The class challenges in WoW cause frustration among players. Even Cortyn doesn’t find much to appreciate about it.
Have you already taken a look at your class challenge in World of Warcraft? They are quite difficult at times, and a large part of the players cannot – and should not – complete them yet.
In principle, I think that difficult content, which only a small percentage of players can overcome, is quite good. This even applies when I personally will probably never get to see that content. In WoW, there are some examples, such as additional bosses on “mythic” difficulty or completely new phases in boss fights.
Not every piece of content is meant for all players, and those who enjoy particularly difficult challenges should also be able to have them – even if other players are denied the rewards.
What I don’t like about the class challenges, however, is the fact that so many classes have been thrown together. Almost always, 4 or 5 specializations share one challenge, which leads to a significant dilution of the task.
They wanted to create challenges that are based on the “Green Fire” quest for Warlocks or the “Blessing/Curse” quest for Priests – but they did not do that. These are not tailored challenges for each specialization, but rather “one-size-fits-all” for several at the same time.
WoW: Defeating the Twins – relatively easy for Frost Mages, extremely difficult for Shadow Priests
And that exactly creates “unfair” situations. Frost Mages can relatively easily complete the “Defeat the Twins” fight if they have a solid amount of life steal on their gear. Shadow Priests rely on the right legendary item and luck – because only when their slowing Shadow Tendril procs, will the enemy be permanently slowed.
Such examples exist for all class challenges. Some characters can – as of now – only succeed if they have the exactly correct legendaries.
With more fine-tuning, the class challenges would have been fairer.
Sure, this problem will lessen in the coming weeks and months as the gear improves and the character’s performance increases proportionally. But it is exactly this unfair challenge (with widely varying difficulty among the specializations) that causes great dissatisfaction in the community. Personally, I would have preferred if each specialization had received a truly unique challenge – it can still be extremely difficult.
What do you think of the class challenges? Do you find them good as they are? Or would you have preferred to see an individual challenge for each specialization?
In The Division, the Airburst Seeker Mine has been a hot topic in the community for weeks. Massive explains how they plan to revise this skill.
The Seeker Mine has been a frequently complained about issue since the launch of “Last Stand” in the eponymous PvP mode. Specifically, the Airburst mod, which is the Air Detonation mod. The reason: The Seeker Mine is far too strong with this mod, it can eliminate agents directly and is therefore often used. Many players are dissatisfied with this Seeker Mine meta.
“Those who can do nothing, rely on the Seeker Mine!”
The Seeker Mine is a skill from the Technology branch: You deploy a rolling mine that seeks out enemy targets and then explodes near them. With the Airburst mod, there are additional incendiary bombs that set enemies on fire and deal damage over time.
The big problem is: This skill deals a lot of damage (especially with skill power builds) and requires no skill. One user writes that he has killed 20 enemies in Last Stand without even seeing them. He just has to throw one Seeker Mine after another on the ground, and the kills come automatically.
Massive is aware of this problem, as they have emphasized several times in recent weeks. For a skill that takes over aiming for someone, it is too powerful. In the past of The Division, there were phases when the Sticky Grenade dominated the meta. However, in order to use the Sticky Grenade effectively, agents at least have to aim themselves.
How the Seeker Mine will be revised
With an upcoming patch, the developers want to curb the power of the Air Detonation Seeker Mine. To do this, 20% of the initial explosion damage will be removed and transferred to the burn status effect that this skill causes afterwards.
With high values in burn resistance, you can mitigate this status effect. With medkits, you can even cleanse it. This will make it easier to survive against this skill.
However: The damage output overall remains the same for the Seeker Mine. This means that you will deal the same damage to PvE enemies as before, as they have no resistances or ways to get rid of the status effect.
In Destiny, the vendors, the factions, come weekly with a fresh offer. Additionally, today, on April 5th, is Weapon Day.
The Age of Triumph brought the innovation that the NPCs in the Tower have a new offer for Guardians every week with the Weekly Reset. Additionally, you need to know:
Vendor items that can be purchased with Legendary Marks are now available at 380 Light.
Vendors selling legendary armor and weapons at level 40 bring new rolls with every Weekly Reset. This applies to the Vanguard Mentors, the Vanguard Quartermaster, the Crucible Quartermaster, Lord Shaxx, and the factions Dead Orbit, New Monarchy, and Future War Cult.
Weapon Rolls This Week
The weapons in the vendors’ offers remain the same as at the release of “The Taken King.” Only the perks change from week to week. Each weapon costs 150 Legendary Marks.
Offer of the Crucible Quartermaster
Zero-Day Dilemma (Auto Rifle) – Rapid Hit / Density Danger, Steady Frame / Extended Mag, Hidden Hand
B-29 Guest Gift (Pulse Rifle) – Outlaw / Partial Refund, Perfect Balance / Lightweight, Half Full Glass
The Hero’s Formula (Scout Rifle) – Eye of the Storm / Next Please, Lightweight / Explosive Rounds, Fireball
The Palindrome (Hand Cannon) – Unyielding Pursuer / Last Resort, Hammer Forged / Lightweight, Hidden Hand
Every New Day (Fusion Rifle) – Rapid Hit / Icarus, Lightweight / Accelerated Coils, Balance Adjustment
In the online shooter Escape from Tarkov, the two factions BEAR and USEC are actually at war. However, those who have no interest in this conflict simply become a lawless Scavenger.
The option to play as a Scavenger will be introduced in the next alpha patch. The Scavengers or Scavs are bandits and looters. Everyone fights for themselves and is essentially on their own. They roam the streets of Tarkov, always searching for interesting items that they can sell later. In doing so, the Scavs also step over corpses and would kill for any valuable item.
Scavengers only fight for themselves
According to the developers, the gameplay of Escape from Tarkov changes when playing as a Scav. One is no longer focused on preserving their group and faction, but acts ruthlessly and fights only for themselves. However, this also means that Scavs cannot rely on anyone. Not even on other Scavengers.
There is no group cohesion, as is the case with BEAR and USEC. Scavs also exist in the game world as NPCs and repeatedly disrupt the activities of the two factions. Thus, they become a nuisance that stands in the way of their own goals.
Still no date for the beta
Escape from Tarkov is currently still in alpha phase. The fans are eagerly waiting for the start of the beta, which should happen at any time. However, there is still no exact date.
In the meantime, the developers have released a new video of the online shooter, showing how a Scavenger operates in the game world.
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On the Broken Isles of World of Warcraft, the Legion is hitting harder now – the invasion of the Legion has begun.
Just yesterday, players of World of Warcraft were puzzling over how to complete a certain quest. Maiev Shadowsong wanted in “Defense of the Broken Isles” for the players to fend off a Legion attack – but there was no sign of that anywhere. Now, after the maintenance on 04/05/2017, the invasions of the Legion have begun on the Broken Isles.
Simply open your map and look at the Broken Isles – usually, an area will be marked with a large green symbol that indicates: The Legion is here and wants a solid beating.
WoW: Legion Attack – Demon Invasion in Full Swing
The invasion basically runs very similarly to the times of the pre-event of Legion. You enter an area and can help on all possible fronts, as there are many world quests directly related to the invasion.
After you have completed a few small missions, you can take down the leaders. If you wish, you can even strike back at the end of the invasion and capture a Legion spaceship with some other players.
Aside from that, the invasions are a good source of nether shards that you can spend for various purposes. They are needed for attempts at the challenging class challenges or can be exchanged for “tokens” with which you receive gear of item level 880. In any case, nether shards are valuable, and one can (for now) never have enough of them.
Also, keep in mind that you must complete at least one invasion in each area if you plan to fly on the Broken Isles later. Fending off an invasion in each area is part of the meta achievement “Pathfinder of the Broken Isles, Part 2”.
Khadgar (Mage) was available for a short time as part of a special promotion
Hearthstone: How to get Maiev Shadowsong
With the new expansion “Journey to Un’Goro” coming online today, the 8th hero will be available for purchase. It is the rogue Maiev Shadowsong. She is easy to obtain.
Players simply need to win 10 games in “Standard Mode”. It doesn’t matter whether you do these games in ranked mode or unranked mode. The main thing is that in the end, you win and it is the Standard Mode.
So eventually, everyone should have her. Even the weakest players win a game every now and then.
Maiev Shadowsong replaces the rogue standard hero.
The Journey to Un’Goro brings 135 new cards. Here you can see all of them:
Those who like to fight alongside brave heroines can look forward to the Wootbox in May!
The Wootbox is a package for fans of culturally significant franchises, offering cool merchandise at an affordable price.
Every month you receive a box with merchandise from various fantasy or science fiction series, all under a specific theme. The box costs just under 30 euros monthly and contains items worth over 60 euros. In May, the theme of the Wootbox is “Heroines”.
Wootbox in May: Heroines Wonder Woman, Chun Li, Dolores, and Harley Quinn
Get ready, the action is just around the corner… As the release of the film Wonder Woman draws near, Wootbox is gearing up with its finest offerings on the theme of “Heroines”!
Because heroines also have the right to be represented appropriately, this month real femininity and strength are in vogue! Wonder Woman and her legendary lasso, Harley Quinn and her somewhat flamboyant insanity, Chun-Li and her impressive high kicks, Dolores and her development as a host… With these mythical heroines, you have everything to experience a more… intense moment. Prepare for thrilling battles, the ladies are not here to pretend!
The chief behind Pokémon GO sees a danger in virtual reality and points out the advantages of his game.
In an interview with Gameindustrybiz, Niantic CEO John Hanke talks about virtual reality. He believes it is dangerous because it is too good. People could spend a lot of time with it, which would be bad for society in the long run.
Already, Hanke has concerns that his children play so much Minecraft and that it is a great game.
Virtual reality keeps players indoors, while augmented reality brings players outdoors into nature, which is significantly better and healthier.
Virtual Reality is Too Good to Be Healthy
“We are human beings, and a lot of research has shown that we are really much happier when we get movement, when we spend time outdoors – especially in nature. It is a problem for us as a society if we neglect this and spend all our time in a VR world like in Ready Player One,” says Hanke.
Ready Player One is a dystopian sci-fi novel that is about to be adapted into a movie. In 2044, humanity lives in a bleak real world and escapes into a beautiful fictional one.
More augmented reality games should be developed
Hanke therefore encourages developers to focus on augmented reality, like his game Pokémon Go. Such games lead players outdoors.
Augmented reality has huge potential to positively influence people. Aspects that could be beneficial for the health of players. This research can be applied to all augmented reality games. Such games could motivate people to be more active than they otherwise would.
Part of his motivation for developing a game like Pokémon GO, Hanke says, was to get his own children out of the house more often.
Pokémon GO: Team to be doubled
In the long run, Hanke believes that virtual and augmented reality do not have to be mutually exclusive. At some point, they could be combined into a single thing and merge.
Furthermore, Hanke says Niantic plans to release Ingress in a new, updated version, and they also want to double the size of the team working on Pokémon GO. For the future, they plan new events and more social features.
Riot introduces the new champions Rakan and Xayah, who will take on the roles of Support and ADC in League of Legends.
With the words “She fights for the cause. He fights for her.” the developers have already revealed a small part of the new duo in League of Legends yesterday. Now the abilities of the two new champions have been introduced.
Champion Introduction: Rakan
Rakan bears the title “The Fan Favorite” and assumes the Support role in this special team. For this, he has abilities available that can shield or heal allies.
Passive: Fluffed Up
From time to time, Rakan’s cape generates a shield (even during combat). The cooldown of Fluffed Up is reduced when he attacks enemy champions.
Q – Phoenix Feather
Rakan throws a Feather in the target direction. If this feather hits an enemy champion or an epic monster, it deals damage and charges Rakan’s cape with magic. After a short time, a Healing Spell is triggered in Rakan’s vicinity. He can also trigger this spell immediately when he touches a teammate.
W – Impressive Entrance
Rakan jumps to the target point and, after a short time, launches nearby enemies into the air.
E – Battle Dancer
This ability is applied to allies and protects them from damage. During this, Rakan sprints to the target. After using Battle Dancer, he has a few seconds to use the ability again. It can also work twice on the same target.
If the target is Xayah, Battle Dancer has a higher range.
R – Step Your Way Free!
Rakan begins to sprint and charges his cape. While the ability is active, he charms all enemies he touches and deals damage to them (only 1x per champion). The first champion grants him a movement speed boost.
B – Recall
If Xayah or Rakan initiate a recall, the other can join this recall. Together they teleport back to base.
You can see all of Rakan’s abilities in the following video:
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Xayah takes on the role of AD Carry in the team. For this, she has various abilities that harmonize with the Feather theme of the duo.
Passive – Razor-Sharp Feathers
After using an ability, Xayah’s normal attacks pierce all enemies in their path. These attacks deal reduced damage to all targets after the first. Where they land, they leave a Feather that remains on the map for a moderate time.
Q – Twin Feathers
In this ability, Xayah throws two daggers in one direction, dealing damage to all hit enemies. Where the daggers land, they leave a Feather.
W – Featherstorm
A summoned storm of feather blades increases the strength and speed of Xayah’s next normal attacks. If she attacks an enemy champion while Featherstorm is active, she receives a movement speed boost for a short time.
If Rakan is nearby while Xayah casts Featherstorm, he also receives the effect of this ability.
E – Caller of Blades
With this ability, Xayah calls all Feathers to her. On their way back to her, they deal damage to all enemies they hit. If a target is hit by multiple Feathers, it is briefly rooted.
R – Raging Feathers
Upon triggering the ability, Xayah jumps into the air and can briefly become untargetable. After a short delay, knives rain down in a cone-shaped area in front of her. Each of these knives deals damage to hit enemies and leaves a Feather.
While she is in the air, Xayah can move.
If Xayah or Rakan initiate a recall, the other can join this recall. Together, they teleport back to base.
Beginnen Xayah oder Rakan einen Rückruf, kann sich der jeweils andere diesem Rückruf anschließen. Zusammen porten sie sich dann zur Basis zurück.
You can see all of Xayah’s abilities in the following video:
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Mass Effect: Andromeda will soon receive its first patch. In addition to animation improvements, there will also be a larger inventory.
A few days ago, BioWare announced that they would release new information about upcoming updates for the RPG Mass Effect: Andromeda. Now it’s finally time, and the studio has published the details of Patch 1.05. The patch fixes many bugs, especially performance issues and complete game crashes should largely be resolved. In addition, Patch 1.05 includes the following highlights:
The ship travel animations on the galaxy map can be skipped
The inventory limit will be increased
The depiction of the eyes of humans and Asari will be improved
The Remnant decrypting units will be cheaper at merchants
The lip-sync in non-English versions will be improved
Ryder’s animations are no longer faulty when walking in a “zig-zag” manner
The matchmaking and latency in multiplayer will be improved
Mass Effect: Andromeda Patch 1.05 will be released on Thursday, April 6, 2017, if there are no issues.
For the Future: Better Character Editor, Better “Gay” Romances
However, there are still many plans for the future that did not make it into Patch 1.05 and need more work. The character editor, in particular, is expected to be revamped to provide more options so that everyone can create their Ryder just as they see fit.
The hair of many characters looks too “cartoonish”, and this will also be improved.
Especially fans of the homosexual relationships may be pleased, as the male partners for Scott Ryder will receive a bit more attention. Here it’s only referred to as “improvements”, whether this involves new dialogues or just a generally better presentation remains to be seen. More about the drama surrounding the gay relationships can be found in this article.
The class challenges are causing headaches for many players of World of Warcraft. This will continue to be the case.
Recently, the Mage Tower has been completed on the Broken Shore in World of Warcraft, and players can attempt a class challenge to earn a new template for the artifact weapon. However, the challenges are so incredibly difficult that players are flooding the official forums to complain. After all, they also want a new, cool skin for their artifact weapon – which is not possible with their current gear or skill level.
The demand to Blizzard is clear: Nerf the class challenges!
Community Manager Aerythlea has taken this matter to heart and issued a clear statement. Accordingly, a nerf is not to be expected anytime soon.
„I understand that the new templates are currently the “hot stuff” and everyone wants to grab them, causing frustration. However, it is important to mention that the challenges are supposed to be just that: a challenge. We do not expect most players to receive the new skins with the first run of the Mage Tower.
Our goal for these challenges was that they are comparable to the “Green Fire” quest for Warlocks in Mists of Pandaria. In that case, very few Warlocks were able to defeat the boss Kanrethad immediately, but over time more and more players succeeded.
A nerf is definitely not on the horizon. However, Aerythlea does provide reassurance that the challenges will become easier with increasing gear and the opening of the Tomb of Sargeras.
If they are too strong, you are too weak (or your item level is too low).
However, it will still be some weeks until the opening of the new raid, as the quest chain leading up to it has at least eleven steps, with only one of them being unlocked each week.
In the team battle game Breakaway, the new stealth assassin Jarra has now been introduced, aiming to shake up the arena. Gameplay changes are intended to make controls easier.
Breakaway is a team battle by Amazon Game Studios, where two teams of four players each compete to be the first to reach 3 points. It is still in development. Based on community feedback, there will now be some changes to Breakaway that aim to improve the game. Players complained about movement and various aspects of the battles.
Gameplay Changes in Breakaway
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Due to alpha feedback, some changes have been made to the game to simplify movements. Players can now move while attacking, which should make gameplay significantly smoother. Additionally, a new camera angle allows you to aim better with your abilities. Another important point is that you can now strafe left and right in Breakaway.
Using Abilities
Previously, it was problematic to gauge the range of various character abilities. The distance a sprint covered or how far a bullet flew was hard to discern. To make this easier in the future, the ability system has been worked on. There are now three options for how you can cast spells and attacks: Double Tap, Press-Release, and Smartcast.
Double Tap: You click once on the key of an ability to see its area of effect. A second click confirms the usage.
Press-Release: As long as you hold down the ability key, you will see its area of effect. Releasing the key will trigger the skill.
Smartcast/Single Tap: Pressing the ability key will cast it immediately.
Buildables
In Breakaway, you can build devices or items that assist you in the game. For example, Thorgrim can construct a huge wall that blocks opponents. Anne Bonny can set up a trampoline that propels you into the air. Although these buildables sound fun, they have rarely been used in the game. When they were used, chaos ensued too quickly in the game.
Warriors in Breakaway can now create only one buildable instead of two after the changes. However, the constructed items have more health points. When they are destroyed, the gold goes directly to the destroying team (200 gold for the last hitter, 100 gold for the rest of the team) – The gold reward for destruction has been reduced. Additionally, some warriors now have different buildables than before due to balance changes.
Gold
Many players had trouble collecting gold during matches. Since the gold rewards for destroying buildables have been reduced, there are now additional ways to earn gold.
New:
Passive Gold Income
Gold reward for assisting with a point
Increased gold rewards for kills and their assists
New Assassin “Jarra”
Jarra is a stealth assassin that has now been introduced by the developers. She has a low number of health points, but deals high burst damage to single targets. With these stats, she plays like a typical assassin who should take advantage of the element of surprise to influence the game. If she gets discovered, she quickly runs into problems due to her low health points.
In the following video, you can see the abilities of Jarra, her buildable, and how to sneak up on opponents with her.
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The action MMO RPG Devilian celebrates the Spring Fling event at the beginning of spring. In this event, you help an unfortunate romantic win over his true love.
Spring is finally here, and with it comes the season of love! It’s a shame if you can’t express your feelings and are dying of heartbreak. This happens to the poor Antwan in Devilian, who needs your help to find his true love! However, there are plenty of rewards, so it won’t be a fruitless effort.
Spring Fling Event – Rose Petals from the cold dead hands of the enemies
You can find Antwan by the fountain of Asperon. Until April 12, you can collect rose petals and bring them to Antwan. However, you won’t get rose petals by harvesting roses! Instead, you must earn them in bloody battles. Slay monsters that are at least five levels above you, and you might receive a petal. Bosses, on the other hand, always drop five petals.
Once you have enough petals, bring them to Antwan, and in exchange for the flowers, you’ll receive rewards from the following list, including silly duck costumes:
The player base of For Honor is not holding back criticism of the melee game. Meanwhile, the recently added user reviews on Steam are mostly negative.
For Honor had a successful launch in mid-February. With a player base of nearly 46,000, For Honor was among the top ten most played games on Steam. User reviews overall were rated “Very Positive”, particularly praising the graphics and the combat system.
However, it became evident after just a few weeks that the hype was replaced by significant criticism of all the problems, and players were leaving in droves. After two weeks, the number dropped to around 20,000 players, and after three weeks, it was under 15,000 players. Now, in early April, the player base stands at a meager 5,000. And the curve continues to trend downwards.
Players are dissatisfied and leaving poor reviews
On Steam, the overall rating quickly changed from “Very Positive” to “Mixed”. Looking at the current Steam user reviews, the overall rating is still “Mixed”, but the recently added reviews are “mostly negative”.
Only 38% of all user reviews submitted in the last 30 days are positive.
Reasons for this can be quickly identified: connection and matchmaking problems, lags, criticism of the high steel prices, unbalanced heroes, or some simply state that it is a Ubisoft game.
In many games, the recently added reviews are better than the overall ratings, as developers roll out bug fixes and new features after the launch that improve the gaming experience. Once the teething problems are resolved, players are more satisfied with the game.
In DC Universe Online, a race of pink space starfish threatens the world! In missions, duos, alerts, and even raids, the Starros cause trouble, and your heroes must stop them.
Your heroes in DC Universe Online are already dealing with all sorts of bizarre foes, but with the Starro, a new peak of absurdity has been reached. The Starros are a race of pink space starfish that control their enemies.
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The Starros lived in the sea for a long time until they were caught by some unlucky researchers from Atlantis and could take over. Starros can latch onto a person’s face and control them. A gruesome fate! After the Starros further multiplied in the sea, they are now launching a major invasion of the coastal regions!
To deal with the Starro plague, your heroes in DC Universe Online need to go out again and beat the parasites. Starting April 5, the following missions and instances will be available:
Central City Starro Deluge (Open World Mission): Thousands of Starros are swimming ashore, and your heroes must help the people from S.T.A.R. Labs or LexCorp contain the plague.
Starro: Spreading Spores (2-player Duo): Starros are spreading across the Earth, attempting to take over great heroes and villains. You need to stop them along with a partner!
Starro: Invasion (4-player Alert): This time, the Starros have controlled even more dangerous individuals, which requires the deployment of four heroes.
Starro: The Threat Below (8-player Raid): The Starros are coming from an ancient Atlantic research base beneath the Arctic. There, you need to go with seven other heroes to eliminate the plague at its source. The research base is a completely new map that is said to be particularly creepy and disgusting. The raid is available for players from level 10 or as an endgame version.
As a reward for your efforts, there is a cool “Starro the Conqueror” costume, which is just below the current gear from Amazon Fury III. Additionally, you can stick (harmless) Starros as decorations on your face or clothing. Furthermore, in the duo alert and the following alerts, there is a special crate that contains special rewards for members, such as slots for the Starro mask or costume.
On April 5, the new Time Capsule Team-Up will also start. So, if you’re not into starfish, you can enjoy that.
World of Warships expands its range of ships with the new nation France. 10 new cruisers are making their debut here. We show you how the French cruisers stack up in terms of values in a video.
It’s time to turn our attention to the lesser-known but still interesting fleets of other nations. Here, we start with France, whose fleet is entering the game with a complete tech tree of cruisers.
World of Warships: 10 new French ships
France’s ships were previously only represented in the game by the premium battleship Dunkerque, thus placing them in the list of peculiar ships from nations that were not yet full tech trees in the game. However, that will soon change, as the fleet of the “Grande Nation” is entering the game with 10 cruisers as the latest tech tree nation. The following list shows the names of the ships and what makes them stand out:
Tier 1 – Bougainville: This small vessel is a manageable entry cruiser without significant strengths or weaknesses.
Tier 2 – Jurien de la Gravière: At Tier 2, the French cruiser line is still quite average; only the 8 guns are decent with a range of 10.3 km.
Tier 3 – Friant: This ship features similar artillery to its predecessor, but for the first time has torpedoes, which with two 3-tube launchers per broadside can cause great devastation up to 6 kilometers!
Tier 4 – Duguay Trouin: This ship establishes the great strength of the French: speed and good torpedoes. The cruiser races through the ocean at 33 knots and also mounts two triple launchers on each side. The torpedo range remains at 6 kilometers, with a main battery range of 15 km.
Tier 5 – Émile Bertin: This ship becomes even faster at 35 knots and now has only one triple launcher per broadside. Its torpedoes reach 9 kilometers and travel at 60 knots. The three 152mm triple turrets reach 14.9 kilometers.
Tier 6 – La Galissonnière: This ship is slightly slower than its predecessor at 31 knots, but its three triple turrets reach 15.9 kilometers. The torpedo launchers have been reduced to one double launcher each, and the torpedoes are the same as those of the predecessor.
Tier 7 – Algerie: The Algerie finally receives a gun upgrade from the previous 152mm to thick 203mm. Four double turrets fire at 17.9 kilometers and set enemy ships on fire with HE munitions with a 15 percent chance. The ship is 31 knots fast and again has one triple launcher with the well-known torpedoes.
Tier 8 – Charles Martel: This hefty ship gets three triple turrets with the 203mm guns known from the Algerie. The torpedoes have been reverted back to one double launcher each. The ship moves at a speed of 32.5 knots.
Tier 9 – Saint-Louis: This ship is very similar to its predecessor, but fires at 18.3 kilometers with its three triple guns. It also has triple launchers again.
Tier 10 – Henri IV: The top ship of the French has heavy 240mm guns in three triple turrets. It fires a proud 19.1 kilometers and ignites enemies with a 22 percent chance! It is also arrow-fast, reaching top speeds of 35 knots. The twin torpedo launchers fire the same fish as all French ships since Tier 5.
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Based on this data, it shows that the French prefer fast ships with long-range guns and quick torpedoes. The ships are still in the testing phase and may still change.
The French ships are expected in the next patch, which is likely to come in May. We have embedded a video from YouTuber EiKarrRamba above, who has already extensively tested the new ships and explains them in detail.
World of Warships – The Italians are coming too!
In addition to the French cruiser line, Wargaming is also giving you a premium cruiser from Italy in the upcoming update. The ship named “Duca D’Aosta” is a premium ship of the cruiser type at Tier 6. It features four double turrets with 152mm, capable of hitting targets at 14 kilometers and igniting them with a 7 percent chance.
The two triple launchers fire torpedoes at a speed of 66 knots, but only reach 4.5 kilometers. The AA of the Italian ship is also quite weak for Tier 6. However, what the Duca D’Aosta excels at is its extremely high speed of 36.5 knots. Thus, it is ideal for driving destroyers off mission targets.
The Mage Tower on the Broken Shore has been introduced. These videos show you how to complete the challenges!
We have solution videos for the WoW challenges:
Defeat the Twins
The End of the Awakened Threat
Wrath of the Queen
An Impossible Foe
Turning a Blind Eye
Fall of the Demon Totem
Return of the Highlord
On the Broken Shore, the new area from Patch 7.2 “The Tomb of Sargeras” in World of Warcraft, there is a lot for players to do. Every few days, the efforts of the heroes are enough to complete one of the three buildings. In Europe, the decision was made for the Mage Tower, which is active for exactly 3 days before the Legion destroys it again (and the construction of a new building begins).
Only the Mage Tower allows players to tackle the particularly difficult class challenges, which unlock the new skins for artifact weapons!
Currently, many players are still struggling with the challenges, as they are really hard. The problem should decrease as item levels rise. Anyone with less than 900 average item level should avoid the challenge and gather gear first. Each challenge consists of a tough fight that tests the player’s skill depending on their specialization.
Some users have already published videos of their successes, which give a first impression. There aren’t yet meaningful guides for all challenges, but the videos provide a good initial impression.
Strategy Tips: The fight takes place in 2 phases. In the first, you must defeat Karam, who relentlessly follows you. He can be slowed and stunned, but he must never reach you! If he does, you will take massive damage – typically, a single hit from him will kill you. Skillful kiting and slowing are essential here.
In the second phase, you fight against Raest. He shoots relatively harmless shadow bolts but also summons a lot of creatures. Powerful area spells are necessary, or “multi-dotting” is required to kill them. He also occasionally summons shadowy hands that cast a spell causing about 3 million damage. Defeat the hands before the spell completes or interrupt them. After a few seconds, Karam re-enters the fight and it starts over.
Strategy Tips: This challenge is a very long healer scenario. Basically, none of your allies can die. In the first phase, an army of the undead must be repelled. If soldiers focus on you (they turn large and red), run away from them quickly. When archers fire a mana arrow at you (indicated by a blue mark), position yourselves so that the arrow hits Commander Jarod or stun the archer. After completing the phase, restore your mana and follow the NPCs (they will be waiting for you).
In this phase, you must destroy several eyes, but one by one! They explode upon death for massive damage. You must prove that you can deal damage effectively as a healer and save your allies under time pressure. You need to heal and dispel injured NPCs. There’s not much else to keep in mind, just that time is running out.
In the final phase, it gets crazy: heal your allies (who are attacking each other) and also the souls that the boss summons. Then “only” the boss and all the souls you couldn’t heal come. Good luck!
Strategy Tips: Individual Val’kyr bring you golden orbs that heal you. Collect them quickly, as they only last for a short time! When the boss summons runes, collect them quickly. If they shrink and completely disappear, each will cause 3 million damage.
The three bosses share their health points, but they have different HP pools – that means some will die faster than others. Once a boss dies, the others gain “super abilities” that need to be countered quickly. Don’t get caught by the whirlwind and counter long, channeled spells that will kill you in a few seconds. Sigryn only needs to be brought down to 20% health for you to win.
Strategy Tips: Defeating the imp mother Agatha is likely to be very tough for most players. In general: all additional minions (imps) must be quickly defeated, as they heal the imp mother or even make her completely immune. Once she shields herself, she channels a spell that will ultimately kill you. Deal enough damage to break the shield and then interrupt her. After a while, flaming spheres will appear, rolling along one-third of the battlefield (left, middle, right) – avoid the spheres at all costs! A touch is typically deadly.
The fight can take a long time, as Agatha will heal herself repeatedly for several million health points. If this still seems impossible to you, work on better gear first and try again in a few weeks.
Strategy Tips: In the Frost Phase, jump and movement talents are beneficial to quickly escape the ice shards. In the Arcane phase, destroy the mirror images to gradually move towards Xylem. The “bubbles” of the adds provide brief protection, but don’t stay there too long! Under any circumstances, interrupt “Draw Power”. In the final phase, you must avoid the magical orbs, most of his other spells you simply have to endure. The phases repeat until you have defeated Xylem.
Strategy Tips: As a tank, your job is to bind all enemies to you, allowing Velen and Kor’vas to survive. But high damage is also necessary to defeat the corresponding enemies quickly enough. The hardest part is finding time to deal direct damage to the boss. It’s best to save your strong AoE abilities when all enemies are gathered, so that the boss also takes damage. In the second phase, especially avoid the black lasers (by jumping), as they can lead you directly to your death.
Have you already completed your class challenge? Or are you waiting a few weeks before tackling it?
The Elder Scrolls Online is celebrating its third birthday today, on April 4, 2017! There is a anniversary cake and special rewards from quests!
The Elder Scrolls Online is turning three years old today, on April 4, 2017. During this time, ZeniMax’s online role-playing game has experienced some highs and lows, from a rather troubled launch and the lackluster first year to its rise as a free-to-play game and the breakthrough with the free play concept “One Tamriel”.
To celebrate these three turbulent years properly, Zenimax is offering you a big cake for plenty of experience points and extra chests from daily and weekly quests!
The Elder Scrolls Online – Birthday Event – Get the Anniversary Cake!
For the anniversary celebration, the developers at ZeniMax have hired the famous baker Dondolon, who is known throughout Tamriel. The pastry chef is so skilled that he offers his baked goods at three locations at once. You will find him in Vulkhel Guard, as well as in Daggerfall and Davon’s Watch, where he gives you a special quest.
If you can’t find the baker (Tip: He is usually surrounded by crowds of players), you can purchase a free item in the Crown Store that starts a quest leading you to Dondolon. From April 4 to April 18, you can complete the quest for Dondolon and unlock an anniversary cake as a collectible.
ESO Anniversary – Ideal for Leveling!
You can set up the cake, and every group member can enjoy a piece of cake during the event period, receiving a 100% experience boost for two hours. This boost even stacks with other XP bonuses! Thus, the anniversary event is perfect for gaining some levels or Champion Points.
More Rewards from the Birthday Event
But the cake and experience point boost are just the beginning! From daily and weekly quests, you will also receive additional gift boxes during the event. These contain crafting materials and also guarantee at least one rare item, such as Nirncrux, chapters from crafting books, style materials, plans for furnishings, and more. So, quests are worth it not just for the experience!
In Destiny, the Vex Mythoclast is back! We will show you how to obtain this weapon from the Glass Chamber in Year 3, in the Age of Triumph.
In the first year of Destiny, the Vex Mythoclast was one of the most coveted and powerful weapons in the game. A Guardian wielding this fusion rifle could single-handedly turn entire Crucible matches. This overpowering presence was not in line with game balance, which is why Bungie responded with strong nerfs. With the dawn of Year 2, the Vex Mythoclast was completely left behind. Since then, it has remained quiet regarding this former beast.
As of April 4, 2017, the Vex Mythoclast is back! The Age of Triumph brought the Glass Chamber back to endgame level – along with this fusion rifle.
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Unlike the Necrochasm, the Vex Mythoclast is not tied to any quest. Instead, you need to enter the Glass Chamber and defeat Atheon in the 390 Light Level version.
When you defeat Atheon, there is a chance for him to drop the Vex Mythoclast. Several users confirm that the Challenge Mode is not necessary to obtain the weapon. It can also drop from a “normal” Atheon kill at 390.
If you want to increase your chances of getting the Vex Mythoclast, you can apply the new consumables “Knees of Eao” before the Atheon fight. This is supposed to enhance the rewards. In the Glass Chamber, you can obtain these directly from the first chest that awaits you after entering the chamber. The Knees of Eao are available once a week.
What can the Vex Mythoclast do?
The Vex Mythoclast drops at Light Level 360 and deals Solar damage. It is a fusion rifle that is equipped in the primary slot. Here are the base stats:
The special feature of the Vex Mythoclast is that it has no charge time. You pull the trigger and fire immediately. Here are the perks:
Perpetual Mythoclast: The reload time is eliminated. The weapon fires a bolt with each trigger pull.
Zen Moment: Damage dealt increases stability.
Crowd Control: Kills with this weapon grant temporary bonus damage.
You have the option of:
Lightweight: +2 character agility
Extended Mag
Sentinel: Increases range and precision. Harder to handle, reduced ammo capacity
With Linear Compensator, Aggressive Ballistics, and Drift Control, you can influence recoil, range, and impact.
The Vex Mythoclast has a new ornament. It is called Chronoschuss:
The maker of bots for Overwatch and WoW has been sued in court for a payment of over 8.5 million US dollars to Blizzard.
We have reported several times about the Zwickau company Bossland. They produce bots like Honorbuddy, Stormbuddy, Hearthbuddy, and Watchover Tyrant. They specialize in Blizzard. Their products allow players in these games to “cheat” and “bot.”
This ranges from a program for Overwatch that provides a radar to programmed self-playing bots for WoW that automatically farm resources or even fight entire PvP matches on their own.
In the USA, a lawsuit against Bossland has now been concluded, which we reported on in mid-March. Bossland decided not to defend itself in the California court. Therefore, it was clear that Blizzard would have a good chance of achieving its goals. Blizzard succeeded with its demands. And that will be quite expensive.
US Ban on Bossland
According to Torrentfreak, the court has ruled that Bossland violated US copyright laws in 42,818 cases. As a penalty, $8,563,600 is due. Furthermore, Bossland is prohibited from selling or advertising its products in the United States of America.
As Torrentfreak further reports, the head of Bossland, Zwetan Letschew, had previously announced that Bossland would continue to fight the legal dispute, no matter how the verdict would turn out.
Meanwhile, PC Gamer writes that players from the UK can no longer purchase Bossland’s products. Since March 16, there has been a message that products must no longer be offered to people living in the United Kingdom. It seems that the site cannot even be accessed from the UK.
Also in Germany, a court ruling by the Federal Court of Justice from January has consequences. Thus, Bossland has closed the German-language sections of its forum. They have also announced that they will no longer advertise and offer their products in Germany.
It looks like the noose is slowly tightening for Bossland. However, it is known that Bossland has “partners” in the Asian region who sell their bots. Zwetan Letschew mentioned this in a comment on our site, Mein MMO.
We have already reported on the financial problems that the bot manufacturer has faced due to recent events:
