The Autumn Sale 2016 on Steam is active. In addition to reductions of over 90%, you can nominate your favorite games for specific prices.
This year’s Autumn Offers on Steam have a lot to choose from again. With 13,356 reductions across various game categories, there will likely be an offer for each of you that you cannot say “no” to. We will show you our highlights of the Autumn Sale and also what the Steam Awards are all about. There, you can cast your vote in various categories and nominate games for awards.
Steam Autumn Sale 2016 – Our Highlights of the Autumn Promotion
With over 13,000 offers, it’s hard to keep track, so we would like to introduce you to some highlights from our editorial team.
Battlerite – Price: €19.99 €14.99 – Recommendation from Jürgen: “Battlerite is a blast! A MOBA where the goal is just to beat the opponent. No lanes, no resources, no leveling up. Just great action with lots of tactics and skill. This is how a game should be!” Here Jürgen shows you why he came to this conclusion.
The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Edition – Price: €49.99 €24.99 Recommendation from Dawid: “Now a very mature, complete MMO – the many expansions have addressed the initial weaknesses and turned it into an online RPG that I can recommend without reservation! P.S.: The Gold Edition includes all previous DLCs!”
Highway Blossoms– Price: €9.99 €7.49 – Recommendation from Cortyn: “Highway Blossoms is so damn cute and has a beautiful story!”
Cities: Skylines– Price: €27.99 €6.99 – Recommendation from Schuhmann: “… because it’s the game that Sim City hasn’t been for 20 years – for whatever reason.”
Grand Theft Auto V –Price: €59.99 €29.99 – Recommendation from Patrick: “GTA 5 has been a constant for me for many months. The free content that regularly appears always provides fun and variety.”
Ori and the Blind Forest – Price: €19.99 €9.99 – Recommendation from Leya: “Ori and the Blind Forest is a visual masterpiece, which enchants with a touching story and a beautiful soundtrack that invites you to dream.”
Steam Awards Autumn Sale 2016 – Nominate Games
For the first time in Steam’s history, you can nominate games for the Steam Awards. For 8 different categories, you can choose a game that you think deserves an award.
To nominate a game, you need to search for the respective game in the shop and select “Nominate this game for an award”. You have the choice between the following 8 categories:
The “Test of Time” Award – A game that is still just as good as it was on day one.
The “I’m not crying, I just have something in my eye” Award – Games that you associate with strong emotions.
The “Just 5 More Minutes” Award – Here you choose a game that is hard to finish.
The “Wow!” Award – Look for a game that made you cringe.
The “Villain Who Definitely Needs a Hug” Award – Which villain do you think deserves a hug?
The “Game Within a Game” Award – Choose a game with a cool mini-game in it.
The “I Thought This Game Was Cool Before It Won an Award” Award – The Hipster Category.
The “Best Use of a Farm Animal” Award – *Cough* Goat Simulator.
Bonus: The “We Didn’t Think of Everything” Award – “The most experienced members of the selection committee will review the suggestions and create a completely new category based on the feedback received.”
For the nominations, there are rewards in the form of badges and XP. There are a total of 4 tasks for you:
Vote for at least 1 game
Nominate 1 game in each category
Play a game that you nominated
Write or update a review for a game that you nominated.
Each badge level earns you 25 XP
The End of the Steam Autumn Sale is on November 29 at 7:00 PM. Have you already taken advantage? What are your favorites from the Steam Autumn Sale 2016?
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In The Division, the update 1.5 for PS4 is delayed. Agents will have to continue to wait.
Bad news for all PS4 agents: The update 1.5, which has been available for days on PC and Xbox One, will not arrive on Sony’s console until next week at the earliest. This was just announced in the “State of the Game”.
In the last situation report, Massive stated that update 1.5 should be released “a few days later”, but still this week. Hopes were high that this meant today, November 24th. However, that did not happen.
Update is being reviewed by Sony
The community developers Hamish Bode and Yannick Banchereau revealed that update 1.5 for PS4 has now been finalized and is already with Sony for verification. It is currently being reviewed, and on Monday, November 28th, they will find out whether it can be deployed or not.
If Sony gives a thumbs up – which is highly likely – update 1.5 will come to PS4 on Tuesday, November 29th. If the thumbs down comes, Massive will have to work on it again, and the patch will be delayed again. We will know more on Monday, Massive wants to inform as soon as they know.
More information:
The Survival DLC will not be postponed due to the delay of 1.5. The release date remains December 20th.
The current vendor offer will still reset overnight from Friday to Saturday. However, they are trying to offer the strong blueprints that are currently available again as soon as update 1.5 comes to PS4. However, this cannot be promised. One thing is clear: PS4 agents will miss most of this week’s offer.
The Delta and Mike error messages, which have occurred more frequently recently, have been resolved according to Massive. Other issues are still being worked on.
Blizzard raises the price screws for (almost) all its games. Get it now and complete your collection!
Tomorrow is Black Friday again, and while in America people flood into stores by the hundreds and snatch products from each other’s hands, there are also some strong discounts in the digital realm. Blizzard is participating in this promotional event and invites you to enjoy some cheerful shopping for games. The following titles are discounted for the respective PC version until November 29:
Overwatch: Origins Edition – 40% off – €34.99 (instead of €59.99)
World of Warcraft – 66% off – €4.99 (instead of €14.99) – note that “Legion” is not included in the base game and must be purchased separately.
StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty – 50% off – €9.99 (instead of €19.99)
StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm – 50% off – €9.99 (instead of €19.99)
StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void – 33% off – €19.99 (instead of €29.99)
There are also some new bundle deals available temporarily in Heroes of the Storm. Especially newcomers who have hardly any heroes or skins should consider purchasing these bundles. For regular players, the 360-Day Stimpack is particularly attractive.
For €59.89 (instead of €119.88), you get nearly a year of double experience points and 150% more gold in all HotS matches. If you plan to invest a lot of time in the MOBA next year, now is the time to act.
Sea of Thieves is one of the more interesting online games that will be released soon. If you want to check out the pirate game before its release, you now have the opportunity.
The developer studio Rare has now launched the Insider Program. Through this, you can sign up and, with a bit of luck, gain access to the game. Then you can become a pirate and roam the seas with your ship, explore islands, search for treasures and engage in battles with other players and even undead. However, Sea of Thieves is not yet finished, as it is set to be released only in February.
Give your pirate feedback
To make good use of the time until the release, players will now be invited gradually to play early. This way, the developers want to collect feedback and find out: What do players particularly like about Sea of Thieves and what is not working as expected. Then there is the possibility to make adjustments together with the testers before the release, which should make the online game really fun in February.
Inviting players makes developers anxious
Executive Producer Joe Neate explains that the launch of the Insider Program is very exciting but also frightening. Now they are letting players onto the servers who are not part of the development team and will directly learn what they think of Sea of Thieves. But that is exactly what the developers have been working towards. And this feeling of excitement and fear is what developers also need.
If you want to try your luck and participate in the early tests of Sea of Thieves, then sign up via the official website of the pirate online game for the Insider Program. However, the requirement is that you are at least 18 years old and have an Xbox Live account.
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There is big drama surrounding the SF-MMORPG Project Genom after a success. This led to a Steam ban.
Yesterday we reported on Project Genom. The Russian development team felt extorted and cheated by a programmer. This culminated in a ban from Steam – Project Genom could still be played on Valve’s platform, but could no longer be purchased.
Programmer says: I had burnout
The programmer, who was accused of so much wrongdoing, has now expressed his own perspective on reddit. There, everything is quite different. He claims he worked like crazy, was the only programmer for an MMO – an insane task. He felt overwhelmed, nearing burnout, wanted to quit, but the team begged him to stay. Then he dragged himself along for a few more months and ultimately threw in the towel with an announcement.
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The team then allegedly tried to cheat him out of his “deserved salary”. In early access on Steam, Project Genom had earned over $230,000. He says he was supposed to get none of it. The accusation: he had worked too little. But, according to his logic, the code was entirely his: And how could it be bad when Project Genom had made so much money on Steam?
The programmer did not accept this. He then learned that he, as a programmer, was also the owner of the code from Valve’s perspective. He then filed a complaint with Steam, he writes on reddit.
With the money also came the drama to Project Genom
This is the short version. In detail, everything is much more obscure and confusing, with recorded conversations, promises, and a lot of drama. The head of the development team is also described as an “exalted personality” in the programmer’s account.
From an outside perspective, it all seems “personal” and like internal matters that shouldn’t be made public. The impression also arises that professionalism has been lacking.
The programmer reflects: You can think I’m an idiot for not having made a contract. But he was still young and inexperienced. They had just worked along without anyone expecting such a success, as he writes. No one thought about contracts.
End of the story: All good again, back on Steam and move along, nothing to see here
Currently, there is another press release from the team around Project Genom, from NeronHaze: The problems are solved. They will soon be able to sell the game on Steam again. They can fully continue developing the game. According to a report from pcgamesn, however, the parties involved have signed a confidentiality agreement and cannot disclose further details.
Well, here we stand affected. Curtains down and all questions open. This is from Brecht, I think. He was a dramatist – maybe he would have enjoyed the Russian indie farce surrounding Project Genom.
The first part of the drama surrounding Project Genom, the perspective of the development team, you can read here:
Anyone who was looking forward to huge katanas or clubs with the two Asian warrior classes will get something entirely different: Musa grabs a polearm with a blade, not unlike the traditional naginata. With it, he can perform wide swings and take down entire groups of opponents in one fell swoop!
His female counterpart, Maehwa, also takes up a pole. In her case, it is a spear, with which she executes targeted thrusts. Especially her thrust combo, reminiscent of the good old Amazon from Diablo 2, can be quite impressive and leaves every opponent with a few unsightly holes in no time.
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Every week there are new contents of the Battlepacks in Battlefield 1. We will show you which skins you can find in Battlepack version 6 here.
In Battlefield 1, players have the choice between many different weapons. Nevertheless, there are some weapons that are used more often than others. If you want to aesthetically enhance a weapon that you frequently use, you can do so with weapon skins. You can either receive these as a gift at the end of a match, exchange scrap items for them, or purchase them with real money. Depending on the type of Battlepack, the costs (with scrap items) are higher. However, with the more expensive Battlepacks, you have a higher chance of getting a rarer skin. These contents are waiting for you in the current Battlepack.
Revision 6 Battlepack Contents (Version 6)
This week you have new skins and bonuses as loot in the Battlepack again. There are a total of 3 legendary weapon skins. These are:
The Sweeper – M97 Trench Gun
The Empress – Selbstlader 1906 (Werk)
The Swede – Mle 1903
Additionally, you have the chance to get puzzle pieces for the serrated knife or the Bartek club. With luck, there is also a squad XP boost that can earn you and your squad many experience points. If you particularly like a skin and it might be for your favorite weapon, you can try your luck with this new Battlepack Version 6 . If you want to know more about the boxes, we explain here the most important things about Battlepacks in Battlefield 1.
In the following image, you can see the Battlepack contents from this week in overview.
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First details about a new Christmas event for Overwatch have surfaced. Who is looking forward to festive skins?
When Jeff Kaplan announced after the Summer Games event that seasonal events would now be held more frequently, it seems that this was taken seriously. Because following the Halloween event last month, new game files that hint at another holiday event have emerged on the current PTR, which also includes changes for Symmetra, . There is a new soundtrack, which is a clear Christmas variation of the original track. But you should listen for yourself:
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Additionally, there are already first hints about a new game mode, as fresh voicelines for Athena (the announcement voice) mention that players now “enter the arena” or that they are now “a gladiator”.
Concrete details on when such a Christmas event might start are not yet available. If we roughly take World of Warcraft as a reference, it would be around December 16.
In addition, Sombra will be given a bit more life as she receives new voicelines for interactions with other characters that take place at the beginning of a match. For example, Tracer expresses her annoyance about knowing exactly where the technology for her Translocator comes from.
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Cortyn says: For me, it has actually been clear for a while that there must be a Christmas event. Especially Halloween and Christmas are actually “must-have” events in all Blizzard titles, which are usually very popular. And who wouldn’t be excited about a Christmas elf costume for Mercy or a “snowman” skin for Roadhog? While these are currently just wishful thinking, one is still allowed to dream, right?
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Later, there was a Dorn phase in PvP, the Zhalo Supercell was a big deal in PvE, and the Malicious Obliteration was a star in its time. But let’s leave those heroes behind and take a look at the Cinderella, the losers, the weapons that are rarely kissed by the spotlight.
A brief history of the worst exotic weapons in Destiny
But times changed, with “The Taken King” it became “The Fabian Strategy“, an automatic rifle solely for Titans, which was considered broken and shamefully held the red lantern as the weakest exotic in Destiny.
With Rise of Iron, there’s a new miserable weapon
With “Rise of Iron”, there’s a new strong contender for the title. It is the Khvostov 7G-0X: an automatic rifle that is modeled after the first weapon players can find in Destiny.
The joke about the weapon: It can be “individually tailored to your needs”, has multiple modes and nodes. You can adjust everything. 450 rounds per minute or maybe 900? Should it fire semi-automatic, fully automatic, or in bursts? How should the individual perks be designed?
Khvostov 7G-0X – does everything, but not well
On reddit, a Guardian summarized their opinion and garnered much attention: The Khvostov is an automatic rifle, a pulse rifle, and a scout rifle. Three weapons in one, and they’re all terrible.
The experts at Planetdestiny come to the same conclusion in their review with much more professional wording. There is no real reason to use the exotic slot for the Khvostov. An exotic should provide some advantage in PvE or PvP: The Khvostov does not deliver. Essentially, you can only set the weapon to correspond with a certain weapon archetype and play it as such.
But you can simply acquire a legendary weapon of exactly this archetype yourself – and then pull a “real” exotic weapon into another slot.
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What do you think? Is the Khvostov currently the worst exotic in Destiny? Are there worse ones? Or do you shine with the beast and take down everything that comes your way?
If you still want to get the Khvostov – here we reveal how it works:
The Thanksgiving special in Pokémon GO attracts many trainers outside with the XP bonus again. Are you making the most of the bonuses?
You have to give it to the developers of Pokémon GO: they can host cool events! The current Thanksgiving event shows that players enjoy such events. There was a lot of positive feedback for the developers at Niantic during the Halloween event as well. The new “Special” in Pokémon GO demonstrates that the first event was not a one-hit wonder. If you use the right items, you can currently earn four times the experience for actions in the game. This attracts trainers and even leads to real “level sessions”.
Pokémon GO: Party at PokéStops?
During this event, there are strong bonuses. You receive not only double the amount of Stardust but also four times the experience if you use a lucky egg. This is getting some trainers to pay more attention to the game again. In the Pokémon GO subreddit, you can see some examples of how popular the Thanksgiving event is.
The user ImGAVN shows his way of Pokémon hunting. In his area, the PokéStops look as they did at the launch of Pokémon GO. The lure modules are enticing and encourage trainers to stay longer at these locations.
If you also have a lucky egg active, you will receive a lot of experience points in a short time. Trainers are even hosting level sessions, where they precisely calculate when to use a lucky egg in order to evolve many Pokémon. Reddit user playingluukas shows that he gained 174,000 experience points in one session.
Pokémon GO: Celebrate with Pidgey instead of Turkey
Hopefully, trainers in the USA don’t forget the traditional turkey dinner with family amidst all this Pokémon hunting. Otherwise, it could cause stress. But we don’t face such problems here in Germany. Here, “Thanksgiving” is known as just a normal Thursday in October. At most, the many special offers on Amazon stand out.
If you want to gain even more experience points, you should take advantage of your 7-day bonus in Pokémon GO. Other users report that they received about 300,000 experience points with a lucky egg by using this bonus and some new developments.
Are you also making the most of the Thanksgiving event bonuses in Pokémon GO?
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Lineage Eternal, the new action MMORPG from NCSoft, allows us to choose between 13 different classes, which are also independent characters. We have listed all 13 heroes from the Diablo MMO for you here.
In Lineage Eternal, you do not play a generic hero but a predefined character with a name and personality. Nevertheless, the 13 different characters can also be seen as classes, as each has its own skills and play styles. If you usually have trouble deciding on a class, you can rejoice: Because you can select up to four heroes. In battle, you can freely switch between the individual group members at any time with the keys F1, F2, F3, and F4.
Sexy Succubus, brave warrior, or the demon pufferfish?
The 13 different playable heroes in Lineage offer something for every taste. Fans of classic role-playing games will surely be pleased with the warrior type Hector or the healer Leon. Friends of bizarre designs will surely fall in love with the strange demon creature Tinto – a kind of flying, horned pufferfish. And if our house demon Cortyn ever should play Lineage Eternal, she will surely choose Succubus Selene!
Hector – The tough warrior!
The burly warrior Hector is the ideal model of the fighter. Tall, broad, armored, and starting with a hefty axe! His gameplay is similar to that of the classic warrior/barbarian and he gains better combat stats through fury. He also charges into the fray first, as that’s where he feels the most comfortable.
Freya – The unashamed Ice Queen
Freya is a cool beauty who, as an ice and water mage, masters those elements. This makes her a typical control caster and supporter. She ensures that opponents cannot unleash their full potential against the hero group. Her special ability is a classic of the genre, as she summons a snowstorm that damages and slows down enemies.
These were the first two heroes from Lineage Eternal. Don’t miss page two, where you can meet the sexy Succubus Selene!
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In The Division, Update 1.5 and the Survival DLC are two separate things. While players on PC and Xbox One already have both, PS4 players still have to wait. But is a return worthwhile without “Survival”?
Massive still leaves PS4 agents in the dark about when Update 1.5 will finally arrive on their console. Last week it was said that the patch would be released on PlayStation “a few days later”, but still mid-week. Many agents assumed: The deadline is at the latest Thursday, so today. But so far, no statement from Massive.
Yesterday, an agent tweeted the community developer Hamish Bode, asking him to focus more on bringing the update to PS4 and stream less. Bode replied that in a perfect world he would have the capabilities to do so – but he simply does not. And he did not mention a specific release date.
Update: Today, at 5 PM, there will be a “State of the Game”. There may be information about the release then. We will report on it.
PS4 players not only have to wait for Update 1.5 but also for the Survival DLC. This will be released on December 20th. The major new feature intended to provide a welcome change is: the Survival Mode. Therefore, we ask: Is it worth getting excited about Update 1.5 without Survival? What do returnees need to know?
The Division on PS4: What Update 1.5 has to offer without the DLC “Survival”
The short answer is: Yes. Update 1.5 is free on all platforms, so you can play the new features, balance changes, and bug fixes at no additional cost. From this perspective, returning is definitely worthwhile. You have nothing to lose. Here are the following highlights to gain:
A new World Tier 5: With Update 1.4, World Tiers were introduced. With these, you can adjust the difficulty of enemies and the Gear Score of the loot yourself. With World Tier 5, NPCs will be at Level 34 and the maximum Gear Score will be raised to 256.
6 named gear pieces with unique talents: These new, special items should not be confused with gear sets. The talents and the locations of these named gear pieces can be found in the provided links.
There will be 12 new weapons and four new named weapons.
Changes in PvP: The enemy armor damage will now be considered in damage calculations with a modifier. Additionally, staggering will have an effect in PvP.
The inventory will be expanded from 70 to 150.
In addition, there will be numerous balance changes and bug fixes that you can read about in the patch notes for 1.5.
What does Survival Mode offer?
The Survival DLC has “only” one new feature: The Survival Mode, a kind of “Battle Royale”, where you fight for your survival along with 23 other agents. It sounds exciting and intense, and many agents describe it that way.
In particular, the new enemies, the Hunters, are praised. They are said to be fantastic, with the fight against them being the most intense experience that the game has to offer. Many players react positively to the mode – although it should be added: Others find it boring and unmotivating, as can be read on reddit.
One reason for this is that the mode is not worth it for efficiently farming good loot. While you will receive relevant rewards depending on your performance, there are many other ways and farming methods to get tons of items faster.
Nevertheless: Survival offers both PvE and PvP fans new, fun, and intense content. Something that PS4 agents can look forward to in just about a month.
In summary: Yes, as soon as Update 1.5 is also released for the PS4, it is worth taking another look at The Division. You can collect new items, create exciting builds, prepare for World Tier 5, and test the revamped PvP. The update doesn’t deliver a completely new gaming experience – but there is something to do again.
Sandbox Interactive has released the Faye update for the MMORPG Albion Online and introduced the forest biome.
What would mystical MMORPGs be without enchanted and mysterious forests? In Albion Online, you can now explore these, as the newly released Faye update introduced the forest biome. In the forests, you can gather wood and rocks as well as hunt animals that provide you with hides as resources. But be cautious, as many dangers lurk in the woods, including mysterious forest spirits!
Getting Started for Small Guild Wars
But that’s not all that the update brings. If you lead a guild and are not yet skilled enough for the Outlands, then fight in the yellow and red zones of the Royal Continent for the Watchtower territories. You must capture and hold the watchtower as a guild. Then you can gather resources in that area. New emotes like crying, laughing, and dancing allow you to express your feelings in the game.
If you enjoy an atmospheric environment, you’ll be pleased to know that the official “Albion Online” soundtrack has been integrated. 19 music pieces now accompany certain situations or locations in the MMO. Additionally, the developers have also revised and adjusted the sounds and noises in the game. A journey through Albion should thus become a particularly atmospheric pleasure.
Also new is a feature that everyone should enjoy who likes to travel with mounts. You can now dismount from a mount, and it will stay nearby, waiting for you to mount again. There are also several other changes, such as fixed bugs and adjustments to the balancing of the MMORPG Albion Online.
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To get skins in Battlefield 1, you can now purchase Battlepacks with money. However, it is not cheap.
In Battlefield 1, you can get skins for the various weapons available to you in the game. This way, the weapons can shine in different colors, for example. These skins are obtained from Battlepacks, which are randomly given to you at the end of a match. If you do not want to rely on luck, you can also buy Battlepacks in the game. Previously, this was only possible in exchange for scrap parts. However, you can now also purchase the packs for real money.
Battlefield 1 – Acquire Battlepacks
If you do not have enough scrap parts to buy Battlepacks, you can choose from 5 packs that you can purchase for real money. In each of these Battlepacks, a skin is waiting for you. How rare that skin is depends on luck. In our Battlepack overview, we explain to you the differences between the various types of Battlepacks.
In Overwatch , actor Terry Crews is set to voice Doomfist, at least according to fans and himself.
Terry Crews became known in Germany as Chris Rock’s dad in the sitcom “Everybody Hates Chris,” which aired on Pro7.
Terry Crews – Footballer, TV Star, Muscle Twerker
In the USA, the former football player is known from the “Old Spice” commercials, and his career has since taken off. He regularly lands roles as a supporting actor in comedies, is the henchman of the villain in action blockbusters (Gamer), or the sidekick of the hero (The Expendables), providing a bit of comic relief. The muscle man’s specialty: He can make his powerful chest muscles dance individually. Currently, he stars in the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
In Numbani, posters of Doomfist hang.
The character is also quite a big name on social media and has recently distinguished himself as a gamer. Fans are now demanding on Reddit: When the new character Doomfist comes to Overwatch, Terry Crews should voice him! The post received 6600 upvotes on Reddit.
Crews feels similarly: I would love to play Doomfist, he says!
Overwatch: Doomfist – The Next New Hero?
Doomfist is currently still a mystery – in the cinematic trailer for Overwatch, it was about his “mighty glove” that was showcased. In Numbani, there’s a poster with 3 different incarnations of Doomfist: the hero, the hostage, and the successor. These are the only details we have about “Doomfist”. They have sparked speculation for months that he could be the next hero.
The theory about Doomfist is explored by ForceGaming in this video:
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In Elite Dangerous, players have now forced the developers to address a nasty exploit known as Combat Logging.
Most gamers are probably familiar with the so-called “Rage Quit.” You log out angrily before you ultimately lose. For most games, this doesn’t matter much – you still lose anyway. However, it is called “Combat Logging” when the loser gains an advantage by logging out. This is the case in Elite Dangerous. In a duel, the loser simply logs out and avoids defeat.
If you exit the game just before losing in Elite Dangerous using the Alt+F4 key combination, your spaceship will not be damaged or destroyed. This is referred to as Combat Logging. Some players filed a complaint with the developer, Frontier Developments. They explained that this is an exploit, meaning unauthorized use of a game bug. However, the developers have not taken any action against it so far.
Trapped in a “trojan video”
Therefore, some frustrated players around Commander “Rinzler o7o7o7” came up with a plan to force the development team to take action against this “Combat Logging.” Commander “Rinzler o7o7o7” created a video in which he recorded the Combat Logging in the online game. He uploaded this video to YouTube and sent a link to Frontier Developments. He also received a response stating that they would observe the player’s behavior in the video.
What the developers did not know was that Commander “Rinzler o7o7o7” had marked his video on YouTube as “unlisted,” giving access only to those who knew the link. After the developers’ response, it turned out that this video had zero views. Frontier Developments had not watched it at all.
The developers apologize
Then, the community lead of Elite Dangerous, Zac Antonaci, reached out and apologized. He explained that they did not act with the necessary diligence in this particular case. Normally, they would take Combat Logging seriously and monitor players exhibiting this behavior, as well as take appropriate measures. Anyone who notices Combat Logging should report it accordingly. The team will then investigate the matter.
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The latest addon for Hearthstone brings powerful Priest cards. But is that enough?
With the upcoming expansion “The Streets of Gadgetzan”, Blizzard is adjusting the balance of various classes. Especially fans of the Priest are eagerly watching the card reveals. So far, it looks pretty good – the Priest could become a real threat again!
Those who currently play a lot of Hearthstone mainly encounter Shamans and Hunters. Rarely does one see a Priest, and when they do, it has usually settled on a Dragon deck. Blizzard seems to want to further strengthen this deck, as the Priest is getting new Dragon cards.
Hearthstone Dragon Priest – The new cards for the trend deck
The Drakonid Operative is quite awesome with 5/6 for 5 mana and fills a significant gap, but becomes even better through its battle cry: If you have another Dragon in hand, you discover a card from your opponent’s deck. This not only gives you an additional card, but also insight into 3 cards of the opponent, allowing you to gauge what the enemy is playing – and which cards they do not have in hand.
The spell Dragonfire Potion is also designed for Dragons. It deals 5 damage to all minions, except Dragons. Therefore, one should have many of those in the deck as well.
But the other Priest cards hit hard as well. With the Pint-Size Potion for 1 mana, the attack power of all enemy minions is reduced by 3 for this turn. This allows many opponents to be brought within range of “Shadow Word: Pain” or can easily be killed with your own minions without suffering losses.
A renaissance for Anduin and Tyrande? New synergy cards
As an alternative, you can also throw a Potion of Madness for 1 mana, with which you gain control of an enemy minion with 2 attack or less until the end of the turn.
Lastly, the Kabal Talonpriest is on the list, which is already relatively solid with values of 3|4, but as a battle cry gives another friendly minion an additional 3 health – effectively making it a 3/7 for 3 mana.
As the perfect target for this buff, the Mana Geode with 2/3 for 2 mana is quite suitable. It creates a 2/2 Crystal whenever it is healed.
All the synergies between the new Priest cards are so strong that we will probably see all of them in many decks simultaneously.
What do you think of the new cards? Can they lead Tyrande and Anduin out of the crisis or is it still not enough?
In Destiny, new content is on the horizon – and it shouldn’t take long to arrive.
Today, Thanksgiving is being celebrated in the USA. Therefore, community manager DeeJ already published the weekly community letter, “This Week at Bungie,” last night, so he can sit down with his family and friends today and carve the turkey with a flaming axe.
The letter, which is usually full of announcements and status updates, is quite concise this time. Numerous Bungie developers are quoted about what they are thankful for. Most thank the community – which is not particularly surprising; after all, this is the letter to the community.
What Bungie is thankful for
Senior writer Christine Thompson is quoted: “I am thankful for the passion and enthusiasm of our fans. Whether they love or hate something, their passion and commitment drive us to keep improving.”
For Thanksgiving, Jon Weisnewski, the senior designer, is particularly focused on charity: “I am thankful for all Destiny players who have organized or donated to charity streams. You make the world a better place. Keep it up.”
Some developers do not take these thank-you notes too seriously, like Joe Sifferman, a senior designer: “I am thankful for the facepalm gesture.”
Destiny aims to shorten content gaps
The complete, lengthy list of things Bungie is thankful for can be found in our source reference. However, things get really interesting at the end of the letter.
DeeJ says: “The cadence of new content in Destiny is about to speed up again. We hope you can keep up.”
The pace at which new Destiny content arrives is set to increase again. They hope you can keep up. A promise that every passionate Guardian loves to hear.
DeeJ already commented on this sentence via Twitter: After the holidays, there will be a more detailed discussion about what is coming next. Some Guardians are sure that this only refers to the SRL event scheduled for December. Perhaps even Destiny 2?
At the beginning of the month, Activision’s Eric Hirshberg had already stated similarly: He said that Bungie has found a clever approach that would allow a steady stream of fresh content to be delivered. This statement referred to Destiny 2.
Large gaps between content deliveries are therefore set to be a thing of the past. However, we still do not know the details.
Finally, players of WoW have confirmation: Legendary items are not completely random.
Hardly any topic has been discussed as hotly in World of Warcraft: Legion as the distribution rate of legendary items. Is there now “Bad Luck Protection”? Does the played time affect the drop rates of Legendaries? Previously, Ion Hazzikostas, the Game Director of WoW, denied that there is such protection. One patch later (with 7.1) a post from the Community Manager followed, which again mentioned such protection. The confusion was great, which fueled further speculation among fans.
Now CM Aerythlea has once again spoken up and clearly stated: Yes, there is protection against bad luck in the distribution of Legendaries! The forum post states:
“Yes, protection against bad luck exists.
When it comes to the most desirable loot from bosses (gear/mounts/pets), they have a fixed drop chance. If the “Boots of Endless Glory” have a 33% chance, then this chance will be 33% every time, no matter how often you defeat the boss.
Legendaries work differently. If you play content where Legendaries can drop and do not receive one, your chance continues to increase. The more content you play without getting one, the higher the chance becomes.
Let’s say you have a 3-sided die. If you roll a “3”, you get the item.
In the case of the “Boots of Endless Glory”, you could roll the die 20 times and never get a 3. Your chance of rolling a 3 on your next roll remains at 33%. Each roll is independent, and previous results are not considered. The die does not care that you have never rolled a 3 before.
In the case of Legendaries, you could roll a 20-sided die and never get a 3. But thanks to “Bad Luck Protection”, the die gets weighted differently over time, making it more likely that you will roll a 3.”
Cortyn says: Finally, there is clarity in this case. The moral of the story is, as mentioned before, “Play the content, and you will eventually get a Legendary” – or two or three. How about you? Have you gotten any Legendaries yet, or do you still consider the “Bad Luck Protection” just a rumor?
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
For Black Desert and WoW, there are special promotions for Black Friday – the games cost €5.
Starting now: WoW for €5
The classic World of Warcraft is currently available for €5. This includes all expansions – except for the latest “Legion.” WoW is considered the most successful and widely regarded as the “best” MMORPG in the western world. It is a classic, has shaped a generation of players, and about the current expansion “WoW: Legion” you hear only good things – also from our Warcraft expert Cortyn.
WoW is currently €5 in the Blizzard store instead of the usual €15. The free month is also included. It’s also possible to gift it. So if you feel lonely in the game and have no problem infecting your friends with the MMORPG drug No. 1 … give it away! For such unscrupulous people who infect their friends, Blizzard has a “Recruit a Friend” bonus!
Significantly younger than WoW, Black Desert first appeared in Europe earlier this year. It is regarded by many as the “MMORPG of the year 2016.” Although one can naturally argue about such things. With excellent graphics, a dynamic combat system, and a focus on trading and crafting it brings new facets to the genre and is not the “typical Asian MMO,” even though it originates from South Korea and looks like it at first glance.
In our editorial team, opinions about Black Desert are divided. While my colleague Stöffel cannot warm up to the title and has written a 72% “Interesting for genre fans” review for GameStar, I consider it the most important MMORPG since Guild Wars 2. And I know what I’m talking about!
Black Desert will also soon be available for €5. The price of the starter edition has been halved again. The offer is not yet active – but will be from tomorrow. A bit confusing: The advertisement is already running everywhere.
Tomorrow is “Black Friday,” the day that is now more important to many Americans than the silly Thanksgiving on Thursday. Today there’s only turkey and the annoying family is visiting. Tomorrow, on Black Friday, amazing prices await. Therefore, some in the USA skip Thanksgiving entirely, as they prefer to stand in line before stores for days and camp out there.
