In Destiny 2 today, on January 29, the mysterious vendor Xur is visiting and bringing his exotic items. But where can you find him and what goods does the noodle face sell? Here you will find everything about Xur’s location and inventory this weekend.
What is happening currently in Destiny 2? In Destiny 2, this week the Omen activity has changed surprisingly. So if the hunt for the Falcon Moon or the hidden feathers felt different to you, now you know why.
But today, first Xur is coming and we will take a look at his inventory together.
All info about Xur on January 29, 2021 – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia
Then Xur appears: As usual, the mysterious vendor appears today at 6:00 PM on a planet of his choice. He will stay there until the next Weekly Reset on February 2 and sell guardians his exotic items.
Where will Xur appear this time?
What does Xur have on offer? Does the exotic vendor have parts with high overall values for sale this weekend? Or a coveted exotic weapon?
MeinMMO takes a closer look at his inventory and reveals to you what he is selling.
Where is Xur? This is his location this weekend
Xur’s position: You can find Xur this weekend on Nessus in the area “Guardian’s Grave”.
Xur’s position on Nessus (Barge)
Xur’s inventory from January 29 to February 2 – All Exotics at a glance
Weapon: Graviton Lance – pulse rifle for 29 Legendary Shards
Tanking in World of Warcraft can be exhausting. But worse than the dungeons are often the players and how they behave.
In order to be successful in dungeons in World of Warcraft, a complete group of three damage dealers (DDs), one healer, and one tank is necessary. However, particularly the latter do not make up 20% of all players, which is why the wait for a tank can be long. Worse still, when the tanks don’t feel like “tanking for randoms”. But is that really surprising when they are constantly being attacked from all sides?
In recent days, I have been playing my twink more often, a Demon Hunter tank. Demon Hunters are – in my view – still quite simple to master, whether as a DD or tank, making them the perfect second character for me.
Demon Hunters are particularly mobile and therefore make a good figure as tanks – players are still annoyed.
Because I also like to play as a substitute tank for the guild, I now also enjoy doing this in random groups. Whether in heroic or mythic dungeons, I generally enjoy tanking. I have fun jumping into groups of enemies, setting the pace, and taking a large part of the responsibility for the group.
As a tank, you bear the blame – I won’t play with that
However, I am by no means perfect – the tank is just my twink. When I usually play PvE content in WoW, I do so with a stable guild group. We are also relatively solid in Mythic+ and I can unleash the sadistic demon within me as a Shadow Priest. For M+ we also have our own ways of approaching dungeons and do not orient ourselves 100% to the current meta strategy.
We have our “own ways” and therefore those are also the routes I use as a tank when I play one myself. I know them, I can handle them – they may not be perfect, but they lead to the goal.
When I then have to read an “idiot tank, this group shouldn’t be played on M0” in the group chat, my eyebrows raise.
You wait a long time for tanks. Even longer if you scare them away.
If the same fire mage then thinks he has to take over pulling with his loosely thrown fireballs while I’m still waiting for the healer’s mana, my expression freezes.
Once I let him get away with it. The second time I quickly whisper to the druid healer “shadow mimicry” and pray that he understood the instruction – which often works.
Then the fiery gentleman can gladly take over tanking for a few seconds and see how far he gets when his Frost Nova wears off and the Ice Block melts.
Please don’t get me wrong. I like it when dungeons are completed relatively quickly. Especially in Mythic+ that is also important. But in heroic or “M0” dungeons, there is absolutely no reason not to wait for the healer’s mana or simply wait for the dead DD who has to run back because he got overly enthusiastic and released his spirit.
Everyone is a tank newbie at some point. But that is often forgotten.
A touch of arrogance – because I am important
With tanking also comes a touch of arrogance, because I know: I am important to the group. If the group loses me, they will wait quite a while for a replacement. I, on the other hand, can quickly find a new group and might already be through the next dungeon, while the fire mage is still waiting and insulting everyone in the chat who is not as superior as he is.
I also value my free time too much to let myself be scolded by strangers. If I mess something up – okay. Then I take that on my chin. I apologize and try to do better. I also like to receive tips if you can skip a group or if I simply overlook something.
However, if a DD with ants in his pants just can’t go fast enough and he has to insult in the group chat as well, I am very quick to consider starting a vote to kick.
The nice thing is: If the other players are not friends, most of them will join my kick request. Because no one wants to anger the tank. And DDs are replaceable within seconds. They are like sand at the beach; I am the pearl in the shell.
Smile and kick. A good motto with toxic teammates.
More responsibility, more pressure – less fun?
Furthermore, the fact that tanks carry more responsibility for the group.
And yes, I know. DPS players also have responsibilities in the group and not insignificantly. DDs have to play the mechanics, time interrupts perfectly, and – especially on high key stones – also deliver solid performance to complete everything within time. I usually play DD, so I get it all that DPS classes are also important.
However, there are a number of tasks that especially tanks must fulfill, which automatically come with a touch more responsibility because:
Tanks set the pace of the dungeon
Tanks keep an eye on the healer’s mana
Tanks give the direction and decide which trash groups to engage
At least in all these aspects, the DPS players can relax and take it easy.
DDs are easily replaceable.
Moreover, tanks do not participate in the “game of big numbers,” where players rejoice over large critical hits and start a race in the DPS meter. As a primary DPS player, it is quite difficult to escape that.
Tanking simply lacks a “fun component” that you have as a DPS player when mobs melt under your damage. Moreover, tanks currently have less fun anyway, as they only run away now.
Tanks are frustrated, even in the community
It seems that this opinion is also shared in the WoW community. In the subreddit, for example, there are almost daily stories from tanks whose patience is at its end and who give up. They say goodbye to random groups and only go with their guild. For instance, Lux-Fox wrote a few hours ago (via reddit):
At this point, WoW has several dozen dungeons and you would be surprised how often I get toxic messages from DPS players because I am a bad tank (imagine being as easily replaceable as a DPS and crying about the tank, even though you have not taken damage). All this just because I do not know every single dungeon by heart. It’s always the DPS players who complain, as the healers appreciate that I keep the mobs away from them and support them with self-healing, which usually makes it an easy run for them.
I also have addons installed to ensure that I always see the aggro status of all enemies and my runs are usually smooth. […]
Despite all this, you insult tanks and berate them instead of showing them how they could improve. I leveled through dungeons to level 50, but I will never play with random players as a tank again. Maybe I’ll try again in 10 years.
Similarly describes it the warrior sin_theta (via reddit):
I have been playing Protection Warrior since Wrath of the Lich King. […] I love tanking and probably always will. But when it comes to Mythic+, I just can’t anymore. To specify, I almost always find a group. I have a few friends who play, but not enough for a full group. I am not the best tank, but I know I am okay.
I know everything would probably be better if I joined a guild and had a solid, stable group for Mythic+. But the constant trash pulls from DPS players, the insults when I die to those very enemies, the complaining when I don’t pull fast enough (even though we are well within time) or because I am too fast, all of that has taken its toll.
I am done with tanking in M+. I should be enjoying this, but it’s just toxic now.
You can find more current news about Shadowlands here:
Be nice to the tanks, then you will have them longer
To summarize: Be nice to your tanks. They are players who generally just want to successfully complete a few dungeons and they are not dependent on you. The simple truth is: Most of you need a tank, but tanks don’t need you. Because DPS players are as common as sand on the beach. So stay friendly, even if the tank isn’t “perfect” in your eyes. Because if you start complaining, you are miles away from it yourself.
What have your experiences with tanks in WoW been like? Or are you one yourself? What are your experiences with random groups?
In GTA 5 Online, you can buy the Vetir for 1.6 million GTA dollars. But who is the purchase of the military truck worth it for? Let’s take a look at what the vehicle can do.
What kind of vehicle is this? Since January 28, 2021, you can purchase the military truck “Ventir” in GTA Online. It is part of the drip-feed of the Cayo Perico Heist. With a purchase price of over 1.6 million GTA dollars, it attracts a lot of attention from players. What does the truck offer for this high purchase price? We took a look.
Vetir in GTA Online: Price, Passengers, Usage
How much does the Vetir cost? Normally, you would have to shell out 1,630,000 GTA dollars for it. If you complete the Cayo Perico Heist as a leader and use the Vetir as an access vehicle, you get the offer price. That’s only 1,222,500 GTA dollars.
How many people fit in? A total of 10 players can ride in the Vetir. Two sit as driver and passenger in the cabin. On the covered rear, 10 people have space.
What does the Vetir look like? On the outside, the Vetir resembles a Soviet truck. For military fans, it’s probably a nice piece for their collection. On the other hand, there’s nothing special about it. The cockpit has the typical truck ambiance that you know from the other trucks in GTA Online.
The performance: After initial tests, it can be said: The engine in the Vetir is weak. You notice this as soon as you drive up a slope. If you give the truck enough time on a straight path, its top speed is okay for a truck.
However, a truck is not a super sports car. On an off-road track, the Vetir can score points. The loose ground is not a real opponent for the truck, which shows good grip there. However, its center of gravity is relatively high, which causes problems when it encounters larger bumps when it tilts.
The YouTuber BullSheepParty took a close look at the Vetir in GTA Online. We’re embedding his assessment here as a YouTube video for you:
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What does that mean? Many players were already looking forward to the vehicle with the first leaks of the Vetir. However, there are now two points that dampen the mood. The Vetir is a Pegasus vehicle. You do not store it in your garage and cannot show it to your friends there; instead, you always have to call the Pegasus service and order the truck.
In addition, you cannot tune the truck. If you drive to Los Santos Customs, the message appears that the vehicle is not suitable for tuning there.
If you want to buy the Vetir, you should think carefully. The truck is not particularly powerful or stands out with any special features. The price of 1.6 million GTA dollars is quite a sum that you could also invest in the purchase of super sports cars.
It’s worth buying the Vetir for you if … you are looking for a new vehicle that can transport many players at the same time. Fans of Soviet optics will also have their fun here, if you ignore the interior of the cockpit.
It’s not worth buying the Vetir for you if … you are looking for a truck with good engine performance. The Vetir feels underpowered while driving and is poorly suited as a getaway vehicle uphill. If you want to tune the truck to your liking, you are also in the wrong place here. And if you want to park the vehicle in the garage, you will have to choose another vehicle.
In Fortnite players have demanded a nerf for a skin that provided unfair advantages. Now Epic is responding and will soon bring a solution so that the skin is no longer “Pay2Win”.
What kind of skin is this? The skin, or rather the skins in question, are the superhero skins. These can be customized at will, which can lead to cool combos. However, this also brought problems.
Where is the problem? Since the superhero skins can be color-customized, there are certain combinations that can lead to an unfair advantage. Specifically, a completely black or white skin. If players choose only one of these colors for the entire skin, they can blend into certain environments.
Here you can see how well the heroes can be camouflaged.
This advantage led to some discussions in the community, and players expressed a wish for a nerf to address the problem. Epic is now responding and will soon provide a solution.
Epic is bringing 2 solutions
What does Epic say about it? The dataminer iFireMonkey posted a statement from Epic on the subject on Twitter. They say they have become aware of the unfair advantages and want to implement these changes:
It will no longer be possible to select white/white and black/black combinations when choosing the primary and secondary colors for the skin.
The lighting indoors is to be adjusted so that such blending in the shadows will no longer occur.
Additionally, players who are no longer satisfied with the superhero skins after these changes will be able to use a refund. This way, you can return the skin without wasting a ticket and get your V-Bucks back.
If you no longer want the superhero skins afterwards, you can get them refunded for free.
When will the changes take effect? The changes to the skins, the interiors, and the refund option should all be available after the next update 15.30. When the update will be conducted is still unknown.
The update 15.30 will not only bring some changes to the superheroes but could also bring some adjustments to vehicles. A leak suggests that we might soon be able to equip cars with weapons and that they will be fundamentally changed. So it will be exciting to see what the next update will bring.
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In FIFA 21 there are plenty of skill moves you can use to outsmart your opponents. Which ones are currently particularly worthwhile in offense?
How important tricks are: From the very beginning, it has been clear that skill moves are particularly powerful in FIFA 21 this year. Many players use tricks endlessly to dominate the game.
Looking at the list of skill moves available, one realizes: Some of them are more complicated than a combo from classic Tekken games. You may lose the ball three times before the trick is even attempted.
That’s why we will look at 5 tricks in this list that can be executed without major finger acrobatics – and that are still effective in offense.
You simply need to press the R1 (or RB) button twice.
If you perform this button input, your player will abruptly push the ball forward and ideally pull past the opponent. It’s a perfect trick to quickly accelerate and surprise defenders, allowing you to get into good shooting positions. You can see what that looks like in the video from YouTuber BorasLegend:
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However, the Bridge will be slightly nerfed in the Title Update 9 of FIFA 21. Therefore, you should have a few alternatives ready – also because the Bridge is quite well known by now.
The Turbo Boost
This is how the Turbo Boost works: YouTuber Mirza Jahic describes the “Turbo Boost” very accurately in one of his videos. He refers to it as “the Arjen Robben dribbling” – you wait for a movement from the opponent and pull past them at the right moment.
To execute the boost, you need to hold down the L1/LB button for tight dribbling and run straight towards the opponent. Once they move in your direction, press R2/RT for a sprint and pull the stick in the desired direction.
Your player will suddenly sprint past and leave your opponent behind. The more speed your player has, the better the trick works. Timing is crucial to ideally outsmart your opponent. You can find a detailed tutorial by Mirza Jahic:
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This is how the dribbling works: This is a new type of dribbling in FIFA 21 that can help you tremendously in tight situations.
Hold R1/RB and L1/LT at the same time. If you now move the right stick, your player will suddenly push the ball in the chosen direction and follow it.
The special thing about this dribbling is that it can catapult you in a different direction from a standstill.
If you flick the stick at the right moment, your player simply goes past the opponent.
Another peculiarity: If you get the timing right and play the ball towards your opponent at the moment of a tackle, they will simply be tunneled – and you can practically run right through them. In the box, the shoulder-button dribbling is perfect for getting into surprising scoring positions.
This is how the Scoop Turn works: The Scoop Turn is also a very simple move. To execute it, you simply combine a feigned shot or a feigned cross with a change of direction.
To do this, press the cross button (Square/X) or shoot button (Circle/B), but then abort the action by pressing the pass button (X/A). At the same time, move the left stick in the direction you want.
You can execute this action while standing to reposition quickly. If you do this in the box, you can cleverly make defenders run into space and then shoot the ball into the goal.
If you use 5-star skillers, the movement is particularly fluid; with 4-star skillers it is a bit clumsier. By the way, with 5 stars, the action also works well while running as a “Running Scoop Turn” for quick direction changes.
Ball Roll/Scoop Turn
This is how the Ball Roll/Scoop Turn works: The Ball Roll is one of the essential tricks that everyone should have in their arsenal. To execute it, you simply move the right stick left or right. Then your player rolls the ball with their foot and positions themselves sideways. However, you can combine this movement with the Scoop Turn.
Perform the Ball Roll with the right stick. Then immediately follow it up with the Scoop Turn (see above) to dash back in the original direction.
In the video from YouTuber Nielzen, you can see how the move works and how to use it effectively against your opponents.
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With the double trick, you can reverse the direction change your opponent expects and cleverly circumvent enemy defenders. Then it’s just a short way to the opponent’s goal. However, you need a 5-star skiller for the move to work properly – and it’s not quite as easy as the other tricks on this list. It requires a bit of practice.
Do you have any other tricks you can recommend? Tell us in the comments! And if you’re looking for reinforcements for your team, you can find some fast center-backs for your squad here.
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There are plenty of tools and addons that can help you improve in World of Warcraft. One special tool we want to introduce to you here is WoWAnalyzer. It helps you get better in raids and is not difficult to use.
What is WoWAnalyzer? WoWAnalyzer is a website that evaluates your performance in specific boss fights in raids.
The tool shows you exactly how you use your abilities, how efficiently you use your resources and cooldowns, and how you can improve most effectively. Additionally, the analyzer suggests what you can do better while fighting.
WoWAnalyzer evaluates logs that you need to create or pull beforehand. To do that, the warcraftlogs website helps you, which we also use for the evaluation of our DPS list for WoW. We will explain how everything works here step by step.
Update from January 29, 2021:We have updated the article to the latest version for Shadowlands.
How to use WoWAnalyzer to improve
So you can use the data correctly: First, you need a log for a fight that you want to evaluate. In most guilds, an officer takes care of the logs. You will learn how to create logs yourself further down in the guide.
Once you have chosen a fight and your character, you will receive an overview of your performance in the fight. Here, you typically find immediately the areas you can or should improve.
The checklist gives you an overview of what you can improve and what is already working well.
From the example of my Death Knight, it can be seen: I am already doing a lot of things correctly. There is, however, significant room for improvement in handling my most important cooldowns, Dark Transformation and Unholy Blight. However, there are other reasons for that, as you will learn shortly.
Further down, there is an overview with improvement suggestions, marked with:
“Major” – for things you should urgently look at
“Average” – to eliminate important but not overly significant errors
“Minor” (default hidden) – to rectify even the smallest mistakes
Under the section with suggestions, the analyzer shows you how you can improve.
What the analyzer shows additionally: Besides the overview, there are some useful statistics from which you can learn. These include:
“Statistics” – Shows an overview of your damage, healing, used items, and more.
“Timeline” – A timeline that indicates when you used which abilities and utilized cooldowns. Useful for optimizing your “uptime”.
“Character” and “About” – General information about your equipment, spec, and the underlying evaluation.
There are also class-specific tabs, in my case “Rune Efficiency” and “Runic Power Efficiency”. For other classes, there might be something like “Soul Shard usage” (Warlock) or “Voidform” (Shadow Priest). Here you find information on how efficiently you use your resources.
What you should pay attention to: Note that not all classes are always supported. Guides for some specializations may be outdated, and the data may not be based on current numbers. They can be inaccurate or even useless.
Additionally, you should be able to read the analyses correctly. The analyzer always assumes that it is about “patchwork” fights where you can attack 100% of the time. In my example, however, I have chosen a fight against the Hungry Destroyer from Nathria.
I am suggested to stand closer to the boss more often and use certain abilities more frequently. However, the Destroyer frequently casts abilities that prevent me from standing near the boss or require me to delay my cooldowns. You should consider which tips are sensible and which are not.
This is how you use the logs: If you want to look at your performance, you first need the log of a fight that you want to evaluate. Many guilds already have a player responsible for this. It’s best to ask the guild leadership.
Then simply pull the logs from warcraftlogs and copy the URL above. Look for the name of the guild or the uploader and click on the corresponding date in the calendar.
Click on a corresponding raid date. Here, for example, are the logs from Limit.
Copy the entire link to the raid date (e.g.: https://www.warcraftlogs.com/reports/b6YRCqBmGWzMj4K8). You can then enter the link on the WoWAnalyzer website and subsequently select a boss, one of the fights against the boss on the corresponding date, and your character.
Important: The logs must be public or unlisted. Private logs cannot be read by the analyzer.
Creating and uploading warcraftlogs
How to create your own logs: If you do not have anyone to upload the logs for you, you can easily do it yourself. First, create an account on warcraftlogs, which you can also link to your Battle.net account if you wish.
After creating the account, you need to download the WarcraftLogs Uploader. You can find it directly on the website by clicking on “Install Client” on your account page. Alternatively, you can find the link to the download page here.
After installing and starting the program, log in with your warcraftlogs account. You then have two options:
Upload a Log: Upload a log that you created in a raid.
Live Log: Enter the program path where you have WoW installed and start raiding. The logs will then be uploaded live.
Remember that the options must be set to “public” or “unlisted”.
To start a log in WoW, enter the command /combatlog before raiding. This activates logging of all activities. Addons like BigWigs or DeadlyBossMods, which are among the most important and best addons, also have such functions integrated.
You can find the logs in your WoW folder under “World of Warcraft/_retail_/Logs/”. Once you have uploaded the logs, you can then use them for the analyzer.
By the way, don’t expect to become a pro right away from the analyses. Improvement is a slow process that you should consistently work on. It also helps to refine your gear and secondary stats. There are also two tools that help you get the best out of your character.
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The hero brawler Bleeding Edge will no longer receive updates. The developers have decided not to continue working on the new online game after it was released in 2020. Instead, they are now focusing on upcoming games.
What was Bleeding Edge? The new online game was introduced at E3 2019 with an interesting trailer and was released in March 2020 exclusively for PC and Xbox One. It was developed by Ninja Theory, the creators of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice and DmC: Devil May Cry.
The game focused on PvP battles in a 4v4 arena, where players competed against each other with different heroes. Each hero had their own unique abilities. The setting took place in a post-apocalyptic, futuristic world.
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What was the problem? Apparently, the game could not retain its players. On Steam, Bleeding Edge started with only 828 peak players at its release in 2020. This number kept declining. In the last 30 days, only four players played on average and eleven at peak (via SteamCharts). The player numbers on Xbox are not known.
Although the developers themselves showed only positive comments from their players in a trailer, there was also criticism at that time. On MetaCritic, for instance, the game only achieved a score of 61, and Trusted Reviews noted that while Bleeding Edge is fun, it lacks the depth to maintain interest over time (via Metacritic).
Can I still play? Yes, the servers are still online for now. Only new updates are no longer available.
Focus on new games
What are the developers working on instead? In the studio’s official tweet, it is stated that the focus is now on new projects, including Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2. This will be the sequel to Senua’s Sacrifice, which has already been announced as an exclusive game for Xbox Series X.
https://youtu.be/7im9BFEHzEs
The trailer for Hellblade 2.
Additionally, Project Mara and The Insight Project are on the agenda. Project Mara will be an experimental psychological horror game, while The Insight Project aims to explore mental health through video games (via GamesRadar). Both approaches are quite fitting, given that Senua’s Sacrifice already centers on mental illnesses.
Bleeding Edge is not the first game to die in 2021. The MMO Life is Feudal: MMO was shut down shortly before. The shutdown was preceded by a legal dispute with the former publisher, which the developers could not afford any longer. However, it lasted at least longer than Bleeding Edge.
Moreover, the hero brawler is unlikely to be the last game to die in 2021. MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch has already a hunch about which MMOs will not survive 2021.
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Twitch tangent questions, temporarily increased prices at Xbox Live Gold, the unofficial announcement of a Diablo 2 remaster and more. In the MeinMMO Podcast, we talk about the hottest topics of the week.
It’s exciting for you if you haven’t been following the news actively in the past few days but still want to stay up-to-date in the gaming area. Just check into the session and you will be back up to date. Even if you have followed the news, we still give you deeper editorial insights in the podcast.
The news show from January 29, 2021
These are our topics: Man, man, man. A lot has happened this week that interests gaming fans. Anyone who has missed all this should definitely catch up. This way, you can definitely keep up with your gaming acquaintances when chatting in voice over the weekend.
In the podcast, we discuss the following topics this week:
A report by Jason Schreier unofficially announces the remake of Diablo 2 – But who is working on it?
This is how you can participate: We are always happy about constructive feedback and suggestions for improvement regarding our new news show! Write us your opinion in the comments under the article or in our Discord and tell us how you find the new format. You can also reach us via email at [email protected]
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Campers are perceived by many players as a major problem in Call of Duty. But which CoD actually supports the camper playstyle more – Modern Warfare or Black Ops Cold War? An expert gives a clear answer.
What is it about? Campers are probably the most disliked type of players in Call of Duty, alongside cheaters. Whether in Black Ops Cold War, Modern Warfare, or earlier titles in the series – campers have always been criticized.
The YouTuber and CoD expert “TheXclusiveAce” has been publishing analyses and gameplay videos about Call of Duty for several years. He has now taken on the question – Which CoD is actually the bigger camper fest? Cold War or CoD MW?
For Ace, it is clear that Modern Warfare provides better conditions for campers. We show you the background of his analysis on MeinMMO. If you want to see Ace’s full English video, we embed it here for you:
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How does “Camping” define itself? Right at the start, “XclusiveAce” clarifies what “Camping” actually means for him. Of course, generally, a camper is a player who takes a well-covered position for an extended period and waits for an unsuspecting victim to run into their crosshairs. However, there are also phases in the match where such behavior is important for achieving victory goals. Therefore, he distinguishes between:
Camping
Holding a power position
Camping – A player takes a completely random position on the map and holds their corner, where they have set up their tent. The position offers a good view of all accesses, and it is difficult in a 1vs1 scenario to reclaim the taken corner. Through this gameplay behavior, nothing contributes to the team’s victory. Campers are, in his opinion, more loners who care little about achieving the goals of a match.
Holding a power position – The description is quite similar to that for camping. However, the difference is that you support your team from such positions. Let’s take the mode “Domination” as an example, where changing objectives must be taken. You set up in a corner, wait for enemies on their way to the objective, and use your “Power Position” to gain an advantage. By supporting your team in reaching the objective, you are not counted as a camper by “XclusiveAce.”
Ace therefore finds it hard to speak of camping in modes like “Team Deathmatch” or “Free for All.” In these modes, it’s about dying less and getting more kills. By camping, one often helps their team or increases their chances of having a good placement because they utilize the advantages of their position to land more kills than to get deaths.
A camper is, for Ace, a player who only looks out for themselves and thereby often brings disadvantages to the team.
Shipment is extremely popular in CoD MW – you can barely camp here.
Map design, TTK, Ghost perk – CoD MW plays into the hands of campers
Why is CoD MW better for campers? Ace is not about condemning the camping playstyle. Everyone can experience the game in their own way and utilize the existing mechanics to their advantage. However, what stresses him are game mechanics that support camping. In this regard, he sees Modern Warfare clearly ahead.
Map design: “Cold War” maps generally offer more options for power positions, and often there are counter-positions to put them under pressure.
Time-to-Kill: The low TTK in CoD MW is better for campers as enemies have less time to react to campers.
Ghost perk: Protects you from UAVs. Only works in Cold War when you move. In CoD MW, the protection is always activated.
He emphasizes that there are also numerous exceptions, and for example, the maps in Cold War also provide many spots for camping. However, in a general comparison of Modern Warfare and Cold War, for him, CoD MW is clearly the game that supports camping more than the CoD from 2020.
However, there is a field upgrade in Cold War that did not exist in CoD MW, which Ace considers very camper-friendly: the proximity mine. With this gadget, you can detect enemies moving through the effective range, giving a significant advantage if the opponent does not counter it with the perk “Spy.”
The German streamer Maximilian “Trymacs” Stemmler currently dominates Twitch Germany. The reason for this includes his Pokémon openings, where he opens old booster packs with Pokémon cards.
Here’s how it’s going for Trymacs right now: For the German streamer, things couldn’t be better right now. We show you his numbers (via sullygnome):
Trymacs has a watch time of 2.6 million hours over the last 7 days – MontanaBlack in second place has “only” 980,000 hours of watch time, but has also streamed significantly less
On average, 64,925 viewers watched Trymacs over the last 7 days – in the last 180 days, it was on average “only” 20,188 viewers
On January 26, Trymacs even peaked at 187,144 concurrent viewers – he streamed there together with MontanaBlack
The numerous viewers currently watch Trymacs as he opens Pokémon boosters worth several hundred euros. A hype has even developed around opening Pokémon boosters.
Trymacs talks about addiction – you shouldn’t do this
These are his streams: On Twitch, Trymacs regularly opens tons of booster packs of Pokémon cards. For this, he usually buys displays, which are the cardboard boxes containing multiple boosters.
The booster packs are often several years old and not quite cheap. The evolution display from 2016 that Trymacs has opened multiple times costs at least 850 euros currently (via cardmarket.com).
The goal of the openings is particularly rare cards that ideally are worth more than the display itself. Viewers eagerly anticipate and watch Trymacs as he opens booster pack after booster pack.
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Here you can see one of the many openings by Trymacs.
What does Trymacs say about the openings? The streamer scores here with his honesty. He repeatedly emphasizes that pulling rare cards resembles winning in gambling. Before each opening, he warns his viewers and advises them not to do it. He earns money through Twitch and YouTube, and can also deduct the displays as operating expenses for tax purposes. Viewers can’t do that.
For a long time, Trymacs claimed he was not addicted to opening. However, he is now openly addressing his addiction, but also emphasizes that it brings him a lot of joy and entertains his viewers.
What reach do the openings have? Not only does Trymacs entertain his viewers with the openings. His fellow streamers, like Repazmois or Rumathra, also open such displays, but not to the extent of Trymacs.
There is also a development in the Pokémon market. The website cardmarket.com shows the price development of the evolution display. While it cost around 600 euros at the beginning of the year, prices have now risen to over 1,000 euros. The hype around Pokémon cards is also affecting card prices.
What’s next? Trymacs has announced that more openings will follow. However, some displays costing several thousand euros will be opened. On Monday, February 1st, he will open a display worth 12,000 euros. It is a display from Team Rocket from the year 2000 – it is therefore over 20 years old.
But it will continue. He wants to open the holy grail of Pokémon cards together with fellow streamer Papaplatte: the base set in the first edition. A display of these booster packs can cost over 30,000 dollars. The most expensive card from it, a holo Charizard, can be worth over 50,000 dollars in the right condition.
Path of Exile (PC, PS4/PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S) has been struggling with lags and performance issues for quite some time now. The developers have now stated that they are working on the problem and have already integrated a new streaming system with Echoes of the Atlas.
What has been the problem so far? Players have repeatedly reported stuttering and frame drops in the game for a considerable time now. The issue is related to the reloading of assets such as textures, which can cause the hack and slay to stutter.
Chris Wilson from Grinding Gear Games explains it this way:
For example, when using a skill for the first time, there was a bit of stutter while the relevant shaders and textures were loaded from the hard drive. We have alleviated this somewhat with various preload systems. In these, the game loads assets in advance when it “knows” that you will encounter them – but it wasn’t really a perfect solution.
Chris Wilson, GGG
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Echoes of the Atlas also introduced a new texture streaming system for PoE.
A new technology helps with performance
What has changed now? With the release of the new expansion Echoes of the Atlas, the developers introduced a streaming system into the action RPG. This is meant to lead to a stable frame rate.
This means you can already play while shaders and textures are slowly reloaded. However, this currently has the disadvantage for some players that when they enter a new area, the textures there are initially displayed in low resolution before the system reloads them in higher resolution. The system is still not running optimally at the moment.
Chris Wilson explains that there are further improvements:
Ideally, this means that the new system can only have advantages – a stable frame rate and no prolonged period of dreadful load-ins of textures for some players. We currently have no timeline for this, but hopefully it will be ready in a week or two. Rest assured that we will continue to work on it until it allows for a good gaming experience.
Chris Wilson, GGG
What other advantages does the new technology have? The system is also optimized for Path of Exile 2, the sequel that the developers are currently working on. PoE 2 is supposed to look even better than the current game. Higher resolution assets will be used. And these are to be reloaded quickly, without stutter and without loss of quality.
What do the players think about it? The PoE community is excited. Although there are still problems that the team is working on. Especially the transparency with which GGG talks about this topic is well-received by the players.
Priz writes on the official forum: “This is all that most of us wanted: transparency.”
iHahu says: “With today’s patch 13.1, the game runs much better. I would still prefer the performance from before Echoes of the Atlas, but if there are one or two more patches that improve the engine’s performance as much as this one does, texture streaming will be fine.”
winniethewhor is not yet convinced by the new system: “I WANT texture streaming in the game, but the implementation is currently poor for many users. It needs to be optional, or temporarily disabled, or significantly improved in a short time.”
Did you also experience performance issues in Path of Exile? Has the new streaming system helped you?
The availability of RTX 3000 graphics cards is still very limited, many are still buying at high prices because they would like a new graphics card. Numbers now show how much scalpers have already earned with Nvidia’s expensive graphics cards.
The RTX 3000 graphics cards are in high demand, so the cards are practically sold out as soon as they hit the market. The lack of supply in stores then leads some to buy an RTX 3000 graphics card for a lot of money on eBay.
There are people who specifically buy as many graphics cards as possible to resell them at higher prices on eBay: they are called “scalpers”.
How do we know such accurate numbers? Data expert Michael Driscoll has written a script (via PCMag.com) that can track all sales of Nvidia graphics cards on eBay. In addition, there are data from the site StockX, where hardware is also sold.
Overall, nearly 50,000 RTX 3000 graphics cards have been sold
the scalpers have generated 61 million US dollars
of which 15.2 million US dollars is the profit that people have made from it
Above all, around Christmas, the developer said, particularly many graphics cards were sold. Driscoll writes:
For all four RTX 30 series, there was a sharp increase in sales between Christmas and shortly after the New Year
What are scalpers anyway? Scalpers are people who buy products like graphics cards at release to resell them at a high price afterwards. They are usually not interested in the product itself.
RTX 3080: Availability of graphics cards still limited
Did we suspect that this was coming? Even because of the corona pandemic, many suspected that the graphics cards would be very limited in availability. Shortly after the release of the RTX 3080, some resellers bragged about larger orders on Twitter and thanked a bot manufacturer.
For resellers, it is ultimately a very lucrative business because they know how in-demand the new graphics cards are.
That’s why everyone wants an RTX 3080: Testers and reviewers have given the new GeForce RTX 3080 very good performance ratings and a fair price-performance ratio. While not much has changed in terms of performance, one cannot speak of a fair price-performance ratio at this time, as the RTX 3000 series is currently not available anywhere at the manufacturer’s suggested retail price.
What can I do if I don’t want to pay over-inflated prices? On HardwareLuxx, you can find an availability ticker that lists shops where you can currently get an RTX graphics card. Here you can get the graphics cards cheaper than if you buy them from scalpers on eBay.
You can subscribe to the ticker and receive an immediate notification whenever there are new availabilities. You can find the ticker directly at HardwareLuxx.de.
Not only Nvidia is struggling with the availability of the new graphics cards. AMD is also facing huge interest in the new RX 6000 series. Many users want to buy an RX 6800 XT, but the demand is huge.
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The video platform YouTube apparently wants to learn from the competition at Twitch. They are now announcing a new “experimental” feature. It carries the innovative name “Clips” – it is exactly the feature that has brought Twitch immense growth in gaming and high relevance in social media.
This is the announcement from YouTube: On January 28, the “YouTube Gaming” channel tweeted (via twitter):
There will soon be an experiment on a limited number of gaming channels: Clips!
A YouTube person then explains: These are 5 to 60 second excerpts from videos on YouTube, whether from live streams or regular “videos on demand”. The clips are meant to be shared.
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A short demonstration of how this looks in practice.
YouTube Gaming is “YouTube wants to be like Twitch”
This is the situation at YouTube Gaming: YouTube Gaming is YouTube’s response to Twitch, the live-streaming area of the platform designed for gaming. YouTube announced a strategy change in 2019 after the first version failed and was discontinued.
YouTube is a massive platform covering all kinds of areas that relies on long “videos on demand” – recorded, edited videos. Users can then comment on these videos afterwards.
Twitch is a smaller platform with a strong focus on gaming, primarily relying on “live streams” that are then available as long, unedited videos online. The appeal is that viewers can talk to the streamer while they stream. Hardly anyone watches a recording on Twitch afterwards.
YouTube Gaming is essentially “YouTube is trying to be like Twitch.”
Twitch already commented sarcastically on this back in 2015 with “Welcome Player 2 – add me on Google+” a reference to Google’s failed attempt to copy Facebook and its subsequent crash.
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That’s why Clips are so important: The clips have made Twitch relevant in social media: when something special happens in a stream, users have the opportunity to cut out this specific moment (up to 59 seconds) and pack it into a handy format with a nice title.
These clips spread on social media and can reach huge audiences: they are small bites of interest.
The clips are not edited later; they are just as they appeared in the live stream. Some content creators prefer to create their own excerpts to upload to Twitter or YouTube that are also cut and edited.
The clips serve to make one aware of streamers or Twitch; they are the “best bites” of a stream.
3 million watched this splendid clip:
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By adopting this feature 1:1, YouTube hopes to increase its relevance.
One criticism that YouTube still receives from many Twitch streamers is that their chat is inferior and lacks many emotes. Perhaps YouTube will improve this next.
Meanwhile, live streaming on YouTube has significantly increased and achieved some success last year: YouTube poached streamer Rachel “Valkyrae” Hofstetter from Twitch and made her the world’s biggest streamer in 2020. She surpassed Twitch’s biggest streamer, Pokimane.
Another tweet showing the Ikea furniture from Asus.
When can the furniture be purchased? There is now official news from Ikea itself. From the end of January 2021 (29.1.2021), the furniture will be available at Ikea China as a pilot project, while in Germany the furniture is expected to arrive in the autumn of 2021. Ikea writes in its blog:
In the autumn of 2021, the gaming products will also move into the stores of other IKEA markets – including Germany.
Razer’s innovative gaming chair. It is said to be suitable for both PC and console players.
More gaming furniture: Other manufacturers are also producing interesting furniture for gamers. For example, Hermann Miller introduced a $1,500 gaming chair that is said to have been developed in collaboration with 30 doctors.
This includes experts from biomechanics, optometry, physical therapy, and ergonomics. The chair looks more like a conventional office chair and does not feature gaming design.
The furniture giant Ikea and the well-known hardware manufacturer Asus have teamed up for gaming furniture. Now Ikea has officially introduced the furniture.
What is it about? The furniture giant Ikea is primarily known for everyday furniture like beds, tables, or cabinets, and now also has various accessories in its portfolio.
Now a leak (via Videocardz.com) has shown the first images of the new Ikea furniture that is being created in cooperation with the gaming manufacturer Asus. The collaboration between Asus and Ikea has been known since September 2020, but there have been no images of it until now.
Update 29.1.2021: Ikea has now introduced the furniture in the official blog. We have updated the article accordingly.
Ikea officially presents gaming furniture with Asus
Ikea has today introduced its new gaming furniture in the official blog (via Ikea-Unternehmensblog.de), which has been developed together with Asus. Ikea already has some desks for gamers in its range, but now aims to appeal to professional players as well.
When will the furniture arrive in Germany? There is now official news from Ikea itself. From the end of January 2021 (29.1.2021), the furniture will be available at Ikea China as a pilot project, while in Germany the furniture is expected to arrive in the autumn of 2021. Ikea writes in its blog:
In the autumn of 2021, the gaming products will also move into the stores of other IKEA markets – including Germany.
In addition, Ikea stated that the new furniture is intended to be a long-term part of the Ikea range and not a limited collection. However, Ikea will probably first observe how successful the new collection will be in China.
Where do the info come from? Ikea China had already posted the images of the furniture online. But perhaps too early, as the images quickly disappeared from the website. However, some users had already taken screenshots of the respective page and posted the images online. Among other things, you can see:
a height-adjustable desk
a pegboard with RGB lighting
a mobile side table
All furniture comes in the typical “Republic of Gamer” style from Asus.
Where can you see the images? On Twitter, you can view the images of the furniture.
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Another tweet showing the Ikea furniture from Asus.
When can the furniture be purchased? There is now official news from Ikea itself. From the end of January 2021 (29.1.2021), the furniture will be available at Ikea China as a pilot project, while in Germany the furniture is expected to arrive in the autumn of 2021. Ikea writes in its blog:
In the autumn of 2021, the gaming products will also move into the stores of other IKEA markets – including Germany.
Razer’s innovative gaming chair. It is said to be suitable for both PC and console players.
More gaming furniture: Other manufacturers are also producing interesting furniture for gamers. For example, Hermann Miller introduced a $1,500 gaming chair that is said to have been developed in collaboration with 30 doctors.
This includes experts from biomechanics, optometry, physical therapy, and ergonomics. The chair looks more like a conventional office chair and does not feature gaming design.
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The Super Bowl LV is just around the corner, and fittingly, Rocket League is getting ready. A new mode is set to bring a fresh breeze. In this mode, you even hold on to the ball and are not allowed to leave the playing field.
What is it about? The Super Bowl 2021 (or LV for 55) is a major topic for football fans. And the developers at Psyonix for Rocket League have decided to create a special mode for you. Instead of simply swapping the known soccer ball for a football, they are introducing new rules.
The new mode is called Gridiron and is set to stay in the game for one week. We will show you what is happening.
Gridiron Mode in Rocket League – All about the Football Event
When does it start? The event celebrating the NFL Super Bowl LV 2021 starts on Tuesday, February 2nd. It will only be active for about a week and ends on Monday, February 8th.
These are the rules: For the Gridiron mode, there are specific rules you should follow. Additionally, the NFL Fan Pack is returning to the store.
In Gridiron, you play on a football field in a 4-on-4 mode.
You are not playing with a soccer ball, but with an American football. That is the one that is egg-shaped.
When your car touches the ball, you hold it on the roof. In the spike storm, the ball can stick to any part of your car.
You become the ball carrier when you touch the football.
If you want, you can release the ball by double jumping or “dodging”.
The field is marked by lines – whoever crosses them loses the ball.
How do you score points? Depending on the type of goal, you get 3 or 7 points. If you transport the ball and it sticks to your car while driving through the goal, you get 7 points for that.
You get 3 points if the ball is “free” when scoring and is not sticking to any car. Own goals always count as 3 points.
Complete these challenges: For the event, Rocket League offers you three challenges. If you complete these, you unlock the title “Gridiron Guru”, the NFL wheels, and 20,000 XP.
Is it still worth it? If you are unsure whether Rocket League is right for you, we have the answer for you on MeinMMO. Our authors Max Handwerk and Maik Schneider have deconstructed the soccer game for you and reveal:
Fortnite introduced a famous dance as an emote in the item shop, but only 8 years after the hype is over. We’ll show you which dance is meant.
What kind of emote is this? On Friday, January 29 at 1:00 AM, the item shop was updated and now features the new emote “Gangnam Style” for 500 V-Bucks.
Fortnite teased the arrival of the emote on Twitter shortly before with a trailer showing a few skins dancing on a roof to “Gangnam Style”:
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So if you want to have a little dance, you can now get the emote in the item shop. The original music from Gangnam Style is also available, and you can move around while dancing.
Where does this dance actually come from? Gangnam Style (the music and the dance) was released in 2012 by South Korean musician Psy. The music video, which was posted by the musician himself on YouTube, has reached 3.9 billion views.
Shortly after, almost everyone knew the famous Gangnam Style after it went viral in 2012. The hype was quite big back then, but Fortnite is bringing it back now 8 years later.
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The music video for Gangnam Style has been viewed over 3.9 billion times
Now the question arises: Is Fortnite already too late, or will this spark hype for this dance among the players again? After all, there are certainly players who have never heard of Gangnam Style and are only discovering it now through Fortnite.
What do the players say about the return of Gangnam Style? Under the post on Twitter announcing the emote in the item shop, there are varying opinions on this. Some seem to be excited about it, while others think it will ruin the dance. They say:
“Oh no people, Gangnam Style is no longer funny.”
“Ohh no they [Epic] are making all cool dances embarrassing. Now everyone at my school will dance the Gangnam Style.”
“Am I back in 2012?”
“Omg my favorite! Thanks, I will buy it.”
Some seem to believe that dances are ruined when they appear in Fortnite. However, there are certainly players who are happy to now be able to dance the Gangnam Style in Fortnite too.
This is not the first time players have complained because they envisioned the arrival of an item differently. Fortnite brought the Terminator skin, but not the one the players wanted. Some believed that Fortnite didn’t have enough money to bring the “right” Terminator.
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Wild Terra 2, the new sandbox MMORPG, has launched on Steam. However, the reviews leave much to be desired. We take a look at the situation.
What is Wild Terra 2? The sandbox MMORPG is the sequel to Wild Terra and places you in a fantasy world where crafting, housing, and player freedom are at the center. It’s not about following an epic story through quests.
Survival elements are also important. You basically start with nothing and must build equipment and a first shelter from collected resources. If you encounter other players, it is possible to team up with them or to fight them in PvP.
Together, you can even found entire cities. The game is played from an isometric perspective. You see your hero similarly to how you would in hack and slash games from a diagonal view. Thus, you also fight in action-packed battles against monsters lurking in the wilderness.
It’s also important to eat, and to eat a balanced and varied diet. A one-sided diet consisting only of meat, for example, does not lead to good stamina regeneration. You can also grow food yourself, for example, in wheat fields. It is even possible to grow food on a larger scale and supply other players with it. Wild Terra 2 thus reminds one of the classic Ultima Online.
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Players are not so enthusiastic about Wild Terra 2
When did the game launch? Wild Terra 2 launched on January 28 through Steam into early access. You can buy it for 29.99 Euros and then play right away.
How is the MMORPG received? The ratings currently stand at 60% and “Mixed” based on 58 votes so far. Players complain that there is not enough content, that the server performance leaves much to be desired, and that PvE content is too heavily influenced by PvP. One must constantly expect to be attacked by other players while trying to complete PvE content.
However, it must be considered that Wild Terra 2 is still in early access and is being constantly expanded. Here we summarize a few voices from the community for you:
TWiZTED writes (via Steam): “I tried it, and 5 hours flew by. Amazing game, considering it’s still in early access. Very addictive. 100% for old-school gamers. Today’s kids could neither handle nor appreciate this game. 9/10 so far. Absolutely recommended.”
Fer says (via Steam): “The game is a lot of fun. However, there are currently some server issues on EU1. But if you’re reading this, the developers have probably already fixed them.”
Apple is not so enthusiastic (via Steam): “I cannot recommend the game at all. I understand it is in early access, but there is almost nothing to do except build a base. PvP is poorly balanced and feels clunky.”
Tibsum writes the following criticism (via Steam): “It has a solid crafting system, and progress feels rewarding. But PvP is terribly unbalanced and very shallow, the controls feel quite imprecise, and the devs pushed the launch despite a duping exploit!”
There are also reports of a duping exploit where items can be duplicated. The developers definitely need to address this issue.
Have you had the chance to play Wild Terra 2? What do you think of the game?
The 24 has also fallen. In World of Warcraft, records for Mythic dungeons continue to tumble – and there was still plenty of time left.
Week after week, players of WoW unlock new bonuses with Soulbinds and better gear through the Great Vault, allowing for new challenges to be tackled. This week, the first team managed to complete a keystone at the dizzying level of 24 within the time limit.
Which dungeon was mastered? The dungeon was “The Necrotic Wake”. It is generally considered a rather simple dungeon with comparatively few trash mobs. After a slightly larger cleanup phase at the beginning of the dungeon, the bosses follow relatively quickly and only a few trash mobs need to be defeated.
The boss mechanics are also relatively simple, making The Necrotic Wake a good target for such records. A Venthyr in the group was also helpful, as they can take over some stone bats that deal high damage for a short time.
Proud achievement – can you handle it too? Image source: Raider.io
In the end, there was still more than a minute left.
What kind of team was it? The composition of the team is relatively classic. The Demon Hunter is currently very sought after as a tank, as they have good control mechanisms and are masters of kiting – even if that is unpopular among many tanks. The Priest as a Discipline Healer is somewhat more unusual, but still present in high “Mythic+” dungeons.
The damage dealers in the group reflect a classic setup. Fire Mage, Balance Druid, and Outlaw Rogue are currently among the top DPS for Mythic+. So the team relied on a tried and tested composition.
These are generally the most popular classes that are often taken along in M+ – especially when the item level is beyond 220.
Did they manage it with the current affixes? No. In Asia, there is a greater delay in the weekly reset than in Europe and America. There, players still had these affixes:
Prideful (Additional mini-bosses that provide a strong buff)
This combination of affixes is generally regarded as relatively mild and allows for new records to be set. Nevertheless, a dungeon of the difficulty Mythic+24 is extremely hard and an achievement that only a few other players will reach.
In Destiny 2, tough nerfs are coming for the popular swords, but also buffs for rocket launchers and more. Additionally, Guardians will have a harder time with mouse and keyboard. Here’s what you need to know about weapon changes in Season 13.
In Destiny 2, the new Season 13 is set to arrive on February 9. Bungie is keeping the details a big secret, but we already know many of the upcoming changes.
The latest TWaB from January 28 (via Bungie.net) discusses a plethora of buffs and nerfs for your weapons.
The popular swords are facing tough changes, and Guardians using mouse and keyboard will find it harder to shoot, but a few juicy buffs are also included. MeinMMO will show you the winners and losers of the sandbox changes in overview.
These weapons are the winners in Season 13
Rocket Launchers:
Damage is increased by 30%.
However, exotic rocket launchers will receive individual tuning.
At the start of Season 12, the ammunition reserves were recently increased.
For over a year, rocket launchers have largely been in the shadows. They are meant to be relevant for your power slot again. Will they be as powerful as during the cluster meta?
Fusion Rifles:
They will receive better range at which damage decreases.
At 0 range, they will be 6% better – up to a maximum of 16% better at 100 range.
Camera movement will be reduced by 9.5% when you fire the fusion rifle.
Grenade Launchers:
Projectiles from one-shot grenade launchers will now automatically explode upon contact with an enemy character.
This also applies to breach-loading grenade launchers (special ammo) when you hold down the fire button.
According to Bungie, it was very cumbersome to fire the grenade and then hold down the trigger to arm the grenade while the projectile bounces. This resulted in very low usage – since the nerf from the pinnacle, you basically only see wave-form grenade launchers in the special slot.
Rocket launchers have been cult since Destiny 1
This is where visual recoil is reduced: The camera movement while shooting is too high for some weapons, making follow-up hits or staying on target difficult. These weapon types (in addition to fusion rifles) are meant to be easier to control in Season 13:
Submachine guns have 24% less camera movement
Pulse rifles have 7% less camera movement
Machine guns have 9.5% less camera movement.
Adjustments for Exotics
Some exotics will be adjusted, but these are more minor changes or bug fixes.
These weapons will no longer lose their damage bonus when you summon your ghost: Tarrabah, Falkenmond, Pikass – but when you switch weapons, you will still lose the buff as intended.
Borealis andHard Lightwill receive a new, short reload animation when they switch elements.
Duality will get a buff of 1.25 meters to effective range (hip fire and aiming). The buff will now max out at 5 stacks (previously 7) and will receive a larger damage bonus.
Sturm will reload every special weapon on a kill (as long as you have reserves).
Merciless now correctly increases its fire rate with non-lethal hits.
Swords are the most popular weapon class for the power slot – according to Bungie, 65% of all players regularly use the (overpowered) bladed weapons.
For the exotic The Lament, the nerf shouldn’t matter much, but the legendary sword Falling Guillotine is now receiving a nerf for the second season in a row.
Sniper Rifles:
Flinch when shot is increased.
If you aim with your scope, it will shake more and it will be harder to move the crosshair onto the enemy.
Swords are currently dominating PvE
At a later point in Season 13, Arbalest will also be adjusted. The linear fusion rifle for the kinetic slot is causing a lot of trouble in PvP due to its high aim assist.
What’s important for players with mouse and keyboard
Depending on your input method, weapons behave differently in Destiny 2. If you play with mouse and keyboard, the recoil is approximately 40% less than when playing with a controller. According to Bungie, this leads to the stability value being “largely ignored”. However, that should change.
In Season 13, recoil will increase for all Guardians playing with mouse and keyboard. Instead of 40% less recoil compared to controllers, it will now be only 20%.
Why is this happening now? This is meant to prepare for crossplay. The big feature is planned for 2021 and will allow all Guardians to play Destiny together – completely independent of platforms like PS5, Xbox, Steam, or Stadia.
Guardians are wondering since the announcement of the feature how Bungie will achieve a balance between platforms and input devices. The TWaB states that Bungie is closely monitoring the changes and will specifically address player feedback in future updates.
What do you think of the presented changes? Especially the nerf for the popular swords and the adjustments for mouse and keyboard are likely to spark a lot of discussions. Please share your opinion in the comments.
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The Day Before is a new MMO announced, where you must survive in a zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic world. It somewhat resembles The Division.
What is The Day Before? After a pandemic has wiped out a large part of humanity, only two factions remain: The infected, who have turned into flesh-hungry zombies and the last apparently immune survivors.
You are among the survivors and wake up without memories. Now it’s time to uncover what has happened and to stay alive in this end-time world. This might make the online game particularly interesting for fans of survival games.
To survive, you team up in the Steam MMO The Day Before (via store.steampowered.com) with other players, explore the world, gather resources, try to acquire better equipment, and fight against the zombies. PvP is also supposed to play a role. However, the developers have not yet revealed how the system works.
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What does the game remind you of? If you look at the screenshots and the impressive first trailer for The Day Before, you think of The Division. The empty, wintry city with abandoned cars in the trailer reminds of New York from Ubisoft’s online game. Both are games that you experience in third-person perspective. Moreover, cover plays an important role, just like in The Division.
However, in The Day Before, you are in an MMO world. This means you encounter many other players with whom you can interact. This MMO aspect is supposed to be the focus of the gaming experience.
Here you see a comparison between The Division (left) and The Day Before (right):
How exactly do you play with others? Besides exploring the world together and fighting against the infected, it is possible to create colonies. These serve as safe havens in the world. You can retreat to these colonies, meet other players there, and also trade. This is reminiscent of the safe zones from The Division.
What is special about the game? Horror elements play a significant role. In your search for resources and weapons, you explore abandoned buildings. In these, it is necessary to use the flashlight for light.
Horror elements like fights against zombies are the order of the day in The Day Before.
Zombies could lurk everywhere and attack you. You see how the infected feed on corpses and must proceed with caution. Sneaking is therefore a viable option that you might prefer in certain situations over fighting.
This creates a creepy atmosphere that is reminiscent of horror games like Resident Evil.
When is The Day Before coming out? The release on Steam is planned for the second quarter of 2021. A version for PS4, PS5, or Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S has not been mentioned yet.
