The Safari Zone events in Europe are meant to give you trainers the opportunity to catch regional Pokémon. A few of the Pokémon GO events have now been postponed.
In Europe, you can expect some cool Safari Zone events in the coming months, where you can catch monsters that have not been available in Europe so far. This action by Niantic has already received a lot of positive feedback from trainers who are excited about the rare monsters.
To provide you with the best possible gaming experience, the Pokémon GO team had to postpone some events to a later date. This includes the events in Amsterdam and Prague.
Safari Zones Postponed – Prague, Amsterdam, and More
In a blog post, the Pokémon GO team explained that some Safari events have been postponed to a later date. The exact reasons for this were not specified by the team. It is about providing you with the best possible gaming experience.
The events on August 5 in Copenhagen and Prague and on August 12 in Stockholm and Amsterdam are affected. These events will be postponed to a later date in the fall. The developers did not provide an exact date.
NOT affected are the events in Japan on August 14 and the events on September 16 in France, Spain, and Germany. These are apparently taking place as planned.
The Pokémon GO team apologizes in the blog post for the inconvenience caused. They emphasize that your priority is to offer you Pokémon GO trainers a great experience. Furthermore, they write in the blog post:
As a special surprise, Pokémon that can only be seen very rarely in Europe will appear for a short time in various European cities. Keep your eyes open!
It is unclear whether an extra event is planned or if the developers will once again emphasize that regional Pokémon will be available during the Safari events. We are curious when Niantic will provide us with more information about it.
Clans will play an even bigger role in Destiny 2 than in its predecessor. Find out here how to migrate your clans to the new system.
Clans connect players worldwide. It is not uncommon for random players to become real friends. The internet is full of reports about clan meetups, stories from people who met online by chance, formed virtual friendships, and then met somewhere in real life.
Clans will have an even more important role in Destiny 2. Not only to tackle the biggest challenges of the game together but also to help lone wolves achieve victory.
What does the clan transition to Destiny 2 bring?
Your Destiny clan previously depended solely on a group on Bungie.net. In order to take advantage of the new Destiny 2 clans, the respective clan founder must adopt the new structure.
Bungie promises a whole toolbox of tools that you will find on Bungie.net as well as in the Destiny app.
What do clan founders need to do now?
Bungie has offered you two options since July 26, which you can switch between as many times as you like until August 23. After August 23, the then valid setting will be adopted. So think carefully about what you want to do with your group.
Option A: Upgrade to Destiny 2 Clan
This option is recommended by Bungie for smaller communities (3 to 100 members), where the majority of the group members are also clan members in the game. If this option is active on August 23, the following will happen:
The corresponding group will be deleted
The forum history and chat history of the group will be transferred to the Destiny 2 clan
If you are members of the group but not part of the clan, you will be “removed” on August 23. If you want to remain members, you must join the clan before August 23. This also applies to players who are represented in multiple groups. If there is no clan membership by August 23, you will be removed from all groups.
Option B: Remain a group
This option is recommended for large groups with over 100 members, where the majority are not members of the clan in-game. If this option is active on August 23, the following occurs:
The clan will be deleted
The clan overview will be removed
The clan name is reserved for the original clan founder
The forum and chat history will remain part of the group and will not be transferred to the clan name reservation
For this option, there is the possibility to reserve your clan name if you want to create a new clan with Destiny 2. Note that this reservation is only temporary, until September 20, 2017.
If you want to create a new clan for Destiny 2 within this period, the original founder simply needs to create a new clan with that name.
If the clan founder is unable to make a setting independently, the following default settings apply:
Groups in which at least 50% of the members are part of the clan will be assigned to Option A,
Groups with a membership share regarding clan affiliation of less than 50% will automatically be assigned to Option B.
When will you have access to the new clan features?
Bungie will begin extensive maintenance on August 23 on both Bungie.net and in the Destiny Companion App. After this maintenance is completed, some of the clan features will be available, such as setting a custom banner or a clan motto. Additional clan features will follow later.
The original clan founder is gone – What to do?
The group founder from Destiny 1 can designate the new clan founder for Destiny 2 in the clan overview. You can access this view by clicking the CLAN button on the bar between MEMBERS and LEADERBOARDS.
This means that the original group founder must take action again, even if he no longer plays Destiny.
Have you already prepared your clan for the transition? Let us know in the comments!
The Pokémon GO update 0.69.1 for Android and 1.39.1 for iOS is coming and significantly changes the motivation of defenders. Additionally, an old acquaintance is returning to the game, which many of you have missed.
The new Pokémon GO patch 0.69.1 for Android devices and 1.39.1 for iOS devices is on its way to you. The Pokémon GO developers at Niantic have now released the update for rollout, which will gradually unlock the download in various regions and countries.
When exactly the update will be available in Germany is not yet determined.
The Pokémon GO update should bring back a missing team leader to the game. Additionally, a motivation bug is being fixed, which many trainers thought was actually intended that way.
Patch Notes 0.69.1, 1.39.1 – Pokémon affected with less than 3000 CP
The new Pokémon GO update fixes several bugs in the game. Unfortunately, this also includes a feature that we previously thought was planned this way. This affects Pokémon with less than 3000 CP, which lost motivation significantly slower as arena defenders than those with more than 3000 CP.
Apparently, the significantly faster motivation loss was the developers’ goal and is now intended to apply to monsters under 3000 CP as well. Here are the patch notes:
A bug related to motivation loss affecting Pokémon with less than 3000 CP has been fixed.
A bug has been fixed that caused Pokémon GO to crash after potions were used too quickly in succession.
An additional bug has been fixed that caused Pokémon GO to crash after all six Pokémon were defeated during a raid.
The crashes on iPhone 6 devices should now be resolved.
“What? THAT was a bug?”
On Reddit and Facebook, the first reactions to the patch notes can already be seen. Trainers are puzzled by the bug fixes for the 3000 CP Pokémon.
As an explanation: You can assign monsters from your collection as defenders in Pokémon GO arenas. The defending Pokémon have a motivation meter. When this meter is full, they have high CP and are considered “strong”. Over time, this motivation meter decreases and consequently the CP of your Pokémon – they become weaker and are easier to defeat for arena attackers.
Diligent trainers quickly discovered that Pokémon with more than 3000 CP lost their motivation faster than Pokémon with less than 3000 CP. Therefore, defenders often employed monsters with up to 2999 CP, so that these retained their motivation longer and required less frequent feeding.
It was assumed that a bug was causing Pokémon with more than 3000 CP to lose their motivation so quickly. Now it turns out that this was exactly intended, and Niantic has now “tweaked” it. This disappoints many players:
“Motivation bug for <3000 CP? Did I miss something or does that mean motivation is now dropping even faster?"
“WAIT, the bug affected Pokémon UNDER 3000 CP?”
“If the 10% motivation loss per hour now affects every Pokémon, Niantic should raise the coin limit back to 100 per day. It will be even harder to hold an arena for the corresponding limit time now”
Defenders were slightly weakened in the latest Overwatch update. At least when using delay tactics.
The latest update for Overwatch, patch 1.13 (PC) and 2.15 (PS4, Xbox One), primarily brought the new hero Doomfist along with numerous bug fixes, buffs, and nerfs for various heroes.
A small point in the patch notes caused confusion, as it was not adequately explained by the developers. Among the “General Changes,” the following patch note was found:
“Revive times have been adjusted so that defensive delay tactics are weakened when the attacking team has a clear advantage and plays aggressively.”
But what does that mean exactly? In the official forum, players were very confused, leading Scott Mercer (Principal Designer of Overwatch) to clarify.
Those who lose the upper hand experience longer respawn times – at least as defenders
There is an internal system that causes defenders of a control point to have higher respawn times when they are outnumbered at the control point for an extended period of time.
In plain text, this means the following: If the attackers are outnumbered on the control point for 15 seconds, the respawn time for the defenders gradually increases. If the attackers are outnumbered for a solid 75 seconds, the respawn duration reaches its maximum.
If the attackers ever lose their advantage, the respawn time does not immediately return to “normal” – the saved time then counts backward, so after 60 seconds of being outnumbered, the defenders will have a normal respawn time again (75-60 = 15 seconds, and only then does the extension begin).
Previously, the attackers had to be outnumbered for 30 seconds and only reached the maximum respawn extension after 90 seconds.
What do you think about Blizzard’s continued action against such delay tactics? A good thing or unfair, as this can also be a strategy?
Capcom has revealed more details about the release of Monster Hunter World. Fans are likely to be excited!
Monster Hunter World is one of the major titles for the year 2018. The franchise has many fans worldwide, but the major PC title of the series, Monster Hunter Online, was only available in the Korean and Chinese markets. Therefore, the announcement that Monster Hunter World will be released worldwide generated a lot of excitement.
But when is the release date for Monster Hunter World? At E3, it was only mentioned that it would be “early in 2018”. And as most players know, “early in the year” in the gaming industry usually means “in the first half of the year”.
During Capcom’s recent financial report for the last quarter, there was now a bit more certainty. According to the current plan, Monster Hunter World is expected to be released within the “current business year”.
Monster Hunter World will be released before the end of March 2018
Since a business year always ends on March 31 of a calendar year, it has been indirectly confirmed that Monster Hunter World will be released before this date. So fans will be able to dive into the world of monster hunters before March 31, 2018 – unless something changes.
Please note that the release date only applies to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The PC version of Monster Hunter World is expected to be released “sometime later,” with efforts being made for a timely launch.
As soon as there is a specific date for the release, we will certainly report on it.
Will you play Monster Hunter World on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One? Or can you wait for the release on PC?
New cards from the Hearthstone expansion “Knights of the Frozen Throne” are causing excitement. Legendary minions for Paladins and Druids have been revealed!
Recently, new cards have been introduced that will be playable in Hearthstone in just a few weeks. We present the highlights of the new reveals in this article.
The legendary minion for Hunters will be Professor Putricide. For 4 mana, he has solid stats of 5/4 and provides a nice bonus effect. When the Hunter plays a secret, another random Hunter secret is automatically activated.
The legendary minion for Mages is none other than the undead Dragon Lady Sindragosa. With stats of 8/8 for 8 mana, she is a clear late-game card, but her Battlecry makes her really valuable. She summons 2 Frozen Champions with 0/1. These champions have a Deathrattle effect: Add a random legendary minion to your hand. While this involves a lot of RNG, it’s a good way to get legendary minions!
Warriors have a very risky spell card. Bring It On! costs only 2 mana and gives the Warrior a whooping 10 armor. However, it also reduces the cost of minions in the opponent’s hand by 2. A risky move that becomes more valuable when the opponent’s hand is almost empty.
Paladins receive the new Lich King! Bolvar, Fireblood is a minion for 5 mana with weak stats of 1/7 and divine shield. However, he gains +2 attack each time a friendly minion loses divine shield. This can quickly make him a really strong enemy, as most new Paladin cards have some divine shield interaction.
So does Light’s Sorrow, the new sword of the Paladins. With 1 attack and 4 durability for 4 mana, the weapon is very weak. However, it gains +1 attack each time a friendly minion loses divine shield!
Another Paladin card is the Corpsetaker. For 4 mana and stats of 3/3, she is weak on the board, but her Battlecry can turn her into a real monster! She checks the deck and if there is a minion with taunt, she also gains taunt. The same applies to divine shield, windfury, and lifesteal!
The last legendary minion for today is the Druid card Hadronox. With 9 mana, stats of only 3/7 seem extremely poor, but his Deathrattle effect makes him incredibly valuable. When he dies, all of the Druid’s dead minions with taunt are resurrected!
What do you think of these new cards? Cool effects or too much RNG?
Today, on July 28th, the PvP event “Trials of Osiris” takes place in Destiny . We will tell you on which map you are competing to enter the Lighthouse.
The Trials of Osiris are coming to an end. There will be three more instances of the PvP event. Then it’s over. The Competitive PvP mode in Destiny is coming to an end.
Future of the Trials of Osiris Uncertain
No comparable mode has been announced for Destiny 2 yet. Either Bungie will surprise us with this at the release of Destiny 2 in September, or it is indeed a pause until perhaps a DLC brings a similar PvP mode as Osiris. There are talks that the mode could be called “Trials of the Nine” – but these are still speculations.
Today’s Trials of Osiris are a special case. Because they represent the last chance to participate in the Trials in such a way that a (positive) result still counts for the Book of Triumphs of Destiny. This will close on August 1st. Everything that happens afterward will no longer be recorded in the annals.
You will be playing on the map “The Drifter.”
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The Trials begin on Friday at 7:00 PM and last until the next Weekly Reset on Tuesday at 11:00 AM.
What are the Trials of Osiris?
In the Trials, you engage in competitive PvP battles in the “Elimination” mode. This is also referred to as “sweating” in Destiny.
You compete in three-member teams against each other and try to fill your scorecard with victories. If the opposing team is completely defeated, you win a round. Fallen team members can be revived during play.
With 5 and 7 victories, you receive random rewards from the Osiris pool. Additionally, you should keep an eye on Brother Vance’s bounties for extra rewards. If you are in top form or being carried by a streamer, you can reach the Mercury with a “flawless” ticket and loot the chest with fine loot there.
Pokémon GO hasn’t had such high daily revenue in a long time. The legendary Pokémon motivate trainers to buy PokéCoins.
Since its release in summer 2016, Pokémon GO has attracted many players and lured them into the world of the little monsters. Although the game is free-to-play, it has an in-game shop where trainers can purchase Poké Balls and other helpful items.
Last weekend, the shop experienced a significant revenue surge after legendary Pokémon appeared in the game.
Record Revenue in July – Over 5 Million Dollars
On July 23, Pokémon GO reached a new record for the highest revenue in a single day. According to data from SensorTower, over 5 million dollars were earned on that day.
Coincidence? Probably not, because since July 23, the legendary Pokémon Lugia and Articuno have been found in the world of Pokémon GO. These special monsters have brought many players back to the app and into the in-game shop. On that day, the game reached daily revenue of about 5.8 million dollars.
Players had to wait a long time for their legendary Pokémon, which can now finally be found in the game. However, they will not be around forever, as Articuno will not be available in the game starting Monday. How long the ice bird will be absent is currently unknown. On this timeline, you can see when you can catch the individual legendary Pokémon Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres in the game.
Similarly high revenues were observed on October 28, 2016. The first Pokémon GO event (Halloween) was active and generated 5.7 million dollars in strong revenues.
On December 31, the New Year event took place and brought special anniversary boxes to the shop. On that day, 5.5 million dollars were earned.
On April 14, Pokémon GO earned 4.2 million dollars. At that time, the Easter event was active and brought lucky eggs with a 50% discount to the shop.
Big Events = Big Revenue?
It’s not uncommon for mobile games to make a lot of revenue during big events. During events, there are often special offers in in-game shops that players are happy to spend money on.
When an event starts in Pokémon or a major balance update is made, it often shows a significant impact on revenue.
In Fortnite you can buy V-Bucks with real money and acquire Loot Llamas. However, the real money currency can also be won in-game. But how? We will show you how to collect enough V-Bucks so you don’t have to spend real money.
Fortnite is set to become a Free2Play game in the future and the related microtransactions are already in the game. The real money currency you receive is called V-Bucks. From this, you can buy Loot Lama piñatas that contain much-needed blueprints, heroes, and survivors.
You can also win V-Bucks in the game without ever paying a cent.
Fortnite – V-Buck Farming Guide
You can earn V-Bucks for many tasks in the game. Especially at the beginning of the game, you can rake in a lot by completing the following tasks:
Complete your daily quests, which usually give you 50 V-Bucks
Challenge missions reward you with 50 V-Bucks upon completion. Note that they are only available up to level 10, after which these rewards unfortunately disappear
Some larger story quests also award 100 V-Bucks
You can earn a particularly large number of V-Bucks, namely 500, at certain milestones in your collection book. So enter everything you have duplicates of or don’t need, and you will receive additional cool items like llamas, blueprints, and resources along with the bucks
Fortnite – Spend V-Bucks wisely
V-Bucks should never be spent lightly. You can always purchase a regular upgrade llama. It costs 100 bucks and contains 4 items. Approximately every 10 llamas it transforms into a silver llama, which contains double the number of items. About every 30 llamas, on average, a gold llama appears, which guarantees items in purple or even orange (legendary).
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Especially useful are the super llamas, which – depending on the type – contain at least one legendary version of a weapon, trap, or character. Plus, there are 8 additional items. There is also a super troll llama that contains 20 randomly assorted items. Again, one item is guaranteed legendary, but it can be anything else.
Whether the troll llama is worth your money is up to you to decide, the enormous random factor can either delight you with a bit of luck or troll you hard. If you want to play it safe, save your bucks until a super llama is on sale and costs only 1,000 instead of 1,500 bucks. This way, you can get legendary items of the kind you really want.
Spoilers ahead – we are now seeing a section of it.
At Comic-Con in San Diego, which took place parallel to the Destiny 2 beta from July 20 to July 23, there was also said to be a presentation on Destiny 2. It takes place in a command center on the Saturn moon “Titan.”
Footage from this presentation has leaked. They were not meant to go public, so the quality is mixed.
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In the excerpt, we see the doubting Titan leader Zavala. Bungie has announced that the first part of the story of Destiny 2 will consist of the Guardians having to pick up the pieces of humanity after the attack by Ghaul and his Red Legion.
The proud defenders of humanity, the Guardians, are scattered, their morale seems broken. Each of the three leaders has retreated to a different planet to lick their wounds. They must come to terms with the fact that the connection to the Traveler is broken.
The ever-awake Titan leader Zavala has been a support for the Guardians thus far. He has retreated to Saturn and seems to be doubting. In the short sequence, we see Zavala and his spokesperson Lance Reddick (Fringe).
Zavala struggles with the fact that the enemy has defeated the defenses that have held for centuries. However, Zavala seems to gain new courage and announces that they are going “All in.” They are going to war with everything they have.
There comes a speech that calls to arms: “If we wait any longer, we are dead.” They can either attack and reclaim their home, the light, everything or hesitate and die. Zavala concludes by saying he needs Cayde and Ikora back, his old fireteam.
What about the update 1.7 of the online shooter The Division? In a “State of the Game” report, the developers talk about the upcoming patch and the encrypted caches.
First of all, there is still no release date for the update. However, the PTS 3 is now active on all platforms. This is the last version before the release of the update. This does not mean that there won’t be any more changes.
PTS ends on July 31
The classified drop rates will not be changed and there will be some bug fixes. In addition, further security measures are being developed to combat cheaters and hackers. They are also working on lags, but these are not easy to fix as they often relate to the infrastructure of the game. The PTS 3 is set to end on July 31.
New information on the “Encrypted Caches” – Coincidence? Yes – Betting? No
Furthermore, the developers of The Division spoke about the Encrypted Caches and revealed new information:
The “Encrypted Caches” are ways to obtain cosmetic items for real money. This includes weapon and gear skins as well as emotes.
Encrypted Caches can be opened with the Cypher Keys, which can be purchased from the premium vendor.
Massive announces that it does not solely depend on chance which item you receive from an Encrypted Cache. You will find certain collectibles in the caches for your collection. Once your collection is complete, you will receive different items. The chance of obtaining an item that is still open for your collection is dynamically adjusted. The more caches you open, the higher the chance of receiving that item.
Collectibles in the Encrypted Caches
The collectibles are divided into four rarity tiers. Their chance in the Encrypted Caches changes constantly – 60 percent for Tier 1, 30 percent for Tier 2, seven percent for Tier 3, and three percent for Tier 4.
In addition to the collectibles, you will also find objects in the caches that you would otherwise purchase from the premium vendor for real money.
The value you receive from the caches is approximately 150 to 200 percent more than the direct purchase of these items from the premium vendor.
There is also a chance to receive an item from an Encrypted Cache twice. This is intended to maintain some of the randomness.
No trading of cosmetic items – Fear of betting like in CS:GO
There are no plans to change the probabilities for a specific popular item regarding the drop rates in the Encrypted Caches. However, changes may occur in individual item categories.
The drop rates for key fragments will be significantly increased. Especially with bosses – both in the Dark Zone and in the open world. This is intended to ensure that during several hours of gameplay, you definitely receive a key fragment.
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In a few hours, many of you will start your long-awaited weekend and devote yourselves to your favorite games. What are you playing this weekend on PC, on consoles like the PS4 or Xbox One, or even on mobile, on your smartphone?
Hopefully, your weekend will come with some free time that you can spend with games. While many will focus on their favorite games, others might want to try something new. You can do this, for example, with the open beta of LawBreakers – a brutal team shooter with zero gravity.
If you prefer going outside but don’t want to miss out on legendary game content, you no longer have to split yourself in two. In Pokémon GO, you can now find the first legendary Pokémon.
Here in the editorial team of Mein-MMO, we also deal with interesting titles from the gaming world over the weekend. Our selection this weekend ranges from hack and slash adventures to bunny-mask killers to MOBAs.
Cortyn will be hanging up hooks and playing with the psyche of the “Survivors” in Dead by Daylight this weekend. The “A Lullaby for the Dark” update introduced a Huntress who now hunts not only animals but also humans. However, she makes an exception for little girls… Why, you can find out in the story of the Huntress from Dead by Daylight.
Schuhmann is also interested in the coop shooter and will be playing in Fortnite. Afterwards, he will dedicate himself to his usual weekend battle plan and play Final Fantasy XIV. How crafting works there at level 70 can be found out in the video.
Editor Tom and employee Leya are lost on vacation. What they are playing remains their secret this week. Hopefully, it won’t be any single-player games!
You can find me hunting Pokémon in the “real world” this weekend. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, I will try out multiplayer games at home. On my list is, for example, Gigantic, the hero shooter with a touch of MOBA.
What games are you playing this weekend?
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The sandbox MMO ArcheAge will soon have server mergers. To ensure these measures are fair, there are two methods for affected players to cope: stay and start anew or pack everything up and transfer to another server.
An important feature of ArcheAge is your land ownership, your guild, and your buildings. Since land is always limited, there is a fierce competition for property. Moreover, guilds can build entire cities and even nations with much effort and work.
Everyone is reluctant to give all this up, which is why the developers have devised a complex compensation system for all affected players during the upcoming server mergers in ArcheAge.
ArcheAge – Server Evolution – Which realms are affected?
From September 7 to 9, certain ArcheAge servers will be merged. Unlike a “normal” server merge, where two or more weak servers are to become one strong server, ArcheAge aims to merge several weak servers into a new server where all players can start fresh together, for fairness. The following realms are affected:
Kyprosa, Dahuta, and Rangora will merge into TEMPEST
Leviathan, Anthalon, and Sirothe will move to RETRIBUTION
Ollo, Tahyang, and Salphira will transfer to CONVICTION.
Morpheus, Nazar, and Hanur will merge into THUNDERWING
ArcheAge – Server Evolution – Stay or go?
If you play on one of the affected servers, you have the choice: Pack everything up and continue playing elsewhere or participate in the evolution and basically start anew. If you want to leave, you must consider the following:
The transfer is free
The transfer must take place between August 16 and 29
You cannot take guilds, castles, nations, and families with you
All your possessions must fit into your inventory or warehouse
Placed buildings must be demolished or packed into kits
You will NOT receive an evolution compensation package
On the other hand, those who wish to stay and participate in the server evolution must adhere to the following rules:
Your possessions, guilds, nations, and families will be lost
However, you will receive compensation for almost everything, and your possessions will be packed into complete sets
Guild, family, and nation leaders will receive compensation for the dissolved groups and can use it to rebuild the guild, family, or nation
There will be an additional evolution compensation package
You will have to fight again for land and possessions after the evolution as all players will have the same chances at the start.
Further information about the compensations and transfer rules will be announced by Trion starting August 16.
The Lich King will be the final boss in “Knights of the Frozen Throne” in Hearthstone. He has extremely powerful abilities – and a damn cool reward!
The upcoming expansion Knights of the Frozen Throne for Blizzard’s card game Hearthstone will be different from previous card addons. In addition to more than 100 new cards, there are free story missions for all players, where they can storm the Icecrown Citadel and defeat the bosses that lure with card packs. The final boss, the Lich King Arthas, will be particularly tough, but he has a special reward ready, as revealed in a video by the developers.
Arthas: You have to go through over 9 Lich Kings…
The special reward of the expansion will be an alternative Paladin hero – the young Arthas Menethil, before he became the Lich King.
To unlock him, you have to defeat the Lich King a total of 9 times, namely with every class in the game. According to the developers, “the Lich King doesn’t cheat, but he uses alternative rules”.
Depending on the class you challenge him with, he uses a particularly nasty strategy and has other abilities. A few examples were also mentioned:
The health points of mages are already set to 1 HP on the first turn – he has a special grudge against Jaina.
In paladins, Arthas sees himself, and that fuels his hatred. They are assigned particularly tough opponents.
The fight against the Lich King Arthas is said to be one of the hardest of all Hearthstone expansions. No wonder, the Lich King gets every minion on his side that he destroys.
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In designing the Lich King Arthas, the developers first came up with jokes – but that made the Lich King silly. A trait that simply didn’t fit Blizzard’s most famous villain. Therefore, they decided to take a different route. The Lich King Arthas remains dark – but he’s just damn good at Hearthstone.
You can also tell from his quotes, which reference the lore and are incredibly fitting:
“You play cards like my father ruled his kingdom. Weakly.”
In Black Desert Online there is the new PvP arena “Arshas Arena.” In it, guilds can hold their own PvP tournaments according to self-selected rules.
In Black Desert Online, PvP mainly consists of wild mass battles between guilds for terrain and resources. Now there is additionally Arshas Arena, which you can rent as a guild and where you can hold your own PvP tournaments.
Black Desert Online – Your own guild arena!
Since the latest update, as a guild master or officer in Black Desert Online, you can book Arshas Arena. After that, you can invite people and hold PvP tournaments according to your own rules and guidelines.
Important: Only guilds with 76 members or more are allowed to invite outsiders in addition to their members. But no matter who booked the arena, the following options are open to every arena organizer:
Team Match: Here, two teams compete against each other. There will be as many rounds fought as the organizer has previously determined. The one with the most victories at the end wins.
Survival Mode: Here, multiple teams compete for victory. Depending on the rule-setting, the last surviving team wins at the end or there may be multiple winners.
Spectator Mode: Those who are not currently in action or were only invited as guests can watch the fights as spectators. There is an option for a free camera and a view limited to the perspective of a player.
Also cool: Thanks to the new voice chat feature for guilds, you can talk directly in the game.
Less cool: According to the official forum of Black Desert Online, there seems to be problems with arena reservations for some guilds at the moment. However, the developers are already working on a solution.
Black Desert Online – Buffs for Warriors and Kunoichis
In addition to the new arena, there was also a regular update in which the characters Warrior and Kunoichi were significantly buffed. There is also a new event where you can collect Cron Fragments and exchange them for goodies at blacksmiths in large cities until August 16. Additionally, a strange bug was fixed that would rip the heads off your horses while galloping.
While computers games are still mostly played by men, more and more female gamers are joining in. This is also true for online games. However, certain games are frequented by women more than others.
This week, we ask Mein-MMO about online games where female players feel especially comfortable. We also want to know why that is. Certain genres, gameplay modes, and art styles seem to be more attractive to a large portion of female gamers than others. In which games have you seen the most female players, and where do you feel most comfortable as a female gamer?
Female Players – Online RPGs or Online Shooters?
Online RPGs in the fantasy genre like World of Warcraft or The Lord of the Rings Online seem to be quite popular among women. Interestingly, Asian MMOs like Tera or Blade & Soul are as well. And that, despite the fact that these two games often showcase extremely sexualized female characters.
Other genres are less popular among women. Especially in online shooters, the majority of players are male. Particularly striking is the tank action game World of Tanks, which has virtually no female players. On the other hand, there are quite a few women in games like Destiny.
However, there are often more women present than one might realize, as some female gamers do not want excessive attention from male players and therefore do not reveal themselves as women.
Which MMOs are most attractive to women?
Regarding the most popular MMOs among women, we will launch a survey later in the day. First, we want to know from you which games you think are most attractive for women and where you have encountered the most female players. We are also interested in what attracts you as a female player to a particular game and which games you do not like at all.
From the results, we will create a survey and then evaluate it in another article at a later date. We are already looking forward to the outcome! Have fun voting and discussing!
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The maps for Ghost Recon Wildlands‘ PvP mode “Ghost War” have been leaked. In these areas, you can supposedly play the 4v4 mode.
Ubisoft’s tactical shooter Ghost Recon Wildlands will soon be expanded with a PvP mode. In the matches, teams of four players each compete against each other and fight in selected areas of the Wildlands map.
A leak has now revealed which areas they are and what the PvP maps in GRW look like.
GRW “Ghost War” Maps
Recently, Ubisoft announced new details about the 4v4 mode in Wildlands. The PvP spectacle is called “Ghost War” and will be available for you for free starting this autumn. In the deathmatch mode, two teams compete against each other and choose between classes like tanks and snipers.
The venues are locations you have already encountered in the main game. Although Ubisoft has not yet announced any specific details about the maps, there are now first images. These come from the data mining of the FarCryMods forum. The user Jravens has shown us cool content in the past months before it was found in the game.
Keep in mind that these are findings from data mining and not official statements. The maps may change significantly before release. The screenshots do not necessarily show the final result.
As a team, you either spawn at Insertion Point A or B and must fight for an objective (Recon) that is marked in “green” on the overview. It is assumed that you need to “dominate” an area long enough at Recon to collect points there.
You will find ammunition crates distributed around the Recon point on some maps, where you can replenish your ammunition. On other maps, the crates are more scattered.
Here are the overviews of nine PvP areas that were found during data mining.
So far, Europe has been spared from price increases for the PlayStation Plus subscription. However, that will change starting on August 31, 2017.
In the USA and Canada, price increases were already implemented last year. Players had hoped that these changes would be delayed in Europe. They were, until this point. Sony has so far not provided any arguments for the price increase in its statement. The dollar prices will be adopted 1:1. The fees in euros will change as follows:
With annual billing, the price changes from €49.99 to €59.99 per year.
With quarterly billing, the price changes from €19.99 to €24.99 per quarter.
With monthly billing, the price changes from €6.99 to €7.99 per month.
The benefits for PlayStation Plus subscribers will not be improved due to this adjustment, but will remain as usual with multiplayer content and the monthly free games.
Note: This also applies to existing subscribers. Subscription fees due on or after August 31, 2017, will also be adjusted to the new prices. Anyone who disagrees may cancel their subscription. Gift cards are excluded. A glance at Amazon.de shows that the cards can still be purchased at the cheaper rates. This is likely to only last for a short time. Corresponding dealers will probably have to follow suit soon.
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In PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, according to PlayerUnknown Brendan Greene, you should no longer receive free lootboxes after the release. Only real money will be able to open the crates with cosmetic items. Many players do not like this at all!
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has recently caused some outrage among players because, contrary to the initial claims of chief developer Brendan Greene, the game will now offer microtransactions for paid lootboxes for 2.50 euros per box at Gamescom. Such microtransactions were actually explicitly excluded during the Early Access phase of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.
Now there is another point of contention, as Brendan Greene wants to completely eliminate free lootboxes upon release.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – No more Free Loot?
Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene recently announced on Discord that there may no longer be free lootboxes when the game is on the market. He stated: “These are only optional cosmetic items, you don’t have to buy them to play”.
To explain: In PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, you can currently buy crates with clothing for in-game earned “Battle Points”.
Many players understandably want cool outfits in the game and do not want to pay anything for them. Therefore, many fans are far from thrilled at the prospect of no longer receiving free loot soon. However, the idea of paid lootboxes is quite accepted by the majority of fans.
However, they do not want such a “feature” in early access, and many players wish for an option to earn the boxes through gameplay progression – as in Overwatch. This would provide a further incentive for good performance in the game. Let’s hope that Brendan Greene changes his mind and continues to allow free loot in the game.
In the MMO shooter Destiny (PS4, Xbox One, previously PS3, Xbox 360), Xur arrives today. What does he have in his inventory on July 28th and where is the vendor located?
Mein-MMO and Destiny 1: The end of rituals is near
For Bungie, Destiny 1 is officially over, even though some standard mechanisms such as Xur or the Weekly Reset will still continue. It is said that the servers of Destiny 1 will remain “online for the foreseeable future.”
It is clear: Bungie wants to increasingly focus attention on Destiny 2. All signs point to that.
As an MMO site with a strong Destiny readership, we will conform to this trend, but not entirely.
Interest in Destiny and the standard articles (Weekly Reset, Xur, Weapon Day, Videos of the Week, Osiris) has been dwindling for months.
Our plan is still to continue reporting on Destiny 1 – but not with the highest priority as in previous years. It may therefore be the case that some standard articles will be omitted.
With the release of Destiny 2, we will cease reporting on Destiny 1, unless a major event occurs. Instead, we will cover the “weekly rituals” in Destiny 2.
We hope you understand this decision. And now, let’s talk about Xur.
All info about Xur in Destiny on July 28th, 29th, and 30th on PS4 and Xbox One
Xur arrives today at 11 AM. He will disappear again on Sunday at 11 AM.
