PvP in World of Warcraft doesn’t always have to be fair. Sometimes a simple world quest is enough to gain a rather unfair advantage …
Battles involving player-versus-player fights are not for everyone. PvP in World of Warcraft can sometimes be nerve-wracking, and especially in world PvP, fairness is rarely given. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun! Resourceful players just think a step or two ahead and then enjoy sending their opponents to a surprising death.
This time the main actor is the world quest Who let the dogs out? in the Antoran Waste. This world quest involves resurrecting six soldiers. It’s basically simple, but in the area, two huge demon dogs patrol that trample all players and can kill them within seconds if they cross their path.
Demons dogs get something to eat
Exactly this mechanic of the two dogs is perfect fodder to have a lot of fun on PvP servers! As a priest, you just wait until a player from the opposing faction wants to complete the quest. Then the enemy is held with mind control and nicely kept on the path where both dogs trample.
The two dogs are, by the way, bosses F’harg and Shatug, who are to be defeated soon in Antorus, the Burning Throne.
Have you experienced such nasty traps in open PvP? Or have you ever been tricked at the same spot? And what do you think of such possibilities to send your opponents to the spirit healer in such “sneaky” ways?
With this new system of the “2 Playlists”, Bungie aims to enable short matchmaking times and avoid empty playlists. However, this prevents PvP players from playing what they actually want.
The Iron Banner playlist, on the other hand, has a fixed game mode – this time the quite popular mode “Conflict”. Thanks to the Iron Banner, you can finally guarantee playing Conflict if you want to.
What is your opinion on this? Would you rather be able to select each mode individually and accept longer matchmaking times?
In Destiny 2, the Iron Banner takes place in November 2017. PvP fans are especially excited about one thing.
This week, the second Iron Banner is taking place in Destiny 2. PC Guardians can dive into this monthly PvP event for the first time.
However, the Iron Banner is harshly criticized in the community. While it was considered a major event in Destiny 1, where top weapons could be earned, it is labeled the worst PvP event in Destiny 2, according to a survey. For many Guardians, the Iron Banner is not a reason to log into Destiny 2 at all.
The Iron Banner mode itself is no longer special, but rather bland. Even this monthly event is played in 4v4. There was hope that at least the Iron Banner could be played with larger fireteams. Moreover, as in all other PvP modes, the level advantages are disabled. In Destiny 1, Light level still mattered, which contributed to the appeal of the Iron Banner.
There are only tokens as match rewards. Players want loot drops at the end of matches, not a boring token system. After each match, players know there are only tokens as rewards. In Destiny 1, a perfectly rolled weapon could drop after every match. And that leads to probably the biggest problem:
The loot is not motivating. The Iron Banner weapons do not stand out; only The Forward Path (auto rifle) or The Worn Edge (pulse rifle) are usable. But since the weapon perks are always fixed, it is sufficient to have these once. In Destiny 1, players could farm a highly rolled Clever Dragon for days, hoping to get a better roll every time. This motivated many Guardians in the long term.
In short: The loot rewards of the Iron Banner are boring. Especially when players already have those two or three Iron Banner weapons they wanted, there is no reason to play the Iron Banner anymore. Or is there?
Finally, a playlist with a fixed mode
A user recently wrote on reddit what he is most looking forward to in the Iron Banner: To the fixed Conflict playlist.
Thanks to the Iron Banner playlist, he can guarantee playing the game mode he wants. Over a thousand Guardians agreed with him that this is the best part of the Iron Banner.
In Destiny 2, there are otherwise only two playlists: Quickplay and Competitive. Each playlist comprises multiple PvP modes, where it is then randomly decided which mode is played.
If you are in the mood for some Control matches, you can only start the Quickplay playlist and hope that Control comes up. However, it can happen that even after 5 rounds, you haven’t played Control a single time. That is frustrating.
With this new system of the “2 Playlists”, Bungie aims to enable short matchmaking times and avoid empty playlists. However, this prevents PvP players from playing what they actually want.
The Iron Banner playlist, on the other hand, has a fixed game mode – this time the quite popular mode “Conflict”. Thanks to the Iron Banner, you can finally guarantee playing Conflict if you want to.
What is your opinion on this? Would you rather be able to select each mode individually and accept longer matchmaking times?
Warframe is actually a coop loot shooter where you slay inferior enemies with a team of overpowered space ninjas. But what happens when the tables are turned and you face a gruesome, seemingly invincible enemy alone?
“Rap, Tap, Tap!” … If there are words I NEVER want to hear again in my life, it’s these! Because whenever you hear these phrases in the quest “Chains of Harrow” in Warframe, you know that something terrible, something gruesome, something unimaginably deadly is behind you, and you stand no chance!
But let’s start from the beginning.
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Chains of Harrow starts out scary. I receive a mysterious message that is totally distorted and barely understandable. Then suddenly the whole picture turns red, and I hear the horrifying words “Rap, Tap, Tap” for the first time. Even now it sends a chill down my spine.
But the spooky feeling is short-lived as I get a new mission. I am supposed to check on a ship of the Grineer deserters from “Steel Meridian” where the power has gone out, and I wander through the ship’s corridors, only with a flashlight on my helmet. Dead bodies are strewn everywhere, and there are strange messages written in blood on the walls.
Attack of the Killer Commandos
However, I learn a bit more and save a follower of the assassin group “Red Veil” from her seemingly insane comrades. Now I finally learn more about the background of my mission.
Apparently, the Red Veil serves a mysterious entity named “Rell”, a kind of dark messiah of the space assassins. However, Rell seems to have lost his mind, and parts of the faction follow him in his madness. My Tenno is supposed to fix the situation, gather more information, and resolve the Rell dilemma.
Warframe Like Never Before – As Survival Horror!
This begins a true hell trip as I have to gather Rell’s memories and emotions, which wander as bizarre ghosts with creepy comic faces in remote areas. While I fight deadly Red Veil assassins, Rell is simultaneously pursuing me like a kind of phantom.
Rell is a shadowy figure whose arrival is announced by the words “Rap, Tap, Tap” and the clinking of chains. And once Rell is there, all resistance is futile!
Because Rell is invincible and unstoppable. No matter what I throw at him, he just keeps getting closer! And when he catches me, even my Warframe’s strong shields and health points vanish in seconds!
But even cursing doesn’t help, because Rell follows me like a bloodhound across the entire map! I have to keep moving! If I wait too long, I hear the clinking sound, and a brutal hit from nowhere costs me valuable health points!
While Rell hunts me like a defenseless animal, I have to find and catch his memories in various maps. The memories run around merrily, and I have to set up special traps like Ghostbusters to hold them in place briefly.
Only then can I deal full damage and finally capture them. But to hit well, I have to stand still, and then it’s “Rap, Tap, Tap” again…
A Quest Full of Adrenaline
A typical mission during the Chains-of-Harrow quest is therefore pure adrenaline for minutes! Unlike the usual Warframe missions, I can’t call for help from overpowered clan mates or a Lotus guide. Throughout the quest, I am forced to go it alone!
I repeatedly find emotional fragments of Rell and learn more about him and his past.
After just a few minutes, I am on the verge of panic. I’m actually not a fan of horror, and the feeling of being hunted by an invincible horror monster is absolutely suffocating and raises my pulse.
„The Horror, the Horror …“
The greatest horror in Chains of Harrow, however, lies in the fact that you are absolutely helpless against Rell. This is a completely foreign feeling in Warframe, as usually, I am the one who comes down upon the relatively defenseless enemies like an unstoppable avenging angel and slaughters them by the dozen.
But here it is different. Here I am the victim, even though I am controlling my fully equipped Warframe. That makes the helplessness even more suffocating than in the quest “War Within”, where I found myself unexpectedly as a defenseless child in ancient catacombs. Because in War Within, I gradually developed superpowers and became more powerful.
In Chains of Harrow, however, I must realize that despite Warframe and weapons, I am no longer the apex predator in the solar system. Something is out there. Something that is more powerful than I am!
Just as I feel like a victim against Rell, so must all the Grineer and Corpus soldiers I have casually slaughtered by the thousands have felt. And at least they could injure me somehow! But against Rell, everything is ineffective!
Rell’s Fate – A New, Chilling Chapter in the Warframe Story
Multiple times I must capture the emotional images of Rell in increasingly nasty maps, but finally, the time has come. I can enter Rell’s “Temple” and there in the showdown finally kill the dark prophet and thus free him from his madness and pain. But the victory also has a suffocating quality.
Because Rell was one of “Us”, another Tenno, who even “Space Mom” Lotus did not know about. Rell was autistic and was shunned by the other tenno. The Red Veil took him in and saw him as a kind of prophet of the “Void”, the mysterious dark source of all Tenno powers.
However, as he had no cryo-sleep chamber, he permanently bonded his mind to his Harrow Warframe, which was chained, and over the centuries, he eventually went insane due to constant contact with the “Void” and ultimately had to be “redeemed”.
This leaves the “victory” with a bland feeling, and after completing the mission, I feel bad and saddened. And who was actually the “man in the wall” that Rell repeatedly mentioned and secretly feared during the quest? It remains creepy in the Warframe universe…
But one thing is certain: Once again, the team at Digital Extremes has shown that they understand their craft and enhance Warframe’s complex story with ever new, coherent aspects. I’m definitely looking forward to the next story chapter. “Sacrifice”, the title of the upcoming story section, already sends shivers down my spine…
Fighting against gigantic monsters is commonplace in the online action RPG Dauntless. The new War Pike enables you to use more tactics.
The Pike is a long weapon that allows you to attack from a distance. However, you must aim carefully, as the Pike has a tip that is dangerous, but hits must be precise.
With the Pike, you can not only thrust but also strike. These two types of attacks can be combined into combo attacks to start a series of attacks that your enemies can hardly withstand.
More hits equal more damage
And these series are important, as with every hit you land without being interrupted by a counterattack, the attack with the War Pike strengthens, resulting in more damage. However, this does not mean that you should become careless. Caution and bravery must always be well balanced.
The War Pike can do even more. Because it is also a ranged weapon. You fire an energy beam from it when you aim at your enemy. However, you must first accumulate shots by storing energy. You then unleash this through the ranged attack and must accumulate energy again afterward.
Weapons with different damage types
The War Pike will be introduced next month with the “Sharpen your Skills” update in the currently ongoing alpha of the action RPG Dauntless. This update will also bring different damage types. This includes damage from blunt weapons like a hammer, damage from stabbing weapons like the War Pike, and damage from cutting weapons like swords. Tactics will then play a bigger role, as the monsters react differently to the various types of attacks, and you will need to weigh carefully which weapon to use in combat.
Additionally, the upcoming update will show how much damage you inflict on the enemies, as this will be displayed as numbers during an attack. You will also be able to see which damage type you are inflicting. An exact release date for the “Sharpen your Skills” update will be announced soon.
In Final Fantasy XIV you can compose and play your own music with the Bard class with the latest update 4.15. Unfortunately, players do that too. That’s why the cities of Final Fantasy 14 are currently hardly bearable!
Anyone who is a fan of the Asterix comics knows that Bards have a hard time there. The poor singer Troubadix regularly gets beaten up and ends up tied to a tree while the rest of the Gauls celebrate heartily.
If you’ve ever wondered why the Gauls are so mean to their Bard, just stroll around the cities in Final Fantasy 14 for a few minutes. Then you will probably also feel the need to smack a musician over the head with the harp!
Cat music instead of lovely compositions
The new update 4.15 brought the long-awaited “Perform” action for the Bard class into the game, alongside the new MOBA PvP mode Rival Wings. Now these musicians can no longer just buff people and fight with music.
Bards can now compose their own melodies! For that, you get a set of notes that you can then place in your action bar like skills and play in any order.
All this “can” sound good, but most players in Final Fantasy XIV either have no talent for melody and rhythm or are still practicing hard. In any case, Bards are currently everywhere playing as much as they can.
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The result is a colossal assault on the eardrums. You can see how bad it can sound in this video from the site Kotaku. Additionally, YouTuber and Final Fantasy expert Charles created a small video showing some wannabe musicians giving it their best. Some sound okay, while others are just playing aimlessly.
https://youtu.be/zWqJ48XMkPo
Framerates drop due to music overkill!
Even the game itself collapses under the acoustic assault and even the framerates drop significantly!
To legally protect itself from music labels and copyright lawsuits, Square Enix has included a clause in the game stating that players may not play any copyrighted music from third parties in the game. So be careful if you stream and want to showcase your musician skills.
On the other hand, there will certainly soon be real virtuosos who will develop truly cool melodies in the game and can play them at any time via macro. So it remains interesting!
Doomfist in Overwatch is quite buggy. A dedicated fan has now listed all the bugs.
In the hero shooter Overwatch, not everything runs smoothly. That bugs and errors occur in online games is quite normal, but the frequency of issues with the hero Doomfist is already embarrassing. Many players completely avoid Doomfist because his abilities often show errors and are thus buggy. Just how many errors there actually are, has been closely examined by Reddit user iSinner_ who has kept track of them. In total, he finds “at least 18 errors” that he lists clearly and backs up with examples.
All Doomfist bugs meticulously listed
Punch (Bug 1-10)
(1) The punch completely goes through an enemy and Doomfist travels the full distance without hitting anyone.
(2) The hit animation appears and Doomfist stops – however, no one was hit.
(3) An opponent is thrown against the wall but takes no damage, only “slides” along the wall.
(4) Doomfist bounces off the wall and misses the actual target.
(5) Characters like Zarya and Reaper can use shielding abilities while being stunned to avoid damage.
(6) In the middle of the punch, Doomfist stops and does not move anymore until (timely speaking) the whole punch is finished.
(7) The punch does not destroy breakable objects.
(8) The punch often does not hit the opponent in front of Mei’s ice wall but the ice wall behind it.
(9) Genji’s Dragonblade is not interrupted by the stun.
(10) Doomfist gets stunned when hitting an charging Reinhardt, even if he catches him from an angle that is safe (Reinhardt’s flanks or his back).
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(18) The ability lands on the wrong level, despite the targeted area suggesting otherwise.
This makes Doomfist officially the “buggiest hero in Overwatch” – a rather questionable title. Blizzard has immediately responded to the overwhelming criticism, stating that they will address the list right after the holiday.
Do you notice the bugs when playing Doomfist? Or did you think they were always just latency issues?
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If you only want to experience the story of SWTOR, you can now take advantage of a special character boost. What it brings and how it works, we reveal here.
In Star Wars: The Old Republic there has long been the option to promote any character directly to a high level, so that the player can immediately participate in the latest content.
However, these character boosts had a crucial disadvantage: The main story of the character was automatically completed – without being able to make decisions or having the opportunity to play the story afterwards. Since there are always references to past events in the current content, the player is often at a loss and has no idea what it is actually about.
A new character service in the cartel shop of SWTOR now provides relief.
Starting from November 28, the item “Datacron and Master’s Equipment Package” will be available for purchase for 2,000 cartel coins (around €15).
With the Master’s Datacron, any character can be directly set to level 70. Additionally, there is a package with starting equipment, so that the fresh level 70 hero can dive straight into the current content.
The special thing: The progress of the story is not changed here. Those who want to experience the original class story can play it at their leisure and without difficulty – at level 70 the fights are no longer a challenge.
The player will only have access to a spaceship, even if it has not been unlocked in the story yet (which is still possible afterwards).
The offer is therefore aimed primarily at players who simply want to experience the story but do not feel like leveling or challenging fights.
What do you think of such an offer? A good thing to make it easier to experience the story of all classes? Or is it “annoying” to have to play everything back afterwards?
In Destiny 2, the “This Week at Bungie” has been released. We summarize the information.
Usually, the “This Week at Bungie” is released regularly on the night from Thursday to Friday. However, this time it was published about 24 hours earlier. The reason: In the USA, Thanksgiving is celebrated today, on November 23, and the developers are joining in the festivities.
The new community manager dmg04 writes that the lights in the Bungie studios will be off this Thursday and Friday. So unless the servers are on fire in the coming days, there will be no official information on Destiny 2 until next week.
Meanwhile, the Guardians have been wishing for more transparency and clear communication from Bungie for weeks. How will the endgame be specifically improved? When can we expect the new features? So far, the developers have remained silent. No word was said about the endgame overhaul in the previous livestreams about Curse of Osiris.
This Week at Bungie is Lean
Also in the current “This Week at Bungie” there is no new information on the endgame. Overall, this week’s letter to the community is as lean as rarely. Besides the information about Thanksgiving and a recap of the second livestream, 5 issues are listed that Bungie is currently addressing.
In the overview of known issues, they have recently been listed in the category “urgent issues”:
Faction Rally Tokens: An issue was identified where faction rally tokens are removed when players create new characters in Destiny 2. The issue should be resolved before the group fights of Season 2.
Leviathan Raid: Calus may become immune to damage in the final phase of the encounter.
Black Screen when loading into the Tower: A black screen may be displayed when attempting to load into the Tower. This should resolve itself after a minute or you can bypass the problem by visiting a different destination and then flying back into the Tower.
Glint Engram Ornaments: Ornaments from “Workhorse” and “Storm” in glint engrams may display as “Already added to the collection” before the player has actually obtained them. However, this does not prevent players from obtaining these items.
Survivalist Hunter Perk: The survivalist perk on the legendary hunter leg armor does not grant the intended recovery stats.
Updates 1.1.0 and 1.1.1 are planned for the coming weeks, which are supposed to fix known issues.
The second goal (Tier 2) of the global catching challenge in Pokémon GO has been reached. Now the next hurdle is ahead of us!
For a few days now, trainers around the world have been putting in their best efforts to fulfill the goals of the global catching challenge. To do this, a particularly large number of monsters must be caught in the wild to meet the requirements in the Bronze, Silver, and Gold categories. As a reward, there are more EXP, Stardust, and other bonuses in the game.
Silver goal reached – 1.5 billion Pokémon have been caught
Trainers, pat yourselves on the back. Half of the monsters we need for Gold status have been securely caught in Poké Balls.
As a prerequisite for Silver status, Niantic set the challenge for trainers to catch 1.5 billion Pokémon. On the morning of November 23, 2017, trainers reached this goal. The Pokémon GO team said on Twitter:
“Great job, trainers. Together you have caught over 1.5 billion Pokémon and unlocked more rewards.”
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In the meantime, Niantic activated the mentioned bonuses, and you are now collecting double the amount of Stardust for in-game actions. The Bronze rewards are still active.
But don’t slack off now – Can we achieve Gold?
The big goal is to reach 3 billion Pokémon catches! And this must be achieved by November 26, 2017. You only have a few days left to break this number.
With the double amount of Stardust now, even “lazy” trainers should be motivated to catch many Pokémon. After all, who has enough Stardust?!
Source: PokeWiki
If the Pokémon GO community reaches Gold status within the event time, the Pokémon GO team will unlock “Farfetch’d” worldwide. Players in East Asia will instead get Kangaskhan – there, Farfetch’d is already available.
How does the global catching event work? When are the rewards available and how long do they last? You will find all the information in our Catching Competition Guide for Pokémon GO
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In December 2017, the Xbox Games with Gold not only takes you Back to the Future. It also includes combat adventures and a motion-control game. These are the free games for Xbox One and Xbox 360.
For the month of December, Xbox Games with Gold members have access to four free games. Two of them are available for Xbox One and two for Xbox 360. The two Xbox 360 games can also be played on Xbox One thanks to backward compatibility.
Games with Gold December 2017 – Free Games for Xbox One and Xbox 360
In December, these two titles are available for Xbox One:
Warhammer: End Time – Vermintide (Free for the entire December 2017): This cooperative action-adventure is set in the end times of the Warhammer universe. Vermintide is about a city overrun by ratmen. To fend off an apocalyptic invasion, you take on the role of one of five heroes. Each of the five hero roles offers you a different playstyle, different equipment, and a unique personality.
Back to the Future: 30th Anniversary Edition (Free from December 16, 2017, to January 15, 2018): In this edition of the Back to the Future series, Marty McFly must travel back to 1931 to ask the reluctant teenager Emmett Brown for help. This is important because only by doing so can he save Doc from dying in 1985.
These free games are available in December 2017 for Xbox 360
Child of Eden (Free from December 1 to December 15, 2017): In this motion-control game, you play without buttons or keys, but with gestures. The story revolves around a girl named Lumi, who was the first human born in space. Your goal is to rescue Lumi. You do this in five different levels, where you must shoot down various objects flying onto the screen.
Marlow Briggs and the Mask of the Death (Free from December 16 to December 31): This action game offers you action-packed combat in the third-person perspective. In the jungles of Central America, you must kill a corporate executive. Along the way, you will face plenty of fights. The cinematic gameplay is often compared to games like Tomb Raider.
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The Chinese gaming giant Tencent has secured the rights for PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds). However, to release the game in China, adjustments to the violence are necessary.
Until now, PUBG could not officially be played in China. “Not officially” means that players could download and play the game via Steam, but there was no publisher for it. It operated in a gray area.
Now the Chinese giant Tencent has secured exclusive rights for the release in China, but with a catch.
Too much violence – Prefer mush over blood?
In China, the battle royale shooter “PUBG” is popular, but it is not favored by the government. With its “survival battle” and pure violence, the game contradicts the socialist fundamental principles and traditional Chinese culture, as stated by an article from a government-affiliated body.
They compared PUBG to the decadent gladiatorial contests in ancient Rome and feared that such games could negatively impact the well-being of children and adolescents. They warned that it would be difficult to distribute battle royale games in China. That’s what was recently reported from government circles.
Through the new partnership between PUBG developer “Bluehole” and Tencent, the shooter is set to change for players in China. “Tencent will adjust the content and ensure that the game aligns with the socialist core values of China,” says Tencent.
It is still unclear how these changes will impact the game. The Chinese version of PUBG, according to Tencent, is supposed to “convey healthy and positive values, especially for teenagers.”
To comply with Chinese laws, even the Necromancer in Blizzard’s Diablo 3 had to be altered. The spooky character, who masters blood spells and can summon skeleton warriors, uses oil instead of blood in the Chinese version.
Whether Chinese players will also have to forgo blood and other effects in PUBG will be seen after the release in China. We are eager to see what a PUBG version that “conveys healthy and positive values” looks like. Perhaps instead of grenades, they will throw healthy apples?
Political and economic aspects
Apart from this “official aspect,” the action also has an economic undertone. China has protectionist ideas, thus protecting its own market. Anyone wanting to do business in China often cannot avoid a partnership with Chinese companies; otherwise, they risk trouble with the authorities.
U.S. corporations like Blizzard or even a South Korean company like Bluehole are wise to seek a Chinese partner who can bring the necessary political capital to avoid problems. Chinese companies like Tencent (LoL) or Netease (which handles Blizzard games) benefit significantly from the exclusive rights for the distribution of popular Western games in China.
The government’s recent statement declaring PUBG a ban could also be interpreted as a threat. The commission that issued the warning also includes Tencent. Other major Chinese developers, who are also working on their own battle royale games, are also on the commission.
Since 2012, fans have been waiting for the West release of Sega’s anime MMO Phantasy Star Online 2 in Europe and North America. However, the project has been postponed time and again and now seems completely dead.
Phantasy Star Online 2 is a game from the extremely popular Fantasy Star series. The franchise belongs to Sega’s big hits, and the first part dates back to 1987. At that time, the game made a big splash on the “Sega Master System.” There are now numerous successors, including the successful MMORPG Phantasy Star Online 2 from 2012.
Unfortunately, the game was only released in Japan and other Asian countries. A West release in the USA (and later in Europe) was planned for 2013. But it seems that this will never happen.
The Europe and US version of PSO2 has been postponed repeatedly
Unfortunately, the West release has been postponed repeatedly. However, hope has never completely died. Moreover, Sega has always announced that they want to bring the game to the West for the PlayStation 4. There were even advertising campaigns. Yet there has never been a release so far.
The same happened with a Steam release of Phantasy Star Online 2. Allegedly, there is a deal with a Chinese company behind this, under which a Steam release of Phantasy Star Online 2 is forbidden. Since Steam is Sega’s primary distribution platform, this contractual prohibition is said to be the reason why the game does not appear here.
English website is offline, official plans for Europe and USA release seem dead
Recently, there was hope again in May 2017. Sega announced in the roadmap until 2020 that they wanted to revive “great old brands.” A classic like Phantasy Star fit well into this concept.
But unfortunately, all hope seems to have been in vain. Recently, Sega took the English website along with the domain for Phantasy Star Online 2 offline. This suggests that the project for the West is deader than dead.
Although the West version of Phantasy Star Online 2 seems to be finally dead, it is possible to play the game with some tricks and fan patches over the Asian version.
In Bungie’s last livestream about the first Destiny 2 expansion Curse of Osiris, new endgame activities such as the weapon forge were introduced. The streamer Gothalion had something entirely different in mind, and he loses it on camera. That was too much for him.
In the latest livestream about the first expansion of Destiny 2, the focus was on new ways to play and earn loot. The new planet Mercury offers its own patrol zone and the largest public event ever in Destiny.
The weapons can be “forged”, but the perks are, as is usual in Destiny 2, predetermined – this did not sit well with one of the most famous Destiny streamers. Gothalion had something different in mind under the term “forging”.
Streamer loses it on camera
Many players wished that with the Vex weapons, the opportunity to actually forge weapons would be created. This would significantly enhance the endgame, especially if each forging process resulted in a weapon with different perks.
Specifically, the Vex technology would allow for many play styles. It is no coincidence that we are on Mercury in the Infinite Forest – and it is something different each time we go through. Because the Vex simulate every reality, their technology plays through all versions.
Why was this idea not adopted for the weapons? The Vex are known for shaping and changing things, adapting and transforming them. However, this adaptability does not reflect in the Vex weapons.
For the streamer Gothalion, this system represents a series of missed opportunities to make the endgame more exciting and sustainable. He therefore expressed his frustration loudly during the Bungie livestream, as can be seen and heard in the following video:
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In the nearly unanimous video, Gothalion expresses his frustration that Bungie is not expanding the gameplay mechanics, even though it is clear how the community can be kept engaged.
A user on reddit soberly states: In essence, the weapon forge is just a new term for decrypting an engram. There is no influence on what comes out during the forging process.
Do you share Gothalion’s frustration? Or are you looking forward to the new endgame in Curse of Osiris?
The Turning Tides DLC for Battlefield 1 promises battles on land and in water. In December, it starts with two new maps.
The release of the Turning Tides expansion for Battlefield 1 will occur in two waves. This update will bring new content such as maps, operations, and weapons to the game. The developers have now announced the update plan.
Update December 12
The Turning Tides DLC is now active for owners of a Premium Pass (or the Revolution Edition).
1st Release Wave in December, New Operation and Maps
On December 11, the first wave of the Turning Tides DLC will start, bringing new content for Premium Pass owners. The update will unlock the two maps “Kap Helles” and “Achi Baba”.
Those who want can play the new operation on these maps and participate in the amphibious assault of the British on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
Here Are the 8 New Weapons in Battlefield 1 – Turning Tides
The expansion adds 6 weapons and 2 melee weapons to the arsenal:
Weapons
M1917 Trench Carbine,
Submachine Gun M1912/P.16,
Farquhar-Hill,
M1917 MG,
Carcano M91 Carbine, and
Type 38 Arisaka
Melee
The new Naval Cutlass and
Grappling Hook
With a destroyer of the L-class, you will dominate the sea. The vessel possesses torpedoes, cannons, and anti-aircraft weapons. This will put significant pressure on your enemies!
In January You Will Ride the North Sea Wave
The second release wave of Turning Tides will follow according to developers in January 2018. Your mission will then take place in the North Sea and on the unique maps “Zeebrugge” and “Helgoland Bight”.
Jump into battle there with the new Royal Marines or fly with the C-Class airship and fight the enemy from above.
Premium Pass owners receive two weeks of early access to Battlefield 1 “Turning Tides”. When this early access expires, the expansion pack will be available for purchase for all players.
Additional content in Turning Tides:
The new game mode “Capture the Flag”
Assignments
Specializations
Dog Tags
Service Stars
Medals
Ribbons and more
Did you get interested in Battlefield 1 again due to the announced new features? Whether the shooter is still worth it months after the initial hype, we will show you here: Battlefield 1 – Is it still worth it?
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Shadow Priests in WoW can rejoice. The developers have planned a few powerful buffs!
In World of Warcraft: Legion, Shadow Priests have a quite specific niche to fill. They excel in long fights that follow the “Council” principle, where two or three enemies must be fought simultaneously. Their damage in long fights against single targets is also decent.
However, Shadow Priests have a real problem in short fights against a variety of weak enemies. They have almost no area damage that they can apply quickly and effectively.
This poses a particular problem in dungeons. Since almost all fights here (excluding bosses) consist of as many enemies as possible, Shadow Priests are almost useless. Their damage often falls far below that of the tank, which is why Shadow Priests are rarely used in “Mythic+” dungeons and feel slowly but surely excluded.
Blizzard wants to change that. With an upcoming hotfix, the area damage capabilities for Shadow Priests will be drastically increased! Switching to Voidform through Void Eruption will then deal significant damage, and Mind Blast will become more powerful.
Void Eruption will become a powerful area spell
The following changes are planned:
Void Eruption
Void Eruption no longer deals damage based on each application of Shadow Word: Pain and Vampiric Touch on the target. Instead, it deals a single amount of damage to all targets afflicted with either Shadow Word: Pain or/and Vampiric Touch.
The damage has been increased by 700%.
Shadowflame (Talent)
The cooldown has been reduced to 20 seconds (previously 30 seconds).
Now generates 20 Insanity (previously 15).
The projectile now travels 60% faster.
Mind Blast (Passive)
The damage has been increased by 50%.
In compensation, there will also be a few minor nerfs.
Heart of Void (Legendary Item)
Increases the damage of Void Eruption by 75% (previously 300%) and heals you for 25% of the damage dealt (previously 40%).
Shadow Word: Pain / Vampiric Touch
The damage has been reduced by 4%.
The mentioned changes will go live on November 29 after the maintenance.
Cortyn says: Shadow Priests have had to wait a long time, but now it’s finally getting better. If the update really happens like this, then I won’t have to be ashamed of my DPS being towards the lower end in trash groups anymore. And maybe random groups won’t be so reluctant to take a Shadow Priest along to complete a higher key.
How do you like the changes to the Shadow Priest? Does it make them too powerful and leave them with hardly any weaknesses? Or was this change necessary?
New weapons for PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) have now been introduced. Many Counter-Strike players still know the AUG as an anti-terror weapon.
With an update for the test servers, the PUBG developers are releasing two new weapons for testing. The lightweight machine gun “DP-28” and the assault rifle “AUG A3” are now part of the battle royale shooter thanks to this patch.
Additionally, the developers explain where you can inflict a lot of damage with the different types of weapons. Legs, hands, feet? Where does it hurt?
AUG A3 and DP-28 in PUBG
In the patch notes for the new test server update, the developers explain that you can now find two new weapons. One can be found in airdrop crates, while the other can be found as world loot.
DP-28
This lightweight machine gun with a 47-round magazine can be found as world drop.
It uses 7.62mm caliber bullets.
Sights and 4x scopes can be attached.
The fire rate is low, but the rifle has a high range and causes a lot of damage.
AUG A3
This assault rifle can be found in care packages (i.e., from the air).
It is a form of bullpup rifle and uses a 30-round magazine with 5.56mm caliber.
With an extension, the magazine can be increased to 40 rounds.
A high fire rate and low vertical recoil are key features of the AUG A3.
The Kar98k weapon will no longer be available in care packages. The spawn rate for the Kar98k as world loot remains the same.
Body Damage Zones – Where do hits hurt the most?
The new test server update for PUBG includes reduced damage for hits to hands and feet. Hits to arms and hips now cause more damage.
The developers show the damage zones in a clear graphic:
The following graphic applies to the individual weapon types:
Patch Notes for Test Server Update 3
From November 22 to November 24 at 08:00 AM, you can try out the new update on the PUBG test servers.
In the latest update, some graphic effects and UI elements have been optimized. Additionally, work on the climbing function has continued.
In FIFA 18 Ultimate Team, the TOTW 10 (Team of the Week 10) is known. These players receive Inform cards in FUT 18.
Let’s go into a new week in FUT 18! The tenth Team of the Week is coming.
The highlight this week is Eden Hazard with an overall rating of 91! He is followed by Pogba and Vidal, both rated 88. There are some more top players included, like the German Arsenal player Mustafi with 87:
TOTW 10 – Player Card Ratings in Ultimate Team
Starting XI:
GK – Neto – Valencia CF – 80>83 CB – Mustafi – Arsenal – 84>87 CB – Dante – OGC Nice – 81>84 CB – de Ligt – Ajax – 76>81 CAM – Hazard – Chelsea – 90>91 CM – Nainggolan – Roma – 86>87 CM – Vidal – Bayern Munich – 87>88 CDM – Pogba – Manchester United – 87>88 LW – Insigne – Napoli – 85>86 ST – Icardi – Inter – 84>87 ST – Kruse – Werder Bremen – 82>84
Substitutes:
GK – Zieler – VfB Stuttgart – 79>82 RW – Raffael – Borussia M’gladbach – 82>84 LM – Malli – VfL Wolfsburg – 79>82 LM – Castro – Málaga CF – 75>81 CM – Pastore – Paris Saint-Germain – 83>85 ST – Adebayor – Medipol Başakşehir – 78>82 ST – Wilson – Bournemouth – 75>81
CB – Ferrari – Sampdoria – 74>80 CM – Melero – SD Huesca – 71<78 ST – Pukki – Brøndby IF – 71>78 ST – Hylton – Luton Town – 67>76 RF – Mackail-Smith – Wycombe Wanderers – 62>72
These were the predictions for Team of the Week 10 in FUT 18
TOTW predictions are forecasts of which players would deserve a spot in the upcoming Team of the Week. The official team is revealed on Wednesdays by EA Sports.
These predictions come from the futhead page. Keep in mind that they will not necessarily match the official TOTW 100%:
Starting XI – Predictions:
Neto – GK
Dante – CB
Shkodran Mustafi – CB
Matthijs de Ligt – CB
Lorenzo Insigne – LW
Radja Nainggolan – CM
Casemiro – CM
Eden Hazard – CAM
Coutinho – CM
Max Kruse – ST
Edinson Cavani – ST
Substitutes – Predictions:
Ron-Robert Zieler – GK
Avraam Papadopoulos – CB
Donny Van De Beek – CM
Teemu Pukki – ST
Danny Hylton – ST
Craig Mackail-Smith – ST
Wilfrido De La Rosa – ST
Yunus Malli – LM
Soldado – ST
Emmanuel Adebayor – ST
Luiz Adriano – ST
Callum Wilson – ST
In the community, other players like Paul Pogba or Luis Suarez are also considered potential candidates.
What is the Team of the Week (TOTW) in FIFA 18 Ultimate Team?
Every Wednesday, EA Sports reveals the Team of the Week in the “Ultimate Team” mode of their annual football simulation. This is also the case in FIFA 18. Here, players who have shown outstanding performances in real football over the past week are rewarded with special cards that have enhanced attributes.
You can obtain the TOTW cards within a week from the packs that may contain rare (gold) players. However, the chances of this are considered low. Additionally, you can purchase them on the transfer market if they are offered by other players. However, the prices are usually extremely high.
The Team of the Week 10 is available from November 22 at 7 PM until November 29 at 7 PM in packs.
This week saw the soft launch of the medieval MMORPG Life is Feudal. However, there were some issues.
At the start of the open beta, which is considered a soft launch, a major bug was discovered during the transfer of newbie characters from the starter island Abella. The bug caused the characters to suddenly be equipped with gamemaster abilities. Some players took advantage of this and caused significant damage before the issue could be detected. Ultimately, the developers had no choice but to perform a wipe.
Crashes, login issues, error messages
But these are not the only problems plaguing the game since the soft launch. For example, crashes occur frequently. Players also keep losing connection to the server and get stuck on the loading screen. The game’s launcher is also problematic, either failing to connect or showing strange error messages.
Developers are working hard on a patch
During login, a password reset occurs, the launcher responds extremely slowly, and if you’ve purchased a founder’s pack, you may be missing some of the rewards. The developers have addressed this situation and stated that they are working on a solution.
If you are experiencing connection issues, a small trick might help: Open the console in the game and type in ServerConnection.resetMoveList(); If the game crashes when you open the map, the developers recommend updating your drivers or closing the Realtek audio manager.
At the moment, the team cannot say when a patch for Life is Feudal will be released to address all these issues.
In Destiny 2, Curse of Osiris brings back the Lighthouse. In this, you can pursue secrets.
The Lighthouse was a location in Destiny 1 that many Guardians could never visit themselves. The reason: It was only accessible through the PvP event “Trials of Osiris.” You had to fill out a “flawless ticket,” which granted you access to the Lighthouse and the chest with delicious loot. A challenge that many Guardians failed.
In Destiny 2, everyone – who purchases the 1st DLC Curse of Osiris – can access the Lighthouse. This will be a new social space with Brother Vance as the quest giver. Compared to the Lighthouse from Destiny 1, there will be some changes here, also in terms of visuals.
Pursue secrets in the Lighthouse
The Lighthouse not only holds Brother Vance and a weapon forge, but also contains secrets. This was revealed by community manager DeeJ last week in the first livestream for Curse of Osiris. In this social space, one can pursue secrets.
Yesterday, on November 21st, Lighthouse secrets were teased again in the second livestream. There will be a riddle that has to be pieced together in the Lighthouse, which is solved within the Lighthouse.
What this riddle is about has not been revealed. But the YouTuber Unknown Player has apparently already discovered the reward for a secret in the Lighthouse:
He was one of the handful of YouTubers invited by Bungie to Seattle to record gameplay of Curse of Osiris. While the others played through the story missions, strikes, and open-world activities as planned, Unknown Player took the time to take a close look at the Lighthouse.
In the process, he found this locked chest. It is located roughly beneath Brother Vance’s position and is shielded by a barrier. He tried a few things to open the barrier, but during his playtime, he couldn’t get to the “secret chest.” Here you can see it in the video, the location is marked from 1:11:
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This chest bears the same symbol as the “normal” planetary chests found in other worlds. Therefore, the chest may contain nothing more than a few Mercury tokens. However, the fact that it is locked behind a barrier suggests that there could be something “special” inside.
Perhaps the chest is
the reward for the “riddle” that the developers talked about,
or the reward for completing all 11 Osiris Vex weapons,
or something completely different.
Many Guardians hope that there will be an Exotic as a reward, if they can complete the 11 Vex weapons – as a “big goal” at the end. Perhaps this Exotic is in that chest.
We will see. What do you think?
By the way: There are also secrets in the social spaces “Tower” and “Farm”:
