More and more information about Destiny 2 is coming to light. Early players were able to explore the European Dead Zone (EDZ) and play around with public events. Find out here what to expect at the launch of Destiny 2.
Attention: The following article contains spoilers. Do not read further if you want to discover such things on your own.
It was already known that public events would return in Destiny 2. These are optional activities in the “open world” that other players can join at any time.
A squad from Dualshockers has now ventured into the EDZ to thoroughly test public events.
The public events in Destiny 2 feature several innovations compared to those in Destiny 1:
They are now displayed directly on the overview map. This way, every Guardian knows when and where such an event will take place. The loot is also shown.
New are also the heroic public events. There will be unique ways to trigger these events. As in the predecessor, the heroic activities offer an increased difficulty – and better loot.
There are supposed to be more varied “Public Events”.
The Cabal want to exploit the planet’s resources
In a heroic public event called “Cabal Excavation,” the goal is to stop the Cabal from harvesting resources. At the beginning, a large drill is lowered from a Cabal ship, which immediately begins harvesting resources.
The Guardians’ task is to prevent the harvesting. To do this, all participating players must stay within a radius around the harvesting site, while Cabal rain down from all angles, eager to attack the Guardians.
But that’s not all. While you are busy with the Cabal, orbital laser beams rain down, quickly taking out inattentive Guardians.
To trigger the heroic mode, you must destroy a regularly passing ship before the event ends. It’s a tricky task, as you have to deal with the foot soldiers and the Cabal’s laser beams simultaneously.
Once the ship is destroyed, you will have to face a miniboss who, according to testers, can take a lot of punishment. In the following video from Dualshockers, you can watch the heroic public event:
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In further public events, the Glimmer harvesting by Fallen must be stopped. Harvesting resources seems to be popular. Triggering the heroic mode is significantly more difficult here. You must focus first on the drill before you can turn to the enemies.
This will become a problem, especially with random players who do not know the mechanics. Testers reported that randoms had often prevented the heroic mode.
You must approach a total of three drilling sites in this manner, without killing an enemy. If you did everything correctly, the third drill will explode, and you must defend the exposed Glimmer against the Fallen for an extended period until the event is successfully completed.
You can see what this event looks like here:
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In another event, the goal is to prevent the Cabal from inserting a gigantic injector into the ground. So prepare yourself for orbital destruction again. Unlike the drilling event, you must eliminate three Psions here. After each Psion is taken down, the installation glows red – it’s time for the Guardians to keep their distance; otherwise, the machine’s engine will burn you.
The testers were unable to trigger the heroic mode, as it turned out to be too difficult. You have to destroy certain parts of the machine to immobilize the machine’s engine. If successful, it ends with a big boss fight.
In the final event shown, you must stop the Ether supply of the Fallen and destroy a gigantic Servitor. This large Servitor is supported by various companions, including three smaller Servitors that serve as a shield for the big boss. As soon as the three Servitors are taken out, the large Servitor becomes vulnerable.
Destroying the small Servitors also triggers the heroic mode. You can see the event in detail here:
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In The Division 1.7, there is great confusion regarding the masks. The system will be changed for the next global event.
With the masks, the new cosmetic items, Massive did not do themselves any favors. Initially teased as a cool new feature – ultimately, they only caused frustration, confusion, and criticism.
Because the masks were only obtainable through the leaderboard of the event during the first global event. However, this leaderboard system disadvantaged many players – solo agents basically had no chance of getting ahead of members of well-rehearsed teams. Also, those who did not use a farming method did not rise particularly high on the leaderboard.
In short: Many players had no chance at the masks, even though they actively participated in the global event – and ended up empty-handed.
The chaos around the masks did not improve – a new system is needed
On Monday, Massive showed understanding and announced: More players will receive masks. Not 50% of the players, but 85% of the players would receive at least one mask as a reward.
After the global event, many users complained in the forums that something must be wrong. They were among the 85%, but did not receive a mask. Criticism of Massive became louder. Calculations were made that the entire leaderboard system was faulty, that Massive had communicated false numbers.
And in today’s State of the Game, Massive stated: Yes, the players are right. The confusion is rightly so great. Because they had taken a different score for mask allocation “behind the scenes”. When several players had collected the same number of GE Credits, it had led to distortions. In other words: Not 85% of the participants in the global event received masks, but only 85% of the players according to the internal leaderboard.
Massive is now manually fixing this error. Everyone who was in the 85% of players will definitely receive their mask. However, it may take some time until Massive has reached everyone.
However, this is not a final solution to the mask problem. They will switch to a different system for obtaining masks. What this will look like concretely was not said by Massive today. But in the past, they hinted that some masks could be unlocked through rewards. However, this will likely require a client patch.
Nevertheless: Massive does not want such a mask chaos anymore. The next global event, which will be called “Raid”, will already run with the new system. It will only start when the new system is ready for it.
The items of the Gamescom crates in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds are being sold for over $400. Who is buying such expensive digital school uniforms?
The opening of loot crates is already known from titles like Team Fortress 2, CS:GO, LoL, and other popular games. Now PUBG is also part of this game genre, at least for a short time. The proceeds from opening the crates will be added to the prize pool of the Gamescom tournament and support charitable organizations.
The rare cosmetic items from the crates are selling for hundreds of euros on Steam.
School uniforms for nearly $500? PUBG makes it possible
In the crates of PUBG, there are various outfits that you can put together. These are inspired, for example, by the Japanese Battle Royale movie. The Gamescom crates have now unlocked the first premium items in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, and players are going crazy for them. So crazy that they are willing to pay incredible amounts to wear the clothes.
The crates themselves can be purchased with in-game currency (BP). To open them, you need a key that costs $2.50. The official announcement for the Gamescom crates states that they will only be available until the end of the fair on August 27. After that, they will be removed from the game, and PUBG will get its free crate opening system back.
We certainly don’t want to withhold the current fashion highlights of PUBG from you.
Ivory School Uniform Set (Female)
This outfit clearly shows that you shouldn’t tie the tie too tightly. Combined with a skirt and slightly dirty top, you’re the absolute eye-catcher in PUBG while wearing the Ivory outfit. Although, do you really want to stand out? Apparently, many players enjoy the rare textile combination. It sells for a casual 426€ on the Steam market.
For fashion experts, it’s an amazing offer.
PLAYERUNKNOWN Set
Players who pre-ordered a Deluxe Edition (about $40) of PUBG during the closed beta received an exclusive item set with it. With this, you look just like Mr. Unknown himself. The digital outfit is now worth nearly $1000. Anyone interested?
Selling for 849€ on the Steam market.
PLAYERUNKNOWN’s Bandana
It continues cheaply, dear fashion-conscious Battle Royale participants. A bandana really shouldn’t be missing from your wardrobe, should it? And then in the beautiful “congealed blood” color – a dream! It’s quite understandable that this item is selling for 496€.
Tuxedo for Women
Compared to the other items, the women’s tuxedo is really cheap. This might be because it can come from the normal survivor crate. Nevertheless, the tuxedo is sold for a respectable 204€.
Black School Uniform (Women)
The women’s dresses are really popular in the PUBG scene. We often find them among the most expensive items in the game. Now with this black school uniform, you’ll make an impression while killing.
Buy orders go up to 426€.
School Skirt
What makes a white skirt really valuable? Exactly, dirt. And because this skirt is full of dirt, it is also full of value. Buyers pay 306€ for it.
PLAYERUNKNOWN’s Trenchcoat
If a trench coat comes from Mr. Unknown himself, it gets expensive. Apparently, the man knows something about fashion because dresses in his community sell for a lot of money. So a digital trench coat can sell for 336€.
Pleated Mini-Skirt (Blue)
As already explained, mini skirts are a coveted item in PUBG. Unfortunately, this one has too little of the valuable dirt feature, which is why it is already being sold for 180€.
Instructor Set
The instructor set includes the popular camo hot pants, which drives up the price of the set. Buy orders go up to 156€.
Unlike CS:GO, you can actually gain advantages in-game through these cosmetic items. For example, some clothing pieces disguise you better on certain sections of a map. However, there is no improvement to combat stats.
What are your most valuable PUBG clothes? Have you already got an outfit for the new sand map in PUBG?
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On August 30, the final content patch 7.3 for World of Warcraft: Legion will be released on the live servers. According to all the preliminary information that has already been spread or taken from the PTR, the official patch notes are now also available.
The reveal ceremony by Blizzard at gamescom promised many innovations in various universes. With many fantastic cinematics, it was also shown what awaits us on Argus – along with the subsequent German patch notes.
As we already mentioned in our article on PTR class balance, there will be significant changes especially for Frost Death Knights and Feral Druids. The adjustments have been adopted with few changes and now hopefully offer alternative playstyles for the two specializations.
The heroes of Azeroth venture once again into a foreign world, only this time without their own add-on. The Vindikaar takes us to Argus, where we will face the final battle with the Legion for the planet. Here are the details of the innovations:
Argus
After the recent events on the Broken Isles, a connection has been established between Azeroth and Argus, the home world of Kil’jaeden, bringing the Burning Legion’s destruction of Azeroth alarmingly close. To stop them once and for all, Illidan and Velen are bringing the war to Argus, where they plan to ally with Alleria, Turalyon, and the Army of the Light to assault the Legion’s operations base.
Enter the Vindikaar, a ship that serves as your mobile operations base on Argus and represents one of your few safe havens on the planet. As you explore Argus, you will enter new locations across the planet, experience the epic conclusion of the Legion’s story, and unlock new world quests and other content in the process.
The Vindikaar on its way to Argus.
Invasion Points
Azeroth is not the only world connected to this hostile place. On Argus, you can enter those portals through which the Burning Legion invades other worlds. Once you’re there, you can complete an event or defeat a boss to earn epic rewards.
New Dungeon: Seat of Triumph
This long-decayed temple was once the centerpiece of the ancient civilization of the Eredar, where Velen, Archimonde, and Kil’jaeden ruled over their people. Visit it together with Velen to retrieve an ancient relic of power and fight the darkness that has taken hold of this sacred place. In this new dungeon for five players in the ruins of Mac’Aree on Argus, you will encounter four bosses:
Zuraal the Ascended
Zuraal represents the first successful attempt by the Shadowguard to enhance a Broken one with Void energy without it succumbing to madness. In his previous life, he was a famous fighter, and now he uses his new dark power to annihilate his enemies with devastating attacks.
Saprish
With infallible tactical calculation, Saprish sends the Shadowguard troops into battle. Although he is a capable leader and strategist, Saprish enjoys intervening in the battle himself. He is a master at turning his opponents’ mistakes against them, leaving them weakened and at the mercy of his hungry favorites.
Vice King Nezhar
True to his kind, Vice King Nezhar is obsessed with using the power of the Void for his ambitions. The immense darkness emanating from the Seat of Triumph has lured him here, and Nezhar will stop at nothing to claim it for himself. Given the successes Nezhar has had in filling receptive vessels with the power of Shadow, one can only imagine what he could unleash on Argus.
L’ura
When Velen and his followers fled from Argus aboard the Genedar, the Naaru L’ura stayed behind to buy the Draenei time to escape. Furious over this betrayal, Kil’jaeden commanded that the wounded Naaru be imprisoned in the Seat of Triumph. Over the millennia, L’ura fell from the Light into the Void. Her graceful song of courage and hope turned into a mournful dirge of despair, luring those who wish to seize her.
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Existing features have also been picked up and improved. Of course, this includes the most important items from Legion, the artifact weapons, as well as improvements to dungeons, professions, and pet battles.
World Quests in Argus
While you explore the new areas in Argus, you will unlock new world quests and new emissaries that urgently need your help.
Artifact Adjustments
Activate the Netherlight Crucible aboard the Vindikaar with the power of Argus, allowing you to unlock the secret potential of your artifact relics. With the Netherlight Crucible, you can enhance and customize relics, thereby increasing their raw power. You can choose from a range of additional powers, including a second artifact bonus that you can improve.
The Netherlight Crucible.
Combat Animations
All three mage and priest specializations, elemental and restoration shamans will receive new and updated animations, effects, and sound effects. Restoration druids will receive updated animations.
Order Halls, Champions, and Missions
Your Order Hall and its champions have played a central role in defending Azeroth. You will continue to need to rely on them to tackle the new challenges in Argus. You will find dozens of new missions as well as new troop types there. In addition, the item level of your champions will be raised to 950.
Dungeons
The loot from normal, heroic, and mythical dungeons has been increased by 20 item levels:
Normal: Item Level 845
Heroic: Item Level 865
Mythic: Item Level 885
Rewards for mythic keystones now scale up to a cap of item level 915 in the dungeon and item level 935 in the weekly chests. Both have a cap of Mythic Keystone 10. This cap will be raised to Mythic Keystone 15 at a later date. The difficulty of heroic and mythic dungeons has been increased to correspond to the enhanced rewards. The difficulty of normal dungeons remains unchanged.
Pet Battles
Battle your way through the raids of Cataclysm and find new battle pets for the eagerly awaited achievement On a Leash: Raid V: Nettastrophe. After revisiting the Bastion of Twilight, the Throne of Four Winds, Firelands, and Dragon Soul, you will be able to flaunt countless elemental pets.
Our scouts have reported 18 legendary boss pets scattered throughout Argus. These mini-monsters possess otherworldly abilities unknown to the residents of Azeroth, such as the slightly terrifying ability ‘Great Apocalypse’. Additionally, reports indicate that more than a dozen different companions can be captured on Argus, including a special selection you can only acquire through rewards and the new achievement A Matter of Style.
Professions on a New Planet
A new chapter for professions opens on Argus. You will find new nodes for herbalism and mining, new materials for skinning and tailoring, and the new soulbound reagent Ursargerit. Keep an eye out for items that can be crafted by artisans, as well as a new shoulder enchant that provides you with Argus-specific materials.
At the same time, six known NPCs have embarked into the fishing world. Visit Akule Flusshorn, Corbyn, Ilyssia of the Waters, Wichtlus, Keeper Raynae, or Sha’leth every day to earn reputation and familiarize yourself with their new rewards. This way you can eventually earn the achievement “Angler Friend of the Isles” and unlock a new model for your artifact fishing rod Deep Light Angler.
Some content has also undergone major changes – especially the classes, where balance has been adjusted. However, there are also changes to items, the Order Hall, and in PvP.
Achievements
For the achievements “Representative”, “Ten Capes”, “Twenty-Five Capes”, and “Thirty Capes”, you now need to collect a certain number of unique capes. You no longer need to equip the capes for these achievements.
Artifact Knowledge
The orders work together to increase artifact knowledge. Artifact knowledge increases for all players every week at the same rate, without needing to issue work orders.
Classes
The efficiency of the avoidance statistic has been reduced by 27% across all levels.
Death Knight
Frost
The synergy of ‘Hungering Rune Weapon’ and ‘Sindragosa’s Breath’ has so far dominated the specialization and allowed little variation. We will adjust this combination and, to balance it, increase the overall damage. This will allow for a more versatile selection of talents. All three talents at level 100 have been adjusted for balance reasons and now play a bit smoother. ‘Hungering Rune Weapon’ should still require quick action and a bit of planning when used, but no longer overwhelm the Death Knight with resources.
All dealt damage has been increased by 14%.
‘Hungering Rune Weapon’ now occupies the level 100 talent row, taking the place of ‘Unstoppable Glacier’. ‘Unstoppable Glacier’ is now on the level 58 row.
The damage of ‘Sindragosa’s Breath’ has been increased by 10%.
The duration of ‘Hungering Rune Weapon’ has been reduced to 12 seconds (previously 15 seconds). ‘Hungering Rune Weapon’ now additionally grants 20% haste.
The duration of ‘Blight’ has been increased to 10 seconds (previously 8 seconds).
‘Blight’ now causes ‘Howling Blast’ to also grant ‘Killing Machine’ (in addition to ‘Frost Strike’).
These changes, combined, reduce the tendency of Frost to grant more resources in many of its talent or legendary configurations than can be spent.
The cooldown of ‘Horn of Winter’ has been increased to 45 seconds (previously 30 seconds).
The proc chance of ‘Killer Efficiency’ has been reduced to 50% (previously 65%).
Koltira’s newfound will now generates 1 rune (previously 2) and causes ‘Blight’ to deal 10% additional damage.
The following talents have been shifted in the talent tree to provide more options and balanced choices. Targeted balance adjustments were necessary.
‘Runic Cycle’ is now located at level 56, ‘Killer Efficiency’ at level 57, and ‘Frozen Pulse’ at level 90.
The effect of ‘Freezing Fog’ has been reduced to 20% (previously 30%).
The damage from ‘Frozen Pulse’ has been reduced by 39%.
The bonus from ‘Icy Claws’ has been increased to 15% (previously 10%).
The bonus from ‘Shattering Blows’ has been increased to 60% (previously 40%).
The line for situational talents at level 75 can now better counter situations where Frost offers comparatively less mobility.
‘Anti-Magic Feedback’ now causes ‘Anti-Magic Barrier’ to generate an additional 100% rune power (previously: removes the generation of rune power) and no longer deals damage.
‘White Walker’ has been replaced by the new talent ‘Relentless Assault’: For every second spent in combat where no enemy is within 8 meters, you gain a stack of ‘Relentless Assault’. Each stack causes your next automatic attack to deal additional Frost damage.
Druid
All Specializations
‘Mass Entanglement’ now has a range of 15 meters from the target.
The cooldown of ‘Prowl’ has been reduced to 6 seconds (previously 10 seconds).
‘Rebirth’ can now be cast in all forms.
Feral
In the adjustments to Feral, we focus on two problems of the specialization: on the one hand, we want to reduce the dominance of complex talents like ‘Savage Roar’, ‘Shred’, and ‘Bloodtalons’. On the other hand, we want to reduce the disparity in dealt damage between learning the specialization and perfect play. Feral has always been a difficult specialization to play, and we do not want to change that. However, through these adjustments, the specialization is now less intimidating, and players who still need to learn its nuances are at less of a disadvantage.
All dealt damage has been increased by 33%.
The damage bonus of ‘Bloodtalons’ has been reduced to 20% (previously 50%). ‘Bloodtalons’ will now also trigger when ‘Entangling Roots’ is cast.
The cooldown of ‘Elune’s Guidance’ has been reduced to 30 seconds (previously 45 seconds) and the granted combo points have been reduced to 5 + 5 over 5 seconds (previously 5 + 8 over 8 seconds).
We fixed an issue related to ‘Incarnation: King of the Jungle’ where the optional additional energy costs of 25 from ‘Wild Bite’ were not reduced as intended by 50%.
‘Prowl’ can only be used once during the duration of ‘Incarnation: King of the Jungle’. When ‘Incarnation: King of the Jungle’ is active, all ability costs in cat form are now reduced by 50% (previously 60%).
‘Shred’ now causes abilities ‘Claw’, ‘Maul’, and ‘Swipe’ to deal their normal damage in a 20% shorter time frame (previously 33%). The damage bonus of ‘Moment of Clarity’ for all affected abilities has been increased to 20% (previously 15%). ‘Moment of Clarity’ now also applies to ‘Brutal Slash’.
‘Predator’s Swiftness’ now does not affect ‘Rebirth’ anymore and is not consumed by ‘Rebirth’.
The damage bonus of ‘Saber Tooth’ for ‘Wild Bite’ has been increased to 20% (previously 15%).
The duration of ‘Savage Roar’ has been increased by 50% at all combo point levels, and the damage bonus has been reduced to 15% (previously 25%).
‘Flesh Tearer’ (artifact bonus) now increases the damage of ‘Claw’ by 6% per rank (previously 7%).
The following talents have been shifted in the talent tree to provide more options and balanced choices.
‘Elune’s Guidance’ is now located at the level 100 talent row, taking the place of ‘Brutal Slash’. ‘Brutal Slash’ is now on the level 90 row.
‘Shred’ is now located at the level 75 talent row, taking the place of ‘Savage Roar’. ‘Savage Roar’ is now on the level 90 row.
The rhythm of using area-effect abilities now fits better with the remaining abilities of Feral.
The energy cost of ‘Paw Strike’ has been reduced to 40 (previously 45).
The energy cost of ‘Swipe’ has been reduced to 45 (previously 50).
‘Swipe’ now generates 1 combo point when it hits a target.
Since it is basically part of the strategy to keep ‘Savage Roar’ always available, the effect of the ability, where the druid deals increased damage during its duration, did not provide interesting gameplay opportunities and led to additional complications at most. In comparison, ‘Tiger Fury’ and ‘Bloodtalons’ provide a more interesting gameplay experience because these abilities can only be used in limited instances.
‘Savage Roar’ now dynamically increases the damage of periodic damage abilities of Feral druids, based on whether ‘Savage Roar’ is active at the time of an individual damage event or not. Previously, periodic damage abilities of Feral druids dealt a certain amount of damage over the course of their effect duration, depending on whether ‘Savage Roar’ was active at the time of their use. The functionality of ‘Tiger Fury’ and ‘Bloodtalons’ remain unchanged.
Hunter
The type Porcupine has been renamed to Druid.
Monk
Windwalker
The damage of ‘Rushing Jade Wind’ has been increased by 22%.
Nearly all sources of damage are now covered by versatility. These two should not be an exception:
The damage of ‘Touch of Death’ is now increased by versatility.
The damage of ‘Touch of Karma’ is now increased by versatility.
Paladin
The vendor of class mounts for paladins now offers a glyph for sale that allows paladins to transform their ‘Divine Steed’ into their class mount.
‘Blessing of Sacrifice’ now reliably prevents the paladin casting the ability from falling below 20% health.
Developer’s note: With this fix for ‘Blessing of Sacrifice’, we address the issue that one could fall below the specified health and occasionally even die. You can now count on ‘Blessing of Sacrifice’ to work as intended.
Retribution
Traits and legendary items that enhance ‘Crusade’ remain attractive options but don’t stand out as much from the rest as they once did.
The damage of all abilities has been increased by 6%.
Thrayn’s Chain now stacks additively with ‘Crusade’ as intended.
The bonus from ‘Wrath of the Ashbringer’ has been reduced to 2 seconds per rank (previously 2.5 seconds per rank).
The mastery effect on the damage of ‘Judgment’ has been increased by 46%, and the mastery effect on the strength of the debuff effect of ‘Judgment’ has been increased by 17%.
The damage of ‘Judgment’ has been increased by 17%.
The bonus from ‘Righteous Blade’ has been reduced to 4% per rank (previously 5% per rank).
‘Unyielding Will’ is no longer triggered when you are under the effect of ‘Sleep Canister’.
Protection
The difference between ‘Seraphim’ builds and other builds regarding damage per second and survivability is now much smaller. Builds that do not use ‘Seraphim’ now deal more damage, and ‘Seraphim’ builds do not have to sacrifice as much defense as before.
The cooldown of ‘Seraphim’ has been increased to 45 seconds (previously 30 seconds).
The damage of the following abilities has been increased by 8%: ‘Vengeance Shield’, ‘Judgment’, ‘Hammer of the Righteous’, ‘Blessed Hammer’, ‘Consecration’, ‘Shield of the Righteous’, ‘Eye of Tyr’.
‘Bulwark of the Silver Hand’ now grants 35% armor (previously 20%).
Shaman
Elemental
The damage of ‘Earthquake’ has been increased by 19%.
‘Static Overload’ has been reworked: After casting ‘Stormkeeper’, your next ‘Chain Lightning’ will trigger ‘Elemental Overload’ on each target.
Elemental can still rely on strong area-effect abilities, but we want to make single-target damage somewhat more attractive.
The damage of all abilities has been increased by 6% (except for ‘Chain Lightning’).
The damage of ‘Earth Shock’ has been increased by 7%.
The damage of ‘Frost Shock’ has been increased by 13%.
With these changes, Elemental can benefit much more from its mastery value before reaching the 100% triggering chance cap.
The damage of ‘Elemental Strike’ has been increased by 7%.
‘Elemental Strike’ now grants 2,000 values at level 110 (previously 2,400).
‘Elemental Overload’ now deals 85% of base damage (previously 75%) and the triggering chance has been reduced by 17%.
The bonus from ‘Totemic Mastery: Storm Totem’ has been reduced to 5% (previously 10%).
Warlock
Healthstones now heal 25% of the user’s health at all levels.
Developer’s note: Healthstones are now effective even at current health values in long-term content.
Warrior
Fury
The damage bonus of ‘Steamroller’ has been reduced to 3% per stack (previously 5% per stack).
The damage of ‘Execute’ has been increased by 20%.
Order Halls
The research bonus for order halls at level 3 now costs 1,000 order resources (previously 2,000).
The research bonus for order halls at level 4 now costs 2,500 order resources (previously 4,000).
The research bonus for order halls at level 5 now costs 5,000 order resources (previously 8,000).
The duration of research orders for changing a bonus has been reduced to 1 day (previously 3 days)
The cost to change the research bonus for order halls at level 7 has been increased to 5,000 order resources (previously 2,000).
World of Warcraft Companions
Support for world quests and missions in Argus has been added.
Dungeons
Players can no longer switch their equipment in mythic keystone dungeons while under the effect of the recurring damage effects of the affixes Bursting or Grievous.
Items
Attack power has been removed from all equipment items for players and replaced with strength or agility. Exceptions include cases where these values would be inappropriate (for example, with ranged weapons).
Many holiday items now have significantly reduced cooldowns during the associated holidays.
Many classic set items that previously had no sale price now have a sale price.
If you contribute to a building at the Broken Coast, you will no longer receive recognition from the Legion judges. Additionally, the artifact power value of the granted artifact power brand has been reduced.
Items with artifact power no longer have a sale price because they are meant to be always usable.
Artifacts
Hidden models – You no longer need to use the hidden artifact model of your current specialization to gain progress towards unlocking its three color variants. You can now gain progress toward unlocking the three color variants of the hidden models of your artifact by using any specialization and any artifact model.
Challenge models – You no longer need to use the challenge artifact model of your current specialization to gain progress towards unlocking its three color variants. You can now gain progress towards unlocking the three color variants of the challenge models of your artifact by using any specialization and any artifact model, as long as you have unlocked the base version of the challenge model for the desired specialization.
The requirement for models ‘Complete all dungeons from Legion’ has been changed to ‘Complete 10 different dungeons from Legion’ and now includes the Seat of Triumph.
Druid
Feral
The set bonus (2 pieces) of the Garb of the Astral Keeper has been reworked and now causes ‘Swipe’ to deal 15% more damage (previously: “‘Swipe’ generates 1 combo point when a target is hit.”).
The set bonus (4 pieces) of the Garb of the Astral Keeper now causes ‘Shred’ and ‘Paw Strike’ to deal 8% more damage for each bleed effect on the target (previously 15%).
Shaman
Elemental
The set bonus (2 pieces) of the Raiment of the Skybreaker now reduces the cooldown of ‘Storm Elemental’ by 2 seconds (previously 1.5 seconds).
PvP
The rating requirement for the Cloak of the Storm Gladiator has been raised to 2,300.
Additional artifact power marks are awarded to players who win arena matches, based on the player’s rating, starting at 1,800.
Enchanting Illusion – Glorious Tyranny can now be purchased by characters who have reached Duelist: Season 14 or Duelist: Season 15 at the vendors for Proud Gladiators.
Enchanting Illusion – Victory of the Originals can now be purchased by characters who have reached Duelist: Season 1 of Warlords, Duelist: Season 2 of Warlords, or Duelist: Season 3 of Warlords at the vendors for Warmongering Gladiators.
All classes
After being taunted, companions in PvP are now immune to taunt effects for 20 seconds.
Shaman
Restoration
The totem summoned by the Earthbind Totem no longer takes damage from spells redirected to the totem.
Quests
A quest for emissaries has now been added to the Broken Coast.
User Interface
The button “Summon Random Favorite Battle Pet” has been added to the Battle Pet Guide.
Legendary quests are now displayed with orange markers on the world map.
Dungeon and raid maps from Legion now have symbols where subordinate maps are connected, allowing you to click them to switch levels more easily.
There are now unique notifications for unlocking mounts and companions.
The transmog window is now larger.
The shop now has a new purchasing interface.
You can now turn left and right with the accessibility feature of movement control.
What do you think of the changes? Are you looking forward to the patch or is there something that could even deter you and lead you to stop playing? Let us know your opinion in the comments!
In September 2017, “Xbox Games with Gold” subscribers receive four cool games for free download. Included are a racing game and a first-person shooter.
As an “Xbox Games with Gold” subscriber, you get a selection of games every month that can be downloaded for free. Since the selection covers many different genres, you always get to know new games or classics.
This September, there’s a car racing game, a water racing game, a supernatural thriller, and a first-person shooter for you.
Games with Gold September 2017 – Free Games for Xbox One and Xbox 360
The four games in September cater to different play styles and could attract a wide audience. Whether you are racing game fans or prefer to shoot your way up in multiplayer shooters is up to you. Even fans of emotional adventures will find something to enjoy in the September selection.
Thanks to backward compatibility, the Xbox 360 games can also be played on Xbox One.
Free Games in September for Xbox One:
Forza Motorsport 5 – Available from September 1 to September 30: Show off your skill with fast cars on the various racetracks offered in the game.
Oxenfree – Available from September 16 to October 15: Oxenfree is described as a supernatural thriller where you go camping on an island with your stepbrother. But this adventure goes totally wrong.
Free Games in September for Xbox 360:
Hydro Thunder Hurricane – Available from September 1 to September 15: In this racing game, you race with fast boats through crazy scenarios. You will even find the Bermuda Triangle in the game.
Battlefield 3 – Available from September 16 to September 30: The first-person shooter Battlefield 3 features the classes Assault, Engineer, Support, and Recon. Find the right class for your play style and fight for the objectives!
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With Patch 7.3 in WoW, there is again a small boost to the item level. Especially the Legendaries will become even more powerful.
In World of Warcraft, the limit of gear item level is never reached. With each patch and update, the maximum item level continues to rise. This way, players’ characters can become even more powerful and always have the next best reward in sight. After all, this is a significant appeal of new game content, such as fresh zones, dungeons, or raids.
Antorus raises the item level into the four-digit range
With Patch 7.3 Shadows of Argus, all this content comes. This means that the maximum item level will once again be increased, and the carrot for the “best equipment” will dangle a little more in front of players.
Legendary items receive a new maximum level of 1,000 and are thus the most powerful items available throughout Legion.
The new cap for titanforged items will be 985, ensuring they remain below legendary items.
The increase of the item level, however, will only take place with the opening of the new raid “Antorus, the Burning Throne”. This will not be released directly at the patch launch but will follow “later this year” – possibly with a mini-patch 7.3.5 in a few months.
Whether there will be a new questline for upgrading legendary items is still uncertain. Since this has always been the case so far, it is to be expected.
After that, Blizzard does not plan to increase the item level in WoW anymore. This further confirms that Patch 7.3 is the last major patch, and afterwards, at least in terms of content, there is not much more to expect. Even if it is promised that there will still be more “story” after Patch 7.3 – in whatever form that may take.
At Gamescom 2017, we were able to play the space battles of Star Wars Battlefront 2 in the Starfighter Assault game mode on PlayStation 4 for the first time. Read our conclusion here!
Intense space battles are as much a part of Star Wars as lightsabers and furry Wookiees. Therefore, many fans were disappointed that this aspect of the setting was so poorly treated in Battlefront 1.
Space battles in Star Wars Battlefront were mindless arcade shooting galleries with auto-aim and evade maneuvers executed at the push of a button. It didn’t take much skill back then to shoot down masses of enemies.
Battlefront 2 – Starfighter Assault – The Battle for Fondor
In Battlefront 2, the developers learned from their mistakes and kick things off correctly. The PvP mission “Fondor Shipyards” that my colleague Leya and I played on PlayStation 4 doesn’t let us play any boring dogfights. Instead, as Imperials, we are tasked with protecting a repair dock with a Star Destroyer from a rebel attack.
The attacking team must gradually move forward, first taking out the cruiser escort, then destroying the shield generators, followed by blowing up the energy couplings, and finally blowing up the main reactor. They will be constantly supported by AI-controlled corvettes and bomber squadrons.
As Imperial pilots, we had to prevent the destruction of the defenseless dock and hold off the rebels long enough. Throughout the mission, something was always happening, and the original sounds from the movies and the familiar ships like X-Wings and TIE Fighters create the perfect Star Wars atmosphere.
Battlefront 2 – Starfighter Assault – More Simulator, Less Arcade
The cool Star Wars atmosphere is incredibly impressive, but what about the gameplay? Are the space battles still just shooting ducks with X-Wings and TIEs?
Sure, the Starfighter mode in Battlefront 2 won’t be a complex space simulation like TIE Fighter from the 90s. But thankfully, the days of auto-aim and evade buttons are also over.
Instead, you have to aim and hit with the laser cannons yourself. A small lead indicator is the only help you have as a pilot. If an enemy is on your tail, you’ll have to figure out how to shake them off instead of just pressing the button for “barrel roll” or “looping”.
Battlefront 2 is therefore more challenging than its predecessor but still plays intuitively and is easy to learn.
Battlefront 2 – Starfighter Assault – Bomber, Fighter, or Interceptor?
Before the fight and after each respawn, you choose your ship. As Imperial pilots, we had the option of:
the thick TIE Bomber, which carries a lot of torpedoes and is particularly good at taking out heavy enemy ships like corvettes and other bombers.
the nimble TIE Interceptor, which excels particularly in dogfights against other fighters.
the TIE Fighter as an all-rounder, capable in dogfights with cannons and with torpedoes against large ships.
On the Rebel side, we encountered the corresponding counterparts like agile A-Wings and X-Wing all-rounders.
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Unlike in the predecessor, there are no more power-ups that float aimlessly in space and grant you access to special hero ships. Instead, you collect points in battle, and those who have enough can spawn with a special hero ship like Boba Fett’s Slave One or Han Solo’s Millennium Falcon at the next respawn and really wreak havoc.
Jürgens Conclusion: Everything is just right here
I already somewhat liked the space battles in the old Battlefront, but the annoying power-ups and automation functions eventually made them boring. Therefore, I was totally thrilled when I got to play the battle for Fondor at Gamescom. Everything is just right here. The atmosphere is amazing, something is always happening, and the sound is on point.
TIE Fighter engines have their characteristic whine, proton torpedoes burst out of their launch tubes with a crack, and when Slave One drops a “seismic charge,” it produces that cool explosion sound from Episode II. That’s total Star Wars!
I also like the gameplay, and for me, it’s the ideal mix of arcade and simulation. After the somewhat lackluster space battles of the first part, the starfighter missions in Battlefront 2 leave me satisfied again, and I’m really looking forward to the release of Battlefront 2.
Leya’s Conclusion: Good, but I got bored quickly
I particularly enjoyed the feeling of controlling the ships. The maneuvers you can perform were full of action and excitement. It’s fun to weave through other players with the ships, evade with rolls, and chase down your opponents.
The demo ran smoothly on the PS4, which is essential for the fast-paced space battles.
The Star Wars feeling is strongly conveyed, not least through the typical “pew-pew!” sound effects. But the dynamics of the battles also come close to the films.
However: I probably won’t play it, even though I consider Battlefront to be successful. But I got bored of the space battles quickly. I felt like I was doing the same thing over and over, and the battles seemed too repetitive. You’d probably have to invest more time to notice the differences in the matches.
The release of Destiny 2 is approaching fast! We want to celebrate this with a contest and delicious prizes with you.
You have been eyeing the PC version of Destiny 2 for weeks and months, but haven’t made up your mind to buy it yet? Then now is your chance to win a full version for free – and with a little luck – to play Destiny 2 in 4K and Uncapped FPS on your PC!
Because we from Mein-MMO are giving away, in collaboration with Gamesplanet, the official digital partner of Activision for the PC version of Destiny 2, two full versions of the PC Standard Edition of Destiny 2. For a third lucky winner, we have a T-shirt.
Destiny 2 – Win two PC Standard Editions and a T-shirt
Two winners will each receive a Standard Edition of Destiny 2 for PC.
A third winner will receive a Destiny 2 T-shirt from Gamescom 2017.
How you can participate in the contest will be revealed in the following window. Multiple actions increase your chances of winning!
A new video has been released for Destiny 2. It showcases a tour through the EDZ, the European Dead Zone, with numerous activities.
The EDZ, Nessus, Titan, and Io are the four new worlds of Destiny 2, where the Guardians will embark on their next adventures.
“EDZ” stands for “European Dead Zone,” which is the largest gameplay area that Bungie has ever created for Destiny.
In the story of Destiny 2, you will encounter the EDZ early on, where the Guardians find refuge after the Cabal attack. There lies the Farm, the new social space, along with a variety of activities, enemies, and characters.
A new video provides an in-depth look at the European Dead Zone:
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In the EDZ, you will find not only story missions but also further adventures (side missions), treasures, Lost Sectors, and plenty of loot.
In the video, Devrim Kay introduces himself – an NPC with a sniper, with whom you will spend a lot of time in the EDZ. Apparently, you collect certain items in the EDZ that you can exchange with this NPC for rewards. This way, you will gain reputation and engrams.
Additionally, the following activities are introduced:
Adventures: Short side missions where you get to know the characters (likely Devrim Kay) better in the worlds. One adventure is called “A Frame Job,” which is presented. You need to take explosive barrels from Fallen and use them against the Red Legion.
A “Underbelly” area of the EDZ is briefly shown.
It is also mentioned in the video that there is loot and forgotten lore to discover.
Towards the end, the Lost Sectors are introduced. These are “dungeons” that are not marked on the map. You have to look for symbols in the world to find the entrance to a Lost Sector, which contains enemies and loot.
In short: The video aims to show you that there will be plenty to do in the EDZ.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Smuggler’s Run is the new DLC for GTA 5 Online, which will be released next week. Get ready for plenty of action in the air!
The nervous Ron is looking for a business partner for his rising smuggling empire. In GTA 5 Online, the new Smuggler’s Run DLC hopefully brings a fresh approach to money collection. In the trailer, we see a lot of action with planes and helicopters. It’s coming soon!
GTA 5 Online: DLC Smuggler’s Run Release Date
The new DLC is expected to arrive next Tuesday. The Smuggler’s Run update for GTA 5 Online is set to release on August 29, 2017. By the way, the name “Smuggler’s Run” comes from an older title by Rockstar Games from the year 2000.
The update takes you high into the air over Blaine County and Los Santos. New business opportunities will be offered to you, and many new planes and helicopters will be available. With these aircraft, you can transport your goods and drop them at the destination.
You can even customize the new planes in Smuggler’s Run to your liking. To prevent them from being stolen, there are new hangars. These new properties will also be your headquarters from which you can control the smuggling business.
You will be accompanied by the nervous Ron, who will explain the business to you. As an assistant, “Charly” will be by your side.
You can already see some of the cool features of the new GTA 5 Online DLC in the trailer. How do you like the outlook for the addon?
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For the fall, you can look forward to new stunt races taking place on the road, in the water, and in the air. Again, you will need to master vehicles and prove your skills.
As a special twist, there will be new checkpoints that adapt your vehicles to the new track section. If there is water ahead, you will turn into a water vehicle, on the road to a car or motorcycle, and in the air to an aircraft.
New land and air vehicles are on their way to you, just like new adversary modes where you can earn a lot of GTA$ and RP. Holiday events for Halloween and Christmas shouldn’t be missed this year either, and Rockstar points out that you can expect game specials.
We have gameplay of Monster Hunter World for you and good news: DLCs are free. The story of Monster Hunter World is said to be as large as in other titles of the franchise.
Monster Hunter World arrives in the West
Monster Hunter World might be the attraction at Gamescom. Many praised the monster hunting game in 4-player co-op. It is slowly making its way into the consciousness of mainstream media.
The basic idea of Monster Hunter is a epic boss fight against individual monstrosities. Players must meticulously prepare for the battle, which then goes through several phases. The environment and other monsters also play a role in the fight, but it is especially important to recognize the movements and skills of the monsters and respond to them correctly.
After the battle, the opponent is then properly dismembered to create equipment from its parts for the fight against the next, even more ferocious monsters.
Here is a lot of gameplay from Monster Hunter World
The various gaming sites had the opportunity to record extensive gameplay of Monster Hunter World at Gamescom.
Here you see gameplay from Monster Hunter World without commentary. It is 4-player gameplay from the US site Game Informer.
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In a conversation with the US site Polygon, there was more information about the game:
The game is supposed to be as huge as other games in the series and have a proper story.
Moreover, Monster Hunter World will receive free DLCs. They plan to continue to provide the game with more quests for free, just as fans are used to from other titles in the franchise.
In the coming days, we will return with our own impressions of Monster Hunter World.
Much more information about Monster Hunter World can be found on our topic page. We have presented the 14 weapons in the game here in detail:
Bungie has today, on August 24, a live appearance at Gamescom 2017. There may be fresh information about Destiny 2.
Gamescom 2017 is in full swing. The entire gaming world is gathering in Cologne these days to celebrate and promote new games at the fair. Some Bungie employees are also present to drum up support for Destiny 2. After all, the MMO shooter will be released in two weeks – they want to show presence and build hype.
So far, there has not been a dedicated livestream focusing only on “Destiny 2”. However, that changes today, on August 24, as the Project Lead Mark Noseworthy announced via Twitter. He will appear on the big Blizzard stage.
The stream starts at August 24 at 4:30 PM. According to Blizzard’s schedule, it will last around 15 minutes. What will be shown in the stream is not known. Currently, we only know that Noseworthy will show “more about Destiny 2”. Noseworthy is one of the key figures of Destiny 2 alongside Luke Smith.
Destiny 2 has not been hiding at Gamescom so far. On the contrary: Just in time for the start of Gamescom, Bungie released a spectacular launch trailer that makes Destiny fans salivate. In addition, there were fresh infos about the PC version.
You can play Destiny 2 at Gamescom in Hall 8 (story campaign) and Hall 7 (PvP). Additionally, it is expected that there will be several interviews with the Bungie developers this week. So you can definitely look forward to some news about Destiny 2.
If you can’t wait until tomorrow’s “Destiny 2” stream, you can sneak into the GameStar stream today at 4:30 PM. The topic will be: Destiny 2.
The PC beta of Destiny 2 is coming. We are giving away 50 keys that grant you Early Access. Just participate in our contest!
The Destiny universe, which has so far been console-exclusive, is coming to PC for the first time with Destiny 2. The launch is on October 24. Then Guardians can finally storm this platform and engage the Cabal with mouse and keyboard.
However, you don’t have to wait until mid-October to get a taste of Destiny 2 on PC: The PC beta starts next week:
From August 29 to August 31 the Open Beta will run
The day before, on August 28, Early Access begins
You can get Early Access by pre-ordering Destiny 2 for PC or by getting a beta key from another source. As it happens, we at Mein-MMO have 50 beta keys available that we want to distribute! This key unlocks Early Access for the Open Beta.
Destiny 2 – Contest for PC Beta Keys
The beta keys were provided to us by Gamesplanet, the official digital partner of Activision for the PC version of Destiny 2.
How to win a key for the PC beta of Destiny 2 can be found in the following window. Several actions increase your chances of winning! Destiny 2: Key Giveaway for the PC Beta
The contest ends on August 25, 2017, at 11:59 PM. Only one key can be won per participant. Legal action is excluded. Good luck with the contest!
In Overwatch cleaning up is also happening in the lower ranks. There are no more protection mechanisms in Ranked!
The ranked game mode of Overwatch has a lot of small special rules when it comes to dealing with players. After all, it’s a game by Blizzard and the developers strive to ensure that players “feel good” about everything – but sometimes it goes a bit too far.
Community Manager Lylirra mentioned two more points in the official forum that will change. The ones affected are the players in lower ranks.
With the start of Season 6, players can drop from any rank. Previously, it was not possible to drop from the ranks Bronze to Platinum, even if the skill rating had fallen. The game checks after each match whether the player’s skill rating still meets the requirements for the current rank.
If the player did not achieve the minimum score in the last 5 matches, they will drop from their rank. The only exception is a win: a player can never drop due to a win, even if this is the 5th match with a low skill rating.
This, by the way, has no impact on the distribution of Competitive Points. These are still awarded based on the highest rank achieved within a season.
A second change will please those who complain about receiving too little skill rating as a supporter:
The calculation of skill rating gains and losses has been revised to be more consistent across all heroes. Previously, there were greater discrepancies with some heroes.
The current Season 5 ends on August 28. 3 days later, on August 31, Season 6 of Overwatch begins.
What do you think about now being able to drop from any rank? Is it a good thing that brings more clarity? Or are you now “more afraid” to continue playing Ranked?
Pearl Abyss has harshly punished two employees of Black Desert. They allegedly exploited their special positions to gain advantages in the game.
As MMO Culture reports, there is trouble at Black Desert Taiwan. Developer Pearl Abyss has taken action against two “employees”.
What happened?
Allegedly, the two employees logged into Black Desert with their private accounts during a server maintenance break and played. All others were unable to play during that time. So, a clear advantage that violates the rules.
One of the two employees bought a specific, valuable item “Kutum Ornamental Knot” from the auction house – while no one else could fish it.
Both employees then allegedly lost their positions and 30% of their salaries were withheld for three months, it is said.
Benefits for employees always a hot topic
In the past, there have been intense discussions in MMORPGs when employees gain advantages for their private accounts.
During the West release of Blade & Soul, players were extremely upset in January 2016 that NCSoft employees had an advantage in name reservation and used it. This allowed them to secure names of popular anime characters. Especially the fact that the brand manager secured the name “Naruto” was something fans could not tolerate.
Even more serious were accusations in May 2016 against Blade & Soul “support agents” who allegedly cheated ultra-powerful items that were not even in the game yet.
In comparison, the actions of the Black Desert employees seem rather minor.
Black Desert’s release on Xbox One is reportedly coming soon. At Gamescom, there was already the opportunity to play the Asia MMORPG on the Xbox One X in 4K:
Nvidia released a gameplay video of Destiny 2 on PC: You see the fight against Protheon.
Now there’s something to see! As part of Gamescom 2017, Nvidia’s YouTube channel released a gameplay video showing the fight against the final boss in the “Twisted Tower” strike – in stunning 4K and 60 frames per second.
The footage was recorded, according to the video description, with a current GeForce GTX. We embed the video here for you:
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Those who have already played the console beta of Destiny 2 will recognize the scene: We are here on – or in – the planetoid Nessus in the strike “Twisted Tower”. Only the fight against the final boss “Protheon” can be seen here – so just a snippet of the strike.
The fight against Protheon takes place from the perspective of an Arcstrider, who can whirl an Arc staff around to deal heavy damage. Protheon itself belongs to the alien race of the Vex and resembles Atheon – the final boss of the Glass Chamber. The fight against Protheon is carried out on multiple levels.
Protheon
60 FPS and more are PC exclusive
Many Guardians on PS4 and Xbox One are probably enviously looking at this video in 60 FPS – because on all consoles, Destiny 2 is limited to 30 FPS. According to Bungie, 60 was indeed possible, but then the world would be smaller, the coop would be limited, and there would be fewer enemies in the Destiny 2 world. That is definitely not the game Bungie wants to create. Therefore, there had to be sacrifices in the frame rate.
At least on consoles – because on PC, there is no frame rate cap. Here, 60 FPS and more are possible, as long as your rig can handle it.
Next week, the PC beta of Destiny 2 launches. In it, you can play the strike shown in the video in full length yourself.
By the way, we were allowed to play the PC version at Gamescom. We conducted an experiment and interviewed 2 editors from Mein-MMO who had not really dealt with Destiny before. Will Destiny 2 be successful for new players on PC as well? See for yourself:
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In War Thunder, you will soon be able to send new tanks into battle that are more powerful than any before.
The developers of War Thunder have been busy focusing on balancing optimizations. There were significant discrepancies between the newly introduced tanks and the older models. But now, a completely new line of tanks is coming to the game: the Tier-6 tanks!
New, powerful tanks are coming
These tanks feature new technologies as they come from the era of the Vietnam War and the Cold War. These war machines include BMP-1, M50 Ontos, T-64A, and M60A1. All are powerful tanks that are significantly stronger than the tanks from previous wars. Therefore, the upcoming update 1.71 is also named “The New E.R.A.”, meaning a new era. With composite and explosive-reactive armor, strong technologies will also be introduced that could not be used for the Tier-5 tanks as they were simply too powerful for them.
What about Tier-6 aircraft?
The update 1.71 only addresses ground vehicles. However, since there are also air battles in War Thunder, fans wondered what would happen with them. The developers explain that they will address Tier-6 aircraft in another update. “The New E.R.A.” will initially focus on the tanks. At the moment, it is not yet clear when update 1.71 for War Thunder will be released. It is supposed to be in September.
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Is Jaina Proudmoore a Dreadlord? This question has been around in the community of World of Warcraft for quite a while.
In Heroes of the Storm, the “Call of Kel’Thuzad” is coming soon, a new update that brings a lot of skins. Among them is a particularly special piece – Jaina Proudmoore as Dreadlord.
However, this is much more than a “fun idea from Blizzard,” but rather a theory that has been circulating in the WoW community for a long time. There are some indications that Jaina is indeed a Dreadlord.
The theory suggests that Jaina Proudmoore is no longer the kind mage we met in Warcraft 3, who was in love with Prince Arthas, valued peace and coexistence above all, and always wanted to mediate between the factions.
During Garrosh Hellscream’s attack on Theramore (pre-event to Mists of Pandaria), almost all residents died as a result of the Mana Bomb. The theory assumes that everyone really died – including Jaina Proudmoore. This was the perfect time to replace her with a Dreadlord. Since then, Jaina’s character has turned 180°. From “I always just wanted to study” to “I want to eradicate all blood elves.”
But where does this theory actually come from?
Why should Jaina be a demon of the Burning Legion?
To understand this, one must take a closer look at the history of the Dreadlords and their actions. Even though we kill hundreds of Dreadlords in Tanaan or other places in World of Warcraft, they are considered masters of deception. They are skilled at positioning themselves in places of power. For example, the Scarlet Crusade, founded by humans to eradicate any corruption, was actually led by a Dreadlord.
Those who played the rogue campaign in Legion get to see even more. The death of Varian Wrynn and Vol’Jin is also attributed to a Dreadlord! It was the SI:7, the secret service of Stormwind, that recommended traveling to the Broken Isles as quickly as possible, as the demons were still weak. This recommendation came from Mathias Shaw, the leader of SI:7. Rogues find out that he was captured and replaced by a Dreadlord even before the actual invasion of the Legion.
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Honestly, it is very unlikely that Jaina Proudmoore is a Dreadlord. Dreadlords are cunning, treacherous, and manipulative – Jaina has not been that over the last years. She seeks revenge and conflict very clumsily and lets her feelings guide her. As a Dreadlord, she would never have given up her position in the Council of Six or publicly advised the King of Stormwind to eliminate the Warchief of the Horde at the end of a joint campaign.
Jaina’s feelings and her behavior are understandable – but it is “too stupid” to correspond to those of a Dreadlord. Ultimately, this whole theory is more or less a running gag that has gained popularity over the years.
What do you think of such fan theories, and do you think it’s cool that Blizzard is now assigning skins to them? Cool thing or just creates more confusion?
Bungie has published the documentation for the new API for Destiny 2 during maintenance on bungie.net. Find out here what changes and what new features we can look forward to.
The API serves as the interface between Bungie’s databases and externally developed tools such as the Destiny Companion App or completely non-Bungie developments. For Destiny 1, there were some fantastic apps like the Ishtar Commander.
All of this would not have been possible without the API released by Bungie. During maintenance, Bungie released the documentation for the API for Destiny 2. In addition to many well-known functions, there are also some new features. Note that Bungie is still actively working on the interface, so changes cannot be ruled out.
Activate Talent Node – Customizing Weapons and Armor?
The term Activate Talent Node has appeared in the API but is not explained in detail. It could refer to the modification of weapon and armor talents, as a Payment or Activation Cost is mentioned. Thus, it can be ruled out that it refers to class talents. In Destiny 1, equipment could only be viewed.
Execute Action – Finally Consume Items via the App
The description of this action is clear; items can finally be used and consumed via the app. This will be particularly beneficial regarding heavy synthesis.
Weekly Clan Rewards
In Destiny 1, detailed information regarding personal weekly progress related to raids, Nightfalls, etc. could be retrieved from Bungie’s databases. In Destiny 2, this now also applies to the progress of the entire clan. Weekly rewards are tied to milestones that can now be tracked live.
There will also be clan leaderboards and dedicated clan statistics.
In addition to these new features, some familiar ones are also included, such as item transfer to and from the vault, character viewing, merchant inventory, and much more. The Grimoire cards will no longer play a role in Destiny 2.
What do you think? Are you looking forward to creations by the Guardians, or are you even coding yourself? Let us know in the comments!
By the way: Bungie has announced during maintenance that the new clan features will be available on bungie.net on the evening of August 24th instead of August 23rd. You can see the new design of Bungie.net here.
The Dawn Children are coming! The first major update of the online action game Crossout will soon bring a new faction among other things.
Describing Crossout is somewhat difficult: Because in principle, it is a mix of MMO, action game and racing game with building elements, as you can continuously build new vehicles. A comparison to World of Tanks also comes to mind, but it is only partially correct. Because yes, it is about group battles with vehicles, but these battles play out significantly faster than is the case in World of Tanks.
New technologies for crazier vehicles
Crossout has been officially available for a few months now. The betas are over and the team is diligently working on further improvements. The first major update is now on the way and it brings the new faction of the Dawn Children into the game.
This group has advanced technology and thus futuristic weapons and vehicles. Similar to World of Tanks, this means that you will have access to the new items. You can use the individual parts to build even crazier vehicles, which will give you more options in heated battles.
Hovercrafts and plasma cannons
The new technology also includes the hovercraft. This allows you to make your vehicles hover, which leads to more daring maneuvers. However, a hover vehicle can be more easily thrown off course, as it simply lacks the grip that tires provide. In addition, the Dawn Children will bring improved weapons, including laser and plasma cannons. It is not yet clear when the update will be released.
The online action game Crossout is quite popular among players, with an average of about 4,500 players online at the same time on PC alone, according to Steamcharts. The players on PS4 and Xbox One are not even included in this count.
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