Evolve: Neues, kostenloses Monster “Elder Kraken”

In Evolve a new adaptation is on the way, this time it’s a monster again. The “Elder Kraken” lands on Shear and brings devastating area effects with it.

The Ancestor of the Kraken

At more or less regular intervals, the developers of Evolve release “adaptations” for existing hunters and monsters. This time it’s the Kraken that receives the alternative design “Elder Kraken”. This not only gives the monster a slightly altered appearance but also a change in its abilities. Let’s take a quick look at the changes:

  • Lightning Strike now covers a larger area than before – however, a target line now reveals where the Kraken activates the ability.
  • The Banshee Missile is larger and explodes in an area effect when it reaches its target.
  • Chain Lightning seems to be unchanged at first glance. After a channeling time, the Kraken causes damage to all enemies around it.
  • The Vortex has been replaced by Death Spiral. A large, tubular area is affected by the ability and causes persistent, low damage.
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To balance out the enhanced strength of the abilities, the Kraken cannot use “normal” attacks from the air – however, abilities still function.

In general, the Elder Kraken can be summarized as “area-damage melee monster”.

The Elder Kraken is available for free to all players starting Tuesday, February 23, 2016.


For more information and news about the game, you can visit our Evolve topic page.

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The Division: Not all cheats have been fixed yet

Only on Friday, the open beta for PC was launched for Tom Clancy’s The Division. Reports are already piling up that some agents are using cheats.

Currently, numerous agents are roaming the post-apocalypse of New York: the open beta of The Division is live now for all supported platforms. Players can take a sneak peek into the upcoming MMO shooter, test some weapons, and explore the Dark Zone.

The-Division-Open-Beta

For some PC gamers, this is not enough: they have already hacked into the data, specifically the weapon data. It seems that these are stored client-side and not server-side. Both Reddit posts and YouTube videos point out these hacking issues.

In this video, an agent has infinite ammunition available ‒ and he doesn’t even have to reload.

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When asked by Ubisoft, the response was that nearly all PC cheats that appeared during the closed beta have been fixed. All other cheats, including those that occur anew in the open beta, will be addressed by the launch on March 8.

The developers will also be on the lookout for new problems during the open beta and will address them accordingly.

After all, this testing phase is meant to eliminate most potential issues in advance. Therefore, agents can only be advised to try everything possible and test so that nothing stands in the way of the launch of The Division.

The-Division-Open-Beta-Explosion

Ultimately, we all want to enjoy the game. And no one wants to have their gaming experience ruined by PC cheats.


In this article, we introduced the two most sought-after weapons of the open beta, the Liberator and the Pakhan. These are hard to obtain during the short duration of the testing phase.

For all latecomers who want to take a look at The Division, here is all the information.

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Destiny: Die Rückkehr der Eisbrecher – Damit hat Bungie nicht gerechnet

In the MMO shooter Destiny , the sniper rifle Icebreaker makes a comeback. This surprises Bungie and was not planned.

Two weeks ago, Bungie announced that they would shake up the Crucible. In certain modes, players should start without “special ammunition”. The goal was clear: The Trials of Osiris should no longer be a pure sniper paradise like in the last weeks and months.

At least the first round should take place without special ammunition.

Players bypass ammunition scarcity with Year-1 Icebreaker

But early on, players found a trick to bypass this. They used the Year-1 weapon “Icebreaker.” With the sniper rifle that regenerates its ammunition, sniper shots are possible after just a few seconds. There’s no need to wait for special ammunition. And a Icebreaker round to the head is still deadly. Especially in events like “Crimson Week”, which do not consider Light values, it proves to be absolutely deadly and renders the whole change absurd. Because it can still be “sniped” almost from the start.

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Deceptive: Players can regenerate ammunition with the Icebreaker or other weapons and then use it with another sniper rifle. One wonders: If players discovered this possibility just a few minutes after the changes were introduced, what does Bungie think about it?

Icebreaker was not intended

Apparently not much. As PvP guru Jon Weisnewski tweeted on Sunday, it is an “active issue” they are looking into. It was not intended for it to work this way.

Weisnewski does not mention concrete plans on how they want to change this – but it looks like they are aware of it in Destiny and want to change it.

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Paragon: Trailer verspricht Action, kein Pay2Win

The latest trailer for the action MOBA Paragon promises… well… action. And in quite nice visuals, with damn cool effects.

With a fresh trailer, Paragon aims to grab players’ attention and seems to be succeeding. The latest impressions of the game promise exciting action with grand graphics, far from what players have been used to in MOBAs, while also introducing some new characters. Whether the balance between MOBA and shooter really works can probably only be judged when one has tried the game themselves.

Since Paragon relies on a “card system” for character development, comparable to that of Paladins, some fans were concerned that these card packs would be offered for real money. The accompanying worries about “Pay2Win” quickly grew loud. Epic Games reacted quickly and assured that “there will never be card packs for purchase,” as they are “aware that Pay-to-Win is a bad thing for competitive games.”

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Black Desert: Schatzjäger – Guide

In Black Desert the quest “Treasure Hunter” presents the first challenge for players. We provide you with a guide on how to proceed at step 5 and complete the quest.

If your experience is somewhat like mine, you’ll get through the first hours of the quests in Black Desert without major difficulties. By using “T” for auto-run and following clear descriptions, you can progress quickly, even though you may take longer for some quests because the enemies don’t drop and spawn as you’d like.

The first stumbling block occurs at the quest “Treasure Hunter.” The first 4 steps go smoothly, but then it gets tricky, and auto-run fails you. You need to place the two pieces of the treasure map side by side in your inventory, then you can combine them. If you right-click on the “new” map, a glow will be shown on your world map in the west of the city, right in Goblin territory. In the game world, this appears as a large beam of light.

If you actually go there, you’ll see that there’s nothing to see. The point you need to reach is underground. Now you need to head north and dive into the cave system at the coast, from there you can complete the 5th step of the quest and climb into a chamber where an NPC marked with a thick golden Q is waiting for you.

This video shows you the exact way:

http://youtu.be/OQ3cWrVwVvM

The 6th and final quest step is similar, you again need to assemble a map and activate it by right-clicking. This time the cave with an enemy and a clickable book is exactly where you expect it to be. On the “highest level”, when you also need to jump down a small ledge onto the plateau. This path is also outlined in the video above.

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The Division: Das ist die Community-Aufgabe am 21.2.

In the MMO shooter The Division, there is a new daily mission from Ubisoft on Sunday, February 21.

Every day, Ubisoft encourages players of the beta of The Division to take on a special mission. Yesterday, players were tasked with taking down elite cleaners. It cost 11.8 million of them. A sign of how popular the beta is. For the effort, all players receive “multiple Dark Zone keys,” which can be collected from the reward vendor.

One player caught 82 of them and receives a unique reward.

The task, this time on the last day of the beta: loot as much gear from the Dark Zone as possible and then get it to safety. At the moment, it doesn’t look like the beta will be extended as it was last time. It ends on Monday at 1:00 PM. But the wait without The Division won’t be too long: the release is on March 8 for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.

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Destiny: Video zeigt den Shooter von einer ganz anderen Seite

In the MMO shooter Destiny , a fan’s video highlights the shooting from a different perspective and extracts new aspects from the event.

80, 90 hours of work went into the montage “True Stories,” says creator Lorenlyr. Upon closer inspection, you can recognize some well-known names from the German-speaking scene. For instance, AUTer Space is involved, who have already drawn attention with their amusing videos.

The video tells small stories from the world of Destiny that one might not come across otherwise. A fan club pays tribute to Eris Morn, the loneliness in the hunt is celebrated, or there is slapstick with the ball.

A beautiful video that we would like to present to you.

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The Division: Get Free Items from the Reward Vendor

In the Open Beta of The Division, there is a reward vendor that provides you with fresh free items.

The Open Beta of Ubisoft’s upcoming MMO shooter has been running since Thursday or Friday. Most of the story missions have already been completed by most players. Now, the Dark Zone is becoming ruthlessly unsafe. However, it is still worth a visit to the Operations Base from time to time: Because there, the reward vendor is waiting for you.

The-Division-reward-vendor

This vendor has hidden himself quite well, so he is probably waiting in vain for a large part of the agents. When you enter the Operations Base, the Medical Wing is on the left, the Security Wing on the right, and straight ahead, when you go upstairs, is the Tech Wing. If you go straight ahead, past the stairs on the right, the reward vendor is there with some nice free items.

If you ignore or forget this guy, you will miss out on fresh resources. In the main game, you will find Uplay rewards at the reward vendor. According to YouTuber Arekkz, he will probably distribute the following cool skin if you have completed the Alpha and both Betas. However, this has not been confirmed yet.

the-division-weapon-skin

But even now, in the Open Beta, he is distributing fresh consumables, like grenades or mineral water. And the best part: you get all this stuff for free. This is definitely to your advantage when you fight through the Dark Zone and engage in heated skirmishes.

So far, it is not exactly known how often this vendor restocks. When you pick up all the items, they are initially removed from the list. If you come back at a later time, there will be consumables available again. So make sure to check back in the back corner of the base regularly, as there may be free items. Arekkz speculates that the rewards are renewed about every hour.

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The Open Beta is still running until Monday, February 22nd, at 1 PM.


Learn here how the loot works. Especially in the Dark Zone, this is an exciting story.

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Heroes of the Storm: Fair Matches, longer waiting times

In Heroes of the Storm, there is now talk about how much the matchmaking has improved in recent months. We have the statistics for you.

Fair Matches, but Longer Queues

The creators of Heroes of the Storm are noticeably patting themselves on the back as they published a new blog post a few days ago. They summarize what has changed in matchmaking since BlizzCon 2015 and highlight the most important points.

The most important point is probably the number of “fair” matches that have now occurred. A match is considered “fair” when the algorithm predicts both teams have a win chance between 45% and 55%. “In the past,” only 2 out of 3 games were balanced, now it’s over 97%.

Hots Pie Chart Even Matches

They also attribute this to the special rules that have been introduced for “Quickmatch”. It is now ensured that teams with a support hero almost always face opponents who also have a supporter. The same applies, by the way, for warriors; here too, they focus on more balance.

However, these additional rules also have their drawbacks. The waiting time for a match has increased from an average of 80 to 130 seconds. However, this development is manageable if it means fairer and thus more enjoyable matches.

Hots Hexagon Lightning

In the future, they will continue to address the community’s feedback and are currently working on a rule that would limit the appearance of certain heroes within a team. This particularly concerns characters with very low “lane presence” who often gank or fulfill other map objectives. Thus, in the future, a maximum of one of the following heroes could appear in a team:

  • Abathur
  • Cho’gall
  • Lt. Morales
  • Murky
  • Nova
  • The Lost Vikings

Players who team up can still bypass this rule if it goes live.


For more information about the game, visit our Heroes of the Storm topic page.

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Overwatch: Balance patch nerfs Bastion and Torbjörn

In Overwatch there was the first major balance patch that significantly weakened two characters. The two fans of turrets, Torbjörn and Bastion, have been targeted.

The era of “Turretwatch” is over

For about two weeks now, all players who have received beta access can once again engage in Blizzard’s hero shooter Overwatch. There have been numerous innovations, such as a new game mode or the progression system, which should keep players entertained in the long run. However, the fun did not last particularly long for most, as two characters seemed almost unbeatable.

Torbjörn and Bastion caused Overwatch to be quickly renamed “Turretwatch” by the testers, as the defending team often only needed a simple strategy: to bring as many Bastions and Torbjörns as possible.

Overwatch Torbjorn Screenshot

The dwarf Torbjörn can place a turret that can take down many heroes single-handedly – and often from ranges where one cannot even defend oneself.

The robot (or “Omnic”) Bastion can even transform into a turret, becoming stationary, gaining a significant armor bonus, and can still heal itself.

Blizzard has now put a stop to these two heroes and made several balance changes. Instead of just nerfing, they improved the characters in other areas and want to see how the changes will impact gameplay.

For Torbjörn, the following changes occur:

  • The turret now only deals 14 damage per shot (previously 16).
  • Each hammer strike now only repairs the turret by 50 hit points (previously 100).
  • The bolt gun now has only 18 shots (previously 20), but the alternate fire mode now only consumes 3 ammo (instead of 5).
Overwatch Bastion

The following changes apply to Bastion:

  • The spread of the weapon from Configuration: Recon has been reduced by 25%.
  • Configuration: Sentry no longer grants bonus armor, but the damage in this mode has been increased.

After a few matches with these changes, the game feels much more exciting again. The era of “Turretwatch” is likely over – for now.


For more information about the game, such as our first impressions, check out the Overwatch theme page.

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DC Universe Online: März-Episode 22 wird super-viel Superman haben

In the superhero MMO DC Universe Online, March Episode 22 is all about Superman.

DC Universe Online has outlined Episode 22. It will be released in March and will focus on the man who wears his underwear over his pants.

A 4-player operation “The Phantom Zone” will be the centerpiece of the episode. The “Phantom Zone Projector” has malfunctioned in Superman’s absence … the player-hero must take care of it. And the player-supervillain cannot miss the opportunity to explore the Fortress of Solitude.

In the 1-player challenge “The Science Spire”, a certain villain has escaped with his crew from the “Phantom Zone”. Lois Lane is on the case, and somehow everything revolves around the massive structure that Lex Luthor has erected in the Tomorrow District of Manhattan.

As rewards, DCUO promises helmets; gloves, boots, shoulder pieces and “Face Items” to complete the “Electrostatic” and “Quickstryke” sets.

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DC Universe Online is available for PC; PS3 and PS4 – it will soon also come to Xbox One.

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Devilian: Neue Klasse “Sturmkriegerin” jetzt live!

The action MMO Devilian has received a new update and introduces a new class. The Tempest Warrior is now available on the live servers!

The Tempest Warriors – Sometimes wild, sometimes protective

Since today the latest patch of Devilian is live and grants players the new class “Tempest Warrior”. As the name suggests, this is an enraged fighter who alternates between two different stances. With her blades, she literally descends upon her enemies like a storm, swiftly jumping from target to target and dealing devastating damage. When she switches to her glaive, her defensive attributes increase and she can block a significant amount of incoming damage.

We had already reported last July, that the then-active Korean version of the game would receive the new class “Kyran”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_B9o9FnFqM

The new class, however, is not free, unlike many others in the free-to-play game. Currently, it is available at a reduced price of €9.89 on Steam. On February 25, this introductory offer will expire, and the wild lady will cost €14.99 again.

Devilian Combat

In addition to the Tempest Warrior, the patch also increases the level cap. All characters can now level up to 54, or 30 at Devilian level. Aside from that, there are new dungeons to explore and even a fresh raid for 9 players – which naturally comes with better endgame gear.


For more news and information about the game, you can visit our Devilian topic page.

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The Division: Play with Fire – This is the community task on 20.2.

In the MMO shooter The Division , players received a new mission on February 20th, and it leads into the Dark Zone.

Every day, Ubisoft releases a daily mission for the beta of The Division. Yesterday, players were tasked with eliminating “Cleaners,” the crazy exterminators who consider everyone else pests and want to burn them up. Yesterday went the other way: 275 million Cleaners were grilled. As a reward, all players received a “Fire Set” containing incendiary ammunition, explosive ammunition, and fragmentation grenades today.

A player who has eliminated 336 Cleaners will receive a special reward. What that is and whether it can be carried into the release, Ubisoft is still not revealing.

The community task for Saturday is to eliminate notable elite Cleaners in the Dark Zone.

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ASTA: Date for Western Open Beta announced!

After an extra long development period, ASTA has now announced a date for a western beta version. We have all the important details for you.

ASTA starts Open Beta in early March

“ASTA: The War of Tears and Winds” was supposed to be released some time ago. However, after receiving positive feedback from fans, the developer Polygon Games took extra time to polish the game for a western release. The long wait will soon be over, as ASTA will begin its Open Beta in the West on March 2, 2016.

All players need to participate is a Webzen account, which can be set up here.

Asta Screenshot Graphics

ASTA aims to give MMORPG fans exactly what they want and have loved for years. There are two different factions, each with 3 races and a total of 5 different classes. Additionally, there are 7 expansive zones per faction and one starting area per race. Solo players should be kept engaged through exciting quests and storylines, but challenging group content will provide the necessary challenge for veterans.

Although ASTA has already been discontinued in Korea, the developers firmly believe in a successful release here. It is no coincidence that the game is often referred to as the “Korean World of Warcraft,” featuring a similar graphic style.

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FIFA 16: Ultimate Team ‒ das soll gegen die aktuellen Probleme auf der PS4 helfen

For over two days, there have been issues in the FIFA 16: Ultimate Team mode. EA Sports just tweeted a solution.

Currently, things are not running smoothly in Ultimate Team. Users have been complaining for quite a while about issues with team management and objects on the transfer market. Maintenance work was announced today at 8 AM, expected to last for five hours. Apparently, this has also not led to a satisfactory solution.

Now EA Sports has tweeted a remedy for PS4 players. It is as follows:

Go to the team management and build a team with players you haven’t used so far. Then complete a match.

That should resolve the issues on PS4. At least according to EA.

FIFA 16 Alonso Tackling

However, this solution proposal is already being heavily mocked. This is proof that EA itself is not managing to solve anything. Why don’t they just fix the problem themselves?

Moreover, it has been noted that players have already discovered this solution themselves and have been forced to play with bronze players to even be able to play FIFA 16: FUT for the last two days.

Furthermore, this remedy from EA does not seem to solve the problems for all users. Reports indicate that the issues persist. Some players have filled their entire team with previously unused players, while others have only partially done so. The results are rather disappointing.

Some are already demanding compensation – of course in the form of free packs. However, EA has never been generous with sets. They usually keep a close watch over that.

But maybe there will be one or two packs for free after all. Find out here what the probability is that a Cristiano Ronaldo is included.


Currently, the winter upgrades in the FIFA 16: Ultimate Team mode are running. Learn everything about it here. In the third part of the upgrades, two well-known German players, Mesut Özil and Mario Gomez, were upgraded.

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The Division: Wie funktioniert Loot? Wie viele Items verliert Ihr in der Dark Zone?

How does loot in The Division actually work? What is the difference between public and private drops? What should I pay attention to regarding loot in the Dark Zone? Here are the answers.

The Division is an MMO with RPG elements, so loot is probably one of the most exciting aspects of the game. Players want rewards for their efforts and achievements. Good weapons and armor parts should drop; otherwise, it’s only half as fun. Let’s take a look at how loot works in The Division.

Private and Public Drops

First, it’s important to distinguish between private and public drops:

  • Private Loot: This includes all drops that only you can see. This can be compared, for example, to the engrams from Destiny, which occasionally drop from enemies when you kill them. Only you can see and pick up these drops. Your team members also have their own private loot.
  • Public Loot: This is directly the opposite of private loot: everyone can see and pick up the drops – yes, admittedly, not particularly surprising. The exciting part here is: only the first person to pick up the drop gets it. The other agents are left out. First come, first served!
Division-Cleaner-Cover

How does loot behave in the PvE area?

Every drop in the PvE area, that is, outside the Dark Zone, is private. This loot belongs only to you. Just you. No matter if you are in a story, saving civilians, or opening chests.

How does loot behave in the Dark Zone?

In the Dark Zone, it gets a bit more complicated: When you kill NPCs, that is, non-human enemies, the loot is private. Each agent gets their own drop.

However, if you kill another agent who is carrying loot, that loot is partially public. It doesn’t matter whether that agent is rogue or not. Every agent now has the chance to grab that loot. So hurry up before someone else picks up the items right in front of you. There might be a high-end weapon in there.

The-Division-Drop Point

Warning: Every loot in the DZ is contaminated and is therefore stored in the yellow container on your backpack. It must be picked up in the extraction zones by the helicopter before it is transferred to your possession and can be used. Until then, an agent who does not mean well with you can steal the loot.

Not every drop from an agent in the Dark Zone is public

If an agent loses loot through his death, it is classified as public and private. Your opponents can only pick up the public loot. They cannot see or steal the private stuff. What is private and what is public is not by chance – your rogue rank decides:

In the main game, you have 9 slots (only 6 in the beta) available in the Dark Zone where you can store DZ loot. If you are a decent agent and die, you will lose a maximum of three items from your loot, while six will remain private. You can return to the location of your death and pick up that private loot again. Only the three public items will likely be in the possession of another agent.

If you go rogue, the drops work as follows:

  • Rogue Rank 0: Public 4, Private 5
  • Rogue Rank 1: Public 5, Private 4
  • Rogue Rank 2: Public 6, Private 3
  • Rogue Rank 3: Public 7, Private 2
  • Rogue Rank 4: Public 8, Private 1
  • Rogue Rank 5: Public 9, Private 0

In short: The higher the rogue rank, the more you can lose.

This is how loot works in The Division. Especially in the Dark Zone, the behavior of drops is a bit more complicated. In the following video, you can watch it all in English with moving images.

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In this article, you can see, among other things, the first TV spot for The Division.

Are you interested in the open beta? Here you can find all the information you need.

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The Elder Scrolls Online: Dungeons ahoy! TESO is getting a proper group finder

The fantasy MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (PC, PS4, Xbox One) is set to receive a proper group finder tool with the DLC “Thieves Guild.”

There has been a lot of criticism regarding TESO’s group finder tool. The developers have always defended themselves quite sheepishly: Yes, we know. We are sorry. It is a temporary solution, soon you will get a “real tool.”

This “soon” will be reached next month. The goal is to allow players to get their “instant-action” in dungeons without much stress. They want to provide players a lucrative alternative to questing and ensure that the dungeons are well-populated.

In the past, TESO has often been criticized for making it unnecessarily difficult for players to actually play together. An accusation that has long bothered the developers.

TESO-Dungeon

Shorter wait times, higher rewards, fewer bugs

With the new group finder tool, players should be able to earn a daily reward when completing a dungeon in normal or veteran mode. For the first dungeon of the day, there will be a chest containing a blue set item from the Thieves Guild and a lot of experience points. If they continue after that, they will receive a green set item and a smaller experience boost for each completed dungeon.

Especially healers or tanks, who would otherwise find “normal leveling” too tedious, should be able to progress here. Heroes who currently lack quests are also likely to appreciate the change.

Players will be able to play together across alliances. “Complete groups” can also sign up and then teleport to a dungeon via the tool. And they have worked on reducing the wait time.

More information about the group finder tool can be found here on the TESO German blog post.


Further information about the new DLC Thieves Guild can be read in these articles:

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Destiny: In Search of the Lost 6th Chest in the Glass Chamber – The Song of the Oracles

The MMO shooter Destiny is full of secrets. Especially the Vault of Glass presents the Guardians with some puzzles. Now, a reddit user has examined the “song” of the Oracles closely and shown a fine ear.

The Vault of Glass is the first raid in the Destiny universe. It was the first real challenge for all players who have been around since the beginning of Destiny. The Guardians were excited about unique loot. Particularly the weapons were sought after, and some Guardians still mourn for them, as they are hardly usable today.

Destiny-Vault-of-Glass

However, in the past, crowds of people pushed into it and inspected every corner closely. Now the chamber is empty. Hardly any Guardian wanders into the Vault of Glass at the moment.

Nonetheless, there are still many riddles and mysteries that have long remained unsolved. Guardians are still searching for the hidden 6th chest. A user on reddit has now taken a closer look at the Oracles, or rather the sounds they make when they spawn. And he noticed: somehow it sounds familiar to him.

Bungie and the Music

Before he reveals his findings, he points out that it’s not unusual for Bungie to hide clues in the music and sounds. In Halo 3, there are hidden skulls that can be associated with such a phenomenon.

Atheon-Glas.-Destiny

In short: Players must jump through holographic halo rings in a specific order, which then emit a “hum” at a certain pitch. The order of the tones is remarkable, as they represent part of the Halo 3 melody. In this regard, the user refers to this link.

He just wants to make it clear that Destiny may also have some obscure secrets hidden in the music/sounds. The Halo games from Bungie have numerous music-related Easter eggs. And the user sees a relationship between the sounds of the Oracles and the theme song of Destiny.

What is the theme song of Destiny?

This sounds quite interesting at first. But the question arises immediately: What is the theme music of Destiny?

Destiny Raids

Here, it is not about a single song, as the user states, but first about a specific sequence of notes. And now it might get a little complicated for those who haven’t studied music.

The user talks about a scale used in Destiny: it consists of the following notes:

C, D, E, F#, G, A, Bb

The user specifically refers to this sequence:

C, Bb, C, Bb, D, C, A

(Now is the moment when a surprised “Ooooh” might go through the ranks of music specialists; for all others, we will present that acoustically shortly).

Where does this sequence of tones appear in the game? The surprising answer of the reddit user: Everywhere! Well, almost everywhere.

The most obvious occurrence of this sequence of tones is in the track “The Great Unknown“. Starting at 0:13, you can push all these seven notes through the sound barrier.

https://youtu.be/xCmPkBVWCOI?t=13s

This is the moment when it might become clear to you which tones we are talking about (at least, that’s how it happened for me). In “The Great Unknown,” this sequence of notes is repeated six times, by the way.

This music is everywhere

What’s interesting is: You hear this sequence of tones “every damn time” when you’re chilling in orbit or on your way through the Tower. The user believes that these tones have a nearly hypnotic effect: Every time you enter the Destiny universe, you are welcomed with these 7 tones.

He accuses Bungie of consciously introducing this so that every login feels familiar and pleasant to the Guardian. This is a deliberately introduced constant; and somewhere, we all like to have some consistency in our lives.

And these seven tones, also in this order, appear everywhere in Destiny. For example, also in the track “Excerpt From The Hope”.

https://youtu.be/0Ut6x-x_NdE

This is how The Great Unknown is structured:

Here’s a little treat for all music lovers who know a bit about music. The reddit user consulted a music specialist regarding “The Great Unknown”, specifically about these 7 tones. Here’s the result:

Three voices sing: A soprano and two altos. And this as follows:

  • Most of the time we hear the soprano singing the important 7-note sequence:
    C, Bb, C, Bb, D, C, A
  • Simultaneously, one alto sings:
    G, G, G, G, G, G, G
  • And the other alto sings:
    E, F#, E, F#, D, E, F#

What is meant by this? Basically, it’s not about a sequence of notes, but about three sets in which the seven tones are played in harmony.

Because we can also play it on the Oracles!

The user admits that it is nothing new to play music on the Oracles. This was indeed done over a year ago. This can be listened to here (highly recommended). It sounds quite threatening and very mysterious.

Destiny-Orakel

It definitely sounds a bit like this presented sequence, as the tones are the same. Only the order doesn’t match yet. Back then, the statement was:

Is there a hidden message in these tones? I think no, but I did my best to piece together this “Oracle Hymn”

But now the reddit user wants to establish a connection between the Oracles and the recurring 7-note sequence in Destiny. Unfortunately, he has not yet been able to gather enough people to carry out his plan.

However, he has already made precise plans on how to successfully tackle this. I don’t want to bore you with these very music-technical elaborations here. You can view these on reddit yourself.

destiny-daumen-hoch

The user stated at the end of his remarks that the Vault of Glass was an incredible, epic experience for all of us (and can still be). Many of us remember the high quality and scope of this raid, but many puzzles remain unsolved.

Who knows, maybe there’s much more to discover in the music and sounds of this raid than we all dare to dream. This clever user has definitely already shown a fine ear.

What do you think? Do you believe that there are more secrets hidden in the sounds of the Vault of Glass?

This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Source(s):
  1. reddit

World of Warcraft: Completed – 2 players unlock all achievements

Two players have managed to achieve the seemingly impossible in World of Warcraft – they completed all the achievements that the game has to offer.

Always give 104%

The nice (or also terrible) thing about MMORPGs is that you can never really have “finished” everything. If you want to, you can always find new or old content that you haven’t mastered yet. How much content that really is can only be guessed at when looking at the long list of various achievements. A total of 2511 achievements have accumulated since the pre-patch of Wrath of the Lich King.

While most players are still nibbling at the magical barrier of 20,000 achievement points, two players have already achieved the seemingly impossible: They have completed every achievement in the game. The Russian human priest Метатроша and the American night elf druid Priv can say: We have completed WoW.

With a hefty total of 25825, the current maximum of achievement points has been reached, which has only been possible for a few days, as some of the PvP achievements are tied to seasons.

WoW Achievement List complete
An achievement is missing – but that is currently bugged.

However, there is a small annoyance, the achievement “Mythic Dungeoneer” is currently still bugged, which slightly distorts the display in the “Dungeons and Raids” area. However, as compensation, heroic deeds (particularly difficult or no longer achievable achievements) have been included in the overall percentage, resulting in a proud total of 104% of all available achievements.

How many achievement points have you accumulated so far?


For more information and news about the game, you can find it on our World of Warcraft theme page.

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Source(s):
  1. kotaku.com

The Division offline – Maintenance on February 20th – When will it continue?

The beta of the MMO shooter The Division takes a short break on Saturday, February 20th, as the servers are offline.

As Ubisoft informs via the forum, there are maintenance works for The Division. They started on Saturday at 10:00 AM our time and are expected to last 3 hours. This means the servers for The Division will be back online at 1:00 PM and the beta can continue to be played on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

The beta has been running since Thursday on Xbox One and since Friday on PC and PlayStation 4. More information and current articles about The Division can be found on our topic page, information about the beta and what new things there are to discover can be read in this article.

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Source(s):
  1. Forum Ubisoft