Destiny: Weapon Day on 24.8. – The Weaponsmith’s Offer

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In Destiny, we inspect Banshee-44’s inventory. This NPC is holding the weapon day today, on August 24.

What is there to do in Destiny right now? The last Iron Banner event before “Rise of Iron” is over. The account import has already been completed by many Guardians. Now it’s a month of waiting for the autumn expansion. A large part of the details about RoI are already known. Many major surprises are unlikely to be expected before launch.

Is there only yawning boredom until September 20 finally arrives? No! On the one hand, you can now prepare yourself with our preparation guide for the upcoming tasks. On the other hand, you can still expand your item collections, such as with the weapons from the gunsmith.

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With this NPC in the Tower, you can obtain exclusive weapons through forging quests. If you have a sufficient reputation rank with Banshee-44, he will even give you Quests for Exotics.

Use these test weapons starting from August 24

If you want or need to rank up with the gunsmith, then take these field test weapons into practice:

  • A Häkke auto rifle is intended to be used against Cabal.
  • An Omolon fusion rifle would like to be taken into the Crucible.
  • A Häkke pulse rifle also wants to go into the Crucible.
  • A Suros pulse rifle has its sights set on Vex.
  • If you are currently on your way to the Crucible, you can also grab a Häkke shotgun. This week is all about PvP!

These 5 weapons can be ordered this week

At the gunsmith, you can order these forging quests for 2500 Glimmer:

First up is the scout rifle SUROS DIS-47. A rapid-firing weapon.

The fusion rifle Thesan FR4 from Omolon is also on offer. Heavy stability and impact.

The hand cannon Häkke Judith-D can be ordered. It comes with a hefty impact of 94.

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In addition, both rocket launchers from SUROS can be ordered: JLB-42 and JLB-47. The latter is the better choice.

These weapons can be picked up with these perks

The sniper rifle Eirene RR4 comes with Triple Tap, Injection Mold, and Mulligan.

The pulse rifle SUROS PDX 45 offers Perfect Balance and Fluted Barrel. Another roll is also strong with Hammer Forged and Hand-Laid Stock.

The auto rifle Arminius-D comes with no good perks.

The JLB-47 rocket launcher has Grenades and Horseshoes and a boost to blast radius.

The shotgun Jingukogo-D comes with Fluted Barrel, Track and Aggressive Ballistics.

The scout rifle SUROS DIS-43 also comes with no good perks. With Fluted Barrel you can maximize the range.

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Meg Wednesday: Overwatch Summer Games – Round 2

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

The Summer Games in Overwatch are over, but that is of course no reason not to get upset about it.

No Skins, but other annoyances

The “Summer Games” of Overwatch have come to an end. As predicted, I was unable to get my coveted skin. Oh well, Swiss Mercy. It could have been such a wonderful time for both of us! As compensation, I can throw Genji and Zarya double skins at anyone until they say stop and even take care of children and grandchildren. The dice were simply not in my favor. But hey, I just have to wait a year to have another chance at my beloved skin.

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Maybe next year.

AFK Bots in Overwatch – Everything for the Lootbox

Okay, skins are one thing. But the teammates in Lúcioball were much worse. Although “teammates” might be too generous a term here, as it would imply that people actually participated in the match. This is another thing that somehow runs through all Blizzard titles. I have known AFK players in WoW since the days of Alterac Valley, AFK players in Heroes of the Storm, and even in StarCraft 2, I have encountered these people.

Overwatch Lucioball Gameplay

But now in a shooter like Overwatch? That annoys me. If it were just pure “afk”, I could still tolerate it. But obviously, there are plenty of “afk bots” that just spam emotes continuously or take a step in one direction every few seconds.

Of course, the problem here is that Lúcioball gave quite a bit of XP for a relatively low time investment, which significantly accelerated the farming of lootboxes. But especially in the last days of the event, there was hardly a match where at least one of the 6 players wasn’t a bot. Our highlight was a game where we played exclusively against bots.

Additionally, the “ragequit pro game rate (RPPQ) has significantly increased in Lúcioball. Is your own team receiving a hit? Quickly exit! Why? That would mean giving up experience points and time. I still don’t understand it.

Overwatch Winston Primal Rage

Furthermore: Since when has “teabagging” come back in style? I thought that died out with the prepubescent group of the 1990s. Can’t you please stop hammering your virtual genitals in other people’s faces? Thank you.

P.S.: Next Wednesday, you will have to do without me, as I will be diving headfirst into World of Warcraft: Legion – if servers or bugs don’t bring the game to a standstill, then you will probably still hear from me.

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Overwatch: Start von Season 2 – Termine, Änderungen, Belohnungen

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

To be well prepared for Season 2 of Overwatch , we have gathered all information for you.

The End of the Testing Phase – The Start of Season 2

Since the original release of Overwatch, a lot has changed in the game – especially the Ranked mode is still in constant flux. In the second season, players will have a very different experience than in the first season. We have summarized all the known changes and will update this post as soon as more news are available.

When Does Season 2 of Overwatch Start?

Season 2 starts on September 6. In Europe, this might extend into the night of September 7.

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The new season will probably also bring “Eichenwalde”.

What Changes in Season 2 of Overwatch?

The biggest change occurs in the area of skill ratings. This is no longer restricted to a value between 1 and 100 but now ranges from 1 – 5000. Additionally, there will be certain “tiers” (most likely “divisions”) in which players will be sorted. The divisions have the following skill rating limits:

Bronze0-1499
Silver1500-1999
Gold2000-2499
Platinum2500-2999
Diamond3000-3499
Master3500-3999
Grandmaster4000-5000
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The special thing about the divisions is that you cannot “fall out” of Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond, even if your skill rating drops. Only Master and Grandmaster must continuously fight for the highest positions – but may also be rewarded with a spot in the “Top 500”.

Furthermore, players can only sign up as a group for the ranked mode if their skill rating is within a range of 1000 points. For example, players with a skill rating of 2000 and 2200 can play together. However, players with a skill rating of 1200 and 3600 cannot. This is intended to prevent undesirable behavior and also to combat matchmaking issues.

Changes to Mechanics and Currency

There are also some modifications to the different game modes. For example, there is now a “Timebank” feature on hybrid maps, and the coin toss has been removed. Instead, it is now (in very rare cases) possible for there to actually be a draw. In this case, both sides receive a small amount of Competitive Points.

Overwatch Season 2 Spray

Competitive Points are, by the way, the last major change. These will be multiplied by 10 for all players – however, the cost of golden weapons will also increase by the same factor. A golden weapon now costs 3,000 Competitive Points, but a win also brings 10 Competitive Points – the reward at the end of the season will also be higher to compensate for this. In addition, there is a cap! If you have 6,000 Competitive Points, you should start spending them – because no more can be accumulated.

Finally, participation in Season 2 will again be rewarded with a special display image and a spray logo. However, it is necessary to complete at least 10 placement matches – these will also be back in Season 2.

You can view the rewards for Season 1 here.

You can find even more about Blizzard’s hero shooter on our Overwatch game page.

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WoW: Legion – Next phase of the demon invasion is live

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The invasions of the Burning Legion in World of Warcraft are increasing. The last phase of the event has begun!

The Last Phase of the Legion Pre-Event

Since yesterday evening (23.08.2016) at around 7:00 PM, the Burning Legion has decided that the fun is slowly coming to an end. Since then, the invasions in World of Warcraft have hit with full force, which translates to: Every 2 hours, all 6 invasions are taking place in the already known areas: Azshara, Northern Barrens, Tanaris, Hillsbrad Foothills, Dun Morogh, and Westfall. If you still need some Nether Shards or other rewards from the event, you can now farm in peace – because some invasion is always available, so there are no breaks.

WoW Legion PreEvent Eredar Forsaken City

The questline involving Khadgar in Dalaran continues, although players may be a bit disappointed with the scope. The Archmage calls the players once again to Dalaran – the city of mages is still located above Karazhan in the Deadwind Pass. Last week, the Council of Six used to make contact with a being: Alodi, the first Guardian of Tirisfal.

WoW Khadgar Harbingers

This one reveals to the mages more details about the Pillars of Creation, such as their rough location – the Broken Isles. After a small cleanup operation from Dalaran, the mages are now gathering power to teleport the city to those islands. However, this part of the quest will only be unlocked starting August 30, with the release of Legion.

For more news and articles about Blizzard’s MMORPG, you can find them on our World of Warcraft game page. More specific details about the upcoming expansion can be found on our Legion overview page.

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Tree of Savior: Item enhancements through “Transcendence”

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In Tree of Savior, the developers explain how item enhancement works.

Resource shortage due to time constraints

At (more or less) regular intervals, the developers of Tree of Savior take time to present some features of the game in more detail. This time it was the “Transcendence” system that was highlighted in a blog post.

But what is the Transcendence system actually?

Simply put, it allows players to further enhance their equipment (weapons, armor, and accessories) – it can be compared to “enchantments” in other games.

Tree of Savior Transcendence

Each item can be enhanced up to 10 times; however, the probability that an item actually reaches the “next level” of Transcendence decreases with each enhancement. Worse yet: if an already enhanced item fails its next enhancement, it levels down and loses its current enhancement level! Therefore, one should always consider whether the risk is worth the benefit and whether it might be better to use more materials for the enchantment.

Speaking of materials: They can only be obtained from the “Salus Convent” mission or alternatively crafted. Since the quest can only be completed 2 times a day (“subscribers” up to 6 times), the corresponding resources will be limited.

You can view the complete developer blog with plenty of illustrations in our sources.

For more information about the MMORPG with picturesque graphics, visit our Tree of Savior news site.

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Scum: New survival game puts you in a prison riot TV show

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With Scum (Scum), a new survival game with an unusual setting has been introduced.

As part of a reality TV show, prisoners must fight for survival on an island. The first season took place on Alcatraz, the second on “Bagne de Cayenne.” Older players might think of Running Man, while younger ones might think of either the Hunger Games or the numerous “Battle Royale” games that have emerged in recent years within the genre.

Scum is powered by Unreal Engine 4 and the developers promise a significantly increased complexity compared to other representatives of the genre. Players are expected to have full control over their character, its appearance, and progression in the game. It involves nutrition, metabolism, and body mass, as well as weapon skills, combat styles, and hacking security systems.

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Scum is expected to enter Early Access in early 2017.

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Destiny: The Creation of a Raid – Plans for “Wrath of the Machine”

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 4 minutes

In the MMO shooter Destiny, Bungie discusses how raids are created.

Raids are the largest, longest, and most challenging PvE challenges in Destiny. They consist of tough boss encounters, tricky mechanics, and various jumping sequences, all of which must be mastered to ultimately receive the pot of gold. They are designed for six players and require teamwork and communication.

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Gameinformer spoke with lead raid designer Gavin Irby about the general raid philosophy, the complicated design, and the plans for the upcoming raid “Wrath of the Machine”.

Destiny raids are completely different from those in WoW

Irby joined Bungie’s raid development team in 2013, when they were just working on the Glass Chamber. Some design ideas were already set at that time, such as the location on Venus. But according to Irby, the team didn’t yet know how to create a raid encounter. What is the appropriate difficulty? How do you design a puzzle? How hard should a puzzle be? And all of this with the condition that Destiny is a first-person shooter – and played on a console.

Here he draws a comparison with WoW: In this online role-playing game, it is not a problem if many icons appear on the screen in raids, representing buffs and debuffs. If you hover over these with the mouse, you get detailed information about what they do, how the mechanics work.

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In Destiny, however, the UI information must be kept very limited. You don’t want to overwhelm the guardians with a flood of information. The focus should remain on gameplay, on the experience of the encounter. Therefore, mechanics concentrate on things that can be found directly in the environment, which can ideally be shot at. Due to the first-person perspective, you are right in the chaos and so close to the action that too many numbers and icons would only be distracting.

In traditional MMO raids, much more information is available than in Destiny. For example, the exact DPS output of team members is often known. In Destiny, these specific details are lacking. Therefore, for the development team, it is an extremely important aspect how to determine the strength and health of the enemies. Even without the detailed information on DPS and the like, the enemies must be defeatable – but on the other hand, they should not fall too easily.

Moreover, it is considered in a raid that matchmaking is not active. You have to form your strike team yourself. Therefore, it is assumed – even if the team consists of people who do not know each other – that they will communicate. Teamplay and coordination are required. That the Crota raid can also be mastered solo was not intended in this form according to Irby.

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Info about “Wrath of the Machine”

So far, not much is known about the new raid of “The Rise of Iron Lords”. In the ViDoc for Gamescom, a few scenes from it were shown. It is supposed to be very expansive and provide new experiences. In “Wrath of the Machine”, you will discover the true origin of the SIVA outbreak. Further information is scarce.

Irby states that it is not easy to create completely new experiences as was the case with the Glass Chamber. The guardians are now experienced and have seen a lot in Destiny. Now they are looking at new challenges and think: “Aha, this is like this encounter” or “This resembles that activity.”

The upcoming raid was approached with a big goal: It should be fun. Furthermore, it should emphasize the strengths of the Destiny sandbox. And it should be difficult.

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As for the difficulty level, it is said that it will depend heavily on your Light level. While the King’s Fall raid remains a challenge despite high Light levels, as the mechanics do not become easier because of it, guardians in “Wrath of the Machine” should be able to gain the upper hand against enemies with a high Light level.

However, the details are not elaborated further. After all, the secrets of the raid are to remain under wraps until launch. Guardians must discover the mechanics on their own and face the unknown dangers.

On the Gameinformer page, you can read the interview in full detail.

Here we present the new strike “The Wretched Eye”.

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LoL: Mit diesem Skin erfüllen die Entwickler Pantheons Lebenstraum

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Is Pantheon soon baking fresh bread in League of Legends?

Pantheon is a champion who has been playable in League of Legends for a long time (February 2, 2010). It is not only his various attacks that make the champion unique, but also his quotes that he utters in the game. His wit stands out particularly: “My destiny? You know, now that I think about it, I always wanted to be a baker. Yes, a baker!”. Perhaps Pantheon is now one step closer to fulfilling this dream.

Pantheon’s Cooking Studio

A video has now been shown on the various social media accounts of League of Legends that could announce a new Pantheon skin. Pay special attention to the details in the video.

https://www.facebook.com/leagueoflegends/videos/10157559857980556/

Now you not only know how to bake your own bread, but you also have an idea of a possible new skin for Pantheon. Not only his wit but also many other quotes of the champion are inspired by the movie 300. In this YouTube video, you can watch the context of the joke again:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fIBcooR8fA

With a baker skin, Pantheon would be the 3rd champion in League of Legends to receive a skin themed around Cooking . So far, both Tahm Kench and Morgana have received a skin on this theme.

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No Man’s Sky: Flying Low over the Planets – Mod makes it possible

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In No Man’s Sky, a mod has been developed that lifts the annoying planet safety distance during flight.

To ensure that researchers do not hopelessly get stuck in rock walls or have catastrophic crashes every few meters on their flights over planets, the ship is – usually reliably – kept at a certain distance above the planet’s surface. You can’t fly lower.

However, some players feel strongly restricted by this safety measure. After all, in No Man’s Sky, one is supposed to be able to make limitless, unrestricted discoveries. If you can’t even get close enough with the ship to take a good look at the true beauty of a planet’s surface, it leads to frustration.

Therefore, “Hytek” developed a Lowflight mod, which allows you to conduct low flights – and see exactly what is going on on the planet. But beware: This could also easily lead to crashing. So it might not be a bad idea to save the game before using the mod. Here you can see the mod in action:

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What are Atlas Passes and Atlas Stones in No Man’s Sky? Here you can find out.

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Paragon: Update 30.1 reduces the match length

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Epic Games’ Moba Paragon has been in open beta for PC and PS4 for a week now. The weekly update is now addressing match length.

The (driving) Drummer

Narbash, the drummer with the supportive rhythms, once turned a fight into a dance-off, all through the power of his mesmerizing beats – so the legend goes.

The latest hero in Paragon’s roster is not one for soft tones. With his drums strapped in front of him, he empowers himself and his team, propelling them to victory through a movement speed and health regeneration buff. Narbash is available to every hobby musician and full-time support starting today, August 23.

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The Problem with Match Length

But the noise-maker Narbash is not the only thing making its way into the Moba with update 30.1. This time, attention is once again focused on the, according to the developer Epic Games, still too high average match length.

For this reason, the base value of energy or physical resistance for group 1 towers has been reduced from 65 to 44. Furthermore, group 2 towers now have only 2,100 health points instead of 2,500.

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The new hero Narbash in the Fire Beats skin design

Additionally, the large carrier of the main orb has been affected, losing a total of 3000 health points. This orb will no longer respawn after 10 minutes as before, but will do so after just 8 minutes.

These changes, however, are not set in stone and will continue to be monitored by the developers after implementation. After all, they don’t want a game to be too short, thereby limiting carries’ ability to fully unleash their potential.

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Chronicles of Elyria: Video Tour through the “Titans Steppe”

Matthias Winter Matthias Winter Reading time 3 minutes

In their new video, Soulbound Studios takes us on a journey through the first in-game region of their upcoming sandbox MMO Chronicles of Elyria.

In our last news, we reported that the production of Chronicles of Elyria, after the successfully completed Kickstarter campaign, is picking up pace quickly and that players of the sandbox MMO will be able to play several prologues, including a single-player demo, before the release.

Soulbound’s latest video now shows for the first time the region “Titan Steppe,” which will not only be the location of the single-player demo but also part of the later game world. Next to the larger city “New Haven,” the small mining settlement “Silver Run” is also located in “Titan Steppe,” both of which can now be seen in detail for the first time.

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The steppe biome is just one of the 18 climate zones found in COE

The special thing about “Titan Steppe” is that it is crucial to the game’s backstory and will be the only region that will be identical on all servers. Because the rest of the game world will – like the quests of the game – be completely procedurally generated, so that each server will have different land masses, islands, regions, villages, and cities.

The technology responsible for this is also used in No Man’s Sky and Camelot Unchained and allows the creation of large yet authentically-looking areas that would otherwise have to be created by hand over several years.

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Since there will be no mini-map function, players will rely on drawn maps of the world

This will be particularly necessary in the case of Chronicles of Elyria, as the starting continent alone will cover an area of 32,750 km2. For comparison: World of Warcraft had an area of about 207 km2 before Burning Crusade, and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes had about 500 km2.

However, this is somewhat put into perspective when you think that there are supposed to be only 2-3 servers worldwide, each of which should accommodate up to 100,000 players and NPCs, as well as countless monsters and creatures, which should fill the world with life thanks to SpatialOS, the new simulation tech from Improbable. A new trend in the MMO genre that Star Citizen is also following, as dynamic NPCs are supposed to bring life to the galaxy there as well.

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Matthias says: You can tell from the video that it is in PreAlpha status, and the developers explicitly point out that this is “Work In Progress” and that this is also the reason why neither NPCs nor mobs are visible in the video.

Some of the animations are still placeholders, while others, such as the landing animation while jumping, are even missing entirely. Nevertheless, the video already makes a good impression at this early stage.

If you like Chronicles of Elyria and want to learn more about the game’s features, I recommend the following article: What is Chronicles of Elyria? The MMORPG with the aging process has made it!

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Just like this randomly, procedurally generated trial world, the game world could look later
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Overwatch: Die Sommerspiele enden, DDoS-Attacken bleiben

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

The first event of Overwatch is ending soon – last chance for the special loot boxes!

The End of the Summer Games, the Continuation of DDoS Attacks

If you can spare a bit of free time and haven’t already grabbed all the special skins from the current “Summer Games” event of Overwatch, now is the time to act. Tonight, on August 23, 2017, at 7:00 PM, the event will likely be over. After that, it will no longer be possible to snag the special Summer Games loot boxes. This also means the opportunity to get numerous skins, emotes, voicelines, and profile icons that were exclusive in the past weeks will vanish.

At the same time, the chance to buy the “Summer Games” loot boxes with real money is also dwindling – if you’re still waiting for a special skin (I curse you, Swiss Mercy!), you should now reach for your wallet or wait another year, as that’s when the Summer Games are expected to return – but even that is still up for discussion.

Overwatch Summergames

All of this is of course under the condition that you can even log into the game. Currently, Blizzard – as has happened countless times in the past weeks – is being attacked by a DDoS attack again, which can cause massive problems with the login servers. These issues affect not only Overwatch but also other Blizzard games such as World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and Diablo 3.

Did you manage to grab everything you wanted during the Summer Games? Or has a special skin slipped through your fingers, leading you to avoid Overwatch until the frustration subsides?

You can find more news and articles about Blizzard’s hero shooter on our Overwatch game page.

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The Division: PvP Arenas and PvE Events in the Dark Zone – Ideas for the Future

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 2 minutes

In The Division there are several ideas on how to improve the Dark Zone in the future.

This morning, community developer Hamish Bode held a relaxed livestream. He played a bit of the in-house MMO shooter and answered questions that reached him live via Twitch. We tuned in for a few minutes and picked up some vague information.

The Dark Zone needs changes

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The stream started off very “community-focused”: While Bode enjoyed his breakfast on camera, he watched a current YouTube video showcasing a possible Dark Zone redesign. Bode agreed with most points but referenced difficulties with others and commented cheerfully to himself. He demonstrated live how he explores and listens to community ideas.

One idea that received wide approval is PvE events in the Dark Zone. This refers to time-limited events where players must fight together against many NPCs, and at the end, good loot awaits. And the special thing about it: You cannot harm other agents. You cannot go rogue.

A pure PvE Dark Zone is among the requests that frequently arise on Reddit. The idea of a large area to explore, defeat enemies, and obtain good loot is well-received by many. However, some are bothered by other agents who only aim for PvP. With PvE events, these players could at least be accommodated to some extent.

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Whether this proposal will ever be implemented is uncertain. Bode at least showed interest. However, one idea that sounds more likely to be implemented is PvP arenas. An arena mode was mentioned by Bode today and also in last Thursday’s stream. This seems to be an idea that Massive is currently playtesting, for which there might already be concrete plans.

These arenas could be designated areas solely for PvP, where agents can freely shoot each other and have fun. In today’s stream, the idea of “normalized PvP” also came up, where all agents would start with similar conditions. The advantages from the gear sets, which are unbalanced anyway, would not be taken into account here.

However, all these ideas are still not finalized – or official. Bode announced numerous details and patches in the upcoming weeks. What exactly will change, he could not discuss today. But one thing is clear: Changes are coming.

What do you think about these ideas?

In this article, we discuss the statements from the latest State of Game.

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Monster Hunter Online bekommt seinen ersten Raidboss

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4 players are not enough to face the latest boss in Monster Hunter Online. The strongest monster ever requires a small raid!

The Inferno Tartaronis makes short work

In Monster Hunter Online, many creatures must be hunted and defeated as a group. Those who venture out alone achieve far less than a group of 4 players – especially stylish rewards will be withheld. This is even more evident in the latest content update of the game, as the developers take it a step further.

For the creature “Inferno Tartaronis”, even 4 players are not enough, so 8 heroes must come together to even have a chance against the gigantic beast. And although the monster is so large, it has hardly lost any of its maneuverability. It radiates such immense heat that it can use it to either dig into the ground or even rise into the air. It is a matter of honor for dragons that a fireball or an entire area full of lava often follows.

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Anyone who wishes to take on the Inferno Tartaronis should bring 7 tough friends – the hunt will certainly not be easy for the “toughest opponent ever” that has been encountered in the game so far.

For Monster Hunter Online there are several fan patches that provide the game with an acceptable English translation, allowing access to the game from Europe as well.

Find out more about the MMO, which hopefully will eventually come to Europe, on our “Monster Hunter Online” news site.

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The Elder Scrolls Online: Duelle, Housing, Lockboxes und One Tamriel

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 2 minutes

In the fantasy MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online, there were some surprises at the edge of Gamescom.

The main source of information for new features presented at Gamescom for ESO is a reddit thread that refers to recordings made with a mobile phone from the ESO Tavern, a casual presentation. So these are pieces of information that should be taken with caution for the moment, but which have already sparked some discussion – as they provide a glimpse into the next update of The Elder Scrolls Online, which is supposed to be released in 2016.

The “ESO Tavern” was an event that took place on August 19 and 20 at the Gir Keller in Cologne – speakers included the head Matt Firor and Creative Director Rich Lambert. The event was supposed to be streamed live on Twitch, according to the announcement from Zenimax. However, the only thing we could find were some shaky mobile videos.

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The Elder Scrolls Online: One Tamriel is Coming

The information primarily revolves around the next update, Update 12:

  • “One Tamriel” will come into the game as a free base patch. All dungeons that do not yet have a veteran mode will be revamped. They will then have a normal and an extended veteran version. Furthermore, 17 new monster sets have been found in the database.
  • There is supposed to be a DLC pack in the Crown Store that costs 5500 crowns and includes all DLCs except the newest “Shadow of the Hist”.
  • We already reported yesterday about the “lockboxes” that are coming to the Crown Store.
  • Kargstein will be revamped as part of “One Tamriel”.
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Housing is Coming Soon to The Elder Scrolls Online

  • There is supposed to be no pay-to-win in the Crown Store – the developers have played Black Desert Online and did not like what happened there.
  • Exploiters who have intentionally and not just for testing purposes exploited certain bugs have been banned.
  • With Update 12, the scaling of low-level players in DLC dungeons will be revised.
  • Update 13 will bring housing and also place training dummies in the front yards. This is planned for early 2017.

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Dueling is Coming, Champion Points Increase

  • It is known that the LFG system is not working and they are working diligently on it.
  • With Update 12, new weapon ultimates with 2 morphs will come, and there will also be alternative ways to enhance the guild skill lines.
  • 1v1 duels will be introduced in Cyrodiil.
  • The Champion Points will increase with Update 12 to 561.
  • There will be more events.
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Overwatch: Conditions for Friends in Ranked Play Eased

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

Overwatch loosens the strict restrictions for friends who want to play together in ranked mode as a test.

Expanded Opportunities in Lower Ranks

Currently, the latest patch is being tested on the Overwatch test realm. Not only can players get a first look at the new map Eichenwalde , but they can also experience the balance changes firsthand. Also new are the adjustments to the ranked mode. Players will no longer be placed into a skill rating of 1 to 100, but instead into a finer rating of 1 to 5000.

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There were also stricter rules regarding how players could register as a group: If friends were more than 500 points apart, they could no longer register together. This was mainly to prevent the “boosting” of weaker players – as many people could temporarily secure a spot in the top 500, which promised additional rewards.

“Well intended” does not always mean “well executed,” as the system still had some quirks on the test server. While players could only register with others within a 500-point range, they still received teammates who were outside of that range.

Because that was – to put it mildly – quite ridiculous, Blizzard has now temporarily loosened the restrictions, allowing players up to and including the “Diamond” rank to play with friends who are within a 1000-point range – which constitutes approximately 1/5 of the entire ranking range.

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Jeff Kaplan summarizes the intention behind the changes in the forum as follows:

“The goal is to loosen the restrictions a bit to allow more group formations while also addressing some exploitable points and matchmaking issues caused by players with high skill ratings when they team up with players who have low skill ratings.”

Whether the changes will also be implemented in this form on the live servers with Season 2 remains to be seen – at least 3 weeks will pass until then.

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PS4 Slim: Unboxing-Video zeigt Konsole und den neuen Dualshock-Controller

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 2 minutes

A complete unboxing video of the PS4 Slim has surfaced on the internet.

In recent days, some leaked images of the alleged PS4 Slim have circulated. Initial doubts about the authenticity were quickly cleared by various sources claiming, “Yes, this is the real PS4 Slim!” The first images appeared on the website of a British auction house where the console was listed for £295. However, the listing has since been removed.

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This should be it: The PS4 Slim

Now a video has been released showing a complete unboxing. In it, you can admire the PS4 Slim in all its glory. Additionally, we get a look at the new Dualshock 4 controller, which comes with a fresh feature. The video was once on YouTube but has since been taken offline. Now it can be found on Dailymotion:

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What’s inside?

The console is noticeably slimmer than the previous PS4. According to the packaging, it is a 500GB version. On its back, games like Uncharted 4 and Gran Turismo Sport are listed.

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The controller looks very similar to its predecessor. The sticks and buttons seem to be a bit grayer. Additionally, there is a thin light bar above the touchpad that shows the color of the light bar on the front view. Otherwise, not much seems to have changed with the Dualshock 4.

It has been known for a few weeks that Sony will make announcements regarding PlayStation on September 7th. Then we will most likely learn much more – and official – information about this new gaming box. We also expect details about the PS4 Neo.

Compared to this “high-end PS4”, the PS4 Slim will not be able to offer 4K resolution or enhanced graphical performance. But at this point, an explicit note: Nothing has been officially confirmed by Sony yet.

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League of Legends: Gameplay changes – Soon even 10 bans in draft mode?

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 3 minutes

When thinking about future changes to the game system in League of Legends.

Since the release of League of Legends on October 27, 2009, the game has undergone several changes. In addition to the constantly growing champion pool, there have also been visual changes that have benefitted the game. To keep the game interesting in the future, the developers take the fans’ feedback seriously. They provide insight into gameplay changes planned for upcoming patches.

Changes in the upcoming patches for LoL

Since the World Championships in League of Legends are played on Patch 6.18, there will be a greater focus on balance changes for the professional scene in Patch 6.17 and 6.18. In order to provide more diversity in champion selection during the championship, there will be minor adjustments for many champions. This includes “nerfing” particularly strong champions like Ashe, Jhin, Gragas, or Trundle. Other characters like Draven, Jayce, or Malphite will receive a little more power to encourage players to choose these champions.

LoL commentator Draven

However, these changes will focus more on “fine-tuning” rather than major changes to the champions. The developers will also keep an eye on how the tower changes affect the game. It is possible that the reward for the first destroyed tower will be changed by +/- 100 gold, or the duration of the tether buff will change by +/- 1 minute.

During patches 6.19 to 6.21, meaning after the World Championship patch in preparation for the Pre-Season, there will only be minimal changes. The patches will remain similar to the World Championship patch, so players will experience the same game they saw during the World Championship. At this time, the Yorick rework should also be completed – information about a new champion is likely to be available at that time!

The Pre-Season brings changes

It is currently planned that the Pre-Season will be active during patches 6.22 and 6.23. There, the focus will particularly be on changes to assassins. Additionally, the importance of purchasing an aegis for a supporter will be reviewed.

An important point is also the comparison between gold/experience rewards for farming and rewards for roaming. Changes to the masteries are also possible. Work is being done on other projects for the Pre-Season, but these are still in experimentation stages. At this time, the developers do not want to elaborate further on this.

LoL mercenary Katarina

Katarina players will be able to demonstrate more skill after their champion update.

More bans in the pick mode

Once the Pre-Season is over, attention will shift to the ban system in the pick mode. Currently, feedback is being gathered from casual and professional players regarding their opinions on a 10-ban system. The developers understand that many players want more bans, but important considerations must be taken into account when changing this system.

  • The developers feel that players already spend too much time in champion selection. The 10-ban system aims to not extend this time. For example, they are considering allowing multiple players from the same team to ban during one turn.
  • They want to avoid issues with target bans. In an extreme situation, a player would need to master 11 champions if bans are focused solely on them.
  • Increasing the number of bans by 4 also means that players need to own 4 more champions to play in ranked mode. Is that a problem?

In addition to potential changes to the ban system, next year they will also take a closer look at the runes.

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By reducing the popular T3 runes and making T2 runes available from level 1, changes have already been made to the rune system in the past. However, the system still has fundamental design issues that need to be addressed. Runes will be completely overhauled in the future. However, this will not happen before the update of the game client. The rune update will be focused on no earlier than the beginning of the second half of 2017.

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Eve Valkyrie: “And suddenly I had boobs!” – My first time VR at Gamescom

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 4 minutes

Eve Valkyrie may not be an MMO, but since the virtual reality space shooter is also supposed to get a multiplayer mode at some point and takes place in the universe of the super-sandbox MMORPG Eve Online, we took a look at the title at Gamescom 2016. Our author Jürgen was in for more than one surprise.

I had never dealt with virtual reality in my life and had only seen an early version of the Oculus Rift from afar during my time as an intern at Computec years ago. Since I was not a big fan of the roller coaster simulations that were available back then, I stayed out of the whole crowd and left the field to more interested colleagues.

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VR is just nonsense!

Since then, I haven’t had the opportunity to try VR, and I was never really hooked on the topic. I always found it a bit silly when I saw colleagues wandering around like blind zombies when they were exploring a completely foreign world via VR and couldn’t perceive anything around them. I had also heard from some players that VR made them feel extremely nauseous.

Playstation VR

Since I often felt nauseous from typical carnival attractions, I was never really interested in VR games and actively avoided the topic. I could much more identify with augmented reality (AR), because in Pokémon GO and similar games, you are out with other people, perceive the real world in an enhanced form, and meet other people, while in VR mode you are completely isolated.

To vomit or not to vomit…

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Valkyrie belongs to the universe of Eve Online.

But none of that mattered when I was instructed by our editor-in-chief Schuhmann for Gamescom, and the company CCP with Eve Valkyrie was on the list of titles I was supposed to cover at the fair. I felt a bit uneasy, as Eve Valkyrie is supposed to be a fast-paced space shooter and probably much worse than any roller coaster at a fair! I was genuinely worried about vomiting all over the wonderful, clean CCP booth! And even though the CCP employee was a bundle of enthusiasm who pushed my head into the – rather uncomfortable – Playstation VR headset, I couldn’t shake my worries.

And suddenly there were breasts…

In the end, the headset fit, and even my oddly shaped normal glasses fit into the VR headset. Both my eyes and ears were completely immersed in the game, and I was indeed in a realistically looking virtual space, more precisely in the cockpit of one of the titular Valkyrie star fighters.

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I could – unlike a regular space shooter – freely move my head and look around the cockpit:

  • Above me: The canopy and the hangar
  • Next to me: More controls and parts of the platform
  • Below me: The cockpit, my legs, my hands with the controls and my… breasts?!

Yes, that was indeed the biggest surprise. I must have looked pretty dumb standing in the CCP demo room, staring unbelievingly down at myself, but at least in the Gamescom demo of Eve Valkyrie, you apparently play as a female pilot clone. I have often played female characters in regular MMOs and in tabletop RPGs, but this VR experience with a completely different body was curiously more interesting and fascinating for me than the impending space battle.

You have to experience it!

The fascination with the game world and the many new impressions made me initially forget that I actually had a fear of VR, and soon my space fighter was launched into space uncontrollably and I was immediately caught up in a wild battle with other fighters. And this brought the second big VR surprise, because not only did I not feel any nausea, but everything felt so natural and intuitive, as if I were really sitting in a real cockpit.

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The immersion was nearly perfect, and for the duration of the demo, I completely forgot that I was actually not in space, but sitting in a cramped demo room with various CCP employees wearing a bulky headset. Therefore, I was more than just a little disappointed when the gaming session finally ended and I had to take off the headset and found myself back in the real world. Without VR breasts and a spaceship, but with a slightly wobbly gait.

Mein-MMO says: Yes, I am convinced now too! VR rocks hard, and you really have to experience it! But I am still skeptical whether the expensive VR hardware will establish itself in the long term for home use, because while space games like Eve Valkyrie can surely be played well from a desk, VR games like the also CCP originated Project Arena (a kind of squash with energy balls and shields) can only be played standing and require not only additional controllers but also a lot of space and a kind of assistant to help with the whole setup. Therefore, I think VR could lead to a renaissance of the good old arcade halls in the future, where thematically suitable rooms, staff, and always up-to-date hardware could be offered.

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Titanfall 2: Das Aufleveln ist ein wahres Sound-Spektakel!

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time < 1 minutes

In Titanfall 2 , you get quite an audio experience when you level up your character.

Last weekend, the first open tech test of Titanfall 2 took place. On PS4 and Xbox One, interested players were able to get their first impression of the upcoming shooter. In addition to a test mode where the controls were explained to you, there were also multiplayer modes on two different maps.

Next weekend, the second test phase will take place, featuring additional modes and maps. We have summarized all the information about these “open betas” of Titanfall 2 here.

Besides the gameplay, many players have also looked at the progression system – where you could say it’s more about “listening” than “looking”.

Cool or exaggerated?

According to Polygon, from which the following recording originates, the sound when leveling up is already “ridiculous”. You can check out the “auditorily intense” sounds here:

https://twitter.com/Babylonian/status/766067903695204352

Whether this is cool or annoying is something everyone must decide for themselves. Probably, one will only be able to make a judgment after playing the game for hours and hearing the sound spectacle repeatedly.

What do you think about it?

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