Destiny 2 is undergoing maintenance for the new update 2.9.2 this evening, September 8, on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Google Stadia. Here’s everything about the maintenance schedule, server downtime, and patch notes.
What is the maintenance about? As part of the ongoing Season 11, Destiny is receiving a new update today – Update 2.9.2. Accordingly, Bungie is conducting several hours of maintenance, and there will be a server downtime – albeit just for a short time.
The update is now available and can be downloaded. On PS4, it has the version number 1.58 and is 424.3 MB in size.
At 6:45 PM, the servers will go offline, and the downtime will begin. All players still in the game will be removed from ongoing activities and returned to the login screen.
If everything goes smoothly, the server downtime will end at 7:00 PM and Bungie will begin the rollout of the new update 2.9.2.
If you have downloaded (and copied) the new update, you can jump back into Destiny 2.
The maintenance work is expected to be fully completed by 9:00 PM.
Please note: Until the final completion of the maintenance at 9:00 PM, there may be queues and login issues. Furthermore, there may also be disruptions to related apps and third-party services used in connection with Destiny 2.
Tonight, information about the Hunter’s Stasis focus is finally expected
What changes after Update 2.9.2 / 1.58?
What we already know: About two weeks ago, Bungie gave a first look at some changes that are supposed to arrive with today’s update.
Among other things, the following is included:
a fix for the annoying freezes in Gambit
the revision of the glow effect on the current event armor
The patch notes say: The official German patch notes for today’s update 2.9.2 have not yet been published. They are expected to be released later this evening. In the meantime, we have linked the original English change log for you:
A teaser for the upcoming Fractal has been released on YouTube for Guild Wars 2. In the “Sunqua Peak”, players will return to Cantha, and there will also be an additional Hardmode. This makes many players happy.
What does the teaser show? The nearly one-minute long video showcases various locations and bosses from the new Fractal. Fractals are 5-player instances available in various difficulty and reward levels.
In the Sunqua Peak, players travel to an area influenced by the Cantha region from Guild Wars 1. This is already recognizable by the Asian-inspired temples and the many cherry blossoms.
Enemies include an Assassin, an Air Elemental, and a Fire Prowler – the burning cat seen in the video.
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However, there is also criticism that the area does not strongly resemble Cantha as some players would have hoped. The contents from the “original” Sunqua Valley are barely recognizable.
When will the Fractal be released? The new instance will be released next Tuesday, September 15th.
Diving with the Skimmer underwater has recently become possible.
Destiny 2 Beyond Light answers the question: What’s cooler than a ninja? Only an ice ninja! We take a look at the nasty skills and for the first time at Stasis grenades.
What’s new: Today, on September 8th, Bungie finally revealed the third and final Stasis class that we will use to save the universe in the Beyond Light expansion. This is all about the Hunter and his frosty ninja skills. We also finally know what Stasis grenades are about.
How cool the Hunter will be: The new Hunter focus is called Revenant and is said by Bungie to be inspired by ninjas. In Destiny, ninjas use weapons made of ice and freeze enemies with shurikens – only to then shatter them impressively.
Along with the fresh information, a short clip has been released showing the Revenant in action:
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The Hunter is now the third and final Stasis class presented to players. What the Ice Wizard (Warlock) and unstoppable Frost Giant (Titan) have up their sleeves, you can read here:
Stasis Abilities & Skills of the Revenant Hunter in Beyond Light
This is how the Stasis melee works: For melee attacks, you have shurikens at your disposal. Though the “melee” is misleading, as you throw the parts. The ability is called “Withering Blade”.
This is what the Stasis shurikens can do:
The blades bounce off walls and enemies and fly to the next target
Hit enemies are slowed down and take Stasis damage
If you hit a target with two shurikens, it freezes completely
In the gameplay trailer, it was also shown that this even throws opposing Guardians in the Crucible out of their Super and they freeze into ice sculptures. It remains to be seen how strong the “aiming” of the throwing stars is and how high the damage is compared to the typical throwing knife.
This is what the new super can do: Revenants can activate the ultimate ability “Silence and Squall” (Ruhe und Sturm). In doing so, they summon two ice weapons.
Both kama – that’s what the ninja sickles are called – can be thrown and have different functions:
Deadly Blade: When the first blade hits, a Stasis wave freezes everything in a wide area
Stasis Storm: Blade number 2 creates a storm upon impact that pulls enemies in, slows them down, and freezes them
The slowing and pinning down resemble the Void Arrow – but now you can also pull enemies who thought they were safe and deal substantial Stasis damage to them.
How long the two blades stay active and whether you have to throw both weapons immediately one after the other is currently unknown.
A compact overview of the Stasis Hunter
You can customize your Stasis class
Like all Stasis classes, you can also cultivate the Revenant into a killer machine tailored to your needs. This is made possible by the new system of aspects and fragments.
With this, you can give your skills and abilities additional effects or specifically enhance the abilities you use. Especially powerful bonuses can also come with negative modifiers – so you’ll have to weigh your options.
As a concrete example, Bungie mentioned ways to customize your class ability:
You can add a Stasis effect to your dodge jump. This way, you can slow nearby enemies with every dive roll
Alternatively, you can dodge in the air, bringing you quickly to the ground and triggering a shockwave upon landing
A glimpse at the new customization options for subclasses in Beyond Light
Stasis Grenades
What can the 3 new toys do? Until now, there has been no concrete information about the individual grenades of the Stasis classes. Now Bungie has finally revealed this. The assumption that Titans, Warlocks, and Hunters can access the identical Stasis grenades has been confirmed.
Glacier grenades create ice walls and Stasis crystals. We have prominently seen these in the trailers. Thus, Guardians can create new platforms or summon cover out of nowhere – if the Stasis constructs are destroyed, they trigger a shatter explosion
Cold Snap grenades seek up to three targets and instantly freeze them – think of an Axion bolt, only much colder
Icefield grenades create a Stasis field that sucks in nearby enemies. Everything in the area of effect is slowed down – if enemies are exposed to Stasis for too long, they freeze.
Now that you know all three Stasis classes, which one is the coolest?
With Beyond Light, you not only get new classes but also visit new locations. Deep beneath the frozen surface of the ice moon Europa lies a place that players have wanted to enter for years:
In the action RPG Cyberpunk 2077, there are currently discussions about microtransactions. However, this shouldn’t be the case if some press websites had paid proper attention. This is also being criticized by the game’s developers.
What happened? In a financial discussion, CD Projekt Red’s president, Adam Kicinski, reported on microtransactions in Cyberpunk 2077. These purchasable contents, for example in the form of skins for gear or costumes, are supposed to exist and be fair:
The goal is to design monetization in a way that people enjoy spending money. And no, I’m not being cynical. I’m not trying to hide anything. It’s about conveying a sense of value, always.
This applies to our base games, our single-player games. We want players to be happy while spending money on our products. The same goes for microtransactions. So yes, you can certainly expect these, and Cyberpunk 2077 is a great framework to sell things, but it will not be aggressive. It will not annoy players, but rather make them happy. That’s at least our goal.
Adam Kicinski in the Earnings Call
Following this statement, several articles appeared in the gaming press discussing the microtransactions in Cyberpunk 2077. An old tweet was also dug up, stating that this RPG was not supposed to have any at all.
Some even saw this as a broken promise from CD Projekt Red.
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What is the problem? In October 2019, there was a livestream where the developers stated that Cyberpunk 2077 would definitely come without microtransactions in single-player.
When asked about multiplayer, Adam Kicinski responded more cautiously at that time, saying that everything would be taken into account (via PCGamesN).
In this case, one could even look back to 2017 when the developers literally said: “You get what you pay for – no bullshit, just an honest game like with Wild Hunt. We leave greed to others.”
This means that several websites reporting aggressively on microtransactions could have been avoided. Because they were always up for debate in multiplayer. This was communicated last year as well. For instance, our colleagues from GameStar reported about this in November 2019.
How did the developers react? In a tweet, the team behind Cyberpunk 2077 stated that people should not fall for the clickbait. The RPG is still supposed to manage without microtransactions in single-player and avoid other tricks.
Instead, DLCs are planned, like in The Witcher 3, though this time there are supposed to be more DLCs. Some of them are also expected to be free again. No later than release on November 19 will there probably be an overview of the additional content.
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What we currently know about the multiplayer: For years, there has been speculation about what the multiplayer for Cyberpunk 2077 will look like or if it will even exist. Only in September 2019 was it officially confirmed and even labeled as “second AAA release.”
However, its release is still a long way off. The developers’ plan is to first release the single-player version and then expand it with DLCs. Even a release in 2021 was considered unlikely even before Corona.
Cyberpunk Online sounds much more like a project in the direction of GTA Online. Here too, a single-player version was released first without microtransactions. The online version is still regularly expanded with playable content and also with purchasable content for real money. However, there are still no exact details about the multiplayer of the action RPG.
The Spotlight Hour today (September 8) with Houndour in Pokémon GO brings you many spawns and candies. First images show that the spawns have significantly increased.
What is a Spotlight Hour? Every Tuesday evening, you can expect this event in Pokémon GO. During this event, a specific species is highlighted for 60 minutes and appears much more frequently in the wild. Additionally, there’s a bonus to provide you with even more incentive to play during the event hour.
Today, on September 8, it’s all about Houndour. You can earn many candies. Early trainers who have already participated in the event in other time zones are sharing screenshots of the spawns.
Spotlight Hour in September with Houndour
When does the event take place? As you already know from previous events of this kind, the Spotlight Hour starts at 6:00 PM and ends at 7:00 PM.
What bonuses are there? Houndour appears significantly more often in the wild. Additionally, you will receive double the amount of candies for catching Pokémon. This counts for all species you catch during the hour, not just Houndour.
Is there Shiny Houndour? Yes! Shiny Houndour has been in the game for a while now and can appear during the Spotlight Hour today with some luck. However, note that the chances for this event are not increased.
Houndour and its evolution Houndoom in “normal” version and as Shiny
How strong are the spawns? On reddit, trainer elch3w shares a screenshot from Australia. Shortly after the event started, the Houndour spawns there looked really strong.
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Initially, according to his info, there were 100% Houndour spawns, but later others joined in. The trainer says that the spawns of Houndour in the wild have been significantly increased. It really looks like a big party where you can catch many Pokémon.
Who is this event for? This event is recommended for shiny hunters who still need a Houndour. If you’re also hunting for candies, you might need some luck. Because if the spawns here in Germany look like they do in the screenshot, then you will likely end up with mostly Houndour candies in your inventory.
Marvel’s Avengers offers many content and features, but often their application and utility is quite confusing. Other goodies may be obvious, but what they bring is also not so clear. Therefore, we have collected some useful tips and advice here on MeinMMO that every player in the superhero MMO should know.
Those who play Marvel’s Avengers for the first time will quickly have some questions. The game explains many contents gradually, and some things remain vague and must be discovered by the players. Many players wonder why their heroes feel so weak or why they should collect comics.
Tips that would have been best known before playing
Regarding the above questions and several more, we have compiled a number of tips and tricks here to help you get the most out of the superhero MMO. Basic information before the first game start can be found here:
Here’s why you should do this: Marvel’s Avengers offers you several options in the camera settings, “Wide”, “Default”, and “Close”. You should try each of them. On “Wide”, you can see everything from a certain distance and have a better overview.
However, Close and Default offer you a more intense gaming experience, as you are right next to your hero like in games such as Tomb Raider or Uncharted.
The camera perspective makes a big difference.
The heroes’ side missions are particularly worthwhile
This is what it’s about: Every time you unlock a new hero in the campaign, you can complete a specific mission for him or her. These are excitingly staged missions tailored directly to the hero.
Here you get to know the hero better and experience an original, personal story, such as chasing a doppelganger as Thor or infiltrating an AIM base as Black Widow.
Each hero has their own story with missions.
Fans of the exciting Avengers story should definitely not miss the missions. And if that’s not enough, you also get particularly cool gear and a unique costume as a reward for completing the mission.
Also useful: If you have unlocked a new character, make sure to visit your personal quarters on the Helicarrier. This leads to funny scenes. You can access the Helicarrier and other bases via the map and the option “Travel to Outpost”.
Don’t forget your dailies!
Here’s why it’s sensible: Every day, you receive tasks from the two factions of the Inhumans and SHIELD. Each faction gives you 8 quests, and you should accept as many as possible. The tasks are often not a big deal, among other things, you have to defeat certain enemies with specified attacks.
Each completed task grants you reputation with the faction, which in turn leads to better goods in the faction’s shop. So feel free to take on the tasks and try to complete as many as possible on the side. Unfinished tasks expire over time, but you get new ones daily.
Always hammer the tracking button
Here’s why you should do this: Never forget that with “Tactical Awareness”, you have a built-in sense for additional features in every mission. So get used to regularly pressing the button for this tracking feature.
Because in almost every mission, there are hidden goodies that you might otherwise overlook. These can be supply caches or captured Inhumans that you can rescue. The reward for these efforts are valuable XP and gear, which you would otherwise miss out on.
But remember that you should completed all these additional goodies before the mission ends. Because after completing it, you immediately go to the Quinjet and the mission is done.
In every mission, you will find useful stuff that is often hidden.
Collecting comics is very beneficial
Why should you collect comics? It sounds strange, but in the world of Marvel’s Avengers, heroes are also comic heroes in the original Marvel comics. You can find and even read them in the game. But that’s not the main purpose of these colorful booklets.
Instead, the comics give you small boosts to your stats. If you find a complete set, you will get a decent boost to your game stats. Duplicate comics even give you the bonus multiple times. So it’s worth farming for the comics.
Where can you find comics? Comics are scattered all over the game world, another reason why you should continuously hammer the tracking button. Additionally, you earn comics as loot after H.A.R.M. training missions.
There are no respecs, but that’s not so bad
This is what it means: Unlike in many role-playing games, in Avengers you do not have the option to reset and redistribute your skills. So be careful where you invest your points – at least at the beginning of the game.
There are actually enough skill points.
However, you can’t really screw up too badly, because at max level 50, you have enough points to unlock at least the basics in every skill.
Don’t rely on auto-loadout
Here’s why you should choose gear manually: After every mission, you often have lots of new items in your inventory that you can use. But which items are the best? The game offers a seemingly helpful function that automatically equips the currently best gear.
However, the game takes the easy way out, simply choosing the gear with the nominally best power level. This may be completely reasonable (at the beginning of the game), but if you want to optimize a certain build, the item with a lower score but useful bonuses for range combat may be more suitable for you personally.
So pay attention here and check manually what each item does before letting the game make the choice for you.
Check for yourself what good gear is.
Also a good tip for gear: Always break down white and certain green items immediately, as they are usually trash and only useful as a resource provider.
Only after level 15 does it really get going
Why do my heroes feel so weak? At the start of the game, your heroes are not yet at their peak, and even the seemingly unstoppable Hulk can be quickly beat down by a group of AIM bots.
However, this changes significantly as soon as you reach level 15. And it gets more intense with following levels. Because from this point on, it becomes worthwhile to slowly build certain builds and for example turn the Hulk into an almost unstoppable tank by investing enough points into his rage skills.
So be patient with your heroes and don’t dive deep into the skill system and stats until you are level 15. By the way, you can find out how to quickly reach max level here.
Use the checkpoint reset if things aren’t going well in solo play
This is how this trick works: If you get wiped out completely three times in a mission, the scenario fails, and you have to start over. However, at least in solo play with AI companions, there is a neat trick to tackle the situation more often.
If you have already died twice and are attempting your last try, you can simply press the pause button and select “Reset Checkpoint” in the menu. This will delete your progress before the last checkpoint, but you will have your full three “lives” back.
Especially before boss fights, you should reset checkpoints in solo play if you die too often.
Don’t forget your minor artifacts
This is what these artifacts are about: “Minor Artifacts” are useful stat boosters, but they are not so easy to find. You neither get them as drops nor are they usually awarded for missions.
So it may be that you have unnecessarily low power level because at level 30 you are still using a measly artifact at level 6. Therefore, you should also keep your minor artifacts up to date and get a matching item to your overall level in due time.
Where to find minor artifacts: A good source for minor artifacts are Drop Zone type missions. You will always receive a minor artifact when you complete the scenario, and the mission is also super fast.
If you have more tips and advice for Marvel’s Avengers, please let us know in the comments.
If you’re wondering how the actors behind the heroes Thor and Black Widow find the game and what they experienced while “shooting” the exciting scenes in the game, check out our extensive interview with the actors of Marvel’s Avengers. In it, you will learn among other things how silly flying looked and why Thor had a lot of fun with the hammer.
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In League of Legends, it is becoming clear who will go to the Worlds in 2020 and who will not. Everything is going as planned in Europe, but in South Korea, Faker and his Titans from SKT1 are still worried about qualifying for the World Championship. In the USA, it’s a completely different story. And for the world champions from China, FunPlus Phoenix, things have not gone well at all.
The LoL World Championship is approaching. It will start in Shanghai at the end of September. A total of 24 teams are invited, most of which are already confirmed. We take a look at the 4 major regions and see a significant favorite decline in the Corona year 2020.
World Champions Blunder in China
This is what happened in the LPL 2020 in China: At the Worlds 2019, FunPlus Phoenix were the absolute stars of the tournament. The team around Midlaner Doinb, the innovative super-carry, started strong and grew even stronger throughout the tournament.
Doinb was the absolute star at the 2019 World Championship in LoL.
He and his brilliant jungler Tian seemed like they were from another world, and it looked like they could reinvent modern LoL and dominate and shape the scene for a long time. They simply wiped away the European champions from G2 Esports in the finals.
But 2020 did not go well for FunPlus Phoenix. They only finished eighth in the Chinese LPL and were eliminated in the playoffs in the first round.
Even the 2018 world champions, Invictus Gaming, will miss the trip to the Worlds: they had a good regular season, but failed in the playoffs.
The 3 teams that have qualified are Top Esports, JD Gaming, and Suning. LGD Gaming finished in fourth place and will enter the qualifiers.
Uzi ended his LoL career. Without the ADC star, Royal Never Give Up could not achieve anything.
Chaos Season in Europe Ends as Usual
This is how 2020 went in the LEC in Europe: In Europe, the LEC had a peculiar year. The two established powerhouses, G2 Esports and Fnatic, performed inconsistently. The rookies, Mad Lions and Rogue, stepped up and dominated the regular season.
However, it was the same as always in the playoffs: Fnatic and G2 Esports reached the finals, and G2 Esports easily prevailed. The two star-studded teams along with Rogue will go to the Worlds. The Mad Lions will have to start from the preliminary round.
These are the stars from Fnatic and G2 Esports: they are secured for the Worlds.
What is surprising is that Schalke finished in 5th place, after a disastrous preliminary round with 1-10. This is a notable success, but in the end, they narrowly missed out on the Worlds 2020 – despite a miraculous run.
So they are the “participants of the hearts of the Worlds”, but Schalke cannot benefit from that.
In the USA, the Strongest Team Fails After a Great Run
This is what’s happening in the LCS in the USA: In the USA, it looked in the spring as if Cloud 9 was practically unbeatable. The team had acquired the bot laner Zven from TSM: a top talent that was previously underutilized there.
With Zven, Cloud 9 dominated the spring season night and day. With a 17-1 record, they placed first in the league: an exceptional team. But the spring season is now practically meaningless in LoL: no World Championship slots are awarded there.
Zven was incredibly strong for Cloud 9 when it didn’t matter.
In the “real” season in the summer, Cloud 9 appeared noticeably weaker. And in the playoffs, the breakdown came: the team lost the important playoff games and will not attend the Worlds.
Instead, TSM is currently the strongest team in the USA. Although they faced continuous struggles throughout the year and encountered numerous small and medium-scale disasters, TSM was fully present in the playoffs and somehow managed to survive.
Cloud 9 will miss the Worlds for the first time in their history. In their place, Team SoloMid has made it back to the Worlds. FlyQuest will also be going to the Worlds, while Team Liquid will at least make it to the preliminary round.
Bjergsen is finally having a good time: TSM came back into form just in time.
Faker Worries About Whether He Will Attend the 2020 Worlds
This is how it’s going for Korea: There is also a generational change in South Korea. The favored teams with the former world champions, T1 with Faker and Gen G. with Ruler, were not as dominant as expected. Faker was even benched for some games.
Gen G. and T1 could not qualify for the Worlds in the LCK playoffs. Instead, DAMWON Gaming and DRX made it through.
However, there is still hope for Faker and Ruler: The 3rd Worlds spot from Korea is still up for grabs. Currently, there are 3 teams in the running: Gen G., Afreeca Freecs, and T1. One of these teams will make it to the Worlds. The decision on who the 3rd team from Korea will be will be made today and tomorrow.
Who is the favorite to win the 2020 Worlds? It is hard to say who will win the Worlds. After almost all Asian top teams have been eliminated, G2 Esports seems to have better chances than ever before.
After all, in LoL, it is ultimately the current performance curve that decides, and G2 Esports seems to be regaining its form just in time.
But in 2018 and 2019, Chinese teams won that hardly anyone in the West had on their radar. Could 2020 be another repeat?
Faker is a national treasure in South Korea, but things are not going well for him anymore.
Faker is probably the most famous LoL player in the world and a three-time world champion. But his last title was 4 years ago. Recently, at 24 years old, he seems to be feeling his age.
The fans’ support for Faker, whether he wins or loses, is evident in how LoL portrays him:
Season 6 of Call of Duty is approaching, and you might be getting the 13th assault rifle for Modern Warfare & Warzone. A leak shows the first gameplay of the AS VAL – an assault rifle that has never appeared in CoD before but has taken out millions of NPCs in other games.
What kind of weapon is this? The AS VAL could bring a new weapon to Call of Duty with 2 special features:
Integrated silencer
High rate of fire at about 900 rounds per minute
The firearm is of Russian/Soviet production and entered the arsenal in the mid to late 80s. It is related and partially identical to the sniper rifle VSS Vintorez and would be available in Call of Duty for the first time.
High rate of fire and integrated silencer – This is the AS VAL
What does the leak look like? The CoD weapon leaker “BKTOOR” now shows the first gameplay of the weapon:
https://youtu.be/lF3EH9kTfVg
BKTOOR has already shown a few weapons before they became available in the game. These include:
How, when, and whether the rifle will come to the game is still unknown. With the leak, it is now only certain that the weapon is in the game’s data, but further details would be pure speculation.
What makes the weapon special? The AS VAL will likely come with a built-in silencer and appropriate barrels. This saves you an attachment in Warzone, potentially making it exciting for the battle royale mode.
The weapon has already been part of Battlefield 3 & 4 and 3 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games. This weapon is thus an absolute first-person shooter veteran and has likely taken out millions of NPCs. However, it has never made it to Call of Duty.
Leaks often reveal weapons early – Are guns for Season 6 already certain?
What weapons could come with Season 6? The leaker BKTOOR and other dataminers have dug up many weapon infos from the CoD data, and besides the AS VAL, there are still a few other possible weapons on the list:
The most likely mix for Season 6 would therefore be:
AS VAL
AA-12
R700
For all 3 weapons, BKTOOR has already extracted gameplay from the data and showed a first look at the guns in videos. However, it remains exciting, as predicting the upcoming season’s weapons has been quite inaccurate.
Since it is still unclear how the new Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will affect the seasons of Modern Warfare, it could be that the weapons come in later seasons, if they continue. Everything else we know about the new CoD can be found here.
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In Destiny 2, the last new weapon Exotic of Season 11 is finally here – the exotic pistol Chosen of the Traveler. Hopes have been fulfilled, and with the Weekly Reset on 09/08, the new Exotic has finally entered the game. Here’s how the evacuation quest proceeds.
This exotic weapon is about: In Season 11, there are a total of 3 new exotic weapons. With the grenade launcher Withering Collector and the fusion rifle Fallen Aspect already long in the game, the pistol Chosen of the Traveler has now joined them.
This is the exotic version of the first weapon that Guardians held in their hands in Destiny 2 after they were defeated and forsaken by the Light. You can find out here what the weapon can do in detail: All new Exotics of Season 11 that are currently known
Keep in mind: Although the weapon and the quest with all its steps had long been in the game’s data, the actual quest only went live on September 8. The Chosen of the Traveler can finally be earned now.
Chosen of the Traveler
What’s going on with the evacuation? We already got a kind of preview of the upcoming evacuation when we had to notify the key NPCs about the imminent clearance of some locations.
The actual evacuation quest for the new Exotic has a total of a staggering 22 steps and takes the Guardians, among other places, to
Mars,
Mercury,
Io, and
Titan,
where we are to initiate the evacuation. The NPCs stationed there are supposed to pack their belongings and withdraw. In principle, this quest clears half the solar system (map) of Destiny 2.
The interesting part: The locations that are evacuated will actually disappear soon – with the upcoming Autumn expansion Beyond Light and Season 12. They will be stored in the Destiny Content Vault to make room for new locations like the icy moon Europa or the Cosmodrome from Destiny 1.
This is how the map of Destiny 2 will look in autumn
Other quests or tasks, such as the mysterious Eyes of Savathûn, also lead the Guardians to these locations. It already looks like Bungie is sending the players on a sort of farewell tour before these locations and their activities disappear. And the players think it’s great. The evacuations will also be further incorporated into the story.
Chosen of the Traveler – Here’s how the quest for the new weapon Exotic goes
Where can you get the quest?: It starts with Commander Zavala in the Tower. Because he personally ordered the evacuation.
Here’s what you need to do on the way to the Chosen of the Traveler:
Step 1 – Evacuation: Io: The first step for you is on Io. There you should meet Asher Mir and tell him that Zavala has ordered his evacuation.
The grumpy Warlock Asher Mir
Step 2 – Observer Effect: Asher is apparently not quite finished with his research work yet – especially in light of the arrival of the Pyramid ship – and you are to help him investigate the influence of the Pyramid on Io.
To do this, you need to collect a sample of the Taken Phalanx Blaster in the Lost Sector Bone Sanctum. Additionally, inspect the chest in the Bone Sanctum. And you must gather traces of corruption by defeating Taken on Io.
Step 3 – Into the Pyramidion: Next, you go into the Strike The Pyramidion, which you must complete. For this step, you also need to collect scan traces by eliminating Vex all over Io.
The Pyramidion
Step 4 – Double-Blind Study: Now you have to complete the heroic adventure Unexpected Guests to find out what is behind the increase in Taken activity.
Step 5 – Fleischman-Aschheim-Axiom: With your findings and insights, you now go back to Asher Mir.
Step 6 – Evacuation: Titan: After Io, you go to the moon Titan, where you should meet with Sloane stationed there and report her Zavala’s concerns.
Sloane on Titan
Step 7 – Clean the Deck: Sloane apparently still has a lot to do on Titan before she withdraws there. She asks you to eliminate the Hive Knight Dek-Thra in the Lost Sector Methane Flush in the Siren Watch and to open a chest there.
Step 8 – Change of Ownership: In this step, you should open chests guarded by Hive Ultras in the Solarium and in the Wailing Halls. This way you will claim some Golden Age technologies for yourself.
Step 9 – Be the Wall: Now you go into the Strike Savathûn’s Song, which you must complete. Additionally, you must defeat Hive Ogres, Wizards, and Knights on Titan to collect tech fragments.
Savathûn’s Song
Step 10 – The Will of a Titan: Now return to Sloane and report to her.
Step 11 – Return to Zavala: After you have already supported the NPCs at 2 locations and ordered the evacuation there, you return to Zavala for a progress report. Seek him out in the Tower to receive further instructions.
Step 12 – Evacuation: Mercury: After the conversation with the Vanguard Commander, you head to Mercury, where you are to inform Brother Vance that Zavala has also ordered his evacuation.
Brother Vance on Mercury
Step 13 – A Shattered Future: But Vance does not want to leave hastily and asks for your help. You are to complete the Strike A Garden World and eliminate Hydras, Minotaurs, and Cyclops on Mercury to collect timeline fragments.
Step 14 – In His Footsteps: Next, you will go into the Strike Tree of Probabilities. Additionally, you are to defeat Cabal on Mercury to gather traces of Osiris.
Step 15 – A Disciple’s Request: Lastly, you should complete the adventure Error in the System on Heroic for Vance.
Step 16 – Better Days Ahead: Once all this is done, you should return to Vance with your findings.
Step 17 – Evacuation: Mars: Lastly, you should meet Ana Bray on Mars and initiate the evacuation there.
Ana Bray
Step 18 – Signs of Life: She asks you to investigate the Clovis Lab: Rasputin for clues about Rasputin. After all, the Warmind Rasputin has his “headquarters” on Mars and has aligned himself as an ally.
Step 19 – Recycled Components: Now you should defeat bosses in the Escalation Protocol for Ana to collect parts of Rasputin’s shattered shell.
Step 20 – Signal Shielding: Now complete the adventure Deadly Tremor on Heroic to stop the Hive interference.
Step 21 – Forced Restart: Return to Ana with your findings.
Will Rasputin also get an Exo body?
By the way, according to the lore, Ana will leave Mars with a lot of technology towards Earth. Among other things, there is an experimental Exo shell believed to be Rasputin, who may have transferred himself into an Exo body.
Step 22 – Return to Zavala: Now that you have initiated the evacuations of all affected locations, you are to return to Zavala in the Tower. As a reward, the exotic pistol Chosen of the Traveler should finally be yours.
The quest in the video: In this German-speaking YouTuber video by Nexxoss Gaming, the quest including all steps is presented:
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What do you think of this farewell tour through the soon-to-disappear locations? Is the new exotic pistol worth the effort? Or are you just waiting for the possibility to buy this Exotic from the Cryptarch?
The map of Fortnite: Battle Royale is large and it can take a long time to get to where you want to go. A player now shows a trick with which you can run twice as fast in the game as intended. The combination of 2 items is important.
What is this trick? There are various regular ways in Fortnite to run faster across the map. You can use the peppers and the new spicy fish for this. Eating them gives you a boost that allows you to run significantly faster.
However, a player has now found a method to use these two items to run twice as fast. He shared his discovery on Twitter:
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He built a track where he could accurately measure how long it took him to reach the goal. In the first run, he let the stopwatch run to measure how long it took him without any help.
Then he ate a pepper and observed how it affected the time: Here, a significant improvement was already noticeable.
In the last run, he combined the pepper with a spicy fish. The result showed: He was able to run the distance twice as fast.
Important: The boost wears off after a short time. This is not a method that will allow you to run faster throughout the entire match.
Where can you find these items? Peppers are not hard to find. They are spread across the map and are mostly found in a vegetable/fruit box. These are small boxes in Fortnite that you can simply open.
However, you first have to catch the spicy fish. To do this, you just fish at fishing spots or where fish can be seen in the water. A pro fishing rod increases your chances of getting a rare fish, so you should upgrade any normal fishing rod at a workbench.
The information about the new fish, where and when they can be caught, has been summarized for you in the hidden changes from Season 4.
You first have to fish diligently for the spicy fish
It is different with a bug with the Groot ball that players have discovered. There, enemies are catapulted into the storm at high speed when hit by the ball. While it is also a boost to move forward faster, it rarely works as intended.
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It is usually considered illegal to sell characters in an MMORPG for money. However, the classic Tibia now allows this, with major implications for the black market.
What are the Character Auctions? Since August 25, it has been legal to sell characters and accounts in the MMORPG Tibia. This was previously illegal and was done via Ebay through a “black market,” as is known in other online role-playing games.
The trading of characters in Tibia now occurs through an auction and is subject to certain rules. However, these auctions allow you to sell your characters without facing consequences.
Among the requirements for character trading are:
The character must be at least level 8
They may not belong to a guild
They must not be marked with a skull
The character must not be prepared for deletion
You can find the complete list of all requirements on the Tibia fansite.
It is now legal to sell characters in the MMORPG Tibia.
What does such an auction cost? For starters, you must pay 50 Tibia Coins (approximately 2 €) to participate in the auction.
Subsequently, the developer studio CipSoft retains 12% of the sale price.
Why does CipSoft allow trading in characters? Previously, characters were traded illegally through Ebay. This also led to fraudulent actions.
Especially in Venezuela, the illegal trade of gold and accounts has proliferated. This has gone so far that some players were able to earn more money playing the MMORPG and farming gold than with regular jobs.
With the legalization of account and character sales, CipSoft is now cracking down on black market trading. Players can be assured that the Character Auctions are 100% legal and safe. There are no frauds taking place. Whoever buys a character gets it, and no one needs to fear a ban. Because the trade is now legal.
This is a significant blow to the black market, which was necessary since players simply traded characters and are now getting security.
With a new online game, the developers also allow players to earn money.
How has the legal trade been received? Since the introduction of the Character Auctions, around 12,000 auctions have taken place. Usually, characters up to level 200 are sold. However, there has even been a hero of level 1163 who sold for 210,000 Tibia Coins. That is approximately 4050 euros, depending on the current exchange rate.
What do you think of this initiative? Do you think it is good that the developers of Tibia have legalized character trading?
In New World, the preview event ended on September 5, allowing many new players to try the MMO for the first time. Accordingly, there was a lot of feedback for the developers. In an interview, Mike Willitte, the lead game designer, revealed what was learned from the event.
What was the interview about? In a livestream on Twitch, streamers Rich W. Campbell and Asmongold spoke for about 30 minutes with Mike Willitte from Amazon. The topic was the preview event for New World and what changes should be made to the MMO.
The lead game designer of New World provided some interesting answers to the questions and an outlook on what changes should be made by the start of the next tests in November. He also revealed that the game version that could be tested was already a few months old.
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What is happening with the weapons? There were several points of criticism regarding the weapons, including global recharge times and the ability to keep opponents in a “stun lock”, meaning they can’t do anything during the entire fight.
Mike Willite revealed that the developers will take a closer look at the design of all weapons and adjust the balance. Particularly, the life staff, which has a strong teleport skill, and the axe will be examined more closely.
When asked about the cross-weapon cooldowns, the developer said:
Yes, it was intended [that the skills have a shared cooldown], but based on player feedback in the alpha and now in the playtest, we will adjust that.
We don’t want it to become too “spammy”, but at the same time, it has to be understandable and logical for the players…
Mike Willite in the interview
Additionally, adjustments are planned for the performance of attacks and issues with collision with enemies.
In New World, you have no class; instead, you level up weapons and determine your playstyle.
What is happening with the quests? Many players provided feedback that New World felt very monotonous, and they felt like they were repeating the same tasks over and over again. Most of the quests consisted of killing mobs and opening chests.
Mike Willite revealed that the developers will focus on that and want to bring more variation. The quests should be more deeply connected with the game systems and become more diverse.
The criticism regarding encountering the same monsters was also acknowledged by the developers.
No Colorful Unicorns or Crazy Cosmetics
How significant will the changes be overall? New World is expected to change noticeably by the tests in November, but it will not become a completely new game.
Thus, the MMO will not suddenly focus heavily on story or prioritize dragons. There will also not be crazy cosmetics:
If you think there will suddenly be rainbows, unicorns, flying dragons, and all that stuff, I’m sorry, but that won’t happen before the release.
Mike Willite in the interview
Will the map get bigger? The currently quite small map of New World is supposed to get bigger before the release. There should be some new areas that players can explore. At the same time, the lead designer also mentioned that this expansion will not be “dramatically large”.
New open-world content as well as instances are also planned. Both should provide challenges for the players.
In the northern areas, it can already be seen that new areas could be connected.
He primarily pointed to the balance issue, as mounts could quickly make a world feel much smaller. However, there was no concrete yes or no in this case.
The Mega Evolutions are currently the big thing in Pokémon GO, but they have already received a lot of criticism. However, completing the Mega Raids has proven to be quite difficult for MeinMMO author Max Handwerk.
I had hoped for more from the Mega Evolutions than a somewhat hourly rentable, enhanced version of our Pokémon. Or: At least I would have thought that the effort wouldn’t be so high.
After the initial disappointment, I planned to collect the Mega Dex entries for Charizard, Venusaur, and Blastoise. At least once I wanted to try out the strong, new Mega Evolutions. I still find the concept of Mega Evolution extremely exciting. But to this day, nearly two weeks after the Mega launch, my count of Mega Evolutions still stands at zero. The reason: I. Can’t. Complete. These. Raids.
So far, the Mega Dex entries are empty
Always Alone Against Mega Charizard
That’s the problem: I should first clarify that I am rather a casual player compared to many trainers. As a level 34 trainer, I am likely still many months away from max level and do not have any overpowered Pokémon in my arsenal. I participate in many events like Community Days and occasionally catch a legendary monster. But to tackle difficult raids, I definitely need support.
Normally, this is not a problem. Monsters like Reshiram or Zekrom usually attract enough players in my area to complete the raid. The gyms here also change owners daily, so there are indeed some active players. However, the situation is different with the Mega Raids.
Here, the Mega Raids simply do not attract enough players
Mega Charizard, Mega Blastoise, and Mega Venusaur do appear every now and then, but it seems that no one wants to attack them. Looking at the gyms, there’s a yawning emptiness. I don’t need to try it alone or with just one other person. So the monsters are probably just having a relaxing time in the gyms around here and then disappear again.
It seems that the monsters simply do not provide enough incentive for many players to complete the raid. And slowly, I am also reaching that point: Until today, I have not had the chance to defeat any of the monsters – and my motivation is waning.
Because: To collect the necessary Mega Energy, I have to complete quite a number of raids. Currently, there are also no really worthwhile alternative ways to collect Mega Energy. At this pace, it would probably take months before I could celebrate my first Mega Evolution.
What should change? Initial changes to Mega Evolutions have already been announced, but currently, the cost-benefit ratio of Mega Raids for players – at least here in my area – still doesn’t seem right. The Mega Energy from raids would probably need to be increased further, or the costs of evolution need to be lowered.
It has to be worthwhile to complete a Mega Raid – especially since many players only have a limited number of raid passes available. And even players who buy raid passes with money will want a worthwhile return for that. Some YouTubers have also suggested ideas for possible improvements that would make the feature significantly more accessible.
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The price of the Xbox Series X has been leaked, the cost of the Xbox Series S is confirmed. For our editor Patrick Freese, these are not arguments for the console. He would rather buy Nvidia’s RTX 3080. But why?
However, the leaks and new information have not provided me with any arguments to actually buy the next-gen console. Nvidia’s RTX 3080 is still at the top of my list. And there are reasons for that.
That’s why I prefer to buy the RTX 3080 instead of an Xbox Series X, Series S, or PS5
What are the downsides of the Xbox Series X? For me, buying an Xbox Series X is currently out of the question. Especially because there are still many uncertainties. What about launch titles that actually speak for such a purchase? With the delay of Halo: Infinite to 2021, a major title is already out. Clear point deduction.
In 2018, I specifically bought an Xbox One X to play Red Dead Redemption 2 right at the start. I simply could not wait for the PC port – the title was worth it to me at that time to buy the console. And if I’m honest, it is now just a damn expensive Blu-ray player in my living room. I now play RDR 2 on the PC.
Additionally, with the game selection, you can easily access a variety of games with Game Pass. But not only on the console, but also on the PC. So I don’t have to answer an “either-or” question.
While the 499 euros mentioned in the leak for an Xbox Series X are not particularly expensive, they are also no surprise. Many calculate in this price range. For 200 euros more, you can already get the new RTX 3080 from Nvidia, which upgrades my gaming PC significantly. And I already know more about what to expect.
What are the advantages of the RTX 3080? Currently, my computer is running a GTX 1080 from Nvidia, which has been serving well for more than three years. However, in new, beautiful games, the card is slowly reaching its limits. I really enjoy playing the new Flight Simulator from Microsoft and would like to enhance the graphics even more. A new RTX 3000 graphics card with so much more power comes just in time.
And if I do feel like playing Xbox games, I can simply grab my Game Pass and play the games that have just been released.
Moreover, with a new graphics card, I know what to expect on PC. Namely, a solid 4K resolution at 60 FPS and beautiful games with ray tracing. I can even play World of Warcraft with ray tracing. Early tests of the new graphics cards (via DigitalFoundry on YouTube) show a performance increase of 80 to 90% between the RTX 3080 compared to the last generation, the RTX 2080. Compared to my old 1080, this is an even bigger jump.
Similar arguments for the GeForce are also provided by Christian Fritz Schneider of the GameStar editorial team in his video. For now, the next-gen consoles simply have no chance against Nvidia’s new graphics cards.
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Conclusion: I simply know what to expect when purchasing the new RTX 3080. I do have to dig a little deeper into my pockets, but I also get a lot of power, ray tracing, anti-aliasing, and more. While there are still many uncertainties surrounding the Xbox Series X. The absence of strong, exclusive launch titles for the console that appeal to me is also a reason to invest in my PC instead.
The release of the FIFA 21 Web App is approaching. When does Early Access start and when can you download the app? All information about the web and companion apps can be found here in the overview, so you can be the first to start trading in Ultimate Team.
Update, September 30, 7 PM: The FIFA 21 Web App is now live. Here you can find everything about the FIFA 21 Web App release!
What advantages does the Web App bring? The Web App allows you to access your Ultimate Team around the clock. You can manage your team, complete tasks, and trade on the transfer market, no matter where you are.
For many FUT players, the Web App is part of the Ultimate Team experience. Moreover, there is another benefit: Bonus rewards can be earned through the apps for a limited time.
What about the download of the Web App for FUT 21? No download is required for the Web App as it is a browser application. The companion app, however, i.e., the FUT 21 app for mobile devices, requires a download via iOS or Android.
When does the FIFA 21 app for Ultimate Team start? Release, start time
When does the companion app start? The companion app is essentially the web app for smartphones. In previous years, it was always available one day after the release of the web app. For FUT 21, it could go live on September 31 based on the date mentioned above.
What time will it start? An official release time has not yet been announced. However, previous years show that a start between 7 PM and 11 PM seems realistic.
When does the FUT 20 Web App end? In FUT 20 and previous versions, the web app of the previous iteration was taken offline a few days before the launch of the new web app. We expect that this will be the case this time as well.
Important: These release dates refer to Early Access!
Early Access to the FUT 21 Web App – Rewards for Veterans
This is how you get Early Access: Previously, FUT veterans received Early Access for the web app. We expect that this will not change this year either. This would mean that FUT 20 players will likely be able to start with the FUT 21 web app on September 30. Based on last year, the requirements would look like this:
You had to create a FUT club in FIFA 20 before August 1.
This FUT 20 club must be valid until the start of the FUT 21 web app.
Additionally, your account must have a “good reputation.” That means if you have been banned before or have behaved negatively, you may not receive Early Access.
When would the web app start without Early Access? If you are not FUT 20 veterans, you will only gain access to the web app after you have logged in to FUT 21 for the first time, created your FUT club, and answered a security question. You would have to wait until the release of FIFA 21 on October 9 or obtain early access.
You have the choice of which devices to use the Web App
Rewards for returning FUT players in the web app: Every year, EA distributed rewards for FUT veterans in the web app over several weeks. To receive all the rewards, you should log in every day. Something similar is conceivable for FIFA 21.
The features of the FUT 21 app – Trading and innovations
The web app and the companion app have the same features.
These FUT app features are considered safe: You can
manage your FUT teams and club items
complete squad-building challenges (SBCs)
visit the transfer market and buy and sell players and items – that is trading
check the TOTW (Team of the Week)
inspect all cards, leaderboards, and other stats
buy packs in the FUT store (with coins or FIFA Points)
redeem weekly rewards from squad battles, division rivals, and FUT champions
share your teams with others via unique URLs
complete objectives
create individual tactics for the active FUT team.
view your progress on the new season objectives. Some objectives can also be checked off directly in the app.
apply a “SBC protection” on players. This prevents you from accidentally redeeming one of your important players in an SBC.
What innovations does the FUT 21 web app offer? So far, EA has not announced any innovations for the FUT 21 web app. If the developer comments on this topic, this article will be updated as soon as possible.
More information about the web app and companion app – Download
The web app and companion app are free.
You need an EA account to log in, including email address, password, and security question.
The web app works on desktops and mobile devices. The companion app is designed only for iOS and Android.
No download is necessary for the web app.
A download is necessary for the companion app. If you have already installed the companion app, it will receive an update.
Once the web app for FUT 21 is live, there will be no web app for FUT 20.
You cannot play matches in FUT 21 with it.
There are expected to be login issues at launch.
Are you looking forward to the web app? And will you use it to start collecting coins for FUT 20 early? But do not invest in these cards, as those players are facing significant downgrades.
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In Marvel’s Avengers your heroes only have access to their full potential at maximum level. Therefore, it’s important to quickly reach the max level of 50 with as many characters in the game as possible. With our tips on MeinMMO, you can achieve this the fastest.
What’s up with leveling? In Marvel’s Avengers, there are two important stats that evaluate the combat power of your heroes: character level and power level.
Power Level: Increased by gear
Character Level: Increased by XP
Therefore, you should first raise the character level: Your power level increases gradually by collecting items. However, really powerful items that provide significant boosts are found only late in the endgame.
Therefore, it’s more sensible to focus on raising the character level to the maximum level of 50 first. Since in multiplayer you can only play one specific hero per team, it makes sense to have as many characters at max level as possible. Because it doesn’t help to have a fully upgraded Hulk if your buddy also wants to play as Hulk and you have to switch to a much weaker replacement hero.
Additionally, at maximum level, you have full access to your skills and can optimally customize your build, which significantly enhances the gameplay of Avengers and finally reveals the full potential of your heroes. Many of the heroes can then also play much faster, for example, the Hulk, who can finally take a lot of hits or Black Widow, whose cooldowns can suddenly be significantly reduced.
Only at maximum level do the heroes become truly powerful,
With this type of mission, you level up super fast
This is what you need to do to power level: Once you’ve completed the campaign and started the endgame, you can select missions at the War Table and tackle them alone or with friends. You have the choice between smaller skirmishes and larger events like battling supervillains or raiding A.I.M bases, known as “Hives” or “Stöcke” in German.
In Hives, there are plenty of enemies at once. Optimal for power leveling.
This is why A.I.M.-Hives are optimal: You level up fastest in the Hives. Because here you go directly into a well-secured A.I.M. base, and on five levels, the enemies come flooding in on their own and pound the punching bag. You just have to beat up the incoming enemies as they come. In other missions, there are often longer paths between fights, not here.
This whole process takes about 20 to 25 minutes, and due to the sheer number of enemies, you typically level up about 4 to 5 levels per Hive. This can easily be done at normal difficulty (Challenge II) also with AI partners. If you increase the difficulty and have some good players for the multiplayer mode, you’ll also get better loot.
Useful: This way, you also earn a good loot piece or two that further boosts your power level. You can find more useful tips here.
This is how you unlock the Hives: To unlock the Hives, you first need to complete the four SHIELD grouping missions in multiplayer. After that, you’ll get your first Hive. Once you have completed that, there are another 2, including an elite Hive that is 5 levels above you and therefore a bit trickier.
So if there is always a Hive available in the War Table of the multiplayer mode, then drop everything and fight your way through the heavily guarded base of the enemies. By the way, what A.I.M. is about and what lies behind the sinister organization of the bizarre supervillain MODOK can be found out here.
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In the MMORPG RuneScape, a mafia is causing trouble and has led to severe inflation in the game.
What is this mafia about? In the MMORPG RuneScape, players use the Revenant Caves to farm gold. The monsters there provide a chance to acquire a substantial amount of money.
However, according to reddit user albmrbo, around 2,000 Venezuelan players have formed a group called “Mafia” and now occupy these caves in the individual game worlds. No one can enter the Revenant Caves without encountering the mafia.
What does this mafia want? According to the discussion on reddit, the members of the organization offer protection. Thus, it is necessary to pay protection money to the “guild”.
Those who also buy clothing in the mafia’s colors for the necessary cash demonstrate that they are under the group’s protection, or belong to it, and can thus enter the Revenant Caves.
The clothing includes the Purple Hat for currently about 1,500 gold pieces and the Pink Hat for around 640 gold pieces.
Is this new? The offering of protection money so players can farm gold in peace without being harassed by player-killers has been a phenomenon in RuneScape for some time, as can be read on reddit. However, the formation of such a mafia is new and affects the game.
What effects does this have? The Revenant Caves are intended for players to fight dangerous monsters and also engage in combat with each other.
Since only mafia members or players under their protection can enter the caves, no PvP takes place anymore.
As a result, the Revenant Caves have apparently become a place where large amounts of gold can be farmed relatively safely. This affects the economy of the MMORPG RuneScape from the development studio Jagex.
Furthermore, this approach drives away PvP fans, who now avoid the Revenant Caves since, in principle, no fights against other players can take place there anymore.
The purpose of the caves was to create a dangerous area through PvE and PvP, making it a significant risk to stay there, but the reward of obtaining much gold would be even higher.
Thus, the “mafia” not only causes gold inflation in the MMORPG RuneScape, but also fundamentally undermines the purpose behind the Revenant Caves – and apparently on all PvP worlds.
Twitch has a promotional campaign running, the “Subtember”: At first it was buggy and granted everyone a discount on subscriptions. Now the fix is here and some streamers find the campaign useless. Because it goes against their interests and the basic idea of Twitch to build a channel long-term. It now shows that Amazon only wants to lure new customers into the payment system, they just want to make money.
This is a subscription on Twitch: With a subscription, a viewer financially supports a streamer and enjoys some benefits: Depending on the channel, they receive emotes or have access to the chat when it’s otherwise restricted.
These “Subscriptions” are an important source of income for Twitch streamers: A normal “Level 1” subscription costs about €5, and the streamer gets roughly half of that. Fortnite star Ninja earned about $250,000 in some months in 2018 solely through Twitch subscriptions.
Amazon even gained a sponsor for the campaign.
This is Subtember: The “Subtember” is a play on words from “Subscription”, the subscription, and the month of September.
Anyone who wants to subscribe to a streamer on Twitch can do so in September 2020 at a cheaper price than usual:
A 1-month subscription costs 20% less in September
A 3-month subscription is 25% cheaper than usual
A 6-month subscription is 30% cheaper
But there is a huge catch: The subscription must be newly signed up if one wants to get it cheaper.
The discount applies basically only to new customers of a streamer.
You cannot extend an existing subscription at a cheaper price or resubscribe with your regular streamer to support them after the old subscription has expired.
Twitch accidentally makes promo campaign better than planned
That was the bug: Exactly this catch was buggy at first. The “Subtember” discount applied to any form of subscription. So it was also possible to extend an existing subscription at a reduced price.
On September 3rd, Twitch then said: That was a bug. The Subtember is only for “first subscribers” or if people with an “Amazon Prime” subscription want to switch to a paying model now.
Anyone who signed up for a subscription before the fix kept the discount – but now it only applied to new customers.
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“Amazon only cares about money, not about the community on Twitch”
This is the problem: Some streamers find the new promotional campaign in its form useless. Because it assumes that someone is supporting a channel for the first time. But that is not the reality for many streamers. Because they have an existing audience and want their subscribers to renew their subscriptions or renew expired ones.
For streamers, the “buggy” version of “Subtember” was useful, but the new one is not. The new one is also cumbersome to explain, with the big catch that comes with it.
The site Kotaku quotes streamers who make it clear how stupid they find the “bug fix”:
“This is now the most worthless Subtember of all time. The chance that someone who has never subscribed to my channel now takes a subscription for 3 or 6 months is extremely small.”
“The Subtember is now almost useless. Streamers care about building a community in the long term. Why doesn’t Subtember support these types of viewers?”
Why? This Subtember is almost useless to us. Streamers are growing engaged, long-term communities and relationships. Why doesn’t Subtember support these types of viewers vs. solely new ones?
Theres such little benefit here. You could have done better.
“Do you remember when Subtember was meant to support streamers financially rather than just bring more people into Amazon’s payment system?”
“New subscriptions are great, but it’s my long-term supporters that make up most of my subscription income. It shows that it was never about streamers and the community; it was only about bringing fresh money to Amazon.”
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Amazon is apparently trying to win new customers through Twitch
This is behind it: The Subtember is clearly a promotional campaign by Amazon to turn those who had given away a “Twitch Prime” subscription into paying customers. They want to bring new customers into the payment system. This is clearly the direction of this promotional campaign:
Amazon is not about letting existing customers pay less for something they already want to sign up for. Exactly these loyal customers are important for Twitch streamers.
This is a clear conflict of interest.
In fact, the “Subtember” had significantly better conditions in previous years. In 2017, the Subtember was also only for new customers who had not subscribed to a channel for more than 32 days, but there was a 50% discount on the first month.
By 2020, Twitch has grown significantly and the Subtember has gained a major sponsor in Capital One, but the terms are not optimal. Moreover, the “bug” gave streamers and viewers a taste of how the campaign could have run without the catch.
Many young gamers signed up for an “Amazon Prime” subscription for these skins, which brought money into the pockets of the streamers.
The big Amazon profit from 2018 is over for now
Streamers still benefited strongly from the partnership between Amazon and Twitch in 2018: Amazon poured a lot of money into streamers’ pockets with big deals and promotions. Collaborations with games like Fortnite attracted young gamers to Amazon Prime. As a result, many gamers received a “Twitch Prime” subscription for free, which they then gifted to their favorite streamer. The streamers then received their €2.50 for each subscription and there were apparently tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of subscriptions that newly came to Twitch.
This period and the influx of “fresh money” allowed many currently popular streamers to professionalize themselves. Especially the Twitch Prime deals around Fortnite brought a lot of money into the hands of Twitch streamers.
This can be seen, for example, in the case of Ninja, who really cashed in. This seems to have significantly decreased in 2020. The current promotions are not as lucrative for streamers as the promotions from two years ago. Although Amazon continues to pursue its business interests with Twitch, streamers can no longer benefit as they once did.
He rejects the new promotional ideas from Twitch: MontanaBlack.
Another promotional campaign from Twitch is also currently launching. This also serves to promote Amazon’s “Amazon Prime” service through Twitch to reach a young audience. Streamers are supposed to watch series live on Twitch with their fans.
But even this campaign has a catch, as the German streamer MontanaBlack explains:
In The Division 2 there are maintenance works today, on September 8th, for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. What will change during the several hours of server downtime? And what times are important today? Here you’ll find everything about the downtime and the patch notes.
Update 11:33 AM: The maintenance has already been completed – an hour faster than originally planned. The servers should now be available on all platforms again. Have fun and good loot, Agents.
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Why the maintenance? Although The Division 2 has focused on the new Summit mode and new exotics from the upcoming Title Update 11 in the last few days, which can currently be tested on the PTS. However, the live game is also being adjusted from time to time until the next major update (TU11) – including today.
When is today’s maintenance?
You should note the following times: The developers at Massive traditionally announce the maintenance schedule a day in advance – at least when it is – like today – a regular one. Here is the schedule for September 8th:
The maintenance begins today at 9:30 AM German time
At the start of the downtime, the game servers will also go offline
The maintenance work is expected to last about 3 hours. So long you have to take a forced break from The Division 2 if you wanted to play during this time
If no unforeseen problems occur, the servers will be back online by 12:30 PM German time at the latest, ending the downtime
This will also mark the end of today’s maintenance
Keep in mind that the schedule may change during maintenance. Especially the end of the maintenance can sometimes shift a bit forward or backward. If anything happens differently this time, you will find out here in the article.
Today the battle plan includes a forced break
The patch notes say
What changes today? The patch notes are very brief today. One can only hope that Massive is still working on the servers or other background tasks, because essentially only one fix is planned for the scheduled 3 hours of downtime:
A problem has been fixed where the firefly explodes immediately when launched from cover at a certain angle
Otherwise, no further changes are intended according to the maintenance notes.
What do you think so far about The Summit – the new mode for The Division 2 that is supposed to come with Title Update 11? After all, it has been presented in great detail and numerous agents can already test it on the PTS.
Time and again, the expression “Pull the Ripcord” is heard in relation to WoW: Shadowlands – but what does it actually mean?
In discussions around World of Warcraft, a statement has been drawing attention repeatedly in recent weeks. Many players chant “Pull the Ripcord”. But what is behind this phrase? What is it about? And why is it mostly found under articles related to the new expansion Shadowlands?
Where does the saying come from? “Pull the Ripcord” translates roughly to “Zieh die Reißleine” in German and is mainly used in the context of parachutes. It’s used to save someone or something before something bad happens. The “bad” in this case is the Shadowlands release with the current covenant system. This is unpopular among many players in its current form. In an interview with Preach, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas commented on the covenant system:
Is there going to be a fallback option in which we remove all restrictions? Can one then mix, assemble, and switch much more freely?
If we have to pull this ripcord – it exists.
Ion Hazzikostas, Game Director of World of Warcraft
This is exactly the sentence that the many comments on “Pull the Ripcord” refer to – Blizzard is supposed to pull this ripcord, and preferably before the release of Shadowlands.
Players want more freedom for better Shadowlands
What are the testers asking for? Beta testers have been providing Blizzard with feedback for months. While there are players who like the current system, a significant number are concerned. This repeatedly creates big threads in the WoW subreddit. The covenant system entails a significant decision. It’s not only about which covenant a character wants to join in terms of story, but also a large part of player power depends on it. Each covenant has a unique ability per class, which varies in usefulness across specializations.
While it may make sense for a tank demon hunter to join the Night Fae, DPS demon hunters might rather prefer another covenant than the Night Fae.
Moreover, the story context makes it illogical to have to choose a covenant. The hero helps all four covenants throughout the story and is introduced to all abilities. Being forced to commit to one feels inappropriate for many players, especially since the covenants aren’t even in open war with each other.
Choosing a covenant solely based on style? Many would like that.
This is what the testers want to achieve: The testers’ desire is clear: more freedom for everyone. The ripcord should be pulled, and all covenant abilities should be available regardless of the choice of covenant – very similar to another set of talent points that can be changed freely.
This would allow players to choose a covenant purely based on story and aesthetics, without feeling pressured to select the “best” covenant for their build or regretting their choice when switching builds.
They want to avoid a second “Battle for Azeroth”. Here, too, the developers ignored a lot of feedback and implemented the original system of Azerite armor, which did not go well. It took several patches and fixes to correct the system – with improvements that had already been suggested by players during the beta.
Thus, you are now also among the enlightened who can simply write “#Pulltheripcord” under every WoW article about Shadowlands to collect free likes and hearts.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
