The medieval MMORPG The Black Death will launch in Early Access with 6 classes in 9 days.
The Early Access for “The Black Death” is announced for April 19 via Steam. A new video has showcased and presented the game in its current state.
It aims to start with 6 classes: Militia, Farmer and Merchant have already been introduced. Additionally, Blacksmith, Monk, and Hunter will serve as “advanced classes”.
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The Early Access is expected to last about eight to twelve months. A focus is on server stability. For the “official release”, they plan to offer more professions and a larger world.
In the MMO shooter Destiny , you increase the quality of items that come from exotic engrams.
In Destiny, a lot will change with the patch on Tuesday: including the quality of exotic engrams. Until now, items could have a light level of either 280 or 310, depending on your own light level. After the patch, it will rise to a maximum defense or attack value of 335, meaning the maximum light level.
This is particularly important for infusing in Destiny , as players can take exotic items with high light levels and infuse them into legendary items with lower light levels. The lower items will then take on the higher light level on a one-to-one basis.
The special thing is: The exotic engrams will contain items that have a higher defense or attack value than the light level the player currently has. However: This refers to the “total light.”
This means: If a player has light 320 but wears a helmet with a defense value of 335 and decrypts an exotic helmet engram, he can still get a helmet with 321 light. It is only guaranteed that the helmet has a defense value of 321 or higher.
“Non-exotic engrams” will yield items with values up to 310 light.
This information was shared by the community manager Cozmo on reddit. By the way, there is no information yet on whether these new rules also apply to exotic engrams that players collected before the patch. This is currently being hotly debated, and we will find out Tuesday evening. The patch is expected around 7:00 PM our time.
We took a close look at Reaper, an assault character from Overwatch. Read here how the deadly shadow plays.
Reaper – the Death from the Shadows
A while ago, we already turned to the Ice Princess Mei and the grunting tank Roadhog, today we take a look at a somewhat rougher guy. Little is known about the terrorist Reaper, who has made a name for himself worldwide with his gruesome attacks. Rumor has it that he is a mercenary, but he doesn’t stay loyal to any organization for long. Some even say he is a failed genetic experiment with only one goal: to eliminate all remaining Overwatch agents.
Let’s first take a look at Reaper’s abilities:
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The Inferno Shotguns can be fired in quick succession. They deal massive damage in close combat, but their effectiveness completely fizzles out at medium range.
With Wraith Form, Reaper becomes invulnerable for a few seconds and can move through enemies. While he takes no damage, he also cannot use his other abilities or shoot.
By activating Shadow Step, Reaper can teleport to a targeted position. However, he must remain still for a few seconds, during which he is vulnerable and cannot defend himself.
The ultimate ability Death Blossom inflicts massive damage around Reaper. All enemies are showered with countless shots from his shotguns. During the ability, the player can only move with drastically reduced speed.
Timing and Positioning is Everything
If you look at the various cinematics of Overwatch, in which Reaper repeatedly plays an important role, you might get the wrong impression of him. He is indeed quite cool, but it is rarely advisable to directly engage enemies with him. Reaper thrives on ambushes and that one golden moment when he can surprise his enemies. With two well-aimed headshots in close combat, almost all heroes with low health points can be taken down, but he struggles against tanks.
Timing Shadow Step correctly is not so easy. Because not only at the starting position do you stand “useless” for a few moments and can easily be sniped away, but at the target position there are also more moments where you are completely exposed. However, the ability is excellent for bridging long distances and simply getting behind enemies or to a significantly elevated position. That’s exactly where you should be when you want to launch Death Blossom. Happily, you jump right into the enemies and then unleash the ultimate to create a true storm of devastation.
Several times I made the mistake of trying to position myself with Wraith Form, but most opponents see through that immediately. Those who give enemies time to aim at Reaper with “Wraith Form” will be executed just a few milliseconds after activating their abilities.
Wraith Form is a double-edged sword anyway, as it doesn’t just make you invulnerable but also defenseless. The few seconds you have to reposition often aren’t enough to really get to safety – and almost always the opponent waits for the moment when you pop out of invulnerability.
In summary, I must confess that I did not have as much fun with Reaper as with Mei or Roadhog, which is simply because I don’t handle the character particularly well. In more skilled hands, Reaper is cruel, deadly, and a true plague. Quite often, a cheerful “DIE! DIE! DIE!” rings in the decisive play move in a match – just usually not from me.
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Whether it was really by accident or simply out of respect for the spin-to-win hero from LoL is unclear.
As Shanghaiist reports, interesting scenes unfolded in front of an internet café in China. There, an elderly woman kneeled before a statue, began to pray, and even burned incense for this purpose. So far, that all sounds normal and not particularly unusual – however, she probably didn’t realize that she was not paying homage to an old Chinese general but rather to a hero from a completely new era.
She probably confused Lord Guan Yu with the LoL hero
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Lord Guan Yu was a Chinese general under Liu Bei, who lived during the Three Kingdoms period and is still considered one of the most famous figures in Chinese history. Worship of him began around 400 years after his death and is still practiced today. He is regarded as a patron of those who adhere to the code of righteousness and brotherhood.
The figure of the League of Legends hero “Garen” standing in front of an internet café seemingly reminded the woman very much of Guan Yu. For she knelt there and spoke her prayers. Whether she noticed that she was worshipping the wrong “god” is unclear – hopefully, the praying nonetheless served its purpose.
By the way: “Guan Yu” has also achieved fame in video games. He appears in strategy titles like “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” or action brawlers like Dynasty Warriors, as well as in SMITE – but it is teeming with gods there.
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In The Division, the YouTubers from “GUGA.TV” present a tank build that is specialized for the PvP area of the game.
The YouTubers from “GUGA.TV” present a tank build by user TDG_Julesz. He has combined the abilities and items of his agent in such a way that a build has emerged that particularly shines in the Dark Zone. It is promised that this will make it very difficult for your enemies to kill you. Let’s take a look at it.
How to create a “PvP Tank Build” in The Division
This “PvP Tank Build” is designed to allow agents to perform more dominantly in the Dark Zone. The goal is to withstand significantly more damage while also dealing more damage. Especially for those agents who like to go rogue but have often come up short before, it may be worth taking a look at this build.
When you reach Rogue Level 5 in the Dark Zone, a Manhunt operation starts – with you as the target! If you survive this situation, you will reap fine rewards. With the following build, your survival is not guaranteed, but you can improve your chances.
Focus on Stamina and Weapons for this Build
This Dark Zone build is primarily a tank: Therefore, the Stamina attribute plays the most significant role. You want to be able to take a lot of hits before your enemies force you to kneel. More stamina means more health, and more health means you can withstand more before you die. So raise it by all means!
The second attribute that this build relies on is Weapons. You not only want to withstand a lot of damage but also deal decent damage. Weapons are, therefore, the second priority. The Electronics attribute plays a subordinate role; you take what is left over.
Important: High stamina alone does not protect you from aggressive enemies. You must also increase your armor value as much as you can. Armor reduces the damage taken, which is essential for the tank build. The maximum armor value is 65%, so try to get as close to this value as possible.
Select the Following Skills for the “Manhunt Build”
You can equip your agent with two skills and one special skill. The skills can be modified:
Pulse with the “Tactical Scanner” mod: This increases damage when attacking enemy targets identified by a Pulse. You perceive your enemies earlier and can also deal them more damage. A benefit when going against other Division agents!
First Aid with the “Adrenaline Shot” mod: In addition to the normal healing effect, it temporarily increases damage for the healed.
Survival Link: Your damage resistance increases by 80% for 15 seconds. Additionally, movement speed increases. This allows you to either aggressively ambush your enemies or flee from them.
These are the Talents You Should Rely on for the Build in The Division
Once you have unlocked all slots, you can choose four talents. For this build, take the following:
Adrenaline: Use a medkit when you are not at full health to receive an “overheal.” This temporarily increases your maximum health. If your health is low, this talent could save your life. Remember that medkits should only be used in emergencies.
Rescue Medical: Use a medkit at low health to increase damage resistance by 40% for 10 seconds. This talent also enhances medkits to ensure your survival. You can carry up to 5 medkits, which means 50 seconds of increased damage resistance. In the Dark Zone, that’s a lot of time. But remember the cooldown of the First Aid kits.
Field Medic: When you use a medkit, you heal your group members and other allies within 20 meters by 40%. This talent also has the effect of providing yourself with an additional 40% healing.
On the Move: If you kill an enemy while moving, damage taken is reduced by 30% for 10 seconds. This is especially beneficial when facing multiple agents.
This is the Gear You Need for the “PvP Tank Build” in The Division
The following weapons are recommended for this build:
The M1A Series 1 Precision Rifle: This may very well be the best sniper in The Division, which is discussed in this article. A good way to stay alive in the Dark Zone is to kill others before they can inflict damage on you. With the right roll, you can turn this sniper into a “headshot machine.”
Note: Since the user of this build focuses on stamina, not all weapon talents are unlocked. For this build, stamina is simply of greater importance.
For the armor pieces, you should focus on high-end gear that brings the armor value close to the maximum of 65%, which is the highest priority. Furthermore, it is recommended to increase damage and critical hit chance. Also, pay attention to the armor talents. An overview of all armor talents in The Division can be found here.
In the following video from GUGA.TV, you can have all items explained in detail and the entire build thoroughly:
https://youtu.be/KLaeYVNPgpM
The video also includes gameplay footage; see for yourself how this build performs in practice.
In the comments, opinions about this build are quite unanimous: it is said to be a very good build that is “mega fun” to play with. You survive many situations with it.
What do you think of this tank build that specializes in PvP?
In Destiny there will be various ways to reach the new light level maximum of 335. We present these.
The website DestinyTheGame takes you on a ” journey of light”: Here you can experience “playfully” how to reach the new maximum light level of 335.
First, you need to enter your current light level. Once this hurdle is overcome, you will choose one of six experiences that will allow you to rise in light level in Destiny. Here you can now read in English how to achieve that goal on each respective path. After the “completion” of the experience, you will be credited with light. The amounts are only estimates.
These paths lead to the maximum light level of 335 in Destiny
Every Guardian should be able to achieve the maximum light level on the path that suits them best from the April update. Because the Guardians should also play what they really enjoy. Therefore, there will be a variety of options to level up your Guardians to the limit.
These are the experiences you can choose from:
Hunt Malok: In the new story quest line, you will eliminate a new Taken threat with Variks. After completion, a sword (Dreadfang) with light 310 awaits you. If you take down Malok in the new strike “Rotten Chalice”, you have the chance that he will drop a Taken shotgun with 335 light.
Visit your factions: The reward packages from your factions will include chromatin-compatible gear up to 330 light. Exotic engrams will grant items up to 335 light.
Earn glory in the Crucible: In the Crucible, items up to 310 light can drop, and weekly Crucible bounties will reward you with unique Crucible weapons up to light 335. Additionally:
Iron Banner: In the Iron Banner, items can drop up to 335 light.
Trials of Osiris: Here, items can also be won up to 335 light.
Defeat Taken in the Prison of Elders: The level 41 version of the Prison of Elders comes not only with four new Taken bosses but also with item drops up to 320 light.
Entertain Variks in the Challenge of the Elders: Through “Challenge Tickets” you can obtain gear up to 335 light in the Prison of Elders.
Revisit old adventures: You will receive unique gear from the heroic strike playlist, up to 335 light! This heroic playlist will include the new strike and the Taken version of “Winter’s Run”. Additionally, there are 335 light items from the Oryx raid on hard mode, from Oryx’s Court tier 3, and from exotic engrams.
So you can lead your Guardians to the new maximum light level of 335 in the Prison of Elders, in strikes, in the Crucible, and in other ways.
Mythic dungeons in WoW: Legion will be a bit more challenging. Additional modifiers make the instances more exciting.
Ongoing issues in mythic instances
Instances in World of Warcraft have had a significant problem since Classic. Either they are quite difficult (like at the start of Cataclysm) or they are extremely easy (Mists of Pandaria). Either way, the issue is that as players’ gear increases, the once challenging instances lose much of their difficulty and thus fun. In Legion, they want to solve this problem a bit more creatively than they did with the Challenge Mode.
Those who desire can use so-called Challenge Stones in mythic instances in Legion to further increase the difficulty of the dungeon. These stones are initially socketed in item slots – once that is done, a timer begins for the instance during which it must be completed. However, the time limit is not the real hurdle, but the special properties of the stone. Completing the dungeons makes the stone more powerful, and you can reuse it. The more powerful the stone used, the harder the dungeon, and the better the additional rewards waiting at the end.
It gets really exciting when the stone reaches level 3 or level 6, as then the mythic dungeons gain additional “properties” that turn the instance visit into a real torture and challenge all players significantly.
Level 3
Tyrannical: The bosses of the instance are stronger and have more health.
Empowering: Killing trash mobs empowers other trash mobs nearby.
Enraged: Trash mobs deal double damage when their HP is low.
Swarming: Additional trash mobs and patrols populate the instance.
Level 6
Necrotic: Opposing melee fighters inflict a debuff that reduces healing received and deals damage over time.
Volcanic: Enemies create volcanic eruptions under all ranged attackers that deal additional damage.
Nervous: Tanks generate much less threat.
Decay: All group members suffer constant damage throughout the entire instance.
Depending on the combination, this can become relatively difficult for healers, tanks, or DPS. Blizzard is currently gathering player feedback to find out which modifiers and combinations are enjoyable and which are just “annoying”.
The goal in Legion will be to make the stone and its modifications continuously stronger to secure the best rewards. However, caution is also advised: A failed attempt means that the stone will be reset. At least this is the current plan, which may change during the beta.
In Tree of Savior, you take a look into the future while also restricting player trading.
Restrict trading to expose botters
An extensive article on the official site of Tree of Savior discusses the player trading system. After a trade is successfully completed, 48 hours pass before gold and items actually change hands. This allows the developers to detect suspicious activities, thus exposing gold sellers and botters before they can cause real damage to the server economy.
However, the developers know that this system is not completely satisfactory and hope to develop an automated system in the future that will automatically filter harmful activities. Then, a time span of 48 hours would no longer be necessary.
Guild PvP – Protecting and destroying towers
Furthermore, a first glimpse into the future of the game is offered, and how it should progress after the official Free2Play launch. One of the biggest features will be the guild battles, where two guilds face off against each other. This will be possible twice a day. Strategy and planning are important as both guilds spawn on the large map at one of eight different points.
The goal is to destroy the opposing guild’s tower before your own tower falls – but that tower must first be found! At the start of a battle, you do not know where the enemy team starts. The top 10 guilds on a server will be showered with rewards at the end of the week before their earned ranking is reset and the fun begins anew.
No specific date for the guild battles has been announced yet, but the developers want to keep fans informed. We will report as soon as there are new informations.
Find more news and articles related to the upcoming Free2Play MMORPG on our Tree of Savior news page.
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In the MMO shooter The Division , daily tasks are also missing on Sunday. A user has an explanation.
Update:There is now a statement from the developers on Twitter: The problems will be resolved with the update on April 12. Until then, there will be no daily missions. They apologize for the inconvenience. This seems to fully confirm the theory we present in the article.
Please note that the issue with Daily Hard and Challenging missions will be fixed with the Update deployed on April 12. 1/2
The developers have communicated via Twitter that they are aware of the problem and want to take a closer look, but nothing more has been said. Understandably: It’s also the weekend.
Player Says: Daily Missions Are Not Generated Automatically, But Are Coded In
An explanation for the puzzling problem (“How can this happen?”) is provided by a player in the reddit forum. He took a closer look at the code of The Division. He unpacked and analyzed a file that every player has on their computer.
In doing so, he found that: The daily missions are not generated automatically, but are coded in the game. And the last entry found was for April 8, for Friday. That was also the last day there were normal daily missions in The Division.
No code exists in the file for Saturday, Sunday, and the days after: Consequently, there are also no daily missions. A new patch must probably come that provides new data.
In The Division, the Code is Probably Out
The player’s theory on this: Massive probably wanted to deploy the next patch last week, which would have also brought new daily missions. According to the theory, the patch may have been delayed, and Massive overlooked that this also led to the “daily missions” running out.
At the moment this is speculation, there is no statement from the developers on this. However, it sounds quirky but quite plausible. If this theory is correct, there should also be no daily missions tomorrow, on Monday. From Tuesday afternoon, when 1.1 comes out, everything in The Division should return to normal.
The action MMORPG Marvel Heroes 2016 has brought the next hero directly from television.
The heroes from the big screen have long been part of Marvel Heroes 2016. Players can long take on the role of Captain America, the Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, and many other characters, battling, shooting, or gliding in a Diablo-like brawler.
But Marvel is not only found there and in the comics; they have now also discovered the small screen, television. Series like Jessica Jones and Daredevil are making waves on Netflix. From the second season of Daredevil, Marvel Heroes has now “snatched” Elektra and made her the 57th hero in the action MMORPG. Recently, they even gave Daredevil away personally.
In the game and also in the template, she is an exceptionally talented assassin with Sai, Shuriken, gimmicks, and some sex appeal. Bad girl.
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We present to you the three artifact weapons that Paladins can acquire in World of Warcraft: Legion.
In the upcoming expansion Legion of World of Warcraft, a lot will revolve around the so-called artifact weapons. These are powerful relics that players wield as weapons and gain power and strength throughout the entire expansion. Each specialization receives its own weapon, so a total of 3 artifacts are available for the Paladin. Let us take a look at the individual weapons.
Holy – The Silver Hand (Artifact for Healing Paladins)
Background story: When the Guardians, the direct emissaries of the Titans, still ruled over Azeroth and its development, Guardian Tyr used the Silver Hand as a weapon to defeat the enemies of the Pantheon. At some point, however, Tyr noticed that the Guardian Loken had succumbed to corruption and gathered his comrades to steal the discs of Norgannon – for with them, one could find out how far the betrayal extended.
But Loken noticed the theft and unleashed dark creatures against Tyr and his allies. Tyr sacrificed himself in the fight against these monsters, allowing his friends to escape. Where Tyr died, the land is now called “Tirisfal”, and somewhere there lies his weapon, the Silver Hand, buried …
Properties of the Silver Hand: As the name suggests, the Holy specialization is aimed at healing allies. Consequently, most properties are designed to reduce ability cooldowns or increase the healing done.
Every Silver Hand starts with Tyr’s Deliverance, a powerful healing-over-time spell that heals a single target over 10 seconds. However, the spell has a high cooldown to compensate for its strength.
Power of the Silver Hand unleashes the power of the Silver Hand for 10 seconds. This results in the next Holy Shock becoming stronger, specifically by 15% of all healing or damage done in those 10 seconds.
The Light Saves enhances the Beacon of Light. If the target of this spell falls below 50% of its maximum hit points, the next Holy Light or Flash of Light on that target heals for double the amount. This effect, however, can only be triggered once every 30 seconds.
Protection of Tyr Improves the Paladin’s Aura Mastery. For the duration of the spell, all group members receive 15% additional healing from all sources.
Protection – Keeper of Truth (Artifact for Tank Paladins)
Background story: Also of titan origin are the sword and shield that together formed the duo “Keeper of Truth”. Tyr and Arachaedas forged these weapons and entrusted them to a gifted Vrykull warrior who managed to uncover Loken’s betrayal. After Tyr fell while defending his comrades, the Vrykull warrior lost his purpose and took the weapons towards Stormheim on the shattered isles, where the weapons found their (for now) final resting place in the Path of Kings.
Properties of the Keeper of Truth: In the Protection specialization, it is clear that it is a tank role. To support this, “Keeper of Truth” has a large number of passive properties that reduce damage taken or increase threat generated.
The starting property is Eye of Tyr, a powerful spell with a one-minute cooldown. All targets in the area take damage and are “blinded”, reducing their damage done by 25% for 9 seconds.
Bulwark of Order is a direct improvement for the Shield of Vengeance, as it grants the Paladin a shield equal to the damage dealt, which lasts for 8 seconds.
Tyr’s Enforcer is another enhancement of the Shield of Vengeance. Each target hit causes high area damage around it, significantly increasing the Paladin’s threat to multiple targets.
Light of the Titans increases the Paladin’s self-healing, as it ensures that the Shield of the Righteous increases the healing of the next Light of the Protector by a high amount.
Retribution – Ashbringer (Artifact for DPS Paladins)
Background story: Few weapons have garnered so much glory and simultaneously so much disdain as the Ashbringer. After a crystal of pure darkness was purified by the Light, it was the dwarven king Magni Bronzebeard who created the legendary blade Ashbringer from it. Over the years, the blade had many wielders, but only a few could wield it for long.
Famous for its devastating power against the undead, the most notable moment of the Ashbringer was perhaps when the sword in the hands of Tirion Fordring shattered the runeblade Frostmourne, bringing an end to the Lich King Arthas. To this day, the blade is still in the hands of Fordring – it would be dreadful if something were to happen to him …
Properties of the Ashbringer: To live up to its name, the Ashbringer is responsible for dealing damage. Therefore, most properties increase the damage or critical strike chance of abilities or reduce their cooldown.
All Retribution Paladins start with Wake of the Ashes, an active ability. The Ashbringer is slammed into the ground and strikes all enemies in front of the Paladin with radiant light, slowing the struck targets. If they are demons or undead, they are stunned for 6 seconds.
Ashes of Ashes enhances Wake of the Ashes by increasing the spell’s damage significantly. The struck targets burn in righteous fire for 6 seconds.
Divine Tempest improves the Paladin’s Divine Storm. The Ashbringer copies the ability and unleashes it in a beam up to 20 meters in a straight line, damaging all enemies in its path. Additionally, the damage of Divine Storm is increased by 20%.
Echo of the Highlord further increases damage. The Ashbringer casts the spells Divine Storm and Templar’s Verdict one additional time when the Paladin casts them.
The MMO shooter Destiny runs on PS4 and Xbox One at a frame rate of 30 FPS. The following videos show what Destiny would look like at 60 frames per second.
Already in the summer of 2014, it became known that Destiny would not run at 60 FPS on the next-gen consoles PS4 and Xbox One, but only at 30 FPS.
At that time, Senior Environmental Artist Jason Sussman confirmed that Destiny would be released in 1080p resolution and at 30 frames per second. This was a significant disappointment for players, as they wanted to fully enjoy the advantages of a next-gen console. Sussman explained:
I could get very technical now, but I would bore you to death. A lot has to do with performance.
The “problem” was that Destiny was released for PS4, Xbox One, but also for PS3 and Xbox360, which is why a similar gaming experience had to be ensured across all four consoles. To achieve this cross-platform, compromises had to be made for the refresh rate.
This is what Destiny would look like at 30 FPS
Some guardians, however, do not want to accept this compromise and have increased the FPS themselves using appropriate tools. The following video shows gameplay footage of Destiny at 60 FPS:
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The user reports that he recorded the video with “Xbox One Game DVR” and doubled the framerate using “Motion Interpolation”. He recommends watching the video in HD. The results are impressive.
The following video is also supposed to show Destiny at 60 FPS. However, the HUD swings alarmingly:
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In the comments and forums of the worldwide internet, guardians demand 60 FPS for “Destiny 2”. Everything with less than that belongs to the past. So far, there is no information on whether Bungie will adjust the framerate. Since the MMO shooter Destiny is expected to exist for several more years, this will be an inevitable step for the game to survive in the future.
At this point, thanks to our reader SpaceEse, who drew our attention to a 60 FPS video of Destiny in the comments.
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In the superhero-and-supervillain MMO DC Universe Online the April Episode 23 is coming.
Since last week, Episode 23 has been available for members, starting from April 13, every player can purchase it. DC Universe Online relies on monthly DLCs as content expansions.
A new two-player operation continues the story around the New Gods, a duo will face Darkseid. In the new 8-player operation “Braniac’s Bottle Ship”, the story from March continues, facing off against General Zod, and a number of other celebrities will appear. There is a lot to do for heroes.
In addition to the DLC episode, Update 59 is also coming. Now there is Loot-Choice-UI also in earlier stages. Additionally, the tutorial has been renewed and with Survival: Fortress of Solitude, a kind of “horde mode” with 20 rounds is available for everyone for free.
The developer responsible for the USA, En Masse, has laid off employees. We have the details for you.
Mass Layoffs at TERA
According to the English-language site mmorpg.com, the western developer En Masse, which is responsible for Tera-US among other things, has recently experienced layoffs. In En Masse’s official statement, it says:
“The gaming industry moves quickly, is constantly evolving, and is always changing, which means that companies need to adapt from time to time to meet the needs of the market and the community. En Masse found itself in exactly this situation, and a reduction of the workforce was part of this transition in March to better prepare for the future.
We are saddened to let some of our employees go, but we will help them find new positions quickly. We will continue to expand our presence as a western publisher and support our games, such as TERA or the upcoming Battleplans, a unique real-time strategy hybrid that will be our company’s first cross-platform project.”
What will happen to TERA?
Whether and how significant the impact will be for TERA is still unclear. The exact number of laid-off employees is also unknown, making it difficult to say whether this is truly a “heavy blow” for TERA or just the usual adjustments in the industry.
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In The Division, a new glitch has been made public, which threatens the game balance of the Dark Zone. Rogues hide in a statue to gain invulnerability.
The Dark Zone is supposed to be the most dangerous and exciting place in Tom Clancy’s The Division. Especially when one becomes rogue and possibly even receives the player hunting status, this PvP area provides extraordinary thrills. When the entire Dark Zone is after you, your survival is in great danger.
“Statue Glitch” causes anger in The Division
Some agents on reddit have apparently found a way to circumvent this thrill: They “glitch” themselves into a statue in the Dark Zone as soon as they become rogue to become invulnerable. Neither bullets nor explosions can harm them. Now they let the rogue timer run down comfortably and collect the reward for it.
There is no doubt that this is a severe intervention in the game balance of the Dark Zone. The rogue status becomes no challenge due to this glitch, which is certainly not the point. However, some agents are already turning the tables and are waiting near this statue to eliminate potential glitchers before they can disappear into the statue.
No statement from Ubisoft Massive regarding the solution to the problem has been made yet. On reddit, people hope that this glitch will now gain notoriety and thus be quickly fixed by the developers.
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In Black Desert, the auto loop feature for long distances has been activated. This allows for skill leveling while asleep.
Progressing in Black Desert while being AFK
This week, the European developers of Daum asked what players think about an auto-loop feature in Black Desert. In Korea, this is part of the game; until now, it was missing in the West. In the forum, interested parties could vote on the decision, and the result was quite clear. More than 80% voted in favor of introducing this feature.
But what does it actually bring? Those who want to can now command their character to march up and down the same route repeatedly. This can be done either traditionally on foot or on horseback. When using a horse, there is the additional option to regularly feed it carrots when its stamina is running low. Since in Black Desert, both the horse and the player become stronger as they cover distances (with and without load), this can be used for skill leveling.
In the Korean version, players would heavily load their heroes and then have them walk back and forth a few meters in the city to increase their carrying capacity. Or they let their character ride across the continent multiple times with the computer on while they themselves are sleeping or at work.
The feature is incredibly easy to activate: You simply have to right-click to mark a waypoint on the map, then press the ALT key and hover over your character’s icon until the marked route turns green. With a left-click, you confirm, and voila: The character will traverse the predetermined route up and down for all days (or until the server maintenance).
This is especially useful for players who have little time or want their character to do something useful even when they themselves have no time to play.
In Heroes of the Storm, you can play all heroes over the weekend.
If you stare at the title image and think: Cool, that should also look like this for me: This is exactly how it looks for you (well, except for the levels). Until Monday evening, every player has access to all heroes in Heroes of the Storm. Also to the newcomers like Xul or Dehaka. Additionally, there are 10 days of 50% bonus XP until April 18.
You can read why this is happening here, but it probably won’t be very important for most: The main thing is that you have access to all heroes and can try everything out or specifically collect levels to earn gold.
For those who haven’t played HotS for a while or want to start fresh, now is the right time. Normally, you have to unlock heroes with gold or euros – or wait until they are in the free rotation.
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In ARK there is now a new type of server: On the “Extinction” servers, players only have 30 days before everything is wiped out.
New creatures invade the island of ARK
The Xbox One version of ARK: Survival Evolved has received a pretty powerful update. The centerpiece of the patch is three new creatures that will now make the island unsafe and the new “Extinction” servers.
The Wooly Rhino is actually peaceful, but when it charges, you should quickly get out of the way, as it can take down even the most powerful dinosaurs in seconds.
In the deep waters, however, there is the Dunkleosteus, an armored fish with a powerful jaw. It is excellent for battles in the cool depths, but even after its death, you can still extract a lot of chitin from its carcass.
Lastly, the Eurypterid has been added, a large lobster with powerful claws. While this creature cannot be tamed, you can extract pretty potent poisons from its remains – sometimes even black pearls, which are required for certain technologies.
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Also new are the so-called “Extinction” servers, which are primarily designed for new players. On these servers, there is a time limit of 30 days before a meteor devastates the island and resets all progress. Players will be rewarded with various badges for their achievements. It is also important to note that the Extinction servers are completely new servers – the existing number of “regular” servers does not shrink.
In addition, the patch brought several other improvements. Once again, the frame rate has been tinkered with, and if everything works as promised, players should notice an improvement of 10% again. Lastly, players who are “stuck underground” will automatically be teleported back to the surface.
With the April update, some Playstation-exclusive content is coming to Destiny. We present this content.
The April update for Destiny is just around the corner. Many Guardians have been looking forward to the new content for weeks. Especially Playstation owners can look forward to new toys in the Destiny universe.
These are the Playstation-exclusive contents of the April update in Destiny
Sony has revealed details about the scope of the Playstation-exclusive content: It will now include more than just the sniper rifle Zen Meteor, which was presented earlier this month. Additionally, there will be an exclusive Sparrow and armor pieces for each class.
This is the exotic sniper rifle Zen Meteor
Playstation Guardians can obtain the Zen Meteor by having the Cryptarch decrypt exotic or legendary engrams, or from “other sources of Year 2 Exotics.”
The weapon has special perks:
Dynamite: Grants explosive rounds. Quick kills with all bullets in the magazine grant you an additional round for 5 seconds that does more damage.
With a Laser Beam: The extra round from Dynamite causes a massive explosion.
Here is an overview of all the perks of Zen Meteor:
The Sparrow “Velumbra” is also Playstation-exclusive
Playstation 3 and PS4 players can look forward to the exclusive Velumbra Sparrow. To obtain this stylish Sparrow, you must complete the mission “Fight Fire with Fire.” This will likely be the last mission of the quest line “Essence of Darkness”, as this quest also states that the Velumbra Sparrow will be rewarded for its successful completion.
In the name of this Sparrow is a statement by Petra Venj, which translates to:
“I face the coming challenges with dry eyes. There will be a time to mourn, but not before we have our vengeance.”
This is the Playstation-exclusive armor of the April update
Hunters, Warlocks, and Titans can earn exclusive armor sets on Playstation. You will receive these by decoding Sublime engrams.
This is the Warlock armor “Barkhan Dune I”:
This is the Hunter armor “Long Tomorrow 9G”:
This is the Titan armor “Jovian Guard”:
The upcoming update of Destiny is set to release on April 12. Then, Playstation Guardians can look forward to hunting for these items.
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In the MMO shooter The Division, there are no dailies today, Saturday, April 9th. The daily tasks apparently were not reset.
At 2:00 AM, the reset occurred in The Division, normally new daily tasks also appear. Not this time. In forums like reddit , users are wondering: Am I the only one? What’s going on? Can I do anything to get it working again?
It’s not a problem that can be solved by logging out and logging back in. That much is already known. The “Gibbs” solution, simply restarting, does not work. Even though the vendors have reset properly.
Ubisoft has addressed the issue on Twitter and stated: They are aware that the daily tasks of some players are not resetting properly. They are looking into it further. And they thank the players.
We’re currently aware some player’s dailies aren’t resetting properly in The Division. We’ll look into this further. Thank you.
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