Riders of Icarus offers you a very special Valentine’s Day event. You can win a date with a real Game Master! To do this, you have to give it your all and win the heart of your favorite GMs.
The Game Masters of Riders of Icarus are working tirelessly for you, ensuring the smooth running of the game and addressing players’ concerns. Whenever a poor hero is stuck somewhere or being teased by evil trolls, the brave GMs are there to help. But as soon as the problem is solved, the helpful beings disappear again, leaving some players in awe, sighing, “When will I see you again, GM?”
Zinyden loves anime, Japanese curry and prefers to ride through the Icarus world on a red Inferno fox.
Win the hearts of the Game Masters!
For Valentine’s Day, some MMORPGs come up with fun and cheeky events, but Riders of Icarus has the coolest version of Valentine’s Day so far. Instead of winning some pink items or throwing roses, you can actually get a romantic date in this mount MMO.
Aaaronjohn is a brave tank and therefore very loyal. He also loves rice cakes.
And not with just any random players, but with the aforementioned GMs of the game! In the forum of Riders of Icarus, the GMs have started a campaign. From February 2nd to February 13th, you can try to impress the GMs enough for them to grant you a date. For players in Europe, the dates would take place between 8:00 PM and 3:00 AM (CET) on February 16th.
Romantic loot farming in the moonlight!
Each date lasts one hour, and what you do with the GM is up to you. Possible suggestions could include chatting, a romantic gondola ride, photo shoots, or even a speedrun in God Mode through endgame areas to farm items. A list of the GMs can be found in the forum of Riders of Icarus in the sources section.
Cuddlewings would go to war for tacos and sushi! Would you like to accompany her?
If you want a date, you need to impress the corresponding GM sufficiently, for example with a poem, funny photos, handmade drawings, and much more. The profiles of the GMs will give you tips on what he or she likes. Good luck with your romantic endeavors!
However, the story has already become public. A Russian fan site has published it. We already know most of the information about Morrowind from the article. We have also spoken with the developers in the USA.
Some information, however, is new. Especially, there are many new screenshots from Morrowind.
The Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind: God Emperor and Zorro Masks
New or important information in the article:
The Elder Scrolls Online now has 7 million players
In Morrowind, there will be a quest involving a deceitful Khajit that will make you a Skooma Drug Lord
There are said to be 5 houses and a sixth secret house that wield power in Vvardenfell – The Telvanni remain to themselves, the Redoran follow virtues such as duty and piety, the Dres focus on agriculture.
New players can start in Vvardenfell without ever having set foot in the old zones – there is also a new tutorial
The main story revolves around Vivec, one of the three god-kings of Morrowind. As he becomes ill and sicker, the Red Mountain begins to rumble and threatens to erupt and destroy the city
Morrowind is said to offer 30 hours of gameplay content
The story is quite serious, dealing with the dangerous politics of the Dark Elf houses, but there is also time for fun and lighter matters
Players are said to be able to loot a superhero-style outfit after completing a quest line that resembles Zorro
A boss in the “Clockwork City” raid is named “The Janitor” and requires a lot of agility from the players – the raid is described as “Dwemer Wonderland”
We have brought you much more information about Morrowind here from the USA:
It’s going to be romantically sweet in ARK Survival Evolved: Dinos surprise you with chocolate for the Day of Love. The ARK Valentines Event 2017.
With the Dinos, it gets romantic for Valentine’s Day and you will receive special rewards during mating.
ARK Valentines Event 2017: Chocolate, new hairstyles, and mating joys
Studio Wildcard wants to celebrate love with you and offers the following heartfelt extras.
Dinos have a 5% chance to drop a chocolate box when they mate. Chocolate will restore full health or improve a Dino’s taming bar by 50%.
Male and female characters can unlock new facial and hair options. These can be found in “Craftable Items”.
New Heart Emote to unlock
If you launch a server with “vday”, you will receive: 2x Mateboost Range, 3x Mating Speed/Mating Recovery, 3x Baby/Egg Maturation Speed, 1/3rd Baby Food Consumption
The event starts on February 12th on PC and on February 14th on PS4 and Xbox One.
All platforms receive an Evolution Event perk
Players across all platforms, including PC, PS4, and Xbox One, will receive an Evolution Event perk throughout the weekend. This is already live and will last until Monday, February 13th, 6:00 PM. You will receive:
1. 5x Harvesting Rate
1. 5x Taming Rate
1. 5x EXP Rate
So dear survivors: Go out into the world and mate your Dinos. – Maybe there will be chocolate.
With the upcoming adventure module “The Cloaked Ascendancy”, the battle “Gambit of the Illusionist” will be introduced in the MMORPG Neverwinter, offering some unique features.
Deep in the sewers of the city of Neverwinter, a mysterious wizard conducts secret experiments, and Lord Neverember sends you there to find out what the sorcerer is up to. In this new adventure, you’ll need to be prepared for anything, as each run is different. Several random events make this encounter a true challenge.
Everything changes
On your way through the sewers, for example, the ground might suddenly break open, or you might encounter enemies that explode. Sometimes, you could even be transformed into a chicken. This way, there is plenty of variety.
The enemies you encounter are also randomly generated. So in one run, you might face Illusory Tayaner fighting alongside Illusory Barbarians. Another time, you might encounter Illusory Orcs and victims of the Spellplague. Even during battles, more enemies can suddenly appear—even a massive dragon!
A great challenge
The developers of Neverwinter are eager to find out how you will respond to these ever-changing challenges. Additionally, some “Easter Eggs” are hidden that you should find.
The battle “Gambit of the Illusionist” will be released with the adventure module “The Cloaked Ascendancy” for the MMORPG Neverwinter. However, it is already playable on the test server. The developers hope for a lot of constructive feedback to make this challenge a very special gaming experience.
In Destiny , the story of a retiree is making the rounds and touching the hearts of fans, including those at Bungie.
Twitch streamer Lucent_Beam sometimes takes a newbie under her wing during her streams, invites him to a raid, chats with him, and spends time together. In one of her recent streams, she picked up someone very special whose story is now moving Bungie and the hearts of fans.
During the conversation, it turned out that the supposed newbie was a retiree who plays Destiny very differently than most of us, who inform ourselves about the game in forums, googling for guides and hints.
Destiny: This story touches thousands
The newbie shared his story during the stream:
He is a retiree
He has spent 600 hours in Destiny, has 3 characters at 380, 376, and 371
But he has never done a Nightfall strike or completed a raid with them. He has never looked anything up online or checked anything.
Destiny without Googling – is that even possible?
Normally, he plays solo. Recently, however, he has searched for a microphone and made friends with another older gentleman. He told him how infusion works. That was a big step forward.
He prefers to play with auto rifles, which he can also handle when his hands tremble. His favorite exotic is Dragon’s Breath, because it leaves such a beautiful trail of flames while he aims at his main target
The puzzle of the Strange Receiver solved alone – took hours
He thinks of Xur as a nasty guy because he bought Legacy Engrams from him for a long time and never got a current exotic out of it.
He has been in the Crucible 12 times. He enjoyed the matches, but he feels like he is only serving as bait, drawing enemy fire.
In the end, the man said: “Yes, the game has actually saved my life. My wife passed away in Christmas 2014. My son 9 months later. I am raising my 11-year-old granddaughter; no one else from my family is left. I am retired, but the game keeps my mind sharp. I mean, I feel like I’m living here. I have vivid dreams of being here. They are really exciting. I have the most exciting time of my life when I am here.”
On Reddit, the story of the man whom Destiny gives so much has already received over 5,000 upvotes. Bungie also shared the story on their Facebook page.
Yes, people over 50 also play video games. And for many of them, this second world means a lot:
An MMORPG is not just a playground where you level up your hero; the game world plays a crucial role in how “at home” a player feels.
The newly released trailer for the upcoming dungeon crawler The Bard’s Tale 4 got me thinking. Normally, I rush into a dungeon in an RPG and take down the enemies that stand in my way. It doesn’t matter whether I am playing alone or in an MMORPG with friends. Monsters are cannon fodder. They give me EXP and items.
Enemies with their own personality
In the trailer for The Bard’s Tale 4, however, the creatures serve another purpose. They fill the game world with life and a credibility that is simply lacking in many games. For example, you see how the party sneaks past a horde of enemies that are currently busy with some excavations in an ancient ruin. They converse and argue. Shortly thereafter, a monster scurries past an intersection.
Shortly after, an ambush occurs. Yet even during this fight, the enemies bicker amongst themselves, insult each other when things go wrong, and wonder about a shadow that disappears into one of the hallways.
These interactions between the enemies and also between the enemies and the player group create an atmosphere that few games offer. It feels like you are dealing with living beings that have a real purpose in the game world, far beyond being cannon fodder. You almost feel pity for the creatures you have to kill in combat.
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This leads to a credible world and situations that simply linger in memory. Just defeating a horde of goblins over and over again in one place in a dungeon might be nice, but that situation is unlikely to stay in any player’s memory.
It’s indeed regular situations that one goes through, everyday life. Enemies having conversations, insulting each other, panicking, and pleading for mercy. Those are the things that stick in one’s mind. Highlights that define a game and that one fondly remembers.
A game can actually only benefit from such a credible world. Such situations are difficult to implement in MMORPGs, but definitely feasible in instances. A lively world with a believable population, where even monsters acquire real significance and personalities, is something I wish would happen more often – even in an MMORPG, and even if it means that enemies are no longer just cannon fodder for grinding.
Maybe we will see more of such credible game worlds in the future, even in MMORPGs.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Azeroth’s fate in Legion is dark. But we are already looking to the future, as the game provides early hints about how the next addon of World of Warcraft will unfold.
From the game files of patch 7.2, many hints about the future of World of Warcraft can be drawn. Last night, I gathered all the clues I know and thought about what could happen in WoW when the Legion comes to an end.
The path seems relatively clear: N’Zoth or the old gods corrupt Azeroth while we are distracted on Argus. But let me elaborate on that a bit…
Malfurion’s Concern in the Emerald Nightmare
I have noticed that I – for some reason – hear significantly more dialogues and announcements from NPCs when I am in LFR of a dungeon. Certain lines from Malfurion I have never heard in normal or heroic Emerald Nightmare, but in LFR I have. Especially important is a sentence from Malfurion that is spoken after defeating Il’gynoth. He says:
“I hope we can defeat the Legion before the black army rises from the depths.”
This reveals an incredible amount. Malfurion is not worried about the Emerald Dream – we are cleansing it at this moment. The Legion also seems to be secondary to him, almost like a distraction. What truly concerns him is the “black army from the depths”.
In the Warcraft universe, I only know of one army that fits this description: the Black Empire. The forces of the old gods.
Astromancer Etraeus has already seen the Corruption of Azeroth
An important point is also the boss Astromancer Etraeus from the Nighthold. This boss clearly shows where the story of our world is heading. During the fight, the backdrop of the observatory changes multiple times. Two backgrounds are particularly crucial. In the 3rd phase of the fight, we see a felgreen planet that has completely succumbed to the demons – presumably Argus.
Even more exciting is the 4th phase. There we see a world overgrown with purple mists and tentacles – typical of the old gods.
Now one must only ask: What does an Astromancer do? They search the stars for answers about the future and want to predict it.
When one also considers that the Nightborne are masters of time manipulation, it is easy to see that Etraeus shows us our future – first the fight on Argus in patch 7.3 and then the return to Azeroth, corrupted by N’zoth.
The New Sayings of Xal’atath
Throughout patch 7.2, players can upgrade their artifact weapons – including shadow priests. Their blade Xal’atath is particularly intertwined with the old gods, as it is a piece of them. Xal’atath becomes notably more aggressive in the upcoming update, her whispers more demanding.
“This land has experienced so much turmoil. The shattering, the cataclysm, the scouring… you have no idea.”
It is (as far as I know) the first time that we hear about the scouring as a process that has massively altered the land. Was Azeroth more or less hollowed out and filled with the energy of the old gods? That would fit, as Il’gynoth already revealed to us: “Your heart is a crater and we filled it.”
“You were a good choice. No other bearer has slaughtered across a continent like you have. I admire your… perseverance.”
What perseverance do you admire, Xal’atath? My perseverance to fulfill your desires? Or my perseverance to resist your whispers? Whose enemies are we actually defeating the whole time – those of Azeroth or those of the Old Gods? After all, the demons are actually the opponents of the Old Gods. The enemy of my enemy is my friend – until I can overcome this “friend”.
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“This small fight is nothing more than a distraction. The real fight is approaching, for soon the cycle will be complete.”
This “cycle” has been mentioned several times before. What exactly is meant by that remains to be seen. It could refer to the fight against the Legion, but the “death of the planet” would also be a possibility. For Xal’atath continues:
“I can feel your world’s pulse quickening. Soon, everything will be soaked in its blood.”
I even go so far as to assert that it is likely that the “story shadow priest” bears a significant share of the blame for Azeroth falling to the old gods. But Xal’atath also has a perfect excuse to deflect blame:
“Your allies see me as a bad influence. But all I ever did was to help you progress along the path you have chosen.”
Of course, Xal’atath. Of course.
Magni – The Servant of the Old Gods?
Magni “The Speaker” – but… who is he actually speaking for? Wouldn’t “The Speaker of Azeroth” be a more fitting title… if it were true?
Patch 7.2 brings some new dialogues for Magni Bronzebeard. We remember: the good dwarf was transformed into diamond, woke up at some point, and since then considers himself the “Speaker of Azeroth” – because the planet lady speaks to him (Of course she does, right?).
Back then, we had the theory that it is not Azeroth that speaks to him – but N’Zoth or the other Old Gods that have corrupted Azeroth. This is supported by the words of Il’gynoth, who says in his sentences:
“The King of Diamonds has been made into a servant.”
“From the earth he draws his power. Our earth. Our power.”
“The surface shines bright and masks the shadows that lie beneath.”
Whoever listens to the voice lines of Magni in patch 7.2 cannot help but find the dwarf a little fanatical. He sounds a bit too motivated about being the speaker of “Azeroth” – doesn’t he? Listen closely at minute 1:44. Sure, that could just be a typically over-motivated dwarf – or the ramblings of a madman.
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“You are contending with the voice of the planet. THE PLANET!”
The End of the Legion – the Era of the Void
Honestly, by the end of this text, I feel like a chemtrail conspiracy theorist looking for breadcrumbs to somehow validate my own story – yet I’m relatively satisfied with the result. Xal’atath will likely be proven right…
I am also quite sure that patch 7.3 will be the last “big” patch of Legion. Everything afterwards will have the Legion as a lesser concern and will focus more on what has become of Azeroth in the meantime.
What might such a “new addon” look like? No idea. I somehow doubt that Blizzard will make a “second Cataclysm” and overhaul the entire old world. Though it could be possible that certain areas simply receive a new, changed “phase”. Perhaps it also goes down to the Black City of Ny’alotha, the Empire of the Old Gods.
By the way, Azshara would also fit wonderfully into this construct, as she serves the old gods – as one always sees creatures of the Void at the sides of the Naga. One can be curious.
Negative behavior, account sharing and boosting are reasons why 16 pros have now been banned from LoL .
In online games like League of Legends, there are rules that players must adhere to. Professionals are not exempt from these rules, as 16 players from the Oceanic Challenger Series have now experienced. The bans range from two weeks to the exclusion from the entire 2017 season. The affected teams now have to restructure.
40% of pro players banned
Currently, there are eight teams in the Oceanic Challenger Series. With 16 bans, almost half of the players have been punished for various rule violations.
The Australian team SIN Academy is particularly affected by these penalties. Three players from the team have been banned for the remainder of the first segment of the season. To ensure these teams do not exit without a fight, Riot confirmed they are working with the teams to continue participating in the OCS.
Ten players have been banned for “boosting“. This involves accounts that are not yet very high in rank being played by professionals to improve their ranking.
This way, good players can quickly earn some money by playing League of Legends or other competitive games. Many professional players invest so much time in the game that they do not have time to earn money with “normal” jobs.
Therefore, some players offer their skills for boosting purposes and sell them to other players in the community.
For toxic behavior such as trolling, flaming, harassing, and threatening, three players have been banned for two competitive weeks each. You can find the penalties listed on the official website of LoL-eSports-Oceanic: 16 player bans on oce.LoLeSports.com
An insider source has released information about Destiny 2. Bungie is reportedly required to deliver in 2017, otherwise shares will go to Activision.
In the past, the US site Kotaku stood out with insider information about Destiny. They were able to provide insights behind Bungie’s closed doors several times. They apparently have insider sources that they can tap into regularly. This time, there was news.
Insider says: Destiny 2 must be released in 2017, otherwise Bungie will lose a lot of shares to Activision
On the day of the earnings call, Kotaku reported from insider sources that Bungie is forced to release Destiny 2 in 2017. If they do not, a clause in the contract with Activision would come into effect, and large parts of Bungie would go to the publisher. This was learned from two sources.
The implication is clear: Destiny 2 could become a necessary release, whether it is finished or not. The financial pressure is simply huge.
Bungie says: No
Then something rare happened. Bungie responded. Previous “insider information” from Kotaku was always left uncommented.
Bungie contradicted the statement. Bungie says: There is no scenario in which parts of Bungie will fall to anyone else.
Kotaku explains that they heard this from two different sources, both internally from Bungie and externally, but they apologize for the information and say: We believe Bungie.
Kotaku insists, however, that it is extremely important for Bungie for financial reasons to release Destiny 2 in 2017, as bonuses for Bungie employees are tied to the game release. The financial pressure is therefore present.
More Insider Information about Destiny 2
More information that Kotaku claims to have heard from insider sources:
Bungie does not want to provide advance information about Destiny 2 because they ran into trouble with Destiny and promised features and content that did not make it into the game – therefore they want to remain very quiet, information will only be available relatively shortly before launch.
A lot of people are working on Destiny 2 – at least three other Activision studios alongside Bungie
In these minutes, the update 1.09 has been applied to ARK Survival Evolved on PlayStation 4. This is an out-of-cycle patch and does not bring major balance changes or anything new.
The developers announce on Twitter:
The patch reduces some crashes through crash fixes
And it is a massive improvement to the memory issues
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Update: 1.09 caused problems with players’ dedicated servers. Therefore, Studio Wildcard released patch 1.10 for PS4 on the night from Friday to Saturday in our time. This patch solved those problems and was released around midnight.
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New game content arrives on Tuesday with 1.11 for PS4 and Xbox One
With the “big update” for ARK Survival Evolved on PS4 and Xbox One, we can expect it on Tuesday, February 14. Then the Tek Tier Patch will be released, which has been live on PC for 10 days. It will likely be called 1.11 on PS4.
Would microtransactions be a way to save Diablo 3, or are you against such a payment model?
Blizzard’s hack and slash Diablo 3 currently faces challenges among parts of the community. Common criticisms associated with the game include a boring endgame or lack of creativity in new content. As a current example, Blizzard recently introduced the Primal Ancients, which received so much negative feedback that the developers are now planning major changes to these.
Micro-payments could help the game by investing the revenue from these purchases into game development. But is that a realistic option?
Better development through additional sales
Apparently some players are willing to make small in-game purchases to improve the game. On the Diablo subreddit, user Paladinwtf_ suggested that the Diablo 3 team should start selling cosmetic add-ons to fund better development. Examples of these micro-payments mentioned by the user include:
Special dyes
Glowing auras
Cool transmogrification sets
New wings
Of course, the in-game purchases should not grant advantages over other players (Pay 2 Win), but rather be of a cosmetic nature. “Sell me something so that I can give you (Blizzard) money to make the game better instead of relying on sales of the actual game,” demands Paladinwtf_ in his post.
Perhaps the Necromancer DLC in Diablo 3 paves the way for such in-game purchases if both the community and Blizzard are satisfied with the results of the DLC.
Improve Diablo 3 – or release Diablo 4?
A discussion point on this topic is whether the earned money through microtransactions should be invested into improving Diablo 3 or into the development of Diablo 4. Reddit user Shadic writes that he would prefer if resources were funneled into Diablo 4. In his opinion, Diablo 3 is beyond saving. The sooner Blizzard would start working on a new game, the better.
Whether a potential fourth part of the Diablo series would indeed bring about a major change is hard to say at present. The developers probably have more freedom if they create a game from scratch rather than being bound to the structures of an existing game.
What do you think about this topic? Would a payment model be a way to improve Diablo 3? Or should the money from these purchases go straight into the development of Diablo 4?
The new god of SMITE seems somehow familiar – but no, Kuzenbo was not stolen from Mario.
The creators of SMITE hardly take a break and are already bringing the next god into the gods’ MOBA. This time a Guardian is on the agenda, who does not truly belong to the Japanese “pantheon of gods”, but still corresponds to Japanese mythology: Kuzenbo.
Kuzenbo belongs to the demonic species of Kappa, a kind of mixture of lizards and turtles that come from the sea and drag their victims into the depths of the ocean. They carry a bowl on their heads filled with water that represents their power – those who wanted to defeat a Kappa bowed to it out of politeness. If the Kappa reciprocated this gesture, it spilled its water, losing a large part of its power.
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The mightiest of all Kappa is Kuzenbo. Let’s take a brief look at his abilities.
The Water Bowl is his passive ability. Whenever he takes 2% of his HP as damage, he gains a stack of 1.5% damage reduction, stackable up to 10 times for 10 seconds. Interrupting effects cause him to lose half of these stacks.
NeNe Kappa is his first ability, where Kuzenbo fires a smaller Kappa in a straight line, which can bounce off walls up to 2 times and can travel a maximum distance of 70 meters. If an enemy god is hit, the NeNe Kappa breaks out of its shell and attacks that god.
With Shell Spikes, Kuzenbo reflects a portion of the damage taken back onto the attacker. Any damage taken during this ability reduces the cooldown of NeNe Kappa.
With Sumo Slap, Kuzenbo charges forward, hitting the first enemy god and pushing it further ahead. The first target is silenced and takes damage when colliding with other gods (who also take damage) or if he is pushed against a wall.
The Ultimate Watery Grave lets Kuzenbo withdraw into his shell and spin wildly. He gains increased movement speed and deals damage to all nearby targets while pushing enemies back every second. Only the first push deals full damage.
With Kuzenbo, the Japanese team is now set up in such a way that there is at least one of each type of god – so a Guardian, Mage, Hunter, and Warrior. Anyone who wants can now chase away their enemies with a complete Japan team.
As a side note: the “Kappa” are, by the way, the same creatures that Bowser and the Koopas in Mario are based on.
Kuzenbo is currently still on the test server. If there are no major issues, he will be released for the PC version of SMITE during the next week.
In The Division, today, on February 11th, is the vendor reset. Where is it worth making a purchase?
The PTS phase is now over, the next step in The Division will be the release of 1.6 and “Last Stand”. Since this update will not introduce a new world rank and 256 will remain the maximum gear score, you can still use your current weapons and armor for future adventures.
As well as the items that are available with the vendors this week. Where should you invest your currencies?
Weapons
Advanced Weapons Vendor at the Base: He always has Pakhan, Cassidy, and Centurion available. This week, the damage roll of the Cassidy is high. You will also find a G36 – Military version with good talents. Additionally, a SASG-12 K with Malevolent, Talented, and Capable. Also, a Classic M60 with Capable, Reckless, and Boastful.
Special Equipment Vendor at the Terminal:AUG A3 Para XS with Malevolent, Bitter, and Malicious. Also FAMAS with good damage roll and Reckless, Unyielding, and Talented. Additionally, SCAR-H Military version with Malevolent, Prepared, and Talented.
Weapons Vendor in DZ03:M45A1 with Painful.
DZ West 46th:Infantry MG5 with Malevolent, Brutal, and Determined.
Armor Pieces
DZ Vendor at the Base: High-end chest piece with Robust
Special Equipment Vendor at the Terminal: High-end chest piece with Hasty, Predator’s chest piece, high-end knee pads with Fulfilled
Camp Hudson: High-end mask with Rehabilitated
Vendor in DZ06: FireCrest gloves
Vendor in DZ02: High-end mask with Refreshed
Mods
Special Equipment Vendor at the Terminal: Stamina Mod
“The Cavern” Safehouse: Electronics Mod
DZ West 34th: Performance Mod
“The Crypt” Safehouse: Extended Magazine with Mag Size, Critical Hit Damage, and Critical Hit Chance
DZ05: Vertical Grip with Optimal Range, Reload Speed, and Precision.
DZ East 40th: PRO Red Dot Sight with Critical Hit Damage, Precision, and Stability
In a few days, the winter update for Battlefield 1 will be released. These changes could be brought into the game by the patch.
There will be the next patch for Battlefield 1 this month. It’s about time, as the name “winter update” barely fits the current season. So far, players have speculated when this update would be released and what changes the developers have planned.
It has now been announced that the winter update for Battlefield 1 will be released on February 14, 2017, coinciding with Valentine’s Day.
Winter update changes in Battlefield 1
However, the developers have not yet disclosed specific details about the changes in the update. You can already gather first impressions on February 13, as DICE LA will broadcast a first look livestream on the Twitch and YouTube channels of Battlefield. (Twitch.TV/battlefield / Youtube.com/Battlefield)
In the stream, new features, changes, and improvements will be presented. Some of these have already been tested in the CTE and are now making their way into the game. As previously mentioned, the developers have not provided exact details about these changes. However, various features are possible that have already been tested on the test servers. These include:
Ribbons
Ribbons can be collected during gameplay. There are initially 20 different ribbons to collect, each granting you 500 XP. They have been designed to reward team play and objective play.
Elite Codex Entry
There are elite codex entries for eight of the available primary weapons in the game. To unlock them, you just need to make 500 more kills per weapon. As a reward, you will receive not only an Elite Codex but also 25,000 bonus experience.
Increased Class Ranks
The highest rank of a class will soon be 50. As a reward, you will receive a nice kill card in the style of the corresponding class.
Vote Map
After a match, you can vote on which map should be played next. You will have two maps to choose from, which consist of random maps from the server’s map rotation. This voting takes place during the victory screen and therefore does not require any additional time between rounds.
Vehicle Spawn
Vehicles are now not present in the game from the start but will spawn only when the round starts. This is intended to make the vehicle choice fairer.
Keep in mind that these are changes in the CTE that could be part of the winter update on February 14. These are not confirmed changes by the developers. What exactly will change with the update will be revealed during the Battlefield 1 stream on February 13.
Crafting and the recipes are vital in Conan Exiles. But only those who know what resources they need can plan sensibly and effectively build their little empire in the wasteland. Read here what you need for each recipe in crafting.
If you consider yourself too refined for hard manual labor in Conan Exiles, you might as well volunteer to get yourself nailed to the cross. Because only those who swing their calloused barbarian hands to chop wood, break stones, and forge iron will survive in the long run in the wasteland and can dominate their fellow players, offer to their gods at fancy altars and abuse and enslave their slaves. But how do you craft what in Conan Exiles? We will explain it to you!
Conan Exiles Crafting – Furnace, Workbench, Battle Axe – How to craft all recipes!
To keep track in the barbarian hardware store, we have organized here all known recipes according to the respective crafting objects. Therefore, you will find all metal weapons, for example, at the respective blacksmith workbenches. We start our lists with an enumeration of all crafting workbenches. We have indicated both the German and English formulations.
While the campfire is suitable for roasting meat and preparing the disgusting gruel of the slaves, the furnace is used for burning bricks or melting metal.
Campfire (Campfire)
Required Materials
Gruel (Gruel)
1 Seed (Seed), 5 Plant Fibers (Plant-Fibers)
Furnace (Furnace)
Required Materials
Iron bar (Iron bar)
Coal/Wood + 2 Ironstones (Ironstone)
Brick (Brick)
Coal/Wood + 2 Stones (Stone)
Steel Bar (Steel Bar)
Coal/Wood + Steel Fire (Steel Fire) + 5 Iron Bars (Iron Bars)
Hardened Brick (Hardened Brick)
Coal/Wood + Brick (Brick) + Stone Consolidant (Stone Consolidant)
The Blacksmith
At the blacksmith benches, you hammer weapons together. First, you make iron equipment, later you can also forge powerful steel.
Blacksmith’s Bench Tier II (Blacksmith’s Bench Tier II)
These crafting stations allow you to work wood, tan leather, and create alchemical substances. Incidentally, during tanning, the tar required for steel production is produced as a byproduct!
At the armorers benches, you craft armors from cloth, leather, iron, and even steel. This way, you are ultimately protected against the dangers of the wasteland.
A launch trailer for the action online game For Honor has now been released. Apparently too soon.
It seems like something went wrong again: the launch trailer for For Honor was mistakenly released too early. It has already disappeared from the official version.
The second video from the left on the Ubisoft US YouTube channel has already disappeared. We still have it.
However, there are already mirrors of the launch trailer circulating among YouTubers. Deleting such a trailer from the net is like trying to push the toothpaste back into the tube.
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Another video has also been released by Ubisoft US. However, this is official and it seems that it was planned and left online. Perhaps they accidentally released the launch trailer when they actually only wanted to publish this video on progression and customization. Who knows?
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We do not know how long the video of the launch trailer for For Honor will stay online or if Ubisoft will take it down as well. So… you’d better watch it quickly.
More information about For Honor – the open beta is currently running – can be found here:
The Overwatch heroine D.Va remains a symbol for women’s rights in South Korea. Female players, in particular, face significant challenges there.
Recently, we reported that D.Va and her rabbit were an important symbol at the “Women’s March”. But the movement goes even further. The group “For D.Va”, also known as the “National D.Va Association” in South Korea, utilizes the Overwatch heroine as a mascot. The group originally started as a protest against South Korea’s president, Park Geun-hye, who wanted to downplay criticism by stating that “she is just a woman,” while being deeply embroiled in various corruption scandals.
However, even after the president’s suspension, “For D.Va” continues to exist to promote gender equality in the gaming scene – with D.Va as a symbol.
Kotaku contacted one of the members and asked many questions about the movement and the perception of women in the national and international gaming scene.
“We just want people to treat women as equal human beings in the gaming scene so that we are not continuously insulted or sexually harassed while playing games.”
Especially in South Korea, the country that has produced so many great players, the discrimination against women in this area is particularly high.
We reported on the case of the young player Geguri, who was so good at handling Zarya that she was accused of cheating and hacking. Even after Blizzard cleared her, the pressure continued to mount. Ultimately, she felt compelled to publicly demonstrate her skills. She managed to do so, although she ended up crying from the weight and pressure.
“It has almost become routine for female players to be harassed in chat, especially with sexual insults like ‘slut’ or ‘whore’. The thought is widespread in Korea that women cannot play games, and if they have a high rank, it must have been achieved through hacks or because they flirted with men.”
How male players interact with D.Va in the game also reveals a lot about how they think about women. “For example, D.Va’s skin for the Year of the Rooster – a traditional Hanbok design – causes many men to constantly look under D.Va’s skirt as a humiliation tactic against their opponents.”
The Blood Moon event in League of Legends (LoL) brings a new game mode and cosmetic changes to the game.
On this and next weekend, you can participate in the Blood Moon Hunt in League of Legends. This game mode is part of the Blood Moon event that started today in League of Legends. A teaser pointed out the event, new skins, and a new design for the Summoner’s Rift map a few days ago.
LoL Bloodmoon Event
“There is no doubt about the cult of the Blood Moon. The sky demands a blood sacrifice, and the cultists will use the night to kill anyone foolish enough to show themselves under its ominous visage.” – With these words, the LoL team prepares the players for the current in-game event.
Duration: From February 10 to 14 and from February 17 to 21, you can start the game mode “The Blood Moon Hunt“. In this mode, you will play, as usual, 5 against 5. Hunters will sneak through the night trying to appease the Blood Moon by hunting demons, ghosts, and anyone else.
Due to the curse of the Blood Moon, there are no defensive items available in this game mode. Additionally, only the 20 most diabolical champions of the game are available, ten of which are in the current free champion rotation.
At night, you will find demons and ghosts on the map. The demon herald replaces the herald of the Rift and the dragon. Each blood frenzy triggered by killing champions and ghosts grants the demon’s mark. With this mark, you will become invisible and can hunt your opponents!
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Objective: Both teams earn points each time the demon herald, roaming ghosts, or other players are defeated. The team that first reaches 350 points wins the match.
LoL Blood Moon Skins
For this event, there are four champion skins in the Blood Moon style. Each champion Jhin, Diana, Twisted Fate, and Talon gets one skin. You can purchase these skins for 1350 RP per skin in the store in League of Legends.
Additionally, there are summoner icons in the style of the various new Blood Moon skins available in the shop. These icons cost 250 RP. For Influence Points, there is the “Rising Blood Moon” icon, which is available for 1500 IP in the shop at certain times. An eye skin must not be missing at such an event, which is why Riot presents you with the blood demon eye skin, which costs 640 RP. The skins and icons are also available in special bundles that you can find in the shop.
Have you played the Blood Moon Hunt yet? How do you like the mode?
In the MMO shooter Destiny, the Trials of Osiris are starting today, on February 10th. On which map will the Trials take place?
Today marks the start of the last Trials of Osiris, which take place with the current meta. For months, special weapons have dominated, especially shotguns like the Matador 64.
The Trials begin today at 6 PM. They will run throughout the weekend until the next weekly reset on Tuesday at 10 AM. These Trials of Osiris will be played on the map Base Delphi.
What are the Trials of Osiris?
In the Trials, you engage in PvP battles in the “Elimination” mode. You compete in three-player teams and try to fill your points card with victories. If the opposing team is completely defeated, you win a round. Fallen team members can be revived. It’s not only about strong equipment, but also about communication among the Guardians. A good knowledge of the map is advantageous.
With 5 and 7 victories, there are random rewards from the loot pool of Osiris. Additionally, you should keep an eye on Brother Vance’s bounties for extra rewards. If you are on top form, you can reach Mercury with a “flawless” ticket and loot the chest with fine loot there.
On March 7, Ghost Recon Wildlands will be released for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. However, there will be an open beta where players can get an impression of the tactical shooter with a focus on co-op. You can check if your PC is strong enough for the game by looking at the system requirements for Ghost Recon Wildlands:
System Requirements PC – Ghost Recon Wildlands
The official system requirements for Wildlands have now been announced on the Nvidia website.
Minimum requirements for Ghost Recon Wildlands:
Operating System: MS Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit only)
Peripheral: Windows-compatible keyboard and mouse required, optional controller
With these requirements, the game appeals to a wide range of players, as the specifications are low for a current open-world game. At least “average systems” can manage and do not have to switch to extra-low details.
During the closed beta of Ghost Recon Wildlands, however, the performance of the game was not convincing. Many players reported FPS issues and stutters, even though their system exceeded the game’s requirements. Whether the performance has improved by the next testing phase remains to be seen.
Is your system strong enough for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands?
