The Division will steal Destiny’s launch record

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The upcoming MMO shooter The Division aims to steal a title from Destiny according to Ubisoft.

When Destiny launched in 2014, it immediately took a title from Ubisoft. Its shooter “Watch Dogs” held the record for the most successful release of a new franchise until then. Destiny surpassed it and claimed the title for itself.

Now, two years later, it seems that Ubisoft wants to reclaim the title. At least that is what they are aiming for. During yesterday’s financial report, Ubisoft’s CEO Yves Guillemont stated: The Division exceeded all expectations in the closed beta. The Division is set to become one of the biggest launches of a new brand in the history of the video game industry.

Destiny launched on Xbox One, PS4, PS3, and Xbox 360. The Division will not cater to the “old consoles” PS3 and Xbox 360 anymore, but it will be available for PC – and Xbox One and PS4 should now be in significantly more living rooms than back then. It could be exciting.

Destiny-Fire
Destiny currently still holds the place in the sun.

Destiny is said to have 25 million players who played for 3 billion hours

Interestingly, no one reveals the exact sales figures. Some journalists have already taken to the fun of describing Destiny’s success with as many words as possible without ever saying “This is how much we sold.” Back in 2014, it was said that games worth 500 million USD were “delivered.” The latest figure from yesterday indicates that Destiny has 25 million registered players who have spent 3 billion hours in the game.

Watch Dogs reportedly sold 4 million units in the first week.

There is always a lot of PR involved with such goals and figures. Nevertheless, it will be exciting to see if Ubisoft can reclaim the title of “best launch of a new franchise” after two years. The fact that the closed beta went so well is already a good sign that they have captured the players’ interest.

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The Division: Das sind die 40 freischaltbaren Perks!

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In The Division, there will be 40 unlockable perks that allow you to level up your character. We list them all.

The upcoming MMO shooter from Ubisoft will feature 40 unlockable perks. Unlike skills and talents, perks are permanently available once unlocked. These are essentially passive advantages. You do not need to adjust and equip them individually every time. Consequently, an agent of a higher level will always have advantages over an agent of a lower level.

Most perks increase the “comfort of players”; for example, experienced agents can carry not just 6 contaminated items simultaneously, but 9.

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You unlock perks by completing missions and upgrading the wings in your operations base. So far, no perks have been tested in the alpha or closed beta. In total, there will be 40 perks: 13 in medicine, 12 in technology, and 15 in security.

The perks in the medicine tree of The Division:

  • Medkits (3x): Expands the medkit inventory by one slot (starting at 2, max: 5).
  • Protective Measures (3x): Increases virus protection by 1 (this allows you to enter areas of higher contamination. Without these perks, you would eventually die in these areas).
  • Canned Food: Increases the duration of canned food by ten seconds (canned food increases your healing).
  • Supplier: Once per hour, you can collect canned food, energy bars, water, and soda at the base.
  • Contamination Intel: Reveals all contaminated areas on the map.
  • Hazardous Materials: Expands the dark zone inventory by one slot.
  • Rigger: Once per hour, you can gather “fabrics”, a crafting material, in the medical wing.
  • Credit: Increases credit income by ten percent.
  • Talents: Opens an additional talent slot.

These passive traits are available in the technology tree

  • Inventory: Your inventory is expanded by 10 slots.
  • Hazardous Materials: Expands the dark zone inventory by another slot (see medicine tree).
  • Division Tech Materials: Transforms division tech crafting materials into other materials at the crafting station.
  • Engineer: Once per hour, you can gather another crafting material, “electronics”, in the tech wing.
  • Soda: Increases the effect duration by 10 seconds (reduces skill cooldown time by 30%).
  • Water: Increases the effect duration by 10 seconds (increases damage dealt to enemies).
  • Craftsman: Once per hour, you can gather a crafting material in the tech wing called “tools”.
  • Energy Bar: Increases the effect duration by 5 seconds (heals all negative status effects and protects against further effects for 5 seconds; with this perk, it is 10 seconds).
  • Resource Assessment: Reveals all division tech crafting nodes on the dark zone map.
  • Stat Switch: Allows the swapping of item stats at the recalibration station. (What exactly this is, is still unknown. However, it should be useful for endgame, probably to reroll rolls).
  • Dark Zone Funds: Increases the loot from dark zone currency by 10%.
  • Stash: Expands storage by 10 slots.

All perks in the security tree:

  • Experienced Agent: Increases XP from all activities by 10% (best unlocked early in the game).
  • Grenades: An additional slot for grenades.
  • Advanced Weaponry: Unlocks a vendor for advanced weapons in the security wing.
  • Combat Veteran: Increases XP gain from awards by 25 percent.
  • Hazardous Materials: Expands the dark zone inventory by another slot (see above).
  • Black Market Vendor: Unlocks purchases with dark zone currency in the operations base.
  • Clothes Vendor: In the operations base, you will find a clothing vendor.
  • Explosive Bullets: Increases the duration of explosive rounds by 10 seconds.
  • Gunsmith: Allows you to gather weapon parts (crafting materials) in the security wing once per hour.
  • Scavenger: Collects items from the scavenger box in the security wing once per hour.
  • Incendiary Bullets: Increases the duration of incendiary bullets by 10 seconds.
  • Special Ammo: Collects incendiary and explosive ammo in the supply line once per hour.
  • Shooting Range: Increases accuracy at greater distances.
  • Intel Discovery: Reveals all collectibles in a zone when all side missions and encounters have been completed.
  • Collector: Increases the loot rate by 15%.

You can also admire all perks in the following video:

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Perhaps in the upcoming open beta, one or another perk will be available.

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Star Wars: Battlefront – Double XP for Valentine’s Weekend!

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The online shooter Star Wars Battlefront offers players a massive XP bonus this weekend, allowing them to unlock numerous bonuses faster.

Romantically hunt down the rebel scum in Star Wars Battlefront

Anyone who has been planning to advance their account’s progress in Star Wars: Battlefront should grab the gamepad or keyboard. For the weekend from February 12 to February 14, all XP gains in the shooter are doubled!

Players benefit from this twice, as the experience points also determine how many credits are awarded at the end of a match.

Star Wars Battlefront XP Bonus
Casually scooped up – Exceeded the target by almost 50%.

The reason for this bonus was the second “Community Mission” that EA launched last week. They asked players to complete at least 3 million daily challenges. The players weren’t fooled and surpassed the target with a relaxed 4.3 million completed personal missions.

For more news and articles about the game, you can find them on our Star Wars: Battlefront theme page.

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My-MMO asks: Do you always use the same name in MMOs?

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Today we want to know from you what names you give yourselves in MMOs. Is it always the same one? Is the name particularly important to you? Or do you decide spontaneously?

A Name Holds Much Power (and Money)

It’s Friday again, and that means it’s time to interview our readers (spoiler: that’s you!) with a question to reveal and discuss the various views of our community. Today, it’s all about a central aspect of character and account creation in MMOs: choosing the right name.

WoW Legion warrior furor
Didn’t get your favorite name? That’s when emotions can really boil over!

Players attribute a very special significance to character names, which even reflects in the view counts on Mein-MMO.de. Especially the news about character name reservations or issues with them (like with Blade & Soul) were extremely successful for us. Some might cynically say: If there’s stress with names, then that’s good for our site. This is not only true for us: When the name reservation for Black Desert started recently, the site was initially down: Too much traffic.

It’s therefore undeniable that names are important to players and often reflect part of their personality. But how do you handle it? Do you rush into a game and secure the one name you always use? Or do you choose anew or even randomly each time? Is it a fantasy name or a “famous” name from anime, video games, or a novel? Do you have much competition for your name? What do you associate with the special name you have chosen for yourself?

Cortyn says: Maybe I’m just seeing this through my rose-colored RPG glasses, but for me it’s usually not that important to have the same name in MMORPGs. Cortyn is (and nobody can deny this) the most beautiful name in the world, but it fits only selectively to the different races of fantasy worlds.

Blade and Soul Poharan
There was stress over name reservations, especially in Blade & Soul.

However, it’s different for me with “account names,” such as with Battle.net, SMITE or Steam. I get really grumpy if someone has already “snatched” my name, and I have to revert to another one.

This may sound strange at first, but “Cortyn” has simply become an important part of my personality. However, there is also the opposite case where I explicitly refrain from calling myself “as always” – especially when I don’t want to be recognized.

But enough about me, let’s get to you!

How important is it to you to snag the “right” name in a game? Would you even spend extra money just to reserve a name? Or do you not care about the whole thing and choose spontaneously or even use a “random” button? Let us know in the comments and discuss vigorously.

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Destiny: Xur on 12.2. – What does he have today and where is he?

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In the MMO shooter Destiny on February 12, Xur arrives in the Tower. What items does he have on offer and where is he located?

Yesterday, the long wait came to an end. Bungie at least roughly presented a “Roadmap” for the near future, installed three pillars on how they want to develop the shooter further – with a PvE update, an expansion, and Destiny 2 now at least provides fixed points for the community to orient itself. In recent months, Destiny players have painfully missed such points of orientation.

Destiny-Bloody

But even the earliest date for fresh content is likely still a while away. That’s a downer. But let’s get to Xur now. Some things just don’t change.

All about Xur on February 12, 13, and 14 in Destiny

When does Xur arrive in the Tower and when does he leave?

Xur arrives on Friday, February 12, at 10:00 AM in the Tower. On Sunday, February 14, he will leave at 10:00 AM.

Where is Xur today in Destiny?

Xur is located in the Hangar.

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What is the deal with the Glass Needle?

With the Glass Needle, exotic armors can be rerolled. Here we have an article on how to challenge fate with the Glass Needle.

How do I get the strange coins that Xur wants?

In this guide, we tackled the topic “strange coins in year 2”.

What does Xur have with him today? What is his offer?

Xur has an Engram this week. It is a glove Engram for 19 strange coins.

For Titans, there are the leg armor Wanderfalken leg pieces. (39/57 INT, 41/59 STR)

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Nachtfalke-Destiny

For Hunters, the helmet Celestial Nighthawk. (33/48 INT, 33/48 DIS)

Obisidian-Destiny

For Warlocks, the helmet Obsidian Will (60/75 INT). The armor pieces all cost 13 strange coins.

This week, there is a legacy Engram, which can yield Year 1 items with Year 1 stats.

If you want to stay updated on Destiny and want the info shortly after Bungie releases it in rainy Seattle, follow our page on Facebook or our author Schuhmann on Twitter.

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Blizzard: WoW ist Ende 2015 “gewachsen”, Hearthstone sehr erfolgreich

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Activision has announced the new quarterly results for Blizzard games – and it reads relatively successful.

WoW accounts for less than 50% of total revenue

At regular intervals, Activision publishes various numbers and facts about its current video games. Since Blizzard is also part of the huge corporation, some words have also been lost about Hearthstone, World of Warcraft, and all the other titles – and they read extremely positively.

Although exact player numbers for World of Warcraft are no longer published – the last count was 5.5 million players in Q3 2015. Nevertheless, they speak of “growth” compared to last month. What this specifically means, however, is not answered.

Interestingly, more than half of Blizzard’s revenue comes from sources other than World of Warcraft for the first time – whether this means that WoW has lost even more players or that the other games have gained significantly remains open to interpretation. In connection with the “growth” of WoW, the latter option is probably more likely.

The charity pet Glowing Paws raised 7 million US dollars for the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

WoW Demon Hunter female nightelf
Is WoW struggling? Over 50% of revenue comes from other games.

Especially Hearthstone seems to be doing wonderfully. With more than 40 million registered accounts, the card game scored points last year. Sales of the latest expansion “The League of Explorers” were also good, selling 20% more in the first 6 weeks than the previous adventure “Blackrock Mountain”.

For the closed beta of Overwatch, 8 million players signed up, and Diablo 3 managed to shine well even years after its release thanks to a “strong community” and its launch in China in 2015.

Overall, however, Activision has slightly fallen short of expectations. Analysts had previously estimated revenue at 2.2 billion dollars, Activision itself at 2.15 billion. In reality, however, it was “only” 2.12 billion dollars in revenue.

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Destiny 2 announced for 2017, expansion coming in 2016, next PvE update in spring

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In the MMO shooter Destiny the cat is finally out of the bag and talks about the PvE plans of the game. It’s about Destiny 2, the expansion in 2016, and the next patch.

This time in the Weekly Update there was the information that players have been waiting for so long.

Destiny 2, Major Expansion, Spring Update – here’s what’s next for Destiny

  • A PvE update is set to be released in the Spring. This increases the light level, brings new challenges for PvE players that should be replayable and new gear. (The calendar spring begins in mid-March and ends in mid-June.)
  • Later in the year, so still in 2016, a “major expansion” is planned. This would probably be analogous to “The Taken King.”
  • In 2017, a “full sequel” is supposed to be released. This would have to be what we know as Destiny 2.

In the coming weeks, Bungie wants to explain to Destiny players in more detail how it will continue and what they are planning. In this Weekly Update from Bungie, there were only these core data and a little more that probably doesn’t interest anyone much.

Destiny Tower Scarlet

Mein MMO thinks: There isn’t really much information yet, but at least there is a clear “roadmap” for how Destiny will continue. It seems that the reports were correct, Destiny 2 will be delayed, but other than a “major expansion”, there was really not much hoped for 2016.

So how do you see it? Are you skeptical after the long content drought or are you happy that you now know how it will continue?

In this context, we have some links for you to our articles:

An even closer date is on Friday, February 12, in the Tower: That’s when Xur will return. We will be there to report on Xur’s inventory.

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Wild Terra: NPCs must stay outside – world populated only by players

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The developers of the sandbox MMORPG Wild Terra have released a new trailer that showcases the world populated only by players.

Wild Terra could evolve into an MMO, as fans of the classic Ultima Online have long wished for. Because the sandbox aspect is the main focus here. The game world – which is recreated from server to server and thus has a different layout on each server – is only populated by the players. There are no NPCs.

wild terra new
From Survival Game to MMORPG

You start in the wilderness with only rags on your skin. Now it’s time to survive. You start by crafting tools so that you can mine resources with which you can craft better equipment. Additionally, you need a shelter to protect yourself from the dangers of the wild. While Wild Terra begins like a survival game, it evolves over time into a profound MMORPG. You join forces with other players or fight each other in open PvP. By working in teams, it is even possible to create entire cities. You farm food, collect ore in mines, and hunt animals.

You determine how the world evolves

Wild Terra MMORPG

Thus, you gradually build your own economy, which is entirely run by the players. Essentially, as a community, you determine everything that happens in the world. The developers only provide you with this world and the game system. Even wars are possible, where the rulers of various cities send their armies – consisting of players – with self-made war machines into battles against other cities.

Adventurers can also explore the world, delve into caves, and fight against the creatures that dwell there. What you make of your virtual life in Wild Terra is entirely up to you.

Check out the new trailer for the MMO to get an impression of what awaits you in the game. By the way, the developers are currently overhauling the graphics and want to introduce 3D models.

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The Secret World: New bonuses for paying players – More XP and fewer restrictions!

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In the MMORPG The Secret World, there are new rewards for everyone who subscribes – here we present what exactly awaits the players.

Those who pay receive generous rewards

Like many other MMORPGs, Secret World also has certain bonuses and perks designed to encourage players to take out an active subscription. In Funcom’s game, the rewards have now been updated and expanded with some useful aspects. For players with an active membership, there are 30% additional experience points and a 10% discount on all purchases in the item shop. Additionally, there are larger maximum limits for badges and shorter cooldown times for raids. You can find all the details in this graphic.

The Secret World Loyalty Rewards

Additionally, there are “Loyalty Rewards,” which are awarded based on how long one maintains an active membership. This starts at 30 days with the “Anima Sprint” and a faction jacket, and ranges from cute Cthulhu pets to exclusive mounts like the Honey Roller.

  • Secret World Honey Roller
  • Secret World Cthulhu Pet

For more information and news about the game, visit our The Secret World theme page.

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Blade and Soul: Spielerzahl jetzt bei 2 Millionen

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The martial arts MMORPG Blade and Soul has surpassed the two million player mark.

A little over a month after the release, Blade and Soul received its first content patch yesterday and broke the two million player mark in North America and Europe. NCSoft announced this on Twitter. Blade and Soul is a free-to-play game. However, they do not disclose how many of the two million have logged in recently or play regularly.

After initial issues, as they had to continuously add more servers, the developers seem to slowly have the player influx under control. The game has been available in South Korea for several years and has accumulated a wealth of content over the years that they want to gradually release in the West. Financially, the game is doing excellently in Asia.

You can read about what the “Rough Tides” patch brought yesterday in this article.

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Skillhandel in EVE Online ist live

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A very controversial feature has now been introduced with an update to the space MMO EVE Online: skill trading.

CCP Games explains that skill trading should be seen as passing experience to other characters. This way, you can create a second hero and transfer some skill points to them, so you don’t have to start from scratch. Some characters in EVE Online have a surplus of skill points and don’t know what to do with them. According to the logic, the skill-rich could simply transfer them to the skill-poor.

What is EVE Online
Sell your surplus skill points

It has been possible to trade a character in the MMORPG over the bazaar for some time now. Heroes are sold with everything included. Now, trading skill points is added to this. So, anyone who collects a lot of money in the game but doesn’t get to acquire skill points can now simply buy them from other players. These players extract their unnecessary points and create so-called skill injectors, which they sell to other players. However, you cannot sell acquired skill points immediately, but only after a certain period of time.

EVE Online - Skills

To extract skill points, you must purchase special extractors in the New Eden Store for Aurum. Additionally, extractors are offered through markets and can be purchased there with ISK currency. Alternatively, you can get them directly through account management.

A skill extractor must be filled with 500,000 skill points. Injectors can also be filled with less depending on the amount of skill points a character has. The system is intended to promote new characters and protect the prestige associated with working on a hero. Additionally, skill trading is supposed to further develop the economy of EVE Online and introduce a new aspect.

So far, players appear rather skeptical, as they believe that especially newer players will become better too quickly without having to put in much effort. Whether this is truly the case and how well the system is received will be seen over time.

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Destiny: Holt Euch zwei kostenlose Emotes

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In the MMO shooter Destiny, you can acquire emotes for silver. However, these two gestures are completely free.

Destiny-Tess

Normally, Tess Everis digs deep into your pockets when you want to acquire emotes, meaning gestures, dances, etc. For this, she has set up a stand in the Tower, the Eververse. However, if you make the effort to walk towards the hangar to the bar, you can grab two free emotes.

With these emotes, you can express your approval or disapproval. Your Guardian performs corresponding head movements and subtle hand gestures.

Destiny-Emotes-Ja-

Not very spectacular, nothing that will blow you away; but you don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. And: What you have, you have.

But before I type any more trivial sayings, I want to emphasize again that you obtain the gestures not from Tess, but at the hangar bar. I made the effort myself, as you can see in the title image – not to grab them, but of course only to show you the exact location. How selfless of me!

The following video shows the exact way:

http://youtu.be/50BR6Nusb-4

Oh, woe to you if you say anything against my hairstyle (see title image)!

During the Crimson Week, there are currently more emotes to be obtained. However, these cost silver.

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Armored Warfare: Patch postponed, Bear Bonus Weekend announced

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In the military MMO Armored Warfare, patch 0.13 is delayed by a few days. There will be a bonus weekend.

Wednesday is usually patch day for the two current titles developed by my.com and Obsidian. However, while Skyforge was patched as planned yesterday, Armored Warfare’s tanks remained cool. Due to technical problems, the update has been postponed to Monday or Tuesday.

The patch will include a new trader with Chinese tanks and this new map.

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Nevertheless, there is a reason to take the vehicles of the tank MMO out over the weekend. On February 12, the “Grand Bear Invitational” is being held: Until February 14, all players will receive 100% more reputation. Those who play 5 games will also receive a 7-day 50% boost on credits and reputation.

On Saturday, between 6 PM and 9 PM, an additional 400% reputation bonus and 100% credit bonus will be applied.

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Phantasy Star Online 2: Are secret agreements preventing the Western release?

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There is still no sign of Phantasy Star Online 2 – allegedly, secret contracts are responsible for preventing the game from reaching us.

PSO2 not on Steam due to a contract allegedly prohibiting it

The MMORPG Phantasy Star Online 2 has been around for several years now. Since its first playable version in 2012 and its arrival in Asia in 2014 – including an English translation – it has been quiet. There were even initial parts of an advertising campaign for the western market, but there has been no sign of a real release. The site tssz claims to have heard from a source why the western release has been off the table since then.

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According to this, there is a contractual obligation between Sega Japan and a Chinese company that prohibits Sega from releasing Phantasy Star Online 2 on Steam. Since Steam is the main platform for Sega games, this could indeed be the reason why the MMO has still not appeared for us. Although it is also claimed that the duration of this contract is time-limited, no date is mentioned.

If there is any truth to this story, then we probably shouldn’t expect a western release of Phantasy Star Online 2 anytime soon – but fans have already slowly gotten used to that.

By the way: PSO 2 is said to be coming to PlayStation 4 in Asia soon.

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Overwatch: Werft einen Blick auf die schönsten legendären Skins!

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Overwatch has introduced many new skins for the heroes. We take a look at the coolest outfits that are now up for grabs.

Tracer as Punk and Symmetra as Goddess?

The beta of Overwatch has returned from its winter slumber and has brought numerous changes with it. The biggest innovation is probably the progression system, where players can unlock not only spray logos, voice lines, and emotes but also tons of skins.

Most skins are just simple “recolor”, meaning the standard look with new colors. However, the highest rarity skins, the “legendary” ones, give the heroes numerous new details. We want to present some of these skins to you here.

The good monkey Winston is getting ready for a safari or his next moon trip …

  • Overwatch Winston Safari
  • Overwatch Winston Marine

Reinhardt likes it powerful. He has an impressive black armor (Blackhardt) or – and yes, it really is called that – the Bundeswehr skin, where you can even see his face.

  • Overwatch Reinhardt Bundeswehr

The healer Mercy tries her luck as Valkyrie … or a naughty little devil with the “Devil” skin.

  • Overwatch Mercy Valkyrie
  • Overwatch Mercy Devil

The long legged Symmetra turns blue with her “Devi” skin, which clearly reminds of a Hindu goddess. More professional appears her “Vishkar” skin, from her previous work.

  • Overwatch Symmetra Devi
  • Overwatch Symmetra Vishkar

Widowmaker likes it flashy with the “Odile” skin, whereas Tracer seems to come from motorsport, with the “Mach T” costume.

  • Overwatch Widowmaker Odile
  • Overwatch Tracer Mach T

Reaper unleashes the music with his “El Blanco” skin, while Roadhog returns to the jungle – typical tribal outfits indeed.

  • Overwatch Reaper El Blanco
  • Overwatch Roadhog Toa

On Mei is waiting for the (Warning, pun!) “Rescue Mei” skin, Hanzo travels through the past and presents a look from his youth.

  • Overwatch Hanzo Young Hanzo

Fans of McCree will be delighted with his “Gambler” skin, and Zenyatta followers should be very satisfied with “Dschinyatta”.

  • Overwatch McCree Gambler
  • Overwatch Zenyatta Dshinyatta

All of the above-mentioned skins are either in the reward boxes that you get for every level up or can be purchased for credits (which are also available in the boxes).

Please note that Blizzard has already announced that the progress made during the beta will not carry over to the live version. It may even be that it will be reset multiple times during the ongoing tests. Additionally, bigger changes to the entire system are still expected.

For more information about the game, you can find it on our Overwatch theme page.

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The Division: Gerücht über Raid für 8 Spieler auf Riker’s Island

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In the MMO shooter The Division, a rumor is circulating that ignites the imagination of fans.

Two days ago, a user posted on reddit that they had attended an event at the studio of Mojang (Minecraft) in Sweden, where one of the other visitors turned out to be an employee of Massive and revealed insider information about The Division.

This person mentioned: Raids are planned. Two weeks after the launch, a raid will open, set on Riker’s Island, the prison island and home of the Rikers faction. The raid will have two difficulty levels: Normal from level 27, Hard from level 30. There will be a sort of access quest for the raid, requiring players to take out employees of “King John,” the leader of the Rikers.

The raid itself is designed for 8 players. No further information was provided.

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The other participants on reddit then said: You can’t do that. The person you spoke to has violated all contracts. This will end their career. Delete this quickly, as there is internal information about the employee in there, which could identify them (which we haven’t revealed here). The reddit user then deleted the thread.

There is currently no more information available. No one from Massive has commented on the rumors. So it’s best to take all of this with caution.

The Division is still very secretive about what the endgame entails. However, they have assured that they will provide players with challenging group content in PvE – although not directly at launch.

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Training und Fertigkeitsbäume in Crowfall

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

In an MMORPG, it is also essential to improve your hero through skills. The developers of the MMO Crowfall have now introduced the skill system.

Skills in Crowfall, such as “One-Handed Sword” or “Cruelty,” can be enhanced up to a value of 100 – with exceptions that can even increase to a value of 200. These skills influence and improve statistics such as “Attack Power” or “Critical Hit Chance.” Additionally, some skills allow you to utilize specific equipment or unlock powers.

crowfall skilltree
Skills train themselves

To improve skills, you determine in the skill tree which skill you want to enhance. The selected skills automatically improve over time by receiving EXP every few seconds – even when you are offline. So, you don’t have to grind to improve a skill. Once you have enough EXP for a skill, you need to sleep or work for it to improve.

Of course, there are limitations because you can only train one general and one archetypical skill at the same time. Unless you have VIP status. Then the training options are expanded to one general and three different archetypical skills. Currently, there are 600 skills in Crowfall, and there should be around 1,500 by the release.

So, you will need a while to make your hero a master in multiple skills. However, not all skills are available right from the start. Some you will need to unlock by looting, crafting, or winning a campaign.

Skills are inherited

crowfall skills

The skills build upon each other, as can be seen in the skill tree and are thematically organized by fields of knowledge. By unlocking certain skills of an archetype, so-called advancement classes are opened, which in turn unlock new skills for you. You also need to ensure that you can only train the archetypical skills that your current archetype can utilize depending on its vessel.

As a Frostweaver, it is, for example, not possible to train a Confessor skill. Unless you switch the vessel. You retain the skills even if you switch to another vessel; they are inherited. Thus, your hero continues to progress with each campaign in the MMORPG.

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League of Legends: Dominion wird abgeschafft – Aus für unbeliebten Modus in LoL

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

It has now been almost 4 years since Riot Games introduced the “Dominion” game mode in the MOBA League of Legends. Soon it will be coming to an end.

Especially in recent years, it has become clear that this game mode no longer fit the current League of Legends. The Summoner’s Rift received its visual update and the champions are gradually being updated as well. However, Dominion is not.

This game mode, which was originally announced as something new or innovative, was unfortunately only able to maintain the hype for a short time. In an official announcement, developer Riot Games has now revealed that the Dominion game mode will be permanently disabled on February 22, 2016. Additionally, the map “The Crystal Scar” will no longer be available in free play.

Dominion – A multitude of reasons led to the deactivation of the unpopular mode in LoL

LoL Dominion Teemo

Dominion is caught in a vicious cycle. On one hand, there are long wait times because hardly any player plays this mode. When a wait time is excessively long, the opponent search expands further, resulting in players facing opponents who have very different skill levels. So if you, as an experienced player, have been in the queue for Dominion for 30 minutes, it could happen that you play against players who have not even reached level 30. This naturally leads to frustration, which in turn results in even fewer players signing up.

In the end, only 0.5% of the League of Legends players played this game mode. However, this 0.5% also included some bots, as stated in the official announcement.

Reward for “Veterans”

For those of you who enjoyed playing Dominion and might have a teary eye at this announcement, there is some good news. If you have achieved over 100 victories in normal Dominion (no cooperative games), you will receive a summoner icon that cannot be obtained in any other way.

If you only have 50 victories and want to quickly reach 100 by February 22, you unfortunately need to put that idea out of your mind. A snapshot of players and their Dominion victories was taken before the official announcement. The icon will be distributed in approximately 2 weeks after this news.

LoL Dominion Veteran
The exclusive Dominion summoner icon

The announcement also states that much has been learned from this game mode. It is now known what to expect when introducing a new game mode. The ARAM queue is an example that these new game modes can also work well. The map may still be used for new game modes, but there are currently no concrete plans for that.

Have you collected 100 wins in Dominion and gotten the exclusive icon?

At this point, we can only say: RIP Dominion

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Destiny: What happens to the story in 2016?

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 7 minutes

In the MMO shooter Destiny, new story content has been scarce since The Taken King. How will the story of our Guardians continue? We summarize some possibilities.

For several weeks now, there has been a feeling that Bungie does not want to bring any new story to the Destiny universe at all. Basically, we only hear about small PvP events, tinkering with lag in the Crucible, and above all about one thing: the frustration of the Guardians!

So far, there is no official roadmap for where the journey of the MMO shooter will go. On the other hand, this leaves a lot of room for speculation, dreams, and wishes. Will entirely new storylines begin, or will already known ones be continued? Currently, there are still many unanswered questions in the story that many fans are eager to have answered. We discuss some possibilities for the paths the story might take.

Will we learn more about the Hive?

The Hive is an ancient, evil race that we have primarily encountered on the Moon. After we defeated Crota in “The Dark Below” and thus stirred Father’s Wrath, we had to confront the vengeful Oryx in the last expansion. He was revered as the god of the Hive and came from the infinite reaches of the universe to destroy us. That didn’t quite work out.

Destiny Story

Basically, the Hive has taken on the dominant role of evil. Even in two out of three raids, we had to face Hive bosses. Therefore, it is quite unlikely that 2016 will also be the year of the Hive. Other races will probably be brought to the forefront.

But: Just because we have learned so much about the Hive, we have heard a lot about things we know almost nothing about. What is the deal with Eir, Xol, Ur, Yul, and all the others?

There are many more leaders of the Hive who could take Oryx’s position and need to be defeated. One hot topic is Nokris. Not much is known about Nokris, except that he is a high-ranking Hive being. There is a statue of this mystery on the Dreadnaught, near Oryx’s altar, next to the statue of Crota and the Taken King. Is Nokris the last Hive god?

Destiny-Ritter-Schar

If you scan the statue with the Ghost, you will find that Nokris does not appear in anything we know about the Hive. There is not a single mention of him in the Grimoire either. Nevertheless, Nokris has earned a statue next to Crota and Oryx. How come?

Rumor has it that Nokris is the brother, sister, or mother of Crota – the gender of this being is also not known. We simply know nothing about – let’s say – him. As if he never existed, completely torn from space and time. Hence, there is also the speculation that Nokris confronted the Vex and perhaps there is a connection to the Glass Chamber. Perhaps we will have to face this Hive being in the year 2016. Who knows?

The Hive certainly offers enough story. Many more tales can be told about them.

Read on the following pages about which further storylines are conceivable.

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RIFT: Artifacts soon for real money?!

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

In Rift, missing artifacts will soon be available for purchase with real money – frustrated players can thus complete their collections.

Fill the final gaps with cash

With the upcoming patch on February 17, 2016, Rift will add a whole load of new artifacts that players can collect on their journeys through the MMORPG. Artifacts are part of certain collections in Rift – once you have all the artifacts in a series, you can trade them for cosmetic items, such as mounts, effect toys, or small companions.

How you get the artifacts varies depending on the collection. Some must simply be picked up from the environment, others drop from enemies, or can be fished. There will soon be more than 8000 artifacts, which corresponds to nearly 1400 collections. It’s frustrating when you can’t find that one artifact that has been missing for years to complete the collection… the developers thought so too.

Rift artifact Bods

From now on (that is, with the next patch), it will be possible to specifically purchase missing artifacts from the real money shop to unlock small rewards. This gives players the opportunity to finally help unsuccessful collections, but also fuels criticism that Trion is always desperately trying to squeeze money out of the game. It remains to be seen how this will actually look in the game.

For more information about the game, visit our Rift topic page. In this context, the most recent problems regarding the topic Pay2Win are also worth reading.

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  2. trionworlds.com/rift/en/