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Diablo 4 Season 11 PTR Patch 2.5.0 Update: New Item Systems, Masterworking Overhaul, And Unique Gear Revealed
Diablo 4 Season 11 PTR is now live, and some players may have already experienced it. This update focuses primarily on items, attribute systems, monsters, and modes. Regarding items, we’ve made changes to address player feedback regarding the high randomness of item crafting. Let’s take a look at each one.
1. Tempering
Tempering is a system that adds random affixes to equipment by consuming materials. In previous seasons, Tempering affixes were too random. In Season 11, you can now select specific affixes to apply to items, but each item can only have one Tempering affix. Additionally, Tempering recharges are unlimited. This means you’ll spend less time getting more powerful equipment next season!
2. Masterworking
Previously, Masterworking enhanced item affixes, and with luck, you could only enhance the same affix multiple times. Now, Masterworking directly improves item quality, rather than affixes, increasing an item’s base damage, armor, or resistances.
Once an item reaches the maximum Masterworking threshold of 20, you can roll for a Capstone bonus, which is key to further improving the item’s quality.
Using Capstone bonus allows you to upgrade a random non-Greater Affix. Additionally, you can choose to reroll a Masterworked Affix by spending Obducite and Neathiron, without resetting your Masterworking Quality. This also saves you significant processing materials.
Overall, Masterworking upgrade path has become clearer after Season 11 PTR update, making it a great option for players looking to quickly improve their abilities.
3. Sanctification
In S11 PTR, you can sanctify an item by infusing it with the ascendant power of Angels. This significantly enhances your item and is the final upgrade you can make.
Sanctifying an item grants random benefits, such as increasing an affix, adding additional special Sanctification affixes, gaining bonus Legendary power, and increasing its durability. Please note that once an item is sanctified, it cannot be modified, so choose your sanctified items carefully.
How To Obtain Celestial Improvements?
The first way is to defeat Lesser Evils in Pre-torment difficulties. These grant you a chance to sanctify an item in Heavenly Anvil. However, this method only allows you to sanctify an item immediately. If you choose not to, you will have to wait for the next invitation. This method may take longer to obtain.
The second method is to obtain Heavenly Sigils on Torment difficulties. Use these Heavenly Sigils to sanctify Ancestral-quality items in Heavenly Forge.
4. New Unique Items In Sanctuary
2.5.0 PTR also adds six unique items for each class to help you improve your abilities:
- Barbarian: Chainscourged Mail, which reactivates disabled skills and refreshes their cooldowns, and increases combat skill damage.
- Druid: Khamsin Steppewalkers, which grant Charge after dealing damage with Storm Skills, grant Max Movement Speed ​​and Unhindered, and can also root enemies.
- Rogue: Death’s Pavane, increases Dance of Knives damage.
- Sorceress: Orsivane, increases damage and adds an Enchantment Effect.
- Necromancer: Gravebloom,summons small golems and increases attack speed.
- Spiritborn: Path of Emissary, invokes a Core Skill.
You can choose to obtain these items by defeating bosses or redeem them with Diablo 4 Gold. These items will help you enjoy a better gaming experience in this new version.
In short, the item changes in Diablo 4 Season 11 demonstrate that the official team is paying close attention to player feedback. You can also check out Season 11 PTR and share your thoughts on these updates to help optimize Season 11!
Path Of Exile 3.27 Keepers of The Flame Predictions: 5 Expected Unique Items And Trarthus Gem Changes
Recently, the official announcement regarding Path of Exile's 3.27 patch has been released. The 3.27 patch will officially release on October 31st, just a week away. I'm sure you're eager to experience the new update. In this article, I'll provide some predictions for POE 3.27.
According to the developer's information, Mercenaries of Trarthus will not be included in patch 3.27. However, Mercenary Exclusive Uniques and Trarthus gems added by the league mechanic have not been removed and will continue to function as intended.
Since certain items and gems have become the most sought-after build options throughout the 3.26 League, and the developers are very attentive to player feedback, it's likely that some of these will become core items for the next League. Here are some simple guesses.
Unique Items
Regarding unique items, it's speculated that Scornflux, Howlcrack, Binds of Bloody Vengeance, Azadi Crest, and Hand of Heresy will continue to be top picks.
Scornflux
First up, let's introduce Scornflux. In 3.26, as a unique Satin Slippers, it doesn't inherently provide any movement speed bonus. However, using Movement Skill grants you Arcane Surge, which increases your movement speed. Therefore, by upgrading Arcane Surge, you gain not only the benefits of Arcane Surge but also the movement speed bonus.
The official announcement has already been made that Assassins are getting a rework and will be buffed. I believe the buffs provided by Scornflux item will play a significant role in Assassin builds.
Therefore, Scornflux is likely to be a popular item in Keepers of the Flame.
Howlcrack
Next up is Howlcrack. Using this unique Path of Exile helmet allows you to bypass the cooldown of non-instant Warcries, but it will cost you approximately 15% of your health.
As far as I know, some classes will indeed use this Path of Exile item in patch 3.26, but at a health cost that can only be offset by using Warcry Mastery modifier, which only triggers this effect when manually using Warcry.
This cost is too high and seriously impacts the player experience, causing many players to be dissatisfied. I believe the team can find a good balance, whether it's reducing the health cost, adding additional health through modifiers, or simply removing the cost.
This mechanic change will open up more build options for different classes.
Binds Of Bloody Vengeance
This unique Vanguard Belt provides a powerful bonus. After receiving a Critical Strike, your next Non-Channelling Attack will also cause a Critical Strike for 4 seconds. Many players have shared their experiences using this belt and the significant impact it has had on them.
Blocking effect in his build, combined with Reckless Defense, increases his Blocking power while making him more vulnerable to Critical Strike. This is where the power of Binds of Bloody Vengeance becomes apparent.
As an already popular item, there's no reason to nerf its effects. Furthermore, the effects of Binds of Bloody Vengeance are well-suited to most classes, meaning it won't be nerfed and may even be buffed.
Azadi Crest
As a defensive Lacquered Buckler, its Blocking and Evasion effects are extremely popular among players. Many players have predicted buffs for melee classes, and this item is a perfect match for them, so its potential is very high.
I believe it will be the strongest unique item in the global drop pool in patch 3.27. It's perfect not only for melee classes, but also for the upcoming Assassin buffs. Paired with the aforementioned Scornflux, it will have incredible impact on your build.
Hand Of Heresy
The final item is Hand of Heresy, which applies an Excommunicated debuff to enemies, preventing them from dealing Chaos damage to you. This is also a unique item that will appear in the global drop pool.
As mentioned above, melee classes will be buffed, so Martyr Gloves, a perfect match for them, will definitely see significant use in Keepers of the Flame. I predict that the new patch will add more armor, or that the debuffs applied to enemies will last longer.
Trarthus Gems
We've mentioned some unique items that will appear in the core drop pool. Now, I'd like to introduce you to Trarthus gems. Previously, you could obtain them by challenging mercenaries. Now that mercenaries have been removed, you need to complete Heist quests and earn Heist reward chests, which contain Trarthus gems and PoE Currency.
The official announcement is very player-friendly: Heist Rogues will now start at the highest level, meaning you won't have to spend time leveling up. This reduces the difficulty for most players and will significantly improve your gaming experience.
As skill gems, they already provide significant bonuses, and they will also be included in Heist reward chests in 3.27. This is undoubtedly another way the official team is enhancing Trarthus gems.
This concludes the predictions for Path of Exile's 3.27 patch. I'll continue to update the details regarding patch 3.27. Feel free to share your thoughts on the new update. Happy gaming!
Final Fantasy XIV X Monster Hunter Wilds Collaboration Guide (Patch 7.35) | Unlock Guardian Arkveld And All Event Rewards
The second collaboration event between Final Fantasy XIV and Monster Hunter Arkveld has officially begun, added to the game as part of patch 7.35. This collaboration brings new battles and rewards to the game.
The biggest new addition to this collaboration is Guardian Arkveld challenge. This massive winged beast, introduced in Monster Hunter Wilds, has become the target of a new challenge in FF 14. Players must pursue Guardian Arkveld, engage in battles, and defeat it, earning special currency that can be redeemed for rewards.
For more information on how to unlock this storyline, what rewards are available, and more, read on.
Completing Monster Hunter Wilds Quests In Final Fantasy XIV
As with previous games, there are prerequisites for successfully unlocking the storyline in Final Fantasy XIV. The first is having a combat class at level 100, and the second is completing the main storyline quest, Dawntrail.
It's worth noting that this quest is not a limited-time quest. Players who have just begun their adventure in Final Fantasy XIV can wait to attempt the challenge until they meet the requirements. If you'd like to meet the requirements faster, you can choose to spend Final Fantasy XIV Gil to gain a food buff. Any type of food will provide a 3% experience boost, helping you reach your goal faster.
Players who have already met the requirements can first visit Dawn Hunt Tracker in Tuliyollal, near Bayside Bevy Marketplace (X:13.3 Y:13.1).
After speaking with a NPC, you will be offered the quest White Wanderer. Following the instructions, you will find Arkveld. Once you have a qualified combat class and have upgraded your item level to 725 using Final Fantasy XIV Gil, you can challenge Guardian Arkveld.
After completing Windward Wilds on Normal difficulty, you can visit Wandering Minstrel in Tuliyollal to unlock Extreme version of Windward Wilds challenge. Please note that to participate in Extreme difficulty challenge, you must have upgraded your combat class item level to at least 740.
Final Fantasy XIV And Monster Hunter Wilds Collaboration Rewards
Completing Dawn Hunt Tracker quest will reward you with Seikret Horn, which summons Seikret mount, Outdoor Hunter's Grill, and Hunter's Camp Chair.
In this Final Fantasy XIV event, defeating Guardian Arkveld is the primary way to obtain Monster Hunter Wilds collaboration items. Completing Windward Wild rewards Guardian Scales, the event currency used to obtain Monster Hunter Wilds items. Besides these rewards, you'll also receive standard rewards—Ancient Tomes and Veldian Weapon Coffer, which can be opened by any class to obtain an item level 745 Veldian weapon.
Interacting with Arkveld's head before leaving Trial will grant you two Guardian Scales.
Players seeking a higher difficulty level can try Extreme Trial. Completing Extreme Trial rewards Guardian Arkveld Certificates. Five Guardian Arkveld Certificates can be used to upgrade Veldian weapons. To complete battles faster, you can invest Final Fantasy XIV Gil to upgrade your equipment and increase your combat effectiveness.
There's a chance Felyne Support Team Cart mount will drop in Extreme Windward Wilds battles. This mount sells for 99 Guardian Arkveld Certificates at Smithy.
In addition to the rewards mentioned above, you can also exchange Guardian Scales or Guardian Arkveld Certificates for Armor, Weapons, Mounts and Minions, Housing, and other rewards at Smithy in Tuliyollal.
We hope this Final Fantasy XIV crossover guide with Monster Hunter Wilds will help you enjoy the game even more.
Borderlands 4 Vex Build Guide: Top 3 Siren Skill Trees For Max Damage
In Borderlands 4, Vex is a playable Siren class. She's pessimistic yet compassionate, possessing many interesting abilities, making her a beloved character in Borderlands 4.
Vex builds are imaginative, allowing players to create their own builds based on their preferences. Players can summon giant felines to attack enemies or deploy wings resembling demonic wings.
Borderlands 4 offers a wealth of skill options, but the diverse skill trees and item combinations can make choosing the right item a bit challenging. Let me now explain some Vex build options, allowing you to choose based on your preferences.
Vex Skill Trees
Players can choose from three skill trees: Red, Blue, and Green.
- Red Skill Tree: In the early stages of the game, to ensure your survival in boss battles, focus on Red skill tree. When facing enemies, you can summon your familiar, Trouble. With Trouble, you can face enemies with greater ease.
- Blue Skill Tree: If you crave a more intense combat experience and prefer to control the tempo of battle, Blue Skill Tree is your first choice. It allows Vex to summon minions, and upgrading them with Borderlands 4 money can help you defeat enemies more quickly.
- Green Skill Tree: When you're comfortable handling the game and ready to push the limits, Green Skill Tree is the answer. Lighting up Green Skill Tree grants powers that strengthen Vex, allowing you to face numerous enemies alone and experience the thrill of defeating numerous bosses on your own.
Of course, a single skill tree isn't the only way to play Borderlands 4, and you can also unlock new possibilities by combining your abilities.
Combining the power of Trouble and Red Skill Tree increases Vex's base stats and gun damage. If you're looking for even higher damage, you can also use Borderlands 4 money to redeem higher-damage weapons.
When Blue skill tree reaches a certain level, it grants Vex buffs, making combat smoother. It also reduces enemy health, providing powerful support and suppression for the team.
Focusing on Green skill tree allows players to combine skills with the power of their guns to maximize Vex's offensive power.
Gun & Overshield Build
In the early stages of the game, Vex's core build strategy is to leverage the synergy between her electric guns and shields, while also utilizing passive skills to enhance her offensive power and deliver powerful damage.
Thanks to passive skills like Overheal, Vex increases her health regeneration while overshielded. Furthermore, while overshielded, Vex's passive skill, Corporal, significantly increases her own and her minion's damage. This sustained attack buff makes every shot she fires pack a punch, like a truck crash.
It's worth noting that Borderlands 4's fast-paced gameplay makes it easy to run out of ammunition, requiring players to use Borderlands 4 money to replenish their ammunition inventory.
To further enhance this Vex build, you can add skills like Shocking Attunement. When Vex uses a gun with impact damage, it not only increases her gun damage but also increases her movement speed, allowing her to move faster to dodge damage and defeat enemies.
It's important to note that this build's damage output relies primarily on Vex's own gun damage, rather than Trouble. Players must master Trouble to trigger passive skills and gain increased gun damage bonuses.
Elemental Spectre Build
For players who prefer to master the details of combat and achieve victory by stacking buffs on enemies, Elemental Spectre build is a great choice.
With this build, you apply elemental status effects to enemies and rely on sustained damage to finish them off. This build is based on Blue Skill Tree and allows you to summon another Vex to attack enemies as a helper, stacking more elemental status effects on them.
It's worth noting that while the Elemental Spectre build doesn't rely on any specific item, it does require players to have a diverse collection of elemental guns to deal with various boss types for maximum damage output. To complete this build, you can use Borderlands 4 money to speed up your progress.
To maximize the devastating effects of these damage-over-time attacks, Elemental Spectre build utilizes Portents of Suffering to amplify status effects, increasing their damage output. Keen Suffering triggers increased damage from status effects, potentially dealing significant damage to enemies.
Additionally, using Prismatic Ichor when Vex or minions apply an elemental status effect can help you apply a random status effect.
Blood Shot Build
Unlike the previous two more independent builds, Blood Shot build relies on specific equipment, but this one-hit lethality build is definitely worth trying.
Based on Green skill tree, Blood Shot build focuses on consistently triggering Vex's passive ability, Blood Shot. This passive ability converts damage dealt by Vex into kinetic damage, dealing additional damage based on her current health.
Blood Shot build revolves around using a high-rate sniper rifle, taking advantage of the damage bonus provided by Blood Shot. While Blood Shot typically triggers only when using a repkit, special tools can be used to increase the chance of triggering the skill.
Undead Eye is the primary legendary class mod for Blood Shot build, requiring players to spend a significant amount of Borderlands 4 money to acquire. However, this mod is crucial to Blood Shot build. Killing an enemy in combat triggers Blood Shot, and landing a critical hit increases the chance of triggering Blood Shot, creating a cycle of kills, increased chances, and more kills.
In addition, to fully utilize Undead Eye mod, you'll need a key weapon: a Bod shotgun with All-Arounder affix, such as Aramid Bod or Ballistic Bod. Every shot from this weapon has a chance to trigger Undead Eye class mod, dealing a burst of Blood Shot damage.
In general, there's no single best build for Vex. Whether it's the beginner-friendly Guns and Shields build, the sustained damage-focused Elemental Spectre build, or the ultimate burst-forward Blood Shot build, each build offers powerful potential in different situations.
Choosing a build depends on your preferences and gear availability. You can adjust it to your specific situation. With mastery, you'll be sure to make Vex the most powerful Siren warrior.
Why Is Blood Lance Necromancer Unworthy In Diablo 4 Season 10?
For class and build balance reasons, nearly every class enters a new season with a dominant build, reaching the S-tier in the current leaderboard. Furthermore, Chaos Armor mechanic introduced in Diablo 4 Season 10 allows each character to equip two unique items simultaneously, allowing players to invest Diablo 4 gold in builds that were impossible in previous seasons, greatly enriching build diversity.
However, despite this, one class still has a relatively narrow build profile: Necromancer. Even with the abundant Chaos Unique drops, some Necromancer builds lack impressive damage, especially in some endgame content. This puts it in a very awkward position in Season 10.
I imagine some will question this, considering Necromancer was the best class in Season 9, with its Minion builds capable of dealing millions of damage per second, easily clearing every monster on the screen. Yes, Necromancer build's effect is quite different. This requires players to be more cautious when choosing a build.
Builds like Blood Wave and Shadowblight Necromancer have both delivered exceptional damage output in previous seasons and will remain a solid choice in Infernal Chaos. However, for builds like Blood Lance Necromancer, even investing a significant amount of Diablo 4 gold may not yield the best results.
If you still have questions about this, we'll explain them below.
Why Blood Lance Necromancer Lacks Competitiveness?
Blood Lance Necromancer build features most of the class's core abilities, but as the name suggests, Blood Lance still plays a major role. Its available abilities include:
- Blood Lance
- Corpse Tendrils
- Corpse Explosion
- Reap
- Bone Prison
- Bone Storm
The core mechanic of this build is to crowd control enemies using Corpse Tendrils and Bone Prison, then use Blood Lance and Bone Storm to deal heavy damage and deliver a fatal blow.
Corpse Explosion's primary purpose is to trigger passive abilities like Fueled By Death, Grim Harvest, and Flesh-Eater, replenishing Necromancer's Essence and providing additional damage.
Blood Lance Necromancer can maximize its abilities through several unique abilities. For example, using a Mutilator Plate grants a chance to double Blood Lance's damage while also granting a buff. Furthermore, Bone Storm can be enhanced by utilizing Chaos Armor like Lidless Wall.
In Season 10, Legendary Aspect of Gore Quills offered some unexpected surprises, allowing Necromancer to create Blood Lances with increased damage and power by consuming Blood Orbs.
Is Blood Lance Necromancer Polarizing?
While Diablo 4 players have been utilizing various Uniques and Legendary Aspects to maximize Blood Lance, these abilities haven't been able to adequately fill the gap.
As we know, one of Blood Lance abilities is to release a lance that briefly resides within an enemy, dealing damage to the initial target and any pierced enemies over 3 seconds. While this damage can spread to surrounding enemies, it primarily targets a single enemy. This lack of range significantly reduces its usefulness compared to Blight or Sever.
How Will Blood Lance Necromancer Evolve In The Future?
Although Blood Lance Necromancer enjoyed impressive performance in Season 10 thanks to the addition of Chaos Armor, this build still lags behind other Necromancer builds.
Perhaps a new, exclusive Unique could address the shortcomings of this skill, but for now, Mutilator Plate remains the only Blood Lance-specific Unique.
We believe there are many future possibilities for this build. Especially against group enemies, Blood Lance could benefit from new Uniques to increase its utility in these situations. These could include granting bonus damage to nearby enemies upon hitting them, allowing Lance to pierce enemies in multiple directions when using skills, or granting Blood Lance a bonus upon dealing damage.
We believe that with the added power of these Uniques, Blood Lance Necromancer will have even more impressive performance in Diablo 4.
For now, though, Necromancer has a much better build option in Diablo 4 Season 10, and the direction of Blood Lance Necromancer's development in Season 10 remains uncertain.
All in all, Blood Lance Necromancer build's decline in Diablo 4 Season 10 seems inevitable, but we can still look forward to the endless possibilities it offers with improvements.
What's New In EA FC 26? - Ultimate Team, Career Mode, And Clubs
September 26th is likely to be a very important date for football fans, as the significantly revamped EA FC 26 is expected to officially launch on that day. Compared to previous games in the series, this game has surprised many players with its numerous changes to both content and features.
Among these, Ultimate Team, Career Mode, and Clubs are some of the most exciting features. To ensure a thorough understanding of FC 26 upon its official release, this guide will outline the specific changes made to these features and what players can expect.
1. Authenticity
First and foremost, we'll introduce the long-awaited two distinct playstyles: Competitive Mode and Authentic Mode. As the currently released trailers indicate, the former emphasizes winning matches on the field, while the latter focuses more on experiencing the real world of a match.
Competitive mode was designed specifically for players with fast reflexes and maximum player control, making it ideal for online modes like Career Mode or Clubs.
Authentic mode, on the other hand, offers more immersive graphics and a more realistic match pace, allowing you to immerse yourself in a real football match and making your Career Mode experience even more engaging.
2. Ultimate Team
Due to negative player feedback regarding Playoffs, the developers have removed them from Ultimate Team. This means you will no longer participate in Playoffs in the final match. Instead, you will earn entry to the final match based on your Rivals rank and accumulated qualification points.
FUT 26 has also added a new Challengers mode, a competitive match for players in the highest divisions with its own unique format and unique rewards, including FC 26 Coins.
This mode allows advanced players to enjoy a showdown between numerous elite players. However, it's important to note that the winner of Challengers mode isn't the champion. Therefore, if you want the game's highest honor, you'll need to maximize your Rivals level and accumulate qualification points to reach the final match.
3. Clubs
FC 26 introduces a new club system: 13 player archetypes representing different roles and playing styles, each representing a different role. When you first enter a club, you select one archetype; the remaining 12 archetypes can be acquired through Club Coins, FC Points, and rewards.
In addition, Club Rush Live Events have been added to the game, offering exciting elimination tournaments that require you to be incredibly vigilant to avoid elimination. However, it's worth noting that these events also offer a number of special rewards, such as cosmetics and in-game coins.
4. Career Mode
In FC 26, the all-new Career Mode offers players a more exciting, realistic, and thrilling experience. It introduces immersive character-based Archetypes gameplay, allowing players to directly experience the careers and personalities of real-life star players, reshape their careers, and build their own path.
Manager Live Streaming is also a unique feature in Career Mode. Players can experience the identity of a manager and participate in careers and various challenges, enriching the player experience and participating in various challenges.
5. Future Expectations
Before the release of FC 26, some FC pros will be competing for World Championship in the new season mode. Consequently, these experienced players have provided several suggestions for improvements to the upcoming FC 26.
They believe that the tackles in FC 25 were too powerful and should be reduced in FC 26. Furthermore, some players feel that the steep pass was too easy to execute, resulting in a smooth and effective flow, and that the speed should be reduced to make it more realistic.
Some of the more powerful OP-rules from previous games will enhance the experience for experienced players and attract new players to the game, so their benefits should be maximized.
FC 26 features several improvements and new additions to its gameplay, and has also established new system standards. On September 26th, players will be able to experience these new features, experiences, and gameplay for themselves, and see for themselves whether the changes and newly developed features and gameplay meet your expectations.
Why Is Dune Awakening CHOAM Salvage Rights Event On Hold? - Details, Reasons And Expected Launch
Dune Awakening's CHOAM Salvage Rights Event, which allowed players to salvage downed CHOAM freighters in Hagga Basin for a chance to earn rewards, has been suspended.
However, due to some critical technical issues, the developer has temporarily taken it offline while they work to fix the issues and bring it back online. This article will explain everything about this activity, including the background of the activity, the reasons for the suspension, and more.
Event Background
CHOAM Salvage Rights Event is a global quest launched by Dune Awakening, designed to bring players a fresh gaming experience. As a prelude to The Lost Harvest DLC and Chapter 2, which will be launched on September 10, this event allows players to obtain new weapons and cosmetic rewards by investigating, defeating enemies, and recovering shipwrecks.
Players can pick up contracts from CHOAM merchants located at tradeposts, enter the desert map of Hagga Basin, challenge new tasks, defeat enemies, and then obtain a series of loot including Dune Awakening solari.
Although the event was previously live, the game developers had to suspend its operation due to a series of unexpected game bugs.
Why Was The Activity Paused?
Worms and out-of-control breach spawns were the primary reasons for this pause, and according to player feedback, these issues caused a lot of confusion and discomfort.
First, the worms seem to be overly active. Worms that should appear occasionally attack players at an extremely high frequency, devouring gear and supplies, making it difficult for players to enjoy a normal gaming experience.
Furthermore, some system vulnerabilities, including the shipwreck bug, remained unfixed, leading to uncontrolled enemy configurations in battles and causing significant frustration for players. As one player put it, “The map was filled with turrets, ships, worms, and everything in between. It was a complete mess.”
These unexpected game bugs caused many players to suffer heavy gear losses. Players who originally wanted to salvage safely had to face the crazy attacks of worms and the layers of siege of T3 enemies' turrets.
As a result, the game developers had to urgently suspend activities and wait for the problem to be fixed.
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How Does The Activity Proceed?
CHOAM Salvage Rights Event will make Hagga Basin map more dangerous and volatile. Players will need to travel to Anvil Tradepost in Vermillius Gap in the east to find a new NPC merchant, CHOAM Representative.
After interacting with him, players will receive different contract missions, the goal of which is to salvage the crashed CHOAM freighter or destroy enemy artillery.
Specifically, the activity tasks include:
- Collect CHOAM Carg from aerial cargo ships or enemy turrets. These can be exchanged for rewards at the event vendor.
- The map is dotted with powerful gun emplacements. Players need to eliminate the guarding Kirab enemies and destroy the armor of these gun emplacements.
- Defeat 25 Kirab enemies around Vermillius Canyon, especially those surrounding gun emplacements.
Looking Forward To Being Back Online After Repair
At present, the suspension of the event will not affect the players' other normal gaming experience. The game developers said that they are actively fixing these technical issues to ensure that the gaming experience can be restored to the original set standards.
Once the issue is resolved, CHOAM Salvage Rights Event will be back online, allowing players to participate again and enjoy more adventures in the world of Dune Awakening.
Players also showed a certain degree of understanding of this incident. Although many people felt sorry for the suspension of the event, they were more concerned about whether the event could run more smoothly after the repair.
Especially for those who like Dune Awakening, the wait is worth it. After all, the long-awaited The Lost Harvest DLC and Chapter 2 are about to be launched, and CHOAM Salvage Rights Event will undoubtedly be an exciting start to this update.
In short, while the suspension of CHOAM Salvage Rights Event has disappointed many players, it also creates conditions for the final optimization and repair of the game. We hope that in the near future, players will be able to return to the challenging world of Arrakis and continue their Dune Awakening journey.
Come And Challenge WoW MoP Classic Heart Of Fear Raid! - Five Promoted Specs & Six Bosses Details
The new WoW MoP Classic raid is now online, marking an important turning point in players' combat journey. From upgrading gear and classes to defeat every boss, the all-new Heart of Fear Raid will be a battleground for both competition and cooperation.
During the week following the raid's launch on August 21st, players will challenge the world bosses Galleon and Sha of Anger. Winning will earn players tier 14 tokens.
After that, Celestial Dungeons rewards will also be available on September 2. I believe that players who have been paying attention to the game dynamics have also noticed that WoW's Celestial Dungeons rewards can only be obtained two weeks after each raid is open.
Players need to be prepared for the opening of Heart of Fear Raid, as it will drop all Celestial Dungeons HoF Celestial rewards, including WoW MoP Classic gold and a large amount of gear.
Based on this, this article will introduce to you what changes this new raid brings to the game. Please be patient and continue reading!
Five Specs
With the opening of the raid, players will get a lot of loot after completing the raid, which will improve the specs to varying degrees. The following are five specs that can quickly improve combat power through this raid:
- No. 1 Frost Mage: This is the biggest winner in this update. With the new set rewards and the rapid increase in gear, its DPS is expected to increase to 16,000, making it the king of the mage class.
- No. 2 Affliction Warlock: Although its performance was slightly inferior before, it has received a huge bonus through the new weapon, which will increase its DPS by about 15,000, making it a force that cannot be ignored.
- No. 3 Windwalker Monk: This class gets the new Fist Weapons and the great leveling specialization Enhancement Shamans, which will definitely greatly improve its combat effectiveness.
- No. 4 Shadow Priest: Celestial Spark and Fan of Fiery Winds in Celestial Dungeons loot are a new main and off-hand combination that greatly enhances the Shadow Priest's output, making it a powerful profession in this team dungeon.
- No. 5 Frost Death Knight: With Scimitar of Seven Stars weapon in Celestial Dungeons loot, Frost Death Knight's output will be significantly improved, and the expected DPS will be increased to over 5000.
While all classes have received varying degrees of buffs in this raid, the strongest are undoubtedly the rise of Frost Mage and Affliction Warlock. Players will need to carefully assess their class to gain a significant advantage and remain invincible in this new raid.
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Detailed Explanation Of Each Boss
Heart of Fear raid not only strengthens the strength of the classes, but also significantly increases the difficulty of the bosses. Therefore, players need to know the details of each boss in order to better kill them.
In Heart of Fear raid, players will fight against a total of 6 bosses. The following is a general description of these 6 bosses.
- Imperial Vizier Zor'lok: The main threat from this boss comes from emitting sonic waves. Team members need to avoid emitting sonic waves through precise movement while maintaining melee damage.
- Blade Lord Ta'yak: The key lies in Wind Step ability. When it uses this ability, players must receive timely paladin heals to maintain control of the battle.
- Garalon: The fight against it is riddled with debuffs, so players will need a class that can effectively rotate through debuffs to avoid putting the entire team in a difficult position.
- Wind Lord Mel'jarak: This fight is the easiest, requiring only good gear and a tank class.
- Amber-Shaper Un'sok: The difficulty of this boss fight lies with Amber Monstrosity. Once the player transforms into Amber Monstrosity, they must quickly adapt to the new action bar.
- Grand Empress Shek'zeer: This is the final boss fight, and it's incredibly challenging. The first phase is all about mastering Discord Field; the second phase requires coordination with teammates to create resin traps; and the final phase demands exceptional healing, as any player could become a walking bomb.
In short, Mists of Pandaria Classic Heart of Fear Raid is more than just a simple challenge; it's the ultimate test of all players' combat prowess and cooperation. Players must master every detail and assess their own class strengths to achieve victory on this journey.
New Chaos Armor Changes The Way Of Builds In Diablo 4 Season 10
Diablo 4 Season 10 is slated to release on September 23rd, with its Public Test Realm (PTR) opening on August 19th.
The game's developers have confirmed that they will be releasing new Chaos Armor in PTR. This will provide players with an unprecedented gameplay experience and significantly enrich the game's gear builds.
This article will take a deep dive into Chaos Armor's features, how to obtain it, and how it will revolutionize gameplay in Season 10.
What Makes Chaos Armor Unique?
Chaos Armor is a new type of Unique item—powerful versions of existing Unique items with a diabolical twist.
More importantly, Chaos Armor is no longer limited to traditional item slots; it can be found in unusual slots, including Helm, Chest, Gloves, Pants, and Boots.
This means players can find gear in different locations, which not only provides more strategic options but also greater build freedom.
Furthermore, each piece of Chaos Armor will possess enhanced abilities compared to the original Unique items, significantly improving the player's appearance and effectiveness, up to a 20% increase.
How Does Chaos Armor Change Build Strategies?
My understanding of the design philosophy of Chaos Armor is not just to provide players with powerful gear, but also to open up new character build styles through flexible gear slot configuration.
For example, imagine your class is a Barbarian. You can place gear with offensive bonuses in slots typically used for defensive gear, such as items that increase damage in Boots slot.
This approach breaks the constraints of traditional builds and allows players to more freely adjust their playstyles and styles.
Of course, Chaos Armor is not without limitations. If you already have a piece of Chaos Armor equipped in a slot, you cannot equip the same item in the same slot again.
Therefore, players will need to carefully plan their gear builds to maximize the benefits of Chaos Armor and create a more powerful and unique character build.
Chaos Armor will include numerous existing unique items, spanning gear from all major classes in Diablo 4. For example:
- Barbarians: Hooves of the Mountain God boots, Battle Trance, Gohr's Devastating Grips, Mantle of the Mountain's Fury, etc.
- Druids: Airidah's Inexorable Will, Earthbreaker, Greatstaff of the Crone, Malefic Crescent, etc.
- Necromancers: Black River, Bloodless Scream, Deathless Visage, etc.
- Rogues: Cowl of the Nameless, Grasp of Shadow, Orphan Maker, etc.
The location of these items will be closely tied to the player's class and gear needs, providing a wide variety of options for different classes and allowing for more flexible and personalized builds.
How To Obtain Chaos Armor?
Chaos Armor can be obtained in two ways: through Chaos Rifts and by defeating the new boss, Bartuc.
Chaos Rifts: Chaos Rifts will spawn in Diablo 4's Sanctuary open world. Players must activate them and defeat the monsters that emerge. Sealing Chaos Rifts will reveal Chaos Armor and other loot.
Particularly during Torment difficulty, players will receive more XP, Diablo 4 Gold, Gems, and Chaos Armor, greatly increasing the value of the rewards.
Bartuc Boss Fight: The newly added boss, Bartuc, is a key way to obtain Chaos Armor. Players need Burning Aethe to launch their attacks, making Bartuc's challenge extremely challenging and a truly pinnacle encounter.
Defeating Bartuc will yield rich rewards, but because of his immense power, players must be well prepared to succeed in this challenge.
PTR Experience And Feedback
Chaos Armor has been confirmed to be available in Season 10 PTR, and players can experience it by visiting PTR. PTR experiences will not transfer to the official season, and accounts will be deleted after 7 days.
Please note that the data and content in PTR may differ from the official season, so players are welcome to provide feedback to the game developers if they encounter any issues during testing.
This is undoubtedly a rare opportunity for players to explore the mechanics and effects of Chaos Armor before the official season begins.
In short, the introduction of Chaos Armor will completely change the way gear is built in Diablo 4, providing players with greater freedom and more strategic options.
New World Aeternum's Exquisite Design Satisfies Players' Personalized Needs
Since New World Aeternum's launch, expectations for the game have been rising, especially regarding character appearances and customization. After all, who doesn't love beautiful things? And who wouldn't be interested in owning something unique and personal?
As a result, the various in-game item and character skins, as well as the quality of these skins, have long been a hot topic among players.
In recent years, with the introduction of Transmog system, players have finally had more opportunities to creatively and uniquely update the appearance of their characters and gear, allowing every player to find their own style in Aeternum.
Now, the in-game skin selection has become even more diverse. From seasonal skin sets to holiday-themed mount skins, such as Drumstick Turkey mount released this year in conjunction with Turkulon event, New World Aeternum's developers are constantly enriching the game's design.
New Skin Collections: More Choices, More Surprises
Recently, the game development team added several new skin collections to the in-game store, including the highly anticipated Sovereign's Swimwear collection, the mysterious Solar Conjunction set, and the eerily charming Corruption Hunter set.
Each skin set is imbued with creative design and detail. We hope you'll find your favorites in these collections, further enhancing your character's charm and personality.
Sovereign's Swimwear Collection
Sovereign's Swimwear collection features a bold, minimalist, beach-inspired set. It includes the eye-catching, sun-reflecting Sunburst Diadem and Aurum Cuffs.
Just looking at it is like being bathed in warm sunlight and feeling the salty sea breeze. Idealism is at its peak right now. Who wouldn't be fascinated by this set that enhances the gaming experience?
Solar Conjunction Set
This set imbues players with a mysterious and powerful aura, featuring symbolic solar totems and golden hues. It's perfect for players who seek to project a sense of power and nobility. Each piece exudes an aura of dominance.
Corruption Hunter Set
Corruption Hunter set, with its predominantly black and red color scheme, exudes a sense of danger and mystery, enhancing the character's sense of oppression.
This set is perfect for players who enjoy adventure and combat, showcasing their character's intimidation without sacrificing dark allure.
These three skin sets not only satisfy players' visual needs but also provide a valuable avenue for expressing their individuality, emotions, and creativity.
Transmog Tokens: Unlock Unique Appearances For Your Character
While these new skin sets are only available in the in-game store, the charm of New World Aeternum lies in the hundreds of transmog options players can discover as they explore the game.
However, to permanently unlock the appearance of collected items and apply them to other gear of the same type, players need Transmog Tokens.
By applying unlocked skins to other gear of the same type, your character's appearance is no longer limited to the original appearance of the gear. You can freely customize it to your heart's content, showcasing a unique style.
If you want to unleash your imagination and experiment with even more customization, you can use New World Aeternum coins to acquire a wider variety of gear to match.
Ways To Obtain Transmog Tokens
The best way to earn more Transmog Tokens for free is to actively participate in Seasonal Reward Track. Each season features different tasks and objectives, and by completing these tasks, you can easily unlock multiple Transmog Tokens, which in turn unlock more unique skins.
In short, every player in New World Aeternum can use Transmog system to create a more beautiful and unique character. This character can also be a way for players to express their individuality and creativity. We hope everyone will find their own unique style and express themselves in this mysterious land of Aeternum!
Are The Events Diablo 4 Is Constantly Releasing In Season 9 Worth Exploring?
Diablo 4 Season 9 is undoubtedly a constant source of surprises, with new events constantly being released throughout the season.
Although some are returning activities, these are still worth exploring for both new and veteran players. This article will highlight three of the most representative events and explain why they're worth exploring, in the order they were released.
Early Season: Gift Of The Tree
Gift of the Tree is the first event of Season 9. It allows players to earn additional chest rewards by interacting with Tree of Whispers.
This event is unique in that it not only helps players quickly earn Legendaries but also accumulates a significant amount of XP and materials, helping them level up their classes faster.
This event is particularly useful early in the season, as it allows players to quickly reach level 60, laying a solid foundation for the upcoming Paragon Levels.
Mid-Season: March Of The Goblins
As the season progresses, players enter the climax of the game. The addition of March of the Goblins further enriches the experience and lays the foundation for players' endgame builds.
During this event, players must defeat numerous Goblins and collect Resplendent Sparks. This rare material is crucial for building Mythic gear. While not everyone enjoys it, it's a great opportunity to improve gear for those striving for the ultimate gear.
Resplendent Sparks are difficult to obtain. In addition to the chance to obtain them during March of the Goblins, players can also earn them by completing the seasonal Reputation ladder, defeating Uber Lilith for the first time in a season, or salvaging other Mythic items.
During the event, players have two main ways to utilize Resplendent Sparks:
- Crafting a Mythic Cache at Blacksmith for a randomized Mythic drop
- Using Runes alongside Resplendent Sparks to craft a specific Mythic at Diablo 4's Jeweler
However, in either case, players will need at least two Resplendent Sparks to have a chance of obtaining the desired gear.
Late Season: Mother's Blessing
Following the conclusion of March of the Goblins, Mother's Blessing arrives. This event significantly improves the efficiency of earning XP and Diablo 4 Gold, making it easier to sprint through Paragon Levels. Increasing Paragon Levels is the core of the game's endgame builds.
Thus, this event provides crucial assistance to players, allowing them to complete more dungeons and challenges in a shorter period, accumulate a large amount of XP, and enjoy more in-game Gold.
However, it is worth noting that the event ends on August 12th. Therefore, players hoping to earn extra XP and gold drops to boost their stats during this period must seize this rare opportunity.
Overall, Season 9's events are coming one after another, each filled with challenges and opportunities. From March of the Goblins to Mother's Blessing, these events offer excellent opportunities to upgrade gear and classes, helping players achieve peak performance in Season 9.
With Mother's Blessing drawing to a close, Season 10 PTR is about to begin. While Season 9's events will conclude on August 12th, players still have time to polish their Endgame Builds and prepare for the upcoming season.
Is CoD Black Ops 6 Season 5 Ricochet Anti-Cheat System Hardcore Enough?
The ongoing tug-of-war between CoD Black Ops 6 and hackers continues. The game team recently announced a major update to Ricochet anti-cheat system for Season 5 and beyond.
At the same time, the publisher also revealed that it has taken legal action against several cheaters. This isn’t just a warning; it’s a direct message to those who attempt to undermine the game’s fairness: Don’t even think about it!
What Security Features Are Included?
CoD Black Ops 6 Season 5 launched on August 7th. This update introduces two security features specifically for PC: TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot.
To briefly explain these two features, TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) is a hardware-level security feature, either integrated into CPU or installed on the motherboard. Its function is to check for tampering with the PC’s boot process.
Secure Boot, on the other hand, plays an equally crucial role. When a PC boots into Windows, it acts like a strict gatekeeper, allowing only trusted software to access the system.
We all know that cheat software often sneaks in during system startup, and Secure Boot significantly reduces the possibility of this happening.
The developers have high hopes for these two new features, believing they will further enhance Ricochet anti-cheat system, allowing players to more confidently achieve their goals in CoD Black Ops 6 Bot Lobbies, truly achieving the goal of allowing players to launch the game in a pure and secure environment free of cheat interference.
However, PC players without TPM 2.0 should be aware that when launching CoD Black Ops 6, they may receive an in-game notification stating that their system does not meet the new security requirements.
But there’s no need to panic. The publisher has been thoughtful and has made it clear that players won’t be required to enable these two features during Season 5.
This is just a temporary reprieve; with the release of CoD Black Ops 7 later this year, both TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot will become mandatory.
The publisher has also provided detailed instructions for PC players to help them prepare for a smooth experience in CoD Black Ops 6 and Season 5.
How Is Cheating Combated?
In addition to these new security measures, Ricochet anti-cheat team has also been working tirelessly to combat cheaters. Officials say they’ve identified 22 individuals who developed and sold cheat software, many of whom have already complied.
The publisher also warned, “Those who remain compliant or who resurface under new guise will face even harsher penalties.”
Cheating isn’t just the work of hackers; Bo6 is also targeting boosters and group accounts to maintain fairness in competitive ranked play. Ricochet now has specialized detection tools that can identify boosting and teaming, and the anti-cheat team has permanently banned a number of accounts that have recently been primarily engaged in boosting.
Officials have also reminded players to pay attention to account security, recommending that everyone keep their email addresses up to date and enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on official accounts, even hinting that 2FA may become mandatory for all users in the future.
Overall, the development team is comprehensively strengthening anti-cheat management in the Call of Duty series, focusing on technical upgrades, legal action, code of conduct, and account security. The goal is to create a fairer gaming environment for players. The ultimate effectiveness of these measures remains to be seen in their actual implementation.
