Destiny: Update 2.3.1 is coming soon – “The future is bright and full of hope”

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In the MMO shooter Destiny, update 2.3.1 has been announced. This will be available for download in the coming weeks.

In the weekly letter to the community, Bungie reflects on the last livestream for “The Dawning of the Iron Lords”. It provided insights into how the Cosmodrome will change and also announced the Gjallarwing Sparrow – a pretty vehicle based on the exotic rocket launcher Gjallarhorn. You can read all the information from the stream here.

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You will receive this Sparrow and the Iron Gjallarhorn in black and silver by preordering the autumn expansion. It is explicitly stated that the preorder bonuses apply for PS4 and Xbox One. But when can Xbox Guardians preorder “Rise of Iron”? There is no concrete date yet, just a promise of “soon”. However, according to DeeJ, all his Xbox friends will have enough time for that.

Update 2.3.1 and a bright future ahead

The Bungie Day was not only a special day for the community, which received the “Year 2” triumph moments, but also for the Bungie studio itself. On this day, they came together as a team and pondered the future of Destiny and Bungie. Various executives took the stage and presented their creative ideas. However, we Guardians won’t see any of that just yet.

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The community manager DeeJ reveals that he sat through every presentation thinking: “I can’t wait to show this to the community.” The window into the future is becoming clearer with time. But at the moment, he can only say that the future is bright and full of hope.

Update 2.3.1 is coming soon. To prepare for it, yesterday’s maintenance for Destiny took place. This update will be available for download in the coming weeks. No further information is available yet, other than the usual reminders: You need to free up enough storage space and you can refer to Bungie’s help page if you encounter issues downloading. The patch notes will come once the update is available.

Yesterday, some tweaks were made to the companion app. Now you should be able to inspect your stats, progress, inventory, and activities without any issues.

In this article, we present to you the PlayStation exclusive content of “Rise of Iron” .

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Revelation Online: Here are the classes of the MMORPG

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

The development studio NetEase and publisher My.com unveil the classes that you will embody in the upcoming MMORPG Revelation Online.

Each class has its own playstyle, which you should master well in group battles to stand against the many enemies and boss monsters.

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The classes in Revelation Online include:

  • Weapon Master: Weapon Masters are both tanks and melee specialists. A Weapon Master can stop entire waves of enemies with a combination of twin blades and dodging abilities. However, since they focus entirely on melee combat, Weapon Masters are easy prey for ranged attackers.
  • Hoplite: Hoplites are born melee fighters and can endure fights that last a long time. However, they do not deal much damage.
  • Blade Mage: As a Blade Mage, you use both magic and the falchion. Your magic deals area damage, but you are a relatively easy target for focused attacks.
  • Occultist: Occultists use many dark offensive spells that deal direct damage or damage over time, as well as area damage. They can also drain life points from enemies and heal allies directly.
  • Summoner: Summoners act as the healers of the group but can also withstand many attacks. They apply buffs to allies and deal significant damage to enemies.
  • Sharpshooter: If you like to attack from a distance and target enemies precisely, you choose the Sharpshooter class. The class deals a lot of damage and can keep enemies at bay with its advanced weaponry.

Many customization options

By freely upgrading 12 main abilities, 8 unique rage abilities, and 6 aerial combat abilities from level 40 during gameplay, you can customize and play your hero individually and directly control their progress. Additionally, from level 49, you will gain access to additional development branches of the main abilities, allowing you to customize each ability individually. This way, you can configure each class differently. Rage abilities can be used with accumulated rage points earned through the use of your main abilities in battles.

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This autumn, a beta for the MMORPG Revelation Online will start, for which you can register on the official my.com website.

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Pokémon GO: Lucky Egg – Easy leveling with double experience points

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How to use the Lucky Egg in Pokémon GO correctly?

In Pokémon GO, it is important to quickly level up your Trainer level to find and catch stronger Pokémon. This is done by gaining experience points. How many experience points you need for a specific level-up can be found in our overview of rewards in Pokémon GO.

Lucky Egg gives a ton of experience points

With a Lucky Egg, you get double the amount of experience points for half an hour for all actions that provide experience points in Pokémon GO. This includes not only using PokéStops, but also catching various Pokémon. Especially important are new and repeated evolutions of individual Pokémon. In this overview, you can see how many experience points each action brings in Pokémon GO while a Lucky Egg is active:

  • Catching a Pokémon for the first time: 1200 XP (experience points)
  • Catching a Pokémon you have already caught: 200 XP
  • Nice throw: 20 XP
  • Great throw: 100 XP
  • Excellent throw: 200 XP
  • PokéStops: 100 XP per activation
  • Gym battles: Variable value x2
  • Evolving a Pokémon for the first time: 2000 XP
  • Evolving a Pokémon that you have already evolved: 1000 XP

Finding or buying Lucky Eggs

If Lucky Eggs bring so many advantages, it is only natural to ask: “Where do I get them?” You have the option to receive these eggs as gifts for level-ups, or to buy them in the in-game shop for real money. As shown in the overview of rewards in Pokémon GO, you get the first “free” Lucky Egg when you reach level 9. If you have already used it or do not want to wait that long, these eggs are also available for paid PokéCoins in the shop.

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25 Lucky Eggs would cost a little over €10 in the shop – the price for 1200 coins is €9.99. Whether you buy the eggs now, or wait until you get them through a level-up, is entirely up to you.

Related to the topic: Pokémon GO: Hatching Eggs – All Information about Eggs in the Game. And you can find more tips for the game in our “Pokémon GO” guide collection.

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The Crew: Rekordeinnahmen und 3 Millionen neue Spieler durch Xbox Gold Promo

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time < 1 minutes

The one and a half year old MMO racing game The Crew experienced a second spring – in summer.

From June 16 to July 15, for one month, “The Crew” was part of the “Games with Gold” program for Xbox One. And it hit hard, at least that’s what Ubisoft said at a press conference regarding the revenues.

During this month, there were three million new users, bringing the total to eight million registered users of “The Crew” across all platforms. Additionally, players spent a lot of money. It is said that they earned 15 times more than usual during this period. A third of the total revenue generated during the entire lifespan of The Crew on Xbox One came in this free month.

Arguments for The Crew to become Free2Play?

Truly a golden month for “The Crew,” which seemed to remain somewhat under the radar as a genre mix and Buy2Play title. Perhaps this is also an argument to switch to Free2Play.

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Xbox Live Gold corresponds to Sony’s “PlayStation Plus” offer. In addition to some other benefits (online access), players receive older games for free through the “Games with Gold” program.

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No Man’s Sky: Is the release in danger? – Space game is said to violate a patent

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 2 minutes

In No Man’s Sky, a patent infringement regarding a “super formula” is alleged. Will this affect the release?

“No Man’s Sky goes Gold” – This was proudly announced by the developers of Hello Games nearly two weeks ago. This means that the game has been completed on time before the official release. Therefore, nothing should stand in the way of the European launch on August 10th – or?

“Super Formula” for the creation of worlds causes problems

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The ambitious space simulation does not seem to be in perfectly dry cloths yet: The Dutch company Genicap claims that No Man’s Sky utilizes a patented “super formula”, which ensures efficient generation of “2D and 3D images as well as animations”. The entire galaxy in No Man’s Sky is procedurally generated.

The said formula was conceived by Johan Gielis, who is now the Chief Research Officer at Genicap. In an interview with the newspaper De Telegraaf, Genicap co-founder Jeroen Sparrow stated that Hello Games did not license the “super formula” for No Man’s Sky.

According to Sparrow, they do not want to prevent the release of No Man’s Sky. However, they need to sit down together. Genicap allegedly plans to develop a gaming application based on this formula. They would also like to exchange ideas with Hello Games about this.

The lawyer Arnoud Engelfriet, also quoted in De Telegraaf, believes that this matter could develop into a bigger problem: “If the patent was indeed violated, the distribution of No Man’s Sky should be stopped and compensation paid.”

Hello Games and Sony have not yet released a statement regarding this. This is not the first legal dispute that No Man’s Sky has to endure: There were lengthy negotiations concerning naming rights with the pay-TV company Sky.

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Final Fantasy XIV: Gnadenlos gegen Goldseller und Goldkäufer – Tausende Accounts gebannt

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The MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV has shown no mercy towards gold sellers in the past. Once again, numerous accounts have been banned.

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In addition to Final Fantasy XIV, World of Warcraft is also popular among gold sellers.

Many MMOs have this problem. Spam messages in the chat, mostly in English, offering the purchase of in-game currency for little money. They are a plague for you and the developers since the latter risk losing their customer base. Who would want to enter a game knowing that they will be bombarded with this advertising every second?

While it is not as aggressive in Final Fantasy XIV, the gold sellers are still noticeable. About 6500 accounts have been permanently banned in the past few days. Of these, 1000 were due to advertising, and the rest for using the service. The numbers clearly show that there are indeed numerous buyers, and they constitute part of the problem. Square Enix intends to continue cracking down hard in the future. The company therefore asks all players to report suspicious activities via the reporting feature.

You don’t have to acquire Gil this way. The game itself offers plenty of opportunities, some of which we recently presented in more detail.

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My MMO asks: What wish should a game fulfill for you?

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 3 minutes

Fulfilling wishes like a Djinn, that’s the recipe for success behind many game hits. What wish should an online game fulfill for you soon?

The wish to step into other lives

When looking at what “surprise hits” seemingly came out of nowhere in recent years, they all have one thing in common: they fulfill players a wish they may not have even known they had. Fantasies, perhaps a childhood dream or an idea, could suddenly be lived out.

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With such surprise hits, we are not referring to any technically superior games or actual masterpieces that can be agreed upon, such as Witcher 3 or a Destiny – although those surely fulfill wishes too. We mean those things that no one sees coming.

A “The Sims” suddenly becomes a hit because players gain order in a life, everything is quantifiable and measurable, and you can feel the progress. A “Harvest Moon” or “Stardew Valley” soar to popularity with a strong simplification of life. Or Pokémon GO, the current hype game, allows fans to live out their long-held fantasy, not just controlling a Pokémon trainer but really stepping into their shoes.

World of Warcraft also fulfills the wish for meaning in life

Looking out the window, one could also interpret the success of World of Warcraft at the end of the 2000s as such a wish fulfillment: an escape from reality into a much more exciting life. Instead of leading a not really measurable everyday life somewhere in nowhere, you suddenly experience adventures, have clear goals, take on responsibility in a team, celebrate progress, and find meaning in what you do.

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World of Warcraft: For some, more real and meaningful than their own life.

Currently, it seems that with virtual reality and augmented reality, we are coming significantly closer to some “wish fulfillment scenarios” than in recent years.

In the short term, there was a hype around “Sword Art Online”; for a brief moment, it seemed like there was truly the possibility to fully immerse oneself in such a virtual reality, as described in an anime. However, this turned out to be a marketing gimmick. Disappointing for some who would have gladly given up ten years of their “real life” just to spend a year in Sword Art Online.

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Schuhmann says: So I’m into simulations, whether world domination, sports teams, or a medieval noble family – and you can tell with current games that you quickly hit limits because the AI is based on scripts and every situation eventually becomes predictable. The chaotic, individual element, the unpredictable, is often missing for me. This is indeed a wish I have barely come closer to since my childhood. I don’t need virtual or augmented reality for that; a significant improvement in AI would help me so that my wishes come true. And that doesn’t seem to be in vogue right now.

Our question: What wish do you have that a game should fulfill for you?

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Pokémon GO: Server Disruption – Players are Angry!

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 3 minutes

Pokémon GO captivates millions and annoys them at the same time, as the augmented reality game still does not run stably. A server disruption has become the norm. Is Niantic jeopardizing the success of the title?

Fans of Pokémon GO hardly experience a day where they can truly hunt Pokémon without interruptions. There is always something wrong with the servers, and there are always issues, for example:

These errors are frustrating in Pokémon GO

  • The GPS signal is not recognized, even though it should be there.
  • You catch a Pokémon and Pokémon GO freezes. After restarting, the creature is gone and the Poké Balls have been wasted.
  • The entire app just crashes.
  • All Pokémon nearby are generally shown as “very far away”, targeted searching is impossible.
  • Sent Pokémon disappear without a trace, and you receive nothing in return.
  • And the biggest annoyance of all: You can’t even get into the game and instead have to stare at the now-hated loading screen with the ominous message “Player information could not be fetched from the server.”

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Success in Danger

All these errors have plagued Pokémon GO since its launch last week, and it does not seem like these issues will be fixed anytime soon. We hear very little from the developers themselves; only regarding the major server disruption last Saturday was there a brief Twitter announcement that they had identified the issue and could now resolve it. Still, on Sunday the servers were again inaccessible for hours. And the recently released app update only brings “minor text improvements,” according to the patch log.

The ongoing issues are causing great frustration among players, and even on the stock market, Nintendo’s share price fell below that of competitor Sony today. Whether this is solely due to the poor performance of Pokémon GO, however, is unclear. If you want to have fun in Pokémon GO despite all the issues, our Pokémon GO guide collection is certainly a good resource.

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Mein-MMO says: I am actually a calm and peaceful person who doesn’t like to get upset or complain, but right now it’s just annoying me. I am totally enthusiastic about Pokémon GO and since I live in the countryside, I drive to the city to hunt Pokémon. But when I arrive in the evening, the servers regularly crash, and I have to stare at the loading screen for hours, while in the end nothing happens and I’ve wasted a good part of my free time.

This is annoying! And since I am sure it is not just me feeling this way, the success of Pokémon GO is at risk if things do not change soon. At the very least, a bit more feedback from the developers would be great, and please no more patches that only fix a few typos!

So much for my opinion. What do you think? Are you also fed up, or did you drop out last weekend when nothing worked for hours? Do you feel like my colleague Cortyn, who complains about Pokémon GO? Or do you have sympathy for the developers who certainly have a tough job? Let us know and write it in the comments!

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Destiny: Xur today – Location and Inventory from 22.7. – 24.7.

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 3 minutes

Today is Xur day in Destiny. We welcome the exotic dealer and introduce his location and offer this weekend, from July 22 to July 24.

The last few days have been turbulent in Destiny: The July Iron Banner has been initiated, the Gjallarwing Sparrow has been announced, and yesterday there were also maintenance works.

Many Guardians were frustrated about the server downtime: After all, the Iron Banner is a limited-time event. And during yesterday’s evening hours, less Destiny could be played than many had planned.

At Bungie and in the community, people are also looking forward to the future of the MMO shooter. In less than two months, “The Rise of the Iron Lords” will be released. The next livestream, in which the developers will reveal more information, will take place during Gamescom 2016 in Cologne. It will specifically focus on the new features in the Crucible.

But first, let’s take a look at the dealer with the exotic goods: Xur is coming.

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Update: 11:05 AM: There are currently issues with Xur. We will update when the information is available.

Everything about Xur in Destiny on July 22, 23, and 24 on PS4, PS3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360

When does Xur arrive and when does he leave again?

Xur will appear on July 22 at 11 AM in the Tower or in the Reef. He will spend a few nice days with the Guardians and show them his inventory. On Sunday, July 24, he will pack his things and disappear again.

Where is Xur? What is his location this weekend?

Xur has specific locations in the Tower and in the Reef where he spends the weekend. These randomly change from week to week. This time, Xur is in the Hangar. Our friends from ProNDC will guide you there:

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What does Xur have in Destiny? What is his offer today?

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As a weapon, there is the rocket launcher Dragon’s Breath on offer. For 17 Strange Coins, it can be yours.

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Titan: No Plan B (Gauntlets). With 58 Strength.

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Hunter: Radiant Dance Machines (Leg Armor). With 39 Intellect and 41 Discipline.

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Warlock: The Impossible Machines (Gauntlets). With 59 Strength.

All armor pieces cost 13 Strange Coins.

The Legacy Engram is the primary weapon. For 31 Strange Coins, you can make a deal here.

Is there something for you?

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Black Desert: Is a subscription model with Pay2Win coming now?

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

New Pay2Win allegations regarding Black Desert. A “subscription model” gives players a clear advantage in accumulating money.

“Value Package” of Black Desert – a hidden subscription model?

Currently, there is a major drama in the forum and on Reddit about Black Desert Online, as the game added a new item to the shop with the patch on July 20. The “Value Package” grants buyers certain benefits in the game for 30 days, making life in the game world easier.

Black Desert Value Package

While some of these bonuses improve the “Quality of Life”, such as additional inventory slots, a higher weight limit, and bonus EXP, players are particularly upset about one thing. Those who have an active “Value Package” also receive 30% discount on the tax when selling items in the auction house – instead of 65% of the “original price”, they then receive 84.5%.

For many players, it is immediately clear: the package is a step towards Pay2Win. Because those who pay receive significantly more silver in their virtual wallet. Additionally, with the “Value Package”, players can now also access nodes from a distance without having to travel there – a clear comfort advantage.

Moreover, the customization of the character through colors or the “Beauty Shop” is possible as a sort of “flat rate”.

However, the worst part is that this now represents a form of subscription for many, as the Value Package must be renewed after 30 days if one wants to continue enjoying the benefits.

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Discontent among fans. Almost no one wished for this.

Mein-MMO says: It is highly doubtful that Black Desert is doing itself a favor with this decision. Fans are already in a tense mood after various debates, such as about the camouflage outfit. Cynically, some players comment under the announcement: “Now there’s the Trinity in Black Desert. Purchase price, in-game shop, and subscription.” Furthermore, many players fear that returning players will be even more discouraged and may never set foot in the game world again.

For more news, articles, and a lot of guides about the MMORPG, you can find them on our Black Desert game page.

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WoW: What are the new honor badges used for?

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

Patch 7.0.3 introduced a new currency in World of Warcraft: Honor Badges. But what are they good for in WoW Legion? What do you do with them? We reveal their usefulness.

Honor Badges: The new currency for old PvP gear

With the introduction of the pre-patch for World of Warcraft: Legion, many things changed in the game world of Azeroth. One of these changes was the elimination of Honor and Conquest points. But how do you now get all the old PvP gear that you would love to use for transmogging?

WoW Honor Marks Prices

Blizzard has not forgotten this and has introduced a new currency in the Honor System: the Honor Badges. These are obtained from the reward caches for various PvP activities. Rated and unrated battlegrounds, arenas, and visiting Ashran are rewarded with chests that may contain some of these Honor Badges.

Afterwards, the Honor Badges can be exchanged for the desired old PvP gear. This exchange still takes place at the vendors who have always offered this gear – for instance, in Stormwind, Orgrimmar, Warspear, and Stormshield.

WoW Honor marks Arsenal

Additionally, some small comfort features were implemented. For example, if you want to buy the entire “set” of weapons from a specific season, you can simply use an item that unlocks all weapon skins of the respective season. The same applies to most armor sets. Also, the PvP mounts that were previously available for Honor can now only be acquired with Honor Badges.

Furthermore, some items have been completely removed from the vendors’ inventory. Especially trinkets and rings have disappeared – logically, since they cannot be used for transmogging.

For more information about Blizzard’s MMORPG, you can visit our World of Warcraft game page. For more about the upcoming addon, you can check out our overview page for WoW Legion.

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The Division: Server down am 22.7. – Was ändert sich?

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time < 1 minutes

Today, on July 22, the servers for The Division will be taken offline. Two bugs are being fixed.

The developers of the shared-world shooter The Division are still busy fixing the issues and bugs brought by the Underground expansion and update 1.3. Since then, several unscheduled maintenance operations have taken place. Today is no different.

The servers will go offline at 9 AM. The expected downtime is 1 hour and 30 minutes, so you can start playing again at 10:30 AM.

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Yesterday, three-hour maintenance work took place, which fixed four bugs. Today, a shorter maintenance will be held to implement a fix that required more development time.

DeadEYE bugs will be eliminated

According to the changelog, the following changes will occur today:

  • A problem will be fixed that allowed players to benefit from the 4-set talent of DeadEYE while the increased headshot damage remained active. This should not be the case. The bug that allowed players to stack the bonus on headshot damage indefinitely will also be fixed.

In this article, you can learn everything about the DeadEYE set in The Division.

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WoW: Anger after the patch – Capital cities completely empty or completely overcrowded

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

The capitals of World of Warcraft currently have a phasing problem. Everything is included between “Cemetery” and “Mass Rally”.

The usual “Patch Day” rule – Small bugs, big outcry

Somehow, it is very reassuring that certain things in World of Warcraft never change. Once again, the good old rule “Never play on patch day” has proven true, as some bugs have slipped into the game. Depending on the server, players in the capitals of the Horde and Alliance (Orgrimmar and Stormwind) experience different situations. While some players report that their city is now deserted, on other servers there are absurd scenes where you can’t even recognize your own character due to the plethora of heroes.

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The death sentence for RP events? Many roleplayers can no longer see each other because they end up in different phases of the capitals.

Especially roleplayers are taking to the barricades, because hardly anything is deadlier for RP on a server than not being able to see other players. Just the “Spontaneous RP”, which only happens when you randomly run into other characters, has been virtually snuffed in the bud when only about 1/10 of the population plays in the same instance of Stormwind.

It is obviously a bug for at least the vast majority of players, as Blizzard has already announced on Twitter that they want to fix this issue. Several servers are now meeting in the capitals, which greatly disrupts roleplayers. For now, players who want to play together in the capitals should simply join a common raid group.

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Some players are also pleased with the change, as the completely overcrowded cities evoke euphoric feelings. “This is how it should be,” says some who has nostalgic tears in their eyes due to the packed cities.

For more news about Blizzard’s MMORPG, you can find it on our World of Warcraft game page. All articles related to the upcoming expansion can be found on our Legion overview page.

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FIFA 17: Cover-Star ist Marco Reus!

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In FIFA 17, the cover star is set. It is Marco Reus from Borussia Dortmund!

The voting is over. The community has spoken. From early July until July 19, FIFA fans could vote on who will be on the cover of the upcoming football simulation FIFA 17.

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The nominees were James Rodriguez, Marco Reus, Anthony Martial and Eden Hazard, with the German artist from Borussia Dortmund claiming the victory. Here you can see the cover:

From FIFA 13 to FIFA 16, Lionel Messi always adorned the cover of the football game from EA Sports. A star from the Bundesliga was sorely missed. Now Marco Reus has made it.

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The winner was announced via Snapchat.

FIFA 17 is under the motto “Football has changed”. This now applies to the cover star as well.

In this article, we present the possible release date, the teams, and the game modes of the FIFA 17 demo – according to a leak.

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Overwatch: Game data loss on PS4 – issue resolved, but…

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

The lost game data of Overwatch should now be fixed. However, Blizzard makes no promises that everything is truly restored.

Recovery successful, but “without guarantee”

Last week, a very frustrating bug occurred in the PS4 version of Overwatch. Some players on PlayStation found that their account was affected by a “rollback”. Various achievements, such as player level, rank, credits, and statistics were reset to a previous point or were completely missing. After remaining silent on this issue for a long time, community manager Lyllira has now announced in the official forum: The error has been fixed, and the restoration of accounts has been completed.

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However, it wasn’t entirely smooth, as it had to be admitted:

“Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that we have restored everything that was lost, but we have done our best to bring back as much as possible with the means available to us. In the future, we are taking several steps to facilitate the restoration of such data and reduce the chance of such a problem occurring at all.”

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Some players miss their skins – they are not lost.

Additionally, some players are still unable to find the various items from loot boxes (skins, voicelines, emotes, etc.) in their hero gallery.

However, this data is not lost; it is merely a display error – no loot from the loot boxes was lost. A fix for this issue is currently being worked on, but a firm date cannot yet be provided.

For more news and articles about Blizzard’s hero shooter, you can find them on our Overwatch game page. Exciting news also surrounds a new rumor about Sombra, who is now leaving small messages.

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Sunset Rangers: Western, Sandbox, Graboiden und Survival in einem MMORPG?

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

Currently, Sunset Rangers is an MMORPG that aims to bring fresh air to the genre.

In this MMO, you are neither in a colorful fantasy world nor in a grim science fiction or post-apocalyptic scenario. The Wild West is the theme! You try to survive on randomly generated maps, as survival elements play an important role in the online game. This means that in the desert, you must ensure you have enough food and water, as well as avoid freezing in the cold of night or suffering a heat stroke under the scorching sun.

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Sandbox and Graboids

Sunset Rangers fully embraces sandbox elements. You don’t follow a story but write your own. Therefore, crafting plays a significant role. You can find resources all over the world, which you use for making equipment, clothing, or weapons. It is even possible to craft unique weapons that have special abilities. PvP also plays a big role, and if you die in a duel, it’s best to have stored and hidden your most valuable possessions in a chest beforehand, otherwise you’ll start over from scratch.

Supernatural elements also come into play, as gigantic worms inhabit the maps, living underground and resembling the Graboids from the film series “Tremors – In the Land of the Rocket Worms.” Therefore, it is very dangerous to venture out into the desert to search for buried treasures. Furthermore, you will be able to take over forts from NPCs and use them as a base.

Bounty and Private Servers

You create your hero from different classes, such as Gunslinger, Blacksmith, and Civilian. If you want to play a bandit, you can do that too – but be careful when killing players and NPCs. This is usually not without consequences, and a bounty can be placed on you. Every player can also set up their own server for the game, which will then offer different maps like other servers.

The developers of the sandbox survival MMO Sunset Rangers are currently trying to gather the necessary votes through a Steam Greenlight campaign to release the online game on Steam. It is currently in pre-alpha, and a trailer sets the atmosphere.

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The Division: ISAC mission on July 21 – Save Esmay!

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 2 minutes

New weekly assignments are available in The Division: The ISAC assignment and the Strategic assignment.

Your orange watch receives a transmission from Division technician Simon Keyes every Thursday. In it, you are informed of the weekly ISAC assignment, which is always of utmost urgency – at least if you know the videos provided by Ubisoft. Because in-game you don’t notice the urgency. In the game, you can only read about the assignment on the map in the mission overview.

Below is the already 15th ISAC transmission:

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This is the ISAC assignment on July 21.

This week there is a serious problem: Our ally Esmay has been seriously injured while fleeing from the enemy. Simon is in a panic and is doing everything he can to save her. We need to find items that can keep her alive: Division Tech.

The assignment is:

  • Collect 30 Division Tech parts: An ally has been seriously injured during the operation. Now you must collect Division Tech to save her life.
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As a reward, you will receive three high-end Division Tech and an ISAC Alex Pants. This is a cosmetic item that can only be obtained this week.

The Strategic assignment this week

Since Tuesday, you can tackle the four tasks of the Strategic assignment in The Division. If you succeed in completing them within the week, you can earn 30 Phoenix Credits.

  • Eliminate 20 elite enemies: Take out the enemies with the yellow health bar in the Dark Zone.
  • Disassemble 20 specialized items: Disassemble items of blue quality or higher.
  • 40 headshot kills
  • Complete 10 missions: Master ten major missions on
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Black Desert: “Node Wars” now live – meanwhile in Korea, they explore the sea

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The latest patch of Black Desert brought the “Node Wars” with it, where players can now build siege weapons to assert their claims.

Weekly Battles for Entire Regions in Black Desert

The latest patch of Black Desert sounds the drums of war a bit, as players can now participate in the “Node Wars” to contest areas against each other. While there are small skirmishes every day over individual “nodes”, there is also a battle for larger areas once a week, where the claim of rule over entire territories is established. As is fitting for battles in this format, players can rely on siege weapons. In order for the siege weapons to have a target at all, players can build fortifications to withstand the onslaught of the enemy.

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Exactly how the process of such a battle takes place has been explained on the official game’s website in a very detailed guide. Those who have 30-60 minutes and want to delve deeper into the system should read it there (and then become an expert in warfare).

Meanwhile, in the Korean version of the game, many steps have already been taken further, and a lot of “marine content” has now been implemented. Players can sail the seas with ships, must fight against sea monsters, or can salvage sunken treasures. If all this is too boring, they can simply declare themselves a pirate, send other players to Davy Jones, and plunder their ships. A little taste of that is provided in the following trailer.

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When sea battles will come to the European version of the game is still open. A statement from Kakao Games (Daum) is still pending.

For more news, guides, and articles about the MMORPG, you can find them on our Black Desert game page.

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Pokémon GO: Buy Accounts and Make Money – The Business with the Monsters

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 3 minutes

In Pokémon GO, not everyone aims to complete the Pokédex. Some want to make big money from it.

Niantic and Nintendo fulfilled the childhood dreams of many people around the world with the “Pokémon GO” app for Android and iOS: Finally, you can put on a cap, shoulder a backpack, and catch all the Pokémon that were once just black-and-white pixel creatures on the good old Gameboy, with a smartphone in hand.

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The goal remains the same: to complete the Pokédex – and in the process, become the very best trainer. However, just a few days after launch, it became clear that not everyone has this noble goal in mind. Instead, they have dollar signs in their eyes and want to profit from the current Pokémon hype.

Account Sales – Is that allowed?

As of now, a trading function has not yet been integrated into Pokémon GO. Nonetheless, there are ways to get the monsters of other people: by buying them.

On eBay and other online trading platforms, countless offers can be found where users want to sell their “Pokémon GO” accounts. And not for a few measly dollars, but often for several hundred.

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The price usually depends on the extent of the Pokémon collection and the CP values of the creatures. In the game, you can level up your trainer, gradually build an impressive collection of Pokémon, and improve these monsters. The rule is: the higher your level, the more powerful pocket monsters you can catch. Therefore, a lot of time must be invested in the game to get strong Pokémon.

If you have little time or no opportunities to go Pokémon hunting yourself – but have always dreamed of having your own Pokémon on your phone – you will quickly find what you are looking for on the appropriate sites. However, we strongly advise against it. Niantic explicitly states in the game’s guidelines that trading, selling, and sharing accounts is prohibited, as is cheating.

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Therefore, we strongly recommend that you catch your own Pokémon and do not engage in such transactions. In our “Pokémon GO” guide collection, everything is explained to ensure that nothing stands in the way of your trainer journey.

Taxi, taxi, follow that Pokémon!

However, some people have more sophisticated ideas than account sales to make good money from the current hype. In social media, there is often talk of Poké Taxis that take passionate Pokémon trainers to places where large monster populations are suspected. For instance, Poké Taxi driver Emilio Cacho from Mexico claims that he doesn’t quite understand the game or why people are so obsessed with it. But since his taxi has been operating as a Poké Taxi, he has been fully booked for days, so he can’t complain.

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Some players also offer the service of catching Pokémon for others or leveling up an account to specific levels. There have also been reports of nimble trainers who hatch eggs by jogging around the block with them. Or one might do as this young lady does and take advantage of a nearby PokéStop:

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According to a recent report, Pokémon merchandise sales skyrocketed at the launch of Pokémon GO. Since the launch of the app, a Pokémon-specific item is sold worldwide every 12 seconds, whether it’s t-shirts, caps, or other items.

By the way: McDonald’s is doing big business with Pokémon GO.

What do you think of this business – both big and small?

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League of Legends: Significant changes to laneswaps and cannon minions!

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

The Pre-Worlds patch in LoL will change some aspects of the game.

Often, just before the World Championships, several things in League of Legends are changed to make the game more interesting. After the developers at RiotGames were not satisfied with how the early game became increasingly monotonous and a lane swap with early tower push became standard in recent patches, several changes will now be implemented in this regard.

Stronger Towers, Rotating Cannon Minions

Those who have watched professional LoL matches (such as the LCS) in recent weeks and months will have noticed that there are hardly any games without early tower pushes and lane swaps.

The following changes are being made to Towers:

  • New: “First Blood: Tower” – the first destroyed tower now grants a “First Blood” reward of 400g (+275 local, +25 global)
  • New: The tower AI has been updated and is now better at defending allied champions (Coming with Patch 6.16)

More Stable Towers

The Fortification Buff of the towers has been changed to alter the “faster push” strategy.

  • Duration of the Fortification Buff: 7 minutes 5 minutes
  • Damage reduction: 35% 50%
  • Fortification bonus on the bot lane removed (An alternate solution is still being sought)
  • Outer tower: hit points 3300 3500
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Cannon Minions Rotate from Lane to Lane

Cannon minions are also set to bring variety to the game with a new rotation.

  • Each team gets 1 cannon minion per minion wave – These rotate on the lanes.
  • Specifically: The bot lane receives a cannon minion with the 3rd wave, the mid lane in the 4th wave, and the top lane in the 5th wave. This pattern repeats.
  • After 20 minutes, the mid lane receives a cannon minion with the 40th wave, top and bot lane then in wave 41 – This pattern then repeats.
  • After 35 minutes, each lane receives a cannon minion in every minion wave.
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Who are these minions and why do they carry cannons? More about that in our LoL Beginner Guide!

These Changes are Important for the Game!

As RiotScarizard writes in the official LoL forums, they are aware that these changes do not have the best timing. They would have liked to give players more time to adapt to this concept before the playoffs for the World Championship, but these changes are so important for the game that they prefer to implement them now rather than wait until after the World Championships.

The teams should also qualify in the meta for the World Championships as they will ultimately take place. Scarizard also writes that these are the last major changes being implemented in League of Legends before the World Championships.

Do you believe these changes will have a significant impact on the game?

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