The rework of Hanzo is here and a whole range of players have been redeemed. Finally, you can proudly play the archer from Overwatch.
The Patch 1.23 of Overwatch has been live for a few days, bringing the major overhaul of the hero Hanzo. After nearly two years of complaints, the archer has now been revamped to the satisfaction of most players and is enjoying great popularity.
What has changed? Hanzo has lost his scatter arrow, which allowed him to eliminate tanks with just one shot by simply aiming at the ground directly in front of him. Now he has rapid-fire, allowing him to shoot six arrows in quick succession. Additionally, Hanzo can use his sonar arrow more frequently to scout the map more effectively, albeit with a smaller radius. Also new is a dodge roll in a specific direction during the jump.
How does this affect gameplay? To play Hanzo successfully, more skill is now required than before, as the shots must actually hit the target and not just the ground in front of the target. This is balanced out by a faster projectile movement of the arrows, so you have to anticipate less where an enemy is moving in the next second. Thanks to increased mobility, Hanzo can better pursue enemies or flee.
What does the community think? Most players praise the Hanzo rework in forums and on Reddit. The archer is fun again and really good Hanzo players can now shine much more than before without being mocked. A good “Hanzo main” can now be easily recognized.
How do you like the new Hanzo? Have you tried the archer yet? Do you like the new playstyle or do you miss the “scatter shot”?
In the current Free2Play hit Fortnite, so-called “Free V-Buck” hacks are highly popular. They regularly circulate on YouTube and in large quantities. However, the hacks for free V-Bucks have now come under scrutiny. What is behind this, and what does the developer Epic say about it?
This is what the Free V-Buck hacks promise for Fortnite: The hacks promise players free V-Bucks. This is the premium currency for Fortnite. They guarantee enormous sums mostly through video ads on YouTube, which are simply transferred if one just fills out a survey or downloads an app. Such sites exist even in Germany, which even offer an “anti-ban protection” – how nice of them.
Fake – Be careful.
Does it work? No, it does not work. The sites you land on are fraudulent. You are supposed to enter your data somewhere or download an app. The person who directs you to these sites collects money for it, or does who knows what with the data. There are many hackers active in Fortnite, as we know. However, you never receive the promised V-Bucks, but are simply redirected from one survey to the next.
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But there are videos showing it works. Those are fake. The high upvote counts of the videos are probably fake too. It is entirely possible to buy massive amounts of likes on YouTube. A whole industry has emerged around these “Free V-Buck” hacks.
Hacks prey on the criminal intent of often young Fortnite players
Why do so many click on these fake videos? Fortnite has a relatively young target audience that is not as accustomed to these internet mechanisms as experienced users. The videos play on the idea: This really works, but people claim it’s fake because Epic certainly doesn’t want these free V-Buck hacks to circulate. It plays on the criminal intent of the users.
The simple proof: If someone could generate V-Bucks, he would be foolish to make money in such a complicated way. He would simply sell the V-Bucks on eBay instead of through strange surveys.
YouTube seems to have problems recognizing these scam videos
Why can you see these videos on YouTube? The site Polygon investigated this. They rely on an anonymous source. The videos promoting such hacks are not “listed.” This circumvents the YouTube check. However, these videos can still circulate as ads. They boldly advertise with the image of the Fortnite YouTuber Ali-A (thumbnail).
Additionally, it seems YouTube is avoiding checking individual videos. However, YouTube denies this and refers to an “AI” that is investigating and improving. They claim to have highly qualified specialists reviewing content.
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What does Epic say about this? Epic explicitly warns against these “hacks.” There is no way to give away V-Bucks or receive them except in the Fortnite shop or earn them in-game. Even those who legitimately raffle V-Bucks can only distribute gift cards. But no one can “transfer” V-Bucks to anyone in any form.
The methods on how to earn V-Bucks legally in Fortnite have been described:
The new world boss Mirumok Offin-Guardian has been added to Black Desert. He is very powerful and requires a good strategy. In our guide, you will learn more about how to defeat the boss Mirumok Destroyer Offin and what rewards there are.
The new world boss Mirumok Offin-Guardian may look similar to his colleague guild boss “Mirumok-Guardian”, but he is much stronger. He punishes players who struggle against him with experience point loss and destroyed crystals. A good strategy is essential to have a chance against him.
The Mirumok Offin-Guardian is a tough opponent
Where can I find the world boss? You can find the world boss on almost all servers in the game (except Olvia and Arsha) in the ancient Mirumok ruins in the Kamasilvia area.
When can I challenge him? Every Friday at 11 PM, you can face him. 30 minutes before he appears, players will be notified of an announcement. Once this message is displayed, players cannot temporarily use the item “Ancient Contract: Mirumok-Guardian”, which would spawn a similar boss.
The clock is ticking! If guilds are still in combat with the guild boss “Mirumok-Guardian”, they have exactly 15 minutes to defeat him. If they do not succeed before time runs out, the fight against him will fail.
What do you need to take him on? To defeat the boss, you should have an attack value of at least 150 and a defense value of at least 250. Unlike the other time-limited world bosses Quint and Muraka, players are punished upon death. Therefore, it is important to have high defense and high resistances.
Especially suitable for this are the “Valencian Meal” and the “Strong Will Elixir”, as they grant you resistances to monster damage.
Pack a musket! If you want to simplify the boss fight, it is best to take hunting muskets with you. You can either craft hunting muskets yourself or buy them at the marketplace under the category “Main Weapon”. Besides this world boss, hunting muskets are used in Black Desert to hunt monsters.
What do you get if you defeat the boss? Depending on how you defeat the boss, you will receive different rewards. If you are among the top 30 adventurers who have dealt the most damage to the shield, you will have a chance to receive “Wrath of the Forest” or “Offin Tett’s Shining Fragment”.
If you are among the 30 players who have dealt the highest damage to the roots of Offin, you may receive “Offin’s Tendril” or “Offin Tett’s Shining Fragment”.
Once players have defeated the Mirumok Offin-Guardian, they will drop with a certain probability either “Offin Tett’s Sealed Weapon Box”, the “Valtarra Belt of Darkness”, “Wrath of the Forest” or the “Black Mage Crystal – Cobelius JIN/BON/WON”.
The items you receive depend on the damage you inflicted on Offin-Guardian Tett.
How to defeat Mirumok Offin-Guardian
Once you are well equipped and have consumed your buff food, you can start. The boss consists of two parts: Mirumok Offin-Guardian and Offin-Guardian Tett, each with their own health points. And there are three possible ways to take down the boss.
How to kill Mirumok: You can fully focus as a team on the roots of Mirumok Offin-Guardian and eliminate them one by one. Once you have destroyed two roots, Mirumok Offin-Guardian loses his barrier, Tett retreats into him, and can be killed by the players. However, be aware that his attack speed and power increase once two roots are destroyed.
How to kill Tett: Once you have destroyed one root of Mirumok Offin-Guardian, Offin-Guardian Tett will leave Mirumok and become attackable. Note that he is accompanied by two invincible clones, which you should ignore. Tett will retreat back into Mirumok if his health points fall below 70% and below 30%. If the third root of Mirumok has already been destroyed, Tett cannot retreat anymore.
Source: YouTube – Anfieldü
It gets easier this way
The hidden route with the hunting musket: If you have packed your trusty hunting musket, there is another way to defeat the world boss. Once you have destroyed at least one root of Mirumok, you can destroy the shield that protects Tett with your hunting musket. Once this shield is destroyed, Tett cannot return to his buddy Mirumok. If you kill Tett now, the world boss is also defeated.
However, keep in mind that you can only loot Mirumok Offin-Guardian if you have also dealt damage to him.
This is what’s in the weapon box
A particularly useful item that you can obtain by opening “Offin Tett’s Sealed Weapon Box” is the new boss weapon “Offin Tett’s Shining Weapon”. Although the weapon has a lower hit rate than other weapons, it deals increased damage. Additionally, it increases your attack and spell speed and your crit chance by +2.
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If you’re unlucky when opening the box, you can still exchange 100 pieces of “Offin Tett’s Shining Fragment” and one weapon with the NPC Dikzipo, the blacksmith in Grana, for the boss weapon. The shining fragments can drop when you defeat the world boss.
The streaming platform Twitch introduced a beta version of its Bounty Board Program last week. Through these so-called bounties, streamers are to be directly connected with companies that will pay them for their stream.
With a new program, Twitch aims to connect streamers with companies that pay the content creators for a stream.
Twitch as a mediator
What is the Bounty Board? Streamers can sign up for jobs from companies that pay them for streams through the program on a new page. These “bounties” are tied to guidelines.
Streamers should not unnecessarily “bash” games: Games should be evaluated honestly, even if this is not positive. However, the difference between constructive criticism and unnecessary bashing should be respected.
Streamers should disclose sponsored bounties and inform their viewers about the paid content.
The payout of the bounties is based on the requirements. For example, the streamer receives the full amount if the required viewers are reached, as well as a partial payment if the requirements are not met.
What does Twitch want to achieve with the bounties? Twitch likely aims to bypass marketing agencies that have otherwise connected content creators with companies through this new program. This also gives the platform more influence over which companies streamers collaborate with. Moreover, payments are processed directly through Twitch.
It is still unclear whether and how much Twitch earns from the deals. In response to inquiries from the US website Gamasutra, a representative of the streaming platform stated that it is still a beta test in a very limited scope and that it is too early to determine what a final program might look like.
Currently, the beta test of the program is only available for US Twitch partners and is limited to bounties for one-hour game streams. However, the company plans to have a beta testing phase of the Bounty Board with staggered invitations. This could take several months.
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In the lead-up to the Warmind expansion, Bungie repeatedly showcased some improved exotic weapons in action. With DLC II and the simultaneously released update 1.2.0, these improvements will arrive on May 8 in Destiny 2. Here is an overview of all the specimens shown so far – there are 14 weapons.
What is it about? So far, only a few exotic weapons in Destiny 2 have truly lived up to their name. Many exotic guns even perform worse than their legendary counterparts in some aspects. As a result, some of them are hardly used by players. However, this should change soon.
Simultaneously with the release of the Warmind DLC, the update milestone 1.2.0. This update includes massive changes for exotic weapons among other things. The revised specimens presented so far all look very promising.
Here is an overview of all the changes presented so far for exotic weapons:
Sturm und Drang
Not only has the exotic hand cannon Sturm been revised. Its smaller brother – the pistol Drang – has also been improved. Because in duet, the two weapons remain the most effective even with update 1.2.0.
The base stats of both guns have been increased. The pistol Drang receives the perk Toben. Thus, kills with this weapon will temporarily cause increased damage. This effect can stack up to 3 times. Additionally, Drang receives the maximum magazine capacity for pistols.
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Overloading the Sturm magazine is particularly worthwhile: The overloaded rounds from Sturm will have a damage bonus of 1.8x from May. This leads to significantly higher damage output in PvE and enables crisp 2-shot precision kills in PvP – provided you also land two critical hits.
Graviton Lance
The Graviton Lance now fires two-shot salvos after the changes. Critical hits deal 333 damage.
Kills from critical hits now trigger a large Void explosion that can deal up to 602 damage and can wipe out entire groups of surrounding Red Bars – i.e. regular enemies.
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The explosion also generates several Void projectiles that track remaining nearby enemies and deal damage to them. Apparently, the number of projectiles depends on the number of enemies killed.
Skyburner’s Oath
Bungie has equipped the projectiles of Skyburner’s Oath with explosive rounds when fired from the hip. With aiming, the weapon will behave as before. Fully automatic, slow fire rate, high penetration power.
When fired from the hip with Skyburner’s Oath, the exotic scout now emits slower projectiles with faster fire rate that track targets and then explode.
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The tracking tends to pull the projectiles towards the opponent’s body rather than precision areas like the head, which is why Bungie has slightly reduced the scaling of precision damage and increased damage to the body. However, precision hits still provide bonus damage and damage over time is increased.
Rat King
As part of the changes, the developers have turned the Rat King into a fully automatic weapon so that the increase in fire rate always offers an advantage and is always noticeable when in a pack.
Furthermore, the Rat Pack perk now activates even if other fireteam members have the Rat King in the kinetic slot, holstered, or in hand.
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Additionally, the benefits of Rat Pack now increase more dramatically when the weapon is carried by one or two other fireteam members. Moreover, the invisibility timer for the perk Pest Control has been increased to seven seconds.
Tractor Cannon
The Tractor Cannon still has its physical impulse. However, each target hit by this weapon now receives an additional debuff.
This effect makes enemies 10 seconds more vulnerable to incoming Void damage. Furthermore, this weapon allows for consecutive critical hits for the 10-second duration of the effect.
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Moreover, the revised Tractor Cannon has the ability to suppress enemies. This means that enemies hit by it cannot use supers or abilities for 10 seconds. If they are hit by the Tractor Cannon while already active in a super, the super is canceled.
Hard Light
Hard Light will be able to “switch” elemental damage as of the release of DLC 2, just like the sniper rifle Borealis.
If you hold down the reload button, the exotic auto rifle will change its damage type. You no longer need to access the weapon menu.
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Furthermore, projectiles bouncing off surfaces will now deal double damage. This allows you to effectively suppress and potentially eliminate enemies “around the corner”.
Borealis
After Borealis has destroyed an enemy shield with the matching elemental damage type, the sniper will deal double damage until the next reload or the next damage type change. In PvE activities, this weapon will finally become usable.
But even in PvP, Borealis will soon be appealing. If you destroy an opponent’s shield in the Crucible with a matching elemental shot while their super is active, you’ll also deal double damage in PvP – until your death or until you change the magazine of the weapon. This will allow for one-hit kills with body shots even when the opponent is at full health with the revised Borealis.
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The perk Super Conductor will be activated even when the Riskrunner is equipped but currently stowed.
Workhorse
The changes to the auto rifle Workhorse are manageable, but they have a huge impact.
The developers have increased the ammunition capacity for this exotic weapon to 999. While this ammo supply does not last forever, you should be able to fire for a while.
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Especially with the Titan using the exotic chest piece Actium War Rig, a strong synergy arises. The armor continuously refills the magazine of the equipped auto rifle from reserves. This completely eliminates the need for reloading. Thus, the damage output over time is enormously increased. This combination is expected to prove valuable and effective, especially in boss battles.
D.A.R.C.I.
This exotic sniper rifle will deal 4 times the damage once it has detected a target (once the target is outlined in red). The exact scaling depends on the respective activity, difficulty, and light level.
In PvE, this sniper will thus become an adequate alternative for the power slot.
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However, even in the Crucible, the D.A.R.C.I. will become quite usable after the revision. It has a 7-shot magazine. The zoom has been reduced. Additionally, the aim assist has been re-tuned. This improves the handling of the weapon when you don’t yet have a target acquired while already being zoomed.
Sunshot
Bungie has not yet provided official video material for the revised Sunshot. However, Senior Gameplay Designer Jon Weisnewski has announced the upcoming changes to Sunshot on Twitter.
Thus, Sunshot will continue to do what it did before – just much better. The explosion after a kill will have increased detonation damage and a larger radius. Every opponent killed by the explosion will also explode. This leads to large explosion chains depending on the concentration of enemies.
Some fans have reportedly already seen this exotic hand cannon in action after its overhaul.
There is still no official video material for Crimson. During the reveal stream for the Warmind expansion, the developers from Bungie extensively discussed the changes to this exotic hand cannon.
Players will be able to carry more ammunition for Crimson. Additionally, the overall and precision damage of the weapon will increase. The time between individual shots will be reduced.
In PvP, Crimson will need three bursts to take down an opponent. In this case, the first shot of the third burst becomes the kill shot if the two shots prior have hit.
Lion’s Roar
No official video material is yet available for this exotic grenade launcher either. During the reveal stream for the Warmind DLC, however, the developers elaborated on the upcoming changes to Lion’s Roar.
The impact damage of the grenades has been increased. In return, damage on direct hit has been reduced. This means you no longer need a direct hit for the grenades to have their full effect. Additionally, the ammunition capacity has increased. Furthermore, a kill with the weapon guarantees a drop of special ammo.
In FIFA 18 Ultimate Team there are predictions for the Team of the Season (TOTS) of La Liga. These players could make it into the Team of the Season (TDS) in FUT.
Every week a new TOTS is released, with the cards available in sets for one week. The release of the La Liga TDS is on May 11.
Many players receive heavily upgraded, blue special cards during the “Team of the Season” period. The selection is made based on league performances in the 2017/2018 season. We show you the predictions for the “Team of the Season” of the Spanish top division.
FUT 18 – Predictions for LaLiga-TOTS in Ultimate Team
Which La Liga players will make it into the Team of the Season? We will only know the official team shortly before the release, but major FIFA sites are already making their predictions about which players deserve a spot in the TOTS of the Spanish top league.
These predictions will not match the La Liga TOTS from EA 100%, but they provide a good overview of which players could make it into the team.
ST: Antoine Griezmann, Atlético de Madrid – 90 > 96
ST: Iago Aspas, Real Club Celta – 84 > 91
ST: Cristhian Stuani, Girona FC – 78 > 86
What is the “Team of the Season” actually?
The “Team of the Season” (TDS) – or better known as “Team of the Season” (TOTS) – is for most FIFA gamers the biggest event in Ultimate Team. Many players receive a heavily upgraded, blue special card during this time.
Over 200 player cards will likely receive a TOTS version in FUT 18. The reason is that many teams are released, all containing 23 players – for the “Team of the Year” (TOTY) there is only a single 11-man selection.
The rating of players usually increases by 5 to 9 points – for the top stars of the big leagues, ratings can indeed reach the high 90s. The basis for selection is the performance in the 2017/2018 season – for the TOTY, however, the entire calendar year 2017 was taken into account for evaluation.
Otherwise, TOTS cards behave like Informs: If you don’t want to wait until you draw a card from sets, you can purchase them on the transfer market. The normal gold versions of the players are not available to draw during this time.
Fortnite Mobile is still not available on Android. However, on Apple’s iOS devices, Epic is making a fortune. On May 1st, revenues soared particularly high: The launch of Season 4 caused expenditures in app stores worldwide to explode.
How much has Fortnite earned on iOS so far? Fortnite earned over $25 million in the first 30 days on iOS. This sum has now doubled in just 2 weeks. From March 15th to May 1st, Fortnite Mobile generated as much revenue again as in the first 30 days, reports the site Sensortower. Fortnite has now surpassed $50 million since its launch on March 15th.
What happened on May 1st? On May 1st, the new Season 4 of Fortnite launched. Players apparently purchased the $10 Battle Pass in droves, which unlocks special rewards for Season 4 if they are diligent in Battle Royale. According to Sensortower, the revenues here were 293% higher than the revenues on the previous Thursday. They were about 4 times as high.
Where is Fortnite Mobile for Android? Although Fortnite is such a hit on iOS, making $25 million worldwide in 14 days, the port to Android is still awaited. While iOS, Apple’s operating system, is standardized and could be quickly addressed, there are plans from Epic to bring Fortnite to Android, but that may still take time. Meanwhile, there are several scam sites on the internet promising that you can play Fortnite Android now. But these are fakes.
What makes Fortnite Mobile special? Most ports of successful desktop or console games are scaled-down versions. Fortnite Mobile, however, is the full-fledged Battle Royale game. Epic can offer this because they develop the engine on which Fortnite runs themselves, and this engine is tailored for mobile games. Therefore, they currently have a strong advantage over other studios.
Bless Online-Developer Neowiz shows in a new video the gameplay of the Paladin. It provides insight into how the support Paladin plays in groups and dungeons.
For some fans, it was unclear how exactly the class mechanics of the Paladin synergize with its healing abilities. The following is clear from the video:
The Paladin has an “Area of Effect” heal that must be channeled and continuously costs health. While channeling, the Paladin must remain in place.
Paladins have the ability to revive their teammates.
They can draw protective circles in the air or on the ground that support their teammates.
The Paladin can support group members with direct heals from a distance.
It has strong healing abilities that can quickly fully heal group members.
After massive criticism, Nvidia is discontinuing the GeForce Partner Program (GPP). The accusation was that Nvidia was trying to bind partners more closely to itself. Competitor AMD was thus further pushed out of the market. Nvidia claims that these are false information.
What happened? Through the GeForce Partner Program, partners received exclusive information and hardware. In return, however, they marketed AMD and Nvidia hardware separately. In one case, this even went so far that Asus wanted to sell AMD products only under the new brand “Arez”. Nvidia has now officially discontinued this program.
What is the justification? In an official blog post, Nvidia justifies this step with the numerous false information about the GeForce Partner Program that are circulating. Instead of combating these false reports, they prefer to discontinue the program.
GIGABYTE removed the AUROS branding for the AMD Radeon.
What is the GeForce Partner Program?
From Nvidia’s perspective: The selling partners should be supported in marketing and sales. The goal of the GPP is that gamers know exactly what they are buying and have a clear choice. Therefore, Radeon and GeForce should also be marketed differently.
From the critics’ perspective: According to AMD, the GPP is taking away the freedom of choice from the player. Nvidia is also accused of allocation. This means that they disadvantage companies that do not participate in the GPP. They achieve this by providing these companies with fewer chips. As a result, they can produce fewer graphics cards, which reduces their revenue. Nvidia is accused of exploiting its strong market position to become even stronger and thereby aim for a monopoly position.
Why is it being discontinued right now? The GeForce Partner Program was under massive criticism. In addition, the European Commission and the Federal Trade Commission were already investigating Nvidia’s program. If the allegations were proven true, the discontinuation would have just been a matter of time.
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After over a year in development, Conan Exiles will be released on Tuesday, May 8th, for PlayStation 4. In the last Developer Stream from Funcom, the developers showcased gameplay on the console for the first time. And the game looks really good!
PC and Xbox players have been able to play Conan Exiles since the Early Access phase in January 2017. PS4 players, on the other hand, had to watch – or switch to other platforms for a preview experience.
In the last Developer Stream on Friday, Creative Director Joel Bylos and Community Manager Jens Erik Vaaler showcased gameplay from the PS4 for the first time. The wait for Sony fans has been worth it – the game makes a really good impression!
The entire stream lasts about an hour, with the PS4 gameplay starting around the 26-minute mark.
Smooth gameplay, even without PS4 Pro
The gameplay segment shown by the developers in the livestream runs smoothly and presents Conan Exiles with graphics that should satisfy even demanding gamers. Gameplay and construction are nearly identical to the versions on PC and Xbox. Only the quick access bar is arranged in a ring instead of a bar like on PC.
Notably: The developers are playing Conan Exiles on a PS4 Slim, a standard version of the PlayStation 4. Players without a PS4 Pro can still enjoy a smooth and beautiful game.
This also means that owners of a PS4 Pro can expect even more performance than other players. However, how exactly the increased performance will manifest itself will only become clear at release.
Conan Exiles is limited to 30 FPS on the PS4, as according to Joel Bylos, it would feel “strange” if the FPS were to drop and rise otherwise. Additionally, a single-player game was showcased in the stream.
In Conan Exiles, many players can play simultaneously on a server. If you encounter other players, or if there are many buildings in the vicinity, it may slightly affect performance.
The scenes shown are therefore not fully transferable to the final version, but provide an initial impression.
What do you think of what has been shown? Do you like Conan Exiles on the PS4, or would you rather get it for another platform?
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The upcoming AAA mobile MMO Royal Blood does not want to be like all other mobile games. With three unique selling points, the developers at Gamevil want to stand out against the competition. They also explain why Royal Blood has not yet been released in the West.
What exactly is Royal Blood? Royal Blood is a high-gloss AAA MMORPG for mobile devices. The game uses the award-winning Unity engine and is developed by the Korean studio Gamevil. Over 100 developers are solely dedicated to Royal Blood, working hard to make their game competitive against titles like Lineage 2 Revolution. Particularly in the West, they aim to appeal to the player base.
But how do the developers plan to succeed in the West?
Events, Combat System, and Mass PvP as Unique Selling Points
To help Royal Blood stand out against the competition in the mobile MMO space, the developers focus on three unique features.
Feature #1 – The Action Combat System with Skillsets
Mobile MMOs are often known for being mindless grinders that can be played on autopilot. Players focus more on optimizing grinding performance than on actually fighting. This is particularly evident in Lineage 2 Revolution, which we have already referred to as the “MMO Manager” here.
This is how Royal Blood aims to make battles more exciting: There is also an autopilot feature in Royal Blood. However, unlike the competition, players are encouraged to use it only when they are not doing something special. In any case, manual combat control is better. You must actively dodge attacks and aim your skills effectively.
Skillsets add more depth: Additionally, there is an alternative skill set that you can switch at any time during combat. This suddenly gives you a completely new set of abilities, allowing you to fight much more effectively. This is especially important during boss fights in raids or PvP. Moreover, it helps you develop your role in the “Holy Trinity” better. In Royal Blood, it is crucial to have tanks, damage dealers, and support in your team.
In Royal Blood, there are a number of standard quests that you can complete on the go. However, the highlights of the map are dynamic events that appear regularly. You can then decide whether to participate or continue grinding.
Here are the benefits of the events: Events are usually more challenging and not easily solved on autopilot. Even if you do that, you will only receive top loot if you are among the best participants in the event.
Moreover, these events provide a welcome change from regular questing and a great opportunity for teamwork. You can think of them a bit like the open world events in Guild Wars 2.
Feature #3 – The RvR PvP Battles
Royal Blood features large skirmishes between 70 players in addition to 3vs3 arenas in PvP. Originally, 100vs100 fighters were planned, but the developers reduced that number to 70. They believe this is more manageable.
How do the RvR battles work? The goal of the RvR battles is to become the ruler. However, this is not achieved merely through mindless fighting. Instead, players have two weeks to collect special “Lord Points”. Afterward, the most successful player is crowned ruler. This ties in well with the game’s theme, where you embody a dethroned heir who must reclaim your kingdom.
The Lord Points are earned through battles, but also through careful planning of strategies and politics within the game. So, it’s not just about fighting.
Overall, Royal Blood strongly focuses on a full-fledged MMORPG approach that is primarily known from PC online RPGs.
No Pay2Win Cash Shop Planned
Finally, the developers want to emphasize again that the Cash Shop of Royal Blood only provides time-saving benefits. Everything that can be purchased should also be available in the game for in-game resources.
This is how they plan to avoid Royal Blood being perceived as a Pay2Win game.
A while ago, Bungie promised to increase the vault capacity in Destiny 2. With the release of the Warmind expansion, the studio keeps its word. And there is even more space than expected.
What is it about? Already in late January 2017, Bungie presented fans with a promise to increase vault space. With the release of the Warmind expansion on May 8, 2018, it is finally happening – the vault capacity will be increased for the joy of many Guardians. And there is a small surprise for fans on top of that.
How does your vault change? The capacity will be increased with the Warmind DLC for all players from 200 to 300 slots. This change is not tied to the purchase of DLC II. The vault will also become larger for players who forgo the second DLC.
What is special about it? Bungie had originally emphasized time and again that the vault capacity could only be increased by 50 slots. However, this was intended to be only a temporary solution. In the long term, Bungie wants to develop a better alternative.
Now, the makers of Destiny 2 have made the vault larger without prior notice than originally announced – much to the delight of many collectors in Destiny 2.
The props from the “World of Warcraft” movie are being auctioned off. Those with the right “spare change” can snag some really cool armor!
A large part of the props from the movie “Warcraft: The Beginning,” the “World of Warcraft” film, will be sold during an auction on May 14. Anyone interested in the many individual pieces can bid on numerous items that will likely become sought-after collectibles in the coming years.
The selection is quite large, and most of the displayed objects were prominently featured in the film. Among them are the staff of the last guardian, Medivh, and the dagger of Garona, which is used to assassinate the king.
Images of the individual props as well as the registration, if you want to participate in the auction, can be found on the following website: Warcraft Auction by Propstore
Sale of the Props – Does this rule out a second film?
For some fans, the sale of the props is also seen as a nail in the coffin for hopes of a second Warcraft film. The reasoning goes that if the props were still needed, they certainly wouldn’t be up for sale – as some comments have suggested.
Will you participate in the auction and try to snag one of these unique items? Or are you not willing to pay hundreds or even thousands of euros for such things?
In May 2018, there are new releases and important updates for a series of MMOs. This time, three releases and a few important new content patches are on the way.
In May, it unfortunately still often happens that cold or bad weather keeps you from barbecuing or engaging in other outdoor activities. But luckily, there are new MMOs and online games that you can enjoy in any weather.
Bless – Finally a new MMORPG!
What is Bless anyway?Bless is a Korean online role-playing game that is finally set to be released worldwide after a long development. Bless will be a classic AAA MMORPG and a new release for genre-starved fans.
Highlights of Bless include:
Thoroughly revised hybrid combat system, where you unleash devastating combos using rhythm and different stances
Tameable animals
Massive PvP with hundreds of players and open PvP in the endgame
7 somewhat wacky races like cat and wolf beings as well as cuddly gnomes
Raids for up to 40 players!
What are the players hoping for from Bless?
Bless promises complex gameplay, PvP faction battles, and deep gameplay features. Therefore, fans hope for a solid new MMO with a well-thought-out combat system that has enough content from the beginning to motivate players in the long run.
Moreover, many players hope that the payment system will be free of Pay2Win. Especially Asian games have a bad reputation in this regard. Bless comes from South Korea.
What will Bless be in the best or worst case?
The ideal case: Ideally, Bless will be exactly the big AAA MMORPG hope that some fans see in the title. So finally a new online RPG of high quality that brings fresh air into the stagnant genre. Especially the rhythmic combat system, mass PvP, and large raids sound promising and could be a lot of fun. In addition, Bless simply looks really good and has a soundtrack from Hollywood star composer Hans Zimmer.
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This is threatened in the worst case: Bless is by no means undisputed. The turbulent history of the game’s development shows that there were apparently many disagreements. Especially the combat system has been quite remodeled. Does it still fit with the rest of the game? And does the combat rhythm, the stances, and the skill combos even work?
Furthermore, the game has been in development for about 7 years and the Unreal 3 engine is no longer the youngest. Bless could therefore also become “just another Asian import MMO” that, in the worst case, has a Pay2Win cash shop.
Who should play Bless?
The target audience of Bless is clearly MMORPG fans. Especially the prospect of finally playing a new online role-playing game from the start should attract many genre fans. In addition, there is a beautiful, lively game world, a strong PvP aspect, and animals that you can tame.
Fans of large raids can also look forward to 40-player raids. So Bless offers a lot of content for MMORPG fans.
Bless is expected to be released no earlier than mid-May, possibly even later in May, as Neowiz plans to present more details, including starting packages, on May 11.
With a new tool from the Federal Network Agency, you can measure and document your internet speed. This helps to put pressure on the provider when the network is too slow.
Many households struggle with slow internet connections. With this new app from the Federal Network Agency, you can measure and document the speed at your connection.
You can then present this documentation as evidence to the provider when they do not meet the promised service, and argue accordingly. This is supposed to increase pressure on internet providers to also deliver the fast network they advertise and promise.
Broadband Measurement with Software – Download
A measurement from the Federal Network Agency indicates that more than a quarter of internet connections in Germany are slower than advertised by the provider. To find out how fast your internet speed is, there is now a desktop app for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
What does the measurement test? The software checks the contractually agreed download and data transfer rates.
Why this test? Officially, it says: “The test can be used in arguments against the provider.” The software uses a minimum number of scheduled individual measurements for a measurement campaign. For such a measurement campaign to be successful, it must meet certain criteria:
At least 10 measurements must be conducted on two different days
The two measurement days must be within 14 days after the start of the campaign
There must be at least 5 minutes between individual measurements
This test is important for you if your internet connection is slower than contractually stipulated. You can use the collected measurement data in conversations with your provider.
The desktop app is intended for Windows systems starting from version 7, Mac OS X systems starting from version 10.9, and Linux (Ubuntu) starting from version 12.04 / Debian 8 and can be downloaded from the official website Breitbandmessung.de.
For Honor is one of the biggest new Ubisoft games of recent years. A documentary now shows the development of the fighting game in which knights, Vikings, and samurais compete against each other. It also provides insight into the ugly side of game development.
The gaming industry is usually known for its secrecy. How stressful the job in the industry is, is usually only told by “anonymous sources” or former employees. It is all the more surprising that filmmaker Jean-Simon Chartier was allowed to make a documentary about the development of For Honor.
“Play Hard” showcases the development process, but also hard facts
What is For Honor? For Honor is an online hack-and-slash game set in a fantasy environment. The focus of For Honor is on the multiplayer mode, in which players confront each other in different classes, such as knights, samurais, or Vikings, in battle.
For Honor was first announced at E3 2015 and was released on February 14, 2017, for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.
What is “Play Hard”? “Play Hard” is the documentary by filmmaker Jean-Simon Chartier, who premiered it at the Hot Docs Festival in Toronto. The film follows the early development story of For Honor, which Chartier was allowed to accompany for six months.
Afterward, Chartier was excluded from the development work because some people on the team allegedly felt uncomfortable with his presence. Eight months later, when For Honor was approved for completion by Ubisoft, Chartier was allowed to return, and the filming continued.
An author from the US site Kotaku has seen the documentary and summarized his impressions of the film. We will orient ourselves based on this article.
What is “Play Hard” about? The documentary mainly revolves around Creative Director Jason Vandenberghe, who is credited with the original creative vision of For Honor. Also featured are Stephane Cardin, the game’s producer, and Luc Duchaine, who is responsible for developing the brand behind the game.
The film does not judge the differences between the individuals, but shows the emotional burden of development. The creative process weighs heavily on each of the three main players in different ways:
Vandenberghe is shown feeling as if his artistic child is being taken from him.
Cardin was so stressed by the balancing act between private life and work that he underwent therapy for a few weeks in December 2016.
Lastly, there is Duchaine, who traveled the world to engage players with the idea of For Honor. At the same time, he felt guilty for not seeing his family enough. He nearly ate himself into a heart attack due to stress.
Development does not seem to have gone smoothly
The documentary hints at drama: A tragic role seems to be played by Jason Vandenberghe in the documentary. It is suggested that by the time For Honor was completed, a rift had developed between the Creative Director and Ubisoft. However, the film never goes into detail about what exactly caused this break.
The core team began working on For Honor in 2013, and Vandenberghe mentioned at that time that he had wanted to make the game for ten years. At the height of development, however, more than 500 different people were working on it. The documentary suggests that Vandenberghe’s relationship with For Honor began to break at this moment.
In a blog post in May 2017, Vandenberghe wrote that he was planning a sabbatical year and would later consider which project he would take on next at Ubisoft. Shortly thereafter, he announced that he had left the studio to join ArenaNet, the creators of Guild Wars 2. Vandenberghe had been at Ubisoft for over ten years and worked on games from Red Steel 2 to Far Cry 3.
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A group of players led by YouTuber Muselk in Fortnite managed to fill the huge crater at Dusty Depot. They relied on the help of other players and had to fend off some John Wicks.
What was the group’s plan? With the crash of the comet at Patch 4.0, a massive crater around Dusty Depot was created. A group of players led by YouTuber Muselk took it upon themselves to close this crater. However, the plan failed catastrophically several times.
Plan tests the Fortnite community
What was the plan? The plan was to land on the map, collect resources with the pickaxe like crazy, and then use them to cover Dusty Depot with wooden tiles or other materials.
The idea was: If we build it big enough, others will see how cool what we’re doing is, leave us alone, or even help us close Dusty Depot.
The idea is thus a test for the Fortnite community: Will they put down their weapons? Or will there always be someone shooting in between?
The Reaper
So much can go wrong
What difficulties were there in the plan? First of all, the crater is huge. So you need a lot of material to fill and cover the crater. The team approached this a bit naively. It took several attempts to figure out how much material they would need. With 4 people, which is only one squad, it can’t be done.
Additionally, opponents usually shoot you in Fortnite when they see you. However, the builders only wanted to farm resources and then get to work. Meanwhile, the crater is the new hotspot due to the “Hop-Rocks” and the action focuses on that.
Chance also played a role, as the storm had to spare Dusty Depot for a long time – even in a round where everything went smoothly, chance could ruin it.
These stupid John Wicks don’t understand how great what we’re doing here is
These stupid tryhards: Even if things go well in one attempt and many uninvolved people understand what the builders are planning, just one opponent is enough to ruin everything. Throughout much of the video, YouTuber Muselk gets upset about “tryhards“, that is, people who take the game too seriously. It is often assumed that a player with the Reaper skin, the John Wicks, is such a “tryhard”.
In moments when he is shot at, Muselk angrily contemplates Fortnite and the community: “How can you see something so great and then decide to destroy it?”
A teammate humorously responds: “How can the others play the game as it was intended?”
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Someone without a huge community probably wouldn’t have succeeded …
How does that end? At the end of the 20-minute video, the group actually manages it, but just barely. The storm comes, but the last planks can still be laid.
About 25,000 resources were consumed for this. A seventieth of the map is in this crater, as they calculate at the end. The operation “Let’s close Dusty Depot” took about three hours.
Was the plan successful? Well, partially. On its own or with the strength of the Fortnite community itself, it probably wouldn’t have been accomplished. The group was only able to close the crater at Dusty Depot because they collaborated with other teams who followed the YouTuber via stream and then helped out.
Parts of the community shielded the builders, while others helped with construction. It is hard to say how many “uninvolved” players were actually there in the crucial round and truly helped.
It probably only succeeded because YouTuber Muselk is so big. In the end, they praise the “power of the Twitch chat.”
Now the video has over 4 million views. It seems to have been worth it.
Another Fortnite YouTuber is also drawing attention to himself:
If you are used to your chatty weapon in WoW: Legion, you can be happy. We will reveal how the talking weapons remain chatty in Battle for Azeroth.
Some artifact weapons in World of Warcraft: Legion could speak to their wielder and occasionally whispered small voice lines. Those who use the weapon skins of the artifact weapons in the “Battle for Azeroth” expansion for transmogification will still be able to hear the voices.
What is it about? Some weapons in Legion whisper to their wielders. When performing certain actions, such as opening a portal, killing an opponent, or summoning a specific demon, the player is whispered by the weapon, which comments on the events.
Which weapons are affected? The talking weapons in Legion were the Skull of Thal’kiel (Demonology Warlock), Aluneth (Arcane Mage), and Xal’atath (Shadow Priest).
How does it work? In the Beta of Battle for Azeroth, you simply need to give your current weapon the appearance of the corresponding artifact weapon. This can be done at the NPC for transmogification.
Thanks to Transmogification, the Whispers Remain
Many players had already complained beforehand that with Patch 8.0, the artifact weapons would be phased out. Especially the aforementioned weapons with their own personalities and voice lines had won the hearts of the players.
Especially shadow priests had developed a particularly close bond with their dagger Xal’atath, which they affectionately call “Knaifu” – a mix of “Knife” and “Waifu.” They simply do not want to part with the seductive voice that slowly leads them into the abyss of madness.
Warlocks, Mages, and Priests can therefore look forward to still being teased by their weapons in the future.
However, keep in mind that this information is from the Beta of Battle for Azeroth. By the release in August, Blizzard could still discard the plans and silence the weapon skins.
The new Compound Update introduces so-called “Safe Zones” in the survival multiplayer Rust. Players will be able to engage in trading peacefully in these NPC-guarded zones, gain access to vending machines, and generally behave a bit more socially.
Rust belongs to the type of survival multiplayer games that don’t have many rules.
Players can join clans and cooperate, or they can also betray, shoot, and rob each other. There are no penalties for “misbehavior.”
Fair trading should be facilitated
That’s why the developer of Rust with the aptly named “Facepunch” decided to offer players a way to conduct essential trading for survival in safe areas.
What facilities are available in the safe zones? Free trading is not the only advantage that the zones will bring.
According to Facepunch, players within the zones will also have access to the following facilities and resources:
Refinery
Workbenches
Recycler
Water storage
Vending machines
From the vending machines, players will be able to obtain the basic resources needed for survival in the game.
Behave yourself, or you’ll get a bullet in the head
To ensure peace and order in the zones, Facepunch has decided to establish some rules of conduct.
These rules are simple:
No killing
No looting
No bringing weapons
No sleeping inside or just outside the safe zone.
One should therefore try to avoid being a jerk.
And those who do not follow the rules will be duly shot to pulp by automated turrets.
The player will then be marked as a “hostile target” by the scientist NPCs and cannot return to the safety of the zone for 5 minutes. This status remains even after death.
The only way out of the situation is: Wait until the 5 minutes are up.
As long as you follow the rules, you can stay in the safe zones as long as you want. There is no time limit.
The development team also plans to keep a close eye on the zones to prevent potential exploitation by players.
Facepunch fights against cheating
The Compound Update will also implement new items such as the diving suit and underwater explorations, but most importantly, it will include a whole range of measures against cheating in Rust.
Facepunch indicated that the “cheating situation in the past year has been far from ideal” and that “there is no excuse for how long it took to implement these measures.”
Complete patch notes for the Compound Update can be found on the official Facepunch site and a trailer can be found here:
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With the upcoming DLC II “Warmind”, the PS4 version of Destiny 2 will once again have exclusive content. The Strike “Insight Terminus” has now been introduced.
In “Insight Terminus”, the players will go to Nessus to confront the enemy Kargen the Technocrat. The Psion Commander awaits in an ancient Vex ruin and surely has nothing good in mind.
In addition to the Strike, the highlight of the video is the Auto Rifle SUROS Regime, which Guardians will likely recognize from Destiny 1. With a fire rate of 600, however, this popular weapon will most likely belong to a different archetype than it did in Destiny 1.
The Strike “Insight Terminus” will initially be exclusive to the PS4 version of Destiny 2. When Guardians will also be able to fight against the Psion Commander on PC and Xbox One is still unknown.
