Today the Final Wipe in the Selective Multiplayer RPG Shroud of the Avatar takes place, after which the world will gain its persistence.
After the Final Wipe, the developers at Portalarium expect a Land Rush, which Richard “Lord British” Garriott likens to the Land Rush in Oklahoma in the 19th century. Depending on when players supported the game and also depending on the amount contributed and thus the “Pledge Level,” players will gradually receive permission to claim land in the world. This can be found in NPC cities as well as in settlements that players have established in the world.
The battle for the properties begins!
People expect a real “battle” for the best locations and lands. Especially the housing feature is something that has encouraged many to participate in Shroud of the Avatar. In addition to the plot of land, one must also purchase a house, with various types available at different costs. Some Pledge Levels already include land and houses, in the in-game shop players can still purchase a few for real money. The houses and plots can subsequently be decorated according to one’s own ideas, including items that have been crafted by the players themselves.
With the Final Wipe and the persistent world, the properties, houses, and the progress that players achieve with their characters will no longer be reset. That is why it is important for many to quickly grab the best lands now.
Final Wipe is not the start of the game
SotA’s Executive Producer Starr Long explains that they have now reached a milestone in the game’s development that sets it apart from other MMORPGs: “When taking other MMORPGs as examples, which are also funded through crowdfunding, I believe Shroud is the first in the fantasy genre to achieve a Final Wipe and thus persistence. We are very pleased to have reached this critical moment and thank our community for the fantastic support.”
The developers of Shroud of the Avatar also explicitly point out that the Final Wipe is not the official start of the game. This will only take place towards the end of the year, when the content of Episode 1 is completed. The Land Rush begins today around 5:30 PM!
In the shared-world shooter Tom Clancy’s The Division, new weekly assignments are available: the ISAC mission and the Strategic mission.
On several days of the week, something resets in The Division. For example, on Saturday, the vendor reset occurs, a new Strategic mission is available on Tuesday, and a fresh ISAC mission is available on Thursdays. You can see all the reset times for The Division here.
With the ISAC mission, your orange-glowing watch receives a transmission that presents the task of the week. Ubisoft regularly releases a short video to portray the drama of the mission. However, this week, the video is delayed.
For three weeks, we also have to do without the “State of the Game” – the weekly report in which Massive talks about the present and future of The Division. Is Ubisoft also taking a break from the ISAC videos, or is it just delayed? As soon as it appears, we will include it here.
Update 6:30 PM: Now the video is available:
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Eliminate 100 experienced enemies: Take down 100 purple enemies in the Dark Zone. A fellow agent has identified a hostile leader and has trailed him. You now need to go into the Dark Zone and clear the way for your comrade.
If you can complete this within the next seven days, you will receive 3 Division Tech and an ISAC Alex scarf as a reward. This is an exclusive cosmetic item.
The Strategic mission of this week
The Strategic mission has been running since Tuesday. By completing four tasks during the week, you earn a reward of 30 Phoenix Credits. The tasks are:
Eliminate 50 LMB mercenaries: Take down LMB mercenaries in the Dark Zone.
Collect 30 weapon parts
40 skill kills: Eliminate 40 enemies with skills
Complete 10 missions: Master 10 main missions on “Hard” or “Challenging” difficulty.
The majority of the tasks can be completed “on the side” while you engage in your everyday efforts as a Division agent. Therefore, the rewards are rather meager. For some agents, the exclusive item of the ISAC mission is the motivation to complete it every week.
A collaboration with Multiplay has been announced for Titanfall 2. This is intended to ensure a stable online experience.
The developer studio Respawn Entertainment, which is behind Titanfall 2, recently revealed the partnership with Multiplay. As a result, numerous servers worldwide are available for the first-person shooter, providing minimal latency and based on Multiplay’s “Cloud-Bursting Tech”.
These game services are part of a global network of dedicated server providers. Major cloud providers like Google Compute Platform, Microsoft Azure, and Amazon Web Services are also being used.
“It is important that the game just works”
According to lead programmer Jon Shiring, the launch of Titanfall 2 will be bigger and better than that of its predecessor. For him, it is very important that the game just works.
Therefore, they teamed up with Multiplay, as they provide “an insane amount of scalability and reliability.” Multiple clouds and “bare-metal servers” are to be available in all regions where Titanfall 2 is sold.
For the launch on October 28, 2016, powerful dedicated servers, minimal latency, and maximum capacity are to be available in this way.
Titanfall 2 will be released on PC, Xbox One, and PS4.
On August 3, they will start gathering testers. On August 24, the beta is supposed to start, Smilegate announced. The tests are, from what we know, limited to the Asian market. South Korea is the home of Smilegate – in China, they already have a deal in place with the local giant Tencent.
Will Westerners be able to join the beta of Lost Ark?
Some from the West will likely try everything to sneak into the beta: Starting August 3, we will know if and how this will be possible. New information will come on how to participate in the beta of Lost Ark. According to information from Steparu, the beta is limited to 9000 users.
A small glimmer of hope: The (hopefully the right one) official Facebook page of Lost Ark also announced the beta in English … at least one will know that there are international fans.
Until we have a chance to get our hands on Lost Ark here in the West, it will likely take longer. Although new information about “CrossFire 2” sounds like Smilegate has discovered the Western market as a target market.
Pokémon GO is still a great success, and the servers are now running relatively stable, with millions of people worldwide eagerly hunting for little virtual monsters. This brings in considerable money for Nintendo and developer Niantic, but according to company boss John Hanke, the augmented reality app is also meant to make the world a better place.
Those who said a few weeks ago that soon millions of people worldwide would run around and catch funny little creatures via smartphone would surely have been laughed at and called crazy. But today, no one laughs at the Pokémon phenomenon anymore, and thousands of people still go out on the streets every day or venture into the bushes to catch particularly rare Pokémon.
This makes the dream of Niantic CEO John Hanke come true. The company boss explicitly wanted to create a game that encourages people to go outside and explore their world: “… we had a shared vision for the kind of game we wanted to develop. We wanted to create a game in the spirit of the original Pokémon game – a child, outside, collecting insects in the wild”
A better world thanks to little monsters
According to the company boss, this childlike joy of discovery and exploration should also improve the world itself: “We wanted to build a game that inspires people to get outside, move, discover new places, and have fun with friends. We believe that a game like this enriches our customers’ lives and makes the world a better place.”
Mein-MMO says: Call me a naive optimist, but I see things similarly to the good John Hanke. I recently went on a big Pokémon hunt with my friends and met many other players along the way, and it was always a great time, and everyone was friendly, even though we were in different teams . In the end, we even shared our powerbanks with other players whose batteries were running low, and they were still able to catch the huge flood of Eevees.
I would never have met these people without Pokémon GO, and I would be poorer in some nice experiences now. But what do you think? Does Pokémon GO really lead to a better world, or is it just a silly hype that will be over by winter? Let us know in the comments!
Do you want to improve not only the world but also your own skills as a Pokémon trainer? In our Pokémon GO guide collection, you will find more tips and tricks.
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The upcoming melee game For Honor has received a new trailer.
For Honor took the stage at E3 in June with two visually stunning trailers and was one of the absolute highlights of this gaming fair. Not only were fans impressed, but critics also gave positive feedback about the game.
In a so-called Accolade trailer, Ubisoft compiles particularly beautiful praises for For Honor and accompanies them with fresh footage. You can watch this short video here:
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An interesting piece of information is revealed at the end of the trailer: For Honor will also be featured at this year’s Gamescom, with August 16 mentioned. From then on, we can look forward to more trailers and gameplay videos.
For Honor will be released on February 14 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
The latest trailer for No Man’s Sky has been released, which is supposed to introduce the pillars of the game just before release: The survival trailer.
In the past days and weeks, the developers at Hello Games have released short videos on YouTube that present the four main aspects of No Man’s Sky. These are Exploration, Combat, Trade, and Survival.
Now the final trailer has been released:
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The gigantic galaxy in No Man’s Sky contains countless star systems. And each star system has multiple planets. The landscape, climate, and atmosphere of each planet you explore are unique and differ greatly from each other.
On one planet, the temperatures can be far below freezing, while on another you have to brave scorching heat. But not only temperatures can cause problems: some planets have radioactive radiation or a toxic climate with poisonous rain.
Such conditions can quickly kill you if you are not careful and prepared. While you are on the way toward the center of the galaxy, your endurance will be tested. An important aspect here is your equipment.
Only the Strongest Survive
On your journey, you will find various elements and resources that you can use to create new technologies to help you survive.
Whether you can withstand the climatic conditions on the planets depends on your suit, which you can enhance with technologies. This will also enable you to hold your breath longer, run faster, or jump higher.
Take care of yourselves, Travelers!
If you die – whether by the harsh climate, the laser cannon of an enemy, or the claws of a wild beast – it affects your journey.
You will lose supplies, and your technology will be damaged and unusable. Then you will need to invest time and effort until it is repaired.
If you venture back to your place of death, you can collect the valuables you lost at the time of your death.
What do you think about survival in No Man’s Sky?
At the beginning of this article, we linked to the other three “pillars”.
In Asia, CrossFire is an incredibly successful online shooter. With CrossFire 2, the developer aims to achieve success in the West as well.
On lists discussing the “games that have made the most money“, you will always find “Crossfire” along with LoL, WoW, or Overwatch as one of the most lucrative Free2Play games in the entire world. Here in the West, we hardly know the shooter from Asia. However, it is more popular there than our big shooter franchises like Call of Duty, Counter-Strike, or Battlefield.
This is what “Crossfire” looks like in Korea – it is incredibly popular there. Among “Free2Play” games, only League of Legends makes more money worldwide:
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New Shooter CrossFire 2 aims to be an AAA game with a story that also works in the West
At ChinaJoy, the game’s developer, Smilegate, has now announced that they are planning a sequel “CrossFire 2” and are collaborating with Remedy, the company behind Max Payne and Alan Wake. The goal is to elevate the shooter concept with story elements and new gameplay ideas to a true AAA title.
New technology, new gameplay, and more are intended to make CrossFire 2 not only a hit in Asia but also attract worldwide attention. Additionally, there seems to be plans to consider making a movie. Modestly, they believe it could surpass the incredibly successful Warcraft movie in China.
Smilegate is also behind the MMORPG with hack and slash influences Lost Ark. Perhaps this newfound love for the West signifies that Lost Ark might finally progress towards a Westport – there has been very little news on that.
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The episodic drama game Life is Strange will soon receive its own TV series.
Max Caulfield – from the Monitor to the TV?
Looking back at the past year and considering which stories from games have truly stayed in people’s minds, “Life is Strange” by Dontnod Entertainment is right at the top. The story surrounding Max Caulfield and the town of Arcadia Bay has captivated many players and caused quite a few tears in front of the screen. No wonder the game has won numerous awards – including the BAFTA for Best Story.
But the 5th episode of the game is not the end. As the publisher Square Enix has now announced, they have reached a deal with Legendary to produce a TV series based on Life is Strange. It is still unknown on which channels the series will ultimately be available.
The plot is still up in the air, but early indications suggest that it will again revolve around Max, Chloe, and the inhabitants of Arcadia Bay. Whether the exciting mechanic of “rewinding time” with subsequent new decisions can be successfully translated into a TV series remains to be seen.
The original developers of Life is Strange have not yet been brought on board – they have stated that besides the game “Vampyr”, they are also working on “currently unannounced projects”. This at least gives hope for a Life is Strange 2.
If you have never heard of Life is Strange, or if you have always had an excuse for why you haven’t played the game yet: Episode 1 of Life is Strange is currently available for free on all platforms. Here is the Steam page of Life is Strange.
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Would it sometimes be better to be able to just give up in Overwatch ? Jeff Kaplan commented in the forum on the demand from some players.
In Overwatch there will be no “Give Up” function – for now
If Overwatch’s matchmaking system works as intended, then the games are relatively balanced. A constant back and forth, where both sides progress faster or slower at times. However, there are also plenty of matches where you face an seemingly insurmountable force and lose the first control point in less than 40 seconds. Wouldn’t it be good in such a situation, especially in ranked mode, to simply give up to spare the time and nerves of everyone involved?
Jeff Kaplan, the game director of Overwatch, has now addressed this in the official forum.
“Currently we do not agree with the opinion that the game needs a give up function, especially given the length of our rounds in “Quick Match”. We are taking steps to further shorten the duration of rounds in Season 2 (reduced gathering phase in “Time Bank”, for instance). We continue to monitor the situation, but currently there are no plans to make giving up an option.”
Mein-MMO says: Basically, we can only agree with Jeff Kaplan’s opinion. While it can certainly be appropriate to wave the white flag in games like League of Legends, where a match can last 40 or 50 minutes, the matches in Overwatch are simply too short. Moreover, many matches are decided in the last moments. The last meters that need to be escorted to the payload are often the hardest for the attackers, as the defenders have the shortest distance to run.
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In The Division, the servers will be online today, on 28th July, for several hours on PS4, Xbox One and PC. A bug will be fixed and new features will be introduced in the Underground.
A few days before the “Underground” expansion is released on PS4, Massive is introducing changes to this mode. It is intended to become more lucrative. However, the scheduled maintenance work will take place beforehand.
The servers will be shut down at 9 AM. The estimated downtime is three hours. Online services should be available again by 12 noon.
Changelog on 28th July
Four changes are noted today:
A bug has been fixed that allowed players to start the “1 Phase” operations on Heroic by entering a specific key combination.
The rewards from directives in Underground missions now include all gear sets from updates 1.1 and 1.2. If 4+ directives are active, you have the chance for additional loot.
Rewards from Underground containers now include all weapon types as well as all gear sets from “Underground” and update 1.3.
Named NPCs in the Underground now have an increased drop rate across all difficulty levels. If you complete missions with multiple phases, you have a higher chance of obtaining better quality gear.
The fantasy MMORPG Rift is apparently planning a new expansion. This was accidentally announced.
It is strange that particularly German sites have the “coup” of knowing the secret information, more than anyone else and don’t even notice it.
Apparently, some German gaming sites, without thinking twice, published the line-up from Trion Worlds for Gamescom in August and mentioned: They will present the new Rift add-on “Starfall Prophecy” there.
This was mentioned in the same breath as ArcheAge 3.0, a console port of Trove, and the presentation of Atlas Reactor. Together, with three things that were already known.
New expansion for Rift revealed through copy and paste?
“Wait a moment,” U.S. colleagues said: “The new Rift add-on? That hasn’t been announced yet.” It was speculated that something like this could exist – a name “Starfall Prophecy” was copyrighted. “Could this be 4.0?”, it was speculated in fan forums about the game. However, on the other side of the Atlantic, at least officially, not much more was known.
Apparently, the German press release, which seems to have been published via copy & paste by some online sites, is significantly further along than what other media received and what is actually the “current state of information”. The colleagues with the revelation news seemed not to have properly categorized the information. Perhaps some embargo was accidentally violated.
This is not officially confirmed. It is also conceivable that something went wrong with the press release somewhere. In any case, a bizarre situation: Trion Worlds certainly did not want to announce that they would like to present an expansion in Cologne in this way.
Gamescom 2016 takes place in mid-August in Cologne. Rift, praised for its fair free-to-play model for many years, has recently sailed into rather turbulent waters – they struggled to monetize the game, tightened the “payment screws” which annoyed the fans – an expansion might come just in time.
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The Allods team returns with a new, action-packed online game – Pirates. Allods Online lets you engage in action-packed PvP battles.
Pirates. Allods Online focuses on the airships that you already know from the MMORPG Allods Online. You are the captain of such a ship and fight above the clouds of the game world against other airship captains. You can access various ship classes, each with different abilities. Some use more powerful weapons, others are better armored, and some maneuver faster.
Aerial battles in the Allods Online universe
During battles, you collect gold and experience points. With this, you can upgrade your ships so you can achieve more in fights. You see the action from a third-person perspective; alternatively, you can switch to a first-person view. You actively aim and have to fire the cannons yourself. Timing and tactics are crucial. Pirates Allods Online uses the same comic-style graphics that the MMORPG features.
Today, a Russian-language beta of the online game starts, which anyone can participate in who is interested in fast PvP battles. However, knowledge of Russian could be beneficial. It is currently unclear if and when Pirates. Allods Online will be available in other languages.
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On August 1, the last beta of the sandbox MMORPG Albion Online begins.
From this day on, founders with “Legendary” status will have immediate access to the test phase of the MMO. Epic founders will join on August 2 at 12:00 UTC, veteran founders will be able to join starting August 3 at 12:00 UTC. 12 PM UTC corresponds to 2 PM our time.
Everything back to the beginning
With the final beta of Albion Online, all accounts will be reset. You will all start from scratch on a freshly set up server. You will explore the completely new world that has been designed and built from the ground up. This is to ensure that the division of the areas is equally interesting for both PvP fans and newcomers. In addition, you can expect a lot of new features. These include:
The completely new world, which is divided into the Royal Continents and the Outlands
New biomes: swamps, steppes, and mountains
You will acquire powerful artifact weapons, offhand items, and new armor sets
The guild vs. guild battles will be revamped to be more exciting and challenging
A new reputation and crime system will be introduced
You will be able to engage with an overhauled destiny board
If you are interested in the sandbox MMORPG Albion Online and would like to participate in the final beta before the MMO is expected to go live at the end of the year, you can get involved from early August and see some of the new features! If you are not yet a founder, you can still catch up on that if needed and check the shop for the various packages.
At SWTOR the developers are talking about some plans for the future. Will Raiders soon enjoy new operations? And what about new classes?
“It would be crazy not to think about it”
If you enjoy exciting stories with an epic narrative and plenty of cool twists, then you are likely satisfied with the current expansion “Knights of the Fallen Empire.” However, some players of Star Wars: The Old Republic are quite dissatisfied, as they feel overlooked. All the story around the Eternal Empire is nice, but as a Raider, it is no longer fun to go through the same operations over and over again, which are only raised in level each time. Fresh challenges and associated new armor sets would benefit the game if they want to keep the remaining fans of operations.
In a private Q&A session with the developers, these questions were addressed. Regarding operations, it is said:
“Listen, do we know that everyone wants it? Yes. Do we want to do it as well? Yes. Are we able to do it? Yes. So why shouldn’t we work on it? It takes a while and may not be released as quickly as people would like, but it would be crazy not to think about more operations.”
Are new classes coming?
New classes for SWTOR have also been talked about for quite some time. That was reason enough to bring the subject up again:
“We have been talking about new classes for a very long time. That is something we would all love to work on.”
One problem, however, is that these classes would not start at level 1, as a completely new origin story for the first 60 levels seems out of the question – the effort would simply be too great. However, they are considering possibly letting new classes start later, around level 60.
“Letting new classes start in later expansions could work, but we would still need to address class balance. Many people might not want new classes at all because of balance concerns and would complain no matter what we do.”
So there are no firm commitments for the future. But at least, new classes are not entirely off the table – the game would surely benefit from a few new faces.
3 crazy vehicles and 5 new races in the latest update for GTA 5 Online.
Rockstar makes it easy for “GTA 5” fans to love the new update. New content for the “Cunning Stunts” expansion is being released regularly, keeping boredom at bay. New stunt races are held from the peaks of Mount Chiliad to the beach of Vespucci, where you can show that you master your vehicle better than your competitors with loops and other stunts.
New races in the “Cunning Stunts” update
Last week, there was an update for the current DLC, which added fast races and cool vehicles to the game. The new races from this week sound promising again:
With the MTL Dune, the Bravado Sprunk Buffalo and the Vapid Contender, you can now have an amazing time in GTA 5 Online. You have plenty of options for how to use each vehicle.
Whether you hunt the MTL Dune truck through the terrain and give your friends in the cabin whiplash or use it for off-road races where you randomly push the opponents off the screen is up to you.
With the Bravado Sprunk Buffalo and its special paint job, you’re bound to turn heads in the many stunt races. But the fact that many are watching you means that many will target you.
If you drive the Vapid Contender as a CEO or VIP, you have a good chance of successfully completing your missions. You can expect a compact car with good suspension, which can give you an advantage in many terrains. Even as a non-VIP, the car can provide a lot of fun.
Premium races and discounts on vehicles and tuning
From July 29 to July 31, you have the chance to participate in the premium race “Ha! Two Oh”. There, you pay the entry fee to participate in the race and have a chance to win 100,000 GTA$ if you win the race.
Until July 29, you will receive double GTA$ and RP as a reward for participating in all stunt races. You can access the racing series through the start screen of GTA 5 or stand in the pink markers in the online world.
You get the golden racing suit for free if you log into GTA 5 Online by Monday (August 1). To ensure you’re not just an eye-catcher as a character, but your vehicle becomes a real showstopper, there are:
20% discount on paints
20% discount on neon kits
Additionally, there are discounts on air transport:
30% discount on the Buckingham Nimbus jet
30% discount on the Volatus helicopter
So get into the world of GTA 5 Online quickly. Anyone who hasn’t tried the stunt races yet should definitely do so, as there’s a lot of fun to be had!
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The free games in August for “PlayStation Plus” members are known.
Every month, “PS Plus” subscribers receive free games available for download. These are included in Sony’s online service, which costs about 50 euros per year.
Therefore, PS4 users excitedly check every month to see which games they can get at no additional cost. Are they big blockbusters or merely “questionable” games that they would never buy otherwise? You can still grab the games for July. These will be replaced by the following games at the beginning of August.
The free games in August for PlayStation Plus
PS4, PS3, and PS Vita each receive their own games. On PlayStation 4, they are Tricky Towers and Rebel Galaxy.
Tricky Towers is an action puzzler by WeirdBeard Games, which can be played locally or online in multiplayer with friends. You build towers and cast spells to make your opponents’ towers collapse. Here you can see the game in the gameplay trailer:
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Rebel Galaxy, on the other hand, is a space game by Double Damage, where you pilot a “huge destroyer” and establish a reputation as a skilled trader, dangerous mercenary, or daring pirate. The universe is generated randomly, so you can discover something new each time.
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Why do you see Vaporeon so often in Pokémon GO even though it is so strong?
You would actually think that you don’t see a strong Pokémon like Vaporeon in Pokémon GO very often. However, if you diligently visit the gyms, you will find that Vaporeon is quite common there.
Getting a Vaporeon is not difficult
Getting a Vaporeon in Pokémon GO is not hard, as you evolve it from an Eevee, which according to a survey on Reddit is one of the most common Pokémon that players can catch in their surroundings. By giving your Eevee certain nicknames, you can specifically decide to evolve it into Vaporeon, Jolteon, or Flareon.
You might think that if it is so easy to get a certain Pokémon, then it can’t be “that” strong. However, this is the case with Vaporeon because it not only has a high damage per second value but also can take a hit or two thanks to its high hit points.
It is important to check if your Pokémon knows the strongest attack before powering it up. If your Vaporeon knows Water Gun, then you have a good chance of taking the next gym with the help of your strong Eevee evolution.
In addition, the battle system in Pokémon GO weighs the attacks that are “very effective” or “not very effective” less heavily than one is used to from the Game Boy games. So you can’t just easily defeat Vaporeon with an Electric Pokémon. According to Primagames, “very effective” attacks only deal x1.2 damage, and “not very effective” attacks reduce the damage to x0.8, making it even harder to knock Vaporeon out of a gym – or to defend against this Pokémon.
Will Vaporeon be nerfed soon?
This question is asked by many trainers on various community websites across the internet. In the Pokémon GO subreddit, trainers are becoming a bit impatient and are calling for Vaporeon to be weakened. Given the current battle values, this is quite understandable.
The story of Guild Wars 2 continues, as you can now play the third season of the Living Story of Guild Wars 2. But in addition to the new season, there are other innovations in ArenaNet’s online role-playing game.
The plant dragon Mordremoth was defeated in the final battle of the expansion Heart of Thorns, but as so often, that does not mean everything is alright. In the first episode “Out of the Shadows” of the new season of the Living Story, new problems already arise for our heroes and their friends. An old threat stirs and promises nothing good for the future of Tyria.
That’s the new season of the Living Story. New episodes are expected to be released every two to three months from now on, and anyone who logs in during that time will receive them for free. Those who miss it will unfortunately have to pay. Additionally, you need the Heart of Thorns expansion to play the third season of the story. However, those without the expansion can still log in and at least pre-order the current episodes until Heart of Thorns is purchased.
New Fractals and PvP Maps
Besides the new season of the Living Story, there are also other new contents for Guild Wars 2. One of these is a long-awaited new fractal map that we can play in the Mists. Additionally, the fractals “Snowblind” and “Swampland” have been revised.
Bet you the rabbit is the worst of these four opponents?
Furthermore, there is also a new PvP map called “Vengeance of the Capricorn”. For your information: “Capricorn” here is the name of a ship, not a vengeful mountain goat named “Vengeance”. That vessel attacks a coastal settlement, creating a lot of action during the already fast-paced PvP battles on the new map. In addition to the innovations mentioned above, game balance has also been revised and adjusted.
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The new mechanic of Ana from Overwatch, the sleep arrow, can be exploited in quite a sneaky way. Players will be kicked out of the game despite being present!
Ana’s Sleep Arrow Flags Players as “afk”
With the introduction of the latest hero Ana, a new mechanic also came into the game world of Overwatch. Those who are hit by her sleep arrow cannot perform any action for 5.5 seconds, unless they are awakened from sleep by damage beforehand. This leads to a rather amusing “bug”, as those who are permanently put to sleep also cannot actively participate in the game. If someone does not take any action for more than a minute, they are marked as “afk” by the game and kicked from the respective server.
Actually, the cooldown of the sleep arrow is too large at 12 seconds to keep a player permanently asleep. However, the whole thing becomes feasible when there are 3 Anas on the team. If the sleep arrows are fired in solid rotation, the victim cannot recover and will be excluded from the game shortly thereafter. The YouTuber Youmuus created a video showcasing this form of “bug” in a private match, where 3 Anas repeatedly put a Bastion into a coma.
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In the ranked game mode, this method is not applicable, as no duplicate heroes can be selected there. In “Quick Play”, this method can be applied but should be quite difficult to execute. This would mean that half the team isolates a single enemy and puts them to sleep permanently without being attacked themselves. In any case, it’s an interesting “what if” consideration, although most players probably don’t have to fear its implementation.
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