In the fantasy MMORPG Lord of the Rings Online, server shutdowns and transfers are coming. Details will be available on August 3.
It has been clear for a while, that server shutdowns must take place in Lord of the Rings Online. This is known as “World Transfer.” Developer Turbine will close 19 servers in a few months, and affected players can move with their belongings to another server of their choice by then.
On August 3, they plan to briefly shut down Lord of the Rings Online, announce which worlds will be affected by the shutdown, and then send an email to the respective people. There will be a relatively long period from “We will announce which servers will be closed” to “Then the server will actually be closed.” This is expected to happen in January 2016.
5 US servers and 5 EU servers are to remain at the end. Players who switch will be sweetened with some gifts like a title box – with the title box, players can carry the name of their home server as a title.
In the MMO shooter Destiny , a new week begins on Tuesday, July 28th: Variks has new items available, and the challenges for the week are set.
The MMO shooter Destiny relies on an ID system. Players can complete specific challenges once a week with each character, which then bring greater rewards. Every Tuesday at 11:00 AM, these challenges are reset. While previously it was only a heroic strike and its “elite version”, the Nightfall strike, with House of Wolves, the Prison of Elders and its vendor Variks have also been added.
Weekly Nightfall strike in Destiny on July 28th against Taniks
The DLC II strike Shadow Thief is once again the Nightfall: Modifiers are Arc Burn, Brawler, and Juggler: More melee damage for Guardians, more Arc damage for everyone, and no ammo drops for the weapon with which Guardians get kills.
Heroic Weekly leads against Aksor
This week, we’re once again going to the strike Winter’s Run. It was the first in the Heroic Weekly last week. This has never happened before. The modifier is Juggler.
The Prison of Elders in the week of July 28th in August
Reunion with Valus Trau’ug in the 32 Prison of Elders
Last week he was in the 34 Prison, this week the Cabal chief Valus Trau’ug must dwell in the 32 … until the Guardians rescue him.
Cabal/Juggler – Enemies do not drop ammo for the weapon with which the kill occurred
Hive/Light Switch – Servants of Darkness deal increased melee damage
Fallen/Catapult – The cooldown for grenades is reduced
Cabal/Exposure – Guardian shields are reinforced but do not regenerate
Hive – Arc Burn
Hive – Solar Burn
What does Skolas have up his sleeve this time?
Skolas is the only final boss who appears in various variations. The 5 waves leading up to him are the same, but he has different modifiers from week to week.
This week features: Brawler and Juggler – Increased melee damage for Guardians, but ammo will be scarce and you must juggle your weapons.
Hive – Exposure/Brawler – Guardian shields are reinforced but do not regenerate, their melee damage is increased
Vex – Ground/Airborne – Guardians deal more damage in the air but take more damage there
Cabal – Catapult/Arc Burn – grenade cooldown time is reduced, Arc damage significantly increased for both Guardians and enemies
Fallen – Specialist/Juggler – Special weapons deal double damage; enemies do not drop ammo for the weapon with which they were defeated
Fallen – Trickle/Small Arms – Abilities have an increased cooldown, damage dealt with primary weapons is increased
What does Variks have with him?
Variks has helmets and a fusion rifle.
The helmet for Titans has 63 Int and 67 Discipline. It is aimed against the Hive in the Prison of Elders.
The one for Warlocks has 66 Intellect and 58 Discipline. It is aimed against the Cabal in the Prison of Elders.
And the one for Hunters has 58 Intellect and 59 Discipline. It is designed for fighting against the Hive in the Prison of Elders.
Guides? Tips? Videos?
During the day, we will show videos of successful runs at this spot. You can see what other Guardians are doing in Destiny. One from Planetdestiny solos the Nightfall and goes for a speed run:
http://youtu.be/psjOAsrAp78
Our friend Nexxoss is tackling the Nightfall with a step-by-step explanation in German:
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In the fantasy MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO), maintenance works are scheduled again this week. We will inform you when The Elder Scrolls Online will be unavailable for Xbox One and Playstation 4.
For the Xbox One, the servers will be down for maintenance on Tuesday, 28th July, from 12:00 PM our time. The duration of the maintenance is unknown. The last maintenance took approximately 3 hours. A patch is expected.
For the Playstation 4, maintenance will take place on Wednesday, 29th July, at 12:00 PM, during which the servers will not be operational. An update for the PS4 is also planned.
Update, 28th July, 15:55: The maintenance for the Xbox One seems to be taking a bit longer. It is expected that the servers will be back online around 6:00 PM our time.
Additionally, crafted consumables will now scale like those from the cash shop. A level 10 potion will heal you at level 19 as if the potion were level 19 as well. However, at level 20, it will only heal you for the level 19 value. To heal more, you will need level 20 potions. This change is intended to ensure that consumables from the crown store are not perceived as “too strong”.
Update 29th July, 15:00: You might be wondering when ESO will be back online on the PS4. For this maintenance of the Playstation 4 servers, it is planned to be completed by 6:00 PM our time. However, this cannot be guaranteed.
A Zenimax employee has stated that the patch is 700 MB but will appear to players as 16 Gigabytes. Do not be alarmed: You should be able to progress relatively quickly here, unless previous patches are missing, which would prolong the process.
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With Apexis Crystals, you can get good gear in World of Warcraft – almost equally effective is pure gold!
Honor where honor is due
Equipping characters made easy: For a small price!
In World of Warcraft, it is currently quite easy to obtain decent gear, with which one can easily approach the new raid “Hellfire Citadel”. Just like back then with the “Timeless Isle”, there are again some mechanics in this expansion that help newcomers and returnees catch up quickly. We have already talked about the possibility of Apex Crystals, but it’s even faster with pure gold.
With Patch 6.2, a new item was introduced through Garrison missions, the “Honor of the Champion“. This item grants 1000 Honor Points and 1000 Conquest Points upon use – up to 2 times per week. This allows you to purchase solid gear of item level 700 in Ashran. Since the “Honor of the Champion” is not soulbound, you can also fish it out of the auction house, depending on the server, the price ranges from 5,000 to 15,000 gold. This is definitely within the scope of what one can farm in a relaxed evening in the old raid instances of Cataclysm. The YouTuber Bellular Gaming presents this method:
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The gear is designed for PvP, but the sheer amount of stats ensures that you can wreak havoc through normal mode raids – for heroic or mythic raids, you should turn to other gear.
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Until Blade & Soul is released in the West, there are still a few months to go, but we are already taking a small look at the different classes that Blade and Soul has in store for us.
Blade Master – The Classic Warriors
The Blade Master can best be compared to the traditional warriors from other games like WoW. He can assume several stances and perform stance-dependent abilities, which include both aggressive and defensive skills. Quick reactions are necessary to lead attacks precisely around enemies. The Blade Master is suitable for newbies, as he is easy to play in his basics but offers a lot of potential for improvements.
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Berserkers are ruthless melee fighters who love to stand at the front lines and draw the wrath of their enemies. When an opponent falls, the Berserker grabs them and hurls them as a projectile at the remaining foes. Despite his brutal strength, the Berserker is not a lone fighter. He is an important member of any group, allowing other classes to execute devastating attack combinations that would be difficult without him.
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The Summoner has a companion that assists him in battle. Similar to the Hunter or Warlock class in WoW, the companion is sent into melee while the player deals damage from a safe distance and casts control effects. They are masters of life leeching and can hold their own against enemies for a long time. If the Summoner or his companion falls in battle, the other can revive their ally – even during the fight. The class is suitable for beginners and follows the principle “Easy to learn, hard to master”.
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Elementalists harness the power of the elements: they switch between fire and frost to heat up their enemies while simultaneously boosting their own defensive stats. Unlike most other classes in Blade and Soul, Elementalists only act from a distance and maintain distance from opponents. They are very fragile but possess high mobility to offset this state. As masters of fighting multiple opponents at once, they are enormous damage dealers – but also rely on the support of their group.
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Experienced players can try their hand at the Kung Fu Master. Quick reflexes are essential for his playstyle, as the switch between offensive and defensive skills must be precisely timed. He can dodge opponents’ attacks and quickly develop counters, making him an expert in one-on-one combat. In a group of warriors, the Kung Fu Master suppresses the enemy, allowing teammates to unleash their attacks.
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The Nightblade in Blade and Soul corresponds to the rogue of many other games. She can become invisible and operates from the shadows, striking quickly and devastatingly while luring enemies into traps that will ultimately cost them their lives. Although her main weapon of attack is the dagger, she also uses smoke, poisons, and explosives to carve a path of destruction through her enemies. Especially her status changes and DoT effects make her a welcome member of any group.
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Only members of the Lyn race can become Blade Dancers, a variation of the Blade Master. They do not counter enemy attacks, instead, they try to completely evade them. High agility, quick attack sequences, and strong control effects characterize the Blade Dancer, but at the expense of his defense. Furthermore, he must always keep an eye on his resources, as without the necessary concentration he is defenseless against enemy attacks and can meet a quick end.
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The hack’n-slash with MMORPG elements Devilian is getting a fifth class soon in Korea, while in the West various systems are still being introduced.
Trion Worlds has secured the rights to Devilian in North America and Europe. Here, players will start with four classes, we introduced them to you two weeks ago. Each of the classes has three combat styles suitable for different situations; in this Korean video, you can see a brief overview of the various skills in action:
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These four classes could soon become five. In Korea, a new female class has been introduced: The Kyran will focus on high intelligence and agility, wielding a weapon to reveal herself as a melee fighter or sorceress.
In the West, all of this is still in the future – in the new live stream, Trion Worlds is looking at the Berserker and the Talisman system.
http://youtu.be/fENsOYf8GX8
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In the MMO shooter Destiny , players will never need to create a new Guardian.
In an interview with GamesRadar+, Engineering Lead Luke Timmens stated what many Destiny players (and their characters!) want to hear: “You will keep your Guardian.” It is taken very seriously that Destiny is supposed to last for 10 years. And the players are given their word, a contract is made with them: Your Guardian will always be there for you, no matter what happens. Even through expansions and sequels . There will be no need to create a new character.
Bungie will always add new things to the game, so even though the gameplay will change in 2, 5, or 10 years, the Guardian will always remain the same.
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In the fantasy MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online, canceling animations increases efficiency, allowing players to boost their damage. However, not everyone is a fan.
Especially an MMORPG like The Elder Scrolls Online, which places so much emphasis on the “RPG”, having an animation canceling system – that would be difficult to understand in an RPG world if a knight does not follow through with his weapon swing but instead cancels it after a third and abruptly starts a completely different movement sequence.
This animation canceling is likely not entirely intentional in the game. “It is not something we anticipated, nor intended, but it is not an exploit,” was once said in the Twitch chat during an official stream. It’s not pretty, but it seems permissible. It is part of the game mechanics that can make the difference between victory and defeat in the daily play of The Elder Scrolls Online. Some consider it the “skill factor” in TESO.
Is animation canceling in The Elder Scrolls Online forbidden?
No, unless you do it with a macro – that is considered cheating. As Tamrielfoundry reported from the Guild Summer last October, the developers are aware of the phenomenon. The way attacks interact at the moment is intended. However, they might change it in the future. Ten months later, it still works.
What is animation canceling?
Animation canceling refers to interrupting the movement sequences of your character by canceling an animation and immediately triggering a new attack. This allows for more actions to be packed into a certain timeframe, increasing damage output. In MOBAs, it is enough for some heroes to fire a shot, take a tiny step to the side, and the next one starts.
The friendlier term for “animation canceling” is actually ability weaving – in the sense that one weaves together different movement sequences ideally.
How to do animation canceling in The Elder Scrolls Online?
Animation canceling is a very old system and has been in the game for a long time. It is still active and works on consoles like the Playstation 4 and Xbox One. Our friends at Pro NDC have explored this in their video. It definitely requires some practice and does not work with every ability:
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Blizzard’s card game HearthStone is extremely popular – especially on mobile devices. For the first time, it has overtaken the PC version.
A quick round in between
HearthStone has quickly become a major success that even Blizzard could not have dreamt of. The revenue from the card game in the mobile sector was obviously higher for the first time than on PC. SuperData Research revealed how much money players have spent to unlock various adventures, card packs, and arena access. According to the statistics, it seems that in March 2015, mobile Hearthstone surpassed the PC version.
Please note: The data from Superdata has not been officially confirmed by Blizzard.
While profits in the mobile sector rose, they fell sharply in the PC sector – by almost the same amount. This decline might be due to many players switching from PC to a tablet or smartphone. But it could also be that no new expansion has been released on PC for some time in March. The PC players who had been involved for months could no longer spend money on anything new. The add-on Blackrock Mountain was not released until April.
The release of new content has always led to new record highs, as can be seen clearly in the graph. Once again, the impression seems to solidify: The market of the future lies in the mobile sector.
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The sandpark MMO ArcheAge is facing a crisis of trust after a year. They assure that they are aware of it and want to take action.
Crisis of Trust in ArcheAge
In the ArcheAge forum, a fan published a lengthy post discussing the status quo of ArcheAge. His thesis: Most people see ArcheAge as a fantastic game poorly managed by Trion Worlds, with an exceedingly greedy cash shop.
This severely harms Trion Worlds’ reputation. Even with new games like Trove or Devilian , ArcheAge is repeatedly mentioned as a cautionary example of how Trion Worlds treats its customers. Many players see Trion Worlds as a money-hungry company that only cares about players’ cash.
ArcheAge under fire.
Fan Analyzes Problem: Trion Worlds Too Greedy
Besides bots and hacks, the fan sees the most significant issues with ArcheAge:
that certain Regrade Stones are only available in the shop
and in the “Normalization”, which has diminished some rare items to increase, in his opinion, the attractiveness of cash shop items.
The user presented ideas on how Trion Worlds could tone down the cash shop and certain regrade mechanics to regain player trust. The suggestions revolve around devaluing the cash shop and enhancing the loyalty store by making important items from the cash store accessible for loyalty points. Additionally, the items in the loyalty store should become significantly cheaper.
These Changes Proposed by the Fan
For the loyalty store, patrons and non-patrons should regularly earn points, allowing them to purchase one of the Archeum Boxes from the cash store in the loyalty store after about 3 days (patrons) or 10 days (non-patrons).
According to the user, Trion Worlds makes enough money from patrons and should ease up on the cash shop.
The thread has gained a lot of attention, being viewed over 20,000 times over the weekend and receiving more than 200 comments. In 2014, that wouldn’t have been remarkable, but in 2015, after a severe player decline, that’s enough to be one of the most-read posts of the year.
Trion Worlds Banned More Bots in July Than Ever Before
Trion Worlds responded to the thread. Community Manager Seraphina Brennan stated, the team immediately noticed the post when it appeared and agrees on many points. However, they do not have a time machine to rectify the past and avoid making mistakes. They can only learn from their mistakes.
Since new producer Merv Lee Kwai has taken the helm, they have been making significant efforts to consider player feedback and will continue to do so. They want to take strong actions against bots and hacks. These efforts have been further intensified.
July was the month in ArcheAge’s history when the most bots were banned and the most gold was removed from the game. This is partly due to the fact that more staff is now dedicated to this issue, and partly because players have rediscovered their zeal for reporting bots.
… and wants to be more generous with expensive items
They also agree with criticism of the random mechanics in item acquisition. In August, a patch will be released that makes some rare items significantly more accessible to players.
Players should find it easier to obtain Black Pearls , and the Fusciafin should drop more frequently, as well as Haunted Chests and Auroria Cloaks and much more.
Is ArcheAge Parting Ways with the Upgrade Failure System?
Furthermore, they are foreseeing changes regarding regrading and regemming of items, concerning the controversial upgrade mechanisms of ArcheAge.
In the future, they aim to mitigate or completely remove the “Upgrade Failure” systems and replace them with linear progression. There should always be multiple ways to obtain an item.
“Upgrade Failure” refers to systems where players only have a chance to enhance a specific item. If it fails, the often painstakingly obtained resources are lost. The player has “bad luck”, a gaming system prevalent in Asia that is rarely found in Western designs.
The World of Warcraft is one of the largest video game worlds ever. A YouTuber has taken the time to give us all a little aerial tour.
One trip to Teldrassil and back, please!
Most players of World of Warcraft basically know that the world can be really big, but for many, that is more of a nuisance. Nowadays, you’d rather find a mage in the Elwynn Forest who can open a portal to Stormwind instead of taking the time to walk there yourself. Most of the time, the search takes longer than the actual journey, but hey! Everyone to their own.
“In the past,” you really felt the size of the world: If you wanted to visit the Ahn’Qiraj raid, you had to fly for 20 minutes from Darnassus to Silithus. A little time travel is provided by the video from YouTuber TheBigClifty, who flies through Azeroth, Kalimdor, and Pandaria. It gives a good sense of the scale of the world where so many players spend their time every day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihF0wJlYSus
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In the MMO shooter Destiny weapons from the Omolon factory will feature a fluid ammunition display.
With the “Taken King” new weapons factories will come to Destiny and play a more prominent role. Screenshots from the YouTuber Arekkz Gaming have now been released on reddit. They take a closer look at “Omolon weapons.” On the left side of the gun, there is a small fluid display that changes with the ammunition count.
The more ammunition still in the magazine, the more fluid is in the chamber:
A Bungie employee joyfully commented: It even wobbles!
Omolon will take on the role of pioneers among the new weapon factories. They experimented with technology that is still barely explored.
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Some are surely wondering what life is like behind the scenes at Mein-MMO.de. While we have occasionally sprinkled in a few hints, you haven’t really been informed yet. I want to change that here and now. But be warned: The text may contain traces of truth and/or lies!
The early bird catches the worm
I love my job. In the morning, like most, I take the train to the office. Sometimes it’s nice to mingle with the mortal folk so as not to forget how they start their day. As every day at 4 a.m., there’s not much going on in the streets. Some party-goers are still wandering around, but maybe the zombie apocalypse has broken out. The movement pattern is the same.
The Mein-MMO headquarters. Or rather, its small outpost.
The exact location of our office must regrettably be kept secret, but anyone who enjoys picture riddles can recognize the building in the background from Dawid’s profile picture.
The Mein-MMO headquarters is always bustling, at least in the main corridors. Numerous chandeliers illuminate the halls, from which several corridors lead to the seemingly endless subdivisions. Who would have thought that we worked from the boss’s closet almost 2 years ago?
My demonic influence has now resulted in at least the boss’s maids having to walk around in maid costumes and address everyone with “Have a nice day, my master.” Some may find that a bit sexist, but so far, no one seems to mind. I love my job.
No matter how early I arrive at the office, someone is always already there. Schuhmann is practically the team leader here. That’s generally a good thing, but extremely annoying when you’re the only one living under his reign of terror well-structured leadership. Sometimes I think he’s working on cloning himself. Either to exert double pressure or to handle even more work in an even shorter time.
On the financing of the project
Pling.
An email arrives. €2,000 if I write a small news piece about an upcoming film adaptation of a famous MMO. I smile with satisfaction, as I’ve never reached 10% of my daily income this quickly. My head rolls over the keyboard. The horns get stuck between some keys, but that doesn’t matter. “Blah blah, new info, blah blah, the release is still a while away.” Works. The post is sent to Schuhmann for approval.
Once with my head over the keyboard and the news about a movie is done.
The team leader reviews the text. He always does that to filter out anime pictures. After a few moments, it goes “Pling” again. An empty email from Mr. Schuhmann. As I look at him, confused over my five screens, he just shakes his head and sticks out his right thumb down from his fist. A disappointed expression is in his eyes, as if to say “Nice try, Cortyn. But with that, the world will still end.”
I roll back over the keyboard. Like magic, the combinations of words “Only here“, “Now brand new“, “Hot off the press“, and “Click me or I’ll eat you!” blend into the text.
This time, the team leader smiles. So do I. I love my job.
The Schuhmann’s laws
Every time I tilt my head back and look at the ceiling to be lazy think hard, I see the board with Schuhmann’s laws. The unwavering rules of our work.
If it doesn’t get clicks, it breaks our necks!
Animes will be deducted from the salary!
We all love our job!
Bring me coffee, Cortyn!
I have also written underneath with a pencil:
5. Better three times copied than once researched.
That can only be seen from my workplace, but still gives me the comforting feeling of resistance. Cooperative demons would also be too boring, wouldn’t you agree?
At 10 p.m. I pack my things and leave the office. Schuhmann is still there. Maybe it’s just one of his clones. He’s always there when I arrive at work and stays even after I leave.
Because people in the area are often drunk after sunset, I spread my wings and fly home. And I smile with satisfaction. Because an anime picture was not detected today. I love my job.
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A former producer of the Asheron’s Call series has now launched a Kickstarter campaign for a new MMORPG called Project: Gorgon.
Eric Heimburg was Senior and Lead Engineer, developer, designer, and producer of successful games such as Asheron’s Call 1 and 2 as well as Star Trek Online. Together with his wife Sandra Powers, he is working on a new online role-playing game currently titled Project: Gorgon.
The game emphasizes the sandbox aspect and aims not to lead players through a story on rails. Rather, each hero is responsible for their own story. You will traverse a vast fantasy world, fighting dark monsters and encountering NPCs. These have their own backstories and pursue their own interests.
Fights upon Fights
Fights are the focus in Project: Gorgon. Monsters have special abilities, and you must discover their weaknesses. In the many dungeons, you will encounter not only particularly challenging boss enemies but also many traps and puzzles. How you want to develop your hero is up to you, as you choose the skills you want to learn and thus create your individual character. You can also gain special abilities, for example, by being bitten by a werewolf and succumbing to lycanthropy. This will make you particularly powerful, but there are also downsides to being a werewolf. Because during a full moon, you can no longer transform back into a human.
As another example, it is mentioned that you can become a very powerful druid, but if, for example, your forest catches fire, you must drop everything to help nature. Generally, action and reaction play an important role. If your hero is hit by a fireball and subsequently catches fire, you can extinguish yourself by jumping into a river.
Interesting Mechanics
Players will be able to write their own books, housing plays an important role, and it is possible to leave an inscription on items, as you can drop all items anywhere for other players to pick up. Merchants have a proper inventory, so you can buy the items that other players have sold to those merchants.
Players can host their own quests and events, as well as run their own stores. Nothing is known about PvP so far, except that the developers are collecting ideas for interesting PvP modes. Project Gorgon is set to launch as a buy-to-play game with an optional VIP subscription at the end of next year. Those who wish to participate in the funding of the project have until August 24 via the Kickstarter website. The developers hope to raise at least $20,000 by this date. So far, nearly $10,000 has been raised.
Anyone who wants to get a picture of the game can already test it! On the official website, you can download the client and play. However, it is still very early in alpha version.
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In the Korean version of TERA, a new dungeon is coming soon. The trailer promises: It’s going to be spooky!
Graves and Ghosts of All Kinds
In the Korean TERA version, another new dungeon is on the way. The island called “Bernstein’s Evil Island” seems to have been abandoned for a while: Foggy graveyards create a dim atmosphere and abandoned houses are silent witnesses to a disaster that has befallen the island. It’s best to check out the video for yourself to get an impression of the instance:
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The instance will be designed for five players at max level. It will surely take a few more months before Bernstein’s Evil Island is available to us as well, as many contents need to be localized and adjusted for the western version of TERA to better match the gaming experience of the western market.
On our TERA theme page, you can find more about what content is coming our way in the next months.
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The MOBA SMITE has now reached 10 million registered players. To celebrate this, there is a special gift for all active players in August: Retro-Hercules with a special voice!
Like a Young God
If you’re into bargains, you should make an effort to play some matches of SMITE in August. If a total of 10 PvP matches are won, Hercules becomes available as a playable character. As a special extra, you can get the retro skin, along with the voice of none other than Kevin Sorbo! He played Hercules in a cheeky 90s TV series. How the skin looks in the game and how individual passages of the voice pack sound can be seen here:
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The offer also applies to completely new players. The only condition is winning 10 matches in the month of August. This is possible both on PC and Xbox One, where SMITE is currently in open beta.
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Rocket launchers have a strange existence in the MMO shooter Destiny . While they often determine the outcome of battles, they receive little attention. We will change that: We will take a look at the best rocket launchers in House of Wolves, their attributes, and how to forge them for the Crucible.
“Heavy ammunition available.” Crucible Master Lord Shaxx knows how to rally the Guardians to various points on the Crucible map for a few explosions. We know which rocket launcher gives you the biggest and best explosions.
In PvE mode, choosing the right rocket launcher is a no-brainer. If you can call the coveted Gjallarhorn your own, congratulations, you have the weapon with the highest damage output in the game.
Solves all PvE questions, but that’s not what this article is about.
In the competitive multiplayer mode of Destiny, the Crucible, things look a bit different. Here, different qualities are required.
With House of Wolves, the ability to re-roll any weapon from the expansion at the Gunsmith has also been introduced. This was previously limited to Iron Banner weapons. To reforge weapons, you need the following materials:
The weapon you want to re-roll
1x Light Particle
3x Weapon Parts
250 Glimmer
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The MMORPG Skyforge relies on a rather complicated progression system, not all players find it easy to understand.
As Skyforge indicates, players are hitting the weekly limit for “sparks.” They are needed to unlock new nodes in the progression atlas. Players then feel: That’s it for this week, I can’t achieve anything more.
This is contradicted by Skyforge, which points to the “Temple” system and that there are also resources for that which players can earn. Because even in the Temple system (which resembles the Garrison from WoW), with strength, the “Prestige” rises, the substitute level in Skyforge: The character becomes stronger.
The monk is part of the bonus classes that can be unlocked with plenty of sparks.
In a blog post, it explains how to deal with the Temple and how to strengthen your character, even when the spark limit is reached. There are three types of missions in the Temple:
Combat missions (red) give EXP to develop the followers
Order development (blue) increases the level of the order
Resource gathering (orange) is necessary to obtain resources to send players on the missions
Thus, missions that do not only provide sparks but also offer Temple resources such as rings, tablets, holy texts, or gold coins are also worthwhile. The player can earn resources in adventures, which in turn can feed their temple. And unlike sparks, these temple resources are not subject to any limit.
The alternative is to wait until Wednesday morning: Then the limit for the sparks is reset, and players can wreak havoc in the progression atlas again.
Mein MMO says:The Temple system is indeed somewhat hidden and difficult to understand. The individual followers differ from each other in various classes, quality levels, levels, and then two attributes again. The “mini-game” probably won’t appeal to an audience that thirsts for monster-slaying in short bursts. It seems that this has been underused in Skyforge so far, and the blog post could be an initial attempt to make it appealing to players.
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The makers of Evolve are taking steps to bring players back: One approach is the revision of the Hunt mode, which is expected to become significantly more attractive due to changed matchmaking.
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Evolve is finally getting a ranked mode. This is TurtleRock’s attempt to attract more players to the game and present better matchmaking to those who remain. The current matchmaking system only matches players according to their level – and everyone reaches the maximum level after a relatively short time.
The new system of “Hunt 2.0” sorts players by their actual skill: As in many other games, 10 placement matches must be played first to subsequently be assigned to a league. After a short classification period, this change is supposed to lead to more exciting and balanced matches. Due to the significantly different gameplay feel, there is a separate league ranking for monsters and hunters.
The most important innovation for veterans is that they can define their role in the ranked mode! Those who sign up as monsters are guaranteed to take that position. Hunters are also guaranteed a place as monster hunters, but not always their desired role – as before, they can still swap with other team members and consult to be as effective as possible.
Further information is expected to follow next week.
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The new zone “Ruins of Sescheron” has now become the focus of two videos from Blizzard, with the second one not being a new trailer, but a cinematic intro from Diablo II being showcased again to shed light on the background of Sescheron.
The trailer we linked above runs under the motto “Meet new monsters and take them down.” The second video gives us a look at what Baal understands by diplomacy. This happened when he and his army stood before the gates of Sescheron for the first time. You can imagine what happened next and why the new patch is not called “The Colorful Hustle in Prosperous Sescheron.”
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