In Destiny 2, the Masterwork armor will soon be introduced. This comes with two benefits, but also a bug.
Since mid-December, you can hunt for Masterworks – these are better and rarer versions of legendary weapons that grant special bonuses. Each Masterwork weapon has an additional random perk that allows you to customize the weapon a bit.
Masterworks are rare items that you can grind for a long time if you want to optimize your Guardian. And now, Masterworks will be expanded with Masterwork armor.
How do you get Masterwork armor?
The Masterwork armor will be added to the loot pool on January 30. From then on, it can drop in the endgame (from Power Level 250). Every legendary armor piece you obtain has a chance to be a Masterwork.
To acquire the Masterwork armor, you mainly need luck. It can drop from all sources of legendary items, with higher chances in Trials and raid activities than, for example, from engrams from Lord Shaxx or the weapon master.
There is one exception: All raid Masterworks can only be obtained as raid drops. They are not available via engrams or directly purchasable from the raid vendor.
By dismantling Masterworks, you obtain Masterwork shards. With enough Masterwork shards, you can upgrade the existing armor you already own to Masterworks. This costs 5 shards and 20 legendary shards:
What can the Masterwork armor do in Destiny 2?
These are the bonuses of the Masterwork armor:
Each Masterwork armor piece grants +3% damage resistance when you have an active Super. If you fill all 5 armor slots with Masterworks, this damage reduction can reach up to +15%. You will be able to withstand more while in your Super.
The stats on Masterwork armor can be rerolled. This costs you one Masterwork shard and 10 legendary shards each:With this, you can change the armor stats of Resilience, Mobility, and Recovery.
However, there is a bug in this rework process that Bungie noticed late in development and cannot fix until the update with the Masterwork armor is deployed.
This bug occurs when you reroll the Masterwork armor in quick succession: The bar that indicates the item is being rerolled will fill up, but nothing happens with the armor. The Masterwork retains the previous stat and no shards are consumed. It is a UI bug. If the problem occurs for you, you should try again later.
The issue is currently being investigated and will be fixed in the future.
According to Community Manager Cozmo, this is merely the first version of Masterwork armors. The system is set to be expanded in the future with additional bonuses.
Battle for Azeroth brings many new mounts to the World of Warcraft. We will tell you which have been found in the game data so far.
Since yesterday, the Alpha server of Battle for Azeroth is active. Although ordinary mortals do not yet have access to the servers, data miners are already diving into the huge pile of files that need to be sifted through. In doing so, they are discovering plenty of new items from the upcoming expansion of World of Warcraft. The colleagues at wowhead have meanwhile read a lot of mounts. We want to present some highlights from the upcoming expansion here.
New Mounts from Battle for Azeroth
The Hivemind is a large brain that players may already know from the head of Yogg-Saron. The special thing about the description is that “other players can join in,” so multiple players will likely merge into one mount. How exactly that will look remains to be seen.
If you wondered during the announcement trailer whether Dinosaur mounts would really come – Yes, they are. The Brontosaur mount has been discovered.
Hyenas will also be used in Battle for Azeroth to travel quickly from point A to point B.
While we’re on the topic of absurd animals, how about a riding frog?
The Goblins are busy at work again, creating new hovercrafts that come in various colors. These look like clear candidates for the engineering profession!
Whatever a Crawg is or will be – you can apparently ride these creatures as well.
An expansion with pirates of course does not come without parrots. Therefore, these birds will also be used as flying mounts!
How exactly the different mounts will be obtained is still unknown and will surely be revealed as soon as the first players gain access to the Alpha server.
Please keep in mind that it is also possible that these mounts will not be made accessible to players, but will only be available to certain NPCs or will find their way into the game at a later time.
In The Division, today, on January 27th, is the big vendor reset (Vendor Reset). Don’t miss out on these offers.
Since January 23rd, the fourth global event has been live, finally bringing all the secret gear sets that were missing into the game. Now you can hunt for the classified versions of each gear set and create powerful builds.
You might be able to use some items for your builds that the vendors have brought this week. We present recommended weapons, mods, and blueprints – we skip armor pieces since the secret gear sets are not available for purchase.
Recommended Weapons since January 27th
Exotic Equipment Vendor: SASG-12 S – Black Market Version with Determined, Malevolent, Vengeful
Exotic Equipment Vendor: SCAR-H – Military Version with Balanced, Careful, and Destructor
Camp Clinton: Pakhan with Dominant and Destructor
Camp Clinton: Historian with Prepared and Painful
E 34th St: PP-19 with Precise, Malevolent, and Accelerated
DZ03: Surplus SVD with Deadly, Painful, and Disciplined
The Mods after the Vendor Reset
Exotic Equipment Vendor: Short Grip with Crit Damage, Reload Speed, and Precision
Advanced Weapons Seller: Rifle Suppressor Omega with Headshot Damage, Crit Damage, Optimal Range, and Reduced Threat
Advanced Weapons Seller: T2 Micro Laser Sight with Precision, Crit Damage, and Headshot Damage
Camp Clinton: Sight VX-1 (12x) with Headshot Damage, Stability, and Optimal Range
The Cavern Safehouse: Mod with Bonus for Crit Damage on Impulse
Camp Hudson: Muzzle Brake with Stability, Crit Damage, and Crit Chance
E 31st St: Rifle Suppressor Omega with Headshot Damage, Crit Chance, Stability, and Reduced Threat
E 42nd St: Stamina Mod with Skill Haste
E 46th St: Stamina Mod with Skill Power
W 31st St: Mod with Bonus for Sticky Grenade Radius
W 46th St: Angled Grip with Stability, Optimal Range, and Precision
W 53rd St: SR-7 Suppressor with Crit Damage, Precision, and Crit Chance, and Reduced Threat
DZ09: Extended Magazine with Crit Chance and Crit Damage
The Offers from the Special Blueprint Vendors
The vendor at the Terminal has these blueprints:
Converted USC – Submachine Gun
M60 Classic – LMG
Holster
Stamina Gloves
EXPS3 Holographic Sight – Light Brown with Optimal Range and two additional bonuses
Ti-RANT Suppressor with Crit Chance, Reduced Threat, and two additional bonuses
Performance Gear Mod
Electronics Gear Mod
The blueprints at Camp Clinton:
Model 700 – Precision Rifle
Navy MP5 N – Submachine Gun
Firearms Vest
Firearms Backpack
Rifle Suppressor Omega – Light Brown with Headshot Damage, Reduced Threat, and two additional bonuses
MK4-M5A2 Sight (15x) with Optimal Range and two additional bonuses
The days of the MOBA Paragon are numbered. In a few months, the servers will go offline. But at least there is a big compensation.
Many games tried to ride the MOBA hype of recent years and put their own twist on the genre. Paragon failed at this task. Despite regular updates and the free-to-play model, it could not retain enough players. Therefore, Epic Games has now announced that Paragon will be discontinued on April 26, 2018. The servers will then be shut down and the game will no longer be accessible.
The developers apologize for disappointing the players’ trust and for not being able to make Paragon the game they promised despite their best efforts.
However, Paragon has a big compensation for all players who invested money: All costs will be refunded upon request. No matter what you bought in the game for real money, Epic Games will refund the full amount upon request.
Real money or Fortnite currency
Alternatively, it is also possible to exchange the invested money for V-Bucks in Fortnite to secure a little boost there.
Paragon had high ambitions back then, launched with an alternative “full-price” version, but could not establish itself in the market. Throughout the approximately 18 months, Paragon was unable to retain any player group long-term and faced low player numbers shortly after launch.
This, in turn, negatively impacted matchmaking, further increasing the frustration of the remaining players. A vicious cycle from which Paragon could not escape.
Some time ago, Epic Games explained that they are reallocating resources from Paragon to invest in Fortnite.
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With Zenny, the in-game currency of Monster Hunter: World, you can buy and unlock various items. To ensure the crafting of your new cool equipment doesn’t falter due to a tight budget, we have a few tips for you on how to quickly farm money or Zenny!
You need Zenny for various transactions in Monster Hunter: World.
For example, the merchants in Astera want to be compensated with Zenny in exchange for items.
Also, at the forge, Zenny is required for crafting weapons and armor.
Additionally, you can optionally pay for your meals with Zenny.
As the crafting of equipment becomes more expensive, you should always carry a reserve of the currency with you.
While you can always sell the remains of the monsters you hunt, you’ll want to use them to craft new gear since better equipment grants access to new, tougher monsters.
A trophy in Monster Hunter World is tied to the possession of Zenny. You receive the bronze trophy “Greed is Good” when you have 1,000,000 Zenny in your possession.
With our tips, you will always have enough Zenny saved up to afford all the upgrades you want.
Method 1: Farm Might Seeds Early in the Game!
Might seeds represent a great way to fill your wallet at the start of the game without having to hunt big monsters or complete complex quests.
The core idea is to sell Might Seeds and fill your wallet. Although you only receive 150 Zenny per sold Might Seed, this can be worthwhile in large quantities.
Unfortunately, Might Seeds are rare and hard to find. The best location is in the Wildspire Wastes near the northern camp:
At the marked spot, you can find Might Seeds
Search the area for Might Seeds and repeat the process by fast traveling between the camps in the Wildspire Wastes.
You can significantly increase your Might Seed output by cultivating them at the Botanist. The Botanist is located in the trade yard of Astera and allows you to cultivate resources that multiply in this way.
Cultivate Might Seeds and use fertilizer to speed up the process. Now you can just go about your daily business and pick up the Might Seeds at the Botanist in between.
The key: You can simply hoard the Might Seeds. This way, you always have a reserve on hand in case money gets tight.
Investigations are side quests that you can accept at the Resource Center. At the beginning of the game, only a few investigations are available to you. The number grows with your story progression.
This way, you can complete up to 250 investigations. Successfully completing an investigation always rewards you with an amount of Zenny depending on the difficulty.
Some investigations reward you handsomely – up to 10,000 Zenny are offered by some side tasks upon successful completion. Just complete a few investigations in between when you want to catch your breath from the main quests!
Early in the game, you’ll come across items that can be used multiple times but have a cooldown – the mantles. The first one you receive as part of the story is the Ghillie Mantle, which allows you to briefly hide from enemies.
As you progress through the game, you can find more of these mantles – each with unique abilities. By completing the 5-star quest “Redefining the Power Couple”, you receive the Bandit Mantle, one of the best items in the game and THE source of wealth in Monster Hunter: World.
However, you first need to clear the quest – and that is no easy task. You are to face the Rathalos and its female counterpart, the Rathian. Only after defeating both monsters will you receive the mantle from the vendor at the forge.
So what does the mantle actually do? Every time you attack a monster, there is a chance for an item to drop that you can sell. You don’t have to kill the monsters, just attack them.
The stronger the monsters, the better the rewards. If you wear the mantle and it glows golden, an item has dropped for you. You can then sell the items at the trade yard in Astera.
For farming, the Jyuratodus in the Wildspire Wastes is suitable – it is easy to defeat and drops large scales that you can sell for 1,000 Zenny each.
Pro tip: In a group, you can significantly speed up the Zenny farming process. If four hunters wear the mantle at the same time, you also quadruple your yield. However, keep in mind that the mantle doesn’t last forever and has a cooldown.
The greatest effect is achieved if you rotate the activation of the mantle. Player 1 activates the mantle, and everyone benefits. When the effect ends, Player 2 activates their mantle. This way, you maintain the buff continuously.
You can find the details in the following video from VeneroTV:
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Conclusion / Summary: How to Farm Zenny in Monster Hunter World
Are you at the beginning of the game and your Zenny reserves are running low? Farm Might Seeds and cultivate them at the Botanist! This way, you should be able to make do for a while.
You should complete the investigations between main quests to gather monster materials and money. In the endgame, the Bandit Mantle will serve you excellently! This way, you will always have liquidity to optimize your equipment!
Do you have any more farming tips? Share your strategies with us in the comments!
The Elder Scrolls Online (PC, PS4, Xbox One) will receive a transmogrification system similar to that in WoW with the upcoming Update 17. With the “outfit system,” you can customize your armor.
The upcoming Update 17 of The Elder Scrolls Online not only brings the Dungeon DLC Dragon Bones but also regular content accessible to all players. Among this is the highly anticipated outfit system, which allows you to customize your clothes.
The outfit system in ESO resembles the transmogrification from World of Warcraft to some extent.
The heavy armor should look like a robe!
The outfit system is the dream of all fashion-conscious ESO players. Because often you had to wear ugly armors because they had good stats. The old, prettier armor was discarded. But with the outfit system, that’s no longer necessary.
I you can now “overwrite” the appearance of armors and weapons with the look of other items of the same type.
If you wear an ugly heavy plate with good tank stats as a Dragonknight tank, you can make it look like a fancy mage robe. The stats of the plate remain, but it now looks like a robe.
No boots as helmets!
This system also works for weapons, but in any case, the items must be of the same type. You can convert a chest piece into another or a one-handed axe into a one-handed sword. However, you cannot turn an axe into a bow or boots into a helmet.
Off to the outfit table!
You will assemble your outfit at the new outfit tables. They are found wherever the dye tables used to be. However, you can still dye your clothes there! Assembling an outfit costs gold or the new outfit tokens available in the cash shop.
Also good to know: If you want to hide your helmet, you need to set it to be invisible in the outfit system starting from Update 17.
Account-wide style collection
With Update 17, the learned crafting styles of all your heroes will be collected on your account. You can then use them for the outfit system and apply the learned styles there. Additionally, you can purchase more slots for even more predefined outfits in the cash shop.
Update 17 with the outfit system and the Dungeon DLC Dragon Bones is expected to be released in February.
The PSN is down today, on January 26th. There are massive issues. You receive the message that the PSN Network is under maintenance. However, no maintenance is scheduled. Additionally, the error code WS-37432-9 is shown.
Since around 6 PM today, the PlayStation Network has been experiencing issues: players are unable to log in, the PSN is down. There is a note that the PlayStation Network is currently undergoing maintenance.
You receive the error code WS-37432-9. This means that maintenance is being conducted or the PSN is temporarily overloaded.
As of 6:14 PM, the official PlayStation Network status has been updated. All online services are experiencing issues. In other words, nothing is working anymore. Account management, gaming, social networks, and the PlayStation Store are affected.
You may experience difficulties when starting games, applications, or online features. Our developers are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible, and we appreciate your patience.
No maintenance has been officially announced. The online services should actually be functioning properly. Therefore, there is a bigger issue.
Meanwhile, the PlayStation Twitter account has spoken out. They are aware that some users cannot log into the PSN. This is being investigated, and they thank you for your patience:
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In short: It is not your internet connection that is causing problems with the PSN right now, but Sony. How long the disruptions will last is still uncertain. Just last Tuesday, the PSN had an issue that took hours to resolve.
Cloud Imperium Games creates excitement with a video about Squadron 42, making players eager to finally experience the single-player campaign of the MMORPG Star Citizen.
The video showcases impressive scenes from the game area “The Coil”, which plays an important role in Squadron 42.
You could already see this area in the long gameplay video of the single-player campaign. Now the developers have presented it again in the latest Around-the-Verse video, detailing how they designed it.
A Uncomfortable Place in Space
The Coil is a dangerous place formed by an explosion. This explosion destroyed a planet, causing its debris to float in a mist in space. Navigating here is anything but easy. However, pirates use this location to hide. However, fighting in The Coil is only challenging.
The new video provides further insights into this area, which looks particularly impressive due to the volumetric fog.
The team discusses how they had to redesign The Coil because the first version was simply too “pretty” and testers felt comfortable in it. The Coil is meant to be a threatening place where every excursion could be the last. The fog is not an area where one would like to linger or establish a base.
Star Citizen and Squadron 42 are Taking Shape
Currently, there is no release date for Squadron 42 or Star Citizen. However, the recently released videos show that both games are making progress. Squadron 42, for example, already looks like a real game.
Next week, a lot of new content will come, which you can take a look at. One thing you can check out today is Xur’s new inventory. The Agent of the Nine appears today, let’s welcome him together.
All Info about Xur in Destiny 2 on January 26 on PS4, Xbox One and PC
When does Xur arrive? – Time
Xur arrives every Friday at 6 PM for the Guardians. He chooses a location where he can offer his exotic goods undisturbed by enemy aliens. You have until the next weekly reset to strike a deal with him. On Tuesday, January 30, he will depart at 6 PM.
Where is Xur? At this location, you can find Xur today
Xur has specific positions where he likes to stay over the weekend. This time he is located on Titan.
Offer and inventory of Xur – List of items with prices
Weapon: Workhorse – Auto rifle for 29 Legendary Shards
Titan: Dune Strider – Leg armor for 23 Legendary Shards
The weekly PvP event Trials of the Nine starts this Friday evening at 6 PM in Destiny 2. The trials end with the weekly reset on Tuesday evening at 6 PM.
As a PR action for the release of Monster Hunter World, developer Capcom has set up the “Monster Hunter Meat Shack” in London. There, you will be served gigantic mountains of meat for free.
In Monster Hunter World, a hunt typically begins with a big feast! Your loyal Palico cat companion works hard in the kitchen to serve you a massive pile of meat dishes. Stuffed and full of buffs, hunting is much easier.
A feast like this in real life is currently taking place at a Monster Hunter PR event in London.
Eat and play in the Monster Hunter Meat Shack
In London at Flat Iron Square, Capcom has created the “Monster Hunter Meat Shack” as a PR stunt. This is a grill booth designed with the ambiance of Monster Hunter World. You will find jungle decor and the skull of Rathalos, among other things.
Anyone who secures a spot in the Meat Shack can gorge on gigantic meat platters and giant burgers for 1.5 hours for free. Regular supplies are grilled on a giant spit. However, by human staff, not by Palicos.
By the way, there is only meat. Vegetarian options are explicitly excluded in the event description.
If you’re in London…
Besides the gluttony, the Monster Hunter Meat Shack also offers an opportunity to play Monster Hunter. The console is embedded in the table, so you don’t even have to stand up to stuff yourself virtually in the game.
Those over 18 even get a monster mug with free beer!
The event runs until Sunday, January 28, 2018. So, if you happen to be in London this weekend, are over 16 years old, very hungry, and want to play Monster Hunter World while stuffed, you should check out Flat Iron Square.
In the coming days, you can try out the MMO-ARPG Wild Buster: Heroes of Titan for free. The early access game is available during Steam’s Free Weekend.
About a month ago, Wild Buster started in early access and gave players a glimpse of the sci-fi MMO.
In the coming days, you can find out for free if the game suits your taste.
Wild Buster in the Free Weekend on Steam
From January 26 to 28, 2018, you can try Wild Buster: Heroes of Titan’s content for free on Steam. If you enjoy the game, you can take advantage of the 33% discount offer on the Founder Edition, which now costs €15.40 instead of €22.99. Here’s the link to Wild Buster: Heroes of Titan on Store.Steampowered.com
In Wild Buster, you fight on the side of the Guardians or the Abandon. Then choose from 13 unique classes with which you want to dive into the fray. New to the lineup is the hero “Heating Fist”, who specializes in melee combat and lets his fists fly.
With the push of a button, you can change attack or defense values, allowing you to maximize the hero’s potential.
Hanzo from Overwatch might soon be reworked. The scatter arrow is particularly a thorn in the developers’ side.
Shortly after the release of the “Cosmetic Update” for Overwatch, Game Director Jeff Kaplan took the time to address the community again. In the latest “Developer Update”, Kaplan talks about issues that are important to the players and explains what the development team thinks about certain points. This time, it mainly focused on the balance of various heroes.
Mercy’s resurrection remains!
For almost a year, adjustments have been made to the healer Mercy. She is the most popular character in Overwatch, and at the same time, one of the hardest to balance. In particular, the resurrection has repeatedly caused problems. Part of the community assumes that this ability cannot be balanced at all and should simply be removed from the game.
The developers do not share this view and are confident that sooner or later they will find the right place for the resurrection. However, until that time comes, there will likely still be some PTR cycles.
Hanzo might lose his scatter arrow
Hanzo is particularly a special arrow in the eyes of the developers. The scatter arrow is currently hated by many players, as it does not feel good. For example, a Hanzo can kill Orisa or Reinhardt with just one shot by simply shooting the scatter arrow right at the feet of the respective character.
Blizzard is still unsure how to proceed. They are trying to balance the scatter arrow but also have several ideas on how to completely replace this ability if necessary. We will probably see more about this in one of the upcoming PTR versions.
Toxicity in Overwatch is diminishing
But even outside of the heroes, Blizzard has positive news.
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There would slowly be an improvement regarding the toxicity in Overwatch. Since the introduction of the new reporting system, where players also receive feedback when their reports lead to sanctions, there has been 17% fewer incidents of offensive chat messages.
Additionally, players on average spend 20% more time reporting other players, which for Kaplan is a clear sign that trust in the reporting system is growing.
According to Kaplan, they are aware that 17% fewer incidents is not as significant a success as they would like, but at least the direction is correct.
In the space sandbox game Elite: Dangerous, the new expansion Beyond is open as beta to all PC players. One of the major innovations of Beyond allows you to have more fun and profit as a bounty hunter.
Meanwhile, the first chapter of the new Elite expansion Beyond is available for free as an open beta for all PC players. Players on PS4 and Xbox One unfortunately have to miss out on the beta. Beyond introduces some cool new features to the game, including:
New coop missions
Prettier planets and better trading
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New ships for players and the Thargoid aliens
In addition, a revised crime system will make it harder for criminals and easier for bounty hunters.
Become the Boba Fett of Elite!
Bounty hunting is supposed to be more rewarding in Elite again. Therefore, the developers have revised the crime system. If you do bad things now, you generate a value on your criminal ship called “Heat”. This is associated with a bounty. The more Heat you have, the more money a bounty hunter will get if he catches you.
If you want to fly around undisturbed, you have to change ships and hide the “hot” vessel in the hangar. The “Heat” does not just go away by itself. So think carefully about which ship you continue your career as a pirate with.
At the same time, the new system should allow for more profit as a bounty hunter, as the “hot” ships promise decent rewards.
Computer-controlled hunt squads track the worst criminals
As an additional hurdle for criminals, there will also be squads of NPC ships that track particularly notorious criminals from system to system. This was something that happened in the early days of Elite: Dangerous. According to the developers, the AI bounty hunters should not be easily evaded by changing ships.
With Battle for Azeroth, Blizzard is pursuing new and old goals in WoW class design. Abilities will likely be rigorously trimmed – but old skills might also return.
The closed alpha of Battle for Azeroth, the next addon for World of Warcraft, has begun. To prepare players for the upcoming expansion – no matter how far in the future it may be – the developers are largely revealing their plans for the classes.
In a long blog post, Blizzard talked about how class design should look after Legion. After all, the artifact weapons will be gone, and usually, each new expansion brings a major overhaul of the classes.
At its core, the developers are pursuing three goals they want to achieve with Battle for Azeroth:
Strengthen the uniqueness of the classes
Refine the talent selection
Adjust classes to the absence of artifact weapons
Strengthen the uniqueness of the classes
Although Legion focused on the uniqueness of each class with its order halls and corresponding campaigns, many classes still bring the same set of abilities. For these “utility” abilities, such as stuns, sprints, teleports, or other useful skills, Blizzard wants to create stronger differences.
A good example is mass stuns. Nowadays, almost every group has 2-3 mass stuns, making these abilities no longer special, and the only challenge is to prevent overlaps in stuns.
The developers plan to remove some abilities from certain classes – mass stuns seem to be at the top of the problematic list. In return, there will be new abilities elsewhere or even the return of abilities that were removed from the game in previous expansions.
The fundamental idea is: Each class should be able to do something that no other class can do.
Refine the talent selection
Basically, the developers are quite satisfied with the talents, but there are areas that need adjustment. For instance, they want to try to eliminate choices between “single target” and “AoE” talents, as this creates a constant urge to change talents for each situation.
At the same time, they also want to avoid selection between three similar talents (like three AoE spells), where one must perform lengthy mathematical calculations to choose the best talent.
How exactly this balancing act will be achieved remains to be seen.
Adjust classes to the absence of artifact weapons
The last problem is likely to be the biggest one, as in Battle for Azeroth, classes must stand without their artifact weapons. In order for the classes not to feel suddenly incomplete, the developers are considering implementing one or two bonuses from each weapon into the core set of a class. However, the benchmark for this is high, and only a very few bonuses are to be transferred.
At the same time, attention is being paid to the rotations of the respective specializations. If classes have too large gaps in their rotations without their artifact abilities, the intention is to reduce cooldowns or meaningfully fill the gaps.
So far, most of this is still just gray theory. How well Blizzard actually manages to implement these goals will probably be evident in a few weeks. After all, the alpha of Battle for Azeroth has already begun.
Next week, Bungie will conduct three maintenance operations for Destiny 2. An update will go live, bringing some new features.
The next week starts with turbulence for Destiny 2: The announced update 1.1.2 will be deployed on January 30, with a series of maintenance tasks necessary before and after.
Here are the preliminary dates:
On Monday, January 29, a backend maintenance will take place. From 7 PM to 9 PM. No server downtime is expected, Bungie is just working behind the scenes on the server infrastructure.
On Tuesday, January 30, maintenance will occur with server downtime:
Preparation for the maintenance starts at 5 PM. You will not be able to log in.
At 6 PM the servers will go down. If you are still in the game now, you will be roughly kicked.
On Wednesday, January 31, another backend maintenance will take place. The servers will remain online. Maintenance will occur between 9 PM and 11 PM.
Keep in mind that during backend maintenance, the servers will remain online, but there may be server disruptions and connection drops. To avoid unnecessary frustration, it’s better to play something else during this time.
What changes with update 1.1.2?
Bungie released a preview of the patch notes for update 1.1.2. Therefore, this is not the complete list of changes, but merely a preview.
Legendary armor pieces will receive masterwork versions
The Flame Refractor perk now generates ammunition instead of pulling it from reserves
Base damage is increased
A bug is fixed where new characters created after “Curse of Osiris” do not receive the Flashpoint milestone
Players in hotspots, such as the Tower, will receive a notification when their post office mailbox is full
Heroic strike completions now have a higher chance of exotic loot
Mercury challenges are now available during adventures
A bug is fixed where “Curse of Osiris” strikes do not award clan engrams correctly when featured as “Nightfall”
A bug is fixed where challenges do not appear in the quickplay playlist
The dismantling timer for masterwork cores has been increased
These are all the changes that Bungie lists. However, there was already information via Twitter in the days before that in this update, the faulty waypoint at Ikora Rey as well as the missing shaders in weapons master engrams are to be fixed.
Conan Exiles is celebrating its first anniversary – at least in terms of Early Access. It’s a good reason to talk about one of the most discussed features of the game: the penis slider.
On January 31, 2017, Conan Exiles had its Early Access release on Steam and has since provided players with hours of fun, blood, and naked body parts. What garnered particular attention was the fact that characters can actually be nude and you can adjust the size of a male avatar’s genitalia.
PC Gamer recently spoke with director Joel Bylos about the open-world title in general and the penis slider in particular.
How did the slider come to be?
In the initial discussions, they at Funcom wondered, “Does it fit the setting? Should we really do it or is it too problematic?” After all, there was nothing sexual in the game, but nudity did fit the setting. Who had ever integrated penises into a game like this before?
“Let’s just do it!” was the well-considered conclusion.
It quickly became apparent that penises are a self-sustaining topic. No marketing was needed, which they hadn’t even considered beforehand. Players and the press jumped on the topic on their own.
The fact that such a “big thing” wasn’t advertised beforehand came as a surprise to most. For the team around Joel Bylos, it then turned into a big issue.
NSFW but Conan Exiles has an endowment slider. Big dong, little dong, big dong, little dong pic.twitter.com/MNgGsmlv32
While the ESRB (America’s Entertainment Software Rating Board) understood that it wasn’t a “porn game”, it did not simply allow the depiction of swinging genitalia.
The PEGI (Europe’s Pan European Game Information System) was more relaxed in these matters. Nudity didn’t bother them; rather, it was the violence that was the sticking point.
In the interview, Bylos reflected on the reactions and categorized them, how else could it be on this topic, by gender. Most women were pleased with the penis slider. After all, it reminded them of the much-loved breast customization options in many RPGs. The penis version was the long overdue balancing equivalent.
Men, on the other hand, saw less of the aspect of balancing justice. The fun was probably the priority for men. It was just okay and not as scandalous as feared.
“That someone would be upset was my only concern. But actually, no one was upset. Everything just worked smoothly,” Joel Bylos
Bylos’ team seemed to have a huge amount of fun with it and still do. During the brainstorming phase, they were only concerned about how Jenny would react. She was the character artist for Conan Exiles and would now be seeing a lot of penises.
But Jenny thought it was great too! For a week, her work screen was full of penises. For reference purposes, of course.
With Bless Mobile, the Korean developer studio ThinkFun is working on a mobile offshoot of the upcoming MMORPG Bless.
Although Bless has not yet been released, a mobile game has already been announced that will serve as a spin-off. This game is not being developed by Neowiz, as the team is still busy working on Bless, but by the Korean studio ThinkFun – which is even using a better engine than the “main game”.
Same World, Different Stories
Bless Mobile is based on the Unreal Engine 4, while Bless is still using Unreal Engine 3. Not much is known yet about the mobile game. Both games are set in the same world, but tell different stories and are also expected to differ significantly in gameplay.
This is already evident from the trailer that has been published (embedded at the end of the article). Bless Mobile looks more like a type of Diablo than an MMORPG. From an isometric perspective, you fight together with friends against hordes of enemies in fast-paced, action-packed battles. Graphically, it makes a pretty cool impression and somewhat resembles Lost Ark and Project TL (formerly Lineage Eternal).
Release in the West Still Unclear
Bless Mobile is set to launch in Korea in the second half of 2018. It is optimized for modern smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Apple’s iPhone 6S. As for a release in this country, the developers are still tight-lipped.
However, there are still many questions surrounding the game, including the gameplay mechanics, the story, the controls, and more. In the coming months, we will surely learn more about this mobile game, and perhaps also whether and when it will be released in Europe and the USA.
This weekend, a special event awaits you in Warframe! With double experience points, you can level up your Warframes, weapons, sentinels, and companions much faster.
In the coop shooter Warframe, there are tons of Warframes, rifles, pistols, swords, companion drones, and even quirky space cats and dogs! They all start at level 0 and need to be leveled up to level 30 for their best performance. This can be quite a grind for some items.
If you’re not keen on that or just want to level up faster, you can look forward to the weekend!
Double Affinity, Reputation, and Focus for Everyone!
From Friday, January 26, to Sunday, January 28, the Double Affinity Event will take place. Affinity is the experience points of a Warframe, which you use to level up your weapons, companions, and Warframes. If they are already at max level, you’ll receive Focus for your Operator instead (if you have a lens installed) or more reputation points for your syndicates.
The event starts this evening after the developer’s live stream. The Warframe Devstream starts today, January 26, 2018, at 8:00 PM on Twitch.
Quadruple Rewards with Boosters
If you want to get the most out of the event, you can grab an XP booster. Since the bonuses are cumulative, you’ll achieve a 4x boost for experience. The boosters are usually available in the cash shop. However, you can also get them as a daily login reward or loot in sortie missions. The optimal missions for farming Affinity are:
Generally defense missions
Hydron on the planet Sedna
All Tier 3 spy missions on the Kuva fortress.
If you execute the spy mission – ideally with a stealth frame like Ivara – perfectly, you can earn an impressive 48,000 Affinity points per mission. This way, you can level everything in no time or earn tons of Focus points!
Note: There is a Cap for Focus and Reputation!
Keep in mind that there is a cap for Focus and reputation points per day. No more than 250,000 Focus per day is possible. The maximum reputation per day is based on your Mastery Rank x 1,000 + 1,000. However, those who only want to level up equipment can do so until their fingers fall off.
At the end of January, Bungie will make some changes to the raid loot in Destiny 2. This is supposed to be finally exciting and rewarding.
On January 30, a larger update will be rolled out, bringing a significant change: A revision of the rewards in the raid and the raid activity.
According to Bungie, they have heard the feedback that while the raid experiences are quite good, something must definitely be done about the rewards in the raid.
It currently does not feel exciting when defeating bosses because the loot is boring. The tokens as rewards are not interesting enough, and there are too few rewards that make you want to really put in the effort.
Raid armor receives new raid perks
Now Bungie’s senior designer Daniel Auchenpaugh has spoken out, addressing these criticisms and promising what actions will be taken by the end of January.
One new feature is raid perks.
From January 30, raid armor pieceswill drop with special mod perks that only function in raid activities. These mods with special perks will be available on both new raid drops and on raid armor pieces already in your inventory.
The raid mods are reusable. If you swap the mod for another mod, it is retained. This swap process costs you 1 Calus token each time. By the way, all raid mods are Legendary.
The goal of these special raid perks is to increase the power of guardians in the raid and provide useful benefits for each encounter. Examples of raid perks:
On the Leviathan, your solar abilities deal 25% more damage (this applies to all elements)
When you use a super, your grenade is recharged
After a melee kill, you deal 20% more damage
Here you see such a mod with a raid perk:
In raid encounters, there is always a raid item
In addition to the raid perks, several other new features will be introduced. This should help to avoid frustration when you receive no loot after an encounter.
From now on, raid gear will not be tied to specific encounters anymore (with one exception, more on that later), instead, every raid encounter can have raid items as rewards. This means, no matter which raid encounter you master, you will always receive raid loot.
Additionally, there will be a chance for an exotic drop in every raid encounter! This is not an exotic engram, but a weapon or armor piece that you can use right away. This loot pool contains all exotics – except those tied to quests. And you can only receive exotics that your guardian class can equip.
If you play the prestige raid, you will now receive double rewards: The prestige rewards and the rewards from the standard raid. If you are good enough for prestige, Bungie says, then you do not need to go back to the standard raid to obtain its items.
Additionally: The raid vendor Benedict will sell you raid gear directly at the tower for legendary shards and Calus tokens. This raid gear offering rotates. If you need an item that Benedict currently has on offer, you can specifically buy it. However, with one special condition: You must have completed the prestige mode during the week to be able to directly purchase prestige armor. It is not possible, therefore, to earn the necessary tokens in the standard raid and then buy prestige gear without having mastered the prestige raid yourself.
A new raid ghost with special abilities
Bungie is introducing a special and rare item as a raid reward: A ghost shell called “Aspirant Shell”, which can only be obtained as a random drop from the final bosses Calus and Argos.
This ghost shell is meant to motivate passionate raiders to play the raid over and over again. There is a protection mechanism against bad luck: If you play the raid often, you will certainly receive the ghost sooner or later. Even if it takes several weeks, Bungie stated.
What can this ghost shell do?
The ghost shell has three special perks that are only active on the Leviathan:
Seeker of Brilliance: In every raid encounter, you have a chance to receive a lumina engram. Each time a lumina engram does not drop, the chance for the next encounter increases.
Seeker of Opulence: There is a 50% chance that – if you receive an exotic during a raid encounter – the exotic will be an exotic item you do not yet own. Otherwise, there is a 50% chance that it will be any exotic (it could be a new exotic or one you already own).
Seeker of Luck: Thanks to this perk, the ghost keeps track of how many encounters you have completed on the Leviathan.
Auchenpaugh adds at the end that he knows this won’t solve all issues, but he hopes this is a good start. He looks forward to receiving much feedback from the community about these changes next week.
Monster Hunter World has finally been released for Playstation 4 and Xbox One, and countless players are creating cool hunters in the editor. Therefore, we want to know: What does your hunter look like and how have you customized your cat?
The action RPG Monster Hunter World by Capcom impresses with a beautiful, vibrant world full of giant monsters. And with a really detailed character editor. And there’s even an extra editor just for your Palico cat companion! Therefore, the editor of Monster Hunter World made it into our selection of games with the best character editors.
Before we want to see your heroes and cats, we will show you here a few examples from our editorial team.
Leya and Ms Top-Ket
Our Monster Hunter expert and tester Leya has immortalized herself as the namesake avatar in the game. Her hunter is a rather wiry woman with a wild gray mane. The virtual Leya is accompanied by her Palico “Ms Top-Ket”.
The cute cat with different eye colors is black and white and looks a bit like a raccoon with color inversion on its face. However, that was not the reason for the fur pattern. Rather, the Palico is based on a real cat from Leya’s childhood.
Irie and Waffles
Our author Echo Mirage has a fondness for red hair. Her hunter therefore also has a fox-red mane. Additionally, there are multicolored eyes. One is green and the other is more amber-colored. A relic from her time in Final Fantasy XI, where she played a Blue Mage with Monster Eye.
Her Palico is called Waffles. Waffles is a pitch-black Palico, but hopefully won’t bring bad luck. The hunt for giant monsters like Nergigante or Kirin is already hard enough!
Show us your monster hunters!
But enough about the tough monster killers from our editorial team! We now want to know what heroes and Palicos you have created in the editor! Write it in the comments and upload your screenshots!
