The Crew: January patch brings McLaren 12C GT3 for police

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In Ubisoft’s racing game The Crew, the major January update brings a new vehicle for the police. Additionally, there are leagues for both factions, new rewards, and improved balance.

A major update for the racing game The Crew is set for January 25, 2017. Included: The hefty McLaren 12C GT3 for the police faction. Perfect for ruining the fun of those unruly street racers. However, the new car is not the only highlight of the patch.

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Better Balance and New Leagues

The January patch for The Crew is mainly responsible for greater fairness and better balance in the game. Here are the following new features in the update:

  • Improved player matchmaking for chases: Previously, it was common for three or four racers to face off against one poor police officer. This should be a thing of the past with the patch.
  • Changed skills: Some skills have been adjusted to ensure more fairness. Flashbangs are now stronger, impulse shocks have a 10-second longer cooldown, and the “Endless Nitro” cooldown has decreased from 30 to 20 seconds.
  • The police AI now reacts better to your progress and is more aggressive with higher-tier vehicles.
  • Rewards: Police and racers receive different rewards. These start at about 8,250 bucks and can rise to a maximum of 16,500 or drop to zero.
  • New leagues: Police and racers each get a new league with four tiers. You start in the 4th tier and can climb up to the 1st department.
  • Bug fixes: Some bugs have been fixed, including the bug with the disappearing GPS, incorrectly displayed scores in PvP, and a bug that prevented some abilities from triggering.

So, the January patch should result in fairer and more balanced races in The Crew. You can find the complete patch notes for the January update for The Crew in the source citation.

Related topic: The Crew – Calling All Units has some Fast & Furious vibes

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Overwatch: Teaser for the Chinese New Year event leaked – Skins and Mode

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In Overwatch , a teaser trailer for the new event Year of the Rooster is circulating. It showcases new skins and possibly even a new event mode.

A teaser has appeared on reddit a few hours ago. It comes from the Chinese social media site Weibo and features a teaser trailer for the Year of the Rooster event with additional skins that Blizzard is likely offering for the Chinese New Year.

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The trailer is in pretty poor quality and is hosted on streamable. Here you can see it.

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It looks real and gives a glimpse of a few new skins. We will probably learn more soon.

The “Year of the Rooster” event is on the verge of starting. It is expected to bring not only skins but also a new mode. Some on reddit believe they have spotted a “Tracer only Capture-the-Flag” mode in the teaser.

Overwatch: Skins for the ‘Year of the Rooster’ event leaked – Winston poses as a king

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The Division: Last Stand and Update 1.6 – Release date announced! [Update]

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In The Division, Update 1.6 and Last Stand have a release date. Additionally, the PTS patch notes have been published.

The community developer Yannick Banchereau recently published the global PTS patch notes for 1.6 and Last Stand in the Ubi forum. The public test servers will start on January 24, so tomorrow. Moreover, Last Stand has a release date!

  • The release is on 28.2. on all platforms: PS4, Xbox One, and PC. That is a Tuesday.

Update: Just minutes after the post went online, the release date was removed. We have a screenshot showing the release date. What the removal of the date signifies remains to be seen.

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New Incursion “Lost Signal”

The new incursion will be playable on the PTS in advance. Here are the first details:

  • It is called “Lost Signal” and takes place in a TV broadcast center.
  • The enemy faction: Rikers.
  • You need to clear three different building wings from the Rikers, each offering a different combat scenario. Tactics are said to be important.
  • Each wing holds rewards for you. Once you have mastered all three challenges, the final boss will appear, which is supposed to be the greatest challenge.
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We can expect more information in the future.

Patch Notes for Update 1.6

As soon as the PTS opens, the PvP mode “Last Stand” will not be available yet. It will be activated during the testing phase.

However, you can test the new features of Update 1.6. Note that the provided patch notes are not final and may change before the release.

We already know most of the new features: The Dark Zone updates, the legendary difficulty, changes to armor, the new gear set SEEKR, and the exotics. Furthermore, numerous bug fixes and balance adjustments are coming.

You can find the complete PTS patch notes for 1.6 and Last Stand at the provided link.

In the coming days, we will examine individual aspects of the patch notes in detail and in English in separate articles.

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The Division 1.6: Armor is nerfed – Here’s how the best attribute changes

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In The Division, the attribute “Armor” loses significance with Update 1.6. Other attributes are also changing.

Currently, armor is the best attribute you can have on your gear. High armor values are essential for every build, as they allow your agent to withstand more damage before going down. If “Armor” can be rolled on a piece of armor, it will be done.

If an attribute is the only logical choice for the gear bonuses, diversity is suppressed. Prior to 1.5, there were plans to find a solution to this problem, but the ideas were discarded. The developers and players on the PTS were dissatisfied with this.

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With 1.6, Massive has now provided a fix that aims to address the core armor issue.

Armor is no longer a higher attribute – Update 1.6

Even in 1.6, armor pieces will have a base armor value, but the armor bonus will be removed as a higher attribute. Instead, health points will take its place. This means that health points and stamina will primarily be responsible for toughness – and no longer armor.

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“Extra Armor” is being removed and replaced with health points
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This is a change with significant consequences: The overall meta will be affected, damage, healing, and skill power must be rebalanced. However, there is an advantage that health points scale more linearly than armor, which will be better for balance in the long run.

Status Effects and Resistances

The armor bonuses on your current gear will therefore become health point bonuses. But what about the health point bonuses that are currently on your armors? These will convert to a new stat called “Resist All”, increasing resistance against status effects.

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Currently, resistances give you a certain %-chance to completely resist the effect.

With 1.6, resistances will diminish the effect. For instance, if you have 40% resistance against burns, you will now take 40% less damage from it when on fire. The duration of the burn will also be shorter. If you achieve 100% resistance, you will be immune to this status effect at all times.

Additionally: Whenever you suffer from a status effect, you will temporarily receive a certain %-amount of resistance against it.

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All changes will be tested on the PTS to refine them. After all, “Time to Kill” and “Time to be killed” still need to fit.

Changes to Skill Power

The changes to armor are meant to lead to greater build variety – as are the changes to skill power. In 1.6, the effectiveness of skill power scales depending on the world rank: At each higher rank, you will need to invest more skill power to reach the relative skill effectiveness.

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Moreover, there will be greater differences between builds with a lot of skill power and builds with little skill power. This means that if you currently have a build in which you hardly increase skill power, your skills will be significantly weaker in 1.6. Conversely, if you fully focus on skill power, your build will perform even more powerful skills after 1.6.

To achieve these high skill power values, however, you will have to make choices: Other values will suffer as a result, and you will have to make sacrifices. This is aimed at achieving greater build diversity by Massive.

Not only the bonuses on the armor pieces are changing: New armor pieces are also being added. Here you can find info about the SEEKR set and upcoming gear set changes.

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FIFA 17: Ryan Mason – FUT players exploit serious injury for their profit

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In FIFA 17 FUT, some players exploit the severe head injury of Ryan Mason to quickly amass many coins. The “Price-Fixing” faces heavy criticism from the community.

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The 25-year-old midfielder Ryan Mason from Hull City suffered a skull fracture during the game against Chelsea over the weekend. He collided with defender Gary Cahill, was treated on the field for nine minutes, and was then transported to the hospital. An operation has already taken place. Unpleasant scenes that no fan wishes to see.

However, in FUT 17, some fans exploit this serious injury by engaging in what is called “Price-Fixing”: When a player temporarily experiences high demand in the transfer market, price fixers buy numerous cards of that player and then sell them bundled at a high price. Some users fall for it: They see “Oh, all the cards are so expensive, then I’ll just buy the player at this price.”

The goal of these “price fixers” is: To maximize profit.

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Unethical offers on the transfer market

After his serious injury, Ryan Mason is currently heavily featured in the media, leading many FUT players to search for his card. Normally, this card is valued at around 400 coins. However, some users have recognized a profit opportunity and flooded the transfer market with cards priced at over 6000 coins.

Many FIFA fans in the Reddit forum are outraged that some users seemingly wish to boost their virtual coin reserves without any scruples. One fan writes that there is a special place in hell for these price fixers. Others argue that FUT 17 is just a game and that morality shouldn’t come into play.

Even on Sunday evening, Hull City announced that Ryan Mason is in stable condition after his operation. However, he will remain in the hospital for the coming days.

Tips, tricks, and guides for FIFA 17 FUT can be found in our guide collection.

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Moonlights: Do they like us sour-sweet? New survival zombie MMO from the Far East

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MoonLights is a new sandbox survival MMO from China.

The Chinese publisher and developer Snail Games presented its new games at a fair in Taiwan: there are six of them. The new releases in the client-based games now practically cover every area and sub-genre in the MMO sector:

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And MoonLights goes in the direction of “post-apocalypse”, zombie MMO. Moonlights is set to release in 2017. Apart from the title image, there is no further information yet.

If it does well, it might make it into this article:

The 7 best multiplayer survival games on the market – in 2017

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Overwatch: “Hang the Smurf!” – Should “Smurfers” be banned?

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When professionals resort to a Overwatch second account, the fun of the game suffers. But what if you want to profit from the suffering of your teammates?

It often comes as a surprise that, as a high-level player, you can be unceremoniously defeated by a fresh account – especially common in MOBAs and shooters. These second accounts of professionals, commonly referred to as “Smurfs”, cause several problems.

By the time the matchmaking system properly ranks the professional on their second account, several weeks can pass while they slaughter through the ranks of significantly worse players, who quickly lose their motivation.

The Twitch streamer IDDQD did not create his Smurf account just to unwind a bit, but to troll players deliberately and simply steamroll them. With provocative statements like “I fak all” – in broken English – he further provoked the opposing team. Here’s an excerpt from his stream.

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Many Overwatch players were upset by this behavior and called in the official forum to ban the Smurfer and all their accounts. Smurfing is simply unsportsmanlike behavior that ruins the gaming experience for all other participants. Meanwhile, the post in the forum has been deleted – “name-calling” and “hate speech against individuals” are generally not permitted in Blizzard’s forums (except in China, where banned cheaters and fraudsters are published).

Cortyn says: I consider “smurfing” to be a double-edged sword. It’s entirely understandable when a professional player wants to play a few more relaxed rounds where they do not have to worry about their skill rating and just want to “unwind”. In that case, I can absolutely understand using a Smurf account for relaxation. However, anyone who uses smurfing just to demonstrate their superiority to everyone else and to attract more viewers to their channel should be ashamed and deserve a ban – on all their accounts.

To make a running comparison: I wouldn’t let Usain Bolt compete in the district youth games of Kuhkaffhausen either…

Other disruptive behaviors – such as teabagging – are also being made harder in Overwatch.

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Black Desert: Flying Knives – Dark Knight Awakening with New Weapon

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In the Buy2Play fantasy MMORPG Black Desert, the new class Dark Knight will also receive an Awakening. The new weapon looks pink on a woman.

The “Awakening” of all classes has now concluded in our version in December. The classes receive a new, alternative weapon and associated new skills relatively late, around mid-level 50s.

The new class Dark Knight, the Dark Elf, is still not “awakened”. It was only recently added to Black Desert in South Korea. Now the developers Pearl Abyss have released a video for the Awakening and announced what weapon she will receive:

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It looks like two flying daggers with some extravagant coloring. Pink is the new black.

In a recent interview, there is mention of a second awakening of the classes in Black Desert. Here, it is likely that the “normal” starter weapons will be revised and strengthened.

Black Desert: Xbox One and PS4 – Work on MMORPG port is progressing

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Star Citizen: Update 2.6.2 brings Mega Map – Production schedule presented

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Cloud Imperium Games has released an updated production schedule for the space MMO Star Citizen. This schedule reveals the planned release date for update 2.6.1 and further plans.

The team behind Star Citizen is currently working on patch 2.6.1, which is expected to bring some balance changes as well as a spectator mode. The update includes some features that did not make it into version 2.6 and also includes some bug fixes and elements based on feedback from alpha testers. For example, an adjustment to projectile speed is intended to make it easier to aim at moving enemies.

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Star Marine, the FPS module, is expected to be released in a few weeks.

Production schedule updated

Patch 2.61 is planned to be released on February 16, according to the current status and the updated production schedule on the game’s website. Of course, this date may change, but fans will be informed in a timely manner.

The production schedule is continuously updated to give Star Citizen fans a better insight into development. You can see what the team is currently working on, how long the work is expected to take, and what is planned next.

The Mega Map is coming

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The developers are also looking a little into the future. Before the major update 3.0, which is planned for the second half of the year, patch 2.6.2 is expected to be released sometime in spring. This will introduce the Mega Map feature, among other things.

This feature allows players to seamlessly join various multiplayer matches or play in a single-player mode without having to constantly reload the level.

Furthermore, the introduction of regional game servers is planned. With these, European players should finally be able to play without lag. Currently, players from Europe experience pings of 200+. A specific release date for patch 2.6.2 of the MMO Star Citizen has not yet been established.

More articles about Star Citizen:

Star Citizen: What does “When will Squadron 42 be released?” mean in Alien?

Star Citizen 2.6.: Cheaters will be banned without refund

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Conan Exiles: Komplette Zerstörung im PvP

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PvP plays an important role in the upcoming survival RPG Conan Exiles unless you are playing in single-player mode. In PvP, it is possible to completely destroy the cities and fortresses of other players.

Those who are interested in Conan Exiles and plan to play on a PvP server must be aware that everything they build can be destroyed by other players. However, without building, you won’t get far.

You start by constructing small buildings, which you gradually expand into a fortress. When you encounter another player, either a battle for land ensues or you team up to expand your fortress into a fortified city. Players appear on the map within a few kilometers of each other.

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Destruction Frenzy

It is important to consider that the larger your base is, the more land you will need, and eventually you will encounter players who want to claim the same piece of land for themselves. At some point, this will lead to PvP battles. In these, you try to destroy your enemies’ buildings, which they will also try to do to your structures.

To do this, you need weapons that are at least one level above the level of the buildings, otherwise, you will not inflict any damage. You must proceed strategically in construction and erect strong walls, fortifying the buildings, and making sure to take advantage of natural features like cliff faces.

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Additionally, you must ensure that your slaves defend your fortress during your absence. You also need to strategically place the guards, for example, archers on the walls.

Together in a clan, you have better chances during attacks, but if you truly want to completely destroy your enemy, you should rely on religion and summon an avatar of your god. However, you are vulnerable during the summoning and while controlling the avatar. But the massive manifestation of your god will make quick work of your opponents’ fortress.

You can lose everything

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It will not be easy to destroy your enemies in Conan Exiles, as even on the PvP servers, monsters, wild animals, and NPC opponents roam the game world, making your life even harder. On a PvP server, it is therefore possible to lose everything.

The hard work that goes into building a beautiful and large fortress can be reduced to smoke by an attack from hostile players or by a rampaging avatar.

In a new video, the developers at Funcom demonstrate how PvP works in Conan Exiles. The summoning of an avatar is also shown, so you can prepare for the battles right now, just before the start of the early access phase on PC on January 31.

https://www.twitch.tv/funcom/v/116067771

Further articles on Conan Exiles:

Conan Exiles: Price announced – New trailer shows giant tentacle monsters

Conan Exiles: After criticism – No “Server wipe every 30 days”

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“Boom, Headshot” – Video games do not make you sharpshooters

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A study on enhanced shooting skills through shooter games has now been retracted.

In 2012, the scientific study “Boom, Headshot” was published. Its core thesis was: Players engaged in first-person shooters also become better with real weapons.

The implication is clear: If a violent game fan goes on a rampage, he will also be accurate and therefore even more dangerous. The study has now been retracted.

Opponents of the study included Malte Elson from Ruhr University in Bochum and Parrick Markey, a psychology professor at Villanova University in the USA. Their research claims that “violent video games” actually reduce violent crimes in the real world. Higher sales numbers of games lead to lower statistics in violent crimes.

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After a major game release, the number of violent crimes decreases.

After major releases like Call of Duty or Grand Theft Auto, the number of violent crimes does not rise

Markey believes, for example, that fewer murders occur when a large new game is released and people are glued to their screens.

If the classic idea that violent games lead to violence were true, then the number of violent crimes in the “real world” should spike after the release of a Call of Duty or a new Grand Theft Auto. However, statistics show that the numbers fall. In 2014, Markey told the US magazine Polygon that further research was needed before definitive conclusions could be drawn.

Elson and Markey have long questioned the study “Boom, Headshot.” The static data is inconsistent, and they suspected manipulation. Now, their protests have been heard. The author of the study has retracted it, as unfortunately, the original records are no longer available.

The exact details of the scientific back and forth can be found here on the page RetractionWatch .

Our author Cortyn has addressed the topic of “killer games” here:

Complaint Wednesday: The Return of the Killer Game Debate

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Lord of the Rings Online: New Race, prettier characters and better housing

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The fantasy MMORPG Lord of the Rings Online will introduce a new class with Mordor.

The studio behind Lord of the Rings Online has recently become independent and is looking for new opportunities to further develop the game and captivate new players in Middle-earth.

In an interview with the US site Massivelyop, the team revealed that for the HdRO expansion Mordor, they are planning to introduce a new race: “High Elf” will be the name of the new playable race. More details are not disclosed here. As Middle-earth laymen, we can only speculate on how the High Elves will differ from the Elves already known in the game. Perhaps one should consult the Tolkien professor regarding this.

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Lord of the Rings Online currently features five playable races: Elves, Men, Dwarves, Beornings and Hobbits.

In Mordor, players will also have the opportunity to fight for the factions of Men, Elves, Hobbits, or Dwarves in the battle against Mordor. They can pledge their sword to them and swear allegiance.

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Prettier faces, better houses

The announced upgrade for the character models seems to be taking shape. The team is currently redesigning faces, adding animations, and considers this a significant improvement. Players will still have the option to continue using “the old animations” if some find the separation too painful.

Mordor and new faces are still in the future – Mordor is expected to arrive no earlier than June. Improvements to the housing in Lord of the Rings Online are more current. Here, no major overhaul is expected, but improvements with hopefully significant effect are planned. A customizable hook system for interior design is set to come – similar to SWTOR. These housing changes are already live on the Bullroar test server.

Lord of the Rings Online: This is what the plans for 2017 with Mordor look like

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WoW: Warcraft comes to Television – Azeroth’s best Recipes

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A cooking show with the most delicious dishes from all of Azeroth? Soon, there will be culinary tips from Elven and Orc cuisine in South Korea.

When Activision Blizzard announced a few months ago that they were considering TV shows set in the various universes of the game developer, fans certainly did not expect this. Soon, fans of World of Warcraft in South Korea will be able to enjoy the culinary delights that Azeroth, the Eastern Kingdoms, and Northrend have to offer.

It will surely please everyone involved that the cooked dishes will be prepared by the well-known chef Chou Hyun-seok (in Korea). By the way, he is also a big WoW fan, so one can expect that he will meticulously try to find the right ingredients that match those in Azeroth. It’s hard to imagine if a certain Nomi would have ripped this show under the Pandanail …

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Most recipes from the show “The Meal is Ready” are at least roughly based on the “World of Warcraft” cookbook that was released worldwide not long ago.

Cortyn says: This could be the first cooking show where I don’t immediately feel the urge to scream out of the window. Because who wouldn’t want to prepare a “Deviat Supreme” or a “Salad in the style of Zin-Azshari”? Unfortunately, this kind of gourmet entertainment seems to be reserved for Korea for now. What a pity.

More about the World of Warcraft cookbook we have here for you.

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Destiny: PvP with light level 315 seems to be fun – New trend?

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Do you want more variety in PvP of Destiny? Then just change the meta yourself!

Many Guardians have been complaining for weeks and months that the Crucible hardly excites them anymore. The shotgun meta is ubiquitous. If you don’t have a shotgun in hand, you have only yourself to blame. Special weapons are preferred over primary weapons.

Ger Thunderland now shows you in the video how you can make the PvP battles more varied: with 315 light level.

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Create Private Matches with 315 Light Level

This method works exclusively in private matches and is intended to provide a fun alternative to the current meta.

To do this, you create a lobby in the private matches with light level advantages activated. First, all participating Guardians should lower their total light level to about 315. Equip yourselves with weak armor pieces, artifacts, ghost shells, or heavy weapons.

Only the primary weapon and the secondary weapon remain at the highest possible light level, which for most of you should be 400.

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The Falconmoon feels extremely powerful again with this setting

This setup results in you being able to kill faster with your primary weapons – you’ve basically given yourself a primary buff and thus changed the meta.

But your special weapons also become significantly stronger, so you should set your own exceptions to ensure they aren’t overpowered. For example, you should exclude snipers with high impact as they can kill with a body shot. You can forgo high ranges on shotguns.

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Primary Weapons, As They Should Be

The stars in these 315 lobbies are now the primary weapons. A rushing shotgun runner can be stopped, and if a sniper misses his shots, you can counter with the primary weapon.

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In short: Special weapons are now only “special” in this setting and no longer “must-have” weapons that need to be constantly held. They are still powerful, but now you can counter them with primary weapons.

How Do I Get to 315 Light?

The best way to get to 315: If you have “Year 1” items in your vault, equip them. If you don’t have any low light items, you can quickly obtain some through rewards in the “Rise of Iron” record book. Otherwise, Lord Shaxx has swords at 220, the exotics in the collections are at 320, or the ghost shells at the speaker are at 190.

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So there are many ways to quickly reduce the light level.

What Can Bungie Learn from This?

According to Ger Thunderlord, it becomes clear in this setting: Although primary weapons are now significantly stronger, special weapons remain powerful – but only when used correctly. Shotgun users can be stopped with primary weapons, so they only work at close range and with the right movement. And if a sniper doesn’t hit, you can take him down with the primary. Skill becomes more important.

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Conclusion: Special weapons are used less – only in suitable situations. The focus shifts more to primary weapons. Special weapons become “special”. A lot of what is currently considered overpowered, such as some supers or grenades, do not appear too strong anymore as you can counter them with primary weapons.

Therefore, Bungie should learn from this: Bring primary weapons back to the forefront. This would solve some of the current issues.

But what do you think? Do you disagree? Have you played such 315 private matches yourself?

In this article, you will find the 12 best legendary primary weapons in PvP.

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The Division: Contamination Events and more PvE! The new Dark Zone in 1.6

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In The Division, update 1.6 brings numerous changes to the Dark Zone. Here is an overview.

“Last Stand” will be a standalone PvP mode in the Dark Zone, introduced by the paid “Last Stand” DLC. If you want to play this mode, you must own the Season Pass or purchase the DLC separately.

All other changes to the Dark Zone come with the free update 1.6.

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The northern border will be opened – DZ07-09

The most noticeable new feature of update 1.6 is the (almost) doubling of the Dark Zone: DZ07, DZ08, and DZ09 are coming. The PvE/PvP area will be expanded northwards to include DZ07, with DZ08 and DZ09 joining DZ07 to the northeast.

The Dark Zone has never been an inviting place, but the new Dark Zone classes are meant to convey a distinctly darker atmosphere. Bodies are piled up in the streets, some of them ablaze, and enemies lurk everywhere. Massive does not want to reveal too much so that you can explore these areas yourself, where some surprises are said to await.

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The three new areas will roughly double the “playable area” of the Dark Zone: You will not only run on the streets but also on rooftops, in the underground, and in buildings.

Less PvP, more PvE

With Last Stand, a dedicated PvP mode comes where you can hunt other agents at will. The PvP aspect in the “normal” Dark Zone will be reduced. While the size of the Dark Zone is almost doubled, the player count in each DZ instance remains the same. This means that the chance of encountering other agents is significantly lower.

Instead, you can expect more PvE content. The landmarks are being revamped: Multiple waves of enemies can now spawn at these locations after you have defeated the first group. When you clear a landmark, you will receive additional loot that goes directly into your inventory and does not need to be extracted first.

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The further north you advance into the DZ, the more challenging the enemies will become. With update 1.6, you can fast travel between DZ checkpoints.

These are the contamination events

Contamination events are meant to provide more variety in the Dark Zone. Elite cleaners will appear in underground areas of the DZ approximately every hour, and your job is to take them out. However, the contamination in these areas reaches deadly levels that your virus filter cannot withstand. You need to devise a tactic, act quickly, and keep an eye on your health.

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How long such an event lasts and what rewards it offers are currently unknown.

Dark Zone leaderboards

A new feature that has been known for a few weeks is the Dark Zone leaderboards. These allow you to compare yourself with other agents on a weekly and monthly basis.

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Many of your activities will be tracked: In PvP, for example, kills of rogue agents, attempts at manhunts, or cut ropes during pickups. In PvE, NPC kills, looted boxes, or extracted items will be counted.

All activities contribute to an overall score. This leaderboard is divided into three ranks. The higher the rank you achieve, the more rewards you will receive. The lists will be reset weekly and monthly.

You can read about the new difficulty level “Legendary” in The Division here.

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ARK: Survival Evolved – Create PS4 Server & List of Admin Commands

Leya Jankowski Leya Jankowski Reading time 4 minutes

Here you will learn how to create your own server for the PS4 in ARK: Survival Evolved and you will receive a list of general, useful admin commands.

Since ARK: Survival Evolved was released on the PS4, complaints about full servers that are also underperforming and often crash have increased. It is possible to create your own PS4 server and thus avoid the full servers.

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ARK: How to Create Your Own PS4 Server

There are two ways to create your own PS4 server in ARK: a dedicated server and a non-dedicated server.

  • Running a second PS4 as a server – Dedicated Server: If you have a second PS4 available, you can simply use it as a server. Please note that no one can play on the PS4 server when the PS4 is turned off.
  • Running a PS4 as both client and server – Non-Dedicated Server: In the non-dedicated variant, your console acts as both server and client. Here you play directly on your own server. You cannot move more than 200m away from the host in a non-dedicated session to keep the load on the console as low as possible.

In this video, YouTuber “Stalker GER” explains how you can create your own PS4 server in ARK: Survival Evolved.

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  • Click on “Local Game” in the menu.
  • The server settings for your server will now open.
  • Here, select difficulty level, PvE mode, position on the map, and other options that should be enabled or disabled on your server.
  • If you are satisfied with your settings, click on “Non-Dedicated Multiplayer Game”.
  • In the next window, choose a name and a password for your server.
  • If you activate “Private Game”, this server will not appear in the server overview.
  • The creator can distribute invitations to the server via direct invitation.
  • Clicking on “Accept” starts your server.

ARK: Admin Commands PS4 English

The list includes cross-platform server admin commands that you can use on your self-created server.

YouTuber “MerK NMEX” shows here how to enter admin commands on consoles. This applies to Xbox and PlayStation.

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To be able to enter the admin commands in the game, you must activate “Admin Logging” when creating the server. You can find this option on the first page of the server settings under “Difficulty”. When you are in the game, you need to open the menu to see the admin command bar. In this bar, you enter the corresponding command and then click on Admin Command.

When you return to the game, the entered command is activated.

PS4 Admin Command List

This list shows you the respective effect of the commands and additionally which command you must enter for the desired effect:

  • Activate server administration commands: EnableCheats <Password> (password must match the server admin password of the server)
  • Activate commands for players, dinosaurs, and game world: SetCheatPlayer true|false (example: setcheatplayer true)
  • Add experience points: AddExperience <HowMuch> (example: admincheat addexperience 1000)
  • Send message to everyone on the server: Broadcast <MessageText> (example: admincheat Broadcast Hello friends)
  • Change player size: ChangeSize <SizeMult> (reset to 1 for normal size)
  • Clear inventory: ClearPlayerInventory <PlayerID> <ClearInventory>
  • Clear equipment: ClearPlayerInventory <PlayerID> <ClearEquippedItems>
  • Clear slot items: ClearPlayerInventory <PlayerID> <ClearSlotItems>
  • Reset tutorials on the client: ClearTutorials
  • Show information from structures: DebugStructures
  • Destroy all creatures of a type: DestroyAll <type> (example: admincheat DestroyAll Ankylo_Character_BP_C)
  • Destroy all creatures on the map, including tamed ones: DestroyAllEnemies (example: admincheat destroyallenemies)
  • Destroy creature or structure in the crosshairs without leaving a corpse: DestroyMyTarget
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  • Destroy all structures on the map: DestroyStructures
  • Destroy un-tamed creatures: DestroyWildDino
  • Shut down the server quickly: DoExit
  • Trigger map restart: DoRestartLevel
  • Tame creature: DoTame
  • Creatures on the map ignore you: EnemyInvisible true|false (example: admincheat EnemyInvisible true)
  • Instantly fall asleep or wake up: ExecSetSleeping true|false (example: admincheat ExecSetSleeping true)
  • Allow character to fly: Fly
  • Tame Dino instantly: ForceTame
  • Repeat last chat: GetChat
  • Activate ghost mode, fly through objects: Ghost
  • Transfer ownership and structures to players: GiveAllStructure
  • Unlock all engrams: GiveEngrams
  • Give player experience points: GiveExpToPlayer <PlayerID> <HowMuch>
  • Add inventory items: GiveItem <BlueprintPath>
  • Add items via ID list: GiveItemNum <ItemID> (example: admincheat GiveItemNum 1 1 1 0)
  • Add 50 units of each resource to the inventory: GiveResources
  • Change ownership of structure/dino: GiveToMe
  • Gives the commands God, InfiniteStats, EnemyInvisible true, and experience: GMBuff
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  • Immortality and invulnerable: God
  • Suffer damage equal to specified value: HurtMe <Amount> (example: admincheat HurtMe 50)
  • Infinite food, water, stamina, carrying capacity: InfiniteStats
  • Kill structure/creature: Kill
  • Kill player: KillPlayer <PlayerID>
  • Combines the commands God, InfiniteStat, EnemyInvisible true: LeaveMeAlone
  • View player list: ListPlayers
  • Become admin of the tribe: MakeTribeAdmin
  • Become founder of the tribe: MakeTribeFounder
  • Load map: OpenMap <MapName> (example: OpenMap TheIsland)
  • Stops movement and crafting: PlayersOnly
  • Save server and game world: SaveWorld
  • Send message to all players: ServerChat <MessageText>
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  • Send PM: ServerChatToPlayer “<PlayerName>” <MessageText>
  • Hide admin icon in chat: SetAdminIcon
  • Set baby dino age, 01 – 1: SetBabyAge <AgeValue>
  • Set message of the day, shown when players connect: SetMessageOfTheDay <Message> (example: admincheat SetMessageOfTheDay Today, the Dodos are on the loose)
  • Teleport yourself: SetPlayerPos <x> <y> <z> (example: admincheat SetPlayerPos -71467 -52156 0)
  • Determine the time of day in the game world: SetTimeOfDay <Hour>:<Minute>[:<Second>] (example: admincheat settimeofday 06:30:00)
  • Display message of the day: ShowMessageOfTheDay
  • Commit suicide: Suicide
  • Spawn selected dino: Summon <type> (example: admincheat summon Ankylo_Character_BP_C)
  • Teleport players to you: TeleportPlayerNameToMe <PlayerName>
  • Teleport to players: TeleportToPlayer <PlayerID>
  • Unlimited ammunition: ToggleInfiniteAmmo
  • Disable fly mode and walk again: Walk
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You can find everything else about PS4 ARK servers in our server FAQ. Here you can also read how to find and join self-built servers.

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Paladins OB42: Laser beam, Stone fist, Shield – New champion Torvald

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 2 minutes

Hi-Rez presented the latest hero for Paladins : Torvald is a tank who can distribute shields and fire a laser beam.

On Friday, the stream for OB42 took place. The highlight was certainly the introduction of Torvald, an older man in a robe, who has a gigantic stone fist for a right hand.

Torvald’s Abilities

Torvald’s main ability, with the left mouse button, is an energy beam, which he can fire in a straight line. The beam is channeled and sticks to its target – it has a lock-and-track function. Torvald then moves slower, making it possible for opponents to escape.

Additionally, Torvald has a personal shield that starts with 6000 health points and depletes when Torvald is attacked. The shield does not regenerate by itself, but Torvald can recharge it with the right mouse button by channeling an ability, if he is not disturbed. He can also siphon enemy shields with it.

The idea is for Torvald to stay at the front and keep opponents occupied as long as the shield is up, and then he briefly retreats to regenerate it.

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Furthermore, Torvald can also grant allies a shield. However, only for a very short time, two seconds, so that Paladins do not turn into a pure tank fight.

With another ability, Torvald influences the scenario as a tank through crowd control by silencing and disarming opponents at close range.

His ultimate is a massive, annihilating laser beam with a strong knockback, which sends opponents back quite a distance – often further than can be seen.

The designers noted that Torvald is somewhat older than champions typically designed, but he is large, impressive, and equipped with a gigantic personality.

The OB42 patch was deployed to the test server over the weekend. If everything goes smoothly, we should be able to welcome him and Torvald in Paladins soon.

Paladins is also set to launch soon for PS4 and Xbox One: Paladins for PS4 and Xbox One – Beta starting soon

To the official website of Paladins and play for free.

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Overwatch: D.Va’s Bunny Becomes a Protest Symbol Against Misogyny

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

Is D.Va from Overwatch a symbol for women’s protest around the world?

At the same time as the inauguration of American President Donald Trump, the “Women’s March on Washington” took place recently. The protests were meant to send a message to the entire world and draw attention to issues like racism, polarization, and misogyny. Although the protest march was initially planned only in America, similar actions were started around the world – including in Seoul, the capital of South Korea.

Overwatch Womens March Dva flag

Among all the flags and signs waved there, gamers will certainly recognize one symbol in particular: The Bunny Symbol that D.Va from Overwatch bears on her mech and her weapon, which is her trademark.

What seems strange and somewhat out of place at first makes sense after a moment’s thought. D.Va, whose real name is “Hana Song,” hails from South Korea in the world of Overwatch and embodies many things that the protest march wants to express. She is a strong, independent woman who wants to maintain peace in her country and loves people and their diversity.

Apart from the flags, stickers featuring the symbol have also been spotted, accompanied by the slogan: “The rise of the woman = the rise of the nation.”

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Cortyn says: I think this is pretty cool. It shows in a new way how much video games, their symbolism, and characters have now resonated in different societies around our world. And if there are examples of strong, multi-dimensional characters – why shouldn’t they also be shown in important matters?

But what do you think? Is it “silly” to print the symbol of a fictional character on such a significant protest flag? Or do you believe that the message matters and that any example is valid – even a video game heroine?

What if the heroes of Overwatch were cute cats…

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Hearthstone: Der nächste Nerf könnte Ragnaros treffen

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

The Fire Lord has once again been too early to celebrate. A nerf may be on the way in Hearthstone .

Nerfs to various cards in Hearthstone are quite rare. The developers usually try to avoid changes to maintain a certain consistency. However, in an interview with PC Gamer, Ben Brode revealed some details about the philosophy behind the nerfs of certain cards and the problems they cause in design. For example, he mentioned Ragnaros, who has been seen in many decks at the World Championship at BlizzCon, even though he is technically a classic card.

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The reason for this is that there are hardly any other cards in the “8-mana category” that have as much impact on the battlefield as the Fire Lord in the making. If you want to prevent power creep – that is, to create a card that is simply “better” in stats and effect – you have to limit such perennial favorites (Ha! Pun intended!) like Ragnaros in other ways. So, they’re considering either weakening Ragnaros in the future or simply banning him from the standard format and moving him into the Wild category. They are also contemplating this step for other cards.

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Only then could it be ensured in the long term that new expansions bring real changes without cards becoming absurdly overpowered.

Another possibility would be to make a potential “new” legendary card better, but in such a way that it only really fits well in certain decks – as was the case with Reno Jackson and Kazakus, where players have to forgo duplicates. Generally, however, such evergreen cards limit the design options of the developers. Because an expansion is most fun when as many players as possible can experiment with the new cards, new decks emerge, and the meta is shaken to its core.

What do you think? Should the developers leave classic cards alone? Or are such changes good and meaningful to keep the game fresh and exciting?

Cortyn has already expressed her thoughts on power creep in Hearthstone in her Mecker Wednesday.

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For Honor auf der PS4 – Tonnenweise Gameplay-Material erschienen

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time < 1 minutes

In For Honor, some gameplay videos have been released showcasing brutal melee action.

The release date of For Honor is approaching. On February 14th, the melee game will be released on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

In advance, there will be a closed beta where you can get a sense of For Honor. However, all fans who cannot participate in the beta can still get an impression of Ubisoft’s upcoming title through gameplay videos.

Melee Action in Video

At the Taipei Game Show, Ubisoft put a strong focus on For Honor, and countless gameplay scenes made their way online. The first two videos showcase footage presented by Associate Game Director Gaelec Simard and played on PS4. The third video was released by Ubisoft Asia – and lasts a whopping 2.5 hours!

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Trailer for the Faction War – Metagame

Recently, Ubisoft released a trailer for the Faction War. This will already be playable during the closed beta. It represents a “metagame” in which you fight for your chosen faction. All your battles will be tracked cross-platform and worldwide. This way, you can ensure that your faction conquers the most territory and ends the season as the winner. Participating players can look forward to some great prizes:

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More info on the closed beta can be found here. In this article, you will also learn about the system requirements. Does your computer even run For Honor?

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