For the D&D action MMO Neverwinter, we have acquired a cool mount that we want to raffle off to you. In keeping with Christmas, there is a fluffy white owlbear as a mount. Additionally, we are offering you 30 days of VIP gameplay time.
The world of Dungeons and Dragons is full of curious and bizarre creatures. And some of them you can even ride in the D&D MMORPG Neverwinter. Among them are painted lions, massive gorgons, unicorns, and now the strange owlbears!
4 white owlbears and 1 x VIP gameplay time for PC to win
The owlbear is a strange beast, half owl, half bear. Only a few brave heroes have ever dared to tame these bizarre Feywild predators. This mount of epic quality (Purple) is extremely rare and cannot be obtained in other ways within the game.
It increases the movement rate by 110% and has a special bonus of +2,000 recovery. Additionally, we are offering you a VIP package that provides bonuses and discounts in the game for 30 days.
To win, you only have to complete three actions from the embedded windows here. The winners and the prizes will be drawn randomly. The giveaway ends on January 8, 2018. The winners will then be contacted via email. Legal recourse is excluded. Good luck!
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With the Curse of Osiris in Destiny 2 new exotic items have been added, including the Aeon Gloves. Each class has been equipped with these. How do you get Aeon Swift, Aeon Safe, and Aeon Soul? And why does the lore of Destiny play a role in the gloves?
Aeon Swift, Aeon Safe, and Aeon Soul – these are the easy-to-remember names of the new exotic gloves that you can earn since the release of the Curse of Osiris. But what do the gloves actually do?
Is it worth it if multiple players of a fireteam have these equipped? And what does the lore of Destiny actually have to do with these gloves?
Aeon Swift, Aeon Safe, and Aeon Soul – how to get the exotic gloves
As with many exotic armor pieces and weapons in Destiny 2, you are reliant on luck. The following sources can drop the gloves as rewards:
Public Events (preferably heroic)
Weekly milestones
The Nightfall strike
The Trials of the Nine
The Leviathan raid including the new raid encounter
Xur sells the gloves
You can increase your chances with a Fireteam Medallion or the new item “Three of Coins,” which increases the drop rate of an exotic engram by 50%.
The Titan Gloves Aeon Safe
You should ensure that all members of your fireteam are wearing the gloves corresponding to their class – because it’s worth it!
The great advantage of the gloves is the special exotic perk, which perfectly synergizes with members of your fireteam who also have the gloves equipped. Depending on the class, using certain abilities rewards:
Hunters with Aeon Swift – Dodging grants Aeon Cult allies the following: grenade energy for Warlocks, barrier energy for Titans, and dodge energy for Hunters
Titans with Aeon Safe – Building a barrier grants Aeon Cult allies the following: grenade energy for Warlocks, barrier energy for Titans, and dodge energy for Hunters
Warlocks with Aeon Soul – Throwing grenades grants Aeon Cult allies the following: grenade energy for Warlocks, barrier energy for Titans, and dodge energy for Hunters
This combination of gloves among several players ensures that Hunters dodge more frequently, Titans deploy more barriers, and Warlocks throw more grenades!
The Warlock Gloves Aeon Soul
A visual effect is also noticeable – when a allied Guardian is nearby, spikes emerge from the gloves.
Bungie wouldn’t be Bungie if they hadn’t linked the gloves in some way to the lore of Destiny. In fact, the texts of the respective gloves can be connected to tell a coherent story, as Redditor HeroicV has discovered.
At first glance, the descriptions of the gloves make little sense:
Description of Aeon Swift – [(We followed the [path) it fell under (our feet] we could not [trust) we (only a spirit] is owed [the truth) is that Osiris (knows nothing] one knows more together than [alone) is one not (safe] is only [the future) is (predestined] one can find no [answers) one can only (in secret] we share our [dreams) reveal (your nature] is the [destruction)
The Hunter Gloves Aeon Swift
Description of Aeon Safe – your (self]-preservation fills leaders with [sentimentalities) are no part of (me] are loneliness, insecurity, and life [no concept) can describe what my six (eyes see] you beyond [the heliosphere) one cannot trust as a barrier against the last act (can] you can only the decision to blend with your kind [means) (omniscience] you can only [achieve) together you will reach the ultimate goal as (unity]
Description of Aeon Soul – cannot be achieved with your heroes [can] the heroism of anyone (nowadays] the change moves ever [closer] to look at the forbidden can only (be helpful] to receive help [must] you will achieve nothing without breaking [taboos] one must deal with what [now is] even no fallen leader (against) you now surely have nothing more to [object] we now turn to ourselves] ]
From gibberish to a story
If you remove the brackets by doubling the words within them and adding sensible punctuation, a story emerges:
We followed the path. The path fell under our feet. We could not trust our feet. Do we trust only one spirit? One spirit is owed the truth. The truth is that Osiris knows nothing. Does one know more together than alone? Alone one is not safe. Safe is only the future. The future is predestined. Predestined one can find no answers. One can only find answers in secret. In secret we share our dreams. Dreams reveal your nature. Your nature is destruction.
The destruction of your self-preservation. Self-preservation fills leaders with sentimentalities. Sentimentalities are no part of me. Me are loneliness, insecurity, and life no concept. No concept can describe what my six eyes see. They see you beyond the heliosphere. The heliosphere one cannot trust as a barrier against the last act. You can only trust the decision to blend with your kind. Blending means omniscience. Omniscience you can only achieve together. Together you will reach the ultimate goal as unity.
Unity cannot be achieved with your heroes. The heroism of anyone can be achieved nowadays. Nowadays, the change moves ever closer. Closer to look at the forbidden can only be helpful. To receive help you must break taboos. One must deal with what now is. Now is even no fallen leader against. Against you now surely have nothing more to object. Let us now turn to ourselves.
Additionally, there is frequent mention of an Aeon cult in the item texts. Multiple Guardians wearing the gloves thus form their own small cult. This is also illustrated by the text that accompanies each of the exotic gloves:
“We are unique outpourings of the same light that we share.” —Cult of the Aeons
What do you think of the gloves? Do you notice a significant effect?
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The Pokémon GO Christmas event 2017 has been officially announced. You can expect offers and new Pokémon.
Trainers have been eagerly waiting for the announcement of the Christmas event in Pokémon GO over the last few days. We’ve already received leaks of possible new Pokémon and shop offers.
Now it is official, and the developers explain what to expect in the game in the coming days.
Christmas Event Start and End
Today, on December 21, 2017, the Christmas event in Pokémon GO begins. At 10:00 PM, the event will kick off, drawing many trainers out onto the streets and to the PokéStops, where there will be special loot to collect.
As Niantic explains, the festive Pikachu is returning to the world of Pokémon GO and is bringing many new friends along. These are Ice and Water-type Pokémon that were first found in the Hoenn region. So, another wave of Gen 3 Pokémon.
In general, more Ice Pokémon will appear than usual.
PokéStop Bonus: Additionally, during the event (starting December 22 at around 10:00 PM), you will receive a one-time use incubator from the first PokéStop spin of the day. This is only valid until December 25 at around 10:00 PM.
Special Offer Boxes for Christmas
The developers mention that there will be special packages for the event. Some of them are expected to be the best deals of the year.
From December 21 to December 25 at 10:00 PM, there will be packages with Super Incubators, Lure Modules, and the new Star Pieces. (Star Pieces give you additional Stardust for in-game actions for 30 minutes after activation)
After that, from December 25 to January 4, there will be new offers. These include items such as Premium Raid Passes, Super Incubators, and Star Pieces.
Three free packs are waiting this week in Hearthstone, but they are hard-fought in “Softly Drips the Wax”. Here’s how you can get them!
In Hearthstone, the Christmas spirit has broken out and Blizzard is gifting players with a lot of free packs – at least if they earn them. In the current card chaos “Softly Drips the Wax,” a proud 3 card packs from “Knights of the Frozen Throne” await the first victory of the week.
Softly Drips the Wax – the card chaos in Hearthstone
The card chaos revolves around gifts. At the start of the game, there are four 0/4 gifts with Deathrattle on both sides, which upon destruction “Gives the opponent a random legendary minion to their hand. This costs 3 less mana.”
Since players must create their own deck, skill determines victory and not just pure luck. The best deck is one that turns the already existing minions into threats while simultaneously denying the opponents the gifts.
Denying the opponent the gifts – this deck will do it
A solid deck for quick success is “EZ 3 Packs” by the user Clanslayer98 on Hearthpwn. Cards like the Sea Giant only cost about 2 mana at the beginning, as there are already 8 minions on the battlefield. With the Wailing Soul, you can silence your own gifts, and the popular “Equality+Consecration” combo ensures a quick rain of legendary minions to your hand.
Just copy the deck formula below into the game when building the card chaos deck, and it will be adopted.
If you have no success with this deck, you can also try a priest who silences all the opponent’s gifts. A shaman can also be a good option, transforming his own gift package into something else with Evolution and thus denying the opponent the legendary minions.
Finally, you can go dinosaur hunting in ARK: Survival Evolved (PC, PS4, and Xbox One) as a PC gamer along with your friends from Xbox One. The survival MMO is finally getting the long-awaited crossplay and the handy “Play Anywhere” feature.
Cross-platform play is a popular and unfortunately still far too rare feature in online games. The term means that you can not only play with people on your preferred platform. Rather, you meet players from other consoles and operating systems in crossplay games. So PC with Xbox One or Android together with iOS mobile games.
Already at E3 2017, crossplay between PC and Xbox One for the survival game ARK was announced. Now it is time.
Players on Windows 10 and Xbox One go dinosaur hunting together
Anyone who bought ARK on PC via the Microsoft Store in Windows 10 can now dive into the wild world of dinosaurs together with gamers on Xbox One. This should significantly increase the player pool of ARK.
Even better: Thanks to Microsoft’s “Play Anywhere” program, you only need to buy Ark on one platform. You will then receive the other version for free. Additionally, game saves, DLCs, achievements, and your gamerscore are synchronized across the versions. So you can play at will on one platform or the other without losing any progress.
Steam and PS4 players are out of luck
The crossplay and “Play Anywhere” feature, however, only truly apply between Xbox One and an Ark version purchased from the Windows 10 Microsoft Store.
If you own ARK: Survival Evolved “only” via Steam on PC, you cannot play it in crossplay. Not even if you have Windows 10 as your operating system. For crossplay with Xbox, only the version from the Microsoft Store counts. The same applies to players on PlayStation 4. Sony unfortunately still resists crossplay with PC or even Xbox One, citing “youth protection” among other reasons.
The developers of the promising MMORPG Chronicles of Elyria have been somewhat reserved lately. However, some players are already allowed to test the MMO.
Chronicles of Elyria is certainly one of the most ambitious MMORPGs set to be released in the near future. The very fact that the character will age and die opens up new possibilities, as you will have to ensure successors for your economic empire. A game this large takes time, which is why the alpha of Chronicles of Elyria will not launch until next year, 2018.
It is already being played
Nevertheless, some select family members and friends of the development team are already playing the MMO. A so-called “Family and Friends Closed Alpha” has recently started.
This involves only a few testers to provide the team with initial insights into the title’s performance. This way, optimizations and adjustments can be made before the first “real” alpha begins in early 2018. A date for this test version has not yet been established. The team is also currently working on the character development tool and starting areas for the individual tribes.
The game is progressing
It is good to know that the developers already have something playable, even if this is still taking place behind closed doors. This is an important milestone for the MMORPG and shows that despite all the ambitions and the enormous size of the project, the team is steadily making progress. This makes us look forward positively to the new year, in which we will certainly learn much more about Chronicles of Elyria and also be able to participate ourselves during the alphas and betas.
In Destiny 2 we present the 4 best Osiris-Vex weapons that you can forge in the Lighthouse.
Since the “Curse of Osiris” DLC, you can access 11 new weapons in the Osiris-Vex style. To do this, you need to visit Brother Vance in the Lighthouse, fulfill his prophecies, and then run to the weapon forge. There, the Osiris weapons, each tied to one of the prophecies, can be forged.
If you don’t want to go through the extensive grind for this but only desire the best weapons from the forge, you should pursue the following weapon prophecies. The Destiny expert Mercules904, who has previously impressed the community with detailed breakdowns of Destiny weapons, has spoken up again. He presents the four best Osiris weapons.
Judgment of the Traveler 5 – Hand Cannon
Let’s start with the Judgment of the Traveler 5. This is a hand cannon that you receive when you complete the prophecy verse 5.
The Judgment of the Traveler fires a volley of 3 shots with each pull of the trigger. These shots deal elemental damage.
The hand cannon has strong stability, range, and magazine size. Also, aim assist (70), handling, and reload speed are above average.
The stats show no major weaknesses:
The Perks:
Headseeker: Body shots with this weapon temporarily increase precision damage.
You can choose between:
Armor-Piercing Rounds:Rounds deal additional damage to enemy shields and penetrate targets above average. They slightly increase range
Stable Rounds: Significantly increases stability, slightly decreases range
Enhanced Rounds: Increased range
The sights are Tactical PV, Target PV and FarPoint PV.
In PvP, the time-to-kill (the time to defeat a Guardian with 200 hit points under optimal conditions) is 0.8 seconds. This requires 7 critical hits and 1 body shot. That corresponds to 2.6 volleys.
Stat-wise, the Judgment of the Traveler holds its own against powerful hand cannons such as The Last Hope. Stability and range are even better. The perks are also impressive.
The Judgment of the Traveler 5 is an outstanding hand cannon in Destiny 2. Probably the “must-have weapon” on this list that is especially recommended.
The games Destiny 2 and Call of Duty: WWII (both PC, PS4 & Xbox One) from publisher Activision were huge successes in 2017 and the bestsellers of the year in North America. Both top games sold so well that they brought the company more than one billion US dollars in revenue!
With the two online shooters Call of Duty: WWII and Destiny 2, publisher Activision has two heavyweight contenders in the race. Both games were the bestsellers of the year 2017 in North America in terms of revenue, as Activision reports. They generated significant revenue and surpassed their respective predecessors.
Call of Duty has been on top since 2008 – Destiny 2 outperforms the first part!
Especially Call of Duty: WWII can celebrate itself multiple times. The World War shooter has been the top seller among North America’s console games since 2008. In 2017, the game generated over one billion US dollars in revenue worldwide. Only the actual copies sold to customers were counted, not the game boxes that are still waiting for customers in stores.
Activision did not provide any specific revenue figures for Destiny 2. However, the game is said to have already surpassed the predecessor in terms of units sold. And Destiny 1 launched on four consoles (PS4, PS3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360) at that time. The PC launch of Destiny 2 is said to have been the largest PC launch of an Activision title to date.
Call of Duty also extremely successful in Germany
By the way: In Germany, CoD: WW2 received the BIU Sales Award in Gold in November for more than 100,000 sales on Xbox One. And a BIU Special Award for more than 500,000 sold copies on PlayStation 4.
Better than the predecessors
The first Destiny achieved sales revenue of 325 million US dollars in the first 5 days after release in 2014.
For Call of Duty: WWII, the sold copies shortly after launch were reportedly double that of the unpopular predecessor Infinite Warfare from 2016.
There are games like Destiny 2: They burst through the ceiling with a loud bang, and the comment sections on relevant articles are always well filled. And then there are games like Elder Scrolls Online: Games like a warm cocoa by the fireplace, which seem to flow gently and hum a quiet song. But is it a song that will soon come to an end? According to Game Director Matt Firor: Certainly not!
ESO is repeatedly rumored to be ending. Particularly in the comment sections on YouTube and other platforms, calls are made that declare the imminent death of the MMORPG. However, the MMO is still well attended, with a happily engaged community.
The head of ESO paints a picture of an MMORPG that has found its footing and gathered momentum, a late and quiet, but all the more significant success story.
“The community has become a very stable group of people who simply love The Elder Scrolls.”
This is confirmed by Game Director Matt Firor in a recent interview with the trade magazine MCV. Just this June, the 10 millionth player was confirmed. 2.5 million players currently play ESO regularly each month.
This is primarily because ESO is playable and enjoyable for different types of players.
Each DLC caters to a different type of player: With Morrowind, explorers and story lovers got their fill, while Horns of the Reach leaned more towards dungeons. The diversity is what makes the gaming experience.
“We have a melting pot of diverse players: players from various consoles, Elder Scrolls players, lovers of traditional MMOs – they all create a wonderful mix that shows that ESO is not just for one single type of player.”
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They want to continue pursuing the strategy of pleasing as many players as possible. After all, it bears vibrant fruits.
Maintaining content that makes players happy: That is all the game developers desire. Interestingly, they also seem to implement microtransactions so skillfully that they do not disturb the players. Here, the developers seem to have found a good balance. Many players may have a subscription active, but one does not have to become a subscriber to receive game-relevant content – one can, however.
The plan is set – a “Chapter” will also return to stores in 2018
Matt Firor assures that ESO still has content for at least two more years. This means that approximately the next 8 DLCs are already planned, based on the current pace. The course has been set, the community is continuously involved, and there are many opportunities to enter and ultimately play the game.
The new strategy also includes annual expansions that will then hit the stores and enable a reboot – just like Morrowind did recently. They wish to maintain this.
Even when asked whether Firor and his team would soon be working on a new project, his answer is one that ESO fans should relish. “Maybe someday. But we still have so much planned for ESO that thinking about a new project is out of the question right now.”
It has been a while since we heard anything about the single-player spin-off Squadron 42 of the upcoming space MMO Star Citizen. Now there is finally news.
Cloud Imperium Games has released a video featuring a cutscene with Lt. Cmdr. Steve “Old Man” Colton. Colton is portrayed by actor Mark Hamill, whom you can currently see in the movie Star Wars Episode 8: The Last Jedi.
This is how the dialogues progress
The video gives a good insight into the gameplay outside of space battles. The cutscene shows how a dialogue occurs in the game. The hero encounters Colton, who addresses him, after which one can choose from multiple response options.
You will not only see the responses as text, but the character also thinks them, which can be “heard.” Apparently, this sequence, which is shown in the video, takes place relatively early in the game. Presumably, it is the first mission that you have to fly – which, by the way, involves a ship of the Gladius class.
This first sequence exudes the atmosphere that older players may remember from the Wing Commander titles. More about Squadron 42 is expected to be shown today, December 21. Cloud Imperium Games plans to showcase the game via a livestream.
This PC is required for Squadron 42
However, the minimum system requirements for the game have already been revealed. They are quite demanding:
Requirements
Operating System
Windows 7 (64bit) with Service Pack 1, Windows 8 (64bit), Windows 10 – Anniversary Update (64bit)
GPU
DirectX 11 graphics card with 2GB RAM (4GB recommended)
CPU
Quad Core CPU
RAM
16GB+
Drive
SSD recommended
Let’s see what Squadron 42, the single-player campaign for Star Citizen, does during today’s livestream. This will be broadcasted as part of the Holiday Specials between 9 PM and 11 PM on Twitch.
At the Christmas event 2017 in Pokémon GO there seems to be a special Star Piece offer. Leaks are coming from the AppStore.
There is no official announcement of the Christmas event in Pokémon GO from Niantic yet. However, a Reddit user found that the Taiwanese Google Play Store is already advertising for a Christmas event.
We expect that Niantic will officially announce the celebrations soon. Until then, the contents of the Christmas event may still change.
Unfortunately, there is no date in the leak of the Christmas event. However, the Google translation reveals that there will be special offer boxes with Star Piece contents. Reddit user kk5566 shared this screenshot with the SilphRoad community.
The translation indicates that new offers and new Pokémon are ready. There will be special offer packages that include incubators and the new Star Piece (probably “Star Piece” in English). More than 10 new types of Pokémon from the Hoenn region are expected to be unlocked in the game.
“Discover the gift-bringer Botogel and a special festive Pikachu.”
The new Star Piece item
The new Star Piece item has already been found in the code of one of the last patches. According to current research, the item offers a 50% Stardust bonus for in-game actions for 30 minutes after use.
It is likely that the Star Piece will be available in three offer sizes in the shop. Dataminers found the amounts of 1, 8, and 25 associated with the item. The values or bonuses of the item may change before its release.
Hooray, a Pikachu with a hat
Most of you probably already assumed that there would also be a special Pikachu for this event. It is unclear whether it will be an identical version to last year, or if the event Pikachu will look slightly different from year to year.
Additionally, Santa Pichu has been in Pokémon GO’s code since summer. Perhaps there will be a surprise regarding this at this year’s Christmas event.
The Dawning event in Destiny 2 introduced all kinds of new cosmetic items – and a sword. How to obtain Zephyr is shown here.
Days before the start of The Dawning, the winter event in Destiny 2, a new weapon was revealed. Game Director Christopher Barrett tweeted this image of a stylish sword along with the hashtag #thedawning:
In the comments, he shared that every Guardian can get this sword. It is tied to quests, not microtransactions.
Meanwhile, the first Guardians have obtained this weapon.
How to Obtain the Dawning Sword
The sword in Dawning look is named Zephyr and is the only Dawning weapon currently known. Otherwise, you can earn new armor pieces and plenty of cosmetics during the winter event.
There are two things needed to get the sword:
You need to master the daily gifts, the “Today’s Gift” quests
and you need a bit of luck.
Because the sword is a random drop from the gifts you receive as thanks for your gift from the NPCs. So, meet the conditions to create a gift, hand the gift to the corresponding vendor, and with a bit of luck, you will receive the sword.
This is the loot pool of the items you can receive in the NPC’s gift (the sword is the item at the top): For the “Today’s Gift” quest, you must go to Ikora Rey. Many gifts are lying next to her. There you pick up the quest. Then you have to gather resources in the various worlds, from which you will craft a gift. This gift is either for Asher, Banshee, Cayde, Devrim, Failsafe, Hawthorne, Holliday, Ikora, Rahool, Shaxx, Sloane, or Zavala. The NPC will then give you a gift in return, which may contain the sword.
Important: This quest can be completed once daily per character. You need access to the Tower.
It seems to be irrelevant from which character you receive the gift for the drop chance for the sword. Quite a few Guardians report that they received it from Sloane. However, other names are also mentioned on reddit.
The chance of getting Zephyr from the gift seems quite high. Several players write that they obtained it right from the first or second gift. Also, Masterwork versions are possible.
What Can Zephyr Actually Do?
The Zephyr sword is exclusively tied to this gift quest. It belongs to the archetype with adaptive frame, allowing you to perform uppercuts.
The fixed perk ensures that rapid sword strikes in succession increase damage output.
You can either increase the damage at the cost of sword ammo or increase sword ammo at the cost of damage.
Additionally, defense and efficiency can be adjusted.
The Stylecheck in World of Warcraft is getting an upgrade. New, stylish armor sets await in Patch 7.3.5.
With Legion, Blizzard introduced a lot of small micro-holidays in World of Warcraft. The probably most popular event so far has been the Great Stylecheck (Trial of Style). Players had to compete against each other in a fashion show and present their coolest transmogs. Afterwards, players rated each other and those who could collect the most votes went home with tokens that could be exchanged for cosmetic items.
At the beginning of March 2018, the Great Stylecheck returns, luring with new rewards. This is indicated by game data for Patch 7.3.5, which has been updated repeatedly in recent days.
Each armor class (cloth, leather, mail, and plate) will receive a new cosmetic armor set for transmogrification. The colleagues at wowhead have already extracted the corresponding sets from the game data.
New armor sets are recolor variants
As was the case last year, these are new colorations (recolors) of already existing sets.
Cloth wearers can look forward to the Mindwrack Rainment:
Leather friends can earn the Tundraspite Armor.
Mail wearers will grab the Crimson Sentinel Garb.
Plate wearers get the Goldspine Plate:
The requirements appear to be the same as last year. You simply have to earn some tokens from the Great Stylecheck and can exchange them at the transmogrifier for the new armor sets.
Additionally, there will be new themes in the Trial of Style that characters must adorn themselves with – unless the half-naked blood elf wins anyway.
On a special server for TERA, players can only play for a few weeks – but great rewards await!
In the MMORPG TERA, players are used to regular events and special occasions, especially when new content patches are released. But now the EU publisher Gameforge has come up with something special and launched a “Hardcore” server that will only be active for a few weeks and then will be closed again.
But what is the special server Manahan all about?
The developers wanted to create a server where they could experiment with different settings. Therefore, special rules apply on Manahan, which opened on December 12.
New Rules on TERA Server Manahan
There are a variety of changes on Manahan; here are some highlights:
Leveling to level 65 is harder. More experience points are required, and the attributes of classes have been slightly changed – leveling is more difficult.
From level 65 onwards, the tables are turned. Dungeons are still somewhat harder than on regular servers, but there is much more loot! After all, the server is only available for a few weeks, so equipping must go quickly.
PvP gets new rules. Only characters at level 65 can participate in the guild wars, and for example, no BAMs can be summoned in the Canyon of Honor.
Each player has only 2 character slots on Manahan, which cannot be expanded.
Those who decide to play on Manahan can unlock many reward chests that can also be useful on the regular servers. Reward chests are available when a character reaches level 65, when logging in 25 times on Manahan, or when playing for 3 hours every day.
By the way, the server will only remain active until mid-January. Along with Patch 64, it will be closed again. However, those who have leveled their character to level 65 can transfer it to a regular server shortly before the end of the event. The character transfer will then be free of charge.
Will you use Manahan to quickly equip a new character? Or is it too much time pressure for you with only a few weeks available?
The shooter Warface receives the new update “Chernobyl” today. It features an exciting PvE mission that takes you directly into the “Zone” around the destroyed Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
In 1986, a disastrous accident occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant near the Ukrainian city of Pripyat : Large amounts of radiation were released, and the city had to be evacuated.
Even many years later, the region resembles a ghost town and fuels the imagination of game designers. The classic shooter “Stalker” revolves around eerie occurrences in the “Zone.” Also in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, it went to Pripyat.
Now it is the turn of the online shooter Warface, sending you into an especially detailed rendition of Chernobyl.
Chernobyl like in real life
The current update “Chernobyl” of Warface takes you on a large PvE mission to Chernobyl. The developers put in a lot of effort and even visited the area live to capture the region realistically in the game. Over 6 square kilometers of the area have been faithfully reproduced in the game. This includes abandoned schools, decaying amusement parks, and the Hotel Polissya.
Therefore, many places in the game correspond to their real-life counterparts. Except, of course, for the large tower of your enemies from the Blackwood organization. Hopefully, it is not found in real life, as it houses gruesome activities. Monstrous experiments are said to take place there to create “super soldiers.”
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In the military MMO War Thunder, there is the new update 1.75 “La Résistance.” For the first time, the tanks of France are introduced into the game. However, to play them, you must first unlock them or purchase them with real money.
However, the French tanks are currently only available for playtesters. But with some skill, you can quickly fight your way to access.
Get the French tanks!
If you want to play a French tank, you have two options. You can purchase a starter pack that includes a tank and goodies. The tanks available are the B1ter, M4A1 FL10, and AMX-13 SS.11. Alternatively, you can unlock access to the French test.
To do this, you must complete daily tasks with tanks of ranks III-VI with a battle activity of 70% or higher. For each task, you will receive a “Tank Strike Force Badge.” Unlocking access to the tester team requires you to collect 12 of the 40 available badges, allowing you to research and play all French tanks.
New Maps and Recon Mechanic
New maps include the “Maginot Line” for combined battles. In this map, you will receive a sector of the famous French fortress line against Germany, complete with bunkers, a small village, and a medieval castle. In the map “Middle East,” you will fight amid desert sands between a destroyed city and an oil refinery for dominance.
Light vehicles from all nations have received a new reconnaissance mechanic. The role of light tanks in team-based combat is supposed to be enhanced this way. These tanks can now transmit information about enemy vehicles to their teammates and assist allies with repairs on the battlefield.
Free Premium Machines for the New Year Marathon
During the upcoming holidays, pilots and tank drivers in War Thunder can obtain premium vehicles for free as part of the New Year marathon. For pilots, there are the P-40C from the USA and the Fw 190 A-8 as a trophy aircraft in the French aircraft tree.
Tank drivers can earn the British wheeled tank with turret AEK Mark II and a German Pz.Kpfw. Panther, disguised as an American tank destroyer M10.
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Bungie is planning adjustments to the Masterwork Weapons in Destiny 2. Additionally, Masterwork armor pieces are on the way!
Update 1.1.1.1 introduced the Masterwork Weapons in mid-December 2017. These are legendary guns that grant bonus weapon stats and generate Spheres of Light on multi-kills that you can use yourself. The Masterworks are slightly better versions of the “normal” legendary weapons, which you can grind for to make your Guardian a few percentage points stronger.
The Masterworks are generally well-received by the Guardians. They give Guardians who want to optimize their character new reasons to log in regularly. However, there is one disadvantage: You need to bring a lot of luck to obtain Masterworks. They are purely based on chance – and since they are already quite rare, you can sometimes play for days without obtaining a single Masterwork.
Therefore, Bungie wants to ensure that you find more Masterwork Weapons in the game in the future.
Masterwork version of Uriel’s Gift
Changes to the Masterworks
In a detailed forum post, Community Manager dmg04 addresses the Masterworks. They have read a lot of community feedback on these items and would now like to list the things that will soon change.
There is no specific date for the changes yet, but here is an overview of the upcoming Masterwork revisions:
A mechanic will be introduced to prevent long periods without obtaining Masterworks. This is intended to counteract extreme loot bad luck.
They are exploring options for creating guaranteed sources for Masterworks. Currently, they are also working on improving the rewards of the prestige activities. Guaranteed Masterworks may be tied to this.
Bungie will adjust the drop rates and the material costs for re-rolling after the holidays.
Masterwork armor pieces are now also on the agenda. Work has begun on this. However, the bonuses will be slightly less significant than those on weapons. This allows you to change the armor stat type.
Furthermore, Bungie is working on a fix to ensure that Masterwork cores are reliably sent to the Postmaster when you dismantle Masterworks and your inventory is full.
Additionally, there are three bits of information regarding mods for weapons and armor pieces:
They are listening to all the feedback regarding weapon mods and armor mods
They are looking for ways to address inventory overcrowding
Mods want to become more significant for your loadout.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PC) is approaching the official release. With version 1.0, PUBG will officially leave the early access phase on Steam and be released as a full game. Find out here everything about the exact release time, the price, and the contents of PUBG 1.0.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) is an extremely successful battle royale shooter that first appeared as an early access title in early 2017. Since then, the game has celebrated one success after another and recently also launched on the Xbox One console. Now it is time for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds to finally be released as a full version.
And despite all the fans’ concerns, on December 21, 2017, PUBG will leave the early access phase on PC in our country.
Contents, Price and Release Date of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds on Steam
In a tweet, the developers of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds already announced when exactly PUBG will be released here. While the game is already available today, December 20, 2017, in the USA, we in the CET time zone have to wait a little longer.
Players, we will be leaving Early Access and launching PC 1.0 on Dec 20 11PM PST. The maintenance on live servers for 1.0 will start Dec 20 6PM PST / Dec 21 3AM CET and last for 5 hours. 1.0 release patch notes and our plans beyond the release will be shared with you soon.
If everything goes according to plan, the servers of PUBG will be taken offline at 03:00 Uhr 01:00 AM on December 21, 2017. In the following five hours, version 1.0 of PUBG will be installed. This means that ideally, you will be able to play the release version 1.0 of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds by 08:00 AM.
Update 08:05 AM: Due to technical issues, the release of version 1.0 will be delayed by about an hour.
Update 09:02 AM: The maintenance is complete – Patch 1.0 is now available for you! Have fun
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The version 1.0 of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds brings certainly more than just a different number and the official categorization as a “finished” game. With the release, two long-awaited new content features will come to the PC version.
First, there’s the new map Miramar. This is a map in a desert region reminiscent of Mexico. The new map offers many rugged areas and unique weapons. A feature for selecting the map before a match will come later.
The second major feature of PUBG 1.0 is the so-called climbing. This refers to a function that allows your avatars to deftly climb or vault over low obstacles such as fences, barriers, and railings. Previously, you had to either run around or awkwardly jump over. This new feature will make the battles much more dynamic.
The price of PUBG will remain at 29.99 euros on Steam after the release.
Twitch aims to support emerging streamers and is launching a competition. Fame, honor, and a substantial prize pool of $60,000 await. German-speaking commoners are allowed to passively participate in the tournament and help their favorite to victory.
In March 2018, the new Twitch show “Stream On” is set to launch, where streamers will compete against each other. At the end of the 11-week tournament, the winner will receive the prize money, and the glorious career can – theoretically – begin!
They should be flexible in terms of time during the 11 weeks from the start of the tournament to participate in the stream dates.
Additionally, they must either reside in the USA, Canada, or the UK, as well as be fluent in English.
And they should possess the personality that a streamer needs, which includes the following qualities: tactical understanding, entertainment qualities, a positive, engaging manner, as well as a penchant for competitive gaming.
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“So what do we gain from this in the German-speaking region?”
The tournament itself will be, according to Twitch, no boring event, but an entertaining competition. In various streaming disciplines, the competitors will compete against each other and prove their skills, as well as their entertainment value to the jury and the viewers.
Weekly, the streamers will compete against their respective opponents from home in the usual setting. At the end of each week, there will be a recap and an elimination show by Twitch. How exactly the individual challenges will look and to what extent viewers can influence the decisions in the chat is still unclear.
From Casual Streamer to Full-Time Job
Besides the aspect that Twitch presumably expects clicks and profit, this should bring small streamers into the spotlight and support them. Even those who drop out of the competition early will gain a few more subscribers through the tournament.
The winner, in a sense, can look forward to a job: The prize money is distributed as monthly payments of $5,000, aimed at boosting their streaming career. By this time, they should also have built up the necessary audience.
What do you think about this? A waste of money or a good way to promote talent?
Justice Online is an upcoming MMORPG from Asia. In January 2018, the online role-playing game by NetEase will enter its 2nd closed beta. In the first trailers, you can already see the beautiful graphics and epic weather effects.
The MMORPG Justice from China is the latest creation from NetEase. The company distributes Blizzard’s successful MMO World of Warcraft in China. Here, their own creation Revelation Online is particularly well-known.
Its latest MMO Justice is said to have beautiful, modern graphics.
What a weather!
Justice is set to become an online role-playing game based on an Asian martial arts setting. So expect wild kung-fu action like out of a Wuxia story. This term encompasses various stories related to Asian martial arts.
Justice impresses with beautiful graphics. Especially the weather effects are outstanding and show windswept mountain passes in a small teaser. There, fragile suspension bridges sway and grasses as well as fir trees are bent by the winds. Additionally, snowflakes wildly flutter in the gusts.
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All that’s missing is the obligatory kung-fu master with a straw hat, trudging through the snow, on the way to a secret martial arts monastery in the remote mountains.
Closed beta starts in January in China
Unfortunately, this beautiful Asia world is currently barred from us players in Europe. The 2nd closed beta of Justice will start on January 19, 2018, but only in China. You can register on the official Chinese page of Justice until January 1.
However, since IP blockers are most likely at work and the ping to the Middle Kingdom is hellish, players here will have to wait even longer for Justice.
