Rift will soon receive a new expansion called “Starfall Prophecy“, which we even got to experience live at Gamescom . Now the developers have released more information about the expansion and explain how our characters can gain strength and how the Saboteur will become even better.
In the Rift expansion “Starfall Prophecy”, our heroes must stop a falling comet and survive various challenges. This can only be achieved if our avatars become stronger, and in addition to the five new levels, the developers at Trion Worlds mention the following possibilities for us to become more powerful.
Legendary Powers: These are special variants of existing skills, which become much stronger as legendary versions and allow for entirely different applications. For example, the legendary version of “Flame Bolt” gives us a buff of +20 percent more damage on the next non-fire attack, which supports diverse builds.
Eternal Items: The expansion introduces a new rarity level called “Eternal”. These are divine artifacts whose full potential must be painstakingly unlocked and unleashed. The items are said to be so rare that even the most dedicated players should hardly see more than two of them.
Planar Fragments: These upgrade items allow us to adjust the tertiary stats on our gear, ensuring that the new helmet fits perfectly with our role as a tank or healer.
Sabotage!
In addition to the changes from the expansion, Rift also received a new update that improved the Saboteur class. Therefore, the Saboteur can now launch everything and everyone into the air even more effectively, for example, with three different sticky grenades, a stun grenade, an implosion device that attracts enemies, and finally with a particularly powerful explosion called “Cloud Maker”.
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Professions are important again in WoW: Legion. But which combination should you choose? Are gathering professions even worth it?
The Dilemma of Profession Choice
Year after year, WoW players ask the same questions. Which professions are useful in the upcoming expansion? What benefits do my professions still have in Legion?
In Legion, all professions are revamped, but the core, sensible combinations haven’t changed much. A blacksmith still needs ores from a miner, alchemists cannot do without the plants of an herbalist, and tailoring still pairs excellently with enchanting.
As a tip, we recommend reflecting on “classic combinations” – that is, a crafting profession in conjunction with the appropriate gathering profession. Since you (at least at the beginning of Legion) primarily play just one character to not fall behind in artifact power, it may become difficult to supply pure crafters with resources from alts. Because every minute spent not on the main character at the start means lost artifact power for the main. However, those who can afford to forgo a few decimals in character strength can safely stick with their already chosen professions. Traditionally, it takes a while for resources to be offered at affordable prices in the auction house.
The Blood of Sargeras – the Important Crafting Resource
All crafting professions will sooner or later have to deal with the Blood of Sargeras. This is a new, rare resource that can best be compared to Fel Corruption. Only with this material (and Obliterum) can crafted armor be upgraded up to item level 850. Blood of Sargeras can be found at level 110 almost everywhere – through world quests, dungeon visits, gathering professions, or even fishing.
Generally speaking: Yes, gathering professions have a slight advantage when it comes to acquiring “Blood of Sargeras” because it is an additional source from which the resource can be obtained. However, it is not strictly necessary, as Blood can also be solidly gathered through world quests or even a shoulder enchant that can be obtained from the “Sentinels”. However, we advise against having two gathering professions simultaneously – as the blood is soulbound, it does not (so far) have any use for pure gatherers.
By the way: Blizzard plans to further develop professions in the upcoming content patches. Even if a profession currently does not seem very lucrative, it might have new, exciting recipes in patch 7.1 or 7.2.
Mein-MMO thinks: Even though it’s the “casual answer,” players should stick with the professions that they enjoy. A big overhaul is not necessary, as the temporary benefits, such as crafted gear, can quickly be compensated for through dungeons or world quests.
The first official ratings of the players for FIFA 17 have been released. EA Sports revealed the rankings 50-31. Let’s take a look at the player ratings.
This year, EA Sports is again releasing the ratings of the 50 best players in the game one month before the launch of the FIFA installment. Today, they present the players ranked 50-31. In the coming days, the remaining top players in FIFA 17 will be revealed.
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According to the developers, the following attributes are based on performances over the last 365 days, both in league and cup competitions. Several players from the Bundesliga are included. Here are the FUT cards:
Rank 50: Blaise Matuidi
Rank 49: Marcelo
Rank 48: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
For the Dortmund player, there’s only one rule: pace, pace, pace! With 96 Pace, he will give many defenders a hard time. Moreover, his shooting and dribbling stats are solid. With an overall rating of 86, the forward has improved by 2 points compared to FIFA 16.
Rank 47: Dimitri Payet
Rank 46: Arjen Robben
Robben has been significantly weakened compared to FIFA 16. Back then, he had an overall rating of 90. Nevertheless, he still has strong stats.
Rank 45: James Rodriguez
Rank 44: David Silva
Rank 43: Karim Benzema
Rank 42: Arturo Vidal
The Chilean from Bayern Munich managed to improve by one overall point.
Rank 41: Sergio Busquets
Rank 40: Samir Handanović
Rank 39: Mats Hummels
Hummels rises from 86 to 87. With his defensive rating of 88, he will be able to strengthen Bayern’s defense.
Rank 38: Thomas Müller
The versatile striker Müller has also improved by one point.
Rank 37: Angel Di María
Rank 36: Alexis Sánchez
Rank 35: Ivan Rakitić
Rank 34: Jan Oblak
Rank 33: Leonardo Bonucci
Rank 32: David Alaba
Alaba makes a jump from 85 to 87. He will become one of the most sought-after left-backs in the game.
In Destiny we take a look at the videos of the week. Bungie provides three clips, which we supplement with works from our community.
Once a week, Bungie reviews the creative works from the Destiny community, selects the best pieces, and presents them to the Guardians as the videos of the week. All Guardians involved in the featured clips receive a stylish emblem, which they can proudly display afterwards.
Usually, Bungie crowns a good mix of creativity and noteworthy performances in the Crucible. However, this week is all about music. The following videos are quite impressive.
The title “Video of the Week” has been claimed by a strong drum cover of the original soundtrack of the “Fallen S.A.B.E.R.” strike:
https://youtu.be/fWwBer7289E
A commendable mention goes to a “Destiny montage parody” of the universal device, accompanied by the song “Don’t stop me now”. Really great! By the way, in the end, there’s a short musical statement about the “best class” in Destiny:
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This video comes to us from Grafgurke. Here you get to see some highlights from the Trials of Osiris from last week. The game took place in the Crucible:
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Do you have what it takes in Destiny? And can you somehow squeeze your talent into video format? Then send us your works through the Mein-MMO contact form. We will definitely give you a click. However, we cannot guarantee more than that. Because not all videos can make it into the videos of the week.
The online game Halo Online, which was supposed to launch exclusively in Russia, is currently on hold.
Microsoft wanted to publish the online game Halo Online in cooperation with the Russian publisher Innova through the 4game platform. However, as it currently looks, it seems that nothing will come of it. Because it has now been announced via Halo Online’s VK channel, a social media platform for players from Russia, that work on the game has been halted.
The online shooter that wasn’t meant to be
Apparently, Microsoft was not very cooperative when it came to discussions about the future of the online shooter. As the developers were unsure how to proceed and how the game should develop, they have now ceased work on it. The game’s social media channels are now being closed down as well. The future of the game is currently uncertain. Microsoft has not yet commented on the situation. However, it seems that the project is now dead.
Halo Online was announced as an online shooter in March 2015 and was supposed to be released – at least for the time being – exclusively in Russia.
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In Overwatch the trolls are becoming increasingly inventive. Thanks to a social feature, they can target players for harassment.
Trolls disguised as friends
If there is one thing to give trolls credit for, it is their creativity, which fuels the desire to be as annoying as possible. Unfortunately, toxic players are a common occurrence in Overwatch and they take great pleasure in ruining other players’ days.
Typically, a troll will limit themselves to a single game, and after the current match ends, you never see that player again. This was also the thought of Reddit user carta, who told the troll goodbye:
“Fortunately, Overwatch has so many players, so I’ll never have to play with you again.”
However, the troll did not take this lightly and promptly proved the opposite: Game after game, he could follow his “victim” into matches and was assigned to them as if by magic.
The reason for this is the social feature that Overwatch has implemented. Anyone who looks at the list of players they have last played with can not only send friend requests or report unwanted behavior, but also “prefer player”. The matchmaking then tries to have these players play together more often, as at least one of the two apparently had a nice gaming experience. This allows the trolling player to repeatedly show up in games to ambush their victim.
Fortunately, you can easily thwart the troll’s plans by blocking the respective player. This is also possible in the social menu and should override the troll’s “prefer player” setting. So if an unwanted attachment keeps appearing, just block him. That should keep you safe.
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In The Division, we take a look at what we can expect from the MMO shooter in the near and medium term future.
In the last situation report, Massive let the cat out of the bag. The Division is being completely overhauled. The overall player experience is set to improve in many ways. However: This process takes time. The update 1.4 will be released in October, which is supposed to bring significant changes.
Some agents say: “That’s too late for me!” After all, new shooters are coming out in September and October, like Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2, or the fall expansion of Destiny “Rise of Iron”. The Division, which will not even provide new content but merely bug fixes and adjustments, cannot keep up.
But that’s not what this overhaul is about. The Division does not aim to compete with the upcoming shooters. Rather, it should create a solid foundation on which future content can be built. Currently, The Division is not competitive, but with the upcoming updates, the conditions are to be created for it to shine again in a few months.
After Year 1 content, there’s still a long way to go.
The Year 1 content is being thrown out
Since the last State of the Game, some information has come to light about what Massive has planned for the future. The YouTuber Skill Up summarized this in a graphic, which we want to present compactly:
There are some core goals that the developers want to address. Some of them are to be realized in update 1.4:
Bug fixes and resolving known issues.
The loot drops are to become more relevant.
The difficulty of opponents will be adjusted.
Gear sets and weapons will be rebalanced.
The solo player experience will be improved.
The balance of the Dark Zone and PvP will be adjusted.
Numerous innovations that improve the player experience and are based on community suggestions.
A survey is already available in which agents are to create a top-ten list of the most annoying bugs, in their opinion. Additionally, further surveys and discussion rounds in the Ubi Forum will take place in the near future, through which Massive wants to hear the community’s direct opinion. Moreover, one can already expect smaller bug fixes during the weekly maintenance work.
September: In September, Massive is inviting community members to Sweden, who can currently apply via a form. They want to discuss current problems and possible solutions directly with the agents.
October: In October, update 1.4 will be released. This will revise and improve some gameplay mechanics and core systems. You can read about update 1.4 here. A precise release date is still pending.
Unknown: Skill Up suspects that another update will be released between update 1.4 and the Survival expansion. He has heard that 1.4 will mainly focus on PvE. For example, the NPCs are to be weakened, which will contribute to the enjoyment of the game. Therefore, he expects that another update will come that will focus entirely on the PvP area.
Survival: The Survival expansion will be released after update 1.4. According to Massive, it will go live this calendar year. Survival will have a month of exclusivity for PC and Xbox One. The PS4 agents will have to wait about 30 days longer. If the DLC is to be released on PS4 within this calendar year, a release in November for PC and Xbox One can be expected.
Last Stand: The “Last Stand” expansion, which will conclude the Year 1 content, will be released on all platforms simultaneously. The release has been postponed to early 2017.
By the way: With update 1.4, not all problems will be solved yet. Massive has already announced that they will continuously improve The Division in a never-ending process.
Therefore, one should not expect that agents will swarm back into the post-apocalyptic New York in October. Only the subsequent new content will determine whether players will take notice and want to give the game another chance. But to even make this scenario possible, the major issues must first be resolved.
Looking at the MMO shooter Destiny, you can see: Bungie hasn’t done much differently. The “Taken King” expansion, which ushered in year 2, brought numerous improvements and fixed severe bugs that afflicted year 1. TTK changed the player experience enormously – in a positive way. “Rise of Iron”, the next expansion, builds on that now. Massive wants to do something similar now. Because they have great plans for The Division.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny, a streaming marathon for a good cause took place last week. Destiny fans were able to raise over $500,000 together.
Last week, the Destiny community once again proved its uniqueness. It is known for being particularly loyal, passionate, and creative in dealing with the game, always welcoming and helping the “newbies”. This willingness to help is now even reflected in numbers.
Because Destiny fans managed to scrape together over half a million dollars, which will go to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. The charity marathon was organized by a handful of famous streamers, such as Gothalion or Broman, who held several streams in recent days and called on the Guardians to donate. This event was also planned as an introduction for the Destiny Community Con in Tampa, Florida.
The original goal was $200,000, which was effortlessly surpassed. Not only the fans opened their wallets, but also employees of Bungie. Bungie CEO Pete Parsons donated $2000. Community Manager DeeJ contributed $777.
Fans of the zombie online game H1Z1: King of the Kill can look forward to a new map that isn’t actually so new.
In principle, this is the old map that has just been nicely revamped and redesigned. The developers explain that at the beginning of the development process, different teams were tasked with creating different objects that were then simply added to the map. While this allowed for the creation of the map, it became clear that this was an ineffective process that did not yield the desired results. When they started working on the new map, they switched to a collaborative process that no longer felt like working on an assembly line.
There is much more to explore
The new map offers a greater incentive to explore the game area, and there are interesting places to check out at more regular intervals. This makes wandering across the map much more interesting and varied. However, some of the most well-known places and their names have also been retained. So when exploring the new map, players will also get a sense of familiarity.
In creating the new map, player feedback has also been taken into account. For example, it was discovered that loot spawning was a problem. As players explore the new map, they will quickly notice how detailed it is and that it looks significantly better.
Additionally, lighting in the game has been improved. The view adjusts slowly when coming out of a building. Players of H1Z1: King of the Kill can also look forward to many Easter eggs.
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For Star Trek Online, the complete trophy list for PlayStation 4 has been released.
It was confirmed months ago that Star Trek Online will be coming to PS4 and Xbox One. The release window indicated was autumn 2016, although a specific date is still missing.
As has been customary on consoles for years, STO will also feature trophies (PlayStation) and achievements (Xbox). For some gamers, a game is only considered fully completed once all these accomplishments have been earned. Others, however, are indifferent to these.
For the trophy hunters among you, we now present the trophy list that can already be found on the internet for PS4. It can be assumed that, apart from the platinum trophy, the achievements for Xbox One will match.
Trophy List for Star Trek Online
The game has a total of 37 trophies, of which one is platinum, 4 are gold, 11 are silver, and 21 are bronze. These quality levels usually indicate how difficult and/or time-consuming the respective trophy is.
Bronze:
Lieutenant: Complete a tutorial
The Breen Invasion: Complete the story arc “The Breen Invasion”
Borg Advance: Complete the story arc “Borg Advance”
The Cardassian Battle: Complete the story arc “The Cardassian Battle”
Vigilance: Complete the story arc “Vigilance”
Ghosts: Complete the story arc “Ghosts”
The Delta Quadrant: Complete the story arc “The Delta Quadrant”
Solanae Dyson Sphere: Complete the story arc “Solanae Dyson Sphere”
Revenge: Complete the story arc “Revenge”
War Zone: Complete the story arc “War Zone”
The Return of the Fek’Ihri: Complete the story arc “The Return of the Fek’Ihri”
The Iconian War: Complete the story arc “The Iconian War”
In the Shadows: Complete the story arc “In the Shadows”
The Klingon War: Complete the story arc “The Klingon War”
Allies: Complete the story arc “Allies”
New Romulus: Complete the story arc “New Romulus”
Wasteland: Complete the story arc “Wasteland”
Out of the Ashes: Complete the story arc “Out of the Ashes”
Empire: Complete the story arc “Empire”
The Romulan Riddle: Complete the story arc “The Romulan Riddle”
Resistance is Futile: Be assimilated by the Borg
Silver:
Lieutenant Commander: Reach level 10 with a character
Commander: Reach level 20 with a character
Captain: Reach level 30 with a character
Rear Admiral: Reach level 40 with a character
Shadows of Solanae: Discover all knowledge of the Solanae Dyson Sphere
Study of New Romulus: Discover all knowledge of New Romulus
The Dewaners Discover: Explore New Romulus
Desert Racer: Explore Nimbus
Sun, Sun, Sunshine: Explore the summer resort on Risa
Vista Vacation: Visit all vistas on Risa
Curious Cadet: Read all plaques at Starfleet Academy
Gold:
Specialist: Spend 30 points in a Captain specialization
The Path to 2409: Discover all knowledge of “The Path to 2409”
Admiral: Reach level 50 with a character
Fleet Admiral: Reach level 60 with a character
Platinum:
At the Edge of the Universe: Collect all other trophies
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Only a few hours left until the release of World of Warcraft: Legion. Our countdown reveals when the start shot will be fired.
The moment that WoW fans have been waiting for over a year is finally within reach. The last hours of Warlords of Draenor have begun! In just a few hours, those who have purchased the expansion World of Warcraft: Legion will rush to the Broken Isles to level their artifact weapons and themselves, showing the Burning Legion that Azeroth is not yet completely lost.
The countdown for the launch of World of Warcraft: Legion in Germany
According to current plans from Blizzard, the launch of the expansion will start punctually at midnight, around 0:00 on August 30. By the way, with this timing, we are earlier than the Americans, who will get the launch of WoW Legion 9 hours later.
A small note: Even though Blizzard has stated that the expansion starts at midnight, there have frequently been cases in previous addons where the actual launch occurred a bit earlier. This is to prevent Blizzard from experiencing massive spikes in player numbers. It might be worth checking from 22:00 onwards to see if the final quest in Dalaran (and the start of Legion) is already available.
Mein-MMO Cortyn says: The yellow slip has been submitted to the boss. The instant noodle soups are already prepared, and more unhealthy sugary drinks than any other time of the year are waiting for the coming days. Although I’ve tested most of the content extensively during the beta, I’m as excited as a tofu schnitzel for the launch of Legion. Yes, there will surely be server issues again, and unfunny idiots will try their DDoS attacks. But hey, that somehow belongs to the launch experience of an expansion. We’ll catch up once I’m level 110 and well-rested…
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Is the wait for the desired features in Pokémon GO about to come to an end?
Pokémon GO has been available in Germany for several weeks now and is played by many trainers. According to players, there are still some features that could improve the game. This includes, for example, the trading feature, with which players can exchange their caught Pokémon with friends or other trainers. The appearance of the first legendary Pokémon in the game could perhaps be a highlight that might draw more trainers back to the game. A Reddit user has now found interesting information about the desired features through data mining.
These data look promising
During the so-called data mining , the various files of the game are analyzed closely. The different values found during this mining provide insight into features in the game. Often, new features come into a game with an update, but they are not “activated” immediately. For example, a trading feature could already be built into the game without being activated. The developers would just need to activate the feature without needing to roll out a patch when the trading feature is to be released.
A Reddit user Cokuspocus found interesting hints about incense, trading features, and legendary Pokémon while data mining Pokémon GO. The data on incense could suggest that there will be various types of incense available for purchase in the future, which can be used to attract certain Pokémon:
Item_incense_spicy
Item_incense_cool
Item_incense_floral
Incense is the translation for smoke, and spicy, cool, and floral could stand for the Pokémon types fire, water, and grass.
Regarding the catching of legendary Pokémon, there is the following hint:
activity_catch_pokemon – This is the value for catching Pokémon. Additionally, there is the following line in the code:
activity_catch_legend_pokemon
So there seems to be a possibility in the future to catch legendary Pokémon in Pokémon GO – whether at an event or in the wild.
The following values provide information about a possible trading feature:
Trade_search
Trade_offer
Trade_response
Trade_result
One can interpret these values as indicating that the trading feature is divided into about 4 phases. In the first phase, players are looking for others who want to trade. The second phase is the offer made to the other player. Phase three could involve the decision of whether the trading partner accepts the offer or not. In phase four, it concerns the result, where one might see which player received which Pokémon.
Keep in mind that this is “just” data mining and these changes are not guaranteed. Just because these features are already in the code, does not mean that they will be available in the near future. You can find the Reddit post with more interesting data here.
In Destiny, a Guardian demonstrates impressive performance solo: He rushes through the Echo Chamber in 3 minutes and 41 seconds.
The Guardians have been waiting for new content for months. However, in a few weeks, on September 20th, it will be time. “The Rise of the Iron Lords” will be released on PS4 and Xbox One, bringing new content that is supposed to keep players engaged for hours, days, and weeks.
But what can you do in Destiny until then? On one hand, you can study our preparation guide for RoI to be ready for the upcoming challenges. On the other hand, you could also follow the YouTuber ScaRdrow, who set an impressive speedrun yesterday.
Speedrun in the Echo Chamber
The Echo Chamber is a PlayStation-exclusive strike that was introduced with “The Taken King.” In this strike, you must confront the Vex on Venus, as a particularly nasty Vex Mind wants to mess with the clock.
Normally, this PvE group activity is designed for three players, but it’s no longer unusual to master it solo. Some have already succeeded.
However, Guardian ScaRdrow shows an impressive performance: He completes the Echo Chamber alone in under four minutes. You can watch how he did it here:
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The video has only been online since yesterday, and although the YouTuber has relatively few subscribers, the video has already reached several thousand views. The ratings are overwhelmingly positive.
In the comments and on reddit, users are excited about it. The run is described as “fantastic” and “insane.” Furthermore, there is a discussion about how this was even possible. Because “normally” the final boss moves and does not stay in one place. The YouTuber explains that the boss does not move when you stay motionless at the spot where he was.
An employee of Crytek created a short film about Warhammer in his spare time – and it easily overshadows everything that has come before.
In the 41st millennium, there is only war – and military parades
What do you get when an Art Director from Crytek is also a huge fan of Warhammer 40,000 and enjoys bringing visual plans to life in his spare time? We can admire this in the video by Erasmus Brosdau on the Warpgazer YouTube channel. The nearly 10-minute film “The Lord Inquisitor” showcases humanity’s seat on the planet Earth – also known as “Holy Terra.” During a great military parade, an Inquisitor carries out his divine task imposed by the Emperor to purge corruption from within the ranks. In true Warhammer fashion, there is no time wasted.
The details and animations of the parade and the entire world are breathtaking, and every fan of the Warhammer universe will likely squirm in their office chair while watching the video. Unfortunately (or fortunately?), the clip is just the beginning of a longer story, so most of the time is spent showcasing the environments, with relatively little action to be seen. However, this will hardly spoil the fun for a true fan. Make sure to check out the masterpiece for yourself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZc6cr6G2E4
Mein-MMO says: Although the lip synchronization may be a significant flaw of the film, it is completely absorbed by the attention to detail and the pure atmosphere of the world. There are few works that depict the Warhammer world in all its wonderful cruelty. The comments under the YouTube video also seem to agree on this. When the result shows such high quality, fans are happy to wait another 6 years to see the sequel. Perhaps the lip synchronization will be a bit better next time.
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The Closed Beta of Lost Ark has begun. Some videos show first scenes from the game. Can it deliver what the trailer promised?
Cinematic, but somewhat linear introduction to Lost Ark
It seems beyond question that the next “big thing” in the action MMO scene will likely be “Lost Ark”. Currently, the first Korean beta of the game is taking place, and Steparu has taken a pretty accurate look at the game.
In the videos, Steparu also addresses some concerns that players have. There were pre-release worries that the game would feel more like a single-player action-adventure rather than an MMO. Steparu dismisses these concerns, although he acknowledges that particularly the start of the game feels linear and the early levels leave little room for exploration. However, this choice was made mainly to tell the story cinematically and to make the introduction as epic and impressive as possible.
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“During the first day of testing, it felt like I was watching a movie. Players can encounter each other both in the capital and in the outskirts, but it may be necessary to switch channels, as particularly busy areas are instantiated.”
Steparu also praises the quest design, as there are even story-relevant decisions. In one quest, he could decide the fate of an NPC, who either meets his death or is spared. Whether this really has long-term consequences remains to be seen. Unlike many other games, Lost Ark seems to do without boring grind quests, where you have to defeat hundreds of enemies of the same kind.
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In Black Desert there are concrete statements about the release of the Awakening weapons – it’s starting next week!
Warriors receive their weapon first
The Awakening weapons are one of the most eagerly anticipated features in the European (and American) version of Black Desert. The weapons give each class a brand new twist, complement them with new abilities, and provide an overall different gameplay experience – not to mention that they also massively increase the character’s power.
In the official forum, Community Manager Aethon has now written a long post about when the Awakening weapons will be released. The brief answer: sooner than expected!
Already on August 31, 2016, the Awakening for the Warrior will be patched into the game. From that point on, another weapon will be brought into the game every 2 weeks, so that by the end of the year all characters can collect their Awakening weapon. In two weeks, the weapon of the Sorceress will follow.
This deviates from the original plans to actually release all Awakening weapons at the same time to avoid problems with game balance. However, the developers have now decided to take this step in order to have a two-week time window to address any issues with a weapon. It is much easier to identify problems when only a few changes have been made to the game.
Some Awakenings will be introduced simultaneously for classes whose male and female counterparts play (almost) identically. For example, Maewha and Musa will receive their weapon at the same time, as will Sorcerers and Sorceresses. This way, the schedule can be maintained until the end of the year.
In the current update of Pokémon GO, there is a simple feature designed to keep bots away from the game.
The latest update of the popular AR game Pokémon GO mentioned “minor bot fixes” among other things. However, what exactly this means was not explained in the update notes. It is surprising that this involves a simple feature like “I am not a robot” queries. Upon further thought, though, it is an effective method to drive some of the unwanted bots out of the game.
How do Captcha queries work in Pokémon GO?
Captcha queries are generally used to combat spam and bots. For example, you encounter this query in forums where you have to type certain letters from an image before submitting a post or confirm that you are not a robot.
Source: Pokemongohub.net
According to PokemonGOHub.net, the developers of third-party software for Pokémon GO needed only 2 days to crack the last method against bots. It is not known whether this Captcha query can also be cracked so easily.
In Pokémon GO, the game records the various movements and actions of players. This includes the behavior “before” and “after” confirming the robot query. If unusual behavior is detected by the software during this time, it may lead to a ban. However, the anti-cheat system of Pokémon GO still lacks some fine-tuning.
It is not always the simple robot query that players receive in Pokémon GO. Sometimes, the app gives you a Captcha query with letters that you need to enter into the field. The Captcha function has already shown its first effects:
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Soldier: 76 from Overwatch has had enough. In a video, he takes out everyone who annoys him – and he does it quite thoroughly.
When Soldier: 76 Loses His Patience
As a player of Overwatch, you know the character Soldier: 76. Formerly known as Jack Morrison, he was the leader of Overwatch and led the organization through many crises until he ultimately lost his life in a bomb explosion at the Swiss headquarters. At least that was the assumption, as he is not actually dead, because he is playable again in Overwatch as “Soldier: 76.” Time has made him a rather brutal fighter for the “good” – even if he occasionally follows his own agenda.
This does not sit well with YouTuber GetFuzzed. He turns the well-meaning soldier into a somewhat different character and twists the facts of the Overwatch universe a bit in “Old War Veteran Kills Everything in His Sights.” Here too, Soldier: 76 gets rid of enemies, but he does not spare anyone.
Children in his front yard, annoying Tracer fanboys, and even peaceful Omnic monks all receive their direct ticket to the afterlife. The YouTuber only uses footage from the original Overwatch cinematics, as well as some voice lines from the game. You should check it out for yourself, but beware: This is not really politically correct.
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Mein-MMO says: The humor may be a bit crude, but at the latest with Hanzo’s girlish scream, I had to laugh heartily. The changing camera perspective between the child and Soldier’s face also made me grin. Sometimes a little dark humor can be so delightful. In this sense: Cheers, love! The cavalry is here!
In The Division, developers are desperately looking for suggestions on how to make their MMO shooter fun again. Perhaps a look at Destiny could help?
The YouTuber Skill Up, known for his “The Division” expertise both at Massive and within the community, has recently taken the time to highlight ten aspects that both Destiny and The Division share, in which The Division still needs improvement. The videos are titled “10 Things Division Fans Will (Probably) Like About Destiny”.
The following should not evoke a flame war over MMO shooters – on the contrary. Rather, it aims to appeal to some commonalities and constructively illustrate what The Division could adopt for the future, or at least what it could lean on. Some fans will certainly disagree on every aspect, as everyone has different experiences with the games. The Division should also not lose its own character. But what can the game learn from Destiny, which has been successfully on the market for much longer?
Destiny and The Division – Two Controversial MMO Shooters
Skill Up emphasizes that a large part of the Division agents have at least some experience with Destiny. According to a Reddit survey from a few months ago, around 70% of agents have also been Guardians. After the “King’s Fall” expansion, there was a drought of content for months. Console players were relieved at the launch of The Division and eagerly jumped into the post-apocalypse of New York.
In March, Destiny was declared “dead” while The Division was praised to the skies. Now, the signs are reversed. The Division is currently a cause for concern, while the hype train for Bungie’s MMO shooter is back in full swing.
1. Excellent Combat – What The Division Does Well, But Destiny Does Even Better
In Destiny, combat feels extremely good. Why? It’s hard to put into words, but it just feels right. In the console FPS, the sound of the weapons, the aim assist, the perspective – the overall gunplay is excellent. As a Guardian, you feel powerful in combat against enemies, though they are also challenging.
In The Division, combat occurs from a third-person perspective, which imposes limitations on the direct gunplay. However, the weapons still feel excellent from this perspective in The Division. Both MMO shooters do a lot right, yet Destiny excels in terms of console gunplay.
The Division doesn’t need to and can’t change anything about the gunplay. But it must work on making the combat feel better again. Currently, you engage in enemies in Challenge Mode, Help Mode, or in the Dark Zone, enemies that are simply superior to you. You don’t feel powerful as an agent. Sure, The Division is a cover shooter. But the cool heroic feeling doesn’t arise when every random enemy is superior and can take and deal much more damage than you.
2. Raids
Before the launch of The Division, people were passionately discussing in forums whether raids would come or not. When suddenly incursions were mentioned, everyone was sure: These are the raids!This has to be it! However, that wasn’t the case. To date, there’s been no sign of large-scale PvE activities. The incursions are limited to 4 agents and offer hardly any challenging mechanics.
In Destiny, the fourth raid is now coming this fall. For many Guardians, these raids are the highlight of Destiny. People still rave about the first raid, the Vault of Glass. We have an interesting article about the raids here. Although the endgame was quite limited in Year 1, these two raids kept the Guardians entertained for a long time.
In The Division, such PvE activities are completely absent, where one fights against enemies for hours and has to solve tricky puzzles and mechanics.
3. Named Weapons Need More Power
Both in The Division and Destiny, there are special weapons: The named weapons in The Division and the exotic weapons in Destiny. However, here Massive’s shared-world shooter reveals significant weaknesses that need to be addressed in the future. Because the named weapons, like the Liberator or the Medved, are completely useless. Weapons without names with good perks are significantly more powerful – and therefore more desirable.
Destiny does it differently. Here, the “Exotics”, like the Hawkmoon, Thorn, or Gjallarhorn, have unique perks, are stylishly designed, well-balanced, and offer a good choice for various activities.
In Destiny, these weapons are truly something special – just as they should be. Most Guardians likely remember their very first exotic weapon. In The Division, it was probably dismantled right after the first major disappointment.
On the next two pages, we will present 7 more things that Destiny does well.
Blizzard allows players of Hearthstone, Overwatch and WoW to stream their game directly via Facebook now.
Streaming on Facebook – Good Idea or Bad Joke?
As announced a few weeks ago, Blizzard has now entered into a partnership with Facebook. Among other things, it is now possible to log into World of Warcraft and other games using the Facebook profile. At the same time, yesterday’s (27.08.2016) patch for the Battle.net application provided the necessary data to stream games directly via Facebook.
The Battle.net software offers basic functions, allowing you to set who can view the stream in the Facebook timeline. Additional options allow enabling and disabling the webcam and headset, so you can present your potential viewers with a nice face or spare them from that.
Interestingly, several streaming services appear to be available under the advanced settings – so far, only Facebook is listed there, but this could be expanded over time.
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(Bonus points for the video for featuring the example streamer “D.Va”.)
Anyone who has always wanted to start their career as a great streamer can now easily find their way into the scene.
The current patch for Battle.net has already provided the necessary data, but currently streaming is only possible in America and some other regions. According to Blizzard, “worldwide access” to the feature is expected to happen “soon.” Whatever “soon” may mean at Blizzard.
At least in the YouTube comments, the entire service is received rather negatively. Many fans are wondering why they chose Facebook specifically instead of other platforms like Twitch. It remains to be seen how this feature will be used in the coming weeks.
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