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As Hearthstone grows and new cards get added to the mix, new deck strategies are formed and cards that at one time weren’t terribly overpowered become so and need a tweak. Now it’s the turn of Warrior favourite the Warsong Commander.
For those unfamiliar with the card it’s a Warrior-exclusive 3 mana cost Minion with 2 attack power, 3 health and a card effect that gives Charge to every minion with 3 or less attack that is summoned as long as Warsong Commander remains on the field. It’s quite a good one for a Warrior deck that relies on smaller creatures, but with the introduction of the Grim Patron it became part of a combination that could do 30 points of direct damage far too fast to be countered.
A Grim Patron is a minion that has only 3 attack, thus benefitting from Warsong Commander’s effect. Whenever the Grim Patron takes damage that it survives, it will summon ANOTHER Grim Patron to the field. Which will also gain Charge, and so on. When combined with another Warrior-exclusive card, the Frothing Berserker who gains +1 attack everytime a minion takes damage but starts at just 2 and also gains Charge from that… well it all gets ridiculous quite quickly frankly.
Because of this Blizzard have changed the Warsong Commander’s text to now read “Your Charge minions have +1 Attack.” which completely breaks the combination down. You can still use your Grim Patrons to power a Berserker, but not to such ridiculously high levels.
On the matter Blizzard community manager Zeriyah said:
“Going forward, we will continue to stand by our stance that we will only make adjustments to cards when we feel it is completely necessary and allow the injection of new cards into the game help our players define what the meta evolves into. In the case of Warsong Commander, we felt this change was necessary to help expand both future design space and to stand by our overarching game philosophy that battles between minions and fighting for board control is what makes Hearthstone fun and compelling.”
This is quite a substantial change, and honestly while I can see why the change was made, it really is QUITE the nerf. It eliminates a deck type for certain and while Warsong Commander might once again find its place within certain styles of Warrior decks, it might take a while to start seeing them a lot again – similarly to what happened with Starving Buzzard last year.
The patch to apply the nerf will release next week.
If you are a fan of the good old 2D side-scrolling hack and slash arcade games, this game is definitely for you. Zombie Vikings is a quirky and visually stunning multiplayer game that will have you hooked with the story right from the beginning.
The storyline for Zombie Vikings is based on the gods from Norse mythology. The story begins with Loki stealing Odin’s good eye which contains magical powers. In order for Odin to retrieve his eye he raises four Vikings from their graves and sends them after Loki. It seems like quite a basic storyline but with other characters added in throughout the levels and also a twist to the plot you won’t want to put your controller down.
The voice acting for the game is really well done as the voices truly match the characters adding to the humour of the game. The music for the game is very quirky and upbeat and really fits the style of the game. My personal favourite piece is when you pause the game – lounge style music plays while someone starts singing the word “pause” to you. Such a nice tough to the game, although it did make me want to keep it on pause for a while.
The gameplay can get quite repetitive, however side missions and boss battles help to break this up. When you complete the side missions in the game you receive new weapons, however if you are playing multiplayer you will need to fight to the death to receive it for free, otherwise you will need to use in game coins to buy the weapon. Although the game can be played with one player it is more fun and easier when you play it as a multiplayer game. There are also parts in the game where the players can use a move called zombosis that joins the characters together creating a giant more powerful zombie which all players control. There are certain levels in the game where you need to have someone playing as a specific character as it is about their backstory. This can be a bit annoying if you are playing by yourself and have gotten used to a different character however, if you are playing the game with four people this isn’t much of an issue.
There were a few issues with the game when it was first released as there were some frame rate issues and quite a few glitches; one for myself being I got stuck in a wall. However the team at Zoink games were quick to fix the issues by releasing updates. Let’s remember it is easy to review a game but not so easy to make one and occasionally mistakes can happen so don’t let these sorts of things put you off playing games!
Overall the game had me hooked with the humour and storyline. I also adore the artwork.
In a piece of news that’s sure to excite fans of the movie, on October 21st 2015 the DeLorean time machine from the Back to the Future films will be made available as a playable car in Rocket League.
Really.
A game about cars playing football doesn’t exactly sound like the sort of game the DeLorean would be good for, but Rocket League is less about the car football and more about zipping around and flying through the air flipping over and over and getting into heated competition with your friends and fellow players so honestly, it fits for Rocket League.
Writing on the Playstation Blog, developers Psyonix revealed their joy at getting the iconic vehicle added to their game: “We used to fantasise and joke about having the DeLorean Time Machine in our game months before it even came out. We were all such huge Back to the Future fans here at Psyonix, that it was one of the few ‘Holy Grails’ we had hoped for besides having a hit game.”
They’ve worked hard to create the vehicle’s classic feel in game, with folding jet wheels and a rocket trail that resembles ‘burnt rubber’. The DLC will be made available soon for $1.99 or regional equivalent.
Special collector editions of games nowadays tend to vary based on the studio, but you can usually expect a number of things. Some have special statues, others artbooks and soundtracks. You can count on there actually being a physical copy of the game inside the box though can’t you?
Seems not. People who ordered the PC limited edition of the Might & Magic Heroes VII were surprised to receive their deliveries with a big hole where their copy of the CD and DVD ought to have been. And it’s not as if it was just what they expected – the limited edition was advertised to contain a physical copy of the game among other things.
A lengthy thread on Ubisoft’s message boards revealed in time that it wasn’t a few isolated incidents either, it seems a lot of people who ordered this version in the US were missing their physical game discs. It was eventually discovered that Ubisoft had changed the description of the game after a number of people had already purchased it, meaning that people had paid out for something that they hadn’t then gotten. The new description made it clear that the limited edition would now ship out with a digital copy of the game – not a physical copy as you would expect from a collector’s edition.
Ubisoft then refused to refund customers who were upset and felt cheated out of a copy of the game they now didn’t have. Because the limited edition was now listed as having come with a digital download Ubisoft refused to refund the money, as the code could have already been used. However, not happy with this the customers took to Reddit to complain and the attention it gathered caught Ubisoft’s attention and made them change their minds on the matter
Ubisoft regrets any confusion created by the marketing materials from our Might and Magic Heroes VII Collector’s Edition. We understand that some customers in North America were not aware the Collector’s Edition delivered digital versions of the game and soundtrack. Ubisoft apologizes for any frustration and disappointment resulting from these items being in digital format vs. physical format. We are accepting complete refunds from any dissatisfied customers and will be providing a compensation plan of one complimentary digital PC game for consumers that have already purchased the Might and Magic Heroes VII Collector’s Edition from the Uplay shop in North America. Affected consumers will be able to pick one game of their choice from a selection including Far Cry 4, Assassin’s Creed Rogue, The Crew, Toy Soldiers: War Chest Hall of Fame Edition and Zombi.” We are sorry for the inconvenience and hope the above statement will help to clarify the current situation.
Unfortunately this does mean that the customers will not be getting their physical game copies after all, but at least people are getting their money back.
Credit to melchior1090 for the image of the limited edition minus copy of game.
Divinity: Original Sin is getting its big Enhanced Edition soon, and a date has finally been announced. It’s coming out on October 27th.
The game will be free if you already own the game on PC, adding a whole bunch of things including controller support which will go down well with quite a few people. The same date does apply to just more than the PC version of the Enhanced Edition (it’s also releasing on the same day for Playstation 4 and Xbox One) but it is certainly the one that will see present PC owners magically receiving the update to their game without lifting a finger (unless you manually update).
Divinity’s sequel game meanwhile has been doing pretty well, raising four times the target on its Kickstarter campaign.
