In the fantasy MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, the new expansion Stormblood is coming. What are the system requirements on PC? A benchmark trailer shows you how Stormblood will run on your computer: Can your PC still handle the new FF14 Stormblood?
On June 20, “Stormblood”, the second expansion for the MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, is set to be released. Now, two months before the release, there was another “info push” during a Producer Live Letter.
With Stormblood, Final Fantasy XIV will receive a number of graphical updates. This is partly due to the fact that the PlayStation 3 is no longer supported. This will lead to some updates in the graphics – thus increasing the requirements for PC.
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Benchmark Tool – Download – Character Creation Also Possible
Here, we want to address one of the most important questions for PC gamers: Can my machine even run the game, and what does it look like?
To answer this question, Square Enix has released a benchmark tool. The thing is 1.9 gigabytes. To run it, your graphics card and drivers must be compatible with DirectX 11. The benchmark tool works in such a way that you install a program that plays the trailer we embedded above and checks how your computer handles it, then gives you an analysis at the end.
You can also create a character for Stormblood with the tool and then actually play it in Stormblood.
The System Requirements for Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood
Square Enix has shared a total of 3 configurations with system requirements. Here are the minimum requirements for PC if you use DirectX 9 or DirectX 11.
Stormblood: Minimum System Requirements
These are the minimum requirements for Stormblood:
Graphics card Nvidia Geforce 750 – The Geforce GTX 750 was officially released in February 2014 – as a “budget graphics card” for weaker PCs. It cost around €110 to €140.
Stormblood: Recommended System Requirements
And here are the recommended system specs.
Graphics card Nvidia GTX 970 – that would have been a “current, pretty good” graphics card just last year. It was released in September 2014 and cost around €330.
These were the new technical details for Stormblood and the PC. We will continue to report on further details about Stormblood over the long weekend.
In a few weeks, the hunt for the Yeti in Ghost Recon Wildlands could begin. Are you ready for the big adventure?
Spoiler Warning: If you do not want to know anything about a possible Yeti event, you should not read further. We have other wonderful GRW articles for you, which you can find on our overview page .
Rumors and speculations about the Yeti in Ghost Recon Wildlands circulated when the game was just a few days old. Players found clues to the mysterious being in the snowy regions of Ubisoft’s tactical shooter. The clues were shared within the community, and a major search started that continues to this day. Due to a glitch, there are now clues that clearly point to the Yeti. If the information is to be believed, it will be only a few weeks until the secret of the hairy beast is revealed.
Yeti in Wildlands – Live Season Challenge?
A few days ago, the new Patch 3.5 for PC players was activated in Ghost Recon Wildlands. Due to an error/glitch, a Reddit user was able to see more in this patch than other players. In his challenge screen, he did not see the second week of the Season Challenges, but already the sixth week. And the rewards available there should make adventurous players very happy.
The Season Challenges are divided into three categories in which there are various tasks to complete. Due to the glitch, the user Garn_CZ was shown the following challenges:
Solo Missions
Clues found 5 goals– Find all clues to the Yeti’s location.
Yeti summoned 1 target – Summon the Yeti.
Took a photo 1 target – Kill the Yeti and photograph its body.
Community Mission
Yetis killed 8 targets – Kill the Yeti with a shotgun.
Strike Team Mission
Yetis killed 3 targets – Run over the Yeti.
These mission goals sound pretty brutal and not friendly towards the Yeti. Could these challenges be real?
More Yeti Clues from Data Mining
If the screenshot shown is not enough to believe in the legend of the Yeti in Ghost Recon Wildlands, perhaps further, clearer images will convince you. They were found by JRavens, who recently found and published possible store content for GRW.
The beginning is the clear background image that you could already see in the title image.
As rewards for the missions, there will likely be a patch featuring an image of a Yeti and face paint.
Unfortunately, no specific Yeti weapons were found during data mining. However, there are further clues that a Yeti hunt is approaching in Wildlands. Because what helps best to find a Yeti? Exactly, a “Wanted” poster!
Translated roughly, the poster says: “WANTED – Dead or alive – A valuable reward awaits”.
We are curious whether the Yeti missions shown will really occur in the sixth week of the season challenge. Do these new clues give you hope for the Yeti in Wildlands?
In The Division, today, on April 29th, is the big vendor reset. Which items are particularly worth it?
On Monday, it’s May 1st – which means for most of us: A long weekend! And that means: Finally a lot of time to game!
If you’re out there as an agent these days, it’s worth checking in with the vendors again starting today. Each vendor has items with relevant gear score. We will list which of these are particularly worthwhile here.
The weapons after the vendor reset on April 29th
At the special equipment vendor, you will find a well-rolled Liberator with Receiver, Malevolent, and Sturdy. Also available is a Centurion with “Coolheaded”.
Grind House Safehouse: AUG A3P with Deadly, Gifted, and Brutal
W 53rd St: M60 with Deadly, Vengeful, Talented
DZ03: MK46 with Vengeful, Destructive, and Looting
Park Ave: MP5 ST with Dominant, Bitter, and Vengeful
The armor pieces for the vendor reset
Special equipment vendor: Wild Gloves, Nomad Mask, DeadEYE Body Armor, Specialist Backpack
Dante’s Run Safehouse: Refreshing Mask
DZ06: D3-FNC Holster
DZ08: AlphaBridge Backpack
DZ09: Tactician Knee Pads
The mods from April 29th in The Division
Special equipment vendor: Weapon Mod with a bonus to Skill Haste; also a mod with a bonus to Ally Healing from First Aid; plus an Extended Magazine with Mag Size, Crit Chance, and Fire Rate
Advanced weapon vendor: Extended Magazine with Mag Size, Crit Damage, and Crit Chance
DZ Equipment Vendor (in the base): Weapon Mod with a bonus to Skill Power
Equipment Vendor (in the base): Mod with a bonus to Sticky Bomb Damage
Southpaw Safehouse: Electronics Mod with a bonus to Health
E 34th St: Weapon Mod with a bonus to Skill Haste
East 61 St: Omega Rifle Suppressor with Headshot Damage, Crit Chance, and Precision
East 61st St: C79 Scope (3.4x) with Crit Damage, Precision, and Optimal Range
The offerings from the special blueprint vendor
You will find this vendor in the Terminal. He has these blueprints:
M44 Carbine Classic (Sniper Rifle)
ACR (Assault Rifle)
Stamina Mask
Electronics Mask
Muzzle Brake with Precision and two random bonuses
EXPS3 Holo Sight– Tan with Optimal Range and two random bonuses
Stamina Gear Mod
Performance Gear Mod
Have you discovered any recommended items? Then write them in the comments.
With a one-day delay, the “This Week at Bungie” has been released. As expected, a large part of the weekly letter to the community focuses on the gameplay premiere of Destiny 2, which was revealed yesterday by several well-known YouTubers and streamers.
Specifically: Bungie and Activision invite several community representatives to the gameplay reveal on May 18 in California. They will be able to test Destiny 2, capture gameplay footage, and publish it on their YouTube channels soon after. The gameplay will take place on PS4 and PC. Additionally, the invitation cards from the developers stated: “Welcome to a world without light”. All info can be found in the provided link.
DeeJ now writes that the gameplay premiere of Destiny 2 will be quite a big deal for Bungie. Currently, everything is being prepared, they are fixing some bugs and getting ready to put on an incredible show. It should be worth following this on the stream. We at Mein-MMO.de will of course cover this.
Maintenance on May 4
Important for planning next week’s evening:
On May 4 – that is Thursday – the servers will be offline from 7 PM to approximately 11 PM. A long maintenance will take place.
This downtime will not bring any changes to the game content. It has been a while since Bungie conducted scheduled maintenance with several hours of downtime. They will likely use the time to clean things up in the background. Bungie promises that support for Destiny 1 will continue beyond the release of Destiny 2.
More info from “This Week at Bungie”:
The Bungie forum has been revamped. You can now select multiple languages, including German. This is another step to bring together players who play Destiny.
The Destiny Companion app has also received an update: there are now stickers in Destiny style.
DeeJ concludes by mentioning that not all invitations for the gameplay reveal of Destiny 2 have been sent out yet. “Maybe you will also be there”.
In WoW, some mistakes are acknowledged. Especially Patch 7.2 had issues with content planning.
Patch 7.2 for World of Warcraft has been on the live servers for a while now, but not all players are truly happy with it. The Game Director Ion Hazzikostas answered a lot of fan questions in a livestream together with Community Manager Josh “Lore” Allen. They also admitted to some missteps.
Content Planning for 7.2 is improvable
A major mistake is acknowledged with the release of the Broken Shore. While the area as a whole is relatively satisfying, the entry was somewhat poor.
Shortly after the scenario, many players stood at the shore without a meaningful task and wondered: “Is that all there is?” The reason for this is that the story of the shore is “hidden” behind weekly quests and unfolds gradually: a time lock affects the content, this is called “Time-Locked” or “Time-Gated.”
Moreover, the shore is heavily utilized for the 12 different class campaigns. If someone only plays one character, they would occasionally only get to see 1/12 of the entire content.
They admit: “We did not plan the release of the content as well as we should have.”
For the future, they promise that they have learned from this experience and will consider it going forward.
Invasions are good as they are
However, Hazzikostas continues to stick with other concepts. The invasions of the Legion, which take place in most areas of the Broken Isles with Patch 7.2, bring satisfaction to the team. While there are some calls from the community that the rewards are not great enough, the developers see it differently.
An invasion often provides good items for relatively little time investment, a lot of Nether Shards, and sometimes even several thousand Order Resources, depending on the offered invasion quests. Moreover, the bosses occasionally leave behind weapons suitable for transmogification.
Overall, the development team is quite satisfied with Patch 7.2. But how do you view the current patch? Did you enjoy it or was it more of a disappointment?
In Destiny, the Trials of Osiris begin today, on April 28th. On which map do the Trials take place?
Last week, there was a rare occurrence in the Trials of Osiris: Matches were played on multiple rotating maps. The reason for this was Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22nd. Therefore, the PvP maps of Earth were included in the rotation.
This week’s Trials of Osiris take place on the map The Anomaly. They start on Friday, April 28th, at 7 PM and end on Tuesday, May 2nd, at 11 AM. Then the weekly reset occurs. Even some PvP-averse players are venturing into the Trials this week. After all, the Triumphs record book has a dedicated page for it.
What are the Trials of Osiris?
In the Trials, you engage in PvP battles in the “Elimination” mode. You compete in teams of three against each other, trying to fill your scorecard with victories. If the opposing team is completely defeated, you win a round. Fallen teammates can be revived. Here, communication among the Guardians is crucial, as well as a strong setup. Knowledge of the map is beneficial.
With 5 and 7 victories, you get random rewards from Osiris’s loot pool. Also, keep an eye on Brother Vance’s bounties for extra rewards. If you’re in top form, you can reach Mercury with a “flawless” ticket and loot the chest with valuable loot there.
Armored Warfare, the tank hunt from My.com, will continue to receive further revisions even after the major Tanks Reloaded update. Next up are the commanders and their skills.
Armored Warfare: Commanders will become more complex
So far, it was quite easy to skill your tank commanders, and the system was not very complex. And anyone who had the maximum XP with their commanders was basically done and had no more progression. However, that is set to change soon, as the developers want to make it harder to unlock individual skills in the future.
Additionally, there should be a selection process for different skills. This way, players who already have a fully upgraded commander with 999,999 experience points can also achieve further progress.
Armored Warfare: Guided missiles and skins
Alongside the commander update, which is set to be included in the next major patch, the developers are reportedly planning more innovations for the near future, according to the community Q&A:
Redesign of avatars and titles
Guided missiles (currently being tested)
The possibility to convert low insignias to higher ones
Skins for tanks, for example camouflage nets
APS for certain T-80 models
The Frontline map is set to be redesigned and better balanced
Replay system to be improved (fast-forward to specific parts)
There may be an option to hide the gun barrel in sniper mode
Yesterday, a new patch – 1.17 was released for ARK Survival Evolved. This came with a bug that caused a blue screen for players on the PS4. As a result, survivors are unable to enter the game. A hotfix for this and other issues on the PS4 and Xbox One may be released later today.
Yesterday, the PS4 and Xbox One received a massive update in Ark Survival Evolved 1.17. This patch included, among other things, the Easter event and the flyer nerf for the consoles.
However, this update caused a severe bug on the PS4. The game crashes completely, showing only a blue screen, and survivors cannot return to the game.
Additionally, players were dissatisfied with the new interface on both the PS4 and Xbox One.
Ark PS4 Bug: Hotfix for Bubbles and Underwater Caves
PS4 players in Ark have had to deal with severe crashes since the patch. Those who stayed at the bubbles in the center or at the underwater caves by the island suddenly encountered a blue screen. Survivors cannot log in. This will be fixed with the hotfix.
Ark PS4, Xbox One: Inventory and Controls Have Been Revised
The inventory and game controls for the PS4 and Xbox One have been adjusted with the hotfix. These are intended to make gameplay more enjoyable and simpler.
Ark PS4, Xbox: Hotfix in Certification, May Be Released Later Today
Currently, the status is that the hotfix for both consoles is still in certification. The developers expect that the hotfix will be released later today, on April 28, US time. This would mean for us in Germany that the hotfix will appear sometime at night or tomorrow, on Saturday.
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On the Xbox One, this would be Patch v753.2 and for the PS4, it would be Patch 1.18. You can find the complete patch notes for the hotfix in our sources.
Destiny 2 will have a world without Light. This is shown by well-known YouTubers who were invited by Bungie and Activision to the gameplay premiere.
Recently, the rumor mill around Destiny 2 has been heating up again: Several well-known YouTubers and streamers like Datto, tripleWRECK, Arekkz Gaming, or My Name is Byf announced via Twitter that they have something to reveal. Regarding Destiny. It’s supposed to be quite exciting stuff. What that could be has been fervently discussed in the networks over the last few hours.
Today, on April 28th, the Guardians were allowed to drop the curtain at 5 PM: They were invited by Bungie and Activision to the gameplay premiere on May 18th. This means that they are allowed to record exclusive gameplay to show it to the community sooner or later in detail. For example, Arekkz tweets that they should send him questions – he will try to find answers to all.
Since the end of March, it has been known that Bungie plans a large-scale gameplay premiere for Destiny 2. It is supposed to be a big show where all our questions about the sequel will be answered. Apparently, this show is now going to be “more open” than previously thought, as community representatives are being invited.
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The YouTubers and streamers each received a box sent by Bungie and Activision. Along with the invitation, there were also gimmicks inside, like the “Cayde-6” action figure.
Especially interesting: On the invitation card, it says on the back: “Welcome to a world without Light!”
This can probably be regarded as confirmation (in the video at about 1:22), about which there had already been speculation. In Destiny 2, the Guardians will not only be stripped of all their weapons but also of their Light. The Light is the source of all their power. In other words, in Destiny 2, you will have to find other ways to defeat the enemies.
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Note: The title image comes from Datto’s “reveal video,” which we have embedded here.
The YouTuber Skill Up will also be participating. He provides concrete information about the gameplay event:
It is supposed to start at 7 PM
A large number of community representatives has been invited
All invited Guardians will have a chance to play Destiny 2. One will be able to play the console version and the PC version! Gameplay recordings are allowed! Whether there will be an embargo on these recordings is not yet known. But Skill Up assumes that the recordings will not be allowed to be published for two or three days.
In GTA 5 Online, there is a decent tax refund that you should qualify for quickly. This weekend is the last chance!
Players of GTA 5 Online know that money rules the online world. It is the most important resource in the game, allowing you not only to buy powerful weapons and heavy armor but also to finance the expensive sports cars that you can compete in various races. GTA dollars are therefore the foundation for a successful online career in Grand Theft Auto V. Developer Rockstar Games is aware of this and will provide all qualified players with a decent financial boost in the coming days.
GTA 5 Online Money Cheat? No, “Tax Refund”
Actually, in GTA 5 Online, it’s not easy to earn money without doing something for it. But in the coming days, there is a chunk of cash available just for logging into the game. Specifically, there is a whopping 425,000 GTA$ as a reward. Almost half a million dollars for doing nothing, that’s Rockstar Games’ idea of a tax refund, which a large part of the community absolutely agrees with.
Sure, there are players who complain that it’s way too little money. Cool cars like theInfernus Classic already cost over 900,000 GTA$ in their base version and cannot solely be covered by the tax refund. However, the 425,000 GTA$ reward is quite a lot, considering that you have no effort involved. And a good financial boost for the online account is something everyone could use.
To qualify for the refund, you simply need to log into GTA Online on PS4, Xbox One, or PC at any time before April 30. The payment will then be made in the name of the San Andreas State Treasury Department in May.
An exact date for when you will receive the money in your account has not yet been determined. Expect the money to arrive via Maze Bank transfer sometime in May.
Currently, you can participate in Tiny Racers races, where you control your vehicles from a top-down perspective. With rockets, miniguns, and other gadgets, you fight to survive last and win the round for yourself.
In the next patch for World of Warcraft 7.2.5, time is once again going haywire. The dragon lady Chromie dies quite often and we must prevent it.
When it comes to time travel in World of Warcraft, most players have a mixed relationship with it. While certain time travels – like in the Caverns of Time – are very popular, not everyone could appreciate Warlords of Draenor, which was basically a “time travel and alternative universe” story that few fully grasped.
However, there is a time traveler in World of Warcraft who has been causing mischief since Classic and is quite popular among fans: Chromie. The little gnome lady’s real name is Chronormu and she is a bronze dragon. The bronze dragons preserve the flow of time and take care of anomalies that could change history due to magical events.
Chromie dies and dies and dies ….
In patch 7.2.5, there is a special questline featuring Chromie that mainly takes place in Northrend. The Legion is also attacking the various sanctuaries of the dragonflights, and Chromie herself falls victim to these attacks and dies. Since Chromie isn’t particularly fond of her own death, one of her “time” companions has turned back time a bit and asks the heroes for help.
The players must find out who is behind the attacks on Chromie and likely do so under time pressure. At least some of Chromie’s text passages suggest that there is a time limit. And many more passages indicate that she will die – very, very often.
Especially cool: Throughout the questline, we also get to see Furorion again, who can be found at the sanctuary of the black dragons. Whether players will learn more about the plans of the supposedly last black dragon is not currently discernible from the game data.
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However, data miners have already read most of Chromie’s voiceover. You can listen to the original English version here, which is of course filled with spoilers. But in the future, a spoiler from today is just an interesting piece of information you already have – or something like that is how Chromie would probably phrase it.
Only today can you experience a day as a guard in World of Warcraft. How this works, we will reveal to you here.
With Patch 7.1.5 World of Warcraft introduced new micro-holidays, which often only bring small events and activities. Today, on 28.04.2017, it is “Guard Day”, which allows all players to thank the NPCs who protect our capitals from all the enemies we may not even see, day after day. And how could you better thank the guards than by taking this burden off them for a while?
Choose a guard in your favorite city, select them, and use the /salute emote to be appointed as a replacement guard by them. You will receive a buff and additionally take on the appearance of a typical guard of the respective city.
City guards don’t always have it easy.
Only on Guard Day are you a real city guard
The following cities and locations count as “big cities” where you can receive the buff and thus the appearance of a special guard:
Alliance:
The Exodar
Ironforge
Temple of the Seven Stars
Stormshield
Stormwind
Darnassus
Horde:
Orgrimmar
Thunder Bluff
Warspear
Undercity
Silvermoon
Shrine of the Two Moons
Neutral:
Shattrath
Dalaran
The buff lasts for 24 hours, and as long as you are disguised, intruders will keep appearing to attack you – usually from the opposing faction. Defeat the enemies so that your buff counts the kills. Gradually, the name of your buff changes. After killing 10 enemies, you will be a “Defender of [City Name]”, later you will become a “Heroic Defender” and then even a Mythic Defender.
It’s not more than a playful activity – but that was never the plan with micro-holidays.
In Destiny, Xur has the exotic pistol Trespasser available. If you don’t have it yet, you can now acquire the “Trespasser.”
Xur is selling this weekend a pistol. It’s called “Trespasser” and is one of the few exotics that came with the expansion “The Rise of Iron.”
Next to the Promise of the Outlaw, the Trespasser is the second exotic pistol in the game. Since it appeared a few days before the RoI launch in Destiny, there was a lot of hype surrounding this weapon, as everyone wanted to obtain the Trespasser from an exotic engram in advance. However, in the long term, it did not convince – for months, there was a shotgun meta, in which pistols only occupied a niche position.
Since the update 2.5.0.2 in February 2017, the situation has changed: Due to various nerfs, buffs, and adjustments, pistols have come to the forefront. The Wyrm is currently the dominant special weapon, and the Trespasser is always ranking high among the best and most popular weapons in PvP. In “Elimination,” for example, it ranks third among the special weapons that achieve the most kills – behind the Wyrm and the Icebreaker.
In short: If you don’t have the Trespasser yet, make sure to get it now. It’s a special weapon with an interesting look and great value in the Crucible.
What makes the Trespasser unique
The Trespasser can be obtained randomly from the usual sources, such as exotic special weapon engrams, raids, the Nightfall strike, or the Trials of Osiris. Xur also occasionally brings the Trespasser.
The Trespasser comes with interesting stats: The impact is increased to 15, but the rate of fire is not 91 – like all other pistols of this archetype – but 90. The range is above average, and stability and reload speed are outstanding:
The exotic deals Arc damage and comes with three primary perks:
Unyielding Pursuer: Kills grant a short period of improved target tracking
Be the Danger: Fires bullet salvos with deadly precision – When you pull the trigger once, three shots are fired.
Unrepentant: Reloading after a kill grants a longer Super salvo – The salvo consists of six shots
With Calm Hand OV, Quick Draw OV, and Sure Shot OV you can influence handling and recoil control.
The Trespasser is powerful not only in PvP but also finds its use in PvE – especially when Arc burn is active, as in this week in the heroic strikes. Then you can unleash the Pew-Pew and shred through the masses of enemies.
Do you take your Trespasser out from time to time? What do you think of it?
This Friday you can start into a long weekend. What games are you playing from April 28 to May 1?
Many of you can start into a long weekend today and won’t have to go back to work until Tuesday. That sounds great: A few days to relax and spend time on your hobbies. Our editorial team has already planned a few games to play over the next few days. Which games will you be spending the next few days on?
Players interested in HotS have several reasons to play the game over the coming weeks. Because there are now 20 heroes available for free. To get these heroes, you just need to log in and choose a Mega Box with specific champion themes like “Assassins” or “Tanks.” Which heroes are included in the packages is shown to you by Cortyn here.
What is the editorial team playing this weekend?
Those who write about video games all week have to try out the new content too. That’s why we are looking forward to the next few days, during which we will play HotS, Hearthstone, For Honor, and other games.
Schuhmann will be playing Heroes of the Storm this weekend. But not just because he can grab the 20 free heroes there, but because he has been infected by the loot box fever. His goal is to reach the next rank to get a sparkling box as a reward for leveling up.
Ttime stays true to his line and will naturally dedicate himself to Destiny this weekend. Because Destiny 2 is already around the corner, he shows the 10 Destiny weapons that will never be forgotten. To distract himself from the farewell, For Honor is also on his agenda this weekend. The new Patch 1.06 is active but came with problems. As compensation, all players on PC, PS4, and Xbox One receive the Champion status for free for three days. This gives you benefits like higher experience gains.
Jürgen is out and about this weekend and does not have access to his computer. But that’s okay because there are cool games he can play on mobile. That’s why he opts for Blizzard’s card game Hearthstone, where he hopes not to encounter the quest rogue. Cortyn has already warned that quest rogues are the fun-killers in the game. Between games, he can then grab some stops in Pokémon GO and catch monsters. By the way, there are reportedly PvP battles against other trainers coming very soon.
Leya will be using the next few days outdoors and will also play Pokémon GO. For her, the good weather is a reason to start a new beginning. What has changed since summer 2016 is described here. However, if the weather turns bad, her alternative is the hero shooter Paladins. There she is playing with the champion Seris – a healer who tears souls apart!
I will meet up with friends this weekend and catch a few wild Pokémon that I come across along the way. At home, League of Legends is on the agenda, which is receiving a huge update mid-season.
Now for the most important question: What are your games for the weekend? Are you dedicating yourselves to your favorite games or do you want to try out new games? Let us know in the comments what you have planned.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In The Division, the seeker mine with the air detonation mod was supposed to be nerfed with update 1.6.1. However, this nerf is now weaker than announced.
Many agents hate it: The seeker mine. For months it has been like a plague, especially haunting the “Last Stand” mode. With the air detonation mod, the “Seeker Mine” is so overpowered that a lot of players rely on it – after all, you don’t want to have a disadvantage compared to all the other agents using this skill.
Massive announced weeks ago that they want to address this issue. The damage is to be revised, they want to remove the stagger, and the entire air detonation seeker mine is supposed to receive meaningful adjustments.
These adjustments are currently being tested on the PTS for update 1.6.1. However, they are now different than expected.
The damage of the seeker mine remains unchanged
These were the intended changes as stated in the patch notes for PTS 1.6.1:
20% of the initial explosion damage will be removed and transferred to the burning status effect that this skill inflicts afterward.
Stagger will be completely removed.
The fire effect will become a true fire status effect that inflicts damage over time on enemies. This can be cleansed with medkits.
However, Massive stated that a mistake had crept into the patch notes. The change to the damage was not implemented. The plan was allegedly to observe the changes to stagger before further adjustments would come.
Now it has been concluded that the changes to stagger and the fire effect are sufficient for now. They are currently very happy with how the seeker mine performs. Therefore, Massive is not planning any further adjustments for now. However, they will continue to monitor player feedback.
In short: The initial explosion damage will not be reduced.
The special thing about the seeker mine is that it not only deals high damage but also seeks out its targets itself. Therefore, you don’t need aiming skills to get kills; you just throw the seeker mine on the ground. The rest happens on its own.
What are your thoughts on the plans for the seeker mine?
The new Battlefield 1 version 1.08 brings Platoons to the game. We show you how they work and what other changes were made in the update.
The World War shooter Battlefield 1 received a new update yesterday, which activated Platoons in the game, among other things. In these large teams, many players have a place and can easily regroup in the game. We explain what options you have in Platoons, what you can set there, and what they are useful for in this article.
Create Platoon – What is it good for?
After many players of Battlefield 1 frequently asked about Platoons, the developers can now present the first version of this feature. In this first release, the main functions of the Platoons in the game should be available. This basic system serves as the foundation for further patches in the future that can expand and improve the feature.
Create: Every player has the possibility to create a Platoon. The creator simultaneously receives the highest rank “General” and has the power over various settings such as:
Name – 3 to 24 characters
Tag – 1-4 alphanumeric characters
Description – Here you can describe your Platoon in 256 characters
Emblem – Choose an emblem from your emblem gallery for the Platoon.
Access Type:
Open – Any player can immediately join the Platoon
Join Requests – Players can apply, and Platoon members with the appropriate rights can accept or decline these requests
Closed – No player can join the Platoon
Searching for and joining Platoons: In Battlefield 1, the focus is on team play with Platoons. In the “Search Platoons” section, you can find other Platoons that are suggested to you by the game. The access type then determines how easily you can join this player group.
Representing Platoons: Those who play in a Platoon may want to show that to other players. You can only represent one Platoon at a time, but you also have the option not to represent any. You still remain a member and maintain your rank. This option can be easily toggled on and off. When turned on, the Platoon tag is displayed before your name and the emblem is shown in the usual place. Your equipped emblem will be overwritten by this.
If you prove your skill, the Platoon will be displayed even more prominently to other players. If your Platoon, which you represent, has contributed to the majority of a flag capture (with at least two members), your Platoon emblem will be displayed at the flagpole.
The advantage of Platoons is that you can always see where the members are currently playing. This way, you can quickly and easily join their battles and play together in a group.
The current limit is 100 people who can join a Platoon. If you are more people, you can simply create additional Platoons with the same name, tag, emblem, and description. You can be a member of up to 10 Platoons at the same time, but as mentioned before, you can only represent one. The 10-person limit also counts open join requests. So if you are already a member of eight Platoons and have two open join requests, the limit is reached. Leave groups or cancel requests to be able to join new Platoons. As the developers report, the limit may increase in the future.
Platoon Ranks – Who can do what?
There are four different ranks that you can achieve in a Platoon. The highest rank is General, and the lowest is Soldier. Here are the possibilities that you have with the different ranks in the Platoon:
General: The highest rank in the Platoon has power over everything. As a creator, you are directly assigned this rank and can change names and tags and even dissolve the Platoon.
Colonel: The second-highest rank in the Platoon has access to most of the administration tools. Can change descriptions, emblems, and access types.
Lieutenant: This rank still has some options in the administration of the Platoon, but is primarily responsible for accepting and decliningjoin requests. Additionally, it can link rented servers with a Platoon.
Soldier: This rank is initially assigned to every new member upon joining the Platoon. Soldiers cannot make changes in the administration.
In general, you can promote another player within a Platoon to one rank below you and demote or kick other members who are at least one rank below you. As a Lieutenant, you can kick Soldiers, but Soldiers cannot kick other members. After a promotion, you retain the rank privileges, which are then added to the new ones.
Other Changes in Version 1.08
In the new patch, there were additional interesting changes aimed at improving gameplay and increasing enjoyment. For example, medics can now mark fallen players to indicate that they are on their way to them.
New features are also available in server management, which now offers password-protected servers, for example. Weapons, ribbons, and dog tags are additional aspects brought by the new update 1.08. You can see the complete patch notes on the official Battlefield 1 website. Here are the patch notes on Battlefield.com
Online games often mean fulfilling endlessly repetitive tasks to obtain certain achievements, items, and successes. Therefore, we want to know what you spent the most time and effort on in a game, and whether it was worth it.
Hardly any MMO can do without it: The grind! And even though many people hate the grind, it’s simply part of it, and for some people, it may even be relaxing. Where else – except perhaps during long journeys or housework – do you have the leisure to listen to audiobooks or podcasts while also doing something good for your character or player account?
But grind is not just grind, and some treadmill activities in MMOs eventually take on the proportions of a Herculean task.
Grind in MMOs – Grand Marshal or Legendary Drunkard? – Both are Hard Work!
Especially many players probably still remember the PvP battlegrounds from the early days of World of Warcraft. There, you had to slaughter endless hours of other players to eventually reach the rank of “Grand Marshal.” To achieve that, you had to mercilessly farm other players for 12-16 hours a day for a month. A back-breaking job that some players used to share with friends!
Similarly time-consuming were certain titles in the first Guild Wars. For example, there was the notorious title “Unimprovable Beer Drinker.” If you wanted the drunkard title, you had to drink a lot, a lot, a lot of beer. To be precise, about 10,000 mugs! However, since alcohol was very expensive and otherwise only occurred more often at events, you had to grind as much as you could to get enough.
But other titles also represented a significant grind in Guild Wars. For example, the reputation points with the Kurzick and Luxon factions in the Factions expansion or the legendary title “Goddess Among Mortals,” which you could only get if you had 30(!) other extremely grind-intensive titles. For that, you could carry the title as the only accolade to the successor Guild Wars 2!
What was your toughest grind?
Jürgen says: For me, Guild Wars 1 was the toughest grinding fest. On the one hand, because it was also my first online game, and on the other hand, because I really wanted to become the Beer Drunkard of Tyria. But in the end, I had hardly any of the coveted titles by the release of Guild Wars 2 and I never became more than just a simple drunkard.
But how about you? What was the hardest and longest achievement you’ve ever attempted in an MMO? Did you complete it or eventually frustratedly tossed your two-handed sword or wand in the dirt? And if you persevered: was the reward at the end worth the effort? Let me know in the comments!
Perfect World and Cryptic Studios have announced that more than 15 million players have created an account for the MMORPG Neverwinter. These are impressive player numbers across all platforms.
How many people play Neverwinter?
Of the 15,000,000 accounts, the players include those on PC, Xbox One, and PS4 in 110 countries. Naturally, the developers are proud to have reached this number – although it would have been a bit more interesting to know how many players actively play Neverwinter.
The team is proud of the success
“The success of Neverwinter on so many platforms and in so many countries shows how strong the D&D community is around the world,” says Nathan Stewart, Brand Director of Dungeons & Dragons. “The partnership with Cryptic and Perfect World has allowed D&D fans to experience the Forgotten Realms through the annual stories like never before.”
The player numbers are growing, new content is coming – 3 million more accounts since last fall
Last fall, there were still 12 million registered players. The increase shows that the MMORPG is quite popular. At that time, the number consisted of 7 million fans on PC, 3 million on Xbox One, and 2 million on PS4, noting that the PlayStation 4 version of Neverwinter only launched in July of last year. There are likely some more fans who have joined since then.
In a video, the team thanks the players and explains that they can look forward to many more adventures. The team is currently working on the next adventure module “Shroud of Souls,” which will be released on May 2 for PC. Console players will have to wait a bit longer as usual.
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Heroes of the Storm received a new loot mechanic with Update 2.0 that strongly resembles that of Blizzard’s hero shooter Overwatch. However, this small addition changes more about the gameplay than one might think.
Yet, my first contact with HotS 2.0 was rather disappointing. I had logged in with anticipation for dozens of loot boxes, but in the end, I only had a meager 13 boxes – 5 normal and 8 epic. Somehow, I had expected way more with over 80 levels in total. And both Schuhmann and Cortyn had much more loot than I did!
My first batch of boxes brought a better yield than expected, and so I eagerly set to work earning more boxes. Thanks to the mega hero box, I had now unlocked almost all characters in HotS and could therefore go all out. So I dived into the fray with various heroes and soon earned a few new boxes with even more loot.
Through the many games, I soon completed various quests and received a lot of gold, which I used again for rerolls to optimally exploit my loot boxes. It was simply fantastic! No matter what I did, I was rewarded! And I also had fun playing, because Heroes of the Storm is by no means a game I dislike.
Heroes of the Storm 2.0 – Positive reinforcement through loot
The many rewards motivated me even more to give my best and try as many new heroes as possible to earn loot with them. Don’t get me wrong, I played HotS back then with enthusiasm as well, but at some point the air was out because there simply wasn’t much to gain.
Sure, every now and then there was a master skin or a ranked reward, but most of the time the reward for the efforts was only plain gold, from which one could eventually buy a hero. However, I had eventually played all the heroes I liked, and thus the gold reward became less and less attractive over time. What I like much more are animated unicorn logos, catchy phrases for my heroes, and Li-Li as the cute announcer!
HotS 2.0 – Rewards make better players
Visible and usable rewards simply feel good and activate deeply rooted feelings of happiness within me. This subconsciously makes me a more ambitious player and changes the gameplay feel in Heroes of the Storm. I used to play HotS occasionally because it was simply fun, but I never played it more than once a week.
Now I can hardly wait to log back in, because there are so many cool items that I don’t have yet but would love to have. And since I therefore inevitably have to try completely new heroes (like Diablo), which I previously enjoyed less, I keep finding “hidden treasures” that I like better than I initially thought.
In this state, Heroes of the Storm will certainly keep me engaged for many weeks. But what do you think of the “new” HotS? Do you feel more motivated and ambitious with the new rewards or do you need no additional rewards to play a game with full enthusiasm consistently? Let me know in the comments!
GameStop ends the promotion of the PlayStation 4 Pro for 99€ early. You have two days left to pre-order the PS4 Pro at the low price of 99€, if you part with your used PS4 and two games.
The drama around the “PS4 Pro for 99€” does not stop. GameStop released a new statement on Thursday afternoon.
The promotion, which was supposed to run until May 14, will now end on April 30. The reason is the high demand. GameStop wants to fulfill all pre-orders. And pre-orders are still possible for two more days.
GameStop ends PS4 Pro Trade-In – You have two days left to pre-order the PS4 Pro for 99€
But today and tomorrow, on April 28 and 29, it is still possible to pre-order a PS4 Pro for 99€. Those who do this or have already pre-ordered should receive their PS4 Pro by early June at the latest.
GameStop stores are gradually being stocked with goods. The first pre-order customers will receive their PS4 Pro in the next two weeks. The last pre-order customers will receive it by early June at the latest.
How to pre-order a PS4 Pro for 99€ at GameStop
To pre-order a PS4 Pro, you need to go to a GameStop today or tomorrow and place the pre-order there. You need to pay a deposit of 30€ or 30 Swiss francs.
You do not have to hand in the old console yet. This will only happen when the PS4 Pro is actually delivered.
GameStop apologizes for the promotion
GameStop has apologized for the frustration “in the context of the communication about the launch of the campaign”. As a basis for the quantity of available PS4 Pros, previous trade-in campaigns were taken into account. However, the rush on Wednesday was so gigantic that they were surprised by it.
GameStop apparently expected that the rush would be spread over the entire duration of the promotion, from April 26 to May 14. They did not anticipate that the demand would be so overwhelming right at the start.
In the future, they want to learn from these mistakes so that this does not happen again. Currently, GameStop is focusing on supplying as many customers as possible with the PS4 Pro.
The retailer GameStop has launched a trade-in promotion that has caused excitement in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in recent days. More on this in our earlier articles on the topic:
