Blade and Soul, the Asia MMO from NCSoft, is getting another small expansion. This time, with the “Day of Vengeance,” it might finally be curtains for the assassin Jinsoyun. But alongside such bloodthirsty content, there are also cute pets!
Crafting revenge plans while mischievously petting a white cat – that’s how you get revenge in style! With the new update for the Kung-Fu anime MMO Blade and Soul, our heroes can partake in such pleasures, as the new update “Day of Vengeance” offers both retribution and pets!
“Private Otter reporting for duty!” The command otter is an exclusive pet for us Europeans.
Day of Vengeance brings us a lot of new content, including the following features:
The 4th act of the epic anime story of Blade & Soul reaches its stunning climax as we finally face Jinsoyun in the final duel.
There are also three new dungeons: the “Split Nexus” (4 – 6 players), the “Altar of Divine Will” (6 players), and the “Ruins of Zaiwei” (24 players).
Instead of new floors in the Tower of Mushin, there’s now the “Tower of Infinity.” Here, we need to defeat a randomly selected AI opponent on each level within a time limit – all by ourselves!
The level cap will not be raised, but we can achieve the 15th Hongmoon level, which is still worth something.
The aforementioned pets are not just nice extras; if we feed these little rascals properly, they give us valuable buffs. For the Western version of Blade & Soul, there are even two exclusive pets: a cool otter in a commando style and an adorable griffon!
The update “Day of Vengeance” will be released on June 1, 2016. What do you think of the new features and the update pace of Blade & Soul? Let us know in the comments! If you’re curious about what previous updates have done for Blade & Soul since its release, you’ll find answers at the provided link.
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The current expansion of World of Warcraft is now included in the standard game.
Warlords of Draenor now for free
The next expansion for World of Warcraft, Legion, won’t take long to arrive. At the end of August, the Burning Legion will attack, and Blizzard has now decided to include the current expansion, Warlords of Draenor, into the base game. Those who previously owned “only” the base game now have free access to Draenor and the game content up to level 100.
The same applies to new customers: If you decide to purchase the standard version of World of Warcraft for €14.99 in the battle.net shop now, you will also receive all addons up to and including Warlords of Draenor. If you haven’t dived into the content and the story surrounding the Iron Horde and Gul’dan yet, now is the right time to get back into the game.
The former Classic server Nostalrius team meets with the creators of World of Warcraft.
Discussions on Legacy Servers Begin Next Month
After Blizzard shut down the illegal classic World of Warcraft server Nostalrius a few weeks ago, there was a great outcry from the server’s community. A petition was quickly launched to urge Blizzard to officially offer real “Legacy” servers to provide a home for the fans of the original WoW. To discuss this matter further, Blizzard has invited the former operator team of Nostalrius to Irvine.
In the Nostalrius forum it says:
“As we announced previously, we are in contact with Blizzard. We are pleased to announce that a date for the meeting has been set. It will take place in early June at Blizzard’s headquarters in Irvine. For security reasons, we will not specify an exact date, but expect a report a few days after the meeting.”
Nostalrius, shortly before the server shut down.
Also Mark Kern, the former “head” of World of Warcraft, who took the side of the fans of the classic servers throughout the issue, has now received an appointment.
“I have my meeting regarding the Legacy servers with Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime next Thursday. Blizzard has agreed to accept the expression of the petition. While this is not a guarantee for a Legacy server, them listening is at least a very good sign.”
Previously, Kern had already released his own video and wrote this as an “open letter” to Blizzard, where he showed the expression of the petition – with more than 10,000 pages full of signatures, ideas, suggestions, and wishes from fans longing for a “classic” experience of the MMORPG.
Racist insults, sexism, harassment or other discrimination in the Twitch chat should soon be a thing of the past!
We reported last week on how the Twitch chat escalated during the Dreamhack Austin event and even the moderators had had enough. It was also clear in the comments on this article that many of you are fed up with the Twitch chat and often even hide it directly. Blizzard has also had enough of such chatting and is now planning a pilot project to combat insults.
Play Nice – Play Fair
Mike Morhaime, President of Blizzard, spoke in an interview with Polygon about the events of Dreamhack Austin: “We are extremely disappointed by the nasty, insulting phrases and words that some of the online viewers wrote in the Twitch chat. One principle of our company is “Play Nice; Play Fair” and that allows no room for racism, sexism, harassment or other discriminatory behavior in or outside of the gaming community.
In Austin, the situation in the chat escalated after Terrence Miller was able to win the Hearthstone tournament. Due to his skin color, there were insults in the chat.
Hoped after his victory that his mother had not read the Twitch chat: Terrence Miller. Image source: Kotaku
To better manage this behavior at live events, Blizzard has now reached out to players, streamers, and moderators as well as partners like Twitch, Dreamhack, and others to work together towards a more positive future. Ultimately, they have started a pilot program that Twitch is now working on, which will help improve channel moderation and combat ban evasion.
Additionally, Blizzard’s eSports tournament partner guidelines will be updated, which will include stricter penalties. This is intended to provide a better chat experience around Blizzard’s content, says Mike Morhaime.
Other figures in the gaming industry and players must join in
It is still unclear what the pilot project will look like, but it will likely be an important step against negative behavior in online games and chats. “We believe that this will address the issues raised, but unfortunately only parts of these problems. For it to have a real effect, everyone must join in, as this is a problem for the entire industry,” Morhaime adds.
When cases like this go through the media, one can only hope that it prompts some people to think. One should simply be more positive and refrain from negative or insulting comments.
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Is a huge update coming with patch 2.5 for Diablo 3? A Reddit user has made some astonishing discoveries during data mining!
“Data mining” involves taking a close look at specific game files and examining them closely. The Reddit user Yurlsi has done this with the current files for patch 2.4.1 and found interesting things that we will take a closer look at.
New Torment Levels in Diablo 3
Source: Imgur – Yurlsi
Increasing the torment difficulty to level 16 may be a good move since it usually doesn’t take long in a season to reach (the currently highest) torment level 10 to comfortably handle Nephalem Rifts there. Torment 16 would correspond to around level 65 of a greater Nephalem Rift and might give the smaller rifts a bit more “bite” again.
Devil’s Hand in Diablo 3
Source: Imgur – Yurlsi
According to Diablo Wiki, this is a game mode for the Reaper of Souls expansion of Diablo 3. It is a large quest event where you need to collect more than a dozen items from special monsters. Once you have found and combined these items into a hand, you receive special rewards such as random legendary items. This information comes solely from data mining and has not yet been officially confirmed by Blizzard.
New “Shield” Act Symbol in Diablo 3
Source: Imgur – Yurlsi
It is difficult to interpret what the new act symbol in the form of a shield signifies. This could indicate an entirely new form of act that we have not encountered before. Perhaps it also relates to an expansion of Diablo 3 – but this is just speculation. Interestingly, there is also the “Buy a Hero Slot” button – there are many translated buttons from the Chinese microtransaction store. Perhaps the transactions will soon be available in other regions as well.
Different Types of Blood Shards and New Inventory Items in Diablo 3
Source: Imgur – Yurlsi
These data are a bit older, but show different types of the popular blood shards that can be exchanged for items with Kadala. Perhaps these blood shards are related to the new act symbol or may be obtainable at a higher torment level.
Source: Imgur – Yurlsi
There should also be new items that can be kept in the inventory. Notably, these include the new companions and wings that can be farmed in Diablo 3 since patch 2.4.1. You can find out how to obtain them in our Diablo 3 Pet Guide for patch 2.4.1 and our Diablo 3 Wings Guide for patch 2.4.1.
A wide selection of portrait frames in Diablo 3
Source: Imgur – Yurlsi
Some of these portrait frames have already made their way into the game with patch 2.4.1 and are very popular *cough* Rainbow. But as you can see, Blizzard still has some more in store that you might be able to earn in the future.
The Talisman in Diablo 3
Source: Imgur – Yurlsi
This talisman has garnered attention in the past. It was supposed to activate spells that can be placed on the individual slots (originally these spells had a 1×1 size in the talisman). Similar to Diablo 2, this would allow you to add additional spells (attributes) to your character – however, these only work in the talisman and not (as in Diablo 2) in the inventory.
In this data mining, Yurlsi also found various lines hinting at possible purchase options: “BnetStoreBoosts – BloodShard, GoldFind, XPBoost” – we can therefore be very curious about what Diablo 3 has in store for us in the future. If these innovations we have presented here in the article are indeed implemented – which one are you most looking forward to?
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In the MMO shooter Destiny , weapons master Banshee-44 is bringing new weapons for ordering, testing, and pickup on May 18th.
Banshee-44 has been bringing new weapons for ordering, testing, and pickup every week since Fall 2015. The “testing” is particularly important, as it allows you to earn reputation points with the weapons master and unlock quests, which lead to various exotic weapons.
This week’s field test weapons in Destiny
To test and gather reputation, you should take these five weapons for a spin:
With a fusion rifle from Omolon, you should take down Vex Minotaurs.
A hand cannon from Omolon aims to land precision shots.
An pulse rifle from Suros must be used against Vex.
A rocket launcher from Suros craves engagements in the Crucible.
Häkke provides a sniper rifle. It requires double kills.
These weapons can be ordered this week
This time for ordering, there is the auto rifle Arminius-D from Häkke. It fires quickly and was slightly nerfed with the patch in April. With maximum fire rate and minimal impact, it is one of the so-called “pea shooters“, which gained popularity due to their ability to take players out of the fight.
This Zarinaea-D, classified as a “mid” auto rifle, does not suffer from such nerf issues. However, it has not yet earned a real name.
The scout rifle Suros Dis-47 took ages to appear the first time Banshee had it. Since then, it has been sighted more frequently. With solid stats all around, it is a popular choice, especially for Guardians hoping for a fully automatic scout.
Also regarded as a strong scout is the Cocytus from Omolon. It can be ordered this week – maybe you’ll get a strong roll like last week, which came with triple and fireball.
The knockout in Banshee’s offer is the sniper rifle Uzume RR4. It could not penetrate the phalanx of “revive snipers” for months, but that has now changed. Perhaps there is a place for Uzume in the new meta.
Recommendation: You should definitely take both scouts. You can’t go wrong with them.
These weapons can be picked up this week with these rolls in Destiny
A Suros Dis-43 is available this week with full auto, perfect balance, and injection molding.
Also interesting: The pulse rifle Suros PDx-45 comes with the “Iron Saws” roll featuring balance adjustment, custom stock, and small caliber rifle.
The weapons that were available for order in the last week can be seen in this video with current rolls: Suros Dis-43. Lyudmila-D, Suros PDX-41, (custom stock, small caliber rifle, outlaw – strong roll), Suros Dis-43, JLB-42, Tamar-D.
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In The Division, an agent demonstrates how to deal with traitors camping in safe zones.
In the Dark Zone, the PvP area of The Division, there is a safe room in every section. These are visited by agents for various reasons: to get ammunition, to acquire tasty items, to gather with their buddies, or just to seek protection. Those intentionally heading to a safe room prefer to avoid encounters with enemies.
Some unscrupulous agents want to exploit this to their advantage and ambush players seeking protection. As a supposed victim approaches, they are mercilessly attacked by the campers and robbed of their loot.
With this ruthless tactic, the traitors can fill their pockets with loot, DZ currency, and XP while the “victims” are left frustrated. This treacherous game was no longer tolerable for the YouTuber bassidable, who gave a hard time to a group of “safe room campers”. See for yourself:
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What is particularly amusing about this video are the comments from the traitors, ranging from insults to cowardly whimpering for mercy. However, the YouTuber showed no mercy. He himself refers to his action as “DZ justice”.
What do you think of the video?
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I wish you a nice Wednesday afternoon. Today, it’s not directly about gaming, but about software that is closely linked to gaming for many. We are talking about the voice program Skype, which was bought by Microsoft a few years ago. Now everything was supposed to get better and cooler! Haha – wishful thinking.
Basically, I am not one of those people who think that an “acquisition” necessarily has to be something bad, but in the case of Skype, I can only shake my head. For several months now, the software has integrated advertisements. Although I understand that something free has to be somehow financed (this is basically not different for us), the persistence and nature of the ads is really getting on my nerves.
If you believe that you can actually save anything with the settings in the screenshot, you don’t know Skype (or know it much better than Cortyn).
“Weight Loss Industry Shocked! Lose 10kg in 2 weeks if you NEVER eat THESE foods!” and “Do you also want to earn €1000 per day on the Internet?” are among the annoying, but still bearable things. Worse are ads with embedded sound that start even during a conference. This is only topped by advertisements that generate error messages or kick me out of the ongoing game to tell me: “Do you really want to leave this page?” – Hello? What page? I just want to talk! Keep your crap to yourself, Skype!
Hello. You are connected to the Skype Bug Service.
The bugs that come with each patch are just piling on. Skype eagerly overrides (at least for us) administrator rights and doesn’t even allow you to adjust the volume of your own microphone. You can take the check out of “Activate automatic microphone adjustment,” it doesn’t care at all. Especially nice when in the heat of the Overwatch battles the teammates are getting quieter and quieter. Before anyone complains that I have no technical expertise (which is probably true): Yes, these options are also disabled in the control panel and in the sound card driver. Other programs don’t have a problem with that either.
Not understanding anything in the heat of battle. Cortyn has fun with it. Well, almost.
I fondly remember ten years back when the chat program ICQ slowly went out of fashion and everyone switched to Skype because the quality was significantly better than TeamSpeak and chats could still be read long after – excellent for small groups and cliques. If a drinking game were made out of having to down a bottle for every annoying Skype bug, Krombacher could save all the rainforests in the world in 2 days.
Am I getting too worked up? Maybe. Am I just too dumb to use Skype correctly? Also possible, but then all my acquaintances in the friends list would be the same, which doesn’t speak well for the program’s performance. Even if change is something positive and stagnation means death, I wish Skype hadn’t moved so much.
Congrats, Microsoft. All users are just running to TeamSpeak and Discord, well done.
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With Legion, World of Warcraft gets a variety of new mounts. We will tell you which means of transportation you can look forward to.
Spiders, Bats, and Rats – Legion has Crazy Mounts
Among the most prestigious items of every World of Warcraft expansion are the mounts that players can obtain in various ways. While not all mounts are implemented in the current beta of the “Legion” addon yet, clever people have already read the game data and found some clues through this datamining about which mounts will appear. With this article, we aim to give you a small overview of the new models that have already been discovered.
Two Moose – Dead and Alive
Already in Warlords of Draenor, there was a moose mount for defeating Archimonde, with Legion adding (at least) two variations. The Grove Defiler can be obtained by completing a meta achievement during raids, and the Spirit of Eche’ro is a reward for diligent archaeologists.
Bloodfang Widow – A Spider for High Earners
The Bloodfang Widow can be indulged in by all players who have some gold saved up. For 2,000,000 gold coins, it can be purchased from a rather crazy gnome. The price is not final yet, but Blizzard has already announced that it won’t be significantly changed.
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Similar to Death Knights, Demon Hunters as a “Hero Class” receive their own mount during the introductory questline. This Fel Saber is exclusive to Night Elves and Blood Elves who have joined the Illidari, i.e., become Demon Hunters.
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If you enjoy fishing and pulling a lot of fish out of the water, sooner or later you will get your own fish in Legion. However, you must fish up 100 “Drowned Mana,” which will likely be quite rare.
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If you like things exotic and oversized, you can earn your own rat. In the sewers of Dalaran, a total of 20,000 “blind eyes” must be collected to secure the achievement for Ratstallion.
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In an addon dealing with the Legion, some demonic mounts must not be missing. One of them is the Fel Bat, but it does not have a fixed place of origin yet. Whether it will even be in the game at launch is questionable.
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What would flying be without dragons? Not Warcraft, right! Therefore, there are new Storm Dragons in many colors. However, it is still unknown whether these will actually come as mounts.
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Another demon is the Infernal, i.e. the hell beast. These monstrosities of the Legion will likely be available for PvP players who secure the Gladiator title. Another model is likely to also be available in other ways, but no information is known yet about that.
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Fathom Dweller – Tentacled Jellyfish for Deep Sea Divers
If you can’t get enough of tentacles, you will be happy with the Fathom Dweller. These mounts have actually been in the game files since Cataclysm, but with Legion, they will finally find their way into the hands of the players.
Llothien Prowler – What Does the Fox Say?
Animal lovers will surely be happy with the first rideable fox… once the source for the Llothien Prowler is revealed. So far, this is still a mystery, just like what it says.
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Apart from the presented variants, there are also some new colorations of already known models. For example, Draenei get a new Elekk, Blood Elves get a new Hawkstrider, and Goblins get a new Trike. However, where and when these mounts appear is still uncertain.
According to some rumors, TERA could soon be coming to consoles. What’s the truth?
Job Openings at Bluehole
With its action-packed combat system, the MMORPG TERA is excellently suited for controller use – a feature that has long been implemented for the game. So what could be more obvious than bringing the game to consoles? This seems to be the thought that Bluehole now wants to put into action. As mmoculture reports, the developer has posted several job openings and is actively looking for developers to be able to offer the game in the future for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
The job listing states:
“Although TERA has been on the market for 5 years already, the innovative combat system and beautiful graphics ensure that TERA is one of the best games in the PC MMORPG genre. (…) Bluehole’s efforts have been limited to PC for many years. But now Bluehole is rapidly expanding into the mobile, console, and even virtual reality market.”
However, how long such a port to consoles will take remains entirely uncertain. With a release date still this year, no one should have to expect it.
For more news and articles about the action MMORPG, you can find them on our TERA game page.
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At EA, studio head Patrick Soderlund spoke about Star Wars Battlefront to investors. The point that still seems to be a concern is the decision to forgo a single-player campaign.
This was a conscious decision at the time, also to complete the game in time for the movie release. Battlefront also sold well, opened up new buyer segments, and was a success, but the lack of a campaign also drew a lot of criticism: Star Wars Battlefront currently stands at around 75 on Metacritic.
“I believe the team developed a really great game under the conditions we had. I would say the game has done very well for us and reached a different target audience than a traditional EA game. From that perspective, it is a success. Are we happy with the 75 rating? No. Is that something we want to address in the future? Definitely.”
Soderlund further mentioned that future shooters need to be deeper and wider to keep players engaged for a long time. He believes that for a game to become “truly great,” it is best to develop a campaign and multiplayer components. If you were to build something like that again, you would need to make a “course correction.”
Patch 6.10 for League of Legends is just around the corner, and with it, Taliyah is coming into the game!
The new patch for LoL brings fresh wind into the game again, as now you can finally play and try out the recently introduced hero Taliyah yourself – at least, as long as she isn’t banned, or someone else doesn’t select her first.
Taliyah Champion Spotlight for League of Legends
To show you how to play the hero, RiotGames provides a spotlight for each champion, showcasing and explaining their abilities.
This clearly shows that with her abilities, such as her ultimate, you can also annoy your own teammates (similar to Anivia’s wall).
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I personally like Taliyah a lot, and I’m already looking forward to trying her out in a ranked game. Is this a champion for you too, or do you not like the style at all?
By the way: Did you know that some players found Taliyah not “sexy” enough?
The selective multiplayer RPG Shroud of the Avatar is making great strides towards the final wipe and thus the live operation. However, there will be two more releases before that.
On May 26, Release 30 will be released, which will mainly focus on the story of the game. New areas will be introduced that can be explored during the quests, and the Courage quest line will be fully playable but not yet optimized. In addition, the balancing is being worked on, especially of the new combat system that was introduced with Release 29. Since this release, players must actively aim, and tab targeting has been abolished.
NPC companions for offline mode
With Release 30, the first NPC companion for offline mode will also be introduced. However, the companions will only be a type of speaking pets that assist in battle. One cannot influence their skill set nor manage their weapons and equipment. This may be introduced with Episode 2.
The NPC companions will help defeat bosses that can otherwise only be taken down in a group. In addition, each companion has a background story that can be learned throughout the game, and the NPCs will comment on many situations. With Release 30, the user interface will also be revised.
A huge dungeon is coming
Release 31 will be released on June 30. This will introduce the Halls of Artifice. It is a gigantic dungeon that consists of various areas where the hero must face trials and challenges. The dungeon is important for the story. Players will visit places like the Halls of Sadistic Pleasures or the Halls of Youth, which are beautiful locations with dangerous secrets. Release 31 is also supposed to improve the entry into the game.
With Release 32 at the end of July, the final wipe will take place. Then the game will reach a persistent status, and neither heroes, nor economy, nor houses will be deleted. This will take Shroud of the Avatar live – however, not all content will be included yet. Only at the end of the year will Episode 1 with the story, all quests and the basic framework of features be released. From then on, the online game will continue to be developed, introducing new story elements, quests, areas, and features. A total of five episodes are planned, which will tell a complete story.
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On April 19, the Early Access version of the survival MMORPG The Black Death was launched, and since then, updates have been released regularly.
The Early Access version of The Black Death is a raw version, and you can tell while playing. If you’re expecting a finished product, you might want to think twice about jumping in right now. However, the development studio is working hard to expand and optimize the game. Regular patches and updates are being released.
Many new features with patch 0.4
These updates have raised the game to version 0.4. Now, wild animals attack again, the plague spreads a bit differently, and there have been numerous adjustments to the UI, the way EXP is obtained, crafting, and equipment. Additionally, the guards in the cities now behave a bit differently. Archers have been integrated into their ranks to protect the important trading places from a distance. These had become prime targets for robbers, which severely hampered trade in the game. Bug fixes and further adjustments have also been implemented.
Additionally, a public test server has now been started, where all new features can be tested before they go live on the official servers. This allows for feedback on the changes and new features, so any necessary adjustments can be made afterward. Through a newly launched community website, fans of the MMORPG The Black Death will also be regularly informed about changes.
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For The Division, the May update “Conflict” now has a release date.
On May 24, it will be time, as “Conflict”, the second expansion for The Division, will be released for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. The patch day will be a Tuesday, as maintenance has recently always been on Thursdays.
Among other things, the update brings 4 new armor sets and 4 new high-end weapons. Players with a high gear score will get their own high-level dark zone section.
Additionally, it will be possible to capture recoveries everywhere. This means that one can simply cut the rope that the helicopter lowers and to which agents can attach their loot. This will make you rogue. Previously, it was safe once the equipment was hanging on the rope.
Sealed containers will also be dropped. They may contain “mysterious items” and must be recovered – like other contaminated equipment.
In the open world of The Division, search and destroy missions will be added. They will be unlocked once all side missions and encounters in an area are completed.
Some notable enemies will also be introduced in the trailer: These are especially valuable targets: Leaders of various groups who are now vying for power. Players need information to locate and eliminate these targets. This information will be received in the new “search and destroy missions.”
And the second raid “Clear Sky” comes into play. On “hard” there will be 204 and 214 (sets) equipment. On “Challenging” there will be 204 and 240 (sets) equipment. As enemies, you will face the Rikers. A checkpoint will be provided.
Here are the 4 new sets and the 4 new high-end weapons
The four new sets are.
Last Resort is a new defense set.
Hunter’s Loyalty is a set for long-range.
Predator’s Mark is a new support set.
Lone Wolf is an DPS (damage per second) equipment set.
Four “high-end weapons” are also included:
Hungry Hog M60 LMG
Centurion M1911 Pistol
MedVed Saiga12 Shotgun
Historian M1A MMR
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In 2015, the autumn expansion for Destiny was presented at the Sony press conference at E3.
In 2016, it became quite clear that another autumn expansion was being planned, following the schedule from the previous year: Currently, everything is on hold, with only “retrospective live streams” scheduled for May: Bungie seems to be conserving its PR ammunition, as it did last year. In the background, signs are increasing that the reveal is approaching.
There is currently no exact information on what the next steps for Destiny will be. However, it is likely that they will use the Sony press conference at E3 again to present the autumn expansion. There, they have a huge stage.
The Sony press conference at E3 now has a date: On Tuesday, June 14, at 3 a.m. our time, it is supposed to happen.
So it is quite possible that we will find out what awaits us in the autumn for Destiny on the night from Monday to Tuesday.
This is how it went a year ago when the world first learned about Destiny:
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The developers of Let It Die discuss the free-to-play model of the upcoming survival action MMO.
Let It Die will be a pure online game set in a post-apocalyptic environment. In addition to grim reapers on skateboards, you will have to face nasty opponents in a brutal, hostile world. The game has so far been compared by some English-speaking media, who have had their hands on an early demo version, to the successful series Dark Souls – skateboards aside.
When asked whether these similarities with From Software’s games are intentional, the CEO of Grasshopper Manufacture, Suda51, did not provide a concrete answer. He did not say “no,” but also not “yes.” However, such comparisons can generally be seen as very positive and as a quality feature: After all, Dark Souls enjoys great popularity among fans.
Nonetheless, there is also skepticism towards this title: Let It Die will be free-to-play. What balance will the developers find between pay-to-win and the possibility of earning progress by playing? It is clear that one will have to invest either money or time. But how far apart will the margins be?
Free-to-Play does not mean Pay-to-Win in Let It Die
According to Suda51, the development team is aware of the players’ concerns, which is why they want to handle it sensitively. He admits: They would create a game in which players can invest money – if they want to. However, they primarily want to develop a game that is free and still comes across as a AAA title for 60 US dollars. Players should not confuse free-to-play with pay-to-win.
Sudo51 does not go into detail about how they will ultimately monetize their efforts. After all, something is rarely given for free. It remains to be seen how the relationship between money and invested time will turn out.
Let It Die will be released in 2016 for the Playstation 4.
With Legion, the costs for respecing in World of Warcraft are eliminated. Talent switching is also easier.
Switching talents in Legion happens at all “safe locations”
Who still remembers the “good old days” in World of Warcraft, when respecing was so expensive that you had to farm gold for several days just to afford it? Nowadays, respecing has become significantly easier and cheaper; with Dual-Spec, everyone can switch their talents and specialization as they wish “on the go”.
Currently, this is even a bit more extreme in the closed beta of Legion. Talents can be swapped with just one click, as long as you are not in combat. This leads to many players adjusting their talents second by second. If a fight against many small enemies is upcoming, they choose an AoE talent; as soon as they face the boss, they select the single-target talent.
Even Blizzard has found this a bit too extreme now and will limit the ability to switch talents freely in an upcoming patch. This will only be possible at “safe” locations, called rest areas, such as inns or capitals. Those who cannot manage without the ability to switch talents can have an item created by scribes that at least temporarily allows this.
Switching specializations will be even easier and cheaper. In Legion, there is “Tri-Spec”, which basically means that you can save for each specialization. At the class trainer, you could set a primary specialization. Switching to this primary specialization was free, while switching to the other two specializations was linked to gold costs (maximum 79 gold).
The gold costs are now completely eliminated, allowing talents and specialization to be switched at safe locations at no cost.
Some of you may have noticed that we had some minor issues last week. The site was unreachable for 20 minutes, and the “latest comments” displayed old articles. This was because we moved to a new server.
This is one of the advantages that our partnership with Webedia brings. Not much will change for you, the site will run more stable during peak times, but it has been relatively rare in recent months that it got so full that there were interruptions.
For us authors, the move is a significant improvement: It makes working day-to-day much less stressful and more enjoyable. The error messages when creating articles have decreased significantly, as has the “curse-and-swear rate” of a certain succubus.
No, those are not our servers. They are from Zenimax in Frankfurt … ours are safe …. TWICE AS BIG and spewing flames!
Also new is author Jürgen Stöffel. He will primarily support our site with articles about MMORPGs. He prefers to write columns, reports, and guides. Jürgen will hold our flags high at various events and gatherings, attend game presentations, interview developers, and occasionally show up here and there.
Observant readers will have noticed that we recently had some specials and larger articles on “Indie MMORPGs.” Matthias Winter is responsible for that, who is back at it after a long break.
Otherwise, we have surpassed the 20,000 mark on Facebook in recent months. The social network has become increasingly important for us.
Overall, the site is developing positively. With “The Division,” we have established ourselves as a source of information, which brought us two record months in March and then again in April. We’ve never had as many readers as in spring 2016. Compared to the previous record phase around autumn 2015 for “Destiny: The Taken King,” we managed to add another 40%.
That’s why the new, larger server was so important for us.
Surely the recent growth is also due to the fact that since the beginning of the year, Tom “Ttime” Rothstein has been supporting us with his articles on shooters. But also because you dear fans are vigorously promoting us, telling your friends and fellow players about this little MMO site, linking articles, and recommending us. Please, be so kind: Don’t stop!
That’s it from the editorial team for now. Have a nice May!
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In Tom Clancy’s The Division, agents need lockpicks to access locked areas. Is there a way to farm lockpicks efficiently?
The agents are currently waiting for the upcoming May update called “Conflict”. There isn’t much to do in The Division right now. If the MTW has already been blown up for the umpteenth time or no buddies are online to explore the Dark Zone together, players are left with the thought: “I might as well take a look around in the Open World!” After all, there are some notable details to discover.The walk through the post-apocalyptic New York will, however, be abruptly interrupted: Scattered throughout the game world, you will encounter locked doors that prevent you from accessing certain areas. Behind these doors, you usually find some items that won’t help you much in the endgame – but still, you want to know what lies behind the door.
To uncover the secrets behind the locked doors, you need lockpicks. But where do you get these door openers? And is there a trick to farm as many as possible in a short time?
How to get lockpicks in The Division
So far, there seem to be only two ways to obtain lockpicks – and both are based on a sobering principle: luck.
Here’s how to obtain lockpicks:
Random drops from enemies: Your enemies in New York sometimes drop lockpicks after you defeat them. They are displayed to you as gray markers. However, the gray markers do not necessarily mean that they are lockpicks.
Backpacks: With luck, you can also obtain lockpicks by looting backpacks. You can find these scattered throughout The Division.
If you want to efficiently hunt for lockpicks, the only advice that can be given is: Choose easy missions and kill everything that crosses your path. Keep an eye out so you don’t miss any dropped lockpicks or hidden backpacks. Unfortunately, a “farming route” with guaranteed drops is not known.
You can check how many lockpicks you already have in your inventory:
