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A lot has been promised for Hellgate. It's been pushed as the MMORPG successor to Diablo, an RPG with guns and demons. The attention to detail for the locations is a great thing for anyone who knows London at all well. However, Hellgate's buildup has not been without controversy.

The announcement that you'd have to pay a monthly fee to get the real goodies irked many. The real problems, though, lie in the recent videos that have been released.

ArenaNet have announced that they are changing the way Favour of the Gods works. Originally, the Favour of the Gods was granted to one region of players, depending on events in the Hall of Heroes. When a team of characters defended the Hall five consecutive times, all players from that region gained the favor of the Gods.

You've probably seen the messages pop up occasionally - "so-and-so beats blah-team in the Hall of Heroes. To capture the Favour of the Gods, Europe must beat the US 3 more times"

Once your region had the Favour of the Gods, you got two things: