In Destiny, Xur is coming today. Where the Agent of the Nine is located on June 23rd and what items he has in his inventory is explained here. Location and inventory.
Some important information about Destiny has come in:
Here we present veteran rewards – these can be unlocked in Destiny 1 and then used in Destiny 2.
There is news about Xur that the noodle-faced one will continue to appear on weekends in Destiny 1. The Agent of the Nine has not yet announced a “last deadline”.
Let’s see what Xur brings this weekend. Let’s welcome him together.
All information about Xur in Destiny on June 23rd, 24th, and 25th on PS4 and Xbox One
Xur appears today Friday at 11 AM. He waits patiently for the Guardians who visit him and browse his inventory. In exchange for Strange Coins, he offers his Exotics. On Sunday, June 25th, he will pack his things and head home.
Where is Xur? Location today
Xur has certain positions he likes to stay at in the Tower and the Reef. Xur is located by the Speaker. He is standing on the balcony. Nexxoss Gaming will guide you there:
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Hearthstone is changing the mechanics of card packs. Duplicate Legendaries will soon be a thing of the past.
Who doesn’t know this? You hover over a card from a fresh Hearthstone pack and see the orange glow – a Legendary! The excitement builds, and as the card slowly turns over, it’s… just the third copy of Nat Pagle. All the joy turns into frustration because you’ve only gotten a medium amount of Arcane Dust.
But that will change in the future! As Ben Brode, the Game Director of Hearthstone, announced in a video on YouTube, Blizzard has plans for changes to Hearthstone’s card packs. Brode believes it is especially important that opening card packs remains an exciting and interesting mechanic.
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According to this, with the release of the next expansion, it will no longer be possible to obtain duplicate legendary cards. So if you already own an “Archmage Antonidas”, you will definitely not receive a second one from any future packs. Instead, you will be guaranteed to receive a legendary card that is not yet in your collection!
Another change ensures that no card can appear more than twice in a single pack. In the past, there have always been frustrated players who received the same card three or even four times within the same pack. In the future, each pack can contain as many cards of the same type as can be played in a deck – so two.
Guaranteed Legendaries at the Start of an Expansion
Finally, it is guaranteed that within the first 10 card packs of the new expansion, a legendary card will be included! This is to ensure that all players have a good start to the new expansion and already own a legendary card around which they can build a deck.
What do you think of these planned changes? Does it sound good and should it bring more fun back to the world of Hearthstone? Or do you smell a catch?
Destiny 1 is coming to an end. The last dates are known. The Iron Banner and the Trials will soon be no longer available in Destiny 1.
Destiny 2 is approaching rapidly, and Bungie is now preparing the Guardians to experience their “last moments” in Destiny 1. Destiny 1 will still be playable after the launch of Destiny 2, but not in its full scope.
Both PvP events, the Iron Banner and the Trials, will come to an end in August. Although the Trials will return in Destiny 2 and, most likely, the Iron Banner as well, in Destiny 1, these modes will be discontinued in August.
The last Iron Banner in Destiny 1 starts on August 1. It is the oldest PvP event, playable since the beta. The era ends on 8.8.2017.
The last Trials of Osiris starts on August 11. If you still want to get to the Lighthouse, you have until August 15.
The last dates for the Age of Triumph’s Grimoire
If you want to grab the T-shirt available through the “Age of Triumph” Grimoire and reach rank 7, you only have until August 1 to do so. After that, you will no longer have a chance.
For some activities that you need for certain milestones, you must pay attention to these dates. These are the last dates before August 1:
July 4, 2017: Iron Banner
July 4, 2017: Weekly recommended raid: Kingsfall
July 11, 2017: Weekly recommended raid: Wrath of the Machine
July 18, 2017: Weekly recommended raid: Crota’s End
July 18, 2017: Dawning month begins (from then on, every Nightfall strike is a “Daybreak strike“)
July 25, 2017: Weekly recommended raid: Vault of Glass
Every weekend: Trials of Osiris
August 1, 2017: “Age of Triumph” T-shirt offer expires
Additional Notes:
All weekly activities that you see displayed in the navigator on the bottom left will continue to be available.
Overwatch changes the loot box rules. In the future, players will receive significantly fewer duplicates!
One of the biggest criticisms of Overwatch’s loot system is that as player levels rise, the number of duplicates in loot boxes becomes increasingly common. Beyond level 200, it is often the case that all 4 items in a loot box are duplicates, and players are only given a few credits in return. This leads to frustration and boredom, as the excitement of opening a loot box is lost.
Blizzard has recognized this and plans to fundamentally overhaul the system with the next patch 1.13 (PC) and 2.15 (PS4, Xbox One).
In a new “Developer’s Update” video, Jeff Kaplan talked about the new plans. According to him, the loot boxes will be redesigned so that duplicates will appear much less frequently. Each loot box should then bring actual progress and new items.
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Fewer duplicates and more credits with Overwatch patch 1.13
However, you cannot completely get rid of duplicates. They will still occur, as the unlockable content in the form of cosmetic items is limited, leading to inevitable duplicates sooner or later.
Kaplan also addresses another concern of players. If duplicates become rarer, what happens to the credit gains of players? Will it take longer to obtain a specifically desired skin because players receive fewer credits? Here, Kaplan reassures that the system will be adjusted so that despite fewer duplicates, the earning of credits will roughly remain the same – and hopefully even increase slightly.
In summary, the new system is supposed to feel “fantastic” and each loot box is to represent a reward – just as it was originally intended.
What do you think of the promises made by the Game Director? Does all of this sound good, or do you not trust the situation?
You can secure rewards in Destiny 1 that will be transferred to Destiny 2. However, there isn’t much time left.
Bungie reveals how the veteran Guardians among you will be honored. If you have been with Destiny since the beginning and/or experienced significant moments, you can display this in Destiny 2 with pride.
There are 7 emblems that you could earn in Destiny 1 and some that you can still earn now. These will then be transferred to your character in Destiny 2.
However, Bungie emphasizes that this is only a preview of the veteran rewards. They do not want to spoil everything just yet.
Important: You only have until August 1 to secure the badges. After that, you will no longer be able to earn them.
Badges / Emblems for all Guardians who achieved much in Destiny 1
Here you can see the character screen in Destiny 2 – with all values and statistics serving only for illustration:
At the top of the screen, you will see a line whose design depends on your badge. The badges influence not only your “nameplate” in Destiny 2 but also the design of the menu. The badges are still visible in orbit when you form fireteams.
If you have achieved the following seven accomplishments in Destiny 1, seven emblems will be transferred to Destiny 2:
You achieved a triumph moment in Year 1 of Destiny.
You completed all 10 triumph moments in Year 1.
You played The Taken King and achieved a triumph moment in Year 2.
You played The Taken King and completed all 8 triumph moments in Year 2.
You played The Iron Lords and achieved Rank 2 in the “Age of Triumph” book.
You played The Iron Lords and achieved Rank 7 in the “Age of Triumph” book.
You have a Grimoire score of over 5000.
Here you can see the badges overview:
One more reminder: You can still complete the three lower emblems now. You have until August 1 to do so. After that, the migration process to Destiny 2 will begin.
The Arena rework of Pokémon GO is now live and lets you try out new features like motivation and unique defenders.
Almost on time at 10:00 PM German time, the Pokémon GO arenas reopened on June 22, 2017. They had previously been disabled for the rework, and trainers found the message “Arenas under construction.” in the game.
Now the update is available for every trainer, and the developers are opening up the revised arenas for testing. Look forward to Pokémon motivation, unique defenders, and more new features in the arenas.
Pokémon GO – Arenas active
At a typical time, developer Niantic opened the battlefields of Pokémon GO for the trainers. Many events in Pokémon GO start around 10:00 PM our time, and the arena opening aligned with this time and even opened 15 minutes earlier. A few days ago, the Pokémon GO team announced major changes in the biggest update of Pokémon GO.
This update is supposed to significantly change the arenas in Pokémon GO, as the combat system was not well received by players and developers. Boring gameplay and few features were the main criticisms. Due to the rework, many things have now changed.
Raid battles (Raids):– This feature will be activated later in the game – Fight together with a group of up to 20 players against a powerful raid boss. Before a raid starts, you will be notified in the game that a raid is about to take place. Above the affected arena, you will find an egg with a countdown. Travel to the corresponding arena and defeat the boss to receive rewards.
Arena badges: If you interact with an arena, you will receive a badge from this battle site. It comes in bronze, silver, and gold – depending on how active you are in this arena.
Arena items: You can now spin the photo disc of an arena to receive items like you would at a PokéStop.
Unique defenders: Each arena now only accommodates one Pokémon of a specific species – no more arenas filled with Snorlax.
This is how you earn coins: Your Pokémon will bring you coins from an arena when they come home. The longer a Pokémon has been in an arena, the more coins it can bring home. The daily limit is 50 coins. In our Pokémon GO Coins Guide, we show you how to collect coins.
Next week is the release of the Necromancer in Diablo 3: Will he already be particularly strong at the start? There were many improvements to be made during the beta.
Blizzard’s hack and slash “Diablo III” will be expanded with a new class next week. The Rise of the Necromancer expansion will be available for purchase starting June 27. Will Blizzard follow the usual “procedure” and initially bring the new class in a overpowered state to lure in players?
A “flavor of the month” class, hitting the “taste of the month”, has often proven to be stronger than existing classes in other games.
Will the Necromancer come to the game as “op”?
New classes or characters in video games are often made “somewhat stronger” at release. This attracts players to test the class and to experience the “strong gameplay”. You can see this in games like League of Legends, where a large part of the new characters is first released as overpowered. In a later patch, the character is then hit with the nerf hammer and receives the necessary balance to fit in with the other classes.
The latest example was the “Warden” in The Elder Scrolls Online. Many of the regular players of ESO already considered the new class too strong in advance.
For developers, this method is a good way to make a new class or character popular in the community (at least temporarily). Do you think Blizzard will use this method for the Necro and will bring him into the game stronger at first?
On the test servers, you could already see some “interesting” builds of the Necromancer in Diablo 3. However, he only appeared “overpowered” there due to an exploit.
Necro on the PTR – Plenty of Room for Improvement
Many players in the community were surprised by the “early” release of the Necromancer, as the Necromancer did not seem “ready for launch” to them. While the new class was already visually convincing for many players, the “gameplay” left much to be desired, especially when sets were not played with high Paragon levels. Players wished Blizzard had addressed these issues before release.
Players often point out in feedback forums that the damage reduction mechanics for the Necro feel “unreliable”. To become immune to CCs, one has to wait for long cooldowns.
Complete damage immunity exists for a few seconds after a cooldown of about half a minute. For hardcore players with connection issues, this is likely a “nope” judgment for the Necromancer.
Those who play unfairly will be invulnerable: Besides this critique of too weak damage reducers, there was also the complete opposite during the testing phase. Players exploited to make themselves invulnerable using skills.
This method is definitely “OP” and will hopefully not be found on the live servers. Because reaching the high levels of Greater Nephalem Rifts while being invulnerable is not particularly impressive.
Our Assessment: Unintentionally “op”
We believe that the Necro will still have some issues at launch and may have one or two exploitable set combinations that ease the game. Such strong set or item combinations often emerge after balance changes, but are then toned down with a hotfix or a later patch. Before the release, Blizzard (hopefully) will address the beta feedback from fans and tweak some aspects of passive skills and items of the Necromancer.
In general, one should not expect a perfectly balanced class at the release of the Necromancer in Diablo III. The Necromancer will likely still have many rough edges and will not play as “smoothly” initially as you might be used to from other classes in Diablo 3.
Once the Necromancer is active on the live servers, developers will have a clearer view of where the issues still lie and where they need to make improvements.
Sets and Builds – Potential is Present
On the official website, Blizzard has already introduced the sets of the Necromancer. There are opportunities for interesting builds through the sets – but the numbers must also add up.
Rathma’s Bones
Grace of Inarius
Vestments of the Plagued
Trag’Oul’s Avatar
Jesseth’s Weapons
Blizzard shows how the sets affect the game in the following video:
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The Steam Summer Sale 2017 has now started. Prepare your accounts, get your credit cards ready, and raid your Paysafe card stock.
In the Steam Summer Sale, you can take advantage of many offers to enhance your game library at a bargain. You may have had a few games on your wish list that are now on sale and ready for purchase. It’s definitely worth checking out the Steam shop.
The Steam Summer Sale 2017 has been active for just a few minutes and features many games from all genres.
Steam Summer Sale 2017 – Top offers with Ghost Recon
As already announced by PayPal, the Steam Summer Sale 2017 started on June 22 at 7:00 PM German time and will be active until July 5. During this time you will find many games offered in the shop. There should be something interesting for every player in the selection, from action enthusiasts to horror fans.
In the list of today’s top offers of the Steam Summer Sale 2017, you can find the Final Fantasy- and the Ghost Recon–franchise, Depth, Mafia III, and also Guardians of the Galaxy – The Telltale Series.
In the past, there were also time-limited offers during these special Steam sales that rotated every few hours. However, in recent years, they have moved away from this special feature of the sales, and these temporary discounts will not return in the Summer Sale 2017.
Steam Down?
The first question many of you probably asked today around 7:00 PM is “Is Steam down?” – And indeed, there are the usual server issues with Steam that are common during major sales.
In the next few minutes, the servers should cope with the influx, and the connection to the store should be more stable.
Here you can see all locations of the Ancestor Shrines in The Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind. In ESO there are some lengthy quest lines, at the end of which you will find achievements, titles, and housing accessories. One of them is “The Lost Library,” which you only receive when you have found 30 Ancestor Shrines throughout Vvardenfell.
The Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind leads you to Vvardenfell, the mysterious Dark Elf island. There, the dark eared worship a dark ancestor cult, which is also the key to a particularly long, but also fruitful quest line.
How to become the “Hunter of the Ancestor Shrines” and find the “Lost Library” is explained in the following paragraphs.
The Elder Scrolls Online – Morrowind – Quest Map – This is how you become the “Hunter of the Ancestor Shrines”
The quest “the Ancestor Shrines” is needed to start the search. You receive the task from Librarian Bradyn in Vivec. After that, he will send you to a tomb nearby. However, he wants you to also find the remaining 29 Ancestor Shrines on the island and take rubbings of the inscriptions from each of them.
So you don’t have to search for a Wolf Cliff Runner, we have marked the locations of all 30 Ancestor Shrines here on a map. This way, you should be able to find them all in a reasonable amount of time. If you want, you can also watch the entire quest line as a YouTube video here.
Morrowind – The Path to the Lost Library and the Solution to the Ancestor Puzzles
Once you have taken rubbings of all 30 Ancestor Shrines and submitted them to the Librarian, you will receive the achievement “Hunter of the Ancestor Shrines” and the title “Librarian”. After that, the Librarian in Vivec will give you a new quest: You are to find the Lost Library.
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You will find it north of the Way Shrine “Nchuleftingth.” In the library, you will finally encounter tiles with Daedric symbols. Remember these symbols, as later you will need to light two torches and the path through the room must proceed over the three depicted plates.
Once you have also mastered this hurdle, you will encounter ancestor spirits deeper in the library. From these, you will need the respective genealogies of the great houses of the Dark Elves. In order for them to give you this information, you must answer three questions each. The answers are in the previously found books, but if you do not feel like researching, you can also just answer the questions directly. Here are the solutions:
The Answers for House Dres
House Dres considers slavery to be its sacred right and holy duty at the same time.
Because House Dres nourishes Morrowind with its strength in agriculture.
Dres believes that the Dunmer should stay among themselves and focus on improving Morrowind.
The Answers for House Redoran
To fulfill his duties and guard his honor
We must accept and endure the hardships of life.
The way of the warrior.
The Answers for House Hlaalu
To be successful in business and to make pretty profits
To make compromises while trying to get the best for oneself.
To accept the culture of the Dunmer, but to adapt it as needed.
The Answers for House Indoril
Religion.
To be preserved at all costs.
Outsiders may visit the house, but must always be kept under watch.
Once you have received all genealogies, return to the quest giver in Vivec and besides a handsome reward, you will also receive a beautiful miniature model of the whole island that you can place in your homes.
In The Division, classified gear pieces are introduced with update 1.7. The gear sets will be significantly overhauled.
The State of the Game just aired on June 22, and it was packed with information. Community Manager Hamish Bode spoke with developers from Red Storm about a new feature in update 1.7, which was previously unknown: Classified Gear.
What is Classified Gear?
Classified gear pieces are better versions of gear set pieces. This represents a major innovation as it provides numerous new build options in 1.7. The hunt for new gear pieces is set to become exciting again.
Information about Classified Gear:
These gear pieces grant you additional bonuses for gear sets when you have 5 or 6 pieces of the respective set equipped. So far, there have only been 2-, 3-, and 4-set bonuses. The 5-set bonus increases the 2- and 3-set bonuses. The 6-set bonus modifies and improves the talent.
You need 5 or 6 classified pieces to receive the 5-set bonus or the 6-set bonus.
However, you can unlock the 3-set bonus by wearing two “normal” gear set pieces and one classified gear piece from that gear set.
The classified gear definitely enhances your build. Because the stats on them are definitely higher than those on your current gear. It is therefore worthwhile to replace your previous gear set pieces with classified gear set pieces.
You can recalibrate two attributes on the new items.
How do I obtain Classified Gear?
The first three classified gear sets are introduced with the first Global Event. You can earn them during this event.
Each following global event will feature three additional classified gear sets. Global events occur every month for one week.
In the first global event, DeadEYE, Lone Wolf, and Final Measure are up.
In the second global event, there will be Call of the Watch, Striker, and Recovery. The other sets will come in the next events.
After a global event, the classified gear pieces will be added to the loot pool. They will become very rare random drops.
Since classified gear essentially represents better gear set pieces, the color of these items will remain green. However, there will be a special marking so you can easily recognize them in your inventory and when they drop.
An example – Final Measure:
2-set bonus: +25% Exotic Damage Reduction
3-set bonus: +15% Protection from Elite
4-set bonus: Talent – When you are in the range of an enemy grenade or mortar, they get disarmed and added to your inventory. Possible every 8 seconds.
If you have four classified pieces from the “Final Measure” set equipped, you receive the same bonuses and the same talent as if you had four “normal” pieces of that set equipped (only the attributes of the gear pieces are slightly higher).
With the 5-set bonus, however, the 2-set bonus and the 3-set bonus are now increased.
The 6-set bonus grants you and your entire team a buff when defusing a bomb. This depends on the type of grenade. If you defuse an incendiary grenade with the talent, the entire team receives a buff on weapon damage. Another grenade increases armor when you defuse it.
Note: The bug that allows you to defuse grenades from your own team with this set will be fixed.
This is how these classified items are supposed to change the way you play. They will essentially be the new best items to hunt for.
Further information from the stream:
All gear sets and their bonuses are being reviewed and possibly reworked. There will be bug fixes and balance adjustments.
The “Call of the Watch” set will receive the 6-set bonus, allowing you to mark up to 6 enemies.
Weapons like the SVD will also be adjusted. The seeker mine is also being looked at. Here, the damage of the initial explosion is to be reduced.
The NinjaBike Backpack is receiving an overhaul. Currently, there is a proposal to give it the bonus to act as an additional gear set piece for all equipped gear sets. For example, if you equipped pieces from 5 different gear sets and also the NinjaBike Backpack, you would receive five different 2-set bonuses. Exciting combinations should be possible.
Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood has as one of its highlights the two new jobs of the Red Mage and the Samurai. How you can unlock Red Mage and become one of the classes, you can find out here.
Stormblood is the new expansion for Final Fantasy XIV and takes you to the wild east of the world of Eorzea. But not only the new story and the areas are a highlight, you can finally learn the jobs of the Red Mage or the Samurai.
But the mere wish alone is not enough. Whoever wants to wield rapier or katana must first earn this honor.
Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood – Unlocking Red Mage – How to become the Red Mage
To embody the Red Mage, you first need to reach level 50 and complete the main scenario quest “The Ultimate Weapon”. Then head to Ul’dah to the “Thal-Crossing”. There you will find a “disturbed girl” who gives you a quest.
Complete this task in central Thanalan and hand it back to the girl. After that, you will find a Red Mage in the tavern south of the “Coal Dust Station”. Talk to him and you can have the job.
Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood – Unlocking Samurai – How to become the Katana Warrior
If you want to be a noble Samurai, you also need to reach level 50 and complete the main scenario quest “The Ultimate Weapon”. Then also head to Ul’dah to the “Aetheryte Crystal”.
There, a citizen of Ul’dah is roaming around. He will give you a quest that leads you to the “Thal-Crossing”. There in the coliseum, speak with the Samurai Gladiator and you will get the job.
That’s it for our guides to finding the two jobs. Have you found and tried them out yet? Which new job is your favorite? Do you prefer discipline and a sharp katana or the rapier and cool magic power? Let us know in the comments!
The Sunsinger, the Blade Dancer, and the Defender – that’s why they are no longer in Destiny 2.
In the meantime, we have certainty: Three subclasses are being removed in Destiny 2. After the gameplay premiere of Destiny 2 showcased three new focuses, many Guardians were confused: Are these replacing the respective subclasses of the corresponding elements or are they now added?
In an interview with PC Gamer, Game Director Luke Smith confirmed – to eliminate all doubts: Yes, the old focuses are being removed:
The Sunsinger Warlock becomes the Dawnblade,
the Blade Dancer Hunter becomes the Arcstrider
and the Defender Titan becomes the Sentinel.
However, these subclasses are not being removed haphazardly. Smith explains why they are being replaced by new focuses with new super attacks.
No one should be sitting on their super
The Sunsinger Warlock can self-resurrect. This distinguishes him, so many Guardians play him. Once the super is filled, players wait until they die to use it. This gives a sense of security.
However, this is not fun, says Smith. He knows that many Guardians love the Sunsinger, but the idea behind a super is to use it. However, the Sunsinger encourages players not to use this super – and to forever sit on it. Thus, they wanted to overhaul this subclass.
In Destiny 2, the Warlock gets the Dawnblade as a solar focus. With the super, you get a sword that allows you to rain fire down on your enemies. This super is supposed to be used more often than the resurrection – and be more fun.
By the way: With the resurrection, players were able to trick several game mechanics, especially in raids, in Destiny 1. That should be a thing of the past with the Dawnblade.
Arcstrider gives up stealth capabilities
The Blade Dancer is not only able to wield a powerful Arc blade but can also become invisible in various ways. These stealth capabilities are being taken away from the Arc Hunter with the Arcstrider. This is an important difference, Smith says, as the Blade Dancer was particularly “difficult” in PvP because of this.
The Arcstrider, on the other hand, is “fairer” and feels more fun. Initial testers have already confirmed that the super of the Arcstrider in Destiny 2 is significantly more controllable than that of the Blade Dancer. It is easier to maneuver from one target to the next.
The Arcstrider summons an Arc staff with its super, which it can twirl around acrobatically, thus slaughtering opponents in close combat.
The Defender becomes more mobile
With the Sentinel Titan, the same picture emerges as with all other “new”, previously known subclasses: Even the Void focus of the Titan becomes more mobile. He now has a Void shield that he can use as protection or as a melee weapon – or as a ranged weapon by throwing it at enemies.
In addition to the Defender and the Sunsinger, the Gunslinger (up to 6 shots) and the Striker (multiple Chaos punches) will also become more mobile in Destiny 2. PC Gamer asked whether the Nova Bomb of the Warlock would also become a mobile super. Bungie’s response: One should not expect that all subclasses will be revised in the same direction.
How the remaining focuses in Destiny 2 will look is still to be seen. Also, the exact number of subclasses there will be in Destiny 2 is still kept secret by Bungie.
The Legion addon of World of Warcraft is good – but why is the “Burning Legion” such a boring adversary?
When you look at the reviews in the forum about World of Warcraft, most players agree that Legion is the best WoW expansion in a long time.
While there are some complaints about the RNG or farming artifact power, generally the presentation and long-term motivation are at a high point. But there’s one thing that players are increasingly annoyed about in Legion – the Legion itself. It is not the enemy it should be.
I will try in this article to break down a bit why the demons of the Legion fall short of the expectations placed on them as enemies.
No hints about the different species
What personally bothers me the most is the great mystery of the individual races of the Legion. Essentially, we know very little about the individual species that together make up the Burning Legion. What kind of culture do the succubi live in? How did the imps come to the Legion and what were their original race? If the Shivarra are priestesses, what do the followers of the Legion “believe” in?
Blizzard promised beforehand that we would learn “more” about the Legion, and I probably read too much into the statement. But when it comes to the individual races, I’m still as clueless on many points as I was before. And that bothers me a lot.
What I really know “more” about the Legion largely comes from the Chronicles books. The fact that the Legion ultimately wants to preempt annihilation by the Sha’tar is not made clear in the game.
No emotional attachment to the enemies
A major point is also that you don’t really build any attachment to the servants of the Legion.
Take Garrosh as a good counterexample. He was built up over several expansions. Whether you were Alliance or Horde, you built an emotional attachment to him. You either hated him for what he did or you liked him because he was finally an Orc who helped the Horde return to its aggressive roots and was really riled up. Garrosh brought the “War” back into Warcraft.
The Legion – Arrogant, but unsuccessful
With the Legion, it’s different. Hardly any servant of the Legion seems to take us seriously, even though we are the “heroes” who stopped the Iron Horde and have already foiled many conflicts with the Legion. Again and again, we are just shouted at:
“Die, insect! Burn in the fire of Argus, the most powerful of all worlds in the great darkness!”
“Miserable mortal! My superduper spell of annihilation will… annihilate you!”
The Legion does not take us seriously – in very large parts.
That may be a logical behavior for an overwhelmingly powerful enemy, but if you have already successfully repelled two invasions, then I would expect a bit more tactical calculation and a bit more emotional anger.
There were a handful of cool approaches, like the Mistress of the Imps, Agatha. She seduced an undead sorceress in the guise of a succubus through comfort and affection and ultimately made her use corrupted demonic magic. That was intriguing. That was cool. That’s what I expect from highly intelligent demons and not “Roar, die weakling!”-war cries without sense and reason.
The Tomb of Sargeras – Who am I actually killing?
A good example of the insignificance of the individual demons is the current raid, the Tomb of Sargeras. For 7 out of 9 bosses (all except the Avatar and Kil’Jaeden), players aren’t really aware: Who is that actually? Is that an important figure of the Legion? Or just NPC number 75239?
No, the bosses of the Tomb were not well presented before the raid, you did not build any attachment to them – there is no reason to hate them, apart from the fact that they just glow fel-green and drop loot.
Blizzard could do better
In the past, Blizzard solved this more cleverly. Before the Hellfire Citadel, we learned in different quest lines who all joined the Iron Horde and why the Arakkoa had a pact with Gul’dan – it was built up piece by piece. In the Tomb of Sargeras, this is simply completely missing.
An even better comparison can probably be made with Suramar and the Night Fortress. The whole Suramar campaign, which gained momentum over weeks and months, ultimately ended in the conquest of the city and the assault on the Night Fortress.
Every week there were new story content, new changes – that was skillful. In the Tomb of Sargeras, there was only a “Kill 100 demons again, because it’s important” mission each week. That was boring and simply did not do justice to the significance of the Tomb. And much worse: It contained not a spark of story.
The addon “Legion” is arguably one of the highlights of World of Warcraft with its gameplay ideas, recent story developments, and general presentation. Yet the Burning Legion with its nameless demon hordes simply does not live up to the role it should have in the Warcraft universe.
Gigantic, the fun MOBA with the giant creatures, finally has a release date. At the end of July 2017, the game will be released for Xbox One, Steam, Arc, and Windows 10. The open beta has also launched on Arc.
Gigantic is a colorful MOBA game developed by Motiga and published by Perfect World, where you not only beat enemy players with your team, but also unleash your own giant beast on the enemy’s giant, winning the battle.
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Gigantic is still in open beta, which now also works via Perfect World’s Arc platform. However, the release version is already coming at the end of July.
Gigantic – July Release and Beta Upgrade
Gigantic will be released for the platforms Xbox One, Steam, Arc, and Windows 10 on July 20, 2017. If you want to equip yourself optimally with heroes at the release, you can buy a founder’s pack in the official Gigantic shop. This offer is valid until July 20.
Until the release, you can now additionally download and play the open beta for free on PC via Perfect World’s Arc platform, along with Xbox One and Windows 10. Here’s the link to download Gigantic via ARC.
The beta has also received a major update. There are now bot matches, a new tutorial, voice chat, and a new user interface. Additionally, from today all Arc players who log in and play a match will receive the Arc Storm Skin for Tripp, and players on Xbox One and Windows 10 will receive the Excelsior Skin for Tyto the Swift.
The Third League in FIFA 18 is high on the wishlist of many fans. After the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga – was EA able to secure the license for the 3rd League? The DFB comments on this.
For years, countless German fans have wished for the 3rd League in the FIFA series by EA Sports. It includes numerous traditional clubs that they would love to run in virtual football.
So far, the Third League has not yet found its way into the football simulation. However, the third-highest division in German football is one of the most sought-after leagues for which the community wants licenses.
And it’s not just among German fans, as an international survey by FIFPlay shows. Of nearly two million votes, more than 222,000 (as of 22.06.2017) were cast for the Third League. Only the Chinese and Indian leagues are slightly ahead.
Is it finally time for FIFA 18? Can fans look forward to clubs like VfL Osnabrück, VfR Aalen, and Co.?
The 3rd League in FIFA 18 – Yes or No?
Colleagues from GameStar have asked EA and the DFB to obtain an answer to this question.
While EA Sports has remained silent on this issue, the DFB provided a detailed response. Jochen Breideband, the editorial director of DFB.de, spoke about the licenses. We quote:
EA and the DFB have been partners for years through the licenses of the national team and women’s national team included in FIFA. Therefore, we continuously exchange ideas and are regularly in intensive discussions – also about the 3rd League. However, no concrete news regarding the 3rd League can be reported so far.
In light of this statement, it seems unlikely that the 3rd League will be included in FIFA 18. Because the release of the game is only three months away, and apparently a license has not yet been secured.
However, an official confirmation is still pending that the Third League will be missing in FIFA 18. Usually, EA Sports only announces the complete list of all leagues and teams a few days before release. Until then, one may still hope…
The DFB is not the hurdle for the license of the Third League
According to the DFB, the license negotiations are neither failing at the DFB nor at EA Germany – instead, the “okay” from the top is missing:
EA Germany has long been interested in integrating the 3rd League into the FIFA series, just like the DFB. However, the decisions about which competitions are integrated into FIFA with original licenses are made at EA’s international headquarters. And there, understandably, the primary focus is on the international market. However, we are confident that the 3rd League will also find its way into FIFA.
That there is interest in the Third League has already been confirmed by EA producer Sebastien Enrique, who stated over a year ago: “I always push our licensing team to get more. I can’t promise anything, but the 3rd League is on our list of things our community wants.”
When and whether EA Sports will fulfill this wish remains to be seen.
The long complaining has paid off. In Overwatch there are now two popular skins of Genji and D.Va in the regular loot boxes.
In the turmoil surrounding the new map Moon Colony Horizon and the many balancing changes to the heroes, it might have gone unnoticed that Blizzard has come towards the players. This concerns two special skins that are available for D.Va and Genji in the game – but only if you have played another Blizzard game.
A month ago there was a cross-promotion between Heroes of the Storm and Overwatch. Anyone who played some matches in Blizzard’s MOBA was also showered with exclusive rewards in Overwatch. This was particularly worthwhile with the “Oni” skin for Genji and the “Officer” skin for D.Va.
Oni-Genji and Officer-D.Va no longer exclusive
This exclusivity came to an end with patch 1.12 (PC) and 2.14 (PS4, Xbox One) for Overwatch. Since then, both skins can be found in the regular loot boxes of the game!
If you don’t want to wait for your luck, you can also simply buy the skins with credits, like all other non-seasonal skins.
The cross-promotion is regarded by fans with mixed feelings. Many feel cheated that everyone now gets the skin after they “struggled through HotS.” However, there are also many players who have now developed a serious interest in Heroes of the Storm. Thus, the whole action can probably be counted as a success for Blizzard.
What do you think of this change? Is it good that now everyone can get all skins without playing other games? Or do you think it’s bad because the exclusivity of the skins has been lost?
ArcheAge Begins, the glossy mobile MMO, is now available for free as a beta version for Android. The game can be downloaded for free as a beta download on Google Play.
ArcheAge Begins is not only the story sequel to the sandbox MMO ArcheAge, it is also a full-fledged online role-playing game for mobile devices. If you own an Android device and are excited about ArcheAge Begins, you can download the beta version for your smartphone or tablet for free starting now.
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ArcheAge Begins Download: Play AAA Mobile MMO for Free
Until July 3rd, all owners of compatible Android devices can download and play ArcheAge Begins for free. To make it really fun, the developers intend to run various events and occurrences during this time. ArcheAge Begins uses the stylish Unreal 4 engine and aims to provide content for both solo and multiplayer players.
As an MMO, it also features raids, quests, PvP sieges, pirate careers, housing, fishing, crafting, and trading. The strategic gameplay works fluidly and intuitively via skill cards that you unleash on opponents after their respective cooldowns.
Jürgen says: I just downloaded ArcheAge Begins to test whether it really works, and it’s already a lot of fun after just a few minutes. I will definitely continue playing after work. I’m curious whether the game remains motivating in the further gameplay.
But what about you? Will you get this mobile MMO? Or does the idea of mobile gaming put you off? Let me know in the comments!
Players in Destiny 2 will voraciously consume the content. Bungie knows this. Therefore, they want to prevent content droughts and satisfy players’ appetites for more content.
Destiny was known for a few things: Xur is quite the jerk, the Cryptarch turns purple engrams into blue items, and there is too little content.
In an interview with PC Gamer, developers David Shaw and Thomas Gawrys now explain how they plan to deal with the insatiable hunger of players for “more to do” in Destiny 2.
Solutions for Content Drought: The Engine, the Tools, and the Workflow
Back in the days of Destiny 1, an anonymous source stated: The engine of Destiny was not suited for quickly delivering content. It allegedly took a night just to move an object on a map.
Since then, fans know how difficult it is to build content for Destiny.
Whether Bungie has worked on the engine and tools is something the developers are not willing to reveal in the interview. The most important point is improvements to the “workflow.”
They have ensured that anyone bringing content into the game can do so better now. The studio has been restructured in recent years. However, they are not revealing exact details.
There are definitely improvements this time, but they cannot go into details.
Lost Sectors and Adventures to be Replayable
Bungie knows how insatiable the hunger of Destiny players is for more content. Even if they optimize everything, they will not be able to quickly push out game content as fast as players consume it.
Therefore, they want to make the content they have replayable. With “Adventures” and “Lost Sectors”, Bungie wants to provide players with content that is easier for developers to create than Strikes, but that still feels good and rewarding for players.
Content After Launch
Bungie is already working on game content for after the launch of Destiny 2. They have already announced a Season Pass. The plan is similar to the content updates for Destiny 1, but should run more efficiently.
The developers emphasize that this time they have help from partners – such as from the Activision studio Vicarious Visions. This is not just any junior contractor, but they take the partnership seriously. Half of the PC leadership team is at Bungie, the other half at Vicarious Vision. They work closely together and approach the problems from as many angles as possible.
Response to Engine and Tools a Bit Sparse, But Structure Likely More Important
Mein MMO thinks: As a Destiny fan, one would have wished for a different answer to the “tools and engine” question than: There are improvements, but we would rather talk about the workflow.
Nevertheless: The main improvement over Destiny 1 should be that Bungie now knows how quickly players consume game content and that they have dedicated more people to structured content delivery. The fact that employees are already working on DLCs and probably also on the expansion is good news. That was likely the trigger for the last content drought: There was simply nothing left in stock in Destiny, the content reserves were completely consumed.
With a better workflow, hopefully, a long content drought in Destiny 2 can be avoided. However, it is clear: Endless fun for people planning to spend their lives in Destiny 2 – that will not exist even in Destiny 2.
To participate in Legendary Raid battles in Pokémon GO, you need special passes that are only distributed to very active gym players.
New insights into the Legendary monsters in Pokémon GO from the latest data mining: These will for example find their way into the game during Legendary Raid battles and will utilize the new raid system. (Whether this is the only way to encounter the legendary Pokémon is unclear.)
To participate in such a legendary raid battle, you need a special raid pass, which is only distributed to the most active players worldwide.
Legendary Raid Pass
According to the latest information from data mining of Patch 0.67.1, not every trainer can participate in Legendary Raid battles, but only a limited portion of the community. As a prerequisite for these battles, you must possess a Legendary Raid Pass.
You can carry these accesses for Legendary Raid battles simultaneously with another raid pass. They do not count towards the limit of raid passes.
How to get a Legendary Raid Pass?
These special passes for raids featuring legendary Pokémon are not simply distributed to everyone, but only to a special group of players. Niantic explains how this is supposed to work: The passes (possibly also passwords) are given to trainers who have been particularly active in the gym system. They then have the chance to catch a legendary Pokémon later.
At this point, it is unclear whether trainers will receive passwords or Legendary Raid Passes to participate in these special battles. You should definitely have access to the email account linked to your Pokémon GO account. It is also unclear what “particularly active” means in this context. Presumably, Niantic will provide more detailed statements about this in the coming days.
At the same time, this means that you should not feel pressured to attend Pokémon events such as the Pokémon Fest. Archit Bhargava, marketing lead at Niantic, told Massivelyop.com that these events are intended to connect players with similar interests. There will not be a unique chance to catch Mewtwo at these events.
Rewards for Legendary Raid Battles
The code of Pokémon GO has already revealed the possible rewards for the battles against legendary Pokémon. Trainers who participate in and win these battles will receive these special Lugia badges.
The badges come in three categories: bronze, silver, and gold, and likely indicate how many battles you have winned against legendary monsters (not how many you have participated in). It is possible that you will need to battle a legendary Pokémon multiple times before you can successfully catch it.
It is currently unclear how many Legendary Raid battles must be won to receive the bronze, silver, or gold badge. It is assumed that the numbers are rather low (Bronze 1-4, Silver 5-9, Gold from 10).
Legendary Raid Eggs at the Gyms
A Legendary Raid boss announces itself before spawning through a special raid egg and a notification in the game. At this egg, you can tell that a legendary opponent is waiting in the gym when the countdown next to it has expired.
Impatiently waiting, fans of Ark Survival Evolved were looking forward to the patch notes for the new update for PC. The patch is version v259 and includes fixes, fixes, and more fixes. There is also a bit of new content.
In Ark Survival Evolved, there is a new patch for PC – v259. This mainly brings fixes to the survival MMO and further improvements and adjustments. New content is sparse this time.
Ark Survival Evolved: PC Patch v259 – Many fixes and a touch of new content
As lead designer Jeremy Stieglitz had already announced, the new update mainly contains fixes and improvements. Wildcard released a huge list of various fixes. The developers probably decided to tackle these small, annoying issues and clear them away with a patch. The list also contains larger adjustments.
Here are a few examples of the fixes:
Traps function now always work after restarting a game/server.
Cooking pots no longer produce infinite dye.
Players can now receive lava damage when they are unconscious.
Wooden cages no longer heal themselves when picked up.
Dinos placed in a cage no longer float up and out of the cage. Glitch fix.
Players should now be able to walk into fallen redwood trees again.
The escape mechanics of dinos have been fixed so they no longer run endlessly into walls.
Babies no longer consume extra food when they want to regain health. Regaining health costs no food for babies.
Beehives no longer stack on top of each other.
This is just a small excerpt of the numerous fixes in Ark Survival Evolved.
ARK PC Update: New content in patch v259
This time there is only a small touch of new content in Ark Survival Evolved. The list is significantly smaller than that of the fixes.
Tek-Tapejara saddle
New skill:Crafting speed disappears and Crafting skill takes its place. The quality of crafted items increases by 33% for 100 points. The item then shows your name and tribe name.
Corpse locator: From now on, a beam of light will be shot into the sky when a player dies. This way you can find your body much easier. This new feature is automatically enabled on official servers.
New host options: Disable “structure placement collision”; Use “single-player” settings; “fast decay” option.
New icons for kill, death, speech, and talk.
On his Twitter account, lead designer Stieglitz already showed the new Tek saddle for the Tapejara.
Otherwise, there are a few adjustments with the new update for PC. For example, a few dinos and items have been adjusted or dino screams have been added. The v259 should be released today, June 22, on PC. When this update will come to PS4 and Xbox One is not yet known.
The complete list of patch notes for v259 can be found in our source citation.
