Monthly Archives: September 2015

Engineer Elite Specialization Revealed for Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns

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ArenaNet announced today the penultimate elite specialization for the engineer profession coming to Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns. Meet the scrapper!

The scrapper transforms the engineer profession, which relies on a mixture of automated turrets and projectile weapons to deal damage from afar. Scrappers give engineers the ability to wield a hammer as a new weapon, dealing more direct damage with tank-like, close combat abilities. In addition to the new hammer weapon, the scrapper gives engineers multiple new attack strategies which utilize new traits, new toolbelt skills, and miniature mechs that spawn on the battlefield to take down enemies and support allies utilizing a myriad of imaginative mechanics.

More information about these miniature mechs and other skills exclusive to the engineer elite specialization are revealed in a new developer blog from Game Designer Irenio Calmon-Huang, which can be read here.

And if that wasn’t enough, world-first live-gameplay of the scrapper elite specialization will debut on Friday, September 18 during ArenaNet’s weekly livestream show, Points of Interest. The broadcast begins at 12 p.m. PT exclusively on the Guild Wars 2 Twitch Channel.

Magerealm Releases the Wraith of Oaklane

Magerealm Releases the Wraith of Oaklane news header

In the world of Magerealm, evil is always lurking in the shadows. Not long ago, the Demon Lord had devised a way to tear a dimensional rift in time and space to summon his massive demonic legion. However, using an ancient Titan relic of Dragons, the Mage Council managed to seal the rift before it could serve its purpose. Evil was thwarted that day, or so the Council was led to believe. Soon after, a malevolent aura began emanating from the Crystal. Something was not right…

The Council discovered they had played right into the Demon Lord’s hand. From the beginning, his true goal was to corrupt the Dragon Relic and use its power to destroy the Realm. In order to do so, the Demon Lord needed a way to access the Crystal without the Council’s knowledge. Under the ruse of summoning his legions through a rift, the Demon Lord fooled the Mage Council into allowing his Wraith lieutenants to invade the Crystal.

Now the Wraiths have begun corrupting the Dragon Crystal from within. Who knows how far along they are in their sinister task, or what dangers lie in wait for those who try to stop them. The Council has ordered the most capable Mages to venture within the Crystal and banish the Wraiths before the Demon Lord’s plan brings ruin to the Realm. They must act quickly or all may be lost!

New Epic Bosses!

Wraith of Oaklane introduces exciting new content to Magerealm! The Wraiths are 10 challenging new bosses that will be available to players starting at level 29. To access these bosses, players must hand in Wraith tokens earned from various Hot Events and also from the Wraith bosses themselves. There are multiple difficulties to choose from, with higher difficulties requiring more Wraith tokens but offering greater rewards. Any player who participates will be rewarded when a boss is defeated, however the player who can land the killing blow will receive additional rewards. As an on-going event, when all 10 Wraith bosses have been defeated, they will return after a period of time.

False Wraiths

The Wraith lieutenants are more cunning than anything players have encountered before. To ensure that their master’s plan does not fail, the Wraiths have conjured fake copies of themselves to fool players. There is a certain chance that a Wraith boss will be replaced with a fake boss. There are no indications that a boss is fake until it is defeated, so players will have to take their chances. While fake bosses do not drop rewards, players that land the killing blow on one will find an interesting little surprise.

Open PVP

For players who prefer competition of a more human nature, they will be excited to learn that the new Boss dungeons are PVP enabled. Players will be able to attack the boss as well as other players within the dungeon. Stopping the Demon Lord just became far more dangerous! Will players work together to take down the Wraiths and save the Realm, or will they battle one another to claim glory for themselves?

Defeat the Wraiths and restore order to the Realm in the new Wraith of Oaklane event! Band together or compete with rivals, the choice is yours! Enjoy the new event and expect more exciting content coming soon to Magerealm!

Massive Gameplay Overhaul coming soon to Gloria Victis

Massive Gameplay Overhaul coming soon to Gloria Victis news header

Black Eye Games has announced that it has almost completed the massive overhaul for Gloria Victis that has been in development over the past few weeks. It will introduce numerous improvements, such as entirely reworked inventory and guilds systems, a much more user-friendly interface of the NPCs’ shops, a hand-drawn world map or a possibility to hide the icons near the hotbar. Here’s more information about the update:

Let’s start with the inventory system. All of the core functions have been implemented so far, so the most critical issues will finally be fixed. Moreover, it will allow to manage the inventory easier thanks to the implementation of stacks splitting and a possibility to expand the inventory space by using additional backpacks of different sizes. In the next days we will be applying this feature to the personal deposit chests as well, as well as upgrading the PVP looting interface – this way we will fix the issues occurring in this system.

New version of the guilds system is almost ready as well. We have been focused on polishing the most important functions of this system, so creating the guilds and managing them will be flawless. In the next steps we will implement announcements function, as well as forging alliances and declaring wars, so the player-driven politics will begin to be developed.

NPC shops’ interface has also be revamped. To make it more user-friendly we have revamped its layout a bit, adding the assortment filters and a short-term buy-back option, as well as numerous minor improvements, increasing the system’s intuitiveness – let’s just mention an ability to sell the entire stack of items at once. Reworked shops’ interface will come to the game with the new version of the inventory system.

All of those awesome changes will be implemented within few weeks. Everyone who has the access to Gloria Victis can join the internal tests to take a look at them or to try the building system’s massive expansion, which will come to the game soon as well.

And the last but not least – development of our crafting system led us to the point when the current mechanics became too restrictive for us. After long discussions we have decided to revamp it, although “revolution” would probably be a better word. Star Wars Galaxies’ fans – stay tuned!

Ascend to New Heights with League of Angels Fire Raiders Version 2.3

Ascend to New Heights with League of Angels Fire Raiders Version 2.3 news header

Version 2.3 for League of Angels – Fire Raiders is now upon us and with it comes Relics, new characters, and more! Check out what the latest update brings to the world of Fire Raiders!

Version 2.3 update includes:

  •  New Relics feature
  •  New Angel
  •  4 New Heroes
  •  Various game optimization and fixes

Relics

Relics are ancient heirlooms of unimaginable power said to have been left behind by the gods themselves. Scattered and long forgotten, the recent discovery of these Relics have sent Angels and Heroes scrambling to claim their might. Unlocking the secrets of the Relics might just be the key to defeating the Demon army.

You can think of Relics as a set of armor for your whole army. They provide bonuses that apply to all your Heroes. Not only do Relics increase stats, they also feature powerful set bonuses when you equip pieces of the same set. These set bonuses start from stat boosts, and as players collect more pieces, they will eventually unlock powerful, battle-altering effects. Relics are a long-term investment, much like heroes, so take the time to cultivate them and they will become invaluable in your fight against evil.

More Choice

Relics provide even greater customization options and strategy to Fire Raiders. If you find your defenses lacking, use the Earth Armament set to toughen up your team! Want to get the most out of the Gold Trials? Go all out with the Flame Armament set. You can mix and match to get multiple set bonuses from different sets, or focus on a single set to reach the powerful 8-piece bonus. Players now have more choices available to them than ever.

New Characters

Five new additions add to the already robust roster of Angels and Heroes. Hyperia is the newest Angel to join the League. She offers great control over the battlefield with the ability to disable enemies at critical times and turn a fight in your favor. Bamboo Fighter is a great new front row tank that can disable the enemy’s back row or their opposing tank. Death Slayer, on the other hand, is a balanced tank that is ideal for weakening the enemy for the rest of your team. See how these heroes can add to your tactics, or create new strategies based around them!

New Language

Support for Turkish has been added to Fire Raiders! Players can switch their language settings in the game settings menu. As we work towards making Fire Raiders even more accessible, we welcome all Turkish speaking gamers around the world to join us for the adventure!

Prepare for the Future

Use Relics to ascend your Heroes (new and old) to greater heights! Evolve your tactics, enhance your Battle Rating, and prepare for more exciting features coming soon to Fire Raiders, including Cross Server Wars and Guild Wars! As we look to the future, great things are on the way!

Warframe Proxy Rebellion Dragon Mod Pack Giveaway

The nightmare continues as Warframe experiences another bonus weekend event for the Proxy Rebellion! Grab our Dragon Mod Pack below and ready your weapons for a wild ride of combat as you battle to unlock the best goods!

Warframe is a cooperative free-to-play online action game set in an evolving sci-fi world. Join your friends in player-vs-enemy raids across the solar system and master the power of the Warframes. Stand alone or fight together against enemies that threaten your world.

 

The Dragon Mod Pack Includes:
– Roll the dice to get a 5 pack of mods, 2 of which are guaranteed RARE. Valued at 90 Plat.

Check full details of the weekend event schedule here.

 

Get ready for action, Tenno!

 

To Redeem your Key:

  • Visit Warframe.com.
  • Make sure you are logged in to Warframe (upper right) in your respective
    platform’s account.
  • Go to Warframe.com/promocode.
  • Enter the Promo Code for the platform matching your account.