The Blood Trolls are considered one of the potential allied races for WoW: Battle for Azeroth. Blizzard has now clearly stated its position on the matter.
When it comes to the upcoming expansion “Battle for Azeroth” for World of Warcraft, many discussions revolve around the allied races. After all, there are supposed to be more races joining each faction throughout the addon. One of the potential races is the Blood Trolls, who initially appear as adversaries. Blizzard has now made it clear that Blood Trolls are not planned as an “Allied Race”.
What Blizzard says about the Blood Trolls: In an interview with IGN at E3 2018, Blizzard was not definitive in its words and left much room for speculation about whether the Blood Trolls could become an allied race. Community Manager Ornyx then spoke up in the forum and clarified that “Blood Trolls are currently not planned as an allied race.” The interview was a bit wild, and several topics were quickly mixed up, especially concerning the interactions of the Zandalari with the Blood Trolls.
What are Blood Trolls? In Battle for Azeroth, there is a splinter group of trolls who call themselves Blood Trolls. This group serves – as the name suggests – dark powers and attempts, among other things, to free G’huun and satisfy him with as cruel blood rituals as possible.
Parts of the community are not deterred by this statement and suspect that Blizzard just wants to “hold back a bit” so that more people can later enjoy the Blood Trolls. So far, however, there are no signs that they will ever become playable.
Would you have wanted the bloody variant of the trolls with their fetish for the red life essence as a playable race? Or are you quite glad that we are spared from the crazy trolls?
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Fallout 76 is a post-apocalyptic survival game. It takes place in West Virginia and the residents of this state are totally excited. Some even want to rebuild their real towns in the game! Others prefer to search for the legendary monsters of folklore.
Fallout 76 takes place in West Virginia: But nearly 20 years after the great bang in the game, the region is depopulated due to the nuclear war. The towns are ruins, mutated monsters roam the forests, and everything is radioactive. However, this shouldn’t deter the brave residents of real West Virginia from rebuilding their homeland in the game.
West Virginia as a Setting
This is how the real residents of West Virginia react: When it became known that West Virginia would be the setting of the new Fallout, the people from this state were particularly excited. Because West Virginia rarely appears in films and media. And when it does, it is often portrayed in a negative cliché representation of quirky mountain dwellers and hillbillies.
Finally, Attention! That’s why the residents of this state are particularly concerned that their homeland appears so prominently in a Fallout game. The developers at Bethesda have also brought so many places and attractions from the real world into the game that the inhabitants of West Virginia excitedly cheered multiple times in the trailer.
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Even before the release of the game, some West Virginia people are planning to rebuild their homeland in the game. Because even if his old hometown is just a radioactive hole, one player definitely wants to rebuild this settlement. And woe betide if the location of Parkersburg isn’t in the game!
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So many beautiful memories: Other players, on the other hand, have already found beloved places on the map, including Camden Park. There, one player has fond memories of a Halloween event that his father once held there.
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The developers have also taken inspiration from local folklore for the monsters. Because West Virginia is rich in legends about strange creatures that are said to have been seen countless times. Some of them are more or less recognizable in the videos shown so far.
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On the website PCGamesN, the most prominent creatures were introduced.
The Mothman
The “Mothman” is the most famous monster from West Virginia. The being was first seen in 1966. Many more sightings reportedly followed. Only after the collapse of the Silver Bridge in 1967 did the alleged sightings of the monster become rarer. There is said to be a connection between the disaster and the Mothman.
The Mothman is a humanoid being with glowing red eyes and wings. And just such a creature is also seen in one of the trailers. It is quite possible that it is the Mothman.
This beast is clearly visible in a video of the game. It appears there as a huge pile of flesh that curiously seems to have no head. The original monster was first seen in the 60s in Grafton and also described as a headless giant monster.
The “Snarly Yow”
This creature is said to resemble a dog or wolf. It lurks in the mountains and along roads. It can allegedly appear and disappear immediately. In a Fallout 76 video, the beast is briefly seen stretching its toothy mouth towards the sky.
The “Flatwoods Monster”
This is a type of alien that kids supposedly saw in the 1950s around the city of Flatwoods in the mountains. The being is described as a thin, humanoid creature with long arms. Such a creature is also found in the game trailer. And aliens wouldn’t be the first time in a Fallout game!
The “White Thing”
This beast is said to be a type of American Wolpertinger. It is supposed to have the paws and tail of a raccoon, the horns of a goat, and the wool of a sheep. And the creature also has four eyes!
Such a creature is of course not in the game. But instead, there is a strange, white “thing” that looks as if it were pieced together from various parts. It comes pretty close.
The Mega-Sloth!
These prehistoric animals really once lived in West Virginia. Due to the radiation, they seem to have returned, because in the trailer for Fallout 76, a “Mega-Sloth” is clearly visible.
SCUM is coming to Early Access. The game is an open-world survival MMO, but it has the scenario of a battle royale shooter. However, you also need to pay attention to your body and, for example, what you eat.
Battle of the Prisoners
PUBG meets Hunger Games. SCUM places you in an arena where prisoners fight for their survival for the entertainment of spectators. It gets very brutal. You fight until only one player remains. You use whatever weapons you find in the game area. This is somewhat reminiscent of the Hunger Games film series. Because your fellow players are not your only enemies. Hunger also poses a challenge.
Rewards from Spectators. Just like in the Hunger Games, you can receive rewards from sponsors in the game world. Depending on how you perform in the fights, you will receive useful items that grant you advantages.
Pay attention to your body. In SCUM, it is not only important to defend yourself against other players, but you also need to ensure that you satisfy your hunger and keep your body fit. You can even improve yourself through a character progression system. For example, if you are too fat, you will have trouble running away from your opponents.
Through the progression system, you also improve:
Hacking skills
weapon handling
and your combat experience
Steam Early Access and Season 2. In August, SCUM will be playable in an Early Access version on Steam. An exact date will still be announced. The game is expected to be continually expanded based on seasons. The developers have already teased Season Two, which introduces new elements like combat drones and mechs.
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Cyberpunk 2077 is played from a first-person perspective. The developers reveal what they had in mind.
When it became known that the upcoming RPG Cyberpunk 2077 would be played from the first-person perspective, the player community was divided. Opinions ranged from “This will be shooter crap” to “this will make the RPG experience really immersive.” Due to the discussion, the developers felt pressured and explained why they chose this perspective.
First Person was a “conscious decision”: Peter Gelencser, the lead level designer of Cyberpunk 2077, revealed in an interview with IGN that he likes the excitement around the topic. “[The first-person perspective] was a conscious decision. It was chosen so that you can see things up close and interact with them on an emotional basis.”
Augmentations provide additional information: An important aspect for choosing the first-person view are the augmentations. In the world of Cyberpunk 2077, players can modify themselves and adjust their perception through various chips. This would also change the player’s view, for example, when additional implants provide new interface displays or enable things like “night vision.” To actually experience the effects of such augmentations, the first-person view is crucial.
He further explains that the third-person view works in games like Witcher because there is a lot of movement around the character. But when “everything happens to you, starting from you, then first person is the right way.”
What is your opinion on the first person in Cyberpunk 2077? Can you get used to this “shooter view” in an RPG? Or are you hoping that there will still be a third-person variant?
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All players start in Anthem with the Ranger class. You unlock the other three Javelin exosuits throughout the story. This was confirmed by producer Mark Darrah on his Twitter.
The Ranger is the all-rounder: This Javelin is a classic all-rounder that can do a bit of everything and is therefore versatile. It is said to shine particularly in 1vs1 battles. This probably makes it the ideal class to get to know the game and the different mechanics of the suits.
The order is up to you: The order in which you unlock the other three Javelins Colossus, Storm, and Interceptor is up to you. You will obtain the exosuits through various story missions. These appear to be non-linear, and you simply play the missions you want to tackle.
You will unlock all classes early in the story: It is confirmed that you will unlock all Javelins before the first quarter of the story is over.
From left to right: Ranger, Colossus, Interceptor, and Storm
The level of your Freelancers determines the strength of the loot drops
The Freelancer levels up independently of the Javelins: In Anthem, the characters you play are called Freelancers. As a Freelancer, you can slip into and control the Javelin exosuits. You will level up with your Freelancer, and this level determines how strong the loot is that you find.
If you switch suits in between, you will always receive equipment that matches your character’s level. Therefore, it doesn’t matter if you leave a Javelin unused for a while and want to boost it later.
What do you think about starting with the Ranger? Would you have preferred to choose your starter Javelin yourself?
Also The Last of Us: Part 2 is getting a multiplayer mode. It will likely be dark and might separate you from some Facebook friends …
The E3 2018 continuously provides new information about the games of the upcoming years. Fans of good entertainment on the PlayStation 4, in particular, should be excited about The Last of Us: Part 2, which was presented with a spectacular trailer. In an interview with GameSpot, co-director Anthony Newman revealed, “Factions is back” – the multiplayer mode is returning!
What has been said about the multiplayer? They do not want to go into concrete details yet or “what forms it will take.” However, the announcement that the multiplayer will feature “Factions is back” already provides some hints about how the multiplayer experience will unfold.
What was the “Factions multiplayer”? In the multiplayer mode of The Last of Us, players battled each other in a 4vs4 manner, either fighting for the Fireflies or the Hunters. Just like in the main game, players could decide freely: Brutal action or tactical stealth gameplay? This could often change in a matter of seconds. Each team had (like in many other shooters) tickets regulating the respawn. If the tickets were exhausted and the last member of your team was killed, the opposing team won.
The Facebook connection was the highlight: The gaming experience was particularly intense when you granted the game access to your Facebook profile. After each round, there was a bit of “story” about your camp. If you played poorly, the seized medical supplies might only be enough to save two out of three people. These NPCs carried the names of people from your Facebook friends list. It was dark and oppressive – just like the atmosphere in the main game.
Those who played the multiplayer in Part 1 can look forward to experiencing that intensity again. The mode should certainly be enough to keep players engaged with The Last of Us: Part 2 for a while after the main story.
Are you excited for The Last of Us: Part 2 and will you be playing the multiplayer mode? Or did you leave it out in the first game?
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Todd Howard from Bethesda revealed more details about the upcoming online game Fallout 76, particularly how many players will interact on each map.
Fallout 76 will not be an MMO. Bethesda has made that clear. But how many players are there on a server of Fallout 76? Todd Howard has now explained this.
Maximum 32 players per server
Only a few dozen players. According to Todd Howard, between 24 to 32 players will interact per server. This limitation is intended to give players the feeling of being relatively “alone” in the post-apocalyptic world. Considering how large the area of Fallout 4 is and multiplying that by four for the world of Fallout 76, even with 32 players, you likely won’t constantly encounter other players.
You see every player on the map. One point that made Bethesda visibly nervous is that you always see exactly where the other players are. Whenever you open your map, you can see precisely where the other players are located. This obviously has some implications for gameplay:
You can team up with others and attack specific players
You can quickly seek help by looking for teammates on the map
You can try to avoid other players
It is challenging to estimate how players will react to this feature. Especially PvP fans might be disappointed, as ambushes will likely be nearly impossible.
In Fortnite (PC, PS4, Switch, iOS & Xbox One) there was the Pro-Am tournament at E3 2018. It was the first official tournament by Epic and the most famous streamer won it. But just barely!
Ninja was the clear favorite: Many viewers were clearly on Tyler Blevins’ side. But the pro streamer was not in good shape and had bad luck. Early in the first game, a solo round to warm up, Ninja was eliminated from the game by the streamer Gotoga.
In the end, only players Kinstaar and Noah remained. The latter secured the victory with a well-aimed rocket.
Round 2 – Chaos Royale!
Intense action at the start: The second round was another warm-up, but this time in the already assigned pairs. From the outset, things heated up as several teams went at it fiercely. Players like Lil’ Yachty, who were very strong in the first round, were among those eliminated early.
Ninja has bad luck: Ninja performed better this time and was teamed up with his teammate Marshmello. He is a musician who always wears a bucket shaped like a marshmallow on his head. Ninja fought bravely and was more successful than in the first round. However, he was eliminated by the player Kinstaar with a rocket.
Round 3 – Ninja Strikes Back!
The Revenge of Ninja! In the third and final round, things got intense. In the end, only 3 players remained, Ninja and Marshmello against CouRage from OpTic Gaming.
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The final storm circle was around a mountain, and Ninja along with his teammate had the top positions. From there, they could put pressure on Courage. He fought valiantly but fell in the end!
Ninja and Marshmello Win the First Tournament!
In the end, the two winners were crowned tournament champions. They received a total of one million from the prize pool of 3,000,000 dollars. By the way, the two winners will not pocket the prize money but donate it to charitable organizations.
Fun Fact: This money is not part of the 100 million dollar prize pool that Epic wants to provide for the first official eSports tournament season.
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Battle Royale is a strange eSports format: The tournament once again showed that Battle Royale is an unusual format for eSports and tournaments. Due to the high element of chance, top players like Ninja can get eliminated very early. And due to the high psychological pressure, making a comeback in later rounds becomes even harder.
It remains to be seen whether Fortnite really will qualify as a good eSports title.
Watch the Tournament Again!
If you want to see the whole match, you can find a recording here:
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The PlayStation Store has dinosaur action for survival fans this time. Ark: Survival Evolved is currently the deal of the week. When purchasing the main game, the season pass, or the DLCs, you can save up to 60%.
Are you looking for a survival game with a unique setting? Then take a closer look at the PlayStation Store this week. Because currently, the dino-survival game Ark: Survival Evolved is available at a discount as the deal of the week.
Deal of the Week: Ark: Survival Evolved
The survival game is currently the deal of the week in the PlayStation Store. Interested buyers can take advantage of the following discounts:
Ark: Survival Evolved is an action-adventure survival game by Studio Wildcard, released on August 29, 2017, for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
What is it about? You explore a wild world teeming with dinosaurs. Initially, survival is the main focus. You have to pay attention to your needs, such as hunger and thirst, and keep the dangerous creatures at bay. Once you have become stronger and built a shelter, you can slowly start taming the numerous prehistoric creatures and even use them as mounts.
This is what makes Ark: Survival Evolved:
Survival elements like hunger, thirst, temperature
Crafting system
Very realistic depiction of dinosaurs
Numerous dinos can be tamed
Play in third-person or first-person perspective
Swim, ride, or fly on dinosaurs
Persistent game world
Single-player experience and multiplayer servers
You should check it out if you are into survival games and also like dinosaurs. Have you always wanted to take on the prehistoric beasts and even tame and ride them? Then Ark: Survival Evolved could be the game for you.
Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, iOS & Xbox One) has finally provided concrete information about the official eSports events. Qualifying matches will start this fall, and there will be a major world championship in 2019.
The tournament season is finally here! Fortnite: Battle Royale now has over 125 million players, and many fans are eagerly awaiting an official eSport tournament season. At the big Pro-Am tournament at E3 2018, Epic has finally revealed more information.
2019 will be the big eSports tournament year in Fortnite!
100 million dollars in the prize pool!
What has Epic revealed? As already known, Epic has pulled 100,000,000 US dollars from their pocket and thrown it into the tournament pot. Now it is also known what they want to do with it. The money will be distributed gradually as prize money to the winners of various events during the tournament season.
Planned are:
Qualifying matches in fall 2018
Community events
Online tournaments
Large-scale competitions like the tournament at E3 or the big World Cup
The World Cup will take place at the end of 2019 and will be the highlight of the Fortnite tournament season.
Also important: Qualification for the Fortnite World Cup is solely based on performance. Epic will not sell teams or privileges, nor allow this to third parties. This way, everyone has a fair chance to qualify.
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The rules, the player code of conduct, detailed information about the platforms, and the schedule for fall 2018 will be announced by Epic soon. We will keep you updated!
How large is the open world of The Division 2? This question is surely on the minds of some agents. YouTuber MarcoStyle attempts to provide an answer.
The open world of The Division 2, which is the post-apocalyptic Washington D.C., will be very large again. This shouldn’t surprise anyone who has seen New York from its predecessor. But how significant is the difference in the playable areas?
The well-known Division YouTuber MarcoStyle compared the map of New York with the already visible map material from The Division 2 – and comes to a surprising conclusion. The Division 2 is almost twice as large!
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Open worlds are not always an exact replica of the original
Calculating the size of the areas – sometimes not so easy: Marco explains how difficult it was in The Division to convert the map of New York into real measurements. The walkable parts of Manhattan were not taken in a 1:1 scale from the real template but adjusted for gameplay reasons.
This has also been the case in games like Assassin’s Creed.
Will it be different in The Division 2? Washington D.C. will be a scaled replica of the real US capital. This makes it much easier to evaluate and compare the displayed map material. For this, he simply uses Google Maps.
The open world of The Division 2
The dimensions of the known map: The Division 2 world has
an approximate length of 5.2 km and
a width of 2.2 km.
In total, this results in a size of 11.44 square kilometers.
Overall, the game world seems to be significantly larger than in The Division 1. Marco estimates it to be about 75%.
Developers speak of less – open world still significantly larger
Marco’s estimate does not come from nowhere; the map of The Division 2 looks significantly larger.
The 75% might not be accurate because during the post-show at E3 the developers commented on the size of the walkable game world. This will be about 20% larger, still huge, but not quite as gigantic as calculated in Marco’s video.
So we can definitely expect another huge open world. The game world along with its inhabitants, who will primarily consist of civilians and hostile factions, is said to be dynamic and provide a lot of variety.
There will be settlements where we, as Division agents, will need to assist civilians and thus influence the happenings.
All info about The Division 2 can be found here in our E3 HUB.
Cyberpunk 2077 is getting risqué. As befits a wild city in a frenzy, players can also have quite an active sexual life.
The E3 2018 is in full swing. Even though the major press conferences and thus the biggest announcements have already taken place, there is still fresh information about the presented games. This includes Cyberpunk 2077.
Wesley Yin-Poole from Eurogamer got his hands on the game and brought some details to light: Cyberpunk 2077 will surely satisfy fans of intimate relationships in RPGs.
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One Night Stands with plenty of naked skin. Yin-Poole reports that there will be opportunities in Cyberpunk to disappear into your apartment with a charming lady or a nice gentleman. If you pick up someone appealing at one of the many clubs, it’s probably not surprising if the two end up together in bed in a world with “This is the last party” mood. Whether this will have consequences for the story is, of course, still uncertain.
As usual, the depiction is likely to be quite explicit. There should be “full nudity” – but with an age rating under 18, after the trailer, no one probably expected anything different.
Studio is known for sex scenes. CD Projekt Red has already made a name for itself in the past with its open approach and the theme of sexuality in its games. While in Witcher 2 players could “collect” happy women on cards, it was a lot more problematic in Witcher 3. If you didn’t choose a lady, you would end up getting the bill at the end. Of course, that didn’t devalue the previous sex scenes…
Overall, a relaxed attitude towards the topic seems to suit a postmodern world that wants to leave an adult impression.
Soon you will dive into the battles of the online shooter Defiance 2050, the reboot of Trion Worlds’ Defiance. The release is set for July on PC, Xbox One, and PS4. An open beta is coming in June. We have the details for you on the release and open beta.
Defiance 2050 launches
The official launch. Defiance 2050 will officially launch on July 10. It will launch simultaneously on PC, Xbox One, and PS4.
Headstart with Founder’s Packs. Anyone who buys a Founder’s Pack will get early access to the game. The headstart begins three days before the official launch. Depending on which platform you want to play on, the sale of the Founder’s Packs starts on a different day:
PC/Steam – available now
Xbox One – June 19
PlayStation 4 – July 6
Open beta with new content. From June 22 to June 25, you can participate in the open beta of Defiance 2050. This offers new classes, weapon upgrades, and the progression system.
A reboot of the online shooter. Defiance 2050 is a reboot of Trion Worlds’ shooter. The team wanted to modernize the game and also release it on PS4 and Xbox One. However, the core game remains untouched. As always, you engage in massive battles in an open world that you can also traverse with vehicles. In the beta, the game left a somewhat dated impression.
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Recently, discussions have intensified about whether previously collected equipment such as weapons and armor will be carried over into the second year of Destiny 2 and will still be useful for players. At E3 2018, Bungie confirmed: Year 1 gear will not be left behind.
Fans are concerned: Following the reveal of the Forsaken expansion and the presentation of future plans for Destiny 2, discussions ignited about whether weapons and armor from Year 1 will make the leap into Year 2.
Many Destiny veterans were worried that the previous Year 1 equipment might meet the same fate as in Destiny 1, where the gear was left behind with its old values and subsequently played almost no role.
Is it still worth hunting for Year 1 gear? Many fans questioned whether it’s even worth chasing certain items and spending a lot of time in Destiny 2 before the Forsaken add-on arrives on September 4th. Bungie now provided clarity at E3 2018.
Your current gear remains just as useful in Forsaken
Bungie avoids mistakes from Destiny 1: Fans who simply can’t live without their Better Devil, Midnight without Name, or the IKELOS weapons can rejoice.
As several Bungie officials confirmed in interviews and on social media, the entire legendary and exotic arsenal and the armor palette from Year 1 will still be relevant in Year 2.
Focus on the hobby aspect: Bungie wants to re-establish Destiny 2 as a hobby – and when talking about a hobby, they mean it sincerely. This also includes ensuring that the Guardians’ favorite weapons and armor are not left behind.
You need Forsaken: All legendary and exotic gear from Year 1 can therefore be raised to the new Power levels. However, owning the upcoming Forsaken expansion is essential for this.
Year 1 weapons with random rolls? The random rolls will, however, remain exclusive to Year 2 weapons (and those that follow). All weapons from Year 1 will still drop, but only with their old fixed perks. Some popular weapons from Year 1 will also return with random rolls.
What about mods for the previous equipment? It is still unknown whether the mod system will apply to the weapons from Year 1.
What do you think of this decision? Are you looking forward to being able to continue using some of your favorites? Or do you not care about the old stuff and only have eyes for the new equipment?
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Hearthstone gives away golden cards to its players. To celebrate the “Card Giveaway”, there is also a new cinematic!
The time between expansions is always a bit dull in Hearthstone, which is why the developers come up with small events to keep players engaged. This time, a golden classic pack awaits all players who log in at the right time.
Update:Remember to log in to Hearthstone today! Because only today, on June 13, 2018, the golden card pack is up for grabs!
Additionally, there is currently the “Confusion House” event in Hearthstone, featuring 28 fresh cards – we have introduced it to you in more detail here:
What is a golden classic pack? A golden classic pack contains cards from Hearthstone’s classic set, which will never rotate out with a season. All cards in this pack are also golden, coming in their form adorned with special animations. Golden cards have a greater value for players, as they provide more arcane dust when disenchanted than their “normal” counterparts. Therefore, the golden pack is worthwhile for all, even those who do not need any cards from the classic set.
When is the free pack available? Those who want to snag the five golden cards must log in to Hearthstone on June 13. The card pack should then automatically be in your possession and can be selected as usual through the pack opening menu.
At the last BlizzCon, an animated cinematic for Hearthstone was presented, and this story is now being showcased. In the Hearthstone tavern, there are “fresh cards” that are distributed to the guests. The characters rush for the packs, and in the end, only one remains, which is of course shared amicably.
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Somewhat ironically, the video highlights that in Hearthstone you cannot “share” or trade cards – a point that has been criticized by players for years.
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With Summerset, Elder Scrolls Online has added the functionality to gift content from the Crown Store to other players. This means that items that cost Euros can also be indirectly traded for Gold. But does this mean that players can now freely trade items from the Crown Store with other players for anything?
Player trading is generally allowed
Premium items for Gold: The short answer to this question is “No”. You are allowed to trade Crown Store content with other players. However, it is prohibited to exchange Crown items for real money or real-life items. Those who violate this can be banned. So if you want to trade that super cool skin from the Crown Store for your neighbor’s sofa, that’s not allowed. You also cannot sell that skin for €7.99 or for any other amount.
To trade Crown items with other players, you must think outside the box.
This is how trading works:
You agree with a player on how your trade should look.
Then you buy the Crown Store item for Crowns and gift it to the player you made the deal with.
This player now trades with you or sends you the item/the Gold via the internal mail system.
Trading carries risks: Protect yourself from scams
Protect yourself: Because there is no direct way to trade a Crown item with another player, players who buy content in the Crown Store take a risk. After all, nothing prevents the other player from just running off with your Crown item without giving you the desired item or amount of Gold.
To prevent fraud, you should only discuss the trade in the in-game trade chat so that support can help you if you are scammed.
Can I exchange Gold for Crowns? The game does not offer a direct exchange rate from Gold to Crowns. However, you can trade with another player and thus obtain content from the Crown Store.
Can I earn Crown items? With Summerset, daily login rewards were introduced. This is also a way to obtain Crown items. Additionally, players sometimes receive Crown items for leveling up.
In Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, iOS & Xbox One) the next season of the Battle Pass will start soon. Epic already has plans for Season 5. And beyond!
What is the current state of affairs? Fortnite: Battle Royale offers players new seasons of the Battle Pass all the time. Currently, Season 4 is running with the theme of superheroes and supervillains. But soon it will be over, and a new season will begin.
But when does Season 5 start and what are the plans from the developer Epic Games?
This is what Epic Games says about Fortnite Season 5: The Creative Director of Epic Games, Donald Mustard, has now confirmed at E3 that Season 5 of Fortnite is “on track” and will start in July.
Season 5 starts in July 2018
What do we know about Season 5? According to the in-game advertisement, the 5th Season of the Battle Pass is set to start on July 10, 2018. If that’s true, you have until July 9, 2018, to complete all stages of the 4th Battle Pass. After that, this will likely never be possible again. This also applies to the Blockbuster Challenges and the additional armor parts for the skins Carbide and Omega.
What is the theme of Season 5? Unfortunately, Epic Games has not yet revealed this. Fans are currently speculating about the following options:
Escalation of the superhero vs. villain theme: After secret hideouts and clues have emerged, some players suspect that the conflict between heroes and villains will continue. However, it could all just have been a movie.
Post-apocalypse: In one of the supervillain hideouts there is a missile. If it goes off, the whole map could turn into a type of post-apocalypse akin to Fallout.
Dinos and giant monsters: In line with the new Jurassic Park, dinos or Godzilla monsters could also become a theme in the game. After all, giant footprints have appeared in the game.
Whatever comes in Season 5, Epic seems to be much further ahead. At E3, Epic CEO Donald Mustard revealed that Epic already has plans for the distant future. Concepts for Seasons 5, 6, 7, and even 8 are already in place. Fortnite certainly won’t get boring that quickly!
In Fallout 76, you fight for survival in the post-apocalypse after a nuclear war. A little detail from the displayed gameplay at E3 reveals that “survival” is taken very seriously in the game.
In Fallout 76, there are bars for water and food: When Fallout 76 was presented at E3, Bethesda also showed some gameplay trailers. In some scenes, the interface of Fallout 76 can be seen.
In the lower right corner of the interface, there are two bars. One of these bars is represented by a water droplet, the other by a knife and fork. The indicators represent the levels of water and food and the character’s hunger and thirst.
The “Softcore Survival” of Fallout 76
During the game presentation of Fallout 76, it was announced that the new Fallout will have a pronounced survival aspect. The atomic wasteland is not a playground, but a tough battle.
However, it is not supposed to be a “hardcore survival” game; character progression remains intact even after death. The displayed bars at least indicate the survival genre features, where players need to be mindful not to starve or dehydrate.
This colleague was not paying attention to his bars.
Similar bars were already in Fallout 4: A similar display to the two bars for food and water existed in Fallout 4. However, in Fallout 4, they represented the needs of the settlements that players could build – not those of the players themselves.
In the documentary by NoClip, it was confirmed that hunger and thirst are crucial factors for survival in Fallout 76.
The “New Vegas” hardcore mode says hello: Having to survive in Fallout is nothing new. Fallout: New Vegas was already playable in “hardcore” mode, where players had to pay attention to needs such as hunger, thirst, and fatigue.
Additional fan mods, even for Fallout 3, continued to build on and enhance the survival mode. In Fallout 76, Bethesda could make the hardcore setting from New Vegas standard.
What do you think of the idea? Does the “New Vegas” hardcore mode fit Fallout 76, or is this feature more of a bother? Let us know in the comments!
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The new teaser for the Forsaken expansion shows the ignoble end of one of the most important characters of Destiny 2: Cayde-6. Not only does the Guardian suffer, but his Ghost also seems to be finally destroyed. Has the final curtain really fallen for the leader of the Hunter Vanguard? Or is Bungie (once again) just trying to build suspense?
Admittedly, the recently revealed teaser with the supposed death of Cayde-6 is primarily a preview of the setting of Forsaken. It is set to be dark and threatening. This is what the fans wanted – and they are getting it.
Content-wise, the teaser is shocking: First, Cayde’s Ghost is shot, and then he himself. To further escalate the humiliation, Cayde is brought down by his own weapon – the Ace of Spades – held by none other than Uldren Sov, the brother of the Awoken Queen, Mara Sov.
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But can Bungie really eliminate one of the most important figures in the Destiny universe? With the Destiny 1 expansion The Taken King, Cayde-6 took on a much more prominent role in the story before he became the comic relief in Destiny 2, responsible for all the puns in the game.
Is the leader of the Hunter Vanguard really lost forever? No, of course not. To understand this, we must go back to the beginnings of the Exos.
Many aspects of the story surrounding Destiny have been documented in the Grimoire cards. These tell, among other things, the story of the Exos. They were created to assist humanity in the fight against the Darkness.
Exos are so complex that supposedly only Ghosts are able to understand their very nature. There must be a connection between the Exos in their current form and the Traveler, who created the Ghosts.
The Bray Family as the Last Hope for Cayde-6?
The first Exos were supposedly built by Clovis Bray. Clovis Bray is a famous inventor in a series of various family members who shape the history of Destiny like no other. In fact, the Bray family is omnipresent in the Destiny universe:
Clovis Bray I. – Inventor of SIVA and builder of the structures on Mars, known today as the Dust Palace. He is considered the creator of the first Exos.
Clovis Bray II. – Son of Clovis Bray, continued his father’s research.
Willa Bray – The inventor of Engrams.
Ana Bray – Daughter of Clovis Bray, an important figure in the Warmind expansion, fought in the Dawning.
Elsie Bray – Daughter of Clovis Bray; considered the mysterious Exo Stranger following the revelations from the Warmind DLC.
And what does the Bray family have to do with Cayde-6? The clue that Clovis Bray created the Exos comes from none other than Cayde-6 himself. He was, like all Exos, a human before his transformation.
A human with high debts (he was considered a gambling addict) who sought help from Clovis Bray. In exchange, Cayde-6 was supposed to become an Exo and protect a researcher in the Ishtar Collective (Dr. Maya Sundaresh). Through many detours, Cayde-6 reached the Vanguard and rose to become the leader of the Hunters.
These and other memories are described by Cayde-6 in his Treasure Island Book, which was included in the Collector’s Edition of The Taken King. Among other things, we learn in this book that his transformation into an Exo took place on Jupiter’s moon Europa, a location that has long been discussed – and could become a reality with Forsaken.
Cayde-6 was not only one of the first Exos, but he also provided Clovis Bray with various data about himself before he was transformed. It is thus likely that any revival of Cayde-6 can only be achieved with the help of the Bray family.
What a convenient coincidence that the Bray family has now been brought to the forefront of events with the Warmind expansion. Are Ana and Elsie Bray the only ones who can resurrect Cayde-6 in some form?
Anyone who closely followed the teaser surrounding the murder of Cayde-6 will have seen the following image at the end:
A person carrying the obviously lifeless Cayde-6. But who is this person? Could it be Elsie Bray, the Exo Stranger, who brings Cayde-6 to Jupiter’s moon Europa to bring him back to life?
What about his Ghost? It’s dead – and only Ghosts understand the essence of an Exo! That’s true – but who says it has to be the Ghost of Cayde-6 that is connected to the resurrected Cayde-6? Theoretically, any Ghost could take on this task. Each Ghost chooses its Guardian, so why couldn’t it be a “new Ghost”?
But that’s not all: The Traveler has awakened – and presumably so has all its power. It should be easy to create a new Ghost that would be connected to Cayde-6. Alternatively, the Traveler might also be powerful enough to revive Cayde’s Ghost.
Well – the same Bungie promoted Destiny 2 with the words “Welcome to a world without Light”. While the phrase isn’t wrong, the motto only lasted two story missions before we became the immortal machines that laid waste to everything.
The Tower is broken? No problem – here is a new one!
These are by no means the only “tension creators” that Bungie has touted leading up to Destiny 2:
The Tower was destroyed – “No problem, we found a new (and much better) one”.
The Guardian loses all its equipment – Various Exotics from Destiny 1 are now available again in Destiny 2.
Admittedly, they’ve cleverly managed to create a tension arc that has captivated many Guardians. It’s not unlikely that Bungie is now doing the same thing with Cayde-6.
Elegant avoidance of the conflict could be achieved with a solution that resurrects Cayde-6 – but without his memories since his transformation. The real Cayde-6 would be dead – and yet alive. Nice one, Bungie!
What do you think? Is Cayde-6 permanently lost? Or will we find a way to bring him back?
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The trailer for Cyberpunk 2077 did not please everyone. Even the “creator” of the genre has harsh words and misses a few things.
The trailer for Cyberpunk 2077, the upcoming RPG from CD Projekt Red, was one of the big highlights at E3 2018. Finally, more of the futuristic world was revealed and even some hints of the story could be caught. However, the trailer did not only bring joy – a few fans felt rather put off. Now there is even criticism that might hit hard. The author William Gibson does not mince words about the trailer for Cyberpunk 2077.
What did Gibson say? After seeing the trailer, Gibson immediately tweeted. Translated, he said: “The trailer for Cyberpunk 2077 looks like it’s just a reskin of GTA with a generic 80’s retro future, but hey, that’s just my opinion.”
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Especially the comparisons with GTA are something that Cyberpunk has had to endure often in recent days. The lots of action from the trailer, as well as the wild gang wars and chases, did not create a proper “RPG” impression.
Among the fans of the author, a debate quickly broke out, criticizing that “Night City” was mainly shown in daylight. Much of the original atmosphere intended to be conveyed is lost in the process.
Who is William Gibson? William Gibson is considered one of the “creators” of the entire Cyberpunk genre. With his novel series Neuromancer, he created a suffocating vision of the future that was meant to serve as a model for many other stories and settings. For fans of all Cyberpunk settings, his assessment carries weight – after all, he is an expert in the genre.
Our editorial team is also divided about the trailer. Cortyn has written a rather negative opinion about it here:
