In the fantasy MMORPG World of Warcraft , hardcore players in the USA can rejoice: The game time token price is much cheaper than expected.
30 days of game time currently cost 22,000 Gold in the USA. That’s something to digest. It started with 30,000. Many assumed it would quickly rise to around 70,000 Gold, as Gold isn’t worth much, while 20€ for the token is a lot.
However, the opposite is the case. Apparently, many more people want to exchange their 20 US dollars for Gold than there are players willing to trade their Gold for 30 days of game time. Therefore, the price dropped massively on the first day. It is now at 22,000 Gold, which is definitely a price that “non-Gold sharks” can also afford and that can be raised “just like that”.
When the WoW token goes live in Europe is still unknown at the moment. It shouldn’t take too long. The first hardcore players are already jubilant: “I will never have to spend a Euro on WoW again.”
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Before a Free2Play MMO is released, the community is already speculating hotly about how it will be financed. There is also great fear of a Pay2Win title in the community regarding Skyforge. However, publisher My.com is now reassuring the players.
Everyone should have fun
With 5 points, the officials explain how the model of Skyforge is supposed to work. Thus, no one gets a direct advantage over other players when money is invested. Much more, only the own character development can be accelerated. Of course, players who invest money will reach the maximum level faster, but this does not disadvantage other players.
Players can invest money in Skyforge if they want to accelerate their character’s progress and get through the content faster. But never at the expense of others.
Will it be Pay2Win?
It is also promised that one does not have to farm unnecessarily long to advance their character without spending real money. More credits also means more prestige, which comes with faster level advancement. Although credits are also required, which can be purchased with real money, to participate in high-end activities, players who do not pay will still receive credits in sufficient amounts – according to the publisher.
Progress in the Atlas is limited by Sparks. These cannot be purchased and are only available through active gameplay.
We are curious to see how the payment model will ultimately affect the player experience. Previous accusations that Skyforge would become a Pay2Win title were intended to be nipped in the bud by the publisher. They threatened to ban members from forums and revoke their beta access if they made inappropriate Pay2Win accusations. They feared that it could harm the game. This particularly caused a major uproar in the western community. The community manager then retracted the threat and apologized for the statement that was not meant that way – he did not want to censor anyone. With the current news, they probably want to reassure the players a little. In our beta test of Skyforge, we have not yet been able to see any signs of Pay2Win.
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In the action MMORPG Neverwinter , a new module called Elemental Evil has been released. It raises the level cap to 70 and introduces a new class, the Oathbound Paladin.
Elemental Evil was released a bit late, initially only on PC. Later, the module is also expected to come to Xbox One, but Tyranny of Dragons is still waiting for its port.
Elemental Evil was again developed in close collaboration with Wizards of the Coast, the guardians of Dungeons & Dragons. With Minsc and the Miniature Space Giant Hamster Boo, two cult characters from Baldur’s Gate also join the free-to-play MMORPG.
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With the upcoming content update for WildStar, “INVASION: Nexus“, there will be a new raid instance for all characters at max level. The new zone is called “Initialization Core Y-83” and differs in several aspects from previous instances.
No Attunement, but 2 Difficulty Levels
Unlike usual, there is no need to complete a lengthy questline to gain access to the new raid area this time. However, there is a short introduction for those interested in the story. The brief questline in the “Corruption” area explains historical contexts and makes it clear why one should put out the life lights of the Primary Evolution Operator promptly. By the way, this is also the only boss to fight, experienced players should be able to manage it in about 30 minutes.
However, there is a special feature: The boss can be approached in two different difficulty levels to offer new content to as many players as possible. In the easier variant, one should expect similar resistance as with “Doomshade Ohmna” from the Genarchiv. However, those particularly brave or particularly bored can initiate the fight by activating the “organic flamethrower”, which raises the difficulty of the enemy to the level of the elemental pairs in the data zone.
New Loot
Of course, defeating the operator rewards with abundant loot, including new equipment pieces, brand new rune sets with unique bonuses, and lots of housing decorations that cannot be found anywhere else. Those who complete the encounter at the higher difficulty level can even look forward to a special reward – perhaps an exclusive mount?
Originally, this fight was planned for the Genarchiv, which would have overloaded the instance. Those who want to read the entire developer blog and convince themselves that the WildStar developers make just as bad puns as I do should read the full post here on wildstar-online.com. More about the space MMO can be found on our WildStar topic page.
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Reaching Diamond V in League of Legends is often easier said than done. This is impressively demonstrated by a statistic on Reddit.
Anyone who actively plays League of Legends knows how difficult it can be to climb to the top of the divisions. The Diamond rank is the third highest in the League of Legends ranking system. It is already home to the high-class semi-professional players. The path to get there is often rocky and challenging. It is necessary to play a lot of matches and invest a significant amount of time to make the career leap. The amount of blood, sweat, and clicks involved in such an endeavor is currently shown by a post on Reddit
The League of Legends player r3as0n recently managed to reach Diamond rank V. Always by his side was his beloved Razer Naga. Using a program called Razer Synapse, all activities with the mouse during a game were tracked and recorded in a statistic. The result is more than interesting: To fight his way up from Bronze to the Diamond division, r3as0n needed over 3 years and 3,439,140 clicks. Although this is not an extraordinary achievement, the statistic once again shows how much effort can go into achieving success.
Hopefully he doesn’t drop back down right away. It doesn’t take 3 years for that.
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In the MMO war simulation War Thunder a series of in-game events starts today, which will last a couple of weeks. The event is dedicated to World War II. Those who participate in the historical battles have a chance to earn various premium vehicles and trophies.
War Thunder, the biggest competitor of World of Tanks and World of Warplanes, pays homage with the event “Chronicles of World War II” to the 70th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe.
The event also starts today, April 8, with the German invasion of Poland. It will last for 5 weeks and includes all key battles from September 1, 1939, to the final victory of the Allies in Berlin in May 1945. The plan for the next few days – specifically until April 14, when it moves to Smolensk – is already set.
Every day, different missions for Arcade, Realistic, and Simulator will be available, and you can participate with both ground and air vehicles. You can find these missions under “Events & Tournaments” in the subsection “WW2 Chronicles”.
Once you achieve 15 victories, you will receive a winner’s trophy with a chance for a premium vehicle. If you manage to reach 225 victories, you are guaranteed a premium vehicle, a unique badge, and a special title.
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If you haven’t played War Thunder yet, but would like to try it out, you can sign up for free on the official website warthunder.com and get started. The war game is free-to-play. Here is what the event schedule looks like for the coming days:
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All beta players of The Elder Scrolls Online who have not purchased the MMORPG now have the chance to enter the world of Tamriel again – and for free. Zenimax grants all former testers a brief access to the now Buy2Play title.
Play for 4 days – without buying ESO!
Players who have helped Zenimax improve ESO during the beta or just participated in events should check their inbox. Do you belong to that group? Then it’s best to check your emails, because from April 16 to April 20, at 4 PM each day, you can take a free peek into the world of Tamriel. Thanks to the “Welcome Back” weekend!
You can simply download the game and have full access to all content from the 6 major game updates, including improvements and fixes, and of course you are invited to explore everything else that Tamriel Unlimited has to offer.
If you decide to purchase the game, Tamriel Unlimited awaits you in the long run – an MMO that recently celebrated its first birthday and has gone through many changes during this time:
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The game that many have long awaited “Black Desert” has undergone several transformations over the years and throughout multiple beta phases. There is not much left of the original plans that were disclosed for the MMO. Especially the fans from the beginning feel betrayed and sold out by the developers, as many promises have been broken, and former high goals have completely been lost sight of.
Earlier: Peer pressure, different guilds, bad karma
The opponents in the game were tough, and one would need “easily 200 hours” to level from level 1 to 50. For guilds, there were different concepts: There were trade guilds, PvP-oriented combat guilds, and even religious guilds that could influence the weather or portals once they had gathered enough believers.
Playing solo would quickly overwhelm you with the strong creatures of the world, making group play eventually necessary. Friendly colleagues could lend a helping hand with some items, as trading among players was possible.
Those who “let loose” in PvP and especially prey on defenseless newcomers quickly accumulate karma. A high karma value led to losing some items from your inventory upon death, which other players could then pick up. This gave player skirmishes a very special thrill.
Today: Everyone can do everything, Solo RPG and no trading
Nowadays, Black Desert feels, as Ike from the fan site Black-Desert.com puts it, like a solo RPG in which there is the option to team up with a few friends. However, since you cannot effectively help your friends—there is, for example, no one-on-one trading anymore—it is only worthwhile in the rarest of cases. Gold is earned very quickly, which means you always have enough healing potions on hand.
The monsters are now so easy to defeat that you can get by without the extra sip from the mana potion. Leveling to the maximum level now only takes 1-2 days if you know roughly where to grind.
All housing plots are now instantiated, so there is hardly any opportunity to be something “special” in the game world. And that was one of the core promises, which has left players feeling more than just a little cheated.
Just before the start of the third season, Blizzard is deploying Patch 2.2.0 to the servers of Diablo 3. In addition to new Treasure Goblins, there are also many changes to the class sets. You have two more days to think about which set your season hero should wear.
What is changing?
There are not many major changes with the new patch. However, the world of Diablo 3 will become a bit more bearable. The blood shard cap will be increased by 10 shards for each Greater Rift level. If you successfully complete Greater Rift level 10, you’ll have space for 100 additional blood shards. Additionally, there are two new legendary potions and gems. While searching for legendaries, you’ll also certainly notice the new Treasure Goblins: Annoying Rascal, Count of Jelly, and Golden Baron. You can only encounter the new enemies in adventure mode.
Changes to Class Sets
To bring some momentum into the upper leaderboards, some class sets will be changed. Perhaps we will see more than just Barbarians and Demon Hunters at the top. You can find all changes to the armor sets in the German patch notes on battle.net. By the way, in addition to potions and gems, there is also something else you absolutely must collect: Legendaries that are only available in Season 3. You will need to wait 2 more days to find these, but then the treasure hunt can begin.
Season 2 has ended and the third season is on the horizon – how are you spending the time between seasons?
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EVE Online has a stable player base due to its very steep learning curve and eternal niche existence. CCP managed to increase the player count to around 500,000, and players have remained remarkably loyal to EVE Online after more than 10 years. However, a disturbingly low number of possible subscriptions has now emerged.
Only 140,000 Completed Subscriptions
The co-host of the Legacy of A Capsuleer podcast, ShadowandLight, claims to have heard from a little birdie that EVE only has 140,000 subscribers left. Whether this information is verified remains uncertain, as CCP has not published official player counts for EVE Online since 2012. The fear that many could abandon the sinking ship might be a reason for this.
Mathematically Impossible
The blog “The Nosy Gamer” has conducted some calculations. They looked at the annually held elections for the Council of Stellar Management (CSM), where every player can cast a vote and elect individuals to the CSM. This method allowed them to derive at least clear numbers until 2012 by comparing the number of votes cast to the player counts. If we extrapolate the votes from 2014, we arrive at 320,000 – 350,000 active accounts.
As mentioned in a report from the American magazine Massively, discussions with CCP in early 2013 suggested there were nearly 500,000 – which would imply a loss of about 150,000 subscribers over the past two years.
Could such mass battles soon become a thing of the past?
One Server, One Player Count
Another way to estimate the player numbers of EVE Online is the number of players currently online on the giant server Tranquility, displayed in the EVE Online launcher. Here, you can also compare the number of online players with those who have a subscription. An average of over 30,000 players is online. That would be an extremely high number if only 140,000 subscriptions existed.
It is clear that CCP has lost player numbers compared to 2010 – 2012, but it is by no means only 140,000 active subscriptions. However, an interesting consideration is that many EVE players own more than one account due to the game mechanics. Thus, it could be the case that while there are over 300,000 subscriptions, there are only 140,000 real people using them. This would mean about 2.3 accounts per player – a realistic number, even if non-EVE players shake their heads in disbelief.
Blizzard has not only recently struggled with the accusation of regularly engaging in “content recycling” in “World of Warcraft“. Especially during Cataclysm, many existing areas were only slightly modified, so at least the graphic designers saved a lot of work. When it was said at the time that the new expansion would lead to Draenor, the outcry was again great: Did players expect only a freshly painted version of the shattered world?
Fortunately, that did not turn out to be the case. The two worlds are still inseparably connected. The Imgur user “Gamerlen” has now created a rather nice gallery where you can clearly see the differences and similarities between the two worlds. How much love for detail Blizzard has once again put into the world is sometimes evident even just from reading the quest texts, which already gave small hints in the shattered world about what you can now see in Draenor.
The gallery is definitely worth a look – do you also know some places that you find particularly impressive within World of Warcraft?
In the MMO shooter Destiny , the mysterious vendor Xur appears every Friday. This also applies to April 10th. In the past, leakers and dataminers were able to accurately predict his inventory. Is there a prediction this time?
It was thought that Bungie had put a stop to predictions with a database patch and a manual change of Xur’s. But the “manual change” was probably only valid for one Xur, and even after the ban, people still knew which items Xur would bring. At least for the most part. On some Fridays, it seemed as if Bungie took the “original prediction” and made it even more attractive.
However, apart from a date, there are currently no further predictions or images about Xur’s inventory. Therefore, there is also no prediction for April 10th.
Xur is exciting again for the first time in months. The only things still in the air are rumors or things that were once said. For example, the Japanese leaker Megaman claimed to have seen all of Xur’s inventories until mid-May. And there are still weapons like The Last Word, Suros Regime, and Thunderlord. Whether these weapons will actually come is currently unclear.
With the upcoming expansion to Guild Wars 2, Heart of Thorns, one race is particularly in the spotlight: the Sylvari. But who are these plant-like beings? And where do they come from?
With the expansion, the dragon Mordremoth attempts to corrupt the Sylvari and turn them to his side. How exactly this unfolds and how it affects the game is currently not clear or publicly available.
It will definitely be interesting to see how ArenaNet handles the Sylvari in the future. The game seems to hint that one should no longer trust the Sylvari. Will the other races turn against them? And what does that mean for players with a Sylvari character? Will they receive “secret” missions to infiltrate the other races?
Hello everyone, I hope you all had a nice Wednesday and that you managed to visit your grandparents to earn some pocket money; had a nice celebration and didn’t take my April Fools’ joke too seriously.
Fortunately, opinions can also be changed, so today I’d like to revisit an older topic: Randoms. Until now, I have rather defended them (“Randoms” – A too quick judgment?). After all, they are just people who want to have a bit of fun. From now on, however, I take it all back and claim the opposite!
No plan about anything, but at least got this right
Without a doubt, my newly emerging anger comes from last week, in which I increased my playtime of “Heroes of the Storm” and consequently had to deal a bit more intensely with several randoms.
Currently, many different player types meet in HotS.
There are randoms that one barely remembers. They are silent, play rather solidly, and more or less, everyone gets what they want.
Then there are the truly friendly, good players who give you tips, and with whom you just plow through the battlefield.
And lastly, there are the spawn of all seven hells and the nether, who have already hammered the first “Noob” into the chat after the first blood or delivered a nearly friendly “OMG SUPPORT ME FAGGOT!”.
What I enjoy the most are people who bring their knowledge from other games and feel the need to apply it at all costs. They often get upset over a “Kill Steal”, even though all group members share the same experience. My personal favorite wanted to “report” me because I was “AFK standing around” as Abathur in the base. For anyone who doesn’t know Abathur: He always stands around in the base and supports other players with a very far-reaching spell without having to go to the front.
Are MOBA players aggressive or do MOBAs make you aggressive?
I really very rarely feel the urge to massively insult someone. You have to behave very badly or persistently try to ruin the game for others. This urge is actually only very strong in MOBAs. So where does that come from?
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Why do I find randoms in MOBAs so much worse than, say, in WoW, Evolve, or similar games? Could it be that it’s not the Moba community that is “generally” aggressive and insulting, but rather the nature of a MOBA itself promotes or awakens such behavior?
What do you think? Has a “random” ever really driven you to fury? Or do you remain calm and composed even in the face of the most absurd accusations? What was the strangest experience you had with randoms? Let me know in the comments!
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In Blizzard’s World of Warcraft , players will soon be able to pay for their game time with in-game gold. This allows players to enjoy WoW without spending real money. In a video, Blizzard shows how this works.
In the MMORPG giant World of Warcraft, players can soon play for free and legally buy gold for euros thanks to the same mechanics. The new WoW token can be purchased directly from Blizzard’s in-game shop for 20 euros and can then be listed on a special tab in the auction house.
There are still some questions about the new token in World of Warcraft. Although all information is already available, it is easier to understand when watching a video and looking at the various steps:
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Here you can see that buyers and sellers do NOT have the ability to set a price for the token; it is predetermined by the system, and you can only choose to accept it or not. Once the token is listed, this cannot be undone.
You can buy 10 tokens per month, and once a token is bought from the auction house, it cannot be listed again. Therefore, it is not suitable for speculation.
In the MMO shooter Destiny , new tricks are always emerging. Now a Titan has managed to defeat the final boss of the raid “The Glass Chamber” alone.
“As legitimate as possible,” writes the Titan, who is probably the first of his class in the world to defeat Atheon. And as legitimate as possible is anything but “legit.”
The final boss of “The Glass Chamber” Atheon is actually not defeat-able alone, as he regularly triggers a time shift. Solo players are sucked in, cannot free themselves from the time shift alone, and die. Therefore, it was long thought that at least 3 players were needed for the stunt; later, with some tricks, 2 players also managed to defeat him. For a long time, this was considered the end of the line.
The Titan positions himself, as seen in a video, in a corner that is far from Atheon but still seems to belong to the combat area. The time shift would catch the Titan here. But there is a trick to get a little further out of the range so that the deadly mechanic does not work: The Titan simply jumps. Every 51 seconds the portal appears, and the Titan can repeatedly jump over the deadly hurdle.
In the meantime, he chips away at the giant’s health using the Icebreaker sniper rifle, as it has no ammo issues. He could not use the Black Spindle because he couldn’t consistently achieve the three precision hits.
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The sandbox MMO ArcheAge will receive some fresh features with the next patch: including a success system and a comparable gear score.
The sandbox MMO ArcheAge will introduce some new features with the next patch 1.7a, moving into the realm of “I am more successful than you”. The patch is expected at the end of April or early May.
Many other games feature “achievements” for certain accomplishments. This will now also be present in ArcheAge. They plan to start with 200, and right from the beginning, achievements will also be counted and credited retroactively. Achievements include building a larger house, defeating challenging opponents, or simple exploration.
There are rewards as well: such as costumes or special gliders.
Gear score is now also coming to ArcheAge
There are no rewards for those at the top of the “gear score”. The value serves, as in other games, primarily for one’s own ego and better comparability. You can see the value of other players, but not how it is composed exactly. The value is calculated based on the quality of the gear worn. There are no additional rewards tied to achieving a high gear score. However, there will be a leaderboard.
You can read about what else is changing with patch 1.7a in ArcheAge in these articles:
In WildStar , they plan to introduce the popular children’s and bros’ fun “Laser Tag” in the USA with the next patch.
For this nonsense, you are never too old, as one knows from the series “How I Met Your Mother”: Laser Tag. The eternal Peter Pan of the group, Barney Stinson, is crazy about this game for tough men, because nowhere does one feel as alive and as a man like on a laser tag range when defeating 8-year-olds.
Laser Tag is a kind of Gotcha, without getting dirty, and is mainly played indoors. One shoots with an infrared gun at opponents without wasting ammunition, and when hitting, one notices it via the sensors that the opponent wears.
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In WildStar, Laser Tag will be a mini-game. Pressing the “toy” starts it. You need 10 points to win. This mini-game will come with Content Drop 5, which also brings pets, quests, and all kinds of shenanigans to Nexus.
This will surely be “Let’s wait for the patch before we pass judgment”. Legendary.
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In the shared-world shooter Destiny , experienced players will embark on the weekly Nightfall strike on Mars starting April 7th. The Cabal need to be put in their place.
We have had enough laughs about April Fool’s Day, and Easter is over: It’s time to get back to the grind in Destiny. It starts on Tuesday at 11:00 AM sharp. The weekly Nightfall strike takes the Guardians into the Cerberus Vae III instance on Mars. They will face Valus Ta’aurc and his angry hordes.
The Nightfall strike grants a 24.5% bonus on all earned EXP and reputation points this week upon successful completion, and there is a chance for exotic loot. However, it is also one of the most challenging activities in Destiny. Even though many Guardians are currently scaling back their activity while waiting for the next DLC House of Wolves, the Nightfall is still being diligently completed: When is House of Wolves coming? Release date is approaching.
This week, the strike has no additional modifiers: Neither the enemies deal increased damage with certain elements nor do the Guardians of Destiny.
The modifiers for the Nightfall strike on April 7th in Destiny
Nightfall – Due to the prevailing Nightfall, reviving is only limited, and if all Guardians lose their light, it’s back to orbit.
Epic – the strike is significantly harder than a heroic strike of the same level.
Juggler – For the weapon type (primary, special, or heavy weapons) with which an enemy was defeated, they do not drop any ammunition.
Angry – Enemies cannot be stopped even by heavy damage.
What weapons are recommended for the Cerberus Vae III strike?
The strike is a typical “sniper” strike, like many Nightfall strikes. Therefore, strong sniper rifles like Icebreaker or Black Hammer in the special slot are recommended.
For the primary slot, a Void weapon like Atheon’s Epilogue or Crota’s Word can be very useful.
At the beginning, one of the rare solo completions through a Nightfall. A relatively long video, played cautiously of course. It is recorded without commentary and is a complete walkthrough. Especially impressive: how powerful the raid sniper rifle Black Hammer can be in this strike when played so precisely. As a Titan, the player does not use Void weapons, but the Fatebringer, taking down Psions with Void grenades. The finale against Valus Ta’aurc himself is contested from a supposed safe spot, which does drag on a bit. However, it seems quite safe.
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In World of Warcraft, the Coin Age begins tomorrow, April 7th, at least in the USA. Starting tomorrow evening, the coin will be in circulation in America.
It will cost 20 US Dollars to purchase such a coin from Blizzard. It can then be sold at the auction house for gold. Those who buy the coin there for gold can redeem it for 30 days of playtime. They have announced that the price will be aligned with those set by gold sellers. And they have indeed done so.
In the USA, the coin will start at 30,000 gold. A price that we find extremely low. It will later be regulated based on supply and demand. It remains to be seen whether the price will stay this low.
