Frontier Developments will soon give you the opportunity to name your spaceship in the space online game Elite: Dangerous and to give it a nameplate – but this is not for free.
The spaceship Enterprise from Star Trek, the Millennium Falcon from Star Wars, or the Rocinante from The Expanse… good ships need a name. And in the space online game Elite: Dangerous, you will soon have the chance to give your ship one. After all, it makes it all the more fun not only to take down a pilot, but also a spaceship that bears a special name.
Show the name of your ship
Once it has a name, it will appear in multicrew groups and also in the HUD. Additionally, starting from beta 5, the name will be visible when other players scan you.
Naming the spaceship will be free, just like renaming it. However, if you also want to get a premium nameplate, you will need to purchase it. This will only have cosmetic effects.
You will have various packages available, which are organized by themes and designs. For each set, you will receive nine nameplates that can be applied to all your ships. One set is supposed to cost 2 Euros.
Nameplates for all your spaceships
If you buy a themed package, you can use this design for all your current and future ships. Theme packs are available in black, white, and gray designs. With this, the developers want to give players another opportunity to further customize their spaceship in Elite: Dangerous. If you have always wanted to give your ship a name and display it on a nameplate, then this update is made just for you.
In Mass Effect: Andromeda you can be really ugly. How ugly, the worst examples are shown here.
The character editor of Mass Effect: Andromeda has been a target for ridicule and mockery from the community since the game’s early access. But now that the game has been released and more players can create their own Ryder twins, the full extent is becoming public. Too much freedom in character creation can also have negative effects, as a post on Kotaku clearly shows. There, the probably ugliest characters that can be created with the character creator of Mass Effect: Andromeda have been collected.
Actually, Ryder is humanity’s last hope in Andromeda, but not every player tries to give her a really acceptable appearance. For example, Twitter user FuzziestKitty has given Sara a rather creepy face.
Or how about the YouTuber BestAtNothing, who turned Ryder into a pretty unfunny circus clown you’d rather not meet in the dark?
A bit too much powder was probably given to the Ryder from TheDkmariolink—so that rather than a dramatic “waking up scene,” it turns into a continuation of Hangover.
The community is making a sincere effort to push the character editor to its limits, and it is taking quite strange forms. Who exactly would take the Ryder from Twitter user bajopants seriously? But maybe it’s a clever defense technique against particularly intrusive enemies.
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Today, March 24th, is Xur Day in Destiny. Where is Xur? What items does he have on offer?
Yesterday, a lot happened in Destiny. We are approaching the last update “Age of Triumph” and first significant leaks about the sequel Destiny 2 surfaced. To make sure you don’t miss anything, here are the important details bundled in an overview:
All info about Xur in Destiny on March 24, 25, and 26 on PS4 and Xbox One
When does Xur come? When does Xur go? – The times
But first, Xur arrives today. It will be his last offer before AoT. He appears at 10 AM, shows the Guardians his inventory, and tries to convince them to spend Strange Coins. On Sunday, he disappears again at 11 AM. Daylight saving time begins on the night from Saturday to Sunday.
Where is Xur? Location
Xur has specific positions in the Tower and the Reef where he likes to stay. This time, he is located in front of the big door with the Speaker.
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Blizzard is significantly raising prices for most account services in World of Warcraft. We will tell you what you will have to pay soon.
In the past few weeks, fans of Hearthstone have had to deal with a price increase for card packs, and now Blizzard is also following suit with the MMORPG World of Warcraft. While the costs for a subscription are expected to remain stable and the WoW token will not experience a price increase, almost all other services will be charged with a significant markup.
Name change: 8€ 10€
Helmets (in shop): 12€ 15€
Character transfer: 20€ 25€
Race change: 20€ 25€
Mounts: 20€ 25€
Premium mounts: 20€ 25€
Bundle of house and mount: 26€ 30€
Faction change: 25€ 30€
Guild transfer: 30€ 35€
Guild faction change: 35€ 40€
Character transfer & faction change: 45€ 50€
Character boost: 50€ 60€
Guild transfer & faction change: 55€ 65€
The price changes will take effect from April 5, 2017.
The community is far from thrilled about these price increases, and especially in the official forum, there are many unfriendly comments directed at Blizzard. People are urging the developers to compare their prices with those of other games (such as Final Fantasy XIV) and then reconsider whether that is really fair and justified.
Cortyn says: I believe that Blizzard is shooting itself in the foot with this. The negative PR that has already arisen from this will be hard to contain. I also find it questionable whether the increased prices will really yield more profits or if this will be offset by more players being put off by the prices.
In Destiny, there are new updates on “Age of Triumph”. The inventory of the vendors rotates on a weekly basis.
In “This Week at Bungie”, DeeJ talks about the end of an era and the beginning of a celebration. The era refers to Destiny 1, which is set to receive its last content update next Tuesday. And the celebration begins with “Age of Triumph”, the Age of Triumph where you should properly celebrate your legends. For this, Bungie is bringing back the old raids and providing new and revamped Exotics and flashy gear.
Age of Triumph starts on March 28 at 7 PM. So not at the weekly reset, but in the evening.
New Offers from the Vendors, New Quest for Necrochasm
Bungie did not talk about the offers from the vendors during the livestreams. They are now following up with a letter to the community.
The Legendary Marks are supposed to have value again. Therefore, the weapons and armor pieces from the following vendors will receive new perks every week, the offerings will rotate:
Zavala, Cayde, Ikora
Vanguard Quartermaster
Lord Shaxx
Crucible Quartermaster
Dead Orbit
Future War Cult
New Monarchy
The Speaker, Variks, and Shiro will continue to have a weekly refresh as before.
It is also officially confirmed, what has already been circulating on Reddit since yesterday: The automatic rifle Necrochasm can be obtained in Age of Triumph with a new quest. What this looks like is still unknown.
Furthermore, Bungie provides more information about Age of Triumph:
The weapons and armor pieces from King’s Fall on normal difficulty will not be available through the 390 version of the raid. The non-tortured items can still be obtained from the original source.
Ornament Tokens and Master Exotics (Adept) will be obtained through the Challenges of the weekly featured raids.
On March 28, the Nightfall strike and the heroic strikes will not be available until the evening, until the launch of AoT. However, the weekly Crucible playlist cannot be turned off, yet you should not play this before AoT, so you don’t miss the Treasure of Ages – the new reward.
With Age of Triumph comes update 2.6.0, which aims to fix some issues, such as problems with the SIVA key fragments, the skeleton keys, and the super attacks.
In the end, DeeJ addresses all readers who had been expecting something different from “This Week at Bungie”. He writes: “One milestone after another, Guardians!” This refers to the “Destiny 2” leak that surfaced yesterday. Many Guardians hoped that Bungie would officially comment on it.
In World of Warcraft (WoW), it continues. Patch 7.2 is now officially announced and has a trailer. We have the release date and the cinematic for you. Furthermore, we show you what the massive patch 7.2 changes.
For months now, everything in WoW has revolved around patch 7.2 “The Tomb of Sargeras.” The patch has been on the PTR for a long time, thoroughly tested there, and every single piece of information has been examined.
In recent days, indications have increased that it is starting soon. Now it is time.
The release date for the patch is now known: It starts on March 29. That’s already on Wednesday next week.
Here is the trailer for WoW “The Tomb of Sargeras” 7.2
Additionally, this cinematic for patch 7.2 has been released. We have it in German for you:
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In the Colony Reborn DLC of Titanfall 2 there is a new map, a new weapon, and a brutal new execution.
Today, the developers of Titanfall 2 presented the new free DLC, which will be released later this month. All players of Titanfall 2 can utilize the new map, the new weapon, the new execution, and more new content. We show you what to expect in the Colony Reborn DLC.
Titanfall 2: Colony Reborn Release Date
The new DLC is scheduled to be released and made available to the community later this month. The official release of Colony Reborn is on March 30.
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Colony – Titanfall fans will recognize this classic map. A sleepy settlement serves as the backdrop for this map. The dense center is filled with narrow alleys, interiors, and rooftops. Surrounding it are open paths for Titans.
New Weapon
R-101 – The R-101 platform is universally liked for its unique versatility and has been used in almost every human conflict since the arrival of the first settlers from the core systems. This version is equipped with an ACOG scope.
New Execution
Curb-Check – This new execution gives opponents a moment’s hope that they are simply going to be thrown into the air. But then part 2 follows …
New Cosmetic Purchase Items – Equip your pilots, weapons, Titans, banners, and badges with these new cosmetic items.
Prime Titans – Northstar, Legion
Titan Nose Art
Five new designs
One new war paint per Titan
Camouflage Pack
20 camouflage patterns
Callsign Pack
20 banners
20 badges
Free Trial:
“Alongside the launch of Colony Reborn, we will also host a free trial weekend from March 30 to April 3. We received a lot of positive feedback last time, and this time you can not only play the full multiplayer but also the parkour training and the single-player mission ‘The Signal’. After the trial, the parkour training and ‘The Signal’ will continue to be available for free.”
Featured Playlist:
To celebrate the return of Colony, the playlist for the weekend will include Colony around the clock and support numerous modes.
Titanfall 2 Patch:
Additionally, there will be a patch with numerous changes to balancing, game improvements, and bug fixes. The complete patch notes will be available shortly before the patch release.
Double XP:
From March 30 to April 3, you will earn double experience points in all modes for Titanfall 2.
Editors from Eurogamer and Kotaku immediately spoke up and said: Yes, the leak is true! Destiny 2 is set to release on September 8. The official “Destiny 2” reveal is even supposed to take place today, according to Kotaku. However, Kotaku then backpedaled and corrected it to “soon”.
The “hype train” for Destiny 2 is picking up speed. This almost overshadows the launch trailer for the last content update of Destiny 1. Bungie has just released this.
Here is the launch trailer for Age of Triumph in German:
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The reporting system of Overwatch gets clear rules. What can be reported and what cannot, you can now see in black and white.
Sooner or later, it’s the same in every online community. After the initial grace period is over, the tone in the chat gets rougher, and the behavior of some people gets worse. Those who do not get their way tend to troll the whole team or insult every player and their mothers without hesitation.
Therefore, there has been a reporting system in Overwatch for a while now, allowing players to report toxic players. This system works in principle, but it has also been misused in the past to punish players for trivial reasons.
On the current PTR of Overwatch, the system has now been significantly improved and supplemented with categories. Additionally, each category now has a clear description of what can be reported under this point and what does not belong here.
An example is the category “Bad Teamwork,” where Blizzard lists what falls under it:
“Bad teamwork is: Not trying to fulfill the map objectives or constantly communicating negatively in the chat (Example: “This team is terrible”).”
Bad teamwork is not: Playing a hero that the community does not perceive as optimal or being silent in voice chat.”
In the past, Blizzard has already announced that they want to penalize those who misuse the reporting system by reporting other players without a valid reason. Presumably, the precise description of the categories is a first step to clearly inform both reporters and toxic players about what is allowed and what is not.
The threatening finger of Blizzard.
What do you think about this expansion of the reporting system? Is it exactly what Overwatch needed? Or just a fruitless attempt to get the problem of toxic players under control?
In Black Desert Online there is always something to celebrate. Therefore, the beginning of spring is celebrated with a lovely cherry blossom festival.
Black Desert Online is not only known for its beautiful graphics, an open sandbox world, and donkeys, but also for various holiday events. Whether Christmas, Halloween, Valentine’s Day, or even St. Patrick’s Day: Whenever there’s a celebration anywhere in the world, it takes place in Black Desert Online as well. Therefore, it is not surprising that the beginning of spring is also celebrated extensively as part of a holiday event.
Black Desert Online – Cherry blossoms herald the awakening of spring
To ensure that spring arrives in the BDO world as well, the residents celebrate the “Cherry Blossom Festival.” The festival starts today, on March 23, and ends on April 12 with server maintenance.
During the event, you can obtain five cherry blossoms per day. Each hour a new blossom can be obtained from the challenge menu. You can then exchange these blossoms with a talent teacher for the following items:
5 blossoms for a box of delicate cherry blossoms
3 x memory fragment
3 x black stone (armor)
3 x black stone (weapon)
15 blossoms for a box of radiant cherry blossoms
10 x memory fragment
1 x concentrated magical black stone (armor)
1 x concentrated magical black stone (weapon)
25 blossoms for a box of shiny cherry blossoms
15 x memory fragment
1 x [Event] black magic crystal box
75 blossoms for a fine accessory box containing one of the following items
Oger Ring
Tungrade Earring
Basilisk’s Belt
Half-Moon Guardian’s Ring
BDO – Cherry Blossom Event – A cherry tree to take home
If you can’t get enough cherry blossoms, you can buy one “cherry blossom seed” (shouldn’t it be cherry tree seed?) per day per family for 1 loyalty. You plant this in your fence, where it takes up two spaces. When the cherry tree has grown, you can harvest it and receive a cherry blossom pot.
You can place this pot plant once per residence and earn 20 decoration points. You may perform this action until April 12, after which the seed will disappear. However, the pots will remain.
Smith designed the first raid of Destiny, the Glass Vault, and was responsible for it. He was the game director of “King of the Taken.” The former journalist and WoW-freak is considered Bungie’s “best horse in the stable,” but he has become quite rare since the completion of the marketing tour for TTK.
Now, Smith is being urged by numerous people to change his short description on Twitter. Currently, it still says “Director, unannounced game@bungie” – now he could write that it’s Destiny 2. But so far, Smith has only tweeted. Perhaps we will know more soon.
It shouldn’t be long before Destiny 2 is officially announced – probably also for PC.
More about the leak regarding Destiny can be found here:
And what does Bungie say? Well, Bungie isn’t saying anything yet. But the supposed game director of Destiny 2, Luke Smith, has made a statement. He tweeted this picture – whatever that might mean.
Smith designed the first raid of Destiny, the Glass Vault, and was responsible for it. He was the game director of “King of the Taken.” The former journalist and WoW-freak is considered Bungie’s “best horse in the stable,” but he has become quite rare since the completion of the marketing tour for TTK.
Now, Smith is being urged by numerous people to change his short description on Twitter. Currently, it still says “Director, unannounced game@bungie” – now he could write that it’s Destiny 2. But so far, Smith has only tweeted. Perhaps we will know more soon.
It shouldn’t be long before Destiny 2 is officially announced – probably also for PC.
More about the leak regarding Destiny can be found here:
As soon as the date was out, several media outlets spoke up and said: Yes, it’s true! The poster is real, and the release date fits. We have heard that too.
Such leaks have somehow become a tradition at Bungie. Photos of promo materials are constantly shown months before the actual release date. During Rise of Iron a year ago, it was also a poster. Before that, they had left a palette with Red Bull somewhere – even there, they leaked information about an event that was supposed to be secret.
You could almost assume that such strategic leaks are part of the marketing strategy for the MMO shooter.
Eurogamer and Kotaku know more about the release date of Destiny 2
At Eurogamer, their employee Tom Phillips is quoted with bonus info on Destiny 2. He knows that a Destiny 2 beta is supposed to come first for the PS4 in June. That’s what he “heard.”
Yep no surprises – Destiny 2 beta coming to PS4 first. Heard it’ll hit around June. https://t.co/a0qoyYhelB
“Really more information” usually comes from the US site Kotaku, and the author is Jason Schreier. He has frequently tapped sources from within Activision or Bungie in the past and then quoted them hot off the press.
This time too, Schreier stepped in and said: “Yes, it’s real. And we have heard that Bungie plans to announce Destiny 2 today.” However, this turned out to be a mistake. Schreier took to Twitter again and said: “I misunderstood a message; it doesn’t have to be today. But soon.”
Ah fuck – I misread a text. Important correction: Destiny 2 might not be announced *today*. Will be soon, though. (Yes, poster is real.)
The other big gaming sites don’t know much more. PC Gamer notes: If Destiny 2 comes, then it will surely also be for PC. You can almost read between the lines, “That’s why we can report on it now!”
What’s coming from Bungie?
And what does Bungie say? Well, Bungie isn’t saying anything yet. But the supposed game director of Destiny 2, Luke Smith, has made a statement. He tweeted this picture – whatever that might mean.
Smith designed the first raid of Destiny, the Glass Vault, and was responsible for it. He was the game director of “King of the Taken.” The former journalist and WoW-freak is considered Bungie’s “best horse in the stable,” but he has become quite rare since the completion of the marketing tour for TTK.
Now, Smith is being urged by numerous people to change his short description on Twitter. Currently, it still says “Director, unannounced game@bungie” – now he could write that it’s Destiny 2. But so far, Smith has only tweeted. Perhaps we will know more soon.
It shouldn’t be long before Destiny 2 is officially announced – probably also for PC.
More about the leak regarding Destiny can be found here:
Some adjustments are coming to The Division. Stagger will be reduced for all weapons.
The State of the Game just aired on March 23rd. Community Developer Hamish Bode talked mainly about the Invisible Glitch that has been causing chaos in “Last Stand” and in the Dark Zone over the past few days.
This game-breaking glitch was fixed today during maintenance. The server downtime was extended to implement the fix. This problem should now be resolved.
Medkits and Stagger are being revised
Before the first major update 1.7 in Year 2 of The Division, a server-side patch will be implemented that primarily focuses on the first-aid kits. These are expected to improve in the future. This server-side patch, which Massive can bring live “behind the scenes”, will be released before the next client patch, which will also arrive before 1.7. A specific date is not yet available.
The client patch will undergo a PTS phase in advance. These public test servers will be available only to PC agents. The client patch is intended to revise the Agile Talent, which is currently considered too powerful. The healing effect granted by this talent will be transformed from an instant heal to a heal-over-time – it will be slightly nerfed.
Additionally, the client patch brings changes to Stagger. On one hand, Stagger will be completely removed from the air detonation mod of the seeker mine, on the other hand, Stagger will be reduced for all weapons. This will be thoroughly tested and adjusted on the PTS.
More info from the State of the Game:
The major update 1.7 will also have public test servers for consoles before the launch.
There are no plans to bring The Division to the Nintendo Switch.
The NinjaBike backpack needs to be revised. Bode cannot say anything specific yet, but he recommends keeping the items for now and not dismantling them.
Seeker mine with air detonation mod: Initial damage will be reduced, but the fire effect will deal more damage. Overall damage will remain the same.
Additionally, there will be changes to the extended magazines and spawn points in Last Stand to prevent spawn camping.
The Skyforge is known to be coming to the PlayStation 4 for some time now. What was not clear, however, was the exact release date for the god MMORPG. This is now known and earlier than expected.
Skyforge is a fun action online role-playing game that combines fantasy and science fiction. In the world of Aelion, immortal gods rule and protect the mortal inhabitants from dangers. This beautiful world is highly coveted by various alien scum that launch invasions almost daily, aiming to plunder and enslave Aelion.
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The action combat system and the many instanced areas of Skyforge are perfectly suited for a release on the console. Therefore, the developers recently announced that Skyforge is set to be released on PS4 at least. However, only “Spring 2017” was given as a release date, which could mean anything.
If you are already eagerly looking forward to April or even May, here’s some good news. Because the early access of Skyforge starts already in March! On March 28, 2017, you can download Skyforge on PlayStation 4 and start playing. At least if you are an early-access customer.
The regular launch of Skyforge takes place two weeks later, on April 11.
If you register now using the provided link for Skyforge, you will receive a special item pack. PlayStation Plus customers will even get additional goodies.
The contents of PS4 Skyforge
Skyforge will have slightly less content on the PlayStation 4 than on the PC version. However, the missing endgame content will be added shortly after launch, so that the PlayStation version will be identical to the PC version.
The new patch 2.0 in Ghost Recon Wildlands brought these important changes that are well received by the community.
The second major patch for Ubisoft’s tactical shooter Ghost Recon Wildlands has now been activated. PC players were able to download the patch yesterday, March 22, while console players had to wait until today, March 23, for the update. However, the wait was worth it. The developers have incorporated some changes into the game that excited the community. The control over the in-game radio is just one of the many important changes.
Rebel Vehicle Drop – Choose the Vehicle That Falls on Your Head
If you lose your vehicle while on the go, it can be particularly bad depending on the area’s situation. In the middle of the desert, a passerby is not likely to drive by whom you can kindly ask to step out of their vehicle and run away screaming. Alternatively, there are the rebel friends who are happy to assist you with a vehicle upon request.
With the new patch 2.0, you can now select which vehicle should appear. A change that the community particularly appreciates. However, there is still a small problem: The location for the appearance of vehicles and helicopters is not fully thought out.
It can happen that cars or helicopters fall on players’ heads during spawn, causing a quick death
Helicopters sometimes spawn directly on a tree, allowing them to be destroyed within seconds after engine start
Vehicles appear behind fences or on the other side of walls that can only be reached via long detours
So, the vehicle drop still needs some improvement to make this feature more reliable.
Pilots are no longer immortal
A bug in Ghost Recon Wildlands caused pilots not to die when their helicopter crashed. Players noticed this phenomenon during the beta when some UNIDAD pilots seemed immortal. This led to funny scenes in the game when the pilots were upside down in the destroyed helicopter, not realizing what was happening to them.
In the new patch 2.0, the developers have fixed this issue, and pilots should now take the correct damage when they crash.
Fixed a bug where pilots sometimes did not die after a helicopter crash.
Radio Gaga
In Ghost Recon Wildlands, radios at certain locations create the right atmosphere in the game: For example, when the DJ announces his next hit and you just threw a grenade into an enemy group. However, at many spots, these radios are also simply annoying, and you have heard many sayings so often that you can recite them.
Here, the developers took the community’s feedback to heart and incorporated a feature to turn off the radios in Wildlands.
“New feature that allows the player to turn off all radios in the game.”
Texture Issues Fixed
Graphics issues troubled players in the first weeks. There were problems with low-resolution textures that only became visible when driving or aiming, or distracting flickering of textures when parachuting or flying in a helicopter. The developers have fixed these issues in update 2.0.
“Fixed low-resolution textures that appeared when aiming/driving.”
“Fixed camera clipping with some textures and props.”
“Fixed missing textures in certain environments.”
“Fixed textures that flickered when using the parachute or helicopter.”
In April 2017, Gold members can download these free games for Xbox One and Xbox 360.
As a subscriber to the Xbox Games with Gold service, you get free games every month that you can download and play. Thanks to backward compatibility, Xbox One players can also play games from the older Xbox 360. In March, there were crazy co-op adventures with Borderlands 2 and terrifying moments in the horror game Layers of Fear.
In April, in addition to adventures with the undead, you’ll also get a part of the Assassin’s Creed games from Ubisoft.
The free games in April 2017
For Gold members, there are again two games for Xbox One and two for Xbox 360 in April.
Xbox One
Ryse: Son of Rome – Free from April 1 to April 30, 2017. “The Roman Empire is in chaos. Take on the role of the soldier Marius Titus and embark on a perilous journey to avenge the death of your family and defend the honor of Rome. Fight in Gladiator mode in the Colosseum and try to win the favor of the audience.”
The Walking Dead – Season 2 – Free from April 16 to May 15, 2017. “In this five-part game series about choices and their consequences, you can play as Clementine, meet new survivors, explore new places, and make tough decisions.”
Xbox 360
Darksiders – Free from April 1 to April 15, 2017. “Fight against the most terrible monstrosities of hell with your supernatural abilities. Destroy your enemies by unleashing incredible powers in your Chaos form.”
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations – Free from April 16 to April 30, 2017. “The master assassin Ezio Auditore follows in the footsteps of his legendary ancestor Altaïr and embarks on a journey full of discoveries and revelations. It is a dangerous path – one that will lead Ezio all the way to Constantinople, to the heart of the Ottoman Empire, where a growing Order of Templars threatens to destabilize the entire region.”
The selected titles are briefly introduced in the following video.
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The MMORPG Riders of Icarus received a major update with Corruption of Light. It features trouble with evil elves and tons of new mounts to collect and tame.
Elves are actually graceful and beautiful beings interested in peace and harmony. But there are often nasty representatives of this kind. Such pointy-eared individuals are currently roaming in Riders of Icarus. The Chaos Elves want to take down their peace-loving brothers and sisters, and you shouldstop them in the new update Corruption of Light.
Riders of Icarus – New Dungeons, Mounts, and Levels
The goal of the Chaos Elves is the Demon Stone, which the Light Elves have guarded in the region “Ellora Sanctuary” for generations. The formerly harmonious place is now a battlefield between the elves, and your riders must intervene and assist the Light Elves.
There are a total of 230 new quests in the new region, which should be accessed starting from level 49. Additionally, two massive world bosses have taken up residence there, which you should only tackle in raid strength.
In addition, there is the new dungeon “Forgotten Shrine,” where the Chaos Elf Lord Yorminsul plans to steal the Demon Stone. The dungeon is designed for level 54 in normal mode, but you should be level 55 in heroic mode. As a reward, you can earn items from new sets, and a special creature can be tamed there. Besides the new dungeon, there are now also instances “Cavern of the Veil,” “The Frost Keep,” and “The Breach” as legendary dungeons with legendary loot.
Even More Mounts!
The coolest feature for all Icarus fans is certainly the new animals you can catch and tame. Among them are holy wolves and reindeer, jungle leopards, and even crocodiles. More difficult to catch are gorillas and other large beasts. The top creature is, by the way, the legendary flying wolf Torkai!
Also cool: The maximum level increases to level 55, and you can now enhance your items via the new “Transcendence” system. To do this, you merge equipment of the same type and thereby get better stats in your favorite weapon.
The PC shooter was developed by Bluehole together with Brendan “Player Unknown” Greene, the creator of the popular “Battle Royale” mode, which also made waves as a mod in other shooters like ARMA or H1Z1.
In a Battle Royale, all players fight against each other on a large map. Over time, the map shrinks as the outer areas turn into death zones. This increases the drama of the battle with each passing minute, as fewer players spread out over less and less space, making confrontation inevitable.
One of the basic ideas is to take the gear from defeated players to become stronger. There are two typical tactics: One is to seek every confrontation and loot the opponents’ equipment. The other tactic is to avoid all fights as much as possible and rely on opponents taking each other out.
This principle worked well not only in shooters but also in Hollywood films, particularly in the “Hunger Games” franchise. Originally, the concept goes back to a Japanese novel that dramatically illustrated the ruthless culling of the Japanese school system. In the 1999 novel “Battle Royale,” the students of a class were pitted against each other until only one remained.
Battlegrounds is expected to remain in Early Access for 6 months
In an interview with PC Gamer, Greene believes that “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” will be in Early Access for about 6 months. It is to be developed in close collaboration with the community.
He is quite confident that his game will be a success. Initial feedback on Twitch gives him confidence.
During the beta, Greene distributed about 20,000 keys. Up to 10,000 players were online at the same time during the beta weekends.
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Success on Twitch will likely decide the fate of the shooter
These battle royale shooters are a big deal on Twitch. Some of the leading shooter games on the streaming network, it is said, have chosen “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” as their new “favorite battle royale” shooter – including streamers like Lirik and summit1g. They were already heavily courted during H1Z1. Such streamers have thousands of followers and wield significant influence.
Whether the streamers and their followers will stick with Battlegrounds will certainly also influence the success of the new game.
The similarly styled H1Z1 is currently attempting a huge tournament:
We have the patch notes for the latest patch from March 23rd for Conan Exiles.
As announced, a “soft wipe” was conducted in Conan Exiles with the current patch to remove all items and resources gained through exploits. To prevent this from happening in the future, Funcom intends to introduce a special “exploit hunter program” and reward players for feedback.
In Conan Exiles, players have been worried about their barbarians since last week, as after a gigantic “dupe exploit” was exploited for weeks to duplicate resources, Funcom announced measures. There was supposed to be a wipe or rollback. Recently it became clear: It will be wiped, but only items and buildings. Your barbarians themselves remain unharmed; they are just naked and have received a free respec.
Conan Exiles – Together Against Exploits
The “soft wipe” was conducted today, on March 23rd, and at the same time there was also a new patch and announcement from Funcom: They want to avoid such exploit debacles in the future and are calling on the community for help. As part of the new “exploit hunters” program, players will be rewarded for constructive feedback. Funcom intends to release further details in the upcoming week.
The following new features came with the new patch to Conan Exiles:
The ruins system: To prevent old buildings from needlessly ruining the landscape and taking up space from other players, these structures will decay over time.
Dye system: You can now color your clothes with dyes that you mix in the cauldron.
New weapons: Eight new weapons from the known categories are coming into the game. Existing weapons receive a rebalance.
The recipe system has been cleaned up and is now more economical. Additionally, there are bonus points every 10 levels.
All barbarians receive a free respec.
Hyenas can now be made into fur armor.
Slaves now have work animations.
Exploits have been fixed: You can no longer build into cliffs, buildings no longer appear outside the game boundary, you can no longer duplicate armor on unconscious players, you will not fall through the map to unreachable places, and dying slaves can no longer be picked up and thus revived.
The developers of Mass Effect: Andromeda discuss the plans for the first patches. Fans hope for a better character creator.
Mass Effect: Andromeda has been available worldwide for a few hours now and is being eagerly played by fans on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. While many fans are posting their best experiences in the game on Twitter, there are also a lot of questions about bugs in the game and the rather unsatisfactory character editor.
The lead designer of Mass Effect: Andromeda, Ian S. Frazier, has answered some questions and reports of bugs on Twitter, and has also addressed the community’s demands.
A major point of criticism remains the facial animation of the main character and many NPCs. While the graphics and animations of the game are of high quality, the somewhat emotionless faces of the characters stand out negatively.
It is still unknown whether this will be fixed or changed in an upcoming patch. Frazier only stated: “We are looking at many things we want to fix with a patch and we want to continue supporting the game in the future. I can’t say more about it yet.“
Regarding the character editor, which has already caused a lot of mockery because it is much easier to design an unattractive character than an appealing one, there were also a few comments: “I can’t promise anything yet, but we are weighing different options to improve it.”
Additionally, there is a list of things that may be fixed and added to the character editor – many fans would like more customization options.
Finally, many reports of bugs are coming into BioWare, talking about floating kett or objects that cannot be interacted with. Most of these errors are already on the radar.
In For Honor, a screenshot has surfaced that could show a leak for a new hero. Is a Highlander coming soon?
For the past few hours, a possible new leak has been circulating in the For Honor subreddit forum. It is a screenshot that apparently shows a Highlander as a new hero.
The menu is in German, but the information about the Highlander is in English. He is described as a “Gaelic Warrior”. This leak does not provide much more information. No weapon or specific details can be recognized.
Fake or real?
Whether this leak is a fake or not is hard to judge. It resembles the more or less plausible leaks about the Ninja and the Legionnaire, which can be seen in the bottom left of the embedded image above. However, this new leak lacks the preview portrait of the Highlander, and why the figure in the background is so dark is also unclear.
This leak was spread by the well-known Twitch streamer iSkys, who claims to have received the screenshot from a mysterious unknown person. Thus, the leak cannot be verified.
Two new heroes after each season
Ubisoft’s “Year 1” plan states that two new heroes, two new maps, and additional content will be introduced to the game after each season. A season consists of 5 rounds, and each round lasts two weeks.
Currently, everything indicates that the Ninja and the Legionnaire will come after the first season. When to expect the Highlander, however, remains uncertain. However, none of this has been confirmed by Ubisoft.
Some Reddit users also speculate that this leak could be real and was intentionally spread by Ubisoft – to distract the community from the strong criticism of the steel prices. We currently do not have an official statement from Ubisoft.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
