Last weekend, fans of Gearbox organized a special “Battleborn Day” for the unfortunate hero shooter MOBA game Battleborn. In this unofficial event, as many players as possible were encouraged to try out the struggling game and veterans were there to assist new players. In percentage terms, it was a huge success…
Considering the pure percentage values, the first Battleborn Day was a great success. 77.25 percent growth in player numbers was recorded. So was the event a successful blow against the decline into obscurity of Gearbox’s hero shooter with MOBA elements?
Absolute numbers are brutal!
Unfortunately, the success of the Battleborn Day is significantly diminished when looking at the absolute numbers. On average, only 400 people play Battleborn per day. The peak number during the event was only 709 gamers, which did lead to the impressive 77.25 percent increase, but not to the desperately needed influx of players that a multiplayer game like Battleborn requires. Especially since the player numbers dropped back to the old averages of around 400 players after the event weekend.
Nevertheless, the action and the organizers deserve respect and recognition for achieving a (albeit modest) success for the game they hold dear. And who knows, perhaps more such actions in the future will lead to more players for Battleborn. It would truly be desirable for the unfortunate hero shooter and its small but loyal player base.
Jürgen says: I also hoped that the Battleborn Day would be a success, and when I first saw the infographic, I was already quite happy. But the absolute numbers were unfortunately not so great. Nevertheless, I think the fan event and Gearbox’s own contribution are good, and I hope that such actions continue. Battleborn certainly deserves more players!
An error caused a true flood of artifact power in World of Warcraft. But Blizzard is taking direct action.
Currently, Blizzard releases a hotfix for World of Warcraft almost every week to fix various bugs or balance issues with the classes. However, last Wednesday (November 16, 2016), there was an unpleasant incident where numerous players exploited a bug in the system to obtain extreme amounts of artifact power.
What happened?
World quests overlapped, taking up the same area in the world. This led to a bug that allowed players to complete the same quest repeatedly if they switched zones at the right moment. Those who wanted could complete the same quest over and over again and were rewarded with several thousand artifact power every minute.
The weapon skilled? Then the account is probably suspended for now.
But Blizzard did not accept this. The corresponding quest was promptly deactivated, and players who completed this quest multiple times were checked. Those who only completed it a few times do not have to fear any penalties. However, those who cheated their way into numerous artifact power bonuses in this way must expect sanctions and bans.
Ion Hazzikostas, the Game Director, addressed this in the official forum:
“Clearly, the existence of this bug is our fault. We should have identified this error during the testing phase. However, the existence of our error is no excuse for the intentional actions of players exploiting this bug. (…)
Today’s account penalties are directly related to the severity of exploiting the bug. Players who innocently completed that quest a few times were not punished. On the other hand, those who completed that quest several hundred times and even formed groups for it were punished much more severely.”
Cortyn says: Just because a bug is possible does not allow players to exploit it. Especially when it is clear that this is apparently a bug in the game. Therefore, I find penalties quite appropriate and am glad that Blizzard is taking a tough stance here.
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Lineage Eternal, the highly anticipated action RPG with MMO elements from NCsoft, takes shape slowly. After many years of silence, it is becoming more concrete and this time with gameplay scenes from the Hack & Slash MMO, there is also something for the eyes.
The beta will start in the next few days, registrations are in full swing and new information comes in almost daily. A lot of time has passed since the announcement in 2011 and for some, NCsoft’s most important MMORPG of the future has already been forgotten. The mammoth project, which follows in the footsteps of the largest MMO franchise in South Korea, is not just seen as the biggest hope by analysts for NCsoft – Lineage Eternal fuels huge expectations. Also, the fanbase, which has been steadily growing for 20 years, is eagerly anticipating the release.
With the upcoming beta, the situation has changed drastically after numerous delays. Interest is rising significantly again. It is quite possible that Lineage Eternal will be released in 2017. If previous statements are to be believed, the release of Lineage Eternal: Twilight Resistance will take place worldwide simultaneously. This means: No long waiting in the West.
Gameplay trailer and story scenes in Lineage Eternal
Steparu, the probably best-known English-speaking MMO insider for games from Asia, has taken a look at the new video material for Lineage Eternal and summarized it.
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The first beta of Revelation Online is coming to an end soon and we have spent many hours in the colorful world of the Chinese AAA MMO. Read here our conclusion with the highlights and weaknesses of the new online role-playing game.
What a rollercoaster ride! The beta of Revelation Online is ending soon and rarely has a game enchanted and frustrated me so much at the same time! Because the new super MMO in the sky of online role-playing games has a lot of cool ideas and concepts, many of which were either not understood or inadequately presented during the beta.
The combat system of Revelation Online is a dream!
I don’t understand you!
The biggest problem of Revelation Online in the first beta was certainly the babylonian confusion of languages. Because the game was actually supposed to be released in English for the Western beta, but many of the texts were probably not finished, and so a large part of the content was still in Chinese. Occasionally, we could at least read some Russian texts in Cyrillic, but this language is likely only mastered by a significantly smaller number of players from the local target group.
The lack of localization naturally meant that the game could only be enjoyed rudimentarily. Especially the story, after all a announced highlight of the game, could barely be understood. Why we should do anything and why person X was important was not apparent to us. But the gameplay also suffered from the lack of comprehensibility since many functions of the game could only be guessed because the tooltips were also in Chinese or Russian.
There must be an exciting story behind this. We just don’t understand a word!
At one point, we could not even complete a quest because we had to give a specific answer in the dialog, but none of the options were decipherable. For the upcoming second beta, the texts should hopefully be fully translated, because I don’t want to go through the language chaos again!
Fly, little angel, fly!
The language dilemma was incredibly annoying and dampened the mood significantly, but apart from that, Revelation offers some really cool features that balance out the annoyance. One of them is our wings. Powerful wings are cool, and it is not without reason that Aion was also a real success for a while because of its flying heroes. But while in NCSoft’s MMO you could only flutter around to a limited extent, our wings in Revelation have no minimum durability and we can glide through the air for as long as we want.
Flying is a lot of fun!
But not only with wings are we highly mobile; as in Blade & Soul, we can perform double jumps, glide through the air, and dash along walls right from the start in the best Kung Fu tradition. Those who master the various key combinations can also pull off some cool stunts. If you prefer to stay on the ground, the good old horse and other mounts are available.
Non-stop action
If we weren’t endlessly following the story in Chinese and didn’t understand a word, we, as action fans, were fully satisfied. Because the combat system of Revelation Online is a blast! We can play the game like WoW, Diablo or Blade & Soul and can change the controls anytime. But no matter how we control our hero, we won’t get far without movement. Standing around and shooting rarely works, and especially mobile classes like our sharpshooter require a lot of attention and control mastery.
Especially powerful attacks are indicated to us by the game with telegraphs.
Off with the tail, monkey dead!
For that, we can sprint around at will, perform dive rolls and shoot the opponent in the unprotected flank after dodging their spectacular jumping attack. Especially cool: End bosses, like the big “Beast-King”, often have specific weak points. With the aforementioned giant monkey, for example, we can specifically target its tail and amputate the whip at the end!
Dungeons like the refuge of the monkey monster can also be completed alone in story mode, but the instances really rock with a group. We can easily find a team of like-minded people using a group finder that we can activate right at the entrance of the level. In a group, we can then also apply different skills than alone.
The tail! Always aim for the tail!
For example, our sharpshooter can shoot with a much stronger rifle instead of two pistols. But in rifle mode, we are slow and can hardly dodge. Without a tank and healer, it won’t work. In a group, however, we have a completely different role and fit perfectly into the team.
Drinking enhances character!
However, our personal highlight of the beta was not the combat system or the wings, but a funny idea called “Hot Springs”. This is a kind of wellness temple where we can park our heroes when we take a break, wait for the raid group, or go AFK. When we put our heroes in a pool and consume drinks and snacks, we regularly gain a lot of experience points.
In the hot springs, underwear is mandatory and drinking too!
In this way, we can quickly upgrade heroes and save ourselves from annoying grind. Speaking of grind: Throughout the entire beta, we hardly noticed a quest where we had to defeat a large number of monsters or collect a ton of items of one type. Therefore, based on the current state, one cannot really speak of an “Asia grinder”.
There is still much to do!
So much for our conclusion of the beta: Revelation Online is a lot of fun and especially the combat system and the dungeons with the easy group finding are real highlights. Also the cool wings and stunt skills, with which we can stylishly explore the beautiful Asian world. Also exemplary: Technical problems and bugs were not as frequent as we had expected in a beta. The servers ran very stable.
Why is a whale flying there? And who is the curvy woman in the background? Questions upon questions that we hope to get answered in the next beta.
However, many features of the game were not understandable due to the lack of localization and could hardly be discovered or not at all. My.com still has to work very hard to remedy this by the next beta. In addition, the game with its many functions and features absolutely needs an understandable tutorial so that new players are not completely overwhelmed. However, if all this succeeds by the release in 2017, Revelation Online could become a good and motivating online role-playing game.
The heroic card chaos, the Heroic Brawl, has started in Hearthstone – there are great rewards, but only for the best and richest players.
It was announced in mid-October, but then postponed: the golden card chaos in Hearthstone. It’s like an “Arena XXL” – an Ultimate Fighting with high prize money, but also a high entry fee. Some will be left behind.
The “Heroic Brawl” is taking place instead of the normal chaos this week and is therefore only active for a few days until it (very likely) returns sometime.
Hearthstone: Heroic Brawl finally active … but not cheap
For 1000 gold or just under 10 euros, you can buy access to the special event. Overall, not for poor players, but for the elite of Hearthstone, who have hoarded money either in the game or in real life.
As in the arena, you are out after 3 defeats and must buy back in – this is possible up to five times. High risk at the end of having almost empty hands. But if you win often enough, the rewards are gigantic.
Heroic card chaos in Hearthstone: Entry fee is hefty – but so are the prizes
The maximum yield awaits you at 12 wins: 50 card packs, about 1100 dust, approximately 1100 gold, and 3 golden legendary cards. “Golden” cards are the prestige cards of Hearthstone, have a golden edge and a small animation, but otherwise don’t provide any advantages.
Up to 8 wins, you always get the number of your wins + 1 in card packs, as well as some dust and gold. At 9, 10, or 11 wins, you get 16 packs each. But what am I saying? Here is a graphic with the prizes:
How many players will ultimately accept Blizzard’s offer should be an exciting question. According to a quick survey by the fan site Hearthpwn, only one in five players expressed interest in engaging in the expensive pleasure.
What do you think? Is this for you? Or is this just not your league? Is 10 euros too steep, is this a new cash grab from Blizzard or a welcome challenge for those of you who have already achieved everything? Let us know in the comments.
Good opportunity for top players to further enhance their already huge card collection. How your chances are otherwise to get legendary cards in Hearthstone and that Blizzard is cheating a bit here, you can find out in this article:
HORI offers a licensed set of mechanical keyboard and mouse for the PS4. PC feel on the console is now possible. But is it really necessary?
It is considered a widely accepted truth that in shooters, mouse and keyboard controls have advantages over analog sticks. Depending on the settings, you can react faster, move more quickly, and aim more precisely. On console, these disadvantages are partly balanced out by aim assist.
To bring this PC feel to the PS4, HORI has now developed the “Tactical Assault Commander Pro” (TAC Pro), a PC controller designed for the PS4. It may be surprising that Sony allows such hardware, but it is an officially licensed product.
What can the PC controller for the PS4 do?
TAC Pro consists of two components:
A keyboard with 20 mechanical keys: The keys are marked with the symbols of a DualShock controller, such as X, O, or L1. There is also a stick on the left side. Additionally, an adjustable wrist rest is supposed to provide the necessary comfort.
A mouse with 3200 DPI: The sensitivity can be adjusted. It features a scroll wheel and side buttons.
The set is fully programmable. You can create up to three user profiles that save the key mapping and sensitivity settings.
Additional advantages in combat are provided by the snipe and quick button. The snipe button reduces sensitivity for increased accuracy. This should allow for even more precise aiming when sniping. The quick button is designed for fast aiming and quick movements.
Reviews are generally positive: the quality is convincing. The set does exactly what you expect it to do. However, detailed settings are needed in advance to ensure that the mouse and keyboard work in a way that suits your playstyle. Additionally, it takes a little time to get used to the hardware.
The movements in shooters are not as smooth as on PC, even with the TAC Pro. This is probably simply due to the fact that PS4 games were designed for analog sticks.
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In the end, the question arises as to who the set is actually suitable for. If it is important for you to play with a keyboard and mouse, you likely already have a PC for gaming. On the other hand, analog sticks offer a unique gaming experience that many console gamers do not want to miss.
If you now think: “I definitely want to try this out,” then you will find an offer on Amazon below.
In Destiny, we take a look at cool concept art from the “Wrath of the Machine” raid. Including a rusty Vosik and a Captain playing guitar.
Last night, on 17.11, the Bungie livestream for “Wrath of the Machine” took place. The developers provided interesting insights into the creation of the raid, while six Guardians played the heroic mode in the background. Occasionally, some amusing concept arts were shown.
If you missed the stream: we summarize statements from Bungie that should interest not only hardcore Destiny fans. Additionally, we shamelessly took some screenshots during the stream to show you the early concepts.
Vosik – Phase 1
The first phase of the Vosik encounter should remind you of the beginning of the Glass Chamber: You need to defend three stations (in this case, three “turners”) before you gain access to the actual raid. The players should also encounter a raid boss immediately, so they know right away: “Whoa, it’s starting!”
In terms of difficulty, the first phase presents a kind of intro that is easy and fun. You can master this Vosik encounter with fewer Guardians, following the motto: “We’ll start, you can join us later.” In the early stages of development, this phase was significantly harder. However, Bungie opted for the fun version.
By the way: These turners, which produce the SIVA bombs, are indeed the “factories” of all SIVA grenades that the Splicers throw at you. That was the underlying thought behind these objects.
Here is an early concept of the starting area:
However, it didn’t look like the entrance to a heavy challenge, which is why it now looks as it does.
Vosik – Phase 2
Have you ever wondered why Vosik has full health again in Phase 2, even though he took devastating damage in the first phase? This question also arose for Bungie. The initial plan was to deduct 50% health per phase. However, it didn’t feel right in the final battle. Therefore, they decided that he would be back at full health. This step is justified by the fact that SIVA is a self-reproducing technology – and thus Vosik could regenerate.
This phase was also significantly harder a month before release. Overall, the entire raid was once much harder than it is now. After all, the focus should be on fun. The Guardians should not think: “Oh man, I have to struggle through this for another 5 hours.” Instead, teamwork and communication are the focus.
Here are two early concepts of Vosik. In the first one, he strongly resembles a rusty heap of scrap metal:
By the way: In Hard Mode, the doors are only slightly open for one reason: so that the Guardians can slide under them like in an action movie. It’s just supposed to look cool.
Siege Engine
With the Siege Engine, there was a funny concept art:
You see a simple siege engine – with a Captain on top! If you look closely, you see: This enemy is holding a guitar. He didn’t make it into the game in the end.
How the Hard Mode was supposed to look, there was supposedly a lot of discussion. For example, all the Outlaws were replaced with Captains, but that was way too hard. Jokingly someone suggested, why not just add a big Fallen tank, a Walker. And that’s how it turned out.
Aksis
The riddle of “Outbreak Prime” was initially supposed to be much more complicated, with long broken codes that could only be assembled through communication and complex calculations. However, the idea that solving it would require a math honors course was discarded.
The final boss Aksis was actually called Meksis for a long time – just like that enemy who now appears on the Siege Engine. In general, it is difficult to find suitable names. Aksis ultimately sounds more threatening than Meksis. That’s why Bungie decided on Aksis and against Meksis.
The design idea for Aksis was that he should be connected to his environment and control it. This can also be seen in the following concept:
In the second drawing, you can see that early on, the back was considered Aksis’ weakness:
Moreover, this is also the reason why the supercharge mechanic was introduced; there should be chaos during the final battle. The Guardians are not supposed to gather in one place and shoot at the boss, but spread around the room. They should communicate with each other.
Conclusion: In general, “Wrath of the Machine” is not intended to be a raid where you encounter bosses that you only have to deal immense damage to. The raid is designed as an activity that one would like to repeat, that is fun, that motivates.
What do you think of this information and concept arts?
Trion Worlds has released “Starfall Prophecy,” the first paid DLC for the MMORPG RIFT since 2013!
With the update, you can expect five new large zones, two dungeons, and a new level cap. You will also be able to participate in fortress sieges and must face the greatest threat the fantasy world has ever seen. The premium DLC costs 39.99 euros in the standard edition and aims to appeal to both newcomers and veterans.
“The entire RIFT team has poured their hearts into Starfall Prophecy, and we are excited to see how new and returning players embrace the new areas, battles, and the increased level cap,” said Chris Junior, Executive Producer of RIFT. “Starfall Prophecy is a direct response to our players’ wishes. With the new expansion, we bring to RIFT’s large and passionate community what they have asked us for – including the removal of the MTX unlocks from previous expansions. All new content has only a single price.”
Many Innovations
You can look forward to these improvements and innovations with RIFT Starfall Prophecy :
New locations to explore – As the comet of Ahnket races through the skies of Telara, you can set out to explore five large new zones. These include Skatherran Forest, Gedlonian Wastes, Xarth Swamp, Ashenfall, and Tenebrous Rift. You will also descend into two new dungeons and participate in a new raid. To make participation in raids easier, a raid system has been integrated. Additionally, the new loot system ensures you always find the best items for your class.
Starfall Prophecy raises the level cap to 70 and introduces a new crafting tier. You will gain Legendary powers based on the souls system of the MMO offering even more options for customization. In addition, new equipment items, immortal items, and new planar fragments will enhance your gear.
For the first time, you will be able to participate in fortress sieges. These are battles that become larger and more complex. Starting from individual skirmishes to groups and raids. You can also jump into the new planar assault adventures through instant adventures, provided you are at the heart of a rift.
Starfall Prophecy is also available in a Deluxe Edition for 59.99 euros. This includes the DLC, an Ethereal Dragon mount, Asha Cataris’ outfit, and a Ring of Ahnket character portrait.
The transition to a Free2Play model has been eagerly anticipated by the developers of the MMORPG EVE Online and by the players as well.
Especially the EVE community weighs every little change in the game very carefully. In an interview, CCP Games’ Andie Nordgren discusses, among other things, how the community has reacted to the update. She also explains what changes the Ascension update brings.
Free2Play opens up the EVE Online universe
According to Andie Nordgren, every player who plays Free2Play, and thus with an Alpha clone, can enjoy a complete EVE experience. While there are restrictions in terms of skills and the ships that one can fly, everyone can still do everything that others do. There are no restrictions on activities or exploration of the universe. One can engage with anyone if desired and could even have a chance against capital ships under certain circumstances.
Anyone who once had a subscription and now wants to try the game for free can continue playing their character, but with the restrictions of an Alpha clone. Many of the learned skills will be grayed out and unusable until the subscription is reactivated. Maybe someone will find joy in the game again and want to reactivate their subscription. Then the Alpha clone becomes an Omega clone and it is possible to continue playing without restrictions.
The Free2Play mode is well received
CCP Games has also been positively surprised by the players’ response to the Free2Play mode. According to Andie Nordgren, it is very well received. The players are excited, even though a lot of negative feedback was actually expected.
But the Ascension update offers more than just the Free2Play mode. This includes a new tutorial that introduces players to the MMO and the game world. It is heavily story-driven and even features voice acting. The story is told in several chapters, in which you choose a faction. Afterwards, you are released into the sandbox.
This very story-driven and narratively dense tutorial replaces the old introduction to the game. Of course, you are not locked into the chosen faction. At least as an Omega clone, you have the option to switch to another party, as you can also learn the skills of other races. In addition, there are further changes, such as to the character sheet and the explosions. Ascension is available for free.
The Battlefest event in Battlefield 1 has started and features many in-game activities and rewards for you. Here are the highlights.
The first major event in Battlefield 1 has begun. From November 16 to November 27, the developers are celebrating Battlefest alongside the players. During this time, you can expect events, giveaways, missions, and activities in the game. There are also additional missions and events for “Battlefield 4” and “Battlefield Hardline” players, where you can earn experience points.
Battlefest in the November Update
At the center of Battlefest are clearly the objectives. These are often overlooked in the game and are repeatedly the reason why games are won or lost. In the latest Battlefield 1.04 Update some changes have been made in this area. Among other things, you can now replace squad leaders who do not give orders. To further focus on the objectives, there are various challenges and rewards for you during Battlefest.
Thursday, November 17:
PTFO-Battlefield Mission: Play Battlefield 1 during 3 different days of Battlefest and win an operations game. When you complete this mission, you will receive a PTFO weapon skin.
Road to Battlefield 1 Mission (BF4 and BF Hardline): Get 25 kills with the M1911 in any game mode in either of the two games. For this, you receive the “Road to Battlefield 1″ dog tag and a M1911 weapon skin (The Incarcerator).
Battlefest Battlepack Update: A new Battlepack version for Battlefest will be activated.
Friday, November 18:
Cyber Sale: Discounts for Battlefield 1 and other EA titles are waiting for you at online retailers of your choice.
#FridayNightBattlefield Battlefest: In this special event, you can compete in melee against the developers. Many servers are available for #FridayNightBattlefieldfor this event. You will receive an exclusive Friday Night dog tag for this event.
Double XP Event (BF4 and BF Hardline): You will earn double experience points while playing Battlefield 4 and Battlefield Hardline on November 18.
Sunday, November 20:
Battlefest Community Videos: Famous members of the Battlefield community will show you many helpful PTFO (Play The Fucking Objective) tips
Wednesday, November 23:
CTE Veteran dog tag: You will receive this dog tag if you have been a member of the Community Test Environment for Battlefield 4 or Battlefield Hardline.
Friday, November 25:
#FridayNightBattlefield Battlefest: Another evening full of action awaits you. You can play against the developers of DICE again on this day.
Double XP Event (BF4 and BF Hardline): You will earn double experience points while playing Battlefield 4 and Battlefield Hardline on November 25.
How do you like the Battlefest highlights of Battlefield 1? A reason to play more often?
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If you want to make money quickly with heists in GTA 5 Online, then this 2-player heist is a great way to do it.
Money is an important factor in GTA 5 Online, as you can use it to buy, for example, cool vehicles from the Bikers DLC. But you also need a certain financial foundation for apartments and businesses for your motorcycle club. With the heists in GTA 5 Online, you can earn a lot of money. The heist we introduce here can be completed with two people and offers a significant cash reward at the end.
In GTA 5 Online, you have the option to buy apartments or houses. Depending on the type, these have a planning room that you need for planning heists. One of the simplest and fastest heists is the Fleeca Bank Heist. Unlike the other heists, you only need 2 players instead of 4 here. Grab a buddy and start the heist in your private planning room located in your hideout.
In the heist menu, you can buy ammunition and armor if you don’t have any. Afterward, Lester will tell you some details about the heist that awaits you. Then, you can select which player takes which role (driver or hacker) at the planning board. If you agree with the role and the share of the money, click “ready” so that the leader can start the heist. Before the finale begins, there are 2 preparation missions:
Day 1 is not particularly difficult, as you only drive to the bank with Lester. Then you pick up the equipment for the heist from Paige. During the drive, the passenger from your team has the task of practicing hacking on the phone.
Preparation also includes stealing the Kuruma, which is located in a parking garage in Little Seoul. While you drive to Lester, you will encounter some enemies that you can easily kill from the armored car.
The Finale: On the final day of the Fleeca heist, you will need to drive together to Lester’s location and pick up the Kuruma. While the player in the driver role drives you to the bank, the player in the hacker role must hack the bank’s security measures. Upon arrival at the bank, the player with the drill heads into the bank’s back room and starts drilling. Be careful not to drill too fast, or the drill will overheat.
Meanwhile, the driver keeps an eye on the people in the bank and first destroys the surveillance cameras. This is easy to do by shooting at the devices. Then shoot randomly in the air to intimidate the people.
Once you have the loot, get back into the Kuruma and follow the target on the minimap. Soon you will see a helicopter underneath which you should drive. Drive there slowly (at about the same speed as the helicopter) so that it can lift you with a magnet and finish your job. In the video, you can see how to play the final day of the Fleeca heist and how much loot awaits you.
The latest patch of Overwatch has changed quite a bit. The most loot is now available in the Arcade in “No Limits”.
With the “Sombra Patch” 1.5 some changes were made in Overwatch, such as the hero limit now being present in the “Quick Play” mode, meaning: each character can only appear once per team. However, for those who do not want that, there is now the new Arcade mode “No Limits”, where the name says it all: there are no restrictions, so nothing stops a defense of 6 Torbjörns.
The problem was that the game modes in the Arcade yielded fewer experience points than in Quick Play or Ranked mode. And this is where many fans felt cheated during the PTR, as they preferred Quick Play without the hero limit, especially because there were many experience points available there.
The final version of the patch, which we can all play now, brought some changes: No Limits now yields as many experience points as Quick Play. Thus, “No Limits” is the most lucrative game mode if you want to collect loot boxes, as, in addition to the XP, there are also 3 free loot boxes when you win 3 games per week in the Arcade.
So for those who want to collect loot boxes: On to the fun of limitless gaming!
Cortyn thinks: Since “No Limits” is only the most lucrative game mode for a limited time (specifically 9 wins per week), I can live with that. It especially helps fans of this type of Overwatch consistently find enough players to engage in this madness. And to be quite honest, I simply do not want to miss “Mercy and the 5 Dwarfs”. It’s just too much fun.
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Creating your own spells is quite powerful in Hearthstone . The Gadgetzan expansion makes it possible.
The next Hearthstone expansion “The Streets of Gadgetzan” has some strong cards up its sleeve that will probably shake up the meta quite a bit. One of the possibly strongest cards comes from the Cabal family, that is, the new cards that are exclusively available to Priests, Mages, and Warlocks. At the forefront is the new legendary card “Kazakus”, the leader of the Cabal.
With its stats of 3/3 for 4 mana, it may not seem particularly powerful, but its Battlecry makes up for that. As long as your deck doesn’t contain a duplicate card, you can create your own spell. This happens in 3 steps that are structurally very similar to the “Discover” mechanic.
First, you choose the cost of the future spell – the higher the cost, the more powerful effects are available. You choose from 1, 5, and 10 mana.
In the case of a 10-mana card, you then get 3 options: Do you want to copy 3 cards from the opponent’s deck and get them directly into your hand? Or prefer to draw 3 cards? Or would you rather deal 6 damage to all minions?
After the first selection, the second effect is added, again with a selection of 3 options: You can resurrect 3 random allies that have already died in this game, gain 10 armor, or transform all minions into 1/1 sheep.
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In The Division, the servers are offline today, November 17th. Extended maintenance work is scheduled.
Today, Thursday, the weekly maintenance work takes place. Every Thursday, the developers work on the servers and occasionally deploy hotfixes. No changelog is provided for today. Massive is only working in the background on stability.
The server downtime starts at 9:30 AM our time. The online services are expected to remain offline for three hours, so you can start playing again around 12:30 PM. Usually, the servers are back online a few minutes earlier.
However, this afternoon, there will most likely be official announcements regarding the near future of The Division. Massive is holding the “State of the Game”, the weekly status report. During the stream, several prizes are expected to be raffled off, which indicates that this status report will be more significant than those before.
It is possible that the developers will reveal which additional content, besides the Survival mode, the Survival DLC will still offer. This question has puzzled the agents for quite some time. The Survival mode will certainly bring variety, but more content will be needed to keep the agents entertained in the long run.
Hamish Bode, a community developer, has already stated that no new raid will come. So one should not hope for that. However, there is a chance that new story missions could be added to the game.
This afternoon we will know more. We will report promptly on all important statements.
Update: The stream is postponed to tonight at 6 PM. We will report on that.
Team shooter Paladins is performing better than many expected. The competitor to Overwatch is well received.
We certainly would not have thought that, but Paladins is improving. Apparently, the changes towards “Overwatch” from March, which our author Cortyn criticized heavily, have appealed to many others. Cortyn had closely covered the game for us before the changes – however, our readers’ interest in the game had remained modest until then. With the introduction on Steam, that seems to have changed.
More than 4 million players have registered for the team shooter by now. Paladins is one of the most popular games on Steam, say the developers at Hi-Rez, who are also behind Smite. The latest Steam data confirms this: a peak of 42,000 simultaneous active players was reached, which was momentarily rank 7 on the PC platform Steam.
The reaction to Paladins is fantastic, and it is not an Overwatch clone – really not
At Hi-Rez, they are pleased: the global reaction to Paladins has been fantastic. It is great to see how the player count grows week by week since the Steam beta started.
Some accuse the game of having taken some inspiration from Overwatch. Hi-Rez remains unfazed by such accusations: They consider Team Fortress 2 and their own “Global Agenda” as the true inspirations.
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A MMORPG has already bitten the dust just 24 hours after its release. It has been discontinued.
As reported by Kotaku, the Free2Play MMORPG Chaos Saga launched yesterday in Japan. Less than 24 hours later, it has already been discontinued. Some say it’s because the characters from the game were too similar to those from Final Fantasy XI. Fans have already created comparisons on Twitter, contrasting the characters from both MMORPGs.
Our title image really looks like a Chocobo, doesn’t it?
But: One can’t be entirely sure that a legal threat led to the record outcome. Shortly after the release, maintenance was announced, perhaps the developers were also facing technical issues. It wouldn’t be the first launch to suffer from them. Officially, a spokesperson for the game states that there are “various reasons” behind the discontinuation. Ah, very informative.
One thing is clear: The name of the MMORPG was well chosen. Chaos Saga.
Even here, MMORPGs seem to die earlier and earlier. ELOA and Asta were recently granted less than a year of lifespan. But one of them is supposed to make a return soon:
On November 21, Episode 3 of the third season of the living story of Guild Wars 2 will launch. The new episode is called “A Crack in the Ice” and takes us to the northern Shiverpeaks, where the frost dragon Jormag is awakening. A more drastic contrast to the volcanic islands of the Ring of Fire from the previous episode is hardly possible.
Dragons everywhere
At the same time, the fire dragon Primordus is also stirring, and so our heroes are caught literally between ice and fire. To make matters worse, we also have the baby dragon Aurene on our hands, the last offspring of the dragon Glint. The latter was already an important ally in the first Guild Wars and sacrificed herself for the free peoples of Tyria. What role her offspring will play is still unclear. However, it is no secret that the mini-dragon will be important.
To play Season 3 of the living story, you must be the owner of the Heart of Thorns expansion. Those who do not yet have the expansion can purchase it directly from Arenanet as a digital version at half price until November 22. Additionally, Season 3 features not only the story but also a brand new Nightmare Fractal for five players.
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A few months ago, during the great content drought, Bungie appeared with livestreams where the community manager DeeJ talked with the responsible developers about various aspects of the game. These Twitch streams are called “Ride Alongs,” in which they lift the veil a bit and provide insights into the backgrounds.
Tonight’s “Raid”-Along will focus on the “Wrath of the Machine” raid. Some of the best raiders are set to play the heroic mode while world artist Rusty Durbin and raid designer Joe Blackburn discuss the development of the raid.
It starts at 8 PM our time. Here we embed the stream:
The Free2Play MMO Warframe has made it to the Top 3 on Steam.
Warframe has been in a peculiar situation for years. It has fervent devotees who swear you’re missing out if you don’t indulge in the Warframe craze. However, it has largely passed by the mainstream all these years. While everyone acknowledges that the game is doing well and is developed with heart and brains, the big breakthrough has yet to happen. One feels visibly at home as an underdog in a world of MMO shooters, where Destiny and The Division are the major players.
70,000 players had the game online simultaneously. 1.2 million hours have been spent by Warframe players in the Free2Play shooter. By the way, it’s available not only for PC but also for Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
If you also want to dive into Warframe, our Super Guide, written by a successful Space Ninja, will help you.
