Players on PS4 and Xbox One are currently experiencing login issues and long queues in Overwatch. Blizzard is working on a solution to the problems.
Wanting to enjoy your free time during Easter and play a few matches of Overwatch with friends, but the servers are ruining the fun. Since this afternoon, players on PS4 and Xbox One have been facing server issues in Overwatch, disconnecting from active games and being unable to log in thereafter. Even if they manage to get in, they face an extremely long queue.
The error message circulating is Ic-202.
Blizzard is aware of the issues and is working to resolve them.
Login Issues and Long Queues – Server Down?
Since noon on April 16, Overwatch players have been experiencing server issues that prevent them from playing. The affected are players of Overwatch on PS4 and Xbox One, while there are fewer issues on PC.
The developers are already aware of the problem and have announced on Twitter that they are working on a solution.
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In The Division there are numerous “Easter Eggs”: These are hidden games that the developers have included so that players can enjoy finding them. We present ten interesting Easter Eggs.
In Ubisoft’s MMO shooter, you often find yourself amidst numerous enemies, to whom you have to pump bullets and shot in the skull. However, if you have a moment to catch your breath, it is definitely worth taking a look around: For in the post-apocalyptic New York, you can find not only neglected Christmas decorations, graffiti, and other street art, but also so-called Easter Eggs – hidden games by the developers that reference famous movies or games.
Mr. Bean in The Division – Location
This striking picture of a person sitting on a chair tied to a car strongly resembles a scene from the series Mr. Bean. You can find this rather unorthodox way of transporting furniture in The Division at approximately coordinates 360/3378. Apparently, this person was unlucky enough that the apocalypse broke out just as they were trying to do what Mr. Bean did while transporting a chair. Since then, there has been a corpse here that agents like to examine.
I am Legend in The Division
What does this mannequin have to do with I am Legend? In this science fiction film, the character played by Will Smith alleviates his loneliness by communicating with mannequins. A crucial scene in the film is when the mutants move the mannequin named “Fred” to another location. And we find this Fred again in The Division. The film shares the theme of post-apocalypse with Ubisoft’s MMO shooter. You can find the mannequin in Grand Central Station in Turtle Bay. Fred is located here under a scaffolding.
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For Revelation Online, the first update since the launch of the open beta is online. This is called Stardust and brings both PvP battles and silly amusement parks.
Revelation Online has only recently been in open beta, but the first update is already here and free to play. In Stardust, it’s not about dungeons and raids. Instead, you can have a lot of fun and ruin the day of other guilds in PvP.
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Revelation Online – Fairyland Amusement Park – Trust the Raccoon!
The Fairyland is an amusement park that you can visit twice a week. Inside, you will find fun mini-games and talking raccoons. As a reward for the silliness, there is the chance to snag a particularly good earring.
The entrance to Fairyland is at the Chaffon Watershed. Once you are in Fairyland, a dutiful raccoon will explain what you need to do. You also buy dice from raccoons, which you need to move across the game board.
Depending on what you roll, you end up somewhere else and have to complete other mini-games that have catchy names like “Delicious Treats” or “Girl Fight”. In return, you get certificates for which you can obtain the earring or cosmetics.
Revelation Online – Guild PvP for Stardust
Once a day, the Stardust Island is available for hearty PvP brawls. Up to 400 (60 max from one guild) people from various guilds beat each other up here for valuable loot. Once the island is open, you can enter by pressing the “U” key.
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The rest will take care of itself and you will be teleported to the island, where you will also be upgraded to level 79. Alternatively, there is also a “Conqueror mode” that does not involve level adjustment and can only be entered with an access certificate.
To win, you not only need to slay opponents but also complete quests and conquer and hold the four mines on the map for your guild.
Blade and Soul receives a lot of new content with the new update “Secrets of the Stratus Realm”. This includes dungeons, new upgrade systems, and a complete overhaul of skills. As a result, the Asia MMO becomes easier and more accessible.
Blade & Soul, the martial arts MMO from NCSoft, is getting a new update. In the “Secrets of the Stratus Realm”, you will pursue the remnants of the old Stratus rulers and explore new regions and dungeons.
Additionally, there is a reorganization of upgrade materials and a completely new system for skills and Hongmoon levels.
Blade and Soul – Top Weapons and Top Skills
In Blade & Soul, you continuously upgrade your existing weapons to always have the optimal equipment. You still need upgrade materials for this. These are now divided into tradable and non-tradable versions, with the tradable items needing to be consumed first in order to be used for upgrades. However, this makes them non-tradable.
Such items are to be distributed as rewards in the future by the developers, as they do not unnecessarily affect the game’s economy. As with every update, the upgrade costs for previous item levels are lowered to give latecomers a chance to catch up. In addition to the already known accessories, there is now also a slot for “Spirit Badges”, which enhance certain class skills.
Also new: Your skill trees are a thing of the past with the Stratus Realm update. Instead, you will receive a selection of abilities when you reach certain levels. This way, your hero naturally grows, and you have more overview when assembling your build. A detailed article on the new skill system in Blade and Soul can be found at the provided link.
Blade & Soul: The Tower is Growing!
You can immediately try out all your new weapons and skills in the new instances of the update. Among them is an old classic: the Tower of Mushin! The colossal structure was built solely to provide the legendary hero Mushin with a fitting challenge during training. Therefore, the new floors 16 to 20 are going to be extremely tough and will demand everything from you!
If you prefer to uncover the secrets of the Stratus Realm, venture into the Naryuan Sanctuary. In this ancient edifice, a vengeful demigod is said to still reside, guarding a valuable treasure. Six players can brave the depths of the structure at Normal and Hard difficulty levels.
The update “Secrets of the Stratus Realm” is already online and can be played for free.
The multiplayer online shooter Star Wars Battlefront 2 will be released in November. Here are the release date and trailer. The first facts about the game are also available.
Star Wars Battlefront 2 comes on November 17, 2017. This was announced at Star Wars Celebration 2017. November 17 is the official release date for the online shooter.
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The platforms for Star Wars Battlefront are also known: The game will be released for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
Story campaign spans 30 years – You play an Imperial Elite warrior
There will be a story mode. It follows Iden Versio, the leader of Inferno Squad. This is an elite unit of the Empire. The story will lead from the Battle of Endor to the rise of the First Order.
The story of the single-player campaign will span 30 years. Numerous great characters from the Star Wars universe will be part of the campaign, it is said.
Multiplayer mode includes up to 40 players
There will also be a multiplayer mode: The battles are set to take place across all three cinematic eras of Star Wars history. Up to 40 players will clash in the battles.
On the game’s website, EA talks about a “class-based online gameplay with a rewarding progression system and a large arsenal of weapons that are supposed to be modifiable.”
There will likely be four trooper classes:
Officer
Assault
Heavy
Specialist
It should be possible to drive both land and air vehicles. This time there will also be space battles. They were missing in Star Wars Battlefront. Space battles are supposed to accommodate up to 24 players.
Additionally, you can also ride Tauntauns – those are the creatures where Luke Skywalker sleeps when he is cold.
The great heroes and villains are present
The list of heroes and villains that are supposed to appear in Star Wars Battlefront 2 currently includes:
Luke Skywalker
Darth Sidious
Darth Maul
Yoda
Kylo Ren
Rey
and some others are expected to come.
These heroes will also be playable in multiplayer, which will be significantly expanded compared to its predecessor. In some modes, it will be possible to use heroes and villains from all three eras against each other and together.
Star Wars Battlefront is a reboot of an older shooter series from 2004/2005.
The first “new” installment was released in 2015. Fans mainly criticized the lack of space battles (“Star Wars without Star Wars”) and the absence of a single-player campaign.
The first Star Wars Battlefront received four DLCs – it can be assumed that Star Wars Battlefront 2 will also be significantly supported with DLCs.
Star Wars Battlefront 2: Preorder the Deluxe Edition and start early
It should start:
on November 9 via EA Access and Origin Access through the “Play First Trial”
on November 14 for anyone who preordered Star Wars Battlefront II: Elite Trooper Deluxe Edition
and on November 17 for everyone worldwide
This Deluxe Edition is already being heavily promoted. It will unlock weapons, provide two special looks for Kylo Ren and Rey inspired by the new movie “The Last Jedi.” A special modifier for the Millennium Falcon is also included in the package.
EA had already announced in advance that Star Wars Battlefront 2 would be significantly “epic and extensive” compared to its predecessor. You can read the details here:
The online role-playing game Neverwinter also offers the update “Cloaked Ascendancy” on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. In this update, you will fight mages and their minions in the rebuilt River District of Neverwinter.
So far, Neverwinter players on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One have only faced icy wastelands as current endgame story content. But now the new update “Cloaked Ascendancy” is finally available for PS4 and Xbox One.
The new expansion takes you from the north to the warm Neverwinter, where not everything is peaceful and serene.
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The mages of the Cloaked Ascendancy under “Gyrion, the Ascendant” want to bring Neverwinter under their control and begin their misdeeds in the River District. There you will find various mages of the conspiracy, each leaving their unique mark on the region. There you will complete quests, fight mages and their servants, and prepare for the truly dangerous challenges ahead:
The Caverns of the Spellplague are back and tougher than before! There are also better loot!
The Gambit of the Illusionist is a new battle where you must survive wave after wave of enemies in the sewers of Neverwinter.
As loot, you can expect new items from the sets “Doppelgänger”, “Fairy”, “Aboleth”, and “Lifeforged”.
Respawn continues to improve its shooter Titanfall 2 and will provide you with new multiplayer maps, Titans, and more in the coming months!
The developers of Titanfall 2 once again prove how important their community is to them and explain what is coming in the next few months. The Titanfall 2 roadmap shows that you can expect cool content like maps and Titans, and there will also be a few changes to the gameplay. Get excited for the upcoming months!
New Content Between April and June
The outlook for the next months in Titanfall 2 is bound to make the hearts of many players race. Between April and June, you can expect the following new content:
Two additional maps for the general multiplayer mode: Glitch and Relic
Two more maps for the Live Fire mode: Traffic and Deck
A new Titan is on the way
Two more Prime Titans available for purchase: Ronin and Tone
In the following months, Titanfall 2 is also expected to be supplied with new content, free trials, and more. An overview of the current roadmap can be seen in the image below:
In the updates from April to June, the developers will tackle other areas of the game that will receive changes. This includes:
Increase generation limit to 100
Private games with more settings: Live Fire and Coliseum will be added to the selectable modes, for example
A new grouping
The game mode “Doomed”
Additional pilot executions
The player search will be improved with features like estimated waiting time
The store will have more buyable items like camos and skins
As the date for a specific update approaches, we will be able to provide you with more and more accurate information.
With free updates and cool new content, the developers keep the community entertained. This aligns with EA’s plan to sell the shooter for many years to come.
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Fans are eagerly awaiting the release of Destiny 2. A song has been dedicated to it.
It has become a tradition in Destiny. Well-known pop songs are transformed into Destiny tunes, sung with enthusiasm, then Nova Bombs are thrown, and dancing ensues. This was the case with “Stacy’s Mom” – it became a hommage to Destiny’s dark Cassandra, Eris Morn. It is said that she was very pleased and gifted the singers raisins and celery.
Wake me up on September 8th
The Youtube group “Husky Raid” has previously gained attention through Destiny videos. Typically, the videos always start with a typical Destiny scenario: Something mysterious happens, the tension is palpable, weapons are drawn, the trigger finger itches, then everyone goes wild and dances.
Bitter sweet farewell reflects community mood well
The video is well made. It is a bitter sweet farewell to Destiny 1, mixed with the longing wait for Destiny 2, which seems so far away.
The video sums up the conflict many long-time fans of Destiny 1 are currently feeling: they are caught in an emotional conflict between longing and farewell pain.
People reminisce about the “old Destiny”, bidding farewell to everything with nostalgia. The weapons, armor, and vanity items will be left behind. But at the same time, they long for the new, for things to finally get going again, after in the first part of Destiny, after September 2015, there was only a kind of bridging and engagement program played out by Bungie.
How are you feeling right now, Destiny community? Do you also feel like you’re floating between farewell and new beginnings? Let us know in the comments.
More about Destiny 2 and how long you still have to wait can be found here:
In League of Legends there are special changes for the mid-season 2017. Supporters get cool quests and the Herald will destroy buildings on lanes.
For the mid-season 2017, the developers at Riot Games are planning special changes in their MOBA League of Legends. They are taking a look at some tanks, who after this revision will receive unique gameplay mechanics to provide more attractive tank alternatives. The candidates include Sejuani, Maokai, and Zac.
There are more changes for the supporters. Supporters will receive quests in the future that will buff them with powerful advantages when they use their items correctly.
New mechanics are also coming for the Rift Herald. It will soon be roaming as a battering ram, flattening buildings on lanes if not stopped.
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Rift Herald – The Battering Ram
It has already been 1.5 years since the Rift Herald made its way to League of Legends, providing players with a goal in the early game. It was difficult to balance the Herald, as it either became too weak and thus an unattractive target or made champions so strong that they could not be stopped with the buff. The following changes aim to ensure a completely new gameplay experience:
When the Herald dies, it drops the item “Eye of the Herald”
This item remains in the inventory for a few minutes and grants champions holding it a reinforced recall
If you use the Eye before it expires, the Herald returns to the game, but now fights for your team
It will then start attacking a building on the nearest lane
Initially, it will ram a building with massive force, causing a lot of damage
It then keeps attacking buildings until they are completely destroyed
If it destroys a building, it moves on to the next one
How to fight the Herald on a lane?
If you want to kill the Herald to prevent it from destroying your buildings, you should be quick and bring several champions. Because the Herald can take a lot of damage on the lane, you should focus on its eye. It will not attack champions, but will concentrate on buildings. Since it causes AOE damage, you should be careful and position yourself well.
The “Summoner’s Rift” makes the Herald vulnerable to crowd control effects. Use these abilities to keep it away from buildings. The damage of the new Herald depends on its health.
These changes add more variety to the game and ensure that teams need to react spontaneously when the opponent has the Herald under their banner.
Tank Updates 2017
With the updates for tanks, Riot aims to give many champions new potential in the Rift. Some champions are currently only suited for engage and drop off completely in team fights. This makes it easy to replace them with other tanks.
With new unique abilities, the developers want to make Sejuani, Maokai, and Zac more popular and provide you (more) reasons to play them.
Sejuani Changes for Mid-Season
The problem with the current Sejuani is that she is completely defined by her ultimate ability. Her other attacks play hardly any significant role in team fights. With the new abilities, Sejuani gains more control in fights:
Her passive ability ensures that she and allied melee champions apply Frost to enemies. The difference to Braum’s passive ability is that Sejuani does not have to deal the first hit.
If a target has reached the maximum stacks of Frost, Sejuani only needs to use Permafrost to stun the target. She deals significantly more damage to frozen targets.
She is strongest in 2v2 or 3v3 situations, where there is a high chance to hit all targets with Permafrost.
Frost Armor provides additional resistances and immunity to slows.
Whirlwind of the North– Wrath of Winter is a wind-up and strike combo.
Ice Prison (Ultimate) no longer stuns the entire enemy team, but turns the battlefield into a slow zone.
Maokai Changes for Mid-Season
Currently, Maokai is more of an average guy average tree, who is “a bit good” everywhere, but nowhere particularly good. The developers are reworking his saplings, his passive ability, and his ultimate.
His saplings deal more damage when thrown into bushes. This provides new opportunities for “strong” wards on the lane and more power in the jungle.
The passive ability Sap Magic will have a cooldown that Maokai can still reduce with his own spells. Opposing abilities only reduce it if they also hit Maokai (counts 1x per spell or dot). Against champions without spells, Maokai becomes vulnerable. Opponents like Corki, who rely on their abilities, will find it difficult with this tree in the future.
The Ultimate ability is getting a strong rework. Root Catches summons a wall of roots that stretches across the entire lane and moves forward slowly. It holds the first enemy champion it comes into contact with. Because the wall moves slowly, Maokai must time the use well before a team fight.
Zac Changes for Mid-Season
Actually, Zac already has unique abilities like Elastic Slingshot and Cell Division in his kit. However, his other abilities are rather boring in this context and will be changed for the mid-season.
Stretching Strikes will be completely overhauled and renamed Stretching Strikes. He will first launch his gooey hand, which sticks to the first enemy it hits. Then he executes another similarly sticky attack. After that, he slams both targets together.
Let’s Bounce (Ultimate) will also shine in a new light. When Zac uses the ability, he transforms into a puddle and can charge up for a few seconds. If he does not charge, he bounces up and down in the same spot and knocks back nearby enemies (similar to his current Ultimate). If he charges this ability for at least one second, he grabs all enemies standing on him and transports them to a target location.
Quests for Supporters
Gold and experience points are two essential things in League of Legends that improve champions. In the past, developers tried to compensate for the gold shortage of supporters by giving them their own items. Because this led to problems in various situations, gold and experience will now be bypassed, and supporters will be rewarded with powerful advantages if they use their items correctly.
The new supporter quests are all structured the same: once you have earned enough gold with the unique passive property of the item, the item evolves and gains a new effect.
Ancient Coin: You receive an elixir that grants you a skill point immediately upon use. Since there are only 18 skill points in the game, you must have used the upgrade by level 17. Killing enemy champions grants gold and also restores mana.
Additionally, the passive property of the coin is changed. Enemy minions occasionally drop coins that grant you gold or restore mana. Once a coin type has appeared, the next coin is guaranteed to be of the other type. You must collect these coins to complete the quest.
Relic Shield: Gain a shield that charges up outside of combat.
Spellthief’s Edge: Movement speed can briefly be increased by activating Tribute.
In Patch OB 48 a new support comes to Paladins (PC, PS4, Xbox One). Seris is the Oracle of Hell and comes with plenty of healing and “Crowd-Control.”
Seris is the Oracle of Hell and despite her dark appearance is one of the supports. She is a healer with strong “Crowd-Control” and deals direct damage. Seris is wrapped in a cloak that covers half of her face.
She is a type of soul mage who can both destroy and heal souls. Seris is also able to traverse realities and bend them.
Seris: Overview of Abilities – Healing, Destroying, and Bending Realities
Seris does not use physical weapons but works with dark magic. With her right hand, she fires magical, floating projectiles. With her left hand, Seris holds a lantern in which she presumably collects souls.
With her ability “Soul Sphere,” Seris distributes damage. The Soul Sphere can stick to opponents up to 4 times. Using the “Soul Rift” ability destroys the soul charges. This deals damage to the affected opponents and heals Seris herself.
With “Soul Renewal,” Seris heals the soul of an ally. She establishes a connection with a team member and massively heals them. Seris can do this from a long distance as well.
Similar to Androxus, Seris can traverse between realities. “Shadow Travel” allows her to dive into another reality. Seris is enveloped in a fog that hides her from enemies and makes her immune to harmful effects. For a few seconds, Seris cannot be stunned or crippled.
Seris’ ultimate ability “Convergence” creates a rift in reality. All enemies are drawn in by this rift and gather at one point. Convergence does not deal damage but causes massive “Crowd-Control.” This ultimate is perfect for initiating the battle.
Seris Skills – Details of Her Abilities
LMB – Soul Sphere: Fire a stream of magical projectiles with your right hand that distributes 210 damage every 0.3 seconds . Your projectiles pass through enemies and attach a soul charge with each hit. They stack up to 4 times.
RMB – Soul Renewal: Heal the soul of an ally. Restore 1000 health points every 2 seconds.
Q – Soul Rift: Blow up all active soul charges. Deal 100 damage to affected opponents for each orb. Each exploded soul charge heals you for 15% of your maximum health.
F – Shadow Travel: Enter another reality for 5 seconds. While this ability is active, you are invisible and immune to all damaging effects.
Ultimate – Convergence: Throw your souls onto the battlefield. After a delay, a rift in reality will form that pulls in enemies.
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New Champ in Paladins: Seris Loadout and Legendary Cards
With Seris’ legendary cards, you can greatly customize her gameplay. It is possible to execute a stun, a cripple, with her. Her healing can be significantly improved. You can choose to upgrade healing for teammates or self-healing.
Seris Legendary Cards
Hellish Torment: “Soul Rift” now causes a crippled effect on an enemy with 4 soul charges attached.
Deadly Grasp: Increase the range of “Soul Renewal” by 300% and the duration by one second.
Soul Collection: Exploding soul charges increase your maximum health by 2% per stack of soul charges. Stacks up to 8 times. If Seris is killed, the stack disappears.
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Corruption (Soul Rift) Each soul charge that explodes reduces the cooldown of “Soul Renewal” by 0.2/.4/.6/.8 seconds.
Dark Sight (Soul Rift) “Soul Rift” reveals enemies hit by “soul charges” for 1/2/3/4 seconds.
Dark Whispers (Shadow Travel) Increase the movement speed of “Shadow Travel” by 20/40/60/80%.
Discoloration (Soul Renewal) “Soul Renewal” reduces the cooldown of “Shadow Travel” by .3/.6/.9/1.2 seconds for each second of casting.
Nether Devourer (Shadow Travel) Heal for 50/100/150/200 health every second during “Shadow Travel.”
Dusk Runner (Shadow Travel) Reduce the cooldown of “Shadow Travel” by 0.5/1/1.5/2 seconds.
Dark Dynamo (Weapon) Increase your ammunition by 2/4/6/8.
Revenant (Armor)Increase your maximum health by 50/100/150/200.
Magic (Weapon)Increase 5/10/15/20% reload speed.
Soul Forge (Soul Renewal) Reduce the cooldown of “Soul Renewal” by 0.5/1/1.5/2 seconds.
Shadow Walk (Weapon) When an enemy is hit by “Soul Sphere,” move 8/16/24/32% faster.
Veil (Shadow Travel) Reduce the casting of “Shadow Travel” by 15/30/45/60%.
Vile (Soul Rift) Reduce the cooldown of “Soul Rift” by 0.5/1/1.5/2 seconds.
Leya says: Seris could quickly become my favorite support! I think her entire design is extremely cool. I like the idea of having a healing support with such a dark aura. Often, healing supports are bright and friendly figures.
The animations of Seris are also very detailed and could be the most beautiful in the entire game so far. The fog-like projectiles visibly float and give the feeling that you are dealing with supernatural powers. The graphic designers have done an excellent job.
Seris’ healing of a single ally is the strongest in Paladins, which makes her an excellent supporter. Her “Crowd-Control” effects are extremely strong. If your ultimate is well coordinated, it can lead to a complete team wipe. I’m thinking especially of Bomb King, Evie, or Drogoz.
Seris’ deck offers plenty of room for great playstyle adaptations. I find it quite interesting to choose to give her a cripple effect. Choosing to enhance either your healing or that of the team also leaves room for flexible team combinations.
I am really curious and can hardly wait to test Seris.
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With the mammoth game Star Citizen the trouble doesn’t stop. Chris Roberts is fighting back against what he believes are unfair attacks made by Derek Smart.
Update 15.4. 2017: This story has taken a turn two years later. To recall: In October 2015, a highly critical article about Star Citizen appeared on the website “The Escapist”, casting Chris Roberts and his wife in a negative light. They were accused of mistreating their employees and misappropriating funds from the crowdfunding of Star Citizen. Anonymous sources were cited, claiming to be former employees of Star Citizen.
Roberts then bitterly complained, questioning the integrity of the journalist from whom the article originated. She was said to be the mouthpiece of a smear campaign by indie developer Derek Smart. However, “The Escapist” maintained that they stood behind the article. The matter threatened to go to court.
Both the article on “The Escapist” and Roberts’ response disappeared from their respective sites in early 2017 without a legal dispute occurring The indie developer and self-proclaimed Star Citizen critic, Derek Smart, says: He had inquired about what had happened and received the response that both sides had decided to remove comments about each other and work towards a “more pleasant working relationship” in 2017.
Original message from October 2015:
On October 1, a multi-page article with cutting sharpness appeared at “The Escapist Magazine.” Seven former employees of Cloud Imperium and two current ones were cited as sources. These individuals had contacted the author after a critical article about Star Citizen. Their names are not disclosed, and it will later be emphasized how exactly their identities were verified.
Severe allegations against Roberts and his wife, a queen bee and Sauron
The article reports on disastrous conditions at Cloud Imperium, the company that aims to tackle the mammoth project Star Citizen . The management is described as amateurish and unprofessional.
Many attacks are aimed personally at Chris Roberts and his wife Sandi Gardiner. She is referred to as a “Queen Bee,” an alpha female whose emails are full of obscenities. Everyone around her must walk on eggshells, or else she would explode. And no one is allowed to mention that she is married to the boss.
Roberts himself is also attacked. Emails from employees to Roberts would be edited multiple times so that nothing is included that would anger him. It is compared to the eye of Sauron that one would not want to awaken.
Roberts suffers from overestimation and megalomania. He runs around as if he is a genius, while he is actually a fraud. The emperor has no clothes.
Cloud Imperium does not develop a game, sells digital spaceships
Further allegations made anonymously revolve around how the money of the Star Citizen backers is being wasted. The bosses are paid princely salaries. Huge sums are spent on cosmetic improvements. Hollywood stars are brought in for voice work and so on.
The Star Citizen project is described in the article as a kind of beautiful facade. They are constantly making commercials to collect more money from the backers. They are not developing a game but selling digital spaceships, creating brochures, demos, and images. Rushing from major event to major event.
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Roberts’ statement landed in the spam filter, not in the article
The article has, as one can imagine, sparked a fierce controversy. Especially because it reports so one-sidedly. For doubters, it is fuel for their mills. Everything is as bad as they had imagined and even worse.
Fans of the game, in which such great expectations are placed, are dismayed, accusing the magazine of throwing all journalistic principles overboard. It’s only about clicks and inciting emotions. They will cease reading the site from now on.
Indeed, several things went wrong ahead of the article. Roberts was contacted whether he wanted to comment on the allegations. His response, which came three hours before the article was published, ended up in a “spam filter” and was only included later.
Thus, the article appeared unfiltered, without Roberts having a chance to address the severe allegations.
“The Escapist” is not a tabloid either, but rather a voice that is heard.
Roberts worked 8 hours on the response, believes Derek Smart is behind it
Immediately after the article was published, Roberts made a very long post on the Star Citizen homepage addressing the allegations. He attacked the magazine, calling it a “hit piece”, a smear article, and claims it couldn’t be called anything else. It would have been ethical to wait for his response.
The author of the article behaves in an “unethical” manner. Roberts then tries to prove that the author is in connection with people who have clearly positioned themselves hostile towards Star Citizen and who collaborate with Derek Smart.
The sources quoted by the journalist are likely some bitter former employees with whom there was a parting on bad terms.
Roberts believes: Derek Smart is behind it, wants to destroy Star Citizen
Derek Smart
And in general, Roberts believes that Derek Smart is responsible for all this drama. Smart aims to attack Star City to gain publicity for himself. Although it is said that nothing in the article comes from Derek Smart, everyone knows that this is the case. The name “Derek Smart” appears 19 times in Roberts’ response.
Many of the allegations from supposed employees correspond to what Smart has written in his blogs in recent months. The current article is clearly a “mouthpiece” for Smart.
At the end of his response, Roberts addresses the mentioned allegations factually. Much of the article is simply invented and untrue. Roberts’ responses are then later incorporated with a delay into the article by “The Escapist.”
At the end of his response, Roberts writes that he has now worked eight hours on this text. Time that he is missing for work on the game. And he is most disappointed that someone is giving Derek Smart so much attention that Roberts is forced to deal with Smart and his transparent PR tactics.
He offers the online magazine to come to the studio to see how hard they are working on the game. That will convince doubters.
The online magazine has announced that it will accept this invitation.
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There is news about the Mammoth Project Star Citizen. A roadmap for 2017 mentions a release date for the major patch 3.0. This is supposed to be crucial. It will bring planetary landings on three moons.
Normally, the world rests on Good Friday, but different rules apply for Star Citizen.
Yesterday, Star Citizen released a video titled “Building a Schedule for a Universe“. A blog post was also published that presents the next steps.
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The groundbreaking patch 3.0 is supposed to be released on June 29, if everything goes smoothly. The dates in Star Citizen are not set in stone – they can shift backwards. Quality takes precedence over deadlines.
Patch 3.0 is actually patch 2.7 – but it has proven to be so important and groundbreaking over the months that it was named 3.0 to signal: This marks a new chapter for Star Citizen.
Adventures on three moons possible
The patch 3.0 will bring three moons to Star Citizen in the Crusader system: Celin, Yeala and Dayman.
Yela is an icy and rugged moon of surreal beauty
On Celin, the numerous volcanoes are silent, but they have left their mark. Erupting geysers can destroy even the heaviest vehicles
Daymar is a mix of the icy hell of Yela and the bubbling Celin – here, dense fog and loose dust present dangers
The moons are supposed to receive outposts and there will also be “Mission Givers” who will assign tasks to players.
If everything goes smoothly, another planet named “Delamar” will come, featuring the landing zone Levski. That was once a stretch goal.
Set foot on the moons
The most important aspect of the patch is the “Planetary Tech” that will make these worlds walkable. This should significantly advance the development of Star Citizen.
As the head of the game, Chris Roberts, says, 3.0 represents a “huge step in gameplay potential” compared to the 2.x patch series.
The “Planetary Tech” opens up new landscapes for players to explore. It will be possible to actually land and set foot on a planet or moon when discovered, or to drive around with a vehicle. All of this should be seamless.
Roberts: Most ambitious game of all time – We will make history
Roberts continues: No one has ever attempted to create a game as ambitious as Star Citizen. Roberts doubts that a publisher would have the endurance and patience to develop something comparable that breaks and exceeds limits like Star Citizen.
3.0 with the “Planetary Tech” is proof of the power of crowdfunding, proof of the strength of a passionate community. The team is grateful for the support. They will make the universe thrive for years to come. Together, we will make history.
Star Citizen is a mega-project. It has raised 146.5 million US dollars through crowdfunding and is among our most promising MMOs and MMORPGs that should be at least playable in 2017. Currently, the project is still in a relatively early alpha.
Saturn currently has the popular PS4 Slim Bundle with Horizon Zero Dawn on offer. This bundle also includes a second DualShock controller. The bundle was last on sale at Media Markt for 299 euros and is thus 10 euros cheaper this time.
Horizon: Zero Dawn is one of the best games of the year so far and has quickly climbed to the top of the PlayStation sales charts. The PS4 Slim is not only significantly slimmer than the original PS4, but also features an improved PS4 DualShock Controller. This has a better battery, improved analog sticks, and a new light bar on the touchpad. In the bundle, you get two of the new controllers.
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In The Division, today, on April 15th, the big vendor reset is happening. Here are the best deals.
The vendors in The Division don’t observe holidays: They are reliably available for you even during Easter.
Last night, the vendors’ offerings were updated. There are some items you should avoid, while others are worth breaking the credit piggy bank for.
The best weapons starting April 15th.
The advanced weapons vendor in the base has a M870 Express available – equipped with Predator, Destructive, and Competent.
The special equipment vendor in the terminal has good exotics: Pakhan with Competent and Brutal. Additionally, the Historian with Destructive and Deadly. The Cassidy has Careful, and the Centurion has Cool-headed. Also, a AUG A3 Para XS with Careful, Brutal, and Dominant.
The Meat Locker Safehouse: AK-47 with Predator, Determined, and Destructive
Park Ave: Tactical ACR with Destructive, Brutal, and Competent; also a SASG-12 S Black Market Version with Destructive, Malevolent, and Bitter
E 42nd St: G36 Military Version with Brutal, Prepared, and Focused
5th Ave: M44 with Malicious, Painful, and Cool-headed
DZ03: ACR with Resentful, Connoisseur, and Bitter
Armor pieces after the vendor reset
The special equipment vendor in the terminal has a strong Striker Backpack and a DeadEYE Holster.
Even before the Star Wars Celebration, a first trailer for the upcoming online shooter Star Wars: Battlefront 2 has surfaced, giving a glimpse into the story of the single-player campaign.
Update 14.4.: The leaked trailer seems to have been accurate. Earlier, the first official teaser for Star Wars Battlefront 2 was released. It shows only a few seconds that were already present in the leak. Tomorrow, a “longer trailer” is supposed to be published.
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The story seems to play a central role in the upcoming shooter. The trailer shows Imperial soldiers witnessing the destruction of the second Death Star on the forest moon of Endor. But this does not mark the end of the war between the Rebellion and the Galactic Empire. Driven by revenge, the soldiers want the Emperor’s death to not be in vain.
This seems to hint that we may experience the birth of the “First Order” in the new game. That dark organization which threatens the New Republic in the Star Wars film Episode 7.
New heroes are needed in the galaxy
But the multiplayer battles will not be neglected in Star Wars Battlefront 2. According to the trailer, these are set to take place in all eras of the films. For example, the dark Sith Lord Darth Maul from Star Wars Episode 1 is visible, who will likely be one of the heroes on the side of evil.
If you look closely at the video, you can see how Jedi Master Yoda confronts him. Kylo Ren, the villain from Star Wars Episode 7, is also visible. Apparently, some new heroes will be introduced, which will play a decisive role in the outcome of the multiplayer battles.
Star Wars Battlefront 2 trailer – Spectacular scenes
At the end of the trailer, it is stated that those who pre-order the game will receive heroes from the upcoming film Star Wars Episode 8: The Last Jedi. The video is edited quickly and also shows a ground battle, in which the mounts Tauntauns apparently play a role. An imperial AT-AT appears, just like the Millennium Falcon, which is being chased over a planet’s surface by two TIE Fighters.
Space battles also seem to be included, as X-wing fighters attack a Star Destroyer in one scene.
Release date for Star Wars Battlefront 2?
However, there is no further information on a release date for Star Wars: Battlefront 2. We might learn more at the Star Wars Celebration in Orlando, which takes place from April 13 to 16. Because the trailer was supposed to be presented at this event.
It is estimated that the release date will fall into the Christmas season of 2017 – so in the autumn. The film “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is set to be released on December 14/15, 2017, and surely Star Wars Battlefront 2 will be in stores beforehand.
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What decisions have what impacts in Mass Effect: Andromeda? We have listed all the consequences of the important decisions for you.
Games from BioWare are known for having many decisions – Mass Effect: Andromeda is no exception. Ryder is repeatedly faced with a decision. Who lives and who dies? Does someone go to prison or exile? Truth or lie?
Spoiler warning: As this involves critical decisions of the story of Mass Effect: Andromeda, there are obviously massive spoilers for the game’s plot. If you don’t want to know anything about it, you should not continue reading.
First, we would like to point out that the listed consequences only include the direct effects within the game. Should there be a sequel, such as “Mass Effect: Andromeda 2”, it is very likely that the decisions made will have further consequences. However, this cannot be foreseen right now.
Decisions in the main missions
Prologue
Choice: Explore the planet Habitat 7 before completing the mission objective Impact: Ryder is praised by his father.
A hopeful lead
Choice 1: Destroy the Kett temple with the Cardinal and the captured Angara Impact: No impact.
Choice 2: Do not destroy the Cardinal and the temple. Impact: The Angara resistance fighters assist in the final mission.
The hunt for the Archon
Sloane Kelly’s deal
Choice 1: Accept Sloane Kelly’s deal Impact: Vehn Terev is killed and the dialogues of Reyes and Kelly change.
Choice 2: Reject Sloane Kelly’s deal Impact: Vehn Tereve can fly and there are different dialogues with Kelly and Reyes.
Choice Salarian or Krogan
Choice 1: Save the Salarians Impact: The Salarian Pathfinder survives and assists in the final mission.
Choice 2: Save the Krogan scouts Impact: The Krogan help in the final mission. A “new” Salarian Pathfinder also helps.
Meridian – The way home
Use the code
Choice 1: Use the code from the mission “Disagreement in the team” Impact: The Kett troops are significantly weaker.
Choice 2: Do not use the code from the mission “Disagreement in the team” (automatically, if the mission was not played) Impact: No impact.
Captain of the Hyperion
Choice 1: Captain Dunn dies Impact: The crew of the Hyperion survives, the captain dies
Choice 2: Captain Dunn survives Impact: Everyone on the Hyperion survives. This only happens if the Turian Avitus Rex became the Pathfinder and Cora’s loyalty mission was completed.
Secondary missions
Salarian Ark: Truth and takeover
Choice 1: Dr. Aden is arrested Impact: Saelen supports the Pathfinder in the last mission
Choice 2: Dr. Aden remains free Impact: No impact.
Turian Ark: Missing but not forgotten
Choice 1: Avitus Rex is convinced to be the new turian Pathfinder. Impact: Rex helps in the final mission and supports Captain Dunn’s survival.
Choice 2: Avitus Rex was not convinced to become a Pathfinder. Impact: Rex lives with a lot of alcohol on Kadara.
Ryder’s family secrets
Choice 1: Find all memory fragments Impact: Ryder learns that his mother is still alive and discovers the purpose of the scourge.
Choice 2: Not find all memory fragments Impact: No impact.
Loyalty missions
Cora Haper: At the edge of duty
Choice 1: Sarissa’s secret is kept. Impact: Sarissa remains the Pathfinder of the Asari and helps in the final mission
Choice 2: Reveal Sarissa’s secret and replace her as Pathfinder Impact: The successor Vederia helps in the final mission
Choice 3: Reveal Sarissa’s secret, but keep her as Pathfinder Impact: Sarissa only supports in the final mission if you personally persuade her to do so in the Pathfinder headquarters.
Liam Kosta: Full commitment
Choice 1: Liam lets Verand go free Impact: No impact.
Choice 2: Liam captures Verand Impact: This can lead to a rift between Liam and Ryder if there was a relationship.
Jaal Ama Darav: Friend or foe?
Choice 1: Ryder shoots Akksul Impact: Jaal is deeply disappointed about Ryder’s lack of trust and the Roekaar attacks become stronger.
Choice 2: Akksul shoots at Jaal Impact: The Roekaar attacks decrease.
In both cases, Jaal’s family helps in the final mission.
Pelissaria B’Sayle: A mysterious relic signal
Choice 1: Kalinda dies Impact: No impact.
Choice 2: Kalinda survives Impact: Peebee receives relic tech from Kalinda and assists in the final mission.
Please note that there are many more decisions throughout the game, especially in the smaller side missions. These usually do not impact the main story, but like all decisions, they could play a role in a possible sequel.
In the MMO shooter Destiny, the Trials of Osiris begin today, on April 14th. On which map do the Trials take place?
During this extended Easter weekend, PvP enthusiasts in Destiny are in for a treat. Since Tuesday, the Iron Banner in April, the monthly PvP event, has been ongoing. Additionally, today at 7 PM marks the start of the Trials of Osiris, the weekly PvP event. In both activities, you can earn items up to the maximum Light level of 400.
By the way: If you want to complete the Triumphs Seal, you need to participate in both PvP events.
The Iron Banner and the Trials of Osiris end next Tuesday at 11 AM for the Weekly Reset. This time, the Trials will be played on the map Last Exit.
What are the Trials of Osiris?
In the Trials, you engage in PvP battles in the “Elimination” mode. You compete against each other in three-player teams and try to fill your scorecard with victories. If the opposing team is completely defeated, you win a round. Fallen team members can be revived. Here, not only strong equipment but also communication among Guardians is crucial. A good knowledge of the map is advantageous.
At 5 and 7 wins, you receive random rewards from Osiris’s loot pool. Additionally, you should keep an eye on Brother Vance’s bounties for extra rewards. If you are in top form, you can reach Mercury with a “flawless” ticket and loot the chest with the fine loot there.
Good luck in the Trials, Guardians.
The update 2.6.0.2 has been announced for Destiny. This will bring several “Quality of Life” improvements, making the Guardian’s life more enjoyable. Among other things, a bug in the Trials will be fixed. You can find more information in the provided link.
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In FIFA 17, the final of the virtual Bundesliga is approaching. There is a prize pool of 15,000 euros!
On the upcoming Easter weekend, the virtual ball is rolling: The final tournament of the “TAG Heuer Virtual Bundesliga” will take place on Saturday (April 15) and Sunday (April 16). The best “FIFA 17” players in Germany are looking for their champion.
The Virtual Bundesliga (VBL) is an official competition of the DFL. Over the past months, fans could qualify online in FIFA 17 (PS4, Xbox One) or through offline tournaments. These tournaments took place in several German cities.
Now, 20 finalists will compete against each other in the final tournament. The eSports elite will meet at the German Football Museum in Dortmund. There is a prize pool of 15,000 euros.
Schedule – Final of the virtual Bundesliga – Livestream
You can follow the games live online. Sport1.de is the official media partner, broadcasting the games on their website, Facebook, and YouTube. On Sunday at 11:30 PM, there will be an exclusive highlight summary of the final tournament on Sport 1 on free TV. Here is a Twitch stream from EA:
https://www.twitch.tv/eade
Saturday:
Group Stage: 12:45 – 15:15
Playoffs: 17:30 – 18:30
Sunday:
Quarterfinals: 12:00 – 15:15 (The eight best FIFA players will compete against each other)
Semifinals: 16:45 – 18:45 (The four best FIFA players will compete against each other)
Final: 19:00 – 20:15 (The two best FIFA players will compete against each other)
From Dortmund, moderator Tobias Wahnschaffe and commentator Konni Winkler will report live. They will be supported by FIFA YouTubers.
In FIFA 17 FUT, the TOTS phase is coming soon. EA Sports will release teams with players who have performed excellently in the current season. Which players from the Bundesliga are eligible is shown in the Bundesliga TOTS Predictions in the given link.
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The Egg Festival at Pokémon GO now also shows changes in 5KM and 10KM eggs. During the Egg Spectacle, Pokémon that were not previously available in the eggs will now hatch.
The Easter event at Pokémon GO has started and rewards trainers with double experience points for a week. Additionally, in line with the festival, there are changes to the eggs. Niantic announced that there would be a “greater variety” of monsters in the 2KM eggs. However, they did not mention that there are also changes to the 5KM and 10KM variants. As trainers have now discovered, there are also different monsters in them.
Egg Spectacle: Chikorita, Totodile and Cyndaquil now from 5KM eggs
In this event, however, the developers have additional changed content for you that was not mentioned in the patch notes. Many of our readers were surprised on Facebook and our website when they found out that the starter Pokémon from the 2nd generation can now also be obtained from eggs.
Until now, these starters had not hatched from eggs at all. It was suspected that they would hatch from 2KM eggs when activated in eggs.
Currently, however, they are hatching from the 5KM eggs. Niantic has not yet made an official announcement regarding this.
It is expected that this change will only be active during the Easter event and will be deactivated on April 20th, with the end of the event. Until then, you will receive Chikorita, Totodile and Cyndaquil from the 5KM eggs that you have collected after the start of the event.
10KM Egg – What’s Porygon doing there?
Another new find of the event is related to Porygon, which no longer hatches from 5KM eggs. Trainers from the TheSilphRoad community have now discovered that Porygon has “moved up” in the egg category and now requires a 10KM distance.
Source: Reddit Kontactz
So if you are looking for a Porygon, you should also give 10KM eggs a chance during the event. It is still unclear how long this change will remain in the game. Currently, one should assume that it only lasts until the end of the event.
Healers are having a hard time in Overwatch once again. Their skill rating increases more slowly than that of the DPS colleagues.
Patch 1.10 for Overwatch brought many good and meaningful innovations in addition to the “Uprising” event, which players can continue to play until May 1st to secure exclusive skins, voicelines, emotes, and more cosmetics. However, some changes have crept into the patch that have not been well received by the community.
Several players report in the official forum that their skill rating increases more slowly when playing a healer. This is particularly noticeable with Mercy. The reason is that Mercy hardly collects points for the “On Fire” status through healing. She primarily gains them through resurrecting players.
Mercy only gets proper points with a rez
But what happens if a resurrection is not necessary because Mercy and the team never die or only die rarely?
Then Mercy ends up with a lower skill rating than her colleagues. Many players report that their skill rating only increases by 15-20 points per match, while DPS colleagues they play with in a group bag more than double the points.
Blizzard has since confirmed that there was a change in the calculation for healers and that it was indeed planned. Whether the actual consequences were intentional or if there is a bug is still unknown at this time.
Max Thompson from Blizzard’s Quality Assurance recommends all players to continue sharing their experiences and opinions on this change in the forum so that the developers get a more accurate impression.
A similar problem with healers and skill rating has occurred in Overwatch from time to time. Almost every major patch causes an outcry from the supporter community.
