A Guardian has created an incredible collection of weapon replicas from Destiny. These are worth seeing!
Considering the following images, some of you will surely have a sparkle in your eyes: The cosplayer and prop maker Eric Newgard has been steadily recreating new weapons from the Destiny universe over the past few months. He now boasts an incredibly comprehensive collection that many fans will surely envy.
Because who hasn’t always wanted to have their own Gjallarhorn hanging above the fireplace? Or feel a Hawkmoon in their hands?
Destiny Weapons for the Living Room
For many of us, this will likely remain a dream for a long time, but at least we can admire Newgard’s collection in pictures. In addition to numerous firearms, he also has swords in his arsenal, and even a loot chest.
As can be seen from his flickr page, he did not use a 3D printer for the weapons but built them with a ruler, pencil, and templates from conventional materials. Everything here is “handmade”. Let’s take a look at a few replicas.
One of the most sought-after weapons from Year 1: The Hawkmoon:
The probably most coveted weapon from Year 1: The rocket launcher Gjallarhorn:
This exotic hand cannon is also impressive: Pikass:
Swords must not be missing in this collection. Here is the Void Sword:
This picture features several weapons. Do you recognize them all?
The Free2Play MMO DC Universe Online is on Xbox One and this causes an unexpected rush on the servers.
DC Universe Online is not exactly a blockbuster. At least not for many years. The game was released in 2011 for PC and PS3. Then in 2013 for PS4. DC Universe has long been a Free2Play title and is certainly out of the mainstream’s great interest, although the developers continue to emphasize that it is doing excellently and is indeed one of the major tentpoles of the studio.
5 years after the release, there is now a real rush for the action MMO. At Massivelyp they write: “I never thought I would write something like this, but: DC Universe Online is just too successful for its own good.“
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Because now, this weekend, DCUO has been released for Xbox One and has a problem that it hasn’t had in a long time: It is simply too successful. The launch of the Free2Play title caused long queues. 160 minutes of waiting was reported over the weekend in tweets.
Players complained on our social media channels about this, considering it a trick to get them to pay. But the servers are simply overloaded. The demand is far too great. Daybreak did not anticipate this. The actual interest exceeded even the wildest assumptions. Since the launch on Friday, the servers have simply been clogged.
Please read this update on Xbox server capacity and login queues. We have increased capacity by 60% since launch: https://t.co/utf37Pxdwj
At the developer company Daybreak, they have addressed this unfamiliar problem: The demand is enormous. And they have now brought additional servers online and increased the capacity of the existing ones. Yesterday, they had already added 60% server capacity for the USA and 50% for the EU servers; currently, the US servers are down again: they are scaling up.
The goal is that no one has to see a waiting queue. They are adding hardware all week: The biggest delivery is expected next Saturday, then they will have twice the capacity as on launch day Friday.
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In The Division, an agent completed the raid “Falcon Lost” solo. He did this with a gear score of 172!
About two weeks ago, YouTuber Gemini Iceland soloed the raid “Falcon Lost” on Hard difficulty with a gear score of 199. After this impressive feat, he challenged the community to achieve this success with a lower score. He set a good benchmark – but the community responded.
YouTuber masters raid solo with a gear score of 172
YouTuber Sándor Nagy accepted Gemini Iceland’s challenge and now significantly undercut his gear score. Apparently, he also completed the run without using exploits or cheats. On his fifth attempt, he achieved this remarkable feat with a score of 172, as he shared. You can watch Sándor Nagy’s video below:
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Due to his low gear score, he had to stay in the “trench” in the middle of the map for most of the time. He faced the first waves in the control room at the beginning of the raid because he initially felt safer there.
At the end of the video, he presents his stats and weapons:
Today on Star Wars Battlefront, there are bonus credits on Star Wars Day and the game can be tried for free.
Star Wars Day is today because the English date “May the fourth” somehow sounds like “May the force – may the Force be with you.”
As Gamespot reports, today on Star Wars Day, May 4th, anyone who logs into Battlefront at some point today will receive 4,444 bonus credits.
Additionally, a Hutt Contract is available, through which one can unlock bounties to access the Bacta Bomb Star Card. For this, one must spend between 3,500 and 8,000 credits.
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The Canadian developer Digital Extremes presented upcoming content for their online space shooter Warframe at this year’s Pax East in Boston. There was repeated mention of the so-called “Bourbon List”. What it is about and whether you might also get headaches from it, you’ll find out below.
Permanent Changes
For more than three years now, shooter fans have been able to face countless cloned Grineer, greedy Corpus, and deadly Infested in the Warframe universe, get lost in the Void, or make life difficult for each other while trying to clarify their origins and find out what the term “Tenno” actually means.
Over time, new game modes like Excavation, Rescue, and Espionage, new level environments, characters, pets, and countless weapons have enriched the initially rather sparse offerings of the free-to-play title. In the meantime, various systems or modes, such as melee combat or reactor sabotage, have been completely overhauled to offer players more variety.
Over time, Uranus became the underwater clone facility Tyl Regor’s
And this is exactly what a free-to-play game relies on: that it continually evolves, offers new content, and keeps both newcomers and veterans engaged. Stagnation often means the end.
This ongoing process of change is fundamentally found in many MMOs. For example, in Destiny, the weapon balance is adjusted every 3 months, especially when there is a content drought, so players can engage with different weapons and perhaps even add new favorites to their arsenal.
The Bourbon List in Warframe
During the presentation of upcoming additions to the online shooter Warframe, there was repeated mention of the “Bourbon List”. However, they kept curious players in the dark at that time about what it is.
However, in the subsequent developer stream number 73, which took place last Friday, developer Digital Extremes answered the many questions of the curious Tenno and introduced the headache-inducing list in detail. It consists of 10 points that affect fundamental prevailing game mechanics and systems. Changing such things can quickly be a shot in the foot, as it involves item farming, gaining experience, and the associated progress, as well as various character and weapon builds that can send a boss to oblivion with a single shot. By the way, the latter refers to point 2, the Cheese Pizza.
The Whole Thing in Detail
“Onboardin’” refers to the reworking of the star map, which is based on the old arrangement and design. This is meant to help new players at their start and answer some questions about general progress. This includes a sentinel for new space ninjas that is still in development.
The third point, “Grindin’“, relates to the Void missions, which can quickly create a certain monotony due to their respective fixed drop tables. For example, if you are trying to obtain all parts of Saryn Prime, you constantly play the same 4-5 missions because only there can you get the corresponding blueprints.
Saryn Prime with Nikana Prime
Despite the system where a complete level is generally randomly assembled from a pool of individual environments, you still encounter the same enemies. This is expected to become somewhat more varied in the future, as you will face different groups of enemies and move through different environments.
“Samey-Same” and “Gang of New ‘Yolk’” are quickly explained. These two points deal with the somewhat neglected Dojos, Dark Sectors, and level designs that will be expanded in the foreseeable future.
In the case of the currently suspended Dark Sector Clan Fights, they’re working on completely overhauling the system. It is quite likely that there will only be one Dark Sector remaining. However, how clans will fight for supremacy has not been further specified yet.
Frost Prime enjoys the peace in the Dojo
Those of you who are music enthusiasts may have noticed the reference to the old Simon & Garfunkel song “The Sound of Silence“. However, this is not about musical accompaniment, but about the time intervals between updates and events.
Regarding the musty smell (“Musty Smell“), this describes the further branching and increased presence of the faction of the Sentients in the overall picture of the Warframe universe. It is already known that a new Exosuit-Sentient will soon appear, which cannot be fought with conventional weapons.
The most harmless of the Sentient – calls its more aggressive companions upon discovery
For Warframe veterans who do not know what to do with all the accumulated credits and resources, point 6 might be of interest. Long-term players will be given a way to visually express their loyalty to the game. One of the ideas mentioned was to have more ways to customize their spaceship.
PC players with high-end equipment who want to support Warframe’s infrastructure may be pleased about “Flies with Chopsticks“, as this involves providing dedicated servers. Should developer Digital Extremes pursue this path, such players would even be rewarded in some way for providing and positively rating servers for others.
Do you Draco?
And finally, “Dracoville“, the focal point of rapid leveling and gathering of experience and thus also focus points. The Draco node on the planet Ceres is a thorn in the side of both developers and some players.
This mission, in which the Intercept mode is played, has such a high enemy spawn and level that it makes it difficult for newer players with poor equipment to succeed. They feel excluded and disadvantaged because they lack such a fast leveling opportunity.
The wild Hyekkas and their masters can also be found in Draco
While it is also challenging for advanced Tenno depending on the choice of character and weapons, there is no comparable node in the entire Warframe universe that throws so many adversaries at you in such a short time and consequently overwhelms you with experience.
Digital Extremes has also thought about this and considered why Draco is played so excessively. They concluded that it is, on the one hand, the easiest and fastest way to earn the focus points available daily and to level up new or polarized equipment back to maximum level.
The Cycle of Monotony in Warframe
To counter this cycle of leveling, polarizing (where the item is reset to level 0), and leveling again, they are considering a far-reaching change.
Thus, one can imagine that a player with mastery rank 10, upon picking up a new weapon from the forge, would have it at level 10 directly. The same should apply when using a Forma.
This would allow the weapon to be equipped with 1-2 mods directly and actively used in missions, and players would not feel forced to level it up casually in Draco just to be able to use it, according to Digital Extremes.
With this change, Warframe players would also be rewarded with more XP for the respective item they actively use instead of just having it indirectly equipped.
This is what the star map 3.0 will look like
The currently maximum achievable mastery rank in Warframe is 21. If this idea were to be implemented, Warframe veterans would initially have 21 points available for mods, which is close to a complete build (which amounts to 30 or 60 points with an Orokin Catalyst) and would save some time when upgrading the weapon. This would also finally give the mastery rank a certain significance; a problem that long-term players have repeatedly mentioned.
What do you think about the changes? Would you appreciate the time savings, or do you belong to those who believe that this might lead to less overall gameplay, as you reach the goal faster?
And if this insight into Warframe was too deep for you and you are just at the beginning of your journey, take a look at our beginner guide to Warframe, which will bring you closer to everything you need for a good start!
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Tracer is in trouble – at least in Heroes of the Storm. Read here how the nimble agent from Overwatch is being nerfed.
Tracer has too high win rates, is consistently being nerfed
If you were to ask the players of Heroes of the Storm what has bothered them the most in the past two weeks, it would probably be Tracer. Especially in the official forum, many opinions have gathered this time demanding a nerf for the latest heroine.
Now Blizzard has confirmed: Yes, Tracer’s win rates are really too high, and there will be some adjustments. For this reason, the balance patch that is set to go live today, on May 4, 2016, is dedicated exclusively to the new agent from the Overwatch universe.
Players will have to prepare for the following nerfs to Tracer:
HP has been reduced from 1270 (+4% per level) to 1206 (+4% per level).
HP regeneration has been reduced from 5.25 (+4% per level) to 5.02 (+4% per level).
The damage of basic attacks has been reduced by about 8%.
The cooldown of Time Loop has increased from 24 to 26 seconds.
The talent “Slipstream” now decreases the cooldown of Time Loop by only 2 seconds instead of the previous 4 seconds.
However, there are also small buffs to some talents that can at least somewhat compensate for the nerfs.
The bonus damage of the talent “Charged and Unsecured” has been increased from 35% to 40%.
The bonus damage of the talent “Targeted Fire” has been increased from 30% to 35%.
The talent “Pulse Strike” increases the charge of the Pulse Bomb by 20% instead of the previous 15%.
The main intention behind the changes was to reduce Tracer’s immense damage potential and simultaneously give opponents a larger window in which Tracer cannot escape negative effects through Time Loop. Whether the changes will impact her win rate as desired will be shown in the coming weeks.
We have addressed Tracer in these 2 articles, from 2 completely different perspectives:
Information about Update 1.2 “Conflict” can be found at The Division.
Today, the State of the Game took place already on Wednesday, and there is information about the upcoming May Update 1.2 named “Conflict”. This is already just around the corner!
Besides the Community Developers Hamish Bode and Yannick Banchereau, Quentin Correggi, a project coordinator, also spoke about the current and upcoming changes in The Division.
Currently, the “Conflict” update is still in the testing phase. Massive wants to thoroughly test this to avoid similar nasty surprises as with the April update. While there were tests for the April update, the May update will go through more intensive processes.
A release date for the upcoming update has not yet been announced, but it will be revealed in the near future. However, the developers shared some new content that agents can look forward to.
May Update Brings New Dark Zone Bracket and PvE Content
A major new change in the May update concerns the Dark Zone: a special DZ bracket for agents with a gear score over 200 will be introduced. This bracket will only feature NPCs at levels 32 to 34. The best loot in the PvP area should also be found here. Agents should not find Division Tech of the quality Standard or Specialized here. The supply drops will be enhanced to increase the competition: they should contain many more gear sets.
Furthermore, they want to generally redesign the loot: Massive aims to be more generous, both in quantity and quality of the drops. Loot should become the main source for agents seeking high-level items. In the new DZ bracket, items up to 240 value will drop!
Additionally, the chance of weapons through loot will increase, while mods will become rarer. “Generosity” will be the new motto of Massive.
However, the PvE area will also be enhanced: new activities will be introduced and existing content will be upgraded, allowing you to also obtain high-level items in PvE, up to 240 gear score. As Bode announces, agents can expect a lot for the area outside the Dark Zone.
Numerous Bug Fixes with Update 1.2
According to the developers, everything is being done continuously to resolve all the issues in a timely manner. Much that can be fixed server-side will be addressed as soon as possible. However, some bugs will require a client-side patch. Patience is needed until the next major update comes, which is Update 1.2 in this case.
Therefore, numerous bugs will be patched with the May update, for example, the talents “Reckless”, “Balanced” and “One is None” will be adjusted. Additionally, there will be some buffs. What exactly these will be? They did not go into detail, but Massive believes that the agents will welcome these changes.
It was previously known that “Conflict” will bring new Dark Zone activities, new challenge modes, and a new raid.
With these builds, you can also tackle the high Nephalem Rifts in Patch 2.4.1 in Diablo 3!
In every season of Diablo 3, there are changes that affect the playstyles of the classes. In any case, they mostly change if you want to play at the top level and may even try to climb the ladder. To succeed, you need to adapt to the respective season or the current meta to play your class optimally.
Strong Solo Builds for Greater Rifts in Diablo 3 Patch 2.4.1
The well-known streamer and Diablo 3 player Quin69 has once again taken a close look at the various builds this season and has discussed them with part of the Diablo 3 community in forums and his streams. Since these builds can be found in the rankings of the various classes, you should try these solo builds if you want to climb the ranks or simply want to complete Greater Rifts at a high difficulty.
Wizard: Vyr’s Set with the Archon Ability
With this talent build, you may not always have the most fun, but you have a good chance of completing very high Greater Rifts. Perhaps you can’t complete a level 75 Greater Rift, but you can complete a level 100 Greater Rift with the same gear and talents – it always depends on the rift. You can find the build for the talents and gear here on Diablofans.com
Because the Archon ability is strong for the wizard in this patch, you can succeed with this set. Essentially, the gameplay strategy with this build is very easy to understand:
When Archon is on cooldown: Stack your Chantodos set & delay the cooldown of Archon using your Obsidian Ring of the Zodiac. For the 20th stack of your Chantodos set, use the Black Hole and then immediately follow it with your Archon ability.
Archon active: Now it’s about killing many enemies quickly so that the Archon stacks can stack as high as possible.
This build is a generator build and is known for dealing particularly high damage. Although your defense is not as strong as with other builds, if you like to attack quickly and beat up enemies, then this is just right for you! You can find the build for the talents and gear here on Diablofans.com.
If you don’t like playing with the Way of the Hundred Fists, you can alternatively play with the Lashing Wave. The playstyle here is also not particularly difficult:
Try to keep your buffs active constantly.
Attack enemies with a spirit generator.
Try to group enemies as close together as possible with the help of Whirling Dragon and Cyclone Strike to deal maximum damage.
Demon Hunter: Fan of Knives Build – now even stronger than last season
With this Fan of Knives build, your heart will probably skip a beat at times, because it relies on fighting with very low health. However, you are extremely mobile and have the chance to kill all enemies on the screen within a short time. You can find the build for the talents and gear here on Diablofans.com.
You aim to have particularly low health with this build, because below a certain number of hit points, you have a critical hit chance of 100%.
Try to keep your buffs active constantly.
With your ability Barrage, you move quickly across the map and can dodge enemies and healing orbs.
If your ring (in the cube) Convention of Elements is on Lightning damage and Lord Greenstone’s Fan has many stacks, you trigger the Fan of Knives. This deals a huge amount of damage, so gather many enemies together first.
Witch Doctor: Helltooth Build with Gargantuan Companion
This build for the Witch Doctor is very relaxed to play and can still compete with the top ranks of the leaderboard. Here’s what you should pay attention to:
Keep your buffs active – especially the 6-piece set bonus is important with this set.
Resummon your companions if they get stuck – sometimes they may hang or disappear.
Barbarian: The Furious Charge with Raekor’s Set
Solo Rifts should not be a problem with this charge build. The cool thing? You charge at enemies and throw boulders at them – everything you expect from a Barbarian! Don’t let this build throw you off just because a rift was very frustrating – the next rift will surely look better. You can find the build for the talents and gear here on Diablofans.com
Because you will often have problems with toughness with this build, diamonds should be socketed in the various gem slots. The playstyle of this build is quickly explained:
Keep your War Cry, Battle Rage, Wrath of the Berserker, and Call of the Ancients active at all times.
Use the spear of the ancients to trigger the resource expenditure effect of your Focus ring.
Group as many enemies as closely together as possible and then attack them with your Furious Charge. This triggers the resource generation effect of your Focus ring.
Crusader: Charging Through Torment 10
For the Crusader, it’s particularly about thorns damage. There’s also a speedfarm build for Crusaders, but the one presented here has less to do with randomness and more with the timing of the Convention of Elements ring. If you like to use your abilities and attacks precisely, this is the right build for you! It can be used for solo play as well as in groups for rifts. You can find the build for the talents and gear here on Diablofans.com.
There’s not much to explain about the playstyle, because you actually ride through normal enemies with your horse and kill them. Only against elite enemies should you use Bombardment to finish them off quickly. Through your weapon In-Geom, you can keep your buffs active all the time.
On Wednesday, May 4th, there is a weapons day in Destiny: It brings a fully automatic Suros PDX-45, a hammer of a weapon.
In Destiny, it is important to get along with many people. They have reputation, allowing you to gradually rise and receive rewards. It is particularly important to befriend Banshee-44, as he churns out missions, that lead to exotic rewards.
These are the 5 test weapons this week in Destiny
To collect reputation, you can grab these test weapons this week and do as you are told.
You can take on Vex Minotaurs with a fusion rifle from Omolon.
Omolon also delivers a second fusion rifle that pulls into the Crucible.
With a hand cannon from the gun manufacturer Omolon, you should land precision shots.
An auto rifle from Häkke also wants to see your skills as a precision shooter: achieve precision shots.
A shotgun from Häkke prefers it robust: you should achieve Crucible kills with it.
These 5 weapons you can order this week
You can order these 5 weapons this week and pick them up next week (or keep the tokens in your inventory if you don’t like the roll):
The two rocket launchers Suros JLB-42 and Suros JLB-47 are available. They are not particularly sought after, last week there was a strong rocket launcher at the Iron Banner. If you want to take one, take the larger, the 47. It has a better stat distribution.
Not much nice can be said about the shotgun Jingukogo-D. Shotguns are currently not as dominant as they once were. And when talking about them, it’s usually about those with high impact like the Partycrasher+1. The Jingkugo counts with 52 as the “medium” archetype.
In the fast archetype for auto rifles, we have the Arminius-D. Long established as a very useful alternative to the Doctrine of Dying. A good weapon, even if it has become somewhat weaker since the April patch.
The Suros auto rifle Ari-45 was not affected by such a nerf. It is a rather slow auto rifle with high range. A strong alternative.
These weapons you can pick up this week
The biggest fuss is currently about a fully automatic Suros PDX-45 with Perfect Balance and rifled barrel. The “fully automatic” is loved by some players in this auto rifle, which is already relatively stable and fires quickly. Whether it really is a “God Roll”, meaning the best possible roll, is subjective. How highly do you rate “fully automatic” on a weapon? After all, a perk like “Balance Compensation” that mitigates the left pull of the weapon is then missing. The PDX-45 could be ordered last week.
Here in the video, there is a look at the weapons from last week: Ari-41, Ari-45, Lyudmila-D, the PDX-45 (Roll 2 is the God Roll, but Option 3 Injection Mold, Hammer Forged, Hidden Hand is not bad), JLB-42.
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I wish you all a nice Wednesday afternoon or whatever time it is when you read this. Blabla, no more beating around the bush, let’s talk about Hearthstone!
For almost a week now, the new expansion “Whispers of the Old Gods” has been live and has turned the entire game upside down. The old meta has been (finally!) shattered and the many new cards offer numerous possibilities for interesting decks and memorable moments, a prime example of which is Yogg-Saron.
However, in the last few nights, during which I’ve played until unconscious done a lot of research for the site, certain decks are popping up again more frequently. Especially Warlocks and Shamans seem to have drawn the golden lot of “rush decks” this time. I have an example here for you that feels like it has been copied a million times. Kripparian’s “Zoolock” is pure pestilence and you encounter it over and over again at rank 20. No question, the deck is good. Damn good.
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If your own deck is not completely geared towards “countering”, you can usually pack it in. And when you’ve managed to create a decent deck with great difficulty (which is not so easy with still many missing cards), then of course the Evolve Shaman comes around the corner, whom I can only tolerate because of his name.
Whispers of the Old Gods is incredibly fun for me, but the fact that already – after almost a week – three to four archetypes of decks are asserting themselves again, bothers me a bit. Especially the good “face” variants are getting on my nerves.
In the meantime, I have gone back to putting my life and gold completely in the hands of Lord and Savior Yogg-Saron, because he at least has a realistic chance of turning the tide. Sometimes he’s also a real diva and punishes me with pyroblasts.
Long story short: The “current favorite decks” of the community annoy me. Come on, people smarter than me, build such strong counter decks that Warlocks disappear again!
How do you like the latest expansion so far? Are you still building your own decks or have you already started copying “good” decks from various databases and streamers to at least keep up? Or have you joined the all-encompassing teachings of Yogg-Saron?
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In Overwatch the ranked game mode is postponed again. It will not be available in the beta, nor will it be available at launch.
Ranked Mode only “sometime after launch”
The ranked game mode of Overwatch is a particular concern for Blizzard. After it was said last year that there would probably be no ladder system until launch, fans were positively surprised when the mode was implemented during the closed beta.
Now Blizzard has backtracked again: Both the current beta and the launch of the game will not include the ranked game mode, that is, “Ranked Play”, which will be delivered “sometime later”.
The reason for this is feedback received during the closed beta. In the official forum of the game, Jeff Kaplan commented on this decision:
“We have worked hard to bring the ranked game mode into the closed beta. We have read the community’s feedback and take it to heart. As a result, we have disabled the ranked game mode in the open beta so that we can revise and improve the system. Our plan is to release a revised version of this mode sometime after the game’s launch. Thank you for all the feedback and your patience with us as we work to improve the game further.”
There is still no specific date for when to expect the ranked mode again. Even the small rewards, like spray logos and display images, that could be earned in this mode are likely on hold for the time being.
Currently, Overwatch is in the “Early Access Beta”, which is available only to pre-order customers and a friend each. Starting tomorrow, May 5th at 1:00 AM, the open beta will begin for 4 days, during which all interested players can participate for free.
For more news and articles about Blizzard’s hero shooter, you can find them on our Overwatch game page.
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Black Desert compensates buyers of the “Conqueror Package” with a level 5 horse. Additionally, there will be maintenance today, on May 4th.
Level 5 Horse as Compensation for Poor Information
Actually, the topic of the level 3 horse for pre-orderers of the “Conqueror’s Package” from Black Desert was concluded. Daum decided to not provide compensation for the horse that many players were upset about. Its stats were worse than advertised and it was particularly unsuitable for breeding.
The numerous complaints from fans have now led to a turnaround: On May 6th, all buyers of the Conqueror’s Package will be rewarded with a level 5 horse. The announcement was made on Twitter:
To make matters worse, the animal will also be female – female horses are significantly rarer in Black Desert and therefore have a particularly high value. As an additional bonus, there is also a coupon that allows you to reset a horse’s breeding state, as horses can only be used for breeding a limited number of times.
The Community Manager Jouska commented on the whole issue in the forum and once again apologizes to the players: “We apologize for providing so few details about the horses in the pre-order packages.”
Maintenance in Black Desert on 04.05.2016
Aside from that, there will be a short forced break in Black Desert today, as maintenance is scheduled. From 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM our time, the servers will be unavailable as planned. The reason for this is a patch, what it contains is not yet known – the patch notes will only be released during the maintenance.
Update: The patch is extending by one hour due to technical difficulties, it was announced via Twitter: 5:00 PM is now the new time.
(Passive) When Taliyah moves over desert ground, she gains increased movement speed.
(Active) With this ability, Taliyah tears the ground and fires a hail of stone shards consisting of 5 projectiles in the target direction. This exhausts the ground beneath her. If she uses Stone Shard Rain on exhausted ground, she summons only 1 projectile.
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With Seismic Shock, Taliyah marks a target area on the ground that breaks open after a short delay and lifts enemies into the air. You can use this ability a second time to decide which direction the enemies should be knocked. This even works over walls!
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In a conical area in front of her, Taliyah scatters stone plates on the ground that explode after a short time and deal damage. Enemies who jump (i.e. dash) over the split earth also take damage. The damage occurs on the spell itself, while jumping over it, and when the spell expires!
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With all her power, Taliyah summons a strong wall of many stone arches that moves in the specified target direction across the map. If she uses the ability again, she can surf on this wall. However, the surfing ends if Taliyah takes damage or if you issue a movement command in one direction.
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In The Division, the servers will be offline on May 4 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. During the maintenance, the developers want to fix an issue.
Today, unscheduled maintenance will take place starting at 9 AM, and the server status will be “offline” for three hours. During this time, agents will not be able to roam through virtual Manhattan. If there are no complications, you can dive back into the fight at 12 PM.
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The maintenance has been moved from Tuesday to Thursday since last week. However, this week, it will take place on Wednesday, as Thursday, which is Ascension Day, is a public holiday in Sweden, necessitating a reschedule. Therefore, there will be no maintenance tomorrow on Thursday, and no State of the Game – both will be available today on Wednesday.
Changes on May 4 in The Division
As communicated in the Ubi forum, the issue with the daily missions will now be addressed. The list of Daily Missions will receive an update to avoid any missing days. However, it is added that the list will only be updated on the server, and it may not appear in the client files.
Yesterday, agents were frustrated that the daily missions were again missing. Massive promised that they are working on a permanent solution for the recurring problem.
The addons Planetary Landings and The Engineers for Elite: Dangerous are making their way to Xbox One.
Those who play the space game Elite Dangerous on Xbox One currently have access to fewer content than PC players. The Horizons addon with planetary landings and the upcoming expansion The Engineers are not yet available for Xbox players.
Addons will be available soon for Xbox One
However, this will change soon. The developers announced that the expansions Planetary Landings and The Engineers, which are included in the Horizons package, will be released in June. While a specific date has not yet been mentioned, it is definitely expected to be before the end of June. With Planetary Landings, players will be able to land on planets and drive around in a type of tank, while The Engineers introduces customization and crafting options for the spaceships.
Elite Dangerous and Elite Dangerous Horizons are fully compatible with each other. Thus, those who do not own the addons can still play with all other players in the same universe. They just cannot utilize the new content.
The space in Virtual Reality
Anyone who owns a virtual reality headset has the opportunity to play Elite Dangerous in VR. The developers remind players of this by releasing a new trailer that highlights and showcases the VR capabilities. However, there was a small issue. It was not entirely clear whether Elite Dangerous is compatible with the Oculus Rift headset. Support for it was announced and it was playable on the dev kits, but then the developers decided to support SteamVR. With the new trailer, they want to show that Elite Dangerous is indeed compatible with the Oculus Rift VR headset.
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The online shooter Planetside 2 received a major update that introduced the Construction System for building bases.
Base building had been in a testing phase since the end of last year, but now the update is officially live.This somewhat resembles the real-time strategy classic Dune 2 or Command & Conquer. You call in Advanced Nanite Transports (ANTs) to go across the map searching for the resource Cortium. You collect it, and once you have enough, you can deploy the collector and start building a base. The buildings are then paid for with Cortium.
Build your own base
Cortium allows buildings to be set up quickly. It is therefore not only a resource but also a kind of booster. It should be noted that Cortium is only available in limited quantities. This means that fierce battles will break out around the resources, as everyone wants to collect as much of the mineral as possible. Therefore, the ANT must also be protected. Four players can fit in an ANT, providing a kind of escort that is urgently needed.
When placing buildings like turrets, bunkers, or garages, you have relatively free reign. You can see exactly where there is space and where construction is possible. In this way, you construct a custom base in the game. This serves as a refuge but must also be defended.
The Cortium must flow!
Cortium is more than just a resource needed for building structures. It is fuel for the “HIVE” (Hardline Interference Volume Emitter), which produces victory points. The HIVE must therefore be protected and continuously supplied with Cortium. These bases offer new tactical options in Planetside 2.
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In Destiny a patch will be deployed tonight on May 3rd. Here’s what’s behind it.
Tonight at 7:00 PM a patch will go live for Destiny on Xbox 360, Xbox One, Playstation 3 and Playstation 4.
Bungie states: Players must log back into Destiny after returning to the title screen to install the patch. Guardians should not be removed from activities they are currently participating in, according to Bungie.
The reason for the patch: Bungie wants to change the netcode for Destiny, so that melee combat becomes better and players no longer “whiff” because their Guardian is not where they see them, but actually in a different location.
Tonight, nothing will change directly with the patch, instead, new code will be deployed which Bungie will observe for a week to see if it causes any issues. Next Tuesday at 7:00 PM the new melee code will become active. Bungie will also observe this to disable it in case of any difficulties.
Patch notes for the Destiny hotfix 2.2.0.2 on 03.05.2016
Patch notes for hotfix 2.2.0.2 are available this time, even in German from Bungie:
Character
The following changes to melee combat will be manually activated on: Tuesday, May 10 at 10:00 PST (19:00 CEST). For an overview of the changes, read the latest “This Week at Bungie-” article.
A bug has been fixed where the target acquisition for a melee attack starts at an incorrect position, then has too short a range, causing the melee attack to fizzle out
Melee attack validation logic and player position networking will be adjusted during melee attacks to improve reliability across the network
Activities
The chests in the original challenge modes of the Prison of Elders (Level 32, 34, 35) now drop loot normally again
A bug has been fixed where no ghosts appeared above the player’s light level in the weekly Nightfall strike
Quests
A bug has been fixed where the completion of the quest “With Finesse and Speed” was not possible
A bug has been fixed where players could purchase the Dreadnaught before completing the necessary quest to obtain it
Items
A bug has been fixed where some group class items blocked quest progress for groups
A bug has been fixed where the “Spectar Grips” for Hunters on PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 did not display geometry correctly
A bug has been fixed where Cryptarch rank-up packages incorrectly granted Year 1 engrams
A bug has been fixed where “Universal Device” was decrypted from special weapon engrams even though it is a primary weapon
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A new anime-style game is coming to Europe in 2016. The trailer provides a first look at “Twin Saga.”
Players fight for the fate of humanity
A new game from Aeria Games embraces the anime look with a cute aesthetic. Twin Saga offers colorful action with flashy effects, interesting combos, and some unique features. In addition to the ability to switch and customize the character’s class, there is also a “mobile” housing system, apparently in the form of moving creatures that you can make your cozy home out of.
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Also typical of Asia is the story of the game: Two goddesses were in conflict with each other, which ultimately ended in a great battle. While one goddess wanted to destroy humanity, the goal of the second was to keep them alive – unfortunately, the second goddess lost the fight. Now it is up to the players to convince the winner that humanity is worth saving from extinction. The players are literally the last hope for the survival of their species.
While there is still no fixed release date for Europe, it is expected to appear in 2016 – a prior beta phase is almost a given.
We will keep an eye on the game for you and report as soon as there is concrete information about the start of the beta or the release in Europe.
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The latest patch of WildStar continues the story and improves the tutorials. In addition, there are new items available in the shop.
The Chamber of the Archon beckons story lovers
Tomorrow, on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, a new patch will be released for WildStar, which will be deployed to the live servers. The highlight of the update 1.5.1 is the “Chamber of the Archon,” the latest part of the story of WildStar. The players have been tasked by the Guardian to visit the Chamber of the Archon. There, the Archon of the Eldan, Jariel, has hidden important information about Nexus and the Eldan’s legacy.
In addition to the bitter cold (which can even lead to death), players will also have to face several puzzles here in order to be rewarded with knowledge (and of course loot) in the end.
New shop system and tutorials
Additionally, there are a few more minor changes. The shop now has a new section, the “Premium Station.” Items are offered exclusively for players with premium status, some of which are time-limited before they become available to all players in the regular shop.
Also new are extended tutorials that reveal what WildStar has to offer immediately after the Ark ship. This way, players get an early glimpse of housing, mounts, instances, and all the other types of content that can be experienced on Nexus.
Some items in the shop are exclusive to premium players – thick mounts are certainly part of that.
Finally, a welcome and farewell screen has been introduced. Here, the latest activities in the game are displayed, such as special weekends (bonus XP, more prestige, etc.) or events like the Halloween event. The daily rewards for logging in and updates in the shop are also promoted here.
Mein-MMO says: Although the Premium Station sounds like a nice bonus for subscribers, it is nothing more than another hurdle to obtain items from the shop. While players can also achieve premium status as “free” players through CREDD, hiding shop items behind even more barriers does not sound like a good idea. The new tutorials and the purchasable option to jump directly to “desired” content, such as housing, sound quite promising – just in time before the game is available on Steam.
For more news and articles about the SciFi MMORPG, visit our WildStar game page.
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In Destiny, you need to break high scores in the Challenge of the Elders to earn rewards. We provide you with tips on how to reach the required points.
Since the April update, there is the Challenge of the Elders in Destiny, a new endgame PvE activity in the Prison of Elders. Weekly progress in this mode is recorded on the Elders Seal, a type of scorecard. Every Tuesday, the progress is reset.
On the Elders Seal, you can achieve two objectives per week, which need to be completed in the Challenge of the Elders:
You must achieve a high score of 30,000 points in a single attempt. In a Challenge of the Elders, you need to survive three rounds in the Prison of Elders.
Additionally, you need to accumulate 90,000 points within a week. Here, points from all attempts are added together. You can also earn these points with different fireteams.
Once you have achieved these objectives, you can collect rewards from Variks, including delicious weapons and armor.
How to Break High Scores in the Challenge of the Elders
To participate in the Challenge of the Elders, you need a minimum light level of 290; the recommended level is 320. Additionally, you can only start the challenge after purchasing the Elders Seal from Variks for 100 Glimmer.
How to Efficiently Gather Points for High Scores:
Pay attention to the modifiers: On the Elders Seal, you will find the weekly kill bonus modifiers that grant you extra points. For instance, this week, super kills are worth more points.
Achieve precision kills: When you eliminate enemies with precision hits, you score more points. Especially against weak opponents, you can rack up many additional points. Take a few extra moments for your shots, but make sure the bullet achieves a precision hit.
Don’t dawdle: If you take too long to eliminate the boss of each round, Variks will deduct points from you. Therefore, you should move swiftly through the Prison of Elders. You need to find a balance between engaging the enemies offensively and not getting defeated yourself.
Quickly defeat the “small” enemies: During your fight against the boss, waves of additional enemies will keep appearing. As soon as they enter the stage, you should focus solely on them. This prevents you from being overwhelmed and also generates important points. Once they are defeated, return your attention to the boss.
Use your super frequently: You also earn points by generating orbs of light. Therefore, it is advisable to use your super as often as possible. This week, points from super kills are increased, making it particularly worthwhile to use the super.
If you feel you haven’t scored enough points for the high score after the first round, don’t give up: Round 2 has a higher score multiplier than the first round, and in Round 3, you can earn more points than in Round 2. So don’t throw in the towel too early.
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