Which gamer doesn’t painfully remember all the TV reports that completely vilified our beloved hobby? Nowadays, I look back with an amused smile at reports from “Frontal 21” or some theories from Professor Christian Pfeiffer.
For almost 10 years, video games were the scapegoat for tragic events, such as school shootings or increased violence among teenagers. Since in Germany there is a tendency to always find a single reason and to avoid thinking about multicausal connections, it was, of course, easy for the media to pounce on that.
However, it seems that this era is finally coming to an end, as more and more long-term studies on this topic are slowly coming to fruition. One of the most recent studies by Christopher Ferguson from the USA has again found no correlations between the consumption of (violent) video games and real violence propensity. Based solely on the numbers, in fact, the opposite has occurred: with the introduction of video games, the potential for violence among teenagers has even decreased somewhat – although Ferguson does not want to establish a direct connection there.
It is also interesting that he strongly criticizes the previous short-term studies. These were mostly conducted under laboratory conditions with short video clips and thus far removed from the reality of any gamer.
It will probably take a while for the prejudice of “killer games” and “danger of rampage” to dissolve from the minds of the older generation, but studies like these are important building blocks to bring our hobby back into the right light.
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Xur appears in Destiny on January 9th in the Tower and offers a selection of exotic weapons and armor. But which ones will it be this time? With video and current images, we present his selection to you.
Xur, the black market dealer and Agent of the Nine, has been noticeably featuring the new DLC items from Darkness Rising frequently in recent weeks. Currently, there is speculation in Destiny about whether this could just be a coincidence or if the algorithm has indeed been tweaked.
Some had hoped that Xur would somehow become a kind of Santa Claus, but that has not materialized after gifts were already given out during the week.
All about Xur, the black market dealer in Destiny on January 9th, 10th, and 11th.
When does Xur come in Destiny and when does he leave again?
Xur arrives at 10:00 AM German time on Friday, January 9th, and he leaves again on Sunday, January 11th, also at 10:00 AM.
Where is Xur located? What is his location?
Xur is located in the Hangar. Here is a video about it: http://youtu.be/XHrtXMGjobg
What do the numbers on the exotic armors mean?
Exotic armors of the same type have exactly the same properties and can also always reach a light level of 36, but: Each version of an exotic armor has a different value for strength, intellect, discipline. This value is said to be “rolled,” or randomized. The value can either be high (which is good) or low (not so good). We have already dealt with that here.
What does Xur have in store for Warlocks, Titans, Hunters this week?
This week, Xur is selling the exotic hand cannon “The Last Word.” He wants a hefty 23 Strange Coins for The Last Word. The western-style revolver shines primarily in PvP, while in PvE it ranks in the lower middle, as there are likely better alternatives.
For Warlocks, Xur has the exotic chest armor Starfire Protocol on offer. He wants 13 Strange Coins for it. It achieves 144/155 intellect (which is a pretty strong roll).
For Hunters, he has the chest armor Lucky Raspberry – 13 Strange Coins. With 149/160 intellect (which is an excellent roll).
For Titans, the exotic “Insurmountable Skullfort” is available. Many have certainly been waiting for it. It costs 13 Strange Coins and has 104/112 discipline.
This week there is no exotic engram, but heavy ammo as synthesis.
What upgrade options does Xur offer this week in Destiny?
At Xur, you can “upgrade” the “old” versions of the exotic weapons and armors to their new versions. This costs between 7000 and 8000 Glimmer, an exotic shard, and the old version of the item. Each week, he offers 6 armors and 6 weapons to choose from, sometimes he also offers to upgrade one of the two “old” PlayStation exclusive weapons. That happens then outside of the usual order, as the 7th weapon.
For upgrade options, he has the following for the armors:
For Hunters the chest armor Wings of Alpha Lupi with 126/135 strength
The Hunter gloves Ahamkara’s Spine with 93/100 discipline
For Warlocks the helmet Apotheosis Veil with 115/124 discipline (strong roll)
The chest armor Heart of Praxic Fire with 134/144 discipline
For Titans the Helm of Saint-14 with 118/127 intellect (very strong roll)
And an upgrade option for the “Insurmountable Skullfort” with 98/105 discipline.
The following 6 weapons can be upgraded from the old version to a new one this week:
The auto rifle Hard Light.
The auto rifle Suros Regime – highly demanded in PvP.
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The planning for the next week in Destiny is known. The hard mode of the raid Crota’s End is expected to open soon. However, no specific date has been set yet. Instead, on Tuesday, January 13, a patch will focus extensively on the raids.
The Weekly Update arrived in the night from Thursday to Friday. Here Bungie addresses the community and presents plans for the near future.
Hard mode of Crota’s End will bring some surprises, but is still pending
The hard mode of the raid Crota’s End is announced for January. It is progressing well, but no concrete date has been set yet. Currently, they are in the final steps of the “release.” The “old” Crota on normal mode has now been defeated more than a million times (*cough cough*).
There will probably be some surprises in hard mode, but they are not ready to reveal anything yet. Guardians should prepare to learn some new tricks.
Solo chest will be nerfed
On Tuesday, January 13, they will extensively tackle the current “normal mode” in Crota’s End. They will significantly weaken the “first chest,” the solo chest. It will only contain “Light Shards and Light Energy.”
The loot in the chest (along with the fairly high chance of exotic weapons) will be transferred to Ir-Yût. It had been, despite possibly being one of the hardest encounters in the raid, without reward, practically lootless.
This means: “Net” there will be MORE loot in Crota’s End. The raid yield goes from two chests and three encounters up to two chests and four encounters – with the chests containing only Light Shards and Light Energy.
The exploits in the current raid will be fixed on Tuesday
And then Bungie will tackle exploits and tricks: In the bridge encounter, players will have to cross the bridge to complete the encounter starting Tuesday. They must wait until the bridge is fully constructed.
Regarding Crota himself, they will fix the “LAN cable” cheat, preventing a second sword bearer from spawning if the first dies quickly enough, and will fix some more bugs.
And for all those who asked in recent days “Has anyone been banned for the Crota exploit?” – Bungie does not address that.
However, there is considerable frustration among many with the “legendary Christmas gift”: They know that some are happy about it and others have already “broken it down,” but they hope that players will simply see it as “a gesture of goodwill” and appreciate it. They say it is the thought that counts.
Exotic weapons level 32 drop in the Glass Chamber
Another change will affect the Glass Chamber. The “old” raid instance holds a strange special position in Destiny. It is the only place where there were still “old” versions of exotic weapons, which had to be upgraded by Xur. Starting Tuesday, the exotic weapons that drop here will also come in the new version: going up to 331.
What will happen with the Vex Mythoclast (after all, according to popular opinion the third strongest exotic in Destiny), however, is not mentioned. At the moment it only goes up to 323 in damage. Whether something will change there, will be revealed next Tuesday.
The fourth Iron Banner starts next Tuesday
And also: The Iron Banner is returning next week. It will kick off on Tuesday, January 13. Bungie hasn’t revealed how the loot will look yet. Last time in mid-December, there was little participation because the rewards were perceived as “too weak”: These were legendary armors that went up to Light Level 33 (gloves, boots), and two legendary weapons.
Bungie speaks of “updated rewards” – updated rewards. Whether they are really worthwhile remains to be seen. Not that someone gets disappointed again – like with the Christmas gifts. It could mean that instead of gloves and boots they offer chest and head this time or just simply two different legendary weapons.
Civilization Online, a Korea MMO by XL-Games, will feature elements of an MMO, but not the persistent, existing world that many associate with an MMO.
XLGames is working on a Civilization Online. Unlike the strategy series from Firaxis, the player will not control the fate of their people from a god-like position but will only be a part of the machine that lubricates the world axle.
In an interview with the US site mmorpg.com, the developers from XLGames explained that although Civilization Online is an MMO, it will not be a direct “successor” to ArcheAge, their first MMO. The special feature of Civ Online will be the so-called “Session Play”. Complete games will be played, which will either end in a defeat or a success experience for the players.
Sid Meyer is said to be very fond of the project, according to XLGames, and they are working together with 2k and T2 to advance the Civilization franchise.
The player can contribute to the success of their faction in Civ Online either as a “Fighter” or a “Non-Fighter”. They can easily switch between the individual classes. There is no housing in the sense, but it is a “large project” that belongs to everyone. While quests will be available in Civ Online, they will not have the same dimensions as in World of Warcraft. In PvE, resources such as wool or gold could be earned. However, it is not necessarily required to participate in that.
When asked about ArcheAge, the developers respond that they have learned a lot from the difficult launch of ArcheAge and have built a fan base with ArcheAge that loves the game and supports XLGames as a company.
After the great success of the first closed beta phase in Korea, other publishers have already inquired with XLGames about the possibility of a port to other countries. However, XLGames wants to focus on the domestic market first and will address a possible port (also to the West) later in the year.
Mein MMO says: It seems that XLGames, as can be inferred between the lines, does not necessarily have MMO or MMORPG players as its target audience, but rather wants to attract Civilization fans, turn-based strategy players and fans of such casual Facebook games as a new target audience that might feel put off by the core mechanics of an MMORPG.
This is a trend that some have anticipated. A kind of “MMOification” of the gaming market, as an MMO with ongoing monetization is a highly lucrative business model for many developers. We will see how the game develops. We in the West will probably only be confronted with it in a few years, if at all.
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In a few weeks, the first new class should already come to Black Desert. The Tamer, “the tamer woman”, is also the star in a new video.
Four classes are available in Black Desert. Everybody’s favorite, the tamer woman, is still under wraps. However, even without being playable, she has already thrilled many fans of the genre just by the concept art. She somehow just hits the right buttons for fans of the genre.
MMO-Culture calls her an “Orient Teen with quite a hyperactivity.” Her preferred weapon is a whip. And she enters an ominous symbiosis with a rather scruffy magical wolf.
In the video, the Tamer can be admired in action. Like the other “classes” in Black Desert, it is not just a class as we know it, but a whole package of race, gender, and class.
In the air combat MMO War Thunder, there is currently a series running where pilots can reenact decisive battles from World War II daily. Additionally, a fan has created an impressive short film using the game’s replay feature.
War Thunder is currently hosting a six-week event that offers scenarios each week where players can “reenact” the decisive battles of World War II.
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This week, we have arrived in 1942. Today, Thursday, January 8, the British Africa Offensive is up, tomorrow we’ll head to the Guadalcanal, and next Monday, to the Eastern Front in the Caucasus. A user has dedicated an impressive short film to the game. B-17 bombers are surprised on their way home by a squadron of German fighters: http://youtu.be/_k2rHf3V-FM
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The SF MMO Star Trek Online will focus on bridge officers, overhauling and modernizing the system.
Bridge officers are one of the unique features of Star Trek Online. They activate various skills in the ship combat aspect of the game: for example, an engineer (identified by a yellow shirt in the Federation) can take care of the ship’s repairs through skills (Self-Heal), while a tactical officer (red shirt) tends to have offensive abilities.
In “Away Missions,” they serve as a sort of party replacement, firing their phasers and also using their skills.
The entire system is set to undergo modernization by Cryptic. Essentially, it seems aimed at changing the currently rather cumbersome way in which bridge officers learn skills to a drop and purchase system through training books. Cryptic also wants to give them more abilities to choose from, which will become increasingly expensive as the officer learns more.
The developer diary with all the details can be found here. As for when this will go live, even Cryptic does not know at the moment. The system change is still in development.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny, the hunt for the exotic rocket launcher Gjallarhorn and the sniper rifle Icebreaker is slowly taking absurd turns. Now a “chest whisperer” has found success with an extremely unusual method.
With Gjallarhorn and Icebreaker, Guardians are at the top of the food chain. But the loot system in Destiny is brutal. Even after several hundred hours in pursuit of the holy grail of weaponry, it is not guaranteed to actually hold one of the two graces. The random factor is relentless and indifferent; it simply does not care how much you deserve the weapon.
The weapons are so great. Gjallarhorn deals as much damage with one shot as two rockets would normally do, and it is an absolute killer when it comes to dealing maximum destruction Y in minimal time X. Crota can sing a song about that.
The Icebreaker is perfectly suited for Guardians to deal out six devastating shots from a safe position and then stow the weapon to switch to another combat mode. When the Guardians need it again, the Icebreaker is ready to go. It has regenerated its ammunition.
How to get Gjallarhorn and Icebreaker in Destiny?
But how to get them? Xur can sell both, but recently he has only had DLC weapons. Otherwise, it’s said that the exotic weapons drop “randomly”, for example in the first chest in the Crota’s End raid or as a reward for a Nightfall strike. But no recipe has been found yet.
As it often is with things you can’t influence: Superstitions are slowly forming. Guardians believe their account is “cursed” and that their neighbor’s is favored by luck. The fate doesn’t just roll dice, does it?
Perhaps, as theories arise, you get Gjallarhorn when you are out with a rocket launcher. But Bungie reveals nothing about the loot algorithm. Everything is random, say people who have investigated it thoroughly.
But is that really the case? (Yes, it is!)
Maybe be nicer to the chests?
A Guardian has now found a “foolproof” method on reddit to make a chest spit out exactly the right item. It’s a pretty quirky ritual that takes place in Destiny, but … see for yourself.
So … maybe be nicer to the chests before you open them?
More foolproof tips on how to become a very strange bird in Destiny that your friends think “My God, what is he doing?” can be found on our well-organized topic page.
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3D printers are currently all the rage, so it’s no wonder that fans are starting to print their favorite weapons and armor pieces. One such fan is WoW fan Kirbey Downey, who is printing a complete Frostmourne.
Printing is not everything
The sword that was wielded by Arthas as the Lich King doesn’t always have to be bought for a lot of money in a store. With a 3D printer and the right template, which can be downloaded here, anyone can print their own favorite sword.
However, it takes more than just clicking “Print”: Enthusiasts should have an artistic talent, as the sword needs to be painted after printing. But there’s also room for creativity. For example, you can “engrave” your name on the hilt of the sword.
Gift idea for WoW fans
If you’re still looking for the perfect gift idea for a World of Warcraft obsessed friend, the homemade Frostmourne might be just right. If your own 3D printer is still on the wishlist, don’t panic: In every major city, there are 3D printing shops that can print the legendary sword for you.
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The Korean MMO Black Desert has been struggling with exploits and dupes since beta. Some players have already been banned.
In our reporting on ArcheAge, we have extensively covered how cheating and exploiting are handled in Korea, where Korea MMOs often lack good protections against these issues: Since Korean players must provide their “ID” (a kind of social security number) upon registration, they are banned for life once caught.
This has occurred with the Korea MMO Black Desert.
According to Asia MMO specialist steparu, there were problems in the first week with mobs that gave too much experience or too much gold. And in the second week, a nasty cash shop exploit/buyback dupe raised its ugly head.
Publisher Daum then banned the hardest exploiters and confiscated the “lighter” ones’ illegally acquired items.
Steparu comments that he was looking forward to the guild battle soon, but the prospect of being wiped out by exploiters dampens this anticipation a bit.
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Mein MMO states: Yes, after the ArcheAge issue, the western audience is surely skeptical when they hear exploits and Korea MMO in the same sentence (about as skeptical as when one hears “pufferfish” and “I do this for the first time” in the same breath.)
The problem with ArcheAge was not that there were such exploits, but that they were known for years, yet still functioned or were newly introduced in the EU version. Since Black Desert is published by Daum in both Korea and the West, and Daum appears to be strict in this case, this story could be a more positive sign. The motto being, “At least they’re taking action.”
That there are problems at the launch of a complex MMO is as certain as the sunrise.
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The long-announced beta of the Free2Play MMO shooter Planetside 2 on the Playstation 4 now finally has a date. It is set to begin on January 20.
Since early December, registration for the beta of Planetside 2 on PS 4 has been possible. A date has now been chosen, it will be January 20.
In the beta, the focus will be on testing the stability of the servers, but also to find out how players manage with the controllers and how to optimally utilize the DualShock 4. For this purpose, a special beta forum will be set up for feedback.
The fantasy MMO Lord of the Rings Online (LotRO) outlines plans for 2015 in a letter from the producer, with apparent inspiration from Guild Wars 2. An episodic storyline is set to arrive. Some smaller servers are likely to be closed.
Lord of the Rings Online has been around for several years now and has recently been impacted by cost-cutting measures at Warner Brothers. The outlook for 2015 is not very bright. Nevertheless, Turbine has big plans for 2015. In the producer letter, they speak of 2014 as a great year, aiming to build on that success and set even more ambitious goals. They are also responsive to the challenges at hand.
New content leads to Osgiliath, brings inspired items and smaller PvP map
On the way over Minas Tirith to Osgiliath, in the heart of the War of the Ring, new instances for fellowship groups are to be introduced; legendary items of level 100 are considered “inspired” and gain experience even without needing to be disassembled, and work is currently underway in PvE (the PvP part of the game) on a map for relatively small skirmishes. This way, monsters and humans can reenact the battle for Osgiliath, which only plays a minor role in the film trilogy but is much more present in the book series.
It sounds like server closures
Two major changes are still planned. On one hand, it seems that they will follow the path of many aging MMOs and close some servers or merge smaller ones with larger ones to ensure all players can find companions. The “European” servers are expected to move back to Europe in this context.
On the other hand, Lord of the Rings Online plans to tell a sort of “episodic story” similar to a TV series. This sounds like Guild Wars 2 – ArenaNet has come up with something similar with the Living Story. In LotRO, players will be able to follow a “new friend” on a journey through familiar locations.
Today, on January 7, it has happened: The gifts have arrived. And they are randomly selected legendary Vanguard weapons. However, they do not have the “Vendor” properties, but may have other perks.
So it’s not as if you bought the weapons, but rather as if you pulled them from a legendary Engram or received them as a reward.
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We have listed all the legendary Vanguard weapons in this post. The ones you have at the Postmaster now have the same base stats, but may have different properties and thus cause a different type of damage. Here, “legendary items” are possible that truly deserve their name, but also some duds. Especially for players who are just starting their loot career, it will definitely be a pleasant surprise when they go to the Postmaster this evening.
It seems to be a real Christmas gift: There’s something special for everyone, and some are happy about it while others are disappointed.
Vanguard weapons for Vanguard marks and Vanguard medals
These legendary weapons (272/331) from the Vanguard are usually available for 150 Vanguard marks and 1 Vanguard medal since Darkness is lurking in Destiny – one of these weapons Guardians receive today (only 1 per account); the items may have a different type of damage than listed here:
After all the New Year’s stress with friends visiting, cleaning the apartment, and then a 24-hour sleep, I finally had a lot of free time. What could be better than creating a new Twink in World of Warcraft to kill some time in the low-level areas?
What could possibly be wrong with that, you might ask…
Too much XP, too short stays
First of all, I want to say that I didn’t use any heirlooms – nothing that would still increase my earned experience points. Nonetheless, I already had quite a “luxury problem” in the second area: the quests were too low for my level.
I had completed half of “Tirisfal” when they already wanted to send me to “Silverpine Forest.” No sooner had I settled here to help my dark lady Sylvanas with the Worgen problem, than they sent me to the “Hillsbrad Foothills” to drive the remaining humans out of their holes and to shut up an overzealous apothecary.
In short: I could barely keep up with the storyline. Whenever the plot of the respective area really started to pick up pace, my level was already so high that I could actually move on.
Two different needs
Because of this quick leveling, two different needs are now fighting within me. On the one hand, I want to reach the maximum level as quickly as possible to have another character with a garrison and the associated resources. On the other hand, I want to experience the beautiful areas and especially follow the stories told through quests and the environment itself. In the past, this was not a problem; it was still necessary to complete at least one area entirely.
The mage Cortyn asks herself the following question: Do I want to level efficiently or experience the story?
Today, after just a handful of quests, one becomes so overpowered that the two motivations of playing are at odds: Do I want to level efficiently or experience the story? Do I struggle through areas that no longer give XP, or do I give up the storylines?
The purpose of leveling
It wasn’t until I had my new Twink that I realized leveling in World of Warcraft serves only one purpose: oneself. One levels up to increase their level. No longer is the fun of the stories or the urge to explore at the center – at least the current design of the low-level world is not set up for that.
Get to level 90 as fast as possible.
Yet the game world has so many wonderful stories to offer, and with “Cataclysm” so much effort was made to make all the old areas more exciting and narratively challenging – why does a newcomer now have almost no chance to experience the world in all its variety? It’s a mystery to me. If Blizzard could do one thing, it was to excite me for their universes by putting the plots and characters in the foreground – why should one only experience this in the level 90+ areas?
Currently, leveling is neither here nor there – a frustrating necessity and no longer a form of presenting the game world.
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In Destiny, 16,000 Guardians voted on which exotic weapons they consider the best in PvE: in the battle against Crota, Atheon, the weekly Nightfall strike, and in other activities outside the Crucible.
We already told you on Monday evening about the survey on reddit that involved 16,000 Guardians. In the first article, we reported on the frequency and rarity of exotic weapons and how Xur influences what the elites on reddit are using.
Equally interesting is their assessment of which weapons are the strongest in the PvE part of the game, in the fight against enemies.
The Top 5 Weapons are the usual suspects
The following weapons placed in the Top 5:
In first place, as expected, is the exotic rocket launcher Gjallarhorn, which now enjoys a near-iconic reputation. Among those who have it and those who wish to have it. Some raids that want to play it safe even take only players who own a Gjallarhorn.
In second place is the Ice Breaker. The exotic sniper rifle with solar damage takes a special position among weapons due to its unique ability to regenerate ammunition. It is probably the prototype of a sniper with an extremely high damage per shot. And as in the previous raid with the Templar, this time Crota serves as an excellent target for the Ice Breaker.
Bronze goes to the Vex Mythoclast. This is certainly due to the buff that increased its damage again before the add-on, after it had been significantly weaker in the meantime. As a fusion rifle in the primary slot and the only “endboss-only” exotic, it also occupies a special place, even though it is no longer as dominant as it was in the early days. It is also the only exotic weapon, that cannot be upgraded beyond the new value of 331; 323 is the limit.
In fifth place, the automatic rifle SUROS Regime makes it on the list and is even stronger in PvP.
These 5 weapons are essentially the “Big 5” in Destiny.
What has changed compared to the last vote? Who are the winners, who are the losers of recent months?
Before the “upgrading weapons” began, before some exotics were fixed, and before three new exotic weapons came with the “The Darkness Rises” DLC, there was already such a vote. That was almost two months ago, at the beginning of November.
Since then, the Guardians’ assessment has changed, especially for these weapons:
The Thorn was rated very low by Guardians two months ago, but is now in the upper midfield. This is likely due to its buff. The Thorn now fulfills a special role in the fight against enemies, where Guardians want to ensure that their health regenerates due to its damage-over-time effect. (And it looks impressive in our world as well.)
Bad Karma ranked last in the voting in November. This has changed; the pulse rifle is now in a solid mid-range position.
Without many changes being made, the sniper rifle Patience and Time has made several places up. From 12th it rose to 6th. Especially in Nightfall, it is extremely popular when you want a bit more precision.
However, the Guardians’ love for The Last Word has notably cooled in Destiny. While there was a real cult around it during the last vote, the hand cannon has now fallen from 7th place to 16th. This only applies to PvE; in PvP, it is still a headshot machine.
Shotguns and the DLC Sniper mark the end
The last places in the ranking are almost exclusively occupied by shotguns in PvE. The new PlayStation-exclusive 4th Horseman takes third to last place. Similarly unpopular are the Invective (second to last) and the No Land Beyond (fourth to last). Shotguns just aren’t built for PvE.
The third new DLC weapon, Dragon’s Breath, is assessed to be significantly weaker in PvE than the two other exotic rocket launchers Gjallarhorn and Truth. That only earns it a spot in the lower mid-range.
And the fourth new DLC weapon Necrochasm? We will have to wait for that.
Even the YouTuber Datto has dealt with the topic of “best PvE” weapons in one of his videos:
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The zombie MMO H1Z1 is getting a “Battle Royale” mode from the creator of the mode, Playerunknown. This is a kind of “Last Man Standing”/”Hunger Games” story.
Recently, during a two-hour stream, a guy named “Player Unknown” was in the background. The SOE staff had invited him for sushi, as they said, and were now streaming with him. Now it is also clear what earned him this important place. Playerunknown is the creator of the so-called “Battle Royale” mods for Arma 2 and Arma 3 and is working with SOE to offer this mode in H1Z1 as well.
In this mode, players start together on a server. Those who die are out. The last one standing wins.
This is the same principle as the filmed Japanese novel “Battle Royale,” in which school children kill each other until only one is left alive (which is supposed to criticize the ruthlessly eliminating school system in Japan).
In a slightly softer version, it was also released in the USA as a “Young Adult” novel series and became known with Jennifer Lawrence as the “Hunger Games” film series – and for completeness, it is also the concept of a special wrestling tournament. In H1Z1, it is supposed to go roughly like this: players are dropped from an airplane over an area; they need to gather equipment; the arena in which they fight gets smaller; those who survive win.
The Battle Royale in H1Z1 will be one of the “premium” servers , a kind of event server that players can access via a ticket. Now some of the still incoherent hints are starting to fit together. Such an entry only makes sense if the “server” has a clear end date.
In Planetside 2, SOE was apparently too relaxed with the cash shop. The game only became profitable in the last month, as SOE’s president John Smedley mentioned in a letter to the fans.
We have reported several times that SOE chief John Smedley seeks a close connection with the fans. He visibly enjoys this and everything is cool and fluffy when he has good news and when things are going well. He maintains this habit even when there is trouble and he has to announce rather negative news.
Smedley apologized for the fact that this was not communicated properly. In the future, they want to be more open. However, the change that is currently causing such a stir brings the team “200 dollars” more per day. Overall, Planetside 2 has only been profitable for a few months. Anyone who thinks this is a huge business and that they are swimming in money is mistaken.
They want to continue making almost everything that players could buy with “Station Cash” (real money currency) also available through “Certs” (in-game currency). However, in the past they took a wrong approach, leading to players literally swimming in “Certs”. They want to change this, so that players would have to think about what to spend their Certs on.
And the majority of people have a ton of certs. Why? Because we didn’t balance it perfectly. In every case we erred on the side of giving away too many or making things cost too little so we don’t make you grind too hard.
Smedley said that he doesn’t see many companies speaking as openly about monetization as he and SOE do. However, communication still needs to be improved.
Mein MMO says:This is the exciting part about opening communication channels to the fans. That they also tell them things they do not want to hear, and where other companies hide behind platitudes.
Monetization is a sensitive issue for every free-to-play game. It seems that Planetside 2 has been too generous in the past and is now intensifying purchase incentives. In the reddit community, Smedley’s posts are received positively, although there are differences regarding the details of whether implants are the right approach.
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The superhero and supervillain MMO DC Universe Online is asking players who have been inactive for 18 months to log back in. Otherwise, the name will be gone.
Anyone who has not logged into DC Universe Online since July 20, 2013, has their superhero or supervillain name in great danger. Because if they do not log in by January 20, the name will be gone. The character will still exist, but it will have to be renamed on the next login.
This will allow SOE to unlock cool blocked names for newcomers or veterans that are currently blocked by inactive players, so that aspiring superheroes do not have to name themselves AntBear42 or “TheGuyWhoIsSuperman”, but can give themselves cool names. AquariumMan or something!
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Sandpark-MMO ArcheAge is taking no more risks. The patch that is supposed to disable the December events will be deployed to the test server. By the end of the week, the seedlings from which lightning trees can grow will also be available for loyalty points.
At the end of the week, update 4.1.7. is supposed to be deployed in ArcheAge. This will disable the Christmas event and strengthen a healing potion for pets. Players should still remember to use their Christmas event items if they have an expiration date.
The perhaps most important change of the patch: The “Rumbling Archeum Saplings”, from which lightning trees can grow with a 10% chance, can now be obtained for loyalty points. A few months ago, there was a lot of excitement about these seedlings.
At the moment, the 4.1.7 patch is being tested thoroughly on the test server. Probably a good idea, considering the past of ArcheAge.
A Marketplace update for the end of the holiday items and addition of Rumbling Archeum Saplings to the loyalty store is also expected to go to PTS within the next couple of days.
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Just in time for the first official Smite World Championship, the guys and girls at HiRez have released a new trailer called “Battlegrounds of the Gods” for their action MOBA “SMITE“. We certainly don’t want to withhold the fighting gods from you.
In total, the tournament has a prize pool of 2.5 million dollars – the prize money mainly comes from the purchases of the “Odyssey” items, with a large part also provided by HiRez itself.
If you want to get some skins or even grab some of the additional chests, you should hurry: The Odyssey ends in 2 days and then many items can only be purchased individually without additional bonuses – particularly sought-after items like the “Archon Thanatos” skin will then be permanently unreachable!
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