Destiny: Sneaky Hunter combo causes super uproar

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In the MMO shooter Destiny , a gear combination allows Hunters to regain their Super incredibly quickly.

YouTuber Nexxos has discovered a really nasty combination for the Gunslinger through a tip and some pondering, which allows the Hunter’s Super to recharge incredibly fast. If you’ve seen swarm grenades or the “Golden Gun” in Destiny more often in the past few weeks, it’s probably because of this combination. Some say they have known it before and that it’s “old news”. However, it has only become truly popular in the last few days.

How the “Golden Gun” combination works

The key to the combo is the perk “From the Ashes”. It charges your Super when a player gets a kill with grenades. At least that’s what you’d think since that’s what it says in the tool tip. In practice, it’s also enough to deal damage to charge the Super.

From the Ashes can be found on well-known exotic Hunter helms like Heavenly Nighthawk. However, the perk can also appear on legendary helms and is represented on the exotic gloves “Ahamkara’s Spine” – the Exo gloves are actually meant to be used with sensor mines… but they are even more useful for swarm grenades.

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The Special:

  • Swarm grenades seem to trigger this effect, even when one of the “sub-grenades” hits – this isn’t guaranteed, but it seems to occur often enough to make the combination deadly
  • And the effect “stacks”, meaning that if a Hunter has both Ahamkara’s Spine and a legendary helm with “From the Ashes” equipped, the effect is significantly increased

Nexxos takes it to the next level by additionally using the skill “Looting” in the Gunslinger talent tree and utilizing the “bad karma”. With Looting, the cooldown of the swarm grenade decreases, and “bad karma” grants even more Super energy.

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Frequent Super for Hunters in Destiny

Destiny - From the Ashes

This combination means that especially in the Crucible, the “Golden Gun”, the Gunslinger Super, is used much more frequently. Additionally, there are more swarm grenades in play. However, this combination can also yield significant results in PvE, quickly turning some enemies into gold dust.

It seems clear that the combo of these properties and exotic weapons is significantly overpowered and that only certain “quirks” make it possible at all, as Ashes to Asset, the crucial perk, does not behave as described in the tool tip. Therefore, the question arises how long this combination will remain viable. Unlike strong gear combinations like Ruinenflügel + anything on the Titan or Obsidian Will for the Voidwalker, it does not seem to be sustainable.

Even average players achieve such frequent Super usage, but you have to hit with it:

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Hearthstone: And the new Hunter hero is …

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In the online card game Hearthstone, Blizzard has revealed the identity of the new hero for the Hunter class. There are already hints about the Mage and the new card backs.

Most had suspected and pieced together via fuzzy logic: The current hero among the guys who love to go full Face is the male Horde Hunter Rexxar – perhaps there will be an Alliance Hunter. The image already looked like an elf woman. Sylvanas is present in the game as a servant and is taken… leaving her sisters.

And indeed: Alleria Windrunner, the lost high elf general, is the new alternate Hunter in Hearthstone.

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Gameplay-wise, the new heroes will make no difference to the previous ones: The cards remain the same, the hero ability as well. They are “merely” new skins of the existing heroes with new animations, emotes, and voices. Additionally, there will be a new card back. They will be available for about 9 euros. Alongside Alleria, Magni Bronzebeard has been announced as the new warrior, and there is still a “Mage” to come – following the previous logic, this could likely end up being a Horde character.

Is this what the card backs of the new heroes for Hearthstone look like?

A leak on the Korean Battlenet site seems to already reveal who it is: It appears to be Medivh, one of the key figures in the entire World of Warcraft lore.

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World of Warcraft: Battleship as a browser and garrison game 2.0

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With the upcoming patch 6.2, there will be an expansion of the garrison in World of Warcraft alongside the new area Tanaan Jungle. If you reach level 100 and have a garrison of level 3, you can start building the shipyard because: Draenor’s seas are fiercely contested!

New Resources, New Missions

Ships must be built in the shipyard, which takes some time. However, once they are ready, you can send them on missions to slowly but surely conquer the waters of Draenor for yourselves.

WoW-Horde-Tauren

Unlike your followers, ships do not consume garrison resources on their missions; instead, they require oil – which can coincidentally only be found in the new jungle area of Tanaan. While you gather the raw material on foot, it can be immediately used to send the fleet out.

Follower Missions 2.0 in World of Warcraft? – Almost!

World of Warcraft Ship Destroyer Horde
The destroyer is strong against submarines, but weak against battleships.

At first glance, this resembles the regular follower missions, which have now gained a reputation as “browser games.” Even on second glance, the differences are not that massive, aside from one small but significant detail: The ships can sink and thus be destroyed.

This means you not only lose the time it took to build the ship but also any experience points it has accumulated thus far. Tactical planning should therefore play a larger role in naval missions, as even a “97%” mission can end in a painful defeat.

Various Ship Types

Different dangers require different measures; therefore, there are numerous ship models, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. A submarine, for example, can approach enemy ships without being seen, whereas a destroyer lays mines in the water that destroy submarines. Battleships counter destroyers, and carriers counter battleships. It seems that variety and tactical planning are covered – at least until an interface addon takes over this task as well.

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Overwatch: Pharah – the death from above

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To match the weekend, Blizzard sweetens the days again with fresh gameplay material for Overwatch. This time, the heavily armored “Pharah” is in the spotlight, bringing death and destruction to her enemies with her rocket launcher. But actually, she is quite peaceful. So she says.

Rockets for Safety

Overwatch Pharah Concept

Fareeha Amari hails from Egypt and initially wanted to join Overwatch, but the program was shut down before she could join. Instead, she now works under the codename “Pharah” for a private security company, fulfilling her dream of protecting the innocent. On the battlefield, she primarily fires with her rocket launcher, which deals devastating damage over a large area, but her abilities are also impressive:

  • Vertical Takeoff is a jetpack that allows Pharah to temporarily fly to attack her enemies from above.
  • The Concussion Rocket deals enormous damage to shields and barriers. Additionally, it knocks enemies back a good distance. Especially handy when they fall somewhere and have to take a long walk back.
  • Her ultimate ability Rocket Barrage riddles a target area with many mini-rockets and can dismantle an entire enemy team. However, Pharah cannot move during this time, making her vulnerable to countermeasures.

How to score a kill streak of 37 with her and potentially be the key player in the battle is demonstrated quite impressively in the latest video:

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Guild Wars 2: The Wallet is Being Renovated

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With the upcoming update of Guild Wars 2, the first significant changes for the expansion “Heart of Thorns” will take effect. One of these adjustments cleans up the wallet and gives it a much clearer design.

All Important Information at a Glance

Lion's Arch Rebuild
The craftsman of Lion’s Arch even takes care of your wallet.

So far, the game’s wallet has been relatively hidden – either you open it through the hero view or via a dedicated button in the inventory. In the future, all currencies will be displayed directly in the inventory and additionally according to the respective environment: If your hero is in the Fractals of the Mists, then the Fractal Relics will be displayed, while if you are playing PvP, you will see the available Honor Badges.

If desired, you can now also filter your wallet by specific currencies and display them permanently. A click on the individual exchange mediums immediately shows where to obtain them – this should make it easier for newcomers to understand the necessary game content.

Item Conversion

Guild Wars 2 Ranger Druid

To declutter the players’ inventories a bit, some items will in the future be converted into currencies: Flawless Fractal Relics, WvW Tournament Tickets, Geodes, and Bandit Crests will no longer take up space and will automatically be found in the wallet after the update.

Goodbye Skill Points

As skill points will also belong to the past with the upcoming update (they will only be obtained up to level 80), another currency is being introduced: The Spirit Shards. These shards will now be obtainable from all sources that previously awarded skill points. Scrolls of Knowledge will also be converted into Spirit Shards, which can, as usual, be exchanged with Miyani for useful materials.

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My MMO asks: What is your favorite boss fight?

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It’s time to ring in the weekend again, and what better way to do that than with a little exchange of opinions? After all, we know just as well as you what’s on the agenda this weekend: defeating bosses and looting gear. But which of these moments really stayed in your memory?

The Biggest Challenges

World of Warcraft: Ragnaros

Without a doubt, the hardest challenges in MMOs (aside from disconnects) are the boss fights in raids or dungeons. Whether you are in a small solo dungeon in SWTOR or a large raid in WoW, powerful adversaries are lurking around every corner, ready to take a beating. While many of these enemies can be easily taken down “on the go,” there are a few opponents who will stick in our minds for a long time: Either the fight was particularly tough, the mechanics were refined, or the atmosphere was so gripping that you forgot to blink while playing. However, few fights manage to combine all these components. And this leads us to our question for you: What is your favorite boss fight in an MMO?

Cortyn says: Several memorable boss fights come to mind, most of which I experienced in World of Warcraft. Many of them have stayed with me to this day, and I often measure current content against those past battles. Ragnaros in Molten Core is linked to the euphoria in TeamSpeak when the Firelord finally sank into the lava pool after more than 100 attempts. Kael’thas Sunstrider in “Burning Crusade” was an amazing fight from a role-playing perspective and especially three months of hard work until he, his four advisory henchmen, and his arsenal were finally brought to their knees.

Screenshot Illidan WoW Burning Crusade
One could argue about my then interface. Luckily we don’t.

However, no fight satisfied me as completely as the one against Illidan Stormrage in the Black Temple. Everything just clicked. The encounter had different phases and was one of the few fights where every player absolutely had to be “on the ball.” I don’t remember how many hundreds of times the Shadow Beasts devoured me and how many bandages (which were still useful back then) I used up there. But finally bringing Illidan to his knees, only to be rewarded with a brief dialogue that made me question my own actions, was phenomenal. I haven’t experienced such an intense encounter in any other game since then – at least in no MMO.

Now it’s your turn! Which boss fight was the best and why? Was it an emotional connection to the character or were the phases of the fight incredibly well-designed? Or was it just the loot that made a boss memorable for you? Let us know in the comments and engage in lively discussion!

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The Elder Scrolls Online: How to Succeed in the First Steps

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Console players in particular will have to find their way around the vast fantasy world of Tamriel in the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online, as the game has only just been released a few days ago. We will help a bit with the first steps.

An MMORPG can overwhelm a newcomer. Which class should I choose? How should I allocate the skills? Which guild should I join? We would like to provide some assistance so that you find a good entry into the MMORPG.

The choice of class and race

Each race in The Elder Scrolls Online offers you certain bonuses; however, by choosing your race, you also determine which of the three factions you will fight for. So consider carefully at the beginning which race you want to play. Pay attention to the bonuses, as they can provide you with various advantages.

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The choice of class is also important, as it determines the role you will take on.

  • If you want to play a tank, choose the Dragonknight or Templar.
  • If you want to specialize in healing, the Templar is your choice.
  • As an archer or if you want to focus on stealth, you should choose the Nightblade.
  • As a mage or summoner, the Sorcerer is your best option.
  • And if you want to appear as a melee fighter, you will be best served as a Dragonknight.

About skills and guilds

You have many skills, and it can be confusing to decide where to allocate your points best. At the beginning, it is important that you really allocate points to the first skills of your class. Even if it seems not very useful to you at first, later in the game you will need all the skills of your class, so you should start allocating your points there right away.

The Elder Scrolls Online: Skyshard
Keep an eye out for skyshards to improve your skills. Recommended: The interactive map from tamrielfoundry.

Since you only improve the skills when you use them, it is essential that you regularly use every skill. Therefore, you should always have at least one ability of your class on your hotbar. Passive skills are not as important as active skills, so focus more on these. This does not apply to the two passive skills “Persuade” and “Intimidate,” as they can unlock special dialogue options that provide you with certain advantages.

Also use the spell Soul Trap, which you receive right after escaping from the prison at the beginning of the game. Although it is not a very powerful spell, it can help you master the initial battles better, as Soul Trap deals damage to monsters.

Elder Scrolls Online Fighter's Guild

Right in the city that you reach after escaping from the prison, there is a Fighter’s Guild. Join it and complete quests for them. This helps you to level up faster at the beginning. Even if you actually wanted to join another guild, you should first become a member of the Fighter’s Guild. This will not cause you any disadvantages. You can still join another guild later.

Also, be sure to go to the starter island, as that is where you can level up your character the easiest. The starter island is not mandatory, but without it, you will likely face some issues in the game world.

Gold and equipment

Especially at the beginning, it will take quite a while before you have really collected a lot of gold. Since you acquire a lot of gear through battles and quests, you should try to save as much gold as possible at the start and not spend it right away. Instead, buy more inventory space, so you can carry more items found that you can sell.

TESO Inventory

Additionally, you should place value on improving the riding skill as quickly as possible, as this will allow you to acquire more powerful mounts that let you travel faster and provide a larger inventory.

Questing

Choose suitable partners for your adventures who match your playstyle. Do not conform to others; instead, stay true to your path. This will make it easier for you to progress more quickly. Take on every dungeon you encounter, as they usually promise you many items, gold, and a way to level up faster.

Be aware that at level 15, you will get the option to switch your weapon quickly. This is very useful for battles but has another benefit as well. Because the skill unlocks five additional ability slots for you. Assign those slots with abilities that you may not use regularly but would like to improve.

The Elder Scrolls Online Dungeons

Once you have completed a quest, simply switch weapons before speaking to the relevant NPC, and you will receive an improvement in those skills through the EXP. Also, don’t forget to read as many books as you find during your adventures, as some of them improve skills. Eat plenty of food, as this will make you stronger in battles. Make sure not only to do side quests but also to follow the main story from time to time, as this will grant you special rewards.

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With these tips, your entry into the world of the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited should be a bit easier.

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Destiny: Xur, Agent of the Nine, offer and location on 12.6.

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In the MMO shooter Destiny Xur, the vendor for strange coins, appears on June 12 either in the Tower or in the new Reef. What exotic armor pieces and what weapon will he have on June 12? When does he appear? Where is he located? All this in our article.

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The House of Wolves is only a few IDs old and next week Bungie plans to already drop the next “bomb” at E3. Dates like mid-September are circulating as the date for the big expansion. But that is still distant music at the moment.

Just like this rumor about Taken King – the super of the new subclasses and Oryx Raid.

The Guardians have settled into “House of Wolves”, the first exotic armor pieces have been found, and with Etheric Light some legendary weapons brought to the new maximum level. A rhythm has been found again.

Destiny-Xur

Xur, the Agent of the Nine, has taken a step back with “House of Wolves”. Apart from new exotic armor pieces and the coveted Engrams, there is hardly anything left that Guardians want from him. The 3 new exotic weapons are outside of Xur’s arsenal. Maybe he will sell that one weapon that he hasn’t had for so long …

Everything about Xur, the Agent of the Nine, on June 12, 13, and 14 in Destiny

When does Xur come and when does he leave again?

Xur arrives on Friday, June 12, at 11:00 AM in the Tower or the Reef. He leaves again on Sunday, June 13, at 11:00 AM German time.

Where is Xur?

Xur is located in the bar under the hangar.

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What is up with the numbers in parentheses for the armor pieces?

These are the values of the armor pieces in Strength, Intellect, or Discipline. These values can vary within certain parameters. These parameters have been adjusted upwards by about 6% with “House of Wolves” compared to the parameters that applied with “Darkness Awaits”. Most of the “new” exotic armor pieces exhibit more than just one value.

What does Xur sell this week?

This week Xur sells the Universal Device, a shotgun for 17 strange coins. It fits into the primary slot.

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Armor pieces cost 13 strange coins. For the Hunter, Xur sells: the helmet the Mask of the Third Man (104/110).

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Titans will soon don the DLC I boots Type 44. Out of Bounds (126/135).

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And for Warlocks, he has this on offer: the Helmet Light Behind Nemesis (109/115).

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This week Xur sells a Chest Engram. There is a new exotic chest armor piece, which are robes for the Warlock. No new exotic chest armor pieces were introduced for Titans or Hunters with House of Wolves.

If you want to stay updated on Destiny outside of Xur, we recommend taking a look at our Destiny topic page. There you will find the latest news, the most specific specials, and the … oddest oddities about the MMO shooter from Bungie with the extra portion of Space Magic.

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The Elder Scrolls Online: Another bizarre commercial released

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The fantasy MMORPG “The Elder Scrolls Online” has released another bizarre commercial for the console port.

Sophie Monk is an “actress”, a model, and probably also a singer. Her most notable film appearance was in the horror movie “The Hills Run Red.” Otherwise, she has been frequently voted onto the list of the hottest 100 women in Australia. Why are we telling you this? Because Sophie Monk has been hired by Bethesda to play the leading role in the new commercial for the console version of The Elder Scrolls Online.

Here she guides through a kind of … um … travel commercial for Tamriel? Well, you’d better check it out for yourselves.

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Apparently, Zenimax wants to reach new target groups. The last commercial already sparked discussions among gamers.

Very British, right?

This is the German TV spot, by the way:

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Destiny: Next week you will face Skolas 2.0

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In the MMO shooter Destiny , the final boss of the Prison of Elders, Skolas, will be revised next week. He is supposed to function differently so that the Guardians can use more than Strategy A like “Works for everything”.

Destiny-Explosiv

This week’s Weekly Update from Bungie was straightforward and clear. For next week, they have planned the E3 appearance. They are preparing for it, and that is to become the “event” of next week with some fresh news. Although it’s not so easy to smuggle a suitcase marked “Explosive” through the security checks. Who would have thought?

What exactly is to be presented, Bungie does not reveal. But … some Red Bull-fueled sparrows are already chirping about it from the rooftops.

Skolas invited to the same old tactic in Destiny

However, that is not the only thing happening in Destiny next week. They plan to revise the final boss in the Prison of Elders, “Skolas”. At the moment, the fight is too focused on one tactic, and due to the current burns, Solar Burn, Void Burn, or Arc Burn, the fight is too monotonous, it goes by the motto “Close your eyes and go through” . In addition, the difficulty level varies significantly from week to week. At least that’s what they believe at Bungie.

Destiny-Skolas-Heatmap

The heatmap shows that the Guardians almost all huddle in one of the corners and stay there for the fight. This is not exactly an “epic encounter” when you don’t even know who you are burning down.

To make the fight more exciting, they want to change a few things:

  • Introduce new modifiers, the old burns won’t be there anymore
  • Reduce Skolas’s HP as Guardians deal less damage without the burns
  • Make the adds appear at regular intervals when Skolas drops below certain HP thresholds
  • And they want to slightly change the composition of the add waves

The fight is supposed to become shorter and more complex with these changes. The Hotfix 1.2.0.3 is expected to be released next week.

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Players should now lose their progress in activities less frequently

With House of Wolves came the feature “Connection Recovery. ” With this, players can return to the game in the Trials of Osiris if they are temporarily thrown out of Destiny into orbit because they lost their connection.

The mode has been tested, recovering more than 1.4 million Guardians, deemed good, and now Bungie wants to use the feature in other modes as well. They have likely already secretly introduced it this week in other modes, in the Crucible, in patrols, and in raids.

Furthermore, they are aware of the problems with Skolas’s ship. Some Guardians did not receive it. That is a bug they are working on. However, it is not a bug that when “rerolling” weapons that have already been upgraded with an Etheric Light, the Etheric Light and the enhanced values disappear forever. That is intentional. So: Reroll first, then upgrade.

Destiny-Skolas-Schiff

Anyone following Destiny knows: After the Weekly Update, Xur is next. He will also return to the Tower or the Reef on Friday, June 12, and offer his goods. We will be waiting for him.

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Skyforge: Final Sprint – last Closed Beta starts soon, almost everything is changing

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The deity MMO Skyforge is gearing up for the final sprint. A lot is planned for the last Closed Beta.

The first three Closed Beta phases of Skyforge took place closely together, with little happening in between. The fourth Closed Beta phase is set to show a significantly different Skyforge, and the existing deities have already been deleted in advance.

This is all set to change in the final Closed Beta

The fourth and final Closed Beta of Skyforge starts on June 23 at 3:00 PM and is expected to last for a week.

  • Players will have access to the two advanced classes “Alchemist” and “Knight” from the start.
    Skyforge-Closed-Beta
  • Players can expect on average 30% more FPS.
  • Significantly more players than before will be invited if they have registered for the Beta.
  • The difficulty level of the adventures can be adjusted manually.
  • Optional matchmaking will be available for the 1-3 player adventures.
  • There will be more equipment slots (4 amulets, 2 trophies).
  • The progress atlas has been revised.
  • … and much more

After the Closed Beta, the deities will be wiped again, and later it will move into the Open Beta.

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Final Fantasy XIV takes a hard stance against gold sellers, showing little mercy

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The fantasy MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV adopts a “zero tolerance” policy against gold sellers. Over 5000 were banned from the game just last week.

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Wool buy gold, Kupo?

In the last week, over 5000 accounts were permanently banned from Final Fantasy XIV for being associated with “RMT” (Real-Money Trading). This is what it’s called when players or organizations try to turn “in-game currency” into real money and thereby profit.

1045 were banned for advertising gold seller sites, 4362 for direct participation in such activities. Only 28 accounts managed to escape lightly, receiving only temporary bans.

Square Enix announces that it will continue to take a hard stance in the future and asks honest players to make use of the reporting feature.

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Overwatch: Gameplay with the tank Reinhardt!

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Once again, there is some food from the gameplay section of Overwatch. This time, they showcase one of the tanks: Reinhardt, a hard-hitting hammer wielder who causes quite a devastation with his massive body.

The German Soldier

Because Blizzard really caters to every common stereotype with their character concepts and wants to appeal to a broad audience of players, the German character is of course called: Reinhardt Wilhelm. As if that’s not enough, he comes from the city with the melodic name Stuttgart. The ex-soldier stands for knightly virtues and tries to make the world a better place, which is why he travels through Europe helping people even after his service. We can look forward to funny accents from our English-speaking players who will poke fun at this.

Reinhardt Overwatch
He fights for the good. A change for a German video game hero!

Hammer and Shield

Our hero uses the “Rocket Hammer” as a weapon, a devastating melee weapon that can deal damage in a wide arc – as long as he makes it to the enemy safely.

  • The most well-known ability is his Shield, which he directs in a cone shape forward. It can absorb a whopping 2,000 damage points, thus protecting his team from damage for a long time.
  • When Reinhardt switches from defense to attack, he uses “Charge” to rush forward and carry all enemies with him – if he rams into a wall, the impacted foes take significant damage.
  • Every 7 seconds, our tank can perform a ranged attack, the “Fire Strike“, a burning projectile that pierces targets and deals medium damage.
  • His ultimate ability “Earthshatter” creates a large area effect around him that deals damage and knocks down all affected enemies, leaving them motionless for a few seconds: The perfect time to simply move from one enemy to the next and send them to respawn in turn.

But see for yourself how our knight plays:

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Destiny thanks auxiliary sheriffs, ensures justice in the wild space

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In the MMO shooter Destiny , cheaters plagued the flow in PvP. Bungie took care of this and communicated it to the reporters.

This was THE topic in PvP, especially in the Trials of Osiris, in recent weeks: cheaters, exploiters, or players who, for quite reasonable reasons, switched characters 20 times before starting a Trials of Osiris match.

In the past, there was often the impression that Bungie was not quite on the ball and sometimes took two months to fix known bugs and issues, but this time it was completely different. There was no need to wait for any programmers. Just a few hours later, the official account tweeted, “Be nice in the Crucible. We see everything.” Later, rigorous measures were announced and were enforced.

Some players who reported a “cheater” through the new reporting system received emails from Bungie in the last few days. They thanked them for the tip, said they followed up on the tip, took care of it, and that Destiny is a game where fun and fairness are a priority.

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Guild Wars 2: Lion’s Arch is being renovated!

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time < 1 minutes

With the next patch, the destroyed city of Lion’s Arch will finally be rebuilt: players were even able to influence the naming of the new districts by participating in a vote.

Better secured than before

Lion's Arch Rebuild

Through the “living world” of Guild Wars 2 and the resulting threat from Scarlet Briar, Lion’s Arch was severely damaged. Many of the former landmarks of the city lay in ruins for a long time. Now, the best builders and craftsmen of Tyria have gathered to breathe new life into the central capital and make it shine anew! Especially the defenses have been reinforced to prevent such a tragedy in the future.

As part of the reconstruction, players were even able to participate in a survey to rename the districts: The former “Canal District” will now be the “Commodore Quarter” and the “Lighthouse” will be called the “Phoenix Nest”.

In the coming days, several events will be announced before the patch goes live and the newly rebuilt Lion’s Arch is inaugurated.

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Source(s):
  1. guildwars2.com
  2. massivelyop.com

Racism in MMOs – How Rust shows that it can be done better

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

Racism also does not stop at computer games – often in a way that one does not even consciously notice. The survival MMO Rust confronts us with racism and shows how to deal with it.

Has anyone noticed that there is not a single person of color in the RPG The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt? One might point out that the game is based on Slavic mythology and that there were probably no people with black skin in the region during the medieval times. But on the one hand, this is not known for sure, and on the other hand, The Witcher 3 takes place in a fantasy world where people of color could have been included. This is similar in many games, including MMOs. Usually, you see white heroes wandering through the worlds.

Subtle Racism

Racism is thus also a problem in computer games, although this is often not really apparent. How could developers address this issue? Integrating more colored NPCs or protagonists? That would be one possibility. However, it must also be ensured that people of color are not just “inserted” for the sake of considering these groups.

Rust Character Creation
…as God created me.

The survival MMO Rust takes an interesting approach. When you create a character at the beginning, a skin color is automatically assigned to them. You cannot choose what skin color you want to have – just like in real life. This way, you might experience racism in the game, even though you are not affected by it in real life. Rust takes a very important step with this. Racism can perhaps only be truly understood if you are personally affected by it. You might then deal with it differently and learn from it.

Rust Alpha

Also for game developers, this is an important step, as integrating other races into a game without this being somehow connected to racism is not easy. Only with tolerance and understanding is this possible, and we apparently still have a long way to go before we reach a point where racism is no longer a topic.

Is this even Racism?

Unfortunately, the problem also shows itself in Rust, as especially many white players are not willing to play a hero who has a different skin color. One wants to be able to determine how the character looks, so that one can identify with it. Understandable, as most games so far have offered plenty of opportunities to customize the hero. However, it is very important that Rust takes a different approach. Perhaps this will make us think a little more about what racism really means – even in games. That would already be a gain.

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Source(s):
  1. playrust.com

ArcheAge: Big Fish

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 2 minutes

In the sandbox MMO ArcheAge the arrival of the Leviathan is announced with the next patch “Terror of the Depths”.

ArcheAge-Leviathan

The major content patch 1.7 from Korea will be released in Europe and North America in two parts. 1.7a has been live for a while, 1.7B is expected to arrive around the end of June.

One of the first highlights of the patch has been presented by ArcheAge: It is the Leviathan, a truly big fish.

Here is the announcement video from Korea back then:

http://youtu.be/4zmBOTX-C70

The Leviathan is a feared world boss that remained undefeated in Korea for quite a while. It was only in April this year that it was defeated for the first time. At least that’s what obscure Korean writings suggest. The guild or probably more likely the alliance that brings it down in the West will receive the blueprint for an “Enoa-Galione” and Trion Worlds only speaks of it in the highest terms in their announcement letter.

With two decks, three masts, and a luxurious captain’s cabin, the Enoa-Galione is the largest warship to have ever sailed the seas. Additionally, its unique rowing system (which can be operated by up to four players taking turns) and the ability to equip the legendary figurehead of the sea dragon make it a swift and deadly hunter. However, what truly gives it an advantage are its unique defensive capabilities.

The captain can turn this ship into a real floating fortress in no time: The cannon deck rises to a second level — out of reach of most boarding parties — and the rear ramp is sealed and bristles with sharp spikes to fend off attackers. Once these defensive actions are taken, the Enoa-Galione becomes nearly impregnable, making it the crowning jewel of any fleet.

ArcheAge-Leviathan-umzingelt


If the Leviathan is really defeated, the carcass of the beast can also be towed to the Diamond Coast. If it arrives there “safe and sound,” nearby players will receive a massive bonus. Cunningly, the pirates will seek to prevent this: The lawless players will receive a quest promising fame and wealth if they destroy the carcass.

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Source(s):
  1. Trion Worlds

Allods Online presents Patch 6.0.1. in trailer

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time < 1 minutes

The free-to-play MMORPG Allods Online presents its patch 6.0.1. Brothers in Arms with a new trailer.

The Russian free-to-play MMORPG Allods Online has not only succeeded through Steam’s Greenlight process, but also released a new patch at the end of May, supported by a trailer. Here is what is said about the trailer:

You have probably already fought with old allies and enemies in the cross-faction battle for Cargallas, prepared for the mysteries of the Bestiary in Ferris, and tried out the additional classes of the Beasts.

If you might have missed any innovations, we recommend the following trailer. Definitely share it with your friends and let us know what you think of the new update!

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Source(s):
  1. Allods Online
  2. MO

The Elder Scrolls Online: Queue lies, server capacity will be increased

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time < 1 minutes

The fantasy MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online has apologized for the bumpy launch on PS4 and Xbox One.

The Elder Scrolls Online has launched on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The rush is great, the feedback is positive, as Zenimax reports. The community is fully engaged, writing guides, streaming the game.

Console Tamriel is bursting at the seams

TESO Skeletons
When it takes a little longer …

But the large influx also brought a number of problems for which Zenimax apologizes. The influx has led to delays in logging in and signing in. This has caused frustration. Zenimax is working on fixing these issues around the clock.

They have eliminated the “log-in” errors, and now players are temporarily placed in queues. However, the queue estimates are incorrect. These are display errors, which a later patch for The Elder Scrolls Online will fix. For the moment, it is best to simply ignore this display and wait it out.

At the moment, they are working on increasing the capacity of the megaservers for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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Source(s):
  1. TESO

Black Desert has a release and server merge date

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time < 1 minutes

The Korean sandbox MMORPG Black Desert will have a launch and a large server merge in mid-July.

Black Desert Valkyrie

As the Korean developer Daum announces on the homepage of the game Black Desert, they are aiming for July 14: The existing open beta servers will be merged into a mega shard and a grand opening is planned.

Players will retain their progress and levels. With the merge, they aim to bring more dynamic PvP and a more stable economy to the new servers.

Black Desert is also set to come to the West. It was initially targeted for early 2016. However, there has been no news on this in recent months.

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Source(s):
  1. Black Desert
  2. MO