Destiny: Four strikes are coming, two of the new Exotics introduced

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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:

Destiny Ingame Dreadnought
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
Dark Blade Destiny
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
  • The vault will not get bigger, but they are working on another solution
Sleeper Simulant Destiny
Heavy fusion rifle

Exotic weapons, bounties, rewards

  • 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.

If you want to find out what’s going on right now. Here is our article about yesterday’s news with the new level cap and the fate of the legendary weapons from the first year of Destiny. And here is the new trailer about The Taken King. Additional articles with new, further information about “The Taken King” are already planned. You will find them on our dedicated page to Destiny and you can follow Mein MMO on Facebook.

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Star Wars Battlefront: Gamescom Gameplay – Just as you would expect and more

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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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Destiny: Check out the new trailer “We are Guardians” in German

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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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League of Legends brings pep for Darius, Garen, Mordekaiser, and Skarner

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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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Diablo 3 holds back some extravagance with 2.3.0, removes the Realm of Trials

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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

Nephalem Portal Diablo

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.

Diablo3 Kanai

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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World of Warcraft: Player numbers at the lowest level in 10 years

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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.

Thus, compared to the last quarter, another 1.5 million players have been lost and have fallen from 7.1 million in the first quarter of 2015 to 5.6 million paying players in the second quarter. World of Warcraft traditionally includes not only western subscription players but also Asian players, who are billed by the hour and have recently spent money on WoW.

WoW Token

The last time was in Vanilla WoW in December 2005 at this player count. And this happened despite the WoW Tokens that were introduced in the second quarter of 2015. With these tokens, players can indirectly purchase game time for other players – they are compensated with in-game gold.

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.

On Thursday, August 6th, World of Warcraft will present the new expansion at a press conference. As history shows, new expansions always bring more players to Azeroth.

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Skyforge: Soon you will be able to play with weaker friends

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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.

Skyforge-Pantheon

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.

These endgame contents are supposed to come to Skyforge on August 11th along with the patch “Crucible of the Gods”, just like the scaling.

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Destiny: New level cap is known, experience points instead of equipment

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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.

Destiny-Fire

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.

Destiny-Fatebringer
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.”

Destiny-Ghost
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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  1. Game Informer Neues Level-Cap
  2. Game Informer Legendäre Waffen
  3. Game Informer Neue Stimme Geist

PALADINS: The new game by the SMITE creators is a tactical team shooter

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Yesterday, HiRez Studios announced a new game that can already be tested at Gamescom: Paladins, Champions of the Realm.

Paladins, Champions of the Realm

Fernando, the self-proclaimed knight.
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.
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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Ark Survival Evolved will be available on Xbox One this winter – Here is the trailer

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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 MMO

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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Rift is doing well, says the community manager of Rift

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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.
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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Destiny: Pallas, Beltrik, Weksis, and more – this is how the 6 loot rewards from Petra Venj work on 4.8.

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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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Beltrik, the Veiled

The second target, Beltrik the Veiled, lurks in the Crucible Caves on Venus.

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Weksis, the Weakling

And the last one the Queen is after this week is Weksis the Weakling. You will find him in the Shooter Line on the Moon.

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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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The Sought Wreckers

Sought Wreckers can be found on Earth in the Breach.

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The Silent Rippers

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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WildStar: Community Manager Bashiok moves from Blizzard to NCSoft

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Just a few days ago, Bashiok announced that he is leaving Blizzard and will no longer be the Community Manager of World of Warcraft. Now we know about his new workplace …

Exchange of Known People

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From now on with Rowsdower. Bashiok works at NCSoft.

Just as Stephan Frost, the former human figurehead of WildStar, has switched to Blizzard, the opposite is now also true. The former Community Manager of World of Warcraft, Micah Whipple, better known as Bashiok, had his last working day at Blizzard on July 31 after nearly 12 years. Yesterday, a tweet revealed where he will be working in the future: at NCSoft as the new Senior Content Manager! Maybe he can succeed in saving WildStar from its long-standing negative spiral. Just the fact of his switch already gives the game some plus points in the community.

Bashiok was for a long time the voice of Blizzard as Community Manager and has even been immortalized in some places in the game. For example, a rare mob in Gorgrond bears his name and the toy “Spirit of Bashiok” is modeled after him and his forum avatar.

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Daybreak is looking for Building Designers for Everquest Next

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Daybreak is currently working hard on the upcoming MMORPG Everquest Next and aims to develop the game together with the community.

From the very beginning, the developers made it clear that they would strive for an open development for Everquest Next. This means that they will talk a lot about the individual systems and involve the community in decision-making processes. Additionally, they want to incorporate interesting buildings and structures created by the players of the sandbox MMO Landmark into Everquest Next.

Create structures for Everquest Next

Everquest Next Halas House

Now Daybreak has announced another competition. They are looking for buildings for the human race of the Halasians. This is a Viking-like people living far in the north of the country. Accordingly, their buildings are wooden huts filled with furs and trophies, or large halls where they toast their ancestors with mead. One can imagine this somewhat like the buildings in the role-playing game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Daybreak also published a Style Guide in the official forum that approximately illustrates how they envision the buildings in the settlement of Halas.

Now the community is called upon. In Landmark, buildings are to be created for the Halasians according to the Style Guide. The best of these will then be incorporated into the MMORPG Everquest Next. It is important to ensure that the culture of the Halasians is well reflected. If you are active in Landmark and enjoy building complex structures, then try your hand at creating a building for Halas. Who knows, maybe you will find your Halas house in the game upon the release of Everquest Next. This way, you will be directly involved in the creation process of the new MMORPG and can be proud to have contributed a part to its development.

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DC Universe Online now brings new episodes every month for $4

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In the superhero MMO DC Universe Online (PC, PS3, PS4), Episode 15 is coming this week.

Paying members can dive into Episode 15 “The Bombshells Paradox”/”Corrupted Zamaron” in DC Universe Online starting this Wednesday, August 5th. Non-members will be able to access it one week later on August 12th, if they purchase Episode 15 from the shop. We have outlined the contents of Episode 15 in this article.

The current content update is a change in the rhythm of DC Universe Online. Instead of a large patch that comes once a quarter, there will now be smaller episodes that are released monthly. They will cost $4. At DC Universe Online, there is hope that players will buy all episodes to gain access to the complete gear sets and all story elements.

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Destiny: Weekly Nightfall Strike, Prison of Elders, Variks on 4th August

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In the MMO shooter Destiny the new ID starts on Tuesday, August 4th. Then the reset occurs. The weekly Nightfall strike will be redefined, the Prison of Elders will be reevaluated, Variks will receive new weapons and armor. Completed challenges will give rewards again.

There are still 41 days until the world of Destiny will be turned upside down: Then Oryx, the Taken, three new subclasses, a bunch of fresh weapons, armor, a 6-Guardian raid, new strikes, all that good stuff. This week should also be exciting: Gamescom is approaching, Bungie will be there, and reveals are expected. Festivities are ahead.

Destiny-Sepiks-Prime

Today is just an ordinary Tuesday in the Tower, the Guardians got up this morning, the Titan polished his armor, the Hunter sharpened his knives, and the Warlock blew up the coffee machine with some space magic. They are waiting for 11:00 AM, when they will learn what challenges await in Destiny this week. At 11:00 AM, the August Iron Banner and the week in Trials of Osiris will also end.

The weekly Nightfall strike against Sepiks Prime

Destiny-Shadow-Thief

In the Nightfall, Guardians face Sepiks Prime or Sepiks Primus, if you prefer Latin. Modifiers are Angry, Switching Lights, and Brawler. So it’s a No-Burn or a Melee-Burn.

The weekly heroic strike brings a reunion with Taniks

In the heroic strike, there will be another reunion with Taniks, the DLC-2 strike boss. The modifier is Specialist. This means special weapons deal increased damage.

All about the Prison of Elders in Destiny in the week of August 4th

Destiny-Urrox

Meet Urrox and take him down

In the 32-tier version of the Prison of Elders, players will find Urrox and his hordes. He has mainly Hive and Cabal surrounding him. He himself will wait for the Guardians of Destiny in the fifth wave.

  1. Hive/Trickle – Ability cooldowns are extended
  2. Cabal/Small Arms – primary weapons deal more damage
  3. Cabal/Exposure – Guardians’ shields are enhanced, but do not regenerate
  4. Hive – Arc Burn
  5. Hive – Solar Burn
Destiny-Qodron

Say hello to Qodron

The Vex boss Qodron earned a reputation as a villain during his first appearance in the DLC House of Wolves in Destiny. He was considered the meanest boss in the Prison of Elders, perhaps second only to Skolas. However, Bungie took some of his bite away with an early patch. We explained the strategy for Qodron in the Prison of Elders here.

  1. Vex/Catapult – Grenade cooldowns are reduced
  2. Vex – Void Burn
  3. Fallen/Brawler – Guardians deal more damage in melee
  4. Vex/Small Arms – primary weapon damage is doubled
  5. Vex/Trickle – Ability cooldowns increased
Destiny-Skolas-Tanz

At 35 as every week: the Kell of Kells, the Sultan of Swings – Skolas

In the 35 Prison, Skolas is present as every week. Since the burns were removed from the rotation here, it has become a lengthy but fairer fight against him and his hordes. This week he has these two modifiers: Small Arms and Switching Lights.

The 5 waves to him remain the same.

  1. Hive – Exposure/Brawler – Guardians’ shields are enhanced, but do not regenerate/melee damage of Guardians is increased
  2. Vex – Ground/Airborne – Guardians deal increased damage in the air, but also take more damage there
  3. Cabal – Catapult/Arc Burn – grenade cooldown is lowered, Arc damage significantly increased, even for enemies
  4. Fallen – Specialist/Juggler – special weapons deal double damage, enemies do not drop ammo for the weapon they were defeated with
  5. Fallen – Trickle/Small Arms – abilities have an increased cooldown, damage dealt with primary weapons is increased
Destiny-Variks-Haendler

What does Variks have?

Variks is selling the Pulse Rifle (chance to stun Fallen Captains) and leg armor for the three Guardians this week.

The shoes have:

  • for Hunters 142 DIS and are aimed at Fallen in the Prison of Elders
  • for Warlocks 140 INT, they are aimed at Cabal in the Prison of Elders
  • for Titans 78 DIS, 76 STR, they are also aimed at Cabal

Tips, Tricks, Guides – Do you have anything?

During the day, we will present videos of interesting runs right here. Usually, this leads to multiple Nightfall runs. The narrator oddly often has a Swiss accent.

Nexxoss takes on Sepiks Prime: Arc weapons on deck like Fatebringer, to get through the shields of the Captains. The Nightfall is explained step-by-step so that players can follow their thoughts.

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And here is a solo run without voice-over. The Warlock apologizes: Sorry that it takes so long and that I used the weapon that shall not be named so often, but without a burn it is really tough: We understand, Guardian!

http://youtu.be/UdjUwGjM1Ws

These challenges require more firepower than a Guardian can bear. Anyone searching for members for their personal wolf pack should check out our article on finding German-speaking players in Destiny.

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Star Wars Battlefront: Finally flying and shooting – spectacular teaser trailer

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The online shooter Star Wars Battlefront has released a teaser trailer for the new flight mode before Gamescom.

Who needs lightsabers?

Electronic Arts has now shown a short but spectacular teaser trailer for a new aerial combat mode. The new mode is reportedly called “Fighter Squadron”. The mode will be fully revealed at Gamescom in Cologne. But even what can be seen in the trailer already, well, it looks impressive. And those sirens – somehow everything is better with sirens!

Update: Here is the full trailer for the aerial combat mode in Star Wars Battlefront, which EA presented at Gamescom.

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League of Legends: Twitch streamer staged fake SWAT as a gag, gets banned

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The streamer Trick2g, known from League of Legends, ended an anniversary stream with a staged SWAT attack. Twitch has no understanding for such things.

SWAT teams are special intervention units of the American police. “Swatting” is an extremely unpleasant phenomenon where this unit is called under false pretenses to arrest a streamer live on camera. Since the police believe there is an armed hostage taker or another extremely dangerous person in the house they storm, each time a highly explosive situation arises, and it’s a traumatic experience for those involved.

The streamer Trick2g has now staged a “fake-Swat” on himself. At the end of an anniversary stream for 800,000 followers, he had two acquaintances “attack” him, shouting “Police!”, overwhelming him, and taking him away in handcuffs.

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The streaming service Twitch subsequently banned him for an indefinite period and did not want to comment to US media due to company policy.

Trick2g’s manager gave ample interviews and described the fake-swat as “entertainment” and “comedy.” The reaction from Twitch is a sign of all that is going wrong in the USA and why the country is doing so poorly. They fear addressing controversial issues. It is clearly recognizable that it was a joke, some might be too oversensitive.

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Source(s):
  1. kotaku

Heroes of the Storm: Images of the Monk from Diablo 3 leaked – the next hero?

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Some new images have appeared for Heroes of the Storm, clearly indicating who the next hero will be: the Monk from Diablo 3.

Close Combat Action with the Monk

The next hero, the Monk, will likely be announced at Gamescom.
The next hero, the Monk, will likely be announced at Gamescom.

The fact that the Monk will eventually come to Heroes of the Storm was known a while ago, but now there are concrete indications that this moment will be very soon. For a short time, the Korean trailer for the Monk was already seen, but it was quickly taken offline. A few screenshots have already been taken and are circulating on the internet, which we certainly do not want to withhold from you. The new hero is seen giving Diablo a proper kick and sending him back to the underworld. The Monk would be the fourth hero of the “Eternal Conflict” after Johanna, the Butcher, and Leoric. Thus, the Diablo3 event is likely coming to an end.

Hots Monk 4

It is expected that new details about the Monk will be announced later this week, because what date would be better suited than Gamescom?

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Destiny: Video of the Week features real heroes

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In the MMO shooter Destiny, Bungie selects a video each week that they want to particularly honor. We add our own favorites.

Bungie’s Video of the Week has charm and evokes nostalgia: “This is how the first raid went,” it says. The costumes are creative and the jump sequence is obviously entertaining. The piece was submitted during the Year One contest. Here, Bungie aims to highlight not only the same 5 major content creators, streamers, and YouTubers but also to showcase other forms of fan art. Charming improvisation, well done.

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As a second video, Bungie features this 1-vs-3 in Trials of Osiris. It is apparently a very good player against three … not so good ones. Quite entertaining.

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One of our favorites is this video from a reader that reached us. A classic Crucible montage from one of you, of course, earns sympathy points with us:

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Emotions ranging from amusement to fear were triggered by this tunneling Titan in PvP – watch for the numerous bubbles, just missing a few gunslingers to collect them and say: Wam, Bam, Thank you, Ma’am. Not exactly heroic, but really clever. The tactic has been known for a while; one could call it the one with the super many supers.

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