In Russia, Skyforge has already been released since last week, while in the West the game is currently in a second closed beta phase. Further closed beta tests will follow, to which more and more people will be invited, as Team Allods announces. In summer, it will finally go into an open beta, in which everyone can participate. They announce this with this trailer.
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In the last patch, data miners already found code snippets indicating an upcoming port. Players are supposed to receive a card pack upon logging in for the first time on an iPhone.
There is also a hint that to play Hearthstone, at least an iPhone 4s or an iPod Touch 5 is required.
The last time such hints were found was early December in the preparation patch for “Goblins vs Gnomes.” The week after, Android tablets got to enjoy Hearthstone.
Therefore, some assume that Hearthstone could also come to the iPhone on April 9.
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In Hearthstone dataminers have discovered the bosses of the expansion Blackrock Mountain: It starts with the Blackrock Depths and the bosses Coren Direbrew, High Justice Grimstone, and Emperor Thaurissan.
The boss fight against Coren Direbrew was already known before the datamining. This was used to promote Blackrock Mountain. The player is meant to feel like they are not just fighting a boss, but are caught up in a bar brawl. With his hero ability, he puts two of his own cards on the board and one opponent’s card for 2 mana points.
The High Justice Grimstone likes spectators
The next boss will have an ability that he can use for free. With that, he summons a 1/1 spectator from the audience. His deck composition would surely be very interesting, but the data miners don’t reveal that to us.
The Emperor Thaurissan: Never kill the princess
A clear tactic can be discerned for Thaurissan, the boss of the wing. He has a hero ability that deals 30 damage for 2 mana. Luckily, the card Moira Bronzebeard is on the board, which prevents Thaurissan from using his hero ability. She never attacks minions, unless a spotter is on the field. Moira could typically have stats of 1/3 on normal and 3/1 on heroic.
This already seems to be an interesting fight based on the raw abilities, requiring a deck without a spotter.
And here are these 4 cards as a reward
The first three cards are awarded for a victory over the bosses. The fourth, the legendary one, you will receive when you have completed the wing. It will be like last time, where classes gradually receive their special cards. Tomorrow it will be the Rogue and Priest’s turn. Emperor Thaurissan is sure to make a stir. Our Cortyn thinks that it will be a card to reckon with.
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The superhero MMO DC Universe Online takes place in the universe of Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman. Several high-profile movies are planned for the next few years. What about synergies?
In an interview with Massively-OP, the Creative Director of DC Universe Online has now vaguely responded to the question of whether there are plans to seek synergies with the upcoming superhero movies.
This could be significantly beneficial. For 2016, two blockbusters “Batman vs. Superman” and the flashy “Suicide Squad” are planned, which take place in the DC universe. “Batman vs. Superman” is set to be released in March 2016, featuring Ben Affleck, Amy Adams, and Jesse Eisenberg among others. “Suicide Squad” is slated for September 2016. The unusual concept involves “actual” villains completing missions on behalf of the government. Alleged actors include Will Smith, Jared Leto, and Tom Hardy.
According to Andersen, they have such synergies “in mind,” but are not yet ready to share details.
DC Universe Online is a free-to-play action MMO for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PC.
Mein MMO thinks: This will probably be the opportunity for DCUO to gain a significant increase without “real effort”. Even without a collaboration, the game is likely to benefit greatly from the anticipated DC hype in the coming years.If they can maintain the impression of being relevant and current. After all, the game has been around for 4 years already.
It will be interesting to see what happens with DCUO in the coming years. Currently, DC is already making a comeback with The Flash, Gotham, and Arrow on US television and also in German television.
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In the zombie MMO H1Z1 , the servers will be offline today, April 2nd, for 4 hours. A major patch will be deployed between 12:00 PM and 4:00 PM.
H1Z1 is slowly taking shape. In the first few months, many of the teething problems that plagued the zombie game were addressed, and at times, players stumbled around like a newly resurrected zombie, still a bit uncertain. That phase is over, and now new features are being introduced. We summarize the patch notes for you in German.
The patch also brings another server and player wipe.
So today’s patch aims to introduce a new revised model for the “dam”. This is the largest structure on the current map. Once revised, it is intended to be used as a key point for large server-wide events. From what is currently known, the idea is that the survivors want to generate electricity again with the dam and thus find their way back to civilization, but this attracts zombie hordes.
The third change concerns zombies: there will now be fewer of them, but only on “less populated servers.” Players had complained about a zombie plague since the last patch. On already crowded servers, no changes will be noticed. Additionally, they want to ensure that zombies more strongly follow the “heat map”: appearing where players shoot or where important items are located. The starter areas of H1Z1 should now be populated mainly with slow zombies, so that new players have a chance to get away.
And as a fourth feature, “workbenches” are introduced. Here, ammunition and weapons can be disassembled. From the remnants of weapons, repair kits for their own weapons can be crafted. From leftover ammunition, the suitable caliber for their own guns.
In the shared-world shooter Destiny , the first Hunter has managed to defeat the final boss of the current raid Crota’s End. The video shows perfect mastery of the game, knowledge of all tricks and techniques.
About 7 weeks ago, a Warlock already managed to take down Crota on Hard mode. For a long time, it was thought that Warlocks were the only class that could achieve this. Now, for the first time, a Hunter has succeeded, and he has to play flawlessly or nearly flawlessly for about 9 minutes for this triumph. Here is the video:
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You can see that he forces Crota to his knees with two shots from his exotic rocket launcher Gjallarhorn, each shot followed by a throwing knife. The decisive kick is delivered by a Tripmine grenade on Crota’s head, which only activates at the moment the Hunter is there to strike with the sword. He must achieve this sequence a total of four times if he wants to claim the triumph.
The impressive aspect of the video is certainly the almost robotic precision with which the individual steps are executed. The impressive speed at which the player switches between his numerous weapons is also noteworthy. The sections where he must chain headshots with the Black Spindle without room for error are among the highlights for us.
These tricks in Destiny are used by the Hunter for his impressive kill
If you’re wondering what the first minutes of the video mean: This is a certain tactic. Destiny ensures that players are not “out of ammo” for too long, and when players run out of ammo, they should quickly get more. Therefore, the Hunter intentionally empties his magazine at the beginning, takes out several enemies that drop heavy ammo (the purple boxes), and accumulates a supply that he returns to during the fight.
As some of our readers point out, a second trick is even more interesting: The Hunter places the Tripmine grenade on the ground, shoots with the Red Death pulse rifle on it, and can heal himself thanks to a specific trait of the weapon, even when there are no enemies nearby. One never stops learning!
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Starting Friday, it is finally time in HearthStone: The new adventure “Blackrock Mountain” or in English “Blackrock” can finally be played. Well, at least the first wing. The new Legendary cards are slowly being circulated. But how good are the five new cards? I want to briefly introduce them to you and share my opinion.
Imperator Thaurissan
The Emperor is rather weak with 5/5 and a cost of 6 mana. His card effect reduces the cost of all your hand cards by 1. The effect is guaranteed to trigger at least once, as it always occurs at the end of your own turn. Miracle Rogues will likely be pleased with this card. But the good dwarf could also find use in other decks – because if a Mage can suddenly cast their Fireball for only 6, 5 or even 4 mana, all opponents must rethink their strategy.
Rend Schwarzfaust
Stats of 8/4 for 7 mana are disproportionate. His Battlecry allows you to destroy another legendary minion if you have a Dragon in hand. From my perspective, there are too many variables that need to be met. First, one must have a Dragon, and then there must be a legendary minion on the board that you want to destroy. Of course, there are some special situations in which it can be useful, like killing your own Sylvanas to trigger her Deathrattle. Nevertheless, the card is too specialized and I think it is far too expensive.
Chromaggus
Chromaggus is also rather overpriced at 6/8 for 8 mana. However, he is considered a Dragon, which allows several synergies with the other new Blackrock cards. Once he is on the board, the owner effectively draws every card twice. In a good deck, this can be extremely useful to have, for example, 4 Fireballs or similar. However, in bad decks, this can quickly lead to having a hand full of cards and having to “burn” many while drawing. However, it is one of the few ways to bypass the “2x the same card per deck” regulation. I can already envision the Cenarius army…
Majordomus Exekutus
9/7 for 9 mana is also rarely recommendable. His Deathrattle replaces your hero with Ragnaros, who has only 8 health points but possesses the hero power “Die, Insect!” that deals 8 damage to a random enemy.
The low HP number makes the Deathrattle effect purely a game of chance, and I have little hope for a deck based on this card. The only thing I can imagine would be trying to get Majordomus under the control of the opponent (for example, through a Sylvanas), dropping the enemy directly to 8 HP. However, I wouldn’t willingly play this card. But let’s wait and see what all the Hearthstone pros say about it.
Nefarian
Nefarian, with 8/8 for 9 mana, is already quite similar to his colleagues Alexstrasza and Nozdormu. If you calculate this strength along with the fact that you draw two additional cards, the black dragon already makes a pretty good impression. Of course, there is a very large element of chance, which almost resembles the “Unstable Portal” of the Mage – but it expands Hearthstone with many new possibilities. When a Mage suddenly plays a “Skirmish” or a Paladin ends the match with a “Fireblast,” those are cool stories, and that’s exactly what Blizzard wants to enable. This card probably has little validity in ranked play but will likely be found in every casual deck. In my deck for sure.
What do you think of the new legendaries? What deck ideas do you have, and how would you like to use the new cards? If you want to get an overview again, you can view all new Blackrock cards here.
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For a long time, we have wondered how much money players in MOBAs actually spend on skins and other things. After all, these games are essentially free, making them a gamble for developers. Fortunately, there are now some exciting statistics that should provide more insight into the earnings of League of Legends (LoL), Dota, Smite, and HotS.
Who Pays and How Much on Average?
46% of all MOBA players have never spent money on a game. Conversely, this means that just over half of all users treat themselves to something in the games’ shops. In 2014, each paying player spent an average of $25 (~21€) solely on cosmetic upgrades – such as new skins, different weapon models, or other “extras” that can enhance the various characters. By the way, the average MOBA player is male and 25 years old – and this target group usually has money to spare.
Character Enhancements Account for 36% of Revenue
With 36% of all revenues, character enhancements make up the lion’s share of profits. An impressive 20% come from unlocking heroes, gods, or champions, and a solid 13% arise from “boosters,” which give players more experience, gold, or similar rewards for a certain period in the game. The last third includes many different items, such as account services, portraits, or other cosmetic trivialities that have nothing to do with the characters (like a special frame around one’s display picture during loading screens).
Source: EEDAR
Other figures are also impressive: The 10% of players who spend the most are responsible for over 62% of total revenues. The top 1% of players account for 15% of the money. That the MOBA market is still growing the strongest, especially financially, is probably no surprise (MOBA revenue over the last 5 years).
When all these numbers are put together, it seems no wonder that new skins often have quite a revealing touch. Young men indeed want to see attractive women on the screen. For them, it is worth a few euros.
The April Fools’ joke from Guild Wars 2 is not well received by everyone. Pretending to be an airplane is only somewhat interesting.
Most MMORPGs rely on a specific mode or gag for their April Fools’ jokes. Players can participate, but they are not obligated to. ArenaNet has chosen a different approach and goes all out with Guild Wars 2: When logging in, players see Tyria through a “Sepia filter,” their character has both arms stretched out and makes airplane noises while running.
If the player jumps off a cliff, a kind of slapstick music plays. Sounds a bit off, right? It is.
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The comments are divided. Some say: It’s a joke, it’s funny for 10 minutes and then I’d like to turn it off. Others say: Guys, come on, it’s well intended and in a few hours, it will be over.
However, many would have preferred the “Super Adventure Box” instead of this unusual stunt, probably one of the most spectacular gags ever and a fan favorite: They turned Guild Wars 2 into an 8-bit game.
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Star Citizen is still a game that ranks high on my wishlist. But when I look at the latest ship and its price, I feel sick. Crowdfunding or not – but 250 US dollars for a ship?
Already raised 77 million dollars
That the crowdfunding campaign of Star Citizen, the EVE Online competitor, is one of the most successful projects of its kind is undeniable. Long before the actual release, over 850,000 backers have already raised 77 million US dollars for Chris Roberts and his team – respect! Like with any good crowdfunding project, those who invest a bit more trust in the developer team get access to more content early. But not only that, the funders also receive emails encouraging them to invest even more, even though the developers already have access to a huge amount of funds.
The ship of the upper class
Difficult question. What is clear is that many ships are already only available for a short time. Like the new Vanguard, which is sold on the official website as a “Concept Sale”. The price is a staggering 250 US dollars or 238 euros. Not a small amount, as there are also people paying who are already flying around in the beta universe. You can farm these ships too – but later, upon release, you face the disadvantage of having no insurance and it takes some time to build one. According to the American magazine polygon.com, which refers to statements from the developer, such a ship will become even more expensive at release.
That all of this is not new and that Star Citizen is somewhat financing itself alongside the crowdfunding campaign has not escaped us. But the horrendous price raises the question of how “overpowered” these ships will be later on?
We hope that Star Citizen will not turn into a disguised Pay2Win game. Of course, you have to offer backers premium content, but these players should not have an overwhelming advantage either. Already, there are controversial forum threads on this topic, such as on mmorpg.com. There, some backers are anything but happy that Robert Space Industries is relentless in trying to sell extremely expensive ships. The question arises whether they really need to do this in this early development phase, as the most successful crowdfunding project in history.
In the military MMO War Thunder , an important historical gap has been closed. As of April 1st, the Soviet walker tank ST-1 has now been introduced as the missing link.
As historians from Gaijin Entertainment have discovered, there has been a significant gap in their World War simulation “War Thunder”. The Soviet prototype ST-1 was missing. It was considered the Russians’ secret weapon, and only the most experienced crews were granted the honor of piloting the long-limbed ST-1.
The walker tank was incredibly mobile; however, its vulnerability to small-caliber fire, issues with gyrostabilizers, and high production costs prevented mass deployment of the war machine on real battlefields.
Experienced tank generals can now make up for this in War Thunder.
Mein MMO thinks: We are confident that with the closing of this essential gap, all accusations against War Thunder that the game is not historically accurate will be a thing of the past.
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In the Dark Fantasy MMO The Secret World, players have to deal with monsters, zombies, demons, and conspiracies, but there’s an additional problem: The dance fever has broken out.
As Funcom announced in an important message for April 1st, a dance fever is spreading in the Secret World.
This video shows poor affected individuals:
http://youtu.be/n2ui3DSRgNc
Those who acquire the “Shoes of Synchrony” can join in the dance. They ensure, it is said, that all team members dance in sync. Additionally, the new “Billie J” dance is available for purchase.
Apparently, Funcom wants to profit from the fever and make a quick buck! Scandalous, in our opinion, but what can one expect from a company that dresses poor rabbits in human costumes and sends them out as killers? Moreover, they are significantly responsible for the image damage that clowns have suffered lately. Shame on you, Funcom!
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The MMO shooter Destiny has come up with something for April Fools’ Day.
All day long on April 1st, more or less funny news comes in from the gaming industry, which readers are confronted with. Even the gaming websites do something like: Xur sells Gjallarhorn … on Mars!
However, there are also some gags that developers not only talk about but also incorporate directly. And Bungie is one of these developers. But it is not a real “in-game” joke; it is related to Bungie.net.
Stylish, right? And yes, the Carlton dance from “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” is actually hidden there. For those who can’t see it, here’s a Youtube video:
http://youtu.be/flh6pTHqz5U
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As Blizzard announces, they have developed a new feature for World of Warcraft and patch 6.1.4: With the Z.U.N.D.R. Box, lonely followers can experience a few joyful hours.
On April 1st, there will be an announcement of a new feature in WoW. The garrison will be further expanded. Following the trendy selfies , followers will now get “Tinder” (Z.U.N.D.R.), again inspired by social networks. With this dating app, which will be found during missions, you can send your followers on “love adventures”. The mission reward will also not be rare, Blizzard promises to bombard you with it until even the last follower has one. Yes, even those who are immediately sent to the substitute bench after recruitment.
I’ll be back!
If the right couple is found, the lovebirds can be married by the Genussbot 8000.
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MMORPG giant Blizzard announces a new mode for Heroes of the Storm on April 1st: The heroes will have huge heads.
As Blizzard states in an April 1st blog post, they are introducing a new mode called “Big Head Mode.” They promise not only huge heads, but also completely new dialogue. Any similarities to the dialogue already present in the game are purely coincidental.
The balance in Heroes of the Storm is also being disrupted. Sharpshooters like Nova, who specialize in headshots, will now know no mercy! In the future, Blizzard plans to introduce such modes more frequently to keep players entertained. They are working on a “Mini-Mount” mode, promising that no animals will be harmed during the necessary resizing and shrinking processes.
You just have to love them! By the way, the mode is called: Wackelkopf-Modus in German. And it is actually already live and playable.
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Pull (in the sense of platoon, not in the sense of tooting): These are 10-man raids, but they are supposed to be relatively straightforward and easy. Here you can loot rings.
Anomaly: Here, 5 players are on the team, but the area is large and other groups are fighting here as well. You bring enemies to one spot, eliminate them there, and try to achieve kill streaks.
Distortions: These are PvE arenas where you fight against increasingly difficult opponents with 10 players. It is probably a kind of boss fight sequence, where the opponents are supposed to be quite challenging.
For PvP, there will be a league mode for guilds. A guild needs 100 players to participate in it. 50 will then be sent into PvP against other guilds (Pantheons), while 50 others will compete in PvE against monsters and collect points.
Later, when several strong guilds have formed, they want to divide them into divisions, between which players can be promoted or relegated.
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It seems that Bungie once replaced Xur’s entire inventory when the Red Death came but is now sticking “pretty” closely to the previously established plan. Of course, you can’t be completely sure.
We have no prediction for Friday, April 3rd. We merely have hints as to which items Xur will upgrade and whether he will have ammunition syntheses and an exotic engram. This is because the leaker Megaman no longer wants or has provided exact predictions, fearing that Bungie would then change the inventory.
Other leakers, who predicted the exact inventory, have withdrawn as they faced hostility. And now it seems that it is no longer possible to identify the items. If you check Xur’s offer for the next week using Megaman’s method, all you see is: the offer of the current week, at least regarding the weapon and the 3 saleable items.
However, the rest can be recognized: the upgrade items, engrams, telemetry, and syntheses.
What is the prediction for Xur on April 3rd? What does he have?
We do not know the inventory of items that Xur sells. The 3 armors and the weapon depicted in the image for April 3rd are not current.
The only thing that is clear: It seems that Xur will have a chest engram and heavy ammunition syntheses along with the upgrade items displayed there.
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Wargaming has introduced a mini-game in World of Tanks where you must fend off a horde of zombies.
World of Tanks: Operation Undead is the name of the tower defense-style game that Wargaming has provided for April Fool’s Day. After achieving so much, a new threat has emerged: The fortress is under siege by an undead horde. And whatever you do, says Wargaming: Just make sure that the steel helmet nicely protects the brain!
Then it’s off to a casual tower defense game. Here, you deploy various tanks against regular enemies, flying ones, and heavies, can upgrade them and position them in the right spots. When the enemies become too overwhelming, you can indeed create a “Maus-field” and unleash the tank. Certainly a nice idea for April Fool’s Day, even though it doesn’t have much to do with World of Tanks. Here is where you go to Operation Undead!
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Hey, it’s Wednesday! And hey, you love it when I complain, don’t you? In probably three minutes, you won’t anymore, because today I’m really worked up and you’ll be too in just a moment.
When Politics Misses Reality
Who’s surprised that laws and regulations from the government sometimes miss the mark when the internet is still “uncharted territory” for many government officials? However, it’s completely incomprehensible to me how a law can come into effect that effectively disenfranchises us gamers.
Anyone who has built up a large collection of games via Steam, Origin, or similar services over the past years will probably be dumbfounded starting January 1, 2016.
Protection of Material Work and Verifiability
Soon gamers will be fair game!
The new law with the short, catchy name “Protection of Material Work and Verifiability Law” (SchmArRn-G.) will ensure that virtual consumer goods like video and computer games can only be functionally owned by a person if it can be proven that the person actually owns a game.
This means that either a classic box version of the title must be in the player’s possession, or a physical receipt must be available. Those who have purchased all their games only virtually, such as just a CD key, will be denied access to these games. This law became necessary, according to a Bavarian CSU parliament member: “So much happens on the internet so quickly that hardly anyone can prove what is legal and illegal. It is important to reflect on old values and to prioritize real ownership over some dubious key that consists of just a string of characters and brings no verifiability of real ownership.”
Game Platforms Give Slight Relief
The operators of the major game platforms are trying to mitigate the situation:
Anyone who has built up a large collection of games over the years doesn’t need to worry. Most games have become much cheaper to buy in stores, so one can quickly add their favorite games back to the collection for little money.
Anyone who paid over €60 for a “Mass Effect” back then might be able to buy it again for €5 at the game pyramid or similar offers.
Once players send us a photo showing themselves, the game, and their scanned ID, the corresponding game will be reactivated.
Whether a fee will apply for the manual reactivation of games is not yet definitively clarified, but since this will require new staff, costs of about €3 per title are likely.
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The fantasy MMORPG Neverwinter was released on Xbox One. Perfect World presents the free-to-play game briefly in a trailer.
On special occasions, proud dads or moms take a photo of the little one: for the school enrollment, confirmation, high school graduation, first car, wedding, and first child.
If you are a software studio, you make trailers for the baby on special occasions: for the release, expansions, and also when the baby comes to a new platform.
