The launch of the online game Mirage: Arcane Warfare was anything but successful. Now a free promotion is set to bring in more players.
Mirage: Arcane Warfare was intended to be a sort of fantasy Overwatch. However, hardly anyone wants to play it. At the time this news was written, there was only one player online according to Steamcharts. The peak number of concurrent players in the past 24 hours was eight. Numbers like these cannot sustain an online game, especially not one that is a competitive team brawler.
Free promotion aims to attract players
The developers are aware that they have a massive problem. One developer mentioned that the sales figures for Mirage are very poor, and that sucks.
To attract more players, a free promotion starts today, September 6th. You can purchase the title for free for 24 hours and keep it even after the time expires.
Is the competition too strong? – Flop despite decent Metacritic score
The game’s ratings on Steam are currently plummeting, which is not particularly conducive to enticing new players to Mirage. It should actually be fun and offer exciting team fights. Why there is currently no interest cannot be said.
Some players believe that it simply doesn’t offer enough variety and cannot compete with the “big players” in the market such as Overwatch or Paragon. It may also be that the predecessor Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is an issue, which is actually doing quite well. Why would players want to play two very similar games from the same developer studio?
The surprising thing is that major gaming magazines were quite satisfied with Mirage: Arcane Warfare. The game has a respectable 74% on Metacritic.
The promotion starts today at 7 PM on Steam and runs until tomorrow at 7 PM. During this time, anyone who wants can grab a copy for free. After the end of the 24-hour window, the price of Mirage: Arcane Warfare will be permanently reduced from around 28€ to 10€.
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A collector exaggerates in World of Warcraft. He has actually unlocked every hidden artifact weapon skin!
Crazy achievements happen among players of World of Warcraft from time to time. About two weeks ago, we introduced a player who completed all 36 challenges of the Mage Tower. Each of these was a particularly difficult quest per specialization that required gear beyond item level 910 and a solid understanding of each specialization.
As the colleagues from Buffed report, a player has now achieved a similarly impressive success. On Reddit, the player Drahkmar stated that he has unlocked all 36 hidden artifact weapon skins – at least the base template for every class and specialization in the game.
Although with patch 7.3 the drop chance for many of the hidden skins was drastically increased, this achievement is still remarkable. Drahkmar not only had to play 12 different classes (meaning: all) at level 110, but also complete the 2-4 questlines for the various artifact weapons with each of them. Additionally, he had to complete corresponding missions to unlock, for example, the locations of the skins – such as the training of the withered army.
Other players in the thread congratulate Drahkmar, but some also complain. Some are still waiting for the hidden skin of their primary specialization – and are fed up with the scenario of the withered army.
How many hidden artifact weapon skins have you unlocked? Are you trying to unlock as many as possible on your alts? Or is it enough for you if the main character is fully equipped?
Destiny 2 had just launched, and the community had already found something to be upset about: an item in the cash shop with supposed effects on player strength. For some, this microtransaction was enough to cry “Pay2Win”.
Gothalion quickly sparked the first mini shitstorm that crept into the press, on PcGamesn.
Microtransaction: What people are currently upset about in Destiny 2
Gothalion discovered the contents of the Destiny 2 cash shop, the Eververse, and found “Bright Engrams” that players can purchase for silver, the premium currency.
The prices are not entirely clear yet, but it seems you get about 5 Bright Engrams for 8 to 10€, depending on what pack you buy.
These Bright Engrams are the “loot boxes” in Destiny 2.
Now the mini-scandal: Some items from these “Bright Engrams” can be used to customize the Guardian’s equipment. When decrypted, they yield, among other things, modifiers:
An armor mod to reduce the cooldown of a skill
An armor mod to improve a character stat
A weapon mod to enhance a stat on a weapon
And a weapon mod to change the element of an energy or power weapon
The reason for the outrage is that nothing should be sold in the Destiny 2 cash shop that affects gameplay. That’s why there was mild annoyance.
Bungie had presented the Bright Engrams differently
These Engrams did not come out of nowhere; they were discovered during the playtesting. It was also known that the cash shop Tess would probably sell them, as she is the one who decrypts these Bright Engrams.
It was also roughly known that the Engrams are loot boxes like in Overwatch. It was stated that Bungie considers the contents of the Engrams to be “purely cosmetic”. Items within give players the opportunity to customize their heroes.
One would have thought that only shaders, ghost shells, and similar items could emerge from the “white Engrams”.
And that is indeed the case: There are gestures, sparrows, ships, but also these mods.
Therefore, the Bright Engrams are probably not a huge reason for concern
That would indeed be a valid reason to be upset about the cash shop and to write about Pay2Win.
However: The “Bright Engrams” are not only available in the cash shop but also from other sources. Guardians are supposed to receive one every time the EXP bar is full after level 20. There are also other sources for receiving them.
It could be quite possible that soon players will be flooded with these white Engrams, just as it was with light particles in Destiny 1.
Delay the shitstorm for now
The current questions are:
What is the demand for these Bright Engrams?
How much do you really need the modifiers for a gameplay advantage?
And how easily can you obtain the Bright Engrams?
How often is there really a modifier in such a Bright Engram?
Until we have answers to these questions, it would be wise to postpone the Pay2Win shitstorm for now.
Sensitive topic
Mein MMO thinks: This is such a typical thing of our time. On the NeoGAF forum, pitchforks were immediately pulled out and bonfires were lit. Players are rightly very sensitive when it comes to cash shops in games and what can be bought there.
It remains to be seen how it will play out in practice and how it will affect the gameplay. Earning and buying loot boxes is generally okay – as long as they are really “100% cosmetic.” However, things like “You can change the element of your weapon” – should actually not be in loot boxes. That Bungie is withholding such information in advance is not very classy.
Aftertaste of “No more random rolls on weapons”
But: It’s really not that clean. And it puts a lot of things in a different light.
Now there’s an aftertaste that Luke Smith didn’t want to talk about how Bungie intended to compensate for the missing random rolls on weapons . At the time, it was said that they had an idea, but didn’t want to introduce it yet because they weren’t sure if it would make it into the game. Now it looks as if: They didn’t want to introduce it because it had to do with the cash shop in Destiny 2 and microtransactions.
New information about the Safari Zone events in Pokémon GO is available. Shiny Magikarp and Pikachu are waiting for you. Rare Pokémon like Chansey, Larvitar, Kangaskhan, and Unown can also be caught by players who do not have an event ticket.
After weeks of limited information regarding the Safari events in Pokémon GO, the developers are now providing us with new details. It is now clear that not only participants who have purchased tickets for the events can catch the rare Pokémon.
Even trainers outside the event areas can find the rare monsters if they are at least in the same city.
What to expect on September 16, you can find out here.
Safari Events in Europe, Even Without a Ticket
In a few days, the Safari event at CentrO in Oberhausen will start. On September 16, these events will take place in Germany, France, and Spain. The fact that there are only 4000 tickets for the event in Germany worried many trainers. However, it is now clear: Rare Pokémon like Kangaskhan, Chansey, Larvitar, or Unown can also be caught without tickets.
Soon you will be able to reserve free tickets for the Pokémon GO Safari events. These are non-transferable. To receive a QR code that is mandatory for attending an event, the person making the reservation must be over 13 years old and must carry a valid photo ID.
Trainers who cannot secure tickets for the events in the shopping centers will have the opportunity to discover and catch the rare monsters of the Safari Zone event in the respective cities of the events. Good news for trainers hunting for rare Pokémon who have little interest in the other bonuses of the event.
Safari Zone Bonuses – What to Expect?
You will receive an in-game medal and special 2km eggs from the various PokéStops in the shopping centers at each Safari Zone event.
Additionally, throughout the event, lure modules will be active all day at the shopping center stops, allowing you to catch Pokémon such as Kangaskhan, Chansey, Larvitar, and many more together.
Trainers in the area can even encounter Shiny Pikachu, Shiny Magikarp, and various forms of Unown!
There will be no gym and raid battles in the shopping centers during the events. Niantic wants “all trainers to have as much fun as possible there.”
In team lounges, you can meet and interact with other trainers from the same team during the events. Your participation in the activities will be rewarded with trainer kits, which Niantic has not yet explained in detail.
ForThe Elder Scrolls Online will see the next DLC expansion Clockwork City in a few months. This DLC revolves around exploring a complete mechanical city. Additionally, the Orsinium story will continue in a mini-raid.
The Elder Scrolls Online will receive another DLC add-on in the fourth quarter of 2017. After the Horns of the Reach primarily satisfied fans of dungeons, there will again be something for fans of exploration, story and raids in the fourth quarter of 2017. The DLC package Clockwork City is supposed to offer all of this.
The Elder Scrolls Online: Asylum Sanctorum – Jump straight to the boss or deal with the mini-bosses first?
In addition to the cool new map in the Clockwork City of Sotha Sil, the highlight is the new mini-raid (trial in ESO slang) “Asylum Sanctorum”. It features two mini-bosses and a major final boss. Moreover, the story from the critically acclaimed Orsinium DLC will finally continue in it.
Especially cool: you can either complete the mini-raid in a regular way or skip the first two bosses and go straight for the main boss. However, this makes everything harder because defeating the mini-bosses weakens the big boss. The loot, however, will be more rewarding in this case. As a reward, there will be new sets and weapon skins.
The Elder Scrolls Online – Clockwork City brings reallocation of weapon traits
Equally cool and highly anticipated by many players: In Clockwork City, you can finally reallocate your weapon traits. This quality-of-life feature is especially beneficial for the many crafters in The Elder Scrolls Online, allowing them to realign their weapons.
The DLC also offers an additional game mode for the popular PvP battlegrounds. The new mode “Domination” brings scenarios where you must capture moving points. Due to the movement of the points, the battle is never static.
Finally, the client is expected to gain significant performance with the next DLC, achieving 15 to 20 percent more frames.
How do I get Coldheart in Destiny 2? How do I get the Kill Tracker Ghost? We will show you how to receive this pre-order bonus.
With “Destiny: Rise of Iron”, Bungie rewarded all pre-order customers with a special Gjallarhorn in a stylish design. This likely drove pre-orders extremely high, which is why Bungie brings this trick back to Destiny 2.
He already has his Coldheart
This time, however, pre-order customers will not receive a Gjallarhorn, but the exotic weapon Coldheart, which is called “Kaltherz” in German.
So how do you get Coldheart in Destiny 2? When starting the game, it is not handed to you by anyone, nor is it waiting in the vault. Players are already fearing that there might be a bug.
You will receive Coldheart later in Destiny 2 – Get pre-order bonus
To obtain Coldheart as a pre-order bonus, you need to fulfill two conditions:
You need to complete the entire campaign with all story missions
Then you can go to the Gunsmith – who is also not available at the beginning of Destiny 2 – and pick up the weapon.
You will need to play for a while before you can obtain the Exotic. This information comes from an official code card for Coldheart.
What is Coldheart?
Coldheart is an exotic fusion rifle. It is the first and only fusion rifle in Destiny 2, although more may come later.
The unique feature: It fires a bundled energy beam, as you can see in this trailer:
https://youtu.be/hwC1dsRHvno
According to the weapon guru of Destiny, Jon Weisnewski, Coldheart deals arc damage, it is equipped in the energy slot and is said to be great for dealing high damage to a single enemy.
Coldheart will not remain an exclusive pre-order bonus forever. Starting December 5th, all Guardians will have the opportunity to get their hands on this icy weapon.
Kill Tracker Ghost and Emote as Pre-Order Bonuses
For the Kill Tracker Ghost (digital pre-order bonus), you also need to complete the campaign and reach level 20. Then Lord Shaxx is supposed to give you the ghost.
The pre-order emote(s) can be snagged as soon as you enter the Farm for the first time. Open the vault here and go to “Collections”. There, available emotes will be listed.
The sword of the deluxe edition is expected to be available only after the campaign ends.
By the way: The veteran emblems can also be obtained in the vault under “Collections”.
In Hearthstone , the upcoming nerfs have been introduced. And they are far-reaching and affect more classes than expected.
The ranked mode of Hearthstone is currently more of a pain than real fun. About 50% of all matches are dominated by druids, who are hard to counter unless you have a complete counter deck with a perfect starting hand. Blizzard has also recognized this and introduced several nerfs that are set to go live with the upcoming patch 9.1. However, it does not only affect druids, but also warriors, shamans, and murlocs.
Inspire from Druid now grants only 1 additional mana for this turn instead of 2 mana. Thus, Inspire is effectively just a coin.
Plaguebringer from druids increases mana costs from 5 to 6 – previously, the spell cost 5. As a result, druids will be able to act a bit slower. Together with the change to Inspire, playing Plaguebringer will become more significant.
The Fiery War Axe of the warrior is increased from 2 mana costs to 3 mana costs. This means it can no longer be played as early and is similar to an Eaglehorn Bow – just without additional card text.
Shamans have to deal with a nerf to Hex. The mana costs rise from 3 to 4. This makes the spell resemble the Mage’s Polymorph much more. The developers want to limit shamans a bit in their options to remove minions with a “Silence” effect from the game (which Hex effectively does). They will also consider this in later expansions.
A final nerf affects all Murloc fans. The effect of the Murloc Leader is changing. In the future, the Murloc Leader will grant all other friendly murlocs only +2 attack instead of +2/+1. This is intended to make murlocs less unstoppable and allow them to be removed more easily – for example, with a Wild Pyromancer and Equality. Previously, all murlocs except the leader would have survived.
Destiny 2 is opening its gates! Be here live when the new adventure begins. Livestream at launch.
Update 00:01 AM: Bungie reports that Destiny 2 has now officially launched in Central Europe. Several users report that they are in a queue. There is a message that Destiny 2 is at capacity. However, the wait time is not too long at present.
On Wednesday, September 6 at 00:01 AM, the official server launch will take place. Then all Guardians in Germany can start. However, players with a disc version have been able to play since 14:00 (September 5), as that was the server launch time in New Zealand.
Among those Guardians with a disc version diving into the adventure right away is our friend Nexxoss Gaming. He will take you along in the livestream and show you what the first moments in Destiny 2 will be like. We will embed his Twitch stream here, spoilers ahead!
https://www.twitch.tv/nexxossgaming
We from Mein-MMO will accompany the midnight launch and continuously update this article in case of an outbreak of error codes or a server collapse. Currently, on the afternoon of September 5, there are no issues.
Why does Destiny 2 actually launch at midnight?
The last major Destiny launch was a year ago on September 20, 2016, at 11 AM our time: Destiny: Rise of Iron released simultaneously worldwide. At that time, there were serious issues: Guardians were stuck in queues for hours, the Tapir error code haunted players, and the servers encountered problems.
One can expect that the launch of Destiny 2 will be significantly larger than that of Destiny: Rise of Iron.
To ensure the servers do not collapse, Bungie has made preparations:
The release date was moved up from September 8 to September 6, as typically server traffic is highest on the weekend following a launch. By starting just a few days earlier, they want to avoid the worst-case scenario – that the servers crash, according to Game Director Luke Smith.
A “rolling midnight launch” will take place. This means that in different time zones around the world, it starts at midnight if you pre-order digitally. This is also aimed at controlling the rush on the servers.
Winston from Overwatch is the born secret agent. Where the scientific gorilla strikes, victory is not far away.
Every week, absurd, exciting, or just funny moments happen in Overwatch , often captured in a “Play of the Game”. We searched social media and selected three special highlights for you. Enjoy our three “Play of the Game” moments of the week in Overwatch!
Winston is not exactly known for subtle approaches. But player FREEFALL3N proves us wrong. On Temple of Anubis, he shows that you can still secure victory completely alone in the last 18 seconds of a match. All you need is iron will, an ultimate, and assertiveness… and an opposing team that doesn’t defend the control point but rather prefers a small choke point. Well, that’s how quickly it can happen!
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The new Deathmatch mode is very well received by the community. Thanks to the fresh map, Chatteau Guillard, there are plenty of opportunities to push players off the edge of the map. This works especially well with Junkrat. You can coldly calculate the trajectory of the players and place the deadly mines accordingly. We can see how this looks with precise calculation in this short clip.
Surely everyone knows this beautiful moment: The victory is in safe hands, the last seconds are ticking down, and no opponent in sight. The perfect opportunity to unleash an ultimate to celebrate the victory. Lbarker1125 joined this tradition and activated the ultimate as D.Va on the victory point – just as the opposing Mercy comes flying in and revives the enemy team. This leads to a spectacular multikill at the last moment.
Have you also experienced a particularly cool gaming scene that you captured on video? Then just send us a link to the video (preferably on Youtube) and perhaps your clip will be featured in this post next week!
It’s finally here! EA Sports is gradually revealing the ratings of the best players in FIFA 18. They are releasing the player cards as they will appear in the “Ultimate Team” mode of FIFA 18.
To celebrate this player rating reveal, they released this video online, in which stars read and comment on “ratings” about themselves:
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Top IV values and good movesets ensure that these trainers could defeat the legendary Pokémon GO raid boss “Entei” with three players.
Entei is one of the new legendary raid bosses in Pokémon GO and can currently be caught in Europe. The other members of the Beast Trio are available in America and Asia.
A few trainers have now demonstrated that with the right Pokémon, the boss “Entei” can be defeated with just three players. They show how it’s done in the video.
Defeating Entei with three players
After the legendary birds Lugia, Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos appeared in Pokémon GO over the past weeks, it is now the turn of the legendary beasts. The three Pokémon beasts can now be found at various locations around the world. At the end of the month, the rotation will change so that trainers worldwide have the chance to catch the beasts.
Raikou is available in America
Suicune in Asia
and Entei in Europe and Africa
Some of you may already have Entei in your Pokédex and can look forward to another legendary entry. A trainer trio recorded the fight against this raid boss, successfully extinguishing the fire beast with plenty of water.
Vaporeon was an important part of the lineup, with Golem also coming into play. In the video, you can see the fight of the three trainers at levels 36, 37, and 38 against Entei.
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The Update 7.3 “Shadows of Argus” for World of Warcraft: Legion is going into the second round. After the release and access to two areas as well as the first part of the story, in week 2 now Mac’Aree and an additional level of artifact knowledge will be added.
New Area: Mac’Aree – There’s a lot to do!
The story in Krokuun will be concluded, and the heroes of Azeroth will travel to Mac’Aree. In the abandoned and morbid ghost town of the Draenei, most of the second part of the story, “Dark Awakenings”, will take place.
Additionally, players will be able to unlock new world quests for Mac’Aree and the Nath’raxas Fortress, allowing them to gather further rewards on Argus to advance their progression. Alongside the world quests, Mac’Aree will also feature invasion points and larger invasion points (bosses) that can be engaged in world PvE.
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Changes to the Order Hall and additional PvE content will come next week. Together with them, players can also look forward to finally crafting their own relics with the Netherlight Crucible.
Character progression is also taken care of. With the second week, the new system raises artifact knowledge for all players to level 42 – resulting in a significant increase in artifact power of 20,800,000%.
For those who haven’t started battling through the areas of Argus yet, they can now jump right in during the second week and explore the whole planet – with the exception of the raids and the dungeons from the inside.
Destiny 2 comes out on September 6, but the first tests have already been released. How Bungie’s online shooter performs in the early reviews, you can find out here with us!
Destiny 2 has great expectations as the successor to the immensely successful online shooter Destiny. After all, numerous fans want all the goodies of the predecessor and also a bunch of cool innovations and features. But they must not overshadow the beloved gunplay of the original.
Destiny 2 – First reviews before launch
Even before the official launch of the console versions of Destiny 2, the first reviews from well-known gaming sites are already online. They were able to play Destiny 2 a few weeks ago on-site in Seattle. They reported that they were allowed to test for about 15 hours.
We have collected some of these tests and ratings here for you. This way, you can already get an idea of the game and its strengths and weaknesses. Some of the first early reviews, like those from IGN or Gamespot, are already on Metacritic. However, a rating is still pending there.
GamePro – A conciliatory sequel!
The German site GamePro has taken a detailed look at Destiny. The rating trend lies between 84 and 88 points.
It is as if Bungie has perfected its “Destiny language” with the DLCs over the years and now implemented this know-how to create exactly the game that Destiny was supposed to be from the very beginning. […]. The gameplay fits perfectly, the staging surpasses the predecessor by lengths, the characters are likable, and leveling up my character is simply fun.
VG24/7 – Better than Destiny 1
At VG24/7 the author, despite some criticism, is fond of the game in her first report and finds it better than the first part.
If someone liked part 1, they will likely love Destiny 2 as well. If someone did not like Destiny 1, they will find some of their criticisms improved or worsened in the second part. However, one should also wait and see how the game develops and whether the progression, performance, and the raid still hold up a few weeks after release.
Gamespot – Like Destiny 1, just better!
At Gamespot they share a similar opinion. The author also believes that Destiny 2 does not differ much from the first part. But it does many things better. The story is worlds better, information is conveyed better, the weapon categories have improved, and the new maps are a lot of fun.
Fans of Destiny 1 shouldn’t miss out on the second part.
IGN – So far all expectations met
At IGN the author is still withholding a final judgment, but so far, his high expectations for Destiny 2 have all been met. Especially the progression through the game world with the dynamic events and the great soundtrack has captivated him.
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Polygon – “It’s Destiny, but without all the bullshit!”
According to the author of the Destiny 2 review from Polygon, Destiny 1 has become even worse with the sequel! Since he knows Destiny 2, he can hardly explain how he ever liked that nonsense (Destiny 1); so much is done better in the sequel, in his opinion!
Especially the story and the many quality-of-life improvements are great. Destiny 2 is thus making an extremely promising start!
PC Gamer – Excellent gunplay!
The first review from PC Gamer is also positive. Here too, the tenor is: Destiny 2 has super gameplay. The gunplay is fantastic, and the story additionally motivates to keep playing. At its core, the game is still a true Destiny that works primarily as a shooter. However, it remains to be seen how the game will develop further, and whether, for example, the new loot system will motivate in the long run.
PC Games – Destiny 2 is actually Destiny 1.75
The author of the German site PC Games likes the still excellent gunplay of Destiny 2. But she is still skeptical whether Destiny 2 can prove itself in the endgame:
Destiny 2 is for me, as someone who has played the predecessor from hour 1, maybe not Destiny 2. Rather a Destiny 1.75 with many changes I like and many contents I already know and love. But: I haven’t seen anything of the endgame yet, and I don’t know how the main story will ultimately develop. Therefore, I see Destiny 2 as being on a good path to surpass its predecessor. Whether Bungie’s space shooter can convince in all points remains to be seen. After all, the game must be able to motivate me over a long time – just like the predecessor.
Destiny 2 – Positive first reports
Overall, Destiny 2 is doing well in the current reviews. However, it remains to be seen whether the game can also succeed in the long run and whether the developers can deliver on the promises of a strong start.
Most testers have reportedly spent about 15 hours with the game beforehand, so the questions about the endgame and long-term motivation are still open.
Black Desert Mobile aims to bring the gameplay of Black Desert Online to mobile or tablet. But will the game become just another freemium Asia mobile game that aims to extract money from players with pay-to-win methods?
Black Desert Online is a buy-to-play sandbox MMORPG that is currently only available for PC and looks stunning. However, not only PC players will be able to enjoy Black Desert Online in the future. In addition to the planned Xbox One and PS4 versions, a mobile version of Black Desert is reportedly in development.
Black Desert Mobile – Same Engine as the Original
As the major feature of Black Desert Online is its fantastic graphics, the developers did not want to cut corners here. Therefore, the graphics engine of Black Desert Mobile is the same as that of Black Desert Online on PC.
However, Black Desert Mobile is not meant to be a port to mobile, but a standalone game with its own gameplay and a story set 50 years before Black Desert Online. The mobile version is set to be a full-fledged MMORPG offering the same features as an MMORPG – complete with quests, crafting, PvP, and raids.
Black Desert Mobile – Developers Claim No Pay2Win Cash Grab
At the Korean developer conference IGC 2017, a representative from the developer Pearl Abyss spoke about the monetization system of Black Desert Mobile. According to the developer, they do not want to create a typical Asian pay-to-win mobile game just to make a lot of money.
While it might make economic sense, it would ultimately harm the company and the reputation of the Black Desert brand. Therefore, players in Black Desert Mobile should not constantly be prompted for real-money transactions for items.
Here is a teaser trailer for Black Desert M
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In Destiny 2, you have to forgo clans and guided games at launch. The clan servers are currently unreachable.
The first Guardians are already bustling in Destiny 2, diving into battle against Ghaul and his Red Legion. However, they have to forgo one thing: It is not yet possible to proudly present your own clan in the Destiny 2 universe.
Because the in-game clan feature is not yet available. If you go to the clan overview in the menu, there is a notice that the clan servers are currently unreachable.
Bungie has already addressed this issue: Yes, the clan feature will be deactivated for several more days. Once it becomes available, they will let us know.
By no later than September 12, the clan feature in Destiny 2 should be functional, as Bungie plans to launch guide games on that day. In the “Guided Games”, solo players can connect with clans to play group activities together.
However, Bungie assumes that there will be too many solo players and too few guide clans at launch. Therefore, these guided games will start slowly.
Shortly after the first weekly reset on September 12 at 7 PM, a “beta phase” for the guided games (for the Nightfall strike) will begin. About 30%-50% of all players will gain access to the search, depending on how many clans participate.
From September 26 at 7 PM, 100% access to the search will be available for the raid and the Nightfall strike.
During the “Guided Games Beta”, all clans can lead solo players as soon as they have mastered the Nightfall strike once.
The upcoming addon Path of Fire for Guild Wars 2 takes you back to the Crystal Desert and the region of Elona. Both locations were prominently featured in the first Guild Wars. Therefore, the presentation of Path of Fire aims to appeal to both nostalgic players and newcomers. Additionally, the grind effort is supposed to be reduced compared to Heart of Thorns.
Path of Fire, the second major addon for Guild Wars 2, will be released soon, on September 22, 2017. But what is it really about? How will the story unfold? Which regions will we (re)visit and how do the developers plan to avoid making Path of Fire a similar grind fest as Heart of Thorns? We asked the developers and received answers.
Guild Wars 2 – Familiar places in Elona and the Crystal Desert
The special highlight of Path of Fire, alongside the new mounts and the 9 elite specializations, is the setting. Unlike in Heart of Thorns, this time it goes to a historically significant place in the Guild Wars story: Elona and the Crystal Desert.
Anyone familiar with the first game of the Guild Wars series knows that this is where your heroes could first achieve their “Ascension”. And the northern Elona with the province of Vabbi and Palawa Joko’s domain is still well remembered by players from the GW1 addon Nightfall.
According to the developers, care has been taken with the new, old areas to ensure a certain recognition effect occurs. The developers want veterans to recognize much but also to notice that centuries have passed and the world has not stood still. New players should also find enjoyment.
Guild Wars 2 – Path of Fire has the largest maps to date
Whether you know the old maps or not, the new desert maps in Path of Fire are supposed to be gigantic! According to the developers, they are larger than any maps previously created for Guild Wars 2.
Guild Wars 2 – Less grind than in Heart of Thorns
In Path of Fire, the developers want to avoid a major mistake from Heart of Thorns: the endless grind. Because back then, you had to farm an incredible number of experience points to level up your coveted masteries. Additionally, more masteries were introduced in the episodes of Season 3.
While ArenaNet still intends to rely on masteries this time – via the mounts – you should receive the necessary points faster this time. Additionally, there will be constantly new things for players to achieve without significant grind.
Guild Wars 2 – No more big content drought – Season 4 is expected to follow soon
Unlike in Heart of Thorns, you won’t have to wait what feels like an eternity for Season 4 of the story to start this time. Rather, Path of Fire is seen as a thick new chapter of the story. Therefore, Season 4 is also expected to start shortly after the release of Path of Fire and continue the story.
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Friday the 13th is a game about death. For one of the developers, it almost meant the end.
Developing video games is certainly not an easy field to work in. With tight deadlines, plenty of overtime, and the personal aspiration to deliver a perfect product, there are certainly more comfortable professions.
However, hearing that development can sometimes lead to the brink of death is something you don’t hear often.
As reported by PCGamesN, this was exactly the case with the slasher game Friday the 13th: The Game. The game was heavily supported by a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. However, the development team had not hired anyone to keep the community updated about Kickstarter – a community manager was therefore needed.
These are the real killers!
Developer Randy Greenback, who at the time had only a few programming tasks to complete, was quickly assigned as the spokesperson for the Kickstarter campaign.
But no one on the team could foresee how much effort it would require. Greenback described the time as if he had “had three full-time jobs at the same time”. Most days he had to work up to 18 hours, answering every single email. All the stress led to his body not being able to handle it forever, ultimately resulting in pneumonia.
One of the employees, Randy Hobbs, said, “He almost died. This is no joke. We underestimated how much work Kickstarter is and what it takes to keep the community updated.”
Fortunately, no one ended up dying during the development of the game. However, there are still issues with the Kickstarter campaign – long after the game’s release. Some backers still have not received a version of the game.
Only particularly persistent anglers in WoW receive new skins for their “weapon” – the first players have achieved this now.
While all classes were overwhelmed with various weapon skins during the Legion expansion in World of Warcraft , there was one weapon that ended up completely empty-handed: the Artifact Fishing Rod. Only particularly passionate fishing fans have managed to snag the Underlight Angler and are fishing the stocks of the Broken Shore dry.
With Patch 7.3, the 6 special reputation factions for anglers were finally unlocked. Each one consists of a specific angler who stands in a fixed position.
Guardian Raynae – Val’Sharah 53 / 73
Akule Riverhorn – Highmountain 32 / 42
Corbyn – Stormheim 91 / 11
Sha’leth – Suramar 51 / 49
Wichtlus – Broken Shore 34 / 50
Ilyssia of the Waters – Azsuna 43 /41
The available angler rotates daily in a fixed rotation. Thus, you can complete a full circle around the Broken Islands over the course of 6 days, having the opportunity each day to raise the rep of one of the anglers to “Best Friends”.
To do this, you simply need to fish near the respective angler. This gives you a chance to snag certain rep items that you can then exchange with the corresponding angler. 560 items are needed per angler to reach the highest reputation.
In addition, each angler has a small inventory of toys that are also offered at certain rep levels – just a little bonus.
Only when you are “revered” (“Best Friend”) with all anglers will you receive the achievement “Fishing Friend of the Isles” – and with it new colorations for the Artifact Fishing Rod.
The images shown are from wowhead (see sources).
Are you even interested in the Artifact Fishing Rod? Or do you have enough to do with your “real” Artifact weapons?
The FIFA 18 Web App is coming: When is the release of the Ultimate Team app? When will the Web App be released? When does it start? What features and functions will the Web App have?
It is simply part of the experience for many FUT players: The Web App for the “Ultimate Team” mode. With it, you can manage your Ultimate Teams even when you are not at the console.
Soon, the Web App will be updated and made suitable for “FIFA 18”. Here’s all the information.
FUT 18 – Start of the Web App – Release Date
The final release date is now confirmed, as reported by fifauteam:
The Web App for FIFA 18 will start on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 – Update: The app is live!
The Companion App should be available the following day, on September 21.
In FIFA 17, the Web App went live on September 20 – exactly one week before the main game’s release. September 20, 2017 is also just under a week before the Early Access for FIFA 18.
The Web App is expected to be taken offline on September 15, 2017, so that EA Sports can perform maintenance and prepare the app for FIFA 18.
Transfer Market, SBCs, and more – Features of the FIFA 18 Web App
What you can do in the new Web App is already known. These are the main features:
Early Access and Rewards for “FIFA 17” Players / Veteran Rewards
Note that not all players will receive Early Access to the Web App. You must have created and answered a security question in the Web App before August 1 to access the new Web App before the launch of FIFA 18.
Otherwise, you will only gain access once you log into FIFA 18, create your club in FUT 18, and answer a security question. With this security question, you can then access the Web App.
That means that only “returning FUT players” can access the Web App a few days before the launch of FIFA 18. These veterans can look forward to some rewards:
“Welcome Back” sets for players who were already active in FUT 17
Daily gifts: If you log into the app daily, you will receive rewards. These gifts should last into October.
There is also a Starter Pack with which you can build your club.
More information about the Web App:
The Web App is free
It supports all platforms (PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC)
The Web App only runs on desktop. Mobile devices require the Companion App
Once the Web App for FUT 18 is live, there will be no more Web App for FUT 17
What many thought has happened: Destiny 2 has already launched on PS4 and Xbox One. Since 2:00 PM on Tuesday, Destiny 2 is live. The server launch for Destiny 2 has occurred.
At 2:00 PM on Tuesday, it became midnight in New Zealand. The servers for Destiny 2 went online.
Early Access for Destiny 2 – German players can play 10 hours before the official release
According to initial reports, anyone with a disc version of Destiny 2 in their PS4 and Xbox One can play.
Most people who pre-ordered digitally cannot play yet. They probably have to wait until midnight.
Our authors who received press codes from Activision can already play. This will also apply to some German-speaking streamers. However, most other players in Germany probably cannot access digitally. They have to wait until 0:01.
Spoiler Alert: Now follows a stream that naturally provides information about Destiny 2.
Live Stream of the Release for Destiny 2
The first streams are already live. Here, Schausix is streaming.
If you have characters that were transferred from Destiny 1 to Destiny 2, they will be available to you right away. They look like before and are Level 1 with a Power Level of 100.
If you are at home now and want to prepare for the launch of Destiny 2, here we have compiled the most important information:
