows)
Power Shots Lvl 1 (Increases the effectiveness of power coatings)
Bow Charge Plus Lvl 1 (Increases the maximum bow charge by 1)
In Destiny 2 Forsaken you can unlock new supers, new focuses, and thus new abilities. Here you will learn how to get the Seed of Light and the subclass alternatives for Titan, Hunter, and Warlock.
With the Forsaken expansion you can skill your Guardians with a total of 9 new super attacks – three for the Hunter, three for the Warlock, and three for the Titan. These super attacks are part of new subclass paths, each Void, Arc, and Solar focus receiving a new path.
These subclass paths are not immediately available at the Forsaken launch. You have to unlock them one by one.
How to get the new subclasses along with supers – Titan, Hunter, Warlock
Step 1: Complete the first mission of the Forsaken campaign. This is the prerequisite to receive the new supers.
Step 2: Return to the Tower and talk to Ikora Rey. She gives you the task of finding visions of light. The milestone is called “New Abilities.”
Step 3: Collect 100 visions of light. You can find them in adventures, lost sectors, strikes, and crucible matches, or when you defeat powerful enemies – those are foes with yellow and orange health bars.
Tip: If you play public events in the Tangled Shore, you will find the visions of light very quickly. Because there you will encounter many powerful enemies that spread visions of light across the ground. Collect these glowing particles. This quest step can be easily completed alongside the story.
Step 4: Once you have all the visions of light, a new quest step activates on Io – you must tackle this solo, recommended power is 380. On Io you can kill the Taken to free strange trees that you see in visions. Make sure to find and eliminate all the Taken around the trees. Only then does the quest continue. It leads you to a lost sector where Vex and Taken fight against each other. Kill them all.
Step 5: Once you have completed this, you will receive a Seed of Light. You can use this once to activate one of the three subclass paths of your Guardian.
Select a super (you unlock the remaining nodes of the new subclass path by defeating enemies with the new super and abilities) and test it against various enemies. At the glowing trees, you can recharge the super directly. Once all enemies are defeated, the quest is over and you have your new super.
How do I get more Seeds of Light to unlock the remaining supers?
Second Seed of Light: The second seed for the second new super has been found:
For this, you must enter the Dreaming City and participate in the endgame activity “Blind Well.” Recommended power level is 540, so you should first skill your Guardians.
You must complete rank-2 challenges in the Blind Well. To activate these, you need items that drop randomly or that you can buy from Petra. For this, you have to complete bounties for Petra.
A Seed of Light can randomly drop in Tier-2 Blind Well matches.
3rd Seed of Light: After the first encounter in the Forsaken raid, you will receive the third seed. Recommended power level is 560. Additionally, if you hand in a Offering at the Oracle. But only if the Dreaming City is in its final curse phase.
All new supers at a glance
The new supers of the Hunters:
With the Solar super Blade Barrage, Hunters can throw knives multiple times in the air.
With the Void super Spectral Blades, Hunters become invisible and then reappear with deadly knives behind their enemies.
With the Arc super Whirlwind Guard, Hunters can now also use their staff for defense and even reflect projectiles.
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The super Well of Radiance allows the Solar Warlock to slam their Dawnblade into the ground, activating a wide aura that quickly heals and empowers allies.
The super Nova Warp enables the Void Warlock to teleport multiple times over short distances, then explode in a void energy blast.
With the super Chaos Reach Arc Warlocks can fire a long-reaching beam of energy that deals massive damage.
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The Solar super Burning Maul creates a flaming two-handed hammer. The hammer can be swung around or slammed into the ground to create a short-range flaming tornado.
The Void super Banner Shield creates a large, mobile barrier that blocks enemy projectiles but allows ally fire to pass through.
With the Arc super Thundercrash the Arc Titan lifts off, turns into a rocket, and can dive into a group of enemies from a distance, dealing massive area damage.
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The deity MMORPG Skyforge (PC, PS4 & Xbox One) now features a Battle Royale mode that is separate from the main game. You can now win our Alpha Squad Packs and unlock new classes on Xbox One.
What can you win? Publisher My.com has sent us a batch of keys for so-called Alpha Squad packs for the Battle Royale mode of Skyforge. They include the following goodies:
Playable class Engineer
Playable class Sapper
Playable class Mercenary
Golden Power Armor
We have 25 codes for Xbox One. Each key is worth 24.95 euros.
Giveaway for Alpha Squad Packs (Xbox)
How can you participate in the giveaway? If you want to win a code, you must complete at least one of the actions from the embedded giveaway window.
The 25 winners will then be determined from the entries. If you perform more than one action, you will increase your chances of winning! Good luck! Legal recourse is excluded!
How do I get my key? If you are among the winners, we will contact you via email after the giveaway concludes and send you the key.
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A new MMO set in the Lord of the Rings universe has recently been announced. But what should such a game look like today?
The new Lord of the Rings MMO: The Chinese company Leyou, which also owns a large portion of Warframe studio Digital Extremes, recently announced the establishment of the publishing brand Athlon Games.
A Free2Play MMO set in the Lord of the Rings universe for PC and consoles is supposed to be created there. However, there is hardly any concrete information. What do you think this game should be like?
The ideal setting for a theme park MMORPG
Today, let’s play “What do the fans want” and assume a classic theme park MMORPG for the new MMO. However, this is not confirmed.
Such games primarily rely on story and a linear PvE progress through the game world, which is increasingly explored by players over the course of the story.
The old Lord of the Rings Online, The Elder Scrolls Online, or World of Warcraft are such games.
Since the Lord of the Rings universe contains a lot of lore and details, this approach would be the most suitable.
But what else should be included?
What belongs in a Lord of the Rings MMO?
The following features could play a larger or smaller role in an upcoming Lord of the Rings MMORPG:
Does the story play a significant role and are there choices and interactions? Are the quests fully voiced?
Will the combat system be the classic tab-targeting system like in World of Warcraft? Or should an action combat system with combos and active dodging be used instead?
Is it important that players can get creative in housing and build their cozy Hobbit dream house with decorations and knickknacks?
The previous LoTR MMORPG is especially popular among role players. How important are social features and interaction possibilities among players for you?
Do you want dynamic PvP campaigns where players fight in large numbers over an open world? Or do you prefer a structured mode for PvP where battles take place in special arenas and battlegrounds?
Do you want a complex crafting system where players can create particularly strong items?
Should your hero scale depending on the region or instance so that you can always play with any other player?
Should the game place great emphasis on PvE endgame with raids and complex boss fights?
Mein-MMO Survey on the modern Lord of the Rings MMO
In our survey, you can vote on what you think is the most important feature for a new Lord of the Rings MMORPG. But you only have one vote, so choose wisely!
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 receives its own battle royale mode. Developer Treyarch has now revealed a bit more about Blackout.
While other battle royale games like PUBG or Fortnite focus on 100 players or more per match, Treyarch wants to reduce this for the Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops-4-Battle-Royale. And there is a specific reason for that.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Blackout – From 100 down to 80 players in the beta
Why does Blackout have less than 100 players? Treyarch states that Blackout will have 80 players competing against each other. However, internal tests were conducted with 100 players per match.
The reason given is that gameplay takes priority over the number of players. If Blackout feels better and plays better with 80 players, then this is more important than trying desperately to fit in 100 players.
The player count could still increase: As Treyarch announces, the 80 players per match are at least applicable for the Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops-4-Blackout-Beta. It is likely that the number might change after the tests.
Even at the launch of the shooter, the number of players is not set in stone. The development team wants to continuously work on improvements with the community. And if it turns out that Blackout is more fun with more players and everything works well, the player count could still be adjusted after release.
This is what fans think about the player count:Discussions about this announcement are already taking place on Reddit. Most players are fine with there being only 80 players at the start. Many do not understand why one must always reach the “golden number 100” as the perfect player count of a battle royale title.
As long as the Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops-4-Battle-Royale plays well, the player count is secondary – provided it does not become extremely low.
Many in the community already consider 64 players to be borderline. However, most find 80 participants in a match completely acceptable – especially since this only applies to the Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops-4-Blackout-Beta.
What do you think about the number of players per Blackout match in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4? Is 80 players enough?
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With the Forsaken expansion for Destiny 2, a new public event has been added. We will show you how to start this public event heroically.
The new public event in Forsaken takes place in the Wirrbucht and revolves around a cryo capsule, in which a powerful, wanted enemy lies dormant. The enemy race may vary from event to event.
This big chunk then rises from its escape pod and you must either take it out as part of the event, or – even better – freeze it again and prepare it for teleport back. That is exactly what the heroic version of this public event is about.
Source: YouTube – Venero TV
Cryo Capsule Event in the Wirrbucht – Here’s how it works
Here’s how to find the event: You can find the new public event on the map of Wirrbucht or by the corresponding flag that indicates the exact event location in the new area.
This is what makes the new event special: As soon as the event is triggered, you must fend off two waves of enemies defending the crashed cryo capsule. There is nothing specific to keep in mind here. Just kill everything that gets in your way until you have survived both waves.
If you have successfully mowed down through both waves of enemies, the cryo capsule will open and the sought-after event boss will rise from it. If you follow the event description and simply take him out, you will complete the event – but only in the normal version. The tooltips do not provide any real hints on how to start the heroic version.
Source: YouTube – Venero TV
How to activate the Cryo Capsule Event heroically – Here’s what you need to do
To trigger this public event heroically, you must do the following:
First fight the boss: Once the boss has exited, you can charge at him. However, he will quickly receive reinforcements. So take out some of his minions as well – that will make your life a bit easier. Then concentrate again on the final boss.
Watch out: It is important not to kill the boss. If you send him to the virtual afterlife instead of back to jail, the event will be over and you will no longer have the opportunity to activate it heroically.
Watch for the steaming vents: Shortly after the reinforcements arrive, an electric energy field forms on the ground around the capsule. If you enter it, your movements will be slowed, and you will take damage over time.
During this phase, you must focus more on the cryo capsule. There are vent outlets on the side of the capsule that start smoking. The two smoking vent covers must now be shot down.
Source: YouTube – Venero TV
In the open vents, a type of frost orbs will then appear. These can be picked up and thrown at the boss. This slowly slows down his movements and completely freezes him after three hits with the orb.
Important: For the second pair of vents to start steaming and for you to be able to take the third and – if necessary – a fourth frost orb, you must have shot the boss down to about one third of his health.
Final Phase: Once you have frozen the final boss, the heroic public event will start. A circular zone will then form around him, which you must hold and capture until his transport by teleport. If you succeed in this, you have successfully completed the event heroically.
The heroic public event in the video: If you still need visual assistance, we have linked a video from Venero TV for you, where the event is also explained in detail.
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