The extensive update 21.3 has been released for the MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online and was supposed to bring the raid Abyss of Mordath – but it is not included.
As the developers announced, after tests some issues were found that must be fixed before the raid can go online. Nevertheless, the update has now been released, but access to the raid is currently denied.
Update does not provide a raid but smaller fixes
The update now introduces a number of fixes and optimizations. For example, players starting fresh with a Beorning character now begin in a different starter zone and the aggro zone for pets has been adjusted. Additionally, there is now a limit on the Gorgoroth in-game currency and adjustments to the stats of monster players.
Yule Festival starts soon
One reason why the update has been released without the raid is related to the upcoming winter event “Yule Festival”. This starts on December 14 and update 21.3 prepares for this event. This could mean that the developers of The Lord of the Rings Online are still uncertain whether they can open the Abyss of Mordath raid by this date. However, the Yule Festival is definitely set to start on time.
So, for those who have been waiting to finally experience the Abyss of Mordath raid in The Lord of the Rings Online, they will have to be patient a little longer. For how long? That is still unclear.
When video games and MMOs are mentioned in pop culture, they are usually well-known games like World of Warcraft. Sometimes, however, authors create their own MMOs – which can be more or less successful. Here we present to you 7 MMOs that were created specifically for series, comics, parodies, or books!
Often, you can tell quite well how well the creators behind these “fictitious MMOs” are acquainted with the subject. It’s interesting to see how these people envision such video games.
We will introduce you to 7 of these “invented” MMOs and their settings on the following pages!
Sword Art Online – Right in the Middle Instead of Just Being There
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With “Sword Art Online“, the Japanese Reki Kawahara created a light novel series that has been adapted several times. The most famous adaptations are likely the anime and the manga.
In the story, the game Sword Art Online is introduced, allowing complete immersion in the world of the game, Aincrad, through virtual reality.
The NerveGear reads the sensory and motor areas of the brain and stimulates them. This way, you truly feel like you are in the middle of it instead of just watching.
You can tell that the author is well acquainted with the subject. In addition to terms like “beta test”, game mechanics are also logically integrated. So, Sword Art Online is a complete MMO – at least on its fictional level.
Being trapped in the game and having to fight your way out is not exactly nice. But after all, there needs to be a plot in novels and animes that goes beyond “Protagonist picks flowers”!
Graphics: Close to the reality of the templates. Additionally feels timeless.
Fun Factor: If it indeed remains a game and doesn’t turn into deadly seriousness, it seems entertaining. The virtual reality aspect is perfectly implemented and the game world is varied.
Realization Factor: Aside from VR, Sword Art Online is quite realizable. The quest system is elaborate, the world defined, and everything seems playable so far.
The hype title PUBG has been released for the Xbox One and the Xbox One X, but one should not expect flawless performance here. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds fails the technical check of the experts. They complain about frame drops and weak textures.
The hardware specialists from Digital Foundry took a close look at the Xbox port of PUBG. And the fears of many players are confirmed.
PUBG is already a rather wobbly title on PC. The port to the Xbox One was done quickly to not miss the hype. All of this is evident in the Xbox version. Technically, it is at the level of an Early Access title, which can only be enjoyed with a lot of goodwill and if one is willing to overlook technical shortcomings.
PUBG fails the performance check with a bang
Digital Foundry notes:
on the Xbox One, the title struggles to stay consistently above 20 FPS
there are weak textures and pop-ins
it runs choppily and there are constantly frame drops out of nowhere – a Jeep ride at 30 FPS is sometimes possible, but then performance collapses just because one enters a house or someone opens fire
there are micro stutters
input lag also causes problems
No significant differences between Xbox One and Xbox One X are observed: Although PUBG looks significantly better on the Xbox One X, arbitrary performance drops occur here as well. Digital Foundry actually finds frame drops below 20 to be unforgivable.
Overall, the technical part of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has failed the technical check with a bang.
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Constant frame rate would help, but the title is still fun
However, Digital Foundry admits that PUBG is still an interesting and exciting title despite all these weaknesses. Similar to ARK Survival Evolved, the core concept of PUBG is so strong that it works despite the problems. It is simply fun to play the game.
But as a buyer, one must know what they are getting into.
Overall, there is disappointment with the port, especially since Microsoft was itself involved. It is hoped that PUBG at least achieves a stable frame rate and in the meantime recommends survival fans to take a look at Fortnite.
The update for the sieges in Lineage 2 Revolution (iOS, Android) is finally here! We were able to try out the mass PvP battles. Read here how they play!
Lineage 2 Revolution has so far been almost pure PvE fun. Aside from small 1vs1 duels in the arena, there was nothing for PvP fans to do in Netmarble’s mobile MMO. But today, on December 13, 2017, the long-awaited siege mode is in the game. Here, guilds (clans) and individual players can participate in 30vs30 and even 50vs50 mass battles in PvP.
We were invited to a test on the eve of the release and sieged some fortresses with the developers.
Open battles or guild wars?
There are two types of sieges:
The open 30vs30 battles.
and the 50vs50 fights, which are only available for guilds every Friday.
The open battles – more like “casual PvP”
These 30vs30 battles are open to all players from level 11 and take place every Monday and Wednesday. Any player can register and will be thrown into a round as soon as enough players are gathered.
The PvP sieges are pure chaos at first glance!
Your gear and level don’t matter. All players will be boosted to 90,000 combat power, receive all skills at maximum, and can even choose their class freely! Ideal for trying out different options. Especially for players who are not yet level 31 and have not yet decided on a subclass, this option is useful.
In the 50vs50 guild battle mode, however, you play your regular hero with its known stats. These fights take place every Friday.
All guilds that want to participate actively bid for a fortress. The one who bids the highest can then fight for the respective castle, and the winners receive a powerful buff for the entire guild for a week.
An epic mess with strategy and tactics
Once a round starts, epic chaos begins. Because it’s about capturing the core of the enemy fortress. However, you must get past gates with devilishly strong defensive towers. This can only be done as a team, but the opponent has the same goal.
Therefore, you need to gain advantages. Fortunately, powerful buffs await you if you capture the altars in the center of the map. An altar gives the team a 10 percent buff on damage or hit points. Capturing both altars even grants a 30 percent improvement! However, the altars can only be captured by one team at certain times.
The rush for the buff altars!
During this time, all team members run like crazy towards the altar trying to capture it. Meanwhile, the opponents are not idle and attack. Anyone dealing damage cannot capture an altar, leading to wild battles until one side prevails.
These altars are hotly contested.
The carnage at the towers
If one side has collected enough buffs or feels strong enough even without buffs, this side can brave the attack on one of the two gates of the enemy fortress. This should always happen as a team because the defensive towers are strong and can kill single heroes in seconds! So similar to the towers in a MOBA, except that in Lineage 2 Revolution, you don’t have soulless minions to send ahead.
Protect the King!
Once you have finally overcome the towers with great losses, you can advance to the core of the enemy fortress and capture it. However, only the previously designated leader of your team can capture the enemy core. In the guild war, this is always the guild leader, in open battles, it is the player with the best rating or a candidate that the whole team can agree on beforehand.
You must fiercely protect your leader in the last phase so he can capture the core in peace. If you do not capture the enemy within a total of 30 minutes, the round ends in a draw. However, if you win, in the 50vs50 the fortress belongs to you for a week, and the entire guild receives buffs. Additionally, there are big loot crates that are also available in open PvP.
Respawns, rankings, and Pay2Win concerns
While you are slaughtering your enemies and capturing buffs, you can also complete special quests and rise in ranks. This gives you additional buffs and an advantage over the enemy. Once you die, you can rejoin after a certain waiting time. This time gets longer as the game progresses.
Who dies must wait until respawn or revive immediately with diamonds.
However, you can jump back into the fray against 30 red diamonds (the real money currency). You can also earn diamonds regularly in the game, but those who have hoarded a lot of gems for real money definitely have an advantage.
Conclusion – A fun new game mode for fans of orderly chaos
For me, my first rounds in the new PvP mode were quite chaotic. Only later did it become clear that there’s a significant amount of strategy behind it. Because those who – like us at the test event – just randomly beat up enemies will never capture the enemy fortress in 30 minutes.
Those who capture strong buffs have a clear advantage.
So if you want to win, you have to strategically capture buffs, distract enemies, and capture the fortress at the right moment. I’m already looking forward to trying the sieges again in the regular game and approaching it with more tactics.
However, what gives me some concern is the possibility of resurrecting immediately with premium currency. We will see how heavily this option will ultimately be used, but I fear that a large stock of red diamonds will soon become a requirement for top PvP guilds.
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Additionally, there were still some performance issues during the pre-test, but this could have been due to the testing environment and may be better in the live version.
The art of enchanting from World of Warcraft is radically changing. Numerous reagents are being removed from the game.
Over the years, numerous crafting materials have accumulated in World of Warcraft. Players need over 20 different materials for enchanting during levels 1-60, although most characters only stay in this level range for a few hours or days at most.
With patch 7.3.5, Blizzard aims to significantly streamline the system for enchanting. Over 100 different recipes for the profession will be altered and provided with new resource requirements.
Where reagents like Small Mystical Essence or Souls dust were previously needed, everything will be uniformly replaced by Illusion Dust and Luminous Shards. All items in the level range of 1-60 will then only provide Illusion Dust and Luminous Shards as resources.
The other crafting materials will be removed from the game and will no longer be available.
World scaling necessitates changes
Some players suspect that the removal of the “low” crafting materials in enchanting is absolutely necessary. Due to the forthcoming scaling of the entire game world, it may soon no longer be possible to effectively farm low-level green items. If someone needs crafting materials level 20 for enchanting but has already reached level 40, they would have to purchase the reagents from the auction house.
Whether this also means that players will no longer be able to farm green items at low levels in the future, such as for transmog gear, remains to be seen.
It is possible that this change will also be tested for other professions, such as inscription. So far, this is only active for enchanting on the PTR.
Whether other professions will be altered in a similar way is still uncertain.
There is still no fixed release date for patch 7.3.5.
Cortyn says: I think the basic idea is good because numerous bank characters of mine are hopelessly overcrowded with enchanting materials that serve no purpose anymore. If all these materials are now consolidated into two resources, they will take up much less space. It could be that some elitist alt still wants Crusader on their weapons…
In Destiny 2, the Weekly Reset has occurred, the weekly reset. These activities, such as the Nightfall strike, are new this week as of 12.12.2017.
Since Curse of Osiris, the Weekly Reset takes place on Tuesdays at 6 PM. However, since there were maintenance works yesterday at this time, to install update 1.1.1.1, we are now providing the Reset information.
Nightfall starting 12.12. on PS4, Xbox One, and PC
Players who do not own “Curse of Osiris” cannot play the Prestige Nightfall. They only have access to the normal Nightfall strike, and only if a strike from Curse of Osiris is not up.
This week, Savathun’s Song is the Nightfall. This is a strike that was available at the launch of Destiny 2. In other words, all Guardians can play this in Normal Mode.
The modifiers:
Momentum: Health and shield regeneration stops when you do not move. Sprint to accelerate regeneration.
Timewarp:Anomalies: Destroy anomalies to extend the mission timer.
The challenges:
Complete the Nightfall with at least 5 minutes of remaining time.
Complete the Nightfall with fewer than 3 deaths.
Shoot 15 of its projectiles before defeating Savathun’s Song.
Ikora Rey has meditations for Flood, Utopia, and The Entrance. Important: It will show that Ikora has a quest for you, her waypoint will be highlighted. However, this is a known issue after the update. She does not have a special mission for you; Bungie is investigating the problem.
In the Eververse, you can redeem Glimmer for: Confused and “Dancy-Dance” emotes (both legendary) and two exotic ornaments for the Rat King. Since yesterday, the “Glimmering Favor of the Vanguard” and “Glimmering Favor of the Crucible” are new in the offer. If you use these, all players will receive an Eververse gift at the end of the next strike or PvP match.
Remember that now all vendors have an offer of legendary items that you can purchase with shards and corresponding tokens.
Free keys for games sounds like a great idea? Then maybe you should open a fake café!
Developers are quite eager for YouTubers, bloggers, or websites to report on their games. To this end, they have to send a few game keys to editors and bloggers. This increases the chances that the titles will be reported on, and subsequently, more people will buy the game.
Many fraudsters also take advantage of this circumstance, trying to obtain keys for personal use or reselling them to dubious key sellers.
Café Boroda Drink – the “Gamer Café”?
However, Jacob Janerka, the developer of the game Paradigm (Link to the Steam page of Paradigm), has experienced a rather strange story. Janerka also receives hundreds of fake emails daily from individuals pretending to be bloggers or major gaming magazines.
One email, however, made him suspicious and piqued his interest. A certain Dmitry Tseptsov claimed that he recently opened a café named Boroda Drink, focusing on gamers as customers. If customers can answer three gaming questions, they would receive a 10% discount on coffee and a free key for a random game.
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To have enough keys for customers, Tseptsov wanted to obtain some free codes for Paradigm as well.
Janerka was taken with the idea but conducted some research. He found pictures of the coffee, along with supposed examples of keys already issued to customers and sponsored by other developers. It was suspicious that Tseptsov just held the keys up to the camera, making it possible to redeem them at any time. It was also strange that the given address on Google Maps did not point to any café.
A lot of work for few keys
In the end, his investigations revealed that Café Boroda Drink did not exist. The opening date mentioned in the email did not match the date of some images of the café.
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All this effort just to get a few additional keys for games that then end up with dubious key sellers on the internet.
In the end of his “story”, Janerka comes to the conclusion:
“Honestly, screw the scammers. Especially those who want to exploit small developers just trying to get a little attention for their game and probably still have to work as baristas on the side to pay the rent.”
If you once again scored a particularly cheap game key on the internet, then there might be a café behind it that doesn’t even exist.
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Patch 1.18 / 2.24 in Overwatch is live and brought the Winter Wonderland with it. We reveal what else has changed.
Since yesterday (12.12.2017) the latest update of Overwatch is live. Patch 1.18 (PC) and Patch 2.24 (PS4, Xbox One) mainly brought the Winter Wonderland 2017 event with its numerous new skins.
Apart from that, the patch brings numerous improvements, such as the new reporting system. Players now receive clear feedback when reported players must serve a sanction. This is intended to encourage players to use the reporting system, and to restore lost trust.
Moreover, the patch brings a lot of small bug fixes, resulting in minimal buffs. For example, Mei can now negate Ana’s healing debuff with her Cryostasis and heal herself in the ice block.
Moira is also buffed, as she can now teleport through enemy heroes and heal a Reaper with Coalescence even during his Phantom ability.
The full patch notes for update 1.18 are quite long, and often they are just minor detail improvements. For completeness, you can find all changes here.
Patch Notes Overwatch 1.18 / 2.24
Player Warnings
The reporting system has been improved.
Players who are frequently reported for bad behavior will receive a warning when they are about to receive a penalty. In particularly severe cases, the penalty can occur even before the report.
Players who reported others for bad behavior receive a notification when their report has led to a penalty.
Game Browser and Custom Games
General
An option has been added to enter the game with fully charged ultimates.
An option has been added to allow ultimate abilities to persist for the entire match duration.
AI
[PC] A feature has been added that removes all AI heroes.
[PS4/XB1] A feature has been added that allows all AI heroes to be removed with one click in the bot submenu.
Hero Gallery
Players can now remove all notifications with “Mark All as Seen”.
Bug Fixes
General
A bug has been fixed that caused disabled heroes not to be displayed on the Arcade map for Limited Duel and Random Duel.
[PC] A bug has been fixed that caused some sound effects not to play when using menus with a controller.
A bug has been fixed in Deathmatch that caused players to spawn as a random hero instead of the selected hero.
AI
A bug has been fixed that caused the Roadhog bot to get stuck in the spawn area in Oasis: City Center.
Heroes
A visual bug has been fixed that caused Ana’s magazine to detach from the weapon when the “Captain Amari” skin was selected.
A bug has been fixed that caused Doomfist’s Gauntlet to not destroy objects.
A bug has been fixed that caused Doomfist’s Gauntlet to not deal damage when an opponent was slammed against a wall.
A bug has been fixed that caused Doomfist’s Seismic Strike to be canceled when the target destination was unreachable.
A bug has been fixed that caused Doomfist’s Seismic Strike to trigger immediately when activated at stairways.
A bug has been fixed that caused Doomfist’s Seismic Strike to impact performance when used multiple times in succession without cooldown.
A bug has been fixed that caused D.Va’s Micro Missiles to not destroy objects.
A bug has been fixed that caused Hanzo’s Storm Bow reloading to not be interrupted when performing a melee attack after climbing a wall.
A bug has been fixed that caused Mei’s Cryostasis to not remove Ana’s healing debuff.
A bug has been fixed that caused Mercy’s Caduceus Blaster reloading to be interrupted when the player triggered resurrection without a valid target.
A bug has been fixed that caused Mercy’s Guardian Angel UI to show on a target even when the ability was already in use.
A bug has been fixed that allowed Mercy to resurrect a player who was already being revived by another Mercy.
A bug has been fixed that caused Moira’s Biotic Orb to glide through certain objects.
A bug has been fixed that caused players to be unable to use Moira’s healing Biotic Orb when primary fire was disabled.
A bug has been fixed that caused Moira’s Biotic Orb to display the wrong animation.
A bug has been fixed that caused Moira to be unable to heal a teammate Reaper in Phantom form with Coalescence.
A bug has been fixed that caused Moira to be unable to glide through enemy heroes with Fade.
A bug has been fixed that caused Moira’s eyebrows to detach from her face during her highlight intro.
A bug has been fixed that caused Moira’s self-healing statistics not to be recorded.
A bug has been fixed that caused Moira’s knees to clip through the kneepads when she crouched.
A bug has been fixed that caused Reaper’s shotgun to move incorrectly when thrown to the ground.
A bug has been fixed that allowed Reinhardt to escape from abilities that should prevent movement (like Zarya’s Graviton Surge).
A bug has been fixed that caused players to be unable to hook onto certain objects with Grappling Hook.
A bug has been fixed that prevented highlights from being recorded correctly when using the Cultist skin of Zenyatta.
Maps
A bug has been fixed that allowed some heroes to hide in the payload of Junkertown by using the sitting emote.
A bug has been fixed that caused performance to drop when players shot at the coin piles in Junkertown.
In Destiny 2, Update 1.13 / 1.1.1.1 is now available for download and installation. Here are the patch notes for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
Yesterday, on December 12th, the update 1.1.1.1 went live in the evening, which is version 1.13 on consoles. It is approximately 92 MB in size.
Shortly after the servers came back online, Bungie released the detailed patch notes. There are no major surprises, as most of the new features and fixes were already known in advance.
The 11 most important changes with update 1.13
The update is referred to as “the one after Curse of Osiris”. Here is a selection of the most important changes:
Leviathan Raid: The Prestige mode is back at Power Level 300, so all Guardians have access to it. The normal difficulty has also been adjusted.
Zavala, Shaxx, and Everis now sell gift consumables, where all players receive rewards on completion of strikes or crucible matches.
Vendors now offer legendary gear that you can purchase directly with legendary shards and tokens
Complete patch notes in English
If you want to read every fix, we will embed the English translation of the patch notes here:
Leviathan Raid
The Prestige version of the “Leviathan” raid has been adjusted back to 300 Power, making it available to all players – regardless of whether they own “Curse of Osiris” or not. The adjusted Prestige difficulty rewards no longer guarantee 330 Power items. Difficulty for the normal Calus encounter has been adjusted.
Trials of the Nine
Players who do not own “Curse of Osiris” can now access the Trials of the Nine when playing on a map that was part of Destiny 2’s release.
Trophies and achievements
The achievement “The Prestige” and its corresponding trophy have been adjusted so they no longer include the Nightfall component. It can now be completed regardless of ownership of “Curse of Osiris” by successfully completing the “Leviathan” raid on Prestige difficulty.
General Diverse
A bug was fixed that affected Power level progression from Level 289 to 300 for players who do not own “Curse of Osiris”. A problem was fixed that caused a “Curse of Osiris” purchase menu to appear when players attempted to request the “Scout Report: Mercury” with insufficient glimmer. A problem was fixed where the word “Nightfall” did not appear in the new “Curse of Osiris” strikes in the Nightfall navigator node. Functionality of the reward throttling for chests has been adjusted. Players now receive reduced loot when opening many chests in a short time instead of receiving nothing. Chests from “Cayde’s stash” now offer rewards via the loot stream to prevent items from disappearing into the ground. A bug was fixed where canons on Mercury did not function correctly for PC players when playing over 60 FPS. A problem was fixed that prevented the functionality of HDR settings for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro.
Collections
A problem was fixed where players with over 84 badges could not see all badges in their collections view.
User Interface
When inspecting another player, the currency possession is no longer displayed. Vendor waypoints are only highlighted when players have enough tokens to receive a reward. A problem was fixed that prevented some players from interacting with items when their inventory was full.
Group Fight
Players can no longer quickly open the same chest in succession when it comes to group fight tokens. A bug was fixed that prevented group fight tokens from being removed at the end of the event for some players. Group fight badges now display the correct Oath Tracker stats. A bug was fixed that removed group fight tokens from the inventory when creating a new character. A bug was fixed where some players did not receive the group fight winner discount.
Masterworks
Legendary weapons can now drop as Masterworks for characters above Power level 250. Masterworks grant bonus weapon stats and generate orbs on multi-kills.
Engrams
The drop rates for Legendary and Exotic engrams have been reduced for public events and increased for strike and crucible playlist activities. The chance of multiple Legendary items from Legendary engrams has been reduced.
Xûr
Xûr now sells “Three of Coins”, an item that increases the chance for Exotics. Xûr now sells the Fate Engram.
Exotic
A bug was fixed where Evening Star of Radius, Helm of the 14th Saint, Graviton Penitence, and Twin Fools dropped with the wrong class mods. The Exotic fusion rifle “Prometheus Lens” caused damage much higher than intended. A bug was fixed that incorrectly labeled Exotic weapons from Curse of Osiris in Exotic engrams.
Gift Consumables
Zavala now sells a gift consumable for fireteams, where the player’s fireteam receives rewards upon strike completion. Shaxx now sells a gift consumable for fireteams, where all players receive rewards upon crucible completion. Tess Everis now sells gift consumables, where all players receive rewards upon completion of crucible or strike.
Group Vendors
Group vendors now offer Legendary gear for direct purchase with Legendary shards and group tokens.
Crucible
Invisible barriers have been added so players can no longer hide in the Red Bay Box on the Pacifica map. The locations for power ammo on the Eternity map have been adjusted.
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The Winter Event of Overwatch is live. We show you which new skins are available in December 2017!
The pre-Christmas season has begun, which also means a special event in Overwatch! Patch 1.18 has just been deployed on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. This year’s Winter Event of Overwatch, the Winter Wonderland 2017, offers numerous new unlockable items. The highlights are the new skins available for some heroes.
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You can find out which new skins are available in the screenshots. Click on them to enlarge the image!
The skins are only available during the duration of the event in special loot boxes. The Winter Wonderland loot boxes can either be purchased directly in the shop or earned in-game; players receive them for level-ups and achieving nine wins in the Arcade.
If you don’t want to rely on your loot luck, you can also buy coveted items directly for credits, which are awarded for double items in loot boxes. The new skins cost three times the price of a regular skin (legendary: 3,000 credits), while skins from the previous year now have the regular price.
The Winter Wonderland 2017 ends in three weeks, on January 1, 2018.
Cortyn says: This year I’m really satisfied with the skins; especially the Junkrat skin in the bathing suit appeals to me and will probably ensure that a few more euros land in Blizzard’s account. The new Mei game mode also looks fun and will likely entertain for at least a few rounds.
Which skins are you looking forward to? Have you saved up some credits, or are you just throwing money at the problem?
In Fortnite: Battle Royale, players can dive into a new mode for a limited time – 50vs50. Our author Robert tried it out and had mixed feelings afterward.
Fortnite’s lighthearted PvP variant Battle Royale is simply built, but offers plenty of room for all kinds of tactical tricks. The time-limited 50vs50 mode in Battle Royale promises just that, but offers even more chaos and action.
Instead of fighting solo, in duos, or in squads of four, you battle here in a gigantic team of 50 players against 50 opponents. This promises significantly larger battles with many contenders on both sides.
Friend or Foe? This becomes clear only after landing
With a friend, I start the 50vs50 mode as a duo. You can still start the mode alone, in pairs, or even in squads of four. Direct team members are displayed on the map.
The rest of your team is recognizable by a green triangle above the figure. Who belongs to your 50s team is only recognizable after landing. If you are on your way to Retail Row, it can happen that you land there with 10 opponents without knowing it.
The choice of landing place has thus become significantly more important in 50vs50.
We experienced that we landed in Retail Row among 10 opponents. However, you can also experience the opposite and deal with a dozen allies.
And unfortunately, that’s not so good. Everything your teammates pick up is lost for you (unless they die). In a locust-like manner, entire cities are plundered – Whoever is not quick here will have a hard time snagging something useful at the start.
Therefore, you must weigh the following points:
If you land in a quiet spot on the map, there is a chance to grab more loot. In return, you can be overrun quickly if opponents move in groups.
If you land in a large city, allies can snatch the best items right under your nose (at least you are better protected), or you land in the midst of a group of enemies that will probably eliminate you quickly.
The advantages of moving in a group of allies outweigh, however. Enemy players can be distracted more easily, battles can be evaded more easily. Just join one of the marauding gangs.
Games in the 50vs50 mode end faster
What we noticed: Games end faster, often a team could gain a significant numerical advantage and thus a major advantage. With few remaining opponents, it is only a matter of time before they are found and eliminated.
The battles towards the end are larger, and structures can be built, but were significantly rarer than in the other modes. The coordination of a larger dwelling with more participants is more difficult, especially the space requirements must be properly considered.
Conclusion:
Instead of the small pre-made teams, you are up against 50 opponents in this mode. If you enjoy chaos and large enemy groups, this mode is perfect for you. The chances of winning a game are significantly higher than in other Battle Royale variants.
What I don’t like are the raids, especially at the beginning of a round. Few players drop weapons for colleagues who are still left empty-handed. However, team play is essential.
Otherwise, the mode offers the usual fun Battle Royale atmosphere, albeit on a much larger scale. Running around the map with more than 10 teammates is quite amusing, the larger battles offer opportunities for all kinds of tactical tricks.
However, for me personally, the smaller teams or solo games offer the greater thrill. When it comes down to 1vs1 at the end, the excitement is high – a situation that almost doesn’t exist in the 50vs50 mode.
You can try out the 50vs50 mode until December 17. Additionally, Epic has announced further events. What they will be, we will find out in due time.
How do you like the 50vs50 mode of Fortnite: Battle Royale?
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The Xbox One X is currently the most powerful console on the market. However, according to the boss of the Russian developer studio Gaijin (War Thunder), the new Xbox even surpasses most gaming PCs in graphics performance. This is a good thing for developers.
The Xbox One X is Microsoft’s latest console. According to Gaijin Entertainment, the boss of the War Thunder developers, the Xbox One X with its massive graphical power can even outmatch most gaming PCs.
Clearly Superior in Terms of Graphics Performance
Anton Yudintsev is the CEO of the Russian development company Gaijin Entertainment. The studio is known for the tactical military MMO War Thunder as well as the fast-paced apocalyptic action game Crossout. In an interview with Gamingbolt, Anton Yudintsev discussed the advantages of the Xbox One X over other platforms.
The new Xbox is clearly superior to the other consoles on the market. However, according to Yudintsev, most gaming PCs would also be weaker in pure graphical power than the Xbox One X. The raw graphical performance [of the AMD Radeon] and the developer access to it is better on the Xbox One X than on most gaming PCs.
The New Xbox One X Should Bridge the Gap Between PC and Consoles
Of course, there are stronger high-end gaming PCs, but they are extremely expensive and rarely found even among gamers. The powerful Xbox One X is also an advantage for developers because the utilized x86 architecture reduces the performance gap between PCs and consoles. This allows developers to work better for both platforms.
Interestingly, recently another CEO stated otherwise. Michael Schade from the German developer studio Rockfish Games recently said that the Xbox One X, due to its relatively weak CPU, merely reaches the level of a mid-range gaming PC.
Today, on December 12th, the servers for Destiny 2 are down. Maintenance work is being carried out, requiring the servers to go offline. Update 1.13 / 1.1.1.1 is being deployed on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
Update 6 PM: The update is live and carries version number 1.13. It is only 92 MB (PS4) in size. Here are the patch notes.
Already at the end of November, Bungie announced that one week after the launch of Curse of Osiris, another update would be deployed, bringing additional endgame changes. This is update 1.1.1.1, which goes live today, Tuesday.
The key times on December 12th in Destiny 2:
At 4 PM our time, preparations for maintenance begin. You cannot log into Destiny 2 anymore. This applies to PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
At 5 PM the servers go offline. If you are still in the game at this point, you will be kicked.
At 11 PM the work will be finished. At the latest, the update 1.1.1.1 should be ready for download and installation.
Keep in mind that the servers can also come back online significantly earlier or later. Bungie is not always very precise with these times. Nevertheless, today’s Destiny 2 session will likely be ruined for many evening Guardians.
What changes with 1.1.1.1 – What are the new features?
The full patch notes for update 1.1.1.1 will be published only once the update is live. We will report on this later today or tomorrow morning, depending on when they are released. – Here are the patch notes
The most important new features have been known for a while:
Masterwork weapons: Legendary, better weapons. They show how many enemies you have killed with them, they generate Orbs of Light on multi-kills, and have random weapon stat bonuses. In the raid and trials, you have a better chance to obtain Masterwork weapons.
The vendors sell weapons and armor pieces directly. They cost tokens and legendary shards.
Via Twitter, they announce that they had only a short time for the emergency fix. This will result in the “Prometheus Lens becoming far too weak.” A new fix will come in January that will appropriately adjust the exotic and has been thoroughly tested.
In other words, from today until sometime in January, the Prometheus Lens will be useless.
We present to you 5 top decks with which you can thrive in the Hearthstone expansion Kobolds and Catacombs!
The latest expansion of Hearthstone has been live for a few days now. While most players are still attempting the crunchy dungeon runs, the first decks are slowly but surely establishing themselves in ranked play. We want to introduce you to five decks that are particularly effective or at least a lot of fun!
The corresponding codes for the deck lists can be found under each featured deck. Simply copy the string into the clipboard and paste it into Hearthstone, and the game will adopt the deck formula.
Facehunter – Proven and Cheap
Hardly any other class can play as aggressively as the Hunter. This also applies to the new “Tempo Hunter” from Firebat. With small, fast minions and strong spells, the Hunter quickly takes out his enemies before they can even begin to execute their deck strategy.
Six cards from Kobolds and Catacombs are required for this deck, namely two copies each of Scavenging Hyena, Shimmering Emerald and Catacomb Crawlers.
With a total dust cost of 2,720, the deck is still among the cheaper ones and can be relatively affordably acquired even by casual players, as it completely avoids legendary cards.
The instructions are simple, as with a typical face deck: In the early turns, one should strive for board control, and afterwards attack the life points of the opposing hero directly without much regard for losses.
Mages are into particularly big spells to create powerful effects. Thanks to Kobolds and Catacombs, there are some synergies that make this really fun! HotMEOWTH emphasizes spells in his deck that can deal with most minions.
Particularly noteworthy is the synergy with the Majestic Summoner, which reveals a spell from the deck and then summons a random minion with the same costs. The Archmage Antonidas also makes a good impression, as this minion with stats of 4/4 costs 0 mana if the player cast a spell that costs 5 or more mana on the turn – better than free!
Big problems are resolved with the Meteor or a Portal: Firelands. If all else fails, Lich King Jaina is waiting to finish off the opponents.
However, this whole fun costs nearly 8,000 Arcane Dust.
How many legendaries can you pack into a single deck so that it still makes sense? At least Kolento reaches the number 8. His Druid deck relies heavily on many legendaries, with which he overpowers his opponents before they have a chance to react. In addition to Deathwing (in both variations), Medivh and Kun, Y’shaarj can also be found in this deck.
With the Branch of the World Tree, which should be replaced by Medivh as soon as possible, the Druid gets a proud 10 mana crystals early on. This is the perfect opportunity to immediately follow up with Kun the Forgotten King or a Lich King. It’s perfect if you have Y’shaarj in hand because then you could bring Kun, Y’shaarj, and one more minion onto the board in a single turn!
Popular cards like Rancid Plague and Plaguebearer must not be missing either to completely sap the opponent’s will to live.
However, such overwhelming power comes at a high price. If you don’t own any of the cards, you need to spend a proud 17,240 Arcane Dust to craft the necessary cards.
With some new cards from Kobolds and Catacombs invigorating it, the archetype of the “Razakus” deck is being expanded. The deck is still fundamentally based on lowering the cost of the hero power to 0 with Raza the Unchained, after which Shadow Reaper Anduin quickly does the job.
The powerful control effect Psychic Scream helps to clear the board of threats without triggering their death rattles. Smaller problems are handled by the cheap Twilight Breaker, which can clear the entire board early in matches.
Otherwise, not much has changed in the Priest deck, only the Catacomb Crawler has been added.
But this deck also comes with relatively high costs – 11,520 Arcane Dust needs to be paid.
Control Warlocks have been in high demand for some time now, and with Kobolds and Catacombs, this has not changed. On the contrary: Useful new cards like Dark Pact or the Kobold Librarian give the deck more options to recover from seemingly hopeless situations.
Particularly noteworthy is the addition of the Void Lord, a 3/9 minion with Taunt, which summons three additional 1/3 demons with Taunt upon death, as Blood-Reaver Gul’dan then resurrects four demons – or even seven demons if the Void Lord is destroyed again.
Otherwise, the “usual suspects” can be found in the deck, like Swirling Nether or the Tar Creeper.
Thanks to the low Spellstone, there’s additional lifesteal, allowing the warlock to stay afloat longer to buy the necessary time for Shadow Reaper Gul’dan.
Relatively cheap, only 5,120 Arcane Dust need to change hands to afford the deck.
In Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris, there are some new weapons that you can only get through the weapon forge. They are tied to Verses and Lost Prophecies. Which Verse corresponds to which weapon and what perks these guns have, you can find here in the overview.
In the Lighthouse on Mercury, you can find not only Brother Vance and a secret, but also a weapon forge.
Through this weapon forge, you can obtain 11exclusive, legendary Osiris weapons that are equipped with Vex technology. To obtain the weapons, you must fulfill the Verses of Lost Prophecies that Brother Vance offers you.
Behind Verse 1 is a scout rifle. It is called Garden-Spawn 1, has a fire rate of 150, and belongs to the hard-hitting archetype. The gun deals kinetic damage. It is the first weapon you must forge to unlock further Verses.
Verse 2 brings you the Conqueror 2. This is a submachine gun with a fire rate of 900 and a power of 20. It is carried in the kinetic slot. These are the stats:
The perks:
Kill Clip:Reloading after a kill deals increased damage.
You have the choice between:
Stable Rounds:Significantly increases stability, slightly decreases range
For ARK Survival Evolved (PS4, Xbox One, PC) the long-awaited expansion Aberration is finally here. After several delays, the release is now happening. You can now face mutants and aliens in a contaminated world.
Players of the survival MMO ARK: Survival Evolved had to wait a long time for the new expansion Aberration. It was initially said that it would come in October. Then it suddenly became November, and ultimately December 12 was cited as the release date. However, those who waited skeptically for another delay today will be proven wrong.
Today, on December 12, 2017, Aberration actually comes out! According to Steam, however, it will likely be around 8 PM.
Mutated Dinos, Dark Caves, and Aliens Like in the Alien Movie!
The regular ARK lets you ride on dinosaurs through enemies. In Aberration, however, you are in a world where the sun kills you with radioactive rays. Therefore, you crawl through dark caves illuminated only by glowing plants and crystals.
Down there, there are even horrific creatures that usually love to eat you. Among them is a camouflaged flying lizard, a somewhat cute mix between a frog and an anglerfish, and hideous creatures that plant their young in you like in the Alien movies.
If you do nothing about it, a little beast grows inside you, which then bursts out of your chest in a fountain of blood and guts.
50 New Items for Crafting
The Aberration expansion also includes 50 new items. You can craft zip lines, wingsuits for flying, and climbing gear to experiment with in the dark world.
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The new GTA 5 Online expansion “The Doomsday Heist” is now available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. New buildings and cool vehicles and aircraft are included.
The Doomsday Heist is the first new heist series added to the game since 2015. Starting today, December 12, you can play Doomsday together in groups of up to 4 players.
To combat the “apocalyptic threats” of the new heist, there are many new aircraft and vehicles in the game.
The new Doomsday adventure is a large heist that is divided into three acts. You must successfully complete these to collect the money for it.
When you start the game, heist planner “Lester” will alert you that there are new buildings. From there, you can organize the new heists. An overview of the building locations can be seen in the following screenshot:
You can equip the bases as you like and will have to spend a few million GTA dollars for it.
Doomsday Heist Vehicle Prices
The Doomsday update includes the long-awaited jetpack that will lift you into the air. Such a chaotic flying instrument fits into the world of GTA 5 and comes surprisingly late as a content update.
The Thruster Jetpack costs 2,750,000 GTA$ at purchase price and 3,657,500 GTA$ at normal price. Presumably, there will be missions for the vehicles and aircraft again, which unlock the purchase prices for you as a reward.
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Additionally, there is a new futuristic tank, a new helicopter, and other fast means of transportation. Oh, and the flying car “Impote Deluxo.” This flying car is introduced by Reddit user MuhNamesTyler in the following GIF:
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More new vehicles and aircraft from the Doomsday DLC can be seen, including their prices, in the following screenshots.
But these are just the offers from Warstock. There are more vehicles available from other providers like Legendary Motorsport. There you will find the Pfister Comet in Safari edition and the sleek Ubermacht SC1.
For those on a budget, Southern San Andreas Super Autos offers a pickup and an off-road vehicle.
The MMORPG Skyforge is getting a new update for the PlayStation 4 called “Demonic Dawn.” It introduces demon monsters that want to reshape the game world according to their desires. In new missions and a raid, you must prevent this.
The inhabitants of the Skyforge world Aelion are already used to a lot. After all, new alien monsters come by every few weeks wanting to take over and ravage their beautiful, utopian world. And every time, your characters, the divine defenders of Aelion, are ready to kick the invaders back into space with a good kick.
But soon a new threat will be upon you. Disgusting demons from another dimension want to reshape Aelion according to their wishes.
Finally Demons vs. Gods in Skyforge
Demons have been missing in the foe pool of Skyforge until now. It’s a pity, as hellish adversaries have always been the arch-enemy of every godly being in MMOs. With the new update “Demonic Dawn,” the devilish creatures, along with their master Nihaz from the astral plane, invade Aelion.
Since demons don’t like blooming meadows and vibrant metropolises, they are diligently terraforming the areas they occupy into bizarre distortions. So, look forward to new regions and graphics. Your task is to repel these invasions and revert the changes.
New 10-Man Raid Against the Overdemon
Later in the invasion cycle, you can put an end to the whole ordeal. Then, in a hearty raid for 10 players, you will take on the overlord demon Nihaz himself. Additionally, there are four more new dungeons and loads of loot. So, it’s perfect if you already know the raid in other games like Destiny 2 by heart and want to try something new.
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The update “Demonic Dawn” is available from today, December 12, exclusively for the PlayStation 4. The PC and Xbox One versions are set to follow later and will no longer be released in 2017.
The fast-paced MMORPG TERA was first playable at the Playstation Experience 2017. The action gameplay was particularly praised, and TERA was compared to the console classic “Devil May Cry”.
TERA is an online role-playing game from 2013 that will soon be released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The PS4 version was first playable at the Playstation Experience. There, the game impressed especially with its successful console interface and action gameplay.
The gameplay works optimally on the gamepad
The colleagues from IGN were at the event and extensively played TERA on the Playstation 4. They were particularly impressed by the apparently excellently implemented new user interface. The UI of the PC version has been completely redesigned and would be perfect for playing on the television.
Additionally, the controls have been well adapted to the gamepad. There are numerous functions, and you can display and select even more using the shoulder buttons. Therefore, gameplay on the controller is easy and intuitive.
Completely different from World of Warcraft
According to IGN, TERA plays much more like a dynamic action hit like “Devil May Cry” than the more tactical battles of “typical MMORPGs” like World of Warcraft.
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In WoW, you select a fixed target and hit it with your attacks, which usually hit automatically. In TERA, however, you must actively dodge and target your attacks effectively.
Graphics still okay
TERA is almost six years old now but still looks quite good. And even when it doesn’t look that pretty, according to IGN, this hardly stands out. Because the fights against huge, well-modeled, and animated monsters are quite captivating. Therefore, the sometimes dated graphics are hardly noticeable.
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This YouTuber has correctly leaked Battlefield 1 and is now presenting Bad Company 3 with its supposed contents.
If you ask fans of the Battlefield series which part they want a sequel to, then Bad Company 2 is likely to be near the top.
According to a new supposed leak, EA and DICE will release the sequel next year: “Bad Company 3”.
Battlefield 2018 – Bad Company 3?
On YouTube, AlmightyDaq is compiling his information about an alleged “Bad Company 3”. Although such information is usually viewed critically by the community, this video is generating a lot of interest.
This is because this YouTuber had already uploaded a similar video for Battlefield 1 in 2016. In it, he presented information from an insider source and correctly named important details such as the World War 1 setting and certain map names and environments.
With these correct leaks, the YouTuber built a reputation, which is why he is taken seriously with his new leak video.
Contents of Bad Company 3 (Rumors)
In the video, AlmightyDaq explains in detail what we can expect in Bad Company 3. This information allegedly comes from an insider source.
Era and Campaign: The game focuses on the time during and after the Vietnam War up to the Cold War. The campaign is about these wars, but they are not necessarily represented historically accurately.
Maps and Game Modes: Generally, maps are supposed to be more “small” and favor faster battles – in contrast to the large maps in Battlefield 1. Game modes like Rush, Conquest, and Operations as well as smaller game modes like TDM are expected to return.
Weapons: You will have access to typical firearms that were available during the Vietnam and Cold War era.
Vehicles: Tanks, LAVs, and helicopters are expected to be used.
What classes are there? According to the insider source, there will be the four main classes in Bad Company 3: Assault, Engineer, Support, and Recon.
And what about microtransactions? Apparently, Bad Company 3 isn’t supposed to follow “Star Wars Battlefront 2” and therefore may not offer purchasable Battlepacks. The purchasable content caused a lot of negative criticism in Battlefront 2. Not even EA knows if microtransactions will return to Battlefront 2.
Bad Company 3 Presentation at E3?
Supposedly, the game is to be presented at the E3 fair in 2018. According to AlmightyDaq, there is no doubt about it, even though the last title in the series, Battlefield 1, was already presented before this fair.
In the coming days, the YouTuber plans to upload another video in which he answers questions from the community and introduces weapons and vehicles. We are curious to see if there is any truth to this leak.
As always, the rule is: Enjoy leaks with caution. It is not an official announcement, but rather a YouTuber with an alleged insider source.
