Overwatch: Bannwelle in China erwischt 1700 Accounts mit “seltsamen” Namen

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A new ban wave targets more than 1700 accounts in Overwatch – some with strange names.

Blizzard made it clear early on that they have a zero-tolerance policy for cheaters in Overwatch and since then have regularly banned accounts of hackers and users of cheating software in waves. The latest ban wave came into effect on November 1st, permanently freezing more than 1700 accounts in China alone.

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That alone is a reason to celebrate, but Blizzard goes a step further in China: the names of all accounts that have been banned are publicly accessible. Obviously, the cheaters already knew what fate awaited them sooner or later, as they often gave themselves very “creative” and often offensive names. Since Chinese characters can often pack much more information into fewer characters, entire sentences are often possible.

Here are some of the “best” translations:

  • “The hour has struck-aargh”
  • “I have an aimbot and a wallhack and will destroy you ALL”
  • “Ugly boy with thick lips and small feet”
  • “Please report me”
  • “My main account is in the Top500”
  • “I can’t think of a name”
  • “The world needs more butts”
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And that is just part of the still youth-friendly names. There are also a number of nicknames whose meaning alone would probably be enough reason for a ban. Those interested can check these out in our sources.

Cortyn says: I really like how hard Blizzard is going against cheaters. Now (in my view) they just need to toughen the penalties for offensive behavior in chat, and Overwatch can return to the “friendly” game it was during the beta period. A temporary speaking ban for some players is simply not enough.

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The Division: Server down on 3rd November – Maintenance is taking place

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In The Division, the servers are offline today, November 3rd. We have the information for you.

For over a week now, Update 1.4 has been live. Agents had to wait weeks and months for this, as this update brought significant changes that the developers worked on together with the community. This patch has been received mostly positively, even though it introduced a few new problems.

Today, maintenance work is being carried out. Massive is working on the servers. The servers will be taken offline at 9:30 AM our time. The expected downtime is 3 hours, so it should resume around 12:30 PM.

What is changing today?

No changelog from Massive has been provided for today, which is somewhat surprising. Last week, they mentioned that they already had a solution for a problem with loot in the incursions that should be deployed as soon as possible. However, it seems that today is not the time yet.

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Pokémon GO: Daily Rewards Confirmed – XP and Stardust!

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO, there will soon be daily rewards for various activities. After 7 days, there will be an additional super bonus for you!

A new feature will soon be available for trainers in Pokémon GO. A few days ago, we suspected that there would soon be daily bonuses for trainers. Data miners had already discovered initial signs of this in the code. Now, Niantic officially announces that the daily bonuses will be activated soon. You can receive stardust, experience points, and additional items as rewards. If you manage to activate these bonuses for 7 consecutive days, a super bonus awaits you.

Daily Bonus in Pokémon GO

Soon, you will be able to receive a bonus once a day for various activities in the game. This includes catching Pokémon or visiting a PokéStop. If you show perseverance and collect these bonuses for 7 consecutive days, you will receive a super bonus with many experience points and extra items. In the following list, you can see which different bonuses can be activated in Pokémon GO:

Catching a Pokémon daily earns you the following bonus:

  • 500 XP
  • 600 Stardust

Catching a Pokémon daily for 7 consecutive days earns you the following super bonus:

  • 2000 XP
  • 2400 Stardust

Visiting a PokéStop daily / Spinning a photo disc daily earns you the following bonus:

  • 500 XP
  • Various useful items (Amount: Unknown)

Visiting a PokéStop daily / Spinning a photo disc daily for 7 consecutive days earns you the following super-bonus:

  • 2000 XP
  • A higher amount of useful items (Amount: Unknown)

As an explanation, the developers added in the blog post: If you catch a Pokémon on Tuesday at any local time, you qualify for the next daily bonus on Wednesday at 12:00 PM local time.

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League of Legends: The new Talon can jump over walls – Spotlight!

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Wall-Jumps and a 3-stack ability are part of Talon starting from the preseason of League of Legends.

In the Assassin update, Talon receives some changes. He will be able to jump over terrain, making it easier to escape or chase down enemies. Additionally, this ability has no cooldown and costs no mana. The only limitation is that the terrain he just jumped over does not provide him with a second jump immediately. Watch the video at the end of the article to see how this and other new abilities look in-game.

League of Legends – Talon Update

First, let’s look at his new E ability. It is called Assassin’s Path and is designed to overcome terrain. It does not matter whether the terrain is part of the default map or created by players. Talon could presumably jump over a wall using Assassin’s Path. As mentioned, this ability has no cooldown and no mana cost. However, there is a high cooldown on the terrain that has just been crossed. So, if you jump over the wall at Dragon to kill someone, you cannot immediately jump back over that wall, but need to find another way (if you are in a hurry).

League of Legends Talon jumping ability

Talon’s Q ability Noxian Diplomacy is no longer a simple auto-attack reset, but has now been transformed into 2 different attacks. If you use Noxian Diplomacy on an enemy close to you, it deals a lot of damage. If you use the ability at a longer distance, Talon sprints to the target and deals damage (less than if you use the ability in close combat).

The new Passive ability Blade’s End follows the well-known 3-stack principle that you may already know from other champions. When you deal damage with your abilities, enemies are marked with a stack of Blade’s End, which can stack up to 3 times. Once 3 stacks are reached, your automatic attacks cause the target to bleed heavily over the next few seconds. In the video, you can see how these abilities behave in-game.

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Destiny: Weapon Day today – The offer from Banshee-44 on 2.11.

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In Destiny, the weapon day is today, on November 2nd. Banshee-44 has new weapons and orders.

Yesterday, without warning, the Vosik Challenge in the “Wrath of the Machine” raid started. If you are looking for a suitable weapon for this, you can visit the Gunsmith again today. He brings the Forge quests from last week and is happy to take new orders.

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Before he does this, however, you must first increase your reputation with him. At certain reputation ranks, the Gunsmith even offers quests for exclusive weapons for you.

The field test weapons this week

You earn reputation points by completing test weapons for him. This week, the following weapons are available:

  • Use an auto rifle from Häkke against Cabal.
  • Achieve precision skills with an auto rifle from Suros.
  • Landing precision shots with an Omolon sidearm.
  • Use a Suros pulse rifle against the Vex.
  • Take an Omolon sniper rifle into the crucible.

These 5 weapons can be ordered

The following Forge quests cost 2500 Glimmer:

First up is an auto rifle: SUROS ARI-41. Impact 8.

Next comes the Häkke sidearm Gaheris-D. Impact 81.

Also, the Omolon sidearm Kumakatok HC4 is on sale. Low impact of 68.

Häkke brings the pulse rifle Herja-D. Impact 14.

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Finally, the Suros pulse rifle PDX-41 can be ordered. Impact 14.

Which weapons with which perks can be collected?

The auto rifle SUROS ARI-45 comes with Fitted Stock, Hand-Laid Stock, and Persistence.

The sidearm Judith-D provides Enhanced Barrel and Triple.

The scout rifle Tuonela SR4 has no good perks.

The pulse rifle Herja-D can be collected with Crowd Control and Spray and Play.

The pulse rifle Lyudmila-D has Devourer and Hand-Laid Stock.

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Redemption’s Guild VR: Kommt das erste Virtual-Reality-MMORPG?

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

What could be the next step in the “evolution” of MMORPGs? Virtual reality would be quite an interesting possibility, and with Redemption’s Guild VR, the first virtual reality MMO seems to be on its way.

Redemption’s Guild VR is currently being developed by a small indie studio and is set to be funded through Kickstarter. The online game, in its currently presented form, is not yet comparable to the “big” MMORPGs. The project is too ambitious for the small team, and the technology is still in its infancy. Nevertheless, the developers are trying to convey the feeling of an MMORPG, focusing primarily on the cooperative aspect.

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Cooperative adventures in a VR fantasy world

At launch, you will create a hero from six classes and be able to improve this character over 20 levels according to your preferences. The game is played from a first-person perspective, and the team supports HTC’s Vive as the VR headset. Do not expect a massive world yet, but the game offers an open region where you can experience adventures with your friends. There you can expect quests and battles. Additionally, there is an arena where you can fight wave after wave of enemies together. In the labyrinth mode, you and your friends will explore a dungeon filled with traps and must try to retrieve the treasure.

In a tavern, you meet with other players, take care of your equipment and skills, and can even change classes. Since it is a VR game, you are in the middle of the game world. You control with HTC Vive controllers and can freely look around the world through the headset.

A step into the future

Redemption’s Guild VR essentially provides a first glimpse of what VR MMORPGs could eventually become. These are the first steps into an intriguing future. Of course, there is still a long way to go, and yet these beginnings are already quite interesting. If you would like to participate in the funding, you can do so through the Kickstarter campaign, which aims to raise at least $33,000 by November 24.

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FIFA 17: TOTW 7 – The Team of the Week from 2.11. – 9.11. in FUT 17

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 2 minutes

In FIFA 17, on November 2nd, the Team of the Week 7 is set to be released in the “Ultimate Team” mode. Which players will receive an “in-form” card?

This week features several highlights from a German perspective. Bundesliga stars Robben and Süle are included, with Robben’s TOTW card being particularly sought after. While his pace is not as high as in previous FIFA installments, his attributes are still outstanding. Kutschke from Dresden of the 2. Bundesliga is also included.

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Furthermore, Gündogan receives a strong card: This CM will definitely fetch high prices on the transfer market. The highest overall rating in TOTW 7 is held by Sanchez from Arsenal. With a rating of 89 and excellent attributes for an offensive player, he can bolster almost any “Premier League” team.

Next, we will take a closer look at the player ratings of the TOTW cards.

The ratings and player statistics of the “Team of the Week” players – Week 7

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Here are the players in the starting lineup:

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And here are the substitutes:

These players are available in packs from Wednesday until next Wednesday, November 9th. After that, you can only acquire these special cards on the transfer market.

What is the TOTW anyway?

Every Wednesday, EA Sports reveals the Team of the Week in the “Ultimate Team” mode of their annual football simulation. This is also true for FIFA 17. Players who have performed outstandingly in real football over the past week are rewarded with special cards that have improved attributes.

You can pull the TOTW cards from packs that may contain Rare (Gold) players within a week. However, the chance of this happening is quite low. Additionally, you can buy them on the transfer market when offered by other players. However, the prices are usually extremely high.

Good luck opening packs!

In our guide collection for FUT 17, we list all previous TOTW players.

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Battlefront 2 release period announced, a new Star Wars game from EA every year

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Star Wars Battlefront 2 is set to be released by EA boss Blake Jorgensen in the fall of 2017, almost a year from now. Furthermore, Electronic Arts plans to release a Star Wars game every year.

Battlefront was a bigger success for Electronic Arts with over 14 million copies sold than the publisher had anticipated. Therefore, it is no surprise that a sequel is in the works. Nothing new so far, but now EA CEO Blake Jorgensen confirmed to the website Polygon that Battlefront 2 will be released in the fall of 2017, that is in less than a year.

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Kylo Ren in the next “Battlefront”? That is quite likely.

Star Wars Galore for at least three years!

According to Jorgensen, Battlefront 2 is supposed to offer a larger and better gaming experience than its predecessor and will also feature locations from the upcoming Episode VIII, which is also set to be released in 2017. But with Battlefront 2, the end is not near, and after a long drought of Star Wars games, EA wants to present a new Star Wars game every year for the next three to four years.

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The EA studios Visceral (Dead Space) and Respawn (Titanfall) are also working on titles from the Star Wars universe. The latter is expected to deliver a third-person action-adventure, and the Dead Space creators have recruited Amy Henning (Uncharted) as the project lead for their Star Wars title. However, it is still unknown what kind of game will come out of this.

What do you think of EA’s plans for Battlefront 2 and the upcoming Star Wars games? Do you hope for a Battlefront in Battlefield 1 style or do you set your hopes on the new, yet unknown titles from Visceral and Respawn? Or do you fundamentally doubt that EA can deliver quality Star Wars titles? Let us know and write it here in the comments!

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Destiny: Vosik Challenge – The Challenge Mode of “Wrath of the Machine”

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In Destiny, Vosik greets you in the “Wrath of the Machine” raid for the challenge. What needs to be done to get additional loot?

On November 1st at 7 PM, Bungie surprised the Guardians: Right during the Festival of the Lost, the first challenge mode in the “Wrath of the Machine” raid went live. Until now, the developers only hinted vaguely that the raid challenges would be the next big thing after the Halloween event.

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Through a leak, it has already come to light that there will most likely be two challenge bosses in this raid: Vosik and Aksis. And Vosik is now live. We will tell you what mechanics you need to follow and what extra loot there is.

This is how Vosik works in Challenge Mode

Vosik is the first boss in “Wrath of the Machine”, where you encounter him twice. In the first phase, you don’t need to pay attention to anything for the challenge. It only starts when you enter the Splicer Hideout to take down Vosik.

You can complete the challenge in both normal mode and heroic mode. Basically, there is only one condition that must be fulfilled to receive the extra loot:

  • All 4 side rooms must be closed with the “bombs”, the SIVA charges.

You don’t shoot with weapons at the door mechanics to close them before the critical SIVA density, but instead shoot a SIVA charge at each one.

And this is how it works:

  • The start of the fight against Vosik is as always: You take out adds, throw the bombs at Vosik, and deal damage to him. You can find the exact procedure in our “Wrath of the Machine” guide.
  • At the end of a DPS phase (also called damage phase), two bombs drop:
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  • These are picked up by two of your guardians. They go into the corresponding (glowing) rooms to the left and right of the room.
  • Once both rooms are occupied, the bomb carriers throw the bomb at the mechanism and you are protected.
  • Now you have activated two rooms with the bombs. The other two rooms are still missing. Wait for the next DPS phase, grab the two falling bombs, and repeat the process.
  • In the third DPS phase, Vosik should fall.

Note: It should also be possible in the normal mode for you to occupy two rooms after the first DPS phase, then only one, and then another one, to have one more DPS phase.

By the way: In the last DPS phase, you can also use the two falling bombs to deal damage to Vosik.

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And that’s it.

The Loot of the Vosik Challenge

As a reward, you receive the perfected ornament, which will make your raid armor glow.

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Additionally, there is this pretty emblem called “Vosik’s Gift”:

Furthermore, other items that can have a maximum of 385 in normal mode and a maximum of 400 in heroic mode. Boots are guaranteed to drop. There are also reports of an exotic engram.

You can check this video from Venero TV to see it all in motion:

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Titanfall 2 vs Battlefield 1: This is what EA says about players’ release criticism

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The CEO of EA talks about what he thinks of the criticism of Titanfall 2 and why the game will continue to sell well in the near future.

Last Friday, on October 28, Titanfall 2 was released for PC, Xbox One, and PS4. Fans criticized the timing of the release, which was shortly after Battlefield 1 and a week before Call of Duty Infinite Warfare. Before the release, Andrew Wilson, the CEO of EA, stated that Titanfall 2 would not be competing with other games. After the game’s sales numbers have been low so far, Andrew Wilson was asked if he would release further shooters so closely together in the future.

“There are 3 types of gamers”

In response to this question, Wilson said that there are actually 3 types of players: Those who enjoy Battlefield and the strategic nature of the game, the players who want fast, fluid gameplay and prefer Titanfall 2, and then there is the 3rd type of player who just wants to play the best shooters from 2016 and therefore buys both games. He also added that they are particularly satisfied with the quality of both titles. The reviews on Metacritic confirm the good quality of Titanfall 2.

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“We believe that both games will sell well over a long period of time. Not just in this quarter and over the holidays, but also deep into the coming years.” Players are also responding well to the DLC strategy of Titanfall 2, says Wilson. DLCs with content like maps and game modes are set to be available for free. Blake Jorgensen of EA says they want to keep the Titanfall franchise going for “many, many years.” Jorgensen explains the strategy behind Titanfall 2: “Part of the strategy when building a franchise is long-term thinking. You approach a new franchise differently than an already existing one like Fifa or Madden.” So we can expect much more Titanfall content in the future.

Patrick says: From EA’s perspective, the release dates of the two games were apparently not chosen “poorly.” One would probably not want to say anything else in a public interview. Personally, I would have preferred more time between the two releases. Because I actually like both games. Players who only want to play one of the two titles probably do not care when the other title is released and how it is performing.

If you want to play both titles, you are currently torn between which one to prioritize. Money does not grow on trees for everyone (unfortunately!). As mentioned by EA, this is where the long-term plan comes into play. Players who want to play both titles will buy them. Nevertheless, my assumption is that a different release timing for Titanfall 2 could have attracted even more new players to Titanfall 2. This likely includes players who are currently (still) occupied with Battlefield 1 and therefore do not need another game.

In this context: Battlefield 1 or Titanfall 2 – Which shooter is right for me?

What type of gamer are you? BF1, TF2, both, or neither of the two games?

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WoW: Legion – Bonus Event: Leveling Pets Like Crazy

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The latest bonus event in Legion benefits all pet collectors. The perfect time to get started.

In World of Warcraft: Legion there is a different event every week that focuses on various types of content and rewards special bonuses. From November 2nd to 8th, pet battles are in focus.

WoW Pet Gromloc

During this time, experience gained in pet battles is increased by a whopping 200%, which means that pets now level up at triple speed.

It should also not be forgotten to visit Archmage Timear in Dalaran again before the Violet Hold, as he has a new weekly quest where you need to defeat 5 other players through the search tool in duels with your pets. As a reward, there is a special stone that allows you to upgrade a pet directly to level 25 – the perfect way to get “difficult” pets out of the lower levels.

Cortyn says: Anyone who hasn’t taken a look at pets yet can now find the perfect starting point. Thanks to the additional 200% experience points, especially the “daily battles” against various trainers in Draenor are worthwhile, as pets can gain up to 18 level-ups in a single fight! But the hunt for all the new pets on the Broken Isles also brings valuable experience points and brings your collection closer to perfection.

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Guild Wars 2: Loot Boxes Revised – What’s Changing

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In Guild Wars 2, the Black Lion chests no longer contain boosters. Instead, we receive more rare, unusual, and seasonal items when we open the loot chests.

In Guild Wars 2, we can regularly find chests from the Black Lion Trading Company, which we can only open with real money keys. The chests could contain cool costumes and other cosmetic items, but also boring boosters for experience points and the like.

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More items, no boosters

Those who always found the boosters annoying and preferred equipment can now rejoice. Because Arenanet has removed the boosters from the loot list of the chests. Instead, there are now better chances for cool items, and each chest now contains a weapon, a piece of armor, a clothing set, a dye, a glider, a miniature, or a finishing move.

In addition, items from the seasonal events, such as the ongoing Halloween, may be included in the chest. This includes the cool glider called “Chasing Phantom Glider.” By the way, those who can show the title “Explorer of Maguuma” or “Tyrian Veteran” will receive a chest and a key for free in the shop.

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Crowfall: The atypical MMORPG surpasses the 3 million mark in crowdfunding

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

The game concept of the MMORPG Crowfall is well received. Because through crowdfunding, the developer studio ArtCraft Entertainment was able to raise over 3 million US dollars!

The Kickstarter campaign was successfully completed in March 2015 with over 1.7 million dollars. Together with the now over 3 million dollars raised through further crowdfunding plus additional funding, the project stands at a total sum of over 10 million dollars.

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Crowfall is successful

Gordon Walton, president and executive producer at ArtCraft Entertainment says: “Over 18 months ago, Crowfall made it into the top 20 of the highest crowdfunded computer games and raised nearly 1.8 million dollars from over 16,000 supporters. The growth remains fantastic, and new backers join our community every month.”

Crowfall is not a typical MMORPG. The developers describe it as a “Throne War Simulator”. Because the events take place not in a persistent world, but in a universe full of worlds that are constantly being created and destroyed. Only in the Eternal Kingdoms, your home, is there “real” persistence. You travel to one of the worlds during each campaign and fight there for supremacy. Until the “Hunger” consumes that world. After that, you return to your kingdom and can expand it with your campaign achievements.

Campaigns instead of one big world

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Each campaign lasts only a few months. However, it is still possible for you to form guilds and alliances to have better chances in the PvP battles and sieges. Because PvP is the core element of the game. In Crowfall, it’s not about quests and epic stories, but about conquests.

“It’s amazing that we were able to reach this milestone just a few days before the public testing of our persistent world servers,” explains J. Todd Coleman, CEO of ArtCraft Entertainment. “Until now, we were limited to a modular system for our tests – including the battles or the siege system. Now comes the first opportunity to experience the game as a whole in a large game world where you can play for days instead of just hours.”

Once the servers go online, testers in Europe and the USA will have the chance to experience the persistent game world of Crowfall themselves. The European servers will be hosted by partner company Travian Games.

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FIFA 17: Here are the Movember cards in FUT – Ultimate Team

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In FIFA 17 suddenly Movember cards appear. These are light brown player cards in the Ultimate Team mode that currently provide certain players with better stats. The FUT cards are supposed to be available throughout November. But what is all the fuss about?

The fuss serves a good cause: EA Sports has teamed up with the Movember Foundation, which advocates for men’s health. In addition to a donation of $200,000, the gaming giant also utilizes its game portfolio to raise awareness. Therefore, special FUT cards appear in FIFA 17, charity streams are organized, and so forth. Below, we show you the affected player cards in detail.

Movember Ultimate Team Cards and Squad Building Challenge

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In focus of the new Movember cards in FIFA 17, which will be available in several packs from November 1 to November 30, are players who are also joining the Movember fundraising marathon. These include well-known figures such as Ibrahimovic and Matuidi or Bundesliga players Luiz Gustavo and Karim Bellarabi. Of course, with a beard.

  • Zlatan Ibrahimovic (ST) – Movember Rating: 91
  • Blaise Matuidi (CDM) – Movember Rating: 87
  • Andrea Barzagli (CB) – Movember Rating: 87
  • Alexandre Lacazette (ST) – Movember Rating: 86
  • Luiz Gustavo (CDM) – Movember Rating: 84
  • Karim Bellarabi (RM) – Movember Rating: 84
  • Ricardo Rodriguez (LB) – Movember Rating: 84
  • Mathew Ryan (GK) – Movember Rating: 80
  • Andre Hahn (ST) – Movember Rating: 80
  • Mahmoud Dahoud (CM) – Movember Rating: 80
  • Bafetimbi Gomis (ST) – Movember Rating: 79
  • Julian Korb (RB) – Movember Rating: 77
  • Mile Jedinak (CDM) – Movember Rating: 77
  • Joe Ledley (CM) – Movember Rating: 76
  • Henri Lansbury (CM) – Movember Rating: 74
  • Steven Fletcher (ST) – Movember Rating: 74
  • Johannes Hopf (GK) – Movember Rating: 73
  • Kristoffer Peterson (LW) – Movember Rating: 67
  • Robert Cornthwaite (CB) – Movember Rating: 67
  • Adebayo Akinfenwa (ST) – Movember Rating: 64
  • Stefan Silva (ST) – Movember Rating: 64
  • Stuart Sinclair (CM) – Movember Rating: 63
  • Jason Hoffman (RB) – Movember Rating: 61
  • Ivan Necevski (GK) – Movember Rating: 59

Furthermore, there is a new jersey set to be obtained in the new Squad Building Challenge for Movember:

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Hot off the press: FIFA 17: TOTW 7 – The Team of the Week from November 2 to November 9 in FUT 17

What does Movember stand for? Behind “Movember” is the Movember Foundation, which organizes campaigns and collects donations during the month of November – focusing on health-promoting measures aimed at preventing typical men’s diseases (including testicular or prostate cancer). With proper preventive care, the risk can ultimately be significantly reduced. However, it must first be possible to talk openly about it, as men often prefer to keep silent about their illnesses rather than show “weakness.” These issues are addressed and it is also quite successful, being one of the most significant non-governmental funders for prostate cancer prevention. For this year’s Movember 2016, the mustache was chosen as a symbolic representative, which is explained in the video.

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Player Housing in NPC-Städten oder lieber individuell gestaltete Orte?

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

For many, housing is an essential part of an MMORPG. But should this housing be possible everywhere, or does it ruin the atmosphere of a game world?

Through housing, one expresses their creativity. Players decorate their homes according to their own ideas, look at how others have set up their homes, and display trophies. Owning a house in an MMORPG means showing others what you have achieved. Housing should offer as much freedom as possible. Not only in decorating but also in where the house should be placed.

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Does player housing negatively affect the atmosphere?

Many housing fans would like to place their houses anywhere. The more freedom, the better. But this can also have disadvantages. Imagine a city in a fantasy MMORPG that has a rich backstory created by the developers. There is a temple district with magnificent buildings, a merchant district, and slums. In the slums are half-collapsed huts, and the streets are dirty. Here and there sit beggars. This creates an interesting and dense atmosphere.

But if players were allowed to place their houses anywhere, then beside a decaying house in the slums would stand a magnificent castle, next to it a building that looks like a Viking ship or an elf house in a large tree. There would also be strangely decorated front yards. Even makeshift cabinets would be stacked to the sky, a snowman would stand in front of the door, and an obscene word would be written in the garden with fruit. This greatly shapes the cityscape. So much so that it also affects the atmosphere.

The slums would no longer be slums. The entire city would turn into a colorful mixture of diverse buildings. The character of the individual districts and the city itself would be lost.

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Is atmosphere not important anymore?

Still, players would have the freedom they want. Does player freedom now take precedence over atmosphere? What is more important in an MMORPG? In the selective multiplayer RPG Shroud of the Avatar, this is indeed possible. Houses can be built in cities anywhere on building plots. There are only restrictions regarding size. However, this leads to even in a small village somewhere, a manor or a castle standing. Viking houses line up next to tree houses. There is no consistent style for the city or the village, no character anymore. The freedom of housing fans takes precedence over the atmosphere.

Do you think this works? Or should MMORPGs ensure that the character of cities is preserved? What do you think?

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Ubisoft spricht über Fehlschlag der jüngsten Free2Play-Games

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

Ubisoft had big plans for Free2Play online games, but gradually the games were discontinued. Now, game designer Stanislav Costiuc analyzes what went wrong.

The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot, EndWar Online, Ghost Recon Phantoms, and Might & Magic: Duel of Champions… four online games published by Ubisoft using the Free2Play model that have since been discontinued. But why? What did not work? Ubisoft’s game designer Stanislav Costiuc looked at all the games before their end and analyzes what did not function.

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Why did Ubisoft’s Free2Play games not work?

Essentially, the designer comes to a very obvious conclusion. Newcomers were overwhelmed in all games. The entry was far too complex and complicated, and there was also a lack of a clear objective that players could achieve. A clear goal that is communicated from the very beginning. Moreover, it was not clear at all which atmosphere the majority of games were pursuing. There was a missing thread that ran through the game and indicated the “tone”. For example, EndWar Online had a very dark scenario, yet the dialogues in the game were very sober and did not fit at all.

With Might & Magic: Duel of Champions, one would have thought that with all the successful online card games, this game should have lasted longer. But although the tutorial was actually quite good, it was entirely unclear how to proceed afterwards. What should one choose? Why did one only have so few cards? The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot, on the other hand, exhausted players by explaining the background and game mechanics for what felt like an eternity before they were finally allowed to experiment themselves. Ghost Recon Phantoms, however, was simply much too complicated for beginners.

No matter the monetization model, a game must be fun

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Stanislav Costiuc also explains that when creating a Free2Play game, one should be careful not to annoy players with monetization right from the start. Players must first be excited about the game from the beginning, provide them with an easy entry and quick successes before the game gradually becomes more complex, and monetization is introduced cautiously. Whether these are the only reasons why Ubisoft’s four Free2Play games had to be discontinued is something everyone must decide for themselves.

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  1. MassivelyOP

Steam: Screenshots im Shop dürfen nur noch Ingame-Material sein

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

Valve is changing the rules for sellers on Steam. Screenshots must now represent the game.

Who doesn’t know this? You look at a promising title in the Steam shop, click through the screenshots, and are positively surprised. But once you check out a “Let’s Play,” you rub your eyes in wonder. The screenshots do not correspond to what players can expect, as they have been modified or are just high-quality artworks. This is exactly what Steam is concerned about, as they have recently changed their rules regarding screenshots in the shop.

A screenshot may now only represent the game and must come from “in-game material.” In other words: No photos from trailers, no artworks, no edited sequences.

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Could the changes be due to the incidents surrounding No Man’s Sky? Some suspect so.

On Facepunch, Valve commented as follows:

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“In the past, we have not been very precise about our rules regarding the submission of screenshots, so we want to take this opportunity to clarify some rules in this area. (…) If the ‘screenshot’ area of a page in the store is used for images other than screenshots from the game, it makes it difficult for customers to understand what kind of product they are currently looking at. (…)
In addition, we will begin displaying screenshots in more places, which is why it is important for us that these images represent the game. Please show customers how your game actually plays.”

Cortyn says: From my perspective, this is a good decision to avoid disappointment for potential buyers. Currently, when viewing some trailers and screenshots on Steam, one often gets the impression that the games are produced at a high level with great graphics. Upon purchase, one then realizes that the game is basically just a 320×640 RPG Maker copy (nothing against RPG Maker games – I love them). Therefore, Valve can once again take pride in having done something for the customers – a win-win situation for Steam and the customers.

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Source(s):
  1. pcgamesn.com
  2. facepunch.com

League of Legends: Outstanding! Team dominates the World Championship 2016 again

Leya Jankowski Leya Jankowski Reading time 3 minutes

Here is a recap of the League of Legends finals – SKT1 vs SSG – 2016, featuring the strategy of the winning team and a summary of the final rounds.

For the second time in a row, the Korean team SK Telecom T1 (SKT1) has won the League of Legends World Championship, defeating Samsung Galaxy (SSG) in an exciting 2-3 series. SKT1 has now won three of the last four World Championships. Contributing significantly to these victories are Faker and Bengi, who have gone down in League of Legends history as an absolute dream team.

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SK Telecom T1 Strategy – How SKT1 Wins One World Championship After Another

In summary, SKT1’s strategy could be compared to that of a nimble rabbit darting to escape the fox. Faker, often a target for ganks as a dangerous mid-laner, evades them with ruthless ease. He quickly jumps aside, dodging many abilities and continues playing as if the enemy jungler was never in his lane. This applies to the whole SKT1 team. They dodge attacks and abilities until the situation is favorable for them – and only then do they strike!

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The Grand Finale Recap – SK Telecom T1 vs Samsung Galaxy

SSG was the final opponent that SKT1 had to face this year. In the first game of the 2016 Worlds finals, SKT1 was able to dictate the pace and extend the match into the 50th minute. Even though SSG’s mid-laner Crown was playing at his peak, they could not force SKT1 into a bad teamfight and lost round one. After this loss, SSG had to adjust their strategy and tried a new setup in the second game. However, it was without success. Time and again, it seemed that SKT1 – especially Faker – had a counter ready and won the second game. SKT1 clearly dominated the start in game three, methodically winning one lane after another. However, SSG suddenly managed to win a crucial fight at Baron Nashor and secured it as well.

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With the loss of Baron, SKT1 lost more and more control and thus also game three. In game four, Samsung Galaxy managed to win the early game for the first time. SKT1 could not recover from the early game and had to face SSG in the final round In game five, it became apparent that Samsung Galaxy and SK Telecom T1 were evenly matched opponents. It was back and forth in a close game. But SKT1 managed to secure the Baron and the Elder Dragon, thus wrapping up the match with a victory.

Check out the highlights of the decisive game five!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKkqes-bACs

SKT1 is back on top – cool, down-to-earth, and dominant. They are the champions of the 2016 World Championship. Now we can only be curious about what skins the design team comes up with to honor the winners. After so many victories, that might not be easy. Faker has wished for a SKT1 Ahri since 2013, which he has never received. Maybe the design team should grant him that to give other teams a chance at victory. 😉

Speaking of skins: Have you seen our article on the Winter Map? It’s basically a nice Christmas skin for the Summoner’s Rift.

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  1. Lolesports
  2. Slingshotesports

Revelation Online: Closed Beta starts tomorrow, preload possible

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time < 1 minutes

The Closed Beta for the AAA MMORPG Revelation Online finally starts tomorrow. After the testing phase was postponed once already, it should kick off on November 3rd. If you wish, you can secure your client via preload right now.

Originally, the first Closed Beta of Revelation Online was supposed to start at the end of October, on October 25th, 2016. However, some serious errors in the system prevented this at the last minute, and thus the developers unfortunately had to pull the emergency brake and postpone the beta launch by a little more than a week.

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Preload recommended

Therefore, it should officially start tomorrow, on November 3rd. If all goes well, we will be able to spread our wings from Thursday and try out the dynamic combat system as well as the dungeons and PvP modes of the Chinese AAA MMO.

By the way: You can still purchase founder’s packs and thus guarantee your entry into the beta.

Unfortunately, we do not know exactly when all the fun starts tomorrow. Publisher My.com will still announce details during the day. However, you can already download the game client as preload, so you don’t have to wait for hours on beta day. Also, don’t forget that My.com has promised a compensation for the botched beta launch.

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  1. My.com

Mecker Mittwoch: WoW und der “Soft-Nerf” aller Raids

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

Cortyn does not like the new potions in WoW even though hundreds of them are thrown in every day.

I wish you all a nice Wednesday again! A week after the Karazhan patch, I have already found something in WoW that I do not like. Sure, that is nitpicking at a high level – but it still has to fit for me. Because I find it a bit disappointing that many bosses in Legion have now been passively nerfed. Wasn’t it mentioned in the patch notes? True. And somehow not.

The reason for my disappointment is the new potion from the alchemists, the “Potion of Endless Might.”

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Many players have several thousand potions in stock. There is no end to the supplies in sight.

In principle, there are two points that bother me about the potion:

  1. The potion is too cheap. 10 potions have a production cost of exactly one unit of “Blood of Sargeras” and 10 vials. Both are practically “disposable items” and players have them in the hundreds or even thousands in their bank. Every alchemist with herb gathering has collected several hundred units of this during “normal” farming. All other potions have high costs and require 3 different plants and up to 4 pieces – for just one single potion. This means less effect for multiple times the resources.
  2. The potion is too powerful. Two minutes in a fight can yield 2500 more points in the primary attribute, resulting in several percentage points of damage increase – an effect that hardly any other potion can reach.

The combination of these two facts makes the potion the current “must-have” in raids, because it is virtually endlessly available and does its job better than all other alchemical products. Honestly, I have several thousand of them in stock, so I can use the potions in every conceivable situation.

  • A boss in a 5-man instance? Potion of Endless Might.
  • Pulled too many mobs? Potion of Endless Might.
  • All other buttons on cooldown? Potion of Endless Might.
  • Shoe guy babbles some Destiny nonsense? Potion of Endless Might!
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Just as we consume the potions, we will soon end up as Nightborne.

Sure, the potion is not really a “gamebreaker” and with the new equipment now available in Karazhan, all fights will be somewhat easier anyway, but at least you have to put in some effort – the Potions of Endless Might simply fall into our laps.

Do you also feel that this potion is a “soft nerf” for the current raid bosses? Or is that not so important to you because you don’t raid anyway? Does the potion come in handy for you because you now have the “extra kick” that you were missing before?

Whatever it is, we will read again next Wednesday – there will certainly be some reason to complain at BlizzCon.

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