PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds received its first major patch and should run more stable now. Additionally, there are new servers.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is set to receive a patch every week that fixes bugs, increases performance, and improves stability. The first of these patches was released yesterday, on March 31, and improved both performance and gameplay.
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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds: Better Server Stability
The first patch for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is 4.2 gigabytes in size and adds new servers for South America and Oceania. Additionally, overall server performance has been improved, and crashes should occur less frequently now. In gameplay, the shrinking of the game world has been slightly slowed down to prevent frenzy and chaos at the end of a match.
Among other things, the first patch also brings the following changes:
View Distance setting added to the graphics options
Zone speed adjusted in the endgame
Weapon volume adjusted in the lobby
Crosshair removed in vehicles
Condition of items on the ground visible in TAB view
Sound bug while crouching and walking fixed
Performance issues in inventory fixed
Bokeh effect removed in spectator mode
Bug with reviving teammates fixed
Character creation bug fixed
Vehicle damage bug fixed
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds: Weekly Updates from Now On
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is set to receive regular updates. The developers are following this plan:
Daily updates: Improving server performance
Weekly updates: Bug fixes and client optimizations
Monthly updates: New content and balance improvements
In the coming weeks up to April 14, the developers at Bluehole are also planning improvements in frame rate, a better leaderboard, and a ping lock. This should exclude players with hopelessly bad pings before they ruin the whole game.
As it turned out, basketball legend Tim Duncan was a player of World of Warcraft. At his time, about 10 years ago, the game was quite popular in the NBA. Some of them really took it too far.
PvPLive reports on a podcast “Road Trippin” (link opens a new window.) Former superstar Tim Duncan (played from 1997-2016 for the San Antonio Spurs) appeared on this podcast with other basketball players like Channing Frye and Richard Jefferson.
About 6:30 minutes into the podcast, Channing Frye said, “Tim Duncan and I were in the same WoW guild. We took it seriously, but … man, Andrei Kirilenko – he overdid it.“
Andrei Kirilenko was probably a real WoW junkie
Andrei “AK 47” Kirilenko is a former Russian basketball player who played for the Utah Jazz for 10 years. As Channing Frye recounts, Kirilenko had several characters at max level and could have sold them for a lot of money because WoW was so popular back then.
At 3 AM, the night before an important basketball game, they reportedly saw Kirilenko running around with a character in WoW and asked him, “Hey, aren’t you playing tomorrow?” Kirilenko replied, “Yeah, probably.”
Everyone was like that back then, Frye says. Especially during exhausting away games with time differences, the stars felt the late-night WoW hours during the matches painfully.
Interestingly in this context: Kirilenko’s career took a turn for the worse in the 2006/2007 season. Until then, he had played strong years in the NBA, but from 06/07 onwards, it didn’t go so well. 2006/2007 was the peak phase of WoW.
But it’s unclear whether Kirilenko’s problems really had anything to do with his time in WoW or if there were other sports-related reasons, like a reshuffling of the Utah Jazz roster that season.
Dickpuncher and “WoW = Virgin”
The conversation of the former top athletes sounds like playful banter, as if old WoW friends are meeting. Frye talks about his hunter in WoW. He named his pet “Dickpuncher,” which led to a lot of laughter. “Nerd alert,” it is said multiple times.
However, the third former NBA star Richard Jefferson never played the MMORPG WoW. He played the strategy games Warcraft, but WoW always sounded to him like “virgin,” he says.
Gaming is a big deal in the NBA – not just WoW
As the conversation reveals, gaming in the NBA is not limited to WoW. Nowadays, many NBA players exchange their gamertags to compete against each other in NBA2k or Madden.
Tim Duncan was probably a feared player in “Call of Duty” on the PlayStation during his time. What his teammates never really understood was: How could Duncan even hold the controller with his huge hands?
Tim Duncan is considered one of the best players in the North American professional league NBA overall. The 2.11m tall power forward played 19 years for the San Antonio Spurs, won 5 NBA championships and was elected twice as the most valuable player. Duncan is a 15-time NBA All Star and is regarded as the best power forward of all time.
Week is over, work done, game mode on! But what will be played? We want to know what you are playing this weekend!
The current weekend from March 31 to April 2 is almost too nice for gaming due to its beautiful weather, but by the evening it should be time for extensive gaming sessions. Especially fans of monster brawling and melee slaughter should get their money’s worth this weekend.
Weekend Events – Death or Devil?
Two games are particularly worth it this weekend. On one hand, the brutal sword-fighting MMO For Honor from Ubisoft. There is again a Champion Status Weekend, where you can snag more experience points for your victories. Ideal for leveling up your heroes and collecting loot.
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If you prefer to kick the devil in the red butt, log into Diablo 3 and throw yourself into the chaos of the tenth season. This time you can loot super rare and super powerful ancient items, and even console players can join for the first time.
What is the editorial team playing?
The team from Mein-MMO is gaming even in nice weather! Here you can see what keeps us in dark gaming rooms this weekend:
Colleague Ttime prefers to sharpen the katana and slip into the Orochi armor. Because he wants to make full use of the champion status in For Honor this weekend and golden his epic slaughters with even more XP. Destiny is, of course, also being played.
Cortyn has returned to the Nether after a trip to the Andromeda Galaxy and has returned to Azeroth in World of Warcraft. There, our local succubus is prowling around in the form of a Draenei priestess at the shattered coast, infiltrating unsuspecting groups of heroes. And even if she finds the coast stupid, she will still keep playing.
Patrick, on the other hand, has made a pact with the devil! In exchange for additional Pokémon, he has to play every season of Diablo 3 when it comes out. Therefore, he is glued to his PC the whole weekend and has to face the hellish legions in the tenth season of Diablo 3.
Only missing is little old me, Jürgen: This weekend I will definitely continue playing Mass Effect Andromeda. Because even though Ryder has a pancake face and nothing better came out in the editor, I have really grown fond of the anti-Shepard heroine with her rough humor. And the exploring-and-researching gameplay of Andromeda fits, in my opinion, perfectly to a science fiction RPG in a foreign galaxy, while it bothered me a lot in Dragon Age: Inquisition.
But I will also play a bit of For Honor and also grab the new goodies at Hearthstone. Because there is always time for a round of card bashing, and you can play it outside on the tablet!
But enough about us! What are you playing this weekend? Let us know in the comments!
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In Black Desert Online, you will have to wait a little longer if you want to visit the dark dark elf forests. The Kamasylvia region is still not in the game and is delayed further. However, with the current patch, you can customize your voice.
In Black Desert Online, the sandbox MMO from Kakao Games, the Dark Blade brought a new elf into the game, which comes from the Kamasylvia forest region. That grove was also supposed to come as a new area after the release of the elf.
Unfortunately, it looks like we all have to wait a little longer because the forest is further delayed. However, there are new voices and some bug fixes in the current patch.
Black Desert Online – Forest Walk is Canceled!
Elf and forest friends have repeatedly asked Kakao Games about the Kamasylvia release and finally managed to get a response from community manager Aethon. Unfortunately, he has no information about the release and therefore cannot provide any information.
However, there seems to have been a communication error, which is why various misinformation regarding the Kamasylvia release has been circulating. He apologizes for this. He also points out that new information about the dark elf forest will be posted as soon as possible in the official news on the BDO website.
BDO – “Why do you have such a strange voice?” – Voice Customizations and Bug Fixes
Black Desert Online already has the coolest character editor on the MMORPG market and with the following feature it will get even cooler: voice customizations! From now on, there are 6 voices for boys and 10 for girls that you can customize freely. And don’t worry, you don’t need to create a new hero now. Until April 5th, there is a promotional campaign where you can customize your voice in the shop for only one loyalty point. Unfortunately, it is not known how much it will cost later.
In addition to the digital voice breaking, there are numerous bug fixes, such as the inner eyelashes of the dark elf, which are finally visible in certain graphics settings (!). Or a bug that prevented dark elves riding elephants AND throwing spears from dealing the correct damage. Kakao Games has a heart for elephant lovers! You can find the complete patch notes in the source reference.
April is known this year not for weather changes, but for cool MMOs. Therefore, we present you here five online games that are particularly recommended in April. Have fun!
There is currently no sign of the famous crazy April weather, but there is no shortage of top MMOs in the fourth month of the year. Especially Blizzard is turning it up and showcasing new content for World of Warcraft, Diablo 3, and Heroes of the Storm.
But there is also a lot to play outside of Blizzard, console players can look forward to the “Age of Triumph” in Destiny and really make the most of the last update of the game.
Heroes of the Storm – Javazons and better loot
Heroes of the Storm is getting a massive update in April called “HotS 2.0” which reworks the reward mechanics and player progression. The inspiration is clearly Overwatch, because like in Blizzard’s hero shooter, you now receive a loot box for every level up, which can contain all sorts of things: skins, mounts, boosters, and even heroes!
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If the contents of the boxes do not suit you, you can re-roll them for gold. Instead of spending real money directly, you need to buy gems. You get discounts on large gem packages and for certain achievements, you can also receive free gems from Blizzard.
Faster leveling and fun fluff
To ensure you always receive enough boxes, the necessary experience for a level-up will no longer increase from level 12 onwards. The level cap will also be removed. So you can level indefinitely! Your total level is the sum of your hero levels.
Additionally, with the new update, you can spray paint on the ground like in Overwatch, place banners at the sites of your victories, and even change announcer voices. So anyone who has always wanted Illidan or Murky to announce their kills should be happy. Also cool: In chat, you can purchase emoji packs for each hero and post laughing Illidans everywhere.
HotS – The Javazon Cassia
Heroes of the Storm 2.0 is already a hefty chunk, but there is also a new heroine. The newcomer comes this time from Diablo 2 and is the beloved Amazon from that time. In HotS, she is called Cassia and she uses the notorious “Javazon” build. This means she fights with throwing spears and shields.
This allows Cassia to deal significant damage and she is well protected by her shield. This makes Cassia a cool mix of tank and assassin who will certainly find her place in some teams.
Blizzard has not given us a release date except “early April” yet. Therefore, the update along with Cassia should be coming out soon.
Sometimes chemistry just isn’t right. We want to know from you what needs to happen for you to kick someone out of a group.
In almost all games that take place online in some way, you rely on other players. While it often suffices to throw yourself at some nameless and soulless randoms, you do want to create hand-picked groups for more challenging tasks.
However, as soon as you extend your search radius beyond your circle of friends, you quickly realize that not all players are compatible with each other. Sometimes it’s a different playstyle or just the tone in chat – there are many reasons why you might not get along with someone.We want to know from you: When do you kick people out of groups? Do you count their “mistakes”? Are you more tolerant with friends than with “randoms”? What has ever led you to kick someone from the group?
Cortyn says: I must admit that my tolerance level in groups in World of Warcraft depends on my mood. Since we usually go out as a “core group” of 3 people (tank, healer, and DPS), we can afford to be quite stringent about sorting people out. When someone new joins the group, we greet them warmly and wait: Can the person at least type a “Hi” in the group chat? If not, then their journey ends before it even begins. “No greeting, no dungeon” – goodbye.
Cortyn’s average dungeon group – chaotic, but successful.
Otherwise, we take it pretty easy. Our descriptions usually look something like this:
“A few Nappels are still looking for one or two Knartzelfiddlers to properly ram into Odin!”
If you’re not put off by that and can still manage a greeting: Welcome to the group.
Apart from that, I only have the “usual” lessons: Are you not the tank but always pulling? Great, then you’re tanking too. Are you standing in every effect and then complaining that you weren’t healed? Wonderful, go for another lap, we’ll continue without you.
But enough about me, let’s get to you: What has to happen in a group – whether MMORPG, shooter, or any other game – for you to kick someone out of the group? What is your red line and where do you turn a blind eye?
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Thousands of players threaten a boycott of For Honor: They want to force Ubisoft to improve their game. The developers have already implemented changes.
Since yesterday, the Redditor jbaayoun has gathered numerous “For Honor” players: In the subforum, he called for a boycott – for a blackout community event, as he calls it. On April 3rd at 11 AM, players are to put down their gamepads for 24 hours and avoid For Honor. Over 12,000 Reddit users have already given an upvote to support this action.
jbaayoun hopes that this community initiative will persuade Ubisoft to eliminate all the flaws from the game. Primarily, he demands better communication between players and developers. In addition, the officials should fix connection issues, matchmaking problems, unbalanced heroes, and glitches. A major point of criticism in recent weeks has also been the horrific steel prices – because it takes over 2.5 years to unlock all items.
Via Kotaku, the Redditor explains that he sees no point in continuously flooding the Reddit forum with the same problems. Ubisoft must have already noticed these by now. With the boycott, he is now resorting to harsher measures.
Ubisoft will be more generous – More steel after matches
This boycott plan is currently receiving a lot of media attention, and Ubisoft has already spoken out. A Ubisoft representative writes that they have reviewed all the mentioned criticisms and will address them.
Last night, the first welcome changes in For Honor were already made – even though these were not a reaction to the boycott. The changes had already been planned, Ubisoft told Kotaku.
From now on, you will receive more steel after matches and successfully completed orders:
All matches: +25% more steel
Daily orders: +33% more steel
Contract orders: +50% more steel
Community orders now provide 2000 steel (previously 500-1000)
For stability reasons, two maps were removed from the game a few weeks ago. Already yesterday, “River Fort” returned, and the “High Fort” map is also expected to return soon.
Additionally, new elite outfits have been introduced for the heroes.
Ubisoft promises that further changes to the orders will come in the near future and they will adjust the gear balance. Definitely a step in the right direction. However, much still needs to be improved, which the boycott on April 3rd will emphasize.
Activision and Bungie further fuel the hype in a press release (via Dualshockers). Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision, promises a “great new story, strong characters, and thoughtful innovations.”
He recalls the enormous success of Destiny 1 and shares that together with their incredibly talented partners at Bungie, they want to make Destiny 2 even better. Destiny 2 will be a first-person action game that aims to be accessible to even more players. Therefore, Destiny 2 is also coming to PC. “Destiny 2 will make an already great game franchise better than ever before,” Hirshberg stated.
A fresh, inviting story
Bungie’s CEO Pete Parson also speaks out: They are looking forward to sharing a fresh and inviting story with the community. The beta for Destiny 2 is scheduled for summer, and they are excited to see how the feedback from millions of players will unfold for this new adventure.
What is the story of Destiny 2?
We don’t know much yet about this “great, fresh, and inviting story” of Destiny 2. The reveal trailer only provided a glimpse of the setting in which players will find themselves.
The Last City and the Tower are destroyed – this is the story-related reason why you have to leave all your items from Destiny 1, subtly hinted at by Cayde-6 in the trailer. Now the Vanguard leaders are gathering fighters to reclaim their homeland.
The cause of the city’s destruction is an invasion by the Cabal Red Legion led by Ghaul.
The Guardians responded overwhelmingly with excitement in the comments about this trailer. Many were eager to jump into battle with Cayde-6 and blast the new creatures seen in the trailer. However, some users also warned: This trailer has succeeded – especially thanks to the cool dog Cayde-6 – in generating intense hype around Destiny 2. But Bungie needs to deliver first and meet those high expectations.
The story was one of the biggest points of criticism of the MMO shooter in Destiny 1. It was disjointed, lacked “vivid” characters – there was no time for explanations. Essentially, the story in Destiny 2 can only get better.
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Do you want to use your team in Paladins on PC, PS4, and Xbox One even when you don’t get your desired role? These champions are easy to learn and a solid choice. Mastering these 8 champs prepares you for every situation in Paladins.
In team shooters like Paladins, you need an efficient team combination. Ideally, you always have at least one champion from each role:
Damage
Flank
Frontline
Support
Most players prefer certain roles and champions in Paladins. Sometimes another player picks your favorite role and main champ first. If you don’t have a champion prepared for each role, you will quickly find yourself in a difficult position.
Either you now choose another favorite champion that fills the team inefficiently or a champion that you do not master well but maintains a balanced team. Both options are not necessarily ideal and make victory more difficult for your team.
We recommend that you prepare at least two champions for each role. You can focus on champions that are easy to learn. This way, you can invest your time in your favorite champions and quickly learn a “filler champion”.
Easy to learn and solid – These champions are a safe choice
We suggest two solid champions for each role. We limit ourselves to champions that are relatively easy and quick to learn. This way, even with champions that you don’t play often, you can be useful to your team.
Paladins solid damage dealers
These champions are fast and promote an aggressive playstyle. As damage dealers, you are responsible for dealing substantial damage to opponents and drastically reducing their health bars.
Viktor – The classic soldier – If you know Call of Duty, you know Viktor
Viktor is a beginner-friendly champion with high mobility. If you have experience with the first-person shooter “Call of Duty”, you should have no problems with Viktor. With his assault rifle, Viktor deals direct damage. Additionally, you have fragment grenades available with him. Viktor’s ability “Hasten” gives him increased movement speed, allowing you to quickly rush into battle or out of it.
His ultimate ability “Artillery Strike” is excellent for dispersing enemies and dealing extremely high damage. Activate your targeting scope and click on enemies, and a rain of bombs will come down on them.
With Viktor, you don’t have to be a master shooter to quickly become a useful damage dealer. If you do not like taking on the damage role, Viktor is a solid choice. Shoot at your opponents, throw fragment grenades into the crowd, and torment the enemy team with your ultimate. After a few rounds with Viktor, you should quickly get the hang of it.
Cassie – Easy to learn, hard to master
Even if you are not a Cassie main, you can still exert a lot of influence in a match with her. Her crossbow requires a bit more aiming skill. However, if you hit your opponents, they suffer significant damage.
Cassie comes with a package of “crowd control” and is one of the mobile champions. With her crossbow, you can push back opponents and slow them down with an explosive shot. With her ability “Dodge Roll”, Cassie rolls in any direction. A shot you take after the roll deals increased damage to the target. The roll is suitable for fleeing or making aggressive moves.
Cassie’s ultimate ability “Scout” helps the entire team. Send your bird high into the air, and it will scout the area for you for a few seconds. You and your allies see all enemies. A strong ability for map control.
If you want to truly become good with Cassie, you’ll definitely need to put in some practice hours. She becomes especially strong through possible combinations and her first shot after a dodge roll. Still, a less practiced Cassie player can enrich the team. Her “crowd control” abilities and her ultimate are useful traits that can quickly give you an advantage.
Paladins solid flankers
Flankers in Paladins have the task of picking out individual targets and quickly eliminating them. For example, the healer or main damage dealer of the opponents. They often create confusion, chaos, and distraction. Flankers come with high mobility to rush in and out of the fray.
Skye – The invisible assassin
Skye is an assassin who uses poison. She is a top choice for learning the flanker role. Therefore, she is also suitable for experienced players who do not often play as flankers.
Her ability set is not difficult to understand. She fires ordinary arrows and poison bolts with a small crossbow. The poison bolts deal sustained damage over a few seconds.
In critical situations, create a fog wall that envelops Skye in darkness and grants her invisibility. Skye is a master of stealth, able to become invisible for several seconds. While Skye is invisible, she gains increased movement speed.
With her ultimate ability, Skye places a time bomb that deals immense damage around her.
With Skye, you can sneak up on enemies unnoticed and remain undetected. She does not have difficult “skill shots” and can quickly retreat using her fog wall. For someone who does not frequently play flank, she is definitely advisable.
Androxus – The hellbringer
Androxus is somewhat more challenging than Skye. Similar to Cassie, he is easy to learn but hard to master. Androxus is a solid flanker that allows you to quickly support your team.
Androxus’ damage mainly comes from his revolver. His ability “Hell Step” allows you to move quickly on the battlefield. With this movement ability, you can quickly escape tricky situations and stay alive. Charge in any direction up to three times.
Skilled Androxus players primarily master the Hell Step and use it to confuse enemies. With Androxus, you want opponents to never know from which side you are attacking. But even without mastering this ability, you can deal significant damage with the revolvers and escape quickly.
With the ability “Reversal”, you convert your defense into attack. Absorb your opponents’ shots with Androxus and then fire a shot that returns a portion of the absorbed damage. “Cursed Arm” is Androxus’ ultimate ability. Fly into the air with it and fire a few explosive shots that deal high damage.
With a little practice, you will quickly become a useful Androxus player. Especially pay attention to your position, as Androxus does not have very many health points. He is a solid flanker.
Paladins solid supporters
Supporters are generally useful for their team and possess strong ultimate abilities in Paladins. They either assist in offense or defense. Their main task is to keep the team alive.
Ying – The illusionist who clones herself to victory – For DPS who need to support
Ying is a strong healer but can also deal significant damage. This depends on her deck build. If you generally prefer dealing damage but still have to take on the role of a supporter, you will find a suitable support in Ying.
Ying creates clones of herself with her illusions that heal her allies. With her ability “Shatter”, Ying sends her clones against enemies and destroys them. The explosion of the clones deals damage to the opponents. You can swap positions with an illusion using “Dimension Link”. Masterful Ying players perfect this ability and become almost uncatchable.
Ying’s ultimate ability “Illusion Rift” is extremely powerful. With her ulti, you spawn prisms over allies that heal them over a certain period. No matter where they are on the map.
With Ying, you can stay in the background and support your allies from a safe distance. Through her clones, Ying passively heals her allies. This is ideal for anyone who is not used to supporting or enjoys taking this role. With “Shatter”, you will also quickly become a useful damage dealer with Ying.
Ying is recommended when you need to be a supporter but are not very comfortable with the role.
Pip – The unconventional supporter
Pip is a little rascal who often forgets that he was originally a supporter. Damage-dealer Pip is quite common in Paladins. This makes him an excellent choice for players who do not feel comfortable as supporters. You simply support your team in an unconventional way.
Pip is also easy to learn and is one of the beginner-friendly champions. He throws potions that either heal, deal damage, orslow down opponents.
Pip’s ultimate ability “Evil Mojo” transforms enemies into small, helpless chickens. These have reduced health and can easily be taken down by you and your allies.
Even if you do not play Pip as a healer, you can still be useful for the team, prepare kills or execute them yourself.
Paladins solid frontline
As the name suggests, these champions stand at the front and protect their allies. As tanks in Paladins, you also have the task of securing objective points and payloads.
Fernando – The classic knight and tank
Fernando is the classic tank with the big shield behind which teammates can hide. He is easy to understand: Stand in the way of your opponents and absorb damage.
Additionally, you have a flame lance and a fireball available to deal damage. The flame lance has a short-range and does not require much aiming skill. Combined with Fernando’s “Charge”, it is also effective.
Use Fernando’s ultimate ability “Immortal” when you want to overwhelm your opponents with the whole team. Allies near you cannot fall below a certain number of health points and will no longer be affected by “damage over time” effects.
His abilities make Fernando a solid tank that is easy to use effectively. With Fernando, you also significantly increase the “sex appeal” of your team. That can never hurt.
Torvald – The rock in the surf
Torvald has powerful shields that opponents can only penetrate with difficulty. The laser grandpa provides shields for himself and his allies. Torvald can recharge his own shields, allowing him to stand like a rock in the objective.
The shields he gives to his allies are incredibly powerful and can be a lifesaver in a pinch. Or a call to attack. Torvald’s glove deals minor damage to a single target at close range. However, if you are connected long enough with the target, you can also eliminate opponents. The shields ensure that.
His ultimate ability “Hyper Beam” sweeps all opponents far away from the field. Sometimes it succeeds in knocking opponents off the map.
Torvald is strong in the frontline and despite his strength is easy to learn. He is recommended for inexperienced tanks who still want to perform their job efficiently.
If you don’t get your desired role and champion next time, try out the champions from this guide. After just a few rounds, you should be able to use them effectively without investing hours in learning abilities and skill shots.
What are your filler champs if you don’t get your desired role?
Xur comes to Destiny today, on March 31st. Where is he and what items does he have on offer?
If you managed to somehow miss it: Yesterday, Destiny 2 was officially announced with a reveal trailer! You can find all the important info on Mein-MMO.de: The trailer, info about the pre-order and the editions, and a roadmap.
But now let’s take a look at Xur – because Destiny 1 is far from over. The Age of Triumph brought a new feature at the exotic vendor with the tentacle face:
The Agent of the Nine now sells, in addition to the normal offer, two exotic weapon bundles. Each bundle costs 30 Strange Coins and 25 Silver Dust. It contains an exotic weapon and the corresponding weapon ornament.
All info on Xur in Destiny on March 31st, April 1st, and April 2nd on PS4 and Xbox One
When does Xur come? When does Xur leave? – The times
Xur appears today, on the last day of March, at 11 AM. He shows the Guardians his fresh inventory and tries to convince them to part with Strange Coins and Silver Dust. On the coming Sunday, April 2nd, Xur will disappear again at 11 AM. If you’re wondering why Xur suddenly comes and goes at 11 AM instead of 10 AM: Daylight Saving Time started a week ago!
Where is Xur? Location
Xur has certain positions in the Tower and the Reef where he likes to hang out. This time he is at the Crucible Quartermaster.
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The German Hearthstone team at the Global Games has been decimated. Blizzard bans Sintolol and P4wnyhof for unsportsmanlike behavior.
Those who are on Twitch not only experience the joys of major gaming events but also often the human depths in the form of the infamous Twitch chat. It is often forgotten that many of the streamers fulfill a certain role model function and thus represent the community of a game.
The two players Sintolol and P4wnyhof, who were supposed to represent the German Hearthstone team at the Hearthstone Global Games, have not exactly distinguished themselves in the past few weeks. There were repeated hostilities on Twitter, in live streams, and on other platforms – the players were at odds and threw accusations at each other.
“Nasty Rats” can be found in Hearthstone.
The culmination of this iceberg was reached when P4wnyhof made homophobic comments towards Sintolol and his parents. Sintolol then explained in the stream that it was “understandable that there are people like Hitler, as long as people like P4wnyhof walk through the cities”.
Then Blizzard had enough and probably thought: You can keep the kindergarten. Both Thomas “Sintolol” Zimmer and Mats “P4wnyhof” Kathage were abruptly disqualified from the Hearthstone Global Games.
This was preceded by the refusal of popular Swedish player Sebastian “Forsen” Fors to participate in the Global Games as long as P4wnyhof was also part of the event. This caused a stir on reddit.
Currently, Blizzard is looking for replacement players and will get in touch with them directly. There probably won’t be a community vote this time – which might be better this way.
Beforehand, players could choose their favorites for the teams of their respective countries and were rewarded with card packs for doing so.
Paragon has a new heroine! The swamp witch Morigesh may look a bit shabby, but her curses and spells are still deadly. Find out everything about the new Paragon heroine here!
The new addition to Paragon is Morigesh, and she is neither into K-Pop and wolves nor into fancy clothes.
Paragon – Morigesh, the Curse of the Swamps
Morigesh is a terrifying and eerie swamp witch who dresses in the remains of various animals and plants. She also has horns and a kind of voodoo doll. Morigesh is the manifest spirit of a destroyed forest and is out for revenge!
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She uses her dark swamp witch abilities to torment her enemies with curses, swarms of insects, and destructive magic. Her abilities include the following skills:
Mark – Morigesh marks a target, deals damage, and lets her doll take on the form of the targeted hero. The target remains marked until a new hero is marked or the target dies.
Insect Nest – Launches an exploding swarm of insects that deals damage over time and additionally applies the “Slow” effect with each tick.
Swarm – Morigesh transforms into an insect swarm, increasing her movement speed and giving her the ability to move through enemies. When moving through an enemy, Morigesh deals damage and gains health regeneration.
Cursing (Ultimate) – Summons a swarm of deadly insects that looks like Morigesh and stings the last marked target. Since it is an ultimate, there is no escape!
With these skills and abilities, Morigesh should optimally deal damage at close and medium range and chase down and eliminate enemies. We have embedded a video of Morigesh’s abilities for you here. If you want to play the heroine, you will have to wait a bit longer, as Morigesh will only be available on April 4th for the PC and PS4 version of Paragon.
With Patch 7.2, there are World of Warcraft: Legion weapons again – and this is despite the fact that all players actually have an artifact weapon.
It sounds absurd at first, but Blizzard has reintroduced a specific type of item in Patch 7.2 that should actually have had no significance in Legion: weapons.
Basically, every player has an artifact weapon that evolves over the weeks and months and should be the pinnacle of the character. Therefore, it made no sense to leave weapons as rewards in Legion. This was compensated for by artifact relics, with which players could give their weapons a few new item levels.
With Patch 7.2 “The Tomb of Sargeras”, however, there are weapons again that can be obtained as Random Epics on the Broken Isles. Athrog’s Deathhamma is suitable for all classes that can wield a two-handed mace.
What use do weapons have in Legion?
The benefit for a max-level player is practically non-existent. However, it looks different for twinks. If you look closely, you’ll see that the Dodeshamma can already be equipped at level 101. Twinks between level 101 and 109 would thus have a weapon that is about 100 item levels stronger than the artifact weapon during the leveling phase! While one must forgo the properties of the artifact weapon, the increased damage more than compensates for this.
The hammer currently sells for prices up to 100,000 gold in the auction house, which is why many groups are already farming for “Random Epics” to make a decent pile of gold.
Like almost all items in Legion, the hammer can also be upgraded. Some lucky players have already obtained it at level 855, which significantly increases the price.
Bungie reveals the roadmap for Destiny 2 leading up to the release in September.
Yesterday, on March 30, 2017, Destiny 2 was unveiled with an impressive trailer.
The community manager DeeJ now provides a roadmap for Destiny 2 in “This Week at Bungie” and via Twitter – a schedule that lists what Guardians can look forward to until Destiny 2 launches in September.
Next Step: Gameplay Reveal for Destiny 2
Four key milestones are mentioned:
The Story Reveal – This took place on March 30 with the reveal trailer. The Last City has fallen – due to a brutal invasion by the Red Legion led by Ghaul. Zavala and Cayde-6 gather troops to reclaim the homeland.
Gameplay Reveal on May 18 – During a livestream event, we will see the first gameplay footage of Destiny 2.
Beta in the Summer – There is no official date for this, but rumors suggest that it will start in June (likely around E3). If you pre-order Destiny 2, you will receive early access to the beta.
Launch of Destiny 2 on September 8
Furthermore, DeeJ emphasizes that there will be much more about Destiny 2 in the summer. The roadmap includes several more milestones. Bungie will be attending many events during the summer. We expect to definitely see Destiny 2 at E3 and Gamescom (though this has not been officially confirmed yet). According to DeeJ, many questions that Guardians have about Destiny 2 will be answered in the coming weeks and months.
Confusion about the Age of Triumph Seal
Another topic in “This Week at Bungie” is the Seal. If you encounter issues with it, you should try closing third-party gear manager apps while you play.
Additionally, the milestones are listed that are retroactive, which you could or had to complete before the launch of AoT:
All milestones on the “Memorial” page
All milestones on the “History” page
The milestones “Stay on Target”, “Mountain Peak”, and “Unearthed Secrets”, which you receive when you reach Level 40 with each class.
The milestones “Victory or Death”, “Self is the Hunter”, and “Difficult Lesson”, which you receive when you have completed the Crucible Focus quests.
The “Historian” milestone on the “The Crucible” page.
The “Raid Insignia” milestone on the “Raids” page.
All milestones on the “Collections” page.
All milestones on the “Wanderers” page, except “Duty Defender” and “Cave Explorer”.
All milestones on the “Loyalty” page, except “Efrideet’s Attention”.
The “To the Lighthouse” milestone on the “Trials of Osiris” page.
Destiny 2 can now be pre-ordered on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Pre-Order is running. There is a Standard Edition, a Digital Deluxe Edition, a Collector’s Edition, and a Limited Edition. You can also purchase the “Expansion Pass,” the expansion pack.
On March 30th at 7 PM, the grand reveal of Destiny 2 took place. Bungie released a reveal trailer, which you can find at the provided link.
Starting now, you can pre-order Destiny 2 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
Contents of the Standard Edition of Destiny 2 – Pre-Order
The Standard Edition includes only the main game Destiny 2 and costs 69.99 Euros (59.99 Euros for PC).
You can also purchase a bundle of the main game and expansion pass for 99.99 Euros. The expansion pass includes Expansions I and II with brand new story missions, cooperative activities, a competitive multiplayer mode, and a variety of new weapons, armor, and gear.
Contents of the Digital Deluxe Edition
The Digital Deluxe Edition costs 109.99 Euros and includes:
The limited edition costs 109.99 Euros (99.99 for PC). It includes:
Destiny 2
Destiny 2 Expansion Pass: You gain access to Expansion I and Expansion II with brand new story missions, cooperative activities, a competitive multiplayer mode, and a variety of new weapons, armor, and gear.
There are also pre-order bonuses:Early Beta Access and a dynamic theme for PS4 (pre-order through the PS4 Store). Additionally, there’s the exotic rifle Coldheart and a salute emote. Pre-orders of the Digital Deluxe Edition also receive a Kill Tracker Ghost.
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The trailer for Destiny 2 has just been released. You can watch it in German here. The release date is also known. Additionally, Destiny 2 will be available for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
It is finally time. Fans have been waiting for the next “real step” in the Destiny story since September 2015, which is expected to last at least 10 years. This step is now here: The sequel Destiny 2 has now been officially announced.
Release date for Destiny 2 announced: It’s September 6, 2017
Just a few minutes ago, the worldwide announcement trailer for Destiny 2 was released. The release date is actually September 8, 2017.
Update:
Release date for PS4 and Xbox One: September 6, 2017
Release date for PC: October 24, 2017
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The trailer seems to confirm recent rumors: The Cabal have conquered the Last City. It is the “Red Legion.” They are led by “Ghaul.” The Guardians must now travel to “mysterious, unknown worlds of our solar system.”
The last survivors are rallied with “There will be plenty of loot.” Commander Zavala (Titan leader) and Cayde-6 (Hunter boss) deliver parallel speeches that differ in tone.
Zavala appeals to the good in the Guardians with solemn words. Cayde-6 is noticeably more pragmatic, as you would expect from him.
This has always been the role of the character Cayde-6 in “The Taken King.” Cayde-6 serves as a representative for the player, who prefers a “smash it” mentality and cares little for much talking.
An explanation for the “hard reset” that comes with Destiny 2 is also provided: Your stuff is gone and so is mine! Players will not be able to bring anything from Destiny 1 to Destiny 2 because it was destroyed during the attack on the Last City.
It is also clear now : The three classes from Destiny 1 will also be the classes in Destiny 2: Titan, Warlock, and Hunter.
Destiny 2 is coming to PC
From the pre-order page of Destiny, it is clear that Destiny 2 will definitely be coming to PC. On September 8, it will happen. Then Destiny 2 will be released for PC alongside PS4 and Xbox One.
Gameplay in May – Open Beta is also coming – Pre-order Destiny 2
According to a first comment from Bungie, “Gameplay for Destiny 2” will be shown on May 18. There will be a livestream for Destiny 2 then.
Furthermore, Bungie announces an Open Beta for Destiny 2.
Before the Open Beta, players who pre-order will have the chance to “be the first to join the action,” but ultimately, all players will have the opportunity to play Destiny 2 and provide feedback.
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For Honor is now offering all players compensation for this inconvenience. Starting today, on March 30th, Ubisoft is granting you the Champion Status for three days. The Champion Status gives you various benefits, such as an XP boost after matches. This bonus is available immediately.
More Steel after Activities
In recent weeks, there has been significant criticism of Ubisoft’s Steel policy. The prices are said to be far too high, taking years to unlock everything.
Today, the amount of Steel you earn through matches and orders is being increased on PS4, Xbox One, and PC:
All Matches: 25% more Steel
Daily Orders: 33% more Steel
Contract Orders: 50% more Steel
Community Orders: 2000 Steel
Maps are Coming Back, New Outfits Available
The map “River Fort” is being brought back into the game. Additionally, the map “High Fort” is supposed to return as soon as possible.
Furthermore, all heroes will receive new Elite Outfits:
The Battlefield Chic Outfits for the Knights
The Death Ravens Outfits for the Vikings
The Death Blossoms Outfits for the Samurai
Where are the Faction War Rewards?
Since Tuesday, the third round of the Faction War has ended. The Samurai are the winners. However, there is no sign of the rewards. Normally, the winners receive three Remainder Collector Chests, the runners-up two chests, and the third place one chest.
A community manager shared in the Ubi forum: The prizes of the Faction War are being reviewed. The situation will be corrected as soon as possible. It is only a matter of time before you receive your rewards.
In The Division, Update 1.6.1 has been announced. This will be released before 1.7 and will improve the agent experience.
Just now, the State of the Game aired on March 30. Community developers Hamish Bode and Yannick Banchereau discussed the future of The Division and launched a live survey on the gear sets.
Quality Update 1.6.1 will be released in May
Update 1.7 will bring new content in summer 2017, such as events, loadouts, and feats. Before this content update goes live, Massive wants to address many issues in the post-apocalyptic Division world.
Additionally, update 1.6.1 will be released in May. This will be a pure “quality update,” as the developers call it. It will include only bug fixes, balancing adjustments, and “quality of life” improvements. In other words: the agents’ lives should become more enjoyable.
For the first time in the history of The Division, an update will focus solely on such aspects. Previous updates 1.1 through 1.6 always brought new content, which introduced additional bugs and issues. With 1.6.1, the complete focus will be on the “quality” of the game – and not on fresh content.
Beforehand, a PTS phase will take place, during which you can test the adjustments on public test servers. However, this PTS is only available on PC. When it will start is still unknown. The PTS phase for update 1.7 will also be available on consoles.
Hunter’s Faith should be revised
Interestingly, during the livestream, the developers initiated a live survey that lasted 20 minutes. The chat was asked which gear set they would like to change, which set has the greatest need for adjustment.
The clear winner was the “Hunter’s Faith” set. Banchereau joked: “Okay, let’s nerf it!” How the balancing for this set will look specifically remains to be seen.
Further information:
The talent glitch has not been able to be reproduced so far. It may just be a UI bug.
The air detonation of the seeker mine will be revised in the future: initial damage will be reduced, while damage over time will be increased.
The multiplayer shooter Warframe has set a record for the number of concurrent players again with the new update Octavia’s Anthem. The reason was the hunt for the new Octavia Warframe, which can even compose its own music.
Warframe sets new records for concurrent players with each major expansion, and the current update “Octavia’s Anthem” was no exception.
To equip Octavia as a Warframe, players must complete a lengthy questline. Only then can you use the Bard Warframe and compose your own music with the tool “MandaChord”. This will then be used by Octavia as a skill in-game to confuse enemies or buff allies.
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You can even save your creations and share them with other players! This cool new feature and the colorful new Warframe attracted a total of 69,526 players simultaneously to Digital Extremes’ servers, thus setting a new record. Due to this success, Warframe moved up to the top 3 of the most played games (Top Games By Current Players category) on Steam.
We have embedded videos for you on Octavia and the update. Have fun!
The MMO shooter Destiny 2 is coming soon. How should Bungie improve the success formula from Year 1? Our suggestion: Listen to Diablo. It worked the first time.
The US site Kotaku once reported: When Bungie was feeling a bit down after the launch difficulties of Destiny 1, publisher Activision organized a visit from Blizzard in December 2014. Game Director Josh Mosqueira and other team members from Diablo 3 gave a presentation at Bungie’s headquarters that was meant to inspire the Destiny team.
Diablo 3 already brought Destiny a turnaround
Diablo 3 itself started with difficulties. While it sold well, it received quite a bit of criticism. Diablo 3 managed to turn things around with the “Reaper of Souls” expansion. Activision probably thought: If anyone can tell Bungie’s team how to improve Destiny, it’s the team from Diablo 3. And they were completely right.
The main message back then: Too much randomness is not fun. You can make it seem like everything is random, but you need to manipulate the dice in favor of the players. People will play your game and they will eventually stop. Make sure they are satisfied when they take a break from the game. Then they’ll come back.
The Destiny team took this advice to heart. The loot system, which was heavily based on randomness before, was adjusted. Previously, players had limited chances in a week to get the items they were missing for max level – spooky tales of Forever 29 or Forever 31 circulated.
Destiny introduced more quests with “The Taken King” and guaranteed loot. That brought success.
We at Mein MMO think: What worked before should be the goal again. Bungie, let yourselves be inspired by these 3 ideas from Diablo 3:
Item Sets – You already have sets in the game and clearly related items. Let the Guardians collect all pieces of a specific armor and grant them small bonuses when they wear all pieces. It’s fun, rewards the “collecting instinct,” and is simply a good idea. Even The Division manages that, and not much else works there.
You need some kind of “progression beyond max level”. YouTuber Datto gave a presentation about this. In Diablo 3, there is the Paragon system, through which your character keeps getting stronger. Every session is worthwhile – there’s always progress to be seen. That motivates. Diablo 3 also has the “Greater Rifts” system, which allows challenges to scale and become harder. That would be an idea for Destiny 2 – but you should disable the Paragon system in PvP.
This has nothing to do with Diablo 3, but just brings more story, more variety, more quests, more of everything. Your fans have fed you with ideas for years on what Destiny 2 would benefit from, so listen to them every now and then! Finally fulfill your promises of a steady content flow. Diablo 3 didn’t manage that, but you should be able to with your huge team.
What do you think?
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