There are a lot of cool offers in various video game genres during the Steam Summer Sale 2017. We show you our Top 5 today.
Since Thursday, you can take advantage of many offers in the Steam Summer Sale 2017. You can buy games that are discounted by more than 85% until July 5. It doesn’t matter what genre you’re looking for an offer in, whether Action, Horror, Racing, Simulation, MMO, or RPG – there are discounts everywhere.
The offers displayed in the Steam store are also this year not time-limited. The daily top offers on the main page of the store are an overview that rotates daily. The offers remain active throughout the entire sale.
Today we show you our Top 5 of the second day of the Steam Summer Sale 2017.
Mein-MMO Top 5 of the Steam Summer Sale 2017 – Day 2 (24.06.)
Today, it was difficult for me to choose my personal recommendation for you because there are many great titles in our Top 5 that I could recommend without hesitation.
Prison Architect is a great building game, designed with a lot of attention to detail. You can build your own prison, design cells, have the prisoners work for you, and much more.
Euro Truck Simulator 2 is a clear recommendation for fans of simulations. Beautiful truck graphics and detailed driving and simulation settings accompany you on your way as a manager of a freight company, where you can hire drivers and assign trucks.
However, today’s main recommendation is Rocket League! This is the top recommendation because, in my opinion, it is not as “special” as the two examples above. In Rocket League, you drive a car and play soccer (or variations of it).
The objective is known: Score more goals than the opponent. The conditions are new: Ram the ball with a car of your choice, equipped with rocket propulsion, that can perform tricks in the air with ease. Scoring goals with bicycle kicks is no problem for advanced players.
You play in arenas that visually differ significantly – variety for the eyes is guaranteed, as you can also customize your cars visually with tires, hats, or paint jobs. Together with friends, you can compete in 2v2, 3v3, or 4v4. Lone wolves can prove their skills in 1v1.
Rocket League is fast and requires good reactions; there’s simply no time for boredom in this game. In the ranking system, you also have the competitive aspect, which further intensifies the existing tension of the matches.
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Yesterday Secret World Legends launched and players could start playing right away. We will tell you how the first half hour feels in the Dark Fantasy MMORPG.
The Secret World is an MMORPG from 2012 that is now attempting a relaunch as an action MMO “Secret World Legends”. Now it is free to play, all players start from scratch – the “old version” will not be further developed. We were present at the launch yesterday and will tell you how the first half hour of Secret World Legends plays.
Surprisingly flawless
On late Friday evening, June 23, 2017, the head start of Secret World Legends began. Those familiar with such events expect server crashes, insane lags, and other problems. The servers usually suffer under the rush and crash. Thus a pleasant surprise: I was able to finish the tutorial last night and it worked flawlessly.
While Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood struggled with queues and issues, those do not occur in Secret World Legends. One could speculate: Secret World is so niche and under the radar that there was no rush. But one can also say: The developers were well prepared, the usual difficulties did not occur.
Logging in works through the old Secret World account – until the actual release on June 26, you must have played the old game recently or been part of the beta to get started now.
Secret World Legends – Character Creation
Character creation in Secret World Legends is typical for the genre. You have individual categories from which you can choose from pre-made options. There are choices and sliders for:
Height (there’s a slider)
Gender
Head Shapes
Faces
Hair
Eyebrows
Eye Color
Facial Features (scars, beards)
and Makeup.
Once the avatar is ready, you can dress him:
Headgear
An accessory (mostly glasses)
Upper clothing
A jacket
Pants
and shoes
Next comes the class choice, where you set your primary weapon, from which the starting class depends. I chose the Gunslinger – I played with pistols in the first part.
Ultimately, the player decides whether to go around “in civilian clothes,” in their chosen outfit, or in the “uniform” of their class.
All in all, the character creation is solid; one should not expect extraordinary adventures like in Black Desert where you can get lost for hours, but rather a relatively “normal selection” that is done in five minutes.
The Tutorial of Secret World Legends
The tutorial and intro of Secret World Legends mix cutscenes with beginner hints: A bee flies into your mouth and you develop telekinetic abilities and leave your apartment in ruins. This is how you move, this is how you shoot, these are the different types of missions.
The cutscenes remain the same as in the old game, as far as I remember. They were good back then and are still good today. The tutorial itself seems to be new; at least, I cannot remember playing like that.
There are three steps:
In the first part you wake up in the cemetery and shoot zombies. It is noticeable that pistols now have a gimmick: a special interface where a minigame takes place. If both chambers display the same bullet at the top, the weapons deal bonus damage. You rotate the chamber with skills. It is a small bonus. The combat system of Secret World Legends does not really impress anyone, at least in the tutorial; it still plays very much like in 2012: tab-targeting, pressing hotkeys, and a bit of dodging.
In the second part, there are easy puzzle elements reminiscent of Indiana Jones. In the first puzzle, you may only step on certain floor tiles; in the second puzzle, I had the feeling I should duck under a falling blade, but that did not happen.
In the third part of the tutorial, a simple sabotage mission. Here, it is about not stepping in bombs and jumping over light barriers. I can imagine that this becomes the part of the game I utterly hate in later missions.
Secret World Legends – “As accessible as possible – No obstacles”
The tutorial is “light” on menus or anything that burdens players with theoretical knowledge. Everything should be solved as playfully and intuitively as possible. Except for the inventory, no menu is opened. After the tutorial, I have no idea where my skills are, where I invest points, or anything else.
The skill system of The Secret World was known to be notoriously complicated; apparently, Funcom decided to confront the player with it as late as possible in this new attempt.
The combat and graphics do not feel very different from “classic The Secret World”.
The tutorial is typical for MMORPGs: The player is a beginner. The game must first ensure that he knows how to walk three meters and interact with objects.
Interestingly, at the end of the tutorial, the player is thrown into a simulated endgame battle and gets a taste of what it might be like later, battling with dozens of others against gigantic primordial creatures in the Secret World. But that is really just a taste that soon ends.
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It is The Secret World. The story and the cutscenes are sometimes beautiful, sometimes interesting – one moment it is dreamlike, the next it is trashy, one moment winking and clever, full of allusions, and the next scene you are fully caught in the mood that the game wants you to have.
It is one of those games where it is worth turning the sound on. I have liked the beginning of The Secret World before. The best part: You hear two overlapping voices whispering. One says “Trust the voices,” the other says “Do not trust the voices.” This nicely summarizes the atmosphere of The Secret World.
In any case, the first 30 minutes are straightforward and clear. The gameplay flows easily and whets the appetite for more. It is clearly Funcom’s attempt to say: “Let’s clear as many obstacles as possible to help many find their way into the game.” This also fits the new free-to-play approach. One is curious to see how the re-launch performs.
Secret World Legends – Was a Relaunch?
I was already wondering while testing whether a relaunch was really necessary for this. The game looks, at first glance, like the one from before. It is like returning to an apartment you lived in years ago. Perhaps the furniture has been moved, perhaps there is a new coat of paint, but it is the same apartment.
It may be that the differences become more pronounced as you progress. It is said: The graphics should be better, the combat system more responsive. I haven’t noticed much of that (yet). If better, then in homeopathic doses.
Even if there have been “improvements” in the combat system and graphics compared to 2012, I must say: The standards are so much higher today in 2017 than they were back then that one should not have too high expectations. Secret World Legends is a game that looks and feels like a game from the last or second-to-last generation of MMORPGs.
Secret World Legends (2017) is much closer to Rift (2011) than to Black Desert (2015).
That was already the case with the original – strengths were always in the story and atmosphere. This will not be different in the re-release. It is now supposed to be more accessible – that is the clear vibe I got from the game.
Those who know the original should not expect a revolution. Changes in gameplay do not stand out, at least at the beginning.
Secret World Legends – Here’s where to download
But of course: That was a preview report from the first 30 minutes. It is certainly no substitute for a complete review or a test of Secret World Legends.
The Legion is nearing its end – but which enemy lurks next? We want to know from you who you would like to fight!
The Legion expansion of World of Warcraft is slowly but surely coming to its end. Illidan has shown his true face in the latest cinematic, and there has been no doubt for a long time that patch 7.3 will bring us to Argus. But while the Legion is slowly but surely being diminished, the first questions about the next adversaries are already being raised. Who could come after the Legion? We want to ask you with this article which opponent you wish for the next expansion!
Queen Azshara: For more than 10,000 years, Azshara has been sitting in the depths of the seas, waiting to reclaim her dominion over the world. What better time could there be?
Deathwing: The (almost) last black dragon sent Garrosh back in time and cleverly talked his way out of it. We have aided him with various artifacts to gain power. Wouldn’t it be time for him to reveal his true face?
Illidan: It was already clear in the closing video from the Tomb of Sargeras that Illidan is still as he was back then, and the end justifies the means for him. He doesn’t carry the nickname “Traitor” for nothing – perhaps it’s time to remind him of that?
Old Gods: For ages, the Old Gods have been sitting in the crust of Azeroth, and although many of them have already been defeated, their influence is still great. What would happen if C’thun, Yogg-Saron, N’Zoth, and the other Old Gods united to declare a new dark empire? Azeroth would once again be turned upside down.
The Void Lords: Why bother with the minions when you can speak directly to the boss? The Void Lords could finally manifest after the Old Gods have shown them the way. The greatest threat to the universe reaches to devour all existence. This is what the Legion was actually supposed to protect us from!
King Rastakhan: There hasn’t been a proper troll instance for far too long! To correct this, we simply dedicate a whole addon to the leader of the trolls, King Rastakhan. The Zandalari are the most powerful trolls of all – and they could seek to wage a great war again.
The Lich King – Bolvar Fordragon: There must always be a Lich King! However, even the noble Bolvar Fordragon has been changed by the essence of Arthas and Ner’zhul. While the Scourge no longer serves the Legion, perhaps he has his own goals? A newly empowered undead threat would have the perfect time to strike again…
Conflict between Horde and Alliance: Why always require great enemies when you can just bash each other’s heads in? Jaina is in a bad mood, Anduin has lost his father, and Sylvanas is so angry that she hasn’t left her bedroom since the cinematic in Stormheim. The perfect opportunity to let the faction war break out once again!
But now let’s get to you – which opponent would you like to see in the next expansion?
In the survival MMO ARK Survival Evolved, a new patch is set to be released for PS4 and Xbox One. It would be patch 1.27, if all goes well.
Update June 24, 15:13: In the original article, we asked “Will it go well?” The answer: No, it is not going well. The console patch for PS4 and Xbox One scheduled for Friday is now expected to arrive on Monday instead. The patch is complete but still needs to go through certification. Sony and Microsoft are closed over the weekend, so there is no certification taking place.
Xbox + PS4 update coming Monday too! Had it ready today, but took extra day 2 get thru console patch QA, sadly (& they close for weekend) 😛
Interestingly, they are also planning the next PC patch v260 for Monday. Things are quite busy.
Original Announcement
ARK and the console patches: That is quite a matter. ARK Survival Evolved is still in Early Access and therefore frequently receives new content.
It’s not a problem on PC. The consoles PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are not typically designed for “fast and frequent patches.” However, the studio WildCard is known for patching quickly and frequently. With patches, there is a cowboy mentality in the land of the dinos.
ARK and Certification – a Love Story
In the past, Studio WildCard took two to three weeks to bring PC patches to PS4 and Xbox One, but now, as the release of ARK approaches, they want to significantly speed up the patch process, aiming for “within a week.”
In the past, this has often gone wrong: Because on PC, developers can deploy patches as they wish. But for PS4 and Xbox One, patches must first be certified by Sony and Microsoft before they go live. This often leads to delays when patches leave the studio and “get stuck in certification.”
The last patch for PS4 was postponed multiple times, as there were reportedly serious issues.
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However, that does not stop ARK from trying again. This time they will patch even faster. Patch v259 was released just yesterday on PC and is planned to go live today, Friday, on PS4 and Xbox One. That is at least the plan from Studio WildCard: For us in Germany, the patch ARK 1.27 for PS4 and Xbox One should be deployed overnight from Friday to Saturday.
Whether it goes well remains to be seen. Delays and difficulties are to be expected, but … they are just trying.
ARK 1.27 – the Patch Notes
Everything about patch 1.27 and what fixes and new content it brings, when it finally arrives, can be read in this article.
Patch 1.27 corresponds to the PC patch v259, in addition to some new goodies, it mainly brings fixes for problems that have been causing issues for some time:
A few days ago, the OpenIV mod for GTA 5 was banned. After many negative reviews and criticism of Rockstar and Take-Two, the mod is back.
A real win for GTA 5 fans: After the modification software “OpenIV” was banned a few days ago, Rockstar stepped up and talked again with publisher “Take-Two” and the developers of the mod. In the meantime, there is a new update for OpenIV, and the developers are apparently allowed to continue their hobby.
The reason for the new solution could be the many thousands of signatures on Change.org and negative reviews on Steam.
Update for OpenIV
The GTA 5 mod “OpenIV” received an update today that brought bug fixes and minor corrections. Normally, this is not a reason for the users of the software to run around hysterically and shed tears of joy. However, this update is something very special.
Source: Reddit/u/imkairu
Just a few days ago, the OpenIV mod team was instructed by Take-Two via a cease and desist to immediately stop the development of the software. The OpenIV team communicated this message to its users and stated that they would comply with the request and end development. The surprising update now suggests that Take-Two has decided to legalize the mod.
However, one must look to the future to see how OpenIV should continue to be developed. Because cheaters have been able to exploit OpenIV’s system in the past to gain advantages in the online realm of Grand Theft Auto. This was one of the original reasons for the ban on the mod.
Apparently, the community’s criticism had an impact. Rockstar Games has now updated its support page and announced under a new section what the team thinks about single-player modifications.
After Rockstar Games’ discussions with Take-Two, Take-Two has now agreed that they usually will not send notices to third-party projects for Rockstar’s PC games if these
are for single-player mode,
are not commercial
and respect intellectual property rights.
This agreement does not apply to:
multiplayer and online services
tools, files, libraries, or functions that could affect multiplayer or online services
However, this statement regarding single-player mods also secures for the future: “This is not a license … Take-Two reserves the right to revoke or change this statement at any time.”
For modders, this is therefore no guarantee that they will not violate Take-Two’s rules with their modifications. Because if Take-Two desires, the rules can be changed at any time.
Hope for the Modding Scene
Shortly after this statement regarding single-player mods, it became known that Rockstar is in talks with the developers of OpenIV. These discussions apparently went positively for the modders, as evidenced by the current update of the mod.
There is still no official statement from OpenIV on this.
That Rockstar was willing to talk to the developers of the mod and that apparently a reasonable solution could be found shows that both sides have worked well. Without the solidarity of the GTA 5 community, the outcome of the story would likely have been different. Many factors contributed to a positive resolution of the situation.
This weekend all champions in Paladins (PC, PS4, Xbox One) are available for free. You can test every champion for free until Sunday.
Do you have any champions on your list that are not unlocked? If you want to test them, you can do so this weekend in Paladins. All champions are free to play. This includes the new flank champion Zhin and the new tank lady Ash.
Once you are in the match lobby, all champions are unlocked. The free champion weekend lasts until Sunday, June 25. This offer is valid for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
Do you want to test the new champion Zhin for free? This weekend you have the opportunity.
Founder’s Pack at Special Price (PC)
In addition to the free champion weekend, the Paladins Founder’s Pack is currently available at a special price. The pack will be 33% cheaper for a limited time and will cost only 13.39 euros.
The Founder’s Pack includes:
All current and future champions (Each new champion will be unlocked immediately)
Next week, Bungie will conduct long maintenance work on Destiny. Additionally, the queues will be reintroduced.
Bungie announces extensive maintenance including server downtime. This is intended to prepare for the “Destiny 2” beta, which starts in mid-July.
If you were planning to play Destiny extensively next Tuesday, you should definitely find a different way to spend your evening:
On Tuesday, June 27, maintenance begins at 4 PM.
The maintenance work will last until 1 AM.
During this time, the Destiny servers will be taken offline. You will not be able to log in.
Additionally, Bungie is working on Bungie.net and the Companion app. Some features will be unavailable.
Destiny Servers – Queues are active again
Bungie has already made further preparations for Destiny 2 and the beta: The queues for the Destiny servers have been activated. If the number of players exceeds the capacity of the data center, you will be placed in a queue upon login.
The last time numerous players complained about being stuck in a queue was during the launch of “The Taken King”.
A possible queue placement only occurs at login. If you are already logged in, you can enter any activity without having to wait again.
Bungie expects that you could be placed in the queue during the Destiny 2 beta and in the days after launch – during times of high activity.
In the coming weeks, more information will be announced.
Information about the Destiny 2 Beta
Here are the beta dates:
PS4 with early access (Closed Beta): July 18
Xbox One with early access (Closed Beta): July 19
The Open Beta for everyone starts on PS4 and Xbox One on July 21.
The Open Beta ends on July 23.
PC: The beta starts at the end of August.
In the beta, you can play the story mission “Homecoming”, the strike “Inverted Spire” and PvP. This PvP content is expected to include the “Countdown” mode. A total of six Guardian subclasses will be available, including the three new focuses.
All information about the beta contents can be found here:
The Headquarters (Headquarters) in Call of Duty WW2 fully embraces MMO elements. World of Warcraft served as a model.
A major innovation in the multiplayer of Call of Duty is the Headquarters, introduced in WW2. This is a social space, a hub area that will replace the main menu. Up to 48 players can be in the same Headquarters instance and interact with each other.
Michael Condrey, the co-founder of Sledgehammer Games, the studio behind CoD: WW2, spoke with Eurogamer about this new social space – comparing it to Orgrimmar from World of Warcraft.
A shooter with MMO elements – a sense of community is emphasized
Condrey is himself a WoW player, who knows Orgrimmar, the capital of the Orcs, very well as a member of the Horde. This is the place where Horde players pick up their quests. Condrey fondly recalls the time when he first entered Orgrimmar and was overcome by a sense of community as he saw all the other players proudly displaying their high ranks, gifting each other and pursuing their business.
A sense of community has been neglected in Call of Duty so far. But with the Headquarters in CoD: WW2, the aim is to create a positive community.
What to expect in the Headquarters?
When you first start the multiplayer of CoD: WW2, you land directly in the Headquarters. This is a place on the coast of Normandy, three days after D-Day.
Here you can visit your superior officers who have quests of all kinds for you. Some quests require you to achieve victories in multiplayer. Others ask you to create your first emblem, challenge someone to a 1v1, or start the Nazi zombie experience.
However, in the Headquarters, there are not only quest givers waiting for you. You can communicate with up to 48 other players via voice, text, or various emotes. For example, saluting is mentioned as a gesture. If you have cool gear, you can proudly show it off in the social space.
Moreover, you will find a shooting range, a 1v1 arena, and a display with leaderboards (which track your performance in almost everything). At the shooting range, you can test your weapons. However, don’t take up too much space there, as other players also want to test their weapons, as you can see in this video:
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For a “positive community,” Sledgehammer Games introduces a new feature: a Commending System. This allows players to commend others – for their skills, for their emblems, or just because they are nice. By commending others, you increase your social score. The higher this value, the more rewards you will receive, such as new gear or medals.
In short: With the Headquarters, Sledgehammer Games brings MMO elements to the CoD series. They want to emphasize the social aspect, the sense of community. How hardcore shooter fans will react to this remains to be seen.
Call of Duty WW2 will be released on November 3 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
Final Fantasy XIV recently had no particularly fast ground mounts. The culprit was the PlayStation 3, which had also supported FF14 until now and held everything back with its old technology. This has changed since Update 4.0 and Stormblood.
The PlayStation 3 was to blame! It was responsible for the slow progress of the ground mounts in Final Fantasy XIV. Sony’s aging console simply could not load NPCs and other objects quickly enough when the mounts were moving too fast. Thus, the PS3 created a bottleneck that even PC and PS4 players had to endure.
Final Fantasy XIV – Finally faster mounts
But with the old party pooper PS3, it’s now definitively over in FF14. Because with the release of Stormblood and Update 4.0, the PS3 will no longer be supported by the game and will be removed. Bad for PS3 purists, but good for everyone who is slowly fed up with outdated technology.
The first result of the technological revolution is faster mounts. But more mounting performance does not come for free. Rather, you will have to earn the turbo mounts. How to do that is explained to you by the likeable Austrian YouTuber Charles in his video, which we have embedded in the following paragraph.
Final Fantasy XIV – How to improve the speed of the mounts
To obtain the fast mounts in the base game, you need a lot of Hunting Tokens from the “High Hunting” quests. In Heavensward, on the other hand, Centurio Tokens are required. Every 250 of these unlocks another level of mount speed in the chosen area. However, until you have enough tokens for all areas, you will unfortunately have to grind a lot.
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This way, your ground mounts will be just as fast as flying mounts. Also note that you will receive the first mount upgrade automatically when you complete the main story quests. Those who – like Charles in the video – are already through, will receive it retroactively. By the way, for Stormblood you have to unlock nothing, you will already zoom through like the wind from the start.
Paragon, the glossy MOBA for PC and PS4 by Epic Games, will soon get a new hero. The reconnaissance expert Wraith can shoot through walls, troll opponents, and crack cheap jokes.
The fast-paced MOBA Paragon is getting another character after the cheeky monkey Wukong and the punk heroine Phase . This time, it’s also a not-so-serious reconnaissance expert named Wraith. Wraith’s skills are primarily suitable for trolling opponents and are inspired by cheap jokes.
Paragon – Wraith shoots through walls and trolls his enemies
Wraith will appear on June 27 for Paragon and adds a fragile scout and damage dealer to the hero selection. His skills are all useful and quite nasty:
“Knock, knock”: The beginning of typical flat jokes from the English-speaking world is an attack skill of Wraith. He uses his sniper rifle to shoot through walls. No one is safe.
“Who’s there?”: Wraith can not only shoot through walls, but he can also set up a sonar probe with this skill that marks all opponents in the area. Now no one is safe from Wraith!
“Back it up!”: The most trollish skill of Wraith simply teleports enemies back to a place where they were before. Ideal for stopping attackers or halting fugitives.
“Surprise, Surprise!”: With this skill, not only does Wraith become invisible, he can also take his teammates in the area with him and give them a speed boost.
A video featuring Wraith’s skills can be found embedded here. Enjoy watching!
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What do you think of the new Paragon hero? And don’t you think he reminds a bit of the Marvel superhero killer clown Deadpool with his disrespectful style? Let us know in the comments!
In Pokémon GO you can now earn more coins per hour, but less per day. The developers have changed the coin rate from arenas.
Last night, Niantic secretly changed the rates at which you can earn coins in arenas. The previous system gave you one coin per hour as a defender in an arena, with a limit of 100 per day.
In the new system, you will receive one coin every ten minutes as a defender, but the daily limit has been lowered and there are fewer maximum coins per day.
Arena coins changed, players were dissatisfied
The major arena update in Pokémon GO is still fresh on the servers but has already received severe criticism. Players were not satisfied with the new defender bonus that the system brought. Defenders of Pokémon arenas received one PokéCoin as a reward for every full defended hour. A maximum of 100 coins could be earned per day, but your Pokémon had to be stationed in five arenas.
Many trainers were dissatisfied with this system and expressed their criticism on social networks. Apparently, Niantic listened to the feedback from players, as last night the coin reward system was readjusted. Overall, there are now fewer coins per day, but you earn them faster.
New coin system:
In the new coin system, you earn one coin when one of your Pokémon defends an arena for 10 minutes (1 coin every 10 minutes). However, the daily limit is now 50 coins. Your Pokémon can currently bring you no more than 50 coins per day.
Will it stay that way?
It is not yet certain whether this is the final coin system in Pokémon GO. There may be some fine-tuning to the reward system in the coming days or weeks. As seen from the recent changes, Niantic is listening to player feedback and will likely make further adjustments in the future if the community is unhappy.
In The Division today, on June 24th, there is the big vendor reset (Vendor Reset). Which offers are particularly worthwhile?
On the night from Friday to Saturday, the vendors in The Division receive fresh inventory. If you simply have no loot luck and have been searching for that one item for weeks, you can now browse the vendors’ offers again. Maybe one of them has it.
These offers are particularly recommended this week.
Recommended Weapons after the Vendor Reset
Special Equipment Vendor: Cassidy with Bitter and Receptive
Advanced Weapons Seller: M60 with Demanding, Competent, and Swift
Dark Zone Gear Vendor in Base: Surplus SVD with Brutal, Toxic, and Disciplined
Wolves Den Safehouse: PP-19 with Receptive, Dominant, and Accelerated
Camp Hudson: AK-47M Military Version with Dominant, Connoisseur, and Malevolent
The Grindhouse Safehouse: ACR with Receptive, Prepared, and Destructive
Park Ave: M60 E Black Market Version with Malevolent, Brutal, and Connoisseur
Armor Pieces on June 24th
Special Equipment Vendor: D3-FNC Mask; also a Tactician Backpack
The Firewall Safehouse: Inventive Backpack
5th Ave: Decisive Gloves
E 58th St: Specialized Backpack
DZ02: Hasty Armor Vest
DZ08: Merciless Chest Protector; also “Hunter’s Loyalty” Holster
DZ09: FireCrest Chest Protector
The Mods after the Vendor Reset
The Firewall Safehouse: Mod with bonus for Self-Healing on First Aid
Southpaw Safehouse: Firearm Mod with Hit Points
E 46th St: Mod with bonus for Outpost Range
W 34th St: Mod with bonus for Crit Damage on Pulse
5th Ave: Stamina Mod with Skill Strength
DZ05: SR-7 Suppressor with Crit Damage, Precision, and Stability; also: Handstop with Reload Speed, Crit Damage, and Stability
DZ09: Compensator with Stability, Headshot Damage, and Crit Damage; also: Vertical Grip with Optimal Range, Precision, and Reload Speed.
The Offer of the Special Blueprint Vendor
You can find this vendor in the Terminal. He sells blueprints for these items for Phoenix Credits:
MG5 (Light Machine Gun)
Model 700 (Sniper Rifle)
Stamina Kneepads
Electronics Kneepads
Compensator with bonus on Stability and two additional bonuses
Rifle Suppressor Omega – Ochre with bonus on Headshot Damage, Reduced Threat, and two random bonuses
As soon as the Kickstarter campaign of the MMORPG Ashes of Creation has successfully concluded, the next crowdfunding starts.
Under the title “Summer Crowdfunding Campaign”, the developers want to reach those who missed the Kickstarter campaign, but also give existing backers the opportunity to contribute even more to the funding of the online game.
Money is being raised again
The “Summer Crowdfunding Campaign” runs essentially like another Kickstarter campaign, except that it does not take place on the Kickstarter website, but on the official page of the MMORPG. You can secure various packages at different prices and contribute to unlock goals and additional features for the game. This includes, for example, new skins and statues. New features are expected to be added every month. The crowdfunding campaign will end on July 21.
Brothels and Alpha/Beta Keys
Currently, an interesting discussion is taking place in the forum about whether brothels should find their way into the game. However, this suggestion is met with mixed feelings. While some fans would welcome this as it would fit a more realistic world, others vehemently oppose it and do not understand how such a suggestion can be made.
The developers are currently giving away keys for Alpha and Beta weekly. If you would like to test the MMORPG as soon as the testing phases start, you can sign up on the official website and will then be put in a pool with everyone else. Each week, the team will draw winners who will be delighted to receive a key. Currently, it is still unclear when the Alpha or Beta of Ashes of Creation will start.
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The MMO shooter Destiny will start the Trials of Osiris today, June 23. On which map will it be played?
You can play the Trials of Osiris in Destiny 1 8 more times. Because it will end in mid-August. On August 11, the last Trials in Destiny 1 will start, as Bungie recently announced. So there are eight weekends left for Trials fans.
After that, the Trials era in Destiny 1 will be over, but we already know that the Trials will return in Destiny 2. Not directly at launch, but well before the first DLC, according to Bungie. There are also rumors that the Trials of Osiris will become the “Trials of the Nine”, although this has not yet been officially confirmed.
On this Friday, the “Trials of Osiris” will definitely start. They will last until the next weekly reset. This time, the map The Anomaly will be played.
What are the Trials of Osiris?
In the Trials, you engage in PvP battles in the “Elimination” mode. You compete in teams of three against each other and try to fill your points card with victories. If the opposing team is completely defeated, you win a round. Fallen team members can be revived. Here, not only strong equipment matters, but also communication among the Guardians. A thorough knowledge of the map is advantageous.
At 5 and 7 victories, there are random rewards from the loot pool of Osiris. Additionally, you should keep an eye on Brother Vance’s bounties for extra rewards. If you’re in top form, you can reach Mercury with a “flawless” ticket and loot the chest with the fine loot there.
Since last night, the Steam Summer Sale 2017 is live, offering many deals across various game genres: Here are our highlights.
On the Steam platform, there are special promotional offers for various occasions, where players can purchase games with discounts of up to 85%. The Summer and Winter Sales are particularly popular. There are a ton of games on offer from Action to Zombie genres.
This year, the limited-time offers are not available in the Steam Summer Sale. Instead, there is an overview of top offers that rotates daily. The offers themselves, however, remain active throughout the sale.
Today, we present our top 5 for the first day of the Steam Summer Sale 2017.
The Mein-MMO-Top-5 of the Steam Summer Sale 2017 – Day 1 (23.06.)
Patrick’s personal recommendation: Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands
Many players quickly fell in love with Ubisoft’s new co-op shooter during the testing phase. So much hope was built up during the beta that fans demanded a later release to relieve the developers of pressure and give them more time to create a great game.
However, there was no later release, and nonetheless, the game was well received by the community. In a group of up to 4 players, you can complete missions stealthily or explosively and LOUD. You have the freedom to either charge at enemies with loud shotguns or take them out one by one as a sniper from a distance.
You find yourself in a fictional Bolivia and are tasked with destroying the Santa Blanca drug cartel’s business. For this, you have a wide selection of weapons that you can customize and upgrade according to your wishes. To reach the various locations across the vast map, which consists of snow, forest, jungle, and other regions, Wildlands offers a wide range of vehicles. But beware: their driving behavior can be a bit tricky in the first hours.
Recommendation for whom? Ghost Recon Wildlands is excellent for a team of friends who want to play cool missions together. You need to rely on each other or assess beforehand who you would rather not get in the car with, as it could send you plunging into the abyss.
While solo players can also have fun in GRW, the AI companions provided are not the brightest.
If you’re looking to explore a massive world with friends and enjoy action shooters, then Ghost Recon Wildlands is a great game for this purpose.
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In the shop of Pokémon GO, you can buy the new Max Revives and Max Potions with coins and now increase your bag space to 1500.
In line with the arena update in Pokémon GO, Niantic has now made new items available in the shop that you can purchase. The new items include Max Revives and Max Potions, which recharge your Pokémon’s health points.
Additionally, the maximum number of bag spaces has now been significantly increased.
Max Potions and Max Revives fully heal your Pokémon
The new arena battles in Pokémon GO are currently the topic in the trainer community. In the arenas, you can earn badges and even spin the Photo Disc to receive items.
Fighting continues in the arena. Tough battles leave their marks on the Pokémon used, which sometimes have to fight to the fainting point. To make the wounded Pokémon “fresh” again, Niantic has added new items to the in-game shop: Max Revives and Max Potions.
Max Revives: You can buy Max Revives in a 6-pack for 180 coins. A Max Revive is used to revive a fainted Pokémon. The battle points of the Pokémon are completely restored.
Max Potions: These powerful potions are available in a 10-pack for 200 coins. Unlike the Max Revives, Max Potions only completely restore the battle points but do not revive the Pokémon.
Item limit now increased – More bag spaces for coins
Through bag upgrades, you could already expand your bag to 1000 spaces. The developers have now raised this limit to 1500 spaces. If you need more slots for items, you can purchase Bag Plus upgrades in the shop.
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The next free DLC for Titanfall 2 is expected next week. The update will include the new War Games map and the Traffic map for the Live Fire mode.
Next week on Tuesday, June 27, the new content update for Titanfall 2 will be released. On the official website, the developers have now announced the The War Games DLC, which is free for players of Titanfall 2. The contents include maps, an execution, a third weapon slot for pilots, and the new featured mode “Free Agents”.
The War Games release for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on 06/27.
The new War Games map was a map from the Expedition DLC in the first Titanfall. Now it will be part of the next Titanfall 2 expansion, which is set to be released on Tuesday, June 27. The following contents will be available in The War Games DLC:
War Games map– The War Games map will feature tall buildings for window-to-window fights and the city streets for Titan battles.
Live Fire map: Traffic – A weathered testing ground where pilot positioning between two busy traffic roads is important. Due to dense cover, corners become dangerous, while snipers can hide in the back parts of the map.
New execution: Shadow Boxing (Holo Pilot) – Achieve 20 pilot kills while the holopilot ability is activated. Both the normal holopilot ability and the boost ability count. Kills made before the DLC do not count towards the required 20 kills.
Third weapon slot for pilots: You will be able to equip a primary, secondary, and an anti-Titan weapon due to the DLC.
Titan Brawl will be added to the permanent list of game modes. There, Titan damage will be displayed instead of assists.
New featured mode: Free Agents
Details on balance changes will be in the patch notes shortly before the release of The War Games.
20 million players, huge July update, 4K support for XBOX
The developers also announced that there are now almost 20 million players who have played the original Titanfall or Titanfall 2. Since the release of Titanfall 2, there have been 5 content updates that are free for all players. The game now has over a million players per month.
The developers obviously do not want to rest on these strong numbers. A “huge” update is already planned for July that “brings a long-awaited game mode from the original Titanfall to the game”. What mode could it be?
Players opting for the new Xbox One X will enjoy TF2: Titanfall 2 will support the Xbox One X and thus utilize a 4K resolution and dynamic super scaling.
In Diablo 3 patch “2.6.0”, many changes will occur in Sanctuary. The new areas such as the Shrouded Moors have now been introduced with their monsters.
The tenth season of Diablo 3 ended today at 5:00 PM German time. From now on, you have a few weeks to recover until the eleventh season starts. During the time between seasons, the new patch 2.6.0 will be rolled out to the servers, which brings many interesting content like the Necromancer and three new areas.
We present to you a preview of the new areas from Act II and Act IV of the Adventure Mode, where there are new monsters, bounties, and places to explore.
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Today at 5:00 PM, the 10th season of Diablo 3 ended, transforming your seasonal characters into non-seasonal characters afterward. During the time until the next season, you can engage with the new Necromancer class, which will be integrated into the game as a paid DLC.
Behind dense fog lies the Shrouded Moors with its dreadful swamps. Now and then, you will find old, abandoned buildings that protrude from the mire. In the northeast of Sanctuary, the Shrouded Moors border untouched wilderness. Bloodthirsty creatures and abhorrent beasts await champions like you there. “In the depths of the area, a great evil stirs, attracting followers with the strangest desires …”
The Temple of the Firstborn
For a long time, the Temple of the Firstborn was hidden beneath the surface of Sanctuary. A new and dangerous cult has now settled there, and reports of missing people are increasing. In addition, traces of fresh blood can be found in many corners. “There is no doubt that a powerful evil lurks underground at this place.”
Fate Spheres
The High Heavens have not yet recovered from the attack of the Prime Evil. While the host of angels tries to repair the damages, Itherael notices a strange development in the last corners of his library.
The scrolls and tomes in his libraries are changing the heavens themselves. They transform into small time capsules representing the past, present, and future. Why this is happening, no one knows. However, this poses a great danger for Sanctuary.
New Monsters and Treasures Awaiting You
In these three featured areas, which will appear in patch 2.6.0, bounties, treasures, and monsters are waiting for you. For owners of the Reaper of Souls DLC or the Ultimate Evil Edition of Diablo 3, these areas are free.
The big Steam Summer Sale 2017 has started and there are also a lot of MMOs to be found. Learn here which online games are available as bargains or special offers this year.
Every summer, the Steam Summer Sale tempts numerous gamers to part with their hard-earned money. And rightly so, because where else can you snag such awesome bargains? Especially single-player games are worth it during such events, but this year, MMOs and online games are also well represented.
Final Fantasy XIV is available as a complete package and as a standalone version on sale. Unfortunately, you can only buy Stormblood at full price by itself.
Trove is available as a starter pack and DLC for up to 90% off.
In the Free2Play MMORPG Lord of the Rings Online, the expansion Mordor will be released in Summer 2017. Now, first details have emerged from a developer stream.
The Standing Stone Games hosted a one-hour live stream to release key details about the expansion Mordor.
Level cap increases to 115 with Mordor – 5 new regions come to Lord of the Rings Online
Now, further details have come together from the US site MassivelyOp. Here’s the translation:
Mordor will bring five new regions to the game
The level cap increases by 10 to 115. Crafting will also rise to 115, and the “Virtue Cap” to 20
The difficulty of the expansion is said to not be too easy, but also not discouragingly hard. Following the main path is helpful.
A trading system for “Ash” will be introduced, allowing you to buy gear upgrades that have not yet dropped. This is supposed to reduce the element of chance.
The new race High Elves will have their own starter zone. High Elves will have access to almost every class, except for the path as a Burglar and Beorning. They will also have their own racial abilities and traits.
The revamp of character models will begin with Humans and Elves.
The expansion will also lead players to Erebor.
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We don’t yet have a release date for Lord of the Rings Online Mordor. However, it should not take too long. Summer 2017 is firmly set as the deadline.
Summer is expected to bring a second spring for Lord of the Rings Online
Lord of the Rings Online is currently celebrating its 10th anniversary and has experienced a kind of second spring since Christmas 2016.
It became clear that the development team behind Lord of the Rings Online would leave the Turbine studio and continue on their own. Until then, it seemed that Lord of the Rings Online could soon come to an end,now the license is secure for the foreseeable future, a new expansion is coming, and the team seems to have found new energy.
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