The famous raid boss Onyxia in WoW Classic has been defeated by only three players. They pumped themselves up with buffs and took her down in under an hour. This is a kind of World First, as no one has accomplished this in this way before.
What have the players achieved? Actually, the raid boss Onyxia is designed for a group of 40 players. However, some crazies manage without such large raids; they just do it with fewer people.
How did the players manage that? Players Draven, Wuggreed, and Starly from the guild Midnight on the EU server Gandling gathered various buffs before plunging into the fight against Onyxia. These included things like:
Crystals from Un’Goro that deal damage to attackers (for the tank)
Explosive charges from the engineer for additional damage
Crystals from Un’Goro that deal similar damage to the explosive charge
plenty of mana items like demonic runes, especially for the healer
in total, about 300 gold pieces were used for consumables – a lot of money for WoW Classic
The warrior of the group also used the famous legendary sword Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker, which has a chance to deal additional damage to opponents on hit.
Onyxia in WoW Classic – Not so hard anymore?
Since the release of WoW Classic, there have been ongoing discussions that the bosses and raids are not as difficult as one remembers from back then. The dragon lady Onyxia has had to feel this several times. She has already been:
The actual kill with three people has already happened back in Vanilla, by the way. However, the players were wearing the best gear from Naxxramas, the last raid of Classic. In WoW Classic Naxxramas only comes in Phase 6, and Ahn’Qiraj has just recently been opened.
Accessing Onyxia is not that easy, by the way. To face the black dragon, you must first complete a quite lengthy questline, for which you have to travel through numerous dungeons. In our detailed guide, we explain to you how to complete the prequest line for Onyxia on Horde and Alliance sides.
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In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, a new achievement has been introduced. It essentially rewards you for humiliating your dead opponents with the notorious “Tea-Bagging” move.
What is this achievement about? In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, there is a challenge called Sweet Tunes. It gives you a cute gun charm in the form of a muffin that listens to music. This item is part of the “Tomogunchi Turbo” bundle. You need to purchase this and equip the “Toy Watch”. Only then do you get the challenge for the achievement.
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For this, you just need to “quickly crouch multiple times over different opponents after you have killed them.” It didn’t take long for the first players to realize: “Infinity Ward wants us to tea-bag our opponents.”
Tea-Bagging for Achievement – Disrespectful or Humorous?
What is tea-bagging? This term originally refers to a sexual practice. In games, however, it refers to a rude gesture where one crouches repeatedly over the face of a dead opponent. A detailed explanation of this gesture can be found here:
Tea-bagging is controversial in the gaming world. Some players see nothing wrong with it; it is just a playful gesture among players to let loose in the game and show that they have won.
Others find it extremely tasteless and unsportsmanlike. Especially in professional eSports circles, the gesture is frowned upon and there have been temporary bans in tournaments.
How is the achievement received: Some fans find it funny and refer to the tradition of tea-bagging in Call of Duty games. There was already a “Field Order” with a similar task in Call of Duty: Ghosts.
Other players, on the other hand, do not think much of it. They accuse developer Infinity Ward of rewarding bad behavior and tastelessness. “You encourage tea-bagging and quickscoping. What will come next? Drop-shotting? Are you now endorsing all the terrible stuff?”
Unrefined gestures like tea-bagging are not the only thing that fans of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare are currently upset about. Some players have a problem with the fact that professionals in eSports play other games, like the colorful Fall Guys, alongside their training before the top tournament of the season .
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In Destiny 2, the European Air Zone offers event loot during the Solstice of Heroes. The loot hides in chests that you must collect as quickly as possible throughout the area. We will show you how to get the most out of your trip with two maps and a video.
This event is about: The Solstice of Heroes in Destiny 2 is in full swing. The summer event will be available to all players until September 8th.
Update August 21, 2020: This article was originally published on August 11 but has now been updated with new information.
The highlight of the event is the new Solstice armor and the cool glowing effects that you can now even use on other armors. Both can be earned during the event and the coveted items will remain relevant for a long time – Bungie has listened to your feedback.
The new event armor with the glowing effects is meant to reward guardians for a long time.
This is the European Air Zone: During the Solstice of Heroes, you have access to an event location: the European Air Zone (EAZ). Here you can obtain the majority of event loot outside of the Eververse.
The area accommodates 3 guardians and has matchmaking – solo players are not at a disadvantage. Your goal here is to defeat as many mini-bosses as possible and then face a real boss fight.
Once you have done this, you will collect your rewards for your efforts. However, you must first find them in the form of hidden chests in the EAZ.
What contents are in the boxes and what the chances are for the coveted parts of the Solstice armor are broken down for you here:
After you have defeated the end boss in the EAZ, the locations of all loot chests will briefly flash after a few seconds. You need to remember the approximate direction and then search the area – or you have a map of the event location with all possible spots handy:
The red squares mark chests that can spawn on the ground
Red circles show the location of chests inside buildings
Green triangles indicate chests that you can find on rooftops
You need to know about the chests: The more mini-bosses you defeat in 5 minutes before the final battle, the more loot chests spawn. You then have 4 minutes to find the hidden treasure chests throughout the area.
Keep these tips in mind:
Opening a chest counts for your entire team – so split up and don’t all look for the same chest.
When you come near a chest, it will appear as a quest marker on your screen – you don’t need extra perks or ghosts for this.
With a treasure-finding ghost, you can track the chests from an even greater distance.
Through the chests, you can earn random rolls of the Solstice armor.
Ideally equip mobility exotics to move faster on foot.
The best route to quickly collect the loot in the EAZ of Destiny 2
Here’s how to get all the chests: Since the chests count for all guardians, you should definitely split up during the search. Spread out immediately after the boss fight. One guardian stays back and opens the first chest – only then does the hunt begin.
The Reddit user Red_Head_Hippo created a route that allows you to pass by many spawns. This way you can collect the maximum amount of loot in the limited time:
The map was also analyzed by the YouTuber Fallout Plays and shows you in video format how to quickly navigate through the EAZ. Starting at minute 10, he shows the routes for all 3 recommended paths:
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If you follow this route, you will come close enough to many chests to get them marked. If you do not receive a marker, quickly run to the next possible location.
For the best results, it is recommended that you first check all chests on the ground, and only then venture into the upper areas. As always, a coordinated fireteam achieves better results, but it is also possible to track down every chest with random teammates.
The developers of The Division 2 finally showed a roadmap in their Dev Blog. However, most people probably expected something completely different. A newly introduced feature is also receiving criticism, although it is actually cool.
Where does The Division 2 stand now? The mood around The Division 2 is currently not really good. Although the game certainly offers many hours of good entertainment without becoming repetitive or boring, the endgame looks different for some agents.
Especially veterans and many long-term players lack substantial content that can captivate them in the long run – despite Seasons. In addition, there are numerous bugs as well as deep-rooted issues surrounding loot or balance. Some have even declared the game a failure or dead.
And concrete information on how The Division 2 will proceed and what is planned to change the current status quo has been scarce lately. Recently, Massive resumed the “State of the Game” format after a summer break, and many hoped for fresh information.
With Warlords of New York, The Division 2 received a new expansion in 2020. However, it couldn’t completely solve the fundamental problems.
These were the expectations for the State of the Game: This week there was another SotG stream. And many players were hoping for new substantial information about Title Update 11 or the new, highly anticipated endless mode in a skyscraper. This was because Massive intended to talk about it for the first time at the end of August.
After all, this evokes memories of the popular endless mode Underground from the first game and could, as players hope, finally add more replay value to The Division 2, which many are missing. Moreover, this is also the only truly solid content expected in the foreseeable future.
In short: Players want to finally know how The Division 2 will continue and what content they can expect in the near future. Especially the skyscraper mode has the agents excited. Currently, many simply see no reason to log into Massive’s shooter and hope that this will change with the Skyscraper.
This is what players received: In this week’s State of The Game, there was no important information about the skyscraper mode or Title Update 11. Instead, they talked about transmog, a new feature from TU11 and presented a roadmap. However, it was not about the future of The Division 2 as a game, but for planned topics in the upcoming “State of the Game” streams.
What to expect in the coming weeks regarding The Division 2:
For many, a joke: For a roadmap, many probably hoped for something completely different.
This is causing tension: In the community, there is quite a bit of tension after this week’s State of the Game issue. The video has almost as many dislikes (423) as likes (469) on YouTube. There are numerous angry comments there and also on Reddit.
These are just some exemplary excerpts:
“You guys need a new and more efficient PR team.”
“Another pointless episode. They ignore the real issues.”
“Oh boy… A roadmap for State of the Game instead of for real content in the game…”
The general consensus is that the current State of the Game was an absolute waste of time and is becoming more and more like that in general. It could get truly interesting, if at all, in two weeks when they will probably finally discuss the skyscraper.
In addition, they want a real roadmap. For the game and content, not for planned discussion topics at the developer blogs, which is basically the announcement of an announcement. However, burning topics and problems are hardly represented on this “false” roadmap. Many believe that development is happening without considering the players and that they are not being heard.
Even the new Raid Operation: Iron Horse does not provide the hoped-for replayability for everyone in The Division 2.
There is also criticism for transmog: During the SotG, a new feature for TU11 was introduced – the transmog system, allowing players more freedom regarding the cosmetic customization of their agents. However, this cool and somewhat desired feature also receives considerable criticism – even from us at MeinMMO.
Hardly anyone can understand that the developers come up with such trivialities, despite the game having significant problems in numerous critical areas such as loot or bugs. Instead of addressing these issues, they are building a cosmetic feature that does not help the game in any substantial way, but would only be a nice addition if the game were running smoothly.
Moreover, some of the players’ most important wishes were also not taken into account. Many have long been wanting a way to simply hide certain equipment pieces. However, this is not possible with the transmog system. Here, too, it is said that Massive is creating a feature that hardly anyone needs, and even there, they are not doing what the community actually wants.
With transmog, you will soon have more options for customization – but apparently, that hardly interests anyone.
What happens next in The Division 2? First information on loot improvements are expected to be discussed on August 26, with the probably most interesting topic “Skyscraper” on September 2. Many are now placing their (partly last) hopes on information about the new endless mode. Otherwise, there is hardly anything on the horizon that could make The Division 2 significantly more attractive in the long term.
It is to be hoped that the developers deliver accordingly. Because for The Division 2, much more is needed than just a few new equipment pieces, a superfluous roadmap, or cosmetic “Quality of Life” improvements for the game to regain its attractiveness and motivation.
In Pokémon GO you can decide on the Community Days in September and October this weekend. 4 monsters are available for selection. We will show you the advantages and disadvantages of all Pokémon.
This is the choice: On August 23, this Sunday, you can participate in a poll for the Community Days via Twitter. 4 Pokémon are available for selection, and the two monsters with the most votes will then get the next Community Days. The options are:
Charmander
Grimer
Caterpie
Porygon
Every trainer only has one vote – so make sure to choose wisely.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Choosing the Community Days
Here’s what to consider: Several points are crucial for the evaluation. How strong is the Pokémon in raids or in PvP? Is the shiny worth it? Has the Community Day happened before?
Of course, every trainer has their own personal connection to the monsters, which we have not considered here.
Charmander
What advantages does Charmander bring? Many trainers likely associate their first Pokémon experiences with this Pokémon. It definitely has a high nostalgia factor. Moreover, shiny Charizard looks really cool since it is black.
For PvP fans, the exclusive move “Flamethrower” is interesting. It is of Dragon type and is very fast.
What disadvantages does Charmander bring? One of the first Community Days was focused on Charmander. Anyone who played there will likely have several shinies of it. So, it’s not worth it for experienced players.
Additionally, the exclusive move for raid battles is rather useless. The previously exclusive move “Blast Burn” made Charizard a strong Fire attacker. A Dragon move is therefore not needed.
Grimer
What advantages does Grimer bring? This involves two forms that can be obtained. While normal Grimer appears in eggs and the wild, Alolan Grimer is available in raids. You could secure two shinies at once.
For PvP fans, there’s also a strong move available. Both Muk and Alolan Muk can learn “Fire Spin.” It offers the Pokémon more variability in the league.
What disadvantages does Grimer bring? Just like Charmander, shiny Grimer is also already available. However, it is significantly rarer than Charmander, which might frustrate many trainers if their shiny Grimer loses value due to this event.
For trainers who only battle in raids, the move is useless. Muk currently plays no role in the meta and that will not change with Fire Spin.
Caterpie
What advantages does Caterpie bring? The advantage of Caterpie is that we haven’t had a Community Day for it yet. Caterpie has two evolutions, so you need at least 3 shinies.
The exclusive move “Hurricane” is again exciting for PvP fans. This makes Butterfree a bit more versatile, and you can surprise your opponent well with a Butterfree.
What disadvantages does Caterpie bring? Caterpie is already available as shiny, and it’s been so for quite some time. There will be several trainers who already own Caterpie as shiny.
The move and Butterfree itself are totally useless for raids. So if you can’t relate to PvP, you shouldn’t be looking forward to Butterfree.
Porygon
What advantages does Porygon bring? Porygon is the only monster in the poll that doesn’t have a shiny yet. So if you want to catch a new shiny, you should go for Porygon.
As an exclusive move, Porygon-Z learns the normal move “Tri Attack.” This is a brand new move, and its values are still unknown. However, it could be especially interesting in PvP since normal moves are usually not very useful in raids.
What disadvantages does Porygon bring? Compared to the other Pokémon, the list of disadvantages here is somewhat shorter. Porygon and its evolutions are not useful for raids and gyms. So if you were hoping for a strong attacker at the Community Day, you will be disappointed.
Which Pokémon should you choose now? From a shiny standpoint, Porygon seems to be the most desirable. It’s the only Pokémon that would be new as shiny.
If you enjoy PvP, you can choose any monster since the moves are mainly designed for the PvP league.
If you’re looking for a strong attacker, you’ll most likely find it in Charizard. It’s a solid fire attacker, but there are better alternatives available. Thus, Charizard does not rank among the best attackers of its type.
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In Fortnite, the start of Season 4 is approaching, but not for iOS players if Apple does not reverse the ban of Fortnite on their devices. Now Epic is hosting an anti-Apple tournament in the last shared days of the community.
But Season 4 is about to start in Fortnite, and players need to download an update for that. Otherwise, as Epic says, they will be left behind in this season.
What kind of tournament is that? On Sunday, August 23, 2020, the #FreeFortnite Cup will take place. All players from all regions can participate (via Epic Games).
According to Epic, this tournament is a chance for all players to play together one last time in the last shared days of the community. Afterwards, iOS players would be left behind while the rest of the community starts the new Season 4 on August 27.
“More prizes than ever before”
What can be won? This tournament is all about the dispute with Apple and the #FreeFortnite initiative. There are also fitting prizes to win. Among other things, there is the apple skin that was already seen in the Fortnite ad “1984”.
The outfit “Chief Financial Fallfruit”, or as Epic also calls him: “Lazy Apple”, is available for every player who scores 10 points in the tournament.
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But there are not only prizes that you can use in the game to win. One of the prizes is a cap that shows the inscription: Free Fortnite. Here too, Epic seems to want to showcase their cause prominently again.
This can be won at the “FreeFortnite tournament
All other prizes such as hardware are displayed on the official Epic Games site. It will also be indicated how many points one needs for them.
We will continue to observe how the dispute between Apple and Epic unfolds. The start of Season 4 is just a week away and it is still unclear how it will look for iOS players if they cannot switch to the next season.
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The developers of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout have gifted the best player a unique skin. However, somehow they do not know who that should be. Now they are asking for help in finding the best player and the skin.
What is the story with the best player and the skin? The Social Media Manager from the multiplayer hit Fall Guys wanted to make the currently statistically best player happy and sent him a currently unique skin. The skin is actually meant for the shop update on Saturday, but the manager wanted to stir up some pre-marketing and instead of leaking it or presenting it otherwise, he chose the cute way and gifted one copy of the skin.
What went wrong: The idea was surely good, but the problem was that the allocation of the skin likely happened through obscure algorithms, and no one at the developers knows who actually received the thing. This is certainly frustrating, as the lucky winner should actually be showcased with the skin.
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Developers ask for help in finding the lost winner
This is how it should continue: In his desperation, the Social Media Manager from developer Mediatonic reached out to the community and issued a kind of missing person report. It goes as follows:
I found the player who is statistically the BEST I just gave them the Saturday costume early LOL Someone out there now has the costume! CHECK YOUR INVENTORY We don’t even know who it is lol WHO IS #TheFallenOne ?!?
The whole situation resembles a bit the fairy tale Cinderella, where everyone is looking for the person to whom the glass slipper fits. Only here now millions of players are searching for the one gamer who received the skin in advance. So far, the search has been unsuccessful. But check your inventory, maybe you are the lucky winner?
If something like this happens in the future, then here are tips on how you can get better and possibly lead the statistics in the future:
The social media team of Fall Guys is known for its humor and creativity. Recently, there was hardly a day without affectionately making fun of the great streamer TimTheTatman. He is the most successful streamer of Fall Guys because he is so hilariously bad and entertains his fans with that.
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Many users are waiting for the PS5 release or at least for the official price. Now, Sony has commented on the release, which will definitely be in 2020.
Who is speaking? In the interview, Eric Lempel spoke with GamesIndustry.biz. Lempel is the Vice President and Head of Worldwide Marketing & Consumer Experience at PlayStation.
This is what Sony said about the release: Lempel stated in the interview that the PS5 release will definitely take place in 2020. He said:
We will launch this year – that will happen – and from my side, we will absolutely ensure that we bring all the magic and excitement of launches that we have had in the past.
We are still determined to do that. It is more challenging than ever, but our players expect a lot from us.
Eric Lempel, Vice President and Head of Worldwide Marketing & Consumer Experience at PlayStation, Source: GamesIndustry.biz
He did not specify an exact date, but he made it clear that Sony firmly anticipates that the PlayStation 5 will be released on time by the end of the year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYHSsJNbfcA
The official Sony PS5 commercial
Sony on PS5 and Advertising: COVID as a New Challenge
What else did Sony talk about? In the interview, he also mentioned the new PS5 advertisement that Sony had released. Lempel mentioned that this commercial is also a way to connect with interested parties. If there was no COVID pandemic, people would have been able to touch the hardware at an event like Gamescom:
“If the world were a normal place, we would be out there with demo stations at various events, with the opportunity for consumers to touch and interact with the product and truly understand what we are talking about.
The challenge early on was: How do we try to express this with a spot, and how do we simultaneously create a spot given the current restrictions due to the global pandemic? So that was a challenge for us on all fronts.
Eric Lempel, Vice President and Head of Worldwide Marketing & Consumer Experience at PlayStation, Source: GamesIndustry.biz
In the multiplayer online game Marvel’s Avengers (PC, PS4, Xbox One), the organization A.I.M. wants to take the place of superheroes and help people after a catastrophe. However, in the new trailer, you learn that there is much more to it.
What is A.I.M.? A.I.M., which stands for Advanced Idea Mechanics, is a company that aims to protect people with the help of advanced technology. To this end, the company creates state-of-the-art construction machinery, as well as weapons, combat vehicles, and robots.
A.I.M. appears in Marvel’s Avengers after A-Day – a catastrophe that ruined the reputation of our well-known superheroes. The Avengers subsequently disband, and A.I.M. takes their place in protecting the citizens of the country.
In the new Marvel’s Avengers trailer, you learn more about the organization A.I.M.
Good or Evil – What is A.I.M?
What really lies behind A.I.M.? In the new trailer for the multiplayer online game Marvel’s Avengers, you learn that the organization is not as benevolent as it appears. Not without reason, it is essentially the main antagonist. However, A.I.M. is not inherently evil.
The scientists and leading minds behind the company have every intention of protecting people – but under false pretenses. Control instead of freedom is the motto, and thus a situation arises in which people are oppressed.
But in the background of A.I.M. lurks something else, related to the nasty guys from HYDRA. You should know HYDRA from the Marvel films and comics. The villains plan to take over the world. However, in the comics, there is a feud between A.I.M. and HYDRA. How that unfolds in the game Marvel’s Avengers remains to be seen.
M.O.D.O.K. is the villain in Marvel’s Avengers.
Who is the evil genius behind A.I.M? George Tarleton is behind the technological achievements of Advanced Idea Mechanics. However, through his technology and militant views, he has become a terrible monster, M.O.D.O.K., Mental Organism Designed Only to Kill.
His transformation made him megalomaniacal. George Tarleton, aka M.O.D.O.K., is a very complex character in the comics, and according to the trailer for Marvel’s Avengers, this should also come across in the game. He is not simply the super villain but an interesting personality whose motives players may even understand.
A complex story: As you can see from the trailer for A.I.M., Marvel’s Avengers offers a story that resonates with the cinematic films. Not everything is as it seems, and it is your job to learn more about the backgrounds to contain the threat.
In Valorant update 1.06 has arrived on the servers. It includes a few minor bug fixes as well as a nerf for shotguns. They are now less effective under certain circumstances.
What changed with shotguns? Patch 1.06 was released on August 20 and brought a few small but significant changes. The developers referred to the update as the “Air Shotgun Update” because it was about making shotguns more accurate while jumping than they should be.
Shotguns perform well in situations where they are supposed to, but there have been excessively frustrating moments where players could shoot accurately in the air with these weapons. We hope to avoid some of these cases while still keeping the weapon performance intact when catching an opponent at close range. We will also look into further possible changes to shotguns now that we are well-rested.
The last sentence refers to the fact that the team had taken a break and that the patch therefore arrived on Thursday instead of the usual Tuesday.
As a concrete measure against the excessive accuracy, the dispersion of shotguns in the air has been increased by 0.5, to a value of 1.25. This should make flying shotgun users less effective.
Bug fixes and comfort features
What has changed for the agents: The audio and visual effects for concussive effects (Phoenix Curveball and Breach Flashpoint) should now better indicate when to look away and when to look back.
What has changed for comfort: If you only want to see items in the collection window that you own, this setting now persists between restarts.
These are the bug fixes: These bugs are now gone.
Possible fix for the bug where the player HUD sometimes disappears.
A bug in the deathmatch match history and match details has been fixed, which caused ties between 3 or more players not to be displayed as ties, but instead the lowest rank was shown as tied.
A bug has been fixed that allowed new players to make progress toward competitive matchmaking by losing unranked games.
Abandoned games do not count towards the requirement for competitive for the team that abandoned.
A bug has been fixed where ‘<Missing String Table>’ appeared in the chat log.
A bug has been fixed that caused strange player names to appear in chat when managing group invitations.
A bug has been fixed that caused some players to miss out on rewards after completing agent contracts or the act battle pass. Playing a game should now grant the missing rewards, including those from Act 1.
Killjoy’s turret exploit should be fixed.
What else is fixed? According to the developers, patch 1.06 should also finally fix the terrible exploit that affected the new agent Killjoy. This allowed the German engineer Killjoy to place her turrets under the map Split and wreak havoc on the opposing team through walls. This nasty exploit should now be resolved.
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The release of all content for WoW Classic takes place in various phases. The first phase marks the launch of the game. Find out here what the upcoming phases will bring and when they will be released.
What are these phases? As previously announced in an update before the launch of WoW Classic, the content will come in phases. These correspond to the phases or patches in the order the content was originally released.
Not everything that was available at the end of Classic is immediately playable. For some battlegrounds, raids, and other content, you will have to be patient.
We will keep this list updated with what will be released with each phase and when they will start. As soon as new information comes in, we will update this article.
This article will be continuously updated.
Phase 1 – Release
When was the release of Phase 1? Phase 1 represented the launch of WoW Classic on August 27, 2019. Some content was added during this phase.
Originally, only the two raids Onyxia’s Lair and the Molten Core, as well as the dungeon Maraudon were planned. The three instances form the beginning of the endgame in WoW Classic.
Along with Phase 2, layering was also disabled. This was responsible for preventing too many players from overwhelming an area simultaneously but had to be deactivated for world bosses and open PvP to function properly.
The Darkmoon Faire takes place in Elwynn Forest (near Goldshire) or Mulgore (near Thunder Bluff), alternating between the two. It does not exist on its own island, as in the retail version. The Faire starts on the first Monday of each month and lasts for a week.
At the Faire, you can earn prizes such as epic necklaces, 14-slot bags, or equipment for twinks. There will also be card sets, the components (individual cards) of which drop from random enemies, special enemies, and instance bosses. For a complete set (Ace to Eight) of the respective type, there are the following rewards:
Elements => Darkmoon Card: Maelstrom – chance for 200-300 nature damage on melee hits.
Warlords => Darkmoon Card: Heroism – chance to heal 120-180 health points with an attack.
Portals => Darkmoon Card: Swirling Nether – 10% chance to revive with 20% health/mana upon death.
Beasts => Darkmoon Card: Blue Dragon – 2% chance to receive 100% mana regeneration for 15 seconds when casting spells.
The four green dragons of the Emerald Dream (world bosses)
PvP battleground: Arathi Basin
Zul’Gurub is one of the most famous raids of all time. On one hand, there are unique mounts that players farmed for years after Vanilla. On the other hand, Zul’Gurub is the source of a deadly blood plague that devastated entire cities in Vanilla. As a final boss, you face the god Hakkar.
The four green dragons Lethon, Emeriss, Taerar, and Ysondre will be the next world bosses to appear. You can encounter them in Duskwood, Feralas, Hinterlands, and Ashenvale near the large portals to the Emerald Dream (Nightmare).
Arathi Basin is a battleground for 15 players per side in a “King of the Hill” mode. You must hold up to five bases long enough to earn points for victory before the opponents win.
During the war preparations, you must gather supplies for your faction in Silithus and complete quests to strike the gong and begin the war against the Silithid. The first player to strike the gong (and a few hours later) will receive a unique mount: the black Qiraj Battle Tank.
After that, the two raids will be open and can be defeated. At the end of the temple, you will face the Old God C’Thun. However, after the release of Phase 5, he survived only about an hour.
Additionally, there will be new loot. The Tier 0.5 dungeon sets will receive a higher quality through upgrade quests, and druids, shamans, and paladins can finally obtain relics, totems, and fetishes for their “relic” slot.
Moreover, the preparatory event for the next raid Naxxramas is likely to take place in Phase 5: The Scourge Invasion. Here you will face numerous undead that you can kill and trade their trophies for rewards.
Phase 6 – Naxxramas, the End (?)
When is the release of Phase 6? The release date for Phase 5 is not yet known. We will add it here as soon as it is announced.
What’s coming with Phase 6:
Naxxramas (40-player raid)
PvP objectives in Silithus and the Eastern Plaguelands
During the invasions, you can prepare for Naxxramas. You only need to farm reputation with the Argent Dawn. Although there are no rewards yet for this, it is already worth farming reputation there.
The higher your reputation, the less the entrance to Naxxramas will cost you. At Exalted, it will even be free.
The PvP objectives in Silithus and the Plaguelands include towers and structures, through which you secure a small bonus as long as you can hold them and stay in the area.
After Phase 6 – What comes next?
What’s next after the “end”: Actually, WoW Classic ends after Naxxramas. After the raid, there was no new content for Vanilla. No official plans have been announced after Naxxramas, but Blizzard has already inquired about “Burning Crusade” servers from the players.
This is intended to work similarly to Old School Runescape, where the old version is complemented with new content without relying on expansions or moving the game to newer versions. Ideas for Classic+ already exist.
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The multiplayer online game Marvel’s Avengers has announced the start date for the beta. Throughout August, all interested parties will have the chance to experience the game before its release.
If you’ve always wanted to step into the role of a true superhero, you should definitely take a closer look at Marvel’s Avengers. And if you want to check out the game before its release and get your first impression of it, you should dive into the beta. MeinMMO explains when and how that works.
When does the beta of Marvel’s Avengers start?
When does the closed beta for pre-order customers start? The beta will be rolled out in three stages on three different dates for all platforms. The catch is that PC and Xbox players will have to wait longer:
August 7 – The beta for pre-order customers starts on PS4
August 14 – Pre-order beta for PC and Xbox One, open beta for PS4
When does the open beta start? Also, those who want to try the game as part of the beta will have to wait longer – until this date:
August 21 at 9:00 PM local time – Open beta for everyone
How to get access to the Marvel’s Avengers beta – Here’s how you can participate
Pre-order and play the beta early: For the pre-order betas, you must have purchased the game in advance.
It doesn’t matter which of the up to four possible editions you buy. The cheapest way to participate is the Standard Edition, which you can get for
€69.99 on PS4 and Xbox One
and €59.99 for PC (Steam).
Keep in mind that you must handle the beta access through the retailer when purchasing a physical version according to the official FAQ for the Avengers beta. You can find details at the respective shop.
Marvel’s Avengers Beta – Participate for free: The open beta is then free for everyone who wants to test the game, but it will also be shorter.
Do you also want to step into the suit of Iron Man? Dive into the beta.
Where can I pre-order? Publisher Square Enix has set up a dedicated official shop page for the pre-order of Avengers. Here you can select your preferred edition and platform, whether you want a physical or digital copy, and then a shop of your choice. You will then be redirected to the respective page with a click on “Pre-order”.
Do you need PS Plus or Xbox Live Gold? No, neither of the two paid services is required for the beta of Marvel’s Avengers.
What content does the beta of Marvel’s Avengers offer?
If you want to try out Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, and other Marvel heroes before the release of Marvel’s Avengers on September 4, you have the chance on PS4 first. Just before the official release date, you can check it out for free one more time. But what’s actually included?
The Avengers
The heroes: You can try out the following four characters:
Iron Man
Hulk
Black Widow
Ms. Marvel
They all have 3 skill trees, but only one can be used in the beta.
The content: After a 25-minute prologue in which you relive the events of A-Day, you initially have access to 2 single-player missions – the so-called Hero Missions.
After these missions, there are three content types: HARM Rooms, Warzones, and Dropzones, which can be completed either solo with AI or in co-op with other players. You can also get a preview of the multiplayer.
The heroes also have a lot to do in the beta
What is Marvel’s Avengers about?
In Marvel’s Avengers, you control the characters of the titular superhero team, including renowned heroes like Ms. Marvel. Four heroes form a team that must fight through various missions.
Nevertheless, Marvel’s Avengers is among the 5 most anticipated new multiplayer games of 2020. Comic lovers and superhero fans will surely get their money’s worth here. However, anyone looking for a new co-op title should at least check out the open beta with their friends.
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Finally, the developers revealed how to obtain older exotics from rotating game content in Destiny 2 starting this fall.
What’s happening in Destiny 2 this fall: On November 10, the new expansion “Beyond Light” will be released for Destiny 2. This will not only bring new content to the game but also a significant overhaul for Destiny 2.
The shooter cannot simply continue to grow. Thus, Bungie has devised a system (Destiny Content Vault, DCV for short) where content from both Destiny games is stored and can then rotate in and out of Destiny 2.
In short, some existing content from Destiny 2 will disappear this fall with the help of the DCV, but new content will be added to the game.
This is what the map of Destiny 2 will look like this fall
The impact of rotation on exotics: This rotation will not only affect playable content like locations, strikes, missions, or raids but also the availability of some weapon exotics.
Many examples of these exotic weapons will no longer be available through traditional means (quests, missions). Because one or more steps to obtain the corresponding weapon or the sole source could be rendered unavailable due to the rotation of the associated content.
How you will be able to obtain the old exotics: Many Guardians are now wondering whether and, if yes, how these weapon exotics will be obtainable starting this fall. After all, some Guardians are still missing quite a few exo-weapons. Bungie has finally provided concrete details on this.
No longer available through traditional means – Whisper of the Worm
As the studio announced, none of these exotics from Destiny 2 will disappear. Only the original way to obtain them, along with their respective destinations and activity content, will be moved to the Destiny Content Vault.
However, both new and veteran players will still be able to earn these weapon exotics starting this fall. Therefore, from Year 4 onwards, every exotic weapon tied to a quest moved to the Content Vault will be available through a new memorial vendor. How this will work for raid exotics like the Anarchy remains to be seen.
This vendor will be located among the vault traders in the Tower. Bungie intends to provide more specific details on how this exotic archive will work during the current Season 11. Some old exotics from past seasons can already be acquired from the Cryptarch in the Tower.
You can already purchase some old exotics from Master Rahool
What about the exotic masterwork catalysts? Not only exotic weapons but also numerous masterwork catalysts are affected by the content rotation and will no longer be available through traditional means with the start of Year 4.
However, all these catalysts are expected to return from the Vault in upcoming seasons and be made available with new targets (if necessary). They will not be available like the old exotics through the new memorial vendor in the Tower.
Gearbox has released a first teaser for the upcoming 4th DLC of Borderlands 3. It reveals when the official presentation of the DLC will take place. There is also a tweet from Randy Pitchford hinting at a popular content from Borderlands 2.
What does the teaser show? The 20-second teaser features the character “Krieg” meditating at the center of the video. The background changes multiple times, along with various sounds such as screams or moans.
Starting from second 17, the message “Full Reveal August 25” appears. It is confirmed that we will learn everything about the 4th DLC next Tuesday.
A release is therefore expected at the end of September. This was roughly the interval between the reveals and the releases of the other DLCs.
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What can we expect in the 4th DLC? The teaser already suggests that Krieg could find his way to Borderlands 3. He already appeared as the sixth playable character in the predecessor Borderlands 2.
Additionally, there is a mysterious tweet from Gearbox co-founder Randy Pitchford, in which he claims to have rolled a 2, then a 14, and then a 2.
On reddit, users deciphered this into the letters B N B, which is for them a clear hint at Bunkers and Badasses (via reddit).
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What is Bunkers and Badasses? This minigame is Pandora’s version of “Dungeons & Dragons,” which the character Tiny Tina played. This content was appropriately released with the 4th DLC of Borderlands 2.
It is very likely that this could also be content in the upcoming DLC of Borderlands 3.
A new patch for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and CoD Warzone is now live. This patch fixes, among other things, an issue that allowed the FR 5.56 with a certain attachment to instantly kill opponents. There are also other adjustments to the weapons. Read the patch notes here.
This bug is fixed by the patch: Since a recent update, the assault rifle FR 5.56 has had an underbarrel shotgun. It is actually not that strong, at least with most weapons.
The latter has made the game nearly unplayable by distorting weapon models unnaturally. Players could hardly aim properly or hit players with broken weapons. The “Demon Gun Glitch” has now been fixed, though. Here’s how it looked:
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The MMORPG Crowfall is currently in a closed beta, but more and more players are being invited. As the developers revealed, almost all registered players have been invited and additional testers are being sought.
What kind of test is this? On August 11, Crowfall officially entered beta. The MMORPG focused on PvP has been in development for over 5 years and has offered a playable version since 2018, which was only available to paying customers.
However, users can also participate in the current beta by simply registering on the official website. And your chances are very good that you will be selected for the test, even if you register today. The developers also revealed this in a new Q&A.
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Almost all 400,000 beta registrations have received an invitation
How is the beta going so far? As Creative Director J. Todd Coleman revealed in the video, the beta is going well. It is primarily intended to test the stability of the servers and features. For this, many players are needed.
So far, nearly 400,000 players have registered for the beta, in addition to the 70,000 backers who have already invested money. As Coleman mentioned, almost all of these registered players have now been invited.
How can you still register? To participate in the beta, it is sufficient to register on the official website. Participants are invited in waves.
So initially, the players who registered early are being invited. But new players will also receive invitations.
In Crowfall there are PvE and PvP worlds. In addition, there are castle sieges, as seen in this picture.
How long will the beta last? Players who register for the beta can play for 30 days initially. Those who have already invested money and are backers of the MMORPG can use the beta indefinitely.
In Destiny 2, there was a new update tonight on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Google Stadia – the hotfix 2.9.1.3. Find out everything important about the maintenance process on August 20, the server downtime, and the patch notes.
What is important today: Normally, Destiny 2 receives its updates almost always on Tuesdays, and that is no different in the Season 11. However, with hotfix 2.9.1.3, Bungie apparently did not want to wait until next week, so the new update is already available today, Thursday.
You can expect maintenance today as well as downtime – the servers will go offline for a while during the maintenance.
The hotfix 2.9.1.3 is now live, by the way. It will be automatically installed in-game before character selection and is 10.22 MB on PS4.
Maintenance on 20.08. – This is the procedure
The maintenance work will take place today exactly during prime time. But if everything goes according to plan, you will only need to take a brief forced break.
These times are important today:
Maintenance begins at 18:00 CET.
At 18:45, downtime begins, servers will go offline. All players will be removed from their respective activities and returned to the login screen.
At 19:00, the server downtime ends, and the release of update 2.9.1.3 starts on all platforms and in all regions.
After the update has been loaded (and copied), players can log back in to Destiny 2.
The maintenance is expected to end at 21:00.
Please note: Until the end of the maintenance work at 21:00, there may be queues and login issues. Additionally, the Companion App and other API services may be impaired or unavailable.
What changes with update 2.9.1.3 in Destiny 2?
This is known: Bungie has already given a brief insight into what this update could entail. The hotfix is supposed to fix the faulty weekly event bounties from the Solstice of Heroes.
Solstice cosmetic from Eververse
These do not grant Glimmer nor powerful loot. However, the in-game currency will be needed by some Guardians for cosmetics during the summer event.
It is unknown whether any further fixes or changes will come to the game with the new update. The official patch notes should provide more detailed information.
Patch notes for Destiny 2 hotfix 2.9.1.3
What’s in the patch notes: The official patch notes for update 2.9.1.3 are not yet available in German. They are expected to be released later tonight, and we will provide them for you. In the meantime, we have linked the original English Change Log for you:
A commercial for the PS5 has surfaced on the internet, reportedly originating from Hungary. While there are no concrete hints about the price or the release date, many are now hoping for a forthcoming revelation of this information.
Update – 5:00 PM: The official advertisement has now been released by PlayStation. It features the previously leaked scenes. You can find the English advertisement on YouTube and we have embedded the advertisement here in German for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYHSsJNbfcA
In the official PlayStation blog, there are also some developer insights regarding the games that are supposed to be released on the PS5.
What kind of advertisement is this? The 30-second advertisement for the PS5 does not showcase direct gameplay content but relies heavily on CGI effects. The focus is on a female character with a bow and arrow.
Meanwhile, a voice in the background reports that one has arrived in a world where one can feel and hear a lot. Immersion is strongly emphasized in the advertisement, which is likely to be created with the special 3D audio technology and the showcased DualSense 5 controller.
Where does the advertisement come from?: The advertisement was first released on the official YouTube channel of PlayStation Hungary. However, the video has since been set to private.
However, since the internet never forgets, the advertisement can still be found on other platforms, including Twitter:
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In the PS5 reddit, the advertisement is currently generating a lot of hope among users. After all, it’s an official commercial from Sony. And this would only make sense in the near future if there were also details about the release and the price.
Some have even hoped that there might be new information today, August 20. After all, Sony has frequently released updates on Thursdays in the past, and the video might have just gone online prematurely.
However, there has been no official statement from Sony so far. There isn’t much time left, as the console is supposed to be released this year along with the Xbox Series X.
Can games be recognized in the trailer?
Some clever users on reddit also tried to find game content in the CGI trailer:
The streaming service Netflix has released a new in-house documentary: High Score. In the mini-series, the developers of the most famous video games talk about how the industry became so successful and provide insights into its creation.
What kind of series is it? High Score is a mini-series consisting of six episodes, each about 45 minutes long. It tells the story of how video games slowly took over households and encouraged players to play themselves instead of just staring at their TV.
It includes a cross-section of the most successful video games at the beginning of the gaming era, the “golden age,” as Netflix itself calls it.
In the first episode, for example, the Japanese Tomohiro Nishikado talks about the success of the iconic game Space Invaders, which he invented and which became a huge success, especially in Japanese arcade halls. You can find the trailer for the documentary here:
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The transition to modern gaming is exemplified by DOOM. As seen in the trailer, here the co-founder of id Software, Alfonso John Romero, explains why we love multiplayer games so much:
For the first time, you can play in a high-speed 3D world where you blow your friends up. It’s a lot of fun to play against each other in deathmatch mode, and that has influenced everyone who wanted to make games.
The shooter DOOM is the originator of the deathmatch mode, where players fight until one reaches a certain score. It is now indispensable in shooters. id Software released DOOM Eternal, the first major AAA shooter in 2020.
The documentary interestingly runs counter to the current trend of Twitch and streaming. Many people enjoy watching other gamers play instead of playing themselves. One of the latest hits is Fall Guys, which has taken Twitch by storm.
Is a huge hit on Twitch: The new game Fall Guys.
There has been a long debate among gamers about the fascination with Twitch. Many do not see why they should watch others play when they can just play themselves. Others argue that they simply want to be entertained, and the best way to do that is with what they love: video games. Especially if a friendly streamer talks to them.
That the MP7 is one of the best weapons in close combat in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare & Warzone is probably well known to most soldiers. However, which setup allows you to beat almost everything at short distances is probably just now coming to light – a player shows his wild hipfire build.
The MP7 plays really nicely in Call of Duty. The recoil tends to pull the weapon up when firing, which can be controlled very well, and the “Time to Kill” (TTK) values are also impressive. This makes it a strong choice as
Now a CoD player found a setup that makes the weapon good in other ways. He plays the close-combat beast only with hipfire. This saves him the time to aim down sights (ADS time) and wins many duels at short distances because he can achieve kills purely based on the TTK value without accounting for ADS time.
For fans of the MP7, this opens up entirely new possibilities and reveals an underestimated strength of the submachine gun. MeinMMO shows you his setup and explains in detail why it is so strong.
Hipfire Setup Delivers Strong Performance in Modern Warfare & Warzone
What does his setup look like? The player “@thetonystark” presents the setup in one of his TikTok videos and also shows scenes of how he uses the weapon.
MP7 Hipfire Setup
Muzzle: Suppressor (Monolith)
Laser: 5mW Laser
Stock: No Stock
Underbarrel: Merc Foregrip
Ammunition: 60-Round Magazine
Pros and Cons of the Hipfire Style
What makes the setup so strong? He plays the MP purely as a hipfire weapon, and the easily manageable recoil, which is made even more relaxed by the attachments, can also be controlled very well. Additionally, the bullet spread is rather low, even at longer distances. In the video, you can see strong hits at 20 meters without aiming down sights.
The catch is that by using only hipfire, you save on the “time to aim down sights” and thus gain an advantage over all players and weapons that need to aim in order to hit effectively. This brings the TTK below that of many other weapons, and unless you have to defend against a shotgun, you can take out everything else. Unless a strong player comes around the corner with the FAL and scores headshots – the hipfire MP7 won’t stand a chance.
If you do have to aim down sights, this setup allows you to do so quite quickly and accurately. On top of that, there is a high movement speed, which becomes noticeable when fleeing from the circle in Warzone, changing cover, or pushing enemies. This is also due to the “Merc Foregrip, which provides a hidden speed buff.
What makes the setup less effective? The build forgoes a barrel that increases range, allowing the weapon to do more damage at a distance. Although the Monolith Suppressor gives you a range boost and suppresses your shots, the weapon’s damage profile weakens from 12 meters onwards. The Monolith Suppressor is, by the way, one of the attachments we recommend for every weapon.
With this setup, you can hardly use the weapon at distances beyond close combat range. Rapidly switching weapons when your primary weapon runs out of steam usually doesn’t yield the desired hits.
Another downside is the constant visibility of the 5mW laser. The beam is clearly visible before you come around a corner. The ADS advantage won’t help you much if the enemy is already “hard-scoping” on your position.
MP7 – TTK without ADS in Warzone: 568 milliseconds
MP5 – TTK with ADS in Multiplayer: 368 milliseconds
MP7 – TTK without ADS in Multiplayer: 189 milliseconds
The differences are clearly visible and particularly noticeable in regular multiplayer. If you use the MP purely for close combat, make sure to include this setup in your loadout.
However, in Warzone, you should currently prefer the “FR 5.56” for close combat. That weapon, with the right attachment, can take out foes with just one shot, and the weapon is currently so OP that the developers have announced a fix. Until then, unfortunately, the “FAMAS” is the go-to choice for close combat in Warzone.
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