Was the GTA 5 screenshot perhaps prettier than a real photo?
The Hotel Figueroa might be familiar to some of you, as the exterior facade is often used as advertising space for new games like Skyrim or Grand Theft Auto or for events like the E3,. An employee of the hotel supposedly had to provide the hotel’s website with new images showcasing Figueroa from the outside, but the graphics from GTA 5 played a trick on him.
Screenshot instead of Photo
If you search for the Hotel Figueroa via Google image search, you might come across screenshots from GTA 5. Most players are likely aware that the game’s graphics can be stunning even without modifications. But so stunning that it gets uploaded on a hotel website and used to represent Los Angeles, that’s something new! See for yourself how well Los Angeles Los Santos fits into the “picture”.
While this may look like a nice picture, one should be able to tell that it is not a “real picture”. Perhaps this was just a joke by the hotel admin or a small advertising campaign – if it was a campaign, it definitely worked. Because after a Reddit user posted the image online, so many GTA 5 community websites rushed to it that the hotel’s website probably had its highest user peak of the year.
Source: Gameinformer
In the meantime, the screenshot has been replaced on the website with a “real” photo. You can see the new photo on the Hotel Figueroa’s website. What do you think? Press stunt or a tired website admin?
The beautiful details of GTA 5 Online are particularly well represented in the following clip:
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In the large “Further Adventures in Finance and Felony” update, you can earn several million dollars by smuggling illegal goods. How to do this and what you should watch out for is explained in our CEO Guide for GTA 5 Online.
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With update 1.3, new weapons were introduced, including the G36 assault rifles. However, these are currently bugged, as Massive announced before the launch of 1.3. “Bugged” in the sense that they are currently simply too strong.
This unexpected strength makes the G36 particularly interesting, as the YouTuber Arekkz Gaming notes. Therefore, the tip is: Get the weapon and have fun with it before Massive nerfs it.
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What Makes the G36 in The Division Special – Before the Nerf
There are three versions of the G36 assault rifles in the game: G36, Military G36, and Enhanced G36. In the video and the following images, you can see the military version of the G36. The locations: These ARs can drop in the Dark Zone and underground or be obtained in underground containers. With underground rank 40, you can also buy them from a vendor – where you can also find them as a blueprint.
All assault rifles, including the G36, come with a bonus to enemy armor damage. In this case, it’s +23%. However, the bonus only applies against NPC armor. In PvP, you have no advantages.
The G36 has (still) an outstanding base damage, currently 14.4K. The rate of fire is 750 without mods and the magazine holds 30 rounds. Here are the specific stats: With the appropriate mods, you can increase the rate of fire to 969 and the magazine size to 60. This gives you an extremely powerful assault rifle, with a high rate of fire, a large magazine, and enormous base damage. Your enemies won’t know what hit them.
Two talents of the G36 are random, but one is always fixed:
Focused: If no skill has a cooldown, weapon damage is increased by 14%. It’s not a bad talent, but there are certainly better alternatives. After all, in The Division, skills are often used, so this talent is rarely active. You can also re-roll this “fixed” talent.
According to Arekkz, the G36 is currently a real “beast”. It feels very good to play with it. It is well controlled in terms of stability and recoil and quickly drains the enemies’ health. Especially in PvE, the G36 excels, as it pulverizes enemy armor thanks to the bonus to armor damage.
However, Massive intends to weaken this assault rifle in the future. The base damage is simply too high. When this nerf will happen and to what extent it will affect the weapon is still pending. The YouTuber hopes that Massive carefully considers this nerf. Because right now, it’s a lot of fun to roam through The Division with the G36. It brings fresh air to the shooter – finally a powerful weapon that is not an SMG or sniper. However, if the developers weaken it too much, it will likely end up on the big pile of useless weapons.
Have you already acquired the G36?
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Microsoft’s new console Xbox One S is very well received by fans and retail partners. Microsoft shares this in a current blog post on the Xbox website.
According to Mike Nichols, the “Corporate Vice President of Marketing”, the Xbox One S is doing really well. Pre-orders are soaring, and it is said to be an “amazing launch”. However, specific numbers are not mentioned – Microsoft is also keeping a protective hand over the sales figures of the Xbox One.
This statement refers to the limited launch edition of the Xbox One S with 2 TB. Not only fans are looking forward to it, but retail partners are already enthusiastic as well. This version will hit the shelves in August for 400 euros, while the other editions with less storage will be released later in the year.
The blog post also features Bob Puzon, manager of the US retailer GameStop, who states that the console is generating excitement among its customers. He also praises the sleek design and the ability to watch Blu-Ray movies and stream videos in 4K Ultra HD with HDR.
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Can an MMORPG build up such tension like a horror game?
After downloading and playing the demo of System Shock, two scenes stood out in my memory: Once at the reception door. You hear knocking and moaning from the other side, and when you enter the code to open the door, a zombie jumps at you. Later, you climb a ladder to an area of the space station where the lights are off, and you have to find the switch while hearing eerie noises and knowing that some enemies are lurking in the dark.
Dense Atmosphere
These two scenes already show where the reboot of System Shock is headed. A dense, exciting atmosphere is created that captivates you in front of the monitor. This made me wonder if such scenes would also work in an MMORPG. Let’s take the space station of System Shock as an example. What if you didn’t wake up alone in the chamber, but you were just one of many others? Sneaking through dark corridors while others run past you and turn on the light switch could ruin the mood. Just like hearing the knocking and moaning from the door and a passing player opening it.
Are the Players the Problem?
Building such an atmosphere in an MMORPG is at best difficult. In instances where you are with a few selected players, that could be possible. But then the massively multiplayer aspect would be gone. It would be more of a cooperative adventure. You often read that a problem with MMORPGs is the other players. And it is partly true that other players can ruin the atmosphere. Partly intentionally, partly accidentally.
If you are exploring an ancient crypt where the undead walk, you don’t want to see “Leetmasta327” with pink bunny ears and a bare upper body hopping by, shouting, “Hey, there’s a ghost waiting around the next corner, but there’s cool loot for it!”
MMORPGs showcase their strengths in other areas. Team play when completing a raid and defeating a boss enemy. Generally, the feeling of acting in a world populated by humans. Having friends with you when completing quests or having the opportunity to build a virtual life in the game world by constructing a house and crafting items for others.
What do you think? Do you believe that horror elements can be realized with a dense atmosphere in an MMORPG?
Stay in your Lane
Building horror elements and a dense atmosphere in an MMORPG may not be impossible, but it is not easy to implement either. There are other genres that handle this better, but sacrifice the aspect of team play. Fortunately, we gamers have the choice of what we want to play and what we are currently in the mood for.
Today, on June 30th, there are unscheduled maintenance works for Destiny.
Since Tuesday, the June Iron Banner has been running in Bungie’s MMO shooter. The servers were shut down in advance to prepare for the monthly PvP event. When the servers went live again, numerous Guardians promptly reported the “Contacting Destiny Server” issue.
Hours later, Bungie tweeted that everything is fine, we have resolved this issue. However, even the next day, the constant server contacting disrupted the gaming experience.
Now Bungie wants to address this issue with maintenance work.
Server down on June 30th in Destiny
From 3 PM our time, you will not be able to log into Destiny. Preparations will begin.
At 4 PM, all players will be removed from their activities. The servers will go offline.
It is expected that the work will be finished before 6 PM. It looks like we can jump into the Iron Banner during our well-deserved evening off – and then without “Contacting Destiny Server”. As Bungie states, the Iron Banner performance is to be improved for the weekend during maintenance.
Zenyatta, a healer from Overwatch, could soon get a buff. At least, Jeff Kaplan hints at changes.
No one wants to play Zenyatta – is that why a buff is coming?
Of all the heroes available in Overwatch, the support Zenyatta is among the least popular. Until recently, this was due to Widowmaker being able to kill the omnic monk with a single body shot, but that has since been changed. Nevertheless, it seems that hardly any player can warm up to playing this healer. The user Freshmeat simply asked the clear question in the official forum: “Hey, Jeff, what is your opinion (and the team’s) on Zenyatta?”
Jeff Kaplan, the Game Director of Overwatch, has responded to this question.
“We have talked about him [Zenyatta]. We want to first see how the changes to Widowmaker and McCree play out before we make any further changes. We are currently experimenting a bit with him. But I can’t share anything about that yet.”
A buff for Zenyatta seems very likely, although the possibilities for that are limited. His attacks are quite powerful, and the “Orb of Discord” can quickly turn even sturdy tanks into kindling. One possibility would be to increase his hit points or shield energy (for example, to 200).
D.Va is also on the list of heroes to be strengthened, and has been for quite some time. So far, Blizzard has not announced when exactly she will be improved. However, everything points to the next “big” patch in the summer – most likely in August.
Mein-MMO says: One can’t really explain the aversion to Zenyatta. He is not only the “strongest” supporter, who can also deal damage well, but he is also the only one who makes no footstep sounds, allowing him to move around the map quite unnoticed. It remains to be seen whether Blizzard will succeed in making the omnic monk Zenyatta more attractive.
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With Legion, a lot is changing regarding the items in World of Warcraft. We will reveal how to get the best gear soon.
Chance determines the mightiest armor
With World of Warcraft: Legion, the best gear for players will no longer only come from the hardest raid instances. But what does that mean exactly? Are heavy raids then unnecessary? Is it enough to only run heroic dungeons for 5 players? Blizzard has answered these questions.
Basically, no one needs to worry about any major changes. Those who visit mythic raid instances will still receive better gear faster than someone who only completes dungeons and world quests. However, there is a new system that gives the chance to receive a massive upgrade in all activities.
In the forum, Blizzard explains it as follows: The global item level limit is 895, but this level cannot be reliably collected through “ordinary sources”. Instead, there are rewards with different item levels for many activities, such as 810 for world quests or 880 for mythic raids. When obtaining the item, there is, however, a certain chance to upgrade an item by 5 item levels. The game “rolls” internally to see if this bonus is granted. If successful, the roll is repeated, and the item level is raised again by 5 points upon success. This repeats until either the roll fails once or the item level maximum of 895 is reached.
But won’t all players just farm easy instances?
Blizzard does not see this as a risk. The reason is that the probability of an item being upgraded from level 850 to 895 is very low. It would need to pass the “luck roll” a total of 9 times, and this chance is extremely low. Of course, this can and will happen in isolated cases. However, for someone wanting to upgrade all of their gear through the “easiest” gaming option, they would need to invest an average of several decades into the game – that simply won’t happen.
The thought behind these changes is that all content should remain relevant in some way. If a friend asks you to join him in a heroic dungeon, even though you don’t need anything from there anymore? Then there is now at least a chance that you will get an upgrade. The chance is not high – but it is present.
For more information on what else changes with the addon, check out our Legion overview page.
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New weekly assignments are coming in Tom Clancy’s The Division. We will take a look at the Strategic Assignment and the ISAC Assignment starting June 30.
Today marks the first Weekly Reset for the ISAC Assignment after Update 1.3. If you successfully complete it within the next 7 days, you will receive Division Tech and an exclusive cosmetic item.
But in fact: ISAC has also received the new assignment on PS4. Ubisoft releases a new video every week to add more excitement and depth to it. You don’t complete the ISAC Assignment for yourself, but for the Division technician Simon Keyes:
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Last week, we had to clear the way for our ally agent Rainer as he tried to sabotage an enemy facility. This has now been accomplished. However, the enemy named Asher managed to escape.
Our ally Esmay claims she knows a guy who is doing business with Asher. However, this informant is currently in serious trouble. We need to rescue him by taking out Rikers:
Take out 200 Rikers: You need to kill the Rikers who are disturbing the informant’s neighborhood.
If you succeed, you will receive 3 high-end Division Tech and the ISAC-Esmay-Boots.
The Strategic Assignment this week
If you want to gain an additional 30 Phoenix Credits, you can complete the following four tasks this week. The strategic weekly assignment has been running since Tuesday:
Take out 50 Cleaners: Eliminate Cleaners in the Dark Zone.
Dismantle 30 Standard Items: Dismantle items of green quality or higher.
Eliminate 40 Elite Enemies: Neutralize the purple enemies.
Complete 10 Missions: Complete 10 main missions on Hard or Challenging difficulty.
By the way: Today, June 30, there are no scheduled maintenance works. They already took place on Tuesday.
What games do “PS Plus” members get for free in July 2016? Sony has lifted the curtain and revealed the games that you can download for PS4, PS3, and PS Vita next week.
The free games for July have been confirmed. If you’re a “PlayStation Plus” member, you can look forward to a load of gaming fun every month at no additional cost. Previously, there were some rumors about which games would be available in July – including The Evil Within. Unfortunately, those rumors have not come true.
These are the “PS Plus” games in July for PS4
First up is the standalone expansion to Saints Row 4: Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell. In the open world of “New Hades,” you can create chaos with various characters. You can get a glimpse of this action-packed game in the following video:
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Additionally, the fighting game Furi is included among the games. According to Sony, with this fast-paced, exciting, and easy-to-use game, the developers “The Game Brakers” have created a true masterpiece. Check out the following trailer to see if it suits your taste:
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Fat Princess for PS3 brings a lot of multiplayer fun. If you’re on last-gen, feel free to jump in here.
Starting July 5th, you can download the free games. Have fun!
Paragon: Exclusive PS4 Extra for PS Plus
From July 5th, “PS Plus” members on PS4 will have exclusive access to a free Paragon Starter Pack, which includes instant access to the beta and additional perks. This secures you a great advantage in Epic Games’ MOBA.
The 7th day of the Summer Sale is once again filled with highlights!
Now it is already day 7 of the Steam Summer Sale 2016 and there are still games in the highlight rotation that you definitely want to check out. Today, the rotation has brought us some classics as well as newer games that we would like to introduce to you. You can check out the highlights from the past days here: Day 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Our 5 Highlights of the Steam Summer Sale from 29.06
Patrick’s personal recommendation from 29.06: Portal 2
Whether in co-op mode or solo – Portal 2 is firmly connected to the word “fun” in my mind! The story in solo mode is enjoyable and also, thanks to the nice companion, extremely entertaining and funny. You can expect many puzzles that you can solve with the help of your two portals. Once you are through with the main story, you can download maps from the Steam Workshop as additional challenges that other players have prepared for you.
The ultimate fun in Portal comes when you play it together with a friend. It may lead to a lot of frustration and you might end up yelling at each other because everyone has their own idea of how a puzzle “must” be solved – but ultimately it is just fun. There are also additional maps for the co-op mode that you can download and play for free. Some of these maps can be so tricky that it can lead to uninstalling the game (shoutout to my co-op partner). I am getting cake now – have fun with the game!
The ranked system for Overwatch is live on PC. But when will PS4 and Xbox One follow? Where is the update?
Ranked system on consoles comes next week
As of last night, Overwatch has the competitive mode – at least on the PC version of the hero shooter. Players on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, on the other hand, are left waiting, as they have not received a patch today. But why is that? Does Blizzard not care about console players?
Jeff Kaplan, the game director, provided a direct response in the official forum:
“First, we want our players to know that we cannot implement the competitive mode on all platforms simultaneously.
The patch is live on PC today, and players on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One can expect the update sometime next week. We cannot give an exact date yet, but can confirm that the patch is going through the necessary approval steps.”
The issue with these patches is that Blizzard does not have the “final word” on when a patch can actually be released. First, the data must be verified by the respective console providers (namely Sony and Microsoft) before the patch is actually made available for download.
So there is still no specific date; console players will have to wait until next week to establish their “skill rating” and slowly but surely pave their way to the golden weapons.
For the future, Blizzard intends to try to align patch release dates on consoles and PCs.
“We know that this is not the ideal way to deliver new content, which is why we will improve our patch process in the coming months so that releases happen as simultaneously as possible across all platforms. Although the battle.net client allows us to be faster on PC, we hope to be able to release on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One simultaneously in the future.”
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In the Free2Play MMORPG Neverwinter, the release date for PS4 is known. Fans won’t have to wait much longer.
Neverwinter, the action MMORPG based on Dungeons & Dragons, will be released on July 19 on PlayStation 4. This was announced by publisher Perfect World Europe B.V. and Cryptic Studios.
If you grab the Onyx Advantage Pack, you can even start a week earlier. The date is July 12. This costs 19.99 Euros and grants you the following extras:
Access to Neverwinter a week before the game’s launch
Fragile Onyx Weapon Pack
Onyx Keyring with 20 Enchanted Keys
Adventurer’s Helper Pack
Heirloom Weapon of the Gray Cloaks
Mount “Onyx Horse”
Title “The Onyx-Adorned”
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The game will contain all content of the base game. This includes eight playable classes and nine expansions. The latest expansion titled “The Maze Engine” is also included.
The game immerses you in the fantasy realm of Faerun, particularly the Sword Coast around the namesake city of Neverwinter. Together with your friends, you will face great challenges to protect Neverwinter from dark threats.
Neverwinter will be released as a Free2Play title. PlayStation Plus will not be required.
Especially the supporters will be buffed in Patch 6.13 for League of Legends.
Today’s patch for LoL revolves around how to strengthen the supporters. To make the role on the bot lane more popular again and potentially encourage more players to choose “Support” in the role selection, many champions’ stats and values have been adjusted. Of course, the heroes of the other roles have not been excluded – These changes are included in the new patch:
Q – Rocket Grab: Enemies are no longer pulled directly to Blitzcrank, but 75 units in front of him.
E – Charged Fist: Duration 10 seconds 5 seconds. The enhanced auto attacks from this ability can no longer be interrupted.
R – Static Field: Cooldown 30 seconds 60/40/20 seconds. If you’re not in combat, this ability now (finally!) does not hit monsters anymore.
Lulu:
Base Mana292 350 – Movement Speed325 330
Q – Glitterlance: The damage to additional targets decreases by 70% after the first hit. Slow duration 1/1.25/1.5/1.75/2 seconds 2 seconds at all ranks.
W – Whimsy: Now additionally grants 15/20/25/30/35% attack speed while the buff is active.
Tahm Kench:
Passive – Gourmet: Auto attacks and abilities hit the target for magical damage equal to 1/1.25/1.5% of Tahm Kench’s maximum health (at levels 1, 11, 16). Stackable up to 3 times against champions.
E – Thick Skin: Damage to gray health Conversion: 100% of damage taken 70/75/80/85/90% of damage taken. Gray health to healing: 20/26/32/38/44% 25/30/35/40/45%. Shield duration: 6 seconds 3 seconds. Cooldown 16/15/14/13/12 seconds 6 seconds. The shield does not decrease over its duration anymore!
R – Journey into the Abyss: The passive bonus damage from auto attacks has now slightly changed, becoming the general passive ability of Tahm Kench “Gourmet”. Channeling duration: 15 seconds 6 seconds. Delay until effect: 1 second 0.25 seconds. Warning time for enemy players 1.5 seconds 1 second. Spell range 4000/5000/6000 4500/5500/6500.
Thresh:
Passive – Damnation: Epic monsters now give Thresh 2 souls.
W – Dark Passage: No longer scales with ability power. The shield increases by +1 per collected soul.
Lantern Grab made easy: When you’re tethered to an enemy with Q and then throw your lantern out of range, Thresh no longer tries to run into range to do so but instead throws the lantern at maximum range.
Lantern Grab made easy – Point 2: When you pull towards a target with Q, lanterns that are outside of range have a “grace period” before they disappear.
R – Ravenous Flock: Cooldown: 10 seconds 20 seconds. The delay before you can recast the ultimate after canceling it has been increased from 0.5 seconds to 2 seconds.
Vladimir:
Passive – Blood Pact: As before the update, you now receive 1 ability power per 40 bonus health instead of per 25 bonus health. Conversely, you receive 1.4 health for each point of ability power.
For every 150 seconds that a ward is active, it gets special visual effects visible to the team that the ward supports.
New Skins for Nami and Vayne
Of course, this patch also features some nice skins that will be released during Patch 6.13. These include so far “Deep Sea Nami” and “Soulstealer Vayne”.
In the MMO shooter Destiny , a fan raps about 46 exotic weapons in a video. Rating: Worth watching and listening!
The YouTuber DUBA might be known to some Guardians. Every week he delivers a Xur rap, in which he presents the inventory of the exotic vendor.
Now he has released another rap that unites 46 exotic weapons in one video. The community received the fun well: Within a few hours, DUBA got thousands of views and mostly positive reviews.
Presumably, the video is not only great because of the musical talent of the YouTuber, but also because some Guardians may experience nostalgic feelings.
From Icebreaker to Zen Meteor – So many exotic weapons
Here you can watch the video:
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The YouTuber was able to record the footage thanks to the help of his wife, whom he wants to thank. He also expresses his gratitude to the Guardians Sir_winnybob, JSkeleton, Skallywag, St5ranger, Stkewa, bgr2far, The_Kuhnster, and PROPH3CY_.
In The Division, many vendors have introduced new items in their inventory after update 1.3. We will take a look at what the vendors have to offer in terms of high-quality items on PC and Xbox One.
So far, the items from the vendors have been more or less shuffled around after each update. This is also true after the last update 1.3, which has been live since yesterday afternoon.
From now on, there is a new area in the operations base, the terminal. Here, you will also find vendors waiting with their items for you.
This is the offer from the specialized equipment vendor after 1.3
This vendor in the tech wing of the operations base now has a significantly slimmer inventory: All of his blueprints are missing. You can still purchase his items with Phoenix Credits. However, prices have been reduced.
586 Magnum (Pistol): 166 PCs – Value 182 (Talents: Expert, Determined)
Additionally, there are two high-end backpacks, a knee pad, and gloves. Furthermore, “Predator’s Mark” knee pads and “Hunter’s Faith” holster.
The vendor for advanced weapons after 1.3
This vendor in the security wing has not been upgraded with update 1.3. You can still purchase the Centurion (204) and Pakhan and Cassidy, each with a value of 182, for credits.
Offer from the special equipment vendor in the underground
If you walk past the reward vendor into the terminal, you’ll encounter more vendors. Here, there is a special equipment vendor who trades his goods for Phoenix Credits.
Weapons:
Historian (Sniper Rifle): 668 PCs – Value 204. This one is cheaper and has a higher headshot damage bonus than that from the specialized equipment vendor.
Burst Fire MP-5 A4 (Submachine Gun): 631 PCs – Value 204 (Talents: Adept, Swift, Fierce)
M45A1 (Pistol): 166 PCs – Value 182 (Talents: Expert, Intense)
Offer from the special blueprints vendor in the underground
This new vendor has blueprints for some gear set pieces, including from the new equipment set AlphaBridge.
The following all have a value of 214:
AlphaBridge Knee Pads: 334 PCs
“Hunter’s Faith” Holster: 393 PCs
“Predator’s Mark” Gloves: 335 PCs
“Hunter’s Faith” Knee Pads: 332 PCs
AlphaBridge Holster: 280 PCs
“Predator’s Mark” Knee Pads: 331 PCs
“Call of the Watch” Knee Pads: 334 PCs
“Call of the Watch” Mask: 387 PCs
“Tactician’s Authority” Mask: 388 PCs
“Lone Hero” Mask: 389 PCs
“Lone Hero” Holster: 278 PCs
Additionally, he sells “Weapon Kits”, which you need to roll weapon talents. These cost around 320 Phoenix Credits.
An exciting weapon blueprint is the Converted SMG-9 A2: A submachine gun.
Additionally, there are some other weapons and mods.
The offer from the Dark Zone weapons dealer after 1.3
Also in the Dark Zone, the goods have changed. In DZ03 in the safe room, you need certain ranks and sufficient Dark Zone currency for the vendor to give you his weapons. Some of the weapons have strong talents. Additionally, there is a weapon with a value of 229!
In War Thunder, players can also earn money. For example, by doing it like Daniil “Joy Division” Zaitsev, who spent months designing a complete aircraft of the type HE 219 “Uhu” and convinced the developers to offer it as a premium plane in the shop.
Hard work pays off at least in War Thunder, the aircraft and tank MMO from Gaijin Entertainment. The player and modder Daniil Zaitsev has meticulously recreated the German aircraft “HE 219 Uhu” as a 3D model and showed it to the developers. They were so impressed that they incorporated it into the game and involved the modder in the revenue.
In total, Zaitsev spent almost two years on the aircraft, as he was already made aware of a user in the forum back in October 2014 who had created a detailed model of a Ta-154 (another German aircraft). Zaitsev liked the idea and wanted to create his own aircraft as well. Since he didn’t have much experience with 3D models, he asked one of the developers from War Thunder for help, who was also often active in the forum.
He helped him enough and in the end Zaitsev’s dream aircraft, the HE 219, was completed and integrated into the game as a tier-4 premium aircraft. For his efforts, the modder received 5,000 USD and he will continue to be involved in the revenues from the aircraft.
What is actually a HE 219?
The aircraft in question, the He 219 “Uhu”, was a so-called “night fighter” of the German Air Force from World War II. These were heavy fighter aircraft that could operate at night using special instruments, such as radar systems. Its main area of operation was shooting down allied bombers, which had increasingly conducted bombing raids on German targets at night since 1940. However, the first use of the “Uhu” only occurred in 1942.
The HE 219 was a tough opponent for bombers, thanks to its strong armament and powerful engines, as it could gain altitude quickly and shredded bombers in no time with its six machine guns (2x20mm, 4x30mm). Additionally, the aircraft had a complex radar system and, as the first aircraft of the air force, a production-built ejector seat!
What do you think of the story of the creation of the HE 219? Is the effort worth the price, and would you like to develop models for games if you could earn money from it? And will you buy a HE 219? Let us know in the comments!
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In Riders of Icarus, the open beta starts on July 6, and in a big news post on the developer blog, the creators of the online role-playing game released a lot of information. Read here all about the planned changes to gameplay and the payment model.
In a few days, the big open beta test of Riders of Icarus will begin. But what can we expect in the colorful fantasy world with many mounts and pets? Development Director Kyu Il No has shared a lot of information in a lengthy blog post on the developer’s site.
At the start of the beta, the level cap will still be 25, but a later update in July is set to raise it to 35. In addition to the higher maximum level, there will also be new regions and instances in the open beta:
Parna’s Coast: This new zone is specifically designed for levels 25 – 35 and focuses on ground combat, although there are occasional flight zones. A unique frost effect slows us down if we do not tame a native animal and ride it. The creatures are immune to the cold!
Cavern of the Veil: This is a new dungeon in the region “Parna’s Coast.” Inside, insane Merumi cultists reside, and deep within the cave lies their temple, which they fiercely defend.
The Frost Keep: Another dungeon where the merciless boss Rondo resides with his frost guard.
In addition to the mentioned regions, the developers want to add more areas, including the “Akrat Plain,” where particularly exotic animals are said to exist, or a beautiful forest full of waterfalls. Each of these regions has its own ecosystem and special dungeon instances. Therefore, we can find and tame special animals in each area, such as Pegasi, griffins, and strange cute creatures.
Interested in PvP?
As in most MMORPGs, PvP is also a must in Riders of Icarus. The developers are planning special maps that mix PvE and PvP. Both teams start at their respective corners of the map, and in between are PvE bosses that provide valuable bonuses and points. It is essential to find the perfect mix of PvE and PvP to win. However, the system is still in development, and feedback is always welcome.
The first major PvP region is called “Exarahn Badlands” and is open from level 25. All players who are not in our group or guild are considered enemies. Additionally, this dark region has its own unique animals that stand out with a particularly menacing look and grant special PvP bonuses. Also very cool: Guild wars are possible in the PvP areas, which will initially only take place on the server but are planned to occur across servers later.
Our growing zoo of creatures that we gather on our travels can soon be placed in the so-called “Familiar Farm” and made even stronger with temporary buffs. So something like a dog school for pets and mounts! Additionally, the developers plan to introduce a new minigame called “Familiar Race.” In it, we can compete against other players in a race and actively hinder them with skills.
Furthermore, the developers have taken into account frustrated players who were dissatisfied with the upgrade system for equipment. In the endgame, enhancing weapons and armor often led to catastrophic failures that ruined the item completely. This can now only happen starting from level 10, and the costs for upgrades have also been lowered so that they can be earned through regular gameplay.
More Info on the Payment Model and Pay2Win
Riders of Icarus will be a free-to-play game with premium currency and microtransactions. The premium coins, called “Elluns,” can also be found in the game. According to the developers, approximately 250 Elluns (25 US dollars) can be found per month and an additional 600 (60 dollars) through one-time actions. With this currency, we can buy premium game time and level up faster.
Regarding the topic of Pay2Win, there is particularly good news, as unlike in Asia, costumes from the cash shop will explicitly not grant bonuses and will be permanently available. New skins for animals will continue to improve the creatures, but these skins can also be found in the game without spending real money. Items with attributes from the cash shop will never be better than freely available items. Instead, they will only have about 90 percent of the strength of regular items.
You can find the complete text about the changes in the open beta of Riders of Icarus on the developer’s blog under the provided link. What do you think of the developers’ plans? Is Riders of Icarus an alternative for you to the existing MMORPGs, or are you getting tired of Asia imports? Write it in the comments!
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Golden weapons in Overwatch are quite expensive. What does Blizzard say about having to win 300 games?
Golden Weapons – 300 Wins for a Gun?
The feedback from the previous test realm of Overwatch was generally quite positive. Only minor complaints have come in because players are not satisfied with the mechanics of the coin toss and Sudden Death in the ranked mode. Another point of criticism is the rate at which one can earn golden weapons. Currently, these weapons cost 300 “Ranked Points” and earning this currency is quite laborious. You only get a measly point for a win, while you get nothing for a loss. For many players, this means that a lot of time must be invested if they want to enjoy a golden weapon cosmetically.
Jeff Kaplan, the Game Director of Overwatch, has commented on this in the official forum and clarified:
“Golden weapons are quite expensive. But remember, players get a lot of Ranked Points at the end of the season. The “1 point per win” rule is not the way we think you will earn these weapons. Currently, the system is balanced in such a way that the best players immediately get a golden weapon at the end of the season, while the rest of us have to earn it over a longer period of time.”
Even though he does not mention specific numbers, it can be assumed that the best players will be credited at least 300 points at the end of the season. Those who are not among the most successful players (almost everyone) must either save points over several seasons or play a really high number of games to flaunt the golden guns.
In the future, there will also be a minor change to Roadhog’s golden weapon. This hero will be allowed to present his hook in golden color in the future. However, this will likely be added later in the summer.
The new System Shock will be a full-fledged reboot of the classic – not a simple remake.
With a Kickstarter campaign, they want to finance the final developments of the new System Shock. The game started under the project name “System Shock Remastered” but has now been renamed to “System Shock” because it is not just a kind of refresh of the game, but a full-fledged reboot of the classic from 1994.
First Gameplay Scenes Released
The Kickstarter campaign, where backers have the opportunity to purchase a collector’s edition with a physical copy of the game, has now launched. Along with the start of the campaign, a demo version will also be released, which is supposed to be available on the Humble Store, Steam, and GOG. Among other things, the user interface has been redesigned in the new version to make it more player-friendly.
For graphics, they brought Robb Waters on board, who was not only involved in the original System Shock but also took over the design for BioShock and BioShock Infinite. Microsoft also shows great interest in the new System Shock and is helping the development team to develop the game for the Xbox One. The developers have not announced a specific release date yet. So far, it is only confirmed that the new System Shock is supposed to be released in 2017 for PC and Xbox One.
In an interview with MassivelyOP, Firor explained that they are currently working on the new DLC “Shadows of the Hist”, which will include argonian dungeons. However, this update should not be seen as a major DLC, but rather as an insight into the culture of the Argonians. They will make the first step into Black Marsh, indicating that much more is planned for the future. Initially, they will begin with two 4-player dungeons that will also tell a small story about the history of the Argonians.
Climbing Higher
Next comes the One Tamriel update, which will adjust the content of the entire game world to the player’s level. No matter what level you have, you will always find suitable content for yourself everywhere. Matt Firor explains that this does not render the character progression system obsolete. They only take the content out of the progression. The feeling of getting better from moment to moment remains in the MMORPG. You will continue to level up and distribute your skill points, which will improve your character. At level 50, you become a veteran and receive Champion Points. What will be different is that you will always find loot appropriate for your level.
Furthermore, Matt Firor talked about PvP, as soon you will be able to conquer the cities of Cyrodiil: Cropsford, Vlastarus, and Bruma, providing additional respawn points for your alliance. They are also working hard on performance and minimizing lags. The lags would be due to the large number of players on the servers. They do not want to make major changes to the client, as this could lead to instability.
After Housing, It Continues
When asked about the upcoming housing in The Elder Scrolls Online , Matt Firor did not want to say much. The feature will still take at least six months to be ready, but they wanted fans to know that they are working on it. They already have plans for the game that go far beyond housing. The players should simply know that much more is coming, as some have complained that new updates are taking too long. However, they want to deliver quality and not rush to publish something.
