What is there to do in the vast world of the pirate online game Sea of Thieves? With the Voyage system, complex quests find their way into the game.
Sailing on a ship, engaging in sea battles with other crews, and performing boardings is quite fun. But is there more to do in the world of the online game Sea of Thieves?
In a new video, the developers discuss the Voyage system, which allows you to embark on plenty of interesting quests.
Complex ship journeys with different goals
Every ship journey can unfold differently. For example, you might sail to an island just to dig up a treasure. Alternatively, the journey may take you across several islands, where there are different tasks to complete.
Each “Voyage” will yield different rewards depending on its complexity. During these quests, you need to be aware that you are not traveling alone. Other crews might also be trying to complete this quest and may get in your way, leading to sea battles.
Rich story and modular structure
Throughout a “Voyage,” you will experience a cutscene, a sequence that continues the story to captivate you and guide you through an exciting narrative. The entire Voyage system is modular, allowing the developers to create different journeys with varying tasks and lengths. This promises varied missions.
Additionally, another alpha test took place last weekend, allowing 8,000 players to participate. The developers aim to use feedback from this test to make further improvements to Sea of Thieves, which is set to be released later this year for Windows 10 PCs and Xbox One.
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Leya was deeply immersed in Hyrule over the weekend and is thrilled by Zelda “Breath of the Wild”. She wants to share her first impressions with you and tries to keep it as spoiler-free as possible.
I have been waiting with great anticipation for Zelda “Breath of the Wild” for months. This game was supposed to break the boundaries of the Zelda series, they said. Nintendo has truly accomplished that. This time, you don’t follow a prescribed path but are in an “Open World” adventure.
The more I saw and read about the game, the more excited and joyful I became. To be honest, I bought the Nintendo Switch just for Zelda and have since referred to it as my “Zelda machine”.
Can Zelda meet my damn high expectations?
I was very worried that I had set my expectations too high for Zelda and that it could only lead to disappointment. After just a few hours in “Breath of the Wild”, I found that my expectations have been exceeded by far.
I never expected such a work of art, and I ended up spending many more hours in Hyrule over the weekend than I originally planned. Really, what a game!
I won’t be taken by the hand
Right from the start, I noticed the dreamy atmosphere that Zelda presents. I wake up as Link from a 100-year sleep, without any memory. I’m almost naked and thrown into the adventure right away, without being guided by the hand. Zelda “Breath of the Wild” does not dictate which path I should take.
I have to find my own way somehow. Along the way, I meet the inhabitants of Hyrule who explain a thing or two to me. Whether I follow their advice is entirely up to me.
Whoops and double whoops
The attention to detail makes “Breath of the Wild” something special, and I quickly realize that everything in this game is well thought out. Right at the beginning, I crafted a small torch and accidentally threw it into the dry grass. This started a major fire. Whoops.
This did not stop me from standing too close to the fire, immediately scorching my first shield, and even catching fire myself. Double whoops.
In “Breath of the Wild”, I am indeed bound by many physical laws. I can freeze in frosty areas if I don’t have hot meals with me. How cool is that in a Zelda game?
A ticket to Hyrule, please
These are not the only details that make Zelda “Breath of the Wild” shine. Many have already said it, and I have to say it again. The graphics are stunning and incredibly imaginative.
Once I had my first mount, I simply rode along the paths and soaked up the landscape. Sometimes, I was disturbed by monsters that attacked me.
Everything seems to be lying in a dreamy fog, the landscape appears to stretch into infinity. I feel completely limitless and free here.
There were quite a few scenes in “Breath of the Wild” where I sat in front of the TV with my mouth agape, murmuring a “Wow” to myself. I would already take a vacation in the dreamy Hyrule.
Numerous side quests distract me from the main story
I don’t want to reveal too much about the main story and probably couldn’t if I wanted to. I have already indulged in countless side quests and have followed the actual story only minimally so far.
After my 15 hours of gameplay, there are no repetitions in the side stories, and I don’t feel like I want to rush through “Breath of the Wild” quickly. That’s not because the story is boring; quite the contrary. I just find way too many other exciting things to do and enjoy the countless details and the landscape.
I can hardly wait to pick up the controller again and go on an adventure with Link. So far, I have not regretted getting the Zelda machine and “Breath of the Wild” for a second. It also had the perfect difficulty level for me. I could comfortably play from the couch and relax. The Zelda-typical puzzles were challenging enough, and the combat was just right.
I haven’t died so much yet that it frustrated me, but I have died often enough not to find it too easy.
For me, Zelda is a masterpiece and a great video game art. I can highly recommend it to the dreamers and adventurers among you.
Have you also tested Zelda? Please write me your impressions in the comments. I’m curious to know what you think.
Electronic Arts offers Mass Effect 2 for free. We tell you how to play the RPG hit for free.
In just over two weeks, Mass Effect: Andromeda will be released. Yes, exactly, the new RPG-shooter hybrid from BioWare that all the nerdy RPG fans are currently talking about. Since it’s easy to get caught up in such hype and Mass Effect is not without reason considered one of the best game series of recent years, the temptation to dive into the universe is great.
Is playing the first 3 “Mass Effect” games necessary?
Although Mass Effect: Andromeda is essentially independent of the trilogy, the game frequently references Shepard (the hero of the trilogy) and the events that took place in the earlier parts. While it is not necessary to have played the first parts for Andromeda, those who want to enjoy the full story and understand all the references should unpack the original trilogy in the coming weeks.
Currently, there is a “On the House” promotion at Origin, EA’s game database, where EA is giving away full versions of older games to users. Right now, the full version of Mass Effect 2 is waiting to be downloaded. Here you can download Mass Effect 2 at Origin (Link to the Origin page)
Anyone who wants to secure the game should visit the aforementioned website as soon as possible and add Mass Effect 2 to their Origin account – this obviously requires an Origin account. Once the game is registered in your library, it will remain there even if the “On the House” promotion for Mass Effect ends.
As EA never announces in advance when a “On the House” promotion ends, anyone interested should hurry to grab at least part of the trilogy for free. This is also a good incentive to convert “innocent” friends to devoted Mass Effect fans.
Mass Effect: Andromeda will be released on March 23, 2017, in Europe for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
A new mount has appeared in the game files from WoW Patch 7.2. Will the stylish Zeppelin be available soon at the Darkmoon Faire?
If you take a close look at the collection of various mounts from World of Warcraft, you will see plenty of unusual things. While there are numerous “regular” mounts like horses, saber cats, or rams, there are also some more curious things like burning dragons, skeletal raptors, undead moose, or even hellbeasts and squid monsters. Data miners have now extracted the model for a new mount from the game files of Patch 7.2 “The Tomb of Sargeras,” which is sure to make the hearts of goblins and gnomes race.
The latest model is a genuine Zeppelin, coming in the typical purple color of these devices. A video from wowhead shows the mount in all its glory:
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However, players on the test server have not yet been able to identify a source for the Zeppelin, which is why there are many speculations about where the Zeppelin will appear.
Due to the color scheme and other toys and companions available at the Faire, many players speculate that the Zeppelin will be a new, expensive reward of the Darkmoon Faire.
Other fans believe that it could be a new recipe for engineers, who will need to complete a questline that takes them into the Tomb of Sargeras.
The last possibility is feared by many players: the mount is merely a model that will only arrive in Azeroth with a later patch.
However, there are no concrete hints yet. As Blizzard has more or less all the content from Patch 7.2 already on the PTR, it will likely remain a mystery until the actual release.
According to the developers, Overwatch needed a hero like Orisa. They revealed to us how she was created and what the developers’ goal was.
If you take a look at the various tanks in Overwatch, you might be surprised. Compared to heroes from MOBAs, most “tanks” can hardly protect their team.
D.Va works well as a flanker, Roadhog stands off to the side to use his hook, and even Winston has to keep moving because his barrier is rarely usable and he is an easy target. Only Zarya and Reinhardt, in particular, are really good at effectively protecting the team.
Reinhardt acts, as Michael Chu, the lead writer of Overwatch, reveals, as an anchor for his team. Wherever he is, the team should be there too, and all allies flock to him.
“Orisa is a character that emerged from game design. We wanted what we call another anchor tank: an alternative to Reinhardt. From an artistic standpoint, we wanted to try new things.”
Jeff Kaplan explained in the Developer Update that they wanted to deviate from the “typical” female model. So they took a robot that also borrowed some characteristics from the animal kingdom – like four legs.
But weaving this all together with an exciting personality that lies somewhere between GlaDOS and Robocop was not that easy. And that’s where Efi came into play.
“We needed something that brings everything together, and for us, that was the character Efi, the child genius who believes she can build a hero. We envisioned her building Orisa in a workroom while watching a Saturday morning cartoon of Overwatch on a small TV.”
From Anchora to “the Anchor” Orisa
Cortyn says: Ultimately, the leaks about “Anchora” have more or less turned out to be correct. Orisa is a four-legged robot from Numbani that acts as an anchor for the team and is female – hence the name was likely “Anchora” during development.
Now there is actually only one question left to clarify: When exactly can we expect a Saturday morning cartoon for Overwatch?
At CCP, they want to remain loyal to the brand “EVE Online” , however, they are not planning an EVE 2.
Gamesindustry has published a lengthy interview with CCP CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson. They talk about EVE, the entry into VR, the failures on the way to new successful games like Gunjack, and the recently found success with the sci-fi MMORPG. After all, EVE was on the rise in 2016 due to
All three milestones would have been “phenomenally successful.”
The EVE connection did not work with Dust 514
Pétursson also talks about the failures of the past, such as the shooter Dust 514. They wanted to do too much at once, trying to connect a console first-person shooter with the EVE universe and then failing at it. The idea was so great: players in Dust were supposed to be able to call in airstrikes from EVE spaceships and fight on the planets and moons from the MMO.
At the end of the development, they just didn’t have a really good shooter. CCP then tinkered with Dust for a long time, and in the end, it was a decent shooter, but by then the PlayStation 3 was already at the end of its lifecycle, and it was simply too late.
However, CCP learned its lesson from Dust: first, success must be there, only then can the game be connected with other games. Titles like Valkyrie or Gunjack are now successful, having developed their own community and culture.
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According to the CEO, they know what they have in EVE. Developing new brands is very difficult, so the focus clearly remains on the “EVE” brand. The interviewer then asks: “EVE 2 confirmed?”
Then the CCP CEO laughs and says: “People have been asking us in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007: When is EVE 2 coming? By now, they have stopped asking that. I think people have understood. EVE is like Facebook. It doesn’t make sense to make Facebook 2. EVE is EVE. As long as we modernize it, in all areas from the business model to gameplay to in-game economy, EVE will continue to succeed on its own. That is our plan.”
A leak on Reddit regarding For Honor suggests the first new heroes: A Ninja and a Centurion.
In February, we reported about two potential new characters that could soon make their way into the game. An image for the Season Pass showed a Ninja and a Centurion alongside known heroes – both classes currently in vain searched for in For Honor:
Screenshots show Ninja and Centurion in the game
Now a leak appeared in the Reddit subforum for For Honor: The user Bones404 titled their post “The new DLC heroes” and posted two screenshots showing the Ninja and the Centurion, which could already be hinted at in the “Season Pass” image:
The Centurion wears heavy armor, his weapon is not visible in the screenshot. The Ninja, on the other hand, has two Kamas in his hands – sickle weapons often seen in films or games with ninjas.
Additionally, four things stand out:
The two heroes create a new line for character selection, therefore they cannot be clearly attributed to any faction. However, it is suspected that the Ninja will be assigned to the Samurai and the Centurion to the Knights.
Instead of the hero classes Assault, Heavy, Assassin or Hybrid, the new heroes are labeled Ninja and Centurion.
Furthermore, the difficulty label – where it normally states Easy, Medium or Hard – is “Scrubmode”. This indicates that these heroes are not fully designed yet, and “Scrubmode” is marked as a placeholder.
It is also interesting that the menu is in German. However, the description for the Ninja, “Silent but deadly,” is in English.
On Reddit, people are now discussing whether this is a fake or not. No source is provided, but the screenshots themselves look “real.” Some users speculate whether these two heroes could introduce a new faction. However, this does not fit into the current faction war model.
From Ubisoft, we know that a total of six new heroes will be coming in Year 1. The seasons of the faction war serve as a guideline for hero release. After each season, two heroes, two maps, and additional content will be released.
Presumably, the first two heroes will be the Ninja and the Centurion. However, this is not officially confirmed.
The strategy and action mix Kingdom under Fire 2 has reached the “No-Wipe” stage in China, meaning the soft launch.
Here, some have been waiting for Kingdom under Fire 2 for many years. After all, it’s the next installment of a popular game series that built a fanbase on the original Xbox.
In China, the current installment of the Blueside franchise, the “Siege” MMO Kingdom under Fire 2, has now reached the No-Wipe phase, equivalent to a soft launch. In Free2Play games, it’s more common for games to not “fully release” for a long time but to enter an open beta whose progress is retained. The “release” later is often just a formality as seen recently with War Thunder.
Compared to the English version of Kingdom under Fire 2, which is running in Southeast Asia, the Chinese beta is currently receiving a lot of new gameplay content. For instance, 16-player raids have been announced, featuring bosses and their armies.
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For AngryJoe, Kingdom under Fire 2 was the discovery of E3 – although in 2014
For some time now, Blueside has been trying to make the spectacle more known here in the West. For instance, they gained the favor of the well-known YouTuber AngryJoe years ago.
He already declared it “his discovery of E3 2014” three years ago. However, Blueside’s efforts to find a publisher here in the West and make a breakthrough seem to have repeatedly fallen flat.
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Currently, the focus is on a release in China and then in Russia.
The dreams of playing Kingdom under Fire 2 here in our regions are not over yet. Because KuF2 is set to release in North America and Europe. Even a port to the PlayStation 4 is under discussion.
In The Division, we show you how to find the best armor for your builds. Look out for these stats and bonuses.
With the update 1.6, the era of armor value came to an end. In the months prior, this bonus was the most important stat on your gear. With high armor, you could endure much more in combat, which is why this bonus was the only logical choice for nearly every build. Variety in attributes was not present.
But what stats and bonuses should you focus on now? A response to this question is provided by YouTuber and Division expert MarcoStyle. We give a summary of his findings here in an overview.
Best Stats and Bonuses on Your Gear – The Division 1.6
MarcoStyle provides his recommendations for a firearms build (left) and an electronics build (right). Green stands for PvE, orange for PvP. The screenshots are from him.
Backpack
The most important higher attribute is Health Points. Look for values close to the maximum of 13339. A lesser attribute is the burn resistance, but increased ammunition capacity is also welcome.
Chest Piece
The chest piece has two higher attributes. Look for:
Health Points (max. 16674)
and Health Points on Kill (PvE) or Exotic Damage Resistance (PvP). For an electronics build, Skill Haste is good.
For the lesser attribute, Ammunition Capacity is important.
Mask
The mask has one higher and one lesser attribute:
Higher: Critical Hit Chance or Skill Power
Lesser: Damage against Elites (PvE) or Burn Resistance (PvE)
Kneepads
Kneepads have one higher and three lesser attributes:
Higher: Health Points (max. 16674)
Lesser: Damage against Elites (PvE), otherwise Resistance against Status Effects
Holster
Holsters have only one higher attribute: Choose Critical Hit Chance for the firearms build or Skill Haste for the electronics build. But even here, you can’t go wrong with Health Points, which tend to be quite low on a holster.
Gloves
Gloves have three higher attributes. Take increased Weapon Damage for your weapon type and either:
Critical Hit Damage and Critical Hit Chance (firearms)
or Skill Haste and Weapon Damage (electronics).
Mods
For the mods on your armor pieces, Health Points are the highest priority. For the electronics build, Skill Haste is also interesting.
How are these results achieved?
Numerous factors are taken into account, including:
The Stamina Attribute no longer has as much of an impact as it did in 1.5, so in 1.6, you should either go for firearms or electronics. High stamina values are no longer as effective as they once were. If you want to be able to take a lot of hits, Health Points should now be in focus, which is why:
Health Points are the most important bonus.
The new stat “Total Resistance” rolls with extremely low values, which is why it is not recommended.
Enemy Armor Damage has little effect.
You can find all the info in this video:
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Soon, Paladins will be available on PS4 and Xbox One as an open beta. The closed alpha is currently ongoing. We asked Studio Hi-Rez about the console launch and learned more about their plans for exclusive console content and cross-platforming.
Exclusive Content for PS4 and Xbox One
Paladins will offer exclusive content for consoles. Already in the closed alpha for PS4 and Xbox One, there is a special Androxus skin: “X” and “Stage 4” Androxus. Hi-Rez has more content planned for consoles.
“Stage 4” Androxus is exclusive to PS4. On Xbox, the skin is called “X” and is in green.
PC and Console Versions Differ Mainly in Aiming
Before Hi-Rez launched the console version of Paladins, the studio aimed to make the gaming experience equally fun on all devices. The gameplay will hardly differ between PC and console.
A large part of the work was focused on refining the aiming for consoles. In general, aiming with a mouse and keyboard is more precise than with a controller. Paladins had to be adapted accordingly for consoles.
Paladins: Cross-Platforming Not Supported
Cross-platforming would allow players to play together across different devices. The PC, Xbox One, and PS4 each come with their own set of conditions.
These differences are so significant that Hi-Rez does not pursue cross-platforming.
Paladins Aims to Fill a Gap in the Shooter Genre
Paladins will not be the first shooter to launch on consoles, and there are major competitors like Destiny and Overwatch. However, Hi-Rez wants to fill a gap between shooter games for consoles.
In addition to the high-action gameplay common in shooters, Paladins aims to add a new level of depth to the genre. This is primarily achieved through the sophisticated card system. This allows players to customize Paladins to their own individual playstyle.
Additionally, the PvE Challenge exceeded expectations at launch. The team looks forward to expanding this mode with the community, offering unique rewards and encounters that one would not expect in a PvP-focused game.
When is the Release? Open Beta Starts on PS4 and Xbox One “Soon”
Hi-Rez is working hard to bring Paladins to PS4 and Xbox One as quickly as possible. Microsoft and Sony have high standards for their respective platforms. Hi-Rez has great respect for this.
The Ultimate Teams in Electronic Arts’ sports games like FIFA 17 generate 800 million US dollars annually. EA aims to utilize these systems in the shooters Battlefront and Battlefield as well.
The Ultimate Teams in games like FIFA, Madden, and NHL brought EA 800 million dollars in revenue in 2016. The previous year, it was still 650 million. This approach is becoming increasingly lucrative and important for EA.
After the Ultimate Team in FIFA proved to be so profitable, EA has applied it to some other sports games. However, the real opportunity lies in applying the system to other franchises.
At EA, they think a lot about how to transfer the Ultimate Team system to Battlefront and Battlefield
As CFO Blake Jorgensen states, games like Battlefield or Battlefront are similarly deep, so a similar mechanic could be added. They spend a lot of time contemplating this. It’s not for tomorrow, but something for the coming years. Soon, “a lot more of this system will be seen in Electronic Arts’ game catalog.”
Currently, it is assumed that the Battlefield series will take a break after the successful “Battlefield 1” for some time. However, a successor to Star Wars Battlefront is expected by the end of 2017. Apparently, EA wants to release a “bigger and epic Battlefront 2” in time for the movie release of Star Wars VIII – The Last Jedi . Whether there are already signs of this new “Ultimate Team” policy in Star Wars Battlefront 2 is questionable.
In “FIFA Ultimate Team” (FUT), players buy packs with real money or in-game currency, which contain players and other in-game items. With these, they can strengthen their team. These are microtransactions.
The zombie spectacle H1Z1 launches as a shooter. Now it gets its own tournament on US television on the supernatural network “The CW.”
H1Z1 is a disappointment for us MMORPG players. It was developed by the Everquest studio Sony Online Entertainment, the Everquest creator John Smedley protected the survival MMO. It was supposed to be a sort of Minecraft with more RPG elements and, of course, with zombies. In January 2015, H1Z1 entered early access. However, the initial hype faded quickly as the game was long considered too buggy, with too many cheaters, and too many problems.
Just Survive rots – King of the Kill takes off
Later, the studio reconsidered and brought the “shooter side” of the game to the forefront. Instead of crafting, there were now deathmatches in battle royale format. Instead of continuing to develop patches, the studio launched a large tournament and invited prominent Twitch streamers. This side of the game was then separated from the actual game in February 2016 as “King of the Kill,” which was then named “Just Survive.”
While “Just Survive” is rotting away and not much has happened in the 2 years since early access – although the studio swears: “It’s not dead” – “King of the Kill” is fully taking off after a strong start. It is regularly found in the top 5 of the Steam charts. Now they have landed a huge deal.
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$300,000 tournament airs on “Supernatural” TV network
The latest tournament of King of the Kill is called “Fight for the Crown” and will be broadcast on April 20 on US television. And not on some low-tier network, but on the “The CW” network – that’s the teen network of Warner Brothers. They are behind series like Supernatural, Arrow, The Vampire Diaries, or The Flash.
Why is H1Z1 so attractive for the network? The $300,000 tournament will not be held in multiple rounds, but in one giant match. 15 teams of 5 players each will compete against each other in one match. This approach convinces those involved in the deal, says producer Chriss Wynn.
The winner of the tournament will receive $180,000. This attracts popular teams from other eSports titles like Cloud9, Echo Fox, or Counterlogic Gaming. The tournament will take place in Los Angeles.
A port on PS4 and Xbox One is also under discussion:
In Destiny 2, the appearance of your previous characters will be adopted. For some Guardians, this transfer is not a reason for joy.
On March 3, 2017, Bungie finally spoke about the future of Destiny. Sparse information about the upcoming content update “Age of Triumph” was revealed as expected, but probably no one would have bet that Bungie would also disclose concrete news about the sequel “Destiny 2”.
Bungie answered the question “Hard reset or not” and briefly: Yes, there will be a hard reset with Destiny 2. The power of your Guardians, all items, and currencies will be left behind. In this way, the developers want to create the best possible game without being burdened by the past. New adventures are ahead, there are new worlds, new stories, new powers, new loot, and much more, according to Bungie. The hard reset is the best way forward.
However, there is one thing from Destiny 1 that remains: The appearance of your Guardians. The class, species, gender, face, hair, and war marks will be transferred to the sequel. The prerequisite for this is that your character reaches at least level 20 and completes the “Black Garden” story mission.
Character appearance will be adopted? Oh God!
Not all players rejoice at the thought that their Guardian in Destiny 2 will look like in Destiny 1. This topic is causing heated discussions on Reddit. Complaints like “But all my characters are ugly!” come to the forefront. Many players seem to be hardly bothered by the hard reset; they are much more concerned about their ugly characters and that this curse will not end.
They write that at the beginning of Destiny, they simply created a character, partly with the intention of making it as ugly as possible. At that time, they did not know whether they would even like the game – and that they are still playing it in 2017.
Destiny 2 needs a plastic surgeon
Many Guardians are dissatisfied with the hair color they chose or would like to remove one or the other war mark from their face. Some users report that they can only walk around with a helmet in social spaces for months and years because of this.
Over a year ago, we listed 5 features that the community wishes for. Among them was a plastic surgeon, preferably with a hairdresser’s training. Because many players have been demanding for some time that the virtual appearance of the Guardians can be revised. They do not want a new Guardian. Only this one flaw, which is an eyesore, should be removed.
The hairstyle is great! No optimizations needed, right?
Now the calls for such an option are getting louder again: Destiny 2 absolutely needs a function for post-character modification. Some players calm down in the forums: One can also create a new Guardian in Destiny 2. Maybe there will also be the option to store the veteran reward in a vault, then create a new Guardian with the perfect look and still secure the reward in this way.
Whether there will be a “plastic surgeon” in Destiny 2 is still unknown. We only know that the appearance will be transferred. Whether this transfer can still be revised or whether there will only be the option to create a completely new Guardian has not yet been said.
What is your stance on this issue? Would you like to be able to adjust the looks of your previous characters?
Update 1.6 has now brought further optimizations that Massive announced but never detailed. Even in the patch notes for 1.6, there is no information regarding the PS4 Pro.
However, if you look at the update history on the console, the line among all the changes is hidden:
PlayStation 4 Pro now uses 4K resolution at all times for better quality.
PS4 Pro and PS4 – Comparison in Video
Alongside the 4K resolution for the PS4 Pro, the update brought another graphical improvement:
The resolution for temporal anti-aliasing and quality in motion has been optimized.
How these changes look in the game is shown to you by NX Gamer in the video. FPS are at 30:
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In short: The Division now runs on the Pro in 4K – anytime and anywhere.
However, this optimization also comes with a downside that some users are currently complaining about: The PS4 Pro has to work hard, causing the fan to run at full speed – and make quite a noise.
What would Diablo be without the Cow Level? You can always reach it in the hack ‘n slash Diablo 3 at certain times, like now during the Euternasie event. After that, Season 10 will start.
End of Season 9, Start of Season 10 – Also for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One?
The dates for the end of Season 9 and the start of Season 10 in Diablo 3 are known.
Season 9 ends on Friday, March 17 at 5 PM our time.
Season 10 starts on Friday, March 31 at 5 PM our time.
So far, it is still unclear whether the seasons will start for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as announced. This was actually expected since BlizzCon. Perhaps there will be an announcement in the coming days.
All for the Cow
Until then, everything will revolve around cows in Diablo 3 this March.
The cows are once again waiting in the action RPG Diablo 3. To visit the walking steaks, you currently have the opportunity to participate in the Euternasie event. If you want to reach the “Cow Level”, you need to visit the Ruins of Sescheron in Act 3 and light the large torches at the entrance to the throne room. Once you reach the throne, you will meet the Immortal King Kanai, who will open a portal to “Kanai’s old hunting grounds” for you.
No complete Cow Level
Together with Kanai, you will defeat the Hell Bulls there. This will reward you with gold and experience points. But do not expect a “complete” Cow Level, because you will not encounter the Cow Queen during the Euternasie event and will also not find special chests. The event is only active this month, in March. If you want to participate, you should not take too much time.
A nice surprise
As part of the event, you can even expect a surprise. After completing the event, from March 24 to 31, it is possible to find a mysterious golden chest. This appears with a 100% chance next to Kanai’s throne.
In this, you will find a special version of Kevin Kanai Griffiths’ preferred weapon. It is the legendary two-handed axe Skorn. Kanai’s Skorn can be used for transmogrification, but it can also be used by level 1 heroes and deals 119 damage per second! This sounds like Muuuuhsik in the ears of fans of the action RPG.
The development of a hero is the focus for many players in an MMORPG. In the PvP-MMO Crowfall, you will be able to improve your hero in many ways, for example through disciplines. This gives Crowfall a kind of “multiclass system.”
The disciplines have been discussed since the Kickstarter campaign of Crowfall, but only now has there been concrete information about them.
According to the developers, most systems are now implemented in the game, allowing the disciplines to take shape. For now, the combat disciplines are in the foreground. The entire concept is a kind of multiclass system through which you can develop your hero in various directions.
New opportunities for your class
The disciplines are items similar to runes, which allow you to grant your hero new abilities and values or enable you to use new weapons. Additionally, they open new slots for equipment, grant passive powers, and unlock new power tables.
For example, a player who is playing a knight can gain access to certain active and passive abilities with the bow through the sharpshooter discipline. He also receives an equipment slot for bow, arrows, and a skill table for ranged combat. Thus, the knight becomes a knight-archer.
A discipline rune stone can only be used once. Although you may replace it with another, the previous one will be destroyed. Rune stones exist in different quality levels, which affect the bonuses for values and attributes, for example. Rune stones can also be upgraded over time. Disciplines are divided into weapon disciplines for unlocking new weapons, major disciplines that bring new abilities, equipment slots, powers, and more, and minor disciplines that come with only one active or passive ability.
Craft discipline runes yourself
To engage with disciplines in Crowfall, you need to learn rune crafting and thus produce the runes. Each type requires a different key component for the crafting process. For weapon disciplines, this is an advanced weapon of the desired type.
This way, you can experiment with your hero’s abilities in the MMORPG Crowfall and try something new every now and then.
In Pokémon Go, legendary Pokémon like Mewtwo and Mew are expected to be catchable later this year. An arena overhaul is also planned for the next update of Pokémon Go. The trading feature and “Trainer vs Trainer” battles are being discussed for further updates later this year.
The German edition of Wired has conducted an interview with John Hanke, the head of Niantic. In a preview article, it says:
“Niantic wants to finally deliver what Trainers have been waiting for since the first weeks: the legendary Pokémon like Mewtwo, Mew, and the three elemental birds assigned to the teams.”
According to Hanke, “we will see more of this year.” He can say that with certainty.
In the next update, Pokémon GO will overhaul the arena
Further statements from Hanke from the conversation with Wired:
In Pokémon Go, team play and arenas are under construction – more people should participate in arena battles. Arenas are not functioning as well as desired. Arena battles should become more lucrative. Teamwork will be emphasized. This is seen as the biggest potential for Pokémon Go.
People should have a common goal, meet, and band together to achieve this goal.
The second update will focus on the arenas and revise them. That’s next – what comes after that remains undisclosed by Hanke. Important topics at Niantic are trading and battles between trainers. They are thinking a lot about this.
Niantic has its eyes on fake GPS and other cheats. Hanke believes it is the responsibility of developers to ensure that everyone plays fairly. Fake GPS destroys the greatest fun of Pokémon GO. The reward lies in getting movement and seeing parts of the world that one hasn’t visited yet.
The question remains: How will the legendary Pokémon be introduced into the game?
Mein MMO thinks: It will be interesting to see how exactly the legendary Pokémon will be introduced into the game. There are already many fan theories about this. The “worst case” has been speculated that they may come in the form of a “sponsor deal,” making them only catchable in stores or restaurants of a specific chain. Others believe that legendary Pokémon could be caught at team events. This would fit Hanke’s statements about “team play.”
It will definitely be exciting to see when the legendary Pokémon will appear, which ones will come, and how exactly players will obtain them. From many comments and reactions from fans, we see that players are waiting to catch the first generation along with the legendary Pokémon.
Many trainers dream of catching them all. What would you wish for?
By the way, story is not on the priority list of Pokémon Go:
In Black Desert, there are now numbers for the one-year anniversary. We know the number of characters and which class is the most popular. We also know a lot of other details. However, they do not tell us how many players Black Desert has.
Black Desert is celebrating its one-year anniversary here in Europe.
It has been a year full of new content, as the Western version first had to catch up to the one in South Korea. In South Korea, the MMORPG had already been released in open beta in December 2014, while it was only available for us on March 3, 2016.
It has been a busy year: Classes were gradually unlocked –most recently the Dark Blade on March 1. Then new regions were added, the classes awakened, received their second weapons, and a lot happened in Black Desert.
Now, for the one-year anniversary, numbers have been announced that we want to present to you.
Some Confusion Over Player Numbers
There are just over 3.4 million characters in the Western version of Black Desert. This is obviously not the number of players, but the total number of heroes created – even though some news sites get confused and announce that Black Desert has 3.4 million players in the West – that is not correct.
Kakao Games remains silent about the actual player numbers – like many other MMORPGs. It is assumed that players have created more than one character on average.
Black Desert Europe has fewer heroes but stronger ones
The 3.4 million heroes are distributed across North America and Europe – North America is slightly ahead. Interestingly, there are more high-level heroes with level 56+ in Europe than in the USA (North America).
In Europe, players are therefore a bit more “hardcore” than across the Atlantic.
Recently, the first player in our version of Black Desert reached level 62. A considerable achievement. Although there is officially no “hard level cap”, leveling beyond 50 is described as strenuous. From level 51 onwards, leveling becomes harsher, and from levels 56 and 61, it increases significantly. Worldwide, the highest player is also “only” at level 62.
In North America, as well as in Europe, female characters dominate – Black Desert is genderlocked. In Europe, 64% play with female heroes, only 36% with males.
The Most Popular Classes in Black Desert are Female
According to the chart, the most popular classes in Europe are the Sorceress, followed by the Valkyrie and the Ranger. The Ninja is also quite popular.
The new class Dark Blade and the Warrior have not yet been created by many players.
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Scandal! Americans Drink More Beer
Otherwise, you can take a look at the statistics and scroll around here. You can find out, for example, that there are only 85 horses in rank 8 in Europe or that the “Brown Spahawk” is the most popular companion in Europe – even ahead of the Shepherd Dog. Ha! So much for stereotypes. However, one must acknowledge the disgrace: In North America, more beer was drunk than in Europe.
In The Division 1.6, we present an overview of all the talents of the exotic weapons. These are their effects.
With Update 1.6, the named high-end weapons were promoted to Exotics. These now have unique, “exotic” talents that occupy the third weapon talent slot and are therefore always active. The other two talents are randomly rolled and must be unlocked using firearms, stamina, or electronics.
Regarding the exotic talents:
They cannot be transferred with AlphaBridge
They cannot be recalibrated
Some weapons function as a weapon set, whose talents only activate when both weapons are equipped.
The Talents of the Exotics – List
These are all the exotic weapons and their talents:
Bullfrog: This is the former FAMAS, which has now become an Exotic. The talent is Simple: Weapon damage is increased by 15%. However, precision and stability mods reduce this bonus. With 1.6, the base damage of Bullfrog was increased by 11.7%.
Tommy Gun – Carefree: Damage while shooting from the hip is increased by 11%.
Medved – Focus: Now fires heavy bullets instead of shot.
Hungry Hog – Insatiable: Killing a target increases damage by 10% until the shooting stops. Stackable up to 5 times.
Tenebrae – Lights Out: Destroying a weak point on an enemy resets the cooldown of skills for you and your group members. The talent has a cooldown of 10 seconds. Weak points include the incendiary canisters on the backs of the Cleansers. More info about Tenebrae here.
Pakhan – Pakhan: Each kill leads to an extra 20% bullets in the magazine during the next reload.
Cassidy – Double Barrel: The double trigger fires both barrels in quick succession.
Urban MDR – Distracted: Damage against targets affected by status effects is increased by 18%. Additionally, the weapon received a 65% increase in base damage with 1.6.
Warlord – Tough Bandages: Damage taken is reduced by 20% while shooting. Damage is added once the shooting stops. More info about Warlord here.
Thompson M1928 – Carefree: Damage while shooting from the hip is increased by 11%.
Damascus – Quick Draw: When the weapon is drawn, weapon damage is increased by 20% for 2 seconds. Afterwards, weapon damage is decreased by 20%.
Golden Rhino – Golden Rhino: Increases stagger by 200%.
Historian – History Repeats: Each bullet burns into the target and detonates 2 seconds later. The explosion deals 700% of the weapon’s value. More info about Historian here.
Caduceus – Caduceus: Each critical hit heals you and your group by 1% of the user’s skill power. This talent has a cooldown of 0.2 seconds. A player can only be healed by one Caduceus at a time.
Midas – Midas: Each bullet you hit with reduces your damage by 1% and the opponent’s damage by 1% up to a maximum of 20%. The effect is reduced by 5% each second.
Showstopper – Showstopper: The precision of this weapon increases the lower the magazine is. The reticle gets smaller the more ammo you fire. The base damage was increased by 11% with 1.6.
By the way: The shotgun Defiler is also exotic but only comes with a talent that is not unique. Determined: Eliminating a target reduces the cooldown time of skills by 7.5%.
The Exotic Weapon Sets in 1.6
In addition to these exotic weapons, there are two weapon sets whose unique talents only activate when both guns are equipped:
Liberator and Centurion – Free Republic: Each shot with the Liberator grants +5% headshot damage with the Centurion. The maximum is 200%. Kills with the Centurion grant +10% more fire rate for all weapons for 10 seconds.
Valkyria becomes Hildr and Eir: Each hit with Hildr increases critical hit damage by 1% up to a maximum of 30%. The bonus decreases by 1% each second. This bonus only applies to Eir. It does not apply to Hildr.
The Diablo-like hack ‘n slash Lost Ark is set to start a second closed beta in South Korea this summer.
The fan site Lostarkdatabase claims to have heard from a Smilegate employee that the second closed beta of Lost Ark is scheduled for June/July 2017. They heard this from another Smilegate employee. However, they all want to remain anonymous. The time frame is not set in stone either.
It looks like a total of three closed beta phases are planned, followed by a “final test,” before the game then launches as an open beta in a soft launch.
Fans will probably have to wait quite a while for Lost Ark
No dates are mentioned in the plans. If there is a year between the first closed beta and the second, it looks rather bleak for a “permanently playable” open beta of Lost Ark before 2018/2019.
Hack ‘n slash fans should prepare to wait much longer for Lost Ark than they may assume.
Currently, there is no information about a version for North America and Europe. It may still take a long time before Lost Ark is playable outside of South Korea.
The PC market in Korea has significantly declined in recent years. Mobile games dominate the previously heavily “MMORPG”-oriented market. Lost Ark is considered one of the interesting projects being observed in the West. Lost Ark could sate a craving that many fans have felt since Diablo 3.
Therefore, Lost Ark has been eagerly awaited by genre fans since its first presentation a few years ago. It looks like Lost Ark will remain a wishful thought for a long time. But perhaps we will get more information in June/July when the next beta truly kicks off.
In this article, we introduce other action RPGs like Diablo that one can expect in the coming years:
