In the MMO shooter Destiny , Xur arrives at the Tower or the Reef on July 24th. What exotic weapons and armor pieces does he have this time, … if he has anything at all?
A week ago, the hunt for Xur yielded a unique result: The guy was spotted and confronted in the Tower’s hangar. When asked about his weapon, he shrugged his tentacles: The space fox took it. This immediately sparked speculation that he must have had that one weapon whose name we can’t remember right now, and it was snatched from his paws in the last seconds. Sneaky!
This is Xur’s best friend!
No weapon in Xur’s inventory, not even a substitute or something. Bungie’s night was disturbingly disrupted. “Just look at this,” was tweeted electronically, until eventually it was tweeted again: “Well, it is what it is.”
Guardians then, as they always do, demanded a balance: “Then give him two weapons next week! Or … You know which ones! He should bring those!” Bungie held up the “No comment” sign that we have come to know well.
In any case, we can expect an interesting Xur today. Will Bungie do anything to compensate for last week’s absence? Before you all enthusiastically nod your heads, remember: Xur is the guy, who brought “No Land Outside” for Christmas. He is the kind of guy who gives his best friend scratchy socks for his birthday. Although … Master Rahool deserves them too.
All about Xur on July 24, July 25, and July 26 in Destiny
When does Xur come and when does he leave again?
Xur arrives on Friday, July 24th at 11:00 AM in the Tower. He stays for 48 hours and leaves again on July 26th at 11:00 AM German time.
Where is Xur?
Xur is near the Speaker, by the large gate.
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Gearbox, the minds behind Borderlands, are developing a shooter with MOBA DNA called Battleborn . What resolution are they aiming for? The same for both consoles?
Gamingbolt spoke with the Publishing Producer of Battleborn and asked him what resolution is targeted on the Playstation 4 and Xbox One consoles.
The answer is: 1080p. The game is still in development and that could change, but that has been the goal from the beginning and they are trying to achieve it.
Battleborn will be released for PC, Playstation 4, and Xbox One in Q4 2015 or Q1 2016.
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Another one gone: On the night from Wednesday to Thursday, John Smedley, the controversial head of the MMO studio DGC, announced his resignation.
Image from happier days: A man with a dog – John Smedley.
The reasons are not known; one can only speculate what exactly led the industry veteran to vacate his seat.
A few days ago, when he publicly announced his withdrawal from Twitter and reddit, he said something like: “Life is too short to be distracted from your goals. I just wanted to make games.” Maybe that’s impossible when you are scapegoated for your company’s game servers being under DDOS attacks. And that, from the fans’ perspective, is “only” because you vented your anger on Twitter and publicly declared war on a cybercriminal.
His parents need to be held accountable for his actions in addition to his going to jail. @what_security – So I’m coming for you Julius.
It is not even clear why the group of cybercriminals chose Smedley as their enemy number 1 last year. Maybe because he was the head of “Sony Online Entertainment” and they hastily concluded: He must be responsible for Sony’s internet security! Let’s make an example of him, let’s really hit him!
The fact that Smedley had nothing to do with PSN, but led an MMO studio within Sony that focused on PC games, might have escaped the underage cybercriminals. The consequences are known: A bomb threat forced a passenger plane to make an emergency landing, SWAT teams were dispatched, personal documents were released online, photos of Smedley’s father’s grave were defaced with obscenities and posted. All this has left scars on Smedley, who took pride in being a president that was approachable, someone who remained accessible and relatable despite all difficulties for the fans.
One of the Lizard Squad cybercriminals gave an interview to Sky News…
https://youtu.be/ngp4kSB5z80?t=57s
No, the reasons for Smedley’s resignation are not known. Maybe he just got up one day and thought: “Why am I putting myself through this?” And he’s not the first one to do so. Markus Persson, the former mastermind behind Minecraft, is considerably more conciliatory and less controversial than Smedley. But even Persson eventually lost the desire to be the big figure, the front man, the one that everyone could rub against, the one with expectations. He didn’t want to be a symbol anymore; it wasn’t about the money for him, as he said when leaving Minecraft, but rather about his soul, about his mental health.
Persson left all the commotion behind after watching a video on YouTube about Phil Fish.
The controversial indie developer Phil Fish is on the other side of the scale, even more aggressive, even more controversial than Smedley could ever be. The indie developer liked to argue with opponents, especially publicly, seeking friction, enjoying it. Until he became too prominent. The number of opponents he provoked to the boiling point grew so much that among them were people who seemed willing to do him personal harm by any means necessary. And that is possible today, as Smedley learned, from the shadows and anonymously.
Following the motto “Many dogs are the death of the hare”, it eventually became a biting comment, a public attack, one mockery too many. Fish, who even his fiercest critics considered a talented game developer, withdrew from the public eye.
Phil Fish was examined in this internet documentary as a prime example of an “Internet celebrity”…
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Women are facing very similar problems online. And they don’t need to have the alpha male syndrome or a big ego. Two things that one cannot deny either Fish or Smedley have. Women get in trouble online when they irritate. Uncomfortable women get in trouble. Women with challenging views who want to talk about questioning the portrayal of women in video games. They irritate the wrong people, the ones who have nothing to lose. And in 2015, that can lead to bomb and murder threats. The most prominent example is certainly Anita Sarkeesian, who has faced various attacks with her series “Tropes vs. Women in Video Games“. The mildest of them being that she lacks gamer cred…
It’s a strange world we live in. Every form of culture, every movie, every video game, every TV series shows us how important it is to speak up, to be brave, to stand out from the crowd. We cheer for heroes who do exactly that. Those who refuse to duck, those who show their colors: They get our full sympathy… in the cinema or on the couch.
We demand people with edges and corners. We are done with flimsy platitudes, with peddlers who avoid every position. We are fed up with people who never want to ruffle any feathers. We demand opinions, want to be taken seriously, want to be heard.
Smedley has done all that: Over a year ago, we watched John Smedley communicate with players, how he clearly stated what he thought, how he admitted mistakes, approached fans, and spoke with them. And we wondered. Since when has Sony been this cool?
Anita Sarkeesian in conversation with Stephen Colbert in his role as a right-wing conservative media eater…
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But in practice, it is precisely those who do this, the controversial types, the bothersome ones, those who annoy us, those who provoke us to think, those who talk to us, who serve us something different than thin PR-talk, exactly those are subjected to attacks from an anonymous mass that wants to set them straight, that wants to show them boundaries, that tells them: If you do that, we will finish you off. If you say something that doesn’t suit us, then you will regret it. Exactly these people are vulnerable, wear themselves out in endless skirmishes, they are played unfairly and harassed.
The aggressors see themselves in the role of David: They are individuals who want to take down a Goliath, a person of influence, using any means at their disposal. Because what does he think he is? What does he think who he is? We’ll show him! And thus, we become someone too. We are the ones who have influence, who must be paid attention to.
This is the new logo of DGC. Under this and Smedley’s eye, they promised golden times for Planetside 2, H1Z1 and Everquest Next.
How do we want our public figures? Strong in opinion, communicative, approachable, but always composed and noncommittal? Do we want them to be loved and liked by everyone? And what if not? What if their nose doesn’t fit the wrong people? If their ideas clash where people are not too polite, where they do not value exchange of opinions, where they nurture other methods of communication, sending death threats or SWAT teams instead of arguments?
Should they really be silent and duck away?
And what if not? Do we then demand them to be statues, to silently endure? To be above such things. A death threat here, some published private documents there, pages of hate mail and midnight calls… What does it matter to the proud oak when the boar rubs against it?
No, we cannot demand that. They are not statues. They are people who one morning wake up and say: “Why am I putting myself through this?” And maybe fewer of these people will get up if it’s more comfortable not to be vulnerable, to refrain from certain things, to have more self-control.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny a special Trials weekend is coming, and they want to solve the “Wrapper of the Pit” problem. They’ve also shown a lot of images of new weapons.
On the night from Thursday to Friday, Bungie will release the Weekly Update. The developers explain what happened during the week, address community complaints, or present future plans. This week had a bit of everything. It’s like the lukewarm buffet of Weekly Updates.
Special Trials of Osiris and the August Iron Banner have a date
There has been a lot of discontent recently surrounding the Trials of Osiris: Only 6 maps are available, which could get boring. Therefore, they’re bringing in some variety: This weekend all 6 maps will be active. One will be randomly selected per round. It’s an experiment.
Starting next week, on July 28, a new Iron Banner will be active.
Omnolon: Experimental, daring, multifaceted
Exciting look at new weapons
The main part of the Weekly Update focused on new weapons. They are set to come with The Taken King in September. Here they showcased 3 weapon manufacturers, each with its own style. There will be different weapon types from these manufacturers – they showed 3 weapons from each manufacturer along with the corresponding concept art from the talented model makers at Destiny:
Häkke specializes in rather conventional weapons, where functionality is a priority. The guns have balanced stats and are solid – their design resembles weapons from our time.
Omnolon, on the other hand, manufactures experimental weapons and specializes in everything related to energy. The perks of these weapons tend to focus on enhancing player attributes rather than increasing weapon stats.
Manufacturer SUROS is committed to elegant design and offers various upgrade options for its weapons, allowing users to customize the weapon to their needs.
Suros: Elegant, adaptable, noble
Additionally, Bungie announces that there will be more weapons through quests, factions would have their own weapons, the gunsmith has developed “methods to involve players in his business” – and: There will even be class-specific weapons. All interesting approaches, but not explored in depth.
This time, it’s worth taking a look at the original Weekly Update: Not only are there more images of weapons and artwork. Bungie has also released the heat maps of the Trials of Osiris maps: This shows where guardians particularly like to gather.
It’s a little questionable whether Xur will adapt to the wishes of the players on Friday, July 24, at his appearance at 11:00 AM, as much as a model from Suros, but he’s still got some making up to do: Last week he had no weapon available: Here we report on his inventory.
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Under a news post on the Russian site siliconrus.com a lively exchange took place between the YouTuber and the producer of War Thunder, Pavel Kulikov. Both accused each other of bad behavior. For a while, it seemed that they could resolve the issue. The YouTuber admitted mistakes; Kulikov stated that the ban of the YouTube channel was based on a misunderstanding – an employee had acted out of zeal.
NDA should remain secret, became public
Apparently, Kulikov subsequently offered the YouTuber a “cooperation contract” that can only be described as a gag order. The YouTuber was to release 4 episodes of War Thunder on his channel weekly and not mention anything that could cast a bad light on War Thunder. In case of breach of contract, a fine of $10,000 was threatened for each incident.
This contract was supposed to remain “confidential”, but the YouTuber leaked it to the Russian gaming site “Kanobu” and made allegations against Kulikov that amounted to extortion. In a confidential conversation, Kulikov allegedly said that they would only withdraw the “strikes” if Fyodorov signed the contract and ensured strict confidentiality.
The agreements went even further, as Fyodorov indicated to Kanobu. He would also have been forbidden to report on the competing games World of Tanks, World of Warships, and Armored Warfare . Topics that resonated well with his channel. Fyodorov would then have become completely dependent on Gaijin Entertainment, the developers behind War Thunder.
CEO of Gaijin Software intervenes
Following the Kanobu report, the CEO of Gaijin Entertainment, Anton Yuditsev, intervened and apologized to the YouTuber. He will naturally get his channel back. The producer had exceeded his authority, acted on his own, and against the guidelines of Gaijin Entertainment, and has already been dismissed from his position.
On Twitter, Kulikov apologized to YouTuber Fyodorov and thanked him for 8 years at Gaijin Entertainment. It seems that he has left the company.
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The free-to-play MMO Neverwinter will receive its new update “Strongholds” on August 11. The guild strongholds are coming to PC. A trailer is now available.
The strongholds will arrive in August, giving players time to expand their strongholds, set up, and get to know the environment. A 20-vs-20 PvP mode is expected to be introduced in September, where players can compete against each other, with their own stronghold behind them.
Strongholds will be the 7th expansion of Neverwinter on PC. This feature has been particularly anticipated, as it has been talked about for months. You can follow this on our Neverwinter themed page.
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In Diablo 3, a player has reached Paragon level 2000, and that’s because he is not as greedy as others, but more popular and nicer.
Paragon level 1000 is already an achievement in Diablo 3, 2000 is simply intense. And the player Vajet reaches 2000 when you calculate his achievements from Season 3 (1789 Paragon level) with the EXP of his non-season characters (1339 Paragon level). An unofficial leaderboard is already showing this now, the official one only at the end of Season 3.
As Kotaku reports, Vajet has slain 15,374,712 monsters on his journey, 1,929,374 of them were elites. To reach Paragon level 2000 requires as much EXP as reaching Paragon level 1000 11.5 times.
How he achieved this and why he has gained such a significant lead, he explains in a conversation with Diablo3Ladder. Like many who aim so high, he plays supporters like Monk or Crusader. Because they can equip items that grant EXP bonuses during the “Greater Rift” runs, while everyone else needs their “best DPS items.” Supporters then contribute less to the group’s damage than others, but provide buffs and tank a bit.
The move to supporter is obvious for leader runners. Because in EXP gear, they receive up to three times as many experience points compared to a player in his “best” gear.
In return, supporters are expected to acquire the keys to open trials or Greater Rifts. Vajet said he organized extremely fast farming groups and did not wear the complete EXP gear but only parts of it, so the runs would not take too long; otherwise, DPS players would have become angry with him.
Competitors who would have worn all the EXP gear would eventually have difficulty finding teammates due to their slowing effect. Vajet almost never had this problem.
Mein MMO says:Somewhere in this story, there is certainly a lesson hidden. Nevertheless, the time investment is of course enormous. Moral of the story or not.
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At WildStar, not only is the transition to Free2Play coming, but also a complete overhaul of character stats to create much more clarity. Read here what players need to prepare for in the coming months.
Abolition of Complicated Names
The arguments and quarrels over loot should soon be a thing of the past.
As previously reported, they want to say goodbye to complicated names. Courage, finesse, and perception helped WildStar have some unique names, but obviously did not achieve the desired success. Many players were confused by the stats, and even veterans of the MMO genre had to extensively inform themselves to understand why courage brings completely different advantages to an esper than to an archhunter. Discussions about loot distribution should now be easier since every player clearly knows which class derives what benefit from the respective stats.
The 6 Primary Stats
Instead of the quirky old names, they have opted for 6 easily understandable stats that should reveal to every player at first glance what is at stake:
Attack/Support Power directly affects damage dealt and healing and thus determines the strength of player abilities.
Armor reduces any damage taken.
Health Points increase the damage value a player can suffer before dying (who would have thought).
Max Shield Capacity increases the damage value that the player’s shield can absorb.
PvP Power amplifies all damage dealt and healing in PvP areas.
PvP Defense reduces all damage taken in PvP areas.
A Total of 24 Secondary Stats
Despite the transition, characters are expected to roughly maintain their old strength.
If you now think that WildStar loses depth in character development, you are massively mistaken. Because in addition to the 6 primary attributes, there are a proud 24 secondary stats! Some of them are already in the game and their functionality will not be touched. Others have been slightly modified, and a small group is even completely new.
The Multi-Hit Chance is reminiscent of the same value from World of Warcraft and ensures that attacks and heals are re-cast with a certain chance. The strength of this second attack is determined by the new value Multi-Hit Toughness.
Healers with no focus issues can benefit from Momentum, which increases the effectiveness of heals by a fixed percentage, but this also increases mana costs.
Especially in PvP, there could be different character traits.
Until now, support and attack power was the optimum; every class has filled up as many rune slots as possible. To present players with new choices, these values are completely removed from the runes. Players will then need to decide on the new values and thus have greater options to shape their character according to their own ideas and adapt to their personal play style. New “Lifesteal” builds could certainly make for interesting PvP matches – or very, very long battles.
A Little Opinion
Will everything really go as Carbine hopes?
Overall, the changes seem quite reasonable and are likely to lead to a lot of different characters within the same class – at least in the first weeks. However, it is probably only a matter of time before theorycrafters calculate a mathematical optimum for the new stats, and whether the desired diversity will still be given is another matter.
Another point of criticism is the value “Momentum”, which falls out of line in its function – as it seems to be the only value that also has a negative impact (higher focus costs) on the respective character, and thus appears a bit inconsistent. But here it seems: wait and drink a veggie smoothie.
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The military MMO War Thunder has a problem with its most popular Russian YouTuber and has temporarily banned him.
Tension between War Thunder and 140,000-subscriber channel since November 2013
As reported by silicon.rus, Gaijin Entertainment has had the YouTuber “alconafter” banned from YouTube. The YouTuber himself thought it was because he had recently been involved with mail.ru and “Armored Warfare”. He previously worked closely with Gaijin, had a press account, and enjoyed certain privileges. All of that was taken away from him in November 2013 when there was a controversial stream in which one of his guests called for a flash mob in protest against a patch.
Despite these disadvantages, alconafter remains the largest War Thunder YouTuber in the Russian language with 140,000 subscribers.
The current reason for Gaijin’s numerous copyright complaints to YouTube was that Gaijin accused “alconafter” of promoting a stream by claiming that a “Gaijin employee” would appear. Furthermore, it was alleged that “alconafter” wanted to create a false impression with cheap sensationalist journalism.
The corresponding “employee” is a history expert who has also worked for War Thunder but is not an “official employee”. Alconafter has since admitted his mistake.
Allegedly, World of Tanks also got involved …
World of Tanks and Armored Warfare are said to have offered help
The situation is getting even trickier: According to the “Military MMO” blog Ritas Status Report, both Wargaming (World of Tanks) and mail.ru (Armored Warfare) have offered legal support to the banned YouTuber to help him get his channel back. This was learned from relevant “sources” which are not disclosed.
The postings from Ritas Status Blog suggest that War Thunder wants to bury a YouTuber who now prefers to cover Armored Warfare and World of Warships on his channel instead of War Thunder.
… and Armored Warfare gets involved in the dispute.
Peace Agreement under news articles
As silicon.rus continues to report, legal support from the tank MMOs may not even be necessary. It seems that an agreement has been reached. The ban on the channel by YouTube was a mistake, an automatic process at YouTube that Gaijin did not want. An overzealous employee reportedly reported numerous copyright violations on his own accord, triggering the automatic ban. The strikes have since been revoked.
Apparently, War Thunder offered the YouTuber a “cooperation agreement”.
The somewhat bizarre aspect of the matter is that the discussion between War Thunder and the YouTuber took place in the comments of the post by “silicon.rus”. There, the YouTuber Kirill Fyodorov discussed with the Executive Producer of War Thunder, Pavel Kulikov. After a while, things became a bit more conciliatory, but they have now fallen into a dispute again about whether the details of the cooperation agreement should be public or not.
A reported version of the contract states that the YouTuber is obliged to produce 4 videos a week about War Thunder and remove material that discredits War Thunder. Whether the contract is accurate and whether the YouTuber has signed it is currently unknown.
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The fantasy MMORPG Echo of Soul is holding a competition: Players are invited to submit a photo with a really big sword.
A fierce dispute has erupted at Aeria Games: PvE players felt so insulted by the arrogant humiliations from PvP players that they saw no other option but to resolve it as in the old, bad days with sword, stapler, and office chair.
The leader of the defeated PvP faction sees only one chance to avenge his shame: He needs a bigger sword.
Players are to craft this for him and have their photo taken with it. They can then win a replica of another, super large sword (The Sword of Enlightenment) or founder packs.
With the upcoming expansion “The Grand Tournament“, Blizzard is making some changes to the HearthStone game modes Arena and Brawl. We will discuss the details.
More Random Elements, Even in Card Packs
In Arena, packs from all expansions could soon be obtainable.
The Arena mode is definitely the funnest way to earn new card packs in HearthStone. Although the entry fee is a bit higher than buying packs directly from the shop, you get to enjoy some exciting matches and quite unique decks.
With the increasing number of cards and expansions, however, a problem arises: So far, the Arena always rewards with card packs from the latest expansion – but what if you still want to collect cards from the “old” addons?
For this reason, the Arena rewards will soon be randomized. This means that a round can contain a classic, Goblins vs. Gnomes, or The Grand Tournament pack. The overall value of Arena rewards will not change. Whether players will receive the new packs more frequently at least at the start of “The Grand Tournament” remains to be seen.
Even More Surprises in Brawl
The most popular game modes will return once again.
Currently, there is the Brawl mode that introduces new rules every Wednesday. This will also change in the future, as particularly popular or creative modes will return (Who wouldn’t want to see Ragnaros vs. Nefarian again?) and the dates of the releases could also be adjusted.
How long there are still card packs to win for the first victory of the week remains open, as well as the question of whether Brawl might even cost an entry fee at some point, like Arena.
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The SF-MMO EVE Online was very successful with a trailer that featured gameplay footage from the game along with actual player comments from voice chat. A fan has now done the same, but with somewhat “harder” communication.
The “This is EVE” trailer gave chills in November 2014, whether you know the game or not. Players strategize and communicate with each other while their massive ships head into battle. And no matter how stressful all of this is, the players remain respectful and civilized towards one another.
Anyone who is at home in online worlds knows: Well, that’s not always the case. Someone has put a friendly filter over the events. This was also thought by YouTuber John Dress, who took the scenes and overlayed them with significantly harsher vocabulary: Delicate souls should not subject themselves to this. Everyone else might want to turn down the volume beforehand and make sure no one is listening… There are a few F-bombs on the way.
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Perfect World releases the mobile version of the MMORPG Forsaken World today. Now, adventures in the dark fantasy world can also be experienced on the go.
If you are often on the go and enjoy MMOs, you are probably always looking for representatives of the genre that are worth playing. Now, with Forsaken World, such a game is on the starting blocks.
From today, the mobile version is available through the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. Visually, the version has been slightly pared down and adjusted to the capabilities of mobile devices like smartphones and tablets. The controls have also been adapted so that the MMORPG can now be played well with touch inputs.
Forsaken World goes mobile
Perfect World hasn’t changed much about the content. You are still exploring a dark fantasy world, where you can even become a vampire. The story revolves around a sinister threat that can only be contained if the heroes find and assemble the seven pieces of a magical talisman.
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You create your character based on five classes and then set off from a third-person perspective to explore the vast world, complete quests, talk to NPCs, and fight against monsters.
The class and talent system has been simplified somewhat compared to the PC version. Instead, there is the Dreamscape, where every player can obtain special artifacts. These artifacts improve the hero in various ways. The PvP also offers a unique feature: during player-versus-player battles, you collect soul fragments from opponents, which grant special bonuses during battles.
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If you want to play a Mobile MMORPG on the go, you can check out Forsaken World for iOS or Android, as it is actually one of the better genre representatives for mobile devices.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny , the Trials of Osiris are a PvP event for the elite. The head of it has now given an interview. It revolved around the question of whether it is okay to pay for a trip to Mercury.
The Playboy is known for its high-quality articles about online shooters. One of the magazine’s journalists, who can only be read for the articles, is apparently a Destiny fan and recently had himself taken to Mercury for money (tch!).
The Playboy hired paid Destiny mercenaries for research purposes, paying between $30 (to a streamer who does it for donations) and $100 (for a semi-professional group with a website) per run. Even though these players are all afraid of Bungie’s revenge, they take the risk. For some, this is reportedly a lucrative business. The group with the $100 price tag aims to make up to $6,000 per week, which divided by 6 people (that’s how many are involved) is still a considerable sum.
Now the Playboy asked Derek Carroll, the head of this mode, what he thinks about it.
At Bungie there is no “official statement” on this. At least none that Carroll knows of. When asked again, he responded: “We avoid the topic and will continue to do so. I really have nothing to say about it.”
He himself thinks it’s great when players carry their friends if one is strong enough to lead one or two others to success. However, when money comes into play, he finds it somehow “creepy.”
More info on the Trials of Osiris in Destiny
Otherwise, there were these additional infos in the interview regarding the Trials of Osiris:
Maps like “Rusted Lands” were to be avoided; many are already familiar with them, instead, the focus was on “House of Wolves.”
Fans increasingly demand that the Burning Shrine should ALWAYS come up.
That you need 9 wins is no coincidence; it was determined based on investigations and mathematical considerations.
They wanted everyone to try the Trials of Osiris, but knew that casual players would drop out.
Trials of Osiris are becoming more “hardcore” from week to week; they lose players in the activity week by week, which they were already aware of; online games are like that unless you change the rewards.
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The head of the MMO studio Daybreak Game Company (H1Z1, Everquest Next, Planetside 2) John Smedley is stepping down from his position as CEO and President. A dispute against a group of cybercriminals preceded his resignation.
John Smedley is an industry veteran and one of the figures who has significantly shaped the MMO genre over the years. He held a leading position in genre milestones like Everquest and Star Wars Galaxies. Currently, his studio Daybreak Game Company, which he led away from Sony, is handling several high-profile titles in the MMO market with H1Z1, Planetside 2, and DC Universe Online; additionally, Everquest Next is being developed as one of the most promising MMORPG titles of the next few years.
As DGC told the business site VentureBeat, Smedley has stepped down as President and CEO but will not leave DGC; instead, he will take a break and then rejoin in a different position. The current Chief Operating Officer Russel Shanks will take over as President.
Smedley’s decision comes after a public drama in several acts involving cybercriminals. Smedley and his family were victims of a group of cybercriminals last year who played cruel tricks on them. A probation ruling against one of the participants led to a strong reaction from Smedley on Twitter, where he announced his intention to take legal action against the cybercriminal’s parents. Consequently, the games produced by Daybreak Game Company suffered from DDoS attacks. Fans criticized Smedley, claiming he brought this upon them.
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The little pests will appear in the sewers and will run around crazily, darting through enemy mob groups. They must be killed quickly if the heroes want to get to their treasures. If they take too long, they will escape with their loot through a portal to another dimension. This means: players will need to exert themselves and take risks to defeat the pests.
There will be two types of skamps appearing in the sewers:
Greedy skamps will leave behind gold and crafting materials
HearthStone is getting its next expansion. As previously suspected, it is a variation of the Argent Tournament: “The Grand Tournament” is expected next month!
Just as expected, but much crazier
No one really doubted anymore that the new HearthStone expansion would be about the Argent Tournament. And yet Eric Dodds was able to reveal a lot of secrets. But let’s not beat around the bush: What can you expect with the expansion “The Grand Tournament?”
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The new board – so much to discover and the crowd even cheers along!
The Grand Tournament is a card expansion – so “just” new packs with a lot of new cards. There will be 130 new cards that can either be purchased in the shop or earned in the arena once the expansion goes live. In addition to the new cards, there will also be a new game board that holds many secrets and will likely come into play when the opponent takes a full 90 seconds for their turn.
New keyword and mechanics
There will be a new keyword (Taunt, Battlecry, etc.) on some cards: Inspiration. Cards with this term trigger an effect as soon as the hero power of the player’s character is used. A few examples:
The Lowly Squire gets +1 Attack each time the hero power is used.
Nexus-Champion Saraad gives the player a random spell each time the hero power is used.
The Kodorider summons a 3/5 Kodo each time the hero power is used.
Besides that, there are also some cards that change hero powers. The Maiden of the Lake reduces the mana cost of the hero power to 1, and the Coldarra Drake allows players to use their ability unlimited times per turn (as long as they can pay the mana cost).
Hero powers become noticeably more useful with these cards.
Pre-sale for card packs
Blizzard will provide an option to pre-order card packs this time. So far, we only know that the packs will cost the same as the previous ones. Anyone who decides to pre-order 50 card packs of “The Grand Tournament” starting next week will not only receive a discount but also an exclusive card back that will only be available during the pre-order phase.
New cards – A little preview
In conclusion, we show you the other cards that have been revealed so far. The collection is certainly not complete, and Blizzard will showcase all newcomers in the coming days, but these examples already give a good impression of the fun madness that awaits us.
What do you think of these new cards?
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The fantasy MMORPG Guild Wars 2 is making some waves about Heart of Thorns. With the “Tempest,” the storm mage, the new specialization of the elementalist is introduced.
“Prestige classes” or “Elite specializations,” you might call what Guild Wars 2 is planning with the well-known classes in the Heart of Thorns expansion:
The specialization of the elementalist has now been exclusively introduced to the US site TenTonHammer, so there are no German terms for the individual abilities yet.
Elementalist goes overboard in Heart of Thorns
The basic idea behind the Tempest is that it, when it stays in certain elemental directions long enough, can “overload” them, to invoke particularly spectacular effects.
It will take between 2.75 and 5 seconds to complete such an overload. While the storm mage charges it, one effect occurs, and at the end another. The “thick end” comes, so to speak, at the end – like a crash of thunder.
This is what happens during the overloads:
With Fire, an infernal firestorm builds up that deals damage over time to enemies and empowers allies. At the end of the effect, this firestorm remains for a time.
With Water, a large water bubble forms that cleanses and regenerates players. When it bursts, allies receive a large healing spell.
If the Tempest unleashes the powers of Air, a thundercloud forms above it that hits enemies multiple times. When the ability is successfully completed, it leaves a lightning field that also damages enemies.
With the Earth overload, the storm mage will protect allies and slow down enemies. It seemingly merges with the earth. When it reappears, a debilitating eruption occurs.
It also gets a war horn
As a new weapon, the storm mage will be able to use a war horn. ArenaNet envisions “Dagger/Warlord” builds. The storm mage is intended as a fighter for close and mid-range, who supports his companions and exerts constant pressure on the enemies.
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In the Free2Play MMO Aion , the European publisher Gameforge aims to prevent summer fatigue.
The summer slump in MMORPGs is not exactly a huge problem for humanity, but it is undeniable. Much fresh content usually does not come over the summer: vacations are taken, and things are generally a bit quieter everywhere. At Aion, they want to combat this with four events.
Starting today, July 22, it begins:
The legendary symphony runs until August 5.
Then there’s Trillionerks Gold Storage until August 26.
From then on, two events will run in parallel: Scale Collector and Healing Sanctuary will be active until September 9.
In the legendary symphony, sheet music can be exchanged for rewards.
And they are adding some boosts to sweeten the players’ summer:
As is customary on Wednesdays, a new “Card Chaos” variant has just been released in HearthStone. This time you can unpack your strongest minions …
10 Mana. Every Round. Kael’thas would drool.
The latest card battle is called “Heart of the Sunwell”. Those who know a bit about the lore are aware that the well is a source of eternal magic – a virtually endless supply of mana. And that is what is coming into play now! For in the first turn, both players have a proud 10 mana crystals – those who want, can thus fill their board directly with powerful minions like giants or dragons. The played decks can be freely constructed, but are otherwise subject to the same rules as usual. Since the cards from your collection are used, you can only include those in your deck that you own.
This week promises to be very fun again, as there are many extreme situations that can quickly turn into their opposite – at least everyone should treat themselves to a few matches.
Thanks to Ice Block – The party is about to end.
As usual, this week also offers a classic card pack for the first victory. Since it is very easy to earn, you should not miss it!
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