It won’t be long until the “Return of the Necromancer” in Diablo 3 is released. Blizzard confirms Patch 2.6.0.
As confirmed by Blizzard on the official website, the release of the Necromancer is getting closer.
Necro arrives in Patch 2.6.0
In recent weeks, the Necromancer has been extensively tested on the Diablo 3 test servers. Various builds have been tried, legendary items have been swapped, and skills have been thoroughly tested. Now it is finally time, and the developers can at least confirm a release window.
Our assumptions have been confirmed: The Necromancer is coming to Diablo 3 in Patch 2.6.0!
The “Return of the Necromancer” expansion brings additional rewards to the game. These include two character slots, two extra stash spaces, a pet, cosmetic wings, a portrait frame, a banner, a banner sigil, and a flag.
In Destiny on June 2nd, the Agent of the Nine arrives. Where will Xur be this weekend and what items does he have for sale? Location and inventory.
After the excitement around Destiny 2 last week, this week has returned to normal for the Guardians. If you happened to spend the last few days on vacation in the wild without power and internet, you can catch up on all the information in our overview article on Destiny 2.
By the way, we didn’t forget the weekly message to the community, “This Week at Bungie”. This has been postponed to this evening. In the past, this has been a sign that Bungie has important information to share. We will report on it soon.
But now let’s look at Xur. The Agent of the Nine is coming to the Guardians. What does he bring?
All information about Xur in Destiny on June 2nd, June 3rd, and June 4th on PS4 and Xbox One
When does Xur arrive? When does Xur leave? – The times
Xur appears on Fridays at 11 AM for the Guardians. He spends two nice days in the Tower or the Reef trying to sell his goods. On Sunday at 11 AM, he leaves again. With a bag full of Strange Coins.
Where is Xur? Today’s location
Xur has specific positions in the Tower and the Reef where he likes to hang out. This time, he is in the Tower, in the Hangar Bar.
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The latest hero of Heroes of the Storm is not one you would have expected. Death arrives in the Nexus – in the form of Archangel Malthael.
A few days ago, the Twitter channel of Heroes of the Storm started releasing small teasers announcing the next hero. Candles that extinguish one by one initially hinted at Deckard Caine or Leah, but Blizzard revealed in the last tweet who will be entering the Nexus. No one less than the adversary of the “Diablo 3” expansion Reaper of Souls – the Archangel of Death, Malthael!
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On the official website of Heroes of the Storm, the abilities of Malthael can already be viewed. He is an Assassin who primarily deals damage through a powerful DoT. Here are his abilities:
His passive ability is Mark of Death. Automatic attacks place the Mark of Death on all targets (except buildings). They are revealed for 4 seconds and take damage equal to 2.5% of their maximum health every second.
Soul Rip steals the souls of all nearby enemies affected by the Mark of Death. They take damage and Malthael is healed per target hit. For heroes, the healing is additionally increased by 3% of the victim’s maximum health.
Spirit Walk teleports Malthael to an enemy affected by the Mark of Death and deals minor damage.
With Death’s Mist, Malthael fires a projectile after 0.25 seconds that applies the Mark of Death to hit enemies.
Malthael’s first heroic ability is Tormented Souls. For 4 seconds, Malthael gains 20 armor and repeatedly applies the Mark of Death to all nearby enemies.
Ashes to Ashes is the second heroic ability. An enemy is marked with a death sentence that deals damage equal to 50% of the victim’s missing health after 2 seconds. If the enemy dies during or due to this ability, the cooldown of Ashes to Ashes is permanently reduced by 5 seconds (to a minimum of 15 seconds).
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Malthael will obviously be a terror for all enemies with a large HP pool. Particularly, Cho’Gall is likely to hide from the Archangel of Death as his gigantic HP pool will quickly dwindle against Malthael.
Little fatty Roadhog is now on the Overwatch radar. Thanks to the nerf, he can only take out a few heroes with one shot.
Most heroes in Overwatch have a relatively clear defined role. Widowmaker is suitable for safe shots from afar, Winston likes to charge into the camp and clear it from the inside. Roadhog, with his hook and scrap gun, is the perfect flanker, targeting soft targets and taking them out of the game directly with his combo. However, this combo is now in jeopardy – because the current patch 1.12 for Overwatch robs Roadhog of much of his power.
Here are the changes to Roadhog briefly:
The size of Roadhog’s head hitbox is reduced by 20%.
The damage of his weapon is reduced by 33% (from 9 to 6 per shot).
The fire rate of his weapon is increased by 30%.
The magazine size is increased from 4 to 5 shots.
Roadhog’s kill list has become significantly smaller
In plain language, these changes mean that Roadhog can now only kill a fraction of the heroes with the “hook+shot” combo directly. On Reddit, several users have already determined which heroes can no longer be killed with one shot. The following heroes are guaranteed to survive a hook+shot from Roadhog:
Ana
Lucio
Symmetra
Widowmaker
Mei
Hanzo
Sombra
Reaper
Some other heroes still die from a single shot – but not in all cases. The following heroes now only die with luck (or very precise aiming):
Genji
Junkrat
Mercy
Soldier: 76
Roadhog’s role in a group is completely redefined. He is no longer a flanker, but best suited to protect his teammates. Here he pulls enemies into the middle of his group with the hook, as he can no longer eliminate opponents quickly on his own.
Cortyn says: I don’t like this at all. Roadhog’s gameplay now feels completely different and is no longer fun for me personally. I can only hope that Blizzard will roll back this change. Otherwise, Roadhog is really just a bullet sponge, allowing enemies to charge their ultimate. And a Roadhog who is always “in the group” to pull enemies into his own team doesn’t sit well with me.
What do you think of the planned changes to Roadhog? A good thing or is he now useless?
Problems with the new multiplayer slasher Friday the 13th: The Game. The new patch 1.02 was only live for an hour. It stole players’ progress – experience points and unlocked perks suddenly disappeared. Additionally, there is a bounty on a young streamer. She is deemed unworthy in the eyes of the fans.
Players reported that Friday the 13th: The Game is now constantly losing perks and achievements, and is no longer saving progress.
Therefore, patch 1.02 was rolled back after about an hour. The comment on Steam: “We are receiving solid reports that players are losing their perks. This is really not good, so we are taking the patch offline until we fix it.”
Even in recent years, funny but bug-ridden multiplayer games have appeared out of nowhere during the summer and have thrilled many fans on Twitch – they too have had to deal with problems. Currently, it looks like the slasher based on a famous film series will be this year’s “buggy summer hit.”
Internal issues with “Streamer Non-Fans”
The game originated from a Kickstarter campaign, has some “hardcore” fans who swear by the game and its developers. They are very passionate and dedicated. As can be seen: That does not protect against serious problems.
The sudden popularity is already causing some discord internally. Loyal fans have complained in the forum that streamers received early access to the game last week, ahead of fans.
Especially one young streamer drew the ire of the fans. The young woman apparently knows little about the slasher franchise, but is nice to look at. Her blasphemous mistake: She referred to one of the cult characters from the film series, Tommy Jarvis, as “Ben Jarvis.” Benjamin Jarvis is a male model on Instagram.
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This caused moderate outrage among loyal fans and the game developer: “Fucking Ben Jarvis.”
The developers have consequently put a bounty on the streamer. A printed kill screenshot of her character in the game would be signed by all developers and returned, they promised.
For its games like GTA 5 Online or Red Dead Redemption 2 (RDR 2), publisher Take-Two sees more options for monetization. However, they do not want to take the last money from players.
In the future, further possibilities could be used to monetize games like GTA 5 Online or Red Dead Redemption 2. The head of Take-Two (publisher of GTA and RDR2) says that more microtransactions could be possible in their games. However, they do not want to take the last money from players or let the gaming experience suffer.
More monetization without a negative aftertaste
According to CEO Strauss Zelnick, Take-Two is not as dependent on microtransactions in games as other publishers. However, there are many opportunities to further expand this field. But that does not mean that Take-Two games are to be flooded with purchase options.
“You can’t always offer things for free; there’s simply no business model for that”, said Zelnick at the Cowen and Company media conference. “… but we also do not want to optimize monetization so much that we exploit it to the fullest.” Customers would notice that, and they would not like it.
Additionally, Zelnick explains that they from an industrial perspective are still earning too little money per user. Therefore, a solution is being worked on that allows for more microtransactions but does not negatively affect the players. “If you pay too much for something, even if it is of good quality, it leaves a bad feeling. We do not want our players to have that bad feeling.”
In GTA 5 Online there are new contents available for free. Content such as the large Biker expansion or the recently announced Gunrunning DLC is available to every player after downloading and comes with no additional costs. Vehicles or properties from these expansions can be purchased with in-game currency.
Microtransactions exist in the game through Shark Cards, which allow players to recharge their virtual balance. Credits can also be earned by completing missions in the game. However, these can be time-consuming and require a certain “grind.”
Monetization in Red Dead Redemption 2
As the next major title from Rockstar, Red Dead Redemption 2 is approaching, which fans are eagerly awaiting. We already know that the game will have online features. However, it is unclear how microtransactions in RDR2 will be integrated and whether there will be possibly purchasable DLCs.
FIFA 18 will be released in autumn 2017. Official information about this football simulation is currently scarce. Only Andrew Wilson, CEO of EA, provided a glimpse of FIFA 18 and the future “Ultimate Team” mode: The game is set to build on the foundation laid by FIFA 17, continue the story mode “The Journey,” and bring innovative changes – especially in FUT.
Last year, the first information about FUT 17 was unveiled during Gamescom in August. If EA Sports follows the same timeline for FIFA 18, it will still be a while before we find out what’s in store for fans in FUT 18. Plenty of time to list wishes, speculations, and hopes.
What we wish for FIFA 18 Ultimate Team – FUT 18
We have scoured the depths of the internet and found countless suggestions in FIFA forums on how to enhance Ultimate Team. All the ideas would far exceed our “Top 10” list, which is why we are now listing ten wishes that have been frequently mentioned in the community and that we would also like to see implemented in FUT 18.
FIFA 18 FUT Champions – Give us more time
One of the biggest innovations of FUT 17 was the mode FUT Champions. Here, players can qualify for the Weekend League during the week. On the weekend, the goal is to win against many opponents to climb the ranks. The higher the rank, the better the rewards. In other words: The better you play and the more wins you achieve, the better the prizes.
However, since the launch of FIFA 17, there have been complaints: Why does this only take place on weekends? Many players have more time during the week than on weekends.
To succeed in FUT Champions, one must 1. have time on the weekend and 2. have a lot of time on the weekend. Because within a few days, 40 matches need to be played to rise high in the rankings. That takes time.
In short: FUT Champions dictates the weekly schedule for many FUT fans. Therefore, players are demanding for FUT 18: We want to decide for ourselves when to play the matches. A system with weekly and monthly leaderboards that is always active could be an option. This would allow fans to play whenever they have the time.
Playing matches should be more rewarding
The best football players in FUT cost well over a million coins on the transfer market. “Earning” this is impossible considering that there are only about 500 coins for a completed match. Therefore, one can only get to the top players if they either have extreme luck when opening packs or are among the best FIFA players in the world and consistently win the best prizes in FUT Champions.
Thousands of matches would be necessary to earn a Cristiano Ronaldo. For many, this is unthinkable. Even if a player card costs “only” a few hundred thousand coins, one would need to invest several days of playtime to afford it. Many fans therefore take the easier route, make microtransactions, buy packs, and hope for good players. They definitely make some thousands of coins this way.
Therefore, the wish: Allow for more coins as a reward after a match. So that playing is more worthwhile.
Legends for everyone in FUT 18
Since FIFA 14, legend cards have been exclusive to Xbox players due to a marketing deal between Microsoft and EA. The legends in FUT are cards from former world-class footballers that EA Sports brings back to the virtual pitch.
According to a leak, there will be a deal between Sony and EA for FIFA 18. Possibly, the legends will then be exclusive to PS4. However, many players wish: Why do the legends have to be exclusive? Why is a group of players completely excluded? A time exclusivity of one month, for example, would be completely sufficient.
EA, unlock Pelé, Beckenbauer, and Co. for all FUT fans.
Custom jerseys and crests
Individualization is becoming increasingly important in online games. Players want their own symbols, their own unique logos. Why not also in FUT 18?
The “Pro Clubs” mode shows that an editor for crests and jerseys could be possible (even though this could be much more extensive). The “real” crests and jerseys could certainly remain in FUT 18, as many like to play in the colors of their favorite team. But a feature allowing for the creation of custom crests and jerseys would be welcomed by many fans.
More options for positions
In FUT, you have some leeway to adjust player positions. For example, a central midfielder can be changed to a defensive midfielder, but not to a defender.
In FUT 18, these restrictions should be lifted, as players in real football also sometimes play in positions that do not correspond to their “actual” positions. A prominent example was Philipp Lahm, who often played in midfield under Guardiola instead of as a right-back. Reflecting this in FUT is currently not possible.
Of course, it should not be possible to place a striker as a goalkeeper, but more freedom in position choice would certainly be welcome.
Buy and sell consumables in bundles
Now a wish that concerns the “quality of life” of FUT fans: No matter if fitness cards, contracts, or other consumables – you always need them in bulk, but you can only buy them individually.
Therefore, we wish for a feature that allows contracts to be sold and purchased, for example, in packs of three or five. This would save time.
Diverse online tournaments
With the introduction of FUT Champions, the variety of “online tournaments” has disappeared. These have been replaced by daily knockout tournaments for the Weekend League. Although these have different requirements from day to day, many players now miss diverse online tournaments in FUT. These could have exclusive rewards and special requirements or be more extensive than “maximum 4 games per tournament”.
In single-player mode, there are still various, sometimes time-limited tournaments.
Free draft entries
The draft mode is a fun mode both offline and online. First, you have to build a team: For each position, you get a random selection of players, where you have to make compromises between high overall ratings and good team chemistry. Then you play a tournament with the draft team. The further you get, the better the rewards.
In draft mode, you can play with player cards that are not accessible to many in FUT. So you often have a Messi, Ronaldo, or Neymar to choose from.
However, there’s a catch: Entry to draft is not free. Either you draw a draft token from a pack (which is very rare), or you pay 15,000 coins (which is quite a lot). Since many FUT players prefer to invest their coins elsewhere, they hardly play in draft mode.
Therefore, a welcome change for FUT 18 would be that there are free draft tokens at certain intervals or a reduction in entry costs. Otherwise, this mode gets far too little attention.
Team contracts
We have already proposed the feature of being able to buy and sell consumables in bundles. Another idea to save time on the tedious manager tasks is team contracts. These are contract cards that extend the contracts of all 11 players in the active squad.
Such team objects already exist, such as team fitness cards. Here, it is not necessary to assign a card to each player individually; instead, all players can be covered with just a few clicks. This could surely be applied to contracts as well.
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New modes – For example, an indoor mode?
For years, FIFA fans have been demanding a return of the indoor mode. This was a hit in FIFA 98. With FIFA 18 celebrating the 20th anniversary of indoor football in FIFA – this would be a great opportunity to bring this mode back.
This could be an option for Ultimate Team. Every year, EA Sports delivers new modes and new content to keep FUT attractive. With an indoor mode in FUT, FIFA 18 would certainly be a must-buy for many.
Now it’s your turn: What changes do you wish for in FUT 18? Or do you say: “I don’t care about new features, as long as the servers run stably”?
At The Division, Massive continues to work on all the issues plaguing the shared-world shooter.
On June 1st, the State of the Game was broadcasted. In this livestream, the developers regularly discuss the current status of The Division and provide an outlook on what is to come for the agents in the future.
This week, however, the information from the stream is limited.
Massive continues to work on the issues of update 1.6.1
Actually, the update 1.6.1 was supposed to solve numerous issues that players have been complaining about for months. It was meant to be a “Quality of Life” update, making life in the post-apocalypse more pleasant. However, the reactions to the patch were different than expected: The agents were furious that now even more bugs were present in the game and promised bug fixes were not implemented.
In the last 10 days, there have been four server downtimes during which the developers aimed to address the problems. A few annoyances have been resolved, but many still need to be tackled.
Today, community developer Hamish Bode provided the information: The team is working on it. They are aware of all the issues, examining the reported user reports, and working on solutions. Examples include grenades exhibiting stagger issues, the defibrillator mod, the intensive talent, or the urgency talent. The latter now has the unintended effect of weakening the healing.
It is once again assured that Massive is working on all the issues. The agents are encouraged to report every bug they discover in the Division forum. Ideally with a video that substantiates it.
Information about 1.7 will follow “soon”
Many agents were expecting new information about update 1.7 today, which is due this summer. However, there is nothing new to report. They cannot talk about it yet, only “soon”. Information will follow in the coming weeks.
The 5th ranked season of Overwatch returns with unique rewards.
With the start in June, a new ranked season began in Overwatch – the Competitive Season 5. As usual, there is a range of rewards to earn when diving into ranked mode. Let’s take a brief look at the rewards.
Rewards of Overwatch Season 5
Anyone who endures at least the 10 placement matches and thus receives a skill rating will receive a special spray and a player icon at the end of the season. This time, it is based on Numbani and shows the city’s large buildings in front of a sunrise.
If anyone makes it into the top 500 of their respective region at the end of the season, they will receive the player icon and the spray logo as an animated variant as well.
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Unchanged is the reward of Competitive Points. As before, there are 10 Competitive Points for each game won in ranked mode or only 3 for a draw. At the end of the season, depending on the highest skill rating (SR) achieved, there is also a substantial bonus of Competitive Points:
As usual, golden weapons for each hero can be purchased for the “Competitive Points” afterward. These are just an aesthetic gimmick, but they allow players to show off their past achievements. Additionally, Reinhardt looks significantly cooler when swinging a golden hammer. Each weapon costs 3,000 Competitive Points.
The multiplayer sci-fi shooter Gunheart will unleash players on aliens. In co-op with 3 players, “finger guns” come alive. A release for PlayStation VR is planned.
Gunheart: Summer release for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift – later also for PlayStation VR
The US site Venturebeat reports on Gunheart. This is the first VR title from the Seattle studio Drifter Entertainment.
Gunheart is set to be released in summer 2017 for Oculus Rift and the “HTC Vive” headset. A release for PS VR is also planned – but only later in the year.
Gunheart shows that VR titles are slowly becoming real games. Journalists had the opportunity to go on a 3-player co-op alien hunt in Gunheart.
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The goal of the game is to combine the atmosphere of a sci-fi blockbuster summer movie with polished gameplay like in Gears of War or Halo.
Players become futuristic bounty hunters who in turn connect with robot killing machines. Quite martial.
To avoid the problems that virtual reality creates when players need to move a lot, Gunheart teleports players into the battles. There they fight against opponents with a variety of weapons – in the demo session, the enemies were insectoid aliens. The weapons range from a crossbow to an assault rifle. A kind of “disc” like from Tron is also recognizable.
Interestingly: When you put both hands together, the guns transform into a Gatling gun that can fire quickly.
Through voice chat, the three players call out commands and hints to each other. It seems that it’s not so easy to keep track in Gunheart while teleporting through the action. This “teleporting” seems to give the game its own twist – allowing players to reach places that would have been inaccessible with traditional running and jumping.
The formula: “Chatting with friends while shooting aliens in the face” is not new. This also summarizes the basic idea of the shooter Destiny. Bungie is also based in Seattle.
According to early reports from sites like “The Verge”, Gunjack still feels like a game from the “first VR wave”, but at least like one from the end of the wave. The setting “Blasting insect aliens in a rocky landscape” may be generic, but the gameplay is fun.
US sites draw comparisons to “Borderlands 3 in VR” or “Gears of War”.
In January, we compiled a list of exciting games for PSVR:
SWTOR has published the roadmap for the remainder of 2017. And that means a big content patch every month this summer!
Players of Star Wars: The Old Republic have been wondering for a while what big plans 2017 still holds for them. So far, BioWare has been rather reserved, but yesterday (31.05.2017) a roadmap for the remainder of the year was finally published. Accordingly, at least the summer is packed with content and the next patch is set to be released in just under 2 weeks. A total of 3 updates are planned for the summer:
Summer on Nar Shaddaa – Patch 5.2.2 (June 13)
The Nar Shaddaa nightlife event will return with all known rewards and some new features. In addition, there will be new legacy perks that can increase the speed of speeder bikes. The maximum speed will then be 130%. Also interesting: If a character has already reached Command Rank 300, then all other characters of the legacy can receive a bonus on Command Rank XP.
Sisters of the Bloodbath – Patch 5.3 (July)
The update includes the second boss fight in the “Gods from the Machine” operation – Aivela and Esne (Story & Veteran). Besides a new stronghold, the focus here is on class balance: Sorcerer, PowerTech, Assassin, Sniper, Mercenary, and Saboteur will be revised (as will their Republic counterparts).
Crise on Umbara – Patch 5.4 (August)
The story will advance with a new Flashpoint that revolves around the eponymous “Crisis on Umbara”. Further content of the patch will be announced in the future.
Last but not least, the developers promise to engage with players more frequently in the future and to provide them with information. There should no longer be long “drought periods” without new information on the game’s plans.
The complete roadmap with all details can be found as usual in our sources.
The MMORPG Riders of Icarus is facing a series of major changes, including modifications to loot, crafting, combat, and more.
All fans of the MMORPG Riders of Icarus can look forward to an exciting summer, as it brings a lot of changes to the game. Some of these new features were already implemented on May 31.
More Rewards
These changes include adjustments to the auto-attack feature, which you can now toggle on and off. In dungeons, you can earn Legendary Coins as rewards, which you can exchange for special equipment. Additionally, daily quests have been introduced to defeat world bosses, which will also provide you with valuable loot.
Best Items Can Be Crafted
In about two weeks, another major update is expected to follow. This will overhaul the loot in the dungeons, giving you better chances of obtaining legendary items. The Fractura raid dungeon will also be revised, making it even more worthwhile to participate in this raid. The bosses are more challenging and the loot is more valuable.
The changes to crafting, including material costs and the success rate of producing legendary items, are aimed at allowing you to craft the best equipment in the game. Gift boxes are intended to help newcomers level up faster.
With these changes, the developers of Riders of Icarus hope to provide players with a better gaming experience with more achievements, faster progress, and greater successes.
Soon the next big expansion for the MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online will be released, introducing the land of Mordor. A new update is now preparing for this.
Update 20.1.2 serves as the foundation for the upcoming expansion, which currently has no name. This addon will lead the heroes’ journey to the land of Mordor, where the dark Sauron reigns. There, the Ring is to be destroyed in Mount Doom.
To prepare for all the innovations necessary for the addon, an update has now been released in The Lord of the Rings Online. This changes some things “behind the scenes”, for example, to ensure the increased level cap that comes with the addon. This also involves changes to the heroes’ stats that need to be considered.
The Cash Shop Returns
This should not affect the current stats, but should allow developers to make changes more easily later. However, the update brings some other changes as well. This includes the return of the cash shop to the game, so you can access the shop directly through the game again. Previously, it was only accessible through a website.
Improvements to the effect of the fireworks you received for the 10th anniversary of the MMORPG and a jubilee vendor in the town of Bree, who has some interesting items for sale, are also included in the update.
Mordor is Not the End
The Lord of the Rings Online expansion, which introduces the land of Mordor, essentially represents the end of the official story.
However, the developers want to expand the game beyond the book and will likely continue the story in their own way.
In June, a new feature pack for the MMORPG Guild Wars 2 will be released, focusing on the PvP aspect of the game.
June is all about PvP for the MMORPG Guild Wars 2. Several updates will be released that improve both Player vs. Player and World vs. World battles. Additionally, the start of the PvP League Season 7 is approaching.
PvP in June
PvP fans in Guild Wars 2 can look forward to these innovations and changes:
World vs. World: The update will be released on June 6 and brings improvements to the LFG feature, making it easier for you to find groups. New rewards and updates to the skirmish mode are also included. Skirmish is meant to be a lot of fun in WvW, the UI will be improved, and new rewards will be introduced. Further information about these changes will be released soon.
PvP League Season 7: The new PvP Season 7 starts on June 13. Get ready now!
PvP: A PvP update is planned for June 20. This will introduce automated tournaments. Three tournaments will take place daily, allowing you to qualify for a major monthly tournament. Those who win there will enjoy special rewards and plenty of glory. The structured PvP will also receive an update in the form of a new arena map for 2 vs 2 battles. The PvP lobby will also be improved.
In the guild arenas, you can let loose and fight to your heart’s content.
Are you looking forward to these changes and innovations in the PvP of the MMORPG Guild Wars 2?
In the latest map of Overwatch , Blizzard has hidden a thick Easter Egg – (almost) all characters have something to say there!
Recently, Blizzard introduced the new Overwatch map “Moon Colony Horizon,” which can currently be tested on the PTR. The Assault map is full of little hints related to the story. There’s much to discover about Winston, who was raised at this base. For instance, you can visit his “children’s room” or read the logbook entries of various professors and their protégés.
However, in the attacker spawn room, Blizzard has integrated a very special Easter Egg. There stands a huge telescope directed at Earth. As you approach the telescope, you will be prompted to press the R key to enjoy the view. You then get a look at Earth with possible landing positions for a return to Earth.
The special thing: Almost every character has their own voice line that they only say while looking through the telescope. For example, McCree immediately needs a drink. Zenyatta notes that the “damage from up here doesn’t look that bad” and Widowmaker mentions that the telescope “has a little bit” more power than her own scope. The YouTuber Hammeh recorded all the voice lines:
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Only Bastion and Winston do not have a voice line. It seems logical for Bastion, as he only mimics bird sounds and you can’t understand much from that.
At this point, it seems a bit strange that Winston does not have a special voice line when looking through the telescope. However, it’s still the PTR, so perhaps not all data is available yet. Or Winston’s voice line might reveal something that is currently not meant to be disclosed. The next weeks will surely reveal more.
The profit of the Pokémon Company is 26 times higher than in the previous year. The reason for this is Pokémon GO, which sparked a hype around the world.
In the summer of 2016, the release of Pokémon GO created a huge hype that captivated millions of players. Even though the hype has since subsided, the game had an enormous impact on the profit of the Pokémon Company.
Huge profit jump for the company
The Pokémon GO Company regularly reports the profit figures for its fiscal years. For the fiscal year 2017 (February 28, 2016 to February 28, 2017), the figures are at a remarkable level. 143.3 million dollars in profit was generated by the company in fiscal year 2017. This is about 26 times as much as in fiscal year 2016, when the company made about 5.6 million dollars in profit.
By the way, in this case we are really talking about profit or net income – these are the figures after the usual deductions. It’s interesting to compare the current profit with the years before.
FY 2013: 16.6 million dollars
FY 2014: 10.6 million dollars
FY 2015: 18.4 million dollars
FY 2016: 5.6 million dollars
FY 2017: 143.3 million dollars
The profit jump is likely not just related to Pokémon GO, but also with other Pokémon games that fans have been looking forward to for a long time. Pokémon Sun and Moon were also released in the successful fiscal year 2017. The Pokémon games X and Y, by the way, were released in FY 2014, which was not one of the best profit years.
In the future, the success of Pokémon GO is expected to continue. After adding the Pokémon of the 2nd generation in the winter, now the legendary Pokémon are finally coming in summer, which trainers have been waiting for. Additionally, choosing a team is expected to become more significant.
For trainers who stopped playing Pokémon GO last summer, there will soon be new reasons to start playing again.
Today, on June 1st, the update 1.08 for PC is released for For Honor. Next week, it will be the turn of PS4 and Xbox One. Patch notes.
Last week, Ubisoft announced that penalties for rage quitters are coming. So far, they have escaped without punishment.
As soon as a match seems hopeless from their perspective, rage quitters leave the game early and abandon their teammates. They would rather find a new match than tough it out and finish the game honorably.
This negatively affects the gaming experience of honest players. Now, Ubisoft is rolling out a patch that introduces mechanics to punish the leavers.
The update 1.08 is released today, June 1st, at 2 PM for PC. Maintenance works will take place, which are expected to last 20 minutes. The update will come to the consoles PS4 and Xbox One in the course of next week.
Update 1.08 – Patch Notes for PC, PS4, and Xbox One
The main new feature of this update is the penalties for rage quitters. However, these will only be implemented today and will be activated at a later date. With these penalties, Ubisoft aims to reduce the number of rage quitters and improve the gaming experience:
Before a player leaves the match early, they will receive a warn notice
If they ignore this notice and leave the game (through the game menu or by pressing Alt+F4), they will not be able to start matchmaking for 10 minutes
If the leader of a group leaves the game, all group members will receive the penalty
In the first 30 seconds of a match, players can leave without fearing penalties. This is in case of matchmaking problems. This 30-second window may be adjusted by Ubisoft later
Penalties are only applied to games started via matchmaking
Other new features of update 1.08:
The maps will receive several bug fixes: For instance, there was an issue where the animation to climb a ladder started before reaching the ladder
In the commands, the Shinobi is now treated as an Assassin and the Centurion as a Hybrid class. So far, these characters could not contribute to the respective missions.
For the Centurion and the Shinobi, there is a bug fix that makes them immune to cover breaks during the roll movement
Additionally, some heroes will have their action lists adjusted to avoid confusion.
All bug fixes and balance adjustments of update 1.08 can be found on reddit.
A new video about the upcoming space multiplayer game Dreadnought (PC, PS4) shows you 19 minutes of how the battlecruisers fight in space.
Dreadnought puts you in the role of a battleship commander, a so-called Dreadnought. As a mercenary, your only goal is to win battles and reap the rewards. Others think the same way, leading to giant team battles. You team up with other spaceship captains to form a fleet that you send into battle against other teams.
PvP and Teamplay
The game thus fully relies on PvP and team combat, which take place tactically due to the somewhat slower speed of the large spaceships. However, battles take place not only in space but also in the orbit and atmosphere of various planets, leading to varied battlefields.
Through the rewards you receive in battles, you improve your ships and purchase, for example, more powerful weapons.
This is how the battles unfold
In a new, 19-minute video, you can see how a space battle in Dreadnought can unfold. The impressive graphics create a fitting atmosphere.
The video clearly shows how important team play is and that you should come up with a sophisticated tactic. In the video, the developers explain more about the game – but in English.
It is interesting to see the presentation of the ability slots, in which you can place certain “abilities” that change how a spaceship plays. However, you always have to consider carefully which abilities you want to use.
Dreadnought is currently in open beta and will be released for PC and PlayStation 4. A single-player campaign is not planned.
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Destiny 2 will have a new raid. We name 5 things we want to (re)see in this PvE group activity.
Many guardians will immediately agree with this statement: “The best and most intense gaming experience in Destiny comes from the raids!”
The raids are PvE group activities for six players that require team play and coordination. In them, you fight against strong bosses and all kinds of adds, navigating jumping sections and mastering mechanics that can only be solved in a team. Some hardcore players have found ways to defeat certain bosses solo, but the raids are still a great challenge for some six-player teams today.
In Year 1, the first raid named “The Vault of Glass” was legendary: Guardians spent countless hours exploring this raid, uncovering every secret within it. A true cult formed around the “Vault of Glass,” unmatched by any other raid in Destiny. However, every raid had its special moments that no guardian present will ever forget.
And players now expect no less from the raid in Destiny 2. This is also supposed to deliver an unforgettable gaming experience.
What do we know about the raid in Destiny 2?
The raids in Destiny are well-guarded secrets. While developers are open about many of the new contents before a release, they reveal very little about the raids. Bungie pursues a strategy that many guardians appreciate: Players should explore the raids themselves – without prior knowledge, without a clue as to what to expect. After all, the hype around the unknown is the greatest hype.
So far, we know about the “raid” in Destiny 2:
There will be a new raid. Whether and when additional raids will come is unknown.
There is no “normal” matchmaking for the raid – instead, Guided Games will be utilized.
The raid remains a 6-player activity. When developers spoke about the raid, two scenes were shown – always featuring six guardians in the frame. These scenes are:
In the first image, some guardians want to recognize the tower as a setting. They speculate that the raid at least begins in the tower. The second scene looks more like a setting in a forest – large trees and plants are visible.
These are all the current pieces of information about the raid in Destiny 2. This means there is still plenty of room for wishes, speculations, and hopes.
These 5 things we hope for the new raid.
A good raid needs relics
A raid mechanic from Destiny 1 that could return in Destiny 2 is the relic. Any guardian who has been in the Vault of Glass and remembers it will have an image of the relic in their mind that was used to defeat the Templar or cleanse allies. This relic shaped the “Vault of Glass.”
Because relics dictate how a raid is played, they significantly determine the gaming experience. The relic bearer must be well chosen, as they gain a special position through the item, become powerful, and need to coordinate with the team on when to use it.
Every guardian probably remembers the thrill of being responsible for a raid relic for the first time. If the relic bearer fails, the entire team fails. However, the relic bearer usually cannot defeat the boss alone; they rely on the help of other guardians. Relics also stand for challenges that require team play.
Not every raid in Destiny 1 has a unique relic. The Vault of Glass has the Aegis (the shield), Crota’s End has the sword, but King’s Fall and Wrath of the Machine lack relics of central importance.
Therefore, we hope that the raid in Destiny 2 will align with the old raids in this aspect and introduce one or more relics that provide a unique gaming experience – one that we will remember for a long time.
The Kickstarter campaign of the MMORPG Ashes of Creation is nearing completion. The developers have now released a new video that demonstrates the seasons. However, a release date for Ashes of Creation is not expected anytime soon.
The new video of Ashes of Creation shows the landscape in winter. There are different seasons in the game. These have not only visual effects but also gameplay effects.
As seen in the video, the group of heroes wanders over a frozen lake. This opens up the possibility of reaching the other side, which is somewhat more challenging in summer. Additionally, hunting is more difficult in winter. The animals hide better and there are fewer of them. Moreover, winter provides a beautiful atmosphere with snowfall and white landscapes.
Video shows a round MMORPG
The video also features a quest showing how advanced the game is. In addition, the group of heroes visits the home of one of the players, as housing is also an important aspect of the MMORPG.
A creepy dungeon is also shown, and at the end, the Monster Coin system is demonstrated, through which you can transform into monsters. In this form, for example, it is possible to attack cities.
The video shows that Ashes of Creation already gives the impression of a complete MMORPG.
New team members – Ashes of Creation release date not until late 2018
The game seems to be quite advanced. However, it will only be released in late 2018.
To further advance development, new employees have now been hired, who already have substantial experience in the gaming industry. Among them is Kevin McPherson, who has worked on Everquest 1 and 2, Planetside 1 and 2, as well as Vanguard. Also on board is Mat Broome, who developed DC Universe Online, the Everquest games, Planetside 2, and H1Z1.
