In the fantasy MMO Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, the servers will be down all day on Monday. The maintenance is expected to last 25 hours.
At 8 AM on Monday, our servers for Final Fantasy XIV will go down if everything goes as planned. They will return 25 hours later, at 9 AM on Tuesday, October 28. As mentioned: If everything works as intended.
The maintenance is necessary because with patch 2.4 “Dream of Ice” not only a bunch of new features is coming, but also new building areas in the housing sections will open. According to Square Enix, this requires extended maintenance. It’s about optimizing the database internally, as much more housing will significantly impact performance. Square Enix has added an hour beyond the actual time to prevent issues with the weekly reset.
Final Fantasy XIV is aware that this is quite an extensive maintenance and apologizes for it, requesting patience from players.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny, starting at 11 AM today, strange coins can be exchanged for exotic items from Xur, the Agent of the Nine and black market dealer.
In the MMO Destiny, every Friday is Xursday, a reason to celebrate. Xur, a vendor, appears in the Tower with a variety of desirable exotic armors and always offers an exotic weapon. However, he gives these only in exchange for “strange coins.” Since he is also the only place to spend these coins, it makes sense.
Exotic items in Destiny have special bonus abilities and unique names (and a great sound). A Guardian can only equip one exotic weapon and one exotic armor piece at a time. The items are designed to spark the collection instinct of the Guardians, so that players, even if they’ve achieved everything else, still seek the next exotic item to be more versatile. In Destiny, it is advisable not only to have the strongest weapons but also a wide variety, ideally one of each damage type in the three slots: Primary, Special, and Heavy.
The armor pieces that Xur offers can be upgraded to a light level of 30. That’s the magic number that allows you to reach the light level of 30. This is currently the goal for many players preparing for the next DLC in December.
All about Xur in Destiny from October 24 to October 26
When is Xur in the Tower this week?
Xur arrives on Friday at 11 AM and stays until Sunday afternoon. However, since the clocks will be set back to standard time overnight from Saturday to Sunday, he will likely leave by 10 AM.
Where is Xur?
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The location of Xur is in the room with the three Vanguard vendors.
What does Xur have for each class and what does it cost?
For Warlocks, he offers the following chest armor: The Voidfang Vestments for 13 strange coins.
For Titans, he has – as in the last week – the Armamentarium for 13 strange coins.
For Hunters, there is also an exotic armor piece this week, the Alpha Lupi, for 13 strange coins.
The Suros Regime, surely a dream for many, is an automatic rifle and is available this week for 23 strange coins. Yes, primary weapons are that expensive.
Update: The Suros Regime is definitely the highlight of this week. In the forums for Destiny, players are heavily discussing whether it’s worth purchasing after the nerf of automatic rifles. The general mood can be summarized as: Of course, it’s worth it, just buy it already! The Slow perk makes the weapon still excellent in mid-range and close-range and the least affected by the nerf of automatic rifles.
An exotic glove engram is also available for 23 Motes of Light. Here, caution is advised, as no one knows what will drop. It could also be an exotic pair of gloves for another class.
By the way, on mein-mmo.de, we not only publish this Xûrsday report for you every Friday, but also many other Destiny articles. Check outour topic page for the MMO shooter.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny, a talented YouTuber has combined the sound effects of various exotic weapons into a beat.
You really have to come up with such an idea. The player EnderGamma has dug through his weapon arsenal in Destiny, specifically selected the right exotic weapons, and composed a little shooting music from them. With this, he thanks the RNG god, who has truly blessed him.
Player composes a little shooting music in Destiny
Viewers can recognize the Vex Mythoclast, the auto rifle Suros Regime, Thorn, the sniper Patience and Time, and many other exotic weapons in the instrumentarium, for which unlucky Destiny players (basically all others) would kill the Cryptarch with friends or at least for him.
The beat reminds of a kind of march, and the guns keep the rhythm. The video was posted by the official Bungie Twitter account, is likely to go viral, and is, in our opinion, a real hit. Perhaps together with the pixel cartoon recently, the coolest Destiny video so far. If you don’t believe us, listen for yourselves:
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The SF MMO WildStar is losing part of its workforce. The reason for this is restructuring measures at the publisher NCSoft, which also affect Aion and Lineage.
The US magazine Polygon reports in a news article that they have a statement from NCSoft. According to this statement, NCSoft plans to restructure its key operations in the West (NCSoft is a Korean company). This restructuring involves continuing to focus on the core brands (Aion, WildStar, Lineage, and Guild Wars). At the same time, they also want to enter the mobile and tablet games market and engage with emerging technologies (currently, this is often referred to as Virtual Reality in industry language).
To implement this restructuring, it is necessary to lay off employees in the existing core brands, except for ArenaNet, the creators of Guild Wars 2. They did not take these decisions lightly. They wish all those being let go the best. You can read the original statement here:
Today we announced a restructuring of key operations within NC West. As a result of this restructuring, we are implementing staff reductions across our Western operations with the exclusion of ArenaNet. While decisions like this are always hard, they are necessary as we begin the implementation of a new strategy designed to strengthen our footing as a leader in global entertainment.
Moving forward, we will continue to focus on our core development capabilities and the intellectual properties (WildStar, Aion, Lineage, and Guild Wars franchises) that have made NCSOFT what it is today. However, we are looking to move into new business segments like mobile and tablet games as well as explore emerging technologies.
Again, the decision to reduce staff was not an easy one, and we sincerely wish everyone well in their next endeavors.
Thus ends the official part of the news.
Polygon says: A source who wishes to remain anonymous approached the magazine and provided further details. According to the source, especially Carbine, the studio behind WildStar, is affected by the layoffs. About 60 employees had to go. The source does not disclose how many are employed at Carbine in total. They speak of “a few hundred,” so two hundred upwards. The source further states that the layoffs are not limited to a specific level at Carbine, but extend across all floors and hierarchies.
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World of Warcraft has now been around for ten years, some of the players have aged with the game and now live very different lives than before. Blizzard intends to take this into account.
World of Warcraft wants to be a game for the whole family
For the older …
In an interview with English PCGamer, Ion “Watcher” Hazzikostas, the Lead Game Designer, answers questions about World of Warcraft. The change, the “casualization,” that some accuse the game of, is also due to adapting to the needs of WoW veterans: “Many players who started with WoW in 2004 were students or schoolchildren back then, but now they have careers and families. They may have raided deep into the night before, but now they try to spend 60 or 90 minutes in WoW between family and job to keep the old passion for cooking alive.”
… and for the younger
This must be taken into account when designing the game, but not exclusively. Because new players still come into the game to be the best, to be the first on the ladder, or the most successful raiders in the world. At Blizzard, they want to cover everything.
They want to make it barrier-free for newcomers. That Mists of Pandaria is now free in the base game is one of the methods to eliminate a hurdle. The other is to allow characters to start at level 90.
No plans for redesigning old content – should serve as “This is how it looked back then”
Blizzard has no plans for redesigning content from The Burning Crusade or Lich King. According to the Lead Designer, resources are better spent on new areas. And there’s something to it when you look through Burning Crusade and then say, “So this is what WoW looked like back then.” It serves as a kind of “timeline”: those who play the old areas can also witness the development of World of Warcraft.
Quivers are coming, but Free2Play is not
The next improvements will rather flow into character models, such as quivers for hunters or the various animal forms of druids. The armors could also use a bit more depth.
When asked about the lonely panda who struggled to level up to 90 by just picking flowers in the starting area, he said that they would probably have eliminated that possibility if a designer had noticed it at the beginning. Once it was clear that players were trying, they refrained from changing this mechanic. They didn’t want to be game-breakers.
Watcher dismissed all discussions about Free2Play. The current business model stands and has proven successful.
On a statement along the lines of “We will now release annual expansions,” the Lead Designer cannot commit. They have been promising this since 2008, and their own urge for perfection often stands in the way. However, they are definitely going to try.
Time to practice expansions will probably still be ample. The Lead Game Designer is sure: World of Warcraft will celebrate its twentieth birthday in ten years. Also with special content, just like now on the tenth.
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The MMO shooter Destiny is arguably the game of the last few months, and some celebrities have also expressed their love for it. While former boxing champion Mike Tyson is still gaming, Eminem no longer does. He has grown tired of Destiny.
Celebrities also game
Statistically, celebrities have to game as well. Especially since they often lead an unsettled life, being on the move, they have plenty of free time in foreign cities and hotel rooms, which they then spend with gaming consoles. Consoles are reportedly very popular among athletes. Many football players are FIFA experts, basketball players play NBA 2K, and a savvy football player is obviously a Madden pro. However, not every celebrity admits to their passion, and MMOs tend to be viewed as a bit nerdy (not sure why) and could therefore damage their image. That’s why gamers are pleased when – as in the case of the recently deceased Robin Williams – someone who truly “belongs to the community” is revealed.
In Destiny, this appears to be the former boxing world champion, ear nibbler, pigeon breeder, and, as we know since “Hangover,” tiger lover Mike Tyson. He was a guest on a US radio show and was asked what he does in his free time. Tyson replied that he plays video games. “Which ones?” “Destiny, a lot of Destiny,” was his answer.
Does Eminem really not play Destiny anymore or is it nasty Nintendo propaganda?
Also suspected of being a hardcore gamer is US rapper Eminem. According to numerous tweets from people who listened to an internet radio show, the host claimed that Eminem had stopped playing Destiny because he found the game boring. And he is now buying a Wii U to play Super Smash Bros. The radio show is produced by Eminem, so it’s quite possible they have insider information about what the guy is gaming.
Whether the host’s statements are true or he was just joking is unknown. It would fit Eminem’s image. But it could also be the result of nefarious propaganda from Nintendo fans – or an insider joke. By the way, it’s actually known that Eminem games: he once posted a Donkey Kong screenshot with his high scores, which were indeed quite impressive.
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Guild Wars 2 has adjusted the currency system, summoned the wrath of fans, and is now reversing course. The recent events have already been given a nickname – Gemgate, as it is called.
Gemgate – Where does this “Gate” thing come from?
“Gemgate,” the fans have dubbed the events of the last few days. And if the internet has taught us anything in recent years: It’s never a good sign when something has “Gate” tacked on to it. The “Watergate” scandal brought down US President Nixon. Since then, the suffix “-gate” has been hung on scandals or at least on things that people are outraged about.
Okay, since Nixon’s time, the suffix has been treated much more casually. “Monicagate” was the name given in the USA to the Lewinsky affair, Nipplegate was a mini-scandal involving Justin Timberlake, the Superbowl, and Janet Jackson’s breast, Gauchogate referred to an alleged misbehavior of some German national players at a World Cup party, and recently, “Gamergate” has made headlines for unpleasant reasons. So what did ArenaNet do to deserve the suffix? They altered the trading of gold and gems among players.
What did ArenaNet do?
According to their own statements, completely innocent and for the sake of players, they removed the option for players to buy smaller amounts of the in-game currency “Gem”, the gems, with gold from other players. While it was previously possible to purchase a single Gem, the minimum amount has now been set to 400 gems – further options were for 800, 1200, and 2000 gems.
According to ArenaNet, this is to make the purchasing process “clearer,” making it more resemble a normal trade. Allegedly, smaller amounts than 400 gems are rarely purchased. They took a look at purchasing behavior and changed it for the benefit of the players.
Well, that escalated quickly
However, the players viewed this differently and made harsh accusations against ArenaNet in the last 24 hours. This is a blatant grab at the players’ wallets, it’s all underhanded, some items cost 900 gems. How are you supposed to purchase that sum when only 400, 800, 1200, and 2000 gems are available? This has been deliberately designed to squeeze more money out of players, and they should just say that clearly.
Moreover, fans published statistics showing how significantly prices have risen since the changes. As gems become more valuable in the game, demand increases, more players buy gems directly from ArenaNet for euros or dollars, which ultimately increases ArenaNet’s profits. Accusations boiled over. It was not a good time.
Guild Wars 2 makes a backflip, now wants to offer both
According to Massively, there is already a statement from ArenaNet: They have heard the feedback from fans and want to run both systems in parallel. In addition to the current clear offer of 400, 800, 1200, and 2000 gems, they want to create the possibility for players to purchase a freely chosen amount of gems “individually” via a “Custom” button.
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In ArcheAge, the operator has now removed gold from the game that players received from gold sellers.
“Poof” and the gold was gone
In a forum post, Victoria Voss, the producer of ArcheAge, made it clear where the complaints of some in the official forum come from: they lack gold. According to Voss, gold was removed from the game that players either acquired from gold sellers or received as gifts. At Trion Worlds, there is the ability to track the flow of gold, and that is exactly what is happening now, and then it disappears into the same mysterious ether from which it came.
Voss advises all players not to buy gold from gold sellers. These are the same people who spammed the chat, besieged ArcheAge with bots, or exploited the land hack.
Players are welcome to try to contact the gold sellers and negotiate for a refund. Trion Worlds will not restore the gold under any circumstances.
17,000 players banned in the last 2 days in ArcheAge
In another current post, community manager Scapes writes that 17,000 accounts were banned in just the last 2 days. The first 10,000 were announced the day before via in-game message.
Players lost their accounts because they used spam software, third-party bot tools, or because they hacked. The banned players will not get their account back, but they can create a new one to participate legally in the game.
The gold referenced by Voss likely comes from these 17,000 accounts. Just yesterday, we reported that Trion Worlds CEO Scott Hartsman described and announced such measures.
Mein MMO thinks: Interestingly, besides everything else, this statement explicitly mentions the land hack as a problem. Previously, from fan sources, it was often said: These are just very fast clickers, and that’s just coincidental, that’s okay. But the problem was real or is real. This is also indicated by a fix in the last patch: The distance allowed between a player and a placed house has been reduced. Furthermore, the maximum length of chat lines has been decreased. This way, many spammers circumvented a block by annoyed players.
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In the latest developer blog of World of Warcraft, it is, for a change, not about the garrisons or new character models, but about the adversaries to be defeated in the new area “Gorgrond”. Since I absorb lore like a sponge, I summarize the most exciting facts about these creatures for you – they can be quite sinister.
The Botani and the Infested
The Botani resemble the Treants a bit; they are humanoid creatures that appear to be completely plant-based (A rogue would say they look remarkably like the Sylvari from Guild Wars 2). Unlike their quirky dancing counterparts, these inhabitants of Draenor are highly intelligent and stop at nothing to transform the landscape into a wild wilderness. Particularly gruesome is the fact that they can use plants to control living beings – an unsuspecting ogre is gradually controlled by the plant and ultimately completely loses his own will. Even when these hosts, known as the “Infested”, die, their corpses serve as a breeding ground for further plants that serve the Botani.
Gene-saur – Large, strong, and not entirely immortal
With the Gene-saur, Blizzard seems to have been somewhat uncertain about which information to release. It is clear that the Botani venerate these giants, that they are likely demigods (similar to Cenarius or Aviana) and are revered by the Botani as such deities of nature. It has never been established whether the Gene-saur actually possesses their alleged immortality – obviously, this is a lie, as the next sentence already states that only a large group of heroes can defeat them. That sounds like an excellent world boss!
Goren
Finally, the Goren were introduced, a people that closely resembles the Troggs but has some interesting characteristics. They feed on ores and rare crystals; however, they do not excrete them, instead, they grow out through their skin and form a protective shell. At the same time, the accumulated ores can be used as projectiles, and if that is not annoying enough, those little nuisances prefer to ambush in large packs. All miners can thus expect to face greedy competition.
In the MMO shooter Destiny, there is no way to see how a specific shader would look on the Guardian in-game. However, this is now possible on a website. A shader previewer has been developed.
In many MMOs, it has long been standard to view how an item would look on one’s astral body either at the vendor or by clicking on an armor piece. This “preview” or “try-on” function is particularly popular among aesthetes who value shaping their character. In Destiny, this option does not exist. The various shaders practically scream “try me out”. It is one of the features in Destiny that somehow didn’t make it into the finished game.
Destiny has 53 different shaders, you can try them all on
On the website destinytracker, which was recently officially introduced and praised by Bungie, there is a “shader preview”. The player simply needs to enter their Gamertag if they are on Xbox One or Xbox 360, or their PSN ID in a field if they are playing Destiny on PlayStation 3 or PlayStation 4. After entering the Gamertag/PSN ID, the page provides 53 different shaders to choose from, and the player can decide with a simple click which color pot they would like to fall into.
This is a nice feature for players who are deciding whether to buy a shader for Glimmer or who are wondering what goals they could pursue in Destiny. It’s also frustrating to struggle to reach rank 3 in an event and then see Goldspiral (Iron Banner) or Prism Dancer (Wrath of the Queen) on their Guardian going to waste.
Two shaders are free, Chatterwhite and God of War need to be earned
By the way, you can easily obtain two of the shaders; they are available by entering a code at Bungie. If you’re missing them, you can take care of that right away:
Just a quick note about the two super-popular shaders Chatterwhite and God of War: To acquire Chatterwhite, the raid “The Glass Chamber” in Destiny must be completed, no matter how. God of War is random – many receive it after a level-up of the Cryptarch.
Rift “Nightmare Tides” has been live since October 22. Trion Worlds has now released a launch trailer for this update. This briefly introduces the new features of the large expansion. Players can look forward to new zones, raids, dungeons, features (minion system), item slots, and much more. We have already introduced the expansion to you here.
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Yes, it happened. I have relapsed again. No, I am not talking about my secret passion for searching the internet for new succubus pictures or my love for chili chocolate. The horror has a much worse name: World of Warcraft. What I experienced in the last week, you will read in a few days, but today I am dealing with one of the negative aspects: the perpetual naysayers, those who always complain even though it is not Wednesday.
“Everything was better back then!”
The anonymous complainers meet regularly and discuss new plans.
I am sure everyone has heard that saying at least once, regardless of whether in the family, at school, with friends, or on television. By the Nether, how much this saying annoys me!
These people are particularly terrible in MMORPGs, where WoW, with its nearly 10 years of runtime, is simply a prime example. If you take the fun to place yourself in a capital city to follow the chat channels there, you will likely find a discussion every 5 minutes about the oh-so-wonderful past. “The game was still challenging back then,” “they actually put effort into raids back then,” “the RP back then was simply better.”
I simply can’t hear it anymore. If all that people still like about the game seems to be the opportunity to complain, why do they even play? Why do I still recognize the names of people who complained 5 years ago that it “will never be as good as Classic”? Don’t these people – forgive me the blunt expression – have other hobbies?
“Blizzard ruined WoW! The new dwarf models in WoD are ugly!”
I agree that many things were different back then. But different is not always better. Can someone really tell me in hindsight that the developers of such a successful game messed everything up and are still successful?
I am curious about someone who will take a stand for this. But since we humans all have the same quirk of glorifying the past, unfortunately, I cannot escape such brain acrobats. “Everything was better back then, but all the new games are just not like WoW is now.” Aha. Do me a favor and uninstall yourself, thanks.
I think I have made my point clear; if not, I will conclude with the words of one of my favorite cabaret artists, Jochen Malmsheimer: “Nothing was better back then. Many things were just earlier.”
Or to put it in my words: The only thing that was better in WoW back then is the fact that no one could say that everything was better back then.
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The MMO shooter Destiny is now also affected by some cheats. Even if they are not particularly widespread, they still attract attention.
Kotaku discusses the so-called “mods” in Destiny in a recent article. Some time ago, (we also reported about it), a cheat was mentioned that grants unlimited ammo. Apparently, this has now significantly evolved. It is now said that a Godmode is also possible with the program, which is what it’s called in shooter circles when a player becomes invulnerable, and it can also achieve enormous damage numbers through console commands.
Only on Xbox 360, but probably not just for personal use
Kotaku does not seem to have established contacts in the cheating scene and can only report seemingly. In contrast to the situation in MMORPGs like ArcheAge, the problems in Destiny appear to be very limited. Such a “mod” only runs on last-gen consoles, they say. In this case, on an Xbox 360. For that, you also need a “modded” Xbox 360, which the average Destiny player cannot use.
And, Kotaku sees the somewhat strange tranquillizer that the cheater states in his video that the trainer is not for sale, but only for personal use. The source code will also not be released. However, if you follow up a bit, the “cheat” does not come from the YouTuber but from another player. And he is indeed willing to share the so-called “trainer” but only in exchange for financial compensation.
It has been reported by Kotaku that Bungie has now been asked for a statement. Because even though cheats only appear sporadically, their mere existence is already concerning.
Video shows God mode and other cheats in Destiny
In the video, you can see how a YouTuber operates the so-called “mod” using a console and thus achieves all sorts of incredible things in Destiny, including “99,999” damage hits and the invulnerability mode. All of these are dangerous cheats that are likely to cause quite a stir as soon as other players are affected. The use of “mod” in quotes is because nearly everyone outside this small scene does not see it as a mod, but clearly as a cheat.
For reassurance: Some commentators complain that the “mod” does not help at all, stating they have been banned every time after three hours. We will keep you updated on how the story develops.
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In the MMO shooter Destiny, the raid “The Glass Chamber” has now been defeated for the first time by a team of only three Guardians on the difficulty level “hard”.
The raid “The Glass Chamber” is currently the only raid in Destiny. Some players probably know it as well as the back of their own hand. For some time now, they have started to perform stunts or have imposed handicaps on themselves.
In the first weeks, top teams had goals like “get through as quickly as possible”, and there were reports of the first speed runs. Later, they imposed handicaps, lowering the number of Guardians as much as possible to report that they completed the raid with just four, three, or even two players. However, this was all on “normal” difficulty level. On “hard” mode, which until recently had been completed by only about 40,000 players, this was rather rare.
The trend in Destiny is towards handicap raids
Last night, for the first time, a group managed to complete the raid “The Glass Chamber” with just three players on hard. This is not available in a fun 40-minute video where all the fails have been cut out (that will be provided later), but in an “Extended Cut”, so to speak, lasting seven and a half hours. Since this might be too much for the hardcore fans among you, we have fast-forwarded in the video and show you the final attack on “Atheon”.
Here, as they say, they also use the only “mjo … trick” to wrap it up. Because Atheon is actually not manageable with 4 players. With only three players, he would always teleport away all players, who would then be stuck in the future or past and would perish without anyone to rescue them. This is circumvented with the Lazarus ability of the Sunwalker: he dies just before the teleport and then gets back up.
Or would you prefer perfect?
Another trend in Destiny at the moment: completing the raid “perfectly”, without anyone dying; there is also an achievement for that. However, rocking this thing on hard with three people is obviously in a different league. There’s a bit of an invitation in the videos for Bungie to release the next raid. It’s unclear what else the players might come up with: one has already soloed the Templar, and the next raid group pulverized Atheon in 17 seconds; there’s not much left.
As impressive as these results are, Destiny has a “little something” of flex raids. The HP of the mobs decreases when fewer players are in the raid. However, it is obviously more difficult to proceed with so few players. Unlike classic MMORPG raids, players also regenerate their health back very quickly in Destiny. Such stunts would not be possible in “classic” raids.
http://youtu.be/NEEeMMGLSTE?t=1h7m45s
Update 23.10 14:15: In the meantime, as announced, the shortened version of the complete run is now available. For this, they simply cut out all the fails and wipes.
https://youtu.be/rBAMtCZseXA
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In the sandbox MMO ArcheAge, the publisher Trion Worlds claims to do everything possible to counter the hacker surge.
The author Wolf Haas begins his novels featuring the gruff protagonist Brenner with the same sentence: “Something has happened again.” In the last few weeks, almost every news about ArcheAge could start this way: Reports of hacks and cheats are overwhelming. In the game forums, there has been a state of emergency for weeks, and now there are so many different attacks on the integrity of the game from the outside, that it has reached a top 10 list of the “most popular” hacks.
Hartsman tweets against negative sentiment
Especially because the integrity and health of the in-game economy in ArcheAge is so important, this is a sensitive topic. It has spread to the point where even players who achieve success in ArcheAge completely “legally” are accused of being frauds and that they only achieved it through cheating.
The CEO of Trion Worlds has now addressed this in a series of tweets. He referred to a thread on reddit discussing the hacks as only partially true. Hartsman does not specify which one he means. It is likely regarding a thread where a user copied conversations from “hacker forums” discussing how they gained an advantage in ArcheAge. This post is currently getting the most attention in the ArcheAge subreddit and has received more than 500 comments.
Some hacks really exist, much is just boasting
According to Hartsman, some of it is actually “legit”, meaning it corresponds to the facts and is problematic. However, much of it is just forum bragging. Meanwhile, Trion is working around the clock, 24/7, on the issues. They track down cheaters, ban players, and restore hacked accounts. This is extremely important for Trion Worlds. Every day, the technicians improve the tools that help them. According to another tweet, Trion Worlds bans about 5000 players every day. Dozens of employees deal with the issues every day.
2/ Yep, some of that is legit and on XL’s plate for fixing. Much of it is false forum bragging. (We’ve checked. We read those forums too.)
In the fantasy MMO The Elder Scrolls Online, a fan pays musical and humorous tribute to werewolves.
Fan songs are becoming more popular, and most of the time, fans do well to approach the respective hits from a more humorous angle – especially when taking inspiration from a winking song: Warren Zevon’s cult hit “Werewolves of London” from the late 70s, with its catchy melody, distinctive “Wohooo” as the chorus, and a quite, quite strange text, is indeed excellent for paying tribute to the werewolves in The Elder Scrolls Online.
This is done with a certain charm and, above all, jokes, for instance, when a Khajiit complains that he doesn’t like werewolves because they smell funny and always stroked his fur the wrong way.
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In the Free2Play MMO Rift, the expansion “Nightmare Tide” is set to go live tonight; it has already been postponed once.
Today is the day for Rift fans: It goes to the planar realm of water and what awaits players there is supposed to test their nerves, as the theme of the expansion is indeed madness. Nightmare Tide was originally supposed to be released at the beginning of October, but Trion Worlds took two extra weeks for refinement. The launch of the expansion is scheduled for the afternoon on the West Coast of the USA, which should translate to around midnight to three in the morning for us.
So for those living in Europe, who are fans of Rift and want to be among the first to reach the new maximum level or familiarize themselves with the new minion system, it’s better to prepare for a long night.
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Hearthstone will not be making its way to the iPhone and smartphones running the Android system this year. It is expected to be released for Android tablets later this year.
Many had expected that a release of the free card game Hearthstone for iPhone and Android would be announced at Blizzcon in a few weeks. Blizzard is surprising us and letting the cat out of the bag earlier.
Blizzard invites users to a fireside chat in a blog post and talks about the future of the game. They are very pleased with how it is going (after all, 20 million people are playing it) and shares what has already been accomplished this year. Towards the end of the post, they come to the “Hogger” in the room: the port to mobile platforms. Many gamers have been waiting for this for a long time, as Hearthstone is an ideal game for on-the-go play. A game of Hearthstone could comfortably bridge many bus rides or breaks. And for owners of Android tablets, the wish will also be fulfilled in 2014. They are ready and just need to finalize a few details. This is expected to be accomplished this year.
Blizzard needs more time to bring Hearthstone to the iPhone
The port to smartphones, which fans desire the most, will not be available until early 2015. The reason is the significantly smaller displays of the phones:
„We need a bit more time to get this version right. Although we have a functional internal version, we believe it’s unrealistic to expect that we can share it with you before early next year. It’s very important to us that the Hearthstone experience on mobile devices is as accessible as the tablet and PC versions. One of the biggest challenges is redesigning the user interface so that it is intuitive while delivering the same great Hearthstone experience, all in your hands.”
They would rather take more time to address the special requirements of the small screen than simply release a port that does not take these into account, they say.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
The long-awaited Contentdrop 3 has not yet hit the live servers, but that certainly does not stop anyone from eagerly discussing everything that will be coming to us at the beginning of next year in WildStar. As usual, we have compiled the highlights for you here.
2 new instances: ProtoStar for young and old
Two important pillars of Contentdrop 4 will of course be the two already known dungeons: The “Protostar Academy” for newcomers, who can already dive into the new group fun at level 10. The focus here is on learning the game mechanics that will be crucial in all subsequent dungeons – the plunge into “cold water” should thus be somewhat softened.
The veteran version is called “The Ultimate Protogames” and is a completely different caliber. Although the difficulty is reminiscent of other veteran instances, the whole experience plays out like an adventure, as the challenges and environments heavily depend on random factors and player decisions. Unlike usual, the final loot is also not determined by a simple “Bronze, Silver, Gold” rating, but depends on how many points you have achieved – this is actually a crazy game show and you are the contestants.
New raid instance: “Augmentor 20”
Also for raiders, the 4th major patch will likely provide new content, although significantly less than initially assumed. The new 20-player instance will apparently only feature a single boss. Since most guilds have not yet completed the previous raid content, this is not a problem. Additionally, it is not yet known what difficulty “Augmentor 20” will have – it could be either a step in the previous challenges or even a small entry-level raid.
Overhaul of items
Currently, there is still a lot of discontent regarding existing items in the game – some items from adventures are significantly better than anything that can be obtained in the veteran instances or even in the 20-player raid. The rewards are intended to stand out more clearly – more difficult content should always yield better rewards.
However, these adjustments will still take a considerable amount of time, so it’s possible that they may not arrive in time – but there is optimism.
Shipboy missions for professionals
All players who enjoyed the crazy “Shipboy” outings during the leveling phase will be pleased to know that all these little mini-dungeons will receive a veteran version and will henceforth be available in the group finder.
In addition to better equipment, perhaps one or another housing item could also be a motivator to pay more attention to these contents again.
Old “new” daily area
It has become a tradition that the introduction areas are gradually transformed into endgame zones. After the “Bloodred Hinterland” and the “Northern Wilderness,” the Levian Bay will be revamped next and taken over by the slightly fishy Ikthians. However, there are still no concrete statements about the zone, other than that they want to move away from the concept of “static quests” in the daily zones. Possible could be various events triggered by different activities, but that is currently pure speculation.
PvP players get a frosty arena
Source: www.wildstar-arkship.de
But even arena combat enthusiasts can look forward to a new area, the “Protostar Icebox” is apparently in the final testing stage and could hit the mega servers in January. Unlike the already playable arena, this one features two layers and some traps that require additional skill from players, so that it is not only the opposing team that can be responsible for the demise.
Loyal players receive rewards
In the first months, players with active subscriptions were rewarded with different costume masks – after 2 of these masks, however, it was time to stop. This concept of “loyalty rewards” is intended to be revived, although no exact details are known yet – as soon as there are concrete approaches, you will, of course, hear about them from us.
P.S.: More about WildStar can be found on our themed page on the Sci-Fi MMO. There you will also find information about Content Drop 3.
The weekly Nightfall strike in the MMO shooter Destiny takes place on the Moon this week, taking on the Summoning Pits. Players will be dealing with the Hive.
Every time we say that the Nightfall has something special this week, two minutes later it’s said to be nonsense. A group of heavily armed Guardians effortlessly cracks it and gives us the finger. Let’s just say: This week, the Nightfall seems not to be without its challenges, even though there will surely be players who will devour it for breakfast, wipe their mouths, and ask for seconds.
What is the weekly Nightfall in Destiny?
In short: The weekly Nightfall strike in Destiny marks the beginning of the week for experienced players every Tuesday. Completing it grants a buff that provides 20% more experience and reputation for the rest of the week. Additionally, the Nightfall strike is rewarding in its own right. There is a chance for exotic items and strange coins, which are needed for Xur and his exotics.
Where are we headed this week?? This week we are going to the Moon, into the “Summoning Pits.”
What are the modifiers? The modifiers this week are as usual Nightfall and Epic. Epic ensures that the Nightfall strike is quite challenging, even harder than a “heroic strike.” And Nightfall means: If all Guardians die, it’s back to orbit.
The other three modifiers are “Lightswitch“, which causes enemies to deal significantly higher melee damage, “Angry“, which makes enemies not retreat, and “Arc Burn“.
This always raises the interesting question: What type of damage is increased this week? Arc Burn is the only elemental damage modifier. That means that electric weapons, thunder cannons, and everything in that direction deal significantly increased damage. This applies to both enemies and Guardians.
Lightning is key, a bit of heat for the Wizards
Many were hoping for “Solar Burn” to properly utilize the Icebreaker that was recently available from Xur, as Wizards would then be easier to defeat. That hope has not been fulfilled. Due to Arc Burn, the instance is trickier; one has to play more cautiously as some enemies deal electric damage. Since the Nightfall basically consists of “Shoot and Hide and Shoot” every week, it is all manageable, as seen in the videos, as long as you are patient and keep your head down when things get heated.
Weapons such as Fatebringer or the Vision of Confluence are recommended. It is advisable to have a scout rifle with Arc damage, although an Arc fusion rifle is also not to be despised.
Against the Wizards, who are known to come from the Moon, solar damage – i.e., heat damage – is still recommended.
There are again so-called “cheese” spots this week, which significantly ease the fight. On Reddit, especially a rock in the back left corner of the map is recommended.
We have prepared some videos for you that show a successful completion of this week’s Nightfall strike and look like a lot of fun (and they also utilize sneaky tricks to defeat the highly likable Phogoth).
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