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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A new trailer has been released for the fantasy MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, which is supposed to put players in a festive mood. The player count is also announced.
The breath is visible in the winter night air. While a Santa Claus flies on his Chocobo in front of the full moon and delivers gifts, Lalafells in funny moose costumes look up at the sky. Square Enix is in a festive mood and is celebrating this with a cute trailer.
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Well, no one has probably ever said: I wish FF XIV was a bit cuter and cheesier! But if not at Christmas, then when?
By the way, Final Fantasy XIV proudly announces the current player count at the end of the video – now standing at 5 million adventurers worldwide. Those who say: That’s as many as WoW! Yes! No, Square Enix means the total number of created accounts, not the active ones. They had already advertised with the 5 million in the summer.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny there have been hints about a new exotic scout rifle since last week. Could it be related to the MIDA Multi-Tool? Or is it a special reward for 50 calcified fragments?
With the patch came the questions. As Guardians fetched their old and hopefully future favorite weapon, the scout rifle MIDA Multi-Tool, a new “slot” opened up in their collections for an exotic weapon, a scout rifle.
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The questions started to pile up: Where can you find it? What’s it about? Because it seems like a new exotic weapon has been added to the game since last Tuesday, which no one has found yet.
Is it related to the MIDA or the calcified fragments?
At the moment there are three theories. One says: This new exotic weapon is “somehow linked to the MIDA”, some secret is waiting for us. Oh my God, we need to comb through all the Daily stuff immediately and turn everything upside down. This theory has become less popular since the community had already gone totally crazy twice, while the relevant exotics were tied to “time locks” and could not be found before a certain date.
Theory 2: It’s a bug, something went wrong. At first, it seemed that Xbox players were shown the Jade Rabbit . Others said it was the Fate of All Fools, which was mistakenly listed. But at the moment, it seems to be these two weapons.
The third theory states: It has nothing to do with the MIDA, this “scout rifle” is surely the weapon available for 50 calcified fragments. It is the “raid exotic”, maybe an “upgraded Touch of Malice.”
Maybe it really is an exotic weapon. Until now, it was speculated that it could be an upgrade of the Touch of Malice possibly to attack value 330. Either way: Tomorrow will be exciting in Destiny. We will report back promptly.
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The survival MMO Ark Survival Evolved is set to appear in Game Preview soon on Xbox One. The creator is optimistic, especially regarding performance.
Ark Survival Evolved is the summer hit on Steam. The dino MMO made headlines in the wake of Jurassic World. It came almost out of nowhere and impressed players with a survival concept, dinos, and communicative developers.
However: The performance was catastrophic, especially at the beginning of Early Access. Even powerful PCs struggled to run the Unreal Engine 4 game smoothly. How will such a resource-heavy game work on the Xbox One console?
In an interview, Jesse Rapczak now spoke about the port of Ark Survival Evolved to Xbox One. Microsoft approached them, saying “You’re doing well in Early Access on PC, why not join our Game Preview program for Xbox One?” And they wanted to.
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The director of Ark, Jesse Rapczak, is optimistic that they will surprise the players. They were able to optimize the game for Xbox One. It looks great, runs wonderfully and smoothly – servers will handle a maximum of 70 players.
In Early Access on PC, they earned a reputation for not having the best optimization, Rapczak admits. In the beginning, they added so much to Ark that performance suffered. Now, with the port to Xbox, they took their time to optimize the game. They said, “We have a great game, let’s make sure it runs really well.”
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In the interview, there were still some anecdotes. They observed with some concern a survey: What theme should the next Far Cry game have? In the survey, dinosaurs shot to the top. When Ubisoft then announced Far Cry Primal, the Ark creators breathed a sigh of relief: no dinosaurs. Now they look forward to Far Cry Primal and will enjoy the game.
And if people want dinos, they still have to come to Ark.
Ark is set to be playable in Game Preview on Xbox One starting Wednesday, December 16th. The official release, also for PC and PlayStation 4, is scheduled for June 2016.
Thanks to our reader Niklas Diemann for the tip!
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Fans have now made a video for the online shooter Star Wars Battlefront that looks like a cinematic.
Rogue – Cinematic Movie, is the 2:50 piece by “The Two Scotsmen.” The clip takes place on the forest planet Endor. In the background, as is often the case in Star Wars Battlefront, a skirmish is raging between the Alliance and the Empire. With great audio, the film indeed looks like a cutscene directly from the game.
The video once again proves that the Empire’s stormtroopers are probably hindered in their vision by the helmet, making it hard for them to hit anything. Even flying seems to be a bit of a challenge because of the helmet…
With Heroes of the Storm, the Winter Veil festival arrives and brings nice gifts – including a 2 week booster for all diligent players.
Skins, Mounts, and a Small Gift
Blizzard is hosting the Winter Veil festival, so it is not surprising that the Nexus of Heroes of the Storm is also completely caught by the spirit of Father Winter. As last year, there are some special skins available for purchase only during the festivities, including two new additions. But even more gifts await the players!
New Skins for Adorable Undead
In addition to the Father Winter Skin for Rehgar, the Winter Veil Jaina Skin is also returning to the shop and is available for a limited time. But the Banshee Queen, Sylvanas, won’t let that slide and also dresses up in a hot winter outfit. As “Sugarplum Sylvanas“, she will soon bribe minions and towers with sweets, no longer shooting at her. Accompanying her is her loyal undead servant “Father Winter’s Little Helper“, who always has an open belly full of gifts – or so it seems.
It is also important to mention that the prices of the Winter Veil skins have been halved – Blizzard had extended the “Black Friday” sale, which lasts until the end of the year. So anyone looking to snag some cheap skins should do so before the New Year.
2 Week Booster – Only for Diligent Gamers
Appropriate to the event, there is also a special quest – or rather, two. Those who play diligently over the holidays will enjoy a booster that provides a substantial bonus to earned experience points and gold.
Gold and EXP await all who complete a Winter Veil quest.
Those who complete 15 games will receive a 4-day booster as a reward.
If you are even more persistent and play 50 games, you will receive another 10 days of booster time extra.
Both tasks can be completed simultaneously – so anyone who completes the first mission will have already achieved 15 of the 50 required games for the second.
A Free Mount for a Limited Time
Sugarplum Sylvanas on her Gift Treasure Goblin.
During the event, there is a special Treasure Goblin mount adorned with all sorts of Christmas decorations and gifts. However, this mount will not be available for purchase, but will be freely available to all players for the duration of the festivities. Anyone who has always wanted to ride into battle on a Treasure Goblin can now fulfill that dream.
Cortyn presents the 7 best cards of the Explorer League from Hearthstone, which will likely be found in many decks for the long term.
The League of Extraordinary Cards
The adventure “The Explorer League” from Hearthstone has reached its conclusion, and since last Thursday, the 4th wing “Hall of Explorers” has been accessible to all players. But which cards are actually useful and which are just for fun decks? Here I present my top 7 of the new cards. You are welcome to have a different opinion and express it in the comments.
Rank 7: Entombed
The Priest card Entombed is essentially a weaker version of Mind Control, as it takes the opponent’s minion and adds it to your deck.
The lower mana cost of 6 allows you to steal an early Dr. Boom while also expanding your own deck with a card – an advantage that often comes into play in long battles.
Every Paladin will quietly weep when you take their Tirion away and it wanders into your deck.
Rank 6: Rafaam’s Curse
Rafaam’s Curse is the first card to transfer the principle of DOTs from Warlocks in World of Warcraft into the card game. For 2 mana, it is played and deals at least the same amount of damage to the opponent on their next turn.
That might not sound particularly strong at first, but it is an absolute nightmare for Ice Block mages! This is because the curse deals damage on the opponent’s turn – and secrets are not triggered then.
Just to defeat Frost mages, this curse can already be worth it.
Rank 5: Arch-Thief Rafaam
Rafaam is an incredibly good card, as the three artifacts drawn from it (+10/+10 to a minion, 10 random damage to enemies, full board with 3/3 Zombies) are all worth their 10 mana.
However, in my view, this is a typical “Win More” card that you play when you already have the upper hand.
This card is not really suitable for turning the game around – but it is still powerful enough to occasionally tip the scales.
Rank 4: Keeper of Uldaman
The Keeper of Uldaman will find a place in almost every Paladin deck. Its versatility makes it an incredibly useful card. It can not only weaken big enemies, like molten giants to a cute 3/3, but also significantly upgrade your own minions (like the Silver Hand recruits). The only downside is when it is the only option and the opponent already has a weak minion on the field. However, this scenario is so rare that it is unlikely to occur.
In the Arena, this card is an absolute must-have. I was able to play a deck with 6 Keepers of Uldaman in recent days – it was my first 12-run in the Arena.
On the next page, you will see ranks 3-1 of the best cards from “The Explorer League”.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny there is a new chest armor for Hunters called the ATS/8 Tarantella. What can the Spider Armor do?
The Tarantella has been found sporadically since TTK, now it is officially in Destiny. Hunters wonder: What is the purpose of the chest armor? What do the properties of the Tarantella do exactly?
The ATS/8 Tarantella can be obtained like all exotic armor pieces from Year 2 from Xur through exotic engrams or from Year 2 activities such as the raid, the Nightfall strike, and other activities that Hunters engage in the world of Destiny. Using three of the coins will increase your chances.
What makes the ATS/8 Tarantella special in Destiny.
The Tarantella reduces the Arc damage dealt by “Minions of Darkness,” and also causes Arc grenades and the Arc blade to charge faster.
With additional perks, you can either reduce Arc elemental damage or increase armor when using an Arc focus. Both options provide slightly better defense. With other choice perks, either portable ammunition increases or a single stat – these are standard perks.
The armor is suitable for Blade Dancers and should only be considered with this class.
How quickly can I get Super and Grenade back with the Tarantella?
The effects of the perks on the recharge speed of Super and Grenade look like this:
At Tier 5 Intelligence, the time until Super is recharged goes from 3:59 to 3:27
Without Int armor, the time drops from 4:53 to 4:15
For grenades, the time it takes to get a new one at Tier 5 Discipline: 25.8 seconds without the Tarantella; and 22.4 seconds with it
Without DIS, you get the grenade back after 56.2 seconds, with the Tarantella at 48.7 seconds
As you can see: It is “somewhat” faster to use grenades and Super again, but not significantly so.
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The experts from PlanetDestiny say: The problem in PvP is that the reduced Arc damage only works against “Minions of Darkness,” so not in PvP against other Guardians. No one should expect to become a hardcore badass just because they wear the Tarantella. You don’t survive significantly more with it.
In PvE, the Blade Dancer is not necessarily the first choice among Guardian subclasses.
The Tarantella is basically designed to make a Blade Dancer a bit “tougher” and to get their grenades and Super back a bit faster. However, the question is whether you really want to sacrifice the exotic slot for that and be locked into the Blade Dancer subclass.
With the Mask of the Third Man (Crucible) or Mark of Alpha Lupi (in Osiris) there are strong alternatives to the chest armor for every occasion. In the Trials of Osiris, the Tarantella could be quite useful. And as so often, it is true: If you realize you can throw grenades like no other and the Tarantella fits perfectly into your play style: Then it is definitely a great choice.
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The Game Director of Overwatch talks about the planned progression system and the ranked game mode.
Finally, Progress is Visible
In an interview with Eurogamer, Jeff Kaplan, the Game Director of Overwatch, answered many questions regarding the game’s beta. The focus was on statements about the time after the “break” – because the game’s beta is offline until the end of January 2016. Kaplan clearly pointed out what the team is currently working on and what players can look forward to – but also what they will likely miss.
Long demanded, now it’s coming: Progress is visible!
Progression System – Pure Cosmetics
If the beta starts again next time (i.e., at the end of January), they intend to have a progression system implemented in the game. The developers were particularly concerned that the system does not restrict players in any way – they should not feel forced into a particular playstyle just to fill a bar faster. For this reason, everything in the progression system will be purely cosmetic, there will definitely be no increase in damage or healing.
Spray logos are a way of customization.
Since fans responded well to the various skins of the origin version, there will be consideration for “further customization options” that will accompany the system. Most likely, these are the spray logos that were extracted from the game data earlier – whether there will be more is still uncertain.
Ranked Games – Important, but Not Mandatory for the Launch
Because many players demanded a ranked mode, they are working hard on it. However, it may well be that this mode will not be finished by launch and will be added later. According to current plans, they want to focus on full 6-person teams, as many other games have already shown that “randoms” do not get along well, and they want to avoid toxic chats at all costs, as this would negatively affect the enjoyment of the game for all involved.
Ranked games will only be available with a fixed team – because friends tend to forgive each other more.
In conclusion, there is good news for everyone who has not yet entered the beta: There will be at least one more wave of invitations – a precise timing for this is not yet available.
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Guild Wars 2 joins the winter events – in Divinity’s Reach, there are numerous activities to complete to celebrate the cold season.
Snowball Fights and Gifts for Orphans
This year, the “Wintersday” event returns to Guild Wars 2 – however, Lion’s Arch is spared from the festivities this time. Instead, all players must head to Divinity’s Reach in a festive party mood to participate in various activities and earn plenty of rewards.
Wintersday returns – it’s raining gifts!
Under the decorated trees, players can open daily gifts, rewarding them with small presents, and the daily snowman building mission returns as well.
If you want to earn some karma, think of the orphans by purchasing various weapon skins (like the Princess’s Wand) for about 500 karma, wrapping them in gift wrap, and then handing them over to the orphans.
You’ll be rewarded with nearly 1500 karma, making it a great way to earn a lot of purple points.
Also returning is the 5-player instance “Tixx’s Infinirarium,” the bell ensemble, and the winter wonderland. In the snowball mayhem, revenants now also have a unique ability that allows them to create a devastating snowball aura around them.
You can also refresh your own miniature collection a bit; there are three new Skritt, each carrying a different number of packages.
Lastly, there is also a winter backpack and – for heavy players with a lot of endurance – the possibility to craft a shoulder item that creates a permanent snow effect above the player. However, this effect does not work with costumes.
The patch for Wintersday will be released next Tuesday; it is still unknown whether the festivities will start immediately. The event is accessible to all players, but Free2Play users must have reached at least character level 10 to participate in the various activities.
Now the first ones could finally participate, the problem is: The game is still under an NDA. Nevertheless, a multitude of opinions are emerging, and they are mostly positive.
The immersion, the interface, graphics and sound, the shooting mechanics, especially the “taking cover” feature are almost unanimously praised. “The game has a good foundation,” says a user on reddit, “it will be interesting to see how it looks with more detail.”
Because even in the Alpha, there wasn’t too much content to see. Another user on reddit expresses concerns: “When you engage in an encounter, you finish it.” Hopefully, the map isn’t solved too quickly. And how the game will play out in the endgame and how it intends to keep players engaged once all skills are unlocked is still a question.
The impressions are quite unanimous. The short opinions due to the NDA reflect a cautious enthusiasm. This is the game they have been waiting for. It hits the Clancy tone, immersing you with sound and graphics into this world.
Experience shows that MMOs often start with too little content
My MMO thinks: This is certainly not a comprehensive picture, and you should not overvalue such Alpha impressions. MMO players know that even weak games can have strong zones. But the comments about the “good foundation” are reassuring, especially when one had the negative reports in mind beforehand. An MMO with flawless gameplay must go very wrong to earn a bad reputation.
That “The Division”, like almost every MMO game, will have a rough phase at the beginning with bugs and exploits must still be taken into account. And that the appetite of players is likely greater than what The Division can offer at the beginning is highly probable.
All releases of such games in recent years have shown us time and again: The development of MMOs is a marathon, where the release is just a stage, not the goal.
Additionally, the team at Massive faces the challenge of transitioning from a “developer team” that can work in peace to a “live team” that is under constant pressure and public scrutiny. This, as MMO developers often say, is a tough adjustment that no one can prepare for.
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But we don’t want to paint the apocalypse on the wall: Bugs disappear, content usually comes over time, and studios can adapt to changing conditions – as long as the foundation is solid, the gameplay is really fun, and the game’s DNA is intact – and that is indicated by the reports from testers.
The images in the article are leaked screenshots from the Alpha.
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In the new MMORPG Devilian there has been a rough awakening for players on the Seadrift server in the last few hours: Their items were gone.
Devilian is only a few days old: It is the hot phase, players log in, want to advance as quickly as possible, gain a lead, and pull ahead.
Then the shock: You log in after a server reset on Saturday evening and all items are simply missing.
Trion Worlds has tried to respond quickly to the problem. They said last night: “We are receiving some reports that players have lost progress or items after the restart of Seadrift. We are working hard on this, you don’t all need to write tickets, we are taking care of it.”
But it turned out exactly that way. Players took to the barricades, countless tickets are being written. I paid for these items, founders shout, now I can’t use them. Scandal!
Trion Worlds is working on a solution, but it is not that simple. A “big solution” would take time, so they are trying to compensate players with ad-hoc assistance to get them back into the world of Devilian and ready for battle. They are giving them temporary item sets, promising compensations, and an EXP boost.
As of now (it is still early Sunday morning in the USA), they are working to directly replace items for higher-level players – this applies to players who had level 4 or 5 talismans or level 52 blue gear. They also want to replace purchases or founder/starter items at this time.
This is how they want to compensate players in Devilian
These “rewards” are intended for characters who logged in between 11 AM yesterday and 11 PM yesterday (our time) in Devilian.
These rewards apply to all characters who logged in 10AM-10PM UTC on December 12th.
For players under level 50: 100 Archgemstones 5 Enigma Boxes (Green) and 5 Enigma Keys
For players over level 50: 100 Archgemstones 5 Enigma Boxes (blue) and 10 Enigma Keys 5 Aels Tear Supply Crates
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In the MMO shooter Destiny , the exotic rocket launcher Dragon’s Breath was significantly altered in Year 2. How does napalm smell in the morning and how is Dragon’s Breath in Year 2?
Some negative surprises came with the patch last Tuesday, we had to deal with it all week. Positive surprises also came: The rocket launcher Dragon’s Breath from Year 1 has been significantly changed in its functionality. One could almost speak of a new weapon.
This is what makes the new variant of Dragon’s Breath special
Dragon’s Breath now essentially works with a remote trigger that can be directly controlled by the player. When the player fires Dragon’s Breath, they hold down the right button on the controller. The moment they release the button, a napalm canister explodes in the rocket and a fiery damage field forms on the ground. Enemies standing in it take continuous damage. The field is significantly larger than that from Year 1.
Tricks are also possible with the new weapon: Players have discovered, as seen in this gif, that the rocket shatters when it hits “hard ground,” allowing them to ignite individual canisters at a different angle.
This is the first time such a mechanism comes to Destiny that players can trigger themselves.
However, this comes at a price: The previous attribute “Tripod” has been removed. The rocket launcher now only has one shot and needs to be constantly reloaded. In return, there are the attributes “The Next One Please” and “Surplus” – players find more heavy ammunition, and when Dragon’s Breath kills an enemy, it reloads faster. Bungie has also increased the ammunition in the inventory.
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To make the new idea of remotely triggered rockets more controllable, Bungie has also reduced the speed of the rockets. Additionally, they have decreased the actual impact radius of the rocket. The damage has also been reduced, which should primarily come from the field, not from the direct impact.
The weapon is now “unique” in the sense that it does not function like classic rocket launchers, but more like a grenade launcher to deliberately place a “damage field.”
Is the new Dragon’s Breath strong?
For PvP, you would have to come up with special tricks and use Dragon’s Breath specifically, trying to block zones, block paths, do something surprising. Normally, in the Crucible, it is such that you also want direct kills with heavy ammunition. Other rocket launchers achieve that more readily, especially The Truth with its tracking.
For PvP, the weapon is therefore not recommended for now.
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In PvE, players are still experimenting with the weapon. At the beginning, there was quite a hype, but now it seems that disillusionment is spreading: a solid fun weapon, with which new things are possible. When it comes to many small enemies, Dragon’s Breath with its wide area of effect certainly has a point and covers a completely different function than The Truth. YouTubers like Datto believe that Dragon’s Breath would be ideal for the tricky initial spot in the Saber Strike.
In the coming weeks, it will show whether the new Dragon’s Breath will find a spot here or, like in Year 1, will mainly collect dust in the vault. At the moment, it looks like Dragon’s Breath fulfills a valuable tactical function in PvE and is an excellent choice in certain situations.
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