Trion Worlds has stepped into a quagmire with the MMORPG Rift. The offer of a 100-dollar loot box containing a random mount did not lead to leaps of joy within the community.
The loot box “Orphiel’s Mount Crate” was supposed to cost 100 dollars and grant the buyer one of 42 premium mounts. Luck was to decide which mount one would receive.
Of course, this spread quickly, as players around the world have become sensitive when it comes to loot boxes. Fans of Rift were far from thrilled about this item.
Loot box is not a good deal
On one hand, players find it almost funny that Trion Worlds currently dares to offer such loot boxes when discussions are taking place in several countries about whether these boxes qualify as gambling or not. Moreover, the box does not offer a particularly good deal since the mounts can be purchased in the game at significantly lower prices, without the risk of getting one that you already have.
Trion removes the crate after criticism
The criticism mounted so much that Trion Worlds responded and removed “Orphiel’s Mount Crate” from its offerings. In a statement, it says: Trion Worlds always listens to feedback, they had an internal meeting and decided to withdraw the loot box.
One should not expect much communication from the developers until January. With the upcoming holidays, the team now wants to focus on finishing all work for this year.
Rift was once considered a model for Free2Play – numerous conflicts lately
For a long time, Rift was regarded as a “model free-to-play game.” Recently, however, the winds have been blowing harder for free players. Conflicts are becoming more frequent. Many suspect that Trion Worlds is trying to keep the MMORPG afloat by asking more from a dwindling player base. However, they also repeatedly concede to fan protests. Recently, they made an expansion available for free.
In World of Warcraft, the Feast of Winter Veil has begun. We show you what has changed in 2017.
While in the real world, everyone is panicking and rushing from store to store (or from online shop to online shop), the reflective time also begins in World of Warcraft. The Feast of Winter Veil is coming to Azeroth and once again, players are rewarded with a plethora of daily quests and daily chances for special toys that are only available during the Feast of Winter Veil.
The Feast of Winter Veil lasts from December 16, 2017, until January 2, 2018.
Servants of Grumpus still in Draenor
Mount collectors should regularly return to the garrison of Warlords of Draenor and accept the daily quests there. For the Festive Supplies, a Wild Gift can be purchased every day. This may contain the “Servant of Grumpus” Yeti mount, which will fetch a hefty price at the auction house. Additionally, the gift may also contain Elixir of the Blitzthinker – a potion that allows twinks to gain 300% more experience points for a short time.
New in the Feast of Winter Veil 2017: the Hearthbox
Starting December 25, players can open the gifts that are located under the Winter Veil trees in Ironforge (Alliance) and Orgrimmar (Horde). It is expected that all gifts from previous years will be available again, such as the colorful socks, the toy weapon set, or the various pets.
As a new gift, dataminers have already decoded the Hearthbox. This toy is different for Alliance and Horde, but each presents an “enhanced” Hearthstone board, which according to the description is a “goblin-optimized” version of Hearthstone. It is likely that it will explode in one way or another.
The gifts can be opened from December 25 to January 2, then the Feast of Winter Veil 2017 ends.
Apparently, it is not so easy for backers to get large sums back that they invested in the Space Opus Star Citizen. In one case, consumer protection and the press have now been involved.
Star Citizen is a sci-fi mega project into which more than 170 million US dollars have been funneled through crowdfunding. Although a release still seems far off, players have the opportunity to invest plenty of money in Star Citizen: There are packages, ship sales, recently even land rights were sold.
The US site Polygon now reports on the case of a Phillip Schulz. He invested over 25,000 US dollars in Star Citizen. In September 2017, he wanted to get his money back, but 80 days later that had not yet fully happened. Schulz repeatedly exerted pressure until he ultimately contacted the press.
Several months ago, there was a similar news story that turned out to be a fake intended to harm Star Citizen. However, this case now seems to be genuine, as Polygon assures after research.
Over 25,000 US dollars invested, he wants back 24,131$
Schulz started investing in the project in 2012, gradually buying more until he ultimately left over 25,000 US dollars in the game.
However, Schulz lost faith in the project after the single-player campaign “Squadron 42” was postponed so frequently. Schulz felt that Star Citizen was making too little progress in the game itself. Therefore, he has been trying to get his money back since September 2017, but apparently that is not so easy.
He has already written off part of the money because it went into in-game currency or subscriptions. But he wants the rest of the money back.
He has calculated that he is entitled to a refund of 24,131 US dollars and 83 cents.
Do they really want to miss the opportunity to participate in this unique project?
Polygon traces a months-long conflict between Schulz and the company behind Star Citizen. Schulz has reportedly been reassured multiple times that a refund is a complicated process, after all, they are writing history with the model at Star Citizen.
Polygon quotes the statement given to the backer when he wanted his money back: “You are part of a rare and unique development process and we want you to know how much we value your involvement in the project … We will happily refund you your money if you wish, but I want to ensure that you understand what you will miss if you decide to proceed with your demand.“
In response to Polygon, the company remains tight-lipped: refunds are a discreet process decided on a case-by-case basis. They handle them confidentially.
After about two months, Schulz had enough and involved a form of consumer protection to emphasize his pressure.
At Star Citizen, they claimed that Schulz’s account was a complex case, they only had a small team and were doing their best to accommodate the requests. There was no need for the situation to escalate.
After the press got involved, a large part of the money flowed back
In late November, Schulz received a fraction of the money back, about 1595 US dollars. After that, Schulz apparently wanted the situation to escalate. He turned to the large US gaming site Polygon, which then reportedly exerted some pressure as well.
Now, one of the highest figures at Star Citizen intervened and replaced the case handler. After that, a large sum was transferred to Schulz. On December 10, Schulz received approximately 17,200 US dollars back. However, that is still not enough for Schulz, he wants the rest of the money or at least a clear arrangement. He is tired of waiting, wants to conclude the story, get clear information, and then move on with his life.
Polygon mentions that they are also aware of another account that invested 16,700 US dollars in Star Citizen. That person has also been trying to get their money back for months – still without success.
In the community, the case is, as often, received in a divided manner:
On Polygon itself, readers are shocked at the amounts involved, and they view Star Citizen skeptically
In the developer-friendly subreddit of Star Citizen, fans consider the mainstream press reporting to be biased, refunds are difficult also due to the gray market. Those who invest so much money in Star Citizen should be more certain about their investment.
Currently, Star Citizen is involved in a legal dispute:
The Three of Coins can now be purchased in Destiny 2. But is it even worth it?
On December 15, Xur brought the Three of Coins to Destiny 2 for the first time. You can buy them for 31 Legendary Shards.
The Three of Coins is a consumable item that increases the chance of receiving exotic engrams from all sources in the world for four hours. In other words, you activate the coins and then, with a bit of luck, you get more Exotics than usual.
That sounds tempting at first. You pay a hefty 31 Legendary Shards, but then you get an Exotic rain if you play diligently in the next four hours.
However, many guardians are currently disappointed, having bought the Three of Coins with this expectation. What is going on?
“Don’t buy the Three of Coins!”
On Reddit and YouTube, several users are currently complaining that the Three of Coins are absolutely worthless.
One claims he played heroic strikes for four hours with active Three of Coins. During that time, he got zero Exotics. Then he repeated it and at least got one Exotic. A yield of one Exotic for 8 hours of play is quite meager, even without the Three of Coins.
Another user writes that the coins are absolute crap! After 8 hours he received two Exotics. The drop rates without the coins are higher.
And yet another user bets that Bungie forgot to activate the function of the Three of Coins.
Many agree that the Three of Coins are definitely too expensive. If some players spend 62 Legendary Shards just to receive a random Exotic – with that you can almost buy all exotic armor pieces from Xur. And for that, you neither need to play for 8 hours nor rely on randomness.
But not only on reddit, several of you have also complained about the Three of Coins in the comments under our Xur article:
Hrouko calls them the “Three of Uselessness”. After 6 heroic strikes, 14 public events, one PvP match, and one Nightfall, he received exactly one Exotic.
Steven Killian and his colleagues were unable to notice any difference with the coins. He received one Exo after four hours, two of his friends didn’t even get one.
Hannes Kuhn also received only one Exo engram.
This was also the case for André Wettinger. He suspects that it doesn’t matter whether you buy the stuff or not.
Moreover, there is currently discussion that the drop rate of Exotics has generally been significantly reduced, without this being clearly and explicitly communicated by Bungie. Alastor Lakiska Lines sees the problem not in the drop rate, but in the misinformation from Bungie. After all, one now seems to receive fewer Exotics with the Three of Coins than before “Curse of Osiris” without any loot buffs.
ItzOlli therefore draws the conclusion: If the community is to be deceived by the 3ofCoins, as the overall drop rate has been adjusted and the coins are thus somewhat useless – or even become mandatory to achieve a reasonably sensible drop rate – then that would be putting it mildly very passive. And Predator1981 calls it not “passive”, but “a scam”.
Detailed tests on the Three of Coins are not yet available to us. But the first opinion poll speaks a clear language: People are very disappointed with the Three of Coins – especially considering that they cost 31 Legendary Shards. They seem to be absolutely not worth it. Several Guardians recommend not to buy them.
A statement from the community manager dmg04 via reddit is known. He addressed a problem with the Electronica Ghost Shell. This has the perk “Obligation Defender”, which increases loot during public events. dmg04 writes that this perk has a problem such that it does not apply on Mercury, but works in all other locations. The issue is expected to be resolved in early 2018.
He notes: Other items, such as the Three of Coins, are not affected by this issue. In other words, the Three of Coins seem to function as intended.
By the way: Bungie announced a few weeks ago that the Three of Coins should not have any complicated mechanics, unlike in Destiny 1. You don’t have to insert a new coin after every boss or activate several at the same time. In Destiny 2, you activate one, which then boosts the exotic drop rate for four hours. That’s it.
Many Guardians write that they wouldn’t be surprised if Bungie announces next week: “Whoops, there’s a problem with the Three of Coins!”
We have now created a survey. Tell us: How many exotic engrams do you receive on average per Three of Coins when you farm for four hours?
To celebrate the successful launch of PUBG on Xbox, every purchase of an Xbox One X comes with the shooter for free.
For a few days now, you can play the Battle Royale hit “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” on Xbox. The success of the PC version is spilling over to the console. As the developers explain, over a million players played on Xbox Game Preview within the first two days after launch.
Microsoft now wants to attract even more players to the shooter and is bringing an enticing offer by the end of the year.
Over a Million Players in the First Two Days
PUBG is THE multiplayer title of 2017. The game was released in March 2017 for Early Access on Steam and has since broken several records. On Steam, it set a new peak for the most players online simultaneously and dethroned Dota 2.
Console fans had to wait until December to enjoy the battle royale shooter on their Xbox. Unfortunately, PS4 players still do not have the option to play PUBG. For now, it’s exclusively available for Microsoft’s consoles.
Over a million players started their PUBG adventure on Xbox within the first 48 hours after its release. And this is despite the fact that the title is still in the preview program on the console, meaning it is not yet finished.
Microsoft also recognizes the success and is now working with potential new players.
PUBG Free with Purchase of an Xbox One X
As a sort of holiday offer, Microsoft is starting a special sale. Those who purchase an Xbox One X now will receive a free copy of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. This offer is expected to be valid until the end of the year.
The Xbox One X bundle with the free version of the preview program edition of PUBG is also available at select retail stores.
You can find the offer here: Xbox One X 1TB Console + PUBG for €499 on Amazon.de– This is an affiliate link. If you make a purchase through this link, we receive a small commission from the provider. The price remains unaffected.
In Warframe, there is a new Prime version. This time, it is the Harlequin Warframe Mirage’s turn. There is also an epic trailer showcasing the Prime variant in action and revealing further disturbing details about the game’s background.
Warframe, the action-packed loot shooter from Digital Extremes, already features 30 unique Warframes that you can play. Each Warframe has its own abilities and parameters, making it a type of class.
What are Primes in Warframe?
In addition to the normal Warframes, there are also Prime versions of each class. These are cosmetically elaborate versions of the familiar frames, which additionally have slightly better base stats and more effective upgrade slots.
New Prime versions of existing Warframes (and weapons) continually come into the game. This time, it’s the murderous Harlequin Mirage’s turn.
Mirage Prime – “Why so serious?”
Mirage Prime is the enhanced version of Mirage. Mirage is an agile female Warframe, built on illusions and tricks. The Prime version impresses with even more elaborate design. The killer clown Warframe looks even more like a deadly Harlequin than ever before.
Additionally, there is an excellent action-packed trailer for Mirage Prime. The video stands up to the previous trailers in the game and shows how Mirage Prime aesthetically dispatches a horde of Grineer clone soldiers. Once again, there is a significant narration that reveals further disturbing details about the origins of the Warframes.
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Mirage Prime can be obtained in the game as loot through persistent grinding. However, you can also purchase it directly for real money via Prime Access in a bundle with the new Prime weapons “Kogake Prime” and “Akbolto Prime” as well as unique cosmetics.
In Black Desert, 574 people have been banned for using fishing bots, while AFK fishing is actually allowed and even intended in the game.
As a newcomer playing Black Desert, you quickly notice how friendly Black Desert is towards AFK players. There are several mechanisms in the game that explicitly encourage it when Black Desert is running, but the player is not sitting at the computer:
Employees continue to follow their routes and routines as long as you are logged in, thus generating passive income
and it is even possible to fish AFK and increase your skill while making a bit of money
This AFK-friendliness of Black Desert is due to the game’s origin: It comes from South Korea, where it is played in internet cafes, and developers benefit from having their game running hour after hour, regardless of whether someone is sitting there.
The AFK-friendliness does have its limits.
AFK is allowed, but botting offers advantages
AFK fishing is significantly slower and less efficient than “real fishing.” Therefore, it seems that players with flexible moral standards have recently switched to fishing with a bot – which goes much faster.
Fishing in Black Desert is linked to various important economic systems. As comments on MMO sites indicate, fishing bots have primarily been used to catch high-quality fish worth around 300,000 silver. There was also the chance to fish a relic that can be sold for over 1 million silver.
In the Black Desert forum, the news has now emerged that 574 owners of such fishing bots have been banned. They took extra time to ensure that all bans are justified and can withstand scrutiny.
Fishing is an important part of the economy in item upgrades
Many users in the forum are pleased about this ban because they do not like it when players gain advantages in this way.
However, there are also critical voices blaming Black Desert for artificially creating a scarcity of certain resources in the “Memory Fragment” area and thus “Artisan’s Memory,” which should drive players to certain items in the cash shop. This is about the upgrading of high-end items.
These are interlocked cycles in the endgame of Black Desert: Fishing provided important resources, which are now threatened to become scarcer.
“O du fröhliche” you can sing this year in a Destiny-Christmas sweater while you look at your Destiny Christmas ornaments.
Christmas 2017 is approaching rapidly, and if you are still looking for a suitable gift for your loved ones (or for yourself), you now have the opportunity to celebrate the holiday season in Destiny style.
Because Numskull has launched a variety of official Destiny merchandise with a Christmas theme. Bungie itself promotes the products as “exotic loot for your Christmas party”.
We present three highlights:
A Christmas sweater: This costs around 50 Euros via Amazon. At the center, the Traveler’s motif is depicted. On the sleeves, the Destiny logo is shown, and a number of Ghosts are also included.
For 19.99 Euros (via Amazon), you get six Destiny ornaments with which you can decorate your Christmas tree. Three ornaments depict the symbols of the Guardian classes, one features a Ghost, and another has the not very festive “The Darkness has found you” symbol. And one ornament represents the Traveler.
For the sensual moments, there are 5 scented candles available. They cost a hefty 40 Euros via Amazon, but they have “the scent of Venus, Earth, the Moon, Mars, and the Grave Ship”.
Numskull also offers many other Destiny products, such as keychains, mugs, or bathrobes. You can find all offers on the Numskull website. There you will find offers with worldwide shipping.
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The winter event in Destiny 2 is coming
Even in-game, it will be festive. From 19.12. to 9.1., the winter event “The Dawning” is running in Destiny 2. The social spaces will be festively decorated, you can hold snowball fights, earn new gear, and also throw around light in the Cauldron.
If you want to get in the mood – this music played last year in the Tower during the Dawning:
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Final Fantasy XIV is known for incorporating various beautiful real-world festivals into the game. Alongside Halloween and Valentine’s Day, there’s of course Christmas. The festival of joy is known here as the “Starlight Festival”.
While in the real world Santa Claus, the Christkind, Father Frost or someone else delivers gifts, Final Fantasy XIV presents a generous flying bear!
Buzz, buzz, buzz, I am the Christmas bear!
In Final Fantasy, a genuine bear with a Christmas hat drops by. Of course, the bear can fly and throw gifts around. The presents then explode in a shower of glitter. That’s what a successful festival should look like!
The best thing about the flying Christmas bear is that he is a mount! You get the creature when you log into Final Fantasy XIV between December 15th and 31st and find yourself in Alt-Gridania at Amh Garanjy in Mih Khettos Amphitheater.
There, you will receive a special quest and at the end, you’ll get rewards like the flying Starlight Bear, festive housing decorations, hearty buff food, and Christmas music for your orchestrion.
Have fun with the quest and merry Starlight Festival!
In The Division, today, on December 16th, the major vendor reset is happening. Which offers are worth it?
In the post-apocalyptic New York, the third global event is currently in full swing. By completing activities and collecting GE credits, you can buy assault containers that may contain classified gear sets.
Since this “classified gear” represents the strongest armor in the game, we refrain from giving recommendations for “normal armor pieces” in our vendor reset article. Most agents are only hunting the classified sets in the endgame.
Let’s see what nice offers the vendors have this week.
Recommended Weapons after the Vendor Reset
Special Equipment Vendor: M700 Carbon with Disciplined, Destructive, and Elevated
Advanced Weapons Vendor: M60 E4 Military Version with Precise, Malevolent, and Resolute
Camp Clinton: MG5, Infantry Version with Demanding, Greedy, Brutal
Camp Clinton: Pakhan with Talented and Competent
The Last Call Safehouse: ACR with Greedy, Careful, and Competent
If you want to mock the Overwatch chief, you will get your violations served on a silver platter. The player base is highly entertained.
The report system of Overwatch has been heavily revised with the last Patch 1.18 (PC) or 2.24 (PS4, Xbox One). Players now receive feedback when reporting another player leads to a penalty.
However, not everyone is satisfied with this. There are always players who loudly emphasize in the forum that they have been banned unjustly. The most popular reason in recent weeks is that they have a “main” character and only play that one. Teammates find these “One Trick Ponies” annoying and report someone just for that, although this is not desired by Blizzard.
This view was also held by CosmicGhost, who has since been banned from the game 7 times. In a forum post, he emphasizes that he did nothing wrong and even kindly asked Blizzard why exactly he was banned so that he could change his behavior.
Immediately, some players jumped in to help him, explaining how messed up the reporting system is and that it would affect countless innocent players like Cosmic Ghost.
More than 220 Reports for Insults
Jeff Kaplan, the Game Director of Overwatch, personally intervened and publicly listed what exactly led to the account penalties. Accordingly, CosmicGhost received over 220 reports for insults. Kaplan even checked whether they were justified and quoted from the reported chat logs:
The game doesn’t interest me at all [censored]
You crazy, addicted nerd
This community is ignorant and insane
I am the only reason anything good happens here
Good morning, you damn sad, stupid generation
THIS TOOK A LONG TIME FOR THIS PILE [censored]
Furthermore, he repeatedly accused other players of hacking, even though they simply played well.
Finally, he spammed the chat, as a Torbjörn main would do, with lines like “TorbrbrbrbBrbrbrBrBrBRBBRBRBRBRbRBRBRbRB”.
The community is celebrating this “exposing” of the player quite a bit and finds it completely justified after he literally begged for a clear answer.
Wrestle with Jeff, Prepare for Death.
Kaplan concluded with the words:
“Our community has clearly told us that toxicity is one of the biggest problems that need to be fixed in the game. As a result, we are now stricter, and that means people will be punished faster for bad behavior. You fall into this category.”
Once again, the words have proven to be true: Wrestle with Jeff, prepare for death.
In Pokémon GO there is now a new legendary raid boss from Generation 3 for you.
After we have now been able to fight various raid bosses from Generation 1 and 2 in the game, a new opponent is now available in the Level 5 Raids of Pokémon GO starting from December 15, 2017.
Groudon Raids in Pokémon GO
From now on you will find Groudon as a raid boss in the arenas of Pokémon GO. This legendary monster was first discovered in the Hoenn region and is now facing trainers from around the world.
However, Groudon will only remain in the game for one month. A similar principle applies to the legendary beasts Raikou, Suicune, and Entei, which were recently available and also remained in the game for one month.
The monster is of the Ground type. Strong attackers against Groudon include Gyarados with Water attacks, Exeggutor with Grass attacks, or Ho-Oh with Solar Beam and Sunny Day.
In America, net neutrality was abolished. But what does that actually mean? Does it have consequences for us gamers? We explain the situation.
While it circulates as a minor news item on many news sites, American users are storming the internet forums because the abolition of net neutrality has been decided. But what does that mean in plain language?
Net neutrality essentially means treating all data equally that a user can draw from the internet. Whether you are watching a video on YouTube, accessing a personal blog, or downloading a game via Steam, all data is treated equally.
The speed of the respective download is only determined by your own internet connection and the offered speed of the respective server where the data is stored. That is net neutrality: All data travel on the same lane. There is only one lane; there is no overtaking lane.
If net neutrality is abolished, there could be different lanes: slow and fast. That is the danger.
Why is net neutrality so important?
The internet is one of the most important inventions of humanity, enabling innovation and the exchange of opinions on a global scale.
The danger is that large sites and companies can afford “luxury rates” and thus become faster, while “smaller sites” cannot afford these rates and thus become slower. This could have significant disadvantages for smaller sites and forums, which then become less attractive to internet visitors as “second-class sites”.
But it could also become more expensive for gamers. Because without net neutrality, there would be no reason for internet providers to offer full performance for games. So anyone who wants to avoid high latency (ping) in games like WoW, Destiny 2, or PUBG might have to book an additional service with their internet provider.
Alternatively, internet providers could also make a deal with the large publishers. It could be that Blizzard has to pay Telekom every month so that WoW players have a good connection. These additional costs would surely be passed on to customers – the cost of a game would increase.
Smaller game developers, publishers, or website operators would fail under these costs. They are already fighting for survival on the internet. If their services can only be accessed at low speed, they fear it will have a negative impact on them.
What the abolition of net neutrality will lead to, we will see in the coming weeks and months using America as an example. A “free internet” will then only exist for those who can afford it. This applies to providers and users.
Net neutrality in Europe is also at risk
Net neutrality is also at risk in Germany. Various providers, like Telekom, are currently trying to establish services like “StreamOn”, where the use of selected services is not deducted from the customer’s data volume. This automatically makes all other video platforms less attractive.
The big corporations are trying to undermine net neutrality to gain advantages: Especially streaming services require a lot and fast traffic. Here, the providers’ interest is high to treat their customers preferentially. Otherwise, such “luxury rates” would be attractive for providers as they give them an advantage.
Most internet providers cite the existing net neutrality as a reason not to push forward the expansion of the lines – because if they invest in it, they want to market the use of the lines more strongly and specifically.
Or to put it a bit darker: The abolition of net neutrality would put the internet in the hands of large corporations and cut down “our beautiful internet” with all its diversity.
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The battle royale game H1Z1 (formerly H1Z1: King of the Kill) is free for a week. Additionally, there are great discounts on the full version on Steam!
H1Z1 is a battle royale game for PC where 150 players battle on an ever-shrinking map until only one is left standing (or a team, if you play in the corresponding game modes). Normally, you have to buy H1Z1 for 20 euros on Steam. But for one week, you can enjoy the slaughter fun for free!
Try H1Z1 for a week and get the special discount
Until December 21, 2017, you can easily grab H1Z1 on Steam and play for free. All game modes and weapons are available to you. There are no restrictions. You can play with all players, both existing gamers and those who also joined via the free week.
If you want to continue playing H1Z1 after the free week, you can buy the game at a 75 percent discount. H1Z1 costs only 4.99 euros on Steam until January 4. Your progress from the free week will carry over. So anyone who has always wanted to get into H1Z1 now has a great opportunity.
In FIFA 18 Ultimate Team, FUTmas is here. Everything you need to know about this winter event – from SBCs to cards to gifts – you will find here. There are countdown player SBCs, puzzle SBCs, and FUTmas jerseys.
Every year, EA Sports celebrates FUTmas! This is the Christmas winter event in Ultimate Team, where players can expect new things every day.
FUTmas has existed since FIFA 13. So, in FUT 18, it is already taking place for the sixth time.
What does FUTmas have to offer in Ultimate Team? – Packs, SBCs, Gifts
This is what you can expect in FUTmas in FIFA 18:
Countdown player SBCs: From December 15 to December 24, there will be three new player cards every day that you can earn through SBCs. That’s 30 players in 10 days. The countdown is based on the jersey numbers of the players. So on December 15, it starts with players who have the jersey numbers 30, 29, and 28. These are:
Daily puzzle SBCs
Weekly challenges for FUTmas: Through these, you will receive “great” rewards, including player cards and jerseys.
FUTmas jerseys: There are a total of three FUTmas jerseys that you can receive in various ways. According to EA Sports, you should check in each week during the event.
Packs
There is no information about gifts.
What impact does FUTmas have on the transfer market? – Market crash
A look at the past years shows that this winter event significantly affects the transfer market, similar to Black Friday. During this time, many packs are opened, which means that many cards are on the market and prices drop. Usually, prices fall by more than 20%, especially when the best packs are offered (mostly between December 24-26).
The fast-paced post-apocalyptic action MMO Crossout has an event during the Christmas season where you loot cookies from bandits in the wasteland. You then use the cookies to buy crazy decorations for your killer vehicles.
In Crossout, the main goal is usually to survive brutal combat with wild, cobbled-together battle vehicles in the post-apocalypse. Valuable resources, components, and gasoline await as loot. However, during the Christmas season, every wasteland rogue has something else in mind: cookies!
Stealing cookies and upgrading vehicles
In the merciless wasteland of Crossout, bandits and their leader (who suspiciously resembles the Grinch) have stolen Christmas. They must not get away with this! In the Brawl event “Christmas Heist”, you break into the villains’ warehouse and rescue gifts. There’s also a new PvP mode called “New Year’s Fever” and numerous daily challenges.
As a reward for the battles, you will receive the coveted cookies. However, the cookies are not for eating! You can use them to build new decorations. So, if you’ve always wanted reindeer horns or fireworks on your vehicle, you can get them thanks to the cookies. Not only do they look good, but they also increase the number of experience points you earn after each match.
Entrepreneurial players prefer to sell the cookies on the trade market to other players, making a good profit. The Christmas event runs until January 5th.
Also new: You can now apply stickers to your vehicles.
Xur arrives today in Destiny 2. Where is Xur and what items does he have for sale? Here are his location and inventory on December 15th.
If you’ve been scratching your head all day and constantly wondering: “Something feels different, doesn’t it?”, then you’re absolutely right! Because it’s already heading towards Friday evening and you still don’t know what Xur is bringing in Destiny 2!
Since last week, Xur appears every Friday at 6 PM. Until now, he always came in the morning. Bungie wanted to create uniform reset times – and this change also affected the Agent of the Nine.
Not only is the 6 PM timing new. Starting this week, Xur’s inventory will also be expanded. He will continue to bring an exotic weapon and three exotic armor pieces each week – and in addition:
Destiny Engrams: Once a week, you can purchase a Destiny Engram from Xur. It will guarantee an exotic that you do not already own (if you don’t already have all the exotics Xur can bring).
Three of Coins: An easier version of “Three of Coins” is returning. These will increase the drop rates for exotics from all sources for 4 hours in Destiny 2. They cost Legendary Shards and you can buy as many as you want.
All info about Xur in Destiny 2 on December 15th on PS4, Xbox One, and PC
When does Xur arrive? – Time
Xur arrives on Friday at 6 PM. He will leave on Tuesday, December 19th, at 6 PM.
Where is Xur? You can find Xur at this location today
Xur has specific positions where he likes to hang out over the weekend. This time he is located at the Tower in the Hangar. He is there for the first time now.
Offer and inventory of Xur – List of items with prices
By the way: As the Trials of the Nine now start simultaneously with Xur’s arrival, we will not be publishing a separate Trials article anymore, but will add the map and game mode below. – You will be playing Survival on Dead Cliffs.
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Capcom announced today that the beta for Monster Hunter: World will be repeated starting December 22, 2017.
Unlike last time, all PlayStation 4 players will be able to participate in the beta. A PSN Plus account is not required.
The next beta phase runs from 6:00 PM on December 22 to 5:59 PM on December 26, 2017. The pre-download of the client will be available starting at 10:00 AM on December 18.
Anyone who wants to play World of Warcraft in full must subscribe and pay regularly. However, for casual players, returning players, and those interested, there is also the free Starter Edition. And with Patch 7.3.5, it gets even more powerful!
Try World of Warcraft for free with the Starter Edition
Playing World of Warcraft costs money. To maintain the subscription, players must pay with real money via direct debit or Game-Time Card. However, active players can also buy their playing time with WoW Tokens using in-game currency.
Playing WoW with friends is much more fun! If you already know people, you can try the game for free.
However, only players who want to enjoy the full extent of the game need the subscription. Some players find it not worth paying for a game they might not like. In order to whet the appetite of those players or to show former players what has changed, there is the free WoW Starter Edition. It is essentially a demo or trial version of WoW.
This version is completely free but has some limitations:
Content of the expansions is locked
Character level is capped at level 20
Whisper messages can only be sent to friends
Guilds cannot be joined (except as a returning player)
Character services like transfers and faction changes are locked
Joining groups is not possible
Trading and the auction house are inaccessible
The amount of gold a character can carry is also limited. Getting it without trading is almost impossible…
The Starter Edition gets more powerful with Patch 7.3.5!
Now the question may arise: Why even play?
Any progress you make with the Starter Edition can be carried directly into the game when you upgrade the test account to a full account. With the upcoming Patch 7.3.5, a nice change is also coming!
If you play a level 20 character on a Starter Edition starting from the next version of WoW, you will continue to accumulate experience points. These will be saved and credited to the character at the time of the upgrade!
You can also earn experience points by collecting herbs and ores.
So if you particularly enjoy your character but want to explore the world a bit before buying, you will receive all collected experience after level 20! Hard work will finally pay off.
Also for returning players who want to see the changes in the world with a test account, this is worthwhile. Time invested in a character after reaching the maximum level is no longer lost. This way you can experience more adventures with your old (and new) friends without being the latecomer!
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When is the release of Monster Hunter World on PC? This is a question many PC gamers are currently asking, and Capcom has not yet been able to provide an answer. There is also a good reason for this.
There is now a release window, which you can find further down in the article.
Release date of Monster Hunter World on PC? It might take a while
It may take a while for the release on PC. In an exclusive interview with Capcom, we asked the developers about the PC version and wanted to know if there were any complications in the development for PC. After all, Monster Hunter World will be the first international title of the franchise to be released on PC outside of Japan.
Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto said to us: “We will start working on the PC version as soon as the game is released on consoles. The plan is for the PC version to essentially be the same as on consoles. Please be patient with us as we take a little more time. We want to ensure that the game plays flawlessly on PC!”
The PC version is being developed by the Japan team itself
It was previously unknown that development for PC would only start AFTER the release on consoles. In an interview with GameStar, Tsujimoto already revealed that the PC version is being developed in-house by the “Monster Hunter World” team itself. It seems to be a larger undertaking: “The PC version needs to be overhauled even more thoroughly than the console versions. Therefore, it will also be released a bit later than the versions for PS4 and Xbox One.”
The team in Osaka (Japan) has had little internal experience in developing for PC so far. According to statements from Producer Tsujimoto in a conversation with PCGamesN, the main issue here is a lack of resources and manpower.
They want to take more time for the PC version to be able to release an optimized version. The technological advancements of the Xbox One X are also to be supported, including 4K support and HDR effects.
These factors could lead to a greater delay of the PC release.
The PC port of Monster Hunter World could take a few more months
For Capcom, it is not an unusual process to start development for PC only after the console versions have been finished and released.
This was already the case with Resident Evil 6. At that time, the release on PS3 and Xbox 360 was in October 2012, while the title was released for PC in March 2013. There were 6 months between the console and PC releases.
It should be noted that the PC port was handled by an external developer at that time. This port was well received by players and professionals alike.
It may be the case that the PC adaptation of a complex action RPG like Monster Hunter World will take at least as long.
In our exclusive interview with the developers, we also talked about the story mode and gameplay of Monster Hunter World. You can find the related articles under the following links:
