Far Cry 5 will soon receive its first DLC. In “Dark Hours,” you must rescue your captured comrades as Wendell “Red” Redler. Redler should be familiar to you from a side mission in the main game.
After the shooter Far Cry 5, released on March 27, 2018, has been out for a while, there will soon be story content in the form of the first DLC. In “Dark Hours,” you’ll be sent to Vietnam starting June 5, where you’ll not only face new weapons but can also unlock two game modes.
The Survivor Mode offers you only a limited selection of weapons, while the Action Movie Mode promises the exact opposite.
In July, the second DLC “Stranded on Mars” awaits you, where you’ll deal with alien insects. In August, the B-movie-style “The Living Zombies” will be released.
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Since the launch of the Warmind DLC for Destiny 2, calls for larger teams and matchmaking for the Escalation Protocol have been growing. Many fans and critics agree – this would make the new PvE event a better experience. But what does Bungie say about it?
The Escalation Protocol is the highlight of DLC II for many fans. The mode is well received by most players. However, many do not understand why there is no matchmaking for the PvE event, which allows up to 9 participants.
The restriction of team size to three players is also met with confusion by many Guardians. Additionally, why random players cannot be regularly replaced by friends or clan members escapes the logic of many fans. After all, the event is designed for up to 9 players from the outset.
As a result, the otherwise exciting and brief horde mode is falling far short of its potential. With friends and in larger groups, the mode would truly be fun. Currently, many solo players and fireteams struggle to even find additional players for the event.
Critics share the fans’ opinion: Outlets like Kotaku, Polygon, Forbes, and numerous other representatives of the gaming press hold the same view – without matchmaking and larger teams, the Escalation Protocol will be unnecessarily hindered in its possibilities and will not be able to unleash its full potential. With these features, the mode would be received much better.
Bungie has so far remained silent on this issue. After the rising criticism and increasing inquiries, the studio has now commented on the matter.
The Escalation Protocol was designed for 3-player fireteams
While additional players nearby could easily jump in to make the event a bit easier – a high-level coordinated team should eventually not need this help.
Since the release of Destiny 2, they have received a lot of feedback stating that reaching the maximum power level does not feel satisfying. There are too few activities that require this level of dedication and reward it accordingly. The Escalation Protocol is now the answer to this problem.
The event is not specifically designed for nine players: Aside from the raids, all other PvE activities and private areas are optimized for three players to enable multiple types of activities in one area.
The Escalation Protocol was therefore not designed for 9 players. However, Bungie is not surprised that it is easier with nine players and many now want this – especially considering that numerous participants are still below the recommended level.
Although the developers knew that players – similar to the Court of Oryx in Destiny 1 – would use workarounds to get nine players into the area. However, the difficulty of the Escalation Protocol was not set with so many participants in mind, but is tailored to the potential performance of a max-level fireteam of three players.
Are there plans for matchmaking, larger fireteams or other adjustments? They want to closely monitor the further developments around the Escalation Protocol. Because more and more Guardians are now reaching the maximum power level and can therefore approach this task with the intended conditions and difficulty. Now they want to see how they perform.
After that, the studio will decide whether and, if so, what changes are necessary. However, it has not escaped Bungie that fans enjoy facing the enemies together in such large groups. This feedback should be incorporated into the developers’ future plans.
What do you think of Bungie’s statement? Are matchmaking and larger teams really unnecessary? Or do you also think that these features would be an enhancement for the Escalation Protocol?
The feedback from the community has not gone unnoticed by the developers. Lead designer Jacob Benton addressed this topic in the current TWaB from May 24 and commented on it.
The design goals of the Escalation Protocol: According to his words, the Escalation Protocol was originally designed as an endgame activity with a high difficulty level for a 3-player fireteam at maximum power level.
While additional players nearby could easily jump in to make the event a bit easier – a high-level coordinated team should eventually not need this help.
Since the release of Destiny 2, they have received a lot of feedback stating that reaching the maximum power level does not feel satisfying. There are too few activities that require this level of dedication and reward it accordingly. The Escalation Protocol is now the answer to this problem.
The event is not specifically designed for nine players: Aside from the raids, all other PvE activities and private areas are optimized for three players to enable multiple types of activities in one area.
The Escalation Protocol was therefore not designed for 9 players. However, Bungie is not surprised that it is easier with nine players and many now want this – especially considering that numerous participants are still below the recommended level.
Although the developers knew that players – similar to the Court of Oryx in Destiny 1 – would use workarounds to get nine players into the area. However, the difficulty of the Escalation Protocol was not set with so many participants in mind, but is tailored to the potential performance of a max-level fireteam of three players.
Are there plans for matchmaking, larger fireteams or other adjustments? They want to closely monitor the further developments around the Escalation Protocol. Because more and more Guardians are now reaching the maximum power level and can therefore approach this task with the intended conditions and difficulty. Now they want to see how they perform.
After that, the studio will decide whether and, if so, what changes are necessary. However, it has not escaped Bungie that fans enjoy facing the enemies together in such large groups. This feedback should be incorporated into the developers’ future plans.
What do you think of Bungie’s statement? Are matchmaking and larger teams really unnecessary? Or do you also think that these features would be an enhancement for the Escalation Protocol?
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In the new Pokémon GO update 0.105.0, there are changes for the Alolan forms and rainbows.
Trainers, the new update 0.105.0 is currently rolling out and will be gradually released for different regions.
What is changing? Dataminers have taken a close look at the update and found that the game is preparing for the Alolan forms. Additionally, there is a special weather phenomenon on the horizon: rainbow!
Update 0.105.0 APK Datamining
News about the Alolan Pokémon
For the first time officially, the Alolan forms are mentioned in the code of Pokémon GO after the update. This was discovered by the experts from PokémonGOHub, who examined the data of the new version in detail. The APK includes the entries:
.ALOLA_FORM_POKEMON_LIST .ALOLA_FORM_NUMBERS
Additionally, there is a complete list of the 18 Alolan Pokémon that will make their way into the game. We have already introduced you to them in more detail here. What we know about the Pokémon from the Alola region
It is still unclear when the Alolan forms will be unlocked in the game. This does not happen directly through the update.
Weather change?
The code reveals a new type of weather. It is a special weather phenomenon called rainbow. There is currently no information from Niantic about what the rainbows entail. It is speculated that they will be related to the Alolan forms, but this has not been confirmed.
The new update brings another option to the game. This makes things a bit easier for trainers and is more of a convenience improvement. You can now go directly to a selected Pokémon with items instead of having to wade through multiple menus. The video shows you how it works.
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Improved gym control: Trainers can now go directly to the corresponding gym with the gym medal overview. This makes it much easier to find or feed your defenders. How this works is shown by Reddit user Fabian-Anghel in a video.
Error codes are displayed more accurately. According to initial reports, error codes now give you more information about what went wrong. Instead of just displaying an error number, a message explains, for example, “The item could not be used now.”
Since the evening of May 21st, the new addon Summerset of the online role-playing game The Elder Scrolls Online is available on PC. A first impression report is meant to give you an idea of the new adventures.
This is not yet a test of Summerset, as the past three days are not enough to form a well-founded opinion on the extensive expansion. Nevertheless, there are already some initial impressions of the new chapter.
An Initial Impression
The first WoW moment. The first journey to the Summerset Isles will leave mouths agape. For the beautiful and colorful landscapes are among the best that Zenimax Online has developed for ESO so far. In the game world of Summerset, one can truly lose themselves. This is also the first highlight that Summerset offers within the community. The fairy-tale areas invite exploration and one almost forgets that a deadly danger can lurk around every corner.
For Summerset does not only begin with beautiful landscapes, but immediately with a mysterious event that shows that something is amiss in this dreamlike land.
A beginner-friendly start. Summerset is designed so that everyone can dive into the adventure right away. You do not need any prior knowledge of the previous story. No matter if you have played Morrowind or the latest DLC Clockwork City, you will find your footing in the story and the new area directly. It does not matter what level you are at since the contents are scaled. However, those who have followed the story will enjoy many allusions to past events. This makes it very easy to play along. Anyone creating a new character starts directly in the Summerset Isles.
The Quests – Still the big question mark. Summerset focuses on telling a new story. You will experience many quests again, which, however, have left a somewhat ambiguous impression so far. This is not due to the quality of the quests, the NPCs you encounter, or the dialogues. Everything has the usual quality. And that is also part of the catch. The quests so far feel as if you have somehow already experienced everything. There is a lack of innovations or highlights. Kill X monsters, bring me this item, help me here, defeat that boss… This type of missions has been completed so often already.
For example, we are supposed to do some espionage work early on and talk with various townspeople… such things were already present in the main game. Nevertheless, that does not mean that the quests do not tell exciting stories. You just get the feeling that the gameplay mechanics with which these stories are told seem to stagnate.
This is also new
The geysers are a nice change – in between. Summerset introduces a new gameplay element with the geysers, which provide variety in between. Activating the geysers triggers waves of enemies to attack. The strength of the enemies is scaled to the strength of the players in the vicinity. At the end, a boss monster awaits with loot. This feels somewhat like events in RIFT. These events are quite nice in between but could become a bit monotonous over time.
New gameplay mechanics. In the short time since release, it has not yet been possible to delve deeply into the new gameplay mechanics such as jewel crafting, the new skills of the Psijik Order, or the effects of some changes (like two-handed weapons in sets) and see how these will have long-term effects on the game. However, there are plenty of innovations to explore that open up many possibilities to further improve and customize your hero.
First conclusion: Summerset seems to be a consistent expansion for the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online. It simply offers more of everything. More quests, more story, more areas, more features … but also “more of the same”. Those who are not bothered by this and are simply waiting for “more” will definitely find in Summerset exactly what they wish for. However, those who want really great innovations might be a bit disappointed. However, a bit more time for testing and playing is still needed to form a final opinion.
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The next sale in the PlayStation Store is now active. The current weekend offer includes some top titles for the PS4. FIFA 18 is available at a discount in line with the upcoming World Cup update.
Today, Friday, May 25, the new weekend offer started in the PS Store.
Are you still looking for fresh content for your PS4 after numerous deals? Then you should take a closer look at the current offer. Many top games like Assassins Creed Origins, NBA 2K18, Wolfenstein 2, Destiny 2, The Witcher 3, or The Evil Within 2 can currently be grabbed at a lower price.
Weekend Offer in the PS Store – May 25-28
The digital sale is already running and will remain active over the weekend.
You can find the entire reduced game offer in the PlayStation Store on your console by opening the store and selecting the “Offers” tab on the left side.
According to Strip Fortnite, there seems to be a new trend on YouTube revolving around Fortnite Battle Royale. Kids are reportedly stealing their parents’ credit cards and going on a shopping spree in the Fortnite shop. How true is that?
Kids are imitating adults: Apparently inspired by YouTubers like Logan Paul with their “pranks”, there is a new trend on YouTube created by very young YouTubers. Most of the kids are around 13 years old. These videos follow the same pattern:
A child looks into the camera and says they are going to steal a family member’s credit card to shop heavily in the Fortnite store.
Then the child does just that and treats themselves to a luxurious shopping spree costing anywhere from $100 to $500.
Now, the person whose credit card was stolen rushes angrily into the child’s room and confronts the child about the situation. However, the YouTuber remains calm and somehow wriggles out of it: “Like and subscribe, please.”.
Real Trend: As the US site Kotaku reports, this has become a trend on YouTube where one boy copies the next. The kids know the rules for creating a viral video on YouTube. They are surprisingly savvy and approach it professionally:
with an eye-catching thumbnail
and a catchy title where they refer to themselves in the 3rd person, “Child spends $100 on V-Bucks with dad’s credit card (Fortnite)”
Videos are deliberately extended beyond the 10-minute mark – just like the big ones.
You can spend some money in the shop: The videos play with the store and the popularity of Fortnite. Epic Games regularly introduces new skins that the young audience of the game would love to buy, but they can’t afford. Because with their own income, it’s still a ways off at 13 – unless you are a YouTube star.
Is it real? Probably not. It seems difficult to contact these young YouTube geniuses. However, the site Kotaku managed to catch a father-son duo. They admitted it was a pre-arranged scheme. The son mimics his YouTube role models. The father plays along and is pleased that his son is so creative. But perhaps some videos are indeed real. One father exclaims in dismay: “I can’t even afford health insurance and you’re spending money on stuff.” Ouch.
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Works just like Strip Fortnite: The trend generated by the young YouTubers works just like the trend among older YouTube stars with “Strip Fortnite”: It’s a mix of shock effect and interest. Like a car crash – some have to look.
Even though we like to look for new titles and discover additional genres here and there, there are still one or two games that many gamers long for and return to again and again. Do you have a game like that which you keep coming back to?
Some games simply don’t let us go. We love their story, the characters, or the gameplay, or we just have great memories associated with them. In our editorial team, we also have some titles that no great game will ever be able to dethrone.
Games the editorial team enjoys returning to
Irie and Sven are drawn to the Destiny universe. While both often return to the roots and Destiny 1, Sven cannot seem to get enough of Destiny 2.
The colleagues especially seem to enjoy Blizzard games: Schuhmann likes to relax and play Hearthstone in his free time, while Lucas cannot stop raving about Heroes of the Storm. Patrick keeps playing Diablo 3 whenever a new season starts. In this context, he reminds everyone that Season 14 of the hack-and-slash is starting soon:
Ricardo couldn’t really decide and mentioned that he keeps an eye on World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy XIV, or Guild Wars 2. Especially with major patches or expansions, such as the upcoming WoW: Battle for Azeroth, he likes to check in.
Micha, on the other hand, has fallen in love with the Halo series. Especially with the release of a new installment, one must revisit the previous games, and the multiplayer is always worth a visit.
Now it’s your turn: Which game do you keep coming back to? What do you like most about your favorite title? We look forward to your comments!
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On May 24, the open beta of the Monster Hunter-like action RPG Dauntless launched and far exceeded the developers’ expectations. The start of the open beta was essentially the release of Dauntless. There will be no more wipes.
The launch could have gone better
How many players had signed up? According to the development team, more than one million players signed up for the open beta. Nobody expected this, which led to some issues.
Queues of several hours and plenty of bugs. As players quickly found out at the start of Dauntless, getting onto the servers was not easy. Queues formed with up to 60,000 players. Sometimes players waited two hours or longer to finally access the server. Then more problems arose:
Dauntless is plagued by a bug where the game can get stuck on the loading screen after the tutorial – particularly frustrating when you have to rejoin the queue
The camera can suddenly get stuck under the landscape
The performance leaves much to be desired – many players are struggling with lag
Lags due to the rush caused additional problems
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The launch is still received quite well. Even though the beta launch could have gone a bit better, those who can play are quite pleased with the action RPG. While there is still much to do, especially regarding performance, monster hunting is fun.
Since the release of the Warmind expansion, Destiny 2 has been struggling with numerous bugs. A patch is expected to bring salvation next week.
On May 29, 2018, Update 1.2.1 for Destiny 2 will be released. In addition to introducing some new features, the upcoming patch is also expected to fix most of the existing bugs that have been making life tough for Guardians for weeks – despite an already released hotfix.
These issues are being addressed by Bungie with Update 1.2.1 for Destiny 2
If everything goes according to plan, almost all bugs should be gone after the update on May 29.
Here is an overview of the biggest problems that Update 1.2.1 is supposed to fix:
Some players lose Glory rank points when they leave the Crucible match too quickly after it ends
The clan XP milestone does not grant powerful rewards
The consumable “Favor of the Vanguard” sometimes blocks progress on strikespecific quest steps and milestones
The Screeb during the Public WarSat event on Mars sometimes closes too quickly, making it impossible for players to trigger the Heroic Public Event
The shield of Emperor Calus in the Leviathan raid can sometimes take too much damage after Destiny update 1.2.0 before it can be broken
Some Destiny 2 players on PC are struggling with long load times during Iron Banner matches
A list of all fixed bugs will be available in the patch notes for Update 1.2.1 on May 29.
Item Equip function remains disabled for the time being
A major problem seems to be one that Bungie cannot fix by next Tuesday – the item equip exploit. As we have reported, some players were able to reach the new maximum power level of 385 within a short time using the equip function of apps and third-party sites.
To prevent further abuse, Bungie was forced to temporarily disable this feature. The studio has not yet been able to say exactly when a solution can be expected. As soon as there are new details regarding the corresponding hotfix, the developers will communicate them immediately.
New Rock Raid bosses have been unlocked in Pokémon GO. You can now battle them during Adventure Week.
Pokémon GO is currently hosting a Rock event, Adventure Week. There are more frequent Rock wild spawns and also new bosses in the arenas. In raid levels 1 to 4, you can expect new opponents like Kabuto and Geowaz. In the coming days, you can upgrade your collection with strong Rock monsters. We will show you which ones are available now.
Raid bosses at the Rock Event in Pokémon GO
New Raid bosses: Shortly after the event started, the community began compiling the new raid bosses. This overview has now emerged, showing the new opponents for Adventure Week. So far, thirteen new bosses have been confirmed. They are marked bold in the overview.
Tier 1
Kabuto, Amonitas, Anorith, Liliep, Karpador
Tier 2
Magcargo, Nasgnet, Mogelbaum, Flunkifer
Tier 3
Pottrott, Sonnfel, and Lunastein (regional), Aerodactyl, Machomei
Be careful, Pottrott is a tough opponent! Many trainers attempted to solo it and failed. The monster apparently has too high hit points and too strong defense to be defeated by a single trainer. Trainer Renton85 states that he couldn’t even beat the turtle-like monster with his strongest Kyogre.
However, in pairs, you have a good chance against Pottrott. Take strong attackers like Kyogre, Garados, Despotar, Geowaz, or Dragoran with you.
The Event: The Adventure Week in Pokémon GO revolves around the theme of “Rock”. You will find more Kleinstein, Liliep, Kabuto, and similar monsters in the wild. Additionally, there are special bonuses like multiple XP for spinning a PokéStop or gym photo disk. You should receive ten times the experience points for spinning a photo disk that you have never spun before.
The popular YouTuber and gaming critic John “Totalbiscuit” Bain has died. He was 33 years old.
Battle with cancer: Bain was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2014. The cancer was in remission until 2017, then it returned. Totalbiscuit fought long against the disease and utilized every medical opportunity. He spoke openly about this with his community and sounded determined.
Withdrawal from the public eye: Yet at the beginning of May 2018, Bain addressed the public again in a post. Now he sounded resigned. Bain explained that the medical options were practically exhausted. He wanted to withdraw largely from the public eye to spend the time he had left with his wife. In the post, Totalbiscuit arranged his estate. He explained how his channels and projects should continue. He knew he didn’t have much time left.
Death at 33: Bain’s wife, Genna, announced yesterday the bad news that her husband had passed away on May 24.
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News moves many: The news of Bain’s death at such a young age has moved the global gaming community. Many had followed the long battle with his illness and took part in it.
Started with WoW: John Bain became known as Totalbiscuit, “The Cynical Brit”. He came to the public eye when he covered World of Warcraft. Between 2005 and 2010, he ran a popular fan radio. In 2010, when he became unemployed due to the economic crisis, he decided to start making YouTube videos. This coincided with the beta of WoW Cataclysm. His popularity grew rapidly.
No cuddly YouTuber: Later, he also took on professional casting for Starcraft 2 and Planetside 2. Throughout his career, he also earned recognition for indie games and analyzed gaming news. Totalbiscuit was regarded as an advocate for honesty and transparency. Bain did not shy away from confrontation and criticized harshly; even on Twitter, he wielded a sharp pen.
I know people who work themselves to death in this industry, it’s a real job… when you treat it like one. Most youtubers are lazy amateurs
But that’s why his fans loved him, who will now miss him. On his YouTube channel, he has 2 million subscribers, and the Twitter account has over 700,000 followers.
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With the content update to 4.2, the jetpacks made their way to Fortnite: Battle Royale. However, they did not come alone, as dataminers have discovered. In fact, up to nine different backpacks could arrive in the near future – and the list is quite impressive.
Its mere presence, however, indicates that Epic wants to move toward backpacks that serve various purposes.
Already in the game – the jetpack
How do the backpacks work? Thanks to the accidental appearance of the Storm Sensor, we at least know that only one backpack can be carried at a time. If you already have a back covering and find a new one, you can only swap it out.
The backpacks take up valuable space in your inventory, so you always have to weigh whether you want to “sacrifice” that space. This, of course, also depends on the quality and ability of the found backpack. According to the dataminer TwoEpicBuddies, we at least know which backpacks are still in the game files.
These backpacks could come to Fortnite in the coming weeks
The dataminer TwoEpicBuddies has unearthed the following backpacks from the depths of the game data:
Boost Jump Pack – This backpack is likely to work similarly to bounce stones and significantly improve jumping.
Carmine Pack – We can imagine little about this one so far. Translated, “carmine” means crimson.
Eye of the Storm Tracker – The already known storm sensor.
Glider/Glider Pack – This backpack seems to have the glider integrated. This could help during falls from great heights if the glider could be deployed at the push of a button.
Intel Pack – The English word “intel” is an abbreviation for “intelligence”. This word is often used in intelligence contexts. The backpack might serve to overhear other players from greater distances (thus spying as an intelligence agency does).
Medic Pack – The slurp juice in backpack form? The Medic Pack is likely to regenerate health at the push of a button – up to a certain maximum.
Missile Battery – Possibly a rocket shower that you can rain down on your enemies? Yes, please!
Test Pack – The test pack will be a simple placeholder.
Whether and when these backpacks will come to the game is not known. Changes to the items are, of course, not excluded.
What do you think of the backpacks? What could the crimson backpack be?
Shortly after the start of the Adventure Week in Pokémon GO, three new shiny families were spotted. Have you encountered any of them yet?
On the evening of May 24, the Adventure Week began in Pokémon GO and changed several aspects of the game. Rock-type Pokémon like Geodude and Lileep now spawn more frequently. Some of the Rock-type Pokémon are even available in their special shiny form.
Which shinies are available now? The community has already compiled their findings and can confirm three new shiny families: Aerodactyl, Omanyte, and Kabuto.
Shiny Aerodactyl, Omanyte, and Kabuto in Pokémon GO
Anyone currently out catching Pokémon might encounter the shiny forms of these three monsters by chance. Shinies are rare and therefore popular among trainers. You can recognize shiny Omanyte by its purple color, just like Aerodactyl. Kabuto is green and visually resembles an M&M.
On Reddit, trainer cevoorn shared his encounter with shiny Omanyte.
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Anyone still looking for special shinies to add to their collection now has a good chance during the event. Rock-type monsters are spawning more frequently in the wild. You shouldn’t miss the chance to encounter a shiny variant.
Among the most prestigious items in World of Warcraft are undoubtedly the mounts. Particularly rare or expensive mounts often attract attention. In Battle for Azeroth, one of these mounts is available – for 5 million gold. How much would one have to spend in real money for it?
The WoW Token makes it possible: If someone wanted to buy the behemoth only with real money, they would have to do so using WoW Tokens. The tokens can be purchased for 20 Euros and then converted into 30 days of playtime or sold on the WoW auction house.
The prices for the token vary by region. In Europe, it currently costs around 350,000 gold. If someone wanted to purchase the Brutosaur solely with real money, they would need 14.3 tokens, meaning they would have to buy 15. This equals 300 Euros for the dinosaur.
Trying could result in even more: The calculation is quite simple and does not take any other factors into account. The price of the token is automatically determined by supply and demand.
If there are more tokens than buyers, the price drops. Therefore, if just one person were to offer 20 tokens, the price would already decrease. If even more people tried, the price would drop even further. Only when the price of the token rises could players save money with it.
Other prestigious and useful mounts compared: The last mount with NPCs before the Brutosaur was the Grand Expedition Yak for 120,000 gold pieces. This could be purchased for one token, leaving 200,000 gold still remaining.
With the update 1.2.1, Bungie will introduce the first wave of revamped exotic armor in Destiny 2 on May 29, 2018. We will show you which armor pieces are involved and what they can do after their overhaul.
With the Warmind expansion, Bungie recently brought some revamped exotic weapons into the game. This feature has been well received by many fans. Many are now eagerly waiting for the revamped armor exotics. The first examples are expected to enter the game with the next update 1.2.1 on May 29. More are set to follow in July.
We will show you which exotics are included in the first wave and how these armor pieces will change after the overhaul.
These revamped exotics are waiting for you in May
The upcoming update will introduce six updated armor pieces – two for each class. Most of the changes will be in addition to the existing effects.
Synthoceps – Gauntlets (Titan)
This is what Synthoceps could do so far: The intrinsic perk “Biotic Enhancements” grants the wearer increased melee jump distance. Additionally, melee damage is increased when surrounded.
This is what Synthoceps can do after the overhaul: The intrinsic perk previously adjusted melee damage based on the number of enemies you were surrounded by. Now it grants a persistent damage increase for melee and super once you are surrounded by three or more enemies. The buff lasts for a short while – even when you are no longer surrounded by enemies.
Unyielding Lion – Leg Armor (Titan)
This is what the exotic leg armor could do so far: The perk “Jump Jets” grants Titans additional maneuverability in the air.
This is what the exotic can do after the overhaul: While floating, you can now fire from the hip without interrupting your hover. Additionally, there is no precision reduction when firing from the hip while hovering.
The Shadow of the Dragon – Chest Armor (Hunter)
This is what the chest armor could do so far: The perk “Ghost Metal Chainmail” grants the Hunter increased movement and weapon handling speed for a short time after dodging.
This is what the exotic can do after the overhaul: Dodging now reloads all weapons at once. Additionally, the effect of the Ghost Metal Chainmail now includes a mobility bonus.
Mechanic Trick Sleeves – Gauntlets (Hunter)
This is what the Trick Sleeves could do so far: The intrinsic perk “Padded Holster” increases the handling and reload speed of the sidearm.
This is what the Trick Sleeves can do after the overhaul: When critically wounded, switching to a sidearm will significantly increase its damage. This makes sidearms a kind of emergency weapon that can turn the tide at the last second.
Lunafaction Boots – Leg Armor (Warlock)
This is what the boots could do so far: With the perk “Alchemical Corrosions”, rifts gain the additional ability to automatically reload allies’ weapons.
This is what the leg armor can do after the overhaul: Instead of reloading only when entering or leaving the rift, reloading in the rift now happens automatically. Additionally, the empowering rift makes weapons more effective at longer ranges.
Sunbracers – Gauntlets (Warlock)
This is what the gloves could do so far: The intrinsic perk “Helium Spirals” increases the duration of solar grenades. Additionally, the perk grants grenade energy on solar melee hits.
This is what the exotic can do after the overhaul: The original effect is replaced by the extension of the duration of solar grenades. Solar melee kills also grant unlimited solar grenade energy for a short time.
What do you think of these changes? Do these exotics finally live up to their names? Or do you feel the changes don’t go far enough compared to the weapons?
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The developers of Fortnite provide insight into their plans with “Battle Royale.” In a new mode “Creative” players will be able to respawn. Additionally, numerous improvements to gameplay, performance, interface, and controls are planned – especially for PS4 and Xbox One.
Epic lays the cards on the table: Epic has released a major update for Fortnite: Battle Royale, giving us a sneak peek at what’s to come. They address several planned features and improvements that are expected to come to Fortnite in the upcoming weeks or that are already present and have enhanced the game.
This is planned for the limited-time modes
New mode with active respawns: This is how Epic announces the new mode “Creative v1”. Here players will respawn when they die. Players are expected to spend a long time on the map and have fun at their leisure. Additionally, there will be plenty of Llamas. When this will arrive, Epic has yet to reveal.
50vs50 might become permanent: Epic hints that the “50vs50” mode or a similar mode with larger teams may become a permanent fixture in Fortnite. They are aware of how much players love this mode.
Friday launches the limited-time mode “Close Quarters”: This Friday, the new limited-time mode “Close Quarters” will start, focusing on shotguns and jetpacks.
Customizable controller for PS4 and Xbox One
Freely assignable buttons: Epic is also planning advancements in gameplay. They want players on PS4 and Xbox One to be able to customize their buttons freely. Axis inversion for sticks might also be on the table. However, Epic is still unsure when this will be implemented.
Building should improve: For the upcoming update 4.3 next week, they promise enhancements to Turbo Building, where significant improvements are expected. They aim to resolve issues that cause the building to break when toggling traps. Overall, it should become easier to edit buildings while using a controller.
Less loading times, more action
Loading times will be optimized: Epic is continually working to ensure players spend less time on loading screens and land in matches faster. Epic states that with update 3.5, they were able to reduce loading times on PS4 and Xbox One by 15 to 30 seconds. They are working on further optimizations.
Track challenges in-game: With the next patch 4.3, players will be able to see their progress on challenges in-game.
More epic victories: Additionally, Epic is working on making the victory screen more epic.
A mode with respawn creates entirely new options for Fortnite. We have already discussed a variant:
For Black Desert Online, things have not been going well in NA and EU in recent months. Now, Kakao Games is introducing the new class Lahn to the game. Can it provide a boost?
Revenue has declined
In February, developer Pearl Abyss commented on the revenue of Black Desert in Europe and North America. The revenues from the PC version have decreased. The financial report from April supports this statement. Currently, the mobile version of the game, Black Desert Mobile, is generating the most money. It is attributed to the fact that there has been relatively little happening with Black Desert on PC lately. It’s referred to as a “quiet phase.”
The new class Lahn is expected to improve revenues in the near future.
Players express criticism
In addition to the declining revenue, there has been ongoing criticism from the player base towards Black Desert in recent months.
An item that was supposed to end up in the Loyalty Shop was instead placed in the Cash Shop.
The changes in PvP led the Executive Producer of Black Desert to directly address the players and say: “The gameplay has become very repetitive. We want to focus more on an exciting MMO again.”
Lahn is finally playable, if you find space for it
Players in NA and EU have been waiting a long time for the new class Lahn. There is about a 6-month gap between the class’s release in South Korea and here. In South Korea, the class “Rahn” was introduced in early December. Now, it is finally available in Europe.
However, there is already some excitement around the Lahn class. Because at the start of the new class, there is no free character slot, as there was for other classes. Instead, one must purchase it in the Cash Shop.
You may have already created your personal Lahn in the last few days. Now you can finally make your mark on the world of Black Desert with her.
TheLahn class is characterized by the following features:
She wields a crescent pendulum attached to a piece of fabric.
Lahn can run through the air and strike from above.
Her awakening weapon consists of two dark swords that inflict deep wounds on enemies. The swords are not yet available for us.
At the start of the class, an event is running where you will be rewarded with various items for playing and leveling up the class. Additionally, Valks rewards are back to gift you for daily logins.
The highlight: After 28 days, players receive a cute penguin. You do not need to be logged in for the 28 days consecutively and can make up for missed days on weekends by playing.
Pearl Abyss responds to criticism
The update has now brought Lahn. A significant part of this week’s update for Black Desert also includes changes to the gameplay of existing classes.
Some highlights:
If characters break free from a grapple, they are immune to new grapples for 5 seconds.
Grabbing will now count as a grapple once characters have broken free from a grapple. This is intended to prevent continuous grappling.
Grudge of the Black Spirit now builds up with a ten percent chance by 1% when you take damage. You always generate it on a PvP kill.
The page “Pornhub” now offers its own VPN service. With the Virtual Private Network, users can browse the internet anonymously and securely. One underlying thought of the site is also that users can consume pornography anonymously. But such a VPN service is also interesting for MMO fans.
Protecting privacy from evil hackers: Pornhub today launched its “Virtual Private Network” and named it VPNhub. This will allow users to surf the internet anonymously and securely. In a press release, they announce: “The internet is full of hackers and there are more and more. They try to compromise people’s sensitive data.”
Especially important for mobile: At Pornhub, it is stated that they have 90 million visitors a day, most of whom surf with mobile devices. Therefore, it is important to protect users’ privacy. VPNhub provides users with one of the fastest VPN services in the world with over 1000 servers in 15 countries, it is further stated.
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Free and Premium: The service is available worldwide for Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS. Users can choose which country the server is located in, through which the connection is established. The VPNhub service will be available in both a free and a premium version. The free version will be ad-supported. The latter is expected to cost $12 per month.
VPN services are often relevant for fans of Asia MMOs
Fans of online games: For MMO players, a VPN service is relevant when they want to play exotic online games that are secured with a region lock. Games from South Korea or Japan often exclude “Westerners”. Games like “Phantasy Star Online 2”, which have only been released in Japan, also have a Western community that gains access through VPN services and special clients.
There are also frequent reports from Asia fans who use this service and other tricks to gain access to betas of South Korean MMORPGs like Lost Ark. Here, too, VPN services are used – however, additional tricks are often necessary to create a local account.
Whether VPNhub can replace the existing VPN services for fans of exotic MMOs will be seen in time.
The new content patch 4.3 of Final Fantasy XIV has been online for a few days now and is already giving players some headaches. One of the new bosses forces them to solve math problems. Or they have to diligently google for prime numbers.
Do you remember school when most people in class couldn’t stand math? In the Final Fantasy XIV community, this aversion to math is now coming back to haunt some players through one of the new bosses from the 24-man raid, Ridorana Lighthouse.
Because to survive its attacks, players need to be able to do calculations.
The loot must be earned
With the Ridorana raid came new gear to Final Fantasy XIV that players can use to upgrade their classes. And this gear must be hard-earned in the boss fight against Automaton No. 7.
What does the boss do? Although the mechanics of the boss fight are initially a bit unclear, they become quite simple once understood:
First, Automaton No. 7 reduces the HP of all players to a random single-digit amount
The glowing areas in front of it add as many HP to the players as circles are above
This means: if you start with 3 HP and go into an area with 2 circles, you then have 5 HP
The goal is to meet the requirements of the automaton, which it specifies through its spell bar
If it wants a number that is divisible by 4, then the players’ HP must be 4 or a multiple of that
If it wants a number that is indivisible, then the HP must be a prime number
What are the consequences? If you have understood everything and paid a little attention in math, you will come out unscathed.
However, if players mess up the little math problem twice, they will be killed by Automaton No. 7’s next attack.
And thus, Automaton No. 7 took down entire hordes of players in the first days of the patch.
Prime numbers? What are prime numbers?
The confusion among the FFXIV player base went so far that it was reflected in Google search queries. In one of the hints about the boss fight against Automaton No. 7, prime numbers are explicitly mentioned and listed:
On May 22, the release date of the patch, search queries for the term “Prime Numbers” increased worldwide.
Even some of the Japanese players were probably not entirely sure, as searches for 素数, the Japanese word for prime number, also rose on May 22.
The developers probably anticipated it
It seems that the developers anticipated this turn of events, as the game goes to great lengths to tease players with the little math problem. An inscription on a golem says:
To top it all off, Automaton No. 7 dances happily while the 24 people are wiping.
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The Anniversary Patch brought not only the anniversary event to Overwatch. It also changed some heroes that the community had criticized for some time. The reactions to the nerfs and buffs are mixed.
Hanzo and Brigitte are nerfed, Ana buffed: Along with the Overwatch Anniversary Event, changes have also come to Brigitte, Hanzo, and Ana. Brigitte and Hanzo received small, but important nerfs, while Ana received some buffs.
What was changed with Ana, Hanzo, and Brigitte – Patch Notes
Brigitte
Transcendence
The maximum armor per player has been reduced from 150 to 100.
Shield Bash
The cooldown has been increased from 5 to 6 seconds.
Hanzo
Storm Arrows
The damage has been reduced from 80 to 70.
Ana
Biotic Rifle
Allies at full health are no longer hit by projectiles.
How do the buffs and nerfs affect the game? The changes to the heroes are all rather small and have only minor impacts. The pick rate has hardly changed, and the win rates have largely remained the same.
In the forums, the discussion has shifted mainly from the heroes to the new Deathmatch mode. However, many players are still not quite satisfied with the changes to Brigitte and Hanzo.
Does the shield protect her from nerfs?
The community is still dissatisfied
The discussions in the Overwatch forums especially around Hanzo and Brigitte are still burning hot. Both players in the English-speaking as well as the German forums in Europe and the forums in America are actively discussing the two heroes.
Brigitte is nearing balance: Some players are still complaining that Brigitte is too strong. Others are annoyed by the constant topic and want to end the discussion after her nerf. However, the cooldown on Brigitte’s Shield Bash is still frequently and hotly debated.
Compared to her release, discussions about Brigitte have decreased. Similar to the release of Moira, where criticism waned over time. Brigitte seems to be slowly approaching a state that most players find acceptable.
Hanzo is still too strong: The archer Hanzo, on the other hand, is receiving significantly more attention. In the English forums, his rework is one of the more common topics.
Users are complaining that instead of a rework, he received a much too strong buff. Even after his nerf, Hanzo is still too strong in what he does. Major points of criticism are his damage against tanks and his mobility, which many players believe he should not have had.
No one cares about Ana: There is hardly any discussion about Ana’s changes. Although her changes make her playstyle significantly more pleasant, hardly anyone is interested. At the moment, she probably gets overshadowed by other healers.
Both Brigitte and Hanzo would still need further nerfs in the right areas to achieve balance. For both heroes, there are various suggestions for changes, which, however, have not yet been or only partially implemented on the PTR.
What do you think? Do you find Hanzo and Brigitte acceptable, or do they still need adjustments? Have you noticed the change to Ana? Let us know in the comments!
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