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Discussions surrounding NBA 2K27 are becoming increasingly sharp and fragmented. The community's dissatisfaction with various mechanics in NBA 2K26 has not converged into a unified critique, but rather split into several conflicting demands. This division is itself becoming a key variable influencing the design and development decisions for NBA 2K27.

All known issues ultimately point to the same core contradiction: can the next generation of games establish even a minimum level of consensus amidst divided player expectations? As NBA 2K27 enters its promotional and information release phase, this contradiction will not naturally subside, but will instead be further amplified.

Community Fragmentation

One of the most critical issues facing NBA 2K27 is the highly fragmented feedback from NBA 2K26.

Different player groups, based on their own gaming habits and goals, have given completely different, even contradictory, evaluations of the same mechanics. This phenomenon is not uncommon in sports games, but it is particularly pronounced in NBA 2K series.

Competitive players are more concerned with underlying mechanics such as frame rate stability, input response latency, hit consistency, and action cancellation windows. Their expectations for NBA 2K27 focus on the system's precision.

Street mode players prioritize animation quality, the fluidity of fancy moves, and visual feedback during matches; they value the game's entertainment value and pace.

MyCAREER players focus on the progression curve, numerical system, and long-term return on investment; they prioritize whether their time investment is reasonably rewarded.

These three player groups have almost no overlap in their emphasis on the same system, meaning that any adjustment in any single direction in NBA 2K27 can trigger both positive and negative feedback.

Shooting System Controversy

Rhythm shooting was one of the most controversial systems in NBA 2K26 and remains a central and frequently discussed topic in NBA 2K27 discussions.

Opponents argue that the system reduces the risk-reward structure of traditional shooting mechanics, making shooting more reliant on rhythm and timing rather than precision and judgment. In their view, this design weakens the fundamental penalty mechanism for mistakes in competitive games.

Supporters argue that rhythm shooting is one of the most innovative changes in NBA 2K series in recent years. It enhances the expressive possibilities of the game, making the shooting process more engaging and immersive, while still retaining sufficient technical depth for high-level players.

Therefore, any adjustments to this system in NBA 2K27 will trigger a significant divide: strengthening it may be seen as lowering the skill ceiling, while weakening it may be seen as undermining innovation.

This structural contradiction makes the shooting system one of the most challenging design aspects of NBA 2K27.

Defense Feedback Issues

Among the many controversial issues, defensive system feedback is one of the few that shows cross-group consensus.

Many NBA 2K26 players reported that even after performing correct defensive actions, such as proper positioning, timely interference, and accurate block timing, the system's results were still inconsistent.

The logical connection between scoring and defensive actions is not clear enough. The core of this problem is not the defensive intensity itself, but the inconsistency between input and result feedback, leading to a lack of definite psychological reward for defensive actions.

From a design perspective, this weakens players' trust in the defensive system, causing defensive actions to gradually degenerate from proactive strategic choices to probabilistic behaviors.

Because this issue spans different modes (MyTEAM, MyCAREER, Park, etc.) and different skill levels, a relatively rare consensus has emerged in NBA 2K27 community discussions.

Anti-cheat System Concerns

Beyond gameplay controversies, anti-cheat issues are becoming another significant structural pressure point for NBA 2K27.

With the proliferation of peripheral macros, script tools, and automated operation methods in some modes, the fairness of the competitive environment is being continuously eroded. These issues impact NBA 2K27 not only on the numerical level but also on the level of trust.

Unlike the shooting mechanics or defensive system, there is no clear value conflict regarding anti-cheat. The vast majority of players share the same demand: to restore a fair playing environment.

Therefore, whether NBA 2K27 can demonstrate visible and effective anti-cheat strategies at launch will directly affect its long-term community stability, not just short-term evaluations. 

Development Constraints

The typical development cycle of a sports game limits NBA 2K27's design space.

Core systems such as the animation system, player build system, and matchmaking infrastructure are usually largely finalized early in the development phase. This means that some radical changes requested by the community later in the development cycle are no longer feasible because of time and cost constraints.

Therefore, NBA 2K27 is more likely to adopt a tuning and balancing approach rather than a system overhaul.

Most of the radical changes expected by players often only translate into minor tweaks to the user experience during the actual development cycle.

Expectation Management

The biggest risk currently facing NBA 2K27 is not the failure of a single system design, but the loss of control over overall expectation management.

As community discussions have spread, player expectations for NBA 2K27 have covered almost all core systems: shooting mechanics, defensive logic, character development, matchmaking, and online stability. Each of these individual issues is enough to constitute a complete development project.

However, under the constraints of actual development resources, these goals cannot be fully met simultaneously.

Therefore, the real problem NBA 2K27 needs to solve is not satisfying everyone, but identifying which issues are high-frequency problems and cross-group consensus problems, and prioritizing the resolution of these core contradictions.

From a product logic perspective, the evaluation criteria for a sports game ultimately converge on three basic dimensions:

System stability, consistent feedback, and reliable operation.

NBA 2K27 faces not simply a gameplay optimization issue, but a typical multi-group, fragmented product problem.

In this environment, any design decision inevitably involves trade-offs. NBA 2K27 cannot satisfy all players, but it can choose to prioritize the most frequently requested needs.

If NBA 2K27 can make substantial progress in core system stability and competitive fairness, then even if it cannot address all demands, its overall evaluation will still have a solid baseline.

Maintaining competitiveness in NBA 2K27's MyTEAM mode is increasingly resource-dependent. In many cases, players may need to pre-order NBA 2K27 MT from EZG.com in order to keep up with early progression pressure and roster development pace.

This also reflects the broader expectation management issue within NBA 2K27. Differences in progression speed, especially in MyTEAM, can further amplify perceived imbalance between player groups and contribute to the already fragmented community feedback discussed earlier.

The annual World of Warcraft Midsummer Fire Festival has launched on schedule this year, running from June 21st to July 5th. For players, completing quests and claiming all rewards will be a race against time over these two consecutive weeks.

Unlike past iterations, this Midsummer Fire Festival prioritizes narrative depth, kicking off its story-driven theme with a foundational opening quest.

As the quests and story progress, you'll earn significant experience boosts, WoW Gold, unlock achievements, and Midsummer Fire Festival's exclusive currency, Burning Blossoms, which can be used to redeem exclusive items.

Two days into the event, players are already looking for ways to fully experience it. To help you dive deeper and maximize your rewards during this brief two-week window, this guide breaks down Midsummer Fire Festival, covering everything from questlines to unique buffs and optimal completion strategies.

Quest Structure

All quests in World of Warcraft Midsummer Fire Festival are distributed across eight main camps on the map and can be broadly categorized into four types: Initial quest, daily quests, one-time quests, and festival boss quests.

1. Initial Quest

If you haven't unlocked Midsummer Fire Festival quest yet, you can interact with either Spinner of Summer Tales or Master of Summer Lore. They will guide you to Festival Fire camps and reward you with a Burning Blossom.

2. Daily Quests

After completing the introductory quest, daily quests will refresh daily. These quests are distributed across the eight major camps on World of Warcraft map:

Alliance Capital Cities

• Darnassus
• Ironforge
• Stormwind City
• The Exodar

Horde Capital Cities

• Orgrimmar
• Old Silvermoon City
• Thunder Bluff
• Old Undercity

All daily quests are issued by Horde's Festival Talespinner and Alliance's Festival Loremaster. Players must turn in the quests to them after completion to receive the rewards.

Since quests sometimes restrict players to either Horde or Alliance, you'll need to use both characters simultaneously to ensure you complete more quests and collect more Burning Blossoms.

There are two types of daily quests:

Torch Tossing

Precisely throw a torch into a brazier near the quest-giving NPC. A successful throw is indicated by a Hunter's Mark appearing in the brazier. Players need to throw 8 torch into the brazier within a time limit to complete the quest and receive 5 Burning Blossoms and a certain amount of WoW Gold as a reward.

Torch Catching

Players need to ignite an extinguished torch and catch it precisely as it bounces through the air and falls. Missing the catch will probably result in burns from the falling flames. If caught, the torch will continue bouncing, requiring another catch, much like a circus act.

The quest requires catching 4 times torch consecutively. Completing this quest rewards you with 5 Burning Blossoms and 5 Juggling Torches.

Both are daily repeatable quests, providing a stable daily income of 10 Burning Blossoms.

3. OneTime Quests

As the name suggests, these four quests can only be completed once during Midsummer Fire Festival.

Honor the Flame

A total of 134 Honor the Flame quests will be given out during the entire WoW Midsummer Fire Festival, divided into Horde, Neutral, and Alliance factions. Players will receive 5 Burning Blossoms for each faction quest completed, while neutral quests will award 10 Burning Blossoms.

Desecrate this Fire

A total of 106 Desecrate this Fire quests will be given out during the event, also divided by faction. Finishing each quest grants players a set amount of WoW Gold along with 10 Burning Blossoms.

Note that this quest must be completed within the character's opposing faction. Both Horde and Alliance factions have 53 desecrable campfires; campfires in neutral camps are invalid.

Stealing the Flame

Both Horde and Alliance factions need to complete four Stealing the Flame quests. Although there are only eight quests in total, the rewards are substantial. Finshing each quest grants a handful of WoW Gold and 25 Burning Blossoms, alongside a choice of one Midsummer Fire Festival consumable.

Incense for Festival Scorchlings

This is arguably the easiest of the four one-time quests. Players simply need to go to any festival camp in the main city, interact with the quest giver to obtain a Summer Incense, and submit it to Summer Scorchling near the festival bonfire to complete the quest and receive a Burning Blossom.

4. Festival Boss Quest

This is one of the most important quests in WoW Midsummer Fire Festival. You need to kill Frost Lord Ahune. Not only will you reliably receive 20 Burning Blossoms, but you can also open a chest from which you can choose between Tabard of Summer Skies or Tabard of Summer Flames.

If you want to obtain both, you'll need to switch to a different faction character and run Frost Lord Ahune again.

Furthermore, defeating Frost Lord Ahune gives you a shot at looting Sun Festival's Painted Roc, a mount you can use to travel between daily quests.

Special Buffs

In addition to the rewards from completing the quests, WoW Midsummer Fire Festival offers players three special buffs:

Ribbon Dance

A Ribbon Pole will appear next to each campfire in the camp. Interacting with it will connect your character to a ribbon and cause them to spin rapidly.

During this time, players will receive the special buff Ribbon Dance, which increases their experience gain by 10%. The buff's duration increases by 3 minutes every 3 seconds it's active, up to a maximum of 1 hour.

Fire Festival Fury

Throwing a Burning Blossom into a festival campfire will create an area-of-effect buff - Fire Festival Fury, which increases the critical strike chance of nearby players by 3% and reflects fire damage. This buff lasts for 1 hour.

Bonfire's Blessing

Throwing Burning Blossom into an extinguished campfire will reignite it and grant nearby allies Bonfire's Blessing buff: players have a 30% chance to reflect fire damage from any attack, increasing with player level.

Completion Strategies

With only about two weeks left until the end of WoW Midsummer Fire Festival, to help players efficiently complete quests and obtain more Gold and Burning Blossom to exchange for exclusive items, we have prepared the following practical strategies combining elements from previous summer festival events.

1. Multi-Account Teamwork

Since some quests are faction-based, having characters from different factions allows players to complete more quests. Furthermore, since some festival-exclusive items and pieces in the festival shop are account-bound or directly unlocked for account collection,

using multiple accounts to complete quests and exchange for different exclusive items allows for the significant achievement of collecting everything on a single account.

2. Task Order

Upon logging into the game each day, prioritize farming the festival boss once to obtain the exclusive mount as soon as possible. Then complete two daily quests to earn 10 Burning Blossoms. Finally, complete as many of the faction-specific one-time quests as possible.

3. Activate Buffs First

Before completing the quest, go to Ribbon Pole near the campfire to obtain Ribbon Dance buff. Once the buff reaches its maximum duration, proceed with the quest for a significant experience boost. This is ideal for alt characters unlocked through the quest, allowing for rapid leveling.

4. Timing is Key

To reduce risk when completing Stealing the Flame quest, consider going during the server's late night or early morning hours. Using stealth-oriented classes like Druid and Rogue is also beneficial.

Upon successful completion of World of Warcraft Midsummer Fire Festival event, players will also receive the festival-exclusive achievement, the title Flame Keeper and Flame Warden.

This achievement stands as a mandatory requirement for unlocking the meta-quest, What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been. Crossing the finish line on this quest line will grant players the coveted Reins of the Violet Proto-Drake.

Midsummer Fire Festival is a summer reward for players who have worked hard for half a year. The rewards are extremely generous and the process is quite easy. We hope all WoW players can obtain all the rewards.

The community discussions surrounding the changes revealed for Diablo 4 Season of Death Awakening essentially reflect a deeper issue: the development team's ongoing adjustments to the balance between power and player experience during season iterations.

With the official season approaching, based on currently available system changes and the focus of community feedback, a reasonable prediction of the overall direction and last form of Season 14 can be made.

Based on current information, Season 14 has significant room for adjustment in the following four core dimensions, and the way these adjustments are implemented will directly affect the overall experience and reputation of the season.

Mythic Uniques System

The core issue facing Mythic Uniques in Season of Death Awakening is not simply numerical strength, but the increasingly blurred role of them within the equipment system.

Current changes indicate that the base attributes of some Diablo 4 Mythic Uniques exhibit a higher degree of randomization. This design logically raises controversy: the value of Mythic equipment lies in its ability to reliably provide specific key abilities, rather than relying on uncertain affix fluctuations.

In the official Diablo 4 season, this system is unlikely to become entirely randomized; instead, it will probably undergo some degree of structural adjustment. A more reasonable approach might include two points:

First, retaining some fixed core attributes on key Mythic Uniques, such as Harlequin Crest's skill level bonus and damage reduction effect, to maintain a minimum base strength and prevent value collapse.

Second, introducing a more controllable growth mechanism, such as allowing players to adjust or lock specific affixes on Mythic Uniques using specific materials. This approach aligns with the logic of the existing crafting system and is highly feasible at the system level.

Character Strength Adjustments

The overall strength of Diablo 4 characters in Season 14 shows a clear "downward convergence," but this comprehensive nerf inherently carries risks, potentially leading to difference of opinion in the player experience.

Therefore, a more likely last solution is to suppress overly powerful builds while simultaneously adjusting the overall nerf, bringing the strength curve back to a more controllable range.

Taking Lightning Mage as an example, its core stacking mechanic has been significantly compressed in the current design. If fully implemented, this change would directly alter the class's value.

A more reasonable adjustment path might be to limit its ceiling to a mid-to-high level (e.g., compressing extreme stacking to a medium stacking scale) and change the benefit curve from linear to a decreasing structure, thus preserving the core gameplay while avoiding extreme bursts of damage.

Barbarian's resource multiplication mechanic falls under similar adjustment logic. Its core problem isn't the mechanic itself, but that the multiplication efficiency is excessively amplified under extreme conditions.

Season of Death Awakening is more likely to retain the multiplication mechanic, but balance it by reducing the single-point benefit coefficient while increasing the efficiency of basic resource acquisition, shifting it from an extreme burst model to a stable growth model.

The Return of Value to Defensive Attributes and Survivability

The long-term underestimation of defensive attributes is a structural problem at the system level, and some adjustments in D4 Season of Death Awakening further reinforce this trend, causing noticeable fluctuations in the survival experience in high-difficulty content.

From an overall design perspective, subsequent versions are more likely to make corrections in two directions.

First, adjust the monster damage curves at higher difficulties to prevent excessively extreme peak outputs. This will allow investments in defensive attributes to generate tangible benefits, rather than presenting a choice between survival and instant death.

Second, restructure the calculation logic of some defensive affixes, gradually shifting from a single damage reduction model to a composite mechanism linked to Armor, resistances, and other systems. This will increase the diversity of gear builds and prevent defensive equipment from being concentrated on a few fixed choices.

Seasonal Gameplay and Rewards

The new mechanics and boss content introduced in Diablo 4 Season 14 do not have significant flaws in their system design. Their major problem lies in the insufficient match between the reward structure and time investment.

The current reward system lacks appeal, causing players to prefer more efficient traditional farming paths in the mid-to-late game rather than participating in the new mechanics.

Therefore, the most crucial adjustments in the official season will focus on strengthening the reward structure.

A more reasonable solution would include introducing dedicated loot pools for new gameplay modes, such as key crafting materials, specific equipment slots, or high-probability Diablo 4 Mythic Uniques drops, thus ensuring the irreplaceable nature of the new content.

The difficulty levels of boss battles need to be linked to rewards. High-difficulty challenges must provide stable and valuable loot drops, otherwise, it will be difficult to sustain long-term participation.

Season 14 Overall Assessment

In summary, the last form of Diablo 4 Season of Death Awakening will heavily depend on the development team's choices regarding the current direction of changes.

Mythic system is unlikely to become completely randomized, but will retain a certain degree of controllability to maintain the stability of the equipment system.

Character strength may see some adjustments, bringing the overall combat pace back to a more controllable range, rather than continuous compression.

Adjustments to the defense system are expected to be more cautious, focusing on minor tweaks in the short term rather than a complete overhaul.

Regarding seasonal gameplay, it's more likely that participation issues will be addressed through reward enhancements, rather than significant changes to core mechanics.

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Season 14 is more likely to be a structural adjustment season - making directional adjustments to multiple systems, but not necessarily a complete overhaul.

If subsequent patches can be quickly optimized based on live data, then Season of Death Awakening still has the potential to be a relatively complete and experimental transitional season for Diablo 4.

In The Simpsons Album, Monopoly GO periodically launches a Bonus Episode Stickers event, where players must collect specific sticks within a limited time.

Currently, the game is also in Bonus Episode Stickers event, with about eight days left until it ends. Players must strive to collect specific sticks - Nuclear Meltdown themed Sticks - before the event concludes.

If you're still unclear about the event's details, the required stickers, and how to obtain them, then read on; you'll find everything you need to know.

Event Introduction

First, I will explain the event in detail, including its mechanics and main content.

Event Mechanics

Bonus Episode Stickers are a series of independent collection events in Monopoly GO, accompanying the main album. They form a separate collection system, completely independent of the main album which includes nearly two hundred stickers.

Therefore, completing them won't directly affect your main album collection progress. They primarily provide players with a parallel, shorter, and faster challenge, enriching the player experience.

Throughout The Simpsons Album, the content of Bonus Episode Stickers will rotate every two weeks. This means the entire album will be divided into four episodes, each offering a completely new set of stickers for players to collect.

Once two-week event window closes, the corresponding stickers will permanently disappear and cannot be obtained through other means. This time-limited feature creates a strong sense of urgency during the collection process and motivates players to actively collect stickers during the event.

Of course, with events come rewards. You will receive unique rewards for collecting a complete set of stickers.

These rewards are primarily decorative cosmetic items in Monopoly GO, such as Simpsons Sky Shield, which players can obtain after collecting all Stickers in the first round. These unique decorations are the best proof of a player's participation and achievement in the event.

Required Stickers

As mentioned earlier, this round of Bonus Episode Stickers event features Nuclear Meltdown-themed Stickers (Episode Set 2).

If you've watched The Simpsons, you'll know that Nuclear Meltdown is the animated series' versatile "plot catalyst", readily used to create crises, satirize politics, or advance the story.

In the animation, the foolish, lazy, and irresponsible Homer Simpson serves as a safety inspector at Springfield nuclear power plant.

He once put a donut into the reactor core, nearly triggering a nuclear meltdown; in Halloween special, his negligence caused a nuclear meltdown, destroying the world. This plot also satirizes the absurdity of the industry and system at the time.

The stickers for this event are all designed around the nuclear meltdown story. Tradeable stickers include Gone Nuclear, I Bring U Love, Fetch, Snack Impact, Juggling, Stewart, Homer Simpson, and Stay There Lenny.

These stickers have very interesting designs. For example, I Bring U Love depicts Mr. Burns hallucinating due to radiation, emitting a ghostly green glow and floating in mid-air.

How to Obtain Stickers?

In Monopoly GO's Bonus Episode Stickers, you can primarily obtain these stickers by trading with other players, opening Episode Sticker Packs, or using Wild Stickers.

Trading Stickers

Episode Set 2 Stickers follow the trading rules of regular Stickers; all Stickers except the five-star Stickers can be traded or gifted to friends.

In fact, since each event only lasts two weeks, trading with friends is one of the most effective ways to fill in the gaps and collect all Stickers.

You can also post on various social media platforms to ask other players for help or trade Stickers with other players.

Episode Sticker Packs

These Packs are only available in specific Episodes. Once an Episode ends, all specific Sticker Packs become unavailable. So, you need to act quickly.

There are several ways to obtain Episode Sticker Packs, including but not limited to the following:

First, Quick Wins. Don't forget Quick Wins! It's the most stable and easiest way for Monopoly GO players to obtain Stickers.

Quick Wins offer three random mini-missions daily. Completing all three will earn you the day's final reward.

If you complete all three Quick Wins and claim the final reward every day of the week, you'll receive an additional weekly reward.

Second, actively participate in Monopoly GO's various limited-time events. These events usually offer substantial rewards, including Episode Sticker Packs.

However, these events last from a few hours to a day or two, most being very short, so you'll need to keep an eye on the game.

Third, participate in mini-games. The Simpsons Album features many exclusive mini-games where you can also earn Sticker Packs and Dice.

Wild Stickers

Wild Stickers you earn can be used to redeem Stickers you're missing in the current episode.

It's recommended to save this for the last few days of the event to collect any remaining sticks and avoid missing out due to a missing stick.

This concludes the introduction to Monopoly go's current Bonus Episode Stickers event, where you can collect Episode Set 2 sticks.

If you're interested in this article, you can follow EZG Facebook. We will be holding fan giveaways from time to time, offering valuable sticks to our followers.

However, as mentioned at the beginning, this Bonus Episode Stickers event ends in about eight days, so these eight days will be your last chance to collect any remaining sticks.

On June 17th, a shining new star returned to MMORPG world - Gloria Victis. After several years of shutdown and adjustments, publisher gamigo US finally regained the rights to Gloria Victis and officially announced its relaunch, along with the brand-new content, Season of the Phoenix.

Both Gloria Victis itself and its developers have experienced a phoenix-like rebirth. Season of the Phoenix brings a wealth of new content, including a rebuilt system, a new economy and crafting system, Guild War system, and more.

Follow this article to unveil the mysteries of this reborn Gloria Victis.

Key Changes

Aside from Gloria Victis shifting from a paid to a free-to-play structure, the subsequent four core adjustments have been introduced relative to the prior version:

1. Server and Infrastructure Rebuild

Gloria Victis listened to player feedback from the community and rebuilt its global server architecture, significantly improving latency issues that previously occurred during large-scale battles. Secondly, it improved Hit Registration & Movement Sync, reducing the likelihood of stuttering and frame drops during matches.

2. Enhanced Combat System

This is the most crucial of the four changes. While retaining the original Action Combat, Gloria Victis has unified and optimized weapon feel, heavy attack consumption, and the stamina system, transforming the battlefield from chaotic to organized and rhythmic.

3. Partial Loot Adjustments

Gloria Victis retains the limited loot feature. When you defeat an enemy player, the system provides a limited-time loot window. This means you can only take a limited amount of loot, effectively preventing defeated players from losing everything and losing faith in the game, while also making matches more strategic.

4. Guild Wars System Returns

Guild Wars has been upgraded to a long-term campaign system with territorial control by division. Compared to the previous system, it places greater emphasis on strategic deployment, resource supply lines, and the pace of attack and defense, resulting in a more realistic battlefield territory management rhythm.

It's clear that Gloria Victis remake not only focuses on player growth and gameplay experience but also incorporates realistic combat. This same rhythm is maintained for the core new content - Season of the Phoenix.

Season of the Phoenix

All content in Gloria Victis has now been redesigned around Season of the Phoenix, with its core theme being: the reconstruction of order after the collapse of civilization and the rebirth of various factions from the ashes.

Strategic Territory Control

In the early game, key areas such as villages, outposts, and fortresses on the map are unclaimed, and all players are at their starting level. Therefore, the core mission of Season of the Phoenix in the early to mid-game revolves around conquering territory.

Players need to gather building materials such as wood and stone to repair fortifications and establish supply lines for their faction or guild.

State of War

In Gloria Victis Season of the Phoenix, State of War acts as a defining pillar of the progression from mid-game to late-game. According to official announcements, it is confirmed to be officially launched in a major update during the current season. This gameplay will allow guilds to build fully customized castles on Guild Castle Island, meaning players have ample autonomy.

Furthermore, State of War will allow players to engage in large-scale, high-mobility guild raids across territories, allowing players to freely expand their territory as long as their strength permits.

Economy and Crafting System

Gloria Victis retains the original player-driven economy and crafting system. All high-level weapons, armor, and fortification building materials cannot be obtained directly by defeating bosses; they must be crafted using raw materials.

Upon hitting the peak Crafting tier, players gain the capacity to manufacture elite legendary armaments and gear, allowing them to either self-equip the items or trade them via the auction house for Gloria Victis Gold Crowns.

Gloria Victis Gold Crowns, the game's core currency, are primarily used to get high-level equipment, recipes, pay territory manufacturing taxes, and for guild infrastructure and island castle expansion in Season of the Phoenix.

Furthermore, to sustain life, players must obtain resources through farming, animal husbandry, and fishing.

Sources of Gold Crowns

There are 5 main ways to earn Gold Crowns in the current Gloria Victis Season of the Phoenix:

1. Participating in Limited-Time Server Events

This is the most reliable method. Participating in Night Ritual and defeating Spectre can yield 4-6 Gold Crowns.

2. Crafting Advanced Recipes and Auction House Trading

As your crafting level increases, go to Castle Audunstede in the center of the map or obtain advanced recipes by defeating Raubritters. Craft equipment and auction it off at the auction house to earn a considerable amount of Gold Crowns.

3. Gathering Logistics Materials and Supplying Guild Infrastructure

Since materials for guild infrastructure and fortifications need to be crafted and collected, some players and guilds have a high demand for Clay, Granite, Iron Ore, and high-grade wood. You can collect these and resell them to players.

4. Reselling Faction Contribution Points

Use your accumulated Contribution Points to exchange for high-demand consumable items, such as Attribute Resets, Stat Resets, and Elite Quilted Canvas, and resell them at a higher price on the market.

5. Low-Cost Side Hustles

Sell your grown crops or crafted farming tools at low prices. Although the income is low, it's one way to accumulate funds in the early stages.

Of course, if you want an easier and more direct method, you can also buy Gloria Victis Gold Crowns from EZG.com. We have prepared ample funds for players who want to quickly build their own faction in the early stages.

In summary, all the changes to the season content and game system demonstrate that Gloria Victis Season of the Phoenix is an open world that emphasizes gameplay experience and realism, with a major overhaul of system operation and season content.

Gloria Victis, who has undergone a complete redesign and is now vastly different from her previous self, has experienced a phoenix-like rebirth. Whether she can surpass her previous achievements and return to her former glory remains to be seen.

In the various match modes of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 4, Strafing is often relegated to a secondary consideration by most players. However, in Classic mode, with advanced maneuvers like sliding and wall-jumping removed, Strafing becomes a crucial factor in determining the outcome of head-on engagements.

This article will use Strafing speed as the core metric to systematically analyze the loadouts for five SMGs in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and provide corresponding handling suggestions based on the characteristics of different weapons.

Strafing Loadout Reference

To build an efficient Strafing loadout in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 4, you must identify and stack every attachment that boosts aiming movement speed. In CoD Bo7 attachment system, parts that directly affect aiming movement speed are mainly concentrated in two categories: grips and stocks.

Specifically, certain models of undergrip and stocks are basic configurations for increasing Strafing speed, while certain reputation-unlocked attachments can provide additional speed bonuses, further exceeding the normal speed limit.

Increased aiming speed comes at a cost. To gain greater lateral speed, players must compromise on recoil control and accuracy. Most grips that increase aiming speed don't offer recoil reduction, meaning Strafing build relies entirely on other attachments for recoil control.

In actual Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 4 builds, this trade-off is reflected in the choice of Accuracy Grip and sights, using a rear grip or optics to compensate for the accuracy loss from using a speed grip.

Ammo management is also crucial in Strafing builds. Since Strafing builds typically require continuous firing while moving, ammo sustainability directly affects tactical execution.

Some weapons offer a Fabricator Mag, allowing automatic reloading outside of combat, eliminating the speed interruption caused by reloading.

For weapons without this attachment, an appropriately sized magazine extender is essential to avoid being forced to abandon mobility because of running out of ammo during engagements. 

Strafing Strategies for Different Weapons

This tactic is most effective with submachine guns. Below are some highly compatible submachine guns:

Carbon 57

Carbon 57 achieves an aiming movement speed of 4.7 meters per second in Strafing setup. This is the lowest among the five CoD Bo7 Season 4 weapons reviewed, but its overall performance remains competitive.

The weapon's strength lies in its accuracy. When paired with Redwell Shade-X Suppressor and Longer Barrels, the overall dispersion is kept within a relatively ideal range.

Carbon 57 Fabricator Mag is the core highlight of this setup. It allows players to automatically replenish ammo during breaks in combat, completely eliminating the disruption to Strafing rhythm caused by manual reloading.

The self-sufficiency mechanism combined with stable ballistics makes Carbon 57 one of the most durable Strafing options for sustained combat.

RK 9

RK 9 boasts a strafing speed of 4.8 meters per second, its most notable feature being its burst-fire mode. This burst-fire mechanism demands high aiming accuracy from the player, as the hit rate of each burst directly determines the effective kill time.

This weapon exhibits some muzzle rise after continuous bursts, but the bullet impact points quickly converge into a dense distribution, indicating a fast crosshair recovery speed between bursts.

Accuracy Grip plays a crucial role in this build, effectively compensating for the recoil control lost because of the use of Speed Grip.

Kogot-7

Kogot-7 also achieves a strafing speed of 4.8 meters per second. In addition to its aiming movement speed, this weapon possesses excellent damage range performance. Through a specific barrel and ammunition combination, this build increases damage range by 52%, extending the maximum effective damage range to 19 meters.

At this distance, the theoretical kill time for this weapon is 252 milliseconds, a significant advantage in close to medium-range firefights. The weapon's iron sights, when paired with a specific barrel, provide a clear field of view, eliminating the need for additional optical sights.

MPC-25

MPC-25 is currently a mainstream submachine gun choice in CoD Bo7 Season 4 competitive mode, with its Strafing attachment also achieving a aiming movement speed of 4.8 meters per second. The weapon's recoil exhibits a predictable upward jump, allowing players to control the bullet impact point relatively accurately even while Strafing.

The maximum effective damage range for this attachment is 13 meters, with a kill time of 240 milliseconds at this distance, excellent for a submachine gun. The inclusion of a recoil buffer spring effectively suppresses muzzle climb during burst fire.

REV-46

REV-46 achieves an aiming movement speed of 5.1 meters per second with its stock extended, the maximum lateral movement speed in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 4. The weapon defaults to a folded stock; players must manually switch to the extended stock at the start of each match to activate the maximum speed.

Prestige Stock is the key component for this build to break the speed limit, providing a speed boost sufficient to offset the increased recoil.

The weapon's kill time at an effective damage range of 16 meters is 270 milliseconds. While slightly slower than the aforementioned weapons, the extremely high lateral movement speed significantly reduces the probability of being hit, indirectly improving survivability and effective engagement time.

CoD Bo7 players should choose weapons based on their preference for burst fire versus full-auto, considering the damage range and recoil characteristics of each weapon. In Season 4 Classic mode, players should also pay attention to fully utilizing Strafing's tactical initiative and surprise attacks.