State of Play: Where do the MMORPGs WoW, FF14, TESO, Wildstar, and GW2 stand?

We take a look at where the five MMORPGs World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy XIV, WildStar, The Elder Scrolls Online, and Guild Wars 2 stand at the end of summer 2015.

Three months ago, we attempted the last MMORPG round-up, a State of Play. And since then, a lot has happened. Back on June 1, the questions were:

  • How will the expansion “Heavensward” for Final Fantasy XIV be received?
  • Will The Elder Scrolls Online be successful on consoles?
  • What are the further plans for World of Warcraft?
  • When will we finally learn a release date for “Heart of Thorns” the expansion for Guild Wars 2?
  • And what’s happening with WildStar?

Almost all these questions now have answers, which of course raise new questions. In the following pages, we will take a look at each MMORPG and inquire about the State of Play, the current status.

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World of Warcraft: A new teaser for the movie has appeared!

A new, small trailer has emerged for the upcoming Warcraft film. As is often the case, it is actually not intended for the public …

Great Battles and Thrall’s Birth

In recent months, things have quieted down a bit regarding the Warcraft film. The last leaks from Comic-Con are already a while ago, and the first proper film trailer is eagerly awaited, which is set to be presented later this year. A new teaser has now appeared under the unassuming name “Not WoW Related at all” on the video platform Vid.me. As usual, it has also been filmed with a mobile phone, and the quality is consequently limited. Nevertheless, this snippet is another piece of the puzzle of the big picture and reveals much about the atmosphere and mood that the film aims to convey:

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Whoever “User ID: 12_1_” is, will now likely be a bit in a predicament and can look forward to an unpleasant conversation with Legendary Pictures. There are still almost 9 months until the release of the film, which is set to be shown worldwide on June 10, 2016.

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Atlas Reactor is Trion Worlds’ new game

It has been hinted that Trion Worlds is working on a new game. It is now confirmed that this game is Atlas Reactor, a turn-based strategy game.

In Atlas Reactor, everything revolves around PvP battles, whether 1vs1 or 5vs5 – there will be several modes. However, these do not take place in real-time as usual, but turn-based. One could loosely say that Atlas Reactor is a turn-based MOBA game. Because like in a MOBA, you have different characters to choose from in Atlas Reactor. Each has different abilities and a unique personality. This is intended to help you build a bond with the heroes.

A Turn-Based MOBA?

Atlas Reactor Screenshot
Atlas Reactor Art

The battles themselves are reminiscent of the strategy game XCOM. You determine where your hero should move on the battlefield and which action to take. However, actions occur in a specific order. Attacks and other actions, such as “Dodge”, occur before the actual movements. This ensures that a planned attack takes place before the victim moves. Essentially, each round is divided into four phases. The preparation phase, in which you carefully consider what to do by studying the battlefield and the positions of all characters. “Dash” is the second phase, where you can perform evasive actions. “Blast” is the attack phase and “Move” refers to the option to move your character elsewhere, as already described.

To ensure that no one has to wait for a teammate to perform their actions, they occur simultaneously. This brings a particular type of strategy into the game, as you can never know how the opponent will react and what they will do. You must adapt your strategy quickly to changing situations. In each combat round, you should try to use the abilities of the characters wisely. Each hero, like in MOBAs, has ultimate abilities, which are very special skills that inflict a lot of damage. However, ultimates need to be charged over several rounds and should therefore be used wisely. The English website gameinformer.com describes Atlas Reactor as “XCOM meets League of Legends”.

This Could Work

At the moment, it cannot be said how Atlas Reactor really plays, whether enough excitement will arise, and whether the turn-based principle will work. Everything looks really good right now, and maybe this is exactly the game that could bring a fresh wind to the MOBA genre – or maybe even establish a new genre. By the way, there will also be a single-player mode against bots for practice.

Is there already a release date? Only vague: Atlas Reactor is expected to be released in 2016 for PC and Mac, and will adopt a free2play model. On the official website atlasreactorgame.com, you can sign up for the upcoming alpha.

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The Division: And the announced revelation was …

In The Division, players were excited by a scavenger hunt for new information. The reveal turned out to be rather anti-climactic.

Last week, Ubisoft sent fans of the upcoming MMO shooter “The Division” on a virtual scavenger hunt. We reported on it. At the end of the “rainbow” was the message: More information will be available on Friday.

The news-hungry fans rubbed their hands in anticipation and put on their bibs, thinking something had to come after such an announcement. It did: Ubisoft announced that the “Division Survival Guide,” a pocketbook, is available for pre-order on Amazon for about €18*. So, merchandise.

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The fans were expecting something different. There’s also no new news from Pax Prime. The same build was shown as at E3 and Gamescom.

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Destiny: The raid will not be available immediately and a new exotic weapon

In the MMO shooter Destiny , the new raid “King’s Fall” will not be available directly on September 15. Additionally, there will be more information about exotic weapons, Xur, and the Iron Banner.

In an interview with IGN, while gameplay was running in the background, new information about “The Taken King” was revealed. Game Director Luke Smith shared mainly new details. This took place at PAX Prime over the weekend.

Raid starts later and what the heck is going on with Gjallarhorn?

The raid “King’s Fall” will not be available with the release of “The Taken King” but will come later. They already have a plan, a date in mind, and promise to announce the date in a timely manner so that players can prepare.

In the interview, Luke Smith also hinted that Gjallarhorn would not be coming in Year 2, while other exotic weapons from Year 1 that will not be available right away in the fall will eventually come over time. Gjallarhorn was a solution to the problems of the game in Year 1: “Everything just had too much health.”

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New information about Xur, exotic weapons, and the Iron Banner

More news from the IGN interview:

  • The Iron Banner will continue into Year 2, with a new set of gear. Smith stated: Players will be eager to see how the Wolf looks.
  • “Zala’s Supercell” is the new exotic auto rifle, looks like an AK-47, a Kalashnikov, firing chain lightning. Luke Smith raves about another weapon “Touch of Malice” in the highest terms but doesn’t reveal what exactly it is, only that the journey to get the weapon is fantastic. (Please note: The names of the two weapons are noted phonetically, they might be spelled slightly differently; it’s always tricky with proper names.)
  • Xur will still appear every week, “selling a certain amount of exotics” and has the new mechanic allowing players to increase their chances of obtaining exotics from bosses. This item will cost strange coins. That seems quite rewarding.
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Hearthstone: What is the chance of getting golden and legendary cards in Great Tournament packs?

Some data collectors have analyzed: What is typically found in a card pack of Hearthstone? How often do Legendaries appear?

The Beautiful World of Statistics

The best part about Hearthstone is obviously opening the card packs. But what is actually typically inside each pack? Sure, 5 cards. But how often do epic cards appear? How often legendary? Which card is the most common and which is the rarest? This question was tackled by the operators of HearthSim, who analyzed over 15,000 card packs from The Grand Tournament. The result is quite detailed and should put skeptics in their place. Here are the most exciting data:

The expectations are high - the addiction factor is too.
The expectations are high – the addiction factor is too.
  • 1.01% of all cards in packs are legendary. On average, one needs 20 card packs to obtain legendary additions for their collection.
  • Legendary cards are most commonly found in golden form: With a chance of nearly 8%. Epic cards only appear in golden form 4.7% of the time and rare ones 5.8% – commons lag behind with 2.1%.
  • The distribution of class cards in the packs is extremely fair. Each 6.66% of all cards belongs to a specific class (Mage, Hunter, etc.), the remaining 40% is consequently neutral.
  • The most common cards are the King’s Elekk and the Lance Carrier, both appear roughly in every 13th card pack.
  • The rarest card is Eydis Darkbane, which appeared only 26 times in the 15,000 packs.
  • For particularly good hiding, the Mistcaller wins a prize, as he did not appear even once in his golden form.

Interesting: It seems that there is a “mercy factor” at play. Statistically, among people who open 50 card packs, 7.4% are unlucky and pull no Legendaries at all. But reality shows that among the 163 submissions who opened over 50 packs, there was always at least one legendary card included.

Basically, no one should have any complaints – the odds for distributing rare and golden cards are almost identical to those of the classic card packs. Thus, there has been no manipulation of probabilities at the expense of the community – an accusation that keeps surfacing, but likely stems from the personal feeling of “bad luck” among players.

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Final Fantasy XIV: Chocobo figure and more – this is what the Chinese anniversary edition looks like

The fantasy MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV equips its birthday edition for the Chinese market with some collectibles.

These are still collector’s editions, as one would expect and know, at least if one can trust the photos. One year has passed since Final Fantasy XIV’s anniversary, and the local publisher Shanda is releasing an anniversary edition in China. For approximately €80, a collector’s edition comes with a Chocobo figure, a soundtrack, an art book, special emblems, and much more.

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In China, they are still a bit behind the international version of Final Fantasy XIV; they are still working on releasing Heavensward.

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The Elder Scrolls Online: September is dedicated to the Imperial City, bringing Demon Horse

In The Elder Scrolls Online, September is all about the Imperial City and its demonic lords – even in the Crown Store.

In the Crown Store of TESO, starting tomorrow, not only will the Imperial City, the first “buyable” DLC be available, but also various cosmetic items related to it. The “Demonic Horse” is a new mount that we have included as the title image. It will be available on PC starting tomorrow, and on consoles at the launch of the Imperial City in two weeks.

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In addition, there is this “Daedratte” as a companion, if you seek demonic companionship and do not want to know exactly what the creature feeds on.
Also on offer are costumes of the Mages Guild and these rags, which are attributed to the Soul-Bereaved.
And it gets practical as well: Inventory and bank space expansions will also find their way into the store. However, these should only be “goodies,” as one will only be able to expand as much as one could do with gold in the game.
For those who want to take a look into the future: It could be, that this will be the offer of a later month.

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Devilian: Alpha starts next week, access via founder packages

The promising action MMORPG Devilian is approaching its Western release, with the alpha phase starting next week.

From September 3rd, the inner devil awakens

In the past weeks, we have already reported a bit about Devilian, an upcoming action MMORPG in the West that represents a cross between TERA and Diablo. Now there is fresh information about the start of the alpha phase. It is already waiting next week for all players who are willing to dig deep into their pockets. From September 3rd, the game can be tried out, provided one decides to purchase the most expensive founder’s pack.

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Overview of the founder’s packs

Like many other free-to-play titles, Devilian will also offer three different founder’s packs, with which loyal (and well-off) fans can buy certain advantages. Because bronze is for losers, there is a three-tier classification between the silver, gold, and obsidian founder’s packs.

  • For $50, there is the Silver Pack, which includes a companion that serves as a merchant and bank, provides potion packs for new characters, and grants access to the beta version of the game. Other bonuses, such as a certain starting capital for the in-game shop, 30 days of veteran status, and exclusive titles are also included.
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The alpha access costs – and not just a little.

The Gold Pack costs a hefty $100, grants all the aforementioned items but increases their quantity. There is more currency for the in-game shop, more veteran time, and new titles. As a special treat, a talisman that increases quest experience by 10% is included.

  • Those who choose the Obsidian Pack must lay down a whole $150, but will also receive access to the alpha version of the game and, of course, a bit more of everything, such as an exclusive mount and another talisman that increases experience points from dungeons.
  • Those who want to participate in the alpha will need to dig deep into their pockets – all others simply hope for access to the beta or settle for one of the smaller founder’s packs.

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    Destiny: Information about the controversial additional content of the Collector’s Edition

    In the MMO shooter Destiny there is new information about the additional content that has been controversially discussed.

    It all started when the prices for the editions of “The Taken King” were announced. Because anyone who wanted “additional content” had to buy an expensive Collector’s Edition, which included the base game and the first two DLCs again.

    However, Destiny veterans already had the base game and the two DLCs, they only wanted to buy the expansion “The Taken King” (40€) and access the digital content of the Collector’s Edition (90€). They didn’t understand why they had to purchase the base game and the two DLCs again for an additional 50€. They demanded a discount.

    The “digital additional content” consists of three shaders, three class-specific emotes, and three exotic class items that grant bonus XP.

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    After the backlash, Bungie backs down

    The debate gained traction at the time due to an unfortunate interview with Game Director Luke Smith. In particular, his statement that when showing the emotes, players would “throw money at the monitor” caused outrage.

    After a backlash, Bungie backed down and said: We will offer a package that only includes the digital additional content, which players can purchase for 20€.

    Now Bungie has announced when this will happen: On September 15, at the launch of The Taken King, players could purchase the digital additional content of the Collector’s Edition in their console store.

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    Another extra goodie for early buyers announced

    They go even further: Players who purchased the digital Collector’s Edition early but already own the regular Destiny and the two DLCs (thus having bought them twice) have something extra in store.

    They know who they are and recognize them.

    However, they do not reveal what exactly it is, only stating that it will not be available at the launch of The Taken King and believe that it will please the Guardians. They only refer to it as “Stuff.”

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    ArcheAge: In two weeks, forced break, new servers, patch 2.0.

    In the sand park MMO ArcheAge , the new Patch 2.0 and fresh servers will come in two weeks. Old ones have already been merged.

    A two-day mandatory break awaits the world of ArcheAge. From Thursday, September 10th, at 10:00 PM, the servers are planned to remain inactive for two days. During this time, the “Evolution,” the server merge, will take place. This is expected to last at least two days. However, such things are not set in stone beforehand and may change.

    Nightly Land Rush

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    If everything goes smoothly, the servers will start coming back online one after the other on late Saturday evening, September 12th, at 10:00 PM. In addition to the remaining servers, the new merged servers and also the two completely fresh restart servers will then reopen.

    You can expect a fierce land rush. This is what the first phase is called in ArcheAge on a fresh server, where players want to secure the best building spots. A race will take place.

    The servers are also supposed to start with the new version 2.0 “Hero Awakening”, which brings numerous new features, such as the “Hero System.”

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    MMO Trends July: Final Fantasy XIV and Path of Exile are the big winners

    Which MMOs did players spend the most time on in July? Final Fantasy XIV and the Diablo-like Path of Exile saw an increase.

    Once a month, the folks at Raptr analyze which games users of their program spent the most time on. This is on PC and tracked by hours. The numbers should not be viewed absolutely as a “hit list,” but rather as a trend indicator of whether a game is currently gaining or losing popularity and why.

    The Raptr numbers are still the best indicator , there are simply no official player numbers available in that area.

    World of Warcraft slightly recovering, Hearthstone stable, Diablo 3 and HotS struggling

    WoW Jaina Dalaran

    The Blizzard titles are performing quite well in July. In WoW, the 6.2 patch is now having an impact, with played hours increasing by 20%. How this playtime will develop in WoW until the expansion Legion is released is likely to be an exciting question for fall and winter. No new game content is planned until then.

    Hearthstone rises three ranks, but not because more people are playing it, but because other titles are losing stronger. The card game remains constant, it should see a boost in September when the new expansion arrives.

    Diablo 3 was not very popular in July. That is likely to change only in September, when the new season is in full swing. Heroes of the Storm also loses a rank, with 18% less playtime than in June.

    Ark Survival Evolved is not a flash in the pan, World of Tanks robust

    Winners in July also include the dino MMO Ark Survival Evolved. It is not a flash in the pan, but continues to enjoy popularity among Raptr users in July. World of Tanks also gains a spot, now entering the top 5.

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    League of Legends floats above all, Witcher III now in free fall

    The rise of World of Tanks and Ark SE is also due to the fact that the strong single-player titles of the last months are now significantly losing steam. Witcher III is down about 50% in playtime compared to June, and GTA V loses 17% of its playtime. The MOBA Smite also belongs to the losers with 12% fewer hours played.

    Speaking of MOBA: The godfather of the MOBA genre, League of Legends is once again in a completely different league than the rest of the titles. Almost a quarter of all hours from Raptr users are attributed to LoL.

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    #StillWinning: League of Legends.

    Final Fantasy XIV and Path of Exile show strong gains

    The fantasy MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV notices in July the expansion Heavensward. Playtime has increased by 65% compared to June. This is enough to climb from 15 to 13 among PC games.
    Playtime in the Diablo-like Path of Exile has almost tripled compared to June. The expansion “The Awakening” was released in early July and provided a boost that likely catapulted Path of Exile into the top-20 categories for a brief visit.

    Interestingly, “Terraria” rose even more dramatically, with a new patch released in July increasing playtime nearly sixfold.

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    Destiny: What happens to the German voice of Ghost?

    In the MMO shooter Destiny , you will change the voice of Ghost in the original English version. How does that look in the German synchronization?

    The English voice of Ghost is Peter Dinklage, an actor whose star is rising since he took on the role of “Tyrion Lannister” in Game of Thrones and made it his own.

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    This is great for him, but it also makes it incredibly difficult for the creators behind Destiny to hire him for further recordings. The schedule is constantly full. Therefore, Ghost has remained silent in the two DLCs. Unusual, as he constantly provides exposition in the base game. To ensure this doesn’t happen again in “The Taken King,” they hired professional voice actor Nolan North.

    He will not only voice the new lines for Ghost in the original English version but also re-sync the old lines. In this short teaser trailer, you can hear the first words of the “new Ghost” that were made public.

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    We have been asked more frequently lately: What is happening in German? Is there also a new voice? We reached out to the PR agency of Activision, which handles Destiny in Germany, to inquire about this.

    They say that they know nothing about a recasting of the German Ghost. After all, Nolan North is also re-recording the original lines, so that the voice remains consistent, and there’s no break. This further suggests that they will simply keep the voice actor in German.

    That is likely to be Claus-Peter Damitz. He not only provides the voice for Dinklage in Game of Thrones but also in his newer films. It seems that everything will remain the same for German players, as we will continue to hear the German voice of Peter Dinklage as Ghost.

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    Hearthstone: The title as the new flop goes to …

    Hearthstone has a high addictive factor, not least because of opening card packs. However, only a few know how quickly that can turn into frustration…

    Misfortune in Fortune

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    Every Hearthstone player is likely familiar with the phenomenon: You open many packs, which you either bought from the shop or earned in hours of arena duels. After having pretty much every white and blue card doubled and tripled, the orange shimmer of a legendary card finally appears, and the excitement rises. While you can generally say: “Every legendary card is a win,” because you can turn it into dust and thus into other minions or spells, you still hope for certain legendary cards that are still missing for your strategies.

    However, how quickly things can turn into frustration, even though you find quite a few legendary cards, is shown in the video from YouTuber CosmosCopilot:

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    While Bolf Rammschild is not a bad card in itself, there are currently few decks where he can be meaningfully included. Although he can temporarily increase the hero’s health by 9, he is vulnerable to silence. Moreover, decks with him tend to focus on “long survival” rather than a victory – which rarely leads to the desired success in Hearthstone.

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    Guild Wars 2: Raids and new Armors – many details about Heart of Thorns!

    Yesterday, many exciting details about Heart of Thorns were revealed. Among other things, raids and new armor sets are waiting for the players …

    Raids without Item Spiral – Everything that Players Love

    The big news right away: Guild Wars 2 is getting raids! While it would have been much more spectacular if it hadn’t been accidentally leaked a few days ago, the announcement still causes a stir. The creators of the now 3-year-old MMORPG have departed from some typical raid conventions to offer players exciting and challenging content. There will be no item spiral, and raids should never become easier. At the same time, players will never have to wait for a specific role – because GW2’s versatile combat system allows all classes to perform supportive abilities.

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    No Better Items – What’s the Point of Raiding?

    It has been clearly communicated that an endless item spiral like in other games (WoW, WildStar, SWTOR) has no place in Guild Wars 2. For this reason, loot will be awarded in the form of legendary armor with unique skins – they are purely cosmetic in nature. This will be equivalent to the existing ascended gear. This leads to no devaluation of the items earned, and it also ensures that boss fights remain exciting and challenging even in several years. The developers consider it a devaluation of player achievements if the boss encounters became weaker due to continually better items.

    Scope and Future of Raids

    The first raid will consist of three wings, each of which will be released with several weeks delay after the release of Heart of Thorns. Access requires the expansion, of course – as well as some teammates, as a full group of 10 heroes will be needed. They should also bring patience, discipline, and plenty of time, as the new instances are said to be more challenging than anything the PvE area of Guild Wars 2 has offered so far.

    10 players are needed for raids - and plenty of stamina.
    10 players are needed for raids – and plenty of stamina.

    But even in the future, raids will play an important role: Future updates (such as the “Living World”) are set to introduce new areas and thereby provide fresh content for raid enthusiasts in the long term.

    4 Gigantic Maps

    The new areas of Heart of Thorns will be gigantic, if the developers are to be believed. The 4 new zones will not be traditionally designed as “flat” but three-dimensional. Consequently, the events will take place on multiple levels, and the map-specific events are said to offer the “greatest replay value that has existed in Guild Wars 2 so far.”


    Furthermore, the base game of Guild Wars 2 has been free since yesterday. Although you have to live with minor restrictions, now is the best time to get a personal impression of Tyria.

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    Play Guild Wars 2 for free: The base game is Free2Play – starting now

    The fantasy MMORPG Guild Wars 2 is now free to play.

    Minutes ago, Guild Wars 2 announced at Pax Prime that the base game “Guild Wars 2” is now free to play.

    “Free Accounts” will have some limitations, but nothing extreme. They are complete accounts, not trial accounts.

    They will not be able to use map-wide chat, start with less inventory space and character slots than players who purchased the box, they will only be able to whisper every 30 seconds and while free players can use the trading post, they cannot send items to other players. Only upon reaching level 10 can they leave the starter areas, and at level 30 the LFG tool can be used, while World vs. World can be entered at level 60.

    Most of these measures are probably aimed at dealing with gold sellers and their dreaded spam.

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    Guild Wars 2 does not change payment model, does not want to scare off current players

    As stated, this step does NOT see themselves as a Free2Play title, but remains with its current payment model Buy2Play, only releasing the base game for free. ArenaNet wants to keep the payment model simple: They believe in “Buy2Play”, but want to limit the purchase to a box, which is Heart of Thorns. Those who buy the expansion will receive the base game, which has already been announced. Now they are consistently taking the next step and releasing the base game for free. They will not become a Free2Play game that constantly pester players with prompts for microtransactions, they say.

    To ease the fears of paying players about the “Free2Play” phenomenon, they assure that existing players will not be disturbed by the new players and even add this costume as a gift.

    GW2-Royal Guard

    The whole thing would have been much more spectacular, had a US gaming site not erroneously leaked the news two days ago. The fact that it is coming out immediately is, however, a surprise.

    Until now, Guild Wars 2 was a “Buy2Play” game; the base game had to be purchased and no further purchases were necessary. Guild Wars 2 is considered an absolute triple-A MMORPG and perhaps the best new release in the MMORPG market in the last three years.

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    The Elder Scrolls Online: These two dungeons are newly coming with the Imperial City

    In The Elder Scrolls Online, Update 7, the Imperial City, is coming soon. It will also bring two new dungeons: White-Gold Tower and the Imperial City Prison. What can players expect there?

    On Monday, August 31st, it starts for PC players: The Imperial City is finally coming. Players have been waiting for over a year for it to make its way into the game, but game systems were prioritized first. The wait is not over for everyone: Players on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will have to wait two more weeks on Monday.

    The Imperial City will bring, among many other things, two classic new dungeons, which are the iconic White-Gold Tower and the Imperial City Prison. Both instances will be haunted by demons, whose corrosive influence is already noticeable. The two dungeons will also be accessible normally for PvP haters. You can enter through the group finder, you don’t have to set foot in the PvP part of the Imperial City, but you will need the DLC.

    Some brave heroes have already checked out both dungeons on the test server and uploaded these videos. If you want, you can get a taste of the dungeons there. The boss encounters are mainly showcased and explained in English.

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    Star Wars Battlefront: Limited Playstation 4 with Darth Vader now available for pre-order

    The Limited Playstation 4 version of Star Wars Battlefront, an exclusive bundle, is now available for pre-order on Amazon.

    An outbreak of Star Wars fever is to be expected, or as insiders say, a disturbance in the Force.

    The gaming industry is already counting on this and is preparing for a surge. Mid-November is set to see the launch of the multiplayer shooter “Star Wars Battlefront,” followed by the seventh movie, “The Force Awakens,” in December.

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    Star Wars Battlefront is considered the safest bet for the 2015 holiday season; it has already been booked as a success, and for this occasion, Sony is releasing a “Limited Playstation 4.” This was presented two weeks ago to loud applause.

    Star Wars Battlefront PS4 Limited Edition

    Now it is also available in Germany at Amazon. It is available for pre-order. Included are a PS4 system with 1TB of storage and a Dualshock Wireless-4 controller. Both come, as you can see, in a Star Wars design. Additionally, there is Star Wars Battlefront in the Deluxe version and four classic Star Wars games as well.

    The bundle can now be pre-ordered, with delivery on November 19th. Just in time for the start of the shooter spectacle.

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    Dragomon Hunter: Video presents the 4 classes

    In short introduction videos, the developer Aeria Games now presents the 4 classes of Dragomon Hunter.

    The Classes: Somewhat … Classic.

    In the upcoming MMORPG with cute anime/manga graphics Dragomon Hunter, there will be a total of 4 different classes to choose from. Scout, Mercenary, Mage, and Cleric will be playable at launch. To introduce the classes in their basic features, a series of Youtube videos have been posted online to give an initial impression of the game mechanics and effects. Besides a lot of big numbers, it seems that the combat system places great importance on the character’s positioning, but see for yourself:

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    According to recent statements, Dragomon Hunter will be released in the fall of this year, but not in Germany. Consequently, the game will also not be localized – players in this country will have to rely on the English version.


    Dragomon Hunter has already generated some discussion, for instance, because it allows same-sex marriage, which is still a taboo subject in many parts of the world.

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    WildStar: Halloween event is coming in October – this time for real!

    The developers of WildStar have long been planning to introduce seasonal events. This year, for the first time, the Halloween event “Shade’s Eve” is coming.

    The first major in-game event

    Recurring events have been a part of many MMORPGs for some time now. Carbine’s SciFi MMO WildStar had big plans last year to create a Halloween event. Many of the necessary files had already been completed the previous year. However, due to other priorities, such as the large-scale eradication of bugs and general improvements to the player experience, the spooky event was canceled. This year, they are back and want to decorate the game world for Shade’s Eve with scary decorations, offer special quests, and of course, unique rewards that are available to characters in the form of costumes. In the one-hour video, developer Caydiem talks about the event and reveals first details:

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    The reason for the celebration

    Although WildStar is a rather colorful and generally friendly game, the in-game explanation behind Shade’s Eve is quite dark: According to legend, settlers from Cassus (the predecessors of all humans in WildStar) were afflicted by a plague that quickly wiped out a large part of the population. Large fires were lit to give the bodies of the deceased to the flames, while the remaining survivors hid in their shelters, praying that they would withstand this predicament. Shortly thereafter, a girl was identified as immune to the plague, and scientists were able to create a vaccination.

    Shade's Eve is expected to be dark - but who would expect otherwise?
    Shade’s Eve is expected to be dark – but who would expect otherwise?

    During the festival, the plague of the past is personified as “Jack Shade” and the savior girl as “Angel” – we can probably expect to find many quests and references to the two.

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