In Lineage 2 Revolution (iOS and Android) you can currently earn great rewards every day. A Christmas calendar in the game rewards you for daily logins with amazing gifts! And the fortress sieges are coming soon!
In Lineage 2, it’s all about a good combat value. This refers to the general indicator that indicates your overall strength. The combat value can be increased significantly through upgrades to your equipment, but especially higher levels like S or R are hard to level if you don’t have high-quality items or upgrade materials that you can “sacrifice” for the upgrade.
But thanks to a cool Christmas calendar in the game, there are high-quality items available for free every day!
You just need to log in to L2R and you’ll receive top items for free!
If you log into Lineage 2 Revolution right now, you will be handsomely rewarded. The game gives you some of the best items for free. Just go into the game and check your inbox.
Click on “Account” there and claim your daily goodies. Until December 12, you can grab the following items if you log in after midnight on the respective day:
29.11: 1 x S-level weapon box
30.11: 2 x R-level weapon skins; 50,000 Adena
01.12: 20 x C – SR-level soul crystal boxes; 5 x S-level scroll boxes
02.12: 2 x summoning stone boxes for rare monsters; 2 x Einhasad’s Blessings
03.12: 1 x selection box for boss summoning stones; 2 x Einhasad’s Blessings
04.12: 1 x S-level accessory box; R-level accessory skin
05.12: 10 x enhancement stone boxes
06.12: 5 x upgrade scroll boxes; 50,000 Adena
07.12: 1 x S-level armor box; 3 x R-level armor skins
08.12: 5 x upgrade scroll boxes
09.12: 2 x summoning stone boxes for rare monsters; 2 x Einhasad’s Blessings
10.12: 1 x selection box for boss summoning stones; 2 x Einhasad’s Blessings
11.12: 1 x Blessed Scrolls box; 100,000 Adena
12.12: 1 x Maphr’s Blessing
We asked the publisher if there will be more rewards after this date. If we find out more, we will update this here.
Fortress Sieges are coming in December
The announcement email in the game about the rewards also mentions the long-awaited fortress sieges. These are expected to be unlocked in December and will offer you wild 50vs50 battles.
According to the email, the cool rewards are intended to prepare you for these battles. However, no exact date was given. The sieges may come as early as December 13, because the last Christmas calendar reward is on December 12.
We also asked the publisher about this topic. If we find out more, you’ll know it here!
Star Wars Battlefront 2 has had a tough time. As a small consolation, there might soon be the possibility for character customization – at least that is suggested by a leak that has surfaced via Reddit.
In the PC version of Battlefront 2 he found a menu that is supposed to allow changes to the Assault classes of both sides, but it has not yet been implemented into the finished game.
In the latest conference call, EA CFO Blake Jorgensen commented on loot boxes with purely cosmetic content – and made it clear that EA is very critical of this measure.
“We are very keen not to violate the Star Wars canon. This is a great brand that has been built over many, many years. Cosmetic aspects could violate this canon. A white Darth Vader probably doesn’t make sense compared to a black one. Not to mention a pink Vader. Nothing against pink, but I don’t think that would fit into the canon,” Blake Jorgensen
But character customization is not about creating ludicrous cosmetic content, but about individual adjustments. These wouldn’t have to violate the canon – at least not more than a fight between Boba Fett and Kylo Ren would.
EA’s Nightmare – Pink Darth Vader, here he is
By the way, you can see EA’s nightmare; a pink Darth Vader, in action from the predecessor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMbxVTxkUvM
Either way: The end of Battlefront 2 has not yet come, despite all the doomsayers, and EA surely has some surprises and changes in store.
Bungie needs to work on overcoming this distance. In recent days, steps have been taken in this direction. Nevertheless, many questions remain unanswered, which the captain probably cannot talk about yet because there are larger, economic interests involved.
Apparently, Destiny 2 was meant to be a game for casual players to appeal to the broadest base possible and deliver 80 hours of good gameplay. They have achieved this. Now Bungie must address the needs of those who expected more from Destiny 2.
After more than 3 years, this is an uncomfortable place for the Destiny franchise to be in. After the podcast, one gets the impression that the developers are all too aware of this.
For more on the specific changes coming to Destiny 2 in the next week and the week after, read here:
In a podcast, the leading developers of Destiny 2 address the issues of their game and the bad mood prevailing in the community.
In a Bungie podcast yesterday, the two “fathers of Destiny 2,” Luke Smith and Mark Noseworthy, along with PR chief Eris Osborne, took a look at Destiny 2.
The reasons for the bad mood in the community have been identified as two major areas:
Problems in communication with players
and the fact that there are too few reasons for core gamers to play Destiny 2.
According to Bungie, they have tailored Destiny 2 more for casual players based on the feedback from Destiny 1 and have likely swayed too far in that direction. Players who regularly enjoy playing Destiny 2 have too few reasons to log in. There is less gear to find, fewer bars to fill.
Maybe casual players shouldn’t be as powerful as hardcore players
Game Director Luke Smith is one of those hardcore players of Destiny 2. He is probably one of the 100 people on the planet who have played the most Destiny.
Smith says he had all 3 classes on console at 305 and then wanted to play only one character on PC to experience the “casual experience.” After a month “with relatively little playtime” on PC, he now has all 3 classes and they are powering up towards level 300.
Maybe, Luke Smith says, that is good, but maybe it is also a problem. He speaks of a “democratization of power.” Maybe casual players shouldn’t have access to the same power level as hardcore players. Maybe power is too democratically distributed, too equal for everyone.
These are discussions that are held internally at Bungie: In which direction should the game move?
Hardcore players are upset because their friends are no longer playing
The fact that hardcore players have too few reasons or excuses to log into Destiny 2 weighs heavily on the mood in the community.
The frustration in the community arises from the fact that hardcore players lose motivation to continue playing after about 80 hours. Their friends also log in less often. This causes them to lose their social contacts made in the game. That hurts, and their feedback is then passionate – thus negative.
The discontent with Destiny 2 comes from a human place; it has social reasons, according to Bungie’s leadership team. Bungie is aware of these issues, and several strike teams are working to resolve them.
Overall, this is a significant topic in the podcast: How many people and teams are working on the individual aspects of Destiny 2 and how many systems make up the game and interconnect. However, it is often difficult to communicate this externally because Bungie does not know when any particular solution will be ready.
During Stream 2 of “Curse of Osiris,” the mood shifted
Communication from developers to fans is, according to Bungie, extremely difficult. They would like to talk more with the fans, but do not want to make nebulous promises, and concrete commitments are often only possible late.
So, they did not know before the first stream of “Curse of Osiris” whether the masterwork weapons would actually be ready by the December update. Otherwise, it would have started the first stream with these system changes.
By postponing the topic of “system changes” to later, it seems as if Bungie is “deaf” to the players’ problems, while in reality they are already working on them.
A shift in mood occurred during the second stream of “Curse of Osiris.” Here, it was already anticipated that it would not be well received. But even there, the concrete system changes had not yet been finalized. Therefore, they remained silent about them to avoid raising false hopes.
Bungie wants to avoid making promises that they cannot keep. Maybe they are too conservative in this regard.
Communication problems – Bungie doesn’t want to promise anything that isn’t 100% certain
The communication problem stems from a large discrepancy between what players see from the outside and how things are conducted within the team.
Destiny 2 is a massive, complicated undertaking. All parts interconnect. What appears from the outside to be a minor change is a complicated process internally because one thing depends on the other.
Making a game like Destiny 2 is incredibly hard
Essentially, the developers describe in the podcast how difficult their job is in all aspects:
They were unable to quickly fix the bug with the bureaucratic hallway because it coincided with the time window of the PC release and they wanted to keep the code as clean as possible at that time. There was a time window of 7-10 days in which they only wanted to patch in emergencies.
Communication externally is difficult because they don’t want to raise false hopes – they themselves do not know when certain ideas will come into the game because they need to wait for further developments at each point.
How quickly they address a problem depends on the severity of the issue, the ease of a solution, urgency, and many other factors.
Christopher Barrett
Who is actually the Game Director of Destiny 2?
Two mixed things from the discussion:
Apparently, the hierarchies at Bungie are very unique. Luke Smith is a “Game Director” and works on Destiny 2, but that does not necessarily make him the Game Director of Destiny 2.
An important figure is Chris Barrett, who is also a Game Director on Destiny 2 and takes care of the day-to-day operations. He probably oversees the development. Luke Smith has probably communicated constantly with “Barry” over the last 6 months.
Destiny 2 as a steamer in the fog
My MMO thinks: The analysis is correct, but it does not change the problems. One can hear a certain frustration in the podcast that they receive so much flak because they appear “deaf” from the outside, even though they have long recognized the problems and are working on them.
Eric Osborne says at one point: Making such a game is difficult, but no one wants to hear complaints about it. People pay 60 dollars and expect a great game.
The podcast leaves the impression that Destiny 2 is a cumbersome steamer, whose captain does not want to talk about a change in direction because he does not know when it will happen. Therefore, he prefers to say nothing at all and keeps the passengers in suspense.
The passengers then see the mysterious activities on the bridge from the outside, cannot make sense of them, and have the feeling that the captain has no idea what he is doing at all. However, he knows well but cannot convey his perspective because the passengers are too far away.
Bungie needs to work on overcoming this distance. In recent days, steps have been taken in this direction. Nevertheless, many questions remain unanswered, which the captain probably cannot talk about yet because there are larger, economic interests involved.
Apparently, Destiny 2 was meant to be a game for casual players to appeal to the broadest base possible and deliver 80 hours of good gameplay. They have achieved this. Now Bungie must address the needs of those who expected more from Destiny 2.
After more than 3 years, this is an uncomfortable place for the Destiny franchise to be in. After the podcast, one gets the impression that the developers are all too aware of this.
For more on the specific changes coming to Destiny 2 in the next week and the week after, read here:
The Elder Scrolls Online is free for a week on PC and PlayStation 4! Additionally, as a newcomer, you will receive a bundle of real currency to buy goodies in the game such as loot boxes and mounts.
Update: The free version of ESO is now available on PC and PlayStation 4. However, it will take a bit longer on Steam and is expected to be available at 7:00 PM or later, according to Zenimax.
Therefore, The Elder Scrolls Online will be playable for free for one week as part of the “10 Million Storys” event!
Download and play The Elder Scrolls Online for free
From November 30th at 4:00 PM until St. Nicholas Day on December 6th Tamriel is open for all. Anyone who wants to explore the world of The Elder Scrolls Online can download the client and start on PC or PlayStation 4. However, please note that the game client is approximately 80 gigabytes in size. So start downloading as soon as possible.
If you create a new ESO account, you will receive 500 crowns as a starting aid for the event. Crowns are the real currency in ESO, allowing you to purchase loot boxes, buff food, mounts, pets, or costumes.
Your hero waits where you parked him
If you have previously created an account with ESO for another free game event in the past, you will retain your progress from that time and can start right where you left off. The same applies if you want to buy ESO after December 6th. You will keep your hero.
Clear out dungeons and snag houses!
In addition to the free-to-play week, you can snag special loot in dungeons in ESO until December 6th. Just do a random dungeon through the dungeon finder and you will receive a chest with extra loot.
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The next title update for FIFA 18 is already available for download and installation on PC. PS4 and Xbox One will follow later. On consoles, it should be update 1.07. These are the patch notes.
In recent days, the #FixFIFA movement has spread like wildfire on social media. The community has united in urging EA Sports to finally improve FIFA 18 and resolve annoying bugs.
Exactly one week ago, on November 23rd, EA Sports responded. They wanted to become more transparent. At the same time, they released a title update for PC, which is now also available on consoles.
Today, on November 30th, EA Sports is following up. The next title update has now been released on PC and will also be available on PS4 and Xbox One in the coming days.
Patch Notes – Title Update 1.07
The patch notes are currently only available in English, we will translate the updates into German.
Gameplay Adjustments
If a goalkeeper scored a goal, it could cause a freeze during the celebration. This has now been fixed.
If a goalkeeper scored a goal, it was possible for the goal celebration to be skipped.
If you press the sprint button, the goalkeeper can immediately get up when lying on the ground holding the ball.
In a skill game, the player sometimes had control over the wrong player.
If you repeatedly performed the “Juggle Skill Move” in the practice arena, it could cause the player to disappear.
The default coach settings at the intro match have been adjusted.
Pro Clubs
In Pro Clubs, there was an issue in some situations where captains (or players who had just been captains) experienced disconnections when inviting another club for a friendly match.
Ultimate Team
Replays in the FUT Champions Channel can now be viewed at slow speed (0.5x).
The single-player camera has been removed in the FUT Champions Channel, as well as the restart button in the pause menu, which was not functioning.
The FIWC Stadium has been renamed to FeWC Stadium.
Xbox One owners can now also enjoy the MMORPG Skyforge. This gives you the chance to become a true god.
The world of Aelion has a problem: The god has disappeared, and gods from other worlds are now launching invasions to conquer the planet. You are part of a group of immortals who stand against these dark forces. Thus, you not only defend your planet, but you even get the chance to become its next god.
The somewhat different MMORPG
Skyforge differs from other MMORPGs.
On the one hand, it is a mixture of fantasy and science fiction. For example, mechanical enemies from another world attack your planet.
On the other hand, you can switch your class repeatedly. Before each mission and before an invasion, you decide which class you want to embody. At the beginning, you have access to Light Guardian, Cryomancer, and Paladin.
Later, it is possible to unlock additional classes, giving you access to a total of 15. Each class has unique powers, so you must always consider which class is best suited for the upcoming mission.
Become a god
Over time, you will become more powerful and gather a following around you, who begin to worship you. Eventually, you ascend to a god and gain the ability to attain god-like powers. However, you must always take care of your followers, as they are the source of your power.
It is also possible to compete with other players in various PvP modes.
All of this is now also available on the Xbox One by downloading the free-to-play MMORPG from the store and jumping right in. An “Xbox Live Gold” membership is required to play.
Black Desert Online will receive the new class Mystique (Mystic in English) this year! The wild Kung-Fu fighter has a release date in December, and there is an event beforehand where you can already prepare the new heroine.
Since July 2017, it has been known that there will be a new class called “Mystique” in Black Desert Online. However, after some information about her special moves, her story, and her awakening weapon, there was a long period of silence about the tough blonde martial arts fighter.
But shortly before the end of the year, there is still a sign of life from the Mystique and even an upcoming release date.
Release of Mystique in December
According to Kakao Games, the publisher of Black Desert Online, the Mystique will go live on the servers of Black Desert Online on December 13, 2017. However, the perfect Kung-Fu heroine needs to be carefully created.
After all, Black Desert Online has the most detailed editor of all MMORPGs. Therefore, you can create and save your Mystique starting December 6th. This way, you’ll have enough time to design your heroine and be ready to start with your dream fighter at the launch on December 13th!
A versatile melee fighter for PvE and PvP
The Mystique is the female counterpart to the martial arts class “Striker.” However, her focus lies a bit more on PvE than on PvP. She also relies on complex combos and powerful attacks with kicks and fast strikes. You can see how effective the Mystique is at beating enemies in the embedded trailer below! Enjoy watching!
In December, the token system of Destiny 2 will be adjusted. All information can be found here.
The token system has long been criticized. It is said to be boring and does not motivate playing.
Currently, this system in Destiny 2 looks like this: When you complete an activity, you receive tokens. You then take these to the respective vendor responsible for the tokens. If you have collected enough tokens, you receive an engram containing a random item.
The problem with the token system is: It is much too dominant. The Guardians want direct loot after an activity. A flashy weapon or a piece of armor. Tokens, on the other hand, are not appealing. They are boring and monotonous. You already know before completing an activity: My rewards will again just be a few tokens. The heroes in the Destiny universe are becoming token collectors.
Bungie has now released the “State of Destiny 2”, a detailed blog post in which they discuss future innovations. They also address the tokens.
You will soon be able to buy items directly from the vendors
The most important thing upfront: Bungie is not abandoning the token system; it remains fundamentally as it is. However, a few adjustments and more options for what you can do with these tokens will be implemented.
Starting from December 12, it will be possible to buy weapons and armor pieces directly from the vendors. For this, you will need legendary shards and tokens. Here you can see the new inventory of Lord Shaxx:
The vendors will always have five armor pieces available – one for each slot. However, the weapon offerings will rotate weekly.
In order to buy these items directly, you need to
unlock the offers first. In the upper image, you can see that you need to receive two engrams from Lord Shaxx before you may buy the Hunter cloak.
additionally bring 15 legendary shards and 10 Crucible tokens. This “price” will likely vary from item to item.
Furthermore, you should receive “credit” for engrams that you earned since launch.
In the graphic, you can also see a offer of ornaments. You will have to unlock these. For example, a certain number of PvP matches must be completed to receive an ornament. You can learn more about the ornaments here.
Important: You can still exchange the tokens for engrams containing random items. However, the vendors now offer you an additional option where the random factor does not play a role.
Further changes to the loot and token system
From December 12, Commander Zavala and Lord Shaxx will offer “gift consumables” that you can purchase with legendary shards. These will result in:
In the next strike or PvP match, there will be bonus rewards for everyone (friends and foes)
These bonus rewards can be anything – from tokens to exotics.
The gift consumables make the loot after matches a bit more exciting.
Additionally, these innovations to the tokens:
Starting December 12, the vendors will only ask you to hand over your reputation tokens if you have enough of them to earn a reward
Starting December 5:
Daily challenges will reward you with higher reputation token rewards across the board
Cayde’s treasure chests will continue to offer various rewards, but there is now a guaranteed payout of tokens corresponding to the location
Strikes will drop a higher number of Vanguard tokens
“Target resource tokens” of normal quality will have a drop rate of 100% and the value per token will also increase (by 50% for normal tokens and by 250% for rare tokens)
For balance, the required reputation per reward engram for destination vendors will increase (+37%) and for the weapon master (+50%)
Leviathan raid tokens will be redeemed directly at Benedict upon receiving the token. Completing the raid will no longer be necessary.
Hopefully you have already caught strong specimens of Raikou, as the monster will be leaving the Pokémon-GO arenas in a few hours.
With the rotation of the legendary beasts, Niantic provided many trainers with strong Fire, Water, or Electric Pokémon. Each of the beasts was only available to catch for a short time in a specific region. Now they have visited every region and are saying goodbye.
Raikou is disappearing today, November 30
Since September 1, the legendary rotation has delivered rare raid bosses in Pokémon GO. After the Bird Trio (Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos), the three beasts Entei, Suicune, and Raikou have hatched from the legendary raid eggs.
Today, November 30, is the last day you can catch the three in their regions. After that, there will be no Raikou in Europe, no Suicune in North and South America, and no Entei in Asia as raid bosses. Whether and when these monsters will return is still not certain.
If you don’t have a Raikou yet, you should hurry. You only have until this evening to battle and catch one. From tomorrow, you will not find the monster as a boss in the arenas. You can find the best counters for Raikou here
As an alternative, there is still Ho-Oh
Without Raikou, we don’t have to completely forgo legendary raid bosses in Europe. To celebrate the successful global catch challenge, Niantic rewards you with Ho-Oh. The monster with the types “Fire” and “Flying” will be available as a special raid boss in the game for the next few days.
Additionally, until the evening of December 1, additional rewards such as double experience points, double stardust, and six-hour lure modules will be active.
Epic has released update 1.31 for Fortnite, which allows you to use smoke grenades in Battle Royale mode. Additionally, there are new firearms to try out in the PvE mode!
The patch 1.9.1 / 1.31 was released on November 29, just in time for the end of Fortnightmares (the Halloween event). “Xbox One X” users can look forward to 4K support, among other things. The further highlights can be found here in summary!
Changes in Fortnite’s Battle Royale Mode
The biggest new feature is the smoke grenade, which leaves your opponents completely disoriented for a short time. It is therefore ideal for a surprise attack. Unlike normal grenades, smoke grenades are not deadly!
In addition to the smoke grenades, Epic introduces ranked matches in Fortnite: Battle Royale. Do you claim to be the best players? Now you can find out if that’s really true. The ranking is divided into two sections:
Global Wins: The top 50 players with the most wins (divided by game mode)
Points: Shows the players with the highest gained experience
Furthermore, the amount of collected medium ammo has been increased. In duo mode, you now receive 14 rounds for your assault rifle instead of 10, and in squad mode, there are even 18!
Used as a ride – The pumpkin rocket launchers
Also interesting: Due to the popularity of the pumpkin rocket launchers and the ability to ride on them, the normal rockets have been modified so that you can now use them as a ride as well.
The buggiest character in Overwatch is finally playable again. Is this the end of “Bugfist”?
Players have gotten used to the fact that small bugs often creep into large online games. Such bugs are also tolerable if they occur only occasionally or very rarely. However, Overwatch has a character that has not functioned properly since his release: Doomfist.
The community affectionately mocks the boxer with the name Bugfist – and rightly so. With more than 18 known bugs of Doomfist that regularly spoil the fun and influence the outcome of a match, you just can’t rely on Doomfist.
This has also reached Blizzard. The developers promise improvements to the most severe bugs. The first changes are already active on the PTR!
Resolved Doomfist Bugs
Enemies hit by Rocket Punch now slide along the wall less often. If they are hit at an angle of (up to) 45° against the wall, they take full damage.
Rocket Punch can now destroy destructible objects again.
Seismic Slam can now be used more reliably near walls.
Seismic Slam now slides up ramps a small distance before being triggered.
The team is currently still working on additional bug fixes. The following issues are currently being addressed:
Seismic Slam occasionally fails to find targets when enemies are standing in a corner.
Rocket Punch sometimes goes through enemies without hitting them. Some bugs are due to high latency, but another source of error has already been identified.
Using Rocket Punch in a corner causes Doomfist to bounce around wildly. This will also be fixed.
For a number of bugs, Blizzard has not yet pinpointed the cause or they are difficult to reproduce. Fixes for the following issues will likely take some time:
When Rocket Punch collides with Reinhardt’s Charge, it leads to different outcomes. Sometimes Reinhardt is stunned, sometimes Doomfist, and sometimes both. The goal is for both to be consistently stunned, but Blizzard is still gathering data and has not pinpointed the bug.
Seismic Slam sometimes triggers the ground-target area while in the air. This bug is very rare and difficult to reproduce.
Do you think the changes are enough to make Doomfist playable again? Or does the guy with the hard fist need additional buffs on top of the bug fixes?
Gameplay footage of two new PvP maps from Curse of Osiris has been released for Destiny 2. Additionally, there are details on how the Crucible will change.
In the last two weeks, it was always the case that after the “Curse of Osiris” livestreams, an embargo was placed: Selected YouTubers and gaming sites were allowed to capture gameplay footage of the new expansion, but they could only publish it once Bungie gave the “OK.” This has always happened right after the livestreams.
Although yesterday’s livestream was canceled, an embargo was still lifted. People are now allowed to show fresh gameplay from two new PvP maps that will be introduced with Curse of Osiris.
Pacifica and Wormhaven in the video
A few weeks ago, there was information that the new DLC will introduce three PvP maps, one of which is PS4-exclusive for the time being.
In the GameSpot video, you can see two new maps: Pacifica and Wormhaven. Wormhaven is the PS4-exclusive map:
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Pacifica is set on Titan. It should primarily take place indoors, being quite complex in layout.
Wormhaven (from 3:50) is also set on Titan. This map also takes place indoors but features large, round rooms. There are also windows through which you can spot opponents.
In the video, you can see a few new weapons, especially the automatic scout rifle Metronome-52 which is said to stand out. However, the weapon stats in the build that testers could play with are reportedly not final.
What new features are coming to PvP?
In the blog post about the future of Destiny 2, Bungie shares some words about PvP:
Private matches are still expected to come “early in 2018.” A specific date will only be announced next year.
A ranked mode in PvP has been placed on the top priority list for next year. It is probably not to be expected too soon.
Crucible adjustments like better scoring in Control and improved spawning rules will be coming in December.
There will be more incentives to finish a Crucible match, and there will be penalties for leaving competitive games early. They are currently working on it. The new system will come in the new year.
The Iron Banner will be improved in December in terms of uniqueness and rewards.
In the Crucible, Iron Banner, and Trials of the Nine, there will be ornaments that you can earn in the respective activities starting from December 5.
The sword of the fallen titan that pierced the world in World of Warcraft is gigantic. You can see it across several zones!
Those who are among the lucky or effective players who have already cleared the latest raid of World of Warcraft, Antorus, the Burning Throne, will have noticed some changes in Azeroth.
As revealed by the concluding cinematic of the raid, Sargeras pierces the crust of Azeroth with his sword, deeply penetrating the planet. The impact point of the blade is Silithus – the desert area adjacent to Ahn’Qiraj.
In fact, Sargeras’ blade is so gigantic that it can be seen almost across the entire continent. It is still visible from Mulgore.
The Deepest Fall in World of Warcraft
At the same time, the sword’s hilt represents one of the highest points in World of Warcraft. Those who fly all the way to the top and jump down from there – for whatever reason – are in free fall for almost a minute.
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However, Sargeras’ attack has also claimed some victims. Almost all NPCs that were based in Silithus have perished due to the attack. Particularly tragic for lore fans is the death of Ralo’shan the Eternal Guardian. This NPC stood watch for millennia and is one of the few characters who were actually resurrected countless times. Time and again, she awoke at the exact same spot after her death. Now she lies dead on the ground with the message “It seems that her long watch has finally ended.”.
Not much is left of Silithus itself. The world is bleeding, and all life – including quests – has been wiped out. Anyone who wishes can view the area at the entrance to Un’goro Crater in its former glory.
What do you think of this drastic change to the game world? Does the blade in Azeroth’s crust look cool? Or is it too outrageous for you?
In the MMO shooter Destiny 2, Bungie presented ideas around midnight that aim to get the online shooter back on track. The “Masterworks” stand out, a new type of legendary weapon with random rolls.
Guardians had to wait until around midnight our time for Bungie to be ready to unveil the plans. Guardians had been eagerly anticipating them – a live stream for the DLC “Curse of Osiris” was canceled just for this.
We present the 5 most important ideas that will soon come to Destiny 2. These 5 innovations will find their way to Destiny 2 with free updates on December 5 or December 12. They clearly address fan criticism of the shooter.
Masterworks – legendary weapons with random rolls
Legendary weapons drop with a certain probability as Masterworks or can be upgraded to them. Masterworks are “new, improved versions” of existing weapons.
The idea is that the weapons display how many enemies they have already killed.
They also generate Orbs when the Guardian or their allies take out multiple enemies at once.
And they grant a bonus to a stat that comes from a small pool of random bonuses and can be rerolled
These Masterwork weapons can be dismantled into a material used to upgrade regular legendary weapons to Masterwork weapons.
Items from raids or the Trials of the Nine have a high chance of being Masterworks
Bungie has further plans to expand this idea in the future.
Armor Ornaments – Cosmetics through achievements, not through the cash shop
A new type of armor ornament is coming to Destiny 2 for existing armor sets. These ornaments can be unlocked through specific activities. As an example of this activity: A Guardian must win 25 matches in the Iron Banner.
These ornaments count in addition to shaders and mods.
In Season 2, there will be 8 armor sets on which the ornaments can be applied. These are the armors of the 3 factions, the Vanguard, the Crucible, the Trials of the Nine, the Iron Banner, and special raid armor in the new raid lair.
Targeted item unlocking at the vendors
Items from faction vendors can be purchased directly from Shaxx or other vendors starting December 12. The element of randomness through tokens is thus eliminated.
Vendors will have 5 armor items. These armors are always available. The weapons rotate weekly.
These items are purchased with tokens and Legendary Shards.
Xur gets a larger selection
Xur will receive “Fated Engrams” that decode into an exotic you do not yet possess.
Additionally, “Three of Coins” are returning. They increase the chance that exotic items drop from all sources. They should be “easier” than in Destiny 1. They are available for legendary shards.
Banshee sells mods
The arms master Banshee-44 will sell legendary mods directly. The selection rotates regularly. The currency he takes is made when dismantling rare mods.
First Assessment
Mein-MMO says:
The Masterworks are clearly a compromise for those who wish for random rolls to return. However, it sounds like they are “easily” achievable. This is probably the “exciting” idea that Luke Smith talked about months ago.
The ornaments are a concession to critics who felt that Bungie was hiding too much cosmetics in the cash shop. Here, there are rewards for activities in the game again. Perhaps they will bring back the motivation to replay game content.
The direct purchase of vendor items and weapon mods should alleviate the token frustration a bit.
Xur is already of little importance to most regular players – with the changes, it will probably become even easier to obtain all exotics.
This is only an initial selection of the innovations that Bungie has announced for Destiny 2. We will address the remaining ideas tomorrow.
The criticism of the online shooter called Quake Champions is growing. More and more players are complaining about missing game modes, ongoing technical issues, and a noticeable decline in players – but there is also hope! Read our reader DevilRon1989’s impressions in a reference test for Quake Champions.
Everyone has probably heard the name Quake. It is a popular shooter franchise from id Software, which dominated the market since the mid-90s and was largely well-received by players. Especially the multiplayer mode was popular!
Quake established eSports with John Carmack’s Ferrari!
What many don’t know is that Quake is partly responsible for establishing the eSports scene. While there were numerous multiplayer tournaments before Quake, they had low budgets and prizes. Such events did not receive much attention from outside.
However, this changed in 1997 when Microsoft sponsored a Quake tournament. At that time, you could seriously win John Carmack’s 1987 Ferrari 328 GTS, the developer of Quake!
From Quake Live, which was marketed in 2010, things remained quite quiet around the brand. However, this changed when Quake Champions was announced at E3 2016. Now, a year later, Quake Champions is available as an Early Access title on Steam, among other platforms.
You can also play the game for free via the Bethesda launcher. However, you won’t have all heroes from the start and need to unlock additional characters.
A pure shooter without frills!
First of all, Quake Champions is fun. Yes, it is fast, yes, the graphics engine looks beautiful, and yes, the game is minimalist. This means: No aim assist, not much frill like grenades, and the abilities of the characters provide only strategic advantages.
You can’t just stand in the middle of the enemies and take out four players with the special ability at the push of a button, like in Overwatch. If you want to experience a truly different shooter experience, then you are in the right arena with Quake Champions!
But somehow not everything is gold that glitters. Quake Champions also brings some problems that currently annoy the community.
Always trouble with microtransactions
Microtransactions? No, don’t worry, it is by no means as bad as in Star Wars: Battlefront II, nonetheless, you can unlock complete outfits and other cosmetic skins in Quake Champions with real money.
Players do not see it as too dramatic, if only the in-game currency exchange rate wasn’t so stupid. The user “zastels” describes the following situation on reddit: He wants to buy something worth $5, but he has to exchange his real money for Quake’s currency called “Platinum.”
Inconvenient change annoys!
The problem here is that there are no $5 packages in the game. So he has to resort to a $7 exchange to be able to buy an item of his choice and is left with some Platinum that he can hardly use to buy something meaningful.
Opinions are widely divided at this point:
Some players are excited about the new Quake and are happy to invest alongside the equivalent of 30 Euros for the Early Access access into microtransactions to continue supporting the game.
Others are critical of it.
The game speed – Faster than CoD, but still too slow
Even though Quake Champions is still quite a bit faster compared to Destiny 2 or even Call of Duty: WWII, longtime Quake fans complain about noticeable changes in some characters.
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In Quake Champions, the playable characters have different values regarding mobility, health, and shield strength. The crazy punk named Anarki glides like Marty McFly in “Back to the Future” on a hovering skateboard and slaughters through all opponents.
More speed for old-school Quakers or a more leisurely pace for newcomers?
No question, Anarki is one of the faster characters in the game, but he has also been significantly slowed down, as the reddit user “JizzusChroist” writes. By jumping strategically, Anarki could not only accelerate quickly but also maintain a high speed as long as you mastered this character well. Now the hero feels way too slow for the redditor. However, players are by no means united on the speed topic.
Older Quake veterans miss the old, higher speeds of the characters, but especially newcomers appreciate a bit more stability between the various player characters. A rather throttled pace clearly serves the beginner-friendliness.
Server problems – The ping from hell!
Well, one must fairly say at this point that Quake Champions is still being distributed as an Early Access title and accordingly, not everything can always work as hoped. Nonetheless, there are some technical problems that id Software has not managed to tackle for months.
This refers to lags caused by high pings in the game. Especially the European servers are reportedly extremely affected by this. The ping display in the game also seems to be lagging behind.
Some users are shown pings in the normal range between 30-50, but reality in the game often feels different. Given the high gameplay speed that defines Quake, these circumstances can be extremely annoying!
Regional player decline – “Is anyone still playing this?”
If you want to play a round of Quake Champions, you not only have to wait a long time until you find enough players. In some regions, it is currently nearly impossible to find other players. In countries like Australia, the servers resemble a ghost town, as user “jimjambanx” states on reddit.
If a team is found after a long wait, you have to expect to face the same players in the next few rounds because the game simply doesn’t find any additional persons. Whether there will be a remedy for this problem in the future and how it can be solved remains currently unclear.
Missing game modes – “Hey man, where is my Clan Arena?”
No one really understands it, but where the hell are the most popular game modes of Quake? A Quake without “Clan Arena” is like a Destiny without a raid, FIFA without the ball, or Mein-MMO without Gerd.
If you don’t know what Clan Arena is, here’s a brief summary: Team Deathmatch without direct respawn and with crazy actions like “Rocket Jumps”. This term means: You take the rocket launcher, shoot a rocket at your feet, and you are catapulted upwards.
You don’t take damage from your own shots. This seems trivial at first but increases the game tempo significantly, also requiring a lot of practice and is thus the top tier of any Quake.
This feature should not be underestimated, as it has led to Quake’s absolute popularity. But so far, there is no trace of it in Quake Champions. However, there is still hope!
Hope for 2018
In a recently released community stream, they talked about the upcoming patches and also about further future plans. The topic of Clan Arena was addressed, and players should look forward to it next year. More detailed information, such as a release date for this mode, has not yet been revealed.
Conclusion – A purist shooter with many flaws
One thing is clear: Quake Champions has not really gotten rolling yet.
The game still has technical difficulties, missing game modes, and other inconsistencies just before 2018. It is still in Early Access phase, and you can clearly feel that in the game.
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However, the developers’ response is to be positively evaluated. They send a clear signal and are working on known problems and community wishes.
I stand by my opinion and say clearly: If you want to play a truly pure shooter, if you really want to test your limits, you should enter this arena. Maybe we will see each other in 2018 in the “Clan Arena” again.
This guest post is by our reader DevilRon1989.
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Antorus, the Burning Throne is ready for you in World of Warcraft with many bosses to be conquered – and thus the final raid in WoW: Legion! With this short guide overview, you can prepare for what to expect in Sargeras’ power center!
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Mounts, Titles, and Transmog in Antorus
One of the most important reasons to attend a raid is, of course, loot. But in Antorus, more awaits you than just mundane epics.
In Antorus, a total of 11 bosses await to drop their loot for you. Most of them just don’t know it yet, while some are also vehemently resisting. Anyone who wants to master the raid needs the knowledge for it. In our guides, you will learn everything in detail that you need to know for the boss fights in Antorus.
If you only need a quick start, you will find a brief overview below of the most important abilities relevant to your class for each boss.
The Worldbreaker of Garothi – Flashbacks from the Shattered World in style!
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The Garothi Worldbreaker is a gigantic demon hunter. He is so large that you can only see and fight his upper body and shoulder cannons. He is stationary at the edge of a platform where the fight takes place.
Damage Dealers:
At 65% and 25% health, the Worldbreaker casts Apocalyptic Unit. This spell instantly wipes the raid unless one of his shoulder cannons is destroyed: The Decimator or the Annihilator.
Move into the green circles of Annihilation to prevent the entire raid from taking damage. 2-3 people per circle is sufficient.
Carry Decimation out of the raid and to the edge of the platform. Every character within the area takes high damage.
Healers:
Once one of the cannons has been destroyed, the Worldbreaker continuously casts Scorching Fire. Heal against this damage to prevent other abilities from costing lives.
Move into the green circles of Annihilation to prevent the entire raid from taking damage. 2-3 people per circle is sufficient.
Carry Decimation out of the raid and to the edge of the platform. Every character within the area takes high damage.
Tanks:
If you are targeted by Demonic Bombardment, run in a straight line off the side of the platform away from the boss. After a brief flight, projectiles will strike behind you, causing damage and knocking you back. Alternate tanks once one is affected.
The Hounds of Sargeras – Two for the price of two
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After the Worldbreaker, Sargeras’ hounds await you. These adorable demon hounds come in two varieties: burning and corrupted. Position the four-legged friends at opposite ends of the area and gather in the middle.
Damage Dealers:
Take the Disheartening Gaze out of the group. This ability deals damage in a line from the boss to the target and should never hit more than the target itself. Avoid the areas if you’re not affected.
Intercept Burden of Darkness. The damage from this spell is split among all affected targets, and if at least 3 targets are hit, the fear effect is negated.
Absorb damage from Drain by gathering near affected players during Corruption Drain. Avoid damage from Inflamed by removing yourself from affected players during Corruption Inflame.
Healers:
Targets of Molten Touch are briefly helpless and take enormous damage over time. Keep them alive before the DoT kills them.
Avoid the areas of Disheartening Gaze or carry them away if you are affected. The ability deals high damage to each affected target.
Absorb damage from Drain by gathering near affected players during Corruption Drain. Avoid damage from Inflamed by removing yourself from affected players during Corruption Inflame.
Tanks:
Avoid the areas of Disheartening Gaze. These can also hit nearby targets directly under F’harg’s hitbox. Keep a close eye on this!
Always turn the dogs away from the raid and never let them look at allies. Burning Maw and Corrupted Maw hit all players in front of the corresponding boss.
Never let the dogs approach within 40 meters, as they will otherwise receive Blessing of the Destroyer. This buff increases their damage by 100%.
If you defeat F’harg and Shatug, with a bit of luck, one of the two dogs will drop as a mount in the loot!
The Antoran High Command – because all good things come in threes
To complete the number series, you will encounter three opponents in the next boss room. However, you will only actively fight one, while the other two will pester you from their capsules.
Damage Dealers:
Use the demon shield emitters to set up Demon Shields. You need these to reduce the damage from Fire Salvo, which will otherwise quickly bring you closer to the spirit healer.
Interrupt the fanatic pyromancers when they cast Fire Blast. The fiery ladies will be summoned by Erodus’ capsule ability.
Use the active commander’s capsule to your advantage! Jump in and use his abilities against him, but be careful not to stay too long.
Healers:
Gather under the erected Demon Shields to take less damage from Fire Salvo.
Keep allies alive who enter the command capsules. They continuously take increasing damage from Psychic Attack and require more healing.
Heal and dispel targets of Chaos Pulse to minimize damage in the raid.
Tanks:
Gather under the erected Demon Shields to take less damage from Fire Salvo.
Always turn the active commander away from the group. Exploit Weakness is a cleave attack that hits all targets in front of the boss and increases their received physical damage by 50% per stack.
Avoid too many stacks of Exploit Weakness by swapping at 2-3 stacks.
The bosses of the first wing welcome you only to Antorus, the Burning Throne! The next bosses will make your life a bit more difficult.
Guild Wars 2continues! Starting today, November 29, 2017, the first episode of Season 4 of the Living Story is online. It revolves around undead, the aftermath of the finale of Path of Fire, and the fate of the cute baby dragon Aurene!
The Living Story is one of the major highlights of Guild Wars 2, alongside the lack of the item spiral and the quirky game world. Like in a TV series, the developers and writers at ArenaNet regularly present new stories from the world of Tyria. It can certainly happen that world-changing events permanently alter the game world.
Just a few weeks after the launch of the last expansion Path of Fire, the next season of the Living Story with the first episode “Daybreak” is already online.
Spoiler warning: If you haven’t completed the Path of Fire expansion yet, you should not read on.
Aurene’s Fate – From Cute to Grim?
If you know the finale of Path of Fire, you know that the renegade war god Balthazar wanted to kill the elder dragon Kralkatorrik with the help of our baby dragon prot3g3 Aurene. After all, Aurene is the daughter of the dragon Glint, who was a servant of Kralkatorrik.
But the god’s plan went awry and his essence was absorbed by Kralkatorrik and also Aurene. This led to another “dragon flight” and widespread devastation for the elder dragon. For Aurene, however, the divine energy likely initiated rapid growth.
Thus, the days of the cute little Aurene, who somehow looked like the dragon “Toothless” from the movie “How to Train Your Dragon,” are numbered. The adult Aurene is a rather grim beast, and if we are to believe colleague Rytlock from the trailer, it is not even certain whether she is still on your side or simply wants to see the world burn.
You will learn exactly what Aurene’s fate is in the first episode “Daybreak” and the further course of Season 4.
Dragon Terror, Undead, New Fractal, and New Raid
Apart from the crisis surrounding Aurene, there is also trouble in the city of Amnoon. The city was enclosed after the dragon flight of Kralkatorrik by the “Brandsturm”. In addition, your hero has mysterious visions of ancient ruins. You must find an ancient warrior order and decipher further clues. And then there are the undead from Palawa Joko, who are back with a vengeance!
Additionally, there are the following contents:
New Legendary Focus: A mysterious relic for your heroes.
New Fractal – Twilight Oasis: Your hero travels back in time and witnesses the events that shaped Elona.
New Raid – Hall of Chains: A stream of murderous undead relentlessly hunts innocent followers of Grenth. With your participation in the fight, the fate of the living and the dead will be decided.
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To play the new season of the story, you need access to the Path of Fire expansion (you do not need to have completed it). However, you can also bookmark the episode already without access to the expansion when you log into the game during the time before Episode 2 is released in two to three months. Otherwise, you will need to unlock the missing episode later with real money gems.
With the last wing of Antorus, the Burning Throne, WoW: Legion also receives its final raid boss: Argus. In our guide, you will learn how to defeat Aggramar and Argus, the Unraveling!
The guides are designed for normal and heroic modes of Antorus. LFR and Mythic modes will be available at a later date.
The encounter with Aggramar takes place in three classic phases with two interruptions. The phases do not differ significantly from each other, but become increasingly challenging each time. The fight therefore steadily increases in intensity.
Setup: Both tanks stand close together in front of the boss and tank him in the middle, while the rest of the raid spreads loosely behind him. Melee fighters should stand at maximum range to avoid abilities.
Throughout all phases, Aggramar uses Taeshalach Technique and Taeshalach’s Grasp. Once his energy bar is filled, he uses this fixed sequence of 5 attacks, which requires special attention from the entire raid. The group immediately gathers behind the boss, with the inactive tank with them.
The procedure of the Taeshalach Technique in detail
1. Attack – Willbreaker: Inflicts extremely high physical damage to all targets in the conical area in front of Aggramar and leaves a debuff that increases damage taken from Willbreaker by 500%.
Only the active tank may absorb this hit with defensive cooldowns. The inactive tank must immediately taunt the boss afterwards and turn him towards the raid, which happens automatically since he is standing in the group.
2. Attack – Flame Slice: Inflicts extremely high damage to all targets in front of Aggramar, which is divided among all hit targets, and pushes them back. If too few targets are hit, Aggramar gains a stack of Burning Wrath, which increases his damage by 50%. The entire raid must absorb this hit.
After Flame Slice, the tanks switch positions, so that the one who absorbed Willbreaker first stands in the group behind Aggramar, and the now active tank stands on the opposite side.
3. Attack – Willbreaker: Same procedure as the first hit, so that the same tank does not absorb the hit twice. Another tank swap afterwards.
4. Attack – Flame Slice: Same approach as the first Flame Slice.
5. Attack – Scorching Storm: Aggramar channels a firestorm around him. A large red circle appears on the ground around him, which detonates shortly after and deals damage to all players within and disorients them for 5 seconds. Once he begins casting the spell, all players must move away from him.
Taeshalach’s Grasp is completely opposite to the technique. Every automatic attack from Aggramar hits the nearest target in addition to its primary target, or hits the primary target twice if no one is in range. Therefore, whenever the technique is not being cast, the inactive tank must always stand next to the active one.
The melee attacks also leave a debuff that increases physical damage taken by 5% and is stackable. At 5-7 stacks, a tank swap should occur.
Phase 1: The Wrath of Aggramar
Scorching Fire: Random players are applied a pulsating damage-over-time effect that deals damage to them and all players within 3 meters. The group should therefore stand spread out, but close enough to allow for healing.
Wave of Flame: Aggramar summons flames that briefly stay in place and then fan out in straight lines forward. Touching the waves inflicts high damage and leaves a heavy ticking damage-over-time effect.
The flames are visible as a wall under him when he casts the wave and provide a brief moment to orient and evade.
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1. Interruption: Fire of Taeshalach
Upon reaching 80% health, Aggramar wraps himself in a Corrupted Aegis, making him immune to damage and dealing damage to nearby players, pushing them back.
Meteor Swarm (only heroic): Meteors land on players’ positions. They are announced by red circles, from which players must flee as quickly as possible to avoid damage.
Flame of Taeshalach (Add): Two large fire elementals appear, which need to be spotted by an individual tank each. They deal increasing fire damage and increase movement speed and damage of Sparks nearby. This aura also makes the Sparks immune to crowd control effects.
Spark of Taeshalach (Add): Smaller elementals move towards Aggramar to explode there, causing damage to the raid and leaving a damage-over-time effect. Additionally, the explosion causes a debuff that increases damage from each subsequent explosion within 20 seconds by 100%.
The elementals are susceptible to any form of crowd control and must be killed as quickly as possible. Only after that do the larger elementals take priority, and once they are dead, the next phase begins. To best deal with the Sparks, the raid should split into four groups, each monitoring a quarter of the platform.
In heroic mode, the Sparks do not disappear upon death but leave a fire puddle. This deals damage and becomes a Spark again after 18 seconds. The puddles persist until the next phase.
In this mode, every 20 seconds (immediately after the debuff expires), a Spark must reach the boss to detonate. If this does not happen, all remaining Sparks will detonate after 3 minutes, wiping the group.
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Phase 2: Champion of Sargeras
The second phase of the fight proceeds identically to the first, except that Aggramar replaces the ability Wave of Flame with Beacon.
Beacon: Three positions are marked, causing high fire damage after 4 seconds. The areas are marked with red circles and must be vacated immediately. If the group is well spread in advance, Beacon should not pose a problem.
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2. Interruption: Taeshalach’s Wrath
Once Aggramar has 40% health, the second intermission begins. This proceeds identically to the first, with a new ability added at each difficulty level. In normal mode, this is Meteor Swarm, as already seen in the first heroic interruption.
For the heroic variant, Wave of Flame is added, which Aggramar also casts in the first phase of the fight.
The fire puddles left by the Sparks in heroic mode. Image Source: Hazelnuttygames
3. Phase: The Avenger
The third phase is also identical to the first, except that Aggramar can cast Powerful Beacon here. In heroic mode, alongside the abilities, the Sparks also need to be fought to avoid dying from their explosion after 3 minutes.
Alternatively, they can be ignored to quickly dispatch the boss with Bloodlust/Heroism. However, you will need very high damage in the raid to achieve this before the Sparks explode.
Powerful Beacon: Aggramar marks three positions, similar to the regular variant of the Beacon. However, waves of Flame also emanate from each of these positions, which must likewise be evaded and have the same mechanics as the ability from phase 1.
The different phases of the fight do not greatly differ from each other but become increasingly difficult in the heroic variant. The greatest challenge here is to cause the Sparks to detonate exactly.
The impact of microtransactions on Star Wars Battlefront 2 hits EA where it hurts: in its stock value. Some analysts see EA’s business model in danger.
As CNBC reports, EA investors are withdrawing their money.
The reason given is the fan reactions to the business model of Star Wars Battlefront 2. Gamers made enough noise until EA yielded and removed the microtransactions from the game.
This has led to a decline in EA’s stock value by 8.5% in a month, resulting in a loss of 3.1 billion US dollars in market value.
During the same period, competitors like Take-Two (GTA 5) and Activision Blizzard (WoW, Call of Duty, Destiny 2) have increased in value.
More cautious action regarding microtransactions is expected
The decline in value is attributed to EA’s forecast, which estimated slightly lower revenues for the December quarter than originally expected. It seems adjustments had to be made due to Star Wars Battlefront 2.
The loot box problems have raised doubts about EA’s business model. However, the situation with FIFA Ultimate Team had been excellent, generating 800 million US dollars with high profit margins last year. EA planned to transfer this model to Battlefront and Battlefield. Now, the overall model could be in jeopardy.
This is at least what gaming personalities like Jim Sterling and YouTuber Joe Vargas (Angry Joe Show) believe. They are quoted by CNBC as voices predicting that EA will act more cautiously in the future. The industry needs to scale back its loot box plans.
Analysts believe it is now time for the gaming industry to establish binding standards for microtransactions to prevent such controversies in the future.
Now that the gaming press and community have reacted so sensitively to the issue, it is believed that EA will act more cautiously in the future. This also reduces profit. Investors may be disappointed by these developments in the gaming industry and expect a lower cash flow from microtransactions.
However, the current 3 billion in reduced market value does not hit EA too hard. Compared to last year, their shares are still worth 39% more.
PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) reserves a lot of storage on Xbox consoles. You may need to uninstall other games to make room for the Battle Royale.
The first retail boxes of PUBG appear and show that the game wants to reserve a lot of space on hard drives.
Up to 30 GB of storage will be taken by the battle royale shooter on consoles. This may not seem like “a lot” for some console players, as other games take up even double the amount of storage. The PC version of PUBG, however, currently requires much less space.
PUBG requires 30 GB of storage on Xbox
The packaging of PUBG mentions that the number is not fixed and may change. However, the release of PUBG on Xbox is imminent. Whether the number will change significantly in such a short time remains questionable. The packaging was discovered by Windowscentral.
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Perhaps they are just keeping the “30 GB” open for future expansion, allowing PUBG to grow even bigger. The current PC version is not even 8 GB in size, although the developers also recommend “up to 30GB of free space” there. This leaves plenty of room for future content patches with more maps or new features.
However, it cannot currently be ruled out that the console version of PUBG is simply significantly larger than that of the PC players.
The sale via retail box may seem strange to many players, as PUBG is still in Early Access. So what should one do with a disc containing an unfinished game that is regularly updated?
The packaging contains no disc with the game, but a download code.
The download is done as usual via the Xbox Live service.
