For Honor Guide: Beginner-Tipps – So gelingt der Start

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 4 minutes

In For Honor, we provide beginner tips to get you started successfully in melee action.

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The closed beta of For Honor is coming up. The release on February 14th is not far away. It’s time to prepare for the online melee game. Because in For Honor, you plunge into war on chaotic battlefields. To avoid getting lost, you will find the most important basic tips here.

The Art of Battle – How to control your hero

In For Honor, it’s not the one who can hammer the buttons the fastest that wins. Instead, it’s about mastering the “Art of Battle”. This is an innovative combat system specifically developed for For Honor to allow for unique control over the warriors.

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If you play against numerous soldier adds, this “Art of Battle” is not activated. You defeat the adds simply by hitting them. However, if you encounter a heavy elite opponent, like other heroes, you target them with the left shoulder button and start the “Art of Battle”.

Defense:

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You fend off attacks by pressing the left shoulder button and moving the right stick in one of the three possible directions from which the attack is coming: Up, Left, or Right. If the opponent, for example, attacks from the left, you need to move the stick to the left in time.

Attack:

There are two different attacks:

  • A light, quick attack: This is done with R1 or RB
  • A heavy, slow attack: This is done with R2 or RT
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With the right stick, you determine the direction from which you want to attack. Each hero also has unique combos and move sets they bring to the battlefield. You can view these in the menu under “Moveset” (Action Sets).

Breaking defense:

If the opponent continuously protects against your attacks, there is a way to break this defense. You can do this by pressing X on the Xbox controller or Square on the PS4 controller. After that, you can attack with quick strikes. If you want to throw an opponent, you need to press the X or Square button again.

Dodge:

You dodge enemy attacks by selecting a direction with the left stick and then pressing A (Xbox One) or X (PS4).

Executions and Emotes:

By finishing a fight with the heavy attack, you have a brief moment to press one of two buttons. This results in a special kill, an execution.

You perform gestures (emotes) by pressing Y or Triangle. You can either hold the button down or tap it once. Under “Customize”, “Abilities”, and “Gestures”, you can assign the emotes. Under “Abilities”, you will also find the executions.

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Character Customization

Depending on your play style, you have several options to customize your character.

Gear – Weapons and Armor Pieces:

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There are four gear pieces you can change: The helmet, the arm armor, the chest armor, and the weapon. The weapon can be customized, from the blade to the guard to the grip.

You receive new gear through loot you obtain on the battlefield or after matches. Additionally, you can purchase it with the currency “Steel”. Your rank determines the quality of the items you can acquire with the in-game currency.

Each gear piece can be visually changed. It is also possible to enhance the items with upgrades.

You can give the character a unique appearance with many other options, such as gender, color, materials, or engravings on the armor pieces. To do this, select your hero, click on “Customize”, and then on “Appearance”.

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Besides cosmetic customization options, your heroes also have abilities (gifts) that you can distribute according to your play style. New executions and gestures can also be unlocked and assigned here.

What game modes are available?

There are several online modes in For Honor. The objective in each mode is to defeat the opposing team.

Dominion: A 4v4 game mode: You fight in a team with three other players against an opposing team and must gain control over zones. Each map has three zones (A is your zone, C is the opposing zone, and B is in the middle).

Most of the action takes place in Zone B. Here, soldiers from both teams constantly spawn. If you eliminate enough enemy soldiers, you gain the upper hand, and the zone belongs to you.

If you capture the opposing Zone C, you earn 100 points and one point per second as long as you hold the zone. If you stand in this zone, you even get 2 points per second. If you die, you respawn immediately at your zone. However, once a team has 1000 points, this changes: The respawn is removed, and you must defeat the opponents one last time. The one who survives in the end and has over 1000 points wins.

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Elimination – 1v1 Duel or 2v2 Melee: You play “Best of 5”. Whoever wins three rounds emerges victorious.

4v4 Kill: Also an elimination mode where each hero is matched against an opposing hero. If you stand no chance against them, you can take to your heels and hope that your teammates can help you. If you win, you can rush to assist your teammates instead. Executions are important here to prevent your opponents from reviving their teammates.

Good luck!

Read more about For Honor on our “For Honor” page.

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Smite: “Someone should be fired for this” – Meme skin causes trouble

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

This new Skadi skin in Smite uses a well-known meme as its foundation. Very Skin, much new, wow.

With the Season 4 update, there will be a new premium skin in Smite that some players may not take very seriously. Such Cold Skadi is the name of the skin, where your companion Kaldr is replaced by the famous Doge dog. How these changes look in-game can be seen in the skin preview video for Skadi – Such Cold:

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Such skin, so doge – wow

The Doge dog is an internet phenomenon that became popular in 2013. This meme shows a Shiba Inu dog combined with English words like “such x” “very x” “so x” and “wow”. Wow usually stands alone.

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This meme is the basis for the new skin for Skadi. These typical words can be seen during the animation of the abilities. Additionally, the dog also speaks to Skadi in this style.

The reactions to this skin on social media are mixed and range from “I love memes” to “Who let this go through?”. A YouTube user comments under the preview video that he finds the idea of having the Doge as a companion good, but hates the voices of the two characters. The skin might have been more accepted by the players when the meme was still more relevant. Another user even states: “Someone should be fired for this.”

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What is your opinion on the new Skadi skin?

SMITE-Tactics – A mix of strategy and card game

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ESO Fashion – Alle Klamotten und Kostüme auf einen Blick

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 3 minutes

The Elder Scrolls Online offers you plenty of clothes, armor, and costumes to suitably equip your heroes. But which outfit should your hero wear best? A large style database ESO Fashion on the internet provides the answer!

The Elder Scrolls Online is a feast for role players! Over 150 emotes and a variety of alternative animation sets – the personalities – allow you to represent your heroes particularly lively. However, all of this is not worth much if the hero walks around looking like the last beggar and vagabond. Okay, unless maybe you want to portray a shabby beggar and vagabond, then everything is fine.

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The Elder Scrolls Online: What should I wear?

However, those who do not want to play a ragged rogue would surely like to have a nice armor or elegant attire to classily dress their elf, Breton, or Khajiit. Unfortunately, ESO itself is not much help even in matters of fashion. There is neither a clothing database in the game, nor can you see at a glance what you can craft yourself.

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That is more than unfortunate, as The Elder Scrolls Online offers a really large selection of clothes and clothing styles with over a dozen different crafting styles and a whole bunch of costume skins. Luckily, some fashion-conscious players have come together and created a large style and fashion database online.

ESO Fashion: Clothes, Pets, and Houses

On the page Eso.MMO-Fashion, you will find everything your role player heart desires. Above all, the extensive database with almost all styles and costumes from the game. You can view individual clothes or admire entire uploaded heroes. These are often particularly lovingly designed, for example, a lightning mage with a beard and toga, who is aptly named “Zeus” or a pirate resembling a certain Johnny Depp.

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In addition to clothes, you will also find mounts, pets, and even the soon-to-be-released houses from the Homestead addon on the fashion site. And if you want to buy items from the real money shop, you will find a handy conversion table stating that you need to spend about 20 bucks for a costume worth 2,000 crowns. So if you seriously plan to present your character nicely, you can hardly avoid the ESO Fashion page!

What do you think about fashion and style in MMORPGs like ESO? Does it only matter to you about the stats, regardless of how silly a piece of clothing looks in the end? Or do you spend a lot of time and energy giving your hero a very specific look? Let us know in the comments!

Also interesting: The Elder Scrolls Online – The best addons 2017

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Overwatch: Roadhogs neuer Haken – So wie er sein sollte!

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

The new hook from Roadhog from Overwatch works as intended. The general consensus is: Well done, Blizzard!

Patch 1.7 of Overwatch not only brought the “Year of the Rooster” event, but also a good number of changes to various heroes. The adjustments for Roadhog were highly anticipated. His hook has been revised, so it no longer causes as many bugs and glitches as before.

Since the beta, the hook has been a nuisance, as Roadhog could pull players “around corners” or even across the map, even if he had no line of sight to the victim. In particularly absurd cases, he could even catch enemies who were behind another opponent and also behind a wall.

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This error is now fixed and the hook is significantly more reliable. Roadhog can now only pull a target towards him if it is in sight from the moment the hook lands until the actual pull. So if someone disappears behind a wall at the last second, they can evade the deadly hook and will be “released”.

At the same time, the hook for Roadhog himself is now more precise, the target always lands exactly within range of his close-range scrap gun – making a successful hook even more rewarding.

However, not everything is rosy in the land of flying hooks. The new mechanic ensures that Roadhog can almost never pull a skilled Reinhardt. Because even if the hook hits Reinhardt – or a person behind Reinhardt – he can simply activate his shield and the hook breaks. This feels strange and not yet 100% “as intended”, but due to the overall improvements, it is probably bearable.

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It is also frustrating in this case, where Roadhog pulls Pharah safely from the air – but she then falls slowly into cover and escapes freely.

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How do you like the “Hook 2.0”?

All new skins from the “Year of the Rooster” event are shown in this post.

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The Division: DZ07 – DZ09 – So sieht die neue Dark Zone aus

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 2 minutes

In The Division, we take a closer look at the new Dark Zone areas DZ07-09 in the video.

Update 1.6 brings some new features to the Dark Zone, including three new Dark Zone sections that connect to the existing PvE/PvP area in the north.

This Dark Zone is meant to exude an even darker atmosphere: Body bags are piled up in the streets, some are on fire, and enemies are lurking everywhere. Furthermore, the “play area” is nearly doubled as you will not only run on the streets but also on roofs, in underground areas, and inside buildings.

But what does this DZ look like in the north? The YouTuber MarcoStyle takes you on a “tour”. He starts in the west of DZ06:

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A smooth transition from DZ06 to DZ07

From DZ06, you can walk directly into DZ07 – without a loading screen. Some of the boundaries that previously prevented you from marching north have been removed.

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It’s noticeable that while the division between streets and building blocks still exists, you now have several ways to get over these building blocks: Walk under them, over their roofs, or right through the building to get to the other side. In the southern DZ areas, most blocks are insurmountable obstacles.

The underground areas and the interiors of the buildings are more complex than previously known from the DZ. Furthermore, you have a good overview from some roofs to take kills at a distance.

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Overall, the new DZ areas are not as “dark” as advertised by Massive. You will find some nice details, the design is praised by many agents; however, these areas are still very similar to the current Dark Zone and do not provide a completely new gameplay experience.

The Contamination Events

1.6 brings contamination events where elite cleaners appear in the underground areas of the Dark Zone that need to be defeated. However, in these areas, the contamination is so high that your filter is insufficient. This means you will constantly take damage during these events.

It is best to go in teams and have healers with you. Without healing skills, you won’t get far there. MarcoStyle is enthusiastic about these events as they require a dynamic playstyle and would definitely enhance the “new” Dark Zone.

Have you already been to these DZ areas? What do you think of them?

You can read all the Dark Zone innovations of Last Stand and 1.6 here.

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Destiny: The 5 Most Significant Weapons from TTK – They Shaped Year 2

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 5 minutes

In Destiny we look at 5 weapons that had a great impact on Year 2. These weapons shaped “The Taken King”.

Meanwhile, we are in the third year of Destiny – in a time dominated by Iron Lords, the Matador 64 and Clever Dragons. Guardians who have been around since launch know: It wasn’t always like this.

The first year of Bungie’s MMO shooter, however, brought forth weapons that quickly gained cult status and that every Guardian can tell a story about – provided they were around in Year 1. Hawkmoon, Suros Regime, Black Spindle, Icebreaker, Thorn, or Gjallarhorn are just a few examples that defined the early months of Destiny.

But which weapons had a significant impact on the game and the way Guardians played in Year 2? We present five of the most important weapons.

Iron Sledge – Dominant in PvP

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The Iron Sledge was one of the most dominant weapons in the history of Destiny. While it was not often used in PvE, it was omnipresent in the Crucible during “The Taken King” times. It belongs to the archetype with low impact of 7 (one tier more impactful than The Clever Dragon):

The Iron Sledge was reliable and powerful in PvP. It came with strong stability and a slightly controllable recoil, which made it feel great in hand.

After the April update, the Iron Sledge with a top roll was available for purchase directly from the Crucible Quartermaster: Balance Compensation, Custom Stock and Smallbore. This pushed the stability to the max.

In short: The Iron Sledge was a powerful Crucible pulse rifle that was easily accessible to Guardians.

On the next page, we continue with a “legendary” Exotic.

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Bad times for the Goodgame Empire – Layoffs in Hamburg

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

Bad times for the studio behind Big Farm and Goodgame Empire.

The Hamburg-based Goodgame Studios are once again making headlines. After many employees were laid off at the end of 2015 and mid-2016, another 200 employees are now out of work.

The bad news from Goodgame Studios just keeps rolling in. At the end of 2015, the company made headlines because employees were allegedly laid off for wanting to establish a works council. This was followed by a major restructuring in mid-2016 with many layoffs. They wanted to focus on their core business, with which they had previously been successful. The company founders Kai and Christian Wawrzinek stepped back from management to focus on developing new games.

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The studio’s most famous game: Goodgame Empire

More layoffs and the return of the CEOs

As the company itself confirmed, another 200 employees are now losing their jobs.

Of the 550 employees remaining after the restructuring in mid-2016, only 350 are expected to continue working at Goodgame Studios after the layoffs. Additionally, the current management of the company will be replaced. Kai and Christian Wawrzinek are now returning to the top. Maximilian Scheider, who has been leading the company since mid-2016, must leave.

The Free2Play market is highly competitive

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The site will likely become emptier for the time being.

The reason for these further layoffs and new restructuring is reportedly the difficult situation in the Free2Play market. It has become hard for the company to survive. New games can only be very hard to establish in the market as it is too competitive.

Therefore, they now want to focus more on better marketing their existing and successful games like Goodgame Empire and Big Farm. Additionally, an investment in transitioning from Flash to HTML5 is planned.

The Goodgame Studios hope to position themselves well and securely for the future with this step.

More articles about Goodgame Studios:

Goodgame Studios deny layoffs due to works council establishment

Goodgame Studios face further allegations

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Elite Dangerous: Alien hunting brings millions of credits – gold rush in the universe

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

In the space online game Elite Dangerous, players are experiencing alien fever. After mysterious alien ships have appeared, mysterious ruins have also come to life.

The sporadic appearance of a massive alien spaceship that pulled players from hyperspace and scanned them caused a lot of speculation among the fans of Elite Dangerous. Now a new quest has come into play, which continues the story of the aliens. The NPC Ram Tah offers players 100 million credits if they investigate ancient alien ruins attributed to an alien race called Guardians. Ram Tah mentions several planets where the ruins might be located.

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Alien ruins sending signals

The ruins were finally discovered in the solar system Synuefe XR-H D11-102. Many players gathered there to start the excavations – after all, the promise of money that Ram Tah had made was enticing. However, some of the obelisks there had come to life and were sending signals.

The number of players on the planet was so large that even the servers temporarily crashed. Scanning took place continuously to collect Ram Tah’s reward. The archaeological expedition seems to be worthwhile. Even if one only participates in the excavations for a few days, one can earn several million credits.

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Elite Dangerous: Earn Credits – Research yourself rich

So far, not all the secrets of the obelisks in Synuefe XR-H D11-102 have been unraveled, and players even assume that there must be similar ruins on other planets.

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Due to the nature of the planet where the ruins were found and because it rotates counterclockwise around the sun, the players have concluded that this could be a hint at which planets might still contain obelisks. Four planets have now been pinpointed, and volunteers are encouraged to go check them out.

The quest from Ram Tah lasts for four weeks but can be restarted afterward. What happens then is the big question. However, those who want to earn money in Elite Dangerous should hurry as long as the mission is still available.

In this Reddit thread, players discuss how to effectively earn credits with the event.

More articles on Elite Dangerous:

Elite Dangerous: The aliens are here!

Elite Dangerous: Update 2.2.03 changes the power dynamics in Powerplay

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Diablo 3: Patch 1.17 for PS4 – 1.2 GB update is supposed to fix crashes

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time < 1 minutes

Patch 1.17 has been released for the PlayStation 4 versions of Diablo 3 and aims to make the game more stable.

Since this morning, a patch is available for the PlayStation 4 versions of Diablo 3. The Patch 1.17 for PS4 aims to fix the crashes that players have been reporting since the release of the Diablo III version 2.4.3.

Diablo 3 – PS4 Patch 1.17 Against Crashes

The Patch 2.4.3 of Diablo III caused issues for some players. The Blizzard team received feedback from players of the PlayStation 4 version who noticed crashes in the Ultimate Evil Edition of the game. These crashes only occurred under certain conditions.

Today, Patch 1.17 has been released for PlayStation, aiming to fix the crashes. It is not known if there are any further changes in the game due to these updates. The patch is reportedly about 1.2GB in size according to Reddit.

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Diablo 3 Patch 2.4.3 brings 4k support for PS4 Pro

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Paladin OB42: Patchnotes und Video zum Torvald-Patch

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For the latest beta patch for Paladins OB 42, there’s a video and the patch notes.

The Paladins patch for Open Beta 42 features a video from Hi-Rez, primarily showcasing the new champion Torvald, a frontline character.

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We have already presented him as the old man with the stone fist, shields, and a thick laser with his skills here:

Paladins OB42: Laser, Stone Fist, Shield – New Champion Torvald

Additional highlights in the patch:

  • the weekly PvE event “Tank it to the limit.”
  • The level cap has been increased to 999.
  • Viktor receives the “Code Green” skin for a toy soldier outfit,
  • Pip can enjoy a special blaster for the Chinese New Year.
  • OB 42 also brings many balance changes. You can read them here in the patch notes for Paladins OB42 in English

If you want to start with Paladins, we recommend these champions: Paladins Guide: The 4 Best Champions for Beginners

Play Paladins for free.

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Overwatch: Zenyatta – das neue Sexsymbol von Overwatch?

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

Omnic Zenyatta from Overwatch has become quite hot with his latest skin – fans are excited.

For some reason, debates about the sexiness of Overwatch characters never seem to end. No, this time it’s not about Mei’s wasp waist or Tracer’s homosexuality, but about a totally unexpected hero: Zenyatta.

Overwatch Zenyatta Skin Sanzang

Currently, the “Year of the Rooster” event is taking place in Overwatch – the year of the rooster. Part of this event includes a ton of new skins, including one for our supportive Omnic monk. He embodies Tang Sanzang from the Chinese story “Journey to the West” – a Buddhist monk who travels the world collecting religious texts. However, he doesn’t seem particularly religious to the community – they find him quite sexy.

It’s understandable since the Omnic now has a real face for the first time, with clearly defined shapes, eyes, and lips. Previously, he had the rather generic “robot” look that many Omnics share. Only the Nutcracker skin was also recognizable as human – but that’s probably not worth mentioning.

No wonder fans on Reddit and Twitter are literally on fire, sending loads of messages comparing Zenyatta to other characters. Here are some particularly nice examples from Kotaku:

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But not all players share this view, and some respond rather negatively to Zenyatta’s new appearance. Spongebob comparisons also don’t take long:

https://twitter.com/hyaphyaph/status/824136413859971073

Of course, there are also some who found Zenyatta sexy before it became fashionable:

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Now we just have to wait and see if the community’s wish will be fulfilled and the skin will be renamed to “Zenhotta” – but that seems rather unlikely.

You can find all the new skins from the “Year of the Rooster” in this post.

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FIFA 17: Update 1.06 for PS4, PC and Xbox One is here – Patch Notes

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time < 1 minutes

In FIFA 17, the next title update is approaching: The No-Loss Glitch is being tackled with 1.06.

Last weekend, the Weekend League was canceled. The official reason was technical issues that needed to be resolved. A fair competition would not have been possible.

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These “technical issues” were actually a glitch that haunted the forums, the “No Loss Glitch”. This allows players to quit the game without receiving a loss. Instead, they can get a victory added to their account. This glitch is associated with substitutions in FUT 17.

New Title Update for PS4, Xbox One, and PC

According to EA Sports, the issue should be resolved by the next Weekend League. The title update has now been released on PC:

  • A problem is fixed that could have led to a disconnect when making a substitution.

Since the Weekend League is starting again tomorrow, the update should go live shortly on PS4 and Xbox One as well.

Update: It is now also live on PS4 and Xbox One. It is approximately 500 MB in size and has the version number 1.06.

You can read about what changes the last title update 1.05 brought here.

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The Division: Server-Wartung am 26.1. – State of the Game heute Abend

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time < 1 minutes

Today, on January 26th, the servers for The Division are down on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Maintenance is taking place.

Today, Thursday, Massive is conducting the regular server maintenance. It starts at 9:30 AM. After that, you won’t be able to log in on PC, Xbox One, and PS4. The expected downtime is three hours, so you should be able to play again around 12:30 PM.

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A changelog is not provided. Agents should not notice any changes in-game. Sometimes, however, something goes wrong and after a server maintenance a new story mission suddenly appears.

PTS and State of the Game today

Currently, the phase of the public test servers for Last Stand and 1.6 is ongoing. No maintenance is scheduled for the PTS today. There are some issues, such as SEEKR and the Valkyria weapon set, which need revision.

This evening at 5 PM, we expect a livestream from Massive, the State of the Game. This can be followed live on the Division Twitch channel. We will report promptly on all the information from it.

The release date of Last Stand and 1.6 has already been published – or?

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Revelation Online: Loaded Guests at CBT3 Stand in Front of Closed Door [Update]

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 2 minutes

There is an annoying glitch in Revelation Online . Players have been invited to the beta but cannot get into the game.

Last night, the long-awaited email arrived for me and a few others: You now have access to the closed beta of Revelation Online! Download the client here and everything will be great.

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After I downloaded the approximately 17 GB, I was met with closed doors. The message comes: You do not have access yet. Please enter a code or purchase the Founder’s Package.

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Those who are standing in front of a locked door after being invited and downloading a client may feel a bit of irritation rising within. In the Revelation Online forum, there are some who describe the problem. Apparently, a glitch has occurred.

The community manager says that those who were invited via the newsletter should try again today.

Update 22:05: There is a statement from the team. They invited so many people to the closed beta that the script is not functioning correctly, causing a backlog. The script was supposed to actually unlock the people they invited.

It will take longer before all invitees actually have access to the game. They ask for another day of patience. The statement is from this afternoon.

Revelation Online: Beta up to Lvl 69 started – with new trailer!

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Final Fantasy XIV: Crafting is fantastic in FF14! – For these 5 reasons

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Crafting is often boring, here fantastic: The fantasy MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV has a truly great crafting system for these 5 reasons.

Each of you probably knows the phenomenon of “just one more round of playing” and then it’s 1 o’clock. I experienced this last night with Final Fantasy XIV – especially with crafting. Suddenly it was 1 AM and I was wondering what I was actually doing: I was crafting.

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In most MMORPGs, crafting is a joyless affair, where you watch bars fill up. In Final Fantasy XIV, it’s really good. But why?

The 5 reasons why Final Fantasy XIV has a really good crafting system

It’s due to these 5 specialties of FF14 that I want to introduce to you:

  • Crafter are their own jobs. Just like you can play as an archer or mage in FF14, you can also spend time in Eorzea as a leatherworker or blacksmith. There are 8 crafting and 3 gathering classes. You gain experience points through crafting. By taking the “appropriate tool” in hand, you switch from job to job. So, there are no “crafting alts”, you are your own alt.
  • There is specific crafter gear and stats – the jobs in FF14 are characterized by their own occupational clothing. My crafters look like artisans, not like warriors with a secondary job. I can also craft or buy items that make me better at my job. The different stats can be increased and clearly affect what I do. Just as I feel “more strength” as a warrior, I notice as a craftsman when my stats in control increase.
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  • The “self-sufficiency” gene is strong in Final Fantasy XIV. The synergy effects are grand. With the blacksmith, I craft better armor for my dragoon, the weaver sews the appropriate clothing for the blacksmith, and the miner can collect ores. This results in an interesting system. As I get better in my job, I can craft better items for the next job. The individual jobs feel almost like my own colony. I somehow like “self-sufficiency” in MMOs.
  • There are even skills for crafters and thus a mini-game is created. How do I use my skills to create masterpieces? If I reach certain levels in “other jobs”, I unlock additional skills through the cross-job system. In practice, this is surprisingly exciting: Do I aim for the maximum or settle for smaller chances to create a masterpiece? Am I satisfied with the 55% chance or do I get greedy, go for 80% and mess it up in the attempt?
  • The items are really useful and at least in the level 30 area, where I have most of my chars, are not instantly obsolete by drops. After a crafting session like yesterday, I feel that I have improved as a craftsman and have also enhanced my “combat” characters. I’ll notice that in the next instance.
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Overall, a great system that other MMORPGs can take as an example! Just staring at bars – that was yesterday.

We also deal with the playful peculiarities of Final Fantasy XIV here:

Final Fantasy XIV: Cruelties on the Pony Farm

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Ghost Recon Wildlands: Closed Beta Start Date – Sign up here!

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

The closed beta of Ghost Recon Wildlands starts in just a few days for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

Soon you will be able to try the closed beta of Ghost Recon Wildlands as a player. Ubisoft announced today that the beta phase runs from February 3 to February 6.

During this time, you can extensively test the game on PC, Xbox One, and PS4. To avoid wasting playtime with the game’s download, a 25 GB pre-load will be available starting February 1.

Ghost Recon Wildlands Beta Registration

For a chance to participate in the closed beta of Wildlands, you can register on the official website. Here is the link to the beta registration on the official Ghost Recon Wildlands website. Keep in mind that registration does not guarantee beta participation, but only provides a chance. However, if you receive an invitation, you can invite up to three additional players on the same platform to participate in the beta. In Ghost Recon Wildlands, you can play in co-op mode with up to four players.

Officially it is stated: “During this Closed Beta, you can discover the first hours of Ghost Recon Wildlands in the province of Itacua, one of the 21 regions of our huge open world. You can fully explore this area and complete the story missions as well as engage in side activities. You have access to the complete functionality of the game, including character customization and GunSmith.”

In Ghost Recon Wildlands, you must confront the Santa Blanca drug cartel. How you come to be deployed in this location is revealed in the following video:

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System Requirements for Ghost Recon Wildlands

The following requirements may change before the game’s release:

Minimum Requirements:

  • Operating System: MS Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit only)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-2400S @ 2.5 GHz or AMD FX-4320 @ 4 GHz
  • RAM: 6 GB
  • Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX660 / AMD R9 270X (2 GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0)
  • DirectX: DirectX End-User Runtime Libraries (June 2010)
  • Sound: DirectX compatible with current drivers
  • Hard Drive: 50 GB free space
  • Peripheral: Windows compatible keyboard and mouse required, optional controller

Recommended System Requirements:

  • Operating System: MS Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit only)
  • Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.5 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4 GHz
  • RAM: 8 GB
  • Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX970/GTX1060 or AMD R9 390/RX480 (4 GB VRAM with Shader Model 5.0 or better)
  • DirectX: DirectX End-User Runtime Libraries (June 2010)
  • Sound: DirectX compatible with current drivers
  • Hard Drive: 50 GB free space
  • Peripheral: Windows compatible keyboard and mouse required, optional controller

The new video from Ubisoft offers fresh insights into the world of Wildlands:

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Ghost Recon Wildlands will be released on March 7 for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.

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Blade & Soul: Sexy Feather Fumble, Raids and Guild PvP in the new update

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 2 minutes

Blade and Soul will soon receive the latest update in 2017. In “Wings of the Raven”, it is about the Raven Lord, the traitor Lusung, new items, and guild PvP.

Blade & Soul will also receive a lot of updates in 2017. It starts on February 8 with “Wings of the Raven”. In it, the mysterious Raven King is our enemy and to beat him properly, NCSoft provides us with new items in this update. Additionally, the update offers new clothes for our Kung-Fu heroes, this time in the super tight Raven Feather look!

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New Raids and PvP Battlefields

PvE fans can look forward to new challenges. The aforementioned Raven King awaits in two new instances for a beatdown. In the Sky Fortress, the Flutter Lord is responsible for the curse of the Hongmoon traitor Lusung. A total of 24 players can participate in this raid. Also new: The second raid, “Dusk of Khanda Vihar”. There, the ancient dragon Meganura has corrupted the entire region and he also deserves a proper beating!

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These new challenges require new weapons. Therefore, the update features a new line of “Flawless Items”. The new weapon tier is called “Weapons of the Predator” and represents the new pinnacle of murder tools. Additionally, there are new accessories for even more power. The Raven update for Blade & Soul also offers plenty of PvP content. PvP fans can try out the new 6vs6 guild battlefields in the White Whale Lagoon and in the Windstorm Valley. For this, there are exclusive rewards, as well as future seasons and leaderboards.

Relevant to the topic: Blade & Soul – Anniversary Celebration and Free Costumes!

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Overwatch: Too many “Draws” in the „Capture the Flag“

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

The “Capture the Flag” mode in Overwatch works only “so-so” – too many drawn matches cause frustration.

With the current “Year of the Rooster” event in Overwatch, the developers have introduced a new game mode in the Arcade. It is the first attempt by Overwatch to establish a “Capture the Flag” mode in the hero shooter. However, Overwatch is not really designed for such a gameplay style.

On the map Lijiang Tower, two teams always compete against each other – their own flag is located right in front of the spawn area. The goal is clear and easy to explain: pick up the enemy flag, carry it to your own base, and prevent the opponent from doing the same.

In many cases, one of two scenarios occurs:

1. One team wins decisively. Capturing the first flag seamlessly leads to stealing the second one, and so on. A “death rotation” occurs where 2-3 teammates are constantly defeated. Since the flag is almost directly in front of the spawn, farming the incoming players becomes particularly easy.

Overwatch Capture the Flag

2. One team goes fully defensive. Torbjörn, Symmetra, and Bastion ensure that endless battles occur at the flag, and no team can ever lay a finger on one of the flags (because one cannot take damage while taking it).

In the chat, you regularly read before a round even begins “Here goes another draw” – Another round “draw”.

If Blizzard wants to further develop this mode in the future, there are several issues to address.

Cortyn says: I too am just not warming up to the game mode. Although I experience significantly more clear decisions than draws, the matches are unfortunately never really exciting. Either there is a very clear winner that simply rolls over the other team, or it is an endless battle at one team’s flag point – but without real tension. Nice for a break, but certainly not a mode I will miss after the event ends.

We show you all the new skins of the Year of the Rooster here.

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  1. kotaku.com

Project Genom: Bald gibt es Frauen und neue Levels

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

The developers of the shooter MMO Project Genom are working hard on updates and will soon introduce new characters, including females, as well as additional levels.

The developers state that they regularly receive inquiries about when to expect new content for the shooter MMO Project Genom. The team then has to explain that due to the small number of employees, it takes a bit longer for everything.

But now there has been an update on what is currently being worked on. This includes new characters. Throughout the storyline, you will meet many important NPCs, which are now being created and introduced into the game.

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Women will also be available soon

At the same time, they now finally want to bring female characters into the game. These have been sorely missed by players. Moreover, the character models will visually show the diverse mutations and genetic changes. This is supposed to ensure a lot of variety among characters.

The developers are also currently working on new levels and are revising the areas that are already in the game. This also brings new daily tasks and surprising encounters. Additionally, work continues on quests and the story.

There are also adjustments being made to balancing

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New content is great and all, but the old content also needs adjustments. This is why continuous work is being done on the game’s balancing. This includes adjustments to the cooldown times of skills and the rate of fire of weapons.

Additionally, new items are being introduced that are also making their way into the game for balancing reasons. The developers are excited to receive so much feedback from the fans and want to ensure this continues in the future. Because this way they know what players like and where they need to make further adjustments.

Project Genom, the mix of science fiction shooter and MMORPG, is currently in an early access phase and can be played over Steam.

More articles about Project Genom:

Project Genom: World is expected to grow tenfold in 2017!

Project Genom Early Access Test: How far along is the SF MMORPG?

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Destiny: Lost Content – All Items That Never Made It Into The Game

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 2 minutes

In Destiny, we present a list of items that players search for in vain in the game.

In Destiny’s past, items were repeatedly discovered in the databases that were not yet in the game at that time. Some of them were later introduced with an update, such as the 7 lost exotic armor pieces with “Rise of Iron”. Other items are still lost.

The Redditor A_Vengeful_Arch has compiled all these “unreleased items” in a list. Whether some of them will ever be available is unknown. Some will surely remain lost entries in the data.

List of Lost Items

Weapons:

Armor

Titan:

Warlock:

Hunter:

Badges

Shader

Sparrows

Ships

Ghost Shells

Note: The list is not official but has been created by a user.

What do you think: Which items of these will still make their way into Bungie’s MMO shooter?

All the info about Destiny 2 that we have so far, can be read here.

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