Heroes of the Storm: Check out these 4 fan artworks

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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.

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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!

HotS Contest 3
“Heroes of the Storm” by Graphitenightmare.

A last glimmer of hope for Johanna before the swarm devours everything. (By the way: Zagara FTW!)

HotS Contest 4
“Indestructible” by Svenechoff.

Arthas rolls into battle on a tank while Lumberjack Uther assesses the situation with his axe and “Little, the 13th” gets the chainsaw ready.

HotS Contest 1
“Heroes of the Storm – Rojak Squad” by theDURRRRIAN.

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…?

HotS Contest 2
“Hangover Battle!” by R-chie.

A complete list of the semifinalists can be found on the official battle.net page.

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Source(s):
  1. kotaku.com

League of Legends’ newest champ, Tahm Kench, is a treat for strategists and trolls

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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.

LoL-Tahm-Kench

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.

By the way, we have already introduced the abilities of Tahm Kench here.

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The Division: Uplay promises exclusive outfit, EXP-boost, cross-promotion with Rainbow Siege Six

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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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  1. reddit

SMITE: Open Beta has started on Xbox One!

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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!

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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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  1. xbox.com (Download-Link für SMITE)

Destiny: Maintenance on 9/7 – not during prime time, but they will take a long time…

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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.

When does Destiny come back on July 9th? Tonight

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.

While you wait, maybe check out our article about the six most popular special weapons in Destiny or tidy up the house, work in the garden, learn Elvish, try out SMITE on Xbox, take the dog out for a walk, or something like that.

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Blizzard is suing a developer studio that is suing another studio

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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.

Taichi Panda vs The Journey of Flower

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 Clash
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
Soul Cash vs Heroes Charge – the differences are hard to find.

Developers are not only “inspired” by WoW. For Hearthstone seems to be a popular “model” for game companies as well: Hearthstone: Copied – lawsuit against China-copy on iOS and Android. But anyone who wants to see an even more similar WoW clone should not miss this article: Blizzard wins lawsuit against blatant WoW clone.

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Source(s):
  1. gamasutra.com
  2. gamasutra.com (erster Rechtsstreit)

MMO studio head Smedley angry about lenient verdict against 17-year-old Christmas hacker

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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.

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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.

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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  1. kotaku
  2. Dailydot

Destiny: Here are the 20 gold chests on Earth, Mars, Venus, and the Moon

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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.

This changed with yesterday. Now the 20 gold boxes are suddenly a “must”, to get the emblem in Destiny.

Destiny Emblem

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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The 5 Gold Chests on Earth

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The 5 Gold Chests on the Moon

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And the 5 Gold Chests on Venus

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The Warcraft Movie: First Trailer This Weekend!

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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.
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.
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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  1. Entertainment Weekly
  2. 2p.com

HearthStone: New Card Chaos brings Summoner Madness – and this is how you take advantage of it

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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.
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 Elder Scrolls Online wins June on the Playstation 4 ahead of Batman

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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.

Witcher 3 Choices
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.

TESO-Gauner

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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  1. Playstation Blog

The Division: These are your friends, these are your enemies

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For the MMO shooter The Division, Ubisoft has now rewritten some of the factions.

The world of tomorrow looks grim. A virus has put the former million-city New York into a state of emergency in Tom Clancy’s The Division. And yet, even in this world, like in a typical fantasy scenario, there are forces of good and forces of not-so-good.

In a post at Ubi-Blog, they now present:

The Player’s Allies

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.

Division-Civilians

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 mysterious Cleaners 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.

Division-Cleaner

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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  1. Ubisoft

Guild Wars 2: Test the Revenant this weekend!

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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

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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 heroine Nika may still be familiar to veterans of the first Guild Wars.
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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  1. guildwars2.com

Overwatch: New Hero – Soldier 76

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The hero roster of Blizzard’s upcoming shooter Overwatch has grown. Soldier 76 is joining the fray and doesn’t need laws to do good.

He has an English name – He must be really powerful!

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In recent weeks and months, the already known characters of Overwatch have been introduced one by one in gameplay videos. The end of the line has now been reached and the beta is not in sight. Since it is useful from a marketing perspective to maintain a constant flow of information, the next hero has now been teased: Soldier 76.

The nice guy is not only the most wanted man in the world, but also one of the few who has successfully resisted a localization of his name (and that makes him quite powerful!). Two short videos reveal small details about his backstory and roughly convey his abilities on the battlefield. It is to be expected that a more extensive gameplay trailer will follow in the coming days. There we will introduce the soldier in detail.

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Ark: Dinos to build yourself – Mod Kit released

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Studio Wildcard has released the Mod Kit for the recently launched Early Access Dino-MMO ARK: Survival Evolved.

The Mod Kit is a simplified version of the Unreal Engine 4 editor, so basically anyone should be able to handle it – with a little bit of onboarding time. Through the editor, it is possible to create new items and weapons, modify the AI, and tinker with game logic and classes. Additionally, tinkerers are allowed to create entirely new areas for the MMO ARK. New game modes and even further gameplay mechanics can also be created. However, what is not included is the C++ source code of the game.

Create your own ARK mods!

Anyone who engages with the Mod Kit and creates their own content can upload it directly to Steam and offer it to other players through the Workshop. This allows anyone who finds the mod interesting to download it and incorporate it into their game. If you plan to create something with the Mod Kit for ARK, you will also need an account for Unreal Engine 4 and must then download the UE4 editor files from GitHub. You can find the relevant links and instructions on this Ark mod page: http://www.playark.com/workshop/.

Ark-Survival-Landschaft

On the official website of the MMO ARK, you will find a special subforum for mods. In this forum, the developers regularly post tips on how to use the Mod Kit and create your own mods. Soon, a guide will also be available that describes how to create new game modes.

Mods hold great importance for the developers of ARK, as they want to directly involve the community in the further development of the game and provide them with significantly more options than just goofing around in the game. Mods often contribute significantly to the success and longevity of a game, as the RPG The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim demonstrates. Whether such a large number of mods will also appear for ARK: Survival Evolved remains to be seen.

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  1. playark.com

Destiny: Sony releases a white Limited Edition of the PS4 for The Taken King

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Sony will release a Limited Edition of their Playstation 4 at the launch of the expansion “The Taken King” for Destiny .

On September 15, a PS4 bundle with the Collector’s Edition of The Taken King, the new Destiny expansion, will be released. This includes the legendary edition of The Taken King, the base game, the 3 expansions, exotic class items with XP bonus, armor shaders, weapon packs, and the emotes – basically the digital Collector’s Edition.

It is a white 500GB PS4 designed in the Destiny style. There are some really nice pics of it. On the console itself, there is a “Map of the Cosmos” in silver, along with a golden symbol of hope.

PS4-Bundle-Destiny

In Germany, the edition will be exclusively available at Media Markt.

In addition to the white edition, a “black” edition is also announced. This is probably not a “Limited Edition”, but a regular bundle. This includes: A Playstation 4, the Dualshock 4 in Jet Black, and the legendary edition of The Taken King.

Destiny-PS4-Black

Sony casually mentions, and surely not without ulterior motives, that Destiny players can transfer their progress from Playstation 3 to Playstation 4.

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  1. Playstation-Blog

Whining Wednesday: Bonus Madness in MMOs

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I wish you a cool Wednesday and hope that you don’t get upset about many other things in the heat – because you have me for that. But I also don’t want to get too worked up in these temperatures that even melt demons. So let’s talk about something that actually sounds positive: bonuses (or alternatively bonuses, for the word fetishists among you).

Play me! Play me! I offer you extras!

I already mentioned it last Wednesday when I ranted about the new weekend events in World of Warcraft. Through bonus events, they wanted to achieve that players play certain game content more often. Ultimately, this has led me to only desire the respective content as long as a corresponding bonus is granted.

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The treasure goblin in HotS is a nice bonus. But what happens once he is no longer in the game?

A few days ago, I asked a friend if we wanted to play some Heroes of the Storm. The reaction was: “No… or is there currently bonus XP? Otherwise, let’s play Smite, as you collect fantasy points there right now“.  Setting aside that “fantasy points” is an immensely fitting name for a relatively silly currency, the statement jolted me. With almost all multiplayer games, I only spend time when some bonus is waiting. That can be extra experience in HotS, extra apex crystals in WoW, or a skin in the weekend challenge of Evolve. And somehow… that makes me sad.

“In the past, everything was better”

Even in SMITE, events with bonuses regularly lure - is it really fun or more of a compulsion?
Even in SMITE, events with bonuses regularly lure – is it really fun or more of a compulsion?

Yes, yes. I am doing it again and feeling a bit nostalgic. But you know, I used to play games primarily for one reason: they were fun. They still are today, but – at least in the mentioned examples – it is slowly becoming a tedious chore. From all sides, the games seem to be shouting at me, saying: “Play me now, or you’ll miss out on bonus XYZ and you will regret it!” Especially disturbing are these thoughts with boosters that are time-limited. During the free 7-day booster, I played HotS like crazy. And why? Because every minute I play another game would be a waste regarding my gold status in HotS.

Slowly it tears me apart. I rush from one bonus event to the next and whenever I want to relax at a game after work, all games scream at me again from the side: HERE! ME! ONLY NOW! SUPER GREAT AND EXTRA AND WITH CREAM!

Goliath Evolve
Play me! A skin is waiting! Come on, play me!

“Not paying attention to these events anymore” is easier said than done. The cold calculation of efficiency is always part of the game. Because if I don’t win two games tonight, I can’t buy the new hero tomorrow. Or to compare it metaphorically with a German trait: If there’s already an “All you can eat” buffet, then I’ll take as much as I can carry and also pack something for home. After all, you want to take everything you can get for your money. And then a little more.

But enough complaining, I will lie down in some virtual snowy area. Don’t let the sun roast you and let me know in the comments how you deal with these countless bonus events that are currently pouring down on us. Until next week!

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H1Z1: Plans for July are quieter, but a Screaming Zombie is coming

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In the survival MMO H1Z1 , the developers have now presented their plans for July, they will take a step back.

H1Z1

H1Z1 is in early access, so it’s still in a relatively early stage of development, and therefore the pace of development is rapid. In June, they had set quite a few goals and by the end of the month, things got a bit more hectic than planned.

In July, they want to take things more slowly and focus mainly on bugs and stability.

However, some new features will also be added in July, here is a selection:

  • On July 14, “Leaderboards” will be integrated into H1Z1, allowing players to assess how strong the competition is before a battle royale.
  • On July 21, the “Professions” will be introduced, a RPG element in character creation that grants certain bonuses. Additionally, the developers will introduce a new type of zombie called the “Screamer” into H1Z1: these will be loners that should be taken out as quietly as possible before they start screaming and attract their buddy zombies.
  • On July 28, the “Meat” and “Noise Grenade” will come: both are designed to manipulate zombie hordes.
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Source(s):
  1. reddit H1Z1

League of Legends: New Game Mode – Black Market Brawl!

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

At regular intervals, there are temporary game modes in League of Legends with modified rules. Now, a mode comes that brings some changes: The Black Market Brawl.

Powerful Minions and Strong Mercenaries

The Ironbacks are the new
The Ironbacks are the new “Tanks” of your minions.

In the Black Market Brawl, everything revolves around the new mercenaries: Mercenaries can be hired in the shop of your base, appearing with each minion wave from the moment they are paid (and taking the place of a regular minion). Once the mercenaries are hired, they can be further upgraded to have a greater impact on the game.

A “Ironback” mercenary, for example, receives less damage from towers and enemy champions in its standard version. If you upgrade the creature further, it deals additional damage to towers and other buildings. In total, there are 4 new types of mercenaries, each with a different main purpose: Chasing enemy champions, Harassing and Damaging enemies, Improving one’s own minions, and Dealing damage to buildings.

A New Currency and Fun Items

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The “Ocklepods” enhance other minions through shields and grant vision.

The mercenaries are paid not with gold, but with a new currency, the so-called Krakens. These are obtained for certain actions in the game, for example, killing champions grants two Krakens, while assisting only grants one Kraken. But Krakens are also generated over time, so you never fall too far behind.

In addition, there are a variety of new items for the “Black Market Brawl” that probably won’t appear in any other game mode. The Mirage Blade marks hit targets and, when activated, teleports you 350 units away – far away from the champion who was marked.

With the various upgrades of the mercenaries and the new items, the “Black Market Brawl” should bring some fresh air to League of Legends. Those who want to reignite the debate about “which MOBA is much better than all the others” might see this game mode as a small concession to Blizzard – as there are different mercenaries in Heroes of the Storm, albeit with much simpler mechanics.

The new mode does not have a release date yet, but it is on the test server.

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Source(s):
  1. surrenderat20.net
  2. kotaku.com

The Elder Scrolls Online: PSN Down – new issues

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time < 1 minutes

On the evening of 7/7, there are problems with the network of Playstation 3 and Playstation 4. This makes online games like The Elder Scrolls Online or Destiny unplayable for some users.

Just like last Friday, 3/7, there are again difficulties with the Playstation network PSN tonight. As several US sites report and as can also be seen on social networks, many players are having problems and are reporting #PSNDown.

Under this hashtag, the anger of players who feel deprived of their gaming evening is bundled on Twitter. Sony is aware of the difficulties, has noted this on the status page, and asks for understanding and patience. The problems seem to affect the Playstation 4.

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Source(s):
  1. forbes