Ironsight is a futuristic multiplayer shooter from South Korea. You can experience fast-paced action in the recently launched closed beta with over 100 weapons, drones, and even mechs.
In the free-to-play shooter Ironsight, everything revolves around fast and action-packed shooter battles in the year 2025. Resources are scarce, and two large factions are fiercely fighting for the little that is left. So, Ironsight takes place in a futuristic setting reminiscent of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
Additional features include:
14 maps with destructible objects and weather effects
Over 100 weapons
Unlockable skins for weapons and characters
Custom-developed Iron Engine
Mechs
Controllable drones that can spy or drop napalm and EMP bombs
Closed beta access with founder packs or registration
The closed beta of Ironsight started today, on November 14th, in Europe. The game is published in Germany by the Hamburg-based publisher Gamigo. If you want to guarantee participation in the closed beta, you can purchase a founder pack.
They are available starting at $19.99 on the Ironsight homepage. Those who want to spend more money can get the Sergeant’s Pack for $49.99 and the General’s Pack for $99.99, which include additional skins, in-game currency, emotes, and special characters.
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If you don’t want to buy a pack and prefer to rely on your luck, you can simply sign up for the beta using the embedded button below and, with a little luck, also get a key for the closed beta of Ironsight.
What do you think is the most likely possibility on this topic? Would “separate play” actually be a good thing from a story perspective? Or should both sides be able to experience everything – and always?
With Battle for Azeroth, the war between Horde and Alliance is reignited in World of Warcraft. While the Horde seeks support on the continent of Zandalar, the Alliance sails to Kul Tiras.
This raises some questions regarding gameplay. Are Horde and Alliance completely separated? It seems to be the case at least partially. For at BlizzCon, the developers already announced that Alliance and Horde would visit different dungeons during the leveling phase.
From a story perspective, this also makes sense. A dungeon that deals with a troll uprising within the city of Zandalar is not a worthwhile target for an Alliance player. Why would they help the Horde with their problems? The same goes for dungeons in Kul Tiras, where humans fight against pirates who want to overthrow Kul Tiras. There is no reason for the Horde to intervene here. Only at max level will all dungeons be available to both factions.
But does this separation of dungeons also provide insights into the leveling phase?
Possibly, as the first preview images and descriptions of the new zones suggest that there are faction-specific problems. But completely separate zones would not match the existing spirit of WoW. Because the conflict between Alliance and Horde would seem ridiculous if opponents are never seen.
Therefore, many fans assume that the Alliance can also sail to Zandalar and the Horde to Kul Tiras after completing a few quests. At least the missions of the “neutral races” (like the fox and serpent people) should be completable by both sides.
Overall, World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth will feature 10 different dungeons at launch – how many of these will be “faction-specific” during leveling has not been revealed yet.
There is still no concrete statement from Blizzard on this topic. However, it would be surprising if, in an expansion that focuses so much on faction warfare, players couldn’t experience a lot of world PvP.
How it will be is at the earliest shown in the beta beginning in 2018.
Cortyn says: Honestly, I’m getting some “WildStar flashbacks” because there, many zones were very hard to reach for each respectively faction. As a result, the world never felt “complete” because you could never “visit” enemy territory unless you took very strange exploitative detours. I also can’t imagine Blizzard giving each faction “only” 3 quest areas, and I assume that Horde and Alliance can complete at least the missions of the neutral races on both continents.
What do you think is the most likely possibility on this topic? Would “separate play” actually be a good thing from a story perspective? Or should both sides be able to experience everything – and always?
A fresh teaser trailer for Destiny 2 has been released. It showcases new scenes from “Curse of Osiris” and teases the upcoming livestreams.
The first expansion of Destiny 2, titled “Curse of Osiris,” will be released on December 5, 2017, for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. It tells a new story surrounding the powerful Warlock Osiris, the Vex, and Mercury.
Prior to this, the developers at Bungie will host three livestreams where they will discuss the expansion in detail. The first stream will take place tomorrow, November 15, at 8 PM our time. We will cover this stream on Mein-MMO.de in a live ticker.
The first stream will be about the new story of “Curse of Osiris.” You will learn more about the new characters and locations of this expansion and get to know the enemies. Bungie has released a short teaser trailer which we embed here:
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Ikora Rey mentions in the trailer that something is happening on Mercury. The legendary Warlock Osiris might be involved. Following this, several familiar scenes from “Curse of Osiris” are shown. There are texts displayed inviting you to join Bungie in the livestream to explore the new world Mercury. Additionally, we’ll learn more about the story and the characters.
At the end, a voice speaks to us, presumably Osiris: He has predicted many things before – but he has never seen you (the Guardian). We also get to see Osiris without his headgear: Here is a new Veist grenade launcher in the picture:
A look at the Lighthouse with Brother Vance:
In the trailer, the Lighthouse “opens”
Curse of Osiris will include “raid content.” What this means will be revealed in the livestreams. In these articles, we have already speculated about what this might be:
Today, on November 14, the major expansion “Plains of Eidolon” comes to Warframe on PS4 and Xbox One. Here you can find out what you can experience in the Plains of Eidolon and what makes them special.
In October, the major Warframe expansion “Plains of Eidolon” was released on PC and immediately set records:
The Plains of Eidolon are something special in the Warframe universe. Normally, the gameplay consists of missions with predefined quest lines. The Plains introduced a large open-world map, where the space ninjas can move freely.
Today, November 14, Plains of Eidolon is released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
The Plains of Eidolon bring an open world to Warframe
In the Plains of Eidolon, you find yourself on an open map that takes you over hills, meadows, lakes, and rivers. There are mines, caves, and the city of Cetus with its inhabitants, the Ostrons, to explore. A total of 50 players can stay in Cetus and go on missions with a group of up to 4 Tenno.
The map undergoes a day/night cycle. At night, endgame enemies appear, while during the day even “baby ninja accounts” can roam the Plains. The giant Eidolon Teralyst also presents a challenge for seasoned veterans.
Warframes are combat suits that grant their wearer supernatural powers and represent the essence of an ancient warrior. Gara is the 34th Warframe and manipulates glass with her abilities.
New Weapons and Upgrades
Astilla: fires projectiles that explode on impact
Volnus: a lightweight glass hammer that deals great damage
Argonak: an upgrade in the form of a curved blade
Krohkur and Dual-Korhkur: the upgrades complete the arsenal, so they can always be equipped
Focus Rework
The Operator-Warrior Focus 2.0 will be a heavily combat-oriented skill tree. The Operator can now be equipped with individual weapons and armors
New Pneuma Skin for Mag (Seen in the title image of the post)
The quarterly figures from NCSoft are here. They paint a clear picture: The mobile MMORPG Lineage M has generated over 400 million euros in Asia. The numbers for Guild Wars 2 also show an upward trend. However, the level is significantly lower than it was 2 years ago.
NCSoft’s business figures for the 3rd quarter of 2017 are here.
Blade & Soul and AION are stable – Where is WildStar?
There are actually no surprises with the PC MMORPGs. They had already taken a hit last quarter, but are still relatively respectable. The popular games in Asia like Lineage and Lineage 2 are stable at relatively low levels. The same goes for AION and Blade & Soul, which are also available in the West.
Perpetual problem child WildStar is once again not part of the public quarterly figures.
Guild Wars 2 probably no longer plays the big role it did in 2015
There is actually good news for the Western game Guild Wars 2. Here, revenues have shot up by 49% compared to the previous quarter. This is due to the expansion “Path of Fire”, which was released at the end of September.
However, the news is only really encouraging at first glance: Guild Wars improved from a negative record of 13.5 billion won to 20.1 billion won (about 15.3 million euros).
This is overall a significantly lower level than it was 2 years ago. Back then, the first expansion for Guild Wars 2, “Heart of Thorns”, brought GW2 from 20.6 billion won to 37 billion won (about 28 million euros).
GW2 is quite far away from such values in 2017. In 2017, the “record revenue with a fresh expansion” is the level that Guild Wars 2 had 2 years ago in a normal state.
However: Heart of Thorns was released at the beginning of the quarter, while Path of Fire was at the end of the quarter. Therefore, it’s possible that some sales extend into the next quarter.
Nevertheless, it seems clear that GW2 no longer plays the role it did in 2015.
Mobile on the rise, Lineage M generates 420 million euros in the quarter
Overall, NCSoft continues the trend from the last quarter. In 2/2017, all PC MMORPGs dropped, but the mobile MMORPG Lineage M was able to catch the downward trend, having only been released at the end of the quarter.
The mobile game “Lineage M” has been active throughout the entire quarter and has lifted NCSoft’s business figures to unprecedented heights. Over the 3rd quarter, mobile games generated more than 551 billion won, which is about 420 million euros.
Any doubts about this are now dispelled; the future and present of NCSoft and their MMORPGs seem to lie in the mobile sector. In recent months, four new mobile MMORPGs have been introduced.
More about the future of NCSoft and its strategic direction can be found in this article:
Black Desert Online has already some of the most beautiful grind and farming areas with the Elf Forest. The eerie beautiful Elf Forest will soon be even bigger and more magnificent with Kamasylvia 2!
For a long time, players of Black Desert Online had to wait for the large forest area Kamasylvia (Kamasilve in English). It had been released in Korea long ago, but players here had to be patient until the first part of Kamasylvia finally appeared.
If you were already fearing that the second part of the forest would take even longer, you can be reassured. The expansion of the Elf Forest is coming soon, and it is beautiful!
Grinding with the Elves!
The Kamasylvia area is an optimal place to grind hard and farm resources. The yield is grand, but some monsters and areas require level 60 and good equipment. Then nothing stands in the way of the great grind in the Elf Forest. Just like the first part of the Kamasylvia Forest, part 2 will also be beautiful.
Bright glades alternate with dark, misty forests. Additionally, there are shrines, outposts, and the Elf City of Grána. There, you can even buy and furnish your own Elf houses. Also, there are new goods for trading and crafting.
But that’s not all; Kamasylvia 2 has more features:
A new cart for trade journeys
A unicorn mount named Diné
New grinding spots like “Polly Forest (with killer mushrooms!)”, “Loopy Tree Forest (ideal for a quick grind in between)”, “Tooth Fairy Forest” and “Gyfin Rhasia Temple”. According to the developers, the temple is supposed to be the hardest grind spot in the forest.
Over 100 story quests, some of which involve the Elf characters of the Shadowblade and the ranger
If you can hardly wait to grind in the second part of Kamasylvia, then we have good news for you: Kamasylvia II is coming tomorrow, on November 15, 2017, to Black Desert and is again a free update.
Monster Hunter World (PC, PS4, Xbox) has 10 cool features that you should know about. You can practice your skills and weapons in the training room, own pets, and be out in large squads!
The YouTuber Arekkz was recently invited to Japan to play Monster Hunter World intensively with the developer Capcom. He returned with a video showcasing 10 features that the action RPG has to offer. The video is embedded at the end of the post.
Here are the 10 features summarized:
1. Bounties and Investigations replace filler quests
In older parts of the franchise, there were filler quests where you had to kill around 20 small monsters or collect mushrooms. These filler quests are replaced by bounties in Monster Hunter World.
In total, you can accept 6 bounties, which you can complete during your main quests. So while you are looking for the giant monster, you can also collect your mushrooms or take care of the small fry.
Investigationsare optional hunting quests, through which you can receive additional items.
The grind goes much faster due to these features.
2. Clear quest progression makes tracking progress easier
In Monster Hunter World, it is made clear what is important to progress in the action RPG.
You receive a list of quest objectives. This gives you a clear picture of what your next steps need to be to advance in the story.
3. Daily bonuses fill your inventory
For daily logins, you receive a bonus item.
The bonuses are rather small and can include items for a potion. Nevertheless, they are a nice support and can be quite useful.
In Monster Hunter World, scout flies help you track down creatures.
If you investigate traces like secretions or footprints, the flies level up.
Eventually, the research level becomes so high that the flies can detect monsters without you needing to search for clues.
When researching, you also learn more about the different monsters and can find out their weaknesses and strengths.
5. Houses & pets!
You will gain access to various houses as you progress in the game.
Additionally, you will be able to catch all sorts of small animals to have them as pets. Catch a spider with your net and place it in your house – someone has to keep those pesky monster insects away!
6. In the training room, you can try out weapons
You will be provided with a training room.
In the room, you will find items to practice various situations. You will find vines to climb along or walls to push off of. This way, you can train different skills and practice attack combinations.
7. Squads become clans with a large multiplayer hub
In Monster Hunter World, you can join squads.
Squads are clans/guilds with exclusive group formation.
Squads are for community management, information, and quest planning.
8. Arm-wrestling to show dominance with pure muscle power!
Arm-wrestling is a fun mini-game where you can kill time – someone always shows up late to the scheduled hunt.
In the lobby, there are barrels where you can duel with pure muscle strength like real hunters!
9. Try on equipment before you buy
There will be a preview function for equipment.
Before you buy a full set of equipment, you can try it on your character. This way, you know what it looks like before buying and whether you would like the look.
10. Wishlist for crafting
At the blacksmith, you can create a wishlist.
The list will include resources you need to craft an item.
The wishlist saves the information and notifies you when you have collected the required resources – this way, you don’t have to constantly check what you still need.
Overall, Monster Hunter World seems to aim to make grinding more pleasant. Features such as being able to do small collection quests alongside are a great time saver without taking away from the work.
In Arekkz’s video, the 10 features are shown in action:
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With a simple trick, you can have a lot of fun with Reinhardt in Overwatch . We show you how to execute the charge even better.
Overwatch has a typical “Blizzard learning curve” that follows the popular motto “Easy to learn and hard to master”. Those who want to improve in the hero shooter Overwatch must take some tips and tricks from other players. Recently, there has been a nice hint regarding Reinhardt that makes playing him easier.
On Reddit, the user thar_ has now released a video showing a simple but effective trick to play Reinhardt much more effectively. Within hours, the video and post became one of the most popular in the Overwatch subreddit. In less than 24 hours, the post received over 38,000 upvotes.
The most beautiful kills with Reinhardt are undoubtedly those where you catch an opponent with the charge and carry them to a cliff. It’s truly perfect when the opponent is thrown off, but Reinhardt stays back at the cliff and can wave goodbye.
However, learning the right distance for the charge is not so easy with different cliffs.
A spray logo marks the starting point
Thar_ demonstrates how simple it is: You stand at the cliff and charge forward in the opposite direction. Once you reach the goal, Reinhardt uses a spray logo right in front of him. The spray logo marks the perfect spot to start the charge, as the distance covered is (logically) the same in both directions.
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The recently heated debate surrounding Star Wars: Battlefront 2 has stirred up such emotions that even the new live action trailer is receiving numerous thumbs down in protest. Yet, it is really good!
The trailer shows us the rivalry between the Rebellion and the Empire in a different way: A boy and a girl tease each other over the years in classic Star Wars style and become increasingly creative. Ultimately, it culminates, of course, in an epic battle of Light versus Dark!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvsP1svZFKg
Of course, the antics of the two become increasingly exaggerated, but that is precisely what makes the appeal of the trailer. The dynamic between them is evident and how could one better crown it all than with a decisive duel in Battlefront 2?
Nevertheless, one should sometimes just sit back and enjoy the things that are offered. Like the trailer, which knows how to entertain well despite its short duration. Whether one ultimately wants to support the game or not is, of course, up to each individual.
What do you think? Can you still look forward to the light side of Battlefront 2 despite the controversy?
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In FIFA 18 the update 1.05 is available for download and installation. These are the patch notes for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
If you want to play FIFA 18 online today, you need to download a new update first. This went live on 14.11. and has the version number 1.05.
The update 1.05 is about 528 MB in size (PS4)
What changes with 1.05? – Patch notes
In the past few days, an “exploit” was causing issues in FUT 18. This made it relatively easy to win on the ultimate difficulty level in Squad Battles and thus earn a high points yield.
One only needed to take a few extremely poor players (of bronze quality) into the team and used them on the field to shield the ball. The aggressive AI on ultimate difficulty would often be tempted to commit a foul. This was repeated until the opponents received a few red cards. Then you could simply carry away the victory.
Since Squad Battles offer excellent rewards for the best players and one could gain enormous advantages through this “trick”, EA had to react. And they are now doing so with this update 1.05.
EA Sports, however, does not refer to it as “exploit” but rather as an “unintended gameplay mechanic”. These are the changes in English:
The possibility for a player controlled by the CPU AI to receive a second yellow card when attempting to push or pull an opponent has been removed. This does not apply to strikers who have penetrated towards the goal and are in a 1vs.1 situation with the goalkeeper.
This change has no effect on players controlled by humans.
EA Sports explains: The CPU plays the game with the same input restrictions as a human player. This means that the CPU also has an active player, who is referred to here as the “player controlled by the CPU AI”.
With Black Desert Mobile, a mobile version of the well-known MMORPG is released, and it looks really good according to a new trailer.
Black Desert Mobile is not a mobile adaptation of the MMORPG Black Desert Online, but an independent game. It hits the nail on the head of the currently popular action MMORPGs and can be compared to Lineage Revolution. The story is set 50 years before the story of the MMORPG.
Fast-paced battles from an isometric perspective
The game is played on smartphones (or tablets) from an isometric perspective, which is reminiscent of the Diablo series. You create your hero from the classes Witch, Valkyrie, Warrior, Ranger, and Berserker. Together with friends, you explore the vast world and face enemies in action-packed real-time battles.
The battles are quite spectacular. You can see this in a new gameplay trailer (at the end of the article).
Visually quite impressive
Like its big MMORPG brother, Black Desert Mobile also aims to impress with stunning graphics, and it seems to succeed. As the video shows, the graphics are detailed and full of effects.
How Black Desert Mobile ultimately plays can’t be determined from the video yet. There is also no interface shown that would indicate how the controls work.
The trailer mentions the date November 23. From this date, it will be possible to register on the Korean website.
The MMORPG Lineage Eternal was supposed to be playable by now. Instead, it is dead – but we can look forward to its rebirth. The PC MMORPG Project TL shows as an unofficial Lineage 3 that the Korean giant NCSoft is addressing the transition that has been overdue for years.
Development on Lineage 3 is said to have begun in 2008
The Korean giant NCSoft has two problems: First, they excel in a market that is slowly declining: in PC MMORPGs.
Secondly: The MMORPG series that is performing well in South Korea has aged. A successor has been missing for 10 years.
Lineage is from 1998
Lineage 2 is from 2003
Work on Lineage 3 reportedly began as early as 2008, but the game was never released – there was legal trouble surrounding it, TERA allegedly stole content from the game.
Top in a dying market – PC MMORPGs are struggling in Asia
The challenge with Lineage 3: While it was in development, the MMORPG market changed. PC MMORPGs are out in Asia. For a long time, Korea has been shifting to mobile MMORPGs. Everyone has a smartphone. Mobile is the future.
NCSoft is currently doing well with its PC MMORPGs like AION, Blade and Soul, or Lineage, but everyone knows: The games are aging, the shift to mobile must happen.
NCSoft’s idea was: We try to balance this. We are strong on PC and do not want to give that up, but we need to prepare for the future. We need a PC successor for Lineage, but also want to establish ourselves in mobile. Let’s create a “hybrid game” for PC and mobile.
Analysts were sure: The future of NCSoft hinged on Lineage Eternal. Lineage Eternal was supposed to have a global release, was announced for 2017, and was expected to be a mega hit, but: it simply wasn’t a good game.
Lineage Eternal never worked, NCSoft blocked for years
Additionally: Between 2014 and 2017, mobile development progressed much faster than NCSoft had anticipated.
Ironically, Netmarble brought the Mobile MMORPG Lineage 2 Revolution to market at the end of 2016 with the Lineage license, making a lot of money. NCSoft was in danger of completely losing touch.
Flood of new mobile games
NCSoft had to adapt and fully focus on mobile. The effects of this strategy are now evident in 2017:
With Lineage M, a first mobile hit has succeeded in Korea.
They are following it up with Blade & Soul 2, AION Tempest, AION Legion, and Lineage 2 M. Four “new” mobile MMORPGs based on well-known PC franchises are in the works.
They are also continuing to work with Netmarble, allowing them to develop a further Blade&Soul mobile MMORPG – NCSoft is happy to take the royalties.
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Project TL as the new PC flagship
Interesting is what happened to Lineage Eternal. The idea of the “PC/mobile hybrid” has apparently been abandoned by NCSoft, and now they want to develop a new “flagship” PC MMORPG.
Lineage Eternal is dead and has been rebooted as “Project TL”. With Unreal Engine 4 and a new concept, the game now resembles a response to “Lost Ark”.
Project TL could be the “Lineage 3” that players have been waiting for 10 years. And the game would also definitely be relevant for us MMORPG fans in the West, who still view the mobile MMORPG boom in South Korea with skepticism.
How does the Garden of Salvation challenge in the Destiny 2 raid work? Here is the solution for the raid challenge with the dogs.
On November 14, the third challenge in the Leviathan raid was unlocked. This leads into the Garden of Salvation, where you will face royal beasts, the “dogs”.
The Garden of Salvation challenge is described by the community as “very easy”, especially when played in normal mode. However, the challenge is also available in Prestige mode.
Solution for the raid challenge in the Garden of Salvation
To complete the challenge, you must meet one requirement:
During each “stealth phase”, a Guardian may only shoot at a flower once.
This means that both Prism weapon bearers may activate only one flower each to build the buff. If a Guardian shoots at a flower a second time, the challenge fails. This will be indicated with the message “Challenge failed” at the lower left corner of the screen:
How do I best approach this challenge?
The best method:
Defeat the dogs in one phase with a buff of x24. This is achieved by activating two flowers. With the right weapons, the damage output in normal mode is sufficient. Throw grenades, rockets, and everything you have at the beasts and you will complete the challenge in about 3 minutes.
Alternatively, you can proceed as follows:
Defeat the dogs in multiple phases (two should definitely be enough). Build a buff of x24 each time, deal damage to the dogs, meet in the safe room, and repeat. The Prism weapon bearers can be kept, you do not need to switch them. After each phase, the requirement for the challenge resets. Only during one phase may the same Guardian shoot at more than one flower.
It is also possible for you to meet in the safe room during one phase and swap the Prism weapon bearers. Just don’t get caught by the dogs.
Venero TV shows you the challenge in a video in German, he masters the challenge in two phases:
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The first reviews and ratings for Star Wars Battlefront 2 are here. On the Metacritic page, the press paints a positive picture of the Star Wars shooter, while players brutally tear it apart.
Hardly any game has been discussed as controversially as Star Wars Battlefront 2 lately. Most players agree that the Star Wars shooter works great as a game, looks awesome, and is a lot of fun.
However, the more details about the loot boxes in the game emerged, the more criticism arose. After all, the loot boxes contain gameplay-relevant “Star Cards,” and for many players, that crosses the line into pay-to-win.
The first user reviews on Metacritic are unimaginably bad. The PS4 version of Battlefront 2 has a user score of only 1.3 at the time of this news (14.11.2017, 14:00 Uhr)! Over 400 users cast their votes.
However, these user ratings should always be taken with caution; they are not representative of the entire game. They reflect the current sentiment surrounding the loot box debacle. A large part of the criticism consists of “emotional judgments.”
Moreover, the full release is still pending on November 17. We will see how the user rating will change then.
Things look quite different in the press, which was also able to test the game in advance. Some reviews are still in the making. The existing ratings paint a positive picture. There, Battlefront received 79 (out of a maximum of 100) points.
Here are some ratings from the Metacritic list:
IGN: 7.0/10 (Review is not yet completed)
Gamespot: 6/10 (Review is not yet completed)
COGconnected: 86/100
Darkstation: 4/5
Gamesradar +: 4/5
Gamespace: 8/10
The Telegraph: 6/10
The Sixth Axis: 8/10
US Gamer: 3.5/5
Shaknews: 6/10
Press Start: 8/10
One: 6/10
Gaming Trend: 80/100
What the press says about Battlefront 2
Most press reviews of Battlefront 2 are positive. For example, COGConnected states that Battlefront 2 has repeatedly proven that EA listens to players and has thus created a good Star Wars game in the end. The loot boxes are annoying, but that could still change. Moreover, the Star Wars feeling is fantastic and the game modes are fun.
IGN is a bit more reserved. The final rating has not yet been decided, and the author criticizes the rather weak single-player campaign and the loot boxes. Furthermore, he finds the game is not a serious competitive shooter. However, it is a fun and casual Star Wars shooter full of cool details that should certainly please any fan.
Star Wars Battlefront 2
GameSpot shares a similar view. The campaign is said to lack narrative strength, and the microtransactions and loot boxes are definitely not good for the game. On the other hand, it is just a ton of fun!
The colleagues at PC Games are also quite disappointed with the single-player campaign. It is shorter than expected and lacks depth. A wasted opportunity. The multiplayer part, on the other hand, is fun and would spread excellent Star Wars atmosphere. A final rating is still pending.
Star Wars Battlefront 2 will be released on November 17, 2017, on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. Premium buyers can start as early as November 14.
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At least the DLCs for Battlefront 2 are free. Find out here what to expect in the first DLC “The Last Jedi”.
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Finally, the battle royale shooter “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” is taking its next step and bringing climbing features to the game. These are currently only available on the test servers and should be thoroughly tested there. Players have already found some bugs that allow you to shoot through walls.
PUBG 1.0 – Climbing takes practice
It’s quite strange that PUBG has not had a climbing feature in the game until now. Most obstacles had to be awkwardly circumvented. Now, the system is finally being expanded to bring climbing and diving features into the game.
You can currently try this out on the test servers in PUBG version 1.0, which will be available until Thursday morning. The patch is 6.3 GB in size and can be downloaded via Steam.
Testing the climbing system should have taken place earlier. However, a bug prevented the developers from releasing the patch on the test servers on time. In a blog post, the developers explain that the current test version does not run completely stable. There may be crashes and issues that require restarting the game to fix.
However, they wanted to at least give players the chance to try out the new features for a short time. Even if these are not the best conditions to test all features.
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On Reddit, the first players are showing how climbing works and where there are still issues. Player Shroud shows us how to get through the wall with the head (and the weapon):
Other players are just waiting for curious gamers to try out climbing. Happy Vaulting!
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Among the key points of version 1.0 are the climbing system and ballistics. In addition to overcoming obstacles, they want to make the weapons more realistic. That’s why the developers adjusted precision and hitboxes.
Furthermore, a bullet drop should be more noticeable. The fired projectile loses speed over time. This leads to bullets dropping faster than before. According to developers, the bullet drop should become evident at a distance of about 300 meters.
In The Division, the release of update 1.8 is approaching. Here are 5 tips on how you can prepare for it.
There is still no official release date for update 1.8 called “Resistance”. It is supposed to be released in autumn 2017 – the developers don’t have much time left.
If you want to start the agent future fully prepared, we have 5 tips for you on how to meaningfully spend the waiting time until the launch in The Division.
Tip 1 – Collect Exotic Containers!
Update 1.8 introduces four new exotics. If you want to get them early, you can now collect exotic containers. Because even in the containers you got in 1.7, the exotics from 1.8 can be included if you open the containers in 1.8.
There are several ways to obtain exotic containers:
This way you can get 7 containers per week (3 legendary missions, 4 incursions). If you do this with each character, you can farm 28 exotic containers in a week.
If these PvE challenges are too hard for you, you can also collect weekly assignment containers, which also guarantee exotics.
Even if you’re unlucky and don’t receive any of the new exotics in 1.8, it’s worth farming the exotic containers: Because they contain Division-Tech!
Tip 2 – Save Division-Tech
Division-Tech is a resource that has completely lost significance over time. However, in The Division 1.8, it will be more important than ever: Because you now need Division-Tech to optimize your gear.
A new feature in 1.8 is the Optimization Station, which allows you to push the stats and attributes of your weapons and armor pieces to the maximum.
or open exotic containers. The weekly assignment containers do not drop Division-Tech.
Tip 3 – Increase Your Supply of Crafting Materials
Not only new exotic weapons are coming, but the existing items and talents will also change. To craft the best weapons with the best talents in 1.8, it’s worth stockpiling crafting materials now.
For this, there is an efficient method: Buy items from the vendors for credits and dismantle them to receive crafting materials.
Here’s a good tip: Equip your agent with items with low gear score. Transfer all high-quality items (mods are not needed) to the stash and then to your other agents, so that this agent has no access to them for now. This will cause vendors to offer you items with low gear score, which are much cheaper. This way you can buy items extremely cheaply and then dismantle them into crafting materials.
Tip 4 – Clean Up Your Stash
Make room for new things! Most of you will have all sorts of green gear set pieces in your stash that you think “you might need them sometime”. After update 1.8, new global events will introduce “secret set pieces” for all gear sets. These are guaranteed to be better than the normal set pieces.
So, get rid of the old gear set pieces that you will not use anymore.
Tip 5 – Save Key Fragments
Lastly, a tip for everyone who places great value on their agent’s appearance.
With update 1.8, new cosmetic items will arrive, which can be purchased from the premium vendor through certain containers. These containers can be bought with real money or opened with cipher keys. These keys can be earned in-game. You need a total of 10 key fragments to craft one key. Each named boss has a 20% chance to drop a fragment.
If you want the new cosmetics but don’t want to spend money on them, then start farming key fragments now. This is particularly efficient in the Dragon’s Nest Incursion, where you can repeatedly defeat the four horsemen. You can play the incursion at any world tier.
Perhaps adding to an existing raid is quite a good idea.
Whether Bungie will really expand the Leviathan raid with Curse of Osiris, we should find out in one of the upcoming live streams for Destiny 2. The first one starts Wednesday evening. We will cover the streams on Mein MMO with a live ticker.
There are indications that the Leviathan raid in Destiny 2 could be expanded with the first DLC “Curse of Osiris”. Is this the “new raid content” that Bungie is talking about?
In recent years, Bungie has been repeatedly accused of merely recycling old content instead of providing new gameplay.
The last update in Destiny 1, the “Age of Triumph”, was a complete recycling lollapalooza. Every raid came back.
What is the new raid content in Curse of Osiris?
When the DLC “Curse of Osiris” was announced, skeptical Guardians raised their bushy eyebrows as they read that there would be “new raid content” in it.
This meant for the skeptics: There is surely some trickery going on. They surely won’t give us a new raid; otherwise, they would just write “new raid”, but something is being recycled or something in the direction of “Prison of Elders” is coming, which, as is well known, no one likes.
Is a raid designer trolling us or is there something to it?
However: The latest hints indicate that Bungie might continue to expand the existing Leviathan raid in Destiny 2.
This is suggested by a small conversation on Twitter. Someone said: “There are so many doors in the Leviathan raid. I would love to open one and see what awaits behind it. That would be the coolest design idea Bungie has ever made.”
One of the raid content designers at Bungie, Brendan Thorne, replied: “Funny you should say that.”
This is not an official confirmation, but it comes pretty close. Normally, “Funny you should say that” is something like the introduction to a confession: “Funny that you’re talking about this — that’s exactly what we’re doing!”
However, Thorne does not say that but only leaves the announcement hanging. Users on reddit think: Either this is seriously cruel trolling, or the user hit the nail on the head.
Some hints suggest that the Leviathan raid still holds secrets
Looking closer, this idea of a Leviathan raid XXL becomes more and more appealing. After all, numerous Cabal figures were listed in the booklet of the Collector’s Edition that Guardians have not yet encountered.
Moreover, it would be “resource-saving” for Bungie to expand an existing raid with additional wings and bosses instead of creating an entirely new raid from scratch: That would be some creative “recycling.”
For the existing DLCs for Destiny 1, there were indeed difficulties with resource scarcity:
The DLC raid Crota’s End is considered the weakest in Destiny overall.
For the 2nd DLC, Bungie didn’t even bring a raid anymore, but instead, with Prison of Elders, an unwanted surrogate.
Perhaps adding to an existing raid is quite a good idea.
Whether Bungie will really expand the Leviathan raid with Curse of Osiris, we should find out in one of the upcoming live streams for Destiny 2. The first one starts Wednesday evening. We will cover the streams on Mein MMO with a live ticker.
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Blizzard is currently working on WoW Classic. An announcement that has been making waves since Blizzcon 2017. Our author Benedict has a personal comment on this..
Actually, I expected Blizzard to announce two things for WoW at the Blizzcon opening ceremony: Antorus and the new expansion.
The announcement that Vanilla WoW would be playable again made me let out a short delighted shout here in Japan at around 4 AM.
Now, a week later, I have some distance from the topic, given it a lot of thought, and read a lot about it. I still maintain: Classic WoW will be great! Despite all the flaws and inconveniences that will accompany it.
What does WoW Classic actually mean?
Classic WoW, sometimes also called Vanilla, is the original version of the MMORPG. It is a WoW without any expansions.
Characters were limited in many areas compared to today. The maximum level was 60. Each faction had 4 races, and there were a total of 9 classes. The shaman was available only to the Horde, and the paladin only to the Alliance.
In return, you could customize the characters somewhat more freely. Each class had an additional weapon slot for ranged weapons such as guns and staves, or totems (shaman), idols (druid), and tomes (paladin). The choice of equipment was also not so limited, as there was no bonus for classes wearing the same type of armor (plate, etc.) in all slots.
The content itself is also significantly less than at the moment. The map only consisted of the two continents Kalimdor and Eastern Kingdoms at that time. There were 9 raids, 20 dungeons (some of which were split), and 3 battlegrounds. Manageable, but in Classic the journey was also more the goal.
I played WoW back in Classic. However, the release of “The Burning Crusade” came when I was only level 20 or 30 and casting my shadow spells in Duskwood. I only saw the end content of Classic much later.
Exactly that is also the point I am looking forward to the most: Raids with 40 people were already no longer available by BC. The epic battles against Ragnaros, Nefarian, Onyxia, and C‘thun I only know from stories. Experiencing that will be great!
I am especially looking forward to Naxxramas. I was only able to visit the necropolis during Wrath of the Lich King – because it simply vanished after Classic! But even in Northrend, it was one of my favorite instances.
The feeling of sneaking in as an unwelcome guest through a large stronghold of the Scourge and taking down the generals was wonderful. How fantastic must it be then to take on this adventure in its original form?
Those were the days!
What has changed since WoW Classic – and what will change again
In the past few days, I have also thought about how much raids have changed in general. Raid buffs have disappeared, classes have been significantly adjusted to each other. By BC, you still needed mages for High King Maulgar, in WotLK warlocks for the blood princes.
The relevance of classes is finally returning, even if that means raids will become harder again. As a die-hard Alliance player, I will miss Battle Roar, even though the Horde didn’t have it back then – but I am curious to see how loudly the paladins will curse when they have to rebuff every 15 minutes.
Most likely it will draw me back to my warlock. This means for me: Every new demon requires its own quest chain. I will have to work hard for the warlock mount. Soul shards will take at least 2 or 3 inventory slots, and I will need them to raid properly.
Everything is a hunter weapon! Image source: wowhead
It will be exhausting, and that’s a good thing!
I will also happily stand for hours on low-level mobs to beat them with automatic attacks, just to increase my weapon skill. These are all things I had forgotten – but actually miss because they give depth to the characters.
We were not heroes in Classic, to whom one hands one of the most powerful weapons of Azeroth. The current state: My character has never seen a two-hander before? It doesn’t matter, just hit and it’s fine!
We were adventurers in Classic who were fed up with the world’s problems. So we set out to solve them – or die trying. Often. And I will have no problem being a complete failure at the beginning.
What takes a long time will finally be good
The path from farm boy to dragon slayer is indeed long, and it begins with the first wild boar you take down without bleeding out. It takes time, experience, and training – both as a character and as a player. It feels… right.
This story that truly defines the character has been lost over time. In Classic, I get to experience it once again, to remember how I actually became the hero who today faces the Lord of Demons himself.
The upcoming RPG Cyberpunk 2077 aims to focus on online features. This is intended to allow the developers to generate constant revenue. The goal is to be commercially more successful than The Witcher 3.
One of the most eagerly anticipated RPGs of the coming years is likely to be Cyberpunk 2077. The team at CD Projekt Red has to meet high expectations, as the game will surely be compared to the last mega hit, The Witcher 3.
Fans expect Cyberpunk 2077 to be a top-notch single-player RPG set in the dark future of our world. However, not much is known about the game yet; the developers are only teasing the different classes or small snippets of information from time to time.
The CEO of CD Projekt Red, Adam Kiciński, spoke with the Polish site Strefa Inwestorow about the future of the company, and a buzzword came up: online features.
In the studio, they hope that Cyberpunk 2077 will be financially more successful than The Witcher 3.
“Online features are necessary or at least highly recommended if you want long-term success.” And they apparently want that with Cyberpunk 2077, as it has been confirmed that the game will have online functionalities. However, details are not yet disclosed.
The most common theory is that there will be a “social HUB” in the game, perhaps a bar or a specific district where single-player and multiplayer blend together. Those who want could look for other players at this location and engage in special multiplayer missions.
Talking about an “MMO” would, however, be exaggerated for Cyberpunk 2077. At its core, the game will probably be a single-player title, as several (unconfirmed) leaks suggest.
Connections between major games and “service games” like Gwent
These service games are intended to ensure a steady cash flow. For the future, one can imagine creating numerous connections between these service games and the “big games”.
Cyberpunk 2077 still without a release date
Cyberpunk 2077 is loosely based on the tabletop RPG Cyberpunk 2020. However, since “2020” is now much too close, they have raised the year slightly.
No concrete release date for Cyberpunk 2077 has been announced yet. However, the game has been in development since 2012, and the developers want to take as much time as they need – a claim that few studios can afford nowadays.
CD Projekt Red is mainly known for the Witcher series and has also been trying its hand in recent months at a card game called Gwent, which takes place in the Witcher universe.
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In Pokémon GO there are now new clothes that you can dress your avatar in. These are related to the release of new Pokémon games.
Soon, the new Pokémon games “Ultrasun” and “Ultramoon” will be released. In Pokémon GO, there are now new outfits for male and female trainers on this occasion. But why are they so short and summery?
Free Outfits in Pokémon GO
The release of Pokémon Ultrasun and Ultramoon for Nintendo 3DS is already on November 17. Pokémon GO trainers can celebrate this by dressing in clothes from the Alola region in the game.
The story of Pokémon (Ultra)Sun and (Ultra)Moon takes place in Alola. The climate there is warm with tropical flora. For this reason, the new outfits are summery, even though we are heading into winter time now.
You now have the opportunity in the in-game shop to dress your trainer for free. Female trainers can choose a sun hat, sandals, shorts, and a top. Males can select new sneakers, shorts, a hat, and a tank top. There are also new Pokémon bags.
This is the first time that Niantic is promoting an upcoming game in Pokémon GO.
Are you wearing the new clothes?
Waiting for Pokémon GO News
Recently, the developers at Niantic stated that there will be news about improvements in Pokémon GO in a few days. The development team is currently expanding and is planning exciting new features for the game in 2018.
However, the existing game should be improved first. Niantic did not provide specific details. Fans hope for village improvements and a revision of the chaotic EX Raid system.
Additionally, the community is wondering if there will be a Thanksgiving event in Pokémon GO in 2017. Last year, the event started on November 23 and rewarded trainers with a lucky egg with four times experience points.
As soon as Niantic announces something about the event, you will read about it here on Mein-MMO.de. Also follow our Facebook page for Pokémon GO to not miss any news.
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