Overwatch: Terry Crews speaks Doomfist – whether Blizzard wants it or not

Terry Crews voices the next Overwatch hero “Doomfist” – at least he’s practicing diligently, regardless of whether he gets the job.

It is one of those endless stories about future heroes from Overwatch. But unlike the endless AR thing with Sombra, the talk about Doomfist and his potential voice actor is much more entertaining!

Overwatch Doomfist

Last month, actor Terry Crews visited the game studio Blizzard and was quite impressed with the guys and gals who produce his favorite games. Officially, it was just a visit, but fans have speculated for a while that Terry Crews will voice a future character: Doomfist.

Terry Crews himself is also not making a big secret that he would love to have this role to give his voice to the Overwatch hero. On Twitter and social media, he keeps emphasizing how much he wants the role – and the fans are supporting him. Recently, he even got encouragement from Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

So there would be enough muscle mass to push the demand through. In the meantime, fans can hardly wait; they want to see Crews in the role.

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At Yahoo Esports, Terry has been practicing diligently and recorded a few lines that Doomfist – in his opinion – would likely say. “Your doom make room” is already the fans’ favorite in the comments.

The voice of the community is quite clear here: Blizzard, what are you waiting for? Make it official already!


By the way, Blizzard does not like it when people lose intentionally. Those who do risk account penalties!

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WoW brand: Buy WoW gold skins in Overwatch – Gold Rush

The brands in WoW can now also be used for other Blizzard games like Overwatch . But the WoW brand has a catch.

That’s somewhat of a surprise. It was suspected already. Dataminers found hints in November. But since last night, it has surprisingly become a reality in the USA. Without prior announcement – as such an announcement would likely have turned the gold market upside down. And that’s exactly what’s happening now.

Players can now convert WoW Gold into Battle.net currency (the Battle.net balance). And with this Battle.net currency, players can also shop in the stores of Hearthstone, Overwatch, and Heroes of the Storm.

This means: With WoW Gold, players can now purchase skins in Overwatch or card packs in Hearthstone.

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What is the WoW brand and how do I get it?

The WoW brand can be obtained in two ways:

  • either you buy it directly from Blizzard for cash
  • or you buy it in WoW from another player through the auction house for the in-game currency Gold.

So far, the brand could only be exchanged for WoW game time. One brand gave 30 days of game time. This allowed WoW players with a lot of gold to save “cash” for WoW game time. Players with a lot of “cash” in real life could legally obtain gold in-game.

With the switch now, players who have a lot of gold in WoW can also buy loot boxes and skins (Overwatch), card packs (Hearthstone), or new heroes (HotS).

There are also changes in WoW: Players can now indirectly secure existing shop items like mounts or pets for “gold”.

Overwatch YotR Skin Zenyatta sexy
Skins like this can now be purchased in the USA for WoW Gold – theoretically.

However, there is a catch

Before you jump up now, this isn’t live in Europe yet. Only in the USA. Initial reports indicate that the offered brands on the US servers are already sold out. They cost around 63000 gold there. All available ones were just bought up.

Also in Europe, the supply of brands offered by players in WoW is reportedly exhausted. Some money sharks have already seized this news in advance. The price for WoW brands could therefore be astronomically high when it goes live here. Because it is determined by an algorithm based on supply and demand. And due to this news, the demand for WoW brands is likely to be huge.

As a result, a lot of WoW gold can naturally be earned for speculators if they exchange euros.

We will keep you updated with more information on the gold rush at Blizzard.

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WoW: The Sets of the Order Hall – a critical design flaw?

Every class in World of Warcraft has its own set in the Order Hall – but hardly anyone uses it. A design flaw by the developers?

Those who want to quickly bring their characters to a solid gear level in World of Warcraft have much more options than a few years ago. Instead of being completely reliant on raids, heroes can also be solidly equipped through mythic dungeons, world quests, PvP, or crafting professions – with a bit more endurance.

As soon as you reach level 110, there is a gear set that you are briefly informed about: The Order Hall set.

WoW: Order Hall Sets are upgraded with 7.2, remain useless

Most items from it have an item level of 810, but can be upgraded to 840 (for a large amount of Order resources). However, the set hardly comes into play (Ha, pun intended!), as players note in the official forum. By the time you unlock the “later” pieces, which are hidden behind the reputation for the Nightborne, world quests long yield better rewards.

WoW Priest Order Hall Set Trader
Unused – hardly anyone buys the set.

With patch 7.2, you will be able to raise parts of the set to item level 860 – but even that doesn’t please the fans. 860 corresponds roughly to what is dropped in the LFR of the current raid, The Nighthold.

The Community Manager Ornyx argues that the sets are made for more “casual” players who primarily obtain their gear through solo content. This number of players is larger than many group players assume.

WoW Order Hall Set Priest

Do you wear and use your Order set with your main character or twinks? Or have you not touched it at all?

Cortyn says: I share the critic’s view that the Order sets were a mistake in terms of their implementation. Even my twinks, which I play as “casual” as possible since they might farm herbs or ores, had no use for the sets when they became available. Especially world quests and emissary chests often provided much better gear.

At least the Order Hall sets still serve another purpose: They are a nice design for transmog. But nothing more.


You can find out how the DPS looks in the current WoW content of The Nighthold here.

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For Honor: Trophäen – Das ist die Trophy-List, Achievements

In For Honor, the trophies and achievements are known. Here is a list of the trophies in English.

For years, they have been part of every game: The trophies (PS4) and achievements (Xbox One). These unlockable successes are identical on the consoles – only the platinum trophy is PlayStation exclusive and Xbox relies on Gamerscore instead of trophies.

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For Honor will also have trophies and achievements. A trophy list with 55 trophies has now been released.

For Honor Trophy Guide – What You Need to Do

Bronze, silver, gold, and platinum – the quality of the trophy indicates how difficult or time-consuming an achievement is. You receive platinum when all other trophies have been unlocked.

Bronze Trophies in For Honor:

  • Dishonorable Dismissal: Complete the Knight chapter.
  • Works Hard for his Loot: Complete the Viking chapter.
  • Who Wants Peace, Prepares for War: Complete the Samurai chapter.
  • Welcome to Blackstone: Complete Mission 1.
  • Hooligan: Destroy 100% of the destructible objects in all missions of the Story Mode.
  • Historian: View 100% of the scenes to observe in all missions of the Story Mode.
  • An Average Performance: Complete the Story Mode on Normal difficulty.
  • A Remarkable Performance: Complete the Story Mode on Hard difficulty.
  • An Extraordinary Performance: Complete the Story Mode on Realistic difficulty.
  • An Beginning: Reach Story Level 10 in the Story Mode.
  • A Middle: Reach Story Level 20 in the Story Mode
  • An End: Reach the maximum Story Level 30 in the Story Mode.
  • Bring the Band Back Together: Recruit all 4 heroes of a faction.
  • Receive the Knight’s Title: Reach Glory Level 1 with a hero of the Knight faction.
  • Imposing: Reach Glory Level 1 with a hero of the Samurai faction.
  • Everyone Knows Your Name: Reach Glory Level 1 with a hero of the Viking faction.
  • Anything Can Be a Weapon: Throw an opponent 50 times against spikes or into the fire.
  • Unfair Fight: Kill an opponent in a 1vs2 situation in PvP.
  • Look Up!: Kill 25 heroes in PvP by attacking them from above.
  • A Warrior with Principles: End a PvP match in the Domination mode without a single dishonorable kill.
  • Do It for Honor!: Achieve 50 honorable kills in 4vs4 PvP matches.
  • I’ll Take Care of You!: Save an ally 50 times in 4vs4 PvP matches.
  • Jack of All Trades: Reach maximum Glory Level 50 times in PvP matches in the Domination mode.
  • Vengeance: Activate the Revenge mode 50 times.
  • Invulnerable: Parry 50 attacks.
  • They Fall Like Flies: Kill 5,000 warriors.
  • Duelist: Win your first PvP match in Duel mode.
  • Master of Duels: Win 20 PvP matches in Duel mode.
  • Lord of Mayhem: Win your first PvP match in Brawl mode.
  • Master of Mayhem: Win 20 PvP matches in Brawl mode.
  • Ruler: Win your first PvP match in Domination mode.
  • Master of Domination: Win 20 PvP matches in Domination mode.
  • Skirmisher: Win your first PvP match in Skirmish mode.
  • Master of Skirmish: Win 20 PvP matches in Skirmish mode.
  • Destroyer: Win your first PvP match in Elimination mode.
  • Master of Elimination: Win 20 PvP matches in Elimination mode.
  • Eclectic Taste: Equip a symbol, pattern, and color scheme on any hero for the first time.
  • Play as You Wish: Equip a single hero with a new effect, gesture, and execution.
  • Completely Overhauled!: Change the appearance of any equipment piece.
  • Evening Attire: Change the 2nd weapon of a hero by choosing at least one non-default gift.
  • You Are So Vain: Equip a Headgear for all 4 heroes of a faction.
  • A Wizard: Set a different gift than the default for 4 gifts of a hero.
  • War Party: Manually deploy a war resource to a territory for the first time.
  • For Glory and Honor!: Participate in a season and return at the start of the next season to see your results.
  • Reservist: Deploy war resources manually in 5 different rounds.
  • Active Duty: Deploy war resources manually in 50 different rounds.
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Silver Trophies in For Honor:

  • Legendary Hero: Reach Glory Level 5 with any hero.
  • The Long Way Down: Kill 50 opponents by throwing them off an edge.
  • Equipment Crafter: Upgrade any equipment piece to the maximum level.
  • Unleash the Dogs of War: Manually deploy war resources on a territory 100 times.
  • Warmonger: Deploy war resources on 10 enemy territories.
  • Protector: Deploy war resources on 10 allied territories.

Gold Trophies in For Honor:

  • You Are Hot!: Achieve 5 kill streaks with 5 kills in the PvP modes Elimination or Skirmish.
  • Fully Equipped: Equip a hero with heroic armor and weapon in all equipment slots.

Platinum:

  • Battle-Tested Veteran: Win all trophies.

Will You Get All Achievements?


In this article, you can read all information about the open beta of For Honor.

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Tanzia: Das MMORPG ohne andere Spieler

It can be admitted: there are situations where other players in MMORPGs are simply annoying. Therefore, Tanzia does not even offer the option to play with others.

So, what kind of game is Tanzia? Actually, it is a single-player role-playing game, but one that incorporates many MMO features. If Tanzia had an online mode and multiplayer, it would be a classic MMORPG.

Essentially, single-player role-playing games and MMOs differ in many areas. For example, in fights. In an MMO, you lure enemies to specific spots to tactically defeat them. In a single-player RPG, you more often deal with enemies on the spot, as many confrontations simply arise from the situation.

Tanza Fight 1
A single-player RPG with MMO gameplay

While Tanzia offers a single-player experience, as you explore a world on your own, do not encounter other players, and feel like the only true hero of the world through the quests, it still plays like an MMORPG.

It features a classic MMO-like hotbar combat with many skills; you must discover the weaknesses of enemies and exploit them, collect many resources to craft your own items, and you are constantly on the lookout for better gear. Additionally, there are battles against hordes of enemies.

Not Skyrim but also not WoW

Those who usually play MMORPGs alone will surely feel right at home in Tanzia. However, those who value experiencing adventures with other players, engaging in group content, repeating quests, and competing in PvP with fellow players are likely in the wrong place with Tanzia. Players who expect something like Skyrim or The Witcher 3, a very story-driven game that emphasizes an engaging narrative structure and less grinding, are also mistaken.

Tanzia is set to be released later this year, but an exact release date is currently not known. It features colorful comic graphics.

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Andreas says:

An MMORPG without the MMO. The question is whether MMO mechanics really make sense in a single-player RPG. Do I really want to grind constantly when I can’t measure my level against anyone else? Do I really need hotbar combat when a more action-oriented approach could function without lag and make confrontations much more intense? Sure, the game could work well, but it could also completely miss the mark with the idea.

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Age of Wushu 2 will not be what you think, but a sandbox title

Age of Wushu 2 will differ significantly from its predecessor. It is headed towards a sandbox and survival direction.

Age of Wushu, also known as Aue of Wulin or Age of Kung Fu, is an action MMORPG released in 2013 by the Chinese developer Snail Games, heavily influenced by Wuxia, meaning a lot of Eastern elements.

Knowing this, one might think they already know the successor “Age of Wushu 2”. Also an Asia MMORPG, a lot of theme park, a lot of Asian culture, one might think. But Age of Wushu 2 will differ significantly from its predecessor, as the producer reveals in an interview. Because it is going in a different direction.

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Age of Wushu 2 is set to become a sandbox survival game that gives players much more freedom. It will be possible to attach up to 10 sky lanterns to fly for a short time and take out a target in an innovative way. Players will start in the city of Suzhou and will have to find their own path from there.

Eastern survival game is expected to differ greatly from western survival games

The producer says: In western survival titles, it is mostly about building weapons to become stronger. In Age of Wushu 2, it will follow the Wuxia tradition: It is more important to refine the spirit and body.

In the West, the focus is more on resource gathering, while in Age of Wushu 2, social interaction with others will be more prominent. Instead of mining ore oneself, it will be more important to build a good relationship with the NPC who owns the mine. Players should be able to pay protection money and demand protection money.

In combat, it will be important to study the opponent closely to predict their actions and find suitable reactions.

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The producer does not believe that Asian players will experience culture shock with so much freedom. They are used to such games by now, thanks to the success of Minecraft.

A release date is not known. There is also no information about beta dates.


If you are interested in new Asian games, take a look at Justice:

Justice: First trailer for the upcoming Chinese MMO graphics wonder

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Destiny: How to play Guardian Super Bowl!

In the MMO shooter Destiny, we look at the videos of the week. Bungie delivers three videos, which we complement with works from our community.

Last night, the Super Bowl took place – for many, the most important sporting event in the world. Even here at home, the final of the American NFL captivated numerous fans. Ultimately, the New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons.

Fair enough – some of you might be thinking – but what does that have to do with Destiny? Even in Bungie’s MMO shooter, a “Super Bowl” took place a few days ago, called the “Titan Bowl”. This is a fan-made video by Rezocast that earned this week’s title “Video of the Week”. Really well done: the New Monarchy faces off against the Future War Cult. Enjoy!

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The next video received an “Honorable Mention” and is titled “The Seventh Sense”. It describes the special relationship between a Hunter and his sniper rifle:

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In the end, Bungie has a motivational speech for you. If things don’t go well in the Trials of Osiris, check this out:

https://youtu.be/5EQ8FYgM3QE

That wraps up Bungie’s videos. What does our community have to offer? Let’s start with an entertaining video from Lukas S. He humorously shows that there are indeed alternatives to the Matador 64 in the special weapon slot. And the music choice is also … interesting!

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Finally, we have a nice montage from klangkarusell edits, featuring the PS4 Guardian Cyborg—17:

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And that’s it for this week’s videos. Did you enjoy them?

Enough watching, now it’s your turn! Put together your own videos and send them to us via contact form or via Facebook as a private message. We will definitely take a look at your works. You will definitely get a shout-out from us. However, we can’t promise more.


In last week’s videos a Guardian defeated all raid bosses solo and without wipe in a “One Take”.

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SMITE: God Giveaway for the Start of the 4th Season of the Action MOBA

SMITE begins Season 4 with plenty of changes. The world of the God Wars is becoming more colorful.

Update: In collaboration with Hirez, we are giving away ten “Hou Ru Kai” skin packs for the god Hou Yi to celebrate the launch of Season 4. The god will also be unlocked. Participate here:

Smite Hou Ru Kai Skin Giveaway (DE)

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Content of Season 4 in SMITE

After the SMITE World Championship took place last month, the game is now directly entering Season 4 of the God MOBA without a break. To kick this off, the developers have released a major patch that brings numerous changes to gods, maps, and items. Let’s take a look at the most important adjustments.

Especially the main map “Conquest” is getting new monsters and buffs.

  • Now there are 2 camps of Oracle Harpies – if one team takes out both Harpy camps, they get unrestricted vision of the Gold Fury for 90 seconds – when both camps go to different teams, nothing happens.
  • Similarly, the Portal Demon works – also a new camp. If you kill it, your team gets a portal directly from the fountain to the Fire Giant for 1 minute.

The two new creatures are thus tactical advantages that can quickly lead to further benefits if the opposing team does not react skillfully.

The list of changes to the gods is too long to go through them all individually. Particularly noteworthy are the changes to Hel, whose healing has been altered. Instead of healing all allies instantly, they now receive a HOT over 6 seconds. Her “skill shots” are now also more important as they no longer explode on first contact but heal or damage all affected targets (depending on her form).

Smite Hel

Serqet’s passive ability is now even more powerful, allowing her to instantly destroy 25% of a god’s maximum health with 3 consumed poisons. With 2 poisons, it is still 15%.

Smite: How Items Change with Season 4

There are numerous revisions for the items. Almost all items have new costs, and even two new categories have been introduced. Rituals count as expensive endgame consumables and grant one-time effects, such as a teleport in combat or a 25% damage bonus. Chalices, on the other hand, are suitable for the start of the game and work like a stack of potions – they automatically refill once you teleport back to the fountain.

Smite Goddess The Morrigan

Aside from that, there are also numerous small changes that have been long requested by the players. The “T” screen is back and provides an overview of the currently best-performing players. Additionally, there is a small “combat log” there that allows you to track the last seconds of the game to see what you died from. Finally, players can now collect followers beyond rank 10, which adds “stars” to the god on the loading screen – a purely prestige matter.

All changes to items and gods can be found in detailed form in our sources.


We have also introduced the latest goddess “The Morrigan”.

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For Honor: Kein Test, kein Review vor Release – Ubisoft dreht den Hahn zu

It will take a while until the first tests for For Honor are released.

In the gaming industry, it is common for large gaming sites to receive early access to the full version of an upcoming title. This allows them to extensively test the new game and write a review that can help potential customers in their purchasing decision.

However, this will not be the case for For Honor. According to Hardcoregamer, Ubisoft sent a statement to media partners stating that the final build of For Honor will not be available until launch.

The reason given is the open beta, which runs from February 9 to 12 and ties up the servers.

Reviewers can download the game earlier, but they must wait to start testing until the servers go live. There will not be dedicated servers set up specifically for the press. After all, the online aspect plays an important role, which should be conducted under real conditions.

Offline testing of the campaign is also not possible, as For Honor requires a permanent internet connection.


In this article, we harmonize with all information about the open beta and highlights from the last testing phases leading up to the upcoming beta.

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For Honor: Open Beta – Preload gestartet

In For Honor, fans report: The open beta can be downloaded!

There are still three days until the start of the open beta of For Honor, but you can already download the game files to your hard drive. This is at least what numerous users on reddit are reporting.

For Honor Open Beta – Pre-Download on PS4, Xbox One and PC

Go to Uplay and find the “Free Games” section, where you should see an open beta for For Honor. Add it to your library and start the preload. The download size is 18.86 GB.

There are also reports that the beta is available for pre-download on PS4 and Xbox One. I just checked it on PS4, and yes, there is a beta in the PlayStation Store that was released on February 6 and is available until February 12.

If you have already downloaded the closed beta and installed the updates from the last few days, you don’t need to download anything else. At launch on February 9, this application should start the open beta.

Note: Some users report that the beta does not appear in Uplay. However, a restart helps with this.


You can read all the information about the open beta of For Honor here.

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Gloria Victis: Combat should look good, feel good – controls are being revised

The developers of the indie MMORPG Gloria Victis are currently revamping the hero’s controls to ensure that the battles feel really good.

Since a developer from the single-player RPG The Witcher 3 is currently working on the MMORPG Gloria Victis and is responsible for the animations, the hero’s controls should match the fluid and spectacular movements. Therefore, the team is currently revising the controls. They want the battles to not only look good thanks to the new animations but also feel good.

Gloria Victis
New animations require new controls

The new animations are currently about 75 percent complete. It should be noted that there must be specific movements for each weapon, detailing how the hero performs them. The more animations the character can execute, the more convincing it appears in the game.

The new animations will initially be implemented only for the player character. Once it has all the movement sequences and they work well, the NPCs and opponents will be adapted accordingly.

Fights will be expanded

Gloria Victis Combat

The new behavior due to the animations brings a new control system. The so-called character controller needs to be adjusted. This simultaneously allows for new combat mechanics to be introduced, for example, that strong attacks can interrupt a strike or that blocking functions more effectively.

All of this must be synchronized to prevent lag, which can have fatal consequences, especially in PvP. The new controls and new animations are intended to make the gameplay smoother.

This update is one of the most extensive that the MMORPG Gloria Victis has experienced so far. The game is currently in an early access phase.

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Ghost Recon Wildlands: Conclusion at the end of the beta – What is the game like?

We tested the Ghost Recon Wildlands beta and show you how we liked it.

Today, the closed beta phase of Ghost Recon Wildlands ended. Since Friday, players could immerse themselves in the world of Ubisoft’s new tactical shooter and get a first impression of the game and gameplay. The overall mood of the game was well-received by many testers; however, there is still much work to be done to satisfy the players.

During the closed beta, severe performance issues and bugs occurred. Some gameplay aspects were criticized as well. But does that make the entire game bad?

Co-op fun despite bugs

The beta of Ghost Recon Wildlands gave many players the opportunity for the first time to try out features such as the CharacterSmith and the GunSmith. You start the game with the visual customization of the Ghost in the CharacterSmith. There, players find many options to uniquely design their character by combining hairstyles, beards, accessories, scars, and clothing.

Ghost Recon Character Profile

After character creation, you can team up with up to three other friends in cooperative mode. Your friends are clearly marked in the interface and on the minimap, so you won’t lose sight of each other. This is a significant advantage, as the world of Ghost Recon Wildlands is huge.

Vehicles

Civilians drive vehicles on the roads that you can “acquire.” While you may not necessarily steal a Lamborghini or a motorcycle, the vehicles have room for your entire team. This allows teammates to handle planning while one person in your team takes on the driving role. The selection of vehicles is decent and ranges from SUVs to airplanes and helicopters to tractors or ambulances.

Ghost Recon Wildlands Hummer Gatling

Missions and Skills

You can use the vehicles to reach the mission deployment locations. In the active area of the closed beta, players could complete a few quests from the main story and had a selection of various side missions. On the way to the main missions, you frequently passed by side missions. This way, most optional tasks could be completed conveniently and without major detours.

Ghost Recon Wildlands

The first story missions available in the closed beta gave an impression of how darker the story of this game is. Through notes and recordings found along the way to the quests, players gain interesting additional information about the people they encounter in Bolivia. The voice actors of the dialogues are particularly authentic. This can give you chills as you hear highly detailed recordings of the “enemies,” providing insight into the disturbed psyches of these individuals.

While main missions provide you with experience points and weapons, side missions mainly yield materials that you can use to skill. By skilling abilities, you specialize your Ghost in different areas. In the early levels, you can choose between enhanced drones with longer battery life, more stable aiming, or pain suppression to take less damage.

In various camps on the map, you can find weapon upgrades such as sights. To obtain these improvements, enemies must be defeated first. This feature stood out positively to me, as you can “earn” the modifications instead of simply receiving them as rewards for leveling up.

While these missions often resembled each other, this may change when multiple areas are published in the full game.

World

Ghost Recon Wildlands View Parachute

During the closed beta, a limited area was available for exploration. If you crossed the borders of this area, a countdown began whose expiration had deadly consequences. Those traveling by helicopter or airplane could see slightly beyond the limited test phase area. In the distance, deserts and mountains beckoned exploration.

Ghost Recon Wildlands Parachute 2

Although the beta area was limited and only a small part of the large map, it left a significant and expansive impression.

The paths between the various missions were not too short and were mostly connected by a drive or a flight, making the mission objectives easily accessible. However, the developers should still make improvements to the handling of vehicles and aircraft. Because vehicles are used so frequently, the controls need further refinement as they currently feel vague.

Weapons

The weapon system of Ghost Recon Wildlands already works well in the beta. A Ghost carries two primary and one secondary weapon. Depending on the situation, you can comfortably equip many weapons with silencers to silently take out enemies.

You unlock new weapons as you progress in the game. One of the first new weapons in the beta was a sniper rifle that my team tested and found to be “good.”

Ghost Recon Wildlands Weapon Title

Wildlands has a bullet drop mechanic that makes hitting distant targets more challenging. The further away an enemy is, the higher you need to aim above them to hit. This makes sniper kills more realistic, but also more difficult. However, when you do hit an enemy standing on a watchtower hundreds of meters away, the joy is all the greater.

Combat with assault rifles was not too easy either. “Adventure continuous fire” won’t get you far in Wildlands, as aiming requires skill. Overall, playing with the different weapon types was a lot of fun.

During the beta, players had access to assault rifles, sniper rifles, light machine guns, shotguns, and pistols. With the GunSmith, weapons could be customized, for example, by equipping different optics. While there was not a large selection available during the testing phase, the complete game is supposed to offer over 10,000 customization options.

Conclusion on the Ghost Recon Wildlands Beta

The closed beta of Ghost Recon Wildlands showed that the game has a lot of potential. However, many functions need to be improved before the game releases.

This includes vehicle control, AI behavior, and rewards for completing missions stealthily. This feedback was also frequently seen on Reddit and other social channels. Fans even go so far as to demand a later release to give developers more time to resolve the issues.

Ghost Recon Release Delay

Despite these criticisms, I had a lot of fun during the beta phase. If they handle the feedback from fans correctly and tweak a few things, Ghost Recon Wildlands has a bright future ahead. However, whether a large Day 1 patch will be enough to solve the problems is questionable. The release is already set for March 7, 2017. A delayed release would provide more time for fixing issues, but whether that is still possible at this point is uncertain.

Ghost Recon Wildlands is an exciting co-op tactical shooter that still has its rough edges. If the community feedback is taken seriously, we can expect a strong title in the co-op shooter genre.

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Never deceive a Genji! – The PotGs of the Week

Hanzo kills with his eyes closed and Genji knows when you are trying to trick him – our Overwatch POTGs of the week.

Every week, absurd, exciting, or just funny moments happen in Overwatch that are often captured in a “Play of the Game”. We searched social media and picked out three special highlights for you. Enjoy our 3 “Play of the Game” moments of the week in Overwatch!

Now and then, there are situations in which you just put down your weapons in Overwatch. When Doctorezreal encounters the opposing Soldier: 76 and he does not shoot, Genji takes the deceptive peace. Both players greet each other with an emote – a clear sign of the truce. But just at the moment when Soldier: 76 wants to backstab Genji, Genji’s sixth sense kicks in …

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As McCree, the player ForTheHorde chose a particularly bad time for his “High Noon”. Hardly is the ultimate ready, all enemies have already died before he can fire. But instead of letting the shots go to waste, McCree continues to wait – and wait and wait. In fact, a saving Mercy comes around the corner, serving him the “Play of the Game” on a silver platter.

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Our last entry is more amusing than an actual Play of the Game. Almost everyone has been shot by a Hanzo and had no idea where the arrow came from. However, the player RobotNinja lives up to his name and shoots his enemy without even looking in his direction. The probably funniest use of a scatter arrow in a long time. Was that intentional or a coincidence? We may never find out.

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Have you also experienced a particularly cool game scene that you captured on video? Then just send us a link to the video and maybe you will find your clip in this post next week!


Last week, we showed you how D.Va perfectly breaks the hearts of her enemies – and takes down one or two bodies along the way.

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Marvel Heroes gets new heroes – The Beauty and the Beast

In the action MMO Marvel Heroes , two new heroes from the X-Men universe, Beast and Jubilee, make their debut.

Dr. Henry McCoy is a nice guy with high intellect, massive hands and feet, and blue, fluffy fur. The mutant from the X-Men circle is the 60th hero in the action MMO Marvel Heroes.

Beast is one of the original X-Men and was designed back in 1963 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

Jubilee

As a new companion, the mutant Jubilee joins Marvel Heroes. She also belongs to the X-Men universe.

Jubilee is a teenager who first appeared in the comics in the late 80s. But even in 2016, she still looks pretty fresh. She can spark and cause things to explode.

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Marvel Heroes recently received a huge overhaul and is truly worth a look, in our opinion. There is currently no word on a possible port to PS4:

Marvel Heroes: From flop to a really good action MMO

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Conan Exiles: Stronger Equipment? Here’s how to make steel bars

Steel is a must for every barbarian in Conan Exiles. But how do you get the coveted bars of this precious metal? How do you craft stronger equipment? Here you will find out!

“You must unravel the secret of steel!”, advises Conan’s father in the legendary first barbarian film with Arnold Schwarzenegger to his son. Those who thought back then: “Pff, how hard can that be? It’s just steel!”, can now try in the survival MMO Conan Exiles whether they can unveil the secret of steel and craft steel bars for their weapons.

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In the beginning was iron

However, steel is not exactly easy to obtain, and even if you know how to produce the precious metal, you need tons of materials before you hold shiny steel bars in your hands. But one step at a time.

If you want steel, you first need iron. You can find this in “iron stones”, which sometimes come out of regular rocks. However, this meager yield is never enough for your later needs, so you unfortunately have to climb up to higher mountain regions.

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Because there you will find pure iron deposits as well as coal (useful as fuel during the later smelting). But beware, there are some wild animals lurking up there, and the valuable iron is, as experience shows, happily mined by all players on the server. If your PvP option is on, you should proceed carefully or form a mining and protection community with other players.

Then throw the iron ore as well as wood or coal into the furnace, and two iron stones will produce one iron bar.

The riddle of steel lies in the trees

If you want to make steel from iron, you need another resource called steel fire. You obtain this from tar and sulfur.

Sulfur can be found in small quantities in caves and in larger numbers in the great sulfur pit in the northwest. However, some dangerous opponents are also lurking there, so be careful. Sulfur itself is mined with the pickaxe from sulfur stalagmites.

Up in the northwest, there’s sulfur.

Tar is more complicated to obtain. It is actually a byproduct of tanning hides from bark. Bark is easy to obtain if you know how. To gather bark, you simply have to hit a tree with the pick instead of the axe; then you get the bark.

From two pieces of tar and sulfur, you can produce the coveted “steel fire” in the “fire bowl cauldron”. This, in turn, results in one steel bar with 5 (!) iron bars. So you should produce a good amount of iron in advance if you want to stock up on steel. Steel, in turn, is used for strong tier-3 building parts and weapons with which you can effectively destroy such buildings.

Are you just starting out in the wild world of Conan? Then first read our Beginner’s Guide to the Barbarian MMO!

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Destiny: Skelettschlüssel und SIVA-Fragmente verschwinden? Das sagt Bungie

In the MMO shooter Destiny, skeleton keys and SIVA key fragments cause problems.

The skeleton keys themselves are a great feature and were received positively by the community at the launch of “Rise of Iron” as meaningful additions. With them, you don’t have to play the same strike over and over again in hopes that the boss will finally drop the coveted strike-exclusive item.

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Instead, you can play the Nightfall strike and a colorful selection of SIVA strikes, earning skeleton keys and then using them in the desired strike to access the exclusive objects. Which strike-exclusive items are available in which strike, you can read here.

Skeleton Keys and SIVA Key Fragments Disappear

There have been ongoing issues with the skeleton keys throughout the months of RoI. Currently, Bungie is investigating user reports that skeleton keys and SIVA key fragments are suddenly disappearing from character inventory.

This annoyance tends to occur more frequently when the maximum number of skeleton keys (5) or SIVA key fragments (200) is reached. Additionally, the items can disappear when logging out, switching characters, quitting the game, or turning off the console after not picking up an engram (that contains the key) in the game.

As a temporary solution, Bungie suggests the following:

  • Make sure you always have enough inventory space for the items
  • and collect the white engrams that enemies drop (which contain the keys)
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This is not the first skeleton key problem that guardians and Bungie have had to deal with. Right after the launch of RoI, skeleton keys didn’t drop at all, then they disappeared from the post office and were permanently deleted. There was also recurring criticism that Bungie was too stingy with the keys. For the “The Dawning” event, the drop rate was increased, and Nightfall became a guaranteed source for skeleton keys.


In this article, we will look at all weapons that are only available in strikes. Which ones are worthwhile?

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Hearthstone: Leak? New adventure “Lost Secrets of Un’Goro”

The next Hearthstone expansion leads to Un’Goro! At least, this has been revealed by a possible leak.

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At Blizzard, there seems to have been another new leak pointing to the next Hearthstone expansion. A clever user checked the resumes of some voice actors who have worked with Blizzard multiple times. When looking at the voice actress Lani Minella, they found that she apparently voices some lines in the game Hearthstone: Lost Secrets of Un’Goro. The hype train is already in full swing, as an expansion with this name does not yet exist.

In the corresponding expansion, Minella voices lines for the characters “Golakka Crawler”, “Pteradactyl”, “Anklesaur”, “Hydra”, and “Brontosaurus” – all related creatures that actually exist in the crater of Un’Goro.

The next expansion for Hearthstone is expected around April – Blizzard plans to release two adventures and one “card expansion” per year.

Although the source seems credible, it remains to be seen whether the leak is confirmed.

In terms of storyline, the Un’Goro crater has much more to offer than meets the eye. The Un’Goro crater is not only a wild jungle with giant dinosaurs and largely untouched nature but also a testing ground for the Titans, who have experimented here on a smaller scale on how to develop the species of Azeroth. There are still titanic artifacts and structures there that researchers have not yet fully uncovered – so there are plenty of “Lost Secrets” to be found.

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In Un’Goro, there are also many silly things – like Maximillian of Northshire.

Aside from that, Un’Goro in World of Warcraft is a huge homage to Nintendo – monkeys leave crates behind and the two brothers “Mario and Luigi” (with slightly altered names) are causing havoc there.


Hearthstone: Despite pirates, the balance is better than ever!

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The Division: The PvE Aspect in “Last Stand” – Are You Satisfied with It?

The “Last Stand” mode in The Division is largely about PvE. Massive wants to know about your experiences with it.

The PC agents can now enjoy themselves on the public test servers and try out the new PvP mode “Last Stand.” However, this mode is actually not that “PvP” as many agents thought. The PvE, meaning the fight against NPCs, plays an important role if you want to successfully complete the mode.

Massive has now launched a survey about the “Last Stand” mode. They want to know how your PvE experience on the PTS has been so far.

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The PvE in the PvP mode

In “Last Stand,” the primary focus is on capturing zones and defending against the other team. However, there are not only other players on the map but also PvE enemies.

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These are a source for the currency SHD-Tech. With it, you can gain tactical boosts and set up turret fortifications at the zones. To take advantage of these benefits, you need to constantly collect SHD-Tech – you must continuously defeat NPCs. Read detailed information about the “Last Stand” mode here.

In the survey, Massive now wants to know:

  • Is the role of PvE in Last Stand understandable?
  • How crucial is PvE for gameplay?
  • Is the effort for tactical boosts worthwhile?
  • Is the difficulty of the PvE enemies appropriate?
  • Is the PvE in Last Stand fun?

It will likely take a few more weeks before agents on PS4 and Xbox One can access the “Last Stand” mode. Briefly, the community developer Yannick Banchereau mentioned February 28 as the release date, before this premature information was removed.

Have you played “Last Stand” already? Share your experiences with us in the comments.

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ESO Housing List: Races, Prices and Locations with Homestead

The Elder Scrolls Online brings housing into the game with the update “Homestead”, you can finally buy your own houses. The huts are located in all regions of Tamriel and can be lovingly furnished. Here you will learn what is available, where the houses are, and how much the fun will cost.

The Elder Scrolls Online now offers a justice system, the Thieves Guild, and also the assassins of the Dark Brotherhood. However, a typical Elder Scrolls feature is still missing: housing! Because while the hero from Kvatch or the Dovahkiin could comfortably lounge in their own house, your heroes in ESO are all homeless.

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Suitable for this: ESO Housing: How do I buy a house and furnish it? – First steps

ESO Housing – All building types, zones, and their costs

On February 6, 2017 (PC) and February 21 (consoles), the “Homestead” update will be released which includes 39 houses that you can fill with over 2,000 decorative items and furniture. All houses can be purchased for gold in the game, but you can also buy them with real money through the Crown Store.

This also applies to furnishing. A table from Reddit with preliminary information about the houses can be found in the next paragraph. It lists the regions of the buildings, the architectural style of the builder race, and the costs for purchase and furnishing. Have fun planning your new home!

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WoW: Did Exorsus cheat during the Gul’dan first kill? Blizzard issues statement

Is the world-first kill of Gul’dan in WoW “legit” or not? Exorsus is facing challenges in the WoW race for first kills.

Last weekend, the race for first kills in World of Warcraft reached a new peak. The final boss of the Nighthold, the current end content of Legion, was defeated by the Russian guild Exorsus on mythic difficulty.

Although Exorsus is undoubtedly an excellent guild with some of the best players in the world, there have been issues in the past – for instance, the guild was banned during the kill of Helya (the previous end boss) for exploiting a bug. The community closely scrutinized this time and looked for possible bugs that may have been exploited – and they found some.

WoW Exorsus Trinket Buff

According to reports, one of the druids in the raid had the buff from the trinket “Darkmoon Deck: Repose”, which reduces spell costs. However, several players noted in the stream: the druid isn’t even wearing the trinket and still has the buff!

Exorsus denies the allegations and asserts that the appropriate trinket was worn and no exploit was used. If it appears otherwise in the stream and video of the kill, it is said to be an interface or display error that can be triggered by various addons.

The final clarification came from Blizzard itself. Josh Allen, the American community manager, answered the specific question about the buff from the trinket, stating that there is “no reason to believe that something is wrong with the kill.” Since Blizzard usually examines first kills very closely, this chapter of allegations should come to an end.

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Exorsus has also released some excerpts from the logs, which clearly show that the corresponding trinket was indeed equipped.

So it’s official: Congratulations on defeating Gul’dan, Exorsus!


You can find the original news about the kill of Gul’dan here.

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