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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Hasbro and Tencent are working on a Transformers game that resembles Overwatch. The beta for Transformers Online is expected to start soon in China.
The ChinaJoy is coming, the major gaming convention in China, and some information about exotic games is coming in like Lost Ark or Lineage Eternal. Tencent Games has partnered with Hasbro to create “Transformers Online”, a new online shooter that looks quite like Overwatch.
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Megatron, Optimus Prime, and more are all included
Players will be able to control iconic heroes or villains like Megatron, Optimus Prime, or Bumblebee. Transformers Online aims to ensure that the heroes closely resemble their counterparts in combat style, personality, and abilities.
There will be 2 factions. Confirmed Autobots include: Jazz (melee fighter), Bumblebee (assassin), Ratchet (supporter), and Bluestreak (sniper).
Not only the new difficulty levels will provide more variety in Diablo 3!
Patch 2.4.2 for Diablo 3 is supposed to improve the game and bring a fresh wind. This includes not only new torment levels that make monsters even nastier, but also changes to items and the addition of a hotkey that will allow you to take even nicer screenshots in the future. With the increased difficulty, the chances of good loot also rise – soon it will be possible to obtain multiple Greater Rift keys at the same time.
There are strong rewards on Torment 11 – 13
Already on the PTR servers, the new difficulty levels generated a lot of discussion. If you read the official forums and social networks, players have mixed opinions about this “renewal.” Some think it’s great to prove their skill on new difficulty levels and earn more rewards, while others find the change rather boring and uninspired.
With the adjustment of the difficulty, it will be easier for you to farm items like keys. If you are looking for the Key of Destruction, you have a 50% chance on Torment 1 that the key guardian in Act 1 will drop this key for you. On Torment 4, you already have a 100% chance for the key. If you increase the difficulty above Torment 4, the chance for an additional Key of Destruction as a reward increases.
The hunt for Greater Rift keys has also been simplified, as now one of these keys will drop in every Nephalem Rift. The higher the difficulty is set, the higher the chance of obtaining a 2nd or even 3rd Greater Rift key when you complete a Nephalem Rift.
Changes to items in Diablo 3
With the upcoming patch, some items have been revised or even newly added to the game.
Hunter – Wrappings of Taa’Koul: A new effect has been added. Spike traps now gain the effect of the rune Impale and can be deployed twice as fast.
Monk – Scarbringer: A new legendary property has been added. With Lashing Tail Kick you now deal an additional 300% damage to the first 5-7 enemies hit.
Wizard – Starfire: A new legendary property has been added. For every 10 meters of distance to the target, the lightning damage dealt is increased by 15% (maximum 60%).
As mentioned in the introduction, there will be a hotkey to hide the interface to take nicer screenshots of your game. If you haven’t hidden the interface to take screenshots, you can look forward to new icons. The different pylons will have their own minimap icon when you are in Nephalem and Greater Rifts. Additionally, there will be a specialicon for the Menagerie Goblin on the map.
Once the patch is released, the changes will go live. Are you looking forward to the changes with new items and increased difficulty, or should other areas of Diablo 3 be addressed?
In Pokémon GO , fans will have to wait a few more weeks for their cool gadget.
As Nintendo recently announced via Twitter, the release of Pokémon GO Plus is postponed until September. This is a stylish accessory designed to actively support the most dedicated Pokémon trainers on their adventures.
You can strap the gadget around your wrist, where it will notify you of various events in the game using LED signals and vibration alerts. And all this without needing to constantly look at your smartphone. Because that’s what it is designed for: to play the game actively without having to hold the smartphone in hand all the time.
An exciting feature is that by pressing the button, you can catch wild Pokémon that you have already caught before. A pesky Zubat won’t be able to annoy you anymore by flapping around wildly on the phone screen. In this article, you can read more about Pokémon GO Plus.
While the app is developed by Niantic, Nintendo produces this gadget itself. The original release was planned for the end of July. Now, Pokémon trainers will have to wait a few more weeks, until September. No specific date is given.
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Blizzard has made many changes to the classes in World of Warcraft. What should you expect with the upcoming expansion WoW: Legion?
The goal for this expansion was to highlight the differences between classes and their specializations more clearly. For this reason, many mechanics and abilities have been revised.
Particularly tanks are affected, as their playstyle is intended to become more challenging again. Healers will have more to do because there will be hardly any absorption shields. At the same time, their damage is massively increased, especially simplifying questing. The artifact weapons will also be relevant. They will be an important companion for you, as they grant you new abilities and enhance existing ones. Additionally, you won’t be able to deal much damage or healing without them.
On the following pages, you will find a very brief class guide detailing what changes with the Legion expansion for the classes.
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Hunter
Beast Mastery receives few changes, BM Hunters can temporarily summon multiple companions. Survival Hunters will become melee fighters, and those with Marksmanship will usually play alone.
This specialization will focus more on companions. Blizzard was quite satisfied with the previous playstyle, so the adjustments are not significant. The ability Alpha Beast is one of the core abilities of this playstyle. By using talents, you can customize this spell to cause more focus or damage during its duration. You can also summon further companions with it.
Survival – the new melee fighter
This specialization gives up the bow to use a melee weapon. Additionally, traps will be more relevant. Many abilities are new to help you adjust to this different playstyle. Harpoon allows you to be pulled to the target, essentially a reversed Death Grip. Mongoose Bite, on the other hand, increases its damage with each hit by 50%. This is stackable up to 6 times.
Marksmanship – sharpshooter without a companion
Here you give up your companion for more damage. This is made possible by the talent Lone Wolf, which increases your damage when you fight without a pet. Earlier Survival abilities can be found in this tree, such as Black Arrow and Secure and Load. The Black Arrow is a DoT that summons a minion for a few seconds, which draws the enemy’s aggro. It therefore serves well to replace your companion. Unfortunately, you will have to forgo the Chimera Shot.
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Is the upcoming space simulation No Man’s Sky more multiplayer or singleplayer? Is Coop possible?
Many fans have been scratching their heads since the announcement of No Man’s Sky and are asking: “What exactly is No Man’s Sky?” To shed light on the matter, the developers at Hello Games are currently releasing short trailers about the four key “pillars” of the game: Exploration, Combat, Trading, and Survival.
One question still lingers in the dark uncertainty: Is No Man’s Sky a multiplayer game or more of a singleplayer game?
No Man’s Sky has a bit of both
This question is not easy to answer, as even the founder of Hello Games, Sean Murray, has been evasive with a concrete answer. However, in an interview with Gameinformer conducted back in late 2014, he made a concrete statement:
We are not trying to make an MMO where you can literally play with 60,000 players on the screen.
Therefore, we can abandon the notion that thousands of players will be together in No Man’s Sky. The developers did not set out to create an MMO.
Nevertheless, No Man’s Sky is a “multiplayer” game that requires an internet connection. You can encounter other players. However, the chances of coming across human characters are so low that the term “multiplayer” is already somewhat misleading. Even if 100 players land on the same planet at the same time, the chance of them meeting is low. The planets are gigantic as well. And consider: There are supposed to be 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 procedurally generated planets in total.
The idea of spontaneously setting up a Coop session in No Man’s Sky can be discarded. The seemingly endless dimensions of the space simulation are simply not designed for multiplayer action and Coop fun.
A singleplayer game that you can encounter other players in
Consequently, No Man’s Sky should unfortunately be classified as a singleplayer game. At least that’s how the PlayStation Store and Steam categorize it. Thus, a paid “PS Plus” membership is also not required, which is needed for online play on the PS4.
Even if you never encounter another player – which is quite possible – there is still a way to “interact” with them: All your explorations and actions in the galaxy are registered in a “Universal Atlas”. Every trace you leave behind is noted “indelibly” in it. And the likelihood of discovering traces of others is significantly higher than meeting them in person.
By the way: According to Murray, friends are displayed on the “Map”. In theory, it is therefore possible to fly to them. However, they will be so far away that the trip will hardly be worthwhile. As Murray says, one can only grasp these dimensions when one is in the game. And even if two friends were to meet on a planet, they would first have to find each other on the immensely large planet. This can, for example, have the dimensions of Earth.
And here one must ask: If only two people were on Earth – how likely would it be that they would run into each other? No Man’s Sky cannot provide Coop fun.
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However, there are also strange or even bizarre display errors that can be classified as funny bugs. Recently, the YouTuber Allgamesplayed discovered two Cabal ships that seem particularly fond of each other.
Is what the ships are doing still appropriate for younger audiences?
In the following video, you will see “something beautiful,” as the YouTuber describes it. Here you can see the rare mating behavior of Cabal ships in the wild – well, it takes place on Oryx’s Dreadnaught:
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The next video is a few days older, but still fascinating to watch. Here, two Fallen skiffs get tangled on Earth and show bizarre imagery. The YouTuber Ali Albaqshi titles the clip “Make love, not war!”:
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One might wonder: What’s going on with these spaceships? The YouTuber Jason Lavigne uploaded another video that shows a collision between a Cabal ship and a Hive ship.
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Team Blue and Red are popular, but what about Team Yellow in Pokémon GO?
In Pokémon GO there are 3 teams that players can choose from starting at level 5. From that point on, players fight for that team and take over gyms in their name. Until now, players only knew the team leaders as silhouettes and didn’t know what the person behind them looked like.
From the various team mottos, it was clear that Team Yellow approaches the Pokémon world less systematically and relies more on the instincts of Pokémon and their basic abilities. Team Red focuses on strength through training, and Team Blue studies Pokémon and their stats closely. There are various reasons why trainers online post nasty comments and funny pictures against Team Yellow. This was already the case before the revelation of the trainers and has now been amplified – however, now more trainers are showing support for “pro” Team Yellow.
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In our survey about team selection in Pokémon GO, many chose a team other than Team Yellow. But what is the cause of the negativity towards the yellow team? In various social networks, Candela (Team Red) is often portrayed as a strong figure with “bite”, Blanche from Team Blue as the brains of the group, and Spark from Team Yellow is frequently depicted as someone who doesn’t take things as seriously as the others.
This is how Twitter reacts to the Pokémon GO team leaders
But it’s not just many users who make fun of Spark. As mentioned, the voices that are now louder supporting Spark and standing by him. Because although he does not train his Pokémon with full intensity or study their stats, he has his own unique bond with his companions.
Wherever players have to choose between different teams, there will always be some friction between them. Which team is the “right” one, no one can currently answer, because it ultimately depends solely on personal taste. If you are in a group, it is often helpful to choose the same team as your friends, so you can take over gyms together. Pointing fingers at each other and saying “Mine is the better team” has shown little effect so far. One could say “The attack is not very effective…”.
As a counter movement to the war of teams, there is the unofficial Team Harmony:
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At the introduction of the team leaders, the audience at Comic Con showed themselves as fans or opponents of all teams. For each presentation, there was not only applause but also boos.
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In the fantasy MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, the Fat Moogle causes wide eyes and slim wallets.
The “Fat Moogle” is a chubby mount in Final Fantasy XIV. Square Enix wants 21 euros for the two-seater mount, which could probably use a diet.
Final Fantasy 14: Moogle got back!
In the description text, they are quite aware of the voluminous offering, stating “Baby got back”, which means “The little one has a powerful backside.”
Codename. Hinternburg.!
Or “once you kupo, you cannot stop”, which essentially means nothing, but in a kupo kind of way. In English, the “Fat Moogle” is unfortunately less charmingly named, as it has been decided to use “Fat Moogle”.
The mount is account-wide and can transport two players if they are in a party. You must have reached level 20 and have the permit to ride a personal Chocobo. In the corresponding areas, it is capable of flight and plays unique music when entered. There is also a unique effect.
The Goody Bag for Blizzcon2016 raises hopes for a soon-to-be-announced Diablo 3 expansion or even Diablo 4?
A few days ago, the first people from Blizzard received a Goody Bag for this year’s Blizzcon. This bag contains many cool items that are meant to increase the hype for the new announcements from Blizzard. Along with a drinking mug or an inflatable hammer from Overwatch’s Reinhardt, this bag also includes a small pouch with dice. These dice have sparked much speculation about Diablo 4.
Diablo 4? Typo or Intent?
In the Diablo 3 pouch, there are several dice that can be used, for example, to play Dungeons and Dragons. Among others, there is a 20-sided die and a die that resembles a pyramid and has 4 sides. So that one doesn’t have to always say “Can you please pass me the 20-sided die?” in German, it is usually shortened to W 20 (Würfel mit 20 Seiten). In English, it’s referred to as “D 20” (Dice = dice). We already mentioned the 4-sided die, which is then abbreviated in German as W 4 or in English as D 4 – This abbreviation is already known from Diablo 2 and Diablo 3.
You can already tell that we are in a very hypothetical conspiracy theory and that we are far from official statements. However, it gets really interesting now (At least if you like conspiracy theories). A simple D 4 does not necessarily indicate Diablo 4; it could also just be a coincidence. If there weren’t this typo…
The 4-sided die cannot be used because it is printed with the numbers 1-1-4 on 3 faces, instead of 1-1-1. Breaking down the number into 11 4 gets us closer to the “target” of this theory.
In America, dates are written differently than they are here. 11.04.2016 in America corresponds to November 4, 2016. And now guess what important event happens in the world on this day? On this day, Blizzcon 2016 begins.
It is conceivable that Blizzard will present the new expansion of the hack and slash Diablo at this year’s Blizzcon – among other things, Diablo is also celebrating its 20th anniversary this year (Diablo 1 was released on December 31, 1996, in North America).
On August 1, the new DLC Shadows of the Hist for the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online will be released and will bring with it a way to really style your hero.
MMORPG.com was able to extract some information from the team behind the MMO ESO. By purchasing tokens in the Crown Store, it will be possible to make various changes to your hero. This includes appearance changes like hair, beards, or body markings, name, gender, and even the race you belong to. Keep in mind that a change of race will also bring a change of race-specific abilities!
Changes apply account-wide
Anyone can use the style station in The Elder Scrolls Online, regardless of whether they are an ESO Plus member or not. Anyone who wants to can purchase tokens and then use them to change the appearance of their hero. Over time, even more customization options are expected to be added to the game.
If you purchase a change, such as an elegant beard, you can activate it for all characters on your account and deactivate it at any time. However, you should pay attention to the fact that not every option can be used by every hero. Argonians, for example, cannot have long fur on their ears, while Khajiit can.
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Dye your costumes
Changes to name, race, and gender are one-time options. Once you have changed the gender of a hero in your account, this can only be done again if you purchase this option with additional tokens. Regarding dyeing costumes, ESO Plus members will be able to do this at any time; others will need to purchase dye packs or stamps in the Crown Store for this.
This allows you to permanently dye outfits. Colors will rotate in the Crown Store, and new ones will also be added periodically. You will also be able to unlock dye options in the game through achievements.
For Red 5, the studio behind the MMO shooter Firefall, it seems to be coming to an end soon. The Chinese company The9, however, wants to continue developing the game.
Rumors are spreading on social media and Reddit. Apparently, the unfortunate studio Red 5 has finally been abandoned. Some former employees say: Everyone I knew who still worked there has now been laid off.
This is a development that has been brewing for a while. Firefall never really ran smoothly. Then a launch in China was supposed to create a stir. But it turned out differently: Salaries were not paid, the launch in China fell flat, there were layoffs, restructuring, and now the lights are likely going out.
This doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the end for Firefall; the Chinese company The9, to which Red 5 belongs, seems willing to continue, has announced a mobile and PS4 version. But it seems we won’t hear much more from the original Red 5 team.
This is not officially confirmed, but the discussions on social media and Reddit from former employees suggest otherwise.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In the MMO shooter Destiny, the weapon day takes place today, July 27. Here is what the gunsmith brings for PS4, PS3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360.
Banshee-44 is the gunsmith in the Tower, providing you with new quests every Wednesday at 11 AM and delivering your orders from the previous week. Many of his weapons are exciting alternatives for your weapon slots, provided they come with strong perks.
