The MOBA Paragon (PC, PS4) showcases its heroes Gadget, Feng Mao, and Rampage in a new trailer.
MOBA games usually do not excel in graphics. While the incredibly successful League of Legends and DOTA 2 have a lot to offer, spectacular graphics are not one of them. Paragon aims to fill this gap. To provide fans with everything MOBAs offer, along with great graphics and action-packed gameplay.
With Blade and Soul , there is a luxury problem: high player numbers. Now new servers will be added. Blade & Soul is currently offline.
The Free2Play market in MMORPGs has been dried up for the last few years. In 2015 Skyforge was released, in 2014 ArcheAge, otherwise there was little happening – at least in the AAA area. Many have been looking forward to Blade and Soul for years, a martial-arts MMORPG from Korea. It has been doing well in Asia for a while, is polished, and has a lot of game content.
The game has been playable for everyone since Tuesday and people are reportedly flooding into NCSoft.
This is the launch trailer for B&S:
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Blade and Soul is currently offline for maintenance until new servers come
An employee of the provider contacted last night and said: Our servers are overloaded. They are at full capacity and players are waiting in long lines. We know, this is not the most exciting thing in the world right now.
Therefore, measures have been initiated to reduce these waiting lines:
New servers are currently being prepared. They should be available within the next 36 hours, and the names will be announced later.
The capacity of the existing servers has already been significantly increased.
For very popular servers, NCSoft has disabled character creation.
A hotfix has been implemented, which will automatically kick players if they are inactive.
Meanwhile, maintenance of the Blade and Soul servers has been ongoing since 1:00 PM our time. They are offline. Four new NA servers and two EU servers are planned. According to Twitter, maintenance is expected to last about two hours.
The service should be back online around 3:00 PM. That is the estimated schedule for when Blade and Soul can be played again, when the servers and a few more will return.
Update: According to the latest tweet, maintenance is expected to last 3 hours and 20 minutes. This would put us around 4:30 PM.
All Blade and Soul servers are down for maintenance. Expected duration is 3 hours and 20 minutes.
Update 4:45 PM: There are login issues in Europe, Blade and Soul reports via Twitter. If you can’t proceed after entering the pin code and receive an “endlessly ongoing cinematic”, you should wait for 5 minutes (or so) and then try again. It should work with the login then.
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Much trouble around The Division lately. Graphic downgrades, DLC issues, and enemies that soak up entire magazines of bullets. Should we care? A commentary.
In less than two months, it will be here. For the past three years, Massive Entertainment has been working on the new role-playing shooter The Division. In recent days, tons of new information have emerged, leading to controversial and heated debates among the player base. Is everything exaggerated or is it just another hype bubble releasing a lot of hot air? A commentary.
Game developers have a tough time these days. The costs of developing an AAA game are skyrocketing, while the active player base has increased significantly in recent years. While games used to be solely the domain of hardcore gamers, the landscape has become more diverse. Game companies must perform a balancing act to appeal to both hardcore and casual gamers. This is difficult to achieve in practice, often leading one side or the other to voice their frustration loudly.
When the increasingly popular paid game content (DLC) and faulty communication from developers/publishers come into play, it creates a situation like we experienced back then with Destiny and now with The Division. But let’s go in order.
Managing player expectations – Failed
The trailer shown at E3 2013 for The Division hit like a bomb. Especially the interaction with the environment and the dynamic light and shadow play caused sheer excitement among players. The hype that followed was fueled by the manufacturer and Ubisoft itself, praising its own graphics engine and promising unprecedented immersion.
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Newer game footage reveals that the graphic level of then cannot be maintained on consoles at least. No one should be surprised; consoles cannot come close to current high-end computer systems. Unfortunately, Ubisoft has forgotten to communicate this clearly and transparently. Consequently, players are frustrated because they were promised something else.
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Is this understandable? Absolutely. Will the player experience and immersion suffer? I say no.
Reducing a game solely to its graphics is the same as reducing a car to its appearance without considering factors like driving pleasure, reliability, safety, and fuel consumption. The fact that graphics are not a pure indicator of immersion is evidenced by the fact that even text-based role-playing games captivated players back then, or that even today, the almost twenty-year-old Final Fantasy VII still has legions of fans, as the announced remake impressively shows.
On the next page: What about Brooklyn? And why are enemies such bullet sponges
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In the MMO shooter Destiny , the great moments are accompanied by the voice of Lord Shaxx. It makes everything better.
According to the developers at Bungie, the main characters in Destiny should be the Guardians. The guy holding the controller is the hero, and the other players in voice chat are meant to become the most important supporting characters in his heroic story.
Lenny James voices Lord Shaxx in the original English version.
That was once the plan, but now some NPCs play an increasingly important role, like the jack-of-all-trades Cayde-6, the dark murmuring Eris, the sly Variks, or the gruff Zavala. Their roles were further expanded with “The Taken King.” Yet, alongside these story characters and notorious villains like Master Rahool or Xur, who players appreciate for their function, other characters have also gained fame: foremost among them is the Crucible announcer. Originally a thankless role, but in Destiny, Lord Shaxx has achieved cult status.
In the original English version, the actor Lenny James voices Lord Shaxx. James is known for his role as “Morgan Jones” in that TV show with zombies. No, not “Lindenstraße,” we mean “The Walking Dead.”
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Among players, Lord Shaxx now has a legendary reputation. He comments on the Crucible matches where players pit their Guardians against each other.
Most of the time, he is a murmuring voice in the background, almost like a sound effect or mood noise. He adapts like a good soccer commentator to the state of the match. But when things get particularly heated, the veteran of many battles sometimes loses his composure, and then there are a few lines you haven’t heard yet, even if you’ve already played an incredible number of Crucible matches in Destiny:
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In a new video that is currently making the rounds, a YouTuber has laid Lord Shaxx’s voice and the Destiny interface over an already brilliant “real scene,” where a dog chases a dangerous gang of seals back into the sea.
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Fans of EVE Online are talking about a blow to the German community. The fan page Schildwall.info is shutting down its service.
The EVE community may be smaller in comparison to that of WoW or League of Legends, but it is dedicated. And as a newcomer, you need it to find your way into the complex sci-fi MMORPG, you need the community’s help to get by in EVE Online. Over the years, several fan sites have emerged in German. Part of the community met on schildwall.info.
The operator has now closed the gates. The reason for the frustration is probably the reaction from CCP to proposals to modify the German voice of the AI Aura.
CCP, the developers of EVE, said: The proposed changes would only have a minimal impact. Therefore, we have decided to leave it as it is.
On the closed fan site, the message reads: Our information here had only a minimal impact. Therefore, we have decided to leave the information from CCP as they can deliver it.
Another fan site reporting on the closure of schildwall.info also mentions health problems of the founder and other sources of frustration as reasons for shutting down the site. The community expresses sadness and disappointment in the comments. They hope that another site can step into the big virtual footsteps.
Thanks to our reader Elias for the tip.
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Developer RiotGames is getting generous and is offering players of League of Legends (LoL) up to 450% more IP!
Influence Points (IP) are a digital currency in LoL. With these points, you can buy champions or runes, for example. On Wednesday, January 20, 2016, the new season in LoL started, where the new champion selection was inaugurated at the same time. To demonstrate this new champion selection to as many players as possible, Riot is now inviting everyone to use it to earn significantly more IP. The event runs from January 20, 2016 to January 24, 2016 (11:59 PM). However, not on the EU West server.
Tell your friends!
You can get up to 450% more IP when you queue up with 4 friends in one of the new champion selection queues and participate in a game. But even if you’re like Amumu and don’t have many friends, it is still worth queuing up with just one friend in a new ranked match to earn more than double the points for it. If you’re still looking for more people to join this event, there’s a “Find a Friend” mega thread on Reddit that is being actively commented on. Here’s the link to the thread on Reddit.
If you play diligently, you might soon have as many influence points as our friend Karl here. Then you just have to hope that you can soon use these points in the new Hextech Crafting to earn skins or champions, for example.
Issues with the new champion selection on the EU servers
Currently (January 20, 2016) there are still issues with the new champion selection on the EU West servers, which is why the selection has been disabled. For this reason, there have been various inquiries to RiotGames asking whether the bonus IP event will be postponed on these servers. Riot confirmed this and stated that they will hold back the event until the champion selection is stable on the EU West servers and that players will then have the same amount of time to earn the additional influence points as players on the North American servers.
Update: January 27, 2016 – The bonus IP is now live
The issues seem to be resolved, and the IP event has now arrived on the EU West servers. If you still need people for your groups, you can join the chat rooms “redditlfg & aramlfg” in the game.
Have fun farming the IP!
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The shooter MMO Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade is coming to Steam. The Senior Producer addresses fans’ concerns and criticisms – and does so quite confidently and amusingly.
The Senior Producer of the game, Nathan Richardsson, has created a mix of Q&A and FAQ with quite direct (and damn funny) words. The FAQ dismisses most concerns and clarifies numerous points. We have filtered out the most important statements for you.
The war is secured
The most important question was clarified right at the beginning. The game is funded. No further funds are needed to guarantee the launch. However, regarding the question of why they want to raise more money in the form of Early Access, Richardsson stated:
“We can always use more money to make more war!”
The question about the reason for using Steam is dismissed with an amusing sentence:
“Our infrastructure cannot handle our own success. It starts with poor payment methods and ends with the practical possibilities of Steam News.”
Will Eternal Crusade ever be released?
Many players associate Early Access with the certainty that the game will never be released. This is also addressed:
“That’s impossible. We are launching this year. And while I wish it were possible, I cannot take the Steam EA version, burn it to CD, stick it in a case, put a PS4 sticker on it and hope it works. Do what you want with it, but I believe that 2016 will eventually come to an end.”
What about the bad Steam reviews?
Steam is also known for users being eager to tear apart games that aren’t immediately perfect. The Steam community also includes destructive individuals who just want to see everything burn. Fans fear that negative reviews and such trolls could bury the game before it even has a chance to thrive.
“The only thing that can kill us in the next ten years would be if we created a shitty game. Nothing else. And we have many indicators that people do not think we are [bad word here]. The surveys are great, sales are good, and we haven’t spent a cent on advertising. It’s all word-of-mouth.
(…) Furthermore, that is quite offensive to Steam. I have 248 games on Steam. That means I am so bad that I am even worse than the worst YouTube comments under Dubstep videos.”
Three different videos introduce the various races and a multitude of customization options. At the same time, the films provide a first impression of the kind of armor design that can be expected in Bless.
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The Masku race is quite an animal-like people, looking especially quirky when one adds a beard to the fur bearers – one layer of hair is just not always enough.
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Generally, many characters in the world seem to be quite animalistic – those who prefer a bit of feline or wolf-like could have their joy with this race:
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In the MMO shooter Destiny a handful of harmless tweets have spread wild rumors.
Bungie’s Twitter account has 1.3 million followers – so one should probably be a bit more careful about what they do. Bungie realized this yesterday. Currently, there is still an information drought, but it is known that new information is expected soon. And the community is hungry for revelations, surprises, and something new.
In this situation, Bungie cheerfully tweeted the well-known streamer Leah, asking if she was planning to have a raid tomorrow. To an uninvolved outsider, it sounded a bit like a pick-up line.
To the ears of some fans, however, it sounded very different! Like something they had to investigate. A hidden message. Some fans immediately started to speculate: Oh God! New raid confirmed! Surely Bungie would surprise everyone with a live stream showcasing a new raid to tackle the content drought. Or – the second best option – Bungie would fill an old raid with new content. Both high on the fans’ wish lists.
The streamer, regarding all the attention to the “rumors”: “Take off the aluminum hats. I know nothing.”
Community Manager DeeJ later calmed the situation: “We are going to King’s Fall. Everyone stay calm.”
Instead of promoting a stream and supporting the community, they received significantly more attention than planned, all because they scheduled the community event around the time when fans also expected new information.
The previously excited fans clearly blame Bungie. “This happens when nothing new comes for so long,” one reads somewhat sarcastically.
Admittedly, louder than the “They are announcing a new raid” cries were ugly accusations aimed at the streamer following Bungie’s tweet. Why she is allowed to raid with Bungie, she is just a girl and looks pretty, she can’t play.
The streamer also responded to this: There are wonderful communities out there, but there are also a lot of sexist assholes with opinions that no one cares about. It could be an entertaining stream. The raid attempt starts at 7:00 PM. Community Manager Cozmo from Bungie will raid with Leah and Martin Doherty from the band Chvrches. You can follow the stream here.
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Season 5 of the hack and slash Diablo 3 has started and the freshly released Patch 2.4 brought a lot of changes. Therefore, it is always interesting to know what good starter builds for the respective classes are. With these talent builds, you can complete level 20 Nephalem Rifts even without much equipment, thus forcing your luck.
Anyone creating a season character in Diablo 3 essentially starts from scratch. They have to level up from zero again. For many gamers, the game really kicks off at level 70 and the hunt for items. Therefore, you want to reach level 70 as quickly as possible, and for that, effective starter builds for the characters are needed.
Finding these can be somewhat time-consuming. With each patch, something changes, and not everyone is interested in dealing with it.
The Diablo veteran Drahque was kind enough to help players with their first steps after the season start. The builds are available for the heroes Sorceress, Witch Doctor, Barbarian, Crusader, Demon Hunter, and Monk. The special thing: You can conquer Greater Nephalem Rifts of level 20 with them, even if you haven’t found decent equipment yet. The talents are distributed in such a way that you can conquer a level 20 Rift even with yellow items (albeit narrowly).
Heroes of the Storm teases the next heroes coming to the Nexus – but who is behind it?
Two unknown heroes – who is behind it?
The last time new heroes were announced for Heroes of the Storm was at BlizzCon 2015 – and that was already a quarter of a year ago. There, they introduced Cho’Gall, Lunara, and Graumähne, and the last one finally arrived in the Nexus last week.
Now Blizzard has released a new, short teaser, which promises little with two brief voiceovers of the heroes but allows for many theories. Best to listen closely yourself.
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Who could be behind these voices? Speculations in forums and the comments of various gaming sites are boiling over. Some clever users suspect that the first voice belongs to the current leader of the Defias from World of Warcraft – Vanessa van Cleef. Other users suspect the Sorceress from Diablo. There are also different opinions about the second voice, but the hope for a playable troll (i.e. Zul’Jin, Rastakhan, or Vol’jin) seems to prevail.
I still hope for the introduction of the one true queen Azshara – but this hope seems to go unheard for now.
The largest investment bank in Korea gives assessments on the MMORPGs Guild Wars 2 and WildStar .
Daewoo Securities has once again examined NCSoft and its finances. In an analysis, they provided assessments of the market situation for the Korean MMO giant.
At Daewoo, they believe the numbers for the fourth quarter of 2015 will be “rather sobering.” They come to the conclusion that the expansion “Heart of Thorns” did not sell as well as expected for Guild Wars 2 and that NCSoft will need to lower its forecasts. Nonetheless, they still predict high revenue figures for GW2 in the fourth quarter of 2015 – after all, the release was a highlight.
For WildStar, however, the assessment from the Koreans looks bleak. They predict no significant revenue increase despite the Free2Play transition. For the year 2016, they foresee declining revenues, until WildStar is expected to play an almost negligible role in the winter of 2016.
Analysts believe NCSoft’s future depends on mobile titles
In the long run, Daewoo Securities believes in NCSoft’s success, but they do not think it will come from growth in current titles like Blade and Soul, Lineage, or Aion . The analysts believe that success will be driven by “mobile games” based on the franchises Blade and Soul and Lineage. How these games are received will determine the year 2016.
Those who are new to Blade & Soul may quickly make clumsy mistakes. We provide you with some tips to ensure a successful start!
Blade & Soul is a bit different
If you have spent a lot of time in other MMORPGs, you may tend to make some thoughtless mistakes in Blade & Soul that you will bitterly regret later. How to save time, gold, and nerves has been compiled by our colleagues at mmorpg.com, and we have translated the most useful tips for you. Perhaps there are one or two helpful hints for you as well?
Wait with the repairs!
You may be used to renewing your armor at the first scratch from other games. However, this process in Blade & Soul consumes repair kits, which can be quite expensive if you buy them from a vendor. So wait until the weapon is really about to break or very close to it to get the maximum benefit from the kits.
Never sell weapons!
Weapons and shields are not junk to throw at the next vendor. They are an important resource to upgrade your main weapon.
In case of doubt, soul shields (Bagua) can also be dismantled, and the materials obtained can be reused – if you get junk from it, you can still sell that.
The Hongmoon weapon – it doesn’t get much better
Blade & Soul will repeatedly tempt you to put down the Hongmoon weapon to use the next best piece that comes into your hands. Don’t be tempted! The Hongmoon weapon, if diligently upgraded, is among the most powerful things your character can obtain. Feed it diligently with other weapons and never let go of it – you can always adjust its appearance later as you wish.
Death to Ginanura
Around level 16 or 17, you will receive a mission to kill the world boss “King Ginanura”. If you have a bit of time, you should not only complete the quest but also blow out the lifes of the big boss several times. This earns you some amethysts and rubies in your inventory, which will be helpful up to level 45 – as they can improve your weapon.
Achievements are worth something!
Unlike in countless other games, achievements have a real use. Some of them permanently improve your character. You may think what you will about that, but anyone who completes a certain instance 10 times receives a permanent upgrade of 400 health points. The same applies to other areas of the game, as 15 victories in the 1vs1 arena grant a bonus of a solid 70 defense points.
The clan devours gold
While it is usually expected that the guild in an MMO “just levels up” as you quest together, visit instances, or engage in PvP, in Blade & Soul this requires hard gold. So you should ask all members as early as possible to regularly deposit a bit of cash into the guild bank – for the common good, of course.
We hope that some useful tips were helpful for you. If you have any further questions about the game, please visit our topic page for Blade & Soul, where we explain many other aspects of the game.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny , one of Bungie’s key employees was caught in an unknown PvP mode.
A user from the notorious NeoGAF forum has released a screen – it has the classic charm of a Yeti sighting or a nighttime UFO over a cornfield.
The screen shows an account name associated with Lars Bakken. He is one of the key designers of Destiny. And according to the screen, he is playing a PvP mode called “Crimson Double.”
Now, we’ve heard about “Double,” which refers to classic two-on-two matches in Destiny, but the name “Crimson” is new and sparks fans’ imagination. For many, a “Private Match” mode would be a dream, but it’s unlikely they would introduce it through a “Double.” Maybe they have something else special planned.
If there’s one major point of contention in the PvP communities of various games, it’s the increase of attributes in PvP. When better equipment determines victory and no longer the skill of individual players, the outcry is quick to follow. To address this, ArcheAge now introduces two new arenas. Both in 3vs3 and 1vs1 formats.
The special feature: Equipment stats, potions, and buffs have no effect in the arenas! Instead, each character can choose from 8 different attribute distributions at the start of the match to enter the battle. However, a suitable weapon is still needed to access all desired abilities.
The arenas can be visited 5 times per day, and if you still want to hit your friends and foes afterwards, you need to spend some gold coins on the issue.
Sieges – Changing Balance of Power and 100vs100!
Further major innovations are coming in the area of sieges. The limit of formerly 70 players per side is lifted and increased to 100. However, the most important novelty is that attackers and defenders start the battle with different numbers of players. At the start of a fresh siege, the attackers already have 100 warriors on their side, while defenders must manage with 60 fighters. Only after 40 minutes of gameplay, 40 additional defenders join to restore the balance of power.
Additionally, it is good to know: Buildings with less than 50% health points are now considered “ruins” and can no longer stop movements.
For more information about ArcheAge and the latest patch, you can find it on our ArcheAge theme page.
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For the MMO shooter Tom Clancy’s The Division (PC, PS4, Xbox One), there is now a code circulating that allows unlocking 4 gear sets. However, this is only available at release and probably only for Americans.
Yesterday, we presented to you Ubisoft’s video series: Agents Origins. The origins of the agents. Situations in which seemingly normal residents of New York were suddenly “activated”. These noteworthy videos were created as part of a marketing campaign by Ubisoft and they want to push that further.
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Four gear sets have been created that players can receive using the code “AGENTORIGINS”. This should, however, only work from the release – and at the moment it seems that this is only planned for Americans (North and South Americans). On the double continent, some have already managed to redeem the code – they see a different page than we do. We only see it for a few milliseconds, then it switches to the pre-order page.
According to rumors on reddit, some Europeans have also managed to redeem the codes using various proxy servers and tricks. Whether these sets will also come to Europe “normally” is still unclear at the moment.
In any case, it seems like a good idea to wait until March 8th and visit this page only then to enter the code “AGENTORIGINS”. With a bit of luck and if Ubisoft wants, something might happen, even if we are on the wrong side of the Atlantic.
Update: Ubisoft has now confirmed to the site vg247: The code only works in the United States.
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In the MMORPG Crowfall , you are not bound to a single body. You can steal or find new bodies through the Vessel system.
In a regular MMORPG, you create a hero, set their appearance and attributes, and improve this hero throughout your adventures through skills. Not so in Crowfall. The hero you create at the beginning is called a “Crow”. This is capable of possessing different bodies, the Vessel.
Search for new bodies
Vessels are rare. But it might happen that during your explorations in the worlds you find new Vessels or you kill another player in a PvP battle and can steal their body. However, you do not immediately slip into this Vessel, but must take it back to your base. There you decide whether to sell the Vessel or use it yourself.
However, you do not have to accept this body, but can break it down to use the parts for crafting. A Vessel can also be customized so that you do not always have a completely different appearance.
Attributes are linked to the Vessel
A Vessel determines the attributes you possess while in this body. The skills, on the other hand, are linked to the Crow and are carried over to a new body every time. Those who want to use a Vessel as crafting materials should have knowledge in necromancy.
Through these Vessel crafting resources, it is also possible to create a completely custom body according to one’s specifications.
This principle is also the origin of the game’s name “Crowfall”. The players are essentially souls searching for bodies in the worlds. In these bodies, they then try to conquer the respective world, improve their skills, and gather resources – until the world is destroyed by hunger. Then they return to the spiritual realm and plan their next campaign on a new world.
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A new Wednesday, a new, perfect day to get a little worked up. So let’s gossip about all the terrible noobs in Heroes of the Storm, the incompetent hunters in Evolve, and of course, the casual comedians in SMITE. Anyone who has spent a few minutes in any of the mentioned games knows: Insults are part of the daily routine. But how about a seriously meant “Thank you” for a change?
The Gratitude of the Internet
An important point is the fact that the pure meaning of the word “Thank you” has been completely perverted on the internet. How often is “Thx” or a cryptic variation of it taken only ironically or as an insult? Without wanting to rely on any studies, I am pretty sure that half of all expressions of gratitude are not serious.
When exactly do you use the voice emotes for a “Thank you” in Smite? Exactly, when someone “stole a kill.” The same goes for other games where “experts” throw flashbangs accurately at their own team. Nothing is faster, more universal, and unfortunately also so well understood as a “Thank you” or “Thx,” which actually means “F*ck you.”
VVT – “Thank you!” – Mostly mockery.
Lastly, I find that a “Thank you,” even when sincere, loses a lot of its power when it appears in abbreviated form like “Thx.” Maybe I am being very old-fashioned here, but if someone doesn’t take the time to write out a “Thank you,” they can’t mean it very seriously. The same goes for a sincere apology or a quick “Sorry” – the effect achieved is miles apart for me.
The Positive Effect
Maybe I’m completely rambling here, but I hope at least a few readers have a faint idea of what I’m getting at. A sincere, honest, and nicely phrased thank you can save the whole day. Last week, when I had another “slightly excessive” RP evening, I received this whisper at the end.
Honestly: You can hardly imagine what that did to me. When I read that, not even the GEZ fees could dampen my mood, and even Shoemann, with all his dark plans, couldn’t wipe the satisfied grin off my face.
Be more thankful and do it sincerely. That may sound like a parenting phrase for children (“When you receive something, you say thank you!“), but it seems to have been somehow lost in today’s internet age.
Or to conclude with the Skype saying of a good friend (who probably stole it from somewhere – or is even more genius than I previously thought):
One should never hesitate to smile, for one can never know whose day one might improve a little by doing so.
P.S.: For every “Thank you” in this post, I actually receive rubber points.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny , the Weapon Day takes place on January 20th. What new weapons are available from Banshee-44 and which orders can be collected?
The Exo Banshee-44 is a sort of “alternative Xur.” However, he does not sell Exotics, but rather there are legendary weapons available with exceptionally good properties.
But first, you need to reach a higher reputation rank with him. Then, you can unlock two Exotics from Banshee, including the Tlaloc: You can find out which ones in our guide.
These are the 5 test weapons this week
Anyone who still needs reputation with Banshee should try out these 5 weapons:
Use a Suros Pulse Rifle against the Vex
With a Suros Rocket Launcher, you need to take down “high-ranking enemies”
The shotgun from Häkke wants to take on the Hive
Another shotgun from Häkke aims for the Crucible
And a sniper rifle from the manufacturer with the “ä” wants to score double kills
These 5 weapons can be ordered this week
These 5 weapons will be available in Destiny on January 20th. They can be ordered and then collected next Wednesday:
First up is the Suros ARI-45, an auto rifle. It has relatively high impact, good range, fires pretty fast, and has 50 rounds in the magazine. It’s a decent weapon that you can take along. Maybe the stability is a bit low, but with perks like Counterbalance, Perfect Balance, or Adjusted Stock, it can be a strong gun.
A recommendation for take-along is the Suros DIS-43, a scout rifle with high range and impact. It can also come with strong perks. You should definitely take it if the opportunity arises.
Not quite as popular is the Kumakatok HC4, a hand cannon with mini-range. This one has also been frequently available.
The pulse rifle Lyudmila-D is also often available. Since pulse rifles are a bit out of style, you don’t necessarily need this right now.
The shotgun Strongbow-D seems to appear twice a month as well. No Guardian is really eager to embrace it.
Recommendation: If you have to choose a weapon, take the SUROS DIS-43 and hope for strong rolls. If you have space for two, take the Suros ARI-45 as well.
These weapons are available this week with strong rolls
First Guardians rave about a roll on the Cocytus SR4. There was a lot of spectacle, when it last came with great rolls. It is regarded as a weapon that can compete with the vendor weapon Unrest . And that one, in turn, is currently the queen among legendary weapons. This time, the Cocytus SR4 comes with Triple Tap, Hand Laid Stock, Third Eye, and the Sight Signal MS5. For some, this is a cause for celebration. That is roll 2.
John Smedley was responsible for MMOs such as Everquest and H1Z1 at Sony Online Entertainment and later Daybreak Games. He is now launching a Kickstarter campaign for the new online action RPG Hero’s Song.
Hero’s Song is hardcore. You can see that from the graphics, which are 2D and hand-drawn. This reminds you of games from the 1990s. Hero’s Song is also hardcore because it can feature Friendly Fire and Permadeath.
It is your world!
You decide whether you want to experience the online game alone like a single-player RPG or together with hundreds or thousands of players. Each game start generates a new world that is different from all others. How this world looks will be decided based on character creation.
During this, you choose different gods who rule over this world. For example, if you choose Nae, the goddess of the seas, you will find a world of islands and oceans. Those who choose the god Cor will find more mountains in their world. Furthermore, the choice of god affects the background story of the world and its population.
Your choices matter!
It may happen that there are no dwarves in one world, while they play a fundamental role in another. Since you choose several gods that influence your world, this leads to the different game worlds being hardly alike.
Based on this, it is also decided which races you can choose for your hero. Finally, you will also decide which of the 15 classes such as Warrior, Barbarian, Wizard, Druid, Paladin, Witch, or Necromancer you want to belong to.
With your hero you set out from a 2D pixel art isometric perspective to explore your world. You will fight in Diablo-style real-time battles against many foes, using skills and spells from ten categories to gradually improve your champions. As it is a sandbox game, you will determine your own story.
It is your money!
Crafting also plays a role. If you find new resources, you can create new weapons or other items from them. In MMO mode, you can either host your own server or join an existing one. Those who create the server decide whether there will be Friendly Fire or Permadeath. The game is intended to be offered as a Buy2Play title for $19.99. A Collector’s Edition with a soundtrack by composer Inon Zur and other goodies will cost $49.99. There is no subscription fee or item shop.
Hero’s Song is to be funded through a Kickstarter campaign. John Smedley and his team from Pixelmage Games aim to raise at least $800,000 by February 18 to bring their vision of the game to life. If you like the concept, you can participate in the crowdfunding campaign.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
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