Star Citizen aims to be a space online game in a massive, persistent, and freely explorable galaxy. A significant step in this direction is planned by the developers with the upcoming update.
So far, the alpha of Star Citizen consists of individual modules. In Arena Commander, players test space battles against waves of enemies, while Star Marine features shooter combat. However, with the upcoming update 2.6.2, the mega map feature will be introduced. This is a streaming system that aims to better connect the space battles of Arena Commander with the shooter skirmishes from Star Marine. However, it will not yet be as it will be in the finished game.
Mega Map is the first step towards a persistent universe
The mega map will test the streaming system. Later in the development of the game, there should be no loading times at all. You will fly through space with your ship, discover a wreck, exit your fighter, float through space to the wreck, and then explore it from a first-person perspective. If there are enemies there, shooter skirmishes will occur. All of this is meant to happen seamlessly. However, to achieve this, the streaming system must provide the data quickly. And this is what the mega map feature is set to test.
In the alpha 2.6.2, thanks to the mega map, you will be able to switch between shooter and space battles with short loading times without having to leave the game, as was previously the case. The system will be continuously expanded, hopefully allowing you in the future to stream the entire vast galaxy so that you can transition from one place to another with minimal loading times and exit your ship to walk around on planetary surfaces or space stations.
Still a long way to go
Star Citizen still has a long way to go despite all the progress. Alpha 3.0 is planned for this year, in which a part of the galaxy will become available, including procedurally generated planets, where you can land and exit without loading times. Then we should get our first real insight into the game and see how Star Citizen will feel as a whole at release. However, alpha 3.0 is not planned until the end of the year. The mega map streaming system coming with update 2.6.2 lays the foundation for this.
Update 2.6.2 is set to be released on March 23 for the space online game Star Citizen.
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Final Fantasy 14 is launching with the Stormblood expansion soon in version 4.0. This means there will be a lot of work for your heroes, and those who are prepared can start optimally. How to perfectly tune yourself for Stormblood is explained here!
The first expansion Heavensward already brought a lot of new content and features to Final Fantasy 14. It was a lot of work for your heroes from the base game to master all of this. For Stormblood, the second expansion of the Japanese MMO, there are again similarly many new features. Therefore, you should prepare optimally to not be faced with a mountain of new things that you cannot approach optimally due to legacy issues.
Final Fantasy 14 – Declutter your inventory and exchange tokens
To prepare optimally for Stormblood, we have found a useful guide video for you, which describes the optimal preparation for the expansion. The video is from YouTuber Charles, who conveys the optimal approach in a particularly pleasant accent.
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Charles describes, among other things, the following methods to optimally tune yourself for Stormblood:
Declutter your inventory! Sell everything unnecessary on the market or exchange it for tokens. What you want to keep, store away, for example in the precious cabinet.
Send commands on missions for items that later grant experience bonuses, such as Survival Training IV.
Maximize your rating with the Tribal Clans so that you are ready for the Tribal Clans in Stormblood.
Bring your companions to the highest level.
Complete all job quests if possible and don’t forget the regular quests in the areas. Ensure you have completed all legacy tasks.
Train your Chocobo to level 20, as there might be new Chocobo features in Stormblood!
Some of the tips are certainly only relevant for the hardcore players among you who spend a lot of time in Eorzea. But decluttering and storing your arsenal is also beneficial for casual players!
If you take all these tips to heart, the start into Stormblood should definitely be easier for you. Have fun implementing them, and don’t hesitate to radically declutter your inventory; you won’t regret it later!
At PAX East, the developers of Funcom shared more information about the future of the barbarian MMO Conan Exiles, including details on mounts, trading, and new slaves.
Civilization arises through agriculture and trade, and at least the latter is to be introduced in the form of a “trading slave.” This servant will be loaded with various goods to sell or trade. In a thought experiment, the developers also talked about minting your own coins if you are a particularly strong barbarian lord.
If you’d rather transport your goods through the wasteland yourself, you can use the announced mounts. Not only can you ride these animals, but they can also be used as pack animals. A cart for even more storage space is also planned.
Mounts – Riding the Donkey through the Desert
This would bring Conan Exiles closer to the trade and economy-focused online RPG Black Desert Online, where you also get a donkey early on and hitch it to a cart full of goods to sell for good money in distant markets.
Also cool: The developers are considering allowing players to build platforms with further structures on large animals like rhinos. This would enable cool war beasts from whose backs archers can shoot at the enemy.
More Comfort Features in the Wasteland
In addition to trade goods and mounts, Funcom also wants to introduce a feature that allows players to find interesting places and like-minded players. However, they don’t want to simply solve this with a waypoint on the map, but with a kind of compass (a stone on a string) that points to the respective target but does not indicate where or how far it is. In the barbarian world, there is no place for too much convenience!
Therefore, special chat systems (voice and text) will only be available once they feel “right.” However, what there will be much more of is: Unique weapons and mystical creatures from the Conan lore that can be defeated with weapons. Sneaky players will soon also be able to set traps, including decoys that distract from the real traps.
Players Should Not Be Able to Do Everything
The current level cap will be raised, but not so high that players can learn all recipes. Players should not be able to do everything and will have to specialize instead. However, specific recipes will be combined to provide more possibilities.
More options are also planned for slaves. The popular dancer slaves will soon be joined by musicians and singers, also in various cultural styles. The developers are also considering allowing server admins to temporarily take control of NPCs to use them in role-playing situations.
In Elite Dangerous, a player has created a virtual likeness of his deceased brother-in-law who is now his co-pilot.
Eurogamer tells the story of a man from San Diego, California. Cedric O’Neal passed away at the age of 42. His brother-in-law was particularly close to him; the two were like brothers, so he refers to his deceased brother-in-law as his brother. He recalls that he can’t remember a day when his brother wasn’t present, until death separated them.
The surviving brother is 29 and wishes to be known only as the Reddit user Tuuva.
With the Commander Creator, players can now create a face for their in-game alter ego inElite Dangerous since the latest Beta Patch 2.3, which they can design themselves using a character editor.
Normally, in Elite Dangerous, you only sit in your pilot seat, but thanks to virtual reality and Oculus Rift, you can freely move the camera in your ship and thus focus on your own avatar.
The player has now made his deceased brother into his avatar, as realistic as he could manage. The player describes the experience of creating a likeness of his brother with the “Holo-Me” feature as difficult. He had a lump in his throat and hesitated to try it for a while.
If I experience mental issues because of this, I will deal with it later
This way, Cedric O’Neal continues to live on as a “virtual commander” in Elite Dangerous while his brother pilots the ship.
He has mixed feelings about the whole thing. He says: “The idea has been on my mind for a long time. There are certainly good arguments against doing this. But my goodness, my brother was a gamer. He would have loved to be immortal in this game world! If I develop any serious mental issues from this, I will deal with it later.”
Mein MMO says: It’s hard to tell: Is it touching or creepy? We are entering a present where questions arise that once were only known from science fiction. Does technology help us remember the past? Or does technology prevent us from coming to terms with things we should let go of? In earlier times, this was a question for science fiction novels and movies. Today, it is a question that we must answer ourselves. Perhaps each of us for ourselves.
The most annoying mage from World of Warcraft keeps quiet in patch 7.2. At least when you ask him to.
If you were to ask players of World of Warcraft: Legion what annoys them the most about the capital city Dalaran, the Pandaren chef Nomi would take the top spot. When you then ask, “What else?”, most would probably reply, “That stupid goblin who never stops talking.”
For those who still don’t know who we are talking about: The Great Akazamzarak. The green goblin magician makes his living as a magician and stands at the fountain on the “Alliance side” in Dalaran. Every few seconds, he casts a spell aloud when he presents a new trick.
“Pick a card… any card!”
“No, not that card! Give it back!”
“Welcome, the Great Akazamzarak invites you to his performance!”
… and other quotes belong to his repertoire. While it is amusing the first 5 times, it eventually becomes annoying. Blizzard has noticed this as well, and in the next patch, you can politely ask the goblin to just be quiet. Since no one will contradict the great hero, his sound will be turned off. It is always possible to reverse this decision if you suddenly feel like getting some new Hearthstone card tricks.
You’ve never heard the guy? Then that’s probably because you are a mage. They recruit the green magician for their order campaign. With patch 7.2, he even becomes a permanent companion of your hero after you have accompanied him on a small quest line.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny, a Guardian defeated all raid bosses solo and without HUD. He thought to himself, “With 60 FPS, it looks twice as good!”
The YouTuber Esoterickk has released a video series in recent days, which is currently gaining a lot of attention on Reddit – and is highly praised. In the videos, he shows how good Destiny could look with 60 FPS. So with the double frame rate that the MMO shooter actually runs on consoles.
For the demonstration material, the YouTuber dove solo into the raids and defeated the final bosses without HUD. In his opinion, the result is best with Oryx, which is why we are embedding this video here. Be sure to set the quality to 1080p60FPS:
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“Motion Interpolation” is used for the 60 FPS, which creates additional frames. Through this process, the 60 FPS are not perfect and sometimes errors can be seen; however, the frame rate increase makes a good impression.
All his videos with 60 FPS are listed in this reddit thread. There are solo runs against Atheon, Crota, Oryx, Aksis, and even Skolas. One user writes in the comments that while 60 FPS is nice and cool and all, one should also appreciate that the Guardian was able to defeat all raid bosses solo and without a HUD.
Guardians Want 60 FPS for Destiny 2
Further reactions to these videos are “great”, “breathtaking” or “Bungie pls!” Because for some time now, players have been asking for 60 FPS in Destiny. Bungie has not yet fulfilled this wish. For Destiny 1, the train seems to have left; now the Guardians are putting their hopes on Destiny 2. So far, there is no information from the developers whether the future holds more “frames per second” for Destiny.
What do you think of the video? How important are 60 FPS to you in shooters?
In The Division, we introduce a build with over 1 million DPS. But can it be useful in practice?
One million DPS – that is a “damage per second” value that most agents have not come close to. If you have around 300,000 or 400,000 DPS in The Division 1.6, you are already doing well. However, the one million is indeed not an unreachable milestone: In the past, glitches have significantly exceeded the million, and even without exploits and cheats, you could get close.
On the PTS for Update 1.6, the Valkyria weapon set pushed it to the extreme: With it, over 14 million DPS was possible! Such outrageous DPS numbers are no longer achievable.
“Upper Echelon Gamers” presents their build, which boasts over 1 million DPS. How you can achieve this value without cheats and exploits is explained in the video:
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If you want to boost your DPS value, two values are particularly important: Firearms and Reload Speed. When it comes to armor, look for items with high firearms values, pay attention to reload speed bonuses, and specifically increase the firearms with the mods. You should aim for a total of 9200 firearms. For gloves, take Skulls MC Gloves that have a bonus to precision rifle damage.
However, the most important thing is the weapon: Take the precision rifle SCAR-H Military Version with the talents Precise, Experienced, and Agile. Especially Agile boosts the DPS value since it makes reloading 25% faster. For weapon mods, focus fully on Reload Speed and Headshot Damage.
This is how you consistently achieve over 1 million DPS. It is therefore not hard to do. Focus on firearms, reload speed, and headshot damage. But does this high value actually matter in practice?
1 Million DPS – Only a “cosmetic build”
Short answer: No. This build is essentially only suitable for showing off to your buddies: “Look how high my DPS value is!”
In practice, however, it is not possible to benefit from the 1 million DPS. The weapon is difficult to control, the crosshair is wide open after every shot, and the stability is poor. Dealing one million damage in one second is simply impossible. Even if the target is only a few meters away and does not move.
Therefore, the recommendation: Do not focus too much on the DPS number. Make sure that you can also control the weapon and apply damage to the target. With this build, you can still get a kill or two, but the high DPS value distorts the practical use of the weapon.
Sandbox Interactive, the German development studio behind the MMORPG Albion Online, will release the major Gallahad update today, Monday, March 13.
With Gallahad, many changes are coming to the MMORPG, which should now be in a state close to release. The world of Albion Online is now receiving its final form, following a logical structure.
You start in the outer areas, which are still relatively safe, and then work your way to the middle of the continent to the contested capital. From there, you can access the Outlands. Anarchy reigns there.
New Cities, Expeditions, and More
Additionally, you will find a large city in each of the biomes like forest, swamp, desert, ice. This city is a hub for trade and here you meet NPCs who will hire you for expeditions.
These expeditions are PvE adventures of varying difficulty that players can use as an introduction to the adventures. Complete some of the expeditions that lead you into instances to earn your first marks. This way, you will progress further in the game world until you are powerful enough to try your luck in the Outlands, where open PvP exists.
The Countdown to Release Begins…
The Gallahad update introduces a new user interface that is streamlined and clearer. The PvE system has been revamped and should now be more intuitive. Throughout the world, you will encounter world bosses that you can tackle together with other players. 25 new spells and new equipment round off the major update, which should be released today.
Afterward, the beta will continue until July, and you can still provide feedback that the developers will use to further improve Albion Online.
The official release of the MMORPG is scheduled for July 17.
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The popular assault rifle Mk 17 can be found in a Unidad base. We will show you how to get this weapon in Ghost Recon Wildlands: The Mk 17 location.
In Ghost Recon Wildlands you have a wide selection of weapons. The largest selection is found among the assault rifles, where you can choose from 23 models.
Damage, handling, and fire rate are in the mid-range for the Mk 17. Precision and range are the highest stats of this weapon. These values, combined with the medium damage value, make the Mk 17 popular among players of Ghost Recon Wildlands. We will show you how to obtain the Mk 17 assault rifle.
Finding the Mk 17 – Caution in the Unidad base
If you want to try out this assault rifle, you must first take on some Unidad foes. However, for experienced shooters, storming the base without triggering an alarm should not be a problem. In this guide, we will show you the way to the weapon crate.
The Mk 17 rifle can be found in the middle of the region Flor De Oro, which is locatedin the southeast of the world map.
As mentioned in the other weapon guides, it is also advisable to fly to this area with a helicopter.
However, if you are coming from the north, you should fly low, as air-defense missiles will make your approach difficult.
The weapon is located in a Unidad base guarded by many soldiers.
So approach carefully and land on a nearby hill to get an overview of the base.
In our test, we landed northeast of the base, as you can see in the following screenshot.
With the binoculars or the drone, you can reveal the Unidad enemies and devise a strategy to take them out.
Since the soldiers are usually positioned individually, you can take them out one by one with the right timing without triggering an alarm.
Your target is a small building next to a watchtower. We have marked it for you on the map:
From the landing point, you can eliminate most of the enemies in the base with a sniper rifle. In our test, we did this with the L115A3 sniper.
Once you’ve taken out the enemies in your way, you can proceed into the base.
In our test, we entered through a door located along the wall of the base. On the following map, you can see the exact position of this door:
Now you will eliminate more Unidad soldiers with the silencer that you encounter on your way to the target building.
If you, like us, went through the marked door in the wall, you must cross the square to reach the weapon crate.
In the marked armory, you will find the weapon crate with the Mk 17.
Loot this crate to permanently add the weapon to your collection.
In the area around this base, there are many warehouses where you can immediately try out your new assault rifle. If you like a lot of action, you can also engage with the Unidad on-site and test the weapon’s high range and precision.
When Lúcio is in a team full of noobs, he takes the helm himself. True Overwatch heroes win even as healers.
Every week, absurd, exciting, or simply funny moments happen in Overwatch, often captured in a “Play of the Game.” We searched social media again and picked three special highlights for you. Have fun with our 3 “Play of the Game” moments of the week.
As a healer, it’s not always easy in Overwatch. Often, it seems like your team is somewhere else, just running away from healing. Lúcio Fountain of Tro must have had enough and didn’t want to wait for his team anymore. After his own team was killed, he quickly took it upon himself to take down the enemy team alone. You can see how that works on Ilios here:
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Let’s be honest: sometimes you just want to show off a little bit in Overwatch. And how could you better prove that you’ve been among the top 500 players in all 3 seasons? Right, you just have to get all 3 matching spray logos into a “Play of the Game.” Exactly that is what the Tracer player Nico managed to do – with a multikill that is impressive.
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Many ultimates succeed only because a Zarya perfectly places her Graviton Surge beforehand. Usually against a wall, a cliff, or a narrow passage. With a little “help” from a hostile Reinhardt, the Zarya player Dva managed to place the ultimate right in the middle of the room, causing the enemy team to literally “hang in the air.” No wonder Genji made quick work of the enemies afterward.
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Don’t feel like raiding in WoW? Just fake a hospital stay! That’s what a tank thought – the consequences came promptly.
In World of Warcraft there are days when fun is replaced by routine. However, since you have a certain obligation to a guild and your raid group, you drag yourself to the raid every week.
It is not always easy to cancel on your own group when you simply don’t feel like it – especially as a tank. Then there are often 10-20 players who can throw the evening “in the trash”. Since one player didn’t want to guide his group through the instance that evening, an excuse had to be made.
The reluctant tank claimed that he had broken his arm and therefore could not participate in the raid. The teammates showed understanding and wished him a speedy recovery. However, things began to get suspicious. Although the recovery of the arm was supposedly to take 8 to 12 weeks, the player promised to be ready again next week.
To support his story, he even sent an X-ray image of his broken arm and a photo of the destroyed car.
However, the tank was not particularly clever with this excuse. Some guild members noticed that the photo of the accident car had a timestamp – from 1997. With a little internet research, both images could then be found on Google and the exposure of the liar was easy.
The bottom line is that the guild now has one less tank and is richer by a lesson. That the tank with the fake excuse also used pictures of a car accident with a fatality particularly upset some guild members.
Although he was exposed, he did not give up and then published a picture of himself. However, in the picture, he only wore a compression bandage – no cast or anything appropriate.
The whole drama wasn’t even necessary.
Because according to the guild, there would have been “no reason to lie”. It sometimes happens that players simply don’t feel like it. They are not a guild with mandatory attendance and would have certainly found a replacement. However, the fact that several players worried unnecessarily is not something that can be accepted.
The presented images come from the Imgur image series (see sources).
Cortyn thinks: Every WoW player probably knows the dilemma between “I just don’t feel like raiding today” and “I have mandatory attendance, otherwise I’ll let everyone else down”. But I really wouldn’t have the time to come up with such an excuse. One should have enough guts to simply say: I don’t feel like it. Then there is the risk of ending up on the bench next time.
The L115A3 sniper in Ghost Recon Wildlands is particularly precise and has a high range. We will show you where to find the L115A3, its location.
Which is the best sniper in Ghost Recon Wildlands usually depends on the player and how they want to handle this weapon. The large selection of 17 sniper rifles will thrill sniper players, as they can choose the best model for themselves. In this guide, we will show you how to find the L115A3, which is compared to the AWP from Counter Strike.
Where to find the L115A3 sniper in GRW?
With this sniper rifle, you can precisely kill enemies from a distance, as the weapon has the highest possible precision value and a very high range. Finding this weapon is not a problem if you are quiet and explore the area well.
You will find the L115A3 in Monte Puncu in a weapon crate. On the following overview map, you can already see a rough position where you should head. (Marker at the blue arrow)
Fly to Monte Puncu by helicopter or plane. Of course, you can drive there by car, but it is easier to reach the specified position by helicopter.
In our test, we approached from the south. We were not attacked by anti-aircraft missiles.
Approach the area named “El-Yayo-Cooperative“.
In the test, we landed in the jungle northeast of this area and then carefully went down the mountain.
The area of houses where the weapon is located is not guarded.
You can approach the houses carefully through the bushes. For safety, use your drone to uncover enemies in the camps to the right and left of these houses.
Approach the buildings that are shaped like a mirrored L. In the following map section, you will see the exact position.
The “building” where the weapon crate can be found is a kind of hut with metal walls.
Right behind the conspicuous red tractor, you will come to the weapon crate.
Loot the weapon and the L115A3 is then permanently in your possession. In the adjacent camp, there are enough targets to try out your new sniper. The advantages of this weapon are high range and precision. With the high penetration, you can even kill two enemies with one shot if they are standing behind each other.
In WildStar , a player analyzed the negative aspects of the new update “Urmatrix” and referred to it as power creep. These insights lead to devastating results.
Developer Carbine has announced plans to bring new momentum to the Free2Play MMORPG WildStar in 2017. A system that went live last week was intended to herald this revival: the Urmatrix.
Similar to the Paragon system in Diablo 3 or the Champion Points system in The Elder Scrolls Online, players can further develop their characters beyond the maximum level with the “Urmatrix”. They collect essences and become stronger week by week. Some dungeons and expeditions scale with the increased power, receiving a scalable difficulty level.
As always, when such a new system is introduced, the developer strives to paint it in the best colors.
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On reddit, the player Rapid_Twirls has shed light on this from a different angle. His thesis: “The Urmatrix is ruining WildStar.”
Because through the improvement of characters, the heroes become proportionally stronger, without a large part of the game content “scaling up” with them. This means that everything that remains in the game as old content and does not scale up will be trivialized by the increased damage values and hit points of the players. This results in 4 dungeons and 6 expeditions being obsolete. The 3 current raids become meaningless and trivial as well.
Using percentages and razor-sharp arguments, the player dismantles the supposed advantages of the system and highlights the disadvantages. The catch-up mechanic, intended to help players who fell behind in the race for the Urmatrix, will either lead to a terrible grind or tempt players to spend money in the cash shop.
The entire balance of the game is completely thrown off because everything is designed around the current number of ability points and AMP points. If something new is added, it will completely destroy class balance.
Furthermore, new players will have an even harder time in both PvP and leveling, as veterans would exploit their advantage in the “Urmatrix system”. And so on and so forth.
It is a long, quite depressing post that leaves no good Chua-hair on the Urmatrix mechanic in WildStar. The post concludes that the update is bad for WildStar and that one should not play the MMORPG anymore.
Mein-MMO says: Such a “power creep” is always difficult. Only games that are actively and consistently developed can afford a power creep. So, games that are doing well and have steady revenue.
If players are allowed to become increasingly powerful, new game content must always be pushed that “scales up” with them. If 5 old pieces of content become obsolete, 5 new, current contents must be generated. Not every MMORPG can afford that.
However, players want to become stronger. Therefore, WildStar has taken this path with the “Urmatrix” and now faces new challenges that are certainly solvable. A large part of the objections would be resolved if Carbine said “Okay, in PvP or in non-scaling instances, we simply deactivate these advantages – there we normalize everything.”
Seeing the entire update as negatively as the reddit user does is painting a bleak picture. Games need to evolve and bring new impulses. Every MMORPG that relies on a power spiral will encounter problems with “power creep” and must find solutions for it.
A first such system, as in WildStar, is surely never perfect and requires further adjustments until everything scales and functions correctly. But one should not come with: In 2020, this system will lead to… – By then, Carbine will have come up with something. The bitter truth: Carbine must find new ways for WildStar if the game wants to survive into 2018.
But one thing is clear: such an extensive system like the “Urmatrix” involves a tremendous amount of work and requires a lot of fine-tuning.
More about the Urmatrix can be found in this article:
The fantasy MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV will receive two more patches before the expansion Stormblood launches in June. These are expected to bring significant changes to Eorzea.
These days, PAX East is happening in Boston. One of the most sought-after speakers there is Naoki Yoshida, the director of Final Fantasy XIV.
The most important questions about the Stormblood expansion were clarified at the Fan Festival in Frankfurt, but there were still some additions from a question and answer panel and discussions with the US side Massivelyop.
We summarize these in bullet points:
Two patches will come before Stormblood, the expansion 4.0.
Patch 3.56 will start in a few weeks.
3.57 will come “sometime after that.” Yoshida says players should prepare for major changes hitting Eorzea to set the stage for the Stormblood expansion.
280 weapons in the Diadem? Players should calm down, it is a lucky drop.
Regarding the 280 weapons that caused excitement in Patch 3.55b, Yoshida says these weapons are random and luck-based. They cannot be worked towards. That was also planned. The idea was to release such weapons one more time, which would become obsolete with Stormblood regardless. They would be a “lucky drop” for a few days. Players should calm down and not get overly excited.
No new collector or crafting class will be added to Final Fantasy XIV with Stormblood.
With Patch 4.1 or 4.2, they want to revise the in-game wedding.
Mannequins, mannequins for housing will be introduced. This will allow players to display their weapons and armor. This is planned for the 4.x series of patches.
Yoshida himself, as a smoker, would like emotes that signal “smoking” and “drinking.” But there could be issues with age ratings. He cannot promise anything here.
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In The Division, premium credits are heating up debates. Since 1.6, they are the currency for microtransactions.
About a year ago, even before the launch of The Division on March 8, 2016, some players noticed the existence of Phoenix Credits during the Open Beta. Many suspected that this could be a currency for microtransactions and asked Ubisoft for clarification.
Ubisoft’s Natchai Stappers explained via Twitter that Phoenix Credits could only be obtained through gameplay. He continued tweeting happily that there would be no microtransactions in The Division – and definitely no pay-to-win.
Now, in March 2017, it is said: “Check out the offer from the premium vendor!”
The prices of the premium vendor are “ridiculously high”
As early as 2016, Stappers backtracked, tweeting that he needed to be more careful with such statements. The Creative Director Magnus Jansen also revealed that there would definitely be no “shortcuts” through microtransactions. However, they were no longer completely ruled out.
With update 1.6, it was time: from then on, there were microtransactions. But they are all cosmetic in nature. No one “has to” invest additional real money to be successful in The Division. Because all microtransactions are optional. Nevertheless, they are under heavy criticism.
One reason for this is the horrendous prices: 500 premium credits cost 5 euros in the shop – 100 premium credits are worth about 1 euro. Some weapon skins cost 500 premium credits, some emotes even 800. Many agents can only shake their heads when asked to pay 8 euros for a single emote.
The prices are dismissed as ridiculous and exaggerated.
Massive has already taken a stand in a livestream: They emphasize that all purchases are optional. Nevertheless, they will pay attention to the feedback. But one should not rely on discounts in the near future.
Premium Credits – Bug
Since the launch of 1.6, there have been problems with premium credits on the Xbox One. Because of them, the servers were down for hours longer than planned on February 28. Massive decided to restart the servers on Xbox without premium credits. The plan was for Xbox players to be able to purchase the credits but only receive them once the issue was resolved.
Shortly thereafter, Massive gave the all-clear, stating that the issue was resolved. However, Xbox agents still complain today that they have not yet received premium credits – and this is almost two weeks after the launch of 1.6.
Massive writes in a current article that they are working as intensively as possible on a solution. They recommend not to purchase new premium credits with real money until they receive the premium credits.
When the issue will be resolved on Xbox is still unknown. Until then, the criticism of this currency is sure to continue.
Even if fans are up in arms, it is clear to the developers at Massive that The Division needs premium credits.
In the livestream about year 2, the Creative Director Julian Gerighty emphasized that the efforts with update 1.4 and the subsequent improvements required not only a lot of work and time but also a lot of money. Therefore, microtransactions can also be seen as an important reason why they can offer the entire year 2 for free. When paid DLCs or even a sequel will come again is currently up in the air.
What is your opinion on microtransactions in The Division? Do you completely avoid them or invest the occasional hard euro?
Chef Nomi from World of Warcraft has finally been dealt with. Hundreds of players slaughtered the Pandaren multiple times on the PTR.
As part of a stress test for the servers of World of Warcraft, Blizzard called upon all players on the PTR of Patch 7.2 to gather in Dalaran to participate in a PvP event. They wanted to gather as many players in one place to see how the servers would handle it and what impact it would have on the lag (Spoiler: The lag was massive).
However, the real highlight for many players was the fact that they could attack Nomi, the hated Pandaren chef who has been burning players’ crafting materials since the release of Legion.
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Blizzard, however, did not make it easy for the angry mob and raised Nomi to “Boss Level”, giving him some devastating abilities. He could rain fire and had a burning aura – no wonder, he knows all about burning things. When players finally managed to destroy Nomi and his clones, a few GameMasters arrived and took advantage of the situation to spawn more bosses in Dalaran.
Bosses from the Night Fortress, the Emerald Nightmare, and even Hogger and the dreaded whale shark attacked Dalaran. It made no sense – but it was a lot of fun.
The entire event was captured in a video, which also documented how severe the lag was:
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A new trailer for the space epic Elite Dangerous has been released, promising nothing good for the human race.
Elite Dangerous is the brainchild of David Braben, who caused a stir in the 80s and 90s with the “Elite” games. These games featured the “Thargoids,” an insect-like alien race.
Since the big sci-fi MMO Elite Dangerous has been out since December 2014, players have been searching for clues that the Thargoids are also making their presence known in the MMO. And it looks like they have found something.
Two spaceships land on a planet, get into their land vehicles, and set out to search for something in a mysterious cave.
Hovering ominously above the scene is an alien base. The way the trailer is edited, accompanied by music, speaks to the Hollywood-trained alien expert: “Oh, oh. I’m really glad I’m sitting here at home and definitely not stuck on this shit planet at the end of the universe, waiting to become alien food.” A wise life choice!
Or to put it more kindly: When the “First Contact” in Elite Dangerous occurs, it won’t be friendly.
Thanks to a glitch, Mercy from Overwatch is even more beautiful than usual – the span of her wings puts even some airplanes to shame.
To really stand out in Overwatch, you need to pull off a really good “Play of the Game”. Or you simply need to be Mercy and steal the show from all the other heroes.
No, it’s not about her “everyone glowing golden and getting revived” tricks, but about a glitch in the game that causes the span of her wings to grow significantly.
Actually, Mercy’s wings are more or less unremarkable and only come into play when she is rushing towards another player (using the shift jump) or is in glide mode to slowly descend (using the space bar).
However, on Reddit, player Rosilia noticed a glitch:
If you are currently “falling” with Mercy and glide down, then quickly perform the “Hello” emote and immediately continue gliding, Mercy’s wings grow to gigantic size. Rosilia also provided a short clip to show the Overwatch glitch in action:
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You can hardly see the glitch as Mercy because you see Mercy from the first-person perspective logically. The 11 other heroes would certainly be amazed when Mercy briefly becomes a true angel and steals the show from everyone else.
Really, the glitch isn’t very “useful” either, because you can’t make it much clearer than saying “Hello, here’s the enemy healer” – but it certainly looks good.
It’s surely only a matter of time until Blizzard fixes this bug, even though it doesn’t cause much harm and likely doesn’t give either party an advantage.
You want a Voidwalker Warlock in Destiny that can eliminate PvE enemies in hordes with its grenade? This is how you create a grenade Voidwalker Warlock in Destiny.
With “Age of Triumph,” there’s finally something to do again. Although it’s mostly old content with a fresh coat of paint – but there are again goals and new secrets to explore.
So you don’t have to face the upcoming content in your old Guardian gear, Nexxoss Gaming provides inspiration for a fresh Guardian setup. Its focus combination is called “The Grenade Voidwalker,” which is supposed to excel particularly in PvE.
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This build relies on the exotic Warlock gloves “Handcuffs of Nothingness”. You get this Exotic from the usual sources, such as raids, Nightfall, Osiris, and Xur. The Handcuffs of Nothingness provide these perks:
Scatter Charge (exotic perk): Activates tracking for scatter grenades. Charges an extra scatter grenade. The “tracking” here means target-seeking – the charges of the grenade specifically hunt the enemies.
You also have the choice between:
Energy Projection (fixed perk): Increases grenade throw distance
Movement Transfer (random): Bonus melee energy on grenade hits, or
Impact Induction (random): Bonus grenade energy on melee hits
Furthermore, Discipline, Strength, or Intellect as well as the reload speed of weapon types can be increased. For this build, especially Discipline is recommended so that the grenade charges faster.
The important focus nodes
For your Grenade Voidwalker Warlock, you need to activate these focus nodes:
Scatter Grenade: A grenade that splits into scatter ammunition and covers an area with explosions.
Lance: The Nova Bomb moves further and faster and deals more damage.
Soulsplit: When a foe is damaged with Energy Drain, the cooldown of the Nova Bomb is reduced. Note: The Energy Drain is the melee of the Voidwalker, which reduces the cooldown of the grenade by draining energy from enemies.
Extermination: Enlarges the explosions of grenades and the Nova Bomb
Embrace the Void: Killing enemies with Nova Bomb or any grenade triggers Energy Drain and restores health. This focus node was also affected by the regeneration bug of 2.5.0.2 .
Embrace the Void is particularly important for this focus combination: You eliminate an enemy with the grenade and thanks to Energy Drain, the grenade charges faster and can thus be used more frequently. For this, you can also choose the perk “The Hunger”, which causes the Energy Drain to last longer.
In the video, you can see how quickly the grenade is charged starting from 5:32.
When it comes to armor pieces, make sure your Discipline value reaches the maximum. Also:
For the helmet, you can look for perks like “From the Ashes,” which grants you bonus super energy on grenade kills.
For the chest piece, the perk Void Armor is recommended, which enhances your armor with a Void focus.
For the leg armor, the Void Double Kill is interesting, which grants you increased agility for 5 seconds.
If you want to focus fully on grenades and forgo the super, you can take Felwinter’s Lie as an artifact. This can also provide the perk Void Resonance, giving you a chance to generate a Sphere of Light from Void grenade kills of Shanks.
Ultimately, when choosing weapons, you can opt for the Tlaloc: This exotic scout rifle has the perk that kills with the weapon reduce the cooldown of the grenade.
Thus, you obtain an interesting Warlock focus combination that is fully specialized on grenades. What do you think?
Activision Blizzard, the publisher behind games like WoW, Call of Duty and Destiny, is the only video game company that ranks among the 100 best workplaces in the USA. Riot Games, the creators of LoL, are missing from this year’s Fortune magazine list.
Fortune magazine has published its annual list of “The 100 Best Companies to Work For,” and the only video game company is ranked 66th. It is Activision Blizzard, the publisher behind hits like World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Call of Duty, Candy Crush and Destiny.
A publisher does not develop the games itself, but collaborates with development studios, commissions games, and takes care of marketing and distribution. Activision Blizzard also owns its own development studios.
Last year, Activision ranked 77th. Thus, it has risen by 11 places compared to the previous year in March 2017.
MMO shooter Destiny is among the games distributed by Activision Blizzard.
New worlds are built at Activision with talent
The head of Activision, Bobby Kotick, says: They hire the most capable and talented employees to build new worlds. 95% of employees stated in the survey that they are proud to work for Activision Blizzard.
According to Fortune, Activision Blizzard employs over 9,400 people.
The publishing giant has a lot planned for 2017. For instance, Destiny 2 is expected to be released this fall. A new Call of Duty has also been announced – WoW and the other Blizzard games continue to run steadily.
Is working on LoL no longer fun?
A question raised by the list is: What has happened to Riot Games? The creators of League of Legends ranked 39th last year, well ahead of Activision Blizzard. This year, they have completely dropped out of the list.
There is no statement from Fortune regarding this. The fluctuation in the list cannot be too high. According to Fortune, only six new companies entered the list of the 100 best workplaces.
This means that Riot is among the only six companies that have fallen out of the top 100. From 39, this is a significant drop.
Overall, the list is led by the giant Google. Followed by Wegmans Food Markets, The Boston Consulting Group, Baird, and Edward Jones.
Fortune evaluates a survey for the list that is filled out by 230,000 people in America. The survey concerns how employees assess their work life, how they evaluate their team leaders, the relationships among colleagues, and the support they receive from the company in both professional and personal life.
