In the military MMO “Armored Warfare”, players head to the deserted island even in Early Access.
While World of Tanks is set in the past, Armored Warfare covers a time period that is closer to our present. The latest map is even set in a “near” future. In the year 2030, conflicts have intensified and shifted: An unnamed Pacific island serves as the backdrop for a conflict between military companies. This island has become a key strategic point due to the rising sea levels, being the only patch of contiguous land for miles.
Certainly an unusual setting to see heavy war machinery in action. Here is the trailer.
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Nexon, the publisher of Tree of Savior in Japan and Korea, has released this new trailer, which shows gameplay of the 4 starting classes: Archer, Cleric, Swordsman, and Wizard. A total of 80 classes are expected to emerge from these 4.
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The first closed beta will begin in Japan at the beginning of October (don’t worry, Korea is already much further along). The number of participants has been increased from the original 1000 to 2000.
Fans were angrily demanding a rollback. That is when you say: “We restore the servers to the state they were in before everything went wrong.” But Trion Worlds could not manage this back then. Since those days in November, the massive hype around ArcheAge has faded. Its reputation has taken a hit.
Yesterday, a very similar situation arose. But this time, Trion Worlds executed the rollback. From the perspective of the ArcheAge servers, nothing happened yesterday.
Only 10% of players could log in
That players cannot all log in during a massive rush is usually a significant annoyance in MMORPGs, but it has no lasting effects. Even with the launch of a World of Warcraft add-on, not everyone can play in the first few days: they just reach max level later. But ArcheAge is front-loaded, as building plots are distributed in the first hours, and they are limited. Those who arrive late cannot secure a good plot cheaply but have to buy it from other players at a high price.
According to Trion Worlds, only 10% of players could log in yesterday in ArcheAge. These few lucky players secured a significant number of building plots on the new servers. Thus, they gained an advantage in just a few hours, from which they could have benefitted for months – not to mention that some could also sell the plots for real money.
Therefore, Trion Worlds has decided to go for a rollback this time.
“Everything is fine with ArcheAge … this time it was our launcher Glyph”
Trion Worlds says that the issues were not due to ArcheAge itself. Everything is running stable there. They identified Trion Worlds’ launcher “Glyph” as the Achilles’ heel. The launcher could not handle so many players trying to log in simultaneously. And once again (as it was nearly a year ago), the endless intro bug occurred.
The problem seems to have been exacerbated by starting everything “at the same time,” EU and US servers, all new worlds going online simultaneously.
If you now think: Did they learn nothing from the past catastrophes, from Auroria? Yes, they did.
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Rollback and new restart
What happens now? There will be a rollback. Everything that happened last night doesn’t matter anymore. They will start over with 2.0. They apologize to the players, return everything that was spent during that time, and promise “compensation packages.”
Additionally, they have set a new date for Patch 2.0 and the restart. This time, the restart will take place in “stages.”
In Europe, it will start today, September 13, at 3:00 PM. First, the “normal servers” will open, half an hour later the new merged servers, and another half an hour later the restart servers.
In the USA, this should also happen at 10:00 PM if everything goes according to plan.
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In Heroes of the Storm impressive gameplay moments frequently occur. But occasionally there are true comedy gems among them …
About Team Blockades and Little Pandas with Sweets
Undoubtedly, Heroes of the Storm belongs – like all MOBAs – to the games that can quickly create enormous frustration potential. However, some missteps of teammates turn out to be quite entertaining in retrospect. On the YouTube channel Heroes of the Storm Highlights , not only are the most exciting plays captured, but also regularly the funniest clips that players will likely remember for a long time. The current issue features some truly fantastic moments, especially Leoric stealing the enemy’s map boss in a creative way, I will definitely remember that.
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In the hack’n slash Diablo 3 there’s an exploit that allows some players to progress through tougher Rifts. Blizzard is closing it now.
It circulated in recent days among Diablo fans: the so-called “Snapshot” exploit or Hellfire Amulet exploit. The exact mechanics are not that important at this point. It was hardly discovered by chance and it made characters noticeably stronger: the exploiters could activate all passive abilities of their class simultaneously.
The exploit was discussed in the relevant forums. Blizzard has now announced that it will close it as soon as possible with a hotfix.
Blizzard further states that they will investigate incidents and punish those who exploited the bug (they say they will act accordingly). They urge all players to play fair. Exploiting such bugs can not only lead to penalties but also affects the enjoyment of everyone.
The sandbox MMO ArcheAge starts its second year tonight with a trailer
Tonight at 10:00 PM, if all goes according to plan, the fresh Patch 2.0 for ArcheAge will be released. It brings a new hero system, changes for the guilds, and new upgrade options for houses. The zone Diamond Coast is being revamped, with goodies and gifts for both returning players and loyal veterans.
Additionally, there will be a server merge, and “restart” servers will be launched. Therefore, the hunt for building plots on virgin servers will start again tonight around 10:00 PM.
All in all, Trion Worlds wants to evoke the feeling: It’s starting again! It’s a fresh start! Be part of it.
This atmosphere is also what the trailer aims to create:
http://youtu.be/fT2Vld8wbEU
The patch can already be downloaded via the Glyph platform.
With Knights of the Fallen Empire, there will be some class changes in Star Wars: The Old Republic. In a developer blog, detailed discussions were held about the changes to the Agent and Smuggler …
Hiding and Seeking – Both Improved!
With the upcoming expansion Knights of the Fallen Empire, the developers of SWTOR are taking another close look at the classes in the game and want to improve the overall gameplay experience. In the latest developer blog, changes to the Imperial Agent and the Smuggler were discussed. The overall goal is clearly defined: They should be harder to catch and be able to pursue their enemies even better than before.
New Abilities – Teleporting and Resetting
Saboteurs and Scoundrels can look forward to the new ability Holo-Traverse (or Trick Movement). This teleports the player to a friendly or hostile target nearby and increases movement speed by 70% for 3 seconds. With a cooldown of 45 seconds, this will prove very useful in PvP and could cost some fleeing enemies their lives.
Sharpshooters (and Gunslingers) will also receive a new ability, Imperial Preparation (Trick Box). This resets a large portion of the active cooldowns of abilities. The list is quite long: Escape, Security Measures, Shield Probe, Impulse Coverage, Fortify, Covered Escape, and their Republic counterparts are affected. The cooldown is 3 minutes – a rogue who thinks of “Preparation” from World of Warcraft might be amused.
New Features and Changed Progression
As with the lightsaber wielders, there are additional changes to the progression of the individual classes. The level delineations will be slightly altered at which various abilities are unlocked. Basically, everything shifts a little further back, but players at level 60 will not experience any noteworthy adjustments.
However, there are also some new features that provide serious alternatives to the previous ones. For example, you can give the Fragmentation Bomb/Acid Grenade a 10% chance to explode twice. If you prefer to restrain your enemies, choose the Choking Shots, with which Overload Shot and Quick Shot slow the hit target down by a proud 40% for 6 seconds.
A complete (but only preliminary) list of the planned changes can be found on the official SWTOR page.
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In Japan, Dragons Dogma Online, a new multiplayer online game from Capcom, currently hits like a belly-flopping dragon in the outdoor pool. In just 10 days, it has been downloaded over 1,000,000 times …
370,000 Heroes in 10 Days
With over 1 million downloads in just 10 days, Dragon’s Dogma Online definitely ranks among the surprise hits of the year in Japan. In the same period, 370,000 characters were created, who are now bustling around in the new world (which conversely means that over two-thirds of the players who downloaded it have not yet created a character … Japan indeed).
To celebrate the great success, Capcom is currently offering all players 72 hours of premium membership to fully test all the benefits of the additional subscription. Capcom emphasizes that Dragon’s Dogma is on track to become one of the “most important titles in the online business.”
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The game was released simultaneously for PC, PS3, and PS4. If you want to try Dragon’s Dogma Online here, you are out of luck. The game has an IP block and only runs in Japan. Whether a localization for the western market is planned is still unknown.
In the MMO shooter Destiny 18 new exotic armor pieces are coming with the “Taken King” expansion. They are already in the official database. We present them.
Patch 2.0 already included the exotic items, even if they do not exist yet, they are already in Bungie’s official database. So it is not “datamined” what we present to you here, but official.
Last Wednesday, we already introduced you to 13 new exotic weapons. However, we know that this is not all. Some are hidden by Bungie. The situation is different with the armors. 18 pieces, 6 for each class, were promised in advance. There are 18 pieces, 6 for each class, in the database. So they should all be there.
All 18 items are available as “drops” in The Taken King. They are not tied to any special quests. Xur can sell them. And all can be “remade.” The armors are therefore configurable and changeable within certain parameters, except for the namesake perk – that stays as it is.
Have fun on the following pages with the 18 new armor pieces.
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The two servers Estel (EU) and Elendilmir (US) will start things off and will be the first to open their gates. These will also be the two servers that will be closed first.
However, there is no rush: Until 2016, everyone can continue to play on their old, doomed worlds.
Turbine advises that kinship leaders, i.e., guild leaders, should take the lead and transfer first to ensure that there are no issues here.
In the background, work is vigorously underway on the new data center and hardware, so that The Lord of the Rings Online can provide players in the remaining worlds with a great gaming experience.
If everything works out with the first worlds, they plan to gradually release more worlds. For the EU servers, the following order has been established for the release of transfers:
Estel
Gilrain
Eldar
Anduin
Morthund
Maiar
Vanyar
Withywindle
Snowbourn
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If you want to check out “Midnight,” this weekend is a great time. There are a variety of bonuses active: A triple bonus doubles all experience gained, all Dilithium, and every mark earned over the weekend.
Completing “Midnight” is also worthwhile. Special rewards await for each week you finish the episode once. The reward for the first week is a Sol Defense Deflector Shield, which is part of the three-piece set “Desperate Defense.”
Players who complete “Midnight” for the first time also receive the title “Peacemaker” and an outfit, which remains valid beyond the week.
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The episode is, although smaller compared to earlier ones, again split into two parts. The 4-player alert “Desecrated Cathedral” deals with the story of Raven.
In the solo content “Oa under Siege” the story about Green Lantern continues. You must fend off Black Lanterns.
The major topic in the community regarding the patch so far: The loot drop rate for elite items is too low.
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In South Korea, players of League of Legends can currently become quite rich – they just have to play extremely badly.
The Twist of Perpetrators and Victims
In recent months, a dubious trend has emerged in South Korea, where players of League of Legends are lured into expensive traps and seemingly bad gamers earn their livelihood: Complaints of online insults. In South Korea, there is a law against online insults with quite severe penalties. Those who become abusive towards their peers can face fines of up to $20,000 – or alternatively three years in prison.
Going feed a little – it could make someone rich.
Now, trolls of a special kind are taking advantage of this law: They join a game of League of Legends, introduce themselves to the entire team (so that everyone knows the name and it can be clearly assigned). Once the round starts, they primarily convince with poor gaming performance, die continuously, and feed the opposing team. If a teammate loses control and becomes abusive, the trap snaps shut. Screenshots of the chat are taken and sent directly to the police. If the alleged flamers then learn of their legal violation, the perpetrator intervenes again and offers an out-of-court solution – usually in the range of $300 to $2000.
While I personally welcome a law that punishes insults on the internet more severely, the system there is questionable and easily exploitable. It should deter trolls but has instead turned into a job.
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The latest hero in Heroes of the Storm, Rexxar, has quite a few amusing quotes on the lips of the ogres, if one gives him the time to let them out…
Enough of the monkey business!
Heroes of the Storm follows Blizzard’s long tradition of equipping each unit with amusing statements. Since there’s hardly any time to listen to all the quotes in peace during the heat of an actual battle, the “Try It Out” mode is perfect for this. At heart, Rexxar seems to be the epitome of a typical WoW hunter, who claims all loot by default – why? He’s a hunter! He can carry it! There’s also reference to his past in the Desolace area or his origins in the shattered world. You should listen to his statements yourself:
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Especially the more than clear reference to Hearthstone is well done, as the hunter is quite disliked there – at least by all his enemies. What do you think of these quotes? Too silly or do they fit perfectly into the game’s atmosphere?
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In the MMO shooter Destiny , the last patch has changed a lot in the Tower. Now there are collections and quests – all in a kind of “hanging monitor” or rather, in a display case.
For a long time, players in Destiny were plagued by a major space problem. The vault was simply too small. With patch 2.0, it has been significantly enlarged, but new “kiosks” have also been introduced.
The name is a bit misleading; these are those blue constructions. They are called kiosks or collections, look like oversized iPads, but function like display cases. Well, like futuristic display cases, because what you take out doesn’t really go away. You always just grab a copy.
Display case for shaders, emblems, ships, and sparrows
Filling such a display case is relatively easy: Items once obtained fill a compartment in a display case. Copies of this item can be “taken out.” Each compartment in this display case also has a label. It indicates what you need to do to obtain the respective item. This can be as simple as buying from a vendor, or it may require complicated quest lines or special heroic deeds.
There are collections for:
Shaders
Emblems
Ships
Sparrows
and gestures
Having is better than needing
This means you no longer have to keep sparrows, emblems, shaders, or ships in your inventory, but can take a copy of a specific item out of the display case when you need it. Use it as long as you want. Then just destroy it. There are plenty of new copies available.
This caters to the collecting frenzy of players in Destiny, who like to keep “lasting symbols” for every little achievement they’ve ever made, even if they will never use them. The average Destiny player follows the ancient MMO wisdom: “Having is better than needing.”
Designs for armor and weapons
A special category is the “blueprint collections” (or designs) for exotic weapons and armor. The principle works the same, but a special feature makes it a bit more complicated: Here, “Year 2 versions” of existing exotic weapons or armor can also be drawn out. These “new old” items can achieve higher stats than their Year 1 counterparts.
To draw these, you need legendary marks (available starting September 15) and you must own the Year 1 version to fill and unlock the corresponding display case. However, this does not work with every “old” exotic: Only selected Year 1 items have received a “Year 2 version.” Not all of them have. However, it is said that Year 2 versions of other well-known exotics will gradually come.
Compared to display cases, the designs have two disadvantages: one, it costs something to draw items.
Secondly, items drawn from exotic designs start “naked.” Bungie has already stated: The space for an upgraded exotic is in the guardian’s inventory or vault. So they should not be disassembled.
The blueprints seem rather designed for players to draw Year 1 exotics that do not yet have a Year 2 version by September 15, or to part with items they have no use for but still “have.”
World of Warcraft is full of Easter eggs, and some of these secrets are unveiled only after many years. In this case, paladins can rejoice …
Throw Ghostcrawler Against the Wall!
In a gigantic game like World of Warcraft, the developers constantly make little references. These can be either tributes to former employees or little jokes that they indulge in the form of Easter eggs to commemorate themselves or a certain incident in the game. Normally, these secrets are uncovered by the community quite quickly, but in this special case, it took nearly 3 years!
Table, sneak away – and Ghostcrawler along with it!
The toy “Rotating Table” was introduced in Mists of Pandaria and allows the player to create a table that is knocked over after a short delay. The previously hidden feature: When a paladin uses the table, there is a small chance that a blue crab appears on the table – the avatar of Ghostcrawler, a former designer of WoW.
Righteous Fury – Late Revenge
The origin of this joke lies in the past, specifically at the release of Wrath of the Lich King. At the start of the expansion, retribution paladins were overpowered and could handle any challenge in PvP and PvE on their own. After that, Ghostcrawler announced that he would nerf paladins “TO THE GROUND” (which also happened shortly thereafter). In the following years, he repeatedly joked about how much fun it was for him to continually weaken paladins.
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The rotating table obviously alludes to exactly these incidents – now paladins can still show the former developer what they think of his balancing plans.
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The question in the stream that elicited this reaction specifically revolved around Game Director Jeff “Doomsaw” Donais and Item Designer “Amthua.” Two key figures who are now leaving Gazillion.
Departing Game Director Speaks Out
Game Director Donais then addressed the fans in a letter. His departure from Gazillion had been planned for some time.
Donais has been working, as he recounts, for many exhausting years in the gaming industry. Whenever he wanted to catch his breath, a new ambitious project came up with 100-hour weeks. He first worked at Wizard of the Coast on Magic, later at Blizzard, at Riot, and now on Marvel Heroes.
Therefore, he had long been preparing for his exit, eyeing a retirement that he could fortunately afford, identifying and preparing a capable successor. Donais will likely later support the team in an advisory role. For now, he wants to focus on his wife, who deserves more attention (unless she is a disguised Skrull).
Employees Praise Gazillion
As Donais says, the recent layoffs had nothing to do with the performance of the employees, but were purely motivated by costs. Donais believes that the game is still in good hands.
Amthua also describes his time at Gazillion as fulfilling and praises the studio and colleagues in the highest terms. Brevik is not only a visionary CEO but also a down-to-earth, great person. Gazillion is more than just a company; it is more like a family.
The Marvel license attracts many idealists, as reports indicate. People for whom a dream comes true by working on a superhero Marvel game.
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In Guild Wars 2 players are already feeling the first effects of the upcoming expansion Heart of Thorns – the Mordrem are attacking!
New Problems Every Hour
The situation in Guild Wars 2 is getting serious. As previously announced, the Mordrem, servants of the dragon Mordremoth, regularly invade Tyria. The target of the attack is the Brisban Wildlands, the Kessex Hills, and the Dssea Plateau, which are attacked by the enemies every hour (on the half hour). Those who join the fight will be rewarded with Mordrem blooms, which can be exchanged for some unique costumes and miniatures. The number of blooms you get per attack depends on your performance, which can always be monitored in the form of a buff.
The event is only active this weekend, until September 13 – so defeat as many Mordrem as possible. The associated traders will remain in Tyria for a few days longer.
Trust No Wallflower with Two Legs
In a new blog post, the developers talked about a new faction in Heart of Thorns: the Mordrem Watch. These are Sylvari who have bent to their original purpose and now serve the dragon Mordremoth. They disdain the pale tree and the Wylden Hunts, which have held them back from their true purpose for too long.
Pew Pew – Sylvari Snipers of the Mordrem Watch.
In the jungle of Maguuma, there will be several commanders of the Sylvari to defeat, who are waiting with powerful spells for their enemies – amusingly, the respawn mechanics have even been integrated into the story: If a member of the Mordrem Watch falls, he is promptly recreated by the dragon, with the same name and task.
The storyline of the expansion definitely promises some exciting twists and intrigues, as not all Sylvari have followed the call of their creator. However, nobody knows how many still secretly live among their former allies and are waiting for a favorable moment for betrayal…
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In RIFT the Primalist is on the horizon, the first real new “class” since the launch. A small preview is now supposed to show what this new vocation has in store …
Maintain the Balance – or Break It!
With Patch 3.4, there is a new addition in Rift. We have already reported on the Primalist, but now new details have emerged in a preview page that should also appeal to the skeptics regarding the new vocation.
The Primalist has a completely new resource and somewhat resembles the Balance Druid from World of Warcraft. He constantly has to maintain the balance between Wrath and Cunning, as when the bar swings too far to one side, his abilities change drastically. Thus, the Volcanist – one of the 6 specializations – can benefit from a full Wrath bar, as a spell that would originally last 6 seconds becomes instantaneous. At the same time, swinging too far to one side of the bar prevents and complicates the casting of other spells. Therefore, planning, finesse, and foresight are required to play the Primalist effectively.
6 Talent Trees and 6 Masks
Overall, the Primalist will have 6 different souls (talent trees). 4 of them are focused on different types of damage dealing (Volcanist, Berserker, Dervish, and Typhoon), one functions as a tank (Titan), and the last as a healer (Preserver). Although the Primalist wears leather armor and usually wields heavy two-handed weapons, they mainly serve as a totemic focus to channel the unbridled forces of the elements in the right direction.
The Avatar forms make the Primalist temporarily particularly effective.
Great care has been taken to ensure that a talent tree is now utilized to the end, as the last talent is a powerful Avatar form of the respective soul that grants a temporary but tremendous buff.
The Primalist will appear with Patch 3.4: “Into the Wilds” later this fall.
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The fantasy MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online is discontinuing its two fan publications. The size of the PvP campaigns is being increased.
Today, two small news items about The Elder Scrolls Online that we will summarize in one article.
First, the probably more relevant news for many: To cope with the influx to Cyrodiil caused by the Imperial City, the campaign size has been “lightly” increased. This is done to alleviate the pressure from the queues.
The number of campaigns will remain for now, says PvP head Brian Wheeler in the forum. This applies to the PC and Mac version. For PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the Imperial City will launch only next week.
The Elder Scrolls Online is discontinuing the program that presented fan creations
Important for fan sites, hobby artists, and YouTubers: The two publications “Tamriel Rundschau” and “Tamriel-Rufer” will be discontinued. The Tamriel-Rufer aggregated articles from fan sites and informative YouTube videos and presented them. In the Tamriel Rundschau, there was fan art to admire, events were presented – everything that was more artistic in nature had a home here.
By the way: In the early days of our site, we at Mein MMO were also featured in the German edition of Rundschau with articles about The Elder Scrolls Online. In recent months, articles from the fan sites “ESO Schatzsucher” and “TESO-Online” were predominantly found there. Other “fan sites” that were part of networks like Gameplorer or Gamona and were previously featured in the Rufer have seemingly ceased operations.
In The Elder Scrolls Online, it is said that the publications had a great run, and they thank the fans for their work. In the future, they aim to showcase fan works on their own social channels or in the streaming show ESO Live. Fans are asked to label their works with #ESOTU.
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