Any player who has ever played an MMO or RPG is surely familiar with class systems. There is usually a Warrior, a Mage, a Rogue or Assassin, a Hunter, and so on. Each of these archetypes represents a specific play style, has specific weapons, and usually also a specific role. Forget all that! EverQuest Next is taking a different approach.
Classes are built from keywords, officially called “Keywords.” There are two different types of these keywords: Origin and Damage Type. Origins are the foundations of abilities. They determine how an ability ultimately looks and also serve as an energy source.
The damage types, on the other hand, indicate what kind of mechanics are behind the abilities. Abilities with the fire damage type, for example, have a damage-over-time effect, while the shadow damage type is more characterized by life steal.
And this is just the beginning! If you want to learn more about multi-classing in Everquest Next, check out the video:
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In the MMO shooter Destiny, the Iron Banner is active and it’s really worth it this month.
The PvP event Iron Banner is back in Destiny since this morning. We briefly present the rewards that can be snagged, and why they are so worthwhile this time.
Light Level 36 Gloves and Boots
In February, there are not just one Light Level 36 item as in January, but two. With these items, it is possible to reach a light level of 32.
This time Guardians receive gloves at Rank 3, and for the first time they can buy boots at Raid level at Rank 4.
The special thing about the armor pieces:They can be upgraded with Ascendant shards. This means: You don’t need any luminous shards for that. Anyone who buys both Iron Banner armor pieces and wears either an exotic helmet or an exotic chest piece, only needs 21 luminous shards and one piece from the raid Crota’s End to reach the maximum level of 32.
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The Shotgun Felwinter’s Lie with three times Range in Destiny
At Reputation Rank 4, the Solar shotgun Felwinter’s Lie is available for purchase. This weapon has incredibly strong attributes right from the vendor that excite players:
Field Choke adds 12% more range for the shotgun.
Hammer Forged (one of 3 options) further increases the range.
And Range Finder a third time ensures that the shotgun still deals damage at long distances.
Additionally, there is a chance that kills regenerate ammo.
For PvP players, this is a real gem that doesn’t need to be rerolled, but works “straight from the vendor.” With the next patch, it could even be that the weapon is somewhat viable in PvE.
The Scout Rifle Gheleon’s Demise Comes with 2 Excellent Perks
At Rank 5, the scout rifle Gheleon’s Demise is available. This weapon also has two very desirable perks “right from the vendor”:
With Outlaw, the weapon reloads significantly faster after a precision kill.
And with Firefly, there is an explosion effect after precision hits.
This weapon doesn’t need to be reforged either.
And how do I get there? How do I farm Reputation in the Iron Banner?
The exact process of the Iron Banner is described here in our January Iron Banner article. There we also explain the details, such as the reforging of weapons. Important for reputation growth is:
Even losses give reputation points. As long as there’s just an occasional win, it hardly matters whether you lose or win.
Always grab the “Hardened” bonus when you play, it makes a strong difference. You can get it as often as you like, it lasts for 12 hours.
The bonus becomes significantly stronger towards the end of the week. Even if you only have time starting Saturday, you can still make it.
Always wear the purchasable reputation items from the vendor. Their bonuses complement each other.
Try to complete the bounties as well.
A user on reddit created a table showing how many hours one approximately needs on which day to reach the maximum level of 5. It goes easiest if you play regularly in the first days and complete bounties, but don’t overdo it (maybe an hour) and then go all out on Saturday, Sunday, when the bonus gets stronger. Then, while the Iron Banner still requires considerable time investment, it is not outrageous.
In Hearthstone someone has compiled the artwork of the cards from the expansion “Goblins vs Gnomes” into a gallery.
Thinking about “What is he going to play next?”, “Does he still have a taunt?” or “He can’t possibly have another fireball in his hand, can he? Or?!”, typical thoughts during a Hearthstone game, makes it easy to overlook the fantastic detail work, spirit, and humor that is in the cards.
Well, it’s often not easy to see, especially on small displays and when the numbers are in front. And some people think so abstractly about the cards that they only reduce them to their abilities and no longer appreciate them in their full beauty. A user on reddit has now compiled the artwork, the drawings, of all “Goblins vs Gnomes” cards into an impressive gallery. It is really worth a look … or one hundred and forty-eight.
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PC players of the third-person shooter Warframe can now download the new expansion of the free-to-play game. The add-on brings some novelties to the game and makes it a streamlined Destiny variant for PC players.
Social Hubs for MMO Feeling
With the expansion, the Orbiter Relays come into play. These are gathering spots for the 14 million Warframe players as stated by the manufacturer. Here, the Tenno peacefully engage in their activities or set out on an exploration tour. The relays are thus a completely new element of the third-person shooter and make Warframe more social and role-play oriented. Chatting, trading, and fighting together in a futuristic setting – it almost sounds like Destiny, right?
Artifacts, Slaves, and Upcoming Opening
At the Orbiter Relays, players can find not only fellow beings but also new NPCs offering various things. For instance, the Void Trader Baro Ki’Teer sells artifacts for Ducats. However, the NPC is not always there, as he regularly changes his location…Xur sends his regards. Reputation can now also be improved in the relays. To do so, you just need to visit one of the Syndicate leaders who are located in the new spaces. Here you can trade your Medallions from the Syndicate missions and receive a reputation boost. Additionally, there are Augment mods at the Syndicates that optimize your Warframe. By the way, Darvo’s Market hasn’t opened yet. The Corpus trader is taking his time and will likely open the store soon.
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Shooter meets MMO
With this update, Warframe takes a major step towards MMO. Player interaction is increasingly put at the forefront, even if some elements of the update strongly resemble Destiny features. No problem – at least the seasoned PC player knows Destiny only from the Mein-MMO news. The expansion is currently only available on PC and is being tested there. The rollout to consoles has so far been very limited. On PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, only Prime Access supporters, PC-found users with a migrated account, or Tenno with a mastery rank of at least ten have access.
Players who are hopefully waiting for a PC release of Destiny should check out Warframe. The futuristic setting throws you into exciting shooter action with friends, acquaintances, or strangers. With the introduction of the Orbiter Relays, some MMO elements are also added – it’s definitely worth a try. In our list of the best free-to-play online shooters, the title made it into the top 3. If you want to dive into the free adventure: here is the registration on the official Warframe website.
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The team shooter Evolve still has issues with the leaderboards. Should it really be so easy that a disconnect before the line protects you in the “defeat” category?
Evolve is still at the very beginning of its development and at the moment there is trouble regarding the leaderboards. Rumors are going around and there is plenty of evidence, screenshots, videos, and threads that one can simply evade a statistical “defeat” by disconnecting before the end of a match.
A player is said to have managed to achieve a flawless 150-0 record as the monster Goliath. Now he is being hunted again. However, not by hunters, but by upset forum users who want to punish such abuse of the ranking system.
At the moment, one should probably mark the leaderboards with a monster-sized asterisk: They are too easy to manipulate.
By the way, our Cortyn also dared to climb the leaderboards, managing to reach the top 3 in Europe with Goliath, when she wrote this Evolve test.
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In Destiny, the worst possible combination for the Nightfall strike has occurred during the week of February 17. It involves the DLC strike “Will of Crota,” against the screaming Omnigul. And there is no damage bonus active.
Ouch, Bungie had another surprise up its sleeve. In the Nightfall strikes, Guardians thought they had seen it all, but this combination is new: the DLC-only strike “Will of Crota” is active without a burn. This is going to be really tough. Such so-called “No-Burn” weeks have only occurred when Valus Ta’aurc was active, and they were already hated.
The Nightfall strike in Destiny grants a 24.5% bonus on all earned reputation and experience and the chance for exotic items upon successful completion. Normally, a specific damage modifier is increased by 300%, allowing the strike to be completed relatively quickly. Not this time. The strike “Will of Crota” is also considered unpleasant and lengthy.
The modifiers for the Nightfall “Will of Crota” during the week of February 17.
The following five modifiers are active:
Nightfall – if the whole fireteam dies, players are thrown back to orbit and must start over.
Epic – the modifier ensures that it gets significantly tougher than in the heroic weekly.
Angry – enemies come relentlessly and are not deterred by heavy damage.
Juggler – no ammunition drops for the weapon you are holding at the moment of the kill.
In the heroic weekly, there’s also no burn, only “Angry” is active.
Tough Business: What weapons should be brought?
In a No-Burn week, you can bring your usual “standard” loadout; there aren’t many big tips here. In the Nightfall, anything with range is generally good. Sniper rifles, rocket launchers, automatic rifles.
It’s probably advisable to use an Arc primary weapon like Fate Bringer or Ir Yût’s Fang, to get through the Arc shields. The sniper rifle Black Hammer with solar damage also serves well for the corresponding solar shields. The fusion rifle “Murmur” proves usable this week as well.
Tips, guides, tricks for the Nightfall “Will of Crota”?
In general, it is advisable to go in as a team of three and then play normally. It will be a relatively tough affair, especially since the strike already tests the patience of players.
We will look for videos of successful and educational runs throughout the day and present them to you, so you can learn something.
In the first video, a German-speaking duo takes on Omnigul. Here they rely on Arc and fire damage – because of the shields. The scout rifle Ir Yût’s Fang and the Black Hammer are quite effective. The Lightswitch is particularly troublesome for the Guardians, especially with all the captains, as things can quickly go wrong. For Omniguls, there is once again a pretty quirky suicide safe spot.
http://youtu.be/Dyg9hQEBXXM In this clean step-by-step guide, the individual areas of the strike are explained. Especially the middle is elegantly transformed into a sniper passage. It is a half solo run, but in the end, they preferred to do it in pairs. Here, too, caution is required with melee fighters. http://youtu.be/P1nCObbkD3s
The MOBA League of Legends has promised to create an artificial reef off the east coast of Australia. They are good for nature and biodiversity.
Nautilus does not exactly look like someone who recycles or cares about the environment at first glance, more like someone who has heard about recycling and spreads tetanus. The guy drags around a rusty anchor and seems like a stranded oil tanker. But the players from Down Under have chosen Nautilus and not Nami or Fizz to model for the artificial reef that Riot Games wants to set up on the east coast of Australia.
For this, a marine biologist has already been contacted, and they are working with a company specialized in this. These artificial coral reefs are good for the environment. Riot Games wants to be more present in Oceania now, has recently launched a league, and apparently wants to do something for the environment.
The reef is now the result of a week-long campaign in the game, the Ocean Week – one of the stretch goals was “If you score this many points, we will build a reef.” The whole thing is, as you can imagine, a larger project and it will take some time until completion.
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In Destiny, the final boss of the raid “Crota’s End”, Crota, has now been defeated by a single player. He has a history with such feats.
“It was so obvious that it would be him,” was the first reaction. Not bad when a single player stands out in a game played by millions. Defeating a 6-man boss alone – that truly embodies the motto “Become Legend” in Destiny.
From our perspective last night, sc_Slayerage, The Legend Himself, defeated Crota in hard mode. At the moment, there is no clear video of it, only the Twitch stream which we link here. The action starts at 22 minutes, with the kill occurring around the 30 minute mark. We will embed a better video with sound as soon as it becomes available.
Update 21:40: The video is now available, it even includes the entire raid.
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The MMO trends at Raptr are here. Not much is happening with the top games on PC.
The Raptr numbers reflect how many hours players spent with the Raptr add-on in an online PC game. Due to the nature of MMORPGs, they usually rank quite high, as they do this month.
Why we use the Raptr numbers to determine the trends instead of “official, calculated, representative” numbers, as some players might wish, is as follows: There are none. You can read more about that in our article on player numbers in MMOs.
Blizzard with 3 games in the Top 7
In January, once again League of Legends tops the chart. Followed by World of Warcraft. This remains relatively stable. Compared to the peak month of December, it lost 5% of playtime. An attack on the top spot during this add-on seems unlikely, but no one seriously expected that. A 5% decrease in playtime is certainly still within reasonable limits.
In contrast, WoW’s sister game “Hearthstone” made a leap, as the first full month now had the expansion “Goblins vs Gnomes” and this brought 24% more playtime.
The big winner is Diablo 3. The hack-and-slash game increased by over 70% and is shooting up from the middle of the pack. Now in February, the new season started – so one can assume that February will be even stronger.
The dominance of Blizzard is impressive. For the future, they are also gearing up: On March 3, the next expansion of Hearthstone is set to be presented at Pax East in Boston. Additionally, they are bringing the next online games with Heroes of the Storm and Overwatch into position. Perhaps Blizzard will dominate the list again in January 2016, but with different games.
ArcheAge can stop the bleeding, stabilizes, but how accurate are the numbers?
There is quite good news for the sand park MMO ArcheAge. It looked like a crash since November, but now it has recovered and even gained a bit in playtime. However, it is unknown how much of that was actually “active” play.
ArcheAge invites players to keep their characters “logged in” even when not playing. Recently, Trion Worlds made this easier and removed the AFK timer.
Guild Wars 2 and Final Fantasy XIV with a slight upward trend
For almost a week, I had the opportunity to thoroughly test Evolve, the latest shooter from Turtle Rock Studios, gather experiences, stomp hunters into the ground, and to be defeated just as often.
Evolve, released on 10.2.2015.
Evolve has embraced the principle of “4 against 1,” which is the core of every game mode.
The Basic Classes Explained Quickly
4 players take on the role of a hunter. There are 4 different classes, each with three men or women to choose from.
The “Assault” possesses heavy weapons and is mainly responsible for damage.
The Trapper captures the monster and restricts its movement options.
The Medic is responsible for healing the group and placing weak points on the monster.
Finally, the Support takes care of the “tactical advantage” of the group, whether it’s a protective shield, strong turrets, or large-scale reconnaissance.
And then there is the monster. Three different specimens are available – of course, it is also controlled by a player.
The Goliath fights with brute strength in close combat, throws rocks, and breathes fire on its enemies.
The Kraken can fly, focuses on ranged combat, and hurls lightning at the hunters from afar.
Finally, there’s the Wraith, a rogue who isolates and dismantles individual hunters before the team can react.
No matter which role you play: Each character is different and varies greatly from their colleagues. Regardless of whether hunter or monster.
A Round in Hunt Mode
Things look bad for the hunter. The monster “Goliath” is about to eat him. In close combat, he shows no mercy.
From the Monster’s Perspective
After the roles are selected, the monster gets a 30-second head start before the hunters arrive. You can start the match in many possible ways: Either the monster sprints away as fast as it can, but then leaves clear tracks. Alternatively, you can also sneak away, moving slowly, leaving hardly any signs of where you’ve gone.
If someone wants to go all out, they can also directly search for food without regard – because the monster starts at “Stage 1” and needs to eat to grow bigger. At the beginning, it is helplessly outmatched by the hunters. The map is scattered with wildlife that the monster can kill and then eat – this generates armor on one side, but also energy, which is needed to reach the next stage. Then you gain additional ability points, more health, and grow bigger.
In general, health is an important aspect – as a monster, you cannot regenerate health, but armor can. In battles, you must be cautious and preferably only attack when you have reached Stage 3 unharmed. Evolving takes a whole 10 seconds during which you are very vulnerable to damage. If you carelessly hit “V” to initiate evolution, you might already be shot before the process is complete.
From the Hunters’ Perspective
Let’s go, hunters! Let’s track down the monster and destroy it as a team – as quickly as possible!
After landing, the search for the monster begins. Footprints, carcasses, and uprooted trees provide clues as to where the opponent is located. If there are absolutely no clues, birds occasionally appear to reveal the exact position of the monster.
The goal is now to trap and kill the monster with the help of the Trapper before it becomes too powerful. Even if you deal only a few percent of the monster’s HP in every fight, you make progress. It’s best to never give the creature a moment of peace because if it can’t feed in peace, it can’t evolve – and then it loses after 20 minutes automatically.
If the monster reaches Stage 3 without you inflicting damage, it becomes very difficult to turn the outcome of the round. Because from then on, the generator on the map becomes attackable – an optional target for the monster that it must destroy. The hunters are now the hunted, and it’s often a race against time to survive until reinforcements arrive. A hunter that has been killed respawns after 2 minutes. However, if all hunters die in this time frame, the monster wins as well.
If you want to learn more about the gameplay and different classes, you should take a look at our two guides, one for the beginner hunter and one for the Goliath.
Why My Eyes Hurt
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After the first two days of Evolve, I had incredible eye pain. I had to think for a while about what caused that. Were the colors too bright for me? Too strong “flashing” effects? Too fast camera changes? None of that.
The reason was incredibly simple: The atmosphere of the game is so intense and good that I simply forgot to blink during the ongoing matches. No matter what one may think of the rest of the game: Such an intense experience is definitely worth a look – in this case, a very long one. It is the first time I have really come close to the saying “Played until my eyes bled.”
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In Destiny , Xur, the Agent of the Nine, has not been selling Heavy Ammo Synths in recent weeks. They are more sought after than ever. What is behind this?
A dream!
Xur’s Heavy Ammo Synths are available for a discount price when he has them in stock: five for one Strange Coin. As Strange Coins are no longer as valuable as they were in the early days of Destiny, it’s a deal Guardians would happily take.
The demand for Synths is also increased by the “Ammunition Bug” that Bungie plans to fix but has not done so yet. They hope to have it resolved by the end of the month.
Heavy ammo is especially needed in the raid, where Guardians suffering under the heavy load of having a Gjallarhorn often face ammo problems since Crota is quite the rocket sponge. Buying the Synths “regularly” costs Glimmer, which makes them eagerly anticipate the Agent of the Nine’s visit on Fridays.
Feed me!
Bungie absolves all responsibility, pointing with clean hands at the guy with the noodles in his face
But, as is often the case with Xur: He does not always offer the Synths, only sometimes. And in recent weeks, not at all.
Once again to blame!
Conspiracy theories arose about what could be the reason, perhaps related to the quest line “Urn of Sacrifice” or whether Bungie changed something in malice so that Guardians would learn to appreciate heavy ammo again or that the content is becoming artificially harder.
There is now an official statement from Bungie on the matter. The community manager said: “We have not changed anything. We did not decide to take the Synths away. I am sorry he didn’t have any this week. I have no influence over that snake-faced bastard.”
It has not been removed permanently. And there was no conscious decision made to deprive you of it. I’m sorry he doesnt’ have it this week. I have no control over that snake-faced bastard.
In World of Warcraft, the upcoming Patch 6.2 might allow flying in Draenor. The topic is still under discussion internally at Blizzard.
Flying in Draenor apparently divides not only the player base but also Blizzard’s design team. In an interview with a French fan site, lead designer Ion Hazzikostas spoke about the controversial subject, and they still haven’t reached a definitive stance.
According to Hazzikostas, players think that Blizzard is joking with them: “As if we had made a decision ages ago and were now hiding it. But in reality, it’s still under discussion.”
It is certainly within Blizzard’s imagination to activate flying in Draenor with Patch 6.2 and only restrict it in the new area, the Taanan Jungle.
Blizzard is still satisfied with the decision to keep players grounded in Draenor. If the developers had the chance to go back six months, they would do it the same way again. The new areas in World of Warcraft were designed with the “No Flying” rule in mind, and this rule contributes to a better gameplay experience.
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The MMO shooter Defiance celebrates Valentine`s Day sharply.
The Valentine`s Day in MMOs is a sensitive topic. In Defiance, they probably thought about it for a moment and then thought: Eroticism, feelings, love… hmm… let`s just unleash our “Starship Trooper”-like Hell Bugs onto the world!
In the MMO shooter, the Valentine`s Day period lasts from February 9 to 22, the “Hellbug Season.” Those who successfully fight the hell bugs can earn titles, grab special weapons, or simply buy the Valentine`s package in the shop, which contains special outfits like a tropical helmet or a Hellbug tooth hat.
But the best part of the Hellbug Season is actually this trailer:
http://youtu.be/WW0uKezqs4g
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Changes are coming to Evolve: The monster Wraith is too strong and can too easily escape the dome. Therefore, Turtle Rock is planning changes.
The Wraith monster was already too powerful in the beta. While the other monsters were in the “You win some, you lose some” category, “Wraith” had a 70% win rate. This is mainly because the Wraith is so excellent at avoiding trouble or escaping from it.
Evolve is designed so that as the match duration increases, the balance shifts away from the Hunters and in favor of the monsters. And since Wraith is a master at avoiding early conflicts, her chances of success are apparently much higher. http://youtu.be/yS-rMkfjxi4
The best Wraith players listen closely
In the official forum, one of the co-founders of Turtle Rock is now addressing the issue. The data indeed indicated that Wraith reaches the highest evolution stage 3 more often than other monsters. A contributing factor: When she is trapped in the dome, she takes less damage than other monsters. Apparently due to her outstanding stealth abilities.
However, overall, Wraith does not seem to be trapped in the dome often enough. It is believed that this is because experienced Wraith players recognize exactly the sound the dome device makes when it is deployed. A top player can escape it by immediately using their movement abilities when they hear the sound. Therefore, Turtle Rock is currently working on removing the sound effects for the dome.
We have an audio change we’re going to try with the dome. The monster will no longer hear the Trapper dome VO and won’t hear the piece of gear fly up. Experienced monsters are running as soon as they hear the sound. Wraith can get out 100% of the time with one or two warps and a warpblast, even if the Hunter is ontop of her. So if we don’t play the sounds, she won’t be as aware when it goes up.
Rumors are circulating in the MMO shooter Destiny that you can skip the Iron Banner and still get the loot.
Maybe some of you know the “Eris Morn” trick: It is based on the fact that you can complete bounties for Eris Morn twice a day if you catch her right at the “Daily Reset”. That is at 10:00 AM for us.
Or you might know the problem where the Nightfall starts after the weekly reset and in the end, you receive no reward because Destiny hasn’t recognized the character as “Ah, this is a new week” yet. For that, the character had to be logged out first.
The game seems to sometimes have issues with these “weekly resets” and “daily resets” and how it works with “flying changes” and what exactly players can and cannot do.
Can Lord Saladin be cheesed?
If it’s up to the Guardians on reddit, this mechanic is now to be applied in favor of the players at the Iron Banner. The “cheese” only works for players who achieved a high reputation rank in the January Iron Banner. Players with the “old” rank from January should now be able to purchase the new “February” items.
According to the redditor, players must do the following:
Log into Destiny shortly before Tuesday 10:00 AM and stay in orbit with your character of choice.
Go into a “fresh” Tower instance two or three minutes after the reset.
Talk to Lord Saladin and buy the high reputation rewards immediately.
Without Guarantee
The thread opener on reddit claims that the method worked for him last time.
However, none of this is confirmed and it is surely not intended this way. Therefore, it may well be that it does not work tomorrow or that Bungie, now that it is prominently displayed, takes action against the issue.
Anyone who wants to try it should definitely stock up on Glimmer beforehand. The weapons and armor of the Iron Banner are expensive. Information on how the Iron Banner works if you want to do it “correctly”, can be found here. Which weapons and armor will be available this time has not yet been officially announced.
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The Progress guild Method has already reached the first ID at the final boss Blackhand in the latest raid of World of Warcraft.
On Sunday, February 15th, around 16:45, it should have been the time, then the members of the Smelting Collective gave up and opened the way for the guild Method to the final boss Blackhand, the Orc chief Darkfist.
It is the first guild to reach this point. While the top guilds sliced through the first seven bosses of the Blackrock Foundry in record time, the Iron Maidens took a break. They have already downed 14 guilds worldwide, the next boss, the Smelting Collective, only by Method so far. This means: Only the final boss Blackhand stands between the Progress guild and the coveted World-First.
Method had to concede to the guild Paragon only in the race for the World-First in the first Warlords of Draenor raid Highmaul . Now they have the upper hand for the moment.
The fantasy MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online is said to be tailor-made for consoles Playstation 4 and Xbox One. That’s why the port took so long.
Teams worked in parallel on the console versions to organically integrate features like controller adaptation and voice chat. A completely new user interface was also created in the process. They hope that the wait was worth it for the players when they can experience The Elder Scrolls Online on consoles on June 9.
Mein MMO says: Well … we and many others have a different theory about why the port to consoles took so long. It seemed more like a delay of the console release, as the PC release revealed many unfinished qualities and weaknesses in the concept, and the game didn’t exactly have a triumphant debut.
The Elder Scrolls Online itself seemed to have been developed with a console port in mind from the start. After all, TESO already showed compromises in favor of consoles at release: The interface was already clean, and there were only a few skill buttons.
If it is indeed true that the adaptation for consoles took over a year, then Zenimax must be asked why they only realized two weeks before the console release what kind of work it would be. The topic was and is truly not a shining example for Zenimax.
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The Dark Fantasy MMO The Secret World celebrates a very special Valentine’s Day.
The plague threatens, everywhere you hear the flapping of fat wings, madness claws at the poor souls who have lost their way in the Secret World, Funcom’s horror MMO. But that doesn’t really bother anyone. Killer rabbits, killer scarecrows, zombies – what do they call it in The Secret World? Exactly, Wednesday.
During the Valentine’s Day event, players can draw two “Bags of Amorous Joy” each day for Venice tokens, PAX, or Black Bars. These contain all kinds of trinkets: clothing items, jewelry, or outfits. But also the “Bag of Saint Valentine.” If you throw it into a crowd of players, those players receive gifts and if you hit a large group with at least 10 people, you will learn a new dance … this one:
http://youtu.be/nYbDDTtFQAg?t=9s
The event runs until February 25. A complete compilation of all items that can be in the bags can be found here.
Oh, and for those wondering what The Secret World can do aesthetically. Here are the old launch cinematics. They have something, right?
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David Jaffe, the creator of the action-adventure game God of War, is now defending the MMO shooter Destiny in his own unique way via Twitter.
David Jaffe can’t quite understand how people can expect a game to entertain them for 100 hours or more, and then still not feel satisfied. He tweeted this in very flowery language: “I’ve read a few of those ‘That’s why I’m quitting Destiny’ articles,” he writes.
Jaffe can’t wrap his head around it when he reads, “I don’t know, after 100 hours or so, I have nothing left to do and it’s somehow boring.” “Of course!” writes Jaffe, “you’ve also played for 100 damn hours!” Since when did it become normal to expect a game to keep you entertained for so long?
Out of ammo? Or just taking a break?
Destiny is currently going through a boring phase for many
The experience that Jaffe reads about in those “That’s why I’m quitting Destiny” articles seems to be something that some gamers are currently experiencing. The reasons for this are not hard to find: the last content expansion “The Darkness Lies” was released in early December and didn’t offer much new content. The withheld “Hard Mode” of Crota’s End also couldn’t hold players’ attention for long.
The next content expansion also seems to be a while away. The “House of Wolves” is not expected until at least April.
At the end of the month, another patch is expected that will change weapon balancing and fix some bugs; however, it probably won’t be particularly motivating either.
Therefore, it might be likely that Jaffe will read some of the “I have nothing left to do in Destiny, what a lousy game” posts in the coming weeks.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In World of Warcraft, a Chinese player has now adjusted the MMO’s interface to make it look much more futuristic, but it does not help with the clarity.
The first thing that appears under many WoW raid videos is not “Wow, great kill,” “Grats on the tactic,” or “I’m a good boy, can I join you?” but rather: “What is the add-on that the healing druid is using?” or “What is that add-on that is yelling at you to get away?” Add-ons and interface modifications are firmly rooted in World of Warcraft.
While most are focused on arranging the information on the screen as clearly as possible and many rely on a minimalist interface, the Chinese user in this video is taking a completely different approach. He gives the good old WoW a kind of sci-fi manga twist.
What do you think about it? Would you want something like this on your monitor?
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