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.
The fantasy MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online is now one year old; to celebrate, parts of the English-speaking community have sent heartfelt greetings in a video.
The good news about a game often gets overshadowed by the negatives in the media: “The Elder Scrolls Online still has a great atmosphere and fantastic attention to detail” is less newsworthy than “After the patch, it lags in Cyrodiil.”
Despite the many criticisms, the TESO community has been strong and present from the beginning, and after a year, some names and faces have emerged that support the game and feel connected to it. There are several YouTube channels, fan sites like Tamriel Foundry, streamers, and simply very happy fans who have formed around the game and found a second home in Tamriel. Parts of this community have now charmingly congratulated Zenimax Online on the first birthday of their MMO in a video and look forward to many more years.
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We at mein MMO would also like to join in the good wishes. From our perspective, the work of community manager Kai Schober is especially commendable. He ensures that The Elder Scrolls Online is one of the few international MMOs today where the German-speaking community is informed and receives information just as quickly as the English-speaking community and has a contact person to ensure that their wishes are heard. This has become an exception today when considering the market. Here, Zenimax is truly exemplary.
In recent months, there has been a bit of silence around the PvP MMO Camelot Unchained, until it entered the hot alpha phase in March after some launch difficulties. Now TenTonHammer has also talked to Mark Jacobs and managed to extract some details. In addition, video material from the early alpha appeared a few days ago, showing actual gameplay scenes for the first time.
First Gameplay in New Video
You will be able to build your own houses and castles.
The video, which has been uploaded to YouTube for a few days now, shows the first scenes from the early alpha of Camelot Unchained. In addition to character creation and some PvP bloodbaths with sieges, the building system of the MMO, called C.U.B.E., can also be seen. In the interview, Jacobs states that the building system will differ from similar projects like Landmark. In Minecraft style, you can build your own castles or other buildings and then inhabit them. It also comes with an extensive crafting system that is unparalleled.
Unlike Dark Age of Camelot or WAR, we promise that players of Camelot Unchained will receive a building system. C.U.B.E. is the first step in this direction.
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When asked if Camelot Unchained will be more for hardcore players, Jacobs gives a clear answer: Due to horizontal progression in the endgame, both hardcore and casual gamers are intended to be addressed. However, the advantages for hardcore players should be limited. Similar to what is known from Guild Wars 2. Furthermore, the absence of a cash shop should influence the gaming experience for both groups.
Many know that horizontal progression is ‘friendlier’ than a far-reaching advantage for players who invest over 100 hours of gameplay more than others to then one-shot weaker ones.
Zerging like in GW2?
TenTonHammer also questioned Jacobs about the PvP system. The head of the developer City State Entertainment did not give a clear answer. However, they want to move away from the typical zerging, as is common in TESO and GW2.
Zerging, as the dominant play style in the game, is avoidable.
Whether the players will engage in this remains to be seen. In contrast, the question regarding a stealth mode was answered confidently by Jacobs, who stated that classes with stealth will not receive a “win” button, but will only be able to be invisible to a limited extent. He also expressed that the engine could already handle massive battles – with strong FPS – even on lower-end computers. The complete interview can be found here: www.tentonhammer.com.
The release of Camelot Unchained is planned for 2016, and Jacobs promises that they will not unnecessarily hype the MMO. The RvR game is currently in closed alpha, aiming to provide a home for Dark Age of Camelot and Warhammer Online veterans and has so far raised over 3.3 million dollars with its crowdfunding campaign.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny players have now discovered items in the database that hint at a return of the PvE event “Queen’s Wrath” and an initial appearance of “Trials of Osiris.” We show you the 8 weapons that should be available at the PvP event Trials of Osiris.
“Database update brings 150 items to it,” wrote an excited user in the internet forum reddit shortly before the holidays. Among the supposed find were also numerous items that were associated with the planned PvP event “Trials of Osiris,” such as hand cannons with 90 impact power and the “Luck in the Chamber” trait, which would give one of the three bullets additional impact power.
150 new items in the database would be a small sensation for the so inquisitive Destiny audience. Upon closer inspection, however, disillusionment set in. The items were already known: It was a wild mix of the suspected items for the DLC “House of Wolves” with 9 exotic armor pieces, 2 exotic weapons, and numerous legendary items (we have already presented them in this hidden picture), then there were also items on the list that were truly already in the game, and also weapons for the events “Queen’s Wrath” and “Trials of Osiris.”
Here are the weapons for the Trials of Osiris event in Destiny
These weapons can be found in the database and are clearly associated with the PvP event Trials of Osiris, but it is not clear whether these items will also make it into the game or are just placeholders:
An auto rifle is not known yet, but the exotic Scout Rifle “Fate of all Fools” could also be on the list. Additionally, there are also other variants of the known weapons that do not carry a Roman numeral.
Players long for the Trials of Osiris event or simply to have something to do
Especially the weapons sparked the strongest excitement. Because the Trials of Osiris weapons have certainly interesting traits and values, especially for PvP. And no one knows what Destiny has in mind for both events. So many hope that Bungie simply flips a switch and the events could already start in April, giving the parched players something to do.
However, it turns out that the “150 new items” were not really new in the database, but they had been hidden in the meantime and were now made accessible again to the eyes of the data miners. Whether through a decision by Bungie or through a correction by the data miner site destinytracker is unclear.
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In the upcoming MMO shooter Tom Clancy’s The Division, the sound will adapt to the players’ situational needs so that they can even recognize the melody associated with the enemy faction they are about to face.
For the upcoming MMO shooter The Division (XboxOne, PC, Playstation 4, Release in 2015), a podcast has been released that discusses the topic of “Sound and Music in The Division.” Two experts for soundtrack and sound design were present.
During the podcast, it was especially noted that the sound of The Division should adapt to the player’s experience. From a variety of factors, The Division will select the appropriate soundtrack for the situation, whether music is played in that situation and, if so, which one. It is not only important which zone the player is currently in, but also what activity he is engaged in, whether he is outdoors or in a tunnel, whether enemies are nearby and, if so, what type of enemies.
The “Cleaners,” the gentlemen with the flamethrower, are accompanied by a Blade Runner-like sound. When entering the “Dark Zones,” the harsh PvP zones in the game, this will also be noticeable in the intensity of the music. However, it is still uncertain about the “warning music” regarding the enemy factions. It is known that the path also carries risks, and the music should not take away the surprise.
Additionally, there will be sources for music in the game, such as radios or actual musicians in the operations bases.
Silence will also be important in The Division
It will be emphasized that the musical accompaniment does not become so dominant that players feel annoyed by it, after all, it is important to remain in the world for hours. A cinematic atmosphere is intended in crucial scenes. Furthermore, those who have never engaged with sound and music in a video game will also be given the option to disable it.
To properly capture the ambient sounds, a trip was made to New York. This is intended to be as authentic as possible; of course, it will also adapt to the situation in the game. 90% of the sound will consist of ambient noises. And they are also aware of the importance of silence.
The sound of the game is expected to be recorded completely digitally and not with an orchestra. In the actual music, synthesizer sounds and percussion should be dominant.
Here is the podcast about the music and sound of The Division in its entirety; from the 14th minute onwards, the preliminary talks are over, and it turns to the game, including small sound snippets:
The durable Free2Play MMORPG Lord of the Rings Online is receiving a revamped system for legendary weapons, 3 new instances, 3 new regions, and a continuation of the main story with update 16.
The legendary weapons in Lord of the Rings Online are a science in themselves and are certainly among the “hallmarks” of Lord of the Rings Online. With update 16, the long-announced overhaul of the system is finally coming. The weapons will now be able to be “imbued.” They will grow stronger along with the player. There is a new interface for this on the test server and extensive changes in the details. A player from the community has summarized the most important change in update 16 for you.
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This overhaul was actually supposed to happen last year, but they couldn’t make the time. Even now, it’s said that the system on the test server is not finished yet, but they wanted to show it to players now to get feedback.
Otherwise, update 16 in Lord of the Rings Online advances the main story and brings the ring a little closer to Mount Doom: In eastern Gondor, 3 new regions are opening up, 3 instances are being freshly introduced (2 for 3, 1 for 6 players) and the main quest continues. Aragorn distributes “Voices of the Past.”
Furthermore, numerous balance changes are coming to Lord of the Rings Online, which are already being heavily discussed by fans. Here are the preliminary patch notes on the test server Bullroar. We have embedded two more videos about update 16 that deal with the new regions in LOTRO:
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The next patch for the sandpark MMO ArcheAge will revamp the island Freedich, in German Freienich, and clear it out.
Further details of the major patch 1.7a have come to light, which is expected to arrive in late April or early May for the sandpark MMO ArcheAge. Among other things, the island “Freedich” will be redesigned.
The island was one of the key points on the individual servers from the very beginning. Early starter guilds could build houses here early on, giving them a strategically advantageous position and an edge that was hard to take away. With the next patch 1.7a, these houses will disappear from the island. Players will receive compensation. No new houses can be built there.
Furthermore, there will be no possibility to teleport directly to the island. It will be redesigned into a kind of “event” venue. A new valuable gold trader will spawn on the island at certain times, who is expected to be particularly lucrative and will be announced with a server-wide message.
In addition, there will be a resource trader who sells rare ship parts, and with “Ocean Trader” a buyer for selected special packs.
They want to develop new events for the island. Freedich is to become even more contested in ArcheAge than before.
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The MMO shooter Destiny conducted behavioral studies and focus tests to reach target audiences and find out what would engage them in the game.
“Man, Destiny is so boring. Why is anyone still playing it?” we regularly read on our Facebook page. Well, not everyone has installed Destiny since the release and put more than a thousand hours into it, but there are quite a few. How exactly did Bungie manage to capture so many players beyond the point where it would normally be expected? How did they know the formula for success? It wasn’t magic; they didn’t rely on gut feeling or instinct, but rather worked hard to gather this data.
At a design conference, the head of user research, John Hopson, presented how Bungie collected the necessary data to design Destiny in a way that many can’t put down the controller.
They started focus tests years in advance
Three years before the release, they began with “target audience” testing. They found that there were 5 player types that would appear in Destiny, including some who focused solely on a very specific mode of the game. Bungie wanted to focus primarily on the “omnivores,” the players who like to try all game modes that a game offers.
Using scientific methods like surveys about gaming habits, they selected testers to obtain a representative sample of the players who would eventually play Destiny. They then took them in a bus to a game lab – and there was also a free buffet.
Press X if you like it
The tests later had players go through a map and let them indicate how they felt using their controller: The X button on the Dualshock stood for “great,” while the circle represented frustration. To ensure that not every shot was counted as a signal, they also had to activate the left side of the touchpad.
In addition, they followed their eye movements with special glasses and recorded their reactions on video to study and evaluate them later.
All these results were then used to design Destiny in a way that would engage as many players as possible, and the numbers prove that they were quite successful with it. Of course, there were significant security measures in place at the time to ensure that game testers wouldn’t leak details about the game years before its release.
In my latest masterpiece, I would like to take you a bit into my past gaming days and let you sniff a little nostalgia. How do I intend to do this? Well, with the column trilogy “Campfire Stories”. There, I address prehistoric topics that have lost significance in the 21st century, starting with the good old LAN parties.
The good old LAN parties
I would almost say that everyone has been to a LAN party at some point. For those who missed the experience, Wikipedia has the following definition: “A LAN party (or simply LAN) is a gathering of personal computers connected through a local area network (Local Area Network, LAN). Participants compete in computer games.” A formal description, considering what actually happens at a LAN. It is much more of a boozy calorie orgy mixed with plenty of fun and action in front of the PC.
In my opinion, LAN parties are rather lacking nowadays. In times of broadband internet and a pervasive online mode, LANs hardly receive any attention anymore. Especially we as MMO fans practically have a small LAN every day, just without the players in the same room. It’s a shame, really. I can remember exactly 100% of every session today.
But let’s first move on to a little anecdote about how our LAN parties always went…
Fundamental question: Public or private?
First, one should be clear about whether to hold a public or a private LAN. I have been to both public and private ones. The familiar four walls of some buddy’s place had much more charm for me than the community center and 200 geeks. Besides, the organizers of a public LAN have a certain degree of responsibility. And with the responsibility come the rules. These, in turn, are just annoying. That’s why we mostly held private LANs back then.
The planning
I was young. We were young. We really didn’t plan much back then or even now. We needed only a location. And that’s where Peter always came into play. His parents had their honeymoon every other weekend. Additionally, he lived in a large house and had no annoying little sister. Thus, Peter’s home was the perfect location for a LAN. Of course, one should clarify in advance how long the LAN should last. A weekend is best, from Friday to Sunday, since by day 3 the smell gets strong.
The hurdles
At every LAN, there are exactly two hurdles to overcome:
No. 1: The network. At least that was the case in the past. There was no internet and no YouTube tutorials explaining step by step how to set up a gaming network. No! You needed a bit of luck and at least one friend who had some knowledge of the subject. Moreover, the old operating systems were far from user-friendly.
No. 2: The power outlets. There are generally too few of them. Therefore, everyone should bring enough power strips to ensure the power doesn’t run out.
The selection of games
The selection of games was left to everyone. The main thing was there had to be a multiplayer mode and a LAN version so that everyone could play the game. Over the years, classics have obviously crystallized that not only offered great gameplay but were also suitable for a LAN. Here are my LAN party game favorites:
Counter-Strike
Warcraft 3 + Fun Maps
Serious Sam
Call of Duty
Quake
Age of Empires (all imaginable parts)
Anno XXXX
Command & Conquer
Battlefield
Mount & Blade
Stronghold
Our rules
Yes, I initially spoke out against rules, but there are at least important principles that should be followed.
No cheating – At least not before day 3.
No women – Back then, there were hardly any female gamers, so it would be distracting, and they shouldn’t get a bad impression of us.
No sleeping – After all, we arranged a gaming marathon, not for cuddling.
You don’t say a word about the LAN club.
In addition to the principles and rules, there are also virtues that contribute to a “good” atmosphere. Avoiding social media and annoying smartphones is part of good manners. They should not see the light of the world too often.
The big feast
The catering during the LAN could be described as one-sided and unbalanced. There’s no time to cook, and thus the phone line of the local pizza service is melting. You can, of course, order other foods, but our favorite was always the classic pizza. The advantage is clear: you can still enjoy it cold. We always ordered pizza in family format – that’s where the price-performance ratio is right.
The liquid nourishment consisted solely of beer or energy drinks. The caffeine in the drinks helps against sleep deprivation, and beer promotes togetherness or even competition. The best is a combination of both. I am still convinced that manufacturers invented energy beer especially for LAN parties. Otherwise, that brew has no justification for existence.
The low point
At some point during the LAN, we encountered what we called the “low point”. The reason was either that Klaus was the best in every game or that the first side effects of sleep deprivation were setting in. The usual remedy for us was to change games or get some fresh air.
Everything has an end
No matter how much fun a LAN is, marathon gaming is exhausting and remains so. We usually broke down our tents Sunday morning, so we could catch up on sleep for the rest of the day. Still, it brought nothing, as only half of the crew sat in class the following day.
Enough about me. What I want to get to…
Why exactly have LAN parties fallen by the wayside today?
Unfortunately, lacking statistics and studies, I can only speculate, especially concerning private LANs. In what capacity these are still held remains for everyone to answer for themselves. However, it has noticeably grown quiet around the major LANs. In the past, even magazines like Gamestar & Co advertised the big events. Nowadays they seem to have vanished from the face of the earth.
There are many factors contributing to their extinction. On the one hand, the “new” generation of gamers meets on the web instead of in gyms. Broadband internet is widely available, and DSL lines with 100K and above are inexpensive to acquire. So why move away from home when I can just bring my friends into my home via the internet?
The Dreamhack: One of the few larger LAN events that are still running successfully (Photo: Gabriel Kulig, Flickr)
On the other hand, game manufacturers also contribute significantly to the misfortune. Which of the games released in recent years still has a LAN mode and for what purpose? Everything runs over the internet. This has its reasons, of course, but is it so hard to implement a small LAN mode? Or do we not want it at all? Sure, The Dreamhack is still a thing. But especially with classics like Battlefield and Call of Duty, nothing runs offline in the new editions. I still remember how well the LAN parties were attended after the release of Battlefield 2. Insane.
Now I ask myself: Is it the industry’s fault or our own? After all, what gets produced is what we wish for.
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In the dark fantasy MMORPG Rift the next patch, Echo of Madness, will revisit and enhance the Instant Adventures. The former raid Hammerhall will serve as a new location for the instant content.
Since the end of 2011, there have been “Instant Adventures” in Rift. This is a concept that doesn’t exist in other MMOs, a kind of “low-level quest raid.” Here, you are transported to a new area, join a group of adventurers, and then “quest” together in that area for all it’s worth. You essentially find your quest group at the push of a button.
This is how the new Instant Adventures in Rift will be
With the next patch 3.2, the old dwarf fortress Hammerhall will also be a location for such Instant Adventures. Additionally, these will be updated and refined.
Players will only be rewarded if they actively participate in the adventures and do not get carried through.
They want to orient themselves around Goboro Reef and design the Instant Adventures similarly.
They aim to avoid having zone-wide events and Instant Adventures at the same time. When an event starts in a zone, the Instant Adventurers will be teleported to another zone after finishing their current quest step.
It should be possible to earn faction reputation through tokens earned in Instant Adventures. The faction should be able to be chosen by the player.
There will be a second queue for the Instant Adventures that Rift prefers at that time. Initially, it will be Hammerhall, but later, it can also be other zones.
In Guild Wars 2, ArenaNet has now compiled a “Summary of Events”. This aims to help players get started with the expansion “Heart of Thorns”, even if they have never played Guild Wars 2 before or missed parts of the interconnected story along the way.
And what happened overall in the second season of Guild Wars 2 now serves as the basis for the expansion “Heart of Thorns”.
To avoid feeling like you discovered “Game of Thrones” only in the fourth season, having no idea who is who, the folks at ArenaNet have kindly summarized the story in a blog post. This way, we learn about Scarlet Briar and everything she has initiated. And in the end, you know why so much mistrust is directed towards the Sylvari with Heart of Thorns.
The creators of Dragon’s Prophet and Runes of Magic, Runewaker Entertainment, are currently working on an MMO in the style of Diablo 3: Embergarde. A new action trailer features the first gameplay images.
In Embergarde , players will have the choice between four classes: the Priest, Warrior, Mage, and Engineer. Control is via WASD and the mouse. Players will explore randomly generated dungeons, and of course, it’s all about loot. Each class can equip any piece of loot and thus become a walking force of destruction. According to reports, there will even be skill morphing, allowing further customization of abilities.
And now, enjoy the trailer.
Competition for Embergarde could come from Lost Ark and Lineage Eternal. It looks like others want a piece of the Diablo III cake in the coming years.
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In the SF-MMORPG WildStar , a new feature called “missions” is on the menu. In the interview, Carbine presents the feature. And surprise: It sounds very much like World of Warcraft.
These are not interconnected small tasks. Players can choose from them like a menu and pick those that interest them and overlap as much as possible.
The missions are supposed to be fun for everyone and provide decent rewards
The completion of a mission cycle rewards players with equipment that one would normally find in veteran group content or low-tier raid gear. But also toys, mounts, or new companions can be obtained through the system. The developers expect that it can be an activity for everyone. Players might prepare for raids through the diligent completion of missions in terms of equipment. Raiders could also use them to find the right equipment for a second spec.
They plan to start with 40 missions and gradually introduce more.
Will the system work this time?
Mein MMO thinks: The original World of Warcraft has since moved away from this type of daily quests, after establishing them with the first expansion The Burning Crusade. It will be interesting to see if Carbine can succeed with the new approach in overcoming the biggest weakness of these daily quests: They were often too trivial and mundane for an MMORPG. In the past, they often felt like a tedious obligation. It was more like doing the same household chores every day than actually playing a game and having adventures.
On the other hand, they have advantages: They provide bite-sized content that players can consume on their own schedule. They give players structure and clear goals. In World of Warcraft, the very absence of small goals in everyday life is currently being lamented. With the latest WoW expansion Warlords of Draenor, daily quests were largely removed from the game.
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This week, the new patch for the action MOBA SMITE went live, which not only includes some balance changes and a handful of new skins but also introduces a completely new goddess to the game: Medusa. And since it’s Easter, we are giving away a few keys to you!
A Priestess of Athena
Medusa was a priestess of Athena and was considered one of the most beautiful women ever. Her beauty was so unmatched that even the god Poseidon took notice of her. And when a god desires a mere woman, one had no choice but to comply back then. As punishment for her betrayal to the goddess Athena, Medusa was swiftly cursed by her. She received a serpentine visage, which was so horrifying to behold that it turned to stone all who looked upon her. And it is with this ability that the snake woman enters the battle.
Medusa – an Aggressive Huntress
On the battlefield, the half-snake benefits from her scaly lower body, which allows her to make sidesteps without restriction and also incurs only half the speed penalty while moving backward. Her ability kit is exclusively offensive.
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Her “Viper Shot” speeds up the next three auto attacks by 100 and adds a poison dot to them.
Especially sneaky is “Acid Spray“, as it explodes at the first enemy hit and spreads its damage behind that target in an area; one can no longer hide behind minions to escape Medusa!
“Lacerate” allows the goddess to sprint 55 feet forward and halt at the first god she meets to deal damage and reduce their healing received for a while.
Her ultimate “Petrify” turns all enemies in a large cone area to stone (stun) after a short casting time and inflicts a lot of damage if they look in Medusa’s direction. If they look elsewhere, they only take half damage and are slowed. Especially cool: Those who die from “Petrify” leave behind a stone statue on the battlefield!
If you want to win Medusa with her alternative skin “Black Gorgon”, simply leave a comment under this post telling us what metaphorically petrifies you with fear. With a bit of luck, one of the three keys will be yours in a few days. Multiple entries are of course forbidden. The giveaway ends on 04/08/2015 at 7 PM. Good luck!
In PvP, it is always difficult to assemble two balanced teams – especially when everyone registers for a solo queue. Blizzard is responding to player criticism at Heroes of the Storm and improving matchmaking.
Too easy or too hard
Players are already satisfied with the assignments: It is extremely unlikely that a team of five solo players will have to face an organized five-player group.
Blizzard states that each player has their own rating, which assigns them suitable opponents and teammates in the quick search. The higher this rating (MMR), the better the other players are as well. According to Blizzard, players need to have played 80-100 games before this hidden Elo works somewhat accurately. This is particularly aimed at preventing beginners from experiencing frustration due to overly strong opponents.
HotS still without a fixed meta
Unlike in League of Legends, there is no “fixed” meta gameplay in HotS yet. Nevertheless, it appears that teams with a supporter win more often than teams without a corresponding character. This is also expected to influence matchmaking in the future. Teams with a supporter typically play against teams that also have a supporter. A slight meta is already emerging in the closed beta (Beta keys available here) as the win rate of teams with supporters is significantly higher.
No surrender option planned
“GG 20 Surrender!” – How many times have I seen this phrase in a LoL game after just 10 minutes? I have not experienced this in HotS so far. This is because a game can turn extremely quickly, and it rarely goes beyond the 25-minute mark. Blizzard sees it the same way and is currently not implementing a surrender option. However, they are keeping this possibility open for a later time.
