The first three years Destiny presented the Guardians with numerous puzzles, secrets, and mysteries. We look back.
“What makes a Guardian?” asks Commander Zavala in a cinematic for Destiny 2.
Looking back at the last three years of Destiny, there is no simple answer to this question. For many things make a Guardian:
he is a superhero in the Destiny universe: Through the Light of the Traveler, he receives “Space Magic,” as Bungie often calls it.
he shoots aliens in the face, protects the Last City, and even takes down gods,
he gives humanity hope,
he trains in the Crucible in the “Guardian vs. Guardian” combat
and: the Guardian is an explorer and adventurer.
In the style of Indiana Jones, Guardians have hunted many mysterious treasures over the years, solved tricky puzzles, and uncovered all sorts of secrets. This spirit of discovery and adventure is what made Destiny appealing to many. Because what could be more exciting than the unknown?
We look back at the 5 biggest puzzles.
The mysterious 6th chest
The Glass Chamber. The first raid in the history of Destiny. It has been live since September 2014, yet it continues to captivate Guardians. Because it is full of mysteries and a backstory that still raises numerous questions.
In the initial weeks and months after the release, players spent countless hours in the chamber, uncovering many secrets. But they kept searching. Surely they had overlooked something, they thought.
Soon a myth developed around a mysterious 6th chest. Bungie never said that this chest exists – but also not that it does not exist.
With “The Taken King”, a mission called Paradox was introduced in the Glass Chamber. There was a new chest to find. Some Guardians were satisfied with this, others continued to search. The thought that the Glass Chamber held no more secrets was unacceptable to some hardcore Guardians.
This relentless hunt for a mysterious chest in the “Vault of Glass” symbolizes the curiosity and adventurous spirit of the Guardians. Bungie recognized this and gave players even more secrets to solve starting from year 2. The Guardians were on a gold rush.
and the new weapon class “Grenade Launchers” form the “Power Weapons.”
The weapons of this class will be used rarely by Guardians, as the ammunition is scarce, as scarce as the “heavy ammunition” in Destiny 1.
Machine guns have no place in the new Destiny system
But one weapon class that has been present from the start is missing among the Power Weapons: the machine guns.
The “Thunderlord” was one of the iconic Destiny weapons and even appeared explicitly as a “super weapon” in the first gameplay demos. In June 2013, it was the exotic weapon Thunderlord that was presented to the global audience.
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So far, Guardians in Destiny 1 mostly had the choice between machine guns for sustained high damage, rocket launchers for “short bursts of damage,” and swords for close combat action in the “heavy weapons” slot.
But machine guns seem to have no place in the new Destiny 2 system. There is no direct statement from Bungie as to why this weapon class had to be cut. Therefore, there is theoretically hope that it might still appear..
The current “Power Weapons,” the heavy weapons, are actually meant to kill with “one shot” – an important feature for PvP.
It is noticeable that machine guns are the weapons among the heavy weapons that do not fit this definition. Machine guns do not kill with one shot, but with multiple shots.
The advantage of machine guns is that they are responsible for “sustained damage”: Guardians deal the most damage per second over time with machine guns – the weapons have the highest DPS value and are therefore hard to balance.
Bungie might have perceived this as a balance problem in Destiny 2, especially in PvE. Therefore, they may have decided to part ways with the weapon. In Destiny 2, it seems that Bungie prioritizes balance over everything else.
Submachine guns as a kind of replacement?
As a “compensation,” there will be a new weapon class with the submachine gun (SMG).
It could be that this submachine gun will take on the characteristics of machine guns, but will deal significantly less damage per shot from the outset, making it a cross between hand cannons and automatic rifles.
Grenade launchers as a new weapon class could also serve as a replacement and fill the gap left by the absence of MGs in Destiny 2.
More about the new weapon system in Destiny 2 can be found here:
Riot Games, the makers behind LoL, reflect on one of the hardest night shifts between the seasons.
An extreme recall bug forced Riot to disable ranked games in 2015. The LoL team worked night shifts to solve the issue.
That was today, two years ago, and the community is once again occupied with this on the second anniversary. How was it back then when the ranked mode was disabled due to this severe bug? Riot looks back on those intense 28 hours.
The Morning of July 15, 2015: “Oh my God, have you seen the video on Reddit?”
On July 15, 2015, a video from a user pointing out a serious bug reached Reddit. If you pressed keys in the “correct” order, Riven could instantly teleport back to base and skipped the actual cooldown (about 8 seconds) of the spell.
Those who exploited this could move across the map particularly fast and avoid any unwanted fights. A significant and unfair advantage over other participants in a match.
As the Riot team began working that day, more and more reports of this bug flooded into LoL headquarters. The message spread quickly within the team:
Donna Mason, Release Manager “We are hearing in emails, pings, and from people on the team ‘Oh my God, did you see that thing on Reddit?’
Tim Isenman, Live Producer “The first thing we saw was this Reddit post. Following that, we immediately started looking into it. There were also a few people from the champion team who were already looking for bugs.”
In the video, you see the Riven recall bug that was posted on Reddit:
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When such a bug appears in League of Legends, the main goal is to reproduce it. When the developers themselves know how to trigger the bug, working on a solution is significantly easier. They also distinguish between “Is there a bug in the game? That’s not good” and “There is a bug in the game that gives an unfair advantage. That’s particularly bad!” Then they test whether they can exploit the bug themselves.
Matthew Wittrock, Release QA “So I fiddled around and finally I could reliably reproduce the bug. ‘That’s really easy – that’s not good!’
As the video spread quickly and generated more clicks, the team decided to disable the champion Riven. There was too much danger for the community that games would be ruined by imitators. Riven was disabled worldwide, and the team began working on a hotfix.
Afternoon of July 15, 2015: Disappointment – Not only Riven is affected
It is now 14:50 and the team has disabled Riven worldwide. Work on the hotfix is already in high gear as more reports reach the team. Apparently, more than just one champion is affected by this bug.
Tim Isenman “After we disabled Riven, we received more pings from Riot employees pointing to new videos. It became clear there that other champions in League of Legends were also affected by this bug. First Yasuo, then Graves, and soon many others …”
Mark Sassenrath “More and more people wrote to us that they could reproduce the bug on Shen and champion X, Y, and Z. The list kept getting longer”
Tim Isenman “When we then found out that the bug was applicable to about a quarter of all champions in LoL, our hearts sank“
But even here, the extent of the problem was not entirely clear. The team would soon discover that the bug was huge!
Matthew Wittrock “At that point, we still underestimated the problem. We assumed that there were certain abilities triggering this bug. We did not know it affected every champion.
Tim Isenmann “And then we found out that every champion using the item Tiamat or Hydra can trigger the same effect. Now any champion could exploit the bug.
Even without the mentioned items, there were 40 champions that could trigger this bug. When it became clear that any champion could exploit the bug and thus only advantages and no disadvantages for the players existed, a quick solution was necessary.
“We can’t disable all champions, what do we do instead?” It was considered to disable ranked games. However, most players at this point only knew that Riven could cause the bug. That it could also happen with other champions had not yet reached many players.
The developers decided to keep ranked games activated until the bug became a “real problem.” For now, only Riven was disabled.
The Riot team decided to contact the moderators of Reddit. They wanted to draw as little attention to this issue as possible but still wanted new information about the bug. Therefore, they suggested importing new videos into the already existing thread to collect the results. However, this led to the creation of a “mega thread” that listed all videos prominently and led to even greater attention than initially feared.
Now the Riot team was clear: We need to disable ranked games. All champions that could produce the bug were listed on Reddit. Additionally, there was also an instruction on how to execute the bug. The danger for ranked games had thus become too great, and the bug had become the mentioned “real problem.”
Evening of July 15, 2015 – The solution plan is implemented
Riot is now deploying multiple teams to work on a solution to this severe bug.
Matthew Wittrock “I remember that we sat down with different teams. Then it was ‘We know this’, ‘What do we do about it?’ and then ‘Cool! Go, everyone starts on their work!’ – That was exciting. The bug is really bad, but we have a plan and are quickly working on a solution.”
Riot then had to explain to the staff how the bug works so that they could test together in custom games whether the bug still exists.
After four failed attempts at a solution, the team finally had a solution that satisfied everyone. This was then sent for testing to the quality assurance team. The bug was tested with all possible champions and item combinations.
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The quality assurance team would require approximately 12 hours for this. It was now between 10:00 PM and 11:00 PM. Riot decided to send some employees to bed. The quality assurance team was told to wake everyone up if the hotfix does not work and the bug continues to occur.
02:00 AM, July 16, 2015 – Disappointment again – There are problems again
Around 2:00 AM on July 16, the team was informed that the hotfix was not working as desired. Everyone was awakened, the engineering team, the designers: all had to get up.
Mark Sassenrath “You know something is wrong when your phone goes off at 2:00 AM. Either you forgot something, or you’ve made it worse.”
Two new hotfixes were developed in the next two hours. By around 4:00 AM, the mood was correspondingly tense. But now testing had to be done again.
By the afternoon of July 16, the ranked games had been disabled for already 19 hours. Players were promised that they would report back in a few hours and update them on the status of the bug. This gave the team more time to work on a solution.
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Tim Isenman “Around 4:00 PM, we were informed that the latest bug fix showed positive results for 80%-90% of the champions. That was good news. However, we had difficulty communicating it to our players because there remained the chance that the solution might not work for all champions and that the team would have to start from scratch again.” Therefore, they decided to remain calm and say nothing.
5:00 PM on July 16, 2015 – Ranked games down for a day
It has now been about 24 hours since the ranked games were disabled. The final bug fix has now been positively tested on all champions, and the Riot teams are beginning to deploy the fix worldwide and reactivate ranked games.
Tim Isenman “I believe it was around 5:00 PM when we were told that the fix was 100% successful. One region after another began receiving the bug fix.
Donna Mason “Since we have so many game servers, deploying the bug fix took a lot of time. But we hurried”
Tim Isenman “In the end, our team in Vietnam took a long time to respond. All of us were gathered around the monitor, waiting for feedback from Vietnam. Then someone from there writes back, “I still have the problem” and we almost went crazy.
Matthew Wittrock “That’s the biggest fear. No matter how much we’ve tested. We always wait for this one post saying, “Hey, I still have the bug.”
Tim Isenman “We told him, ‘Restart the game and test it again.’ He did, and we waited and waited … . Finally, he said ‘I cannot reproduce it. I think it’s fixed!’ Before, we were really in a panic because if it still existed in one region, it would be present in all regions.
8:00 PM on July 16, 2015 – The ranked servers are operating again
After now 28 hours of downtime, the ranked servers are reactivated. The bug has finally been fixed.
Tim Isenman “We kept the servers offline for five more minutes to test internally. Then we activated the ranked servers and were finally able to inform the players that everything was back up and running. The demon was defeated!
Matthew Wittrock “Now was not the time to worry. If something didn’t work, we would find out in the next few hours. We have to take care of other things and move on.
And thus the work at Riot Games continued, addressing the next issues. Dozens of employees worked many hours on this “Great Recall Bug of 2015” to quickly reactivate the ranked servers and return players to ranked games. It is considered one of the most severe bugs in the history of League of Legends.
We wanted to know from you which MMORPG has the best combat system. We have now evaluated the voting and can present you with the five MMORPGs that performed best in the survey.
On July 5, 2017, we wanted to know from you in a survey which online role-playing game you thought had the best combat system. In addition to classic tab-targeting systems like World of Warcraft, modern action combat systems like Black Desert Online, as well as hybrids like Guild Wars 2 were also available for selection. The survey results have now been evaluated, and we present here the top 5 MMORPGs with the best combat systems.
With 10 percent of all votes, TERA landed in fifth place in our survey of the best combat system. The colorful Korean online role-playing game from Bluehole Studios (now better known for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) has been on the market in Europe since 2012 and was recently relaunched here on Steam.
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TERA offers you a large, colorful world full of content in PvP and PvE, as well as sexy characters in typical Asian comic graphics. However, the dynamic action combat system of TERA is still considered a major highlight.
You will search in vain for tab-targeting and fixed target selection; you must actively aim your attacks with the crosshair and not just mindlessly hammer the trigger of your skills.
TERA – Not a game for couch potatoes
In addition, you can specifically dodge attacks. If the opponent does not hit you at all, you do not take damage. Therefore, TERA is really not for those who like to take it easy in MMOs and who are reluctant to move in combat.
In TERA, you will be asked for full physical involvement in the game, but in return, you will get action-packed battles that become particularly spectacular against the occasionally massive bosses in dungeons and raids. Your abilities must be perfectly aligned with the diverse attacks of the boss in hard modes; otherwise, it can quickly lead to death. Pure adrenaline, Dark Souls greets!
TERA – The optimal classes for an action combat system
Another plus for TERA: You have a thick selection of races and classes. The playable races are particularly interesting in TERA; for example, you can play powerful dragon beings, small chubby hamsters, or sexy demon beings with horns.
The class selection is even more impressive and features hero types that fit particularly well with TERA’s dynamic action combat system. For example, the new Moon Dancer, who performs area attacks with a glaive, or the close-combat brawler Storm Fury, who relies on combination strikes and complex counters.
Next, we continue with number four of the top 5 of the best combat systems.
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Crusaders of Light is an online role-playing game in the style of World of Warcraft from the Chinese publisher NetEase. The game is now available here for Apple devices on iOS. The Android version is expected to follow soon, and even a PC version is planned.
Are you a huge fan of World of Warcraft and its unique style, but would prefer to play on your iPhone or iPad because you are often on the go? Then Crusaders of Light is definitely worth a look, as this MMORPG from China is a full-fledged online role-playing game with tons of content and a detailed fantasy world complete with story, raids, and PvP.
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Crusaders of Light – Like World of Warcraft, but on mobile or tablet
In Crusaders of Light, you get a complete online role-playing game in the WoW style. You create a hero from a selection of three classes. There are Warriors, Rangers, and Mystics. Each of these classes can later develop into one of three specializations. However, the skill selection is manageable and not overly extensive.
Fortunately, the grind should be limited; there are not countless “hunt and collect” quests, instead, you level up well through the story. The background story and the world are nothing special, but solid fantasy.
There will be an auto-play feature for regular questing, where your hero does many things automatically. In the thick 40s raids, however, you should definitely play yourself. There’s also a PvP section with battles in the formats 1vs1, 3vs3, 5vs5, and 25vs25.
Crusaders of Light – Crossplay and Raid Contest – Win $400,000!
Crusaders of Light is already available in the Apple App Store for Europe. The Android version is set to be released on July 20.
Additionally, a PC version for Facebook Game Room is planned, which will come later in the summer. A specific date has yet to be announced. At launch, there will be seven servers, and an additional six will be added when the Android version launches.
Crusaders of Light will be cross-platform playable, but server switching is not possible afterwards, so think carefully about where you play.
Moreover, the first seven servers offer the chance to participate in a raid contest until September 10. Whoever completes the raid “Fort Desolation” in hard mode the fastest will receive $400,000, which will be divided among the 40-man raid team.
The survival MMO ARK Survival Evolved seems to be struggling with the upcoming release. A new patch v262 for PC is in the works, which will also be released as ARK Update 1.28 for PS4 and Xbox One. The patch notes for v262 are now available – the patch will be available on Xbox One on Sunday, July 16th.
Patch coming after overtime on Sunday to Xbox One
Update July 16th: The ARK patch that was released on July 14th for PC is also coming today, July 16th, on a Sunday, for Xbox One. The certification with Microsoft is complete, they have done ARK a favor, which makes the spontaneous patch possible on Sunday afternoon. Here are the PC patch notes, which also apply to Xbox One. There are mainly balance changes and bug fixes.
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To put it mildly: Those familiar with the established and solid patch processes of other software studios will be surprised by how things operate at Studio WildCard and their game ARK Survival Evolved.
The indie studio has hit a mega success with ARK. However, the company culture seems to be significantly more relaxed than at established studios. This results in the patch processes sometimes being a bit chaotic.
Communication happens via Twitter. Often, chief developer Jeremy Stieglitz reports progress at 2:00 AM before going to bed. He then retracts those updates the next day. He had forgotten that nobody works at Sony or Microsoft on weekends.
ARK is struggling with the upcoming release, worked on the final version last week
The situation is likely exacerbated by the fact that time was needed to finalize the “release version” of ARK Survival Evolved. It is supposed to launch in August. Community manager Jat tweeted last week that they are currently working on it intensively to get the version finished.
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Currently, another patch is on the program, the ARK patch v262 for PC. The problem is, they still don’t know exactly what’s included. It’s only mentioned as “a series of bug fixes.”
ARK PC patch v262 is likely coming now – 1.28 for PS4/Xbox One
Apparently, there were still issues with Steam in between. The patch should now release anytime for PC – it is said to be a “big patch.”
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Update 21:30: Even 8 hours after the time announced in the tweet, the patch is still not there. As we said at the beginning: Patches and Studio WildCard … it’s complicated.
No matter what the patch v262 brings to PC players: The patch should then “in principle” also be released for PS4 and Xbox One this week. Then probably as patch 1.28.
Patch notes are expected when the patch is actually there. We will provide them afterward.
Update July 14th: The patch notes are now available. They mainly include bug fixes and balance changes – especially for the bosses, some adjustments are being made. You can read the patch notes here in English. The patch v262 is expected to come during the course of today, Friday – it could also happen during the night until Saturday.
Currently, there is a fierce controversy regarding the increased sale price of ARK Survival Evolved:
The race for the First Kills of Patch 7.2.5 in World of Warcraft is decided. The winner is the guild Method.
In recent months, the race for the World First Kills of World of Warcraft has gained considerable momentum, as the bosses from the Night Hold and the Tomb of Sargeras were quite challenging – at least on the Mythic difficulty level.
Especially the last boss, Kil’Jaeden, had professional guilds struggling for a long time. But now the race is finally over and the guild Method achieves the global First Kill on Kil’Jaeden in Mythic difficulty, according to Buffed.
654 wipes were needed by Method
If you think that it only takes “a little bit” of endurance, you are greatly mistaken. In total, it took 655 attempts to take down the right hand of Sargeras and make it crash down on the planet Argus.
A kill video is not yet available, but it should follow in the coming days. Among professional guilds, there is an “unwritten rule” that they often only publish boss tactics (as seen in kill videos) once several guilds have achieved victory over the boss – although not everyone adheres to this.
Even the members of Method believe that Kil’jaeden was definitely one of the “hardest bosses ever,” as they expressed on Twitter.
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Once again, congratulations from us for this achievement!
The next race will only take place in Patch 7.3, on the destroyed world of Argus. Because there awaits Antorus, the Burning Throne – likely the last raid of Legion!
Would you have the patience for 654 wipes and 655 attempts full of concentration? Or are these endeavors just plain crazy?
In summer, all Battlefield 1 players can expect special missions that reward you with dog tags and a special melee weapon.
For playing Battlefield 1, there will be additional rewards in summer. Planned are summer missions that reward players with dog tags and weapons when they complete the objectives. The first summer mission was activated on July 15 and focuses on the Operations game mode.
Summer Missions in BF1
As announced by the developers, a series of summer missions in Battlefield 1 started on July 15. Each mission rewards you with unique dog tags and a troop XP bonus for players who successfully complete the challenge.
If you succeed in all three missions, you will be rewarded with an exclusive melee weapon: The LVC Arditi Knife. Additionally, there is another mysterious reward waiting for you. However, there are no further details yet, as the developers want to keep the secret for themselves.
The first mission, which started on July 15, is called “Call to Action”. Here the focus is on Operations games. Your goal is to “play, complete, and win three Operations matches”. You do not have to choose a specific operation for this – every match counts. From July 15 to July 23, you have time to complete this task.
For this, you will receive the Call to Action Dog Tag, which will be credited to you on July 31. You will receive a troop XP bonus if you log into the game between July 23 and July 30.
No further details are available yet about the remaining planned summer missions.
Today, you can find the LG G6 smartphone and a SanDisk micro-SD card on offer at Saturn’s Super Sunday deals.
With its 5.7 inches, the LG G6 is a relatively large smartphone. Furthermore, it features a dual camera on the back. One of the two cameras is a wide-angle camera. Both have 13 megapixels. On the front, there is a 5-megapixel camera. Internally, it also has 32 GB of storage, which can be expanded via a micro-SD card.
For the operating system, LG uses Android 7.0. In addition, the LG G6 can be charged to 50% within 30 minutes. At Saturn, the smartphone is now on sale for only 449 euros.
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Overwatch is more popular among women than other shooters. But what is the reason for that?
According to research by Quantic Foundry, Overwatch has a particularly high percentage of female players. Overall, it is estimated that there are nearly 16% women in Overwatch – which means about one per match and team on average. Thus, the female ratio is more than double that of almost all other shooters.
This is mainly because Overwatch features many female, versatile characters. In other games, especially in World War shooters, female player characters are hard to find. There, women are at most civilians to be rescued or the reason for a plausible “revenge” story to be mowed down.
It is also interesting that women do not always have the urge to “protect” others, as the stereotype of the healing women often suggests. According to studies, women prefer to eliminate others in games in a more fantastic way. While men particularly like to use realistic weapons like machine guns, rocket launchers, and grenades, women prefer tools like magic, swords, and bows. This is also reflected in the fact that women tend to prefer a fantasy setting, whereas men more often enjoy SciFi.
As one of the researchers, Nick Yee, puts it:
“Women do not find weapons appealing (even if they have nothing against violence) and consider them a boring and uninspired way to kill someone. Overwatch offers more magic and other alternatives (in addition to the weapons).”
There you have it: Women also enjoy killing, but prefer to do it more creatively.
Cloud Pirates, the airship action game from My.com, is getting a major update called “Burning Tide.” This will bring you a new map, a game mode, a tutorial feature, and new treasure maps with special rewards.
In Cloud Pirates, you sail with steampunk airships through a landscape of floating islands and combat other ships. It’s already a lot of fun, but with the new update “Burning Tide”, the game will be expanded.
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Cloud Pirates – Burning Tide Update – Off to the Treasure Canyon!
With the update “Burning Tide” comes the new map “Treasure Canyon”. This is a canyon with a large tree. After an epic aerial battle, the area was struck by a curse, resulting in many dark corners. In the canyon, you have plenty of opportunities to hide and engage enemies in close combat.
For fans of the 7vs7 Brotherhood battles, there is a new mode called “Moving Capture Points”. These battles play out somewhat like regular capture point rounds. The only difference is that the capture points move after a while, and you need to adapt your tactics accordingly. Simply camping at the capture point won’t help.
Cloud Pirates – First Mate as Tutorial and New Treasure Maps
Other highlights of the Burning Tide update are the new Lost Crew treasure maps that you can loot. These work like regular treasure maps but offer different rewards:
50,000 gold
3,000 free experience
2 days premium
Crew contracts in one of three quality levels
Crew skill reset
Tavern expansion
Experienced talking parrot
Beginners will also be happy to see the “First Mate.” This crew member helps you learn your craft as the captain of an airship. He provides you with valuable tips in the game if you wish.
The GO Fest in Pokémon GO is approaching. Here you will find everything about worldwide rewards, event start times, and possible legendary Pokémon.
The upcoming Pokémon GO Fest raises some questions in the trainer community. When does it start, how can one participate, and at what times can one join?
In this overview, we want to answer the most common questions about GO Fest 2017.
Pokémon GO Fest – Event, Time, Rewards
The GO Fest is planned as the largest Pokémon GO event to date and will take place on July 22, 2017, in Chicago. However, that does not mean that only trainers present there can participate. Worldwide challenges and rewards await you. Additionally, there is a mysterious challenge that players are very eager about.
Worldwide Rewards for Participating in the GO Fest
Those who do not travel to Chicago can still participate in the event. Rewards include extended bonuses (such as stardust or extra EXP) and a mysterious challenge in the game.
This mysterious task is announced by Niantic as follows: “If trainers around the world manage to catch enough Pokémon, a special challenge will be revealed in Grant Park, which – once mastered – will unlock an additional special bonus worldwide.”
Trainers in Grant Park (Chicago) will have to complete a special challenge if trainers around the world have unlocked this through Pokémon catches. Afterward, all trainers worldwide will receive a “special bonus” when the task is completed in Chicago.
What kind of task this is remains unclear.
Is the task for legendary Pokémon?
No one can currently say for certain that the mentioned task and its reward involve legendary Pokémon. While the suspicion is strong, Niantic has not confirmed this yet.
Are the legendary Pokémon only available in Chicago?
Probably not. The announcement states that a “Mystery Challenge” will be revealed in Chicago: a mysterious challenge.
If it is solved, there should be a special bonus worldwide. If legendary Pokémon are released at the GO Fest, we suspect that they will also be available worldwide.
How You Can Participate in the GO Fest Event
During the GO Fest, there will be three time windows where you can participate in the event worldwide. These time windows are only active for 30 minutes each. During this time, you need to catch as many Pokémon as possible to extend the duration of the bonuses. It’s best to have a lure module ready during the event times and make yourself comfortable near PokéStops and nests.
The following image shows you when these time windows are active in Germany.
If trainers around the world catch particularly many Pokémon in the three time windows, the medals Bronze, Silver, and Gold will be unlocked. Bronze increases the duration of the bonuses by 24 hours, silver by 48 hours.
If we achieve the Gold Medal, the mysterious challenge will be unlocked.
With the new expansion of Hearthstone there are a few cards for free for the players – namely a Death Knight each!
The next Hearthstone expansion “Knights of the Frozen Throne” is eagerly awaited by the players. But how will the expansion exactly unfold? What is the deal with the Death Knights? And will there be free card packs for the players again?
The Game Director of Hearthstone, Ben Brode, has taken the time between announcements to answer a lot of questions from the community. On Reddit, he participated in one of the popular “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) sessions and shared a lot of knowledge. Although many of the points were already known, there were also some new developments.
Death Knights for all in Knights of the Frozen Throne
Brode revealed that at the release of “Knights of the Frozen Throne” every player will receive a free Death Knight – essentially a “transformation” of the regular hero into their undead form. Whether we have a choice or will be randomly assigned one is still to be determined.
Knights of the Frozen Throne is also the first “major” card expansion that comes with missions. These are free for all players and do not need to be purchased separately, as was previously the case with adventures. However, this time there will probably be no specific cards as a reward, but rather card packs from the latest expansion.
Thus, Free2Play players should also enjoy some packs from the new expansion without investing a cent into the game.
“Knights of the Frozen Throne” is scheduled to be released in early August. No specific date has been announced yet.
The online shooter Star Wars Battlefront 2 will have a single-player campaign. First insights and an introduction of the characters can be found in a “Behind the Scenes” video: This time the heroes are on the side of the Empire.
This weekend is all about Disney. The Disney D23 Expo 2017 is taking place in Anaheim, California. Since 2012, Star Wars has been part of Disney, so there is now information on “Star Wars Battlefront 2.”
EA shows a “Behind the Scenes Look” into the campaign of Star Wars Battlefront 2.
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In the video, we are introduced to members of the Inferno Squad and thus important characters of the campaign.
Iden Versio is the “heroine” of the campaign. She grew up in an imperial family, having been sent to a military camp as a child. Everything in her life has prepared her for her task of serving the Empire as the leader of the special forces unit Inferno Squad.
Hask is an eager Imperial, a hardliner through and through. He believes that the Empire means peace and order. He is unwavering in his belief in the Empire.
Del is more laid-back and well-traveled. He can make Iden Versio laugh. He seems to play the role of a “soft” Imperial.
Iden’s father, Garrick Versio, is an Admiral of the Empire and thus not only the father of the heroine but also her commanding officer. The relationship between father and daughter seems to play an important role in the campaign of Star Wars Battlefront 2: The father wants his daughter to understand him.
What happens when an Empire collapses?
The video repeatedly emphasizes that the campaign of Star Wars Battlefront 2 aims to show the other side of the conflict:
How does an Empire function without an Emperor?
How does the organization operate?
What happened after “Return of the Jedi?”
What does it feel like to live in a universe that is falling apart?
It will still be a while before players can get their hands on the single-player campaign of Star Wars Battlefront 2. But the multiplayer beta will start soon for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Here are the details:
Slowly but surely, new information about Cyberpunk 2077 is leaking out, the new game from the makers of The Witcher. We will tell you everything important that there is to know so far.
What do we know about Cyberpunk 2077, the new game from the Witcher creators?
The creators of the Witcher series, CD Projekt RED, have been working on a new RPG for quite some time. However, not much is known about Cyberpunk 2077 so far, other than that it will be an RPG set in the future, loosely based on the tabletop Cyberpunk 2020. Because 2020 is no longer as far away as it once was, the year has been slightly adjusted.
The game takes place largely in an open world, in a city named Night City. Since not all characters in the game speak English, it is initially not possible to understand all NPCs. Therefore, players must first upgrade themselves with various implants to be able to understand more and more people (which then unlocks new missions).
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The classes from the tabletop Cyberpunk 2020 are set to come to Cyberpunk 2077
But what classes will there be in Cyberpunk 2077? According to the author of the tabletop Cyberpunk 2020, who is involved in the development of Cyberpunk 2077, “many, if not all” classes from the old game will also be present in the PC version. This means that the following classes will likely be available:
Cop (Police Officer)
Corporate
Fixer (Information Broker)
Media (Journalists, Reporters, etc.)
Netrunner (Hacker)
Nomad (Street Fighter)
Rockerboy (Rebels who primarily protest with music)
Solo (Assassins, Bodyguards, etc.)
Techie (Outlaw Technicians/Mechanics)
Med-Tech (Street Doctors)
How exactly they will live in this world and how they will differ in gameplay remains to be seen.
There will also be a multiplayer mode. However, how this will turn out is also uncertain.By the way, more employees are working on Cyberpunk 2077 than on Witcher III. It is the largest project by CD Projekt RED so far.
Cyberpunk is set to be released on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One at an unknown date.
For Honor has a large player base. Reports of dwindling player numbers are said to be fake news – according to Ubisoft.
At the end of May, we reported that interest in For Honor had declined. Shortly before, new content went live with the second faction war season, but hardly anyone seemed to care about it. Player numbers on Steam continued to drop, and Google interest remained unimpressed by the season launch. Many other gaming sites noticed this as well and wrote about the continuous downward trend in For Honor.
Now, nearly two months later, the daily player count on Steam has halved again. The player base now stands at a weary 1500 players. In comparison: The Division has over 5000 – and this, despite the last major content update being in February.
Although numbers are usually not up for debate, the developers do not want to hear anything about player decline. On the contrary: Recently, Ubisoft’s community developer Eric Pope referred to reports of too few players as “fake news” during a livestream.
We have many people in For Honor, fake news people!
In the stream, Pope talked about a new patch that was supposed to be released later that day. It would take a few hours before it would be available to all players, according to the developer.
He added:
We have many players in For Honor. Believe it or not, fake news people, we have many players in For Honor for whom we are [the update] releasing.
Here we embed the segment for you:
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Unfortunately, it isn’t possible to see the exact player numbers on PS4, Xbox One, and Uplay. On Xbox, you can only see that For Honor lags far behind games like Ghost Recon Wildlands or Star Wars Battlefront in the “Most Played Games” rankings. However, even on these platforms, a similar picture is likely to emerge as with the Steam player base.
Eric Pope apparently sees it differently and distances himself from the negative press reports.
Is Roadhog’s weapon a real threat? A few blacksmiths have recreated the dangerous hook – with a lot of love for detail!
Video games and other works often inspire the imagination of hard-working people who want to bring things from fantasy worlds into the real world. There are many reports of blacksmiths recreating Frostmourne (WoW), the Iron Throne (Game of Thrones), or other weapons.
The blacksmiths from Man at Arms: Reforged have now turned to Overwatch characters. Although most weapons are rather futuristic and recreating a Photon Projector from Symmetra is quite difficult, there are a few exceptions. A prime example of this is Roadhog’s hook, which has long been demanded by fans.
Roadhog’s hook as true craftsmanship
The finished video was published on the AWE me YouTube channel, in which they document the creation of the dangerous hook in detail. And there is also a little “Let’s destroy some evil lemonade bottles” scene at the end.
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Roadhog’s hook partly goes back to the medieval weapon of the man-catcher – such as the barbs built into the weapon.
Cortyn says: Even though I find it remarkable how much work and attention to detail goes into the creation of such a weapon, these videos become rather boring with an increasing number. For “people in the know”, it’s certainly very exciting to see which devices and methods were used to grind, mill, enchant, and oil the whole thing – but surely 5 minutes less of the video would have sufficed. Still, it’s cool to see how many details were incorporated.
What do you think of these blacksmith videos about famous weapons from video games?
Reporting a player for their misconduct in Overwatch often feels pointless. But why doesn’t Blizzard provide feedback?
Update: Jeff Kaplan has now intervened and explained that there was a communication issue. The team is indeed working on providing better feedback for players.
Original report: In Overwatch, you often encounter players who drive you to the brink. Either they behave like a bull in a china shop in (voice) chat, or they give up right from the start because you’re not dancing to their tune (“Switch or I go AFK!”). Those who misbehave can be reported in Overwatch.
But for the reporter, it often feels like the report is just sent straight to the recycling bin through the internet. There is no proper feedback on whether a player’s report actually leads to a penalty. And because there is no real response, some players refrain from making a report at all. “It doesn’t matter anyway,” is the sentiment of many.
Feedback on reports would lead to exploitation
Some users have now asked on Twitter why Blizzard doesn’t simply say, “Your report has been processed, the affected player will be penalized” – or provide a similar response.
Blizzard’s customer service responded on Twitter:
“This would lead to the harassment and false reporting system being abused.”
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Cortyn states: I find the reasoning extremely flimsy and do not understand why such a system can be exploited. They should just increase the penalties for “false reports” and there should be no issues. Or am I overlooking an important point?
Can you understand Blizzard’s reasoning? Or does it just seem like an excuse to you?
Among the biggest changes in Destiny 2 is the revised weapon system. You’ll notice this immediately when you play the beta of Destiny 2.
So far, weapons in Destiny were categorized into primary weapons, secondary weapons, and heavy weapons. In Destiny 2, there are new categories that you will have to get used to:
Kinetic weapons: In this slot, you can use all previous types of primary weapons (hand cannon, scout rifle, pulse rifle, and auto rifle) as well as sidearms and the new SMGs. All weapons in this slot deal kinetic damage.
Energy weapons: This slot includes the same types of weapons as in the kinetic slot. The big difference is: These weapons deal energy or elemental damage (solar, arc, void). Energy weapons are particularly good at destroying enemy shields and eliminating guardians in their active super during PvP.
Power weapons: This slot contains all weapons that can kill opposing guardians with just one shot. When asked directly which weapons are in this slot, the developers always responded: grenade launchers (new weapon category), rocket launchers, shotguns, snipers, and fusion rifles (with linear fusion rifles). There are no more machine guns. Presumably, the swords are also in the power slot.
How did this change in the weapon system come about?
The game director Luke Smith (via PC Gamer) and project lead Mark Noseworthy (via GameSpot) were asked about the benefits of this change. The answer: There are several advantages.
According to Noseworthy, the new design encourages you to experiment much more with the weapons and try new things. Because now entirely new combinations are possible. If you really enjoy using scout rifles, you can equip two slots with scout rifles. However, Noseworthy advises against that. Instead, you should also try out other weapons that you haven’t used before. He himself always played with scout rifles in Destiny. But now he can also equip a hand cannon or an auto rifle or whatever, because in case of emergency, he can always switch back to the scout rifle.
Smith emphasizes another advantage: Since the launch of Destiny in 2014, guardians have loved it when their favorite weapon type received a weapon with elemental damage. As an example, he mentions the Grasp of Malice and the hype surrounding this elemental hand cannon. In Destiny 2, there will be many more of the former primary weapon types – that players spent a lot of time with and will continue to spend time with – that deal elemental damage.
Additionally, there is an advantage for PvP: All weapons that can kill you with just one shot are now in the power slot. For this, you need power ammo, which becomes regularly available on the battlefield. The innovation is: When you pick up power ammo, every ally and every enemy can see: Who picked up the ammo? For which weapon did they pick it up? And where did they pick it up? On the screen, a message might appear, for example: “Smith has loaded a shotgun in the garden.” This way, everyone knows that Smith is running around with a loaded shotgun and should be prepared for it.
Whereas in Destiny 1, for example, you could equip a shotgun and a rocket launcher at the same time, you now have to make new decisions with these powerful weapons. Are you more of a shotgun or sniper type? Or do you prefer a grenade launcher instead? If you say: “I am clearly a sniper player,” you have to think about how this choice affects your kinetic and energy slots. This is intended to create “more interesting decisions” for the players.
More information about the weapons:
Can the same hand cannon drop as a kinetic or energy version? Can you later decide which slot the drop belongs to? No, the weapons are predetermined for the slots. Weapon A will always drop only for the kinetic slot, and weapon B will always drop only for the energy slot. The weapons also have different names.
The weapons in the power slot will be slightly buffed. They deal more damage than in Destiny 1.
In PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds it is very difficult to win a round and the victory is fiercely contested. However, a player who suffers from an extreme handicap has still managed to carry off the victory – and not just once!
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds allows 100 players to compete against each other and only one (or one team) can remain at the end and carry off the victory with the relieving phrase “Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner”. Due to the high player count and the lack of respawns, one mistake can be the last, and victory is known to be fiercely and intensely contested.
Many players of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds have therefore already played the game dozens of times and still never won.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – Playing Despite Paraplegia
Even more impressive is the performance of a player known on Twitch as RockyNoHands. Rocky has been in a wheelchair for over 11 years and is completely paralyzed. He cannot move his arms or legs. Nevertheless, he is an enthusiastic gamer and streamer. Due to his disability, he uses a special controller called Quadstick that he can operate with his mouth and head.
It all sounds quite complicated, but through long practice, Rocky can now play effectively and so well that he has already been the last one standing in a match of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds multiple times.
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How Rocky managed to grab the Chicken Dinner can be seen in the embedded video above. Another video of a previous victory in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds by Rocky can be found below this paragraph. Enjoy watching!
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