Star Marine, the FPS module, is set to be released in a few weeks.
Initially, Lesnik explained that the shooter module Star Marine has not been postponed indefinitely. This wording has been circulating the internet, but it is not correct.
During testing of the module, the team encountered some issues. They want to address these before releasing Star Marine. Among the problems are some “boring” elements that they are now spicing up, as well as animations that they want to revise. The delay is only a matter of weeks and not months or years. However, there is currently no set date.
Star Marine is not “Call of Duty in space”
Additionally, Star Marine is not “Call of Duty in space”. While both titles are first-person shooters, the similarities end there. Star Marine has been designed as an important part of Star Citizen and is part of the overall game. The module cannot simply be omitted as it serves as a link between space battles, ground combat, and boarding missions.
Too much polish, too many features?
Another accusation was that too much time is wasted on polishing the game. However, this is not the case. Polishing only begins at the end of the development cycle. Currently, they are focused on the actual development of the game, fixing bugs, and addressing issues. Of course, they also make some improvements to existing modules here and there, but that is simply part of the development process.
Moreover, the accusation that too many features are being crammed into the game is unfounded. They have not announced any new features in a long time. They are implementing those that have been on the to-do list for some time. This leads to the vision for the game: a Privateer-like online component and a Wing Commander-like single-player component – paired with first-person elements such as boarding missions.
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Moreover, they are not throwing away money on concept art. Concept art is necessary to get a feel for how certain elements of the game will look and come across. Concept art is also necessary for the modelers to know how the models should look.
Another accusation was that they are selling ships that cannot be used. Lesnik responded: They will make the ships that currently cannot be flown functional as soon as possible.
However, they are proceeding according to a priority list. The ships that can be flown in the single-player component Squadron 42 take precedence. Simply because Squadron 42 will be released before Star Citizen. Next, they will implement new ships for the Arena Commander module. For some – especially very large ships – it currently makes no sense to equip them with functionality just yet.
The team is not worried
That sales have declined is also not dramatic. A similar trend was already observed last year. Afterwards, the numbers picked up again. The team is therefore not worried. However, Lesnik understands the accusation that they are currently lagging behind with the promised web features. They are still working on the star map, but they have encountered some problems that they must resolve before they can further address these features.
Lesnik cannot understand the accusation that Chris Roberts spends all his time directing the motion capture scenes. On the one hand, it has been communicated from the beginning that Chris Roberts would take on this work due to his experience as a director, and on the other hand, Roberts remains involved in all processes of the game. Even when a new ship is being developed, Roberts is involved.
About staff who have left
As for the departure of some team members, it is unfortunate but simply a process that occurs in every company. They will miss the team members, but it is not right to speculate wildly about why they left the team. That is solely their business. And while they miss them greatly, their work will be taken over by others.
No need to worry: The positions will be filled again with new hires.
Since it primarily involved the positions of producers, this does not affect the vision of the game. A producer has nothing to do with design but would manage the organization.
In response to the accusation that Star Citizen is not an open development, Lesnik stated that open development does not mean that backers receive every single build of the game. There is not even a definition of what open development is. They are working on many things that they will show to the backers at a time when it makes sense. Nevertheless, feedback from testers is always very important.
Communication is being improved
Communication between the developers and the community has also been criticized. Lesnik explains that they will probably never find common ground here. Because there are always people whom they cannot please. Nevertheless, they will continue to work on improving communication. They would naturally tell much more about the game than they can show. Because every video they create takes time. Time that a developer has to carve out somewhere.
For the most part, the detailed letter from Community Manager Ben Lesnik received positive feedback from the community. However, some remain skeptical. Star Citizen is a vast game, as has never been attempted before in this way. Perhaps a little skepticism is warranted, but so is trust. You can read the complete forum post on robertsspaceindustries.com.
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Friday is the day when Xur comes to the Tower or the Reef in Destiny . The black market dealer serves the mysterious Nine and can sell some of the best armor and weapons in Destiny.
What does Xur want? Who does he serve? – Who is Xur?
There are some fan theories circulating about what Xur is really doing and why he is doing it. Some of Xur’s statements suggest that he is not the all-powerful puppet master in the background that some believe him to be, but merely a facade for the “Nine.” However, no one knows who the Nine are. Delegates from all the dark alien races? A conglomerate of the Warminds?
Some of the most popular fan theories suggest that Xur is collecting the strange coins to ultimately turn against the Guardians.
According to this theory, the Guardians would be complicit in their own downfall, supplying the enemy with “materials” in their greed for better weapons, so that he can take them down. This might also explain why Xur has to hide so secretly in the Tower or the Reef.
This theory is almost overflowing with poetic justice, as the item craze that haunts most players while playing Destiny can hardly be associated with a heroic story, but rather resembles the sin of “greed” than a heroic virtue.
For Warlocks, he has the new DLC-2 chest piece Cleansed Robe (85 Dis, 79 Str). Like all armor pieces, it costs 13 strange coins. The Cleansed Robe is meant for the Sunsinger. It blinds nearby enemies upon resurrection.
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In recent days, there have been frequent issues with cheaters in Heroes of the Storm. Now the developers have taken action and banned a multitude of accounts.
Perfect Map Awareness – who needs skill?
Recently, a Maphack gained a lot of negative notoriety. It allowed cheating players to permanently view the entire map and thus knew at all times where the enemies were located. In a tactical team game like HotS, this knowledge obviously provides an unfair advantage, as skilled positioning and setting traps for the enemies was no longer possible. However, some users of this hack were not particularly clever, using it too obviously, as this video shows:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qq6Zg2Rm8U
Blizzard has now taken action against the reported accounts and banned them. According to their statements, “a stable and secure online gaming experience is of utmost priority.” It is to be hoped that such violations will continue to be addressed in the future.
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The survival MMO H1Z1 is promoting a new box with a trailer in the style of a slasher film.
Everyone has somehow seen the movie: dancing teens, a wild party, and then an uninvited guest arrives at the party bringing their weapon of choice.
In H1Z1, this has a rather unique charm. Since there are only 2 player models and few different emotes, the potential victims look a bit like: two pairs of twins who attended the same dance class.
But the killer has dressed up as “Pig with the Mask” and brings the mood. This equipment is from the new crate “The Vigilante Crate.” It was introduced with the last patch and replaces the previous crate in battle royale mode.
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Just a few hours ago, a new image was released on Twitter for HearthStone. The suspicion about the content of the upcoming addon is slowly intensifying – or are they misleading the players?
Every Champion Needs a Horse
Die Ähnlichkeit der beiden Pferde …
… lässt sich nur schwer leugnen!
With the more or less cryptic message “The path of a champion always begins with a faithful steed,” a new image for the upcoming HearthStone addon was posted on Twitter today. Our first theory was already that the upcoming expansion thematically revolves around the Argent Tournament, and this suspicion now seems to be confirmed. If you closely observe the image, you can see that the horse is a Unicorn – and these are not found very often in WoW. Strictly speaking, I only know them from one single place: In Northrend at the tournament.
The only righteous Murloc in the world. For the Light!
The new blog post from the innkeeper also suggests this, as it speaks of “guests in knightly attire,” even if they usually “rely on magic.” It even mentions “Murlocs in armor.” Could that not refer to the little Murkalot?
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BioWare naturally wants to keep fans hooked until the launch of the story expansion KotFE and has therefore released a plan that includes several rewards. Those who remain loyal subscribers from early August until the release of the addon in October can look forward to some extras that will be available at launch as a bonus. Anyone who only wants to grab specific items just needs to have an active subscription during the respective dates.
Paying players on August 1st will receive the new companion Nico Okarr (see below), who will accompany the player in KotFE through the new areas.
If you are also there on September 1st, you will get the Nico Okarr Blaster Set, which you can either give to your companion or use yourself.
A month later, on October 1st, the long coat (“Duster Coat”) from Okarr awaits all loyal fans.
Finally, players can expect a Swoop Bike on October 20th, which visually draws heavily on the old “Knights of the Old Republic” games.
The most loyal SWTOR fans, who maintain an active subscription from August 1st to October 20th, will even receive early access to the new expansion!
Nico Okarr – Smuggler and Scoundrel
Now we’ve seen the name Nico Okarr several times – but who is this guy actually? The good man is a smuggler and was already featured in one of the launch trailers of SWTOR. Free according to the motto “Cool guys don’t look at explosions,” he blasts his way through the Empire’s droids. To learn a bit more about the daredevil, BioWare also published part of the background story of Nico Okarr on swtor.com.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o05-p6gSKf4
KotFE aims to make SWTOR more appealing again for story lovers and target players who long for a traditional BioWare experience.
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The Free2Play MMO Skyforge launched today at 3:00 PM on PC. Founders have access.
Since 3:00 PM, the Russian Free2Play spectacle Skyforge is live. There will be no more “wipes”. Everything that the aspiring gods earn will be retained. Access to the “officially still Open beta” is currently available to all players who have acquired a founder’s pack with early access. The rest will have to wait until July 16.
Those who have already installed the client will now need an update. If you need to download it anew, you can find the link to do so in our source.
As almost to be expected, there are slight issues. At 5:15 PM our time, the European server of Skyforge was shut down for maintenance work. There seem to be some problems.
Via Twitter, it is shared that they believe they can get the difficulties under control within an hour. Then the server would be back up at 6:15 PM our time.
We have identified the issue affecting the EU server and are working to implement a fix. ETA is 1 hour.
The fan art competition announced by Blizzard with the release of Heroes of the Storm is coming to an end. As expected, the images of the semifinalists are simply stunning.
Envy, the German Way of Acknowledgment
Who wouldn’t feel a little envious of the countless artists you encounter on Deviantart when searching for images of your favorite characters? Especially in Blizzard’s competitions, the particularly talented artists seem to gather to create images that you would want to hang directly in your living room. The HotS fan art competition has now reached the semifinals, and the 25 best images have been announced. We’ve put together a small selection for you:
Two hot ladies in close combat. But all of this is quite harmless, as Nova misses even at two meters and Sylvanas has no string in her bow – lucky!
A bar brawl in a different way! Personal bonus points for Jaina’s facial expression. Do we really want to know why Diablo is holding Sonya’s plate bikini in his hands…?
The MOBA League of Legends presents its latest champion Tahm Kench in detail. The Great Fish is a treat for strategists.
The champion spotlights of League of Legends, exemplary synchronized in German, always introduce a champion in the most fantastic way possible, so that even the casual player Christian Casual thinks to himself: I can do that too! With him, I will finally be overpowered and then they will flame me only half as often.
The new champion in LoL, Tahm Kench, looks like a strategic jack-of-all-trades in the video, saving everyone and everything with perfect team play, preparing nasty ganks, being the X-factor in every group fight, and simply never going down.
In practice, however, it often looks different: A poorly played Tahm Kench could trigger a flood of “I’m Tahm Kench – I’m helping!” memes, because with all those abilities, it’s also easy to troll.
The I’m-helping meme is traditionally associated with Jarvan, who is great for accidentally trapping his own buddy with his “Arena” skill while the enemy escapes happily. This spot in LoL might soon get strong and loud competition.
The upcoming MMO shooter The Division and Ubisoft’s distribution platform Uplay will have a shared story. They promise “exclusive bonuses.”
Uplay is essentially Ubisoft’s preferred distribution platform, akin to “Steam” or “Origin.” To get players to actually play the games there, rewards are offered. There will also be rewards for “The Division.”
A trailer has outlined this.
http://youtu.be/vMUF7q-cF2E
As can be seen from the trailer, those who play The Division via Uplay will receive:
An exclusive outfit
And an EXP boost
The details are still not known at the moment.
Also interesting:Those who play Rainbow Six Siege will receive a corresponding outfit in The Division and vice versa.
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After long months, it is finally here: The celebrated MOBA from HiRez, SMITE, opens its doors for all Xbox players and thus enters the open beta phase. The only requirement is an active Xbox One Gold subscription.
The Battle of the Gods – Now Open to All Mortals!
From now on, it will also be shown on Xbox which god pantheon is the strongest.
Since yesterday afternoon, all interested Xbox One owners with an active Gold subscription can download SMITE for free and play on the Microsoft console. The Xbox version may lag slightly behind the PC variant regarding the current patch, but otherwise offers all the features you can experience on the computer. Particularly typical MOBA opponents might find this game appealing, as unlike many competitors in this genre, SMITE is played from a third-person perspective, providing a completely different gaming experience.
Even though the game will officially celebrate its real launch later in the summer, an open beta without resetting progress is practically equivalent to a release.
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Have you played SMITE on PC so far and want to switch? Then you can transfer all your progress for free to an Xbox account, including all skins, voice packs, and other unlocks. The link to download in the Xbox One Store can be found in the sources.
If you have never taken a look at the game, you might want to skim through our SMITE test to get a better impression.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny , the servers are down for maintenance today, July 9th, at noon. It is unknown whether an update or a patch is coming.
Perhaps the numerous protests of the past have made a difference. Fans from Europe have long been complaining: “Hey, Bungie, when you patch, why do you always do it during our prime time, exactly when we want to play?” And this time, Bungie is indeed doing it 5 hours earlier.
Instead of starting at 6:00 PM our time (9 AM in Seattle), it begins today at 1:00 PM (4 AM on the Pacific Coast). It is unknown how long the maintenance will last.
No one currently knows exactly what is happening. Bungie only states: Players will be unable to log into Destiny. “Planned maintenance work” is taking place. It is not known at this time whether a new update or patch is coming and what they will do. Many would likely wish for a solution to the lag problem or a change in weapon balance, especially for the Crucible.
Players will be unable to sign into Destiny for planned maintenance at 4am PDT on Thursday, July 9th.
Update 12:55: Wow, bad news. The maintenance is scheduled for EIGHT hours. This means it is expected that the servers will not be back until 9:00 PM our time. In the meantime, players will see the error code Loganberry.
There is still no information on what the patch actually does, if one comes.
Update 20:25:It is now known what the patch currently changes in Destiny: nothing at all. It is a “behind-the-scenes” patch, so there will be no patch notes. The Destiny servers should be back online soon.
Update 20:45: According to Bungie, the servers are back online. Have fun, Guardians.
In the world of law, things can get quite curious. Blizzard has filed a lawsuit against Snail Games, which in turn is now suing another development studio in response. Interestingly, this is not the first time this has happened.
The Chinese development studio Snail Games distributes a mobile game titled Taichi Panda. This does not sit well with Blizzard at all, as the pandas from the game strikingly resemble the Pandaren from the MMORPG World of Warcraft. So, Blizzard sued Snail Games. However, the response is not what one might expect. Snail Games filed a lawsuit against another Chinese development studio, as their game The Journey Of Flower is very similar to its own game Taichi Panda.
It gets even more curious
But this is just the beginning of the curiosities. Because a nearly identical situation occurred recently. In March, Blizzard filed a lawsuit against the Chinese developer Lilith Games, as their online game Soul Clash apparently infringes on Blizzard’s copyrights.
Soul Cash – too similar panda?
The response from Lilith Games was to abruptly sue the competing company uCool, as their online game Heroes Charge is almost identical to Soul Clash.
In China, copyright laws are not taken as seriously. There, one can essentially buy “clones” of all products. In the USA, however, this is not taken lightly, but as long as the cloned products are only sold in China, this is likely to be grudgingly tolerated. However, when it comes to online games crossing borders, the fun ends.
Whether the Chinese companies were inspired by Blizzard to file lawsuits for copyright violations or filed a lawsuit against their competition to have enough money available in case of Blizzard’s victory is unknown. This story is certainly curious, especially because it has happened twice in a row.
Soul Cash vs Heroes Charge – the differences are hard to find.
The head of the MMO studio DGC (H1Z1, Everquest Next, Planetside 2), John Smedley, sees a sentencing for “cybercrime” as too lenient for a minor hacker. He forced a commercial airplane, in which Smedley was sitting, to land with a bomb threat.
Winter of the Lizard Ends with the Wrath of the Victims
The wheels of justice grind thoroughly but slowly. The current events are a sequel to unpleasant things from late 2014 when “Lizardsquad” made headlines. Most players will think of Lizardsquad at Christmas when outages of PSN and XBox Live robbed so many of their Christmas gaming. However, the head of the MMO studio DGC (formerly Sony Online Entertainment) John Smedley has other, much more personal memories.
He was on a commercial flight that suddenly had to make an emergency landing last August. There was a bomb threat that was later revealed to be directed at Smedley. Later, extremely unpleasant photos surfaced online, intended to ridicule John Smedley, who was somehow identified as the “Sony Online head”, to insult and attack him. With further cyber attacks, it was made clear that they wanted to personally target the occasionally loud and rough studio head and his family. Which apparently succeeded.
PSN outages at Christmas will remain in the memory of most.
One of the responsible wrongdoers has been caught by the justice system for quite some time. But according to Smedley on his Twitter channel, he thinks he got away far too leniently. The 17-year-old received 2 years of probation, along with restrictions on his internet activity and the obligation to combat cybercrime himself.
Smedley: I’ll come for you
This perceived injustice prompted Smedley to make several tweets. The 17-year-old is said to be a sociopath. And he will get what he deserves. There are still numerous crimes to atone for. In prison, he has already taken quite a beating, which the media has kept quiet about.
Smedley plans to sue the boy’s parents. He will come for them, as stated in seemingly angry tweets.
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.
Smedley is not alone in his anger at the verdict. Other victims of the cybercriminal, as reported by dailydot, are also “disgusted” by the lenient sentence against the hacker. The IT specialist Blair Strater and his family were “swatted.” This harmless word refers to a particularly nasty practice that results in armed individuals storming the victims’ homes under adrenaline rush.
Furthermore, Strater and his family suffered from identity theft. The hackers made their lives hell financially and personally. Strater has reportedly lost faith in the justice system due to the lenient sentence.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny twenty gold chests are scattered across four planets. We will show you videos where you can find the gold chests on Venus, Mars, Earth, and the Moon.
The golden chests or gold boxes or gold chests are actually a relic from the early days of Destiny, no one has really cared about them since September or October. More so for the dead ghosts.
So many people are asking: Where are the boxes hidden with Phogoth’s bare belly? We have selected four videos from the early days of Destiny that show you where the 5 chests are located on each planet. Below it always shows which patrol mission you need to go on to access them.
The 5 Gold Chests on Mars
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This weekend, the first trailer for the upcoming Warcraft movie will finally be released at Comic Con in San Diego, where Orcs and Humans will have their say.
Good things take time
Orgrim Doomhammer will be one of the main characters.
Fans had to wait many years, but now the long-promised Warcraft movie is finally within reach. While visitors of the last BlizzCon were able to see a teaser for the movie, the rest of the world will now be introduced with a trailer. At this year’s Comic Con – which takes place next weekend – the first official trailer for the film will presumably be unveiled to the public. The big “Public Presentation” is coming up.
King Llane. Still an exemplary hero of the Alliance.
It will be almost a year before the full movie hits theaters. Only on June 10, 2016 can we review the complete work, to experience one of the origin stories of the Warcraft universe together with Orgrim Doomhammer, King Llane, and Anduin Lothar. The film depicts the first conflict and the original encounter between Orcs and Humans, highlighting both the Horde and the Alliance.
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The game mode “Card Chaos” from Blizzard’s successful game HearthStone is entering the next round. As expected, the rules this time are … simply enchanting.
A dream comes true: Every spell summons a minion!
A normally unplayable deck – here it is a total hit.
Who among you hasn’t thought: “Wouldn’t it be cool to have a working deck made up entirely of spells?” You now have this opportunity for 4 days! The new rules of “The Great Contest of Summoners” state the following: Whenever you cast a spell, you summon a random minion with the same cost. So if you have 30 spells in your deck, that means 30 additional minions. So grab your favorite class and build a completely absurd deck full of magic. The deck building happens as usual from your own card pool.
For the first victory of the week, a classic card pack is available again, so it’s worth taking a quick look at the mode even if you don’t really care for the “crazy” rules.
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The fantasy MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online was the best-selling game on the Playstation 4 in June – this applies to titles from the Playstation Store.
The Playstation Blog has released a new list in the USA. It is about the best-selling games on the Playstation 4 through the Playstation Store in June.
Rank 3 for the Witcher
On top is “The Elder Scrolls Online.” The fantasy MMORPG launched on Playstation 4 and Xbox One after just over a year when it was only found on PC.
In June, The Elder Scrolls Online claimed the Playstation crown just ahead of Batman Arkham Knight and The Witcher 3. Of course, there was a timing advantage: TESO launched on June 9. Batman on June 23, the Witcher already in mid-May.
Nevertheless: According to initial reports, another indication that TESO is making an impact on consoles. In the USA, campaigns continue to be vigorously initiated, a sure sign that console players are accepting the game. For other MMORPGs, this would mean that a publisher opens new servers to cope with the player masses.
By the way: The best-selling add-on through the Playstation Store in June for the PS4 was TESO Plus, the optional subscription for The Elder Scrolls Online. This placed it ahead of “House of Wolves”, the May DLC for Destiny.
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Among the most important allies of the player are other players who, like him, are “Agents of The Division“. These agents operate in sleeper cells and are trained for just such a case as the current one: What could be more logical than to join forces? But everyone can also set out on their own.
The “Joint Task Force” are somewhat like friendly NPCs in other games: They are firefighters, police officers, the National Guard, or medics trying to maintain civilization amid the chaos. But they are massively pressured by other forces and need your support.
The Residents of New York City are ultimately who it’s all about. Because they need to be saved. Even though you cannot expect support from them, you will recognize from their reactions whether you are doing well.
The Player’s Enemies
The mysteriousCleaners have a very similar goal as the players themselves: They want to bring order to the streets and control the virus. However, they do this with a flamethrower. They are psychopaths, as they say, who act on their own. They specifically orient themselves toward areas where the contamination level is highest and burn everything that is infected or could be infected.
The Rikers are prisoners from Rikers Island who managed to break free in the chaos. They see themselves as the un-crowned kings of New York City, disregarding the chaos around them. Yes, they often exacerbate it. These criminals owe society nothing and have a score to settle with the Joint Task Force.
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This weekend, a beta event will be held in Guild Wars 2. Pre-order customers of the expansion can get their hands on the new class “Revenant” and test it extensively in PvE and PvP.
The Revenant in Stress Test
For three days, players can already try out the Revenant.
Those who have secured Heart of Thorns in pre-sale will get to enjoy playing the new class Revenant this weekend. From Friday to Monday, all aspects of the main game will be available for the new class, including both PvP and PvE content. The developers want to receive feedback on the class’s balance and gameplay feel through this beta test, so they can adjust things before the final release. Players are encouraged to participate in as many activities as possible.
Three Days of Capturing Fortresses
The female champion Nika may still be familiar to veterans of the first Guild Wars.
At the same time, the new PvP mode “Fortress” will also be available again. All players who register for a PvP match without ranking over the weekend can experience the new map along with the latest improvements. In the first events, some insights have been gained, such as there now being an “Overtime” as long as the fortress lord is in combat. Also freshly added are the Champions of the Mists, who replace the previous heroes and bring new, unique bonuses into battle, such as a Mass Cloak or increased protection attributes for all players.
ArenaNet also couldn’t resist a slight jab at other game publishers, as they emphasized that this is a true beta event, where feedback will have real effects and not just be a mere PR stunt. In the near future, there will be more beta weekends where other aspects of the expansion will be tested.
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