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To Celebrate Little Ladies' day, Final Fantasy XIV will be launching an annual in-game event from tomorrow to March 13th for two weeks.  Little Ladies' day is a traditional holiday in the realm of Eorzea in Final Fantasy XIV. It can be traced back to the Legend of the Lost Lady. The holiday event first appeared in 2014, featured all sorts of adventures and quest coming with rewards and prizes after fulfilling them. However, none of them can be redeemed until the whole event concludes. The Eorzean Legend of the Lost Lady is tragicomedy-genre mythology that happened in the ancient Ul'dah, where was ruled by a despotic Sultan at that moment. The Sultan impresses his subjects as an irritable and arbitrary governer who shows less mercy on lower classes than he supposed to. He, however, has only one daughter who has all his attention and fondness so that he determined to confine her in the royal palace and assign over fifty handmaidens and seneschals as her retinue since sh...

Path of Exile unveiled more details regarding the soundtrack improvements and add-ons in the next Synthesis League on the official announcement. Some in-game areas will have different ambient soundtracks from the ones used for now while a few soundtracks of others have been remastered and will have been added in the game in on time.  There is a presentation video of these upcoming soundtracks of Path of Exile areas from the next Synthesis League on Youtube. However, the players' reaction towards these changes didn't reach a consensus. Some of the viewers said these improvements are "worthy in time" while a few couldn't pass over the "mediocrity" and "incongruity" these changes brought to the game. Well, some others even explicitly acknowledged that none of the soundtracks or their up and downs whatsoever mattered so much to them cause they have their "own things". Although criticism towards some aspects of the update seemingl...

Tomorrow will be the date of releasing the new update of Ghost Recon: Wildlands, which features the fourth Special Operation. Special Operation 4 will reportedly provide more PvP and PvE contents, as well as some community-requested updates.  Special Operation 4 plans on introducing a new PvE mode, where you can unlock an outfit after completing it, based on the story from a developer of this game. However,  Ubisoft declined to unveil any specifics of this mode other than claiming it can test the endurance. On the PvP side, Multiplayer mode will get an additional class in the Special Operation 4, as well as two new maps. Year 2 Pass holders of this game will be rewarded exclusively with the new Ghost War class for a week in advance before the class goes live for everyone else on March 6. Some community-requested features will be rolled out on tomorrow along with other features in the update too. You can change the time of the day in the solo campaign after the update. A...

Path of Exile has officially revealed that there would be two new skills added into the game along with the release of the Synthesis League in the next month. Named after Soulrend and Bane respectively, the two skills cast and function in different ways, as well as with the result that damage durations and damage areas.  Soulrend is a projectile skill that weaves through enemies and works perfectly for the enemies in the middle or long distance from the caster. Meanwhile, when the skill hit any enemies, it immediately bounces through them into their vicinal ones. The projectile travels through the enemies with medium-sized-radius damage over time effect. The damage over time effect of Soulrend skill is largely appreciable, however, the duration of this effect is quite short.  Enemies hit by Soulrend takes a handful of damages while the skill can grant a large amount of Energy Shield Leech to casters. Although Designed to be an independently-used skill, Soulrend can als...

MapleStory 2 is, in some extents, shows the sign of its downfall clearly. As many have explained and elaborated previously, the reasons that the game is on the verge of collapse can't be fully covered with one paragraph at least. But today, we may get enlightened by a different angle of making an economic scanning through all the decisions from Jagex upon the game that finally crash to its biggest defeat in history.  MapleStory 2 has globally released for almost five months. In these months, MapleStory 2 has managed to pull some hard work off, such as UGC, Dungeon Raids, all kinds of holiday event etc. One of them that we focus on here is a load of untradeable, even character-bond items, rewards, and gifts. The fact in MapleStory 2 is over 90% of items are excessively prevalent and aren't allowed to appear in the circulation domain. So when it comes to calculating the time investment on this game and the payback from these investments, it appears that your investmen...

If you’re lucky enough to beat the odds, opening a loot box in Apex Legends might get you a set of “heirloom” items. These are extremely scarce cosmetic items with a less than one percent chance of dropping, though you’re guaranteed to get one after 500 boxes. One player ended up spending $500 to go through 500 boxes in the hopes of getting the illusive items. Now that he has them, he doesn’t feel like it was worth it. Cole is a 24-year-old who claims himself have been gaming all his life. He’s no stranger to microtransactions in many of their forms, including loot boxes. Cole told Kotaku over Reddit private messages that before Apex Legends , he was playing Fortnite . In a post that’s now been removed from the Apex Legends subreddit—though lives on in a cached version on Google—Cole wrote that he played Overwatch and Rocket League as well. “These games didn’t tempt me into ludicrous spending. In my many hours in both games I probably spent less than $30 total,” he w...

Path of Exile declared a new patch would release before the Synthesis League goes live. The upcoming patch is presumably the last one of the Betrayal League. Also, it may be a blend of the warm-up round for next league and the last "tie-up-the-loose-ends" work. And that's very typical and commonly acknowledged for the game's development patterns, considering it's already happened to several predecessors.  The patch, or should call 3.5.4b patch to be precise, has very limited contents yet extremely crucial cause each of them is hard to be overlooked. In this patch, the game determined to open up the entry to build private leagues based on the Synthesis league for all Path of Exile Gamers, however, note that those private leagues will not be accessible and functional until the Synthesis goes live on March 8th.  The Private League is quite a hit in Path of Exile since it has been rolled out back in November 2018. Private League is the sign of the utmost custom...

As the first announcement of the game's next league went live, Grinding Gear Games has managed to unveil its reputedly great plan of integrating Betrayal Expansion into the core game mechanic in Path of Exile based on the announcement. Although it barely mentioned how this integration works and what will happen after the integration, the announcement seemed to be off to a great start and now the bombshell comes - Development Manifesto from Grinding Gear Games!  As a matter of fact, the Betrayal League still concerns the most of Path of Exile gamers, even though it's been told to be succeeded by Synthesis League in next month. Today's Development Manifesto is sort of a further explanation and declaration of the original statement "an integrated version of the Betrayal league and much, much more" in the Synthesis league announcement. Although turns out, players are not so exhilarated and contented for this Manifesto as they heard the news from the original...

Apex Legends already launched the first major update and it is all about a new weapon. The first announcement of this update was revealed by the game developer Respawn Entertainment on Twitter and the attached video detailed on the firm date of its release: Wednesday, Feb. 20. Although the video attached in the official Tweet is too brief to showcase more specifics of this new weapon. We still managed to see through what the weapon looks like in action. The gun appeared to be sort of an automatic rifle. The video is a quick presentation of what this new gun looks like, how to function it and what the specialty it has. As far as we know, the gun has a charge shot that probably does extra damage. It's not the common ammo this weapon would use. But we aren't able to confirm whether the charge option of this gun is limited to a weapon modifier or not.  All the puzzles and questions have already evaporated as the release of this update and its official trailer launched ...

Alongside the release of the Synthesis League on March 8th, there are some attached new contents will be deployed to Path of Exile too. Among these improvements, one particularly intriguing element is the spellcasting overhaul. It's believed that there haven't been any major updates of spellcasting in the game since the Delve league had launched back in 2018. So this overhaul is sort of the long-awaited improvement for the Path of Exile players.  Earlier today, Grinding Gear Games posted its first batch of unveiled specifics regarding the spells overhaul. Two upcoming new Auras called Zealotry and Malevolence respectively will be introduced to the game in March Update. The Auras are subject to the debuff/buff system and also function as a spellcasting reinforcer. It means that any in-game Auras are the items that can enhance the spell damages more or less in their own ways. Also, as its name implies, it usually shows up with a round shape, a certain radius which c...

Today, the announcement of the next league in Path of Exile, which names after "Synthesis", has officially published. Now, there is an auto timer in the middle spot of this announcement to count down the rest of days, hours and minutes to finally release the Synthesis League. So far, we know it's still over two weeks left for the release.  The Synthesis League, aka 3.6.0 Expansion, is all about a stereotyped story that assisting an old sage called Canvas, who happened to have lost all his memories, in recovering his memories as well as acquiring valuable rewards, new boss fights and crafting opportunities by putting all pieces together.  In addition to the new challenge league, there are some more contents and improvements coming along with March Expansion in Path of Exile. Including but not limited to new items, new gems, in-game spells overhaul and an integrated version of the Betrayal League and other contents Grinding Gear Games refused to unvei...

So, you’re a new  Maplestory 2  player and you need Maplestory 2 Mesos? Well, you’ve come to the right place, as we’ll be guiding you about all the dungeons where you can farm lots of the stuff. Be prepared to run the same dungeons over and over again in the name of in-game wealth! Taking It Easy Dungeons are a great, if not the best, way for you to farm all-important Mesos. You can run them ten times a day and thirty in one week, with some tasks accomplishable in just three to six minutes. That breakneck speed in dungeon running, however, is only possible if you’re with a competent and dedicated party. Of course, having in-depth knowledge about the dungeon in question also helps. There are two kinds of dungeons in Maplestory 2:  Normal Mode  and  Hard Mode . For the former, the most popular one is the  Tronix Bunker . With the fact that it can be finished in less than ten minutes, it also yields lots of  onyx crystals , which are worth a...

As the endgame of Path of Exile Betrayal Expansion is ticking away, Grinding Gear Games successively launch a batch of notes regarding the next expansion and the deadline of Betrayal, as well as few promotional sales over exclusive Betrayal spinoffs.  It's officially settled that the Betrayal Expansion will be taken down March 4th, 2019 and replaced with the new expansion on March 8th, whose name is going to be unveiled on the very next day. Alongside the release of full details of the next expansion, Grinding Gear Games will also announce its future plan of betrayal and disposition towards it on February 19th.  As soon as the announcement of the next expansion goes public, the Betrayal Supporter Pack will be ceased to access for players and not available in Path of Exile Store anymore. By then, new Supporter Pack from Next Expansion will go live and be listed in the store. All the above situations are restricted to the PC version of Path of Exile. On the other ha...

With the Tokyo Fan Festival fast approaching, today we are excited to reveal the main stage schedule so that Warriors of Light can prepare their viewing schedule! Please note that the stage events will be in Japanese, with the keynote address covered live in English on a separate channel. We will announce further details as we near the event. Stage Schedule Catch the stage events live at the following locations! Live from the event at the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo On the official FINAL FANTASY XIV Twitch channel (Japanese Language) Details regarding the English coverage of the keynote address will be shared in the future. Day 1 Please note that all times are in GMT and are subject to change. Naoki Yoshida Keynote Address From Saturday, 23 March, 2019 at 1:30 to 3:00 (GMT) Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida opens the show with his keynote address, so be ready for new announcements regarding Shadowbringers! Opening Ceremony From Saturday, 23 March, 2019 at 3:00 to 3:30 (GM...

As of 2019, Runescape has been in existence for more than 18 years now. However, as old as it is, it has not lost its shine. It is still one of the most successful and popular gaming franchises across the world. Every day, thousands and even millions of players log into RS to play as individuals while others join forces. That being said, getting started with RS can be confusing and challenging, especially if do not have some guidance. To be successful, you need quality guidance, advice, and tips on how to play and succeed in RS in 2019. Herein is a guide you can trust to help you succeed. It’s Free to Play But it’s Fun with a Membership As you might know, RuneScape is a free-to-play game. As such, anyone can play. However, having a membership yields a far more immersive and enjoyable experience. Your membership will unlock: 10 more skills 80% – 90% more areas to explore 117 quest tasks There are plenty of add-ons and capabilities that you get with a membership, and none of them ...