Destiny: Challenge mode for the raid is coming, bringing the last 3 fragments

In the MMO shooter Destiny , a challenge mode for the raid has been officially confirmed.

The game director of Forsaken, Luke Smith, gave an interview to the gaming magazine “Edge,” from which several YouTubers are now reporting.

Luke Smith stated to Edge: A “challenge mode” for the raid is coming. This involves defeating a boss in a certain way to receive a special emblem and a reward. Three bosses will have this special “mode.”

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The “challenge mode” is not currently active. Luke Smith tweeted last night that the 3 missing fragments are part of the rewards. More information will be available in a few weeks.

This mode is said to be coming “soon,” according to Bungie. They are currently still working on the rewards.

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Star Trek Online begins new season, new timeline

In the SF-MMO Star Trek Online Season 11 has begun, marking a milestone.

Season 10 was the big highlight in Star Trek Online, the Iconian War was the point everyone had been working towards. Now Season 11 is setting out on a new path. An age of exploration is about to begin.

Star Trek Online New Dawn

However, the Iconian War is not completely over yet. In the Mirror Universe, it seemingly had a different outcome. Admiral Leeta, a Dabo girl in the “prime timeline,” is now active in combat zones in the Bad Lands around Deep Space Nine and threatens to attack the space station.

With Season 11 come new story missions, the Admiralty system and they have revamped the old missions from “The Cardassian Battle.”

Additionally, as often seen in STO, there are bonuses for logging in. They entice players with a variety of goodies. The “Design Your Ship” event has also come to an end. This design “Omega” has prevailed.

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Star Wars Battlefront: Check out the epic launch trailer

EA and Dice have released the official launch trailer for the multiplayer blockbuster Star Wars: Battlefront during the “Paris Games Week”. 

“Once upon a time in a galaxy, far, far away….”

Wait, it’s not that far away anymore, as there are only a few weeks left until the release of the action spectacle. On November 17, the Battlefront saga continues on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. The prestigious title is already stirring up emotions. No wonder: Expectations are huge, and the player base is divided. Some expect a mass product without depth, while others are looking forward to exciting, action-packed battles in the Star Wars universe. That it will be a bestseller is as sure as a appearance of Luke Skywalker in the new film trilogy. The beta attracted almost 10 million players.

Whether the ground, air, and hero battles on Hoth, Tatooine, Endor, and Sullust will indeed offer a successful adventure, we will find out very soon. Until then, let’s just enjoy the atmospheric launch trailer of Star Wars: Battlefront:

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For more information about the heroes, various modes, and more, visit our topic page for Star Wars: Battlefront.

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Overwatch: Beta has started! Where are the accesses?

Just a few minutes ago, the beta of Overwatch started. A little patience can’t hurt…

Access is being sent out in waves

Just a few minutes ago, the beta version of Overwatch went live in Europe and America. Since the access is being distributed in waves, it might take a while until all selected players receive their access to the game – there can be delays of up to 12 hours according to Blizzard. A look into the account management on the battle.net site can already provide information on whether you were selected for the beta, as an “Overwatch Beta” license will appear in your collection.

Jeff Kaplan, one of the leading minds behind Overwatch, has released a short introductory video to reveal the intentions of the developers:

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If you haven’t received an invitation yet, there’s no need to despair. Blizzard will invite more players in the future and also hold special beta weekends where many players will be invited. A little patience could pay off.

Keep in mind: There are no keys for Overwatch. Anyone offering such things means you harm. Accounts are activated by Blizzard for the Overwatch beta.

The “Prometheus” method to download the client early is approved by Blizzard and can be used. We should hear a lot more about Overwatch in the next few weeks – there is no NDA for the beta.

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Warcraft Movie: Medivh promises that the movie sets new standards

Ben Foster, the actor of Medivh in the upcoming Warcraft movie, talks about the technology used …

The Creatures Become Credible

The Warcraft movie has been in production for many years and is finally approaching its release. Ben Foster, the actor who plays Medivh, now discusses the technology used and his belief that the film will set new standards in many aspects. He particularly praises the director Duncan Jones.

“Duncan Jones loves the game, has been playing it for a long time, and has been surrounded by people who seem to have spent several years in this world. That’s a bit creepy, because I knew nothing about the game. But I spoke to people about how much time they put into it. The film was made by people who have a very intimate relationship with the source material.

Last year at BlizzCon, Jones tried to reassure the large crowd by emphasizing that he was “one of the players” and that he would never forgive himself if he messed this up.

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“Especially interesting”, Foster says, “is how different beings are humanized. The technology can now accurately capture eye movements – there is hardly any interpretation, it is all very precise. If the eyes are the mirrors to the soul, you literally experience how the acting comes to life. He speaks about the Orcs and other creatures, all portrayed by real actors and later enhanced with CGI animations.

The film will be released in the summer of next year, but fans can look forward to the official trailer, which will be revealed exclusively at BlizzCon in just two weeks.

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The Lord of the Rings Online: Update 17 is out, brings Minas Tirith

Today, Update 17 has been released for The Lord of the Rings Online. It goes to Minas Tirith.

The path of the Ring nears its end. The players have now reached Minas Tirith in The Lord of the Rings Online. Today at 5:00 PM, if everything goes smoothly, Update 17 should also be released in Europe.

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This brings three new regions in “Old Anorién.” Additionally, two epic battles and the story of Volume IV, Book 4 – “The Siege of the White City.” The book is supposed to contain 13 chapters. Players can also start it without having completed anything beforehand. We took a first look at the content in this article.

If you want to dive deeper into the game mechanics that are being introduced with Update 17 in The Lord of the Rings Online, you should check out this developer diary on the HdRO website. There you will find information about crafted armors and much more. The patch notes for Update 17 for The Lord of the Rings Online are now also available in German.

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Black Desert: Benjamin, the Siege Elephant

Black Desert receives an addition in the selection of siege weapons. Who wouldn’t want to lead a war elephant into battle?

Charging through enemies with a loud trumpeting

Black Desert has received a new siege weapon with the expansion of the continent of Varencia: the war elephant. However, those who think they can simply get their hands on such a beast are mistaken. To make the giant trunked beast battle-ready, the entire guild must cooperate or individual players must invest a lot, and I mean a lot, of time.

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Numerous items need to be gathered, and a young one must be found. Until a guild has collected 400 units of elephant drinking water, 850 elephant feed, and 900 physical components, some time will pass.

However, the effort might be worth it: Due to its size, three players can fit on the elephant. One takes control and directly uses the brute’s attack power, while two other players serve as spear bearers for additional argumentation power. As long as the characters ride on the elephant, they are immune to damage, but the trunk-bearer is not. – If only Otto knew…


More about the game, the various classes, and news can be found on our Black Desert topic page.

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Destiny: Videos of the Week are all Super

In the MMO shooter Destiny , Bungie has featured community videos this week focusing on the Guardians’ Supers.

In the last week, much was about the emotes, this time it’s about the Guardians’ Supers.

In the video of the week, you can see how incredibly weak the Sunsingers are with their Hammer of Sol actually are. They don’t stand a chance against this guy, who doesn’t even use a weapon. Bungie pls buff!

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Emperor Palpatine will be a new hero in Star Wars Battlefront, but who needs that when you can do this in Destiny?

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With all this new stuff, the defenders, the Bubble Bros, are now the least played subclass in PvP. They actually have one or two pretty nasty tricks up their sleeves:

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We have another highlight, from “our community” or at least from people who have vaguely heard of us. The group “AUTer Space” (should be Austrians) created this wonderful Destiny montage and sent it to us. Not crowned by Bungie, but by us! Our Video of the Week:

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What was your favorite? Or do you have your own suggestions for videos?

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DC Universe Online gives Supergirl the look from the new TV series

In the superhero MMO DC Universe Online, they keep up with the times and give Supergirl the appearance of actress Melissa Benoist.

DC Universe Online has had a Supergirl for a while now. Now they are adapting her look to the new TV series on CBS. CBS traditionally prefers a more conventional approach – many hit series in Germany like NCIS or Two and a Half Men come from their production.

The new Supergirl series started last night in the USA and features a rather traditional Supergirl with long, dark blonde hair, a mini skirt, and tights. As it turns out, even presidential candidates find her “hot.”

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The look from the series will also become the “new” default model for Supergirl in DC Universe Online. The previous Supergirl had light blonde hair, a rather mischievous haircut, and a crop top.

Here you can see how the old Supergirl is being beaten up by a player villain with nasty kryptonite:

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Everywhere you previously encountered Supergirl, you will now see the new one. Her costume can also be unlocked for members. It costs 100 Marks of Legends.

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Aion: Patch 5.0 brings upheaval for the Daevas; Free2Play MMORPG available on Steam from 29.10.

In the Free2Play MMORPG Aion, the Patch 5.0 will bring about a transformation in November.

It has been in the air for a while, with two teasers confirming it, NCSoft will change quite a bit for the races of Aion with 5.0.

Now there is another trailer and the name for the patch, which is available in two variations. According to 2p, it is called High Daeva: Eternal Descent. However, the trailer does not look like a “descent”. Another site suggests the translation “High Daeva: Heir of Eternity”, which seems much more plausible.

The patch seems to revolve around an “evolution”, a further development of the two races.

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The patch will be released on November 11 in Korea. It will probably take quite a while before it arrives here in Europe.

Not long now until the Steam presence of Aion. It is said to be on October 29, reports MassivelyOverpowered.

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SWTOR: Knights of the Fallen Empire available to all subscribers

Today marks the end of Early Access for SWTOR: KotFE, allowing all other players to access the expansion. Find out the details here.

Giving Valkorion a piece of your mind …

While the servers are not yet available at the time of writing, today marks the end of the early access of Star Wars: The Old Republic Knights of the Fallen Empire (SWTOR: KotFE – abbreviations really shouldn’t get longer…). From early afternoon, all other players will also have the chance to experience the new content and dive into the epic battle – at least as long as they subscribe.

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The Empire and the Republic have fallen, and your character is merely a symbol of a bygone era and primarily an enemy of the new order, the eternal Emperor Valkorion. Old contacts need to be gathered and new alliances forged to survive in this world.

For the first time, the storyline truly allows you to make drastic decisions, which affect the further course of the story – something that was greatly missed in the base game of SWTOR. Companions can be alienated, planets destroyed, and former friends betrayed. You write the story of the outsider – but are you a hero or a villain?

Finally the date with Lana Beniko continues ...
Finally the date with Lana Beniko continues …

Here you can find more innovations and changes from KotFE and a wealth of additional information on our SWTOR theme page.

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World of Warcraft: New fan art makes heads roll

The art gallery of World of Warcraft has been expanded with some fan creations that thematically prepare for the expansion Legion.

Sylvi has dark plans …

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Sylvanas Windrunner by Ilya Ozornin – Source

It is no longer a secret that fans develop a special love for their games. However, when said fans also possess a large portion of creative talent, impressive works often emerge that one would like to print on canvas and hang in the bedroom.

“Drake of the North Wind” by Emily Suh – Source

The fan art section of the official World of Warcraft website has been expanded with 10 new artworks. In addition to the first images of the Demon Hunters, there are also some drawings of the beloved Banshee Queen Sylvanas Windrunner.

Brutal violence and a sexy outfit are not mutually exclusive in fantasy games, but they have rarely been staged as well as in this work by Chenbo.

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A list of all new works can be found in our sources.

Which image do you think is the most beautiful? Would you hang something like this in your room? And where was I when the nice upper demon was handing out drawing talents?

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Destiny: Weekly Nightfall Strike on 27.10.

In the MMO shooter Destiny there is a new reset today, Tuesday, October 27, starting at 10:00 AM. This brings a fresh Nightfall, a weekly dusk strike.

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In recent weeks, Tuesday was also patch day, with a hotfix or patch released each time. It seems that this is not the case today, on October 27. Last week, the rewards for the dusk strike were increased.

The surprise this week came last night at 6:00 PM. The Festival of the Lost suddenly became active, players are passing the time with cheeky games or sitting frustrated in the corner because there is no loot.

Those who were good in Paradox last week will get No Time to Explain this week

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Hopefully, this is different in the dusk strike. It will be active today from 10:00 AM – thanks to the time change.

What many may still be happy about: The quest for No Time to Explain is live today. So for those who did the “Paradox” last week and were frustrated that there was no quest.

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Weekly Dusk Strike against Alak-Hul

In the dark, it’s good to mumble, the Nightfall leads against Alak-Hul, known as the Dark Blade.

Modifiers are

  • Void-Touch – Void damage dealt by guardians is doubled, while the damage dealt by enemies is tripled
  • Brawler – Guardians deal significantly increased melee damage
  • Juggler – Enemies do not drop ammunition for the weapon you have equipped at the moment of their demise
  • Ironclad – More enemies have shields

Kagoor is the boss on T3 in Oryx’s Courtyard and here’s how to defeat her

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The T3 boss in Oryx’s Courtyard this week is Kagoor. She is the witch accompanied by ogres. Here’s how to defeat this encounter:

To damage Kagoor, you first need to take out the giant ogre. However, this ogre has an equally gigantic HP pool. Therefore, you need to take out specific enemies, a type of eye, to receive a buff that allows you to deal more damage to ogres. The buff is stackable 3 times, after which you can also quickly take out the “normal” ogres.

Once the big ogre is down, use all abilities to deal damage to Kagoor. After 30 seconds, the next big ogre spawns, and the game starts over if you haven’t defeated her by then.

Are there guides, tips, or tricks for the challenges of the week?

At this point, we will be bringing videos of successful runs against the special enemies this week throughout the day. You can watch, maybe learn something, or just be entertained.

From our friend Nexxoss Gaming, here is the current dusk strike with Alak-Hul on the grave ship:

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And here we see how he and his group deal with Kagoor in Oryx’s Courtyard, a guide:

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The really challenging stuff in Destiny usually runs without matchmaking, if you’re looking for friends, you have to do it the old-fashioned way. You can find tips for that in this article.

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Overwatch: Closed Beta starts today and voice chat confirmed!

The closed beta of Overwatch is starting soon, and will bring voice chat support along with the game.

Update: The beta is live, here is our article about the Overwatch beta and why it is normal that you haven’t received an invitation yet!

When the sweet Tracer sounds so masculine…

After we reported a few days ago that early data in the Battle.net software suggests the introduction of voice chat, there is now confirmation. For the closed beta test of Overwatch, they want to enable voice communication among players.

Blizzard emphasizes that this introduction is only a test for now and it has not yet been decided whether this service will be used in the final version of Overwatch. It is also too early to announce whether other games will make use of this.

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However, there will be no changes to the fundamental Battle.net application and the voice chat is directly linked to Overwatch – so those who are not part of the beta cannot try it out.

When does the Overwatch beta start, at what time?

The long-anticipated date of “10. Fall” has finally arrived: Starting today, October 27th, the closed beta test of Overwatch will begin in both America and Europe.

  • Better check your emails and press the F5 key until the hoped-for notification about your account activation appears – I will do that too.
  • You will not receive separate keys via email, but will only be informed whether you are in or not.
  • The closed beta is supposed to focus 100% on gameplay feedback.
  • The Americans will receive the first wave of invitations.
  • There is no exact time yet when the beta will start.
  • We will keep you informed in this article about when the Overwatch closed beta will start.

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Find out more about Blizzard’s shooter on our Overwatch topic page.

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Respec – SotA, Infinity, Camelot Unchained, Sphere 3 and Wurm

In the field of indie MMORPGs, quite a bit has happened in the past week. Many games have made significant progress in their development, while others have not. We will dedicate today’s issue of Respec to this.

MMORPGs go through various phases of development. Here, the graphics are improved as new features are added. After all, fans always want something new, and games – especially MMOs – undergo a constant development process where changes need to be made repeatedly.

Shroud of the Avatar

The upcoming selective multiplayer RPG Shroud of the Avatar is not one of the prettiest games. However, the developers at Portalarium are continuously making enhancements to improve the visuals. A while ago, the trees in the game were replaced with Speedtree trees, and now the water is up for an update. Previously, it looked more like an oily liquid. Starting this week with the Pre-Alpha Release R23, the team will implement the CETO Ocean System.

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This will not only make the water graphically look much nicer, but it will also allow for various wave patterns to be simulated. For example, a storm can be noticed by the higher waves. In R23, the new water system will initially be introduced on a trial basis in some areas and will then be gradually expanded to all other scenes.

Camelot Unchained

The upcoming PvP MMORPG Camelot Unchained is also getting a graphic makeover. The developers announced that they would gradually take care of the graphics to improve them, including the armor, the female characters, and more. It was shown how the female Fir Bolg is being developed, and an updated version of the female Golem was also presented. Thus, Camelot Unchained is making a better impression graphically.

Camelot Unchained Classes Shapeshifter

Additionally, the Shapeshifter class was introduced for the first time. There will be a deeper reason for the shapeshifting abilities. Moreover, the mere ability to use one’s head and spine as weapons is reason enough to want to play the class, right? The shapeshifters will, however, only find their way into the game after the MMORPG is released.

We have introduced the race overhaul and the innovative shapeshifter class in detail in the following post: Camelot Unchained: Class Trio of the Shapeshifters Unveiled

Infinity: The Quest for Earth

A different kind of development is happening with the MMO Infinity: The Quest for Earth. It was announced as a massive online game where players could explore 200 billion star systems and engage in real-time battles with thousands of players. However, the project seems to have overwhelmed the developers. Therefore, they have now decided to scale down the scope a bit.

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Now it is said that players can engage in battles with around 100 other games in a single star system. This is to be implemented at scale. Sandbox elements and PvP are to be at the forefront. The developers want to finance Infinity: The Quest for Earth through a Kickstarter campaign, aiming to raise 300,000 USD by November 20th.

Sphere 3: Enchanted World

The Russian MMORPG Sphere 3: Enchanted World also aims to offer a backward development, back to the good old days when PvP was truly challenging and you could lose everything. The PK system is supposed to be brutal yet fair, and in addition to PvP, more than 1,000 quests, a sophisticated story, nine classes, and four races will be offered.

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This autumn, the open beta test is set to take place on Steam. The developer team will announce a specific date soon. For those wondering, yes, there was also a Sphere 1 and a Sphere 2, of which we actually heard nothing here in the West. PvP fans who find current MMOs too soft should keep an eye on Sphere 3: Enchanted World.

Wurm Unlimited

Wurm Online

The sandbox MMORPG Wurm Online is now available on Steam in its new version Wurm Unlimited. It is a standalone version that includes everything the game has to offer so far. In Wurm Unlimited, you don’t follow a story but create your own adventures. Crafting can even become a challenge. Wars between kingdoms, destructible terrain, founding your own settlements, private PvP servers, and the ability to become a god are meant to appeal to many Steam users. Graphically, Wurm Online may not compare to current MMOs, but it can surpass many in terms of scope.

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It was another very interesting week in the field of indie MMOs. What will happen this week?

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Destiny celebrates Halloween – Festival of the Lost

In the MMO shooter Destiny, Halloween is surprisingly celebrated, with some items and events.

On Monday, October 26, at 6:00 PM, it was time: Suddenly, the “Festival of the Lost” started, which is apparently this year’s Halloween event. It runs until November 9.

According to initial reports, there is a Grimoire card entry. Players can now find “Jackolytes” from regular enemies, which were also present last year.

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Additionally, the Tower is now festively decorated to match the spooky season. And there are various masks. New emotes can also be purchased in the Tower.

Eververse, the new real-money shop, is now selling the gestures:

  • Boo – for 300 Silver
  • Monster Dance – for 500 Silver
  • Zombie Dance for 700 Silver – the dance is inspired by Michael Jackson’s music video Thriller.

Furthermore, Eververse now also offers Halloween packages, which also cost Silver, thus indirectly real money.

Halloween is Mask Time in Destiny

Inhabitants of the Tower wear various masks. Cayde-6 has disguised himself as Eris Morn (the clever dog), the Cryptarch goes as a gigantic Engram, and Shaxx as the famous, game-removed “Tiger-Man.”

Guardians themselves can also wear masks of some well-known Destiny characters. For example, there are masks of Atheon, Skolas, and a green Engram. Additionally, there are masks of Xur, the Cryptarch, Eris Morn, Oryx, and many more.

These masks are necessary to complete certain quests from Eva Levante. She initially gives a “Free Package” from the Halloween packages which cost Silver from Tess. Additionally, you can fill an empty bag with trinkets when defeating enemies in PvE or PvP while wearing a mask.

Merchants in the Tower also give out candy, except for Eris Morn – she hands out raisins.

The quests definitely show humor. For instance, there is one about falling off the Tower as “Atheon.” A reference to a glitch from Year 1. Or it involves collecting Engrams as a Cryptarch.

The masks seem to be a relatively complex matter. You can even make them permanent with “Glue” by upgrading a “blue mask” to a legendary one. You can trade paper scraps with Eva Levante for one of the masks.

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There is even a new Crucible map just for the Halloween season! The Cathedral of Dusk.

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Summary: Put on a mask, do PvE or PvP, fill your candy bags, trade them with “Eva Levante” for new masks. Complete quests that require masks. Dismantle excess masks and make them “permanent” with glue that you want to keep after the festival.

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The Elder Scrolls Online: Orsinium at level 10, instances with enemies – TESO makes it possible

In The Elder Scrolls Online, work is being done on a faster group search and battle leveling, introducing drastic changes.

In the latest stream show of The Elder Scrolls Online, ESO Live 28, last Friday, changes to two core systems of TESO were presented with battle leveling and the new group search.

Orsinium at Level 25? Why not!

In The Elder Scrolls Online, they want to move a bit away from the idea of “levels.” This is schizophrenic because, on the other hand, the maximum level was just recently increased.

The Elder Scrolls Online

However, anyone who buys a DLC, like Orsinium now, should be able to start with it, regardless of their level. Previously, players were raised to the current maximum level. This was called “battle leveling.” This will continue to happen, but the system will be more refined.

The leveled-up hero should feel like their own

Until now, it was quite boring; everyone received the same stats at the new maximum level. It didn’t feel like playing your own character, but rather a foreign one, a template. The new system, which will go live with the Orsinium patch in November, takes into account and respects the equipment and stats of the “actual” character and adjusts the “high-scaled” version accordingly.

This applies to items as well – someone using a sword that is two levels below their actual level would, when scaled up to V16, wield a weapon with V14 stats. The quality of this sword would also be transferred. This should ensure that it feels exciting to find a blue sword of your own level in Wrothgar.

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Another problem: Especially low-level players, who neither have morphed abilities nor all equipment items, have also struggled with “battle leveling” in TESO so far. Therefore, they will introduce several bonuses for them, which will then weaken at higher levels.

Attention is paid to ensure that these leveled-up players do not become stronger than “actual” VR-16 characters.

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Group search – soon without level and alliance restrictions

With the new leveling-up system, it is possible to remove the level restrictions from the group search. A level 10 and a VR-16 player can team up in the same instance. The level-10 player will not be as effective, but it should suffice and be fun.

Other planned changes to the group search include:

  • There will be timers to show how long you have been waiting in the queue for an instance.
  • Additionally, the “alliance” restrictions will be lifted, allowing you to team up with players from any realm in instances. In the medium term, this will also apply to gameplay outside of instances. This is high on the “to-do” list.
  • Furthermore, a “jump to dungeon” feature, familiar from other games, will be introduced; once the group search is successful, simply pressing “E” will jump you into the respective dungeon.
  • Anyone using group search will receive a buff for more damage and higher dodging chances through this mode.

The goal of all these changes is to minimize waiting times as much as possible.

For the future, there is even consideration of allowing groups made up of 4 damage dealers. This would completely eliminate the wait queue. However, they are still in the planning phase, as this step would significantly affect the player experience.

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What about arenas and battlegrounds in TESO?

By the way: There were also comments on arenas or smaller battlegrounds during ESO Live, after the Twitch chat vehemently demanded it last week.

Long-term plans are still in place, but not in the short term.


In these articles, we continue to discuss the next update and the Imperial City of Orsinium:

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World of Warships: XBox One version seems to have a good chance

The military MMO World of Warships has good chances of coming to the Xbox One.

In World of Tanks, there is already a version for Xbox 360 and for the Xbox One for several months, which now opens the door for a port of World of Warships on Microsoft’s console.

This is clear from a series of tweets by Xbox chief Phil Spencer. He was asked by fans if he could talk to Wargaming, as battleships would fit well on the Xbox.

Spencer’s response is encouraging: Wargaming has been a great partner so far. He is sure that they will discuss a port of World of Warships.

Even though this is not a firm commitment, captains-to-be on the Xbox One are likely to be happy about it. Wargaming itself has big plans and plans to offer its military MMOs on as many platforms as possible.

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Column: Skyforge would be better off without these two terrible zones

The free-to-play MMO Skyforge occupies our author Schuhmann. It has some of the most boring zones in an MMO ever.

I have played an astonishing amount of Skyforge over the last few months. Essentially, it’s a pure lobby MMO. From the world map, you start an instance and play there. Skyforge is not going to win any innovation awards, but it is a solid game where you can spend a lot of time. For me, it’s just right to turn off while watching TV or listening to a podcast.

Interesting: This is Skyforge – experience report from the CBT.

Low Points in Game Design

But with all the love: The game has two of the most terrible instances I have ever seen. One is called “Aristel’s Farm”; it is just a farm with rats attacking in waves. And the absurd thing is: That’s it. It’s about 15 minutes or so during which only the direction of the attacks changes.

Whether you’re quick or not doesn’t matter because the enemies come at the same intervals.

When I was in there for the first time in a trio group, the reactions were “Lol?”, 5 minutes later another “lol?”, and at the end, when the adventure instance ended ceremoniously without a boss fight, a “Lolololol?” from my teammates.

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Now nothing against such “We do everything in one room” instances. It worked quite well with the Violet Hold in WoW back then, although you could also tell: “Well… time was probably tight,” but a little variety in the enemies should be possible, right?

The thing is really creepy! Sure, many instances in MMOs are boring upon closer inspection and you keep doing the same thing. But at least try to hide it a little! In its current form, Aristel’s Farm is proof of the futility of all action. If I want that, I’ll read one of those terrible French existentialists!

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If you removed the mustache here, Skyforge might be better too, but well… porn mustaches are a matter of taste!

Open World without Content

The second low point was reached by Skyforge when a certain “Open Zone” opened up. You have to imagine it like this: at certain prestige values, a new quest zone begins, which you essentially run through to have a bit of variety from the instances. They are sort of “rewards” or little “dog treats” that Skyforge throws at you, something to look forward to. Variety!

Now, you can imagine my horror when this next section, the Sheets Grotto, had no quests at all, and thus no rewards, but was simply a stupid grind of mobs to reach some utopian value. Pure grinding, of which there is really enough in the game already.

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The map of the Sheets Grotto reveals: There’s simply nothing here!

The zone is probably unfinished at the moment but already in the game. Perhaps there are greater plans for it, but at the moment it is simply a nuisance. And when you google it later, you get nice posts like “Sheets Grotto – is this a joke?” or “OK! What is up with Sheets Grotto?” – That’s exactly my question too. Sheets Grotto, what’s your problem? What do the developers want to tell us with your existence?

So with all the craving for “More game content” and “More is always better” – without these two things, Skyforge would be a better game! Not much better, but at least a little bit better.

What are your favorites for the titles “Dumbest zones/dungeons in a game?”


By the way, I will soon report on my path to the goddess in Skyforge (in a game that has a breast slider, I will always play women!) and where the hammer-tits image-title image comes from. And yes, that’s a threat.

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The Secret World starts Halloween, must pay a fine for financial fraud

In the dark fantasy MMORPG The Secret World, Halloween is starting, while one has not had a good October: A fine for financial misconduct has come due.

The unpleasant part upfront: It has been known for some time that Norwegian authorities are investigating Funcom, the developers behind “The Secret World”. This concerns financial discrepancies during the launch of The Secret World and the time thereafter. This is a period between October 2011 and August 2012.

The allegation is that they manipulated their own stock value and thus the market, more specifically, that they “released information”; which was incorrect and incomplete.

There were images of the investigations, showing the financial authority seizing computers from Funcom in a kind of “raid”.

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162,000 Euro fine seems rather mild

1,500,000 million kroner has now been imposed as a fine, which is about 162,000 euros. In the difficult financial situation that Funcom is already in: definitely not a good thing. But at least that’s now settled. Funcom has accepted the fine.

Fortunate in misfortune: The fine seems relatively low in light of the allegations, as Funcom cooperated with the authorities, and they considered Funcom’s “difficult situation” when determining the penalty.

Halloween begins

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More positive news: Halloween, Samhain, is set to start in “The Secret World” on October 27. So tomorrow. In a stream, it was also revealed what it is all about. But we don’t want to spoil too much.

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Just this much: A “Bee” committed suicide, triggering a longer mission “The Seven Silences”, which has its start in Tabula Rasa. The mission will also relate to the single-player game “The Park”, which is set in the world of The Secret World.
In addition to the new event “The Seven Silences”, there will also be opportunities to revisit older events.

A lot of new costumes and dances with typical horror motifs can also be earned. The Secret World is considered THE game with the best Halloween events.

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