The Starlight Celebration in FF XIV takes place from Friday, December 18, at 8:00 a.m. until December 31 at 2:59 p.m. During this time, you can speak to reporter Collys in Limsa Lominsa. This is how you start the event and can participate in it. Reporter Collys is located in the Upper Decks zone at X:11 Y:12. During the Starlight Celebration, special seasonal quests can be completed.
As special rewards, there is a three-piece reindeer outfit consisting of hooves, antlers, and gloves. A two-piece “Saintly” set, consisting of a hat and beard – and a three-piece tree set with a tree and two decorations.
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As the next class of Blade & Soul the Blade Dancer is next to be presented – we take a look at its playstyle.
Small, cute, damn fast!
Currently, Blade & Soul, the Korean MMORPG with the fast combat system, is still in beta. The developers are using the time until release to present the various classes in more detail on the official homepage, this week it is the Blade Dancer – a class that can only be chosen by the small Lyn.
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Essentially, the Blade Dancer is not a completely new class, but a hybrid of the stances of the Blade Master and the elemental abilities of the Force Master. The two stances determine the type of damage, allowing you to deal lightning damage while in the appropriate stance the critical hit rate increases. In the base stance, the Blade Dancer inflicts wind damage and generates a different type of focus, which accelerates the fighter and enhances certain attacks.
Unlike the Blade Master, it is imperative for the Blade Dancer to specialize in one of the two types of damage sooner rather than later. Especially in PvP, the low health pool can quickly become the Blade Dancer’s downfall if opponents manage to catch the little rascals.
In PvP you have to be able to decide quickly – Defend or Attack?
The art of mastering the Blade Dancer in PvP lies in the sensible use of its resource, focus. Both its defensive and offensive abilities consume a high amount of focus, so an overzealous fighter might quickly find themselves without defense. In contrast, those who only desperately protect themselves lack the penetrative power to emerge victorious from the battle.
The developer studio Battlestate Games has released new information about the upcoming shooter MMO Escape from Tarkov.
First, the developers explain that Escape from Tarkov is primarily an MMO. The role-playing elements are just as important as the shooter combat system and the story. Additionally, it will not be a free-to-play game, but must be purchased normally.
Open game world that unlocks gradually
The game will offer various game modes, the first of which will be plot-based at release. Although there is a large play area of about 15 square kilometers, it is not fully accessible to players at the beginning. You must first master several scenarios, which will gradually unlock new locations. These scenarios will advance the game’s story. However, it will be possible to jump back to an earlier scenario at any time to search for more items and secrets.
Thus, you may even find hidden locations. Once you have mastered all scenarios, you will unlock the open game world and can explore it at your leisure. Each scenario will take place in an area of five to ten square kilometers. Later, additional game modes will be added, including arena battles.
A shooter MMO hybrid for core gamers
Escape from Tarkov is aimed at core gamers, because if the character dies in combat, it loses everything it has collected so far. If you are in a scenario, you must start it over.Those interested can now sign up for a closed beta test on the official MMO website, which will start in early 2016. The game’s release is planned for next year.
The Hamburg-based Goodgame Studios are currently under criticism for having terminated 15 employees who wanted to establish a works council. However, the game company denies these allegations.
The union Ver.di has also intervened in the matter and published a press release in which Gabriele Weinrich-Borg from Ver.di Hamburg stated: “Since this spring, we have been in contact with several employees to finally elect a works council at GOODGAME. The fact that almost all those who were engaged beforehand are being terminated at the same time speaks volumes. This raises the suspicion that an industry giant wants to attack the employees’ involvement in company decisions. The positive image of this company does not match its treatment of its employees. Four weeks of annual leave, many fixed-term contracts, and in some cases, there’s barely the minimum wage, and now these terminations – I call this clearly BADGAME!”
Operational dismissals?
The Goodgame Studios have also commented on the situation, stating that these would be operational dismissals unrelated to the establishment of a works council. They are even in discussions with Ver.di to allow a works council.
Operational dismissals are, however, difficult for a company to implement, especially when on one hand, they continue to advertise positions while on the other, cite performance deficiencies as a reason. Because these must be proven by the employer should the dismissed employees file a lawsuit at the labor court – which has already happened.
The most well-known game of the studio: Goodgame Empire
The lawsuit at the labor court has temporarily rendered the dismissal ineffective until negotiations produce other results. Thus, the employees belong to Goodgame Studios again and are allowed to participate in works meetings. Ver.di has already announced that it will call such a meeting together with these employees to discuss the establishment of a works council at Goodgame Studios.
If it indeed turns out in court proceedings that Goodgame Studios wanted to prevent the establishment of a works council, there could even be criminal consequences. However, this has not yet been established. It remains to be seen how this situation will develop.
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The next hero from Heroes of the Storm is coming soon – Lunara, the Dryad, leaps into the Nexus to defend nature.
A Daughter of Cenarius
Since Cho’Gall entered the Nexus, several weeks have passed without any significant updates in Heroes of the Storm. However, this is expected to change by the end of the year, as the next hero is on the way.
Lunara is the first daughter of the demigod Cenarius and thus a granddaughter of the moon goddess Elune. Like almost all creatures from the night elf lore, she stands for the defense of nature and confronts any being that wants to harm it. Blizzard has now released a spotlight video about her to introduce the Dryad in more detail:
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In Heroes of the Storm, Lunara is an assassin who stands out for her agility and has the highest base speed of all characters in the game. Let’s take a look at her abilities:
Her passive ability Nature’s Poison poisons all targets hit by her auto-attacks for 3 seconds. Subsequent attacks increase the number of poison stacks, up to a maximum of 3.
Toxic Blossom (Q) is a small area spell that explodes after a short delay, damaging all enemies in the target area.
Crippling Spores (W) increases the poison duration on all poisoned targets by 3 seconds and slows them by 40%. The slow fully wears off over 3 seconds.
The Wisp (E) is like a scouting probe but can be repositioned multiple times, providing a significant tactical advantage.
The first heroic ability Thornwood Vine deals moderate damage in a straight line over a long distance. It has up to 3 charges.
The second heroic ability Spear Leap allows Lunara to leap over an enemy, dealing moderate damage. It has up to 2 charges, enabling her to jump into and out of the opponent group.
Early concept art of the Dryad.
Until now, the announcement of a spotlight video nearly always meant that the character would be implemented into the game during the following maintenance.
When the Winterveil Patch goes live next Wednesday, her release date would be the night of December 22 – but that is pure speculation. An official date is still pending.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny, the raid boss Oryx is in the challenge mode today. What can the Guardians expect?
Once a week, one of the 3 bosses is selected for the “Challenge Mode.” Until now, nothing has changed in the fight itself, but the boss had to be defeated in a specific way for a bonus loot chest to appear.
Included in it was one of the last 3 calcified fragments and 320 raid items (hard mode) or 310 raid items (normal).
The first two challenges, the Warpriest and the ogre Golgoroth, have been defeated in recent weeks.
This week, starting from December 15th, Oryx is the last boss active in the challenge mode. Players are currently speculating on how they need to defeat him to fulfill his challenge. We will embed a live stream here and keep you updated as we learn more about the challenge mode Oryx.
How to defeat Oryx in the challenge mode and what rewards await
For the challenge mode Oryx, you must detonate all 16 bombs simultaneously. In each phase, you need to eliminate the ogres and knights, but do not let any bombs explode. 16 bombs bring Oryx to the brink of death at once. You then just need to finish him off.
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The rewards are: The emblem “Of Light and Hunger” and the ship “Judgment Karve.” In addition, you have the chance to get an artifact, a weapon, and a helmet (310 in normal mode, 320 in hard mode) in addition to the “normal loot.” Furthermore, there is the 50th calcified fragment for which you can pick up a Beltane shader from Eris.
It is unknown if there is also an exotic primary weapon hidden behind a time lock.
Oryx in the live ticker – the tale of his downfall
Update 11:15: So far, there have been no noticeable progress. Several tactics have been tried, but none have been successful.
Update 11:20:The first reports are emerging that Oryx has been defeated. So far, the rewards include the emblem “Of Light and Hunger” and a ship “Judgment Karve”. The team that achieved this is still quite reserved. Perhaps they themselves are not entirely sure what they did differently. It will take some time.
Update 11:35: The people who have achieved it say: 1 runner is enough. “16 Orbs” – it is currently assumed that the bombs should not be detonated until 16 of them are lying around – and then all at once. This has not been confirmed yet.
Update: 11:40: Yes, it seems to be emerging that this is working. The first raid teams can confirm it. Collect 16 orbs, runners do not matter. Detonate all 16 bombs at once to defeat Oryx.
Update 11:50: The first are handing in the quest for 50 calcified fragments with Eris. Reward: The Beltane shader. No other surprises yet. This was the quest that kept players busy for so long.
Update 12:05:Loot from Oryx hard mode directly: 320 helmet or primary weapon and a 320 artifact (310 in normal mode), plus the ship and the emblem.
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In the upcoming MMO shooter The Division, fans are puzzled about how the raids or the endgame will look.
The Alpha is over for now, and in March, The Division is set to be released for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, but surprisingly little is known about the actual activities. What is happening in the endgame? After all, that will determine whether players put a game aside after “completing the story” or keep pulling it out and get into the dreaded MMO “rhythm.”
YouTuber Arekkz has compiled statements from the developers dating back to 2013 that talk about “multi-group activities.” At least 8 people should be involved in these activities.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny , a new weekly Nightfall strike is happening on December 15. The Oryx challenge is running. And when is the Iron Banner coming in December?
When is the Iron Banner coming in December?
The fate of the Iron Banner in December is clarified. Many had been wondering: Is it coming over Christmas? When does it start? Bungie had announced that an alternative Iron Banner armor would be brought for PlayStation players.
The answer is here now: The Iron Banner will start immediately AFTER the end of the Sparrow Racing Event . Lord Saladin will come on December 29. Then the December Iron Banner starts.
Next Iron Banner? December 29th. Once SRL concludes, Lord Saladin returns to the Tower. Gear announcements to come. Stay tuned.
The most important thing today probably: The challenge mode Oryx in the raid is active. The objective is to defeat the raid boss in a very specific way. The catch: You can only find out what that way is through trial and error.
The rewards in the last two weeks were spectacular: 320 raid items.
This time there is another special feature: Players can receive the 50th calcified fragment.What happens then is still unknown: a cool exotic weapon or a damp handshake from Eris Morn, some raisins, and a shader – anything is possible. This is probably the last big secret in Destiny. Depending on how the raid teams progress, it should be revealed in a few hours.
Sneak peek at this week’s upcoming raid challenge: Four Oryxes. Fouryx, basically. (Slams four days.)
The marketing head of Destiny, Eric Osborne, tweeted mysteriously “Four Oryxes, Fouryx”, which is the hint. Maybe he just wanted to promote his Twitter account. Part of the excitement is always figuring out what the challenge mode is.
Exposure: Guardians’ shields are strengthened but do not regenerate
T3 boss in Oryx’s courtyard this week: Thalnok
The T3 boss in Oryx’s courtyard this week is Thalnok, also known as Mini Crota. The fight against him plays out like a miniature version of the Crota fight.
Are there tips, tricks, videos for the challenges this week?
Throughout the day, once the Oryx stress is over, we will present videos for each challenge in Destiny here.
Here you can see the current T3 boss in Oryx’s courtyard, Thalnok. He is active from December 15 to December 22.
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Tomorrow, ARK: Survival Evolved comes to Xbox One. Players will be able to host their own servers – but there’s a small catch …
The Dinos Want a Replacement Xbox
ARK: Survival Evolved was the survival hit of 2015. Milestone after milestone, the game attracted more and more players to the mysterious island, building homes, taming wild dinosaurs, and bringing death and destruction to enemy player tribes. In the not-too-distant future, specifically tomorrow, on December 16, the game will be part of the Game Preview program on Xbox One.
The game is even optimized for Xbox One so well that, according to Jesse Rapczak, co-founder of Studio Wildcard, players can host their own servers. 50-70 players should be able to play smoothly on these private servers. Normally, one would need an expensive PC for this and would have to figure out how to do it.
The only catch: This will likely consume all the processing power of the Xbox One. So, anyone wanting to do this will need a second console.
Furthermore, it is still unclear whether this feature will be available at launch since – just like with the PC version – ARK is still in development and numerous changes will be made before the release in June 2016.
Additionally, the controller scheme has been significantly improved compared to the PC version, the game’s director explained in an interview.
Mein-MMO thinks: In theory, hosting a private server on a second Xbox One is surely a nice thing. However, the average gamer will question who this is meant for. Very few gamers likely have a “spare” Xbox lying around in case the first one fails.
This feature – if it does come as such – sounds more like a theoretical gimmick than a truly feasible practice. The only conceivable situation would be if a whole group of people pooled their resources to buy a community console that then functions as a server – but this will probably be the exception rather than the rule.
Spellweaver TCG is a game that is inspired by competitors like Magic or Hearthstone, but it also brings its own aspects and is thus different enough.t.
Every new account will receive 100,000 additional gold until the end of the year if they provide GOLD4DPEOPLE during registration. This amount is sufficient to purchase 8 additional booster packs or 2 additional starter decks.
As the game is in open beta and is free to play, undecided players can also take a look at it for testing. At least if there is a general interest in such card games.
6 New Heroes
During the closed beta, there was something akin to a crowdfunding campaign. The funds for development were already available, and additional funds could be provided to select a goal. For example, a draft mode. One of these goals was new heroes for the factions.
While they are not quite as decisive in deck building as Hearthstone, as they do not limit the available cards, each hero has unique abilities that can indeed have a significant impact on the game. Additional heroes complicate the balancing but ideally bring more variety.
New Game Board
The game board is a constant companion and should be set up in such a way that no manual is needed to operate it. In addition to good visibility, aesthetics are also valued. It should at least be presentable, and ideally, it should be as detailed as Blizzard’s titles. Although some might prefer fewer effects.
Throughout the development, the Spellweaver game field experienced several revisions. Mostly visual, as in the latest update. The background, card edges, and card animations have been adjusted. The changes are coherent and represent a consistent improvement. It was also noted that further improvements are possible until the release.
Rating Race
This is a system that rewards those who lead the leaderboard. They are rewarded with gold or the in-game shop currency Crystals. However, it is still subject to constant changes.
Currently, there is a tiered reward system for the top 50 players who lead the monthly leaderboard. So that it is not decided after just a few days who stays at the top and who does not, there is a weekly decay of the ratings. The points of all players are adjusted every Friday to a base value of 1000. Those with over 1000 points lose some, while those below receive some. The ratio of players to each other remains the same. This means everyone retains their previous position. Only the difference in absolute numbers has become smaller. This prevents the top 50 from gaining too large a distance, allowing others to catch up.
Other Innovations
Updates are released at regular intervals. For example, card backs, friendship systems, and chat systems have been added. There was also an adjustment of gold rewards. This is indeed a beta. This means that experimental changes are also being made. For example, there were several adjustments to the life points. First, they increased to 25, but later they were reduced again to 20 because games were too slow. Those who do not want radical upheavals should therefore wait until the release.
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Such innovations often come with compensation. When life was reduced, Crystals were granted as compensation. This way, one does not have to be upset that they just purchased cards for a specific deck, whose strategy no longer works. All in all, it’s a fair system.
If you are tired of beta early access models, you won’t have to wait long anymore. The release is planned for the end of January 2016.
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In the survival MMO H1Z1, players will soon introduce a new value related to comfort.
Hey, just because everyone is dead and has been resurrected as zombies, you don’t have to forgo the small pleasures of life, think the developers of H1Z1.
In addition to health, stamina, energy, and thirst, a new value called “Comfort” will be introduced. As it is intended, it has more of a “minor effect.”
Players can increase their comfort value by sitting next to a campfire or by consuming “good food.” The better and more refined the meal, the higher the value increases. Eating an orange doesn’t provide the same luxury as enjoying a delicious pastry.
Simply being away from the campfire will gradually decrease the value. Being attacked by animals or zombies also makes players feel uncomfortable quickly.
At a high comfort value, players have a 10% improved regeneration rate for stamina and health. With an average value, there’s still a bonus of 5%, but with a low value, there’s no bonus anymore.
For more about the survival MMO H1Z1, which is still in early access on PC and is supposed to come to PlayStation 4 later, you can read on our H1Z1 page.
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Former subscribers can take a look at the latest expansion of Star Wars: The Old Republic: completely free of charge.
A Mail Away from the Story…
If you’ve been unsure whether the latest expansion of Star Wars: The Old Republic is really worth it, you can now see for yourself. The first chapter of “Knights of the Fallen Empire”, “The Hunt”, is now available for all former subscribers free of charge. In the nearly hour-long intro, the story of the expansion gets underway, and important details about the state of affairs in the galaxy are clarified – foremost, the eternal Emperor Valkorion, who has established an entirely new form of rule.
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However, there is a small hurdle: to gain access to the first chapter, you must be registered for the SWTOR newsletter. Those who haven’t done so in the past need not despair, as you can still register later on the official SWTOR site.
As part of the promotion, you can also create a character directly at level 60 – so it’s not necessary to level any existing characters manually first.
The offer is valid until January 4, 2016, so there is plenty of time to take a first look at the expansion during the holidays.
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Bungie has selected videos of the week for the MMO shooter Destiny . This time they are monstrous or at least show monstrous performances.
For the video of the week, Bungie chose this fantastic Crucible clip from the Trials of Osiris: “And stay dead!” it is titled. It has a bit of a zombie apocalypse vibe.
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If you made a video that you think: The guys on the internet should check this out, send it to us via the Mein-MMO contact form. Maybe your Guardian in Destiny will become the star of the week.
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The download for the first closed beta of the Korean action MMORPG Black Desert has started.
Nearly 28 gigabytes is the beta client for Black Desert. Since 4:00 PM players can make their connections glow and stare at filling bars. The favorite pastime of every MMORPG player.
To participate in the beta, you must redeem your key, and then you can download the client. On a few websites, there is still the possibility to obtain a key. Black Desert also distributed beta access through its homepage.
In ELOA, Christmas is celebrated, while simultaneously raising the level cap and introducing new areas with fresh quests.
First Patch is a Christmas Gift
Just launched three weeks ago, the action MMORPG Elite Lord of Alliance (or ELOA for short) received its first content update just a few days ago. Not only a Christmas event was introduced, but the level cap was also raised, with new zones, enemies, and quests added. The cute manga-style heroes are thus offered plenty of adventures during the cold winter days.
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In the new zone “Brimstone Mine,” all players starting at level 30 can enjoy new quests and enemies. To feel a noticeable progress, the level cap has been raised from 30 to 35.
The fortress Baratan has been adorned with festive Christmas decorations, and numerous enchanted snowmen with little gifts roam around there – players are encouraged to simply right-click on one to snag a little extra.
There are new missions in the mine for all players, leading up to level 35.
As the last major novelty, there is a new dungeon, the “Crevice of Chaos”, available to players once a day.
Further, smaller changes address social features, such as reducing the chat range for many requests to prevent spam. Work has also been done on graphic settings, especially players on older computers should experience a better gameplay experience and encounter drastic FPS drops less frequently.
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The fans of Star Citizen are on top of the world and are celebrating the 100 million US dollars their game has raised through crowdfunding with possibly the best middle finger emote in the MMO genre.
It is certainly not the friendliest way to celebrate a success, but still, it’s being seen at the moment:
“For all the doubters, we have this message,” is read in the popular reddit/gaming, and then comes a gif with the flipping middle finger.
There have been some controversies surrounding Star Citizen recently. Critics consider the whole project to be a sham that will never appear. The developers would be enjoying the enormous sums while the workforce would merely serve to continuously develop new tech demos and design new spaceships.
Fans, on the other hand, trust the mastermind Chris Roberts and his team, believing they will manage the ambitious project. It takes time, and difficulties arise – with a project of such dimensions, that is to be expected.
In this issue of the Respec column, we present the science fiction MMO Project Genom and discuss the launch of the third pre-alpha of Shards Online. Additionally, Alpha 2.0 of Star Citizen is a topic, just like Shroud of the Avatar.
Project Genom
The science fiction MMORPG Project Genom has managed to get the green light on Steam. This means that the interesting online game will also be released on Steam. This naturally motivates the developers to really push forward.
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However, to implement all ideas, they need money. Therefore, you can support the developers by purchasing various founder packages. Project Genom places you on the planet Avalon, where humanity has retreated after the destruction of Earth. But the enemy of humanity has now also reached this world…
The MMO mixes shooter with MMORPG elements and aims to create a living world with global events and a story where your decisions determine the fate of the world.
Shards Online
The pre-alpha 3 of the sandbox MMORPG Shards Online has started. Backers can try out some new features before the game transitions into the “real” alpha phase in early 2016. In this phase, three new maps will be integrated. The developers explain that they are approaching Shards Online differently than other MMO developers do with their games.
They will not create a gigantic, open game world where there will be little to do at launch. Instead, they are creating smaller “shards” and filling them with content. Over time, they will expand the universe with more and more shards so that players regularly have something new to do.
Star Citizen
The success story of the science fiction MMORPG Star Citizen continues, as the developers have now surpassed the 100 million US dollar mark through their ongoing crowdfunding campaign!In addition, Alpha 2.0 has now been rolled out to all backers. This allows anyone who financially contributes to the game to explore a small part of the game universe together with others, fly spaceships, exit into space, or land on space stations and engage in hot shooter battles. This gives a first taste of what Star Citizen will offer at release.
Shroud of the Avatar
The developers of the MMO single-player hybrid Shroud of the Avatar announce a major event with “(New) Britannia’s Next Top Model” where participants can win a lot of gold for the game in the model competition. Additionally, a new trailer has been released showcasing the world, and next week, Pre-Alpha 25 is set to start in time for Christmas.
The next version aims to focus more on new story content by integrating additional scenes relevant to the story. Furthermore, it should be possible to plant crops, and guild wars will be introduced.
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You can slowly feel that the holiday season is approaching, as there is a bit less activity in the realm of indie MMOs than usual. Let’s see how it looks in the coming week.
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At the Free2Play MMORPG Skyforge , Christmas is being celebrated. We have organized a raffle worth €250.
Christmas is also celebrated in the world of Skyforge, where everyone is a god.
Between December 10 and January 6, winter festival challenges are active, where snow crystals can be won. Between 9 AM and 1 PM, as well as between 6 PM and 10 PM, oceanids are hidden in the snowdrifts in the park. They must be found.
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Not hidden, but obvious, is a gift every day under your Christmas tree, placed there by a mysterious giver.
You can win fireworks, headgear, New Year costumes, and special costume variants.
10 Packages to Win
Additionally, the Allods team has released new packages for Christmas. The Archer Package (€19.99) and the Canoneer Package (worth €34.99) are new in the game’s shop. We at Mein MMO are raffling off 5 Archer Packages and 5 Canoneer Packages in cooperation with the Allods team. Each grants access to the class, along with some additional bonuses!
To participate in the raffle, you simply need to enter a valid email address in the following field and hope for a bit of luck in the drawing.
The raffle is closed.
The raffle is run by Godankey, and data is not stored for commercial purposes but solely for the drawing of the total of 10 packages. The deadline for participation is December 16, 2015, at 4 PM. Afterwards, you should check your inbox to see if you are among those selected randomly. Participation is free, and legal recourse is excluded. A redemption, self-collection, or cash payment of the prize is not possible.
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In the fantasy MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online, extensive changes are planned for PvP. Most will be realized in the Thieves Guild, the upcoming DLC.
The topic in The Elder Scrolls Online over the last few weeks: How do we change Cyrodiil? How will PvP be in 2016? There’s a lot planned. In the last stream show, PvP chief Brian Wheeler answered questions.
Imperial City, castle swapping, and the zerg
The Imperial City in The Elder Scrolls Online is set in stone, but that doesn’t mean it will always stay that way. Changes are also being considered for this. However, they want to discuss it once they are sure of what they are doing. Ideas are being discussed like “individual districts could be controlled, which would give bonuses to the faction or they could respawn there.”
In Cyrodiil, they don’t want “castle swapping”, where attackers take a castle and immediately give it up so that defenders can reclaim the castle. They’ve seen this in other games and find it atrocious, so they want to avoid it. Thus, they are struggling to raise the rewards for conquering a castle, even though they desire these sieges.
They want to reward small groups and solo players more strongly. Currently, players receive a 10% bonus for each team member in their group, up to a maximum of 250%. In the future, this value will be capped at 50%. However, the value for “all players” will be doubled. For full groups, this will mean slightly fewer points, but significantly more for solo players and small groups. This aims to make it clear that “zerging” is not the only way to succeed. This is expected to come with the next DLC, the Thieves Guild.
Performance is set to improve long-term
Regarding PvP performance: The problem with performance is that individual abilities, procs, or certain effects are checked for all players within the “range” of each player. This overwhelms the server when a lot of these checks occur.
Battlegrounds, or structured PvP, are a long-term goal for The Elder Scrolls Online. The previous elements shown for testing are said to have been held together by “band-aids and gum.” When they bring this, it will be done correctly and competitively. This will take time.
They are also working on duels. When this is implemented, players can duel anyone anywhere, except in certain protected zones. However, a duel does not protect players in Cyrodiil from being interrupted by others.
Siege weapons to change with the Thieves Guild
Siege weapons are set to change. In the TESO forum, Brian Wheeler has already presented some ideas, which were hotly debated. We quote from the German forum thread on this.
All changes listed below are currently still being tested on our internal servers and could change before reaching the public test server (PTS) and the live servers.
The damage of all siege weapons has been increased by about 30%, and we are currently considering raising this further.
Slows have been standardized for all siege weapons that cause this effect (ice ball trebuchets, lightning ballistae, oil catapults, etc.). They now slow by 50% and the effect lasts 6 seconds.
All side effects caused by siege weapons (slowing, reduced healing, increased siege weapon damage) can no longer be removed.
Oil catapults receive a new effect that causes “stamina damage” and drains about 5000 stamina from enemy targets.
Lightning ballistae receive a new effect that causes “magicka damage” and drains about 5000 magicka from enemy targets.
Ballistae can now turn faster and the “spread” variable has been removed, so you will now hit your target with 100% certainty.
Sunder Shot now causes an effect that increases siege weapon damage by 20%. This value was originally 10%.
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Equipment will become stronger – new vendors coming
Also still under discussion
The forward camps will return.
Some sets will be raised to VR 16
Perhaps on two days a week, there will be special vendors in Cyrodiil. They will arrive at a specific time in a specific location. They sell the Undaunted sets, with the offerings changing weekly. The prices will be relatively high. Clearly, a way for PvP players to secure desirable PvE gear. Wheeler’s description sounds a bit like vendor Xur in Destiny.
There is currently also a heated discussion about the notorious AE Cap for attributes, and we will certainly hear more about that.
There will be a PvP campaign where champion points don’t count.
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The latest patch of ArcheAge brought numerous innovations and also the return of the Wintermaiden Festival.
Christmas also arrives in ArcheAge
ArcheAge received a new patch on December 9, which brought some changes. The update named “Wintermaiden” added numerous new items to the shop, but also implemented many simplifications and improvements to the game. Let’s take a quick look at the highlights.
Improvements and Simplifications
The feedback from the players has been taken to heart and numerous improvements have been made. Above all, the Ayanad system has been simplified to accommodate frustrated players a bit. The former nearly 20 different designs have now been made into three simplified variants. This means that you no longer need to obtain the exact design of your favorite weapon, but simply one of the overarching categories. For the desired sword, for example, a “design for Ayanad weapons.”
A new type of gem, the “refined Lunagems” is also intended to reduce frustration. While inserting these gems can still fail, the gems already in the weapon will not be destroyed! This is meant to give players a safe way to further upgrade weapons without fearing to lose all progress.
Endless Decorations in the Marketplace
Plenty of decorations are available in the shop.
Of course, no season should pass without introducing a few innovations for the in-game shop. To decorate your houses, there are numerous decorations, from colorful fairy lights to Christmas stars to decorated Christmas trees, you can decorate your home more lavishly than an average American suburban street.
The Wintermaiden Festival itself is celebrated in the areas of Marianople and Cape Solis and lasts the entire month. So there is plenty of time to complete the various missions and then stuff your bags with cool rewards from the numerous vendors.
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