The latest heroine Moira from Overwatch is now playable on the PTR. What she can do and what her skins look like, we reveal in this article.
Just a few days ago, the new Overwatch character Moira was introduced at BlizzCon 2017 and now she is already playable. The new healer leans more towards the dark characters who draw on life energy to heal allies. She is partly responsible for the development of Reaper’s “undead” powers, but also has a past with Mercy. She was likely significantly involved in the creation of the Caduceus Staff.
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Now Moira is active on the PTR and PC players can try out the healer there.
We take a look at Moira’s abilities:
Biotic Grasp: Moira’s left hand emits biotic energy with which she heals allies in front of her. From her right hand, she fires a long-range beam that drains the health points of enemies, heals Moira, and replenishes her biotic energy.
Biotic Orb: Moira fires a rebounding Biotic Orb of her choice: it either regenerates the health points of allies it touches or deals damage to enemies around her.
Fade: Moira quickly teleports a short distance.
Ultimate – Coalescence: Moira channels a long-range beam that heals allies and deals damage to enemies. The beam penetrates barriers.
Additionally, all of Moira’s skins have now been released with the PTR. We don’t want to withhold those from you. The following skins will be available at the release of the new healer (Click to enlarge):
The skins can be obtained as usual in regular loot boxes or purchased directly for credits.
There is still no specific release date for Moira. The PTR phase will surely last 2-3 weeks before a release is on the horizon.
What do you think of Moira, the new healer from Overwatch? A cool character or would you have preferred something else?
Blizzard is cracking down on bots in World of Warcraft. This time, players have no chance of coming back – they lose everything.
Bots have always been a major problem in World of Warcraft. Since the introduction of battlegrounds, there have been programs that automatically perform various tasks in the game: collecting herbs and ores, farming specific enemies, or earning honor in battlegrounds.
Particularly popular was the bot Honorbuddy, which ironically came from Bossland in Germany. There were ongoing court conflicts between Blizzard and Bossland.
Now Blizzard has dealt another hard blow to all users of the bot. Some screenshots from the Honorbuddy forums are circulating on Reddit, where customers complain that their accounts were banned after “only a few minutes of use.” For those who enjoy “feasting on tears,” this should be amusing:
Apparently, Blizzard has hidden a reliable method in the code of World of Warcraft to automatically detect the use of the bot. Accordingly, fraudsters received an email indicating that their accounts had been banned.
What is particularly interesting about this approach: Blizzard not only bans the individual WoW account of a user but all licenses on a Battle.net account! Since many bot users have multiple accounts (such as a twink account that farms resources for the “main”), this hits these fraudsters particularly hard. But that’s not all. If the account owner adds more WoW licenses to the account, these will also be immediately and permanently banned.
On Reddit, people are amused about Blizzard’s wording: “You can try to debate with our legal department regarding the closure of your account, but we cannot guarantee that you will receive a response.”
This is probably Blizzard’s way of saying: Welcome to the spam folder.
What do you think about this approach? Finally, strong and good steps from Blizzard? Or does this ultimately change nothing?
Warframe is a game where you slice and shoot enemies as an overpowered space ninja. But in the quest “The War Within”, the developers turn the tables and show me what pure helplessness means! Read here why Warframe became an even better game for me because of it!
Warning: The following text contains heavy spoilers for the story of Warframe!
Warframe kept players with the famous quest “The Second Dream” sitting in front of their screens with their mouths agape. Finally, the secret of the Tenno and the Warframes was revealed. Your characters were strange children, equipped with bizarre superpowers through the energy of the “Void”. They channel their incredible power using remote-controlled Warframe battle suits.
Now that I knew who the Tenno really were, Warframe was a different gaming experience for me. But with the follow-up quest “The War Within”, the game-changing experience from “The Second Dream” was surpassed once again for me!
A Dark Omen
The War Within begins with a haunting scene where strange female beings in reddish shimmering darkness speak of the “Dreamers” (the player characters) now being awakened and soon coming to them. But instead of being afraid, the older of the two figures sees the arrival of the Tenno awakened in “Second Dream” as “the fulfillment of a prayer”.
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What could these strange, futuristic witch-like figures be planning?
The Chilling Kuva Fortress
Soon, the hinted horror from the trailer was to become reality. Throughout a longer quest line, I pursue the mysterious warrior Teshin and stumble upon a massive asteroid fortress of the Grineer. There are extra nasty clone soldiers in red armor, and a chilling soundtrack indicates that the so-called “Kuva Fortress” is something special.
What is Teshin up to?
In the fortress, a lengthy infiltration mission follows, leading me deep into the heart of the stronghold. There, finally, I encounter Teshin in the chilling red chamber from the intro. And the Grineer queens! As with all enemies in Warframe, the designers did an outstanding job here.
One of the queens looks like a mix between one of the hideous witches from The Witcher and a cyborg snake. The other queen is a grotesque child-being, both girlish and repulsive, named “Worm”.
Space Ninjas and Their Limits
But that’s not even the worst part! Teshin seems to serve the queens and should just lure me in. However, he seems to have messed up, as the younger queen snaps at him, saying she wanted me as the “orphan” and not the “tainted puppet”. So, in plain language: She wants the defenseless operator and not the Warframe she controls.
The whole scene is extremely threatening, and the two queens seem to have no fear of me and my heavily armed and equipped Valkyr Warframe. I have already slain thousands of Grineer and taken down powerful bosses like General Sagas Ruk, Captain Vor, and Tyl Regor. What could a few ugly old hags possibly do to me?
But before I can confront the gruesome queens with gun and sword, the older queen raises an obscure scepter and severs the connection between Warframe and Operator!
I’m Just a Helpless Child!
Without their operator, who controls them from afar, Warframes are just lifeless, biomechanical shells. And without Warframes, operators are just frightened space kids! I realize this as my operator is violently ejected from their golden “throne”, the Warframe control device.
Ordis, my neurotic ship AI, frantically tells me to quickly reboot the machinery with my “Void powers”. But instead of producing a powerful purple energy beam like last time in “Second Dream”, I barely manage to muster a puny spark! Not only am I a space kid without a Warframe, I’m also a completely useless space kid without cool space superpowers!
Ordis seems to agree, as the protocol states that an operator who cannot work as an operator is an intruder. Therefore, Ordis initiates a “purge”. Luckily, he can only attack with pathetic mini-attacks from a hovering drone, but even that costs health points consistently! I flee in a panic through the ship that was recently a home.
The ship that I have lovingly decorated and furnished over many hours. The ship where I raised dozens of Kubrows and Kavats. Once it was home; now it wants to eradicate me like a pesky pest!
The Long March
With my last strength, I reach the cockpit of the ship and am dropped somewhere in a snowy mountain pass. My poor operator, only dressed in a space suit, trudges through the waist-high snow.
As they stand shivering and trembling in the snow, my operator appears extremely helpless and vulnerable. The contrast to the formerly powerful Tenno, who mows down enemies in droves with Warframe and weapons, could not be greater!
As a Tenno, not even space was an obstacle; here it seems as if my operator might perish in a few minutes due to the cold! I need to get away quickly and into the warmth!
After what feels like an eternity, I reach a cave with ancient Orokin ruins and hear Teshin’s voice giving me cryptic advice. But can I trust him? After all, he is the one responsible for this dilemma!
“Why Does the Golden Maw Have to Be Greedy?”
I could have explored the old ruins easily as a nimble Warframe with double jumps and wall runs in seconds. As a feeble child, however, I fall into a hole after a careless step and even drive some bone splinters into my leg! Great, now I’m even slower and clumsier!
But it gets even worse. I stand on an island in a sea of bones, and something is moving in this sea of pale remains! What is that? And why are there bones everywhere? There must be thousands!
Teshin’s words only make it worse: “Beware of the greedy golden maw!”
“Why must it be greedy?” my poor operator fatalistically observes …
But it doesn’t help; I have to get through there somehow. But I don’t get far! Because my injured operator is moving incredibly slowly and can’t perform any meter-long double jumps, barely as I step into the field of bones, a mechanical golden monster shoots up from the ground and gruesomely tears my poor space kid apart!
While the game allows a restart on the island, the feeling of absolute helplessness is now at its peak! I just want to get away from here! Just want to get out of this gruesome cave full of bones and deadly dangers!
The Hero’s Journey!
But things start looking up! After some more gruesome deaths, I am finally temporarily safe and, thanks to memory fragments and Teshin’s tips in the ancient ruins, I regain my former strength. But it gets even better; I learn more Void powers that I didn’t have before.
Now I can suddenly tear down walls and teleport for a short time. I can make myself invisible and, in the end, even transfer my will to the gruesome golden maws and control them from afar!
Though I am still a small space kid, I am now a space kid with powerful superpowers! The transformation is also evident in the operator’s posture. Where at first they crept through the ruins intimidated, they now confidently stride through the corridors lined with bones and dust.
The horrors of the ruins no longer have power over me. If I want, I can smash them with the power of my mind!
Revenge, Sweet Revenge!
With my new powers, I can transfer back to my ship, and it seems as if no time has passed since I was ejected from the control module. And before Ordis completely freaks out, I just reboot the machine and find myself back in the familiar body of my Valkyr Warframe, just as the ugly queen wants to play her tricks!
But that’s enough! I’ve had it with the queen, and a wild battle ensues. I fight both as a Warframe and as an operator. Thanks to my powers over time and space, I can appear anytime as a super space kid and attack enemies with my Void powers. Then, I transfer back into the Warframe and finish off the defenseless foes.
In the end, I claim victory. The little “Worm Queen” flees in panic, and the older sister breathes her unholy life away due to a large hole in her chest. And Teshin, who had to serve the queen out of old obligations, is now freed from his vow and back on my side.
“Per Aspera ad Astra”
In the end, I return as an operator to the lonely mountain pass on Earth. Back to the place where I, as a small, freezing creature, entered a dark cave and ascended again to the stars as a powerful warrior.
Teshin is waiting for me and hands me the scepter of the Grineer queen. I am now stronger and mightier than ever before. Refined through the trials in the caverns, my Tenno is now an even stronger fighter, and whole skill trees of new abilities and features await me!
Once again, Warframe has managed to radically change the game feeling with just one quest.
Is it haunted in Destiny 2? This horror short film is really well made.
Last week was Halloween – so it’s not too much of a surprise that the latest video of the week has “Horror” as its theme.
It’s a roughly three-minute short film called “Sector 13” by user Asher H20. In it, you see a Hunter walking through an apparently abandoned building at night. But soon he realizes: Something is following him!
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Users in the comments are full of praise for this work. They say it is very well made.
Bungie also presents two more videos in the “Movie of the Week” section. Here is an amusing animation film that is supposed to prove that Warlocks can handle weapons as well as books.
https://youtu.be/blhomJUcSuQ
Finally, there’s another video that also revolves around the Warlock class. In it, you see a Warlock experiencing the story of Destiny 2. At the end of the video, from 2:30 on, there is a nice explosion:
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That’s it with the videos that Bungie selected from the worldwide community. Now, let’s see what our readership sent us.
This time we received a dance video from ImmortalTV, in which three Guardians dance to “Uptown Funk”. A few different dance emotes from Destiny 2 can be seen in it:
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Now it’s your turn! If you can dance just as well, have amazing skills in PvP, have had something funny happen, or have made a really creative video related to Destiny 2, then send it to us! We might feature your work in the next “Video of the Week” article.
Please upload your video to YouTube and then send us the link. The best way to reach us is via Facebook at “Destiny 2 Mein MMO”. We will look at everything you send us. However, we cannot guarantee that the videos will make it into the article.
December is the Star Wars month. Therefore, Wootbox offers you the full Star Wars experience for the end of the year 2017. Look forward to Jedi, Sith, blasters, lightsabers, and cool spaceships!
The Wootbox is a box packed with loot. You can subscribe to it and receive a surprise box each month with contents that belong to a culturally significant brand, which will hopefully make you want to “woot”!
December is actually the month of contemplation, gingerbread, and eerie Christmas carols on the radio. But since 2015, December has traditionally been the time when a new Star Wars movie hits theaters. On December 14, 2017, it’s happening again, and Episode VIII will be released.
Given such an event, it would have been difficult for Wootbox to offer you a Wootbox that is not entirely based on the Star Wars saga.
100 Percent Star Wars in December!
In the December Wootbox 2017, you’ll find 100 percent Star Wars content. The box is available for €19.99 and contains official and exclusive products worth over €60, including a Europe-exclusive “POP! figure”!
But that’s not all, as you can also win a Mega Wootbox with gifts worth over €2,000. Among all subscribers, Wootbox is raffling off such a Mega Wootbox sensation. Subscribe now to the Wootbox with 100% Star Wars content to become the greatest Jedi or Sith in the galaxy!
And also don’t forget, a new Wootshirt is available. It is different from the t-shirt in the box and features an exclusive design and limited edition related to Star Wars. You can order it for only €9.99 including shipping costs.
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World of Warcraft wants smaller numbers. In the new expansion, all characters deal less damage. We reveal the reason for this.
Over the years, the numbers for attributes and damage in World of Warcraft have gotten quite out of hand. While in Classic times a Fireball with 2,000 damage points was the pinnacle, we now tiredly smile at hits dealing 2,000,000 damage points in Legion.
Value Shrinking Reduces All Attributes in WOW
Since larger numbers are not always better, Blizzard will again pull the emergency brake with Battle for Azeroth and perform a “Stat Squish.” Ion Hazzikostas revealed this in the “Developer Q&A” panel at BlizzCon. This means that the attributes of all characters in the game will be drastically reduced and lowered to a reasonable level. Conversely, this also means that enemies will lose health points and will not hit as brutally.
The relationship of forces is to remain the same, only the numbers will shrink.
So anyone who can kill any opponent in 3 seconds will still be able to do so after the adjustment.
This time, however, Blizzard is taking another step further and shrinking the item level of all items in the game, ensuring that the values are more appropriate.
A “Stat Squish” has already occurred once during the transition from Mists of Pandaria to Warlords of Draenor. However, only the attributes of the characters were weakened, not the item level.
This led to absurd situations when switching from “The Burning Crusade” to “Wrath of the Lich King.” Players received items that were 100 or more item levels better, but only provided 2 or 3 more stamina points. This felt wrong and inappropriate.
Blizzard gives an advance warning: the ability of a character to solo old content (such as old raids) will not be diminished by the value adjustment.
The layoffs at CCP last week do affect the team for EVE Online after all, despite it being explicitly denied.
About a week ago, we reported that the Icelandic development studio CCP significantly reduced its workforce. They are speaking of “downsizing,” a reduction in size.
Downsizing should not affect EVE
CCP is withdrawing from the virtual reality market, closed the studio in the USA, sold a studio in Newcastle, and laid off approximately 100 employees in total.
The message was clear: This has no impact on the MMORPG EVE Online. On the contrary, the space MMO will be strengthened by the restructuring. Now, the focus will fully return to the MMORPG.
However, on the same day, the active EVE community on reddit collected news that contradicts this statement.
Almost the entire community team has been laid off
The Redditors found two farewell tweets from popular members of the EVE community team, CCP Logibro and CCP Manifest. Both are members of the development team who had a lot of contact with the fans. Some shared their anecdotes with one of the laid-off employees.
But that was not all, at least six other members of the EVE community team lost their jobs last week. This includes CCP Shadowcat, community manager for Germany and responsible for the localization of the client.
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CCP Leeloo also had to go, community manager for the Russian pilots. Leeloo wrote a Facebook post, in which she stated that the EVE community team now consists of only 2 people. She called it “possibly the biggest mistake the company has ever made.”
Alone in Iceland
The post has since been deleted but has been archived. It is an emotional post that shows how much EVE means to the employees as well. In addition, CCP is based in Iceland. Anyone who decides to work there usually has to drastically change their life. For the ex-community workers who are now jobless in Iceland, it is certainly a difficult situation.
The behavior of CCP is inexplicable to many EVE players, the game thrives on the community. One explanation is that CCP is to be sold and that they want to make the studio more attractive to potential buyers through the changes. Leeloo also mentions in her post that “the numbers do not add up” and community employees are the easiest to replace.
The story of WoW: Battle for Azeroth is confusing. Who is actually attacking whom first? Do important heroes die?
At BlizzCon last weekend, the new expansion for World of Warcraft was presented. Battle for Azeroth focuses heavily on the ancient conflict between Horde and Alliance, bringing the enmity between both factions to the forefront of WoW.
The impressive intro cinematic of Battle for Azeroth shows the siege of Undercity. Sylvanas and the rest of the Horde are fighting against the attackers, which include King Anduin and Genn Greymane.
From the “feature trailer,” we know that the Alliance must bleed as well – Teldrassil and thus the capital Darnassus will be burned down.
But how does the entire conflict actually arise? Who made the first attack? What was the action and what was the reaction?
Spoiler alert:The following contains some details about the story of Battle for Azeroth and discusses theories from the community.
The Burning of Teldrassil
During the various panels at BlizzCon, it was explained that Teldrassil was burned and that Undercity would also be largely destroyed. But what was the first attack?
John Hight revealed in an interview with Gamespot: Teldrassil burned first. The subsequent siege of Lordaeron is, therefore, a reaction to an aggressive act by Sylvanas and the Horde.
How exactly this first attack takes place, we will probably only learn in the summer when the book “Before the Storm” is released, which is supposed to tell the backstory of Battle for Azeroth.
Speculation: The Death of Vereesa Windrunner
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Blizzard has already released some artworks for Battle for Azeroth, and there are plenty of exciting details to discern. When looking at the burning of Teldrassil, one can clearly see Sylvanas observing the inferno. However, to her right lies a wounded or possibly dead High Elf in typical Alliance blue – just like we know it from Vereesa!
It is possible that Sylvanas has slain her sister, after all, the two have not been particularly friendly to each other since the novel “War Crimes.” It would be interesting if Sylvanas does not simply let her sister die, but turns her into a Forsaken…
Leaders Missing from the War Council
Further food for speculation comes from insights from the “Red Shirt Guy” Ian Bates, who already tried out the demo of Battle for Azeroth during BlizzCon. He was in Orgrimmar and Stormwind. There are new buildings there, namely the embassies. In those, a war council is currently taking place, with many leaders present.
Alliance: Anduin, Turalyon, Alleria, Tyrande, Muradin, Mekkatorque, Genn, Velen, Aysa and as a guest Furorion
Horde: Sylvanas, Baine, Liadrin, Rokhan, Lor’themar, Gallywix, Saurfang, Eitrigg, Nathanos, and Ji
This list shows that Vereesa is missing. The probability of her death or at least her “Horde storage” is thus increasing.
It is also interesting that other leaders, such as Moira or Falstad, are also not present at the discussions. Perhaps Blizzard considers them not significant enough for the war council, or they have already departed. Moira could start the questline that makes the Dark Irons into an “Allied Race” and thus playable.
Also, Malfurion is glaringly absent – and that, even though he has been constantly shouting for his Tyrande throughout a whole expansion.
What role Furorion plays in all of this is also still unclear. It is ironic that it is again a black dragon interfering in the affairs of Stormwind.
What do you think of these little lore tidbits? Are you looking forward to the expansion? Or is the topic too boring for you?
All information about the new expansion can be found in our extensive overview article on World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth.
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Will the “Giftspritze” from Destiny 1 make a return in Destiny 2? This scene from the “Curse of Osiris” trailer strongly suggests so.
A week ago, the “Curse of Osiris” trailer for Destiny 2 was released. Clever guardians immediately spotted old exotics from Destiny 1 that will likely return, such as the Jade Rabbit and Telesto. Additionally, the trailer undoubtedly features the Graviton Lance.
However, these three exotics are probably not the only Destiny 1 items that will be huntable again with “Curse of Osiris.” Because in the official trailer, there seemingly hides another exotic weapon: The Thorn!
That can only be the Thorn, right?
If you look closely, you can spot a weapon in the hands of the back guardian in the trailer from 00:53, for a split second. This gun strongly resembles the outline of the Thorn. We have marked the spot here; otherwise, you can see the scene in the thumbnail:
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The YouTuber MoreConsole zoomed in on this weapon and placed a picture of the Thorn next to it. This screenshot is from him:
The guardian definitely has a hand cannon in his hands that strongly resembles the Thorn. However, this is not definitive proof of a return – it is also possible that a new hand cannon is being introduced, which has a similar outline to “Thorn.” Since Bungie likes to hide “secret hints” in trailers or graphics for future content, it is quite possible that we will be able to play with the old Giftspritze again soon.
What is the Thorn actually?
“Thorn” was an exotic hand cannon in Destiny that dominated in PvP towards the end of Year 1. It was said that the Thorn ruled, the toxic queen in the Crucible.
No other weapon drove guardians to such fury as the Thorn did, as this hand cannon killed slowly.
When two guardians meet in PvP, the duel usually goes like this: One wins and the other bites the dust. The winner then retreats briefly to regenerate before throwing himself into the next battle.
However, the Thorn inflicted damage over time, allowing it to bring the victorious guardian to his knees as well. Moreover, it delayed the regeneration and revealed his position with its ticking damage.
The other stats of the Thorn were also formidable, making it an easily usable and nasty killing machine. Especially in the Trials of Osiris, you could be sure that at least two of the three opponents had the Thorn.
In Year 2, the Thorn was left behind, until it returned in Year 3 with “Rise of Iron.” However, it was then just a shadow of its former self, with which a few nice kills could still be achieved, but it could not compete with the powerful hand cannons Palindrome and Eyasluna.
In Destiny 2, hand cannons currently do not have a good standing. The return of the Thorn in “Curse of Osiris” may change that…
More information about Curse of Osiris can be found here:
The God MOBA SMITE takes on RPG. Travel together in Loki’s dungeon to free the Greek god Hercules. But beware! Dangerous fire giants and sea monsters will stand in your way.
In the action MOBA SMITE, everything revolves around the mythological beings and gods of this world. For many, it is an exciting universe with fantastic characters.
Now SMITE brings back the RPG aspect: SMITE’s new RPG mode introduces you to a dungeon crawler, where you will face colossal bosses in coop.
In the summer, SMITE offered “The Trials of Hercules” as an RPG mode. The dungeon crawler was well received by players – this concept is now being continued.
The Shadows Over Hercopolis: Take on Loki & Save Hercules
Loki is the most versatile of all gods, who loves to play pranks and pull off shady business. In Hercopolis, Loki has been up to no good. The treasury has been plundered, the blacksmith has been robbed – and the worst part: The statue of King Hercules has disappeared without a trace!
Your task is to save Hercules and return the stolen goods to the residents of Hercopolis. If you manage to find all the pieces of the statue, you will receive a reward.
On your journey, you will team up with other players and traverse familiar locations of norse mythology.
SMITE’s New RPG Adventure Works Like a Dungeon Crawler
The shadows over Hercopolis lead you into Loki’s dungeon. Here, puzzles and colossal monsters await you that you must overcome.
This is how the gameplay works:
Assemble a team and choose one from over 70 gods that SMITE has to offer
Travel through the Norse realms to advance into Loki’s lair
You must defeat the legendary monsters of Norse mythology. For this, you will receive loot that will help you later to defeat Loki and free Hercules.
There will be 3 boss fights in total:
On board a sinking ship, you will fight against a flesh-eating sea monster
In the realm of fire, you will take down the father of all fire giants
Once you have defeated these opponents, you can take on the final boss Loki to free Hercules
The mode will be available from Patch 4.21 to Patch 4.24
Gameplay Trailer: Shadows Over Hercopolis
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The RPG adventure “Shadows Over Hercopolis” is available for free on PC starting today (November 6). On PS4 and Xbox One, you can enter Loki’s dungeon starting Friday, November 10.
What do you think of such an RPG adventure with the gods of SMITE?
Things are getting crazy in Hearthstone. Warlocks are eating entire decks and Mages have permanent card-draw as a weapon!
At BlizzCon 2017, many announcements were made for Blizzard’s card game Hearthstone. The focus was on the new expansion “Kobolds and Catacombs,” which will be released in December 2017. There will be not only 48 new bosses waiting for players but also plenty of new cards. A handful of cards were already revealed at BlizzCon. We are talking about the (so far) craziest cards from Kobolds and Catacombs.
Mages are getting their first real weapon – Aluneth. In WoW, this is the artifact weapon for Mages, in Hearthstone it is even a bit more powerful. For 6 mana it has 0 attack and 3 durability, but it has a powerful passive effect. At the end of each turn, the Mage draws 3 cards from their deck.
In plain terms, this means that a player draws 4 cards per turn. If there is no way to destroy the weapon, then the corresponding Mage will always have a card advantage.
One of the most powerful cards is likely to be Rin, the First Disciple, the new legendary minion for Warlocks. For 6 mana, it has weak stats of 3/6 and Taunt and a Deathrattle effect: Gain The First Seal to your hand. The First Seal is a spell for 5 mana that summons a 2/2 demon and grants you the card The Second Seal, which calls a 3/3 demon for 5 mana. This repeats up to The Fifth Seal.
At the end of this chain is the demon Azari, the Devourer for 10 mana. It has stats of 10/10 and the Battlecry: Destroy your opponent’s deck. From this moment on, the opponent only has the cards in their hand!
Also highly debated is the Carnivorous Cube. For 5 mana you get a solid 4/6 minion. It destroys a friendly minion via Battlecry. As Deathrattle, it summons 2 copies of that destroyed minion!
The combinations are diverse, especially with other Deathrattle cards, exciting synergies can be found. A single Deathrattle effect could therefore trigger 3 times!
What do you think of these 3 cards? Are they too powerful? Or will cards like Rin, the First Disciple never be played anyway, as they require way too much setup?
Anyone who creates skins for the survival MMO Rust can earn money from it. According to the developers of the online game, more than one million dollars have already been paid out.
Rust is an online game that allows players to create their own skins for weapons and items. These then appear in the Steam Workshop. Fans then vote on which skins should make it into the official cosmetic updates.
Players whose skins are offered in the updates receive money for their contributions.
Skin creators have already received more than one million dollars
The development team of Rust recently announced that they have paid skin creators more than one million dollars since the introduction of the system in July 2015. The skin creators express their gratitude and enthusiasm for this system, which is not commonplace in the industry.
While there are development studios like Valve with Team Fortress 2 or Digital Extremes with Warframe that utilize similar systems, most studios refrain from player-created content or at least do not pay any money for it.
Both sides benefit
It is essentially a win-win situation. The development studio gains new skins that the community likes (as evidenced by the votes), and the creators of the skins receive a little pocket money for their work. This ensures that Rust is continuously supplied with new skins, and the community can actively participate in the ongoing development.
Blizzard has commented on the models of Worgen and Goblins in World of Warcraft. The news is likely to sadden some players.
At BlizzCon 2017, a lot of questions were asked about World of Warcraft and the upcoming expansion Battle for Azeroth. In addition to countless pieces of information and details about the gameplay and story of the expansion, there was also the opportunity on the various panels to bombard Blizzard developers with questions.
During the “The Art of World of Warcraft” panel, a fan asked the question that many have been longing to know.
Will Goblins and Worgen finally get new character models with Battle for Azeroth?
All “old” races, including Blood Elves and Draenei, had already received an update with Warlords of Draenor. Pixelated polygon heaps became appealing characters that finally had proper facial animations.
However, this was not the case for Worgen and Goblins. The models were still “too new” and an overhaul was not considered necessary. They planned to “address it later.” Now the days of Legion are numbered, and there is still no update.
No new models for Worgen and Goblins in Patch 8.0
Blizzard has now announced the bad news: There will be no overhaul of Goblins and Worgen with Patch 8.0, which is the launch of Battle for Azeroth.
However, they plan to add this in a later patch. They are already “in the works.”
At least for the female Worgen, Blizzard has already announced a minor improvement. They will be given additional faces that will make them look a bit more like wolves – and a bit less like Chihuahuas.
Do you play Goblins or Worgen and are bothered by this delay? Or do you find the models of these two races perfectly fine as they are?
Star Citizen without all the baggage surrounding the game captivates 1,000,000 viewers. For this, a YouTube channel had to cut out only Chris Roberts.
It is a phenomenon: Under every article about Star Citizen, the controversies take center stage. One reads:
Backers have invested 163 million US dollars to finance the game – Why should the developers even keep working on it? They have the money, are lounging with umbrella drinks in the Caribbean, and are laughing at their fans.
When will Star Citizen finally be released? It will never be finished, is totally overambitious, is constantly postponed, and nothing progresses.
No, everything is fine. These are just the same old haters who complain and are controlled by a jealous troll who has never accomplished anything in his life.
Discussions about delays, internal work processes, loans, visions, and details often threaten to overwhelm Star Citizen under a pile of baggage. It is easy to lose sight of what makes Star Citizen appealing at its core.
The effect Star Citizen has on people when the game is freed from this baggage is shown in a recent video on YouTube and its immense success.
The channel specializes in graphics and superlatives
The channel Titanium Track (55,000 subscribers) has nothing to do with Star Citizen, it is a YouTube channel that uploads impressive videos of games and boasts about graphics. Most of its videos are about “great games that will be released in the future”, the channel actually just edits trailers, placing emphasis on expressive images and presentations.
Many of Titanium Track’s videos hover between 20,000 and 100,000 views. However, there are always outliers, and some clips break the million mark. It seems that the channel’s fans especially enjoy RPG and open world genres.
In the past, Titanium Track’s million-hit successes have been compilations and variations of “These 10 or 20 great games are coming and look bombastic. Check them out.”
All million-hits from “Titanium Tracks.”
The promise of “Next Gen” and “realistic, fantastically absurd graphics” seems to fascinate gaming fans on YouTube. People love superlatives; they are clicked.
1 Million viewers for a neatly edited CitizenCon Keynote
Recently, the video “Star Citizen – New 42 Minutes of Open World Gameplay – Most Realistic Graphics Game Ever” has achieved this. In about 10 days, the clip has accumulated over 1,100,000 views on YouTube. Since the video is now set to private, here is another source that shows the same material:
https://youtu.be/JlDQqIAcYwg
The video is essentially just an edited presentation of the CitizenCon Keynote. It had only 377,000 views on the official Star Citizen channel.
Without Chris Roberts’ opening speech, the Titanium Track video starts right with the city tour and captivates three times as many viewers. Essentially, Titanium Track has merely cut out the first 20 minutes of preamble in which Chris Roberts provides context for the flight through the city.
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One can see the fascination of the impressive images from Star Citizen when they are freed from the controversy and context that the title typically carries.
There is no doubt who will win the second faction rally in Destiny 2. And there are reasons for that.
On November 7th, the next faction rally in Destiny 2 begins. The faction leaders from the Dead Orbit, Future War Cult, and the New Monarchy gather again in the Tower to draw Guardians to their side.
For the faction you choose, you can collect tokens to earn as many reward packages as possible. You can only belong to one faction per character. The faction that delivers the most reward packages after one week wins the group competition.
The special thing about it is: The winning faction – and only the winning faction – sells a special weapon, which can be bought for 1000 Glimmer (for faction members) or 50,000 Glimmer (for all other Guardians).
These are the winning weapons:
New Monarchy – Sword:
Dead Orbit – Grenade Launcher:
Future War Cult – Fusion Rifle: For example, if the New Monarchy wins, the sword will be available for purchase for one week. The other two weapons will remain under wraps. And it is very likely that this will happen!
The New Monarchy will probably win
The faction whose Guardians collect the most faction reward packages wins. This means the faction with the most members will take the victory. And this time that is probably the New Monarchy.
50% of all participants will pledge allegiance to the New Monarchy
24% will go to Dead Orbit
16% will join Future War Cult
and 10% were still undecided.
This survey paints a clear picture: The New Monarchy will win the second faction rally.
During the first faction rally, we conducted a survey online. The Dead Orbit won with an impressive 49% – and unsurprisingly, the Dead Orbit emerged as the winner. This faction is already popular simply due to its cool black shaders – it was the same in Destiny 1.
So why are so many Guardians joining the New Monarchy this time?
The reason lies with the winning weapons: The New Monarchy’s sword looks stylish, and swords are quite popular. Grenade launchers, on the other hand, are considered a terrible weapon category.
Some Guardians suspect that Bungie is deliberately trying to prevent Dead Orbit from winning again with this selection of winning weapons. Because you can’t attract any Guardian to the altar with a grenade launcher right now.
On reddit, user posts with thousands of upvotes urging players not to let Dead Orbit win this time appeared. They would prefer a sword or a fusion rifle rather than a grenade launcher. Our survey underscores this sentiment.
The first faction rally started on Tuesdays with the weekly reset. The second rally will likely start tomorrow, November 7th, at 10 AM.
Actually, Overwatch was supposed to be a completely different game, as Blizzard’s Jeff Kaplan revealed at Blizzcon.
The team wanted to develop a multi-class MMO called Crossworlds. 50 classes were planned. The game’s scenario was supposed to place you at the “crossroads of the universe”.
After Blizzard had stopped working on the MMORPG Titan, Jeff Kaplan and his team were tasked with coming up with a new concept for an online game within six weeks. One of the concepts was an MMO called Crossworlds.
An MMO with 50 Classes
In Crossworlds, players were supposed to be in an outpost deep in space. This was referred to as the “crossroads of the universe” because all aliens were supposed to come together here. Originally, around six to nine classes were planned, but designer Geoff Goodman suggested that this number could indeed be increased to 50. Each class was supposed to be highly focused and possess its own set of abilities, which would have made each class very different from the others.
Jeff Kaplan initially thought it was impossible to create an MMO with 50 classes, but then he liked the idea. He created a presentation with artwork from Titan. A few classes were depicted, including a Reaper, a Guardian, and a Jumper. This should sound familiar to some. No wonder, as the concept was later transformed into Overwatch and some of the ideas were retained.
Blizzard Had More Ideas
However, Crossworlds was not the only idea for a new game that Blizzard wanted to develop after Titan. There were also thoughts about a spinoff to Starcraft focusing on the heroes of this universe. An artwork of this game shows a hero that bears a strong resemblance to McCree from Overwatch.
In the end, Blizzard decided to develop neither Crossworlds nor the Starcraft spinoff, but rather to focus on Overwatch. Given the success of the game, that was a pretty good decision.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In the FIFA 18 Ultimate Team mode, players have the option to open packs. Fans hope to pull highly sought-after players. But: Is it worth it at all?
Before you open a set, you should always ask yourself: Do I really want to do this? Opening packs can bring advantages, but also many disadvantages. In this article, we try to clarify how you can make the right decision.
Should I open packs or better not?
If you purchase something in the FIFA 18: Ultimate Team store, you need to understand that you must always give something in return. This can either be coins, which you can earn by playing matches, or FIFA Points, which must be exchanged for real money in the store. Free packs are only available at the beginning when you start FUT, occasionally as gifts in the web app – but otherwise, every set has a price tag.
Normally, transactions proceed as follows: You see something you want; you give the friendly seller the agreed money and in return, you get the desired item. However, in FUT, you don’t know what you have purchased until you open the pack.
In other words: You only see after the transaction whether the deal was profitable for you or simply bad. You need luck.
Opening sets with coins?
You need to earn coins: by completing many matches or trading wisely on the transfer market. It definitely takes time until you have enough coins to open decent gold sets. If you decide to open packs with coins, your expectation is likely:
I want to pull cards whose total value exceeds the price of the pack.
You want to make a profit, of course. Unfortunately, this happens only rarely. Therefore, it is generally a bad idea to invest a lot of time in coins only to throw them away.
Opening sets with FIFA Points?
If you buy packs with FIFA Points, the probability of pulling a highly sought-after player is just as high as when you purchase sets with coins. However, you are not investing in game currency but real money. In rare cases, this can become enormous. Be aware of that! Here you should ask yourself:
Is it really worth it for me to invest real money in packs?
Again, you don’t know what you get for your money. If you are willing to spend money, it makes sense to wait for offers or special sets, as the chances of getting good players are a bit higher then. Unfortunately, there is never a guarantee.
Is there any study on pack opening?
No, there is no official study on this. An individual will never be able to open enough sets to reach a reliable conclusion on whether it’s worth pulling packs.
The site FIFAUTEAM has now opened numerous sets itself and compared its results with the community’s experiences, resulting in:
On average, you get back 60% of the invested value in the sets.
This means if you open a 7500-coin gold set, you get back cards worth around 4500 coins – mind you, on average! EA is happy about the remaining 40%. That’s your loss.
The first conclusion is thus: It is a very bad idea to invest earned coins in sets – unless you are among those who have outrageous luck. If you want to open packs, do it not for profit reasons. It will usually backfire – and all the playtime will be for nothing.
If you, however, just want to open a few packs for fun and dream of a Ronaldo or Messi – and are aware that this scenario is not likely to happen – then spend your coins as you please. The following graphic illustrates the reasons why you should open sets.
In short:
For fun: Yes, any time!
For profit reasons: No, unless you are willing to invest real money.
Is EA trying to force me to buy packs?
Yes!
You only become a coin millionaire in FUT if you are lucky enough to pull very good players in packs. Just playing would take forever to exceed the million limit. Therefore, it is the much easier way to open packs and hope for coveted players.
And that’s exactly what EA Sports wants. That you ideally purchase FIFA points for a lot of money and buy packs. They employ quite an aggressive marketing strategy, conveying the impression on social media that it is easy to pull good players. They support some YouTubers who showcase what great things they’ve pulled in their videos.
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Since, as previously described, sets mainly lead to losses, fans try their luck again and again. After all, they’ve seen that good cards can come out too. But even YouTubers who are not directly supported by EA like to show when they have pulled good players. They want to share their joy with the world – whether to share their happiness or to make others jealous. Wherever we look, there’s only pack luck!
So why shouldn’t you be lucky once in a while? Just one pack, or two, or three. “The next set will definitely have a Messi!” Be aware of this strategy.
So should I not open packs anymore?
Of course, you should open packs as you please. After all, this is extremely important for the entire mode: without the cards from the sets, there would be no players in circulation, the transfer market would be empty. The whole fun wouldn’t work. But usually, you will lose either playtime or money. Keep that in mind before you open the next set. Maybe you are among the few who really have luck. That does happen. Hope dies last.
What other options do I have to build a good Ultimate Team?
There are other ways to create a good team – unfortunately, none of them are perfect.
You can save the coins you earn. However, this costs many hours of fun until you can afford the player you want. Keep in mind: There are numerous players with exceptional attributes that not everyone has on their radar and are quite affordable. Just take a look at the transfer market.
Another option is trading on the transfer market. This can be a very profitable option. However, this method is quite time-consuming and labor-intensive. Since price ranges were introduced, it has been somewhat restricted.
The best advice would be: Just have fun. And if you want to indulge in a pack because you enjoy it, that’s perfectly fine too. Who knows, maybe Cristiano Ronaldo is waiting in the next pack…
If you are a trophy hunter and platinum collector, this is likely a feature you have been waiting for!
For many PlayStation players, a game is only considered 100% completed when the platinum trophy pops up. This is the coveted trophy that you receive only after earning all other unlockable achievements in the game.
Players approach trophies differently: some diligently work towards platinum to expand their collection, while others are indifferent to such achievements, and others still think trophies are nice but are satisfied with what they earn during “normal gameplay”.
In the future, you may become more focused on trophy hunting, as an update currently causing a stir with the Sony Rewards Program.
Convert Trophies into PSN Credits
This rewards program has actually existed for a while, but until now it only offered boring rewards, making it of no significance to players. Many PS4 players in Germany are probably hearing about it for the first time.
A new update makes this feature much more interesting: It is now possible to convert hard-earned trophies into PSN credits. You can then use these to buy whatever you like in the PlayStation Store.
The rewards program works like this:
Each 100 silver trophies grant you 100 points,
each 25 gold trophies can be redeemed for 250 points
and 10 platinum trophies give you 1000 points.
For each 1000 points, you can earn a $10 voucher for the PlayStation Store.
This is certainly not a lot of money for the time invested, so you’re better off not quitting your job to become a professional trophy hunter, but for those who collect trophies anyway, this is certainly a welcome bonus.
However, there are not just one but two catches to this whole thing:
The feature is currently only available in the USA. In Germany, you cannot redeem your trophies.
Points are not retroactively awarded. This means you only earn points for the trophies you collect after signing up for the rewards program. If you already have 40 platinum trophies in your collection, you cannot convert them.
But: If this feature successfully takes off in the USA and becomes popular, it is likely that it will also be made available to the rest of the world in the future. We have no official information about this from Sony.
If the rewards program is also available in Germany – would you then be more focused on trophy hunting for platinum?
The Korean online role-playing game Bless is coming to Steam in early access in early 2018. Meanwhile, there is more information from the developer. The MMORPG Bless is expected to be available in German during early access.
At the Twitch Con 2017, there was more information about Bless.
Bless is coming in German and without Pay2Win
During the Twitch Con 2017, several questions about Bless were addressed in a FAQ:
The early access will take place in 2018. There will be time-limited tests before that. More information about the launch will be announced later.
There will be EA packages that provide advantages. Neowiz will still determine what the final payment model will look like, taking player feedback into account.
There should definitely be no Pay2Win in Bless!
They want to release Bless in as many regions as possible.
By the time of early access, Bless is expected to be translated into English, Russian, and German. Additional languages will be added during early access.
Some players will have the opportunity to test again before the EA release and provide feedback.
Especially the news about the German translation at the start of early access is a good piece of news. Other Asian games – like Revelation Online – are still waiting for a German localization, and players are angry!
In Warframe, you can get loyal pets. They assist you on missions and make your spaceship more homely. Kubrows are reminiscent of dogs and are proud fighters. Kavats are more like cunning cats. We introduce you to the companions.
Even if you prefer to play the multiplayer game Warframe alone, you should never be alone. As a Space Ninja, you have galactic pets at your disposal that support you as loyal companions.
But be careful! Such a pet comes with responsibilities, just like in real life. You must care for the little creatures, monitor their health, and give them affection. Only then will they become strong and useful companions.
However, you don’t get the pets for free. You must meet a few requirements to acquire a pet. We present the Kubrows and Kavats and explain how to get them.
Do you like dogs? Then the Kubrow is the right pet in Warframe for you!
Kubrows are the best friends of the Tenno and behave like dogs. When you come “home” to your spaceship, the Kubrows greet you with a cheerful wag of their tails. Sometimes they even playfully bark at you and give a satisfied grunt when you pet them.
On missions, Kubrows become combat machines and protect you. They knock enemies down, bite their throats out, and do not shy away from any confrontation.
There are 6 different Kubrow breeds, each with a different main ability.
Chesa: Collects scattered mods for its master.
Raksa: Scares nearby enemies away with its howl.
Huras: Makes its master and itself invisible.
Sunika: Drags VIP opponents (capture targets) to the ground and holds them.
Sahasa: Digs up energy and health orbs for its master.
Helminth: Pulls enemies with its snapping tongue and then tramples them down.
Kubrows hatch from eggs and here’s how to get them
You can get Kubrows relatively quickly. However, you must first accomplish a few things:
Start the quest “The Howling of the Kubrows.”
To receive the quest, you must first unlock the Venus-Mercury bridge
Follow the quest instructions
During the quest, you will receive the segment for an incubator
Now you need a Kubrow egg. You get the Kubrow egg on Earth by destroying Kubrow dens. (If Kubrows come towards you, follow their origin to find the dens)
Get an incubator energy core blueprint for credits in the market (Search for “incubator” in the search bar)
Farm the required resources
Now you can start incubation, wait 24 hours, and your puppy will hatch! You complete the quest “The Howling of the Kubrows” by getting a collar for the Kubrow on Earth. After that, the dog may join the battle.
Are you more of a cat person? Then get yourself a cunning Kavat!
Kavats are the perfect pets for the cat lovers among you. When you come “home” from exhausting missions back to your spaceship, they snuggle up to your hands, purring. Or they throw themselves on their backs and claw at your arm – just as a cat should!
Kavats can help you on missions and mainly have supportive main traits. There are 2 types of Kavats:
Adarza: Increases the critical hit chance of the Tenno
Smeeta: Can bring luck to its owner
Kavats live in places affected by the “Infestation” and feed on Infested, a kind of mutant. The cats are difficult to spot as they can camouflage and become invisible.
You need genetic codes to get a Kavat
The breeding of Kavats works differently than with Kubrows because you do not need eggs. For the cats, you first have to scan wild Kavats to obtain their genetic code. From the codes, you create clones of the Kavats and thus obtain your kittens.
For a Kavat:
First, complete the quest “The Howling of the Kubrows” to receive an incubator segment.
Upgrade your incubator with the segment “Incubator Segment: Kavat Upgrade”. This segment is a rare drop from the enemies “Hyekka Masters” or through research in the Tenno lab of the Clan Dojo.
You need 10x “Genetic Code: Kavat, which you get by scanning wild Kavats. You can find wild Kavats in the Orokin wrecks. (If you build the Kavat upgrade segment from a blueprint, you need an additional 10 genetic codes for this)
You still need the incubator energy core. You can get this as a blueprint for credits in the market (Search for “incubator” in the search bar)
Now you can start the incubation and later welcome your new Kavat kitten! Depending on the breed, the incubation can take up to 48 hours.
Your pets can die if you’re not careful
The DNA of the Kubrows and Kavats destabilizes by 10 percent every 24 hours, which can lead to their death. To prevent this, you must supply the little creatures with DNA stabilizers. In the market, you can get 6 stabilizers for 75,000 credits.
One stabilizer increases the DNA stability of the Kubrows and Kavats by 40 percent again. You must regularly provide your active animals with them if you don’t want to lose them!
A tip: You can get a Nutrio upgrade segment for your incubator.
The segment ensures that the DNA stability of the pets decreases by only 5 percent each day.
The upgrade will also automatically put your animals into stasis should the DNA stability fall below 0.
You can obtain the blueprint for the Nutrio upgrade segment in the Tenno lab of a clan.
If you should be away for a longer time and cannot supply the animals with DNA stabilizers, put your active pets into stasis. This puts them into a cold sleep, and you can wake them when you’re back in the game.
The most important thing at the end: Don’t forget to pet them!
Your Kubrows especially suffer when you do not give them affection. You must pet them regularly, meaning carry out an interaction to make your dogs happy.
If you forget to pet them for too long, your Kubrow’s loyalty will drop, and it will become weaker in battle! The loyalty can even drop to the point where the Kubrow no longer wants to support you on missions.
And Kavats are just cats.They grant you the honor of being able to pet them– they will even reward their subordinate Tenno with a purr. However, they do not require the interaction, and it provides no bonus.
You can see how petting looks in this video:
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