The game Rust does not offer character selection, you must play as a character, whether you want to or not. The development team states: The compulsion has done the game really welland sales are higher than ever.
The survival game Rust has received a gender compulsion with an update: You cannot create a character, but are assigned one that you must play. Now the development team has come forward and explained that the gender compulsion has benefited Rust: Sales have skyrocketed since the controversial change.
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Rust – Sales have increased by over 70 % since gender compulsion
What has the game introduced? About two weeks ago we reported that Rust now has female character models. This in itself is nothing bad, but players in Rust are forced into both gender and skin color, which can no longer be changed as it is tied to the Steam ID. When the update was introduced, some players complained loudly: They now have to play as women and would rather not log in anymore. Some even said that Rust has dug its own grave with this and that it is only a matter of time before the game is “dead”.
Now the (more or less) surprising reaction: No. Rust is doing better than ever before.
Garry Newman, the founder of Facepunch Studios, has published some graphics on Twitter clearly showing how Rust has developed since the release of the controversially discussed patch. The statement is quite clear: Daily sales have increased by 74 %.
According to Newman, they have “never experienced anything like this,” except for the big Steam sales. With a touch of humor, they also say, “Linux sales have nearly doubled! From 4 to 7 per day.” But even more telling are the 2300 sales on Steam, compared to just under 1300 before.
In response to the negative criticism, he also has an answer. “That was definitely the loud minority,” he says in an email to Kotaku:
This is usually the case with all changes we make. On the Internet, you hear some opinions from people who haven’t played the game for months or have never played it at all. If we really want to know what people think, we anonymously join a server and ask for opinions there. The feedback from people who actually play the game is the most valuable.
With the latest update for the online action game Mechwarrior Online , the loyalty system of the factions is being introduced.
In the online game Mechwarrior Online, there are various houses that wage war against each other. You can determine which house you want to fight for. However, the system becomes more complex with the latest update, as you determine how loyal you are to a house.
You have the choice of whether you want to make a career as a loyalist of a house or whether you act as a mercenary, working for the houses that pay the best depending on the job situation. Additionally, you can also be a freelancer who stays out of it as much as possible and only takes sides in emergencies.
War Planning and New Game Modes
Moreover, the war-planning feature has been integrated. With this, all players of a faction can vote together on who should be attacked next. Through a leaderboard, you can see who the best mech pilots are. Also new is the game mode “Extraction”. In this, two teams of four players each compete against each other. Your task is to capture at least one data point and then reach the extraction zone where a dropship is waiting for you.
Additionally, scouting missions are available to you. In these, you need to gather important data. Whoever succeeds can gain significant advantages in battles for their unit.
Mechwarrior Online allows you to engage in exciting and tactical team battles in the Battletech universe. You enter the cockpit of a so-called mech, a combat robot that you can improve and expand yourself. Each mech has different advantages and disadvantages that must be used tactically within the team. If you are interested in the MMO, you can download it as a free-to-play game via Steam.
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Armored Warfare is a tank game, still in Open Beta, that is continuously being developed. Unlike the competition from World of Tanks, the PvE mode is particularly popular among fans.
After Poland and the Czech Republic, the focus will then shift to Korean and Scandinavian tanks. Additional tanks from China are not planned for the time being.
ARK: Survival Evolved has just delayed its release, but is significantly enhancing the content.
ARK sells 5 million copies, delivers community content
Although the release of ARK: Survival Evolved was recently postponed from summer 2016 to Christmas 2016, the game is doing fantastically. One record after another is being broken, with reports now citing 4 million copies sold for PC and 1 million versions for Xbox One.
The delay is partly due to the desire to provide a larger mod support than previously available. The community is being given the chance to develop their own mods, and if these are particularly popular or well-made, they may be included in the game. Two of these mods are expected to be released this year. Next month, in May, “The Center” will be released, a map so vast that it “more than doubles” the game’s content. In the summer, a second mod named “Primitive Plus” will follow.
Mods were initially only playable on PC – with these two expansions, they will be playable on Xbox One for the first time.
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But the developers are also diligently providing their own content. Recently, patch 239 for the PC version was released, which adds two new animals to the game. “Dire Bears”, large bears, now roam the island while Mantas invite for cool surfing fun if tamed. In addition, players can now craft a chemistry table and a primitive cannon. Those particularly brave can venture into battle against the broodmother – she now has her own arena.
In The Division, the item bonus “Protection from Elites” is causing problems. It apparently has the exact opposite effect of what it should do.
Things are just not quiet around Ubisoft’s MMO shooter: Even though some exploits in The Division are being invented by users themselves, another bug has already appeared, contributing to the depressing atmosphere that one might have to believe. However, this time it is not an exploit that agents could profit from. Now a bug with an item bonus is causing discontent among players.
“Protection from Elites” faulty in The Division
As reddit user JaRrYc claims to have proven, the item bonus “Protection from Elites” does not provide increased protection from elite enemies at all. When agents equip items with this advantage, they instead take more damage than before. However, the description of this ability clearly states:
Additional reduction of damage dealt by named and elite enemies.
Various users have come across this annoying problem through analysis of the programming code and through self-experiments. Some screenshots have been uploaded to prove the situation. Below are two of them.
In this screenshot, the user had 11% protection from elites:
In this screenshot, the user had no 11% protection from elites: The comments on this post reinforce this discovery, which would explain a lot. Especially agents who had increased this value as tanks report that this issue troubled them. They were wondering why they looked so bad against elite enemies.
Therefore, the following advice: Better not rely on this talent for now to avoid hitting the virtual dust too soon.
So far, there has been no official statement from Massive. This reddit post was only published today. However, since it is spreading like wildfire, the developers will likely be able to resolve the issue soon.
In the MMORPG ASTA the first content patch is already available, even though the game is still officially in beta.
New Difficulty Level for Raids in ASTA
Technically, the “Korean World of Warcraft,” ASTA, is not yet out of its beta phase, but that seems to be just a formality. The game received its first content update on April 18, which mainly brought new difficulty modes and a fresh PvP arena map.
The biggest change is the introduction of a “very hard” mode for the existing raid instances, which can be completed once a day. In general, the bosses have become stronger and use better abilities, and they use them more frequently.
In addition, there is a new arena, the “Ora Fortress Underground Arena,” where players can engage in classic 5vs5 combat. Furthermore, players can now also participate in intra-faction battlegrounds, allowing them to fight with their own faction.
Aside from that, there were also some nerfs to the Mage. The Mage was too strong with certain spells, or could heal himself too effectively. You can find a complete list of the patch notes in our sources.
In the coming weeks, the team aims to focus on fine-tuning the existing systems, even though everything looks quite solid overall.
The ESL has banned the pro gamers who were financially supported by the porn site YouPorn.
A few months ago, it made headlines: Youporn is entering esports. Apparently, there were overlaps in the target audience identified. Data from competing websites support this assumption.
The PR stunt or, from another point of view, the esports engagement of the porn website has now come to an end. The ESL (Electronic Sports League) has severed all ties with the pro gamers from “Team YP.” They were active in games like Evolve, CS:GO, Starcraft II, Mortal Kombat X, and Ultra Street Fighter IV.
As a reason for the ban, the ESL stated to the US site Gamespot that many of the other partners had strict “No drugs, no alcohol, no pornography” rules. And adherence to these rules is also contractually mandated. These rules have been in the regulations for a long time. They had been in contact with Team YP’s management in recent months to find a solution.
The management of Team YP is disappointed with the decision. They find it unfair. After all, the team is modest and decent, by no means offensive and strictly separated from the sponsors. Team YP, in the management’s view, has nothing to do with porn, is a completely different brand, and is house-trained.
Through social media, they are apparently trying to establish the hashtag “#FreeTeamYP”.
The title image comes from the US website Gamespot.
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In Destiny, the exotic shotgun Lord of Wolves came with the April update into year 2. We will show you what makes this special “shotgun” so unique.
Lord of Wolves is an unconventional “shotgun” that resists classification into previous categories. This weapon shares similarities with pulse rifles as it fires five bursts of burning “shot” at enemies per shot.
Guardians who were not familiar with this weapon from year 1 say they were overwhelmed by the “wow” effect when they first used it. Why is that?
How to get the year-2 version of Lord of Wolves in Destiny
In year 1, you could obtain Lord of Wolves through an exotic quest in the Prison of Elders. In the second year of Destiny, you still need to go into the Prison to farm the shotgun. Here are the sources:
Challenge of the Elders: Complete the Challenge of the Elders in the newly revamped Prison of Elders to earn Lord of Wolves as a random reward.
Xur: The Agent of the Nine sells this item from time to time.
What makes Lord of Wolves in Destiny special
The exotic special weapon deals solar damage and won’t impress anyone with just a glance at its stats. Particularly, its impact can’t compete with the best shotguns. However, it excels in other talents we will look at shortly. First, let’s see the stats in the graphic:
Touch of Malice: Hits with this weapon grant nearby allies +3 recovery. Lasts for 30 seconds.
Hip Fire: This weapon grants you additional precision when firing from the hip.
Additionally, you can choose between Perfect Balance (lower recoil), Fast Reload, and Extended Magazine.
With Soft Ballistics, Drift Control, and Linear Compensator, you can tweak recoil, impact, and range a bit.
These perks probably won’t send the guardians into cheers. However, Lord of Wolves has hidden talents that only reveal themselves when transitioning from theory to practice:
When you pull the trigger with Lord of Wolves, the weapon fires five pulses at your enemies at once. One advantage of this is that you can deal significant damage to enemies, eliminating them before they even know what’s happening. However, controlling these 5 shots to ensure they reach their target is not easy. This shotgun is not easy to master.
Also noteworthy are its magazine size, reserve ammo, and reload speed. Compared to other shotguns, the entire magazine can be filled with just one smooth motion, allowing you to quickly get back into the action.
What can Lord of Wolves do in PvE and PvP?
In both PvE and PvP, Lord of Wolves only favors a specific playstyle: a very aggressive one. If you prefer to operate from the background, you should rely on other special weapons.
If you enjoy getting close to the darkness and other guardians in the Crucible, the weapon receives a thumbs up from many users. Especially for stopping guardians with active supers in the Crucible, it would prove its worth, as its range turns out to be better in practice than the stats suggest.
Some users also report it can stir things up in the Trials of Osiris in the right hands. However, this also presents the greatest downside of this weapon: the 5-shot bursts must first be controlled. Guardians who are used to a shotgun firing only one load of shot per trigger pull will need to adjust.
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Most guardians agree on one thing: Lord of Wolves definitely feels exotic, both in power and design. However, it probably won’t set new standards in year 2, as it hasn’t been labeled as an over-weapon yet. Nevertheless, one can conclude: Lord of Wolves is easy to love, but not easy to master.
What do you think of Lord of Wolves? Have you already obtained the year-2 version?
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In The Division , gaming sites are reporting about a new “glitch” – but this time it’s fictional.
It’s a great story. Here it goes: If you fall through the ground near the boss in “Falcon Lost”, enemies will throw grenades at you. And this kills the final boss without you taking damage.
The story fits the current climate around the game: “Oh God, is your game buggy, Ubisoft!”
We first noticed the story a few days ago on Gamespot, but it was quickly deleted there. Meanwhile, several large English-speaking sites, as well as a German gaming site, have picked up the story and report about the embarrassing state of the game: New glitches keep appearing. As soon as one is fixed, another one pops up, the sites wrote.
They agreed with the fans who in the comments under the articles mocked The Division and Massive. They said they couldn’t keep their game under control. A new bug every day. The sources for the story are a bit strange. One site refers to another. A large German site refers to the site “pixeldynamo”, which claims to have learned about the glitch on reddit.
It was also mentioned on the large international forum reddit, only: It was a joke. The Redditor from whom the post about the supposed glitch originated, which then caused such a stir, clarified this morning: It was a joke. The Redditor wanted to demonstrate that the “trick”, even if it was wrong, got more views than his “legitimate” guide to the boss. The latter hardly received any attention.
It is particularly striking that the glitch was picked up by many gaming sites under the title “How to complete the incursion even after the hotfix”. The user listed a number of gaming sites that fell for his “hoax” and reported on it without testing the glitch – among the list are some very well-known English-speaking gaming sites.
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For the upcoming shooter Doom, the graphics options for PC have been announced.
The Windows PC version of Doom will offer a variety of graphics options. Not only will the FPS lock of Doom be removed on PC, but an image format of 21:9 is also expected to be supported, allowing for a wide field of view.
Graphics Options for Doom on PC
As Chief Technical Officer Robert Duffy confirms, PC players will be able to tweak their experience in Doom thanks to numerous graphics settings, benefiting from the diverse options available. Many settings were not accessible to players during the open beta, but id Software considers them just as important as the demanding PC gaming community. Duffy said:
PC gaming is in our DNA here at id.
Therefore, they will also love to tinker with the settings to achieve the desired experience – as far as the PC’s performance allows.
Below are the expected “advanced settings” that will be available at the launch of Doom:
Manually Lock Framerate (un-locked by default)
Lights Quality
Chromatic Aberration Toggle
Shading Quality
Post Process Quality
Particles Quality
Game F/X Quality
Decal Quality
Directional Occlusion
Reflections Quality
Depth of Field Toggle
Decal / Texture Filtering
Motion Blur Quality / Toggle
Sharpening Amount
Lens Flare Toggle
Lens Dirt Toggle
Texture Atlas Size
Show Performance Metrics
Resolution Scaling
UI Opacity
Film Grain
Rendering Mode
FOV Slider
Simple Reticle
Show First-person Hands Toggle
Use Compute Shaders
Vsync (support or triple buffering)
Doom will be released on May 13 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
We have sorted and listed all cards from the Hearthstone expansion “Whispers of the Old Gods”.
Since the livestream last Thursday (April 21), all 134 cards of the upcoming expansion “Whispers of the Old Gods” from Hearthstone have been revealed. In order for you to have all the new cards at a glance, we have created several galleries for you to view all cards. The new cards are expected to find their way into the game starting Tuesday, April 26, . 13 card packs will be available for Hearthstone players to earn through quests or receive as gifts without spending money.
On the following pages, you will find all cards of the upcoming expansion, sorted by the different classes. You can either use the navigation at the end of the page or directly select your favorite class here.
In the fantasy MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (PC, PS4, Xbox One) the next DLC “Dark Brotherhood” goes live on the PC test server tomorrow. That is earlier than expected.
This is surprisingly quick. Saturday night, The Elder Scrolls Online announced on Facebook that the latest DLC “Dark Brotherhood” will be deployed on Monday to the PTS, the Public Test Server, on PC.
Only at the end of last week was the DLC introduced in a trailer. The early PTS date for “Dark Brotherhood” gives fans hope that the DLC could go live relatively soon. However, that is not yet confirmed. In the past, it was usually relatively quick once a DLC was on the PTS; but this time they may simply be taking more time for testing.
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Currently, PAX East is taking place in Boston. This is the first western gaming convention of the year. Zenimax is there with a booth and chatting with fans, among other things about the Dark Brotherhood.
The DLC will be dark and murderous. The “Dark Brotherhood” is a guild of assassins.
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A former suicidal viewer thanks his favorite streamer – and is severely insulted by him.
Many people struggle with depression and some have toyed with the thought of suicide. It is always nice to hear when people can free themselves from this burden and find joy in life – or so one would think. However, a streamer from HiRez, the developer company of SMITE, saw things differently. He insulted a formerly suicidal person in the strongest terms.
What happened?
The streamer Brandan Nance, better known as DMBrandon, was streaming some games of SMITE on Twitch again. Occasionally, some users donate a bit of money to him, usually along with a funny phrase or a greeting that is then displayed on the stream. A viewer who donated $5 added the following message:
“I tried to kill myself, and after being discharged from the clinic, I discovered your videos and SMITE became one of the positive things in my life. Thank you.”
However, DMBrandon did not feel honored by the message and reacted extremely critically. “There are many streamers who would love to hear such a message. But I will just call you an asshole.”
Then the chat practically exploded and DMBrandon elaborated further to justify his words – at least to some extent.
“It is a selfish, stupid thing to do. (…) If you don’t like my opinion, then you can look for someone else to watch who will tell you that suicide is okay. Go and f*** yourself, kid.”
The core message from Nance can likely be summarized as follows: If you take your own life while there is at least one other person who cares about you, then you are a selfish person.
You can listen to his complete remarks in English here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-nUigOMRwc
Then what always happens on the internet occurred: A shitstorm was unleashed on Reddit and heads were to roll – which promptly happened. Nance himself stated that he was leaving HiRez and apologized for losing control during the stream.
Shortly thereafter, Nance posted a much more extensive apology, in which he explained his behavior, although it should not be considered a justification. He himself has a difficult relationship with the topic of death and suicide, as his sister was killed in a robbery.
In conclusion, he says: “I often tell people that they should not have an opinion if they have not engaged with a topic. This time, I was the ignorant one.”
HiRez, the makers behind SMITE, emphasized that the opinion expressed by Nance does not correspond to the company’s philosophy and that they take matters such as suicide, depression, and mental illness very seriously. Following this, HiRez donated to the “American Foundation of Suicide Prevention” – a foundation for suicide prevention.
Mein-MMO says: This has certainly spiraled out of control. Even if there are many different opinions on the topic of suicide, one should still approach the subject with more caution, especially when speaking to someone who has suffered from it. Although DMBrandon’s reaction is much more understandable when you learn about his own life story, his behavior was simply inappropriate.
At least two positive aspects have emerged from this whole story: More attention has been drawn to this important taboo topic and the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention can look forward to donations.
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Ubisoft has released a new update for the racing MMO The Crew: Wild Run.
This update introduces stunt races to the game. On special off-road tracks, you must showcase as many stunts as possible, but do not forget to hit all the checkpoints. This way, you can earn a lot of points, for example when performing spectacular 360° spins as well as forward or backward flips. By utilizing the many ramps on the tracks, you can execute stunts that will impress everyone. Of course, you need to pay attention to the right style and timing.
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You can start the stunt races in the Summit for off-road and rally motorcycles. But the April update for The Crew: Wild Run offers even more. With the “Save and Share” feature for the free ride and speed trap challenges, you can save up to ten challenges and then share them with players directly in the game or via social networks using a unique ID.
Additionally, you will find new tools in the update, which allow you to adjust the weather and control your camera settings and viewpoints. This makes it possible to record even more interesting videos. The update also brings further improvements and adjustments. Furthermore, you can look forward to these new qualification events for the upcoming monthly Summit in the online racing game The Crew:
PVP:
Pennsylvania Heights – Off-road setup
Miami Downtown Tour – Performance setup
Long Beach Race Track – Track setup
PVE:
New Performance Time Trial in the Mountain States
New Rally Stunt Races in the Grand Canyon
New Drag Challenge in the East
New Drift Challenge in the West
New Performance Speed Trap in Las Vegas
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BioWare introduces a new type of character customization in SWTOR , weapon tuning.
New, flashy color effects – SWTOR’s weapon tuning
The ability to continually customize your character in an MMORPG to make it a unique snowflake in the digital expanse is one of the most important revenue sources for many games. Star Wars: The Old Republic is no exception, as it also has a comprehensive system that includes costumes and other visual tweaks like coloring clothing.
These systems will further expand with the Chapter XIII of Knights of the Fallen Empire, “Loot and Profit”. With the patch, there will be a new “weapon tuning”. Some weapons have an additional slot where an upgrade can be installed – it works just like all other modifications in the game.
However, this weapon tuning is purely cosmetic, providing no stat boosts. Instead, they equip the weapon with lightning effects that look flashy on both lightsabers as well as blasters and cannons. It’s as if the technician was careless when crafting the weapon and is now desperately trying to prevent it from exploding.
Not all weapons have such a tuning slot, but suitable war gear can be obtained from various sources (raids, reputation, cartel market).
Hardly noticeable on lightsabers – the small lightning on the edge.
The controversy: The weapon tunings will initially only be available in cartel packs – they are thus random. Although they can also be resold in the trading network (auction house), fans are always dissatisfied when something is “only” available by chance.
Mein-MMO says: After having just admitted that there were minor bugs and larger problems upon the release of chapters that they now want to avoid, such an announcement seems somewhat out of place. Fans have voiced significant criticism that they are receiving less content for more money, along the lines of “13 euros do not justify a 20-minute chapter.” It does seem somewhat surprising that a new feature is coming that can – more or less – only be used through the purchase of cartel packs.
In World of Warcraft: Legion, much revolves around artifact weapons. These are given to players early on and grow alongside their wielders throughout the duration of the expansion. Each talent specialization receives its own weapon, which means mages have a total of 3 artifacts available. Let’s take a look at the individual weapons.
Arcane – Aluneth, Staff of the Magna (Artifact Weapon for Arcane Mages)
Background story: Only one woman has ever attained the rank of Guardian of Tirisfal: Aegwynn, the mother of Medivh and one of the most powerful female mages to have ever lived. She is the most known bearer of Aluneth, and the staff has since carried the nickname “Staff of the Magna”. Before Aegwynn relinquished her title as Guardian, she laid down the staff – but no one knows where it has rested since.
Properties of Aluneth, Staff of the Magna: Arcane mages specialize in slowing down enemies and causing massive damage spikes. Since mages are pure damage machines, many of the properties are simply blunt enhancements of existing spells.
All Arcane mages start with the Mark of Aluneth: In the target area, a magical prison is created that slows all affected enemies by 70% for 6 seconds and deals damage over time. After the effect ends, the prison explodes, dealing damage equal to 15% of the Arcane mage’s maximum mana.
The Touch of the Magi gives the Arcane spell a 10% chance to mark the struck enemy. For 6 seconds, the damage dealt by the mage is stored, before 10% of that damage then explodes in a small area around the target.
The Rule of Three gives your Arcane Missiles a 33.3% chance to fire a total of 3 additional Arcane Missiles.
Finally, Arcane Rebound improves the Arcane Barrage ability: If more than 2 targets are hit by Arcane Barrage, the primary target explodes for additional damage in a small area effect.
Fire – Felo’melorn (Artifact Weapon for Fire Mages)
Background story: Felo’melorn, the elvish term for “Flame Strike”, is a magical blade that has gathered fame for many millennia. It was already used by the high elf Dath’Remar during the War of the Ancients to combat the Burning Legion. Later, in Quel’thalas, it was the weapon of the Sunstrider family and served well in the Troll Wars. The last time the weapon was seen was in the hands of Kael’thas Sunstrider, when he crossed swords with Arthas in Northrend – but the blood elf prince had to retreat and the weapon was lost in the process.
Properties of Felo’melorn: Fire mages also embody the essence of a damage dealer, and this is reflected in the properties of the artifact weapon. Almost all standard properties increase the damage of abilities, however, “Blink” can also be improved to heal the mage for 60% of their health. Let’s look at the more exciting properties:
As befits Kael’thas’ weapon, Phoenix’s Flames hurls a burning phoenix at an enemy, causing damage and then dealing additional damage to all nearby enemies. Has up to 3 charges with a 30-second cooldown each.
Phoenix Reborn ensures that targets affected by “Ignite” suffer a bit more damage. Each time this happens, the remaining cooldown of Phoenix’s Flames is reduced by 2 seconds.
Those who love critical hits will adore Pyretic Incantation. Each time you cause consecutive critical hits, the damage of critical hits increases by 5%. This stacks until a non-critical hit occurs.
The property Blast Furnace ensures that each “Inferno Blast” additionally applies a DoT to the target, causing a small amount of damage over 9 seconds.
Frost – Ebonchill (Artifact Weapon for Frost Mages)
Background story: Alodi, the first Guardian of Tirisfal, wielded the weapon Ebonchill. For nearly a century, the staff served its bearer in this position, before Alodi retired from this office. However, he kept Ebonchill with him until his death. Only afterwards was the staff recovered by the Kirin Tor and safely stored, for if a mage with less experience than Alodi were to use the staff, it could have devastating consequences…
Properties of Ebonchill: For Frost mages, the standard properties of the artifacts are rather unremarkable. Critical damage takes center stage here, which can significantly be increased for almost all frost spells.
All Frost mages begin with Ebonbolt, a powerful spell that causes massive shadow frost damage, but it also has a cooldown of 45 seconds.
It’s Cold Outside is an upgrade of the Water Elemental. This now shoots frost shards instead of water bolts, causing a bit more damage and has a chance to grant the mage a stack of Frost Fingers.
With Black Ice, the weapon has a chance to temporarily increase the damage of Icicles by 100%.
Finally, Chilled to the Core enhances the spell Icy Veins. While it is active, all frost damage from the mage is increased by a whopping 20%.
This weekend, The Division offers Phoenix Credits for everyone. We summarize what they are for and how you can grab them, so you don’t miss out.
In recent weeks, things have not been running smoothly in The Division. That is probably clear to everyone. All the bugs, exploits, and cheats have caused frustration and bad moods. That is equally clear. To calm things down a bit, Massive is throwing around Phoenix Credits.
The official reason for this compensation, according to Community Developer Yannick Banchereau, is that the developers want to apologize for the fact that a few days before Update 1.1, no daily missions could be played in The Division. This disrupted the agents who wanted to stockpile Phoenix Credits in this way.
Here’s how to get your 150 Phoenix Credits
You will receive 150 Phoenix Credits as compensation. All you have to do is log in to the servers once this weekend. However, you won’t be served the PCs on a silver platter, and if you’re not too familiar with The Division, it may take you some time to find them. Here’s how to get them:
You need to head to the rewards vendor, who is secretly waiting for you with the Phoenix Credits. This guy hides in the farthest corner of the Operations Base. You can reach him by walking straight ahead from the entrance towards the Tech Wing, but then don’t go up the stairs; instead, continue straight down the hallway. At this vendor, you will also need to collect your rewards from the Ubisoft Club if you have unlocked something there and want to use it in the game.
Once you arrive at him, you just need to talk to him, switch to “Resources”, and grab the coveted currency.
The video provides insight into the beta of Crossout – a shooter where you control vehicles instead of characters.
If World of Tanks is too slow for you, but shooting with vehicles is your thing? Then YouTuber Refaser might have discovered just the right game for you. He is currently taking a look at the beta of Crossout and shares what he thinks about the game.
Crossout is a shooter with vehicles. No, not tanks, but ordinary cars. Although “ordinary” might not be the right word, as the vehicles can be individually assembled piece by piece – there are hardly any limits to creativity. Want more armor or an additional machine gun?
You can engage in team battles against other players on various battlefields and blast their hoods with different guns, from rifles to shotguns. If you prefer to battle against computer opponents, there are also some PvE missions available.
Particularly cool is the ability to demolish individual parts of the enemy’s equipment. If an opponent is too heavily armored, just shoot out all 4 tires, and he’ll be left immobilized until the round is over. With these damage models, precise aiming and tactical planning are essential.
If you feel a bit nostalgic about the childhood memories of PlayStation and Nintendo 64, you might remember the classic Vigilante 8.
In this article, we have already introduced Crossout and also explained how you can get into the beta yourself:
In the MMO shooter The Division, a YouTube channel has presented a video that was entirely created within The Division.
On the YouTube channel “The Two Scotsmen – Hoodoo_Operator”, a trailer has been released, consisting entirely of gameplay footage from The Division. This trailer aims to prepare for an upcoming fan-made film called “Chaos”, which will take place in the post-apocalyptic setting of Ubisoft’s shooter. There are hopes to release the first episode soon.
The film’s “Cinematic Story” follows a Division agent as she battles through the chaos in Manhattan. There will be no shortage of action and violence. With an impressive musical backdrop, the trailer gains the necessary drama. Just watch and listen for yourselves:
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The developers have also caught wind of this trailer and praise it highly. It is described as an impressive work, exemplifying the fantastic and incredibly creative Division community. The opinions in the comments are also very positive.
What do you think of this community trailer?
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During the ongoing Pax East in Boston, a stream by the developers took place on Friday evening featuring Warframe, showcasing some upcoming innovations. What exactly is coming your way can be found out here.
New Warframe
All space ninjas who preferred to visit Baro Ki’Teer last night to stock up on useful mods or decorative items likely missed Digital Extremes’ preview of Warframe’s Update 19.0, which was broadcast live from Pax East in Boston. Therefore, we provide you with a brief summary of what was shown.
New female Warframe – available with Update 19.0
With the next expansion, there will be a new Warframe. This still unnamed character will revolve around the overarching theme of fairies, which will also be reflected in his or her abilities.
For example, razor-sharp butterflies will be at her disposal. Additionally, true to her design theme and mischievous nature, she will be able to transform into a small fairy and face off against the big bad enemies.
Rocket League in Warframe?
For fans of PvP, or rather those who may not have warmed up to it so far and tend to avoid battling other Tenno, a new game mode will be added to the Conclave. This will be sports-based and cater to players who master Warframe’s parkour mechanics. Lunaro will be its name, giving you the opportunity to earn Conclave reputation points away from the PvP slaughter. According to Digital Extremes, the inspiration for this new, yet to be defined mode, partly comes from Rocket League. This suggests a fun competition ahead.
…and the new Prime Warframe is…?
On Thursday, the developer released the first teaser image of the next Prime Access announced for late Spring. Unfortunately, you could already read in the URL who it will be. Vauban, possibly the hardest character to obtain (as his individual parts are only available through alerts), will be added to the ranks of the Primes.
A beautiful back can also please, in this case Vauban Prime
Additionally, the hammer Fragor and, after several image comparisons by the author, the dual pistol Aksomati will be added as Prime weapons. For completeness, it should be mentioned that the latter could also refer to the Akstiletto. Those who want to guess can take a look at the highlight trailer at the end of the article.
Focus with Extra Equipment
Furthermore, a preview of a new enemy type of the Sentient has been provided, the Exosuit Sentient. This will only be combatable using new additions to the existing focus system.
Left: New Exosuit Sentient; Right: A new type of weapon
Furthermore, a new type of weapon will be introduced to the game. This extremely powerful space ninja toy will, when equipped, replace an arm of your Warframe. Adam Jensen from Deus Ex says hello from afar.
Event with Duel Arena
A preview of the next event was also provided. Here, you will be contacted by the Grineer of the Steel Meridian Syndicate to capture defectors and hold them accountable in an arena. But beware: If you achieve some victories here, your own syndicate will contact you and advise you to no longer support Steel Meridian.
The revised Kela de Thaym will play a role in the event
This is intended to highlight the presence of the syndicates within the Warframe universe and their different and opposing views.
Warframe Veterans Listen Up
If you are among the long-standing space dwellers who have been through everything since the beginning, or simply those who sorely miss a challenge and corresponding rewards, it should be noted that the overhaul of the star chart has something to do with it again.
If you have unlocked all nodes, there will be a few among them where you can determine the difficulty yourself and thus also receive better loot.
The War Within
As a grand finale and conclusion of the Pax East Warframe podium, a teaser trailer titled “The War Within” was shown. Or better said, it should have been for the online viewers, if the internet hadn’t quit on site. However, those who missed it can catch it in the highlight trailer below.
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This trailer is the first announcement of the next major expansion, which is said to revolve around the Grineer queens. So far, they have only been mentioned in various stories but never shown.
For some time now, longer poems revolving around the two heads have been progressively unlockable within the game. This is done through the scannable, hidden Kuria in many level environments and requires patience, time, and endurance. Qualities that a true space ninja embodies.
What are you most looking forward to? Or do the announcements leave you as cold as space?
If you’ve become interested in Warframe, it’s worth taking a look at our Warframe beginner guide.
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