From Trion Worlds, the publisher in North America and Europe, there was surprisingly the signal: We won’t have to wait too long for 3.0 here in Europe. The release of the patch is expected still in 2016.
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In The Division, we show you tips and tricks on how to tackle the Dragon’s Nest in the heroic difficulty “Heroic”.
In Ubisoft’s MMO shooter, incursions can be played in three different difficulty levels: Hard, Challenging, and Heroic. These differ not only in the strength of the enemies but also in the quality of the rewards. Moreover, the hardest activities usually require different strategies and more teamwork.
For a few days now, the Heroic mode has also been available in the third incursion. The YouTuber Schorri TV presents tips, tricks, and tactics in the video on how to manage the Dragon’s Nest on heroic:
https://youtu.be/qsubTXqxYrw
Dragon’s Nest in Heroic Mode
This activity is anything but easy. Even the most experienced and best agents will be challenged by the Dragon’s Nest at the highest difficulty. Especially on the rooftop, the area of the Four Horsemen, you will break a sweat.
An important value in this Cleaners incursion is Resistance to Exotic Damage. However, it would be incorrect to say that with high Exo-Resistance you are protected from flamethrowers: All enemies are at level 35 and can quickly burn you down.
For skills, 2 to 3 of you should focus on Sticky Grenades with Blinding Effect. Also choose Turret, Electro Turret, and Healing Skills. Furthermore, an agent with the Recovery Set is useful, as explosive and incendiary shots will be helpful.
The Dragon’s Nest in Heroic Mode also begins with the door opening and you being visited by the Cleaners. There are no cover options, only the escape backwards. To keep the dangerous, flamethrowing enemies at bay, you will use the Sticky Grenades with Blinding Effect and your Electro Turrets here. These skills will control the mobs for you, giving you more time to fill them with bullets. Don’t forget the grenades either. Fight your way forward bravely until you reach the rooftop. This is the hardest part of the incursion. The tactic that we already presented for the challenge mode of Dragon’s Nest will also help you here. However, this time the enemies are significantly stronger.
Before the first shot is fired, sneak up on the enemies from the right. Locate the two engineers who want to drive their fancy electric cars towards you, and eliminate them first. You can recognize them by the wrenches above their heads. Run to the stairs on the other side of the rooftop and barricade yourselves there.
Use the Turret, Healing skills, and brute firepower to save your neck. You will be pursued by melee fighters who need to be taken out as quickly as possible.
From here, you can tactically take down the enemies together by coordinating from which direction they come. But be careful: Enemies will spawn behind you as well. These have the highest priority and must be shot down by all agents.
You must withstand three waves of enemies, with all possible types of enemies appearing, including those with the extremely dangerous toy cars (in the second wave). If you survive this difficult phase, the bosses from this area will come: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
The Fight Against the Horsemen in Heroic Mode
Schorri’s tactic is: Stay at a distance from the Four Horsemen. You run clockwise around the map, shooting at Death, Famine, Pestilence, and War, and if they get too close, you run a bit further.
However, you don’t completely kill any of them, as otherwise for each Horseman adds will spawn, making your life unnecessarily harder. Weakening all four Horsemen down so you can take them out simultaneously. Now many adds will spawn, but you no longer have to worry about the big bosses, which makes things easier. Stay focused, take them out, and collect your well-deserved loot.
Important Notes:
While you are running clockwise around the map, a Horseman may cross your path. You can temporarily paralyze this one with the Sticky Grenade with Blinding Effect and pass by him. This method takes some time, but it gets the job done.
Communication is key. Always coordinate on where the enemies are coming from or who is using the Sticky Grenade. Make clear statements.
The adds that spawn after the deaths of the four Horsemen are no joke. Watch out for the explosive cars and the melee fighters.
The Fight Against the Firetruck
On the way to the final boss, the Firetruck, you must first fight your way through a corridor. Stay as far back as possible and sniper the enemies out of the way. Be careful: Once you defeat the enemies, more will appear. Among them are flamethrowers and melee fighters.
When fighting the final boss, proceed as you are used to. Especially remember the Post with the Immunizer Mod. With Turret and Triage, you can more or less ride out the fun without much trouble. Two agents will then activate the switches. You give them the survival link on their way. And so the Firetruck is no problem. However, the enemies are stronger than on the other difficulty levels.
With our Pokédex for Pokémon GO, you have an overview of all Pokémon.
The current version of Pokémon GO is supposed to initially include 151 Pokémon from the first generation, and many of you can surely still recite the PokéRap, which lists these Pokémon. As a little reminder, we would like to offer you our Pokédex here, which provides you with all the important information about the respective Pokémon.
Pokémon GO – All Pokémon in a list
You can access your personal Pokédex any time from the menu to see which Pokémon you already own or have seen. The following articles are also helpful in this context:
For Neverwinter on PlayStation 4, we are raffling off 10 Onyx Precursor packs. With this, you can already enter the game before the official release on July 19th and also enjoy a lot of goodies worth around 20 euros included in the package!
If you have a PlayStation 4 console, are both an MMORPG and Dungeons & Dragons fan, and really want to play Neverwinter? Then you will have to wait until July 19th – or purchase an Onyx Precursor pack for 19.99 euros, which grants you some goodies as well as immediate early access to the game. Don’t want to spend money? We have good news for you, because in collaboration with Perfect World, we are raffling off 10 Onyx Precursor packs!
The Onyx Precursor pack contains the following items:
Immediate access
Fragile Onyx weapon pack
20 Enchanted keys
Adventurer’s helper pack
Inheritable weapon of the Gray Cloaks
Mount “Onyx horse” (Green)
Title “The Onyx Adorned”
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To participate in our raffle, you just need to enter your email address in the Godankey field. The deadline for participation is July 15th at 4 PM. After that, the keys will be sent to the winners. Your data will be anonymized and only used for the email dispatch. Participation is free of charge and legal recourse is excluded. With a little luck, your address will be drawn and you will receive your code for the Onyx pack via email. Good luck!
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On August 1, the new DLC Shadows of the Hist will be released for the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online, bringing new content into the game.
MMORPG.com had the opportunity to take an in-depth look at the DLC and reports on this experience, which we summarize here. On the one hand, there is talk of the possibility of dyeing clothing. This has led to controversial discussions within the community. Because customizing the hero will essentially only be possible through the ESO shop or an ESO Plus membership. The question here is: Is that so bad? Isn’t it better for developers to charge money for something like this rather than offering it as Pay2Win content in the shop? After all, it is just cosmetic changes.
Customizations and City Conquests
Customizations or changing the name and race are possible through tokens that can be bought in the shop. Clothing, on the other hand, is dyed with dye stamps, which can also be purchased in the Crown Store. ESO Plus members, however, can dye clothing without stamps. But Shadows of the Hist brings even more innovations. In the region of Cyrodiil, for example, you will see three new icons. These are the cities Bruma, Vlastarus, and Cropsford. Each faction can attempt to capture these cities by conquering three important points of the cities. The faction that has managed to capture a city gains a respawn point for faction members, providing tactical advantages in PvP.
It starts on August 1!
Additionally, there are new, or renamed passive skills for each race, making the choice of race even more interesting. MMORPG.com has not been able to test the two new dungeons yet, which tell a story about the Argonians. How Shadows of the Hist plays can be experienced by all fans of the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online on August 1 on PC and on August 16 on Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
The character “Zameen” designed by fans for Overwatch could be transferred 1:1 into Blizzard’s game. Check out the outstanding work here.
Zameen – With Hookah Cannon and Snake Charms
If fans love something and also possess a lot of talent, they occasionally create true masterpieces. Particularly, Overwatch inspires many artists to push their limits and create some truly impressive works. Mario Manzanares and Tim Moreels have together designed a character for Overwatch that aligns the gameplay style and especially the design of Blizzard’s world in the truest sense “like a glove to a hand”.
The character Zameen has fully developed abilities and also features a quite impressive character model, which you can see here in all its glory.
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The abilities are also well thought out and expand the gameplay.
The “Hookah Cannon” can deal damage at long distances in the primary fire, while in the secondary mode it releases a small cloud of poison that applies a DoT to an enemy.
As a second ability, Zameen creates a snake from hard light (similar to Symmetra’s hard light turrets), which slithers towards a target, bites it, and temporarily stuns it, while also dealing damage over time.
As an ultimate, Zameen leaves his Hookah Cannon behind and lets all substance escape that remains in the canister, dealing high damage to enemies in the vicinity (but also to Zameen himself).
Will this concept ever be implemented in any form? Questionable. At least a nod of recognition from Blizzard’s side should be well deserved by the two graphic designers.
You can find more news and articles about Blizzard’s hero shooter on our Overwatch game page. If you prefer tips and tricks, then also check out our extensive guide section.
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In Destiny, a video shows two knights displaying amusing behavior. Are they preparing for the Trials?
It’s Thursday, the weekend is still sooo far away, so we could use a little pick-me-up. This comes in the form of a short, snappy, and fun Destiny video.
A curious video is currently making the rounds on reddit: It shows two knights, who are being targeted by a Guardian. However, then a questionable event occurs: One knight pushes the other out of the line of fire of the Guardian – thus saving him. You should check it out:
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This scene directly reminds users of the Crucible and the Trials of Osiris. In PvP, fallen fireteam members can be revived on the spot. Sneaky enemies take advantage of this and aim directly with their sniper towards the spot where the revived player’s head will appear. A precise shot, and he’s down again.
To prevent these direct sniper kills, there’s the tried-and-true method of “pushing” your buddy shortly after they are revived by running into them. This way, snipers have a harder time. This behavior is reminiscent of the knights in the video.
Especially in the Trials of Osiris, this method is useful, as this PvP mode heavily relies on revivals: Because only when all three are dead at the same time, the match is lost.
What do you think of the video?
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What does it mean when you hear rustling leaves or see footprints in Pokémon GO?
As a Pokémon Trainer starting the new adventures in Pokémon GO, you are probably quickly faced with some puzzles. But don’t worry, these puzzles can be solved quickly and easily. Our 5 tips for Pokémon Trainers will cover some of the questions you may have. We will now explain what the rustling grass means and how to interpret the footprints.
Rustling leaves – What does that mean?
The rustling of leaves is probably familiar to some of you if you have played older Pokémon games. In this “tall grass,” wild Pokémon may be hiding. This does not mean that there is a wild Pokémon waiting for you there 100% of the time, just that there is a chance. However, it’s still worth checking, as the “effort” is usually very low if these grass clumps are on your path anyway.
Some players also believe that these grass clumps are meant to show you the general direction of a nearby Pokémon.
Footprints give you a better indication of Pokémon nearby.
How do I catch a Pokémon in Pokémon GO and how do footprints help me?
Footprints in Pokémon GO help you a lot in tracking down various wild Pokémon – you just have to understand the system. Open the “Nearby” overview to see which Pokémon are in your vicinity. There are 3 types of footprints – With 3, 2, or 1 footprint. 3 footprints mean the Pokémon is farthest away, and 1 footprint means it is very close to your current location. The Pokémon in the top left has the shortest distance to you – the one in the bottom right is the farthest away.
If you want to catch the Bluzuk from this overview, you need to keep an eye on this “Nearby” map and check if the Bluzuk is moving further up to the left on the list or moving down to the right. You can also “highlight” a Pokémon by clicking on it – but you should only do this if it is already in the top position (top left) or has fewer than 3 footprints – so you can see changes better.
As you get closer to a Pokémon, the footprints reduce to 2 and 1 – if no footprints are showing anymore, you have tracked it down and it is in your immediate vicinity.
In The Division, a new weekly ISAC assignment can be played from today. We will take a look at the tasks for this week and the rewards.
Today is Thursday. Every Thursday, the ISAC system receives a transmission, in which you will be assigned a task. If you complete it within seven days, you will receive an exclusive reward.
In-game, these assignments are rarely exciting: they usually involve tasks like “Kill so and so many enemies from that faction.” To spice up the ISAC assignment, Ubisoft provides its own video every week, presenting the story behind it.
You can watch the 14th ISAC transmission here:
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In the last two weeks, our ally Esmay wanted to obtain information about the enemy from an informant. However, he was killed right before her eyes, and the plan went awry. Now, a bounty has been placed on Esmay. All enemy factions are after her.
She has now fled into the Dark Zone. Simon needs you to get her out alive. You must defeat the enemies with proper names.
The ISAC assignment is:
Eliminate 10 named enemies: Kill 10 named enemies in the Dark Zone. An ally of the Division has been attacked in the Dark Zone. You must identify and eliminate the threat.
If you complete this within a week, you will receive 3 High-end Division Tech and an ISAC-Alex jacket as a reward.
The Strategic Assignment this Week
The Strategic Assignment for this week has been running since Tuesday. It consists of four individual tasks. If you complete them, you will receive 30 Phoenix Credits in your account:
Eliminate 50 Rikers: Take out Rikers in the Dark Zone.
Collect 30 tools
Eliminate 20 elite enemies: For this, you will take down enemies with the yellow health bar.
Complete 10 missions: Master 10 main missions on “Hard” or “Challenging” difficulty.
In Battlefield 1, a German community manager provided hints about the release of the upcoming open beta.
Battlefield 1 is currently in a closed alpha, which only a few selected users have access to. All others are looking forward to an open testing phase that has already been announced, but the launch date is still pending.
The German Battlefield community manager Sebastian Moritz recently mentioned in an interview with CommanderKrieger a timeframe when the release of the open beta is to be expected: Shortly after Gamescom.
Gamescom will take place from August 17 to August 21, 2016, so shooter fans can expect the “Battlefield 1” beta release for PS4, Xbox One, and PC at the end of August or early September.
Additionally, Moritz revealed that “Battlefield Insider” will have around three days of early access to the open beta. As a Battlefield Insider, you will receive the newsletter and other Battlefield-related promotional material.
What content the beta will include has not been specified. It is also unknown how registration for PS4, Xbox One, and PC will work. However, Moritz confirmed that the final game will include the Rush mode.
Soon, the first demons will invade Azeroth. The pre-event for World of Warcraft: Legion is right around the corner.
Toys, Transmogrification, and Weapons with Item Level 700
To properly herald the next expansion of World of Warcraft, Legion, there is an extensive event. As Data Miners have already discovered, various areas of Azeroth will be attacked by landing ships and portals of the Burning Legion, and players must repel them. In an official blog post, Blizzard has now gone into more detail about the approach and the rewards of this event.
On the world map, it is always easy to see where the Burning Legion is currently invading, allowing players to quickly respond and fly to the corresponding area. Each invasion occurs in a total of 4 stages, and each stage is rewarded with Nethershards, a new currency. Occasionally, there are also bonus chests that can be obtained. In the weeks following the start of the attacks, these will become more intense and frequent – as time progresses, the chances of participating in an invasion will increase.
Nethershards and Stylish Armor
With the Nethershards, players can purchase a total of 4 armor sets that can then be used for transmogrification, one each for cloth, leather, mail, and plate. Additionally, there are also new trinkets, rings, and various buff items, as well as a special pet that can only be obtained during the event.
Apart from the Nethershards, bosses during the invasions can also drop unique weapons with item level 700. The skins of these weapons are also only available at the event. Item level 700 is also well suited to start in the upcoming expansion – at least until players obtain their artifact weapon.
Lastly, Blizzard also hints at a new toy, the “Pocket Fel Spreader,” with which players can spread the corruption of the Legion everywhere in the world – quite a strange toy for heroes of Azeroth.
No fixed date for the start of the invasion has been set yet. However, Blizzard has announced that the event will not begin “a few weeks after the patch” so that players have enough time to adjust to the extensive changes. In the blog, they mention “around the second or third week of August.”
For more news and articles about Blizzard’s MMORPG, check out our World of Warcraft game page. More information about the changes coming with the upcoming expansion can be found on our overview page for Legion.
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Recently, we reported on possible locations of Pokémon. With a GPS hack, you can quickly reach all sorts of places. How does it work? And is it legal? And what do you do if the GPS signal cannot be found?
Not everyone has their Pokestop right across the street. Others simply want to play Pokémon GO from home. Instead of wandering all over Germany, it is much easier to cheat a bit and pretend to be at the right location with a GPS fake.
How does a “GPS hack” work?
Pokémon GO uses the GPS data from your smartphone. Thus, you are not manipulating the app but the smartphone. This technique is not really new, as some data protection advocates have been using it for quite some time.
Android users have it easy, as they do not have to do much. First, they need to install the app “Fake Location Spoofer Free” from the Google Play Store. Through developer options, they activate the options “Allow mock locations” or “Allow fake locations”. After that, the app can be started.
iPhone users are best off buying an Android smartphone. If that is too expensive, they must find another way to separate themselves from Apple. A jailbreak or iPhone unlock is inevitable for this; an appropriate app can then be installed via the Cydia app. However, this comes with several disadvantages: You can catch malware much quicker, and the operating system becomes less stable. Apple Support will no longer help you.
Is it allowed?
In regard to Pokémon GO, the developer Niantic does not like it when players cheat in this way – it is against the terms of service. Players for whom the app has not yet been released could only play through this possibility. Niantic responded with bans, but only for a duration of a few hours. During the beta phase, they were much more aggressive and directly banned IPs.
Everyone manipulates the GPS at their own risk. With the predecessor app Ingress, the operator took intensive action against it with bans. The gameplay is ultimately thrown overboard. According to the Independent there are currently the first waves of bans due to GPS fake methods. But it’s more of a first warning: the ban, where most functions of the app are disabled, only lasts for a few hours. It is expected that this will be tightened in the future.
Find rare Pokémon from anywhere?
Mein-MMO thinks: As an author, sometimes you are forced to write about topics you would rather avoid. The reasons are varied, ranging from lack of time to moral concerns. Any form of cheats, hacks, or deceptions is therefore always somewhat problematic. On the one hand, there is a strong interest in information on this topic; on the other hand, you are reluctant to report on it. We have already dealt with this issue.
This problem arises again here. We would have gladly skipped this article, but you would then get the information elsewhere. Thus, ignoring the GPS masking is neither in your nor in our interest. However, we believe it is wrong for you to trick in this way now. The idea behind Pokémon GO is precisely that you leave the house and have adventures. This social factor makes the game the largest MMO of all time. And that would be lost due to GPS manipulation.
It is understandable that people who live in the countryside are looking for ways to find more Pokémon or PokéStops. In the city, you have clear advantages. Nevertheless, GPS hacks are not in the spirit of the game and will be punished. We hope that Niantic is planning further improvements in this area.
GPS signal not found?
Another problem is that users are complaining that they are not receiving a GPS signal. If the location cannot be found, first check whether the GPS is even active. Because without it, the position cannot be determined. Also, make sure that the location/GPS function is set to “High accuracy”. The developers are continuously working to improve the GPS feature. The performance of this feature heavily depends on the phone model and its signal strength.
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A new trailer has been released in Japan for PlayStation VR, showcasing numerous games. Additionally, we present to you how the covers of PSVR games will look.
PlayStation VR will be released worldwide on October 13. Sony is actively promoting it three months prior and released a cool trailer for the Japanese audience yesterday.
Several games for the PSVR headset can be seen in it – some of which have not yet been announced for the West. Here you can watch the trailer:
https://youtu.be/bdeJ_6ucqVA
Sony ensures that you won’t accidentally buy a PSVR game
The PlayStation VR games are still “PlayStation 4” games, which is why the game cover does not differ much from the previous covers. However, there will be a label in the upper area for the upcoming games that support virtual reality. Either:
PlayStation VR Required: You need a VR headset for these games. If you don’t have one, stay away from this game.
PlayStation VR Compatible: These games are compatible with PSVR, but it is not a requirement.
This is what the game covers look like:
Are you excited about PSVR? Will you be getting it?
At Evolve , the bonus for buyers of the game has been multiplied by ten. Additionally, some monsters have had their effectiveness restricted.
30,000 Silver Keys for all Founders of Evolve
Evolve has now been Free2Play on PC for nearly a week and is currently still in the “Beta” status of this new version. Since all content can now be earned with in-game currency, some buyers of the version felt a bit neglected when they found out that they were only receiving 3,000 Silver Keys (the new currency) as a reward. The uneasy feeling in their stomachs was further intensified when players noticed that 3,000 Silver Keys can be earned in about an hour of playtime, and even the first login into the game rewards 1,500 Keys.
However, Turtle Rock Studios listened to the community’s complaints and has multiplied the reward for the “Founder” status by ten. Anyone who logged in as a buyer of the game since the latest patch will be rewarded with an additional 27,000 Silver Keys. This allows for shopping to one’s heart’s content, as this amount can be used to buy multiple characters or skins.
Widespread Nerfs for Many Monsters
The patch also addressed several other issues, making multiple changes to the game’s balance. In particular, the monsters have had their strength reduced across the board. Wraith, Gorgon, and Elder Kraken lose nearly 10% of their health at Stage 2 and 3, and the Wraith now has to deal with longer cooldown times for her abilities.
The Wraith is once again in trouble. A Deja-vu, it was the same at release.
For all monsters, the energy costs to level up to the next stage have been increased. This should give hunters a bit more time to hunt the monster before it comes to the final “Stage 3 battle” at the generator.
Additionally, there were some performance improvements, especially since the game’s shaders caused issues on many machines. Anyone who previously had graphics problems while gaming should take a new look.
A complete list of all changes can be found in our sources.
Ingenuous players are already collecting loot boxes in Overwatch to have skins for the new hero Ana ready at release. There is just one problem: It doesn’t help.
Loot is generated upon obtaining the box
It actually sounds like a pretty clever plan. Before the new hero from Overwatch, Ana Amari, is released in a few weeks, one is already accumulating a lot of loot boxes. The thought behind it seems logical: The more boxes you already have, the higher the chance to snag some nice skins, voice lines, and spray logos on the day of Ana’s release.
But that’s exactly not possible.
Blizzard has reiterated through community manager Lylirra that hoarding loot boxes does not help, because:
“Contents of loot boxes are generated at the moment you purchase or earn them, NOT when they are opened.
This means that any loot boxes you buy or earn now or at any time before Ana is released will have no chance of containing cosmetic items for her. Only those loot boxes that you earn after she is live and playable on your platform can contain her skins, sprays, voice lines, emotes, and more (this is how our system works and will continue to work for future updates).”
In plain terms, this means: Just open all the loot boxes you already have, as they can’t contain skins for Ana in the future. Anyone considering throwing some hard-earned euros at the problem should wait until Ana is truly available. Otherwise, the money is probably wasted. However, there is no reason not to play currently, as the credits earned from loot boxes can be used to unlock Ana’s cosmetic items specifically.
Pokémon Go is an economic factor. The code contains hints of a planned partnership with the fast-food chain McDonald’s.
Pokémon Go opens new doors with the “Augmented Reality” phenomenon and also offers the economy opportunities that were unthought of just a week ago.
As reported by Forbes, some stores are leveraging the fact that their shop counts as a “Pokéstop” to attract customers and increase sales: for instance, a clothing store has cleverly tapped into the zeitgeist.
Stores and public facilities want to fill their places with Pokémon fans
According to Forbes, other locations blessed by the Poké gods, such as libraries, plan to make their establishments more attractive to Pokémon fans for major events with a specific in-game item, the “Lure Module.” They want to promote this on Facebook to get people into their venues.
Other stores that aren’t so lucky write to the developers, noting that they would be happy if they could get their business set up with Pokémons too. However, this proves to be difficult – the corresponding stops and gyms are predetermined. The developer is already overwhelmed by the hype and can hardly respond to all the inquiries. The startup had anticipated that Pokémon Go would become popular… but not a global phenomenon.
What is described here on a small scale is currently happening in some retail sectors, where clever players want to benefit from the hype, but these are probably just small fries compared to what corporations are planning.
And yes … media outlets like the New York Times are seldom associated with video games – this shows what a phenomenon Pokémon Go currently is.
Legendary Pokémons then in the restaurant with the big M?
The fast-food giant McDonald’s may have already arranged a deal before the release. After all, the name “McDonald’s” appears in connection with “sponsored” in the game code, as astute players discovered and revealed on reddit. The famous “M” also appears in the game code.
Source: http://imgur.com/ObCPENQ
It could be that through this deal, McDonald’s restaurants are transformed into “Pokegyms,” says the data miner.
With a bit of imagination, it would also be quite conceivable to sweeten such a deal with “legendary Pokémons” or special finds. Apparently, some hints have already been discovered in the code that the game could develop in such a direction. However, it is not officially confirmed at this time.
The title image is from GamesRadar, which also reported on the possible sponsor deal.
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In The Division today, on 14th July, maintenance work is taking place on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. There is a change in PvP, in the Dark Zone.
Today, maintenance work is taking place again. Regular weekly maintenance was already carried out last Tuesday. However, today they want to introduce updates that the agents are expected to welcome.
After it was announced in the last weekly situation report that they wanted to take a closer look at the toughness of agents in PvP , it is now time: agents should inflict more weapon damage to each other. As soon as the servers are back online today.
For this, the servers will be taken offline today. It starts at 9 AM our time. The expected downtime is three hours. By 12 PM you can see for yourself the changes in the Dark Zone.
Changes on 14th July.
Today’s changelog includes two aspects:
The weapon damage in PvP will be adjusted so that players inflict around 20% more damage to each other. This adjustment only affects weapon damage and not skill damage. This is expressly stated to avoid misunderstandings.
More kill volumes will be added to the Dragon’s Lair map. If you leave the designated areas of the map, your characters will be automatically killed. “Kill volumes” are areas that kill the player if they stay in them for too long. This is to prevent agents from reaching places that can give them advantages and/or are not intended for the mission.
Many agents will welcome the first aspect. There have been complaints for a while that agents could take too much damage in PvP. Players shoot at each other for minutes and no one falls. That’s not the point.
Whether the 20% more weapon damage is the right way to address this issue will be seen in the future. Feedback in the comments will be closely monitored.
What do you think about these changes?
You can browse a little in our The Division guide collection. In it you will find builds, weapon reviews, and all sorts of interesting information.
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The Living Story of Guild Wars 2 is finally continuing. Almost a year after the end of Heart of Thorns, something is happening again in Tyria, and new dangers and opportunities are opening up for our heroes in NCSoft’s MMO.
Guild Wars 2 is a very special MMO that stands out from other games in the genre due to its complex and ever-evolving world. This meta-plot, known as the Living Story, runs like a red thread through the game and continuously opens up new content, including drastic developments such as the destruction of an entire city and its reconstruction in a new form.
The second season of the story was a while ago and reached its climax with the victory over the plant dragon Mordremoth, an overpowered dragon boss that was established as an antagonist with great effort in the second season. But now the creature is dead, and new challenges must arise. By the way, there is a summary of the previous story in the trailer we have embedded here. But beware, there are spoilers!
Old Enemies Stir
The victory over an ancient dragon like Mordremoth does not come without consequences. When the plant dragon was torn apart, its great magical power was released uncontrollably, and a large part of it became trapped in the so-called “Bloodstone,” a relic deep beneath the jungle.
A source of magical power like this is, of course, an enticing target for all sorts of villains, and so the dark cult of the “White Mantle” has once again risen to use the magic of the stone to resurrect a forgotten god. Guild Wars veterans may still remember the White Mantle from the original Guild Wars, where the fanatics were particularly tenacious opponents.
Ouch, an Egg!
The cultists alone provide enough material for exciting, albeit somewhat predictable adventures. However, an even more intriguing aspect of the new story sounds like: Our heroes have a genuine dragon egg of the dragon Glint in their possession since the events of the Heart of Thorns expansion. Glint herself was one of the good ones, but what about the offspring that will likely hatch soon? Is it a new ally or a new enemy?
Perhaps our old acquaintance Taimi can help us with this question, as she is currently delving into the secrets of the ancient dragons in a remote Asura fortress. Whatever happens in the third season of the story, it promises to be exciting! The first new episode titled “Out of the Shadows” will be released on July 26 and starts where Heart of Thorns ended. The expansion is, by the way, absolutely necessary, as well as a level-80 hero. You do not have to have completed Heart of Thorns (although it does not necessarily contribute to understanding the story).
Further episodes of the story will be released in the rhythm of two to three months after the first episode. Anyone who logs in during the runtime of an episode will receive it for free. Those who do not yet own Heart of Thorns can mark the respective episodes and will also receive them for free once they purchase the expansion.
Mein-MMO says: As for me, I am really looking forward to the new story of Guild Wars 2, even though I still have to catch up on a few episodes of the last story since I had to test a lot of other games back then and hardly got to Guild Wars 2. But if the new story is as cool as the last season, almost nothing can go wrong, and the story about the dragon egg promises to be very exciting. What do you think of the concept of the Living Story? Write it in the comments and let us know!
In The Lord of the Rings Online, there was a large memorial service last weekend in honor of the deceased player Ron and his character Tinki. The player was well-known for his great helpfulness, and many players dyed their clothes bright yellow in his memory.
If you encountered larger groups of players dressed in bright yellow this weekend in The Lord of the Rings Online, it had a sad background. Yellow was the favorite color of the recently deceased player Ron, whose character, the hobbit Tinki, always wore yellow clothes along with a top hat.
Ron was an extremely active member of the guild “Lonely Mountain Band” and had a reputation across the server for being an extremely helpful and friendly player. Therefore, the guild decided to invite all players to a large memorial service in the game under the hashtag #YellowforTinki (post in the LotRO forum). All participants were to dye their clothes yellow and share stories about Tinki to music and buff food.
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A participant summarized the events as follows: “There was a reason why Tinki was so well-known in the community, even among those who did not know him personally. His reputation was that he was always extremely helpful to anyone in need. So much so that he even stood out in a community that is famous for such kindness.”
Mein-MMO says: You often hear about trolls, flamers, and haters in online role-playing games and other MMOs, but such actions repeatedly and clearly demonstrate that online guilds in MMORPGs are not just faceless and soulless communities, but in many cases hardly differ from a real circle of friends or club. What do you think of such actions? Touching signs of sympathy, or do you find such memorial services in games rather undignified?
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Today, on July 13th, there are issues with the PSN on PlayStation. The online services are unavailable on PS4 and PS3 when trying to log in.
Update 7:45 PM: According to user reports, the services are running smoothly again. You can log in again.
If you wanted to spend a cozy evening on the couch in front of the PlayStation – and not run through the streets with Pokémon GO – you have a problem since a few minutes ago: The PSN is down – you cannot log in.
If you want to log in, you will receive a message that the PSN is under maintenance. The official PlayStation status page mentions a problem:
“You may have difficulties starting games, applications, or online features. Our developers are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible, and we thank you for your patience.”
The affected platforms are PS4 and PS3.
Update 7:23 PM: It is now also indicated that all services of the PlayStation Store are not available anymore.
When the online services will be available again is currently unknown. Those who were already logged in beforehand can apparently play without issues.
Here is some reading material during the downtime:
