With a German localization, the hack and slash MMO “Guardians of Ember” is now launching its final version on Steam. Whether this performs better with fans than the Early Access version will soon be seen.
The Early Access of Guardians of Ember has now ended after nine months. During the early phase of the game, the developers gathered valuable feedback from players. In the final version, you can now expect many new content and a German localization.
During Early Access on Steam “balanced” only
The MMO action RPG “Guardians of Ember” mixes MMO elements with hack and slash. Community reviews during the Early Access were mixed. Perhaps the full release will bring new energy and improve the ratings on Steam, which are currently only “balanced” and 59% positive.
The combat system was often criticized for not doing justice to the “fast” genre.
GoE promotes the final version with a playground for action fans and new content for the already existing community. The nightmare difficulty level for dungeons is new in the game and offers you valuable loot.
Additionally, the experience points distribution while playing in a group has been revised. In line with this, there is a new group search.
In the fight against aggressive monsters and tough raid bosses, upgrading your guild will help you. This gives access to a total of 14 different bonuses that provide advantages when fighting. The bonuses range from additional critical damage to extra regeneration.
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The community has been helping the developers improve the game since the Early Access. There are six classes (Dark Knight, Ranger, Engineer, Priest, Arcanist, Knight) that you can play in various acts or dungeons. Additionally, there is the PvE “Horde Mode”, where your group must face multiple waves of enemies.
If you succeed in the Horde Mode, you will earn honor points that you can use for crafting materials to make high-end gear.
The underground in The Division is being revised with Update 1.8. From now on, you will encounter Hunters!
The State of the Game just aired on 21st September, which, as in previous weeks, was packed with information about Update 1.8. This time, the developers talked about the new underground and the PTS, the Public Test Servers.
Everything new in the underground
The underground was introduced as a paid DLC content in summer 2016. Since then, it has not undergone any changes. For months, agents have been requesting the developers to give this mode more attention, to make it exciting and rewarding again.
That’s exactly what is supposed to happen with Update 1.8. For 6 months, the developers from Ubisoft Leamington have been working on the new underground. They have read a lot of feedback from the community to give this mode a fresh look.
These are the most important innovations in the underground:
Hunters are coming! These are the powerful enemies you already know from Survival. In the underground, Hunters can appear unexpectedly at any time. They will search for you. They might find you during a run or not – but usually they do. You never know whether and when you will be attacked by Hunters in the underground.
If the Hunters defeat you and you need to respawn, they will not appear in that run again. They can appear only once per run. The rule is: They are always in the majority by +1. If there are two of you, three Hunters will appear. If you start with four in the underground, five Hunters will appear.
In the new underground, there will be checkpoints. If you die, you will not have to start completely from the beginning. That was too frustrating.
Weekly assignments will be introduced for the underground.
The Rave Room is returning and can randomly appear in a run!
The previous directives are being completely removed. Instead, 5 new directives are coming. They should be fun and challenging. Two examples were given:
The UI and the map flicker; they are displayed incorrectly and can only be recognized occasionally. In return, the skills have shorter cooldowns and can be used more frequently.
You receive continuous shock ammunition, which allows you to stun enemies. However, you must not fire too long in a row, as each shot fills a bar, and when this bar is full, you will be shocked yourself. If you do not shoot, the bar will deplete:
The blue bar is the “shock bar”. This should not fill completely.
PTS on PC starts tomorrow, console PTS is likely postponed
Update 1.8 is now picking up speed. Already tomorrow, on 22nd September, PC agents will be able to access the PTS for 1.8, the public test servers.
They are trying to make the PTS available for consoles PS4 and Xbox One on 26th September as well, but this date is likely to be postponed. Massive will announce soon whether they can meet the date.
While all PC agents can participate in the PTS, the console PTS is again limited. This was already the case with Update 1.7. You need a key. Those who had a key for 1.7 may participate in 1.8 again. Massive will distribute more in the near future.
At the start of the PTS, the new underground will not be active yet. However, you can visit the West Side Pier (the new PvE area) and Camp Clinton (the new social hub), play the new PvP mode “Conflict”, test the fresh Exotics and six new secret gear sets, and try out the gear enhancement.
They have so much to test for 1.8 that they will unlock the individual activities on the PTS one by one.
You will find various weapon balance adjustments on the PTS as well as innovations in talents and gear sets. The “Hunter’s Faith” set is said to have been completely overhauled.
Further information about Update 1.8 can be found here:
The 1.71 update of Gaijin’s tank and air combat action game War Thunder brings long-awaited ground and air vehicles from the Cold War period. There are also new maps and finally turret control from the first-person perspective. Learn everything about the update and the new vehicles here.
The Second World War is slowly running out of steam and we have almost seen it all. However, the era of the Cold War that followed is hardly addressed in games. But the developers at Gaijin Entertainment have focused on this exciting era with update 1.71 for War Thunder and are offering plenty of ground and air vehicles from the 60s and 70s. New maps and improved gameplay mechanics are also included in the update.
War Thunder – Update 1.71 “New Era” – Modern Technology for Tanks
The highlight of update 1.71 is the new ground vehicles at rank VI. These vehicles are all from the 60s and 70s and are therefore significantly more modern than the current fleet in War Thunder. With the technological advances come new technologies to the battlefield, including:
Stabilized guns for better firing on the move
Improved smoke launchers
More hydraulic adjustable suspensions
Guided missile launchers
Composite and reactive armor
War Thunder – New Tank Protection – Composite and Reactive Armor
Especially the new armor technology is a novelty in War Thunder. In the 60s, grenades were first built that could penetrate 400mm of armored steel. However, since thicker armor layers were no longer militarily sensible, two new methods of armor protection were developed:
Composite armor: Different materials are layered on top of each other. The result provides protection just as good as steel but requires less mass and can therefore significantly increase armor.
Reactive armor: This curious protection measure uses explosive charges attached to the outer shell, which counteract the force of an incoming projectile with the power of their explosion, thereby reducing its focus and impact strength. This also neutralizes the armor-piercing “jet” of a shaped charge projectile.
Especially the reactive armor effectively protects in War Thunder against H.E.A.T. (High-Explosive Anti-Tank) rounds, but is less effective against conventional ammunition. Also keep in mind that the highly effective reactive armor works only once in the game. If an area that has already triggered its defense charge is hit again, the extra protection there is lost and hits directly against the underlying armor.
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Also good to know: You can trigger the reactive armor with large-caliber machine guns. Therefore, the good old onboard MG is a great way to strip modern tanks of their extra protection in close combat!
War Thunder – New Tanks from the 60s and 70s!
The new vehicles for War Thunder particularly benefit from modern technology. The tanks at rank VI are from the 60s and 70s. They faced each other menacingly across the borders of the Iron Curtain or rolled over the battlefields of the Vietnam War. The following tanks are newly introduced in the game with update 1.71:
The German Main Battle Tank KPz-70: This tank was built in cooperation with the USA, so the US version is under the name MBT-70 in the research tree of the Americans. The KPz-70 is a powerful machine, whose composite armor is ideal against APDS munitions. However, the KPz-70 is vulnerable to HEAT rounds.
The Russian Main Battle Tank T-64A: The legendary T-64 was a revolution in tank design in the late 60s and was to be pioneering for a whole generation of modern Soviet tanks. The T-64A was the first tank to use reactive armor. Below, the tank carries stylish composite armor. Thus, the T-64 is ideally protected.
The US Tank Destroyer M50Ontos: This little rascal is equipped with 6 105mm guns, which can penetrate up to 380mm of armor steel. In the Vietnam War, it was only used to a limited extent, but in War Thunder it should see more action.
The British Main Battle Tank Chieftain MK 10: This upgrade of the Chieftain model has additional composite armor. This makes the tank much more robust against modern weapons.
The US Tank M60A1 (Rise): This old tank has been equipped with thick reactive armor for rank VI, which serves it well against HEAT munitions.
The Light Tank BMP-1 from Russia: This famous tank can easily swim and has a favorable silhouette. Thus, it can strike particularly hard from the “Hull-Down” position. Especially with its guided missile launcher!
The British Rocket Launcher Tank FV102 Striker: This little speedster has a multiple rocket launcher with which it fires 5 anti-tank missiles in one go. With some skill, you can take out opponents in droves!
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In addition to the rank VI tanks, a number of other vehicles are introduced to the game, including the hefty Japanese Type 5 Ho-Ri or the Krupp-Steyr armed vehicle as a concept from the Second World War. New aircraft like the XA-38, the F4U or the P-51H Mustang are also coming.
War Thunder – New Battlefields and Rear Gunner Action with Update 1.71
To enjoy the many new tanks, there are two new locations with patch 1.71.
Fulda Gap: This battlefield is located near Fulda in Germany and could have been the first battlefield of World War III in the event of an escalation. Both sides could have quickly advanced through the “Fulda Gap,” so the location would have been fiercely contested. The map is dominated by picturesque farms, fields, and a castle.
Imperial Garden: This beautiful map is located in Japan and is dominated by the picturesque grounds of a palace with gardens. The magnificent architecture offers good protection from gunfire before inevitably shattering.
If you prefer more realistic air battles, you can participate in the battle for air superiority over the Hürtgen Forest. There, the longest battle between the Wehrmacht and the Allies took place during the Second World War.
This scenario is a good opportunity to test a new feature from patch 1.71: you can now control the rear gunner position from the first-person perspective!
It has been a while since the TSW remake Secret World Legends was quiet. With the new update “Tokyo – Beyond the Wall,” Tokyo now gets a new area – with new characters, new zones, and several hours of story!
Secret World Legends reaches with this update the point where The Secret World currently ends.
Behind the Wall – We report live!
On the journey behind the protective wall against the dirt, we delve into the secrets of the Fear Nothing Foundation, Morninglight, and the Orochi Corporation. What do these secretive organizations have to hide? And what does the killer with the rabbit mask have to do with it?
We at Mein-MMO have spared no expense or effort to equip our foreign correspondent in Japan, Benedict, for a live field trip. What exactly awaits him?
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Benedict says: My stay in Japan was originally intended as a semester abroad for my studies. Now Schuhmann suddenly has the grand idea to send me to Tokyo (originally actually Tokyo, as it would be pronounced Tok-i-o in Japanese) – exactly to where the dirt first appeared. This dirt, which infects and changes humans, plants… actually everything as a highly potent pathogen. Thank you, Mr. Editor-in-Chief!
I will therefore venture behind “the wall”. Behind the protective wall that was once erected to contain this parasite. To where it all began. Not only that, but the trail of the rabbit-headed murderer is extremely hot right there. As if she has her burrow right there.
Creatures await me that I have not seen so far in Kingsmouth, nor in Egypt or anywhere else, not even with the crazy vampires in Transylvania.
My Journey to Tokyo in Secret World Legends
In the east of the area, I find the CDC camp, where the pathogen was first contained. The wall around Kaidan. According to my information, here are also the latest traces of the killer…
In the south stands the Orochi Housing Project. Once an industrial area, which was levelled by the Orochi Corp and turned into a place for families. Here, in a beautiful environment, the best talent should be promoted in special kindergartens. Maybe I will also find out where they all disappeared to.
In the west lies the Kaidan Harbor. Once a bustling hub for goods from all kinds of ships, the docks are now under the control of something strange oozing from an abandoned freighter. Maybe I’ll manage to open one of the containers and see what’s inside.
The abandoned buildings of the Orochi Housing Project.
Via a nearby railway line, I even come directly to the Orochi Tower. I am curious how the gentlemen and ladies in white will receive me.
Tokyo’s Downtown is more lively than thought
The Dream Palace in Tokyo. How can it still be standing?
The “dream hotel” Dream Palace is still standing in downtown Tokyo, advertising in bright letters with mysterious words from its no less mysterious owner Kaoru. However this dive can maintain itself in this area.
The Wall. Hopefully, I can enter safely AND get out again.
This was the latest report from Benedict. We await news from Tokyo.
In FIFA 18, we provide tips and tricks on how to quickly earn coins in the “Ultimate Team” mode on the transfer market. We present methods.
Without coins (Coins), nothing works in FUT 18. You need them to supply your players with contracts and consumables, to maintain your manager, and, most importantly, to strengthen your team with good players.
By playing FUT matches, you earn coins. How to get the most coins from the matches in FUT 18, you can read here. However, this method alone is rarely sufficient to afford the coveted top players – unless you invest an extreme amount of time. One method to quickly accumulate many coins at the start is trading. However, this always involves a certain risk.
“Coins through Trading” Guide – How to Trade Successfully in FUT 18
First of all, the note: Trading is not necessarily associated with “fun” and can turn into real work. However, if you trade successfully, you can efficiently accumulate coins this way.
The principle of trading is simple: You buy a player or any other card as cheaply as possible and sell it at a higher price. That sounds quite simple and straightforward at first.
However, there are two catches:
EA charges a fee for each trade. This EA fee is 5%. In other words: If you sell a player for 1000 coins on the transfer market, only 950 coins will be credited to you. EA keeps the remaining 50 coins. You must be aware of this 5% loss in every trading action. Because at higher sums, these 5% weigh heavily.
There is no guarantee that you will be able to sell the bought players or objects. Prices on the transfer market are volatile. A player may lose value quickly, and you might not be able to get rid of them. Then you will be stuck with the costs and may have to sell them below the purchase price. Losses are unfortunately part of trading. There is no guaranteed success.
Tips and Tricks for Trading on the Transfer Market
Important tips to start with, before we look at two methods:
Start trading as early as possible: The earlier you start trading in the season, the faster and more successful you will accumulate coins. Especially at the beginning, the market is still unstable, allowing you to make excellent deals. However, you must absolutely keep the following tip in mind.
Take your time to study the market: There is no guaranteed formula for success in trading; otherwise, everyone would use it. You must do most of the work yourself; we can only provide tips. You need to observe the market well. Look at the average selling prices for certain (player) cards and buy them when they are cheap. You can use the site FUTBin to monitor prices. The prices also vary depending on your platform: The transfer markets on PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PC are different!
Familiarize yourself with the “FUT 18” web app with which you can trade comfortably on PC.
Focus on a specific part of the transfer market: There are thousands upon thousands of cards on the market. You can never keep the prices of all cards in your head. Therefore, select specific players or consumables (such as team fitness cards) and observe them. To take advantage of deals that arise, you must also be quick. Therefore, focus on specific cards.
Expand your transfer list, so you can always offer multiple cards. Upgrades are available in the “EAS FC” catalog.
Experienced users have developed numerous methods in FUT over the years on how to efficiently accumulate coins. Here are two of them.
The 59 Minute Method
The transfer market offers hundreds of thousands of players and objects around the clock. How do you find a bargain? Especially since the introduction of price ranges, it has become more challenging to find really good deals.
However, it still occasionally happens that a careless player offers a player very cheaply. If the buy-it-now price is low, it pays to act quickly. The problem is, you will not be the only one watching for such offers.
To get ahead of your opponents for these bargains, you can use the 59 Minute Method. Here you proceed so that you do not look at players whose offer timer is almost expired, but those whose time is still about 59 minutes. Most players set an hour for the offered time, which is why you have the best chances of snagging cheap offers within this timeframe. You just need to refresh the page frequently and exercise patience.
The Maintenance Method
The “FIFA 18 FUT” servers need maintenance from time to time to fix any bugs. These maintenance work is usually announced in advance or can also occur unexpectedly. They often last several hours.
You can use this maintenance work to your advantage: Because during these works, the transfer market is not stopped. EA itself recommends setting a satisfactory minimum price for your cards before announced maintenance to avoid unpleasant surprises. But there are many PC and console players who do not heed this advice.
You must therefore place cheap offers shortly before maintenance and just wait for the work to be completed. The cheaply acquired cards should then belong to you. It is necessary that you inform yourself when EA is making repairs and respond accordingly and flexibly to these times.
Additional Notes and Tips
Since there is so much to consider when trading, we will also list a few tips in brief:
You need a certain starting capital to be able to buy the cards you want to trade with. The rule is: The more you invest, the higher the chances of success – but also the risk of loss.
Trading beginners should therefore start with cards that represent a lower risk (valued around 300 with a profit of 50%).
Ensure that your transfer list is always full. Otherwise, you will have fewer chances of making a profit efficiently.
Use time-limited tournaments and SBCs. As soon as a tournament with specific conditions is announced, buy players with the corresponding tournament requirements as quickly as possible. These players rapidly increase in value and can be sold at a high price. You must be quick here.
Pay attention to the time of day when you buy and sell cards. Prices usually rise in the evening, while they are cheap in the morning. Prices change throughout the day.
A good time to buy players on the market is during Champions League matches!
What tips do you have up your sleeve?
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The sandbox MMORPG Albion Online receives its first major content expansion since launch with the “Joseph” update. In a new trailer, you can see how the new PvP arena and the expedition “Three Sisters” look.
Anyone who has known the sandbox MMO Albion Online since the beta knows that names like “Galahad”, “Hector” or “Faye” hide the various updates to the game.
Thus, “Joseph” is not a new NPC carpenter, but the first update since the launch of the sandbox MMO in July 2017.
The Joseph update brings PvP arena and expeditions
In the trailer for the “Joseph” update, you first see the big patch highlight: the new PvP arena. Here, both teams start in their own camps and must capture three rune stones and hold them until a timer runs out. The opponents have the same goal, so the stones will be fiercely contested.
To participate in arena battles, you need to talk to the arena mistress Joan or click on the arena icon. As an ultimate reward, you can earn a special saber-toothed cat mount through the PvP arena.
Additional content of the Joseph update that you can see in the trailer includes:
The expedition “Three Sisters”, in which you must restore the honor of a royal guard and face the three sisters – nasty followers of Morgana.
The expedition “The Eternal Fight”, where you battle hordes of undead in a cursed city.
The new treasure sites, which replace the previous relics, regularly emerge, and are guarded by ghosts.
5 new spells in action as well as improved animations for existing skills.
The “Joseph” update will be released on September 27. We have embedded the trailer for you here. Enjoy watching!
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Enough with the fun in Overwatch. Anyone who misbehaves now will be permanently banned.
For many months now, Blizzard has promised that they are working hard on harsher penalties for trolls and “Throwers” in Overwatch. With the latest patch 1.15 (PC) or 2.19 (PS4, Xbox One), the developers have finally put their promise into action and started to overhaul the reporting system – or to implement it on consoles for the first time.
In the official forum, Blizzard has now “threatened” and clearly explained how the bans will take place.
Starting from September 27 (next Wednesday), stricter rules will apply in Overwatch, which will initially only affect the ranked game mode.
Anyone banned from 3 ranked seasons will receive a permanent ban from “Competitive Play”.
The 3 bans do not have to occur in consecutive seasons. For example, if someone was banned in seasons 2, 4, and 7, they will also receive a perma-ban.
It is also pointed out that bans do not “expire” over time – anyone who misbehaved early in their Overwatch career can still be affected by it later.
Furthermore, Blizzard explains once again what can lead to a ban in Overwatch – in the ranked mode.
Anyone who leaves a game early or is kicked for inactivity will receive a penalty. If such an offense occurs repeatedly in quick succession (for example, in several consecutive games), there will be temporary penalties that keep increasing and ultimately lead to exclusion from the entire season. This also includes the seasonal rewards that one may have already earned.
Do you think it’s good that Blizzard is now showing “tough love”? Or is that still not enough and shouldn’t it take 3 seasons for a player to be permanently banned?
On Thursday, we will have Paladins streaming live. The hero shooter has a new champion, and our author Leya will introduce you to him live. The new champ is called Talus and is a flanker with a rather unique skill set.
On Mein-MMO.de, we will host a live stream today, on September 21, and I, Leya, want to introduce you to Talus, the new champion from the hero shooter Paladins.
Talus is a demon boy and belongs to the Ska’drin race. They have been nearly exterminated in the world of Paladins and are now despised by the other races. Talus’ skill mix is quite unique, and I wouldn’t know that I have seen his abilities in this form anywhere else. His abilities are an exciting mix of revelation, teleportation, and a knockback strike.
In the stream, I will showcase Talus and his abilities in training mode and play him in a few casual rounds. Talus has just joined Paladins with the OB59 patch. This might mean that sometimes Talus will be taken right out from under my nose by other players.
Date and time of the stream:
When? The stream runs on Thursday, September 21.
What time? The stream runs from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM in the evening.
TERA M is the mobile version of the PC MMORPG TERA. Thanks to Unreal Engine 4 and similar gameplay, TERA M looks almost like the original and feels quite similar.
TERA M aims to deliver the gameplay and graphics of the PC MMORPG TERA on smartphones or tablets. In the first gameplay videos from the publisher Netmarble, you can now see how similar TERA and TERA M are.
You can see how the gameplay of TERA M looks in the wild here:
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Will TERA M be the first authentic PC MMO on smartphones?
The gameplay videos of TERA M are quite similar to the original TERA on PC. The typical graphic style with colorful locations and sexy characters is clearly recognizable as TERA. In addition, there is a 360-degree camera and the typical TERA action gameplay with un-targeted attacks hitting what is in front of your blade. Sure, the mobile version is not identical to the original, but the similarity is strong,
This video shows what cities look like in TERA M:
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The biggest difference from PC-TERA can be found in the classes. TERA M strictly adheres to the “Holy Trinity” of Tank, DPS, and Healer. However, to avoid long waits for Tanks or Healers, you can switch classes at any time in TERA M, thus completing the raid team. You won’t need twinks in TERA M. Additionally, in contrast to the original, TERA M currently has only 6 classes.
In the following video, you can see the emotes of TERA M in action.
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In the PlayStation Store, you can go bargain hunting again: New offers with hefty discounts for PS4 are live.
Do you still have nothing to play, and your PS4 looks at you hungrily every time you walk by? Then it’s time for new games!
If you’re looking for games for a small budget, you can check out the PlayStation Store these days and browse the offers. Recently, four new offer categories have gone live, where you can find EA titles, digital games, exclusive discounts for PS Plus, and the offer of the week, Overwatch.
Over 60% off EA titles
Lots of EA games are now discounted. The offers are valid until October 5, 2017, at 00:59 AM. Here is a selection of discounted PS4 games:
Battlefield 1 Revolution – 34.99 Euro (41% off)
Need for Speed – 14.99 Euro (50% off)
EA Sports UFC 2 Deluxe Edition – 17.49 Euro (65% off with PS Plus)
Mass Effect Andromeda Deluxe Edition – 34.99 Euro (56% off)
Dragon Age Inquisition – 6.99 Euro (65% off)
Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 – 6.99 Euro (76% off with PS Plus)
Offer of the Week and More Discounts
The offer of the week is the “Game of the Year” edition of Overwatch. It now costs 34.99 Euro. That’s 41% off. The price is valid until September 28, 2017, at 00:59 AM.
In the store, you will also find “Digital Zone” offers. These include discounted games like Pyre, Verdun, Darkest Dungeon, or the “Deadzo Deluxe Edition” for LawBreakers.
If you are a “PlayStation Plus” member, there are exclusive discounts on several titles, such as:
Final Fantasy IX Digital Edition – 16.79 Euro (20% off)
Titanfall 2 Ultimate Edition – 25.99 Euro (35% off)
The Solus Project – 15.99 Euro (20% off)
These offers end on different dates. Make sure to check in the PlayStation Store.
You can access the offers on your PS4 by opening the store and selecting the “Offers” tab on the left side. Here, the offer categories will be displayed. Otherwise, this link will take you to the PlayStation Store.
The fate of Azeroth is literally hanging by a thread. How it will continue in WoW has now been discovered by dataminers.
At World of Warcraft, a new patch is currently being tested on the PTR. It mainly contains new game data for the raid Antorus, the Burning Throne. According to the developers, the patch will not bring any new content, but rather just bug fixes and final game files for the raid instance.
Of course, dataminers do not believe such things – and they are right to do so!
Spoiler Warning: If you do not want to know how things continue for Azeroth after the next raid, you should urgently close the article now. As the dataminers from wowhead and mmo-champion have discovered, there are some new files in the game that do not directly relate to Antorus. There is also a new map called “SilithusPhase01”. This is a drastically revised Silithus. A huge wound gapes in the ground and golden-black blood, which soaks the sand, flows from the crack – Azeroth is slowly bleeding out.
The continent Kalimdor is currently completely locked on the PTR – apparently Blizzard is trying to hide something there.
Illidan’s Sacrifice and Azeroth’s Wound
As we already know, Illidan will “contain” the Titan Sargeras. But before that can happen, the dark titan launches one last attack on Azeroth and (presumably) hurls his sword at the world. This strikes in Silithus and tears a huge hole in the planet. A last, desperate attempt to destroy the world soul of Azeroth.
The scar in Silithus, as the dataminers have extracted it.
Since the map is titled “Phase01”, one can assume that there will be a multipart event leading to the next expansion of World of Warcraft.
This once again seems to confirm that we will get our first look at the next expansion at BlizzCon in November – and it might not be as far away as everyone thinks now.
The PvP mode “Ghost War” can now be tested in an open beta phase. Participation is possible for owners of Ghost Recon Wildlands and for new players.
Fancy some PvP shooting in “Ghost Recon Wildlands” style? You can easily take part in the next few days, as the open test phase for the 4v4 mode “Ghost War” has just gone live.
The beta is available as a “standalone” version. New players and owners of Ghost Recon Wildlands can participate.
Ghost War – Beta Start and End
Today, on September 21st, the open beta of Ghost War started on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. In the next few days, you have plenty of time to try out the beta, as the testing phase is active until September 25th.
In Ghost War, you play with two teams, each consisting of four players, against each other. You play in a best-of-3 mode. This means the team that wins twice first wins the match.
The matches are deathmatches without respawn. If you die, you must hope that a teammate revives you.
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In the beta, you have five of the eight maps available to choose from. You can choose from six special classes based on your preferred playstyle. An overview of the classes can be found at the end of the article.
Ghost War Download on PC, PS4, and Xbox One
If you got excited about the game after watching the trailers and class introductions, you can now freely join the test phase. Simply go to the respective shop of the platforms and add the game to your library. On PC, the client is about 30GB in size.
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Uplay: Start Uplay on your PC. The Ghost Recon Wildlands beta should be found in the “Free Games” list. Alternatively, you can also find a large banner advertisement under “News” that allows you to activate the open beta.
Steam: According to the guide on the Wildlands website, you should search for Ghost Recon Wildlands in the shop, go to the game’s shop page, and select “Open Beta” there. Currently, it doesn’t seem to be functioning, as we couldn’t find an “Open Beta” option there.
PS4
In the PlayStation Store, search for “Ghost War” and you can download the client there
Xbox One
For the Xbox One version, simply visit the store and search for Ghost War. You should then be able to download the client for free there.
The MIDA Multi-Tool is the dominant weapon in PvP of Destiny 2. Now, there are concrete numbers and statistics available.
Every Guardian who has played a few matches in the Crucible of Destiny 2 will have encountered it: The MIDA. This refers to the Exotic “MIDA Multi-Tool,” which was already an excellent weapon in Destiny 1 and is now among our Top 5 best Exotic weapons in Destiny 2.
The reasons for its current dominance are quickly found:
The MIDA is a strong Scout Rifle that feels great in hand. Since sniper ammunition is rare in Destiny 2, Scout Rifles are excelling at longer ranges. With the MIDA, you can take out enemies from a distance before they can even aim at you.
While aiming with the MIDA, the radar remains active. You always have an eye on whether an enemy is approaching.
The MIDA Multi-Tool increases movement speed, allowing you to move swiftly across the maps.
If you also equip the MIDA Mini-Tool, a legendary submachine gun, there is an additional synergy effect: The speed bonus is further enhanced. Furthermore, the submachine gun is powerful at short ranges, so with the MIDA combo, you’ll cover all distances in PvP.
The constantly active radar and high movement speed provide significant advantages, especially in intense PvP matches like in the Trials of the Nine. Since players in Trials usually act more cautiously than aggressively, the MIDA is perfect for keeping an eye on the crucial locations on the map from a safe distance.
All of this leads to many Guardians relying on the MIDA in PvP. How significant this dominance actually is is shown by current statistics.
36% of all kills in Trials are attributed to the MIDA
Through the Destiny tracker and the Trials report, interesting figures about MIDA dominance come to light. The exotic Scout Rifle leaves its mark especially in the Trials of the Nine:
In 98% of all previous Trials matches, at least one player used the MIDA Multi-Tool.
35.9% of all kills in Trials were achieved with the MIDA Multi-Tool.
15.3% of all kills in overall PvP were achieved with the MIDA Multi-Tool.
The logo of the Trials of the Nine
For comparison:
The weapon with the second most kills in Trials is the Auto Rifle Prosecutor with 13.4% (MIDA Multi-Tool has 35.9%).
and the second best weapon in overall PvP is the MIDA Mini-Tool with 5.1% of all kills (MIDA Multi-Tool has 15.3%).
These statistics also show that many Guardians are running around with the combination of Multi-Tool and Mini-Tool.
In the following positions are Auto Rifles like Prosecutor, Uriel’s Gift, and Origin Story.
The legendary Auto Rifle Uriel’s Gift
The US site Kotaku exaggerates this hype around the MIDA: They recently published an article featuring the five best weapons in Destiny 2. The MIDA Multi-Tool occupied all the positions. The current statistics show: They are not wrong …
Are you also using the MIDA or do you say: No, I will specifically choose another weapon!
The Korean action MMORPG Lost Ark still has no release date for the EU, but videos from the current closed beta 2 from Korea make the game even more enticing. In one video, you can see the many cool options in the character editor.
Lost Ark is a highly anticipated glossy action MMORPG from South Korea. It is still unclear when and if it will ever be released in the West (Europe and North America). However, the more information about the game from the 2nd closed beta in Korea comes to light, the more one wishes for a release here. Because Lost Ark looks simply fantastic in the character editor and offers a ton of cool options that one would not expect from an action RPG MMORPG like Diablo 3.
Elf with pointed ears or sheep’s ears? Or better Gunslinger hipster?
First of all: In Lost Ark, you have – as in many Asian games – a strict gender and race lock. This means that each class is clearly assigned to a race and a gender. Nevertheless, you have a lot of options to truly make your hero unique.
Here are a few examples:
One class is a type of elf with long, pointed ears. However, you can replace the ears with differently angled listeners. There are even completely new shapes, sheep’s ears, furry bear ears, fish fin ears, and even ears shaped like butterflies.
There are over a dozen different face shapes.
The variety of hairstyles is large and offers a lot of cool styles. There are neat side parts, piled hairdos, hipster undercuts, and much more.
Additional accessories like beards, glasses, and scars are also possible.
In the character editor, you can already preview your hero’s clothes and see how your style affects the worn attire. The clothes of your heroes are also detailed and elaborately designed.
Each hero has different styles. For example, the Gunslinger Devil Hunter can look totally dark and nasty. However, he can also go monster hunting as a sort of shooting hipster with glasses and trendy hairstyle.
The splendor of Lost Ark’s character editor in video
You can view the various styles from Lost Ark’s character editor in the embedded video here. Enjoy!
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The Playstation 4 finally received the ability to connect external hard drives of 2.5 or 3.5 inches with update 4.5. This way, you can offload games and data at will and no longer need to constantly free up space on the internal drive. But which hard drives are the best and which can you buy with a clear conscience?
On March 9, 2017, the long-awaited Firmware update 4.5 for Sony’s Playstation 4 console was released. Not only was there a Booster Mode for the PS4 Pro included, but you could finally connect external hard drives to your console. This allows you to plug large external hard drives into the USB port of your Playstation 4 and you are finally freed from the bottleneck of the way too small standard PS4 hard drive.
Playstation 4 Update 4.5 – Which hard drives can I connect externally?
With the Firmware update 4.5, entirely new possibilities open up for the PS4. While you were previously limited to a maximum of 1 terabyte (unless you had swapped in larger drives yourself), you can now connect external drives with up to 8(!) terabytes with the new firmware. More than enough storage space for your favorite games.
To ensure that the read and write speeds are also right, the new software of the Playstation 4 also supports the fast USB 3 standard – if you want that, make sure when buying a hard drive that it also uses USB 3!
External hard drives for PS4 – 2.5 or 3.5 inches?
If you are dealing with the topic of external hard drives, you often hear about 2.5 and 3.5-inch drives. Don’t worry, you can connect them all via USB, the size only affects the actual dimensions, volume, weight, and power supply.
2.5-inch drives are lightweight and compact. You can easily plug them in and take them with you. In addition, they do not require a separate power connection and are energy-efficient. However, they are smaller in volume than the larger 3.5-inch models.
3.5-inch drives are heavier and bulkier than their smaller relatives and almost always need their own power source. However, they are significantly larger than the 2.5-inch versions and have a better price-performance ratio.
If you don’t want to carry your data around much or at all, a 3.5-inch drive is probably the better choice for you.
Playstation 4 – External hard drives – HDD or SSD?
Most external hard drives are still HDDs, or “Hard Disk Drives”. These are standard hard drives, in which a mechanical read head reads the data from a magnetized disk. Such hard drives are inexpensive, but they produce a noticeable hum during use and are prone to impacts and shocks due to their mechanics.
Completely different are the SSDs: These “Solid State Drives” have, as the name suggests, no moving parts. The data is read directly from the memory without a mechanical read head. As a result, SSDs are lightning fast, consume little power, and are shock resistant. The downside: they are usually quite small in volume and expensive!
Amazon Bestsellers: The most popular external hard drives for the PS4 – Which should I buy?
The following external hard drives are a good choice if you want to properly expand your PS4. If you click on the individual products, you will also be able to select larger TB variants on Amazon. Have fun browsing!
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Note: The article was originally published in early March. We have updated it.
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A screenshot from the older MMORPG Cabal Online sends shivers down the spines of gaming fans: everything is filled with bots.
This screenshot circulated on reddit about “Cabal Online,” from an MMORPG that many played about 10 or 12 years ago.
The screenshot shows a single player surrounded by an army of uniform bots. In the chat, one can read the familiar bot goldselling spam known from many MMORPGs: “Cheap and Fast.”
The screenshot was posted under the title “When someone asks me about the state of Cabal Online.“
Other players say this is not an exception. They have played themselves and Cabal Online is now overrun by bots. They wonder: How can it be profitable for a game like Cabal Online that there are so many bots? What are they farming and who in God’s name is supposed to buy that?
However, other players reassure that it is not as bad as portrayed here. This flood of bots only exists in the low-level area.
In general, there is agreement that it is a shame when MMORPGs that used to be enjoyed are so haunted by bots.
Bots and Gold Sellers Can Drain the Lifeblood of MMORPGs
Mein MMO thinks: Bots are a plague in MMORPGs. Especially in older or smaller games where the publisher does not look after combating them as actively, bots can become a real problem that sucks the lifeblood out of gameplay.
Games where bots are predominant feel deserted and bleak. Especially when one feels they are the only person in a sea of bots, they are particularly damaging to the MMORPG experience.
But even in popular MMORPGs like WoW or Final Fantasy XIV, the problem of bots and gold spam exists.
As long as bots and gold spam are profitable, there will always be people who find ways and means to benefit from it – especially when the publisher does not take a firm stand against it.
What do you think? Have you learned to ignore bots? Does it creep you out when you see a screenshot like the one above?
We spoke with a German gold seller about the “job”:
In Destiny 2 we present 5 recommended weapons that you should have in your inventory. They are some of the best exotic weapons.
At the launch of Destiny 2, there are 19 exotic weapons. Most have already been extensively tested by the community, initial opinions have been voiced, and detailed reviews can already be found online.
Many Guardians are asking themselves: Which exotic weapons are the best? Which weapon should I sacrifice my Exotic slot for?
In Destiny 2, you can only equip one exotic weapon at a time. You have to decide whether you want the exotic item in the kinetic slot, the energy slot, or the power slot.
A Guardian cannot carry more than one exotic weapon
If you want to change your Exotic, you first need to swap the Exotic out of the energy slot to choose an Exotic in the kinetic slot. This takes time. In the midst of a fight, it’s not recommended.
In other words, the choice of the Exotic for the upcoming challenge should be well considered.
However, there is a problem with choosing Exotics: “There is no best exotic weapon!” Every Exotic has individual perks that can shine in different situations. Different weapons are recommended in PvP than when facing a hefty boss in PvE.
We now present 5 exotic weapons that excel in different situations. If you have these in your inventory, you are prepared for any danger.
Himmelsbrennereid – A Scout Rifle Against the Red Legion
Let’s start with an Exotic that has proven itself in PvE: The Himmelsbrennereid. It is a scout rifle with solar damage, which is carried in the energy slot. The rate of fire is 200, and the magazine size is 18 shots.
These are the special characteristics:
Bullet Rifle: The weapon fires solar bullets that become stronger when the scope is used. However, the weapon then fires somewhat slower.
For the Empire: The weapon fires automatically (you can hold down the fire button and don’t need to press for each shot), deals extra damage to Cabal, and penetrates Phalanx shields.
The “For the Empire” perk makes the Himmelsbrennereid a top weapon when it comes to PvE against Cabal. And since in Destiny 2, the Red Legion of Cabal is almost everywhere present, this weapon is definitely worth it. For example, in the Leviathan raid …
In practice, the property of being able to shoot through Phalanx shields proves useful. This way, the annoying shielded enemies go down faster than usual.
In short: In PvE, the Himmelsbrennereid should be your constant companion. The weapon has a high range. Defeat enemies from a distance before they can harm you.
You can obtain the Himmelsbrennereid randomly from all sources that can drop exotic engrams. Xur can also bring the weapon.
Now there are new nests! A nest migration in Pokémon GO changes the Pokémon species that appear in nests in your area and in parks.
Nests in Pokémon GO are locations where Pokémon of the same species frequently appear. You have probably noticed that you can find the same Pokémon in one place for several days. During a nest migration, the locations remain the same, but the monsters that appear there change.
Every few weeks, such a change occurs, bringing fresh air to the Pokémon wilderness.
Pokémon GO Nests
You can often find nests at PokéStops, Gyms, or in parks. They often offer a high number of the same Pokémon species. The monsters will stay at this location for about two weeks until they change their location due to a nest migration.
Niantic announces this via push notification for Pokémon GO, stating that new monsters are residing in the parks around you. It is worth heading out and checking. Perhaps there is an interesting nest in your area.
However, particularly rare monsters, such as those from 10km eggs, cannot be found in nests. Baby Pokémon or legendary Pokémon cannot appear there either.
Today, on September 21st, the 30th nest migration in Pokémon GO took place. The Pokémon collections at known spots have changed and should now show you new Pokémon. If you still miss certain Pokémon (candies), the nest migration might bring you luck, and you can find them frequently now.
The nest migration is also important for medal collectors: With the new Pokémon, there may also be new “types” in your area. This gives trainers a chance to improve their progress in medals like “Bug Collector”, “Bird Catcher”, or “Psychic”.
Share with us in the comments which species are now appearing at your nests and which ones they replace. If you want, you can enter your nests in the atlas of TheSilphRoad and share your finds with other trainers. Here’s the nest atlas on Thesilphroad.com
Solstice Event is on its way
You can take advantage of the nest migration in the coming days and earn a lot of Stardust in the new nests. The reason for this is the Solstice Event in Pokémon GO, which rewards you with double the amount of Stardust when catching monsters or hatching eggs.
Ironsight is a futuristic online shooter for PC in the style of Call of Duty. Originally, this free-to-play game comes from Korea, but in 2018 it is scheduled to be released in the EU under the German publisher Gamigo.
Ironsight comes from South Korea and is a free-to-play online shooter. The battles take place in the style of Call of Duty and revolve around fast-paced skirmishes between players. The setting of Ironsight is in the year 2025. There is a global conflict due to the Earth’s resources becoming scarce, and the West is engaging in combat against the Middle East.
Futuristic Warfare with Mechs and Drones
The scarce global resources in Ironsight have apparently still provided for all sorts of modern war equipment. Therefore, you can deploy remote-controlled drones to scout enemies or attack with napalm or EMP. Things get even more intense with mechs, which you can also call in and use against your enemies.
Ironsight offers these features:
14 maps with destructible objects and weather effects
Over 100 weapons
Unlockable skins for weapons and characters
Custom-developed Iron Engine
Ironsight is coming to Europe and North America in 2018 – Beta Access!
So far, Ironsight has only been running in South Korea. Starting in spring 2018, it will be released in Europe and North America. The publisher Gamigo from Hamburg will handle distribution in Germany.
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Additionally, a closed beta is starting in November 2017.
A look back at the past of World of Warcraft raises slight doubts. Was everything really that rosy back then?
World of Warcraft has now lasted many years. Time and again, some players long for the “old times”. In their eyes, the game has been increasingly “casualized” over the last few years. Players are given everything on a silver platter.
Those who wanted to raid properly in the “good old days” had to perform at full capacity and be highly concentrated. If you couldn’t deliver maximum performance, you had no place in a Molten Core.
But is that really true? Those who think so may feel hurt by their nostalgic feelings and should quickly close their eyes.
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For the video of the “World First Kill” of Ragnaros, the final boss of the Molten Core, by the guild Ascent in 2005 shows a different picture. According to this, the fight looked much less spectacular than it is described by veterans – most characters stand still and use only a few skills.
Back then, WoW was played in a completely different way – besides the now-ridiculed “Keyboard Turning” to turn the character, chatting on the side was also not a problem – you were waiting 70% of the time anyway for a cooldown and let the auto-attacks run otherwise.
Cortyn says: I must honestly admit that the video shocked me a little because the fight was somewhat idealized in my memory. But of course, if back then even a Fire Mage could survive against Ragnaros by just casting Frostbolts, that actually answers many questions.
What is not idealized, however, is the sense of community that we had during raids back then, and that has been lost over time. Perhaps because World of Warcraft has changed. Or perhaps because we now play several games in parallel and no longer allow such bonds as we did back then…
How do you remember Classic and the first raids? Do you still see the fight against Ragnaros as much more action-packed than it actually was?
