This was discussed in numerous forums and gaming sites over the last few days, and of course, Ubisoft took notice of it as well. But they are clever folks, and instead of saying: You cheated us, we will ban that, they say:
“We see an unprecedented interest in the Closed Beta of The Division, and we would like to sincerely thank our fans for their passion and enthusiasm.
We have already reached the maximum number of players we need to test the game and our infrastructure in the beta and to prepare for the launch on March 8.
Therefore, we will now close access to the beta through the PSN pre-order system.”
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What does Xur have for sale? What is his inventory?
Xur has the machine gun Thunderlord today. He wants 17 strange coins for the Hell Machine, which was one of the most popular and rare weapons in Year 1. No current Engram.
For armor pieces, he sells the Titan helmet Celestial Warrior (32/47 INT, 30/45 DIS). It costs 13 strange coins.
For Hunters, there is the helmet Skyburner’s Annex. (34/49 INT, 36/51 DIS)
And for Warlocks, Xur has the chest piece Alchemist’s Robe. (75/95 INT)
As a legacy engram, he has a chest armor piece. Year 1 chest armors with Year 1 stats can drop from it.
The huge hype around the latest Star Wars film “The Force Awakens” has given the publisher Electronic Arts (EA) quite a strong final quarter in 2015.
Star Wars Drives Huge Profits
The publisher Electronic Arts can also look back on a good year in 2015 – especially in the last quarter, from October 1, 2015, to December 31, 2015, the gaming giant was able to make significant gains. The hype around the latest Star Wars film seems to have boosted sales across all platforms.
13 million copies of “Star Wars: Battlefront” are already in circulation.
One of the big successes was the shooter Star Wars: Battlefront, which was released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. In total, 13 million copies of the game were delivered to retailers – it is unknown how many actually reached players. However, it is noteworthy that the game has prompted many people to purchase a PlayStation 4; the various “Star Wars: Battlefront PS4 Bundles” sold more than 1 million units worldwide.
The appeal of the new players becomes even clearer when comparing revenue with the previous year. While in the autumn quarter of 2014 only “$388 million” in profit was achieved, this year it made a substantial “$596 million”.
However, a similar success was already predicted for EA – as pure revenue, a value of “$1.775 billion” was estimated, which was narrowly surpassed with “$1.803 billion”.
SWTOR experienced a new high in the last quarter.
The thematically appropriate MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic also seems to be flourishing, as it recorded the highest subscriber count in nearly 3 years over the past three months! This was brought about not only by the film but also by the expansion “Knights of the Fallen Empire”, which placed a strong focus on story – and its conclusion will last until summer 2016.
Apart from the lightsaber swinging, European players are thrilled by the round leather – even virtually. “Fifa 16” was the cross-platform bestseller in Europe in 2015.
For more details on the report, you can find them in our sources.
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ARK: Survival Evolved is family-sized – a new dino can carry up to 3 players at once!
Threesome on a Dino
In the dino hit ARK: Survival Evolved, there was a new update that will please friends of the familiar two trio. The latest dino addition is called “Gallimimus” and can carry several players across the mysterious island.
Several other creatures, such as the oversized kangaroo, were able to carry multiple players. However, the Gallimimus is the first dino that can carry up to 3 players at once. It has a high speed and can make long jumps – but it also comes with some disadvantages. “Galli” cannot collect resources, attack other creatures, and therefore cannot defend itself – it is purely a transport animal to allow a small group to cover large distances quickly.
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There are also some new equipment options: Fresh SWAT armor gives players a cool, military look and an electric baton can be used to stun other players. If you want to take over an enemy camp “peacefully”, you should grab this new weaponry right away.
In the MMO shooter Destiny, the Weekly Update is cancelled on Thursday evening; instead, they are addressing the lag in the Iron Banner.
Normally, there is a Weekly Update on the night from Thursday to Friday. There, Bungie presents its plans and ideas for the future and discusses the present.
After the leadership change and the huge troubles lately, one might have expected something significant to happen today, relieving the pressure by having Bungie drop information about their further plans – but no such luck. The Weekly Update is cancelled today and has been postponed until tomorrow.
Instead, new rules for matchmaking in the Iron Banner are now in effect. These will place even more emphasis on “good connection quality” and even less emphasis on finding skill-matched team pairings.
These results will now be measured again and everything will be compared.
The Weekly Update will not come until Friday evening. Also, on Friday, January 29th, Xur will arrive in the Tower at 10:00 AM. We will report on both.
The action MMORPG in manga style Elite Lord of Alliance received a new update that requires heroes to plunder the loot from the looters…
The Looters’ Hideout
The latest update (and the third part of the patch) of Elite Lord of Alliance (ELOA) is called “The Looters” and provides players with the new dungeon “Den of the Looters”. Unique weapons for level 50 await as rewards for completing various boss challenges.
PvP players can also look forward to new content, as the in-game event “The Battle” will take place from January 26 to February 2, during which players should play as much as possible. Depending on how much time they spend on the battlefield, different rewards await, such as “Disguise Scrolls”.
The patch has also planned a few days into the future, so players can look forward to a Valentine’s event that will last until February 16 and is sure to have one or another “heartfelt” surprise – for what else are cute manga characters for?
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Regarding the upcoming MMO shooter Tom Clancy’s The Division (PC, PS4, Xbox One), the Season Pass has now been outlined and the content plans for 2016 have been presented.
In The Division, a Season Pass was already sold; now players are also informed about what it contains. In this context, it becomes clear: The Division plans 3 paid expansions throughout the year. Each of the expansions is supposed to enhance the game, extend the agent’s journey, and bring fresh gameplay, new gear, and game content.
Expansion 1 – Underground – In the first expansion, players will explore the yet uncharted underground beneath New York in a new zone. Agents can bring up to 3 friends for intense coop action.
Expansion 2 – Survival – Players must survive as long as possible in an “extremely hostile environment.”
Expansion 3 – Last Stand – No information is available yet.
In addition to these 3 DLCs, buyers of the Season Pass also receive:
a sawed-off shotgun, a unique sidearm designed for destruction at close range
a complete set of exclusive outfits and weapon skins
special monthly benefits, such as exclusive game content and special events
In the fantasy MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online, the next DLC “The Thieves Guild” will be released in March. We will tell you when the release date is and how much the DLC costs.
When is the DLC Thieves Guild coming out for PC, PS4 and Xbox One?
The Thieves Guild will be on the test server next week. It will officially release on:
on March 7 on PC and Mac.
on March 22 on Xbox One
and on March 23 on PlayStation 4.
How much does the Thieves Guild cost for The Elder Scrolls Online
Players using the ESO+ subscription can access the content at no additional cost. Non-subscribers need 2000 Crowns to unlock the DLC. For 4000 Crowns, the DLC is available in the XXL version with a Hammerfell Camel as a mount, a Dragonfrog as a companion, and 5 Crown Experience Scrolls.
In Euros, this would be approximately 21 Euros for the standard version (3000 Crown package) and 35 Euros for the “large” version (5500 package). There wouldn’t be any leftover Crown packages in the shop.
In addition to the DLC, a free update will be released that also brings a lot of features.
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Let’s take a look at what the announcement brings in terms of explicit new information:
New Information about the Thieves Guild
The announcement included information that a fresh system will bring three repeatable activities such as heists or thefts. You will complete missions throughout Tamriel for the Thieves Guild; here you will need to employ pickpocketing or breaking into safes. With heists, the goal is to sneak, avoid traps, or otherwise reach the loot. In “retrieval quests”, you will need to defeat group leaders and complete dungeons.
Additionally, there will be two new “open dungeons” in the DLC along with two leaders in the open world.
Four item sets await you in the trial, 2 sets in Hews Flare, and 3 new crafting sets. The crafting style: “The Outlaws” will be newly introduced.
And henchmen will join, who will not support you in combat but will take on other tasks.
The free patch will introduce six new item sets and 6 new crafting styles to Tamriel.
Kingdom under Fire II offers battles with 4 players – but thousands of soldiers at the same time!
Control and Order – in Kingdom under Fire II
When MMORPG meets real-time strategy, it means the hour of Kingdom under Fire II has struck. While you coordinate troop movements as a great strategist in the game, you can also lead your general, essentially the “hero”, into battle to slice through the hordes of enemies.
So far, we have only seen how this looks against the AI, now there is footage from a co-op battle where 4 players are attacking the rebel fortress together. How it looks live and in color can be seen in this video:
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The footage wonderfully shows what will be possible in the game. Although some of the troop movements still look a bit rough – at times soldiers simply run into each other – these are hopefully just teething problems that will be ironed out in the coming months.
Now they are introducing “Conan Exiles”. It is set to be an “Open World Survival” game and will be released this summer. It will support both single-player and multiplayer.
It is being developed for PC and consoles (which typically means Xbox One and Playstation 4 today, although that is not explicitly stated).
On PC, it is expected to be released this summer as an Early Access title, with a full release to follow “later” on PC and consoles. Conan Exiles will support both private and public servers.
More information than the video description and the accompanying video is currently not available.
Mein MMO thinks: All in all, it sounds quite similar to Ark Survival Evolved, the summer hit of 2015. With “The Park”, Funcom had already created the impression of jumping on a currently popular trend to become “as viral as possible for the least cost” – apparently, they have taken a liking to that.
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In the fantasy/SF MMORPG The Secret World , players are receiving two long-awaited features today: an automatic group finder and the PvP zone Shambala.
In The Secret World, the announcement schedule has been a bit mixed up. The patch that was supposed to be presented in the last live stream, originally scheduled for Friday, is actually being released today. However, “The Streaming Ones” was canceled, aptly due to snow chaos.
Shambala is somewhat like the “Atlantis” of Tibetan Buddhism. Just not submerged somewhere, but hidden in an icy valley. The new PvP scenario will be released today as part of a patch and will be free of charge.
Patch 1.13.2 also brings the long-awaited group finder feature. It is designed to work automatically and assign players to instance groups, a mechanic similar to what you might know from World of Warcraft.
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In Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) the crafting system is further refined – top-notch equipment can then be crafted by players themselves.
Crafting – Soon the easy alternative to raiding in SWTOR?
Although BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic’s crafting has already been significantly revamped with the introduction of the “Knights of the Fallen Empire” expansion, it hasn’t felt very relevant until now. The crafted clothing was too weak and players couldn’t derive enough benefits from the professions in general. This issue will be thoroughly addressed with the upcoming patch.
Crafting is set to become useful again!
Crafting is not only set to become relevant, but also to provide a real alternative to flashpoint and operation gear. Therefore, the profession limit will be raised to 550 and numerous new crafting materials will be introduced. The maximum craftable item level will range between 216 and 220 – it can therefore easily keep up with the more challenging content of the MMO. By the way, this is also a lucrative source of income, as the crafted items can be sold on the Galactic Trade Network for plenty of credits to wealthy players.
Those who like to spend their money on cartel coins and the associated packs might be pleased with the latest adjustment to them. With patch 4.1, all cartel packs have a chance to contain a “Grand Chance Cube” – basically a chest within a chest. What it contains varies greatly but overall offers players even more chances for the most valuable items. Particularly handy: if the “Grand Chance Cube” contains armor pieces, it always contains the entire set!
But there are also some unpleasant changes ahead. Players who start their character boost directly at level 60 will receive a relatively solid starting gear – this was previously bound to the legacy. After the patch, this clothing will always remain with the character who received it – thus soulbound.
NCSoft will bring the MOBA MasterXMaster to the West in the second half of 2016. It is considered a sort of “Asian Heroes of the Storm.”
MOBAs continue to be very popular. Hardly any genre is played so intensively and generates such revenue. Clearly, other companies beside Riot and Valve want to get in on this market.
This includes NCSoft (GW2, Blade and Soul, Aion). The company announced both as publisher and developer the new game Master X Master, short MXM. But with MXM, they don’t just want to copy the well-known MOBA formula; they want to offer something new. During battles, it will be possible for you to quickly switch between two selected heroes, the Masters, using the tag-team system. This is designed to create surprise moments and suddenly shift the battle in new directions.
Become a Master
At the launch of the game, which is set for the second half of 2016, there will be 30 Masters, each with different abilities. These Masters are known heroes and characters from NCSoft games such as Blade & Soul, Guild Wars 2, and WildStar. In addition, there will be plenty of new characters. With hundreds of different Master combinations, they aim to provide a special tactical depth.
From the games we know, WildStar and GW2, they have Rytlock and Mondo in their repertoire.
Active Control
The developers want to place a lot of value on the design of the battlefields, which should not only be tactically challenging but also look stylish – the eye is known to play along.
In addition to the well-known PvP battles in various modes, MXM offers you the opportunity to team up with other players and engage in cooperative PvE missions. Another new feature is the control. While in most MOBAs, you control your heroes via “Point and Click,” in MXM you do so using the WASD keys. This is designed to promote a more active gameplay experience, where even dodging and jumping are important components.
MXM is not meant to play exactly like a typical MOBA, but rather like a mix of MOBA and action RPG. Active, fast, and still tactical. More details about the game will be coming soon.
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Many ideas and wishes are circulating on the internet, which the community of the MMO shooter Destiny hopes to see implemented. We present five interesting wishes.
Since its release in September 2014, Destiny has seen a steadily growing community. This community is by no means a bunch of nonchalant Guardians that accept everything that is thrown their way. No! Rather, the Guardians are very opinionated and definitely voice their concerns in various forums when something doesn’t suit them.
One seemingly endless issue is the lag in the Crucible, with recently announced that Bungie is taking action against lag. The developer constantly emphasizes that they are aware of all the problems and wishes of the community. However, not all ideas can be implemented overnight. A suggestion from the community, the Sparrow Racing, was introduced to the Destiny universe in December. However, there are still numerous other ideas floating around on the internet that could make Destiny an even better game. See for yourself and judge:
Rank 5: Introduction of a Cosmetic Surgeon
“Cosmetic surgeries are rarely free. Most of the time, they cost you your face.”
Even though this saying mostly holds true in reality, many Guardians are clamoring for the option to change the appearance of their characters. Perhaps the haircut looked great during character customization, but it is not something one can show off in the Tower in daylight. Luckily, there is the option to wear the helmet permanently…
If your Guardian looks utterly pathetic and even the best armor does not help, the desire to be able to revise the virtual appearance once again is great. Therefore, Destiny needs a cosmetic surgeon – who also has a hairdressing qualification – to create the perfect Guardian one envisions.
Even though the following may not be what hardcore Destiny fans want to hear, it could also open up opportunities for Bungie to offer new hairstyles, facial customizations, etc. in the Eververse for real money. For some, it would surely be worth a silver coin or two.
Find out on the following pages what other innovations the community is longing for.
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Among them are many “old acquaintances” from Destiny, such as KingGhothalion, who currently leads with 8000 viewers. He is the largest streamer of Tom Clancy’s The Division right now, having about 3 times the viewers as the official stream of the developers – which is in second place. We are embedding the official stream:
Broman, Datto, and other old acquaintances are also streaming, so everyone should find a favorite.
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.
You haven’t seen our best work yet
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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