Stun phasers in World of Warcraft? A player event mixes the two universes together.
With a toy for great prizes
To be honest, World of Warcraft doesn’t have much to do with Star Trek. However, some players don’t care at all, which is why the guys and girls from “Sylvanas Garde” are organizing the fan event “Star Trek: Dawn of the Legion”.
The centerpiece of this event is a tournament where heroes from World of Warcraft duel with a very specific toy: the “shimmering rod”, which you can acquire from the Tanaan Jungle. Players who activate this toy can duel each other with energy shots and stun each other – hence the connection to Star Trek and the well-known exclamation “Phasers on Stun!”
The tournament will take place on 17.07.2016 in the arena of Nagrand, in the area of the servers “The Night Watch” and “Explorer League” (since the “connected realms”, the servers share some areas).
There are even some prizes to win at the tournament. The top four players can earn game time for World of Warcraft and pets from the pet shop. But the spectators can also win something, as all viewers have a chance at an yet unannounced surprise prize as well as movie vouchers.
Anyone who wants to participate should register on the official event page. There you will also find the exact rules and participation conditions for the tournament.
A small note at the end: Since the event takes place on a role-playing realm, the organizers ask to adhere to the extended role-playing guidelines and not to intentionally disrupt other people’s role-playing.
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Black Desert Online still does not have all the classes that are available in the Korean version of the sandbox MMO. However, according to a Twitter message from the developers, the classes Ninja and Kunoichi might come this week if everything goes well.
Black Desert Online will gradually receive all the missing heroes from the Korean original in the West version. Especially the Asian-themed classes were deliberately held back from the release version due to concerns from the publisher at that time that they might scare off the Western audience. However, at least the Samurai classes Maehwa and Musa have made it into the game, and only the Ninja and his female counterpart, the Kunoichi, are still missing.
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Originally, these two assassin classes were supposed to be released in May. However, since these characters were not optimally balanced even in the Korean version of the game, the release of Ninja and Kunoichi has been significantly delayed. The responsible parties have not yet provided a precise date, but last week a developer commented on the release of the new classes. On Twitter, in response to a user’s question about the release of the new classes, he stated, “Early next week if everything goes well.”
If nothing unforeseen happens, the new class should be available on the servers of Black Desert Online by Wednesday this week at the latest. This means that the new character will arrive just in time to plunge into the fresh area of Valencia, which also recently came to the West servers of BDO.
What do you think about the developers’ announcement? Do you believe that the Ninja and the Kunoichi will come this week? Or do you fear that something will go wrong again, like with the previously delayed Valencia update and the still pending Sieges? And would you even want to play such an assassin hero? Let us know in the comments!
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In the MMO shooter Destiny, we present to you the Videos of the Week from our community.
This week, Bungie has not delivered any Videos of the Week. Since last Thursday, everything has been focused on the “Year 2” Triumph Moments, leaving no time for an extensive video review and winner announcement.
However, that is no reason for you to be disappointed. Even though Bungie is taking a break from tasty videos, our community knows no rest. We present to you four impressive, entertaining, and funny videos that you have sent us.
Let’s start with a Crucible montage by ShareZaTV. It is his first Destiny montage, and we think it is worth showcasing:
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Next, we have a montage created by klangkarusell showcasing PS4 user NiKON-iiBRA18 in action. What do you think about it?
https://youtu.be/LIyOD_uHs8o
We have another PvP montage for you. This one is from Fizzy Edits. You can see some nice sniper kills in succession. I must admit: I rarely achieve something like that – at least not before breakfast:
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And to conclude, here is a video that is not a Crucible montage. It shows the trailer for “Lost in Destiny“, which is meant to mark the beginning of an ambitious project: a Destiny series.
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The audio quality of the video leaves something to be desired – especially at the beginning it is hard to understand the speakers – however, the trailer offers some moments that made us smile.
We say: Keep it up! Work a bit more on the audio and delight us with funny videos.
If you experience something cool in Destiny and have saved it as a clip, which you think “Definitely can compete with the videos above”, then send it to us via the contact form. We will definitely check out your videos. However, we cannot guarantee more than a click from us.
In Battlefield 1, footage from the Closed Alpha has been released in 1440p.
The YouTuber VicenteProD captured stunning footage during the Closed Alpha. The multiplayer map St. Quentin Scar features both beautiful and desolate areas. The impressive video titled “Welcome To Your New Battlefield” can be viewed here:
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VicenteProD captures the atmosphere of this map in 1440p. He is known for enhancing popular games visually using cinematic tools. His followers shower him with praise, attributing to him “an excellent eye for art.”
After the guide for gathering professions comes one for the marketplace, as one can never earn enough Gil.
Whether it’s gold in World of Warcraft or Gil in Final Fantasy XIV, you can never have enough of this currency. After all, you need it for various activities, whether it’s for repairing equipment, funding a raid night, or acquiring prestigious mounts. This inevitably raises the question of how to earn a lot with minimal time investment.
The Basic Rules
If you’re not interested in farming for items, you can generate some income through the marketplace. This approach is usually more effective since it takes less time and yields higher returns. However, the risk increases, as you will occasionally make erroneous purchases. The following tips are quite general and can be applied to other games. The numbers are for illustration and can vary by server.
Know the Prices
The most important rule is to know the prices. By observing a product over a longer period, you can determine how much fluctuations there are. It’s useful to know if an item trades between 200-500 Gil over several days. You wait to purchase until it reaches the lower value, stock up, and sell it a few days or weeks later. However, this requires a longer preparation time, as only then can you be sure the price will rise again. It’s important to distinguish between normal items (referred to as NHQ) and HQ items. The latter are recognizable by a specific icon and are usually significantly more expensive. However, there are occasional deals on HQ items at NHQ prices. It’s wise to buy without hesitation and potentially resell at ten times the price.
Manipulate the Price
Instead of waiting for fluctuations, it’s possible to create them yourself. There are also safe and risky ways to do this. For instance, if you know the price fluctuates between 200-500, you can buy almost anything and set it for 500. This method is relatively safe, as the items will likely sell sooner or later. It’s worth trying to drive the prices even higher and ask for 600 or 700 since you are the only seller at that moment. And if it doesn’t work out, you can revert to the old price with a lower profit margin. Here, the risk is more about time than money. Alternatively, look for products with low supply and existing demand. These usually involve HQ products. For example, HQ Yew logs. You gradually increase the price to 2400 Gil, while buying it for under 800. Since there are always people offering the HQ version at the NHQ price of around 200, the profit margin can be quite high.
Have Patience
It is not advisable to constantly undercut everyone. Not only is this very time-consuming, but it also leads to significantly lower earnings. There are always people who ask for not 1 Gil but 10, 100, or even 1000 less. Those who know the prices don’t need to take less. If the competitor’s price is low enough, just buy it yourself. Also, consider the day of the week. Tuesdays usually reset the raids. The price for Buffod may be higher that evening than on others. Many only buy items when they need them, and right before a boss fight, they have no choice but to purchase your overpriced product immediately. On the other hand, we can wait before buying. On weekends, especially in the evenings, more players are likely online than perhaps on a Wednesday at 5 AM. You should keep this in mind, as more players mean higher demand and thus a bigger wallet for us.
Less is More
Raw materials are often sold in stacks of 99. This is sensible, since the price of a single item is quite low, so you trade in larger quantities. However, there may be goods where there is simply no interest in such a high quantity. If someone only needs 5 HQ Yew logs, they won’t buy 99. Instead of lowering the price, it’s advisable to reduce the quantity. Offer groups of 5, 10, and 25 and then compare whether demand has increased. You might even be able to slightly raise the price.
Unlock Merchants
The Beast Tribes sell numerous products when you improve your reputation with them. It’s recommended to compare these prices with the marketplace. Often, other players don’t have this reputation or don’t feel like traveling to the vendor right away. Others may not even know that the merchant exists. This way, you can sell some products profitably. For example, you can buy Yew logs for 60 Gil and sell them for 299 Gil.
In Self-Experiment
Apart from mere theory, a small self-experiment took place. I wasn’t familiar with the prices and the starting capital was 150k Gil, not particularly much. The time invested was about 5 minutes a day and the trading was done extremely cautiously to avoid risks as much as possible. In the first days, I focused on monitoring the prices. Fortunately, I had a small overview of some types of wood due to previous farming as a gardener. Among others, Yew, Ash, and Elm logs. So, I started buying them. I continuously noted everything down so that I would know in the future how much I paid and at what price I sold the product. Even if I hadn’t intended to write this article, my notes would have been similar:
Buy 99 Elm logs for under 200, sell for 370
Buy 152 Ash logs for under 100, sell for 188
Buy Yew logs for under 100, sell for 299
In retrospect, I should have included a date. In any case, I continued my business and expanded. I purchased leather for 20-30 and sold it for 75 after I bought up the market. This was not effective; the earnings were too low. I just wanted to test how well prices can be manipulated this way. I did the same with Allagan Snails, but the demand was too low here. Products I monitored were similarly noted. For instance, the Antelope Horn in HQ, which seemed to be worth 4k. Unfortunately, I was a bit hasty and waited only a few days. I bought horns for 2-3k and wanted to sell them for 5k. Ultimately, they were only worth 1.5k, resulting in a loss. That happens. After 2 weeks, my 150k Gil had turned into 650k. Another two weeks later, it was over 1.6 million. Compared to other farming opportunities, one might have earned better that way. The advantage of the marketplace is the time investment: at 5 minutes a day, this amounted to about 2.5 hours for a month. And surely, with more effort and higher risk tolerance, one could earn much more.
Battleborn was released in May, but already now the player count on the PC version has rapidly fallen and only a few hundred players want to devastate the Solus system daily. Is Battleborn at its end or will a saving Free2Play version come soon?
Battleborn had a decent player community at launch in May, was very successful in the charts and according to Steam Charts had an average population of over 4,000 players. Not much, but not little either; enough for numerous exciting PvP and PvE rounds in Gearbox’s wacky shooter coop MOBA. But then Blizzard’s Overwatch came, and although there were clear differences between Battleborn and Overwatch, the player count for Gearbox’s MOBA shooter dropped rapidly since then.
In June, instead of over 4,000 players, there were only an average of a thousand online per day, and in July this number dropped again to only about 700 players. This corresponds to a total decline of over 80% and means, in plain language, that only two(!) out of the originally 10 players are still playing Battleborn today.
Free2Play as salvation?
On consoles such as PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the situation looks a bit better, but even there players complain about long waiting times between 2 and 10 minutes until they finally find a match. With these disastrous numbers not even three months after release, Battleborn has a real problem, but there is still hope. Because the asymmetric shooter MMO Evolve recently had even less players (around 100 per day) and thanks to the recent Free2Play transition, the player base increased by over 9,000 percent!
Battleborn could also rely on Free2Play as a salvation and thus present a real alternative to Overwatch. Because Blizzard’s online shooter is still only available for expensive money and currently even discourages some players with the unfinished game systems in ranked play. And since Battleborn has already introduced microtransactions , the step to becoming a Free2Play game seems to have been planned in advance. It remains exciting.
Mein-MMO says: Battleborn has always been a tragically misunderstood game for me, which was completely unjustly compared with Overwatch and had to compete against Overwatch due to the almost simultaneous release (which was orchestrated by Blizzard). This duel went to Blizzard, and the future of Battleborn as a Buy2Play title was actually over.
Therefore, in my opinion, Gearbox must re-release Battleborn as quickly as possible as a Free2Play title and save itself into its own niche. Because in its current state, there is nothing more to gain, and the virtually dead Evolve was also revived by the step to Free2Play. But what do you think? Do you believe in a salvation of Battleborn as a Free2Play title or is the game already dead and buried? And would you play it as a Free2Play game?
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With the Underground expansion, The Division has introduced Underground missions into the game. They have high replayability – but do you really want to play them that often?
Before the launch of the Underground DLC, the developers emphasized at every opportunity the high replayability of the Underground missions: No mission should be the same as the previous one. They are completely randomly generated.
And indeed: The missions differ from each other every time. However, not to the extent that many agents would have wished. Therefore, some users express disappointment rather than excessive enthusiasm in their reviews of the Underground.
The Underground missions lack flavor
The YouTuber MarcoStyle shares his thoughts on the Underground update with the community. He is not impressed by the new missions.
What the Underground missions in The Division are all about, you can read here. In brief: You take the elevator down to the Underground, select the missions with the modifiers, and run to the train that takes you to the activity. Then you complete the task and return to the base with a bit more loot and experience. And it all starts over again.
The missions are not completely randomly generated. You can recognize certain structures. According to MarcoStyle, the developers probably created around 40-50 rooms, which are then shuffled together. For each mission, you run through about 6-7 of them, with the rooms and the order of the rooms based on randomness. But already after completing a few missions, you find yourself in rooms that feel familiar.
Nonetheless, the Underground missions are a clever move by Massive: Essentially, they have taken the content of 5-6 missions and cut it up, with the individual sections now being randomly reassembled. This indeed achieves a higher replayability than if agents were to complete 5-6 missions once and then say: “So, I’ve seen everything. What’s next?” In this way, it likely takes several dozen runs before monotony sets in – at least with regards to the scenery.
But what these missions lack are other important things: They have no depth. There is absolutely no lore to be found. There are no engaging dialogues or ECHOs that would come with “normal” story missions. There are also no cool cutscenes where something explodes or, for example, a helicopter crashes:
Moreover, there is a lack of variety in terms of mission objectives. Most of the time, you only have to take out a random target, destroy an object, or defend a JTF officer. It simply feels like you’re only playing side missions. The Underground missions cannot compete with story missions in terms of quality. The locations do make a good impression, but the overall package is not coherent.
However, the Underground also introduced a new ranking system that sets new goals for many agents and keeps them engaged. And when you go into the Underground with a group and have fun together, these missions can also be enjoyable in the long run.
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Nevertheless, the missions lack spice, that certain something. There are no unique mission objectives that would trigger “wow” effects. Although they have high replayability, they feel empty.
How do you like the Underground missions? Do they still bring you joy every time? Or do you mostly play them to rank up?
A new MMORPG called Soul Ark is currently being developed in Korea, which has a lot in common with Ragnarok Online.
Ragnarok Online managed to become a cult MMORPG after its release in 2002. What many may not know is that the MMO is based on the Ragnarok manga by Lee Myung-jin. And this very author is currently developing a new online role-playing game that, in turn, draws on the backstory of his manga.
Ragnarok Online as a mobile game with a different name?
Initial Korean footage shows that Soul Ark does indeed bear significant similarities to Ragnarok Online, although similarities to League of Angels cannot be denied. The game is played from an isometric perspective. You control your 2D hero through a colorful landscape, interact with NPCs, team up with other players, and when you encounter an enemy, you are taken to a special battle screen where you apparently fight turn by turn and use your abilities to quickly achieve victory. At least this can be somewhat inferred from the trailer, which is entirely in Korean.
Information is still scarce
As a result, information about the MMO is also scarce. Soul Ark will be released for mobile devices – whether a PC or browser version is also planned is currently uncertain. The developers are using new technology called “Spine 2D,” which aims to make parts of the game look as if they are in 3D.
Further information about Soul Ark is expected at the Korean online gaming fair G-Star, which will take place from November 17 to 20.
By the way, Soul Ark has nothing to do with Tree of Savior. The latter is indeed produced by the designer of Ragnarok Online but draws on its own backstory that has nothing to do with Ragnarok.
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Blade & Soul: Hongmoon Rising has just been announced and is set to explain the backstory to NCSoft’s popular Kung-Fu anime online role-playing game. Additionally, the game will run on both PC and mobile devices.
NCSoft’s Blade and Soul is getting a prequel! With Blade & Soul: Hongmoon Rising, the Korean publisher has announced a whole new game in the colorful anime Kung-Fu universe of the series, which is set to be developed in collaboration with the Chinese developer Tencent. According to NCSoft, the new game is expected to have a similar skill and combat system as the original Blade & Soul. And even in the trailer for the game, we can see clear parallels: wild Kung-Fu fights, action gameplay, as well as sexy outfits and a hyperactive breast physics engine for female characters! Furthermore, both games share the same world and many known characters, such as Master Hong, Mushin, and Jinsoyun, should reappear.
The title of the game – Hongmoon Rising – is also a clear indication of the game’s theme. The eponymous Hongmoon school possesses particularly strong martial arts and is therefore destroyed by Jinsoyun right at the beginning of the game. The majority of the story of Blade & Soul revolves around avenging the fall of our school and rediscovering the secret Hongmoon arts. In the prequel, we will possibly learn how these arts were first discovered.
Especially interesting: Blade & Soul: Hongmoon Rising will not only be released for PC. Rather, the game – as part of NCSoft’s repositioning in the mobile market – will also run on mobile devices, such as Android smartphones, tablets, and Apple devices. According to NCSoft, the mobile component is particularly important, as they want to provide the best mobile experience in the Blade & Soul universe. Even VR support is not entirely ruled out. Further details about Blade & Soul: Hongmoon Rising are not yet known.
What do you think about the idea of a mobile MMO game in the style of Blade & Soul? Cool idea or can and should an MMO not run on a mobile device? Let us know and write it in the comments.
Legendary Pokémon like Zapdos or Mewtwo are something special – But is that the case with Pokémon GO?
The fascinating aspect of Pokémon games has always been the collection of different types of Pokémon. However, for one to stand out in the crowd, simply having the regular Pokémon that every Trainer possesses is not enough. With Legendary Pokémon in your collection, you are even more unique and stronger as a Trainer, as they are extremely rare and hard to catch – But how do you get a legendary Pokémon like Mewtwo?
So far, developer Niantic has not commented on how they plan to implement legendary Pokémon in Pokémon GO. In other Pokémon titles, there has been a chance to catch a legendary monster monthly – for example, this has happened in “Nintendo 3DS” games to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Pokémon series. It cannot be ruled out that legendary Pokémon like Articuno, Zapdos, or Moltres will only appear in special locations around the world, as that would be unfair to the Pokémon Trainers who cannot travel far.
Many Pokémon fans still clearly remember Mewtwo. It is considered one of the strongest Pokémon and has caused a lot of trouble not just in the animated series. It is said that multiple types of Mewtwo exist. Some of them were created by humans and have thus developed a hatred for humanity. To tame this hatred, it took a lot of persuasion from Ash during its first appearance in the series!
In the first trailer for Pokémon GO, one can see a Mewtwo appearing as an opponent at a kind of Community Event, which presumably must be defeated within a set time limit (10 minutes). (For those of you who are impatient: Start at about 1:50 minutes)
Update:Pokémon GO is now officially available for Android and for iOS users in Germany!
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Another option to incorporate the legendary birds and the Mew Duo into the game besides a Community Event would be the release of Pokémon Sun and Moon.
According to a Reddit post, there is also the possibility that as a Trainer, you can only possess one of the 3 birds – which one it is depends on which team you join at level 5. Yellow corresponds to Zapdos, red stands for Moltres, and Team Blue would have Articuno. The logos of the teams actually show the outlines of the respective legendary Pokémon.
It seems likely that this could be a way to distribute legendary Pokémon among Trainers. Therefore, you should think carefully about which team you want to join when you reach level 5. If the icy Articuno is one of your favorite Pokémon, you should play it “safe” and join the blue team.
We can be curious about how Niantic will incorporate the legendary Pokémon into the game.
In the latest episode of the WTF Moments of Overwatch , there are again some nice highlights. Check out the video here.
Of arrogant Genjis and a Widowmaker
With more than 10 million players, moments in Overwatch happen quite frequently where you just want to facepalm because what happened is so funny. Fortunately, there is the YouTube channel “Overwatch Highlights”, which regularly publishes a compilation of the best scenes that take place in Blizzard’s vision of the future.
The eighth episode has turned out to be particularly amusing, as it includes something from many different areas.
A McCree proves that precision and skill are not always needed to win in Overwatch. Sometimes it is enough to just sneak behind enemy lines. He pushes the payload in Dorado the entire last third of the map all by himself – almost undisturbed by the enemy team.
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The saying “Karma is a bitch” is truly not new, but it is more accurate than ever. A Genji wanted to show off his great performance that he defeated a large part of the enemy team alone. Just as he is asking his own team to thank him for his heroic feat, he activates his emote – exactly at the moment when D.Va’s ultimate flies around the corner. You can guess three times who was unable to save himself from the explosion.
Also worth mentioning is the Tracer, who leads a Junkrat by the nose. Instead of fleeing in panic from his tire, she teleports directly to Junkrat without killing him. She doesn’t have to, as he takes care of that himself. Sometimes a bit of arrogance pays off after all…
For more news and articles on Blizzard’s hero shooter, you can find them on our Overwatch game page. Otherwise, it’s also worth taking a look at our guide section.
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Unfortunately, “Team Rocket” was also unintentionally incorporated into Pokémon Go!
Pokémon GO is currently THE mobile game and is extremely popular among millions of players around the world. This strong success, however, unfortunately also brings players into the peaceful adventure who can turn this experience into a nightmare – This recently happened in the USA.
Baited and robbed
In Pokémon GO, the goal is to catch as many Pokémon and improve them. To do that, most of the time you go outside and catch the little monsters in the “wild”. Additionally, there are so-called “PokéStops” in the game where players can receive rewards like Poké Balls and potions. Another feature in the game is the “Lure Module” – With this module, you can attract Pokémon to a PokéStop for 30 minutes – Other trainers benefit from this as there is a high chance of catching many little monsters there.
This lure module was likely used to lead unsuspecting trainers into an ambush. A group of young men aged 16-18 had waited for trainers at such a PokéStop with the help of a weapon, likely targeting those who wanted to take advantage of the lure module. In total, there were 10 to 11 armed robbery incidents that followed this pattern (Source: USA Today).
In a Facebook post, the O’Fallon Missouri Police Department pointed out these robberies and urges caution!
Think about your safety!
It is especially important that you do not simply follow every lead of a wild Pokémon or a PokéStop “blindly”. As you can see, this can quickly end with an unpleasant surprise if Team Rocket sympathizers have too much boredom. So be sure to pay attention to your surroundings when following a lead of a Pokémon. The lure module is intended as a social gimmick meant to unite Pokémon trainers – But unfortunately, it can also be used for the exact opposite.
Please be mindful on your upcoming Pokémon adventures!
A new week, a new weekly review. And we are all tormented by the same question: Does Destiny or The Division have more views?
Except for a few outliers who only want to know when something else is coming. And since this is not a Destiny review, their wish is granted. The following articles are all very popular, but they do not necessarily represent the top spots. The order of the links (not their mentions in the text) under each heading is sorted by views. That means texts that are listed higher were clicked more frequently.
Pokémon
Some will rejoice while others mourn. Both games have once again failed to reach first place. This time they were not beaten by Playstation Plus, but by Pokémon. Twice as many page views speak a clear language. The two most popular articles from last week are included. Moreover, it has not even been released in Germany yet.
At least in second place, the shooters are competing with each other. Unlike last week, Destiny won due to its triumph moments of the second year. This was the event announced the previous week. The Plaguelands, the area of the next expansion, interested you as well.
The third place is well deserved for Ubisoft’s game. Even though it was beaten by Pokemon and Destiny, it nonetheless has significantly more news in the top 20 than the other two.
Since update 1.3 has recently been released, it is no surprise that its articles were the most popular. The new sets were particularly interesting, as both the AlphaBridge set and the Reclaimer set were far ahead. The same goes for the best weapons, the impact of the update on the PlayStation 4, and how you can quickly increase your gear score. Only the news about the vendor reset does not directly belong to patch 1.3.
And the 4th place goes to Evolve. Actually to FIFA and to be precise, it’s not 4th place but 48th. But we don’t need to be exact, FIFA only has two news in the top 100. That is certainly too little for a separate heading. Don’t worry, the mention and linking of it haven’t been removed, just reallocated.
Evolve will become free to play and thus more interesting for you. What changes with the transition, and is the game still worth it? Actually, the text about the latter question didn’t make it into the top 100, which could be because it was published on Sunday, and the clicks are thus split over both weeks. But we don’t want to withhold it from you.
Supporters have it hard. And many of you seem to play one, or at least have sympathy for them, because the article about them was the most popular. The teaser of a new hero also generated interest, thematically appropriate, it is likely another supporter class.
An abomination! World of Warcraft did not receive its own heading last week. Of course, this error will not happen again, at least for these seven days. The most popular texts were about WoW: Legion, followed by information on the new expansion, as well as news about patches 7.0 and beyond. At least that would have been the case if you had read more about it last week.
Contrary to the introduction, the links here are sorted thematically rather than by views; everything else would be too confusing. If you missed FIFA, you will now find it, after all, nothing gets lost in the weekly review. Even old content can be found again, just pay attention to the dates of the texts about Diablo 3: April and May.
The following text is actually no longer in the top 100, but at position 103. Nevertheless, it has received more views than some texts that were only published in the last week. So indulge a bit in nostalgia and read the updates that the article received.
Position 148 is far too important not to mention it here. It is, after all, last week’s weekly review! If you haven’t read it yet, you should definitely catch up.
In Destiny a fan has created the shooter as a playable 2D demake. The graphics surely won’t impress anyone in 2016 – but that’s not what this is about.
The Destiny fan Brenton “Helix3333” Whitwell celebrated Bungie Day in a very special way: He released a “new” version of Bungie’s MMO shooter, which takes place in a 2D world and is completely playable.
The game is called “Project Tiger”, in which you play as a Titan exploring Earth, battling enemies, and occasionally facing off against a major Servitor, Sepiks Primus, as a boss character. You’ll always have to run to the right to progress. This brings back memories of countless hours spent with the good old Game Boy. In the following video, you can check out the fun:
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In No Man’s Sky, the developers are already working on the first update.
For a few days now, No Man’s Sky is “gold”: The ambitious space simulation is complete. Now nothing stands in the way of the release in August on PS4 and PC. The game can be burned onto the disks.
Via Twitter, the founder of Hello Games, Sean Murray, has now shared some further information about No Man’s Sky. He tweets that the team is already working on “Update 1”. More information about it is not yet available:
No Man’s Sky is not that big – in terms of GB on the disk
Moreover, Murray announced how much space No Man’s Sky will take up on the disks. And surprise: It is only 6 GB. Some of that consists of audio files.
This seems extremely little at first glance – as the space simulation wants to provide an almost limitless galaxy. In some games, like The Division, the patches are already significantly larger.
However, there is a simple answer to the question of how No Man’s Sky can manage with so few GB: Most content is procedurally generated. Therefore, entire worlds, stars, and solar systems do not have to be crammed onto the disk.
Another piece of news Murray has for us: No Man’s Sky has passed certification in Europe, the USA, and Asia on the first attempt. In Japan, a submission is still pending.
So nothing stands in the way of the launch. The release date of No Man’s Sky in Europe is August 10th. It will be released on PlayStation 4 and PC.
In The Division, we present the gear set DeadEYE. Can a strong build be created with it?
With the Underground expansion, four new gear sets were introduced, which PS4 users will have to wait until 2.8. to access. One of those sets is called DeadEYE and sounds promising by name alone. However, it is by no means as powerful as one might hope. We introduce this set and show you why it is considered the worst set overall.
This is what makes the DeadEYE set in The Division special
The DeadEYE set is designed for snipers. The best location to find it is in the Underground on Heroic mode, equipped with directives. However, the individual pieces of this set have also been spotted in the Dark Zone and the Dragon’s Lair. In total, you can collect six pieces to complete DeadEYE. If you equip multiple pieces, certain bonuses are unlocked. After equipping four pieces, a unique talent activates:
2 pieces: +20% critical hit damage with precision rifles. This bonus may not sound bad in principle. However, since the chance of critical hits with snipers is relatively low, critical hit damage is not the value you should rely on. For example, increased headshot damage would be more useful. But this bonus is ultimately supposed to harmonize with this set’s talent.
4 pieces: Talent DeadEYE: When the precision rifle is “not scoped,” the weapon has a critical hit chance of 100%. However, the bonus for headshot damage is removed.
“Scoped” simply means when you take aim at the enemies as follows. The talent does not apply here: When you shouldered the weapon, this talent is active. So you do not need to shoot “from the hip” for the talent effect to apply. Therefore, when you fire with the shouldered weapon, you always have a 100% chance of critical hits:
With the talent active, it doesn’t matter what you hit on the enemy. Head shots deal the same damage as body shots – which fundamentally robs precision rifles of their great advantage. After all, that’s what makes them strong.
The design idea behind the talent is clear: You can shoot at enemies faster because you do not have to tediously aim for the head and wait for the crosshair to converge, but also deal increased damage with body hits. The 2-piece bonus then positively contributes here.
You can choose whether you want to deal damage with headshot hits or critical hits. But according to the YouTuber Skill Up, there is only one logical choice here: headshot hits. With the active talent, the full SPS potential cannot be fully utilized.
How to get more out of DeadEYE?
If you want to leverage the set talent further, you need mods (e.g., magazine) and equipment that increase critical hit damage. The weapon talent Deadly is also essential for this. It is worthwhile to combine DeadEYE with two pieces of the “Hunter’s Faith” set, as this will grant you an additional bonus to critical damage with precision rifles.
Especially important is a powerful booster. For this, you either need to have high skill power yourself or a teammate with the necessary skill power who is always by your side. However, this is probably too much effort for the benefit that comes out in the end. As a precision shooter, you prefer to rely on high weapon stats.
A weapon recommended is a rapid-firing precision rifle like the M1A. The SVDs already have extreme precision, which means you can easily fire quick headshots in succession with these weapons. The M1A is less precise and therefore benefits more when you can shoot at the body as well. Furthermore, the base damage is higher than that of the SVD in The Division.
To put the DeadEYE set into numbers, Skill Up created this comparison:
Without DeadEYE: 285,000 SPS
With DeadEYE talent: 223,000 SPS
It should be noted that he created the latter number specifically for the build focusing fully on critical hit damage – thus getting the most out of it.
Another comparison that might make some drop their jaws:
If a DeadEYE DPS build is fully buffed, it reaches 433,000 SPS at Skill UP.
A “Call of the Watch” build reaches 1,580,000 SPS.
This means that with the “Call of the Watch” set in The Division, you have over 1.1 million SPS more. Moreover, the entire strike team benefits from the “Call of the Watch” talent. This places DeadEYE in not a very good light. Especially since you have more SPS if you wear no set at all.
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Skill Up therefore sees no benefit in this set at all. In all areas, other equipment setups are better. Some users report that it is useful in PvP. After all, you can deal increased damage to enemy agents even if you do not hit heads. However, with other sets, you gain better advantages, so DeadEYE cannot be recommended.
What do you think of DeadEYE? How do you fare with it?
What’s behind the phenomenon “Pokémon GO” and why is it so popular?
It’s a special time currently in the world of online gaming. The release of Pokémon GO filled a gap that many didn’t even know existed. Within just a few days, Pokémon GO became one of the most successful MMOs in the history of video games. A similar excitement to that felt at the launch of World of Warcraft is again present in the player community worldwide – and there are reasons for that!
The great success of Pokémon GO
Top rankings in various app stores and overloaded servers indicate that Pokémon GO had a fantastic start. This success, however, is not by chance – the game hits a nerve. In Pokémon Go, childhood dreams come true as one can now see and catch Pokémon in their personal, real environment that existed only in a fantasy world before. Using data from Google Maps, aspiring Pokémon trainers can roam the streets of their hometown and suddenly find a small Pidgey or other Pokémon on the sidewalk.
The game does something with gamers that has not existed in this form as a video game before: it rewards them for going outside. Rewards in video games are usually digital items that can’t be used much outside the game – Pokémon GO rewards you in the form of a great adventure in the “real world”.
A Pokémon battle in your own garden
The augmented reality of Pokémon GO confronts players with reality, the outdoors
Developer Niantic previously had a similar project called Ingress, which also worked with Google Maps data. The data involves interesting places in the “real world” that, in addition to the streets, are integrated into the game. So-called PokéStops offer Pokémon GO players the chance to collect special rewards. The necessity to leave home to collect these special rewards is new for many players, but is especially well received.
Gyms or the church in the neighboring village can gain much more attention this way since there might be PokéStops where rewards or various types of Pokémon can be caught. People are now reading more and more stories of small and big adventures online, especially on Reddit. Players who previously saw no point in leaving the house during their free time now meet with friends in the city park to catch Pokémon.
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Children who previously had no desire to go on the weekly shopping trip with Mom are now excited to leave the house because there may be Pokémon on the way that they haven’t caught yet. With a smile on their face, they go shopping with their mother.
Should I or should I not?
Pokémon are even being integrated into our society and merging with reality, creating a kind of parallel universe. It can happen that a child comes late to school because a big Snorlax is lying on the street blocking the way. It can also occur that one takes considerably more time to work in the garden, as weeds can have their own will.
Through these situations that one encounters daily, one enters a co-existence with the little monsters.
Pokémon GO makes a childhood dream “come true”
Through the new Pokémon MMO, childhood dreams that many had during their first game in the series come true: “To see a Pokémon in the real world, that would be amazing…” Catching these little monsters in the “real world”, giving them names and having them always by your side. It suddenly feels as though you really have your own Pokémon in your pocket to play with when needed. The small loyal companions that one imagined as a child, for example, when feeling sad and with whom many adventures were lived through in dreams, can now be seen and present in the real world.
For many, a childhood dream comes true
This vision, held by some for more than 15 years, can now become “realer” and allow many players to relive their childhood. Training Pokémon in the real world and being a Pokémon gym leader is a big part of the phenomenon.
Due to the long history of the series, one rarely has to justify why one throws red/white balls at little monsters appearing on a phone screen – When the keyword “Pokémon” comes up, it clicks for most. Thus, it is not a problem for most to openly discuss the topic.
The social factor is more important to players than gameplay
The mechanics in the new Pokémon game are not outstanding – it is a fairly simple control with which you can catch or improve Pokémon, defend gyms, or collect special rewards at PokéStops. Despite this simple gameplay, the game manages to stay at the top of app stores, dethroning games from Supercell and Game of War. What makes the game so special, besides the collecting aspect, is primarily the social factor.
To utilize all features of the Pokémon MMO, you can’t just sit on the couch or in front of the computer, but you need to get out of the apartment and explore various locations. Just yesterday, I went out in the evening with two of my best friends because they wanted to try the game. What started as “trying out” turned into a long exploration tour through our streets because there were Pokémon everywhere waiting for us. There was also a PokéStop nearby that, while it wasn’t on our original path, was worth taking a detour for and rewarded us with Poké Balls.
The first message I received from one of them this morning was “Guess who is the gym leader of our village?!” – Our plan for the coming days is: wear comfortable shoes, catch Pokémon, and take on more gyms.
Not only have my friends and I been bitten by the Pokémon fever again – various social networks are seeing more and more Pokémon images shared by trainers, bringing joy and laughter to people. Through the many different situations experienced with the Pokémon MMO, many of these images and videos go viral quickly and bring joy to people around the world. Here you can find a compilation of funny Pokémon images and tweets.
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Slowly, the PvE content for Eternal Crusade is coming. This week, the first dungeon will be released, featuring plenty of Tyranids.
Attack of the Tyranids
If you look at the description of Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade and compare it to the actual game, you might raise an eyebrow. What is meant to be an “MMO shooter” currently consists mostly of lobby battles on various maps. This is certainly intentional, as the developers want to complete the core elements of the game – namely the shooting – before building the world around it.
Clearly, they are satisfied with the current state of the game, as PvE content is gradually being added. Behaviour Interactive, the developer behind the game, announced in the recent livestream that the first PvE dungeon will be deployed to the servers later this week. The enemies will be the crawling Tyranids that have also infested the game world and are extremely reluctant to be driven from their conquered spots.
However, this dungeon is still a very early version, which is why not all systems are implemented yet. For instance, a “hardcore” mode, particularly strong opponents, or various random events are still missing. All of this will probably be added only after fundamental testing runs.
In the near future, the Orc race is also to be added as a playable race, but this won’t happen with the patch this week. Currently, Warhammer 40000: Eternal Crusade is in Early Access. Fans can purchase the game through the Steam platform.
For more information about the millennium in which there is no war, you can find it on our Eternal Crusade news page.
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The Overwatch clone that doesn’t want to be a clone is getting another hefty cash injection.
$2,000,000 will still be invested in Legend of Titan
In the past weeks and months, we have reported several times on the Chinese Legend of Titan. Initially, it was denied that it was an independent game, but merely a tech demo that bears a remarkable resemblance to Overwatch. This excuse didn’t really convince back then, and it still doesn’t today. It appears more like a lie when considering the latest statements from the developers.
“Legend of Titan is a free-to-play game, which means there are essential differences in gameplay, game modes, and content when compared to Overwatch. The only similarity we have with Overwatch lies in the fact that we both combine first-person shooters and MOBA elements.
We have so far invested $760,000 and plan to invest another $2,000,000 in this project, without setting a fixed budget limit. Our goal is to make “Legend of Titan” a flagship game, in both web and mobile gaming. It wouldn’t make sense if we just copied Overwatch. All these slanders will collapse upon themselves.”
Clearly, this is not the last time we will hear from Legend of Titan. However, it is still questionable whether such a blatant clone will ever cross China’s borders. Although it probably wouldn’t bother anyone if the game never sees the digital light of day – aside from the sponsors.
For more on Blizzard’s hero shooter and all games that are eerily similar for some reason, you can find it on our Overwatch game page.
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EverQuest legend Brad McQuaid attempts to merge sandbox and story quests in unprecedented ways in the upcoming MMORPG Pantheon.
After Visionary Realms first showcased the gameplay of their new MMO titled Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen in a livestream back in March, which was very well received by fans, they recently organized another gameplay livestream a few days ago. This time, the team led by Brad McQuaid, the creator of EverQuest and Vanguard, showcases the dungeon “Black Dagger Keep” as well as the intriguing quest system of the game, which we would like to present to you in more detail.
The entrance to Black Dagger Keep, the first dungeon of the game
Perception System: Experience quests differently!
Pantheon, already regarded by many players as the last hope for old-school PvE and EverQuest fans, offers a lot of interesting features – including a dynamic weather system.
One of the most exciting approaches of Pantheon is that the developers are trying to combine “sandbox elements” with quests and storytelling, without overly restricting player freedom or having to rely on the old familiar quest hubs. Here comes the concept of perception (Perception System) of Pantheon into play, which aims to make all this possible.
New screenshot shows further insights into the world of the game
The perception system is primarily based on a text window that will be part of the UI and will provide players with short and often cryptic texts as hints for possible quests. These hints will be influenced, among other things, by the game environment, the players’ actions, or their race and class.
Here you find a small list of possible triggers:
the player is in the vicinity of a story-relevant location (POI / Point of Interest). Example perception message: “This place resonates with greatness…”.
The player has ventured far enough into a dungeon to unlock a quest. Example perception message: “What is that sound? It seems to be coming from all around...”
The player has found a mysterious amulet, which creates an inexplicable effect on the character as soon as it is worn. Example perception message: “This amulet is feeling heavier and heavier…”
Class-specific perceptions can also reveal new insights. A druid or ranger might receive the following message, “I hear an animal breathing. It is small, and close – behind that rock…“, while other classes may not discover such things at all and thus wouldn’t know what to look for.
Initial approaches of this system can already be found in the current two-hour gameplay video, where players can observe the developers playing through one of the dungeons:
https://youtu.be/5oNVecHjiJI
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