In just a few days, the exciting survival action game SCUM will enter Early Access on Steam. In SCUM, you try to win your freedom as a convict in a brutal TV show. A full release for SCUM is expected no earlier than late 2019.
Fight for your freedom in Early Access
Who do you play? In SCUM, you embody a criminal who wants to win his freedom by agreeing to fight for his survival in a TV show. Think of The Running Man with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
In this show, it’s about life and death. Only those who remain standing at the end have earned the right to a second chance at freedom.
The unique aspect of SCUM: In SCUM, fierce battles against other players are the focus. However, the sandbox also offers additional features:
You need to stay fit. Those who become overweight and lazy have a harder time in the survival struggle.
Early Access soon, SCUM release expected no earlier than late 2019
Early Access announced. If you want to know how SCUM plays, you will soon have the opportunity to do so. Because the developers announced the start of the Early Access phase for August 29 on Steam.
From that day, you will see a version that is still in development but already gives a very good impression of the game. The team states that they want to keep SCUM in Early Access for at least a year to optimize and improve the title together with the players.
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The MMORPG Black Desert seems pretty dead in the West in 2018. Not much has happened in the last year. The company behind it, Pearl Abyss, is reporting record revenues. Our author Schuhmann thinks: As an MMORPG fan in the West, we will have to get used to this.
Black Desert and the West: Black Desert was released in Europe and North America in 2016. The Western release was seen as successful by Pearl Abyss at the time and gave the South Korean company a growth boost.
Even if one can have problems with the game, it is certainly the most relevant new MMORPG in the West since 2014 (The Elder Scrolls Online).
Black Desert – strong start, strong decline?
In 2017, a lot of content came and the release on Steam. However, problems arose: Black Desert drifted more towards cash shop, and many Western players would probably have preferred a more diverse PvE.
However, Black Desert feels strangely cooled for us in 2018. There is relatively little happening with the game, and revenues in the West have declined. Complaints about the game’s weaknesses are piling up: Players are complaining about lags and bugs.
Black Desert currently at the lowest point of interest in Germany
What does Google Trends say for Germany? The impression that Black Desert is struggling in Germany is also confirmed by Google Trends. Since the end of August 2017, interest in Black Desert has noticeably cooled. In 2018, interest continued to decline. Currently, Black Desert is of little interest in Germany like never before.
Pearl Abyss has also confirmed this weakness phase. However, they anticipated a rise after the release of the new heroine “Lahn.” They now believe in a boost with the upcoming graphic remaster.
That interest collapses after the release is normal. But the further development is interesting here. The trend hasn’t looked good since 2017. The “upsurge” in 2017 was likely due to the announcement of an Xbox One port at E3 2017.
The wishes in the West: The market here in the West is primarily waiting for three things regarding Black Desert:
For a port to Xbox One – this was initially planned for summer 2018, now the beta is to start in fall 2018
A port for PlayStation 4 – there is no mention of this anymore; it will probably come only after the Xbox One release
And for more diverse gameplay content – there is nothing to see of this in South Korea
Black Desert is doing great
But Black Desert is booming: Given the current state of Black Desert, one would expect a crisis. Missing console port, relatively little content added in 2018, many problems and complaints. Yet the opposite is true.
The second quarter of 2018 and also the first quarter of 2018 were much more successful than the last three quarters of 2017. Pearl Abyss earned 99.8 million US dollars in the second quarter. Of that, 4.2 million US dollars was pure profit.
Why is Black Desert doing so well?
Black Desert is opening new markets: After the PC MMORPG market in South Korea is struggling and there isn’t much more to gain in Europe and North America, Pearl Abyss has brought its game to other countries in Asia.
Pearl Abyss had 513 employees at the end of June. Now they want to open offices in Japan and the USA and increase the number of employees to 700.
The actual driver, however, is “Black Desert Mobile,” which already appeared in South Korea and has been incredibly successful there. The mobile version of Black Desert is to be released in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau, followed by Southeast Asia and worldwide in 2019.
What is behind this? Black Desert shows that the market is already changing its thinking. The new thought processes and plans are passing by our Western MMORPG market. Many fans here in the West do not want mobile MMORPGs, but the Asian market is crazy about them.
Our wishes are currently not aligned with those of the Asia publishers. They have other markets and mainly mobile in mind.
This might still be dismissed and ignored by Westerners now.
Mobile boom as a problem?
The problem could get bigger: But this mobile boom is likely to become a bigger problem in the coming years. Because companies like Blizzard, Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, and Bethesda are also clearly focusing on the mobile market. They want to establish mobile core gaming here in the West.
According to a recently released in-game message, Fortnite: Battle Royale will soon be complemented by a new long-range weapon: The heavy sniper rifle will likely be available in the new update on Tuesday. But will anyone really need it? We take a look ahead.
Epic continues to bring new content and patches to Fortnite: Battle Royale to keep the game fresh and lively. The available equipment is regularly shuffled. New weapons and items come into play, while others must make way.
A new long-range weapon is expected to be found in Fortnite: Battle Royale this week, possibly as soon as Tuesday: the heavy sniper rifle.
This is the rarity of the new sniper: The new heavy weapon can be found in epic (purple) and legendary (orange) quality. According to the in-game message, the sniper rifle is supposed to be particularly effective against buildings. The already known weapon parameters confirm this.
This is how powerful the heavy sniper rifle will be!
The weapon stats look strong: Data miners have already identified the basic parameters of the weapon:
Damage: 157
Magazine: 1
Reload Speed: 4.1 seconds
The critical hit damage is not yet known but is expected to be at a multiplier of 2 (314 damage).
The weapon will shine especially against buildings: Every building piece, whether wood, stone, or metal, will be destroyed with a single shot from this weapon. But will this fact lead to the new sniper being used exclusively?
Other weapons also inflict devastating damage against buildings (Minigun, C4, Rocket Launcher). Whether the heavy sniper will be an enhancement here is questionable. In contrast to other weapons, however, the new sniper rifle offers a great advantage: The devastating damage occurs even with non-critical hits.
The new sniper in action
A data miner has gained access to the weapon and demonstrates the devastating effect of the new gun in the clip:
Will the new sniper be able to shoot “through” walls? This is unlikely. Such an effect would only make victory in Fortnite: Battle Royale dependent on luck – no more, no less. Built covers are supposed to serve exactly this purpose. If the new sniper rifle can bypass them, the building mode will become obsolete in many cases.
The new heavy sniper will likely dominate: Extremely effective against buildings, the heavy sniper rifle will be a sought-after choice for duo and squad mode. With high body damage, many opponents are likely to be quickly eliminated. The high base damage of the weapon is balanced by the immense reload time.
Will the new sniper replace the semi-automatic?
Will another sniper rifle “disappear” from the vault? Epic has previously removed weapons from the game for thorough review and redesign.
But which sniper rifle should make way for the new heavy variant?
Hunting Rifle – The hunting rifle has no scope and is therefore unlikely to be used as a preferred long-range weapon by most players. However, this does not mean that the hunting rifle is a bad weapon – quite the contrary. Many videos on YouTube testify to the brutal strength of the weapon. It is therefore unlikely that Epic will remove the hunting rifle.
Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle – The semi-auto sniper is the ideal weapon for quickly firing up to 10 shots. It fires significantly faster than other sniper rifles, but is not lethal even with a critical hit if the opponent has shields. The semi-auto sniper is currently considered the worst long-range rifle.
Bolt-Action Sniper – The bolt-action sniper is currently the most used long-range weapon. Regardless of its rarity, a critical hit is always lethal – no matter how high the opponent’s shield is.
The heavy sniper is a logical upgrade to the bolt-action sniper rifle. Higher damage to buildings and players, but this comes with a higher reload time.
Which long-range weapon should be removed? If a long-range weapon should be removed from the game, it can only be the bolt-action sniper rifle. However, due to the weapon’s high popularity, this is unlikely. The semi-automatic sniper and the hunting rifle play differently than the heavy sniper and are likely to remain in the game.
What do you think? Will Epic remove a long-range weapon from the game, and if so, which one?
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On August 14th, it finally begins, as World of Warcraft launches Battle for Azeroth, marking its seventh expansion. Fans are already heated, not least due to the dramatic pre-event, the War of Thorns. Players feel connected to their factions – a clear identification is given.
Emotional players in Azeroth. These discussions and questions of belonging are not only found on Reddit or in the forums. Even in the game, players seem to identify more strongly with their faction. When the NPCs shouted “For the Alliance” during the Siege of Lordaeron, I saw several players joining in – and no, they were not players from RP servers. The same can be seen in the #NoHonorNoShoulders movement.
Identification with the factions. The factions in World of Warcraft, namely Horde and Alliance, have repeatedly been diluted. Especially in Legion, the focus was on the Order Halls where all races cooperated. This bond has been dissolved, and the characters return to their factions. And how players now identify with their factions! In various chats, on Reddit, Facebook, and the official forums, there are always small disputes revolving around Horde and Alliance.
Everyone has an opinion, everyone takes a position and stands either behind the Alliance, behind Sylvanas, or Saurfang.
Everyone is involved: No matter how you turn it: Blizzard has succeeded with the pre-event for Battle for Azeroth in emotionally touching the players. Some are angry, others are upset, but all are involved in some way and are discussing the topic. And everyone is burning to know how the story with Sylvanas, Anduin, the Horde, and the Alliance continues.
Currently, no question seems to preoccupy the Destiny 2 community more than why Cayde must die in the upcoming expansion. A player has now theorized that Prince Uldren is not eliminating the Hunter leader out of malice, but to save his people.
Why must Cayde-6 die? The question, which will be answered with the release of Forsaken, is currently on the minds of Destiny 2 players. While most curse Prince Uldren, who pulled the trigger and ended the popular Exo Hunter, others Guardians are concocting the wildest theories. One of these theories questions whether Uldren might actually be the good guy in this story.
Is Uldren just trying to save his people?
Bungie already reveals a major plot twist: For the first video of the first major expansion of Destiny 2, Bungie chose a shocking scene. The footage shows the visibly worn Vanguard member Cayde-6 being taken down by Prince Uldren Sov with his own weapon. Since Cayde’s ghost is also affected, it seems impossible for the Hunter to be resurrected.
Pretty harsh material for the first trailer – especially since it is still unclear why Cayde must meet his demise.
A new theory turns Uldren into a good guy: In the Destiny subreddit, the user Valdios has reflected on the motives of the prince, who currently only stands to lose if he confronts the Guardians. After all, the Traveler has awoken at the end of Destiny 2, and since Warmind, the Warmind Rasputin also owes us a favor.
What if Uldren wants us to chase him, merely to save his entire people?
Uldren as a martyr who just wants our help
Uldren needs our help: According to the theory, Uldren allies himself with the eight Barons, to draw on their countless followers. He then kills Cayde, knowing that we Guardians will follow him anywhere, just to bring him down. Now he has two “armies”, one that protects him and the Guardians, who would do anything just to get to the prince.
He needs the armies to cleanse the Dreaming City of the Taken. As indicated in the trailer for the new area, the city is a sacred or revered area for the Awoken. However, no one is allowed to enter the Dreaming City until it is safe.
Does Uldren just want to return his people’s homeland? According to the theory, Uldren kills Cayde and barricades himself with his followers in the Dreaming City. Yet, since Guardians are better armed than a few zombie Fallen, he makes us truly angry so that we fight our way through the city to reach him.
In the end, Uldren might lose his life, but his people could return to the Dreaming City. Uldren would die as a martyr, with a people that would be eternally grateful to him – and the Guardians.
How plausible is the theory? Currently, this theory is as valid as any other. However, it is interesting that players are considering a different background than just “Uldren is evil”.
Furthermore, Uldren states in one of the latest trailers for Forsaken that the line between light and darkness is very thin. He asks the Guardians if they know which side they are even on.
The fans are now hoping that the story of Forsaken goes deeper than just taking revenge for our murdered friend.
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In this guide, you will learn about the strengths and weaknesses of the Kirin, learn about its attack patterns, and get tips for a build for the tempered monster. The Kirin is an Elder Dragon in Monster Hunter World, with lightning-fast attacks that pose a great challenge for many hunters.
Kirin is a male unicorn enveloped in lightning, white and blue in color. Since the first Monster Hunter installment, it has been one of the Elder Dragons. Kirin is surrounded by lightning, which enhances its body during its rage phase.
Kirin uses few different types of attacks:
In its offensive attacks, Kirin swings its horn to summon lightning or charges at its opponents with its lowered horn.
In its passive attacks, it casually walks around, creating electrifying, linear fields. These create sparks that strike sideways or leave lightning that randomly rains down around Kirin. During the rage phase, they also appear in small waves.
From the Monster Encyclopedia: “The key to victory is weapons with Elder Seal properties and dodging the lightning attacks or at least ensuring protection against them.”
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At a Glance: Weaknesses, Gear, and Location of Kirin
Important Tips:
The body is very hard when Kirin is angry, and weapons often bounce off.
The head (the horn) is breakable, where Kirin takes the most damage in every phase.
Type: Elder Dragon
Habitat: Coral Highlands (Areas 2, 8, 12, 13, 15)
Loot:
Kirin Lightning Horn
Kirin Leather
Kirin Mane
Kirin Tail
Light Crystal
Elemental Weaknesses:
Fire
High
Water
Medium
Thunder
Immune
Ice
Medium
Dragon
Low
Status Weaknesses:
Poison
Low
Sleep
Medium
Paralysis
Immune
Explosion
Medium
Stun
Low
How do I know if Kirin is in normal or rage mode?
When Kirin becomes angry, it generates a lightning strike that hits itself and charges up. The charge hardens its body, causing attacks to bounce off. Ranged weapons deal almost no damage to the body when Kirin is in the rage phase. You can also recognize the rage phase by the blue veil that surrounds Kirin.
Kirin in Normal Mode
The mane of Kirin is reasonably flat.
Kirin in Rage Mode
The mane is statically charged and sticks up more. Kirin is also surrounded by a blue aura.
What are Kirin’s attacks and how can I recognize them?
Below you will find a list of all attack patterns of Kirin, along with the corresponding images. To successfully defeat a monster, you should be able to “read” its attacks.
Light Head Swing
You can recognize the light head swing by the fact that Kirin does not lift its front hooves off the ground.
If Kirin performs only a light head swing, it generates only a few weaker lightning strikes. The lightning that Kirin generates in this attack has two possible variations and a recognition pattern:
If Kirin uses the light head swing and its head does NOT face a player, then the lightning is summoned close around Kirin. So keep your distance from its body.
If Kirin is looking in the direction of a player, then it could be a ranged attack. The lightning will either go further away from Kirin towards the player or land in front of Kirin’s head. If the player is further away, the lightning will hit the player. If the player is close to Kirin, the lightning will land in front of the Elder Dragon’s head.
The best position during this attack is to stand to the side of it, but not too close. Ranged fighters can step back further.
Heavy Head Swing
If Kirin uses the heavy head swing, it raises its hooves and swings its horn widely.
This attack has two possible variations:
The first variation creates a large blue shining circle (as shown in the image) on the ground either in front of it or further away. After a short time, a strong lightning strike will hit there.
The second variation involves lightning striking in a circular rotation around Kirin at medium distance. If Kirin is angry during this, a second wave will follow immediately after.
Storm Attack
Kirin’s storm attack is easily recognizable. If it scratches the ground with one of its front hooves, it will then charge straight forward with its horn pointed down.
If it is in the rage phase, alternating lightning strikes will occur on the left and right at the same distance.
Horse Kick
If you attack Kirin from behind, it is likely that it will rear up to deliver a powerful kick with its hind legs.
If you do not have paralysis resistance in your armor, the kick can leave you susceptible to confusion. So be careful when attacking from behind.
The Lightning Fields
Kirin often likes to stand still. In the landscape, it creates a linear, glowing area. This will soon be filled with several lightning strikes hitting sideways.
You have enough time to leave these areas, so you should use that! If Kirin is in rage mode, it will create three such areas at once.
Tips and Tricks for Defeating Kirin
Kirin is easier alone than in a group: Try to face Kirin in battle as much as possible alone, as it becomes unpredictable very quickly in multiplayer. It targets different players, making it hard to tell which player it is attacking. If players also join through an SOS signal, there is a high risk of making too many mistakes that could cost you the quest.
Attack Kirin from the side: Always try to position yourself to the side of him so you can immediately tell if he wants to target you with a lightning attack. This will help you better read the variations he applies during head swings.
Focus on the head and horn: Here, Kirin takes the most damage in every phase.
Sleep element is effective against Kirin: A weapon with a sleep element is recommended, as Kirin often falls asleep from it, allowing you to wake it up with Mega Barrel Bombs! You can carry a total of 9 Mega Barrel Bombs, and just need to bring materials for crafting more. Otherwise, you can go to a camp in your tent at any time and restock your inventory.
Short attacks are better for mobility: Always make short attacks and no full combos to keep moving! The more you practice, the more confident you will become against Kirin.
Helpful items against Kirin: Try to build 3 Thunderproof Jewels into your armor and if possible, equip Resistor Jewels to avoid becoming electrified (Thundermark in the status bar). If you become electrified, quickly eat a Nullberry or you will be very susceptible to thunder damage and quickly paralyzed!
As a Palico gadget, you should bring the Coral Orchestra: This gadget provides many resistances that are very useful against Kirin!
In the rage phase, Kirin’s body becomes extremely hard, causing your weapons to bounce off. Here are a few tips on what you can do against it:
4 Pieces of Rathalos Armor: This grants you a set bonus that prevents bouncing.
Spirit Eye Jewel 2:It gives you the ability “Inner Eye/Ballistics.” It prevents bouncing from attacks and shortens the distance before ammunition and arrows reach maximum power.
Use weapons that prevent bouncing: Some weapons inherently prevent bouncing with certain attacks or modes. This includes Dual Blades in Demon Mode.
Defeating the Tempered Kirin: An Armor Suggestion
The tempered Kirin hardly differs from the other stages. The tempered Kirin simply inflicts significantly higher damage and punishes your mistakes more precisely.
Therefore, I would like to present to you an armor set that will allow you to make a few mistakes if you are struggling with the tempered Kirin.
The armor is designed to regenerate damage taken quickly and additionally restore more health than usual. This allows you to afford more missteps.
Especially practical: The armor is weapon-independent! – You can play any weapon with it. The armor is very easy to farm and requires few decorations to reveal its effectiveness, leaving much room for flexibility.
This guide was created by our community author “Taffyme,” who has been playing Monster Hunter since 2006. Back then, his parents gifted him the action RPG for the PSP for Christmas. Overall, the veteran now boasts over 8,000 play hours when combining the playtime from the titles MHF1, MHF2, and MHFU. His favorite weapon is the Gunlance.
At the time of creating the guide, “Taffyme” was a Hunter Rank of 139 in Monster Hunter World and studied Kirin specifically for us.
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In a few hours, the seventh expansion of World of Warcraft, Battle for Azeroth, will launch. This also marks the end of the Pre-Event “War of the Thorns”, which is currently luring players to Darkshore. If you haven’t completed the questline for the event yet, you should hurry! Because with the end of the Pre-Event, the two mounts “Hippogryphs of Teldrassil” and “Plaguebat of Undercity” will be lost forever. They are only available during the event.
War of the Thorns brings mounts. To unlock the Plaguebat of Undercity and the Hippogryph of Teldrassil, the entire questline for “War of the Thorns” must be completed. This begins either with King Anduin in Stormwind (Alliance) or with Sylvanas Windrunner in Undercity (Horde). Afterwards, you will handle the attack or defense of Darkshore.
One faction is enough. However, if you have only one character at maximum level and have completed the questline only on either Horde or Alliance side, you don’t have to worry. Unlocking the Alliance mount will also automatically unlock the Horde variant and vice versa. It is not necessary to experience the War of the Thorns from both sides.
Have you already secured the Hippogryph and the Plaguebat? Or are you hastily going through the questline today to complete everything?
With Patch 8.0, Blizzard introduced a new NPC in World of Warcraft. Players are now puzzled about the Nightborne and whether the Suramar cat lady might be part of a new riddle.
New cat lady in WoW: In the instance “Court of Stars”, there is a new NPC since Patch 8.0: Lady Chaton.
Lady Chaton can be found in one of the houses near the 2nd boss Talixae Flamewreath and is accompanied by five little kittens.
Lady Chaton with kittens. Image source: wowhead.
Lady Chaton – a new riddle-NPC with kittens?
Lady Chaton (Chaton is French for “kitten”) was first discovered by riddle hunters from the “WoW Secrets Discord”, who forwarded their finding to wowhead.
Her mana kittens are named Mauntz, Graupelz, Bella, Schatten, and Frau Flauschibausch.
Petting kittens gives buffs: The little mana kittens are not only Lady Chaton’s companions, but can also be petted by players. A petted kitten receives the buff “Purring”, which is stackable up to 10 times and lasts for 6 seconds.
When the buff expires, or if you pet a kitten that already has 10 stacks, it jumps at you with “Mana Scratches” and stuns you for one second. According to the files, there are four different variations of “Mana Scratches”, but their triggers are still unknown.
Here you can find Lady Chaton. Image source: wowhead.
Possibly a new riddle: If you talk to Lady Chaton about her cats, she tells you some details about her kittens (via wowhead). She talks about the character and peculiarities of each one:
Schatten often loses his toy and enjoys visiting the menagerie of Suramar and the Twilight Grove.
Also introduced with Patch 8.0 are two variants of a buff called “Lost Cat Toy” that might be related to Schatten.
Mauntz was brought home by Schatten and was initially very shy. He can no longer resist treats and is Lady Chaton’s best friend.
Frau Flauschibausch is an ancient cat who has taken a liking to finer food like mana cakes.
Bella is at odds with Frau Flauschibausch and has already lost an ear due to this rivalry.
Graupelz enjoys climbing and stealing toys, especially from Schatten. When he joined Lady Chaton, there were only three other cats; Bella was just a little kitten.
The clues leave riddle fans hoping that a riddle is hidden here. It seems likely that the kittens need certain items brought to them. The correct number of pets probably plays a role as well.
Actually, the stacking of quest rewards in Pokémon GO was supposed to be limited starting August 20. However, a bug has delayed this date. But fans would have preferred that Niantic take even more time with the change.
Limit for stacking: Currently, in Pokémon GO, it is possible to stack some of your quest rewards indefinitely. This involves encounters with Pokémon that are activated by completing a field research task. If you flee during this encounter, you can repeat it at any time.
Bug causes delay: Niantic plans to limit this stacking and set a cap of 100 encounters that can be stacked as rewards from field research. A current issue is causing the limit to be postponed by one week.
Berry bug in Pokémon GO leads to crashes
This bug exists in Pokémon GO: If you encounter a Pokémon that you previously fed a berry, the app freezes. This occurs when you feed a berry during a Pokémon encounter, then flee, and later call up that encounter from your stack.
Date postponed: The limit for the stacking of quest rewards was supposed to take effect on August 20. Due to the aforementioned bug, which prevents trainers from working through their current stacks, the date has been postponed by one week. Now it counts as August 27.
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The limit is generally not well received: Even with Niantic’s initial announcement, players were not pleased.
They wanted to use the stacking of so many monsters for events to collect as much stardust or XP as possible. When the Pokémon GO team explained that the limit would take effect before the stardust event at the Safari Zone in Japan, some trainers’ plans were disrupted.
They wanted to use the stardust event to catch hundreds of stacked monsters during that time and gain as much dust as possible. We explained how stacking works in another post.
Why not after the event? The new postponement is initially well received, as trainers currently cannot retrieve some Pokémon from the stack due to the bug. However, it would have been preferable if the limit became active only after the stardust event. The Safari Zone in Yokosuka starts on August 29.
On Reddit, user PsionicStormOP writes: “Still before the stardust event? This is a tilting …”. User javooq writes “Oh please, move it behind the stardust event”.
The new trailer gives players a first glimpse of the DLC Murkmire, which is set to release in late 2018 for The Elder Scrolls Online. With Murkmire, ESO Plus will also be enhanced. Members can look forward to more crowns each month and exclusive items. We show you the trailer for the DLC.
Dangerous wildlife. Murkmire will lead players into a brand new area filled with new quests and monsters. Black Marsh, also known as Argonia, is the homeland of the Argonians and is inhabited by dangerous plants and animals. It is considered a wild, untamed piece of land.
In this new zone, players will delve deep into the ancient Xanmeer ruins and uncover one of the greatest secrets of the Hists. The Hists are a species of trees that possess humanoid intelligence.
From these special trees, you can extract Hist sap. This special sap grants enormous psychic powers and is a popular drug among the Argonians.
Reptiles as mounts. With Murkmire, new mounts are also expected for The Elder Scrolls Online. A new creature can be seen in the trailer. It is a rideable lizard. Just right for an Argonian.
We have embedded the Murkmire trailer for you.
This Fall, your adventures will bring you to the dangerous, untamed wilds of Black Marsh, home of the Argonians.
Here’s your sneak preview of The Elder Scrolls Online: Murkmire.#ESO#QuakeCon2018
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When is the DLC Murkmire coming? The DLC is expected in the 4th quarter of 2018.
Highly anticipated: Murkmire was high on the player’s wish list before 2018. With the new zone, Murkmire will likely be the highlight of 2018 alongside the new chapter Summerset.
More crowns for members
ESO Plus is getting better: Players who are ESO Plus members will receive 1650 crowns starting from the release of Murkmire instead of the previous 1500 crowns. Additionally, they can look forward to a free item every month. This boosts the value of the optional subscription somewhat, according to developer Zenimax Online.
Whether this will increase the value of the subscription in the eyes of players who only signed up for the practical crafting bag is debatable. However, for players who like to browse the crown store, the additional 150 crowns and the free item are quite handy.
After more than a year of silence, there are now new indications that the publisher Nexon is still working on the Western release of the Asia MMORPG Moonlight Blade. This means the new MMORPG could also come to Germany and Europe.
Moonlight Blade is a classic MMORPG in a Wuxia setting, which adds additional strategic elements to the combat system of martial arts games such as breath control or inner peace.
1.5 years of silence regarding the EU servers: In January 2017, Nexon announced in a video that Moonlight Blade would be available in Europe and America in the future.
Many of the features announced in the video have already been released in the Chinese version, such as the new job Yihua.
However, despite the sparse information about the Western release, it still seems to remain on Nexon’s “To Do” list.
Insights from the financial report to investors: In the report to investors, the publisher Nexon also provided an outlook on the company’s activities and plans.
In the table of game releases in various countries, Moonlight Blade can be found under “North America and Rest of the World”:
So one can assume that work is still being done on a Western release, albeit likely at a slow pace.
However, it is not surprising that Nexon is not in a hurry with a Western release of Moonlight Blade, as the majority of Nexon’s revenues come from Chinese and Korean regions.
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A chain of fitness studios in the UK is now offering classes for children and teenagers with Fortnite themes. Coaches get the kids moving with the dances from the popular video game Fortnite. A wonderful video shows how such a training session goes.
Kids are crazy about the game: “Fortnite Battle Royale” has been around since September 2017. Around January 2018, the game started its victorious journey, which led through the children’s rooms of the world.
Because Fortnite is a free-to-play game, runs on almost every console, and attracts many young players with its comic graphics and exciting gameplay. The age rating for Fortnite is actually from 16, but most parents don’t care.
Parents are worried: But their children’s enthusiasm for Fortnite raises concerns among many parents. They feel that their child is only sitting in front of the screen and moving too little.
This conflict wants to be solved by a chain of fitness studios. They want to use the enthusiasm for the dances from Fortnite to get them sweating.
Club teaches children 12 Fortnite dances
This is what the club says: The British fitness club “David Lloyd Clubs” encourages children and teenagers to put their controllers aside for a choreography. They will dance “Emote Royale”: a unique workout that aims to teach the class the dances from Fortnite.
The victory dances from Fortnite are used to celebrate in the game. They have become so famous that movie stars like Will Smith and football players like Dele Alli use them in the real world.
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Allegedly, the course was developed in collaboration with 12-year-olds and is explicitly aimed at children. It is intended for the summer holidays.
What is taught? The soundtrack from the game is used to teach the children 12 dances. The coaches start with simple things so that the children are fit enough for the dances on the floor and for the robot.
Coinciding with this, today, on 12.8., new aerobic skins are available in the shop.
Is it available with us too? The fitness chain does have a club in Germany, in Bad Homburg. However, the Fortnite courses are only offered in selected clubs. It is mainly a British phenomenon.
And when the kids are fit enough, they can play “Fortnite” in real life afterwards:
From today, everyone can play Fortnite on Android mobile. The exclusivity period for Samsung phones is over. However, you need an invitation to access the beta. We will tell you how the registration and download for Fortnite on Android works.
Exclusivity period over: Last week, we finally received the news that Fortnite is available on Android – at least in beta. However, players with certain Samsung smartphones and tablets had the Fortnite beta exclusively for a while.
The game could be downloaded from the Galaxy Store. This exclusivity period only lasted a few days and is now over. For several hours, users with Android devices have been reporting: I can also play now.
Registration and Download for Fortnite on Android
How do you get in? However, it is not possible to start the download and get going. You need an invitation from Epic Games for the beta. You can register for the beta on this page and then start the download and get going.
When is the release? It is still unknown when Fortnite will officially be released on Android and you can download it directly without needing an invitation.
Will I be invited immediately? That probably depends on the device. Epic has announced that they will invite players in waves. So it may take a while.
Fortnite Android supports these smartphones and tablets
Which Android devices are supported? Here is the official list of devices that can run Fortnite Mobile on Android:
The MMORPG Rift seems to be getting new features and events soon. Fresh information has been found in the code. These suggest companions, PvP brawls, and remakes.
Dataminers have been investigating the test server for RIFT and have discovered hints of new and some old content in the game. It looks like a kind of companion system will be coming soon and that old events will return.
“Planar Disciples” and Tempest Rising are coming
Is a companion system coming? The title of the new feature will be “Planar Disciples” and it is integrated into the character sheet.
The dataminers assume it will be a system where companions can be summoned. Additionally, the Tempest Rising event, a new dimension, and a new PvP event have been discovered.
Companions are coming – maybe: So far, the display for the Planar Disciples in the found data is still empty. It is merely a labeled menu option in the character interface. However, the designation suggests companions.
Players are quite sure in the official forum that it will be some kind of pet feature, allowing players to summon companions for combat. The found files suggest that the companions can reach six different levels. It is therefore possible that they can be leveled up. Possible test disciples are:
Bahmi the Derpette
Falls Off Cliffs
Elfy the Elf
Ryan The Designer Not Engineer
Female Dwarf Justicar
Brawl in the Black Garden: Another piece of content found indicates a PvP event. The mode is called “Brawl” and is intended for the Black Garden. The rules for the battlefield seem unchanged, but there is a text for the event:
“Brawl brings everyone from level 10-50 onto the same map. How? All equipment is enhanced – low-level players receive a massive boost to their combat power. Just remember to equip all slots, as only equipped slots will be enhanced. GOOD LUCK!” (freely translated from English.)
Tempest Rising returns: The “Tempest Rising” event has been spotted on the Alpha (Live) PTS. Tempest Rising was the opening event for the “Storm Legion” expansion.
It is possible that the event related to the opening of Storm Legion will return on the Prime servers – whether it will also reach the live servers is still unknown.
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Box of Pandora: Finally, information about a new dimension called Pandora’s Box has surfaced. Where or what exactly this dimension is, is still unknown; only the name has come up.
The new WoW add-on is proving to be a stress test for many relationships. A wise man has taken precautions and informed his wife comprehensively (and humorously).
The launch of Battle for Azeroth is approaching. On the night from Monday to Tuesday, the upcoming expansion of World of Warcraft will begin. Many fans have taken leave, are looking forward to vacations, or are “coincidentally sick.” However, for many gamers, there is another hurdle that needs to be appeased: their own life partner.
On Reddit, user Darthbane8488 has now caused a stir, as he published a letter he gave to his wife to ensure she is aware of all eventualities.
We have translated a few excerpts from the letter for you.
“1. I still love you. Just because I spend a lot of time in the computer room doesn’t mean I’m watching porn or looking for a new woman. To be honest, I’m leveling a digital death knight in the hope of someday killing Sylvanas Windrunner.”
“3. Dinner on launch night will be pizza and cola. I will get both myself if you want, but you get a pat on the back if you’re the one who brings me both.”
“4. […] If I don’t reply immediately when you talk to me, I’m probably watching a cutscene or staring at the queue to get into the server faster. In any case – See point 1.”
“5. My bedtime heavily depends on how the game goes. Know that I accept the consequences of my actions and am aware that it is a night after which I need to work. Rest assured, I will go to work even if I haven’t slept.”
How do you balance World of Warcraft and your social environment? Will you also “really search” the first few days and have partners, family, and friends prepared for it?
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In FIFA 19 will see numerous players receive new ratings. Here are predictions for some player ratings – including Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar, Mbappé, and other footballers from FC Bayern, Real Madrid, Liverpool, and others.
The release of FIFA 19 on September 28 is approaching quickly. More and more information is gradually being released about the upcoming football simulation from EA Sports.
One question the fans have been especially eager about for months: What ratings will the best players have? How will the player ratings of my favorite club be?
The official announcement of the “Top 100” of all ratings usually happens only in early to mid-September – just a few weeks before FIFA 19’s release date. Nevertheless, we already have some initial information and predictions about player ratings.
Several players already had new ratings. Playable teams included FC Bayern, Real Madrid, and PSG.
Who was the best player? The best player rating was given to the cover star Cristiano Ronaldo with a powerful overall rating of 95. In FIFA 18, CR7 had “only” a 94 on his standard card in FUT.
The colleagues from Gamestar created a list of several new player ratings during the playtest event. Keep in mind that this was only an early demo of FIFA 19 – some player ratings will surely be corrected up or down by release.
List of new player ratings set by EA Sports in advance:
Player ratings in FIFA 19 that the community wishes for
The Futwiz website conducted a survey on what new player ratings the community would give to professional footballers in FIFA 19. Numerous fans have already voted.
Predictions for player ratings from a community survey (the value in FIFA 18 is stated in parentheses):
We show you 5 NPCs from World of Warcraft, that actually have their origins from completely different places – such as from porn or Schlager songs.
World of Warcraft has grown over many years. The game world has now reached a considerable size – this also applies to the sheer number of NPCs that populate Azeroth. Therefore, it is not surprising that some NPCs are allusions to real people or other fictional works. We show you 5 characters and their companions that you will see in a completely different light by the end of the article.
This article was originally published in December 2016. It has been updated since then.
Harrison Jones and Commander Schnottz
The first gentleman on our list is probably not a big secret and most players are familiar with him. The archaeology teacher Harrison Jones is a clear allusion to Harrison Ford and the character he played, Indiana Jones.
But did you know that besides his adventurer and researcher career, many other details from the films have also been adopted? In the films, Jones almost always fights against Nazis, and this is also the case in World of Warcraft. So in the course of the quest series, you have to infiltrate Jones’ adversary, the sinister goblin Commander Schnottz, and his camp.
Schnottz himself is a clear allusion to Adolf Hitler, which is evident from his manner of speaking. This is reinforced by his environment; he has a turkey with him named Gobbles (an allusion to Joseph Goebbels). This continues in the quest series “The Desert Fox” – that was the nickname of Erwin Rommel, a field marshal in World War II.
The most obvious allusion to Schnottz’s role, however, is taken from the film “Inglorious Basterds.” He demands that players bring him nine turkeys. After his plan fails, he loudly yells at the player, “It should be nine! NINE NINE NINE!” – one of the most famous scenes from Inglorious Basterds, where Hitler gets loudly upset.
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The whole area is still full of further details that can seamlessly be associated with a parody of the Nazi era; Schnottz’s subordinates call him in English “the Furrier” – which sounds more than just a little like “the Führer.”
In Germany, people may view the quest series with mixed opinions and sometimes see it as crossing the line of good taste – however, the rest of the world is amused.
At the current QuakeCon, there was new information about Fallout 76 and leveling up. How do we develop our characters? How do the perks work, and how do we make our character unique? We summarize all the news.
At QuakeCon, Todd Howard, one of the leading developers of Fallout 76, explained how the character system works in the upcoming online shooter.
The S.P.E.C.I.A.L. system returns, and there will be a wide selection of perks. These are intended to give players plenty of freedom in choosing their skills.
This is how your character progresses in Fallout 76.
Whether charismatic or brutal butcher – You are SPECIAL
Fallout fans are likely familiar with the SPECIAL values. With these, you determine in which direction your character should develop. In addition, you unlock perks that fit this path.
Do you want to be a stealthy murderer? Focus on trading? The SPECIAL values help you specialize.
But what does S.P.E.C.I.A.L actually stand for? Each letter corresponds to a specific attribute:
S stands for Strength
P stands for Perception
E stands for Endurance
C stands for Charisma
I stands for Intelligence
A stands for Agility
L stands for Luck
SPECIAL points are available up to level 50
This is how character progression works in Fallout 76: With each level-up, you receive a skill point to increase one of the SPECIAL values. The higher you level these, the more perks you can equip for that attribute.
The maximum level in Fallout 76 is level 50.
Even without NPCs – Charisma remains important: Some players expressed concerns beforehand that charisma would be pointless without NPCs. Who are you going to charm and deceive if there are only players on the servers?
At first glance, it seems that the focus of charisma will be shifted to the group. Thus, those perks that strengthen the group will likely benefit mostly from charisma. Details on this have not yet been released.
This video from Bethesda illustrates what the SPECIAL system and perks are all about:
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Even after reaching the final level 50, players will continue to receive perk packs to keep experimenting. But how do you get perks, and what can you do with them?
This is how you choose your perks: When you level up, you earn not only skill points but also perk packs. These packs contain several cards that you can equip.
Once you equip one of these cards, it works as a perk and grants you specific abilities.
Hungry? Chew some gum: The cards come with a variety of abilities. Howard mentioned a perk that causes the player to hunger more slowly if they have previously eaten a piece of gum.
Other perks even have group effects. By leveling up the charisma value, you can equip a perk that reduces the effects of radiation for the whole group.
All perk cards can be upgraded: The shown perks could be upgraded and had multiple levels. Upgrading the cards works by combining two of the same perk cards.
Note that the required values also increase. So, if you have…
a perk for which you need to increase the strength value
and upgrade this with the same perk,
the requirements will also increase, and you will need a higher strength value
When do you get perk packs? Initially, you receive a pack for every second level-up, later for every fifth level-up, even after level 50.
The perk system is designed to provide extensive variety and options: According to Todd Howard, there will be a large selection of various perk cards that will give players plenty of room for experimentation.
First Look at Character Creation – Photo Mode Confirmed
First look at the character editor: Alongside the SPECIAL and perk systems, a first look at character creation has been provided. Although the options were not shown, they are probably as diverse as in Fallout 4.
So you can probably expect a comprehensive editor that allows you to influence many aspects of your character’s appearance.
Photo mode confirmed: After finishing the character, you can take a picture of your creation. The photo mode offers many options and allows you to create some works using frames, filters, and other effects.
Edit your character’s appearance – Anytime! It has also been confirmed that you can edit your character at any time. If you are dissatisfied with your character’s appearance, you can simply go back to the editor and start over.
How extensive the photo mode and the editor will ultimately be, we will have to wait to see until the beta of Fallout 76.
The PvP in Fallout 76 caused concerns among many fans. They feared griefers and vicious player killing. At QuakeCon 2018, new information was provided explaining the flow of PvP and protection against griefers. Bethesda has some brutal solutions in store.
PvP is part of Fallout 76: During the Q&A session at QuakeCon 2018 regarding Fallout 76, Todd Howard and other developers discussed the PvP of Fallout 76. The combat between players is supposed to be almost always possible – but there are protective mechanisms.
This is how PvP works in Fallout 76
In Fallout 76, you continuously level up – and can fight each other in the vast areas of West Virginia anytime you want. However, if you don’t feel like it, you can largely avoid PvP.
PvP is “consensual”: When a player attacks another player, their weapons only deal a fraction of the damage. It should feel like someone slapped you in the bar, according to Todd Howard. It’s annoying, but not serious.
The full extent of PvP is only reached when shots are fired back. Once both players have engaged in PvP activities, their weapons deal normal damage instead of just poking. Level and equipment play a role, but not a significant one.
The strength of weapons is adjusted – stronger weapons become slightly weaker, while weaker ones become stronger, so that a player with the best equipment isn’t immediately considered invincible.
In Fallout 4, Power Armors were considered “high-end” equipment.
Rewards for kills: In PvP, you typically fight to the death. The one who kills another receives a reward in the form of caps. The amount of the reward varies depending on the level of the killed opponent.
If you get shot, you have the option to take “revenge”. If you choose to accept the game’s “revenge” offer, you will receive double the reward for killing the player who took you out.
What happens when I die? When you die, you initially retain all equipped armor and weapons. However, you lose your “junk”. The junk is important for building structures and crafting.
You can retrieve the lost junk from your corpse if no one else has done so. You then have to decide whether what you lost is worth the pilgrimage to your corpse or if you can gather it faster anew.
This is how Fallout 76 protects you from PvP
For those who do not want to participate in PvP or are simply not far enough yet, Bethesda provides some protective mechanisms. In Fallout 76, no one can simply take you down if you don’t want to – at least not without serious consequences.
Bounty on nuisances: If you decide not to participate in PvP, you can simply not respond to attacks and walk away. If someone still decides to kill you with their reduced damage, there will be consequences.
As we reported earlier, “murderers” are given a bounty. Todd Howard called it “making a feature out of assholes”. Wanted murderers appear on the map as a large red star that every other player can see at any time.
The map of Fallout 76 is huge – and wanted murderers are always visible.
Protection from exploitation: Murderers cannot hide and cannot see anyone else on the map. When they die, the player who kills them receives a large reward – which the murderers have to pay from their own pocket. This prevents the PvP system in Fallout 76 from being exploited.
Additionally, to prevent players from constantly throwing themselves in your line of fire to force you into PvP and avoid the “murderer” status, there is the “white pacifist flag”. If you equip this, your attacks will no longer harm players.
If you don’t feel like PvP, you can simply become a pacifist.
If an atom rocket destroys your home, you can easily rebuild it elsewhere.
Rocket attacks are not as terrible as they sound.
No PvP before level 5: If you just want to stroll out of Vault 76 into the expanses of West Virginia, getting shot by other players is not the best first greeting. To avoid this, PvP is disabled before level 5 in Fallout 76.
Players who have not yet reached level 5 are simply invulnerable in PvP.
Since 2016, Black Desert has enticed fans with the promise of a remastered version. Now, Pearl Abyss has granted a first look at it. Additionally, a new class has been introduced, the male Ranger. There are a massive array of features included. In short: The MMORPG has really knocked it off the park.
The graphic improvements mainly include better rendering.
Observers describe materials like fabric now looking significantly more realistic, and the light reflections appearing better.
It should sound better too: In addition, Black Desert has recorded new music with the help of orchestras to remaster the audio. The soundscape is intended to help adventurers fully immerse themselves in Black Desert. A German symphony orchestra was also involved here.
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Further plans for Black Desert revealed: Many features
While at it, Pearl Abyss has revealed further plans for future updates of Black Desert.
These features for Black Desert have been introduced:
They plan to revise the “Rage Meter” to make combat more challenging
There will be changes to leveling and the story. Here, Pearl Abyss finds the beginning of Black Desert too easy and wants to make it a bit more challenging – the experience for new players and twinks should change significantly
Black Desert with new area and new class
The new area Ordilita is anticipated for 2019. A gloomy place suffering under a dark occupying power
With Ordilita, a dark mount will also be released: the “Dream Horse” Doom.
The “male Ranger” comes as a new class. He will carry a crossbow and magical gloves and will shoot slower than his female counterpart. He is planned for Winter 2018 – but this probably applies to Black Desert in South Korea. It will take a while before he arrives here.
New features include sniping and sending twinks
With the “sniping”, a new mode for hunting comes. Players will be able to “snipe” to hunt animals whose senses are sharpened to approach them undetected. The ability in sniping will then affect the shooter’s breathing and the accuracy of the shot.
In the “Subjugation” system, it will be possible to send your own twinks to hire mercenaries who can then subdue monsters. Players should be able to send a group of NPCs to deal with monsters, so that they receive the loot that the monsters would normally drop.
And a new marketplace system is supposed to invigorate a “free economy” – players will be able to place buy orders with a maximum price. A smartphone app is also supposed to facilitate trading.
When is all this supposed to come? It is still unclear. Only Ordilitia has a timeline for 2019, and the male Ranger is planned for Winter 2018. However, the “Remastered” could come sooner than one thinks.
It is said, “some of the updates will come soon, others like the war between the nations probably only in 2019 or 2020.”
Was there anything new about Black Desert for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One? No, there was nothing new regarding the port to consoles. The beta on Xbox One is supposed to start in the fall.
Black Desert Mobile is coming: Currently, the focus seems to be on Black Desert Mobile and a worldwide launch.
It seems they want to offset the decline in the South Korean market by being more present in Taiwan and Southeast Asia. Black Desert Mobile is expected to be released in Southeast Asia in 2018 – and then in the rest of the world in 2019.
Black Desert has really made a splash. We will certainly delve deeper into the individual points here on Mein MMO in the coming weeks and months.
