The zombie MMO H1Z1 is still looking for two hundred creative ideas to name the European servers.
After the community has already been consulted for the naming of the US servers, now the Europeans can show how well they are familiar with zombies, zombie movies, and zombie names.
SOE is asking fans for creative help in naming 200 EU servers. Initial ideas from Reddit users include “Amsterdamned,” “Stockholm Syndrome,” or “Oberbayern.”
SOE is requesting server names that consist of no more than two words and do not violate copyrights.
So, if you have ideas and a reddit account: SOE would like to hear them. And please suggest a Schwarzwald! Or Schwarzwald Klinik. One of the two. This thread is about here.
As of now, the EU servers are expected to arrive either on Wednesday or Thursday. They have already arrived in Europe. The server location is likely Amsterdam.
@TheNorz literally being worked on 7/24. servers are being setup. they are physically in our data centers. so anytime Tue-Thur
The action MMO Neverwinter has announced its sixth expansion, “Elemental Evil.” The module will raise the level cap to 70.
Neverwinter cannot be accused of content drought. With Elemental Evil, the next “module” is already on the starting blocks, following “Rise of Tiamat“, which is how larger updates that bring new gameplay content to Neverwinter are referred to.
With “Elemental Evil,” the level cap is set to rise to 70. There will be new quests, talents, and equipable class features.
This time, the forces of nature have turned against the population of Neverwinter – something must be going wrong for them to constantly have someone trying to wipe them out. First orcs, then dragons, now elementals. Just bad karma.
Fortunately, the “Oathbound Paladin” will be introduced as a new class in the game. This class will heal in the healer role and hold the line as a tank in Neverwinter.
For the time after module 6, they are announcing “player-based fortresses” and guest appearances by well-known personalities from the AD&D universe and its rich history.
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Today, Square Enix released the latest patch “Before the Fall” for the iconic MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. The update with version number 2.5 is now available for Windows PC, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4.
Before the Fall is the beginning of the finale of the main scenario and lays the foundation for the upcoming expansion Heavensward, which will be released in spring. The first part of the update includes two-thirds of the final main story quests and numerous new contents. Highlights of Before the Fall include three new dungeons: Guardian of the Lake, Palace of the Wanderer (hard), and Ruins of Amdapor (hard); new game modes at the Cyrodiil Front, the Primae Odin, and side quests with the cult detective Hildibrand. The Crystal Tower raid also concludes with “The World of Darkness”. All details about Patch 2.5 and a comprehensive list of all patch notes can be found here.
Next month, Patch 2.51 will be released and will introduce the Chocobo Racing and the Gold Saucer amusement park. The second part, the battle for Ishgard, is expected in March.
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In Destiny, another hotfix will be released on Tuesday, January 20th. It prepares the launch of the Hard Mode for Crota’s End.
At this moment, Bungie has announced a hotfix, patch 11.0.4. Nothing exciting is happening. The Hard Mode for Crota’s End will come tomorrow, Wednesday, January 21st. It is scheduled to open around 7 PM and still needs some data.
The time “7:00 PM” (our time) is not set in stone and may change. It is more of a “from 7:00 PM it could be time” idea. The exact time, the starting signal, will be announced shortly tomorrow on Twitter. The opening of the raid will be done “manually.” In the USA, on the West Coast, it will then be 10:00 AM, while for us it will approach prime time and may be a bit later.
There is likely to be quite a race for the first kills, as Bungie has announced that it will mention the best teams and put them on a “podium.” This already happened with the first kills in “The Glass Chamber.” The teams were then interviewed by DeeJ in the Weekly Update.
The first time the guild PrimeGuard took down Atheon on normal, InvigorateGaming then struck in Hard Mode. Invigorate was also the team that sent Crota to the ground for the first time, just six hours after the DLC “Darkness Awaits” was released. They are likely considered the favorites for the next World-First.
The other two points found in the patch notes of the hotfix are a fix for the bridge encounter in the raid “Crota’s End,” as players were able to prevent the enemy spawn due to a glitch. Additionally, they will also fix a rare bug with Crota himself, where he stopped summoning the Oversouls.
The patch will send players back to the loading screen and require them to log in again. So it’s not a good idea, to start a Nightfall now. Bungie does not specify when the hotfix will exactly come, probably relatively soon.
Pardon our dust! We are pushing a patch live today. Players will be returned to the title screen from their activities and then be required to log in to Destiny again after installing the patch.
The combat system of the high fantasy/SF-MMO Skyforge is supposed to be something special, according to the developers of Team Allods.
In a video and a Dev-Blog, the minds behind the upcoming MMO Skyforge have now explained how they devised the combat system in a kind of trial-and-error system. The combat system constitutes 90% of a modern MMO. And if that is boring, you can forget everything else. It doesn’t matter what other features you have. Therefore, Team Allods has dedicated a team specifically for the combat system.
A dash of World of Warcraft, a pinch of Devil may Cry, a thimble full of Mortal Combat
In development, they initially relied on proven methods, using a classic MMORPG tab-targeting combat system. However, a simple “1,2,1,3,4” quickly became boring. Therefore, the Russian developers of Skyforge decided to move in a “more dynamic” direction from the classic tab system. They started with a combat system inspired by “World of Warcraft” and then drew inspiration from titles such as God of War, Devil may Cry, and Darksiders. For the auto-attacks, they used alternating animations so that not every hit looks the same. The new auto-attack begins where the old one left off, creating a flow.
Once they reached this point, the transition to a “combo system” similar to that found in fighters (Mortal Combat, Tekken, Street Fighter) was easy. Heroes such as the Paladin could, for example, trigger a combo after three auto-attacks with a special attack that launches the opponent into the air.
Since such combos did not work at range, they decided to focus more on individual skills, such as chargeable shots and spells.
When designing the opponents, they oriented themselves on packs of enemies, where the individual mobs fulfill different functions. Players must respond to enemy skills; they can be dodged.
Combat Fatigue – the “WildStar” trap
Now they had strayed so far from the “classic MMO” that they took it a step further and shifted the focus from the keyboard to the mouse. They controlled the character through it as in a first-person shooter and moved most combat actions to the mouse buttons.
Now the developers realized that they had created a system that captivated the player, but was so intense that MMO players could not endure it for long. “Combat fatigue” set in (a problem that also plagued the SF-MMO WildStar). It emerged after 8-10 hours, which roughly corresponds to the time it takes a gamer to complete an action game.
What worked in a single-player game was hard to impose on MMO players, who played continuously and for significantly longer times. Therefore, they went back and implemented “facilitating features.” Such as targeting with the tab key and setting a focus target, allowing skills to count against that target.
Supporters play a strategically crucial role
And thus, they landed in an arcade-like action MMO and identified the next problem: “The healers.” In such a system, they had little place.
So they decided to remove a classic “healer class” from the game and instead develop supporter classes that would take on a strategically important role in every battle.
Healing will still be present in the game, but not tied to a “healer class.”
In the Korea MMO Black Desert, the “Tamer” has now been renamed to “Beast Master.” The formidable lady is playable starting today.
As “Tamer” she was known so far in the English-speaking world; as “Beast Master,” the new class will henceforth be referred to in Black Desert. The “Manga Girl” is expected to provide the necessary boost in the early days of Black Desert.
The new class will be a specialist in close and medium-range combat, whose fighting style changes significantly depending on whether she fights alongside her pet (a magical black wolf) or rides on it.
Here is the official trailer for the new class in Black Desert.
BD is still in Open Beta in Korea. It is set to arrive in Europe in 2016, only then will the new English name of the new heroine likely be relevant.
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The survival MMO H1Z1 currently has an interesting, albeit somewhat genre-inappropriate problem: The zombies are just too stupid. This is going to be fixed with a patch.
Anyone who has been following H1Z1 for a while will notice a significant difference from earlier builds: The zombies are passive and not as violent, bloodthirsty, and relentless as they used to be. There are videos of one of the controversial air drops falling, seven zombies standing around the crate, and a player simply looting the crate and leaving. Such a thing would have been impossible in earlier streams.
SOE chief John Smedley is aware of the passive, idiotic zombies and tweets. He claims that the zombies are mere shadows of their bloodthirsty selves. This is linked to problems with the server frame rates that they are working on. These issues are making the zombies dumber. Once these problems are resolved, the idiot zombies will turn into highly intelligent killing machines with a degree in “Ripping players’ heads off and using them as cups.”
the zombies you see are weak shadows of themselves starving quite literally for brains. The server frame rates are making them dumber.
when they come home from frame rate college, they will have Doctorates in ripping your skull off and using it for a cup. — John Smedley (@j_smedley) January 19, 2015
The zombie fix was supposed to happen yesterday, but they weren’t able to finish it in time because a last-minute problem arose. For today, they are promising the patch for sure (for us, this could mean an update late in the evening or at night). This patch is also expected to fix the lack of loot in the containers that players can open.
Previously, there had been repeated discussions at H1Z1 about how much more dangerous the zombies in their game are compared to those in other games in the genre. They should ensure that even well-equipped players or those traveling in teams regret making so much noise and generating so much heat. With stupid zombies, players in teams lack this natural predator.
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This week in Destiny, the weekly Nightfall strike takes place in the Summoning Pits on the Moon. In the week of January 20th, the Ogre Phogoth is ready for a challenge. Arc weapons are in demand.
The Nightfall in Destiny kicks off the week. Every Tuesday at 10:00 AM German time, the week resets, IDs are refreshed, and everything yields new loot. What Guardians should do first is a hearty relog. This is because players who “experience a flying day transition” may find themselves empty-handed at the end of the Nightfall strike, as the previous week still applies to them, and they have already received loot during that week.
The Nightfall strike is an attractive start to the week because it offers the chance for good loot and also increases the experience and reputation earned this week in Destiny by 24.5%. Additionally, it is pretty much the most challenging activity you can undertake in Destiny, and many Guardians see it as a solo challenge to shine.
The modifiers for the Nightfall strike in the week of January 20th in Destiny
The Nightfall strike leads to the Summoning Pits and to Phogoth. The five active modifiers are:
Nightfall – If the fireteam dies, it returns to orbit and starts over
Epic – this modifier makes the Nightfall significantly harder than the Weekly Heroic
Lightswitch – enemies have significantly increased melee damage, so the light can go out quickly
Angry – enemies (Servants of the Darkness!) will not be deterred by heavy damage from wanting to extinguish the light of the Guardians
Arc-Burn – the arc damage dealt by both Guardians and enemies is significantly increased
The modifiers in the weekly heroic strike are Heroic and also Arc-Burn.
The recommended arsenal: A last hurrah for the Fatebringers?
For Arc damage, the following weapons are recommended against Phogoth and his crew:
Primary weapons: This could be the last week where the Fatebringer is still at the top of the recommendation list for Arc damage. By next week at this time, there will already be the new raid primary weapons with Arc damage. The question is how easy it will be to obtain them.
Heavy weapons: Thunderlord (Donnerlord), the exotic machine gun, can deal devastating damage. Ir Yûts Song, Crota’s machine gun, also performs well. For Titans, a tip: they really shine with the DLC exotic Ruin Wings.
Tips and tricks?
The Phogoth strike with Arc Burn and Lightswitch is no walk in the park. In general, keep your head down, especially if you have been hit once.
There are well-known cheese spots for Phogoth that are likely to be used again this time, but the Wizards with Arc Burn are a real threat. The Thralls can also offer unpleasant surprises with Lightswitch. And some solo players may overestimate themselves and then meet their end.
Throughout the day, we will look for and post clips and videos of runs in the Nightfall that can serve as inspiration or as a sort of guide.
In this walkthrough by German-speaking YouTuber Nexxos Gaming, a trio goes into the Summoning Pits. The YouTuber himself is equipped with Fatebringer/Patience and Time/Ir Yûts Song. Instead of a very cautious video, this one is a bit more rough around the edges, and you can see that the ground waits quickly with the modifiers in the strike. At the end, there is a highly interesting safe spot at Phogoth, just like last time.
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The second video is not particularly useful, but just cool. They blast the poor Phogoth with Thunderlord, just like Atheon must have felt during the Gjallarhorn incident. It’s a matter of: superior firepower triumphs over caution.
http://youtu.be/Ll4cBdNDBjY
We also have a solo run for you. A German-speaking YouTuber plays a Hunter, going through the strike to the final boss. Right at the beginning, you can see how incredibly dangerous the Witches are and what role Ir Yûts Song plays in the strike; it blasts through the shields of the Knights. Additionally: the Plan C in action against Mormu and the girls.
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In ArcheAge , patch 4.18 has been released on the patch server, intended to shorten the players’ wait for the new maximum level of 55 and to encourage greater use of the dungeons.
The patch notes for patch 4.18 are available for ArcheAge. Some fans had hoped that it would raise the maximum level to 55 . However, that will not happen. Instead, the patch brings some new daily quests, daily gifts, and easier access to the dungeons “Sea of Drowned Love” and “Serpentis.”
5 Hours a Day in ArcheAge: 10 Gifts!
For every 30 minutes a player is logged in, they will have a chance to receive a “Divine Gift.” According to Trion Worlds, this may include a range of items, such as Lucky Sun/Star/Moon Points, which significantly facilitate regrading. Players can earn 10 of these stones per day in then 5 hours.
DIVINE GIFTS * Every 30 minutes, an icon in the bottom left corner will light up to offer you a Divine Gift package. You can collect a maximum of 10 Divine Gifts per day. * Divine Gifts can be opened to receive Sun/Moon/Starpoints, Lucky Sun/Moon/Star Points, bound food, potions, Lunarites, Hereafter Stones, fireworks, or Any-Post Owls. * Divine Gifts are untradeable.
Boosting Skill Lines is Worth It
Furthermore, ArcheAge rewards with the patch “full skill lines.” For every complete skill line, players (even retroactively) receive an item. These can then be exchanged for rewards.
* New quests are available from the Temple Priestesses at Glorious Nui statues, offering rewards for achieving level 50 in multiple skill trees. * For each skill tree that reaches level 50, you will receive a Library Expedition Legacy item. Collect enough of these items and turn them in for the following stacking rewards: – 5 Library Expedition Legacies: 80 Dragon Bone Chips – 7 Library Expedition Legacies: 1 of 3 Fire Ember Necklaces – Strength, Agility, or Intelligence. – 10 Library Expedition Legacies: 100 Dragon Bone Chips * Library Expedition Legacies are granted retroactively by Temple Priestesses; if you already have multiple or all trees at level 50, you will be granted quest completion for each of the skill quests you have leveled when speaking with the Temple Priestess. * Library Expedition Legacies are only removed from your inventory at the point you turn in the 10 Legacy quest. Completing the 5 and 7 quests will leave these items in your inventory for the next stage up. * [Dragon Bone Chips are items used in crafting Red Dragon accessories at the Dragonslayer’s Workbench in Wyrmkin Camp, Karkasse Ridgelands.]
Three Times Daily to the Dungeon
Additionally, with the patch, portals will open in the cities to the dungeons “Sea of Drowned Love” and “Serpentis.” At these portals, there will be quests allowing up to three entries to the dungeons per day.
PARTY TIME – Sea of Drowned Love and Serpentis * New portals directly to Serpentis and Sea of Drowned Love (10-player version) now appear in Caernord, Marianople, and Growlgate Isle. * New quests at the portals provide 3 entry tokens to each dungeon every day. * Additional quests at the portals reward completion of various dungeon objectives with Lunadrops, Lunafrosts, and packages of 10-day duration temporary jewelry items in your choice of stat.
The fans’ reaction to the patch is mostly positive. In the official forum, one user stated that this is the first patch through which the developers could reduce their own profit. Especially the “Divine Gifts” with the chance for regrade items are well received. However, other fans of Trion Worlds wished they would hurry with another larger content patch.
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In Hearthstone there was a crazy match, centered around the new legendary card Sneed’s Old Shredder.
Every day, absolutely crazy plays happen in Hearthstone. But not always does a tournament game go in a completely wild direction due to a 0.00042% chance..
The card “Sneed’s Old Shredder” is a new legendary card that, upon death, can summon any other legendary card.
Including the Lich Lord “Kel’Thuzad“, who subsequently resurrects every servant that died in that round, including the Shredder. But how likely can it be that such a thing happens and truly decides a game? And not just a single match, but a Best-of-Three series between two players at the highest level in the ESL Legendary Series?
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In Destiny a player has improvised a kind of “robot” that takes over the tedious leveling for him.
Granted, when thinking of “robots”, one tends to think of Commander Data, a sharp Cylon babe, or at least an 80s rolling robo-butler that would save you the trip to the fridge forever. (Where are they anyway? And where are our jet packs?)
The construct made by the reddit user Yavin resembles more one of those woodpeckers pecking at the keyboard. Nevertheless, the thing works and has “boxed” a Titan from level 16 to level 20 while the player was sleeping.
Basically, Yavin attached some servo motors to an Xbox controller, loaded a low-level version of the Ocean-of-Storms mission and went to sleep. When he woke up, he was happy to have a “new level 20”, as he explained in a thread on reddit. Leveling was not exactly super-effective: it took the controller in Destiny from the afternoon until sometime at night to get from 16.5 to level 20. 50 green engrams dropped from the action, not exactly a fat yield. Additional statistics: 3600 kills, against 900 deaths.
Due to the game mechanics of Destiny, the survival chance of “Mr. Roboto” is not very high. But that doesn’t matter because he simply respawns in the same spot in the Ocean-of-Storms mission and keeps fighting.
At first, the most useful controller in the world was still quite useless and just acted like a Punch-Bro:
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Mein MMO says: As funny as it may seem: If the player is unlucky, his account is gone. He says, and one can surely believe him, that he did it just for fun and that it is “the least efficient way to level up at all”, but the whole thing is certainly not kosher.
Other games have developed countermeasures against “bots”. While they certainly have a different kind of “bot” in mind, this one counts too. Absolutely not recommended for imitation, but … it is certainly interesting.
Probably every gamer has wished for something like this sometimes when their hands ached, their eyes were watering, but the level still had to be done.
Pro Tip: Just go to bed and leave the controller alone for a while. It has earned its evening off too.
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The MOBA League of Legends has a new draft mode planned, players will no longer choose their own champs, but those of the opponents.
Riot Games has come up with something new and will now strategically challenge players in the draft mode. In the “Nemesis” mode, they will no longer select their own heroes, but those of the opponents. The mode is planned for Summoner’s Rift and the 5vs5 mode. It will be the first “Feature Game Mode” of the year.
For the selection of what champions to impose on the opponents, all champions that at least one of the opponents has in their collection are available. As with other draft modes of League of Legends, players will still be able to “ban” 3 champions, and swapping within players of a team is also possible; here players can also end up with champs they do not own. If a team bans a champion in the Nemesis mode, no one can be forced to play that specific champion.
At the moment, the Nemesis mode is still in beta on the PBE, the test server for LoL: According to initial reports from Kotaku, the mode is currently characterized primarily by players leaving the lobby when they are assigned a champ they simply do not want to play.
http://youtu.be/WUzZcX4hx-o
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At first, they had no luck, and then bad luck came along. Like few other games, WildStar launched last summer with high hopes, many promises, a motivated development team, and a lot of “positive energy.” And like few other games, this house of cards was blown over faster than anyone had time to catch their breath.
What will become of the once hopeful MMO in the future? Does the game even have a future? We dare to take a look at the coming year and spin the events a little further…
Current Situation: Empty, Emptier, Megaserver
It was supposed to be the big rescue operation: After many fans dropped the game and fled back to World of Warcraft or the newly released Archeage in droves, the initially well-visited servers were practically deserted. When someone was online, they were mostly wandering around their own property. Thayd and Illium, the two main hubs of the world, resembled ghost towns.
Megaservers were needed to retain the remaining players and quickly give them the feeling of a populated world again.
Soon after, the major content patch arrived, which dealt with almost all the bugs in the game. But these measures could not really save WildStar from the seemingly endless downward spiral it was in (and still is today).
While you now encounter other players more regularly in the cities, and they can also cross your path in the rest of the game world, they often speak English or French. What may not be a problem for many has become yet another disqualifier for others, as they did not want to learn to understand the “gibberish” of other languages just to play a game. It’s quite unfortunate, as it could have been the big hit in the MMO market in 2014.
Question: Where is room for WildStar?
Unfortunately, WildStar has not managed to retain the player masses long-term, and now that the attention has waned, it’s unlikely to return quickly. For the developers, the only opportunity left is to quickly decide on a niche that WildStar wants to occupy. There are good approaches here, as the game possesses perhaps the most extensive housing system and a dynamic combat system that shows its full potential, especially in heated PvP battles.
The crucial question is whether the developers can fulfill one of two scenarios: Either continue to develop the highly praised aspects and thereby give the game a niche position, or become mass-compatible and thus attract a few players from all types of player communities. This could succeed – but it could also fail horribly. The latest plans from Carbine indicate that they want to further expand the game and make it attractive to as many types of players as possible. Some thoughts follow on this.
Worst Case: Free2Play, Total Collapse, Graveyard
It’s best to just jump down…
In the worst case, the transition to a purely Free2Play model would take place. This step would definitely generate new players, as what is free always attracts some adventurous souls. At the same time, it would alienate some members of the greatly reduced core player base, as the switch to a free model is viewed in many minds as the first nail in the coffin.
At the same time, this of course entails the introduction of an item shop, and whether players are willing to spend money for it is a whole different matter. If they are not willing, there will be a need to quickly work on the attractiveness of this shop, which either leads to “free” players being heavily restricted in their fun or the purchase options becoming so powerful that the “pay2win” accusation follows immediately.
But regardless of which of the two options would occur, the planet Nexus would likely be able to stay afloat for only one or two more years – as the game’s highlights (housing, combat system) are increasingly being copied and transferred to other worlds. It would then only be a matter of time before this player base moves on, giving its once hopeful candidate a place in the grand cemetery of “failed WoW killers.”
Best Case: Add-on, Attention, MMO Heaven
The view goes up to MMO heaven – things are looking up!
But let’s not condemn everything when there’s still hope. WildStar is still a fantastic game and just needs to generate enough attention. This will not be accomplished by a few “check it out” weekends, but requires some big splash as a hook.
What always attracts attention, for example, is the release of a new add-on. Given Carbine’s current economic situation, this is, of course, utopian, but it would be a legitimate reason for many “leavers” to return to the planet Nexus, which has become significantly more bug-free and enjoyable than it was at launch.
Especially in the field of e-sports, WildStar has many opportunities to position itself alongside housing as another unique selling point. The gameplay is clearly more tactical, frenetic, and skill-based due to the telegraph system compared to some competitors (even though that will attract flames). A spark that generates attention could be the great salvation – but who is willing to risk so much again?
What is likely to happen: Little.
Of course, the most likely scenario is that neither of the two scenarios mentioned above will occur in this form, and as (almost always) WildStar will pursue a middle path. Even the current investor forecasts suggest no increase this year; instead, the revenues earned will continue to decline. This is not an official statement from NCSoft, but it is nevertheless an indication. It already suggests that either the game will be given another year of “maturation time” or it has already been written off and the studio will be given freer rein to either “get the cart out of the dirt” or drive it straight into the wall.
Another quite plausible option is a hybrid model based on SWTOR or Tera – here you can pay if you want “more” from the game, but the basic package is accessible to everyone. Restrictions in terms of PvP, instances, housing, and character slots could be conceivable, which one could bypass as a subscriber. That such a model can succeed has been shown in the past repeatedly – but is it also right for Carbine?
Would a hybrid model be the right business model for WildStar?
However, it’s also possible that they have come to terms with where WildStar is currently and simply let it continue under the existing model, seemingly believing that the remaining players will stay loyal and continue to stick around.
And that is also the solution that seems most likely to me, causing the least cost: We keep everything as it is and continue as before. This may not produce significant leaps, but a downward spiral must eventually hit bottom – and then it can only move in one direction. Upwards. Perhaps not as high as once promised, but at least to a level comparable with other games.
Or how do you see it?
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In the MMO shooter Destiny , two friends have now played 200 Strikes from the new playlist Roc and present their loot.
The drop probabilities for loot are a mystery in the MMO shooter Destiny. Other games have long mapped this much more accurately.
In WoW, you get the drop probability for each item with two decimal places. In Destiny, this is (unfortunately or fortunately) not the case. Therefore, one has to rely on reports that do not claim to be accurate. However, the sample size is usually not sufficient.
Therefore, many rely on their gut feeling: Nothing drops.
Two friends, two roommates, have now played a Strike from the “newest”, hardest playlist Roc 200 times and recorded their loot. Since they were playing together, they received loot 400 times.
Only what was visible on the reward screen at the end of the strikes counts, not random loot from the strikes themselves. The Roc Strikes have replaced the earlier “Loot Caves” as the normal activity some time ago. Therefore, it is particularly interesting for Destiny players to see what loot is available.
Loot Probability in Destiny: The results from the 400 Roc Strikes
Rare armor engrams: 438 (statistically speaking: 1.08 blue armor engrams per person per strike)
Rare weapon engrams: 200 (0.5 blue weapon engrams per strike)
Legendary armor engrams: 11 (one purple armor engram approximately every 36 strikes)
Legendary weapon engrams: 9 (one purple weapon engram approximately every 44 strikes)
Legendary ship: 12 (there was one purple ship approximately every 33 strikes)
Exotic weapons: 8 (an exotic (gold) weapon was obtained every 50 strikes)
Light particles: 28 (one was found in approximately every 14 strikes)
Strange coins: 12 (this amounts to one coin approximately every 33 strikes)
Anyone who is as versed in statistics as we are wonders: Why don’t they just do every 50th strike and skip the other 49?
Anyway, this is not a scientific investigation with precise percentages, but it should give a rough overview of what statistically awaits each Guardian at the end of such a Roc Strike. The total loot is likely to be significantly higher with the “randomly obtained” drops.
And for those wondering how long 200 Roc Strikes approximately take? 28 hours. But don’t worry, the two didn’t do it all at once. That would be crazy. Instead, they did it in two 14-hour shifts.
Not recommended to replicate.
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H1Z1 had a rough weekend. The developers are accused of deliberately deceiving and cheating the fans. That the game also has its good sides can be seen in a gameplay video featuring the weapon expert Jimmy Whisenhunt in action.
H1Z1 had a more than mixed weekend. The gaming press is currently heavily criticizing the game. For example, GameStar headlines speak of a “debacle”, of “lies” by the developers, and of an outrage, as large companies like “Sony” exploited early access.
Now, perhaps not just the most nuanced perspective, but that is not the point here. In any case, it reflects the mood of some players who are struggling with the still unfinished but nevertheless paid €20 early access and the air drops as an issue.
The justifications of the SOE employees are dismissed by the angry fans in the corresponding posts as nonsense and as a sign that they wanted to somehow wriggle out of it.
A wonderful example of how SOE employees wriggle out of a situation can now be seen in a gameplay video of H1Z1. It shows the SOE weapons expert and game designer Jimmy Whisenhunt in a … tricky situation. The fact that each participant can speak to each other via a microphone adds a unique touch to the experience.
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In World of Warcraft (WoW), with patch 6.1, it will be possible to equip followers even faster. The armor master in the garrison accepts armor pieces from the Iron Horde.
Those who are keen on the “Transmorg” set will have few of them; others, however, have many: The armor pieces of the Iron Horde. They are currently abundant for many. While the number was previously capped at 200, a recent hotfix loosened that cap.
With patch 6.1, it will be possible to purchase equipment parts for your followers for 25 of these armor pieces at the armor master in your War Mill or in the Dwarven Bunker. These are the “random” rewards. You have the choice of whether to purchase an armor or weapon token for your followers. These tokens then increase the value by either 3 (green), 6 (blue), or 9 (purple) points, depending on what comes from the token upon right-clicking.
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In H1Z1 a data miner has found the current recipes for the gear that can be crafted. There are over 80, from the Bear Sandwich to the Land Mine.
H1Z1 is based on the same engine as Planetside 2. And the Planetside 2 data miner shaql has been active in the H1Z1 subreddit for a few days, pursuing his passion: uncovering, analyzing, and presenting large data sets so that players can learn what is hidden in the code.
In H1Z1, the focus is primarily on crafting. Various materials can be combined to create tools. The crafting is reminiscent of Minecraft or Guild Wars 2: A and B yield C, and C and A yield D. The recipes must first be “discovered” so that the target item can be crafted directly.
The data miner has compiled a preliminary list of all of these crafting recipes. The answer to “What can you build in H1Z1?”
Animal Trap
1 Wood Stick
4 Wood Plank
If left unattended, this can capture small game animals and yield a small amount of raw meat.
Backpack Frame
4 Wood Stick
4 Nail
This can be used in crafting to convert a crafted satchel into a framed backpack. The framed backpack can hold more items.
Bandage
2 Scrap of Cloth
Gauze can be used to gain a small amount of health and to stop bleeding.
Barbed Wire
4 Metal Shard
4 Wood Stick
Barbed wire can be placed and will damage anything that passes through it.
Barbeque
8 Scrap Metal
3 Pipe
A more permanent solution than a campfire. This barbeque can be reused many times. Requires wood logs or charcoal. Basic Shack
20 Wood Plank
10 Wood Stick
This simple shack can be placed on most flat terrain.
Basic Shack Door
5 Wood Stick
3 Wood Plank
This door can only fit inside of the basic shack doorway. Bear Sandwich
? Bear Steak
? Survival Bread
This delicious sandwich will refill a great deal of energy.
Bear Steak
1 Bear Meat
Consuming this meat will replenish all of your energy. Biofuel
1 Animal Fat
This is enough biofuel to fill up a quarter of a tank.
Blackberry Juice
5 Blackberry
1 Purified Water
Blackberry juice can restore a great deal of hydration and a small amount of energy.
Blackberry Pie
? Blackberry
? Packet of Sugar
? Flour
This delicious pie will refill all energy and a good deal of hydration. Bow Drill
1 Scrap of Cloth
1 Wood Stick
1 Wood Plank
This bow and drill will create glowing embers that can ignite a nearby campfire or furnace. Campfire
2 Wood Log
This campfire can be used to cook food or light an area. It can be set on fire by hitting it with a torch or igniting it with a lighter.
Coffee
1 Ground Coffee
1 Purified Water
Drinking coffee will replenish your energy and hydration. It can also warm you up in cold climates. Coffee With Sugar
1 Coffee
1 Packet of Sugar
Coffee with sugar will replenish some stamina and a great deal of hydration. It can also warm you up in cold climates.
Combat Knife
1 Wood Stick
1 Metal Sheet
This can be used as a weapon or to harvest meat from wildlife.
Cooked Rabbit
1 Rabbit Meat
Cooked rabbit will give a decent amount of energy.
Corn Mash
? Corn
? Purified Water
? Yeast
If placed out for a period of time this will ferment into moonshine.
Deck Foundation
4 Wood Log
8 Metal Bracket
16 Wood Plank
20 Nail
This deck is on wooden pillars and can be placed as a foundation to build structures upon.
Deer Jerky
1 Venison
1 Salt Packet
Consuming jerky will replenish a great deal of energy. Deer Sandwich
? Deer Steak
? Survival Bread
This delicious sandwich will refill a great deal of energy.
Deer Scent
1 Deer Bladder
1 Scrap of Cloth
Applying deer scent will assist you in sneaking up behind a deer for a few minutes Deer Steak
1 Venison
Consuming this meat will replenish a great deal of energy. Dew Collector
2 Wood Plank
1 Tarp
If an empty bottle is placed inside, this will slowly collect drinkable water. Ethanol
? Yeast
? Purified Water
? Corn
This can of ethanol will fill up half a tank. Ethanol Torch
1 Wood Stick
1 Scrap of Cloth
1 Ethanol
Ethanol Torches burn with less smoke than a normal torch which may help in hiding your position.
First Aid Kid
1 Bandage
1 Saline
First aid kits can be used to clean and dress wounds which will allow you to regain your health over time.
Flare
1 Fertilizer
1 Scrap of Cloth
1 Packet of Sugar
When used, this will drop to the ground and light up a small area for 15 minutes.
Flour
? Wheat
Flour can be used to create survival bread and other recipes.
Framed Backpack
1 Backpack Frame
1 Satchel
This framed backpack will hold a great deal of items. Furnace
1 Metal Bracket
8 Scrap Metal
This furnace can be used to melt down scrap metal into workable metal bits. Wood or charcoal must be in the furnace to ignite.
Grilled Trout
? Trout
This is trout and it is grilled.
Ground Tamper
2 Wood Stick
1 Metal Sheet
This will flatter a very large area that can be used to build upon. [Dev Note] This requires a very large area of extremely flat land. Ground Tiller
1 Wood Stick
1 Metal Shard
1 Pipe
This will till a small area on the ground allowing you to plant seeds in it. Gunpowder
1 Charcoal
1 FertilizerGunpowder can be used to create explosives.
Hammer
1 Wood Stick
1 Metal Bar
This hammer can be used as a weapon or to repair damaged structures. Hand Shovel
1 Metal Shard
1 Wood Stick
This shovel can be used once to dig up a small hole to stash a few items. IED
1 Scrap of Cloth
1 Land Mine
This short fused IED will detonate in 15 seconds after being lit by a lighter. Improvised Compass
1 Metal Shard
1 Purified Water
This improvised compass will show you north. It can be dismantled to reclaim the water for drinking if necessary. Land Mine
1 Metal Shard
1 Metal Sheet
1 Gunpowder
After a five second arming time, this will explode when something is within 2 meters, doing massive damage. Large Shelter
4 Metal Bracket
8 Nail
4 Wood Plank
4 Metal Sheet
This can only be set on a placed foundation. Machete
2 Wood Plank
2 Metal Sheet
This can be used as a weapon or to harvest meat from wildlife. Makeshift Bow
1 Scrap of Cloth
1 Wood Stick
This bow, along with arrows, will provide offense at range. Makeshift Hatchet
1 Wood Stick
1 Scrap Metal
This can be used as a weapon or to harvest meat from wildlife. Metal Bar
1 Scrap Metal
This can be used to make tools, weapons, and construction materials. Metal Bracket
1 Scrap Metal
These brackets can be used in building structures. Metal Gate
1 Metal Bracket
2 Metal Sheet
2 Wood Plank
This gate can only be set on a placed foundation. Metal Shard
1 Scrap Metal
This can be used in crafting. Metal Shed
6 Metal Sheet
4 Wood Plank
Metal sheds can only be placed on a foundation. Metal Sheet
2 Metal Bar
Metal sheets can be used to make pipes for guns or blades for melee weapons. Metal Wall
2 Metal Sheet
2 Wood Plank
This wall can only be set on a placed foundation. Molotov Cocktail
1 Empty Bottle
1 Scrap of Cloth
1 Moonshine
Molotov Cocktail Nail
1 Metal Shard
Nails can be used in constructing wood structures. No Brainer
1 Metal Bar
1 Pipe
This is the obvious choice in zombie medulla oblongata removal. Pipe
2 Metal Sheet
Metal pipes can be used to create barrels for a variety of guns. Punji Sticks
8 Wood Stick
These sharpened sticks will damage whatever walks over them. Purified Water
1 Dirty Water
This purified water is safe to drink and provides a good deal of hydration. This is the only water safe enough to cook with. Rabbit Sandwich
? Cooked Rabbit
? Survival Bread
This delicious sandwich will refill a great deal of energy. Rabbit Stew
1 Purified Water
1 Salt Packet
1 Rabbit Meat
Rabbit stew will replenish a good deal of energy and hydration. Rigged Light
1 Battery
1 OffRoader Headlights
The car battery will be able to supply power to the headlight for quite a while. Roasted Corn
? Corn
Consuming this will replenish a good deal of energy. Saline
1 Purified Water
1 Salt Packet
Saline can be combined with bandages to create a first aid kit. Satchel
6 Scrap of Cloth
This small satchel is worn on the back and will hold a few items. Shack
16 Nail
2 Metal Sheet
8 Wood Plank
This simple shack can be placed on most flat terrain. Shelter
8 Nail
2 Metal Sheet
4 Wood Plank
This can only be set on a placed foundation. Small Shack
4 Wood Plank
2 Metal bracket
4 Nail
The simple shack can be placed on most flat terrain. Smoke Flare
1 Fertilizer
1 Scrap of Cloth
1 Packet of Sugar
When used, this smoke flare will burn and release highly visible smoke for around 10 minutes. Snare
1 Metal Shard
1 Metal Sheet
This trap will close on its prey when they step on the pressure plate. It will close on them, doing damage and slowing their movement. Storage Container
4 Wood Plank
1 Metal Bracket
1 Nail
Extra items can be stored inside of this container. Anyone can access the container, so be sure to place it somewhere safe. Structure Stairs
4 Metal bracket
8 Wood Stick
8 Nail
8 Wood Plank
This can only be set on a placed foundation. Survival Borscht
1 Purified Water
1 Salt Packet
1 Roels Sliced Beets
Borscht will replenish a small amount of energy and a great deal of hydration. Survival Bread
? Flour
? Purified Water
Eating survival bread will give a good deal of energy. It can also be combined with meats. Swizzle
1 Packet of Sugar
1 All-in-One Cold Medicine
1 Purified Water
This is a crystalline substance that can bring on surges of energy. Torch
1 Branch
1 Scrap of Cloth
1 Animal Fat
This torch can be used to light a small area. It can also be used as a weapon and will set many things on fire. Wolf Sandwich
? Wolf Steak
? Survival Bread
This delicious sandwich will refill a great deal of energy. Wolf Steak
Wolf Meat
Consuming this meat will replenish a great deal of energy. Wood Plank
1 Wood Log
This can be used to make structures, traps, and tools. Wood Spear
1 Branch
1 Metal Shard
This spear can be used as a melee weapon or thrown. Wood Stick
1 Wood Plank
These can be used to make structures, traps, and tools. Wooden Arrow
1 Wood Stick
These can be used to make structures, traps, and tools Wooden Barricade
4 Nail
2 Wood Plank
Barricades can be placed to cover the windows of most residential homes. Wooden Bow
2 Wood Stick
1 Spool of Twine
1 Scrap of Cloth
This bow, along with arrows, will provide offense at range. Wooden Door
2 Nail
4 Wood Plank
2 Metal Bracket
This door can fit inside of most shelter doorways. Wrench
1 Wood Stick
2 Metal Bar
This wrench can be used as a weapon or to repair damaged vehicles. Yeast Starter
? Purified Water
? Packet of Sugar
? Wheat
This yeast starter will ferment into yeast after being set out for a period of time.
For a version with pictures click here. By the way, it is advisable to craft a bow and arrow at the start. The guide for this is in the following video:
http://youtu.be/YZxPJ4w0Y-Y
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Some time ago, we reported that long-time employees of Blizzard receive certain gifts after a number of years, depending on how long they have worked for the game studio. Now Blizzard will also thank the most loyal WoW fans!
All players who have had an uninterrupted subscription to “World of Warcraft” for a full ten years will receive this little statue in the coming days and weeks. A small thank you for their loyalty and a sign that these fans are somehow a part of Blizzard – because without them, most titles like Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo probably wouldn’t exist in this form today.
To clarify once again: If you are among the lucky and loyal fans, you should have purchased the game no later than 2 months after the release of WoW and have had a permanent subscription (not a single day interrupted!) since then. In this case, you should have already received an email informing you.
Blizzard has come up with something nice again, don’t you think?
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In the fashion and show industry, the ladies’ backside is in focus, at World of Warcraft the garrison.
In the USA, particularly in the rhythm and blues scene, the “booty,” the voluptuous women’s behind, has long been in the center of attention. It is sung about, admired, and, as they say, a lot of shaking is done with it. In many a song by a female rapper or singer, proud references are made to their own four letters; well, in English it’s only three.
In World of Warcraft, however, this season it’s not about “that Bass,” but only about “the Base,” the new garrison that came with Warlords of Draenor (although some troll women are known to possess the behind of a thousand-gold horse). When thinking of booty in WoW, one only thinks of pirates and the Booty Bay Buccaneers.
The garrison is not without controversy. For some, it is a sin that leads World of Warcraft from MMORPG into dangerous browser game regions. But many fans also gladly accept the garrison.
In a WoW music video, the garrison is now being honored. They are taking on the song “All about that Bass” by Meghan Trainor. The music in the video is by singer-songwriter Sharm, whose channel has featured several WoW songs. The video itself is by khallys.
In Destiny, the exotic weapons in PvP have been determined by a large survey of more than 16,000 Guardians. What are the strongest weapons in PvP? How has the Guardians’ assessment changed with “Darkness Lurks”? How have the buffs and nerfs impacted? Where do the new exotic DLC weapons rank?
Exotic weapons in Destiny, the “golden” ones, enjoy a certain cult status. This is partly because you can only carry one at a time. They are like the Sunday best weapons in Destiny.
A large poll took place in the English-speaking forum reddit, with over 16,000 players participating. This gives us a perspective on which weapons are favored by the Guardians. What weapon is the first choice for shredding enemies in the Crucible? And which one should you avoid showing up with there?
These are the 5 best exotic weapons in the Destiny Crucible
In first place is the automatic rifle SUROS Regime. Automatic rifles have built a deadly reputation in the Crucible during the first weeks. This was supported by the SUROS, which has been available multiple times from Xur. Although automatic rifles have been nerfed, many still consider the SUROS Regime the first choice. Almost no recoil, fast fire rate, there’s little not to like about it.
In second place comes the Gjallarhorn, the exotic rocket launcher. When there is heavy ammo in the Crucible and the Gjallarhorn is equipped, it brings a lot of trouble. The Gjallarhorn, with its cluster missiles and enormous penetration power, is highly regarded in both PvP and PvE.
In fourth place is the PlayStation exclusive hand cannon Hawkmoon. It is regarded as a weapon with the range of a scout rifle, the punch of a hand cannon (two-shot kills are not uncommon), and a quick reload speed. The Hawkmoon has shot its way into the hearts of the Guardians… either in a good way or in a significantly less pleasant one. It can even break a Guardian’s heart in a different way…
Rounding out the top 5 is the exotic rocket launcher Truth. Unlike the Gjallarhorn, it does not rely on raw destructive power; its tracking function is its major plus.
Which weapons have risen in the Guardians’ favor and which have fallen?
Compared to the survey from early November, from the time before “Darkness Lurks,” there are significant changes in the rankings of these weapons:
The hand cannon “The Last Word” was in the November poll at rank 3, but has now fallen out of the top 5 and is in 6th place. Notably, the Hawkmoon has overtaken it. Nonetheless, The Last Word is still considered a superior one-on-one weapon.
Compared to November, the Vex Mythoclast is showing improvement. Before the buff, it was in 8th place, now it’s in 3rd place.
The biggest leap is made by the revamped Thorn. It was previously at the bottom of the list in November but has now reached a strong seventh place following the fixes. Thus, three hand cannons are in the top 7.
Where do the new exotic weapons stand and which are considered the weakest in PvP?
With the DLC “Darkness Lurks,” three new exotic weapons were introduced to Destiny. Guardians currently assess them as follows:
The Dragon’s Breath, the rocket launcher, ranks in the lower midfield. It is far from the high echelons where Gjallarhorn and Truth reside. The void zone left by Dragon’s Breath is not very useful in PvP.
The PlayStation exclusive shotgun “The 4th Horseman” also does not shoot trees in PvP, and it goes down as the fourth worst weapon in the rankings. Overall, shotguns are not very well positioned in PvP after already being at the bottom in PvE. Only the “Invective” is ranked 13th out of 24, which is still somewhat in the midfield. If Bungie tweaks the weapon types again soon, it could look good for shotguns.
The sniper rifle “No Land Beyond” ranks last in PvP. Even though mastery is possible with the rifle, most Guardians struggle with the retro sniper. And those who dominate with it could likely win a “1 vs 5” with the Suros.
Besides “No Land Beyond,” these two weapons are at the bottom of the ranking:
In third to last place is the pulse rifle Bad Juju from the survey. Here, the buff did not have as much impact as it did with Thorn.
Things look similarly grim for Super Good Advice. The Reddit survey even offers an extremely good piece of advice: “Better not to use it.”
The well-known YouTuber Datto does Destiny presents his picks in this video; in addition to our top 5, he’s also keen on the fusion rifle Plan C as a close-range variant:
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All weapons and their placements can be seen here. The survey was conducted by reddit member Debo37. Guardians had the opportunity to assign a specific utility value to each weapon, and this is what resulted.
