This week’s card chaos from Hearthstone awakens the shredder in your minions. Because two is better than one…
Behind every strong minion lies… another minion
This week you should pull out all your minions that cost 2 mana or more in the card chaos of Hearthstone! In the current variant of Hearthstone’s card chaos from 5.8. “The Masquerade“, a new minion appears from each minion that costs 2 mana less. So from a Ragnaros, a Sylvanas could appear – or from a Stormwind Champion, a Sludge Belcher. Assembling a good deck under this premise is not as simple as one might think. The mode definitely offers a lot of room for creativity and will lead to some devastating combos – not all of them planned, because as often, the element of chance plays a big role.
Every minion has a new deathrattle effect.
Also this time there is a classic card pack for the first win in this mode. Don’t miss out, as the dust can also be used to craft cards for the upcoming expansion The Grand Tournament.
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There is a sign of life from the exotic Kingdom under Fire 2. It is set to create a stir this summer on the PlayStation 4 as a Free2Play title.
Kingdom under Fire 2 is regarded as “If it comes out as announced, it is too good to be true”-game. It combines strategy and action elements in the MMO format, but at the moment is rather under the radar as a PC title in Southeast Asia: weak PCs there are said to be the reason. It has also gone through a rather bumpy development phase.
According to the strategists at Blueside, all of this is supposed to change. The date “summer 2015” is still circulating, as the game intends to appear in English, Chinese, and Korean on the PlayStation 4 and create a stir as a Free2Play title. One fan of the game is YouTuber Angryjoe. For him, Kingdom under Fire 2 has been a big insider tip for months.
At Chinakoy, a new trailer and gameplay material has now been shown.
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The hack and slash epic Diablo 3 has now sold 30 million units.
Three years ago, when it was released, many were disappointed with Diablo 3: The auction house, hackers, cheaters, somehow everything was annoying. Three years later, Diablo 3 is doing incredibly well. 30 million units sold worldwide over its lifetime, could Activision-Blizzard proudly report when announcing the quarterly numbers 2/2015 .
Whether this includes only stand-alone games or also expansions is currently unclear. But with its move to consoles and to China (there Diablo 3 runs in a Free2Play version with incentives to buy more), the game has also significantly increased in its third year of existence. Last year it was still at a meager 20 million sold copies.
Lost Ark is considered a strong contender to nibble on Diablo’s cachet
The success of the hack and slash has long been noticed by Blizzard’s competitors, which is why several similarly themed games have already been developed. Parts of this new generation of action MMORPGs are already running (Marvel Heroes), others are currently in development (Lost: Ark; Lineage Eternal) or they are being ported from Asia to the West (Devilian).
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Just in time for Gamescom, a lot of information about Hearthstone has been released, including new rewards and mechanics.
Bonus loot at the end of the month
Players who achieve a high rank will be rewarded at the end of the month.
The ranked play mode in Hearthstone is getting new rewards. Depending on the highest rank achieved in the current month, players can expect an additional reward chest. This chest contains, in addition to the card back of the month, some golden cards and a small amount of dust for crafting new cards. The chest is based on the highest rank achieved, regardless of whether you have lost a few places afterward. This is intended to ensure that players continue to have an incentive to play the ranked mode after reaching a rank they like. The better your rank, the more golden cards there are as well. Blizzard provides two examples: At rank 17, there is one golden card, 20 dust, and the card back; at rank 5, there are a total of 3 golden cards, some dust, and the back.
Jousting – The game within the game
Additionally, a new game mechanic was presented at Gamescom in Cologne, which is internally referred to as Jousting, but is basically just a new type of battle cry or death rattle. “Each player reveals a minion from both decks. If yours costs more, then … “ followed by a positive effect, such as Charge for the played card or additional durability of a weapon. On one hand, the mechanic sounds exciting, as it is naturally a gamble that decides through additional strength of the card. On the other hand, it gives a small insight into both players’ decks – a possible information advantage that should not be overlooked.
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Plenty of new cards
For the conclusion, we have here some fresh cards from Gamescom, which use the new Jousting mechanic. The effects range from additional buffs to your own cards to exciting death rattles with the Skeleton Knight, which returns to the owner’s hand when winning the joust.
Three new heroes for Blizzard’s MOBA Heroes of the Storm were presented today at Gamescom. One is from each franchise.
Kharazim is the monk from Diablo 3. He will be the first support character from the franchise with the spooky look. Kharazim will be a mobile melee hero in Heroes of the Storm who can choose from one of 3 stances. In one, he focuses more on attack and his fast fists, in the second he is all zen and defensive, healing himself in close combat, and in the third stance, his melee attacks restore mana – offense and defense balance each other.
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The legendary beastmaster Rexxar comes from the World of Warcraft universe. He is a ranged fighter and forms a symbiosis with his loyal companion Misha, a powerful bear. Misha will be able to pressure opponents, stun them, and charge at them. From the Starcraft universe comes Artanis. He will be the first warrior in Heroes of the Storm from the Starcraft universe and will have some hard-hitting abilities.
The three heroes will probably gradually be seen in the Nexus as well.
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The Druid of the Saber fits seamlessly into the Druid cards that require a choice. For 2 mana, it has rather weak stats of 2/1, but the text states: “Choose one: Charge or +1/+1 and Stealth“, which can make it quite a versatile card in the early turns of the game.
The Crowd Favorite can be considered “okay” with 4/4 for 4 mana, but it benefits greatly from the Battlecries of other cards. Whenever you play a card with Battlecry, this minion gains +1/+1. So, anyone crowding the board with small minions can quickly turn the Crowd Favorite into a tough opponent.
A new Warrior spell card is Bash and it doesn’t need much explanation. For 3 mana, it deals 3 damage and grants the warrior 3 armor. Especially Control Warriors could benefit from this, as they had to rely on the “Fiery War Axe” to remove minions with 3 health from the board.
The Brave Archer is a new Hunter card and is already at the top of my hate list. As if being a 2/1 for 1 mana wasn’t annoying enough, her text also says: “Inspiration: If your hand is empty, deal 2 damage to the opposing hero.” Some rush decks, which focus solely on the bland dropping of cards, will certainly appreciate this.
An epic card is the Master of Ceremonies, which could please decks with spell damage. With 4/2 for 3 mana, she is within an acceptable range, but really shines when her Battlecry activates, which states: If you have a minion with spell damage, gain +2/+2. Hardly anyone will be able to resist a 6/4 elf for just 3 mana!
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A few minutes ago, the new trailer for SWTOR: Knights of the Fallen Empire was released at Gamescom.
I share with you. You just have to kneel.
That Star Wars: The Old Republic is focusing strongly on personal stories with the next expansion “Knights of the Fallen Empire” is no longer a secret. Now there is a new trailer giving the first impressions of what awaits you in the addon. The Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire have fallen. As a stranger (the Outlander), you are the last great enemy of the new Emperor and must stand against him – or will you kneel and join the new ruler?
Whether there really is such a strong variety of choices as the trailer suggests remains to be seen. But it looks very much like a typical BioWare adventure. Very much.
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Hello everyone. Yes, I know, the topic World of Warcraft is somewhat exhausted in more than one way, but last weekend hit me with another blow.
Every weekend a new annoying bonus event
I’ve complained in the past (it feels like multiple times) about the weekend events of World of Warcraft and I still think they were not a really good idea. The absolute low point for me was last weekend when you could earn reputation for completing heroic dungeons in Draenor. This would be bearable if reputation wasn’t distributed so inflationarily that everyone who earned reputation before this event feels like a complete fool. A good example is the faction “Laughing Skull.” If you wanted to befriend the crazier orcs, you had to spend many hours beating up botanists, orcs, and animals in the Tanaan Jungle just to notice any progress.
The devaluation of achievement
6 reputation points for small mobs, 9 for large ones. This took a long time…
To illustrate my unspeakable suffering: I definitely spent 24 hours pure farming time there to work my way up to the reputation level “Exalted.” If you didn’t want to do that, you simply had to visit the dungeon “Everbloom” 4 times. Each visit dropped nearly 12,000 reputation points, which corresponds to a time investment of not quite 30 minutes. Just for comparison: A single enemy of the “old” version granted 6 reputation points. So you had the opportunity to maximize your reputation not only on your main character but also on all other twinks, second and third accounts, and even on your roommates’ characters.
Next week will drive me to the brink again. Then there’s triple experience points for pet battles. And once again, with a friendly smile, they’ll show me what a pointless waste of time it was to level my 110 companions to the maximum level and really invest time in it.
Experience points for pets are on sale next week.
By now, I probably sound like all those “Everything was better back then” people who say that you really had to work for achievements back in the day. And yes, at the moment it feels that way. The reputation factions really aren’t anything to get worked up about, yet I still do. I took the time to farm reputation. That has been devalued. It bothers me. Grrr.
But enough of the whining. Let’s just hope that Gamescom brings us many exciting innovations and that the next part of World of Warcraft is at least a bit more thought out than the last one. We’ll see each other in a week. If I had to guess now: It will be about the new WoW expansion …
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In the MMO shooter Destiny four new Strikes will come with the expansion “The Taken King”. Additionally, many other details are already known.
It is quite strange how Destiny always manages to do this. In the Weekly Updates, which are actually meant for information, there are only little tidbits for weeks. Now all eyes are on Gamescom in Cologne, to see if important information will be revealed. But like a magician, Destiny drops the info bomb elsewhere. A US gaming magazine has granted the big scoop on the next expansion.
Yesterday, a lot of new information about the expansion “The Taken King.” This stream of information is now ongoing. The US site Kotaku refers to the 14-page cover story from Game Informer and publicly reveals (therefore we can bring it) the following details about The Taken King:
On the Dreadnought, Guardians will find the new raid King’s Fall.
8 new story missions, plenty of lore, name of the new raid
The new raid is called King’s Fall
8 new story missions will come, which will constitute the first act of “The Taken King”
Additionally, there will be bounties, quests, and quest lines that start from various vendors in the Tower – one of which leads to the Glass Vault, focusing on the story of Praedyth
Characters will be given more personality, allowing them to talk to one another, such as the Ghost now speaking with Eris Morn or Zavala. Additionally, sometimes the Ghost will be able to explore objects in missions and strikes, providing small glimpses into the lore of the Destiny universe – so the Ghost will be talking again, and a lot
Rebels against Oryx
4 new strikes and the gunsmith will become more important
The 4 new strikes are Fallen Saber (Earth, against a Hovering unit), Shield Brothers (on the Dreadnought, two Cabal leaders will wait), Sunless Cell (Here is the Darkblade, who rebels against Oryx) and Echo Chamber (Playstation exclusive, a Vex instance). Additionally, as announced, some old strikes will receive a new “Taken” mode
You will be able to turn in bounties without returning to the Tower
The gunsmith in the Tower will be overhauled: You can now earn reputation through bounties with him. If you befriend him, there will be a weekly weapon delivery – a legendary weapon with random perks.
Crucible and Vanguard marks will become Legendary marks, and other materials will be bundled together
A new exotic pulse rifle called “No Time to Explain“, the exotic weapon “Sleeper Simulant” is a heavy fusion rifle, for which you must complete a quest line with puzzles
The Crucible will have its own quests. Trials of Osiris will have its own bounties. There will be cohesive bounties for the Crucible that have rewards at an exotic level if weekly Crucible tasks are completed. Eight new PvP maps and three new modes.
On the Dreadnought, it will be possible to find certain items with which you can summon “ultra” bosses.
At Gamescom, Electronic Arts presented the new mode “Fighter Squadron” for Star Wars Battlefront . Players in Cologne will be able to try it out live.
The gameplay for the new air combat mode “Fighter Squadron” is, in short, all that one could expect and then some more. Hot action, cool radio quotes, appearances of the great Star Wars heroes with bold sayings, and the famous ships. And the Empire even has a distinctly British accent. How could it be otherwise?
20 players will be able to participate in the dogfights. Electronic Arts will then add another 20 AI combatants. The ships include X-Wings, TIE Fighters, A-Wings, TIE Interceptors, and as can be seen, also the Millennium Falcon, where Han Solo quips his “Never tell me the odds” – “Erzähl mir nie, wie meine Chance stehen.”
DICE is particularly proud that they received permission from Lucasarts to design the lava planet “Sullust” themselves. Star Wars fans will therefore get the first glimpse of Sullust in Star Wars Battlefront.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny , an official trailer for “The Taken King” has been released. Watch it in German.
The hype is starting. Bungie has now released a trailer for “The Taken King” that is also available in German. The expansion The Taken King is set to launch in mid-September, yesterday the first major wave of information was released. Apparently, they are now ready to properly kick off the hype machine.
In the trailer, you can see what happened in the first year – and that in the second year of Destiny, players are now confronted with the consequences of their actions. By defeating Crota, his father Oryx has taken notice of them. But that doesn’t really matter: It’s mainly about creating chills and getting players excited for Destiny again.
What do you think of this trailer for The Taken King?
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The MOBA League of Legends aims to overhaul some of its clunkiest champions, not with a broad sword, but with a rapier. They want to make Darius, Garen, Mordekaiser, and Skarner something truly special.
“Steamrollers,” refers to the champion type of tank carries in League of Legends. The prime example of this is Nasus, who eventually becomes a one-man wrecking ball over the course of a long game. However, other champions of this type do not perform their function as well as Nasus. Therefore, they want to give them a bit of “extra pep” and will be remarkably creative in doing so. They intend to continue on this path, with each champion ultimately becoming something special.
Darius is all about killing, Garen has his eyes on the killer in the enemy team
For Darius, they have planned a sort of “blood frenzy.” When he kills an enemy or when “bleeding” on a target is maximized, Darius enters a “murderous rage” and deals increased damage. The idea behind this is that Darius will be built tanky so that he can survive, and in these “murderous rage” situations, he will still deal sufficient damage.
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The paladin Garen, on the other hand, will be the opposite of Darius. He becomes a killer when a friendly champ is killed. The biggest killer in the enemy team becomes the “villain” in Garen’s eyes, and Garen then deals “true” damage to him.
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Mordekaiser loves dragons, Skarner changes the landscape
Mordekaiser will receive the full experience from minions even when he is in lane with a supporter. He also develops a very special relationship with the dragon: When he deals damage to the dragon, he curses it. If the dragon dies with the curse, a dragon specter will follow Mordekaiser for a certain duration.
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Skarner also receives a comprehensive new feature. When he is in the game, crystal spikes grow at six locations on the map: at the four buffs, the Baron, and the dragon. If one of Skarner’s team takes the crystal spike, a buff field will be created just for Skarner. If enemy champs take it, they receive gold and a brief vision window. Skarner is to become the king of neutral objectives with this buff field, which grants him movement and attack speed.
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Apart from these “visible” changes, the stats of the four champions will also be significantly revised. There is, so to speak, a rework. The new versions of the four champions are currently on the test server – this runs under patch 5.16. The last patch 5.15 was rather small; it dealt, among other things, with the redesign of Gangplank and Fiora.
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The hack and slash Diablo 3 is about to receive the next patch 2.3.0. Now, the changes in Adventure Mode and crafting are being presented: Some frills are eliminated, and game mechanics are simplified.
Those who play Diablo 3 get used to many quirks and game mechanics of the top-seller, for which a long explanation is needed to clarify them. With 2.3.0, significantly fewer words will be required to explain certain game mechanics to a friend.
No more Realm of Trials
The Realm of Trials, for example – here you face increasingly stronger waves; depending on how many you can defeat, you start with a correspondingly high “Greater Nephalem Portal,” kicking off with a “GRift”. The Realm of Trials was simply started and then abandoned by many players to begin a GRift at level 1 and gradually work their way into higher “Greater Nephalem Portals,” grabbing quick XP and cheap loot along the way.
Thus, Blizzard is removing the “Realm of Trials”. With 2.3.0, players can open a Greater Nephalem Portal that can be up to one level above the highest one they have already completed. Those who are particularly skilled at a Greater Nephalem Portal can even skip multiple levels.
The access conditions are changing: The normal Nephalem Portals, which are clearly intended as a casual task in Diablo 3, no longer require keys. The Greater Nephalem Portals still need keys from a “normal” Nephalem Portal, but they no longer have specific levels.
At the end of a Greater Nephalem Portal, you can only upgrade the gems. The key itself cannot be upgraded, but it is truly only for a single Greater Nephalem Portal. After that, you need the next one.
In short: Previously, it was quite a complicated system, many extra frills are simply being foregone with 2.3.0. In a Nephalem Portal, you farm keys for a Greater Nephalem Portal. How difficult that should be can be chosen by oneself, depending on which difficulty level one has already overcome.
Crafting made simple, Bounties receive a new function
Similar things can be said about crafting in Diablo 3. With Reaper of Souls, new materials were introduced, making other ones redundant. This is now being addressed, and the crafting system is being simplified: debris, exquisite essences, shimmering tears, demonic essences, and fiery sulfur are simply discarded. The recipes have also been considerably thinned out, and costs have been reduced.
In Adventure Mode, something is also changing: Bounties, which were originally intended to find keys for Nephalem Portals, now require a new function: they are linked to the Kanai’s Cube. Completing a bounty now provides act-specific crafting materials for the cube.
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In World of Warcraft the player numbers dropped drastically again in the second quarter of 2015.
According to MMO-Champion, the player numbers for the MMORPG giant World of Warcraft have dropped drastically again. They have now fallen to 5.6 million players.
Blizzard-Activision will likely weather the setback: Other franchises like Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, or Diablo 3 are breaking all records. Currently, there are said to be 70 million players registered for Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and Destiny. Together, the three games have generated 1.25 billion US dollars. Of the 70 million registered accounts, 20 belong to Destiny. Diablo 3 has now sold over 30 million copies.
Also in the overall numbers, Activision-Blizzard shines, as both total revenue and digital revenue have been able to increase again.
Moreover, World of Warcraft is still number one among the games that rely on the subscription model.
In the fantasy MMORPG Skyforge , friends will soon be able to play together despite prestige differences – they want to make this possible with a scaling system.
Recently in the chat in Skyforge, I heard: “You can invite your friend to the friends list, but you will never be able to play together.” A bitter but true statement so far. Because Skyforge only “theoretically” has no level system; in practice, the prestige value serves as a level. It determines which activities are offered to players in Skyforge at which difficulty levels.
And if friends start a few weeks later or simply play less, then both players may go through the same instances, but at significantly different difficulty levels.
Team Allods has recognized the problem and promises relief – with a kind of “mentor” system. This will allow players with significant prestige differences to group together and tackle an instance. The weaker team members will then be “upscaled”, the difficulty will be set to “normal”, and players will receive rewards according to their actual levels. The scaling will be limited to adventures in the modes squad, team, battles, and invasions – so nothing to do with the larger endgame contents.
In the MMO shooter Destiny , the new maximum level of the expansion “The Taken King” is known. Additionally, there is information about the fate of the legendary weapons and armor – and the voice of the Ghost is being replaced.
Last week in the Weekly Update, it was announced, that a new reveal story for the expansion “The Taken King” is coming soon. We wondered which major US site would get it: IGN or Game Informer. “Game Informer” has it. The problem is: it is the largest gaming print magazine in the world. So the story will soon be available in its entirety in 14 pages at US kiosks, not online.
The new level cap will be level 40
However, we are already getting some information: The new level cap with “The Taken King” is supposed to rise to 40. They are likely to part ways with the current Light level and introduce an “experience points level.” This means: You reach level 40 entirely through your own effort and are not dependent on cheap drops.
Bungie no longer liked the idea that players’ levels depend on factors outside their control.
Additionally, the new loot system is supposed to take more into account what players already have: This should allow players to more frequently receive items they still need, with more variety for which slot the item is for, frequent power increases, and fewer “duplicate” items.
Bye, bye Fatebringer.
Legendary items from year 1 will NOT be able to reach new maximum stats
Legendary armor pieces and weapons from the first year of Destiny will NOT reach the new maximum stats of the expansion. Players can continue to use legendary weapons and armor pieces, but they will not upgrade their stats like they can now in “House of Wolves.” Therefore, they will soon be surpassed by new items, and the Guardians would then leave them behind, it is said.
New items coming with The Taken King will feature new perks, but also higher stats such as increased damage values for weapons.
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The current legendary items from the first year in Destiny would still help players in the first hours before they are replaced. Bungie has already announced that they will replace some currently popular weapons with new, similar versions.
Additionally, the quality levels of items are now supposed to play a new role with The Taken King: In white, green, blue, purple, they are now supposed to make a “significant and meaningful difference.”
Will be re-synchronized.
New voice for the Ghost
And as the last new information that has been made public: The Ghost will receive a new voice. They are letting go of Peter Dinklage (known as Tyrion Lannister from Game of Thrones). The new Ghost will be voiced by Nolan North.
He will not only voice the new dialogues in “The Taken King,” but they will also have all dialogues, monologues, and quotes of the Ghost re-voiced by North. Peter Dinklage will no longer be heard in the game. Nolan North is known for being the voice from Uncharted or Assassins Creed.
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Fernando, the self-proclaimed knight. Helps every maiden in distress.
In line with Gamescom, taking place this week in Cologne, HiRez Studios stated that they have been working on a new game for over a year. It will be called “Paladins, Champions of the Realm” and promises to be an interesting, tactical team shooter with a fantasy setting.
What exactly do you do in Paladins?
That’s a pretty good question. So far, we know that it is a team shooter from a first-person perspective, and you can access various characters, each with different abilities. Within a single match, characters can improve, gain more attribute points, and become stronger through collectible card decks. At first glance, it seems to be a shooter with MOBA elements and collectible cards – an interesting mix that will probably have to survive practical testing.
It looks a bit like Overwatch…
Cassie looks like the typical huntress.
Paladins will likely have to endure some comparisons with Overwatch – at least until more is known about the game. At least the quirky character design is quite similar to the upcoming Blizzard title. However, since HiRez has already proven with SMITE that they can give even rather rigid ancient gods interesting personalities, we should wait for the first gameplay scenes. As for me, I have already fallen in love with Skye and Cassie. Many elements, such as the strengthening card decks or variable abilities, could give the game its own distinctive flair.
What sets Paladins apart from Overwatch will likely be seen at Gamescom, as attendees of the fair can already test an early version.
Those who want can already sign up for the closed beta.
IGN USA has already played, recorded, and uploaded a complete match:
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As Microsoft announced at Gamescom, the dinosaur survival MMO “Ark Survival Evolved” will be available on Xbox One this winter.
This is a surprise. At Gamescom, Microsoft has been holding a large presentation on Xbox One since 4 PM. Mainly, it focuses on games that have little to do with the MMO genre.
But surprisingly, the current survival MMO surprise hit “Ark Survival Evolved” also made an appearance. The game is supposed to be released first on consoles, specifically on “Xbox One”, in a “Game Preview” this winter.
Ark Survival Evolved is currently still in Early Access on Steam, a release for Xbox One and Playstation 4 is planned, but actually, such a thing is only possible with the official release in mid-2016. However, Microsoft has announced an “Early Access” option, apparently identifying Ark Survival as an appropriate candidate. It will be interesting to see how Ark Survival Evolved performs on Xbox One. So far, it has been notorious for causing difficulties even for powerful PCs.
We will continue to follow this story and report back when there is more news.
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Some players were concerned about the state of the Free2Play MMORPG Rift and feared the worst. The community manager has now eased those concerns.
Community Concerns
In the official Rift forum, Community Manager Ocho addressed the worries of some players. They feared that Rift was struggling, developers were being pulled away, and the game would gradually phase out.
Nothing of the sort, says Ocho. The team behind Rift has grown over the last year and a half, and even now they are still looking for new people. Most of the revenue from Rift flows right back into the development of new content, and therefore Rift is “in no danger whatsoever”.
Rift soaring high. No worries necessary, says the Community Manager.
But other questions were also addressed: The “reuse of old content” is not a sign of a lack of resources, but simply necessary to make certain areas of the game attractive again. What good are outdated zones where no one lingers anymore?
Particularly the current Patch 3.3 clearly shows how much is currently changing in Rift: The introduction of a new saga that will conclude in August is a clear indication that the game is doing well. Moreover, there are rumors of a new class that is soon to be revealed. So, Rift will be around for a while longer.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny , the one-eyed quest giver Petra Venj has prepared 6 bounties for Titan, Hunter, and Warlock. We will reveal how to complete them.
This week, Petra Venj has three bounties of each type available. With “House of Wolves,” two different kinds of bounties have come to the Reef. Both can be found with Petra Venj, the friendly cyborg cyclops next door.
The bounties for the Queen proceed as follows, where a Guardian accepts them from Petra Venj, then heads to the location where a specific public event starts. They may have to wait a while, announced by “A wolf pack is on the hunt.” Then they must defeat the chief of this event squad to receive an Aether Key, which they can use to open Aether chests.
We have listed the 6 bounties for the week of August 4th to August 11th with video guides from our friend Nexxoss here.
The three Queen’s bounties for the week of August 4th
Pirsis, the Pallas Curse
Pirsis the Pallas Curse is located on Earth in the Rift.
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The three Desired bounties from Petra Venj for the week of August 4th in Destiny
Without all this public event baggage, the Desired bounties in Destiny proceed simply. Here, it’s just about finding and eliminating the target.
Wolf High Servitor
Another highlight of the German localization gives the Wolf High Servitor its German name “Wolf Hohe Servitor.” He is in the Temple of Crota on the Moon.
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And the last bounty this week, “The Silent Rippers,” can be found in the Cosmodrome on Earth – specifically here in the subzone Cave. This is the annoying bounty that you have to do three times.
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