Because it seems to be in vogue, the developers of “Star Wars: The Old Republic” have now released a graphic that deals with various numbers and facts about the sci-fi MMO.
Since the launch of the game nearly three years ago, over 57 million characters have been created, of which 17 million are Jedi alone. But a few questions that I have always asked are also answered: The length of all in-game cinematics (including quest dialogues, of course) amounts to a whopping 104 hours – this gives you an idea of the work that goes into a German localization and why it can sometimes be a bit bumpy. Some interesting interpretations also arise from the distribution of the individual classes. Jedi Knights and -Sages are (along with their Sith counterparts) the most popular, followed by the Bounty Hunter. In last place are the Agents/Smugglers.
But enough of the words, even if you are not among the million active players, a look at the following graphic is sure to be interesting, which contains a whole lot of additional information:
In the latest expansion of World of Warcraft, “Warlords of Draenor”, Blizzard has of course not missed the chance to bring some new mounts into the game. As usual, some of them are quite easy to obtain, while others require either a large group, a lot of perseverance, or simply an oversized portion of luck. Rare mounts, indeed.
We have compiled the current information here so that you can hunt and catch some of these animals yourself.
As of our current knowledge, there are 7 mounts that can only be obtained from certain enemies, starting with “Garn Nighthowler”.
Where is Garn Nighthowler?
This oversized wolf is located in the far west of Frostfire Ridge and can be hunted by “Nok-Karosh.” However, do not hope to take down this monster alone, as it has over 10 million HP, makes quick work of any cloth wearer, and is also surrounded by numerous smaller wolves, all of which have over 2 million HP. A full group with tank and healer is advisable, but a larger raid group could also be a wise decision. Also important to know is that the mount drops only once – not everyone who participated in the fight automatically gets it!
So be careful not to join a shady group whose leader is the “Loot Master” and crafts the mount for themselves.
If you have organized a few friends, it only takes a few hours – Nok-Karosh reappears just a few minutes after his death (15-30 minutes) and can then be defeated again until all group members have the mount – those who want can even sell it at the auction house…
Where are the other rare WoD mounts?
The situation is a bit more difficult with the other 6, the following animals can be found in the vastness of Draenor:
Pathrunner in Shadowmoon Valley
Mudhide in Talador
Nakk in Nagrand
Luk’hok in Nagrand
Gorok in Frostfire Ridge
Ramthaw in Gorgrond
These 6 are all “rare” enemies, and their respawn time is between 20 and 30 hours – a good portion of luck or perseverance is therefore required. However, the advantage is that all players involved in the fight are guaranteed to receive the mount, regardless of how much damage they inflict or which faction they belong to.
It is also important to note that Draenor is divided into several instances and phases – depending on your personal quest progress, it may be that you cannot see certain rare enemies at all, while others appear twice. Each phase has its own rare spawn timer; unfortunately, it is difficult to check which one you are currently in.
Although you can often deal with most of these enemies on your own, it is a kind gesture to announce in the general channel that the respective enemy is standing in front of you – you lose nothing by doing so, and perhaps someone will return the favor when you want to catch one of the other animals.
But enough words, afterward, we have for you the graphic from “Obtain”, a user from wowhead, which shows all the spawn points of the coveted animals (and their names), as well as a video from mmo-champion where you can see the individual mounts in action – have fun collecting and good luck hunting!
Slowly but surely we are approaching the end of Cyber Monday week on Amazon. So let’s get back to hunting for bargains.
To get to the desired product, you can either click on the links in the boxes (the prices will be updated on the respective product page during the promotional period) or go directly to the Cyber Monday promotional page (select the Games category).
Here are the highlights of the day for you:
Razer Naga 2014 Edition – Starts at 4 PM
Among today’s bargains is an absolute mouse classic: the Razer Naga in its new 2014 edition. The guys at Razer have revamped their Naga concept and added numerous features.
The revised ergonomic design offers a better feel and is tailored to many different hand shapes, sizes, and grip styles – high importance has been placed on comfort. The thumb field buttons are also equipped with mechanical switches. In addition, the new 4G mouse sensor recognizes movements down to the single pixel. Finally, left-handed users can enjoy this as the Naga is offered in two different versions in the 2014 edition. Strong recommendation from my side.
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Logitech G710 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard – Starts at 6 PM
If you enjoy the click-clack sound while typing, you should check out the Logitech G710. The mechanical Cherry MX-Blue keys give you tactile feedback, and thanks to the triple assignment of the 6 programmable G-keys, you can set up to 18 macros per game. You can also adjust the brightness of the WASD and arrow keys independently of the other keys.
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Tritton PRO+ 5.1 Surround Headset – Starts at 6 PM
Less click-clack, but more boom-boom is offered by the Tritton PRO+ 5.1 Surround Headset. The special feature lies in the included decoder box with Dolby Digital technology. This generates a detailed 3D environment, and thanks to the eight speakers in the headset, you can even hear the earthworms coughing. In addition, the SVM technology (Selectable Voice Monitoring) allows you to hear your own voice through the headset if you don’t already have a buzzing in your head. Console gamers can also buy this without worry.
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In Destiny Xur, the Agent of the Nine, appeared on Friday, November 28, at the Tower and is once again offering a selection of exotic armor and weapons. What does the black market vendor have on offer this time? What does he have with him?
Today is the second to last time Xur will appear at the Tower before the “Darkness Looms” DLC arrives. Then either his offerings will change and he will have new exotic weapons and armor with him or the Guardians will quickly lose interest in him, as there will be new annihilation weapons, new, even cooler armor pieces that the DLC will bring.
And whether Xur is allowed to sell them, whether Bungie gives him the license for it? One does not know. Like so much about him, it is mysterious.
We know, however, that Xur is the most powerful man in Destiny. Like a fashion designer, he determines what people wear. Especially with weapons, his word is law. Although his offering is theoretically huge: six armor pieces per class and numerous weapons are on offer, but in practice, he is a diva.
For Titans, he sold the healing armor three times in a row, for Warlocks in the last five weeks four times the Voidfang Vestments. And “Heart of Praxic Fire,” which so many desire, he hasn’t had at all. He just didn’t feel like it. Good that the seemingly same armors were always available in a slightly different variant.
Today is Black Friday in the USA. Although Bungie said that Xur will remain unimpressed. The Guardians in reddit or other forums still hope that he will carry a special offer in Destiny.
All about Xur, Agent of the Nine, on November 28.
When does Xur come to the Tower and how long does he stay in Destiny?
Xur comes to the Tower on Friday, November 28, at 10:00 AM and stays until Sunday, November 30, also at 10:00 AM German time.
Where is Xur? What is his location?
Xur is with the Crucible vendors. You can recognize his location in this video from our friends at Ziro.tv.
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What does Xur have on offer this time for Titans, Hunters, Warlocks? And what weapon is he selling?
For Titans, he is once again offering the Healing Armor. He parts with it for 13 strange coins. The Healing Armor is now available for the fifth time in the seventh week. This week it has 130 Discipline, which is slightly worse than the last two times, but still a good roll.
For Hunters, the Crest of Alpha Lupi (The Crest of Alpha Lupi) is also available for 13 strange coins. He last had it on offer two weeks ago. This time it has 128 Strength, which is above average. However, the last time it was slightly stronger.
For Warlocks, Xur is again offering the Voidfang Vestments (the Voidfang Vestments). This is now the sixth time Xur has them with him. This is the fifth time within six weeks. It has 124 Strength and is just above average but still better than the last times.
And as a weapon and certainly as a highlight, the exotic fusion rifle Plan C with Arc Damage. Xur wants 17 strange coins for it. He hasn’t had that one before.
He is also selling a glove engram for 23 Light particles. Here, one of three different pairs of gloves can be obtained: Sunbreakers for Warlocks, No Backup Plans for Titans, and Young Ahkamara’s Spine for Hunters.
And one word in our own regard:Today, since 10 AM, we had a DDOS attack on our website, just when we wanted to update the information about Xur. The DDOS attack lasted until about 4:30 PM. Around 10:20 AM, we then added the “bare” information in a comment. We could still do that, much more was not possible.
We apologize that the images and videos came much later today than usual. It was simply not in our power to change that.
We know that many of you come directly to our website at 10 AM on Fridays to check what Xur has brought in Destiny. We hope that you cultivate and maintain this excellent habit.
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Four more cards have been revealed at Hearthstone . They will find their way into the game with the expansion “Goblins vs Gnomes” in December. This time, there are mainly cards that directly affect Deathrattle decks.
And again, 24 hours have passed and four new cards are known: This time there are class cards for Warlock, Paladin, and Hunter, as well as a minion for everyone. Especially the Deathrattle decks might not be too happy to see two of the cards presented here. These decks are currently built around cards like the Gravekeeper and are known to provide a lot of “value” (i.e. impact per mana point). Some effective Hunter decks might suffer because of this. But since the Hunter seems to be intended as a Deathrattle class, they are getting another card today that strengthens Deathrattle decks.
Deathrattle decks will hate these two cards
The Paladin receives a “Scarlet Purifier“, a 3-mana minion with 4/3 stats. The special thing about it: As a Battlecry, it deals 2 damage to all minions that have a “Deathrattle” effect.
And as a neutral minion with an offer: The “Lil’ Exorcist“, a 3-mana minion with stats of 2/3 and Taunt. It gains +1/+1 for each opponent that has a Deathrattle effect. Essentially the anti-Gravekeeper.
Class card for Hunter and Warlock
The Hunter gets a Pro-Rattle card. A two-mana spell “Feign Death” that triggers all Deathrattle effects on your own minions. This allows for some special effects to be possible. Especially in combination with cards like Sylvanas or Cairne Bloodhoof, it can provide real “value.”
The Warlock can look forward to a new spell that should be quite familiar to all Warlocks. “Felheart” costs 5 mana and deals 5 damage to an opponent. However, if the spell is cast on a friendly demon, it receives a buff of +5/+5. The spell already exists in a smaller version called “Demonfire”, where you can simply replace each 5 with a 2.
(via: Hearthpwn)
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The bargain craze shows no signs of stopping, and on Thursday Amazon is clearing its stock at special prices.
To reach the desired product, click on the links in the boxes (the prices will be updated on the respective product page at the time of the promotion) or simply go directly to the Cyber Monday promotional page (select the Games category).
Roccat Isku FX Gaming Keyboard – Starts at 5:15 PM
The Roccat Isku FX combines proven design with innovative features – for gamers with the highest demands. With the multicolor key illumination, you can find the right key even during the longest gaming nights. Thanks to Easy-Shift[+] and the three thumb keys, 36 macro functions are perfectly integrated in and around the WASD area. With Roccat Talk, the Isku FX connects to compatible devices and displays in-game actions as visual effects on the keyboard. If you are in possession of compatible Roccat hardware, you should grab this. We have already introduced the keyboard here.
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Steel Series Siberia v2 Full-Size Headset – Starts at 7 PM
The Steel Series Siberia v2 impresses with high wearing comfort, making hours of gaming fun unobstructed.
The 50mm large headphones with crystal clear sound across lows, highs, and midtones ensure outstanding playback in your favorite game. Additionally, the Siberia v2 features a retractable microphone that simply disappears into the left earcup when not in use.
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Speedlink Decus Core Gaming Mouse – Starts at 8 PM
The Speedlink Decus Core mouse features an adjustable laser sensor, allowing you to individually adjust the desired accuracy of the mouse – from 400 to 5000 dpi.
The LED lighting in 6 different colors brings the gaming atmosphere to a new level. Additionally, the rubberized side panels, the extra-grippy mouse button, and the extended finger rest ensure a high degree of comfort. And the futuristic design is also visually appealing, isn’t it?
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For those who didn’t find anything today, you can look forward to tomorrow. I’ll present more bargains.
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The Korean Civilization Online has now introduced its character generator and shines with the typical Civilization/The Lion King music.
Civilization Online is a book with, let’s say, five and a half seals. For us Westerners, it is quite hard to imagine what XLGames, the creators of ArcheAge, are currently working on. A sort of “What if we were a single character in Civilization?” MMO.
At the moment, the game is still in a relatively early stage of development, currently in the second closed beta, and there are problems: Everyone wants to be Egyptians. However, they never win because they only build and do not wage war. Meanwhile, war has always been the only way to win. But that will be taken care of. Later, alternative win conditions like pyramid building are supposed to be added to the game.
The game is a unique blend of MMORPG and turn-based strategy. The individual player must team up with others from their “civilization” and collaborate to achieve something.
The Asia MMO specialist Steparu has now dug up some videos from character creation. The outstanding music immediately stands out here.
The game is currently in its second closed beta, to which 50,000 players were invited. We in the West might have to wait two or three years to enjoy the game, if at all. They do not want to distribute the game themselves abroad but rather seek partners for that. So, there will be plenty of time to engage with the gameplay. But for now: Character creation.
The MMO War Thunder is set to arrive on the Nvidia Shield Tablet soon. The special thing is: According to the developer, it will be almost the same version as on PC or consoles.
In a conversation with Shacknews, Alexander Trifonov, a developer at Gaijin, discusses the planned port of War Thunder to the Nvidia Shield Tablet. Essentially, it will be the same version. You can simply continue playing on the go with your existing PC account. You will even fly together with all Linux, PS4, Mac, and PC players on the same server.
Ten years ago we were still in the Stone Age
Trifonov described the development in the mobile sector as fantastic. If you go back ten years, you would find that we were in the Stone Age compared to today: “Who would have thought just a few years ago that you could play such complex and beautiful games like War Thunder on a device that fits in your pocket?”
Tablet players would only have to make a few sacrifices: The simulation mode will be omitted, as it probably requires a keyboard to operate. And there will be no cockpit mode, as a view from the cockpit would not be advantageous on a small display.
Tablet and VR glasses, War Thunder takes unusual paths
In World of Warcraft, caution is advised when players use the ultimate dance guide, the Hearthstone strategy guide, or the retraining certificate with their followers. What do these items do and why are they so treacherous?
What do the ultimate dance guide and the Hearthstone strategy guide do?
A small addition to our great follower guide in WoW. In recent days, we have received questions about what the three special follower items are intended for.
“The ultimate dance guide” gives a follower the ability “Dancer” and counteracts danger zones. This allows followers to counter three opposing abilities instead of just one or two.
The “Hearthstone strategy guide” teaches the ability “Hearthstone Pro“, which increases the experience gained by group members by 35%.
But beware:Both items replace a randomly selected trait of the follower with this new trait (these are the “lower” skills among the followers).
Therefore, one should only do this with followers whose traits are not critical. So not with the only blacksmith when one needs them urgently. There is currently no “safety query or warning.”
Both items can be obtained randomly through relatively rare missions. (Pay attention to the name of the dance teacher during the dance mission.)
Certificate rerolls everything except Bodyguard
The third item “retraining certificate for followers” is even more extreme. The certificate rerolls all traits and abilities – except “Bodyguard”. That remains intact and cannot be learned randomly.
Anyone who has gotten into trouble through use and has lost an important trait in their roster: With the tavern at level 2, one follower can be recruited each week, for which one can choose either a trait or an ability.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny, the two exotic weapons “Dorn” and “Bad Juju” are set to be strengthened before the release of the DLC “Darkness Looms” on December 9.
It was announced months ago, that the two exotic weapons were considered too weak and that they wanted to strengthen them. Since then, players with these two guns in their arsenal have been waiting for good news. Since they can be obtained through bounties, they are among some. So far in vain. Even worse: In the last patch, Dorn was unintentionally further weakened.
But that could change soon. The community manager DeeJ has been hinting for some time that it could happen soon, but has never really committed. That is now different. A user on Twitter clearly asked him, “Yes or No? Will Dorn and Bad Juju be strengthened before December 9?” and the answer was just as clear: Yes.
Probably not only these two exotic weapons will be upgraded, there are also some others on the list, like the Vex Mythoclast or the Red Death. However, they were not explicitly mentioned in the question.
As this week due to Thanksgiving probably won’t see much happening, and the DLC is coming next week, it could be that next Tuesday is the day. But again, there is nothing concrete.
In the sandbox MMO ArcheAge, the function with the Apex has been restored and an extremely bizarre forum post is causing a stir.
In recent days the APEX were disabled. An “exploit” was discovered and made the rounds. This time it was supposedly related to the posting system in ArcheAge and has since been fixed. This exploit, like the one before it, allowed players to obtain unlimited credits, the in-game currency, from a 10-euro item. The Apex can now be purchased and redeemed again.
However, a forum post is causing excitement, which has not yet been confirmed or commented on by Trion Worlds, so it could also be a fake. A player posts an alleged message from a Trion Worlds GM. The message states: The account is banned. The player “owes” Trion Worlds 43 APEX. The account will only be released again when he has settled this debt, meaning he must actually purchase the 43 used APEX in the store. Apparently, this is the answer to a “plea for mercy” to lift a ban.
The user admits to having used the latest APEX exploit, referring to it as “creative exploitation of the game mechanics” and complains that it is now happening to him, while exploiters before him got away with 24-hour bans.
Many fans in the forum were almost exploding with joy over this unusual “method”, which they feel is justified. While others call it “extortion”. On Reddit, it is even said that Trion Worlds is “taking accounts hostage”.
Whether there is any truth to this method is still unknown at the moment. It certainly doesn’t sound very likely; that would be quite absurd. It is probably a clever trolling attempt to push the accusation against Trion Worlds that they are only after money to the extreme. It should be clarified in the next few hours.
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The Korean sandbox MMORPG Black Desert has opened the box ahead of the next closed beta and released a whole series of screenshots to the public.
Daum, the Korean publisher of Black Desert, knows the advantages of its game – and besides, this way they don’t have to translate anything: They simply post a lot of screenshots of Black Desert and hope that fans in the West will take the bait. And the cunning tactic works.
The screenshots, as beautifully put by Massively, the rear end of a pack donkey, the rear end of a girl, a goblin with a basket full of fruits, knights with spiky hair, fish, murder, and sunsets: Everything you would expect from an Asian sandbox MMORPG. We have a selection for you. And if you want to read something about Black Desert the old-school way, we recommend our preview. Moreover, after the open beta, the release will start and the first tests in Europe should also begin shortly after.
The god MMO Skyforge is giving away beta keys through a mini-game on the homepage.
“At least it’s something different,” writes massively about the mini-game happening on the Skyforge homepage. A first attempt turns out to be quite depressing. After a simple registration, we click desperately twice on an opening image that we take for the actual game, but nothing happens (nasty fake), until we then discover the link “Play Now”. This leads to a glitchy mini-game that probably could not withstand yesterday’s rush. You then click on fields, hoping to hit the best one, a good blue field, but we hit twice and then a kind of “Minesweeper-that’s-it” bomb and that’s probably it. “Come back tomorrow,” it says.
Well, if you want to try your luck, here’s the mini-game. You can win beta keys, headsets, and graphics cards. The game runs until December 23. At some point in that time or shortly thereafter, the next beta should start anyway. You can find more about Skyforge on our theme page and in the coming days on mein-mmo.de.
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Perfect World, which publishes MMOs including Neverwinter, Star Trek Online and Swordsman, is facing difficulties in the USA.
As reported by gamesindustry.biz, the MMO giant “Perfect World” is experiencing revenue issues in the USA. Overall, the company had a good quarter, but this was mainly due to the home market, China, where some mobile games performed well. Additionally, Perfect World publishes DOTA 2 in China and that is doing excellently.
However, the figures in the US market do not seem to be very good. Especially Neverwinter, a fantasy MMO set in the Dungeons&Dragons universe, is the flagship of the company. It was supposed to also launch in China and create a stir; for the local launch of the XBox One, a console version of the game was released. However, they did not want to comment on how this XBox version is performing to gamesindustry.biz.
The numbers from the USA are described as “below expectations.” And the near future prospects are seen as critical. However, at Perfect World, they believe that they have strong games in the “pipeline.”
Mein MMO opines:For fans of Perfect World’s games, essentially all games starting from the Arc launcher, this is likely not good news. Ultimately, we are affected by everything happening in the USA, as Europe and North America are often treated as “one market” from an Asian perspective.
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A new patch 1.5.6 for The Elder Scrolls Online has been deployed today with a delay. In contrast to the same patch in the USA, it was only half the size.
The 1.5.6 was primarily supposed to fix audio bugs. In the USA, there was trouble on Monday as it was 12 GB. Extremely large for a “minor patch” that brought no new game content. The enormous size was due to an error on Zenimax’s part, and players downloaded two builds at once.
In Europe, there was another problem on the “usual” patch day on Tuesday, which caused the patch to be postponed to Thursday morning, January 27th. Now the patch is “only” 6 GB and can be downloaded. You can find the patch notes here .
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In the MMO shooter Destiny, there really is a discount day on Friday, but retailers are not participating in it. It only applies to tangible items like sweatshirts, posters, or caps that are available in the Destiny shop.
On Friday, “Black Friday” is the most important day for special promotions and sales in the USA with spectacular discounts, for which some even stand in line overnight. In Germany, there is no comparable day; it’s roughly as if the former winter clearance sale, the summer clearance sale, and a day when discount retailers sell electronics at rock-bottom prices all fell on the same day.
However, Friday in Destiny is also Xursday, the day when Xur comes to Destiny and sells all sorts of exotic armors and weapons. For weeks, speculation has been increasing about whether there will be any special promotion on “Black Friday”: whether he has more items available, especially cheap prices. Some optimistic individuals even speculated that you could buy “any exotic item” in Destiny from Xur, so to speak, on demand.
It will all come to nothing.
Friday will be a normal Xursday in Destiny
There is a Black Friday sale at Bungie, but it only applies to merchandise items from the Bungie shop. There is a 20% discount on those. So: Unless Xur knows what will happen, tomorrow, on Friday, November 28th, will be a perfectly normal Xursday. (As always, we will post around 10 AM what he has on offer. So you can check it from your smartphone or tablet while on the go.)
Otherwise, the weekend might be a bit quieter than hoped or expected. The news came via the “Weekly Update.” Anyone hoping for exciting news over the weekend might be disappointed. The rest of the week will likely be quiet at Bungie; they are looking forward to celebrating Thanksgiving and having a day or two off. And Bungie has plenty of reasons to celebrate, as we know. Destiny has been as successful as hoped and enjoys remarkable popularity and interest even 12 weeks after release. Not all games manage that.
A patch is supposed to come next week
Next week, starting Monday, things are supposed to get exciting, for which patch notes are currently being prepared. What exactly will happen is not being disclosed; it probably has to do with rebalance of the exotic weapons. And in the week after next, the DLC “Darkness Awaits” is supposed to be released.
Three new cards have been revealed for Blizzard’s free card game Hearthstone. Two ogres with targeting issues and a nasty rogue trick.
There are new cards almost every day in Hearthstone. A total of 120 cards are said to have been introduced for Hearthstone’s first expansion “Goblins vs Gnomes”. The first cards all looked quite goblinish or gnomish, staying true to the theme, but now it has strayed significantly. There are Hydras, troggs, and much more.
New class cards for the rogue and shaman can be seen again.
The rogue receives the “Ogre Ninja”, a 5-mana minion with 6/6 stats and stealth. He only attacks the opponent he is sent against 50% of the time. In the other 50%, he targets someone else. According to Blizzard, this is supposed to bypass spotters as well. Ogres are violent or, let’s say, enthusiastic about violence.
The shaman also gets an ogre minion. The Dunemaul Shaman has 5/4 stats for 4 mana and comes with windfury, allowing him to attack twice per turn. However, he also starts with one overload point. He also doesn’t always hit his target.
And just in came another rogue class card. It won the vote, and the picture received stats and a story. With Sabotage, a random opponent’s minion disappears from the field. If the rogue played another card before that, the combo effect kicks in, and the opponent’s weapon also leaves the field.
This Tuesday, once again, it was a tight squeeze to find a topic, so much the better that something always comes up at the last minute. Today, I’m getting a bit upset about things that the game withholds – mainly about essential information that is crucial.
I want to emphasize that this is not about secrets that one must discover; those have their own charm and thus their right to exist.
Remnants from the Past
A particularly young example can be found in “World of Warcraft”. There, aspiring master blacksmiths can find items like this: “The Enticing Piece Set“… to restore this item for your garrison” suggests that the repaired breastplate will have some use once you reassemble it. And that was correct: but only in the beta. At that time, you could exchange these items in the garrison for other useful things. This feature was eventually removed, likely simply because players with a “low” skill in blacksmithing would then have an advantage over veteran artisans.
The annoying thing about the whole situation is that the assembled item “Reforged Breastplate” is of green quality, which automatically implies that it still has a use. The German version even explicitly states that you can hand it over to the garrison armor master to receive something. Not a few players have already turned their headquarters upside down to find the mysterious guy – but no chance. The mentioned items can only be sold for little gold to any vendor.
Game-Changing Knowledge
While the previous example can still be classified as “annoying”, the next one can completely ruin the fun for some players: game mechanics that are not explained in the game. Especially newcomers to a game often have little time or desire to thoroughly inform themselves on websites about various aspects before they plunge into battle.
This is particularly fatal in many PvP situations, where different rules often apply than in the rest of the game world. Why do “Knockout” and “Polymorph” in WoW PvP only last 8 seconds and not 50? That’s of course a trick question, as I know why it is – the crucial point is that it is not explained to newcomers anywhere in the game. You can’t deduce it from any tooltip and you’re not prepared for it anywhere. I can hardly imagine anything more frustrating than the moment when someone realizes that the awesome spell they’ve been using for 100 levels is completely useless against other players – for no apparent reason.
But I don’t want to pinpoint this issue solely on WoW; many other games also exhibit this problem. Take my personal favorite “Smite“. Smite typically puts a lot of effort into accurately describing each ability and its effects. Particularly important are states, such as immunity to control effects, which often occur with so-called “ultimates”. With Ymir, the Frost Giant, his ultimate ability does NOT specify that. So, I thought to myself as “little smart pig”: When Ymir casts his big spell, I’ll just go in, silence him, and dance around him. Well. No chance, unexpected and tough luck. Just two seconds later, I lay dead on the ground because he was, of course, immune – without the game having informed me about it.
So my dear developer friends, what do I want to say to you? I love detailed descriptions of abilities! Just make them complete so I don’t have to google every little thing before I can plunge into battle.
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At halftime of the bargain week, Amazon is once again offering all sorts of gaming accessories. Today, we recommend a Mad Catz duo, featuring a particularly stunning specimen for MMO fans.
To reach the desired product, you can either click on the links in the boxes (the prices will be updated on the respective product page during the promotion) or simply go directly to the Cyber Monday promotional page (select the Games category).
Mad Catz V.7 Gaming Keyboard – Start 6 PM
The Mad Catz V.7 features Tru-Vu technology for multi-color backlighting, allowing the entire keyboard or individual key combinations to shine in freely selectable color shades. The twelve programmable keys can be assigned with game functions, macros, or chat texts. To prevent cable clutter and quickly connect and disconnect peripherals, the Mad Catz V.7 has a USB port and two audio jacks on the back. We also presented the keyboard in this article.
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Mad Catz M.M.O.TE – Start 6:30 PM
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In the MMO shooter Destiny , the exotic armors that can be acquired from Xur have different stats.
Many of you are slowly reaching level 30 and are wondering how to squeeze out the last bit from your gear, where they can still draw performance from. There must be a small advantage hidden somewhere, right? Yes! That is why we will take a look at a rather unknown game mechanic today: Exotic armors, even those of the same type, are not exactly the same.
Update: Our new version of this article takes into account the new maximum values that came with “Darkness Rising”. You can find the article here: How good are your exotic armors really?
The same exotic armor can have 40 strength points less
It may be the most important game mechanic that only a few know. The exotic armors, which can be acquired from Xur, have varying values in strength, discipline, and intellect. Even though they are otherwise the exact same item. Unusual and somewhat counter-intuitive: Exotic items are characterized by all having the exact same “perks”. Whereas these can be randomly generated for legendary items.
These stats like intellect, discipline, or strength affect the players’ “combat power”. How important they are and whether the effort is worth it? That can be debated. It is rather for those called Min-Maxers, who want to squeeze every last bit out of their Guardian in Destiny.
This healing armor was available on November 14 from Xur. It had 138 discipline, which was the best so far.
4 times Sunbreakers have been different
The degree of discrepancy between the best and the weakest version of an exotic armor piece depends on the type of armor.
Let us take a closer look at the different items. The “Sunbreakers”, for example, exotic Warlock gloves, have been available four times from Xur so far. In the first, second, and fourth week. At that time, the gloves and Xur received a negative reputation: “Always the same thing.”
But they were not the same gloves (and no, it wasn’t Manuel Neuer either). In the first week, they had 90 intellect, in the second week also 90, but in the third week only 77 intellect points. And when the gloves appeared again recently, they only had 76 intellect without upgrades. Sounds unremarkable? It gets significantly more intense.
This empty fang tooth armor was only available last week from Xur. With 115 points, it was an below-average version.
Examples for Warlocks, Titans, and Hunters
Let’s stick with the Warlocks. The Voidfang Vestments (Void Tooth Clothing) is slowly taking the place of the Sunbreakers as the most common Warlock item. In the last five weeks, Xur has had them four times (Okay, maybe he really hates Warlocks). The strength values of the chest armor ranged from 128 down to 108.
Other items also have huge fluctuations. The Hunter chest armor “Lucky Raspberry” was available in the second week with 103 intellect. In the fifth week, it was 100. But in the eighth week with a staggering 140 intellect points.
For the Titans, the healing armor has been frequently available in the last weeks. Those who struck early got one with 104 discipline. Those who waited two weeks could already obtain one with 131 discipline.
How far does the difference extend?
On reddit, players have engaged with the exotic armors and calculated the possible values the items can possess.
Exotic helmets reach values from 75 to 105. Fully upgraded, the maximum value is 118.
Exotic gloves achieve values from 67 to 93. Fully upgraded they reach 104.
And the exotic chest armors reach a value from 100 to 140. Fully upgraded, they come to 157.
This means that for some exotic items, an “unupgraded” variant can provide more points than a “fully upgraded” other variant.
How much do the different values contribute?
The magic value to aim for is 272. Then you receive a 100% bonus for each stat. Beyond this value, additional points provide no further benefit.
At 272 intellect , there is the super with a 3:55 minute cooldown, instead of 5:30. And the super meter fills up twice as fast through kills.
At 272 discipline, you throw grenades every 27 seconds instead of just once a minute.
And with 272 strength, you reach the full 100%-bonus, which reduces the cooldown from 69 seconds to only 31 seconds.
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