Currently, on the morning of September 26th, there are server issues with Pokémon GO. Google and PTC players are reporting disturbances.
The servers for the mobile hit “Pokémon GO” are currently presumably affected by an issue. Players are unable to log in or are permanently seeing the white Poké Ball in the game, which indicates that the game is “loading”.
This time, not only users with Pokémon Trainer Club accounts are affected, but also players with Google accounts.
Update 1:10 PM – The first players can slowly log in again
Update ~7:00 PM – There are still problems logging in.
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Server Status? Connection could not be established
Complaints about the Pokémon GO servers have been increasing in the last few minutes on Reddit, Twitter, and Facebook. Apparently, there are issues preventing trainers from playing.
Trainers in several countries are affected. It seems to be a larger problem or a measure from Niantic that we currently have no information about. We refrain from speculation here to avoid raising false hopes.
There has been no feedback from official sources so far. As soon as Niantic has commented on the issues, we will update this article for you. In the meantime, we invite you to exchange ideas with other trainers in our Pokémon GO group on Facebook.
Update 11:41 AM – Niantic is aware of the issues:
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In Destiny 2, today, on September 26th, is the Weekly Reset. Fresh activities like the Nightfall Strike are coming. Additionally, the Faction Rally starts for the first time.
Guardians, you must make a decision by today at the latest. The faction leaders from the Dead Orbit, New Monarchy, and Future War Cult are taking their positions in the Tower and are trying to win you over to their cause – the Faction Rally starts at 11 AM with the weekly reset.
You can only support one faction per character. Here are the main points summarized:
The rally runs from today at 11 AM until October 3rd at 11 AM
Once you pledge allegiance to a faction, you will receive a buff on your character that shows your faction affiliation.
You collect reputation tokens for your faction by completing the Raid, Strikes, Crucible matches, public events, and Lost Sectors.
You can exchange the tokens with the faction for reward packages that include exclusive faction items.
The faction whose Guardians achieve the most rank-ups and thus the most reward packages wins the competition. The winning faction will offer an exclusive weapon that faction members can purchase for 1,000 Glimmer and all other Guardians for 50,000 Glimmer.
Shortly after 11 AM, we will update this article if necessary and provide live coverage of the Faction Rally, which is called “Group Fights” in German. Update: You must run to all factions that will present their ideology to you. You will find them in the Tower. Only then can you choose a faction. At the faction of your choice, you will receive the buff, which will be displayed in the character menu, as well as a badge.
Note: Some users report that faction vendors are not showing up for them. The preliminary solution approach from Bungie is to return to orbit and try again.
Nightfall Strike on September 26th on PS4 and Xbox One
This week, The Pyramidion is up as Nightfall.
The modifiers:
Cataclysm: Endless power flows from within you. Your abilities recharge faster as a result.
Timewarp:Zero Hour: The mission timer cannot be extended. Choose your battles wisely. You have 22 minutes. (Prestige 17 minutes)
The challenges in the Nightfall:
Complete the Nightfall with at least 5 minutes remaining.
Complete the Nightfall with fewer than 3 deaths.
Do not allow Brakion to be shielded for more than 40 seconds before you defeat him.
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Lost Ark is a Korean action MMO that is currently undergoing its second closed beta in South Korea. It features not only picturesque landscapes and epic battles but also includes the steampunk genre.
Lost Ark, the beautiful and action-packed MMO from South Korea, is currently in the second closed beta. Fortunately, there are sites like Steparu.com that get to play in the East and provide us cool gameplay insights from the beta here in the West.
In a video, you can see a dungeon set in a dark, futuristic factory.
Mechs and Gears instead of Fantasy Trimmings
The dungeon “Heart of Krater” takes you to a dark facility that is designed in a futuristic steampunk style. Steampunk is a style that relies on gears, steam engines, and sometimes even magical energy sources for mechanical constructs.
And this is how the dungeon looks in the gameplay video from Steparu. You battle your way through a dark manufacturing facility with three other players. Mechanical constructs constantly attack and deplete your resources.
Dungeon Gameplay Video – Superior Firepower thanks to Mechs
To deal with all the mechanized monsters, your powers eventually won’t be enough. So, you just get yourself a big mech. In the massive war machines, you and your friends can clear hordes of enemies and defend, for example, an energy core from the onslaught.
Later, the action continues on lightning-fast freight trains where you are ambushed by hordes of flying enemies.
Final Battle against the Mech Girl
At the end, there is a big boss fight on the agenda. The opponent is a little girl with her stuffed animal. Actually, not much of a danger, if it weren’t for the fact that the brat is also sitting in a massive mech. In a multi-phase boss fight, you’ll have to give it your all in the end to defeat the girl.
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The video from Steparu about the hard mode of the steampunk dungeon is embedded here for you to enjoy! Unfortunately, it is still unknown when Lost Ark will be released in Korea or even in the West.
Capcom showcased the character creator of Monster Hunter World (PS4, Xbox One, later PC) at the Tokyo Game Show. The character creation will offer players a great variety and even take the cat companions into account. Additionally, there was new gameplay and the city Astella to see.
At the Tokyo Game Show, Capcom presented several presentations over the last few days that provided a deeper insight into the action RPG Monster Hunter World. New monsters from Monster Hunter Worldwere introduced, and a release date was announced.
Now the developers introduced the character creator of Monster Hunter World. The game will provide you with many options to customize your own monster hunters.
Character creation offers tons of options – Also for the buddy cat
The video shows how much the appearance of your character can be customized. The demonstration includes things like:
Facial structures
Hairstyles
Age
Proportions
Color of eyes, hair, and skin
Facial painting
Size
Weight
No part of the Monster Hunter franchise has been able to create a character with such detail visually.
Attention, minor spoiler!Once the character (a blonde, light-skinned huntress) and her cat companion are created in the demo, the intro film starts. Those who do not want to see this should watch the demonstration only up to minute 12:40.
A bug in the hero shooter Overwatch results in many players being permanently excluded from the competitive game mode. We reveal what’s going on.
In a constantly changing game like Overwatch, small bugs occasionally sneak into the final patch. While most bugs only lead to minor, annoying situations, some bugs can cause really frustrating consequences for the players.
Since patch 1.15 (PC) and 2.19 (PS4, Xbox One), Blizzard has been enforcing harsher penalties for those who do not participate properly in the competitive game mode. Those who are inactive, frequently leave games, or stand out negatively will receive bans of increasing duration.
But this new system seems far from being fully developed! On Reddit, Chromega1231 reports a new bug that has already affected several players.
The bug appears to be triggered when someone leaves the queue for a competitive match at just the “right” moment, as the game pairs the players together. Overwatch then switches to the “Searching for Players” mode – which it shouldn’t actually do in a competitive game.
As a result, the match breaks off because not enough players are present. Shortly thereafter, the match starts again, searches for players, and is immediately closed again. This repeats several times.
Every “reload” is a disconnect
What is only learned afterward: Every time the game closes in these situations, the system apparently counts the occurrence as a forced disconnect and attributes a loss to the involved players. As losses accumulate, players lose a significant amount of skill rating. But it gets even worse! The “forced disconnects” also accumulate, signaling eventually: This player frequently leaves matches prematurely.
The result: You get completely banned for the current season of Overwatch.
Blizzard has yet to comment on this bug. Chromega lists several players in his thread who are suffering from this bug and have already lost significant skill rating or have been completely excluded from the game.
Do you know someone affected by this bug? Or have you been spared so far?
In Destiny 2, the patch notes for update 1.05 are known. Bungie is preparing for the faction rally and simplifying the “Call to Arms” milestone.
Yesterday, on September 25th, the Destiny 2 developers carried out hours of maintenance, which was even extended by a good hour. During this maintenance, update 1.0.3 was applied, which carries version number 1.05 on the PS4.
In the meantime, the complete patch notes for this update have been released.
New Features of Update 1.05 – What Changes?
Update 1.05 brought two important new features along with various bug fixes. The new features:
It prepared for the faction rally. Today, on September 26th at 11 AM, this competition of the factions begins. However, the respective faction symbols are already on the map of the tower after the installation of the update. The leaders will arrive at 11 AM.
It reduced the number of games required to master the “Call to Arms” milestone in the Crucible. The effort should now be better aligned with the other weekly milestones.
All other bug fixes are embedded here in German:
UI: A bug was fixed where hunters with a certain amount of health saw their health bar all the time in the HUD
Raid: A bug in the raid was fixed, where players joining during sections were unintentionally given revival tokens.
Adventures: A bug was fixed where, if the first Minotaur in the “Well Armored” adventure was dealt with too quickly, progress was blocked
Clans
A bug was fixed where clan XP was not gained by completing public events
A bug was fixed where some players did not receive weekly clan engrams
However, players who leave a clan will still not receive clan rewards in that week
Eververse
A bug was fixed where bright engrams displayed “Requires Level 20” if a player had not accepted all leveling rewards from Tess after reaching level 20
A bug was fixed where the action button for weapon ornaments displayed Submit instead of Unlock
Crucible
Downtown
Power ammo locations were changed for Conflict & Domination
Invisible barriers were added to prevent players from leaving the playable area
Eternity
Softkill volume was added so players can no longer hide at the edge of the map
Ghosts of dead players will no longer appear at the “Fork” location
General
A bug was fixed where sometimes equipment for players in the tower did not load
A crash was fixed that occurred when logging out of Destiny 2
Companion App
Android
A bug was fixed for the search button for equipment that covered item functions
A bug was fixed where ghosts were not displayed in character equipment
A filter and member counter were added in the clan overview
iOS
Fix for incorrect equipment power sorting when items contained no power
Web
When closing “Item Explore” in Trending, the page will no longer refresh
Destiny 2 is offline today, on September 25th. The servers are going down and are not available. Bungie is performing maintenance, the update 1.0.3 with the version number 1.05 is being deployed. All information about the server maintenance.
Update 16:50: The update carries the version number 1.05 (PS4) and can already be downloaded. It is approximately 850 MB in size. On Xbox One, it has a size of 838.84MB.
Update 20:29: The maintenance has been extended until 23:00.
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Today, the announced maintenance for Destiny 2 is taking place. This will last several hours, so you will have to look for another pastime for your well-deserved evening.
The important times for today, September 25th:
At 3 PM preparations for the maintenance begin. You can no longer log into Destiny 2.
At 4 PM all players who are still in Destiny 2 will be removed from their activities. The servers will go offline.
The end of the maintenance is planned for around 9 PM. However, it is common for Bungie that these times are never taken too literally. The servers may come online several hours earlier or later.
During the maintenance, the update 1.0.3 will be deployed. What new features and changes the update brings is still unknown. Bungie will release the patch notes only when the servers are live again. Update: Here are the patch notes.
Servers offline today – Two new features will start soon after the maintenance
The maintenance work today may fix a few of the known issues in Destiny 2 or prepare for two new features that will start tomorrow, September 26th:
Developer Jagex hosted its fan festival Runefest 2017 over the weekend. It became clear here that Runescape will focus more on its veterans and nostalgia in the future. The modern mobile version of Runescape is also aimed at players from the past. Our author Leya was on-site. She tested the mobile version and spoke with the developers about the new strategy.
The MMORPG Runescape was released by the British developer studio Jagex in 2001. For many genre enthusiasts, Runescape was one of the first MMORPGs they ever played. This was partly due to the fact that Runescape launched as a free browser game on PC at that time. The entry into the medieval fantasy world of Gielinor was easy and attracted a lot of young audiences.
This young audience from back then is now older and has a ton of adult responsibilities: paying rent, investing energy into work or education, starting and supporting a family.
All of this makes it difficult for MMORPG lovers over 30 to fully immerse themselves in their game. Because complex MMORPGs like Runescape require a lot of time and are not suitable for casual play.
Developer Jagex is aware of this and is now tackling a new strategy with Runescape, focusing primarily on veteran players and nostalgia.
Runescape Returns to Its Roots – Wants to Bring Back Veterans
Together with 1,650 guests from the Runescape community, I plunged into Runefest 2017 on Saturday. Runefest is a festival open to press and fans of the MMORPG classic.
At Runefest, there were:
the 12-month plan: Announcements for the development of the game such as the new monster combat mode
the world premiere for Runescape and Oldschool-Runescape for mobile. For the first time, Runescape could be played on smartphone or tablet.
the autumn finals of Runescape eSports “Deadman”. ‚5PLUS50K12‘ won the autumn edition of the Deadman tournament and a prize pool of $20,000. #TeamLUL won another $10,000, which will benefit the charity Make-a-Wish.
Fan and community activities
Runefest 2017 was themed “Back to Our Roots” – This was already clearly visible in the decoration. As I entered the hall for Runefest, I found myself directly in the scenery of Lumbridge. This is the first place where players begin their adventures in Runescape. Here, Jagex made a clear statement about where the journey should go: into the past.
Mobile Version of Runescape Aiming at Veterans – Market is Larger According to Developer
At Runefest 2017, I was able to personally test the mobile version of Runescape.
There are two different versions of Runescape, both coming to mobile devices:
The classic or Oldschool Runescape: Oldschool RuneScape is an older version of the fantasy MMORPG from 2007. The graphics also look pixelated and old, but fans of the classic wouldn’t want it any other way. This retro version of Runescape still receives updates and is maintained.
The “normal” Runescape: This is the modern form of the classic, which has received a graphical update and gets different content than Oldschool Runescape.
Since I am not a Runescape player myself, I was able to log in with a guest account and roam around in the world of Gielinor on smartphone and tablet. Fans who had an account on PC could log in directly with it on mobile devices.
Especially Oldschool Runescape ran surprisingly smoothly.It works with point-and-click mechanics. The user interface is well-suited for mobile devices and is easy for developers to implement.
Even though classic Runescape ran quite smoothly, I found it visually rather unappealing. For veterans and fans of Oldschool Runescape, this shouldn’t be a problem thanks to nostalgia. After all, it is indeed the original version that runs on smartphone and tablet, and it just works well.
For me – as a non-player – the modern version of Runescape was more interesting. Although still needing work on the too-complex user interface, I quickly found myself engrossed in the game. On desktop, the modern Runescape might look visually outdated, but on the smaller screen of the smartphone or tablet, it looked appealing:
Runescape as a fully-fledged mainstream MMORPG on the smartphone
The answer was given to me by Jagex Senior Product Manager Matt Casey in an interview. According to Casey, the market of inactive Runescape players is huge. Player surveys indicated that they would love to continue playing Runescape if they could make the game more flexible. That is what Runescape can offer on mobile devices.
Jagex believes it is an effective strategy to bring back old players through nostalgia. This is one of the reasons why Runescape will only be available as a full version on smartphones. It aims at former players who need options to game on the go or comfortably on the couch.
Oldschool Runescape already runs smoothly enough with its interface to appear in beta for Android and iOS by the end of 2017.
The “normal” Runescape still has too many issues and will follow later. The user interface still needs to be adapted and simplified for mobile devices.
Here’s a comparison. On the upper smartphone is Runescape and on the lower device is Oldschool Runescape:
Runescape Retracts with Huge Updates like Menaphos
Overall, Menaphos was only received moderately within the community. The changes didn’t seem to be what the players actually hoped and wished for. Menaphos was supposed to give players the opportunity to enjoy Runescape even with a busy life through actions such as the “5-Minute Dungeon.” However, this altered the feeling towards the game too much for most veterans.
For this reason, Jagex is now retracting with these huge updates and wants to return to the roots together with the players. The focus is now on things players have long wished for in Runescape. Many of the announcements from Runefest 2017 were already known in the community and were not regarded as a big surprise, including the Mage Arena II – the continuation of a popular mini-game in Runescape.
In addition to new content, especially old features and skills are getting a rework. Guilds, Hints, or Deep-Sea Fishing are among them. This could also be interpreted as a sign of reaching out to their veterans and improving the game as they know it.
Major new announcements at Runefest 2017 included:
A new raid and a grandmaster adventure for Oldschool Runescape in 2018. Groups of up to five players will face a diabolical army of vampires.
A new monster combat mode “Dimension of the Damned” is coming in October 2017 – considered by the community to be the most exciting update. “Dimension of the Damned” is a time-limited event that transports players to another dimension. A horde of the dead descends upon Gielinor, and players must survive against the zombies in a fight to the death.
The Way Back – Does it Lead Runescape to Happiness?
Leya thinks: Jagex has focused its future plans on the veterans of Runescape. The developers make it clear that they want to return to their roots and use nostalgia to bring back old players. Worldwide, Runescape currently has two million players logging in every month.
Huge updates like Menaphos may not have been the right strategy to meet these players’ needs. Perhaps here, player desires were misinterpreted at Jagex. The mobile full-version of Runescape could actually be the key to making (ex-)veterans happy and adapting to their needs. They want to play the familiar Runescape, not a modified version like the Menaphos expansion.
It could be a dangerous long-term strategy to only focus on the old market and neglect new players. For the moment, however, it seems to me that focusing on its existing (ex-)player base is a sensible strategy for Jagex.
Because these are exactly the players who love this somewhat quirky MMORPG with British humor. They don’t need high-end graphics and appreciate the edges and pixels that are part of Runescape.
Runescape Mobile
Mobile May Perhaps Attract Minecraft Fans
Nevertheless, I believe that especially the mobile version could bring a surge of new players. Oldschool Runescape would be appealing with its blocky look to players who are also totally into chunky Minecraft and want a complex game on mobile. The modern Runescape looks appealing on smaller screens, but it still has a lot of work to do on its interface before release.
How Runescape is received by new players and veterans remains to be seen until the mobile version is actually released.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In FIFA 18, Alex Hunter returns! The story mode “The Journey”, introduced for the first time in FIFA 17, receives a sequel called “The Journey: Hunter Returns” or simply “The Journey 2”.
The first testers were able to completely play through the story mode in FIFA 18, as reported by gamesradar. They are now reporting on the most important milestones of the story and naming the rewards and gameplay duration.
About 14 hours of gameplay provided by The Journey in FIFA 18
In FIFA 18, the story around Alex Hunter continues. Hunter is a young football professional who is on his way to becoming a world star. In FIFA 17, he played his first season in the Premier League, where he made a stir. While it was possible to have a different season outcome if you played poorly, FIFA 18 continues the story ending in which Alex had an outstanding season.
In FIFA 18, you play Alex Hunter’s second season, which takes you to Brazil, the USA, and a European country of your choice (Germany, Spain, or France).
The entire story is divided into 6 chapters, with a reward for FUT 18 waiting for you at the end of each chapter.
According to gamesradar, the story should take about 14 hours to complete. However, it can be played faster or slower. This makes it about as long as The Journey from FIFA 17, which took about 16 hours.
Players of WoW have long desired “Sub Races” for their characters. Will they finally appear in the next expansion?
With the upcoming BlizzCon 2017, which will take place in a little over a month, rumors about the next expansion of World of Warcraft are piling up. On Reddit, “leaks” frequently appear, where alleged Blizzard employees spill the beans. This post is one of them (loosely translated):
“My game is being ruined. (…) The Shattered World is disappearing. Northrend is disappearing. Some zones will be time-distorted. Most zones are changing in devastating ways. Why can’t we have a new, beautiful Mulgore or a crossroads and instead get this destroyed mess? No new class, but race options through new factions in the world. There are also new specializations, but you know what? Lazy! Every class gets a new specialization, but many classes share ones! (…)”
There’s not much to discuss about the post – everything screams “Fake” and the probability that a truly angry Blizzard employee wrote something like this while intoxicated, only to almost immediately delete it, is extremely low.
But he still mentions a few ideas that can be speculated about. Especially the new customization options for characters could be imagined.
More Race Options – The Lore Provides a Lot
These “Sub Races” have been wished for by fans for many years. Players want to further customize their characters and especially the role-playing community has long been eager to better visually represent Nightborne (Horde), High Elves (Alliance), or Orcs of the Dragonmaw Clan.
There are many possibilities here, as the lore of World of Warcraft is full of different groupings of almost all species, which have also developed differently.
Many would like to be a “Dark Ranger” – Just like Sylvanas.
With Patch 7.3, there are even new customization options in theory. Many Draenei on Argus have the new appearance and are “Lightforged” – meaning their eyes glow golden and they have different, particularly long horns. They are perfectly implemented and it would likely take only a few tweaks to unlock these options for players.
A Revamp of the Game World Would Be the Perfect Opportunity
Many players speculate that with Patch 8.0, the “old world” will be revamped again and then fully scaled. This would make it possible to unlock world quests and new factions everywhere in the world. For example, completing quests near Darkshore in Feralas might earn reputation with the Shen’dralar and could unlock new appearance options for Night Elf mages.
However, the question here is how much sense this really makes. Because unlocking new options for the character makes little sense from a “narrative” perspective. After all, our character has existed for years, and why would they suddenly be different? Whether and how this can be implemented so that it also appears meaningful would need to be discussed in detail.
It was already officially discussed about “Sub Races” at BlizzCon 2015. There, Chris Robinson from Blizzard revealed that they definitely want to introduce them, but haven’t yet found the best way to do so. At BlizzCon 2016, the topic came up again, and they promised that something “fantastic” was planned that they would talk about soon.
We can only hope that this “soon” will be in about 5 weeks – at BlizzCon 2017.
In Destiny 2, Bungie offers a behind-the-scenes look and showcases concept art and designs from their artists.
When not busy shooting nasty aliens in the face or rushing through the Crucible, it’s worth taking a moment to pause and admire the art in Destiny 2.
Whether it’s intricately decorated weapons like the Rat King or the Sunshot, pretty armor pieces, or the golden embellishments everywhere in the Leviathan raid – Destiny 2 is rich in art.
To honor their talented artists, Bungie has now released a gallery of weapons, armor pieces, characters, and environments that the artists worked on. Everything you can admire in Destiny 2 was created by many talented people, according to Bungie.
On the left is a snippet from the Veterans Rewards, on the right is the strike screen from Destiny 2:
On the left is the MIDA Mini-Tool, on the right the Sunshot:
Three weapons from Destiny 2, including one from the weapon manufacturer Veist:
Enemies in Destiny 2:
A Cabal ship on the left and the objects on the right are supposed to represent the drill towers:
Here you see some environments:
A variety of concepts:
On the left is a concept art of the Leviathan raid that appeared early on. Guardians immediately speculated that this structure could be related to the raid. On the right is the decoration of the Cabal booklet from the Collector’s Edition:
Scenes from the raid:
A Guardian carrying a relic in the raid:
More artwork can be found on the Bungie website. Bungie links to the respective portfolios of the artists there.
Lost Ark, the action MMO from South Korea, is currently in its second Closed Beta in Asia. In an impressive gameplay video, you can experience a desperate siege battle against a legion of demons.
Lost Ark is an action MMO inspired by Diablo 3. Even in the second Closed Beta, there are extremely impressive scenes from the game to see. Particularly cool is a mission where you desperately defend a fortress against a gigantic horde of demons.
The site specialized in Asia-Games, Septaru.com, has already been able to play the beta of Lost Ark extensively and showcases the demon invasion in all its glory in a gameplay video.
Fight against the demon invasion offers cinematic action
One of the coolest scenes so far from Lost Ark is the invasion of a legion of grotesque demons. Suddenly, massive behemoths burst forth from burning chasms in the ground. Dimensions rifts open up everywhere, and thousands of jumping, hopping, and crawling grotesque creatures rush out.
Your hero is all alone and must first escape the endless hordes and climb a rope to a nearby fortress wall. But there is already a state of emergency. The demons are attacking the bastion, and you must stop them!
In Lost Ark, you shoot demons with cannons
To manage the flood of enemies somewhat, you can man hefty cannons atop the walls and effectively decimate the demon horde. The heavy artillery seems to be the only way to take down the massive demon titans.
To prevent the towering giants from tearing down the walls, you first have to stun them with precise shots and then give them the rest over time. Whenever a colossus dies, it falls with a great crash.
Final battle against the demon jester
If you hold out long enough, reinforcements will finally arrive and free the fortress. After that, however, you still have to fight your way out of demon territory and slay more monsters in classic Diablo style.
Thanks to the cinematic presentation, there’s always something happening, and your journey through the wasteland is repeatedly enlivened by cool scenes. For instance, a bridge is taken down in slow motion by a colossus just as you are about to cross.
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In the end, you can expect a thrillingly staged duel against a sort of demonic jester as a boss fight. We have embedded the video from Steparu about the demon invasion in Lost Ark here for you. Enjoy watching!
Unfortunately, it is still unknown when Lost Ark will be released – both in Korea and here with us.
An overview of the 3rd generation in Pokémon GO: Wailmer and Wailord are the giant whale Pokémon, considered among the largest monsters. Heavy competition for the tired giant “Snorlax”.
This time it’s about the water Pokémon Wailmer and Wailord, known as “whale Pokémon.” Are they the new must-have tanks for raid battles?
Where can you find Wailmer or Wailord in Pokémon GO, how strong are they?
The two giant sea creatures can presumably be found in water biomes. At the beach, along coastlines, near the sea, and at larger lakes.
Source: http://pokemon.wikia.com
The attack and defense values of Wailmer and Wailord
Experts have already calculated the values of the third generation Pokémon for Pokémon GO. The same formula was used as for the Pokémon of the 2nd generation. Therefore, the following values for Wailmer and Wailord in Pokémon GO are assumed:
Wailmer
ATK: 136
DEF: 68
HP: 260
Max. CP: 1424
Excerpt from the PokéDex (Ruby Version): Wailmer’s nostrils are above its eyes. This playful Pokémon loves to frighten people by spouting seawater stored in its body with all its might.
Source: PokeFans.net
Wailord
ATK: 175
DEF: 87
HP: 340
Max. CP: 2258
Excerpt from the PokéDex (Ruby Version): Wailord is currently the largest of all identified Pokémon. It floats motionlessly on the open sea and consumes enormous amounts of food through its gigantic mouth.
With its 340 stamina points, Wailord is in the range of Snorlax. Its ATK value of 175 is just above that of Blastoise (171 ATK). Since there is no Mega Evolution for the whale Pokémon, these are the highest values we expect.
Do the whales fit into the meta or even in gyms?
We assume that the whales can perform well in certain situations. They are probably not the new ultimate choice. Wailmer and Wailord fight effectively against ground, rock, and fire-type Pokémon.
It becomes problematic (at least visually) when trying to fit the giant whales into a gym. Wailord measures over 14 meters in length and weighs 398 kilos.
We anticipate the following attacks for Wailord
Hydro Pump
Lake
Avalanche
Blizzard
Icy Wind
Body Slam
Shiny Wailmer and Wailord
A normal Wailmer has a dark blue back and a light belly. A normal Wailord has a blue back with white spots and a light belly.
The shiny variants of both Pokémon have a purple back – the belly remains the same.
If the wrong characters are killed in World of Warcraft, reinforcements quickly arrive. This leads to amusing acts of revenge.
In World of Warcraft, wild PvP skirmishes occasionally break out in the open world – at least when you’re wandering around on a PvP server. Of course, you were aware of this when creating your character and now have to live with the fact that at one corner or another, a ganker is waiting to beat your character back into the virtual grave over and over again.
It’s really annoying when you just want to quietly quest or at least turn in a weekly mission. Currently, there’s a time-walking event happening in WoW where players need to turn in a quest on the Timeless Isle to receive a large amount of Timeless Coins.
Guild Impunity on a Revenge Mission
However, when your faction is outnumbered, the quest giver is often besieged and turning in the mission can stretch on for hours. One of these victims was the guild leader of the Swiss guild Impunity – and that became quite annoying for him after a while.
As is proper for a comradeship community, a large part of his guild moves in and prepares to clear the way for their leader.
With a mass stealth, the group sneaks up… and just see for yourselves:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nfAU4B5p8k
Not 10 seconds later, quite a few Alliance players are lying in the dust and the Horde has (very honorably, of course) secured their territory. The best part is probably the amused giggle of the guild leader (about second 24), who clearly shows his satisfaction over his revenge.
Sometimes it can be so nice to simply be able to turn in a quest.
Have you had such nice community experiences with your guild in WoW? Or are you roaming as a “Lone Wolf” and just weathering such problems?
A perfidious plan has brought down the alliance Circle of Two in EVE Online. The leader has lost everything he built up in 14 years. Even the traitor is now practically done with EVE.
September 11, 2017, will go down in the annals of EVE Online as the day of the “greatest betrayal” in the glorious history of the sci-fi MMORPG. EVE players already call September 11 “Judgement Day”, the day of the Last Judgment.
We reported on what happened there: A member of the powerful alliance “Circle of Two” betrayed his own people, robbed the money and blueprints, and handed the space stations over to the enemies. In the days following this betrayal, the alliance collapsed.
The clan leader himself was permanently banned by developer CCP after he publicly made a threat against the traitor. Thousands of players have since left the alliance. The enemies, from the Imperium, triumph and celebrate themselves for this successful coup.
Personal conflict escalated into betrayal
Two weeks later, it is now known how it all happened. It was a perfectly executed betrayal with deep consequences and a long backstory. The traitors are all too willing to play their roles in the game and readily provide information to sites like Kotaku or PC Gamer.
After all, betrayal is part of the game in EVE Online, part of a “meta-game” that takes place in conversations outside of the game, and some prefer to play that much more than the actual MMORPG.
Clearly, there had been tensions for a long time between the later traitor, The Judge, and the leader of his alliance, Gigx.
According to The Judge, he always had to pick up the diplomatic shards and try to hold the fragile power structure in EVE together while his boss, Gigx, was an egomaniac who demanded absolute obedience.
Gigx was the star of his alliance and was revered there like a demigod. This increasingly frustrated The Judge. He apparently felt underappreciated.
With the latest patches, it became increasingly difficult to maintain Circle of Two’s diplomatic connections with other alliances. The chief diplomat had to work hard here, while his leader didn’t care and acted rather counterproductively. All of this led to growing tensions between The Judge and Gigx, at least according to the traitor’s account.
Betrayal built up over a year
One of the enemies, Aryth, took advantage of these tensions. He recognized these tensions over a year ago and gradually persuaded The Judge into the grand betrayal.
Aryth’s alliance, the Goonswarm Federation, had an outstanding score to settle with Circle of Two. When Goonswarm was embroiled in a war in 2016, their allies, the Circle of Two, severed all ties to them and abandoned them in their hour of need. The announcement to break all bridges even came from The Judge at that time. Goonswarm had to clear the field and withdrew to lick their wounds.
Goonswarm vowed to take terrible revenge on Circle of Two at that time. Aryth began to look for potential traitors within Circle of Two at player meetings. There, he early on recognized The Judge as a possible target due to his growing dissatisfaction with his situation and leader Gigx.
The final maneuver to bring The Judge to betrayal then took place in a bar in Iceland. Even in the presence of one of the EVE developers, who wanted to find out what the “meta-game” of EVE actually is and how it is played.
There, Aryth finally made The Judge the offer after a few drinks to destroy Circle of Two and join the Goonswarm Federation.
Everything happens while the boss sleeps – Game of Thrones as a model
The betrayal itself was orchestrated to cause maximum damage. The Judge could see as an administrator in Teamspeak exactly when Gigx went offline, then he waited a while until he was sure that the alliance leader was sleeping and carried out his betrayal.
It came with an announcement like from the TV series Game of Thrones. While it was said in the famous scene of the Red Wedding “The Lannister send their regards”, the betrayal began with the message: “Aryth and The Judge send their regards.”
The Judge transferred billions in ISK and blueprints from the treasury of Circle of Two and handed over the Keepstar citadel to the enemies of Goonswarm, who immediately began a surprise attack.
When Gigx woke up and learned what had happened, it was already too late. Furious, Gigx then threatened in the alliance chat that he would cut off The Judge’s hands. However, The Judge had anticipated the outburst of rage and set another trap. The Judge made Gigx’s threat public by live-streaming the alliance chat on Twitch, forcing developer CCP to permanently ban Gigx.
Gigx lost in one hour, he says, everything he has built up in 14 years.
The game is over for the traitor as well
The traitor, The Judge, knew what Aryth and Goonswarm Federation saw in him: a potential double agent who could be turned.
The Judge knows what the action means for him: No one will trust him anymore. His days as one of the “powerful” in EVE are numbered: “Money comes and goes, your reputation is all you have in EVE Online. No one will give me the keys to a Keepstar anymore,” he says in a conversation with Kotaku.
The Judge got his revenge. Real revenge, revenge in the “Rains of Castamere” style – revenge like in Game of Thrones. He is now ready to step back from EVE Online.
His victim, Gigx, has no other choice after his permanent ban. “It is finally time for other things,” Gigx tells the magazine PC Gamer.
Aryth, on the other hand, the puppeteer behind all of this, loves EVE more than ever. The entire action has rekindled his love for EVE and the brutal meta-game.
Lost Ark is an upcoming action MMO from South Korea. It is currently in the second closed beta phase. The beautiful gameplay enchants with stunning graphics and dynamic action gameplay. See here how the first steps in the action MMO play out.
Lost Ark is still only available in South Korea and is in its second closed beta. Therefore, there is now quite a bit of gameplay material. The Asia-games specialized site Steparu.com has invested several hours into Lost Ark and created some insightful gameplay videos.
For example, from the first gameplay moments in the story of the sorceress.
Gameplay of the Sorceress Class in the Realm of Rohendel
In the videos shown by Steparu regarding the gameplay of the sorceress, it is about a dark danger that threatens the fairytale magical realm of Rohendel. While the story may not be completely clear for those who are not proficient in Korean, we witness a gathering of wizards being roughly interrupted by a dark elven figure.
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After that, the action really kicks off and the pretty elven sorceress runs through the beautiful realm of Rohendel, taking out enemies in a row. It is evident that even starting heroes in Lost Ark can deal significant damage. Single attacks like devastating area nukes are apparently possible early in the game.
Dynamic Story Instead of Constant Grind
During the slaughter fest, it quickly becomes apparent that in Lost Ark you are not just blasting helpless enemy creatures in droves. Rather, there are repeated story scenes and dynamic events. For example, at one point you have to escort a kind of “cute Pokémon”.
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The little creature then rushes at enemies and becomes large and dangerous – but still remains somehow cute. If you want to convince yourself of the quality of the gameplay of Lost Ark: We have embedded Steparu’s videos here. Enjoy watching.
Unfortunately, it is still unclear when Lost Ark will be released in Korea or even worldwide.
In this tier list, we show you the strongest and weakest heroes from Arena of Valor. Which heroes are “op” and which are too weak?
Arena of Valor offers you a large selection of various heroes. These characters are categorized and fulfill the roles of tanks, warriors, mages, marksmen, assassins, and support.
In each category, there are heroes considered “strong.” Others are played less frequently by professionals because they are weaker than others. In this tier list, we show you the strongest and weakest heroes from Arena of Valor.
AOV Tier List – September 2017
This overview list is based on a forum post by FeedingSand. The heroes have been categorized based on their popularity among professional players represented in the highest rankings.
The heroes are categorized from extremely strong “S+” descending to the weakest heroes in category “D.” Here, S+ stands for heroes that are currently so strong that a hotfix with nerfs is needed. In the D category, there are heroes that should be avoided because they are weak at this time.
Explanations of the Categories – Descending from “strong” to “weak”
S+
These heroes stand in the highest category because their ratios, base damage, or mechanics are extremely strong. As opponents, these characters feel almost “unfair”.
S
Good heroes that are present in almost all high-ranked matches. They have a strong influence on the game outcome.
A
Here you will find strong heroes who can manage well on their own and are not dependent on the help of other heroes to be effective.
B
In this category, the heroes are “strong but not excessive.” The selection does not seem “unfair” to opponents but still contributes a lot to the game.
C
Heroes in this tier level have little reason to be played. There are significantly better options in the upper categories. If you enjoy playing heroes from this tier, you should be aware of their weaknesses.
D
Unplayable. Heroes from this category should only be chosen if you want a challenge. You make it hard for your team to win. Your skills with these heroes need to be particularly developed if you want to “achieve something” with them.
Do you want to fulfill a specific role in your team and are looking for the “right” champion for it? In the following overview, you will see the top 3 selection for each role in Arena of Valor. The selection is slightly smaller for support.
Tanks: Taara, Cresht, Arthur – Then Chaugnar
Warriors: Zephys, Lu Bu, Ormarr – Then Skud
Assassins: Batman, Zuka, Murad – Then Kriknak
Mages: Jinnar, Kahlii, Preyta – Then Raz
Marksmen: Violet, Tel’Annas, Yorn – Then Slimz
Support: Peura, Alice
Have you had similar experiences with the strengths of the heroes? Which heroes do you like to play the most?
This week, the first Faction Rally begins in Destiny 2. However, there is no doubt in advance about which faction will be the winner.
On Tuesday, September 26 at 11 AM, the kickoff for the first “Faction Rally” in Destiny 2 will sound. The faction leaders Arach Jalaal (Dead Orbit), Lakshmi-2 (Future War Cult), and Executor Hideo (New Monarchy) enter the new Tower for the first time and try to convince the Guardians to join their cause.
Compared to Destiny 1, not much has changed about these three factions. You can still
belong to only one faction per character,
support that faction by completing all possible activities (public events, Lost Sectors, Strikes, Raids, Crucible)
and earn exclusive, faction-specific weapons, armor pieces, and shaders.
In short: Join a faction, play Destiny 2, and collect gear from that faction.
However, there is a significant new feature: A winning faction will be crowned on October 3. The faction whose Guardians gather the most faction reward packages during this time will win the first Faction Rally.
The special thing about it is: Each faction has a special weapon that they only offer to the Guardians if they emerge as the winner:
Dead Orbit – Scout Rifle:
New Monarchy – Hand Cannon:
Future War Cult – Pulse Rifle:
However, the winning faction does not only offer this special weapon to the Guardians who have sworn loyalty to them. But to all Guardians. However, the difference is that the Guardians who were members of the winning faction only have to pay 1000 Glimmer for the weapon, while all others have to pay 50,000.
For example, if Dead Orbit wins, starting October 3, you can purchase the Scout Rifle. The other two weapons will not be available. And most likely, that will indeed happen.
Congratulations, Dead Orbit
There is no doubt: Dead Orbit will take the race. Unless Bungie employs complicated mechanics that relate the number of reward packages to the faction members and convolute the whole process. However, Bungie has only communicated that the faction whose Guardians collect the most faction reward packages will win. In other words, the faction with the most members will likely claim victory.
Surveys have also started on reddit and in other forums, with the Dead Orbit consistently receiving more votes than the other factions combined.
Even Bungie seems to have no doubts that Dead Orbit will be the winner. The community manager Cozmo joked on Twitter: “What do you think, who will win, and why will it be Dead Orbit?”
The reason for this “Dead Orbit” dominance is quickly found: Many Guardians want the shaders and armor pieces in the cool, black design. They care more about the look than the “ideology” of this faction.
The question is only whether Bungie will keep this system for future Faction Rallies. Otherwise, it could well be that the Guardians will never gain access to the special winning weapons of the other two factions. Whether Dead Orbit can be dethroned so quickly is rather unlikely.
What do you think about this? How reasonable is such a competition between factions when one faction is extremely superior in numbers?
Fortnite will soon receive new updates for the PvE mode “Save the World”. There will be a new game mode, more heroes, and a spooky event with a new area for Halloween.
In Fortnite, everyone is currently talking about the new PvP mode Battle Royale and the dispute with PUBG developer Bluehole. However, fundamentally, Fortnite is still designed for PvE and base building. Therefore, there will soon be more of that, including a new game mode and a fun Halloween event.
New PvE Mode Horde Bash in October
For fans of well-crafted coop monster bashing, there will be a new supply soon. Before October 17, the game mode “Horde Bash” is set to arrive. It is supposed to be a typical horde mode. That means you build a base beforehand and fend off wave after wave of enemies. The enemies will become more powerful through random mutations, but you will receive immediately usable defenses for your fort through victories.
Also included in Horde Bash:
4 new heroes
9 new weapons
New Quests
Halloween Comes to Fortnite with Hexsylvania Map
In October, a Halloween event is also set to arrive. The spooky fun will take place in a dedicated region called “Hexsylvania”. Everything there is themed in a spooky look, and there will be new quests and 8 Halloween heroes available.
However, it is still unclear whether the new heroes are actually complete creations or just reskins of known heroes.
More Control Over Loot and Fewer Trolls
Until the end of the year, the developers want to improve some aspects of Fortnite:
The global chat is supposed to be improved, for example, allowing all players to be seen in the chat, and trolls can be reported directly in the chat for misconduct.
To deal with trolls and flamers, first, large numbers will be banned. After that, they want to ensure that good behavior in the game is rewarded. A karma system should address this.
Events are to have quests that promise a specific reward.
With the December update, there should be a system that allows you to acquire desired items directly through any type of in-game currency.
It should become easier to obtain certain variants of weapons.
Ultima creator Richard “Lord British” Garriott shocks fans of the MMORPG Shroud of the Avatar with his statement that he prefers to play mobile games. Originally, the online game was even planned as a mobile game.
The release of the MMORPG Shroud of the Avatar is getting closer. This week there should be more information on whether the release will still take place this year. Meanwhile, monthly fundraising campaigns are taking place to keep the operation of the development studio going.
While the previous Steam reviews have been mixed and the current ratings are even “Mostly Negative,” Richard Garriott, designer of SotA, has caused a bit of a shock among his fans.
Richard Garriott prefers mobile games
During Dragon Con in early September, he and SotA producer Starr Long were asked what both of them like to play privately. Garriott stated that he mainly plays on his mobile. He travels a lot, and so he can easily play something on the go.
He even admits that he has played through less than ten PC games. These include the first Myst, Command & Conquer 1, Warcraft 1, and the first Medal of Honor. He also mentions World of Warcraft, which he played to level 25, and the online shooter Battlefield 1942.
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Starr Long also prefers mobile games, which naturally raises the question of how a good PC game can emerge from Shroud of the Avatar.
This was originally even planned as a mobile game by another developer from the team, and there was to be a mobile version released for a long time. Richard Garriott wanted his game to be playable on as many platforms as possible. But now, only the PC version is being discussed.
That Garriott is still very interested in mobile games was demonstrated recently when he asked on Twitter whether there is interest in a mobile game that would play similarly to the classic Ultima 4. So, this is a project he would like to tackle. But first, the completion of Shroud of the Avatar is on the agenda, a game that is controversially discussed due to many gameplay mechanics – such as the focus on grinding, no consequences for decisions, the expensive housing system, and the real-money trading system.
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