NEOWIZ Games is planning a Closed Beta for their brand new MMO-FPS title “Iron Sight”.
The Closed Beta of Iron Sight will start in South Korea on June 14 and will run until June 19. Apparently, the ambitious MMO shooter from South Korean publisher NEOWIZ Games is making progress in development, so a beta version can now be presented.
What is Iron Sight?
Iron Sight will be a free-to-play online FPS shooter. The setting is based on the struggle for natural resources. The rival factions are the NAF (North Atlantic Forces) and “EDEN”.
The game takes place in the year 2025 and will feature several futuristic weapons and gadgets, such as drones with various functions: these can deploy napalm bombs or EMP grenades. There will be over 100 customizable weapon types.
You will get a taste in this Closed Beta trailer:
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In World of Warcraft: Legion, much revolves around the artifact weapons. These are given to players early on and grow alongside their bearers throughout the entire expansion. Each talent specialization receives its own weapon, meaning that monks have a total of 3 artifacts available. Let’s take a look at each weapon.
Brewmaster – Fu Zan, Companion of the Wanderer (Artifact weapon for Brewmaster monks)
Background story: One of the first guardians of the Titans, Freya, was tasked with breathing life into the world of Azeroth. The first seed for this life was planted in Pandaria, where the great forest known as “Fu Zan” was born. Before embarking on her journey, she fashioned a staff from this forest, which she later passed on to the Jade Serpent Yu’lon, who in turn entrusted it to the smartest of all Hozen. This “Monkey King” hung all his important possessions on the staff, which he still carries today.
Properties of Fu Zan: Since Fu Zan is suitable for tanks, its properties are also designed accordingly. There are many enhancements to health points, cooldown reductions, and increased damage for abilities that generate threat.
Everyone starts with Exploding Keg, which throws a barrel at a target area that explodes upon impact, causing damage and ensuring that the opponent’s next attack misses.
Dragonfire Brew enhances the breath of fire and envelops the monk in flames that deal damage to all enemies around him over the course of 8 seconds. At the same time, the damage taken by the monk is reduced by 8% during this time.
Brew-Stache enhances the abilities Purifying Brew and Ironskin Brew by ensuring that the monk receives 15% additional dodge chance for 2.5 seconds after activation.
Fortification enhances Fortifying Brew and ensures that the monk receives 25% additional dodge chance for an impressive 21 seconds after activation.
Cloudwalker – Sheilun, Staff of Mists (Artifact weapon for Mistweaver monks)
Background story: The last emperor of the Pandaren received the prophecy that the Burning Legion would one day invade Azeroth, leaving nothing but devastation in its wake. To protect himself and his people, Emperor Shaohao undertook a series of trials, bringing the staff Sheilun with him. The result of these trials was that Shaohao himself became part of the land, cutting Pandaria off from the rest of the world and hiding it behind a thick veil of mists, so it could avoid the threat. For a long time, his staff seemed to have been lost until the monks of the Tian monastery found it and brought it to the Terrace of Eternal Spring.
Properties of Sheilun: The ordinary properties of Sheilun are quite classic; almost always, they simply enhance the healing of certain abilities.
It starts with Sheilun’s Gift, which consumes all mist clouds generated by Sheilun and heals the target for a high amount.
The Mists of Sheilun give all spells a chance to increase the effect of hots by 20% for 10 seconds. At the end of the effect, the monk releases a wave of mist that additionally heals all allies within a 15-meter radius.
An improvement of Thunder Focus Tea is Celestial Breath, which ensures that every 30 seconds, using the ability produces the Breath of Yu’lon, healing up to 6 allies within 12 meters around the monk.
Blessing of Yu’lon enhances the spell Rebirth. All targets of Rebirth are additionally healed for 30% of the original healing of the spell.
Windwalker – Fists of Heaven (Artifact weapon for Windwalker monks)
Background story: Many millennia ago, a talented smith of the Tol’vir, Irmaat, created these mighty hand blades. However, he was not satisfied with his work and wanted to enchant the hand blades with the elemental power of the wind lord Al’Akir. Al’Akir was understandably not very convinced by these plans. Instead, he enchanted the weapon with huge amounts of unbridled energy. When Irmaat wanted to use the power of the fists, his entire city was engulfed by a whirlwind, scattering the weapons in all directions.
Properties of the Fists of Heaven: The properties of the Fists of Heaven are also classic. Traditionally, they increase the damage of all abilities. What’s interesting is the possibility to enhance Touch of Karma so that the reflected damage heals the monk at the same time.
It starts with Strike of the Wind Lord, which deals massive damage to a single target and reduces its movement speed by 50% for 6 seconds.
Crosswinds is an enhancement for Fury Fists. Wind spirits of the monk are summoned, dealing additional damage to the target.
Gale Burst increases the damage of Touch of Death by 10% of all damage done during the duration of the ability.
Finally, Tornado Kicks enhances Rising Sun Kick so that it hits a second time for 15% additional damage.
In The Division, there is a way to protect yourself from destructive sticky bombs and flame-wielding Cleaners.
In the Dark Zone, you can make life difficult for your enemies in various ways: you can eliminate them with raw firepower and a high DPS value, you can crank up your toughness to the point where you can’t be taken down, or you can go in with brutal skill strength: A well-placed sticky bomb, and it sends other agents flying.We have already presented a sticky bomb build in The Division here.
How to protect yourself from devastating sticky bomb attacks
The sticky bomb can be modified in three ways:
Monster Grenade: Greater damage and blast radius. Can inflict bleeding wounds on targets.
Blinding Effect: The grenade explodes with non-lethal effect, blinding and disorienting all targets in range.
Proximity Fuse: The grenade explodes automatically when an enemy target is within range.
Especially the Monster Grenade can hit you hard and even defeat you with a single explosion.
If you want to protect yourself from it, you need to pay special attention to one value: Resistance to Exotic Damage in The Division. Exotic damage refers to any damage in the game that is not dealt by weapons or melee attacks. This includes damage from fire, bleeding, or explosions.
Therefore: Increase this value to stand up to sticky bomb enemies. It is also extremely useful against the flamethrowers in the Dark Zone. YouTuber Daryus P now shows in a new video that reducing Exotic Damage against sticky bombs is significantly more important than toughness.
In a self-experiment, he compares a build with extremely high toughness (over 600k!) to a build with lower toughness (379k), but with a focus on Exotic Damage Reduction. He raises this value to 78%.
While he loses more than half of his health with the toughness build, thanks to the 78% Exotic Damage Resilience, only a fraction of the first health bar is deducted:
His counterpart didn’t even deal enough damage to be marked as rogue. You can see the entire attempt in the following video:
https://youtu.be/1vjEsRRjD2E
This shows: Toughness is not everything to be prepared for all the dangers in the Dark Zone. Especially the flamethrowers currently pose a problem for many agents. If you want to become a serious tank that can withstand both sticky bombs and flamethrowers, you need to focus on toughness and resistance to Exotic Damage.
How can I influence Exotic Damage?
Your armor pieces occasionally provide Exotic Damage Reduction. Keep an eye out for these. Furthermore, you can influence this with mods: Some modifications offer corresponding bonuses.
Refined agents also visit the Upgrade Station in the Operations Base in the Tech Wing. With this, you can change a bonus per item for credits. Occasionally, Exotic Damage Reduction is available as a potential upgrade.
In Destiny, there are theories about the autumn expansion “Rise of Iron.” They revolve around the mysterious Rezyl Azzir.
When the promo image for “Rise of Iron,” the new expansion for Destiny, was revealed, the Guardians’ first reaction was: “That’s Lord Saladin with a flaming axe and wolves! Cool.”
We have already presented theories based on this assumption.
However, there is another theory that says: This is not Lord Saladin at all. This is an “Iron Lord” of the Titan class, and this is their “normal armor.” They all look like this. We have only met Saladin among the Iron Lords so far and therefore think that it’s him, but that’s not the case.
The “Iron Lords” were powerful Guardians who protected the Last City before the uncertain status quo was established, of which players in Destiny are a part. Among these “Iron Lords,” there were also serious conflicts.
In this video, Player Unknown theorizes that the Titan in the promo image is not Lord Saladin.
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According to this theory, the Titan is “Rezyl Azzir,” one of the first and bravest Titans, who practiced the Chaos Fist first. Azzir is a sort of “mythological figure” within Destiny, who appears in Grimoire cards.
It could be, the YouTuber speculates, that he takes on a similar role to Eris Morn in the expansion, only not for the Hive, but for the Fallen. Then he would be a sort of “specialist” for this alien race and could serve as a central NPC for the Guardians.
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There are several pieces of evidence supporting the theory:
In the past, ghost shells and Grimoire cards have provided information about what Bungie plans next. Recently, there has been a lot of attention on “Reyzl Azzir.”
The loot boxes in Overwatch are not as random as you think. We reveal the hard facts behind the boxes.
On average, every 10th box contains a legendary item
Opening loot boxes is one of the most enjoyable yet frustrating moments in Overwatch. But how high is the chance of getting something really cool from the loot boxes? Our colleagues at pcgamesn have looked at the opening of 500 loot boxes and came to the following values:
Already during the closed beta, Blizzard announced that there is no real “randomness” in their games. Just before that, it had been discovered for Hearthstone that every 40 packs contains a guaranteed Legendary – a similar system seems to occur in Overwatch as well.
On average, every 10th box contains a legendary item. By the way, the “grace period” is 24 boxes, meaning: In the 25th loot box, a legendary item is guaranteed if you had no luck in the previous 24 boxes.
There is also a similar limit for epic items, but it’s significantly lower. On average, you get an epic item every third to fourth (exactly: 3.3) box – but one is guaranteed by the 10th box at the latest.
Credits – always just a bonus
In addition to the direct rewards, credits can also be included in the loot boxes. With these, specific items can be purchased, instead of relying on pure luck. Credits come in three different amounts, depending on their rarity.
Rare – 50 credits (13.9% of all rare items)
Epic – 150 credits (33.8% of all epic items)
Legendary – 500 credits (13.9% of all legendary items)
An additional feature: Credits can never be the only “rare” (or better) object in a loot box. They are always just an addition. Presumably so that no one feels bad for having received “only” credits.
Please note that this data is not 100% confirmed, but so far there have been no statements claiming otherwise.
What has been your experience with the loot boxes? Have you received something nice or are you still waiting for “that one” skin?
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For a few days now, you can also play Monster Hunter Online in English. We will tell you how that works.
Monster Hunter Online – The English Fan Patch
After a wild back and forth, the group “Team HD” around Aslind Samure has kept their promise and created an English fan patch for the Chinese game “Monster Hunter Online”. Thus, European fans also have the opportunity to take a look into the game and complete their first quests, improve their weapons, and of course, make new friendships to put an end to the monster threat – and ultimately to obtain even better equipment.
How does the patch for MHO work?
If you think that installing and setting up an account is witchcraft, you can breathe easily. In just a few steps, you can create a game account and install the English patch, and then you can also download and play Monster Hunter Online from Germany.
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3 Simple Steps to Play Monster Hunter Online in English
To be able to play Monster Hunter Online, you will need a QQ account. This is quite a popular chat program in China, similar to Skype here.
Follow this link, select “QQ Account” and enter all the necessary data. You will then receive a confirmation code via SMS, which you also enter.
Follow this link and click the red button, after which you can start downloading the client. Then open the downloaded file and start the complete installation of the game (approx. 8 GB).
Follow this link to Team HD’s page. There you can download the English patch. Use the updater and run the patch in the path where you installed the game.
That’s it – afterwards you can start the game and see for yourself how good the work is that Aslind Samure and Team HD have put into the patch.
If there are any problems during installation, it might be worth taking a look at the extensive, illustrated guide from 2p – you can find it in our sources.
Even though the video should be taken with a grain of salt, some criticisms are indeed justified and sharply formulated. Because who doesn’t know the frustration when a Bastion gets the “Play of the Game” again or watching a Torbjörn just repair his turret? The great success of Overwatch could, as mentioned in the video, even turn out to be negative in the long run. “The gameplay is so good that it could destroy competition across the entire genre” – simply put: Is there still room for other shooters alongside Overwatch?
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A little jab at Battleborn is also included – for with the release of Overwatch, most have, at least according to Smosh Games, already forgotten “the other” hero shooter.
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Today marks the start of a new week of merchants offering high-quality items in The Division. We will see what the specialist equipment vendor and the DZ weapon vendor have available starting June 4th on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
The last few days in Ubisoft’s MMO shooter have been quite bumpy: First, there were 4 hours of maintenance – without bringing any changes on Thursday, then Massive rolled out a patch for Xbox. And yesterday, the servers were spontaneously taken down to bring parts of the patch that had been planned the day before. But there’s still one thing that agents are waiting for: The Challenge Mode of “Clear Sky”.
When will it go live? This question can currently only serve as the basis for a fun guessing game. So let’s turn our gaze to something tangible: The offers from two vendors in The Division.
What the specialist equipment vendor has in stock on June 4th
The specialist equipment vendor is located in the operations base in the tech wing and requires Phoenix Credits for his goods.
For the armor pieces, there is a mask with a value of 204, gloves with 204, knee pads (182), and holsters (182). Additionally, you can buy “Hunter’s Faith” knee pads (191) and “Predator’s Mark” gloves (191).
Two weeks have passed at Warframe and the Void Trader Baro Ki’Teer is once again honoring the Tenno, who can worship him and spend their last ducats.
Changes as far as the eye can see
Anyone who has been following Warframe a bit (or is on PC) experienced a nasty surprise last week. At least those whose favorite frames were affected by the many character changes.
Not only did all Warframes finally receive a passive ability, but some had to undergo partial or even complete reworking.
Those who previously enjoyed a Blessing Trinity to provide their team with a 99% damage reduction will now only be able to achieve this value in solo play, as the amount of reduction is based on an average of the missing health of the entire team.
So far only for PC players: The Tennogen skins
Friends of Excalibur’s ultimate should now seek a bit more proximity to the enemies to avoid being too much affected by damage fall-off. And free blinding is also no longer included.
Shot beyond the goal
However, most changes were made to Mag and Valkyr, which upset many players. Mag, the magnetizing frame, has already been under the developers’ scrutiny for the second time. Previously, she was a guarantee for fast and easy farming of resources. This was apparently too much of a good thing and was quickly toned down.
With patch 18.13, which will also be included in the upcoming console update that has not yet been dated, Mag’s abilities have once again been curtailed or even completely changed.
Valkyr – a case for the trash can?
As for Valkyr, she is more or less rendered completely obsolete now. Her strength was her ultimate, without a doubt. The fact that this now costs more energy per second with longer activation would have been bearable. However, the requirement that there should be no enemies within a 20-meter radius upon deactivation, as otherwise she will usually kill herself, is going way beyond the target.
In a survival, excavation, rescue, or interception mission, there is hardly any time, let alone space, to find a quiet spot to safely end the ability and refill energy. Thus, many players are forced to come up with an adequate alternative and mod the corresponding character according to their wishes, which can take some time.
Anyone who also wants your time and attention this weekend is the Void Trader Baro Ki’Teer.
The ‘When, Where, and What’ of the current offer
When can Baro be found?
From June 3rd, 2016, 7 PM to Sunday, June 5th, 2016, 7 PM.
Where can he be found?
PC: Orcus Relay, Pluto
PS4: Kronia Relay, Saturn
Xbox One: Vesper Relay, Venus
What does he have?
The offer for PS4 and Xbox One is as follows:
Voltaic Strike and High Voltage are good mods, but one should farm these on Eris instead of wasting ducats for them.
Anyone looking for more items to raise their mastery rank may access Machete Wraith and Prima Tetra. However, one should not have too high expectations regarding their long-term usefulness.
And for color and style enthusiasts, this time there is the Nexus Fell pattern for your Kubrow, as well as the Prisma Hecate Syandana and the Baro Cloak.
But what greets the PC players during a visit with Baro?
New Space Ninjas are advised to acquire Primed Continuity and Primed Shred if possible, as both mods are extremely helpful on the further journey through space. The former significantly extends your ability duration and the latter greatly increases shotgun damage. This includes the sentinel weapon Carrier.
The only new item is, as so often in recent weeks, a piece from Baro Ki’Teer’s own fashion collection. Most likely, he will soon bring the previously outstanding item Guardian Wings in his personal design.
The offer – okay on PC, but for the Tenno of the consoles, there’s rather less to grab…
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In FIFA 16: FUT, the best TOTS in the history of the “Ultimate Team” mode has been released: The “EA TOTS”!
From today, the last TOTS in FIFA 16 is available: This is the EA team of the season, which brings together the best TOTS cards from all previous Teams of the Season.
Even at the beginning of the TOTS period, cross-league players were combined in teams chosen by the community. Now, EA has put together a team itself: It consists of those artists with the ball who, in your opinion, have shown the best performances in their respective leagues.
This is the “EA TOTS” in FIFA 16
This team features 23 outstanding player cards, led by Cristiano Ronaldo with a top rating of 99! With Aubameyang (93), Lewandowski (98), Müller (94) and Douglas Costa (89), four Bundesliga stars are also represented.
Starting XI
GK: Gianluigi Buffon – Juventus (Italy)
CB: Thiago Silva – Paris Saint-Germain (France)
CB: Diego Godin – Atlético Madrid (Spain)
CB: Toby Alderweireld – Tottenham Hotspur (England)
CM: Luka Modrić – Real Madrid (England)
CM: Paul Pogba – Juventus (Italy)
RM: Riya Mahrez – Leicester City (England)
RM: Douglas Costa – Bayern München (Germany)
LF: Cristiano Ronaldo – Real Madrid (Spain)
ST: Luis Suárez – FC Barcelona (Spain)
RF: Lionel Messi – FC Barcelona (Spain)
Substitutes
GK: Jan Oblak – Atlético Madrid (Spain)
CB: Andrea Barzagli – Juventus (Italy)
CAM: Hatem Ben Arfa – OGC Nice (France)
FW: Thomas Müller – Bayern München (Germany)
FW: Robert Lewandowski – Bayern München (Germany)
FW: Gonzalo Higuaín – Napoli (Italy)
FW: Zlatan Ibrahimović – Paris Saint-Germain (France)
This team is available in packs from today, 7 PM, until June 10, also at 7 PM.
“EA TOTS Cup” has started
Additionally, you can currently win an exclusive jersey in the “EA TOTS Cup”.
The Requirement: Exactly 5 stars in team chemistry.
Online Rewards:
First Win: 5000 Coins and a white FUT jersey
Second Win: Rare Gold Pack
Additional Wins: Premium Coin Pack (at least 4000 Coins)
Offline Rewards:
First Win: Premium Gold Pack
Additional Wins: Coin Pack (at least 2000 Coins)
The jersey and items from the packs cannot be put on the transfer market. All information and a list of all previous TOTS can be found in our “FIFA 16 TOTS Guide”.
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Atlas Reactor, the turn-based MOBA from Trion Worlds, can be tried for free by all players this weekend.
Do you want to take a look at Atlas Reactor? Then the weekend from June 3rd to 5th is the perfect opportunity, as Atlas Reactor will be open and free to play for every player during this time. You can sign up via the provided link to the official site of Atlas Reactor.
Atlas Reactor is a fast-paced MOBA that runs in a time-limited turn-based strategy mode. To win, you need to demonstrate both tactical and strategic skills and anticipate your opponents’ moves while timing your own abilities well. Atlas Reactor takes place in a colorful cyberpunk world, and you can choose from a range of quirky “Freelancers,” including cyber cowboys, gremlin demolition crews, and mutant creatures.
In the MMO shooter Destiny , the Trials of Osiris start on June 3rd.
The PvP event Trials of Osiris began today, Friday, June 3rd, at 7:00 PM in Destiny. It ends on Tuesday at 11:00 AM with the weekly reset.
The Trials of Osiris are the weekly PvP event of Destiny. They are particularly popular among streamers. This week, the match will take place on Burning Shrine. This is the classic, for which this mode was originally designed.
This was once a heat map of Burning Shrine a long, long time ago.
The objective is to defeat opponents in a best-of-9 match. Guardians compete in teams of 3 in the Elimination mode.
There are no “fixed” rewards anymore. Most loot is expected to be obtained by players through the bounties from Brother Vance. For players who achieve a flawless ticket with 9 victories and no recorded losses, a chest awaits on Mercury as a reward.
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Blade & Soul is never still for long. Because this month, another class, the “Elementarkämpfer”, in English “Soul Fighter”, is set to come into the game.
Blade & Soul has not even been on the market in the West for half a year and is already getting its second new class. After the Paktierer, the so-called “Elementarkämpfer” will be available soon. This is an offensive fighter who combines Kung-Fu abilities with magical effects. And the best part: The new character type will be available – in addition to the already released update Tag der Rache – later this month on June 22nd.
The release of the Elementarkämpfer will be celebrated – like the Paktierer back then – with special events and actions, including an EP event. There will also be a free character slot, allowing you to create an Elementarkämpfer right away. The developers also spoke in an open letter about the state of the game and pointed out that they are constantly battling cheaters and hackers and working on the game’s security.
Six New Dungeons
Even better are the names of the new dungeons mentioned in the letter. Following the four dungeons from the current update Tag der Rache, another four dungeons are expected in the third quarter of 2016, and two more towards the end of the year:
This came as a surprise and caught some members of the community of the Selective Multiplayer RPG Shroud of the Avatar off guard: From now on, players can purchase an in-game currency for real money.
The Gold Crowns of the Obsidians are available in the addon store for prices ranging from 5 dollars for five coins to 85 dollars for 100 coins. With these coins, players can buy potions in-game that provide certain bonuses. Additionally, players can use the coins to enhance the durability of items such as armor and weapons. However, it is also possible to find the Gold Crowns of the Obsidians in-game. Some enemies can carry the coins as loot, but the drop rate is rather low.
No joy regarding the in-game currency
The announcement naturally led to heated discussions. Many show understanding, assuming that the developers want to ensure the continued funding of Shroud of the Avatar. However, there are also many critical voices. Shroud of the Avatar is still far from completion. In two months, the final wipe is scheduled, after which the game will go live. However, it will still not be “finished”. Nevertheless, the game is already being sold at full price.
Opinions may vary, but the developers must find a way to ensure they raise enough funds for ongoing development. Moreover, players can purchase houses, cities, property deeds, exclusive items, and decorative items for money through the addon store. And now they have introduced the in-game currency. For many, Shroud of the Avatar is becoming a bottomless pit into which they can throw more and more money – all while the game is still not finished.
Grinding becomes more important
Another point of criticism is that grinding in the game is apparently being further supported. Gold Crowns of the Obsidians will be very important for many players as they can buy some advantages with them. However, many may not want to spend money on these coins but rather earn them in-game. Due to the drop rate, this can only be done through excessive grinding – and this, despite Richard “Lord British” Garriott stating at the beginning of the project that he wanted to avoid grinding.
However, the developers are aware that they are walking on a tightrope and will carefully consider the significance of the newly introduced in-game currency in Shroud of the Avatar, especially since the game is currently facing some criticism – looking at the reviews on Steam, Shroud of the Avatar is in the red, and especially the most recent reviews are “Mostly Negative”.
They want to have “as little Pay2Win as possible” in the game and focus fully on fairness. This also means that the value of the currency should be determined solely in-game by the players. Portalarium still has a lot of work ahead to restore the game’s reputation, and whether the introduction of the in-game currency will be helpful is rather doubtful – even if it makes sense from an economic standpoint.
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Riders of Icarus introduces its classes in a cheerful trailer. Each of the five hero types gets a brief appearance.
As is typical for a classic MMORPG, there are also various character classes in Riders of Icarus. In the Western version of the Korean online role-playing game, only five hero types are available at first: the Guardian (Tank), the Priest (Healer), and the damage dealer classes Assassin, Wizard, and Berserker. All these classes are introduced in a special trailer that we have embedded here.
Riders of Icarus is an MMORPG where we can capture, tame, and ride various creatures. Even, and especially, flying beings can serve as mounts, and aerial combat is a fixed part of the game’s repertoire. Moreover, Riders of Icarus is set to receive a special action control upon the release of the Western version. Yesterday, Riders of Icarus entered its final Closed Beta. It is expected to enter Early Access at the end of June.
Reinhardt Wilhelm is a man of the old school. The very old school, as the native Stuttgarter stands for knightly virtues. When Overwatch was founded more than 30 years ago, Reinhardt, who was already a German soldier with a glorious past, did not hesitate for a moment to join this organization – he was one of the first members of the original Overwatch unit. While Reinhardt was the fiercest advocate of Overwatch, he could also be its sharpest critic whenever he felt that Overwatch was straying from its right path. After he was forced into retirement, he feared that his life would no longer have purpose. This was only intensified when Overwatch, which he once loved and had sworn to defend, extinguished under accusations of corruption.
But even now, at the spry age of 61, Reinhardt still puts on his Crusader armor to protect those who cannot defend themselves. A true knight fights until his last breath.
Originally, Jesse McCree actually belonged to the “bad guys” and was part of the Deadlock Gang. During an Overwatch mission near Route 66, he was captured along with other gang members. Overwatch was so impressed by his abilities that they offered him a place in Blackwatch – a secret task force of Overwatch for the “rougher” jobs. Since that was much more tempting than a perpetual stay in prison, McCree accepted the proposal. During this time, he was mainly trained by Gabriel Reyes (Reaper).
As Overwatch started to self-destruct from within, McCree cut off all contact and left Overwatch – he only reappeared when Overwatch had fallen and has since been working as a mercenary. Nevertheless, he is neither ruthless nor cruel – he dedicates himself only to services that he subjects to his own sense of “justice”. A gunslinger with morals, indeed.
As one of the greatest (well… at least mentally) weapons engineers in the world, the Swede Torbjörn Lindholm has been an important member of Overwatch. Many weapon systems that have been able to secure peace in the world are thanks to his craftsmanship.
At the same time, Torbjörn has a great aversion to omnics and all robotic systems that can make decisions independently. For him, machines are exactly one thing: tools that have a task and should not act on their own. Even after the Omnic Crisis, he still sees the “free” omnics as a threat and is just waiting for another issue to arise so he can say: “I told you so!”
Today, Torbjörn strives to find his former weapon systems and ensure that they do not fall into the wrong hands and harm innocents. If that is not possible, he makes sure that the weapons are professionally disassembled.
The developers of Skyforge seem to be listening to their players, as an open letter addressed numerous questions from the community and revealed some details about the developers’ communication strategy.
Many developers assure their players that they respond to their questions and suggestions and take them seriously. However, how far this is true is often not always clear. The developers of Skyforge have responded to the most pressing questions from players in an open letter to the community and also explained that they are continuously working to bring the US/EU client to the same standard as the Russian version. Unfortunately, there are not always so many exciting news to report.
They are satisfied with the success in NA and EU and promise to use these new resources to surprise players with a new approach to the game by the end of the year.
The letter primarily addresses the topic of “Pantheon Wars” (the guild wars), which are not currently on the priority list. However, there will be 3vs3 PvP battles in the summer. Additionally, there are plans for more interplanetary travel and numerous other changes and innovations. You can read the full letter from Skyforge in German with all announcements and responses using the provided link.
In the upcoming Patch 6.12, the popular ARAM mode in League of Legends is getting a few changes!
Patch 6.11 has just hit the live servers, but the development team is already working hard on future changes in League of Legends (LoL). In ARAM mode, all players receive a random champion to play on a specially designed map. This map has only 1 lane where all 10 players meet.
To ensure this fun mode doesn’t meet the same fate as Dominion, the developers seemingly want to bring “fresh air” and have planned changes to items and buffs. Please note that these changes are currently on the PBE server and are not final yet.
New Aura: In the “Howling Abyss” you previously had an aura that granted increased mana regeneration, passive experience, and 50% reduced healing effects on allies. Additionally, this aura now grants 40% cooldown reduction!
The following items have been removed: Doran’s Blade, Doran’s Ring, Doran’s Shield, Ancient Coin, Nomad’s Medallion, Amulet of Ascension, Spellthief’s Edge, Frostfang, Queen’s Frost, Relic Shield, Targon’s Brace, Mountain Armor, Wicked War Axe, Arcane Tracker, Lightbringer, Entropy, Winter Orb, Horn of the Protector
The following items have been added:From these 3 items, you can only buy a maximum of 1 per champion. Additionally, the “Refillable Potion” and the “Corrupting Potion” have been added.
Changes to the Oracle’s Extract: The effect of this potion now lasts even through death. Additionally, it provides the function of the red trinket that shows you the shadows of enemies who are hiding in the bush.
Summoner Spell Clarity: This spell gets 2 changes in ARAM mode; 1. The mana restored to your own champion has been increased from 40% to 50% increased – 2. The mana restored to your allies has been reduced from 40% to 25% reduced.
Clear Path for Teemo in ARAM from League of Legends?!
If these planned changes really persist as they are currently on the PBE servers, then it will not only bring “Fresh Air” into ARAM games but also much more frustration (more than already), when facing a Teemo as an opponent. Only the Oracle’s Extract will then be able to unveil traps like those set by Teemo – and that is a huge buff for the little Yordle, who is already very strong in this mode.
Removing the support items is also a strong nerf for some champions because many survived (better) the early game because of them. I do not want to claim that the ARAM mode is “unplayable” without these items, but they are indeed hard changes.
Are you satisfied with these changes or do you think Riot is shooting itself in the foot with the latest changes (like the removal of Solo Queue)?
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
At ARK: Survival Evolved, the 1st anniversary is now being celebrated. And what is better than dinosaur babies? Exactly, dragons.
Birthday Dragons and Permanent Diseases
It has now been more than a year since ARK: Survival Evolved made a huge splash on Steam and entered Early Access. To celebrate this properly, Studio Wildcard has released a new patch, now number 242.
For a week, there are celebrations in the game, featuring some unique elements. This includes festive clothing (suits and hats), which however causes your character to wander around the island quite naked. But with the start of summer, that seems to be no problem, right?
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A good birthday surely does not go without a cake, which is consequently available to eat in ARK. However, one must first find some candles, which can be found in the supply crates. For stuffing oneself with the cake, a hefty XP buff awaits, making leveling significantly easier – at least for a while.
Apart from that, the patch has also brought new content, which will remain in the game beyond the birthday. The raising of dino babies is now more interactive, allowing players to cuddle, take walks, and feed them by hand, which increases their affection when they eventually become adults. There are also diseases that persist even beyond a character’s death. Once infected, you must necessarily search for a cure or live with this condition forever.
In the MMO shooter Tom Clancy’s The Division, a video shows how long some PvP fights in the Dark Zone can last.
Since the conflict update, a new value called Toughness has been introduced, which reflects health and armor value and transparently shows players how robust they are against enemy bullets. Especially in the Dark Zone, many agents now swear by extremely high Toughness values and craft builds with “Toughness” beyond the magical 500k mark.
With this, they want to gain advantages over other agents, but also over the unpleasant NPCs. The motto is: Those who can take more, stay alive longer. However, when agents meet each other who all have high Toughness values, a confrontation can drag on.
This PVP battle lasts forever
The agent Yuri Weiner shows in the video a rather extensive fight against four rogue agents: He and a random other agent team up against the rogue group. What follows is probably one of the longest close-range PvP battles you have ever seen. Take a look:
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The community’s reactions to this video vary: Some “pro gamers” see a chance to make fun of the aim skills shown in the video. Others simply find it amusing and draw comparisons to airsoft guns. The video is definitely entertaining.
In the end – after some minutes of shooting – the two agents emerge victorious. The four rogues probably had less fun in this encounter.
What do you think of this video? How high is your agent’s Toughness?
