The Christmas event for Overwatch is basically confirmed. There is even a release date!
Among the regular content updates that are planned for Overwatch are not only new heroes and maps, but also seasonal events. In the past, Blizzard has already hosted the “Summer Games” and a Halloween event. Both events featured a special game mode as well as numerous new cosmetics in the form of skins, emotes, voicelines, and all the other trinkets that players can pull from loot boxes.
For Christmas, fans seem to be facing a similar fate, as the developers have now announced on Twitter that people are “invited” and linked the message with a small animation.
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The image shows that, similar to Hollywood at Halloween, there will be a modified version of existing maps. In this case, King’s Row will likely be affected by a winter snow shower and wrapped in a white dress. It makes it much more pleasant to deliver a warming EMP bomb to the Omnics on the payload, doesn’t it?
Previously, data miners had gathered the first hints of a Christmas event from the game data, such as some new voicelines and a festive variation of the soundtrack.
What exactly will come with the event is something Blizzard will probably hold back until the patch is released. Fans should mark December 13 – that is next Tuesday – because that is when the event is supposed to go live. However, for us, this might (as usual) only happen on December 14.
The patch is also expected to bring the new map Oasis as well as the highly anticipated changes for Symmetra, who can then act much more offensively than before.
The world boss “Na’zak the Fiend” was the reason for new bans from Blizzard in World of Warcraft. We reveal what the players have done wrong.
Since yesterday, a second world boss has been active in World of Warcraft, Na’zak the Fiend. Not even a day later, serious problems have already arisen with the world boss, as numerous players exploited a bug.
By exploiting a bug in the game, numerous players were able to defeat the world boss “Na’zak the Fiend” multiple times. This shouldn’t actually be a problem, but players also received loot for each additional defeat – and that was not intended. Normally, a world boss drops loot only once per character – with the bonus roll another time.
On Reddit and in the official forum, players are now reporting that they have been banned by Blizzard for defeating the boss up to 10 times and thus hoarding its loot.
Blizzard has issued account suspensions ranging from 3 to 7 days for this.
A customer service representative from the German forum, Tyryndar, explained:
Cortyn says: It annoys me a little that some players stand up and claim they didn’t know they were exploiting a bug. Sometimes I really wonder if some people lose their minds as soon as the PC is turned on. Of course, it’s a mistake by Blizzard that it was even possible to circumvent the loot lockout with a few tricks – but deliberately exploiting an obvious bug is still the responsibility of the players.
In the MMO shooter Destiny the Iron Banner has started in December.
The Iron Banner in Destiny kicked off on time this evening. The unusual mode “Rift” is active. It is about bringing a specific item, the “Spark”, to the opponent’s base and dunking it there. When it’s the opponents’ turn, you have to prevent the opposing team from placing the Spark in your own base. It’s a sort of American football, just a bit more brutal and with fewer annoying rules.
The scout rifle “The distant star.” is one of the rewards in the Iron Banner this December.
The Iron Banner has become more rewarding than before
Players should first stock up on Bounties from Lady Efrideet before diving into the Iron Banner. The “Hardened” bonus from before is no longer available. You can therefore jump right in. Already from rank 0 there is a chance for the full program, the “Post-Match” rewards.
For a victory, there are 250 reputation points; for a loss, a medallion that can be traded for a victory against at least 150 points. So progress is made as long as you finish the battles.
Iron banner is live. Grab your Bounties from Efrideet at Felwinter Peak and then go get your dunk on in Rift. pic.twitter.com/LYXMIxFJFh
The exact rewards available this week, the weapons and armor will be detailed tomorrow morning: There is a scout rifle and a fusion rifle. Tomorrow morning we will be able to provide the exact perks of the weapons and first assessments on whether the Iron Banner will be worth it this month.
When the Iron Banner ends, “The Dawning” will begin
When it comes to Virtual Reality, Sony clearly has the upper hand! Neither the main competitors Oculus Rift nor HTC Vive can even come close to the PlayStation developer.
For the market analysis, 01consulting has listed the sales of more than 40 products from a total of 30 relevant companies over several months. The result: PlayStation VR accounts for almost a third of the sales, thus having a market share of 30 percent! The Oculus Rift only has 11 percent and the HTC Vive a meager 6 percent market share in the VR business. The remaining shares are distributed among many companies that only offer VR technology but no hardware, as well as low-cost device variants like Google Cardboard.
The expensive Oculus Rift only has about a third of the market shares of PlayStation VR.
But what is the reason for the success of PlayStation VR? On one hand, it’s clearly due to the comparatively low price of the device. It costs “only” around 400 euros, while an Oculus Rift costs 700 euros, almost twice as much. The HTC Vive is priced similarly. Additionally, using Sony’s headset on the PlayStation is straightforward and doesn’t require expensive hardware, and thanks to the large number of PS4 players, there is a broad target audience.
What do you think about the research results in the VR sector? Are you surprised by the dominance of PlayStation VR? Have you possibly already bought one? Let us know by writing in the comments. Don’t miss our article with all the info about PlayStation VR.
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A Hearthstone streamer could have brought the servers down at the push of a button – if he had wanted to.
Most Hearthstone streamers know Kripparian quite well. Over the years, he has made a name for himself in the Hearthstone community through his assessments of new cards, his general performances in the Arena, and simply by being entertaining on his stream. But who would have thought that Kripparian once had the power to bring down the Hearthstone servers?
The reason for this is Kripparian’s long-term goal: He collects cards until he can craft every card in Hearthstone at golden quality.
This also means that he hasn’t disenchanting any cards so far. Instead, he is waiting for the moment when his calculation shows that he would now be able to craft every card in golden form. Only then does he plan to “press the button” and disenchant all cards automatically. Since he now has more than 160 copies of some cards, the disenchanting process would likely consume quite a bit of capacity – too much, even for Blizzard.
As Ben Brode explained on Reddit, there was a time when Kripparian could have overloaded the servers with the disenchantment of his collection and brought them down. Thanks to the hard work of the server technicians, this should no longer be an issue today – at least that’s what Brode hopes.
We will only really know when Kripparian decides to disenchant his collection. However, he still needs about 141,000 Arcane Dust in the form of cards, which corresponds to an average of 700 packs. It remains to be seen if he will achieve this goal before the next expansion is released.
Cortyn says: Especially veterans will surely remember how laggy the game became when disenchanting a lot of cards at once. I always thought it was the game’s client and not the server that caused this – but you can be mistaken. With such “power,” I would have, of course, forced the introduction of new succubus cards… a button to bind them forever.
The last DLC for the shooter Star Wars: Battlefront includes content from the new Star Wars film “Rogue One.” Today it goes online for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, but only for players who own the Season Pass or the Ultimate Edition. The rest will have to wait two weeks. For them, the DLC starts on December 20, if they manage to get it. However, all players will receive an update today.
The new DLC Rogue One: Scarif brings 4 new maps on the tropical planet Scarif. Additionally, two new villains/heroes join Battlefront, the Rebel leader Jyn Erso and the villain Orson Krennic. They play a special role, as those who have cleared opponents with their normal character can take on their persona.
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A new multi-stage mode, which includes ground and aerial combat, rounds off the expansion. The mode is called Infiltration.
In addition to the DLC, there’s also an update for all players, which includes two weapons: the A180 and the DT-29. A new vehicle for the Infiltration mode, a U-Wing, is also coming to the game. And “Star Cards” will also be added. Not to mention an array of bug fixes and changes.
The successor to Battlefront, Star Wars Battlefront 2, is already in the works. It is supposed to be significantly more complex and grand than the current game. That was the good news. The bad news is that EA is considering ramping up monetization. They are looking at the model of the football game FIFA 17. More about this can be found in this article:
In Guild Wars 2 will soon start the new PvP season. Many changes are expected, including matchmaking and the organization of the leaderboards.
The PvP in Guild Wars 2 is set to improve with the new season. The fifth PvP season starts on December 13, 2016, and is expected to bring numerous changes to PvP. This includes adjustments to matchmaking and the waiting time for a PvP match.
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More Fairness and Fewer Leaderboard Camping
In a video, the developers at ArenaNet explain all the changes coming to PvP. For instance, it will be faster to find a match. The limits on ranking points have been removed. Additionally, only groups of up to two players will compete in ranked games. Another new feature is a “Skill Rating” that categorizes players into one of five “Divisions”. The top 250 players will have their own league. The Skill Rating will decay after a period of inactivity and will reset between seasons.
Also cool: There will be more loot if you play many rounds. The personal score will be removed, and there will instead be a number of metrics showing how much damage you deal, heal, or complete mission objectives. Lastly, the map “Skyhammer” will be added to the rotation, while “Stronghold” will be removed.
The fantasy MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online is getting housing in the free update “Homestead.”
Zenimax has just announced how the housing will work. In February 2017 it should be ready. Then players can create their own little space in the world – or many little spaces.
ESO calls out: Our home shall be more beautiful
The housing comes as a free update and brings cozy homes for heroes. No construction will be done by players; instead, existing apartments or houses will be purchased: 40 such homes will be available. They can be decorated with 2000 decorative items and pieces of furniture. Players should also be able to craft these with existing crafting skills or purchase them for gold or real money.
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It looks like players in The Elder Scrolls Online will start with a room in an inn and later be able to acquire apartments and houses in Tamriel: from treehouses to villas. Players are not limited to one home but can own multiple. The 40 homes will all be located in the base game area – so no one needs to buy a paid DLC extra.
The homes are designed in the style of the 10 races. Basically, anyone can buy anything – except for “imperial” residences, for which you need the Imperial Edition of ESO or a corresponding upgrade.
Homes can be purchased either with gold or with crowns, the real-money currency in ESO. To buy a house with gold, certain challenges need to be completed. Such achievements can also unlock special trophies or items with which you can decorate your home.
The Elder Scrolls Online: My villa, my polar bear, my skeletal horse
Zenimax has also thought about personnel: The hero has space in their home for assistants, mounts, and pets. There’s even enough room for a training dummy. Scholars will be able to set up their own book collection and reading corner with books from “Shalidor’s Library.” If you find and complete a set, they can advertise the books at Mages Guild merchants.
The houses will be instanced – so anyone can own one of the 40 houses, they will not be “sold out” at some point. You can grant permission to friends and guild members to visit your house.
Mein MMO says:This sounds like a really good implementation of housing, so that it fits “organically” into the world and doesn’t feel like a foreign body. Whether it can measure up to the legendary housing of WildStar will be seen. It is still considered leading.
Overwatch players have come up with their own game in the 3v3 mode that makes you sweat with excitement! Here you can find a video of the intense hide-and-seek.
YouTuber Muselk and his friends have set a very own goal in the 3v3 elimination mode: Hide and survive until the time runs out, and the match is counted as a draw. The success rate was mixed, but the guys still had a lot of fun and excitement. Sometimes they had to be creative and tried to use Junkrat’s Chill-AF emote as camouflage. It almost worked…
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With the hide-and-seek, the group hasn’t exactly made themselves popular with some opponents, but it looks extremely fun. 3v3 is designed by Blizzard to prevent players from hiding forever. Once the last minute has begun, your location will be shown to the opponents, making the hide-and-seek much more exciting and fun.
Leya thinks: Super funny idea! Let’s see if I will try the hide-and-seek next time I log in. But maybe I would also feel too guilty about slightly ruining the game for my opponents… I imagine it to be especially fun to play hide-and-seek with a group of 6. Then you could take turns catching and searching. It seems funny to me to look for and kill the other team, ehm… of course, I mean catching!
Have you ever developed your very own game modes in Overwatch? Making Roadhog Pizza would be another possibility … But maybe you had some completely different creative ideas on how you can unlock new facets of Overwatch.
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Funcom has addressed some player questions regarding the upcoming survival online role-playing game Conan Exiles and has clearly rejected Pay2Win.
It is still unclear how Conan Exiles will be monetized. However, the developers do not intend to offer monthly subscription fees or microtransactions. This means a clear rejection of Pay2Win by the team. No one can purchase any advantages in the game for money. The developers will announce more details at a later date. Currently, the “Buy2Play” model is trending.
Stories play a role
When asked about the comparison between the RPG and Ark: Survival Evolved, the team explains that melee combat is at the forefront in Conan Exiles. Furthermore, they want to focus on players experiencing small stories and learning more about the lore, which will become profound. However, one should not expect a story-based RPG like Mass Effect. Mounts are not planned for now, but religion plays an important role. This allows access to magic, which will not be included in the early access.
With the serfdom system, one can hold slaves who perform various tasks. During exploration, you will also encounter many animals, but not all of them will attack you. Up to 70 players can probably play simultaneously on each server. However, it is not ruled out that this number will be increased later. On your private servers, you can set specific rules, for example, that bases of players who are currently offline cannot be attacked. You will communicate with other players via chat, although the team is not yet sure how they will implement this for the console version .
Early Access is set to last a maximum of one year
Your hero will improve through leveling up. Stealth also plays an important role, and there are no loading times in the game. The early access version, which starts on January 31, 2017, for PC and later for Xbox One, is expected to last no longer than one year. Regularly, new content like mounts and magic will be integrated. The developers are aiming for an age rating of 18 years. By the way, Conan Exiles has nothing to do with Age of Conan. The MMORPG is being supported by a different team.
A vehicle list with over 20 vehicles for the new GTA 5 Online-DLC Import/Export has appeared in the GTA forum. Among them are also cool super sports cars!
In December, the new huge DLC for GTA 5 Online is set to be released. The Import/Export DLC revolves around cool luxury cars that you can steal, modify, and sell. In Import/Export, you can enter this illegal business and earn a lot of money. This includes new special vehicles that will soon be highly sought after throughout Los Santos. A list of manufacturers and model names for the upcoming DLC has now been published in the GTA forum. According to this list, the new DLC is supposed to feature over 20 new vehicles.
GTA 5 Online Import Export Vehicle List
In the GTA forum, the user Yan2295 has published a list of vehicles that are supposedly included in the Import/Export DLC for GTA 5 Online. This includes super sports cars, sports cars, as well as motorcycles. Regarding the listing, Yan2295 mentioned that there could be changes to classes and names. These are not yet 100% certain.
Manufacturer – Model – Class – Codename
Annis – Elegy – Sports Car – Elegy
Pegassi – Tempesta – Super Sports Car – Tempesta
Progen – ItaliGTB – Super Sports Car – Italigtb
Progen – ItaliGTB Custom – Super Sports Car – Italigtb2
Truffade – Nero – Super Sports Car – Nero
Truffade – Nero Custom – Super Sports Car – Nero2
Dewbauchee – Specter – Sports Car – Specter
Dewbauchee – Specter Custom – Sports Car – Specter2
Principe – Diabolus – Sports Bike – Diablous
Principe – Diabolus Custom – Sports Bike – Diablous2
Imponte – Ruiner 2000 – Sports Car – Ruiner2
JoBuilt – Phantom Wedge – Sports Car – Phantom2
Coil – Rocket Voltic – Rocket Voltic – Voltic2
Ocelot – Penetrator – Super Sports Car – Penetrator
Mtl – Wastelander – Sports Car – Wastelander
Pegassi – FCR1000 – Enduro Bike – FCR
Pegassi – FCR1000 Custom – Enduro Bike – FCR2
Pfister – Comet Retro Custom – Sports Car – Comet2
Imponte – Ruiner 3 – Sports Car – Unknown
Unknown – Technical Aqua – RatLoader – Technical2
BF – Ramp Buggy – Wedge Dune – Dune4
BF – Ramp Buggy – Wedge Dune – Dune5
Nagasaki – Blazer Aqua -Blazer – Blazer5
Unknown – Unknown – Unknown – Boxville5
Unknown – Unknown – Unknown – Comet3
Unknown – Unknown – Unknown – Elegy2
In the announcement for the new Import/Export DLC for GTA 5 Onlineyou can also already see a few of the new vehicles. For example, the new special vehicle with ramp that catapults other vehicles into the air at high speed.
In Destiny, the rewards and challenges of the new record book are known, which will bring the “The Dawning” event.
In a week, on 13.12., “The Departure” starts. This winter event brings a record book called “Competitive Spirit”, which will represent your companion for the upcoming tasks.
This “Record Book” is completely free for owners of “The Taken King”. It will not only record your successes in Sparrow Racing, but also those in Strike Scoring, a new feature in the Strikes.
These rewards are available in the new record book
The “Competitive Spirit” record book consists of three pages: On the first page, the rewards are listed, on the second page the SRL challenges, and on the third page the Strike Scoring tasks. By mastering the tasks, you climb in rank. At certain ranks, these rewards are available:
Rank 2: Emblem – Signet of Speed
Rank 3: Ornaments – “SRL Champion” (3 pieces)
Rank 4: Shader – Hoarfrost
Rank 5: Consumable – Amanda’s Tag
Rank 6: Gesture – Good Game
Rank 7: Consumable – Xur’s Tag
Rank 8: Sparrow – EV-31 Nightbird
Rank 9: Consumable – Saladin’s Tag
Rank 10: Shader – Dawn’s Return
Rank 11: Emblem – Star of Dawn
What the consumables entail can only be speculated about at the moment. What the rewards, such as the gesture or the Sparrow, look like is shown to you by Mesa Sean in the video:
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Red Racer: Beat the time of 5:30 on the “Campus Martius” track.
Maximum Velocity: Beat the time of 5:30 on the “Infinite Descent” track.
Sand Speeder: Beat the time of 5:30 on the “Shining Sands” track.
Slalom: Beat the time of 5:30 on the “Haakon Precipice” track.
Challenges – Strike Scoring (Strike Elite)
The Strike Elite, led by Zavala, has these eight tasks for you:
Heroic High Score: Beat the high score of 40,000 in the heroic SIVA crisis strike playlist.
Champion of Night: Beat the high score of 55,000 points in the Nightfall strike.
Scores of Scores: Achieve a “cumulative high score” of 500,000.
Bounty Hunter: Complete 20 of Zavala’s bounties.
Pot of Gold: Quickly earn primary, secondary, and heavy streak medals to receive 5 “Rainbow Medals”.
Killing Spree: Earn 250 “Killing Spree” medals.
Super Hero: Earn 50 Super medals.
All the Medals: Earn 20 completion medals.
After the “The Dawning” event, you will keep the record book and you can continue to complete the tasks within it. During the event, you can also complete the challenges from the SRL book from 2015.
On St. Nicholas Day, the players of the MOBA Paragon are gifted with various changes in the Monolith update.
Paragon, the open-beta MOBA from Epic Games for PC and PS4, reinvents itself today on December 6 and presses the “reset” button. The Monolith update is being released.
The exciting, tactical, fast, and risky gameplay that was intended from the start was, according to the developers, not achieved.
They were simply not satisfied with what they had created. Above all, the overly large map caused many other issues. Therefore, “Legacy” will be removed from the game indefinitely and replaced by the new map “Monolith”.
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Although Paragon still aims to be a MOBA and not a hero shooter, it bids farewell to the classic role distribution. Instead of a clear designation as “carry,” each hero is attributed multiple traits that are meant to reflect their entire range of use cases.
For instance, Gideon has the traits “burst,” “assassin,” “ungraspable,” and “siege.” These terms are detailed on the official Paragon homepage.
The three are “ungraspable” – Gideon, Howitzer, and Kallari
Essentially, the primary trait of a character is mentioned first. In our example with Gideon, this means that he can deal a lot of damage in a short time. “Ungraspable” can be found under each hero as a trait who possesses some kind of “dodge ability.” Be it Gideon’s teleport, Iggy & Scorch’s “oil slick,” or Gadget’s “speed gate.”
General changes
In addition to the aforementioned innovations, there are many other extensive changes. These include
the damage dealt and the armor,
updates to over 100 cards,
significantly reduced cooldowns,
faster base movement speed and execution of abilities,
Since the closed beta release of Paragon in mid-March 2016, a new character, playable for free by everyone, has been released every three weeks. As luck would have it, a new hero is also coming with today’s comprehensive update. However, this time, the new character is an old friend from the very beginning.
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Twinblast, the firearms-focused gunslinger, receives a complete overhaul. In addition to the affinity “rage,” he now also has “growth” available to further develop his card deck and thus his abilities. With “rapid fire,” he unleashes three standard attacks in quick succession.
As a second ability, he has been given grenades, which have three charges, regenerate themselves after a short cooldown, and detonate at the targeted point after a brief delay.
Gideon seems to have forgotten something during the long wait for “Monolith”…
However, perhaps the most notable change concerns his ultimate. Where Twinblast previously fired several strong shots at slow intervals, “bullet storm” temporarily transforms his weapons into a kind of machine gun. However, this ability can be interrupted by enemy influence.
A new heroine named “Serath” is also ready to debut. This winged and club-wielding heroine, however, will only make her debut on January 10. After the holidays, things will continue in the familiar release rhythm.
Double rewards
To celebrate the release of “Monolith” and all the changes it brings, since December 5th until December 12th, you can earn double the reputation and experience per game.
Graphics issues and FPS drops have been present since Patch 1.04 in Battlefield 1 for PS4 and Xbox One. These issues are expected to be resolved with the next patch.
After developer DICE released the Patch 1.04 for Battlefield 1, players complained about graphics issues. There has even been talk of an accidental graphics downgrade. In the forum, a workaround was shared that temporarily resolved these graphics issues for many players. Now the developers have announced that they have found a solution for blurry textures and FPS drops. This solution is expected to resolve the mentioned issues with the next patch.
Battlefield 1 Graphics Issues – Resolved!
In the Battlefield forum, Nils ‘FancySquirrel‘ Hallberg, Development Director at DICE, announced that they have found the bug that caused the various graphics issues. “We found a bug that explains many of the mentioned problems like blurry textures and FPS drops. The bug is related to dynamic resolution … .”
The developers have prepared a fix for this problem for all platforms except PC. There is no fix for PC because dynamic resolution is only used on consoles and not on PC. The graphics issue in Battlefield 1 is expected to be resolved in the next patch. However, it is unknown when exactly this patch will be released.
Battlefield 1: Issues with Quit Button and Reviving
Another issue in Battlefield 1 is the non-functioning quit button, which simply does not respond after a match. Additionally, there is a bug where players, after being revived, must switch weapons before they can shoot again. These issues repeatedly occur in the game and cause frustration among players. DICE employee Striterax confirmed on Twitter that they are aware of the problems and that they will be fixed.
ARK: Survival Evolved is now available in the PS4 store. Here you can learn more about prices, content, and future plans for PlayStation players.
PlayStation 4 players had to wait a long time, but it is finally here: ARK: Survival Evolved has been available since today at 12:00 PM in the PS4 store. Until now, WildCard hesitated to make ARK available for PlayStation, as Sony does not allow early access.
What You Can Expect from the ARK: Survival Evolved Release on PS4
PS4 ARK players can expect a constant stream of major updates from today. More prehistoric creatures, weapons, armor, gameplay mechanics, and a lot of lifestyle improvements will be added. Additionally, special content for PS4 will be included. Here’s a small overview of the release:
The price will be €50 in Europe for the complete package: “Survivors Pack”. €35 for the base version, €20 for the Scorched Earth expansion if purchased separately.
What does the complete package: “Survivors Pack” include?
The “Survivor’s Pack” includes extra content, exclusive to PS4: a Bionic Giganotosaurus skin and a complete Manticore armor set for both male and female characters. The skins can be seen in the image above.
What is the “Special Evolution Event”? – Attention: only until Monday!
To welcome new PS4 players, players on ALL platforms will receive the “Special Evolution Event” perk. The event started today and will end on December 12th at 6:00 PM. Through the event, you will receive: 2x harvesting rate, 2x taming rate, 2x EXP rate.
Ark in Couch Coop – How much space does it take on the hard drive?
ARK can be played locally on PlayStation 4 with 1-2 players and in network mode with 2-64 players. It will require 14.6 GB and has an HD video output of 720p/1080p.
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What to Expect in the Future for ARK: Survival Evolved
ARK will be completely redesigned and will receive expansions for the underground cave system. There will be completely new creatures that will include new weapons, structures, and items: the TEK creature. Furthermore, there will be more customizations and special holiday events.
Now all players can dive into the survival battle with dinosaurs on their chosen device. A VR game is also planned: the ARK Park – here you should get close to the dinosaurs and go on a tour similar to Jurassic Park.
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Maren ventured into the new Asian MMORPG Revelation Online. How did you like the first beta?
Well, at the beginning, I will try to describe Revelation Online, the new Chinese medieval-themed MMORPG, with three adjectives: entertaining, colorful, and fresh, lively… oops, already one too many.
That’s how it felt to me when I started the game for the first time. I was, let’s say, overwhelmed and briefly overwhelmed by the graphics crashing down on me. By that, I mean many animations, movements, and special effects.
Revelation Online: From Chinese rock music and animations to more animations…
Have you ever been guided through a tutorial by a giant raccoon? Then the start of the Revelation Online beta should surprise you just as much as it did me! The game begins before the raccoon appearance with a huge guy on the start screen, Chinese rock music, and the usual character selection and customization. Here I see impressively animated classes in the preview, from which I can select. If I click on one, it reveals to me its strengths and weaknesses. It’s clear and to the point.
Before it really gets going, I can take a look at how my character will look later with wings and better armor. After what felt like an hour – I’m not great with quick decisions – I selected a class: a sword master.
Why did I choose this? As a DD, I can use quick attacks and also have a high survival skill. At the same time, I focus on my resistance to enemy attacks. And well, I found the way the sword master is designed appealing. I prefer to get close to an enemy and hit “hard and fast” instead of always staying back and firing my projectiles or magic. That makes me feel like a coward.
Boob sizes and their adjustments
While creating my character, I wonder why I can adjust the breast size – let’s say “large” – in so many games. I choose a suitable makeup for my freshly created sword master lady according to her hair color. Then I face the decision of how tall and wide my new heroine should be. Rather a delicate lady or a “big girl” who leaves a lasting impression not only with her sword.
The statue of the “Black Empress” demonstrates the impressive maximum of breast size.
Scythe wielders and sharpshooters – The classes of Revelation Online
My new sword master lady appears vulnerable and weak without her corresponding armor. However, her control and escape abilities are already good at the start and will improve throughout the game. In close combat, my character is extremely resilient due to these skills. As a sword master, I take on the role of the secondary tank and am a melee specialist.
Sword masters serve both as melee DDs and as tanks.
The second class is the Blade Mage. Besides high magic damage, they particularly focus on area spells. Their entire energy is fueled by elemental magic. Therefore, they are easily vulnerable to direct attacks. However, they can, for example, whirl multiple blades around them with a dagger dance. This protects them from attacks and simultaneously inflicts damage. With Blade Ride, they move across a blade that also serves as a skateboard.
The Occultist focuses on area attacks and attacks that inflict damage over a certain period while simultaneously absorbing the enemies’ health points. Additionally, he can heal his allies. With Death Dance, the Occultist spins in a circle with his scythe and unleashes black lightning on the horde. The “Binding of Light” also strikes multiple enemies with lightning bolts.
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If you prefer to attack from a distance, choose the Sharpshooter. They are mobile DDs who can hit enemies from a distance with their pistols. Once a tank is in the group, sharpshooters can deal more damage but are slower. While salvo or rocket fire deals group damage, especially the targeted shot inflicts more damage on one opponent. The attack Juggernaut burns enemies with a built-in flamethrower in the weapon.
Shooting from a distance can be deadly.
The Summoner, on the other hand, is active as a healer in addition to his summoning ability and can survive attacks more easily. With their attack “Raging Yeti”, they unleash an angry yeti from a distance on the enemies or move quickly along a summoned area using their life flow.
Last but not least, the so-called Hoplite – the tank in the game – shines particularly in close combat and withstands powerful attacks. With his “Burning Charge”, he fights through enemy masses or causes energy bolts to rain down on them with his shield explosion.
Blade mages are classic caster DDs.
By the way, a new assassin class will be available in China soon. While it is not possible to switch classes freely, I can develop my own playing style within the class through an individual path of power. Depending on how I upgrade the character, I either increase the healing spell or rather the summoning function when summoning.
So much for character creation. In the second part, I will continue with my first steps in the world of Nuanor.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
How the player Evermore reached a skill rating of 5000 in Overwatch is now revealed by statistics and videos.
Recently, we reported that player EVERMORE has reached the current skill rating maximum in Overwatch. With a score of 5000 points, there is no way to climb higher in the ranking. A video released by him now reveals how he did it. As previously reported, his main character was Roadhog, rightly called the “King of Duels.” However, Overwatch rarely consists of duels – unless you create them yourself.
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When you look at Evermore’s statistics, you quickly notice that he has quite a poor objective time – he rarely fights at the payload or on the control point.
EVERMORE primarily plays Roadhog as a flanker, lurking near spawn areas to pick off key characters (like Lúcio or Zarya) one by one, thus easing the work for the rest of his team.
Some might think that this is purely about an “ego tour” to rack up gold medals and a good score for accuracy, but that is not true. His impressive win rate of 89% clearly shows that his team also benefits from these actions.
Who hooks first loses. At least most of the time.
Cortyn says: Playing Roadhog as a flanker often seems more intuitive than perceiving him as a tank – since he has neither a shield nor other defensive abilities. Therefore, it is little surprising that Roadhog can often be even more devastating as a flanker than a Tracer or a Genji. Especially in the hands of a top player like EVERMORE, Roadhog becomes a pure killing machine. Hats off for this achievement, as the opponents he faces are anything but “noobs” and “casuals.”
In Destiny, we will look at the armor pieces that “The Dawning” will bring for the racers.
On December 13th, the three-week winter event “The Dawning” will start, bringing not only new exotic weapons but also fresh armor pieces that you can acquire during this event.
SRL armor pieces are now infusible!
Compared to last year’s SRL, there are some new features in the Gear. In 2015, you could only infuse the helmet significantly. The other items were meant to look good during races and provide boosts, such as improved Sparrow control in the air. It was better not to take them into battle.
Now this is different: Every armor piece is infusible. If you want to take part in the raid in racer style, you can do so. However, in an interview, DeeJ joked that he advises against it. But it will be possible. Here are some pictures of the new SRL gear:
Lots of ornaments
Additionally, the new SRL armor pieces each have two ornament slots, which allow you to influence the color and geometry a bit. For example, on the Overtaker helmet, the two “wings” on the sides can be removed. Interestingly, The ornaments take your shader into account.
The class items don’t have an ornament slot, but they do have a chromatin slot. So if you still have chromatin in your vault, you can make these items glow. In Arekkz’s video, you can see the ornaments of the SRL armor:
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Where do you get the ornaments? Good news: You don’t have to spend any money for them. You earn them by completing tasks in the new record book that you get for free when “The Dawning” starts. So you unlock them by playing.
By the way: You earn the SRL gear as random rewards after the Sparrow races. These can only be obtained during this three-week event, as DeeJ stated. After the event, the Sparrow races will be added to private matches, but you can no longer earn SRL gear.
However, with “The Dawning,” there will also be armor pieces for which you can open your wallet. Bungie released this gear, which can be obtained through “Treasures of the Dawning”, the new treasures that will be available for purchase in Eververse:
The MMO shooter The Division receives little attention for its DLCs in year 1. With Destiny it was different.
Destiny and The Division are separated by quite a bit: the settings are different, the MMO mechanics vary, the gameplay is different. But both titles have one thing in common: They rely on free updates and paid DLCs to maintain interest in the title.
Destiny received two DLCs in year 1 and a major expansion a year after launch. For The Division, Massive had drawn up a very similar plan: first, two free updates were to be released, followed by three “paid” DLCs to carry The Division well through 2016 and its first year.
However, there is a huge difference: the DLCs for Destiny reignited fan interest. With The Division, this does not work, at least not to the same extent. This is evident in “Google Trends”. The trends show via graphs how often a title was googled in Germany.
Destiny: Is anyone still playing it? Google Trends in Germany say: Yes
Like all titles, Destiny never reaches the attention it had at release in September 2014 – that is a title at its absolute peak, fans are looking forward to the day for months, there is nothing else to do, every morsel of information is absorbed.
At launch, Destiny had “100%” in relation to total attention – that is the zenith: the point to which everything else is compared. This is the exception; this Google interest always declines further until it eventually settles at a “normal level.” Those still interested in the game belong to the core audience.
This is completely normal and happens with every title. It cannot be changed. The allure of the new fades, players turn to other titles. The trick is: to keep reigniting interest.
This is what Destiny succeeds in doing. In the two years since release, it has managed to regain some interest four times, with the three DLCs and the expansion. The DLCs in the first year, “The Dark Below” and “House of Wolves,” bring improvements in trends. It goes up by 10 points (The Dark Below) and remains at the elevated level for two to three weeks.
Crota: His end did not draw many Destiny players back …
Destiny: Players return with DLCs
Each time a DLC is on the way, the numbers rise again. Interest in the title grows: Destiny reaches its peak again in September 2015, when “The Taken King” is released. It jumps from only 18 to 40 points – and stays at a similar level for 6 weeks.
In 2016, when not much happened with the title, interest remained consistently low throughout the year, until in September with Rise of Iron, it regained some momentum. After a long dry spell, it went up by 17 points.
You can trace Destiny’s curve exactly when things happened. When an update came, how significant it was, and how long it kept the players engaged. Free updates, like Sparrow Racing in December 2015 or the Prison of Elders in April, do have an impact on interest, but only a minor one.
… many wanted to see him killed.
This worked well
This “Google interest” cannot be directly translated into player numbers but serves as a good parameter for how “hot” the title currently is. How many people are interested in the game, how many are starting new and informing themselves.
For Destiny, this was at least in year 1 “very good”, even if the graph may not look like it because the release hype was so tremendous . But everything worked out. The game continued to be discussed and remained relevant.
Interest in The Division has drastically declined
Now let’s take a look at The Division.
Also, “The Division” had the release hype, reaching 100 points. However, over the year, there are no highlights, hardly any fluctuations. Interest only increases by 3 or 5 points when DLCs or content updates are released. And The Division does not stay at the “elevated level” for long, but drops back down almost immediately.
Now one might say about “The Division” that it has overall taken a worse course than Destiny. It is remarkable how little the DLCs and updates contribute to regaining player interest in the title. This can clearly be identified as a flaw in the strategy.
Also, in retrospect, not everything was perfect with Destiny. The shooter was highly controversial at the start, received only mediocre ratings, and was mocked for things like the Loot Cave.
Of course, interest in The Division is also affected by the fact that only players on Xbox One and PC receive the DLCs on time. Players on PS4 have to wait a month. This seems to significantly reduce the DLC hype.
However, it is pointless to discuss whether it would have been different if PS4 players could have started with the DLC. Ultimately, we will never know the answer.
If you look at the graphs above, you will know why.
Interestingly, when comparing the interest of Google users in Germany for Destiny and The Division, Destiny has been slightly stronger since July. However, at the moment, both titles are almost neck and neck.
We know you would like to have official numbers. Why they do not exist and why we have to rely on Google Trends, you can read here:
A few days ago, a “Starbucks rumor” caused excitement in Pokémon GO. It was about a Starbucks employee allegedly printing out an email to employees announcing more Pokémon. However, it was difficult to trust this printed email because it contained, among other things, spelling errors like “Pokeman” . Meanwhile, new screenshots have emerged that are supposed to confirm the Starbucks event and new Pokémon.
Pokémon GO Frappuccino and the new Pokémon
New screenshots of the Starbucks event emails have been published on Reddit. The announcement states that Starbucks will receive a special Frappuccino and that the Pokémon GO world will be expanded with new Pokémon.
Specifically, it states that the event is supposed to start on December 8, as that is when Niantic will collaborate with Starbucks. A large portion of Starbucks stores in the USA will be transformed into PokéStops. This would mean a significant increase in PokéStops.
Players can supposedly interact with Starbucks stores to unlock a special Pokémon GO Frappuccino.
Pokémon GO: Are really 100 new Pokémon from the 2nd generation coming?
Keep in mind that these are rumors. There is no official statement from Niantic or Starbucks. We are curious about what awaits us on December 8 and whether Niantic will indeed collaborate with Starbucks to activate the 2nd generation of Pokémon in the game.
It is also possible that the rumor is “partially true”: Pokémon Go is indeed collaborating with Starbucks, but there is no major update, just a promotional campaign.
