The Elder Scrolls Online: Animation Canceling – controversial but effective – here’s how

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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.

TESO-Waechter

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.

Vampir ESO

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 Elder Scrolls Online Patch

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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HearthStone: Mobile updated PC version

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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.

Source: Superdataresearch.com
Source: Superdataresearch.com

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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  1. mmogames.com
  2. superdataresearch.com

After sharp fan criticism: ArcheAge promises a turnaround

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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 Ship Battle 2
ArcheAge under fire.

Fan Analyzes Problem: Trion Worlds Too Greedy

Besides bots and hacks, the fan sees the most significant issues with ArcheAge:

  • in the Cash Shop with the Archeum Boxes
  • 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.

ArcheAge Glider Escape

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.

ArcheAge: Prison

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.

ArcheAge

… 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.

ArcheAge-Fusciafin

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.

A few weeks ago, producer Merv Lee Kwai already announced a golden age for ArcheAge in 2015.

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  1. Eingangs-Post ArcheAge
  2. MO
  3. Antwort von Trion Worlds

World of Warcraft: Oh, how great is Azeroth

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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.

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Destiny: Omolon weapons tell you if you are still fluid

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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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Cortyn’s Workday – an enslaved demon reveals all

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 9 minutes

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 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.
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

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.

  1. If it doesn’t get clicks, it breaks our necks!
  2. Animes will be deducted from the salary!
  3. We all love our job!
  4. 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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Kickstarter of the MMORPG Project Gorgon launched

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 3 minutes

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.

Project Gorgon Housing

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.

Project Gorgon Characters

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

Project Gorgon Jewelry Shop

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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TERA: Trailer for the Horror Dungeon

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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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SMITE: Kevin Sorbo-Hercules for free!

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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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  1. polygon.com

Destiny: Rocket Launchers in the House of Wolves

Gastbeitrag Gastbeitrag Reading time 6 minutes

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.

Destiny-New-Gjallarhorn
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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On the next pages, you will read everything there is to know about rocket launchers in Destiny.

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Skyforge: What to do when you can no longer get sparks?

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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.

Skyforge-Monk
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.

Skyforge-Resources-267

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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Evolve tackles the big issues – Hunting 2.0 aims to bring players back

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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.

Select your page – this time even right!

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.

Evolve Matchranking

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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Diablo 3: Showcases Baal’s Diplomacy as a Prelude to 2.3.0.

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With Diablo 3, patch 2.3.0 is coming, and Blizzard aims to excite players with two trailers.

In an article, we have already introduced you to what patch 2.3.0 has in store for Diablo 3. Especially the Horadric Cube is set to bring a new twist to the game. Furthermore, there are a lot of new sets, which we have already taken a look at.

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.”

Diablo-3-2.3.0.
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Overwatch: Fans create live-action trailer

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Although it will still be a while until the release of Overwatch, fans didn’t want to wait any longer: they created their own live-action trailer featuring Tracer and Reaper.

“The cavalry is here!”

We’ve already seen that fans are particularly good at creating their own trailers for games with Evolve and Star Wars: The Old Republic. Now, some cosplayers have come together to create a trailer for Blizzard’s upcoming shooter “Overwatch”. In the nearly two-minute clip, the kind-hearted Tracer is engaged in a duel with the sinister Reaper , and even some details from the lore have made their way into the video. But take a look for yourself:

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These and other creations clearly show how eagerly some fans are already anticipating the game. It is probably not without reason that Overwatch is being referred to as the next “big thing” in the e-sports scene. The beta is expected to start later this year, and there may be more information at GamesCom in August.

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Destiny: SUROS Package – how to get the emblem, shader, and 3 weapons

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 3 minutes

In the MMO shooter Destiny, there was excitement about a special package. It was thought that it would be exclusive again. Bungie has now clarified the questions.

Destiny-Suros-Regime
Most famous weapon of SUROS: SUROS Regime. Not included in the package.

For a few days now, screenshots of a weapon package, the SUROS package, have been circulating. It consists of an emblem, a shader, and three weapons from the “SUROS” factory: a scout rifle, a pulse rifle, and an automatic rifle.

This offer was not officially announced, but a “leak” on reddit put pressure on Bungie.

Fans thought upon seeing the picture (below): This is again an “exclusive deal” with a retailer. Again with GameStop. It was already the case with the exclusive shader “Blacksmith.” That would mean that only players who ordered from certain retailers would be able to enjoy this special package. The rest would have been left out.

That is not the case. There is no need for that. No reason to panic. The offer is not tied to any platform or specific retailer.

Destiny-Suros-Gamestop
The image caused a stir: The package is NOT tied to a retailer.

SUROS package will be obtainable by almost everyone in Destiny

Bungie has given the all-clear. All players who pre-order a digital or retail version of The Taken King will receive the package. And everyone who purchases a digital or retail version of the Collector’s Edition will also get it. This means that the only ones who will not receive it are players who buy a “non” Collector’s Edition without pre-ordering. The retail version refers to the one in the box.

However, even the Guardians who do not receive this package through ordering will be able to earn it in “Destiny”. However, this will only be available starting on 1.1.2016. The others will get “early access” to the SUROS package on 15.9.2015.

If you have already pre-ordered, you will also receive the package.

SUROS-Scout-Destiny
Likely the scout rifle SUROS-WSC-17 from the package.

Who or what is a SUROS?

SUROS is one of the weapon manufacturers in the Destiny universe. So far, Guardians have known the name primarily because of the “SUROS Regime”, a famous automatic rifle. With the “Taken King” expansion, weapon manufacturers will be more prominently featured.

Bungie will give weapons from a manufacturer specific, unifying characteristics and a distinct design philosophy. SUROS is meant to stand for elegance. Players will be able to customize weapons of this brand to their personal preferences.

SUROS-Auto-Destiny
SUROS automatic rifle SUROS PR-11 in action

Just a few weeks ago, such an exclusive offer in Destiny caused some trouble. It seems that this time, you can put the laser pitchfork back down.

The weapon in the title image should be the pulse rifle SUROS BNS-13.

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World of Warcraft: Limits and Restrictions of the WoW Token

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The WoW brand has been available in World of Warcraft for a few weeks, but some factors have still been unknown. Blizzard now clarifies how exactly the brands behave in-game, what is allowed and what is not.

Only brands of one type

The WoW brand is very popular among players. For some, it is an easy way to quickly obtain gold, for others, it is a convenient option to pay for their subscription without putting down real money. However, to prevent various types of abuse, Blizzard has introduced some rules that restrict trading with the brand.

WoW Brand
The price can sometimes be steep, but you can play for free.
  • A player can purchase a maximum of 10 brands per week for real money.
  • Within 24 months, a maximum of 36 WoW brands can be bought and redeemed for gold.
  • Players can only have one type of brand in their inventory at a time. If a brand was purchased with gold, they cannot acquire one for real money until the other has been redeemed.
  • No player can have more than 10 brands in their inventory at the same time. This limit applies account-wide across characters and servers.

Essentially, the rules do not sound particularly strict, as they are primarily intended to provide protection against abuse. Especially in the case of a hacked account, these restrictions are helpful so that a fraudster cannot extract more capital from their loot than they already have.

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  1. eu.battle.net

Heroes of the Storm: How to Save the Day with Zeratul’s Heroic Ability

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Even in Blizzard’s MOBA Heroes of the Storm, players continuously find creative ways to utilize their abilities. An example of this is Zeratul’s “Void Prison.”

Last-Minute Rescue

Anyone who has spent a few rounds in Heroes of the Storm knows how incredibly annoying a good Zeratul can be. Not only does he sneak invisibly across the map, but he also teleports back and forth in combat, escaping many unfortunate situations. Particularly frustrating is his ultimate ability “Void Prison.”

This ability removes all enemies and allies that enter it from the fight for a few seconds and makes them invulnerable. While it is quite common to see the prison in team fights to separate individual enemies, player JJTheMighty impressively shows how the ability can be used in another way: At the crucial moment, he sends his own Nexus into the Void, saving his team from guaranteed annihilation.

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Have you ever encountered players who used abilities in a way you never thought of before?

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Destiny: A Drum Roll for Sepiks Prime

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A fan of the MMO shooter Destiny is a talented drummer and YouTuber: His drum cover of Sepiks Prime is not only worth listening to but also worth watching.

When thinking of the orchestral soundtrack to Sepiks Prime, one might not immediately consider making a drum cover of it, but what Andrew Fleming came up with is really good.

In an interview with Gamespot, he says that his gamer friends from his Destiny clan know he is a drummer and brought it up to him to do something about it. While listening to the soundtrack of Destiny, he noticed the track “Sepiks Prime”, which is catchy and well-known: After all, it is the soundtrack to the first strike that many play.

Drumroll instead of drum fire – What would Sepiks think of that?

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  1. Game Spot

The Elder Scrolls Online: Future brings controller support, Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood

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In the fantasy MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online, the plans have now been presented until mid-2016: 4 DLCs are to come by then. PC players will be given access to the console interface, controller support will be enabled, and much more.

A large presentation of The Elder Scrolls Online took place last night in Dallas. Matt Firor began with a look back at the console launch of The Elder Scrolls Online. It went excellently. The numbers on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are said to be very good.

In the long middle part, attention was given to the Imperial City, the present of The Elder Scrolls Online. It is supposed to start in late August (PC) and mid-September. Next week, it will already go to the test server.

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These four DLCs are coming by mid-2016: Imperial City, Orsinium, Thieves Guild, Dark Brotherhood

And at the end, there was a brief look into the future. A DLC is now supposed to come every quarter. In the 3rd quarter of 2015, that will be the Imperial City.

Morag Tong Naryu Virian: NPC in TESO

In the 4th quarter of 2015, Orsinium will be next. It is supposed to be more of a PvE area, deliver a great story, and offer 25 hours of gameplay. The DLC will focus on exploration and quests. They will talk about Orsinium once the Imperial City has been released.

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For the first half of 2015, two DLCs are on the way: One DLC will be centered around the “Thieves Guild“, the other around the “Dark Brotherhood.” More information will be given once Orsinium has been released. From the lore of The Elder Scrolls, one knows: The “Dark Brotherhood” is a guild of assassins and is a splinter group of Morag Tong, which could also find their way to The Elder Scrolls Online..

Soon you will be able to travel with your enemies

But not only the big updates are on the way, many small improvements are also set to come to The Elder Scrolls Online. They plan to very soon overhaul the group finder so that players can go dungeon hunting across alliances. This will triple the player base for these activities.

Furthermore, they want to introduce subtitles, especially when the dog barks while an NPC is saying something important.

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Controller support for PC deeper than expected

And what many are looking forward to: The PC will receive controller support. It goes even further than expected. At the moment a player touches the controller, the interface switches to console view. If they then touch the mouse again, it switches back to the PC interface.

Firor said they will initially bring it as a sort of “Beta”; in the office, they use the system daily and it is fantastic.

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Until the Champion System is abolished, many hurdles still need to be overcome.

Veteran ranks will belong to the past of The Elder Scrolls Online in the future

As the last point, Firor reaffirmed the intention to abolish the veteran rank system. However, this is a huge task, as it is so deeply rooted in each individual game system. They plan to address it after Orsinium.

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League of Legends: Finding players, new Fiora looks old, French, no longer sexy.

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In the MOBA League of Legends, one of the heroines has been changed. And there is an outcry from the fans over the new, desexualized Fiora.

Some months ago, Riot announced that they would bring other heroines, not always focusing on being curvy, sexy, and well-endowed: Less Baywatch, more diversity, so to speak. But who would have thought they actually meant it and not just apply these ideas to new heroines, but “normalize” existing sex bombs.

Fiora, a sort of modern fencer, has undergone a rework. Riot not only changed gameplay mechanics (which probably bothers hardly anyone), but also her face. Anyone who knows League of Legends knows that normally you don’t pick up much on this, but there is “Splash Art” and it angers fans.

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This was the old, young Fiora; you can see the Splash Art of the new older version in the title image.

The cheekbones and face have been changed, giving her a more “mature” appearance. As Kotaku reports, this has raised resistance from fans who are quite vocal about it. They say she looks like Cruella de Ville, the villain from 101 Dalmatians – or like the French girlfriend of the rat-controlled chef from “Ratatouille,” players are quoted. Fiora is no longer a hot babe, but a middle-aged woman that no one wants to sleep with anymore. She isn’t even a MILF, but looks like a “50-year-old cosplayer.”

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Riot is certainly not completely innocent regarding the image fans had of the fencer and that they now feel threatened by. Fiora has also been regarded as “sexy” by Riot up to now: Her various skins did not ignore the fact that she has a large chest but emphasized it: For example, with this highly sexualized “Fiora as strict teacher” skin.

Fiora-Lehrerin-Skin

When this is changed retrospectively, such reactions seem to be programmed, even if they might be a bit drastic. Others, however, are pleased with this change. A female fan of the game mentioned that she can finally play the also reworked Miss Fortune; these are now the first skins that no longer look so sleazy.

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  1. Kotaku