With Patch OB 49, a new champ and a new map come to Paladins. The new champion is a fairy: Willo. The new map “Brightmarsh” is a city nestled among trees and mushrooms. Pip and Grover are getting epic skins.
Paladins’ new Patch OB 49 is entirely themed around the forest. The new champion, the new map, and the new chest could all have been taken from an enchanted fairy tale forest. We have summarized the highlights of Patch OB49 for you.
Paladins’ new champion: Willo can suppress healing and is a damage dealer
Willo is a fairy that resembles a mix of a flower and a butterfly. She is a damage dealer and deals area damage with her weapon and skills. Willo throws seedlings around her that explode like bombs. When the fairy has had enough, she simply flutters away with her large wings.
With her ultimate ability, Willo can fly for an exceptionally long time. From the air, she drops her bombs or toxic spores on her opponents. With the toxic spores, Willo suppresseshealing.
Paladins’ new map “Brightmarsh” – Looks a bit like Smurf Village
The new Siege map Brightmarsh is located in the midst of a swamp. However, this swamp is not stagnant and muddy, as one might expect from a marsh. Everywhere, the swamp shines in a friendly light. The houses are built into trees and resemble mushrooms. Brightmarsh feels like the perfect home for Willo or Grover.
The map features corridors and open spaces. The control point is suitable for aggressive gameplay with large battles. The payload route has plenty of defensive options.
Paladins Patch OB49: New skins for Pip and Grover
Grover gets a skin that fits the swampy theme of the new map “Brightmarsh”. Pip’s skin has a galactic flair, transforming him into a bright green alien.
Doom-Shroom: Grover is overgrown with mushrooms
Grover’s new epic skin looks like a nasty fungal infestation. The gentle tree is completely overgrown with mushrooms. Both his weapon and bark are now more whitish than brown. The skin can only be obtained in the “Overgrown Chest”.
Invader: Pip turns into green Darth Vader
Pip’s new skin “Invader Pip” is meant to be a reference to Darth Vader from Star Wars. However, Invader Pip is much more colorful than his dark counterpart. This skin can be purchased directly for 400 crystals.
ARK Survival Evolved is home to a large volcano near the center of the island. This will be activated with the new PC patch v257 and converted into the Tek Cave.
Near the center, there is a large, dormant volcano in Ark Survival Evolved. This will soon change. The volcano is awakening from its slumber and will become active with patch v257.
Originally, this PC patch was announced for the end of April. However, Studio Wildcard postponed the release to May. The developers wanted to give players the chance to relocate their structures and bases. With the update, all structures and dinos will be destroyed that are within a certain radius of the volcano.
The volcano still slumbers. This will change soon.
The volcano will not become an all-destructive lava beast
The original plan was for the volcano to become a fire-breathing beast upon activation. At regular intervals, lava flows were supposed to devastate the center.
However, Studio Wildcard has abandoned these plans. On one hand, this would have contradicted the rest of the island’s gameplay, in the eyes of the developers.
On the other hand, there were concerns from technical and artistic perspectives. It would have taken too much timeto build a volcanowith a destructive cycle now. The focus would lie on other things right before the final full release. The team felt that a lava-breathing volcano would bring too little benefit to the players. This was revealed by lead designer Jeremy Stieglitz in an interview with Kotaku.
Studio Wildcard opted for a different solution.
Ark’s volcano will become the Tek Cave
Caves function in Ark Survival Evolved like dungeons. Some of them are easy to explore, while others require a lot of sweat and effort. Those who dare to enter have the chance to obtain strong and varied rewards.
With the activation of the volcano, it will be transformed into the Tek Cave. Since the Tek technologies represent the final stage of the game, these caves are correspondingly difficult to master.
Despite the changes, the volcano remains one of the best places to farm metal.
Keep Out! Safety tape indicates the danger zone in Ark Survival Evolved
Destructive lava will not flow over the center. However, destructive developers will come and smash everything around the volcano. To activate the volcano, the area requires a massive geographical overhaul.
Therefore, all dinosaurs and structures at the volcano will be destroyed as soon as patch v257 arrives. All tribes and players who have a base or house dinos in the danger zone should relocate them beforehand.
To assist the volcano residents, Wildcard has installed a safety line. Those who want to ensure that their dinos remain unharmed and structures intact should heed this. The line is marked in the game itself.
Everything above the line will be destroyed.
On PvE servers, it will no longer be possible to build structures at the volcano after the update. In PvP mode, structures there will take more damage – just like in all caves on the island.
Ark PC Patch v257: ETA May 4 – Until then, relocate with all dinos and structures
At this time, update v257 for the PC is planned for May 4. The date may still be pushed back further. Those who want to be on the safe side should relocate with their belongings as quickly as possible.
When this patch will come to PS4 and Xbox One is still unclear.
Blizzard briefly ended the event “Uprising” in Overwatch , then realized it was too early and extended it. Now there is a new “end date” for the event. When does “Uprising” in Overwatch really end? And what about update 2.12?
Blizzard is playing “lights on – lights off” with the seasonal event “Uprising” in Overwatch.
On May 1, the event ended briefly earlier than originally planned. The date “May 1” circulated as the end date for the event, but it was apparently in the afternoon in the USA when the event suddenly ended. Players had hoped for midnight.
Fans did not find this early ending great and raised alarm.
Overwatch Event “Uprising”: When does it really end?
In the night from Monday to Tuesday at 4:00 AM our time, Overwatch then spoke up again and said: Oops. We accidentally ended the event earlier than expected. That was a mistake.
Now Blizzard has extended the event. It now ends in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday at 2:00 AM German time. This is the official end time for the event.
Seasonal events are the highlight for Overwatch and a cash cow for Blizzard
In such events in Overwatch, players can draw seasonal cosmetic items from special loot boxes that are only available during these periods: skins, highlight intros, or emotes.
If players are craving a specific skin and haven’t obtained it by the end of the event, the direct purchase for real money tempts them, and Blizzard’s cash register rings.
In the last events, Blizzard has made a killing. Revenues from Overwatch have skyrocketed during the previous seasonal events. Game times also shot up.
It’s easy to understand that Blizzard gives all players the opportunity for one last purchase.
Overwatch PS4 Patch 2.12 – that’s why there were no patch notes
The premature end of the event is also causing confusion, as a patch 2.12 for Overwatch went live on PS4, but no patch notes were released.
Basically, patch 2.12 simply extended the event. Therefore, there are also no patch notes for update 2.12 in Overwatch.
Here we have listed all the skins, emotes, and sprays. You still have a few hours to get the coveted Genji Blackwatch skin. Good luck!
Blizzard lets a round of Hearthstone packs go, as a new milestone for the card game has been reached.
The latest expansion of Hearthstone “Journey to Un’Goro” is probably considered a full success by the developers. This is especially confirmed by the fact that Hearthstone now reports a new record of registered players. More than 70,000,000 players are said to be diving into the card game of Blizzard’s Warcraft universe across all platforms.
With such great success, Blizzard is even giving out a few small gifts that all Hearthstone players can now claim. Anyone who logs into the card game from now on will receive 3 packs of “Journey to Un’Goro” for free. This also applies to completely new players – so it would be a good time to start playing the card game now to grab some bonus cards right away.
The offer is valid until the end of May – during this time, all players will receive the promised 3 card packs upon logging in.
Destiny and The Division have conquered the gaming market on PS4 and Xbox One. What similar games are in development? We believe there are up to three more titles like Destiny in the works. They will be revealed at E3.
If you look at the games that generated the most revenue digitally on PS4 and Xbox One, there’s no way to overlook Destiny, The Division, and GTA Online.
These games are referred to as “Games as a Service.” They continue to be developed even after release. They operate like a service or hobby. Even years after launch, these “Games as a Service” games continue to generate revenue and remain attractive to players as they receive new game content.
Destiny, The Division, GTA Online – the big winners of 2016 on PS4 and Xbox One
Although GTA Online V had been around for several years in 2016, it generated the third highest revenue: 378.9 million USD.
The Division had a rather rocky launch – nevertheless, it secured 4th place with 261.8 million USD.
With Destiny, very little happened in 2016 due to the postponement of Destiny 2 to 2017. Still, the game earned 214.1 million USD.
It’s clear: Other publishers also want a piece of this pie. Certainly, shooters with “MMO elements” have been in development for several years. Now they should be ripe enough to be shown to the public.
We think: At E3 2017 in June, we will see up to 3 new games that will resemble Destiny or The Division.
Existing titles are already shifting towards Games as a Service and PvE
The wave is already having an impact on the existing trio and their development. All three titles have increasingly focused their gameplay DNA on PvE and “Games as a Service”:
GTA V Online, originally a classic single-player title, has increasingly recognized the potential in the “Games as a Service” operation since its release. In recent months and years, this area has been expanded with updates: Suddenly, GTA V Online is about a lot of money, about businesses and enterprises.
In Destiny , the developers originally focused more on PvP like in a classic online shooter, but players found the coop aspects more interesting: Raids and Strikes, which feature PvE content, characterize Destiny and will surely be emphasized in the coming years. Quests have been increasingly integrated since Year 2, significantly improving the story elements.
Even in The Division , steps have already been taken to emphasize “PvE”. The Division has likely been more closely modeled after Destiny during development, with world rankings emphasizing PvE and grinding during ongoing operations.
What games are coming our way?
Since the success of Destiny, it’s clear that other studios will develop shooters with these coop and multiplayer elements.
Currently, no further title has been officially announced, but that should happen in the next 50 days. We expect that at E3 in June, one to three high-profile games will be revealed that will follow in the footsteps of Destiny and The Division.
It’s clear: Such a project devours money in the range of 100 million USD and upwards. Grand Theft Auto V reportedly cost 137 million USD. For Destiny, the development costs are estimated to be similarly high, even though the “500 million USD” that circulated for a long time were likely not reached. Additionally, both titles likely incurred just as much in marketing costs alone.
This can only be managed by a “publisher” giant that commissions a large development studio. On the next pages, we will examine the candidates we are keeping an eye on.
In the MMO shooter Destiny we look at the videos of the week. Included: A cinematic video about Radegast, the first Iron Lord.
The name “My name is Byf” will certainly ring a bell for the diligent Mein-MMO readers. In the past months, we have presented some of his videos. He is particularly known in the English-speaking Guardian community as an expert in the lore, the background story of Destiny.
He now presents his new project: An animated Destiny story cinematic. The first part is about the first Iron Lord. About Radegast. A Titan who was the founder and leader of the “Iron Lords”. In the video, you will see his story.
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That’s it for the videos Bungie presents. Now let’s see what our community has created!
This week, we received a video that we do not want to withhold from you. It is by RolBoKoPP and shows a really well-edited montage. Short but impactful!
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Until the “Destiny 2” launch, there are still good four months. You could still use this time to create some really cool clips in Destiny 1 that impress our readership. Craft your creative ideas into videos, upload them to Youtube and then send us the link, preferably via Facebook. Send us a private message there. This way, we will definitely watch the video and with a little luck you will end up in the next week’s “video of the week” article.
A video that we will probably see again next week is presented here:
Because he played Pokémon GO in a church and released a video about it, this Russian player could now face 3.5 years in prison.
Pokémon GO is a mobile game that is preferably played outdoors to visit PokéStops and find wild Pokémon. The Russian Pokémon player Ruslan Sokolovsky played the game in a church and made a video about it, which is now going against him. Several years in prison could be the penalty for that.
He knew what penalties exist for that
In August 2016, Sokolovsky uploaded the aforementioned video, in which he played Pokémon GO in a church and violated Russian laws – accusation: incitement to religious hatred. By the way, the band “Pussy Riot” was also imprisoned in 2012 for this accusation. The case of this punk band received worldwide attention.
At the beginning of his YouTube video, Sokolovsky showed a clip that pointed out what penalties exist for playing Pokémon GO in churches. However, he could not understand how someone could be punished for playing with their smartphone in a church. So he was not deterred and went to the “Church on the Blood” in Yekaterinburg to catch Pokémon. Orthodox prayers accompanied the attempt to catch a wild Wooper. At the end of the video, he mentions that he unfortunately could not catch the “rare Pokémon Jesus.” The video is available with English subtitles on his YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfMn1yahGYk
Shortly after he published the video, Sokolovsky was arrested and has been in custody since. Now his case is going to court, and according to Kotaku, he could face up to 3.5 years in prison.
Sokolovsky says that he may be an idiot but is not an extremist. “In the past, people were locked up for decades in camps for making jokes about communism and Stalin, for example. Today they want to imprison me for 3.5 years because I made obscene jokes about Orthodoxy and Patriarch Kirill. In my opinion, this is brutal and cruel. I do not understand how this is possible. But as we can see, it is indeed possible,” Sokolovsky writes in a statement for the Russian news site Meduza.
The long-awaited console version of Marvel Heroes Omega is currently in a closed beta. We purchased a founder’s pack, played it, and share with you our first gameplay impressions of the PS4 version of Marvel Heroes Omega in the video. And all of this together with a special guest.
This action-packed game featuring numerous Marvel superheroes was originally developed by Diablo creator David Brevik and, after a rocky start, became a real hidden gem among action RPG fans. Marvel Heroes Omega is set to release on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in the summer of 2017. When the console version of Marvel Heroes was announced, we noticed a great interest from your side. It plays like a modern Diablo with stronger MMO elements. Why I see great potential for it to become my favorite game, you can see here:
https://youtu.be/MeJrrJqxYUM
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In The Division, an agent showcases his PvE build: With each shot, he manages to defeat an elite enemy at level 34.
The agent JakesiK recently gathered some upvotes on Reddit. He presented a short clip to the community, where he quickly introduces his build and then demonstrates what he can do with it. And it is quite impressive.
On one hand, he shows solid aiming skills as he lands headshot after headshot, and on the other hand, the elite enemies at level 34 fall with just one shot each. We embed the video here:
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He uses the precision rifle M700 Carbon with Disciplinary (one kill makes the next shot automatically a crit) and Brutal (increased headshot damage). He has mods active that increase headshot damage and improve crit damage and crit chance.
The armor pieces:
Merciless Chest Piece (Increases damage by 8% and incoming damage by 10%) with health points and enemy armor damage
Refreshing Mask with crit chance and damage against elites
Promising Knee Pads with health points and damage against elites
Specialized Backpack with crit damage
Skulls MC Gloves (damage increased by 16% when no gear set bonuses are active) with enemy armor damage, increased precision rifle damage, and crit damage
Agile Gloves with crit chance
Otherwise, a full focus is on firearms and mods that increase damage to elite enemies. In total, he reaches a solid 9000 firearms. This build is designed to deal a lot of damage to PvE enemies. In practice, the low toughness will pose problems.
Before he engages the enemies, he uses the skills Pulse and First Aid for additional damage boosts. It can also be seen that he activates Tactical Advantage (character talent). This further increases damage, depending on the distance of the “cover-to-cover” movement.
This allows the agent to take down one elite enemy after another with just one shot. Strong!
The healers in Overwatch are all peaceful and kind. Fans are now calling for a dark supporter and presenting their own well-thought-out ideas.
In the Overwatch subreddit, there are always some players with crazy ideas or cool demands. Currently, the user Thats_One seems to have hit the nerve of the supporters – because he is fed up with only playing a “good” supporter.
The characters of Overwatch are quite diverse when it comes to their alignment. There is the clearly good-hearted Reinhardt and the life-affirming Tracer, but also the edgelord dark Reaper and the cold Widowmaker. Such differences run through all groups of characters – just not among the supporters.
The supporters, meaning all characters with healing abilities, seem to come from the good spectrum.
Mercy has a big heart for all the wounded and heals everyone, regardless of alignment and past deeds.
The omnic monk Zenyatta preaches peace and harmony.
The cheerful Lúcio stole something, but then leads a “good” revolution against corporate oppression and has since used music to spread positive vibes.
Ana is the elderly, caring mother who sees the entire Overwatch team as her children to be protected.
Only Symmetra, as a member of Vishkar, has a slight “evil” touch, but ultimately she is just a neat-freak – far from the truly evil spectrum.
Not really evil: Symmetra just likes things neat.
Life steal as an “evil” healer concept
Thats_One demands on Reddit that there should finally be an “evil” supporter. Someone who uses the powers of life and death for dark purposes, which ultimately has a supportive effect on the team.
The user Blazedrag responded with a cool concept: A medical officer from Talon. Story-wise, this character would be responsible for the manipulation of Widowmaker – the guy who brainwashed Amélie LaCroix. There are already some ideas for abilities, the main concept is based on life steal.
Passive: The character has a different resource, the “blood bank.” It fills up automatically over time, but also fills up when damage is dealt. Damage is converted to blood at a rate of 50% and has a maximum supply of 300 blood. In addition, the character possesses 50% life steal – damage dealt heals him for 50% of the damage dealt.
Main weapon: Injection crossbow
A crossbow with medication capsules. Only a small magazine, but several shots per second, each dealing damage to the target.
Second weapon: Injection saw
A strange melee weapon that can be swung at both allies and enemies. Allies are healed for up to 100 health points on hit, which costs 100 blood points. “Overhealing” is stored as temporary maximum health up to 75 health points. If there is less than 100 blood available, healing decreases accordingly (about 50 healing for 50 blood).
If the weapon is swung at an enemy, it deals 50 damage.
Ability: Bloodlust
The character injects a serum into an ally (like Ana’s Nanoboost) for 150 blood points. The target receives 100% life steal with all its abilities and weapons for 5 seconds, converting dealt damage directly into HP.
Ultimate ability: <no name yet>
All characters within a 15-meter radius are enveloped by a gas cloud. Allies gain life steal for 10 seconds, while enemies suffer 10 damage per second for 5 seconds.
Blazedrag has also put a lot of thought into the story of the weaponry and the character. The technology of the weaponry resembles that of Ana. Mercy has already stated that the technology could also be misused for dark purposes – Talon would have stolen the plans (for example, via Sombra) and then used them for their own purposes.
What do you think of this concept? And do you also wish for an “evil” healer? Or should supporters always be kind and peaceful?
In the SF MMORPG Elite: Dangerous , a group of space pirates managed to change the history of the MMORPG. They killed an important NPC during a community event.
On Saturday, there was to be an event in Elite that would influence the history of the universe. The story of the SF MMORPG is also continued in novels.
The science fiction author Drew Wagar controlled an NPC named Salomé on Saturday. She was to be protected. The outcome of this event will play a role in a future novel in the Elite universe.
Protectors’ Group in a Blood Frenzy
As reported by Arstechnica, it became clear during the community event that a group called “Premonition Allied Coalition” (PAC) would play a major role. They wanted to protect Salomé and other player-controlled VIPs. The group includes more than 3000 players.
There are accounts stating that the group “PAC” fell into a kind of power frenzy. They labeled everyone in the system who did not belong to PAC as hostile and opened fire on them. Russian players were expelled from the chat server under the suspicion of being spies for an “Anti-Salomé” faction.
Reports increased that Salomé and her ship were under heavy attack.
Troll Group Smiling Dog Crew Triumphs
And indeed: ultimately, the NPC Salomé was killed. The worst part: They were not enemies. A PAC member eliminated the NPC who was so important to the story. A pilot named Harry Potter.
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Because PAC had been infiltrated by a group called “Smiling Dog Crew.” This is a pirate organization that aims to undermine public order in Elite: Dangerous. They seem to be quite good at it.
Internet Sociopath Harry Potter
Apparently, members of the Smiling Dog Crew joined in as a sort of “trojan horse” of PAC, learned their exact location, and ultimately eliminated them. The death shot was supposedly fired by a player named “Harry Potter.”
Author Wagar now has to deal with the fact that Salomé was killed by a player named “Harry Potter,” and incorporate that into his story. Wagar had anticipated Salomé’s death, though he had hoped she would make it. After all, he wrote and prepared a speech for her.
She survived for 1 hour and 45 minutes, made it within 6 systems of her destination, and traveled 600 light-years through space. The author denies rumors that Potter even ended up on Salomé’s friends list.
This was the summary of the events. In the game, there are still intrigues and accusations being made, as always when community events in MMORPGs reach such a scale.
Others say PAC was only the “figurehead” of the defense. In reality, other groups took over the defense, as the “bodyguard of Salomé,” and PAC had nothing to do with it. The group around Harry Potter simply played very well.
In any case, Salomé is dead, and Harry Potter has taken her down.
Visionary Realms, the development studio behind the MMORPG Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, has secured funding from investors for the further development of the game.
From the beginning, the financial aspect of developing the MMORPG Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen has been a problem. The Kickstarter campaign failed, and subsequently, the further development had to continue mainly with volunteers. Company founder Brad McQuaid, known for his work on the original Everquest as well as the MMORPG Vanguard, invested a lot of his personal money into the project.
Additional funding accelerates development
The studio has now secured financing from investors. This money will now be used to expand the team in all areas.
Moreover, it is now possible to open the closed pre-alpha for external testers. This will provide developers with even more feedback from fans who can finally join and experience the MMORPG in action.
The team is currently looking for more investors for an additional funding round. However, they are now glad that investors have recognized the game’s potential and are willing to invest in the company.
Pre-Alpha Coming Soon
Currently, 15 developers are working in the Visionary Realms team. There is no exact date for the start of the public pre-alpha yet, but it is expected to happen soon.
Anyone wishing for the old days of the original Everquest should keep an eye on Pantheon. Brad McQuaid aims to follow in Everquest’s footsteps with the MMORPG.
A change in the Chinese version of H1Z1: King of the Kill suggests that the shooter may soon find a publisher in China.
According to 2p, police cars in the Chinese Steam version of H1Z1 have been replaced by taxis. This has occurred in a patch.
This leads to speculation that H1Z1 might have convinced an “official Chinese publisher” to take it under contract. Thus, by removing the police cars, H1Z1 could become presentable to acquire a license from the Chinese government.
The relationship of Western games to China is complicated. Access to the Chinese market is highly attractive for Western developers, but the hurdles to actually appear and earn money there are high. A “reasonable” strategy seems to be establishing collaborations with local Chinese companies and adapting their games to the sometimes arbitrary requirements of the Chinese government from a Western perspective.
Blizzard does this with World of Warcraft and Diablo 3. They work with “Netease” and have made changes to their games. For instance, bones cannot be shown openly in China.
To obtain the license, the developers thus adapt their games for China in advance: a kind of self-censorship that takes into account the peculiarities of China.
To Destiny 2 there are indications that the Guardians will not start completely from scratch. These powers may remain with them.
Destiny 2 will be a world without Light. What has been speculated since the reveal trailer is certain since the end of April: Bungie and Activision sent out invitation cards for the gameplay reveal, which state on the back “Welcome to a world without Light” . A dead ghost is depicted on it.
In Destiny 2, things look bleak for the Guardians. No ghosts and a world without the Light of the Traveler mean: The Guardians will be extremely disempowered. The ghost can no longer resurrect us. (How Bungie will solve this with the Crucible, the PvP, remains to be seen). The Guardians will have to face problems that did not exist in Destiny 1.
But how did we end up in this “world without Light”? Do the Guardians now have to start completely from scratch? And what options do the Guardians have to reclaim their homeland? We dive deeper into the lore.
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Destiny 2 will be directly tied to the events in “The Taken King”. This is where Oryx enters our solar system. This god-king of the Hive not only deals heavily with the Awoken and the Guardians, but also with the Cabal. They send out a distress signal – and as we now know, the Cabal Empire responds in Destiny 2 with an invasion of the Red Legion led by Ghaul.
But why do we no longer have Light in Destiny 2? Are the Cabal to blame?
The “Space Turtles” are definitely smarter than they look. The Grimoire card “Ghost Fragment: Cabal 4” makes it clear that the Cabal are aware of the power of the ghosts. Excerpts from a report to the staff of Primus Ta’aun can be read therein. We quote:
Guardians can even be rebuilt after complete disintegrative trauma. This ability is enabled by a small, autonomous drone unit called a Dead Person [Note: This refers to the ghosts]. The Dead Person hides during fights. It is not a viable target for direct fire.
Furthermore, the card states that the Psion Flayers have discovered that the Hive have developed abilities that can disable the ghosts. Thus, it is a goal of the Cabal to capture Hive leaders in order to gain important strategic information that would allow them to eliminate the Guardians permanently. The Grimoire card ends with the statement: “We assume that the Hive fleet poses a strong target near Saturn.”
This is probably the real reason why the Cabal made a ship crash on the burial ship. To gain a tactic to defeat the Guardians. And apparently, they succeeded in acquiring the info. Because Zavala confirms in the trailer for Destiny 2 that many Guardians have died.
How the Cabal will specifically bring about “the world without Light” is still unclear. The trailer shows a kind of shield surrounding the Traveler. Perhaps this is how we are separated from the Light of the Traveler. And since we draw all our powers from the Light of the Traveler, we are completely powerless at the beginning of Destiny 2 – or?
Is the Traveler shielded here?
Have we really been stripped of all our powers?
As mentioned: The events in The Taken King are significant for what happens in Destiny 2. And in The Taken King, there was an important innovation that could be interesting here: The Guardians received their third subclass.
Both the Sunbreaker Titan, the Nightstalker Hunter and the Stormcaller Warlock have one thing in common: They are subclasses that do not directly come from the Traveler. The Guardians must go on quests to gain these abilities. The Titan must travel to Mercury to gain the new power from a Flame Forge. The Nightstalker draws its powers directly from the Void and the Stormcaller from the Storm.
Let’s take a look at the Sunbreaker Titan, for instance: Zavala sends you out to bring back “the fire” to the city. You go to Mercury, where there is a forge that you ignite. From this forge, you then gain the hammer and thus your new powers.
It is said that the Sunbreakers obey no one and nothing, but follow the will of Light. The only power a Sunbreaker needs is the Wrath of Flames. In short: One does not need the Light of the Traveler to unleash these powers. In Destiny 2, one should still have the Sunbreaker subclass available. Just like the Nightstalker and the Stormcaller.
Thus: It is very possible that the Guardians will keep the new subclasses from The Taken King. This is also indicated by a scene from the trailer for Destiny 2, in which Ikora Ray unmistakably uses a Stormcaller ability:
Dead Ghosts do not stay dead forever
Most likely, throughout Destiny 2, we will regain our Light powers. Because the English voice of our ghost, Nolan North, will definitely be heard again in Destiny 2. The award-winning voice actor has already announced that he is back.
After all, the Guardians have revived numerous dead ghosts in Destiny and shown that a dead ghost does not have to stay dead forever. It will probably be that we will be allowed to revive our ghost this time. That sounds fair, after all, he has brought us back into action countless times in Destiny 1.
The question remains exciting about what further abilities and subclasses we will acquire in Destiny 2. Highly considered in this regard is Hawthorne, a new character who survived without the protection of the Guardians out there. She will know powers that will be useful to us. Also Eris Morn or Osiris are candidates for characters who may teach us new abilities – some users hope for Darkness subclasses.
The Awoken also have special powers, maybe the queen will make a return. It is unlikely that we will follow the Fallen’s example and use SIVA as a source of new powers. Then there are the Nine, the rulers of the worlds outside the asteroid belt of the solar system, who surely have some cool tricks up their sleeves. And those are just a few possible examples! It will definitely be exciting to see what awaits us in Destiny 2.
Paladins‘ new champion has been revealed: Willo. She belongs to the damage dealers and is a cute fairy. Here you will find her skills and cards.
We have just welcomed the dark oracle – Seris – to Paladins. With patch OB 49, a small, fluttering light being arrives: Willo. A fairy that may look cute, but has a lot to offerbehind those long elf ears.
Willo’s Abilities: Area Damage & Healing Suppression
Willo is a damage dealer who inflicts area damage with her staff of overgrowth and seedlings. She doesn’t deal direct damage. What is particularly interesting about the fairy: Willo can create a death zone that suppresses healing. A tough counter for champions with self-healing and healing supporters.
The wings of the fairy are not just pretty decoration: Willo can fly into the air for 10 seconds with her ultimate skill “Elf Flight” and bombard enemies from above. Additionally, she can quickly chase after enemies with “Flutter” or escape from them.
Willo’s Skills – Here are her Abilities in Detail
LMB – Staff of Overgrowth: Area damage – Fire a burst of elvish energy that deals 500 damage every 0.75seconds.
RMB – Death Zone: Fire toxic spores that suppress all healing for 4s in an area. Enemies affected by the spores who leave the infected area cannot heal for 2s.
Q – Seedling: Area damage – Throw a seed that explodes after 1 second, dealing 500 damageand producing 4 additional seeds that also explode after one second and deal 500 damage each.
F – Flutter: Beat your wings quickly and move forward or upwards.
E – Elf Flight: Harness the power of the elves and rise into the air for 10 seconds.
Paladins’ new champ: Willo’s Loadout and Legendary Cards
With Willo’s legendary cards, you can choose to give the elf more damage. Either you increase the damage of her weapon or of Willo’s seedlings. Or you enhance Willo’s death zone to inflict additional damage to opponent’s shields.
Willo’s Legendary Cards
Mockery: Seedling – Increases the damage of each seedling by 350.
Blast Flower: Weapon – Targets hit by you take an additional 50 damage from your attacks. Stackable up to 5 times.
Burning Earth: Death Zone – Shields in the death zone take damage equal to 50% of maximum health for 1s.
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Belief (Armor) – Eliminations reduce active cooldown by 10/20/30/40%.
Fauna (Armor) – Increases movement speed outside of combat by 8/16/24/32%.
Flora (Armor) – You gain 50/100/150/200 HP.
Escapades (Weapon) – Your reload speed increases by 5/10/15/20%.
Fairy Dust (Death Zone) – While in the death zone, you heal 20/40/60/80 HP every second.
Sparkle (Death Zone) – The duration of the death zone is increased by 0.5/1/1.5/2s.
Ruckus (Death Zone) – Upon entering the death zone, your movement speed increases by 10/20/30/40% for 2s.
Dusk (Death Zone) – The cooldown of the death zone is reduced by 0.5/1/1.5/2s.
Photosynthesis (Seedling) – After using seedling, your reload speed increases by 10/20/30/40% for 3s.
Germination (Seedling) – Produces 1/2/3/4 ammunition upon activating seedling.
Nectar (Seedling) – You heal 50/100/150/200 HP after activating seedling.
Sprouts (Seedling) – If you hit an enemy with seedling, the cooldown of seedling is reduced by 0.5/1/1.5/2s.
Flitting (Flutter) – Reduces cooldown of flutter by 0.5/1/1.5/2s.
Hummingbird (Flutter) – Produces 1/2/3/4 ammunition upon activating flutter.
Pranks (Flutter) – You heal 50/100/150/200 HP upon activating flutter.
Alive (Flutter) – After flutter ends, your aerial control increases by 15/30/45/60% for 3s.
Leya says: I am particularly curious about how Willo’s skill “Death Zone” will affect the game. Combined with her legendary card “Burning Earth“, Willo unites the items “Cauterize” and “Wrecker” into one skill. Both items are some of the strongest in Paladins. I’m not sure yet how balanced that will ultimately be. Both healers and tanks will likely have a hard time against the little fairy.
I really like the design of the elf. Willo has something cute about her. However, she doesn’t look like the typical, pretty little fairy that grants wishes. Willo has something boyish and challenging in her gaze, which could be due to her prominent eyebrows.
I look forward to floating above the enemies with Willo’s ultimate and wildly bombing them with exploding seedlings!
Willo is already on the test server and will officially appear with patch OB 49. Until then, the mentioned abilities and cards may still change slightly.
In the SF MMORPG EVE Online the next major conflict is brewing. This time it revolves around anime. There are many fans and fierce opponents in EVE – a conflict is escalating.
The site PC Gamer reports on the next conflict in EVE. It all started when the alliance WAFFLES looked for a new way to communicate with each other: They gathered on a Discord server. Discord allows images to be shared – something earlier chat programs could not do.
Fun Fact: “Discordia” is the Greek goddess of strife.
It all started with a Discord server
Before long, the Discord channel was flooded with anime images and memes. It got so wild that the head of WAFFLES, Reza Najafi, banned anime images until further notice.
Anime fans were appalled by this, but anime opponents were pleased. This anime conflict has been simmering under the surface at WAFFLES ever since.
It really heated up when WAFFLES head Reza ran into a political opponent, Jin’Taan, in a podcast. He sits on the player council of EVE and is himself a fleet commander.
The two cannot stand each other and clashed in the podcast. On top of that: Jin’Taan is a passionate anime fan. That pushed things over the edge.
Jin’Taan – Most Wanted in EVE Online
Reza ordered an invasion. Ostensibly because Jin’Taan had publicly insulted him and because he is an anime fan. But some believe it is also because Jin’Taan’s fleet sits on valuable resources.
To further motivate his clan, Reza placed a bounty: If his soldiers managed to kill Jin’Taan 10 times and retrieve his corpse, Reza would lift the “anime ban.” This horrified the anime enemies in Reza’s ranks. So he offered them: If you kill him 20 times, then the ban will be permanent!
As a result, Jin’Taan became the “most wanted man” in EVE. The conflict is currently named “World War Weeb.” The usual propaganda accompanying conflicts in EVE will this time be conducted in anime.
Thus this image from redditor invisusira shows Jin’Taan as Moses, leading his oppressed people of anime fans from the tyranny of the wicked Pharaoh Reza:
Mein MMO says: A similar conflict nearly split the Mein-MMO editorial team a few years ago. The Cortyn faction, consisting of Cortyn, constantly attacked the shared communication platform with anime images.
Even a Widowmaker can fight at a control point in Overwatch sometimes. At least in our “Play of the Game” moments of the week.
Every week, absurd, exciting, or simply funny moments happen in Overwatch, often captured in a “Play of the Game”. We searched through social media and picked out three special highlights for you. Enjoy our 3 “Play of the Game” moments of the week.
Our first entry features a McCree doing what he does best: calling out the time of day. In the form of the player Herobunny, he plans a nasty ambush on Volskaya Industries with a Sombra and sneaks up behind the second control point. As Sombra rushes in and takes out all enemies with her ultimate hack, McCree lines up and gets a bunch of enemies in front of his revolver. You can already guess how the scenario ends.
https://gfycat.com/PastelGorgeousLaughingthrush
Snipers like Hanzo and Widowmaker have a somewhat ridiculed reputation in the Overwatch community. They are never at the control point and don’t switch their character, even if the opposing team consists of 6 direct counters. Moreover, they are never where it’s important: at the map objective. The player Fish demonstrates on King’s Row that even as a Widowmaker, you don’t always have to stand far away. One by one, he dismantles the opposing team (almost) single-handedly.
https://gfycat.com/CloudyAgonizingDassierat
Our last clip is (once again) not a real “Play of the Game”, but simply a perfect coincidence. Because who has ever seen an Ana who can summon a Roadhog hook? Probably no one, right? This little moment therefore shows the perfect timing. What a great but slightly overpowered character that would be. Nitan would be pleased.
https://gfycat.com/EnchantingPoliticalKitten
Have you also experienced a particularly cool game scene that you captured on video? Then just send us a link to the video and maybe you will find your clip again in this post next week!
Is anyone looking for a new sandbox MMORPG? Yes? Then you just have to wait a few more days until the early access phase of Arcfall starts.
Arcfall is described as an online role-playing game that primarily focuses on the social component. Players must work together to ensure a well-functioning economy, as it is entirely player-driven.
You will also explore a large open game world where many dangers await you. These can be wild beasts and monsters, as well as hostile players looking to take you down. Since there is an open PvP system with full loot, you must always be cautious not to fall into an ambush, get killed, and be completely looted.
Many freedoms for players
The collection of resources and crafting of items is also very important. If you like housing, you will have the opportunity to place your house freely in the game world and decorate it according to your own ideas.
You improve your character using a classless system. This allows you to put together the skills you would like to use. Guilds and guild wars are also on the list of features, along with dangerous dungeons, ship journeys, and islands that players can occupy and use as a base.
PvE also plays a role
If you are not into PvP, you can also roam in pure PvE zones. There you cannot be attacked by other players, but can focus on gathering resources and fighting monsters. The game is played from an isometric perspective, and the graphics have a somewhat comic-like look.
The early access phase of Arcfall is scheduled to start on May 15 according to a forum post on Steam and will run for most of the remaining year. A trailer gives you a glimpse into the sandbox MMORPG.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T8YErYS-Es
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
There are data from Superdata about the most profitable games in March 2017 regarding digital revenue. Mass Effect Andromeda is showing weaker performance than its predecessor. Very strong is Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands on PS4 and Xbox One.
Every month, the analysis firm Superdata determines the most profitable games of a month: the highest-grossing games worldwide. These are mostly “long-sellers” that maintain their position at the top for a long period through microtransactions or DLCs, known as “Games as a service.” But sales figures also play a role.
Overwatch weaker than CS: Go for the first time since launch
At the top spots on PC, little changes. The MOBA behemoth League of Legends stands before the Asian titles Crossfire and Dungeon Fighter Online.
On PC, Overwatch has now generated less revenue than Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for the first time since launch. The oldie is now overtaking Overwatch, rising from rank 8 in February 2017 to 7 in March. Overwatch falls from 6 to 8. But Overwatch is still available on PS4 and Xbox One.
Mass Effect Andromeda earns less digitally in launch month than Mass Effect 3
Surprisingly, Mass Effect: Andromeda generated less revenue digitally in its launch month compared to Mass Effect 3 (2012).
That is very unusual. Because there is now a strong industry trend that games earn more digitally than before. For instance, digital revenue in the USA grew by 15% in March 2017 compared to the previous year.
The losses of Mass Effect: Andromeda compared to Mass Effect 3 are probably not that severe. Superdata speaks of the “low single-digit percentage range,” meaning somewhere between 3 and 7%.
According to Superdata, 349,000 fewer units of Mass Effect Andromeda were sold digitally on PC than Mass Effect 3 during their respective launch months.
Perhaps the exact date also plays a role: ME: Andromeda was released in the USA on March 21, 2017. Mass Effect 3 was released on March 6, 2012.
Mass Effect: Andromeda only enters the Top 10 at rank 9 on consoles. It does not make the jump on PC.
On the other hand, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands is incredibly strong. It enters the top 10 on PC at rank 10, while on consoles it even reaches the top position at rank 1.
Superdata states that Ghost Recon Wildlands sold 800,000 digital units on PS4 and Xbox One and 400,000 on PC in March.
Lineage 2 Revolution and Hearthstone – Returning to Normality
In mobile games, the rise of Lineage 2 Revolution has temporarily stopped. It shot to rank 1 in February. In March 2017, it is at rank 10 worldwide. The game has only been released in Korea. The competitor Clash Royale is distributed worldwide and has reclaimed the top spot.
Also, Hearthstone, the troubled title from last month, shows improvement. In March 2017, the title generated twice as much revenue as in February, likely because many significant card packs for the expansion “Journey to Un’Goro” were pre-ordered.
Here you can compare the current numbers with those from last month:
Good news for Pokémon GO trainers in rural areas: A spawn increase of 15% has been observed in rural areas.
Trainers in rural or remote areas have a tough time when trying to improve their accounts. In cities, there are many more PokéStops and wild Pokémon than in the countryside. This not only makes searching difficult, but it also demotivates many trainers from playing.
However, this motivation might soon return, as a fan site reports that monster spawns in rural areas have now been increased by about 15%.
Higher chance of finding Pokémon in rural areas
The disadvantages for players in rural areas are evident: There are often very few to no PokéStops in the vicinity. This makes it difficult for trainers to access new items like Poké Balls. Moreover, the tracker works significantly worse. This is because it wants to show the trainer monsters that are near a stop. However, if there are no stops nearby, no Pokémon can be displayed there.
Allegedly, the spawn behavior of monsters in rural areas has now been increased. At least that is what the website PokémonGoHub reports, which is based on data from a Croatian tracker.
The data from the tracker comes from an area of about 60 km² that consists almost entirely of rural areas. Bot accounts repeatedly traverse the same route to assist the bot operator in his research.
Observations of the tracker
The spawn increase did not happen immediately, but was gradually increased over two days.
From April 26 to April 27, there was a increase of 7.42%
From April 27 to April 28, there was a increase of 7.75%
There was no increase in spawn points, but the number of monsters per spawn was increased
A significantly higher spawn rate of rare Pokémon was not observed
There was no change in the method of how the tracker operates. Normally, the spawn rates fluctuate from day to day by about 0% to 2% either positively or negatively. From April 22 to April 28, a positive spawn difference of 14.85% was noted.
Whether the behavior in rural areas has already improved will perhaps be revealed in the next few days. So far, there has been no official confirmation of a spawn increase from the developers. We are curious and will closely monitor the spawns in rural areas to note any changes.
