SMITE Giveaway: Get Nox, the Mistress of the Night!

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Our contest is going into the next round, this time we’re giving away a total of three codes for SMITE’s latest goddess: Nox, the Goddess of Night!

According to mythology, Nox (or also “Nyx”) is the mother of all things fixed in life: friendship and love, sunrises and dreams, but also misfortune: guilt, despair, and death. Like every mother, Nox loves all her children, and they are both her greatest happiness and her constant curse. Even the other gods respect and fear her – for the transition from sleep to death is fluid, and no one can escape the eternal darkness once Nox has unleashed it…

SMITE - Nox Skins
Double win: In addition to the standard skin, there’s also the alternative premium skin!

In SMITE, Nox earned her reputation as a “Mage Hunter” after just a few hours – because although she herself is extremely fragile, she makes life hell for other mages. Her own area spell has virtually no cooldown and can be spammed almost continuously, and her ultimate ensures that an enemy takes damage every time they activate an ability. Furthermore, she is extremely mana-efficient, as her passive ability allows her to cast a spell for free now and then. Nevertheless, Nox is not an easy goddess to play, especially since she has no escape options – mastering her is therefore a challenge. But those who succeed will have a lot of fun and deal even more suffering to their enemies.

Each of the three codes also unlocks her alternative look “Crimson Eclipse” – so participating is worth it doubly!

To participate in the contest, you just need to leave a comment under this article and tell us why the night is so much better than the day. From the funniest and most creative responses we will then select three winners. The deadline for entries is 10.11.2014, 9 PM. Good luck!
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Participation in the contest is free, starts on 06.11.2014 at 7 PM, and ends on 10.11.2014 at 9 PM. By participating in the contest you accept the rules of this lottery (the most creative and funniest answers to the question above, in our opinion). You should also be at least 16 years old.

Mein MMO has the right to exclude participants who violate the rules of the game, attempt to manipulate the contest, or try to do so. Each person can participate only once (Yes, we see everything!). Mein MMO will contact the winners via email within one day. The data will not be stored but will only be used for sending the prize. If the winner does not respond within 3 working days, the Nox code will be redrawn for another participant. Legal recourse is excluded.[/doptoggle]

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ArcheAge: Get rich with Anya pebbles – Gold rush and land rush expected

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In a few hours, the northern continent Auroria will also open in Europe for the sandbox MMO ArcheAge . A rush for the Anya veins is expected in the first minutes after the launch. How can you benefit from this?

When the northern continent Auroria opens in a few hours (scheduled for 6 PM, but it might be earlier), the miners will be in demand first. 50,000 points are needed in mining to harvest the Anya veins. 1-4 pebbles can be obtained from one vein, and each guild needs 300 pebbles if they aim for a castle. This means: These items are in extremely high demand and will achieve record profits in the auction house. At least this seems very likely and corresponds to the experiences from the US servers yesterday.

ArcheAge-Profit

For Lone Wolves and Guilds, the Anya Rush Begins

On the US servers, players managed to earn 2000 gold for 30 pebbles (approximately 10-15 veins). However, the pebbles are only valuable in the first few hours. Once the guilds have gathered a pack and cleared the castles, the value of the pebbles on the US servers of ArcheAge dropped enormously. The items are time-sensitive, similar to already spoiled halves of pig. After all castles were claimed, the price of pebbles fell to just a measly gold coin. Therefore, miners who are not gathering for their guild need to act quickly and purposefully. Provided we remain spared from the server issues in Europe that overshadowed the launch in the USA.

Life as a miner in Auroria is quite dangerous: It is an open PvP area. Guilds will fight each other for the veins and attempt to prevent newcomers from accessing them. Especially around the caves, fierce battles are expected. The veins are frequently found in them. Access can be bought dearly with labor.

ArcheAge City

Afterwards, the Rush for Properties in ArcheAge Will Begin Again

At the moment, it is assumed that in the first hour when the servers come online, the madness in Auroria will boil over quickly and reach a boiling point. It’s a matter of minutes and seconds here. The top guilds are already ready and in alert position. Many have logged out in optimal positions. It is determined at the pebbles who can complete a trade package first to secure an area. Once that happens, the next rush will occur: new building areas will be released.

Unfortunately, there is bad news from the USA. The areas were extremely quickly occupied by a few players. Rumor has it, things are not as they should be. So you either have to keep up or bite the bullet and pay a horrendous compensation fee for the property to someone who was faster (or used unfair methods).

As you can see from this humorous video, you really have to keep up:

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Destiny: Where to find which item in the raid “The Glass Chamber”?

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In the MMO shooter Destiny, players now have a complete breakdown of the loot, all drops, for the raid “Vault of Glass”.

It’s not easy to keep track of which items can drop from which boss in the raid “Vault of Glass”, and which items are in which chest. Fortunately, fans of the game have taken it upon themselves to compile the drops and organize them in a table. This way, you can quickly see where each weapon and which piece of raid armor in Destiny can drop: Where do raid helmets, raid legs, raid boots, and raid gloves drop?

Destiny-VexMythoclast

Keeping track of the drops in the Vault of Glass is not that easy

The exotic fusion rifle “Vex Mythoclast” and the legendary jump ship “Aspect of Glass” are only available from the final boss Atheon on “hard” difficulty. These are two prominent drops – a real cult has formed around the Mythoclast – which are easy to remember.

Defeating Atheon on “hard” mode is also the only way to obtain the raid helmet for your class. That’s why many recommend opting for an exotic helmet instead of a chest piece or gloves – exotic boots aren’t available anyway. It’s advised to go for the golden helmet, as the other three highly sought-after armor pieces can also drop in the normal raid mode – and it is known that you need at least three legendary raid armor pieces and optionally one exotic armor item to reach Light Level 30.

The coveted Shader Chatterwhite and the legendary Sparrow “Timebreaker” are also available from Atheon, but also on “normal” difficulty. It drops the “Minuette of Glass” exclusively on normal mode, which is the non-hero variant of the special ship.

Exclusively in “Hard mode”, there’s also a legendary hand cannon with Fatebringer and a legendary pulse rifle with “Praedyth’s Timepiece”.

Destiny-Fatebringer

The chest before the Gorgons is the most valuable in the Destiny raid

It’s not easy to keep everything in your head. Therefore, a user on Reddit compiled the entire potential loot into a clear table. You can see the normal mode on the left, and the loot of the raid on “hard” on the right. The bosses include the Oracles (B1), the Templar as B2, the Gatekeeper as B3, and Atheon, the end of the raid, as B4. Additionally, there are five chests, with the third chest (C3) being a tricky one that’s not always guaranteed. The chest before the Gorgon Labyrinth turns out, according to the table, to be particularly attractive.

You can find the loot table for the raid “Vault of Glass” here in an Excel view. With a left-click, the image becomes clearer:

Destiny-Loot-Die-Gläserne-Kammer

The table was compiled by the user idga_chuck on Reddit, who relied on data that the user JinormusJ had previously gathered. Of course, the table sparked some ridicule, like everything that involves Destiny’s loot system, and others published a table that essentially reset everything – except for “common items”, which were rated an 8.

So keep in mind: items can drop there, but there are no guarantees.

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Final Fantasy XIV: Samurai bubble bursts

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In the fantasy MMO Final Fantasy XIV the rumor that one of the next jobs would be a “Samurai” has burst.

It seems the wish was the father of the thought. Fans caught a glimpse of the computer of FF-XIV composer Masayoshi Soken during a live stream and spotted a folder titled “Samurai”. And since there is speculation about which new jobs will come to Final Fantasy XIV with the expansion “Heavensward”, the rumor mill was boiling. After all, the Samurai is a popular class in the Final Fantasy franchise. Both in Asia and among the Asia-affine Western audience, Samurais are still held in high regard and have many fans.

After the Dark Knight and the ominous “Gun” class, the Samurai would surely be the third new job, wouldn’t it? No, probably not. As the composer himself said in an interview, that folder has nothing to do with Final Fantasy XIV and is a coincidence. Apparently, it’s quite normal for Japanese to have a folder named “Samurai” on their desktop.

Here you see a Samurai in Final Fantasy XI in action:

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Evolve: Monsters, Hunters, Jump Rope – “It just wants to play”

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In MOBA Evolve, an asymmetric 4-vs-1 monster hunt, it’s about hunting, being hunted, and playing jump rope.

We at mein-mmo.de editorial team had an indecent amount of fun during the Alpha of the MOBA variant “Evolve” last extended weekend. In the game developed by Turtle Rock, the creators of Left 4 Dead, a team of four hunters chases a monster. The hunters are highly specialized and must work together according to their roles to bring down the monster as quickly as possible. The monster, in turn, has to hide, creep, and eat until it becomes strong enough to confront its pursuers and turn the tables.

Matches last between approximately 3 and 15 minutes and culminate in a fierce conflict filled with tension and adrenaline.

However, as it turns out now, we and thousands of others have been playing Evolve wrong all along and misunderstood the concept. In reality, a peaceful resolution of the conflict seems possible. In the end, is the monster Goliath just misunderstood? Does it just want to play? One might think so when watching this video where hunter and hunted pause for a moment and play jump rope with the medic’s healing beam.

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We will probably cover Evolve in more detail in the future. It is set to be released in February 2015 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. At Gamescom in Cologne, it has won several awards and was named Game of the Show.

Here is another video that does the game more justice:

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World of Speed: New gameplay video and registration for the open beta

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The Slightly Mad Studios show in their new gameplay trailer for World of Speed a hot duel between a RUF RK Coupe and a Mercedes SLS on the streets of Moscow.

The drivers engage in not only an exciting race but also try to complete various tasks on their way to the finish line.

World of Speed

Publisher my.com and Slightly Mad Studios are launching World of Speed, a free-to-play racing MMO with arcade elements. Players can join clubs and earn experience points through thrilling overtaking maneuvers and drifts for leveling up. True to the motto: “Everything for the club” – the focus of the game is not on the driving skills of an individual but rather on teamwork and strategy. Additionally, it should be possible to acquire racetracks and build a clubhouse there.

Moreover, a airfield as a social meeting point, unique missions and objectives in each race, real-time events, and player challenges are planned. With regular content updates like gameplay modes, tracks, and vehicles, you should keep your engine running at operating temperature.

Interested racers can now register for the open beta on the official website wos.my.com.

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ArcheAge: A annoyed farmer lets flowers speak

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In the sand park MMO ArcheAge , a seemingly annoyed farmer has now utilized the possibilities that ArcheAge offers in a classic way as a form of protest.

The many customization options in ArcheAge have been discussed frequently. Players can print their own logo on their sail, use it as a stamp, put on a mask, upload a picture from their computer and print it there, or compose their own songs. There are indeed many ways to express oneself in ArcheAge.

After the difficulties yesterday, a farmer reverted to the classic method, reached into the basket with seeds and capsules, and sent a message to Trion Worlds that can only be truly enjoyed from the air. A sort of fruit carpet, a fruit graffiti, a living work of art.

This form of “visual art” has a tradition in other MMOs as well. However, it is often not as easy to manipulate the environment as it is in ArcheAge. In World of Warcraft, for example, players shaped their corpses into a message to the developers or laid out a far more banal advertisement for a gold seller with their cadavers. In ArcheAge, one can truly leave traces, and leaving a message is significantly easier.

Ironically, the “living artworks” were likely destroyed within hours by uprooters. That happens to a fruit carpet reenacting the passion of Christ rather rarely. No respect for art, those philistines.

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ArcheAge will open test server, prevent gold laundering

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Yesterday, ArcheAge reacted to the issues in the USA. The long-awaited test server is now set to be launched. Additionally, low-level accounts will be denied access to the shop on the website.

Yesterday was not a good day for ArcheAge. The opening of the northern continent Auroria was overshadowed by numerous issues. Players were unable to log in for hours. As a result, the race for the four castles on each server was determined not by the skills of individuals or the cohesion of a guild, but primarily by chance and luck – in short, players were deprived of the opportunity to compete fairly against each other. The ongoing problem of players who could secure a large number of properties in a short time using supposedly unfair methods further spoiled the mood for players in ArcheAge.

ArcheAge Zone

The PTS server is supposed to help find errors in ArcheAge

Although the patch, according to Community Manager Scapes, was reviewed by internal quality control, the intention is to install a “Public Test Server” (PTS) in order to allow a larger number of players to test future patches. This was already discussed before the release of ArcheAge. Back then, players of the Alpha were assured that they would see their Alpha characters again on a test server if Trion Worlds decided that such a testing environment would be necessary. Apparently, it is needed. The PTS is primarily intended to help identify issues that only arise from large-scale testing.

A sensitive topic after yesterday is that of “compensation”, as Trion Worlds has shown willingness in the past to compensate players with bonus patron time for bad days. However, this is not the right time to discuss it. Yesterday, the focus was rather on solving the problems.

ArcheAge Workers' Potion Flood

Trion Worlds is likely to curb money laundering

In another current announcement, Trion Worlds has announced that it is significantly restricting access to the web store for low-level players, i.e. players below level 15. They can neither purchase APEX nor in-game currency over $5. This aims to reduce the number of fraud cases and better protect players. The changes are effective immediately; currently, it can take up to 90 minutes after leveling up to level 15 for the restrictions to be lifted. Until the end of the week, it is hoped that this 90-minute delay will be eliminated so that players can act directly in the web store upon reaching level 15.

In the past, players below level 15 had already had their chat rights revoked to reduce gold spam.

My MMO thinks: Apparently, the measures now aim to prevent credit card fraudsters from buying credits in the web store, acquiring items in the in-game shop with them, which are then sold to other players for gold in the auction house, and then converting the gold back into real money through gold seller websites, all before the original credit purchase is reversed due to a chargeback. This cycle likely explains how massive price fluctuations for items from the in-game shop could occur in the past.

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SMITE on Xbox One: Beta starts in 2015!

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All MOBA players who like to put down the keyboard and prefer to grab a controller can be excited: The third-person MOBA “SMITE” will likely be available to play on Xbox early next year, at least in the beta version.

The beta shouldn’t last too long, as the goal is to fully release the game in the first half of the year – the team is currently working hard on the necessary adjustments for a console version.

The announcement for a console version was made back in August of this year, but now with 5 million active players, it is “time for the next step.”

If you can’t wait until then or want to get an idea of the game, you can of course read our review of SMITE or enjoy the PC version – it is Free-to-Play. Newcomers should also check out our contest this evening, as we are giving away the latest goddess of the game along with her alternative appearance.

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World of Warcraft: “Looking for Group” documentary

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On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Blizzard’s flagship MMO “World of Warcraft” the development studio has produced a documentary describing the long journey of the game. It features not only the developers but also many players who have been part of the community for a decade, sharing some of their experiences and explaining what makes WoW an important aspect of their lives.

During the BlizzCon starting tomorrow, the film titled “World of Warcraft: Looking for Group” will be available for viewing on Sunday at 2 AM our time via livestream. The stream of this film is free, unlike most other events for which a virtual ticket (30€) is required. After Blizzard’s house fair, “Looking for Group” will also be available on the game developer’s YouTube channel.

A first trailer can already be viewed and I must admit that it really gives me goosebumps – I am looking forward to the whole work:

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Of course, we will also keep you updated on all other major announcements at BlizzCon.

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Destiny’s new trend: Surfing on the Sparrow – Here’s how to surf with

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In the MMO shooter Destiny players have created a new trend: surfing on the Sparrow. This is how you can surf along.

It’s quite amazing: Millions of gamers play Destiny on four different platforms around the globe for three hours a day, and two months after release, they’re still finding new stuff to pass the time until Bungie finally releases new content.

This already shows how much effort Bungie has put into the world and that quite a bit more is possible than it may seem. The world is designed so that Guardians come up with ideas that Bungie never foresaw. And it shows that people are now specifically looking for such fun beyond Lootcaves, Exotic runs, Bounties, and Raids.

Destiny - Lord Shaxx


Many of these “side activities” in the world of Destiny surprisingly revolve around the Sparrow, the hover bikes. In the beginning, the thing was used like a kind of skateboard to perform stunts, with the Suicide Bike Timebreaker also providing some fun for Guardians who jumped over the Hivenest like on a stunt bike (and thousands followed him) – now the Guardians are surfing on the Sparrow while dancing.

And the nice thing is: You can do it too, even if you aren’t exactly a controller artist of the fifth Dan.

A youtube video explains what the new trend is about. It’s quite simple: while jumping onto a vehicle, you can use a “gesture,” one of the emotes, and it will continue executing even if you stay on the vehicle. Dancing works well as a long-duration gesture. The key is to get the timing right when you start the emote. Then nothing stands in the way of your career as a dancing surfer in Destiny, although the accident rate, as kotaku notes, is quite high… but well. There’s always something!

The video explains everything in detail. Pretty cool.

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And here you can see what can go wrong. Also pretty cool.

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Elder Scrolls Online: Dwemer Sphere as a reward for half a year of TESO

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The fantasy MMO The Elder Scrolls Online rewards loyal fighters with in-game gifts. For half a year in Tamriel, there is now a Dwemer sphere as a recognition for the continued loyalty.

Zenimax, the creators of The Elder Scrolls Online, have a book that details whether you have been good or not so good – well, it’s probably more of a database. In any case, they keep track of how long players have had an active subscription for TESO. For one month and three months of loyalty, there were already gifts, and now there is a present for the six months. This is a Dwemer sphere as an in-game pet. To reach the six months, you do not need an uninterrupted subscription, as the months are added together, even if there were breaks in between.

The Dwemer have played a larger role since the release of Update 5. They provide a new crafting style. For the first time, it is not learned by collecting in a book, but for each item, a separate booklet must be found. Crafting styles in The Elder Scrolls Online work in such a way that you can decide while crafting which ‘skin’, which appearance, the item should have. It has no influence on the stats.

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The Lord of the Rings Online: Further layoffs at Warner Bros. could also affect Turbine

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At Turbine, the creators behind the Fantasy MMO Lord of the Rings Online, another round of layoffs could be on the way in the coming months.

The development studio Turbine is part of the Warner Brothers corporation. According to reports from GameInformer, CEO Kevin Tsujihara has announced further layoffs and cost savings across the company’s various divisions. The non-US branches of the company are also expected to be affected. Layoffs and savings will extend into the first quarter of 2015.

It is currently unknown whether Turbine will be affected by the layoffs. The gaming studio behind Lord of the Rings Online and Infinite Crisis had already reported layoffs in October.

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League of Legends: Season 5 Änderungen wurden angekündigt

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Riot has recently released several posts about the upcoming Season 5 of League of Legends. The content included changes that the new season will bring. Once again, the jungle will be revised, towers will be changed, and the new layout of the Summoners Rift is on the horizon.

Gameplay Changes in the Preseason

Before Season 5 begins in early 2015, players have time to test all gameplay changes extensively. The preseason is under the motto “More Strategic Diversity.” A change of the current meta? Not really. Riot means by strategic diversity the focus on individual objectives or lanes, which will change. Whether this will unintentionally alter the meta remains to be seen. To reprioritize the focus on individual objectives, the towers in League of Legends will receive different abilities: While the outer towers remain untouched, the inner ones will be given a regeneration shield, while the inhibitor towers will fire powerful energy beams. It is assured that the split-push strategy will be only slightly affected by this.

New Map, New Jungle

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It has been clear for several weeks that the jungle will look different with the new design of the Summoners Rift. The currently published changes show even more changes. In short: Champions that have been rarely chosen before should also get a chance in the jungle. This step fits into the goal of strategic diversity. With a significantly greater possibility for junglers to react, almost every champion should be able to perform successfully between lanes in some way. Additionally, there will be more items that are supposed to change the jungler’s behavior.

On November 11, Season 4 ends. The start of the preseason is therefore just around the corner. Before we will extensively test the gameplay changes, we are looking forward to the open beta of the redesign of Summoners Rift!

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TERA: Mysterious dungeon risen from the floods

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Coming soon, with the largest expansion in the history of TERA, Fate of Arun, a large amount of new content is on its way to the players. Today, the developers revealed to our colleagues at mmorpg.com the probably most difficult dungeon of the expansion: Bathysmal Rise.

Deep in Ex Prima lies “Bathysmal Rise,” the last stronghold of the giants, an once mighty race whose rise was ended by a blow from the gods.

Bathysmal Rise is accessible in Normal and Hard mode and is designed for 5 players. This instance awaits with entirely new boss mechanics that will demand a lot from players, especially when it comes to timing the use of evasive skills correctly. But teamwork within the group – consisting of a tank, healer, and 2 DPS – is of greater importance in this dungeon.

With an impressive video and some images, the developers give us an insight into the aquatic-themed dungeon:

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  • TERA - Abysmal Rise Dungeon Boss
  • TERA - Abysmal Rise Dungeon Umgebung
  • TERA - Abysmal Rise Dungeon Boss 2

Players must wait a little longer before they can enter the dungeon. This will only be possible with the release of “Fate of Arun.” The expansion is set to be released in Europe according to publisher Gameforge in December. Players can look forward to a new continent in northern Arun, the increase from level 60 to 65, new skills, guild hall competitions, 4 dungeons, and much more.

We have reported several times about the upcoming expansion for the free-to-play action MMO and therefore recommend our thematic page on TERA to learn more about the content.

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Whining Wednesday – World of Warcraft: Twink Compulsion and Fiery Rings

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Just in time, before my boss comes through the virtual front door with a threatening finger, I manage to tear myself away from the “Evolve Big Alpha” (and only because it ended right then…) and put my main annoyance from this week back into words.

Headless Horseman WoW

In “World of Warcraft“, the “Hallow’s End” event has been over for a few days now, an annual event thematically very close to Halloween, and like almost every year, there were some nice items to earn. Candy was used as currency for this event, which could be obtained in various ways in the game: One could visit all the inns in the game world, defeat the headless horseman, or complete daily quests. The important thing was: They were limited. No matter how hard you tried, once you had exhausted all sources, they were gone. But for an ambitious person like me, it’s of course no problem to actually exploit all possibilities with my elf. It’s just frustrating when it doesn’t suffice.

Overall, there were four new items that cost a total of 950 candies – just under 600 could only be earned with a single character. Tough luck. Anyone who truly wanted everything was thus forced to create a second and third character and repeat everything there.

And it is exactly here that I boldly question the design of this holiday event: Shouldn’t there be a reward for participating in the event? Why must that aspect be turned into a horrendous “grind”? I will probably never understand it. My two twinks, who have since bid farewell to the data nirvana, probably won’t either.

The Darkmoon Faire: New Fun and New Frustration

The Darkmoon Faire is also accessible to players of “World of Warcraft” again this week and has some new features thanks to the big patch. There is a new minigame where you have to fly through burning rings – after each ring, you have 10 seconds to reach the next one. A new achievement lures here, of course: Anyone who manages to fly through 50 rings in a row will be rewarded with an item that can permanently grant fiery wings on their character’s back. I was really looking forward to that (Ha! Wordplay! So good!).

World of Warcraft - Darkmoon Faire

Of course, the thing has two tiny catches: There are only 55 rings available per attempt in the whole area, which means you have to plan your route very carefully to not take too long from one ring to the next. On its own, that wouldn’t have been a problem.

However, the really bad part was that you could take the rings from other players, and then they were left with fewer than 50. Given that around 200 players wanted that achievement at the same time, you can imagine what was going on there: It was a flying operation that the Berlin airport could only dream of.

But I wouldn’t be myself if I hadn’t participated in that absolutely foolishly. Or to express it with a picture from Webfail:

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We read each other. Now with burning wings.

P.S.: Since today, you can no longer take the rings from other players – a hotfix makes it possible. I still don’t know whether to laugh or cry. I’ll try to do both.

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World of Warcraft: Does Free2Play turn it down; new models and garrisons should keep players engaged

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The fantasy MMO World of Warcraft remains the most successful subscription MMO in the world and aims to keep it that way. The CEO of Blizzard has rejected a switch to a free-to-play model.

As PCGamesN reports, Mike Morhaime, the CEO of Blizzard, dismissed the free-to-play model: “I don’t see any dramatic changes to our business model.” Morhaine said this to investors during yesterday’s presentation of Activision’s financial report.

With the launch of the expansion “Warlords of Draenor” in a few days, an increase in player numbers and activity is expected – just like always. This time, care has been taken to ensure that players can easily return to the game and dive into the action.

According to Morhaine, they are also confident that they can keep players engaged even after Warlords of Draenor. Precautions have been taken, such as Garrisons or improved player models. These have already shown positive effects. With the Garrisons and the improved visuals, they want to give players the feeling of being part of World of Warcraft by leaving them a piece of the world.

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The Division Beta is rumored to start in March – first on Xbox One

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According to an industry insider, the beta for “Tom Clancy’s The Division” is allegedly starting in March, initially on Xbox One.

The US site Dualshockers.com has picked up a rumor about the beta launch of “The Division”. According to Dualshockers, the information comes from the “Industry Insider” Shinobi602, who typically relies on consistently reliable sources. According to his Twitter account, the beta for the MMO shooter “The Division” kicks off in March, initially on Xbox One. However, it won’t be long before the beta for The Division will also come to other platforms.

Whether there is any truth to the rumor or if it turns out to be a hoax is still unclear. An official confirmation from Ubisoft is expected. The Division is set to be released sometime in 2015 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, and will be a genre mix of MMO and shooter.

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Skyforge: The Adept System Reminds of Asian Browser Games

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In the god MMO Skyforge , the Adept system has now been introduced in more detail. It resembles Asian browser games and is quite complex.

Mini-games where the player commands a host of employees and servants are the new trend in MMOs. In Rift, you have minions, in Star Trek Online, your crew, and World of Warcraft itself will soon have followers as well. The action MMO Skyforge also joins the trend: We introduced the basics a while ago.

Now the publisher my.com is being more explicit and going into detail. The Adept system seems to become remarkably complex and resembles browser games from the Asian region. The “Adept”, who are notable subordinates, can practice one of eight professions:

o Engineer – a technical genius
o Templar – a guardian of good
o Wizard – a keeper of ancient rituals, ancient runes and traditions
o Mystic – a master of all magical things
o Preacher – a preacher of their own order
o Healer – a competent doctor
o Envoy – a diplomatic envoy
o Agent – an investigator for paranormal activities

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The Adepts also differ by their quality level. There are five levels, the lowest is gray (able), and the highest is orange (legendary). Additionally, the player can “enlighten” an Adept, resetting them to basic level 1, while significantly increasing their base values. Adepts can learn from one another and even be sent out as missionaries to recruit other Adepts.

Overall, it sounds like an astonishingly complex system. It will be interesting to see what role the Adepts will ultimately play in the finished Skyforge. As the game seems to focus more on speed, quick combos, and impressive graphics, a complex mini-game is an interesting ingredient in the mix. The gameplay principles with different rank levels for companions, a “Rebirth” system, and other features resemble browser games like the one distributed by Jagex, “War of Legends”.

Skyforge will be a Free2Play MMO. It is likely that some cash shop items will be used in the Adept system. Especially concerning the quality levels and the “enlightenment system”, this seems to be the case. Officially, however, nothing has yet been hinted at or announced in this direction.

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One expects the start of the closed beta in Skyforge every week now, which they want to start this year, and known there is not much time left.

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Guild Wars 2: New patch brings episode 5 of season 2

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Since yesterday, the new patch for Guild Wars 2 is playable, and thus the “Living World” story finally continues – Season 2, Episode 5 is upon us!

New Area: The Silverwastes

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The old dragon Mordremeth has awakened, and his influence continues to grow, as do his forces. The Pact strives to mobilize its own troops and assembles in the Silverwastes, a new area of the Maguuma Wastes that is considerably closer to the enemy’s center. In the “Camp of Tenacity,” players can sign up and will be dispatched from there to hold strategic points and gradually reclaim ground – and especially to not lose it directly back to the enemies.

New Marks, New Armor, and a New Set

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In the battles in the Silverwastes, players will be rewarded with plenty of badges, which are called “Bandit Crests” this time. As usual, these can be exchanged at the camp for equipment, recipes, and crafting materials.

To keep players engaged with Tyria in the long term, a new set for each armor class is introduced simultaneously – but only the first piece. The shoulder pieces of the “Carapax Armor” can be obtained now, while the other parts will probably take a while longer to arrive. Additionally, there will be a way in the Silverwastes to upgrade this new set, turning it into a “luminescent set.” What exactly needs to be done for that, you’ll have to find out for yourselves!

A stylish trailer is, of course, released by ArenaNet, which you can check out here:

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Want to know what happened before? No problem, in this news you can learn more about the story of the previous episode.

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