A player of the MMORPG Entropia Universe had a stroke of luck in misfortune. Due to a wrong click, she lost in-game currency worth around $10,000. However, a teammate returned everything to her.
A wrong click can have terrible consequences in an MMORPG. For Entropia player Mary Jane, it wasn’t just a mount or a great armor that was lost; she accidentally clicked in an in-game auction and lost currency worth approximately 10,000 US dollars.
In Entropia, the in-game currency has a real cash value that can be withdrawn. Therefore, this loss was particularly painful for the player.
There are also nice players
Through the official Planet Calypso forums of the MMORPG, she then made a plea for help. She only wanted to offer a certificate for the auction, but accidentally clicked and sold everything. The player Pitbull, who made a bargain and won the auction, then contacted the player and returned the certificates to her.
Mary Jane explains that she is aware of the generosity. It was actually her fault, and she had no right to a refund. However, Pitbull proved to be a true gentleman, and with the help of a mediator, the matter was resolved quickly. Of course, Mary Jane gave Pitbull a gift for his generosity. However, she does not want to reveal what it is; it’s something personal that she hopes the player will appreciate.
Complaints from Resentful Players
However, this action led to some criticism. Angry players demanded that the developer studio should reverse the return. In other such incidents, no one intervened.
Pitbull then explained that it was his sole decision and that he was not forced into anything. Why Pitbull’s account was suspended during the investigation is unclear. Players are now demanding that the developer studio MindArk establishes guidelines for future cases of this kind that everyone must adhere to.
In Destiny, on December 20th, the weekly reset takes place. There are new quests, challenges, and artifacts.
In just a few days it will be Christmas – but that doesn’t mean that in Bungie’s MMO shooter the shutters come down and Guardians have nothing to do. Even in this Christmas week, the eager Guardian can fulfill their noble duties and face the darkness.
This week starts now with the Weekly Reset. It ends promptly after the Christmas holidays on December 27th at 10 AM. Today also marks the beginning of the second “The Dawning” week. How to obtain the Icebreaker, Nova Mortis, Abbadon, and the secret Sparrow, you can find out in the links provided.
Dawning on December 20th on PS4 and Xbox One
This week, Sepiks Perfected is the Nightfall.
Modifiers are:
Epic
Fists of Darkness: Minions of Darkness do not retreat, even when they suffer massive damage.
Small Arms: Primary weapon damage is favored.
Match Game: Enemy shields are resistant to unmatched elemental damage.
Aerial: You deal more damage while in the air.
In the heroic SIVA Crisis playlist, Heroic, Voidburn, Brawler, and Chaff are active.
This Week’s “Iron Lord” Artifacts
Tyra Karn is available around the clock in the Iron Temple, waiting for you to stop by, bring your engrams, or earn one of her artifacts. This week she has these three “Iron Lord” artifacts on offer.
At Lord Shaxx, you should prove your skills in Crucible matches. Zavala has the Dawning bounty again. Also “Strike Elite” and you need to earn “Brutal Efficiency” medals.
World of Warcraft with only one life per character – can it work? A developer is spinning something out loud.
Senior Game Designer Jeremy Feasel, known to most World of Warcraft players as Muffinus, enjoys discussing absurd concepts with fans and poses them questions about the current content. A few days ago, he sent out a tweet and wondered whether there should be a WoW server with permadeath. In other words: If the character drops to 0 HP in the game, it gets deleted immediately and is irretrievably lost.
It seems Muffinus takes particularly sadistic pleasure in thinking about the poor players who would be crazy enough to want to tackle a raid boss afterward.
“Imagine the race for the World First Kill of Helya if death were permanent. Hahahahahahahahaaaa (…)”
Meanwhile, Muffinus discusses with the fans a few restrictions that could be imposed to make it a bit “more bearable” – for example, a game world where you can only be resurrected by healers, making you reliant on a friend.
Resurrection only with a healer – would that be something?
Other players take it with humor and steer the discussion in another direction:
“Imagine the outrage if this becomes real before there are Legacy servers… Muhahaha”
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Cortyn says: As a role player, a “permadeath” server would probably be unbearable for me. I simply care too much about my characters and connect too many stories with them. And to “sacrifice” that just because you couldn’t cast “Levitate” or “Ice Block” in time – that would be terrible. But there would surely be enough hardcore fans who would at least try the experiment once.
What do you think of these thought experiments? Cool idea or completely useless?
Maintenance work is taking place today, on 20/12, for The Division. The “Survival” expansion will be rolled out on PS4.
Today is 20/12 – the day that PS4 agents have been eagerly anticipating for a long time. The “Survival” DLC will be released on Sony’s console today. It has been live on PC and Xbox One since 22/11.
Maintenance work and server downtime will take place. However, it will not only be on PS4 but also on PC:
At 9:30 AM, the servers will be shut down on PS4 and PC. The servers will be back online on PC around 10:30 AM and around 12:30 PM on PS4.
In short: Around 12:30 PM, you can dive into the DLC and show how long you can survive.
No changes are indicated for PC. After maintenance, the DLC for PS4, “PS4 Pro” support, and a fix for the CE error will be available.
In The Lord of the Rings Online big changes are coming. The MMO team is leaving Turbine and becoming independent. They are partnering with Daybreak Games.
An surprising announcement from The Lord of the Rings Online. The team responsible for LOTRO and “Dungeons and Dragons Online” (DDO) is leaving developer Turbine. They are founding “Standing Stone Games,” an independent indie game studio. They are entering into a partnership with Daybreak Games (Everquest, H1Z1, Planetside 2). Daybreak will be the publisher, meaning they will release the games.
The team will also continue the development of The Lord of the Rings Online and DDO under a new name as an independent studio. For players, nothing should change. Although they now have a different name, they are still the same team, according to a statement. The existing plans are still valid, and they will be implemented – this is likely referring primarily to “Mordor.”
Hints that The Lord of the Rings Online will continue beyond 2017
There is already an FAQ about the transition: Players should keep their accounts, login data, and Turbine points. Purchases from the shop and lifetime subscriptions are also safe and will be carried over.
The most interesting information in the FAQ is “They updated their licenses without problems.” They are looking forward to “working on the projects for a long time into the future,” the statement continues.
In recent months, there has been much speculation that LOTRO could end after 2017. The license would then expire, and the story surrounding the one ring would have found its end in the game as well. Players are now standing before the gates of Mordor in The Lord of the Rings Online.
The Lord of the Rings Online – This will be exciting
My MMO thinks: This is really a development that nobody saw coming, but in hindsight, something like this was on the horizon. Turbine is likely being transformed into a “Mobile” studio. MMOs could disrupt that vision. From Turbine’s perspective, the step is logical – they are parting ways with games that no longer fit the new direction.
Daybreak is bringing two “aging” MMOs into its portfolio with LOTRO and DDO, which consists of… aging MMOs. The games will likely still be profitable, but long-term perspectives may be lacking. Recently, Daybreak stopped development on the prestige project Everquest Next and parted ways with some unpopular games (Dragon’s Prophet in the USA) and cut the very old ones (Planetside). LOTRO will likely not expect much help from this direction.
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From the perspective of the LOTRO team, the decision could be seen as a kind of “lifeline.” The only way they could continue. Otherwise, it is hard to explain. Surely the decision to separate likely came more from the parent company and not exactly from the developers. But these are just speculations; we don’t have insider information.
The question for many fans is: Does LOTRO continue after 2017? What about the license that is expiring? It is tied to Warner Brothers, who own Turbine – what happens next? What does it mean that they have “updated?” What does this all mean for our game? The statement at least hints at an answer: The “ultimate goal” is to continue to provide players with amazing adventures.
The new update 0.51.0 for Pokémon GO fixes, among other things, the vibration bug. You can find out what else is changing here.
In the new update for Pokémon GO, settings have been improved and an annoying issue has been fixed. Update 0.51.0 for Android or 1.21.0 for iOS is currently in the roll-out phase. This means that the various countries and regions where the game is available will gradually receive the patch. We may have to wait a little longer in Germany until the update is displayed in our app stores. The exact release date is not yet known.
Patch notes 0.51.0 Android / 1.21.0 iOS
The following changes to Pokémon are known so far for this update:
The bug that triggered incorrect vibration notifications has been fixed
The day and night mode has been adjusted to display the player’s current time even more accurately
Minor text improvements
Vibration bug in Pokémon GO fixed
This bug has annoyed trainers in recent weeks. You would play Pokémon GO and suddenly the phone vibrated, even though no Pokémon was nearby. Not being able to rely on the vibration alarm caused frustration among players.
They can now look forward to the update and resume their Pokémon hunting calmly as soon as the patch is available in Germany.
No indications of a Christmas event yet
The patch notes do not contain any direct indications of an upcoming Christmas event yet. However, there are now new contents that data miners can investigate more closely to see what is in Pokémon GO APK 0.5.10. Through data mining, hints on the Thanksgiving event were found even before Niantic’s official announcement.
We can therefore be curious to see what hints data miners will find in the next few hours or days.
Those who want to play with their friends find it difficult in Overwatch due to the skill rating limit. However, this does not seem to apply to “Randoms”.
Patch by patch, Blizzard is slowly trying to improve the system for ranked play in Overwatch, but new complaints from players keep surfacing. Currently, players can only sign up for the ranked mode of Overwatch as a group if all group members are within a similar range of skill ratings – depending on the rank, this means 500 or 1000 points.
If two players lie outside this range – for example, one at about 3700 and the other at 3100 – then they cannot play “Ranked” together. However, this does not prevent the game from matching the player with the 3700 rating with other “Randoms” who can very well have a skill rating of 3100 or worse. The demand is clear: “If I cannot play with my friends who are outside my skill rating, then I should not have to play with Randoms outside the skill rating either!”
Overwatch – Players plead with Blizzard: Tear down the limit
But that is not the only problem. The new feature that allows players to choose to “continue playing as a group” at the end of the game leads to frustrating moments. Because if someone had a lot of fun with their team, they can click “continue playing as a group” at the end of the match – only to be told that they cannot play together due to the difference in skill ratings. Even though that just happened.
This post received more than 23,000 upvotes on Reddit within a day – one of the most popular topics in a long time.
Other games, such as League of Legends, are also struggling with exactly the same problem. There were several comments stating, “For a moment, I had to check which forum I had landed in.” Replace “Blizzard” with “Riot” and the post would be the same.
Cortyn states: While I can understand that Blizzard only allows players to play together within a certain rating, as it makes matchmaking easier and largely prevents the “boosting” of other players, the mentioned problem is frustrating. If one cannot play with their friends because they are “too good” or “too bad”, but can play with Randoms who fall into the same categories, then frustration is quite understandable. Blizzard, pls.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
With these new concept drafts, the Battlefield 1 developers showcase their inspiration for the maps and what to expect there.
In March 2017, the first Battlefield 1 DLC will be released. This expansion includes brand new maps and weapons as well as the French army. The developers have drawn inspiration for the new maps from various events in the past. Now, the developers have presented concept drafts that give you a taste of the new battlefields. A few days ago, there was already the first teaser for the They Shall Not Pass DLC.
Battlefield 1 Map Concept: Devil’s Anvil
The map that you see in the upper image is inspired by the Battle of Verdun. At the beginning of this battle, about 1 million artillery shells were fired, which ignited huge fires in forests and on the battlefields. This battle, which entered history as “Devil’s Anvil”, aims to be as realistic as possible.
Verdun
Initial fights that took place before Verdun laid entire towns like Samogneux to waste. The Battle of Verdun lasted from February to December. In this map, players will be part of the initial attacks that happened in February 1916.
Fort Vaux Garrison
In this garrison at Fort Vaux, brave soldiers fought in the darkness for every inch. This map is a labyrinth of dark corridors. With grenades, flamethrowers, and poison gases, the Germans and the French waged a relentless war.
“Moon Landscape” of Verdun
During the Battle of Verdun, about 40 million artillery shells were fired. This bombardment created many craters, visually transforming the battlefield into a moon landscape. Beneath this moon landscape, there are tunnels and fortifications that are intended to provide new gaming experiences in Battlefield 1.
Battle of Soissons – Many Tanks
Unlike the Battle of Verdun, the Battle of Soissons inspired developers to create maps that focus on tank assaults. There, you will fight for key bridges, among other objectives.
A player in EVE Online has confronted Santa Claus.
In the English-speaking world, this is called “Secret Santa” at Christmas, a secret gift exchange. Everyone draws someone to gift. Recently, it went through the media that a woman caught Bill Gates as a Secret Santa, one of the richest men in the world. He showered her with amazing products, as Kotaku knows. She had drawn the big prize.
Even in EVE Online, there have been such “Secret Santa” actions held internally in guilds. One gift exchange went out of control: a player was not at all satisfied with his gift and got into a lot of trouble.
And I want something valuable and also something beautiful, and I want to be able to play with it!
The player had hoped to receive a great gift this time. Something beyond 5 million ISK that would also be useful. That was his dream. His Secret Santa had only been in the game for 6 days and could not give him anything big: “Only” the skin for a Purifier ship was included.
This led to numerous complaints from the ungrateful recipient, who was outraged about such a soulless, uninspired gift. A gift he couldn’t even use because he didn’t have that ship type. He was then shown statistics that he had actually flown the ship. But he continued to complain.
6000 pieces of Carbon for the ungrateful boy
After that, he was “brutally bullied, kicked, and banned for over an hour” by his own “guild,” the Goonswarm Federation, as it is called. And players started sending him space coal Carbon. Everyone a piece, to make it pleasantly annoying. By now, he is said to have received over 6000 units.
Goonswarm has a special reputation in EVE and beyond. The survival MMO H1Z1 once hired them to cause trouble in their game with an invasion:
In the MMO shooter Destiny we look at the videos of the week. Strange things have been sighted in the Corrupted Lands.
This week’s videos include a major highlight that even brings a Christmas spirit: The YouTubers from Husky Raid have released a new masterpiece showing “something strange in the Corrupted Lands”. See for yourself:
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But now let’s continue with this week’s videos. The following video received a commendation from Bungie. It features no impressive PvP scenes or musically creative outbursts, but rather a nice drawing. The work of over 10 hours is summarized here in just under 13 minutes:
https://youtu.be/nlTbUGSyuCs
Lastly, Bungie has a montage for us:
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What does our community have to offer this week? A “history lesson” has reached us from Andy Edition. He delves into the lore of Destiny and speculates on how the story of Destiny 2 might continue:
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That’s it for the videos of this week. How did you find them?
And now it’s your turn. Do you have something to show in Destiny or are you working on a video related to Destiny? Then send it to us via contact form or as a DM via Facebook. You don’t have to be a big streamer or YouTuber with thousands of subscribers. We will definitely check out your videos. However, we can’t promise that they will appear here next week.
The Poro King in League of Legends now has very special Poro-Snax. Leya has tested them: What do they do exactly and how can you use them best?
For those who don’t really feel like the stress in the Rift during the contemplative Christmas season, the fun snowball fight with the Poro King might just be the right thing: The Legend of the Poro King is back!
This time, however, the fluffy king is bringing something new to LoL, namely four different Poro-Snax. These Snax are not ordinary Poro treats, but powerful weapons in the fight for the Nexus. Let’s take a closer look at them.
When should you use which Poro-Snax in LoL?
The Poro-Snax each have their own strengths and are particularly suited for certain situations. You can find the Snax in the shop, and you can only hold one of the treats. Once you have hit your opponents with 10 snowballs, or 10 Poros, the Poro King appears. You can feed him your chosen Poro-Snax, which grants him new special abilities.
Frosted: Iced-Snax
The Iced-Snax is particularly useful when you want to move forward with the king undisturbed. If you feed this to the Poro King, he will spit out ice bombs that deal magic damage. He can be compared to many small Ziggs ultimates that deal more damage in the middle than on the outside. The Iced-Snax is most effective at long range, as it keeps opponents away from you.
While the opponents are busy dodging the ice bombs, you can leisurely continue marching with the king. So, do not use the Iced-Snax when you are near a tower or the opponents are nearby. There are better Snax for that.
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This fiery Snax deals true damage to champions and towers. If the Poro King devours the Super Spicy Snax, he becomes a flamethrower and is excellent when towers or enemies are directly in front of the king.
It really brings you nothing if there’s nothing in front of the Poro King – then he spits his strong fire breath into the void. Always save the Super Spicy Snax for an attack on towers or when many enemies are rushing at your king. By the way, inhibitors and the Nexus do not take damage from this Snax.
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The Espresso-Snax perks up the Poro King and makes him bounce through the air. Once the king has sampled this Snax, he jumps forward and knocks back all enemies he hits. After that, he hops back and receives a large shield.
I found the Espresso-Snax to be the most difficult to use effectively and surely wasted it a time or two. However, it is probably most useful when the opposing team is hard focusing the Poro King and you want to push them back. You should rather not use the Espresso if you intend to push the enemies out of your own team’s attacks. Think of a Ziggs ultimate, which might not hit optimally as a result.
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This is my personal favorite among the Poro-Snax, as it is not only fun and colorful, but it also draws all enemies toward the Poro King. If you give your king the Rainbow Party Snax, he launches his loyal mini-Poros at your opponents. Once they have reached the end of their colorful journey, they return to the Poro King and take all opponents with them.
The party can best be started with this Snax when enemies with low health want to run away from you. They will be pulled back towards you and are not safe even behind their tower. This Snax works best at a distance. If the enemies are already near the king, you can better use the Super Spicy Snax.
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If you want to use the Poro-Snax effectively, you should focus on the right timing. In general, I have the impression that the fiery Espresso-Snax is best used at short distances, as it deals so much damage and melts towers. The Iced-Snax is okay at a distance, but does not deal much damage.
It is most useful when no opponent is in sight and you want to keep the enemy team at bay. I only find the Espresso-Snax really helpful in very specific situations in LoL and would often give priority to the Super Spicy Snax at short range. The Rainbow Party Package does not let your opponents escape with low health, but should not be used directly at the enemy tower.
What do you think of the new Poro-Snax? Have you discovered any other strategies with them than I have?
Dauntless has generated significant interest with its announcement. An accessible Monster Hunter with Dark Souls and WoW elements seems to appeal to the online gaming community.
However, the co-op RPG is still a long way from release. But fans want to know more already. For example, how the battles unfold. For this purpose, the developers at Phoenix Labs have released a new video. In this, a hero first fights with an axe and later with a sword against a so-called Behemoth, which represents the main opponents of the game.
Battles like in Dark Souls
It is evident that the axe is significantly slower than the sword. It takes longer for the warrior to wind up and strike with the axe, while he can perform quick attacks in succession with the sword. It is also clear that the battles are very action-oriented and active. The hero must constantly move, dodge, and exploit the opponent’s weak points, for example when the opponent is stunned by the force of a blow. This shows how Dark Souls influences the RPG. You must analyze your enemies’ movements and patterns to defeat them with targeted attacks.
It is also important to avoid the special attacks of enemies as they likely cause a lot of damage. The fight against the Behemoth lasts quite a while, but it is unclear whether it simply takes this long because of the video to showcase the fight or whether the battles in the game will indeed take time to complete.
Only a first demonstration
Of course, it should be noted that Dauntless is still in a very early phase of development. Therefore, what has been shown does not represent the final form, but is meant to demonstrate how the battles will generally unfold, how the weapon handling feels, how the hit reactions of the enemies are… Dauntless will enter beta next year, for which you can sign up on the official website.
Our author Patrick has tried the Amazon game Breakaway and shares his first impressions with you. Is the game for you?
Breakaway is a game from the Amazon Game Studios that is currently in the alpha phase. You can participate in this alpha for free and try out the game until this evening. During the test phase, you have eight different heroes to choose from. There are melee fighters, ranged fighters, wizards, and supporters. The usual class divisions that you also know from other current games.
How does Breakaway play?
After you download and install the game, you can participate in a tutorial. There, the controls are explained to you first. With W, A, S, D you control your hero from a third-person perspective. Special attacks are executed with the Q, E, and R keys. You control the camera with the mouse and can use your primary and secondary abilities with the mouse buttons.
In addition to these attacks, heroes also have the ability to set up special devices like ramps or catapults. Per round, you can build one device that supports your team with buffs or inflicts damage on the opposing team.
There are three different ways to win a round in Breakaway:
One option is to get the game ball into the opposing base or their drop-off point. The game ball is called “relic” and can either be thrown into the drop-off point or carried.
Option number two to win a round for you is to achieve a team kill. If the entire opposing team is dead at the same time, the round victory belongs to you.
The last option is to play against the clock. When the round time is up, it depends on which half of the battlefield the relic is in. If it is on the opposing side, then you win. If the ball is on your side of the battlefield when the time runs out, and thus closer to your drop-off point, you have lost.
The team that can first win three game rounds wins the match.
First impressions of Breakaway – Every beginning is hard, right?
First of all, I can reassure you: The controls of the game seem much more complicated when reading than they are in the game. The tutorial prepares you well for the upcoming matches and shows you how to attack, defend, and “pass” the relic to friends. Once the main tasks of the tutorial are completed, you can leave the preparation and sign up for a “real” match.
Breakaway is played in a 4 vs 4 mode. As soon as enough players are found, you enter the champion selection. In the first round, I chose the character from the tutorial because I was already familiar with their attacks. This allowed me to focus better on the gameplay.
The first round began, and it only took a few seconds for the opponent to score the first point. I was just trying to orient myself – and then it already happened. Apparently, my teammates were also overwhelmed and still needed to adapt to the fast gameplay. Additionally, there was now a shop to upgrade your champion with items. However, the selection of items is manageable so that you do not spend too much time shopping.
Round 2 went significantly better. I hit opponents with my attacks and could prevent them from getting the relic to our drop-off point. The items from the shop were also noticeable. Already in this second round, I was able to apply much more of what I was taught in the tutorial. The controls are really easy and quick to understand.
Even though we lost the first match, you really felt “ready” for another round. The difference between bots and real players is also evident in Breakaway. Especially because the bots just stand around in the arena like statues and function more like training dummies.
The next matches went better
In the second and third matches, the level increased. Relics were passed to team members more often, and there was much more teamwork than in the first match. Teamwork is an important factor in Breakaway that decides games. By working together, you can more easily pass the ball to a teammate and advance towards the opposing base. As a lone wolf, the chance of winning is not particularly high.
My Breakaway conclusion after the first rounds
Breakaway is a game with fast, action-packed gameplay. The controls are easy to understand and do not hinder gameplay, which is a significant plus. The abilities of the heroes are designed diversely and are suitable for various play styles from support to melee fighter.
One issue is that the servers are located in North America. This is already mentioned when registering for the alpha phase. As a result, there are some lags in the game that unfortunately somewhat spoil the fun. It is possible that there will be different server locations in future test phases that will provide a pleasant latency in Europe.
Breakaway is a game for you if you are a team player who can’t really deal with “slow” gameplay. The various heroes bring variety to the game and are suitable for different play styles from aggressive to defensive. After the first impressions, Breakaway is a “easy to play – hard to master” game with a competitive factor.
Similar to Overwatch?
One way to describe the game is to compare it to other current games. Breakaway is a mix of Overwatch, Rocket League, and League of Legends. Various team play elements in an arena where you try to get the ball into the goal.
In contrast to Overwatch, however, it took me longer to “find myself” in Breakaway. In Blizzard’s shooter, I could grasp the various heroes more quickly and understand the concept behind them. With Breakaway, I needed considerably more time for that, which was related to the item shop, for instance.
Through the various items, you can specialize the champions in different stats (health, attack, movement speed, and so on). Which champions work best as tanks and which ones as damage dealers was not directly clear to me. However, with more gameplay experience, this should no longer be a problem.
For Honor is currently in an Alpha phase on PC. A tester discovered major issues that led him to break the confidentiality agreement.
Via reddit, an Alpha tester of For Honor expresses his frustration: He reports significant connection issues, complains about the P2P matchmaking, and accuses Ubisoft of it being unacceptable to not provide dedicated servers with such a budget.
To highlight these issues, he even broke the NDA, the confidentiality agreement, and leaked gameplay via Vidme:
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In P2P networking, one player acts as the host during the game, while all others connect to him. If a client has a poor connection, it results in lag and a terrible gameplay experience for everyone. The Alpha tester is unwilling to accept this.
There has even been a call for a petition urging Ubisoft to implement dedicated servers.
The Alpha tester concludes his “leak” with the statement that For Honor is an excellent game, but the P2P matches are terrible. If dedicated servers are not available by the release on February 14, he will not purchase For Honor.
The online experience should be smooth and reliable
PCGamesN has requested a statement from Ubisoft, and the publisher responded. They confirmed that For Honor uses P2P networking. However, their peer-to-peer online architecture will provide asmoother and more reliable online experience for all players when the game launches in February.
Regarding lag, Ubisoft stated that no player will have advantages over others during a game. Some of the current connection issues are due to For Honor still being in development. The online systems are continuously being improved and fine-tuned before the game is released. They will utilize all data gathered during this Alpha.
On December 14th, the closed beta test of the MMO version of Life is Feudal started. The servers reportedly ran longer than expected according to the developers.
A closed beta has many goals. These include finding bugs, testing the balancing, and seeing how the servers of the MMO hold up. When Life is Feudal entered the testing phase, the developers believed that at least one of the servers would crash at around 200 players. However, it even held up to 368 players.
The developers are amazed by this, as hardly any optimizations have been made yet. Overall, the beta is well received. The maximum number of concurrent players reached 800. Currently, up to 1,000 players are allowed in the test.
The developers described their studio in the past days as “a burning anthill” and remind players that this is the first time Life is Feudal is subjected to such a massive test.
Server maintenance and bug fixes
The team is currently working on stabilizing the game and improving server performance. There was also a major issue with resource distribution in the game world. Due to a bug, players were unable to find resources in dungeons in amounts greater than ten. This issue has been resolved together with some login difficulties.
The problem with horse carts
In addition, the developers are currently working on developing horse carts. These are meant to assist you in transporting goods. However, it’s still unclear how they will be integrated into the game. There are apparently issues with movement freedom, as it is difficult to accurately represent the turns when a horse pulls a rigid cart behind it. Placing a movable object on the cart and being able to transport it proves to be challenging as well.
Life is Feudal is a medieval MMORPG where you have to try to survive in the world and can even become the ruler of a kingdom.
The Star Wars spin-off Rogue One had a sensational box office launch. It has already generated over 290 million US dollars worldwide. In Germany, it is even the most successful film launch of the entire year.
Rogue One is already a huge success for Disney. By the end of the first weekend after the film’s release, the box office numbers with over 290 million US dollars worldwide speak volumes. In the USA alone, Rogue One grossed 155 million US dollars in its opening weekend. This easily placed the Star Wars spin-off in the top 3 of the most successful US box office openings of 2016. Only Captain America: Civil War (179 million) and Batman vs. Superman (166 million) were slightly more successful.
The most successful film of the Republic!
While Americans favored superheroes, the Germans were so fascinated by Rogue One that over a million citizens wanted to see the movie over the weekend. This resulted in a gross of 12.5 million US dollars in Germany, making it easily the most successful film in the Federal Republic in 2016.
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However, Rogue One is clearly lagging behind the numbers of the last Star Wars film “Episode VII: The Force Awakens.” This film attracted over two million people to theaters in Germany on its release in 2015 and grossed 25 million US dollars. Worldwide, Episode VII brought in a respectable 248 million US dollars. Rogue One needs to significantly improve its numbers to catch up.
Luke Skywalker loves Rogue One!
The reviews for Rogue One are quite positive, and even Mark Hamill, the actor who portrays Luke Skywalker, praises the film on Twitter as “Not just a great Star Wars film, simply a great film PERIOD!”
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Jürgen asks: Have you seen Rogue One? Did you find it good and your money well spent? Or do you regret every cent you spent on the film? Let us know in the comments.
In World of Warcraft, the question arises again: Who has the greatest… damage output! A statistic of 24 DPS classes from Patch 7.1 is supposed to provide the answer.
Those who frequently raid want to show off the best DPS values. But which class is currently the best damage dealer? We have created a statistic based on the raid “Emerald Nightmare” in Heroic mode and present you the best DPS classes from this listing.
WoW: Shadow Priest leads the DPS by a large margin!
Anyone currently playing a Shadow Priest has something to be happy about. The dark cleric has the significantly best damage values in our statistic. This is mainly due to the balance issues of ” descent into madness”. This puts them well ahead of the second place Fire Mage and the Retribution Paladin. After that, the values gradually decline, although Destruction Demon Hunters and Outlaw Rogues still show decent values.
However, Survival Hunters have little to laugh about. They are performing worse in the DPS rankings than they did under Patch 7.0.3 and are in last place. The previously poor Frost Mages are now found in the upper third of the DPS classes, where they are almost on par with the Arms Warrior.
But keep in mind that this statistic is based on average values and only considers the Nightmare raid. Nevertheless, the evaluation should provide a good overview of the current DPS strengths of the individual classes.
State aid for game development? CD Projekt Red receives 7 million for research on “new systems”, including “Seamless Multiplayer.”
While game developers in many countries around the world struggle for survival, Polish studios can even receive state funding. The developer CD Projekt Red, responsible for “Witcher” and recently “Gwent”, has filled out four applications to research new game technologies. This includes technology for “Seamless Multiplayer.” All four applications are approved, providing the studio with a funding amount of 30 million PLN – equivalent to nearly 7 million dollars.
Also money for research in the area of Multiplayer
At the core, it involves the following projects:
“City Creation” – The comprehensive development of “living” cities that are playable in real-time and based on the scale of reality.
“Seamless Multiplayer” – The seamless transition from a “single-player” to a multiplayer world, without disrupting the gameplay (such as through loading bars or additional “PvP sign-ups”).
“Cinematic Feel” – The development of technology to create unique RPGs that reach “film quality”.
“Animation Excellence” – NPCs, their facial expressions and gestures should become even more realistic and convincing.
In three of the disciplines, CD Projekt Red is already among the world class; Seamless Multiplayer would be a step in a new direction.
Polish game developers should be better positioned in the global market
The chairman of CD Projekt Red, Adam Kicinsky, released a statement regarding the funding:
“Developing video games is a hyper-innovative task, but also one that carries great financial risks. It requires ongoing research and development, many experiments, and prototypes.”
It’s no surprise that developers are pleased with any relief that allows them to research new technologies with less burden.
The reason for the funding is obvious: Polish game developers should be able to compete even better in the global market. Kicinski even goes a step further and believes that “our industry now has the potential to become the champion of the modern Polish economy”.
More realism? Yes, please …
Whether this research will ultimately bear fruit and be used in upcoming CD Projekt Red games remains to be seen. But perhaps Cyberpunk 2077 will benefit from the research on “Seamless Multiplayer” – if not, then the title can certainly be compensated by the “Cinematic Feel” and “Animation Excellence”.
The second beta for Revelation Online is coming soon. Those who do not yet have access can win a beta key in our second giveaway for My.com’s online role-playing game with a bit of luck.
The first closed beta for Revelation Online is over, but the next testing round starts on December 20, 2016. This time it will be at least 95 percent in English. If you already have a key from the first beta or a founder’s package , you can still get in. But if you do not have access yet and luck is on your side, you can also snag a key here.
Publisher My.com was generous and provided us with 200 keys for the giveaway. This will allow you to easily join the beta on 12/20/2016.
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But enough preamble, let’s get to the terms of participation. Those who want to snag a key must simply enter their email address in the box above. The giveaway runs until 12/20/2016 at 4:30 PM. After the deadline, the winners will be notified. Multiple entries are not allowed and will lead to disqualification.
It’s all free of charge, runs through Godankey, and the data will not be stored and is anonymized. Legal recourse is excluded as always. Good luck!
Where can I redeem the code and download the client for Revelation Online?
If you receive a key, the rest is quite simple: Create an account with the publisher My.com or log into your existing account. Then go to the Revelation Online page and click on “Profile” at the top of the menu. There you can redeem the code in the designated field and also download the client for the game for free.
A YouTuber recreates the legendary disposable weapons of the Overwatch hero Reaper. You can find the video of the creation here.
There are always people who get inspired by video games to become creative. YouTuber ZaziNombies drew inspiration this time from Overwatch’s black man with the skull mask and built Reaper’s shotguns out of Lego.
ZaziNombies used around 1,100 Lego pieces to create the shotguns. These weigh a whole kilogram. Almost exclusively smooth Lego pieces were used, with a few chrome chains for decoration. ZaziNombies believes that the weapons wouldn’t be complete without the iconic skull mask and built that in as well. The weapons not only look cool, but they can also fire. The LEGO enthusiast added dart launchers to the shotguns, which are capable of taking on plastic cups and Lego figures – in case they get in the way.
In the video, you can see the weapons in action.
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The weapons of the Overwatch heroes seem to be a popular object for crafters. The blacksmith artists of “Man at Arms: Reforged” have already tackled Genji’s sword.
What do you think of the Lego weapons? Are they well done?
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