Blizzard’s online card game Hearthstone will receive its new expansion, the Blackrock adventure, on Friday, April 3rd. 31 new cards are coming to the game. In our gallery, you can see all 31 cards at a glance.
On Monday evening, it was time, there were the last 14 cards for Blackrock in Hearthstone. The 17 cards presented so far can already be admired in our gallery in German, the new 14 are not yet available, we will provide them as soon as they exist.
Here are the cards individually:
The class cards for Hearthstone
These are the cards for Hunter, Mage, and Druid
These are the cards for Warrior, Rogue, and Shaman
These are the cards for Warlock, Priest, and Paladin
The new neutral cards in Blackrock
Minions for everyone: The neutral drops
The elite 5: The 5 legendary new cards in Blackrock
Update, March 31, 8:15 PM: All cards are now available in German.
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In Destiny, the Hand Cannon Crota’s Word is considered a new choice for the weekly Nightfall Strike with Void Burn. Let’s take a closer look at the legendary Hand Cannon.
The four raid primary weapons that were added to Destiny in mid-January all deal a specific elemental damage type, which is very rare for primary weapons. Crota’s Word is a Hand Cannon with Void damage, making it the successor to the Auto Rifle “Atheon’s Epilogue”, and is regarded as the new benchmark in the primary slot when Void Burn is active for Nightfall.
But what can the weapon do in detail? Well, it plays very comfortably, sharing stats similarities with the PvP killers “Thorn” and “The Last Word”, but it is inferior to them in PvP. Crota’s Word does not occupy an exotic slot, at least. Oh, and it’s also suitable for the Thorn quest in Destiny: “A Light in the Dark”.
However, the raid legendaries should primarily be used in raids or Nightfall Strikes. Especially against the Hive, it deals additional damage to the Hive Majors, which are the creatures with the yellow health bars.
The strongest legendary Hand Cannon currently is the Fatebringer from the old raid “Vault of Glass.” Crota’s Word cannot compete with that. However, both weapons are used in different scenarios. The Fatebringer deals Arc damage and is great for taking down a multitude of weaker enemies due to its explosive effect. It seems like it’s been less affected by the fact that it caps at 300 damage points, while the new weapons, such as Crota’s Word, can rise to 331.
Our friends at ProNDC are taking a closer look at the firing properties of “Crota’s Word.”
http://youtu.be/dPXAA31WztM
By the way, “Crota’s Word” only drops from Crota himself in Destiny. And as one can see, it is an excellent choice for Strikes and Raids. Those who can consistently land precision hits will appreciate the perk that returns a round. The hits do not necessarily have to come one after the other, but just within a relatively tight time frame. Up to 17 rounds can be fired like this. However, it’s still a little buggy. Therefore, it’s also advisable to choose “Hammer Forge” as a perk. The explosive rounds can otherwise cause confusion.
Nexxos-Gaming has something to say about Crota’s Word:
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Not the new Fatebringer, but a new Atheon’s Epilogue
Before the hard mode of Crota’s End in Destiny came out, it was said: Crota’s Word is the only desirable weapon in it. That has been proven untrue. Meanwhile, the Onslaught of the Exiled and even Ir Yût’s Fang have gained popularity, while Crota’s Word faces strong competition and sees little action. Not through Atheon’s Epilogue, but in the Hand Cannon category, Crota’s Word is often just a second choice due to the old “Fatebringer”, Thorn, and “The Last Word”. And Falconmoon might still have a few fans. One does not often go into a Void Burn Strike and Void Shields are not prevalent in the current content.
This shows that players do not prefer a specific damage type so much as they swear by a weapon type. Nonetheless, “Crota’s Word” will always find use when one would have reached for Atheon’s Epilogue in the past. And it will perform its job well to outstandingly. Unfortunately, it does not have the cult potential of the Fatebringer or the exotic Hand Cannons.
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No key for the Closed Beta of Heroes of the Storm yet? No problem! The payment provider PayPal is giving away keys to users of the service in cooperation with Blizzard. Don’t worry, you can still register for the campaign afterwards.
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Heroes of the Storm is the MOBA and the LoL competitor from Blizzard. Whether it’s the Diablo, Warcraft, or Starcraft universe, there’s something for everyone in HotS. We have tested the game extensively for you in advance. But it’s better to take a look at the Closed Beta yourself. For that, you just need to sign up on the PayPal page. Unfortunately, you can’t find out the exact number of keys available – so being quick is the motto!
In Blizzard’s card game Hearthstone , the remaining cards for the “Blackrock” expansion will be revealed tonight at 7:00 PM. Mein MMO will show the live stream and provide a live ticker in German.
The adventure “Blackrock” is set to go live on April 3. Blizzard’s successful card game Hearthstone is thirsty for new cards. Once again, the policy is followed that only a few will be introduced at the beginning, until all are revealed at once. A total of 31 new cards are expected, of which 17 are already known:
Thus, 14 cards are still missing. There is curiosity about whether a new Ragnaros will appear.
Starting at 7:00 PM, the community managers will present the remaining cards in a livestream, and we will accompany this with a live ticker in German.
The live ticker shows you the 14 new Hearthstone cards
6:10 PM: 50 minutes left until it starts; here are the last 3 cards that were announced.
6:40 PM: The Twitch chat is as expected a mere collection of memes, insider jokes, running gags, and obscenities. If you like it …
6:47 PM: Uh, the image switches from the standard “There is nothing to see here” to the special “There is nothing to see here – but soon!”
6:51 PM: It’s quite cool right now to pretend it’s 2014 and shout “Naxx Out”. Anyway, an incredible number of guys are doing that in the chat, but well … just join in, and no one will notice that you have no idea why it’s funny.
6:55 PM: Naxxramas is already out, folks! And I’m so hyped for the Hearthstone beta!
6:57 PM: Just under 30,000 viewers currently have the Hearthstone stream.
6:58 PM: But judging by the chat, all Hearthstone players have the exact same humor.
7:01 PM: Unbelievable, the stream hasn’t started yet. This must be the first time in Blizzard’s history that something isn’t on time when they promise it!
7:02 PM: Uh, it’s starting; they are just playing. Chromaggus, 8 mana card, neutral minion 6/8 stats, legendary, counts as a dragon: When you draw a card, you get a copy of it in your hand. Oh man.
7:07 PM: The two Paladin class cards are a 5-mana minion called “Dragon Consort” with 5/5 stats. It has a battle cry that the next dragon played costs 2 less mana. The other card is called Solemn Vigil. It is a spell for 5 mana that lets the Paladin draw 2 cards. For each minion that died that turn, the spell costs one less mana.
7:10 PM: 70,000 are now watching the stream.
7:12 PM: 11 cards are still missing. Chromaggus is really a tough one. Especially when the Paladin can still get a card draw while Chromaggus is on the board and their hand is nice and empty. The combo with Solemn Vigil is right there: If you lose or wipe out 5 minions that turn, you can play the card for free, with Chromaggus the spell then brings the same card twice. Dragon Consort is also intended as a combo card to bring Ysera and other heavyweights onto the board two rounds before their actual time.
7:20 PM
7:22 PM: The next Legendary seems to be a 6 mana minion: Emperor something. Curious to see what it can do.
7:24 PM: Emperor Thaurissan should be it, the lord of Blackrock Mountain. This is something for total Vanilla-Classic-WoW fans. It is a legendary minion for 6 mana with 6/5 stats, at the end of your turn, it lowers the cost of all cards in hand by 1.
7:29 PM: Wow, the Shaman class card is the Fireguard Destroyer, a 4 mana card (with 1 Overload) and 3/6 stats. When played, it gets 1-4 attack added.
7:32 PM: Hmm, 9 cards are still missing, and they are playing the Shaman again, having only prepared two decks. Scandalous.
7:36 PM: Of course, the pros in the chat and on the respective sites think that the poor community manager can’t do anything at all and is the last noob. He overlooked such an obvious lethal! How can he? If there are 30 million football coaches in Germany, as they always say, the number of absolute Hearthstone geniuses worldwide must surely be 9 digits.
7:37 PM: Although even I would have seen the lethal …
7:40:
7:45 PM: 90,000 are currently watching as Blizzard employees play cards against each other. Long live Hearthstone.
7:53 PM: Oh, the 5th Legendary is known. It is Majordomus Executus, a 9/7 minion for 9 mana. And as a deathrattle, it transforms its hero into an 8 health Ragnaros. And it has a 2 mana hero power: Deal 8 damage to the opponent. Now we know what Blizzard has planned for Ragnaros: some sort of Lord Jaraxxus for everyone. And lore-friendly.
7:57 PM: Now they are kicking into gear and want to show the last cards. Yay!
7:59 PM: The Rogue gets the 2-mana spell “Gang Up“: It can be cast on a minion, and you receive 3 copies of it mixed into your deck.
8:03 PM: The two Priest cards: a 1-mana minion “Twilight Whelp” with 2/1 stats, when you have a dragon in hand, it gets 2 health added. And the Priest gets a spell: Resurrection for 2 mana: Summons a random friendly minion that died in the game.
8:05 PM: The Hunter gets the 2-mana spell “Quick Shot” – Deals 3 damage. If the hand is empty afterward, the Hunter draws a card.
8:06 PM: And the two Druid cards are here. They are two minions. One is “Druid of the Flame” for 3 mana, a 2/2 minion, which can transform into something else. Either into a 5/2 or into a 2/5. And Volcanic Lumberer, a 9-mana minion with 7/8 and taunt. For each minion that died in the turn, it costs one less mana.
8:10 PM: Warlocks get the 3-mana spell Demonwrath, which deals 2 damage to all non-demons.
8:11 PM: Warriors get the 2-mana spell Revenge, which deals 1 damage to all minions. If the Warrior has 12 HP or less, it deals 3 damage to all minions.
8:12 PM: Okay, that’s probably it. Again, 40 minutes wasted in the middle to then do everything rush-rush at the end. Blizzard – You just have to love them.
8:13 PM: So, what do you think? The most spectacular card is certainly Majordomus Executus. But otherwise, there’s a lot of small stuff in the low-mana range of class cards that will surely see play, right? The latest trend with the adventure seems to be trying to wipe out as many minions as possible in one turn to come back better. It will be interesting to see what the pros and the not-so-pros do with these cards.
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I don’t need to beat around the bush. Blizzard consistently makes great games. Some old WoW friends might complain, saying “everything was better back in Vanilla”. Diablo 3 might not have been a good game at release, but it has developed into more than just a solid hack&slash over the various patches.
Adding to that is the simple fact that Blizzard does not release games they are not satisfied with. They have canceled both “StarCraft: Ghost” and “Titan” as well as “Thrall’s Adventure” because they did not meet their own standards.
No matter what criteria one may establish for a “good game”, financially speaking, Blizzard titles have always been a huge success. No game from this company has ever been out of the sales charts for less than several weeks. Yet, I dare to suggest that “Heroes of the Storm” will not be a financial success – even though many people will play and love it.
The MOBA Model: Skins for Cash
Skins in MOBAs – The one true key to success?
Whether it’s SMITE, DOTA, or LoL – the three major representatives of the MOBA genre generate their largest revenues undoubtedly through the sale of premium skins.
The new variants of existing heroes offer no gameplay advantage, but are usually designed to be slightly more elaborate, significantly cooler, or just absurdly funny. This is a wonderful model for characters that are new and relatively unknown.
Of course, a god like “Zeus” or “Freya” is technically not new, but nobody really associates a detailed appearance with these deities or even a sophisticated backstory.
The Problem: Epic Can’t Get More Epic
And so we come to the problem of “Heroes of the Storm”: The characters are all epic heroes or feared adversaries. They are not new, and anyone who hears the name “Thrall” immediately has a very specific Orc in mind. An even better example is “Arthas”. Anyone who has played Warcraft 3 or WoW will immediately associate that name with the runeblade Frostmourne and the dark armor of Ner’zhul.
How is it possible to create a skin variant that is even more epic than the typical appearance of the great leader of the Scourge that we have known for over ten years? What could look better than Kerrigan, the Queen of Blades, in her beloved form as the leader of the Swarm?
It is practically impossible to further enhance an already incredibly cool character. This may still work for lesser-known heroes like “Murky” or “Abathur” through silly skins, but really notable characters can’t be polished up like that.
When No Skin Appeals
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You should never apply your own opinion to others, but I believe that with this view, I represent a considerably large group. In Smite, I had the immediate urge to own many new skins.
In Heroes of the Storm, there isn’t a single skin that I desperately want. I love the characters in their current form, which is also the one with whom I’ve spent weeks, if not months and years in games. What heresy would it be to put Uther the Lightbringer in a medic costume now? Not even Kerrigan’s succubus skin could tempt me to spend money. And THAT really means something to me.
Just a Theory
This is of course just a theory of mine. We do not have official sales figures for this game, and especially with the “Founder’s Pack”, I can well imagine that some impatient player has jumped in. Therefore, Blizzard may be better off at the direct launch than other MOBAs, where you couldn’t just “buy in” – but in the long run, especially after the release, the incentive to spend real money could disappear.
What do you think? Do you share my assessment of the design of the characters? And how could Blizzard change that? What could be designed to create new incentives to want to invest real money?
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Users are saying that as soon as they do anything in the game, the pesky creatures stick to their heels. Often, the only thing that helps is what Rick and the other survivors in “Walking Dead” are not allowed: a rustic logout.
Some capitulate in the face of the zombie hordes and want to take a break. But there are also others who handle the new challenge like this:
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Our cover image shows a player who intentionally gathered a huge zombie horde, then jumped onto a roof to see how many there were. A poor other player came by, attracted the attention of the zombie horde, was eaten, and the situation was resolved.
The calm before the storm – this could describe the current situation regarding the action role-playing game The Division by Ubisoft. In addition to alleged alpha leaks in the past weeks, fans are eagerly awaiting a release date. Some are creating their own real world inspired by The Division out of sheer anticipation.
Detailed Plastic Models
The Reddit user ToykyoJoe has posted very interesting pictures on the front page of the internet (reddit.com). Anyone who first thinks this is in-game material is mistaken. The graphics of The Division are good but still not on par with reality. Instead, ToykyoJoe has created his own models based on previously released gameplay scenes. And they look quite stylish.
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The release of The Division is supposed to take place in 2015. Rumors that an Xbox beta would start as early as March, after there were indications of an open alpha, were probably just false hopes – unfortunately. The alpha leaks, as we reported, were more illusion than reality and turned out to be mostly incorrect. Nevertheless, we are convinced that Ubisoft does not want to run the project into the ground and that we can still shake up New York City this year. In the meantime, enthusiastic fans can ask ToykyoJoe if he would send a few models for a small fee. This way, one could already play The Division.
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In Destiny , a player has achieved a Crota kill that has garnered a lot of attention. Even the pros in the US forum reddit are impressed.
Last night, a user posted a video of a Crota kill on reddit. The usually hardened users there were impressed and urged Destiny’s Community Manager, DeeJ, to make the Crota kill the video of the week. Everywhere, there were words of praise and admiration.
What is to be seen? No, it is not a new speed record being celebrated. Not even solo is the Guardian going solo. Together with his brother, a boy named Derek plays the raid and takes down Crota as the Swordbearer in the video. Derek suffers from infantile cerebral palsy and can only operate the controller with his hands and feet simultaneously.
This is the same condition under which actor RJ Mitte suffers, who plays the character Walter White Jr. in the US series Breaking Bad. And it is the condition that often affects people who are derogatorily called “spastics.” It often arises from brain damage in early childhood.
The video shows how the young Guardian elegantly and clearly takes down Crota and celebrates in the end.
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Guardians are particularly impressed that the boy has learned to compensate for his handicap so skillfully that no one in a raid would notice that there isn’t a non-disabled player behind the Guardian. On the contrary: “He’s better with his feet than I am with my hands!” is often said. Especially players who know someone with a disability are moved and feel inspired by the player’s performance.
For the MMO shooter Destiny , much depends on the next DLC “House of Wolves.” We asked the mein-MMO community what matters most to them. And over 3000 players voted.
2400 voted on whether House of Wolves is the last chance for Destiny
Your reaction to the article was overwhelming. To the question of whether “House of Wolves” is already the last chance, nearly 2400 readers voted.
1055 votes, 44%, said: No, it is not the last chance yet.
A more critical view was held by 38% of the votes: Yes, it is the last chance for Destiny, they said.
18% were undecided.
The sentiment is neck and neck. This can also be seen in the comments. Here, most lean towards clear poles. For some players, the game is worn out, they see empty friend lists and know the strong competition that lurks for Destiny with Witcher 3, The Division, and numerous other games. And the criticisms known since the release are repeated and confirmed: Uninspired story, too much repetition, too little new content. If Bungie disappoints with the next DLC, they say they will be gone for sure.
Others believe in Bungie. They are already grateful for the many hours of fun that Destiny has provided and believe that Bungie will still explore the potential and that many things will improve with House of Wolves and many will return.
What is most important to you for House of Wolves?
And what do you wish for House of Wolves? Almost 3100 Guardians voted within a week. And: It is incredibly balanced. Of the four options we gave you, even the least chosen received 20% of the votes.
Most wished for more exotic bounties, treasure maps, events, and adventures. So more to do for solo players. 30% of the votes went to that.
More story and atmosphere received just under a quarter of the votes (24.3%). Every fourth person wants Bungie to improve here especially.
Almost as many (23.4%) wish for a focus on replayability of strikes, as well as tougher bosses. Bungie should also take another look at the older raids: Crota’s End and The Vault of Glass.
And still, one in five of you (19.4%) wants Bungie to focus on the new raid, providing better content here with interesting enemies and challenges.
You can see that the four points we offered are very close together. Players have different priorities here; everyone plays the game a bit differently and wishes that Bungie improves in other areas.
Many also demanded several of the points we proposed.
It is clear: The community is divided, but far from hopeless. Even if it is important for Destiny and Bungie to deliver a DLC “House of Wolves” that brings more than “Darkness Lurks,” the fate of the franchise is not yet dependent on it. They have likely already reached too many players. However, it is certain that many will carefully observe whether Bungie can and will deliver. Some Destiny players have surely been lost along the way up to this point. Whether they can be won back seems questionable, given the sometimes drastic views.
Blizzard has now announced a date for when the remaining Blackrock cards for Hearthstone will be revealed. Players can watch live. This will take place on Monday, March 30th, in a live stream. The event is scheduled for 7:00 PM our time.
It is like with the last expansions Naxxramas and Goblins vs Gnomes: In the beginning, they are stingy with cards, showing only 2 or 3 per week. And then, as the release of the expansion approaches, they unleash them all at once. This is also the plan this time. However, this time you can be part of it.
In a live stream, the community managers of Hearthstone will introduce all the remaining cards. This is set to happen on Monday, March 30th, at 7:00 PM our time. The expansion itself is set to arrive on April 3rd.
In the sandpark MMO ArcheAge the communication between US publisher Trion Worlds and the Korean developer XLGames has once again led to a misunderstanding.
Recently, a new event has gone live in ArcheAge. This was announced in one of the last live streams. Players were supposed to be able to kill a red dragon. And they would then have one hour to loot the dragon’s body, or so it was said.
When the event actually went live, there was no sign of an hour. After a significantly shorter time, just a few minutes, the body disappeared. In the relevant forums, threads were seen: “Trion Worlds has lied to us again.” The tension between players and the US publisher Trion Worlds has been tense since the launch, one could say.
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In a forum post on Thursday and in a live stream from Friday, the clarification was provided: It was a misunderstanding. At Trion Worlds, they believed (and communicated it that way) that it meant one hour of “real time.” In Korea, however, it was meant as “one hour in-game,” which passes by much faster.
They could not test this at Trion Worlds beforehand because such events are firmly embedded in the code of ArcheAge and only become active when their time has come. For the future, they want to change this in order to test events before their appearance and to provide significantly better information.
My MMO says: We have named the difficult partnership between XLGames and Trion Worlds as our MMO Fail 2014. That should be opinion enough at this point.
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EVE Online is a superlative MMO in many aspects: the most players online on a server or the largest battle within an MMO. However, the game only sets such records with appropriate hardware.
1838 iPhones connected in series
In EVE Online, there is only one server (excluding the test server) named Tranquility. Here, 65303 players can be online at the same time. It might not sound like much, but considering that players are all on a single server, it surpasses even the most populated WoW servers. 3936GB of RAM and 2574 GHz are necessary for this. That’s the performance of 858 high-end processors or 1838 iPhones.
B-R5RB Bloodbath
During the massive battle in the B-R5RB system, the CCP hardware often fell short. Thus, the battle was partially moved to another node. Through this additional node, a better transfer of user clients and the CCP server took place. However, a few players who were not actively participating had to be disconnected from the server; but the battle could continue fairly smoothly. 5000 players faced each other in this largest clash so far and wiped out an equivalent of 300,000 US dollars – not a small amount.
We have a battle of 5,000 players. Let’s disconnect 100 players so the battle can continue.
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Lags occur everywhere. In EVE Online, these brief interruptions can be particularly frustrating, as every ship you lose is gone forever. Reviving at the next graveyard is not an option. To eliminate the lag problem in larger battles, CCP introduced the Time Dilation system in 2010. As shown in the video, time is simply slowed down. This doesn’t eliminate the symptoms of lag, but the consequences can be mitigated. This makes the life of a fleet commander in a 2500-man fleet considerably easier.
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New Eden consists of more than 5000 individual star systems, by the way. As with the battle of B-R5RB, high player numbers in one of these systems are unpredictable and happen spontaneously. The reason is jump drives, which allow players to jump from almost any position in New Eden to another… and suddenly, you find yourself in the middle of the largest EVE Online battle. The star systems are arranged in a cluster system, and in the future, CCP wants to respond better to massive fights. To do this, more power will be allocated to the 0.0 systems.
In Destiny especially Blade Dancers have discovered new farming spots that resemble the former loot cave. However, with a huge yield: Up to 10,000 Glimmer in 6 minutes is said to be possible.
It is a kind of “Loot Cave XXL” that players have discovered. Although “discovered” is not the right word: They have rather found a method to properly exploit these spots.
The yield is fantastic: Over 10,000 Glimmer in 6 minutes is said to be possible, along with engrams en masse and items that can be sold.
However, the farming spot also has some downsides: It is only active during the “The enemy is moving against each other” public events, making it available only for a few minutes per hour. These server-wide events cause opposing factions among the enemies to attack each other. At very specific locations in the world of Destiny, an endless spawn of many enemies occurs.
Blade Dancers, a special subclass of Hunters, have come up with the idea of how to tap into this stream of enemies best: directly at the source. They go in here with at least 2 Blade Dancers and 4 other players for support – in a full raid group. Then the Blade Dancers – with the right skills – can enter the so-called “Infinite Super” mode. They have their super ability constantly active. Because there are several of them, they can keep collecting orbs and thus feed their super. They yield more when players are in a group.
Since players do not have to stay at a safe distance, as was usually necessary with loot caves to keep the spawn free, an incredible frequency is possible at which the enemies bite the dust, drop their loot, respawn, and taste space dust again.
This all sounds too fantastic to be true, doesn’t it? And indeed, it is a fantastic sight when you take a look:
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Here, not only the gameplay is great, but also the loot yield. Of course, additional glimmer-increasing means are also used, like Blue Polyphage for Vex enemies or the black Wax Idol for the Hive.
The most popular “XXL Loot Cave” for this spot is located on Venus – as seen in the first video. But other “event” caves also work with this method, as shown here with Thralls in the Cosmodrome on Earth. The YouTuber called it: The most fun he has had in Destiny in ages.
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The Free2Play MMO Rift is revamping its wardrobe system: appearances and colors will now be collected in a collection.
As an MMORPG player, you know how it is: A new piece of armor is found and it just looks silly . The pants don’t match the boots, the chest piece doesn’t match the helmet. Luckily, good spirits invented “Transmorgification”: This allows items to keep their stats but look like others. Normally, you have to carry around the old “pretty but useless” items forever. This changed last year in Guild Wars 2. Now the Free2Play MMO Rift follows suit.
We already reported on this two weeks ago, that Rift wants to orient itself towards the unrivaled wardrobe system of Guild Wars 2. At that time, it was still in an early “Yes, it will probably come this way, but it could also be nonsense” phase. Now a few weeks have passed and Trion Worlds believes: Okay, this is now definite. With the next patch 3.2, the wardrobe system will be switched and enriched with the luxury that only GW2 players were familiar with.
In a blog to the community, the new system is presented: In principle, you can now determine how the piece of armor or weapon should look. And for the appearance selection, you have all the items you have collected and whose appearance has been unlocked by collecting.
The exact processes might be particularly interesting, we quote Trion Worlds:
What happens when everything goes live?
The system will check your inventory, your bank, and your wardrobe and automatically unlock all corresponding appearances.
The system will unlock the appearances of items that you have earned but may have already discarded. For example, if you have achieved the successes in the Flooded Halls, which grant you the Water Helm and Shoulders, these will be automatically unlocked for you. All appearances of the weapons you have reshaped will also be unlocked for you.
The “real” items that were in your wardrobe will be sent back to your character by mail and retain their values (color, soulbinding status, craftsman name, etc.).
The data of all your wardrobe sets will be entered so that they match the existing ones, including the appearance of the items, color, and visibility checkbox.
You can read more details in the Rift blog. We have linked the source for you below.
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In collaboration with the developer Dream Reactor LLC, we are giving away 50 keys for the closed beta of the card game Spellweaver TGC.
Recently, we presented Spellweaver TCG as a possible alternative to Hearthstone. In cooperation with the developer, we are now giving away 50 keys for the closed beta. Additionally, there are 7,500 gold, which corresponds to 6 booster packs.
With the start of the open beta on April 24, 2015, there will be a reset of accounts. Those who have invested money will not have to mourn the loss. After the reset, they will receive 1.5 times what they purchased back. Furthermore, for every 10 games completed in the closed beta, they will receive 1 booster pack in the open beta (up to a maximum of 50).
We are conducting the giveaway with the raffle tool godankey, following the motto: First come, first served. Your data will be anonymized, not stored, and only used for sending the codes. Participation is free, and legal recourse is excluded.
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The fantasy MMORPG Crowfall has successfully completed its Kickstarter campaign. With the help of supporters, a few remaining goals were achieved in the final stretch.
On March 26, the Kickstarter campaign ended – a remarkable total of 1.7 million dollars was raised. $200,000 of that was raised in the final 24 hours. As a nice side effect, several outstanding stretch goals were reached in the last moments. Most of them concern the supporters, who can look forward to additional content and bonuses – such as a personal blacksmith, guaranteeing improved crafting and a unique relic.
But there is also something for all players: The rules system will be expanded with a new goal. 12 factions, each representing a god, will be able to fight for control over the campaign map. Those who want can now also join the battle with a new archetype, the Minotaurs.
After the 1.6 million dollar mark was reached, a competitive feature was unlocked, allowing the best guilds to compete in an ongoing tournament. However, they first need to qualify by winning a campaign. In the subsequent tournament battles, there will only be one winner, who receives a special artifact that signifies who among them is the best: the Dragon Throne.
Those who missed the Kickstarter campaign can also support the developers on the official website crowfall.com via PayPal. However, different bundles are available for that. If you want to learn even more about the great Kickstarter success, we recommend our previews:
Hoping that the release of “Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns” is just around the corner, ArenaNet is announcing more and more changes in the upcoming addon. Players who enjoy making life difficult for their opponents with conditions can especially look forward to this.
No more conditions cap
Conditions such as Bleeding previously could only stack on an opponent up to a certain cap. This especially complicated the teamwork of characters who are specialized in these conditions. For example, the more players stand on a boss, the less damage each individual player added through the conditions. Logically: Once a cap is reached, using skills only extends the duration of the conditions but does not add new stacks.
There is now a gameplay trailer for Halo Online, the multiplayer offshoot of the shooter franchise in Russia.
Last week, we reported on Halo Online, a game that 343 Studios aims to win fans in Russia. The multiplayer shooter is being developed by Saber Active exclusively for the Russian market as a free-to-play MMO. Whether the game will eventually come to other regions is still uncertain.
The game runs on a modified version of the Halo 3 engine, has no campaign, but offers competitive modes supporting battles between 4 to 16 players.
Such offshoots of major franchises as MMO versions in other markets are not uncommon: For instance, there are Borderlands Online or Call of Duty Online in China.
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The two Korean MMO giants NCSoft (Guild Wars 2, WildStar) and Nexon (Maplestory) have a problem with each other. This was evident again at an NCSoft shareholder meeting.
Nexon (Atlantica Online, Maplestory, Vindictus) is not a big name from our western perspective, but in Korea it is the market leader. NCSoft, on the other hand, is known to us with Guild Wars 2 and WildStar, while in Korea, despite having the incredibly popular Lineage franchise, it plays a subordinate role in the concert of MMO giants.
Nexon is the largest shareholder in NCSoft and has recently attempted to gain greater control over the corporation. To defend against a possible takeover, NCSoft has acquired shares in the mobile game specialist NetMarble. This was again brought up at an NCSoft shareholder meeting.
Many hopes of NCSoft are pinned on a successful Guild Wars 2 add-on.
There, Nexon representatives wanted to know why NCSoft acquired the shares in NetMarble at such a high price. They also mentioned that the NCSoft CEO had elevated his brother and his wife to high positions in the company without informing Nexon.
Kae-Tik-Jin, the CEO of NCSoft, was confirmed at the meeting for three more years as CEO of NCSoft and defended himself against Nexon’s attacks: NetMarble is a solid investment and worth the price. He agreed that it is unusual to promote family members, but stated that his brother and wife work hard. Both have already achieved successes that justify these promotions.
Lineage Eternal is the next arrow in NCSoft’s quiver.
Nexon did not go so far as to vote against the renewal of Kae-Tik-Jin’s contract. However, they requested transparency and asked that important decisions be explained.
For 100 days, the open beta has been running, and new classes have been added like the Beast Master and the Blader , a new area has already opened, gameplay tweaks are coming in thick and fast, new features are being added monthly, and soon this lady, the Valkyrie, will be next: Although not everything in Black Desert is all cheers, fun, and joy, and there are flaws in the concept, 1.5 million players have checked out the game, and there is really a lot to see:
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