The open beta of Ghost Recon Wildlands is not running as smoothly as desired. Many players are struggling with connection issues.
Today, the open beta of the tactical shooter Ghost Recon Wildlands started. However, this test phase has not started as well as players hoped. Currently, users on PS4, Xbox One, and PC are facing connection issues to the Ubisoft servers. The error message indicates that users should visit the beta portal for more information about the problems.
Ghost Recon Wildlands Beta Portal
Many users are complaining on Reddit, Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks about issues with the Ghost Recon Wildlands servers. The error appears upon connection attempts:
“Error, Unable to connect to the Ghost Recon Wildlands servers. Check out www.ghostrecon.com/betaportal for more information about the server status and scheduled downtime.” However, the address to the beta portal only redirects to the general beta website and provides no information about potential server downtime.
Error code RIBERA 1000B in Ghost Recon Wildlands
Many users see the server code Ribera-1000B. This seems to be the code for “We cannot reach the servers.” It is suspected that it could be due to the servers being overloaded at the moment.
Server down in Ghost Recon Wildlands
In the forums, the team from Ubisoft has now stated that they are aware of the connection issues on PC, Xbox One, and PS4 and are working on a solution.
However, the problems do not affect all players, but only part of them. There were already maintenance works on the PlayStation4 servers of the game today, which lasted for an hour. Whether there will be further maintenance to make the servers more stable in the coming days is currently unknown.
As soon as we have news about the server issues in Ghost Recon Wildlands, we will inform you.
In some cases, a simple reboot has helped – in that case, the welcome video for the beta must be watched twice.
Update 10:20 PM: Around 9:20 PM, there was maintenance on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. On PS4, the maintenance of the servers lasted 15 minutes. On Xbox One and PC, it lasted a bit longer. The maintenance work is now completed – the issues have been resolved.
In FIFA 17 FUT, the “Ratings Refresh” cards from LaLiga are well known. These players receive upgrades and downgrades.
Until February 27th, the “Ratings Refresh” phase in FUT 17 is running. Selected players are provided with better or worse cards – the overall ratings and player attributes are adjusted by EA Sports based on the performances that the players showed in real football over the last few months.
FUT 17 Ratings Refresh – La Liga
These players will now receive upgrades and downgrades:
Upgrades:
Gerard Piqué Bernabeu – FC Barcelona – CB: 86 → 87
Daniel Carvajal Ramos – Real Madrid – RB: 83 → 84
Bruno Soriano Llido – Villarreal CF – CM: 83 → 84
Steven N’Zonzi – Sevilla FC – CDM: 82 → 83
Carlos Henrique José Francisco Venancio Casimiro – Real Madrid – CDM: 82 → 83
Víctor Machín Pérez – Sevilla FC – RM: 82 → 83
Yannick Carrasco – Atlético de Madrid – LM: 82 → 84
Some monsters in Pokémon GO are regionally restricted and only available in certain countries – We show you which the regional Pokémon are and where you can find them.
To complete your collection in Pokémon GO, you need to catch many different Pokémon. However, some of these Pokémon are exclusive to certain countries and regions and therefore cannot be found in Germany, for example. From the first generation, Tauros, Pantimos, Porenta, and Kangama belong to these special monsters. With the release of the second generation, more Pokémon are now exclusively available in certain countries.
Regional Exclusive Pokémon
To catch all monsters in Pokémon GO, one must travel the world. This applies to both wild Pokémon and Pokémon that hatch from eggs. It is not possible for regional Pokémon to hatch from eggs if you have not obtained those eggs in the corresponding country. A Kangama cannot hatch from an egg that you found in Germany, but only from eggs that were found in Australia and its surroundings. The current locations for regional Pokémon:
Europe: Pantimos
North America: Tauros
Australia: Kangama
Asia: Porenta
Regional Pokémon of the 2nd generation:
Latin America, South Florida, and Texas: Skaraborn
Tropics: Corasonn
The exact locations of the new Pokémon are still being determined. Niantic has not released any official information on this topic, leaving trainers to discover where they can find the special monsters on their own. The shown map summarizes the collected data by Reddit user oktimeforplanb. Notably, Corasonn has been found between latitudes 31N and 26S according to preliminary results. Trainers are now searching for further spawn points of Corasonn to create a more accurate map.
Therefore, anyone who wants to have their PokéDex complete must visit many different places around the world. In America, one even has the chance to encounter three of the regional Pokémon, while here in Europe there is only one. We will update the article if there are more details.
On the business site LinkedIn, Benjamin Pommeraud has outlined Riot’s unique recruitment policy. Pommeraud is the General Manager for Riot Games in Singapore and Malaysia.
The most important thing to work for Riot is to be a “gamer.” Only if you are a gamer can you build games for other gamers.
At Riot, they make games for “core gamers.” They believe that while every player who plays a game is somewhat a gamer, they do not build games for those at Riot.
LoL is a multiplayer game – easy to learn, hard to master. It is competitive. Who wants to play Candy Crush is also a gamer. And that is a good game. However, it is not the game they make at Riot.
Players who enjoy Riot games play a lot. They have high expectations, as gaming is their passion, an important part of their lives. To develop games for this type of player, one must think, feel, and act like them, Pommeraud believes.
Even an accountant at Riot benefits from being a gamer, as it allows him to understand the company much better. However, he does not need to have any idea about game design.
Casual vs. Core Gamers: There are such gamers and those gamers
Mein MMO believes: One has to smile at the text because it is apparent that Pommeraud does not want to step on anyone’s toes, but the message is clear.
This is the “politically correct” attempt to say: There are gamers and gamers, and the other gamers might play, but … we play for real. Candy Crush serves as a symbol for the “casuals”, the casual gamers – even though Pommeraud never utters the nasty “C” word.
The best part is here:
At Riot, we make games for what we call “core gamers.” Not that we don’t think that anybody who plays games is a gamer, but we build a specific type of games.
You can already hear: Not that we have anything against casual players, but …
Being a “gamer” is part of a culture and a feeling of life, embracing it as a part of one’s identity, related to the value of the hobby. Core gamers do not just play, they live gaming and this lifestyle. It’s identity-forming.
This is naturally elitist, arrogant, and somewhat odd – but my goodness, many passions are like that. A fanatic follower of a football club, an ultra, sees himself differently than the family father who watches a game from home. And so passionate LoL players see themselves differently than those who pick up Candy Crush from time to time.
This “being a gamer” is a trend that has already expressed itself unpleasantly: “Games belong to us, you can stay out.” However, at Riot, it seems they have directed this into positive channels. Success proves them right. Riot is regarded as a close-knit community, a kind of family. And only allowing people who fit into the family is a legitimate recruitment philosophy.
By the way, Riot has already made it multiple times onto the list of the best workplaces in the USA:
In The Division, the Update 1.6 and “Last Stand” have a release date for PS4, PC, and Xbox One!
Now it is official: The Update 1.6 and “Last Stand” have passed the reviews from Microsoft and Sony. This was just confirmed in the livestream “State of the Game”. The content delivery will be deployed at the earliest possible time.
The date is February 28, 2017. This is a Tuesday. Maintenance work will take place in the morning, so the start is expected around 12:30 PM.
Important: Update 1.6 and Last Stand will be released on all platforms (PS4, Xbox One, PC) simultaneously. The time exclusivity for Xbox One and PC is now over.
Further information from the “State of the Game” on February 23.:
On February 28, Massive will hold a 24-hour stream presenting “Last Stand”. If you cannot start directly, you can check it out there.
In the stream, Hamish Bode confirmed again that after 1.6, further updates for The Division will come. However, this cannot be discussed at present. Additionally, Massive is working on improving server performance. Furthermore, the “PS4 Pro” version will receive additional improvements.
The full patch notes for 1.6 will be released on the Monday before the release. We will report on that. However, they should not contain major surprises.
The February 28th as the release date for 1.6 and “Last Stand” is not too surprising. This date had already appeared in the Ubi forum weeks ago. The community developer Yannick Bancherau posted it hastily in the PTS patch notes. However, after a few minutes, this date was removed from the site. Apparently, the plan of Massive and Ubisoft worked, so this release date can now be met.
In For Honor, some players are dissatisfied with the endgame gear: The Revenge mode is too strong because of this.
Ubisoft’s melee game For Honor has only been on the market for a good week. But already after a few days, the first players reported: “I have reached the maximum!”
This means they have boosted their fighter’s glory rank and filled every equipment slot with legendary items. Your character gear level is 108 – it can’t go any higher.
In the official “For Honor” forum, players are now talking about the achieved endgame – and especially lamenting one thing: the Revenge.
The Revenge is too strong in the endgame
A user writes that the endgame gear is completely “broken”, meaning that it significantly affects the player experience. The reason for this is that the best items provide too high bonuses to character stats. Especially the Revenge is “overpowered”.
With the helmet, you can extend the duration of the Revenge state, with the weapon parts increase attack and defense in Revenge mode as well as gain more Revenge Plus through injury and through defense.
The “Revenge Plus” bonus causes the Revenge to charge faster in combat. If you have the right endgame items for this, you can activate the Revenge every few strikes – even in 1v1 (that is, in Dominion or Deathmatch, when you are only fighting against one enemy).
The Revenge mode temporarily boosts damage and health and results in knocking down attacking opponents when activated. Downed opponents are easy targets for you to deal devastating damage. Detailed information about the Revenge can be found here.
In the endgame, many players therefore rely on such Revenge builds – that is, character setups aimed at the Revenge. Because if you can use this temporary boost often, you significantly increase your chances of winning. Originally, the Revenge is meant to give you a higher chance of survival when fighting multiple enemies. However, it is now activated constantly in the endgame.
Many endgame players are therefore demanding that Ubisoft rework the “Revenge” mode. A petition has already been set up on Reddit for the Revenge to have a cooldown. Because it has little to do with a fair duel when the Revenge is activated every few hits. Users complain: This makes the endgame not fun!
Have you already reached gear level 108 with your character? What are your experiences?
The Patch OB 44 of Paladins is now live and marks the beginning of Season 1. The patch came earlier than expected and causes some issues, Hi-Rez is working on a solution.
Earlier than expected, Patch OB 44 went live at Paladins. Actually, the recent changes to the patch were supposed to be tested on the PTR for a few more days. According to studio Hi-Rez, there were technical problems with the test server, which is why Patch OB 44 was launched earlier than planned.
Patch OB 44 is the start of Season 1 in Paladins.
Patch OB 44 comes with bugs, Hi-Rez is working on a hot-fix
However, the launch of OB 44 caused some problems. Players could not log in and reported bugs.
These problems are known:
Radiant Chests sometimes do not give any Essence. As soon as there is a fix for this, players will receive the Essence they are entitled to.
Survival mode has been temporarily removed from the game.
Barik has been temporarily removed from the game.
Radiant Chests for reaching certain Mastery levels were not delivered due to a large number of players. A hot-fix for this issue is supposed to be released today, allowing players to receive the missing chests.
Some maps that have already been unlocked have disappeared for some players.
Studio Hi-Rez is currently working to fix the bugs and is asking its players for some patience. In a tweet, Hi-Rez Community Manager “Alyssa” announced a hot-fix.
With Patch OB 44, the new legendary cards come to Paladins, upgrading champions with powerful abilities. Each champion has three legendary cards available, one of which is already unlocked. The other two must be unlocked by players using the new currency Essence.
You can find the patch highlights here in the video.
As soon as we know more about the above-mentioned issues, we will report on it. You can find our article on the patch highlights of OB 44 here: Paladins OB 44 patch highlights.
The sandbox game Landmark is closing, and with it, all remnants of Everquest Next will disappear. The project was once supposed to revolutionize the MMORPG genre, but now it ends unspectacularly.
“The world will not end with a bang, but with a whimper,” says a poem by T.S. Eliot, and so, as announced, Landmark ended yesterday after hopes for the game and what it stood for had faded away some time ago – with a quiet, creeping death.
The sandbox MMO Landmark did not last a year before the lights went out. With Landmark, the dream of Everquest Next also comes to an end. This MMORPG of the “next generation” with destructible landscapes and dynamic AI was once envisioned as a kind of “toolbox” and “playable alpha test”. However, after development on Everquest Next was halted, Landmark no longer had a real future either.
Everquest Next simply never came together, it was said, it wasn’t fun to play. There may have also been financial reasons. After all, the team shifted from Sony, a corporation that could afford a prestige project, to a group of investors. The numbers no longer added up. Everquest Next was considered too ambitious, too bold.
Although Landmark was still launched as a game, it probably never had a fair chance. After all, what is the use of a toolbox if you’ll never really play with the results?
The US site Massively Overpowered covered the final moments of Landmark with a stream.
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Most importantly, MO also compiled tweets from former developers, most of whom are no longer with the company, some for a long time. Some of the laid-off developers had already said in between: “We could have made it if they had just given us more time.” Even now, the tone is full of regret, but also the feeling that something great has ended and failed, although it should have gone differently.
The former president of SOE, John Smedley, speaks of a tragedy. EQ Next could have been so glorious. They could have achieved it. Smedley speaks of a waste.
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There is hope that the ideas of Everquest Next will live on in other games. A hot candidate here is Ashes of Creation, a studio with former SOE employees.
A new talent of the artifact weapons is supposed to fix the problems in World of Warcraft in Patch 7.2. Will it work with 50 upgrade levels?
The artifact weapons from World of Warcraft: Legion remain the focal point of the current expansion. However, they are currently too powerful, as the differences between hardcore gamers and “casuals” are becoming larger. Especially the last 20 points in an artifact weapon make a strength difference of up to 20%. In Patch 7.2, they want to reduce these differences and have found a solution for it.
The previous end talent of the weapon will disappear as part of the quest line and unlock new artifact properties. Where previously only 3 ranks could be invested, now up to 4 upgrades can be made – in addition to a handful of new properties.
All weapons will, however, receive a new end talent with a total of 50 upgrade levels!
This talent grants the character a proc (a short-term buff that is triggered randomly) and comes with a temporary increase of the primary attribute. At the first level, you receive a solid 2,000 points of your main stat for 10 seconds; each additional level adds 200 points. With a fully upgraded artifact weapon, this results in an increase of 11,800 points.
Powerful effect with shorter duration = less difference?
As a result, the effect is still powerful, but only temporarily active and no longer a “must” for truly effective gameplay. At the same time, a proc allows attentive players to shine a little more.
Players who coordinate their major damage cooldowns with the proc will likely be rewarded with a better position on the damage meter. If one does not pay close attention, the buff remains a solid, temporary increase in damage.
The developers’ goal is to make artifact power still appear worthwhile without forcing players into an endless grind.
In the official forum, opinions are divided about this solution. While most agree that it reduces the “grind requirement,” many find a proc disruptive as it introduces another element of randomness into the fights.
After several years of CPU monoculture, AMD is set to release a completely new CPU generation against Intel on March 2nd. The three upcoming top models, Ryzen 7 1700, Ryzen 7 1700X, and Ryzen 7 1800X, are now available for pre-order, and with the Asus Prime B350M-A, there is also a guaranteed mainboard available by release.
In recent years, performance leaps from new CPUs have been rather rare; even Intel’s current CPU champion, the Core i7-7700K, stands out only due to a higher clock speed compared to the previous generation. In addition to technical limitations – after all, the individual structures of a CPU are now so tiny that even a grain of dust appears unimaginably large in comparison – the lack of competition in the CPU market is also responsible for this situation.
AMD’s Bulldozer processors proved to be too power-hungry with insufficient performance. However, with Ryzen, a powerful alternative to Intel’s fast Core i processors is set to hit the market on March 2nd.
First benchmark results directly from AMD already indicate that Ryzen will be able to keep up with Intel in terms of single-thread performance, which remains very important for gaming (when only one processing core is used). However, initially, AMD will launch real computing monsters with eight fully functional computing cores and Hyper-Threading (as already known from Intel’s Core i series).
The AMD Ryzen 7 does not only compete with Intel’s Core i7 in naming; it also offers Hyperthreading, which can provide a noticeable performance boost for some games like Battlefield 1. Both Playstation 4 and Xbox One already require game developers to use at least eight processing cores; in the future, PC gamers will also increasingly face optimization for many processing units. Even now, especially online titles benefit from more than four CPU cores; a current test by Computerbase shows that lower-clocked eight-core CPUs often outperform currently popular gaming quad-cores.
The Asus Prime B350M-A is equipped for 4x DDR4, Ryzen CPUs with AM4 socket, and 1x PCIe16x 3.0 for modern graphics cards.
The top model of the Ryzen series is called AMD Ryzen 7 1800X and will appear with a clock speed of 3,600 MHz and a maximum turbo speed of 4,000 MHz. AMD installs eight processing cores along with Hyper-Threading, allowing games and applications to utilize a total of 16 threads simultaneously. The maximum thermal design power (TDP) is specified by AMD as 95 watts, which is an impressively low value for a true eight-core, while Intel’s server competition is rated at 140 watts. At €559, the Ryzen 7 1800X may not seem cheap at first glance, but Intel charges prices around €1000 for comparable configurations.
The AMD Ryzen 7 1700X also offers eight cores and 16 threads with a TDP of 95 watts. However, the clock speed is slightly lower at 3,400 MHz and 3,800 MHz in turbo mode, and the price is also reduced to €439. Entry into the luxury class is even cheaper with the AMD Ryzen 7 1700 for €359: the eight-core also offers Hyper-Threading, has a clock speed of 3,000 MHz (3,700 MHz via turbo), but remains slightly lower. However, the TDP is only 65 watts, even lower than that of an Intel Core i7-7700K. As a special feature, AMD includes the new Wraith cooler with the Ryzen 7 1700; for the two more expensive CPUs, a sufficiently powerful cooling system is required.
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The necessary foundation is already available for pre-order. However, as the only board with a guaranteed delivery date, Alternate currently only offers the Asus Prime B350M-A. The micro-ATX board offers the AM4 socket for Ryzen and supports 4x DDR4 memory. For fast graphics cards (Ryzen does not provide integrated GPU), a PCIe16x slot is available, and AMD also supports the current PCIe 3.0 for the first time. An M.2 slot accommodates SSDs, and 6x SATA III is available for additional drives.
Later, Ryzen CPUs with six and four processing cores and, of course, significantly lower prices will follow. However, all share the factory-unlocked multiplier; there are no “K” versions like with Core i7, which should please overclockers. All Ryzen and AM4 motherboard pre-orders at Alternate are shipping free. Delivery will be timely on March 2nd.
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The open beta of Ghost Recon Wildlands started today, on February 23rd. We will show you how to participate. Download the beta.
The official start for the open beta of Ghost Recon Wildlands was at 12:00 PM today. “Open” beta means that you do not need to register in advance for this test phase or unlock your access with keys. Anyone can participate in this phase until February 27th at 12:00 PM and get an impression of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands.
If you are at work or cannot play for other reasons, you can use live streams to get an impression of the game.
German Ghost Recon Wildlands Stream
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In Ghost Recon Wildlands, your task as Ghosts is to defeat the Santa Blanca drug cartel, which has gained significant power over Bolivia. You can complete missions alone with the help of AI opponents or in co-op mode with up to four players. The co-op mode gives you various mechanics that you can use to your advantage. With simultaneous shooting, you mark specific opponents who must die at the same time. This way, each player can choose a target to eliminate.
With drones, players can gather information about the current situation in the area and mark enemies while other Ghosts from your team sneak toward the objective.
In general, you have several ways to choose how you want to complete missions. If you prefer stealth mode, you can proceed with silenced weapons and try to avoid attracting too much attention. If that is not the right playstyle for you, you can also resort to heavy weapons and grenades to complete missions. The path you choose depends entirely on you.
CCP Games allows players of the MMORPG EVE Online to search for planets beyond our solar system.
After NASA announced that it had discovered seven Earth-like planets orbiting the red dwarf star “TRAPPIST-1,” located about 40 light-years away, three of which are even in the “habitable” zone of the sun, the fever to search for life in space has also broken out in the MMORPG EVE Online!
A cooperation has been initiated between CCP Games, Massively Multiplayer Online Science (MMOS), the University of Reykjavik, and the University of Geneva, as well as their honorary professor Michel Mayor, who is a winner of the prestigious Wolf Prize in Physics in 2017 and the discoverer of the first exoplanet.
EVE players search for alien worlds
Through this cooperation, players of EVE Online can participate in the search for exoplanets. In the game, astronomical data from the real world is used, which is provided by the University of Geneva through a fully integrated part of the EVE Online gaming experience called Project Discovery. Players must agree on the classification of data, which is then sent to the university and used there to search for exoplanets.
“We are thrilled with the success of our first foray into the world of research through citizen science. EVE players are eager contributors to the Human Protein Atlas database,” said Andie Nordgren, EVE’s Executive Producer. “In our search for more data for our massive player community to engage with, the stars have aligned. They can now contribute directly to the search for new planets – in collaboration with a world-renowned research team. Real people around the world are working together in a virtual universe to explore the real universe. Thus, science fiction becomes science fact.”
Players assist in research
There has been such a project before. The first Project Discovery allowed EVE players to submit over 25 million classifications of human cells for the Human Protein Atlas.
This has been a great support for science. But now EVE Online is searching for exoplanets. A presentation by honorary professor Michel Mayor is planned for the EVE Fanfest 2017 in Reykjavik. This will take place from April 6 to 8. Perhaps the EVE players will contribute to further interesting exoplanets being discovered.
Here you will find a list of all new Pokémon from the 2nd generation and their silhouettes to recognize them in the wild in Pokémon GO.
With the Update 0.57.2, many new monsters have been added to Pokémon GO that you can add to your collection. Here you will find the names of the Pokémon and their silhouettes, which are displayed in the game’s tracker. The silhouettes help you identify wild Pokémon in the tracker that you have not caught yet.
Overview of 2nd Generation Pokémon – List
The new monsters in Pokémon GO make it harder to keep track. For this purpose, you will find a list here that shows all the new Pokémon from the 2nd generation. The image was created by Reddit user Neonsttcc .
Pokémon marked with * are currently not catchable in the game.
What kind of Pokémon is this? How to recognize wild Pokémon
Based on the silhouettes, some Pokémon in the wild can be hard to distinguish. Here you can see exactly which Pokémon belongs to the shadow on the tracker and can then view it in color in the upper list. The template for this silhouette list comes from Reddit user mgodseydesign.
You can find out which eggs the Pokémon of the 1st and 2nd generation hatch from in our Pokémon GO egg list. How many of the new Pokémon have you already caught?
In For Honor, the servers are experiencing issues today, on February 23rd. A critical error is displayed, and the servers are undergoing maintenance.
Since around 2 PM today, Thursday, there have been disruptions in For Honor on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. When you try to connect to the game, the message states that a critical error has occurred. Additionally, there’s a notice that the servers are under maintenance. Afterwards, the servers are contacted endlessly. You cannot log in during this time.
Official information from Ubisoft is available: Maintenance is scheduled from 2 PM to 2:30 PM.
So the servers should be back up soon. There will be no update. However, the connection and matchmaking are expected to improve.
In the meantime, you can check out our Orochi guide. There you will find useful tips and information about this samurai.
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In ARK Survival Evolved, it has been possible to claim abandoned dinos for oneself. That will soon change.
In the dinosaur survival game ARK Survival Evolved, players have the opportunity to keep prehistoric creatures as pets. If players leave a server for an extended period, their tamed dinos remain alone and abandoned. Until now, other survival players were allowed to claim these animals for themselves and adopt them into their dino family. That is about to change.
Server performance is set to be improved
In the future, dinos will simply despawn/die when their owner leaves the server for too long. Additionally, tribes will soon only be able to possess up to 400 tamed creatures. These changes are intended to benefit server performance. Survivors are reacting with mixed feelings to this news. Some are happy that lags will decrease with fewer dinos. Others are sad that the “abandoned dinosaur” hunt will soon be over.
Players will still be able to trade tamed animals. Survivors are allowed to relinquish ownership of the dinos and make them available to other players.
In For Honor, Ninjas and Legionnaires could soon storm the battlefield as new heroes. This is indicated by an image related to the season pass.
Currently, there are 12 heroes available for you in For Honor: Four characters each from the Knight, Viking, and Samurai factions.
6 more new heroes promised – Are Ninja and Legionnaire two of them?
It is already known that this rank of heroes will receive new additions in 2017. Ubisoft announced the “Year 1” plan, which mentions six additional heroes.
The seasons of the faction war serve as cornerstones for the release of the heroes. After each season, two heroes, two maps, and additional content will be released. A season consists of 5 rounds, with each round lasting two weeks. As of the current status (February 23), there are still five days until the first round is completed. So, it will still take some time before we can expect new heroes.
But which new heroes are actually coming? Ubisoft is still tight-lipped about this. However, an image related to the season pass shows which two classes might come in the future.
New heroes: Ninja and Roman Legionnaire in For Honor
The image shows six heroes, with the four shadowy figures in the background being recognizable as existing characters. The two figures in the foreground, however, are currently (still) not in the game.
Upon closer examination of another image, one can see a Ninja holding Kamas – sickle weapons that Ninjas often fight with in films or games. This is likely a fast hero with light armor.
The second hero strongly resembles a Roman Legionnaire wielding a sword and clad in heavy armor.
Speculation can occur regarding which factions these potential heroes will belong to. Presumably, the Ninja will belong to the Samurai and the Legionnaire to the Knights. The introduction of new factions in Year 1 seems unlikely given the faction war model.
By the end of the first season at the latest, we will know which two new heroes will first find their way into the battle of For Honor.
In the new League of Legends Patch 7.4, Riot changes the voracious Cho’Gath and makes adjustments to items with armor penetration. We have the patch notes for you.
Changes to champions, items, traps, and the client – The new League of Legends Patch 7.4 is an all-rounder. Special attention was paid to the champion Cho’Gath, who has felt “out of place for some time.” The Void monster is expected to feel stronger and tankier due to these changes. The developers also revised the items that build on lethality.
Champion Changes in Patch 7.4 – Patch Notes
Cho’Gath
R – Feast
Cho’Gath no longer loses Feast stacks when he dies.
Feast can now be infinitely stacked – minions and non-epic monsters still grant only five stacks, but they do not have to be the first five.
Feast no longer heals Cho when he kills an enemy with maximum stacks. If you eat a sixth minion or non-epic monster, Feast only deals damage.
After a champion kill, there are no longer two stacks of this ability.
After killing a minion with Feast, half mana costs and half cooldown are no longer refunded.
The tooltip of Feast (in the buff bar) now shows what Cho has already eaten.
Scaling: 0.7 ability power 0.5 ability power and 10% bonus health
Additional health per stack:100/140/180 80/110/140
Additional health at 6 stacks:600/540/1080/ 480/660/840
Too big for the map? No worries, Cho’Gath reaches his maximum size (and additional attack range) at 10 stacks.
Bard
Passive – Traveler’s Call
Bonus movement speed: 18% +12% for each bell after the second 24% + 14% for each bell after the second
Maximum bonus (5 bells): 66% 80%
Cassiopeia
Bug Fixes
If you use Flash while casting Petrifying Gaze (R), the direction of the cone no longer resets. The cone will now always be cast in the direction Cassiopeia is facing before Flash is used.
Corki
R – Rocket Launcher
Normal Missiles
Base damage: 100/130/160 75/100/125
Total attack damage: 20/60/100% 15/45/75%
Ability power ratio: 30% 20%
Big Rocket
Base damage:150/195/240 150/200/250
Total attack damage: 30/90/150% – Unchanged
Ability power ratio: 45% 40%
Ammunition Display: The number of rockets will now be displayed on the second resource bar. It changes from white to red when a big rocket is next.
Jhin
R – Curtain Call
Slow duration:0.75 seconds 0.5 seconds
Katarina
Base Stats
Base magic resistance:34 32
Maokai
Q – Arcane Smash
Cost:45 Mana at all ranks 45/50/55/60/65 Mana
E – Sapling Toss
Saplings no longer deal damage upon landing
Ryze
E – Spell Flux
Additional damage via Q ability against targets affected by “Flux”: 40/55/70/85/100% 40/50/60/70/80%
Build Path: Pickaxe + 425 Gold (1300 Gold total cost) Long Sword + 950 Gold (1300 Gold total cost)
Additional armor penetration: 30% 45
Attack damage: 25 10
Lord Dominik’s Regards
Passive: Deals + 1.5% bonus damage per 50 100 max health difference against targets with higher max health than yours (up to +15%).
Maximum bonus cap: max. 500 health difference max. 1000 health difference
Giant Slayer
Passive: Deals + 1% bonus damage per 50 100 max health difference against targets with higher max health than yours (up to +10%).
Maximum bonus cap: max. 500 health difference max. 1000 health difference
Knight’s Vow
Build Path: Crystalline Bracer + Crystalline Bracer + Cloth Armor + 700 Gold (2300 total cost)Crystalline Bracer + Chain Vest + 850 Gold (2300 total cost)
Armor: 20 40
Bonus armor when connected: 40 20
Connection range: 900 1000
General Changes
In Patch 7.4, the interaction with camouflaged traps has also been revised. Their targetable hitbox is enlarged, allowing melee champions to hit these traps more easily. In return, traps from items like Sweeping Lens, Control Ward, and Duskblade of Draktharr are no longer disabled.
This affects Teemo’s R, Jhin’s E, Nidalee’s W, and Shaco’s W.
The developers have also adjusted the experience point gain. It should now be easier for heroes who are lagging behind in levels to catch up with their teammates. You can find all changes in detail on the official League of Legends website. Here are the official patch notes for Patch 7.4 on League of Legends.com
The boss is reaching out because he needs your feedback! Analyzing your surfing behavior through various tools all day is nice and good, but sometimes direct feedback is more insightful. Today, it’s better to pick up the phone rather than hide behind cryptic numbers for ages.
As you’ve seen, we are currently testing different versions of the homepage. This has been on our agenda for a long time. We read the comments, and there has often been a request to adapt the “window display” of Mein-MMO.de to the changed user behavior and the higher output of news.
So far, we can say: The current homepage shows significantly better values, we are achieving record numbers in views – you are clicking on more articles from here and returning to the homepage more often. It loads much faster, is slightly more minimalist, and on mobile, it now resembles a Facebook feed more. Now we are addressing the issue that many contents disappear quickly. While you can reload content directly via a button at the bottom, perhaps it can be done better. We are daring an experiment.
Alternative: Filters directly on the homepage, could also work with other genres, games, etc.
Question number 2: On pvplive.net, the next article immediately follows at the bottom of the article. The special thing: It is thematically relevant. For example, if you read an article about Destiny, you dynamically load the next Destiny story while scrolling. This functionality is also offered by other sites, like the Süddeutsche or GameSpot, but there it is done in such a way that only the homepage or the next available article is loaded. I am not a fan of that. However, with the thematic connection, as seen on PvPlive.net, I personally feel a completely different vibe. It’s almost as if I were reading a Destiny magazine at the breakfast table. Be that as it may, that’s just my opinion. What do you think about it? An example can be found here: Overwatch article on PvPlive.net.
Now you can vote:
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Should we ask questions like this more often in the future, perhaps also editorially? Do you want to decide together with us in the future when it comes to creating a new article format or covering a specific game?
Small digression: There is a continuing trend where readers directly access or discover content, for example through specific queries via Google or also the Facebook feed, which is described in expert circles as a new, personalized “Content Hub”. Why linger on the homepage when I get tailored articles recommended on Facebook?
Nowadays, there are multiple entry paths, which is why the classic homepage loses significant relevance across many sites. Sometimes, it is said – admittedly somewhat exaggeratedly – about the “Death of Homepage”. Increasingly, islands are forming, with players often sticking to their genre niche or being interested in only one game for years. This fits with the development that the “Games as a service” approach is increasing. Synergies tend to be very narrow (Destiny – The Division yes, The Division – Call of Duty no). Many readers spend the entire day on our Destiny product page, ignoring everything else. They want more experts, more background, more community connection, long-term engagement, and no more run-of-the-mill news. We have been pursuing this concept for some time and it has been working quite well. We do not necessarily want to counteract this trend but are trying to deliver the best results based on your feedback.
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After looking at the hack ‘n’ slash games that are currently available and can serve as alternatives to Diablo 3, we now look to the future and see what we can expect in this area in the near future. What are the new action RPGs and action MMOs in 2017 and 2018?
With this table of contents, you can jump directly to the titles. Alternatively, you can navigate through the various pages. We present you six games:
Easy to learn, hard to master – a theme also in Lost Ark.
Lost Ark is a hack ‘n’ slash that makes many people salivate. Not only do the screenshots and previous videos look fantastic, but what the game promises also sounds really great. A Diablo in a huge online world where you fight alongside friends against legions of monsters while collecting better gear to improve your hero is just the beginning. The developers also focus on an engaging story in which you even have to make moral decisions!
You can create your hero from 18 classes and improve him with many skills. Combos play an important role in battles, adding some tactics to the otherwise fast-paced and action-packed fights. In the game world, you will repeatedly confront world bosses that you can defeat together with your group by discovering their weaknesses. During your adventures, you will uncover many secrets, including hidden dungeons filled with loot. You will also participate in massive siege battles!
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When the action RPG Lost Ark will be released here is still uncertain. A first beta took place in Korea in August 2016, but there is currently no talk of a release in the West. However, anyone who would like to play Diablo as an MMO should keep an eye on this title.
In Destiny, the shotgun meta is over. New weapons are dominating after 2.5.0.2 in the Crucible.
It has been a good week since Bungie released the balance patch 2.5.0.2. Besides controversial new features, adjustments to special ammo, and changes to weapons, this primarily brought one thing: Fresh air to the Crucible.
For too long, shotguns (especially the Matador 64) and rapid-fire pulse rifles (notably the Clever Dragon) have reigned. It should have been necessary months ago to end this dominance.
A look at the statistics from guardian.gg shows that patch 2.5.0.2 did not bring a “perfect balance” either. Instead, the power dynamics shifted in another direction. After a week, the picture is becoming clear: The new meta is defined by pistols and hand cannons.
The following 11 weapons have dominated since 2.5.0.2 in PvP. The basis for this list comes from the statistics of Control, Trials, and Clash matches from the last week on PS4 and Xbox One. Seven primary weapons, three special weapons, and one heavy weapon stand out.
MIDA Multi-Tool
Let’s start with a weapon that simply won’t die. Already in Year 1, the MIDA Multi-Tool was the favorite weapon of many Guardians – in PvE and PvP. Even in the third year, it has its admirers, despite numerous legendary scout rifle alternatives.
The MIDA Multi-Tool also emerged from patch 2.5.0.2 unscathed. The only change to scout rifles was that precision in the air was increased. Particularly strong is the MIDA now in Trials: Here it ranks second strongly.
The MIDA Multi-Tool belongs to the popular scout rifle archetype with a low impact of 38 but an increased fire rate of 42. The base stats are excellent: Reload speed is at maximum with 100, and aim assist is also high at 90. Stability is above average, as is magazine size. The range is below average:
A goal of Bungie was to favor a fast playstyle with primary weapons after 2.5.0.2. And that’s exactly what the MIDA is suitable for: Through the perk MIDA Multi-Tool, you get a boost in movement speed and fire at low trigger pressure. Thanks to Third Eye, the radar remains active while using the aiming device.
In short: The Multi-Tool allows a playstyle that many Guardians love. Being an all-around solid weapon, it still counts among the dominant weapons in PvP.
