In WoW: Shadowlands, many players are looking for the popular bonus rolls. But are they still available? Or is there a replacement?
The first season of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands has begun. This comes with the opening of the Castle Nathria raid and the appearance of powerful world bosses. A question many players ask is: Are there bonus rolls again? Because they are hard to find in Shadowlands. The sobering answer: No, there aren’t. Instead, there is another system.
What are bonus rolls? Bonus rolls have been around since the “Mists of Pandaria” expansion. Players could earn bonus coins, which they could use on a limited number of bosses each week. If they wanted a specific loot item, they could use a bonus coin to roll for loot again. It wasn’t guaranteed that they would get loot – often there was only gold or artifact power – but it was at least another chance.
The Great Vault replaces the bonus rolls.
Why is there none in Shadowlands? In Shadowlands, there are no bonus rolls. The developers have drastically reduced the amount of loot given out. Loot should feel more significant again and items should gain more value. Therefore, the issuance of loot has been restricted – there are therefore fewer new items.
What is there instead? The bonus roll is basically integrated into the Great Vault in Shadowlands. From this vault, you can choose one item from several options once a week. How many options are available depends on the content completed in the previous week. Those who have defeated all 10 bosses in Castle Nathria – which should be doable after the nerf – can choose from up to three options. The number increases further if you try PvP or mythic dungeons.
Since the Great Vault contains loot from the bosses you’ve defeated in the raid, it essentially fully replaces the bonus rolls.
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A test is currently running on the Steam platform that categorizes “adult-only” games and shows selected users their erotic games rated 18 and older.
This is new on Steam: On the evening of December 9, 2020, Steam released a new developer blog (via steamcommunity.com). It revolves around “new ways to browse on Steam”. With this experiment, which users can join through Steam Labs, the Valve team aims to improve searching on Steam.
Games in the experiment are assigned to more specific categories. Instead of just RPG, there are now subgenres like Action RPG, J-RPG, Rogue-Like, MMORPG, Strategy RPG, or Dungeon Crawler.
Additionally, there are categories on themes such as “Games with significant decisions”. Or also “Adult Only”.
The new and old categories on Steam
What can you see in “adult-only” on Steam?
If you want, you can sign up for the experiment via the linked developer blog on Steam and confirm that you would like to see “adult-only” content.
In the overview of categories, you will find the point with “Adult Only” in the “Offer Areas” – in English “Adult only”. By taking this step, you will be suggested very direct games with sexual content.
They are also categorized with tags like “Sexual Content”, “Nudity”, “Adult Only”, “Hentai” or also “Dating Sim”.
What kinds of games are there? Among the selection of games displayed to you are titles like:
BustyBiz – Here you should prove your manager skills and build an empire with adult content
Among Ass: A parody of the popular Among Us, but instead of normal characters, players walk around with behinds (and yes, they can also wear hats) – So it’s not really pornographic, but rather a meme
Sex Quest: An action RPG adventure where you play as a nymph. The main goal is to become the queen. Explicit scenes are shown during the quest progression and finally at the conclusion of the story with the king
Megacraft Hentai Edition – A kind of Minecraft. But you control a scantily-clad female character
For players who explicitly search for such content, a new category is likely helpful. They no longer have to look in parent categories or by tags, but instead have a new direct filter.
In FIFA 21, the new Title Update 7 is being released. It is once again focused on the referees – and crosses are also being adjusted.
When will the update be released? Title Update 7 is now available on PC via Origin and Steam. EA Sports announced this through their Direct Communication channel on Twitter:
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Update, December 10: Meanwhile, the update is also available on PS4 and Xbox One. At the same time, “Title Update 1” for the NextGen version of FIFA 21 on PS5 and Xbox Series X is being released. This consolidates several updates into one and brings the version up to date.
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The update includes several gameplay changes, which we will take a closer look at here.
This is changing with Title Update 7 in FIFA 21 according to the patch notes
Referees are being adjusted again: EA Sports previously attempted to assist the referees with an update, but there have still been strange decisions by the officials in recent weeks. For instance, tactical fouls against the last man could consistently have been punished with yellow cards where red would have been appropriate. Or there were strange penalty decisions and undeserved yellow cards. This will be addressed in the update:
The referee logic will be adjusted to distribute yellow cards more sensibly.
It might have appeared that the ball was placed incorrectly at free kicks. This is also set to change.
Last-man fouls should be evaluated more logically.
To what extent this update will influence these decisions will become clear in the coming days.
This is changing in gameplay: Additionally, there have been changes. Among other things, sharply struck, flat crosses are slowed down, and the accuracy of volley shots is reduced when the ball comes in with high speed. A popular way to score goals was to volley a sharp cross from the side into the net. This looked rather unrealistic and is likely the target here. However, the nerf should have less of an impact on players who have high crossing ratings.
In addition to the gameplay changes, there are several adjustments to the modes. All changes can be found in the official patch notes (via EA Sports). We take a look at the most important ones:
This is changing in Ultimate Team: In FUT, primarily technical issues are being addressed.
In Squad Battles, the game could load so quickly that one couldn’t see the opposing team in the overview before the game. This will be changed.
A potential stability issue when playing cooperatively has been addressed.
Additionally, a problem with the FIFA playtime limit has been fixed, which affected SBC rewards.
This is changing in Volta: In the Volta mode, matchmaking issues have been addressed. Also, a menu error has been fixed.
This is changing in Career Mode: In Career, the match simulation menu has been adjusted when penalties occur. In addition, there was a stability issue when playing with Argentine teams.
A Twitch streamer encounters his own character in Cyberpunk 2077 and is touched. He can hardly stop grinning.
Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the major releases in 2020 and likely one of the few things that can still bring a nice conclusion to the year. The game has been eagerly awaited for years, and accordingly, the entire gaming world is now diving into it. This also makes Cyberpunk extremely successful on Twitch, leading to some beautiful moments, such as with streamer “CohhCarnage,” who meets his own character.
Who is CohhCarnage? He is a fairly large streamer on Twitch who shares a variety of content – falling under the category of “Variety Streamer,” meaning without a focus on a specific game. While streaming Cyberpunk, he reached over 98,000 viewers and gained over 4,000 new subscribers within 13 hours – a clear winner of the Cyberpunk release.
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What happened? CohhCarnage was streaming, like many others, the first gameplay scenes from Cyberpunk 2077. While wandering through Night City, he suddenly stops in amazement and begins to grin, as he hears a familiar voice. A few meters away, he encounters an NPC modeled after him. He starts grinning and becomes calm as he approaches the character and listens to the dialogue options.
What kind of character is this? The character “Garry the Prophet” is a typical doomsayer, a staple in the world of Cyberpunk. He stands in dark alleys, proclaiming his slogans into the night. He repeatedly calls out that people with implants have already lost and that “those above” can see through the cyber-eyes of their customers, creating a massive entertainment machinery for themselves.
Interestingly funny: Two female tourists join the scene to take a photo of themselves in front of the Prophet – perfectly timed.
Cohh Carnage wanted to share more about the Prophet but interrupts himself. Apparently, there is still a secret event with the Prophet that takes place later in the game, as he said:
Now I can talk about it – it’s interesting – because there was an event. Maybe they didn’t include it, but people approach [the Prophet] and … oh, never mind. I think it comes later. No spoilers!
Those who want to find out what event is happening with the Prophet will have to be patient for a bit longer – or better yet, play it themselves.
The character Zhongli in Genshin Impact is considered too weak by many players. Now, some users report a buff to the character’s stats and abilities.
What is Zhongli’s situation? The 5-star character Zhongli came with the last banner to Genshin Impact. He is a Geo user who fights with a spear and is only available through a special wish.
As a 5-star character, Zhongli has not been able to meet player expectations. Many had hoped for more from him and expressed their frustration on reddit that he is too weak.
The developer miHoYo has addressed the criticism and emphasized that Zhongli is still a good character. Players are just underestimating him. Therefore, no buffs for Zhongli are currently planned, only a bug fix.
Zhongli and Xinyan are the two new characters you can currently pull in the special banner.
This is what some players report: Although miHoYo stated that the character would not receive buffs initially, some players noticed minor changes to their Zhongli a few days ago.
On reddit, 2 players reported that their Zhongli had increased stats. One showed two videos as proof. From the stats of his character and from the burst.
One of the buffs, for example, extended the duration of petrification caused by Zhongli’s attacks by one second. An increase from 3 seconds to 4 seconds is a noticeable difference.
Bug, buff, or fake?
What could it be? Users on reddit, where the videos were posted, had several theories regarding the sudden improvements in Zhongli’s stats. While some consider it a simple bug, others suspect it could be an A/B test.
In such a test, two test groups are usually set up, each presented with different versions of a product. The feedback and reactions of users to each product are compared to conclude which of the two versions performed better.
In Zhongli’s case, it could be a small group of players who received buffs or other adjustments. Based on their performance and metrics like the number of achievements, etc., miHoYo would decide whether the buff should remain permanent. At least that is the assumption of the reddit users.
Players are currently receiving sponsored gifts from Grubhub in Pokémon GO, which seem rather strange: the sponsor is not active here at all.
What are sponsored gifts? Those who are currently out and about, perhaps to catch a few Kalos monsters and XP for leveling, might be wondering. At some PokéStops, players are currently receiving pink, sponsored gifts.
In the Pokémon GO Facebook group, several players are reporting on the gifts that they have unexpectedly received. MeinMMO editor Patrick Freese was also surprised this morning when he received this gift “with greetings from Grubhub” at the PokéStop around the corner:
When you open the gift, you receive a few items like potions or balls, as well as a special offer from the provider.
Even the English version as well as the fact that a $5 discount for a Grubhub delivery is being offered seems at least unusual.
Even stranger is the advertising when considering that Grubhub is a delivery service from the USA that is not active here at all. Although you can try to order something with the sponsored gift, you will likely fail at the provider’s website. When you click on the Grubhub homepage, you only receive the message “Sorry about that. Grubhub food delivery is not available in your country.”
So, you cannot use the offer. But at least there are a few items! Why players in Germany are even seeing Grubhub’s advertising is unclear. It may be a mistake. On reddit, other players from various countries report having received the offer but not being able to use it.
How do I turn this off? By the way, if you don’t want to suddenly receive advertising gifts at PokéStops, you can simply turn this off in the Pokémon GO menu.
To do this, you simply need to open the settings and uncheck the box for “show sponsored gifts”. You can find it directly below Adventure Sync and above the push notifications.
Castle Nathria, the first raid of WoW: Shadowlands, has been significantly nerfed. We reveal what has been changed – and why.
It has only been a day since the first raid “Castle Nathria” in WoW Shadowlands opened. Now, the developers have already pushed a hotfix that simplifies numerous encounters in the raid. Half of the bosses – 5 in total – have been significantly nerfed and should now be easier to defeat.
What was the problem? Usually, the first raid of an expansion in WoW is relatively easy, as it is meant to serve as an entry-level raid. But that was apparently not the case in Shadowlands. Many players note that some bosses were quite challenging in both normal and heroic modes – which is relatively unusual for such difficulty levels. Blizzard agreed that the bosses were too tough and has now made adjustments.
What are the consequences? The changes should ensure that most players can at least get through the first bosses more easily, and thus achieve some successes before being defeated by the later bosses. After all, other bosses, such as the final encounter against Prince Denathrius, remain challenging.
Did you try the raid yesterday at full difficulty? Or are you experiencing the nerfed version now?
2020 was an extraordinary year and changed all our lives. The availability of important resources like toilet paper, the PS5, the new Xbox, and graphics cards reached a historic low. What many have suspected is now confirmed by Google Trends 2020.
What the Google Trends 2020 indicate: Every year, Google releases its own year in review. The most searched terms and questions of the year are categorized into trends and published for all users.
Google presents the most frequently searched terms and W-questions:
Where questions: Where can I get a face mask?
Why questions: Why is everyone buying toilet paper?
When questions: When will the schools open again?
The questions already indicate that the Google Trends 2020 were dominated by the global Covid-19 pandemic.
In the USA, users increasingly searched for “Dating during Corona”, “Are dentists open during Corona” and “How do I wash my hands”. With the release of Sony’s new console, US users wondered one thing far more than anything else:
Where can I buy a PlayStation 5?
The most frequently asked “Where to buy…” question is not about everyday essentials like toilet paper or hand sanitizer, but about the new PlayStation.
Xbox Series X ranking 4th: After the launch disaster of the PlayStation 5 and the new Xbox Series X, it is not surprising that both consoles made it into the top 5:
Where to buy…
PS5
toilet paper
face masks
Xbox Series X
hand sanitizer
The Nintendo Switch, which was also mostly sold out at the beginning of the lockdown, ranks 7th in the Google Trends.
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, also provides an overview of the most frequently searched games by US users. This list contains some surprises that no one expected at the beginning of 2020. At number one is a game that is flourishing two years after its release: Among Us.
Many of the search queries in Germany align with the global search queries. The reason for this is the global Covid-19 pandemic, which significantly shaped 2020. The Google Trends for Germany show that even in Germany, more people searched for the PlayStation 5 than for toilet paper.
In Germany, we wondered: “Why is everyone buying toilet paper?” The question about toilet paper takes fifth place in the “Why questions”. Looking at the Google Trends for Germany, we get an accurate year in review. “Where is the hurricane now?”, which is related to the massive storm from February 2020.
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The year in numbers: The Google Trends 2020 show what we searched for throughout the year.
2020 is coming to an end. What remains is the hope that in 2021 things will get better. With the firm belief that retailers have stock full of consoles, graphics cards, and toilet paper.
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In Call of Duty: Warzone, there is a nasty exploit that allows players to equip entire teams with Juggernaut suits. Twitch streamer Nick “NICKMERCS” Kolcheff explains why the exploit is so serious and that the CoD Warzone team absolutely needs to fix it soon.
This is what the streamer says: Nickmercs explains in a video that there have been some exploits in Warzone before, but none are as bad as the current “Juggernaut” exploit. It is much worse than the Gun Glitch in CoD Warzone.
While Nickmercs has shown his viewers how to exploit strong weapons like the Bruen or the R9-0, he does not do this with the Juggernaut exploit – it is ruining CoD Warzone right now.
The streamer says: The glitch is completely out of control. In every lobby he plays, there’s an entire group of Juggernauts. He shows screenshots where Juggernauts are everywhere.
He calls the Juggernaut glitch the “worst glitch of all time in Warzone – by far.”
At the moment, there are Juggernauts all over CoD Warzone.
That’s why a fix is so important – Nickmercs explains: In the past, Activision Blizzard has often taken time to fix a bug. This time it can’t take long – especially since one of the “biggest updates” is on the way, time is of the essence, and the Call of Duty Warzone team needs to hurry.
What makes the bug the worst of all time? The “glitch” with the Juggernaut is so annoying because it is easy to reproduce, nearly everyone knows about it by now, and it has severe impacts on the game.
Just a single Juggernaut as an opponent requires a change in the player’s strategy. The well-armored, running tanks can withstand a lot and require a particularly high effort to take down.
Here in the clip, you can see 3 Juggernauts waiting for the players in the final circle:
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Normally, the Juggernaut is a powerful reward for a long killstreak in multiplayer. The Juggernaut suit has been considered “too strong” by players in Warzone for some time now. Now that Juggernauts are multiplying like a plague in the battle royale, the glitch has become extremely dominant.
Regularly on reddit, clips appear showing players confronted with a multitude of Juggernauts.
When will the fix come? It’s not clear yet. The Trello board where developers list bugs hasn’t been updated since November 30. The Season 1 of CoD Warzone / Cold War has been postponed.
Until Activision Blizzard fixes this serious glitch, players are helping themselves. In CoD Warzone, players are now actively hunting those who trigger the Juggernaut exploit. It has become a kind of sport to take out cheaters:
A dialogue in the movie based on the Monster Hunter game series has caused severe criticism. The film was even pulled from theaters in China because of it. The director has now commented on the matter.
Why is the film being criticized? A scene in Monster Hunter shows two soldiers riding in a vehicle.
One (played by actor Jin Au-Yeung) says: “Look at my knees!”.
The other then asks: “What kind of knees are these?”.
Jin’s character replies, “Chi-nese!”
This is a reference to the racist children’s rhyme “Chinese, Japanese, dirty knees, look at these.” Children whose parents immigrated from Asian countries to the West were mocked with this. A modified translation in the Chinese subtitles further intensified the tone of the scene. We have explained the exact background in our article about it.
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What happened afterwards? The “joke” in the film led to an outcry on Chinese social media. This went so far that the film was removed from theaters in the country. Even the video game Monster Hunter World suffered from review bombing due to this dialogue.
How does the director react? Paul W.S. Anderson expressed embarrassment and said:
I am absolutely devastated that a line from our film Monster Hunter has offended some viewers in China. I apologize for any distress or upset this line and its interpretation may have caused. Monster Hunter was made as fun entertainment, and I am ashamed that anything in it has caused unintended offense.
We have respectfully removed the line from the film. It was never our intention to send a message of discrimination or disrespect to anyone. On the contrary – at its core, our film is about unity.
What does the film distributor say about the situation? Constantin Film has also apologized for the situation:
Constantin Film sincerely apologizes to the Chinese audience for a dialogue line included in an early scene of Monster Hunter. There was absolutely no intention to discriminate, offend, or otherwise belittle anyone of Chinese descent. Constantin Film has listened to the concerns of the Chinese audience and has removed the line that led to this unintended misunderstanding.
Statement from Constantin Film
What does this mean for the movie? In the international version, which will be released in Germany on January 28, 2021, this dialogue is no longer included.
The company Tencent, which is responsible for the film’s distribution in China, is currently working with Chinese authorities to resolve the situation. The film managed to earn 5.3 million USD at the box office on its launch on Friday, December 4, before it was removed just one day later. The fact that it can no longer be shown is certainly a significant loss for the film distributor. Whether or not China will show Monster Hunter again is still unclear.
Financial analyst Daniel Ahmad believes that a complete ban on the film in China would mean a loss of at least 30 million USD.
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For the film distributor, China is therefore a very important market. Especially considering how the situation regarding cinemas looks internationally. In many other countries, cinemas are closed due to the Corona pandemic, including countries like Germany, France, and parts of the USA.
To launch Cyberpunk 2077, the developers are warning the streamers of the game. A song could cause big problems. The solution should be implemented soon.
What is the problem? Cyberpunk 2077 was released on the night of December 10, 2020, and immediately took over streams on platforms like Twitch.tv. However, for some streamers, broadcasting the new game may now result in issues.
In a tweet, the Cyberpunk team explains that there is a song that one should definitely mute in their streams. They specify exactly the moment when the song plays so that this problem can be avoided.
“We just noticed that there is a song in the game that could lead to a DMCA strike on your channel. Even if the option ‘Mute copyrighted music’ is used while playing. While we are working on a solution, you should be aware that the sound should be off during the first two Braindance sequences. Sorry!”
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Why is this? As reported by DotEsports.com, Cyberpunk 2077 has various features meant to help streamers. Among them is an option to censor explicit material and a setting to mute copyrighted music.
If protected music titles are played during one’s livestream on TwitchTV, streamers receive “strikes”. These are essentially warnings. If enough warnings are accumulated, the channel will be banned.
Streamers like TimTheTatman have received warnings on Twitch.
For game developers, bans on TwitchTV are a major issue. They try to adjust their games so that streamers can share them with their live audiences without issues. A problem like the aforementioned song in Cyberpunk 2077 also occurred with Fortnite.
A new event has been announced for FIFA 21 with Freeze. It looks quite wintry – and players fear that a classic may have to make way for it.
What is the Freeze event? So far, not much is known about “Freeze” in FIFA 21. Only a new loading screen in Ultimate Team announces the new event. Basically, it gives no hints, just some frosty snippets of playing fields can be seen.
When does the event start? The event starts on Friday, December 11, at 7 PM. It’s possible that further hints about the event may appear beforehand. In past events, the screen often adjusted beforehand and provided hints.
That’s the problem: The announcement initially raised question marks in the community, as the Freeze event has not been present before. However, some players are now concerned about a FIFA classic: the Futmas event.
With the typical Christmas event, many had actually expected this week. Last year, for instance, Futmas started on December 13, so the timing would actually fit. But now Freeze is on the doorstep.
In the FIFA subreddit, some are now fearing that Futmas might be history. After all, Ultimate Scream was replaced this year by Rulebreakers.
“I really hope this doesn’t mean there won’t be a FUTMAS. I actually loved how cheesy the cards were; that was part of the charm,” comments user A-D-A-M (via reddit).
“Why?!?!?!?! FUTmas was just one of the best promos, even if it was just a name change, why?” User MikkoJai is upset (via reddit).
“We should rather still get daily player SBCs instead of another 2-week promo with cards that are only released in packs,” expresses another user skeptically (via reddit).
That’s the really special thing about the Futmas promo: There were constantly changing SBCs that allowed you to secure rewards and players.
Whether Freeze will take over this principle, will be something completely different, or if Futmas might simply come late is still open at this time. But it should clarify at the latest when the event starts.
In MMO and loot shooter Destiny 2, there is a particular shortage of weapons. Bungie has revealed its plans for the near future following the criticism.
This is the problem with the loot: On November 10, Destiny 2 kicked off Year 4 with the expansion Beyond Light. Numerous changes and long-awaited new features were introduced for the Guardians.
At the same time, there was also harsh criticism. Because there simply wasn’t enough new loot.
Many weapons retired (the so-called sunsetting) and became unusable for many activities in one fell swoop.
As compensation, however, hardly any new guns emerged to fill the gaps.
This is the solution now: Bungie quickly responded to the criticism. The meager loot pool has been temporarily expanded with highlights from previous seasons. However, Bungie promised that this is only a drop in the bucket, the first step towards a solution.
Now the Destiny developer announces its plans for the near future and Year 4 in general. The whole thing will be presented by the new savior at Bungie, Joe Blackburn, in a developer update from December 8.
Currently, Season 12 is ongoing in Destiny 2, the Season of the Hunt. This ends in February 2021 and will directly transition into the still unnamed Season 13.
These rewards are coming to core activities: 6 brand new legendary weapons should motivate you to play the core activities. Two weapons will be rewarded for strikes, the Crucible, and Gambit. At this time, we don’t know anything about the weapons themselves.
This season we received one each per activity: the Xenoclast VI (strike shotgun), Stars in the Shadows (PvP pulse rifle), and Crowd Favorite (Gambit grenade launcher).
This is what you’ll get from the Nightfall: For a long time, players have requested more reasons to tackle the Nightfall: The Ordeal. 3 newly reissued weapons should provide motivation in Season 13:
The Palindrome
The Swarm
Shadow Price
Palindrome, The Swarm, and Shadow Price
The guns come from Destiny 1 and can only be obtained through the challenging Vanguard activity – likely on all difficulties. Especially the Palindrome is likely to linger in the minds of many veterans. In this context, there is the eternal discussion – Palindrome or Eyasluna?
Those who face the highest level (Grandmaster) of the Nightfall can only find master versions of the 3 returning weapons there. Master versions of legendary weapons with special mods can only be obtained in the Trials of Osiris.
What else is coming for Season 13? Although Blackburn did not want to reveal too much about the upcoming season yet, he spoke of some exciting bits of information:
The legendary Lost Sectors will be expanded, and you will find them on the Moon as well.
Two strikes from Destiny 1 are returning to the Cosmodrome: “Fallen S.A.B.E.R.” and “The Devil’s Lair.”
Protection against DDOS for Destiny 2 players on all consoles will come in Season 13. This should especially please PvP players, as it will be a step towards a fair Crucible.
Through the Exotic kiosk (Monument of Lost Lights), you can obtain the two top weapons Whisper of the Worm and Perfected Outbreak, as well as the legendary shotgun Felwinter’s Lie .
Keep in mind that this may not be the complete loot pool or all weapons from Season 13. Surely, there will be new exotics, a few weapons from the Season Pass, and the seasonal activity as well.
Less FOMO for Destiny 2 – finally all Guardians have a chance at Felwinter’s Lie
In addition, Bungie is readjusting the loot pool of weapons. Items that are about to reach their level cap (weapon retirement) will become increasingly rare in Season 13. This primarily affects Seraph weapons from Season 10.
This way, you should not feel like you are finding a weapon that will soon be useless. Nevertheless, there should be a way to obtain almost all guns somehow. For example, specifically through the Gunsmith. However, event weapons like those from the upcoming Dawning festivities are excluded.
Blackburn then talks about the quality and quantity of the loot from Beyond Light. While the quality is good, the quantity is clearly lacking. Most Guardians probably agree: The new weapons, exotics, and new perks are received very well. For example, the immensely strong and cool weapons from the Deep Stone Crypt. But there are simply too few new guns.
This is what lies ahead in Year 4: Blackburn promises that “future year releases will have more weapon rewards than Beyond Light or Shadowkeep.” He is referring to the upcoming DLCs scheduled for 2021 (Witch Queen) and 2022 (Lightfall). To do this, they are also expanding the team internally at Bungie.
However, such changes cannot be realized overnight. In conclusion, there is a preview of more features waiting for us in Year 4 of Destiny 2:
Legendary armors are set to receive gameplay innovations – what these will look like has not been revealed. So far, armors according to Blackburn are too limited to mods.
More information about Season 13 and all presented points for the future will be revealed by the Destiny developer soon.
What do you think of the changes presented? Has Bungie set the right course and reacted appropriately to feedback from the community?
Pokémon GO is launching an event for the Game Awards 2020 and allows your Shadow Pokémon to forget “Frustration” during this time. You should definitely take this opportunity.
What is this event about? In line with the Game Awards 2020, Niantic is hosting an event for Pokémon GO. During the event, there are some bonuses for you. Particularly interesting are the temporary changes to Shadow Pokémon.
Incense is more effective during the event
You will receive more Stardust for catching Pokémon
The exact bonus amount is unknown
Using Charged TMs makes Shadow Pokémon forget the Charged Attack Frustration
Team GO Rocket Grunts will appear more frequently in the wild
When does the event start? On Friday, December 11, at 01:00 AM, the event begins and runs until Saturday, December 12, at 01:00 AM.
The Game Awards 2020 will take place over the weekend. This is an award ceremony where video games are crowned. Categories include “Game of the Year”, “Best Soundtrack”, and “Best Mobile Game”. The broadcast of the award ceremony starts on Friday evening. If you want to follow the ceremony, you can choose a streaming option at thegameawards.com/watch.
A Mewtwo with the moves Psycho Cut and Frustration
The downside is that Shadow Pokémon initially have the Charged Attack “Frustration”. This is usually weaker than other Charged Attacks that the Shadows can learn. However, they cannot simply forget it at any time. The developers of Pokémon GO only allow specific time windows for this.
Outside of events, trainers receive this error message when they attempt to forget Frustration with a Charged TM
During the event for the Game Awards, it’s time again. Now you can teach all your Shadow Pokémon that know Frustration a better move, provided you have Charged TMs.
Which Pokémon is worth it? Generally, forgetting Frustration is interesting for legendary Shadow Pokémon. If you received a Mewtwo from the latest research, it’s best to teach it a new Charged Attack instead of Frustration.
For raids, the Pokémon Machamp is particularly interesting. Since you regularly receive Machop from GO Rocket members, the chances are high that you own the Shadow form of Machamp. Again, Frustration should be forgotten.
What do you think of the event and which of your Pokémon will you forget Frustration from first?
Recently, the new exotic weapon Hawkmoon made its debut in Destiny 2. This exotic weapon also comes with Random Rolls. And while many Guardians are puzzled about how to acquire it, one player seems to have figured it out.
What is the Hawkmoon all about? The exotic hand cannon Hawkmoon is an iconic gun from the first game, which recently made its comeback in Season 12 of Destiny 2 – albeit in a somewhat revised form.
What’s special about Hawkmoon: The exciting part about Hawkmoon is not only its past but also the fact that it is the first exotic that can be acquired in parts with Random Rolls. The gun itself hints at this with the perk “Transformative” disguised as a question mark. You can already view the random rolls in the databases (via light.gg)
The Hawkmoon
How to obtain Hawkmoon with Random Rolls?
This is still a mystery for many Guardians. However, until now, Hawkmoon could only be obtained in its standard version. There has not been a way to farm the weapon with random perks until now.
YouTuber Cheese Forever has now seemingly “accidentally” discovered how players can earn Hawkmoon with Random Rolls, or rather: how they will be able to earn it.
Note: This is currently not officially confirmed by Bungie. So while it is indeed likely that this will be possible, enjoy it with a corresponding dose of caution.
The mission to farm Hawkmoon – With additional modifiers
What has been discovered: As Cheese Forever found out (likely through an accidental glitch), it appears that players will be able to earn Hawkmoon with Random Rolls through the mission “The Crow and the Hawk” in the EDZ. This is the mission that you complete at the end of the regular Hawkmoon quest and in which you must remold Hawkmoon.
The mission, with a recommended power level of 1,220, will be playable again and will bring modifiers including various champions or weekly rotating burns.
This mission will be selectable directly from the map of the EDZ on Earth. Currently, this mission is not regularly available. The harder versions of other exotic missions (such as the Whisper or Perfected Outbreak) also had a similar system with rotating burns.
You can watch Cheese Forever’s video about this here:
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When will this mission be available? This is currently unknown. Bungie has not commented on this in any way, nor was the YouTuber himself sure. However, it is almost certain that it will happen after this find.
The latest patch for Dead by Daylight has broken a lot of things. Players are angry – the developers apologize.
Players of Dead by Daylight have become accustomed to each new chapter and patch bringing a few new bugs into the game. However, the chapter “A Binding of Kin,” which introduced the new killer “The Twins”, set new standards – unfortunately in a negative way. The developers responded with a comprehensive hotfix and reached out to their players. They apologized for the many bugs and tried to explain why the patch went live at all.
What was said? In an official blog post by the developers, there was a long apology that mainly addressed the question of “why?” It stated in part:
This chapter was one of the most ambitious to date. The Twins are a very complex killer since they actually function like two standalone killers. While we push the boundaries of what we can do with our new characters, it unfortunately also brings forth new problems that need to be fixed before release.
Later, they addressed why the release was not postponed since many bugs had already been found on the PTB (Public Test Build). The community had warned against an early release at that time.
To address the elephant in the room: “Why wasn’t the update postponed in this case?” That is always a very difficult decision. Postponing would give us some much-needed time to fix bugs reported on the PTB, but on the other hand, the feedback we get from the release is invaluable.
The live release gives us visibility on other platforms and the amount of feedback and reports we receive from live play makes it much easier to identify, trace, reproduce, and then fix bugs. With the upcoming holiday season, we wanted to ensure that we still have enough space for bug fix patches – the last thing we want is a major release at the last minute, leaving the game potentially in a critical state over the holidays.
There will surely be discussions about whether that was the right decision or not, and that is understandable. We take the feedback on this very seriously for future decisions.
This is how players are reacting: The opinions of the players are mixed. Some players appreciate that the developers apologized for the mistake and have already released the first major hotfix patch. However, there is not so much understanding everywhere.
Some players are extremely angry and disappointed, like JcthulhuM, who complained about a perk:
I just want to say that I love that they couldn’t fix the bug with the perk Hoarder since it didn’t reduce the rarity of items. So they just said “screw it” and removed it from the perk. That’s Behaviour at its finest. Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if they left that in the code and something breaks later, causing crates to only spawn with brown items.
The Blight still needs to be reworked – it causes problems.
It looks even more drastic from noticingloops:
They actually admitted that they create content (PAID DLCs) that goes live with a ton of known bugs, and that’s their test. Does Behaviour even know what QA is? Internal tests? I love that there are so many defenders [of Behaviour] when no other developer would get away with such nonsense (though no other developer pulls such nonsense).
At least the first major patch that fixed many bugs and was released along with the developers’ statement should calm down some tempers.
We hope that the first major chapter in 2021 launches with fewer bugs. Because that certainly does not do the reputation of Dead by Daylight any good.
The assault rifle Krig 6 in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is one of the most stable weapons in the game and is very suitable for beginners. MeinMMO shows you its stats, strong setups, and why this weapon is also a hit for advanced players.
What kind of weapon is this? The Krig 6 assault rifle from Black Ops Cold War is very similar to the Swedish licensed firearm Ak 5 (Automatkarbin 5). It is a modified version of the Belgian rifle FN FNC. The Ak 5 was manufactured in Sweden and modified to meet the needs of the subarctic climate. (via Wikipedia).
In the current Call of Duty, the former Swedish army rifle is one of the most stable automatic weapons you can put in your loadout.
Update December 21: With Season 1, the Krig 6 received a nerf to its headshot damage. You now need 2 headshots in the first damage range to save a bullet and reduce the TTK. The Krig is still a strong option, but to gain an advantage over other assault rifles, you need to be more precise now.
Original report: Due to its low rate of fire, it has a relatively high time-to-kill (TTK). However, the Krig 6 offers strong headshot damage, allowing it to outperform many competitors and even has the fastest TTK of all automatic weapons in the game under certain conditions.
The YouTuber and long-time CoD expert “TheXclusiveAce” has examined the weapon’s stats and MeinMMO shows you his results and verified setups here. We also compare the weapon with other assault rifles so that you have an idea of where it stands. If you want to directly see the stats and gameplay of the weapon, start Ace’s English video:
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Cold War: Krig 6 – Setups with high stability for strong headshots
The Krig 6 takes it rather easy in Cold War. Even without attachments, it is very easy to control, but suffers in TTK. With attachments, the weapon becomes so precise that you hardly have to make any adjustments to stay on target.
This makes it an optimal rifle for headshots, and this is where the weapon’s greatest strength lies. With just one headshot hit, you can reduce the number of bullets for a kill directly from 5 to 4, lowering the TTK to a very good value of 276 ms. Without headshots, it reaches 368 ms. The XM4 achieves 332 ms here but needs 3 headshots in the first damage range to save a bullet.
Krig 6 setup with 5 attachments
What does a strong setup look like? Since the weapon is already very stable by default, you hardly need to focus on higher control with a 5-slot setup:
Sight: Microflex LED
Muzzle: Suppressor
Barrel: 19.7″ Ranger
Magazine: Jungle Style Magazine
Grip: Air Elastic Wrap
With this setup, you focus entirely on raising the weapon’s secondary stats to a high level. Since the range of the Krig 6 is already absolutely sufficient even without attachments, you also don’t need to improve the barrel and can fully focus on bullet velocity, which is so important in Cold War.
With the suppressor, you reduce your visibility on the minimap, and the jungle magazine helps to increase the somewhat sluggish reload speed. The elastic grip also gives the Krig 6 a very good aiming down sights time and has high flinch resistance.
If you are comfortable with the iron sights (peep & post), you can also add a grip with recoil reduction. If you haven’t done so, you should also optimize your settings:
What does a strong setup with Gunslinger look like? If you play a bit less aggressively and prefer to pressure the opponent from the second row, you can create a real laser from the weapon with the wildcard “Gunslinger”:
Sight: Microflex LED
Muzzle: Muzzle Brake 5.56
Barrel: 19.7″ Ranger
Body: Mounted Light
Underbarrel: Field Agent Grip
Magazine: 40-Round Fast Reload Magazine
Grip: Air Elastic Wrap
Stock: Tactical Stock
With this setup, the weapon is more stable than any other automatic rifle in Cold War. The Krig 6 gives you great confidence in your shots and a lot of self-assurance. The low TTK can be compensated for well, especially since you can raise the value to a top level with just one headshot.
This setup supports your fights at medium ranges and sacrifices the optimal ADS aiming speed for it. In return, you gain much better stats with your magazine and unmatched control. The flashlight also helps you recognize your enemies better.
The first damage range goes with this attachment combination up to nearly 50 meters, covering most of your fire fights. Beyond that, you need 6 bullets for a kill (TTK = 460 ms), but you can also reduce this value to 5 with just one headshot.
Strengths & weaknesses of the Krig 6
Pro
Excellent control, even without attachments
Strong headshot damage
Best range among assault rifles
Contra
High time-to-kill without headshots
Slow reload
Krig 6 – Somewhere between beginner and meta weapon
Where does the weapon stand among assault rifles? The Krig 6 is a very interesting rifle that is suitable for both beginners and offers strong stats for advanced players.
It has the highest range among assault rifles and combines this value with its unmatched stability. TheXclusiveAce compared the recoils of the assault rifles without attachments:
While the Krig 6 “kicks” a bit upward after exactly 10 shots, even this jump remains well controllable. Overall, the bullets of the weapon visibly cluster tighter together than with any other assault rifle.
In addition, the weapon can hold its own against competitors in other important attributes – except for the time-to-kill without headshots. Here, the Krig 6 offers the worst value of all weapons in Cold War. This is the trade-off the weapon makes for its outstanding stability.
If you are looking for a very stable weapon that gives you the confidence that your shots will hit, then go for the Krig 6. If you also consider yourself a good headshot shooter, then the weapon is also worth a look for you, even if you usually prefer guns with low TTK.
How to minimize the TTK? Another interesting fact about the Krig 6: Theoretically, it also has the lowest TTK potential of all automatic weapons.
The barrel “15” CMV, Military” increases the damage of the assault rifle slightly and causes headshots in the first damage range to hit with 51 damage. If you therefore take out your enemy with 3 headshots, it only takes 184 ms. Thus, the weapon approaches the values of the burst rifles.
In PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Season 10 is just around the corner. It brings a new map that promises some serious action – including a nasty enemy organization.
This is the update: PUBG is getting some new content in the new Season 10, and the PC Update 10.1 is already on the test server. It will officially be released for PC on December 16 and one day later for consoles.
The new season comes with an entirely new map. And it’s quite different from what you might expect.
This is the new map Haven in PUBG
“Haven” is a small industrial island. In fact, the new map is the smallest map PUBG has ever had: It measures only 1×1 kilometer and is therefore smaller than Erangel, Sanhok, or Karakin.
On the tight terrain, up to 32 players can compete against each other. Haven is a dense, urban battlefield where you can get involved in skirmishes in no time. Action-packed moments are expected here.
The map is divided into different districts, promising varied duels.
The new map Haven
At the steelworks, you can fight your way up and may quickly find yourself on the ground. Unless you have an emergency parachute.
In the east, you will find the coal yard, which offers little visibility but provides some hiding spots.
Also in the east are the open docks, including small ships.
The industrial area in the north is filled with factories. There is plenty of cover here.
In the residential area, you will find many closely standing high-rise buildings where you can duel. Fighting is also possible on the rooftops.
In the center of Haven, you will find the overpass, which gives you an overview of the battlefield.
The matches on Haven are also expected to be generally shorter than on other maps. There are no bots – but there is an organization that officially wants a piece of you.
“Pillar” is involved: Pillar is a PvE organization, which previously did not exist in PUBG. They have guards and commanders scattered across the map controlling specific areas and can embroil you in skirmishes.
The good news: If you take them out, you can grab Pillar gear. Especially the commanders are well-equipped. However, you need to be cautious when Pillar agents call for reinforcements: Helicopters and trucks can attack you.
You can also simply play PUBG on your mobile phone. It is particularly popular among young adults in India. However, there have been issues with censorship there. The developers are trying to circumvent this:
Jan Böhmermann described the Twitch streamer and voice actress LaraLoft as a sex mascot in his podcast. The satirist and presenter has since apologized for this statement, claiming it was a misunderstanding because she looked “cosplay-like”.
What happened? In the episode “Die Wut ist Glut” of the podcast “Fest und Flauschig”, Jan Böhmermann referred to the German Twitch streamer LaraLoft as a sex mascot.
He mentioned her among a series of well-known individuals from the city of Bremen. The moderator said verbatim:
I found out: A huge star in the Twitch scene is supposedly LaraLoft, a voice actress and somehow also a sex mascot and so on. She is also from Bremen. I don’t know what she does, but I generally think that’s good.
From the episode “Die Wut ist Glut” from minute 35:55.
Böhmermann, however, did not elaborate on LaraLoft in the podcast. His statement met with some resistance and there were negative comments directed at the moderator.
One episode later, he then apologized for his statement. He had only seen an article about her and then placed her in a particular corner.
Who is LaraLoft? Lara Katharina Trautmann is a German voice actress, presenter, let’s player, and livestreamer on Twitch.
She has lent her voice to famous video game characters such as Lara Croft in “Rise of the Tomb Raider” or “Sombra” in Overwatch. She also appeared in Game Two by Rocket Beans and as a presenter at the GameStar gamescom news in 2019.
“I saved that incorrectly”
What does Böhmermann say? One episode later, Böhmermann then apologized for the insult:
In the last episode, I touched on the voice actress, the successful voice actress LaraLoft from Bremen, whom I really only superficially touched on, some video was forwarded to me that I saw on YouTube, and then I read 2 or 3 articles and saved that incorrectly.
She is of course not a sex symbol, but a professional, great voice actress.
From the episode “Auf die Hand” from minute 4:07.
Furthermore, he explained that LaraLoft simply looked “cosplay-like” and that he is getting old and mixed things up. He also apologized to LaraLoft fans who apparently pointed out his mistake.
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How did Böhmermann even come across LaraLoft? After the apology, the moderator then addressed the topic about why he even read articles about LaraLoft. In the course of his research, he dealt with the topic of simps in gaming.
Böhmermann repeatedly addresses the topic of gaming in his podcast and shows:
What are simps? Simps are men who are almost submissive to a female streamer or content creator. They want to gain her attention in the distant hope of perhaps experiencing sexual pleasures or because it gives them something if the streamer acknowledges their existence.
The topic already heated up in May when Twitch deleted several “simp emotes”:
The streaming platform Twitch revolves mainly around the topic of gaming, even though categories like “Just Chatting” have been introduced. One of the well-known female streamers is Imane “Pokimane” Anis.
The streamer InvaderVie, on the other hand, became known for a livestream in which she acted very dominantly, showed a lot of cleavage, and demanded subscriptions from her viewers, even though they had become unemployed due to the pandemic. Although she later apologized for this action, her channel grew from it and gained attention.
The situation on Twitch is also not easy because many situations are rated differently. Especially the topic of clothing and nudity repeatedly leads to problems.
The streamer Shybear was banned from Twitch in March 2020: Her top was too tight.
The streamer ShyBear was banned for her tight outfit. However, she felt unfairly treated because her outfit was no more revealing than those worn by other women who were not banned.
The TOTW 11 is live and brings some strong cards. The Premier League receives a significant boost in the Team of the Week. We look at the best new cards in FIFA 21.
This is the TOTW: Every Wednesday, the Team of the Week appears in FIFA 21. Players receive a new special card in Ultimate Team if they have impressed with strong performances in real football.
These Inform cards not only have better stats than the standard variant but are also worth more on the transfer market. So you can improve your team, or at least boost your coin balance with trading.
When does TOTW 11 come out? The new TOTW is released as usual at precisely 7:00 PM and is therefore available from now on, December 9th. It will remain for a week until it is replaced by TOTW 12.
How do I get the TOTW cards? The special cards are mainly available in packs, where you have only a slight chance of getting the best players. However, you can also acquire them specifically on the transfer market, or you might have luck with your player picks from the Weekend League rewards.
The TOTW 11 Overview
Here is the complete TOTW 11
The TOTW 11 starting eleven:
GK: Lopes (86)
RB: Trippier (85)
RWB: Cuadrado (84)
CB: Pablo (82)
LM: Son (88)
CM: Milinkovic-Savic (87)
CM: Paul Pogba (87)
RM: Otavio (83)
RF: Salah (91)
ST: Zaha (86)
ST: Piatek
The TOTW 11 bench:
GK: Kolar (82)
RWB: Hugo Mallo (82)
CM: Rafinha (82)
CDM: Baumgartlinger (81)
ST: El Arabi (84)
LW: Forsberg (82)
ST: Ajorque (81)
GK: Esser (80)
CB: Bjärsmyr (77)
CAM: Reynoso (80)
ST: Le Bihan (78)
ST: Puljic (75)
The Top 3 Players in TOTW 11
These are the best players: If you play a Premier League team, you should be excited. The new TOTW 11 features some really strong cards from the English league. The 3 best cards in the TOTW are just the tip of the iceberg.
With Liverpool’s Salah, a player above the magical 90-mark is included, and he is quite something. Dribbling, running, shooting, passing – Salah’s new 91 card excels in all these areas. Defending, however, might not be one of his strengths.
Next up is Heung-Min Son, who is already a true nightmare when you see him approach your defense. His TOTW card is likely to be even more dangerous than the standard edition.
The trio is completed by Manchester’s Paul Pogba. There isn’t much to say about Pogba: he is a real weapon in midfield and is capable of controlling your entire game.
Even more good alternatives: The current TOTW doesn’t stop with the top 3; there are still more really strong cards. Particularly Cuadrado and Milinkovic-Savic have very good cards up their sleeves and will certainly strengthen Serie A teams. And with Zaha, another Premier League player has made it into the TOTW, who can shine with a lot of pace.
There are even more strong options
Bundesliga Players in TOTW 11
You mostly play with Bundesliga players? Then this TOTW might disappoint you this week. A total of three players from the first German league made it into the TOTW.
The Bundesliga is also represented
Piatek from Hertha is in attack with an 82 card. However, there are better alternatives.
Julian Baumgartlinger is in midfield with 81, and is rather a defensive option.
Forsberg received an LW card with an 82 rating. While this is decent, especially in passing and dribbling, it is not an absolute top card.
Additionally, there is still Michael Esser from Hannover 96 as a representative of the 2. Bundesliga in the current Team of the Week.
Currently, you can still find the Team of the Group Stage in packs. The Champions League cards also came into play with very high ratings.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
