The game world of Black Desert has been expanded with massive content. We reveal what is included in the Mediah update.
Mediah brings over 1000 new quests
The Western launch of Black Desert was only a few weeks ago, but Daum is already rolling out the first content patch – and it really looks impressive. The already gigantic game world will be expanded by another 30%. Regionally, Mediah is the gateway to the Valencian coast and is located east of Baleno and Serendia. Since the new zone contains endgame content, most players will likely be here now, completing quests.
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Speaking of quests: There are plenty of them in Mediah. Over 1000 new missions await players and should definitely keep them busy for one evening (or rather one week). These tasks also include some guild quests, for which you will need your fellow players.
Friends of PvP skirmishes can look forward to the “Crimson Battlefield,” where up to 80 players (40 vs. 40) can compete against each other simultaneously. You can register in groups of up to 5 players, so no one has to miss out on their friends.
If you prefer your opponents a bit larger, you’ll also enjoy a new challenge, as the world boss Kzarka roams in the new zone and is said to be able to take on hundreds of players at the same time. Those who defeat him will be rewarded with nice loot, as is customary.
The patch comes with numerous new weapons, armor sets, and plenty of new costumes in the cash shop (various wings and sexy lingerie), allowing you to beautify your character even more.
A complete list of all new features and adjustments can be found in our sources.
For more news, articles, and numerous beginner guides about the game, visit our Black Desert topic page.
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The MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online is turning two years old! A reason for the developers to host a big event.
Starting April 5 at 01:30 AM, you can participate in the anniversary celebrations of The Elder Scrolls Online. For the celebration, the baker Donolon has been commissioned to bake a very special cake. If you log into the MMO after the event starts, you will receive a token to obtain this anniversary cake. However, you won’t just be able to sit down comfortably and enjoy the sweet piece, as there is a quest involved.
Birthday Cake!
If you complete this quest named “Cake Hunger”, you will receive the anniversary cake as a reward, which you will find among your souvenirs in your collection. Whoever eats this will enjoy a 100% experience bonus, which will stack with all other EXP bonuses!
Two New Assistants
But there is more new content in the MMORPG. Starting today, you will find two new assistants in the game, Tythis Andromo the banker and Nuzhimeh the merchant. You can summon Tythis Andromo almost anywhere for access to your bank vaults. Nuzhimeh, on the other hand, will buy anything you no longer need – without charging any fees! Since both assistants can be summoned almost anywhere, you save long walks back to the cities.
So get ready for the anniversary celebration of The Elder Scrolls Online and fast, so that there is room for the anniversary cake in your stomach! Until the event starts on April 5, you can use the time to make the most of the two new assistants.
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In reflecting on the merger with Webedia, we look back at the history of our site Mein-MMO.de.
Dawid Hallmann is the most ambitious guy I’ve ever met. I still have a letter from him, from February 2014. We were just at the beginning, maybe getting 300 readers a day. He told me back then that he wanted to build Mein-MMO.de as an alternative to the established MMO sites like buffed or playmassive. I thought he was quite a dreamer at the time, but: He was completely right.
The First Year
What you have to understand is that Mein-MMO.de was initially a passionate side project. While Dawid was working his regular job, he built Mein-MMO.de in his spare time, fulfilling a kind of childhood dream. Having your own gaming website is something special. He paid all the costs out of his own pocket. There were no thoughts of revenue at all.
The Elder Scrolls Online – the first game with which we reached thousands of readers.
We had some early successes with articles about The Elder Scrolls Online, WildStar, or ArcheAge. During that time, we grew from being a “really small site” to “still a small site, but a bit bigger and with potential.” By August 2014, we had about 5000 readers a day.
Then Destiny and Success Came
Most of you who followed us know what happened next: Destiny. It was never really planned that we would actually cover the console shooter. But from the beginning, our articles received tremendous responses and the visitor numbers skyrocketed. In September, we had 15,000 readers a day. That was when things started to get a bit more serious.
I remember that after the World Cup, a football international match was broadcast on RTL, and during halftime, a Destiny commercial aired. At that time, a news article of ours was quite visible on Google, and our reader numbers exploded during the halftime break. It was clear at that point: Wow, we’re onto something here.
Destiny was the game with which we reached tens of thousands of readers.
As a “hobby,” the site was no longer manageable. It simply took up too much time. While we used to publish maybe 20 articles a week, it soon rose to 80, 90, or 100. Initially focused on just a few MMORPGs, we expanded our coverage to other online games. The hours we could dedicate to the site kept increasing.
As a result, other people became increasingly important to the site throughout 2014 and into 2015, who wrote articles, handled planning, engaged with you in comments, and much more. The roles of Cortyn and myself steadily grew over time.
The Merger with Webedia Had Been in the Works for a While
Around September 2015, when we had 50,000 readers a day, Dawid realized that the site could no longer be managed as a side project. There were two options:
Either Dawid could have founded a GmbH to manage the project on his own and take it to the next level.
Option B was to seek a strong partner to become even stronger together.
It quickly became clear that it would be option B. Now it’s March 2016, and the time has come. Mein-MMO.de will become a part of Webedia in the future. This is the company that also owns Gamestar, Gamepro, moviepilot, and numerous other sites.
For us and you, nothing in our daily routine will change. Dawid remains the head of the site, and I remain the chief editor. Cortyn, Ttime, Andreas, and the others are all still on board – some in expanded roles.
This is the boss: Dawid Hallmann
This is not a merger born out of necessity, but a very positive one for us that we have worked towards. In terms of reader numbers and in every other aspect, we are currently stronger than ever. At present, we have about 70,000 readers a day.
Nothing will change for the worse. On the contrary, we will be able to report even more comprehensively and in greater depth about the games that brought you all here, thanks to the new opportunities. We already have our eyes on the first new staff members, from whom you’ll surely be reading articles soon.
We’ve been around for about two and a half years now. It has been a wild journey so far, and it seems like we are just getting started. We hope you will accompany us on this journey!
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Webedia Germany, a subsidiary of the French Webedia Group, is expanding its portfolio in the digital gaming segment by acquiring the gaming portal Mein-MMO. Previously, Mein-MMO was already a partner of the gaming network OnlineWelten, which also belongs to Webedia.
The young online magazine, founded by Dawid Hallmann, focuses on topics related to multiplayer games for PC and consoles – from current shooters like Destiny and The Division to classics like World of Warcraft.
Since its founding in October 2013, the portal has been steadily growing and now reaches over 2 million visits a month. Compared to the same period last year, this represents a growth of over 150 percent. “The gaming industry is undergoing a transformation. There are fewer new releases and more titles that receive regular expansions and DLCs. We accompany these games intensively over a long period. Readers appreciate this offering. We have experienced tremendous support from fans and friends of various online games who have formed a community on our site,” explains Dawid Hallmann, Head of Mein-MMO.
Webedia Germany, based in Berlin and Munich, is already represented in the market with leading online gaming portals in the areas of games, consoles, technology, and home cinema. With gaming websites such as GameStar, GamePro, and the German-language IGN portal, the online entertainment publisher reaches over 5 million users monthly in Germany.
The magazine for multiplayer and online games: Mein-MMO.de
With its focus on online games, Mein-MMO complements Webedia’s gaming portfolio with diverse reporting from the MMO-enthusiastic team. “Our users have made the website what it is today: a pleasant place for gamers to exchange ideas about their shared hobby. With the acquisition by Webedia, we can realize our visions more than ever,” says Dawid Hallmann. “The growing relevance of multiplayer online games in the gaming industry opens up new marketing opportunities and cooperation models beyond our current offerings,” adds Ralf Sattelberger, Director Sales at Webedia Germany. “We look forward to walking this path together with Mein-MMO in the future.”
In The Division the Incursions, the raids, will be introduced with the April update. This evening, the developers want to share details via a Twitch livestream.
Currently, not much is known about the upcoming Incursions in The Division: They are supposed to be challenging endgame group activities, where an agent team must prove themselves against relentless foes to obtain high-level items. However, what this will look like in detail is still unknown.
This is supposed to change this evening, on March 31st. The developers will hold a livestream via Twitch in which they want to present the raids. This was announced on Twitter.
Accordingly, tonight at 8 PM, the “Special Report” will start, on the official Twitch channel for the game. We will be following this for you. How extensive this information will be and what else the developers want to reveal remains to be seen.
Update: We have a summary of the stream for you in this article.
For young fans of World of Warcraft, there will soon be reading material – a children’s book will be released in November.
Azeroth through the eyes of children
A younger audience will soon be able to enjoy the story of Warcraft, as Blizzard has entered into a partnership with Scholastic and will publish the book “World of Warcraft: Traveler” later this year.
“Traveler” will thematically focus on a young boy who happens to be the son of a “great explorer” of the Warcraft universe. Due to an incident, he gets separated from his family and washes up on a foreign shore. Here he must navigate a strange world, equipped with a magical compass and his drawing tools. As can be seen from the first sketches, the hero will make friends with a Murloc, encounter Night Elves, and meet characters like Malfurion and Tyrande.
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The story is written by Greg Weisman, with illustrations by Samwise Didier, who has been responsible for many concept drawings and artworks related to Blizzard games.
On the journey, the protagonist will encounter many wondrous creatures.
In general, the goal was to answer the question of what Azeroth might look like through the eyes of children who are discovering parts of this world for the first time.
Although the book is intended to be child-friendly, aimed at “young fans” aged 8-12, some adults will likely place the book on their shelves. A certain demon will definitely do so.
A release of the book is planned for November 2016 in America; it is still unclear if and when a German translation will be made available. The announcement refers to it as a “Series,” indicating a multi-part series.
In the MMO shooter Destiny , a variety of new weapons, armor, ships, and Sparrows were introduced yesterday. Check them out.
Yesterday, we streamed and commented on the live stream “What’s New”. It was about the items that will be new or returning to Destiny with the April update on April 12th.
Prior to that, it was announced as a “fashion show” and that was indeed the impression: Something new was constantly wobbling across the screen, new effects were presented, there was a lot of information and fresh items: 5 armor sets, 3 for the factions, one for the Taken, and one in a “TRON” look for the Chroma effects. Then a variety of weapons, Sparrows, and also ships.
YouTuber Raptorr has now gathered the screens online, uploaded a video, and compiled a screenshot collection on Imgur. There you can browse at your own pace to see what’s new coming your way.
You will miss these 10 cards from Hearthstone as soon as the new format “Standard” goes live.
With the expansion “Whispers of the Old Gods”, Blizzard will introduce the new game format “Standard” at the end of April or the beginning of May, where only the current expansions from the ongoing and last year can be played. In plain language, this means that players will have to say goodbye to cards from Goblins VS. Gnomes and Naxxramas if they want to play the new mode. Those who want to stay “Wild” will see no changes.
We present to you our top 10 cards that you will miss.
Place 10: Glevehr
One of the most annoying cards in the expansion was definitely the Glevehr for Hunters. For just 2 mana, the weapon had stats of 2/2 and could easily remove smaller threats from the board or deal the first hits to the beloved “Face.” As if that weren’t annoying enough, the weapon also grants a friendly minion +1 attack when played, which typically leads to even more damage that had to be received in the early turns of the game.
We will definitely not miss this card – but we don’t play Hunters either.
Place 9: Instable Portal
The Instable Portal is considered one of the cards with the highest random factor in the game, but it was still used in many decks. For 2 mana, the Mage received a random minion that cost 3 mana less. This led to numerous fun situations, where one could play a Ragnaros in turn 4 (with the coin) or receive a class card that opponents did not expect at all. For example, Prophet Velen likes to double the damage of Fireballs and Pyroblasts.
Of course, the spell could also go horribly wrong and spit out a Murloc. In any case, the Instable Portal was a card that provided fun and memorable moments and will likely be fondly remembered by players.
Place 8: Call to Arms
Call to Arms was quite ridiculed upon its initial announcement, but quickly became a staple in many Paladin decks. For 3 mana, it summons 3 1/1 minions and equips a 1/4 weapon. Especially in combination with one or even two Knife Juggler, the three recruits of the Silver Hand could clear the board effectively. What remains is then simply cleaned up manually with the weapon, and one has drawn a significant benefit from a very cheap card. A versatile card that is finally going into its well-deserved summer break.
Place 7: Shielded Minibot
And it gets even tougher for Paladins. The 2/2 minion for 2 mana, Shielded Minibot, also ends up in the junkyard of Mechs. It has long been regarded as one of the strongest Paladin cards, as it has a Divine Shield and thus often results in a free trade favoring the Paladin.
There was hardly a deck where the Minibot was not used, whether Aggro or Secret Paladin, the little mech is too valuable to exchange for another creature.
Place 6: Bite of the Death
Warriors have to say goodbye to one of the most powerful weapons in the game, as the Bite of the Death will be leaving the ranked mode and will only be available in the “Wild” mode in the future. For 4 mana, the axe had stats of 4/2 and had the “Whirlwind” deathrattle: “Deal 1 damage to all minions.” This allowed for numerous effects to be combined. Angry Berserkers could be made even stronger, Acolytes of Pain became card batteries, and Armor Masters could generate massive amounts of armor. Since it occupied a fixed place in almost all Warrior decks, this blade will likely be missed painfully.
On the second page, we will discuss the remaining top 5.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny they are currently presenting the exotic items that are coming to the game or better said “the ones coming back to the game.”
They said nothing about it in the stream, but right now the exotic items that will come to Destiny on April 12 are being presented. It seems that it will mainly focus on exclusively be about “upgraded” Exotics from Year 1, which can then also reach the new maximum values in Year 2, i.e., 335 Attack or Defense value.
There should be a total of 13 Exotics, 5 of which are weapons.
The first is one of the weapons from “House of Wolves.” It is Queenbreaker’s Bow, the fusion rifle Queenbreaker.
Also already confirmed: Cleansed Robe, a Warlock chest piece.
The Titan helmet “Eternal Warrior“, the helmet with the statue look, is also making it to Year 2.
The shotgun “The Universal Remote” will make it to Year 2.
The Hunter chest piece Lucky Raspberry is back.
The extravagant shotgun “Lord of Wolves,” one of the Prison of Elders weapons, has arrived in Year 2.
The Hunter helmet ATS/8 Arachnoid – Welcome to Year 2, you little creepy crawler.
The Titan gloves ADC/0 Feedback Fence are back. I can’t wait to write this name with enthusiasm over and over again. Feedback Fence. The German language can be so beautiful.
The stylish Titan helmet “The Glasshouse” is one of the 13 exotic items that will make it from Year 1 to Year 2 of Destiny.
The Warlock gloves “Sunbreakers”, which Xur liked so much and Warlocks hated at the beginning, are also included.
The pistol “Dreg’s Promise” concludes. Those are the 13 exotic weapons and armor pieces we will welcome in Destiny on April 12.
A little of the suspense was ruined this time regarding which exotic items it would be. Because before the reveal, they released this puzzle image on Instagram. There, the right experts could already spot which items it would be based on the icons.
A streamer plays a “dead” MMO and encounters a strange character. Quite a bizarre story.
The Last Player of His World
Hardly any player will be familiar with the MMO “Active Worlds” which was released around 1995. Essentially a kind of forefather of sandbox games, it allowed players to create their own worlds and share them with others. The sad reality: the game is dead. The YouTuber vinesauce plays “special” games from time to time, and recently he dived into Active Worlds during a stream to take a look around. Wandering through a completely abandoned MMO is already creepy enough, as it has something unsettling of an apocalyptic vision.
It gets creepy when the streamer then meets the NPC “Hitomi Fujiko” – or so he thinks. After a short time, the NPC starts talking to him and reveals that “This world is deserted” and asks “Am I real? Are you real?” You should check it out yourself.
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It quickly becomes obvious that Hiromi Fujiko is another player who can still be found on the game server and is probably just playing a bit of RP to mess with the streamer.
Mein-MMO says: Whether this really happened or was just a setup by the streamer can’t be determined in hindsight. But even if the whole thing is just a fake, the story is quite entertaining and shows some disturbing images of what happens to our “favorite worlds” when all players have moved on. Quite creepy remnants that could still somehow tell a story.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny , Bungie will present the new rewards tonight. We will follow the stream in German.
On April 12, the Spring Update for Destiny will be released. Last time, we learned about the challenges. This live stream will focus on the new rewards that Guardians can earn. Here in the video, there is a recording of the live stream.
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The event starts at 8:00 PM. Guest will be Art Lead Keith Bachman, who will likely talk about the style of the new items. Designer Brenton Woodrow will focus more on the game mechanics and explain how the Guardians will reach 335. This is the new Light maximum level.
6:40 PM: A few background infos. According to Community Manager DeeJ, we will not only find out how to get this fancy sword or the Titan’s look in this picture:
No, it will also be revealed what the “gift” for the update is. The item that the Guardians will pull out of the mailbox on April 12.
7:00 PM: The most exciting question for most: What new exotic armor pieces are coming? Are these the missing “Glorious Seven? ” What armor pieces and exotic weapons from Year 1 will return? And are there even new Year 2 Exotics that we don’t know about yet?
7:15 PM: For those who don’t know the procedure yet. Usually, the stream starts at 7:55, then there’s a 10-minute countdown, which ends around 8:05. Then, often there’s a trailer for about 30-90 seconds, and then it starts.
Today, there should actually be a relatively compact, short affair. Probably, there will mainly be pictures of items. The question is how much they will also change the merchants’ offerings. Will they adjust the Light levels at Xur and Banshee-44? There is a lot to discuss, but probably little to show or material that can be played.
7:25 PM: Game Designer Brenton Woodrow, whom we will see shortly, has been with Bungie for about two and a half years. But only since February of this year is he the “Investment and Activities” designer in the live team responsible for these patches. “Investment” is always about rewards and how good they should be, and what one must achieve for them. Woodrow is said to be quite young, but already has 5 years in the industry. He earned his spurs for two years at Dungeons and Dragons Online for Turbine. So, he’s an MMO player.
7:30 PM: Art Lead Keith Bachman, on the other hand, is significantly older, has been in the industry forever. 11 years at Sony, the last 5 years at Ubisoft, where he worked on Far Cry 4 and Watch Dogs. Only since January 2016 at Bungie. They have significantly reinforced their personnel behind the scenes – recently it was rumored that 700 people are working for Bungie on Destiny. That is really gigantic for the notoriously large teams of MMOs.
7:45 PM: DeeJ is already having fun. He announces this as a “fashion show,” they want to present the spring collection. Guardians should make room in their wardrobe.
7:50 PM: Guardians are of course immediately and provisionally demanding an eightfold storage space.
7:55 PM: Long-term, regarding the items, perhaps the most exciting structural question: Will they reintroduce “Overweapons” – like in Year 1 with Icebreaker, Gjallarhorn, Vex Mythoclast and many others? The weapon selection is now significantly more balanced, but perhaps a bit lacking in motivation. Bungie wanted to move away from “Gjallarhorn, nothing else” – it would be interesting to know if they are satisfied with that decision in hindsight.
7:58 PM: We were quite good with the assessment. The countdown has started; it looks like it’s going to be around 8:08. Then it’s supposed to start.
8:02 PM: Before it starts, a little warming up:
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8:07 PM: If we made a hit list of which Year 1 Exotics players wish to see again, I think Gjallarhorn would be number 1, Icebreaker number 2, then a long gap and eventually the rest. Favorites for a return are the 3 House of Wolves Exotics. Players barely had time to play around with them back then. Regarding Icebreaker and Gjallarhorn, it was said: If they return at all, then not like in Year 1.
This is where the live stream for Destiny begins
8:08 PM: Oh, trailer. Lord of the Wolves and Queenbreaker’s Bow both included!
8:09 PM: New Sparrows, new ships also confirmed. And something with “effects.” New Monarchy Titan in red, Future War Cult Hunter in a yellow-blue outfit, and Deej plays a Dead Orbit Warlock in white. These are the 3 mannequins that will present the items.
8:13 PM: Oh, you can turn off the interface, a kind of “screenshot mode.” Players have wanted this for a long time.
5 different armor sets, new emotes
8:16 PM: They are now showing the outfits of Dead Orbit for the 3 classes – and this glow can be seen that fans had already recognized . This is the new “Chroma System” – Guardians can customize their look more precisely. There will be 4 colors to modify shaders. This glow can be set per item . White, yellow, blue, red.
8:18 PM: There’s the Karate Kid “One-legged Kick” emote new. New emotes will also come, right. On reddit, they have already recognized the “Elaine Dance” from the series Seinfeld. That’s “The way people dance who think they can dance and are under a terrible illusion.”
8:21 PM: There is a own “Taken” armor line. Those are the images we have seen. So these are not shaders, but unique armors for Warlock, Titan, and Hunter in Destiny – with special Taken weapons. These should be available in the new Winter’s Run Strike. Special feature: If you have the complete Taken set, you will receive the Shiver emote.
8:23 PM: The fifth armor set being shown now is specifically designed for the Chroma System so that these colors stand out. The community is dubbing it the “Tron Outfit.” DeeJ is already drooling over the Warlock outfit. That’s quite noticeable.
Wasted and Chroma armor in the “Sterling Treasure” box
8:25 PM: The Taken armors and the Tron stuff are available through “Sterling Treasure.” This is a new package. You get 3 of them a week. One for free, one through the 41 Prison of Elders, and one when you complete a match in the Featured Crucible playlist. Or you can buy them for real money.
These are “cosmetic items” with defense value 3. In the “Sterling Treasure,” there will be “guaranteed items” and bonus items that you can only get randomly. The game will display what can come out. Transparency.
8:27 PM: The “armor sets” of the factions are available through the faction packages. Oh pretty – “Waning Star” a Taken ship. Nice. It’s also in the box. The Chroma modifications themselves (the lighting effects) are also available ONLY in the Sterling box or if you dismantle a Chroma armor piece.
Infusion will be completely different: 1:1
8:31 PM: Infusion now works completely differently. You receive 1:1 the values. A defense value 3 item goes completely up to 330 when the stronger item has 330. This brings the “fun” back into “infusion!”
8:32 PM: The Chroma System works like this: You assign a “Chroma” to an item, and it then has the color. But you can reroll the color on the item for 100 Glimmer. So it’s only important to have a Chroma item. The color is then no problem.
8:34 PM: Shadow Price with 330 attack value! And a third slot in the vault. Badger CCL, Lord High Fixer all come to the new max values – these are Year 1 Legendaries. Some of the old favorites. Grim Citizen III, The Saterienne Rapier, The Devil You Know, The Swarm, the Zombie Apocalypse is back, oh, the LDR 5001, Two to the Graveyard, The Comedian. These weapons will be obtainable through legendary engrams. Old memories are sure to awaken with these weapons. Veterans will certainly associate some experiences with them.
8:37 PM: Really a nice fashion show right now.
8:39 PM: 5 new legendary emotes – including the Taken Shiver and Shia LaBeouf’s motivational meme “Do it! Just do it!” – the Elaine dance and much more. 10 “normal, blue” emotes are also available with a Sumo dance, a farewell wave, a Crane kick, a really nasty taunt, and some others. We will probably present all of this separately in the next days, I think.
8:41 PM: They are currently solving some annoying problems. When upgrading the faction packs, there are more interesting rewards – that’s good. And making the infusion easier is certainly a good idea. As for the chromas – yeah, why not? Taken ships – Destiny also thrives on the coolness.
335 items through Iron Banner, Trials, exotic engrams, Prison of Elders
8:44 PM: The strongest enemies will have 335 – in Challenge Mode in the Prison of Elders, the last round. Otherwise, enemies have 330 or lower.
Guardians will receive 335 items in Iron Banner, Trials of Osiris, from exotic engrams, in the Prison of Elders, as strike-exclusive items, and also in Hardmode King’s Fall (but only after a hotfix, not immediately).
8:45 PM: Guardians will also be able to color weapons – these are basically “weapon shaders” or at least weapon colorings. Red or white, currently being demonstrated. Here you see the Taken sword and a shotgun with special effects. The Taken sword will be a “Void sword.” The “Taken items” will probably be available in the newly revamped Arc Priest Strike Winter’s Run.
8:48 PM: Ghost with a Taken look from the Challenge of the Elders.
8:50 PM: Still nothing about new exotic items. That should come later. So far, this pretty much meets expectations. It’s what has been hinted at in recent days with the “Chroma” and Taken.
8:52 PM: The farewell is happening. There was actually no information about new or returning exotics. Maybe they will announce that next week or then on Instagram like last time. 90,000 viewers were there at the end. It was actually a nice, round thing.
Summary of the stream on rewards in Destiny
There will be 5 new armor sets: Three for the faction reputations – these will be available from reputation packages. One “Chroma” set and one for the Taken – these will come from the “Sterling Treasure” box.
Some legendary weapons from Year 1 are returning, which will be infused from “legendary engrams.” In total, there will probably be 26 legendary weapons that will “return.” This likely also includes the Queen’s weapons as a reward for the high score in the Prison of Elders.
Infusion now runs 1:1 – so it will be relatively easy to upgrade cosmetic items.
The “Taken” set and the Chroma set (TRON) will come from the “Sterling Treasure” box. They can be obtained from various PvE and PvP activities, or you can buy them from Tess. Without cash expenditures, there are 3 per week: one via the Postmaster, one through completing the “normal” Prison of Elders, and one when you finish a match in the weekly Crucible playlist.
The 3 “faction armor sets” will be in faction packages.
Through the “Chroma” system, you will be able to make armors glow in one of 4 colors. These “Chroma” are also in the “Sterling Treasure.”
Weapons can also have such colorings.
Iron Banner, Trials of Osiris, strike-exclusive items, exotic engrams, the Prison of Elders in challenge mode, and later also Hardmode King’s Fall will drop 335 items.
15 new emotes will come through the cash shop.
Exotics will return. So far, one can already count: 13 exotics, of which 5 are weapons. The image was provided by Bungie:
In the MMORPG Skyforge, you must face a new event of the Reapers of Death!
The Reapers of Death in the MMORPG Skyforge are not creatures that keep the lawn short, but rather dark figures who seek to conquer the planet Aelion!
Face the Reapers of Death!
If your hero in the MMO has already reached his divine form, you can increase his score for each invasion army in the lab, and an exciting campaign awaits you. Every eight hours, your adepts will receive new tasks where you can win gifts, new followers for your order, and twelve faith points. Additionally, you can earn ten victory medals, which represent a special currency, with which you may buy various goods in the marketplace in the “Invasion” section.
Furthermore, special missions that change daily appear on the globe of the Divine Observatory. These consist of:
Rank 1 – Dark Ritual & Defense of the Fortress
Rank 4 – A Helping Hand
Rank 6 – Plane Wreck
Rank 8 – Crash Site
Rank 12 – Reapers of Death Flagship
Rank 20 – Arrival of Thanatos. Note: Here, only the training avatar accompanies his army in this invasion!
The rank is determined by your research level in the lab.
As rewards for any invasion adventure, you can expect:
C-Rating – 10 Sparks of Divinity
B-Rating – Reliquary with Sparks of Insight
A-Rating – 10 Sparks of Divinity
S-Rating – A robe with a unique color that you can only receive in this adventure.
Additionally, you will receive Eiodi, which you can use in the lab to increase resistance and overall values in the Atlas of the Reapers of Death. It is also possible to enhance your invasion symbols or talents. At the conclusion of the campaigns in Skyforge, you will receive Jentos, which you need to unlock sparks. You will use these sparks to unlock another page in the Atlas of the Reapers of Death. So face the new invasion of the Reapers of Death in the MMORPG Skyforge!
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In FIFA 16, goalkeepers are involved in and in bizarre scenes – or significantly involved. We showcase some goalkeeper fails in the video.
The goalkeeper in EA Sports’ annual football simulation has essentially always been a topic of extensive discussions and a cause of many player rants. Especially in FIFA 15, the player community agreed that the goalkeepers were a disaster. With FIFA 16, everything was supposed to get better. Was this endeavor successful?
Unfortunately, no! Goalkeepers in the game still show actions that make you want to throw your hands over your head. Granted, one has to admit that they generally perform more intelligently compared to the previous year and create fewer mistakes. Nevertheless, it is extremely frustrating when goalkeeper AI mistakes decide close games.
Whether one can chuckle about these unfortunate actions of the goalkeepers or is on the verge of throwing their controller against the wall always depends on whether they benefit from them or suffer a severe disadvantage. Now we want to take a look at a few of these wild goalkeeper actions.
These goalkeepers in FIFA 16 are having a bad day
In the first video, a goalkeeper puts all his potential into saving a ball. Somehow, the ball still ends up in the goal. Upon closer inspection, it becomes clear: Something is not right with his right arm.
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In this video, the ball is deflected – sure, such situations are always difficult for a goalkeeper – but the ball doesn’t seem so impossible to save. The goalkeeper probably threw in the towel a bit too early.
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At first glance, it seems that a flawless long-range goal is scored here. The replay shows that the goalkeeper made a rather strange attempt to save.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny , Lord Saladin is back with the Iron Banner in March. We present the rewards.
Since Tuesday evening at 7:00 PM, the March Iron Banner in Destiny has been running. The mode played is Control. The Iron Banner will end on Tuesday, April 5th, at 11 AM.
The trick to gaining as much reputation as possible usually involves the bounties, and one should wear the appropriate reputation items: An Iron Banner emblem, a shader, and the class item. By the end of the week, the reputation bonus increases significantly. If you want to “level up” multiple characters, you should ensure that one Guardian is prioritized a bit. As long as one Guardian has a higher reputation rank than the others, the “smaller” ones will receive a big reputation bonus.
It is important to pick up the “packages” from Saladin at rank 3 and rank 5. The rank 5 package can contain really good stuff: A ghost shell with 310 and then an Iron Banner item, a weapon or armor piece, with 310 and above.
However, chance plays a big role here, and with the “light increase to 335 coming soon” this balances out.
What rewards are there in the Iron Banner in March?
Directly from Lord Saladin as a purchasable item with fixed attributes, there are:
Starting from rank 3, a chest armor
Starting from rank 4, the hand cannon, gloves, and PlayStation-exclusive gloves
Starting from rank 5, the machine gun
The three PlayStation-exclusive gloves of the individual classes.
After battles in the Iron Banner, items can drop randomly. With “rank” referring to the rank of your highest-ranked Guardian:
From rank 2: The chest armor
From rank 3: The hand cannon, gloves, and PlayStation-exclusive gloves
From rank 4: The machine gun
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These are the two purchasable weapons from Lord Saladin
Today we are taking a closer look at the two purchasable weapons with fixed stats.
The hand cannon Finnala’s Färnis
Finnala’s Färnis is a strong hand cannon according to its stats. If Bungie adjusts the weapon balance in the next patch, it could be one of the strongest legendary hand cannons out there. The perks are rather mediocre. It comes with “Third Eye” and “Unrelenting Pursuer.” You can also take Hand Loader or Smallbore with it.
A decent weapon, but “randomly” dropped with Outlaw, Triple Tap, or Roulette is certainly a more exciting choice.
The machine gun Bretomart’s Defense
The MG Bretomart’s Defense is really good like almost every machine gun. It’s really rare for a weapon type to say: You can’t use that at all.
The purchasable version comes with solar damage, field choke, spray and play, crowd control, and reinforced barrel.
A very decent version of the weapon. But, let’s be honest, by now almost every Guardian should have found “their heavy weapon” for the current content level.
Is it all worth it?
Actually not. It’s like so often in Destiny: The later it gets in a patch cycle, the “less worth” such activities really become. Especially since new content will arrive on April 12th. The rewards will be presented tonight – we will be there with a live ticker starting at 8:00 PM.
These are solid items available here, but they can’t compete with the monsters such as what Banshee-44 had on offer this morning. Still, one should not be discouraged. If you enjoy the Iron Banner, you can definitely dive into the fray. Have fun with it!
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Our MMO of the Month in March 2016 is The Division. We will tell you why we chose this shooter.
Online gaming is really heating up again. After a quiet 2015, in March we have Blade and Soul and Black Desert as the third high-caliber title being released to the gaming masses in 2016. Admittedly, the Korean gem Black Desert only really “officially” launched in March, but it was already clear in February that it would be a real hit, and we honored it last month.
Even though The Elder Scrolls Online received a new DLC in March, this month there is no question for us: The MMO of the hour is “Tom Clancy’s The Division”, even if there can be a lively debate about how well the game fits the “MMO definition”. The term has been changing for years. Today’s MMOs are not really “massive” anymore for reasons of performance and fairness.
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5 Reasons Why The Division is Our MMO of the Month
It has a great atmosphere. New York on the brink of collapse. Snow showers, neon signs, and a crazy person attacking a corpse with the energy of a Duracell bunny and a baseball bat. In phone recordings, we hear stories from a world that is tearing itself apart or desperately clinging to a shred of normality.
It’s engaging. Log in, search for a mission, get started. Almost everything in The Division can be initiated and tackled immediately. The missions are clearly structured and can be consumed in small, digestible bites. The gameplay feels right when you are playing with friends, coordinating over voice chat, teasing each other, and having a good time.
It is ruthless. The Dark Zone is no place for the gullible. The feeling of standing just before extraction, assessing every other player for their potential as a “traitor-and-looter”, and checking if you can take someone out – these are big moments in The Division that mainly play out in the mind of the player.
There is loot! The RPG elements of the game make us ponder over the weapons and skills we have gathered and selected. We think about how to make our agent stronger, tougher, and meaner. Although the game currently has some teething problems, it really captures the “want it!” aspect quite well.
The gameplay is something different. The Division forces us to play tactically, thinking from cover to cover. Where are the tactical advantages, from where can we flank the enemies? A shooter for the player who appreciates that clarity and thinking are rewarded, not just reflexes and a twitchy finger.
Virtual Reality is here! With the release of the VR headset Oculus Rift and the launch of the online space shooter EVE Valkyrie, you can now experience space battles in the universe of the MMORPG EVE Online more intensely than ever!
EVE Valkyrie puts you in the role of a mercenary under the command of the mysterious Rán. You complete contracts for the highest bidder, often revolving around revenge or profit. You frequently encounter pirate groups that you must eliminate in thrilling multiplayer space battles.
Experience the EVE Online universe in Virtual Reality
The shooter was specifically developed for virtual reality headsets. It recently appeared exclusively in a special deal time-exclusive and in a bundle with Oculus Rift, but will also be available for Playstation VR in October. Thanks to virtual reality technology, the gaming experience is significantly more intense; it feels like you are actually sitting in the cockpit of a combat ship and zooming through space.
“This is just the beginning of our plans for the virtual reality sector,” said Hilmar Veigar Pétursson, CEO of CCP Games. “Our goal has always been to create thrilling virtual worlds where players can fully immerse themselves. VR now provides us with a powerful tool to achieve that.”
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In addition to EVE Valkyrie, the arcade shooter Gunjack has also been released for Oculus Rift, which has been playable on Samsung’s Gear VR since November 2015. In Gunjack, you take on the role of the onboard gunner of a mining ship tasked with harvesting resources in the Outer Ring. Pirate attacks occur frequently, which you must fend off. The PC version of the shooter offers a higher graphic resolution, upgraded audio, significantly better textures, models, effects, new achievements, leaderboards, and much more.
CCP Games plans to release more virtual reality titles in the future. A larger update for EVE Valkyrie is next on the agenda.
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The latest content patch for WildStar is live and brings a completely new area. Check out the trailer here.
Secrets of the Osun in the Snow
WildStar has fresh content for all players, as today on March 30, 2016, the latest content update “On to Arkterra” for the sci-fi MMORPG WildStar by Carbine is released. As the name suggests, the update deals with the lost continent Arkterra, which has remained hidden even from the eyes of the Guardian.
Thematically, it revolves around the mysterious installations of the Osun and the question of what kind of project the giants were undertaking here. Players must fight their way through the icy tundra, complete numerous quests, and withstand increasingly powerful world bosses that in return will shower rewards upon them.
The rewards include new mounts, fresh gear, but also housing items in the style of the Osun. The cash shop also features some new items, as the Lopp lady “Madame Fortune” has fresh rewards in her fortune balls.
With a massive ban wave, Blizzard’s hack & slash Diablo 3 has cleaned up the leaderboard: Unfair players have been banned from the game!
In the past, there have often been players or streamers who were called cheaters by the community. Unfortunately (or fortunately), that’s not enough to get someone banned from the game. To follow up on these reports, Blizzard has slightly revamped its tool for identifying cheaters. The tool is called “Warden” and is certainly familiar to some fans of Blizzard’s games.
In the official Diablo 3 forum, Blizzard confirmed “Kauza” that there has been a ban wave in Diablo 3. Details are scarce. The corresponding bot providers are usually not too eager to reveal who exactly their bot has affected. There are some theories about who has been affected and why, but nothing truly concrete.
As a streamer, it can be both a curse and a blessing to share every moment of your game with your community. As a cheating streamer, it’s probably more of a curse. Grab your popcorn and sit back – curtain up for: Gabynator
In the MMO shooter Destiny , Banshee-44 arrives for Weapon Day on 30.3. on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
Once again, we welcome weapons master Banshee-44 with a threefold salute. You should get on his good side, because then he will hand out quests for Exotic Weapons. In his “regular job,” he brings new weapons for ordering and pickup every Wednesday.
These are the test weapons this week from Destiny
These weapons can be tested to gain reputation with Banshee.
A hand cannon from Häkke aims for double kills.
A pulse rifle from Suros targets Hive enemies.
A rocket launcher from Suros must be used against “high-ranking enemies”.
A shotgun from Häkke craves Crucible kills.
A sniper rifle from Omolon seeks Fallen Captains.
These 5 weapons can be ordered this week
A small highlight is the Suros Ari-41, which some consider a hidden gem: with relatively high rate of fire, this auto rifle is a solid weapon at close range. Unfortunately, it doesn’t compare to the currently favored auto rifles like the Doctrine of Passing or the Arminius-D.
Not a hidden gem, but widely recognized as a strong weapon, is the scout rifle Suros Dis-43 – with high range and impact, it’s a sort of mini sniper rifle for the primary slot.
The auto rifle Häkke Zarinea-D is quite similar to the Suros Ari, has a bit less stability and a little more range. Upper mid-tier.
This week, the “big rocket launcher” Suros JLB-47 is available. For anyone who still needs one.
And lastly, the shotgun Jingukogo-D. It hasn’t made a name for itself so far. Maybe that will change with the balance patch. We expect details on that next week.
Recommendation: The scout rifle Suros Dis-43 or the two auto rifles are worth picking up.
These weapons are available this week with these rolls
A Suros PDX-45, pulse rifle, can be collected with Perfect Balance/Hidden Hand and Smallbore. With that, everyone should really hit what they are aiming at. In another version, you can get it with Full Auto, Hammer-Forged barrel, and High-Caliber rounds. Also not bad.
A highlight is the auto rifle Arminius-D this week. It comes with Crowd Control, Balanced Stock, and Fluted Barrel. That’s shaping up to be one of the best possible rolls. Thus, the already very popular Arminius-D is gradually entering Doctrine of Passing territory.
The Suros Ari-41 is available this week with Perfect Balance, Enhanced Barrel, and Persistence. That is also a strong roll.
In the video, you can see the PDX-45, Arminius-D, Cocytus SR4.
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And in this video, there are the rolls for the 5 weapons from last week: Suros Ari-41, the Thesan Fr4, Herja-D (with strong roll) and the two rocket launchers. (The Dis-47 from previous weeks is also shown.)
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The shared-world shooter The Division is still full of secrets. The US gaming magazine Game Informer presents some “mysteries” that cannot be explained, with a good dose of humor.
“What’s going on here, how can this be?” Have you also wondered in The Division about some things that didn’t seem quite right? Ubisoft’s latest game claims to represent a realistic scenario and even derives from developed disaster simulations, yet one occasionally encounters circumstances in this post-apocalyptic New York that cannot be explained.
10 unresolved mysteries in The Division
Game Informerhas summarized some “unresolved mysteries” that inspired us for the following compilation. See for yourself:
Mystery 1: Why are so many enemies called “Alex”?
When Division agents eliminate certain NPCs, it may happen that still living enemies lament the death of a certain “Alex”: “They got Alex!”, or in German: “Sie haben Alex erwischt!” The questionable part is that many of the enemies being lamented are named Alex. Other names are in short supply. Definitely mysterious!
The following video is definitely worth watching or listening:
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Mystery 2: When did neck tattoos become so popular?
Some agents were disappointed with the character creation in The Division: The number of customization options is quite limited. However, one thing that agents have a fairly large selection of is neck tattoos. With 28 different neck tattoos, you can uniquely “beautify” your character. But since when have these eye-catching tattoos been so popular in New York?
Is there perhaps an interesting story behind these tattoos? Probably not. But at least we now know that such “special” body arts do not disqualify one from working in a top-secret government unit.
Mystery 3: Since when do these “super batteries” exist?
Everywhere in the post-apocalyptic New York, there are smartphones and laptops that still function perfectly. These devices are carelessly lying on the ground, far from outlets, with glowing screens. How strong must their batteries be?
Nowadays, one is glad if the laptop lasts a few hours and the smartphone a day before it needs to be recharged. Even though not everything in post-apocalyptic New York is great, the batteries most definitely are.
Mystery 4: What are those screens in The Division?
Speaking of technical devices: When you shoot at screens in The Division, they are initially “realistically” destroyed. The developers placed great value on this realistic destruction of objects. But have you ever shot at a screen for a long time?
The first shots of the sniper leave deep bullet holes…
…if you shoot with the assault rifle over it, the screen is almost as good as new!
While you destroy the screen with the first bullets and leave bullet holes, the following bullets have a “repairing effect”. If you keep firing at the screen, the previous bullet holes disappear, and the screen looks almost like new.
On the following pages, you can expect a “secret weapon” and mysterious streetlights!
