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WoW Classic: Almost every second one of you has already lost interest

Cortyn 2. September 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

World of Warcraft Classic has not been able to keep many players beyond the first year. Over 40% of you have already stopped playing.

World of Warcraft Classic has been running for over a year now. Not all classic content has been released yet, as the necropolis Naxxramas and thus the Scourge attacks are still pending. Nevertheless, the initial influx of players has long since subsided, and many have turned away from the long-awaited MMO classic.

A few days ago, we wanted to ask you in a survey how interest in WoW Classic is doing. At least for the readers of MeinMMO, it can be stated: Almost every second of you has now turned your back on WoW Classic. Here are the results of the survey:

28 % still play very regularly, almost every day.
9 % play occasionally, but not as often anymore.
9 % log in only very rarely.
40 % do not play at all anymore.
14 % have never started playing WoW Classic.

If we exclude the 14% from the survey who stated that they have never played World of Warcraft Classic, the result is even stronger. Because roughly speaking, it can be said that every second one of our readers who started with World of Warcraft Classic is no longer logging in.

This is what you say about WoW Classic after one year

Many of those interested have apparently been disappointed by Classic as well. The game itself may be the reason, as it seems to be the case with mordran. He wrote:

For me, Classic was a disappointment. It was actually the most boring gaming experience I have had so far. What I at least positively noticed on the RP realms was the community.

Others, like Scaver, are rather disappointed by the community and the self-imposed pressure and have fled from it again.

(…) The performance pressure in Classic is at least 10x higher than in Retail, also because the “new content” is unlocked at much shorter intervals and everyone wants to be involved from day 1. If you are not one of those, you have hardly any chance of making connections – that’s my experience.
Therefore, I remain alone with Retail and Classic has long since been uninstalled.

Many are now looking at it more casually, like our reader elysium. He wrote:

[Classic] is still the best game for me. I played for a long time on private servers and have to honestly say that I felt more comfortable there than on the official servers now. Classic is and will definitely remain my main game and hopefully soon BC.
However, I now look at it very casually, sometimes 2 weeks offline, then level a bit and then offline again for a while.

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However, there are also some players who are surprised by the large number of dropouts. Sordnax finds it incomprehensible that many have already stopped playing, even though the final contents are still pending. He writes:

Wow, I’m surprised that the survey so far shows that most are not playing anymore.
I mean – sure, everything is in a way “Easy Mode”.
But doesn’t it count that you have grown together as a guild and that it still makes fun to take on AQ40 and to prepare and look forward to the “final Classic content” Naxxramas? Or will a large part of the players come back for the Naxx patch? What’s going on?

Is Classic “dead”? No, far from it. The realms of WoW Classic are still filled to the brim and – with a few exceptions – you can quickly find a group and playmates for joint activities everywhere. This player decline during the first year was apparently planned by Blizzard. On most realms, the population is still high. When you consider that the current realms host four to five times the number of players compared to Vanilla times, that’s still a pretty strong utilization.

So WoW Classic will probably not disappear anytime soon – even if many players have already left after the first year. At least, the announcement of Phase 6 should be coming soon…

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That is why today at The Division 2 will be the most exciting day in a long time

Sven Galitzki 2. September 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

Today, The Division 2 is set to be as exciting as it hasn’t been in a long time. The developers are finally going to talk about a new feature that many agents place their last hopes on.

This is happening today in The Division 2: In the afternoon of September 2nd, the developers from Massive will hold the so-called State of the Game (SotG) starting at 5:00 PM. This is (actually) a weekly developer blog that is broadcast in the form of a live stream.

There, the developers often address important topics and urgent issues of The Division 2 and explain how the game will progress and what is planned for the near future.

However, even though the State of the Game has not been particularly exciting in recent weeks – many players are looking forward to today with anticipation.

What is so special about this week’s SotG stream? Because today, on September 2nd, Massive wants to talk about a feature on which many players are depending for the immediate future of The Division 2.

It’s about a new endless mode, from which many finally expect more replayability and long-term motivation for The Division 2. These are 2 points that players currently miss most in the game – aside from resolving numerous deep-seated issues like those with loot.

Especially veterans and many long-time players lack substantial content that can keep them engaged long-term – despite Seasons. And the endless mode is currently the only real content that is visible for the foreseeable future. Thus, many players are placing their last hopes in this new feature. Because even the new raid Operation: Stahlross could not bring any relief.

You can watch the whole thing here (from 5:00 PM):

What exactly is the endless mode “Skyscraper” about? Recently it was said that the mode was at the beginning of its development, now it is supposed to come into the game with Title Update 11 – presumably still in September.

However, not much is known about the upcoming mode. The community refers to it as Skyscraper Mode, since it apparently takes place in a skyscraper where players are presumably fighting their way upwards. Gameplay-wise, Skyscraper is supposed to remind players of the popular endless mode Underground from the first part, and it is hoped that it will bring just as much fun and variety to the game as Underground once did.

Also set to come into the game with TU11 – The Transmog System: The Division 2 will soon receive a Transmog system – Here’s what it can do, here’s how it works

Here’s how things are currently looking for The Division 2: The mood surrounding The Division 2 is currently noticeably low for many. While the game offers new agents plenty of hours of good entertainment, the endgame looks very different for more passionate players.

There, several deep-seated problems of the game become apparent – including issues with loot, skills or balance. Moreover, there are hardly any activities that invite players to continue playing long-term and are really fun. And this is exactly where people hope for changes from Title Update 11, particularly for the Skyscraper mode.

And many opportunities to turn things around are not expected to remain for The Division 2. Because it feels like more and more players are losing interest in Massive’s shooter, which actually holds enormous potential. What about you? Is the Skyscraper mode also crucial for you? Will you remain loyal to the game, or have you already jumped ship?

By the way, if you’re interested in the really great predecessor on PC: Grab The Division 1 for free now and keep it – but hurry up

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New trailer shows how good CoD: Black Ops Cold War looks with ray tracing

Benedict Grothaus 1. September 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

The graphics card manufacturer Nvidia has shown a new world-exclusive trailer for the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. It features the “marvelous graphics” ray tracing for the new installment. This truly brings stunning light effects to the shooter.

This is the trailer: Nvidia showcased ray tracing for Black Ops Cold War during a presentation about the future of their graphics cards in a new trailer. The clip lasts only about a minute.

The short clip shows part of the campaign, in which the team apparently prepares for a mission from the president. We have embedded the video for you. You can find it in the video at minute 32:47:

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What does ray tracing do in Cold War? After allegations that the graphics of Modern Warfare got worse because of Warzone, Black Ops Cold War is expected to look significantly better again – partly thanks to ray tracing.

Ray tracing is a technology that provides better light effects, particularly when multiple light sources are present. This results in softer shadows and improved behavior under lighting conditions.

In Call of Duty, this offers various advantages for the pure optics. For example, there are:

Reflections on shiny surfaces like polished weapons
more realistic shadows
brighter, more detailed explosions

According to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who constantly has to “save” his company, ray tracing with the right hardware should not affect framerate. So you should be able to play with stable FPS while enjoying a beautiful image.

Black Ops Cold War – Trailer and Release

At gamescom 2020, there was a new story trailer for the upcoming Cold War, featuring the game’s villain. The new Call of Duty is set to release on November 13, 2020. If you want, you can already participate in the beta and grab a free key.

Cold War is not only set to receive new, better graphics, but also aims to improve many aspects that the previous Black Ops installments did not achieve. It directly follows the events of Black Ops 1 and adopts, for example, the monetization system from Modern Warfare, which many players consider fair. In our special, we explain to you in detail what Cold War does better than its predecessor Black Ops 4.

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Players utilize new Black Panther statue in Fortnite as a memorial for Chadwick Boseman

Max Handwerk 1. September 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

In Fortnite, a huge Black Panther statue has appeared on the map since the last update. The new location attracts some players who want to pay their respects to Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman, who passed away.

What kind of statue is it? The new statue appeared as part of a map update in the southern area near Misty Meadows. You can now find the location “Panther’s Prowl,” where you can visit the gigantic monument. The panther sits atop a rocky cliff, overlooking the map.

The statue also resembles the Black Panther monument known from the movies. Such a statue appeared around the end of “Captain America: Civil War” – as a teaser for the upcoming Black Panther movie.

It’s quite possible that the Black Panther statue was always intended as a new location for Fortnite. After all, more and more POIs related to heroes are appearing on the map, especially since the entire Season 4 is themed around Marvel. However, the monument takes on its own character in light of the death of 43-year-old actor Chadwick Boseman.

Players visit the statue as a memorial for the Black Panther

Here’s how players are reacting: With the new statue, Fortnite has somewhat created a monument for the late Black Panther actor. Several players are showing online how they use the statue as a memorial. For example, here on reddit:

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In the comments, many fans are writing “Wakanda Forever” in reference to the Black Panther film. There’s also discussion about a possible skin: Some players suggest that if the Black Panther skin were to appear in the Fortnite shop, it could raise money for charity (via reddit). The idea of using the proceeds to fight colon cancer, the disease that led to Boseman’s passing, keeps coming up.

It wouldn’t be the first time skins in games have been used for charitable purposes. For instance, the new game Fall Guys used its current popularity to collect donations in exchange for a personal skin.

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CoD MW, Warzone: The update today is live – Brings 2 cool game modes that you don’t know yet

Maik Schneider 1. September 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

Call of Duty has received its playlist update and shows you a preview for the coming week. Modern Warfare will feature 2 modes that are brand new to the game. In the Warzone, everything stays the same.

Update – 8:05 PM: The update is now live. According to the developers’ post on Twitter, the following modes have been added or removed:

Modern Warfare

Ground War on Foot
Search & Rescue
SpecOps: Brimstone (Modified)
Ground War Reinforcement (not listed, but in the game)

Warzone

Blood Money Quad
Cash Drop 4-Player removed

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The two new modes are Search & Rescue and Ground War Reinforcement. Search & Rescue is a mix between Kill Confirmed and Search & Destroy. Ground War Reinforcement is a variation of Domination.

Original announcement – What’s going on with CoD? Last week, the “Season 5 Reloaded” update brought some new content into the game and a new LMG has been firing across the battlefields of Call of Duty since then.

To keep Modern Warfare & Warzone exciting alongside content drops, the developers push a playlist update onto the servers every week to bring fresh air into the mode selection.

The developers inform in advance about the adjustments in a blog post on an Activision website. However, there seems to be news in this cycle only for regular multiplayer players – for Warzone, everything stays the same. For MW, there are 2 new modes. The complete playlist currently looks like this:

Modern Warfare

Summer Games
Tournament
Ground War on Foot
Blueprint Gunfight
Ground War Reinforcement
Search & Rescue
Shoot or Ship, Whatever

Warzone

Summer Games
Battle Royale Solo / Duo / Trio / Quad
Blood Money Quad
King Slayer Trio
Tournament

However, the blog post usually misses a few of the modes that are online with the next playlist. Once the update is active, we will list the current modes here.

Playlist Update 01.09. – Summer Games continue active for everyone

When will the update come? Unfortunately, it is hard to say exactly. However, it usually starts tonight (September 1) as early as 7 PM. It may also be delayed, and the playlist may take until 9:30 PM. If the update is still not online by half-past nine, it is more likely to come tomorrow morning (September 2) around 8:00 AM. Most of the time, it has been released in the evening.

What can the current modes do? The worldwide event “Summer Games” is still running until September 7, and here the different CoD nations compete against each other. In 5 disciplines, you can test your skills, acquire cosmetics, and collect medals for your country. On the last day (September 7) of the CoD Olympics, there will be double XP for everything to celebrate.

With “Reinforced Ground War,” a new Ground War variation comes into the game where you need to capture 3 flags, just like in “Domination.” However, a team wins the round if all flags are captured. The respawn is limited, and every time a team captures a flag, all fallen soldiers of that team return.

Another new feature is the “Search & Rescue” mode, which is already known from earlier CoD titles. Here, “Search & Destroy” mixes with the TDM mode “Kill Confirmed” to bring an exciting blend of clever tactics and brute firepower. One team must destroy the enemy’s objective, and eliminated teammates drop a tag instead of going completely down. If your team collects the tag again, the buddy comes back. If the enemy gets the tag, the team member is out for this round.

CoD 2020 the major topic last week

What else happened with CoD? The two current CoD games, Modern Warfare and Warzone, took a bit of a backseat last week as the new “Black Ops Cold War” was revealed. The reveal happened alongside a small event in the Warzone and featured the trailer in-game. MeinMMO live-tweeted, in case you want to check out the reveal event again.

The hunt for the trailer began weeks earlier and contained many hidden codes and puzzles. You can check out how this crazy Easter egg hunt looked here.

When the first trailer of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War was officially released in the Warzone, a flood of new information came to light. MeinMMO has gathered all the important information about CoD 2020 in a special to give you a complete overview.

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New feature in Rainbow Six makes you better – YouTuber explains how to use it

Benedict Grothaus 1. September 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

Rainbow Six Siege is getting some changes with the upcoming Season 3. One of them concerns scopes – weapon attachments that can potentially improve your aiming abilities. A short clip from a longer video gives you insight into the adjustments of the scopes and shows how to use them correctly.

What does the clip show? In just 46 seconds, the YouTuber coreRoss shows all the magnifications that are available for most weapons in Rainbow Six Siege. Specifically, these are:

1.0x
1.5x
2.0x
2.5x
and 3.0x

This covers all standard scopes that you can equip on your weapons in the upcoming Season 3 of Year 5 in Rainbow Six. Only special weapons like Glaz’s sniper rifles (4.0x) and Kali’s (5.0x and 12.0x) are not included. We have embedded the clip here for you:

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What does this do for me? The short clip shows you exactly how your field of view changes when you use a certain magnification. The numbers for the magnifications themselves are often rather cryptic and don’t give a good picture of what it actually looks like.

With the direct comparison, you can better decide in which situation you want to or should use which scope attachment. This way, you can better assess how to improve in certain situations.

This complements the useful tracker, which is also coming in Season 3 and with which you can specifically analyze certain situations.

Better Aim in Season 3

How is aiming improved? With the changes in Season 3, you fundamentally have more control over how you play and aim. This allows you to better take into account your aiming habits and adjust each weapon to your playstyle.

coreRoss has examined all the new changes in more detail in a video. It lasts 8 minutes, and the clip shown above is taken from this longer video:

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The announcement that aiming will be adjusted has already brought a lot of joy. The colleagues at GameStar have reported how exactly Rainbow Six is adjusting its mouse settings and what is so good about it.

What else is changing in Season 3: The upcoming season will significantly shake up Rainbow Six. In addition to the new scopes, settings, and the tracker, features like:

the new operator Sam “Zero” Fisher
the “Mini Breach Charges” that could change the entire game
the overhaul of the Chalet map
numerous bug fixes that players have been waiting for in some cases for 5 years
a new feature allowing defenders to share a pool of wall reinforcements

Especially the last point is interesting, as it could strengthen many previously less-used and considered weak operators. They can focus on setting traps and preparing their gadgets while other players reinforce the walls. The Rainbow expert BikiniBodhi believes: This small change is much more important than you think.

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Destiny 2: Weekly Reset on 01.09. – New Activities and Challenges

Julian Schröder 1. September 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

In Destiny 2, the Weekly Reset is taking place today, September 1st. This brings new weekly activities, fresh Nightfall Strikes, and a new Flashpoint for the Guardians. But what else is there to do?

What’s happening in Destiny 2? Bungie used gamescom 2020 to share more about the big fall expansion Beyond Light and the new Stasis Supers. However, the new Stasis abilities are dividing the Guardians. Some fear balancing issues, especially in PvP.

According to Bungie, more details about each class will follow later in the week.

And fitting with the Weekly Reset, the world of Destiny 2 changes week by week, yet hardly anyone notices. Will today mark the start of the hot phase of the grand evacuation?

Key information about the weekly activities from 01.09 until 08.09.

The following Nightfall Strikes are available: In the regular Nightfall (Power level 820), you can choose from these Nightfalls:

Shadow’s Sea
The Pyramidion
The Withering Core

In Nightfall: The Trial by Fire you must master the Strike

The Dreaming City

.

In Strikes and Story Missions these modifiers are active:

Solar Singe
Grounded
Overload

Keep in mind that the Singe modifier remains the same all week long. The other modifiers, however, rotate daily.

Crucible: These playlists and modes are on the agenda in PvP:

Private Match (Core Playlist)
Rumble (Core Playlist)
Control (Core Playlist)
Team Scorched (Rotation Playlist)
Showdown (Rotation Playlist)
Elimination (Core Playlist)
Survival (Core Playlist)
Survival: Freelance (Core Playlist)
Classic Mix (Core Playlist)

Accountability: The Vagabond activates these modifiers for you:

Void Singe
Grenadier

Escalation Protocol: You can earn the weapons of the Escalation Protocol in Season 11 from the Contact event and the Prophecy dungeon with additional perks and mod slots in the current version. The armor is still only available through the activity on Mars, but for some time now also in the “Armor 2.0” variant.

The current Flashpoint is found on Mars.

Petra Venj is currently located (Curse Week 2) for one week directly at the landing zone of the Dreaming City. She sends you on a mission to the 3rd Ascendant Challenge.

These are the sources for Powerful Loot in Season 11 of Destiny 2

This is how powerful loot is structured in Destiny 2: Powerful loot comes in several tiers, granting you various power boosts. Accordingly, higher tiers also grant higher power boosts.

Tier 1 (up to +3 over the current power level)
Tier 2 (up to +4 over the current power level)
Tier 3 (up to +5 over the current power level)
pinnacle gear (+5 or more over the power level. The only gear that goes above 1050 and up to a maximum of 1060)

For your information: Power levels gained from the new artifact “Seed of Silver Wings” are not considered for calculating the power levels of your drops. Here, the average of equipment and weapons is decisive.

Sources for powerful loot in Season 11:

Tier 1:

Weekly Flashpoint
Primus Engrams
Weaponsmith Bounty – Complete 8 of his bounties
Weekly Story Mission: Luna’s Call from Eris
Complete 3 Nightmare Hunts
Zavala’s Vanguard Bounty – Complete 8 of his bounties
Complete 5 Nightfall: The Trial by Fire. Higher difficulties grant more progress
Crucible for 4 matches in a rotation playlist
Shaxx’s Crucible Bounty – Complete 8 of his bounties
Gambit Bounties from the Vagabond – Complete 8 of his bounties
Every full rank-up in Gambit or the Crucible

Tier 2:

Bring Clan Rewards to 100%
Public Contact Event
Prism Umbrella

Tier 3:

Trials of Osiris

Pinnacle gear:

Raid “Garden of Salvation”
Nightfall: The Trial by Fire with a team score of 100,000 or more
Nightmare Hunt (Grandmaster)
Dungeon “Pit of Heresy”
Dungeon “Prophecy”
Trials of Osiris
Seasonal Quest “Means to an End”

Since the update 2.8.1 formerly powerful rewards were promoted to pinnacle gear. These include:

Crucible for 4 matches in a core playlist (power boost of +1)
Complete 3 Vanguard strikes (power boost of +1)
Complete 3 games in Gambit or Gambit Prime (power boost of +1)
Clan reward from Hawthorne (power boost of +2)

Glitter Dust Highlights of the Eververse

These are the glitter dust highlights of the week:

The exotic emote “Power Surge”
The exotic ghost shell “Cabana Shell”
The exotic ship “Sun Steeper”
The exotic sparrow “Eira’s Grace”
The exotic ghost shell “Cave Exploration Shell”
The exotic weapon ornament for Sturm “Dream of a New World”

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Fortnite copied advertisement from Ridley Scott – he is disappointed with the result

Max Handwerk 1. September 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

For weeks, there has been a dispute between Epic and Apple regarding Fortnite. At the beginning of the conflict, Epic parodied a commercial by Apple directed by the famous director Ridley Scott. Now Scott himself has commented on the copy.

What kind of commercial is this? The “1984” commercial by Apple aired that year during the Super Bowl and was directed by Ridley Scott – the director behind films like Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, or The Martian. The commercial, in turn, referred to George Orwell’s work “1984” – what it’s all about, we have summarized for you here.

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This is the original, famous commercial

Epic used a Fortnite version of the commercial emphasizing that they wanted to stand up against the App Store monopoly. This happened under the hashtag #FreeFortnite – because shortly before, Fortnite had been removed from the App Stores of Apple and Google. The Fortnite version of the commercial looks like this:

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Ridley Scott is not a fan of the message of the copy

This is what Ridley Scott says: The director was asked by the US site IGN about the Fortnite copy of his commercial. He said he saw the video and discussed it with the creators, Scott explains.

“On one hand, I can completely enjoy that they [copied my commercial] shot for shot,” said Scott to IGN: “But it’s a shame that the message is so mundane when they could have spoken about democracy or stronger things.” Epic had the chance but did not use it: “I think the animation was great, the idea was great, the message was ‘ehh’.”

Basically, Scott has nothing against the parody; he even praises the technique behind it. Only the occasion seems to disappoint the director.

What is behind the dispute? The reason for the trailer and the legal dispute was a new payment method in Fortnite that allowed players to buy the in-game currency V-Bucks directly from Epic. This was intended to circumvent the 30% fee of the App Stores.

After that, came the removal from the store and the commercial, followed by further battlefields: Apple threatened with further measures, while Fortnite mocked the company on the other side with a skin and an in-game tournament. And finally, Epic CEO Sweeney even praised the competition in another jab at Apple.

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New best close combat weapon in CoD Warzone – Try this shotgun now

Maik Schneider 1. September 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

With the “Season 5 Reloaded” update, the creators of Call of Duty added a new attachment: Dragon’s Breath ammunition for the R9-0 shotgun. In the Warzone, the weapon has no competition up to 8.5 meters – MeinMMO presents the optimal fire setup.

Update January 7 – Due to a nerf, the 2-shot kill range has been reduced to 7.5 meters and more pellets from a shot need to hit. However, the R9-0 remains the best alternative in direct close combat.

Things have been heating up in CoD recently – Black Ops Cold War was revealed and shortly before that the “Season 5 Reloaded” update went live. How intense the new update has become for melee combat in Call of Duty: Warzone has only become clear in the last few days.

Because the R9-0 shotgun received a new attachment – Dragon’s Breath ammunition. This means you no longer spread pellets, but “fire” magnesium shards at your enemies with temperatures up to 1,600 °C. In close combat, this new hellish weapon outperforms all its competition and is thus the new best weapon up to 8.5 meters.

The YouTuber and CoD expert “TheXclusiveAce” took a look at this nasty piece and MeinMMO presents his results and gives tips on how to unlock the new attachment. The English video from “Ace” can be found here:

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Fire Setup of the R9-0 Burns Enemies Out of Their Boots

Warzone Fire Setup of the R9-0 Shotgun

Muzzle: Choke
Barrel: FORGE TAC Defense
Laser: 5mW Laser
Ammunition: Dragon’s Breath
Perk: Quickness

How do I play the setup? With the R9-0, you don’t need to aim with this build, you can just pull the trigger and set the enemies on fire. However, you need to pay attention to the “Double Tap” of the shotgun. The first two shots of a round can be fired incredibly quickly, but it takes a little time for the next shot.

The shotgun offers limited flexibility with this setup. TheXclusiveAce believes that you might want to swap “Quickness” for the “Granulated Grip Tape” to slightly increase the “Sprint-to-Fire Speed.” However, quick reloads are also important with a shotgun, and your “Sprint-out Time” is already excellent without an extra grip.

So when you approach an enemy: take aim, watch the fireworks, and enjoy the fallen soldier. However, it’s not as mean as the One-Shot Shotgun of the FR 5.56, which wreaked havoc in the Warzone for a while.

The Fire Pump is Damn Strong – But Usable Only in Close Combat

Why is it so strong? The setup allows you to eliminate enemies up to 8.5 meters within 200 milliseconds even with full armor. At this distance, the R9-0 is now the best weapon. Previously, the Origin was the standout here – but it’s already finished at 4.5 meters:

R9-0 with Dragon’s Breath – 200 ms up to 8.5 meters
Origin – 223 ms up to 4.5 meters

This catapults the shotguns into entirely new dimensions, and you should consider: Am I playing the Fire Pump alongside my all-rounder weapon or sticking with my SMG? And at the latest, when you finish a few house fights as a pile of ash, you’ll likely do that too. If you still stick with the submachine guns, try the hipfire setup of the MP7.

Where are the weaknesses? Unlike SMGs, shotguns offer little beyond close combat range. While the MP5 can help at medium range, the fire shotgun won’t even give you hit markers here. From at least 15 meters, the primary weapon must come into play.

The “Double Tap” of the R9-0 can also sometimes be tricky. These 2 rapid shots in succession allow you to deal strong damage, but if one of the shots misses, it takes a dangerously long moment before you’re ready to fire again.

Pros

200 ms for a kill up to 8.5 meters
No aiming needed – further reduces TTK

Cons

Pure close combat weapon
Long pause between fire salvos

R9-0: Unlocking Dragon’s Breath Attachment – Quest is Bugged

How do I get the attachment? You don’t unlock it through weapon level progression, but there’s a challenge. Grab the R9-0 and get 10 kills while sliding. However, the task is currently bugged and can only be completed if you use the standard version of the R9-0 and no weapon blueprint. In our guide, we explain more precisely how to unlock the Dragon’s Breath attachment for the R9-0.

In multiplayer, you can easily rack up kills, but it may be more challenging in Warzone. It’s best to use the Plunder mode so you can choose your loadout from the start.

Even before the introduction of incendiary ammunition for the R9-0, shotguns were on the rise and the Origin was landing in more and more loadouts. This trend is likely to continue with the R9-0. There’s also movement among the all-round weapons – 3 LMGs are now among the best weapons and slowly pushing out the assault rifles.

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Dr Disrespect cannot cope with the Twitch ban, has real problems

Schuhmann 1. September 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

The streamer Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm has now explained on YouTube that he is not well. He is struggling with the permanent ban from Twitch. Everything he built has been taken from him without being given a reason. He suffers from it, and the panic attacks come in waves.

This is the situation:

The streamer Dr Disrespect was one of the most successful and distinctive streamers on Twitch for years. He had 4.45 million followers there at the end and signed a multi-year exclusive contract in March 2020 that guaranteed him a lot of money.
However, Twitch banned him at the end of June 2020 without giving any reasons and thus terminated the contract.
Dr Disrespect now streams on YouTube without an exclusive contract and is successful there, but he has not gotten over his ban.

Dr Disrespect breaks character during the stream, becomes personal

This is what he says during the stream: At the end of his stream on August 31, Dr Disrespect takes a few minutes to talk to the viewers. During this time, he breaks out of the character he portrays as an entertainer.

Instead of acting grand and loud, he appears earnest and personal. He seems to be seeking understanding. Guy Beahm does what he never does as Dr Disrespect: He admits to a weakness.

You can tell that it takes him a while to get going and he struggles with himself. But then he says:

“It’s a bit crazy. I’ve played sports my whole life and have always been in high-pressure situations: free throws that decide the game. Or streaming in front of thousands of viewers when everything is at stake. I’m telling you: We’ve had a good life. I’ve never felt fear. Never. I was just: Pff, I don’t care. Get out of my way.
Before the ban … We’re talking about the fact that we overcame a lot of obstacles. We were at such a great point, all cylinders firing, the stream felt incredible. And the feeling that this is taken away from you and not knowing why. Not knowing anything. Nothing said to me. Boom – everything gone. Everything we built, all gone.”
Dr Disrespect

Dr Disrespect says that since then he has anxiety disorders that come in episodes. He really struggles to cope with it.

It seems to weigh on him that in a moment everything he built on Twitch over the years was taken from him.

People said he should be happy about how well things are going on YouTube now and that he should move on and let go of Twitch. But he cannot do that.

He could do that before: He always bounced back from bans and setbacks because he was responsible, he accepted his responsibility and was able to learn from it. There was always a perspective.

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But he cannot accept the Twitch ban now; he cannot just move on:

“What should I accept in this case? There’s nothing there that I can accept. I can’t do anything.”
Dr Disrespect

Dr Disrespect can no longer participate in any tournaments on Twitch and cannot play with the people he used to play with. This is forbidden for him as a “banned Twitch user”.

The streamer says to his fans that the “dark feelings” come in waves. There will be days when he is not at his best. He tries to get out of it. But he doesn’t know how to let go of the Twitch ban and move on.

He wants to. He tries. But he just doesn’t know how to do it.

This is what’s behind it: Apparently, the streamer, who is so confident during live broadcasts, is now most troubled by his powerlessness. He has no means of action.

In his current situation, as he explained himself, he has to “be silent and clever” and let the lawyers do their thing. He himself is reduced to inactivity.

It is assumed that a legal dispute or arbitration between Dr Disrespect and Twitch is looming in the background.

So far, it is still unclear why Twitch banned the streamer. For a long time, some assumed there must have been serious violations. But to this day, nothing has come to light that would support this theory.

There is another theory represented by a business lawyer. According to the theory, Dr Disrespect’s ban is a clear business decision by Twitch:

This is the best theory as to why Dr Disrespect was banned from Twitch

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MMORPG Pantheon shows gameplay – Appears graphically weak, yet can still convince many

Alexander Leitsch 1. September 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is an MMORPG that has been in development for over 6 years. The game aims to appeal to old-school fans and has now presented new gameplay. While it may not be particularly pretty, the content of the game is well-received by many viewers.

What does the gameplay show? The approximately 38-minute-long video from the developers showcases the new client, character creation, and the first steps in Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen. This footage is from the pre-alpha.

Accordingly, the graphics of the game currently look like this. The shown material is an interim solution where gameplay is being developed first. The UI and animations are also very simple. The final graphics are expected to look very different, similar to what is shown in this gameplay video.

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What convinces fans about the video? Pantheon is supposed to be an old-school MMORPG with slower combat and progression systems. In the comments, these aspects are seen positively.

At the beginning, the developer can do nothing else in the fight against the wolf than perform an auto-attack and heal. New skills are only gradually unlocked. Also, the climbing, which will be possible in the MMORPG and was shown in the video, is perceived positively by many.

The developers also emphasize in the livestream that players will be able to fail in Pantheon and that there is a learning curve. Many new MMORPGs are considered too easy. This will likely not be the case with Pantheon.

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For many fans of the game, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen has also made huge strides compared to older videos, especially in terms of animation. They see it as a good sign and hope that the MMORPG will soon transition into an alpha.

Some others, however, criticize the engine (Unity) in which the game is being developed. They fear that it will be already “outdated” before it even releases.

Pantheon focuses on PvE and old-school feeling

What kind of game is it actually? Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen aims to be a classic MMORPG, tying back to the time just before WoW, when the developers were not yet looking to engage single-player fans.

Pantheon places its focus on group play and PvE. Here we can expect plenty of quests and fights against monsters. The MMORPG employs a similar system to Guild Wars 1: You have access to only a certain number of skills and spells at the same time. Therefore, the right strategy for the appropriate dungeon is also important.

Another interesting idea is lifelike NPCs. They are supposed to change their behavior towards you whenever you do something in the game.

When will Pantheon be released? In its current state, the MMORPG is in pre-alpha, 6 years after the Kickstarter campaign, which by the way failed in 2014. A release in 2021 seems unlikely at the moment.

Things look a bit better for Ashes of Creation, another MMORPG in development. There, the alpha is supposed to start in the fall, and recently, the combat system was presented in detail. And it looks really good already. However, the release is still unknown here.

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FIFA Pro is one of the biggest German Twitch streamers – But not with FIFA

Noah Struthoff 1. September 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

The German e-sports player and streamer Elias “EliasN97” Nerlich is currently quite successful on the Twitch platform. Although he is a professional in FIFA 20, he shows different content there. What makes him so successful?

Who is EliasN97? The 22-year-old e-sports player is under contract with Hertha BSC. He played in the Virtual Bundesliga for Hertha last season, among other events.

The FIFA pro diligently shared his successes on his YouTube channels and has been streaming regularly on Twitch since April 2020. Around these channels, he built a real streaming network and is currently one of the largest German streamers. The special thing about it:

Although he has a professional contract for FIFA, he plays very different games on his Twitch channel and entertains thousands of viewers.

“Busy” streams captivate thousands

This is how EliasN97 is received on Twitch: Since April 2020, his community on Twitch has been growing rapidly. Currently (as of September 1 at 3:00 PM), the streamer has over 101,000 followers on Twitch, and the curve is rising steeply:

In the last 14 days, he ranks 12th among streamers with the most average viewers (via Sullygnome)
He had on average over 6,000 viewers watching at the same time
He is surpassing gaming big names like PietSmiet

This is his content on Twitch: Throughout his time on Twitch, Elias has only shown two hours of FIFA 20, which is actually his signature game. Instead, he spent most of his time in the “Just Chatting” category. However, he also regularly plays Fall Guys, which is currently a huge game on Twitch. Recently, he was also part of the big tournament by streamer Trymacs.

Often joining him in the stream is his buddy and football pro Sidney Friede. The player from the Slovakian top division club Dunajská Streda is active on Twitch himself, and their streams often discuss life as a football pro.

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In the stream, there is regularly a reaction to the actions of buddy Sidney Friede.

What makes the streamer so successful? It is the mix of his content. While Elias uploads numerous videos about FIFA on YouTube and regularly plays the football simulator in live streams, he entertains his viewers on Twitch with other topics.

Elias uses words that deliver a high recognition value. Many of his actions are, for example, “busy” and his jokes about buddy Sidney Friede have become so popular that mainly German comments can be found under the videos of Friede’s Slovak team.

It also becomes entertaining for the viewers when Elias lets his connections to professional football play out. There are various videos on YouTube showing him with football pros, and the pros themselves also enjoy joining in when he discusses the virtual salary of his players in his YouTube streams.

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Here he plays together with Valentino Lazaro from Borussia Mönchengladbach.

In his YouTube streams, Elias not only showcases his skills as a pro but also enjoys playing a managerial career with his club Hertha BSC. There, he acts as an understanding coach, allowing his buddies in the team to play and pursuing the clear goal of the championship.

EliasN97 is a big streamer, but there are still numerous other streamers who surpass him. In a special on Twitch, we introduced you to the 3 biggest German streamers and revealed what makes them so successful.

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In Season 4 of Fortnite, everyone wants to find this fish – Why?

Patrick Freese 1. September 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

The “Midas Flopper” fish in Fortnite is extremely valuable and everyone wants to find it. But what makes the fish so good in Season 4?

It’s about this fish: In the game data of Season 4 in Fortnite, the Midas Flopper has already been found. Once seen, you don’t quickly forget this special species, because its appearance is unique. Midas Flopper has black hair (yes, real), a scar visible above and below the eye, tattoos, golden fins, and as an additional highlight, he wears a tie.

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You can already tell, it’s not a typical appearance for a fish. Nevertheless, the Midas Flopper is already very popular in Season 4. But what makes it so good?

What can it do? Its properties make the Midas Flopper so valuable. As data miners report, the fish is supposed to “make your inventory legendary.” It is unclear whether it gifts you legendary weapons when your inventory is empty or if only what you have in your inventory becomes truly legendary. No matter how it works, that’s a powerful feature, and it makes the fish already so popular and valuable that everyone wants to have it.

Finding the Midas Flopper fish – is that even possible?

Here’s the problem: Those looking for guides on YouTube to find the Midas Flopper mainly find one thing: Promising videos that ultimately do not catch the fish.

So either the fish is super rare and no one has been able to capture it on video yet. Or it follows a second suspicion of players. Many believe that the fish cannot even be found in the game yet. We are now curious when the first real video evidence of this fish’s existence will appear.

Some claim that you can find Midas Flopper at the pier of Sweaty Sands. However, you would need to upgrade your fishing rod. However, there is still no real evidence from players who have found the fish.

Will Epic just troll its players or will the fish be introduced later in Season 4, what do you think?

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3 coaches cheated in CS:GO, receive harsh penalties – This is what they did

Schuhmann 1. September 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

The professional league ESL announced regarding Counter-Strike Global Offensive that it is imposing harsh penalties on 3 coaches from the professional teams Hard Legion, Heroic, and MIRB. The CS:GO coaches exploited a bug to cheat. The teams will be disqualified and must return the prize money. The coaches will be banned, with the worst cheat for 2 years. He was also fired by his team.

What did the coaches do? According to ESL, they took a “combination of various steps” and were able to exploit a bug that allowed them to access information they were not supposed to have. They then relayed this information to their players.

It is said that the coaches were able to gain a “Free Camera” perspective by exploiting the bug, gaining insight into the movements of the opponent: an insight they were not allowed to have.

ESL does not elaborate further on the bug. However, as an esports referee explains on Twitter, the coaches were able to move freely on the map and adjust the camera angle as they wished. Such information clearly distorts the competition.

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The former chief referee of ESLCS highlights the bug on Twitter.

ESL states that they have closely examined the matches and secured confirmation from the CS:GO developer Valve to validate their findings: The 3 coaches exploited the bug.

ESL emphasizes that it is important to state that other coaches also discovered this bug. However, they did not exploit it.

Coaches banned for up to 2 years

Here are the bugs that occurred:

Alexsander “MechanoGun” Bogatiryev from Hard Legion reportedly exploited the bug on 6 maps in 3 matches – at the ESL One Road to Rio
Nicolai “HUNDEN” Petersen from Heroic reportedly exploited the bug in 10 rounds on 1 map – at DreamHack Masters Spring
Ricardo “dead” Sinigaglia (MIBR) reportedly exploited the bug on one map in one round – at the ESL One Road to Trio

These are the penalties:

“MechanoGun” will receive a ban of two years
“HUNDEN” receives a ban of one year
“dead” will be banned for 6 months

During this time, they are not allowed to participate as coaches or players in ESL competitions.

Furthermore, the teams of the coaches will be retroactively disqualified and must return their earned prize money; the points will also be deducted.

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MIBR issues a statement, suspending their coach and investigating the matter.

Teams react differently: With termination, suspension, investigation

So teams are reacting: Reactions vary:

MIBR has immediately suspended their coach “dead” while investigating the case.
Heroic has announced they will look into the case more closely. They will keep fans updated on how the investigation is proceeding (via heroic.gg)
Hard Legion has immediately fired their coach.

https://twitter.com/hard_legion/status/1300759761252737030

Hard Legion mentions that their players ignored the fact that the information provided by their coach turned out to be “extremely accurate”.

However, they state that they have no reason to suspect that the players knew the source of the coach’s information. Therefore, they plan no penalties against their own players.

CSGO Skeleton — Cheaters are a constant nuisance in the esports of CS:GO.

CS:GO is likely one of the games that is inextricably linked with cheating. Even in professional sports, problems frequently arise. In May, cheaters even managed to win a tournament in CS:GO, but their joy was short-lived.

Ultimately, their misconduct caught up with them:

Cheaters were discovered at the CS:GO tournament only after they had won

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WoW: Monks are going crazy, one-hitting all players in the arena

Cortyn 1. September 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

Monks in World of Warcraft are currently having a good laugh. In the arena, they can easily score kills – and that without any gear.

The PvP scaling in World of Warcraft has been a major point of criticism for months. But just now, towards the end of the expansion Battle for Azeroth, players are finding more and more ways to exploit this scaling. A recent case is making monks in the arena become real killing machines. The ability “Touch of Death” can instantly burst enemy players.

What is Touch of Death? This ability of the monks inflicts a debuff on hit enemies. After 8 seconds, the victim takes high damage. For regular enemies, this damage equals 35% of the monk’s maximum health, whereas in PvP it is actually less. However, with a (rather simple) trick, the monk can cause the Touch of Death to hit for over 600,000 damage. The Reddit user Phellxgodx showcases this in several clips and screenshots.

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How does it work? The trick is that the enemy monk immediately retreats and drops their gear after using Touch of Death. Now, the PvP scaling kicks in, significantly increasing the damage effect of the ability – by over 200%. So if the monk is naked when Touch of Death wears off, the victim takes massive damage. In many cases, this is enough to eliminate players instantly, thus taking out an enemy.

However, this method is not entirely safe. The monk player has to remain naked and survive for a few seconds, which can be difficult in the arena. If they succeed, however, an enemy can be defeated in no time.

A good gear is still necessary. Especially the corruption effect, which increases versatility, is particularly useful. This further increases the damage of Touch of Death, even after the gear has been removed.

Something very similar was discovered by the paladin player Rextroy just a few days ago. He killed opponents without dismounting from his mount.

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Will Blizzard fix this? It seems beyond doubt now that Blizzard must make significant changes to the PvP scaling with the new expansion Shadowlands to avoid such situations. Because gradually, more and more combinations and abilities will surely be found that can be exploited in unfair ways with the questionable PvP scaling.

By the time Shadowlands arrives, the developers will surely have a fix ready – but perhaps they might completely abandon the PvP scaling.

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Pokémon GO: Spotlight Hour Today with Eevee – Is it worth it?

Noah Struthoff 1. September 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO today, on September 1, the Spotlight Hour with Eevee is taking place. We will show you the bonuses and tell you if the event is worth it.

What is a Spotlight Hour? This event features a special Pokémon every Tuesday evening. It appears more frequently for one hour, and a corresponding bonus rounds it off.

This time, it’s all about the Normal-type Pokémon Eevee. It is the first Spotlight Hour in September – 4 more such events have already been announced.

All info about the Spotlight Hour with Eevee

When does the event take place? As always, the Spotlight Hour starts at 6:00 PM local time. You can benefit from the bonuses until 7:00 PM.

What bonuses are there? Of course, there will be increased spawns, this time primarily featuring Eevee.

Additionally, there are double XP for catching Pokémon. You will get at least 200 XP per Pokémon.

Is there Shiny Eevee? Since the Community Day in August 2018, you can catch Shiny Eevee. If you weren’t there at that time, you might still need one or more Shinies. After all, Eevee currently has 7 evolutions. If you want a Shiny of each variant, you will have to hunt for Shinies diligently.

In our guide to Eevee evolutions, you can read how to influence the evolutions and guarantee getting the desired evolution.

Is the Spotlight Hour worth it? If you already have enough Shiny Eevees, you can skip the event confidently. Eevee is quite a common Pokémon anyway, and many players should have enough candies.

If you still need Shinies, then you should participate. There will hardly be a better opportunity to get a Shiny Eevee.

The XP bonus is quite useless, by the way. There are significantly better ways to gain XP. Friendships or raids are more suitable for that.

If you are not interested in the Spotlight Hour, you can check out the new Mega Events happening in September. 3 new Mega Evolutions and many bonuses are waiting for you.

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Developer reveals which cult game inspired Destiny 2 for its mega puzzle

Philipp Hansen 1. September 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

It has now been officially clarified why the mega puzzle from Destiny 2 reminded you so much of The Legend of Zelda.

Here’s how Zelda inspired Destiny: What do the Guardians from the MMO shooter Destiny 2 and the pointy hat-wearing Link from The Legend of Zelda have in common? They both have to wade through basically the same enchanted forest and solve puzzles to avoid being trapped there forever.

Anyone who felt exactly this sensation in the Corridors of Time and remembered the Lost Woods from Zelda did everything right.

Tom Farnsworth is, among other things, the lead designer for Season 11 and recently revealed on Twitter that the iconic Zelda level was the direct template for perhaps the largest Destiny puzzle to date.

https://twitter.com/tomfromtheweb/status/1300270401654669312

This enchanted forest drove Destiny players crazy

This was the mega puzzle: In January 2020, the Corridors of Time had the Guardians firmly in their grip. It was necessary to navigate through a labyrinth of surreal rooms and corridors. Only those who knew the correct sequence could reach the goal.

There were several versions of the puzzle:

Each Guardian could individually take different paths and options to find lore entries and ultimately even their own grave in a (parallel?) future.
The entire community puzzled together for days about an overarching solution for the Corridors of Time. Bungie even had to send players to bed because they threatened to lose their minds.

In The Legend of Zelda, players have been familiar with this type of puzzle for decades. It’s always a foggy forest, and often after numerous attempts, a legendary sword awaits the brave hero – which, of course, couldn’t be missing in the Destiny version either.

Such a sword, waiting in a stone for the chosen one, was also already planned for the Dreaming City.

The hint of the Arthurian saga was meant to underline the fantasy theme of the locations – as Farnsworth noted via Twitter. But in the end, the quest for the exotic bow Wishender came out of it.

Did any of you feel reminded of your excursions to Hyrule while walking through the Corridors of Time? Well, now you finally have official confirmation and haven’t gone crazy while puzzling.

In Destiny, challenging puzzles are actually a tradition. Here, we take a look back at the 5 best puzzles that have put an entire community into a gold rush.

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CoD MW wanted to be a hardcore shooter – But now skins are coming like in Fortnite

Jürgen Horn 1. September 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone there is now a new skin bundle that fans either hate or love. It is the Kawaii Cat Bundle for the operator Mara. It includes vibrant anime skins, cat ear helmets, and cool swords that shift the style towards Fortnite.

What is the Kawaii Bundle all about? The term “Kawaii” is Japanese and means something like “cute” or “adorable.” Especially in the anime context, the word often appears, and therefore, in Call of Duty, it refers to a new pack full of colorful, cute skins for the soldier Mara.

She receives, among other things, a helmet with cat ears, bright pink weapon skins, and colorful paint jobs for vehicles. There are a total of 10 items in the package, including a cool sword.

The package was briefly available at the start of Season 4, but now it seems to be regularly available in the shop. The colorful graphics divide the fans of Call of Duty, but one thing everyone actually finds cool.

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This is what the skins look like.

Kawaii Skins – Too colorful for a hardcore military shooter?

Here are the reactions: Call of Duty has largely come as a brutal, dark shooter with soldiers and war. The developers emphasized this repeatedly at the launch in 2019 and even explained that they would not bring silly pink skins like back in Black Ops 4.

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Therefore, the introduction of the new skins seems quite bizarre. The colorful graphics and the cat ears are more reminiscent of Fortnite, where the Lynx skin also sported a cat ear outfit and in Chapter 2 various cat skins appeared.

This is what the haters say: Some fans of Call of Duty see it this way too, expressing their opinions about the package on various social media channels. There was the following feedback from disappointed players on Twitter and Reddit under the official announcement of the package:

Biało Czerwony: “Welcome to Fortnite”
Warzone: “This game is becoming unrealistic! But they said it would remain realistic!”
Dylan: “OK, time to delete Modern Warfare…”
Sinful7s: “I love that they always said to keep it ‘realistic’ and then throw in such nonsense.”
AuNAnoMan: “Everything is just leaning towards the cartoon style of Fortnite. What I actually like best about Warzone is that you can look like a soldier. Something that Blackout really struggled to achieve.”

This is the feedback from the fans: Despite or precisely because of CoD’s rather dark look, there seems to be a larger group of fans celebrating the new package:

Jules: “Just a thought… some players are actually girls, like me. Maybe we actually like something that is not so aggressively masculine. Why always be so ugly?”
CactusCracktus: “I will be honest, the emblem and the sticker are damn cute and I’m ashamed to admit that.”
Uncle_Freddy: “Is it bad that I want to buy it just because of the cringe factor?”

Almost everyone finds this good: But regardless of whether one likes the anime look or not, there is one aspect that most players agree on: The swords included in the package are damn cool and a sought-after item that even hardcore haters may want to buy the package after all. The swords are likely to become as popular as the Kali sticks.

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With Black Ops Cold War, CoD gets many things right that went wrong in Black Ops 4

Sven Galitzki 1. September 2020 Reading time 4 minutes

It seems that Treyarch and Activision have learned from their biggest mistakes with Black Ops 4. Because with Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, they are smoothing out the most annoying aspects of its predecessor for many.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War finally unveiled: Many fans have been eagerly anticipating this. Recently, Activision introduced the new Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Everything we know so far can be found here: CoD: Black Ops Cold War officially unveiled – Everything you need to know

The latest installment of the popular Black Ops series does not continue the story of its predecessor but connects directly to the story of Part 1. And Black Ops Cold War does quite a few things differently than Black Ops 4 from 2018 – especially regarding some critical points.

What was the problem with the predecessor Black Ops 4? Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and the associated Battle Royale mode Blackout was not a bad game. But it repeatedly drove the community up the wall.

The aggressive monetization system along with its microtransactions caused almost constant frustration, which notably only fully unfolded after the reviews for the game were out. A small red dot for $1, new weapons that only came from bundles or loot boxes, or new maps that were only available through the Black Ops Pass and not available individually, are just a few examples that led to a lot of frustration among numerous players.

And despite some harsh criticism, the loot box and microtransaction system was further expanded and brought Activision money. For many fans, the entire business model was aimed at extracting as much money as possible from players’ pockets. These were among the main reasons why Black Ops 4 was ultimately set aside by some players.

This is what Black Ops Cold War does better than Black Ops 4

Many of these aspects Black Ops Cold War does significantly better. Because now it adopts the current business model of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Many consider this to be the right healthy middle ground.

In short: The system from Modern Warfare is well received by many and is considered fair by the broader community. Now it is continued with Black Ops Cold War. These are the most important changes compared to the predecessor from 2018:

No Season Pass, no loot boxes: Unlike its predecessors, there will be no paid Season or Black Ops Pass. Especially the Black Ops Pass was heavily criticized because it only allowed access to new maps and zombie experiences as a bundle. There were no individual map packs.

Also, loot boxes are out of the game. This addresses another major criticism point from Black Ops players. Because loot boxes repeatedly caused heated discussions – especially when they contained new weapons, or firearms that were no longer available in any other way.

Fair Battle Pass and free content for all: Additionally, like in Modern Warfare, all relevant post-launch content such as new MP maps, new modes, zombie experiences, or in-game events will be freely available to all players as part of seasons.

There will also be a Battle Pass in the style of Modern Warfare, meaning with a free and a paid premium track, where all gameplay-relevant items can be played for free. New base weapons are also likely to be freely available to everyone.

Warzone as a free Battle Royale: Blackout, the in-house Battle Royale in Black Ops 4, was popular with many players, but was by no means as accessible as Warzone. Because Blackout was tied to the main game. Whoever wanted to try it had to buy the main game.

This is now different. Warzone will officially continue with Black Ops Cold War and beyond, and is intended to serve as a constant between various CoD installments. Although Warzone is included for all buyers at no additional cost, Warzone also exists as a pure free-to-play version. One doesn’t have to buy a full-price CoD to enjoy the Battle Royale.

(Probably) less time exclusivity: In Black Ops 4, players on the PS4 could play all new content a week before PC and Xbox One. Although this has not been explicitly mentioned yet, with Black Ops Cold War this may also end for the Black Ops series.

With the Modern Warfare system, they emphasize that all players on all platforms can enjoy all content at the same time. There are essentially only a few exceptions, such as a time-exclusive survival mode for SpecOps or special cosmetic bundles for PS Plus members on the PS4. Such things are also imaginable for Cold War. However, the extreme time exclusivity from Black Ops 4 is unlikely to occur in this form for Sony consoles anymore.

What do you think about Black Ops continuing the path of Modern Warfare with Cold War? The right decision? Did you have no problem with the system of Black Ops 4 as well? By the way, there are already first leaks about the multiplayer of the new Call of Duty 2020: CoD Black Ops Cold War: Multiplayer leaked – New information on maps, modes, and specialists

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WoW: The least popular expansion takes the longest

Cortyn 1. September 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

Battle for Azeroth feels like an eternity for WoW players? It’s not just a feeling – no other expansion has lasted this long.

Especially the last months in the life cycle of a World of Warcraft expansion often drag on. The next addon is already in sight, and new content for the current expansion is no longer planned. This is particularly frustrating when the current content is unpopular, as was often the case with Battle for Azeroth.

But the numbers clearly show: Battle for Azeroth was also the longest expansion of all.

Where do the data come from? The Reddit user slydragnus took the effort to look at the release dates of the various expansions. From this, Starym at icy-veins then created a list that lists the duration of all addons. We present the results here.

Here are places 8 to 4 of the expansions with the longest lifespan in a nutshell:

Place 8: Warlords of Draenor with 656 days
Place 7: Cataclysm with 658 days
Place 6: The Burning Crusade with 667 days
Place 5: Legion with 714 days
Place 4: Wrath of the Lich King with 754 days

Place 3: Mists of Pandaria with 779 days

Although Mists of Pandaria was rather unpopular at its time, the expansion gained a significantly better reputation among players in retrospect. In hindsight, the fresh, almost peaceful setting of the expansion was very positively received. The entire continent of Pandaria had a great design, there were interesting dungeons, and for many players, the classes and specializations were better than ever before.

However, the biggest flaw of Mists of Pandaria is probably the long time without new content. The last raid tier, the Siege of Orgrimmar, had to keep players engaged for a whopping 429 days – over a year. Many raid friends still have trauma from it and can recite the voice lines of all bosses in the raid in their sleep.

Place 2: Vanilla with 784 days

Even though this may surprise some in retrospect, the time of Vanilla WoW was not as long as one often thinks. Compared to all expansions, this time span actually only ranks 2nd and only a few days ahead of Mists of Pandaria.

However, Vanilla was for many players the first encounter with an MMORPG. Everything was new, completely unknown, and many fundamental mechanics of such games had to be learned first. Therefore, this time period felt significantly longer for many, also because the density of memories and first experiences was greater here.

That is likely one of the many reasons why players have longed for a WoW Classic.

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Place 1: Battle for Azeroth with 804 days

Hard to believe, but Battle for Azeroth achieves the longest lifespan of all WoW expansions so far, breaking the 800-day mark. Although BfA had a rather steady influx of new content in the form of patches, the expansion is already considered one of the most unpopular ever. Too many overloaded systems, poorly thought-out content such as island expeditions or war fronts, and a story that many players did not enjoy.

But at least the end is in sight. Because the new expansion World of Warcraft Shadowlands will be released in October and brings numerous revisions and improvements. The story is likely to attract players again through prominent characters such as Uther and Arthas.

It remains to be seen how long Shadowlands can keep players engaged – and whether this expansion will also set a new record in duration.

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