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On March 27th, Bless Online will be getting the “long awaited class balance update”. Many of the balance changes being applied have come as a result of community feedback including PvE/PvP balance changes, a new 5th set of skills for each class, dismantling improvements, dodge/skill chaining mechanics tweaks and improvements to player inventory size.
Guild Wars 2 who love fun quirky adventures will be happy to hear that the Super Adventure Festival is returning to the game starting March 28th. Players will be able to “enjoy the return of bouncing mushrooms, exploding flowers, and clouds with attitude, as well as the chance to race against Gourdon the Racing Choya in a new adventure”.
From the onset of what the general public understands of massive layoffs in the gaming industry, these ejections are usually a stark foreshadowing of a darker picture. While that may not specifically be the case in ArenaNets case, or at least, it may be too early to tell whether this restructuring may indeed produce a leaner more profitable ANet, it behooves us to postulate on the broader picture of what ArenaNet may be leaving behind, and why we may not be out of the woods just yet.
Now that The Division 2 has been out for a week, developers are showcasing what the community can expect in the coming days, weeks and months ahead. Devs acknowledge the importance of player feedback to help track down issues to solve them as quickly as possible. The next patch will deal with some nagging issues including the Group Scaling bug that makes playing different leveled players nearly impossible.
The latest Neverwinter: Undermountain developer diary is now live for your perusal, this time focused on the rewards players will receive from quests, bosses and more. The reward system is changing drastically along with many other systems in Undermountain. For instance, armor will be altered both in stats and in being more “focused on roles instead of classes” all while “adhering to the traditional Dungeons & Dragons armor types”.
To craft or not to craft: that is the question everyone asks when starting a new MMORPG. In Astellia we understand that while not all players enjoy crafting content, all can benefit from crafting. What we mean by this is whether you are collecting resources from the field, earning high-end components from dungeons, or buying the finished products off the auction house, crafting has a role in every player experience throughout Astellia.
Yep, it’s Friday and you know what that means! The latest Star Citizen: Around the Verse is out for your viewing pleasure. This time LA Studio Director Eric Kieron Davis and Narrative Director David Haddock take to the stage to “light up the Area 18 plaza, dine on ArcCorp’s finest street meat, and get a first look at the new Drake Corsair”.
After all the week’s speculation, we now know that Paradox is making Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2. The game is coming for PlayStation 4, XBox One and PC in Q1 2020. Preorders for PC are already open with editions priced at $60, $70 and $90, each with a number of in-game items.
When Tides of Vengeance rolled out into World of Warcraft, it brought a number of things to PvP players including overhauled battlegrounds, the return of the Wintergrasp Epic Battleground, a new AI Brawl, and more. Check out this overview video and let us know what you think in the comments!
While the mysterious Paradox live stream doesn’t start until 8:00 pm Pacific / 11:00 pm Eastern tonight, the stream channel is “live” with some changing screens. There are already over a thousand folks in the chat room speculating what may be coming, though we’re certainly hoping for Vampire: the Masquerade or World of Darkness. What are YOU hoping they’ll announce?