The MMORPG Revelation Online from My.com received a new update called “Ocean View!” In this update, you can build a luxury villa on a deserted island, furnish it with colorful decor, and invite friends to extravagant fashion duels.
The online role-playing game Revelation Online is already famous for its extravagant housing options. Recently, you could move into an apartment located inside the shell of a living and crawling giant tortoise.
However, the new digs in the game aren’t quite that extravagant. Rather, the new house offers you decent luxury and colorful decoration.
The great housing island fun
With the Ocean View! update, you can build a luxury villa on a tropical island. However, the luxury doesn’t come for free. First, you need to upgrade your old digs in the “Faery Inn” to “Wealth Level 4.” Only then can you acquire the wood for the new dwelling.
Once you have finished building the new villa, you can throw wild parties there and show off your many outfits. Additionally, there is the newly introduced feature of dressing rooms. You can purchase them in three different sizes and display all your outfits there.
This is ideal for hosting large fashion shows. Because in Revelation Online, as in many MMOs, the “fashion game” is a form of endgame.
The Christmas event in Nuanor
During Christmas time, there is a fitting event in Revelation Online for the holiday. And as in many other MMOs, in the world of Nuanor rogues have stolen the Christmas gifts! Who does something so mean?! Hunt down the thieves and take back the gifts. But keep in mind that the thieves will flee 20 seconds after your first attack!
Less warlike individuals prefer to collect the snowflakes that are scattered everywhere. You can exchange these snowflakes with the Christmas envoy “Marie Püree” (yes, that’s really her name!) for goodies. She is collecting special snowflakes.
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Additionally, there is a new Christmas dungeon where you can fight bears and earn special tickets. You can also exchange these tickets with Marie for loot. Finally, you can find and assemble Christmas treasure maps. This way, you will ultimately discover a great treasure!
With the Curse of Osiris, new exotic weapons and armors have arrived in Destiny 2. What can the exotic weapon Crimson do? How do you get it? And how does the weapon perform in the Crucible?
The new hand cannon Crimson not only has visual similarities with an exotic pulse rifle from Destiny 1 – the Red Death. In fact, there are also similarities in the weapon’s perks with another pulse rifle from the predecessor, namely Bad Juju.
Sounds too good to be true? We take a detailed look at the weapon to see if it meets the high expectations and how Crimson performs in the Crucible.
How to Obtain the Hand Cannon “Crimson”
As with many exotic armors and weapons in Destiny 2, you are relying on your luck. The following sources can drop the hand cannon as a reward:
Public Events (Completing them heroically increases your chances)
Weekly Milestones
The Nightfall Strike
The Trials of the Nine
The Leviathan Raid including the new raid lair
Xur sells the hand cannon
You can increase your chances with a Fireteam Medallion or the new item “Three of Coins,” which increases the drop chances of an exotic engram from all sources by 50%.
These are the Perks of Crimson
Not only does the design remind players of the Red Death known from Destiny 1, but the perks also hint at who the spiritual predecessor of the hand cannon is.
Impact and stability of the weapon are almost maxed out. The range is good, and the handling and reload speed of the weapon are average, but at a good level for hand cannons.
The spiritual predecessor of Crimson: The Red Death
The weapon’s magazine holds 24 rounds. It’s important to note that the weapon fires bursts of 3 shots, allowing you to effectively pull the trigger eight times before the weapon needs to be reloaded.
At least in theory, because the exotic perk of the weapon allows you to fire continuously under certain circumstances – without having to reload:
Perk 1 – This weapon fires bursts of 3 shots
Perk 2 – Smallbore: Increased range and stability from a moderate barrel
Perk 3 – Fluted Barrel: Increases range (increases distance)
Exotic Perk – Kills with this weapon heal the shooter; precision kills refill the magazine
Perk 4 – Heavy Grip: This grip improves recoil control, increases stability, reduces weapon readiness speed
The exotic perks of the weapon include some of the benefits of Red Death and Bad Juju (unfortunately, like Bad Juju, the Super is not replenished). How does the weapon perform in practice?
This is how Crimson performs in PvE
The weapon’s perks allow for an aggressive playstyle. Every kill heals you, and with precision kills, the magazine is also refilled. Classes that do not have their own health regeneration abilities will be pleased with this weapon.
Even Hunters, who potentially have a lower recovery rate compared to the other classes, benefit greatly from this weapon.
Those playing as Warlocks with the Voidwalker subclass and Hunger effects can restore their health with the Withdraw effect. Combined with Crimson, Warlocks may find it hard to die.
Crimson is perfect for larger groups of enemies, which need to be eliminated quickly; for boss fights, you should use another weapon.
This is how Crimson performs in the Crucible
Even though Crimson is a hand cannon, it plays like a pulse rifle due to the bursts. The weapon deals the following damage in the Crucible:
21 damage for headshots; if the entire burst hits the head, that results in 63 damage points
Body shots deal 16 damage; if an entire burst hits the body, that results in 48 damage points
Enemy Guardians with a resilience value of 1 can thus be eliminated with three bursts to the head. This is a theoretical value; hitting three bursts critically is extremely challenging.
The magazine could refill on kills, just like Bad Juju!
With a resilience value of 5, enemies can be eliminated with four bursts to the body. The great advantage of the weapon in the Crucible is health regeneration. After a kill, you can immediately turn to another enemy. 1vs2 situations become much easier to handle.
However, the range has been noted negatively by many players. Although the value of 62 is decent, many Guardians report that the weapon is only effective at the ranges of hand cannons.
So if you’re a big fan of hand cannons, you should rather opt for alternatives like the Better Devil or the Old Fashioned to have better chances at effective ranges.
Have you tried Crimson yet? How do you like the weapon?
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The developers of Overwatch are getting generous. For Christmas, five special loot boxes are waiting for you to grab now!
Christmas is not only celebrated in the familiar circle of family, but also in various virtual realities, where holiday spirit reigns. Currently, there is the Winter Wonderland event in Overwatch, where players can earn special loot boxes.
Since yesterday Christmas Eve (December 24, 2018), players have reported that they were suddenly blessed with five additional loot boxes that appeared out of nowhere in their accounts.
Logging in grants Overwatch players 5 event loot boxes
To get the loot boxes, one only needs to log into Overwatch, and the 5 Winter Wonderland loot boxes should end up in the inventory. If that doesn’t work, it may also help to complete any match. Sooner or later, the corresponding message will appear, announcing that the loot boxes have landed in the inventory.
How long the 5 loot boxes will be available for free is not known. So it is advisable to log in soon, lest Santa Claus take the 5 loot boxes back home.
Those who haven’t pulled the right items from the 5 Winter Wonderland loot boxes still have until January 1, 2018, to earn more loot boxes in the game or buy the Winter Wonderland loot boxes directly from the shop. Then the Winter event ends, and the special items can only be snagged again next year.
What did you have in your Christmas gift loot boxes? Was the long-awaited Legendary finally included? Or were there “only” 16 white and 5 blue items that you never wanted?
The classic barbarian MMORPG Age of Conan finally gets something new. In special, limited-time Saga servers, you can complete special challenges with fresh heroes and earn goodies for your regular heroes.
Long before there was the survival MMO Conan Exiles, the grim barbarian rose once more in an online game! Funcom released Age of Conan back in 2008, a bloody barbarian MMORPG. However, it has been quite silent around Age of Conan for a while now.
The last major content updates were some time ago. In 2013, a new dungeon was added for the region “Dragon’s Spine” introduced in 2012. In 2015, the new raid “Palace of Cetriss” was added.
But Age of Conan is not dead yet. Funcom plans to introduce special new “Saga servers” in 2018.
Limited-time servers like seasons in Diablo 3
The first new Saga server for Age of Conan is to be called “Saga of Zath” and is set to go online in early 2018. On the new server, all players start with a fresh character. The server will only be online for a limited time. Meanwhile, you will need to complete specific tasks and challenges. This is reminiscent of the seasons in the action RPG Diablo 3.
Once the server goes offline, your hero will be transferred to the regular server “Crom”. The Saga hero also does not count towards your allowed character maximum. So you can participate even if you have no open slots left. Additionally, you can earn rewards for another Conan hero from your stash during your time on the Saga server.
Will the new server be PvP or PvE?
The developers want to release more information about the servers later. Meanwhile, the community eagerly speculates whether the new server will be a PvP server or a peaceful realm.
After all, the wild brawl on the PvP realms was a great fun for many players at the launch of Age of Conan and fit well with the relentless barbarian world of the setting.
The head of Overwatch Jeff Kaplan spends Christmas Eve in our time in front of a fireplace while thousands watch him in astonishment.
As several US sites report and can be seen on Twitch, the Game Director of the Blizzard shooter Overwatch, a man named Jeff Kaplan, spends European Christmas Eve in front of a fireplace. At the beginning of the stream, the chair was reportedly empty until Kaplan strolled into the room and took his seat.
The show is broadcast live on the streaming platform Twitch while people around the world wonder what the man is doing.
From time to time, Kaplan changes his leg position; at one point, he even took a phone call but remained silent. Otherwise, he blinks.
The monotony is repeatedly interrupted by individual actions. Here, Kaplan opens a gift.
Kaplan claims: Milk is poisoned and cookies are a lie
As the US site Kotaku reports, Kaplan reportedly broke his silence after about three hours. According to his statements, the milk next to him is probably poisoned, and the cookies are a lie.
The Twitch chat responded with the hashtag #FreeJeff.
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The tradition of someone sitting in front of a crackling fireplace and broadcasting this image live is deeply rooted in Anglo-American culture. In the 60s, a New York TV channel broadcast a crackling fireplace for people to enjoy who did not have a fireplace themselves. The comedy star Nick Offerman, generally accepted as the epitome of a sensible man, continued this tradition in 2015 while sipping on a whiskey.
Kaplan apparently acts in this proud tradition.
What do you think? Do you see a deeper meaning in this performance, or do you think it is merely a brilliant PR stunt by Blizzard?
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The new update 0.23 of Armored Warfare introduces the “Caribbean Crisis” and not only details such as night battles and a map but also a new game mode: The “Special Operations.”
In the new update of Armored Warfare, it does head to the Caribbean, but there is no thought of Caribbean flair. Caribbean flair does not come with the explosions and the tanks. However, the missions take you to the interesting regions of the Panama Canal.
A grim war still rages, to which a new hostile faction now joins. This marks the kickoff for the special operations: Cohesive missions that are to be expanded with regular updates.
The new PvP map Grassfelder and the Panama Canal
The new PvP map is located in the idyllic landscapes of eastern Croatian forests, which shine with beauty, where primarily exciting battles can be fought. Thanks to the open spaces, it gives the opportunity to rush through with the armored vehicles and execute flank maneuvers and precise flank maneuvers
But PvE players also get new content: After learning that a new enemy wants to plunge the world into chaos, you set off to stop him. It goes to the regions of the Panama Canal, where you can complete three cooperative missions and actively influence the ending.
Fight in moonless nights in Armored Warfare
Here, night vision devices and the thermal optics of the vehicle can be used to tactically act and fight even in moonless nights. It expands the gameplay options and adds a new, challenging component. Compared to the normal mode, the following changes occur:
Visibility of all vehicles is reduced by 40%
Camouflage factor of all vehicles is increased by 30%
Shooting immediately reduces camouflage to zero
This nighttime combat mode will initially be limited to only one map: The Grassfelder. It will be available for both PvE and PvP.
Make your achievements visible: The medals
For those who want to make their progress visible through achievements, the medals now provide the opportunity. They are awarded for special achievements that are not so easy to achieve, such as:
14 kills in a single battle
If you destroy a heavy vehicle by ramming.
At least 9 detected enemy vehicles
More earned reputation in a battle than 99.9% of all players of the same class and tier.
In total, there are now 20 medals to work towards.
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The newly introduced bots in PvP are intended to help new and inexperienced players navigate PvP battles and learn the skills of warfare.
The AI-controlled bots will be integrated into Tier 1 and Tier 2 battles and will be present on both sides. They behave like normal players, do not solely focus on killing, but also take care of the bases. The teams will consist of a maximum of half bots.
Dossier interface and more altered details
In addition, the dossier interface has been revised and now includes not only player and vehicle statistics but also a success window related to the medals and a detailed battle history.
Moreover, the commander abilities have been revamped and rebalanced, and the bonuses for each mode are granted individually. There are some changes in detail that aim to better balance Armored Warfare.
The second exclusive beta phase of Monster Hunter World is currently underway, and it seems that there are more monsters this time than in the first beta. The poisonous Pukei-Pukei with the long tongue has been spotted, as well as the stone-throwing Kula-Ya-Ku.
The second beta of Monster Hunter World is in full swing, and PS4 players can once again hunt for monsters. The beta phase will run until Tuesday, December 26, and this time does not require a PS Plus account.
In the beta, players can hunt and slay three large monsters within quests:
Great Jagras
Barroth
Anjanath
Surprisingly, there were already more large monsters in the first demo, which sometimes appeared in the two beta maps “Ancient Forest” and “Wildspire Waste”. Among them is the Diablos, which sometimes roamed through the desert.
These large monsters were also a surprise in the beta and are returning in the second beta phase.
Spawn Rate of Pukei-Pukei & Kula-Ya-Ku Increased in the Second Beta
In the past few days, reports have suddenly emerged that the Pukei-Pukei and Kula-Ya-Ku have been spotted and taken down in the second beta of Monster Hunter World!
Apparently, both were already present in the first beta, but had such a low spawn rate that hardly anyone discovered them. For the second PS4 beta, the spawn rate of the Pukei-Pukei and Kula-Ya-Ku has been increased. The first and second beta are identical; the only difference is that you now have a higher chance of encountering the two monsters.
Pukei-Pukei: The Chameleon Monster with the Huge Tongue
Brief description of the Pukei-Pukei:
The Pukei-Pukei is a large bird wyvern, and you’ll encounter it in the Ancient Forest.
These monsters have a distinctive, huge tongue, and their head resembles a chameleon. Pukei-Pukei store part of their food in their mouth and tail. They combine the food with the poison they produce in their bodies. They attack hunters with poison and spray it from their tail and mouth.
The type and effect of the poison depend on the food the Pukei-Pukei eats. For example, if they combine a scatternut with their poison, it has crippling properties.
The head, back, tail, and wings are vulnerable.
Kula-Ya-Ku: Carrying Stones Around and Throwing Them at Hunters
Brief description of the Kula-Ya-Ku:
These bird wyverns live in the Ancient Forest and Wildspire Waste. In the beta, the Kula-Ya-Ku was only seen in the Wildspire Waste.
The Kula-Ya-Ku throw stones at hunters and use them as shields when attacked. The stones can be slung from the birds’ hands. Additionally, the stone breaks when attacked multiple times with a weapon.
The head and arms of the Kula-Ya-Ku are vulnerable.
There is over an hour of gameplay for Squadron 42, which is the single-player campaign of Star Citizen. It evokes memories of Wing Commander. Additionally, Alpha 3.0 is now live in the MMO part of Star Citizen.
Fans of Star Citizen have been waiting a long time for this gameplay footage. Originally, Squadron 42 was supposed to take center stage in the winter stream of 2016, but that was postponed. But now, it has finally arrived. Just in time for the end of 2017, CIG revealed an hour of pre-alpha gameplay for Squadron 42.
1 Hour Gameplay Demo Shows Mix of Adventure, Space Simulation, and Shooter
This is a “Vertical Slice”, a segment that is supposed to be representative of the whole: There are quieter dialogue scenes in the exposition like from an adventure or RPG, flight maneuvers with simulation characteristics in the cockpit of a spaceship, and action like from a first-person shooter.
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Hollywood Stars in the Single-Player Campaign of Star Citizen
This Squadron 42 is the standalone single-player campaign of Star Citizen. Hollywood stars like Mark Hamill, Gary Oldman, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Gillian Anderson, or Mark Strong play new roles here. If the guy from the title image looks familiar but you can’t quite place him, that’s the Irish actor Liam Cunningham; he plays Davos in Game of Thrones.
First comments on the gameplay are quite impressed by what they see. The acting performance and production values are praised. Others note appreciatively that everything looks so alive and the world seems constantly in motion.
In any case, there is a lot of material in the gameplay footage for the loyal backers, who will surely analyze the gameplay meticulously over Christmas.
This single-player campaign is important to many backers of Star Citizen – it is supposed to stand in the tradition of Wing Commander, a legendary series of games from the 90s, from which Star-Citizen mastermind Chris Roberts earned his reputation as a visionary.
The gameplay lasts about 67 minutes. It is available in two versions, one with just the gameplay and the other version with a developer commentary from Chief Chris Roberts, Content Director Sean Tracy, and Lead Writer Dave Haddock.
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Exciting Times for Fans of the Sci-Fi Epic Star Citizen
Overall, it is an exciting time for fans of the massive crowdfunding project Star Citizen, which currently stands at over $174 million in crowdfunding money.
Late yesterday evening on December 23rd in our time zone, Alpha 3.0 went live as promised. Backers have since been reporting their experiences: completed trades in the millions or the first planetary landings.
It is no longer a secret: Players do not like the Eververse in Destiny 2. Specifically, the current “Dawning Event” has the reputation of being focused solely on microtransactions. Another point of contention: Double inventory slots for shaders and the reward when dismantling. What is going on?
With the Dawning Event, many new items found their way into the game, which are mainly cosmetic in nature. Many players were upset by this because
the Dawning Engrams cannot be earned through normal level-ups
the Dawning Event brought little new content to the game and
the best-looking armor can only be purchased in the Eververse
Furthermore, more and more Guardians are facing severe inventory issues. Bungie has not expanded the vault since the launch of Destiny 2, and the mod and shader slots are limited. At the same time, the number of available items has steadily increased.
This makes organizing inventory and the vault even more difficult. Guardians have now discovered that certain shaders are stored twice in the inventory, taking up even more valuable space. What is going on?
The new shaders can be obtained in various ways: either directly from the Eververse or as a byproduct from engrams.
This is not particularly remarkable: However, the shaders are stored in different slots in the inventory, although they are completely identical. This drives people crazy because the inventory is already too small and cluttered.
So why is it like this? Why are the same shaders placed in two different slots?
The reason for this is the “reward” you receive when you dismantle such a shader:
For shaders obtained from engrams, you receive legendary shards when dismantling.
If you received the shader from the Eververse, the game gives you a whopping 7 Glimmer when dismantling. Glimmer is required to pay for items that can be purchased in the Eververse.
In detail, you can also see this with the well-known streamer Gothalion, who is not amused about the double shaders:
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This is a question many Guardians in the community are currently asking. It seems strange due to the scarcity in the inventory. Naysayers claim that Bungie doesn’t even want to grant Guardians the 7 Glimmer obtained when dismantling, and instead prefers to implement two versions of the same shader.
In times when the Eververse is already being critically scrutinized, such actions provide even more fuel for skeptics in the community.
What do you think about it? Justified criticism or a tempest in a teapot?
A leak revealed the free games for PS Plus (PlayStation Plus) in January 2018. Among the games are two highlights.
For PS Plus users, there is a bundle of games available for free download every month. A leak appeared on a Dutch Facebook page of PlayStation, showing the PS Plus free games for January 2018. A video was posted on the page, prematurely revealing the bundle for January.
The leaked games can still be seen in a screenshot that went around the world via Reddit.
The monthly games for January allegedly include:
That’s You: A fun party game where you compete against each other and must answer absurd questions.
Batman: The Telltale Series: A point-and-click adventure divided into five episodes revolving around the comic character Batman.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided: An action RPG set in the year 2029. It focuses on people who enhance their bodies with biotechnical prosthetics and those who do not. This leads to a societal divide and conflict between these two groups.
This leak is currently unconfirmed and there is no guarantee that these three games will actually be free in January. The official bundle of PS Plus free games will be announced on December 27.
The game lineups are included in the subscription of the online service. PlayStation Plus costs about 60 euros per year.
Would you be happy about the games if these are indeed the free games for January 2018?
The powerful wizards of the online game Citadel – Forged with Fire have surely been waiting for this: 2018 brings the cultivation of plants into the game. Is there a whiff of the cult classics Harvest Moon or Stardew Valley drifting through the sandbox of Citadel?
Wizards also need plants. You will grow these yourself in the online game Citadel: Forged with Fire in the upcoming year 2018, as the game is set to be expanded with a farming system.
Grow your own plants
The developers have now given a preview of how this system will work. First, you need to obtain seeds that you find in the game world. Then you unlock the “recipe” for a bed. You build this in your fortress and plant the collected seeds there. Afterwards, you need to take care of making the plants grow.
A sprinkler system takes a lot of work off your hands
You regularly water the bed, which you either do manually or you create a magical sprinkler system. This then automatically ensures that the plants receive enough water. However, the system needs to be connected to a mana generator. Additionally, the plants need fertilizer, which you can either distribute yourself or also do this via the sprinkler system. Over time, you will have many plants that you can harvest when they are ripe.
The developers of Citadel – Forged with Fire will reveal what purpose the plants serve in the upcoming year.
Plants and farming have a long tradition in games: In cult classics like Harvest Moon or Stardew Valley, everything revolves around sowing and harvesting.
Hardly any online game would miss the Christmas event. The following 9 MMOs have particularly beautiful and original ideas for the festival of love and gifts.
Every year, Christmas also comes to various online worlds. Usually, Christmas has a fixed place in the respective game lore. For example, in Guild Wars 2, an Asura gnome arrives with an airship and drops gifts. In WoW, the Winter Veil festival is celebrated, and in Secret World Legends, the creepy Krampus makes an appearance.
In the following 9 MMOs, you can experience particularly beautiful Christmas events this year.
Final Fantasy 14 – The Christmas Bear is Coming!
Square Enix’s online RPG Final Fantasy 14 celebrates Christmas in the form of the “Starlight Celebration“. Every year, something different takes place. This year, you need to complete a quest for the catgirl Amh Garanjy.
As a reward for your efforts, there is something very special: a Christmas bear! This is a bear mount with a red pom-pom hat. Additionally, the bear can fly and throws gifts. The presents then explode in a rain of glitter and snowflakes.
You can enjoy the Starlight Celebration in Final Fantasy 14 until December 31, 2017.
Guild Wars 2 – The Annual Toy Massacre!
In Guild Wars 2, Santa Claus is not a fat guy with a beard. Instead, the gift-bringer in Tyria is a cute Asura gnome named Tixx. He comes every year with a flying, golem-shaped toy factory and gifts the residents of the city of Divinity’s Reach.
However, Tixx seems to make the same mistakes every year, and his toys run amok in the factory on the airship. Your brave heroes must therefore defeat the rampaging toys to save the Winter Festival.
There are numerous events, including the notorious, sadistic jumping puzzle “Winter Wonderland” and the lighthearted snowball fight PvP event. The fun in Guild Wars 2 continues until January 2, 2018.
World of Warcraft – Get a New Hearthstone Board
World of Warcraft must not be missing when it comes to Christmas in MMOs. In Blizzard’s online RPG, the so-called “Winter Veil” is celebrated during Christmas time. It concerns the “Father Winter”. His breath manifests itself during this time as snowflakes. In celebration of the festival, the cities of Ironforge and Orgrimmar are festively decorated, and gifts await you under a large tree on December 25.
In 2017, there are plenty of beautiful toys, including the cool items from last year and new goodies. One of the best items is likely the “Hearthbox”, which is a “goblin-improved” – and probably life-threatening – Hearthstone board. In the Garrison, you can complete daily missions and secure a Yeti mount called “Minion of the Gumpus” in the process.
The Winter Veil festival in World of Warcraft lasts until January 2, 2018.
Which online game captivated you in 2017? Take part in our survey and choose the most popular MMO of 2017!
Although not many new MMOs and high-profile online games were released in 2017, there were still plenty of existing games to enjoy and have fun with. So, which game did you like the most?
Choose your favorite among MMOs and “Games-as-a-Service”
We have selected a variety of MMOs and online games that performed well for us this year. This is a colorful mix of all kinds of games with a “Games-as-a-Service” approach and large online communities. If you want to learn more about each game, take a look at our game database on Mein-MMO, where you can find information on each listed game.
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The survey runs until December 31, 2017. The results will remain confidential until then. From the results, we will crown the most popular MMO / online game of the Mein-MMO community at the beginning of next year and award it with a specially designed award! Enjoy the voting and may the best MMO / online game win!
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As early as December, it became clear that the release of Wild West Online could no longer take place in 2017 as previously intended. Now, the release date has been narrowed down and a roadmap has been published.
The decision to postpone the release was not made lightly by the development team. However, after careful consideration and reviewing player feedback, they concluded that they should add a few more months.
“We don’t want to deliver a half-finished product,” said the developers in a forum post, “and we try to remain as transparent as possible for you. Therefore, we are postponing the release to late winter 2018.”
Late Winter Catches the Worm – Release Date Wild West Online
“Late winter 2018” – it initially sounds like Christmas in a year. However, it actually refers to March 2018. That’s three months during which feedback can be implemented. In particular, the following aspects need to be revised.
The PvP battles need to be revised and better structured.
Diverse global events will be integrated.
Treasure hunts will become an important factor.
The crafting and skill systems need further revision.
Additionally, players should be able to buy land and houses, as well as decorate them as they wish.
Shortly after the release, localization, Steam support, and the development of factions will commence.
While some are happy that progress is being made and the developers are striving for a good, functional game, others are growing impatient. A forum post also suggests possible reasons why the mood on one side has soured.
The developers would “barely – if at all – communicate with the players, have had few updates and kept promises, would not relay information to the forum as promised, and would delete posts and replace them with new ones.” These and similar accusations seem to contribute to the fact that some have become quite impatient.
Now it remains to be seen what the future holds for Wild West Online and whether the roadmap can be adhered to.
Moira, the latest member of the hero roster from Overwatch, has also arrived in competitive mode for some time now. New heroes are usually not well-received there – but Moira is!
No one likes new heroes in ranked – but everyone loves Moira!
New heroes in Overwatch are generally quite popular with fanart and in most game modes. In ranked games, however, they are so unpopular that phrases like “Please switch…” are not uncommon.
This is partly because the heroes released since May 2016 came with mechanics that needed to be learned. They either didn’t fit completely into the meta or were only useful in certain situations.
However, this was not the case with Moira’s entry into ranked play, shortly after her release. The community welcomed her with open arms and chose her significantly more often (7% of games, in comparison: Doomfist had 0.6%).
Was (and still is) extremely unpopular in ranked: Doomfist
That’s why Moira is more playable
First of all: Moira is a support. Since the role is traditionally not favored, and only a few healers are truly strong, she has earned a bonus point simply through her class. She is also the second strongest healer after Mercy.
Her ability kit also contributes to her not being so hated. Moira is a character that does not need to be learned completely anew. She can be played intuitively. Her abilities are already known from existing heroes and thus stick better in memory.
Phase Shift: Corresponds roughly to Tracer’s blink
Biotic Grasp (Damage): Corresponds roughly to Symmetra’s photon projector
Her idea of combining damage and healing can also be found in Zenyatta in a somewhat different form.
Intuitive Gameplay: Strong and accessible, but neither “op” nor “low-skill”
Since Moira’s playstyle is made up of several heroes, most players have little trouble getting accustomed to her. Learning and mastering her is significantly faster for many veterans than with previously newly released heroes.
This is partly because, as a support, she has no “hidden requirement” to be accurate (like Ana and Zenyatta have). Her attacks are either bouncing orbs with seeking rays or a lock-on channeling. Her heals are large cones and also bouncing orbs with automatic targeting.
Although this sounds like Moira is too easy to play for her strength, this is not the case. Since she has to balance damage and healing effectively, despite the intuitive controls, she has a certain demand that makes her more balanced for players and opponents.
Benedict says: Moira fills a gap that Overwatch has needed for a long time: A healer who is strong in many situations without being too hard to play or overpowered. She complements the hero roster rather than disrupts it. Moira fits into Overwatch’s ranked play instead of changing it.
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The housing expansion in Warframe came unexpectedly and leaves the community in disbelief. Story spoilers ahead!
Warframe probably wouldn’t be Warframe if the housing expansion simply added an extra room. It had to happen with an unannounced bang.
In the last dev stream, the developers talked about what the housing update would bring. In the players’ ship, the Orbiter, there was a mysterious door that had been eternally locked. With the update, players were finally able to open this door and set up their personal quarters there. It is also now possible to visit other players in their ship or welcome them as guests.
In the dev stream, the new room and visits were casually and cheerfully displayed. No one could have guessed what dark developments awaited players in their living space.
Caution: Spoilers for the story of Warframe follow!
The new room hides a secret that further advances the story
In the spaceship, there are segments that give the Orbiter various functions. There is a forge, the in-game market, the personal arsenal, or a breeding station.
Players who have completed the quest “The Inner War” receive the blueprint for the living area segment from Ordis. The great decoration party can begin!
Here you can see why the developers nicknamed the housing update Ikea-Frame. Behind the door awaits a spacious room where players can find built-in shelves, aquariums, or a music box. Of course, the update also brought a lot of new decorations available for purchase in the market for the premium currency Platinum.
You can even create a custom action figure from your frame’s loadout.Hello, Mini-Octavia:
For players who have also completed the quest “Chains of Harrow“, a surprise awaits in the living area. At the end of the room, there is a large window, and on the windowsill, there is a large, glowing energy ball.
As soon as the player touches the ball, they are instantly propelled into the next story section of Warframe!
“I want you to know … My last thoughts are with you.”
The glowing ball was an orb that teleports the user to the Earth’s moon Lua. Here is another orb that reveals a long light path upon touching.
Suddenly, the voice of the Lotus echoes: “Do something. Get me out of here.”
The Lotus refers to herself as the mother of the Tenno and guides the children, thus the players, through Warframe. She holds a special position, is strongly linked to the story of Warframe, and has always been there.
At some point in the story, players discover that they have always been a Tenno. The Warframes are merely empty machines controlled by the powerful Void force of the children.
The Lotus is a sentient, an ancient machine that was formed from the AI Natah. Natah was supposed to erase the orphaned Tenno in the great war long ago since they were a weapon of the Orokin. However, she resisted and became the Lotus, the mother and protector of the Tenno.
The machine Lotus absorbed the memories of all Tenno and gave herself the appearance of the woman Margulis. In the process, the Lotus destroyed everything that was once Natah.
Margulis was also a proponent of the Tenno and helped develop the war suits, or Warframes. She firmly believed that the children could control and harness their energy through the Warframe using the Void powers.
The Orokin people executed Margulis because they feared the children’s Void powers.
While following the light path, the Tenno is ejected from their Warframe and experiences Margulis’s last memories.
Ballas: “Honored Seven, we have gathered here today to execute the judgment in the case of Archimedian Margulis. You face the Jade Light, recant, and we will grant you a swift death.”
Margulis: “My daughters, my sons … I want you to know … My last thoughts are with you.”
The detachment happens ruthlessly and without warning
Ballas belonged to the Orokin, was Margulis’s lover and her executor. He wanted to convince Margulis to destroy the Tenno to save his own life. But Margulis would not be swayed from her path and remained until the end, the savior and mother of the Tenno.
At the end of the light path is a container where Lotus resides. She greets joyfully, prompting the child to rush towards their symbolic mother. But behind the child is the immortal Ballas, who apologizes to Lotus for being away so long.
Lotus tries to explain that she is not Margulis. Ballas wants to convince her otherwise and claims she is just a prisoner, just like Margulis was back then. With these words, the Orokin ignites a stream of energy that disconnects the cables from Lotus’s helmet. In that moment, the child touches their head and grimaces in pain. The connection between Lotus and the Tenno appears to be severed.
Lotus then removes her helmet, her face remains hidden. Hand in hand, Margulis/Lotus and Ballas walk out. They vanish into nothingness without looking back.
A frightened child remains & a shocked community
The Lotus has vanished, the connection is severed. She will no longer guide players through the game or stand by their side. The veterans were particularly shocked by this quest epilogue.
The final scene shows how the player’s character holds the Lotus’s helmet, anxiously and searchingly looking for their adoptive mother. It was she who saved all Tenno and put them into a long sleep to hide them. She was the one who revived her children. She is also the first voice the player hears in Warframe.
In Warframe’s popular community portals, there was an outcry, and players are now seriously worried about what will happen to Lotus.
After this quest prologue, players return to their living area in the spaceship. The decorating fun suddenly leaves a certain bitterness, as the severed helmet of the Lotus is there on a pedestal.
It is currently quite uncertain where the journey of the story will go and what will happen to Lotus.
This prologue served as a teaser for the next big story quest, which is set to start in Warframe in 2018. It is called “The Sacrifice” and suggests that someone must make a sacrifice to protect another life.
Until then, players will have to content themselves with decorating.
After the huge success of the chaotic 50vs50 game mode in Fortnite: Battle Royale, many players wished for a permanent return. That hasn’t worked out, but there is still an encore – even if only for a few days!
Players have clearly expressed in various forums and channels that they want a comeback of the chaotic 50vs50 variant of Fortnite: Battle Royale – preferably permanently. Due to its popularity, Epic has now decided to bring the game mode back for at least a few days over Christmas.
More specifically, the chaos started again on December 23 at 2 PM. In a team of up to 49 players, you go against the enemy squad. Including marauding gangs and swept clean cities.
In the test, the mode left us with mixed feelings – however, the majority had a blast. You can now play the mode throughout the entire holiday season. The exact action period starts on December 23 at 2:00 PM and ends on December 28, as Epic announced in a Twitter message:
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Once again, Epic demonstrates an understanding of the community’s wishes. It is not impossible that the mode will eventually be available permanently. Meanwhile, Epic is already working on an overhaul of the current weapon system, which is expected early in 2018.
What about the interesting science fiction sandbox MMORPG The Repopulation? There aren’t particularly good news currently.
After Idea Fabrik took over the development of the MMO The Repopulation from Above and Beyond in early 2017, things went a bit silent about the game. Of course, the new studio must first get accustomed and develop plans. However, this has been taking quite a long time, which is probably making fans nervous. Some have already lost hope.
Additionally, many fans didn’t react very “well” to the takeover; some still harbor a grudge and apparently view it as a hostile takeover.
Few players, a wipe and angry backers
Concerns about The Repopulation seem justified. This is shown by the fact that the developers had to take the European server offline. The reason is simple: there were too few players to maintain operations.
In the USA, things don’t look much better. A new update there led to a wipe. Players have to start completely from scratch. However, thanks to the update, they now get an auction house, improvements in crafting, and NPCs created by backers of the crowdfunding campaign.
Developers don’t want to sell a product they currently cannot support
However, backers are very upset because the development studio cannot fulfill some rewards from the crowdfunding campaign. The team apologizes for this and is currently considering how to compensate the players. It is no longer possible to purchase higher access tiers than the standard access “Silver” to the game because the team does not want to sell a product for which they currently simply cannot deliver content.
They also want nothing to do with refunds, as they are “old debts” of the former operating company. If one wants to get their money back, they must contact Above and Beyond – which can be reached through their new game “Fragmented”.
All of this paints a rather bleak picture of the future of the MMORPG The Repopulation. 2018 should show how things will proceed with the online game.
In Destiny 2, an alleged leak about the second DLC has emerged. This reveals the name, storyline, setting, and new enemies of the expansion.
A few days ago, Reddit user “DestinyPatriot” published a massive leak about the second DLC. Some Guardians glanced at the information and immediately claimed it was all fake, after which the post was removed.
However, DestinyPatriot remained persistent and posted his leak four more times in the reddit forum – but always in vain; they were deleted again, and the leak remained “small”.
Actually, it could have remained at that, but suddenly the leak also appeared in the Bungie forum. Now larger gaming sites and YouTubers became aware of it, so this topic has been blown up since yesterday (December 22nd). Even in the comments under our articles, the leak was posted, with some rating it as “credible” or “real”.
Therefore, let’s take a look: What does this ominous leak regarding the 2nd DLC entail?
Official concept for the 2nd DLC
This is the leak regarding the 2nd DLC
According to the leaker, the information comes from datamining. He has examined the new game files added with the onset and found all the information within. He emphasizes that his findings align perfectly with the in-game lore of Destiny 2.
Here are the details from the leak:
The second expansion is called “Heralds of Nezarec.”
The new setting is Enceladus – one of Saturn’s largest moons.
There will be 10 story missions and three new strikes named Sanctum of Darkness, Bal’zoth’s March, and Rasputin’s Defense
The story begins with a gigantic ship crashing on Enceladus, and a “dark power” appearing on the moon
The Guardians must work with Ana Bray to find the source of the dark threat
The Warmind Rasputin also plays an important role. He fights against the dark threat.
Two new enemy races are coming: the Frames and the Heralds.
The main enemy is Nezarec.
The Guardians will fight on Enceladus in the “Frigid Wastes,” but also in “The Anomaly” – that is the ship of the Heralds.
A second raid encounter called “Prison of Nightmares” is coming. This encounter takes place completely in the dimension of Calus, which you know from the fight against Calus:
In it, you will fight against Psions and Fallen, and against the final boss “Otzot.”
The story is supposed to lead to the next major expansion, which will revolve around darkness.
Can this leak be true?
Many details from this leak match information and speculations that have existed for quite some time about the 2nd DLC:
Yes, there will definitely be a second raid encounter in the 2nd DLC. This was officially confirmed by community manager DeeJ.
Yes, the DLC will definitely revolve around Rasputin. On this logo for the 2nd DLC, its symbol is clearly visible:
Yes, very likely we will meet Ana Bray. In this concept for the 2nd DLC, a woman is depicted with a wolf head symbol on her shoulder:
In Destiny 1, there was a Hunter cloak with exactly this wolf head. And according to the item description, this symbol was worn in battle by only one person: The legendary hunter Ana Bray. Since this woman has this symbol on her shoulder in the DLC graphic, it is reasonable to assume that it is Ana Bray.We have already dealt with this topic in detail here.
And it is indeed possible that we will eventually land on Enceladus. This is an icy moon of Saturn. In the upper DLC graphic, it looks quite “icy” and cold. Additionally, this official concept art of a location that does (not) exist in Destiny 2 at the moment is available: It clearly depicts an icy moon of Saturn.
Therefore, this must be a fake leak
All this information sounds quite exciting – and some of it plausible as well. However, there is much to suggest that someone has woven previous information into a fully-grown leak:
It is already strange that the user claims to have obtained all this information from datamining. Other dataminers did not find this information. In other words, the information has appeared out of nowhere.
Bungie would never present detailed information about the next raid content, such as the name of the final boss, in the game files in advance. Raid contents are the most closely guarded secrets at Bungie. It is very unlikely that they would present the information openly in the files at this stage.
And: It is hard to imagine that a DLC would actually introduce two new enemy races after not having introduced a single new enemy race in the last three years (except for the Taken, the Splicers, and the Red Legion, which are, however, just existing enemies with a new coat of paint)
Moreover, it is simply way too much content included in this leak. One can assume that the 2nd DLC will be approximately as extensive as the 1st DLC. The first was centered around Osiris, but the story didn’t even manage to adequately introduce that one character.
That the 2nd DLC is supposed to tell the entire story around Ana Bray, the Warminds, a new planet, two new enemy races, and also Nezarec, is way too much. This would be more complex than the main story of Destiny 2 surrounding the Red Legion. To pack all of this into a DLC, which would need to fit within the 10 story missions mentioned, would not work.
Moreover, a lot of evidence suggests that in the second DLC, we will visit Mars and not a moon of Saturn. On the one hand, because of Ana Bray: The Bray family built the Dust Palace on Mars and was responsible for groundbreaking technologies, such as the Engram technology, the Exos, SIVA, and the Warminds. On the other hand, because of the Warmind Charlemagne, who is stationed on Mars and could play a role in the DLC. More information about the Mars theme can be found here.
In summary, it remains that this leak probably contains not true information, but rather wishful thinking. One cannot say this with 100% certainty, as there have been leaks in the past that were not believed and turned out to be completely correct. But I classify this leak as fake.
What do you think? Are the information plausible or fan-fiction?
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Capcom released a video guide explaining the multiplayer of Monster Hunter World . Here you can learn more about the new global servers, the drop-in system, or how to find other players.
Monster Hunter World can be played solo, but it is particularly fun in a group. The multiplayer mode works a bit differently in World than in previous titles.
Previously, there was a strict separation between single-player quests and multiplayer quests. The single-player content guided players through the campaign of the respective title. This separation is lifted in Monster Hunter World: All missions can be completed online in multiplayer mode with a group of up to 4 hunters.
In this video from Capcom, the multiplayer in Monster Hunter World is highlighted.
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All quests can be completed together with up to 4 players
There is a player search function
New global servers ensure that players can play together worldwide. Here in Germany, for example, one can hunt together with players from Japan. This has never happened in Monster Hunter.
There is a language filter in the search function. When using the filter, you will only encounter players speaking the chosen language.
With a new online drop-in mode, players can join an ongoing quest at any time. If someone starts a quest in single-player mode, they can send out a call for help. Other players can then join the quest without loading times.
