MMO des Monats Februar: Black Desert

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Black Desert is our MMO of the month. We will tell you what speaks for the new MMORPG.

Admittedly, the choice for MMO of the month was difficult for us in February. In January, we had a neck-and-neck race between Diablo 3 and Blade and Soul, but there wasn’t much going on in February. There were few content updates in the games, no new releases, not much happening. Everything is gearing up for March.

Highlights in February included, besides a content patch for FF14 and Blade and Soul, the closed betas for Black Desert and the MMO shooter The Division.

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We chose Black Desert in February, even though the game could only be played for a few days in a closed beta. But at least I had more “aha” moments in the two, three, four days of the beta than in weeks of other MMORPGs. These are advance praises that we are handing out here, but the 30 or more hours I spent in the beta would have already been worth the purchase price of about 30€ (without extras).

Black Desert starts on February 28 with the head start. I rarely looked forward to an MMORPG as much as this time.

Black Desert Warrior

Black Desert works differently than our games

Black Desert is a Korean MMORPG focused on combat, exploration, trading, and crafting.

In the MMORPGs we are used to, you are sent from village to village. The NPCs stand in formation and tell you their entire life story and want you to do something for them. There are quests in bite-sized pieces, it’s all “questing by numbers,” the world is divided into portions waiting to be consumed gradually.

In Black Desert, you arrive in a village and first have to chat with the residents, gain their trust before they provide you with quests. You have to establish an existence in the world, uncover secrets, or perhaps build a small trading empire.

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Five reasons why Black Desert is our MMO of the month February

It’s beautiful – A lot has been written about the character editor, but the landscape itself has a lot to offer as well. I have rarely spent so much time alone in the starting area, and it has rarely been so okay for me to run from point A to point B. It is a world where you simply enjoy being.

It’s mysterious – Right now, you see everywhere “I played the beta, I have no idea what’s going on. But I look forward to figuring it out.” Exactly, that’s the appeal. Black Desert is exotic and underexplained. The node system, the knowledge system, how it all works – I have no idea after x hours in beta. I have a faint idea, the glimmer of understanding glows, and that is enough for me at the moment. This may be a disadvantage for some. For me, who felt like I had “seen through” the game in the first 2 hours of the last MMORPGs, it’s an advantage. Finally unexplored land again.

Black Desert Woman Model

It’s fun to slay monsters. In the first beta, I was out with a berserker. It was really fun to smash the monsters just because they were there. The combos and actions flowed smoothly. And I had no need to stare at the quest counter or the EXP display. Good thing! In the second beta as a ranger, I had a completely different gaming experience. That wasn’t really for me. For the release, I am still fluctuating between berserker and something entirely different; maybe it will be the tamer.

Exploring is worth it again. Anyone looking at the map in Black Desert sees something worth exploring. There is a collection of stones here, a cave on the coast there. What lies behind the waterfall? I have no idea, but I want to find out and get the “knowledge” about it. This will then be noted in the quest log. Who knows what it’s good for!

Black Desert Giant

Black Desert is foreign. For two years, I have been writing about Black Desert, wondering from afar how this or that system would work in practice. It operates on unknown patterns and can surprise me with it! Man, when was the last time you could say something like that about an MMORPG?

Black Desert is our MMO of the month February. Tomorrow, on February 28, the first head start begins, followed by two more until it starts for everyone on March 3. I am really looking forward to it!

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The Elder Scrolls Online: Raids breathe new life – Trials soon cross-faction

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In the fantasy MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online, players will soon be able to face the trials cross-faction.

Three factions share the world of Tamriel. In practice, this leads to a problem: If you are a member of a guild and want to do something together, like tackle the challenging PvE tasks in the trials, you can only participate with characters that belong to the same faction as the others.

Many have created characters from different factions just for a change while leveling. Because depending on the faction, you have your own quest area up to level 50. So it makes sense to choose a different faction for your twinks – for variety’s sake.

You would love to support your friends with your healer, but you can only go with the tank or the damage dealer. This makes the already complicated raid planning unnecessarily more difficult.

The Elder Scrolls Online Tamriel Unlimited MMORPG

With the DLC Thieves Guild, cross-faction raids are coming to The Elder Scrolls Online

With the next DLC “Thieves Guild”, the problem will come to an end. As Zenimax announced yesterday during their Steam show ESO Live, a small patch will be brought to the test server that allows cross-faction play in the trials. This will go live in March with the DLC for PC, PS4, and Xbox One at ESO Live.

With “Thieves Guild”, another trial is set to become part of The Elder Scrolls Online.

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Destiny: Truth – What can the Gjallarhorn do in Year 2?

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In the MMO shooter Destiny, the rocket launcher “Truth” has also received a Year 2 edition. But what can the Truth do? Is it useful in PvE and PvP?

This weekend, Xur has the exotic rocket launcher “Truth” in his inventory. Most of us know this heavy weapon from Year 1 in Destiny. It was a good alternative for those who did not get to enjoy the Gjallarhorn. But is the Year 2 edition also worth buying?

Where can you get the Truth?

There are several ways to obtain the Truth. After all, Lomar has said about the Truth: “[The Truth] is wherever you seek it.” Well, that doesn’t help much. Therefore, here are the exact sources.

Destiny-Truth

You can get the Truth:

Of course, you need the Taken King expansion to access the Year 2 edition. This doesn’t need to be mentioned separately.

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What makes the Truth special in Destiny?

First off: This weapon deals Void damage. This makes it directly interesting for the Nightfall Strike when it is the Void burn. Additionally, it has a large blast radius and reloads quickly. Compared to the Year 1 edition, the stability has been increased by 9 points.

You can find the other stats in the following graphic:

Destiny-Truth-Stats

Attention: With the Truth, you can fire three shots before you need to reload! According to the tooltip, it’s 2; however, that is not correct.

These are the interesting perks:

  • Prototype Seeker: The projectiles from this weapon aggressively seek out their targets. It should be relatively easy for you to hit what you are aiming at.
  • Grenades and Horseshoes: Rockets from this weapon explode early, depending on the distance to the target.

Additionally, you can choose between Spike for missile speed, Heavy Payload for missile blast radius, or Extended Mag for reload speed.

With Explosive Payload, Hard Launch, and Smart Drift Control, you can tweak a bit on velocity, blast radius, and recoil.

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The idea behind the exotic rocket launcher is to hit your opponents with a high probability and deal significant damage.

How good is the weapon in PvE and PvP?

Destiny-Darkblade

In PvE, the advantage of the Truth is that it performs well against enemies with Void shields or during the Nightfall Strike in the Void burn due to its Void damage. Additionally, it is difficult to miss your target with this weapon. Decent seeking rocket launchers are significantly rarer in Year 2 compared to the first year of Destiny. However, there is strong competition here with machine guns and the exotic swords.

Especially in PvP, the aggressive target tracking is the strength of the Truth. Clips where Guardians secure a kill seconds after their death thanks to a rocket are legendary. If you manage to get heavy ammunition in the Crucible, the Truth can be your ticket to a few very easy kills. In principle, the Truth is made for PvP, but a legendary rocket launcher with the right perks would likely suffice as well.

Destiny-PvP

Both in PvE and PvP, it should be noted that the Truth occupies your exotic weapon slot. There are numerous other rocket launchers that are equally useful but are not exotic. Therefore, the Truth is probably not the first choice when it comes to an exotic weapon and rocket launcher. It definitely is not an “overpowered weapon,” but it is fun to hunt with it.

What do you think about the Truth? Would you recommend it?

What can the machine gun Extremely Good Advice do in Year 2? We discuss that in this article.

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Overwatch: “Vorsicht, Treppe” – So wird Blizzard Overwatch verändern

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The Game Director Jeff Kaplan addresses forum requests and criticisms regarding some maps of Overwatch.

The Director Takes the Floor

In recent weeks, Jeff Kaplan, the Game Director of Overwatch, has continuously made it clear that he takes community feedback to heart and wants to shape the game further according to fans’ wishes. He expresses this intention in the forum when he personally addresses criticism and suggestions and engages with the community’s design ideas. We have compiled some points that could change soon.

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Map Adjustments

On some maps, particularly for the defending team, the path from the respawn room to the defense point is too short. This is particularly noticeable on the Hollywood map. Here, defenders only need about 4.5 seconds from their starting point to be back at the point to be defended, while attackers often have to take long routes. This creates an imbalance, making it an almost impossible task for the attackers.

Another problem can be seen on the map “Lijiang Tower.” Here, players are inadvertently lured into detours that can often cost them the victory. Right after the spawn room, a staircase enticingly calls to curious players, promising a shortcut to the control point – a misconception, as the path is significantly longer. The developers are considering how they can fix this. Perhaps way markers, similar to what is seen on the “Payload” maps, could be a solution.

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Will spray logos soon be created by the community? The technology is still missing, but they are looking forward to it.

Spray Logos – Soon to be Created by the Community?

A forum user inquired about the possibility of being able to use their own spray logos in the game at some point, or to have the community create them. Blizzard is definitely looking forward to this development, although they also say that the “technology for that is currently not ready.”

As pure speculation, it is believed that players will be able to upload their own images – as this has not been possible in any Blizzard title so far and would also lead to toxic behavior with offensive images. Presumably, this refers more to artworks and fan art that would be suitable as spray logos.

More news and articles about the game, such as our first impression, can be found on our Overwatch topic page.

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Black Desert: Here is the download for the EU client

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The Asia MMORPG Black Desert, known for its sandbox mechanics and eye-catching graphics, has been out for some time and is doing quite well. But how and where can I download the EU client? Do I have to buy the game?

Black Desert Online (EU) was released on 03.03.2016 and was chosen by us as the MMO of the Month – it knows how to convince. To perform a download and play the game, you need to buy Black Desert . You can do that here on the official website. There are 3 different packages available for purchase:

View Beginner PackagePrice: 9.99€
View Traveler’s PackagePrice: 29.99€
View Explorer’s PackagePrice: 49.99€

If you don’t want to spend money yet, you can also try it out for 7 days: Play Black Desert for free.

The download size of the client is just over 30GB. The MMO can be played in German. Below are the system requirements:

  • The minimum requirements are an Intel Core i3, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB hard disk space, and a GTS 250, GeForce 9800 GTX, or Radeon HD 3870 X2 graphics card.
  • The recommended requirements are an Intel i5 processor, 6 GB RAM, 40 GB hard disk space, and a GTX 650/GTX 550 TI/Radeon HD 7770/Radeon HD 6670 graphics card.

Black Desert is a Korean MMORPG focused on combat, exploration, trading, and crafting.

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Warframe: Baro Ki’Teer’s offer from 26.2. for PC and consoles

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Two weeks have passed once again and the most famous trader in Warframe – Baro Ki’Teer – is back on the Relays to deliver his gifts to the people. What he has in store for PC, PS4, and Xbox One this time, you will find out in this article.

Normality returns at the Void Trader

The shiny silverfish Baro Ki’Teer is back on the Relays this weekend looking for buyers for his goods. After his last two somewhat turbulent and irregular visits it seems he is now staying true to his normal rhythm.

Unlike Xûr, who is shepherded by the Nine to the players every week, where he feels uncomfortable and therefore hides in the shadows of the Tower, Baro only appears every 2 weeks, along with his little podium, where he reigns. He also brings items and weapons that are not otherwise found in the game. More leisure time and a more interesting offer? 1:0 for the tin can.

How Baro works, what the Ducats are about, and how you can get them is explained here: Who is Baro?

Time, Location, and Offer of Baro on PC and Consoles

When can Baro be found?

From today, February 26, 2016, 7 PM to Sunday, February 28, 2016, 7 PM.

Warframe Void

Where can he be found?

  • PC: Orcus Relay, Pluto
  • PS4: Kuiper Relay, Eris
  • XboxOne: Orcus Relay, Pluto

What does he have?

For PC-Tenno, he has a lot to offer again. Booster and Death Marks of the assassins now seem to be part of his permanent offer, which is complemented with changing additional items. Therefore, for better clarity, in table form:

ItemDucatsCredits
Grustrag Trio Marking200125000
Stalker Marking200125000
Zanuka Hunter Marking200125000
Experience Booster450200000
Credit Booster35075000
Resource Booster400150000
Smash300150000
Crash Course330200000
Full Contact365220000
Collision Force400250000
Mara Detron500200000
Pyra Sugatra100200000

Smash, Crash Course, Full Contact, and Collision Force are this time the highlights of the PC offer.

These mods were previously only available as rewards during the one-time event ‘False Profit’. These are mods that increase the impact damage by up to 120% at maximum level for each weapon category (primary, shotgun, secondary, and melee).

If you are still missing these must-have mods in your collection, you should definitely grab them as they are unlikely to appear again anytime soon.

And for PS4 and Xbox One?

Warframe Saryn Prime and Nikana Prime
The poisonous Saryn Prime along with the new favorite weapon of players, the Nikana Prime

As expected, the items being offered are those that Baro was supposed to have two weeks ago. And here you should throw your Ducats before the slightly snobbish trader on his podium, as he offers a mod named Primed Flow, which is now essential for almost every Warframe.

It increases your energy pool by up to 275%, allowing you to reach a value of 830 with the newly introduced Saryn Prime. That’s immense. So don’t hesitate and buy it if you haven’t already. Because who doesn’t like to have enough energy to use their abilities at will?

The entire offer for console Tenno:

Warframe Baro Void Trader

Otherwise, there are the last two set items of the Prisma Edo armor, which are purely decorative in nature, as well as Primed Quick Hands. The sense and nonsense of such a Primed mod can certainly be debated. However, the author thinks: It might be a good idea to buy it just in case you have enough Ducats and Credits. Then you are prepared for all eventualities.

Overall, a good weekend. And who knows: Perhaps Baro Ki’Teer will bring the next event mod set with him in two weeks… Piercing Caliber…. Uh, one can still dream, right?

If you are new to the Warframe universe and want to learn more about it, check out our Warframe Beginner’s Guide.

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The Division: Mikrotransaktionen? Wird es nicht geben! Oder?

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According to Ubisoft’s Natchai Stappers, The Division will be completely without microtransactions. However, this statement should be taken with caution.

Currently, it seems that Ubisoft is doing a lot right with The Division – at least the publisher is intensively trying to satisfy future agents: In an open beta shortly before release, everyone got a chance to see if the game convinced them to purchase it, the servers seem to be running optimally, and even with the server launch, Ubisoft ensures order and fairness.

What about microtransactions?

Now, community manager Natchai Stappers stated via Twitter that there will be no microtransactions at all. Microtransactions are a very controversial topic in the gamer community. But since Ubisoft wants to “definitely” prevent Pay-to-Win and agents will therefore have to earn their successes themselves, this should satisfy most casual agents.

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Stappers happily tweeted that the “Phoenix Credits” will also be exclusively available through gameplay, and more information in this regard will follow. Some beta testers have noticed the existence of “Phoenix Credits,” which initially appeared to be a currency that could be purchased with real money.

In the summer of 2014, Ubisoft still spoke of microtransactions that were meant to accelerate player progress. However, this statement was retracted by creative director Magnus Jansen in January 2016. There will be no “shortcuts” through microtransactions. And now, according to Stappers, there are to be no microtransactions at all?

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There will “definitely be no Pay-to-Win”

With The Division, Ubisoft would now be taking a different path than with blockbuster games like Rainbow Six or Assassin’s Creed, which offer microtransactions. However, it should be noted that initially, Destiny also mentioned that there would be no microtransactions. In the meantime, an in-game shop has been introduced where players can purchase gestures and dances. While it’s not Pay2Win, it still qualifies as microtransactions.

Furthermore, Stappers’ Twitter message should be taken with caution, as he clarified just an hour later. He said he forgot that people are so eager for information that he needs to be more careful with his statements.

“Sorry guys, I should be more careful.”

It is therefore important to note: There will definitely be no Pay-to-Win. Whether microtransactions in the form of cosmetics will find their way into The Division is still not definitively clarified.

You can view more about microtransactions in full-priced titles here.

On March 8, The Division will be released for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. To bridge the waiting time, we have a tasty gameplay trailer for you here.

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Dota 2: Gabe Newell entlässt Kommentator, nennt ihn einen „Arsch“

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The head of Valve, Gabe Newell, has fired a commentator from DOTA 2. He is an asshole.

As Kotaku reports, the DOTA 2 Shanghai Major is going anything but well. There are technical problems, outages, and strange behavior from the commentators. A polarizing “host” of the games is James Harding. He doesn’t hold back when commenting on the MOBA, not even a little. He has a reputation for repeatedly insulting players or crossing the boundaries of good taste.

For a long time, Harding was a staple of the Dota 2 circus, then he disappeared from the scene, only to resurface in Shanghai now. But just for a day and a half.

Newell: “James is an asshole and we will no longer work with him

Because the head of Valve, Gabe Newell, has apparently had enough. He comments on Reddit about what is happening in Shanghai right now.

There have been previous issues with James Harding, and some at Valve advocated giving him another chance in Shanghai. That was a mistake. James is an asshole and they will no longer work with him.

Additionally, Newell is firing the production company responsible for Shanghai. They will no longer work with them either. They hope that the replacement production company can fix things before the Main Event.

This is what the fired commentator says

Harding’s comment on his firing: For the record, Gabe, I don’t think you’re an asshole. But I think you’re mistaken about me. Well, maybe you’re also a bit of an asshole for calling me an asshole, but let’s first hear what others think. Bye.

Well, when you get fired by one of the most powerful men in the gaming industry, there’s not much you can say.

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World of Warcraft: What is the Pre-Event for Legion? – The next big thing in WoW

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Before the launch of Legion, there will be a comprehensive pre-event in World of Warcraft. But what details are already known about it?

The Legion attacks everywhere at once

As with the introduction of every new expansion of World of Warcraft, there will also be an introductory event for Legion that aims to bridge the gap between the current and upcoming expansion. We have summarized all the known facts and statements from the developers for you.

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The “Landing Ship” of the Legion. Image source

According to the latest statements made at BlizzCon 2015, the pre-event will go live approximately 4-6 weeks before the release of Legion, presumably as part of Patch 7.0, where players can also familiarize themselves with the changes to the classes. The burning Legion is launching a large-scale attack on all of Azeroth, with various areas being plagued by portals from which demons pour into the world.

WoW Legion Preevent Map
Much to do in the Barrens – the Legion means business. Image source

The event is (in the currently planned version) divided into several phases. First, a foreboding landing ship appears prominently above the zone before the demons flood into the area. After the first wave of hell beasts has been repelled, the doom commanders arrive, high-ranking leaders of the Legion, such as pit lords.

In the third and penultimate phase, the attacks increasingly spiral out of control. More and more demons pour into the entire area and players are busy trying to contain it somehow. If you have withstood it long enough (i.e., eliminated enough greenskins), this step ends.

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And at the end, Lord Jaraxxus awaits. He also wants to know again. Image source

In the final phase, the Eredarlord Jaraxxus appears (yes, the one from the Trial of the Crusader) and personally shows you who the “Eredarlord of the Burning Legion” is.

Supposedly, there will be items of item level 665 for participating in this event, which currently seems far too low to be really “useful”. Hopefully, this will be an object with an interesting visual effect.

For more information and news about the game, check out our World of Warcraft topic page.

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ArcheAge: Costumes now provide values and these events run until March

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The latest patch for ArcheAge brings costumes with attributes and adds some in-game events that should keep players busy over the next month.

If you want to be beautiful, you have to wash clothes in ArcheAge – with soap

The February update of ArcheAge was certainly not the biggest one ever, but it has introduced some changes to the MMORPG that players can benefit from now. The biggest innovation (with the wildest controversy in the forum) is the introduction of attribute points on costumes. From now on, decorative outfits are … well … no longer just decorative. A costume can be upgraded up to 4 times, with differences depending on the type of costume – a melee costume will always retain melee values. However, this does not have to be done for each costume individually; instead, you take a “basic costume” and upgrade it step by step. You can simply overlay the appearance of another costume on top of that.

ArcheAge Costumes

But that’s not all – values on a costume remain active for only 30 days. After that, you have to “wash” the clothing, meaning you need to buy a piece of soap for 120 gold (or in the shop) to benefit from the values again.

A complete explanation of the new leveling system for costumes can be found in our sources.

Simultaneously, a special in-game event runs from now until March 8, where players can take on daily missions for the Nebelsangspitze and must complete them on easy or normal to snag additional rewards. If that’s not enough, players can now dive into the hard mode of the same instance – which has also been added with this patch.

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From March 8 to March 22, this event will be replaced by a PvP event, encouraging players to engage in 1vs1 or 3vs3 arenas to receive more reward crates.

For more news and articles about the game, visit our ArcheAge topic page.

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Destiny: These are the Trials of Osiris on 26.2.

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In the MMO shooter Destiny , the Trials of Osiris started on Friday, February 26th.

The Trials of Osiris take us to Bannerfall this time.

The Trials of Osiris began on Friday at 7:00 PM in Destiny and will last until Tuesday at 10:00 AM. The February Iron Banner should end (Toi Toi Toi).

It will be a Best-of-9 in the Elimination mode. 3-player teams will face off against each other.

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For the best players, the goal is to reach Mercury with 9 wins on their card, without any losses. The buffs on the card will help, which can be activated directly there.

For the “normal” players in Destiny, it’s about completing the bounties that Brother Vance issues.

Additionally, with 5 wins on the card, the helmet is at stake, while with 7 wins, there is the “Elevating Vision”, a fusion rifle.

We wish you good luck, Guardians. The five-year-old who succeeded last week should be motivation enough – though he did have some truly outrageous help.

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World of Tanks: Es gibt einen neuen Gaming-Milliardär

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The CEO of Wargaming, the company behind World of Tanks, is now in the billionaire club.

Free2Play is worthwhile. As Bloomberg reports, Viktor Kislyi’s (39) net worth has now reached one billion US dollars.

Victor Kislyi

Kislyi himself has not commented on this figure, but told Bloomberg that he lives a “very modest” lifestyle and is not someone who sticks a number to his wealth. Wargaming itself is valued at 1.5 billion US dollars. Kislyi directly owns 64% of the company, and his father holds another 25.5%.

Civilization almost ruined his studies

Kislyi hails from Minsk. In the late 80s, as the Soviet Union slowly dissolved and capitalism spread among young Russians, Kislyi began his physics studies. The idea for World of Tanks stemmed from a lifelong passion for strategy games and history, as he was a huge fan of the Civilization released in 1991 and missed quite a few university lectures because of it.

Eventually, Kislyi entered the gaming industry. In 1998, he founded Wargaming. It took 12 years with many ups and downs for the company to achieve one of the major Free2Play hits of our time with World of Tanks in 2010.

This video summarizes Gamespot’s rise of Wargaming over these 12 years – like most success stories, it is not a straight path upwards, but there are twists and side paths and sometimes you just get outrageously lucky when Yahoo buys a company in which you hold shares for an insane amount of money:

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Meanwhile, Wargaming employs 4000 people across four continents. The main game World of Tanks has over 400 tanks. Especially in the Eastern Bloc, the “World War II scenario” is wildly popular.

Interested in the game? Visit the official website and play World of Tanks for free (Advertisement).

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The Culling: Alphatest des brutalen Survivalgames startet bald – Early Access Anfang März

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With The Culling, you will soon be able to dive into brutal, action-packed survival battles.

The Culling places you in an arena with other players. In this arena, the objective is to survive. You will craft your own weapons and equipment from everything the environment provides. You have 20 minutes to survive and eliminate your enemies. The online game, where 16 players face off in an arena, is based on the popular battle royale mode of other games. This means that once you die, you do not respawn.

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Survive without being too cautious

To survive, you must also set traps and lure your opponents into them. It can be anything but gentle. The Culling is brutal and merciless. Here, blood sprays by the liter. Since you only have one life, you must act tactically and cautiously. Every step you take must be well thought out, because it could literally be your last.

However, it also does not help to constantly hide or to be overly cautious. Because in the end, only one survives. You must prepare well and brace yourself for the final battle! You will need to craft weapons and scour the area for resources, which will inevitably bring you into contact with other players. Whether you temporarily ally with them or fight immediately is up to you.

Try the Early Access version

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All of this certainly resembles the arena battles from the “Hunger Games” film series. If you want to see this for yourself, you will soon have the opportunity. The alpha of The Culling will enter early access on March 8. Before that, selected players will have the chance to participate in a closed test. This will start today and last for three days!

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FIFA 16: Die vierten und letzten Winter-Upgrades – Neymar und Douglas Costa

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The winter upgrades in FIFA 16: FUT are coming to an end. These players will receive their last upgrades this winter on February 26th. Included are: Neymar from FC Barcelona, Douglas Costa, and many other Bundesliga stars!

This year, EA Sports has released the winter upgrades in FIFA 16 in increments. Every Friday in February, a basket full of fresh, upgraded players has been released. Today is the last Friday of the second month of the year 2016, so today the last player upgrades are coming. The next chance to modify player attributes will be in FIFA 17.

For the player upgrades, EA is basing their decisions on the performances of real ball dribblers over the past months. This aims to keep the football simulation up to date and honor the performances of some footballers. This time, Bundesliga star Douglas Costa is among the best upgrades.

The winger from Bayern Munich has received a higher pace rating and a +2 in shooting stats. Overall, he has improved from 81 to 83!

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Neymar from FC Barcelona has also received outstanding stats. He gets a +3 in shooting and passing from EA. This makes the global star an even more dangerous weapon.

You can find more noteworthy winter upgrades in the following graphics.

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You can view the complete list from EA Sports here in an Excel file.

In addition to Costa, these Bundesliga stars were also upgraded:

  • Lars Bender 81 -> 82
  • Julian Draxler 80 -> 81
  • René Adler 79 -> 80
  • Kevin Kampl 77 -> 79
  • Raúl Bobadilla 77 -> 78
  • Vladimir Darida 76 -> 78
  • Pierre-Michel Lasogga 76 -> 77
  • Yunus Malli 75 -> 77
  • Kingsley Coman 69 -> 77
  • Marvin Plattenhardt 74 -> 75
  • Jairo Samperio Bustara Jairo 74 -> 75

New upgrades have already taken place in the last three weeks:

So those were the winter upgrades for this year. Starting at 7 PM, all new player cards should be available in packs. Which players are missing from this list?

What about downgrades? And what happens to the in-form cards of the upgraded players? This guide offers all the info on the winter upgrades.

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Escape from Tarkov relies on insane realism in animations

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

The upcoming MMO shooter Escape from Tarkov is increasingly impressive with the details that the developers put into the game.

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Especially in the area of animations, the developers place a lot of value on making them as realistic as possible. This is evident, for example, in the fact that there are not just one animation for kneeling and lying down, but these are divided into several stages. You can easily crouch, go to your knees, go even lower and then lie down. This is not only for aesthetic reasons but also tactical. Cover plays an important role that you can exploit in various ways.

Animations for almost everything

The team is also proud that there are different reloading animations for each weapon. Also interesting is that the character holds the weapon differently when, for example, standing in front of a wall. The weapon doesn’t protrude into the wall like in other games. The character either raises it or lowers it or positions it, which looks significantly more realistic. The speed at which your hero runs can also be adjusted continuously using the mouse wheel. This applies to all directions, even when running sideways or backwards.

As mentioned in an earlier article, great care is taken even with seemingly unimportant animations to ensure that they look good or are displayed at all. While in other games you simply click on a door and it opens, the character in Escape from Tarkov actually reaches for the handle with their hand, presses it down, and pushes the door open. All of this can be viewed in a new video that summarizes this and showcases the excellent animations of the MMO.

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Destiny: Weyloran’s March – is Hidden Hand the best sniper in PVP?

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 2 minutes

On reddit, a user proudly presented his latest achievement in Destiny: As part of the Iron Banner, the sniper rifle Weyloran’s March dropped – with an interesting roll.

The Iron Banner is currently ongoing in Destiny. Lord Saladin invites all guardians to this special PVP event.

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As part of this event, there are Iron Banner-specific weapons and armor to grab – either they drop randomly after matches, or you acquire them directly from our Lord when you have reached the necessary rank.

From rank 3, the Iron Banner sniper rifle “Weyloran’s March” can drop after matches. Now, a user on reddit shared a picture of his sniper with the community. He found his gun after a match, and it comes with a roll that the user himself calls “insane”.

Is the “insane roll” really that insane? Aim assist divides the community

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Initially, his sniper rifle has the perk “Hidden Hand“. This improves the weapon’s aim accuracy. Since the weapon naturally comes with an aim assist of 79, “Hidden Hand” significantly increases the fun.

According to the user, stability doesn’t matter at all, as the bullet would fly “magically” into the heads of the opponents. With “perfect balance” and snapshot, making aiming with this weapon super fast, Weyloran’s March becomes the “insane weapon”.

Additionally, this Iron Banner sniper from the user has the perk “Guerilla Fighter“. This improves precision, handling, and damage resistance when firing this weapon from cover. All together, this makes the weapon a perfect “Camping Headshot Machine“.

The user concluded:

“I love this weapon, but this perk combo is just so unfair.”

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In the comments, there is a heated discussion and advice to be a bit more sparing with terms like “insane roll” or “insane weapon”. Furthermore, the increased aim assist is by no means a guarantee that every shot will be a headshot. The user shouldn’t get too excited too soon.

What do you think about the sniper with this roll? Is it really as “insane” as the user celebrates it? What are your experiences with Weyloran’s March or with the assist from Destiny?

All information about the current Iron Banner can be found here. There you can also see the standard edition of the weapon that Lord Saladin sells.

Today, Xur has also visited us. Here you can find out what the Agent of the Nine has this time in his inventory.

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  2. Bungie

The Division: Servers will only go online at launch

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 2 minutes

The servers of Ubisoft’s The Division will only be launched on the release date, March 8. Before that, you will not be able to dive into the post-apocalypse of New York.

As reported by Playfront, Ubisoft confirmed to them at a recently held event for The Division that the servers will only be available at launch. Since The Division is a purely online game, it will not be playable beforehand.

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Even if one should already possess a copy of The Division in advance, as some retailers are expected to deliver the game to customers before the release day, one will have to wait until the official launch.

According to Ubisoft, the intention is to ensure that all players who decide to purchase directly at release have the same chances. After all, The Division should launch fairly and smoothly.

Furthermore, the publisher stated that they expect an absolutely smooth server launch. The technicians have done a great job. We could all see that during the last testing phase.

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After all, they have already demonstrated during the open beta with over 6.4 million participants that Ubisoft is prepared for a surge of interest in the game.

Will The Division also prevent premature criticism like in Destiny?

Additionally, it can be speculated that Ubisoft aims to avoid possible hasty and negative criticisms with this strategy, like those that the MMO shooter Destiny faced at launch: At that time, the press was already allowed to access the servers in advance ‒ but no other players could be online ‒ so the game was treated like a single-player title. Criticisms were negative and surfaced early, even before the first raid “The Glass Chamber” opened.

So far, there are no indications of a test event for the press prior to the release for The Division.

How the launch will specifically unfold and whether the servers will hold up will be seen starting March 8. Then, The Division will be released for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Is your anticipation already immense? You can pass the waiting time with this delicious gameplay video.

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Monster Hunter Online: Neuer Patch bringt frische Waffen und dicke Feinde

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

In Monster Hunter Online, a new patch is coming soon that expands the MMO with additional monsters, weapons, and thus also achievements.

An Old Acquaintance

In Monster Hunter Online, there will be a new patch next week that adds some new content to the game. Starting from March 1, players can create a new weapon type, namely the spears. Spears are the only weapon in the game that allows you to attack and defend at the same time, as they come with a handy shield. As a trade-off, spears are quite slow, which means only skilled players will be able to get the best out of the new weaponry.

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An “old acquaintance” is the “new” monster, the Tigrex. This four-legged beast has a gigantic mouth and relies – unlike most other monsters in the game – not on an element, but on sheer, brutal strength. Its loud roar is especially feared, as it can stun and even bring nearby objects crashing down.

There are also about 20 new achievements with which players can prove who the real greatest monster hunter on the server is.

Monster Hunter Online Combat

So far, there are no information regarding a Western release. Capcom is currently only considering bringing the game to Taiwan – whether we Europeans will ever get to enjoy the highly anticipated title is questionable.

More news about the game and the status of the fan patch can be found on our Monster Hunter Online news site.

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Star Wars Battlefront: Waren auf dem Promo-Bild zu Outer Rim zwei neue DLC-Helden versteckt?

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 2 minutes

In Star Wars Battlefront , players discovered hints about two heroes in a promotional image. They could come as early as March.

Recently, EA released this image.

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This is supposed to serve as a promo for the March DLC “Outer Rim”. For the DLC, “new heroes” for Star Wars Battlefront have also been announced. However, EA has not revealed who they are.

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If you look closely now, as the US site Dualshockers points out, you can see the bounty hunter Greedo and the Rebel pilot Nien Nunb. Both “heroes” would thematically fit into the DLC, which focuses on Sullust and Jabba’s Palace. Greedo – he is the one who shot first – worked for Jabba. His palace is also included in the DLC. Nien Nunb is a Sullustian. So it fits as well.

Who says “Uh, Chewbacca?” when thinking about Greedo and Nien Nunb? For him, we still have two clips from the movies. They are side characters who have gradually become cult figures over the many, many years. They are not exactly “heroes” or well-known “villains,” but Star Wars Battlefront needs those too!

And for the major “characters,” most of them are already in the game.

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League of Legends: Neues Event – “Der Targon”

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

Developer RiotGames has announced a new event for its game League of Legends (LoL) that includes plenty of reading material for fans.

After the last major lore event, the Bilgewater event, LoL is again focusing on a lot of background story of the champions. The feedback from players during the Bilgewater event was so positive that Riot wants to continue with Targon.

Targon is the most powerful mountain in Runeterra. It lies far from any civilization and is difficult to reach. Only with the utmost determination can traveling heroes reach this place, which some legends refer to as the dwellings of gods who fell from the sky. In other legends, it is said that this mountain could be a sleeping titan from ancient times. Could this perhaps be a hint at a new champion?

In the original English text, the word “Imbued” is often mentioned. Now you might be wondering “um… yes and?” Taric’s Q ability “Verzaubern” is called “Imbue” in English. The repeated wording in the text is therefore likely no coincidence, which probably confirms the Taric rework in the near future!

Room for two more events for the event “The Targon” in League of Legends

LoL Targon Event Spots

As can be seen in the picture, RiotGames is still leaving space for two more sections in this special event. Perhaps this will involve additional lore of the heroes in League of Legends or champion reworks/releases. It is possible that there will already be first information about the new dragon champion “Aurelion Sol”.

But enough talk, after all, you should have fun reading the epic words that LoL delivers to us with this event. Here you can go to the Targon event

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