Last weekend, the lights finally went out for PlanetSide. Check out the last moments here.
An End with Impact
For almost 13 years, the servers of the MMO shooter PlanetSide ran, but last Friday, on July 1, 2016, the curtain fell for the game.
The remaining players gathered in time to witness and “celebrate” the downfall of the game and the servers. As it is fitting for an apocalypse, the game ended with a meteor shower that engulfed the entire game world before the connection was severed. What exactly transpired there can be viewed in this video from the colleagues at mmorpg.com.
The fans of the game will likely find a new home in PlanetSide 2.
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How many players have what skill rating in Overwatch? What is actually “good” and what is “bad”?
50% of all players are in the range of 10 rating points
With the introduction of the ranked mode, players can not only earn golden weapons in Overwatch, but also receive a “skill rating,” which classifies how skilled a player is. After placement matches, one receives a rank that is somewhere around 50 – a higher rank is better (more “skill”), a lower rank is worse (less “skill”).
But how are Overwatch players distributed in the ranking system?
The website MasterOverwatch.com analyzes the data of many players and summarizes it clearly, allowing one to check how the skill ratings are distributed. According to them, 90% of all players have a skill rating between 39 and 61 – the remaining 10% consist of the elite at the top and the… particularly unlucky players.
Also interesting: Almost 50% of all players are ranked between 46 and 54. Only at the top does it get thin, as the highest rank achieved so far is 83 – currently only one player holds this position. The lowest skill rating (which is also somewhat of an achievement) is 16.
It should be noted that MasterOverwatch does not capture the data of all players, but only a “sample” of about 80,000 players, so it is quite possible that other players hold the highest and lowest ranks.
Mein-MMO says: The system is still in its infancy, and many players are just finding their way in the ranking system, but these statistics also have a sour taste. Anyone who has played in the past few days often sees different rankings in games that can mean a difference of 10 levels – which means that sometimes you are up against players whose skill level (compared to your own) has half of all players in between. Hopefully, this will settle in the coming weeks and months.
For more news and articles about Blizzard’s hero shooter, you can check out our Overwatch game page.
The final hours of the Summer Sale are running out – These deals you should check out!
For several days, Steam has given us strong discounts on many games during the Steam Summer Sale 2016. Now the final hours of the sale have begun, which will end today at 7:00 PM on July 4, 2016. In this overview, you can see all of our highlights from the last days, so you might be able to snag a bargain.
In the list, you can see our recommendations for each day of the Summer Sale. Daily, we selected 5 games for you and from this selection recommended 1 game. Why these games were recommended and what other daily highlights there were, you can find here: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8, Day 9 and Day 10.
Patrick’s Conclusion
I went into this year’s Steam Summer Sale with mixed feelings – Particularly worried about my money. On the internet, the typical “Summer Sale? RIP Wallet” memes appeared, which didn’t exactly calm me down. I was relieved when there were no flash deals. Sure, you could save a bit more money on a game, but I still have games in my Steam Library from previous sales that I have never touched.
I was able to think for a long time during this sale about whether I really wanted to buy a specific game – Without an 8-hour countdown indirectly saying “buy it!” Of course, this sale was also special for me because I got to present my recommendations to you. So far in this sale (there are still a few hours left till the end, in which a lot can happen) I have bought:
How was the Steam Summer Sale 2016 for you? Have you bought any games, or was there nothing for you this year? Although there were no limited-time flash deals this summer, there are still games (packages) at good prices. If you’re still looking for a game and haven’t found one, you should definitely check our overview – Maybe you’ll still find a game that appeals to you.
In ranked mode of Overwatch support players draw the short straw – they receive fewer rank points than their colleagues.
No mercy points for Mercy in ranked Overwatch
Winning a ranked game in Overwatch without having a support character in the team is quite difficult. Therefore, every team should be glad if someone decides to play Mercy, Lúcio, or Zenyatta. However, it now seems that playing support is also punished.
As numerous users report on Reddit, the rank changes very slowly when playing a support class. Since the ranking system takes into account how “well” a player has performed, and this is also a factor for rank gains and losses, most players assume that “performance” in all categories plays a role (for which the medals exist).
And that’s exactly where support players have a problem: While they usually have no trouble being number 1 in healing (unless a Roadhog is specifically trying to contest), support players often have no chance in other categories. While Lúcio and Zenyatta can still deal decent damage, Mercy has to temporarily forgo her healing, which is why hardly any player switches to the pistol in the heat of battle.
A statement from Blizzard on this issue is still pending – however, reports from frustrated Mercy players who would rather switch to a DPS role to be able to rank up are increasing.
Mein-MMO says: Support players currently have a tough situation in Overwatch. Especially in random groups, there are many people who like to blame the support for their team’s failures. Being disadvantaged in the ranked system does not necessarily enhance the enjoyment of these characters. Fortunately, the current season is only a “trial season” with a shortened duration, during which Blizzard aims to identify such irregularities. It can thus be expected that at the latest with the start of the autumn season, support players will be treated differently than the remaining heroes and can therefore experience a similar gain/loss in skill rating.
Still interested in a support player? Then check out our guides on Mercy, Lúcio and Symmetra !
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Bluehole, the creators behind the MMORPG TERA, have announced a new PvP game based on the Battle Royale principle. The special part: The founder of this mode, Brendan Greene, takes a leading role.
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds will take place on a remote, expansive island and allow for up to 64 players who must gradually track down and eliminate each other. Tools like weapons, vehicles, and supplies are limited and can be found on the map over the course of the game. The zone will gradually shrink, forcing players to confront each other eventually. Those who die are out. The last one standing wins. In the upcoming shooter, there is a strong emphasis on dynamic battlefields, where the combat system and player tactics come fully into play.
What’s behind Battle Royale
What is Battle Royale? This is the same principle as the filmed Japanese novel “Battle Royale,” in which schoolchildren kill each other until only one is left alive (which is supposed to criticize the ruthlessly eliminating school system in Japan).
The game mode resembles the successful film series “The Hunger Games,” which should be familiar to most, featuring Jennifer Lawrence in the lead role.
Who is Brendan Greene? He is the creator of the so-called “Battle Royale” mods, which are popular in DayZ, Arma 3, and H1Z1. In the communities, he is known primarily as Playerunknown. It has always been his dream to turn this mode into a standalone game dedicated solely to it (and now he even gets his name on it…):
I have always wanted to create a standalone game – based on the mod – that I created for the ARMA series. Collaborating with Bluehole allows me to fully express my creativity and gain the necessary resources to realize my vision. We have a great development team here, and our goal is to create a realistic open-world experience with deep gameplay and combat mechanics.
By the way, for the graphics, they are using Unreal Engine 4, which the developers at Bluehole are already familiar with and should present the open-world survival multiplayer in the best light. The game is currently in development for PC. There is still no release date for Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds, but it is said it will not be free-to-play.
In crowdfunding, Kickstarter raises significantly less money than in the previous year. But what does this mean and what is the reason for it?
Lack of large projects reduces support
For several years, crowdfunding has established itself as a solid method to launch a game project without having to argue for a long time with publishers about funding. Many ambitious projects were never accepted anyway because they were not a “guarantee” for profit – experiments are indeed expensive. Therefore, many developers used Kickstarter to convince potential fans and to receive donations until the development of the game was possible.
As ICO Partners reports, however, the “revenue” from Kickstarter in 2016 in the video game sector is anything but rosy. From January to June, backers decided to support their projects with 8.2 million dollars – in the previous year, it was double that in the same period with over 20 million dollars.
No doom and gloom
However, the picture is not as terrible as it seems. The decline can mainly be attributed to the fact that truly “big” projects are still scarce this year. Last year, the two games Shenmue 3 (6 million) and Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (5.5 million) made up a large part of the nearly 40 million.
The reputation of many Kickstarter games has also declined over the years, as after a game is financed, it often takes many years before supporters receive something to play. On average, it takes about 29 months for a game to be truly released – prominent examples here are Pillars of Eternity or Wasteland 2.
Another reason for the decline is the emergence of other crowdfunding platforms that compete directly with Kickstarter (such as Startnext or IndieGoGo). However, there is also a silver lining: the number of “garbage projects” that get stuck at $0 is drastically decreasing. Clearly, many now see that financing a game on Kickstarter is not necessarily easier – as backers can also be critical and dismissive.
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In Destiny, you can take a detailed look at the creation of the user interface.
At the “Game Developer Conference” in March, Bungie’s lead UI designer David Candland gave insight into the evolution of the “Destiny menu.” Earlier in March, we reported on this presentation and showcased some nice UI prototypes of Destiny. Now, GDC has released the complete video of this presentation in which Candland talks about the complicated development and fine-tuning of a video game interface. If you are keenly interested in this, you can watch it for a full hour:
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An interesting aspect we want to highlight is the nature of UI elements and cursor behavior in this regard. While in many console games one navigates through the items and categories using a button press, guardians have a freely movable cursor available.
According to Candland, it took a lot of time until the movement behavior of this cursor was in the form we know today. When hovering over an item icon, the cursor slows down a bit and the graphic pops out slightly. This “stickiness” was worked on painstakingly until the cursor behavior felt good.
Here you can see different cursor behaviors:
For example, the friction and the “popping out” of the symbol were worked on. There was also experimentation with a gravity effect that pulls the cursor towards the symbol.
Are you interested in the “tech” and development of a UI? Or are you just glad that everything works smoothly?
Don’t want to waste time with tech stuff? Here’s an overview of what to expect in Destiny this week. There, you will also find tips and video guides on how to master the challenges.
Insane – Over 5000 games and 3000 DLCs are in his Steam library.
The player PalmDesert currently holds the highest Steam Level there is. He was the first player to break Level 1000 and is currently at Level 1069 – Nevertheless, it keeps going up. The developers at Valve even had to design a new “Level 1000” symbol specifically for this case.
What is his favorite game?
In 2013, Steam introduced the level system, which was released with additional features, such as collectible cards and backgrounds. Apparently, the Japanese Steam user PalmDesert thought something like “Challenge accepted” and started to push his level up. Meanwhile, he has 5029 games with 3372 DLCs – so there should be enough variety to ensure that boredom doesn’t set in while gaming. But what is his favorite game?
On his Steam profile, he shows visitors that Rocksmith 2014 is his absolute favorite. In Rocksmith 2014, you learn to play guitar or bass by connecting a real instrument to the computer through a special cable. You play individual lessons or songs piece by piece and are then evaluated. However, that is not the game in which he has the most playtime – he has played Left4Dead 2 for a total of 943 hours!
If you want to compete with PalmDesert and his Steam library, you can do so quite cheaply right now, as the Steam Summer Sale runs until July 4, 2016, at 7:00 PM. Our highlights of the sale are presented to you daily.
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In Ubisoft’s MMO shooter The Division we introduce the new precision rifle Paratrooper SVD.
Since the launch of The Division, the M1A precision rifles have been regarded as the best snipers in the game. Thanks to a combination of high rate of fire, strong base damage, and remarkable precision, they quickly became the favorites of agents.
With update 1.3, these have now been nerfed in their precision. Without appropriate talents, you can no longer deliver fatal hits rapidly with the M1A. The crosshair opens too wide. Therefore, other precision rifles are now also coming to the forefront, such as the Paratrooper SVD.
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This is what makes the Paratrooper SVD special in The Division
The Paratrooper SVD is one of the rapid-fire snipers in The Division. It can currently be acquired from the Underground Vendor or obtained as a random drop. You can also find the weapon in underground containers.
In terms of base damage, it cannot compete with an M1A. Also, the rate of fire of the SVD is somewhat lower. However, it excels in another value: Precision.
Here are the specific stats:
The strong precision of the Paratrooper SVD allows for almost as fast and precise hits as the M1A used to deliver – with the glitched Balanced talent. The crosshair of the SVD hardly spreads, allowing you to land hit after hit. The reload speed of the weapon is also impressive.
With appropriate mods, you can upgrade the sniper: The rapid-fire weapon can definitely hold more magazine. With a bonus to headshot damage, weapon damage, or an even higher rate of fire, the SVD can be further enhanced.
The Paratrooper SVD comes with two random talents and always with the third talent Critical:
Critical: After you eliminate an enemy, the next shot is guaranteed to be a critical hit.
The fixed talent is not particularly impressive. However, since your base damage is low, you will be grateful for any critical hit. Otherwise, you can also re-roll the weapon talent. An appealing alternative is, for example, Brutal (increased headshot damage).
The only major drawback of this weapon is the low base damage – this can, however, be compensated by the fantastic precision, mods, talents, and pronounced aiming skills. If you only manage body shots, you will take forever to take down an enemy. Try to land headshot after headshot.
Therefore, the Paratrooper SVD is also recommended for medium distance. The YouTuber Sly Nation considers it a weapon that every agent should try at least once. The precision is simply excellent, which makes the low damage not seem as significant.
Have you already acquired the weapon? What do you think of it?
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Next to Orc Gul’dan, a character from the Diablo universe is also coming to HotS – the peaceful angel Auriel.
Demonic Orc and Heavenly Angel
At more or less regular intervals, the team of Heroes of the Storm releases short videos showcasing new skins and mounts for upcoming and existing heroes. In the latest “In Development” video, we can even marvel at two new heroes right away.
Gul’dan, the warlock of the Orcs from Warcraft, who is partly responsible for the Horde’s invasion of Azeroth (and has many appearances in the current Warcraft movie), will be the first to enter the Nexus. Visually, Blizzard has oriented itself more towards the “classic” Gul’dan from Warcraft 2 – with red eyes, as befits a bloodthirsty Orc.
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The second newcomer comes from the Diablo universe and is the angel Auriel. She is one of the five members of the Angiris Council and is generally regarded as the “heart” of this assembly. Since she is the Archangel of Hope, she will fulfill this role in Heroes of the Storm as well: Accordingly, she is a supporter.
Apart from these two highlights, the video also shows some new skin variations of the two heroes. Gul’dan will receive a “Balespider” skin, which players of World of Warcraft should already recognize – in the Firelands, cloth wearers were able to obtain this set. Auriel, on the other hand, will get a demonic skin similar to her colleague Tyrael, to temporarily switch sides.
Furthermore, Arthas will receive a Chinese skin that is reminiscent of the god Guan Yu, and Li Ming joins the sports scene and brings out the volleyball. Last but not least, there will be new mounts, some of which will likely be rewards for the first ranked season – Blizzard has not yet specified exact sources of the animals.
In the MMO shooter Destiny, Bungie speaks with the developers of the “Destiny Trials Report.” An app is in planning.
As soon as the Trials of Osiris begin, the Destiny Facebook groups are flooded with numerous screenshots, mostly with the remark: “Similar stats or better.” Terms like “KD” or ELO are often mentioned. What is it all about?
With these screenshots, the Guardians show their stats in the “Destiny Trials Reports.” The image is more or less an advertisement or prerequisite to be able to play the Trials with other players.
Bungie has now spoken with the developers of this website about the Trials Report and extracted interesting information for many Guardians.
The “Destiny Trials Report”
With this website, you can not only view your own stats but also those of your opponents. This allows you to gain advantages over them – because knowledge is, after all, power.
All stats are presented in a quick and easy-to-use user interface, with the important information viewable at a glance. You can see the kill-death ratio, the ELO rating, the games played, the win percentage – yes, it even shows how often you could achieve “flawless” and what the favored weapons are.
The site stores and presents a wealth of stats, including those for maps and the weapons that were most frequently used during the event. Additionally, the fireteams that reached the lighthouse first in the week are announced.
For Guardians who are intensively engaged with the Trials, this site has become an indispensable companion. To make the operation even easier, an iOS and Android app is currently in development, which is expected to arrive in the coming weeks. This will bring numerous additional features, about which they cannot yet speak in detail.
According to the developers, there are many ideas on how to further improve the “Destiny Trials Report.” However, there simply isn’t enough space for some features. Especially for smartphones, tough decisions must be made, as the most important information must always be displayed clearly and immediately. The last thing they want is to “clutter the interface with all sorts of statistics.”
In TERA , subscribers enjoy new benefits, and solo players can tackle some dungeons alone.
Cool bonuses for TERA’s club members
On July 7, a new patch will go live for TERA, which will likely please solo players and club members, as they will soon receive even more from the game.
Club members benefit from various interface improvements, allowing the club skill bar to be customized or completely hidden. Additionally, all club members will now permanently receive the bonus on reputation points, rather than only temporarily as before. The “old” mount will be replaced with the new “Thoroughbred of the Haunting Night” and will be available to all members with the patch. As a special bonus, Darkan’s Flame can be requested by members once daily to open a special cash box – this is essentially a daily bonus roll for extra loot.
The new mount for club owners is quite dark.
Those who enjoy facing the game’s tough challenges will also be pleased, as the peak of fear is available again up to level 22, and the Cheating Plateau can now be accessed – up to 2 times daily.
Otherwise, you can also jump into TERA’s PvP, as there is a new battlefield: Kumaskrippe awaits all who want to give their fellow players a good beating.
“Cunning Deceptions” brings a ton of new content
If you sometimes do not want to play with other players, you can also check out two dungeons solo. This type of instance is called “Dungeon of Trials” and is initially available for Akasha’s Hideout and the Golden Labyrinth. Players can choose between one and two challenges and will then be rewarded with a rank based on their performance, which in turn translates into a large number of medals.
A complete list of the full patch notes can be found in our sources.
For more news and articles about the MMORPG, check out our TERA news site.
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Great discounts are also available in our today’s highlights of the Summer Sale!
Today, on the 10th day of the Steam Summer Sale 2016, there is a lot of games for you in the highlight rotation. We are also showing you our 5 favorites of this rotation today, and in addition, there is Patrick’s personal recommendation with a gaming blockbuster at the end! The offers of the sale are valid until 04.07.2016. If you missed our highlights from the last days, you can catch up here: Highlights from day 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and Day 9.
Our 5 Highlights of the Steam Summer Sale from 02.07
The highlight rotation includes significantly more games today than in the past days – even games that were previously in the rotation have been listed again today.
Patrick’s personal recommendation from 02.07: Prison Architect
I have strongly wavered between the GTA IV Edition and Prison Architect for today’s recommendation – I have put a lot of time into both games and was well entertained. However, I recommend the prison architect to you today because it is more of a hidden gem than GTA IV. In Prison Architect, a lot of fun awaits you combined with tricky tasks. From designing the prison to logistical tasks like food distribution, there is a lot of variety in this game.
In a tutorial, the game is explained to you and then you can already start building the first walls of your first prison. You start with a limited starting capital and earn money by completing small challenges (expand the number of individual cells to 100, hire more security personnel…) as well as watching out for smuggled goods and paying attention to your sniffer dogs when they sniff out a tunnel. To be successful in Prison Architect, you must have compassion for the prisoners but also act tough at the right moment.
A YouTuber has taken the heroes of Overwatch and put them into a song. You can listen to the (pretty cool) result here.
All 21 Heroes in One Song
Since the release of Overwatch, there has been a constant stream of fan creations showcased on Reddit. One of the newer works comes from YouTuber Dan Bull, who has taken all 21 heroes from Blizzard’s shooter and woven them together with their traits into a rap.
Even if you are not much into rap music, the song sticks in your ear and you have to at least acknowledge that Dan Bull has managed to find a fitting line for each character. By the way, my tongue got tied while trying to sing along.
For more news, articles, and guides about Blizzard’s hero shooter, check out our Overwatch game page.
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In Warframe, Baro Ki’Teer, a trader of exclusive and rare items, has arrived at the relays. His offerings for PC, PS4, and Xbox One summarized.
“Coming soon”
We are gradually approaching the second of three parts of the major update “The War Within”, at least for the PC version of the online shooter Warframe. Because “Lunaro” is still a bit delayed on the consoles.
However, this new fun PvP game mode might be released next week for PS4 and Xbox One, before developer Digital Extremes hosts the first in-person convention “Tenno-Con” on July 9 in Canada. The entire day will be focused on Warframe, and as a wrap-up, there will be a stream that will provide more information on upcoming content for everyone.
Until then, we are now providing you with the current vendor offerings from Baro Ki’Teer in a compact format.
The ‘When, Where and What’ of the current offering
When can Baro be found?
From July 1, 2016, 7 PM to Sunday, July 3, 2016, 7 PM.
Where can he be found?
PC: Kronia Relay, Saturn
PS4: Kuiper Relay, Eris
Xbox One: Orcus Relay, Pluto
What does he have with him?
The offering for PS4 and Xbox One includes the following this time:
By now, attentive readers know that you can indeed obtain Primed Clever Move, which increases the critical hit chance for pistols by up to 187%. While this is only truly helpful for a few weapons, those are among the better ones in the game.
By the way, the Prisma Shade is not just a skin for the Sentinel, but the Sentinel including a weapon in Prisma design. So if you need a bit of material for your mastery rank, or if you’re missing the materials to craft the regular companion, you might find it here.
Kavat – coming soon as your loyal companion for various missions
After the surprising mod “Primed Point Strike”, which he offered for the first time last week, let’s see, if he has another trick up his sleeve for PC Tenno.
A rather poor offering of mods and decorative items, some of which have already been available multiple times.
The most useful Primed mod in this offering is Primed Reach for your melee weapon. It not only increases the hit radius of your favorite blade, but it also affects the length of Wukong’s ultimate ability. And here, longer is indeed better.
Mag Prime and Boar Prime – earn quickly before they disappear back into the Prime Vault
All that’s left is to wait and see what the Tenno-Con will bring and until then, to pay a visit to Baro Ki’Teer at the relay. Or to diligently try to earn the currently temporally limited parts for Mag Prime, Dakra Prime, and Boar Prime.
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The cycling manager “Le Tour de France Pro Cycling Manager Season 2016” offers you a revamped multiplayer mode and additional new features.
Today marks the start of the Tour de France 2016, the most famous and significant bicycle race in the world. Numerous professional athletes ride across France on two wheels to ultimately wear the Yellow Jersey – the jersey of the overall leader and ultimate winner.
For those who want to participate in the Tour themselves, the new cycling manager “Le Tour de France 2016” allows you to hop on your virtual bike. This manager comes with fresh multiplayer features for PC.
The new features of Le Tour de France 2016 compared to 2015
In this game you become the manager of a professional cycling team. You participate in over 200 cycling events with 550 stages worldwide, including the Tour de France 2016.
As a manager, you handle all aspects of your team: recruitment, contract negotiations with riders and sponsors, personnel management, training – and even during the race, you must make important decisions in real time.
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In the multiplayer of “Tour de France 2016” you create your own competitions and races according to your own rules, with leaderboards and co-op modes. You can share self-created stages through the Steam Workshop and compete against players from around the world. You can also create entire tournaments according to your preferences that take place over several days on a particular date.
Together with your friends, you can pedal for the same team online and achieve victory together. This co-op mode allows for various tactical approaches. It is also possible to compete against friends or other players – if you don’t want to collaborate.
An exciting addition to the multiplayer mode is the “Pro Mode”: Here you not only act as a manager but also play as a rider. You have complex relationships with your teammates. Your goal is to become the undisputed leader of the team.
Furthermore, the cycling manager returns with graphical improvements, toensure more realism. The backgrounds are more detailed, the animations are smoother, and the interface has been redesigned. Additionally, the AI has been adjusted: Players “think” not only from stage to stage but also pursue long-term goals. The career mode has also been revised: The mission goal system has received an overhaul.
Since mid-June, the manager “Tour de France 2016” has been available for PC (among others through Amazon). For PS4 and Xbox One, there is the “action racing game” variant, which places even more focus on the race itself.
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In The Division, we present tips and tricks on how to master the new incursion “Dragon’s Nest” in Challenge Mode.
The incursions in Ubisoft’s online shooter are available in three difficulty levels: Hard, Challenging, and Heroic. The Heroic mode of the still fresh incursion “Dragon’s Nest” will only be active next week – until then, you can study the mechanics and processes on Hard or take a shot at the Challenge Mode.
The YouTuber Schorri TV presents tips, tricks, and tactics on how to conquer Dragon’s Nest on Challenging – and that relatively easy. See for yourself:
https://youtu.be/opR6paJyJes
Dragon’s Nest in Challenge Mode
The four riders and the fire-breathing fire truck can create quite a few problems when you venture into the Challenge Mode of Dragon’s Nest. Numerous adds additionally heat things up for you. Besides a decent setup, you primarily need a solid tactic on how to approach the dangers.
Until you reach the rooftop, no major problems should arise. Only in the area where the four riders reign, your skills will be put to the test.
Before you fire a shot, sneak up on the enemies from the right, take cover, and inspect the situation first. Where are the engineers who want to drive the extremely dangerous electric cars towards you? First, identify these targets and then go full throttle on them. This way, the beginning in this area becomes a lot easier.
After that, barricade yourselves at the back, as we recommend in our guide for Dragon’s Nest on Hard. Just climb the stairs up and take cover: Make good use of the fortification and your healing skills there. But be careful: Enemies also spawn from the back. Keep your eyes open and communicate with the team about where the dangers come from.
Once the enemies are dealt with, the four big bosses, known as the “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse”, will appear. While you can eliminate the horsemen from this cover without major problems on Hard, you will be overwhelmed in Challenge Mode by them and the adds. Because after each horseman kill, a new wave of enemies comes. Therefore, Schorri’s team has devised a different strategy.
The Battle Against the Horsemen in Challenge Mode
The tactic is basically: Keep the four horsemen at bay. For this, you will run clockwise over the map, coordinating which of the four horsemen you are shooting at (Death, Famine, Plague, War). And if they get too close, you run a bit further.
However, you won’t be eliminating any of them completely at first. You will only strip the armor from the horsemen and then focus on the next one. Because: Only when one goes down, do all the adds come. As long as they all stay alive, you have your peace. With this clever tactic, you can weaken the horsemen undisturbed.
The “Four Horsemen”
If a horseman comes too close while you are running around, you can temporarily hold him at bay with the flashbang sticky grenade. Therefore, two of your agents should have selected this skill.
Once the four horsemen are sufficiently weakened, then – as Schorri likes to say – time to go for the mother! Eliminate all four horsemen as simultaneously as possible. Now enemies will spawn that you can now eliminate much more comfortably than if you still had the big brutes on your neck. This hard phase is now completed.
The Battle Against the Firetruck
Against this boss, you approach as you would in Hard Mode. Especially think of the support station with the immunizer mod, with which you can withstand the fire from the truck. With additional fortification and triage, you can simply ride it out: Two players then go to the switches to activate them. Give them an individual skill on their way so they can return safely. And this way, the fire truck isn’t a big problem.
On the official job postings on the Blizzard career website, there is now the opportunity to apply as a Game Director for a currently unannounced Diablo project. The job description is looking for an employee “who will lead the Diablo franchise into the future.”
So far, it is not clearly evident what this project is about in detail. A few months ago, they were looking for employees for Diablo 2, which recently received the first new patch since 2011. Possibly, the job posting is also for a remastered version of Diablo 1 or Diablo 2.
In most cases, Blizzard does not provide specific information or teasers about new games until the game is nearly “finished,” so we should be excited about what this unannounced project has in store for us.
In Destiny, Bungie talks about the possibilities of telling stories and lore through characters. Xur and the Cryptarch are highly regarded.
Do you remember the time when Cayde-6 was not much more than a rather insignificant NPC in the Hall of Guardians, from which you might have bought items once or twice?
Since Year 2, since “The Taken King”, we know him better. He plays a crucial role in the quest line where we learn about his character and a bit of his story. Since then, he has been the friend of every Guardian, and some might still smile when they see him today. The soulless NPC has become a character full of life. With the upcoming “Rise of Iron” expansion, we will learn the stories and backstories of additional characters, of which we have only sparse information so far. At the center will be Lord Saladin, whom we all know from the Iron Banner PvP event.
But what about other NPCs that we regularly encounter in Destiny?
Bungie on Xur and the Cryptarch
Executive Producer Scott Taylor sees numerous opportunities to tell stories about the characters when he looks at the Destiny universe. He specifically addresses the Cryptarch and Xur:
We don’t know much about them, but they are cool characters. I’m curious about them. I want to know more about the Cryptarch. He seems shady. What’s up with Xur?
He says that Bungie is always trying to create such storytelling opportunities that Guardians can dive into with expansions. The new Social Space, Felwinter Peak, will introduce more characters, from which we hope will also spark the community’s curiosity.
We will learn a lot about Lord Saladin this fall, Taylor confirmed again. However, it seems that we will have to wait longer for the story and lore about Xur and the Cryptarch. But Bungie is aware that we want to learn more about these NPCs. Xur has been a mystery for a long time, which Guardians love to speculate about.
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The newest hero from Heroes of the Storm was too weak. Medivh is getting buffed, but the Skeleton King Leoric is also being strengthened.
More damage so Medivh can survive on his own
After several weeks of testing, it is now clear: Medivh, the newest hero from Heroes of the Storm, is a bit too weak. The great strength of the last guardian of Tirisfal lies in his numerous support abilities, which all come with a “problem” – Medivh is only strong when the team also pays attention to using his abilities.
In order for the most powerful wizard of all time to survive a bit longer on his own in the future, the following adjustments have been made:
The damage of automated attacks has been increased from 65 to 80. The attack speed increases from 1.0 attacks per second to 1.11.
In Raven Form, Medivh now moves 20% faster (previously: 15%)
The mana cost of Arcane Rift has decreased from 60 to 50, the base damage has increased from 182 to 200, and when an enemy hero is hit, 50 mana is now refunded.
The damage bonus of the talent Arcane Charge has been increased from 25% to 30%
However, there are also a few “nerfs” for Medivh:
The talent Mana Regeneration has been removed
The talent Master’s Touch now only requires 30 hits (previously 35), but the bonus damage decreases from 100 to 75
The speed bonus of the talent Soaring Winds has been reduced from 100% to 50%.
Leoric – the terror of Cho’Gall
The warrior Leoric also receives a few small buffs, which should achieve a significant effect overall.
The damage and healing from Siphon of Despair has been increased from 20% of maximum HP to 25%. While in ghost form, Leoric heals for 12.5% of his HP.
The talent Submissive Sacrifice further increases healing power to 25% (previously 25%), or 15% in ghost form.
Overall, this makes Leoric an even more powerful counter to heroes with many hit points, especially Cho’Gall. The duo is now practically melting away in battle against the undead warrior.
However, there is bad news for the warrior Anub’arak. He loses 100 hit points, and his health regeneration has been accordingly reduced.
A complete list of all changes can be found in our sources.
