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The offers for Father’s Day are valid until May 28.
You have the chance to snag a PS4 Slim 1 TB. This comes bundled with Horizon: Zero Dawn and a second DualShock 4 V2 controller for only 269 euros.
Horizon guarantees loads of fun in this bundle and is generally considered an outstanding game. The PS4 Slim also features a significantly improved controller. Notably, the analog sticks have been revamped and the battery has a longer runtime.
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Once again, there are penalties for cheaters in Pokémon GO. They can no longer find items in the shop that could help them in the game.
There have been increasing penalties and measures against cheaters in Pokémon GO in recent days and weeks from Niantic. A new type of penalty exists for cheaters in the in-game shop, where one can usually buy incubators, lure modules, or Poké Balls. Those marked as cheaters will find significantly fewer items when they open the shop.
Those who cheat may not buy items
Reddit user TheGoodSpeler noticed comments about shop problems on a Discord server. In the Discord channel that deals with Spoofing, users complained that they could not buy items in the shop. With their accounts marked as “cheaters,” they can only buy coins. In the following screenshot, you can see how the shop is displayed for cheater accounts:
Source: Reddit TheGoodSpeler
The affected players on the Discord server are unsure which type of cheat is responsible for the items no longer being displayed.
Measures against cheaters are increasing
For a long time, cheaters could roam around Pokémon GO without punishment. Now the developers at Niantic are introducing more and more features aimed at cheaters.
Just a few days ago, it was noted that recognized cheaters or bots can no longer see rare Pokémon. This means that live maps affected by this change will only display common Pokémon, making them less valuable for spoofers. The missing items in the shop are already the second step against cheaters within a week.
Fewer cheaters in gyms from now on?
Why this particular measure is effective against cheaters becomes clearer at a second glance. The lack of purchase options in the shop makes the coins of cheaters useless. There are therefore fewer reasons for cheaters to teleport to and occupy many gyms because they can no longer make use of the coin rewards. This, of course, presumes that the accounts have also been identified by the game as cheaters. So far, mainly bot accounts are affected.
There are new offers in the PlayStation Store for the PS4: Numerous top games are now available for under 20 euros.
For many employees, today, May 24th, marks the beginning of a long weekend. Tomorrow is a holiday, Friday is a bridge day for some – there is plenty of time to indulge in games to your heart’s content.
If you have already played all your games five times and your PlayStation 4 has been craving new content for a long time, you now have the opportunity to go on a bargain hunt in the PlayStation Store. Many top games like FIFA 17 or Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor are available for under 20 euros.
Discounts in the PSN Store – Games under 20 Euros
Some games have discounts of over 70 and even 80%. The offers are valid from May 24 until June 10. Here are some highlights:
FIFA 17 Standard Edition: 19.99 euros (71% discount)
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – Game of the Year Edition: 14.99 euros (75% discount)
Fallout 4: 19.99 euros (71% discount)
Just Cause 3 XL Edition: 19.99 euros (78% discount)
NHL 17 and Madden NFL 17 for 9.99 euros each (85% discount)
Final Fantasy XIV Online: 16.99 euros (69% discount)
Additionally, there are many games from Telltale Games, such as The Walking Dead: A New Frontier – Season Pass, for under 20 euros.
You can find all nearly 100 offers in the PlayStation Store. You can access it on your PS4 all the way to the left in the menu. In the store, select the “Offers” tab, where you can go directly to the “Games under 20 €” section.
More Offers
From now until June 1st, there is a deal for Borderlands fans. The “Borderlands: The Handsome Collection” is currently priced at 12.99 euros instead of 59.99 euros.
Additionally, there is a section with “Digital Discounts.” These offers are valid until June 8th. Featured games include Outlast and Valiant Hearts: The Great War.
At the end of the month, there will be a major update for Titanfall 2, bringing the Monarch Titan and the new Relic map into the game.
In a few days, the new “Monarch’s Reign” update for Titanfall 2 will be available for download. The contents include a new mid-range Titan, purchasable Prime Titans, a new execution, and the multiplayer map “Relic”.
The update will be released on May 30. A trailer for the new contents will be available tomorrow, on May 25.
Update: Here is the Monarch’s Reign gameplay trailer
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This new Titan is described as a mid-range Titan and belongs to the Vanguard class. With its unique upgrade core, pilots can choose various upgrade paths. If the pilots manage to survive for a long time, the Titan can assume its “Final Form”.
During matches, Monarch can enhance combat abilities based on pilot decisions. To recharge its own shields (or allies’ shields), Monarch can harness power from enemy Titans.
Prime Titans
Ronin and Tone Prime are the new purchasable Prime Titans.
New Map: Relic
On the new map, you can see the wreckage of a downed IMC transport “IMS Odyssey”. The scattered parts of the transport provide many opportunities for wall runs on the Relic map.
The gameplay will particularly revolve around attacking and controlling the center of the map.
The Crashside map will receive an update that makes the map smoother. About 100 spots where players often got stuck have been adjusted. Additionally, eight ziplines and more wall run opportunities have been added to allow for faster movement across the map.
New Execution, Shop Contents, and Titan Brawl
A new cloak execution called “Now You See Me” has been added. Images can be found in the trailer, which will be released later. Additionally, the Titan Brawl is making its comeback in featured mode on May 30. Coinciding with the release of the update, double experience will be available in all game modes.
The store also has new nose art, camos, and callsigns.
In The Division, update 1.6.1 is live. This causes frustration and disappointment among the agents.
Update 1.6.1 was intended as a quality update. This means it was supposed to fix some bugs, improve the balance, and make the agents’ lives more pleasant. However, looking at Reddit or the Ubi forums, the complete opposite is the case: The agents are furious and posting one complaint after another.
“Am I the only one who feels like nothing has been fixed at all?” asks an agent and receives dozens of upvotes. Another agent wants to know if the developers at Massive even test their fixes. He specifically refers to healing bugs that were supposed to be fixed. However, after only ten minutes of playing, he found that healing still had issues.
NinjaBike is still dropping
It has been reported particularly frequently in the last hours that the NinjaBike backpack is still dropping. This item is considered the worst exotic in the game – especially due to the new changes in update 1.6, it has become completely pointless. It is basically only good for dismantling, which is why Massive promised that it would be removed from the loot pool with 1.6.1.
However, players are still receiving it. Community Manager mattshotcha has already commented on this: Yes, the agents are right. It seems to still drop from bosses in the Dark Zone. The team is on it.
In the same post, he confirms that the changes to the extended magazines at level 34 are indeed retroactive. According to the patch notes, they are not supposed to be. Any good roll on old magazines is also supposed to be a good roll on the magazines in 1.6.1.
However, these are by no means all the problems and inconsistencies after 1.6.1. The forums are currently overflowing with user reports. Talents and grenades are bugged, the seeker mine is still too strong, status effects last too long, “fire bullets” are causing issues, NPCs are dealing too much damage, and there are also lags and stutters. Many reports are still awaiting confirmation.
Currently, the ETF for year 2 is running, which is why this week’s “State of the Game” is canceled. Therefore, detailed responses to all the complaints will have to wait a while longer.
Have you already checked out The Division 1.6.1? Have you encountered any problems?
In FIFA 17 FUT, the TOTW 36 (Team of the Week 36) is known. These players receive IF cards in Ultimate Team.
The Bundesliga 16/17 had its last matchday last weekend. Which players managed to convince EA Sports with their performances to make it into TOTW 36?
This week, from a German perspective, Marco Reus is the highlight! He has an outstanding card with an overall rating of 90. But several other cards also exceed 90: Bonucci, Son, Aguero, and Pogba are really strong. Also, Fährmann is doing well with 87. Here is the entire TOTW 36:
Team of the Week 36 – Player Card Ratings
Starting XI:
GK: Keylor Navas – Real Madrid (Spain) – Costa Rica
CB: Leonardo Bonucci – Juventus (Italy) – Italy
CB: Kalidou Koulibaly – Napoli (Italy) – Senegal
CB: Geoff Cameron – Stoke City (England) – USA
CM: Paul Pogba – Manchester United (England) – France
LM: Vitolo – Sevilla FC (Spain) – Spain
CM: Georginio Wijnaldum – Liverpool (England) – Netherlands
CAM: Heung Min Son – Tottenham Hotspur (England) – South Korea
ST: Sergio Aguero – Manchester City (England) – Argentina
ST: Marco Reus – Borussia Dortmund (Germany) – Germany
ST: Alexandre Lacazette – Olympique Lyonnais (France) – France
Substitutes:
GK: Ralf Fährmann – FC Schalke 04 (Germany) – Germany
CAM: Nicolas De Preville – LOSC Lille (France) – France
CAM: Miguel Almirón – Atlanta United FC (USA) – Paraguay
LF: Stephan El Shaarawy – Roma (Italy) – Italy
ST: Daniel Ginczek – VfB Stuttgart (Germany) – Germany
RW: Yuya Osako – 1. FC Köln (Germany) – Japan
ST: Vitinho – CSKA Moskva (Russia) – Brazil
CAM: Ryota Morioka – Slask Wroclaw (Poland) – Japan
LM: Christian Jakobsen – Sonderjyske (Denmark) – Denmark
ST: Shinzo Koroki – Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan) – Japan
CM: Francisco Rodriguez – FC Luzern (Switzerland) – Switzerland
FUT 17 – These were the predictions for Team of the Week 36
The predictions come from VIVALAFIFA and are by no means a guarantee that these players will also be in the original TOTW. However, they provide a good overview of possible players:
Goalkeepers:
Sergio Romero GK – Manchester United / Argentina
Andreas Luthe GK – FC Augsburg / Germany
Ralf Fährmann GK – FC Schalke 04 / Germany
Defenders:
Kalidou Koulibaly CB – Napoli / Senegal
Sergei Ignashevich CB – PFC CSKA Moscow / Russia
Fernandinho CB – Manchester City / Brazil
Marco Andreolli CB – Inter Milan / Italy
Midfielders:
Georginio Wijnaldum CM – Liverpool / Netherlands
Vitolo LM – Sevilla / Spain
Wesley Sneijder CAM – Galatasaray S.K. / Netherlands
Arjen Robben RM – Bayern Munich / Netherlands
Paul Pogba CM – Manchester United / France
Filip Kostić LM – Hamburger SV / Serbia
Kai Havertz RM – Bayer 04 Leverkusen / Germany
Jefferson Farfán RM – FC Lokomotiv Moscow / Peru
Nicolas de Préville CM – Lille OSC / France
Miguel Almirón CM – Atlanta United FC / Paraguay
Forwards:
Victor Vinícius Coelho dos Santos ST – PFC CSKA Moscow / Brazil
Fyodor Smolov ST – FC Krasnodar / Russia
Mohamed Salah RW – AS Roma / Egypt
Cristiano Ronaldo ST – Real Madrid / Portugal
Marco Reus ST – Borussia Dortmund / Germany
Ricardo Quaresma RW – Beşiktaş / Portugal
Dries Mertens ST – Napoli / Belgium
Marco Paixao ST – Lechia Gdańsk / Portugal
Alexandre Lacazette ST – Olympique Lyonnais / France
Shinzo Koroki ST – Urawa Red Diamonds / Japan
Harry Kane ST – Tottenham Hotspur / England
Michael Jakobsen RW – Melbourne City FC / Denmark
Gerso Fernandes RW – Sporting Kansas City / Guinea-Bissau
Gabriel Jesus ST – Manchester City / Brazil
Stephan El Shaarawy LF– AS Roma / Italy
Bas Dost ST – Sporting Clube de Portugal / Netherlands
Domenico Berardi RW – U.S. Sassuolo Calcio / Italy
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ST – Borussia Dortmund / Gabon
Sergio Aguero ST – Manchester City / Argentina
What is the TOTW in FIFA 17 Ultimate Team?
Every Wednesday, EA Sports reveals the Team of the Week in the “Ultimate Team” mode of their annual football simulation. This also applies to FIFA 17. Players who have shown outstanding performances in real football over the past week are rewarded with special cards that have improved attributes.
You can pull TOTW cards within a week from those packs that can contain Rare (Gold) players. However, the chance of this is considered low. Additionally, you can buy them on the transfer market if they are offered by other players. However, the prices are usually extremely high.
When developing an MMORPG, one should better not mess with the community. But that has now happened to the developers of the role-playing game Shroud of the Avatar.
One would like to write something positive about the game, but the development process since the beginning and how the community reacts to the game resemble more of a crime story. There is a lot of tension. The “Selective Multiplayer RPG” Shroud of the Avatar is not received as well by fans as hoped. Especially backers of the Kickstarter campaign are showing disappointment. At that time, the game was not announced as an MMORPG.
MMORPG- Community are trolls
Even now it can still be read on the Kickstarter website: “Though Shroud of the Avatar won’t be a massively multiplayer online role playing game, it will be a multiplayer game.” In German: “Obwohl Shroud of the Avatar kein Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game wird, wird es ein Multiplayer Spiel werden.”
Currently, it plays like an MMORPG with open PvP zones, raids, crafting, housing, social activities, and a lot of grinding. However, the plan was more of a type of single-player RPG with a rich story, quests with choices and consequences, and the ability to experience this cooperatively with friends.
But since there is hardly anything to see of that, the quests are currently not very convincing, and MMO elements are in the foreground, criticism has been pouring in for a long time. Especially on forums like Reddit, Steam, and MMORPG.com, there is heavy criticism.
Shroud of the Avatar: Forum is strictly moderated – But criticism arises in other forums
In the official forum, however, there is strict moderation.
When criticism was once again raised in the MMORPG.com forum, the Technical Director of SotA, Chris Spears, intervened in the discussion.
It became so heated that Spears referred to the community as trolls. As a result, a small shitstorm swept over the developer studio Portalarium.
Also for this reason, because Spears stated he would put the blinders back on and continue working on the game. But those who work with blinders and ignore the criticism of those who have spent money on the RPG but are not satisfied, might be working against the wishes of this community.
Therefore, it is no wonder that SotA has been criticized for a long time. The reviews on Steam are not particularly great.
Did the developers even have a plan?
What has additionally fueled the fire is a now re-emerged, somewhat older video in which Richard “Lord British” Garriott talks with his colleagues Chris Spears and Starr Long about the development process of SotA.
In the video, Garriott explains that they had decided on short notice to launch a Kickstarter campaign to save the company, which was on the brink of bankruptcy. They quickly worked out a concept for a game and started the crowdfunding campaign. However, what they showed there was just “smoke and mirrors.” This creates the impression that the developers had absolutely no plan.
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This would also explain why Shroud of the Avatar plays so differently and differs from what was announced during the Kickstarter campaign.
The developers get entangled in contradictions when trying to explain. On the one hand, it is said that games change during development. On the other hand, it is explained that they have adhered exactly to the wording of the Kickstarter campaign and would develop a mix of MMORPG and single-player RPG.
As you can see, SotA is not under a good star. The criticism does not cease, the reviews on Steam are anything but good, and the player numbers according to Steamcharts are a maximum of 155 per day. Portalarium states that this is only about 20 percent of the total players, as most would play without Steam. But even then, the number of players would still be under 1,000.
The persistent game world has been around since July 2016, which many have seen as a “release.” However, the development team resists calling SotA officially released. The release is supposed to take place at the end of the year, but even for that, the game still seems extremely unfinished.
MMO shooter Destiny 2 will have sound effects with passion. That is ensured by a man who already made himself heard in the first part: Dave Samuel.
Old gag: How many people actually work on Destiny? Maybe one in three.
In March 2016, it was said that the studio Bungie had about 700 employees. That many are needed to tackle a huge project like Destiny 2. There are graphic designers and artists, story writers and designers, community management and the management level. We know them well.
In small documentaries about Destiny, in ViDocs, people like chief producer Mark Noseworthy or the game’s director, game director Luke Smith, explain what they thought about Destiny. These are the big makers and visionaries, but Destiny 2 has many specialists that are seen and heard too rarely.
Pfff! Wooosh – Kaboom! – Dave Samuel, sound effect designer
Above all, one has made himself heard: the special sound effects developer Dave Samuel. He is responsible for how Destiny hisses, booms, and sounds. And he does it with full passion. Every time you activate an ability in Destiny 1 or Destiny 2, you hear his work.
In the first ViDoc for The Taken King, the mustachioed Dave Samuel appeared for the first time and explained the new Hunter super: with full enthusiasm, hands, and his voice.
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Samuel presented the new abilities sound-wise with such passion and dedication that he has since gained a small fanbase among Destiny super fans who do not forget him.
Responsible for the super moments in Destiny 2
Even Bungie knows what they have in Samuel, and so in the latest ViDoc the fans’ grins were wide when it came to describing the new supers: because Samuel appeared again.
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You can tell: the beard has become even bushier, but the passion remains the same. Fans were excited: “This is exactly the kind of guy that should make sound effects in a video game.” Without Samuel, the presentation of new supers would simply not be the same, said another.
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Even at Bungie, Samuel has his fans. Weapon guru Jon Weisnewski says: Dave is always so super cool. He is 150% a great guy.
The new “Arena modes” in Overwatch are quite fun. We explain what the special features are.
In Overwatch, the Patch 1.11/2.13 and the associated anniversary of Overwatch have been active since yesterday (23.05.2017). In addition to the new items from the loot boxes and minor balance changes, there are also two new game modes in the arcade: 1v1 – Limited Duel and 3v3 Sudden Elimination. We take a look at the two game modes and reveal how they work.
1v1 – Limited Duel
The “1v1 – Limited Duel” is very similar to the previous 1v1 arena mode, but there is a huge difference. Both players can only choose from 3 heroes at the beginning of a match! These heroes are random and the same for both players.
Who can outsmart their opponent better and wins the mind game for the best counter? All heroes except Lúcio can appear in this mode. It is played in a “Best of 9” format – whoever claims 5 victories wins the match.
3v3 Sudden Elimination
In the second game mode, “3v3 Sudden Elimination,” 3 players on 2 teams face each other and play a round of “Team Deathmatch”.
But there is also a special rule here that adds excitement and variety. All heroes are available; however, once a round is won, the team cannot use those heroes in the next round.
In plain terms: If you are sniped by an incredibly good Widowmaker, you will not see a Widowmaker in the next round! It is played in a “Best of 5” mode – the team with 3 victories wins the entire match.
Such eternal “Sombra vs. Sombra” matches no longer exist.
Furthermore, there is a new “Sudden Death” system in all “Arena” matches (which include these two modes). If a certain amount of time has passed without a winner being determined (for example, because a player is just running in circles and hiding), a warning will appear. 30 seconds later, a control point appears in the middle of the map. Whoever captures this point will be declared the winner. This forces a final battle and inevitably leads to a swift end.
What do you think of the new arena modes?
Mein-MMO says: The special rules for 3v3 are good and add extra excitement to the game mode. It was the missing touch that made this mode truly appealing and interesting. Above all, it “forces” players to move away from their “I only play Hero X” mindset and engage with other characters as well. This will ultimately benefit players in quick match or ranked mode.
From this evening, everyone can expect an extra long weekend, for those who were lucky enough to get Friday off. Such “mini-holidays” are ideal for a good gaming session. So what will you play during the long weekend?
It’s only Wednesday, but thanks to the holiday on Thursday and the bridge day on Friday, many employees across the country are already done for the day. Those who don’t want to spend the many free days just grilling and engaging in other analog activities can indulge in gaming on their PC or console.
Games for the Weekend – Overwatch Celebrates Anniversary
Ideal for the long weekend is, for example, Blizzard’s hero shooter Overwatch. The game is celebrating its anniversary until June 12 in the Anniversary Event. In this event, you can play new game modes in the arena and participate in 3vs3 or 1vs1 matches.
As always, there are also new loot boxes containing special skins. However, the new emote dance animations that you can get from the boxes are particularly cool.
Marvel Heroes Omega for PS4 in Open Beta
PS4 players can look forward to the open beta of Marvel Heroes. The superhero brawler has now been released as an open beta and can be played for free by any PS4 player.
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And on this special day, you also get the hero Daredevil. You just need to download the client for PS4 and log in, then the “Devil of Hell’s Kitchen” is yours. The open beta is considered a soft launch and will not have any further wipes.
The Elder Scrolls Online – Vvardenfell Vacation for Early Birds
The Elder Scrolls Online will receive the major Morrowind expansion on June 6, but those who pre-ordered on PC have already been able to venture into Vvardenfell since Monday. There, you can do everything that will also be available on June 6: play the new Warden, visit PvP battlegrounds, and explore the beautiful island of Vvardenfell. Unfortunately, this promotion is only available for PC players.
What is the Editorial Team Playing?
Since we in the editorial team still need to take care of news and cool articles, unfortunately, we don’t have complete time off during the long weekend, but there’s always time for gaming:
Leya is currently roaming in Hamburg at a press event, playing Final Fantasy 14 and hanging out with FF14 head Naoki Yoshida personally. So expect some cool Stormblood articles in the near future.
Schuhmann completely messed up his character in ESO on Monday. His Redguard isn’t suitable as a Warden, so he’ll need to create a new character in ESO Morrowind over the weekend.
Ttime is playing something other than Destiny this weekend, but rather the legendary Tales from the Borderlands. After Leya, Cortyn, and I stared at him in shock when he revealed his ignorance of this masterpiece, he just had to make up for it. Oh, and he’s also playing The Division with Update 1.6.1.
Patrick has caught the Overwatch fever. Therefore, he will be playing ONLY Overwatch all weekend to really collect all the new skins and emotes. Wish him luck!
Cortyn still has her guests at home, keeping her from online games. She will also spend a lot of time at RPC in Cologne.
I, Jürgen, will spend a lot of time in The Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind leveling my Khajiit Warden and trying out different skill trees. Any similarities to my cat are purely coincidental. I will also be at the RPC in Cologne; maybe I’ll meet some of you there!
But enough about us, what are your plans for the extra long weekend? Let us know in the comments!
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Marvel Heroes Omega is now available for all players on PS4 for free. The open beta is live and since it is a soft launch, there will be no more wipes until the final release.
Marvel Heroes Omega has already become a massive hit on PC after initial difficulties, and the console version, Marvel Heroes Omega, impresses on PS4 as well. Previously, this superhero brawler from Diablo creator David Brevik was only available to invited guests in the closed beta. But now the open beta is live and everyone can join.
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Marvel Heroes Omega: Open Beta for PS4 and Daredevil for Free
In Marvel Heroes Omega, you play as a superhero from the Marvel universe and battle your way through typical locations of this comic universe. For example, you’ll find yourself in “Hell’s Kitchen” in New York or the supervillain prison “The Raft”.
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You currently have “only” 38 heroes available in the console version, but the developers plan to add more soon to match the over 60 characters from the PC version. One hero, Daredevil, is available for free as a celebration of the soft launch when you log into the game.
The Xbox version of Marvel Heroes Omega will be released on June 20.
Black Desert Online starts today on Steam and the new class Striker is also coming. Additionally, the Striker will soon receive his Awakening weapons in Korea. This allows the Martial-Arts fighter to take down his opponents even more fiercely.
Black Desert Online recently introduced the Striker in Korea. This new hero is a fast Kung-Fu fighter who hits as hard with his hands and feet as, for example, the Dark Elf with her war knife. Today, the Striker is coming to the Western version of BDO. If you like, you can also play Black Desert Online on Steam starting today.
Black Desert Online – Striker and Steam version online today
If you want to play the Striker right away, you can start today, May 24, after the maintenance work. At the same time, the Steam version of Black Desert Online is also available today.
If you prefer to play centrally via Valve’s distribution platform, you can also get the sandbox MMO there starting now.
Black Desert Online – Fighting like in Anime
If you already find the Striker’s previous moves cool, you should be even more excited about the hero’s Awakening skills. With his stylish combat gloves, the Striker summons additional replicas that serve as sidekicks.
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Thus, the Striker is never alone and can bash his enemies even more effectively through the underbrush. The whole brawl takes on exaggerated proportions reminiscent of fighting animes like Dragon Ball Z. In a recently released video about the Striker Awakening, you can see for yourself. Unfortunately, the cool Awakening moves are only available for the Korean version of BDO starting today. However, the West is likely to follow soon.
When friends in MMORPGs seemingly fall into an addiction, what is the best approach?
Today I want to address a topic that is not directly related to a specific game: Addiction Among Friends. For “our” generation, it is quite normal to meet people online and thus form friendships that may last for many years or even a lifetime. This often holds true even when you will never meet these individuals in real life.
I am sure that anyone with a large friends list has a few of these players on it: They are virtually permanently online. And no, I don’t mean that “typical phase” that each of us goes through, where a specific game is played excessively for a few weeks. I am talking about an online presence where one can speak of an addiction even without expertise: 12-16 hours a day, day after day.
Since I am (usually) relatively direct, I simply address the issue with people. So far, they have mostly denied that it is an addiction – but honestly, what else could this person possibly say?
Ultimately, it could not matter to me. What other people do with their lives is ultimately their own business, which I have no right to interfere with. I would probably think that way even if I did not know these individuals for years. They hold the same value for me as an acquaintance from childhood – friends, indeed. I only reluctantly let friends run into ruin (unless they play Hanzo).
It would be simple if I could just “come by in real life” to drag these people away from their computers and instill sense and insight in them – or perhaps to recognize that my assessment was wrong. But with “online friends,” that is not always possible.
I am frankly quite at a loss as to how to deal with this problem long-term.
It makes me sad to see some friends “wasting” their lives when I simultaneously know that they are actually incredibly creative individuals with much potential to excel in other ways. Then I also find myself asking: Who am I to judge how they lead their lives? These two thoughts then escalate for me.
I get angry and sad every time I see friends online for days and weeks. Eventually, I can’t stand it anymore and simply remove them from my friends list – at least on Battle.net. Then I don’t have to see it anymore. Of course, that does not solve the problem. But it does feel good for me – a bit selfish, I know.
Do you have such people in your friend circle who are on the verge of sinking into a swamp of addiction? How do you deal with such situations, or how would you? Do you take action and intervene? Or is “each their own maker of happiness” and should take care of it themselves?
Today is Weapon Day in Destiny on May 24th. Furthermore, we take a look at the best weapons that are on sale this week.
Back to the present: In recent days, Destiny 2 has dominated the gaming world, but there are still almost four months to go until this game is released. “Destiny 1” is still relevant for a while – and this week there are again excellent weapons with which you can have a good time in the MMO shooter.
Recommended Weapons This Week
At the Vex Quartermaster, there is a very powerful pulse rifle:
Assembly II (Auto Rifle): Extended Mag / Fixed Draw, Perfect Balance / Third Eye, Hidden Hand
Miscreant V (Hand Cannon): Long-barreled Magazine / Snapshot, Handloaded / One Man Army, Firefly
Weapon Day on May 24th
The Weapon Master Banshee-44 wants to celebrate Weapon Day with you today. He brings your ordered weapons and is happy to accept new forge orders. Also, this NPC in the Tower is a good source to get Syntheses, Telemetries, weapon parts, and armor materials.
These are the forge orders this week:
Häkke delivers the pulse rifle Lyudmila-D. High Impact of 30.
Improbable, a British company, wants to create enormous virtual worlds and change the MMOs. The developer’s dream is to transform the MMO shooter Destiny into a virtual world where millions of people can be online simultaneously.
“If one day 100 million or 1 billion people are in a virtual world together, then that world stops being a game and becomes its own country,” says CEO Herman Narula in an interview with Gamesindustry.
With the Spatial OS technology, Improbable aims to power such massive virtual worlds, where millions of individuals can coexist, experience, and embark on adventures. His dream is to work with Bungie and make Destiny something huge.
1 Billion Dollars in Worth – Massive Virtual Worlds are the Goal
It sounds like a pipe dream, but it’s far from it: Narula is no dreamer, but an entrepreneur, and his company is worth one billion US dollars.
Narula’s company Improbable received an investment of 502 million US dollars from a Japanese company, which acquired less than 50% of the shares with the money. According to market laws, his company is valued at over 1 billion US dollars, making it one of the hottest start-ups in Britain.
The deal brought Narula nationwide attention. We reported on the company’s technology “SpatialOS.” In principle, it involves representing vast virtual worlds by having many microservers work simultaneously to create this world, allowing a player to interact in this world without noticing when they switch from microserver to microserver. This would be seamless.
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If the technology works, it could even impact the real world. Such gigantic simulated worlds could also be used to simulate our real world and conduct “infrastructure simulations.” This type of thing is also practically possible and quite game-like. However, the founders of Improbable are passionate gamers, and so gaming is prioritized.
MMOs in the “Nuclear Winter” – Technology Disappoints Players
If MMOs and games utilize this technology, it would eliminate the technical limitations that MMOs currently face: Many games restrict the number of players in a world and the size of that world. With SpatialOS, enormous worlds with thousands of players simultaneously would be possible.
Narula’s mission is to end the “nuclear winter” in MMOs. This arose because technology set limits, while players had different expectations. They wanted a larger world with more people than the industry could deliver. The new technology could fulfill these desires.
A Living World in an MMO Needs Many Players
A living world cannot be created with instances and scripted content, says Narula. While that is important, for the world to come alive, players must fill it with their own gameplay systems.
Currently, Improbable is mainly working with medium-sized companies, helping them to create vast worlds. With large companies, it always takes time for them to decide to invest in a new technology.
The CEO Dreams of a Partnership with Bungie for Destiny
Narula is a big fan of the MMO shooter Destiny and dreams of the day and the things that a partnership with Bungie would bring: “That would be something absolutely worth implementing one day.”
But all this won’t happen anytime soon. Narula makes it clear: We are not there yet. We have a vision that we are executing. We believe in it. It will take time.
But apparently, this vision is already worth half a billion dollars to investors.
Live Healthier if You Want to Experience This Future!
Mein MMO says: At least we players have something to look forward to with such technology. Such “large worlds” with at least hundreds of players simultaneously were normal 15, 20 years ago: back then, the graphics were horrendous.
Today, the worlds have been ruthlessly trimmed down to boost graphics and performance. Destiny in a huge world with thousands of others at the same time – a universe that truly comes alive: that is a future many dream of. Good to know that someone is working exactly on that.
We should all pay attention to our health, behave, and occasionally eat some vegetables, hoping that we will experience this.
Read more about the technology, which games are already using it, and what they are planning here:
The Western adventure Red Dead Redemption 2 will be released in spring 2018. The release window can now be further narrowed down.
The day before yesterday, the team from RockstarGames announced that the action-adventure Red Dead Redemption 2 will no longer be released this year. Originally, RockstarGames planned for a release in autumn 2017, but has now postponed it to spring 2018. New information now allows for a rough time frame to be determined in which the game set in the Western setting is expected to be released.
Financial report excludes March as release
In the official announcement regarding the delay of Red Dead Redemption 2, fans were informed that they can expect a release in spring 2018. With this vague description, one might assume that a release could take place as early as March. However, a current financial report excludes March and states that it is likely that the game can be expected to be released at the earliest in April 2018.
According to RockstarGames, Red Dead Redemption 2 will only be released in fiscal year 2019. Since the current fiscal year is still active until March 2018, this means that we cannot expect a release of the game before April 1, 2018. The fiscal year 2019 runs from April 1, 2018, to March 31, 2019.
Why the delay?
Red Dead Redemption 2 takes place in the eternal and merciless vastness in the heart of America. It has been developed from the ground up for the current console generation and needs a bit more time before it can be presented to fans. On the official website, the team stated that they want to release a game only when it is truly finished.
The delay of the game does not relate to specific problems, but rather has to do with RockstarGames’ desire to provide its fans with a very special gaming experience. Additionally, players should feel the usual quality of RockstarGames in this game. To create this experience, the developers need more time.
Wargaming, the developers of World of Tanks, had sparked a proper shitstorm with a controversial threat towards a YouTuber, threatening him with a copyright strike. Now the company is backtracking and apologizing for its behavior.
The past week was a mechanical failure for Wargaming. The YouTuber SirFoch had uploaded a spiteful video criticizing the new premium tank Chrysler K GF as a pay-to-win machine and insulted Wargaming.
https://youtu.be/Z9juoiLgzFU
As a result, SirFoch was thrown out of the community contributor program by a Wargaming employee. So far, so understandable, but Wargaming went further and demanded that SirFoch delete the video in question.
After he refused, Wargaming threatened with a copyright strike on YouTube – too many of those will result in the channel being shut down. An attack on the existence of a YouTuber. And that’s when the shitstorm really began…
World of Tanks – Community unleashes shitstorm
Although SirFoch deleted the video (which has since reappeared on other channels), he made a 20-minute video that explained in detail what he thought of the tank in question and Wargaming’s approach. Many users seemed to feel similarly and expressed their displeasure in the official forum.
This was not changed by an official posting from the responsible community manager. Worse still, a post from the US department of Wargaming (which was not responsible at all) caused even more trouble, as it mentioned “hate speech and homophobia” in SirFoch’s video and continued to insist on the legality of the copyright claim.
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That the EU community head had officially apologized to SirFoch seems to have escaped the US department. And while everyone agreed that SirFoch had really gone off the deep end, no one saw “hate speech” or even “homophobia” in his rant.
World of Tanks in the Jimquisition – The peak of outrage
The situation escalated further over the week, with numerous other YouTubers giving statements. Among them were also a few other community contributors. The well-known and popular Mighty Jingles ended his collaboration with Wargaming due to these incidents. He felt it was too risky now and didn’t want to put his channel at stake.
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The peak of the shitstorm was finally reached when video game guru Jim Sterling took on the issue in the course of his format “The Jimquisition” and dissected it gleefully. All this negative publicity ultimately became too much for Wargaming. Therefore, the company recently issued an official statement.
In it, Wargaming explicitly apologizes for its behavior towards SirFoch and admits that “it could have been resolved better.” The official position of Wargaming is that no copyright claims are threatened to exercise censorship. They also want to work on guidelines with community contributors in the future to avoid such situations.
What do you think about the situation? Was Wargaming right after all? And if not, are you still angry with the company or is the matter settled with the apology? Let us know in the comments!
For the D&D MMO Neverwinter, we are giving away 50 exclusive unicorn mounts for the console versions on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. You cannot purchase these noble creatures in the shop, but you can win them here.
In Neverwinter, the Dungeons&Dragons MMORPG from Perfect World, there are all sorts of curious mounts. Among them are unicorns, which are particularly fast and powerful. However, such a noble creature is not easy to obtain, especially the blue and green versions.
The proud creatures in these colors are not available in the shop, but we have received a whole herd of unicorns from the developers that we would like to give away.
Neverwinter: 50 green and 50 blue unicorns for Xbox One and PlayStation 4
Depending on which console you use, you can aim for a sky blue (PS4) or light green (Xbox) unicorn here. We have 50 pieces of each unicorn available. They run 50 percent faster than regular horses and have slots for two insignias.
To win one of the mounts, you just need to enter through the embedded form here. If you complete three of the four steps, you will win one of the codes. Participation in the giveaway is possible until 31.07.2017, 12:00 PM or until all 50 mounts are given away.
On PS4, go to the App Store and activate the key there. On Xbox One, you first need to download the Arc Client from Perfect World and then activate the key there. Once the key is active, you only need to pick up the unicorn in the game at the rewards agent in Neverwinter. You can find the agent in the Protector’s Enclave opposite the Hall of Justice from Sergeant Knox.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Quietly and secretly, Blizzard has unleashed the Murlocs in Azeroth. A small, gurgling monster in World of Warcraft can now be obtained.
For a long time, pet collectors in World of Warcraft had been puzzled about how they could get Squirky. This little Murloc with the somewhat unusual shape has been in the pet guide for a while, but no one really knew where exactly in the game world it appears. Since last night (May 24, 2017), we know the answer: it was not available before.
On Twitter, Jeremy “Muffinus” Feasel teased in a series of posts that something was “hatching” – shortly thereafter, the first players had managed to obtain the Murloc Squirky.
If you want to catch Squirky as a pet, you should travel to Azsuna and visit a small island far to the west. There are numerous elite Murlocs that can quickly take down cloth wearers – however, there are also many “Squirky” pets wandering around. These must be defeated in a pet battle and caught like any other pet. That’s the whole trick.
Whether Squirky is available only for a while or permanently is currently unknown.
If you can’t get enough of Murlocs, you should also check out the Blizzard store. Alongside the spawn of Squirky, there is also a plush Murloc in the shop that looks remarkably similar to the in-game counterpart.
In Destiny 2, it will be easier for solo players to find groups for raids or nightfall strikes. A new type of matchmaking is coming: Guided Games.
In Destiny 1, there is no matchmaking for high-level content such as raids or nightfall strikes. Anyone who wants to master these activities must find a fireteam on their own. Either you have enough friends online, or you scour social networks for potential teammates.
However, many players avoid such LFG sites – the atmosphere is described as too toxic, and it is too cumbersome to find five pleasant players. As a result, many Guardians have never completed a raid in Destiny 1. According to Bungie, only 50% of the player base has even attempted the endgame content.
In Destiny 2, it is supposed to become easier for solo players to find a fireteam for such activities. Everyone should have the chance to play all activities in Destiny 2. The solution is called: Guided Games.
What are Guided Games in Destiny 2?
According to project lead Mark Noseworthy, every player can decide for themselves whether they want to play Destiny 2 solo or in a clan. Solo, Destiny 2 is already great, but the best moments are had in a group when facing challenges together.
With Guided Games, “matchmaking” and “community building” for endgame activities such as raids, trials, and nightfall strikes are connected. This makes it possible for one or two players to find a group that still needs one or two players for their activity. Together, they can then have a good time, according to Bungie.
Guided Games bring clans and solo players together. The process of finding a clan works similarly to a dating app, Noseworthy says:
The seeker, the solo player, receives some clan suggestions. They see the banner and motto of the clan and get a first impression of whether the members of the clan might fit them. If the clan is not to their liking, they can simply swipe on to the next clan, just like on Tinder. If they see, for example, “Oh, these guys speak my language, great!”, they can choose that clan.
In a “normal” matchmaking, on the other hand, players get randomly matched with others. With Guided Games, you have a choice and thereby avoid – at least that’s the idea – toxicity.
Through Guided Games, there are no commitments. You can play the raid together and then go your separate ways. However, Bungie hopes that solo players will find new friends and possibly join the clan. The sense of community is highly valued in Destiny 2.
Clans in Destiny 2
Clans have already been present in Destiny 1. On Bungie.net, you can join a clan; in-game, it will then be displayed as a “nameplate” and as a second friends list. With Destiny 2, clans are supposed to be a feature that is actually integrated into the game:
Clans in Destiny 2 are groups that you can join to play the game together
When searching for a clan, you not only see its name but also its motto and banner. This gives you a first impression of what kind of people are in this clan.
Clans have a progress system and rewards
They can serve as helpers for Guided Games
Guided Games – Matchmaking the Bungie Way
A matchmaking feature for all endgame content has long been requested by parts of the community. However, Bungie argued that the philosophy behind the toughest challenges in Destiny is that players communicate with their voices and teamwork is paramount. Public matchmaking would contradict this idea.
Guided Games are now supposed to enable solo players not just to play the activities, but to experience them in the best possible way. Regular matchmaking would be the simplest solution, but Guided Games would align more with Bungie’s vision. They want to deliver what the community desires. But sometimes, this comes in a slightly different form, according to Executive Producer David Allen.
In short: Guided Games are matchmaking the Bungie way.
