Closers: This is not stolen – this is really our Chinese mobile version

In China, “Rip-Offs”, copies of well-known brands, have become so common that developers now have to explicitly state: Hey, the mobile port is real and not stolen. This is the case with Closers Online and their Chinese mobile version “Closers Mobile.”

Is it really real? As MMOCulture reports, a teaser for a mobile version of Closers Online circulated in June. However, the teaser trailer for Closers Mobile seemed somehow suspicious.

Teaser trailer for Chinese Closers Mobile looks suspicious

They didn’t say anything: MMO Culture skeptically noted that they couldn’t remember the Korean developer of the PC game, Naddic Games, announcing the port. Moreover, the trailer looked strange: the mobile game came from the “Closers Production Committee.”  They claimed that their Closers Mobile would be overseen and produced by the original developers.

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Mobile for the Chinese market: Closers Mobile is apparently intended for the Chinese market. Many assumed it was a blatant copy and believed that the developers wanted to quickly earn some Renminbi. That is the currency of China.

Copies are common in China: The Chinese gaming market is the largest in the world and is in a mobile craze. It often happens that “mobile versions” of games appear without anyone asking the developer of the original game. It would reduce profits to spend a lot of money to buy a license. Many players likely assumed that, especially since little was known about the game “Closers Mobile.”

Destiny 2: Ihr habt entschieden – Das sind die coolsten neuen Super aus Forsaken

More than 2000 fans have voted on Mein MMO about which is the coolest new super of the upcoming Forsaken expansion for Destiny 2. This is how you decided.

Bungie is currently very generous with new information about the upcoming Forsaken expansion for Destiny 2. Almost daily there are new details and info about the upcoming autumn addon. By now, all nine new supers for the three Guardian classes are known that will be released on September 4 with Forsaken.

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In the lead-up to the big Forsaken expansion, we wanted to know from you in a survey which of the new supers you find the coolest so far and which you are most looking forward to. This is how you voted.

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The community crowns the Spectral Blades as the coolest super

The Top 3 – Hunters and Warlocks share the top spots: 

  • As the uncontested No. 1, you have chosen the upcoming Spectral Blades of the Void Hunter. A total of 27% of all over 2,000 votes went to this Hunter super alone. Apparently, the stealth component – paired with deadly dagger attacks on enemies’ backs – has the fans most captivated
  • In second place, with a 10 percent margin, is the Chaos Reach super of the Arc Warlock. 17% of all participants voted for the powerful, focused Arc beam of the Warlock
  • Third place, with 14%, is also a Warlock super – this time it’s the new Nova Warp, which allows the Void Warlock to teleport multiple times before releasing its energy in a deadly explosion
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The rest is evenly distributed: Places 4 to 8 are spread quite evenly among the other supers without a truly outstanding candidate.

  • Fourth place goes with 10% to the Thundercrash super of the Arc Titan
  • Fifth place, with 8%, is taken by the Burning Maul super of the Solar Titan
  • In sixth place, with 7%, is the Well of Radiance of the Solar Warlock
  • Seventh place is also secured with 7% by the Blade Barrage of the Solar Hunter
  • Eighth place is taken by the Banner Shield of the Void Titan – also with 7%

Last place: Far behind in last place lands the Whirldwind Guard of the Arc Hunter with only 3% of the total votes. The community obviously does not really know what to make of a defensively acting Hunter.

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What do you think of the survey results? Did you expect such an outcome?

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Justice Online: MMORPG allows the servers to be blessed by a priest at launch

The MMORPG Justice Online is supposed to become the new WoW in China. It’s better not to take any risks: A Taoist priest blessed the server room for the opening of the open beta.

Justice Online – the new giant MMORPG from China: The MMORPG “Justice Online” launched into open beta in China on June 29. 250 developers have been working on the Wuxia MMORPG for over 5 years. It is supposed to become the new “World of Warcraft” for China. At least that’s the plan of NetEase, the second largest gaming company in the country. Justice Online is a massive project and a beacon of hope.

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Server Free of Demons!

A blessing to keep the servers stable: As Justice Online announced via its blog, they hired a Taoist priest to bless the room where the MMORPG’s servers are located. The English-speaking website abacusnews even mentioned that the priest is supposed to “banish the demons from the server room”.

Servers now stable: NetEase announces on the blog that the servers are now stable thanks to the new blessing. The monk held a blessing ceremony and hung scrolls over the servers, some of which even had code on them.

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Better let the programmer write code

The press does not find this so funny: The gaming press in China has extensively discussed the topic. Opinions vary widely. Thanks to the power of Google Translate, we could read some of the news. For instance, it is critically stated at “265g” that there is a wave of metaphysics in Chinese gamer circles and they invite clerics to ensure a smooth launch of their games.

Better let programmers handle it: It might be better to let programmers check the code before the game goes online instead of letting a monk write a few lines of code. Maybe that makes some players happy with “outdated, feudal superstitions,” but… well.

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PR stunt: NetEase’s action is clearly a PR stunt that may seem somewhat strange even in the eyes of the Chinese.

Justice Online: High Production Values, but … the Gameplay

The game is viewed critically: Anyway, Justice Online is currently seen rather critically. Especially since the MMORPG hype has cooled down over the past 5 years in China, where MOBAs and battle royale games have been on the rise in recent years.

Prettiest game from China: While the high production values are praised for setting new standards for a Chinese game, not much innovation should be expected. Some players even describe the gameplay as boring. In any case, it will be interesting to see what happens with “Justice Online” now that it has received blessings from the highest circles.

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High Demand at Launch

40 hours in queue: At NetEase, they are certainly optimistic. They say the game is an “instant hit” from day one. The press (via sina.com) reports that players had to wait up to 33 hours to play for the first time. There were up to 40,000 people in the queue.

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The Division: Raids & Legendary Missions – How to Accomplish the Endgame Content

In The Division, the endgame activities include the legendary missions and incursions, which can pose a challenge for less experienced players. We provide you with some helpful tips to get started.

Legendary missions and incursions are among the hardest endgame content in The Division. Players often do not know what to pay attention to in order to successfully complete them, and without a fixed team, it becomes even more difficult. We have some tips and tricks to help you navigate.

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What are incursions?

The first incursion, Falcon Lost, made its way to Manhattan with the first content update. Back then, players had the hope that this could be a type of raid. Ultimately, it turned out that the incursions are merely more extensive missions that require more team play through some mechanics.

What difficulty levels are available for the incursions? The incursions have two difficulty levels, “Challenging” and “Heroic”, which differ mainly in enemy level and type. On “Challenging”, normal and veteran enemies are present, while you will only encounter elite enemies on “Heroic”. The rewards are also lower on “Challenging”.

What are the rewards? After completing an incursion on “Heroic”, you will receive:

  • an exotic container (contains an exotic item, Div-Tech, target data, and Phoenix credits), which you can only obtain once per week
  • 2 gear set pieces,
  • 2 HighEnd pieces (one weapon and one gear piece),
  • 445,500 credits, 350 Phoenix credits, and 225,016 XP

These incursions are available to you

There are currently four incursions, which differ significantly from one another:

  • Falcon Lost – in this incursion, you must destroy an LMB vehicle over 15 waves in an underground storage location
  • Clear Sky – Rikers have taken over an air defense position, and you must recapture it in two phases
  • Dragon’s Nest – Cleaners have taken over the transit terminal at the harbor. You must defeat the four Riders (strong Cleaner bosses) and ultimately destroy a fire truck with a flamethrower
  • Stolen Signal – Rikers have attacked the transmission center and taken hostages. In four different sections, you must free them under various conditions

Unfortunately, the incursions Dragon’s Nest (Underground) and Stolen Signal (Last Stand) are part of the DLCs for The Division. Without purchasing them or the season pass, you cannot play these.

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Apart from Falcon Lost, the incursions are nice, varied activities that require teamwork. They are definitely worth a try. If you want to take it up a notch, legendary missions might be interesting for you.

What are the legendary missions?

These are missions from the main campaign that have received an additional difficulty level. The legendary difficulty level was first introduced with Patch 1.6 and was meant to test experienced players.

Even the incursions should be overshadowed by these missions.

What distinguishes the “Legendary” difficulty from “Challenging”? The NPC enemies on “Legendary” are significantly tougher, faster, and more dangerous. While there are still the regular gradations, “normal” enemies, veterans, and elite foes, even the lowest tier of your enemies can pose a threat. Melee attacks are extremely strong and can take you down instantly.

In some missions, hunters can even appear, but only if you make it to the boss without dying.

The twist: There is only one checkpoint. In these missions, you only have one spawn point in case you die. These are usually placed about halfway through the mission. If you die before that, you must start over.

Additionally, the enemy types in some missions have been changed. For example, at the WarrenGate Power Plant, you now encounter Mercenaries from the Last Man Battalion instead of Rikers as before.

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What are the rewards? Upon successfully completing a legendary mission, you will receive

  • an exotic container (contains an exotic item, Div-Tech, target data, and Phoenix credits), which you can only obtain once per week,
  • 2 gear set pieces,
  • 2 HighEnd pieces (one weapon and one gear piece),
  • 445,500 credits, 350 Phoenix credits, and 225,016 XP

If you encounter a hunter, you can additionally expect another exotic item. Moreover, these missions have had an increased chance for classified gear since Patch 1.8.1.

These missions are available to you

There are currently a total of seven missions that have received the legendary difficulty level. With 1.6, the first three missions arrived:

  • The Times Square Power Relay,
  • the Napalm Production Site,
  • and the WarrenGate Power Plant

Later, with Patch 1.8.1 and 1.8.2, the missions followed

  • Amherst’s Apartment,
  • the Grand Central Station,
  • the Madison Field Hospital
  • and the General Assembly
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These basics help with incursions and legendary missions

In these endgame activities, it is important that you are already equipped with good sets. A balanced team is advantageous, but it is also possible to complete them successfully with four DPS players. These tips regarding your equipment can serve as guidance.

It is clear that newer players often do not yet possess classified sets. This selection should serve as an orientation for which sets you can aim for. Even without secret equipment, these activities can be managed if the team works together.

Tip: Play the upcoming Global Event! The upcoming event, Assault, will bring three of the best secret gear sets (Striker, Recovery, and Watch’s Call). Unfortunately, we do not yet know exactly when this event will start, according to Massive, it will definitely happen in July.

Recommended DPS sets:

  • The secret Striker is currently considered the probably strongest DPS set in The Division. If you are good at building the Striker bonus, you will be able to deal high damage while healing yourself at the same time.
  • The secret Predator set is particularly well-suited against enemies without armor bars. If you manage to activate the bleeding effect, you will take down these enemies very quickly.
  • Secret Watch’s Call – a more offensive support set that can make your life significantly easier. If you like to deal damage from a distance and also want to increase your team’s damage through headshots, this is the ideal set. Even in the non-classified variant, this set is very strong.
  • D3-FNC: The absolute tank set that can also deal a decent amount of damage. Even in its non-classified variant, it is powerful. With the ballistic shield, you can absorb quite a bit of damage from your group. Watch your positioning; otherwise, you might be in the line of fire of your teammates.
  • Sets without classified parts are also possible. You have various combinations to choose from. 4 Striker pieces + 2 Nomad pieces is one of the most popular non-classified variations. Ideally, you already have a NinjaBike backpack, which opens up many more options.
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These attributes are the best for your DPS sets: For these sets, the selection of your armor attributes is quite simple. Hit points, enemy armor damage, and damage against elites are values you want to have on your set pieces as often as possible.

These mods are the best: Basically, you should use weapon or stamina mods for these sets. If you feel confident enough, you can use purple mods with damage against elites to kill elite enemies faster. Otherwise, hit points are also a good option to withstand more.

We prefer performance mods for self-healing, but this mainly depends on your skill selection.

Recommended weapon talents for DPS players: 

  • Destructive: +15% enemy armor damage
  • Ruthless: Killing a target regenerates 35% of your hit points for 20 seconds
  • Brutal (in the third slot): +10% damage against elites
  • Deadly (with high crit chance, especially suitable for SMGs): +15% crit damage
  • Receptive (Note, melee combat on Legendary is risky): +10% damage when within 10 meters of the enemy
  • Prepared: Crit hits heal the player for 3% of the damage dealt
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Recommended support sets

Supporters are just as important in incursions and especially in legendary missions as DPS players. Having these in the team can make the agent life much more pleasant. These sets are particularly well-suited:

  • The secret (and non-secret) Recovery is the ultimate healer set in The Division. With a Recovery in the team, you will quickly notice that everything becomes noticeably easier. The support post is very powerful, makes you immune to status effects, and greatly reduces your ammo consumption.
  • The secret Final Measure set is more commonly found in PvP but can be a very useful supporter in PvE, especially in combination with Recovery. Grenades will become significantly less troublesome.
  • The FireCrest set is a strong support set in both its secret and non-secret variant, which is ideally suited for controlling opposing groups with the flamer gun.

These attributes are the best for your support sets: Skill power and skill haste are the most important for these sets. Your cooldown should be as low as possible, and your skill power should be as high as possible.

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Recommended weapon talents for supporters:

  • Determined (in the third slot): Killing an enemy reduces your cooldown by 7.5%
  • Competent: Using a skill increases your damage by 10% for 15 seconds
  • Gifted: Killing a target increases skill power by 15% for 20 seconds. The timer resets with each kill.
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Your weapon choice

Basically, it doesn’t matter what weapons you play with. If they are fun for you and suit you well, that is sufficient, especially for PvE activities. However, as with most online games, there is a certain selection of weapons that stand out. We will list the most popular weapons for you.

These weapons are considered the best in the game:

  • Assault Rifles: M4 – Lightweight, LVOA-C, Bullfrog
  • LMGs: Big Alejandro, MG5
  • SMGs: The House, MP5, PP-19
  • Sniper Rifles: M44 – Custom, M700 Carbon
  • Shotguns: Showstopper, SASG-12

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How to navigate incursions and legendary missions

Check your teammates! A balanced composition is important. You can recognize which sets they are wearing by looking at their knee pads, backpacks, and other parts. Typically, a second Recovery is not needed. So if you have equipped a Recovery set and see that there is already a Recovery in the team, switch to another set. Learn to visually distinguish the equipment.

If you don’t have another set, just ask if they have a different set. You can also always check your teammates’ skills. It does no one any good if two people are running with exactly the same setup. Is there still no impulse generator? Get it! No flashbang? Equip it! The more varied the team skills, the better prepared you are for different situations.

Be cautious: If you are starting a mission for the first time that you are not familiar with, stick with your team. Typically, at least one player knows the ropes and knows where the best positions are. Avoid solo attempts.

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After completing a mission/incursion: Do not leave the group immediately! Experienced agents often play these simply for fun and can usually do nothing with the rewards. Exotic items, in particular, are often shared. So wait until each team member has checked their rewards.

Here you will find a list of guides for the incursions:

If you haven’t reached the endgame yet, these tips for beginners in The Division might help.

What do you think of the guide? Do you have any other comments? 

Also interesting: Recently, the player numbers of The Division have risen again. More about it with us.

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Fortnite hastily launches 8-million-dollar tournament and now it doesn’t work

In Fortnite there is a problem: Currently, there is an 8 million dollar tournament that players can participate in online. But apparently the game is not yet ready to host tournaments with such prize money online.

Epic is rushing with Fortnite: The special thing about Fortnite is the speed with which everything happens:

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  • In-game issues are fixed within weeks
  • Many requests from the community are responded to just hours later
  • And constantly new skins and emotes are coming in, making the money roll
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Epic is greedy for success

Epic wants success: All this is because Epic perfectly masters its own Unreal Engine. It is tailored to the needs of Fortnite. But it is also due to Epic’s greed to take advantage of the moment. Fortnite is the largest game in the world – but for how long?

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eSports under pressure to succeed

Players want eSports: The existing eSports organizations like TSM or FaZe started recruiting the best Fortnite players in the world for their teams months before Fortnite moved towards “eSports”. They knew: Epic would create an eSports scene for Fortnite. They simply have to.

Now it should be happening: And Epic has done it. On Saturday the first big official Fortnite tournament started: An eight-week series of online tournaments with a prize pool of 8 million dollars. For the 2018/2019 season, even 100 million are in the pot. The focus should be on solo and duo players.

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LAN events went great

LAN works, online does not: So far, there have been two major tournaments of Fortnite:

Both tournaments were huge successes, with hardly any difficulties. Both tournaments were also held as “LAN” events on-site.

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Online but disastrous

Lag kills the fun: The tournament on Saturday on the North American server turned out to be a disaster. Players had huge lag issues. After only 4 out of 10 planned matches, the tournament was prematurely canceled.

Here you can see one of the best players in the world, TSM_Myth, failing and dying due to lag:

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Now, while the 8 million dollar tournament is already ongoing, it becomes evident that Fortnite cannot yet handle online tournaments at all.

Hardly any fights – 40 people in the final zone and lots of fortresses…

Also the format is difficult: There are also problems with the format. Who should receive the prize money for which performance? On Saturday, the highly lucrative victory was too important to the players. Therefore, the players avoided fights for as long as possible and built fortresses. This led to up to 40 people arriving in the last zones – that is not a nice experience for viewers when they have to wait so long for fights.

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No pleasure for viewers: The “spectator tool” that made the LAN tournaments so attractive for Twitch viewers apparently did not work in the online version at all.

Nearly 8 million dollars prize money in the ongoing tournament and Fortnite is looking for a format

Tournament is running and no idea how it will go: Fortnite is now in the strange situation of distributing another 7,750,000$ in prize money over the next seven weeks. However, Epic still has no functioning or proven concept for how to run top-tier eSports.

There is no reason to panic – Epic enjoys great credit. Many believe that they will find a solution. The situation is still absurd.

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Fortnite considers the 1st eSports tournament as an 8 million dollar test balloon

eSports players give tips: The participants in the tournament have already made suggestions on how Epic can solve the problems. They propose a points system where “kills” are really rewarded and the victory is not so important.

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Fortnite experiments: Fortnite has already announced that they will change the mode next week and continue to experiment with it. They will also address the lag issues. It may seem a bit odd that Epic is launching an 8 million dollar test balloon. But that’s how the tournament series should be understood. Hopefully, Epic can operate as quickly and find a solution as in the past.

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TERA: Summer Festival on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 begins – What to do?

The free-to-play MMO TERA is celebrating a summer festival on consoles in the coming days. From July 17 to August 7, a beach party and a sun festival await players.

If you haven’t had enough of summer yet, you can now enjoy the warm season in TERA as well. A beach party with mini-games takes place in Castanica, while the sun festival is celebrated at the Sun Temple in Balder’s Refuge. The summer festival in TERA takes place on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 from July 17 to August 7.

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Beach Party in Castanica

Mini-games on the beach: In TERA, a beach party is celebrated in Castanica in honor of summer. At the beach of the Dragon Turtle and on the island of Kerozen, along the coasts of Eastgarath in the north of Castanica, mini-games can be played and sandcastles built.

The mini-games and sandcastles are accessible to characters of all levels, while special quests for the beach party can only be accepted by players level 48 or higher.

  • Mini-game Water Cannon: Shoot water at the demons in the sea to score points. Shooting red sea monsters gives points, but shooting blue sea monsters deducts points.
  • Mini-game Watermelon: Hit the watermelon with your eyes closed. However, if you hit one of the barrels, you will lose valuable time.
  • Sandcastles: Collect sand on the beach and build as many sandcastles as you can. Once you have built enough, you will receive magical items that allow you to build a sandcastle anywhere.
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Sun Festival in Balder’s Refuge

Help the priests with the summer cleanup: Much less playful, things are going in Balder’s Refuge as the priests of the Conos clan need help in the Sun Temple.

  • Fight monsters: Fight your way through the halls and courtyards of the temple and throw out the monsters that have settled in since the last summer cleanup.
  • Clean up the temple: Once you have dealt with all the monsters, it’s time to clean up. Monster waste, trash and graffiti will not be tolerated.
  • Ice cream after cleaning: Reward yourself with a delicious dessert, but only if you have collected the right ingredients.

For each completed event at the beach party or the Blood Banquet at the sun festival, you will receive beach shells. These special shells can be exchanged for various accessories, enchanting materials, or equipment. There are also random quests that change daily.

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Final Fantasy XIV: Crossover mit Monster Hunter World bringt Tonnen an Loot

The crossover event between Final Fantasy XIV and Monster Hunter: World will go live on August 7. Here you can find all the information about what the crossover brings to the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV.

Rathalos is coming on August 7: The development team of Final Fantasy XIV has paid attention to details for the crossover event. They want to bring the fight against Rathalos as close to the original from Monster Hunter: World as possible.

The event will go live together with patch 4.36 and Eureka Pagos. You can watch the full trailer here

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New Trial for the Hunters

What are the requirements? 

  • Level 70
  • Completion of the Stormblood main scenario
  • Item level of at least 320 for normal mode and 350 for Extreme.

How will the fight work? The fight against Rathalos will be a trial, offering both a normal and an “Extreme” mode.

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This is how the FF14 fight will be like in MHW

The special thing about it:

  • The extreme mode will only allow a group of 4 players, while the normal mode allows 8
  • The Extreme mode will also include automatic resurrection, but limited to three attempts
  • There will be no role restrictions, meaning players can enter in any group configuration
  • Rathalos will not build aggro and thus will be untankable, as is the case in Monster Hunter: World
  • You can only use special potions for healing, as a debuff will be on the battlefield that prevents magical healing
  • A player can carry a maximum of 10 potions

It can be compared to the last boss from the Stone Vigil (Hard). Rathalos will alternately beat players, and one will have to pay attention to his movements to evade attacks.

Main thing is loot

What can be won? A lot: 

  • A full set of armor designed after Rathalos from Monster Hunter: World
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  • A large Rathalos mount. While riding it, the music from Monster Hunter: World will play:
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  • Poogie and Palico from Monster Hunter: World as companions:
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  • Furniture for the garden:
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Just like in MHW, players will receive items from the Rathalos fight and must bring them to the smith NPC to receive rewards.

The collaboration event will not be time-limited. Players do not have to worry about missing out. The same goes for Monster Hunter: World.

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On August 7, new content will come to Eureka in Final Fantasy XIV. This is what is known so far:

Final Fantasy XIV: New relic weapons are coming – Those who want them will have to work for it

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WoW: Oh man, player uses fishing bot and posts proof to Blizzard themselves

If you’re not quite bright, you should stay away from botting in World of Warcraft. An “expert” has exposed himself.

If you don’t want to manually fish in World of Warcraft and also don’t want to spend money in the auction house, you may have thought about using a fishing bot. These automatically fish the waters of Azeroth empty – but they are of course illegal and can lead to a ban if discovered.

On a WoW community Discord server, a player seemed to get a bit bold. He posted a video of himself with the question “Am I a bad person?” In the video, you could see his character fishing and also that the fishing rod was automatically reeled in – a clear fishing bot and thus a violation of Blizzard’s guidelines.

Blizzard employees on the server. This is particularly annoying when there is a community manager from Blizzard on the Discord server at the same time and witnesses the whole thing. One could basically count the minutes until the account is banned on one hand.

Blizzard employee promises “a bad time.” The aforementioned community manager, Ythisens, even jokingly commented on the Discord about the action and wondered why someone shared a video of it on a Discord server where a WoW employee is known to be. To top it off, you used one of the “dumbest bots ever made for WoW” that is “pretty easy to spot.”

Once again, this shows: If you want to cheat, you need to be smart about it. It’s nice when such cheaters expose themselves voluntarily.

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Pokémon GO now has the final form of Unknown: The alphabet is complete

At the GO Fest in Chicago, the last missing Incognito appeared for the first time in Pokémon GO. Incognito is associated with the special research for Celebi.

Which form of Incognito was added to Pokémon GO? The question mark. Incognito is a special Pokémon that has several forms. Each Incognito corresponds to a letter of the alphabet. Additionally, there is the exclamation mark: ! – and the question mark: ?

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Incognito is a rare Pokémon and does not often appear in Pokémon GO. In total, it has 26 forms that correspond to the alphabet and two punctuation marks.

At the GO Fest, trainers must catch Incognito to get to Celebi

Incognito is related to Celebi at the GO Fest 2018: The mystical Pokémon Celebi first appeared at the Pokémon GO Fest 2018 in Chicago. Here, trainers must complete a five-part special research to encounter Celebi. At the GO Fest, the letters “C,” “E,” “B,” “L,” “I,” appeared, which together spell out Celebi.

Incognito is not a particularly strong Pokémon and is not useful as an attacker or defender. However, since it is so rare, trainers enjoy catching all its forms. Therefore, trainers were also excited about the spawn of the “C,” “E,” “B,” “L,” “I,” forms at the GO Fest.

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Do we also need to catch Incognito in Germany for Celebi? We do not know that yet. The speculations suggest that the special research for Celebi is currently only valid for the GO Fest 2018. For the worldwide release of the mystical Pokémon, there will likely be other tasks. Niantic will surely reveal more information after the big fan festival in Chicago.

More Pokémon are coming soon: Niantic recently released an official image showing the 4th generation in Pokémon GO. However, these Pokémon are not yet in the code. What is in the code, are the still missing Pokémon from the 2nd and 3rd generations:

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Who among you has already completed the alphabet and now just needs to catch the question mark? 

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Realm Royale copies Fortnite’s Battle Pass – but there’s less in it

The new battle royale game Realm Royale from HiRez Studios wants to compete with Fortnite. To do this, the developers adopted the popular battle pass concept for their own colorful battle royale game.

What is a Battle Pass? A battle pass is a progression system in which you can level up within a limited time through gameplay progression. For each level, there are rewards such as skins or emotes that you get from the pass.

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Normally, there is a free version of the pass, but it only offers very meager rewards. If you want everything, you have to purchase the pass. Once the season of the pass is over, the rewards that have not yet been unlocked cannot be achieved anymore. Additionally, each season of the pass has a special theme.

A must for all battle royale games: Since the developers earn a lot of money with the battle pass and at the same time keep their players engaged for many hours with the prospect of loot, there are battle passes in almost every battle royale game. Fortnite started it, PUBG also adopted it, and now the new game Realm Royale is following suit.

What is the battle pass of Realm Royale?

Realm Royale, the colorful battle royale game from HiRez, has only been available for a short time and is in alpha, but there is already a battle pass. It costs you 950 crowns, which is about 9.50 euros. Like in Fortnite and similar games, you play Realm Royale, earn points, and level up in the pass. In return, you get skins and other stuff.

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What is the theme of the first battle pass?

Dinosaur instead of chickens: The first season in Realm Royale has dinosaurs as its theme. Therefore, instead of a horse, you get a cool velociraptor as a mount. As skins, there are among others, dino hunters and warriors with dino accessories. And if you don’t want to wait to be revived as a crazy chicken, you can now also be a dino egg with little feet sticking out.

Less content than Fortnite

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All just copied? Indeed, the design and presentation of the battle pass in Realm Royale are strongly reminiscent of Fortnite. Even the price is the same at 9.50 euros. However, you get less for your money overall. The season lasts only 55 days, there are only 65 levels with rewards, and the free version of the pass hardly offers any rewards. Luckily, your progress is retroactive if you later decide to buy the pass.

No challenges: Additionally, you currently have to grind through it. There are no challenges yet that give you extra XP when you complete them.

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Earthfall invites to co-op alien hunting on PC and Xbox One, PS4 is delayed

The new cooperative shooter Earthfall has now been released and sends you on an alien hunt in the northwest of the post-apocalyptic USA on Xbox One and PC. However, there are issues with the PS4 release in Europe. 

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The developer Holospark released the cooperative alien shooter Earthfall for PS4, Xbox One and PC on July 13, 2018. However, there appear to be issues with the release of the PS4 version in the EU. Apparently, the Earthfall PS4 release has been postponed at short notice.

Earthfall sends you on an alien hunt, but not yet on PS4

Earthfall PS4 release in the EU is delayed: On July 13, 2018, Earthfall was released for PS4, Xbox One and PC.

Earthfall was supposed to be released simultaneously for PS4, Xbox One and PC everywhere, but so far the shooter has only been released on PC (Steam) and Xbox One in the EU. Earthfall is still awaited on PS4 – at least in Europe. In the USA, the game is already available in the PSN Store.

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New PS4 release date unclear: There appear to be unforeseen problems with the EU release and the developers are working on a solution. This was at least suggested by a tweet from Holospark, which has since been deleted. When exactly the cooperative shooter will be released for PS4 in our region is still not entirely clear. According to some fans, Holospark hinted at July 18 as the new Earthfall PS4 release date on Twitter. However, that tweet can no longer be found.

Earthfall – Left4Dead with Aliens

What is Earthfall? Earthfall is a cooperative shooter in the style of Left4Dead. After an early access phase on Steam, the shooter from developer Holospark was officially released as a finished game on July 13, 2018.

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What is it about? In short – it’s about shooting together. The story is kept very superficial and only outlines the essentials: The end of the world is near. After a meteorite impact, aliens devastate our Earth. The surviving humans in the northwest of the USA band together to fight off the alien invaders with all sorts of equipment.

 

What’s included? In a 4-player team, you play as one of four fixed characters alongside up to three friends for peace and freedom. If no online teammates are available, the game provides AI companions.

Now it’s time to extinguish the aliens’ lights in cities and wilderness. You have to complete different tasks across two campaigns and eleven missions in various scenarios while blasting your way through the alien hordes to the final boss.

You’ll use a powerful arsenal of weapons, set up defenses, deploy manned or automated turrets, use portable barricade kits, and set traps with them. You can also print new weapons and supplies with a 3D printer. Various firearms can still be found in the individual levels.

By the way: The developers announced that they will regularly update the game post-release with new missions, modes, and weapons.

Earthfall offers the following multiplayer elements: While Earthfall can certainly be played solo, the game is clearly designed for cooperative multiplayer. Up to four players can hunt aliens together online.

Through “drop-in/drop-out” multiplayer, you can join multiplayer sessions, leave them, start solo, and then bring in friends for support – the game imposes no boundaries. AI bots always fill in for missing human players.

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Earthfall is ideal for anyone who enjoyed the Left4Dead series. Many fans say: Earthfall looks like Left4Dead with aliens, feels like Left4Dead with aliens, and plays like Left4Dead with aliens. The developers are also quite open about having taken inspiration from the competition.

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Final Fantasy XIV: New relic weapons are coming – Those who want them must work for it

Patch 4.36 of Final Fantasy XIV will go live on August 7 and brings the continuation of the new relic weapon quest from Eureka along with the new area “Pagos”.

Eureka is a mysterious island that appeared one day from the ocean. Players will gradually explore the island over the course of the Stormblood patches and will be able to upgrade their job-specific relic weapons.

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Pagos is a snowy landscape

In contrast to the first area of Eureka “Anemos”, which was very green and floral, Pagos is covered in snow. The story surrounding the events on the island continues, and players must complete Eureka Anemos before they can come to Pagos.

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The elemental mechanics used in Anemos will be replaced in Pagos by a new system, for which no specific details have been revealed yet. In this area, the heights and jumping puzzles will play a major role.

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The relic weapons will change their appearance at this stage, as demonstrated by the staff of the Black Mage. Initially without glow. Although this is by no means the final form of the Eureka weapons, it will also involve a lot of grinding.

As a reward, there will also be the following companions:

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What is coming in the future?

The continuation of the Eureka story beyond patch 4.36 has already been announced for patch 4.4, which is scheduled to go live in mid-September.

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A new system named “Logos” will be implemented. Players will have to “use certain abilities to trigger this system,” producer Yoshida said. He also added that it won’t be as cold there as it is in Pagos.

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WoW: The new BfA zone Zuldazar is even more vibrant than Suramar

We took a look at Zuldazar, the first zone in WoW: Battle for Azeroth for the Horde.

After we quested through the Alliance areas in the beta of World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth in recent weeks, we have now repeated the process for the Horde. We give you a first impression of what you will see in Zandalar and whether the Horde can keep up with the good impression of the Alliance areas.

Dazar’Alor – A city as big as Suramar

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As soon as Horde players arrive in Zandalar, they enter the gigantic city of Dazar’Alor. And gigantic is truly gigantic in this case. The massive pyramid that forms the center of the city allows players to look across the entire area.

The city, with an active harbor, a large marketplace, many walkable buildings, and plenty of NPCs going about their daily business, strongly resembles Suramar. Blizzard has taken the beautiful design of a city from Legion and transferred it to Troll architecture.

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But other aspects also remind one of Suramar. In many areas of the city, there are enemies and NPCs that are hostile to us. This is because all the existing Troll tribes come together in Dazar’Alor. Not only the Zandalari and Darkspears are present, but also the Gurubashi, the Amani, and all the other Troll tribes that one has encountered in 13 years of World of Warcraft.

A vibrant, exciting city

What I particularly like is how much there is to discover in Dazar’Alor. In one corner, you can find the troll vendor Gaunah, who sells “Vol’jin’s Totem of Indomitability” and explains that Vol’jin would still be Warchief if he hadn’t forgotten his totem. In another location, there stands an ogre selling “designer stones” – gray stones of no value but with funny descriptions.

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In another place, you find an unremarkable heap of scrap that imposes a mysterious debuff on players in the vicinity – allegedly there is a “strong presence” nearby. Only a click on the scrap heap reveals Jani, a Loa, who collects scrap and whose shrines are these scrap heaps.

In the slums of the city, many troll children run around, stealing from passersby and then fleeing quickly. With a little skill, you can find out that they serve a “Mr. Nett” who forces them to do this work. This is reminiscent of real problems in German cities.

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And all of this is just the capital, where a large part of the quests take place. Zuldazar itself is incredibly beautiful but might seem a bit claustrophobic to some players. The dense canopy of trees that blocks out sunlight can create a feeling of anxiety for some.

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The story is quite convincing. Much revolves around blood magic and voodoo, but especially the interesting Loa, the god-like beings of the trolls, are well-designed and well-woven into the story. Basically, it revolves around the troll king Rastakhan and his daughter, Princess Talanji. They try to maintain peace in the city and figure out who the advisor is that is playing false. To avoid spoilers, we won’t go into more detail for now – you can play it yourself in a few days.

The first area of the Horde promises that Zandalar is just as beautiful as Kul Tiras in the Alliance. Whether this is still the case in Nazmir and Vol’dun will be revealed here in a few days.

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Overwatch: So erhaltet ihr das legendäre Emote für Lúcio

Blizzard has announced a legendary emote for the popular healer Lúcio in Overwatch. However, you will have to reach into your pocket to get it.

Legendary Emote in the All-Access Pass: You get the legendary emote for Lúcio if you have purchased the All-Access Pass for the Overwatch League. You can buy the pass on Twitch, directly on the official Overwatch League channel for $29.99. Anyone who owns or buys the pass from July 24 will receive the emote.

The Lúcio emote is the fourth legendary emote and is currently listed as “available for a limited time.” So it might be that you can only get the emote for a short time and then not again. How long it will be available is not yet known.

An Lúcio Emote for eSports Fans

The legendary Lúcio emote is included in the All-Access Pass of the Overwatch League – an additional VIP ticket that gives holders access to various features for the Overwatch League. The pass itself is, apart from the skin, rather aimed at eSports fans.

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This is the All-Access Pass: Shortly after the start of the opening season of the Overwatch League, Blizzard released the All-Access Pass on Twitch. This allows fans of the Overwatch League access to special features related to the league and also receive additional digital items for Twitch and Overwatch itself.

The All-Access Pass includes

  • Access to different perspectives in Overwatch League games
  • Access to the “VIP Chat” on the Overwatch League Twitch channel
  • Access to player interviews after the matches, where you can ask questions yourself
  • 23 Twitch emotes
  • Overwatch League chat badges
  • An ad-free stream of the Overwatch League
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The emotes and chat badges.

If you have also linked your Battle.net account with your Twitch account, you will receive some items in Overwatch:

  • 15 skins for heroes in Overwatch League style
  • An Overwatch League player icon
  • An Overwatch League spray

The benefits of the All-Access Pass are valid until the OWL Season 2019 – you may keep the gameplay content in Overwatch permanently.

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Not visible in the picture, but included: McCree, Moira, and Soldier: 76.

How to buy the All-Access Pass: You can purchase the All-Access Pass on the Twitch channel of the Overwatch League. Directly above the stream, where other streamers have the subscribe button, you will find the option to purchase the All-Access Pass for the Overwatch League.

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What do you think of the promotion? Will you buy the pass just for the skin, or are you not a fan of the OWL? Let us know in the comments!

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Fortnite: Optimize your gameplay in Season 5 with these tips

In Fortnite, different rules apply with Season 5. With our tips and tricks, you’ll already have the upper hand to utilize the new gameplay!

Season 5 has changed a lot: In addition to the obvious map changes in Fortnite, I have also made changes to the gameplay. Overall, the game has become more dynamic and less static. Instead of camping, there is more movement in the game. Additionally, some weapons have been changed. In the following paragraphs, you’ll learn how to make the best use of the altered conditions.

Fortifications are less valuable

More movement: The big theme of Season 5 seems to be dynamism. Many gameplay changes target players who like to build fortifications or camp. Where it used to be common in the end game for players to shoot each other’s massive fortresses to bits, Season 5 takes a different route. With the following tactics, you can better counter fort campers and benefit from a dynamic play style.

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The storm hates campers!

In Season 5, storms are mobile: The storm circles 7, 8, and 9 will not only get smaller, but they also move! So, it is no longer wise to build a thick fort in the center of a circle.

If you prefer less building and more running and shooting, you now have the advantage in the end game. So don’t barricade yourselves for too long and go hunting instead. Weapons like the drum shotgun and other SMGs are therefore a good choice in the end.

Rifts allow surprise attacks

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Death from above: On the map, there are rifts to be found again and again in Season 5. When you go into one, you immediately find yourself in the sky above your last location and drop down. This is an ideal chance to surprise an opponent, especially enemies holed up in a fort.

But be careful: You must manually open your glider if you fall too deep. Otherwise, you crash as free loot in your opponent’s base!

Shotgun or SMG?

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Shotguns are less effective: Until now, shotguns were the ultimate choice in close combat. Especially since you could quickly switch between two shotguns and fire quickly. A trick that became infamous as double pump.

No more double pump guns: Due to a nerf, you can no longer fire another shotgun for a short period after just firing one. This prevents the double pump trick.

SMGs are better: Shotguns are still a good idea in close combat, and you can now see how many individual pellets have hit. But they are no longer overwhelmingly powerful. Instead, submachine guns are now equal melee weapons that can shred your opponents at close range. So think about which weapon suits your style better. SMGs are definitely better for those who zip around quickly.

More tips for victory in Season 5

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Here are a few smaller tips on how to rock Season 5 optimally.

Don’t leave your teammates behind!

Reviving is worth it: If you’re playing in a team mode, especially 50vs50, you should revive every fallen teammate as quickly as possible. Because doing so now gives you experience points. XP is everything you need, to further upgrade the cool Drift and Ragnarök skins.

Visit the Viking ship

Optimal loot: The new Viking ship is located on the hill northeast of Greasy Grove. It’s a small area full of loot. Land there, prevail in battle, and grab the loot. That should be enough to survive additional skirmishes well.

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Also cool: The Viking ship should reduce the number of players in Greasy Grove and Tilted Towers a bit, as the ship is also nearby and promises good loot.

Don’t hesitate to explore remote areas!

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Don’t be afraid of the storm! Until now, it has been unwise to visit remote locations on the map. Because with a bit of bad luck, the safe zone was at the other end of the map, and you were just running.

However, in Season 5, there are several methods to quickly cover distances:

  • Rifts: The rifts in the game world are not only optimal for combating fortresses. You can also use them to quickly launch into the air and thus change your position quickly.
  • All-terrain carts: At the new locations Lazy Links and Paradise Palms, there are new golf carts. With these buggies, you can also speed away quickly. If you’re playing in teams, you even have teammates who can shoot from the vehicle!

That’s it for our tips. Do you have any more advice on how to rock in Season 5?

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This is how Ashes of Creation will solve the big problem of quests in MMORPGs

MMORPGs differ in many areas from single-player counterparts. Among other things, decisions in quests often do not matter. As a result, the quests do not lead to any consequences. Ashes of Creation aims to address this major problem of quests in a special way.

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The major problem of quests in MMORPGs

Decisions without consequences: In classic MMORPGs, players experience adventures in the form of regular quests. These are intended to tell exciting stories and usually run similarly to missions in single-player role-playing games. The heroes are supposed to rescue a kidnapped princess, kill the dark lich lord, free a village from undead…

Setting aside events by the developers, these MMORPG quests reveal a crucial difference from those in single-player role-playing games: Players’ actions have no consequences.

  • The kidnapped princess is repeatedly kidnapped, as other players also want to rescue her to claim the reward
  • The lich lord respawns again and again, allowing other players to fight him as well
  • The village is eternally haunted by the undead

Decisions with consequences that affect the game world and the NPCs and truly bring about lasting and significant changes are, nowadays, an important part of single-player role-playing games. However, in MMORPGs, such elements are usually sought in vain.

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An MMORPG with consequences

Ashes of Creation will do it differently. Intrepid Studios is currently working on an MMORPG where the consequences of players’ actions play a significant role. Many may now wonder how that can work. Can only one player rescue the princess? Will the lich lord be gone forever? And can no other player free the village from the undead? No, because the developers have come up with something new:

  • Nodes change areas – Every play area in the world of Ashes of Creation has a so-called node. This is a type of storage system that collects players’ actions. These actions then lead to certain events that impact the world.
  • Mining awakens dragon – If players in a town near a resource-rich mountain extensively mine, this can lead to a dragon awakening in the caves. This dragon will then attack the town.
  • Sea monsters attack port cities – A port city that relies on fishing may attract a sea monster if too much fishing occurs.
  • The forests strike back – If you harvest too much wood, nature might retaliate. Trees come to life and attack you. However, if you manage your resources and do not harvest too much, nature might reward you by opening a safe path through the forest, allowing you to reach the neighboring city more quickly and trade more effectively.
  • Who killed the raid boss? – If you have uncovered a dungeon through mining, monsters will swarm out of it. You set out with your friends to explore this dungeon to find out the source of this evil. During a raid, you discover a dangerous monster that you defeat. The player who killed this raid boss will then become known throughout the world. The dungeon is then cleared for now until new monsters might settle there. Which ones those are and when this will happen will also be determined by your actions.
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PvP and content are important

PvP plays an important role. Not only in PvE do your actions have consequences. PvP will also be included.

  • Escort missions – If you mine a lot of ore and want to transport it to the market of another town, it is necessary to hire players as escorts for the caravan. Because other players might organize an ambush and want to steal the ore.
  • War between cities – If you discover a new mine near your town and mine ore that you want to sell, this may lead to a conflict with the neighboring town if they have previously sold the most ore in the area. If no diplomatic solution is found, a war may ensue, resulting in huge PvP battles and sieges.

Sandbox with content. The developers of Ashes of Creation want to create a sandbox in which players enjoy many freedoms, but the team will also integrate quests and stories. You will also encounter regular MMORPG quests over time and can experience a story. Because the developers explain that a sandbox should not serve as an excuse for a development studio to avoid creating exciting content.

In the end, the question remains how well all of this will work in the game. On paper, such plans always sound very good. However, in actual gameplay, it often turns out that players find ways to ruin such systems. Whether this will also be the case with Ashes of Creation is the big question. At the end of the year, the Alpha 1 is set to start, which may already provide an insight into how well the planned system works.

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Destiny 2: The Scorn in action – It’s against these monstrosities in Forsaken

With the Scorn, Destiny 2  introduces new enemies as part of the Forsaken expansion. You can now watch a video showing how the Scorn defend themselves.

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New Enemies – The Scorn: With the Forsaken add-on on September 4, 2018, Bungie introduces new adversaries that Guardians must face – the Scorn. Although the Scorn are technically reanimated Fallen, you will hardly recognize them as such.

More than just reheated meals: Because they are not just revised versions of existing enemies, but entirely new enemy types – both visually and in terms of the abilities of the individual units. Accordingly, Guardians will need to learn new tricks and adopt different tactics if they want to effectively combat the aggressive Scorn.

Bungie has now shown what your future enemies have in store in this fresh developer commentary video.

By the way: The eight Barons also belong to the Scorn.

What do you think of the new enemies? Are you looking forward to the fight? Or are you not really drawn to the new design of the adversaries?

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This is the coolest Symmetra portal in Overwatch

The new Symmetra allows for many crazy actions in Overwatch. We show you the craziest portal here.

The community had mixed opinions at first about the extensive rework of Symmetra. The changes to her portal, in particular, attracted attention. Symmetra can now place this portal within a certain radius around her, while the second portal appears directly at her feet. A few days ago, we reported on some pretty crazy portals and explained why Symmetra is only now a really good support.

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However, a specific move with the portal has now been shown that puts everything else in the shade and will likely lead to some surprises.

Where will the portal be placed? The move takes place on Watchpoint: Gibraltar. Here, attackers often have a particularly hard time pushing the payload the last few meters to the target. However, with a Mei and Symmetra on the team, nasty ambushes can be set and even the strongest positions of the opponents can be taken out.

What needs to be done? Mei must jump off the cliff into the abyss at the last turn before the objective and place an ice wall at the cliff so that other heroes can stand there for a few seconds. During this time, Symmetra uses her opportunity to place a portal that then ends directly at the launch ramp of the rocket. This way, players can fall directly into the enemies’ backs, as this small clip impressively shows.

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No wonder this trick was posted on Reddit and received more than 25,000 upvotes within a day. It has become one of the most popular Overwatch posts of the year.

What funny things have you done with Symmetra’s portal? Have you accomplished any cool moves with her that you are proud of?

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Yes, Griezmann just pulled off the Fortnite celebration in the World Cup final

Even in the final of the Football World Cup, Antoine Griezmann celebrates after his goal like in the video game Fortnite. He brings out the “Take the L”, an emote from the game, and dances … quite silly in front of the world.

French people love Fortnite: By now, it is a familiar sight. Whenever center-forward Antoine Griezmann scores, he busts out a Fortnite celebration. This was also the case in the final of the Football World Cup, one of the most important sporting events in the world. There, Griezmann scored a penalty to make it 2-1 against Croatia. As he turned away, one could already guess what would come next: the Fortnite celebration.

Take the L dance in one of the most important sports events in the world

How did Griezmann celebrate? Once again, it was the “Take the L” dance, where Griezmann forms his fingers into an “L” and then dances quite silly. The dance originates from the reboot of Stephen King’s “It”; it is the loser dance.

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French and English people apparently also love Fortnite at the World Cup

More Fortnite celebrations at the 2018 World Cup in Russia by the French: 

But not only the French celebrate this way, the English are also enthusiastic about Fortnite – the group around star striker Harry Kane loves the game

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Germans also like Fortnite but have little reason to celebrate

Interesting detail: According to information from Bild newspaper, the German national players were also caught up in video game fever. It is suspected they were eager to play FIFA 18 and Fortnite. Allegedly, the higher-ups of the DFB team even turned off the internet in their accommodation in Russia for at least one night to prevent the German players from gaming all night long.

The German team had little reason to celebrate in Russia, as is well known. They scored only two goals and were eliminated after the group stage.

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WoW: Check out these giant burgers – fitting for Battle for Azeroth!

In collaboration with a burger chain, Blizzard is launching a crazy PR stunt for the new expansion for World of Warcraft, Battle for Azeroth!

Faction Burgers as a PR gimmick: Blizzard has teamed up with a burger chain from Sydney, Australia, to promote the new WoW expansion Battle for Azeroth. In the Australian city, Horde and Alliance burgers are now available for a limited time.

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WoW Burgers at Burgers by Josh

Until the release of Battle for Azeroth on August 14, 2018, two new burgers will be on the menu at the burger chain “Burgers by Josh”. The most popular burger will even remain available for one month longer after that.

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Alliance burger for beef fans: The Alliance has received a burger in the colors of the Alliance with plenty of fine beef as a kickoff for the new expansion. The burger costs 22 Australian dollars (about 14€).

The Alliance Burger

  • blue-colored potato bun
  • stuffed fried jalapeño (jalapeño popper)
  • double wagyu beef patty, a specialty of the store (special meat from Japanese cattle)
  • American cheese
  • crispy bacon
  • hash browns
  • pickled peppers
  • golden saffron aioli
  • mild green chili jam
  • lettuce, tomatoes and onions
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Horde burger for poultry fans: The Horde also gets a burger in faction colors with horns on top – it resembles the flying creatures of the Horde a bit. Instead of beef, there is fried chicken for Orcs and others. The Horde burger costs 20 Australian dollars (about 12.70€).

The Horde Burger

  • red-colored potato bun
  • horns made from pickled Guindilla chilies
  • spicy fried Nashville chicken
  • “Turbo-Charged Sauce”
  • Sriracha maple syrup bacon
  • coleslaw
  • jalapeños
  • Bourbon honey chipotle barbecue sauce house style
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Only available in Australia: The burgers are only available in Sydney, Australia. There are currently no plans to make them available elsewhere.

What do you think? Would you buy the burgers if they were available near you? What do you think of the PR stunt? Let us know in the comments!


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Source(s):
  1. gamespot