For 2 days, the promised 12x XP booster has been active in Star Wars: The Old Republic for class missions and it’s a little bit better than expected! Not only is the pure experience gain increased, but there is also a guarantee that the characters always have suitable equipment available.
Faster Travel and More Credits in SWTOR
The last patch also revamped the fast travel and taxi system: Once you enter a new planet, all points are automatically unlocked, allowing you to conveniently go from one mission to the next, eliminating long walking distances. Those who have already accumulated some Legacy levels can even reduce the fast travel cooldown to 0. A trip to and from Nar Shaddaa’s red-light district – in just 30 seconds!
While questing through one of the 8 different class stories, you might quickly run into equipment problems as you skip the “normal” missions. To address this issue, all class missions now grant significantly more “simple commendations” that can be exchanged for usable armor on any planet, allowing you to reach level 55 in one to two days without any issues.
If you don’t want to, you don’t have to participate
If you prefer to experience the whole game at a normal pace, you can disable the experience boost upon request. On the fleet, there is the item “Module of the White Angle” that disables the 12x XP booster for 8 hours – of course, you can reactivate it at any time.
The experience bonus for subscribers will last until the autumn of this year, so there’s plenty of time to level up all twinks or finally raise a character to the maximum level, which was increased with the expansion “Shadow of Revan“. Recently, with the “Rise of the Emperor“, new content has also been added that you might want to check out:
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The multiplayer shooter Star Wars Battlefront is likely to please Electronic Arts, at least the outlook seems bright and they are counting on a success.
During the quarterly “Financial Conference Call” of Electronic Arts, one section was also dedicated to “Star Wars Battlefront”. It is set to release in November. EA expects that between 9 and 10 million units of Battlefront will be sold by March 31. The estimate is based on the sales of previous Battlefront games (which sold about 9 million copies) and those of the Battlefield series, which average around 15 million copies sold.
The advantages of Battlefront are clear for EA: They hope to ride the hype that the movie will generate. They have also heard that Disney and LucasFilm are “very excited” about the game. The trailer for the game has been viewed 29 million times and has reportedly sparked “very strong” reactions.
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Furthermore, they have confidence in the studio DICE, who know exactly what they are doing and what game they are developing. Their focus is clear. The platforms (PC, PS4, Xbox One) on which Star Wars Battlefront will be released have been on the market for a while and have correspondingly high user numbers.
Star Wars Battlefront fully playable, more to be shown at E3
They also foresee no problems for the launch; the team from Battlefield 4 has learned a lot here. Currently, Star Wars Battlefront is already “fully playable.” More of the game will be shown at E3 in June. And there is no doubt about meeting the release date in November.
In the past few weeks, I have been rather upset about specific things, sometimes well-researched and sometimes not so much (*cough*). Today, I want to talk about a topic that I generally see as the “plague” of the 21st century in the gaming industry. No, it is not absurd DLC mechanics, but it comes pretty close. It’s about real money shops in general, and I would also like to hear your opinion on this at the end!
In the past, the world was still alright
When I was young (in demon years, that’s quite a while ago), the world of video games was relatively simple. You owned a GameBoy and had saved up for “Pokemon” (red! – what else?!) over several weeks or simply received it as a birthday gift. Most of my friends did the same, and then we happily played together and against each other.
A little later, the first LAN parties took place, where we played Warcraft 3, Counter-Strike, or Call of Duty extensively. Let’s not talk for a moment about why each of us had those games… oh well, moving on!
Games made us equal…
What I’m getting at now is as follows: Games back then were something that connected young people in a very special way. Because within the game, it didn’t matter whether you were the son or daughter of a poorer family or the child of the prosecutor. By playing, barriers that were established elsewhere due to social differences (to be honest, they are more financial differences and nothing social) disappeared. Everyone was equal, and the only differences were, if any, the time invested in the respective game.
… but today, some make them more equal
Today, it’s different. Those who have a lot of money in real life can almost always express that within the virtual world. You just buy 20,000 cartel coins, acquire a burning metal horse for €20, or possess all skin variations, even if they only differ by the eyeshadow of the left eye. A whole generation of free “games” now only lives on hiding every fun and success behind additional purchases (examples: Heroes Charge, Travian, etc.).
Of course, I also understand the developers’ perspective because if you can make money from people, then that is always the right decision as a company. F2P titles like SMITE, LoL, or many others rely on such purchases to survive. Nevertheless, I miss the time when you laid down 70 DM on the table and could achieve everything in the game. Nowadays, if you want, you just throw in another €300 and become a very special snowflake. And that creates differences that play in the minds of gamers, whether consciously or unconsciously. In principle, with the introduction of the internet, these differences could have been beautifully eliminated.
What do you think about all this? Am I too stuck in the past again? Or do you even enjoy such cash shops? Let me know in the comments.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny , images of a strange creature have appeared on the Japanese PlayStation blog. It is suspected to be the boss of the new story.
Destiny is also distributed in Japan. This beauty has appeared on their PlayStation blog, which we have not yet seen in the West. Discussions are ongoing about it, much like sightings of the Yeti. What lies behind this being?
Warning, contains potential spoilers for the next DLC, if it indeed comes:
A former favorite is “Skolas,” Kell of the House of Wolves. He could be the final boss in the last story mission, as guardians must likely prevent him from seizing the knowledge and power of the Vex. The Vex were the enemies in the first raid “The Vault of Glass.”
The MOBA game Heroes of Newerth will be continued in the future by another development studio.
It is Frostburn Studios, which belong to the company Garena Online based in Singapore. According to the developers and the new publisher, nothing will change for the players. Frostburn Studios will be led by Brad Bower, who has been working on the MOBA for many years. Frostburn will take full autonomy over Heroes of Newerth, while Garena Online will only provide strategic tips. Brad Bower even expects that they can make the player experience more intense for fans and will work even closer with the community in the future.
“We are very pleased that Heroes of Newerth has found a new home at our Frostburn Studios. Garena has great experience in better harnessing the potential of well-known games while preserving the core elements and what makes the games unique. Garena’s strengths lie in enhancing the success of a game, and we are confident in their support. This way, we can elevate the popularity of HoN to a whole new level,” explains Brad Bower, Studio Director at Frostburn Studios.
“We have found many synergies in how Garena and HoN operate and are very pleased to welcome a new member to the Garena family. After the immense growth in Asia, we want to continue this success in America and Europe,” says Mars Zhou, Senior Director at Garena Online.
“Having already collaborated with Garena and witnessed the success of HoN in Southeast Asia, I couldn’t be more excited about the future of HoN,” says Marc DeForst, CEO of S2 Games. “Heroes of Newerth will always hold a special place in my heart, and I know that the dedicated developers at Frostburn Studios will continue to give the game the love it deserves.“
The MOBA game Heroes of Newerth currently has around 30 million players worldwide and is one of the most successful MOBA games alongside League of Legends, SMITE, DotA 2, and Heroes of the Storm.
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In the fantasy MMORPG World of Warcraft, there are many iconic characters that players want to embody. A cosplay of the orc Grommash Hellscream has been so well done that it makes players eager for the WoW movie.
Cosplay is one of the aspects surrounding MMORPGs that generates the most attention. It’s hard to believe how many hours are put into the individual, detailed outfits. Images of a Grommash cosplay have now appeared on the Korean Battle.Net website that are so good that one might think they are computer-generated. But there is indeed someone under this orc, a member of the Korean cosplay team Spiral Cats.
The fantasy MMORPG Guild Wars 2 has, like almost every online game, problems with fraudsters and cheaters. The developers at ArenaNet sometimes handle this a bit differently.
Cheaters are a problem for many online games as they violate the players’ sense of fairness and make them feel: The honest player is the fool. Therefore, all developers strive to convey to players: We take the problem very seriously and are addressing it.
At ArenaNet, there was a thread in the official forum where players complained about a particularly persistent cheater and presented video evidence of his actions. The security chief of ArenaNet, Chris Cleary, intervened. But instead of just saying: “The video evidence has convinced us, we have banned the cheater,” he also provided his own video evidence: The last minute in the life of this account.
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Blizzard has achieved some major successes with its games in the past. Every gamer – and many non-gamers as well – have heard of World of Warcraft. But that is just the tip of the iceberg with its peak of 12 million players. There are also Diablo and Starcraft, both very successful franchises in their own right, and in the case of Starcraft, one of the biggest e-sport titles in the world.
But lately, the development is going in a different direction. Of course, World of Warcraft and Starcraft 2 are still very successful and lucrative games, and Diablo 3 has probably brought in a euro or two as well.
However, it cannot be overlooked that the developers are pursuing a different strategy with the newer games Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, and Overwatch.
– Darion
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Blizzard’s card game Hearthstone is now also available on smartphones. The player count has broken through the next million threshold.
Perhaps it was the last expansion Blackrock, but more likely it was the port to smartphones that gave Hearthstone the final boost. Now there are about 30 million players across all platforms: that means so many have downloaded Hearthstone. Written out, that looks like this: 30,000,000. For comparison: to deal that much damage, a leper gnome must die 15,000,000 times.
Although Blizzard aimed to increase the release rate of heroes, there has been little indication of this so far. However, a Facebook post from the official Heroes of The Storm account now strengthens the evidence that Kael’Thas will soon be playable as a new hero.
More than just a rumor
Update on May 5, 9:45 PM: It was just confirmed by Blizzard on Twitter:Kael’Thas is the next hero in HotS.
Original report: Two weeks ago we reported that Kael’Thas might be the next hero in Heroes of the Storm and the blood elf with a daring past – keyword: traitor – would be the 20th Warcraft hero in the Blizzard MOBA, following Sylvanas, Thrall, and Jaina.
Why are we reporting on this again now? The official Heroes of the Storm account from Blizzard posted a picture on Facebook with the quote: “No one can stop me now! Selama ashal’anore!”
Some of you WoW players might find this sentence familiar, as Kael’Thas says it in the Fortress of the Storms. We are curious when Blizzard will finally make it official and announce him as the next hero. If the rumor about Kael’Thas is true, why not also consider the speculations about a new Diablo-style battleground?
In the MMO shooter Destiny there is a new video showing the fresh PvE activity “Prison of Elders”. This is set to come to Destiny with “House of Wolves” instead of a 6-player raid.
As on the previous two Tuesdays, there is a small trailer today as well. This time it shows “The Prison of Elders”:
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Tomorrow evening Bungie will continue to present the activity, there will be another live stream, with guest appearances this time from moderator DeeJ, senior designer Matt Sammons of House of Wolves and ProfessorBroman, one of the most popular Destiny streamers.
In the video, it is already shown that it will not only be against the Fallen, some monstrosities are also there: It seems there will be some sort of best-of monster selection. Also, the phrasing that you have to “survive” the Prison of Elders seems to hint at the horde mode that many are hoping for. The title image probably shows the new Hunter Exotic helmet Celestial Nighthawk.
In the short video, several enemies were already visible. So there were members of the Hive, thralls, and also a kind of “Knight.” The Cabal from Mars, affectionately called “Space Turtles,” made their appearance. The Fallen also seem to be represented in the prison. The question remains whether the Vex will join in?
Could be a Prime Servitor and thus belong to the Fallen.
The screenshot could run under the codename “Cabal in the Fog”:
Here you see the representative of the Hive, who looks even more Hulk-like through the special pose than usual.
The official stream, which will hopefully shed light on all this, starts tomorrow, on May 6th, at 8:00 PM. If Bungie wants, it will be done in time for the other thing that will also happen that evening.
Maybe they will also present the new strike tomorrow. We will cover the stream on mein MMO with a live ticker in German and embed it on the page.
In the fantasy MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online, there is also an attempt at an “Age of Ultron” homage.
Blizzard tried it and gathered the superheroes “The Avengers” from Hearthstone cards, while Zenimax also throws its hat into the ring. The arts team managed to recreate the Avengers in a remarkably accurate “TESO” style.
From the left, we see Thor, Iron Man, the Hulk, a stylish Hawkeye, Captain America, and Black Widow. Impressively done. The superhero film “Age of Ultron” made a smashing start in the USA, staying just behind the last Harry Potter for the record for the best opening weekend. It was said that there was too much competition from boxing and the NBA playoffs. A true cultural event that is also reflected in the gaming industry. And there’s a subtle link to the homepage: superheroes are always needed in Tamriel. Especially when the console version is coming up.
Starting this afternoon, out of nowhere, the new content patch “Invasion on Nexus” for WildStar is live and brings a lot of improvements for veterans, but also for new players. We have summarized the biggest highlights for you here.
The StarKom Basin – new daily area
A new zone with daily quests and cross-zone events that can change every day. Three enemy factions are fighting for control of the Eldan technology and you are the fourth party. Depending on who currently controls the basin, the available missions will change, providing variety for at least a few days.
The Holo Wardrobe
Costumes can now be stored and edited much more easily and account-wide through the Holo Wardrobe, allowing you to always have your favorite outfits ready and to use them for your small twinks as well.
At the same time, inventory space is freed up since you unlock the appearance of an item and can then destroy it, which means more space for important things (like housing items).
Contracts – For a little snack in between
Those who do not have much time will especially appreciate the new contracts. These are small, short PvE or PvP missions for which you can already snag relatively good rewards. A personal progress bar entices with additional loot and the large variety of tasks offers something suitable for every player type.
… and much, much more!
In addition to what has already been mentioned, there is also a small, new raid instance, a new adventure, a companion system, a revamped interface for tracking quests and so on… The list of improvements and new features is long and would exceed the limits; anyone interested in all the details can view them at wildstar-online.com .
Otherwise, we leave you with the official trailer and ask the question: Will you check out WildStar again?
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Blizzard’s hack-and-slash epic Diablo 3 seems to be popular with the Chinese. Over a million units have been sold since the launch of the closed beta, and a purchase is not even necessary: the game is largely free-to-play.
As reported by MMO Culture, the Asia MMO specialists, Diablo 3 has already sold a million copies in China. The open beta has been running there since April 23.
This is even more surprising since Diablo 3 is being launched in China with a free-to-play model. The first four acts of the game are playable for free; those who purchase a digital package gain access to act V, the adventure mode, and the RoS class Crusader.
In Elite: Dangerous, developers have hidden artifacts and secrets in the vast game world. One artifact has now been found, presenting players with a puzzle.
According to PC Gamer, players in the space simulation Elite: Dangerous have followed the announcements and hints from producer Michael Brooks and have been on the lookout for artifacts in the game. According to the developers, since patch 1.2, “non-celestial things” are out there somewhere. One of these artifacts has now been recovered, but it does not provide answers; instead, it raises new puzzles:
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A player has recorded the sound of the artifact, and when sped up, it sounds something like this:
No one really understands it yet. The prevailing theory is that it has something to do with the insectoid “Thargoids,” an alien race that appeared in earlier Elite games. Dev diaries also referenced them in Elite: Dangerous.
Tricky, isn’t it? In movies, solving puzzles always seems so easy. But no one ever claimed that being a science officer in space is simple.
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Ultima Online is considered a cult game and was one of the pioneers of the MMORPG genre. But for hardcore fans, no other MMO has come close to UO. With Shards Online, that is supposed to change.
Shards Online has a turbulent past. Last summer, a Kickstarter campaign aimed at funding the MMO was unsuccessful. However, the developers at Citadel Studios did not give up and continued working on the game. Finally, another Kickstarter campaign was launched. This was successful, and now the interesting online game is in full production.
Inspired by Ultima Online
But what is Shards Online anyway? The developers want to walk in the footsteps of Ultima Online, but also introduce some new elements into the game. On one hand, it is a sandbox MMORPG. Each player creates a hero that they can specialize using skills. As in Ultima Online, there are no levels. Only through the improvement of the skills can one develop their hero.
These heroes live on what are called shards. These are fragments that float in the ether. Each shard has different properties, and it is possible to travel from shard to shard. In one world, for example, there is open PvP with full loot, and anyone can attack anyone, while in another world, teamwork is paramount, and players explore dungeons and fight dark monsters together. By the way, the game is played from a rotatable and zoomable isometric perspective, which should also appeal to Ultima Online fans.
Each player is also given the opportunity to own their own shard. On this shard, they can, for example, set their own rules. Other players can visit this shard and have adventures there. It is even possible to have multiple shards, which is called a cluster. These are connected, allowing players to create large worlds and even design adventure campaigns. Then quests become possible as well. Individual shards themselves are free; however, one must subscribe for clusters. Shards thus offer great freedoms and give players many options to run their own worlds with their own rules. A shard owner can make many changes, including creating their own spells or altering how combat functions. It is also possible to create monsters.
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Housing also plays an important role, as this is supposed to run similarly to Ultima Online. Each player can place a house in the world, expand it, and defend it.
Of course, crafting is also included. What you can create depends on which shards you have visited. Because there you can discover new technologies that you can then use for crafting. It is of course also possible to form guilds, which can choose a shard as their “home.” Since the size of shards varies, the number of maximum players that can be on a shard at one time differs as well. The developers cannot yet provide an exact number.
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Shards Online is currently in an alpha phase. A release date has not yet been set. However, the beta is not expected to start until 2016. Further information about the game can be found on the official website shardsonline.com
Andreas says: Ultima Online holds a special place in the hearts of many MMORPG fans. For many, it was their first experience with the genre. Since then, much has changed, and a gaming experience like that offered by UO can hardly be found in modern genre representatives. Therefore, Shards Online could hit the nerve of Ultima Online fans. A large sandbox, a character system based on skills, optional open PvP with full loot, a sophisticated housing and crafting system… Plus the ability to run your own shards and apply your own rules on them – all of that sounds very exciting.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny, the Nightfall, the weekly dusk strike, pits players against the Archon Priest.
Every Tuesday at 11:00 AM, the “lockouts” for activities in Destiny are reset. Additionally, a new weekly heroic instance and a new dusk strike are chosen. Guardians also receive loot from the raids. For safety, it is advisable to log out and log back in after the weekly reset.
The “Nightfall” holds a special place among the activities in Destiny. If a Guardian successfully completes this, they receive 24.5% more reputation and experience points for the rest of the week. The specific strike chosen for the dusk strike follows a precise sequence. This is called the “rotation” – the exact details of how it works are still unknown.
In 14 days, trouble is brewing
With the next DLC “House of Wolves” on May 19th, a new strike will be added to the rotation. It can be assumed that the new strike in Destiny will immediately become a dusk strike in the first week. Non-DLC buyers are likely to be excluded. Potential for conflict is brewing; so it was last time.
But that’s still 14 days away. This week, from May 5th, we’re heading to Venus: The Archon Priest awaits. Bungie has set us up: He was only here 2 weeks ago, which was hardly to be expected. We were actually prepared for Phogoth. This happens when the predictors stay silent.
Apparently, they want to give the Guardians a treat at the end of the expansion: This is the third triple burn in a row.
The modifiers for the dusk strike in Destiny on May 5th.
Nightfall – If the entire fireteam dies, it goes back to orbit, and the strike must be restarted from the beginning
Epic – the enemies are tougher than those under the heroic difficulty modifier
Solar Flare– Solar damage is increased.
Void Flare– Void damage is increased.
Arc Flare– and the arc damage is also significantly increased. Yes, this is what’s called a triple burn. A rainbow strike.
In the heroic weekly, Void-Flare is active.
Which weapons are recommended for the strike?
As a primary weapon, Guardians can use the Destiny Bringer, the Erlass der Überseele, or use Ir Yût’s Reißzahn. Alternatively, one can opt for Crota’s Word or any other elemental weapon – the choice is free here.
In the special slot, a sniper like a modified Efrideets Spear, a Black Spindle or the Icebreaker is recommended. Fusion rifles or even shotguns can also be useful here if you’re looking for variety.
For the heavy weapons slot, one might consider the Gjallarhorn if they have it, or take the Donnerlord along.
Are there tips, tricks, guides, safe spots for Aksor?
Throughout the day, we will present videos of recommended runs. Often, safe spots are shown that ensure a secure kill of the final boss. Sometimes there are also inspiring actions that encourage imitation.
Nexxos Gaming takes on Aksor in a team of three. Nexxos is equipped with Destiny Bringer, a Solar Efrideets Spear, and Gjallarhorn. There are detailed tips and recommendations for the individual sections of the raid. There are also tips, tricks, and a safe spot for the final boss. However, it has its pitfalls that one should be aware of.
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A change to the masterpiece alkhasts is now at the center of the discussion. They are needed in the game to “plus” high-level equipment: a typical mechanic in Asian games. And regarding these things (MWA, as the community abbreviates them), there has been a lot of trouble in recent months. The accusation was made that Gameforge is deliberately stingy with them, making it very laborious to earn them. The intent behind it seemed clear: Gameforge wanted to sell more of them in the shop and extract more money from the players. In North America, with En Masse, it is said to be better, according to a prevalent opinion in the Tera community.
With today’s patch, Gameforge aims to ensure a “basic provision of masterpiece alkhasts.” They want to give players the opportunity to earn MWAs in various areas of the game and not just in difficult instances like before. Now players can also earn MWAs in the “non-equalized” Battleground Canyon of Honor, i.e., in PvP.
According to Gameforge, these are the main principles of the changes:
The Labyrinth of Terror and its first three officers as well as other opponents now have more alkahests with them.
The reputation vendors of the Vanguard Initiative now offer (400 credits) a box with masterpiece alkahest that includes 15 veteran masterpiece alkahests guaranteed, as well as an additional 2 to 50 veteran masterpiece alkahests randomly.
Another battleground (15v15, balanced armor, party search for 1-5 players) now has the same rewards as the already unbalanced version!
A new badge is now included as a reward in selected instances and battlegrounds and can be exchanged for valuable items such as complete crystal bindings.
Riot has added a new summoner spell for the popular game mode ARAM with patch 5.8. However, not all of the League of Legends community is thrilled.
ARAM stands for ALL Random All Mid and is a game mode with random champion assignment and only one lane. Both teams consist of 5 players who compete against each other on an icy bridge in the “Howling Abyss”. The gameplay is very action-packed as champions cannot spread out to jungle or other lanes.
However, Riot did not come up with the game mode themselves; it was created by the players. Some time ago, the ARAM mode was only available through the custom games section and did not have its own map. As this mode enjoyed great popularity, an initiative from players in the official forum called for its implementation in matchmaking. This was the first time in League of Legends history that a player-created mode became an official part of the game.
New Summoner Spell “Mark/Dash” against Poke Meta
With the last patch 5.8, a new summoner spell named “Mark/Dash” was added to the ARAM game mode. If you hit an enemy champion with this spell, you deal true damage and mark them. This ability can then be reactivated within 3 seconds to sprint to the marked unit. A similar spell was used during the winter of 2014/2015 in the “Legend of the Poro King” – but only as a seasonal joke and for a limited time.
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The reason for the introduction of the new summoner spell is the dominance of ranged champions with poke potential such as Jayce, Lux, Varus, and Sona. Teams with melee fighters like Udyr often found themselves at a disadvantage against ranged attackers as they could stay behind towers and spam their attacks. Additionally, some players created smurf accounts specifically for ARAM that only featured this type of champion. Riot now wants to assist melee champions with “Mark/Dash” and counter the meta:
“One thing we learned from the Legend of the Poro King is that there are plenty of champions who would fare well in the Howling Abyss if they had better opportunities for an attack. Therefore, we are introducing ‘Mark/Dash’ as a summoner spell option.”
Implementation of OP – Players Complain
Now some players are criticizing the introduction of the new summoner spell “Mark/Dash” in the official forum, on Twitter, or on Reddit.
With the new summoner skill (Mark/Dash), ARAM is unplayable for all ranged characters now. The skill is completely unbalanced. The cooldown is too low, the range is exaggerated, and that everyone can jump to the marked target is an insult. Sorry, but I loved my evening ARAM… now it’s just a torment. Bye bye LoL until the fix or forever…
Most of the time it should be easy enough for it to be dodged time and time again. If they don’t hit anything then that’s okay. I do agree though that the cooldown is ridiculous; it could be boosted to a maximum of 40 seconds with a reduction to 30 for committed use.
While ARAM fans requested a change regarding the poke meta, they did not want it with the snowball skill known from the “Legend of the Poro King”. The most frequently criticized aspects are the low cooldown, the range, and the bonus damage from the new summoner spell.
But take it easy: Even though the introduction of the new skill is debatable, Riot has already made adjustments to the Mark/Dash spell on the PBE (Public Beta Environment) that address these criticisms.
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The multiplayer shooter Star Wars Battlefront will not have only 8 multiplayer maps as feared by the community, but at least 12.
The fourth of May is an unofficial Star Wars day for significant pun reasons. “May the Force be with you” is a well-known Star Wars quote, and the fourth of May sounds quite similar in English to “May the Fourth.”
Anyway, given this important date, fans expected something from Star Wars Battlefront, and they got a bit of it. While there was no in-game material, at least a dev blog about the planet Sullust, along with a screenshot and concept art, and most importantly: the information about the multiplayer maps.
This does not yet include the multiplayer maps that are set to be released with the free DLC “Battle of Jakku” in December, shortly after the release and in time for the movie, available a bit earlier for pre-orders of Star Wars Battlefront. So by December, there will already be more than 12 maps.
Planet Sullust is supposed to be a lava world touched by the Empire
By the way, the planet Sullust is a lava planet. To find a somewhat similar model on Earth, parts of the Dice team took an excursion to Iceland. The planet is supposed to show significant signs of imperial influence and a certain style. Therefore, Lucas Arts also studied the Death Star and imagined that the structures on Sullust were created by its architect.
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