Recently, Blizzard announced on Twitter that there will be a special event on April 12 at King’s Row – a payload map in Overwatch. This location is particularly important for the story. Here, Widowmaker assassinated the spiritual leader of the Omnics, Mondatta.
But London is also known for other things, as it is home to one of the largest Omnic enclaves that is hidden beneath the city. Players escort the “payload” to this enclave to eliminate all omnics with an EMP bomb.
More Story on King’s Row
In an interview with PCGamesN, Game Director Jeff Kaplan revealed that they have heard “the fans’ call for an event that does not take place in the real world.” “The event will be something special. When players see and play the event, they will experience what your feedback has resulted in.”
This means, in any case, that there is a playable part of this event and not just pure skins.
The theories suggest a PvE mode reminiscent of Junkenstein’s Revenge. Whether the players will be on the side of the Omnics or the humans remains to be seen. Above all, the story should be kept in the foreground.
“We have understood that players want more story and want to learn more about the world of Overwatch. I think they want to hear more about what has happened between humans and omnics and how everything led to the current state. Many of these questions will be answered.”
Finally, all Widowmaker fans can rejoice. She will receive a new skin as part of the event, which the development team is quite proud of. Kaplan said:
“I believe that all players who wanted a skin for Widowmaker will be very happy very soon.” – Expectations are certainly high.
New skin for Widowmaker is just around the corner!
The whole event will probably be kicked off with a comic that will be published “very very soon” – likely still within this week. This should give fans a first impression of what exactly happened during the “King’s Row Uprising” and what we will see in the corresponding event in Overwatch.
The action MMORPG TERA is getting a new class with patch 54.02: The sexy Moon Dancer with her glaive. Additionally, the patch brings numerous bug fixes, changes, and a challenge to level up as high as possible with the new class.
TERA is once again expanding its heroes. The agile and swift Moon Dancer is joining as a new heroine and can be played starting now. To ensure the fresh start with the new fighter is exciting, there’s an event where you can earn special rewards for the Moon Dancer when you reach certain levels.
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TERA – The “glaivetastic” Moon Dancer!
The Moon Dancer has been playable since April 4th in TERA and must be both female and of the Castanic race. The Moon Dancer dresses in (tight) leather and wields a noble moon glaive, a pole weapon with a blade at the end. This allows the Moon Dancer to execute wide slashes and sweeping attacks.
The Moon Dancer is a pure damage dealer and almost all her skills are designed to quickly change position and execute devastating area attacks. This makes the Moon Dancer ideal for players who like to clear pesky adds. However, since she can’t take much damage, she should only be played by players who are not overwhelmed by the many dodge and charge skills of the new class.
TERA – Patch 54.02 – Moon Dancer Level Challenge and New Hairstyles
To play as a Moon Dancer, you need to create a new heroine at level 1. However, thanks to the new hairstyles available in the character editor, she can look quite different from previous Castanics. Until April 25th, you can earn special rewards if you level up your Moon Dancer properly.
If you manage to reach the maximum level 65 by 12:00 PM on April 7th, you will even receive a special title called “Guardian of the Moon.” Speed leveling has never been more rewarding! However, the rewards can only be claimed by one hero per server and account.
What do you think of the Moon Dancer and the leveling event in TERA? Are you playing the MMORPG again or is it leaving you cold even with the Moon Dancer? And what do you think about the gender lock on the new class? Let us know in the comments!
In Destiny 2 the position of Game Director is now clarified. It is the former journalist Luke Smith, who was responsible for the most beautiful and worst moments in Destiny 1.
It has actually been pretty much clear for a while, but now it is official: Luke Smith is the Game Director behind Destiny 2. For a long time, Smith’s Twitter profile stated that he was “Game Director for an unannounced Bungie game.”
But now it’s clear: Luke Smith is the man behind Destiny 2.
Destiny 2: From Journalist to Game Director – Who is Luke Smith?
Luke Smith has worked as a journalist for several years. He wrote for the well-known US site Kotaku when it was still in its infancy.
In a podcast about his time back then, he mentioned that his day was divided into 3 phases: sleeping, playing World of Warcraft and writing for Kotaku. The transitions were apparently quite fluid. Woke up in the morning, wrote for a few hours, slept more, checked in the afternoon if the articles were okay, then played WoW deep into the night and went to bed.
Smith probably didn’t have a regular life rhythm back then.
After a short time at Kotaku, Smith worked at “1Up.com” and extensively covered Bungie’s Halo series there. During that time, Smith made a name for himself. Eventually, it wasn’t going so well at 1Up.com. Smith finally transitioned to the development studio where he had written so much.
Since April 2007, Smith had been at Bungie, doing practically everything related to writing. At first, he worked as a sort of internal editor and community manager, writing contributions for the fans, and then he transitioned into game development.
What did Luke Smith do in Destiny 1?
When Destiny 1 was approaching, Smith was already in a special position, which he probably owed to his wild WoW years.
Luke Smith was the head of raid development for “The Vault of Glass.” He worked with a team in secret on this raid, of which no one knew whether it would be a success. The background for the “Vault of Glass” also comes from Smith. After the raid content of Destiny 1 performed so well, Smith was promoted.
Thus, he became the lead creative for “The Taken King,” the Game Director, and primarily responsible for the design of the expansion.
It is hard to get a glimpse behind the scenes at Bungie, but Smith has likely had a steep career since the release of Destiny and is now one of the key minds behind the franchise.
Smith is responsible for the two “highlights” of Destiny 1: the “best raid” and the “best expansion” – at least according to general perception.
“Throw Money at the Monitor” – “I Sounded Like an Ass”
However, a low point of Destiny is also on his account.
When Smith introduced the expansion “The Taken King” in an interview with Eurogamer, he was asked multiple times why the expansion was so expensive, especially in British pounds. Smith said that he couldn’t show much yet. But if he could present a video of the new emotes now, then the interviewer would throw money at the monitor.
This triggered a shitstorm before the release of “The Taken King” in the fall of 2015: Fans were outraged by this statement.
The statement stuck with Smith for a long time. Later, Smith himself said that he really sounded like an ass. He has a strange sense of humor and a peculiar way. People around him have gotten used to it. But in that interview, the humor didn’t come across. He learned his lesson. Since then, Smith has wisely stayed out of “business questions”.
However, after “The Taken King” became such a success and the content expansions that came afterward, which were released without Smith, were rather disappointing, many are now longing for Smith’s return to the big stage.
We will see if Luke Smith can add another highlight to his career with Destiny 2. While he has hardly been seen since late 2015, we may soon see and hear the charismatic author Luke Smith more frequently in his new role as Game Director for Destiny 2.
It can be assumed that Smith – just like with “The Taken King” – will be the face and voice of Bungie’s new game Destiny 2 in the coming months.
Perhaps as early as May – a first livestream is planned to showcase gameplay for Destiny 2.
A study asked 1200 US teenagers and millennials about their preferences and brands. The Xbox comes out quite well, but it only leads with the youngest generation.
YouGov surveyed 400 teenagers of the “Generation Z” aged between 13 and 17. Generation Z is considered a generation that has grown up with the internet as a matter of course. They are also known as iGeneration or “Post-Millennials”. They were born after the year 2000. The teenagers of Generation Z, says the study, believe in brands that shape their world.
Additionally, 800 millennials were surveyed, who are aged between 18 and 25. They are called millennials because they were born in the period before the year 2000.
The survey primarily focused on brands. Where are the differences between the generations?
Generation Z: Xbox ahead of PlayStation
Among the “coolest brands”, the Xbox ranks 4th among Generation Z, ahead of the extremely cool brand “Oreo”, those cookies with milk filling.
In 7th place comes the PlayStation. But it still beats Doritos, a chip brand.
US teenagers see the Xbox as cooler than the PlayStation, no matter what sales figures say.
The limit of the Legion Supplies of the Legion Judicators in WoW is drastically reduced. Those who have too many supplies should act quickly.
Those who have been playing World of Warcraft in recent days will probably mainly stay on the Broken Shore. In addition to the world quests and collection opportunities for Nether Shards, there are also the Legion Supplies of the Legion Judicators here. These are needed for the construction of various buildings (such as the Mage Tower), which then provides special bonuses for 3 days. As long as a building is finished, however, many players keep their Legion Supplies to then use them “all at once” for the next construction.
Exactly this does not sit well with Blizzard and therefore they announced that the maximum limit for Legion Supplies of the Legion Judicators will be drastically reduced. Currently, players can accumulate up to 10,000 Legion Supplies (which corresponds to 100 turn-ins). However, with a hotfix on Thursday, April 6th, this amount will be drastically cut!
In the official forum, the Community Manager Lore states:
“One of the core mechanics of gameplay on the Broken Shore is collecting Legion Supplies of the Legion Judicators in order to construct buildings that, in turn, unlock new content and bonuses. We recently noticed that players are hoarding supplies to use them at a later time. That’s fine up to a certain point, but if this becomes a general behavior of players, it could negatively impact the construction rate of the buildings and therefore delay the content and bonuses.”
The new limit for Legion Supplies will be 1,000. All supplies that were in the players’ inventory exceeding this limit will be removed from the game. So anyone who actually has so many supplies should exchange them this evening to avoid a shocking surprise tomorrow.
Guild Wars 2 has been trying for some time to establish itself as an eSports title, including the Guild Wars 2 Pro League with the ESL. This has now been dissolved.
Guild Wars 2 is not actually an eSports candidate as an online role-playing game like MOBAs or (Hero) shooters such as League of Legends or Overwatch. Nevertheless, the developers at Arenanet always wanted to get into the big eSports business and even established their own Pro League in the ESL (Electronic Sports League), the world’s largest and oldest eSports company, at the end of 2015.
But now, the big eSports dreams are over, as ESL has terminated the Guild Wars 2 Pro League!
Guild Wars 2 eSports ESL Pro League – Everything will be over in a week
Via Twitter, the eSports organizer ESL announced that it will close the Guild Wars 2 section. This will be official next week; there will be two more cups before it ends. The ESL Pro League for Guild Wars 2 was an important part of Arenanet’s Guild Wars 2 World Championship. The ESL sponsored several tournaments and other events. It is unclear how professional Guild Wars 2 eSports will continue without the ESL.
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According to most player comments in forums and on Twitter, the end of Guild Wars 2 at ESL is not surprising and has actually been long overdue.
Guild Wars 2 is simply not eSports material. It is indeed better suited for eSports than other MMORPGs, but still not at pro eSports level regarding PvP. This is partly due to unfavorable balance in relation to PvE and gameplay mechanics such as spammable CC effects.
An online role-playing game that has even made a name for itself as an eSports giant in the eSports wonderland of South Korea is NCSoft’s Blade & Soul, which plays more like a fighter than an MMORPG in PvP.
What do you think about the ESL ending of Guild Wars 2? Sad or actually long overdue? Let us know in the comments!
Marvel Heroes is ideal as an action MMO for consoles PS4 and Xbox One, but was previously exclusive to the PC and Nvidia Shield. Now the superhero brawler is set to be released under the name “Marvel Heroes Omega” for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. A beta is also planned.
Marvel Heroes, the action online RPG from Gazillion Entertainment in the Marvel universe, was previously only available for PC. Those who wanted to game comfortably from the couch with a gamepad had to either connect their PC to the TV or play via the Nvidia Shield streaming box.
Nevertheless, there have always been rumors about a port of Marvel Heroes to consoles PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. These were confirmed today!
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Marvel Heroes Omega – Restart on PlayStation this Spring!
Under the new name “Marvel Heroes Omega”, the superhero action online RPG is set to be released on PlayStation 4 this Spring. A version for Xbox One is also planned but will be released at a later unspecified date.
However, those expecting the multitude of heroes from the PC version will be somewhat disappointed. From the recently added playable character roster of 62 with Nick Fury, only 38 will initially be available on PlayStation 4.
With this reduced starting lineup, the developers want to ensure that the launch on the console goes as smoothly as possible. However, there will be regular updates, which will soon bring the console version in line with the PC version.
Marvel Heroes Omega – Cross-Platform Play, Character Transfers, and Beta
The porting of Marvel Heroes to consoles would be a great opportunity for widely popular cross-platform play between consoles and PC. Unfortunately, the developers have already ruled this out in a Q&A session.
There will be neither cross-platform play nor character transfers from the PC version to the console.
“Very soon” a beta testing phase is also set to begin, where you can join with founder packages. This will be available for purchase at a later time in the PlayStation Store.
Marvel Heroes is like a Diablo with more MMO elements and Marvel superheroes
Marvel Heroes plays similarly to a modern Diablo with stronger MMO elements. No wonder. Marvel Heroes was designed by David Brevik, who is the father of the Diablo franchise. Brevik, however, left Marvel Heroes in 2016.
Cloud Pirates, the steampunk airship tactics shooter from My.com, will be released as a free-to-play game this April. Finally, all airship fans can dive into wild aerial battles.
Cloud Pirates is currently in beta and can only be played through founder packs. However, the air combat MMO with flying pirate ships will officially release as a free-to-play game soon.
In addition to the free-to-play feature, there are more new features coming, as patch 1.3 “Stronghold” will also arrive, bringing new team options and fortresses.
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Cloud Pirates – Free-to-Play Launch and Update 1.3 Stronghold
The launch of Cloud Pirates and patch 1.3 will take place on April 19, 2017. From then on, Cloud Pirates will be playable for all registered players for free. Update 1.3 will bring even more cool features:
3-player teams: After teams of three players have been disabled for a long time, they are finally returning with the launch of Cloud Pirates!
League System: Your rank as a player will now be classified into one of six leagues, from the novice league to the elite league. This will also affect matchmaking.
Brotherhood Fortresses: For the resources you collect in convoy missions, you can build a fortress if you are a member of a brotherhood. This will cost a hefty 75,000 resource chunks and can be further expanded afterwards.
Fortress Sieges: You can attack or defend fortresses in a special new game mode (if they are yours). This is only available at certain times on specific days and rewards players with special loot. Players who are not in a brotherhood can also play this mode on a special stronghold map.
Combat Adjustments: From rank 2, you can still adjust your airships after the battle starts. However, this will cost a lot of gold and can only be done while waiting for the game to start or respawn. For this purpose, you can set up to three loadouts before the fight.
We will reveal to you where to find the treasure for “Treasure Hunt at the Tomb” in WoW.
Almost every day a new quest is unlocked in World of Warcraft. After the Legion invasions have already started this morning and the demons are attacking the first areas on the Broken Isles, new tasks are also arriving at the Broken Shore.
The overly eager Goblin lady near the Legion judges’ base is still on the trail of a “great treasure” and sends players this time to the “Treasure Hunt at the Tomb”. The goal is – as in previous quests – to locate a treasure so that its power serves not the Legion, but the mortal races of Azeroth.
As the quest name suggests, the treasure this time is located near the tomb of Sargeras – an area full of elite enemies. Those who venture there alone and do not know what to look for will quickly meet their demise.
WoW: Treasure Hunt at the Tomb Location
To reach the desired chest, you best take the northern flight point at the Broken Shore and ride from there towards the tomb. Ride directly to the (currently impassable) raid entrance and then follow the building counterclockwise until you reach the northeast of the marked quest area.
There, the usual Wyrmscale stands in front of the locked chest, very close to the building itself. If you are in a group, you will need to take down a few Felguards to reach the chest. If you only pull single demons, you can handle them solo. Rogues, Druids, and Mages can bypass the problem using stealth or invisibility.
Afterwards, take your whistle (or hearthstone) and return to the Goblin lady, who will reward you with the “Potion of Potion Drinking”. In the coming days, she will surely have more quests for you, as you have still not brought in the big find.
Catch 20 Water-type Pokémon or spin at 15 PokéStops – Such quests could make Pokémon GO significantly better and bring variety to the gameplay.
Since the release in summer 2016, quite a bit has changed in Pokémon GO. The game started with a huge hype, attracting millions of players who dove into the adventures of a Pokémon Trainer.
After the launch, the developers created several features aimed at improving Pokémon GO. This includes events for Halloween, Christmasand the Valentine’s Day, which are always well received by the community. However, the boring time between events is a problem that many trainers complain about.
In the community, there are many suggestions on how to make the game more interesting. One of these suggestions was for quests that operate based on daily or weekly rewards.
Note: The following are ideas from players in the Pokémon community on how to make Pokémon GO more interesting. There are no specific indications from Niantic that challenges or quests in this form will be incorporated into the game.
There is nothing to do in Pokémon GO
For the past few months, new events have been regularly appearing in Pokémon GO. During these special events, trainers receive double experience points, candy rewards, or, as recently seen at the Water Festival, a higher chance of encountering Pokémon of a certain type. These events are free and consistently provide a welcome change for players. During the Water Festival, trainers were so motivated that they caught a total of over 589 million Magikarp.
Trainers may become bored when these events are over and the daily routine in Pokémon GO resumes. As a “normal” player, you log into the game daily, visit at least one PokéStop, spin it, and catch at least one Pokémon. This grants you a daily bonus, which consists of additional experience points and stardust.
If you complete these daily catches and PokéStop visits for an entire week, then the reward after seven days is even greater, providing you with one of the coveted evolution items.
The fact that the developers activated the daily and weekly rewards in Pokémon GO is a significant improvement for the game. However, this feature “alone” is not enough to keep players engaged with the game long-term. If you live in a city or near a PokéStop, it only takes a few minutes to claim the daily rewards.
Afterward, the waiting time for new events begins, which are supposed to bring more fun.
More quests and tasks for more variety
The daily and weekly tasks in Pokémon GO already provide a good foundation for further expanding the quest system in the game.
Daily challenges:
The daily challenges are currently already at a good level. To spice them up, the following tasks would be suitable:
“Spin five PokéStops in one day”
“Catch five Pokémon”
“Catch three Pokémon using curveballs”
Additionally, the developers could combine these tasks with items: “Catch three Pokémon attracted by incense” or “Catch seven Pokémon with ultra balls.” The reward would then be experience points and/or stardust.
Larger challenges:
The larger challenges would not involve catching and spinning PokéStops. Instead, they could focus on gym battles.
“Earn a spot in a gym”
“Defeat ten Water-type Pokémon in gyms”
“Win ten battles in the gym using a fire Pokémon”
The rewards for these challenges should, of course, be significantly larger. In addition to experience points and stardust, there could be items like incubators or clothing for avatars. With many options such as “Win against Water, Fire, Rock, Ground types, etc.”, there would always be variety. Additionally, players could be encouraged through these tasks to play with different Pokémon types other than their favorites: “You prefer to use your Vaporeon? Unfortunately, for this quest, you need a fire Pokémon.”
This would automatically enhance trainers’ skills and experiences with various Pokémon, thereby teaching them the game.
Quests for legendary Pokémon
So far, many players in the Pokémon GO community expect that legendary monsters will be activated with a major event in Pokémon GO. Currently, there are no further detailed indications from the developers.
The quest system could also be used in this area, activating tasks as prerequisites for the coveted monsters. Trainers would work through a kind of to-do list before being rewarded with the special Pokémon.
Catch 25 Fire/Water/Electric Pokémon
Spin 25 PokéStops
Defeat 100 Pokémon in gyms
Evolve 20 Pokémon in ten minutes
After you have completed these tasks within a specific time, the game could then offer you one of the legendary Pokémon.
Conclusion: Quests could significantly enhance gameplay fun
The quests mentioned above are just examples of how Pokémon GO could be improved. The rewards would need to be worked on to ensure there is a kind of “balance”. Of course, they wouldn’t solve all the problems that exist in the game. However, they could provide many trainers with an extra reason to log into the game rather than lying on the couch.
Perhaps the developers are already planning similar mechanics to improve the time between events and give trainers more reasons to log in.
Which quests would you like in Pokémon GO to motivate you to play, and what rewards should there be for them?
Hearthstone has its generosity on and gifts you a golden card. We reveal what you need to do for it.
Shortly before the release of the new expansion “The Journey to Un’Goro”, Blizzard is turning on the generosity and gifting players of the card game free rewards. Over the last few days, there have been packs of cards, Arcane Dust, or gold just for logging into the game. Today, on 04/05/2017, there is also a login reward: the golden Volcanosaur – the Volcanosaur.
The Volcanosaur as a login reward on 04/05.
To add him to your collection, you simply need to log into the game by midnight at the latest. If you do not receive the dinosaur immediately, it is because your game is not yet upgraded to the latest version. Make sure in the Battle.net launcher that the patch for “The Journey to Un’Goro” is already installed.
You can check in your settings whether patches for future versions of the game are to be downloaded already.
The Volcanosaur is a servant for 7 mana, possessing stats of 5/6. However, his battle cry allows him to mutate twice, which typically gives him enough stats for his cost. Mutating grants the dino additional effects like Divine Shield, increased stats, or even “poisonous”, to destroy servants with a single attack.
If you do not wish to own the golden Volcanosaur, logging in is still worthwhile: You can disenchant it for 100 Arcane Dust and craft other cards from the new expansion as soon as it goes live tomorrow.
Today, there was a new patch for GTA 5 Online. The update comes with version 1.23 / 1.39 and aims to fix issues with new sports cars.
The new update 1.23 for GTA 5 Online has been released today. For PS4, Xbox One, and PC, the patch is about 700MB in size (the size may vary depending on the platform). This update addresses the driving issue that some players noticed with the new sports cars. When players drove these cars through left turns, they quickly lost control of the vehicle. Although the problem was initially noticeable only with the Infernus Classic, other cars were also affected.
GTA 5 Online Version 1.23 / 1.39
On the support website of Rockstar Games, the issue with the cars was described by user adam10603. As many players have already experienced in the game, the Infernus Classic has problems in left turns. Due to the questionable driving behavior, players quickly lost control over the car.
The community did some further investigation and found that this issue occurs not only with the Infernus Classic but also with many other cars. These include:
811
Vigero
Pigalle
Mamba
Gauntlet and many more
The Infernus was a vehicle where this bug was particularly noticeable. Other vehicles also have the bug, but it was not as prominently displayed. The fact that so many cars are affected by the problem explains why today’s patch is over 700MB in total. In the following gif, you can see the problem with the Pigalle:
Source: adam10603 – RockstarSupport
In the video by iTwister, you can see how pronounced this problem was with the Infernus Classic. Players had disadvantages with the car in many races.
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With the new Patch 1.23 / 1.39, the issues with the vehicles should be resolved, and hopefully, you can use the new sports cars without any problems in the various races in GTA 5 Online.
In the new patch 7.7 for League of Legends, there are changes to popular junglers and supporters. We show you the most important changes.
The League of Legends team regularly tries to balance their MOBA. To do this, they need to strengthen or weaken various champions. In the latest patch 7.7, the team shows its love for champions that have been played less frequently recently. To this end, Amumu receives some changes, including a new passive ability. Changes to the bells that Bard can collect are also included. You can look forward to how LoL feels with these 5 new changes.
1. Amumu – New Passive with Absolute Damage
The sad mummy “Amumu” has been in League of Legends for a long time. Accordingly, the passive ability that reduced enemy magic resistance through normal attacks was somewhat outdated. To better support his team in the future, Amumu now receives the necessary tools for this job.
Passive – Cursed Touch
Amumu’s basic attacks reduce the magic resistance of enemies by 15/20/25 (at level 1/7/13) deal 15% of the total magic damage dealt to the target as absolute damage.
W – Despair
Damage: 8/12/16/20/24 per second 10/15/20/25/30 per second
Rate of hits: Once per second Once every half second (Each hit deals half damage)
New – Despair (W) now refreshes Cursed Touch (passive) on all enemies.
R – Curse of the Sad Mummy
Enemies hit are now additionally affected by Cursed Touch (passive) after the damage is dealt.
2. Buffs for Bard and Alistar – Comeback for the Rift?
These two support champions have had their ups and downs. Patch 7.7 is quite generous to both of them and gives them more power again. Alistar’s Triumphant Roar now heals not only the next ally but all nearby allies. This makes healing an even stronger factor in team fights. Additionally, the cooldown on his E ability (Trample) has been reduced.
Bard receives additional Meep damage credited at each bell level. Previously, there were various damage tiers that needed to be reached to increase the damage.
Bonus damage with empowered attack: 40 + 10 per level | Max 220 40 + 15 | Max 310 at level 18
Bard
Passive – Call of the Traveler
New – Let your Meeps grow: Meeps now gain 15 damage after every fifth bell (in addition to the normal bonuses).
Removed damage tiers – Each tier should now assist Bard better than before.
Bard can now have up to nine Meeps simultaneously if he has collected enough bells.
Tiers of 150 bells 105 bells onwards grant only additional damage
The full list of bell tiers can be found at the end of the article, where we link the patch notes
3. Nerfs, Nerfs, Nerfs – Galio Shaco and Co get hit by the Nerf Hammer
Many of the champions that have recently stood out due to their strength will now be weakened. Camille was previously considered a strong champion, especially during the laning phase. Changes now ensure that her W only heals champions and her ultimate ability lasts less time at the early ranks.
The new Galio was considered particularly “OP” after the rework and was a popular choice among well-known streamers like Dyrus. Now Galio’s passive is weakened and the zone damage of his Q tornado is reduced.
Shaco has stood out as particularly toxic in solo queue after his last changes. His changes include a new AP scaling with his passive ability and the removal of the base damage of his Q ability.
Changes to Graves, Rengar, and Talon can be summarized succinctly: Graves no longer receives increased magic resistance from E – Quick Draw and becomes more vulnerable to AP opponents. Rengar and Talon both deal slightly less damage with their Q abilities.
Camille
W – Tactical Sweep
Removed: Camille no longer heals up to 10% of her max health when hitting minions or monsters with the outer half of the ability.
R – Hextech Ultimatum
Duration: 4 seconds at all ranks 2.5/3.25/4 seconds
Galio
Passive – Demolishing Colossus
Damage: 15-100 at level 1-18 12-80 at level 1-18
Q – Winds of War
Initial rate of push: 0.6 AP 0.75 AP
Zone damage of the tornado: 9% of the target’s max health 6% of the target’s max health
Shaco
Passive – Deceit
New ability power scaling: 0.4 AP
Attack damage: 1.2 – 1.45 total attack damage at levels 1-11 1.3 total attack damage at all levels
Q – deceive
Removed: Base damage – No longer deals 20/35/50/65/80 base damage
Removed: Ability power scaling – No longer has a scaling of 0.4 AP
Cooldown: 14 seconds at all ranks 16/15.5/15/14.5/14 seconds
4. Changes to Raptors
The Raptors had been somewhat strong since the preseason update and were avoided by many junglers because they took too much damage there. As a balance change, the creatures receive more health and less damage.
Raptors
Base attack damage: 16 13.33
Health: 350 – 612.5 at levels 1-10 400-680 at levels 1-10
5. Skins and Game Mode Rotation
The new ARSR mode will be active from the weekend of April 7 at 21:00 (CET) to April 11 at 13:00 (CET) and from April 14 at 21:00 (CET) to April 18 at 13:00 (CET). We’ve explained what this mode is about here: The new ARSR mode may stay in LoL forever
The new Godfist Lee Sin skin will be released in patch 7.7:
As an exclusive Hextech skin, there is Dreadnova Darius:
In FIFA 17 FUT, the TOTW 29 (Team of the Week 29) is known. These players receive IF cards in Ultimate Team.
The forward of Team of the Week 29 consists of Bundesliga professionals! Lewandowski stands out with 95, Mario Gomez is also well-rated at 84. Otherwise, you will find some players with an overall rating of over 88, such as Isco (89), Coutinho, Hamsik, or Luis. Here is the entire team:
The ratings and player values in Team of the Week – Week 29
Starting XI:
GK: Benoit Costil – Stade Rennais (France) – France LB: Filipe Luis – Atletico de Madrid (Spain) – Brazil CB: Shkodran Mustafi – Arsenal (England) – Germany RB: De Marcos -Athletic Club de Bilbao (Spain) – Spain CM: Marek Hamsik -Napoli (Italy) – Slovakia CM: Isco -Real Madrid (Spain) – Spain CM: Naby Keita – RB Leipzig (Germany) – Guinea CM: Thomas Delaney – Werder Bremen (Germany) – Denmark FW: Robert Lewandowski – Bayern Munich (Germany) – Poland LW: Coutinho – Liverpool (England) – Brazil FW: Mario Gomez – VfL Wolfsberg (Germany) – Germany
Substitutes:
GK: Diego Alves – Valencia CF (Spain) – Brazil LB: Andreas Ulmer – Red Bull Salzburg (Austria) – Austria CM: Hakim Ziyech – Ajax (Holland) – Holland CM: Artur Ionita – Cagliari (Italy) – Moldova FW: Christian Benteke – Crystal Palace (England) – Belgium FW: Giuseppe Rossi – RC Celta de Vigo (Spain) – Italy FW: Scott Sinclair – Celtic (Scotland) – England
LB: Andrew Considine – Aberdeen (Scotland) – Scotland CM: Yosuke Kashiwagi – Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan) – Japan FW: Erick Torres – Houston Dynamo (USA) – Mexico FW: Ohi Omoijuanfo – Stabaek Fotball (Norway) – Norway FW: Jamie Maclaren – Brisbane Roar (Australia) – Australia
FUT 17 – These were the predictions for Team of the Week 29
These predictions are from the futhead site:
Yann Sommer – GK
Shkodran Mustafi – CB
Nacho Fernandez – LB
Felipe Luis – LB
Coutinho – LW
Artur Ionita – CM
Wilfried Zaha – RM
Hakim Ziyech – CM
Robert Lewandowski – FW
Alejandro Gomez – FW
Edin Dzeko – FW
Substitutes:
Benoit Costil – GK
Danny Simpson – RB
Thomas Delaney – CM
Scott Sinclair – RF
Giuseppe Rossi – FW
Mario Gomez – FW
Ohi Omoijuanfo – FW
Andrew Considine – CB
Andreas Ulmer – LB
John Marquis – FW
Jamie Maclaren – FW
Erick Torres – FW
What is the TOTW in FIFA 17?
Every Wednesday, EA Sports reveals the Team of the Week in their annual soccer simulation’s “Ultimate Team” mode. This is also the case in FIFA 17. Here, the players who stood out in real football over the past week are rewarded with special cards that have improved attributes.
You can draw the TOTW cards within a week from those sets that may contain Rare (Gold) players. However, the chance is considered low. Additionally, it is possible for you to buy them on the transfer market when offered by other players. The prices, however, are usually extremely high.
The new Xbox Scorpio / Xbox X is set to be officially unveiled on April 6. Read here what the new name is all about and what information you can expect.
The hardware experts at Digital Foundry (Eurogamer) apparently already received a Scorpio and want to showcase it publicly on Thursday, April 6 at 3:00 PM.
Xbox One Scorpio – 4k streaming and VR – Here are the known details about the Xbox One X
So far, there is little reliable information available online about the Scorpio. Even the name of the console is still unclear. Until now, it was known by the formidable name “Project Scorpio”; however, according to the Spanish site Elstate and a text published there, it is supposed to be called “Xbox One X”. No source was provided, and the image apparently did not originate officially from Microsoft.
More credible is the industry insider Shinobi602. He has continuously made headlines in the past with reports on leaks about current hardware, and his information has often been accurate. He also had some interesting details about the Xbox Scorpio in recent months. The following information about the new console is currently circulating:
It is supposed to have an integrated power supply like the Xbox One S
It is expected to be able to record content in 4K and 60 FPS via DVR feature
It should have codecs for playing 4K streams
It will likely have a 6 teraflop GPU for 4K gaming
A large part of the game lineup is expected to run in native 4K
All previous games and accessories of the Xbox One should also work on the new console
There are expected to be no exclusive titles that run only on the new console
The new console is fundamentally expected to be VR-capable, even though Microsoft may not initially support the VR feature
This information has mostly not yet been officially confirmed. Whether they are true will be revealed tomorrow at 3:00 PM when the reveal by Digital Foundry takes place.
Game lineup – These games are expected to support 4K on Xbox One Scorpio
According to the site Windows Central, the following games are planned for 4K gaming on the Scorpio:
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Forza Motorsport 7
Crackdown 3
State of Decay 2
Battlefront 2
Red Dead Redemption 2
FIFA 18
The latest installments of Call of Duty and Madden
In addition to these native 4K titles, the Scorpio is also expected to upscale regular Xbox One games to 4K. Games that supported dynamic resolution scaling from 900p to 1080p on the Xbox One will likely also be upscaleable to 4K.
Do you think that the Scorpio will ultimately be called “Xbox One X”? And what do you think of the presumed hardware performance of the new console? Let us know in the comments.
Did you know that in Destiny the shields of the Cabal indicate how much health the Phalanx has left? Here are 20 things you might not have noticed.
Many Guardians have spent hundreds or even thousands of hours in the MMO shooter Destiny. Every area in the Destiny universe has been explored, every enemy defeated, every secret uncovered.
Nevertheless, there are some details that can be overlooked in the daily Destiny life that might surprise you when pointed out. On Reddit, user ZarathustraEck did just that: they created a list of things that many of you might not have noticed.
I’ve never consciously seen the Phalanx shields…
The shields of the Cabal Phalanxes show the damage the Phalanx takes. When the Phalanx has low health, the shield looks damaged and the lights flicker:
On the right, a solid shield, on the left, it is already heavily damaged
Vex Mythoclast: When you run out of ammo, the lights on the weapon dim. They go completely out when the ammo is empty. When you reload, the lights come back on.
When on the PS4 your Super is charged, the controller’s light bar glows yellow.
Atheon: The left and the right portal do not represent Mars and Venus. Rather: the left represents the past, before Venus was transformed, the right represents the future.
The Taken King: In the beginning of this strike, the Screebs do not open unless you jump or shoot. If you just run down the path on the right, they stay closed.
The Echo Chamber: In this strike, there is a cave in the area of Endless Steps where Fallen are bending over a pile of Vex parts. The purpose of this is unclear.
Arc Blade: The Blade Dancer has only one blade when he activates the Super. However, the perk symbol “Hungry Blade” depicts two blades.
Revolverslinger: The light sensor mines have pulsating light cones in different colors that indicate whether these mines are from allies or enemies. Red means hostile, white means no danger.
Omnigul: Omnigul is not an Ultra enemy, but a Major enemy. This allows her to be blinded and disoriented with grenades and perks (like Curse of the Light, which confuses Hive Witches). She is susceptible to disorientation and crowd control.
Celestial Nighthawk: With this exotic Hunter helmet, the eyes glow when you aim with the weapon. This is only visible to other players.
Mask of the Third Man: With this exotic Hunter helmet, the three eyes glow in different colors – depending on whether the Guardian is male or female.
Fallen Walker: If you destroy the left front leg of the Walker, it stays down longer than when hitting the other legs.
Grave Ships: The cannons on Hive ships can be destroyed. This way, the ships can no longer shoot at you.
Splicer Vandal: The weak point on these enemies is not the head, but rather the neck. If you hit the upper part of the head, there is no precise kill.
Warlock Bond: Many of the bonds sold by the Speaker change color throughout the in-game day.
Venus: In many areas of Venus, it rains. Look up, drops form “on the screen”. For example, drive a few meters to the right along the path from the patrol spawn point. It rains there.
Exotic Swords: You can use these to block incoming damage. The block is weaker against damage that has the same element as the sword.
Xur: When Xur has arrived, you will find markers in the Tower that indicate this.
Space Shuttle: There is an old-school space shuttle on the Crucible map.
And an important note that, according to user comments, many Guardians do not know: When playing Control, do not just defeat enemies but also capture zones.
What details do you know in Destiny that you want to bring to our attention? Write them in the comments!
Master X Master has already gone through numerous alpha and pre-beta testing phases. In April, the first closed beta will finally start. What this contains and how you can register for the beta of NCSoft’s MOBA game can be found here!
Master X Master is a MOBA game by NCSoft that offers, in addition to the classic MOBA game mode, enjoyable coop sessions in the style of a top-down shooter. As a special feature, you play not only heroes developed specifically for the game but also a range of characters from well-known NCSoft games, such as Rytlock Brimstone from Guild Wars 2, Mondo Jaxx from WildStar, or Statesman from City of Heroes.
Master X Master has been continuously developed since 2016 and tested by players in alpha and pre-betas. The developers are now far enough along to offer a first closed beta.
Master X Master: What to expect from the closed beta and how to register for the beta
The first closed beta of Master X Master starts on the 6th and ends on the 27th of April.
Compared to previous builds, the graphics have been revised and are now overall more colorful and brighter. Those participating in the closed beta and logging in for a total of seven days will receive the title “Beta Master” and a special skin for Taejin.
To participate in the beta, you must register on the official page of Master X Master. If you still have a client from previous testing phases, you need to reinstall it, as the closed beta uses a completely different build.
The anecdote texts in “Journey to Un’goro” by Hearthstone are great. Lots of references to “The Dinos” are included.
Most players will never take a close look at this feature, but every card in Hearthstone has a small anecdote text. Usually a short, funny sentence or a specific reference either to the real world or World of Warcraft. The new cards from “Journey to Un’goro” also have a lot of card texts that at least provoke a smile. We have presented our 10 favorites here.
The Tortollan Priestess is a turtle who apparently watched too much Ninja Turtles as a child: “Always on the lookout … and always a bit smarter.”
Thermal Springs Guardian: YOU CANNOT PASS (until you have thoroughly showered.)
Kalimos, Lord of the Primordials: Kalimos is often disturbed by juvenile elementals who ask him for the time and then start giggling uncontrollably.
Victim of Lakkari: “And what, Gul’dan, is required of us for that?” The warlock pulled back his hood and replied in a creepy voice: “Six cards …”
Egg Mother Zavas: Single mother with 300 children seeks partner to fall in love again. Later marriage not excluded.
Tar Lurker: What does a tar lurker do when he is bored? Wait and drink tar.
The Heart of the Fire Pillar: Whoever sows mockery will reap Sulfuras!
Terrorhorn Hatchling: “Sometimes there are moments when you should just hold back on the your-mom jokes …”
Volcano Elemental: “One volcano elemental to another: Did you know that rain is bad for us?” The other one replies: “Yes, you can count on that.”
Stegodon: The level 40 Tortollan paladins have a quest where they have to tame a stegodon. There are no level 41 Tortollan paladins.
And lastly, a quartet. The translator has evidently watched the old series “The Dinos” a lot – but who didn’t watch that as a child (or still does secretly today)?
Egg Thief: Not the mama! Pterrordax Hatchling: I’m the baby! You have to love me! Volcano Saurus: Again! Again! Ultrasaurus: The long neck is mainly for peeking into the neighbors’ front yard.
What are your favorite anecdote texts in Hearthstone?
A possible DLC leak for Ghost Recon Wildlands has been shown on Reddit. The community is not happy with the presumed contents.
A Reddit user has now presented the Ghost Recon Wildlands community with screenshots of a possible DLC for the tactical shooter. The leak allegedly shows selected images and screenshots of a future expansion for GRW. The images reveal possibilities for animal smugglingand car racing in Ghost Recon Wildlands.
Car Racing and Bounty Hunters in Wildlands?
The user who uploaded the screenshots and images mentions that there will be more activities in the game. However, these contents of the possible DLC are apparently not what the community would like to see:
(Stunt) races with airplanes
Source: Reddit Evian_Water
Treasure hunting
Animal smuggling in Narco Road-DLC
Sabotage and Headhunters in Fallen Ghosts-DLC
Nitro boosts for vehicles
Five new vehicles in Narco Road-DLC
Source: Reddit Evian_Water
Particularly the image that apparently shows a car race is not well received by the community. How car racing fits into a tactical shooter is hard for many players to understand and not particularly logical.
Source: Reddit Evian_Water
During the missions, you might encounter signs of illegal animal trade.
Generally, many of the changes are not well received by other Reddit users. While some wonder if it’s just a joke, others are upset that they purchased a season pass. The air and land races stand out negatively, as they do not fit into the usual setting. As a consolation, the Headhunter missions are a mechanic that the developers can at least use for new missions.
In the possible “leak”, the upcoming packs are named the Patriot Pack and the Vintage Car Pack:
Source: Reddit Evian_Water
The user who published these images and possible DLC plans states that he was able to find them very easily and that there would be many more insights. Keep in mind that these contents are not from an official source, but are just a possible, unconfirmed leak.
Official DLCs for Ghost Recon Wildlands – Narco Road & Fallen Ghosts
Narco Road and Fallen Ghost are two expansions for Ghost Recon Wildlands that the developers have already announced. Both expansions are available in the Season Pass for you.
Narco Road: This DLC gives you a glimpse into the life of drug dealers. With stylish vehicles, you race through a series of fast operations in Bolivia. Infiltrate various gangs and eliminate their leaders one by one.
Fallen Ghost: Your squad is forced to improvise after your helicopter is shot down. You come under fire from an elite mercenary squad.
There are great Easter offers in the PlayStation Store Germany (PS Store). The Easter sale has started with substantial discounts on numerous top games like Overwatch, FIFA 17, Battlefield 1, GTA 5, or Skyrim.
In one and a half weeks, on April 16, Easter will be here. In line with the upcoming holidays, the so-called Easter offers are now available in the PS Store, allowing you to fill your Easter basket with virtual gifts in advance.
The Easter offers are available for your PS4, PS3, PS Vita, and PSVR. Numerous games and add-ons are heavily discounted – in some cases, there are discounts of over 75%! Movies are also included in the Easter offers.
Easter Offers in the PS Store – Selection for PS4
The offers are sorted into games, add-ons, “Indie & Digital,” VR, and movies. Here are some highlights for the PS4:
Battlefield 1 for 34.99 Euros (50% discount)
Overwatch: Origins Edition for 39.99 Euros (42% discount)
For Honor Gold Edition for 79.99 Euros (20% discount)
Watch Dogs 2 for 34.99 Euros (50% discount)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Special Edition for 34.99 Euros (41% discount)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Game of the Year Edition for 24.99 Euros (50% discount)
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – Game of the Year Edition for 13.99 Euros (with PS Plus 76% discount)
Steep for 34.99 Euros (50% discount)
Dishonored 2 for 34.99 Euros (50% discount)
Project Cars for 14.99 Euros (50% discount)
For PSVR, there are examples like Robinson: The Journey for 29.99 Euros (40% discount) or Eagle Flight for 24.99 Euros (37% discount). In terms of movies, you can find 21 Jump Street and 22 Jump Street together for 9.99 Euros (44% discount).
Best explore the Easter offers yourself in the PlayStation Store, as the selection is huge. To do this, click on the PlayStation Store on your PS4, select “Offers” on the right side, and choose the Easter offers. Alternatively, you can open the PlayStation Store page directly on your PC – here is the link to all Easter offers in the PS Store.
