MapleStory M is the mobile version of the classic MMORPG from Korea. Now you can play the open beta of the mobile game on Android smartphones.
Do you remember the Korean online role-playing game MapleStory? It is an MMORPG that was released in 2003 in Korea and 2007 in Europe. It features adorable anime graphics that you experience in 2D side-scroller style.
In Korea, there has been a mobile version called MapleStory M for smartphones since 2016. The game was successful and popular there. It reached over 2 million downloads in the first two weeks and was number 1 in the Google Play Store and the App Store.
Now MapleStory M is also available in Europe and the USA as a free open beta!
Open beta until the end of January, but only for Android
The beta of MapleStory M will be available until January 30, 2018. You can download and play the game via Google Play on your Android devices. An iOS version is planned for release later in the year.
The beta version of MapleStory M includes among other things:
Return to Maple World: Fans of original MapleStory meet many characters and locations from the original.
5 original characters: With the classes Dark Knight, Bowmaster, Night Lord, Bishop, and Corsair, you get 5 well-known hero types from MapleStory.
Daily dungeons: You can clear dungeons daily and earn jewels for character upgrades.
Mini-dungeons: Here you can loot special quest items.
Mu Lung Dojo: A challenge where you clear layer by layer of monsters until you reach the final boss, Mu Gong.
Nett’s deadly pyramid: Here you will face mummies and treasures.
Raids: You can form teams with up to ten friends to challenge the raid boss Zakum and earn exclusive rewards.
In Destiny 2, today, on January 23rd, is the Weekly Reset. There is a new Nightfall strike and the winner of the Faction Rally has also been determined.
The first team contest in Season 2 has just ended. The winner is the New Monarchy, which is now offering you the legendary auto rifle “Loquitor IV” in the Tower Bazaar. The weapon is available for purchase until the next Weekly Reset. Faction members pay 1000 Glimmer, while everyone else has to put down 50,000 Glimmer.
After the turbulence surrounding the Faction Rally, we are now entering a fairly quiet week in Destiny 2. The following week, starting January 30th, will be more eventful: the first Iron Banner of Season 2 will begin, and Bungie will be deploying an update, which will introduce these 5 new features and fixes.
But first, let’s see what this week brings. The Weekly Reset was at 6 PM today.
Nightfall strike from January 23rd on PS4, Xbox One, and PC
This week is The Corrupted Pillar of the Nightfall.
The modifiers:
Friction: Health and shield regeneration are slower. Create Light sources by defeating enemies. These regenerate health and charge your Super.
Timewarp: Until the Next Event: Defeat enemies to extend the mission timer.
The challenges:
Complete the Nightfall with at least 5 minutes remaining.
Complete the Nightfall with fewer than 3 deaths.
As a fireteam, do not let Protheon’s flaming ground attack hit you before defeating him.
In the Eververse, you can get the Shoulder Dance emote and the Winner’s Taunt emote for Glimmer. As Exotics, you can buy a weapon ornament for Workhorse, an ornament for Colony, and an ornament for the Titan chest piece, Sacred Fireheart.
Ikora Rey has meditations for Tidal Wave, Hope, and A Garden World.
There are issues with the PSN today, January 23rd. The PlayStation Network is experiencing problems, with error codes CE-34861-2 and WS-37503-8 becoming more frequent.
Update January 26th.: The PSN is experiencing a disruption again. Players are reporting that they cannot log in. The message indicates that the PSN is undergoing maintenance. According to the PlayStation Status, there are issues with all services.
Original message from January 23rd, when the PSN also had issues.
Anyone looking to play online on their PS4 this evening is facing a problem: The PSN, the PlayStation Network, is experiencing a disruption.
Since around 5:30 PM, complaints are increasing that players cannot log into online games. Currently, at 8 PM, there is still no improvement in sight.
The PSN is not completely down; some online services are still functioning. However, the friends list takes forever to load, and logging into online games takes significantly longer than usual. In some games or specific online modes, players cannot log in at all.
If the friends list takes too long to load, the error code CE-34861-2 is displayed. This means that the PlayStation Network may be overloaded. Update: The error code is now WS-37503-8. This indicates that the PSN is undergoing maintenance.
In the meantime, there is an official statement from Sony via Twitter: They are aware that users are experiencing problems with some features in the PSN. They thank you for your patience while the developers investigate the issue.
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According to the PSN status, all services are functioning – except for “Gaming and social networks.” Here is the official notice:
Affected services: You may have difficulties starting games, applications, or online features. Our developers are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible, and we appreciate your patience.
The affected platforms are PS3 and PS4. The PlayStation Store is functioning flawlessly.
In summary: It is not your internet connection that is causing problems with the PSN at the moment, but rather Sony. How long the disruptions will last remains uncertain.
A new wave of Gen-3 Pokémon is on its way to Pokémon GO. Which monsters could they be?
Starting today, January 23rd, you will find additional monsters from the Hoenn region in Pokémon GO. This is the next wave of Gen-3 Pokémon that trainers have been waiting for. However, Niantic did not provide details on which Pokémon are now in the game.
New Monsters of Generation 3 in Pokémon GO
In a blog post, the developers explained that starting today you will encounter 23 additional Pokémon in Pokémon GO, which originate from the video games Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire.
However, the developers did not provide detailed information about the new monsters. Apparently, they want to send trainers on a journey of discovery where they are supposed to find new Pokémon themselves.
The accompanying title image features Groudon, which has already made its way to Pokémon GO. Also visible:
With the content patch 4.2 of Final Fantasy XIV, Square Enix aims to tackle the crisis concerning housing in their flagship MMORPG. This has now led to a surge in the housing market. Some real estate sharks may have panicked.
Strict rules on buying and clearing properties are set to prevent the scarce houses in Final Fantasy XIV from being resold at inflated prices in the future. When a new housing area is implemented, real estate professionals buy properties and resell them at a significant markup.
This will soon no longer be possible.
However, there were some ambiguities in the regulations that sparked heated discussions in the community and a sudden increase in house sales.
Will players be punished retrospectively?
Primarily, players have been wondering what will happen to accounts that own more than just one private or guild house, thus violating the new regulations.
SE’s silence had an interesting side effect. The subreddit /ffxihousingmarket has seen a threefold increase in sales listings per day over the past four days.
This is likely due to two reasons:
On one hand, patch 4.2 prevents the “flipping” of houses. Therefore, agents need to offload their inventory before 4.2 launches. Otherwise, they will be left with dead capital.
On the other hand, this wave could be a panic sell-off. Players with many properties fear losing their excess houses with the launch of patch 4.2. They fear expropriation.
However, as it is not allowed in FFXIV to advertise the sale of properties through the group search in-game, the selling frenzy has been moved to an external platform.
Community representative clarifies the situation
To put an end to the debates in the official forums and on Reddit, community representative Clément “Kaposhipi” Ruggeri clarified the situation in his post:
Thank you for your feedback regarding the changes to the private housing system. I have an update for you regarding your question about what will happen to the housing of players who own more than one private house! It was verbally mentioned in the producer’s letter, but players who own more than one private home will NOT lose their homes after patch 4.2!
I hope this information helps you!
Opinions in the community are divided
On one hand, many believe it is unfair to punish players for violating a rule that did not exist “at the time of the offense.”.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PC, Xbox One) still has a lot of cheaters despite a large ban wave. They have now started to heal and resurrect themselves immediately.
For some players, there seems to be nothing better in online games than to throw in a few cheats and then win with unfair advantages. Such cheaters naturally annoy the rest of the community, and the developers regularly retaliate with ban waves. This happened in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, where over 100,000 cheaters were banned in one go.
But the war against the cheaters is like the proverbial fight against windmills, because hardly a few cheaters are gone, they come back in large numbers and continue to cheat.
Cheaters heal and resurrect themselves immediately
To the dismay of honest players, there are still plenty of cheaters around. They are now cheating not only with the well-known aimbots, wallhacks, and speed hacks, which allow them to see through walls, hit extremely accurately, or zip around at high speeds.
They also have cheats that allow them to resurrect their fellow cheaters immediately and heal themselves just as quickly.
Such actions normally take several seconds in the game, during which you are defenseless. Thanks to the cheat, the cheaters are immediately up and running again, giving all honest players a long nose.
Cheaters in the proof video
One such cheat victim is Reddit user and PUBG fan MagicIsBull. He uploaded the kill cam footage on Reddit. You can see exactly how the cheaters pull themselves up immediately and carry on.
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Such cheats have been common for a while according to comments on Reddit. But that less than a short time after the large ban wave cheating is already happening again happily is simply frustrating and sad for many players.
Players demand China ban
A large number of cheaters are said to come from China. Therefore, many players still demand a region lock that excludes Chinese players from all non-China servers. However, this does not align with the ideas of PUBG head Brendan Greene.
Instead, they want to work closely with Tencent, the China publisher of PUBG, to combat cheaters more effectively. Recently, around 120 cheat programmers from China have even been arrested!
A vulnerability in Blizzard software could lead to major problems for players in WoW, Overwatch, Hearthstone, Diablo 3, or the PC version of Destiny 2. The software from Blizzard can be hacked via JavaScript.
This must be quite embarrassing for Blizzard. Google’s Project Zero security researchers were able to uncover a significant issue with the Battle.net app. Apparently, the software that installs all Blizzard games on PC has a huge security problem.
Blizzard Update Agent is likely to have a vulnerability
Part of the Battle.net app is the Blizzard Update Agent, which runs in the background and usually ensures that games (World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Hearthstone, Diablo 3, Destiny 2) are kept up to date. Patches and updates are downloaded and installed through it.
Through a hacking method known as DNS Rebinding, hackers could exploit this software – simply through JavaScript commands.
Simply visiting an infected website is enough to gain access to the user’s computer. Due to the extensive permissions of the Update Agent, hackers could easily carry out uninstallations and other commands that should actually be reserved for admins.
It has even been proven that through this vulnerability hackers would be able to cause the software to change the paths of downloads and subsequently download malicious files independently.
Blizzard is already working on a solution
Blizzard has been aware of this issue since December. Since then, Blizzard has been working on a solution, which will be implemented with one of the upcoming patches for the Battle.net software.
A temporary hotfix for damage limitation is already in place. Blizzard has now activated a blacklist for such requests, which is intended to temporarily intercept harmful requests.
Until the issue is resolved, you should perhaps avoid unusual sites that others recommend. Although… just don’t visit any unusual sites.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
When referring a new player to World of Warcraft, the accounts of the referrer and the new player have previously been linked for 90 days. When both players played a new character together, they received a whopping 200% additional experience points. This bonus could even be further increased with heirlooms to get nearly 250% additional experience points.
On January 22, 2018, Blizzard radically reduced this bonus to 50% and it can no longer be stacked with heirlooms.
It didn’t take long for some players to express outrage over these changes in the forums. It is obvious that Blizzard is trying to sell even more character boosts by dragging out the leveling process. After all, the required XP for a level-up has also increased with the scaling of the entire game world.
Players demand cheaper character boosts to level 100
The players’ demand is clear: as a sign of “goodwill” and to show that they are not simply looking to sell more character boosts, Blizzard should reduce the costs of the character boost by the same proportion as the reduction in experience points received – a proud 75%. Instead of €60, a character boost to level 100 would then only cost €15.
Alternatively, the costs of a character boost should be dynamic, calculated based on the remaining levels. If a character is boosted from level 50 to 100, there should be a 50% discount.
Blizzard has not yet commented on these demands.
Are Blizzard just greedy, wanting to sell even more level boosts? Some players suspect so.
Cortyn says: Honestly, I find the “demands” of these players quite audacious. Sure, there are a few people who simply don’t enjoy leveling. However, one cannot ignore that leveling in World of Warcraft has always been an essential part of the game.
With the latest patch, leveling is finally back to being in a pleasantly playable form, allowing Blizzard to adjust the experience point bonuses. Honestly, I see this as a “good thing” because new players should also be able to enjoy the old zones. They are still faster than without a friend.
In Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4 & Xbox One) has a player duo set a new world record for kills in a match. Together, they eliminated more than a third of all enemies on the map and achieved the new world record!
Fortnite: Battle Royale is a colorful and fast-paced battle royale shooter from Epic Games. You can play alone against 99 other players or on servers with squads and duo teams. While in squads four players fight together, you are in duo mode as a pair and fight against 49 other 2-player teams.
A particularly successful duo team has recently broken the current world record for kills in Fortnite: Battle Royale!
With 36 Kills to the New World Record!
The duo dream team consists of players NinjasHyper and KingRichard. They are considered one of the best duo teams in Fortnite: Battle Royale, but their last performance puts everything else in the shade.
Because the two have gone extremely wild and eliminated more than a third of all other players on the map. In total, they account for 36 kills. NinjasHyper achieved 21 eliminations, while the remaining 15 kills are credited to King Richard.
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In The Division, the fourth global event is now running. Here you can see the modifiers, masks, and the secret gear sets at a glance.
Anyone starting The Division from now on will notice that the term “Ambush” is displayed in the upper left corner of the screen. There is a reason for that, as the fourth global event is now live, called “Ambush”.
The start was on January 23, 2018, at 1 PM.
The end is on January 30 at 1 PM.
The Modifiers of Ambush
The global events bring temporary variety to the post-apocalypse. In many PvE activities, you can adjust the challenge with various modifiers. Here are the modifiers of the fourth global event:
Ambush – always active: You deal increased damage when you do not move.
Concealed Ambush: The effect of “Ambush” + you take damage when the damage bonus expires. What does that mean? A white bar will be displayed over your health points when you are in combat. If you move, it decreases; if you stand still, it fills back up. If the bar is empty, you take damage over time.
Strategic Ambush: The effect of “Concealed Ambush” + damage bonus; you also take damage when you are too close to allies.
You can only select the Concealed and the Strategic Ambush in the missions Times-Square Power Relay, Broadway Warehouse, Police Academy, and Queens Tunnel Storage as well as in the Dragon’s Den raid. You will then receive more GE credits as a reward.
In short: Try to stand still as much as possible. Then you will have advantages in this event.
The Rewards in the 4th Global Event
With the event, four new secret gear sets and several cosmetic items were introduced, including three new weapon skins, a new outfit, and three masks. This is what the masks look like: You receive the masks through specific commendations. To do this, open your dossier and select the “GE – Ambush” overview in the commendations.
Bug Mask: Motion Blur – Kill enemies while moving, World Rank 5, at least on Hard
Cage Mask: Like a Statue – Kill enemies while stationary, World Rank 5, at least on Hard
Veil Mask: Privacy – Kill enemies near allies in Strategic Ambush, World Rank 5, at least on Hard
The 4 Secret Gear Sets
Now the last secret gear sets that were missing are in the game. These are AlphaBridge, Firecrest, Hunter’s Faith, and Tactician’s Authority. By collecting GE credits, you can purchase “Superior Ambush Containers” in the Terminal, which have these secret gear sets with increased probability.
After the event, the four secret gear sets will be added to the general loot pool. Then the chances of obtaining these items will be significantly lower.
AlphaBridge
2-Piece Bonus: +100% Health Regeneration
3-Piece Bonus: +5% Weapon Damage
4-Piece Bonus: Talent – If the primary and secondary weapon belong to the same category, the equipped weapon receives the third (always active) talent of the weapon not in use. Additionally: All talent requirements become irrelevant for all weapon talents.
5-Piece Bonus: +25% Health Regeneration; +10% Weapon Damage
6-Piece Bonus: Inactive versions of the individual skills rotate every 6 seconds and can be activated by killing enemy agents or veteran/elite NPCs. The individual skill that is up in the rotation when an enemy is killed will be triggered for 10 seconds when all primary attributes are balanced. The times shorten depending on the differences in primary attributes. You can no longer manually activate individual skills or benefit from those of allies.
In short: You cannot activate the individual skills (like the recovery link) “normally” at the 6-piece talent, but only by killing certain enemies. Which skill is then triggered depends on a rotation, so more or less on chance.
6-Piece Bonus: Bullets have a 2% chance to set the enemy on fire. Burning targets can trigger a flame explosion when killed by bullets (possible every 10 seconds). NPCs set on fire by the flame turret burn 25% longer for every 2000 electronics.
Hunter’s Faith
2-Piece Bonus: +20% Optimal Range
3-Piece Bonus: +10% Headshot Damage
4-Piece Bonus: Talent – Each subsequent shot with a marksman rifle that hits the enemy increases damage by 3%. The damage bonus increases by 4% for every 3000 firearms. The bonus is removed once a shot misses the target, when you switch weapons, reload, or after 10 seconds.
6-Piece Bonus: Headshots double the increased damage bonus (from the 4-piece talent). Two consecutive missed shots are required to lose the damage bonus.
Tactician’s Authority
2-Piece Bonus: +15% Skill Haste
3-Piece Bonus: +10% Skill Power
4-Piece Bonus: Talent – Each bullet that hits an enemy grants +1% skill power. Each bullet that an active skill hits an enemy grants +0.2% skill power. The bonus can be up to 30%. The bonus disappears only when a skill is used.
5-Piece Bonus: +5% Skill Haste, +5% Skill Power
6-Piece Bonus: When you use a skill while you have the maximum bonus (from the 4-piece talent), the buff resets, but the new maximum will be increased to 60%. If you use another skill while you have the 60%, there is a 40% chance that the buff power will reset to 30% and the maximum will remain at 60%. This chance increases by 20% for every 3000 electronics.
After 4 years, the survival game Rust is finally set to release. However, the lead developer has already pointed out that it is still not finished and that expectations should be kept in check.
It has been in Early Access for 4 years now, and it is supposed to be officially released soon. However, according to the lead developer, Rust is still not finished, and one should not get too many hopes up.
“Just don’t expect a finished game!”
According to Rust head Garry Newman, version 1.0 of Rust is set to release on February 8th. This means it will have been over 4 years in Early Access since the launch on December 11, 2013. However, Newman remains rather pessimistic in a statement.
One should not expect too much. The game is still not finished and should not be compared to a final product. But in comparison to the start of Early Access 4 years ago, significant progress has been made.
Costs are rising
So now one can confidently leave Early Access. Newman describes it as a prototype that is now transitioning into the alpha stage. The launch itself will be a quiet affair without events or frills.
Additionally, Rust is set to become more expensive, increasing from 20 to 35 euros. According to Newman, “this has always been the deal.” After all, they are not just raising the price to 60 euros.
Due to the price change, Newman felt obliged to publicly post about it in the developer blog rather than doing it quietly.
Only monthly updates, except on the PTR
To avoid accidentally “breaking” something before the launch, there will now be no weekly updates, only monthly updates for Rust. However, there will be a kind of test server called “Staging Branch” that will receive daily updates.
There, things will be tested that, if successful, will come to the regular server at the end of the month. Both versions of Rust can be played simultaneously.
Selfies in World of Warcraft should look nice. We will tell you where you can get the five new filters for the S.E.L.F.I.E. camera.
Patch 7.3.5 brought a lot of new features to World of Warcraft. Not all changes are as significant as the scaling of the entire game world with the character’s level. But even small adjustments provide entertaining hours in Azeroth, such as the improvement of the S.E.L.F.I.E. camera.
This toy allows characters to take screenshots where they hold the camera up and smile in classic selfie style. Various effects and filters can enhance the image further. For example, you could apply a sepia filter to create a completely different atmosphere.
S.E.L.F.I.E. Camera in WoW easier to obtain in 2018 with 7.3.5
With Patch 7.3.5, it has been simplified to obtain the S.E.L.F.I.E. camera. Through new quest lines in Stormwind and Orgrimmar, you can receive the basic version of the camera starting at level 15. At level 30, a further quest will transform the camera into a full-fledged toy.
This makes it significantly easier to get the camera in 2018 than in previous years.
5 new filters for better snapshots
If you really want to make the most out of the S.E.L.F.I.E. camera, you should also look for the five new filters that Blizzard has hidden in Patch 7.3.5. These filters change the respective background, or “skybox”, so that the sky looks like in certain locations.
To unlock the filters, you must take the camera to specific locations and take screenshots with individual bosses. The following filters can be obtained this way:
Firelands filter: Visit Ragnaros in the Firelands. The raid entrance is located in Hyjal. Take a photo with the final boss and you’ll get the filter.
Twilight filter: Travel to the Bastion of Twilight in the Twilight Highlands. In the last room, take a photo with Cho’Gall and the filter is yours.
Sha filter: In Pandaria, in the Terrace of Spring, you will find the Sha of Fear. A photo with him unlocks the new filter.
Frostgram filter: For an icy Northrend background, you need to travel to Icecrown and take a snapshot with the Lich King in the Icecrown Citadel. Note that you must have started the fight (talk to Tirion) for it to work.
Argus filter: You get the last filter in the fight against the final boss of Antorus, the Burning Throne. Take a snapshot together with Argus and enjoy your new filter.
Have you ever accidentally pulled a boss while trying to take a selfie?
A new update for FIFA 18 is now live on PC. The update for PS4 and Xbox One will be version 1.08. The patch notes are already known.
FIFA 18 received its first title update in 2018 today, on January 23rd. Currently, it is only available for download and installation on PC, with console versions for PS4 and Xbox One to follow in the coming days. The update will likely carry the version number 1.08.
On PC, it is around 1.5 GB in size.
The patch notes are available in English; we will translate them into German.
Patch Notes Update 1.08 – What changes in FIFA 18
Gameplay changes:
After the kickoff, the defending team will behave more compactly in defense.
Their offensive players will act slightly less aggressively.
The defenders will reduce the gaps between them and the offensive players by keeping the space tight. This way, they will give the attacking team less room.
A problem will be fixed where goalkeepers unnecessarily cleared the ball in some situations when passing the ball to them.
Changes to “FUT Champions Weekend League” matches:
All matches now take place in the FeWC stadium. The time of day is always set to evening and the weather to clear.
The pre-match screen no longer shows which team is the home team and which is the away team. Instead, players will always see their team on the left side and the opponent’s team on the right side.
You will not see the opponent’s jersey in gameplay or on the pre-match screen. Instead, you will see your second active jersey, which you did not select for the match, on the opponents.
The jersey selection and the match preview screen will be adjusted to this change.
When watching FUT Champions Channel replays, you can now use the orbit camera.
Issues in Ultimate Team that will be fixed:
A problem with the search filters for player fitness and team fitness cards, as well as contracts, will be fixed in the transfer market.
Some visual issues with Inform players will be fixed. Some special abilities were displayed incorrectly – however, this had no impact on gameplay.
Online modes:
In all online modes, including FUT, the display of connection quality has been adjusted:
5, 4, and 3 bars –> Green
2 bars –> Yellow
1 bar –> Red
Additionally, a problem in Pro Clubs will be fixed, where pros had incorrect attributes, and numerous jerseys will also be updated.
The science fiction survival game Fragmented has had a bumpy development, which has now resulted in it being essentially dead. The developers refer to a “maintenance mode.”
Fragmented was born out of necessity. The developer studio Above and Beyond initially worked on the interesting sandbox MMO The Repopulation, which was inspired by the classics Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies.
Many players showed great interest in The Repopulation until problems arose between the developer studio and the engine developer, Idea Fabrik. These ultimately led the original developers to abandon the project, and the engine developers took over. A strange situation.
What happened with Fragmented?
Let’s summarize the issues once again:
Financial difficulties at engine developer Idea Fabrik forced Above and Beyond to shut down the servers for the alpha of The Repopulation at the end of 2015
Idea Fabrik claimed that Above and Beyond stopped payments for the license of the Hero Engine, which had initially led to the financial problems
Above and Beyond announced their intention to switch to the Unreal Engine
The switch of the engine was to be financed by the development of a new survival game called Fragmented
Above and Beyond wanted to focus on Fragmented and sold the rights and assets of the MMORPG The Repopulation to Idea Fabrik
After the early access launch in spring 2016, patches for Fragmented were regularly released
The official release of the survival game occurred in August 2017
The game did not receive a good reception, and the ratings on Steam continued to decline
According to Steamcharts, an average of 10 players are online at the same time
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The developers now state that they have not given up on Fragmented yet, but it is in maintenance mode now. This means that aside from bug fixes, no further work is currently being done on the game.
Fragmented simply does not generate enough revenue to create more content.
A large part of the team has already turned to other projects. Fans should not hold out hopes of seeing major updates for the survival game in the near future.
Thus, Fragmented is essentially dead. Hardly anyone plays it, the ratings are poor, and there is no new content. The team has not discussed which projects Above and Beyond is currently developing.
Today, a new update for PS4 and Xbox is coming to Warframe. The consoles will be brought up to the standard of patch 22.8.2 and receive all content that has been available on PC up to that point. This includes the Ghoul event, personal quarters, new weapons, and Focus 2.5. Here are the key highlights of the patch notes summarized.
Console players in Warframe can expect a huge update with a lot of new content. The Ghoul Purge Bounties event starts and takes place on the Plains of Eidolon. Through this event, new enemies will come to the plains, which are decayed zombie versions of the Grineer.
Players on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One can now invite other Tenno to their spaceship, the Orbiter, with this update. Additionally, the personal quarters, which are hidden behind the last closed door in the Orbiter, will open with the update, allowing the (living) room to be decorated with new items like an aquarium, action figures, and dog beds.
Below you will find a summary of the patch highlights for PS4 and Xbox One.
The Ghoul Purge Bounties event starts – Bringing zombies and rewards to the plains
The population in Cetus is in danger, as the putrid ghouls are coming to the Plains of Eidolon! By defeating the enemies in the Ghoul Purge Bounties event, players can receive special rewards.
The rewards for the Ghoul event mostly consist of Endo, various relics, and valuable mods like “Hunter Adrenaline”.
Those who want to participate in the event must go to the NPC Konzu in Cetus. He now has two additional quests with which players can start the event.
What are ghouls?
Ghouls are essentially deformed and underdeveloped Grineer. The defective clones are bred over several days in embryo sacks buried in the ground. Ghouls currently only exist on the Plains of Eidolon. Here they break out of the ground and surprise the inhabitants from ambush. Ghouls can be compared to zombies. They behave animalistically and exhibit pack behavior.
Rictus Ghoul: This unit has a rideable chainsaw that shreds everything in its path.
Augur Ghoul: Instead of arms, these ghouls have dual drills. With the drills, they can bury themselves and attack opponents from the ground. Surprise!
Rotting Ghoul: These ghouls are a kamikaze unit equipped with explosives. They run towards every Tenno and blow themselves up.
Devourer Ghoul: With their grappling hooks, these plump ghouls pull enemies towards them. If Tenno are not careful, they will be eaten by the Devourer Ghouls.
Mutual visits on the Orbiter and personal living area
Squads can now visit each other on the Orbiter! For this occasion, the last closed door on the spaceship will now open as well. However, players must have completed the quest “The War Within”! After that, they will receive a segment that allows them to open the last door. Behind it is a spacious room that can be designed as a personal living area.
With the personal quarters come new deco and features:
Personal Warframe action figures
Built-in shelves
Mannequins
Aquariums
Music box
Emotes can be used in the Orbiter. After all, the squad deserves a proper welcome!
There are a total of four new weapons in Warframe.
Corinth – A shotgun that is most powerful at close range.
Gunsen – A melee weapon,withadditional slash damage, when charged. The blades are made of steel and fan out like a fan.
Quartakk – A rifle that fires 4 bullets in an explosion. The weapon has lower damage but has high accuracy and fire rate. Additionally, the rifle has a high chance of status and critical damage.
Stubba – An automatic pistol with a large magazine size. The sidearm causes bleeding and crippling effects due to its good critical stats.
Focus 2.5 – “Shared Pool” allows schools to share their points now
Focus gives Tenno special abilities that can be used after completing the quest “The Second Dream”.
With the large update 22.8.2, Focus is getting an overhaul and is now called Focus 2.5. The biggest change is that the different schools now share their Focus points. For example, if players have collected points for the Unairu school, they can now invest those points in abilities of the Zenurik school.
Here are the summarized changes:
Focus points and Shimmering Eidolon shards will be reset. These can now be redistributed with Focus 2.5.
“Shared Pool” capacity: The point pool capacity can now be increased by any school. This will simultaneously increase the capacity of each school.
Cost of nodes reduced: The cost of the node points of all schools has been reduced by almost 30%.
The Warframes Gara and Volt are being revised with update 22.8.2
Gara’s revision
The ultimate skill “Glass Frame” has been completely overhauled:
Glass Frame is NO longer invulnerable. The glass of the ring barrier now breaks and explodes piece by piece when damage is dealt to it. The amount of damage absorbed now scales with strength and armor. Explosive damage scales with strength.
Glass Frame no longer has a duration and remains until the barrier is recast or destroyed by damage. Shattering Whip also destroys the glass ring.
Volt’s revision
Electric Shield: It is now possible to switch to the main weapon while Volt is holding his Electric Shield. However, this will cause Volt to drop the shield.
What else is interesting about Warframe’s update 22.8.2 on PS4 and Xbox One?
Dynamic weather is coming to the Plains of Eidolon. This means it can now rain.
The individual Zaws and Amps are now listed in the profile.
Fishing: If someone throws bait, dyes, and pheromones into the water, the entire team benefits from it.
There have been user interface and performance improvements.
There are new stances, cosmetics, and new decor.
There are new animation sets for the Operator.
The Captura has been expanded with Archwings.
Bounties can now be repeated to gain more reputation.
The update 22.8.2 is coming on this Tuesday, January 23, to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The complete patch notes for both consoles can be found in the source reference.
If Bungie hadn’t made this decision, the mood around Destiny 2 would be much better now.
Destiny 2 is currently not doing well at all. The current faction rally is a complete disaster, social media is still full of criticism for the endgame, and even major Destiny YouTubers have announced in recent days that they will put Destiny 2 behind them for a while and move on to new games. It’s increasingly being reported that many Guardians would prefer to return to Destiny 1.
Bungie has only offered apologies and promises so far that they are working on super exciting content for Destiny 2, that everything will be better in 2018, and that they will implement the community’s feedback. And indeed: By the end of January, some new features and fixes are coming that could attract more Guardians back to Destiny 2, such as raid-specific mods and masterwork armor pieces.
Nevertheless, these changes do not address the “big problems” of Destiny 2 – such as long-term motivation in the endgame or boring loot. Perhaps one can expect improvements in the fall when Bungie plans changes to the weapon system. However, it will be months before that can be implemented.
Because Destiny 2 is currently suffering from a wrong decision that cannot be easily fixed. All current events, such as the faction rally, are falling victim to this decision, and the problem of long-term motivation is largely related to it. Namely: Fixed weapon perks can never replace random perks.
Without random perks, the loot is boring
When all the teasers and information about Destiny 2 flooded in during the summer of 2017, my first reactions mostly ranged between “That sounds pretty good” and “Aha, we’ll have to wait and see how that looks in the finished game.”
A new weapon system? Okay! Mods for weapons and armor? Sounds good! New subclasses replacing the old ones? Alright!
But when we received the news that random weapon perks would be removed, I had to swallow initially. Schuhmann and I immediately predicted that Destiny 2 would have problems with the loot. After all, it was precisely the hunt for God-roll weapons that kept many Guardians motivated for months in Destiny 1. The discussions about which weapons with which rolls were the best kept Destiny alive.
The current faction rally is the latest example that a loot shooter without random rolls simply does not work. Bungie introduced five new weapons per faction for Season 2. So that future rallies remain exciting, the developers decided that in the third and final rally of Season 2, Guardians will get four of the new weapons through faction engrams, in the second rally of Season 2, they will get two of the new weapons, and in the first rally (the current rally), Guardians will simply not receive any new weapon.
Of course, Bungie does not want to blow all their powder at once, which is why they are making the weapons available gradually throughout the season. But it cannot be that in the first rally, there are no weapons to earn at all.
With random rolls, there wouldn’t be this problem; with random rolls, the faction rally would be a solid event all around. Assuming each rally of a season would have two faction weapons with random perks in the engrams, then
casual players could get both weapons with little time investment
and hardcore players could spend hours hunting for the God-roll faction weapons.
The slow release of the new faction weapons would actually be welcome here because it would give time to find the best perks on the two current weapons.
Fixed rolls hinder such a hunt for God-roll weapons – and thus the thrill with every drop. And if Bungie’s solution for long-term motivation looks like denying any new weapons to earn in the first rally, then it is a clear sign that the current weapon system with fixed perks is not working.
Destiny 2 needs “Perks 2.0”
For many Guardians, it’s clear: The solution to all problems is the return of random perks. Then the endgame would be exciting again, events would be relevant again, and Destiny 2 would be much better off now.
While Bungie is currently working on “Mods 2.0,” which are supposed to make mods more important, some players are demanding that Bungie should rather deliver “Perks 2.0” – namely, the random perks.
These should have the highest priority. We can deal with balance later, but Destiny 2 needs variety and excitement with the weapons. And that best right now. It is time for this “game-breaking” change.
Why are there no random perks anymore?
Why Bungie decided against random perks in Destiny 2 is hard to understand. Bungie itself has only been sparse in commenting on this decision. According to game director Luke Smith, it allows for quicker and more targeted responses to balance issues. Each weapon and armor piece is “handcrafted,” giving the sandbox team more flexibility.
This advantage has not yet been realized in the history of Destiny 2. On the contrary: When the Prometheus lens was completely overpowered in PvP, Bungie reacted only a week later – and that with an emergency fix that weakened the weapon too much. Only by the end of January 2018, almost two months later, will the lens be rebalanced.
Many Guardians think: “Thanks, I would rather have the random rolls back!”
This decision likely also occurred to make Destiny 2 a bit more “casual-friendly,” at the expense of hardcore and midcore Guardians, who wanted to play Destiny 2 not just for a few weeks, but for months and years.
Solutions for the missing random perks are on the way: Bungie wants to increasingly focus on masterworks, which at least bring back a bit of the “God-roll hunting” feeling.
But as long as the weapons continue to have fixed perks, Destiny 2 will always have problems with long-term motivation and seasonal events.
In Monster Hunter World (PS4, PC and Xbox One) you can earn 50 trophies and achievements. Learn everything about achievements and how to get them in our guide.
You can earn achievements in Monster Hunter World. There are a total of 50 achievements: 1 Platinum, 2 Gold, 11 Silver and 36 Bronze trophies.
All Trophies at a Glance
These achievements are available in Monster Hunter World for diligent monster hunters. We have sorted them by trophy value.
Platinum Trophies
There is only one Platinum trophy in Monster Hunter World. As in other games, you can only obtain it after you have earned all other achievements.
Conqueror of the New World (Platinum): Earn all other trophies in the game
Gold Trophies
These are the two Gold trophies in Monster Hunter World. You receive them for collecting crowns in your hunting log.
Miniature Crown Master (Gold): Record a miniature crown for almost every monster in the hunt log
Giant Crown Master (Gold): Record a giant crown for almost every monster in the hunt log
Silver Trophies
In total, you can obtain 11 Silver trophies. However, you need to put in considerable effort and catch special creatures, among other things.
The Sapphire Star (Silver): Unravel the mystery of “Elder Crossing”
A Living Fossil (Silver): Catch a fish known as “The Living Fossil”
In FIFA 18 Ultimate Team, the ratings refresh is coming up. You can now choose the players you think deserve a winter upgrade.
The standard player cards in FUT 18 have remained unchanged since launch. While new special cards have been added in recent months, the standard cards (Gold, Silver, Bronze) are still the same.
That will soon change: The ratings refresh will provide numerous players with new standard cards.
Until FIFA 16, there were only “winter upgrades” in the winter, but since FIFA 17 this event is called “ratings refresh”, where downgrades are also possible. EA Sports has now announced that the ratings refresh in FUT 18 is imminent and that you can help decide which players should receive better standard cards.
Some players will receive new standard cards in the ratings refresh
Which player deserves an upgrade?
Players who have shown consistently strong performances on the pitch in recent months should receive an upgrade. Generally, Gold cards are upgraded by 1-2 points in rating. Silver and Bronze players receive upgrades of about 4 points. In rare cases, improvements for Bronze players can reach up to 15 points.
If you believe, for example, that Joshua Kimmich definitely deserves an upgrade, enter his first name in the first field and his last name in the second field. You also need to propose a new, higher overall rating. Kimmich currently has a standard card with an 81 rating. Suggest a new value of, for example, 83.
Standard card of Kimmich
Finally, you can decide on the form whether your player should also receive an upgrade for the weak foot or special move rating.
Ubisoft has announced the PC system requirements for the upcoming shooter Far Cry 5: There are minimum specifications required to run Far Cry 5 and high-end requirements that allow Far Cry 5 to run in 4K at 30 or even 60 FPS.
Graphically, the shooter Far Cry 5 looks good, as can be seen from the screenshots and previous trailers. However, that doesn’t mean that you need a high-end PC to be able to play it.
As Ubisoft has now announced, a mid-range PC is sufficient to meet the minimum requirements. However, those who want to play in 4K at 60 fps will need to have a pretty good PC.
“The PC has always been one of the core elements of the Far Cry DNA, and with Far Cry 5, that becomes clearer than ever,” says Kirill Bragin, producer of the PC version of Far Cry 5. Far Cry 5 will feature a benchmarking tool that allows players to configure their game for the best possible experience. This will be aided by the VRAM usage display and the many options available. It will be possible to customize the aspect ratio, FOV, optional FPS lock, and resolution.
Bragin continues: “However, players will not have to struggle through many calibration menus if they don’t want to. Our game will automatically detect their hardware and make the appropriate settings, as well as optimize the resolution. Additionally, Far Cry 5 will also support multi-GPU functionalities, allowing players to significantly increase performance.”
Here are the system requirements for the shooter Far Cry 5:
MINIMUM CONFIGURATION for Far Cry 5:
Operating System: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit only)
PROCESSOR: Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.1 GHz or AMD FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz or comparable
GRAPHICS CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or AMD R9 270 (2GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
MEMORY: 8GB
Resolution: 720p
Video Preset: Low
RECOMMENDED CONFIGURATION (60 FPS) for Far Cry 5:
Operating System: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit only)
PROCESSOR: Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.4 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.2 GHz or comparable
GRAPHICS CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD R9 290X (4GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
MEMORY: 8GB
Resolution: 1080p
Video Preset: High
4K 30 FPS CONFIGURATION for Far Cry 5:
Operating System: Windows 10 (64-bit only)
PROCESSOR: Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.4 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X @ 3.6 GHz or comparable
GRAPHICS CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 or AMD RX Vega 56 (8GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
MEMORY: 16GB
Resolution: 2160p
Video Preset: High
4K 60 FPS CONFIGURATION for Far Cry 5:
Operating System: Windows 10 (64-bit only)
PROCESSOR: Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.0 GHz or AMD Ryzen 7 1700X @ 3.4 GHz or comparable
GRAPHICS CARD: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 SLI or AMD RX Vega 56 CFX (8GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
MEMORY: 16GB
Resolution: 2160p
Video Preset: High/Ultra
Additionally, Ubisoft has announced which graphics cards will be supported at the game’s release:
GeForce GTX600 series: GeForce GTX670 or better
GeForce GTX700 series: GeForce GTX760 or better
GeForce GTX900 series: GeForce GTX950 or better
GeForce GTX10 series: GeForce GTX1050 or better
Radeon 200 series: Radeon R9 270 or better
Radeon 300/Fury X series: Radeon R7 370 or better
Radeon 400 series: Radeon RX 460 or better
Radeon Vega series: A Radeon Vega series graphics card
Of course, it is also possible to play Far Cry on Xbox One or Playstation 4. The shooter will be released on March 27, 2017.
We have already reported on the upcoming online game Project X and it sounds pretty good. But how does it play and how does it look in motion? We will find out soon.
The developer studio Automaton plans to officially present the online game Project X on February 17. It is particularly interesting as it mixes MMO with Battle Royale. You will find yourself on a large island inhabited by up to 1,000 players.
In Battle Royale battles, 400 people will compete.
SpatialOS for a believable world
To create a believable and large game world, the team uses SpatialOS technology. This technology allows for the creation of a large world where wild animals are simulated, fire can spread, footprints are left in the mud, and water is simulated better than in other games.
The MMORPG Chronicles of Elyria also wanted to use this technology, but recently opted for a cheaper alternative for cost reasons.
Fight for dominance on an island
The story of the game revolves around several factions fighting for dominance on the island. You are a newcomer who gets involved in this struggle and wishes to overthrow the prevailing regime. Each of the four factions on the island has its own goals that you can support or sabotage.
Project X aims to convince you with the following features:
MMO with 1,000 players
400-player Battle Royale battles
Battle Royale is naturally integrated into the game world
Simulated game world thanks to SpatialOS
A large city serving as a hub
Four factions pursuing different goals
According to the developers, “photorealistic” graphics
How exactly Project X plays, how it looks, and what it has to offer will be discussed by the developers on February 17, when they will also showcase the first gameplay footage.
