Bless Online starts its open beta phase in Korea – but is already experiencing issues with too many players.
Luxury Problems at Beta Launch
While there is only marginal coverage of the upcoming MMORPG Bless Online on our side, it is making waves in its homeland Korea. Since yesterday, the developer Neowiz Games has opened its servers for the public beta test – but they were nearly overwhelmed at launch.
The interest in the title is also demonstrated by the published numbers. Between January 15 and January 24, more than 200,000 players are said to have registered for the game. So far, 12 servers for the game have been opened, but 11 of them were already full – whether participants of the open beta still have a chance for a spot is questionable.
The most popular race is, by the way, the new Masku – the cute beings inspired by monkeys have quickly won the hearts of the testers.
A first trailer for the game gives a rough impression of the world and the combat system.
As Bungie, the studio behind the MMO shooter Destiny, announced, they have a new CEO and lost a president.
Last night, Bungie announced on their website that the longtime president of the studio, Harold Ryan, is stepping down. Pete Parsons will take on the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). This is the head of the studio. With this change at the top, they are not only changing the personnel but also the management form from “President” to “CEO.”
Parsons has also been on board since 2002 and previously served in a role as “Chief Operating Officer” (COO) – essentially the operations manager.
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In a letter, Parsons thanks Ryan for his work and passion. To the Destiny players, he specifically states that he sees it as his top priority to create great games that can be shared together. Parsons believes that Destiny is a unique experience. But he also believes: The players haven’t seen Bungie’s best work yet.
And that they will still deliver it, Parsons promises.
The outgoing president could have told you if there was a 6th chest – but he didn’t
In recent years, there hasn’t been much heard about the leadership at Bungie. The “highest position” that was usually visible was Jason Jones, the project lead of Destiny. Harold Ryan was jokingly referred to as the person who knows all the secrets. Only he could have told players, they joked at Bungie, if there was a sixth chest in the Glass Chamber. Of course, he never did.
Whether Ryan, who has been at Bungie since 2000, will remain with the company is not yet known. The reasons behind the leadership change are also unclear. The fact that only Parsons, the “new one,” is allowed to speak suggests that Ryan may not have left voluntarily. Initial speculations point to a restructuring of Bungie’s organizational form, moving from a president model to a CEO model, also because recent difficulties seemed apparent.
At Hearthstone, there are many internal, established rules. We show you how to easily circumvent the maximum hand size of 10!
A Nerubian still fits in
Although Hearthstone has quite sophisticated mechanics, there are still small bugs and errors that can spoil the fun or lead to strange situations. It’s no wonder that some players have made it their mission to find out exactly what bugs exist and how to reproduce them. Occasionally, this can even break the general rules of the game – as in this case.
Typically, each player’s hand size is limited to 10. Once an 11th card is drawn, it is literally “burned” and removed from the game without triggering any effect.
This limitation of hand size was an unchangeable law – until now. The YouTuber Disguised Toast shows in his video how it is possible as a rogue to have a total of 12 cards in hand.
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However, this only works if you use the hammer method, that is, your opponent has to cooperate. Preparing the game board is also not very easy, as the priest friend must have 4 knife jugglers and a violet instructor on the board at the same time, and the rogue player must have 2 Anub’arak with a maximum attack power of 2 – these are circumstances that are quite difficult to achieve.
But it gets even thicker: the rogue must already have 8 cards in hand and the priest must hold “Dark Madness” twice. In summary, it’s a constellation that is equivalent to winning the lottery when playing normally.
But what happens then? A whole series of events whose sequence allows the exploitation of this bug.
The priest casts “Dark Madness” on Anub’arak, which first triggers the Violet Instructor – this creates an apprentice.
The apprentice triggers the 4 knife jugglers, which kill the Anub’arak.
The death rattle of Anub’arak causes him to move to the rogue’s hand.
Only now is Dark Madness processed – and steals the Anub’arak from the rogue’s hand!
Steps 1-4 are repeated.
The priest clears the board with “Revealed Doom” and plays a Depthlight Oracle to bring the rogue’s hand to 10.
At the end of the turn, “Dark Madness” also ends – and the rogue gets both Anub’arak back! He now has 12 cards in hand.
What do you think about this? Pretty cool, such a convoluted way to discover or an infinite waste of energy?
So you can get started right away when logging in and make the most out of the limited time you have, Ubisoft now provides a detailed instructional video on what to expect when you enter the beta of The Division and find yourself in the streets of New York for the first time.
The video is provided with German subtitles, so everyone should be able to take away anything from the video that interests them.
From now on and in the following days, those who play League of Legends with their friends will receive particularly much IP (Influence Points) as a reward!
As we announced a few days ago, RiotGames rewards its players at the start of the new season in LoL with up to 450% more Influence Points.
To get the most Influence Points, you need to play together with 4 additional friends. In the table, you can see how the distribution of IP is structured.
This event was actually supposed to start last week, but there were difficulties at the start. These problems have now been resolved, and the point collection can begin. Players who still need rune pages, runes, or certain champions in LoL can look forward to the following days. It is still not 100% clear how long this event will last, but originally it was planned for 5-6 days.
Are you lonely in LoL like Amumu?
If you have the same problem as Amumu and are missing friends, there is among other things the chat room “RedditLFG” in the game. If this room is full, it continues with “RedditLFG2” etc. There you will find players who, like you, are looking for more premades to get the maximum IP event bonus.
Have fun farming!
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In the MMO shooter The Division, there are 6 gestures that can be used. Here are the emotes.
In a video, YouTuber Arekkz shows the 6 emotes from The Division. A few of them are also used as “code”: For instance, someone doing a wild gymnastic exercise might signal, “I am doing nothing, I just want to get my stuff out of the Dark Zone.” How this emote is reacted to is left up to the players themselves.
In other games, “Friendly, Friendly” serves as a catchphrase for “I am aiming, I am aiming.”
The 6 emotes can be selected on consoles via the D-Pad, there’s a circular menu, as you might know from other games.
The six gestures signify:
giving up
calling for help
saluting
friendly waving
clapping (likely used only sarcastically)
and the gymnastic exercise “Jumping Jack”
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A new patch is coming soon for the MMORPG Cabal 2 – it’s supposed to be bigger than all previous ones.
The Calamity of War
Cabal 2 regularly offers new content to its players in patches – each time adding a bit more. The next update titled “Calamity of War” is expected to surpass its predecessors.
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The patch introduces the new zone “The Great Wall”, which players can enter starting at level 45. Here, they must make a choice and join one of three factions for which they will seek to gain dominance in the area. Depending on the level of control, players earn more experience points and gain access to special traits and abilities.
The most valuable are the various instance accesses, which can also be controlled by the three factions – the so-called “Cartels”. Those who want to visit the dungeons must first gain control over them.
But even if one is not into PvP, “Calamity of War” still offers some exciting new features, such as new world bosses or stylish gear for all classes.
Oh – and there is of course a new level cap, so that playing in the “Great Wall” has a purpose. All heroes can then reach level 50!
The patch is now available and ready for all players to enjoy.
Update: The patch was actually planned for yesterday, but due to technical issues, it has been delayed a bit. Players of Cabal 2 have since been granted a 50% bonus on all in-game currencies, including experience points, for 24 hours. They apologize for the delay. As soon as the technical difficulties are resolved, they intend to go live with the patch.
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Well, this was probably not expected so soon – John Smedley has canceled the Kickstarter campaign for his new action MMORPG Hero’s Song – but the game is still set to be released.
Moreover, there were no physical items offered, something that usually encourages nostalgic fans to spend a bit more money if they receive a nice box with a disc, a map, and a manual. John Smedley explains that they made some mistakes in the Kickstarter campaign and that’s why they are now discontinuing it. They had raised around 136,000 dollars by then. But that does not mean that Hero’s Song will not be released.
Hero’s Song will still be released
Smedley believes that they have investors on board who have now agreed to cover the full funding amount for the game. This means Hero’s Song will also be released normally, and there will be no need to approach a publisher. They want to continue to be transparent with the community and keep them informed about all developments. For example, they are already planning Twitch live streams that will showcase the development of the MMO.
Write your own story
Hero’s Song features some interesting gameplay mechanics. Each player can create their own world, which differs from other worlds in terms of landscape and races based on the choice of gods. There should not be a main quest. Every player writes their own story through their actions. Hero’s Song is expected to enter beta at least later this year.
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With the freshly announced MMORPG Riders of Icarus (PC), mounts and their taming take center stage.
The new MMO from Nexon and WeMade Entertainment immerses you in a vast fantasy world. In this world, you will discover many creatures that you can tame. Those who catch an animal can train it and turn it into a mount. These mounts can ultimately be trained with special abilities, making each mount in your collection something unique.
Ground and aerial combat with mounts
During your travels through the landscapes, you will decide which mount you want to use. In a team, it becomes important to see who is using which mount and therefore which abilities. Depending on which animals you tame, you can ride the mounts either on the ground or even in the air. A giant bear, for example, instills fear and terror on the ground, while soaring through the skies with a dragon delivers intense aerial combat against other players and monsters.
The battles in Riders of Icarus are very action-oriented, which is especially meant to make the boss fights something special. A total of several hundred animals will be available for you to tame and turn into mounts.
The beta starts soon
“With Riders of Icarus, we want to expand the MMORPG genre with a brand new action element: thrilling aerial battles,” says Seok Hoon, producer at WeMade Entertainment. “There are numerous games with dragons and other flying mounts, but they usually have no real impact on the battles. In Riders of Icarus, the mounts create excitement and new challenges by adding vertical gameplay to the action-packed ground battles.”
Riders of Icarus will launch tomorrow in the USA in a closed beta. This will last for several days. A beta is also planned for Europe, but a date has not yet been set. However, anyone who wants to participate can already register on the official MMORPG website and, with a bit of luck, gain access to the test phase.
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The big winter patch of Guild Wars 2 is live – numerous changes and improvements were on the agenda.
Mastering the Balance
The winter update has a lot of changes in store for PvP players. With the expansion “Heart of Thorns”, the balance has gone quite out of whack – while some classes are mercilessly falling behind, others are hardly conquerable.
The whole thing is rounded off by a better matchmaking system, which should now match players more frequently against opponents of the same skill level.
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The Return of the Shatterer
Many players associate the Shatterer with their first big boss encounter. If you followed the event series, you had an inkling that something big was coming. However, when the dragon known as “the Shatterer” lands in front of you for the first time, goosebumps are guaranteed. Unfortunately, this feeling of fear has significantly decreased in the past 5 years, as almost all of the dragon’s attacks can be avoided – until now!
With the end of January, the Lunar New Year returns to the world of GW2. Divinity’s Reach is richly decorated again and offers plenty of fun activities to enjoy the event. However, time is running out – the festival is only active until February 9. So stock up on fireworks and take part in the Dragon Ball PvP – rewards will be available as well.
Gliding in Old Tyria
The last big feature is the ability to glide in the “old” world, specifically in the Tyria of the base game. There are no conditions for this – anyone who is already gliding through the Maguuma can start gliding in Old Tyria without delay.
However, it should be noted that there are some no-fly zones to keep jumping puzzles exciting and not trivialize them. Furthermore, there are no updrafts in Old Tyria – apart from the battle against the Shatterer.
Gliding over Lion’s Arch? Now possible!
These are just a few of the highlights, as the big winter update brought countless other innovations, such as a fresh champion of the Mists, numerous bug fixes regarding the procurement of legendary weapons, and for drink enthusiasts a “Brew of the Month” club that offers new treats every 30 days. The list with the complete changes can be found in our sources.
When does the Iron Banner start? When does it end?
The Iron Banner began yesterday at 7:00 PM on January 26. It ends on February 2 at 9:00 AM. So two hours before the reset.
These are the 3 “normal” class items:
What rewards are available for purchase from Lord Saladin?
In addition to the standard reputation items that never change, there are these items from the vendor this time:
At Lord Saladin, you can purchase a class item at Rank 3 and another special class item for PlayStation players.
At Rank 4 you can purchase chest armors and the scout rifle Colovance’s Duty.
At Rank 5 you can get the fusion rifle Aschrabenfluch.
These items have all “fixed stats.”
The three chest armors are available for purchase at Rank 4:
What items can drop after fights?
These items can drop after a fight:
From Rank 2 there will be boots.
From Rank 3: chest armor and the scout rifle, PlayStation players also have a chance to get a special helmet, those are the Camelot things.
From Rank 4: The fusion rifle.
These items can drop with randomly selected attributes and stats. For the calculation of what can drop, the rank of your highest reputation guardian counts.
These are the 3 PlayStation class items available for purchase from Saladin:
The special reputation packages – Here lies the grand prize
At Rank 3 and Rank 5, players also receive special reputation rewards in the form of a package. To avoid any bugs, you should open the Rank 3 package before receiving the Rank 5 package.
In the Rank 3 package, there is a rare 310 artifact. Additionally, there were always 4 light particles and 4 strange coins.
From the Rank 5 package, you can obtain a ghost shell with 310 and either a weapon or armor from the Iron Banner with a value of 310 or higher.
Those were the packages that were available in the last two Iron Banners. One can assume that they will be stocked similarly again.
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The scout rifle Colovance’s Duty has interesting stats with Zen Moment, Hidden Hand, and Smallbore/Field Scout/Fluted Barrel. But it is neither top tier in PvE nor PvP.
The Void fusion rifle Aschrabenflug has similar stats with Hot Swap, Hidden Hand, and Enhanced Battery/Polygonal Rifling/Accurized Rounds. They are good, but not the monsters like the first Felwinter’s Lie or the Nirwen’s Mercy from before.
Both weapons should not be a reason to play Iron Banner at all costs.
How do I best gain reputation, what do I need to know about the Iron Banner?
The Iron Banner will take place in the Rift mode this time. This is quite unusual and predominantly favors groups.
The standard rules still apply: In case of defeat, you earn “coins” that you can exchange for reputation in the event of a victory. So stay until the end in matches, even if you are sure to lose.
The most important thing: Complete bounties. You can submit the weekly bounties later in the week if you only want to reach level 5 with one character. Remember to wear the reputation items when you submit the big bounties.
If you want to play with multiple guardians at rank 5 to earn the “big package” multiple times, keep in mind: If you have one guardian at a higher rank than the others, they receive double reputation until they reach the highest rank.
In principle, there are two goals: to reach reputation 5 with one guardian or with more than one – it is always important that you are already “on the next rank” with one guardian when you pull the others along, to benefit from all bonuses.
The “Hardened” bonus is now automatically active. It gets stronger throughout the week.
In line with the launch of the Dynamic Queue for League of Legends (LoL) and the new champion selection, there is now information about what will follow in 2016.
In an interview with Travis Gafford (Gamespot), League of Legends Design Director Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street shared some exciting details about what Riot Games will offer us in 2016. Over the past months, some of the new features have already been tested and implemented on the PBE servers. Some of these features are now close to completion.
The new client is set to give LoL a fresh look
Probably the news that most of you are looking forward to the most: Finally, the long-announced new client for League of Legends is coming. We can finally say goodbye to the outdated system (and especially Adobe AIR!). With this new client, players will get a completely new gameplay experience, almost as if they are playing a completely different game. Unlike the old, outdated client, the new one should feel like something from the 21st century.
A lot has been refined visually. One should see a solid concept that runs through every area of the client. Similar to what you know from the Hextech Crafting System or the new Champion Selection . For example, when you earn mastery points, IP, or XP, animated bars now fill up in the client – this is meant to make the game feel much more modern, instead of the confusing bars distributed across various points in the current game.
The LoL shop will also be revamped
If you have ever looked for a new hero or skin that you might want to buy in League of Legends, you will have noticed that the shop is cluttered, and you have to sift through many pages.
With the new client, this clutter is intended to be eliminated so that players have a better experience while “shopping”. In the past, Riot has experimented a lot with suggesting champions to players based on the champions they frequently play. If you often played a certain AD carry, an AD carry with a similar playstyle was suggested to you. This seemed to work so well that Riot was often praised for this feature, and it will now be integrated into the new client.
Game HUB similar to Battle.net
Although the current focus is on League of Legends, developer Riot Games will launch more games in the future. So that you do not have to part ways with your friends you have in LoL, there will be a GameHub through which you can stay in contact with friends while playing different Riot Games games. Currently, you know this from Battle.net, when you can communicate with your friends in Diablo while playing Hearthstone.
Updates for LoL will happen step by step in 2016
Similar to the introduction of the new “Summoner’s Rift” map, the changes of the new client will be implemented step by step. Players should not be overwhelmed and feel like they no longer recognize the game.
The PBE server will start with ARAM maps and possibly create an event that is only temporarily available to then check the feedback. If the feedback is positive, additional new features will be implemented so that by the end of 2016, one can say “Okay, THIS is League of Legends – the old client is completely gone”.
I personally am very much looking forward to the new client because the recent changes have pleased me a lot. The new champion selection simply feels better and is a significant step in the right direction visually. Especially important in my opinion is that we say goodbye to Adobe Air. There were just too many problems and bugs. If you want to watch the interview with Ghostcrawler yourself, you can do that on the Gamespot website. Here is the article on Gamespot.
What changes are you most looking forward to?
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According to a recent report by market research firm SuperData, League of Legends was also the game with the highest earnings in 2015.
League of Legends Unchallenged at Number 1
The MOBA from Riot Games leads the revenue ranking of the highest-grossing video games from SuperData by a significant margin. Estimated at $1.626 billion, the game brought in revenue for its operators. Only three other games managed to exceed the magical mark of $1 billion in revenue last year: two on PC, popular primarily in Asia (CrossFire and Dungeon Fighter Online) and one on mobile devices (Clash of Clans).
Publisher of WoW and Destiny Leads the Market
While Riot Games can celebrate the highest-grossing single game, publisher Activision Blizzard can also pop the champagne: measured by revenue, they remain the market leader in the computer and video game sector in 2015. Several blockbuster games from the publisher made it to the upper ranks of the SuperData list, such as World of Warcraft with $814 million, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare ($355 million), Destiny ($291 million), and CoD: Black Ops III with $212 million in revenue.
PC is the Highest-Grossing Platform, but Consoles Are Also Rising Significantly
When looking at the platforms individually, PC games achieved the highest total revenue of $32 billion. Games on mobile devices brought in $25 billion.
The console games only accounted for $4 billion. Here, digital sales (often through microtransactions) are still not as widespread as on PC or mobile. However, the $4 billion represents a 34 percent increase compared to the previous year. The console charts were almost exclusively dominated by Activision (Call of Duty series) and EA (FIFA series and Madden NFL). Only Bethesda and Take-Two managed to break into the upper ranks, thanks to Fallout 4 and GTA V.
Across platforms, $61 billion was generated through digital sales for game developers and publishers, which is 8% more than the previous year. Below are the rankings from SuperData, sorted by platform.
Digital Revenues 2015: PC
1. League of Legends (Tencent/Riot Games) –$1.628 billion (The English billion stands for billion) 2. CrossFire (SmileGate) — $1.110 billion 3. Dungeon Fighter Online (Neople) — $1.052 billion 4. World of Warcraft (Activision) — $814 million 5. World of Tanks (Wargaming.net) — $446 million 6. Lineage I (NCSoft Corporation) — $339 million 7. Maplestory (Nexon) — $253 million 8. Dota 2 (Valve Corporation) — $238 million 9. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve Corporation) — $221 million 10. Grand Theft Auto V (Take-Two Interactive) — $205 million
Digital Revenues 2015: Console
1. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision) — $355 million 2. FIFA 15 (Electronic Arts) — $332 million 3. Grand Theft Auto V (Take-Two Interactive) — $322 million 4. Destiny (Activision) — $291 million 5. Call of Duty: Black Ops III (Activision) — $224 million 6. FIFA 16 (Electronic Arts) — $212 million 7. Fallout 4 (Bethesda Softworks) $108 million 8. Star Wars Battlefront (Electronic Arts) — $106 million 9. Madden NFL 16 (Electronic Arts) — $76 million 10. Madden NFL 15 (Electronic Arts) — $73 million
Digital Revenues 2015: Mobile
1. Clash of Clans (Supercell) — $1.345 billion 2. Game of War: Fire Age (Machine Zone) — $799 million 3. Puzzle & Dragons (Gungho Online Ent. Inc.) — $729 million 4. Candy Crush Saga (King Digital) — $682 million 5. MonsterStrike (Mixi) — $674 million 6. Candy Crush Soda Saga (King Digital) — $518 million 7. Fantasy Westward Journey (NetEase) — $451 million 8. Colopl Rune Story (Colopl Ni Inc.) — $356 million 9. Disney Tsum Tsum (Line Corp.) — $326 million 10. Boom Beach (Supercell) — $297 million
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But we decided on Blade and Soul as the MMORPG of January. Although there are currently some technical issues. But overall, there is simply too much in favor of the Asian gem that has made it to the West after many years to overlook Blade and Soul.
Blade and Soul – robust martial arts from Korea
Blade and Soul is a Wuxia MMORPG. Wuxia is known from the Kung Fu movies that play at night on channels that you can switch to somewhere in the high 30s with the remote control: The hero does not want to save the world, but he wants to take revenge.
The stories are often characterized by oversized weapons and characters. Everything is exaggerated.
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Blade and Soul has been on the market in Korea since the summer of 2012, writing a success story in Asia. However, the port took a long time. There were many false starts, many pauses in communication, NCSoft did not cover itself with glory in that respect.
But during the three and a half years that fans were eagerly waiting here, the game was solidly and reasonably developed in Korea, provided with new PvE content, and an eSports scene in PvP also emerged.
In contrast to many other MMORPGs in Asia, which start off hot and then fizzle out, it is clear: Blade and Soul has come to stay.
The long lead time now means that we are starting with a solid base version of Blade and Soul and can expect steadily new content in the coming months. The first patch, bringing new content, is expected to come in 2 weeks.
Here are 5 reasons why Blade and Soul is our MMORPG of the Month January
The combat is great. When players want a new MMO, they often list various features and possibilities that they would like to have. This is understandable, but practice shows: Without a strong combat system, all of that is not worth much. And the combat in Blade and Soul, inspired by a fighter, is really fun. You feel the weight in the hits, the power of your own hero.
The movement system is fun. What does a player spend their time on in an MMORPG apart from fighting? Running to the next enemy or to the next quest area. In Blade and Soul, you sprint over water, glide through the air, and hop through the landscape in a martial arts sequence – very good! The two basics, fighting and running, have rarely been as much fun as in B&S.
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The game is currently packed. These are the early days in B&S – which means, every area is filled with players, it is lively, communities form, discuss, guilds and friendships arise, Blade and Soul is the topic of the hour among Free2Play players and Asia-affine gamers who have been waiting for the next big thing.
There is instant action. Without a tank or healer, groups form in no time. Thanks to an exemplary dungeon lobby, no one has to wait around for half an hour. It continues quickly. Ideal for making progress in short gaming sessions, grabbing items, logging out a bit stronger than you logged in.
It is free. Anyone can take a look, there is no barrier – the waiting times are high during prime time and tempt you to buy a premium status. However, those who have time or play at unusual hours can avoid that.
Blade and Soul is our MMO of the Month in January. What was yours?
I wish you all a beautiful Wednesday afternoon! As I write this, it’s just 7 in the morning (if the boss asks: I got up extra early for him!) and I just came out of a rather long RP session in World of Warcraft. And while I’m pondering draenei folk songs with my gaming partner, I can’t help but notice a very special group of players that exists permanently in WoW. I like to call them Trade Whiners.
Only existing to annoy
While I sometimes wear my rose-colored fan glasses and find most Blizzard games quite good, I also acknowledge that there are numerous mistakes and problems – according to rumors, I’ve even written one or another article about them.
Some players only make you doubt (like Yrel about her own lore).
One phenomenon I cannot explain: the people in the trade channel, who keep propagating how bad/boring/dated the game is. “Blizzard messes it up with every expansion” and “No wonder nobody plays the game anymore, with such poor content” always comes from paying players – even now, at 7:10 in the morning.
I just don’t get it. It’s like if I sit in a McDonald’s, buy a Big Mac, loudly proclaim in the store that it tastes pretty bad – only to immediately order another one afterwards.
Is it simply frustration that their game isn’t what it used to be, yet they can’t let go? Is it just a malicious intent to ruin the game for others because they themselves are no longer having fun? Or do these people actually have a 12-month subscription that they realized after a week might not have been such a wise idea, and now they just want to stir up trouble for their money?
As long as they can still shout in the trade channel – someone will react.
Maybe one of you can explain to me rationally what drives these people to post their comments in public channels for months – in a game they actually don’t want to play? I can empathize with many flamers and haters, but this behavior still makes no sense to me.
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In Star Trek Online there is a different gift every day until Monday. An anniversary Krenim research ship is also being presented.
Every day until 5 PM there are gifts from Star Trek Online, after 5 PM it will be for the next day. These are gifts from the C-store. STO is celebrating its 6th anniversary.
To access it today, you have to scroll down in the C-store under the “Promotions” tab to “Specialization Points” and then claim it. These daily rewards are available until Monday.
The big reward, the Krenim research ship, can be obtained for 1000 anniversary price vouchers. The ship has the universal console timeline stabilizers. The console triggers an effect around your spaceship: enemy ships receive a debuff on recharge times, flight, and turning speeds. Your spaceship receives a buff on recharge times and weapon fire cycles for each enemy hit.
In the MMO shooter Destiny , Banshee-44 has a lot to offer for the Weapon Day on January 27th. We will tell you exactly what.
Similar to “Rent Buy Live,” Banshee-44 also has 3 items in the program “Shoot Order Pick Up.” Every Wednesday, you can collect reputation with him. Those who reach Rank 3 and Rank 5 can then take an exotic weapon into their hands – after completing more or less annoying quests.
But that is only his secondary function; in everyday life, he is there for something else – as mentioned, “Shoot Order Pick Up.”
Is the Magnum of Destiny – just without a mustache.
Shooting – these 5 weapons you should test for him
With an Omolon Hand Cannon, you can go against the Vex.
A Pulse Rifle from Suros is said to be used against Hive targets.
With a Sniper Rifle from Häkke, you should collect double kills.
Another Sniper Rifle from Häkke wants to take Kabal Centurions out of their shells.
And a Sniper Rifle from Omolon should be used against Fallen Captains.
Order – these 5 weapons you can order
The Auto Rifle SUROS Ari-41 is a solid choice with relatively high stability, however, the range is low, and the magazine is small, so there are some disadvantages.
The Fusion Rifle Thesan FR4 is a tricky choice. Most people don’t like Fusion Rifles. They find them annoying. Others swear by these weapons, saying they can compete with all others. The Thesan is certainly a good choice if one wants to get into Fusion Rifles. It might be worth picking up.
The Hand Cannon Häkke Gaheris-D is a typical Hand Cannon, low range, slow firing, high impact, small magazine. Probably every Hand Cannon fan has something better in their holster right now.
More interesting is the Hand Cannon Uffern HC4, which is from Omolon and can come with exciting perks. Additionally, it has high stability. However, it’s not that special either. Those who really like Hand Cannons are currently running around with The Last Word.
As the fifth weapon, Banshee-44 offers the Uzume RR4 in Destiny, a Sniper Rifle. Not as powerful as the strong competition, rather elegant and designed for more hits.
Recommendation:The best choice this week is probably the Thesan FR4. As always in Destiny, the longer an offer stagnates, the fewer highlights there are. The Uzume or the Ari-41 can also become killers with the right perk combinations.
Pick Up – these weapons are available this week with strong perks
A weapon is already being praised – the Eirene RR4 this week. This time it’s not a PvP version like usual, but rather one for PvE. The Sniper Rifle comes with Triple Tap, Boxed Magazine, and Unrelenting. More ammo in the magazine, and with 3 crits in a row, you get a round back in the magazine. This could allow you to hit criticals 7 times in a row during stationary boss fights before needing to reload. Some are already excited: I have been waiting for this for ages. It might be a competitor for Black Spindle in PvE or at least an alternative if you are into legendary snipers.
The 5 weapons from last week are shown in this video – the Dis-43 from Suros, Ari 41 from Suros, the Kumakatok; Lyudmila-D, and Strongbow:
http://youtu.be/zfpLdx5gQRQ
Among the 5 weapons, there’s a decent Suros Ari-45 with small-caliber rifle, Glass Half Full, and Hammer-Forged – otherwise, it looks shabby.
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The latest update for ArcheAge is here and brings new content as well as a fresh trailer and a pretty cool soundtrack.
A K-Pop Concert Until Death
That K-Pop doesn’t appeal to everyone’s taste is probably no secret. That it can sometimes be deadly is shown by the latest patch of ArcheAge. From now on, the current patch “Blood Canon” is also available in Europe. The highlight is definitely the new dungeon “Mist Song Peak” where the blood singer Aria lures – as she wants to have souls of humans to keep her little realm alive. Like a siren, she lures her victims into the dungeon to indulge in their souls during a concert.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn6mVcSUsS4
Players can freely choose which of the three bosses they want to face first – and also at what difficulty. This can be set for each boss individually, according to the group’s ability.
For the western version of the game, a completely new song was even created to not clash the ears with the rather controversially viewed K-Pop. The soundtrack is quite successful – with this song, Aria lures the heroes and all interested people to their doom, to then indulge in their souls. But you should definitely listen to the title “Bloodsong” by Invocation Array.
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At Blade and Soul maintenance work will be performed today at noon on January 27th. The game will be offline. They want to deal with the spammers and gold sellers.
Blade and Soul is very successful, which also brings some problems. Because a hot free-to-play game attracts gold sellers like … you don’t need a comparison for that, everyone knows how eagerly gold sellers dive into such a game.
Starting today, they want to make it harder for gold spammers at NCSoft to annoy innocent leveling killer ninjas with their spamming.
On January 27th, the servers will be taken offline for maintenance starting from 12:00 PM. Blade and Soul should be playable again by 4:00 PM. That is the plan.
Along with some fixes and problem solutions, Blade and Soul responds to community feedback and has limited area, faction, and group search chats for all characters up to level 10.
And they have removed the level limitation for reporting bots and spammers.
It seems clear: The hotfix is directed against the colleagues “Buy cheapest gold for very very little money @ reallycheapgold.fantasialand No FAKE REALLY!” And if you think we’re exaggerating, just recorded live at 9:46:
Perhaps it will look a little different after this afternoon.
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For Eternal Crusade, the future looks bright – they have secured a promising publisher.
The Eternal Crusade – coming this year on all platforms
Fans of the Warhammer universe have had much to celebrate in recent days. Not only is Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade now available in Early Access on Steam, but the rough release plans have also been revealed.
Under the patronage of the publisher Bandai Namco, they aim to launch in 2016 for both PC, Xbox One, and Playstation 4.
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It was said that Warhammer 40k Eternal Crusade is already enjoying great popularity, even though not a single cent has been spent on advertising – interest in this title will likely increase significantly once Bandai Namco starts the advertising campaign.
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