The developers of the PvP MMORPG Crowfall introduce the system with which you can create a custom hero.
In your MMO, you play as a crow, a so-called Crow. You actually live in the Eternal Kingdoms and travel to the dying worlds to participate in campaigns that benefit your kingdom. In the process, you take on other bodies. However, you decide on the appearance of your archetype. The team made sure that the character creation options fit each archetype. A warrior, for instance, should look sturdy and battle-hardened.
Create your custom hero
Nevertheless, the developers want to give you many options to customize your hero’s appearance according to your preferences. Crowfall uses comic graphics, which in other games often limits the ability to create a character that looks truly unique. The team, however, aims to make this possible in Crowfall. You can create your personal hero based on face, skin color, hairstyle, scars, or facial tattoos. This way, you determine whether the character looks more young and heroic or like an old veteran whose scars tell the story of thousands of battles.
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Additionally, you will have the option to dye your armors. If you want to be recognized by your colors, you can apply these to your armors. This is of course particularly important for guilds, so that one always knows which player belongs to which guild.
The developers of the MMORPG Crowfall want every “Crow” in the game to be unique. You should be able to identify with your character and be recognizable to other players. The MMORPG Crowfall is currently in the alpha phase. A release is planned for next year.
In Destiny, we present tips and tricks for the Crucible mode “Rift”.
Currently, the December Iron Banner 2016 is underway. The mode “Rift” is up next, which is considered controversial in the Iron Banner. It’s all about grabbing a Spark and dunking it in the enemy Rift. If successful, the cool Guardians refer to it as a “Dunk”.
The Rift mode requires a specific playstyle where two things are particularly important: teamwork and communication. Therefore, try to play in a fireteam whenever possible. If you’re playing solo, stay close to your teammates and avoid charging into battle on your own.
Grab the Spark
The Spark is as contested as “B” in control matches – but even more intense. As soon as the “Spark” charges up, all Guardians flock to this location. Your goal is to gain control of the area to pick up the Spark. There’s just one tip: advance as a team. If everyone rushes to the Spark one by one, you will be taken out one by one as well. Move forward together and keep an eye on the places from where the enemy might come.
Bring the Spark into the enemy Rift
Once you have the Spark, it’s important to protect the runner. There are several techniques:
The aggressive push: If the enemy team is scattered across the map, the runner with “bodyguards” rushes straight to the Rift and ignites it before the opponents can regroup and defend the Rift. High risk.
The conservative push: All teammates form a wall in front of the runner and protect him by all means. The Spark bearer does not rush off immediately but waits until he has his protectors around him. The Guardians in the wall sacrifice themselves for the runner if necessary. A well-organized 5-man wall that communicates with each other is difficult to breach in Rift mode. Only super attacks can break through this.
Distracting maneuver: In this case, the runner is on his own. All team members attack the enemy on one side of the map while the runner sneaks past on the other side. In theory, this is a good method, but in practice, it is not reliable. It heavily depends on the behavior of the opponents. The conservative push can be combined with this distracting maneuver.
General tips:
Stormcallers, Hammer Titans, or Blade Dancers can clear the way for the runner with their super.
To easier acquire the Spark, a bubble can be placed.
Always attempt to pick up the Spark. Normally, the team that holds the Spark the most wins.
Defend your Rift
If the enemy manages to grab the Spark, fall back immediately. Now it’s time to defend your Rift and to stop the enemy runner early.
Keep an eye on the areas from where the enemy might approach. If all six Guardians are in one place looking down a corridor, that’s not helpful. Spread out. With grenades, super attacks, and team fire, you can stop them, especially at choke points.
However, one problem is that it is rarely possible to monitor all paths that the runner could rush in from. If you separate too much as a team, you also spread your firepower. Once the runner is sighted, communicate this.
In a press conference, Niantic and Sprint are announcing special news today related to Pokémon GO. Are the rumors about the 2nd generation true?
Update: Niantic confirms that on December 12, further details for new Pokémon will be released. Whether this involves the complete 2nd generation or just a few Pokémon that are not yet in the game is not known. Furthermore, there are expected to be more in-game events and new player experiences this month.
During the press conference, Niantic also announced the partnership with Sprint. This will create over 10,500 new PokéStops and Gyms for Pokémon Trainers in America.
In recent days and weeks, rumors about Pokémon GO have increased. The 2nd generation of Pokémon is likely to appear in Pokémon GO soon. Whether these Pokémon will be activated in the game with a major update at Christmas or will appear through an event in connection with Starbucks is currently unclear. However, many sources suggest that interesting news about Pokémon GO will be announced tomorrow, December 8.
Pokemon GO Rumors
The most important rumors and leaks from the past weeks strongly suggest that the Pokémon of the 2nd generation will soon be available in the game.
First, a Starbucks leak caused a stir, informing the coffee chain’s employees about a Pokémon event in December.
It has now been announced that Niantic will hold a press conference today, December 7, together with Sprint, focusing on Pokémon GO.
Pokémon GO Press Conference on December 8
According to Venturebeat, the Pokémon GO developers announced that there will be a press conference today. Together with Sprint, a major US mobile operator, Niantic will reveal news regarding Pokémon GO and Sprint.
Marcelo Claure (CEO of Sprint) and John Hanke (CEO of Niantic) will answer questions at this press conference. What news will be shared at this time is speculative. Maybe they are developing a plan that grants Pokémon GO players free data. This way, they would no longer have to pay for mobile internet to play Pokémon GO.
As soon as we have news from the press conference, you can read about it here.
At the start of the new ranked season, there are some changes to League of Legends. We have summarized the most important ones for you.
The end of the preseason has been reached and League of Legends is starting the new ranked season 2017. In patch 6.24, there are now some changes that are valid for the new season. Among other things, items have been changed and masteries altered. Additionally, there are new skins for the Christmas season. However, these are not only for champions but also for the map. Furthermore, the new champion Camille is waiting to be played by you.
1. Camille in League of Legends
With a cool comic teaser, the new champion of League of Legends has been introduced to the community. In the new patch 6.24, she will be activated in the game and available for summoners. To help you handle her during your matches, we have introduced her skills individually.
Today the new season for ranked games in LoL has begun. To get started, you first need to complete a series of placement games. This will assign you to a specific league where your ranked adventure begins.
Keep in mind that you will not necessarily start the league that you finished last season after your placement games. Most often, you will be positioned lower than last season.
3. Rylais Crystal Scepter has been changed
For mages and some tanks, Rylais Crystal Scepter was an important item that was used in many games. An item that provides health and ability power and also slows down enemies, it is part of the standard build of some champions. Now some changes have been made to the Scepter:
The slow is now always 20% with a duration of one second
Health points have been reduced from 400 to 300
The Crystal Scepter now gives only 75 instead of 100 ability power
The purchase price has been reduced by 600 gold
4. Colossus Mastery nerfed
During the preseason, the new Keystone Mastery Colossus was introduced into the game. Champions with strong CC abilities have received a significantly higher win rate through this mastery. Especially Nautilus players were pleased with this mastery.
Now the developers have decided to weaken this ability. It was too strong for engage champions with crowd control and provided too strong shields.
Cooldown adjusted from 30 seconds to 45-30 seconds (level 1-18).
Shield from nearby enemies reduced from 7% to 5% (maximum 25%).
5. Christmas Skins in LoL
For the Christmas season in League of Legends, there are again special skins for various champions this year. You can choose between Santa Braum, Snow Day Graves, and Winter Wonder Karma. We have presented these skins here with videos.
Additionally, in December, many skins and champions are available at significantly reduced prices in the shop. Riot has already made a list of the skins and champions that will be on sale throughout this month. You can find the list of skins and champions here.
In SWTOR , the Galactic Command is being reworked and players are crying out: Group play is “again” worthless.
One of the new endgame features of Star Wars: The Old Republic is the “Galactic Command” of the Knights of the Eternal Throne expansion. It was basically criticized even before its release. While some fans see it as a nice incentive to travel back to “old planets” and complete missions, for others it’s just a “cheap knockoff” of World of Warcraft’s world quests “but with even more RNG added on top.”
However, the fact is that accumulating experience points within this system takes a lot of time, and the rewards are rather slow to come by. Players quickly searched for the most effective way to earn command experience points and found one. Farming gold enemies granted particularly many points, 10 points per enemy. So there were numerous players who banded together in groups to do nothing all day but farm gold enemies and thereby quickly rise in rank. Apparently too quickly for BioWare, as they have now reacted and reduced the number of points gained per enemy from 10 to 1.
As expected, this caused mixed reactions in the forums and on Reddit. Some strongly criticized the nerf:
“Killing enemies was actually rewarding and I saw the game world with new eyes and completed bonus missions that I would have never considered otherwise. For me, it was a completely new way to play, and now it feels like someone has slammed that door right in my face.”
Others, on the other hand, do not see the problem with BioWare, but rather with the players who overstepped their bounds:
“It wasn’t just one person exploiting the system. On every server I play, there were command XP groups farming Elite and Champions for hours. These groups completely undermined the entire Galactic Command system. The nerf was obvious and inevitable. Don’t blame BioWare for the nerf. Blame the players who tried to exploit the system.”
BioWare has not said anything on the topic yet, which only adds to the frustration.
Cortyn says: I can’t really warm up to the “Galactic Command” anyway and can fully understand that players have sought the most effective way. However, such a massive nerf seems somewhat excessive – but perhaps one just needs to wait a few days to see how the entire system plays out when it has been active for a while.
Battleborn, the ailing MOBA shooter, is bravely fighting on and has a big update in store for Christmas. In it, you will unlock all 25 base heroes immediately, new skins, and a revamped interface.
Battleborn may be considered dead, but the shooter-MOBA itself is oblivious to this and continues to fight bravely. Therefore, the developers at Gearbox have not pulled the plug. On the contrary! Instead of giving up, they are adding more and doing a complete overhaul of the game!
Everything new for Christmas!
In the recently announced Christmas update on December 8th, you will first unlock all 25 base heroes immediately. You no longer need to take down multiple opponents or win a certain number of matches if you want high-end heroes like Ghalt or Cleese. Those who still meet the previous unlock conditions will receive a new skin for their efforts. Only the five newcomers, such as the sparrow Ernest or the tattered Beatrix, still need to be unlocked.
Additionally, a system familiar from MOBAs will be introduced in PvP, where players take turns choosing their heroes and can ban certain characters. The game now also offers special training modes, so the previously steep learning curve is not so harsh anymore. There are daily quests for PvP and overall more credits as rewards. “Leavers” get nothing! Furthermore, adjustments have been made to the interface and there is a revamped offer in the real money shop, which offers a wide range of boosters.
Jürgen says: The upgrade is certainly not a bad thing and should make Battleborn a bit more attractive. Unfortunately, the game is still Buy2Play, and no matter how cheap it is nowadays, reaching for the credit card or PayPal account remains a hurdle for many players. Therefore, I still hope for a swift transition to Free2Play.
Electronic Arts and Dice have released the Star Wars Battlefront Rogue One: X-Wing VR Mission for Playstation VR.
If you own a Playstation 4 and a Playstation VR headset, you can now download the free Star Wars Battlefront Rogue One: X-Wing VR Mission. You can find the download in the Playstation Store. Of course, you will need the main game, the online shooter Star Wars: Battlefront, to play.
Space Battle in Virtual Reality
If you have everything you need – Star Wars: Battlefront, a PS4, a Playstation VR headset, and a Playstation Camera – then the battle can begin! You will take on the role of an X-Wing pilot who plunges into a space battle against the evil Galactic Empire in a scenario based on the upcoming movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. With the Playstation VR headset, you are in the middle of the action and can look around freely in the cockpit of the starfighter. You will feel as if you are actually sitting in an X-Wing and taking part in the battle against TIE fighters and Star Destroyers.
Battle for the Planet Scarif
The Star Wars Battlefront Rogue One: X-Wing VR Mission was released simultaneously with the new DLC Rogue One: Scarif, which has also been available to Season Pass holders since December 6. In this DLC, you experience a battle of the rebels against the Empire that takes place on and in the orbit of the planet Scarif. This planet also plays an important role in the movie Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. It is a paradisiacal, tropical world that has been taken over by the Empire. The rebels have a very special mission awaiting them there.
Have you tried the Star Wars Battlefront Rogue One: X-Wing VR Mission yet? Then let us know in the comments how the space battle feels in VR.
Today, Cortyn is talking about Heroes of the Storm . It has some technical flaws.
I wish you a nice Wednesday- [Please wait a moment while the connection to this article is being restored]. Ah, yes. You already realize what today’s topic will be. Let’s talk about my little Moba favorite, Heroes of the Storm.
Basically, Heroes of the Storm is a relatively solid game. I like the familiar Blizzard characters. I enjoy the cool mechanics, such as those from Abathur, Zagara, or Cho’gall. I appreciate the additional map objectives, like mercenary camps, that give the game a little “extra” compared to other Mobas – at least for me. But in terms of the Nether, the game has such a damn bad engine.
Re-entering the game – Maybe, maybe not
Have you ever been kicked out of a running game because you had a disconnect and then tried to resume the match? If you’re thinking, “Hm, then HotS will just reload the match and continue,” you are mistaken. Heroes of the Storm reloads the map and sets it for you to the point where you left the game. Then the game tries to “fast forward,” meaning that the events will occur at an accelerated speed until you arrive back in the “here and now” and regain control of your hero.
And what can I say? It’s a stutterfest. On older computers, this is completely unmanageable – the “fast forwarding” is about as fast as the original speed, just with even more stuttering. Even on newer computers, it doesn’t look elegant. Why in the Nether can’t the game simply take over the current positions and values of the units when re-entering?
Stutters with every event
Another thing that Heroes of the Storm also cannot get under control is the initial occurrence of certain events on the map. Whenever an “event” happens, like the appearance of treasure chests in Blackheart’s Bay or the activation of altars on different maps, the game stutters for a brief moment. According to selective perception, this is of course ALWAYS the case in a fight that you only lost because the opponent definitely didn’t experience the stutter *cough*.
As complete laymen, we thought about this and suspect that the sound and graphic files for the events are only requested at the moment the game needs them, which then causes the stutter. Why can’t it be programmed to run “smoothly” from the start? Other games manage to do that!
I simply cannot explain it. Both of the “errors” or “annoyances” I mentioned are so significant that they regularly drop the fun of the game from 100 to 0. Sure, they are ultimately just minor things; after all, a disconnect is rare. But when it happens, it ruins the fun double or triple.
Can you understand my frustration, or do you have no problems with HotS at all? Is everything running smoothly for you? Let me know in the comments.
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Overwatch player Dale “Hanjo” Brown reached the lowest rank possible in Overwatch in Season 1. This time, he set a world record together with a friend.
Most players probably dream of climbing the career ladder in Overwatch as quickly as possible. Dale “Hanjo” Brown has different goals; he only aims for the lowest. On the very first day of Season 3, Brown and his friend Jon “WrstReaperNA” Kingham reached Rank 1 together, becoming the first in the world. This time, the two North Americans managed to outpace the Korean players.
The descent was no walk in the park
Even though one might think that reaching the lowest rank is easier than the highest, it took Kingham and Brown some effort to get there. They started their journey downwards already in Season 2. After Brown had established a certain reputation after Season 1, a large group supported him in the following seasons. The descent was no walk in the park, but rather a laborious fall.
“Season 2 was a grind. In Season 1, it took about 15 matches per rank to drop the last 15 ranks. In Season 2, the equivalent multiplied to about 27. Losing only 2 SR per match starting from Rank 600 made it difficult to lose these 2. Especially as the queues got worse. Once we had a queue that lasted for hours.” – Dale “Hanjo” Brown
Team Hanjo always thinks in extremes
Kingham even started Season 2 at Rank 800. He had days where he did nothing but fight his way down to reach his goal. On some days, he even played down for 10 hours straight. Since the guys had to wait incredibly long for matches, they naturally tried to make the matches as interesting as possible. The group decided to let the matches last as long as possible. Team Hanjo thinks in extremes – no matter what the goal is.
“I think one night, our Bastion player, iBeepl, set the record for the most kills by a single player in one match. We found out that some maps can essentially be played forever if no one captures the control point. We had a match that lasted around 50 minutes and he got way over 100 kills in it. I had over 100 in one match too.” – Dale “Hanjo” Brown
Spawn camping is frowned upon even in Hanjo-tier
Team Hanjo fights to lose, and that means they actually fight for their loss. Anyone fighting at the bottom of the ladder with as much experience as Team Hanjo doesn’t really have difficulty being superior to their opponents there. Team Hanjo has managed to push other teams back so far that they could camp them at the spawn point. Everything is allowed, but spawn camping is considered absolutely bad gamer etiquette even in Hanjo-tier.
Additionally, they stirred up suspicion among other players that Team Hanjo is a bunch of dirty smurfs who bully worse players for their enjoyment. Team Hanjo almost got the ban hammer from Blizzard.
Although Team Hanjo was already on Blizzard’s list, the low-tier hunters were not banned from the game. Brown believes that Blizzard knows exactly what Team Hanjo is really up to and apparently looks at it with a wink. Nevertheless, players sometimes get extremely mad at Team Hanjo, as can be seen in the chatbox in the image below:
Players improved their skills in matches against Team Hanjo
On the other hand, Brown, Kingham, and the rest of the crew help lower-ranked players to get better. Kingham was sure he encountered the worst Reinhardt player in the world during their journey to the lowest ranks. This Reinhardt lost and lost. A player from Team Hanjo wanted to find out how quickly he could rise back up from the bottom and decided to invite the catastrophic Reinhardt and help him improve his skills at the same time.
Other players improved their skills simply by playing against Team Hanjo over and over. Brown noticed a player who started his rank at 1200 and finished the season with 1900: “We forced him to get 700 SR better just by existing.” Here, Team Hanjo helps a Junkrat to achieve a pentakill.
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For Season 3, Brown, Kingham, and their team had a plan to get ahead of everyone else. Because the Hanjo style has found many imitators. During Season 2, a Team Hanjo member discovered that accuracy has a major impact on rank. During the placements, the team purposely missed as much as they could. Shortly after the placements, Kingham and Brown made it to the top of the ladder at Rank 1. Placements depend on the rank in the previous season and the results of the placement matches. They didn’t have to go far this time to return to their strange little kingdom.
Kingham does not plan to stop striving for the lowest anytime soon. He has a lot of fun doing it.
“It’s a lot of fun. We’ve even become a bit famous. I’m not a competitive person at all because I’m not very good at eSports games. I’m bronze in League of Legends, I’m silver in Counter-Strike. I’ve never really had a big drive to see how good I can be. I kind of feel like I’m the worst. That also attracts me to this playstyle, as it… I would say is the most carefree way to enjoy Overwatch competitively. I only stress myself out when trying to stay in Gold and losing streaks and such. It just makes it a lot more fun.” Jon “WrstReaperNA” Kingham
I Hanjo!
Brown especially enjoys being recognized by other players. It’s funny for him to see when other players react with: “Wait, are you THE Hanjo?” often followed by: “Oh God, I hate you.” Because Hanjo is responsible for a lot of imitators coming into the game who say “I Hanjo” and thus signal that they are aiming for the lowest. But hey, at least you know beforehand that you can’t expect much from that Hanzo player.
Since today, the new World of Warcraft world boss Levantus is active in Azsuna. Here’s how to defeat the terror of the depths in WoW.
Starting today, December 7, a new world boss is active in World of Warcraft. In the south of Azsuna, you will find the terror of the depths, which can drop equipment with a bit of luck. Enhancement Shamans have the chance to receive a cool weapon skin. You can also get other items for cloth, leather, mail, or plate wearers from Levantus.
WoW: Levantus World Boss Guide
You can find the world boss Levantus in the south of Azsuna. The boss spawns to the left of Ozeanus’ Cove and can drop equipment for you with a bit of luck. Levantus has typical abilities of a world boss in WoW. This is now an extraordinary fight. In the video, you can see how to defeat this boss.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo7GDPCnBac
It’s important that you move through the air vortices to run on water for a limited time. This way, you can avoid his electric ability that hurts players who are below the water surface. If you’re on the water, you won’t be hit.
However, there are good and bad air vortices. Make sure you only enter the vortexes that do not have a dust animation under them, as these will cause damage.
You can avoid further damage by running away from the surge that Levantus casts either clockwise or counterclockwise.
In The Division, we highlight 5 things that agents hope for from the last “Year 1” expansion. Highly anticipated: Raids!
More and more agents are returning to the post-apocalypse. Update 1.4 is having an effect after reaching the low point of Ubisoft’s MMO shooter with the statement from the developers: “Sorry guys, our game is not fun.”
After months of content drought, The Division is back on track since the end of October. The bugs have been thrown overboard, the shooter has wind in its sails again. The Survival DLC is also well received and is seen as a welcome change. Massive is encouraged to continue in this direction.
The next step will be the last DLC of the “Year 1” plan: “Last Stand”, in German “Letztes Gefecht”. There are numerous ideas online about what this expansion must bring to make The Division even better.
Long awaited: Raids!
Months before the release of The Division, curious fans speculated whether the game would have raids or not. Many even expected: As an MMO shooter, The Division must have raids. Anything else would be a disappointment.
Raids are large-scale PvE endgame activities that focus on teamwork and communication. Players have different tasks. Only together can they solve the mechanics or the puzzle or take down the final boss. Something that also sounds exciting in The Division, but has not yet been realized.
In February, Ubisoft’s Massive Julian Gerighty stated that he would like to see raids in The Division. When incursions were then announced, there was heavy discussion online: “Are these the raids? What are incursions?” Some gaming sites directly referred to them as “raids”, the hype was huge, but quickly came the dampener: They are PvE content for a maximum of four agents, without major mechanics.
Will there be a raid with “Last Stand”?
After it was clarified that incursions are not raids, there was still a hint of raids in the “Year 1” plan: In the expansion “Last Stand”. So far, not much is known about the DLC: It is set to be released in spring 2017 and introduce a new threat, an “relentless enemy”. It is mentioned that you will need to recruit other agents to deal with the threat.
This could mean that this is a new incursion for just four agents – however, there is also room for hope that it might actually be a raid.
After the survival mode, a raid would definitely be the next step to enhance The Division further – and to attract more agents back. Therefore, this is at the top of the wishlist for “Last Stand”.
More ideas for “Last Stand”
A raid alone would probably be enough for many to get back into The Division intensively. However, there are numerous further suggestions, ideas, and demands online that agents expect from “Last Stand”.
Expand Survival: The survival mode is a fun and challenging activity. However, agents do not play it to quickly get loot. There are much more efficient farming methods. Thus, this mode should be expanded in the future. A hardcore version, more loot, a stronger focus on Battle Royale. Massive can do even more with Survival.
More Hunters: Some users state that fighting the Hunters is the most intense experience in The Division. So why not have more of them? Currently, you can only encounter these enemies in Survival.
New PvP activities: Those who want to play PvP have to go into the Dark Zone. Or select the PvP mode from Survival. However, there is still no pure PvP area. In the summer, Hamish Bode stated that the idea of PvP arenas is interesting. However, there is no sign of that yet.
More factions, more story, more space: The last wish we present can be summarized as: “More of everything”. Especially new story missions have been demanded for months. A map expansion is also high on the wishlist. In spring 2016, there were leaks that showed areas in Central Park. While a new faction has already come with the Hunters – but you can never have enough enemy diversity.
However: There has been no new information from Massive about “Letztes Gefecht” so far.
What do you wish for from the last DLC still included in the season pass? Last Stand will be released on PS4, Xbox One, and PC simultaneously.
The new trailer for Ghost Recon Wildlands shows various ways to complete missions. You have access to miniguns and cool vehicles!
Ubisoft has released a new trailer for Ghost Recon Wildlands that provides more insights into the gameplay of the game. As Ghosts, you have several options to complete missions in Wildlands.
If you prefer tactical approaches that are carefully planned, then stealth is an option. This way, you don’t trigger an alarm, but take out enemies silently. If you are for action and firepower, you can also complete the missions “loudly” and use miniguns as arguments for that. In the trailer, you see various means and ways to complete missions.
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In the new installment of the Tom Clancy series, you take on the Santa Blanca drug cartel in Bolivia. The cartel has gained significant power in the country through illegal dealings. Your task is to dismantle this cartel from the inside out.
There are various regions like a jungle, snowy mountains, or coca plantations. In these regions, you directly fight against smuggling and the production of illegal drugs.
In the Mission Briefing Trailer, it is emphasized again that players have full freedom of action. You can choose which objectives you want to eliminate and how your tactics look.
As Ghosts, you fight not only against the Santa Blanca drug cartel but also against the local military, which is paid by the cartel. You can get support against your enemies from rebels. Although they don’t have good equipment, they still provide an advantage in the fight against illegal dealings.
For transport, you have access to boats, planes, and cars, as well as bulldozers. These help you with the various tactics you want to use to complete the missions.
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon will be released on March 7, 2017, for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.
The SF-MMORPG Project Genom is currently in Early Access. We are stopping by for a little test. How far along is the game?
In the past few days, Project Genom has stirred quite a bit of dust: a dispute within the development team even caused Project Genom to disappear from Steam for a short time. But the brief mudslinging is over. Developer studio NeuronHaze and the programmer have come to an out-of-court agreement. And so the Alpha of the sci-fi MMO is once again listed on Steam.
Although the economic friction in the background garnered a lot of attention, ultimately my curiosity as a player lies with the game. Project Genom has been on my wishlist for quite some time. Time to take a look.
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Project Genom: Character Creation – Half-Naked in a Spacesuit
For me, it is time to dust off the spacesuit and check in the Alpha. Well, the spacesuit is a bit tight around the midsection. I think I last wore it in Mass Effect 3. Here and there, it has one or two minor holes; will that be a problem? Oh well, let’s go without it. Brave, I throw myself half-naked into the game to give myself and you a brief insight into what awaits us in Project Genom.
After a short download of 3.3 GB, I find myself in the character editor of Project Genom. This is currently praised as “relatively clear”. After all, this is an alpha version; one should not forget that. At least I am informed that they are working on character customization options.
For now, the choice is limited to the gender of the Russian underwear model with the abs of a Tibetan martial monk and the build of a swimming world champion. So, I don’t have to worry about physical fitness in the digital world.
And So It Begins
Long introductions are probably not the strength of the Russian developers, and I stand, still half-naked, in a corridor without any drama. Everything starts quite calmly. But not with Commander Chancellor!
I have seen too many sci-fi movies not to know that something is not right here! Well, the corpse next to me strengthens this feeling and could corroborate my initial intuition. Whatever! Moving on. It quickly becomes clear that I have awoken from hypersleep. A colleague is still sitting in a cryo chamber to my left. Why he was allowed to keep his spacesuit while I was frozen in just my underwear remains a mystery for now. I feel a bit reminded of Alien. And Dead Space, and Stasis, and Doom, and about 173 other games.
Before I delve further into this mysterious world, let’s take a look around first. Project Genom is being developed on Unreal Engine 4, so a lot should be possible graphically. I indulge myself the liberty to set all graphics settings to “Epic” in the options.
Unfortunately, the result does not impress me. Honestly, I am even disappointed. The Unreal Engine is known for its ability to implement impressive sci-fi games, and even the official trailer is much more impressive than what is displayed on my screen.
If I were to compare the graphics to a current game, the 2013 release Defiance would probably be the closest to what Project Genom currently offers. Unfortunately, the graphics of Defiance at the game’s release was not exactly “state of the art”. So, there is still a lot of room for Project Genom to improve before it looks like it does in the trailer with the “engine footage.” The trailer was deliberately not referred to as in-game footage.
Moreover, synchronization and localization are still in strong need of optimization. While the English voice acting with a Russian accent has its charm, the emotions are conveyed as appropriately as if you were having a Russian amateur porn read to you by Google Translate. That all quest texts are already available in English is nice, but I wish the key bindings in the menu were not in Cyrillic.
So, how is the gameplay?
So, back to the cool corridor, where my character is still standing half-naked and freezing their nipples off. Maybe I should take a look around and find some clothes. There should be a weapon lying around here somewhere. Bingo, at least a pair of pants and a sidearm are quickly found.
Minor weaknesses are already showing here as well. It is not enough to click on an item in the inventory to equip it; it has to be dragged and dropped. The fact that the pants are both in my inventory and right in front of me on the ground is strange but bearable.
If you throw a weapon at my feet, there likely won’t be a delicious breakfast waiting for me in the next room with fresh Belgian waffles and a latte macchiato. It seems to me that there is an insect problem on this station. However, thanks to the energy weapon, this can be solved, even if the creatures are a bit too sturdy for my taste. But that’s alright; intelligence was clearly exchanged for stability here.
Let’s speed things up a bit, as the beginning drags on. I find myself on a station on a foreign planet. Fortunately, I am not alone. Why nobody cares when corpses are rotting in the corridors remains a mystery for now. The insect problem, however, is well-known. I am quickly assigned various mundane quests. Turn on fans, collect flowers, and chat with people about trivialities, go to the pub, and check out vehicles.
HEY! CORPSES! … back there in the tunnel… seriously!
Tension arc? Probably coming in an update. And while we are at it, a bit more quest guidance would be nice. If I am supposed to talk to an NPC on the station, it is nerve-wracking to have to talk to everyone. Yes, I know, Erzi the old softy MMOer, back when “we still drew the maps ourselves!” I have also drawn maps myself, but the value of gaming enjoyment in running around the station for hours trying to remember all the names has not become clear to me.
Skill Tree with Branching Abilities
After the first hours in Project Genom, one senses the great goals that were once scribbled on Russian whiteboards. The most obvious evidence of this is certainly the skill tree, which can be discovered in the game with a little effort. Dozens of branching abilities are anchored there and show what potential character development could have.
Everything about this alpha gives the impression that big plans are in place. However, what is shown so far does not correspond to this concept and highlights how much work the developers still have ahead of them. The planet surface that the game eventually releases me onto leaves a rather mediocre impression on me. Here, textures of varying quality can be found, to put it mildly.
Conclusion: Great things are being built here, but for now, it is still a construction site
Much like the various textures, my overall impression of the current state is this: a lot of things that are really good in principle and pointing in the right direction, but currently, it often indicates a very long way still to go. Genom currently reminds me of the early days of the MMO genre.
The monsters are as dumb as a half-meter East Saxon country road. The quests are simple, and at every corner, you encounter construction sites, such as invisible barriers that should not be there. That is okay; nobody should expect a finished game when buying an alpha version. Whether such a state of development should be brought into Early Access is another matter.
And so, the current Early Access price of just under 20 euros should not be understood as a “purchase” but as supporting a vision, a dream. The developer NeuronHaze faces a huge task. Although that was also the case with a certain Chris Roberts when he started his Kickstarter campaign for Star Citizen, NeuronHaze is unlikely to receive similar support.
Project Genom is one of those ambitious projects that could either become a surprise success or forever remain stuck in Early Access, then quietly and secretly released half-finished. I doubt that NeuronHaze can implement the vision in the foreseeable future. One almost wishes for a financially strong publisher to take on this idea.
For now, my purchasing recommendation is therefore only for enthusiasts. Those who find the setting and gameplay interesting should check out Defiance, as it currently offers more scope and fun for free.
What do you think about Early Access? Should it be a realistically implementable interim status of a game? Is just an idea enough for you? Or do early alpha versions have no business being in Early Access?
In Destiny, the weapons day is taking place today, on December 7th. Which orders can be placed and picked up?
Tuesday is weekly reset, Friday is Xur, Wednesday is weapons day. But the Wednesday appointment is losing more and more significance. Because with “Rise of Iron,” the Gunsmith received no love from Bungie, and the upcoming “The Dawning” event will not bring any new features.
We at Mein-MMO are not (yet) giving up on Banshee-44. With good rolls, his weapons are excellent. Additionally, you can acquire exclusive exotic weapons at certain reputation ranks. Especially for Destiny newcomers, visiting the Gunsmith is worthwhile.
The field test weapons this week
To increase reputation, you must perform the test weapons in practice. This week there are these:
An Omolon Hand Cannon enjoys destroying the Vex.
A Pulse Rifle from Häkke wants to land precision shots.
Another Suros Pulse Rifle has its sights set on the Vex.
A Sniper Rifle from Häkke hungers for double kills.
An Omolon Sniper Rifle knows that Iron Banner is on. It loves to accompany you into the Crucible.
These 5 weapons can be ordered
For about 2500 Glimmer, these forge contracts are available:
At the beginning, there is the Scout Rifle SUROS DIS-47. Impact 35.
Omolon offers the Hand Cannon Uffern HC4. Impact 87.
Häkke delivers the Shotgun Strongbow-D. Impact 52.
Tamar-D, a Sniper Rifle from Häkke, can be ordered. Impact 22.
Or you can order the Omolon Sniper Rifle Eirene RR4. Impact 31.
These weapons have these rolls this week
The Auto Rifle Zarinaea-D comes with a scope and smallbore.
The Shotgun Jingukogo-D has Hot-Swap and rifled barrel.
The Sniper Rifle Tamar-D delivers Unyielding.
The Sniper Aoife Rua-D also has Unyielding.
The Sniper Uzume RR4 brings Unyielding and Firefly.
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Funcom presents in a new developer diary how to create your hero in the survival RPG Conan Exiles. The crimes committed by the character play an important role.
At the beginning of an (MMO)RPG is the creation of a hero. This is no different in the upcoming survival role-playing game Conan Exiles. However, this works in a slightly different way than you might be used to from other role-playing games. You are not a shining hero, but a criminal who is crucified for your criminal activities. And it is precisely these crimes that determine what kind of character you play.
It is a cross with the cross
The event begins with your crucifixion. The character hangs on the cross, and at first, you can determine their appearance. Do you want to play a female or male hero? What hair color do they have? What is their physique? Finally, you also adjust their face. But then it gets a bit curious. Because you are not crucified for no reason. So that everyone knows what you have done, a note is hung on you listing your crimes. You choose the crimes you have committed. Among them are also curious ones, for example, that you killed a holy snake.
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Afterwards, a familiar figure appears (Hint: What is the game called again?) and cuts you down from the cross. But since you are a criminal, you do not return to the civilized cities but wander into the “Exiled Lands”. A kind of no man’s land where hardly anyone can survive.
Dangerous creatures or other players lurking everywhere who want to kill you. Therefore, you need to look around well and provide not only food and water but also tools and weapons. Additionally, you need a safe shelter that you continuously expand with resources and better tools.
While searching for raw materials, food, and water, you will also discover ancient ruins of long-forgotten civilizations. Over time, you will learn more about the background story of the land you are in. Conan Exiles will enter early access on January 31, 2017, for PC. Owners of an Xbox One will have to wait until spring.
Cameron Lee is a producer and has worked on the role-playing game Dragon Age: Inquisition for Bioware. A producer takes care of the organizational aspects of game development, focusing on management. Lee is expected to be the “Executive Producer” on the new project – a leadership role.
For the “unannounced Project,” it is unclear what exactly it is. It could be something related to Destiny, an expansion, another DLC, or something similar. It could also be a new game, a new franchise, or IP. That’s hard to say.
Cameron Lee was welcomed on Twitter by Mark Noseworthy, who was a producer on Destiny, worked on “The Taken King,” and was the partner of Chief Creative Luke Smith. According to his Twitter profile, Noseworthy is now “Project Lead on a future Bungie Game” – Hmm, interesting.
Is Bungie even allowed to develop a new game?
The question is whether Bungie is allowed to develop a new game while still working on Destiny or if they promised publisher Activision not to do anything other than Destiny.
A version of an old contract from 2012 between Bungie and Activision regarding Destiny is circulating. It is a long document, and we do not know if it was signed as such or if there have been any changes. One clause states that Bungie cannot develop any further games until certain production goals are met.
Two years after development, Bungie could then work on a new development, it is said. So Bungie could now resume the development of a new game.
However, further passages in the contract stipulate that Bungie cannot do anything in the “Action/Shooter” genre until “Comet #3” has been released. Comet #3 would have originally been due in the fall of 2018. Comet #3 was then supposed to be a “larger add-on” that would follow Destiny 3.
Bungie is already two years behind schedule on Destiny, which would mean that it would only be possible to do something in the action area in the fall of 2020 again. It is difficult to say how things stand today.
Fans rejoice: Ahamkara confirmed!
Considering that Cameron Lee has “RPG” experience, this might mean that Bungie is working on an RPG. But that is all speculation. Perhaps Cameron Lee is simply working on the first DLC after “Destiny 2” or he is involved in “Comet #2,” a major expansion for Destiny 2 that we can likely expect in September 2018 – similar to “The Taken King.”
We simply do not know Bungie’s plans – and aside from a few leaks and rumors, the studio is really tight-lipped.
Fans are already rejoicing: Producer of Dragon Age now at Bungie? Ahamkara confirmed!
When Destiny was released, Bungie repeatedly emphasized that they see the game as their “Destiny” and would not do anything else for the next few years.
Enough speculation, back to the present: Here are the strike-exclusive weapons in Destiny – Are they worth it?
The Firelord Ragnaros is now playable on the PTR of HotS . He brings a lot of flames and the cozy Winter Veil celebration.
Ragnaros was introduced as a playable hero at BlizzCon 2016. However, since it was clearly WAY TOO EARLY back then, players had to wait a bit longer. The Lord of Fire and a great supporter of the Caps Lock movement is now almost ready to PURIFY ALL WITH FIRE.
In World of Warcraft, he was the ruler of the Firelands (Elemental Plane of Fire) and was summoned to Azeroth multiple times and banished. Once, he was under the influence of the Old Gods, later he was summoned by the Dark Iron Dwarves and one last time in the fight against Deathwing in Cataclysm. Currently, he is playable on the PTR and will presumably be deployed to the live servers in a few days. We apologize in advance for the excessive use of capital letters.
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The “passive” trait MOLTEN CORE (MC) allows Ragnaros to temporarily take over a fort to defend it in his true form. He gains enhanced abilities and deals more damage.
With SULFURAS SMASH, Ragnaros deals a large portion of his damage. The spell ensures that the next melee attack is executed immediately, dealing area damage and healing Ragnaros by a small amount.
While in MC, the spell is replaced by MOLTEN SWING, which damages and stuns enemies in a large cone.
LIVING METEOR conjures a sphere in the target area that deals damage and then rolls forward in a straight line.
While in MC, we have the ability METEOR SHOWER, where multiple meteors fall from the sky in the desired direction, dealing damage and slowing affected enemies.
The DEFLAGRATION is cast on Ragnaros himself or an ally and temporarily increases movement speed. After the buff expires, the target explodes, dealing damage to all enemies in the area.
While in MC, the spell is replaced by EXPLOSIVE RUNES, which deal massive damage in a circular target area after a short delay.
The first heroic ability is SULFURAS SMASH. Ragnaros hurls his hammer into the air, which lands in the target area after a short delay and deals damage. Enemies in the center of the impact take triple damage and are stunned.
The second heroic ability is LAVA WAVE. When used, a lava wave begins to travel down the selected lane from his citadel. It moves relatively slowly but deals massive damage. Enemy minions are immediately killed.
Fresh from WoW and Hearthstone, now also in Heroes of the Storm.
Thus, Ragnaros has a powerful toolkit and is not to be underestimated in both defense and offense. Especially the lava wave could pose a problem for opponents if they suddenly get forced onto another lane because all minions have disappeared.
What do you think of Ragnaros? Is it TOO EARLY or is it time to PURIFY ENEMIES WITH FIRE?
Winter Veil 2016
Apart from the new hero, the patch also brings the start of the Winter Veil festival. This year, there are again some bonuses and a quest around the Christmas season that makes playing Heroes of the Storm even more worthwhile.
25% bonus XP in all game modes
Winter Veil quest: Play 25 games in all matchmaking game modes to receive the “Festive Treasure Goblin Mount” and the “Special Snowflake” portrait.
Additionally, there will surely be special shop offers, which have yet to be announced.
The Winter Veil festival runs from December 14, 2016, to January 4, 2017.
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In the new update 0.49.1 for Pokémon GO, you can now send multiple Pokémon to Professor Willow. You can find out what else is changing here.
Niantic has released an update for Pokémon GO that brings several improvements. Update 0.49.1 for Android and 1.19.1 for iOS is currently rolling out and will be released gradually for various countries and regions. We may have to wait a bit longer here in Germany until the update appears in the different app stores. A specific release date is not known.
Patchnotes 0.49.1 Android / 1.19.1 iOS
The following changes to Pokémon GO are announced by the developers on the Pokémon blog:
As a trainer, you can now send multiple Pokémon simultaneously to Professor Willow. You can use this feature by clicking on a Pokémon and then holding it down.
On approach to the gym battle and the gym battle screen, there are now Pokémon type symbols, so you know which types you need to fight against.
Changes to Buddy Pokémon:
On your Buddy Pokémon’s information screen, you will now see the total number of candies for that Pokémon.
For all Buddy Pokémon, it will now also show how many kilometers you have already traveled with them by your side. This also counts for Pokémon that were your Buddy Pokémon in the past but have now been replaced.
No hints about the Starbucks leak
A possible leak from Starbucks employees suggests that the 2nd generation of Pokémon is set to be released in the game as soon as tomorrow, December 8. A majority of Starbucks locations in the USA will be turned into PokéStops. There will also be a special Pokémon Frappuccino.
These changes are not mentioned in the patch notes. The developers also do not provide any hints on Twitter that we can expect the new generation soon. Perhaps it is intended to be a big surprise without a major official announcement. We are curious about what awaits us tomorrow with Pokémon GO. As soon as there are updates, you will read about them here.
In recent months, some Guardians complained that it has hardly been worthwhile to reach Iron Banner Rank 5 since RoI. Because there are no more rewards when reaching the highest rank. The rewards are now obtained by completing the bounties. However, this month it is worth climbing to Rank 5: Because then you can acquire the scout rifle “The Far Star” with a “nearly God-Roll”.
The Far Star – Roll in the December Iron Banner
Starting from Iron Banner Rank 5 and with 50 Legendary Marks, you can purchase The Far Star. This scout rifle comes with a high reload speed and a strong aim assist, while the stability and magazine size are low. The Far Star belongs to the MIDA archetype.
After Iron Banner matches, the weapon can drop with random perks. With Efrideet, it is available with a fixed selection of perks – which is outstanding:
Hand-Laid Stock: Increased stability, reduced range
Choice between:
Fully Automatic
Larger Magazine
Choice between:
Hidden Hand: The weapon improves target acquisition.
Fireball: Precise kills cause the target to explode.
Additionally, the weapon comes with Iron Red Dot, Iron Warrior Scope, and Iron Range Scope.
In the first column, the Hand-Laid Stock is probably more useful, as losing a bit of range is better than losing rounds in the magazine. In this column, “Perfect Balance” would be even better, which would make it a “God-Roll.” Fully automatic and Hidden Hand are excellent for this scout rifle. Fireball is also interesting in PvE.
You won’t find a much better Far Star. If a strong roll doesn’t drop after the matches, grab this one!
The Brandmarked Lord – Roll in the December “Iron Banner”
The fusion rifle “The Brandmarked Lord” can already be purchased starting from Iron Banner Rank 4 and with 50 Legendary Marks. The weapon comes with a low startup time, high aim assist, high reload speed, and above-average range. The impact is low.
The perks with Efrideet are solid:
You have the choice between:
Extended Barrel: Increased range, slower reload
Hand-Laid Stock: Increased stability, reduced range
Choice between:
Single Point Sling: Weapons are switched faster, you move faster while aiming.
Accelerated Coils: Reduces the load time, but lower damage.
Choice between:
Hot-Swap: Readying the weapon grants temporary bonus precision.
Snapshot Sights: Aiming increases the effective range.
With Linear Compensator, Improved Ballistics, and Field Choke, you adjust a bit of range, impact, and recoil.
In the first perk column, Hand-Laid Stock is recommended for stability. Single Point Sling is preferred over Accelerated Coils, as the coils reduce the impact too much. “One Hit Kills” will be difficult with the coils. In the last column, Snapshot Sights dominate.
Note: For the armor pieces, there are the helmets and class items.
The Asia classic MapleStory has released impressive numbers.
Players have spent 17,800 years in MapleStory, says an infographic now. MapleStory is a side-scroller, unusual for an MMO, which has been running in Asia since 2003. Meanwhile, the sequel MapleStory 2 has also been released.
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In MapleStory, there are a variety of classes: players beat up mobs for exp as usual in RPGs and level up. The secret to success may be the super cute design of the game or the “social aspect” with parties, guilds, and mini-games.
But how cute can a game be when there are more divorced than married players?
Now, on December 15th, there will be an update allowing players to reach the “5th Job Advancement.” Looks like that’s a big deal.
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