There is a sign of life from Lost Ark, one of the hottest games of the coming years.
Lost Ark is like “Diablo 3 with more MMO elements, new graphics, and even more action.”
The hype for Lost Ark is based on a misunderstanding
There is quite a hype around the game, which is based on a misunderstanding. Lost Ark was once portrayed bombastically on major gaming sites years ago, as a kind of “Next Gen Diablo 3” that would be released any moment, because it already looked so complete in gameplay videos. That’s why a hype developed. Fans react horrified that Lost Ark does not appear in “The Hottest Games of 2017” lists.
The reality is: We don’t even know how far along the game is. A release date for Lost Ark could still be far away. One hasn’t heard much from the action MMO again, since it had its first closed beta in August 2016. And that’s also normal for this kind of game.
In South Korea, they develop games behind closed doors, occasionally letting players have a look during a beta phase, then closing the doors again for a long time until the next beta phase, which can be a year away.
While here in the West a “Closed Beta” is the signal: It’s coming soon! We’ll be playing this in a month or two. They’re finished with development and are just testing a bit now. For us, a closed beta is often just a promotional effect, like a demo used to be.
Means a Closed Beta in Korea: Some development step is just finished, it can also be a very early stage. The developers want feedback now.
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However, between these Korean beta phases, very little is heard from the games.
Sign of life from Lost Ark
Now there’s at least a small sign of life. In South Korea, Smilegate is looking for local QA Game Testers, meaning playtesters, to take a closer look at leveling, jobs, quests, and the combat system. They have apparently been searching since January. Now in February, there is a deadline for the search to be completed.
Asia specialist Steparu thinks this could indicate a next closed beta in summer 2017.
By the way: Whether Lost Ark will come to Europe is still not so certain. Recently it looked like Smilegate is focusing on the Chinese market.
A look at Fairy Tale Busters, an anime shooter from Japan.
Fairy Tale Busters has reached open beta in Japan. The third-person anime shooter offers both PvE and PvP modes.
In PvP, there’s a team deathmatch with four maps, and a “melee-only” mode is also available. There’s also a “sniper battle” and a king of the hill variant.
In PvE, you play against bots in co-op mode.
Additionally, there’s a kind of shopping district, a city map for social interactions, where you can shop and meet each other.
In For Honor there is an in-game shop: Here you can purchase items for real money (microtransactions) and steel.
“Steel” is the in-game currency in For Honor. By participating in matches, you earn steel. You need this currency to, for example, recruit heroes or unlock items in the in-game shop.
But what does the in-game shop actually offer? Here is an overview.
From Season Pass to Steel – What you can find in the in-game shop
You access the shop through the main menu. Select the “Shop” tab and you will see a window with various offers that you can purchase with your currency (real or virtual).
First, you can top up your steel supply with real money. 5000 steel costs 4.99 Euros (cheapest offer), 150,000 steel costs a whopping 99.99 Euros (most expensive offer). In between, there are several steel packages of varying price levels:
With steel, you can purchase armor packages – all of them “Mythic Armors”:
Immortal Knight: 45000 steel – for Wardens, Conquerors, Peacekeepers, Lawbringers
Immortal Viking: 45000 steel – for Raiders, Warlords, Berserkers, Valkyries
Immortal Samurai: 45000 steel – for Kensei, Shugoki, Orochi, Nobushi
Immortal Assault: 36000 steel – for Wardens, Raiders, Kensei
Immortal Heavy: 36000 steel – for Conquerors, Warlords, Shugoki
The Champion Status offers you various benefits: You receive more materials through disassembly, +25% XP boost, three exclusive Champion emblems, more loot at the end of matches, an exclusive Champion symbol, and +10% boost for allies.
Three days of Champion Status cost 2000 steel, a year costs 65000 steel. In between, there are several tiers.
Gift Packages:
If you have 30000 steel left, you can purchase a package that unlocks all gifts of all 12 heroes at launch.
In addition, there is the Season Passfor Year 1 available in the shop. 30000 steel is listed as the price.
Update: This is a display error as Ubisoft reports. The Season Pass is NOT available for steel, but only for hard Euros.
In short: There are no items in the in-game shop that give you direct advantages in combat against other players. You only find cosmetic items and can speed up progress. However, the contents can also be earned.
The action MMO Warframe (PC, PS4, Xbox One) is getting a bard among the cyber ninjas. The new Warframe is codenamed Bard Frame.
While other games regularly introduce new weapons, Warframe does have those, but also regularly debuts new “Warframes.” These are the bodies that players can inhabit – essentially, new heroes.
At Pax Australia in November, the team presented the “Bard Frame.” This is really something quite different.
In January, the innovative concept was further explored in a developer stream, the Dev Stream #82. A YouTuber summarized it in a widely noticed video.
http://youtu.be/rcnLR55ulTc
The new Warframe does not have a name yet. Currently, it’s running under the working title “Bard Frame.” The special thing is: players will be able to compose the songs that the bard plays themselves. Those who don’t want to do that can use pre-made songs. The “self-composing” takes place through a futuristic-looking interface, a semicircle known as a step sequencer.
It sounds like one of the most exciting ideas of recent years. YouTuber Mogamu believes Bard Frame could be a lot of fun with potential for a social media cult. It will be interesting to see how it develops further. It is definitely something quite different. Spontaneous raves and bursts of music are possible, bringing light, color, and above all, music into the game.
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The exact details of what the powers will do are still unknown. From the little that is seen, YouTubers believe it will be a range Warframe focused on crowd control or buff effects. But we likely won’t have to wait much longer for more information.
Recently, the Warframe Nidus was newly introduced. However, he does not shoot music, but exploding maggots.
A new hotfix for World of Warcraft fixes many small bugs. But raiders can also rejoice, they have to go into the nightmare less often.
In World of Warcraft, there are still small bugs that spoil the daily experience for players. The latest hotfix has addressed and eradicated many of these small bugs. However, these changes and corrections also mean slight nerfs for some classes – such as the Shadow Priest.
Druid
Wrath of the Sleeper can no longer harm allies (previously reflected “Friendly Fire”).
Hunter
Bestial Wrath and On the Hunt can now deal critical hits.
Priest
The talent Soul Harvest no longer incorrectly increases the damage of Shadow Word: Death.
Shaman
The Greater Earth Elemental now correctly pulses its threat within a 15-meter radius.
In PvP situations, Surging Waves should no longer receive double penalties from effects that reduce healing (like dampening in the arena).
Quests
Apart from these class changes, there is also a change to the quest items for the mission “The Essence of Power.” This requires players to visit the Emerald Nightmare on “Normal” or higher – a total of 30 essences must be collected. The drop rates for the quest item Corrupted Essence have been significantly increased.
The quest “Essence of Power” is part of a very long questline that players must complete to unlock another skin for their artifact weapon. Because players have to visit the now “outdated” Emerald Nightmare numerous times, many feel artificially slowed down and have repeatedly requested an increase in drop rates to reduce the grind somewhat.
Our hotfix will likely go live in the coming night – that is, along with the weekly maintenance on February 15, 2017.
In Conan Exiles, you must keep your slaves alive with disgusting slurry. We will tell you how to make the “delicious” slime soup here.
In Conan Exiles, you are not only barbarian warriors, hunters, and gatherers, but also slave drivers! After all, you don’t want to do all the tedious work in your barbarian fortress alone.
Unfortunately, the whole slave labor has a catch: the miserable slaves need their slurry, a disgusting slime soup, otherwise they will not work at the wheel of pain and will never become your loyal servants. But where do you get the slurry? There is no recipe for the slime soup in the game, so how do you make it? We found out!
Tasty Slurry for the Slave!
The slave slime soup is actually easy to make. You just need 5 plant fibers and 1 seed grain. You put these together with fuel (wood, sticks, or coal) in a campfire, and soon you should have the disgusting slave food.
You put the slime soup slurry as a kind of “fuel” in the wheel of pain and then let your slave turn it until he obeys you and for you – depending on the profession – forges, fights, or dances. To enslave a slave for one hour at the wheel, you need 80 units of slime soup.
The Slurry of Death
You can also eat the slurry yourself in case of acute food shortage. However, it is considered a lowly slave food and is therefore far from nutritious. Slime soup only restores one food unit.
Moreover, the slurry will eventually go bad. Then you should certainly not eat the slurry anymore, as it will immediately take away 20 units of water from you and make you die of thirst in no time!
Conan Exiles can be modded at will thanks to the now available Dev Kit. Therefore, here are the coolest mods from the first selection!
Conan Exiles is a sandbox survival MMO that is a feast for all modders who enjoy seeing their own ideas come to life in the game. Thanks to the now released Unreal Engine Dev Kit, any skilled modder can easily implement their own features into the game. We have listed the first blossoms of these efforts here for you. Enjoy!
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The Slave Gang, Shaved Barbarians, and Gigantic Genitals!
The first mods for Conan Exiles cover a wide range of ideas. These include meaningful and useful features such as portable lightweight slaves who then stand by us as our “gang”.
However, there are also curious mods like silly giant weapons or even larger penises that flap impressively in the wind. All mods from the Steam Workshop must be activated separately in the game. Sometimes they only work after several restarts.
Me and My Gang – Lighter Thralls – Create Teams
What to do if you have no friends in the Conan world but still want to venture out as a group? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could take your slaves as fighters instead of always leaving them as guards at the camp?
With the mod Lighter Thralls – Create Teams, this is no longer a problem, as you can now carry your slaves as 5-kilo items and drop them at any position. For example, you can set up an ambush. However, be aware that your slaves can also die in combat, making all your training efforts futile.
Bark is an important resource for steel production. Only those who happily use large amounts of bark while tanning animal hides will receive the coveted tar as a “waste product.” Bark, on the other hand, can only be harvested in small quantities when you use a pickaxe instead of an axe on trees.
The useful mod EvenBetterBark simply gives you more bark when you hit a tree with the axe. However, it only works with steel and iron pickaxes, but as long as you don’t have iron yet, you don’t need much bark anyway.
You can find the mod EvenBetterBark at the provided link in the Steam Workshop.
Never Get Lost Again! – MapCoords
Conan Exiles does not provide you with any help in the basic version. You can barely look at a map and recognize your current position in it. Nothing else. Therefore, it can happen that you can’t find your way back to your corpse and lose valuable resources. Or you forget exactly where your house is? Or the once found iron deposits that you can no longer remember?
With the mod MapCoords, the map is divided into grid squares with numbers and letters. This allows you to easily note where you found what on a piece of paper or document. This simple mod should make the game significantly more comfortable and less frustrating.
You can find the mod MapCoords at the provided link in the Steam Workshop.
Oily and Shaved – Shaved and Oiled
Normally, your barbarians run around dirty and hairy through the wasteland. But with this mod, you can oil your barbarians and give them a sexy shine. Additionally, the mod Shaved and Oiled (Female Version) also removes the pubic hair of your barbarian women.
By the way, there is a mod for men too, but it’s called Oiled Male Models. But no matter if woman or man, there is no creature that can escape an oiled Scotsman barbarian!
This mod pack lets your silliness run free! Because if you’ve always wanted a meter-long penis, truly gigantic breasts, elephant ears, or green skin, you can indulge in this mod.
The mod Beyond Limits does exactly that – it lets the sliders during character creation in Conan Exiles go to the extremes, creating truly bizarre barbarians. If you like, you can even wander around headless in later versions of the mod!
You can find the mod Beyond Limits at the provided link in the Steam Workshop.
Yuck Spider! – Replace Spiders with Snakes
Are you terrified of spiders and can’t even tolerate the creatures on your screen? Too bad, because in Conan Exiles there are truly enormous spiders that attack you with their poisonous fangs. This is not fun for real arachnophobes.
Wouldn’t it be great if – let’s say snakes – had eaten all the spiders? With the mod Replace Spiders with Snakes, this is exactly what has happened. Instead of creepy spiders, there are now snakes everywhere where the nasty crawlers used to lurk.
If you are more into oversized weapons from anime and manga, then this mod is for you. With Weird Weapons, you get a feature that significantly enlarges all weapons. This makes the fights in the desert barbarian game, however, accidentally funny.
You can find the mod Weird Weapons at the provided link in the Steam Workshop.
This is our selection of funny, useful, and silly mods in Conan Exiles. Have you tried any mods? What is your favorite? Let us know in the comments!
For Revelation Online, there is already a release date for the open beta in March. It serves as a kind of soft launch, as there will be no wipe after the open beta. Additionally, owners of founder packages will have name reservations and early access to the open beta in February.
Revelation Online is not out yet, but you could already try the colorful Asia MMO in a total of three closed betas. However, only owners of beta keys or founder packages were allowed in. On March 6, it will finally happen, and in the open beta, you can all dive into the colorful world of Nuanor.
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No wipe planned after the release of the open beta
The open beta will function as a kind of soft launch. As my.com stated in response, there is NO wipe planned after the open beta. Players will, however, start anew in the open beta. Progress from the closed beta will not be carried over.
For the open beta, anyone who downloads the game client can join the beta for Revelation Online and get a glimpse of the game. Owners of founder packages still have a few nice advantages.
Those who own the particularly valuable deluxe founder package can reserve their name in the game as early as February 14, 2016. Those who bought a regular package can log in their desired name on February 16. The promotion is valid until February 21.
Early access to the open beta also in February – Initially only in English
As an additional bonus, all founder package owners can access the game on February 27 and immediately create a hero with the previously reserved name. Unfortunately, the open beta will initially only be available in English.
The promised German and French localization unfortunately cannot be offered at the launch of the open beta. Developer My.com aims to provide the missing language versions as soon as possible and will also offer free character transfers to the corresponding realms.
Anyone who does not have a founder package can purchase one from My.com using the provided link.
The EU West servers of League of Legends (LoL) now offer you the opportunity to train your skills in Sandbox Mode. We will show you how the practice mode works.
Shortly after the release of Patch 7.3 in League of Legends, a practice mode is now available to players in various regions. After being active on the OCE servers, you can now practice on the EUW servers starting today. Play without cooldowns on abilities or with unlimited gold.
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The practice mode on the EUW servers of League of Legends is now available. You can find it by clicking on “Play” in the main menu and then on the “Practice” tab. There, next to “Combat Training,” is the practice mode. Once you start this mode, you can first choose a team and add bots. Once you start the game, you can choose a champion as usual.
In the game, you will see a bar with many icons on the left side of the screen. These new features will help you with various scenarios you want to test in practice mode.
How to Train Your LoL Skills
On the first page, you can choose from the following functions:
Automatically reset cooldowns
Automatically restore health
Automatically restore mana/energy
Increase gold (10,000 per activation)
Set experience level
Teleport to mouse cursor
Revive
Turret invulnerability On/Off
Turret fire On/Off
Minion spawn On/Off
Fast forward game by 30 seconds
Spawn enemy practice dummy
Spawn ally practice dummy
Remove practice dummies
If you click on the down arrow, the second page with functions follows. These functions are particularly interesting if you want to practice in the jungle:
Spawn jungle camps
Spawn jungle plants
Spawn different types of dragons (Cloud Drakes, Mountain Drakes, Infernal Drakes, Ocean Drakes, Elder Drakes)
Additionally, there is a function to reset the entire game and start over. This way, you don’t have to create games with bots repeatedly and select the same champion, but can try new paths or strategies in the same game.
Use this practice tool to try out new champions in the jungle and test various routes with them. With the settings for turrets, you can comfortably farm minions on the lanes and practice last-hitting. If you want to quickly change a build, you don’t have to farm for minutes first, but can add a lot of gold.
Have you tried the practice mode yet? What features should Riot add?
What does Overwatch do on Valentine’s Day? Is there an event for the day of love? A Valentine’s event in Overwatch?
Today is the big day of love, where florists make the most sales – at least for most non-gamers in this world. Valentine’s Day is also an occasion for special in-game events in many games.
Voicelines were even found in the game that would perfectly match a Valentine’s event in Overwatch. Genji and Mercy exchange chocolate – a typical gesture for the day of love.
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No Valentine’s Day event in Overwatch … at least not in 2017
Jeff Kaplan has already stated in the past that, at least for 2017, there is no Valentine’s Day event planned. Easter is also currently not on the agenda, as there are “other events” planned for the future.
The developers of Overwatch don’t just want to cover the “typical” events that are recognized in all other games, but also deviate a bit from the well-known paths.
However, the developers have not yet mentioned concrete plans for which events they have in mind for Overwatch in the future. At the latest in summer, the “Summer Games” could already celebrate a return.
Currently, the “Year of the Roster,” the Year of the Rooster, is still taking place in Overwatch. Those who want to grab the special skins and emotes there must hurry, as the event will end today, on February 14.
The v750 patch of ARK comes to Xbox One today. The patch includes the Valentine’s Day event and probably the Tek Tier as well.
Today, Jeremy Stieglitz announced via Twitter the time for patch v750 for Xbox One in ARK. It will start at 10:00 PM our time. Jeremy Stieglitz is the co-founder and lead designer of the dinosaur survival game – and for a while he has publicly admitted that.
ARK – Xbox One Patch v750 brings Valentine’s event – What about the Tek Tier patch?
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The patch will include the Valentine’s Day event, where you have a chance for chocolate by breeding dinosaurs. Here is our overview of the ARK Valentine’s Event.
We currently assume that this patch will also include the Tek Tier or at least another Tek Tier patch will be released later tonight. However, we cannot be sure whether the Tek Tier patch will actually come today. There has been no official statement from Studio Wildcard on this. No information has been released yet about patch 1.11 for PS4.
In Destiny, a glitch is causing a stir: Titans have access to infinite hammers. The Blade Dancer is also active indefinitely.
A glitch has been circulating on Reddit for a few hours: User Jewboy300 claims that the Sunbreaker can throw hammers endlessly and the Blade Dancer Hunter remains active at all times.
This glitch works in PvE and PvP – although we strongly advise against attempting to imitate it, especially in PvP. Such unfair “tricks” can result in the banhammer not only hovering over you but also striking devastatingly.
Therefore, we will also refrain from providing a detailed step-by-step guide here. You only need a charged super, a sparrow, and the right timing. This way, you can use the super infinitely.
Right now: Combined Arms
Since you need a sparrow for the glitch, you don’t have to worry in most PvP modes about becoming a victim of these wrongdoings. However, a Guardian wrote on Reddit: “RIP Combined Arms.” In this Crucible mode, you play 6v6 with vehicles – so you should better avoid this mode for now.
But as luck would have it, “Combined Arms” has been the featured PvP mode since 10 AM today, since the weekly reset. If you want to grab the Radiant Treasure and the 10 Legendary Marks, you have to venture in there.
The Redditor themselves states that the glitch should only be enjoyed with caution and solely in PvE. They assume that Bungie will bring a fix for it soon. However, it is really fun to run around Destiny with infinite hammers.
Later this evening, a balance patch goes live. This will likely come too early for Bungie to fix this glitch already. So far, we have not received any statement from the developers.
The winter update 1.06 in Battlefield 1 brings map votes, ribbons and new codex entries. We show you in the patch notes for 1.06 what else has changed.
In Battlefield 1 the winter update 1.06 is now live and brings many new contents to players on PC, Xbox One, and PS4. New mechanics and features tested on the CTE (test server) make their way into the game with this patch. From today you can earn new ribbons or vote at the end of a match which map should be played next. We show you the highlights of the winter update that were presented by the Battlefield 1 team in the livestream.
Battlefield 1 winter update patch size
The new Battlefield 1 patch brings new ribbons, elite codex entries, map votes, further features for private servers and increased class ranks. The patch size on PC is approximately 1.5 GB – consoles will likely receive a similarly sized patch .
Ribbons
With the winter update, there will be 20 new ribbons available in Battlefield 1 that you can unlock. Each of these ribbons grants you 300 experience points upon unlocking. These badges cater to various playstyles and, unlike medals, are always active.
You can thus constantly work on unlocking a ribbon without having to select it beforehand. Additionally, there is no limit to how often you can unlock these badges.
In the future, additional ribbons are planned to be added to the game. An overview including requirements for the available badges can be found in your soldier overview in the Battlefield 1 menu. They are divided into the categories vehicles, class, combat, weapon, and squad.
Higher class ranks
For each class, there are now 50 ranks that you can unlock. From originally 10 ranks, this is a significant increase that is also marked with icons and dog tags. At rank 50, additional class flair will be shown on your kill card.
The new dog tags are available in special editions for the different classes.
From rank 0-10, the tags are in the base color
From rank 10-24, the tags are made of bronze
From rank 25-49, the tags are made of silver
Only at rank 50 will there be gold tags
For every 10th class rank you achieve, there is a battlepack as a reward.
Elite codex entries
For the elite codex entries, you need to achieve 500 kills with eight of the main weapons. Once you reach this goal, you unlock the elite codex for that weapon, granting you a nice 25,000 experience points as a reward. Additionally, you unlock the elite version of this weapon. The following weapons qualify for unlocking the elite codex entries:
M1897 Trench Gun
Automatico M1918
Self-loading Rifle M1916
M1907 SL
Rifle M.95
Madsen MG
SMLE MKIII
Benet Mercie
In future updates, more elite codex entries are planned to be integrated into the game.
Map votes
At the end of each game, you can now vote on which map should be played next.
Security for private servers
For the private servers in Battlefield 1, there are security updates and also the option to kick or ban players through an admin menu. Admins can also add a reason for this action when kicking or banning, which will be shown to the affected player.
In For Honor, it is possible to create fancy, creative, and cool emblems. Here you will find tutorials and tips.
In the center, a circle, choose two colors, and add an outer frame. Done. If your emblems look similar to this, you will be surprised what is possible with the emblem editor in For Honor.
There are already numerous tutorials on YouTube that present step-by-step guides for the most extravagant emblems. If you are a fan of Ferrari, you can proudly wear the emblem of this automobile manufacturer in For Honor:
https://youtu.be/CoCXGAI6zfo
If you want a Pokéball as a logo, that is also possible:
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Today, on February 14th, the servers for The Division (PC, PS4, Xbox One) are temporarily down. Massive is fixing issues with server stability. There is something similar to a server maintenance, a server restart.
It seems that the motto among the Division developers currently is: Before Update 1.6 arrives, the servers should run stably.
Server Status for The Division
In the last few days, there have been severe complaints from the community regarding server stability. The lags have been terrible, making the game currently unenjoyable. Last Sunday, Massive already performed a restart of some game servers to tackle this annoying issue.
Today, on February 14th, they will restart the servers once more:
At 11 AM, the servers will go offline. The estimated downtime is 30 minutes, so you can play again around 11:30 AM.
His name? Trash Dove. His purpose? No one really knows. We have delved into the purple Facebook Dove. Where does it come from? What does it mean?
For a few days, doves have suddenly appeared everywhere under our Facebook articles. You have probably encountered it too. Where does the dove come from and why is it suddenly everywhere?
The “Trash Doves” hype originated in Thailand
Trashy Dove has huge eyes, is purple, and originally belongs to a “Facebook Sticker” series. The dove was added to Facebook in January 2017 and has spread like unchecked rabbits. Particularly famous from the sticker series is the dove that shakes its head up and down while looking completely insane.
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The Trash Doves started their viral journey in Thailand. On the Facebook page สัตว์โลกอมตีน (Animals with Feet), a video featuring the head-shaking dove dancing with another famous emoji received 3.7 million views within 5 days.
Trash Doves popular among gamers – Overwatch and Paladins
In the gaming community, the dove has made a huge impact. Edited images featuring the dove are popping up from various games everywhere. Here are two examples.
Bastion from Overwatch usually has a sweet, yellow chirping bird sitting on its shoulder. That was once.
Cassie from Paladins has a proud falcon as her companion, who faithfully explores the area with her. Now she has Trashy Dove.
How to use this meme correctly?
Nowadays, it’s not so easy to use your memes correctly anymore, and the internet police could be lurking behind the next pixel.
Originally, Trashy Dove was used to express discontent. But that is over. We recommend posting the dove randomly everywhere in multiple variations. This seems to be common now. Anyone who masters programs like Photoshop may continue to flood the internet with Trashy Dove edits.
The complete “Trashy Dove” series by Syd Weiler
Where have you encountered the dove and what do you think of it?
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
World of Warcraft is turning into a grindfest with Patch 7.2 – at least for raiders, that’s what they say at Exorsus.
The professional guild Exorsus emerged as the winner of the coveted “World First Kill” of Gul’Dan in the mythic version of The Nighthold. In a long interview, they talked about the success and the thrill when everything finally goes according to plan – but also about the future, where new content not only improves the game. Especially the renewed grind for artifact power raises concerns.
Overall, much too much effort has been necessary to be raid-ready at the highest level. Collecting all the traits of the artifact weapon has been quite a torture even on one character. If you pair that with the necessity to also have luck to get the “right” legendaries, the endeavor of a professional guild with “World First” ambitions borders on madness.
“That was my last raid! … Okay, I’ll join again!”
There is also disappointment about the prospects that the upcoming Patch 7.2 “Tomb of Sargeras” brings.
„It looks like 7.2 will bring many new traits and knowledge levels for the artifact weapon, which means that the grind is coming back. Spending a month or more preparing for this and getting almost nothing back is too much. Almost every new game (not just from Blizzard) gets “a little love” when it comes to events, like tournaments or show matches. (…) Nonetheless, Blizzard gives no attention to the PvE scene, even though it is more popular than Heroes of the Storm or the tournaments of other games.”
Another player added that such a reaction is quite normal:
„After every major part of an expansion, many of our raiders say “OMG, that was my last raid.” But that’s only because they are exhausted after the race. Give them a week or two, and they are ready again to bash more demon heads.”
In For Honor, there is the Faction War, the war of the factions. We summarize all the info about this faction war between knights, samurai, and vikings.
If you have played For Honor, you will have come across the term “Faction War.” This war is meant to reflect the eternal struggle between knights, vikings, and samurai and offers players the chance for fresh rewards and prizes. But what exactly is the war of the factions? What do I need to know about it?
What is the Faction War in For Honor?
The “Faction War” in For Honor is not a standalone game mode that you select and then play a few matches.
Instead, it represents the meta-game: every match you play in any mode contributes to the faction war and determines whether you will belong to the victorious faction or not.
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At the beginning of the game, you need to choose one of the three factions: knights, vikings, samurai. All your future achievements will count for this faction. There are two things to consider:
You can play with heroes from all factions; you are not restricted to this faction by your choice. For example, if you choose samurai as your faction at the beginning, you can still play with all playable characters in the game, such as the raider from the vikings. You still play for the samurai faction.
You can change the faction you initially chose afterwards, but you will not receive rewards in that season. Therefore, it makes sense to change factions only after a faction war season. Simply switching to the leading faction does not earn you any rewards.
The war of the factions is monitored cross-platform (PS4, Xbox One, and PC) and on a global level. This means that every “For Honor” player sees the same map and contributes to the same war.
The territories in the Faction War
The territories of each faction are displayed on the Faction War map. At the beginning, all factions have 20 territories each:
The knights are in the west and are colored yellow.
The vikings are in the north and are colored red.
The samurai are in the east and are colored green.
Over the course of the faction war, these borders change. For example, during the open beta, the knights were the victorious faction, and the map ultimately looked like this:
You can shift the borders and conquer territories using War Assets.
War Assets are awarded after each multiplayer game. The amount of War Assets you receive depends on your personal performance. The better you perform in combat, the more resources you earn for your faction.
In other words: War Assets are points – the more you earn in a match, the better for your faction.
After each match, you can decide whether to allocate your War Assets to defend your own territories or to conquer enemy territories. Just select an area to do this. It must be located on a border.
By the way: If you do not allocate the resources yourself, they will automatically be distributed for the defense of your territories along the border.
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How long does the Faction War last? Seasons and Rounds
In the full version of For Honor, the Faction War is divided into rounds and seasons:
Each round lasts 2 weeks
Each season lasts 10 weeks (which means 5 rounds)
The map is updated every 6 hours.
At the end of a season, the tally is taken: the faction that holds the most territories wins.
The Faction War delivers rewards
If you are a member of the victorious faction, you will receive rewards at the end of the season. These include experience, steel, and exclusive prizes, such as emblems.
The Elder Scrolls Online is a long-lasting title. According to Matt Firor, more than 8.5 million players have purchased the online role-playing game. This number is based on units sold, not just registered accounts.
Typically, online role-playing games start with a big spectacle, and within a short time, hundreds of thousands of players show up to try out the new game. However, after a month, it usually fades, and only the core remains. Some games – like WildStar or The Secret World – continue to decline, until they become barely relevant.
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Other games, like Star Wars: The Old Republic or The Elder Scrolls Online improve over time after initial problems. EA’s Star Wars spectacle mainly due to the great story and ESO due to the magnificent Elder Scrolls feeling, which the team led by Matt Firor (Dark Age of Camelot) gradually incorporated into the game.
According to Firor, over 8.5 million copies of ESO have been sold, according to colleagues from MMORPG. At E3 in June 2016, they were still stating the number as 7 million. According to Firor, the 8,500,000 distribute quite evenly across PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
This does not mean, of course, that 8.5 million people are currently roaming Tamriel, but it is nevertheless an impressive number. Especially since ESO is a Buy2Play game that players can return to without any costs.
Even More Success Thanks to Morrowind?
Sales figures may still rise when the first major addon Morrowind is released. It also includes the base game, and new players can jump right into the new region Vvardenfell.
Are you among the 8.5 million people who purchased ESO and are still playing it? Let us know in the comments!
In Destiny, today, on February 14th, is the weekly reset, the Weekly Reset. Let’s take a look at the new Nightfall and other activities.
For today’s Valentine’s Day, Bungie is gifting Guardians a weapon balance patch. This goes live tonight around 7 PM. We have summarized all the information in this article about Update 2.5.0.2 .
The Valentine’s Day event from last year, the Crimson Days, will not take place this year, by the way. Bungie announced this weeks ago. Instead, a content update will come in spring, about which very little is currently known – namely nothing.
Now let’s look at what the new week brings. It’s the weekly reset.
Nightfall on February 14th on PS4 and Xbox One
This week the Nightfall is Brothers in Arms.
The modifiers are:
Epic
Small Arms: Primary weapon damage is favored.
Fresh Troops: Some enemies come with reinforcements.
Grounded: Enemy shields are resistant to unequal elemental damage.
Aerial: You deal more damage while in the air.
In the heroic SIVA Crisis strike playlist the modifiers are Heroic, Solar Infusion, Specialist, Exposed.
The “Iron Lord” artifacts for the reset
Tyra Karn awaits you in the Iron Temple with a selection of “Iron Lord” artifacts. This week she has the following:
The Future War Cult and Dead Orbit want Relic Iron.
The New Monarchy wants Spinmetal.
Raid Challenge on February 14th
The raid “Wrath of the Machine” features two bosses that alternate weekly to challenge the Guardians. This time it is again the final boss: Aksis is his name. How you must defeat Aksis to get the extra loot, you can read here.
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Lord Shaxx wants to see your skills in Rift matches. Commander Zavala has the bounties Strike Elite, Sunrise, and Cleanup (150 enemy kills with the fireteam per strike).
