General News

World of Warcraft is celebrating its 21st anniversary, and Phase 6 of WoW Classic 20th Anniversary is now approaching its end. The continent of Azeroth will soon undergo a radical transformation as Burning Legion invades.

While no official date has been announced, many players believe it will arrive in December. We can also make some predictions based on the history of The Burning Crusade.

TBC Classic Anniversary Release Date Prediction

The original Burning Crusade expansion officially launched on January 16, 2007, while the pre-patch went live on December 5, 2006, approximately 40 days later.

In the current in-game phase of WoW Classic 20th Anniversary, Naxxramas raid has been open for about a month and a half. Following the usual server practice, pre-patches typically last for two weeks.

To align with the 20th anniversary theme, the official timeline may mirror the original game. This means the pre-patch duration may no longer be the usual two weeks, but could be extended to four weeks or longer to align with the original release schedule.

If the expansion launches in mid-January, a two-week pre-patch would coincide with New Year's Day, which would be inconvenient for both the development team and players. An earlier, longer pre-patch would allow players to enjoy the new content during Christmas and New Year holidays.

Furthermore, mid-January is considered the dead of winter, and releasing a large expansion at this time would better maintain player engagement.

Specific Date Predictions

All pre-patches for Classic are released on Tuesdays. Therefore, several Tuesdays in early December could be the official release dates for pre-patches, namely December 2nd, December 9th, and December 16th.

December 16th is the most likely release date, as it marks approximately four weeks from that date to mid-January, forming a complete pre-patch cycle.

The official release date for TBC Classic Anniversary is January 15th or 16th. This date almost perfectly matches the original release date of January 16, 2007, fitting the anniversary theme.

Furthermore, data mining reveals a January 15th date marker in WoW Classic 20th, though its specific content is unknown, it's highly likely related to an expansion release.

Moreover, major expansions for WoW Classic 20th Anniversary are typically released on Thursdays, and January 15th happens to be a Thursday.

Unrelenting Rallying Cry Of The Dragonslayer Buff

Currently, in WoW Classic 20th Anniversary, all characters automatically receive a powerful World buff called Unrelenting Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer upon login.

The buff's effects are as follows:

• Increases spell critical strike chance by 10%.
• Increases melee and ranged critical strike chance by 5%.
• Provides 140 attack power.

It cannot stack with the regular Rallying Cry of the Dragon Slayer, cannot be stored by Chronoboon Displacer, and disappears in dungeons and battlegrounds, but the effect is retained after death in open-world maps. Players can choose to disable this buff at any Innkeeper.

Official information states that this buff is to celebrate World of Warcraft's 21st Anniversary. The buff only lasts for one week, ending on Monday, November 24th at 10:00 AM PST.

What Does The Buff Do?

This buff is extremely powerful, essentially a permanent Rallying Cry of the Dragon Slayer effect, greatly improving leveling and monster-killing efficiency in the open world, especially beneficial for physical and magical classes such as Warriors, Rogues, Feral Druids, and Enhancement Shamans.

It is recommended that players, especially those aiming for these classes, make full use of this week to level up, as the experience will be significantly better than without the buff.

This buff also applies to Anniversary Hardcore Realm. It significantly reduces the challenge of Hardcore mode, providing an excellent opportunity to level up a Hardcore character.

The appearance of this powerful, one-week-limited buff may be a signal that a pre-patch announcement for The Burning Crusade Classic is imminent.

This buff has appeared during the week of November 17th, and the official announcement of the pre-patch is likely to follow the week after it ends, around the end of November or beginning of December. This aligns with the predicted mid-December release schedule mentioned above.

How To Prepare For TBC Classic Anniversary?

The arrival of TBC is still some time away. Although this period might be a bit boring, you can do some simple things to prepare for TBC.

You need to reserve at least 20,000 WoW Classic 20th Anniversary gold for TBC. Firstly, you'll need a flying mount for questing in Outland and entering raids. Additionally, your initial gear, gems, and consumables will all require gold.

In the early stages of TBC, the demand for materials will be high. You should start stockpiling WoW Classic 20th Anniversary materials now to craft items that will increase your TBC profession levels. If you have enough time, you can also train profession alt characters, such as Tailoring, Engineer, and Enchanter.

These are the rough predictions for the end of Phase 6 of WoW Classic 20th Anniversary and for the launch of TBC Classic Anniversary. The pre-patch date is likely December 16th, and the official release date is likely January 15th, 2026.

This week, Monopoly Go kicks off with Golden Blitz event, allowing you to trade two gold stickers, "Bark the Halls" and "Snow Day!" with others for 24 hours - and it's still ongoing. But don't forget to participate in new events to earn new stickers!

As the first banner event of the week, Wreath Wonders is shorter than similar events, but the rewards are the same, so you'll need to put in more effort to get all the prizes!

To help you get the most out of Wreath Wonders, we'll show you the event schedule, gameplay, and all the rewards, so you don't waste time making mistakes.

When Can You Play?

The banner event Wreath Wonders starts at 1:00 AM EST on November 18th and will continue until the same time on the 19th, meaning you only have 24 hours to play - half the duration of regular banner events.

In addition, the tournament and Peg-E event Fortune Teller that start at the same time, their duration are the same as Wreath Wonders. Especially if you want to win Fortune Teller rewards, you must earn enough Peg-E tokens by playing the other two events.

Based on this, we have summarized the total number of tokens offered by Wreath Wonders and other major rewards as follows:

• 20,175 Free Dice Rolls in total
• 211 Peg-E Tokens in total
• 3 Pink Sticker Packs at the 26th Milestone
• 15-Minute Builder's Bash at the 18th Milestone
• 15-Minute Color Wheel Boost at the 44th Milestone
• 40-Minute Mega Heist at the 50th Milestone
• 15-Minute Cash Grab Boost at the 57th Milestone

How To Complete Wreath Wonders?

The steps to obtain rewards in the single-player event are generally as follows:

• 1. Roll the dice and move the corresponding number of spaces on the board based on the final roll.
• 2. Landing on special tiles will earn you 2-4 points.
• 3. Accumulating points unlocks different levels of milestone rewards.

The special tiles in Step 2 of each single-player event will change, and in Wreath Wonders, tiles with light bulbs and diamond icons will reward you with points.

Due to the time constraints of this event, we recommend not enabling auto-rolling and increasing the dice multiplier when both types of tiles appear together to earn points faster.

If you find multiple railway tiles ahead, you can also increase the multiplier, as this will help you progress in the tournament on the 18th and 19th - and will also earn Peg-E tokens.

Wreath Wonders Reward List

While the total number of milestone rewards for this event remains 62, the shortened playtime makes it difficult to guarantee that details will remain unchanged. To avoid errors, we have listed all rewards and their corresponding point values below.

Milestone 1-10

• Milestone 1: 5 Points; 7 Peg-E Tokens
• Milestone 2: 10 Points; 25 Free Dice Rolls
• Milestone 3: 15 Points; Cash Reward
• Milestone 4: 40 Points; 2x Green Sticker Pack
• Milestone 5: 50 Points; 50 Free Dice Rolls
• Milestone 6: 40 Points; 8 Peg-E Tokens
• Milestone 7: 50 Points; 2x Green Sticker Pack
• Milestone 8: 40 Points; 45 Free Dice Rolls
• Milestone 9: 65 Points; 9 Peg-E Tokens
• Milestone 10: 160 Points; 160 Free Dice Rolls

Milestone 11-20

• Milestone 11: 90 Points; Cash Reward
• Milestone 12: 60 Points; 55 Free Dice Rolls
• Milestone 13: 90 Points; 10 Peg-E Tokens
• Milestone 14: 100 Points; 3x Yellow Sticker Pack
• Milestone 15: 500 Points; 415 Free Dice Rolls
• Milestone 16: 95 Points; 10 Peg-E Tokens
• Milestone 17: 100 Points; 75 Free Dice Rolls
• Milestone 18: 115 Points; Builder's Bash, 15 Minutes
• Milestone 19: 120 Points; Cash Reward
• Milestone 20: 775 Points; 615 Free Dice Rolls

Milestone 21-30

• Milestone 21: 135 Points; 10 Peg-E Tokens
• Milestone 22: 145 Points; 100 Free Dice Rolls
• Milestone 23: 140 Points; Cash Reward
• Milestone 24: 160 Points; 11 Peg-E Tokens
• Milestone 25: 1325 Points; 1,000 Free Dice Rolls
• Milestone 26: 175 Points; 3x Pink Sticker Pack
• Milestone 27: 185 Points; 12 Peg-E Tokens
• Milestone 28: 195 Points; Cash Reward
• Milestone 29: 850 Points; 620 Free Dice Rolls
• Milestone 30: 225 Points; 20 Peg-E Tokens

Milestone 31-40

• Milestone 31: 235 Points; Cash Reward
• Milestone 32: 255 Points; 165 Free Dice Rolls
• Milestone 33: 200 Points; Cash Boost, 10 Minutes
• Milestone 34: 295 Points; Cash Reward
• Milestone 35: 1725 Points; 1,200 Free Dice Rolls
• Milestone 36: 300 Points; 20 Peg-E Tokens
• Milestone 37: 350 Points; 220 Free Dice Rolls
• Milestone 38: 545 Points; Cash Reward
• Milestone 39: 1550 Points; 1,000 Free Dice Rolls
• Milestone 40: 415 Points; Cash Reward

Milestone 41-50

• Milestone 41: 435 Points; 22 Peg-E Tokens
• Milestone 42: 460 Points; Cash Reward
• Milestone 43: 2550 Points; 1,550 Free Dice Rolls
• Milestone 44: 425 Points; Wheel Boost, 10 Minutes
• Milestone 45: 550 Points; 23 Peg-E Tokens
• Milestone 46: 665 Points; 385 Free Dice Rolls
• Milestone 47: 615 Points; Cash Reward
• Milestone 48: 3450 Points; 1,850 Free Dice Rolls
• Milestone 49: 675 Points; 24 Peg-E Tokens
• Milestone 50: 550 Points; Mega Heist, 40 Minutes

Milestone 51-60

• Milestone 51: 785 Points; Cash Reward
• Milestone 52: 2000 Points; 900 Free Dice Rolls
• Milestone 53: 855 Points; 25 Peg-E Tokens
• Milestone 54: 950 Points; 555 Free Dice Rolls
• Milestone 55: 1200 Points; Cash Reward
• Milestone 56: 5175 Points; 2,500 Free Dice Rolls
• Milestone 57: 615 Points; Cash Boost, 15 Minutes
• Milestone 58: 915 Points; 425 Free Dice Rolls
• Milestone 59: 1200 Points; Cash Reward
• Milestone 60: 1600 Points; 715 Free Dice Rolls

Milestones 61-62

• Milestone 61: 1850 Points; Cash Reward
• Milestone 62: 10,000 Points; 5,550 Free Dice Rolls

The above is all the key information for Wreath Wonders banner event on November 18-19. The competition has just begun, it's not too late to start working hard. Good luck!

Big news! The once phenomenal Aion is finally getting its sequel! The brand-new massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Aion 2 was released on November 18th at 7 AM Pacific Time in Korea and Taiwan for PC and mobile platforms. Both platforms share the same content, meaning you can participate in all activities without restrictions on PC or mobile!

Compared to its predecessor, Aion 2 has undergone significant evolution, boasting a larger world, a fully modernized manual combat system, and smoother movement. Flight and swimming have also been improved, but the importance of in-game Kinah remains unchanged.

Kinah is the primary currency in Aion2, used to acquire various items, equipment, and services, helping you escape the tedious farming process and directly experience the more exciting aspects of the game.

If you want to earn more in-game money in Aion 2 as quickly as possible, then this guide is for you. Here, we share several effective ways to farm Kinah. Let's take a look!

Complete Daily And Weekly Quests

First, Aion 2 offers players a series of daily quests. Completing them will not only give you a large amount of XP to help you level up quickly, but may also reward you with extra currency. The more difficult the quest, the more Kinah you will receive, so focus on completing the most challenging quests to maximize your rewards.

Additionally, some weekly challenges also offer generous rewards. For example, the repeatable To Stand Against the Elyos quest provides a large amount of XP and an upgradable Faled weapon; and Legion Tasks and Coin Quests reward different qualities of currency and loot, which can then be exchanged for equipment. These weekly quests provide consistent rewards and are perfect for trying out early in the game.

While completing these quests, you can also look out for other ways to earn in-game Kinah, such as defeating monsters in specific areas, which may drop valuable items like Skillbooks.

In short, even casual players can gradually accumulate Aion 2 Kinah by consistently completing daily and weekly quests.

Gathering

In the open world of Aion2, you can click on any Aether and material nodes you encounter to collect a large amount of raw materials. These are essential resources to help you craft various equipment and consumables in the game. Even if you don't plan to craft items immediately, you can sell the gathered materials directly to the Broker to earn a profit.

If you want to improve your gathering efficiency and earn more money, you can prioritize leveling up skills such as Essencetapping and Aethertapping to obtain higher-level materials, which are generally more valuable.

At the same time, using buffs such as Energy of Repose and Lodas's Amulet II can help you gain experience faster while gathering and leveling up your skills.

Crafting

Once you've finished gathering, you can store all your materials in the bank for easy organization and future crafting. Since some of the highest profits often come from processing the raw materials you've collected, consider processing them before selling them.

Similar to gathering, crafting items also grants crafting experience and generates Kinah income. However, before you start crafting, it's recommended that you research which crafted items are currently in high demand among Brokers and focus your efforts on crafting those items.

Advanced crafting generally yields higher profits and more XP per successful crafting. Alchemy and Cooking are usually popular choices, allowing you to earn profits by crafting items like Serum, Potions, and Scrolls.

Here's a tip: consider developing a second Aion 2 character and learning different crafting skills. This can create synergies with your main character. For example, you can use your main character to gather materials and then use your second character to craft items, significantly increasing crafting efficiency.

Running Instances

In Aion 2, the most rewarding place is still running endgame instances, especially at level 76 and above. This is because before level 75, instance rewards primarily focus on XP, while once you reach level 76, you can participate in endgame instances.

These instances are more difficult and reward items more suitable for the late game, such as PvE gear, Enchantment Stones, Daevanion Skillbooks, Minion Contracts, and Ridium. These items are quite valuable, especially in the late game, and can be sold at high prices on the auction house, helping you earn a significant amount of Aion2 Kinah.

While basic instances are relatively easy to complete, the difficulty increases rapidly with the introduction of special mechanics, minimum gear/stat requirements, and Rage II time limits.

Fortunately, these instances usually appear in pairs, and each instance rewards a specific piece of gear from a set. A complete set of gear of a certain tier is enough to challenge instances that reward higher-tier gear. This cycle ensures that every player is motivated to continue completing endgame instances.

Selling Items

Finally, the easiest way to earn Kinah is to sell any unwanted items in your inventory! Players can find Brokers in major cities and list their items for sale. However, listing items usually requires a fee, which is a percentage of the selling price.

After an item is sold, the earned Kinah is held by Broker until the player claims it. Therefore, a money bag icon will appear next to the radar map when earnings are available.

Broker system in AION 2 creates a dynamic economy where players can set item prices, such as consumables, equipment, and other valuable items. This allows you to quickly convert your loot into actual Kinah income, whether you focus on gathering and crafting or are an instance/raid enthusiast!

These are some effective ways to earn Kinah in Aion 2. While these earnings are not consistent, they can still help you accumulate sufficient resources early in the game.

Of course, if you don't have much time to explore the map or only want to focus on challenging content, then spending a small amount of money in the IGGM Aion 2 in-game kinah online shop to get everything you want is the most convenient way.

In PvP or other competitive content, having more Kinah to acquire better equipment and consumables can give you a significant advantage over players who haven't spent money. So give it a try!

Diablo 4 Season 10 will officially end on December 9th, but some players are still exploring the game and struggling with Uber Lilith.

Frankly, Season 10 has removed the immunity phase for each boss, significantly reducing the difficulty of defeating Uber Lilith. If you're having trouble killing it, you might just be lacking a suitable boss-killer build. Many builds can achieve this, such as Flay Barbarian build described below.

How To Play Flay Barbarian?

Main Skills

Flay is the primary damage source skill in this build. It stacks high amounts of Bleed by attacking enemies. You can easily stack billions of Bleed damage on Lilith.

Rupture is primarily a utility and finishing skill. Its role is no longer the main damage source. After gathering a large number of enemies and stacking Bleed, repeatedly using Rupture can quickly clear the area.

Additionally, when a boss's health is low, Rupture can quickly kill it. However, relying entirely on Rupture for damage in boss fights can be very painful, while Flay provides a much better experience.

Rage And Resource Management

One of the core mechanics of Flay Barbarian Build is maintaining a high level of rage. This is because Locran's Talisman provides Critical Strike Damage based on current rage. Therefore, keeping rage full is crucial.

The effects of Yul and Lum Runewords allow you to use skills with cooldowns to regenerate rage. Ring of Starless Skies reduces resource consumption; this combination allows you to focus on rage management during combat, as your rage will be continuously generated.

Defense

The core defensive skill of this build is Iron Skin, and its enhanced Tactical Iron Skin can be used when health is below 50%, providing healing and a shield. Aspect of the Iron Warrior further enhances the effects of Iron Skin.

Also Read: Diablo 4 Season 11 Necromancer Rework Speculation: Shadowmist Build Aims To Boost Survivability And Damage

Flay Barbarian Build Skills

Active skills

• Flay (Rank 5): Enhanced Flay And Battle Flay
• Iron Skin (Rank 1): Enhanced Iron Skin And Strategic Iron Skin
• War Cry (Rank 1): Enhanced War Cry And Power War Cry
• Rupture (Rank 5): Enhanced Rupture And Warrior's Rupture
• Steel Grasp (Rank 1): Enhanced Steel Grasp And Warrior's Steel Grasp
• Wrath of the Berserker (Rank 5): Prime Wrath of the Berserker And Supreme Wrath of the Berserker

Passive skills

• Pressure Point
• Warpath (Vessel of Hatred)
• Endless Fury
• Tempered Fury
• Belligerence (Vessel of Hatred)
• Martial Vigor
• Booming Voice
• Swiftness
• Pit Fighter
• Slaying Strike
• Cut to the Bone
• Thick Skin
• Counteroffensive
• Heavy Handed
• Gushing Wounds

Flay Barbarian Build Equipment

• Helm: Harlequin Crest (Ruby+Ruby)
• Chest Armor: Hooves of the Mountain God (Ruby+Ruby)
• Gloves: Locran's Talisman
• Pants: Ramaladni's Magnum Opus (Ruby+Ruby)
• Boots: Rage of Harrogath
• Amulet: Aspect of the Iron Warrior (Diamond)
• Ring 1: Ring of Starless Skies (Diamond)
• Ring 2: Aspect of Adaptability (Diamond)
• Bludgeoning Weapon: Wanton Rupture Aspect (Lith+Tec)
• Slashing Weapon: Aspect of the Moonrise (Yul+Lum)
• Dual-Wield Weapon 1: Shard of Verathiel (Emerald)
• Dual-Wield Weapon 2: Aspect of Earthquakes (Emerald)

Chaos Perks

• A Beast Cornered: Gains increased damage and reduces damage taken as health decreases.
• Raging Chaos: Gains Berserking while not Healthy, and core abilities deal fire damage.
• Accelerating Chaos: Lucky Strike: Deals damage to enemies with a chance to trigger a Chaos Burst and reduce ability cooldowns.
• Mard Guard: Combines with A Beast Cornered, grants greater survivability when below half health.

How To Defeat Uber Lilith?

Uber Lilith is the most powerful boss in Diablo 4, but unlike other bosses, she doesn't provide a wealth of Diablo 4 items. While she appears to have a one-hit kill mechanic, in reality, aside from platform collapses, she doesn't have any truly lethal abilities. All her damage can be avoided through positioning and understanding the mechanics.

If your gear doesn't meet the above requirements, or you lack mythic items, you can try challenging Uber Lilith, but your damage will definitely be significantly lower, making it impossible to kill her before her phase transition.

Before challenging her, ensure your armor and elemental resistances are at their maximum, and your movement speed is at least 155%, which is crucial for dodging mechanics. You must have at least one ability that provides an unstoppable state. If you're using a Flay Barbarian build, War Cry and Wrath of the Berserker both provide unstoppable.

Remember to always prioritize dodging mechanics (especially waves), with damage output being secondary. When she releases waves, remember to stand at the bottom of the arena, and during the platform running phase, stay close to the edge to maximize your safety zone.

Note that when you reach the bottom or top of a platform, Lilith will perform a pull; you must use an unstoppable ability at this moment, otherwise you'll be pulled back to the center of the arena, making you extremely vulnerable to death. Keep moving throughout, especially when dealing with the triangular waves; remaining stationary is tantamount to death. However, if your damage output is high enough, you can definitely kill her before she transitions to her next phase.

This concludes the basic introduction to Flay Barbarian build and some key points for defeating Uber Lilith. If you consistently fail to defeat Lilith, it's best to upgrade your gear and damage before attempting the challenge again.

Compared to new, relatively unknown titles, sequels to established MMORPG series that have already achieved success with their first game seem to attract players more easily, especially longtime fans who have been eagerly awaiting a sequel.

However, sometimes for various reasons, sequels may not be released for many years, to the point that fans may have already forgotten about the original game - like Aion.

Aion 2, the sequel to Aion, was released on November 18, 2025, 17 years after the first game! Despite this, Aion 2 still garnered attention from the player community, with everyone eager to see if it could adapt to today's MMORPG market.

However, if you want to play this sequel, considering the advancements in game development technology, it will inevitably differ significantly from the original game. Whether you are a new or veteran player, you will need to approach the game with a beginner's mindset.

Therefore, to help you quickly adapt to, review, and experience Aion 2, we will provide essential beginner tips.

Ensure Your Devices Can Run The Game

Currently, Aion 2 is confirmed to run on PC and mobile platforms (iOS and Android), but cross-platform play is supported, meaning you can use one account to play on different devices.

Generally, most current smartphones can run Aion 2 smoothly, provided you have sufficient storage space. Of course, a better phone will provide better graphics and smoother gameplay:

• System: Android 11 and up
• Minimum Specifications: 6GB RAM

Minimum PC System Requirements

If you are a PC player, you must ensure your devices meet at least the following requirements for the game to launch:

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10/11
• Memory: 16 GB
• Graphics Card: FHD / GTX 1660 (6GB)
• CPU: Intel Core i5-10400F / AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
• Storage: 40 GB

Recommended PC System Requirements

Assuming a stable network connection, the above specifications are only the basics for the game to run; smoothness and image clarity are not guaranteed. Therefore, if you have the resources to upgrade your devices, the following configuration would be better:

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10/11
• Memory: 32 GB
• Graphics Card: NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti / QHD
• CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
• Storage: SSD preferred

You should only start playing the game if you make sure your device is reliable enough; otherwise, any other tips that follow are just empty talk.

Choose The Suitable Class

If you're not a first-time MMORPG player, this tip should be familiar, as class selection is fundamental to your gameplay in this genre. It determines your skills, appearance, and more.

Currently, there are eight known classes in Aion 2: Templar, Gladiator, Assassin, Ranger, Sorcerer, Spiritmaster, Chanter, and Cleric. You need to choose one to begin creating your character.

These classes can be broadly categorized into three types: DPS, Tank, and Healer. Games typically provide more detailed descriptions for each class, allowing you to choose based on your needs and preferences.

However, if you're unfamiliar with Aion series or want an easier start, we recommend choosing a Tank or Healer class, such as Templar or Cleric.

Don't Skip The Tutorial

After creating your character, you can enter the game, but you won't immediately encounter the main story. You'll need to complete a tutorial to understand the basic mechanics of Aion 2. This tutorial usually includes:

• Combat and movement in Aion 2 (running, jumping, flying, or swimming).
• Accepting and completing quests.
• Finding NPCs and interacting with them.
• Managing your inventory.

If you think you can skip the tutorial because you're a seasoned gamer, you're mistaken, as every game has its own nuances. For example, in Aion 2, item rarity is indicated by color codes as follows:

• Junk - Gray
• Common - White
• Superior - Green
• Heroic - Blue
• Fabled - Gold
• Eternal - Orange

This may not be the case in other games. If you don't learn and understand this, you might make mistakes and cause irreparable damage.

As you progress through the game, tutorial content will be scattered throughout different stages, unlocking after reaching specific levels or completing special quests. Don't ignore these.

Generally, after completing the basic tutorial, you should have earned a small amount of Aion 2 Kinah. At this point, you should immediately use this currency to bind your character to an obelisk, serving as your respawn point in Aion 2.

More importantly, there will always be a Soul Healer next to the obelisk. If you suffer a death debuff upon death, giving Kinah to this NPC will reduce the debuff's effect.

Develop Your Initial Gameplay Plan

After understanding the basic controls, don't rush into your journey. Make sure you've memorized the basics, organize your inventory, and consider whether you want to experience solo gameplay or adventure with teammates.

If you prefer solo play, ensure your attack and defense skills are reliable and always carry items that restore health.

If you enjoy teaming up to challenge dungeons or bosses, find teammates quickly and determine combat roles based on everyone's class to enjoy exciting team battles.

Generally, joining a guild or sending invitations in the chat channel are good ways to recruit teammates. However, once the team is assembled, don't forget to evaluate each member; replace any who are slacking off!

Farm Currency And Items In A Timely Manner

Sufficient resource reserves are essential for a smooth transition to the late game, as you'll need to consume Kinah and other items more and more as you progress.

Therefore, after completing the basic tasks, don't rush into deeper levels. Instead, focus your efforts on farming currency and items in specific areas or dungeons to ensure you don't fall behind in the main storyline.

That concludes this guide. Please select your server and begin your Aion 2 journey following these tips!

Most of the content in CoD Black Ops 7 is similar to CoD BO6. Its only real breakthrough is the new Endgame mode.

Endgame mode is currently the most popular mode among players. It's somewhat of a combination of Warzone and Zombies modes, and also shares some similarities with shoot-and-takeout games, but it's purely PvE. Let's discuss how to quickly increase your Combat Rating and earn XP efficiently.

Endgame Mode Guide

You need to complete the entire campaign of the base game to unlock Endgame mode. If you have already unlocked this mode, you can invite other players who haven't unlocked it to team up with you.

In this mode, if you and your entire squad are eliminated without any self-revive, the penalty is very severe. Your operator's Combat Rating will be reset to 0, and you will lose all equipment, requiring you to start from scratch to find new weapons.

However, compared to DMZ and Modern Warfare Zombies, Endgame has one advantage: if you are downed but the rest of your squad survives, you can redeploy and retrieve all your equipment within 30 seconds.

However, according to player feedback, this mode is not very stable and has many bugs. If the game crashes or you disconnect, you will lose all your equipment, including your Combat Rating and weapons brought in during extraction.

Thera is still an extraction bug occurs when a teammate initiates extraction independently, forcibly pulling the entire squad out of the game, whereas normally players should have the option not to extract with the squad. There are also instances where the extraction transport abandons players, bouncing them back onto the map, or simply doesn't come to pick them up.

Combat Rating

Combat Rating can be increased to a maximum of 60, which is the maximum level for a single operator. Increasing Combat Rating unlocks numerous skills, which exist in the form of skill trees, allowing players to choose a path to enhance their operator.

Players earn Power (a blue sphere) by defeating enemies and completing objectives in Endgame. Collecting Power is the only way to increase your Combat Rating.

Each time you reach a new milestone, you can choose the next upgrade from two available skill trees. You'll receive significant damage boosts at Combat Rating levels 10, 20, 30, and 45. These boosts are crucial for entering higher tier zones and apply to any weapon you use, independent of your chosen skills.

It's recommended that you develop as many different operators as possible and unlock their skills and abilities during the preseason.

Weapon Rarity System

Before entering higher tier zones, it's recommended to acquire weapons of higher rarity. Rarity, from lowest to highest, is roughly as follows:

• Common (Gray)
• Uncommon (Green)
• Rare (Blue)
• Epic (Purple)
• Legendary (Orange)
• Exotic (Red)

After clearing a command center on the map, you can find workbenches to upgrade weapon rarity. There are purple workbenches in Tier 3 zone, which can upgrade to Epic. And there are orange workbenches in Tier 4 zone, which can upgrade your weapon to Legendary. If another squad in the same game opens a command center first, you can also use that workbench for free.

In Endgame mode, AAROW 109 Launcher is very useful. With the high combat level damage bonus, this weapon can efficiently handle elite enemies and the endgame boss. It is recommended to use it as your starting weapon and prioritize upgrading it to Legendary rarity at the command center.

How To Level Up Quickly?

On the map, you'll see different markers. Blue markers represent major in-game activities, which are longer objectives and reward a large amount of XP. Green markers represent side missions or contracts, similar to Warzone or previous extraction modes.

Guild Hunters

If you complete too many objectives in a game without extracting, you might attract the attention of Guild Hunters. These include powerful enemies like VTOL Warship and Rhino, which are difficult even for max-level, fully equipped players. Therefore, it's recommended to extract before the countdown reaches approximately 15 minutes to avoid unnecessary risks.

It's advisable to carry a grappling hook, as it allows for rapid movement. Combined with a wingsuit, it enables efficient map traversal and allows you to complete more objectives.

XP And Weapon Level Farm

In Tier 3 zone, reinforcements of regular Fear zombies repeatedly spawn. You can kill them in large numbers by circling the hilly areas of these regions. Fear will continuously spawn, providing a near-infinite number of leveling targets.

You can simultaneously increase your Combat Rating, weapon prestige level (the level after a weapon reaches its maximum level), player level, and battle pass progression. This is extremely efficient when combined with double weapon XP tokens.

The official release also confirms a 25% faster progression rate. This bonus is significant in Endgame mode, but less noticeable in multiplayer and Zombies modes. If you need to level up or unlock camouflage in multiplayer or Zombies mode, you can use CoD Black Ops 7 bot lobbies for an easier leveling experience.

Final Strategy

To avoid losses from crashes and disconnections and to progress quickly, it's recommended to always carry an arrow launcher.

If you're playing solo, it's best to progress gradually, from Tier 1 Zone to Tier 4 Zone, increasing your Combat Rating and unlocking Command Center workbench.

If you're playing in a team, a high-level teammate can take you directly to Tier 4 Zone Command Center to instantly upgrade your weapon to legendary.

Once you have high-rarity weapons and a high Combat Rating, you can continuously farm Fear Zombies in Tier 3 zones to quickly upgrade your weapon and Combat Rating. Simultaneously complete blue and green objectives and contracts.

You can also switch weapons at any time to quickly upgrade other weapons that require camouflage farming. It's recommended to perform extractions in Tier 3 zones to obtain more rewards.

This is a simple beginner's guide to level up in Endgame mode. Once your operator rank reaches 45 or higher, you can try soloing the final boss. It's recommended to challenge it 9 times to unlock skins for each eligible operator.

As you know, Path of Exile series is known for its complex and extensive game system, which is reflected in every aspect, including the currency system: there are multiple currency types, each with a unique function.

Therefore, once any new league starts, your immediate priority is to quickly accumulate enough currency to smoothly experience the new league's exclusive content. Of course, the simpler the method for farming currency, the better.

Based on this, this guide will use the current 3.27 league as a foundation to show you how to obtain a large amount of currency in Path of Exile by farming strongboxes.

Strategy Overview

As a core gameplay element of Path of Exile series, map running is actually a general term, as running different maps utilizes various buffs to bring different benefits, allowing you to selectively farm according to your needs.

The method we introduce this time focuses on acquiring currency, so you can utilize maps like T17 boss rushing or T16 Kalguuran farming, combining numerous map affixes, and stacking class skills on the passive talent tree to obtain better strongboxes.

This allows you to maximize your final currency and other loot gains beyond regular farming, maximizing rewards within a limited number of farming attempts.

What Are Strongboxes?

As a comprehensive form of loot, strongbox farming has become a well-established farming strategy, especially when combined with Atlas passive tree.

This approach allows you to maximize currency, scarabs, and other gains by investing in strongboxes nodes on Atlas skill tree and farming strongboxes on high-tier maps, particularly Tier 17 maps.

More importantly, once you've acquired enough Chaos Orbs through farming, you can use this currency to roll strongboxes again to increase their rarity, further boosting subsequent farming rewards - this currency consumption is essential.

How To Maximize The Effectiveness Of Strongbox Farming?

Building upon the core strategy above, you first need to unlock truly effective strongboxes nodes, rather than unlocking every node related to strongboxes, which will only waste your points.

Generally, it's recommended to prioritize unlocking nodes that can duplicate currency and divination cards, increasing the chance of reopening strongboxes, or corrupting them to make them rarer.

Additionally, Niko-related Atlas passive tree nodes deserve special mention. These nodes increase your chances of encountering Niko on the map, increasing the number of additional strongboxes you find and maximizing your rewards.

When choosing maps, prioritize running T17 maps, as they contain additional barrels that drop bonus loot. However, ensure you can handle the enemies spawned by strongboxes on higher-level maps, as losing to them will actually reduce your rewards.

If you're unsure which maps to farm, we recommend Defiled Cathedral and Jungle Valley.

Best Maps

Defiled Cathedral has a circular layout with a main corridor and numerous platforms along the way. Potential bosses include Woad, Mockery of Man. Here, you simply need to defeat all the enemies you encounter.

In contrast, Jungle Valley offers a more in-depth farming strategy. You can combine Legion or Breach encounters, or other nodes and passive skills, on this map to maximize enemy density and high-value drops.

When farming Jungle Valley using map devices with the legion affix, you can maximize encounters by clearing all monster groups. Overlapping Legion and Breach encounters further speed up the clearing process.

It's worth noting that when farming currency using legions on the map, you can choose to avoid bosses, as they will take more time, but the rewards are not proportional to that.

Also Read: Path Of Exile 3.27 Genesis Tree Guide | Best Nodes Recommendation For Maximum Rewards

It's also worth noting that you can increase the reward drop rate of Jungle Valley by allocating frequently used map slots to it, or by placing a slot on an adjacent map.

At the same time, don't forget to utilize Eater of Worlds influence. It allows related altars to consistently provide more valuable currency drops, such as Chaos Orbs or Unmaking Orbs. Furthermore, enemies affected by this influence are easier to control.

In summary, the steps to running maps to obtain more strongboxes or direct currency drops are as follows:

• 1. Obtain the map through trading, crafting, or drops.
• 2. Add usable affixes and scarabs.
• 3. Prioritize finding and activating altars to gain valuable buffs.
• 4. Utilize the buffs from other map devices.
• 5. Clear the entire map.

How Profitable Is It?

The most frequently dropped currency type using this farming strategy is Divine Orbs. Based on the rarity of this currency and the changes to 3.27 league drop mechanics, on average, even with bad luck, you'll find one Divine Orb in various junk drops per map run.

Combined with the investment in increasing map value and the average time to complete a map (approximately five minutes if you're skilled), the overall return is quite good, as you can't always be unlucky enough to only get the minimum value.

This concludes the guide to using map running to obtain strongboxes and thus complete currency farming in Path of Exile Keepers League. If you're accumulating currency, this should help!

While the number of players in Dune Awakening has been declining rapidly recently, the development team is working to improve the situation and avoid potential negative impacts. Meanwhile, some players, like you, may still be addicted to the game!

If you're still playing Dune Awakening and want to continue expanding your base after the server merge, or take a break before then, you'll need to master some tax avoidance techniques - this can help you save more Solari!

In the game, the recipients of your tax payments depend on your faction. Therefore, this article will introduce how to avoid taxes as a House Atreides member and provide information you should know about tax in Dune Awakening.

What Is Tax In The Game?

If you have sufficient social experience in the real world, you should know the meaning and function of taxes. In fact, it's basically the same as in Dune Awakening, only the definition is simpler in the game, relating only to your base construction.

As you know, Dune Awakening lore features multiple factions, but House Atreides and Harkonnen are the main ones. As a player, you must choose one to join. After that, your taxes will naturally be paid to your faction.

Taxes in Dune Awakening are given every two weeks by the Imperial Tax Representative in Arrakeen or Harko Village. If you fail to pay taxes on time for an extended period, your base shield will be deactivated, and your base will become a public area.

How To Avoid Taxes?

Due to the game's inherent mechanics, you cannot achieve 100% tax avoidance, but you can minimize taxes by reducing base maintenance consumption to save Solari.

In other words, the tax avoidance solution we provide is actually a simple base construction plan that strives to reduce base consumption. The following principles must be adhered to:

• Limit base size
• Build a small sub-fief
• Keep buildings localized and do not expand

As for more specific construction methods, let's see how to do it!

Starting From The Bottom Layer

After determining the map where you want to build your base, select any set and begin placing your regular sub-fief. Here, you need to use the foundation trick to raise the sub-fief two blocks off the ground to gain sufficient top space.

Next, build a 5x5 base, then remove a 2x1 opening in front to install a ramp. A reminder: use the foundation trick again on the base: only use foundations on the exterior, and use regular ceilings inside to save resources.

Meanwhile, ensure the base's front is as far away from the territory boundary as possible and not too close to the ground.

After the base is complete, build two layers of walls around the perimeter, ensuring both walls are one block high. Then gradually build the internal layout. If your base is on flat ground, you can choose to level this layer to gain more space.

After completing this section of walls, remember to add stairs and a garage, keeping the stairs open. When building the second set of walls, install windows on the front; you can add more windows as needed later.

First Floor Layout

First, build a half-wall gable roof on the left extension of the base, then add a roof on top. For the walls, simply use regular walls, but don't forget to add a door leading to the single-block balcony.

Next, build another gable roof on the north side of the base, and construct a simple roof structure on the first two blocks. Then, add a ceiling, hatch frame, and a ladder one by one to provide direct access to the hangar.

How To Build The Hangar?

As a place to store vehicles and resources, the hangar's design principle is to be large enough and easy to access. First, build it using regular walls, leaving a space at the back for windows.

If you want to create an open roof, you can use roof panels and half-walls at the back, then finish it flat.

Finishing Touches

At this point, the optimal tax haven base is basically complete, but you need to continue optimizing it to make it more functional.

First, adjust the 2x2 ceiling above the garage on the first floor. Move them down one block, then extend them above the ramp below, and add a window, a door, and a staircase leading to the upper level to create a recessed storage area and a balcony.

If you want more storage space, you can build a storage shelf on the first floor or develop the area under the stairs.

Next, you'll need to place two Pentashields each in the hangar and garage. Note that to reduce fuel consumption and ensure the entire base can run on just one generator, you need to carefully control the size of Pentashields.

It's worth mentioning that to make your storage space look neater and to plan all usable space effectively, you can build shelves made of iron, aluminum, or any other material to store items.

More Tax Avoidance Tips

Now your base is a qualified tax haven! But upon closer inspection, you'll find many details that can further improve tax avoidance efficiency!

Because our goal is to reduce consumption to avoid taxes, no workbenches are placed inside this base to reduce power consumption. However, if you want to use it as a more practical base, you'll need to leave space to add additional generators.

If you do this, remember to turn off some workbenches when leaving the game or having other tasks to reduce overall power consumption. This will reduce the amount of power generation materials you need to store, making your gameplay smoother.

It's worth mentioning that if you're a Harkonnen player, this basic tax haven setup is also suitable; you only need to make minor adjustments - it's a very versatile approach.

In fact, not only for tax havens, but if you don't plan to play Dune Awakening for a while, this base can also maintain its continuous operation while reducing resource consumption, ensuring you don't return to find your buildings completely looted.

That concludes this introduction. We hope it helps you on your following Dune Awakening journey!

Hi Tycoons! With the launch of the previous Golden Blitz, Cozy Comforts album has officially entered its second half. The first event concluded on November 10th and 11th, and voting for the next Golden Card began on the 12th.

The second Golden Blitz event will begin soon, so let's see which two Golden Cards have been selected this time.

Date

This Golden Blitz event is scheduled to begin at 8:00 AM (Eastern Time) on November 17th and end at 8:00 AM (Eastern Time) on November 18th, lasting a total of 24 hours. The previous Golden Blitz event was held between November 10th and 11th, with a 7-day interval between the two events.

During Bon Appetit album run, Golden Blitz held five events:

• October 14, 2025 - October 15, 2025: Soufflé (Set 14) and Masala Dabba (Set 17)
• October 9, 2025 - October 10, 2025: Black Forest Cake (Set 13) and Big Blue Cheese (Set 15)
• October 5, 2025 - October 6, 2025: Hot Diggity Dog (Set 15) and Pressing (Set 16)
• October 1, 2025 - October 2, 2025: Ratatouille (Set 14) and The Cave (Set 16)
• September 20, 2025 - September 21, 2025: Saskatoon Pie (Set 11) and Perfect Piece (Set 12)

Cozy Comforts album has a relatively large number of cards, so there may be a total of 6 Golden Blitz events.

Selected Gold Cards

Golden cards for Golden Blitz event are selected by the player community through voting each time. The results for this vote are as follows:

• Set 16 - Bark the Halls: 18,590 votes (27%)
• Set 18 - Snow Day!: 16,930 votes (25%)
• Set 19 - Comfy Basket: 15,374 votes (23%)
• Set 20 - Warm Layers: 9,393 votes (14%)
• Set 20 - Acorn Stash: 7,994 votes (12%)

This time, two four-star golden cards were selected: Monopoly Go Bark the Halls and Snow Day!.

Why Should You Join In Golden Blitz Event?

The two four-star golden cards selected in the last Golden Blitz event were Raincoat Ready (Set 15) and Rafter Raccoon (Set 17). If you missed the trading opportunity and don't have these cards, you'll have to try to draw them from your card pack yourself, which is undoubtedly very difficult.

Golden cards are normally untradeable. Even if you have many duplicate golden cards, you can't give them to others unless they are selected in a community vote. Previously selected golden cards won't appear in the next vote, so it's best not to miss any Golden Blitz events.

Golden Blitz event is specifically designed for players to trade specific golden cards, and each event lasts about a day. Each event offers five additional trading opportunities, allowing you to send golden card trade requests to up to five players. Once any player responds, the trade with other players will be automatically canceled.

Of course, you can also trade regular cards with other players. The interaction between players during Golden Blitz events is always very active, making trading much easier than usual.

How To Get Gold Cards?

Gold cards can theoretically appear in any card pack, but even the probability of getting a gold card in a 5-star pack is only about 1%. Don't even think about getting one from 1-star or 2-star packs.

Pink, Green, And Yellow Packs

These three types of packs are for 1-star to 3-star cards. They provide 1-star to 3-star stickers, but rarely contain gold card stickers. Does this mean these packs are worthless? Not necessarily.

In the latter half of each album season, players generally won't lack low-star stickers, so the stickers in these packs are usually duplicates. You can exchange duplicate stickers for stars, and then use those stars to exchange for rarer sticker packs in the safe.

Blue, Purple, And Red Sticker Packs

Blue and purple sticker packs usually appear as tournament leaderboard rewards, special event rewards, or Quick Win weekly rewards. You can also exchange them for stars in the safe. Overall, they are much harder to obtain than the three types of sticker packs mentioned above.

Both sticker packs reliably provide 4-star and 5-star stickers, and each pack contains a considerable number, so the probability of getting a gold card is quite high.

The red sticker pack can currently only be obtained by accumulating progress in community chests, but it contains the most cards, so it also has a significant chance of getting a gold card.

Swap Packs And Wild Stickers

These two generally appear as the top rewards of special events. Swap Packs usually appear in the first half of the season. This is a special card pack containing mostly 4-star, 5-star, and gold cards, and you can reroll some cards you don't need, so the probability of getting a gold card is very high.

Wild Stickers usually appear in the second half of the season. This is a special sticker that can be exchanged for any card in your sticker pack. However, once you obtain this reward, you need to redeem it immediately; you can't redeem it all at the end of the sticker season.

These are the general rewards for this Golden Blitz event. Hopefully, you can successfully find other players to trade for these two gold cards.

Recently, ARC Raiders released its latest major update patch, North Line Update 1.2.0, the largest update since the game's launch. This update not only brings a brand new Stella Montis map and weapons, but also new enemies to defeat.

Here, we'll discuss the boss that makes its debut in this North Line update: Matriarch. This is a very tanky ARC machine; compared to it, The Queen looks much friendlier!

In this guide, we'll explain how to defeat Matriarch, including its spawn locations, boss mechanics, and specific strategies for defeating it. Let's take a look!

Where Does Matriarch Spawn?

First, Matriarch will only appear when Matriarch Event is active on the map, displayed as a diamond link icon.

Initially, Matriarch will spawn in Dam Battlegrounds or Spaceport, though she may also appear on other maps. In Dam Battlegrounds, you'll find her at the breach; in Spaceport, she'll be near Fuel Lines next to Departure Building.

Also Read: ARC Raiders 1.2.0 North Line Update Note | New Map, New ARC Enemies, Item Changes And Full Patch Summary

Matriarch Mechanics

Let's talk about how Matriarch works. She's essentially another version of The Queen, like Bastion and Bombardier - the same unit, but with some key differences.

Therefore, Matriarch also has many spider-like long legs and a similar movement pattern, but her weaknesses, attack methods, and mechanics are completely different.

Attack Methods

Let's start with her direct attacks. Unlike The Queen, she doesn't have the ability to directly shoot or attack you. Aside from directly stomping on you, all her attacks are indirect. That is, she primarily damages you by throwing Gas Grenade, Flashbangs, Homing Missiles, and Shield Generation.

On the other hand, she can also summon Ticks, Wasps, and Hornets, just like The Queen. Furthermore, our tests have confirmed that she can also summon Bastions, Leapers, and Rocketeers. Therefore, the official claim that she is more deadly than The Queen may be true.

Physical Stomp

The most important attack mechanism of Matriarch is the physical stomp. This attack will be triggered randomly if you are close to her and near the ground.

Gas Grenade

In addition, she will throw Gas Grenade. If you are near her, gas aura will appear around her. These Gas Grenade, like the traps we set, will consume stamina. If you are in a favorable position, this will be insignificant; however, if you are in a disadvantageous position, such as being close to her, it could be fatal. Therefore, you must always be aware of your position.

Flashbangs

Next, she will launch Flashbangs. These projectiles fly through the air and tumble. They are very conspicuous and explode upon landing, but they will not cause you harm; instead, they will completely blind or severely deafen you. This means you will be unable to defend yourself for a short period of time.

However, you can shoot these flashbangs to cause them to explode prematurely, especially if you're in a disadvantageous position, which is a good way to avoid letting them land near you.

Homing Missiles

However, her most lethal attack is Homing Missiles. These rockets are launched into the air like the Queen's mortar fire, but they function completely differently. They ascend, select a target, and lock onto it. Once locked on, they rush towards it at extremely high speed.

Our advice is to find some sturdy cover and then immediately retreat behind it the moment the missile launches.

Shield Generation

Finally, her unique direct mechanic is Shield Generation, which generates various shields all over her body, seemingly impenetrable by any projectile.

It's worth noting that while Matriarch is extremely protected when shielded, you can walk right in and attack her from within. This is because when her shields are activated, her core, her most vulnerable part, is completely exposed.

Summoning Creatures

Currently, there are three creatures that Matriarch can summon: two Wasps and one Hornet. They will attack the current target directly, regardless of the target's location or distance from the spawn point. Additionally, she will summon a large swarm of ticks along the ground, which are extremely deadly.

Equipment Selection

So what should we do to improve our win rate before facing Matriarch? As before, you'll need the familiar weapon: Hullcracker.

However, things have changed. You can still acquire a Hullcracker daily for 30,000 coins, but Launcher Ammo has doubled in price. That means 10 bullets will cost 6,000 coins instead of the previous 3,000.

And just like against The Queen, each member of the team will need to carry approximately 60 to 80 bullets. But if you're soloing, you'll need at least 200.

However, there's now a new option: you can also consider the epic grenade: Deadline. It deals 1000 damage upon explosion, equivalent to 10 Hullcrackers.

How To Defeat Matriarch?

For this boss fight strategy, I think you should occupy advantageous cover above Matriarch, regardless. Ideally, this allows you to aim at her jaw and attack her core when ready.

Next to Fuel Lines in Spaceport, you can use the windows and balconies inside Departure Building as ideal cover. We can do this in Dam Battlegrounds as well, though it's a bit more difficult because your upper body is exposed, but you just need to be taller than the boss and have solid cover in front of you, which is easy to do near the bridges on either side of Dam.

We need to position ourselves in the center of the cover and then sway left or right as needed. Even if she throws Gas Grenade at us, it doesn't matter; we can slowly move behind cover and completely avoid the missiles.

While ensuring our own safety, we need to destroy as many of her jaw plates as possible. Her core is protected by two jaw plates, so you can focus your fire on one of them, either the left or right, exposing one side of the core. You can then skillfully weave in and out, dealing massive damage with each shot. This is how we quickly defeat Matriarch.

Rewards

Finally, defeating Matriarch unlocks one of the richest loot pools in ARC Raiders, filled with high-rarity items and valuable components.

Her unique drop is Matriarch Reactor, which can be used to craft a new legendary weapon - Aphelion. Of course, crafting this weapon also requires complex Complex Gun Parts and Magnetic Accelerators, which you can also obtain from Matriarch and The Queen.

That's all we know so far about Matriarch ARC boss. Hopefully, this gives you some confidence to challenge her yourself. We believe her final loot will make all the effort worthwhile.