In October 2019, Riot Games announced 6 new games. One of them was Wild Rift, a mobile and console version of League of Legends. However, since then little has been heard about it.
Otherwise, Wild Rift relies on the familiar features of LoL. The game will be free-to-play and will feature a shop where you can purchase cosmetic content and champions just like in the original. The Summoner’s Rift will also be present in the mobile and console versions.
When will Wild Rift be released? We now know that Wild Rift will not appear until 2021 for iOS and Android.
The console version, which is also said to be Wild Rift, may be released even later than the mobile version. As stated on the official website originally:
For mobile devices, we are coming for iOS and Android, you can now pre-register in the Google Play Store. For the console… more detailed information will be available during 2020.
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What’s new? In March, the developers released a small video about the champion design in Wild Rift. We have embedded the video for you.
Otherwise, it has been rather quiet on the official social media accounts.
However, on May 15th, there was finally a glimmer of life and some new information. This revolves around the first alpha tests and the system requirements for Wild Rift.
Alpha and Beta Tests – but we are not there
When will Wild Rift be tested? The developers announced via Twitter that very limited alpha tests will take place in June. The participating regions are Brazil and the Philippines.
In the meantime, there are also official beta tests with more participants. However, players from Europe are still not invited.
Wild Rift is not yet available: In the Google Play Store, there was also an error that briefly made the “Install” functionality visible. This activated access to an early access test that does not yet exist.
The developers emphasized in the post that Wild Rift is not yet available and cannot be downloaded anywhere. So if someone sends you a supposed download, it will not be an official version.
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System Requirements for LoL-Mobile for iOS and Android
What are the minimum requirements for LoL-Mobile? In another image on Twitter, Riot Games also announced the technical minimum requirements for Wild Rift.
For Android, you need at least:
1.5 GB RAM
a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor
an Adreno 306 GPU
They are also working to support 32-bit Android processors.
In League of Legends this week the World Championship begins: the LoL Worlds 2020 will start in Shanghai. Which team has the best chance of becoming World Champion in 2020? And who will be the new star when the champions from 2018 and 2019 are absent? It looks like a Midlaner. He will probably come from Asia and be only 19 or 20 years old. Maybe it will also be a Dane with an evil twin.
When are the Worlds 2020?
The Worlds start on Friday, September 25. Then 10 teams will face each other to determine the best 4 among them. This is the Play-In Stage.
These 4 winning teams are expected to be the morning snack for the 12 teams that are already qualified for the main field. From October 3, 16 teams in the “Group Stage” will determine the 8 participants for the playoffs.
The playoffs run from October 15 to 31 with quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the grand final in the “Pudong Football Stadium,” which can hold over 33,000 people. The question remains how full the stadium will be during Corona.
Since the World Championship is taking place in China, the matches are scheduled late at night from a German perspective. The first games start at 11 PM German time. From the playoffs, they will start at 1 AM.
He didn’t make it this year: Faker.
3 of the 4 best teams from 2019 are not participating
This is what makes the World Championship so special: It is a new era. In the Corona year 2020, almost all the champions and favorites from recent years have collapsed:
Invictus Gaming, world champions from 2018, failed to qualify.
The reigning world champions from 2019, FunPlus Phoenix, fell short in China. Last year, the duo of Doinb and Tian looked as if they were playing LoL from another planet. In 2020, the Chinese league LPL was already too tough for them.
Thus, 3 out of 4 semi-finalists from the LoL Worlds 2019 are not participating in the World Championship 2020. Only the Europeans from G2 Esports have lived up to their role as favorites and have qualified fairly confidently.
Doinb was the absolute star at the 2019 World Championship in LoL. He is not participating in 2020.
The only “from the champion guard” that made it to the Worlds in 2020 is Gen G. From the champion team of 2017, at least Ruler is still in the roster. But they are hardly considered to have major chances.
Team from Asia without international experience is considered a top favorite
Who will win the World Championship? The betting odds and experts are quite unanimous. The favorite at the LoL Worlds 2020 is Top Esports from China. This would be the third consecutive year that a Chinese team wins the World Championship, a team hardly anyone expected.
What makes Top Esports special is that they have never qualified for a World Championship before. Their players are considered huge talents. Special attention is drawn to
the Midlaner Knight (20), who is already being celebrated as the upcoming superstar of the Worlds
the Jungler Karsa (24), a Taiwanese player who a few years ago played for the exotic team Flash Wolves in the LMS, the LoL league with teams from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao
The two are considered the best “Jungle-Mid” duo in the world. However, Top Esports lacks international experience. But that didn’t stop the 2019 champions, Fun Plus Phoenix, from winning and blasting everything away in their path.
This is Zhuo “knight” Ding – he could become legendary at the Worlds. Photo: Inven
Who are the co-favorites?
The second strongest team is the Koreans from DamWon Gaming. They have reinforced themselves from the remnants of “Griffin,” who collapsed after the scandal in Korea. There a coach choked a player.
The most important player here is also a Midlaner: Showmaker (20). He is considered a huge talent and is supposed to be “the second edition of Faker.” After DamWon Gaming lacked experience in 2019 and failed on the big stage, the team might now achieve breakthrough. In 2019 it was thought that it could be Showmaker’s World Championship – but DamWon Gaming was torn apart in the quarter-finals against G2 Esports: They want revenge now.
DamWon Gaming was already super talented in 2019, but apparently couldn’t handle the pressure of the Worlds.
The third strongest team in the betting odds is the second team from China, JD Gaming. Their Jungler, Kanavai (19), is considered an absolute top player and expert. But the most important position at the Worlds is traditionally the Midlane, here JD Gaming is slightly weaker positioned than Top Esports with Knight.
G2 Esports is the hope from Europe.
In fourth place among the bookmakers is G2 Esports, the team from Europe. They had a strong World Championship last year and made it to the final. With the same team, they are competing again now. Here too, the focus is on the Mid-Lane: The Dane Caps (20) is supposed to deliver. With Top Laner Wunder, Bot Laner Perkz, and Jankos in the Jungle, G2 Esports offers the best talent outside of Asia.
Last year they had an incredible run but completely fell apart in the final when facing FunPlus Phoenix.
Bjergsen is the most popular and well-known LoL player in the West. But he is hardly given any chances to accomplish something with TSM.
Little chance for Europe and the USA outside of G2 Esports
Where do the others stand? The top 4 have odds between 1:2.75 – Top Esports) and 1:8.5 (G2 Esports). After that, it goes down steeply.
Teams from the USA are given little chance to accomplish anything. Team Solo Mid and Team Liquid only rank 11th with 1:81.
Fnatic also stands out as an outsider with 1:31.
6 of the 7 top favorites for the LoL Worlds 2020 come from Asia.
Who will be the star of the tournament? There is a strong likelihood that a Midlaner will again be the center of attention in 2020 and how well he harmonizes with the Jungler.
In 2019, the Midlaner Doinb became the star of the tournament, but his Jungler, Tian, was the finals MVP. This year could be similar.
Favorites here are clearly Knight from Top Esports, Showmaker from JD Gaming, and Caps from G2 Esports. These 3 should definitely be watched closely.
The astonishing thing is that all 3 potential superstars of the tournament are only 19 or 20 years old. Here in Europe, we feel as if we have known Caps and his evil twin brother Craps forever. We will probably soon get to know Showmaker and Knight.
These were the 2 stars of the Worlds 2019: Doinb (left) and Caps (right)
Caps is one of the most exciting players in LoL, especially because he has terrible matches where he plays really badly. Then fans say: It’s not Caps playing, but his incompetent twin brother, Craps.
This trend has emerged, which everyone at G2 Esports somehow enjoys. Most of all Caps himself. Hopefully, “Craps” will have something else planned for the Worlds 2020.
In the Alpha of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, some players have encountered a cool Easter egg that leads to spectacular kills. We show you the trampoline.
What is it about? Last weekend, some players were able to get a glimpse of the new shooter in the Cold War Alpha. The first reactions were mixed, but especially one Easter egg excited the community.
There is a trampoline at a swimming pool that actually catapults the players high up. There are numerous clips showing amazing actions involving this trampoline.
Jumping kills excite the community
Where can you find the trampoline? For that, you need to go to the map “Miami”. In a backyard, there is a large pool that you can swim in. In front of it, there is a trampoline, and this board is the little Easter egg. If you jump off it, you go significantly higher than normal.
This is what you can do with it: Those who master the board can make cool kills with it. This is proven by CoD professional and three-time world champion Clayster. He shows a clip on Twitter where he effortlessly takes out two enemies from the trampoline:
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Why is the Easter egg so good: With the trampoline, you can not only make cool jumps, but it is also really good. You can keep an eye on almost all entrances around and even take out enemies on higher levels who are hiding there.
Additionally, opponents have difficulty hitting you. After all, you are always moving without making any effort. From certain positions, opponents can only see you when you are in the air. So you keep jumping into cover and can easily rack up kills.
Besides the cool Easter egg, there is also criticism of Cold War. Many players find the sniper rifles too OP. Developer Treyarch confirms that the weapons were intended to be that strong in the Alpha.
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Many want to buy the RTX 3080, but how big is the graphics card actually? Some clever users have now compared the RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 with the Xbox and PS5. Even the Founders Edition of the Nvidia RTX 3080 is a real monster.
How big is the graphics card actually? A few users have now come up with the idea of comparing the RTX 3080 and the faster RTX 3090 with the last-gen and next-gen consoles.
Founders Edition? The RTX 3080 Founders Edition (FE) is the model that you receive directly from Nvidia. All other models are custom models.
RTX 3090, 3080 vs PS5 vs Xbox Series X, Image source: reddit.com
RTX 3080: How big is the graphics card actually?
RTX 3080/3090 vs NextGen: The comparison of the consoles with the new graphics cards from Nvidia clearly shows how big the new graphics accelerators are.
Xbox Series X
Xbox Series S
PS5
RTX 3080 FE
RTX 3090 FE
30.1 cm (height)
27.5 cm (height)
39 cm (height)
28.5 cm (height)
31.3 cm (height)
Especially in the numbers, you can see that the RTX 3080 is only slightly smaller than the Xbox Series X and PS5. The Xbox Series S can just surpass it. The RTX 3090 is another 3 cm longer, allowing it to surpass the Xbox Series X as well.
The RTX 3080 FE compared to Xbox Series S (Middle) and Xbox Series X (Right). Image source: reddit.com
RTX 3080/3090 vs LastGen: For the size comparison with the old consoles, you have to lay the consoles horizontally.
PS4
Xbox One X
RTX 3080 FE
RTX 3090 FE
29.5 cm (width)
27.4 cm (width)
28.5 cm (height)
31.3 cm (height)
The RTX 3080 Founders Edition is just a little under the PS4 and Xbox One X, while the RTX 3090 FE is notably longer than the last-gen consoles.
Nvidia provides important notes: At least two slots must be free, 28.5 cm length of space needed.
The RTX 3080 is huge – Does it even fit in your case?
Fans, backplate and of course the graphics chip itself – all components require space. Depending on the manufacturer, the RTX 3080 is quite large. Even the Founders Edition is 28.5 cm long, and the custom models may require even more space.
The Zotac GeForce RTX 3080 alone has a length of 31.78 cm. Many other graphics cards usually range between 15 and 25 cm.
ITX, µATX or ATX, which case? In the end, your case decides which graphics card fits in. A large ATX case is not necessarily a guarantee that you can install a very large graphics card.
Here’s what you can do:
Measure the PCIe slot in the case by hand, then you have a better sense of how much space you have for a graphics card.
Make sure to measure the primary PCIe-x16 slot. You can identify it by the fact that it is closest to the CPU socket.
Check how much space you have available. This can vary depending on which components you have already installed. Processor, fans, or even a water cooling system also require space in the case.
Calculate a bit of extra space, so the fans of the graphics card are not blocked.
A look into the official manual of your case can also help.
Also keep this in mind: You should also keep in mind that the graphics card receives enough air after installation. If the case is too tight or too full, individual components can quickly overheat. Tips against an overheating PC are also available for you.
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The MMO New World can be enjoyed even on lower-end PCs, as the graphics still look really good at low details.This is shown to you in a video of the game.
What can be seen in the video? A video shows you the differences you can expect. You see both the same scenes from the very interesting MMO. On the left with low (Low) settings and on the right with very high settings (Very High).
This way, it is easy to compare how the settings affect the graphics and detail level of the game.
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This shows how the graphics of New World differ in Low and Very High settings.
This looks really good
How are the differences? What immediately stands out is that the graphics do not seem to differ so drastically at first glance. The MMORPG Black Desert Online, on the other hand, seems almost like a different game when lowering the graphics from Ultra to Low. This is not the case with New World. The graphics were already praised by players during the alpha.
Of course, some differences are noticeable, but they are not really significant.
Visibility is higher at “Very High”. You can see more objects, details, and more lights in the distance.
The textures are more detailed. There is more structure visible on surfaces like cobblestones on the ground.
The shadows are more detailed and have a more intense effect, for example on plants.
The lighting appears a bit more cohesive and atmospheric.
What is the advantage of low settings? As the videos show, New World runs smoother when you lower the graphics settings. Depending on the situation, this can make a difference of between 10 and 30 FPS.
Since the graphics do not look extremely worse when you dial down the details a bit, this is a good way to squeeze a bit more performance out of the MMO. If it stutters for you, just try lower settings.
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This video presents the graphic settings of New World.
Are the differences noticeable? Those who look closely will notice that the textures are less detailed and that there are more details visible in the distance. Whether this bothers you is something everyone has to decide for themselves. However, the videos show that New World still looks good even with low graphics settings.
What do you think of the graphical differences between low and very high settings? Does New World still look good to you on “Low”?
On Steam and Twitch, the indie game Among Us is really taking off. In player reviews, it seems some friendships may be at stake. How is the game rated otherwise?
What is the new record? Among Us is celebrating a new milestone for the most concurrent players. Last Sunday, September 20, a peak of 388,385 people were playing Among Us simultaneously on Steam. That’s over 300,000 more players than at the beginning of the month and currently the highest peak for the game – a record.
Here’s how the player count looked in September on Steam:
On September 1, a maximum of 67,013 people were playing Among Us simultaneously
On September 8, a maximum of 180,400 people were playing Among Us simultaneously
On September 15, a maximum of 292,823 people were playing Among Us simultaneously
This is how Among Us performed in the last six months – Source: Steamcharts.com
With this peak record, Among Us even surpassed the Battle Royale PUBG on Sunday, which had a maximum of 365,984 players simultaneously on September 20.
Currently, Among Us is performing well in the top 10 on Steam compared to others. Giants like CS:GO and DOTA 2 are still leading the way.
The current (September 21, 11:20 AM) top 10 games on Steam – Source: Steamcharts.com
What makes Among Us so good? A look at the reviews on Steam
What is Among Us about? This multiplayer game comes from the developer Innersloth and revolves mainly around (a)social gameplay. A group of up to 10 players is supposed to prepare a spaceship for launch. Among the players are hidden impostors who are supposed to sabotage the honest work of the true astronauts.
While the astronauts try to repair the ship, the impostors try to kill the astronauts. If a body is found, the players vote on who is responsible for the death. Whoever receives the most votes is thrown into the lava or shot into space.
So it’s about convincing the group of your innocence. Either because you are genuinely innocent, or because as an impostor you want to appear innocent to secretly eliminate more astronauts.
The astronauts win if enough repairs are made
The impostors win as soon as all astronauts are dead
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Here you can see how a round of Among Us plays out
This is the crux: Here, social gameplay is at the forefront. If you play together with your friends, you need to explain to them why you are innocent. This can easily lead to heated discussions and the tone can quickly become harsh.
This is what the reviews say: On the Steam page for Among Us, there are a total of 92,948 reviews (as of September 21). Of these ratings, 94% are positive, resulting in a Steam rating of “Very Positive”.
Here are some of the reviews:
“Best game – 10/10
Pro: It’s fun
Con: You will have trust issues afterward”
“This game is amazing. I laughed and cried because it gives me so much joy […]”
“Among Us is a really great game based on the TTT concept. If you grab a few friends, you will have a lot of fun and experience heated discussions. A must for the price!”
“If you play with the right people, the game is great. For 4 euros, there is endless laughter and rage for you and your friends”
“Every time I play this, I end up arguing with my friends. I would recommend it – 10/10”
“Destroys more friendships than UNO”
Especially card games like UNO are catalysts for heated discussions among friends who play together, due to mechanics like “You must skip now” or “Reverse” cards. Apparently, Among Us hits the same note.
Playing together with friends is especially praised. However, players also report problems in public lobbies.
A lot of communication happens only through chat, which diminishes the gaming experience. Using Discord and microphones provides a better experience.
Do you play Among Us with your friends? How do you like the game?
The first public test phase of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is over, and many testers have noticed the extremely powerful sniper rifles. A developer reassures: They were specifically made this strong for the alpha.
What was going on? Over the weekend of September 18 to 20, an open test phase was held for all CoD players with a PlayStation 4 and PS Plus. Many took the opportunity to get an initial impression of the new Call of Duty: Cold War, which celebrates its release on November 13.
However, many testers agree: There is still a lot of balancing to be done before the game can be released to the broader audience. Particularly, the sniper rifles felt completely OP to some – and the soldiers were probably right about that. A developer spoke up and said: It was intended.
Snipers in the CoD Cold War Alpha heavily – developer reassures
What does the developer say about that? The “Lead Game Designer” Toni Flame from the leading development studio Treyarch commented on the topic on Twitter:
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Flame says: “OK, let’s talk about sniping in Cold War. Crossplay is coming, but we knew it wouldn’t be available in the alpha. We buffed the snipers to specifically assess their performance in the alpha. There will be balance changes for the sniper rifles before the upcoming beta based on our analysis data from this weekend.”
What does that mean? It clearly indicates that the sniper rifles were deliberately strengthened for the alpha tests to gather data that would assist in balancing.
He justifies this with the significant crossplay component of the title. This could also be related to the fact that many players on PlayStation are using controllers, providing the CoD developers with a data foundation that allows for better comparisons. Once many PC players are mingling on the servers, the proportion of soldiers using mouse & keyboard also rises. It is quite possible that they wanted to hit two birds with one stone:
The sniper experiment with many controller players
Offering an exclusive test phase to their close partner Sony
What are the players saying about the sniper rifles? Looking at the feedback on reddit or under Flame’s tweet, there are mixed opinions, leaning towards – “Nerf the snipers to pieces!” Some players would like a “flinch” (a camera jerk when hit while aiming) for the rifles, while others feel the ADS speed (aim down sights time) is too high.
The topic of aim assist is also controversial. While some claim there is no aim assist for snipers, others argue that the sniper aim assist still strengthens the rifles. Here are a few reactions from the community:
TheMegaWhopper on reddit: “The biggest problem with snipers is, in my opinion, how quickly you can aim down sights. It makes quick-scoping f***g ridiculous.”
GooBoi1 on reddit: “Lightning-fast zoom speed and demonic aim assist for snipers? Yeah, these things are broken. At least I haven’t been taken out by a shot to the toe yet… not yet…”
name___taken___ on reddit: “You definitely haven’t used a sniper. There is no aim assist, which seems to be the new thing in Treyarch games. It’s the same every year. Those who invest the time to get good with snipers will dominate the lobbies.”
@qtSera on Twitter: “Please, don’t nerf the snipers. They mostly need a buff for their damage range and everything. Listen to the people who have been sniping for a decade and not to players who get angry when they get quick-scoped.”
The larger part agrees with the developer and sees a nerf positively. Others seem rather disappointed after the announcement and hope that the adjustments will not be too severe or that everything stays as it is. You will see the result in the beta phase. If you want to learn more about the innovations and changes in the multiplayer of the next CoD, check out our special with 6 important differences between CoD MW & Cold War in multiplayer.
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Pokémon GO has just Arctos in the legendary raids. You can already defeat the monster with just two players and only need to be at level 30. We will show you the best counters.
How long will Arctos stay? You won’t be able to battle the legendary Pokémon for much longer. Arctos will disappear on September 25th. However, you can still challenge it during a raid hour. This can also be done via remote raid.
If you don’t have many players, you can already defeat Arctos with just two players – as long as you have the right counters with you.
How to defeat Arctos with two players
Use these counters: Arctos has several weaknesses. The types Rock, Electric, Fire, and Steel are effective. However, Arctos has a double weakness only against the Rock type.
If you want to succeed with two players, you should only fight with Rock Pokémon, as they are significantly stronger against Arctos. You cannot defeat Arctos in a duo with the other types.
Use these aids: On one hand, you should always benefit from the friendship bonus. The higher your level is with your friends, the more bonus damage you can deal.
On the other hand, you also benefit from weather bonuses. Especially when it is partly cloudy, one of the most common weather conditions in Pokémon GO, you can deal a lot of damage with Rock Pokémon.
For our calculations, we included both bonuses. A certain friendship level is always required. We have always noted the weather bonus behind the Pokémon when it is necessary.
Defeating Arctos at level 30 – Here’s how
Meet these requirements: At level 30, the duo fight is quite tricky. Only a few monsters can manage without weather enhancement. However, if it is partly cloudy, the fight should go well – provided you are best friends with each other.
Rameidon is the best Pokémon against Arctos.
Use these Pokémon: Without weather enhancement, only 3 monsters can be used for the duo at level 30. With the right weather, a few more Pokémon can be added:
Rameidon with Catapult and Rock Slide
Rihornior with Catapult and Rock Throw
Terrakium with Catapult and Rock Slide
Despotar with Catapult and Rock Slide (only when partly cloudy)
Brockoloss with Catapult and Rock Slide (only when partly cloudy)
Amoroso with Stone Throw and Rock Slide (only when partly cloudy)
Alola-Geowaz with Stone Throw and Rock Slide (only when partly cloudy)
Defeating Arctos at level 35 – Here’s how
Meet these requirements: Compared to level 30, not much changes here. Without weather bonus, it is quite manageable at level 35 if you use the best counters. With weather enhancement and a high friendship level, the duo should have no problem.
Aerodactyl is a good counter.
Use these Pokémon: Only one Pokémon is added without weather bonus. Additionally, several Rock Pokémon from the second row can be used if they benefit from weather enhancement:
Despotar with Catapult and Rock Slide
Stolloss with Catapult and Rock Slide (only when partly cloudy)
Aerodactyl with Stone Throw and Rock Slide (only when partly cloudy)
Geowaz with Stone Throw and Rock Slide (only when partly cloudy)
Defeating Arctos at level 40 – Here’s how
Meet these requirements: At the maximum level, the duo is fairly easy. With the top counters, the weather and friendship level are not that important anymore. However, if you want more options, you should not neglect these things.
Even Lunatone and Sunflower are strong against Arctos.
Use these Pokémon: Without weather enhancement, another Pokémon can be considered for the duo. With the right weather, you can even use Pokémon that are not Rock types but use Rock moves:
Brockoloss with Catapult and Rock Slide
Flampivian with Fire Fang and Rock Slide (only when partly cloudy)
Stalobor with Metal Claw and Rock Slide (only when partly cloudy)
Demeteros with Stone Throw and Rock Slide (only when partly cloudy)
Lunatone with Stone Throw and Rock Slide (only when partly cloudy)
Sunflower with Stone Throw and Rock Slide (only when partly cloudy)
Castellith with Catapult and Rock Slide (only when partly cloudy)
How hard is the battle? A duo is not that difficult. You could even manage it at level 25, but you need the right weather for that. Anyone at level 40 should have no problem with the duo – provided they take the Pokémon we suggested.
Alternatively, you can also use Crypto or Mega Pokémon that are effective. Mega Charizard is a good choice here, for example. We intentionally did not mention it here, as Mega Evolution only lasts 4 hours and is therefore quite different from the other monsters.
Zenimax Online has given a little insight into what fans of the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (PC, PS4, Xbox One) can expect after the current Skyrim story.
What have the developers of ESO said about the upcoming story? Of course, the team isn’t revealing any details yet on how the story of ESO will continue in 2021. However, Creative Director Rich Lambert managed to drop a few hints in an interview.
According to him, there are still many places that the developers can showcase. On the map of the continent Tamriel alone, there are areas that are not yet available in the MMORPG. And then there’s Oblivion…
There are places on the map that we have not yet visited. There are still a few areas we can explore. We also need to plan for the seemingly endless realms of Oblivion. So yes, there are many places we could be heading to.
Rich Lambert, Zenimax Online
The story surrounding the Storm of Grief is coming to an end. But how will it continue?
Is it heading towards Oblivion?
What exactly is the hint? Rich Lambert explicitly mentions the nearly endless realms of Oblivion, the place where the Daedric Princes reign. Oblivion is a different dimension that can take on different forms depending on its ruler. Here, nothing is as it seems. Interesting places include the Shivering Isles or the Deadlands.
Oblivion would certainly allow for very exciting and unusual adventures. Some of the best quests in the Elder Scrolls series take place in this dimension.
Zenimax would have the opportunity to break free from common fantasy conventions and create completely crazy things. This could bring a lot of variety and make The Elder Scrolls Online something truly special.
However, it is unclear whether this will actually happen. Perhaps Rich Lambert merely mentioned Oblivion as an example.
In 2021, a new story awaits us in the MMORPG ESO. This time apparently without vampires.
We can definitely expect something new: Lambert further explained in the interview that the team is considering where to go next and is asking important questions:
What have we not done yet?
What have we not done in a long time?
How can we make the next thing feel different?
These questions show that we can look forward to something different and new for the next story in the MMORPG, without vampires.
And Oblivion would fit perfectly here. While there have been excursions into this dimension before, an entire year-long story set there could really be unique and exciting.
What do you think? Would you like to experience a year-long story in Oblivion?
Zenimax Online has announced the new DLC Markarth for the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (PC; PS4, Xbox One). This introduces a new feature aimed at item junkies.
What does the collection album provide? For example, if you find an item in a dungeon of the MMORPG ESO that you cannot craft yourself, you have to keep it in storage if you don’t want to use it. Because who knows if you might need it again. The crafting bag is useful in this scenario.
With the collection album, such an item goes into the album as a sticker. Now you can dismantle the item and don’t have to store it. But if you need the item later, you can simply craft it yourself.
This means you don’t have to wander back to the dungeon where you found it and search again.
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The video shows you what to expect in the new ESO DLC Markarth.
This album is a must-have for ESO players
What is the purpose of the album? The collection album represents a significant relief. However, recreating such items only applies to the ones you have in the collection album. Therefore, you must first find them once.
Why is this so important? In the MMORPG ESO, there are clearly more than 500 item sets. Finding all of them is nearly impossible without a collection album. However, hardcore players and collectors want to possess every item in the game. The album helps you keep track.
Which items do you already have, and which do you still need? A look into the album provides you with exact information. This way, you can specifically search for items that you don’t have yet in your collection.
The new feature is particularly aimed at all progress-fillers. This means players who want to achieve and find everything in an MMORPG, who always want 100% and to have every progress bar filled.
When is Markarth coming? The final DLC of 2020 will be released for PC, Mac, and Stadia on November 2, 2020. For Xbox One and PlayStation 4, the new downloadable content will only be available on November 10. The new content can be tested starting September 21 on the test server.
This is what the city of Markarth looks like in the land of Skyrim.
What else does Markarth offer?Markarth takes you to the eponymous city of Markarth and the surrounding Reach lands. The quests you experience there represent the finale of the story about the vampires and storm cloaks of the ‘Black Heart of Skyrim’.
Markarth should be familiar to fans of the single-player role-playing game The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. Because in this game, you could also visit the city and have adventures there.
Are you looking forward to Markarth for the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online? What do you think of the item collection album?
Strong assault rifles perform well at almost any distance in Call of Duty: Warzone. Here you will learn which ones are particularly effective at taking down armor and opponents.
Assault rifles are a damn strong weapon class in Call of Duty: Warzone. However, not all of these all-rounders deliver top performance when it comes to melting down enemies’ armor and taking out the guys hiding behind it.
Check if your favorite assault rifle can keep up with the top damage values and how quickly the 12 all-rounder weapons can take down your opponents with full armor. If you are looking for more stable weapons, check out our ranking of the 10 Warzone lasers.
This article was first published in April 2020 and was revised in September 2020.
Warzone: Computational Damage Comparison with Clear Winner
To compare the damage of the assault rifles, we take their approximate fire rate and their maximum damage that they cause at close range, targeting the upper chest area. Once the damage surpasses 250, the opponent is considered downed. The value that results from this calculation is the computational time-to-kill (TTK), meaning the time the assault rifle needs to take down opponents with 3 plates.
In the list, you’ll find the fire rate used and the damage (shots per minute/damage):
Bravo – FN FAL: 480 ms
500 / 58 (single shot)
Hotel – AK-47: 535 ms
561 / 42
India – RAM-7: 544 ms
882 / 28
Echo – Oden: 552 ms
435 / 62
Kilo – CR-56 AMAX: 558 ms
645 / 42
Charlie – M4A1: 576 ms
833 / 28
Alpha – Kilo 141: 616 ms
779 / 28
Juliet – Grau 5.56: 640 ms
750 / 28
Foxtrot – M13: 650 ms
923 / 24
Lima – AN-94: 690 ms
570* / 34
Golf – FN SCAR 17: 700 ms
600 / 35
Delta – FR 5.56: 834 ms
burst-fire
It is noticeable that the two “specialists” among the assault rifles occupy the first and last place. The FAL is a single-shot rifle, while the FR 5.56 normally fires a 3-shot burst.
* In the calculation of the AN-94, the first burst shot was included at 1,000 RPM.
How were the values determined? To draw the damage comparison, divide the maximum health of Warzone (250 health points) by the weapon’s damage. Round this value, and you will get the number of bullets you need for the kill.
Since you often have the values for the fire rate in RPM, or bullets per minute, you need to divide 60 (seconds) by the fire rate. This value shows how quickly the weapon fires its bullets (in seconds).
As the first bullet fires without “cooldown,” you need to subtract one from the number of bullets needed. Multiply the “time for a bullet” by the reduced number of bullets required to obtain the computational TTK in seconds:
(( 250 / damage per bullet ) – 1) x ( 60 / RPM ) = TTK in seconds
FN FAL – Clear Winner in the Values
What makes the FAL so strong? This assault rifle requires a lot of concentration and accuracy, but rewards skilled soldiers with incredible values. The TTK with full armor is just under 50ms below the value of the second-place AK-47. This is a significant difference and the single-shot rifle thus takes the lead in damage values. If you manage to hit headshots with this weapon, you might even outperform SMGs at short ranges. Here’s the appropriate guide for it.
How should I modify the rifle? To keep the semi-automatic single-fire under control, you should use a few attachments that reduce recoil and increase aiming stability. Depending on how you want to use the weapon, prioritize range or speed. However, you should always include some stability.
Which attachments are strong? Use the “Monolithic Suppressor,” one of the attachments, that we recommend for almost every setup. It suppresses shooting noise and increases range. A long barrel – XRK Master Marksman is also a given here. With higher range, the damage decreases at longer distances only later.
If you want to go for range, we recommend a hybrid sight or the VLK 3.0x sight and the underbarrel “Tactical Foregrip.” This gives you strong control over the rifle and allows for very precise shots, even at long distances.
If you also use the weapon at shorter distances, consider the ADS speed. Use the FSS Combat Stock to compensate for the “slow” barrel and try a smaller sight. The “Tactical Grip” is also a good choice here and gives you strong control over this single-shot monster.
What assault rifle alternatives are there? None. The FAL plays in a different league. The FAL can be seen as an assault rifle-sniper hybrid and finds its competition more among the DMRs and sniper rifles. This makes it strong, but not necessarily playable for everyone. If you can handle the single shot, you can also try the Kar98k. Due to some “secret adjustments” the weapon is considered one of the strongest snipers, with good handling.
AK 47 – Heavy AR with Character
What can the AK-47 do? The AK has cult status and is found in many shooters. In Modern Warfare, the standard variant comes with the heavy 7.62 × 9 mm caliber and plays accordingly. It feels a bit sluggish in the hand and shakes you quite a bit when firing. However, it delivers a lot of damage and has the second fastest TTK value among the assault rifles.
What should I consider with the AK? To tame the Russian rifle, you need at least one attachment for better control. Furthermore, you need to decide how to handle ammunition. Large magazines are important in Warzone for putting pressure on enemies at long distances or having enough firepower to take out entire teams, but with smaller magazines, the AK is significantly more mobile.
So which attachments should I take? Depending on the use, either take the massive 75-round magazine or the “5.45 × 39 mm” magazine that converts the AK to lighter AR ammunition. The 5.45 caliber does drain the magazine quickly, but you deal a bit more damage and have better recoil control. This drives the TTK from 535 ms to 522 ms.
Here, too, the Monolithic Suppressor is standard. This attachment performs well on nearly every weapon, and even without additional range suppressors are really strong. Additionally, the “23” RPK barrel” helps you drastically increase your range. To offset the lost ADS speed, attach the “Stock” to the weapon.
If you primarily use the weapon for longer ranges, a decent sight helps. Here, too, we recommend one of the hybrid sights, which does, however, cost a lot of ADS speed. The VLK 3.0x sight offers better values here, but you cannot switch the sight. If you want to go for medium and short ranges, the “Tactical Laser” helps.
Which assault rifle plays similarly? The Oden ranks 4th in the TTK ranking of assault rifles and can hold its own against the AK. The Oden offers strong setups with a lot of range. The Season 4 weapon CR-56 AMAX is practically a tamed AK. If you like heavy assault rifles but find the AK too wobbly, you might want to try the AMAX.
RAM-7 – The Better M4A1
Why the RAM-7? Among light assault rifles, the RAM-7 performs the best. It has the same damage profile as the M4A1, but comes with a higher fire rate. This is reflected in the values as well. The TTK is nearly 30 ms faster than that of the M4. However, this AR takes some getting used to – the recoil makes the weapon pull to the left, unlike all other assault rifles, which tend to pull to the right.
What should be noted? Plan for an attachment to reduce recoil, as the RAM-7 can sometimes be quite wobbly. Fortunately, the RAM-7 also has a barrel that comes with strong recoil control and significantly increases range. If you can control the weapon and land headshots in Battle Royale, this weapon becomes a top gun.
What attachment care does the RAM-7 need? For more range and fire suppression, again attach the Monolithic Suppressor to the muzzle. Together with the barrel, you already have very good range and control over the killing tool.
The RAM-7, with these attachments and a decent sight, achieves the desired successes even at greater distances, but is somewhat sluggish. The “XRK Combat Stock” brings the ADS values back to a good level, and you can even fit a 50-round magazine while still having good chances at short distances.
For greater distances, use a hybrid sight, and if you primarily use the weapon at short to medium ranges, then save on the sight and take the “Textured Grip Tape” instead. This way, you will not only have good TTK values but also strong ADS speed.
What alternatives are there? Among the light assault rifles, we recommend the M4A1 and the Grau 5.56 in addition to the RAM-7. Both alternatives are somewhat worse than the RAM-7, but more stable. The Grau may have the worst TTK value, but it offers the greatest AR range and, with recoil attachments, almost becomes a laser with high accuracy.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare offers a lot of weapons, and the standard multiplayer requires different values than the large Warzone. Especially the assault rifles are really strong in MP, and we have many guides for the all-round weapons:
In Warzone, however, the distributions are different, and another really strong rifle is encroaching in the hunting grounds of ARs: the submachine gun AUG. With the 5.56 conversion kit in the magazine, the AUG leads the rankings of the best weapons in Warzone and should be tried by every assault rifle fan.
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Since the announcement of FIFA 21, we have learned quite a bit about the new installment in the series. We will tell you what changes and what new features are particularly exciting.
FIFA 21 was officially presented, and since then there have been several trailers and detailed presentations of various modes from EA Sports itself. We summarize the most important innovations for you and tell you which features are particularly exciting compared to FIFA 20.
The improvements and newly added features are particularly interesting.
When is FIFA 21 released? The new FIFA installment will be released a little later than in previous years. On Friday, October 9, it will be available. The game is released for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and in a trimmed version also for the Nintendo Switch.
1. Here’s how you can play FIFA 21 before the release
These are the possibilities: As last year, it is also possible this time to play the new FIFA installment 8 days before the official release. To do this, you need a membership with EA Play or EA Play Pro.
If you get one of the special editions, you can play FIFA 21 without a time limitation 3 days before the release.
These are the different start dates:
Start on October 1 – EA Play or EA Play Pro (presumably with time limitation)
Start on October 6 – FIFA 21 Ultimate Edition
Start on October 6 – FIFA 21 Champions Edition
Start on October 9 – FIFA 21 Standard Edition
Kylian Mbappe is the cover star of FIFA 21
2. These are the gameplay innovations
This is changing in gameplay: EA has tweaked the gameplay of FIFA 21 and promises some innovations. These sound particularly interesting:
Agile dribbling system
Positioning personality
Creative runs
This is the new “Agile dribbling system”: This new mechanic essentially replaces the strong drag-back from FIFA 20. You can perform quite tight dribbles on the spot – simply by holding R1 and choosing the desired direction. This will make it really difficult to take the ball away from you.
This is positioning personality: With the new “Positioning Personality”, world-class players should position themselves better and create more danger. Top strikers, for example, should recognize offside traps better than average strikers. Likewise, world-class defenders should be able to close passing lanes even more effectively.
What the “Creative runs” can do: An important factor will be the new creative runs that allow you to control players who are not on the ball. This is one of the features that could completely change your game – because mastering creative runs can surprise opponents with unusual running paths.
We are curious about the new “creative runs”
Our author Max Handwerk was able to play FIFA 21 early and reveals what he thinks about the gameplay innovations:
This is new: In FIFA 20, headers were practically dead. Crosses from the outside rarely led to success; mostly high balls were blocked.
In the gameplay trailer, the new “manual headers” were presented. They ensure that you get no assistance with headers anymore – and can thus precisely control where the ball lands.
We are curious if headers will become more dangerous
4. FIFA 21 lets you compete against simulated FIFA professionals
What’s new? The new “Competitor Mode” is supposed to offer more challenges against the CPU. The gameplay styles of the best real FIFA players are imitated, so that the computer should be able to use special moves, types of dribbling, and tactics better.
The mode is available on the difficulties “Legend” and “Ultimate”.
5. The rewind feature lets you turn back time
This is new: EA Sports introduces a rewind feature in FIFA 21, which allows you to rewind the game and thus replay missed scoring opportunities. A very interesting feature to train your offensive play.
However, there is a catch with the new feature: It only works in kickoff mode.
This is how the rewind feature works: The new rewind feature allows you to travel back 30 seconds in time to correct mistakes. The rewind is activated as follows:
out of the game: L2/LT + R2/RT + Options button/Menu button
in the menu: Select the “Instant Replay” option
Once you have activated the feature, you can choose the exact moment at which you want to get back into the game.
6. The career mode offers more freedom
This is new: For many FIFA players, the career mode is particularly important. Therefore, it is gratifying that EA has some innovations ready this year. However, the mode has not been completely overhauled.
Nevertheless, these innovations sound interesting:
A completely revised training menu offers the possibility to develop talents better. Individual attributes such as “heading” can be improved individually.
The positions of players can be changed. For example, a full-back can become a winger.
The interactive match simulation allows you to intervene in a simulated match. For example, you can take charge of penalties or free kicks yourself.
You can enter the simulation at any time
7. In Pro Clubs there is more strategy
This is new: The popular Pro Clubs mode receives long overdue innovations to allow better customization and control of your team.
Previously, you could adjust your formation in Pro Clubs. However, there were no precise tactics, such as how the team should react without the ball or how far a full-back should really stay back.
With FIFA 21, this should change:
You get 5 predefined tactics, which you can customize individually.
You can give precise instructions to the AI about how it should behave in the game.
The existing options for formations remain unchanged.
Additionally, the AI teammates can be completely customized. Names can be assigned, and the appearance of the players can be fully adjusted.
Finally, VOLTA can be played in online co-op. In the game mode “VOLTA Squads”, you can play with 2 friends as a street team.
Featured Battles will become the new online mode for solo players. Here, you can unlock cosmetics and icons for your team.
EA promises improved gameplay, so shots and tricks should go better.
Will VOLTA gain more followers in FIFA 21?
9. In FUT, every player gets their own stadium
This is new: In FUT 21, the new FUT stadium is added to the existing customization options, which you can build and design according to your preferences as a FUT player.
There is a “FUT Stadium” that every player starts with. It has two upgrade levels, at which the following elements can be customized:
The audience
The structure of the stadium
Choreographies in the stands
Fan chants
The base color of the stadium
The sides of the pitch
Presentation of the trophies won
Here’s what a FUT stadium might look like in the last upgrade stage
10. Ultimate Team finally without annoying fitness cards
This is new: As EA announced, there will be no fitness items and training items in FIFA 21 anymore. Particularly the fitness items, which have existed since the launch of Ultimate Team in 2008, annoyed many players.
How does fitness work now? The fitness level and stamina will play a role within a match, including how long, how well, and how often a player can sprint, for example.
Every player starts each match with full fitness.
In addition to the fitness cards, training items will also be removed, officially because hardly anyone used this mechanic.
Finally, the fitness cards are history
11. EA removes celebrations and shortens animations to reduce frustration
On the one hand, the animations for goal celebrations and set pieces should be significantly shorter. On the other hand, the developer has removed two celebrations. These two celebrations are:
The “Shush” celebration, where the scorer holds their finger to their lips to signal that they should be quiet.
The “A-Ok”, which is based on a celebration by Dele Alli.
This gesture you will not see in FIFA 21 anymore
The waiting times before standard situations, which previously lasted 30 seconds, are now as follows:
Before kickoff, the wait time is now a maximum of 10 seconds
Throw-ins last 12 seconds
Goal kicks have 15 seconds
Corners also get 15 seconds
Penalties last 15 seconds
Free kicks are now 20 seconds
Additionally, animations, such as when a player fetches the ball for a throw-in from outside, will now also be skipped.
12. Ultimate Team now with online co-op
This is new: Previously, it was only possible to play Ultimate Team matches together on one console. Online, this was not yet possible.
In FUT 21, this feature is now included and has also been shown as a major innovation in the first trailer. You can invite a friend over the network to play matches together in FUT. This is possible in the following modes:
Division Rivals
Squad Battles
Friendly matches
You cannot participate together in the Weekend League.
Both players should be able to earn progress and rewards. Here we explain how it works:
This is what it’s about: EA Sports has also assured this year that the controversial patent, which is supposed to ensure dynamic difficulty adjustment in online games, will not be used in FIFA 21.
From a gameplay perspective, there would be no reason to artificially influence the outcome of a game. The only game where the AI of an opponent is adjusted is the very first boot-up game, where the optimal difficulty level for the player is evaluated.
14. Info about the demo
Then the demo is released: After initially expecting a release around September 25, it is now clear that there will be no demo for FIFA 21.
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The weekly challenge with Hawthorne can no longer be completed – this used to provide top loot and enhancement cores
In a live-service game like Destiny, things continue to happen behind the scenes. Such an unplanned extension has never occurred before.
Hawthorne is the contact person for clans in the Tower
Other aspects of the game are also affected by the postponement. For example, in the story: the great evacuation dramatically bids farewell to familiar characters, who will still be alive at their posts for another 2 months.
Bungie does not want to gamble with clan ranks in Destiny 2
This is what Bungie says about the clan issue: The Destiny developer has determined during the investigation of the issues that a solution is not being considered until Beyond Light is released.
According to Bungie, there’s a possibility that an intervention could reset the ranks of all clans – they do not want to take that risk.
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Is it really that tragic? Under the Twitter post, many Guardians are quite upset about it. However, the problem may not be bad enough to justify the really nasty comments.
Other users are therefore defending Bungie, saying that the (although annoying) clan problems are not proportionate to the potential complete reset.
Man, I think that those complaining have not even read the whole tweet.
Of course, you can still play with your clan now. Only those who thought they had extra time to reach the maximum rank in Season 11 or to snag a bonus will now be disappointed.
What do you think? What problems could arise from the postponement? Do you think Xur will try to land on a vanished planet this fall?
By the way, you can take advantage of the extended time to engage in currently extra-rewarding raids. There, you can secure the rarest exotic in the whole game more easily than ever until November 10.
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In his latest video, he is once again dealing one-hit kills to PvP victims – this time he doesn’t even need any corruption.
What did he do? In his latest video, Rextroy plays a warrior. As usual, he prepares a complicated combo in the background, then jumps into battle at the last moment with the correct buffs. A single attack is then enough to send unsuspecting horde players into the digital afterlife.
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How does it work? The combo is quite complex and requires three different armor sets that must be swapped within a few seconds.
The first set comes from the Tomb of Sargeras. Here, the 4-set bonus is important, as it ensures that Furious Slash increases the damage of the next Bloodthirst by 50% – this is stackable up to 500%.
Then Rextroy switches to a set with the Azerite trait Gathering Storm. Blade Storm drastically increases the warrior’s strength for a few seconds.
Afterwards, Rextroy switches to a set with a low item level (below 280), ensuring that the PvP scaling kicks in significantly.
Meanwhile, the ability “Death Wish” is stacked multiple times.
Finally, Rextroy uses the ability “Rampage” to trigger another buff.
All mentioned bonuses remain active even when the sets are swapped.
There are only a few seconds left to jump to an enemy and deal around 600,000 damage instantly. Only a few characters – like tanks – can survive such an attack.
As with almost all of Rextroy’s videos, it will probably only take a few days until Blizzard releases a small hotfix to make this combo no longer possible. The most likely scenario is that the developers will simply disable the set bonus from the old warrior set.
Especially, the PvP scaling has come under heavy scrutiny in recent weeks. Many players hope that Blizzard will improve it before the release of Shadowlands.
What do you think of Rextroy’s combos? Cool, creative ideas? Or clear exploits?
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After the PS5 event, some sharp-eyed fans discovered a mysterious slot in new images of the PlayStation 5 that has not been seen before. However, no one really knows what lies behind the opening. Now, speculation is running rampant.
Here’s a lot of new information: On September 16, Sony held a PS5 event, where numerous long-awaited details were finally revealed – including information about games, the final price and release date of the PS5.
There were also some new images of the PlayStation 5, in which some attentive fans apparently discovered something new.
What has been discovered on the PS5? It concerns an unseen slot or opening on the back of the console. This is located at the very top, assuming the console is upright. Here you can see it:
Since this discovery, there has been much discussion about the possible function of this opening.
What is the unknown slot on the PS5 about?
This is officially known: Officially, Sony has not yet provided an explanation regarding the potential slot. Additionally, nothing concrete can be derived from the previously known data about connections and functions so far.
These are the most common theories: However, several theories have now emerged in the discussions that could provide insights or a possible explanation:
The currently most widely accepted theory assumes that this opening is a security feature – namely, the Kensington Security Lock (K-Slot). This can be used to secure the console (or other devices) to furniture or other surfaces with a metal cable, in order to prevent potential theft.
Another theory suggests that it could be a possible connection for PSVR2, a new “Virtual Reality” headset. This would also align with Sony’s statements to support VR with the new console generation.
A further theory posits that it could simply be a Sony-specific diagnostic connection which will later be covered by a warranty seal once the console hits the market.
Moreover, due to the COVID adjustments in Pokémon GO, there have been even better opportunities for effective play. Spawns have been increased and egg distances reduced. This means you can collect even more experience points.
Otherwise, he plays just as you would expect from Brandon Tan. He drives through Singapore and does one raid after another. This also creates videos, like the one where he did 50 raids in a day. Most of those, by the way, he does not catch, because that would take too much time:
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Since this ban, there have been no negative news about the trainer. He continued to play diligently and achieved these milestones.
Does Brandon Tan cheat? There is always a rumor that Brandon Tan does not invest so much time in Pokémon GO himself and that other trainers also help with his account.
Trainer Brandon Tan is one of the most well-known players in Pokémon GO. He is often referred to as the “best player”. What is the current status of the trainer from Singapore and what is the competition doing?
This event was almost exactly one year ago and the trainer from Singapore continues to play diligently – even more successfully than before. However, there is also competition for Brandon Tan, as other trainers have also reached one billion XP.
500 million XP in one year – How is that possible?
These are the current numbers: To give you an idea of how his numbers have changed, here’s an overview. The numbers are from early September 2020:
1,484,000,000 XP he has now – So almost 500 million XP more than in September 2019
966,000 caught Pokémon – An increase of about 270,000 Pokémon
17,700 kilometers he has traveled – that’s 3,550 kilometers more than a year ago
Especially in terms of XP, he is still the clear leader. In second place, according to an internal list of top players, is a trainer from Paris. He still has over 1.1 billion XP. According to this list, there are only 5 trainers (as of September 1, 2020) who have surpassed the one billion XP mark.
The numbers show a clear upward trend. While it took him about 3 years to reach the first billion, he reached 500 million in just one year.
This is how Brandon Tan usually looks – In the car on raid tour
Is he now the best player in the world? This is hard to say. There is no single goal in Pokémon GO that makes someone the “best player”. The XP leaderboard is led by Brandon Tan, but in terms of caught Pokémon, he is “only” in sixth place. Currently, HelsinkiTrolli from Finland is in first place. He has already caught almost 1.2 million monsters.
So if you look only at XP, then Brandon Tan is indeed the best player in the world. However, in other categories, there are trainers with better stats.
How can Brandon Tan play even more successfully? Most of his XP comes from raids. These days, you can also participate in raids remotely and are no longer tied to the raid times in your local area. So, for example, Brandon Tan can be invited to a raid in the USA in the middle of the night in Singapore. This gives him even more opportunities for the raids that bring in so many XP.
The trainer from Singapore also shows that he does the raids almost everywhere. For example, he caught a 100% Rayquaza while showering:
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Moreover, due to the COVID adjustments in Pokémon GO, there have been even better opportunities for effective play. Spawns have been increased and egg distances reduced. This means you can collect even more experience points.
Otherwise, he plays just as you would expect from Brandon Tan. He drives through Singapore and does one raid after another. This also creates videos, like the one where he did 50 raids in a day. Most of those, by the way, he does not catch, because that would take too much time:
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Since this ban, there have been no negative news about the trainer. He continued to play diligently and achieved these milestones.
Does Brandon Tan cheat? There is always a rumor that Brandon Tan does not invest so much time in Pokémon GO himself and that other trainers also help with his account.
The new weapon Exotic from Destiny 2 unleashes its full potential in 3 expert builds, turning your Guardians into true killing machines in PvE. MeinMMO presents the combinations for Warlocks, Titans, and Hunters and explains the playstyle with the Traveler’s Chosen.
What are these builds? By combining the latest weapon Exotic from Season 11 with some mods, you can truly clean up in PvE. The best part is, the builds are virtually future-proof and can also cause chaos in Beyond Light.
The playstyle is not complex despite the high penetration power. You mainly just need to reload and you become an over-Guardian who has permanent ability energy, deals more damage, heals, or buffs the entire team.
The builds in this post are from expert Ehroar – who is a multiple-time “Destiny world champion” as part of the Redeem Clan. MeinMMO presents all components including playstyle for Warlocks, Titans, and Hunters.
This weapon Exotic is the main component: The Traveler’s Chosen is a rather unassuming pistol for the kinetic slot.
The Exotic is inspired by the first broken weapon from Destiny 2
But appearances can be deceiving:
Its stats are absurdly high – its range surpasses that of its counterparts by a good margin
The real magic happens with the exotic perks – you stack light and enjoy passive bonuses or consume the stacks while reloading to recharge all your abilities
In our detailed review of the Traveler’s Chosen, we were able to label the weapon as “equipable”. The only weakness is the lack of bonus damage – but that’s exactly where the builds come in and benefit enormously from the constant energy supply.
Select the bottom focus of the Voidwalker with this gear:
Surprise Attack Mod (costs 1x Void Energy)
Quick Charge Mod (costs 5x Arc Energy) – we mean the mod from Season 11 that you receive from the Prism Shaper and is designed for pulse rifles, hand cannons, and SMGs
These 3 mods are used by all builds in this article. Here we explain what the mods in Season 11 are about. Ideally, the effects activate themselves upon killing and reloading – both fit perfectly with your weapon Exotic.
Check out the exotic pistol Traveler’s Chosen in action here:
This is how you play the Warlock build: Consume a grenade to activate the Devour effect. Now you heal with every kill and regenerate energy. Afterwards, you just need to take out enemies with your pistol, stacking light charges and light stacks simultaneously.
Your weapon buffs itself in the meantime
Then reload – with 3 stacks the yield is most efficient – and you have extra damage
Set up a damage Rift – this increases damage even further and doubles your range – you basically hold a power weapon that consumes primary ammo
Due to the interlocking of the skills, you always have a grenade to heal yourself again, and the Rift is also ready to use after a few kills.
Titan Build with the Traveler’s Chosen
Select the bottom focus of the Sunbreaker with this gear:
Once again, you have plenty of room for personal preferences. To perfect the fiery and explosive playstyle, you should equip the artifact mod “Solar Riff”.
This is how you play the build: Instead of consuming a grenade, throw it or perform a melee attack on enemies. Your kills will create Sunspots. These increase your damage when you pass through them and recharge your abilities.
Through your exotic armor, Sunspots improve your entire team and you benefit longer from Solar bonuses
Once again, you don’t need to worry about abilities energy and extra damage from the pistol – it regulates itself with reloading
As a Hunter, you gather more maximum light charges compared to the other classes. Since you are using a Void focus, the mod “Overwhelming Darkness” is also advisable in Season 11.
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This is how you play the build: Basically, the build plays out like with Warlock or Titan, but skips most of the support effects. Instead, the focus is entirely on risk and reward.
First gather stacks and switch from your pistol to another weapon – don’t worry, all stacks remain intact. Let yourself get heavily injured
Switch back to the Traveler’s Chosen and play as in the previous builds
When you combine all bonuses, the damage is so high that even bosses melt in seconds
In many situations, however, you do not even need the enormous damage. You can also permanently use your dodge due to the fast ability recharge. This way, you remain invisible throughout the mission and are ignored by enemies.
Will you try out the presented builds? With the Traveler’s Chosen, you basically need no other weapon in almost any situation.
In Borderlands 3, the maximum level has been raised again. We show you here 4 builds, one for each Vault Hunter, with which you can really take off at level 65.
This also has an impact on your skill trees. The YouTuber LazyData has put together a video with builds for all 4 Vault Hunters – Amara, FL4K, Moze, and Zane.
With the skill trees, which either come from the community or from LazyData himself, you can confidently take off at the new max level. The video is always found with the corresponding time indication for each build.
The four Vault Hunters, here with a neon skin.
Amara as “Berserker”
What kind of build is this? The Siren Amara is known for her brawling skills, which she can prove again with this build called “Berserker”.
It is well suited for beginners, and you can farm bosses with it. Also, you don’t have to worry if your gear is a bit worse.
What do the skill trees look like?
Elemental Fist:
3/3 Calm Hand
2/5 Infusion
5/5 Storm
1/1 Radiant Fist
4/5 Running Fire
1/1 Clipping Hunter
3/3 Anarchy
1/1 Abundant Source
2/5 Lifesaver
3/5 Flow
1/1 Strong Expression
Hand-to-Hand Combat:
3/3 Intimacy
2/5 Clarity
2/5 Weapon Strength
Mystical Attack:
1/5 Intoxicating
3/3 Quick Hands
1/5 Brutality Carpet
5/5 Momentum
3/3 Transcend
5/5 Restless
1/1 Ascendancy
3/3 Well Rested
3/3 Delivered
3/3 Wrath
1/3 Remnants
1/1 Avatar
You can find details on skill distribution in LazyData’s video. There are also optional changes and adjustments suggested:
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What action skills are useful? With this build, you have quite a bit of freedom when it comes to your action skills. However, “A Pact Against Life” is recommended to hold enemies in place. In tandem, “Soul Siphon” could heal you or nearby allies depending on your action skill’s damage.
FL4K and “Fade Away”
What kind of build is this? The Beastmaster FL4K is known for his survivability and high damage. The latter comes into play in this build, which is also called “Fade Away”. He makes use of cooldowns for a high hit rate and provides solid burst damage.
What do the skill trees look like?
Hunter:
5/5 Interplanetary Stalker
3/3 Leave No Trace
2/5 Second Intent
5/5 Hunter’s Eye
3/3 Heads or Tails
3/3 Big Game
3/3 Dangerous Game
1/1 Galactic Shadow
1/1 Mega Beast
Master:
1/5 Wild and Free
3/3 Persistent Hunter
1/5 Target the Eyes
1/3 Caution, Nasty!
5/5 Frenzy
Trapper:
5/5 Raging Attack
1/3 My BFFS
5/5 Overclocked
1/1 Licking Wounds
3/3 Getaway
3/3 Swift and Fluffy
5/5 Hidden Machine
2/5 Rage and Regeneration
1/1 The Power Within
You can find more details about the build in LazyData’s video. There’s also an alternative build if you want to focus more on your pets:
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You can find the Beastmaster FL4K from minute 3:50
What action skills are useful? Which pet you use for the build is up to you. For the action skills, you should go for “Fade Away”, as that’s what the build is structured around. With it, you can go invisible and deal crits.
Additionally, you should take “Not My Circus” so that your pet draws the aggro. Also, “Until You’re Flat” to maintain health regeneration and movement speed a bit beyond “Fade Away”.
Moze as “3-Tree Moze”
What kind of build is this? The “3-Tree Moze” build of the Vault Hunter Moze is playable by everyone. Unlike many other Moze builds, it does not rely on gear.
Your playstyle will also be hardly affected, as the build is mainly based on being able to optimally switch between Iron Bear and Moze depending on the situation.
What do the skill trees look like?
Bottomless Mags:
5/5 Lead Storm
1/1 Dakka Bear
3/3 Fuel the Fire
1/1 Redistribution
5/5 Combat Ready
1/1 Rush Offensive
5/5 Hot Reloads
1/1 Specialist Bear
1/1 Bottomless
3/3 “Click, Click…”
1/1 Forge
Demolition Woman:
5/5 Fire in the Skag Den
3/3 Destructive Ramping
5/5 Torgue Cross-Promotion
5/5 Ironclad Bear
1/3 Pull the Holy Splint
1/1 Auto Bear
4/5 Vampire
1/1 Until the Bitter End
1/1 Burnt Fuse
Revenge Shield:
1/1 Security Bear
4/5 Armored Infantry
5/5 Up to the Neck in Shells
1/1 Experimental Ammo
Details about the build and a slightly modified version can be found in LazyData’s video:
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What action skills are useful? In this context, the skills “Railgun” and “Capacitive Tread” would be appropriate. With the weapon, you fire high-speed projectiles that can jump to other targets with the second ability.
Zane as “SAK Zane”
What kind of build is this? The “SAK-Zane” build for the namesake Vault Hunter Zane is a very versatile setup. SAK stands for Swiss Army Knife, but you can play it with almost any kind of weapon in Borderlands 3 and various anointments.
What do the skill trees look like?
Hitman:
5/5 Tempo over corpses
5/5 Brutal Swing
4/5 Cool Hand
1/1 Drone Delivery
1/5 Rescue
1/1 Death Lurks Everywhere
4/5 Raw Violence
3/5 Dirty Trick
1/3 Good Misfortune
1/1 Red Mist
Double Agent:
5/5 Synchronization
3/3 Premunitus
5/5 Borrowed Time
5/5 Uprising
1/1 Breath Pause
1/3 Pocket Full of Grenades
1/1 Old-U
3/3 Supersonic Man
1/1 Boom and Better
1/1 Double Take
Undercover:
5/5 Always Ready
5/5 Brain Freeze
1/1 Sovereign and Informed
If you want to know more about the build, you can take a look at LazyData’s video:
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What action skills are useful? For this build, you can use the “Digi-Clone” that shoots at enemies and distracts them. For survivability, you can add “Schadenfreude” for your shield or also “Who’s Real?” for distraction. To deal a bit more damage, “Double Explosive” is also a good choice.
On the other hand, you can select your drone “SNTNL”. You can also equip “Sleep Aid”. This fires a beam that strengthens you and weakens enemies. “Stasis Field” is also a good option that strengthens your shield and minimizes the enemy.
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World of Warcraft is full of great secrets. We show you the biggest and most complex puzzles, their rewards, and how to solve them.
Over the years, World of Warcraft has become quite large. However, it has only been in the last three years that developers have begun to hide increasingly longer and larger puzzles in the game world on a large scale. Here, we want to introduce you to the trickiest and most time-consuming of these puzzles and reveal what rewards await at the end.
By the way, this is also the perfect pastime to kill the last weeks until the release of the new expansion Shadowlands. Because when else do you have so much time to catch up on these tasks?
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The Hivemind
Required number of players: 5 Time investment: Several hours Puzzle difficulty: Extreme
The Hivemind may be the undeniable king among the puzzles in World of Warcraft. After all, not only is the puzzle itself incredibly complex and requires the precise coordination of 5 players, but the mount is also special.
The Hivemind actually remembers with which teammates you completed the puzzle. All participating players can then jump into one of the “brain mounts” together and experience adventures together. This is the only mount of its kind available in the game so far.
If you want to get the mount with your friends, you should bring a lot of patience. Even experienced groups need several hours for the whole process, as just the initial steps can take a lot of time. But those who want such an exclusive mount will have to put in some effort.
The Cat Jenafur
Required number of players: 1 Time investment: 30 minutes Puzzle difficulty: Medium
Jenafur was only deciphered a few days ago. The cat managed to evade players for almost a year because the puzzle is quite tricky.
Although the puzzle consists of only a total of three steps and can be solved within a few minutes if you know the guide, the path to the solution was tough. Players had to solve a complex music puzzle. Various items in a dungeon had to be looted and placed in the correct order within a very short time so that the objects were readable like notes. Only then does the enlightening music play, and the creepy cat Jenafur appears.
Required number of players: 1 Time investment: Several hours Puzzle difficulty: Extreme
If you enjoy the game, then you can’t call it a waste of time. Right?
Basically, that’s true, but the beautiful Waist of Time belt really puts this rule to the test. To become the owner of the cool belt that displays a golden clock that spins continuously, one must complete a lengthy puzzle that consists of a proud 30 steps.
The first 20 steps only involve clicking different very small objects in the game world in the correct order. Just traveling around to reach these items is likely to take a good two hours.
After all, this is a belt that only a few players own, making it a nice addition to your transmog collection. If you want to take on the long journey, you can find the guide to the Waist of Time here.
Lucid Nightmare
Required number of players: 1 Time investment: Several hours Puzzle difficulty: Extreme
Everyone loves unicorns. But what about black nightmare unicorns? Yes, of course, those are even more liked. If you want this Lucid Nightmare, you must face one of Azeroth’s toughest puzzles.
Especially the second-to-last step, which leads players into the “Endless Halls”, has caused many a character to despair. This is a (seemingly) endless dungeon with countless rooms where players must transport objects from A to B. As if that weren’t bad enough, creating a map is complicated, as some rooms in the dungeon simply teleport the player to another location.
Some characters have spent 12 hours or more in this dungeon – logging out and taking a break is not allowed, as this part of the puzzle resets.
But what wouldn’t one do for a black unicorn that learns to fly in Shadowlands?
The Riddler’s Mind Worm
Required number of players: 1 Time investment: about an hour Puzzle difficulty: Medium
The puzzle to obtain the Riddler’s Mind Worm is among the easier ones in World of Warcraft.
Basically, it is just a large-scale scavenger hunt in which players need to find eight different pages. The pages always give a small hint of where the next page can be found.
The entire journey can easily be completed in an hour; there are no major hurdles here. The difficulty only lay in locating the pages, but the secret-finding community with several hundred members has completed this task in no time.
Required number of players: 1 Time investment: variable Puzzle difficulty: Low
Some puzzles are not as complicated as they seem at first glance. When the mount Fabious was implemented with Patch 8.2, the puzzle community was curious about how to obtain it.
Shortly thereafter, the mount was found, as it appears every few hours in Nazjatar at various positions, swims around a bit, and then disappears again. However, you cannot attack and loot Fabious – instead, you have to use another trick.
Fabious is quite photogenic and enjoys being photographed. If you pull out your SELFIE camera and take a picture with Fabious, you will have the seahorse added to your inventory. The waiting time for this mount is the biggest problem. Because if you happen to be “AFK for a moment” at the wrong time, you might miss the big moment…
Creepy Pet Baa’l
Required number of players: 1-2 Time investment: Several hours Puzzle difficulty: Hard
For pet collectors, no distance is too far and no mission too difficult. However, the demon goat Baa’l puts this rule to the test. The puzzle starts off quite simply, as you only need to click on a scroll in the open world. After that, it gets extremely tricky. Overall, you need to click on 13 small pebbles in the game world. These are often in well-hidden locations and so small that clicking them is hardly possible. If you’re not fond of a lot of “fiddling around” with the mouse and have a short fuse, you should better stay away from this.
However, if you take on this challenge, you will be rewarded with a very special battle pet that not only looks cool but also has devastating attacks that deal percentage damage.
However, keep in mind that you must have already solved the puzzle surrounding Uuna for Baa’l, as the little girl is necessary for the final step.
Creepy “Pet” Uuna
Required number of players: 1 Time investment: 2-4 hours Puzzle difficulty: Medium
Uuna was the first puzzle that caused an audible “Uff” through the community, as the story is quite dark. After all, Uuna is the soul of a deceased Draenei girl. Having such a being as a “pet” was considered quite macabre by some players.
However, this changed when Blizzard expanded the puzzle surrounding Uuna and turned it into a small, hidden quest line. Gradually, you can make Uuna’s tortured soul happy and give her a bit of the joy she never had in life.
If you undertake this journey, you will be rewarded with one of the most interesting companions ever, even though she does not act as a “combat pet”.
Young Sun Darter
Required number of players: 1 Time investment: Several hours Puzzle difficulty: Hard
When Blizzard created the puzzle for the Young Sun Darter, some developer must have rubbed their hands with glee because of the mischief. Because fundamentally, the puzzle is simple and limited to one place, namely a hidden cave.
However, within the cave, there are numerous blockages that can only be overcome if players possess the correct items and use them in the right order. Among other things, potions are needed that haven’t had a useful purpose in the game for over 10 years.
It is worth creating a long shopping list before starting the puzzle and buying all the items mentioned in the guide. Because then the puzzle can be completed in a matter of minutes. However, if you still need to farm the individual items, the duration increases drastically…
Long Forgotten Hippogryph
Required number of players: 1 Time investment: Several hours Puzzle difficulty: Easy
For many years, a purple hippogryph was present in the files of World of Warcraft but could not be found by players. However, this changed with Legion, as the developers implemented a way to obtain exactly this mount.
The puzzle is quite simple, as you only need to “click” a series of crystals scattered throughout Azsuna. If you manage to click all 5 crystals, the mount goes directly into your inventory. Our demon Cortyn even helped solve the puzzle for the first time.
However, finding the crystals is not that easy, as they have dozens of different spawn points and are not particularly large. With a flying mount, the puzzle can be completed relatively quickly.
Another difficulty: Only one player can obtain the mount, after which the crystals disappear for several hours. So, one must be alert or simply wait for a night when few other players are present.
Which of these puzzles do you find the coolest? What is the best reward that you can get through these puzzles?
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The survival MMO Conan Exiles received a new paid map, Isle of Siptah, on September 15. After not even a week, the rating on Steam is at 51%, which is very low. Players criticize the PvP focus and the lack of NPC villages.
This is what’s happening: On September 15, Funcom released its largest expansion so far for the survival MMO Conan Exiles. However, Isle of Siptah is not a map extension as it has been in the past, but a completely new map. Isle of Siptah is approximately 75% the size of the old map, Exiled Lands. So there is plenty of room to explore.
The Isle of Siptah map with the most important locations. Source: Survivethis
Nonetheless, the Early Access version on Steam is receiving criticism. Only 51% of the reviews are positive, and players especially point out two issues.
This is the reason for the poor rating: The two main points that players criticize on Steam are the obvious PvP focus of the map and the lack of NPC villages. Both are directly related:
Isle of Siptah has a PvP focus due to its special features. The important and sought-after thralls, that is, enslaved NPCs, are summoned through a large portal from the Exiled Lands. Every player on the map can see this, and everyone rushes to the portal. Anyone wanting a thrall must prevent other players from taking them. This creates conflicts between players.
The lack of NPC villages is a result of the PvP focus. Thralls can only be summoned through the portals. There are no NPC villages on the Isle of Siptah where they would otherwise live.
This particularly bothers PvE players. They do not want to fight other players and thus have to manage without thralls. But solo players also have issues with this. Since thralls come in larger groups through the portals, they can be difficult or impossible to pull out individually. Additionally, the thralls are chosen at random, making targeted hunting impossible.
Another point concerns the map directly, as despite its size, it feels rather boring. It may be beautifully designed, but besides the beach and the redwood forests, there are only the barren plains around the dark tower in the center. Diversity looks different, and Isle of Siptah could have been better suited as a map extension of the Exiled Lands.
From the air, you can see the criticized “diversity” of the map.
Whether Funcom will address the criticism and make significant changes remains to be seen. Currently, Isle of Siptah is in an Early Access version on Steam and is set to release in Spring 2021. It will also be available for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One then. So Funcom still has plenty of time.
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