Pokémon GO: Secure extra rewards with these limited research projects

In Pokémon GO the Battle Week is running and bringing you two Timed Research tasks into the game. One of them is free, the other costs 2 dollars. We will show you all the contents of the research tasks.

What’s new in Pokémon GO? The Battle Week has been running in Pokémon GO since January 19, 2024. A free Timed Research rewards you with a hat in Hin style.

The paid research rewards you with special candies, Rocket Radar, Stardust, and Battle Passes.

Free Timed Research 1/1

TaskReward
Battle 5x in the GO Battle League7,500 XP
Battle 10x in the GO Battle League7,500 XP
Use 10 very effective Charged Attacks7,500 XP
Use 10 Power-Ups on Pokémon7,500 XP

Stage reward: If you complete all four tasks and collect the corresponding rewards, you will additionally receive 3 special candies, a Charged TM, and a hat in Hin style.

You can easily and quickly complete the tasks, as you don’t need to win in the Battle League, but just participate in battles. This way, you can quickly secure experience points and also a hat for your avatar.

Paid Timed Research on Crashing Battles 1/1

TaskReward
Win 3 Raids3 special candies
Defeat 4 Rocket Grunts1 Rocket Radar
Use 25 Power-Ups on Pokémon5,000 Stardust

Stage reward: If you complete all three tasks and collect the corresponding rewards, you will additionally receive 2 Premium Battle Passes and 5,000 Stardust.

Is it worth it? If you want to buy the items you receive from this research anyway, then you can save money with this research. However, keep in mind that you will also need to use Stardust for the Power-Ups to complete the tasks.

How do you like the two short research tasks from the new event? Do you think it’s good that they can be completed quickly due to the few tasks, or would you prefer research with multiple chapters? Share your opinion on this topic here in the comments on MeinMMO.

This weekend, another Community Day Classic starts – all the information can be found here.

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Pokémon GO starts battle event today with an attacker that everyone wants

In Pokémon GO the debut of Epitaff is approaching. The strong monster will appear in the GO Battle Week.

When does the event run? During the GO Battle Week, the section “Crashing Battles” will take place from Friday, January 19, 2024, at 10:00 AM to Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at 8:00 PM.

What are the bonuses? “Crashing Battles” marks the debut of Epitaff, the third evolution of Menki and Rasaff, which first appeared in the games “Scarlet & Violet”.

Epitaff can be obtained through evolution after defeating 30 Ghost or Psychic Pokémon while Rasaff is your buddy. You don’t have to use Rasaff, but a lot of battling is required.

Throughout the event, Rocket Grunts will also appear more frequently, and in addition, the regional Pokémon Jiutesto and Karadonis will be available worldwide.

However, Epitaff is a Pokémon that trainers are already looking forward to.

How strong is Epitaff in Pokémon GO?

That’s why trainers are excited about Epitaff: In the reddit community “TheSilphRoad” for Pokémon GO, some trainers are already thrilled that Epitaff will soon appear. “One of the best new Pokémon,” it says (via reddit).

Especially for fans of the Battle League, Epitaff is expected to be a must-catch Pokémon: PvP expert “JRE47” mentions in one of the first analyses that one would actually want to play Epitaff in every league.

The reason for this is the unusual type combination of “Fighting” and “Ghost,” which allows Epitaff to fill a special niche in the Battle League. Additionally, it has a relatively high CP cap and can take a lot of hits. This, according to JRE47, makes it relevant in all battle leagues. Details are shown in the comprehensive analysis by JRE47 on reddit.

Only in PvE, i.e. against raids and gyms, is it not expected to be as strong as in battles against other trainers or Team GO Rocket.

You can also find tips for improving in the Battle League here.

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Pokémon GO shows the new season “Timeless Travels” in the trailer

More content from the GO Battle Week

Overall, the GO Battle Week brings the following content:

  • The debut of Epitaff
  • Karadonis and Jiutesto are available worldwide
  • Increased appearance of Team GO Rocket
  • Four times Stardust in the Battle League as a reward
  • Up to 50 Battle League matches possible per day
  • Limited research with an avatar item as a reward
  • A paid limited research will also be available

The following wild Pokémon (possible Shinies are marked with an asterisk*):

  • Menki*
  • Machollo*
  • Schlurp*
  • Skorgla*
  • Zobiris*
  • Jiutesto*
  • Karadonis*
  • Zurrokex*

In raids:

  • Level 1: Snubbull*, Hunduster*, Pam-Pam*, Garstella
  • Level 3: Rasaff*, Garados*, Duodino

Field research:

  • Menki

Do you want to know what else is going on in the game? Here you can find the overview of all events in Pokémon GO in January 2024.

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WoW ruined ‘Mythic+’ – The NPC dungeons are to blame

The new NPC dungeons in World of Warcraft have led to major errors – and particularly where no NPC companions are supposed to come along.

The Patch 10.2.5 Seeds of Renewal is only a few days old, but there has already been a major incident. The NPC dungeons, which allow players to visit instances without teammates, have caused a significant bug. This affected players who are exactly at the other end of the difficulty spectrum – namely in “Mythic+”. Blizzard had to quickly push out a hotfix.

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WoW: Patch 10.2.5 – Release trailer for the Seed of Renewal

What was the problem? This week, there is the affix “Afflicted” in “Mythic+”. This causes ghosts to appear in the dungeon at regular intervals, who need help. But since Patch 10.2.5, something strange happened with the ghosts: They suddenly became targets of various abilities and could be aimed at by boss attacks.

The blame lies with the implementation of the follower dungeons.

Why are follower dungeons to blame? The fact that enemy abilities now also target NPCs seems to be the fault of the new follower dungeons. Here, players can visit dungeons at normal difficulty with NPCs by their side. However, to ensure that the dungeons are presented as intended, the NPCs must also be affected by enemy and allied abilities – since this patch, they are treated like players.

The consequence is that NPCs in dungeons can now also be affected by boss abilities.

In most cases, this has no impact on “Mythic+”, because there are only a few allied NPCs there – and certainly no companion followers.

WoW Follower Dungeons Group
It was precisely the follower dungeons that disrupted Mythic+.

This changes, however, in weeks when the “Afflicted” affix is active. Here, ghosts appear who ask players for help and want to be freed from a curse, a magical effect, or a disease. These ghosts count as allies, after all, they have to be dispelled.

This, in turn, led to the NPC changes for the follower dungeons resulting in the Afflicted ghosts also being treated like players. This means that the ghosts can be hit by boss abilities. What may seem like an simplification at first, if these ghosts intercept strong abilities, can also have catastrophic consequences. Often, you need to run to a specific spot with an ability – but the ghosts move very little.

An example: In the fight against Yazma (Atal’Dazar), the ghosts could not only die from the spiders, but they also created souls that floated towards Yazma. Only 4 souls are normally summoned here, which the heroes have to defeat – if the ghosts were active, then it could be up to 6 souls.

This also caused frustration among enhancement callers. Their strong buff effects could also affect the ghosts, so the effect was completely nullified and the actual teammates were left empty-handed.

What did Blizzard do? After the bug was noticed, it took only a few hours for Blizzard to push out a hotfix. As of this morning (19.01.2024), this fix is already live. The ghosts are no longer “treated like players” and thus can no longer be affected by boss abilities or the buff effects of the caller.

No one probably thought beforehand that the follower dungeons would be responsible for a bug in “Mythic+”.

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Diablo 4: Blizzard discusses plans for Season 3 – The most important info from the stream

On January 18, the developers of Diablo 4 spoke during the livestream about the plans for Season 3. During this, there were details about the leaderboards, companions, and new dungeons. You can find the most important information from the stream here.

The most important points from the stream:

  • Season 3 is set to bring a wealth of new content, including a mechanical companion that you can enhance with stones, new dungeons called “Vaults,” and a leaderboard that is supposed to launch in a few weeks.
  • There will also be some “Quality of Life” improvements.
  • The detailed patch notes for 1.3 are set to be available on January 19 on the Blizzard blog.

According to Adam Fletcher, the Community Development Director, this is expected to be the “possibly biggest season” that has ever existed in Diablo 4. With it comes a mechanical companion, the Seneschall, that you can even pet.

There is also supposed to be a new meeting point with special merchants in Season 3, as well as leaderboards where you can examine other players’ builds.

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Diablo 4: The Announcement Trailer for Season 3

Features of the Leaderboards

How do the leaderboards work? You can compete with other players in the Diablo 4 leaderboard once it is available. Essentially, you don’t even need to be level 100; the only requirement is unlocking World Tier 4. You can run the associated dungeons as often as you like.

In the stream, the developers explain that the leaderboard will be introduced with a delay in Season 3 because they want players to explore the season first. In the weekly boards, they are focused on providing a fair challenge, so the dungeon will always be designed the same way.

You can filter within the leaderboards to only display the ranks of your clan or friends. Moreover, the players’ profiles on the board are supposed to be linked so that you can view their current builds. However, this does not mean that they played the build in the leaderboard dungeon.

New Stones Will Get an Extra Slot in the Inventory

It was already known that you will have a mechanical companion in Season 3 of Diablo 4. In the stream, the developers emphasized that the stones you can use for the Seneschall will not take up space in your inventory.

Where will the stones be stored? The guide and tuning stones will have a separate tab, similar to the vampiric powers in Season 2. In that tab, you can equip the stones and thus their abilities and experiment with them:

The developers’ goal is for you to be able to experiment with the companions; there should be “huge possibilities” regarding what you can do with your Seneschall. They emphasize that you shouldn’t fear that the companion will become useless when you reach higher levels because: its abilities level up too.

New Dungeons Are Supposed to be Rewarding

What kind of new dungeons are these? The new dungeons, referred to here as Vaults, are supposed to be rewarding. They are filled with traps and construct enemies, meaning many dangers – but also many rewards. You will access the Vaults via a portal, the new meeting point for players. There will also be a waypoint and special merchants there.

Additionally, there will be the option to turn the Vaults into Nightmare Vaults. For this, there are supposed to be seasonal vault seals, similar to the seals for the Nightmare dungeons you already know.

In the stream, the developers note that they do not only want to provide content that leads you into dungeons. There are also supposed to be new events and activities that take place in the open world, in the form of “Arcane Tremors” that you must fight.

Updates for the Classes

What adjustments will be made to the classes? The developers say they want to “harmonize two competing concepts that we believe players want to keep the game fun.”

They have found that players want to feel that they can have fun with the powerful builds they discover. On the other hand, players want the meta builds to be updated so that it is not always the same things that are the best choice.

Below are a few screenshots from the English livestream:

Loot Adjustments Will Take Place

What about the Uber Uniques? The biggest chance for Uber Uniques is still expected to be with Uber Duriel. However, the process of farming necessary materials for the bosses will be adjusted. There will be more opportunities to collect materials for the “Beast in the Ice.”

There will also be an Uber Dungeon featuring the new boss Malphas, which is part of the seasonal quest and later becomes the Uber Boss.

What about other loot? The loot at World Tier 4 will also be adjusted. According to the developers, it felt unrewarding that loot with an item power of 925 was mostly obtained from world bosses.

Regarding the items and especially the loot filters, the developers say they have heard the feedback and adjustments are planned for Season 4. They can provide more details before the next season.

Further Adjustments in Season 3 and Beyond

What else is planned? With Season 3, there will be a few “Quality of Life” adjustments. A few of them are outlined below:

  • PC control with WASD
  • Overhaul of the season journey, as it felt minimally rewarding
  • Hell Floods are almost always available, with a short break of 5 minutes
  • Overhaul of the skill tree regarding the reallocation of skill points
  • Overhaul of the UI when trading gold
  • There are also supposed to be two updates per season – one at launch, one mid-season.

An example of potential updates can be seen in the screenshots from the stream:

The developers are also planning to adjust the social features, reportedly this is “planned during the runtime” of Diablo 4. They do not provide a specific timeframe. Adjustments to the field of view are currently not planned.

A revision of the Codex, however, is planned for the future; it is said to be a “massive update.” Again, there are no specific timeframes yet. The developers say they will integrate a lot based on feedback from the community.

Recently, the developers of Diablo 4 stated in an interview that they appreciate feedback from players and will consider it in future content. Thus, there are supposed to be some exciting things in Season 4 influenced by the feedback: Players constantly complain about Diablo 4 – Blizzard appreciates feedback but some improvements will take months to materialize

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The head of Twitch explains what really matters for success as a streamer

On Twitch, there are more than 7 million active streamers, but only a select few, like MontanaBlack or xQc, make it big. Now, there are tips from the boss himself on how to succeed on Twitch.

Who is the boss of Twitch? Dan Clancy became CEO of Twitch in 2023 and immediately faced a host of challenges. Many content creators were dissatisfied with the streaming platform and felt insufficiently supported.

They say Twitch is “out of touch”, too far removed from the people. Recently, Clancy also admitted that the platform is simply not profitable.

However, the Twitch boss is eager to address these problems. He is making himself much more approachable than other CEOs, streams himself on Twitch, and also collaborates with other streamers. In an interview with YouTuber Karat, Clancy talked about how to succeed as a streamer.

Many dream of a career like his when they start streaming. The Canadian xQc was the number 1 on Twitch for a long time:

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From Overwatch professional to number 1 on Twitch to 100 million $ – Who is xQc?

Tips from the boss himself

What advice does the boss give? According to Dan Clancy, the best way to grow on Twitch is to collaborate with other streamers. This seems to have been understood by the top level of German Twitch, as there are increasingly large events where as many creators as possible are gathered.

If the colleagues do not show their appreciation, some can get really angry.

But nepotism alone is not enough. The Twitch boss further explains how important it is to stay committed: “Creating a channel and building a following, building a community requires perseverance.”

You can’t just say, “I’m going to do this on Tuesday this week, then again in a month, and then I’ll do it in 4 months,” Clancy says. You can watch the entire interview here, the topic comes up at 47:01.

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How does it look for the boss himself? Dan Clancy at least follows one of his own pieces of advice and regularly appears with other streamers. However, regarding his regular streams, there is still room for improvement, as the CEO is on air only an average of one and a half times a week (via TwitchTracker). Is that enough to build a community?

At least, Clancy has 33,800 followers on Twitch and averaged 407 viewers over the last 3 months (via TwitchTracker). When asked about that, he reveals a third secret to success: First, you have to become the boss of Twitch.

That the tips from the Twitch boss do indeed work is shown by the Luxembourgish streamer “LetsHugo”. He streamed almost daily on Twitch for 4 years and celebrated his great breakthrough when he landed appearances in formats of already established streamers: He dropped out of school after the 9th grade and is now one of the biggest streamers on German Twitch: This is LetsHugo

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Steam: In a celebrated horror game, a creepy locomotive is chasing you – Currently costs only 6 €

Choo-Choo Charles is a game on Steam, where you must beware of a spooky spider locomotive. Right now, it is available at a 69% discount.

What kind of game is Choo-Choo Charles? In Choo-Choo Charles, train enthusiasts will especially enjoy themselves – and will never look at Thomas the Tank Engine the same way again.

For the design of the creepy locomotive was primarily inspired by the horror animations of Thomas the Tank Engine, who originally appeared in a harmless children’s series. (via YouTube)

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Choo-Choo Charles – Release Date Trailer

What does the gameplay in Choo-Choo Charles look like? While you explore the island with your train, you must always stay alert so that the horror locomotive does not catch you.

But you are not completely defenseless, as you have your own locomotive, which you can turn more and more into a mobile weapon with shooting devices and defense equipment.

Additionally, you can earn more useful gadgets by helping the islanders. In the end, you must put an end to the terror of the spider locomotive and defeat it in a duel.

How much does Choo-Choo Charles cost? You can currently get the game at a 69% discount on Steam. Instead of €19.50, you only pay €6.04. This offer is only valid until early next week and ends on January 22, 2024.

How are the ratings? The horror game is rated very positively on the gaming platform. Out of a total of 12,194 player voices, 92% are favorable. (As of: January 18, 2024)

While the game is not perfect and some find it too short for the full price, users praise Choo-Choo Charles as a fun pastime. It is also positively noted that the game is the work of solo developer Gavin Eisenbeisz, who has been creating his own games since 2013.

If you are always looking for gripping horror games, you can find a list here that might interest you: 5 games every horror fan should play

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The main actor of Aquaman spoiled how the second part ends 1.5 years ago

Jason Momoa, the actor of Aquaman, revealed in the summer of 2022 how the ending of Aquaman 2: Lost Kingdom will look.

Since December 21, 2023, Aquaman 2: Lost Kingdom featuring Jason Momoa as the titular hero has been in theaters.

However, with the release of the film, it becomes clear that the lead actor had already revealed how the sequel to the underwater hero will end.

Warning! In the following section, you will find spoilers for Aquaman 2. If you haven’t seen the film yet and do not want any spoilers, you should not continue reading.

Here you can see a trailer for Aquaman 2:

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English trailer for ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’

In August 2022, Jason Momoa already revealed first details about the story of the Aquaman sequel. He stated to GQ Magazine:

“Aquaman is the superhero that gets made fun of the most. But it’s fantastic that we can create an awareness of what is happening to our planet. It’s not a story that is told over and over again, but a film about what is happening right now in a fantasy world.”

Furthermore, it was confirmed that the film addresses climate change. The magazine also learned in the interview that there is a scene where Arthur Curry gives a significant speech before the UN, warning of a massive catastrophe.

And that’s how the film Aquaman 2 ends, with a speech before the UN. In this speech, Arthur Curry reveals the existence of Atlantis and concludes his address with an Iron Man reference.

You can read more about Aquaman 2: Lost Kingdom here with our colleagues at Filmstarts: “The original script was great”: That’s why Dolph Lundgren is quite disappointed with ‘Aquaman 2’

As Screenrant explains, it is very possible that the scene revealed in the interview was not initially planned as an ending in the film at that time.

Because Aquaman 2 underwent several changes during production, as James Wan, the film’s director, revealed.

The reason for this was the new DC universe. For example, scenes were also cut where you would have seen the two Batman actors Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton.

Jason Momoa could have been not only Aquaman but also a hero in the MCU: Aquaman rejected a cool role in one of the best Marvel film series because he didn’t want to be the “shirtless guy” again

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Gamer saves for years to fulfill an old dream, cannot believe it when his wish finally comes true

A player had to wait many years until he could finally play in Full HD resolution. Overwhelmed by the experience, he started to cry.

Upgrading your own gaming PC can elicit different reactions. If something goes wrong because of a beginner’s mistake, bad mood is almost guaranteed. A 22-year-old player had a completely different experience with his successful PC upgrade, as 3djuegos.com reports.

For years he waited to experience games with good quality in Full HD resolution. When he realized that the moment had finally come, he could not contain his joy and burst into tears.

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Long-awaited upgrade leads to emotional moment

What brought him to tears? The 22-year-old player Algok2001 dreams of owning a gaming PC that allows him to play in better quality at 1080p resolution. Until now, this was only possible at the lowest settings and lower resolution. Algok2001 has had this dream since he was 14 years old.

When this longed-for wish finally came true, he was overwhelmed by his emotions and started to cry. In his Reddit post, he shares the details and the overwhelming experience that came with it.

He describes the moment as follows: “I don’t know what came over me, but I just started crying because I thought I could finally play. The 14-year-old boy who dreamed of having a computer to play the good games in high resolution can finally do so at the age of 22.”

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Why did it take so many years to upgrade to Full HD? In the comments under his post, Algok2001 addresses the questions of other users. He also mentions the reasons why it took so long for him to enjoy games in Full HD resolution.

He states on Reddit: “As much as I love gaming, my real priorities such as a house, insurance, retirement, debt repayment, and similar things will always take precedence over gaming.”

This statement makes it clear that the player had the financial means for an earlier Full HD upgrade, but he responsibly chose to invest his money first in more important things than a better gaming PC.

Details about hardware and community reaction

What hardware fulfilled a dream? For the upgrade to Full HD, Algok2001 focused on three components. The processor, the RAM, and the graphics card were replaced with more powerful models.

For the CPU, he switched from an AMD Ryzen 3 3200G to a used AMD Ryzen 5 3600. The upgrade from 4 to 6 CPU cores with an increased turbo clock speed from 4.0 GHz to 4.2 GHz results in a performance boost of over 50% in the PassMark test. (via cpubenchmark.net)

The player does not provide information about the manufacturer or the speed of the RAM. The upgrade doubles the available size of the DDR4 RAM from 16 GB to 32 GB. It remains unclear whether additional memory sticks were installed or the old modules were replaced with larger variants. Depending on the game, more RAM can indeed lead to a performance increase.

Switching from an Nvidia GTX 1650 graphics card with only 4 GB video memory to an AMD RX 6600 with 8 GB VRAM has also proven worthwhile for him. Here, the performance increase thanks to the used GPU is nearly 50%, similar to that of the processor. (via videocardbenchmark.net)

How does the community react? Some users in the community can relate to his reaction after the PC upgrade and feel reminded of their own emotional PC moments.

  • Dystopian8888, who found himself in a similar situation, said: “I built my first PC at 24, and I know exactly how you feel.” (via Reddit)

His mature approach to significant investments is definitely met with approval in the community.

  • TAastronautsloth99 praises the player and says: “Man, it sounds like you really have clear priorities.” (via Reddit)

That a PC upgrade does not only bring tears of joy is demonstrated by another gamer who was careless during the installation of new components. An unknown noise after the hardware change in his gaming PC made him anxious: Player exchanges expensive graphics card in gaming PC, hears strange noises: “Thought I had a serious problem”

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Diablo 4 gets leaderboards in Season 3, but not right away – How do they work and when do they come?

In Diablo 4, leaderboards will be introduced in Season 3, but not right at the start of the season. When they will arrive and how they work will be explained here on MeinMMO.

Already at gamescom 2023, the developers discussed leaderboards for Diablo 4. It was mentioned that they first want to ensure better balancing, with the boards planned for Season 3. The Season of the Construct begins on January 23, but the leaderboards will come later.

The leaderboards will feature weekly rotating dungeons with a fixed layout, where you can compete against others. We will explain what this is all about below.

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Diablo 4: The Announcement Trailer for Season 3

How the leaderboards work in Diablo 4

How does the leaderboard work? With the start of a new week, the old leaderboard is reset and replaced with a new one. In the weekly rotating dungeons, there will always be the same monsters and affixes. This is to ensure that it is a fair challenge.

The level of the monsters in the dungeons will start at 100, putting your leveled and refined builds to the test. You can try out different classes for the high score on the leaderboards.

You can view your progress on the leaderboard and browse the weekly boards. Source: YouTube

The following types of leaderboards will be available in Diablo 4:

  • Solo leaderboards for each class
  • Group leaderboards that vary depending on group size
  • Leaderboards for players in hardcore mode

Each leaderboard consists of tiers, and with each new placement, you receive rewards and seals. Once you unlock the “Seal of the Worthy,” you will be ready to compete for the top 1,000 spots on the leaderboard:

When will the leaderboard be implemented? In a YouTube video, Joe Piepora, a developer of Diablo 4, explains that the leaderboard will come “several weeks after the start of the season.” Each player who has unlocked world tier 4 can then fight for a spot on the leaderboard.

Season 3 will start next Tuesday, January 23, in Diablo 4. You still have a few days left to complete your final tasks and collect rewards. What else you should do before the start of the Season of the Construct can be found here: Diablo 4: Season 3 starts on January 23 – Things you should complete beforehand

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In The Finals, your weapons feel suddenly different – the developers reveal what’s behind it

The Finals is a huge success – not just on Steam. Many players are enjoying the shooter, but since the latest patch, the gunplay feels weird.

What’s wrong with the guns in The Finals? Since patch 1.5.0, players of The Finals have reported that the guns feel different. The so-called weapon bloom during aimed shooting has become more significant since the update.

Weapon bloom refers to the random spread of bullets within the crosshair.

Many players are angry and want the developers to revert the change. A Reddit user illuminacegg wrote in a post on the social network about the issue: “Embark has simply ruined the gunplay.” The post gathered over 800 upvotes within a day.

Meanwhile, it is known that the developers have not changed anything about the guns.

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The Finals shows new Season 1 Update 1.5.0 trailer with new mode

Bug causes altered gunplay

Why do the guns feel different? The developers announced on the official Discord server of The Finals that the increased weapon bloom is not an intended balance change but a bug.

Additionally, Embark assured that they are working to fix this issue as quickly as possible.

We are aware of a bug in update 1.5.0 that causes some weapons to have bloom when fired while aiming through the sights. This is not an intentional balance change, and we will strive to fix this as soon as possible.

Embark Studios via Discord

Furthermore, the developers mentioned on Discord about a bug that doubles the multiplier for zoom sensitivity on controllers. The original value of 60% can now be 120%.

However, according to Embark, you can fix the bug by resetting the zoom sensitivity multiplier back to 60% in the settings.

It is certainly to be hoped that Embark will quickly fix the bug and restore the gunplay. The innovative and fun weapon handling is one of the strengths of the shooter and makes The Finals the best shooter of the year 2023 for me.

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Fortnite: 21-year-old Twitch streamer buys Porsche for 200,000 € as a reward for the “hardest year” of his life

On January 16, the Twitch streamer Rani “Stable Ronaldo” showed his community his latest acquisition: a Porsche 911 992 GT3 for nearly €200,000. He earned the money primarily with Fortnite . He says he treated himself to a gift. After a hard year, he managed to fight his way out of a depression.

Who is he?

  • The 21-year-old American is not among the top earners in Fortnite esports: he earned about $72,816 in 4 years, most of it in 2019. He had a strong performance in an online tournament (via esportsearning).
  • But Stable Ronaldo is a successful Twitch streamer with an average of 3,867 viewers. His peak time on Twitch was in 2021, when he still reached over 10,000 average viewers.
  • Stable Ronaldo is particularly known to a larger audience because of his friendship with “Clix,” the biggest Fortnite streamer on Twitch. Clix also has a taste for sports cars and treated himself to a fancy Lambo in May 2023.
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Streamer buys his dream car for his 21st birthday

This is now his acquisition: In a stream on January 16, the streamer showed his new possession, a Porsche 911.

He said: “It has always been my dream to buy a Porsche 911. I never thought I could afford one for my 21st birthday and that the Porsche would be a GT3. The year was the hardest yet, but I wanted to reward myself for all the stuff I went through and give myself the love and recognition you all give me.”

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Twitch streamer who couldn’t work for 7-9 months in 2023 due to depression

What does he mean by the “hard” year? As Stable Ronaldo writes (via twitter), he suffered from depression in 2023 and was unable to work for 7 to 9 months. During that time, he gained over 20 kilograms. Only his close friends and family know how hard he worked to afford the life he always dreamed of.

Many thought he just got lucky, but behind his life lies hard work. Nothing came easy to him.

The depression set in because he was living alone for the first time in his life, far from his family. He felt lonely and abandoned there, cried for nights, and fought with his depression, suicidal thoughts, and weight gain.

Ultimately, he realized that no one would save him, that he had to fight his way out on his own, while his life was falling apart.

He only overcame the depression through hard work, starting to train to get back from 90 kilograms to 70. Now he has had some of the most successful months of his career.

During his school time, no one believed in him; now he was able to buy his mother a house and a car, support her with a lot of money – and afford a sports car for himself.

What do the career prospects look like? The prospects for a pro gamer in Fortnite looked significantly rosier in 2019 than they do today. Prize money has shrunk – Fortnite is overall not as big on Twitch as it was in 2019 – LEGO Fortnite notwithstanding.

Stable Ronaldo’s career on Twitch shows a clear downward trend over the year. Even though he – as he states – has experienced a resurgence in recent months. A “cold winter” has broken out in esports. Long-term revenue will not rise again.

But apparently, during the “golden times” of Fortnite, so much money was made that the streamer could now fulfill his dream and see light again after a rough year.

What kind of car is this? The Porsche 911 GT3 has 510 hp, a top speed of 318 km/h, and accelerates from 0 to 100 in 3.4 seconds.

Depending on the equipment, the price of this car quickly exceeds €200,000. How much Stable Ronaldo paid exactly is unknown.

What happened to the 15-year-old whose mom took him out of school to give him more time for Fortnite?

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Sony wants to film the horror hit Until Dawn – fans wonder how they will master a special challenge

The popular horror game “Until Dawn” is now being adapted into a film. However, fans on Reddit are already speculating how the filmmakers will implement an important gameplay aspect.

What is Until Dawn about? In the game from 2015, it revolves around a group of young adults exploring an abandoned mountain lodge on Mount Washington, encountering all sorts of horrors.

Now Sony wants to bring the story to the big screen. Directed by David F. Sandberg, who was previously responsible for Shazam. The screenplay is written by Gary Dauberman, who also worked on IT and The Nun.

For more information about the video game adaptation of Until Dawn, you can find it here with our colleagues at Filmstarts: Acclaimed survival horror video game is being adapted into a film – Shazam” and “IT” creators team up again for this

Here you can see a trailer for the PS4 game Until Dawn:

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Launch trailer for the PS4 game Until Dawn

How are fans reacting? On Reddit, fans have mixed reactions to the news that Until Dawn is now also becoming a film.

Some believe that the game is already a kind of “interactive movie” and therefore does not need an adaptation. Others are optimistic and look forward to seeing Until Dawn in theaters.

However, one aspect is being heavily discussed, as: In Until Dawn, you control 8 different characters whose fates lie in your hands. There are multiple ways to play the story, and depending on your behavior, different characters will either die or survive.

Now fans are speculating which route the film will take and which characters will live or die. There is also concern that the loss of the important gameplay mechanics could diminish the appeal of the game in the film.

Here are some comments from Reddit users we collected for you:

  • UntilGaming952: If they decide to play it safe, Sam and Mike are obvious candidates for the last survivors, but hear me out, I have a feeling that Emily could work as the sole survivor, especially since Until Dawn loves to twist horror tropes […]”
  • Weirdguy149: The boring but likely option will be that everyone except Josh survives. However, I hope some characters die at the climax of the film.”
  • paco-ramon: Yeah, isn’t the point of the game that your decisions change the story? A film takes that away.”

There is no information yet about the film’s release date. Also, there has been no official announcement regarding the cast of the various characters.

Until Dawn is not the only well-known video game that you can expect to enjoy as a film in the future. The block game Minecraft is also getting an adaptation. The cast includes well-known names, among them also the actor who plays Bowser:

Jack Black is becoming powerful: After Bowser, he will now play Steve in the new Minecraft film

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MMORPG will be an alternative to WoW, now complains about its own PvE, should become much harder and more rewarding

In Tarisland, players could already test various dungeons and raids during the beta. Many players found everything too easy and complained about the limited PvE endgame. The developers have now evaluated the feedback and present their changes.

What are the developers complaining about? The developers are dissatisfied with the PvE gameplay of Tarisland. In the last beta, the developers showed how they envision fighting in the game.

However, the community did not receive this well and provided extensive feedback to the developer. Now the developer has introduced measures to improve the game.

What did the players criticize back then? The players criticized several aspects of the PvE gameplay during the beta. The developers summarized the feedback in the following points:

  • Lack of strategic depth
  • Few contents for players at max level
  • Confusion regarding attributes and their effects on abilities
  • Too many random attributes on equipment made it difficult to assemble desired sets
  • Raids, dungeons, and the “Arcane Realm” were too easy and dropped random loot that players often did not want to use

Here you can see the trailer for Tarisland:

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Tarisland: Chinese alternative to WoW shows beautiful areas and exciting battles in the new trailer

The developers want to listen to the feedback and change the MMORPG

What changes will there be? To address the issue of lacking strategic depth and at the same time cater to players who found the content too easy, the developers of Tarisland are introducing a new difficulty level. 

The so-called “Challenge Mode” will be available in dungeons, raids, and the “Arcane Realm” and will add special mechanics that make boss fights tougher. In this mode, bosses will not drop equipment, but players will receive achievements for completion.

What about the content for players at max level? In order for players who have reached the maximum level to have more fun, additional game modes will be introduced. There will also be new content and more daily attempts in dungeons. Previously, players could only obtain a limited amount of loot from dungeons daily.

What about the attributes? The entire system regarding attributes will be clarified. In the end, players should know which attributes are sensible for their specialization. Additionally, a new system will be introduced that allows attributes to be transferred from one piece of equipment to another.

What about the loot? The drop rates from dungeons will be increased. In raids, each boss will now drop 3 different pieces of an armor set instead of random individual parts, from which players can choose. Guaranteed rewards will be introduced in the “Arcane Realm”.

After the last survey about how players felt about the changes was not taken seriously by the community, there will be no direct voting this time on how the changes are received. Tarisland is currently releasing a Dev Update every week, where they present the changes based on beta feedback. Last week, the topic was crafting, which also addressed the Pay2Win aspects.

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MMORPG EverQuest will not stop even after 25 years and shows what players can expect in 2024

EverQuest was once the template for World of Warcraft, now it celebrates its 25th anniversary. Players of the MMORPG can look forward to a year full of events.

What is EverQuest? EverQuest is one of the first MMORPGs that existed. Even the developers of World of Warcraft once played it. The MMORPG is now 25 years old and has announced the “Year of Darkpaw.” There will be events, quests, raids, and giveaways for a year, culminating in a new expansion.

EverQuest 2 is also celebrating an anniversary this year, it turns 20 years old and has also announced the “Year of Darkpaw.” Players can expect a wealth of content until a new expansion is released at the end of the year.

Here you can see an trailer for another MMORPG by the creators of EverQuest.

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Monsters & Memories – Trailer for the MMORPG by the creators of EverQuest recalls other times

What is happening in EverQuest 2024

What has been announced? In EverQuest, there are expected to be 16 events this year, as the roadmap by PCGamer reveals. Here, the Head of Studio at EverQuest, Jenn Chan, revealed details about EverQuest and EverQuest 2 in an interview.

The events will be followed by quests each month that players can complete. There will also be more raids before the 31st expansion of the game starts in December.

To celebrate the anniversary, there will be special events like the Anniversary Tower and heroic dungeons. New servers will launch in May for those whose rules are still being determined.

What is happening in EverQuest 2? The “Year of Darkpaw” is also taking place in EverQuest 2. Here, there are monthly giveaways, and 9 old events are making a return. Additionally, there will also be new servers, expected to launch in June.

Similar to EverQuest, its successor also features new raids until the new expansion is released at the end of the year. The 21st expansion is scheduled to launch in November.

That EverQuest continues to receive updates after 25 years is remarkable. The game has already received many updates over the years, which should make it easier for newcomers or returning players to get started. New games often provide better technical conditions for players. A notable example is Legend of Ymir, which is set to be released this year.

Similar to EverQuest, its successor also features new raids until the new expansion is released at the end of the year. The 21st expansion is scheduled to launch in November.

That EverQuest continues to receive updates after 25 years is remarkable. The game has already received many updates over the years, which should make it easier for newcomers or returning players to get started. New games often provide better technical conditions for players. A notable example is Legend of Ymir, which is set to be released this year.

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I only wanted to take a quick look at the tutorial in New Cycle, then I built 2 cities for 5 hours

New Cycle will be the first major build game in 2024 and will be released on January 18 on Steam. MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus was able to test it in advance and got lost in the game for too long. Unexpectedly strong and complex mechanics kept him captivated for hours.

I have an enormous problem: New Cycle is too much fun for me. Seriously, I really don’t have time for a game where I get bogged down like other nerds in Factorio! Plus, I have way too much to do:

Even in Against the Storm, which has been fully released in December 2023, I haven’t been able to take a look since then. I love the game and have already sunk over 130 hours into it.

And now New Cycle is around the corner, a mix of Frostpunk and Fallout. I wanted to check it out anyway, but actually later. But my boss Leya said, “I have something here that basically has your name on it.”

Yes, damn it, it does! I was determined to just play it briefly, BRIEFLY. But then I was stuck in this game for hours on the first night, and I even completely exhausted finished “just one more thing”… multiple times.

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New Cycle: The gameplay trailer for the new building game on Steam

A personal Fallout settlement in the post-apocalypse

Quickly about the game itself: New Cycle is a building survival game in which you lead a group of people and create a settlement. You need to take care of the needs of the people, research new technologies, and expand.

In essence, the game is reminiscent of Anno 1800 in terms of building and population. Only the visuals are something that has not been seen in the genre before. Instead of nuclear fallout or frozen tundra, there are steppes laid waste by solar eruptions.

New Cycle plays with the idea that you already know everything: There is electricity and industry, but the knowledge of such technologies has vanished. People have to “relearn” them, and you accompany them in this process.

Unlike most build games, New Cycle introduces several mechanics that completely surprised me. I’m not just taking care of the settlement, but I even create outposts in the world and shape the political landscape of my … realm? New Cycle is already providing me with a lot of what Frostpunk 2 promised me.

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“Hey, we heard you like capitalism – That’s why we now have prostitution”

Now don’t expect intrigues like in Crusader Kings 3 or anything, but New Cycle offers some quite far-reaching decisions. Early on in the game, my inhabitants ask me whether I will allow them to engage in barter trading.

As a convinced capitalist, I naturally agreed. Let the free market govern. A few years into the game, however, I was confronted with the problems: Instead of working, especially young women prefer to resort to prostitution.

This leads to a drop in productivity and is certainly not beneficial for a society that lacks medical care. That was not the plan. Shortly thereafter, an epidemic eventually wiped out the colony – although triggered by a quarantine I had to impose due to a world event.

However, since New Cycle had already hooked me, I immediately started a new settlement, armed with the knowledge from the previous setback. This time, I created a communist realm, and so far, it’s going well. I keep noticing more and more details.

From: “We need more people” to: “The world is about to end” in just a few hours

Especially in the first few hours, I kept learning new mechanics. For example, the fact that I can send out scouts to explore outposts, from which I can obtain resources and food, was a game-changer.

The only real major problem, however, is the speed at which everything plays out. At the beginning, the build-up takes an extremely long time. There is virtually no reproduction, and strangers rarely join the colony.

Colleague Fabiano Uslenghi from GameStar criticizes the game similarly. Fabiano has spent significantly more time in New Cycle; you can find his detailed review of New Cycle on GameStar.

I need people to reach the next levels of technology. As long as that takes, nothing really happens. The stockpiles fill up and prevent people from working until there are enough citizens to inhabit the city.

However, at a certain point, it tips over. Instead of having to wait painstakingly for enough thinking heads for my research, suddenly problems arise on top of problems:

  • people want more food and pets, which means rations increase
  • at the same time, they accuse me if they do not receive their promised rations during a drought
  • researchers repeatedly want resources from me because they want to research new technologies or predict the future – if I deny them, everything takes longer
  • the sun itself occasionally attacks and causes my people to feel unwell or even leads to dilemmas that require a decision from me

It probably eases up a bit when I have more experience and know how to respond to difficulties. However, this causes colonies to die rather spontaneously for me, and I have to restart with the tedious beginning. And so far, I haven’t been able to finish any campaign.

New Cycle is first being released in Early Access and only on Steam. I haven’t been able to test a few features, like certain biomes, which are still to come. Nevertheless, I am excited and especially happy for the German publisher Daedalic, who is behind the Turkish developer studio of New Cycle. I sincerely wish the team success after Gollum.

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You can currently watch a gladiator series with an 18 rating for free on Amazon

The gladiator series “Spartacus” can be watched for free on Amazon via Freevee. All four seasons are available to you.

What is this series about? Spartacus is a Starz series that aired between 2010 and 2013. It tells the story of Spartacus and his slave revolt against the Roman Empire.

In Spartacus, blood sprays during the fights in the arena and the epic battles. Furthermore, the series, unlike Game of Thrones, goes quite a bit further when it comes to erotic scenes. Therefore, the series is only suitable for viewers aged 18 and over.

Here you can see a trailer for the gladiator series:

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German trailer for season 1 of the bloody sandal series “Spartacus”

What is Spartacus about? The story revolves around Spartacus, who is abducted from his homeland as a slave and taken to the gladiator school of Batiatus to fight in the Roman arenas.

There, Spartacus witnesses the power plays and abuses of the wealthy and one day he has had enough. He no longer wants to tolerate slavery. So Spartacus seeks allies and begins a revolt that ends in a war against the Roman Empire.

How can you watch the series for free? Through Freevee, a video platform from Amazon, you can stream the sandals series for free. However, you should expect advertisements.

You can go directly to the Freevee Amazon page for Spartacus via this link.

If you already use the Amazon Prime Video app, you can also access the series for free through there.

What is Freevee? Freevee belongs to Amazon and is a streaming service that is financed through advertising.

Therefore, you can watch series and movies there completely for free, but you have to accept ad interruptions.

If you like series like Spartacus, you might also be interested in this list, which contains more titles with a lot of violence, promiscuity, and ruthless characters; you’ll find 11 series like Game of Thrones here.

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Steam: Warframe overtakes CS2, becomes the top seller – This was the turning point

Warframe is suddenly the top seller on Steam and only has to face the Steam Deck. Even CS2 has been beaten.

What is Warframe?

  • Warframe is the SciFi MMO that has been rumored for years to be “the game with space ninjas”.
  • In Warframe, you embody a Tenno who fights numerous enemies with their Warframe. Warframes are biomechanical armors that work similarly to combat suits.
  • However, the Warframes are not quite as stealthy and hidden as one would expect from a ninja. Instead, they come equipped with various weapons and are deadly fighters in direct confrontations.
  • A special feature of the Warframes is their high mobility, which also gives a unique style to the MMO’s gameplay.
  • Warframe was released in 2013 and has been regularly updated since then, bringing new content and further improving the gameplay.

Currently, Warframe is playable on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC. However, especially on Steam, the MMO has recently experienced a resurgence and even managed to become the top seller.

Warframe overtakes CS2 as the top seller on Steam

Why is Warframe celebrating? Warframe is currently the top seller on Steam worldwide and recently even surpassed Valve’s long-time favorite Counter-Strike 2.

Other games like Baldur’s Gate 3, Naraka: Bladepoint, or Apex Legends had to bow down to the space ninjas. Only the Steam Deck still reigns above Warframe in the top 100 (as of January 18, 2024, 11:30 AM, via Steam)

This pleases Warframe’s creative director Rebecca Ford, who ceremoniously writes on X.com:

In 11 years, we have reached a significant milestone for Warframe. It is currently the world’s best-selling game on Steam (Rank 1)! Working with the team here has been incredible, and it means a lot to us to share our work with people out there.

Rebecca Ford via X.com

When Ford shared her post on social media, Warframe was even above the Steam Deck at rank 1 of the Steam top sellers, and with the “Gauss Prime” complete bundle, the MMO managed to place a package with additional content at rank 7. However, the bundle has since slipped to rank 29.

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Warframe shows a first trailer for the upcoming update Whispers in the Walls

Expansion and a long-awaited feature bring resurgence

How Warframe became a top seller: There are several factors that contributed to the current resurgence of Warframe.

On the one hand, the latest expansion Whispers in the Walls, which brought among other things a new Warframe and cross-save, was released in December.

Cross-save is a feature long desired by many fans, allowing players to use their game progress from one platform (such as PlayStation) on another (Steam, Xbox).

The access to the cross-save feature occurred in waves after the release of the latest expansion in December. Since the release of Whispers in the Walls, a noticeable increase in player numbers has been observed on Steam (via SteamCharts).

  • In November, an average of 45,549.6 players played
  • In December, an average of 55,599.2 players played
  • In the past 30 days, an average of 62,478.3 players played

It is therefore reasonable to assume that many players utilized the cross-save feature to transfer their accounts to the Steam version of the free-to-play game – after all, many Warframe players have desired cross-save for years (via Reddit).

However, the transfer of game saves has no direct impact on Steam’s top seller list, as Warframe is a free-to-play game that does not need to be purchased.

As Rebecca Ford from Warframe revealed on X.com, all other transactions play a role – including the release of the new “Gauss Prime” complete bundle, which was released on January 17, 2024, and also climbed the ranks in the Steam top sellers.

As ‘installation’, all transactions for Steam items go through that (i.e., I install for free on Steam, but I buy some platinum through Steam, the higher instance for that purchase is the game client itself)

Rebecca Ford via X.com

Ford explains that the game is installed for free via Steam, but the purchase of in-game currency counts as a purchase for the game itself. This also explains how CS:GO and now CS2 can dominate the top seller list for years.

If you like Warframe, but could use a bit of variety in the future, a loot shooter called The First Descendant will be released in 2024 that could be quite interesting for you: The First Descendant: What is going on with the shooter?

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EA FC 24: Two formations are very popular, played by almost all professionals – We show them to you

After several months of EA FC 24, two clear favorites among formations have emerged for professionals. While one tactic is suitable for a more controlled build-up, the other formation promises absolute attacking football. We introduce you to the formations with the corresponding tactical instructions.

Which formations are we talking about? The controlled option is the 4-2-3-1 tactic with three central attacking midfielders (CAM). This formation shines through its balance between defense and offense.

The more offensive formation is the 4-3-2-1, which visually promises concentrated offensive power with three strikers. However, this setup also knows how to impress defensively with a specific tactical trick.

The two best formations with tactics and instructions

What distinguishes these formations? Both formations are suitable for playing down the wings. In EA FC 24, utilizing the flanks is essential for scoring goals.

We have compiled more tips for quickly improving in EA FC 24 here for you: With these 5 tips, you’re guaranteed to score more goals.

Below, we will show you which tactics and instructions you should apply to the formations to use them most effectively in the game. The tactics can be transferred to both formations. Only the instructions have small differences.

Tactical Settings

Offensive: One of the most important tactics is to go offensively in creating chances with “Direct Passes.” With this instruction, your players will move more freely and create open spaces and new passing options.

If you prefer a calmer build-up from the back and like to have a lot of possession, you can choose “Slow Build-Up” instead of “Balanced” for the build-up play. This way, your players present themselves better in their own half and initiate fewer forays.

Defensive: Particularly, the depth in defense is a decisive factor this year and should be adjusted according to your needs. In our article about the new OP setting, we reported on how effective pressing with an automatic offside trap at a depth of “71” is this year. Good opponents, however, know how to counter this pressing. Therefore, we would recommend a depth of “45-70.”

If you want to play without automatic pressing, you should set the depth to “44” or less but will then have to defend more actively yourself: Here we show you the simple tips that ensure you concede fewer goals in EA FC 24.

Other Settings: There is nothing to change regarding the defensive and offensive width. The same goes for the number of players in the penalty area. Once you have familiarized yourself with the tactics, you can feel free to experiment a bit and see if a specific adjustment to the settings pays off.

If you want to avoid conceding annoying counter-goals, you should reduce the number of players for corners and free kicks to one or a maximum of two players.

EA FC 24 Tactics for the best formations
This is what the tactical instructions could look like

Instructions

What instructions should you give your players? In the instructions, you can adjust many things, such as how the players should behave during build-up or when creating chances. However, most of it is handled by relying on the tactics shown above. Therefore, you only need to make a fine-tuning of your game in the instructions.

Common Instructions for the 4-2-3-1 and 4-3-2-1

Goalkeeper: Let’s start in goal. Your keeper should have the instructions “Cross Catcher” and “GK-Libero.” While Cross Catcher ensures that your goalie snatches the ball from strikers when they are too close to crosses in front of the goal, the goalkeeper anticipates overhit passes with GK-Libero and intercepts them outside the penalty area.

Defense: In defense, it is particularly the full-backs (FB) who come into play significantly this year. Many pros let at least one of their full-backs constantly move forward. If you want to secure defensively, give one FB the instruction “Stay Back While Attacking” regarding offensive runs. It is important that the wide runners really run along the sideline. Therefore, you should choose the “Overlapping Run Type” for both full-backs.

If you prefer a more offensive approach, simply do not leave one of the two full-backs back.

Midfield/Attack: The offense works through the tactics even without additional instructions for individual players.

What is important regardless of any tactic: You need players with the best playstyles in EA FC 24 in your team. A pro has ranked all playstyles, we show you the results.

Special Defensive Instructions for the 4-3-2-1

For the 4-3-2-1, there are several important additional instructions regarding defensive stability. You should give the middle of the three central midfielders (CM) the instruction “Stay Back While Attacking.” This way, you always have a player who stays in front of your defensive line and stabilizes the defense. Furthermore, he becomes an important passing option in the center.

However, the most important thing with such an offensive alignment is that the defensive behavior is not neglected. To keep that in mind, you transform the 4-3-2-1 defensively into a 4-4-2 formation. This works by giving the middle CM and one of the two outer CMs the instruction “Cover Center” in the “Defensive Position.” You do not give any instructions to the remaining outer CM.

To finally establish a back four in defense, depending on which outer CM you let defend the wing, you must give the diagonally opposite wing striker the instruction “Reinforce Defense.”

EA FC 24 Instructions 4-3-2-1

In other words: On the side of the CM who moves inside to cover the center, the wing striker must reinforce the vacated defensive position. The wing striker falls back to the position of a winger in case of loss of possession.

With this, you have transformed the already offensive 4-3-2-1 into a stable formation defensively as well. Give yourself and the formations with the instructions and tactics time to internalize them. Once you master both tactics, you can switch back and forth in the game as you wish and challenge your opponent with your variability.

Sometimes even the best formations and plays are of no help. In such cases, a free kick might be necessary. We show you how with a simple trick you can score more free-kick goals.

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In a new building game on Steam, you must protect your tribe from the darkness – At any cost

Next month, a new building game will be released on Steam, which presents you with the challenging task of protecting an entire tribe from the darkness. What you can expect from it, you will find out here.

What kind of game is this? The Tribe Must Survive is an upcoming building game on Steam that lives up to its name. Because your task will be to secure the survival of an entire tribe.

The challenge lies in the darkness that surrounds your new settlement and harbors many dangers that you will only see when it is too late.

Especially with its interesting graphics, the Stone Age setting, and a world reminiscent of the works of H.P. Lovecraft, this new building game stands out a bit within the genre. What else you can expect is shown in a short video of the last playtest:

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In The Tribe Must Survive, you decide the fate of an entire tribe

When is it released? The game will be released on February 22, 2024, on Steam and will be published by Starbreeze, who is also responsible for games like PAYDAY 3.

What can you expect? The short video from the last playtest gives you a pretty good impression of what to expect in The Tribe Must Survive.

You take on the task of ensuring the survival of your tribe in a pitch-dark world. Around a large campfire, this challenge begins, as the light is for now everything that protects you from the darkness.

Around the campfire, you will then build shelters and other facilities that are essential for survival. You send your people to gather, mine, and process resources. You should always keep your options in mind. Because if you run out of resources, your people will eventually be exposed to the darkness and thus to impending death.

The more fires you build, the larger your settlement will become, and the safer your people will be.

With new areas, you also get the opportunity to establish outposts and create safe routes along which traders can travel between outposts and the main settlement.

You decide the fate of your tribe

You send the bravest members of your tribe on expeditions to explore interesting places, find new resources, or uncover secrets. You should always keep an eye on the skills and needs of the expedition members. Because if you send the wrong people, it could quickly lead to losses.

As the new leader of the tribe, you will also face difficult decisions that strongly determine the fate and future of your people. For example, you must decide whether to believe a man who claims to be suffering from terrible hunger or to be sure that he is lying.

Or you instruct your people to swim through a river instead of searching for a way around. The consequences of these decisions, of course, become clear only later. However, it is clear that they can have serious repercussions in the worst case.

In another game on Steam, you don’t want to send your people out into the world but rather keep them safe behind doors: Steam: A popular building game about your own prison announces its 3D successor in the trailer

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Destiny 2 is likely bringing back the machine gun that veterans have been raving about for 5 years

Since 2019, Destiny 2 players have been eagerly awaiting the return of a certain legendary weapon that once defined the game – the “Hammerhead”. With the Sunsetting, Bungie removed the weapon from the game, which many viewed as a significant loss. But now, there is finally a glimmer of hope for its triumphant return in 2024.

Which weapon are we talking about? In the Destiny 2 universe, there is a very special weapon that was among the most sought-after in the game in 2019, only to fall mercilessly victim to the Sunsetting.

It was part of the loot pool of the first premium DLC of Season 5, released on December 4, 2018 – the “Black Armory” DLC. The DLC provided Guardians with not only the finest legendary weapons but also numerous exotic weapons. Weapons that still define Destiny 2 today.

  • Among them is the Exo-bow “Le Monarque”, which is now indispensable in the game. It is still appreciated by numerous Guardians for its poison effect, dealing damage over time in both PvE and PvP.
  • Also the Exo-fusion rifle “Jötunn”, affectionately known as “Toaster”, which, while incredibly effective, is also considered a noob weapon due to its homing fireballs that knock players out in PvP.

In addition to the exotic representatives, the legendary weapons of the Black Armory were also immensely popular. Like the Void machine gun “Hammerhead”. It is considered one of the most sought-after and best legendary machine guns that Destiny 2 has ever seen.

In this 2018 trailer, you can see all the iconic weapons of the DLC that remain unforgettable to this day:

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Destiny 2: Forsaken Annual Pass – The Black Armory

We are sure: “Hammerhead” will return in 2024

Although many weapons, like “Broken Neck”, have already returned from the Sunsetting in Destiny 2, the weapons of the Black Armory are still missing.

However, this could change in 2024, as Bungie has already given a preview of the upcoming weapon arsenal of the “Final Form” DLC, including a machine gun. When comparing the two weapons, the similarity to the “Hammerhead” is hard to deny.

The showcased weapon for the upcoming DLC deviates from the original only in terms of color design, with an additional cap on the top of the stock and a different sight.

The old Hammerhead from 2018 compared to the new “Final Form” weapon

Why was this MG so popular? The Void machine gun “Hammerhead” has been the legendary weapon that especially Destiny 2 veterans wish to see return after the Sunsetting. It was regarded as a gun that performed excellently in all activities of the game.

At one time, the weapon was available with Adaptive Frame, Armor-Piercing Rounds, and the perks “Feeding Frenzy” and “Rampage”. With those, it swept aside every type of enemy with ease. Moreover, it was extremely precise, and the sound of the machine gun was regarded as particularly pleasant by some players.

You know you’re done for when the opposing team gets ammo for the Hammerhead. You don’t even have to aim, and you can wipe out an entire team with ease and still have enough ammo for one or two more. In PvE, it’s the same story; you melt through any enemy.

wrote the player Hulkl once via light.gg about the Hammerhead

Furthermore, the Hammerhead was also considered a so-called “Dad weapon” that perfectly fit into the “Dad Loadout”. The term “Dad Loadout” refers to a joke in the Destiny community that describes Guardians who have little time for gaming or only check in to Destiny 2 for a few hours at the end of the day.

“Could be the next craftable Solar MG”

From Void to Solar? Players are considering this possibility

After Bungie’s announcement, players have already developed their own theory for the weapon’s return. Dewrevolution is convinced, for example, that the “Hammerhead” will not be a Void MG anymore, but will become a craftable 450 Solar machine gun.

They have changed the elements of many of the rebooted weapons recently, but maybe that’s why we are experiencing so many seasons without seeing any craftable 450 Solar weapons, with the only available ones coming from the Trials of Osiris or the Dawning event. Save the best for last.

wrote the player Dewrevolution via Reddit

This Solar MG is already craftable: However, this new MG would not be the first craftable machine gun. A Solar MG already in the game is the Calus MG “Fateful Chance”. You obtain the weapon and the blueprint in the dungeon “Duality”. However, it only has a fire rate of 360, not 450.

What additionally speaks for the return: Additionally, the lore text of the former Black Armory machine gun is interesting. It states: “Fight through the Veil.”

This subtle hint to the Veil was completely unknown to players in 2018. They discovered this strange object called The Veil for the first time in 2023 in the DLC “Lightfall”. Whether this is pure coincidence or a brilliant move by Bungie, we leave to you.

Destiny 2 fans hope to soon be able to use the legendary 450 machine gun again in the fight against the Witness. And perhaps also some of the other still-missing elite weapons of the Black Armory.


What are your expectations for the possible return of the “Hammerhead”? Do you think it will debut as a craftable Solar MG? Or are you more skeptical? Feel free to share your thoughts and theories in the comments. You can find all further information about “The Final Form” and the announcements here: Destiny 2: Everything about the “Final Form” DLC of 2024 – Release, New Abilities, Enemies, and Editions

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