With the upcoming update, the MMORPG Shroud of the Avatar (SotA) introduces zombie children that you will fight in masses.
The zombie children are attacking!
Children as monsters! The update R54, which will be released on May 31, brings new enemies to the online RPG that started at the end of March. These are zombie children. The undead plague on the fantasy continent Novia does not spare the little ones. You will therefore have to deal with zombie children as well. Due to the excessive grinding of the game, you will probably have to eliminate many zombie children. The little undead are less robust than the “adult variants,” but they do attack from ambush.
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What is it about the zombie children? Even during the development of Ultima 5, which was released in 1988, designer Richard “Lord British” Garriott integrated children as enemies. The player discovered captured children in a dungeon who attacked the hero after he freed them. This led to controversial discussions. However, Garriott was undeterred and kept incorporating such elements into his games. Now, it is also the case in Shroud of the Avatar. No one is discriminated against just because they are young and undead.
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What is the status of Shroud of the Avatar? The MMORPG is currently facing its largest player loss in about a year (back then, the MMO was still in Early Access). According to Steamcharts, only about 240 players are playing simultaneously on average. The last official statements from the development indicate that the players on Steam only account for about 35 percent of the total player count, as most play through their own client. However, even if it would only be about 10 percent, the player count would be very poor for an MMO.
Dance parties are controversial: Questionable marketing actions that highlight the game’s dance parties do not help improve the MMO’s reputation – quite the opposite. The dance parties have long become something that many players mock because they show that more emphasis is placed on them than on fixing the quest system and other issues. Presenting this as a “special feature” in a video seems to indicate that the marketing department does not understand the current perception of the game at all.
Players hope for Episode 2. A handful of loyal fans continue to support the MMO financially in the monthly “Telethons.” Many hope that Episode 2 of the game can fix much of what went wrong in Episode 1. The quest system, in particular, is causing massive problems. However, the question is whether the planned Kickstarter campaign for Episode 2 can be successful after all the negative feedback.
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Despite the previous nerf, the card Shudderwock and Shudderwock decks are becoming increasingly popular in Hearthstone. Was the Shudderwock previously more of a fun deck to annoy opponents with animations, it is now increasingly seen in higher ranks. Is the Shudderwock following the same career path as Zoolock?
Zoolock and Shudderwock Shaman have something in common: They are durable and resilient. Despite nerfs and changes in the meta, the decks survive and are played repeatedly.
This is how Shudderwock Shaman plays: The Shudderwock Shaman is an OTK deck. This means that it aims to defeat the opponent with a combo in a single turn. Since it relies on specific cards for this, it requires a lot of time. Thus, the deck has many control elements to stall the opponent.
The legendary card Shudderwock repeats Battlecries of previously played minions. Thus, the deck fully relies on Battlecries, combined with spells to control the board. Through this combination, the Shudderwock Shaman can handle both fast rush decks and slow control decks.
Zoolock like Shudderwock: Simply can’t be nerfed to death
This is how Zoolock plays: Zoolock fully relies on its hero power, through which it can draw an additional card per turn. The deck consists of many low-cost minions, ensuring that there is always something playable.
The Zoolock wants to control the board at all times, because without board control it loses. In this way, it continuously reduces the opponent’s health points. Some Zoolocks play significantly more aggressively and are more of a rush deck. They ignore opposing minions and attack only the hero.
That’s why Zoolock exists in almost every meta: With each expansion, some decks disappear, making way for new ones. The Zoolock survives every new card set. Because the deck is not built around any specific card, it completely relies on the hero power.
Therefore, it does not bother the Zoolock when cards disappear or get nerfed. There is always a replacement for it. Moreover, the deck is versatile. If the opponent plays a slow deck, the Zoolock reacts aggressively. If the opponent rushes as well, the Warlock plays more defensively and tries to control the board.
Zoolock and Shudderwock Shaman – Durable decks
When the decks were developed, hardly anyone played them except for their creator. They subsisted in the shadows. And yet they did not go extinct. Zoolock and Shudderwock Shaman became increasingly popular over time.
The Zoolock occupied a niche in the meta. Depending on the development of the meta, the Warlock was at times very dominant and sometimes almost disappeared. But it always came back. And the same path is followed by the Shudderwock Shaman, which became more popular after the nerf.
Shudderwock Shaman won’t last forever: Unlike Zoolock, the Shudderwock Shaman will not stay permanently. Sooner or later, when its legendary card rotates out of the active sets, the deck will die.
But until that happens, we will likely encounter the Shaman time and again, depending on how strong the Battlecries of the next expansion are.
In the MMO of Life is Feudal, you can forge your own path. Whether as a farmer, mercenary, politician, or ruler – you hold your future in your hands. A new introductory video from the creators shows you the possibilities.
Consider what you want to do – then do it: Life is Feudal is a “hardcore sandbox MMORPG” where you can fully develop your character. It’s up to you what you become. Practice in farming, warfare, or negotiate with other kingdoms and find your place in the ever-expanding world. Everything you do can impact the entire world.
The Life is Feudal: MMO is currently in early access and available on Steam.
Bless Online starts June with an event that grants various bonuses to all players for several days. However, some players feel that Neowiz should focus on other areas right now.
“An event, seriously?”
Bless Online has been released in Early Access and numerous players are trying it out. However, some “Blessers”, as Neowiz calls the fans, are currently having issues with the game.
They cannot play on the same server with their friends because these are full.
Even if players end up on the same server, they often cannot play in the same faction as their friends.
The game has abysmal performance for many players. Some fans want Neowiz to focus on improving performance.
Players are complaining about missing content in the game’s endgame. According to Neowiz, new content should be available in one to two weeks.
These players believe: Neowiz should first address the game’s issues before starting an event.
“Stop complaining”
Then there is the other side of the players. They are having a lot of fun in the game. The MMO is still new to them and they are trying out all the fresh systems.
They believe that the game should be given some time before rushing to conclusions.
Moreover, such a planned event is likely not to consume many resources.
What is actually happening during the event?
The event “Light up your Life” grants players changing bonuses in June, depending on when you log in. The bonuses are active every weekend.
June 2nd to 3rd:
You receive 50% more experience points for gathering and mining.
Increase the experience points received for your main profession by 20%.
Increase the experience points received for your secondary profession by 20%.
June 9th to 10th:
Your pet consumes 20% less stamina and receives 20% more experience points.
Your mount consumes 20% less stamina and receives 20% more experience points.
June 16th to 17th:
Increases your gold obtained from defeating monsters by 20%.
You receive 20% more dungeon points when you kill a dungeon boss.
June 23rd to 24th:
You receive more combat points when you kill an enemy player.
Repair costs are reduced by 20%.
What do you think? Do you believe Neowiz should first get the issues under control or are you excited about the event?
The Fortnite servers (PS4, Xbox One, PC / Mac, iOS) are back online after unscheduled maintenance, but the problems seem to persist: Players are reporting uncompleted challenges with light machine guns, and victories are still said to be bugged. Additionally, player matchmaking is faulty. What is going on?
Fortnite should technically work properly again after the extended maintenance. The new challenges for week 5 are live, but players are reporting bugs.
Kills with Light Machine Gun/Minigun bugged!
It seems that the challenge where you must get three kills with the Minigun or a light machine gun cannot be completed. No progress can be made.
Furthermore, more players report that their victories still do not count. So far, this has only been reported by console players, but the issue is likely also present on PC. The persistence of this issue feels strange, as Epic initiated this unscheduled maintenance for exactly this reason.
Player search in Fortnite: Battle Royale faulty!
Did the last update make everything worse? Isolated reports from players suggest so. Alongside the aforementioned problems, there are also issues with matchmaking and connection drops.
Some modes can only partially start, while others cannot be started at all.
Meanwhile, Epic has also commented on the issues. A solution is actively being worked on.
As not all challenges for the current week can be completed, players currently have no way to unlock the new Blockbuster loading screen, which grants an additional bonus tier in the Battle Pass.
What do you think about this? Have you encountered these bugs as well?
With Battle for Azeroth, even green items could become treasures in World of Warcraft. Because only with it rare materials exist thanks to the Scrap-o-Matic 1000.
In the upcoming expansion Battle for Azeroth, green equipment items will gain importance. The reason for this is the Scrap-o-Matic 1000, which allows many items to be disassembled into their components. This creates a new market for items that would otherwise have ended up in the trash.
How does it work? To recycle crafted or found items of all items with a value of at least uncommon (“green”), you should visit the Scrap-o-Matic 1000 in Boralus or Zuldazar. The disassembly works basically just like the Obliterum Forge in Dalaran. You simply place an item in the corresponding field and select “Scrap” – you will then receive different crafting materials.
What crafting materials are available? Particularly appealing should be the rare resource “Expulsom”, which basically takes on the new role of “Blood of Sargeras” and is needed for many recipes. However, there are also other materials such as “durable Flux”, “Nylon thread” or “Insulated wire”. All these items are (so far) not available for purchase from vendors, but can only be obtained through scrapping.
Therefore, scrapping will probably be an important mechanic that crafters will not be able to avoid.
WoW: Dismantle or Disenchant?
Concern of Enchanters: There are concerns from players with the profession of enchanting. If all characters bring their items to the Scrap-o-Matic 1000, they fear that they will no longer receive items to disenchant. The price for enchanting materials will likely rise.
Standard in other MMOs: Many other MMORPGs have had a similar function for a long time, allowing unwanted items to be disassembled into their materials. As is often the case, WoW adopts a feature from other games here that has proven to be beneficial in the long term. Whether it will be accepted by players remains to be seen.
What do you think about scrapping items that would otherwise only end up with the vendor or in the AH?
Since May 30, 2018, the Crucible Labs in Destiny 2 have been live. There, players can currently test the new Showdown mode. However, many Guardians are disappointed with the Labs. Many fans expected more.
The Crucible Labs invite players to test: Since the evening of May 30, the Crucible Labs have been available to fans. This is a limited-time PvP playlist where players can test experimental Crucible content in bursts. The feedback from participants is intended to help Bungie shape future game modes or improve existing ones.
Currently, the new Showdown mode can be tested in the Labs. However, the community is not excited about either the new game mode or the Labs themselves.
This is how Showdown works
What is Showdown? In Showdown, two teams of 4 face off in a quickplay match – the radar is activated accordingly. Showdown resembles the already known mode Doubles – only with eight instead of four players.
How is it played? The match is played in four rounds of three minutes each. Within the three minutes, the goal is to score more points than the opponents. Points are only awarded for kills. Assists do not count. The team with the most points at the end of the round time wins the round. The team with the most round wins wins the match.
A total of between three and five rounds are played – the match can last up to 15 minutes. If it is a tie after four rounds, a final fifth round will be played. The winner of the additional round also wins the match.
By the way: Progress in the PvP Labs games counts towards your weekly “Call to Arms” PvP milestone. Drops are also available in the experimental playlist. However, participating in test matches has no impact on the Valor rank. This cannot be increased in the Crucible Labs.
Community is disappointed
The Labs are not well received: According to initial reactions, the Guardian community is disappointed with the Crucible Labs. Most fans imagined something different. Many hoped for a kind of PTR-like testing environment where they could try out factors such as a changed time to kill, newly adjusted weapons, or tuned Guardian abilities.
These expectations were not met and will probably not be met in the future. Because as Bungie has already clarified, sandbox adjustments will not be tested in the Crucible Labs. Instead, the focus will be on testing new game modes and changes to existing formats.
This causes the Crucible Labs to lose all appeal, according to many Guardians.
The new game mode is not well received: Most players are not thrilled with the new Showdown mode that is currently active in the Labs. It is merely a slightly modified version of a known mode. At the very least, more creativity was hoped for. There is also no option to speed up the rounds.
Furthermore, the currently most successful strategy for securing victories leaves much to be desired in the eyes of many Guardians. Many teams simply camp as a group in a strategically advantageous spot once they are in the lead. By holding onto the point lead over time, they easily secure the round win.
Some take it with humor: Some testers can at least find something positive in it. Bungie deserves an award in their eyes for allowing this mode to be tested in the Labs at all. Because in this form, this format should urgently be avoided in the regular Crucible.
The new Week 5 starts late and brings new challenges in Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC / Mac, Xbox One, PS4, iOS). What crazy things do you have to do this time? Where is the disco ball near Loot Lake? With our tips in this guide, you can easily complete all the challenges!
Originally, the new challenges were supposed to go live on Tuesday, which is the normal reset time in Season 4. However, due to a bug, the new tasks for Week 5 were not displayed. As Epic stated, the new tasks will be unlocked today, Thursday, May 31.
However, you do not need to worry that you will have less time to complete the tasks, as you can complete the weekly quests throughout the entire season.
Season 4, Week 5 – Here are the 7 challenges in Fortnite: Battle Royale!
As in the previous weeks, you have to complete various challenges and visit places that you usually wouldn’t go to. You need to complete the following “easier” tasks:
Deal damage to opponents with submachine guns (500) – This task is self-explanatory. Especially at the beginning of a round, grab a submachine gun and mow down your opponents. Since a few updates ago, the suppressed version of the submachine gun has also become a strong option!
Search treasure chests at Dusty Divot (7) – This task is likely not to be easy in the coming days. Many players will prefer to head to the crater to complete the task. You should save this quest for next week when the point of interest changes again.
Use a vending machine (3) – Simply buy equipment from three different vending machines. To save resources, use only the machines that drop common items. Here on the map, you can see where vending machines are located in Fortnite.
Fortnite: Dance around the disco ball near Loot Lake – here’s how
Dance with others to lift the disco ball near Loot Lake (1) – The disco near Loot Lake is your target. To complete the task, you must be a group of four. Each person should stand on one of the four platforms and start dancing. Now the disco ball should rise – and the task should be completed. You can find out how this works in the following video:
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Eliminate three opponents with a minigun or an assault rifle (3) (HARD) – Even if you might not normally grab a minigun or a SMG – for this challenge, you have no other choice. Make sure the distance to the opponent is not too great and you can consistently land hits. Whoever focuses on hitting critically should complete this challenge quickly. Attention: The challenge is currently bugged and cannot be finished.
Eliminate opponents at Lucky Landing (3) (HARD) – Land at Lucky Landing, grab a weapon, and take out your opponents who haven’t found one yet. You can combine this task with the submachine gun kills or the minigun / SMG kills.
What is the overall yield? Once you have completed all challenges, you can look forward to an additional 5 levels in the Battle Pass that will bring you closer to the Omega skin! In addition, you will unlock a new Blockbuster loading screen that will lead you to another hidden Battle Star – and thus another level in the Battle Pass.
Once the Blockbuster star has been found, we will link it here as a guide.
Have you completed all the challenges? Which one was the hardest?
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One of the most fun sets in The Division is the FireCrest set. It is designed for the flamethrower and a lot of fire. We show you a secret FireCrest build in 1.8.1
With the Underground expansion, the FireCrest set made its way to The Division. In its first version, however, it was relatively weak and did not attract much attention.
With Update 1.4, the entire game was subsequently overhauled, including the gear sets. Since then, the FireCrest set has become popular in PvE of The Division and is very suitable for controlling groups of enemies with its focus on the flamethrower.
More of a PvE set: Unfortunately, the FireCrest set can only be recommended to a limited extent for PvP. Most agents are equipped with immunity healing stations. Thus, they are immune to your turret. Without the turret, the set loses most of its advantages.
6-piece bonus: 2% chance to set enemies on fire with your weapons. Burning enemies can trigger an explosion every 10 seconds. You are immune to the fire explosions you cause. The burning effect is extended by 25% for every 2000 electronics.
Thus, you have a total of +50% damage and +55% range on your flamethrower. Throw this, if possible, right into the fray and let as many enemies burn as possible. These will be temporarily unable to attack due to the status effect, allowing you to fire at them undisturbed.
Extremely powerful flamethrower with the Classified FireCrest set
YouTuber NothingButSkillz presents in his video his version of the set, which we would like to introduce to you. It is quite powerful, but according to his own statement can still be optimized further.
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The values of the build are 2958 firearms, 2939 stamina and 9871 electronics.
These are the stats of the build
Chest piece: Health, skill haste, and extra kill XP
Mask: Skill power, damage against elite
Knee pads: Skill power, damage against elite, fire resistance, disorient resistance
Backpack: Skill power, ammunition capacity
Gloves: Assault rifle damage, enemy armor damage, and skill haste
Holster: Skill haste
Which mods should you use? For mods, 5 purple electronics mods with damage against elite are recommended. Damage against elite also affects your turret, which provides a greater damage bonus than maximum skill power. Although the numbers contradict this, they are not always indicative.
Additionally, 4 performance mods with turret damage are used to deal even higher damage.
These weapons are used
FireCrest in combination with the exotic Urban MDR is a deadly mix. The unique talent of this assault rifle, “Distracted”, allows you to deal 18% more damage against enemies affected by a status effect. It is a semi-automatic weapon, making it precise and having a high base damage.
Urban MDR with Gifted (Killing an enemy increases skill power by 15% for 20 seconds) and Competent (Using a skill increases your damage by 10% for 15 seconds) and Distracted (18% more damage against enemies with a status effect)
The House with Gifted (Killing an enemy increases skill power by 15% for 20 seconds) and Competent (Using a skill increases your damage by 10% for 15 seconds) and Card Counter (Half of the magazine deals 20% more damage. The half with increased damage switches every 15 seconds or when the magazine is empty.)
Why use The House as your secondary weapon? The choice is not really fixed. Here you can pick whatever you prefer. NothingButSkillz prefers this weapon for close combat.
Why Gifted and Competent? This build relies on a hefty dose of electronics, so your selection is very limited by the stats.
“Gifted” temporarily increases your skill power and thus also the damage of your turret.
“Competent” focuses on frequent skill usage, which should be the case with this build. Thus, your weapon damage also benefits.
Which weapon mods are recommended for the build?
For the Urban MDR, NothingButSkillz uses
a C79 scope (3.4x) with Crit damage, headshot damage, and optimal range,
a rifle suppressor Omega with headshot damage, crit damage, and crit chance,
a short grip with crit damage, precision, and stability
and an extended magazine with crit damage and crit chance
For The House, he chooses
a C79 scope (3.4x) with crit damage, headshot damage, and crit chance,
a Ti-RANT suppressor with crit chance, crit damage, and headshot damage,
a short grip with crit damage, reload speed, and precision
and an extended magazine with crit chance and fire rate
You can also use other mods, according to your preferences.
The skills
This build uses the following skills:
Flamethrower
First Aid with Overdose
Recovery Link
And these character talents:
Inspiration
Counter
Firestarter
Precision
If you follow this template, you can’t go wrong with your sets.
The powerful flamethrower that keeps the enemy masses under control is the greatest advantage of this build, and with the Urban MDR, you have a weapon that benefits directly from your arson and is very strong at almost all distances.
Note: In the current Global Event, you still have the opportunity to farm the Classified pieces until May 31.
What do you think of the set? What builds do you want to see next?
Week 5 of Season 4 has started in Fortnite Battle Royale. To level up in the Battle Pass, you need to complete the weekly challenges. This week: Follow the treasure map you can find in Greasy Grove!
If you want to grab Level 100 and the cool Omega skin, you’ll have to complete the weekly challenges. Because these alone are worth a whopping 500 Battle Stars and thus 50 levels in the Battle Pass over the 10 weeks.
In addition to the standard tasks (kill x enemies at location y with weapon z), there are also tougher nuts to crack each week. In Week 5 of Season 4, you should follow a treasure map that is hidden somewhere in Greasy Grove. With our guide, you can effortlessly claim the treasure!
Follow the treasure map from Greasy Grove – here’s how in Week 5!
Greasy Grove is the larger town in the southwest of the map and is clearly recognizable by the large burger restaurant in the middle. In this town, you will find the treasure map that should help you find the Battle Star in the right place.
The treasure map you find in Greasy Grove looks like this:
Do you already have an idea of where the treasure might be? If not, that’s no problem. To collect the Battle Star, it’s not necessary to find the treasure map. You can directly go to the exact location.
Where is the treasure located? The treasure is located near Snobby Shores, specifically in the hideout of the villain, which is easily recognizable from the outside as a rocket silo:
The Battle Star appears immediately when you stand on the stairs (nose) between the two rows of windows (eyes). The find grants you 10 Battle Stars and thus a whole level in the Battle Pass!
The new MMO Bless Online brings fresh air to the genre and comes with a wealth of gameplay systems and content. In our beginner’s guide, we have included all the important tips for you to get off to a great start in Bless Online.
What is Bless Online about?
In Bless Online, two factions compete for control over a continent. The Union has formed in the south, while the north is dominated by Hieron. From level 30 onwards, players from both factions will share quest areas, allowing you to be attacked and killed by other players at any time.
Besides some PvE activities, Bless Online also offers its players numerous PvP activities. There will be no PvE servers.
Choose a faction, select your class
Only one faction per server: Before you can take your first steps in the new MMO, you must commit to a side. Do you want to fight for the values of Hieron or the Union? You can only play one faction per server. If you want to change your faction later, you will need to delete all your characters and start again.
The classes in Bless: The next step is to choose one of the five classes available at the early access release.
Guardian: A very good tank and strong in PvP and PvE activities.
Berserker: Very high AoE damage and burst potential.
Paladin: The only healer class currently in the game. Can also deal damage.
Wizard: Fast class that can take little damage but deal high damage.
Ranger: Very agile and deals high single-target damage to enemies.
The two classes Mystic and Assassin will be added later.
You have 4 character slots per server. Through the cash shop, you can create up to 6 characters.
Your first steps in the world – How to control Bless Online
Can you also play Bless with a controller? Your character in Bless Online is controlled with a mouse and keyboard. Use the WASD keys to move and activate your abilities with various hotkeys.
Controller support is currently not planned, but the developer team does not completely rule it out.
If you want to play with a controller at launch, you can configure your controller with programs like JoyToKey or Pinnacle.
The stances: You can equip two stances at the same time, which change your first 3 abilities. You can dynamically switch between stances using the ~ key. However, it is advisable to reassign the key for this purpose. For me, the stance switch is on the c key. The mount ability is now on the “^” key.
To adjust your controls, open the game menu with ESC, go to “Interface Settings”, and switch to the “Key Settings” menu. You can find the stance key under the “Action Bar” tab.
Which combat system does Bless Online use? Currently, the action-combat system is only unlocked for the Berserker class. Later, all classes are expected to benefit from the new control scheme. If you play as a wizard, paladin, guardian, or ranger, you will have to make do with the tab-targeting system.
The quest system of Bless
There are various types of quests in the game:
Blue marked quests are your main quests. These give you the most experience points. Sometimes, to continue them, you will need to have reached a certain level. So you can’t just play through the main campaign in one go.
Green quests are side quests. These missions familiarize you with the basic mechanics of the game, like crafting items, taming monsters, and gathering resources. You also receive items needed for these activities upon completion. Try to always complete them.
Yellow quests are side quests. These grant less experience points, but are usually on the way to a main quest.
You also receive rewards and experience points from the tasks listed below.
“Memories of a Journey” are episodic stories that are spread across the entire continent. You must have reached level 10 to take on these quests.
Missions are weekly or daily tasks that reward you with various items and experience points. You can take them on from level 7.
Hunting quests can be started once you’ve slain a certain number of the same monster. You will then begin a three-stage process where you are rewarded with experience points after each stage. Completing all stages grants you specific items.
Help, I’m stuck
Problems leveling? The main quest often requires you to have reached a certain level. To prevent this, it’s best to take on every side quest you can find until level 13. If you’re stuck between level 11 and 13, it’s advisable to complete some hunting quests. On the Hieron side, a visit to the bandit camp in “Rockfox Outlaw’s Hideout” is recommended.
You can complete the dungeon as many times as you like.
It’s best to team up with a group of other players to take down the bandits, as the kills are shared among players. It’s important that you always take down the same type of bandit. So if a hunting quest requires you to kill a bandit-slayer, your quest will only progress if you also defeat the bandit-slayer.
The first dungeon: Once you reach level 13, the first dungeon will open up. To enter it, you will need a “Gear-Level” of 1655. So buy equipment from the vendor in front of the dungeon entrance with your saved gold. If there is no vendor there, briefly visit the capital and stock up there.
The “Gear-Score” is the number below your level. If it’s not high enough, you need to acquire new armor and weapons.
When buying, make sure to acquire armor recommended for your class. Alternatively, you can obtain a new weapon from the auction house. By now, you should have collected enough gold.
You can manage the dungeon on your own. You will receive as many experience points for defeating the bosses as for completing a main quest. It’s worth running the dungeon a few times before you continue your journey. In addition, new side quests will now also appear, which you can complete.
If you don’t want to do the side quest, just run the dungeon until you have the “Gear-Level” for the new dungeon and are level 20. The “Gear-Level” is 2284.
Your abilities
In Bless Online, every class has stance abilities and non-stance abilities. To reach your maximum potential, you need to master the interplay.
Stances: Each class has 6 different stances, each with its own abilities. Stances grant you different effects. You can switch between 2 stances at any time.
Stance skills: These initiate your combo abilities. The sequence works as follows: Start ability -> Link ability -> Finish ability
Non-stance skills: These abilities are independent of your current stance.
Here’s how to obtain new skills: You unlock new skills gradually by leveling up. If you want to improve your skills, you need to rely on jewels. You obtain jewels through leveling up, completing quests, and defeating monsters. When you improve skills with jewels, you can also remove them from the skill again. The jewels are not lost, but you will need to pay some gold. With the jewel system, you can adapt skills to your needs and partially change their functionality.
This is the PvE content offered by Bless
If you are looking for short-lived PvE entertainment, Bless Online offers you some activities.
Face elite mobs: Elite mobs are particularly strong opponents that respawn regularly and drop valuable loot. Since they are one of the sources for weapons, players will farm these mobs. Elite mobs can be recognized by a special life bar.
Kill world bosses for exquisite loot: In Bless Online, you can challenge 20 world bosses together with other players. They appear in an 18-hour cycle in the following neutral areas:
Wyvern Valley 1 to 3
Dry Areas
White Desert
Vachel
North Saltus
Face powerful opponents in dungeons: Bless Online offers its players 7 dungeons per faction at launch. Until the dungeon from level 31, you can also run these dungeons individually.
If a dungeon has an entry limit, it resets every day at 1 AM.
Let loose in PvP
Bless Online also offers its players PvP-focused content. You can hunt players from the opposing faction at any time in contested areas.
When you kill players in PvP, you earn combat points and experience points. Your earnings are calculated based on your collected combat points from the past seven days. The reset is every Tuesday at 1 AM.
Your combat class depends on your earnings from the last four weeks and the earnings of the last seven days.
Breed your mounts and pets
Bless Online has an extensive leveling system for your pets and mounts. You can level them up, teach them abilities, and adapt them to your personal playstyle.
Here’s how to catch a monster: To tame a monster, you need a taming scroll. There are different variants depending on the level of the monster to be tamed.
Simply apply the scroll to a tamable monster, and you will start a mini-game. With a low probability, you may trigger a special mini-game where the captured monster will then possess a higher level.
Tamable monsters can be recognized by a steering wheel or butterfly symbol next to their name.
Steering wheel: This is a mount.
Butterfly: The monster is a pet.
The more monsters you tame, the higher your taming level becomes. If you diligently collect monsters, your collection can grow to up to 200 monsters.
Help, I can’t tame a monster: In the beginning, you will receive taming scrolls that allow you to capture monsters up to level 15. If you want to catch stronger monsters, you need to either choose the profession of enchantment or purchase taming scrolls from the market.
Here’s how to enhance your monsters: When you have your pet with you or ride your mount, the monster gains experience points. When the monster’s EP bar reaches 100%, it levels up. Once the maximum level in a rank is reached, you can upgrade the monster to the next rarity grade.
To level your pet, just let it run alongside you. You need to move your mount to level it. It’s best to catch a second mount early in the game, as your horse will eventually need to regenerate stamina.
The order of upgrades: Magical -> Rare -> Heroic -> Legendary
Gathering and crafting – these are the professions in Bless Online
In Bless Online, there are two types of items to gather. You can gather plants with a gathering bag and need a pickaxe to obtain ores. Throughout the game, green quests will pop up frequently. Complete these to learn more about gathering and crafting.
Tip, here’s how to quickly obtain resources: In the open world, you can encounter small monsters with a turban. Click on them, and you will be teleported to a gathering dungeon where you can collect various items for a limited time.
For each character, you must choose one of three primary professions and one secondary profession. It is advisable to create three characters, each practicing different professions, so you do not have to miss out on the benefits of each profession.
These are the primary professions available:
Armor: You craft clothing, armor, and repair items.
Handicraft: If you want to craft rings and necklaces, this is the right place for you.
Enchanting: An important profession if you want to craft taming scrolls and runes.
These are the secondary professions available:
Cooking: You craft buff-food that gives you various bonuses or regenerates the stamina of your tamed monsters.
Alchemy: You can craft potions that give you bonuses and create bombs.
The more items you craft, the higher your crafting level becomes. A high crafting level grants you various bonuses.
This is how items work in Bless Online
In Bless Online, you can find items in six different rarity levels. Common -> Rare -> Magical -> Rare -> Heroic -> Legendary.
Items of a higher level are better than items of a lower level.
Here’s how to improve your gear: Go to your faction’s capital. For the Union, it’s the city of Spezia, and for Hieron, it’s the city of Hierakon. There you will find a gear enhancement machine. Despite its rather impractical and long name, it is extremely useful.
You place your gear in the machine, have the necessary materials and sub-materials for an enhancement ready, and start the enhancement process. To improve an item, you need to have reached a certain level.
Caution! An enhancement can also fail. In case of failure, you can lose your enhancement materials and sub-materials. Additionally, the durability of the gear can be reduced, and its enhancement step may be decreased.
Once your enhancement step reaches level 15, it is possible to perform a transcendental enhancement or add an improved spirit slot.
Here’s how to transfer enhancements to other gear: You can transfer transcendental enhancements from equipment to higher-tier equipment. For this, you need a specific material. This enhancement process can also result in a decrease in enhancement level when the higher-tier item is improved.
Here’s how to repair your gear: You can get your damaged gear repaired by a blacksmith in the city or in camps. In case of a failed repair, durability may be reduced. You can craft repair items with armor crafting that simplify this process.
Here’s how to disassemble gear: Depending on the rarity level of the gear, you receive different items. You disassemble items at “Disassembly Machines” at many locations in Bless Online.
This is how equipment souls work: Certain armors can be infused with souls. A soul enhances your character. There are offensive and defensive souls, each with three levels. Since souls are fragile, they can be destroyed in certain situations.
Keep in mind that the soul also has the right pattern. You can only insert a soul with a “Flying Dragon Pattern” into equipment with the matching slot.
If your character dies in combat against an NPC: May potentially be destroyed.
If you insert a new soul into an already souled version: Old soul will be 100% destroyed.
If you disassemble souled gear: The soul will be 100% destroyed.
Find friends and face dangers together in a group
Teamplay is restricted to your own faction. So decide together for a faction, so you can play together.
These are the group options available:
You can create groups of up to 5 players. As a group, you benefit from certain combat and lifestyle buffs that increase your chances of survival.
Existing groups can be converted by the group leader into raid groups. These can include up to 20 players.
Here’s how to create a guild in Bless: If you want to create a guild, you need to speak to the guild manager NPC. You can find this in the villages or cities of the factions. To create a guild, you must be at least two players in a group.
When your guild members complete specific activities, the guild level increases through accumulated guild influence. Guild influence is credited every day at 1 AM.
This is how the economy works in Bless Online
The marketplace: If you want to sell your equipment to other players, you cannot avoid the in-game market. For each item, upper and lower limits are specified. You can access the market via the NPC Sarara in the capital cities of the factions.
A sales tax of 15% is applied to your purchases. If you are a premium member, you only have to pay 5% sales tax.
Players cannot trade with each other.
The special currency store: In the special currency store, you can exchange lumena or dungeon and combat points for certain items.
Lumena: Among other things, character slots, skins, or inventory expansions.
Combat points: Equipment upgrade items, materials for enhancements, and regular items.
Dungeon points: Items to enhance sub-materials for pets and mounts.
Earn lumena for free in Bless: You can exchange 1000 dungeon or combat points daily for 50 lumena. The exchange rate is 20 dungeon and combat points for 1 lumena.
Mailbox and messages: Through the mailbox, you can send items between your characters. Additionally, acquired items are displayed in your inbox. You can send all messages that can also be sold in the market.
The warehouse: Each character receives a personal warehouse where you can store up to 48 items. You can access the warehouse through warehouse managers in the major cities of each faction.
This is how to level up the fastest in Bless
Do you want to reach the maximum level as quickly as possible? Then follow these simple tips.
Start the game and create a character.
Complete the main quest and initially ignore all side quests until you can enter the first dungeon. If you’re stuck before the dungeon, complete a few hunting quests.
Then it’s best to catch a pet and hope it has the ability to give you an experience points bonus.
Buy your starter gear from the vendor in front of the dungeon. If he’s not there, travel to the capital and buy it there. This gives you the necessary gear level to enter the dungeon.
If your gear level is high enough, enter the dungeon and complete it. If you can’t find other players, you can run the dungeon alone.
Keep doing this until you unlock the next dungeon. Now continue your main quest.
Now you need to look for an elite mob. These strong monsters spawn in the world and are some of the few sources for new weapons.
Farm the mob until it drops your class weapon and run the next dungeon a few times to level up. Remember to gear up with better equipment.
From level 33, you will get stuck and can either farm elite mobs or do side quests. So farm elite mobs until you can continue your main quest or run through the dungeons.
The last levels then consist of a mix of side quests, main quests, and elite mob farming.
With a short maintenance, Epic Games aims to fix the current issues with the uncounted victories and shopping carts. To this end, the servers of Fortnite will be taken offline. After the server maintenance, the Week 5 challenges should also go live.
Update June 1: Once again, on June 1, there are issues with Fortnite. Matchmaking is disabled – read all about it here:
Yesterday, on May 30, the new update 4.3 was deployed, which brought shopping carts to Fortnite: Battle Royale and new content to Fortnite’s Save the World mode. However, the update also brought issues. There are some lags and hiccups when using the shopping carts.
Victories not counting in Fortnite: Even more serious is that victories are not counted correctly. For this reason, there will be another downtime today, Thursday May 31. Epic further reports server crashes.
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When will the servers be back online for Fortnite?
When does the downtime start? At 09:30 the matchmaking will be disabled, and at 10:00 the servers will be shut down. How long the maintenance will last is not known. Specifically, improvements are to be made to the backend services to ensure that victories are counted correctly again.
How long will the servers be down for Fortnite? That is still unknown. Normally Fortnite is back up by 12:00 during such maintenance, unless something is wrong.
Update 12:08 Maintenance could take longer: Fortnite is still down. It might take longer this time because extensive work on the infrastructure is being carried out, as announced by Epic Games.
Update 12:48 It’s back up: Fortnite seems to be running again. The servers are online.
Unfortunately, there are still problems, even though the servers are back up:
What about my victories that I earned in the meantime? Are they gone? Most likely yes. There was already a problem with the uncounted victories. Epic was able to fix the issue later – however, the wins achieved in the meantime were gone. We will only know more when the servers are back online.
Are there new features after today’s downtime? Most likely not. It is solely about fixing the issue with the victories and improving the performance of the shopping carts.
Fortnite: Week 5 challenges should come after maintenance – Here’s what they will be
New challenges are coming: However, the Week 5 challenges will go live after the maintenance.
After a year-long break, the Twitter account of Anthem has something to say. But what does it want to tell the fans?
The developers at BioWare are currently giving fans hope that the game “Anthem” will soon be revealed. Now, just a few days before the E3 2018, there is a tweet with a mysterious message. The message indicates that news is coming.
BioWare Hints at Something for Anthem – Fans’ Excitement is Rising
Since its presentation last year at E3, there has been relatively little news about Anthem. But now, something is happening in the shooter’s social media.
On Facebook, the cover photo of the Anthem page has been changed. And the official Twitter account of the game has posted a mysterious message. This is the first activity on Twitter since June 2017.
The message is structured in three parts. “Decoding” appears everywhere, but the text becomes clearer each time. Fans conclude that the decoding seems to be nearly complete and a reveal is imminent.
What exactly this reveal will bring is unclear. We already know that there will be an “inside look” during the EA Play event. The event runs from June 9 to 11. So perhaps the decoding is related to the EA Play event. Now fans hope to get a closer look at Anthem before the EA expo.
Hype Among Fans
In the subreddit for Anthem, fans are excited about the news. User GuiHayashida writes, “I need to resist the hype! Screw it, HYPE TRAAIIIN”. Other users encourage the Twitter account to decode its mysterious message faster.
With this tweet, the developers have really stirred up excitement among gaming fans.
Since the launch of the Warmind DLC, Destiny 2 has been plagued by numerous annoying bugs. While Bungie is trying to address and fix the issues, the studio simply can’t get a handle on the flood of errors. It has now been confirmed that the exclusive Nightfall rewards are bugged.
The bugs keep coming: After the release of the Warmind expansion, Destiny 2 struggles with a variety of annoying bugs that spoil the gaming experience for many fans. While the developers are trying to regain control with corresponding updates, this has only been partially successful so far. Some bugs plagued players for weeks, as some persisted in the game despite hotfixes.
With the recent update 1.2.1, Bungie stated that most errors should now be fixed. However, just a few days after the update, the studio now has to admit another annoying bug. Many Guardians are angry.
Hand Cannon T.V.O. desperately sought
Exclusive Nightfall rewards are not available: The community noticed in several Nightfall strikes after the release of DLC II that the corresponding exclusive rewards such as the exotic Sparrow Inclination Igniter apparently did not want to drop. However, since fans are not particularly interested in this vehicle, there was no significant response. There was a lack of an uproar. There has also been no response from Bungie thus far.
During the current Nightfall Tree of Probabilities, the Guardian community also quickly noticed that the exclusive reward apparently does not drop. But this time, the discontent of the community was noticeably louder. Because currently, the coveted hand cannon T.V.O. should be available as a reward, which many Guardians are still tirelessly pursuing – but no one seems to have gotten it this week so far. And that is apparently not only due to the low drop chances.
After numerous inquiries and Reddit posts directed at Bungie, the studio has now spoken out and confirmed: it is indeed another bug.
Exclusive Nightfall loot bugged
Especially in light of the numerous preceding problems, one might have hoped that Bungie would react sooner here or at least communicate the issue earlier. Because the problem seems to have existed since the release of DLC II. Furthermore, it puts the developers in a less than favorable light when nearly a month after release, not all major bugs in the game have been fixed.
Have you also hunted the T.V.O. in vain? Have you noticed any other active bugs that Bungie might be unaware of?
Currently, no exclusive Nightfall rewards drop in the Nightfall versions of the strikes from the base game and from DLC I “Curse of Osiris”. However, the strikes from the Warmind expansion are not affected by this bug. Bungie is currently conducting more detailed investigations into the problem.
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When a solution to this problem can be expected is not yet known. So those still looking for the T.V.O. will have to practice some patience.
Community is angry: Many fans are disappointed and upset. Some have already made up to 40 attempts just this week to get the popular hand cannon. That all those efforts were in vain does not necessarily contribute to a better mood.
Especially in light of the numerous preceding problems, one might have hoped that Bungie would react sooner here or at least communicate the issue earlier. Because the problem seems to have existed since the release of DLC II. Furthermore, it puts the developers in a less than favorable light when nearly a month after release, not all major bugs in the game have been fixed.
The upcoming Merlyn update will bring some major changes to the sandbox MMORPG Albion Online.
The Steam launch of the MMORPG has managed to mobilize some new players, but an old MMO problem has fans of the online game worried: The cities are slowly becoming deserted.
Wars in Cities
Player decline in the cities. The further players advance in Albion Online, the less reason they have to linger in the cities on the Royal continent. Currently, only beginners can find important resources around them. This issue leads to many cities slowly becoming deserted and experienced players only staying in the Outlands.
The developers have a plan! With the upcoming Merlyn-update, the team aims to put an end to this development. Some changes will be made to the game:
Cities provide various bonuses – such as for crafting or upgrading items
Around the cities, players will find many more and more valuable resources that will still be useful at higher levels
The faction war will be reworked
Each city will offer a very special resource
Marketplace, storage, community buildings – A guild island offers you several advantages
The cities will be incorporated into the faction war. To make the cities interesting for PvP battles, the leaders will enlist your help. They hire you as mercenaries to defend the cities. In particular, the resources and bonuses that the cities provide after the update should make them more interesting for the PvP battles of the faction war.
Outpost Capturingand Trade Caravans. These are two new activities. In an outpost capturing you must try to capture outposts for your faction by killing the faction’s champion. In the trade caravans, you smuggle valuable goods to transport hubs to exchange them there. However, during the journey, you will be attacked by members of other factions.
A release date for the Merlyn update of the MMORPG Albion Online will be announced later.
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More story about the upcoming Warcraft book “Before the Storm” has been revealed. An interesting letter from Anduin to Sylvanas can be read.
The backstory to the upcoming expansion of World of Warcraft is told in the new novel “Before the Storm”. Blizzard continuously releases small teasers to pique fans’ curiosity about the book. A letter from the novel sent by King Anduin to Sylvanas has now been published.
Peace for one day: Anduin proposes to Sylvanas a day of peace, where families can meet that have been separated by the Scourge and death. At a peaceful meeting in Arathi, these members of the Horde and Alliance shall meet and reunite.
We have translated the complete letter for you accordingly. Click the button to expand the letter.
[vc_toggle title=”Anduin’s letter to Sylvanas”]“To Queen Sylvanas Windrunner, Dark Lady of the Forsaken and Warchief of the Horde. King Anduin Llane Wrynn sends his respectful greetings.
I write to you to make a proposal that has nothing to do with armies, territories, or goods, but is one that I believe will be beneficial to both the Horde and the Alliance.
I want to get straight to the point. When you approached the Alliance to find a home for your people, you were rejected. We were still suffering from the terror that Arthas had inflicted on Lordaeron and could not understand that the Forsaken were anything different.
Recently, I spoke directly with a Forsaken who held great respect in life, and I learned that despite all he has endured, he still follows the Light. His name is Alonsus Faol, and he was once the Archbishop of Lordaeron. He has agreed to act as an intermediary to represent the interests of the living and the undead.
This letter is about families. Families that were not torn apart by the Horde or Alliance, but by Arthas, who let despair and destruction rain over us all. Spouses, children, parents – so many have been separated from one another, first by death and then by fear and anger. Perhaps, if we work together, these separated ones can be reunited.
We are not currently at war. But I am not so naïve as to believe that hostilities would not still exist. We have recently experienced great changes in our world in the form of Azerite – a manifestation of the pain Azeroth feels. United, we could direct our exploration of this substance in a way that could save it. Therefore, let us focus on a small but no less significant gesture – as a first step towards a potential future that benefits both the Horde and the Alliance.
I propose a single day of ceasefire. On this day, families that have been separated by war and death will have an opportunity to meet those they have lost. Participation is strictly voluntary. All those from the Alliance will be thoroughly vetted, and no one will be allowed whom I believe poses a danger to the Forsaken. The same I expect from you. We will set a limited number of participants.
A suitable location for this event is the Arathi Highlands. I will gather my people at the old fortress of Stromgarde. Thoradin’s Wall is near a Horde outpost. There, in the open field, with sufficient protection that we both as leaders of humans and Forsaken determine, these fractured families will meet. It will last from dawn to dusk. With your consent, Archbishop Faol and other priests will support this and provide assistance as necessary.
Should any harm come to my people, know that I will not hesitate to seek retribution.
I understand that if my people harm the Forsaken, you will act similarly.
As a priest, as the King of Stormwind, and as the son of Varian Wrynn, I guarantee safe passage for all Forsaken who choose to wish to participate. If this ceasefire is successful, it could be repeated.
Do not misunderstand this as a peace offering. This is merely the offer for a single day of compassion for people cruelly separated from each other – by a power that was neither Horde nor Alliance.
You and I have both lost our families, Warchief. Let us not impose this on others who, like us, never chose it.
Written by my own hand,
King Anduin Llane Wrynn”
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No peace in Arathi: Even though we do not yet know the concrete outcome, it is to be assumed that this meeting will fail. After all, the Arathi Highlands with the fortress Stromgarde is a war front in Battle for Azeroth – so a constant battlefield.
What do you think of this letter? Has it sparked your interest in the book?
The new game “Fallout 76” is not supposed to be a classic Fallout, but instead is said to be oriented towards online games like Rust. This is reported by a US site, citing anonymous sources.
Where does this come from? This comes from US author Jason Schreier. He has frequently obtained such rumors for Kotaku that later turned out to be true. Schreier cites three sources who are familiar with the project. However, they want to remain anonymous to protect their careers.
Is the rumor credible? Yes, Schreier is known for being able to tap such sources in major studios. He has previously had “rumors” about Destiny or Anthem that later turned out to be true.
Fallout 76 was once Fallout 4 Multiplayer
Fallout 76 inspired by Rust and DayZ: The new Fallout game “Fallout 76” is said to be influenced by survival titles like Rust or DayZ. It was originally a multiplayer version of Fallout 4. However, Fallout 76 has evolved more towards survival over the years.
But it also has quests and story: The game is supposed to have quests and stories, so Bethesda remains true to its “Skyrim” roots.
But also base building: The game is said to feature survival and multiplayer mechanics, including base building. The idea is that Fallout 76 opens just 20 years after a nuclear war. The world is significantly more uncivilized and emptier than in Fallout 3 and 4. In Fallout 76, players must first build up civilization, fitting with the trailer that says: “When the fallout settles, you must rebuild.”
Fallout 76 is supposed to evolve: According to sources, Fallout 76 is intended as an online game and as a “games-as-a-service” title. It will and should constantly change and evolve.
When will we know if all of this is true? On June 11 at E3 around 3:30 AM. Then Bethesda will unveil the game “Fallout 76” at a press conference.
In trend two years ago: Ironically, our author Andreas Bertits wished for a game like this more than two years ago as Fallout 5. In 2016, survival MMOs like Rust and ARK: Survival Evolved were still very much in trend. This has declined in recent years. However, Conan Exiles has shown that such a title can indeed achieve success.
The developers at Neowiz publicly apologize for the numerous issues that have arisen since the early launch of Bless Online. Those who purchased a Founder’s Pack are now being compensated for the bugs and crashes.
Those who bought a Founder’s Pack were able to play Bless Online two days before the release on May 30. Since then, complaints about poor performance, login difficulties, and server crashes have increased.
The lead producer Sungjin Ko publicly apologizes: “[…] I sincerely want to apologize to all players who have experienced inconveniences due to server and connection issues. […] We are aware that these are just a few of the things we need to work on in Bless Online’s Early Access. […]”
A new fix aims to address several issues: In his open letter, Sungjin Ko further mentions that some bug fixes have already been worked on. Today, on May 30, update V1.0.03 was released.
What the update is said to fix according to Ko:
Loading screen bug: Players were stuck on Bless Online’s loading screen. This has now been fixed.
Lag: Players experienced significant issues with delays and lag while looting, questing, and other actions. This was caused by the high influx of players. An emergency maintenance update has upgraded the database system to prevent I/O delays.
New servers: New servers for NA and EU have been added for the official Early Access launch.
Endgame content is yet to come
Bless Online’s Early Access is a growing process: Sungjin Ko also apologizes for the lack of clarity for players that Bless Online is a growing game. There seems to be quite a bit of content missing that will be added over the coming weeks and months.
New content is expected in 1-2 weeks: This includes 15vs15 player PvP and new high-level dungeons.
Dissatisfied players will get their money back: Those dissatisfied with the current state of the game will also receive a refund. However, Ko hopes that these players will return to Bless when the content and features they expected are available.
Pioneers receive 2,450 Lumena as compensation
The Bless team regrets that players with a Founder’s Pack faced so many problems at the early launch. Neowiz wants to compensate the founders for the inconveniences.
Founders will now find 2,450 Lumena in their account inbox: Lumena is the premium currency in Bless Online. Currently, 2,450 Lumena is worth approximately 17.30 euros. Anyone who purchased their Founder’s Pack between May 28 at 7:00 PM and May 30 at 9:00 PM will receive this compensation.
For Blizzard’s Hack’N’Slay Diablo 3, there is a new patch. This changes extremely little and players are making jokes.
There is a new update for Diablo III. The patch 2.6.1a can now be downloaded on PC and Mac systems. However, the patch notes are very brief. Some players are annoyed by this, as they have been waiting a long time for significant changes. Others are making the best of the situation and joking around.
Diablo III: 2.6.1a Patch Notes
There is practically no change for you in the gameplay of Diablo III. The game now supports a technology from Razer. Additionally, adjustments were made to the backend to improve game performance.
General Patch Notes
Razer Chroma Link
If you have peripherals on your PC that use this technology, they will be supported after the update.
Backend Improvements
The team made changes on the server side to ensure better game performance.
That was all the patch notes. Instead of bashing wildly now, players are pulling out memes and jokes to take the news with humor.
“… and they say the support for Diablo 3 is dead!”
In the comments on the new patch on Reddit, players are expressing themselves in a funny way. An ironic undertone cannot be overlooked in the following three comments:
User Wicky- writes “and they say the support for this game is dead”
Yoshi570 writes “I’m glad to see the strong support from Blizzard for Diablo 3”
T1mpas says “New content hype!!!”
Others aren’t too concerned about what this patch does. User EverydayFunHotS writes “As long as there is a new pet / wings in every season, I’m happy.” Many other users agree.
Why the bittersweet reactions? For many months, part of the Diablo 3 community has been demanding more content. Players want to have more to do in Diablo 3 again. Some players are firmly convinced that Blizzard has not abandoned its Hack’n’Slay yet. Others say that Diablo III is in standby mode and is only being kept alive “somehow”.
Especially before a new season, players were hoping for a larger patch that might shake up the meta. The patch 2.6.1a certainly does not do that. It is unclear whether a larger update will come before season 14.
The community is in the dark: Players also do not really know how things will go with the Hack’N’Slay topic at Blizzard. Will Diablo 3 bloom again? Is the team already working on polishing Diablo 4? There is hope that Blizzard will soon provide new information regarding the future plans for Diablo.
The brand-new MMORPG Bless is currently stirring up a lot of emotions. The game is full of bugs, lacks promised content, and provokes with ridiculous cash shop features. As a result, many players are extremely upset and demand refunds on Steam.
The Western version of the Korean MMORPG Bless has been in development for years and has been eagerly awaited here. Now Bless has been released, and the joy is turning into anger and rage for many players. The game is not functioning at launch as it probably should and frustrates with all sorts of strange occurrences.
This has triggered a massive wave of refunds on Steam.
Bless launch full of problems
Since the head start on May 28th, there have been several issues in Bless. The site Massivelyop has compiled a summary of the annoyances reported by players on Reddit and elsewhere:
Players could only join the Hieron faction because the Union faction was too popular
All these annoyances have caused the Steam reviews for Bless to plummet. Currently, the reviews are “mostly negative.” Nevertheless, the number of simultaneous users is still extraordinarily high. Over 34,000 players were online at the same time, and some players praise the gameplay of Bless despite all the frustrations.
However, many gamers have had enough and want their money back. Normally, this is only usual up to 2 hours after a purchase on Steam. However, it seems that Valve is making an exception for Bless and, according to some players, is even accepting refunds up to 20 hours or more after the purchase.
