Destiny: Exotics – Locations of all exotic weapons – Year 3

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 4 minutes

In Destiny, we show you how to get all current exotic weapons in the Age of Triumph, Year 3: Locations of Exotics. If you want to know how to get a specific Exotic, here is the answer.

The Age of Triumph is the time when you can complete your collections in Destiny. In the new seal book, you will find a dedicated page on page 10, where one milestone states: “Exceptional Weapons.” For this, you must have collected a total of 55 exotic weapons.

But where can you find all these Exotics? For the Guardians who haven’t been following the MMO shooter since the beginning, it can be a great challenge to discover all the weapons and find their locations themselves. Here is an overview.

Overview of all exotic weapons from Year 2 and 3: Where to find the exotic weapons?

Most exotic weapons can be obtained from the “Common Sources.” This includes raids, the Nightfall strike, the Trials of Osiris, Xur, decrypting engrams, or the bounties from Lord Shaxx. If Xur doesn’t have the respective weapon in stock, you will have to rely on a random drop.

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Note: In the Tower’s Vanguard Hall, you will find a collection of all your exotic weapons. There, you can check which ones you are still missing.

Locations of exotic auto rifles

Locations of all exotic hand cannons

Locations of all exotic pulse rifles

Locations of all exotic scout rifles

Locations – Class-based primary weapons

  • Tlaloc (Scout Rifle for Warlock): Quest – Gunsmith Rank 3
  • Pikass (Hand Cannon for Hunter): Quest – Gunsmith Rank 3
  • Fabian Strategy (Auto Rifle for Titan): Quest – Gunsmith Rank 3
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Locations of exotic raid-adept weapons

Glass Vault (Random Drop Challenge Mode)

Crota’s End (Random Drop Challenge Mode)

Kingsfall (Random Drop Challenge Mode)

  • Pain of Drystan (Auto Rifle)
  • Curse of Zaouli (Hand Cannon)
  • Pain of Merain (Pulse Rifle)
  • Corruption of Chelchis (Scout Rifle)

Wrath of the Machine (Random Drop Challenge Mode)

  • ((CHAIN OF CREATION~)) (Auto Rifle)
  • ((FEVER AND CURE~)) (Hand Cannon)
  • ((STEEL MEDULLA~)) (Pulse Rifle)
  • ((CHAOS DOGMA~)) (Scout Rifle)
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Locations of all exotic fusion rifles

Locations of all exotic shotguns

Locations of all exotic sniper rifles

  • Beyond: Common Sources
  • Patience and Time: Common Sources
  • Zen Meteor (PlayStation exclusive): Common Sources (except Xur)
  • Black Spindle: Master an alternate ending of the mission “Lost to Light.” Also: At the Deathsinger in the 390 Raid Crota’s End
  • Icebreaker – Random drop during the Zavala bounty Dawn

Locations of all exotic sidearms

Locations of all exotic special weapons in the primary slot

Locations of all exotic machine guns

  • Extremely Good Advice: Common Sources
  • Nemesis Star: Common Sources
  • Thunderlord: Common Sources
  • Nova Mortis: Quest – The first step drops randomly when you patrol through the Plagued Lands. If you still have Xur’s gift tags, you can dismantle it. Even then, the blueprint can drop.
  • Abaddon: Quest – You receive it after you have Nova Mortis

Locations of all exotic rocket launchers

  • Dragon Breath: Common Sources
  • Truth: Common Sources
  • Gjallarhorn: Quest – Splendor of Destruction (The Iron Gjallarhorn is only available if you pre-ordered “Rise of Iron”)

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Exotic swords

You can find a strong rap about (almost) all exotic weapons here.

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WoW: No Fear of Variety – Legendary Farming with Gear Token

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

Everyone in WoW likes legendary items. But to avoid getting the wrong one, many players do just one thing: farm Nether Shards. Is this unfair?

With “The Tomb of Sargeras”, Patch 7.2 for World of Warcraft, things have been turned upside down on the Broken Isles. Especially newcomers and latecomers can now quickly reach a solid item level by spending time on the Broken Coast. Here you can find two vendors who sell so-called “Gear Tokens” that create a useful item for your specialization with a single click.

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However, the items can do more than just drop a nice epic. Those who are particularly lucky can even receive a legendary item from their token! The best part: If you want a specific legendary item, you just keep buying the corresponding token. So, if a Shadow Priest wants the legendary bracers, they keep buying the token for the bracers until the desired legendaries finally drop.

But this system led to a problem: What about the “Bad Luck Protection” that ensures the likelihood of legendaries keeps increasing?

Gear Tokens do not affect Bad Luck Protection

Many players were hesitant to play other content for fear that the next instance boss would drop a legendary item – but the wrong one, not the one being sought with the gear token.

This led to many players only farming Nether Shards until they got their legendary – out of fear of getting the wrong legendary. Players are still doing this today.

However, there is good news now. As Travis Day, a Senior Producer at Blizzard, stated in an interview, there is no reason to worry:

“The equipment tokens and the ‘Bad Luck Protection’ for legendary items are separate and do not affect each other.”

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So, if you’re still “only farming Nether Shards to avoid messing things up” – you can stop and have fun with the game again. Really.

By the way: Flying on the Broken Isles is now much easier to unlock!

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Hearthstone: The Most Terrible Card from Un’Goro – The Wicked Hatchling

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

A small beast causes fear and terror in Hearthstone . It mutates and mutates and mutates … Is the “Malevolent Beast” the strongest new card from Un’Goro? At least our author Cortyn believes it is the worst.

Last week, the new expansion “Journey to Un’Goro” for Hearthstone was released, finally providing fresh cards for the starving player base. And while all players slowly agree that the rogue quest is “the new cancer”, completely different rules apply in the arena.

The Malevolent Beast terrorizes the arena of Hearthstone

As always, at the start of a new expansion, I squandered all my saved gold in the arena and experienced everything from 0:3 defeats to a 12:1 winning streak, pretty much everything the chaos of a new expansion has to offer.

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There is one card I want to talk about in particular: Malevolent Beast. For 3 mana and with stats of 3/3, this wild creature is generally nothing special, even a bit below the average just based on “body”. Its true power only unfolds when it stays on the board for at least one turn and gets to attack the opposing hero.

This card is the epitome of a rolling snowball that quickly becomes an unstoppable avalanche. When the Malevolent Beast successfully attacks the opposing hero, it mutates – every time.

21 damage in just 2 turns

I had a few pretty crazy combinations during this:

  • Round 2 (with coin): Malevolent Beast played.
  • Round 3: Attack → Windfury – Second attack → +3 attack
  • Round 4: Attack → +3 attack  – Second attack → Un-targetable.

It didn’t even make it to round 5 because the opponent had already left the game. The beast thus dealt a hefty 21 damage in 2 turns where it could act.

Hearthstone Mutation Artwork

Since then, the Mutated Beast has been my “MVP” in the arena and is ruthlessly included in every deck. Since it is only “rare”, you get to see the little beast quite often. If you can somehow manage to let the beast survive for a turn, the madness begins.

I seriously assume that Blizzard will adjust this card as part of balancing changes. Honestly, 4 mana costs seem much more appropriate to me when comparing it to other similar mutation minions.

What were your first experiences with “Journey to Un’Goro”? Have you discovered any particularly exciting combinations or a particularly great minion – or the exact opposite?

You can find all cards from the new Hearthstone expansion “Journey to Un’Goro” in this post.

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Heroes of the Storm: Perfect matchmaking leads to marriage

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Finding true love through gaming doesn’t sound very realistic – especially in MOBAs like HotS. But it has happened.

If you want to reconcile the terms “matchmaking” and “Heroes of the Storm“, many players burst into loud laughter – after all, players have traditionally never been satisfied with matchmaking. But sometimes the program does manage to bring the right players together. Occasionally, HotS even hits the jackpot.

As Kotaku reports, last year the matchmaking system brought together player SadJetsFan and player Venus1812 in a game. And at first, they were what all players typically are: randoms.

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More than a year later, the wedding between the two, who come from different countries and cultures, has now taken place. They shared their story on Reddit after it was removed from Blizzard’s official forum (for reasons unknown).

SadJetsFan, the groom, explained how unlikely it is to meet a life partner in Heroes of the Storm:

“I think you just have to play enough HotS or a similar game to understand how improbable it is for both of us to end up in the same game, send each other friend requests, and then play online long enough to develop a friendship and then a relationship.”

For the wedding, they even wanted to dress up in costumes, and Venus1812 had already picked out an outfit in the style of “Moon Festival Jaina.” This would have been worn if the celebration had stayed among friends. However, the families also wanted a say – to ensure no one thought the wedding was just a joke, they decided against the costumes.

HotS Wedding Pair
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They found their way to the MOBA through different paths. Venus1812 had previously played League of Legends but had trouble connecting with the game as the other players were already too far ahead. When Blizzard launched Heroes of the Storm, she switched immediately. SadJetsFan, on the other hand, wanted a break from real-time strategy and didn’t have to look far from Warcraft 3 to land in HotS.

By the way, in terms of gameplay, the two fit the common stereotypes. He prefers powerful, hefty champions like Arthas, Ragnaros, or Azmodan, while she enjoys playing the support healer Auriel.

Whether this reflects good or bad matchmaking in HotS is open to debate. As a user said on Reddit: “Millions of games and only one wedding. Definitely the worst matchmaking on the market!” – that’s hard to dispute.

Changes are coming soon to Heroes of the Storm – or not? Our Jürgen discusses.

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Pokémon GO: Kurzfilm zeigt, was Augmented Reality bedeuten kann

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 2 minutes

Augmented Reality was the key technology behind the hype surrounding Pokémon GO last summer. In a short film, this technology is taken two, three steps further. It is no longer as fun, but takes on eerie traits.

Last summer, thousands and thousands of people around the world walked around with their smartphones, searching for Pokémon in the real world. Through “Augmented Reality,” the pocket monsters suddenly appeared in real-world locations. Those with a phone discovered Pokémon everywhere.

Pokémon GO

For others, who had not just pulled out their smartphones, it was hard to understand what was happening, why thousands were driven like a herd of people to certain locations.

Short film “Strange Beasts” illuminates Augmented Reality

Director Magli Barbé is now expanding on this idea. In her short film “Strange Beasts,” developer Viktor Weber has created an app that allows people to never be lonely again. Users create little monsters, can play with them, customize them, and spend time. Viktor’s little daughter Anna also loves the strange beings, the Strange Beasts.

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The short film is compared to the English sci-fi TV series “Black Mirror.” It is known for its dark visions of the future. The comparison is not surprising: Director Magli Barbé has also worked on Black Mirror, being responsible for the visual effects in the episode “The Waldo Moment.”

Pokémon chief praises the advantages of Augmented Reality

Just recently, Pokémon chief John Hanke emphasized the benefits of “Augmented Reality.” This technology can bring people outdoors, into nature. This is valuable and useful for society, much more advantageous than virtual reality, which confines people indoors.

The short film impressively shows that not everything may go smoothly in Augmented Reality as the technology continues to evolve.

Here is the article where John Hanke praises the advantages of Augmented Reality:

Pokémon GO: Niantic chief warns about Virtual Reality, recommends PoGO

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Conan Exiles: Player takes revenge on clan, destroys everything with God’s help

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In Conan Exiles , a player took terrible revenge. God Yog helped him. The video of his revenge has been viewed nearly a million times.

This video about Conan Exiles has been viewed nearly 1 million times

A video about Conan Exiles, which was released about a month ago when the survival MMO was still popular, has over 980,000 views. The player shows how he took terrible revenge on a clan that he felt treated him unfairly.

The “Ring of Kings” clan allegedly raided the solo player’s base twice, although it shouldn’t have been possible on the server, he says. For the server admins, there apparently applied different rights than for everyone else. This really upset the player. He didn’t want to let it go.

After he had unsuccessfully complained to Funcom, the developers of Conan Exiles, he sought revenge in another way. He farmed alone until he could summon the god “Yog” and laid the rival clan’s base to ruins with his help.

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Thousands of hours of work destroyed

To prepare for this, he pretended to leave the server in a rage. In reality, however, the player rebuilt his old, destroyed base two weeks later, farmed, summoned the god, and then destroyed the opponents’ base.

All in all, this took about 20 hours. But he is happy that he was able to destroy things for the clan that must have cost thousands of hours of work.

I simply am not consistent enough for such acts of revenge

Mein-MMO says: It’s somewhat akin to destroying other children’s sandcastles that they have worked on for so long and carefully. The building and destruction of bases seem to be the appeal of Conan Exiles. The recent YouTuber war was also about that.

If someone destroyed the base I had worked on for hours, I would be really angry too. Especially when you specifically choose a server where that isn’t supposed to be possible. The anger is quite understandable. The determination with which he executed his revenge is commendable. That’s where I usually fall short.

But the story is a bit creepy and sad. Investing 20 hours just to take revenge on others and ruin their 1,000 hours of work …

In Conan Exiles, it is possible to summon a god if you are particularly good or particularly evil.

Conan Exiles: Religion and gods in detail – This is how you worship Yog, Set, and Mitra

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Destiny 2 embraces Firefly: Dirty space western instead of mysticism

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The online shooter Destiny 2 seems to be undergoing a change in tone. Taking inspiration from the acclaimed science fiction series “Firefly.” It was canceled 15 years ago with little fanfare: the ratings were too poor.

Bungie actually had no idea where to take Destiny. Players noticed this at the latest when they were told, “We don’t even have the time to explain why we don’t have time for explanations.”

The original story for Destiny was developed by Halo writer Joe Staten. However, the “higher powers” did not find his concept for the story convincing. A “reboot of Destiny” was ordered. The story was then taken, chopped up, put in a blender, rearranged, and out came the Destiny we all know. At least that’s how the story goes.

Destiny therefore had a story that somehow floated around. It was about ascension, hope, a new age of humanity, about the light. It was about downfall, an unknowable threat from the stars, about the downfall of civilization, the darkness.

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With the first DLCs came the symbol for all this sorrow: Eris Morn. With a third eye on her forehead, she moaned and suffered melodramatically.

The story of Destiny was for a year the main and largest criticism in every conversation about the shooter, whose gunplay was praised by all.

With The Taken King came the turning point

With “The Taken King,” Cayde-6 then came to the forefront. Until then, he was just a side character, the Hunter leader.

However, Cayde-6 had now risen to the main character and served in Destiny as a kind of representative for the player. Cayde-6 didn’t care about Eris Morn’s gloomy talk, said “Keep your stone off my map,” reloaded his weapons, and let it rip. Fans loved it.

Later, Luke Smith, the creative director of “The Taken King,” said happily: There, we’ve found our voice.

The trailer for Destiny is full of Cayde-6, full of Firefly

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Nathan Fillion

The voice is now getting louder.

In the two trailers for Destiny 2, it becomes clear how central Cayde-6 will be for Destiny 2 and how much the tone will change compared to the first part.

Cayde-6 is voiced by Nathan Fillion. Fillion reprises his role as Captain Malcolm “Mal” Reynolds from the failed TV series “Firefly.”

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And it’s no coincidence that during Cayde-6’s biggest appearance in the trailer for Destiny 2, Ikora Rey is now standing by his side and getting a speaking role.

Ikora Rey is voiced in Destiny 2 by actress Gina Torres. She previously played Fillion’s right hand, Zoë Washburne, in the TV series Firefly. Coincidence? No.

Bungie chose the two main characters from a failed science fiction series to lead their million-dollar project Destiny 2 15 years later. But that’s not all: they borrowed the tone and some other elements from Firefly.

What is Firefly?

Firefly was actually planned as the next “cult series” on American television. Series creator Joss Whedon made a name for himself with successful years as the head of “Buffy” and “Angel.” Many were sure that the new series would become a cult.

Firefly premiered in September 2002.

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Firefly is a kind of space western. Humanity has left Earth, set out to new worlds and colonized them. But a rebellion against the state power, the Alliance, broke out. This rebellion was suppressed.

The heroes of the series are members of this failed rebellion. They are veterans who fought for a lost cause.

The universe is gritty and dirty in Firefly. The series has a lot of the feel of a western. The outer worlds of the universe are lawless, civilization is far away. People are on their own here.

There’s a rough, yet comradeship tone among the crew of the “Serenity,” where most of the action takes place. They are not real heroes, but flesh-and-blood people. The captain is a shady rogue, always looking out for himself. He is a pragmatist and braggart, stubborn and hot-headed, but with his heart in the right place. Now, who does that sound like?

Cayde-6 is, by the way, also a fan of “Firefly”:

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Parallels to Destiny 2

The parallels to Destiny 2 are obvious. Here, too, the Guardians are fighting for a lost cause, have become homeless vagabonds who must set out to new worlds. The enemy is powerful, monstrous, faceless, and well-armed.

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In the trailer, some parallels to Firefly can be seen. Cayde-6 and Captain Reynolds are not only voiced by the same actor. Cayde-6 also resembles the Captain strongly. Cayde-6 fires a revolver from the hip, greets his comrades with “You scum,” and is partial to alcohol. In him, the pragmatic rogue, a gunslinger, and tough guy becomes a representative of the players again.

It is clear: The Guardians in Destiny are no longer heroes, no longer figures fighting for “nebulous goals” like in Destiny 1. Instead, it’s about survival, loot, camaraderie, and the current threat posed by the Cabal.

And that threat is damn real.

What became of Firefly?

Firefly was canceled after only one season, much to the surprise of many fans – due to poor ratings. Only after its end did success come from DVD sales. Thus, the series “Firefly” received the film “Serenity” as a worthy conclusion.

Even today, many cannot believe that the “golden age of Firefly,” which was so firmly expected, never arrived. It was supposed to begin on September 20, 2002. Who would have thought it would really start on September 8, 2017?

The game director who brought Cayde-6 to the forefront of Destiny 1 two years ago is again at the helm for Destiny 2:

Destiny 2: He’s back – Get ready to throw money at the monitor

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Albion Online: Mobs droppen bald Items, die Spieler gecraftet haben

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

For a player-driven economy in an MMORPG, it is necessary that there are as few items as possible created by developers. Therefore, everything in Albion Online revolves around player-created items.

Crafting is extremely important in Albion Online. This way, you can create particularly powerful items. However, not all players have to craft these themselves. The manufactured items circulate in two ways:

  • On the one hand, through the normal way, by being traded
  • On the other hand – and this is unusual – defeated mobs can soon drop items created by players in Albion Online.

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A player-driven economy

Every item that enters the goods cycle is added to the drop list of the monsters. This means that you can also find the items that other players have crafted and then sold to an NPC merchant as loot from defeated enemies. This way, items remain in circulation and contribute to the economic system.

The explanation for this is that NPC merchants are corrupt and the goods sold to them not only become available in their own inventory but “get lost” and end up on the black market, from where they fall into the hands of enemies.

In this way, the developers ensure that almost all items in the game are crafted by the players themselves. Mobs then receive significantly better equipment, consisting of items made by players that have ended up on the black market.

Albion Online Battle

Additionally, this system allows for offering loot in larger quantities, which could provide collectors with more options. For example, it is possible to remove the obtaining of resources as a reward for Hell Gates and chests. Furthermore, it is likely that the essences will be removed as a necessary ingredient for processing resources, as they will become unnecessary.

Many innovations and changes before release

The development studio is also working on improving the reputation system, which should lead to more PvP in the yellow and red zones, without causing involuntary PvP involvement.

The Hell Gates are to be made fairer, performance will be improved, a stacking function for undamaged items will be introduced, the market interface will be revamped, and the team is also fine-tuning the tutorial. There will also be adjustments to balancing, better open world GvG, and more. These and many other changes and improvements are planned for the near future for the MMORPG Albion Online.

The developers assure players that there will not be a food shortage in the game after the upcoming wipe before release. After the wipe, all mobs will carry food in the first one to two weeks to boost this economic sector. The MMORPG Albion Online will officially launch on July 17.

Further articles about Albion Online:

Albion Online: Release date announced – Summer is when it starts!

Albion Online: Gallahad update prepares for the release of the German MMO

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Is Overwatch coming to the Nintendo Switch? The topic is not off the table

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

Although performance issues are currently hindering implementation, in the future you might be able to play Overwatch on the hybrid console Nintendo Switch.

Nintendo’s new console “Switch” has many fans worldwide who regularly game on the handheld. In the future, it could even be possible to play Blizzard’s shooter game “Overwatch” on it. At least, Jeff Kaplan, the Game Director of Overwatch, doesn’t entirely dismiss this idea. Currently, performance poses the biggest challenge that developers must address first.

Performance needs to be reconsidered

Last month, Jeff Kaplan already commented on this topic during a Q&A session on Reddit. He stated that implementing Overwatch on the Nintendo Switch would indeed be challenging, but the team is open to new platforms.

In an interview with Express Online, he reiterated the subject. He explained that performance needs to be reconsidered for the shooter to function on the Nintendo Switch. The problem is that the game’s minimum requirements have been adapted to other platforms. To ensure Overwatch runs smoothly on the Switch, developers need to revisit the topic of minimum requirements and adjust the game accordingly.

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Kaplan also mentioned that it is already challenging to maintain and patch three platforms simultaneously. The fact that patches are released at the same time for PS4, Xbox One, and PC is a significant achievement for the team. Adding another platform would complicate these simultaneous updates.

However, he reiterated in this interview his words from the Reddit Q&A thread: The Overwatch developers are open to new platforms. “Just because the game is not currently available on a specific platform doesn’t mean we aren’t considering it for the future. We keep an eye on these things.”

Next, Overwatch fans can look forward to April 11, when the Uprising event is slated to start. The skins for it have probably already been accidentally leaked.

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Heroes of the Storm 2.0 – War das alles?

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 3 minutes

Recently, Blizzard announced version 2.0 for their MOBA game Heroes of the Storm. However, those expecting a complete overhaul of the game were mistaken. HotS 2.0 promises a lot by its name, but delivers little.

Heroes of the Storm 2.0! When I read these words in my press kit during a visit to Blizzard in Paris at the end of March, I thought, “Wow, HotS is going to be completely revamped! I can hardly wait to see what’s coming!” Then something did come, but something very different.

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Heroes of the Storm 2.0 – But only for Loot!

The presentation in a studio in a fancy courtyard in Paris began with a completely revamped loot mechanic. “Great, more loot is always awesome,” I thought. Various information followed regarding the new approach to loot and game progression, then there were a few more details about later heroes and battlefields, and that was that.

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Wait, was that the complete Heroes of the Storm 2.0? Under such a grandiose name as “HotS 2.0,” I, along with many of my colleagues present, expected more than just an almost 1:1 implementation of a progression and loot system taken from Overwatch.

HotS 2.0 – Wrong Label, Wrong Expectations

I probably wouldn’t have had as much of a problem if it had been called something like “Heroes of the Storm – Progression 2.0” from the start. But to promote the entire game under a name suggesting a fresh start and then only change the loot was disappointing.

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I had expected something radical, something new from HotS 2.0. For example, a complete overhaul of the gameplay – away from the classic MOBA like LoL and towards an approach similar to SMITE or Paragon. That way, HotS could finally step out of the shadow of these big competitors. However, that was not the case. It remained an announcement of more loot and a bitter aftertaste, a disappointed expectation.

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And yes, I was basically aware that Blizzard would not simply throw HotS completely out the window, but I just wished for a bit more than just a loot adjustment with the name “HotS 2.0”!

Loot 2.0 – Actually Awesome!

Don’t get me wrong, I think the new loot and progression system of HotS is great! With “HotS Loot 2.0,” I get many more loot and rewards as a casual player as well as an expert. Additionally, I level up faster and constantly have something new. It’s fantastic, fun, and keeps players engaged longer because they always have a reward in sight!

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In my opinion, it was just poorly packaged and marketed. It’s actually a great thing, but certainly not a proper HotS 2.0 that would deserve that name.

But well, that’s my opinion. What do you think of the “new” Heroes of the Storm? Is the reward system alone also too little behind the big announcement, or do you think that loot was indeed the biggest issue with HotS? Or do you believe that the loot is just the beginning and that more significant changes are coming to HotS in 2017? Let me know in the comments!

Also interesting: Heroes of the Storm – More Overwatch Heroes, but …

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Marvel Heroes Omega: PC vs. PS4? – „Wir haben euch beide lieb!“

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 2 minutes

Marvel Heroes Omega, the planned PlayStation 4 version of Marvel Heroes, is not intended to come at the expense of the PC version. The developers at Gazillion Entertainment therefore promise overtime to keep both versions up to date.

Marvel Heroes, the superhero action RPG MMO created by Diablo creator David Brevik, is expected to launch this spring on PlayStation 4. An Xbox version will follow later.

But what does this mean for the PC version, which has improved over the years and has many loyal players? Will PC players lose something if the team is now spending its time on the console?

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Marvel Heroes Omega – “We are all working overtime and we love it!”

Such fears and concerns are, according to David Von Dorman, the boss of Gazillion, unfounded. In an emotional announcement, the studio head wrote that Gazillion is equally developing the PC version and the PS4 version and is putting a lot of love into each project.

Marvel Heroes Omega

The entire team is working hard on the PC and console versions and ensuring that both meet the players’ expectations. Therefore, overtime and weekend work is the norm at Gazillion. But if you are working in a great team on a project that you care about, then it’s not work, it’s a mission!

PC players should not worry and console friends can expect a good game on the PS4 and later on the Xbox One, according to Von Dorman.

Marvel Heroes Omega – Beta, Wipe and Daredevil

So far, there are no concrete dates for the beta. However, it should start “very soon” and you will soon be able to buy a founder’s pack through the PlayStation Store to participate in the testing phase.

All beta testers will receive the hero Daredevil for free.

However, there will be a wipe after the beta, but you will be able to keep Daredevil, and your spent real money resources will be reset.

Marvel Heroes Omega

The beta and release version on the PS4 will initially only contain a part of the heroes and scenarios from the PC version. Therefore, there will only be 38 heroes (the PC version has 62). Additional content includes chapters 1 to 9, operations, Midtown patrols, the Danger Room, legendary missions and trials in “Heroic, Superheroic and Cosmic”.

Also interesting: Marvel Heroes – From Flop to Hit!

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Lineage II – Revolution: Smartphone hit – MMORPG surpasses Clash Royale

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Lineage II: Revolution is a full-fledged online role-playing game that runs on smartphones and captivates millions of players in South Korea. Worldwide, it has already generated more revenue in February than the mobile hit Clash Royale. But why? What is so great about the MMO app?

Lineage II: Revolution had an extremely strong launch in South Korea. The glossy mobile MMORPG was released on December 14, 2016. To keep the game’s launch date, there was even no beta version. Lineage II: Revolution was launched directly on the app stores of Android and the Korean iOS.

Lineage II – Revolution: Stronger than Clash Royale?

Nevertheless, the game is a massive success and is expected to be actively played by over 5 million Koreans, which has already generated more than 170 million US dollars for the developer Netmarble Neo.

That is enough to dethrone Clash Royale from the number one spot in mobile games in February 2017.

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Lineage II: Revolution – A true AAA MMORPG on the go!

The reason for this enormous success of the game is certainly its visuals. Unlike many app games, Lineage II: Revolution boasts stunning graphics at PC level. This is ensured by the modern Unreal 4 graphics engine, which offers high-definition graphics on the go, provided the smartphone is powerful enough.

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Moreover, Lineage Eternal is a full-fledged online role-playing game in the style of World of Warcraft or Lineage II (the direct predecessor). The Lineage series has always been a massive success in South Korea, and Lineage II: Revolution follows in its footsteps. The game offers virtually everything an online RPG fan could desire: quests, raids, upgradeable classes, instances, guilds including guild battles, and plenty of PvP.

The hero selection is somewhat lacking, as there are only four races with gender locks and three classes. You choose between the archetypes warrior, mage, and ranger, who can either be humans and dark elves (male) or elves and dwarves (female).

Lineage II: Revolution – No Pay2Win through auction house and auto-grind

An auction house also allows – unusual for a free-to-play mobile MMO – trading items among players. You can buy all items in Lineage II: Revolution in-game without spending real money.

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Lineage II: Revolution does involve a lot of grinding, but if the grind becomes too tedious, you can automate it. An auto-questing and pathfinding feature – already standard in Asian MMOs – allows you to slice through boring hordes of monsters while doing more interesting things, such as customizing and leveling up your hero in another menu.

Lineage II: Revolution – Perfect for Samsung’s new S8

Another bonus of the game is a feature that will be available on Samsung’s upcoming flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S8. Thanks to the S8’s DeX technology, the new elite smartphone can be connected to a monitor with a docking station along with a mouse and keyboard.

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This way, you can play Lineage II: Revolution like a regular PC MMO on a large screen, with a mouse and keyboard, but also enjoy it on the go by simply removing the phone from the docking station. So basically like a Nintendo Switch, just more useful!

To encourage players to buy an S8, Samsung is allowing live testing of Lineage II: Revolution in its stores, and a promotional campaign is reportedly planned that promises buyers of an S8 a gift voucher worth around 85 euros.

Lineage II: Revolution – Release in Europe?

The combination of a full-fledged online role-playing game, good graphics, cool gameplay, a fair payment system, and mobile usability made Lineage II: Revolution immensely successful in South Korea. Mobile gaming has been gaining increasing importance, especially since the Nintendo Switch, and many players want more than just pixelated quick games.

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Similarly successful and elaborate mobile titles like the MOBA Vainglory or the action MMO HIT have already proven this. Lineage II: Revolution is also set to be released in Europe, although a release date is not yet known.

Are you interested in a mobile online role-playing game like Lineage II: Revolution, or do MMORPGs have to be played on a computer or console for you? Let us know in the comments!

Also interesting: The best MMOs for Android and Apple

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Elite Dangerous: Günstig – Preise im Cash-Shop dauerhaft reduziert

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Normally we hear more about price increases when it comes to cash shops in online games. Not so in the space game Elite Dangerous.

As the game’s developers announced via the official forum, there have been some adjustments to the prices in the in-game shop of Elite Dangerous. However, not to the detriment of the players, quite the opposite. There was a downtime during which the shop was unavailable. The developers used this time to reduce the prices of the items.

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Many things are getting cheaper!

The reduction in prices applies to a selection of items and is meant to demonstrate how prices in the shop will evolve in the near future. Frontier Developments believes that the new pricing structure reflects a better value of the items and benefits players who want to personalize their gaming experience.

You can check the official store directly to see how the prices for the items have changed. You can reach the shop of the online game Elite Dangerous via this link (link opens in a new page).

Are players now buying more items?

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That is certainly good news for the players of Elite Dangerous. In-game shops are often criticized by players, as the prices for some items are not justifiable. Are the costs for creating any cosmetic items like ship skins really that high for the developers?

Wouldn’t they make more revenue if the prices were lower? We’ll see if possibly more players will now use the cash shop of Elite Dangerous.

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Overwatch Event Uprising: New skins apparently leaked by mistake

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Blizzard’s shooter Overwatch (PS4, Xbox One, PC) has the new event Uprising coming up. The Xbox Store has apparently leaked the new skins.

Next week, on April 11, a new event is set to start in Overwatch: Uprising – The Rebellion. New events are always a big deal in Overwatch: there are special loot boxes with unique emotes, skins, and spray icons. Sometimes Blizzard even introduces a new game mode.

The player numbers and revenues shoot up in Overwatch when such an event is running. Here are the highlights of the shooter.

The Xbox Store is the culprit, it leaked the skins

A lot is already known about the upcoming event or at least a lot is being speculated.

There was a dedicated comic about it, set in the past of Overwatch. It concerns the time when Overwatch was still a real organization. A conflict was brewing in London between humans and omnics. Overwatch wanted to intervene but had not received the “okay” from the English government. However, Tracer eventually convinced Soldier: 76 to give the order to deploy.

Everyone actually expects that the event will take place in this London of the past, and that there will be a new version of the “King’s Row” map.

However, nothing was known about the skins so far. Until now. Players on reddit have discovered something.

In the digital shop of Xbox, Microsoft apparently revealed more than intended. There was already a picture visible that replaced the actual logo of the “Overwatch: Origins Edition”.

Where is the cool Genji skin?

Here we see skins for Mercy, Tracer, Torbjörn, and Reinhardt. They are wearing outfits that match those from the comic. The heroes are all a few years younger than we usually know them and are in uniform.

But the skin for Genji, which many had hoped for, is unfortunately missing here. People are still expecting skins for Widowmaker and McCree, which are also not visible yet.

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It is therefore assumed that these are the skins that will be in the game starting next week. However, this has not been officially confirmed yet.

What do you think of the skins? Do you like them or do you find them too conservative?

You can see the comic for the new event Uprising in Overwatch here:

Overwatch Event: Comic Uprising shows potential skins

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Hearthstone: Are the Un’Goro packs bugged? – Blizzard responds

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The players of Un’Goro are upset. There are again way too many duplicates in the packs at Hearthstone.

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Since last night (April 7, 2017), the latest Hearthstone expansion “Journey to Un’Goro” is live, and players can finally open their pre-ordered and earned card packs. But as the first players open their first dozen packs, strange incidents occur.

Again and again, the same cards are drawn from the packs, particularly notable is the Volcanosaur, which appears in every third or fourth card pack for many players.

A very similar problem occurred with the release of the last expansion “The Streets of Gadgetzan”. Here too, there was initially a massively increased chance of receiving “Triple-Class Cards,” and other rare cards were – well – significantly rarer.

The same mistakes as in Gadgetzan?

Something similar seems to be happening now, as many rare cards simply do not appear. There is – at least according to users in the forum – no trace of a fair distribution of cards in the packs.

On Reddit, comments are increasing that Blizzard is actively deleting posts in the official forum that address this issue. However, this has not been confirmed. Whether these incidents are really a bug or just “extremely bad luck” for some individuals is still hard to assess at this point.

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The same mistakes as in Gadgetzan?

A statement from Blizzard on this issue is still pending but is likely to come within the next few hours.

Our tip: Do not open any more packs until there is an official statement from Blizzard on this.

What has been your yield with the card packs so far? Do you prefer to wait, or have you already torn open all the packs and are now heavily disappointed? Are you also affected by the problem of all the duplicates?

Blizzard responds

Update April 8, 20:45: The complaints have elicited a response from Blizzard: Community Manager Nik “Daxarri” Gianozakos says: They have heard the complaints about how many duplicates there are. He assures everyone in the Blizzard forum that they have looked into the matter. The distribution of cards in “Journey to Un’Goro” proceeds as planned. The distribution rates are in line with those of previous Hearthstone expansions. From Blizzard’s perspective, everything is fine and nothing is buggy.

You can find all 135 cards from “Journey to Un’Goro” in this post.

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Final Fantasy XIV und WoW kämpfen um die Liebe eines Streamers

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The Twitter accounts of the MMORPG giants World of Warcraft (WoW) and Final Fantasy XIV are having an amusing exchange on Twitter.

The streamer S1N3N may not be among the biggest streamers, but his innocent question has now caught the attention of the two giants in the MMORPG field.

Final Fantasy XIV or World of Warcraft – Who is the prettiest in the land?

S1N3N asked on Twitter: “Should I play Final Fantasy XIV or World of Warcraft?”

The official Twitter account of WoW replied: Warcraft! We let you shoot laser beams from your eyes!

Then the Twitter account of Final Fantasy XIV chimed in: Laser eyes, huh? Here you have a building-sized meteor!

Warcraft asks: Building-sized? Gul’dan certainly has something to say about that!

Final Fantasy XIV topped that with: Okay, that’s big, but here’s an entire moon that becomes Bahamut! If Deathwing is lucky, he might get an audition.

WoW then: Destroying moons? That’s cute. What do you think about destroying entire worlds?

The streamer can hardly believe his luck that his tweet has sparked these reactions. He enjoys this attention and visibly revels in it.

What he ultimately plays, whether he spends his hours in WoW or Final Fantasy XIV, he leaves open. The latest videos on his Twitch account show him playing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds: That’s something completely different.

US site sees a paradigm shift… Well

The US site Massively sees the conflict between FF14 and WoW as a somewhat sharp-tongued change in the MMORPG landscape. In the past, World of Warcraft largely ignored all other MMORPGs and only borrowed from their latest ideas when a WoW expansion was due – they liked to borrow a few features.

This discussion now shows that times have changed. WoW can no longer simply destroy and absorb other MMOs as it used to.

We think: The demon should be left in the Nether. Paradigm shift is a bit far-fetched, but the Twitter “dispute” is certainly entertaining.

How we see the situation at both MMORPGs and 3 others, you can read in this article:

State of Play: Where are the MMORPGs WoW, ESO, GW2, FF14 and Black Desert in early 2017?

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Destiny: Smaller streamers start a fundraising campaign for terminally ill children

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In the German community of Destiny there is a new movement in April. Smaller Destiny streamers have come together to raise money for dying children.

We are not RealKraftyy, but we want to help

“We are not RealKraftyy, but we want to help,” that would be a way to summarize the idea of “Helli the Hell.” The streamer is 39 and comes from Düsseldorf.

He may not have the reach of the big English-speaking streamers, and there are also larger German streamers who collaborate with Facebook groups or fan pages, but Helli has a mission.

The Düsseldorfer wants to help the local children’s hospice “Regenbogenland” by collecting donations for it in his Destiny stream.

The Regenbogenland cares for terminally ill, multiply disabled, and severely disabled children in Düsseldorf who have only a limited life expectancy. At Regenbogenland, life and joy of living should be the focus. There are playrooms where the siblings of the children can play with the little ones: The children’s hospice should be like a second home, relieving the families of the children.

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The hospice is funded 75% by donations. Every euro can help secure the future of the hospice.

In April, “Helli the Hell” decided to donate everything that comes in as money from donations during his stream to the children’s hospice. He knows that people on the internet are often skeptical about such fundraising campaigns, so he says: “If you don’t want to do it through me, donate directly to the children’s hospice.” Here is the website of the Kinderhospiz Regenbogenland.

Helli also wants to send donation receipts issued by the hospice to anyone who provides him with their private address.

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Shooting for a good cause, even if the hospice is skeptical

The donation campaign has been running since April 1st, and some other smaller German-speaking streamers like the Team Niederroler from Austria and PanDa_mir have joined the campaign. They are also donating their contributions to the Kinderhospiz Regenbogenland in April.

It is going significantly better than expected. Since the beginning of the month, over 1000€ has already been raised for the hospice, says Helli.

However, the action is not running completely smoothly. The children’s hospice was skeptical when they heard that “shooter players” were donating. They fear it could scare away other donors if they are associated with “violence-glorifying games.” However, there is a compromise: The hospice’s logo will not be displayed in the livestream when Destiny is played.

Mein MMO believes: “Shooting for a good cause” – this may come across a bit strange in public. However, for gamers, this conflict does not exist. Therefore, we are happy to support the campaign.

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The Black Death: Update The Long Night soll kriselndes MMORPG retten

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The MMORPG The Black Death is in crisis. The few players on the server have led the developers to rethink their strategy and now they have released a major update.

With the update The Long Knight, the developer studio Syrin Studios aims to herald a turning point for the MMORPG The Black Death. So far, the game has not been particularly well received. Only a handful of players were online at the same time via Steam. Many buyers believe that the developers released the Early Access version too early. However, with the major update, this is supposed to change.

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Day and Night and many other innovations

The Long Night introduces a day and night cycle, which also impacts the gameplay. Each day that a player spends in the dark, plague-ridden medieval world brings bonuses and gold.

Additionally, you can craft torches and light campfires, which especially benefits you at night when enemies are nearby. Furthermore, the game’s performance has been optimized, and it is now possible to start Dedicated Servers. There are also further changes to loot, respawning, the combat system, crafting, and skills.

Overall, a lot of revisions and improvements are on their way to The Black, making The Long Night the biggest update yet for the MMORPG. The release of the update has led to a doubling of player numbers. However, this only means that instead of around 30 players, currently about 65 are online at peak times according to Steamcharts.

Players are still disappointed

The update has had little impact on players’ previous opinions about the MMO. Although many have given the game another chance, they still do not seem very enthusiastic.

The update is just a drop in the bucket. Server issues, crashes, and a reset of housing are just a few of the problems currently frustrating players. The developer studio still has a long way to go to make The Black Death a good game. Let’s hope that the fans can hold on for as long…

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Pokémon GO: Spring brings you back to the game – Co-op gameplay

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Can Pokémon GO trigger a new hype this year? With the planned features for 2017, the developers want to provide even more reasons to play.

According to the developers, there will soon be many reasons to play Pokémon GO and to spend time outdoors again. Over 65 million players engage with the augmented reality hit every month, inspiring the developers to continue improving the game. Therefore, this spring, cooperative gameplay will be introduced, which aims to provide you with a new gaming experience and may make the game even more popular.

Pokémon GO News – Planned Features in 2017

A few days ago, Pokémon GO won the award for Best Mobile and Handheld Game at the British Academy of Film, Television and Arts Game Awards. The developers express their gratitude for this award to the many millions of trainers who regularly log into Pokémon GO. Soon there will be more reasons to step into the world of Pikachu, Squirtle, and friends. In a blog post, the developers reveal what’s coming your way:

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“We are still at the beginning of a great adventure. With the arrival of spring in the northern hemisphere, players can look forward to new social and cooperative gameplay experiences that will provide trainers with new and exciting reasons to play in the sunshine again.”

One of these planned features could be the trading function. As the developers revealed, the trading feature won’t operate over the Internet, but will enhance the social aspect of Pokémon GO. Fans have been wishing for this feature much earlier in the game. However, there were good reasons why the developers waited with this function. The culprit is a very specific group of Pokémon GO players.

The planned cooperative experiences might also be closer than some trainers expect. In the code of the Pokémon GO Update 0.61.0 , interesting changes were found. Among other things, there were hints of raids that operate socially and cooperatively. The code features lines like “nearby_raid_notification_toast” “Nearby raid starting soon!”.

At the moment, experts assume that these raids will be used in Pokémon GO to plan and conduct group attacks on gyms. It may be possible to invite teammates from the same team to join in taking down gyms in the area.

Raids in Pokémon GO? Data miners find hints of possible group attacks

We are excited to see what Niantic presents to us in the coming weeks. Which feature are you particularly looking forward to?

Are the special items in Pokémon GO time-dependent, or do you get them randomly?

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World of Tanks: “We can easily last another 30 years!”

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The tank online game World of Tanks is expected by Wargaming manager Mohamed Fadl to remain online for another 30 years or more without any problems. Moreover, the esports manager commented in an interview on Gamespot about sports betting in World of Tanks.

World of Tanks, the online tank fun from Wargaming, has been on the market for almost seven years, but according to Wargaming’s Head of Global Competitive Gaming, Mohamed “Mo” Fadl, the game could easily be played for another 30 years or more. According to the “Games as a Service” concept, the game would be continuously improved and updated.

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World of Tanks – “We compete with the top games every year!”

Due to its many updates, World of Tanks will always remain fresh according to Fadl: “Free2Play games that get as far [as World of Tanks] will never get old. It’s like a body with a heartbeat. It pumps fresh blood through the circulatory system every day.”

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As one top manager at Epic Games said about Paragon, Mo Fadl also believes that successful free-to-play online games like World of Tanks need to be planned for the long term. Therefore, they must also be competitive every year with all current games (and those from the past).

World of Tanks Esports – Betting is part of it

Mohamed Fadl and his colleague Jungwon Hahn (GM for the Pacific region) also spoke about the issue of betting in esports. “It would be foolish to say that betting is bad,” Fadl said. Rather, they are “a natural part of all sports”. However, it is always a problem when real money is involved.

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Nevertheless, Wargaming does not want to completely ban this and is currently considering a concept. They may want to offer betting with virtual money. However, Wargaming has no control over real money bets outside the game. Therefore, they must approach the matter very carefully, but Wargaming definitely wants to do something in this direction, as there is a high demand for betting.

WoT – Paid pro players and 15vs.15 esports

In the interview, Mo and Jungwon Hahn also addressed the topic of paying pro players a salary, as Blizzard does for Overwatch. They need more data for that. It’s questionable how long Blizzard can continue to do this.

Additionally, it was mentioned that currently the PC leads the WoT esports scene, but consoles will likely soon have the necessary “critical mass” of players and experience for esports.

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Moreover, Mohamed Fadl still plans to increase the esports matches to 15vs.15 players instead of the usual 7vs.7 matches in a future update. After all, the regular WoT is played in teams of 15!

Also interesting: World of Tanks is supposed to last forever!

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