The development of the survival MMO H1Z1 is progressing. The art team shows what they worked on in December.
They were hardly to be missed in a 90s action film: burning jeeps. At damage level 1, the fire is still smoldering at a low level. The more damaged the jeep is, the higher the flames rise. This is one of the new features that can be admired in the wrap-up by the artists of H1Z1: You should be able to tell how many hits a jeep can still take.
In the MMO shooter Destiny it has now been revealed that the next update is planned for February.
At the moment, there is no new information about Destiny. The developers are silent. Now it has been said on Twitter. We will return on January 21 with the Weekly Update. Don’t expect a major revelation, but there will be information on our “February” update, a preview.
The Bungie Weekly Update will return on 1/21. Not a major reveal, but a preview of our February Update. More to come…
It seems that 2016 will start in February with the “small event” and an update. It could happen early in February and perhaps the “big thing” will come in March.
On January 21, we will learn more in the Weekly Update. We will keep you updated at mein-mmo.de.
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ArcheAge is getting a new patch that draws players into a new dungeon in multiple ways.
Taking Temptation to the Next Level
Things are happening in ArcheAge, even if they’re not good. A song with the already quite suspicious name “Blood Canon” lures innocent people into their imminent death. With the upcoming patch 2.5, players can enter the new dungeon “Misty Peak” and must make several decisions along the way. The ascent to the peak can happen in two different ways. Either choose the direct, well-guarded path and fight through hordes of enemies, or take the somewhat longer route while avoiding some traps.
Ultimately, both routes lead up the mountain, where some fights await, such as against the Mistress of Courtesans and eventually the Bloodsinger Aria herself. The lady is responsible for the siren-like song and players should blow out her life lights urgently if they don’t want to become victims of the dreadful melody.
Misty Peak comes in two difficulty levels, “easy” and “normal,” each offering different rewards. Anyone wanting to secure the new set items will have to visit dear Aria multiple times to be enchanted by her voice.
When patch 2.5 is expected for the western ArcheAge and more information, you can find in this article:
The MMO shooter Planetside 2will soon learn to play with building blocks. On the test server, players can already start building bases and harvesting resources.
Base building and everything related to the topic is a hot thing in Planetside 2. It has been announced for a while, there have been rumors circulating, and in November it was finally said: It’s coming in 2016. Just before Christmas, Daybreak Game Company then smuggled a patch onto the test servers, which brought the first phase of base building, as reported by MassivelyOverpowered. It operates via the “ANT” system, that’s the vehicle you can use to build.
In Planetside 2, they already say: There is still a lot to do, this is just the first step. Even if a lot is still unfinished, the corresponding features are expected to arrive relatively early in 2016.
But players are already having fun trying out the new gimmicks on the test server. Here are 2 videos that introduce the topic in more detail.
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Perhaps these elements are now the X-factor that Planetside 2 had been missing lately. The new Creative Director of the studio pointed out the serious financial situation in which Planetside 2 finds itself:
As announced by BioWare, the tenth story chapter of “Knights of the Fallen Empire”, the major expansion of SWTOR, will be released on February 12. The chapter has been titled “Anarchy in Paradise”, giving an early hint about who players will encounter on their journey.
Especially agents may remember the “new” character, as the “Torch” was known back then as Kaliyo and worked with the player for the imperial intelligence when it still existed.
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In the meantime, she has grown quite tired of the Eternal Empire and seeks to do what she does best: sow death and destruction.
For the first time, players will also begin to feel the consequences of their previous decisions and must make new ones: How far will they go to bring down the Eternal Throne? How many losses are acceptable?
This also comes with a new reward system for subscribers. Those who have an active subscription on specific dates will be showered with rewards that are not available through other means. For the duration of “Anarchy in Paradise”, this means the following:
Those who are subscribers on January 12 will receive HK-55 as a permanent companion.
Those who are subscribers on the 2nd of each month will receive a special armor piece inspired by HK-55 each month.
Subscribers on February 2 will subsequently receive the HK-Jetpack as a means of transport.
Those who have a subscription continuously from January 12 to August 2 will receive a bonus chapter featuring HK-55!
For more information about the game, visit our SWTOR topic page.
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The year 2016 will be a true celebration for gamers! We have created a release list with all planned MMO releases for 2016. We dare to look beyond the box and also list some other games that have a strong online focus.
Although not all developers and publishers have yet revealed their release dates for this year, it is already clear that the gaming year 2016 will have some highlights for every taste. For this reason, it looks quite sparse in some months, but we will continuously update this list as soon as new release dates are announced.
1st Quarter (Winter)
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2016 starts off well, as Blade & Soul finally arrives in the West after years of waiting. March then boasts the big title “The Division”, but also some unknowns like Black Desert and Tree of Savior were still waiting for a fixed date.
This coming spring, it will be time to unleash the dinosaurs. ARK: Survival Evolved leaves Early Access and will truly take off on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Will the summer 2015 hit be able to repeat its success? If not, Overwatch is definitely waiting in the wings to pave Blizzard’s way into the shooter market. Battleborn is also aiming for the shooter market and is scheduled to release in May after a delay.
In the summer, the long wait of the WoW Community finally comes to an end. By the end of September at the latest, the next expansion “World of Warcraft: Legion” should be on the store shelves, throwing new content at the hungry player base. The lost trust should now be restored.
The fall is still largely uncertain; however, at least Crowfall should enter beta during this period. Those who enjoy intrigue and politics will fully immerse themselves in the concept that the developers themselves call “Throne War Simulator”.
In conclusion, there are still some games whose exact release date is very uncertain. These games may not even release in 2016 or, if they do, only in an alpha or beta phase. We have included them in the list anyway.
The developers of LoL (League of Legends) have now confirmed that the new champion selection will replace the teambuilder and this will be removed from the game
As Riot’s Lead Game Designer Jeffrey Lin stated, they have learned from the problems the current teambuilder brought. Long waiting times and too few tactical options when assembling a team will be a thing of the past.
With the new champion selection, players can better coordinate with their teammates about which combination of champions fits best and whether, for example, to play an AOE combo.
The banning phase will also be a team task. Players can indicate to their team before banning which champion they would like to play, so that this character or another with good synergy is not accidentally banned. This would be beneficial, for instance, if a player wants to play a knock-up combo for Yasuo.
The Blind Pick mode will also be revised
In this mode, there are no bans and it can happen that both teams have the same champions. They also want to refresh this mode, at least visually, so that players experience the new champion selection – just without bans and alternating picks.
On January 13, 2016, the new champion selection will go live for normal and ranked games on the NA & TR servers as a test. If everything goes according to plan, the new system will also appear on other servers in the following days.
This means that the first major project that LoL planned for 2016 will go online very early. I personally look forward to the new champion selection in LoL.
A forum post also pointed out that the revision of the mages in LoL is already in full swing.
We can look forward to what the year 2016 brings for League of Legends.
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In our today’s Mein MMO, everything revolves around our native language. How important is German to you in your online games?
Virtually, multi-culture has long been a part of everyday life – there are no boundaries on the internet
The world is a village. For jobs, we move across Germany, sometimes spending a year or two abroad. We have overcome the borders of Europe, and we can pay in thousands of kilometers with the same money we use to buy a roll around the corner.
What are the internal German borders? Through the internet, many of us have friends from other federal states: The person from Bremen knows someone from Thuringia, the Saarlander knows someone from Mecklenburg, and even one or another native Bavarian is said to have (actually unthinkable) befriended a Franconian.
We watch series from France and Scandinavia, listen to British music, eat beef from Argentina, and for dessert, a mango from India. Most of our games come from the USA or South Korea.
Give us the game in German, give us German servers
Spontaneous patriotic feelings of our designer on the occasion of the World Cup victory.
In such a patchwork quilt, the internet often remains our home, with language playing a crucial role. However, when almost everyone has been tortured with school English for years, hardly anyone feels at home in a foreign tongue.
But what used to be taken for granted and demanded by many: Give us the game in German. Give us German servers – that is no longer the case today. Games are often smaller in a fragmented market, unable to afford such localization expenses. It is expected that we speak and understand English to communicate with the games of other nationalities.
We grew up with English, who needs German servers?
And some are quite fine with that. We no longer live in the 90s, they say. We grew up with computer games and English, we need it every day in the office. What nonsense?
Hmm, do you really want to be associated with this culture? Oh well, of course!
The clash of languages sometimes leads to uncomfortable situations.In Guild Wars 2, players from different nations were surprisingly thrown together when a phasing patch hit. Players responded negatively, with ugly racist accusations cropping up again and again. In GW2, one can say: They have brutally torn apart player structures that had grown. But in many games, it can be observed: When someone writes something in the general chat, which is actually open to all, in German, there are often harsh demands to speak in English instead.
If you identify as German in a MOBA like LoL, the reactions usually harken back to a time we only know from school books. Fairly, it must be said: Those who speak French or another language besides English also have to endure a lot.
Monster Hunter Online – does not even exist in English.
Provincial German gaming sites and English-speaking streamers who curse in German
But is everything terrible? No, others love to play on international servers, feel more comfortable there than on “stuffy” German servers. They do not want to languish in their own juices, belonging to such a small community. Players from other countries are said to be more open and communicative. Instead of discussing their favorite game on German sites, which have some provincial flavor, they head straight to reddit, listening to what players from around the world have to say in the lingua franca, English.
And the truly adventurous even play on exotic servers in languages they do not understand, using templates or fan patches,to still enjoy a foreign game.
German streamers and YouTubers who strive for international success often drop German altogether. They stream for a larger audience in English. One is almost surprised when one hears a few German words during a rage outburst from a well-known streamer and realizes: They actually come from this area.
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Our question this time: How important is German to you in your online games? Do you play games even without a German client when the game is in English? Do you want to play on a German server where everyone understands you, or do you enjoy being with players from other nations? Do you feel comfortable having to speak or write in English? What experiences have you made?
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Otherwise, we would surely all have been overrun by Fallen.
Anyway: The Guardians have 15 strange coins burning a hole in their leather wallet. Hopefully Don Calamares has something worth spending the coins on. Otherwise, one will just buy three of the coins again and give in to the cycle.
All about Xur on January 8, 9, and 10 in the world of Destiny?
When does Xur arrive in Destiny today and when does he leave again?
Xur arrives on Friday, January 8, at 10:00 AM in the Tower. He leaves again on Sunday, January 10, at 10:00 AM.
Where is Xur in Destiny today?
Xur is located across from the Speaker.
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The western version of Black Desert bans an item from the cash shop – and actively goes against “Pay2Win”.
Empowering the Shop
In Black Desert, the feedback from the community has been taken to heart, and the wishes of the fans are being addressed. Especially skeptics who have previously viewed the cash shop under “Pay2Win” aspects should now be satisfied. The western version of Black Desert Online has an energy system in place that ensures players can only make a certain amount of progress in their professions; they then must wait for their energy to regenerate.
In Europe, the shop will primarily feature “cosmetics,” meaning: revealing outfits.
Initially, there was supposed to be an energy potion in the shop, which would allow players to bypass this restriction – therefore a slight “Pay2Win”. After community feedback, they decided not to offer this potion anymore. Instead, they are considering implementing a new system where players can turn their unused energy into potions themselves. These potions could either be sold in the auction house or collected for later use.
More Experience Points for Groups
Another change that especially group players will notice is that they are now receiving significantly more experience points than before. In the previous version of the game, experience points were evenly distributed among group members. With two players, each received 50%, with three, 33%, and so on.
In the future, group play should be rewarded and not seen as a penalty. Even in a group of 5 players, each member now receives at least 50% of the original XP of an opponent. Coupled with the effectiveness a group has, this is a significant advantage for group players.
Fighting in a group is now more rewarding!
Big Loot from Big Monsters
A final change that is to be addressed through community feedback is the loot distribution when defeating world bosses. These typically require around 40 players to be killed, although better-equipped groups can manage with fewer players. Despite this high effort, the kill rewarded very few players with a good item. This has now been adjusted, and with the next update, world bosses will leave significantly more armor pieces for characters.
If you’re looking for a chance to get your hands on the new MMO shooter “Tom Clancy’s The Division” on PC: The title is the star of this week’s Humble Bundle.
Humble Bundle has earned quite an interesting reputation by now. It’s a mix of charity and clearance sale. The “gimmick”: You can pay what you want and get a “small tier” of a package – usually older titles. The more you spend, the bigger the package becomes, and the more current and valuable the titles will be.
You can actually also decide how much of the money you spend goes to whom: How much to the publisher, how much to Humble Store, and how much goes to charity. However, this plays a minor role in this campaign.
This week, a bunch of PC games from the “Tom Clancy” franchise are on offer. If you donate a dollar, you get the starter pack with Rainbow Six, Rainbow Six 3 Gold, Rainbow Six Vegas, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, and Ghost Recon.
If you spend more than the average (currently around $8), you get three additional Clancy titles and a beta access to The Division.
Then you can also spend $10 and get two more PC games added with Splinter Cell Blacklist and Future Soldier. These are titles from 2012 and 2013.
If you lay down $75 (that’s around 71€), you get all of that and a full version of “The Division,” an exclusive T-shirt, and you receive 66% off on three Ubisoft titles in the Humble Store, except for new titles like Anno 2205, Rainbow Six Siege, or Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – pre-orders are also excluded from the discount.
Blade & Soul has a lot planned for the new year. A new class has been roughly introduced and players are supposed to collect name suggestions!
The Nameless Hero
The year has just begun, but NCsoft is far from taking it easy. Especially players of Blade & Soul can be excited, because – at least in Korea – the release of a new class is coming soon. This class does not have a name yet, but according to the description, it is more or less a true all-rounder.
It can switch between several stances and either be an effective melee fighter or harass enemies from a greater distance. As if that wasn’t enough, it is also supposed to be a useful supporter and bring fallen friends back on their feet.
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No name has been given to the new class yet. Players have been invited to come up with a designation for the new hero – perhaps one of the suggestions will be adopted.
The nameless class will first be available only in Korea; it will likely take several months after the release before it becomes playable for us.
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The situation surrounding the MMORPG Pathfinder Online could ease, as an investor has been found who might take over the game.
Backers and fans of the MMORPG Pathfinder Online were shocked when it became clear last summer/autumn that the development studio ran out of money. The studio was closed and Pathfinder rights holder Paizo temporarily took over the further operation of the alpha version. The future of the MMO was uncertain, as it was said that they only had money left for a few months to keep the servers running. Many assumed that this meant the end of the online game.
New hope for Pathfinder Online
But now a silver lining appears on the horizon. According to Paizo’s CEO Lisa Stevens, they have found an investor interested in taking over the MMORPG. Should the deal go through, a Pathfinder fan with their company will take over the MMO. This would mean the game would be in good hands, as a fan could certainly steer the game in interesting directions – directions that would surely also please gamers.
This takeover could already take place in March. The sum should also ensure that the game can be developed faster than it has been in recent years.
The development continues
Even in the past months, at least a little further work has been done on Pathfinder Online, as a small team is taking care of bug fixing and polishing. How likely it is that the takeover deal will go through is unknown. However, Lisa Stevens seems very confident, as she probably wouldn’t be discussing it otherwise. By March 1 at the latest, we will likely know more. Fans of the MMORPG should best keep their fingers crossed until then!
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The action MMO Neverwinter receives new content on Xbox One: The current module Underdark is released.
The Xbox One version is catching up: On February 9, you will receive Underdark, the module was first released in November 2015 for PC. It is the 8th expansion of Neverwinter and brings encounters with heroes like Drizzt Do’Urden or demons like Demogorgon, the two-headed demon prince. You will face him in an encounter for 10 players.
The special feature of “Underdark”: The story for the add-on was written by R.A. Salvatore, a celebrated bestselling author. He is well-versed in the Dungeons and Dragons universe. Drizzt Do’Urden is one of his creations. Over 25 years ago, he invented the dark elf and his story.
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The Korean version of TERA will soon welcome new content: Elin Ninjas called “Shinobi” are joining the fight.
The cutest ninjas in the world
The number of classes in TERA is set to grow once again, as Nexon has now revealed the latest addition: the Shinobi. According to the video (and previous information), this will be a class exclusively for the Elin, who have obviously dedicated themselves to the path of ninjas.
The Shinobi wields an oversized shuriken that can be thrown at enemies and can also deal devastating damage in close combat. Numerous effects indicate that explosions are also part of the Shinobi’s repertoire. This little trailer gives a first impression of the gameplay.
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The Shinobi will first appear in the Korean version of the game. It will likely take a while before the Ninja Elin make their way to us. We will keep you updated and inform you as soon as there is a release date for the European version of the game.
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The new game mode “Arena” for Heroes of the Storm has been postponed. The feedback at BlizzCon is the reason for this.
A Winter Without Arena
It was proudly presented at BlizzCon, the new game mode “Arena”, which fans should be able to experience in the live version of the game in the “near future”. However, good things take time and Blizzard took the feedback from the event attendees to heart, leading to the postponement of the Arena mode.
The arena is still on the way – at least until spring.
Unlike the regular game mode, the Arena is about short, brutal battles. Especially newcomers should feel comfortable here, as it is not necessary to gather experience points or select talents – only the heroic ability can be determined.
In response to a fan’s question about whether the Arena mode would still be released in the first quarter of 2016, they apologized and confirmed that it would take “longer”. There was no exact date or even an estimate provided.
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The fantasy MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online has had a tumultuous year, and 2016 brings new opportunities and challenges. We take a closer look at TESO (PC, PS4, Xbox One) in a State-of-Play Special.
Where did TESO stand at the beginning of last year?
The one-year delay of the console port had no negative impact. Players on Xbox One and Playstation 4 were thrilled to “finally get a real MMORPG” and one that played great on consoles with a strong interface.
This paid off since TESO was developed with the console port in mind from the beginning. Most of the “rough” problems of the game with bugs and phasing that plagued TESO at its PC launch were fixed. The release phase on consoles was a great success. Most structural problems of the MMORPG were noted by players only after many hours of play.
Success came at a high price in 2015
However: Success came at a high price. For TESO, there was hardly any development in 2015. After the PC launch, the developers announced a transformation at Quakecon 2014 and later invited to a “Guild Summit”. Huge change plans were presented on how TESO should once be: a fantastic MMORPG in the world of Tamriel with new game systems and ideas.
In 2014, work began on implementing these ideas. Every 6 weeks, a new patch came out, the game noticeably grew, and progress was made. Of course, new problems constantly arose – after each update, which came with huge patch notes, hotfixes and changes were needed to extinguish the hotspots.
The goal: As long as we have a solid, functioning game when we come to consoles. Instead of fully developing systems, “small solutions”, stopgap measures, and interim ideas were favored. They worked “somehow”, but created massive long-term problems for developers and frustrated players.
The systems do not scale properly, twinking becomes a nightmare, or something is simply missing.
On the next page, we will take a closer look at the issues TESO currently has.
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In Guild Wars 2, a YouTuber was banned – he used a so-called map hack.
Evil people don’t know any songs …
The banning hammer has struck once again. This time, two YouTubers were caught in Guild Wars 2. The duo Suck at Love was known for its numerous music videos related to Guild Wars 2, but they violated the game’s terms of service.
They were accused of using a map hack to navigate through the world. Initially, they tried to assert their innocence in another video. They seemed to want to exert some pressure on ArenaNet with their popularity. But it backfired…
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Gaile Gray from ArenaNet commented on the ban because some fans wanted to know what exactly had happened. It says in the forum:
“Customer support carefully evaluated the available data that led to the account’s suspension. They confirmed that the account visited 29 different locations on the map in under 60 seconds. This is not possible without the use of third-party programs, which is explicitly prohibited in our terms of service. For these reasons, the account suspension will not be lifted.”
The YouTuber duo subsequently set their video to private, taking it offline, as the evidence was presumably overwhelming.
Suck at Love announced that they will not produce any further music videos for Guild Wars 2 – not surprisingly, as they would need to acquire new accounts first.
ArenaNet is known for dealing harshly with people who cheat in their game. When they publicly humiliated someone in May 2015 and made them “die a virtual death,” it sparked a media discussion:
The latest patch of ARK: Survival Evolved is taking a toll on tamed dinos – they are losing a significant amount of combat power!
A Second Ice Age
Players of ARK: Survival Evolved were quite surprised when they checked in on the game in recent days. Unfortunately, it was a negative surprise. Many dinosaurs that had been tamed by characters have lost a large portion of their strength. This is due to a new hotfix. It has revised the values of almost all creatures, and although there are some minor buffs in the stats, the fundamental change can be summed up in one sentence: Tamed creatures deal less than 50% of their original damage.
The outcry in the forums was relatively large, as many players suddenly felt cheated out of their power. This is particularly frustrating in cases where you send your built-up T-Rex, which you raised for days, against a herd of Stegosauruses, only to find that your dino is suddenly helplessly overmatched.
Farming is also now slower, making Ark significantly more grindy than before the nerf.
Tamed dinos are now significantly weaker than before.
The developers have provided a relatively extensive statement regarding this:
“Early in the development, we had a misunderstanding about how the values of players and creatures should scale, and over time we figured out what went wrong and how it went wrong – we had to come up with a solution. (…)
Our first step was to adjust the values of the dinosaurs in one go, retroactively. We wanted to weaken tamed creatures compared to wild creatures to avoid absurd situations where a raptor could single-handedly defeat 10 brontosauruses without any problem. At the same time, we wanted to ensure that tamed-versus-tamed battles approximately run the same as before.”
Mein-MMO says: Although the nerf is definitely harsh and it probably wasn’t the smartest decision by the developers to make such a change without prior notice, one must not forget that ARK is still in Early Access. Therefore, it is only understandable that the developers occasionally take drastic steps to adjust the balance as it was intended. A bit more openness in communication could have helped to keep complaints in check.
In the hack and slash Diablo 3 the new patch 2.4. is just around the corner. When will it be available for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One? And what’s in it?
The patch 2.4. for Diablo 3 doesn’t have an official date yet, but it’s generally assumed that patch 2.4. will go live on Wednesday, January 13th. The developers have said: It will definitely be live before Season 5. So you know: Wednesday is patch day for Blizzard games. Nothing has happened this week. And Season 5 starts on January 15th. So it must be around January 13th.
