Wer kann sich Hearthstone noch leisten?

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

Those who want to stay “in the game” with Hearthstone must sacrifice a lot of time or a lot of money. Is it time for Blizzard to make a change?

Players of Hearthstone who want to delve deeper into the game face a dilemma. To remain competitive, a large number of card packs is necessary. These can either be earned through hard work, requiring daily play and completing quests, or alternatively, one can throw 50€ – 200€ at the problem when a new expansion launches and have enough for another 4 months.

Finding a middle ground has become difficult. Those who only play a few matches every few weeks can forget about having more than a solid deck.

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This means Hearthstone is now facing a real problem. Originally, the game was designed so that one could play a round “in between times.” Those who still want to stay in the game now must invest many hours or a lot of hard-earned euros. This scares off fans and repeatedly causes conflicts in the forums.

In an interview with PCGamesN, Art Director Ben Thompson talked about the costs of Hearthstone.

According to him, they have been considering since day one what kind of “value” players of Hearthstone receive, which applies to all aspects of the game: the experiences players have in-game, opening card packs, or opening reward chests in the Arena.

The value of Hearthstone for players is continually weighed

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To address some of the criticism, Hearthstone at least offers game elements that can be played successfully completely for free – the single-player dungeon runs. Here, the player does not need any of their own cards, as everything is earned during a visit to the dungeon. With 48 different, randomly combined bosses, there is a high replay value that can still be enjoyable for newcomers even in 2 years.

The community is not satisfied with this and has numerous demands that they frequently voice in the forums:

  • The arcane dust cost for cards should be drastically reduced.
  • Legendary cards should be easier to obtain.
  • There should be more ways to earn current card packs more easily.
  • Card packs should completely disappear.
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Blizzard wants, according to Thompson, to “continuously” rethink the value of things in Hearthstone. However, whether this means a price reduction in the future is hard to predict.

Cortyn asserts: Probably none of these wishes will be fulfilled anytime soon, as card packs are essentially a license to print money for Blizzard. However, it is possible that slowly but surely government regulations might put a stop to this. Because in more and more countries, the “loot box problem,” which also includes card packs, is becoming a topic that politics wants to address.

Are you actively playing Hearthstone and can live with the costs? Or have you thrown in the towel long ago because you can no longer keep up or do not want to?

The release date for Kobolds and Catacombs has now also been revealed!

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In War Thunder gibt’s bald schießwütige Franzosen-Panzer mit Trommelmagazin

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After the French already got a bunch of cool airplanes in War Thunder, you will soon be able to take the notorious tanks of the French army into the field. So look forward to agile tanks with rapid-firing drum magazines and weighing towers.

In the last Update 1.73 “Vive la France” at the beginning of November, the aircraft of France entered the game in War Thunder. But the French army also doesn’t have to hide. After all, there were some interesting tank models during World War II that stood out due to their strong armor. Additionally, there are the extremely powerful post-war models that offer greater firepower and speed.

French Tanks – From Heavyweights to Agile Speedsters

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During World War II, the tanks of France were heavy tanks that posed a challenge for the weaker tanks of the Wehrmacht with strong armor and powerful guns. However, hefty vehicles like the heavy tanks Char B1bis and Char B1ter were slow and cumbersome. They can therefore be easily outmaneuvered or bombed from the air.

After the war, France adopted a different tactic. The French medium tanks in War Thunder have extremely practical drum magazines. Like with a giant revolver, you can fire several grenades in quick succession and play extremely offensively. However, keep in mind that it takes quite a while to reload the entire drum magazine. So look for a quiet place to do it.

Weighing Towers – They Look Weird, But They Are Effective!

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Also cool: Later French tanks have oddly crumpled-looking turrets. These “weighing towers” are designed so that the upper section takes over the aiming of the gun while the lower section performs the rotation of the entire turret. This design makes the turret overall much smaller and presents a smaller target.

Tanks such as the AMX-13 SS.11 and the M4A1 FL10 (actually a modified Sherman from the USA) both use these new technologies in War Thunder.

The tanks of France from tiers I to VI will be added to the game in the next update.

The coolest and weirdest aircraft of France in War Thunder can be found here!

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Dank Amazon & Alexa könnt Ihr Euren Geist in Destiny 2 anschreien

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Amazon and Activision are teaming up to allow Guardians in Destiny 2 to communicate with their Ghost in the living room. This is done through Alexa and some predefined commands.

Since Star Trek, we know: In the distant future, we can ask a computer questions, give commands, and expect results using our voice. The computer knows everything, makes us Earl Grey tea, and controls the turbolift.

Even in Destiny and Destiny 2, the Guardian has a constant companion in the Ghost. The Ghost is even more active than in Star Trek. Because the Guardian mostly remains silent, the Ghost takes over the talking. Moreover, it constantly hacks into somewhere, opens doors, and warns us that we have awakened the Hive again. We would have never noticed otherwise, thank you, little light.

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Star Trek and Destiny are visions of the future that our present is quickly catching up to.

With “Alexa,” an invention by Amazon, the computer voice has made its way into homes and apartments since 2015. It is an audio device that can be combined with various devices and then functions as a voice-controlled virtual personal assistant. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are already great inventions.

Alexa, tell Ghost to equip my raid gear

The publisher of Destiny 2, Activision, recently had the idea to collaborate with Amazon to initiate a partnership.

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Guardians can now activate all sorts of “Ghost functions” with their voice thanks to Alexa. With sentences like “Alexa, ask the Ghost to equip my raid gear” or “Alexa, ask the Ghost to tell me who the Cabal is,” the Ghost becomes active. It provides information or executes commands.

There are three major topics for the Ghost:

  • Information about the game and what activities are currently available to the Guardian
  • the social component, how many friends are online and can they please help me with my stuff
  • and gear management – a permanent problem that most Guardians solve through third-party apps
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Ghost then responds in the original voice of Nolan North. The scope is said to encompass about 1000 sentences.

This Alexa Ghost works with a regular Alexa device, however… would Destiny not be Destiny if there wasn’t also a super-duper version of it for a decent price.

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The boundaries between reality and gaming blur

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There will be an “Alexa speaker in the shape of a Ghost” for about $90, which is supposed to complete the experience. However, that’s just a speaker and needs its own Alexa device. The speaker is expected to be available from December 19.

Additionally, Activision’s Eric Hirshberg uses some superlatives in describing the service. He talks about how awesome everything is, how groundbreaking it is, and that the Destiny 2 fans are the best community ever.

According to Hirshberg, the Ghost Skill for Alexa is the first of its kind in gaming and the most innovative and immersive gaming experience ever with Alexa. The boundaries between gaming and reality have never been so blurred as they are now.

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Availability of Alexa for Destiny 2 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland remains unclear

It is currently unclear whether this device and service will also be offered in Germany. So far, only versions for the USA and Great Britain are known.

If you need help but don’t have Alexa at home, check out our guide collection:

Destiny 2 Guide Collection – All tips, tricks, and information in overview

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WoW: The Mounts of the Allied Races – Star-Cursed Chocobos?

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Dataminers have already discovered the mounts of the allied races from World of Warcraft. We will show you what the new mounts will look like!

With the next addon Battle for Azeroth, World of Warcraft will get a total of 6 new playable species. Although these allied races resemble existing races in the game, they are fundamentally independent.

The new races will receive completely new racials – many fresh racial abilities!

On the PTR of Patch 7.3.5, more and more game data is being found that already belongs to the new addon. This includes information about the race-specific mounts.

The colleagues from mmo-champion have already extracted these mounts through datamining from the game data, allowing us to show you the mounts of the allied races here.

You can find more information about the Allied Races in this article!

The Mounts of the Allied Races in Battle for Azeroth

WoW Lightforged Draenei Mount

Lightforged Draenei have, like their un-forged tentacle friends, a special bond with the Elekks that originate from Draenor. Steel for the fight against the Burning Legion, they bring their own Lightforged Elekks, the Lightforged Felcrusher.

WoW Void Elf Mount

The Void Elves were a part of the Horde and the Blood Elves until their banishment. Consequently, they also use mounts that actually belong to the Blood Elves: Hawkscreamers. Evidently, the Void Elves have also imbued their mounts with the dark teachings of the Void, as the Starcursed Voidstrider seems to be literally “not of this world”! For some, it’s simply the darkest Chocobo outside of Final Fantasy…

WoW Highmountain Tauren Mount

The Highmountain Tauren rely on their moose, which they have used as mounts for ages. The Highmountain Thunderhoof will surely carry the new Tauren race through the new areas.

WoW Nightfallen Mount

Nightborne used to be part of the Night Elves, and as such, they have an intense bond with the great wildcats that roam Azeroth. Like the elves themselves, the Nightsabers have developed an affinity for mana and magic – which over the centuries has created the Nightborne Manasaber.

The mounts of the Zandalari Trolls and Dark Iron Dwarves are not known yet. Following the above trend, they will probably be raptors and rams.

Have you already listened to the sexy pickup lines of the allied races? It’s all about tentacles and “dark preferences”!

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Nach einem halben Jahr zeigt Black Desert endlich Ran, die neue Klasse

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The MMORPG Black Desert (PC) is getting the next class. Ran is apparently behind the mysterious silhouette we saw half a year ago.

The concept for a new class has been circulating as “Silhouette” since May 2017. It was introduced at that time along with the monk “Striker” as a new hero concept. Only a silhouette of the apparently female new class was shown back then. 

Since May, fans have been wondering what kind of class this is and what it might do.

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It took half a year until we learned more. After the Striker, the Mystique was introduced as another class, the female version of the Striker. But the new class “Ran” was only just introduced by Black Desert at a Black Desert event in South Korea.

Check out Ran, the new class in Black Desert

The new class is a female, oriental-looking warrior known as “Ran”.

Ran wields a short sword in one hand and holds a small sickle tied to a rope in the other. The weapon seems to be called “Crescent Pendulum” and is exclusively reserved for the new class.

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Ran is red hot, just revealed today in South Korea. Character generation has already started there, but information about Ran is still scarce. An Awakening for the class is not yet known. It is also unclear when it will come to Europe and North America.

Update: It is now known what the Awakening of the new class will entail. She will receive two swords connected by a chain:

So cool, the new Black Desert class slaughters with her Awakening weapon

Here in the West, we will probably have to wait longer for Ran, but a new class will also be coming to us soon. The Mystique is the female version of the Striker:

New class Mystique finally has a release date in Black Desert!

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Pay2Win Alarm? – Paladins is planning a card system like in Battlefront 2

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In the Free2Play shooter Paladins (PC, PS4, Xbox One), a new card system has been announced that suspiciously resembles that of Star Wars Battlefront 2. Players are angry and are now accusing Hi-Rez of wanting to introduce Pay2Win mechanics.

The timing could not have been worse for Paladins to introduce the new system “Cards Unbound“.

Anyone who has followed gaming news in recent weeks has surely come across the major loot box controversy in Star Wars Battlefront 2.

In Battlefront 2, there are Star Cards that improve characters like Darth Vader or Yoda in the game. Players could buy loot boxes for real money to enhance these Star Cards with a level-up. Which cards popped out of the boxes and whether they led to a level-up of the desired card was random. Additionally, Star Wars Battlefront 2 is a full-price title, which is why EA was accused of being greedy.

The gaming community expressed massive outrage over this system, causing the microtransactions to temporarily disappear from Star Wars Battlefront 2.

Why were microtransactions actually removed from the game? Disney allegedly spoke with EA about Star Wars Battlefront 2
 
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And then Paladins came with Cards Unbound …

Studio Hi-Rez is now planning a similar system for its hero shooter Paladins. In a presentation of the upcoming patch OB64, the developers introduced the system “Cards Unbound“.

In Paladins, players use a deck of five cards to customize the stats and skills of their champs individually. This leads to increased mobility or higher damage, for example.

At present, players acquire cards by crafting them with the currency “Essence” or pulling them from chests. The chests can be purchased with the premium currency “Crystals” or the in-game currency “Gold”.

This is set to change with the new system “Cards Unbound”:

  • The currency Essence will be removed from the game and credited to players as Gold.
  • Cards now have a level of 1-5 and can level up by collecting duplicates. The number of duplicates players need for a level-up depends on the rarity of each card.
  • Cards will still be drawn from Radiant chests, which can be purchased with “real money”. However, special champion chests will also be introduced, which can be obtained through in-game rewards. These will also contain cards.
  • All cards are automatically unlocked for every player at level 1, including special legendary cards.
  • In ranked matches, all cards will be set to level 3. It doesn’t matter whether a player only has a certain card at level 1 or already has one at level 5. The cards will be adjusted to level 3. This is intended to ensure fairness in the ranked mode.
  • In casual matches, however, players may encounter opponents with differently strong card sets.
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Planned system triggers outrage in the community

Right now, as players are heatedly discussing microtransactions in games, the Cards Unbound system has caused significant backlash in the community. The system reminded players too much of the Star Card system in Battlefront 2.

Even though players in ranked matches play with cards of equal strength, most feel that the new system is a disadvantage:

  • On one hand, there are players who only want to play a few casual matches. They also desire fair play for that.
  • Then there are players who see casual matches as an opportunity to practice for ranked matches. They have the need for the starting situation to be the same as in a ranked game.

Complaints and satirical posts are now appearing on Reddit, claiming that Paladins with Cards Unbound is heading down the Pay2Win path.

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The new system is currently on Paladins’ test server. This testing phase is intended to last longer than usual. Studio Hi-Rez wants to closely analyze what happens with the new system and how players perceive it. What planned changes will ultimately make it to Paladins remains to be seen.

In the action RPG Dauntless, the random loot box system has been completely scrapped:  Dauntless eliminates loot boxes – developers say: “Player First!”

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Destiny 2 shows new exotics and emotes! – Is this the next “Red Death”?

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In Destiny 2 you will see many new Exotics that will introduce Curse of Osiris. From robotic spiders to the next Red Death, there is a lot to see.

Actually, a livestream for Curse of Osiris was supposed to take place a few days ago, where the developers wanted to hold a fashion show and present new gear from the expansion. However, this stream was cancelled as Bungie decided to rather focus on the upcoming system changes in the endgame.

They have now released the teaser video that was supposed to tune into the third livestream afterward. It shows new weapons and armor pieces – and exotic emotes!

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These items are in the video

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The first seconds show clips from an already known cinematic. It gets interesting from 0:14. For about a second, a Warlock is visible: He wears red armor, which is likely to represent the “New Monarchy” armor and how it will look with ornaments. These ornaments will be introduced in season 2 on December 5.

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However, the weapon that the Guardian is holding is particularly exciting: It is undoubtedly a new pulse rifle. It is seen from multiple perspectives in the trailer: Until now, there has only been one pulse rifle in Destiny 2: The exotic weapon Coldheart. Since this new weapon, which is likely to be another Exotic, fires a red laser beam, it is already called “Warmheart.” The official name and perks are still unknown.

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Next, we finally get a detailed look at the new exotic grenade launcher that fires insectoid robots (we introduce it here in more detail): The grenades turn into robotic spiders upon impact, which chase the enemy and then explode. Yesterday, on December 1, community manager DeeJ and Cozmo tweeted that it is a lot of fun to play with.

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After the grenade launcher, three dancing Guardians appear, showcasing their armor pieces: The Titan helmet is particularly striking, which will undoubtedly be exotic: Here is an interesting picture: These gloves are filled with blue spikes. These spikes are also visible on other armor pieces in the trailer. It may be an ornament that gives it this spiky look.

Finally, two exotic emotes are shown. They are exotic because they use neon-colored holograms.

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An “Mic Drop” emote:

An “Sweeper Bot” emote, where the Guardian takes up a broom themselves:

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These are the most exciting items from the trailer. However, Bungie also released an image that shows a lot:

A “Red Death” hand cannon

In the middle is the exotic robot spider grenade launcher. Next to it is the new pulse rifle, which is likely to be exotic as well. And on the right side is a hand cannon in the “Red Death” style, which is also certainly exotic.

The “Red Death” was an exotic pulse rifle in Destiny 1 of considerable popularity. The special perks caused healing after each kill and faster reloading. Additionally, aiming was made easier when under fire.

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The weapon had a unique look. It was blood-stained and had a knife on the front. And both distinguish the hand cannon in the above image: What this “Red Death” hand cannon will be called and what perks it will have remains to be seen in the future.

What do you think of these new items?

Have you seen? 5 new things in Destiny 2 that you will soon get for Legendary Shards

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WoW: Have Shadow Priests Corrupted the Titans?

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Shadow Priests may have caused quite a mess in Antorus. Perhaps they corrupted the most powerful beings from World of Warcraft…

The community of World of Warcraft loves wild theories about the future of the story of Azeroth. With the conclusion of the current raid, Antorus, the Burning Throne, there were many answers about the fate of Azeroth and also some new questions.

While for most players the concluding cinematic is a clear thing, Shadow Priests see the whole thing a bit differently.

When Shadow Priests enter the final room with their artifact weapon Xal’atath, the blade is beside itself with joy. Obviously, it has just been helped quite a bit, as it whispers:

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“For a long time, we longed for entry into this world! Hard to believe that we now owe it to a mortal that we can take root. We will remember your service!”

Shadow Priests as Messengers of the Old Gods

Story-wise, this would fit wonderfully. The Old Gods have always tried to gain control over a Titan and corrupt it. But why should they concern themselves with still-sleeping world souls when they could find direct access to the weakened bodies and souls of all Titans? Xal’atath is, after all, a descendant of the Old Gods and has reveled in the souls of the Shadow Priest and consumed them to gain more power.

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It is possible that Shadow Priests have brought a darkness into the prison of the Titans, the effects of which will not be seen until much later. I just fear that a small “oops…” won’t be enough if this thing were to come out.

Cortyn says: An exciting theory. I felt the imprisonment of Sargeras and the revival of the Titans also went “too smoothly” for me to believe that we have heard the last of them. However, it would be quite ironic – and a really good plot twist – if Sargeras or the world soul of Argus were now corrupted by the Old Gods.

But that will probably be a topic at the earliest in two or three expansions. Until then, it holds: No knaifu, no laifu.

What do you think of this theory? Should Sargeras and/or Illidan make a comeback? Or is it time to let them go?

Have you seen the sexy pick-up lines of the allied races?

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Irgendwie hat der Erfolg von PUBG dieses Action-MMORPG gekillt

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The success of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) does not make everyone happy. Fans of the rather obscure action MMORPG Devilian are the unfortunate ones in this success story.

Devilian is an action MMORPG from South Korea, released in the West by Trion Worlds at the end of 2015. The game comes from “Bluehole Ginno Games”, a developer from South Korea. They only made Devilian and a mobile version of it, Devilian Mobile.

One of the game’s problems: Even before Devilian officially came to the West, the lights went out in South Korea. Even before the PC release in the West, the Devilian servers in South Korea shut down. They subsequently searched for a new publisher but found none.

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At that time, it was already clear: it would likely be difficult for Devilian in Europe and North America. However, the South Korean developers continued working on Devilian, providing at least some content for the Trion Worlds version while trying to find a publisher and get the game running again in South Korea.

A small fanbase and Trion Worlds continued to support and keep the game alive in the West.

Devilian Developer Became the “PUBG” Company

However, Devilian is now plagued by several problems: There is a bug with Windows 10, no new content, and above all the question: Who is still supporting the game? Who is continuing to develop it?

Because “Bluehole Ginno”, the original developers, no longer exist. That was the company from which Bluehole created the PUBG Corporation. This company was not newly established in September 2017, but Bluehole renamed an existing subsidiary.

Bluehole wanted to create a company solely responsible for PUBG. They repurposed the Devilian company because they apparently no longer believed in the success of that franchise.

These are all news from Korea that we hardly noticed here in the West.

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Fans are now left in the lurch and wonder: “Who fixes these bugs? Who still supports Devilian?”

In an open letter to Trion Worlds, a player detailed all the difficulties and complications and requested a statement.

Devilian Fans Left Hanging After PUBG Success

The crux: In South Korea, the development team is now completely focused only on PUBG and is no longer doing anything for Devilian. There is no trace of the former contacts. The CEO of Bluehole Ginno, the founder of the Devilian franchise, has been replaced by a new CEO.

Despite or because of the massive success of PUBG, it seems that Bluehole has lost interest in Devilian. The service for the mobile version has also been discontinued.

Even the West publisher Trion Worlds seems clueless. They say: “We are in discussions with the team there. We hope to have an answer soon. But currently, we cannot say much about it.”

More on Devilian:

Devilian Test – A Diablo as MMORPG

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The Division: Last Vendor Reset before 1.8 – The best offers

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In The Division, today, on December 2, the big vendor reset is happening. These items are particularly worthwhile.

Next week, Update 1.8 will be released! Although Massive cannot announce a specific release date yet, it’s clear that it will be on December 5.

You now have only a few days left to prepare for the next adventure. Maybe these vendor items will help you.

Recommended Weapons After the Vendor Reset

  • Special Equipment Vendor: Cassidy with Responsive and Bitter
  • Special Equipment Vendor: Liberator with Prepared, Deadly and Dominant
  • Special Equipment Vendor: M44 – Custom with Deadly, Destructive and Malevolent
  • Park Ave: MP7 with Competent and Responsive. Rerolled Accelerated.
  • W 39th St: Vector 45 ACP Tactical Version with Malevolent, Responsive and Resolute
  • DZ03: Super 90 SBS Tactical Version with Destructive, Brutal and Vengeful
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The Mods After the Vendor Reset

  • Special Equipment Vendor: Compensator with Stability, Crit Chance and Crit Damage
  • Special Equipment Vendor: Electronics Mod with Skill Power
  • Advanced Weapons Vendor: Targeting Scope VX-1 (12x) with Headshot Damage, Crit Damage and Crit Chance
  • Southpaw Safehouse: Mod with bonus on Crit Chance for the Impulse
  • Madison’s Stand Safehouse: Mod with bonus on Turret Damage
  • W 34th St: Mod with bonus on Ballistic Shield Health
  • E 34th St: Gun Mod with Skill Power
  • DZ04: Mod with bonus on First Aid Self-Healing

The Offer from the Special Blueprint Vendor

This vendor is waiting for you at the terminal. In exchange for Phoenix Credits, he has blueprints for these items:

  • AK-47 Classic – Assault Rifle
  • Surplus SVD – Sniper Rifle
  • Stamina Knee Pads
  • Firearms Vest
  • Muzzle Brake with Precision and two additional bonuses
  • Heavy Magazine Spring with Rate of Fire and two additional bonuses
  • Firearms Equipment Mod
  • Electronics Equipment Mod

An overview of all offers can be found here.

Do you have any other recommendations? Then write them in the comments.

If you’re wondering: “What new things does Update 1.8 bring?”, then take a look here:

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Destiny 2: Trials of the Nine – Map and game mode on December 1.

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In the MMO shooter Destiny 2, the Trials of the Nine start today, on December 1st. Which map will be played? Which game mode is up?

PvP fans will have to wait even longer for major changes in the Crucible of Destiny 2. Bungie recently announced that private matches will come “early in 2018” and the ranked matches will arrive sometime in 2018.

Smaller changes in PvP, however, will be coming in December: Curse of Osiris introduces three new PvP maps, including a PS4-exclusive map. Additionally, spawning rules are being worked on.

The Trials of the Nine will receive ornaments in Season 2, allowing you to change the appearance of Trials armor pieces. Furthermore, the Trials weapons will have a high chance of being masterwork weapons. More information about masterwork weapons can be found here.

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This week’s Trials of the Nine will be played on the map The Cliff of Death. The game mode is Survival. The PvP event starts on December 1st, as soon as the maintenance is completed (which should be the case since around 10:30 PM), and ends on December 5th at the weekly reset.

What are the Trials of the Nine with the Survival mode?

This time you will fight in the Trials in “Survival” mode. This is a round-based PvP mode.

You compete in teams of four against each other, with all four players in each team sharing a certain number of lives. If a Guardian in your fireteam is defeated, it costs you one life. If you defeat an opposing Guardian, it costs the opponent one life. The defeated Guardian respawns automatically after a few seconds. Reviving by teammates is not possible.

When all lives are used up, you cannot respawn anymore. If the team that has no lives left is completely defeated, a round is over. Win multiple rounds to decide the match.

After each match, you will receive “Trials of the Nine” tokens, which you can exchange for Trials engrams at the vendor. Additionally, you receive extra rewards for achieving 3, 5, and 7 victories. If you achieve a flawless run (7 wins without a loss), you can collect an extra reward. If you have 3 losses on your ticket, you must start over.

In the Trials of the Nine, there is no matchmaking. You must assemble your team of 4 players yourself. Additionally, it is a “locked-loadout playlist.” This means you cannot change your weapons and armor pieces until you leave the playlist.

Destiny 2: All weapons of the Trials of the Nine – What do they offer?

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WoW: Frivolous Tentacles and the Flirting Phrases of the Allied Races

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

The new species in World of Warcraft come with plenty of new jokes and flirt lines. We will show you the funniest snippets!

With Battle for Azeroth, there are six new races in World of Warcraft, which can join either the Horde or the Alliance – this means plenty of fresh character models and a change from the existing avatars.

However, one of the biggest highlights is not the racial abilities or the appearance of the new characters, but the new lines.

All races have different flirt lines and jokes in World of Warcraft that they share when the chat commands /flirt or /silly are used. We would like to briefly introduce you to some of the funniest lines.

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An official English translation is not yet available, which is why we have provided a free translation. The English original is attached.

Lines of the Void Elves

Men

  • As a rule, I don’t sprout tentacles. But in your case, I’ll make an exception.
  • Alleria is my favorite Windrunner sister. Edgier than Vereesa, but slightly less homicidal than the dead one.

Women

  • Get nice and close. Whispers are kinda my thing.
  • No, we do not drink blood – that’s the San’layn. Totally different emo elf.

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Lines of the Lightforged Draenei

Men

  • I like it with the lights on. Not that I really have a choice…
  • Face tentacles?! We do NOT have face tentacles! If we did, that would mean draenei are secretly emissaries of the Void, gaining your trust as we infiltrate your society so that we can bring about its end. And I’m certain you’re not implying THAT… are you?

Women

  • I may be forged in the Light, but I know how to have fun in the dark.
  • Have you seen Prophet Velen’s new dance? He calls it the Mac’Areena.

WoW Battle for Azeroth Nightborne
Lines of the Nightborne

Men

  • The stars have judged you, and found you… smokin’ hot.
  • Why does everyone keep asking me to say that? Ughhhhh. Fine. An Illusion. What are you hiding.

Women

  • Animate? Detonate? I suggest we skip straight to replicate.
  • Care for a glass of arcwine? I jumped on the berries myself.

WoW Highmountain Tauren
Lines of the Highmountain Tauren

Men

  • My totem thunders. All. Night. Long.
  • Ha! A buddy of mine convinced this epic-geared adventurer to kick fish into the river! Oh wait… that wasn’t you, was it?

Women

  • You know, high-altitude living does wonders for one’s stamina. Allow me to demonstrate…
  • I know Ethel. She’s actually a very fast walker. She just thinks it’s funny to mess with tourists.
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Cortyn says: The lines of the new races are among the funniest that Blizzard has brought to the game so far. Especially some of the English originals are grand, which unfortunately cannot be translated 1:1 due to wordplay. Like some of the quotes from the Nightborne:

  • “Roses are red, our city is fair. Is that a disguise? WHO GOES THERE? “
  • “My Nightwell brings all the boys to the yard. “
  • “I think I’ve night-fallen for you.”

I look forward to the English alternatives – they will definitely give the allied races more personality.

How do you like the lines of the various allied races? Are they too silly or did Blizzard hit the nail on the head?

Have you seen the racial abilities of the allied races? They are impressive!

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Source(s):
  1. wowhead.com

MMORPG WildStar verspricht tollen Dezember mit gleich 3 Events

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 2 minutes

In WildStar there is a lot to do in December! Three events are starting in the Christmas month, providing winter fun in the colorful online role-playing game.

WildStar, the colorful online role-playing game from Carbine, is making a special effort to give MMORPG fans a Christmas celebration. Therefore, there are three events in December during which you can have fun in the wacky sci-fi world of Nexus.

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Illium will become kitschy. Do the Chua like that?

The great consumer battle at Christmas and other events

In WildStar, there has always been a lot happening during winter time, and this year there are the following three events:

  • Salon Renovation Challenge: From December 8 to 15, you can participate again in the housing event of the Salon Renovation and grab cool prizes from the “Dungeon Chase Set” for housing tasks.
  • Winter Festival: As every year, the infamous “Winter Festival” is back. In a flying shopping center of the greedy Protostar corporation, chaos is once again breaking out, and your heroes must prove themselves in nerve-wracking missions to snag holiday loot. There are also daily quests in the capitals. The event runs from December 19 to January 1.
  • Double XP Event: From December 29 to January 1, the double XP event will take place again, where you earn double the amount of experience for everything. Ideal for leveling up!

New prizes & cool Puma mounts!

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Additionally, the “1.7.4 Primetime Update” will be released on December 6. In it, the greedy fortune teller Madame Fay will offer new prizes again. So if you still want the old stuff, you need to hurry.

If you prefer to buy your stuff directly, you can find new items in the cash shop. There’s a gingerbread hoverboard and an extremely cool Puma mount with ice crystals!

Recently, there was the big update “Homecoming,” which introduced giant houses in WildStar.

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Source(s):
  1. WildStar-Forum
  2. MassivelyOP

Destiny 2: Servers down today – 6 hours of maintenance on 1.12.

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 2 minutes

In Destiny 2, the servers are down today, December 1st. Maintenance work is being carried out. You can find out how long the servers will be offline and all info about the server status for PS4, Xbox One, and PC here.

Update: The servers have been back online since around 10:30 PM.

December begins for the Guardians with an extended server maintenance. This was actually supposed to take place yesterday, but it was postponed to December 1st.

Here are all the important times for December 1st:

  • At 5 PM, preparations for maintenance on PS4, Xbox One, and PC will begin. You will not be able to log into Destiny 2.
  • At 6 PM, the servers will be shut down. If you are still in the game now, you will be returned to the login screen.
  • Around 11 PM, the work should be completed.

Keep in mind that Bungie is usually quite vague about the timing for the end of the server downtime. It is possible that you can start playing again significantly earlier, or also significantly later.

What will change after the maintenance on December 1st?

No patch will be deployed today. Bungie states that they will not bring any gameplay content or updates during maintenance.

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This means that the developers are only tinkering a bit in the background on the servers today. They are likely preparing the infrastructure for the upcoming expansion “Curse of Osiris”.

So you have plenty of time today to read up on all the information about the future of Destiny 2. Bungie recently published a detailed blog post as well as a podcast discussing the upcoming system changes in December and other innovations coming in 2018.

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  1. Bungie

Niantic surprisingly changes the maps of many Pokémon GO players

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

Have you noticed the changes to the map of Pokémon GO? Apparently, Niantic wants to switch to a different system.

Reports of changes in Pokémon GO have been increasing in recent days. Meanwhile, the new Update 0.83.3 has been rolled out for most trainers. It looks like the game is gradually bidding farewell to the familiar Google Maps and switching to another resource.

OpenStreetMaps instead of Google?

On Reddit, more and more trainers have reported in the last few hours that the map in the game has changed for them. Streets have been removed or added, new paths have appeared.

It is still unclear whether these map changes will be activated only for certain regions or worldwide. However, trainers from Germany are also reporting that their maps in the game suddenly look different.

Apparently, Niantic is now using data from OpenStreetMap in many regions instead of the familiar Google Maps. Reddit user ss_reddit333 shows how the map changed to OSM for him:

Pokémon GO REddit OSM Google

As PokémonGOHub reports, Niantic uses data from OSM to create nests or select arenas for EX Raids. As we learned in the EX Raid requirements, EX Raid arenas must be publicly accessible.

If Niantic starts using OSM data for displays in other locations, Pokémon GO may soon not need Google Maps at all.

What is OSM and why does Niantic want it?

The OpenStreetMap project was founded in 2004 and aims to create a free world map. However, this can only work with a community that completes the map and reports errors. If you want to participate, you can find out about the project here: Here’s the link to openstreetmap.de. In October 2015, the OSM project already had 2.3 million registered accounts.

Pokémon GO Karpador Map

Many players are probably wondering why Niantic wants to part ways with Google Maps. There could be several reasons. For one, it is easier for developers to rely on one resource instead of two. As explained, Niantic already uses OSM for nests or EX Raids.

Additionally, using OSM is free, which is likely a strong argument for Niantic in favor of these maps.

Have you already noticed differences on the map in the game? At the arenas, you can now briefly find the raid boss Ho-Oh – Here’s how to counter the fire bird

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Source(s):
  1. Reddit
  2. PokémonGOHub

WoW: Die Volksfähigkeiten der Verbündeten Völker

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

The racial abilities of the allied races from WoW: Battle for Azeroth have been revealed. We tell you what the new races can do!

In the upcoming expansion of World of Warcraft, there is plenty to do for fans of multiple characters. In Battle for Azeroth, the character limit per server is increased by 6 slots – just right for the 6 new races joining the Horde and Alliance. Since the allied races are not just “subraces,” but completely independent species, they all receive their own racial abilities, known as “racials.”

Many of these abilities have already been found in the game files on the PTR of Patch 7.3.5, and we present them to you.

WoW Battle for Azeroth Lightforged Draenei

The specified values for the damage and healing of the racial abilities scale with the level of the characters – they are not set in stone.We have more information about the Allied Races in this post for you!

Racial abilities of the Lightforged Draenei

  • Light’s Judgement – Summons a strike of Holy energy that deals 5,150 Holy damage to all enemies within a 5-meter radius after 3 seconds. 40-meter range. 2.5 minutes cooldown.
  • Forge of Light – Summons a forge of light that allows for smithing. Blacksmithing skill is increased by 10.
  • Demonbane – Killing demons grants 20% more experience points.
  • Holy Resistance – Holy damage taken is reduced by 1%.
  • Final Verdict – When you die, you are avenged by the Light, dealing 1,162 damage to enemies within 8 meters and healing allies for 1,383.
WoW Battle for Azeroth Voidelves

Racial abilities of the Void Elves

  • Chill of Night – Arcane and Shadow damage taken is reduced by 1%.
  • Entropic Embrace – Your abilities have a chance to empower you with the essence of the Void. (Exact effect unknown, probably just a visual effect)
  • Ethereal Connection – The costs for Transmogrification and the Void Storage are reduced by 50%.
  • Prenatural Calm – Cast spells are not delayed by damage taken.
  • Spatial Rift – Opens a rift in space and time. Activate again to travel through the rift.

Racial abilities of the Highmountain Tauren

  • Rugged Tenacity – Damage taken is reduced by 330.
  • Pride of Ironhorn – The mining skill is increased by 15 and you can mine ores faster.
  • Mountaineer – Your versatility is increased by 1%.
  • Bull Rush – You charge forward for 1 second and knock down affected enemies for 1.5 seconds. 2 minutes cooldown.
  • Waste Not, Want Not – You have a chance to loot additional meat and fish.
WoW Battle for Azeroth Nightborne

Racial abilities of the Nightborne

  • Ancient History – Your Inscription skill is increased by 15.
  • Arcane Affinity – Magic damage dealt is increased by 1%.
  • Cantrips – Summons a creepy spellbook that grants you access to a mailbox for 1.5 minutes.
  • Dispel Illusion – Use your arcane sight to reveal illusions and detect invisibility within 15 meters.
  • Magical Resistance – Magic damage taken is reduced by 1%.
  • Masquerade – Cloaks you in an illusion, causing you to take on the appearance of another Nightborne.

The abilities for Zandalari Trolls and Dark Iron Dwarves are not yet known.

Please remember that these are just the early versions of the racial abilities. These things can still change before the release of Battle for Azeroth.

What do you think of these racial abilities?

Have you seen how you can soon increase your inventory?

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Source(s):
  1. mmo-champion.com

Bungie: “XP issue in Destiny 2 made us look like greedy fools”

Robert Albrecht Robert Albrecht Reading time 5 minutes

In a blog post, the developers at Bungie addressed not only the upcoming changes in Destiny 2 but also the ongoing XP problem.

These are the days of truth for Bungie and Destiny 2. The community is angry because Bungie isn’t communicating with the players and Destiny 2 has serious problems in the endgame. At least in terms of communication, Bungie has now delivered with the blog post and a podcast.

Whether the measures mentioned will significantly enrich the endgame remains to be seen in December when two major updates and the first expansion Curse of Osiris will be released.

A persistent topic of the last days and weeks: Destiny 2 deceived players into thinking they were earning many experience points when in reality it was much less. This could be proven with external sources such as the Destiny Item Manager (DIM).

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Bungie revisited the topic in their blog post – and acknowledges that the mechanic was intentionally implemented. We summarize the essential statements, and which future plans Bungie has for experience points.

The XP Dilemma: A Chronicle

What actually happened?

  • Players farming public events in Destiny 2 receive experience points for it. Buffs like a fireteam medallion can increase the yield. The game visualized this with large numbers that appeared above the progress bar.
  • Bungie, however, built in a mechanic that ensured that completing the same task too quickly massively reduced the amount of experience points gained. Players could lose up to 90% of the experience gained this way. The game continued to display the high XP gains, however.
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  • After extensive testing in the community brought the truth to light and the topic also received media attention, Bungie reacted: They removed the mechanic with the note that “internal tests did not yield the desired results.”
  • From now on, all players should earn the same amount of experience and that should also be displayed correctly in the game. Since the Guardians could earn more experience this way (the scaling had been removed), Bungie increased therequiredEXP amount from 80,000 to 160,000 experience points per level and thus per Glimmer Engram.
  • Interestingly: These Glimmer Engrams can also be purchased for real money in the cash shop.

Bungie only communicated this to players after the community identified irregularities following the system change.

Bungie has now made another statement.

These 5 great ideas are supposed to make Destiny 2 better!

Bungie’s Understanding of “Confusing Variations”

Last weekend, we disabled a scaling mechanism that adjusted XP gain up and down without those adjustments being reflected in the user interface.

Our intention was to keep slower activities just as rewarding as intensive grinding, without introducing confusing variations in displayed XP values, but this silent mechanic did not meet the requirement for transparency that you have for Destiny 2.

This quote comes from the blog post published on November 29. Bungie openly admits here to having intentionally deceived players to prevent “confusing variations in displayed XP values.”

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Specifically, Bungie wanted to prevent players from quickly accumulating large amounts of experience points from the same activities (e.g. public events) and thus gaining an advantage over Guardians who prefer to play the Crucible or raids. Those players receive significantly less experience over the same period.

These 5 items you will soon be able to buy with legendary shards!

The Podcast Also Offered New Information on the XP Disaster

In Bungie’s latest podcast, the topic was also mentioned. They talked about how many players thought correctly due to the lack of information: The people at Bungie are “shitty, greedy idiots.”

There was indeed the accusation that Bungie had built the XP systems in such a way that as many players as possible would succumb to temptation and spend money in the Eververse.

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Furthermore, it was stated that “from a design perspective, it makes sense to reward some activities more than others.” However, they were not aware that the API did not reflect this.

The current disadvantage brought by the disabled system: Now there is an imbalance in XP gains. Because now who simply farms public events gets large amounts of experience points in a very short time, while PvP players receive significantly less experience in the same time.

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Bungie was also extremely impressed by the graphics and charts that Redditors painstakingly created. They even discussed offering one of them a job.

How Bungie Plans to Fix the XP in the Future

Bungie has not revealed any specifics, but they admitted that doubling the required EXP for a Glimmer Engram to 160,000 XP was not the optimal solution, and disadvantaged many players.

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They are already busy gathering data to make recalibrations so that all players have the same conditions in all activities.

Bungie promises to transparently communicate all further steps and measures, so that no one has to conduct tests on Reddit anymore, because Bungie withheld important information.

A Bad Taste Comes from the Cash Shop

Robert says: The intention of the mechanic is not wrong, many activities should be rewarded differently – however, the execution is poor. Bungie should have been clear that players would uncover this “deception” and should have communicated differently accordingly.

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On top of everything, Bungie has to face the accusation of having implemented the scaling mechanic for only one purpose: To push sales in the Eververse. Because the harder it is to obtain Glimmer Engrams through gameplay, the more likely players might be tempted to spend real money.

Hopefully, Bungie will take their own promise to heart and will adjust the system transparently and sensibly.

What do you think of this?

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  1. Bungie

So will A:IR dem ausgelutschten MMORPG-Genre Leben einhauchen

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 3 minutes

With the upcoming online role-playing game A:IR (Ascent: Infinite Realm), the PUBG developer Bluehole intends to revive the MMORPG genre. A:IR is supposed to target the West and be played comfortably alongside other MMOs.

Since the massive success of the battle royale shooter PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds), the Korean developer Bluehole has been on everyone’s lips. However, many PUBG fans may not know that Bluehole has been around for over 10 years and was an MMORPG developer before PUBG.

AIR Screenshot 3

The last major online role-playing game from the company, which was especially successful in the West, was TERA. However, global success came only with PUBG. Therefore, Bluehole dared to return to the large trade fair G-Star in Korea in 2017 for the first time in six years, where they had a huge appearance.

An MMORPG for people with little time

MMORPGs are Bluehole’s specialty. Studio head Hyo-Seob Kim explains this to Gamesindustry.biz.

AIR Dragon

Therefore, after the success of PUBG, they want to return to this genre with the upcoming game A:IR. However, they are aware that the market has changed.

In MMORPGs, there is usually only one game that gamers actively play. So, if someone is deeply engaged in WoW, they will think carefully before starting a new game. Playing two major MMORPGs simultaneously is hardly possible. But this is where A:IR wants to make its mark. The game is designed for time-efficient gameplay, as time has become the most important resource in modern MMOs, according to Kim.

A:IR – An MMORPG to go

Kim is aware that the MMORPG market is currently stagnating. There has been hardly anything new in recent years. However, he also believes that players will turn to a new game out of curiosity if it offers attractive new features. And A:IR aims to be such a game:

  • There is little grind
  • Instead, you will find cool, meaningful quests that guide you through the game
  • Many of the game contents will be available after just a few hours of gameplay
  • There will be PvP content for quick skirmishes
This is how PvP is supposed to work in A:IR

A:IR will be a game for the West, Koreans find it not “pretty” enough

AIR Screenshot 2

PUBG and partly TERA were aimed at a Western audience. This is also intended to be the case with A:IR. The game features steampunk and medieval landscapes. According to Kim, it is less something for Korean tastes. They would find it “not pretty enough”.

Nonetheless, they hope that all MMO fans worldwide will enjoy A:IR. They may want to establish regional differences in graphic style or character creation. Kim did not name specific examples, but perhaps the Asian version will be a bit more colorful and allow more revealing female characters. This has often been the major difference between the Asian and Western versions of an MMO in the past.

Not a game for PUBG fans

Regarding the payment model, they want to offer different systems for each region. However, there will definitely not be a subscription model.

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Kim is aware that Bluehole is now firmly associated with PUBG for most of its audience. This increased attention is welcomed by the CEO, but he also makes it clear: “PUBG and A:IR will be completely different games”.

While he is pleased about PUBG players turning to A:IR, he does not expect massive interest from battle royale fans in the upcoming MMORPG.

A:IR is set to enter closed beta in early 2018. The release is planned for the end of the year.

Is the PvE in A:IR just a huge tutorial?

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Source(s):
  1. GamesIndustry
  2. MassivelyOP

Amazon, Google and the mobile hype make it difficult for indie MMOs

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 2 minutes

An amazing development is addressed by the head of the indie MMO Camelot Unchained. Due to the tech hype, salaries for programmers have risen significantly. This hits indie gaming studios the hardest.

The head of Camelot Unchained, Marc Jacobs, points out an interesting development. Jacobs has been developing a PvP MMORPG, which is meant to be the spiritual successor to Dark Age of Camelot, with a small team and a tight budget for years.

It has long been known that Camelot Unchained is struggling to find suitable staff.

Google, Facebook, and Amazon are sucking up suitable personnel

According to Jacobs, there has been a remarkable development in programmer salaries over the last three to five years. Salaries have reportedly exploded.

It is hard to believe how much the salary situation for programmers in Seattle has changed within two years. And this is not just for “top talents,” but also for less experienced programmers.

Camelot Unchained Bards

Jacobs had specifically opened an office in Seattle after he could not find a programmer for the salary he could pay in the “Tech Triangle” around Washington, DC, as MassivelyOp knows.

Jacobs blames the booming tech market for the rise in prices. Companies like Google, Facebook, or Amazon are sucking up programmers and are willing to pay salaries that are far above what is typical in the gaming industry.

Additionally, mobile developers and virtual reality companies participated as well. They are all fishing in the same pool of people. This drives salaries up.

Developers like EA must raise salaries – Indies cannot afford that

According to Jacobs, this has forced large companies like EA to offer salaries to keep up that were previously unimaginable. Publishers like EA can afford this. Small entrepreneurs like City State Entertainment, Jacobs’ company, are struggling with this.

The development therefore hits small developers and indie studios the hardest.

Camelot Unchained Stealth Classes

Jacobs emphasizes that, while it will be more difficult for indie companies to develop games, he still wishes the hard-working programmers to receive good pay – especially because the gaming industry is so tough, and people can lose their jobs without fault.

Jacobs simply wishes he had more money to pay programmers. Jacobs is proud that in the past he was criticized by investors for being too generous in sharing revenue with employees at Dark Age of Camelot and now at Camelot Unchained. He enjoys hearing the criticism.

It is to be noted that Jacobs speaks from his own experience only for certain regions in the USA.

More about Camelot Unchained can be found here on Mein MMO.

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  1. MO

Destiny 2 Fluch des Osiris – Alle Infos zu Release und Preload

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 3 minutes

In Destiny 2, the release of Curse of Osiris is approaching. There will be a preload available.

The first expansion of Destiny 2 is near: “Curse of Osiris” will be released on December 5, 2017, simultaneously on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and will continue the Guardian’s journey.

Bungie has now revealed the important information about the release day.

Before the release of Curse of Osiris, the servers will be down

On Tuesday, December 5, there will be maintenance. The exact start and end times are still missing, but Bungie expects it to be from 4 PM to 7 PM.

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Once the maintenance is completed, you can launch Curse of Osiris.

Preload for Curse of Osiris

So you can get started right away when the servers come back online, there will be a preload. However, you will need a fast internet connection, as the preload will also begin on December 5.

On December 5, starting from 5 PM, the preload will be available. You will have about two hours to download the necessary game data if you want to jump in immediately.

The size of the download is not yet known. Bungie only specifies the required storage requirements that you must meet for the download:

  • PlayStation 4: 88 GB
  • Xbox One: 44 GB
  • PC: 68 GB

You will not have to download such large amounts of data on Tuesday. You only need to meet these storage requirements. This is the total amount of storage space that Destiny 2 along with the DLC will take up.

Update: It is said that depending on your platform, it will be about 6 GB.

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What do I need to know about Curse of Osiris?

Curse of Osiris is the first expansion of Destiny 2, which is included in the season pass or can be purchased separately.

This DLC tells a new story about Osiris, Mercury, and the Vex. Once, Mercury was transformed into a great garden by the Traveler, but the Vex turned the planet into a machine world. Now a new danger is arising there, and you will need Osiris’s help to stop the Vex.

The main new features:

For many Guardians, however, the endgame changes are more exciting than the new content of Curse of Osiris. You can see an overview of the most important adjustments in December here.

Important information: Starting from December 5, the reset times will change. Then the weekly reset will no longer be at 10 AM, but at 6 PM. You can read more about the reset times here. 

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Source(s):
  1. Bungie