In Destiny, we provide 5 tips for the Sparrow races.
Since “The Dawning,” Guardians are once again hopping on their Sparrows to race against each other in the SRL. However, there is much more to consider in these Sparrow races than just hitting the gas and roughly aiming at the Boost gates.
How to Improve Your Ride and Win Sparrow Races in Destiny
If you are always trailing behind the other Guardians, you might want to try these tips and tricks:
Complete the SRL Gear: This armor not only looks aerodynamic, but it also provides advantages on the track. The helmet is particularly useful: with air control, you can accelerate or decelerate your Sparrow by moving the left stick forward or backward while in the air.
Show Tricks: Always try to perform tricks while you are in the air. This will give you more fuel thanks to the SRL leg armor. However, that doesn’t mean you should jump over every ramp. There are plenty of sections where you need to be in the air. We show you how to perform tricks and stunts here.
Always Take the Shortcut on Venus: Now a map-specific tip: after the big jump on the Venus map, you can take a shortcut to the left. This always gives you an advantage, even if you miss the Booster gate beforehand. Here is a screenshot for orientation:
Your Sparrow does not have to go through the Booster gates, but rather the center of your screen. The Sparrow is mostly positioned in the center, but the vehicle can also whiz just left or right past the gates – as long as the middle of the screen crosses the gates, you will receive the boost.
The last “tip” is based on the experiences of some users and is not officially confirmed or otherwise substantiated: If you want to win a Sparrow race, it might help to take last place in the race before. Allegedly, matchmaking is based on the results (including the time) of the last race – and thus on the skills. If you have a bad race, it often leads to a better performance in the next one. Therefore, it is also difficult to achieve multiple victories in a row, as you will then be matched with better drivers. However, this observation is not confirmed.
In the new GTA 5 Online-DLC, there are some vehicles that are not yet in the game. We show you what the cars and bikes look like and their prices.
In the Import/Export DLC of GTA 5 Online, there are already some new vehicles that you can take on the streets of Los Santos. These include cool specialty vehicles and fast super sports cars. You can find our top 5 specialty vehicles here. However, there are supposed to be more vehicles available for you to buy as this DLC progresses. The community has found 7 cars and 2 motorcycles.
Prices and Images of the 9 Vehicles
The GTA community continuously uncovers vehicles and content that are not yet found in the game. For example, a so-called roadmap of all GTA 5 DLCs has been published, which also mentions the Bikers DLC.
TezFunz and FoxySnaps are active members of the community and regularly showcase new content for GTA 5 Online. The two have now unlocked the 9 unreleased vehicles and present them along with their respective prices.
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In addition to the various custom versions of the Specter and Nero, there is also the Comet Retro. The price of 745,000 GTA$ comes from a purchase price of 100,000 GTA$ and the subsequent upgrade at Benny’s for 645,000 GTA$.
Fans of the GTA series have probably already set their sights on the FCR motorcycle. A version of the FCR bike has previously appeared in GTA San Andreas.
However, when the new cars and motorcycles will appear in the game is still unclear.
The Korean cuddle MMO MapleStory 2 is attempting to bring players back and win them over.
As the Asia-focused MMO site mmoculture reports, MapleStory 2 is struggling to step out of the enormous shadow of its predecessor MapleStory. That is going significantly better. With the Winter Update 2016, developer Nexon is planning a “restart” for MapleStory 2.
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To achieve this, Nexon wants to restructure and redesign the MMO based on community feedback and their own ideas. Like with other games, they are following the “We make it easier and let things pop” approach:
Dungeons should become easier
access to features like housing, mining, and farming should also be facilitated
there will be bonus items for everyone playing during the update.
Anyone wanting to get an impression of MapleStory 2 can watch this video at their own risk:
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We reported a week ago that fans are getting restless about the Westport of the Korean MMORPG Bless. There have been few signs of life from Aeria Games on their official site: no subforum, no subsection, no initial PR activities. A teaser page for Bless has not been reachable for some time. Not good signs.
Now, this wouldn’t be a big deal for a game from the third tier, but many do not consider Bless to belong to this third tier. Therefore, some are eagerly waiting for the port of Bless and are wondering whether publisher Aeria Games has everything under control with such silence.
Now the biggest western MMORPG site in the world, the US site mmorpg, has been having its thoughts on this. They have also noticed that Aeria Games is surprisingly quiet regarding Bless.
They then inquired with Aeria Games and the Korean developer Neowiz, it is said. So far, there has been no response. “Repeated attempts to reach someone” have gone unanswered. The article is titled “RUMOR: Is Aeria Games out as NA publisher?”.
Fans are already speculating vigorously about who could step in as a replacement. But an official confirmation that something has really changed is still pending.
The last statement from Aeria Games was in early November when a representative of the publisher posted on a Bless fan page that it would take longer. The friends at Neowiz would need to improve the combat system and performance of Bless.
Star Citizen has shown a new trailer with gameplay and presents the current features of version 2.6.
Update:The official trailer is no longer accessible, we have now embedded a different video that shows the trailer in the first 2 minutes.
At the end of the year, Star Citizen shows the many critical and enthusiastic observers the current “status quo” of the test version 2.6, an alpha. This is impressive, but it does not convince everyone.
First-Person Action with Star Marine for the First Time
The world of Star Citizen is taking shape more and more as the year 2016 comes to a close, despite all the naysayers and skeptics. Now, the gigantic space simulation, regarded as a crowdfunding sensation, has released a new trailer to showcase this progress.
The Alpha 2.6, the developers promise, offers more ships, more gameplay content, and features. Furthermore, there are two ways to play the alpha. In “Pirate Swarm”, players engage in dogfights against outlaws. In the new “Star Marine”, there is first-person action.
Yes, Star Citizen will be playable as a “shooter” for the first time in 2.6.
The Alpha 2.6 is on the test server and a number of players have now been invited to test the latest version. According to early reports, everything is still quite shaky with crashes and bugs – but that is to be expected on the test server of an alpha. Those who play there are essentially the guinea pigs among guinea pigs.
End of 2016 Was Rather Disappointing for Star Citizen
As GameStar knows, the year-end stream of Star Citizen, from which the gameplay trailer is derived, was rather disappointing. Material from the single-player campaign Squadron 42 was missing. Many had hoped for it – briefly, a newsletter explained why this wish would not be fulfilled, and why there are no images from Squadron 42. They wanted to focus on the Alpha 2.6 and “Star Marine” in the stream.
For some, the livestream was therefore a letdown.
A glimmer of hope: The shooter part Star Marine now seems to be more tactical than it first appeared.
Star Citizen faces an immensely important year in 2017. It is likely that over the course of the year, a point will be reached where more people will be convinced whether the game can meet its high expectations than just the current “test pilots”.
The Monolith update has provided Paragon with strong numbers. Epic Games published the figures from the last week on their Facebook page.
These data were recorded between December 5 and December 12:
*Active players per day on the weekend: increased by 34.78% compared to the previous week on the old map.
*Average number of players per week increased by 44% compared to the previous week on the old map.
*Number of abandoned games decreased by 38.77% compared to the old map.
*New players spent 43.93% more time playing than on the old map.
*Existing players spent 12.86% more time in-game compared to the old map.
*Number of player-versus-player matches increased by 33.29%.
*Average playtime on the old map (39.6 min.) vs. Monolith (36.5 min.) has decreased by 7%.
*1% of the longest games on the old map (70.3 min.) vs. Monolith (60.3 min.) has decreased by 14.22%.
The conclusion is clear: “Monolith” accelerates the game, making it more “mainstream-friendly.”
On the US site Polygon, the Executive Producer of the game is congratulated on the success.
Epic Games sees it behind this. They say they have succeeded in adapting the game. Constant adaptation is the norm today, everything is a “work in progress”, constantly evolving. After all, the game is still in beta.
Paragon now more action-packed, shorter, less complex
According to Polygon, Epic Games has succeeded in making the game shorter and more intense, hitting the spirit of the times.
There is now less downtime in the game, more action. Paragon has been simplified, made less complex. Previously, according to Polygon’s assessment, the action was not intense enough. For the author of the article, “the old Paragon” was merely a test run. The real, the true Paragon is now seen. And that is incredibly successful.
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It sounds like everything is fantastic. But that is not the whole truth. Already on Facebook, under the section with the great numbers, one can read: We know that the changes are difficult for some community members.
In community forums like reddit, opinions are divided about “Monolith”, the new Paragon update.
Some veterans find the game now too fast, too small, too simple. One can easily overwhelm opponents. The game has lost much of its depth and has placed damage at all costs in the foreground. “Glascannon” builds that neglect everything but maximum damage are the norm.
But even in the forums, there are veterans who enjoy the new direction: They liked the “old” Paragon but also see advantages in the new version. There are intense battles, writes another.
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Acceleration instead of deceleration – this seems to be a new trend
From the outside, it appears that Paragon was once intended as an alternative in the MOBA genre, deliberately aiming to take a different path: to slow down the MOBA genre. However, Paragon had little success as a “calmer game”. This success is only now materializing as the plan was changed and the game was made more action-packed – in line with the spirit of the times.
This trend has already occurred this year. Paladins only found greater success when the game became simpler and faster, aligning more closely with its “genre primus” Overwatch. Even then, some veterans complained that the game lost what made it special. The success vindicated Paladins – perhaps the same will happen with Paragon.
Most MMORPGs celebrate Christmas with small events. Allods Online with a full update.
One can hardly escape news about how the individual MMORPGs celebrate Christmas. There are a few new quests here, events that repeat every year, and in Planetside 2 you knock down snowmen.
In Allods Online, the new update 8.0 has been presented for weeks. Now the release date is almost on Christmas. On December 22, it will be the time: The patch “Immortality” goes live.
Every MMO is currently celebrating Christmas, including Neverwinter. You can go sledding, ice fishing, and beat up nasty winter beasts during the Winter Festival. New items from the cash shop are also available!
In Neverwinter, the residents celebrate the Winter Festival during Christmas time. And yes, I find this phrasing in a city called NEVERWINTER quite bizarre as well. However, strictly speaking, the Winter Festival event does not take place in the year-round ice and snow-free city of Neverwinter, but in the village of “Twilight Hills”.
Sledding, Fishing, and Killing Monsters!
In Twilight Hills, winter is still a real winter, complete with ice and snow. Therefore, the people there can celebrate the Winter Festival without logical confusions and offer fun winter events. For example, there is a sledding track where fun sled races take place. Those who prefer a cozy time can cut a hole in the ice and fish for a Christmas carp. Those with a martial mindset go hunting for monsters lurking in the surrounding area.
All these activities grant you tokens that you can exchange for special festival rewards. Additionally, there is a literally cool throne made of ice in the Lucky Star shop. The Winter Festival event in Neverwinter runs from December 15, 2016, to January 5, 2017.
In Destiny we show you how to unlock the milestones “All Medals” and “Superhero” in the record book. For this, you need Super Medals.
The new record book “Competitive Spirit” requires not only achievements in the SRL but also glorious deeds in Strike Scoring for completion. This feature was introduced with the Rise of Iron and is meant to enhance the strikes. You can now earn points, earn medals, and complete bounties and quests for Zavala in these PvE activities.
The Strike Scoring and especially the numerous medals are still uncharted territory for many Guardians. The question keeps coming up: What are the Super Medals and which medals are needed for “All Medals”?
How to get Super Medals – farming “Super Medals”
You earn Super Medals by effectively using your super during Strike Scoring.
There are 9 Super Medals:
Hotshot – Golden Gun (Hunter)
Scintillating Steel – Arc Blade (Hunter)
One Shot, One Kill – Shadow Shot (Hunter)
One Punch – Fist of Havoc (Titan)
Aegis of Light – Bubble (Titan)
Forging Fires – Hammer (Titan)
Superconductor – Stormcaller (Warlock)
Radiant – Sunsinger (Warlock)
Big Bang – Nova Bomb (Warlock)
You do not receive the respective medal just by activating the super. You must also kill enemies with it. Reports from users vary on the number of enemies you should eliminate during the active super; more than 3 are usually mentioned.
In the following video, you can see a farming method for Super Medals. It takes place in the Nexus Nightfall Strike. The Guardian is a Voidwalker Warlock and has the Zhalo Supercell, maximum intellect, and the Obsidian Mind helmet to unleash the super attacks quickly. You can see the farming spot here:
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Do you want to buy one of the new super sports cars from the GTA 5 Online DLC “Import/Export”? We will show you which of the two cars is faster.
The new DLC for GTA 5 Online clearly focuses on the vehicles. There are interesting special vehicles, as well as new super sports cars. So far, only 2 super sports cars have been released. More vehicles will follow during the course of the Import/Export DLC. Which of these two cars should you buy if the budget only allows for one? We will show you the differences between the two cars and compare their lap times.
Ocelot Penetrator in GTA 5 Online
The new super sports cars are regularly tested by the YouTuber Broughy1322 . For this, he equips them with tuning parts at Los Santos Customs and then times the lap times of the cars. The cars are then compared with other cars in the same class (super sports cars, sports cars, muscle cars, etc.).
The Ocelot Penetrator has landed in 9th place compared to all other super sports cars in the game. It is therefore slightly faster than the Turismo R, but slightly slower than, for example, the Zentorno. Overall, the Ocelot Penetrator is about 2 seconds slower than the RE-7B on the tested track, which is currently the fastest super sports car and is in 1st place.
In summary, the Ocelot Penetrator is a good car that you can buy for 880,000 GTA$. However, the also new Pegassi Tempesta is faster.
Pegassi Tempesta in GTA 5 Online
The Tempesta is the fastest car currently available in the Import/Export DLC. Compared to all other super sports cars in the game, the Pegassi Tempesta is in 3rd place. During the test runs, the new model from Pegassi was about a thousandth slower than the X80-Proto. Based on this result, one could say that both cars share the 2nd place of the fastest super sports cars in GTA 5 Online.
The Tempesta is well suited for players who are not particularly convinced of their driving skills. The car is very easy to handle and forgives minor driving errors that insecure drivers often make. You can get the Pegassi Tempesta for a price of 1,329,000 GTA$.
Comparison Tempesta vs. Penetrator
In the following video, YouTuber Broughy1322 shows you both vehicles. You can see how the cars behave on the racetrack and how they are compared to each other. For this, several laps are driven on the same track, and the individual lap times are evaluated.
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In recent days, many agents looked in disbelief at their email inbox. They received an email from Ubisoft with the subject: Important information regarding your account.
The email states that repeated actions were detected on the account that violated the conduct rules of The Division. Therefore, steps are now necessary to protect the gaming experience of other users. Namely: A permanent ban. From now on, you are not allowed to play The Division with the account.
There were problems with the ban wave
However, there were several issues during this ban wave: complaints flooded in on Reddit that agents were banned unjustly. One user reported receiving the email even though he hadn’t played for three months. It quickly became clear that these were not unrepentant cheaters trying to talk their way out, but innocent victims of a somewhat overly generous ban wave.
Massive has also responded: Yes, innocent agents were mistakenly banned. However, this has already been reversed. They apologize for the inconvenience.
If you are brave agents but still have a permaban, you should contact Ubi Support. They will resolve the issue.
Cheats and hacks in The Division
Some users are now disparagingly criticizing Massive and Ubisoft, saying they can ban the innocent but not the real cheaters and hackers. It became clear shortly after the launch that The Division has a problem with cheaters, especially on PC.
Since then, the developers have been fighting against cheaters, repeatedly issuing ban waves and tightening penalties. Direct permabans were introduced in the summer. However, the cheat problem is probably never fully resolved.
The online role-playing game Echo of Soul also celebrates Christmas. A whole map has been created for the colorful gift festival. In it, you can face off against striking reindeer and indulge in turkey and egg liqueur.
Imagine it’s Christmas, but the reindeer are on strike! What sounds like a joke here is bitter reality in the world of Echo of Soul. In a unique Christmas map, the fluffy draft animals are fed up with work while everyone else is celebrating and stuffing themselves with turkey and egg liqueur.
Deployment of the strikebreakers
To get the lazy reindeer back to work, you are essentially acting as strikebreakers with your heroes. In some quests, you need to uncover the reasons behind the unrest and end the strike.
In addition to this responsible task, you can expect more Christmas events and new items that you can acquire. This includes the already mentioned holiday turkey and egg liqueur to digest it all. If you’re not in the mood for Christmas, you can also let loose in the “Ironfire Mountain Raid”. There, you can win better loot now.
Cortyn played Pony Island, one of the strangest games ever. The first impression is very deceptive …
Probably I will have lost half of my potential readers with the title image, but I don’t care in this case. I want to revive one of my old columns today and tell you about a game that has captivated me like no other for a long time. Be warned, there will be massive spoilers.
You all surely have that one friend in your friends list who always says: “Here, check out this game, it’s really good!” Just by looking at the title image of the game, you know “When hell freezes over, maybe.” That’s exactly how it was with “Pony Island”. I saw the title image and thought it was some crappy mini-game where you control a pony jumping over obstacles. Basically, that’s what it is – and yet not.
Pony Island starts harmless and cheesy, just as I feared. A cheerful pony hops across the screen and presents me with the start menu. “What could go wrong?” I think to myself and start the game.
Pony Island – “Answer to Your Prayers”
Shortly after, the screen darkens and a second start menu appears, noticeably pixelated – retro-styled. When I try to click “Start” here, it doesn’t work. I go into the options and see strange settings: “Ominous Buzz”, “Hellfire”, and “Answer to Your Prayers”. There’s also a button “Repair Start Menu”. My curiosity is piqued. So, I repair it and start the game.
[pullquote]I realize I’m being tricked. Just by whom, I don’t know.[/pullquote]
As suspected: I am a pony and jumping over obstacles. I have to jump about 10 times before the level is complete. The game bombards me with experience points, gives me 70 level-ups along with endless praise: “Wow!” – “So well jumped!” – “Fascinating!” and “360 no scope!” – I realize I’m being tricked. Just by whom, I don’t know.
TL;DR – The Most Important in Brief
I will cut it short here and summarize a bit, because I already notice that the column is getting longer than I had planned:
Pony Island was programmed by Satan himself. He traps players at an arcade machine and forces them to play the game – forever and again. Because we are “too good”, we can overload the system and come into contact with other souls trapped in the game. To free them, we must destroy several core files hidden deep in the code of the game. Various (sometimes quite tricky) puzzles must be solved to stay sane and advance to the core files.
The core files are guarded by Satan’s demons, who naturally do not want us to destroy the game and stand in our way. These “boss fights” are some of the coolest encounters I have ever had in a video game.
I best explain the unfairness of the game with a nice example …
The Fight Against Asmodeus.exe
“Just pay attention to me and don’t take your eyes off me. Answer my questions correctly. If you succeed, you win. If you fail, you lose and I take your soul.”
Okay. Nothing easier than that. The pixelated file meant to represent the demon Asmodeus asks me to type in the number “666”. No problem.
Next, he creates a pony. “It’s a beautiful pony, isn’t it? Just look at how it sparkles.” Because I’m not completely stupid, of course, I don’t look. I stare at the pixelated demon. “The pony sparkles, oh how beautiful it is!” Not with me, Asmodeus.exe! I answer his second question without any problem.
“I’m getting bored of this game. You’re good, really good.” That somehow satisfies me. Suddenly the “ding” sound goes off and I’m messaged on Steam by a good friend. “lol, were you hacked?” Thoughts race through my mind. Hacked? Why? What happened to my account? Oh god, it’s linked with Paypal and my friends list and – again the ding. “Cortyn, is that you?” I press Shift+Tab to open the Steam overlay and respond. But it doesn’t work. Another ding. Another message from my friend: “ANSWER ME, MORTAL”.
And then it dawned on me. The game tricked me. It achieved more than I suspected. It read my Steam friends list and simultaneously figured out my account name. And then it even cranked up the graphics for the simulation of the “Steam overlay”. I didn’t notice. Asmodeus asks me to type in the term he mentioned. I can’t do it. I wasn’t paying attention. My soul is gone.
[pullquote]The error screen disappears and Asmodeus.exe winks. Oh, how I hate this game.[/pullquote]
On the second try, I don’t fall for this trick anymore and escape this trap as well. However, at the 4th question, the game freezes and makes a disgusting sound that I rip the headset off my ears. “Pony Island is not responding” it proclaims on my screen in classic Windows fashion. “Wait for a program response” or “End program”? I was already on “End program” with the mouse before I thought better of it. I wait. 5 seconds. 10 seconds. 20 seconds. The error screen disappears and Asmodeus.exe winks. Oh, how I hate this game.
In the end, we destroy the arcade machine and free the souls in a final, great battle. But that’s not enough. The last soul tells me that Pony Island will never end as long as I own the game. I should uninstall it, only then can I be free. Then Pony Island closes automatically.
I sit in front of the computer and feel like I just played the best game in the world. Maybe I still play it now. Who knows.
Three more parts of “Why I play” can be found here:
In FIFA 17 there is an excellent card of Aubameyang to obtain. Is there an affordable solution for the Squad Building Challenge?
FUTmas is on! Yesterday, on December 16th, this Christmas event started in the “Ultimate Team” mode of FIFA 17. All information can be found in the provided link.
A special feature of FUTmas is daily SBCs, where upgraded player cards can be obtained. Each day features players who wear the jersey number of that day. Since today is December 17th, there are players with the jersey number 17. This includes Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
This is how the Aubameyang Challenge works in FUT 17
Currently, you can complete the FUTmas challenges for De Rossi, Ruffier, Parolo, Aubameyang, Benteke, and Hamsik in FUT 17. From a German perspective, the Aubameyang Challenge is particularly interesting. The special card can enhance almost any Bundesliga team.
This card is the reward if you successfully complete the SBC:
These are the requirements:
Gabon: Exactly 1 player (It must be Aubameyang, as he is the only one in the Bundesliga)
Bundesliga: Exactly 11 players
Team of the Week: At least 1 player
Team overall rating: At least 87
Team chemistry: Exactly 100
Since the required team overall rating is extremely high, there is unfortunately no affordable solution for this SBC. You will need to select some of the best (and most expensive) Bundesliga players. Just the standard card of Aubameyang currently costs around 300k coins. Therefore, many users advise against attempting this SBC. If you still want to try, here is a possible solution. Keep in mind that other solutions are conceivable:
In Destiny, we show you how to perform stunts in SRL races. This is how you achieve the milestone “Artful”.
Now a short guide for all Guardians who are just happy to be able to drive somewhat straight with the Sparrow without falling off the vehicle. You may have been circling around the SRL for days, eyeing it suspiciously. We will show you how to definitely make a good figure in the Sparrow race.
What can my Sparrow do?
If you want to complete the new triumph book “Competitive Spirit”, there is no way around stunts that you must show with the Sparrow in SRL races. Just pushing the throttle and trusting luck won’t help for this milestone.
What are stunts?
You need stunts not only for the milestone, but also for daily racing loot runs with Amanda Holliday. She explains to you what stunts are: Gestures, rolls, and flips.
But that’s not entirely true: If you perform a gesture while driving normally, it doesn’t count as a stunt.
How do I perform Sparrow tricks?
First, about rolls and flips:
For these stunts, it is necessary that your Sparrow has the perk “Stabilizers”. With this, while you are in the air, you can press the right shoulder button (on PS4, that’s R2) and move the left stick to perform rolls and flips.
On each of the 4 SRL tracks, there are several sections where you will be in the air for a longer time. So, in the air, press R2 and hold the left stick left or right to show rolls, or up or down to make the Sparrow flip. If you succeed, a “stunt” will be counted.
Now to the tricks that Amanda refers to as gestures: When you are in the air with the Sparrow (only then!), press one of the four arrow keys, which are the gesture buttons. If you press left or right, the Guardian only holds on with one hand while their body sways elegantly to the side. With the arrow key up, you do a “No Hander” and with the arrow key down, the “Superman”.
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These Sparrow tricks with “gestures” are not rocket science. They are easy to execute. During an SRL race, several of them are possible, so you should quickly have the required 100 tricks.
Final Fantasy XIV celebrates Christmas in the form of the Rising Star Festival. This year, it’s about the poor children in Frondale’s Psychiatric Academy. If you bring them gifts, you will receive rewards.
While many MMOs bring us more consumption and stress during Christmas, in Final Fantasy 14 it’s about the true spirit of the Christmas season: gifts and charity. At least that’s what the cat girl Amh Garanjy thinks, who wants to bring joy to the poor children in the children’s department of the local hospital during the Rising Star Festival – the Christmas equivalent in FF14.
FF 14: Shining Children’s Eyes!
If you think like Amh Garanjy, then help her with her task. You can find her in the city of Ul’dah at the Nald Crossroads in the Ruby Street Market. Together with the adorable cat woman, you will then go to the hospital “Frondale’s Psychiatric Academy” and gift the children there.
The whole endeavor not only makes the children in the hospital happy. You also receive rewards for your commitment to the wellbeing of the children, including a Santa outfit, decorative items for your house, and Christmas music for the orchestrion.
In The Division, there is a fresh vendor offer starting from 17.12. We will take a look at the items.
The wait for PS4 agents will soon be over: In 3 days, on 20.12., the Survival DLC will be released for their platform – along with “PS4 Pro” support. Until then, you can stock up your inventory, as the vendors now have new goods available.
The Special Equipment Vendor’s Offer on 17.12.
This vendor is waiting at the Operations Base in the Terminal. He has the most extensive offer. At Score 256, all his weapons cost 1248 Phoenix Credits:
L86 LSW – Military Version (LMG) – Competent, Resentful, Precise
The Armor Pieces:
Mask: 1x Highend, Striker, Final Measure, Predator’s Mark, FireCrest
Armor: 1x Highend, Tactician, Lone Star, D3-FNC
Backpack: 1x Highend, Vigilance, DeadEYE, Banshee
Kneepads: 1x Highend, Hunter’s Faith
Holster: 1x Highend
Gloves: 1x Highend, Nomad, Restorer, AlphaBridge
The weapon mods are a Heavy Magazine Spring, Large Suppressor, Vertical Grip, Small Laser Sight.
The Division Vendor Reset: Special Blueprint Vendor – Inventory
This Blueprint vendor is also waiting in the Terminal. The following have the maximum score:
RPK-74 Classic (LMG): 915 PCs
USC Converted (Submachine Gun): 915 PCs
Stamina Gloves: 499 PCs
Electronics Backpack: 665 PCs
As mods, he has an angled grip – Red, an EXPS3 Holo Sight – Light Brown, a Weapon Equipment Mod and a Performance Equipment Mod.
The Advanced Weapons Vendor on PS4, Xbox One and PC
You can visit this vendor in the Security Wing. He requires credits. All items come with the maximum value, the primary weapons cost 1669320 credits each at World Tier 5 and Score 256:
Mk17 – Police Version (Sniper Rifle) – Competent, Level-headed, Precise
M60 E4 – Military Version (LMG) – Prepared, Enduring, Deadly
The DZ Weapons Modification Vendor’s Inventory
The weapon modification vendor is located in DZ05 in the Safe Room. All his items are available from DZ Rank 30 and Object Level 34. You need Dark Zone currency.
High Capacity Magazine: 21362 DZ – Critical Hit Chance, Critical Hit Damage, Reload Speed.
The Division: The Inventory of the Dark Zone Specialties Vendor
This vendor is located in DZ06 in the Safe Room. She sells the items from DZ Rank 35 at Maximum Score. They cost 277440 DZ. One piece of each gear piece is sold.
Mask: Striker
Armor: Alphabridge
Backpack: AlphaBridge
Kneepads: Hunter’s Faith
Holster: Banshee
Gloves: Restorer
Additionally, you can buy a Sealed Dark Zone Cache for 100000 DZ starting from Rank 30.
MOBA League of Legends, LoL, has made a huge deal for its streaming rights.
Riot Games and BAMTech have announced a long-term partnership. BAMTech will pay at least 300 million US dollars by 2023 for the “exclusive rights to streams and the monetization of LoL competitions.
BAMTech is part of the “Major League Baseball’s media group,” so MLB, the Major Baseball League, is behind it. Also, Disney invested a billion in the company three months ago to acquire a third.
There are no “fees” planned to watch the eSports streams in the future. However, Riot reserves the right to charge for “premium content” in the future.
eSport is becoming increasingly professional.
“Is eSports now going Pay Per View?” Tryndamere to the rescue
The fans on reddit were initially shocked by this news. There were concerns that the new company might offer LoL tournaments as “pay per view,” thus excluding many players.
An co-founder of Riot was immediately on reddit. Marc “Tryndamere” Merill pointed out, the deal is not “platform-exclusive.” An important detail. Then he participated in the discussion and agreed with a comment that emphasized how important it is for LoL that everyone can play the game and also can watch the tournaments.
The 300 million deal is seen as groundbreaking for eSports. The new partnership is expected to help Riot further increase revenue. Initial comments from English-speaking sites express hope that more of the money will also reach the actual eSports players. There have been some disturbing news in recent months about this.
Other companies are also closing major deals to earn more money with eSports in the future:
The community of Blizzard’s shooter Overwatch is collecting for cookies.
The “Blizzard Cookie Project” has achieved its goal. $2413 (€2308) have been raised on Indiegogo that they want to spend to do something good for Blizzard. The original target was only $625, but that was far exceeded.
The cookies are a thank you to Blizzard for Overwatch, for a “great gaming experience that has provided us with thousands of hours of entertainment.” Furthermore, Blizzard has kept good contact with the community and has provided everyone with beautiful and regular updates. The project originated on reddit.
All your cookies belong to me now!
Blizzard says: Not too many cookies, rather toys for sick children
The actual calculation was: Approximately 100 developers are involved in Overwatch. 250 cookies should be enough. If we take $2.50 per cookie, we’ll have some decent ones.
However, it has now far exceeded $2000. Soon enough for 1000 cookies. To avoid overfeeding the developers or giving them a sugar shock, it is planned to stick with the original 250 cookies. The suggestion was made by Blizzard itself. The remaining money is intended to be donated in Blizzard’s name to the organization Child’s Play, which works with children’s hospitals to provide toys and games to children in treatment.
We obtained the photo from Kotaku.
A year ago, fans sent pizza to the developers of WildStar instead of getting upset that the F2P transition wasn’t working smoothly:
For trainers in Pokémon GO in rural areas, there is good news from the developers. More Pokémon are appearing in rural areas and other locations.
For a long time, the Pokémon spawn rate (the amount of appearing Pokémon) for players in rural areas has not been satisfactory. While cities feature a particularly high number of Pokémon and stops, wild Pokémon are seen less frequently in rural areas.
This problem has often been raised by players to Niantic, the developers of Pokémon GO. Now, the developers have increased the number of wild Pokémon in rural areas and other environments.
Pokémon GO: More wild Pokémon outdoors in rural areas and cities
An official announcement via social media stated that there will now be more Pokémon sightings in parks and other outdoor areas. Cities and rural areas are expected to be affected by the increase in wild monsters.
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This will likely please many trainers who often play away from cities. Now there are more wild Pokémon for them to catch here as well. Whether this is just a temporary increase in sightings or whether this change is permanent is currently unclear. However, it is likely that this is a permanent change to provide trainers in rural areas with a better gaming experience.
What exactly is meant by “parks and other outside locations” could also become interesting. Does Niantic simply mean “anything that is not covered by a roof” or already specific places like parks, open spaces, tennis facilities, or soccer fields?
