In the MMO shooter Destiny a bizarre glitch has now led to a duel – in the old-fashioned way.
In Destiny the PvP event Trials of Osiris runs from Friday until Tuesday. A trio of friends was out and found themselves in a very strange situation. Instead of facing three other players, a system error caused the 3 players to now “compete against each other”: Destiny had placed them in different teams.
The players made the best of a bad situation and decided to handle it in the John Wayne style, well, with a touch of British gentleman involved. To Western music, the gentlemen stood back to back … and resolved it like noble gentlemen from a more civilized time. Creative and a way to deal with frustration in games: instead of biting the lemon, you make lemonade out of it.
Real gunslingers indeed.
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Devilian is still young, but it’s already launching its first event: Collect sparkling stars and receive stylish rewards!
Monica Loves Stars
The action MMORPG Devilian was officially released only a few weeks ago, but it is already boasting its first in-game event. Like most games these days, the Free2Play monster-slaying game features a special Christmas event.
Stars have fallen from the sky all over Nala, but they have been quickly snatched up by monsters. So it’s only fitting that the traveler Monica is on the lookout for these stars and wants to exchange them for cosmetic items. In addition to a fluffy Christmas hat, there is also a rather silly snowman helmet, talisman chests, and lots of toys. The necessary stars can be found from the various dungeon bosses throughout the world.
From now until January 6, 2016, players have time to explore the various dungeons and then snag the items of their choice from Monica.
To prepare potential players even better for the game, the creators have now started releasing small introductory videos for the various classes. They begin with the Berserker, who primarily relies on sheer brutality – in Devilian form, only the blood of his enemies keeps him alive.
Gameplay material from the closed alpha of Tom Clancy’s The Division has been leaked: two videos have come to light.
Despite the NDA, footage of titles keeps appearing, even though the publisher does not want that at all. This is also the case with the upcoming MMO shooter The Division. Two videos have been posted in the NeoGaf forum that show gameplay material from the alpha. Be sure to check them out quickly before the videos are taken down.
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http://youtu.be/HgEVzFOBYYw
If the videos are already gone when you see this: We have a link to NeoGaf.
The Xbox One alpha took place last weekend and then again briefly on Friday. In general, it received a lot of positive feedback from fans. The few players who were able to play The Division rave so much about the experience that one might think that The Division has a great chance of becoming one of the titles in 2016.
The Division will be released on March 8 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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In the dark fantasy MMORPG The Secret World (PC), the 13th issue “Trail of Shadows” is now live. It offers a mix of lighter and heavier story content, overhauls PvP, and brings Christmas into the game.
Content updates in The Secret World are called “issues.” The thirteenth issue went live this week. For PvE fans, the last adventure in Kaidan, in Tokyo, is offered. The “big story” there ended in the last update, so this is more about an “aftermath.”
According to early reports, the new story quests are once again a mix of initially lighter content with quite amusing moments – but as is often the case with The Secret World, this is merely powdered sugar that lays over the dark, menacing substance of the story and then disappears.
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Compared to other content updates, there are relatively few missions available right from the start this time. At Funcom, they stated to US journalists that this is because they wanted to release issue #13 before Christmas. Early in 2016, they plan to add some missions for free.
In 2016, the developers want to first pick up and finish “old story threads” before they start the “big new story of Season 2,” before plunging players into a new adventure.
PvP changes and Christmas events come with issue 13 to The Secret World
In addition to these PvE contents, issue #13 is mainly focused on PvP – although it has not become a purely PvP update, the PvP is being overhauled. We have reported on this several times. For instance, a function has been introduced to solve problems with players who simply go afk.
The new zone Shambala, however, is not expected until early 2016 – just like the changes to the group finder. Shambala will only be accessible via the solo queue and will introduce a “last-man-standing” mode.
Issue 13 also marks the start of the Christmas festivities with previous events. So players can look forward to the visit from Krampus, the Christmas conspiracy from 2014 is also active. However, a new event for 2015 has not been developed.
During the Christmas season, there is also the opportunity to do something nice for fellow players (and Funcom) by purchasing items in the game’s cash shop and giving friends something nice.
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With 45 fragments, there was a killer weapon with the “Malevolent Touch”. Since Tuesday, the last fragment was finally obtainable and the reward was… nothing spectacular. Although a quest was indeed “opened” with the 50th fragment, it led back to Eris Morn. But instead of a killer weapon, there was only the “Beltane Shader.”
Parts of the community didn’t take this very well:
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Could this be all there is? Maybe. Maybe not. Because Eris Morn, with whom you complete the quest “The Old Hunger” definitively says: She will recommend the Guardian. At the moment she still needs to think. Similar signals have already been given by other NPCs. For them, it meant: The quest continues, wait for the next day or for a weekly reset.
Some speculate this could mean that a “new quest” related to the fragments will eventually open up, for which you qualify through “The Old Hunger”. And here there could be something like the “hidden exotic” or the ship “Deadly Visions”, which players are desperately searching for in Destiny.
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As is often the case with Destiny, little is known, much is speculated, and hopes are high. Even if there is indeed a quest tied to this, we do not know when Bungie’s “time lock” expires, whether it might happen just before Christmas during the weekly reset or later, when new game content is supposed to be released.
What do you think? Is that it for the fragments? Was this the last quest that began with Year 1 and has now come to an end? Or is there more to come?
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In Skyforge , a new open zone for advanced players has been opened with the Usuni Valley. Meanwhile, a Mechanoid invasion is keeping the Immortals on their toes.
Since last week, the world of Aelion has grown a little bigger. However, only for players who have already spent many, many hours in it. Because the Usani Valley can only be explored with 187,000 prestige … that’s a lot. So it should only be the proverbial “top 10,000” who will benefit from this zone first.
Those who have made it this far can face Virds, Deathmowers, and Demons and obtain equipment, an upgrade to the Atlas, and much more.
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Meanwhile, another invasion of Aelion has begun. The Mechanoids want to know what’s going on. While the invasion is happening, adventures like Factory 501 or Archipelago Saiban are more worthwhile than ever.
If you play League of Legends (LoL) yourself, you often encounter players who are “behaviorally problematic” during your gameplay.
Today I will show you the different behaviors of ADC players. Of course, I cannot list “all” of them because, let’s face it, that would simply be too much. Therefore, we will focus on the most common “character traits” of AD carries that you primarily find in solo queue games. Surely some of you will recognize some players here.
1. The Vayne Player – Built-in Delusions of Grandeur
TERA is making a lot of noise about the Storm Fury, the latest class of the Free2Play MMORPG.
If violence doesn’t help, then more violence will
For several days now, the Storm Fury, known in English as Brawler, has been available as a new class in TERA. While we have dedicated some posts to her in the past, En Masse has now released a new, short trailer about her story. Marta, as the fighter with the hard gloves is called, has had a pretty tough childhood and was confronted with some monsters from an early age.
While the story itself is not particularly long or filled with many twists (which would be hard to fit in the limited time), it is at least a small attempt to bring a bit more lore into the introduction of new content.
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In 2016, Guild Wars 2 plans to overhaul WvW PvP significantly. The first planned changes have already been presented to the community.
More Success for Small Groups
Unfortunately, not everything that the developers originally intended made it into the game with the release of Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns. Major adjustments in the realm vs. realm battles have been postponed indefinitely after the release.
Now, players are given a first look at the changes that are planned. However, these are not the major overhaul of WvW, but only the first of several small patches intended to address at least the most urgent issues. The changes are as follows:
Objectives will no longer be upgraded after a certain time, but rather dependent on the Dolyaks that reach them. This allows even small groups to effectively prevent upgrades.
The supply costs for catapults are reduced by 10. The new borderland map favors defensive play, which they aim to counter with more accessible catapults.
Points per kill will be activated (and remain active). This will make it clearer what the impact of fighting enemy players is on success.
Only one player can benefit from a kill, instead of up to 5 players. At the same time, dead characters can no longer be revived in combat (but can still be revived if they are downed). This aims to empower even small, skilled groups to achieve more against a numerical advantage.
They want to wait for feedback from the community before these changes come into effect. However, this is planned for “early 2016”, so likely immediately after the winter holidays.
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In World of Tanks, players in North America are being given a tank and they already know that they will hate it. So instead, they are giving away a garage slot.
For Christmas, players of World of Tanks in North America are getting the Tier 3 tank 43 M. Toldi III. That wouldn’t be anything special in itself. The kicker is how it’s being sold to the players.
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In a video, a sleepy developer appears. His boss had pulled him away from reddit because he thought he was telegenic and charming, he mumbles monotonously. Then he promises with little enthusiasm to give the players a free garage slot.
His boss enters the frame: No, no! We’re not giving away a garage slot, we’re giving away a tank!
“Yes,” says the dev. “But it’s so bad that they’ll just sell it immediately and keep the garage slot. Just like the last times.”
The boss tries to argue but finally admits: “Okay. The last gift tanks were really all bad. But this time, it’s different!” That doesn’t convince the developer much.
Great video that shows that the developers can be very self-referential. What do you think of the campaign?
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In the MMO shooter Destiny , the Duskbreaker’s Garrison is a new exotic item that arrived in December 2015. What can the chest armor do for Titans?
The Duskbreaker’s Garrison was, alongside the ATS/8 Tarantella, one of two new exotic items that came out in December. 7 more are still pending. So far, they are only known from the database. When they will arrive is unknown.
The Duskbreaker’s Garrison in Destiny can come from exotic chest armor engrams (easier to obtain if you use Three of Coins), Xur can sell them, or you can randomly loot them from Year 2 activities such as the raid, the Nightfall strike, or in the Crucible.
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What Makes the Duskbreaker’s Garrison in Destiny Special
The Duskbreaker’s Garrison is a very special item because it allows the Titan to ignite jets in mid-air through the “Tactical Air Support” perk and thereby control their movements. It’s somewhat similar to giving the Guardian a small nudge in mid-air and directing it in a self-chosen direction.
In terms of stats, the Duskbreaker’s Garrison is a split armor and can show between 48 and 78 points in intellect, discipline, or strength. Discipline/Strength is probably the preferred distribution.
Conveniently: One can choose between the secondary perks Special Ammo and Heavy Ammo, thus gaining a noticeable advantage.
The idea behind the armor is clear: Additional mobility in the air can surprise opponents or allow one to reach places they otherwise couldn’t get to.
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The Duskbreaker’s Garrison does not bring any mathematical advantage like some other exotic armor pieces. With those, one simply knows: With this I generate more orbs, with this I can withstand a bit more, or with this, I can revive teammates faster. The Duskbreaker’s Garrison is only as good as its wearer.
In PvE, it should mainly be interesting for players who want to “explore”, see how far they can get, where they can glitch. Maybe useful in a jumping puzzle, where one would otherwise struggle, or if they just feel like taking a patrol a bit more casually. That does not mean the armor would be useless in a raid: Anyone who feels they could use a little help in movement-intensive passages can give it a try.
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Definitely stronger is the armor in Destiny’s PvP. There, experienced players who really have an eye on a situation can surprise opponents with “crazy” and jerky movements. Defensively, one can go from a clay pigeon that an experienced shooter happily picks out of the air to a twitching, staggering clay pigeon that curses and misses opponents. Especially as long as the armor is still relatively new and its effects are surprising.
Well, it would be even more unpredictable to want to hit this guy here, as seen in this tutorial:
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An unpredictable trajectory can make the difference between victory and defeat.
As the Duskbreaker’s Garrison can be combined with several other abilities, it might be worth taking the time to experiment with it and get to know the armor. Those who master the so-called “skating” as a Striker can have a lot of fun maintaining the speed boost.
The experts from PlanetDestiny hold the new Titan chest in high regard, seeing in it an ideal complement for a shotgun playstyle in PvP – which certainly embodies the “Run” in the “Hit and Run” tactics.
The Duskbreaker’s Garrison is truly an “exotic item”: it allows attack patterns and ideas that were not possible before. A very interesting item!
What do you think of the armor piece?
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How does the graphics of ARK on the Xbox One compare to the PC version? A video provides insight into this …
No great surprise
ARK: Survival Evolved has recently become available on Xbox One as part of the Game Preview program. However, the game already celebrated its Early Access launch on PC more than half a year earlier, where it skyrocketed with amazing sales figures and became the unexpected hit of summer 2015.
But how do the two versions compare graphically side by side? Does the Xbox One version come close to the PC, or does it even surpass it? Candyland released a video on YouTube that places the two games “side by side,” making the graphical differences immediately noticeable.
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For the video, the “Epic” detail setting was used on the PC, and the test build included a PC with 2 980 GTX graphics cards from Nvidia, 8 GB of RAM, and an Intel Core i7 6700K 4.00 GHz processor. The frame rates dropped below 30 FPS at times, and Candyland believes this could be due to the “too small” amount of RAM.
In summary, it can be said at first glance that ARK: Survival Evolved looks significantly better on a suitably powerful PC. On the console, not only is the draw distance noticeably more blurred, but the textures are also muddier – in some cases, objects and details are even missing completely.
The big question is whether this can really diminish the gaming enjoyment, as these details will likely only be noticeable when both games are compared side by side – which most gamers do rather infrequently.
In any case, this probably ignites new fire for PC owners who can once again mock the “Console Peasants.”
Pokemon Go aims to revolutionize the mobile gaming market – the title definitely has the best prerequisites for it.
Monsters Right at Your Doorstep
Who among us hasn’t daydreamed with their two-tone Gameboy or in front of the anime series about Ash Ketchum’s world and thought: “How great would it be if you could catch Pokemon in reality?” Almost 15 years later, this dream is within reach, as “Pokemon Go” is currently being developed, a game where players actually have to move through the world with their smartphones to collect more and more of the little monsters.
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In an interview with VentureBeat, Jahn Hanke, the founder of the development company Niantic, said: “The developers are really excited about this new way of playing because nothing like this has been done before. It’s not just a new part of the handheld series. It’s a brand new Pokemon experience that still goes back to the roots of the franchise. It’s about a child who sets out into the world to collect Pokemon. If you took away all the complexity and the stuff we developed around it, then this is the basic concept behind it.”
The developers have learned a lot from the previous game Ingress, which already operated on a similar principle. Here, too, players were forced to leave their four walls and go outside to capture various control points. The whole world was basically the stage between two factions, secured at different points. Only those who were actually “on-site” at a street corner could claim it for their faction.
Completing the collection – does it require a world tour, as in the series?
Above all, Pokemon Go also allows capturing some previously unexplored markets where Nintendo has failed for various reasons. In India or Brazil, Nintendo hardware is hardly affordable for various reasons. Instead, there is a high density of smartphone users there – making it the perfect breeding ground for the game.
Once again, I’m really glad I don’t own a smartphone – otherwise I would probably sink back into the world of little pocket monsters…
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A special feature: Blitz is cross-platform, so you can play against each other with Windows 10, Android, or iOS. World of Tanks Blitz is considered a straightforward and fast variant of the well-known tank spectacle.
YouTuber Sean Gallagher has called this video the end of his “Crota Challenge” series; besides the drumming attempt, he had previously defeated Crota “blind” or only with voice commands:
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In the survival MMO H1Z1 a fresh server wipe is happening today, and a new patch is coming.
Unusual: On a Saturday, the world of H1Z1 is ending today. Since 12:00 PM, the servers have been down. The maintenance is expected to last until approximately 2:30 PM. When the world comes back up, all progress will be gone; players will only have what is in their accounts – that is, special skins or items. The game effectively starts over.
So the naysayers were right: The last server wipe less than a month ago was due to the Steam promotion. New players should find a “fresh world,” not one that is already occupied. The “new” world from the end of November didn’t last long.
With today’s patch, the new “Convenience” value is added and also the three announced traps make their way into the game, which is still in early access. Additionally, the military base has been revised, and players can now allow teammates to interact differently with the base. The overall spawn rate of weapons and ammunition has been decreased.
A Christmas event is also still active: Special zombies leave “special gifts” in survival mode. In Battle Royale, these come through air drops.
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An NPC from the Alpha of World of Warcraft: Legion is causing confusion. Who is the combative character referring to?
More than one R(h)onda
Who is she really? Definitely a R(h)onda!
A new NPC in the monk class hall quickly made the rounds on the internet. Kotaku reported that the character named “Rhonda <Master of San Soo>” was likely a reference to MMA fighter Ronda Rousey. The thought is quite logical, as both the character and the real figure are tough fighters. But that’s a misconception.
The NPC Rhonda is a tribute to a Blizzard employee – more precisely, the character’s appearance was even created by “herself”.
The Blizzard employee Rhonda Cox, mainly responsible for sound, music and voice acting in World of Warcraft, took the whole thing with humor.“Everyone thinks my WoW character is Ronda Rousey. Strangely enough, I have no problem with that!”
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How the confusion arose has also been clarified. In a dialogue with venturebeat, Ronda Cox said. “That is definitely my NPC. I created her myself, and Kung Fu San Soo is the martial art I practice.”
No one could have expected that more than one woman enjoys fighting, right?
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Regarding the rewards, they also thought: Instead of creating seasonal-specific legendary items, we prefer to give players a class set directly (featured image). These sets are obtained through Haedrig’s Gift as a reward for a seasonal journey, that is, when players reach and check off various milestones within a season.
Those who complete Chapter 4 of their seasonal journey are guaranteed to receive a full six-piece set of their class.
But be careful: Don’t be too greedy. The set adapts to the level and class at the moment you open it. So it’s better to wait for max level.
Additionally, with 2.4 and Season 5, there will also be a unique companion and portrait frame.
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US players found themselves in the position that we Europeans usually have: The alpha was running for them in the morning, at almost impossible times. For us Central Europeans, it was also difficult: Friday at 3 PM the server stress test began. It was over by 6:30 PM. 30 minutes longer than the stated minimum. Most would probably still have been working or otherwise occupied. Those hoping it would last into the evening were disappointed.
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In the Chinese version of Blade & Soul it is now taking off – at least in terms of price. Expensive wings will soon appear in the shop.
Free as a Bird
The Chinese version of Blade & Soul is getting some nice accessories – wings, to be precise. As a new feature in the game’s cash shop, soon the ladies and gentlemen of creation will be able to stock up on all sorts of flying aids. The variety ranges from bird-like wings to angel wings and large wings of butterflies and other insect species.
Although it was said that the wings would not turn the tide of a battle (they won’t allow flying either), they do grant small passive bonuses, which will likely leave some players a bit disheartened.
The wings are also not particularly cheap. The first set of two types of wings costs nearly $60, or about €50. Whether these items (and if so, at what price) will ever make it to our version of the game, however, is still questionable.
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