Some artists have beautified the streets of London – and quite nerdily with artworks inspired by World of Warcraft..
Night Elves are the new Orcs
Blizzard is now conquering London with the Night Elves – albeit a bit differently than one might imagine. Together with some artists from ARTitude, the creators of World of Warcraft have adorned several walls in downtown London with artworks. The images primarily feature Night Elves and chant “Night Elf is the new Orc!”
This fits wonderfully with the rather martial motif of the slaying elf, which is now beautifying Great Eastern Street. At least until someone decides to deface these artworks. You can watch the creation process of these works in the video “ARTitude – Elves of Mayhem” above.
Would you want such images on your street as well? Or would that be a bit too wacky for you?
In the MMO shooter The Division, the first screenshots of the upcoming incursion “Falcon Lost” have been released.
Ubisoft Massive has presented two screenshots from the first incursion “Falcon Lost” via Twitter. This upcoming 4-player group activity will be available with the April update on April 12th for agents who have reached the endgame.
The first screenshot shows a fight between the Division agents and troops of the Last Man Battalion in the new operation area.
The second image provides an overview of the upcoming area. You can see that there will be several opportunities to take cover. It can be assumed that this will also be necessary.
The following note comes from the Twitter announcement:
Prepare for “Falcon Lost”.
With our The Division guide collection, which is continuously updated, you can get ready. Beginners and max-level agents will find answers to their questions here.
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In The Division, cheaters and hackers are in for a tough time. Massive will crack down hard in the future.
As community developer Yannick Banchereau stated in the latest weekly report, they want to put a stop to the cheaters and hackers. The PC version of The Division has “a lot of problems“. First changes will come with the upcoming April update.
Cheaters will be permanently banned in The Division
Once update 1.1 becomes available to agents, PC players can report cheating in the PC version’s client. To do this, agents must report the cheater’s name so that the team can manually check the complaint.
The cheater will then be excluded from the game without warning for three days if the review confirms the reporter’s suspicion, and will subsequently receive a second chance. If the player abuses this chance to cheat again, a permanent ban will occur.
Manual reviews are necessary to identify and filter out the numerous false reports. They ask that players only report someone when they are really sure that they are cheating. These players might just be using better weapons and armor pieces.
The development team uses both community reports and automated mechanisms to identify cheaters and hackers. They are working on better solutions to efficiently locate and punish these fraudulent agents.
According to Banchereau, there are no cheating issues on the Playstation 4 and Xbox One.
In Black Desert , they want to know from the players if they wish for a new “Auto Path” feature. The answer is clear.
Leveling horses while being AFK
The guys and girls from Daum want to listen to their community in Black Desert, and they keep making that clear. The latest sign of this is a survey in the official forum, where they are asking players if they would like an expansion of the Auto Path feature. According to this, they will implement a repeat option so that the character will walk the marked route again and again.
In the forum, Community Manager Jouska explains it as follows:
“For everyone who doesn’t know the feature yet: It allows you to set a series of waypoints on the map that are then connected by a green line. Once the path is confirmed, your character will repeatedly walk along that path. If you complete this on a mount, you also have the option to automatically feed the horse carrots regularly to maintain its stamina. In summary, this mechanism allows you to level breath, strength, and horses while being AFK.”
The response is currently quite clear, with nearly 85% of the votes in favor of “Yes,” so one can assume that this feature will soon find its way into the western version of Black Desert. If you want to participate in the survey yourself, here is the official forum and the corresponding post.
We have dealt with the AFK-friendly features of the game in this article:
You can find even more news and articles about the MMORPG on our Black Desert topic page. A look into our Black Desert beginner’s guide is definitely worth it.
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The soccer simulation FIFA 16 will soon be added to The Vault of EA Access and Origin Access.
As EA Sports announces, their soccer game FIFA 16 will be available from April 19 for The Vault of EA Access on Xbox One and for Origin Access for PC users. This means FIFA 16 joins the constantly growing collection of EA games that can be accessed through this service.
The Vault of Origin Access already includes games like Titanfall, Battlefield 4, or Dragon Age: Inquisition. For €3.99 per month, members can access this collection of games at no additional cost. In addition to exclusive discounts, members are also offered the opportunity to occasionally test full versions of upcoming EA titles before their release.
FIFA 16 will not be the first soccer simulation to make its way into The Vault. EA and Origin Access members can already play FIFA 15, the predecessor of FIFA 16, at no extra cost.
Which players are the best players in FIFA 16 Ultimate Team since the Winter Upgrades? Find out here.
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Chris Roberts, founder of Cloud Imperium Games, speaks in a video lasting over 1 hour and another half-hour about the MMORPG Star Citizen.
Star Citizen is highly anticipated by many gamers, and it is evident from the alpha versions that the game elements are slowly coming together and Star Citizen is drawing closer to the grand vision of a gigantic, epic space MMO. In a new “10 for the Chairman” video, Chris Roberts spoke about the current developments and also about how the team will pilot capital ships.
Teamwork and Localization
To achieve this, one really needs to work as a team. Everyone on board has an important role to fulfill, without which effective piloting of the ship will not be possible.
Moreover, work is already underway on the localization of the game. However, Roberts cannot yet say whether the localized versions will follow later or whether all language versions will be released simultaneously. It might very well be that only the English version is released at first, allowing backers to play, and then later perhaps the German or French version will be added. As it is digital, this is no longer a problem today; they are no longer tied to a date as it was in “box times.”
For some languages, they will offer a “full translation,” with synchronized cinematics and everything, while for others, only subtitles will be available, Roberts stated. That is purely a matter of time, depending on when everything is ready in the English version.
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Chris Roberts explains that he is currently commuting a lot between Austin, Texas, England, and Germany. Because studios belonging to Cloud Imperium are located in these countries, working on different elements of the game. Chris Roberts’ job is to coordinate this work and ensure that these elements all come together this year to ultimately lead to a complete game.
Spaceships Take Off and Land on Planets
Furthermore, there is a preview of Update 2.4.0, which will bring persistence. All your changes will then be saved server-side, as is typical for an MMO. Additionally, Star Citizen will receive the in-game currency United Earth Credits (UEC), with which players can purchase clothing in the game.
The UI and the holotable will be revamped, and there will be technical optimizations. With Update 2.6.0, the developers aim to make spaceships lockable. However, these locks should also be breakable. This year, manual landing of ships on planetary surfaces and moons, as well as the recovery system for stranded players, is planned. Players should also be able to refuel spaceships in space this year.
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With the new game mode rotation, RiotGames aims to provide players of League of Legends (LoL) with more variety and fun.
To offer LoL players more fun, new game modes will be available on the League of Legends servers every weekend in the future. This rotation includes not only already known game modes like “the Legend of the Poro King” and the “URF mode,” but also new variants of the game that have not been seen before. The new game modes are guaranteed to be fun as well, because so far the majority of fans have always found the special game variants of League of Legends entertaining.
The game mode rotation starts on Friday at LoL
LoL Mode: The Legend of the Poro King
On Friday afternoon at 4:00 PM server time, the first mode of the game mode rotation will be released — this will end on early Monday morning. At least one game mode will be offered per weekend. In all game modes, champion mastery is available, which means you will earn mastery points and also ratings of the champions.
This means that it is possible to win Hextech Chests and Keys during the game mode rotation! Here you can learn how to use these chests and keys to get free skins or champions: Hextech Crafting Guide.
For more information about the game mode rotation, you can find it in our article about it.
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From now on, everyone can dive into the Outer Rim of the online shooter Star Wars: Battlefront, as the DLC is now available for everyone.
Previously, only Season Pass holders had the pleasure of enjoying the new features and battles of the Outer Rim DLC. But the two weeks of exclusivity are now over, and the expansion can now be used by anyone. However, it is not free. One has to pay nearly 15 euros for it.
New Maps and More
Anyone who purchases the Outer Rim DLC will receive four new multiplayer maps. These include Jabba’s Palace, Palace Garage, SororSuub Refinery, and SororSuub Pipelines. A new game mode called “Extraction” is also introduced. The DLC adds the heroes Greedo and Nien Nunb, and you’ll be excited about the weapons Relby V-10 and the DT-12 Blaster. The new Scatter Gun, Dioxis Grenades, and Adrenaline-Stim Star Cards are also part of the DLC, along with an increase in the level cap to 60 and a spectator mode.
More DLCs Coming
The developers at DICE are already hard at work on more DLCs. This summer, Bespin is set to be released, where you will visit the famous Cloud City. This fall, Death Star will follow, and in spring, an expansion that currently has no title will come. The DLCs can all be purchased individually but are also part of the Season Pass for the online shooter Star Wars: Battlefront. What new features the upcoming DLCs will bring is not yet known.
From the names, it can be inferred that new maps will be offered on the Cloud City of Bespin and the Death Star. New weapons and presumably also new heroes will likely be included as well. Perhaps we will also see a battle for the Death Star. A new game mode, in which one must fly through the trench of the Death Star on the side of the Rebels and destroy the battle station while the Empire tries to prevent this, would surely be something that fans of the online shooter wish for.
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Crafting will become significantly more expensive in The Division
According to patch notes 1.1, crafting items will become significantly more expensive starting April 12. Not only will crafting high-end items become more cumbersome, but material conversion and destroying items will no longer yield as many resources as before.
These are the crafting changes in detail:
10 standard (green) materials instead of 5 to craft 1 specialized (blue) material
15 specialized (blue) materials instead of 5 to craft 1 high-end (gold) material
10 high-end (gold) materials instead of 8 to craft 1 level 31 high-end (gold) item
Additionally:
Breaking down a standard (green) item now yields 1 standard material instead of 2
Breaking down a high-end (gold) item now yields 1 high-end material instead of 2
However, the Division Tech requirements will be removed from some level 31 high-end blueprints.
Community reacts divided to crafting changes
Agents are still undecided about what to make of the upcoming crafting changes. For instance, you can follow detailed discussions in the reddit forum on this topic.
Many users cannot understand these changes. Players who can’t invest as much time to collect the necessary materials will be punished. It is also a punishment for those who do not wish to exploit potential farming glitches.
One agent sees these changes as a significant step back. The developers now seem to arbitrarily decide that players need to invest more time and effort to get what they could already obtain in a reasonable time. This would only promote mindless grinding and the tedious repetition of the same activities. This does not contribute to the fun of the game.
Other users find this intervention by the developers quite appropriate. It is not a punishment but rather balance adjustments. High-end items should not be obtained so easily. Since high-quality items should be rare and desirable, it is good that they can no longer be crafted so easily.
The game has been too “crafting-oriented” so far. There is hope that it will now be more lucrative to obtain high-level drops. So far, loot was almost exclusively used to be dismantled to gain materials for crafting. The joy of good loot should now be brought more to the forefront.
Whether these drops will indeed be qualitatively better remains to be seen. After all, as it stands, only crafting will become more arduous. What do you think about the upcoming crafting changes?
What should I do until the update on April 12?
The community is now wondering how to deal with the upcoming changes. Is it wise to invest as much as possible into crafting now before it gets more expensive, or should one be more cautious?
Tips on how to prepare for the crafting changes:
The best tip right now is to dismantle all items you do not use or plan to use in the future before April 12. After the update, you will receive fewer materials from their destruction.
As particularly the material conversion of blue crafting materials into high-end materials will be less fruitful, you should produce as many high-end materials as possible this week.
Many users and some gaming websites now recommend crafting items like crazy. After all, crafting will become more expensive. If you want to own the items of the current high-end blueprints, now is indeed the best time to craft them. However, keep in mind that new blueprints – including new named high-end weapons – have been announced. It might also be wise to save crafting materials for these blueprints if you feel prepared enough already.
In the MMO shooter Destiny , Banshee-44 has weapons again. But we will only learn how good they are this evening.
Strange situation: Banshee-44 is bringing weapons again today. But Bungie will announce in a live stream tonight what “balance changes” are coming for the Guardians. The so-called “sandbox update” is coming: Which weapon types will become stronger? Which weaker? What changes are coming to exotic weapons and what to subclasses? Bungie will change the rules in the Destiny sandbox on April 12. Details will be announced today starting at 8:00 PM. We will cover it with a live ticker on Mein MMO.
But first, let’s get to Banshee-44.
The Banshee Exotic that is most looking forward to tonight. Maybe there’s a buff in store.
These 5 weapons you should test this week
Anyone who wants to get on Banshee’s good side, also to get to the exotics, should test these weapons for him:
A kinetic auto rifle from Häkke should be used against Fallen.
Suros provides an auto rifle that draws you into the crucible.
A fusion rifle from Omolon is targeting the Vex Minotaurs.
An impulse rifle from Suros has an account to settle with the Vex.
And a sniper rifle from Omolon enjoys taking down Fallen Captains.
Are golden times returning?
These 5 weapons you can order in Destiny
These 5 weapons you can commission this week:
The Häkke Zarinea-D is an auto rifle, relatively high fire rate, but not the highest, like the Doctrine of Death. High stability, relatively low range. A good thing, but not the first choice in the current meta… but maybe, well, you know. But then you can also get it tomorrow.
The hand cannon Kumakatok HC4 hasn’t done much yet, but it has pretty decent stats with an ugly spot in range.
The pulse rifle Suros PDX-41 is a bit overshadowed by its big brother, the PDX-45. And since pulse rifles have fallen out of favor since December, the weapon isn’t as popular anymore.
Then we have the “small” rocket launcher JLB-42. Although a “small rocket launcher” is roughly equivalent to a “slim colossus.” It is true: even small rocket launchers leave big holes. However, most Guardians have probably found their heavy weapon by now.
And the fifth weapon is the Häkke-Tamar-D sniper rifle. For snipers, most Guardians actually tend to prefer the so-called “revive snipers” with high damage like the Eirene. The Tamar-D is not part of this elite group, but it could come with “oversupply,” making it an option for a kind of “PvE support rifle,” allowing access to more heavy weapons.
Recommendation: Depending on what happens tonight, you might want to take the Zarinea-D or the hand cannon.
These are the extraordinary rolls this week – God Rolls included
The Guardians, for instance on reddit, rejoice over these extraordinarily strong rolls.
A Suros Dis-47 comes with perfect balance, hand-laid stock, and fully automatic. If you are into full auto, it doesn’t get much better than this.
A PDX-45 is available with hammer-forged, balance adjustments, and rifled barrel. That’s probably the God Roll.
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Wednesday is complaint time. And do you know what currently bothers me about the present? The future! At first glance, that sounds absurd, but let me explain: When I know what great game content awaits me in the future, I can hardly enjoy what I currently have.
The most prominent example for me right now is Hearthstone. I look forward to every card release, I am excited about the reveal of the old gods, and I am curious like a night elf ranger’s bow what cool decks can be created from the cards. Yet at the same time, every reveal of a new card lowers my motivation to play the game in its current state.
Don’t get me wrong, Hearthstone is not bad. But just knowing about the cards that will be coming soon makes the current cards so much duller and monotonous. It’s already a torture just to push myself through the daily quests so that I have enough gold at the start of “The Whisper of the Old Gods” to build some solid decks.
I have a similar problem with World of Warcraft: Legion. My last PvE goal, to defeat Archimonde on heroic to get the mount, was fulfilled by a friend, and now the game is… boring. And it’s really not. I would still have so many things to do, so many achievements to collect, and so many pet battles to fight that I could easily bridge the time until Legion. But still, I can’t bring myself to do it because I already know what awaits me in Legion.
I am aware of the fate of some characters like Tirion Fordring or Magni Bronzebeard, I know about the cool lore that will surround the Nightborne and I am looking forward to the quests concerning the artifact weapons, that everything that is “currently” in the game fades away for me more and more.
Perhaps I have simply become a victim of “new is always better”, but it is getting harder to enjoy what I currently have in front of me when I already know what will come soon. Of course, my job also somehow gets in the way, as writing spoiler-free articles for a gaming site is pretty pointless. And yet it bothers me to already know so much about what will be – but only in the future. And when that time comes, I will surely hear the first rumors about what awaits me next.
What do you think? Can you relate to this problem?
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A teaser trailer for The Division has been released to prepare agents for the upcoming weekly assignments.
The update 1.1 “Incursions” brings some fresh content to Ubisoft’s MMO shooter The Division. This includes daily and weekly assignments.
“Operation ISAC” brings weekly assignments and rewards to The Division
Now Ubisoft has released a teaser trailer introducing “Operation ISAC”. This will provide Division agents with in-game assignments each week. If they complete them, they can earn tasty rewards.
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The video shows that every Tuesday you can expect a transmission from ISAC, which gives you details about your weekly assignment. If you accept it, rewards await you upon completion. At the end of the trailer, it is mentioned that we are the only ones who can achieve this. However, how extensive and “difficult” these assignments will be is not yet known.
ISAC (Intelligent System Analytic Computer) is, by the way, our digital assistant, who often speaks to us in the game and points us to attack targets and more.
So far we know about the assignments:
They can be tracked on the map in the “Deployment Overview” menu.
Assignments are only available for a limited time (24 hours for daily assignments and 7 days for weekly assignments). After that, they will be replaced by new assignments.
They can be assigned to different categories: Combat, Dark Zone, and Crafting.
Most assignments can be completed alone, but it will also happen that you need the help of other agents to complete them.
There will be various rewards, such as Phoenix Credits, Division Tech, and even DZ experience.
Among the latest cards from Hearthstone is a real heavyweight. The strongest minion in the game so far.
It’s All About Blood
There are still a few weeks until the release of the new expansion for Hearthstone, but Blizzard regularly releases new cards to keep players entertained. Today, there are some Warrior cards and the strongest minion in the game so far.
Waiting for Warrior is the Ravaging Ghoul, a new minion with 3/3 stats and a cost of 3 mana. Its Battlecry is interesting, as it deals 1 damage to all other minions. This could become a must-have card for many Warriors, as they may have to forgo some other “Whirlwind” mechanics, but often rely on them to create synergies with the Armorsmith or various Enrage effects.
Also for Warrior is the new spell Blood Warriors for 3 mana points. This is reminiscent of Medivh the Mage’s Echo, but works a bit differently. The Warrior receives a copy in hand of each allied, wounded minion. Since Warriors have relatively many ways to injure their own minions, this can quickly provide a huge card advantage.
Druids receive the Mire Keeper, a 4 mana minion that only has 3/3 stats. Like many Druid cards, it features an “Either, or” effect, presenting the player with a choice: Summon a 2/2 Slime or gain an empty Mana Crystal. This makes the card versatile, as it can effectively be a 5/5 creature for mana or a significant advantage in the coming rounds if one can afford to bring something “weaker” onto the board.
Heavyweights in Hearthstone
For all fans of the Shadowhammer, there’s the weapon from Cho’Gall – at least if you’re a Shaman. The Hammer of Twilight is a 4/2 weapon for 5 mana that also has a relatively strong Deathrattle: Summon a 4/2 Elemental. Fans are already criticizing the weapon and would have preferred it at 4 mana cost with Overload (1), as this weapon has hardly any chance to take out other minions by itself starting from turn 5. However, many cards have not been revealed yet, making it difficult to assess any potential usefulness.
The day’s hidden highlight is Blood of the Ancient One. This neutral 9/9 minion for 9 mana is quite threatening, but it has an interesting card text: “If you control two of this minion at the end of your turn, combine them into The Ancient One.”
And this minion is indeed a real heavyweight, as it has crushing stats of 30/30 and can easily wipe out an opposing hero on its own. Whether this is really playable and necessary will likely only be revealed in a few weeks. Normally, you’re already winning if you have two 9/9 minions sitting unbothered on the field – so let’s wait and see.
For more news and articles about Blizzard’s card game, visit our Hearthstone topic page.
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After many teasers, the update of the champion Taric is finally known at League of Legends (LoL).
At the beginning of this year, developer RiotGames announced the major rework of the champion “Taric”. The League of Legends community welcomed this announcement with joy, as Taric was already a rather “unique” character, but his abilities appeared to be very – quite outdated. Even at the first mention of the rework, the champion designers of LoL knew that Taric would have one of the strongest ultimate abilities to be found in the game after his overhaul.
These are the abilities that the new Taric possesses in LoL
Passive: Bravado – After casting a spell, Taric charges his next 2 basic attacks. He strikes faster with these attacks, deals more damage with them, and additionally, these attacks reduce his cooldowns.
Q Ability: Starlight’s Touch – Taric heals himself and his nearby allies based on the number of collected Starlight Touch stacks. He generates up to 3 stacks over time.
W Ability: Bastion – All abilities are cast simultaneously by Taric and his linked target.
W Passive: Bulwark increases Taric’s armor.
W Active: Taric connects with an ally and grants them a damage-absorbing shield. Bulwark remains linked to the target until Taric casts the ability on another ally or the linked targets get too far apart.
E Ability: Dazzle – Taric fires a short wave of energy in the targeted direction. All affected enemies are stunned.
R Ability: Cosmic Radiance – Taric calls upon the stars for protection. After a delay, he and all nearby allies become invulnerable!
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With the rework, Taric’s abilities have definitely been modernized. Especially the ultimate ability will likely polarize among LoL players (Rip Karthus fans). For those who want to read more about Taric’s story, it can now also be found on the Targon Event website – as the fifth and final point has now been revealed there, offering a huge story about this hero. Here you can find Taric’s page at the Targon Event.
What do you think of the changes? Finally a reason to put the current supporter in the corner and invest in gemstones?
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In The Division, the patch notes 1.1 of the upcoming “Incursions” update are known.
Ubisoft Massive has published the details of the changes in patch notes 1.1 that will be integrated into the game with the April update. We will briefly cover the most important ones.
The Incursion “Falcon Lost”, a 4-player group activity.
The Trading.
The Assignments, the tasks, will only be available for 24 hours (daily tasks) or 7 days (weekly tasks). These can be divided into Combat, Dark Zone and Crafting.
Dark Zone Supply Drops.
Gear Score: Every non-cosmetic item will have a Gear Score when your agent reaches level 30. The higher the Gear Score, the stronger the item.
Observer Camera: While you wait for revival, you can switch between group members using RB/LB, R1/L1 or Q/E .
Gear Sets: These equipment sets are coming:
“Tactician’s Authority” – Improves electronic and support abilities
“Striker’s Battlegear” – Provides bonuses for attacks
“Sentry’s Call” – Improves sniper abilities
“Path of the Nomad” – Provides bonuses for solo agents
2 New Named High-End Weapons are Coming to the Game
The update will also integrate the following named high-end weapons into the game:
Warlord: Assault Rifle
Valkyria: Submachine Gun
Historian: Sniper Rifle – this weapon is already implemented in the game, but will only be available for agents starting from update 1.2.
Crafting Will Become More Expensive, Dark Zone for Agents with Gear Score Over 160
From the update, it will be more expensive to convert crafting materials and create high-end items. You need:
10 standard materials instead of 5 for a specialized material.
15 blue materials instead of 5 to craft a high-end material.
10 high-end materials instead of 8 to craft a level 31 high-end item.
Additionally, you will receive fewer materials when dismantling items:
When you dismantle green items, you get one standard material instead of two.
When you dismantle a high-end item, you get one high-end material, previously it was two.
If you improve high-end items at the Upgrading Station, it will only cost “normal credits” from now on, no more Phoenix Credits.
In the Dark Zone, in the Church Safe Room in DZ06, the Dark Zone specialties vendor will now sell items for DZ currency instead of Phoenix Credits.
From the following DZ ranks, you can acquire items in the Dark Zone:
You now receive superior items with Rank 15 (previously 30).
A new “Dark Zone Bracket” for agents with a gear score over 160 will also be introduced.
Furthermore, numerous bugs have been fixed, including one that prevents agents from starting the game when they have too many items in their inventory. This refers to the backpack bug.
Two classes are getting new war equipment in WoW: Legion – Paladins and Warriors will soon swing to victory.
Mace as Artifact Weapon for Warriors and Paladins
In World of Warcraft: Legion, everything is pretty much about the artifacts that players can obtain during their introductory quest. To make it more interesting, Blizzard puts in a lot of effort to design the artifact weapons appealingly. For Paladins and Warriors who specialize in protecting the group, there is a type of weapon that has not existed in the game before.
Although the weapons are likely classified as maces, they visually resemble flails or morning stars. Since they are not rigid like swords but need to “swing,” they even required their own physical calculation. You can see how it looks in motion in the video above.
It definitely reminds you of the Crusader’s weapon in Diablo 3, doesn’t it?
The fantasy MMORPG Black Desert seems to have made a significant impact in the West. It is being talked about as the top Korean MMORPG in the West. A clear declaration of war against Blade and Soul.
In Seoul, there was a press conference in Korean. Daum apparently raved in front of a local audience about how well Black Desert is performing in Europe and North America. This is reported by MMOCulture, a site specializing in Asia.
Top Korean MMORPG in the West is a clear challenge to Blade and Soul
It is said that Black Desert is on its way to becoming the top Korean MMORPG in the West with over 400,000 copies sold in its first month. About 120,000 users logged in daily, with peak times having 100,000 online simultaneously. This approximately matches the figures of the Free2Play MMORPG Blade and Soul. This was launched by NCSoft shortly before here in the West and showcased impressive overall player numbers as a Free2Play title.
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The goal now is to reach the mark of 1 million users in 2016.
In The Division, you can create up to four different agents. We outline reasons why it is worth having more than one agent.
The launch of The Division was just about a month ago, and many players have already reached level 30 with their agents. Now they can complete daily missions, roam the Dark Zone, and await the upcoming “Incursions” update. However, you can also create a second character, up to four in total. But is it worth it?
After all, all agents have the same abilities available. Each agent can be reskilled and equipped with fresh builds. You can cater to any playstyle without needing to create an additional Division agent. However, there are some benefits to having more than one playable character in The Division.
Get more Phoenix Credits with a second agent in The Division
In The Division, it’s not necessary to create a second character. One advantage of doing so is that you can earn more Phoenix Credits per day. The Phoenix Credits are counted across characters, meaning: If your “main character” has 200 PCs in stock, your second agent also has 200 PCs available, and vice versa. All your agents accumulate the PCs in the same pool.
You can complete the daily missions with each level 30 agent and thus collect rewards in the form of PCs multiple times. If you have a lot of time, you can complete the three daily missions up to four times. By the end of the day, you will have accumulated a good amount of Phoenix Credits.
The Dark Zone is the PvP area in The Division. However, since there are high penalties if you go rogue – at least if you die while doing so – agents usually avoid attacking other players. This results in a significant loss of DZ experience, which has to be painstakingly earned back. Instead, it’s better to just kill NPCs to reach the coveted DZ rank 50.
You only need to exhibit this behavior with your main character. If you go rogue with the second agent and die, only he will lose the DZ experience, which does not affect your main agent.
You can thus use a second agent to roam through the Dark Zone and bring some action to the PvP area. This allows you to fully enjoy being marked for player hunting and knowing the whole Dark Zone is behind you. It really gets your heart racing!
For this reason, Youtuber MarcoStyle suggests that you create a second character. You shouldn’t miss out on this thrill in the Dark Zone, worrying about your DZ experience. You will likely die more often, but you won’t suffer major consequences. If you wish to continue leveling up your DZ rank to purchase for example the items from the Dark Zone specialty vendor, you can switch back to your first character.
Gain more inventory space with a “second agent”
For a game like The Division, where everything revolves around getting more and better loot, storage can be very limited. Often, you have to disassemble items and watch out not to destroy useful ones.
You can utilize the inventory of your second character by transferring some useful items to him. You might as well abuse him as a secondary inventory space. The more characters you have, the more items you can store “externally”.
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Additionally, you can grab various weapon skins in the operations base with a second character. You just need to meet these requirements:
A character must be level 21 or higher
A character must be below level 21.
Both characters must have the supply line upgraded in the security wing.
For agents below level 21, the appearance vendor sometimes has other skins available. These change every day, and it’s not guaranteed that he has different skins for both characters every day. On some days, you may be able to buy two weapon skins. Thanks to the storage function, both agents can access them.
Our reader Jörg pointed out a trick with which you can gain more crafting materials through your twink: Deposit some items into the storage with your main character. Take these with the twink, sell them, and then buy many cheap items from the vendors. Put these in the stash, take them back with your main character, and disassemble them. This way, you can score more crafting materials.
These are the advantages you can enjoy with multiple characters. With the second agent, the side missions and fights that cannot be replayed after completing once are also available to you.
Learn how to efficiently level a character to level 30 in The Division here.
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You thought you were good at Overwatch? Then check out these Koreans and be amazed…
We actually thought that the time of cool PvP videos with loud Linkin Park music and headshots in sync with the music had ended 10 years ago, but we were mistaken. Fairness requires saying that these scenes from Overwatch fit wonderfully well.
YouTuber Veniac Stor has compiled a whole series of videos showcasing the most impressive scenes from the Korean community. In some actions, you can only rub your eyes in disbelief and want to reflexively shout “Aimbot!”, but you will have to acknowledge (quite enviously) that the players are simply amazing and collect kills by the second. After watching the clip, it should dawn on all players that once again there will be a nation in Overwatch that will give the rest of the world a proper beating…
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God Slayer may be the last true MMORPG from China. We take a brief look at it.
Testing returns in mid-April
Chinese MMORPGs are slowly but surely dying out, mainly due to the trend toward mobile gaming. One of the last major titles of its kind could therefore be the MMORPG “God Slayer”, which was first announced 4 years ago.
After a first alpha test last year, the game will be entering the next testing phase on April 15, almost a year later.
At least visually, God Slayer looks impressive, as the game is based on CryEngine, allowing for wonderful graphics, smooth animations, and picturesque landscapes. But even in terms of gameplay, the title seems to hold its own; the action-oriented combat system resembles a mix between Blade & Soul and Monster Hunter Online. All abilities can be woven into devastating combos, which cause significant damage with correct timing.
Gold Slayer presents beautiful environments.
Also intriguing is the system for acquiring special loot. The bosses in God Slayer have their own “damage model”. If, for instance, you want to obtain the special cloak of the dark magician, you must attack the ornate garment on the magician’s back until it is destroyed and only then can you defeat the spellcasting opponent. Since you can only destroy one armor or body part at a time, careful aiming and planning are necessary to obtain the exact items you desire.
The game also features plenty of platforming elements. Almost all characters can run along walls for a short time to evade dangers on the ground or reach a higher platform. The following video showcases the combat system of the MMORPG in action.
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Currently, only 3 classes are available: Warrior, Sorceress, and Swordfighter, but by the release, 3 more classes are expected to be added. And there is indeed a gender lock, so you won’t see male wizards.
Whether and when God Slayer will celebrate its release and come to the West is still entirely uncertain.
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