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In the previous Borderlands series of games, Sirens has always been one of the best classes chosen by the most players, and this tradition is also the case in the recently launched Borderlands 4. Vex is the resident Siren in this new game, so both newcomers and veterans prefer to start their exploration with this character.

However, it must be pointed out that Borderlands 4 is an action-playing game, so while focusing on shooting, you should also select some appropriate skills, weapons, and gear for it during the exploration process to make your character more combat-effective.

Since there are currently many build options available to you in the game, in order to save you the time and effort of trying them one by one, here are some options for the best Vex build, including skills, weapons, and gear. Of course, these can be modified according to your play style, and everything is based on your gaming convenience.

Skills

The first type of option we’d like to introduce is skills. Based on player feedback, allowing Vex to fully utilize elemental and status effect damage is the easiest way to build a strong skill tree. Although both effects can be achieved by using any of 3 Action Skills, it is highly recommended that you make corresponding adjustments based on the weapons you choose later.

For example, if you are using corrosive damage-dealing weapons, then Dead Ringer Action Skill and some skills in its tree are perfect pairings with such weapons because they maximize the potential of status effect damage.

The best skills recommended for you on Dead Ringer skill tree are Portents of Suffering and Prismatic Ichor, which are more suitable for early game content for emphasizing and enhancing Status Effect damage; Blight Attunement and Necrosis, which can enhance your Corrosive emphasis in the endgame.

Don’t forget to use Wither as your Augment and place Grim Reaper in your Capstone skill slot, both of which can further enhance your status effect damage. In the endgame, unlock as many Killer branches as possible, with Killer, Contamination, Compounding Afflictions, and Overkill being worth your special attention.

If you want Status Effect boosts, consider digging into other skill trees. For example Incarnate’s Bloodletter skill is a good option. It should be noted that since this skill tree may be different from Vex’s in terms of exploration style or combat style, if you want to make it more suitable for your needs, remember to invest more Borderlands 4 Money in it to upgrade it.

Weapons

Once you’ve settled on your skill choices, your weapon options are pretty obvious: Ripper or Maliwan Corrosive guns, both of which deal significant elemental and status effect damage, and maximize the scaling of Vex’s Corrosive effects. However, since the drop rate of these two weapons in the game is relatively low, you need to farm as many times as possible in zones that can provide you with weapon item rewards.

In terms of priority, Ripper SMGs are the first choice. Although the Ripper shotgun, pistol, and sniper rifle have high strength in looting and shooting, they are not perfectly adapted to every battle, that is, their versatility is not that high, so they can be used as your auxiliary weapons. Or if possible, Heavy Weapon Ordnance, which can cause Corrosive damage, is also an option worth trying.

By the way, Corrisive elements of Vex builds will quickly deplete the enemy’s health, so generally speaking, regular firearms are enough to make you powerful. However, in some special cases, such as when you encounter an enemy that is immune or has high health, it is recommended that you convert one of them into an alternative weapon with a different status effect.

Gear

As for the Gear options introduced to you at the end, generally speaking, try to choose those that can synergize with other build options such as weapons or skills, such as Ripper Enhancement or Maliwan Enhancement, which can complement any weapon you end up using.

Additionally, you should try to pick Class Mods that improve your skills, such as those that greatly enhance Portents of Suffering, Blight Attunement, and Necrosis. While your Repkit and Armor Shield won’t have a huge impact on the effectiveness of your build, they shouldn’t be chosen haphazardly.

You should focus on Repkits with Elemental Affinity and/or Status Effect-boosting features, as well as shields that make your elemental resistances stronger. As well as Phase Clone Minions, it will be more suitable for use in single-player games, because they can act as turrets to provide support and can also be used to irritate enemies in encounters and transfer damage that would otherwise be inflicted on you to them, giving you some breathing space during the campaign.

The above are the various recommended options for the best Vex builds in Borderlands 4. Hopefully, with their help, you can complete the entire campaign faster and get more loot and experience points to achieve a rise in the rankings and gain honor. I wish you happy gaming!

WoW Mists of Pandaria Classic, which has been attracting much attention recently, is expected to usher in its first major content update on September 23, namely the launch of Phase 2 called Landfall. In this update, the developers will bring players new campaign content, reputations, scenarios, and systems.

According to some published information, the war between Horde and Alliance on Pandaria will spread to the coast of Krasarang Wilds, where all players will need to build new bases, compete for resources, and complete daily tasks to receive more loot and faction reputation points.

To help all players prepare for Phase 2 of Mists of Pandaria Classic, this guide will summarize all the released content and leaks to give you an overview of what’s coming in this update, including release dates, content details, and some possible exploration tips.

Release Date

In the official MoP Classic Roadmap, Phase 2 Landfall is scheduled to be officially released in NA realms on September 23, 2025, and will be released in EU realms the day after due to time zone reasons.

Content Details

Now comes the most important part of this guide. In summary, Phase 2 adds a new Quest Campaign, two Factions, a Legendary Chapter, a new tournament format, Brawler’s Guild, five new Scenarios, and a host of updates. Let’s take a look at each one.

New Quest Campaign

The main battleground in WoW Classic is between Horde and Alliance, and MoP Classic is no exception. As the fog clears, their war continues to Krasarang Wilds, and as the most loyal followers of these two factions, you need to help your fleets land on this continent, which is where the theme of this update comes in.

The specific ways to compete are: building bases, collecting resources, hunting rare monsters, etc. The campaign begins with Meet the Scout quest, which automatically pops up the first time you log in after Phase 2 Landfall is activated. If you accidentally close it, you can pick it up by visiting Sunwalker Dezco or Lyalia in Pandaria capital city.

New Factions

With the addition of Krasarang Wilds, two new factions have been added to MoP Classic: Operation: Shieldwall and Dominance Offensive, which the gear rewards they offer as you progress through the campaign are mostly the same, just with different names.

What is worth mentioning here are the faction-exclusive mounts they reward you with: Grand Armored Gryphon and Grand Armored Wyvern. One is a ground mount, and the other is a flying mount.

As in Phase 1, you’ll earn reputation points specific to these two factions by completing daily quests and Campaign to receive item rewards such as Helmbreaker Medallion, Shock-Charger Medallion, Vaporshield Medallion, and Arrowflight Medallion.

Legendary Chapter

As the game content develops, the next chapter of Wrathion’s Legendary Questline in the game will also begin. In this new chapter, you need to focus on the faction conflict in Krasarang Wilds, such as participating in PvP in this zone, completing battles in Temple of Kotmogu and Silvershard Mines Battlegrounds, and killing General of the opposing faction.

According to some leaked information, players generally feel that the battles in this Legendary Chapter will be more difficult than those in Phase 1. On the one hand, the combat mechanism of NPC enemies may be modified, and on the other hand, PvP combat ability and survivability of all players at this stage are very strong.

So after you complete Incoming... quest, which will require you to build an outpost for your faction in Krasarang Wilds and before begin this chapter of exploration, invest as much WoW MoP Classic Gold as possible in your character to maximize its effectiveness. 

Before you can begin this new chapter, you must first reach Revered in the Black Prince faction’s reputation system and complete the Breath of the Black Prince quest, which will require you to unlock Domination Point or Lion’s Landing. Completing this new Legendary Chapter rewards you with Eye of the Black Prince, which adds a prismatic socket to Sha-Touched weapons.

Brawler’s Guild

To add some competitive excitement to the mythical WoW MoP Classic, the developers have added a new competition format, Brawler’s Guild, where you will face off against various challenging bosses in a 1v1 arena.

To start this fight, you need to have a Blood-Soaked Invitation, which you can get from exploring in Krasarang Wilds or from Auction House for some in-game gold. The following are the names and locations of NPCs that can provide you with invitations. After you receive Blood-Soaked Invitation, you can go to Stormwind or Orgrimmar to find Brawler’s Guild and start the battle.

Alliance

• Kar Warmaker (/way 13.4 54.8)
• Muerta (/way 9.6 54.6)
• Ubunti the Shade (/way 13.2 66.0)

Horde

• Dalan Nightbreaker (/way 85.0 27.6)
• Disha Fearwarden (/way 87.4 29.2)
• Mavis Harms (/way 84.6 31.0)

Scenarios

Phase 2 of MoP Classic also adds 5 new explorable Scenarios for all players, two of which are exclusive to Horde or Alliance respectively, and 3 are universal, each with different exploration objectives.

• Assault on Zan’vess: You are needed to assist Klaxxi in attacking Zan’vess and reclaiming Mantid weapons.
• A Little Patience: Your assistance is needed to recapture Temple of the Red Crane from King Varian Wrynn. 
• Dagger in the Dark: Your assistance to Vol’jin is needed to monitor a Saurok-infested cavern.
• Lion’s Landing (Alliance): You are needed to protect Lion’s Landing from Horde’s attack.
• Domination Point (Horde): You are required to defend Dominance Point against Alliance attacks.

Item Upgrade System

To address player complaints about the difficulty obtaining high-value items, Mists of Pandaria Classic added an Item Upgrade System in Phase 2, which allowed you to upgrade your end-game gear once or twice, as well as 8 additional item levels.

• Rare Dungeon Gear: 750 Justice Points for 8 item levels
• Rare PvP Gear: 1000 Honor Points for 8 item levels
• Epic PvE Gear: 1000 Justice Points for 4 item levels, 2000 for 8 item levels
• Epic PvP Gear: 1500 Honor Points for 4 item levels, 3000 for 8 item levels

The above are some of the new additions and improvements currently known in WoW MoP Classic Phase 2 Landfall. I hope you can find more interesting ways to explore in this new season and find all the rewards you need on the continent of Pandaria. I wish you a happy game!

The developers of Genshin Impact recently announced that the game plans to skip Version 5.9 and directly launch Phase 1 of Version 6.0 on September 10 based on the habit of updating content every 6 weeks, which will bring many new banners, characters, maps and other changes.

At that time, each server will undergo a short maintenance period. Since there is still some time before the version goes online, this guide will give you a thorough introduction to all the new content included in Genshin Impact 6.0 so that you can prepare for it in advance, such as getting enough Genesis Crystals from Genshin Impact Top Up to play Gacha game.

Release Date

As I just said, Genshin Impact Version 6.0 Phase 1 is expected to be officially released on September 10, and each server will start a short maintenance period. The specific list is as follows.

• North America: September 9, 6:00 PM~11:00 PM (UTC/GMT-5)
• Europe: September 10, 12:00 AM~5:00 AM (UTC/GMT+1)
• Asia: September 10, 7:00 AM~12:00 PM (UTC/GMT+8)
• TW, HK, MO: September 10, 7:00 AM~12:00 PM (UTC/GMT+8)

As for Phase 2, players are currently predicting that it will be available in the game on September 30th, but the specific date will have to wait for the developer’s announcement.

Banners

Then let’s take a look at the content that all players care about most in each version update - Banners. In Phase 1, Lauma will make his debut and Nahida will return. For Phase 2, Flins’ debut banner will be introduced to Genshin Impact, and Yelan’s return banner will also appear in the prize pool you draw.

In addition to the banners for these existing characters, 6.0 also introduced two banners for the newly added 4-star character Aino for players to obtain. Not only that, there is also Sumeru Chronicled Wish Banner exclusive to this version, which provides you with 6 banners of 5-star characters and 6 banners of 5-star weapons. Here are their names:

5-Star Characters

• Wanderer
• Tighnari
• Alhaitham
• Cyno
• Nilou
• Dehya

5-Star Weapons

• Beacon of the Reed Sea
• Hunter’s Path
• Key of Khaj-Nisut
• Light of Foliar Incision
• Staff of the Scarlet Sands
• Tulaytullah’s Remembrance

Although few people care about weapon banners nowadays, the developers have added 4 weapon banners of the same Epitome Invocation type in Genshin Impact Version 6.0: Bloodsoaked Ruins, Aqua Simulacra, Nightweaver’s Looking Glass, and Thousand Floating Dreams.

Map

Nod-Krai, the sixth map region of Teyvat continent, is also planned to be included in Version 6.0 of Genshin Impact, which is located south of Snezhnaya and has unique terrain, puzzles, and creatures.

The developers defined this new autonomous area in the previous trailer as a place where people from all over Teyvat continent gather and set the entrance to the map near the end of Chapter 5 Act 5 Archon Quest.

Besides the very fascinating background story and plot, Nod-Krai also brings 11 new characters to all Genshin Impact players, who are likely to be related to Archon Quests in this region. It is worth noting that only Flins, Lauma and Aino have been added to Version 6.0, and the rest will be released in succession.

Here are the specific details of some characters leaked currently:

• Ineffa: An Electro wields polearm.
• Aino: A genius mechanic and inventor who can create all kinds of powerful machines out of nothing but scrap, designed Ineffa.
• Lauma: She is affiliated with Frostmoon Scions.
• Jahoda: Part of Clink-Clank Krumkake Craftshop with Aino and Ineffa.
• Durin: Jahoda and Ineffa’s companions
• Flins: A mysterious man has an Electro vision on his back which standing in the middle of the graveyard and carrying a lantern.
• Nicole: A member of Hexenzirkel and codenamed N.
• Nefer: She has cat-like eyes and fangs and speaks to Valka.

Of course, new regions also mean new bosses, so two new enemies and bosses have been added to Nod-Krai: Knuckle Duckle, a kuuvahki mechanism with the appearance of a mechanical duck, and Radiant Moonfly, a butterfly-shaped creature imbued with the ancient power of the moon.

As well as, Nod-Krai also includes two new Archon Questes: A Dance of Snowy Tides and Hoarfrost Groves in Act 1, and Elegy of Dust and Lamplight in Act 2, both of which contain a lot of interesting content waiting for your exploration. Not only that, the new artifact domains in this area will also provide you with two new Artifacts: Night of the Sky’s Unveiling and Silken Moon’s Serenade.

Events

Also, Genshin Impact Version 6.0 brings a lot of interesting events to players, some of which have appeared before and are returning in this version update. Most of these events will be activated starting from September 10th, so the following list about the mechanics and rewards of each event is very important for you to check out carefully.

Clink Clank Clash (September 12-29)

Clink Clank Clash requires you to use Kuuvahki to quickly travel to higher ground, earn stage points by collecting elemental particles along the way, and defeat all enemies in Nod-Krai to complete camp challenges. This process requires you to collect Kuuvahki remnants to track down malfunctioning robots, ultimately rewarding you with a free catalyst weapon and Primogems.

Dodoco’s Blow-Up-Erative Bomb-Nanza (September 29-October 13)

This classic tabletop event requires you to join or create a four-player team and defeat Spikey Fish using Jumpy Dumpties. Note that Dodoco will lose Vitality during the challenge due to attacks and the detonation of its own bombs. Ultimately, you’ll receive Primogems, Hero’s Wit, Mora, and a Sanctifying Unction.

Lightgleaner’s Journey (October 10-October 21)

This is a returning photo taking event from previous game content. All you need to do is change your character’s posture and pause at the appropriate position. Once you complete the photo taking, you can receive the corresponding reward. Since the activation time of this event is far away from now, the specific reward details are still unknown, but it is worth mentioning that there will definitely be Primogems.

To Temper Thyself And Journey Far (September 10-December 1)

This event, which lasts for nearly three months, will feature daily and weekly in-game tasks, such as training or daily leveling. Completing these tasks will earn you some free constellations for your characters. It’s worth noting that each character’s constellations can only be claimed once, and the opportunity to select them will not carry over to the next season.

Travelers’ Tales

This is also a replay event that requires you to first obtain the account gadget from Katheryne, and then visit different characters on the map, which are randomly generated, and you can visit up to five characters per day. After that, you need to record the character’s anecdotes as anecdote stamps, go to Destiny Drawn to find the specific character, and finally go to Grand Narukami Shrine to fulfill the wish and receive the reward.

Repertoire Of Myriad Memories

It is not a new event added in version 6.0, but it has been updated in it - a lot of new music has been added, which will bring you a lot of interesting game experience. As for the rewards, according to the previous version updates, they will definitely be very rich.

Overflowing Favor (October 6-October 13)

During its active period, you can get a lot of extra rewards as long as you complete all challenges in artifact domains.

2025 Anniversary (September 28-October 1)

The last one is the anniversary event that all players are very concerned about. During this period, you can get hundreds of Primogems and some in-game items as rewards by logging in every day, and you will also get additional Genesis Crystal rewards when you perform Genshin Impact in-game Top Up.

The above is all the new content that Genshin Impact Version 6.0 can bring you. I hope you can get a better gaming experience in this version update and enjoy more diverse exploration methods. I wish you a happy game!

Nowadays, as Internet becomes more and more popular, the way people around the world get entertainment or current affairs is increasingly moving towards applications that include short videos and live streams , and newspapers and text content are gradually losing their large user base.

In view of this situation, Bigo Live has become one of the most popular social software among many users around the world with its high-quality content and complete live broadcast system. This has also indirectly led to the birth of a large number of full-time bloggers who create videos with specified content or conduct live streams .

They make money on the app through virtual gifts given by viewers during their videos or live streams , which are redeemed with diamonds earned through Bigo Live Top Up. In addition, bloggers with larger fan bases earn more revenue through collaborations with brands or sharing revenue with Multi-Channel Networks companies.

Normally, the number of viewers and subscribers is the most direct measure of a blogger’s influence, so every creator is working hard to increase them. But it is very surprising that occasionally a blogger with only 12 fans can have 5,000 viewers and receive 2,000 gifts in one night.

Or maybe a blogger who changed their content model achieved the feat of gaining 7,000 followers in just three weeks. This would make some bloggers who worked hard to create content and were active in the community but whose viewing and revenue figures were mediocre very curious to know how they achieved such results.

If you are one of them, then you absolutely cannot miss this guide, which will introduce you to the mechanisms and triggers that can make content spread like a hit, which are often overlooked by all creators, as well as the strategies you can use based on them.

Mechanism

First of all, we must make it clear that the emergence of the live or videos that have attracted a lot of fans just introduced is definitely not accidental, but is carefully designed based on the communication mechanism or model contained in Bigo Live platform, which can effectively utilize human psychology, platform algorithms and social sharing behavior.

By analyzing these viral videos, we found that they all contain at least three key elements: a wow factor that makes people want to keep going; an emotional trigger that resonates strongly with people; a social proof factor that makes people want to join in; a shareability factor that makes people want to share with others; and a participatory factor that makes people want to be part of the experience.

These factors drive viewers to share and participate, driven by specific psychological and social triggers. Such as competitive livestreams fuel a heightened sense of competition and curiosity, leading to phenomenal viewing and reward volume. Furthermore, seemingly impossible challenges, while often repetitive, can be captivating, yet viewers can’t help but want to see how long you can persevere, a factor that also draws viewers in.

Or there may be some transformation content with a big contrast between before and after, which can keep the audience’s attention by highlighting the contrast between before and after. At this stage, the type of video that attracts the most attention from users is interactive content where the audience controls the narrative. Whether it is deciding the characters in the content or the blogger’s real life, it will make the audience feel like a co-creator of the content rather than a passive consumer.

In addition, you can also try some hybrid content, such as combining games with cooking, education with entertainment, music with visual arts, fitness with comedy, to create truly novel content that stands out in the increasingly homogenized content categories.

However, it should be noted that this type of content has certain limitations on the cultural or educational level of the viewers, so remember to make it as popular as possible during the production process, and frequently answer questions raised by viewers in your community. This will make them more willing to spend more Bigo Live diamonds on you.

To create viral content, it’s not enough to just focus on the content; you also need to keep up with the hottest hashtags. These include major holidays, sporting events, cultural moments, and even platform anniversaries. These create shared experiences that people want to participate in. The sooner you engage with these topics, the better, so be sure to check what’s trending before you start your day.

Overall Strategy

In simple terms, to create viral content and grow a massive following, the first thing to do is to put your viewers in the shoes of a participant on your same level. The easiest way to do this is to provide information or value to keep their interest and create interactive moments to keep them engaged.

However, please remember that this method is time-sensitive, so your video or live broadcast data will enter a period of trough after a peak. Don’t give up at this time. Believe me, continuing to regularly output the same type of content will allow you to reach the next peak soon.

At the same time, remember to stay active in your community groups and regularly host fan-only events so you can gather feedback from your audience, understand what content resonates, and lay the foundation for sustained growth, rather than just a flash in the pan.

The above is what you, as a content creator in Bigo Live, need to know about the mechanism of emergence of explosive content and viral spread, as well as some strategies that can be adopted. I hope that with their help, you can more easily create a video or live broadcast that will make you famous and gain more likes. I wish you a happy life!

In the new Mists of Pandaria Classic expansion launched by WoW Classic some time ago, the developers added a new feature called Scenarios to enrich the player’s exploration experience. The main content it contains is the same as raids and dungeons, but it will focus more on storytelling.

Currently, there are 6 scenarios in MoP Classic for players to explore. Among them, A Brewing Storm is the most popular among players because the battles in it are simpler than others and the story it presents is very interesting.

To make exploring this scene easier for you, this guide will introduce you to the exploration strategies available in A Brewing Storm, as well as a detailed explanation of each stage.

Brief Introduction

A Brewing Storm located in The Jade Forest is the third scenario you encounter in order in WoW Classic Mists of Pandaria. And this scenario is the main prerequisite for completing Blanche’s Boomer Brew quest. It’s a faster-paced, more exploratory experience than the first two.

In this scenario, you need to go through three stages: extinguishing the fire to help brew the perfect brew, escorting Brewmaster Blanche through Jade Forest, and completing the final confrontation with Borokhula the Destroyer to save Thunderpaw Refuge.

Joining a scenario is no different from a regular raid and dungeon: simply queue up in the Looking for Dungeon system. However, it’s important to note that unlike raids or dungeons, scenarios don’t require specific characters in your party. So, as long as all characters on your team are level 85 or higher and meet the required number of players, you can queue up.

Stage Breakdown

After having a brief understanding of A Brewing Storm Scenario, it is time to have a detailed introduction to the three stages: Make Boomer’s Brew, Road to Thunderpaw, and Save Thunderpaw Refuge. The following are the strategies you can use when exploring them.

Make Boomer’s Brew

Your ultimate goal in this stage is to assist Brewmaster Blanche in brewing the famous Boomer’s Brew. First, she’ll place five barrels of brew around herself. These will occasionally catch fire, so you’ll need to extinguish the flames by repeatedly tapping on them. Meanwhile, adds will appear sporadically on either side, requiring DPS to destroy them with area-of-effect damage.

While extinguishing the fire and killing the monsters, there will be some thunderstrikes that will cause some damage to AoE projectiles near the lightning conduits. So, be careful to avoid them when completing the task.

Once no one on your team is hit by thunderstrikes during this phase, you can claim The Perfect Pour achievement, which will give you some WoW MoP Classic Gold and reputation points.

Road To Thunderpaw

The second stage is the easiest part of the entire scene to explore, and you only need to escort Blanche along Thunderpaw Road. Of course, this process will not be smooth sailing. There will be a lot of adds on the hillside that you need to deal with.

After you send Blanche to the edge of the forest, she’ll interact with you and ask you to go to Thunderpaw Refuge, which is the final stage of this scene takes place.

Since you will be fighting a boss next, it is recommended that you spend some in-game gold on your character to increase damage and defense before heading to the next stage.

Save Thunderpaw Refuge

The final stage requires you to engage in a battle with Borokhula the Destroyer, which primarily utilizes two attack mechanics: Swamp Smash, which causes the boss to unleash a massive shockwave in front of itself, and Earth Shattering, which causes the boss to summon small rings around the room and spawn an earth pillar from them that deals massive damage.

Through the comments and feedback of many players, we can know that Earth Shattering is the easier one of the two, as long as you observe the ground in time; while Swamp Smash requires you to get behind the boss as much as possible and avoid the shock wave before the blow falls, which requires a higher level of mobility of your character.

Additionally, some Adds will appear in the room and attack friendly NPCs: Thunderpaw Guardians. When they die, they will turn and attack you. Please note that the boss’s attacks during the battle can also cause damage to Adds, so you can use the boss’s power to eliminate them or deal with them yourself if you have strong damage capabilities.

Alternatively, kill the first wave of Adds before they start damaging allies, which will reset NPCs’ health. If your damage isn’t that strong, you can use Threat on them first, which will cause Adds’ health to drop faster. Killing Borokhula with all six Thunderpaw Guardians alive will earn you the Party of Six achievement.

As long as you successfully kill Borokhula the Destroyer, you will get A Brewing Storm achievement, and if you don’t get hit by Swamp Smash once, you can also get Don’t Shake the Keg achievement, which both bring you some rewards.

This concludes the complete process for completing A Brewing Storm Scenario in WoW MoP Classic, along with the strategies available for exploration. While the scenario may not offer the same rewards as raids or dungeons, it’s still a joy to explore the story unfolding on Pandaria in your free time. Happy gaming!

There is good news for players who are keen on MMORPG! Ashes of Creation, which is currently in open development, launched its third phase for players to try out on August 26, 2025, which is an important consideration for developers as they update subsequent game content or add new systems and features.

Although some of the game’s content, such as the properties and functions of each item or crafting material, will change in these mini launches, the basic mechanics of Ashes of Creation will not change much: you need to survive in the harsh environment and improve your strength as an explorer in Verra.

Therefore, the strategies and tips that can be used when playing this game are also universal. In view of this, this guide will introduce you to several tips for new players in the current Ashes of Creation Alpha Two Phase 3. Of course, this does not mean that veterans do not need to understand it, because it is very likely that it will be completely different from what you have experienced before.

1. Equip Multiple Mounts

First, a quick traversal strategy often overlooked by both new and experienced players. Since Verra is a vast and open area for exploration, and the number of shrines accessible for free teleportation is very small, traversing it on foot from one spot to another would require considerable time and effort.

In order to improve the efficiency of exploration, you should equip yourself with a mount with a faster movement speed, but one is definitely not enough during the mid-to-late battles, because they are likely to be killed by the enemy during the journey. 

If you only have one mount, you have to wait 10 minutes after it’s killed before you can use it again, which makes travel slow and painful. It is highly recommended to have a terrestrial and an aquatic mount, as this will allow you to travel to your next location and collect Ashes of Creation Gold and other loot easily and worry-free, regardless of the terrain.

2. Beware Of PvP

While PvP in Ashes of Creation is optional, the threat it poses is significant. In the current game, you can only engage in combat with other real players by looting their ashes or by deliberately entering a PvP zone, which is indicated by a purple symbol next to your character name.

After you turn on PvP, all players in the zone can attack you and will be immune to the consequences. However, once your purple symbol disappears, if they attack or kill you and you do not fight back, the opponent player will be corrupted, including multiple negative effects, and their name will turn red.

The most important thing is that after being killed by you, they will not only reward you with a lot of experience points and in-game gold, but will also drop several pieces of gear that they can use for you. 

Therefore, players who want to get more rewards from PvP should increase their defense capabilities to the maximum possible before turning it on, and always pay attention to the nameplate next to their character name to avoid being corrupted.

3. Avoid Death

As a survival game, the death penalty in Ashes of Creation is very severe: not only will you lose the experience points that are very necessary for your exploration, but you will also be teleported to the nearest emberspring or the one you choose to be the primary emberspring, which will cause you to lose 50% of the total materials in your current inventory, which is a great pity.

However, it is worth noting that if you return to the place where you just died and pick up the ashes you dropped when you challenge again, the items you just lost will be returned. If the ashes are picked up by someone else, they will be marked as PvP players by the system, and you will need to fight them to get your items back.

4. Focus On Some NPCs

There are many NPCs in Ashes of Creation that can provide you with a lot of resources. There are several of them at almost every node. They can generally provide you with some practical items, such as Rations and other consumables that are very necessary in the process of traveling through Vera, which can also be used to improve your character.

Of course, the prerequisite for interacting with them smoothly is that you have to have a lot of Ashes of Creation in-game Gold, so it is recommended that you go to NPC to find out the approximate price after entering a new node, and then work hard to farm gold coins to complete the transaction.

5. Make More Friends

As a massively multiplayer online game, exploring Verra in Ashes of Creation alone is incredibly difficult, even for regular crafting. You can’t fully utilize your available artisan skills on your own. Therefore, it’s important to make as many friends as possible. Alternatively, you can bring your real-life friends into the game.

This is mainly because trading between players is also an important way to improve your character’s strength in the game. It feels more secure when trading with friends who are familiar with each other’s information and have real-life connections. However, if this is not possible, please protect your account and password as much as possible during the process to avoid scams.

The above are some tips for beginners that apply to both the current Ashes of Creation Alpha Two Phase 3 and the subsequent official game. Although this game is still in the testing phase, the future development prospects are still good. Overall, it is a good game worth looking forward to. I wish you a happy game!