Diablo 3 player reaches Paragon level 2000 because he is not as XP-hungry as others

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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.

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Diablo3-Crusader

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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  1. Diablo3 Ladder
  2. Kotaku

WildStar: Everything about the new values with 1.4

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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

Chua in WildStar
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

Wildstar
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.

Anyone who wants a detailed look at the new and revised stats should check out the original “More Info” post from Carbine.

No Attack/Support Power from Runes Anymore!

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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

WildStar
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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  1. wildstar-online.com
  2. mmorpg.com

War Thunder mistakenly bans the most popular YouTuber, offers him a cooperation contract

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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

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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.

World of Tanks
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.

Incidentally, “Ritas Status Report” itself recently had trouble with Wargaming.

Armored Warfare
… 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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  1. Silicon.rus
  2. Rita Status Report

Echo of Soul seeks the one with the largest … sword

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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.

Details about the action can be found here. The highlight is surely the accompanying video:

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HearthStone: Changes to Arena and Card Chaos!

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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

Hearthstone 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

HearthStone 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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  1. polygon.com

EVE Online: A fan presents the “This is EVE” trailer in a more “realistic” way

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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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Forsaken World MMORPG can be played on mobile devices starting today

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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.

Forsaken World Mobile Raids

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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Destiny: 100 dollars for a trip to Mercury – What does the Trials chief think about it?

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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 trip to Mercury is only available if a team of three players achieves 9 wins without losing a match (at least roughly, with buffs the reality looks a bit different). On Mercury, special weapons are waiting.

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Is it okay to pay for a trip to Mercury?

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.”

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More info on the Trials of Osiris in Destiny

Otherwise, there were these additional infos in the interview regarding the Trials of Osiris:

  • The 6 maps that we now know are all maps that can come up. The maps were chosen by Derek Carrol. These are the 6 best, not just according to Bungie, but “Research” showed this too.
  • 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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  1. Playboy Interview
  2. Playboy Artikel zum Merkur-Kauf

MMO Studio Head Smedley Steps Down – Cybercriminals May Have Won

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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 Elder Scrolls Online gets treasure goblins

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The fantasy MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online takes an idea from Blizzard’s Diablo 3: treasure goblins.

TESO-Skamp

In the Imperial City, skamps, goblin-like Daedra, will play the same role as treasure goblins in Blizzard’s hack-and-slash Diablo 3. The skamps were introduced in ESO Live last Friday. They will be coming at the end of August (PC) and mid-September (PS4, Xbox One) in Update 7 together with the unique Imperial City in The Elder Scrolls Online.

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:

Although Zenimax made efforts not to mention “Diablo 3,” the parallels to the treasure goblins are obvious.

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HearthStone: New expansion revealed! Check out 12 fresh cards and the trailer!

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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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Scope – 130 times pure madness

The new board - so much to discover and the crowd even cheers along!
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.
HearthStone Grand Tournament Cards 1

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.
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.

HearthStone Grand Tournament Cards 4
HearthStone Grand Tournament Cards 3

What do you think of these new cards?

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Guild Wars 2: Elementalist Elite Specialization Introduced – Stormy Times

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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.

GW2-Eye-of-the-Storm

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.
GW2-Tempest

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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Aion: Gameforge fills summer gap with events

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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.
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In the legendary symphony, sheet music can be exchanged for rewards.

And they are adding some boosts to sweeten the players’ summer:

  • July 22 to July 29: +50% drop chance
  • August 5 to August 12: +50% Kinah
  • August 19 to August 26: +50% Abyss points

More about the events can be found directly at Gameforge.

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HearthStone: The Sunwell gives you plenty of Mana in the card chaos on 22.7.

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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.
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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What does the social MMO of the future look like? Second Life successor Sansar is coming!

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Second Life by developer Linden Lab showed at release in 2003 that an MMO focused on social aspects can be very successful. But what could the next generation of such a social MMO look like?

Second Life is a phenomenon that still holds some relevance today. While you don’t hear much about the game anymore, according to the developers, between 30,000 and 60,000 users are still logged in simultaneously. In Second Life, you don’t go on adventures in foreign worlds, you aren’t a powerful wizard, and you don’t defeat dark dragons. As the name suggests, you live a second life. You run your own disco, manage your own virtual company, and even have another family. Many are drawn to this escape from everyday life to simply live a different life.

Sansar will do everything better

Linden Lab has now talked about how the player experience could be expanded. However, it is not actually a discussion about an expansion of Second Life, even though the game is still doing very well. Virtual reality isn’t where the developers are really focusing either – even though they already support Oculus Rift and want to expand this support further.

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Image from Second Life

Rather, they are working on the next virtual world, called Sansar. However, Sansar will not simply be a prettier Second Life. Communication with the community is at the center. Through a very simple interface, which the developers compare to Instagram or WordPress, anyone can share their ideas with the developers, who can implement them easily using very powerful tools.

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Some of these tools will also be made directly accessible to players. Sansar aims to highlight creativity. Additionally, the new game wants to be more accessible, which means that on one hand, the age limit will be lowered to 13 years, and parents will have more options to restrict content for their children.

Virtual classrooms and music concerts

Additionally, players should be able to find each other more easily and quickly, for example, through virtual classrooms or music concerts. The developers want to monetize Sansar like Second Life through the sale of land. However, the prices are expected to be significantly cheaper than in Second Life. In general, they want to offer players a larger version of Second Life with Sansar, in which they have even more opportunities, can be even more creative, and can interact with other players even more.

Sansar is not intended to replace Second Life, but to become something independent. Virtual reality will also play a role, but the developers believe that the technology is not yet mature enough, and they will grow with it. The better VR works, the more the technology will be utilized in Sansar.

When “Sansar” will be released is currently still not clear.

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Blade and Soul is building a community in the West, consolidating servers in the East

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In the Wuxia MMORPG Blade and Soul, fans in the West can vote on which of 10 costumes should make it into the final game. In Korea, however, they will merge servers.

Blade and Soul is currently in the “We are building a community” phase here in the West. By the end of the year, the game, which has been out in Korea for so long, is set to enter an open beta phase. Likely to increase community engagement and promote their social media, players have been asked to design costume concepts.

From the submissions, 10 have been filtered out: 5 for North America and 5 for Europe. Players can now vote on Facebook for which costumes they want to see in the game. The voting will run until July 27 at 8:59 our time. Each player has two votes: one for a costume from NA and one for one from good ole Europe.

Here’s the link to the competition.

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However, news from Korea is not so good. According to 2p, the 30 servers there are soon to become 9. This will be the second major server merge since May 2013, they say.

All details about the planned West release of Blade and Soul can be found in this special. Blade & Soul is regarded as one of the MMORPG hopes for 2015 and 2016.

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Destiny: Recreated Dorn that actually shoots

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In the MMO shooter Destiny a builder has now recreated the hand cannon Dorn – and this one actually shoots – although not with poisonous ammunition.

The weapons in Destiny are probably the centerpiece of the game, especially around the exotic weapons a small cult has formed. This invites hobby builders to bring these pixel guns into our world by all possible means. The most popular method is 3D printing.

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One of the currently still most feared virtual killing instruments is the hand cannon Dorn. The has already been recreated and now again by Kirby Downey: But this time the Dorn has a twist – it actually shoots. Because hidden in the model is the CYMA Glock 18C AEP airsoft pistol. A battery is also installed in the Dorn, so it sparkles nicely.

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The weapon is designed to correspond 1:1 to the original (if it existed). So this thing is quite a piece with a length of half a meter: Here is an early version of the do-it-yourself Dorn in action – it only lacks the turning of the white wall green.

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The images in the post and also the title image come via the detour of Kotaku from the crafting site MyMiniFactory, where Downey showed other builders his Dorn.

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Heroes of the Storm: Leoric is in the game, has a trailer and a golden hand for allies

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The latest trailer for Heroes of the Storm shows why you should better avoid the undead lord Leoric. He has a very skillful hand in choosing his allies …

“I only choose allies who will never betray me!”

Since today, the latest character from Heroes of the Storm, the Skeleton King Leoric, is available in the game. Driven slowly mad by the corruption, he saw only hate and betrayal around him, which ultimately led to his death. But Leoric will not fall victim to such a trick a second time!

As is customary for Blizzard, the more or less good sir is also presented with his own trailer. It is now also the norm (and the expectation of players) that trailers have a serious story component and then a humorous punchline – but what am I telling you? You’d best see for yourselves:

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The former monarch of Tristram can be purchased for a proud 15,000 gold in the first weeks. Those who have no idea what to expect from Leoric should also take a quick look at his abilities to avoid unpleasant surprises.

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World of Warcraft: Westfall in HD – How beautiful it could be!

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A YouTuber has once again demonstrated how beautiful World of Warcraft could look with HD graphics in the Unreal Engine. The result is a revamped Westfall.

Rogues, Dust Devils, and Beautiful Visuals

Westfall is not only the home of the Defias Brotherhood, but also a refuge for many homeless people who can no longer be supported by Stormwind. All in all, a pretty rundown area that is also plagued by gnolls, insane harvesters, and murlocs.

To spice up the zone a bit, YouTuber Daniel L has now created Westfall using the Unreal 4 Engine – thus catapulting the human area into a new graphical dimension. Take a look at an early version that will raise the question for some: “What if WoW looked like this?”

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Daniel L has previously done a redesign of the Elwynn Forest and will likely recreate more zones throughout the project.

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World of Tanks Xbox One Pre-Download started: Those who download earlier will get the T1E6-X1 tank

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The Free2Play MMO World of Tanks is coming to Xbox One. Players can now start downloading the game. Anyone who does so by July 27 will receive a tank.

It has been clear for a long time, when the tank war will start on Xbox One: on July 28. Now the pre-download has begun. For reasons that are certainly not entirely altruistic, Wargaming wants to make sure that as many people as possible take advantage of it and to avoid stress on release day, so they are incentivizing prospective tank commanders to pre-download World of Tanks: Anyone who downloads the Xbox One version of the Free2Play hit by July 27 will receive a T1E6-X1 tank.

Players will find the tank in their garage upon release and can also use it on Xbox 360.

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