In the MMO shooter Destiny, Bungie’s president has now explained why players on Xbox and PlayStation cannot play Destiny together.
In an interview with eurogamer.net, Bungie president Harold Ryan addressed the question of why someone with a PlayStation 4 cannot play with a friend on Xbox One. Ryan replied: “That’s a question for Sony and Microsoft.”
When asked by the interviewer if Microsoft and Sony weren’t getting along, Ryan responded: “It seems that they have some competitive difficulties with each other.”
From Bungie’s perspective, there are no difficulties preventing Xbox and PlayStation players from playing together in Destiny. They are connected in the same backend anyway.
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After long days of WildStar and WoW, I pull myself away to see what the good old Steam has in store. The good old Steam that has accompanied me for so long, always keeping my game library tidy, and never showing me intrusive ads for games I never wanted. The same good old Steam that I found so much better than all the other services like EA’s “Origin”.
But at some point in the last months, a small, sneaky developer must have thought, “Let’s really annoy Cortyn today.” A new journey, a new crazy ride!
My Gaming Preferences: Dating Simulations with Birds
It’s a rascal who thinks something evil at the headline now. I’m sure everyone knows a similar situation: Some “good friend” links an article from Amazon that he or she finds really funny, and you were naive enough to click the link. From then on, you keep getting strange offers and are informed that you apparently are interested in the “Carp Calendar 2015” or the “Hildegard Orgon Accumulator”. It’s also unclear to this website that you wouldn’t even buy these things if they were free.
I now have exactly the same feeling with Steam. Because I received a game as a gift, like “Long live the Queen”, Valve now apparently thinks I am burning with interest for “Hatoful Boyfriend”. A Japanese dating simulation where, however, you do not flirt with humans, that would still be somewhat amusing and have its charm. Instead, you flirt – you guessed it – with birds. I must admit that I haven’t delved deeper into this game, so I might be doing it an injustice, but honestly: I would never find it interesting in a million years.
Always Forward into the Past
On one hand, progress is always something to be welcomed, but here they are clearly working in the wrong place. I cannot disable this new Steam design, and it’s extremely cumbersome to find the general updates that used to be neatly sorted on the homepage. Instead, I am now informed that I absolutely want “Papers, please!”, a game whose content apparently consists of checking the papers of immigrants.
What I find much more frightening is that some comfort features are still missing, especially a chat log for conversations with friends is still nowhere to be found – after a restart, at most the last three sentences are visible. Since you are primarily playing on Steam and can’t just click every funny link right away, because the boss fight with the 9-headed Hydra and its fire breath takes away a bit of my multitasking ability, I don’t understand how, after so many years, they still do without a chat log.
As for the Steam shop, I find it a bit hard not to just say: “Everything was better back in the day.” But thankfully, I can rely on Jochen Malmsheimer again: “Nothing was better back then, but many things were good. And it would still be today if we had left it alone.”.
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In the past few days, there has been some trouble regarding a hidden anti-grinding mechanic in World of Warcraft. Blizzard has finally responded: An attempt to prevent exploits had proven too strict and also affected the gameplay of honest WoW players.
Only 10% exp from everything – even from pet food
For several days, reports from angry players have appeared in Blizzard’s official US forum: Blizzard has, without announcement, ruined their play style in World of Warcraft. Players who regularly kill the same mobs now receive only one-tenth of the experience from the 15th onwards. But players who quickly quest and deal with many mobs, for example in Icecrown, have also suddenly reported immense EXP losses.
For days, players conducted various tests, experimenting with how long a break between kills should last, and pondering the question. They increasingly demanded an answer from Blizzard. Could this be an “anti-bot” mechanic that has now also caught honest players in World of Warcraft?
“Oops,” says Blizzard – that wasn’t the intention
Finally, a “Blue Post” has arrived, which is what the developers’ responses are called. Game Designer Ion “Watcher” Hazzikostas addressed the fans’ concerns. And indeed, it was not just a figment of imagination; they had actually adjusted the mechanic in World of Warcraft. However, they did not intend to introduce an “anti-grinding” mechanic, but rather to implement an anti-bot or anti-exploit mechanic.
They wanted to punish players who exploit certain circumstances in order to provide more generous rewards for “honest” players. Again and again, they had to reduce the EXP for quickly respawning bosses or certain other mobs in World of Warcraft (such as those with low HP that are entangled in fights with other NPCs). They did this out of fear that players would exploit such spots to farm, for example, the same mob that yields more EXP or to farm low-HP mobs.
This EXP penalty has always been strange, as it also punishes “normal” players who are simply passing through to complete quests. And they were not the target at all.
They wanted to find a way that normal players wouldn’t notice, but that made it unattractive to simply be at a spot and farm the same mobs. Apparently, this was not achieved with the currently implemented mechanic. It was far too strict. Therefore, they decided to deactivate it for now. Ideally, this mechanic should never have been noticeable to “normal” players.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny , confirmed information about the first DLC “The Dark Below”, “Darkness Lurks”, has emerged. The DLC will be released on December 9, raises the light level to 32, and brings three new PvP maps. Additionally, players on Playstation 3 and Playstation 4 will receive an exclusive strike and an exotic item, thanks to an exclusive deal between Activision and Sony, which will be withheld from Xbox players.
The leaks were accurate, summarizing what Bungie has now officially confirmed in a phone interview with eurogamer.net and via a blog post. The first expansion for Bungie’s Destiny will be released on December 9 and will include more of everything. The cost is set at €19.99 or €34.99 if purchased as a package with the second expansion, which will be released sometime in 2015.
New armors raise level cap in Destiny to 32
New legendary and exotic armors and weapons are expected to find their way into the game.
In this context, the maximum achievable light level will also increase from 30 to 32. This means, if the current formula is followed, the best armor pieces in the game will reach a value of 33 light points instead of a value of 30.
New stories, new PvP maps, more of everything
New story missions will begin. A merchant named Eris will appear in the Tower, setting this process in motion. She aims to prevent the alien race Hive, the Swarm, and their leader Crota from seizing power in the universe of Destiny. There are expected to be three new story missions, all initiated by Eris. The storytelling is set to change, making it more “loot”-based, similar to the current exotic bounty from “Thorn”. Action will be more in the foreground.
Three new PvP maps will be introduced in the game. In “The Pantheon“, players will enter a Vex temple inside the Black Garden. “The Cauldron“, the Cauldron, is a smaller map set in an abandoned Hive ritual site. And “Skyshock” will be a map where vehicles will be deployed again. However, there will be no new vehicles.
A new exclusive strike and an exotic item for Playstation Destiny players
A new strike for everyone is coming with “The Will of Crota”. Playstation players can also look forward to a second exclusive strike: “The Undying Mind” is only for them. They will also receive an additional exotic item. These things are expected to remain inaccessible to Xbox players until autumn 2015.
The new raid “Crota’s End” will be open to all players. It is located in Hellmouth on the Moon, designed for six players, and will likely not launch immediately at the start but will take a bit of time before becoming available. Insights into this strike were recently revealed in a leak.
Additionally, the number of active bounties will be increased from 5 to 10.
As Harold Ryan, the president of Bungie, confirmed in an interview with eurogamer.net, there will be no new planet with “The Dark Below”. However, he is aware of how much players desire this. Whether new planets will come to Destiny with the next DLC, Ryan didn’t want to disclose yet.
Regarding other content that data miners have already found, such as shader improvements, Ryan was evasive: they have already included some content from Destiny on the disc to spare players from downloading later. This is not an indication of when something will actually come to the game.
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In the SF MMO WildStar the big lore offensive, the Knowledge Dawn, continues. After focusing on the Aurin and Mechari last time, Carbine is now turning its attention to the Chua and Granok.
In WildStar, a vibrant, somewhat squeaky universe has been created, with considerable thought given to the background. However, since it seems quite challenging to convey all this knowledge in the game to searching fans, especially roleplayers (even though there is a special path designed for this), they have decided to write entertaining lexicon entries about the different races. You can find the four entries that have already been released here:
Mein MMO says: Currently, WildStar has somewhat annoyed the roleplayers. The mega-server that wiped away their home was bad enough. Statements from Carbine employees that mega-servers were planned from the beginning, but just weren’t finished in time for the release, put the icing on the cake. Nevertheless, the Knowledge Dawn pages are well-made and entertaining. However, they still do not reveal how Chuas reproduce. Our favorite is budding.
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On Tuesday, October 28, Wargaming released the update “Vive la France!” for the Xbox 360 Edition of World of Tanks.
It includes a total of 28 new tanks from the French line – including the Foch 155, the Renault FT, or the premium tank FCM 36 Pak 40.
Additionally, the update includes two new maps “Karelien” and “Pearl River”, a new matchmaking system aimed at reducing wait times, and various gameplay and graphic improvements. You can read the full patch notes for the France update of the free MMO shooter in the official World of Tanks Blog.
In the Dev Diary, the guys from Wargaming present the creation of “Vive la France” for World of Tanks, accompanied by French tunes and some heavy metal.
http://youtu.be/JwvrFHn4Q6I
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Yesterday afternoon, Turbine announced the release date for the The Lord of the Rings Online Update 15. The update will be deployed to the live servers on Wednesday, November 5, 2014.
In addition to the continuation of the epic story, the new area of Central Gondor, and the battle at the port of Pelargir, we can especially look forward to the new class Beorning.
The Beorning is a shapeshifter descended from Beorn. Once sufficient rage is built up, he can transform into a massive bear. Equipped with light gear, he focuses on battlefield control. You can embark on a trek through his starting area in The Lord of the Rings Online in this video:
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The fantasy MMO Neverwinter Online returns to its roots in Dungeons and Dragons with the next expansion “Rise of Tiamat”.
On November 18, the fifth module “Rise of Tiamat” launches in the action MMO Neverwinter Online and concludes the story surrounding the five-headed dragon goddess Tiamat, which began with “Tyranny of Dragons“.
In an interview with mmorpg.com, Randy Mosiondz, a Senior Game Designer at Cryptic Studios, discusses the long-term plans of the game and its philosophy. At Neverwinter, they really see themselves as an online version of “Dungeons and Dragons” and feel a strong connection to the world of the Forgotten Realms.
There is often a misconception that fans of the tabletop game think that an online game must adhere to the rule set. However, the creators of the tabletop game, Wizards of the Coast, made it clear early on what the essence of Dungeons and Dragons is that needs to be captured: “Players come together to explore extraordinary places, face dangerous monsters, and seize precious treasures.” This is the focus of the creators, not adhering slavishly to game mechanics and replicating them online.
As the interview progresses, it becomes clear how much influence Wizards of the Coast have on the development of the action MMO Neverwinter Online. The concept art in the game must be approved by them before it can be included in the game. The finished design requires a final approval. This ensures that the world of Neverwinter truly aligns with the vision of the Forgotten Realms.
With the next expansion, they want to stay true to this concept and return to the roots. And what could achieve that in an MMO based on “Dungeons & Dragons” better than dragons? Perhaps with the possible exception of dungeons.
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In the fantasy MMO Guild Wars 2, the next Living Story continues on November 4. Fans have found hints of an old acquaintance from the first Guild Wars in the teasers.
The following text contains spoilers about a possible storyline for the next episodes.
In recent months, there has been silence around Guild Wars 2, but now the PR machinery has been set into motion to excite players for the second half of this year’s Living World season. A teaser image of a mysterious statue has particularly caught the attention of some fans. They concluded that the image must depict a statue of Abaddon, a central figure in the first Guild Wars and in the background story, the mythology, of the world of Guild Wars.
The background story of Guild Wars 2 is complex and allusive
Abaddon is a fallen god whom players defeated at the end of Guild Wars: Nightfall. He bestowed the gift of magic upon humanity. However, they were unable to handle it and nearly destroyed each other in bloody wars until a king begged the gods to take the magic away from them. Abaddon opposed the other gods and was overthrown after a battle.
A whole series of theories and entanglements have built up around his character. Not all fans believe that he was truly a typical villain. Perhaps, they speculated, he simply held a different view than the other gods and wanted to prepare humanity for the hard times that would come with the awakening of the Elder Dragons – how were they to survive without the full power of magic? Through exclusion from the Pantheon and his banishment to the underworld, he was then driven into madness.
The background story of Guild Wars is quite complicated and often touches on popular esoteric themes and includes numerous allusions from mythology. A core role is played by magic, its effects on the world, the danger, and the potential that arise from it. It is a kind of forbidden fruit, reserved for the gods and bestowed upon humanity. Just like in Christian mythology, the apple from the tree of knowledge, or in Greek mythology, the fire, as a symbol of civilization that Prometheus brought to humanity and was punished for.
The concept of a corrupting form of power keeps reappearing even in high-fantasy cycles.
Is an expansion for Guild Wars 2 being prepared?
The second season of the Living World will continue next week and will see the confrontation between the peoples of Tyria and the awakened Elder Dragon Modremoth. ArenaNet has promised an unforgettable finale for weeks. Some observers speculate that the end of this season could set the stage for a possible expansion to Guild Wars 2 in 2015. The next episode of the Living World is titled “Echo of the Past” and begins on November 4.
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The MMO shooter Destiny surprisingly celebrates Halloween since yesterday. Allegedly, there are also 4 new hover bikes, the Sparrows, new to the game, but no one has found them yet.
It was a surprise for the Guardians who logged into Destiny after the update yesterday (if they could, as there have been some issues with the Monkey error code in recent days). Mail awaited the Guardians. Upon arriving at the mailbox, there was a Halloween package containing the consumable “Jackolyte”. Clicking on it puts on a pumpkin mask for 30 minutes. And they even hear spooky voices. Destiny celebrates Halloween and no one knew it beforehand. Bungie never hinted that seasonal events would take place in Destiny. Halloween is particularly fitting: After all, the Guardians are also walking dead.
Pumpkin head Jackolyte brings Halloween to Destiny
The pumpkin head “Jack-O-Lantern” is a tradition that Irish immigrants brought to the USA. It is common there to carve a ghoulish face into a hollowed-out pumpkin and light it with a candle from the inside. If one succumbs to the dark pumpkin powers, one can even hear screams.
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This pumpkin head is also the only thing that has been really found in the game so far, but there is supposed to be at least one other item newly added to Destiny, as well as allegedly four new Sparrows. At least that’s what the data miners say. However, they have not yet found the items in the game.
Just a few days ago, data miners uncovered new shaders and jumpships in the database for the upcoming expansion “The Dark Below” in the databases.
Where are the other hidden gimmicks in Destiny?
And this time too, the data miners know more than Bungie has said or what Guardians can see in the game: There is supposed to be an item that changes the “respawn” animation. “Flight of Shadows” is said to be obtainable by fighting the Hive on the moon. The data miners suspect, based on the item’s icon and name, that the respawn animation shows a swarm of bats coming together into the Guardian. Where this item can be found, no one knows yet. However, one can be sure that more Hives have been taken down on the moon in the past few hours than usual.
The same goes for the item “Refer a Fireteam”. This is even more mysterious. Perhaps it is an achievement or something else. It is said, according to the tooltip, to be awarded to anyone who brings other Guardians back from the darkness. Whether this has anything to do with Halloween is unclear.
Four new Sparrows have surfaced in the Destiny databases
Furthermore, four new Sparrows have appeared in the databases. Some speculate that this could be a reference to the “four horsemen of the apocalypse”. Perhaps they are not necessarily Halloween Sparrows, but there might be one for each planned seasonal event? This would be a sign that Bungie intends to do this more often. The four Sparrows are named: Nightfall, Tumbler, Snowflake, and Dragonrider. They are legendary, have speed 6, which is the same as rare Sparrows in Destiny.
With the four Sparrows, there is the option to disable the stabilizers. Perhaps one could then perform the famous barrel roll, spinning in the air. Similar stunts are possible with the legendary Sparrow Timebreaker. It also has a special function that can be triggered using the shoulder buttons.
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At the moment, players are still puzzling over how to obtain these items and Sparrows. Some speculate that they could be made available on Friday with the appearance of Xur. Or the actual event might start only on October 31st. After all, the night of October 31st to November 1st is traditionally the time to celebrate Halloween. And then Xur would also be available in the Tower again.
Update 30.10 8:45:There is still no indication of where the Sparrows or the respawn item might be found. No one has encountered them in the game yet. The fans of Destiny are now hoping that this could be resolved with the appearance of Xur on Friday. Whether Bungie really uses the black market dealer as an “event dealer” is unknown. What is clear is that his appearance will receive even more attention than usual.
Update 31.10 10:10: Xur has appeared for Halloween. What he has, you can read here. It is now at least clarified where to find the “Flight of Shadows”, the item that changes the respawn.
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October is coming to an end: The clock was changed over the weekend, November is just around the corner, and with it, the end of the League of Legends season 2014.
All year long, players had the time to fight their way to the top of the leaderboard. The coveted spots in the high-ranking leagues demand all proficiency. Depending on the division, one encounters all kinds of trolls and AFK players that make life difficult. Especially in the lower ranks, such as the Bronze and Silver divisions, it feels like every second game is filled with them. It’s no wonder these realms carry the nickname “Elo Hell.” But even in the high-ranking divisions, such as Platinum and Diamond, luck is often a deciding factor. However, players endure all this effort to receive the desired ornamental frame in the loading screen at the end of the season.
Review Season 2014
The season 2014 was one of the most turbulent seasons in recent years. Many changes took place. As in almost every season, everything was overturned in the jungle, recommended items can now be individually customized, and some champions received a revamp.
[quote_box_right]Your division shows you the progress on the way to the league of the next class (in 5 stages).[/quote_box_right]For the first time, LoL players could demote in the divisions. So if you had a longer streak of bad luck in Gold V division, you found yourself in Silver I. Likewise, players who were absent from ranked play for an extended period (28 days) lost league points weekly.
Classes consist of groups of players with similar skill levels. To advance, you must win ranked games.
In addition, Riot introduced a Master Tier, a new ranked tier between Diamond I and the Challenger tier. The Master Tier uses the same LP ranking as the Challenger tier. If you reach a top position in Diamond I, you can, if successful, move into the Master Tier. Additionally, Riot changed how players reach the Challenger rank. If LoL pros have collected enough league points, they can promote to the Challenger tier every 24 hours to be among the top 200 players or the top 50 teams. The five players with the least league points (inactive players are prioritized) are automatically demoted back to the Master Tier. The entire system is intended to create more transparency in the highest league.
Outlook LoL Season 2015
What surprises Riot has in store for us in Season 2015 is still in the stars. Tests on the PBE (Public Beta Environment) are in full swing. What is certain is that we can look forward to new monsters in the jungle and a revamped map.
As a reward at the end of the season, we can expect summoner icons, banner borders, an ornamental border for the loading screen, and an exclusive victorious Morgana skin – provided one reaches at least the Gold V division.
If you now think: “Oh my God, I still have to complete my ten required ranked games” – don’t panic, the season 2014 ends only on November 14 at 01:01 German time.
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The SF-MMO WildStar now allows transferring from one mega-server to another. This was not allowed before.
It is one of the rules that MMOs usually establish: No transfer from a PvE to a PvP server. Because on PvE servers, players can level in “peace” without being bothered by other players. Therefore, many MMO veterans still hold the idea that PvP servers are for “hardcore” players, while PvE are the “Carebear” servers. With the iron rule of not being able to switch from PvE to PvP now being broken by WildStar, according to a recent announcement from community manager Tony Rey.
Before the mega-servers went live, Carbine had allowed players from PvP servers to switch to a PvE server. Guilds likely took advantage of this to merge with other guilds on a common server. This is especially important for raid guilds to find a sufficiently populated server to recruit new members for their raids. According to community manager Tony Rey, this possibility for free switching may have led to at least a “perceived” imbalance.
Although player numbers showed that even the PvP servers in WildStar had a healthy population distribution (especially Luminai, the European one), Carbine decided to take this step to ensure this in the future. This also followed the will of the fans. The feedback was clear.
The possibility of free server switching currently exists without any time limitation. However, they reserve the right to change that should they see the need.
Only the transfer across the Atlantic from EU to US or from US to EU is still prohibited.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny, an update was rolled out on October 28 to stabilize the servers and the final boss Atheon.
Just a few minutes ago, Bungie released information on their website about the latest hotfix/update for their MMO shooter Destiny. Update 1.0.2.3 is meant to make the game even more stable. There are also changes in the endgame to make the challenge as difficult as it should be. For instance, the push exploit has been fixed, but the changes are even more profound: Atheon now selects players randomly for his ability “Timestream”, so that no one can specialize in one role anymore. Bungie refers to this design change as a “fix”, which we have extensively covered in an article.
The announced buff to the Vex Mythoclast is not included in the patch notes. So far, the changes are only available in English; we have freely translated them into German for you.
General
Fixed an issue that caused various bugs with the Zebra error code.
Error messages that previously came with the Zebra error message will now show their own error codes.
Fixed a rare issue that caused players to be thrown back to orbit multiple times.
Fixed a rare issue that caused players to be repeatedly launched back to orbit with a Cockatoo error message.
Server
Fixed an issue that caused players to be ejected from the game due to a server error when starting an activity.
The protection against account corruption has been strengthened.
Raid
Fixed an issue that prevented Atheon from selecting random players for his ability “Timestream” in the final encounter of the raid “The Glass Vault”.
Removed an exploit that allowed Atheon to be pushed off the platform.
Future plans in Destiny include exotic weapons and voice chat
These changes are now live. Almost more exciting than this news are the plans for the future. In the near future, players can expect to:
continue to work on the balance of exotic weapons.
introduce a way for players to communicate via voice, even if they are randomly matched through matchmaking.
increase the number of bounties a player can have at the same time.
Oh, one more thing: Halloween
One more thing changes with the patch. Guardians in Destiny should find an item in their post called “Jackolyte” (a reference to the traditional Irish pumpkin head Jack O’Lantern). Using the Jackolyte leads to the infamous Pumpkin Head syndrome. The package comes with a small card, stating that as a resurrected being, there is every reason to celebrate Halloween. The Jackolyte has three charges of 30 minutes each.
Update 19:15:According to reports from numerous users across all platforms, the update has brought some issues, especially reports with the error code Monkey are increasing. Bungie is aware of this and is working on a solution.
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In the fantasy MMO The Elder Scrolls Online, the apprentice Pacrooti has gained some fame. An album now showcases his best texts.
In TESO, it is possible to invest skill points into the ability “Hireling”. This way, an apprentice regularly sends the player materials and resources. Since the whole thing was in danger of becoming a bit too dry and sterile – after all, the apprentices are faceless and never appear – the brilliant idea was conceived at Zenimax to give these “apprentices” a personality. So, each daily material delivery is accompanied by a special message from the respective apprentice. Pacrooti, the woodworking apprentice, has particularly gained a loyal fan base.
Pacrooti is a Khajiit, a woodworker, but above all a poet, who struggles with the fact that the world of humans often sees him just as a cat on two legs. Nevertheless, Pacroot uses cunning, trickery, and some joy of life to gather the materials that the player awaits every day.
On reddit, a gallery of all his letters has now appeared. After 100 letters, it is said in the post (and also by the developers) that Zenimax releases him from the player’s service and replaces him with another apprentice: Margog the Hammer, an Orc with connections to the underworld, who knows people who know people. Not bad either, but fans miss Pacrooti and hope for more messages from him.
The hope may soon be fulfilled: In the last ESO-Live, the topic of apprentices was mentioned and it was revealed that they are planning over 1000 new texts for the apprentices. This will surely include texts for Pacrooti.
A collection of the English letters can be found here.
Unfortunately, we cannot provide you with a picture of Pacrooti, he is simply a man of secrets.
Mein MMO says:The Hireling mechanic in The Elder Scrolls Online is a great example of how well-written stories, which actually cost “nothing” or very little, can contribute to making an MMO special, setting it apart from the crowd and enhancing it. Here, TESO has its strengths.
Especially Pacrooti actually receives praise wherever one looks and brings a smile. It is a beautiful reminder that at the core and the heart of an MMO, there doesn’t always have to be just clever and rounded game mechanics, a terrifyingly designed monster, or great graphics, but that heart, soul, and a strong story can carry a long way.
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This Halloween, there’s a gramophone in Guild Wars 2. But what sounds does it produce?
Halloween is always a busy time for the cash shop department of Free2Play and Buy2Play MMOs. Of course, the game designers have their hands full as well, launching events that hardly change over the years.
So it is with Guild Wars 2. Here, in addition to the events already known from previous years, there are two new items in the Gem Store, the in-game shop of the game. Last night, they introduced a bewitched gramophone to GW2, called the “Haunted Gramophone.” It costs 600 gems and is thus relatively expensive. Just last week, there was a stir about changes to the gem purchase.“And what can it do?”, some might wonder.
Dulfy from dulfy.net has purchased the gramophone and shows it in action: It plays various sound effects at the push of a button. Some of them are indeed eerily Halloween-themed, while others are barely audible. For some sounds, there are multiple variants, and with each button press, the gramophone plays a different one. The initial reactions from fans are not exactly enthusiastic.
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The second item in the cash shop is a buff catapult, the Candy-Corn Eater, which can be purchased with the Halloween currency “Candy Corn” and emits 15-minute and stackable buffs.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny, the week starts on Tuesday at 10 AM for many players with the weekly Nightfall Strike. This week it leads to the Nexus and is quite tough.
24.5% bonus on experience points and reputation of all kinds is available all week for successfully completing the weekly Nightfall Strike. Therefore, Guardians dare to take on what is probably the hardest challenge Destiny has to offer on Tuesdays – and the direct rewards are not bad either. Due to the time change, the reset has already happened at 10 AM, not at 11 as in previous weeks.
What is the Nightfall for the week starting October 28th? The Nightfall takes the Guardians to Venus and the Nexus this time.
What are the modifiers this week? In addition to Nightfall (meaning you have to return to orbit after a wipe) and Epic (which adds the right punch), there are three following modifiers this week:
Angry – because of this, enemies never give up, even when they take heavy damage.
Juggler – this modifier means you never get ammunition for the weapon with which you defeat an enemy.
Voidburn – this modifier increases all Void damage caused by both you and the mobs.
Is the Nightfall hard this week? Well, the fact that many enemies in the Nexus themselves deal Void damage makes the Strike quite tough, it is particularly difficult to do solo. Especially the final boss, Sekrion, is a pain. Two direct hits should extinguish the light of every Guardian. Also, the splash damage from his weapons is still extremely painful. Experts on reddit advise extreme caution; you should wait for the final boss’s attacks, then take a few shots at him and retreat to cover. During the final fight, it is especially important to combat the masses of spawning adds, otherwise they will find a way to extinguish the light. Those who want to attempt it solo will probably have to stick to some known “cheese” spots, spots where it is easier to take out the enemy because you can shoot back minimally. With the right weapons, however, the Guardian can hit hard and slice through enemies like a hot knife through butter.
What weapons are recommended? Weapons with Void damage are highly recommended this time due to the modifier. The sniper rifle Preadyth’s Revenge is a good choice, and the Supremacy from the Queen’s event also serves well. Among auto rifles, Atheon’s Epilogue is recommended, and some swear by the machine gun The Swarm.
As always, we have put together some videos showcasing successful completions of this Nightfall for you.
In the video, the player uses the Supremacy and cheese spots to take on Sekrion solo:
https://youtu.be/c-v69xAq6_Q
In this solo run, the player, a Bladedancer, uses the machine gun Swarm and his stealth ability to save as much trouble as possible:
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In the MMO shooter Destiny, data miners have found hints that Bungie wants to expand the current shader system. This could lead to shaders for the Guardians’ ships and their Sparrows – perhaps with the expansion The Dark Below or House of Wolves. Even the armor itself could become more varied.
53 Shades of Destiny
“Shaders” are essentially the armor colors in Destiny, similar to what you find in other MMOs. They are used to make your Guardian stand out from the crowd. Some shaders are rare. If you see someone completely in white, you’re not looking at an innocent bride, but at a Guardian who has completed the raid “The Vault of Glass” at least on normal difficulty. Recently, we presented a previewer where players can see how the 53 different shaders would look on their own Guardian in Destiny.
Data miners made an interesting find
Yesterday, data miners were out and have searched the destinydb code for new hints regarding what Bungie might soon be planning for Destiny. And they found something. They discovered three items that suggest Bungie wants to tweak the shader system:
There is an item that could enable more complex shaders on the armor. Perhaps this indicates that Guardians will soon be able to mix different shaders to create their own individual look, so to say, their own color cocktail.
A second item indicates the possibility of customizing the Sparrows, the hover bikes, with their own shader in Destiny.
And the last item revolves around the Jump Ships of the Guardians, which can currently be seen in orbit. A color offensive is also in store for them.
Over 30 new legendary ships with The Dark Below and House of Wolves?
At Planetdestiny, the data miners speculate that these shaders might come as early as December for the expansion “The Dark Below” or with the beginning of next year “House of Wolves”. So far, there has been no comment from Bungie on whether this will actually happen. It has become like in World of Warcraft, data miners look at what is in the code and draw conclusions about what Bungie plans or might plan.
In addition to these shader items, a series of new skins for Jump Ships have been found. Also, PlanetDestiny posted a table with over 30 legendary ships that are supposedly coming to Destiny with the expansions The Dark Below/House of Wolves. https://youtu.be/Rg59chKSB60
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It was really just a matter of time, but now it has finally happened: A dress code is now in effect on what is probably the world’s largest streaming platform, Twitch. Any “offensive” clothing is now prohibited, including any type of lingerie, underwear, or completely bare upper bodies (for both genders).
The days are probably over when webcams were primarily focused on breasts, cleavage, or long legs to generate as much donation revenue as possible for the respective female streamer. In the official statement, it says: “It should be about the games and the streamers, not their naked skin. […] Basically, this is not a big deal, but just well-articulated common sense.”
My opinion: Personally, I find this step absolutely right, even if a few people might feel slighted (or their bras) now. In recent months, Twitch has increasingly become a sort of soft-porn stream, where often the streamer, their performance, the game, or the overall entertainment value was not the focus. And to put it bluntly, I was tired of these (mostly female) streamers who literally sold their bodies to live off donations and subscriptions. If these ladies really have such a need, then they can do that on appropriate sites – but please not in the gaming area, where it is always a new level of secondhand embarrassment.
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According to Blizzard, several thousand bots have now been banned in the free online card game Hearthstone .
Botting in Hearthstone is a problem. Everyone seems to agree on that. Especially Shaman and Warlock decks are often suspected of not having a real person behind them, but a computer program acting with mechanical precision, which never gets tired and even earns gold for its owner when they are asleep, at work, or in school. Recently, we published an article on mein-mmo.de about how to recognize bots in Hearthstone.
Yesterday at 1 AM our time, an official forum from Blizzard appeared on Battle.net: they have banned several thousand accounts related to botting until 2015. For Blizzard, fair play in Hearthstone is the top priority.
In comments to this news and in forums, players are already discussing whether a ban until 2015 is not too lenient.
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Bless Online, the Korean MMO with stunning graphics, is preparing a focus test in Korea. The 1000 spots are sure to be highly sought after. In addition, they are providing a new trailer that addresses the development process.
2015 and 2016, observers of the MMO market largely agree, are expected to see the arrival of some major titles from Asia in the West. 2015 could mark the release of the already somewhat aged Blade and Soul. Kingdom under Fire II, a strategy/MMO hybrid with a lengthy development, is also scheduled for next year. It is set to release in the summer. And in 2016, with Black Desert, if all goes smoothly, a brand new and exciting MMO is on the horizon.
Another MMO from Korea in this league is Bless Online. This should definitely be on the radar for MMO and Asia fans. According to mmoculture, Bless is the most important game in 2015 for Neowiz, which is a software giant in South Korea. A focus group test for Bless Online will take place from November 6 to 9. As mmoculture reports, only 1000 spots are available in Korea. They are sure to disappear quickly.
Bless Online focuses on a battle between two factions and emphasizes PvP. In the past, we have already introduced some of the races. Here is the latest trailer for the game that gives a behind-the-scenes look:
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