NCSoft is planning a sequel to the Lineage series with the MMORPG Project TL for PC and consoles. New details have been revealed, while the release date is being pushed further back.
What is the status of Project TL? During the conference call for the first quarter of 2020, developer NCSoft revealed that work on Project TL is progressing.
A closed beta for the MMORPG is still scheduled to take place in 2020 based on player feedback. The development will then continue. A release date is expected to be addressed only in 2021 (via MMOCulture).
Dragon’s Nest – One of the concept images for Project TL.
MMORPG for Lineage was close to a global beta in 2017
What is behind Project TL? Originally, the MMORPG was announced under the title “Lineage Eternal” and was far along in development. It was considered by many to be the hope for MMORPGs and was intended to continue the successful Lineage series.
In 2016, the game entered a closed beta and was supposed to launch globally in 2017. However, the MMORPG was deemed too “grindy” by even the Korean players and not innovative enough, leading to Lineage Eternal being put on hold in 2017.
From the remnants, a new game named Project TL was created, which even received a new engine. But so far, we know very little about the upcoming MMORPG.
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What is known about Project TL? The following information is currently available about the MMORPG:
It is being developed in Unreal Engine 4.
It is set to be released for PC and consoles.
It will be an action RPG from an isometric perspective, similar to Lost Ark.
Lineage Eternal was supposed to release worldwide, which is also expected for Project TL.
In January 2020, NCSoft released 10 new images of Project TL. However, these are mainly concept images and not in-game screenshots. Only the previously linked trailer from 2017 provides insight into the game. Whether this represents the current state of the game is unknown.
The Elder Scrolls Online will soon receive the new expansion chapter Greymoor. There you will face vampires. But the bloodsuckers are not just pale, long-toothed shadow creepers. A new trailer and a statement from the developers bring more information to light about your enemies.
What are the enemies in Greymoor? At the latest since the impressive cinematic trailer for Greymoor, we know that vampires will haunt Skyrim in the upcoming expansion. Therefore, there have also been adjustments to the vampires and gameplay if you are a vampire yourself. Since these adjustments seem to contradict the established vampire lore, some fans even took to the barricades.
However, the developers seem to have put a lot of work into the “new” concepts of vampires and explained this further in a blog post. There was also another trailer, in which the vampires hint at their sinister plans.
New details about the story in the trailer
How well (or poorly) the developer has succeeded in revamping the bloodsuckers can be seen here in a new trailer. In it, no one is actually safe from the bloodsuckers.
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a horde of lesser vampires tearing apart an Argonian in the depths of the Blackreach.
a voice announcing the return of vampires from millennia of exile
vampires conducting creepy experiments in dark laboratories.
a kind of machine that somehow “changes” living beings with blood-red energy.
a “legion” of creepy, faceless constructs that seem to be just waiting to be unleashed.
in another scene, you see a particularly large construct smashing through a massive door. These things are probably boss enemies
large beings are generally trending. A gigantic dark elf is strangling a warrior and an even larger giant is mowing down weak people with an axe.
the trailer ends with an impressive parade of heavily armored vampire warriors standing in formation before their leader, the fearsome vampire lord.
These were the challenges for the designers: Vampires are among the most well-known fantasy monsters and have been present in the Elder Scrolls games for years. Therefore, one quickly has an image in mind when hearing the word “vampire”, namely a pale fiend with fangs.
However, as a player, you do not want to keep fighting the same bloodsuckers again and again. Therefore, the designers and writers at Zenimax have come up with a few ideas on the topic. This was especially a challenge for senior writer Randy Begel:
“I think I’ve now written at least five different pieces of vampire-themed content for ESO. So I’m quite experienced, but I’m slowly running out of synonyms for ‘blood’.”
Randy Begel, Senior Writer at ZeniMax
With Greymoor, the developers primarily wanted to present the vampires as unique new enemies while still keeping the vampire theme. The entire expansion is meant to feel darker and more ominous due to the vampires. This is especially true for the massive areas in the depths.
But whatever the vampires are planning: For our author Jürgen Horn, they are mainly there to die on the blades of his Khajiit nightblade. Because everyone knows that there is no room for both Khajiit and vampires in the shadows!
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In Pokémon GO, you can earn up to 50,000 Stardust extra today, on May 12th. This works thanks to rewards for Season 1 of the PvP League.
Here’s how to get the extra Stardust: You need to click on the PvP League. There, you can collect the rewards for your rank since last night, and for the first time, you can also multiply these rewards with a Star Piece.
Activate the Star Piece before you click on the PvP League. As soon as you click on it, you must also collect the reward. If you haven’t activated a Star Piece at that time, there won’t be any extra Stardust.
This is how much dust you can get: It becomes really worth it starting from rank 7. There, you will receive 20,000 Stardust and an additional 10,000 Stardust if you activate a Star Piece.
We provide you with an overview of the rewards from rank 7:
This means that you can get 150,000 Stardust at rank 10 if you activate a Star Piece. So, you get an additional 50,000 Stardust if you use the Star Piece beforehand.
Is it worth it for lower ranks? In principle, it doesn’t matter what rank you are. The Star Piece always gives you more dust, and you have to weigh whether it’s worth using such an item for, for example, 2,500 additional dust (as in rank 4).
You can also combine the reward with your daily round. If you’re already running for at least half an hour, then use a Star Piece, collect the PvP reward, and catch Pokémon afterward. Currently, there is double Stardust for catching Pokémon thanks to the Johto event. So, a Star Piece is definitely worth it.
Can you collect the reward later? In principle, you can also collect the reward for Season 1 later. However, you just can’t battle in the league beforehand. So, if someone can forgo the PvP League for a few days, they can also collect the reward after a few days.
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In Minecraft you can quickly farm XP. This simple and easy-to-build XP farm provides dozens of levels in just a few minutes.
Farming XP in Minecraft can be a lengthy process. Experience points are especially needed to enchant items or to repair or upgrade at the anvil. We have a comprehensive enchantment guide here for you. But for those who don’t want to wander the world for hours, killing enemies night after night and exposing themselves to great danger, building an XP farm is the solution.
What is an XP farm in Minecraft? It is usually a complex built by players that is designed so that the mobs die almost or completely on their own. The player receives the experience points and usually all the items that mobs leave behind.
On Reddit, user Leandtjen showed in a short clip how well the XP farm he built works. The levels fly by. In just a few seconds, he levels up from level 2 to level 28, without doing much at all.
How does this farm work? The zombie pigmen are all angry at the player because one of their companions was attacked by him. This causes all pigmen to rush angrily at the player. However, due to the construction, the pigmen are all funneled to a spot where there are already many minecarts. When a pigman falls onto one of these minecarts, the “cap” for the maximum possible objects at one spot is exceeded, causing the pigmen to die automatically.
The XP automatically floats to the player while the items fall to the ground and are automatically sorted by a system of chests and droppers. This way, he not only collects experience points but also a lot of gold.
The farm also works in the next patch – even if many things change there:
Video shows step-by-step construction: Anyone wanting to build such a farm in the Nether can check out the video by RandomGgames. He originally built this farm and shows in detail how to build such a farm in the Nether.
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RandomGgames uses creative mode for this, but the farm can also be built in survival mode. However, it may be necessary to clear a large area in the Nether, which takes more time. However, the resource expenditure is very low, making it a cheap undertaking.
What do you think of such XP farms in Minecraft? A cool thing that saves time? Or does it make everything too easy?
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The Chinese version of the popular action RPG Path of Exile (PC, PS4, Xbox One) differs slightly from the international version. Meanwhile, there are even calls to introduce some of these features generally.
What makes the Chinese version of PoE different? Path of Exile is very popular, it is growing and growing. However, there are some so-called quality-of-life features in the Chinese version that players in the international version miss.
However, there are also things that, while fundamentally good in concept, leave much to be desired in their implementation. These are things with which the Chinese publisher Tencent monetizes the action RPG in China.
These are the popular quality-of-life features in the Chinese version:
A “death log” that informs you after your demise about what killed you
Videos during the selection of subclasses (Ascendancy classes) that show you how this class works
Pets that collect loot for you
An auction house
The ability to plan a path on the passive skill tree in advance
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What is somewhat controversial? In the Chinese version of Path of Exile, there are also some things that the players view somewhat critically:
Additional inventory slots for money
A trade system through which players can trade among themselves, but it costs money
What do players think about the differences? Especially the quality-of-life features are something that quite a few players would like to see in other versions of Path of Exile as well.
hackenclaw says on Reddit: “It is the year 2020, yet to buy an item I still have to visit a damn website outside the game client to search for it.”
Thor_Thanos333 writes: “Oh my God, that looks so much cooler! And very helpful for beginners like me.”
Kasspa comments: “It’s just dumb and ridiculous that it feels like the Chinese version is a completely different game because of all the crazy QoL features they get. It leaves a bad taste in my mouth.”
Shimaran tries to explain the differences: “Remember that we have a different market than in China. They got the game long after us. I think these things were implemented because the game had no chance there without these changes.”
pfSonata views the changes critically: “Quality of life is usually just a euphemism to make the game easier. It is very clear that many of these changes make the game more palatable for Chinese players, who mostly prefer terrible MMOs with pay-to-win schemes and bad gameplay. Reddit literally does not understand what they expect from a game, and if GGG implements all their suggestions, the game will be trash.”
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The video shows the pets in the Chinese version of PoE that collect items.
MeinMMO author Andreas Bertits states: The features serve to make PoE a bit more beginner-friendly and maybe even a little easier. While this could attract newcomers and excite them for the hack and slash, the hardcore fans who enjoy the high difficulty of Path of Exile may be put off by it.
The developer studio Grinding Gear Games therefore cannot simply implement these changes into the international version, as they could otherwise alienate their target audience. Such adjustments would have to be introduced carefully.
Path of Exile is among the 15 best MMOs and MMORPGs you can currently play. If you want to know what the other 14 games are, you should read the article. Maybe you’ll find another hack and slash that you’d like to try.
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In Fortnite, a pickaxe from the “Star Wars” series has been removed indefinitely. The reason for this was a nasty bug that made it “Pay2Win.” Players had real advantages with the pickaxe.
What kind of pickaxe is this? The harvesting tool, which players can use to farm materials, comes from the “Star Wars” series. It is the pickaxe: Club.
The club from the “Star Wars” series has been removed from the game
Pickaxe gives players a clear advantage
What is the problem with the pickaxe? The harvesting tool was plagued by a nasty sound bug that made it “Pay2Win.” When players equipped the club, opponents could no longer hear their footsteps.
This allowed players to silently sneak up on an opponent from behind and kill them without being heard. This clearly made the pickaxe a purchasable advantage.
The player SlowEU_ watched the professional player Dmitri “Mitr0” Van de Vrie during the Solo Cash Cup. He noticed that the pro made no noise at all when he had the pickaxe “Club” equipped.
He published the clip on Twitter, where this was clearly visible:
From the opponent’s perspective, one can see that he did not hear at all that a player was sneaking up on him. Therefore, he could not react and was quickly eliminated.
Removal of the pickaxe
What happens now with the harvesting tool? Epic has removed the pickaxe from the game indefinitely while they work on fixing the bug.
In the game, it is now displayed as a normal pickaxe, in the default style, if it is still equipped.
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Once there is more information about this harvesting tool, Epic Games will continue to inform via Fortnite Status.
YouTuber Muselk found some skins in Fortnite that he believed were also “Pay2Win.” With these skins, one could hide wonderfully and blend in with the environment. If one then ambushed opponents, they could not react before being eliminated. The YouTuber showed this process in his video and explained why they are “Pay2Win”.
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YouTuber and FaZe co-owner Richard “FaZe Banks” Bengston stated in a podcast that a few years ago he operated a lucrative gambling site for CS:GO. Many can’t believe he admits this so openly. Because four years ago, a scandal was brewing.
This is Banks: FaZe Banks (28) is one of the owners of FaZe Clan and a YouTuber with 5.37 million followers. He has been involved in Esports for many years and has enormous influence. The “FaZe Clan” is considered one of the most important Esports organizations in the world. The organization recognized the potential in channels like YouTube early on and consistently turned it into a business. Today, they not only have Esports athletes under contract but also professional content creators, especially on YouTube.
Despite his enormous influence, FaZe Banks is not a cool business type but is often involved in strange situations. He was accused of trashing a hotel room in Las Vegas. Damages worth $30,000 were incurred. (via dexerto)
This is FaZe Banks (right) with his protégé Tfue (left). This later led to a dispute.
Lucrative Skin Betting for CS:GO
This is what Banks says: In a podcast (via youtube), Banks explains that he and his clan entered the lucrative field of “skin betting” in CS:GO a few years ago.
Since skins themselves do not have any material value in the real world, this operated in a legal gray area.
In “skin gambling” for CS:GO, you play games of chance like roulette or crash, but do not bet money; instead, you bet CS:GO skins, which can be extremely valuable. Skins can be bought and sold for real money on the Steam marketplace.
$61,000 was paid for this weapon skin.
The idea emerged to set up a gambling site with FaZe Clan to raise enough money to buy a CS:GO team, which would have cost about one million dollars.
Banks says they flew to Antigua for this:
„This is an island in the Caribbean where it is legal to run a betting site as long as you have the permit and the necessary stuff. So we flew there privately, sat down with the guy in charge on the island, and basically paid him $100,000 and he gave us the license.”
FaZe Banks in a podcast
Banks says the site generated about $200,000 a day. After a few months, they shut the site down. According to Banks, they were one of the few organizations that did it “legally.” Even today, organizations still earn money in this way.
FaZe Banks does not disclose the name of the website.
Conflict of Interest and Fraud Allegations
Here’s why it’s sensitive: What Banks casually shares here was a case around 2016 that some wanted to uncover. Because gambling is a sensitive issue with CS:GO – often interests mix and questions arise:
Is everything really above board with such sites?
Are the gambling methods possibly manipulated?
Are content creators promoting such sites involved in the financial success of the site themselves and are they transparent about it?
The YouTuber Jake Lucky posted screenshots on Twitter showing how four members of the FaZe Clan promoted the site “CS:GO Wild” in videos in 2015 and 2016: They made a lot of money there. The videos garnered up to 4.3 million views.
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It is suspected that CS:GO Wild is the website Banks operated.
The sensitive part is that FaZe Clan operated a website without publicly admitting it and promoted it through their YouTubers.
The people investigating this said that the FaZe Clan had denied everything back then. What reporters have known for years is now public. But no one will care that they lied back then.
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This is the player reaction: On Reddit, users are discussing FaZe Banks’ statements. They are surprised that he so openly admits what had previously been suspected but not proven:
One user says: If I were his lawyer, I would advise him not to speak so openly about it. What is he thinking?
Another calls FaZe Banks a “ticking time bomb for a lawsuit”
Others, however, say: Nothing will happen to Banks after all.
PhantomL0rd – also had trouble due to betting in CS:GO.
A Twitch streamer brought down by CS:GO betting was James “Phantoml0rd” Varga, a well-known former LoL streamer and former star of Twitch, who was banned from the platform in 2016.
In Diablo 3, 4 players impress in a video with a speed run in a Nephalem Portal of level 150. Also present is the Witch Doctor – one of the formerly weakest classes in the game.
This is the situation with the Witch Doctor: Since the start of Season 20, the Witch Doctor received a major buff and has evolved from one of the weakest classes in Season 19 to possibly the best class in Season 20.
That the Witch Doctor has actually become really strong is now shown in a video. There, 4 players together with the help of the Witch Doctor pass a Nephalem Portal at level 150, mastering one of the toughest challenges in Diablo 3 in just 3:49 minutes.
The Witch Doctor shows its full strength
This is the video: The clip was uploaded on May 8 and has so far nearly 9,000 views:
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The portal MMORPG.org.pl states that this is a new record at the Nephalem Portal. The time of 3:49 minutes is definitely record-worthy and only a few players will be able to scratch this mark.
The team consists of the following classes:
Crusader
Witch Doctor
Monk
Barbarian
Why does this time work? The reason is that Diablo 3 is getting easier over time. With the new seasons come new class buffs and the armor sets are adjusted so that they can be better combined.
While back at the start of Diablo 3 you couldn’t even reach level 150 because the classes were too weak for that, numerous players are now competing for new record times in the Nephalem Portals.
The new time can probably be attributed to the Witch Doctor. This one has become really strong with Season 20 and is suddenly used by many players again.
Since new team combinations can now be put together and the Witch Doctor is so strong, such a time is possible. It is no coincidence that this class is represented 8 times in the global top 20 of hardcore players.
Alongside the Crusader, the Witch Doctor is the most represented in the top 20
What does the future hold for the hardcore online shooter Escape from Tarkov? The developers have now spoken about an arena that promises to be exciting.
What has the development team announced? An arena is set to be introduced in the online shooter Escape from Tarkov on a yet-to-be-announced date. However, it is expected to be a very special challenge.
Killa is one of the bosses you will probably fight in the arena of Escape from Tarkov.
A real challenge
What does this arena offer you? In the arena of Escape from Tarkov, battles against the game’s boss enemies await you. You will be facing the toughest and most demanding foes in the game, whom you would otherwise encounter on maps like Zollgelände.
Bosses are really cool. It will be a lot of fun to defeat them in the arena. There will be a mode where you fight against groups of bosses. For each new boss, we are introducing improved AI and better behavior. It will be interesting to see how these AI enemies interact with each other.
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What kind of fights are they? The battle against multiple bosses is particularly interesting. As the developers have explained, they are designed to work well as a group. You won’t just face one tough boss, but several at once.
Moreover, the AI will be adjusted so that the bosses act as a team. This is expected to be a particularly challenging experience, especially in a shooter that is already labeled as hardcore.
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The video shows that boss enemies in Escape from Tarkov already present a challenge.
Fight against dangerous bosses
Which bosses can you expect? So far, there is not much information about the new mode. However, it can be assumed that you can face the known – as well as certainly new – boss enemies from Escape from Tarkov in the arena. These would include:
With Sanitar, another one is planned for the map Shoreline
In addition, the developers plan to give the boss enemies voice lines. This will be particularly interesting when they start insulting or mocking you.
When will the arena come? There is still no release date for the arena for Escape from Tarkov. The developers have also not given any hints about an approximate launch time.
In Destiny 2, a clip is currently causing a lot of laughter. A surprised unlucky player is being celebrated by the community and soon probably also by Bungie.
This is the clip we’re talking about: The relatively small content creator TheCDJohnson wanted to have some fun in PvP. Just as he activates his Super, he becomes one of the biggest unlucky players in Destiny 2.
In just a few moments, he dies three times from the same enemy attack and couldn’t have done anything differently. What happened to him is captured in a 10-second clip. The video is currently making waves in the community, and even some big names and a community manager are laughing along.
His misfortune could turn into one of his greatest victories in Destiny. Check out the short clip here:
Accidents & Coincidences Bring Thousands of Destiny Players to Laughter
This is what happened: TheCDJohnson is playing in the Crucible’s Menagerie playlist, where chaotic battles are standard due to significantly faster ability recharge. Just as he activates his Golden Gun, a Warlock crosses his path and throws a Nova Bomb at him.
Although the Golden Gun hits the Warlock and also strikes the Nova, the explosion takes the Hunter to his death. Less than 5 steps away from the situation, TheCDJohnson spawns immediately and dies again from the Nova. The next spawn kindly places him a few meters further away in the game – but the Nova strikes a third time hard and mercilessly.
The result: 3 deaths in about 5 seconds, and the Hunter could have done nothing to prevent even one of the deaths. But at least he took his tormentor with him to the grave.
The Nova Bomb avenges its master threefold
How is that even possible? As the Hunter shoots down the Warlock and his Nova, he has to experience some of the peculiarities of the enemy subclass firsthand: The Warlock was playing the top Voidwalker. This subclass has a strong, slow but homing Nova Bomb.
When the Hunter shoots the bomb, it detonates and causes kill number 1. The Void super was already on the scent and set out to avenge the master after his death. When this Nova explodes, a handful of mini-bombs appear – which are also homing.
Due to the unfortunate spawns that occur in the Menagerie promptly and without a timer, the projectiles dive towards the only living target nearby (Kill 2). One of the mini-Novas flies around erratically but is triggered by the helpless Hunter’s respawn – the inevitable kill number 3 happens.
This is what the viewers say: When TheCDJohnson posted his clip online via Twitter on May 10, he likely did not expect the reactions that his misfortune would provoke in the community.
By now (May 12 – 9:30 AM), the video has over 8,100 likes, almost 2,000 retweets, and numerous comments from amused Guardians:
MagickUnicorn writes: “Best Destiny clip I’ve seen in a long time.”
Some users joke about the hopeless situation. Ascendat Nomand (PvP Pro) says, “Just git gud,” meaning: just get better.
Even big Destiny names like Falloutplays notice the video and share the funny clip.
Bungie’s community manager dmg04 simply states “wrecked.”
The creator is overwhelmed by the reactions and uses his spotlight to call on viewers to be “Excellent” to each other. The words are a clear reference to the Bungie icon Deej, who always encourages Guardians to be kind to each other with these words:
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Chances for Video of the Week? Many viewers urge the unlucky player to submit the video for Destiny’s Video of the Week. Said and done – the clip could now officially be crowned by Bungie, bringing TheCDJohnson one of the rarest emblems in the game. Currently, the post titled “Nerf Warlocks” is even leading and has a real chance of winning.
What does Season 5 bring? Season 5 of Apex Legends comes with some interesting features. Among them is the new heroine Loba. Loba is at the center of the season. Her misadventures in Kings Canyon caused the destruction of Skull Town, and now you will experience her revenge on Revenant in the first season quest. This is a new PvE mode.
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In Season 5 of Apex Legends, an exciting PvE mode awaits you, with heroine Loba at the center.
A PvE story in the battle royale shooter
What can you expect in the season quest “The Broken Ghost”? In the season quest of Season 5 of the online shooter Apex Legends, you will search for nine fragments of a mysterious artifact.
To do this, you collect treasure packs daily in matches
If you have 5 treasures, you can unlock a PvE mission in Kings Canyon. This is a separate mode, and you will only play with your teammates. There are no enemy players.
You complete each mission to recover shards of a relic and unlock new story chapters of the quest
Finally, you assemble the nine pieces of the relic to obtain valuable rewards and uncover a mystery in the story
Who is Loba and what can the new heroine do?Legend Loba Andrade is introduced with Season 5 in Apex Legends. The thief is on a quest for revenge against Revenant, the “hero” from Season 4 of the battle royale shooter. Loba uses the following abilities:
Thief’s Best Friend: This tactical ability allows Loba to teleport to locations that are hard to reach. She can also escape a fight by throwing her bracelet and teleporting to it.
Keen Eye: This passive ability allows Loba to see epic and legendary items nearby through walls.
Black Market Boutique: Loba’s ultimate ability lets the thief teleport loot directly into her inventory. She places a portable device that brings all the loot within a radius to her. Teammates or enemies can take a maximum of two items from it.
In Season 5 of Apex Legends, heroine Loba utilizes interesting abilities.
What about Battle Pass and download size?
What does the new Battle Pass of Apex Legends offer? Along with the update comes the new Battle Pass, which brings numerous new contents. You can get the Battle Pass for:
950 Apex Coins (about €9.50)
or in a bundle with 25 tier skips for 2800 Apex Coins (about €25)
The contents are mostly cosmetic and include skins, emotes, and Apex Packs. A small preview is provided by the trailer embedded here:
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How large is the update? The update is about 9 GB in size.
The battle royale shooter Apex Legends is constantly evolving to consider player feedback and stay diverse. Recently, two major changes have been introduced that significantly impact the online shooter.
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Valorant is currently very popular with top streamer shroud. Therefore, he also believes that Valorant will not disappear anytime soon. According to his statement, Riot’s new team shooter will surely last another 10 years.
What did shroud say? The top streamer Michael “shroud” Grzesiek has been part of theBeta of Valorant from the beginning and remains a huge fan. In a stream on Microsoft’s platform Mixer, he recently talked again about the game and answered questions from his fans.
When asked if he was bored with Valorant, he reacted with surprise: “No, not at all! It’s really hard to be bored with this game right now.”
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Later in the stream, he also said: “Valorant will surely last for another good 10 years.” That’s a bold statement, as the game is still in beta and has only been out for a month. Nevertheless, shroud stands by his statement and justifies it as well.
Why Valorant will stay alive according to shroud
These are shroud’s explanations: Overall, the shooter genre (FPS) is very strong. Successful shooters simply last long and continuously attract fans.
“[The] FPS [genre] is currently higher than ever before. It’s at its peak. Just the player numbers, it’s going crazy right now! […]”
The objection from a viewer in the chat that FPS games only have a lifespan of 6 months left shroud looking confused at first:
“Which FPS lasts only 6 months? Counter-Strike has been around for almost 2 decades. Escape from Tarkov, it just keeps going year after year after year. Valorant will surely last another 10 years. Call of Duty, the biggest FPS in the world! Every year again! Then there’s Halo, Overwatch … I don’t understand your argument. FPS is the genre! I believe these questions are from a troll, this can’t be serious.”
For shroud, it’s completely clear that successful shooters, like the ones he mentioned, will be successful for a long time due to the high popularity of the shooter genre. And Valorant has already broken various records on Twitch during the beta and has excited many players. If Riot doesn’t do anything fundamentally wrong, then shroud could very well be right.
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Twitch has banned streamer Sebastian “Forsen” Fors (29). He is considered a unique streamer on Twitch. The peculiar thing is: Because Forsen is silent, no one really knows why Twitch banned him. It is rumored that it could be related to his behavior in Valorant . The rise in ranked play was apparently too much for the Swede.
This is what makes Forsen so unique on Twitch: The 29-year-old Swede was originally known as a player of Starcraft 2 and Hearthstone. Over the years, however, his channel has drifted in a strange direction. You see Forsen from a weird angle as he plays or even devours a bowl of cornflakes while his chat rumbles on.
Forsen’s channel has become a sort of breeding ground for insider jokes and emotes on Twitch. Forsen’s chat is essentially the “prototypically absurd Twitch humor” at its core.
Forsen, with 1.28 million followers, is quite a figure on Twitch. In the past 30 days, he was, like many streamers, primarily active in Valorant. There was substantial money to be made in recent weeks.
Ranked ascent in Valorant supposedly led to drama
Why was Forsen banned? No one really knows. Twitch itself does not publicly disclose the reason for the ban. Normally, the streamer addresses this on social media. But Forsen is simply silent. Thus, it is also unclear how long Forsen will remain banned from Twitch.
It is suspected: One possible reason for the ban could be that Forsen called some Russian teammates “retarded” in Valorant. This is at least what people believe on reddit (via reddit).
His fans seemed to be content with Valorant anyway. Many of his Twitch viewers prefer when Forsen plays other games instead of what everyone is currently playing. However, Forsen has proven to be a solid to very strong Valorant player and has been primarily playing the new tactical shooter for the last few weeks.
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Update 12.5. 9:53 AM: It is now known why Forsen was banned from Twitch and for how long. He has been banned from Twitch for 2 weeks.
He actually insulted Russians as “retarded”, as previously suspected.
He says he did this because they were not in voice chat. Politically correct would have been to not call them “retarded”, but rather “people who cannot participate in voice chat in Valorant for legal reasons.”
Forsen then mentions his Russian half-siblings to clarify that there is no racism at play.
Solo Queue in Valorant and LoL: Sure pathways to madness
In Valorant, Forsen played in the solo queue. This is considered particularly prone to triggering rage fits. Because here, you are only with randomly selected teammates, known as “randoms”.
TF Blade, one of the major Twitch streamers for LoL. He also has problems with his temperament.
Just like Forsen, one of the largest LoL streamers, TF Blade, repeatedly faced challenges. He aimed to achieve the highest rank in LoL in the solo queue worldwide. However, during the ranked ascent, his temper repeatedly got in the way and the Twitch ban befell the LoL streamer.
As a streamer, obsessively trying to achieve a high rank and thus “having to win” seems a sure way to become stressed and toxic. Then, a ban on Twitch is not far away.
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Actually, maintenance was supposed to take place today, on May 12th, and thus the big Title Update 9.1 for The Division 2 was supposed to come into play. But the developers have now changed their plans at short notice. Why? And when is TU9.1 now supposed to come?
This was the plan: For today, May 12th, maintenance work, including server downtime, was actually planned. In this context, the next big patch, Title Update 9.1, was to be deployed. But this plan has changed at short notice.
Title Update 9.1 is postponed: As the developers communicated yesterday, just one day before the update, via Twitter, the release of TU9.1 will be delayed.
They apologized for the circumstance and asked the players for understanding for this step.
Is there still maintenance today? No, not only will the update be delayed – the maintenance work will also be completely canceled today. The servers will not go offline, so you can keep playing The Division 2. The hunt for Mercury should actually start as planned today.
What is the reason for the postponement? Massive justified this step by stating that they want to deliver a high-quality patch that should not bring new or additional problems. To ensure that, they need more time for testing. Therefore, they decided to postpone TU9.1.
When is Title Update 9.1 now supposed to come? The developers said they want to deliver TU9.1 as soon as possible. The current goal is to go live with the patch this week.
What is actually included in Title Update 9.1? This next major client update focuses mainly on balance adjustments. Numerous annoying aspects that have been a thorn in the side of players for some time are supposed to be addressed – among other things
By the way, Title Update 9.1 is the first round of balance adjustments. A second one is to follow with Title Update 10 – all with an eye on the next raid.
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The community update of the current week is coming and provides players of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare & Warzone with new cosmetic options. Additionally, there are some exciting modes for regular multiplayer, like a 3vs3 knife fight.
To keep the soldiers in the Warzone and on the battlefields of regular multiplayer of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare entertained, developer Infinity Ward brings new cosmetics and playlists to the game weekly.
Update May 12 – 7:30 PM:The new playlists are live. Here are the game modes for the regular multiplayer of Modern Warfare:
Realism Moshpit
Ground War
Gunfight Blueprints
Gunfight 3v3 – Knife Only
Demolition
Dirty Old Houseboat
And for the Warzone:
BR-4
BR-3
BR-Stimulus Solo
Blood Money (3)
CoD aims to stay fresh for its players and regularly brings new content. Here is the Bruen Mk9, one of the new weapons in Season 3.
CoD Community Update from May 11.
When is the update coming? Here, Infinity Ward is being tight-lipped. In the Activision blog post, there is no information about that. Typically, it either comes tonight (May 12) around 7 PM our time or tomorrow morning (May 13) around 8 AM.
As soon as the new playlist is online, we will update it here for you on MeinMMO.
What is available for regular multiplayer? The blog post announces a mode that actually came to the game with a small update on Friday, May 8. A very special version of Gunfight where you fight 3v3 only with knives. Improve your knife throwing skills or melee weapons in an exciting fight on small maps.
In addition, the Chaos mode Shipment 24/7 will get 2 additional smaller maps in the rotation. Let’s hope that the player count will again be reduced to a maximum of 6v6. My nerves can’t handle the 10v10 there for much longer.
The Demolition mode, a special Search & Destroy with many more bombs and respawns, is allowed to stay in the playlist for another week. Here you can throw your tactics out the window and ruthlessly run with the bomb at the enemy points. Since respawns are activated, you can simply try again if your “head through the wall” strategy doesn’t work the first time.
Demolition continues – S&D with action rules
3v3 knife fight – Gunfight only with knives
Shoot the Rusty Ship – Moshpit with 3 small maps (Rust, Shoot House, Shipment)
What is available for the Warzone? There were no announcements this week for the Battle Royale. Already on Friday, May 8, a smaller backend update brought back the helicopters to the game and introduced the “Stimulus Solo” mode.
In this special solo mode, the Gulag is disabled and you come back directly to the battlefield when you are down and have at least $4,500 in your pocket. Then you can try to grab your stuff back and continue fighting as if nothing happened.
If there are any changes in the playlist with the update, we will update that here.
What does the new operator look like? The new update brings a purchasable premium bundle featuring a new female operator. Iskra hails from Urzikstan and returns to her homeland to protect it from Al-Qatala.
What else is happening with CoD? In an interview, the developers revealed some details about the next season. Possibly the bunkers will open in the Warzone and a completely new area will be part of the fight.
Additionally, a new weapon has apparently been accidentally discovered, which could also become part of Call of Duty with Season 4. The fast submachine gun was previously part of a leak and with the current discoveries, the rumors are heating up.
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The internet legend Leeroy Jenkins is celebrating his birthday. For more than 15 years, one of the forefathers of all memes has existed – and he has often been honored.
The language in MMORPGs is a mystery to those who are not initiated. Only a few terms have made it into everyday language outside the MMO cosmos. Yet when someone shouts “Leeroy Jenkins!”, even a few non-gamers take notice.
What exactly is Leeroy Jenkins? To those who have somehow missed it (inexplicably): Leeroy Jenkins was a paladin in World of Warcraft and belonged to the guild <PALS FOR LIFE> (“Friends for Life”). Together with his guildmates, he was in the Vanilla version of World of Warcraft in Upper Blackrock Spire. Here, tactics and planning were necessary, as the room is filled with dragon eggs that hatch upon contact. Generally, one proceeds methodically here – but not Leeroy.
Even during the tactics discussion, he loudly shouts his name “Leeroy Jenkins!” and charges ahead. He opens numerous eggs while the group desperately tries to control the situation. After all players are dead, Leeroy is confronted by his friends. However, he defends himself with “At least I have chicken” – which translates to “At least I have chicken.”.
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The original video was first published 15 years ago, on May 11, 2005.
Did it really happen that way? No. The whole scene was staged and was exactly planned by the group. Even the dialogue was roughly rehearsed, as seen in the final video. Yet, even though the video is not “real”, it became world-famous and reached millions of players. No wonder, as everyone knows at least one player who charge ahead recklessly because they feel it is not going fast enough.
Where else does Leeroy appear? Since then, Leeroy has been immortalized in several Blizzard games.
In World of Warcraft, Leeroy currently appears in Upper Blackrock Spire as an NPC. If you revive him and help him to find his gear, he becomes a loyal companion in your garrison in Draenor.
He has also become a card in Hearthstone. Here, he is one of the few minions with Charge, meaning he can attack immediately. However, he also summons two dragon whelps for the opponent.
15 years have passed since the creation of the legend Leeroy Jenkins – it is one of the few memes that are timeless and still used today. Other memes, however, lose relevance in just a few days. Or are the dancing pallbearers still “in”?
Have you ever pulled a “Leeroy” in a dungeon?
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The gas circle of Call of Duty: Warzone shrinks the play area over the course of the match and can become quite intrusive. Get information here about the speed of the gas, how you can survive there for a long time, and how to optimally plan your escape.
In Call of Duty: Warzone, players are constantly hunted by enemies and the gas. Enemy soldiers can be outsmarted, but the gas makes no compromises. MeinMMO provides information on:
Damage of the gas
Gas timer for all circles
Gas speed vs. running speed
Details on the gas mask
Surviving in the gas
Changes with Update 1.20
The circle can be the biggest enemy, but also a strong ally. With the key details of the different gas circles, you will always know exactly whether you have enough time to get to the next zone and how long you can survive with different equipment.
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The key mechanics of the gas in overview
The English YT channel “Tech Guides” has taken a closer look at the mechanics of the gas and summarized them in an English YouTube video, which we have embedded here for you:
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By now, there are countless Battle Royales on the market, and many handle the mechanics of shrinking the play area a little differently. CoD Warzone dispenses with complicated damage adjustments of the circle and makes it quite predictable how long you can survive in the circle:
The gas circle deals the same damage at any time during the match
The distance to the inner circle makes no difference; you always take the same damage
Armor has no effect on health loss
You survive without equipment for a maximum of 12 seconds in the circle (just under 8.5 damage/second)
Gas timer for all circles
The different circle phases almost all have a different timer. Times usually get shorter as the match nears its end. In the first part of a stage (e.g., 1-1), the circle does not close yet. Its closing is only announced, and you have as long as it takes until you should start moving. The second time represents the duration, in minutes, that the circle takes to close (e.g., 1-2):
Stage
Time
Total
1-1
3:40
1-2
4:30
8:10
2-1
1:30
2-2
3:40
13:20
3-1
1:15
3-2
2:50
17:25
4-1
1:00
4-2
1:50
20:15
5-1
1:00
5-2
1:10
22:25
6-1
0:45
6-2
0:50
24:00
7-1
0:30
7-2
0:50
25:20
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After the closing of the 4th circle, the Gulag closes. Anyone who hasn’t been in the short-term jail by then won’t get a second chance.
The last circle does not change its shape anymore and moves a bit. Keep an eye on the mini-map and plan your further actions. Somewhere nearby, the last enemies must be lurking.
At the end of the match, there is hardly any play area left, and the final fight begins.
Gas speed vs. running speed
To get a sense of whether you can escape from the gas circle in certain situations, it helps to know how fast you can actually move. “Tech Guides” has done some athletic sprints and compared the approximate movement speeds of the weapon classes:
Fist and pistol
100 meters – 0:15 minutes
400 meters – 1:00 minute
Submachine guns
100 meters – 0:16 minutes
400 meters – 1:04 minute
Assault rifles and snipers
100 meters – 0:17 minutes
400 meters – 1:06 minute
Light machine guns and rocket launchers
100 meters – 0:18 minutes
400 meters – 1:10 minutes
There are still a few tricks that will help you move faster across the map, such as the tactical sprint, and vehicles can sometimes help as well. But on foot, you should plan for 20 seconds for 100 meters or 1:00 minute for 300 meters.
Set a marker at the edge of the inner play area, calculate how long it would theoretically take you to get there and compare the time with the circle timer. Also, pay attention to the terrain. Moving over cliffs or rock walls can be tricky in Warzone.
Keep in mind that the play area closes faster the further the circle edge is from the next circle. If the next circle is already quite close to you, the gas will only move slowly. If you are far away, the circle closes even faster than you can run. This only applies to the first circle, though. You can usually keep up with the second phase without problems.
The only item in Warzone that can protect you from the gas is the gas mask. You can occasionally find it in crates or as a reward from a looting contract.
With the gas mask, you double the time you can stay in the deadly zone. In total, a gas mask lasts for 12 seconds. If you have one in your inventory, you will see it at the bottom left next to your armor plates.
If you have a gas mask, you will see the symbol next to your armor plates. Each segment of “mask health” represents 2 seconds of protection. Source: YouTube
Once you enter the gas, your character will put on the mask and take a moment to use their hands, which makes shooting impossible. However, there are ways to prevent the gas mask animation or to use equipment with which you can still shoot. “Ulterior Covert” has presented the variants in a short English YouTube video:
Heartbeat sensor – Completely suppresses the animation, but you cannot fire
Stim – Suppresses the animation, and you can still fire from the hip
Tactical grenades – Also prevent the animation; you can fire immediately after throwing
Akimbo – Normal animation, but one weapon remains ready to fire
If you want to see what that looks like, we have embedded the video here for you:
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“Tech Guides” has also looked at all the items that help to survive longer in the gas and determined the maximum survival duration:
This is how long you survive in the gas:
Gas mask (12 sec.)
Normal health (12 sec.)
Stim (12 sec.)
Self-revival (28 sec.)
Ammo box (24 sec.)
Max 1:28 minutes
Once the gas mask and health are depleted, you can extend your time in the gas with Stims. Using the Stim takes about 2 seconds. So timing is essential.
If you go down, you get almost half a minute added with a self-reviving token. It takes 7 seconds to use the token. Therefore, use it when you are about halfway through your “bleed-out” bar.
To extend the time further, grab an ammo box and restock your Stim reserves. You can get about 12 seconds per Stim. If you’re in a team of four and everyone has an ammo box, you could theoretically survive in the gas for up to 2:40 minutes.
With a team and a supply of ammo boxes, you can survive a long time in the gas.
The time until the first circle starts closing went from 4:30 minutes to 3:40.
Otherwise, all times during which the circle is calm remain unchanged.
From stage 2, the “constriction” of the circle takes longer.
Stage 2 from 2:30 minutes to 3:40
Stage 3 from 2:00 minutes to 2:50
Stage 4 from 1:30 minutes to 1:50
From stage 5, between 5 – 10 seconds longer
Due to the changes, the Gulag is now open for 1:30 minutes longer (20:15), and the circle takes 2 more minutes to close completely (27:00).
All numbers provided in our guide above are already up to date.
Sometimes, a little knowledge advantage helps to make the right decision in specific situations and to stay standing until the end. A solid Grau 5.56 can also help, but only good planning protects you from the gas.
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In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, a player seems to have accidentally been handed a new, until now unknown weapon. Some consider it to be one of the new firearms from Season 4. What’s the story?
Mysterious weapon in CoD MW: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare brings new weapons every season and regularly expands players’ arsenals for traditional multiplayer as well as for Battle Royale CoD: Warzone.
So far, each season has introduced 3 new weapons – 2 announced in advance and 1 secret one. In the ongoing Season 3, all 3 new weapons are already in the game – the DMR SKS, the Renetti pistol, and the LMG Bruen Mk9.
However, a player has now stumbled upon a new weapon that is not officially in the game yet nor has been communicated by the developers.
What’s going on with the new weapon? Recently, Reddit user Igavemyhandhiv posted a video where his friend can play with the new weapon for a short time.
It is a submachine gun with the placeholder name “SM_CHARLIE9”. Judging by the appearance of the weapon model as well as the icon, this SMG seems to be based on the B&T APC9 by Brügger & Thomet.
The player had access to it randomly right at the spawn in the “Infected mode” on May 11. No tricks or glitches were involved.
Here you can watch the said weapon in action:
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What can the new weapon do? In the game, this version of the weapon had a 30-round magazine with 9mm rounds. It also had a very fast rate of fire, strong recoil, and an extremely short reload time. More is not currently known about it.
When will the weapon be available in the game? This is not known and many players are currently discussing it.
Some consider it possible that this could already be a new weapon from the upcoming Season 4 that was accidentally released too early.
Others, however, emphasize that this weapon has apparently been in the game since the release of Modern Warfare and has already appeared in some leaks – mistakenly referred to as Vector-MP. We also reported on this on November 12, 2019: Leaker says: CoD: Modern Warfare will soon get 2 new weapons – Here they are
The APC9
The false Vector (APC9) from the leak
And indeed: it is the same weapon, as can be seen in the comparison images.
They suspect that it could be a weapon that was planned but then discarded for some reason. They point to the fact that most weapons in Modern Warfare are clearly distinct, but the APC9 would look very similar to the Striker 45 (already in the game) in terms of design.
Conversely, some still believe that the APC9 will find its way into the game – even if not necessarily in Season 4. Because it has a complete model with animations and makes a full impression. They find it rather unlikely that this resource would simply be “wasted”.
In short: How, when, and whether this weapon will come to the game is currently unknown. However, it wouldn’t be far-fetched if we saw it at some point in our arsenal – whether in Season 4 or at another time.
Wargaming’s tank MMO World of Tanks was released 10 years ago and celebrates its anniversary in 2020. But can a game after such a long time still excite, and is it even worth starting or getting back into the tank after a break?
What is World of Tanks actually: World of Tanks was released in August 2010 and is essentially a tactical team shooter featuring historical tanks from the time around the two world wars. Two teams made up of roughly equally strong tanks compete against each other to capture points or blow each other to pieces.
After the battle, you get points and in-game currency. With this, you can upgrade your tank or unlock higher-tier tanks. The game mechanics are easy to learn but difficult to master at higher levels.
Fun Fact: At launch, due to the name similarity, various players actually assumed that World of Tanks was an MMORPG like World of Warcraft, but with tanks instead of Orcs and Elves.
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World of Tanks once made a few jokes at the expense of World of Warcraft.
For whom is World of Tanks? World of Tanks is primarily aimed at players looking for a more relaxed gaming experience. After all, a tank is not a sports car, and you will slowly and cautiously rumble over the map. As you need to scout opponents first and then rely on the complex ballistics engine for shooting, World of Tanks plays much more tactically than, for example, Call of Duty or Overwatch.
Together with the collecting and upgrading aspect of the game, where you unlock more historical vehicles, the game has already been described by the Wargaming CEO in an interview as a “Tamagotchi for fathers” (via spiegel.de).
What has changed in WoT?
Since the launch of World of Tanks in 2010, a lot has happened. Here are the latest highlights:
Alongside the known nations of the world wars (USA, Germany, Great Britain, Soviet Union, and France), Italy, Poland, Sweden, Japan, China, and Czechoslovakia were added over the years.
Artillery was fundamentally changed in 2019. Instead of dealing massive damage, it now stuns tank crews.
In the new Frontline mode, there are now 30vs30 mass battles.
In 2019, the annoying friendly fire was finally removed from the game.
Since 2020, there are actually crazy tanks with double-barrel guns!
In 2020, World of Tanks also received a battle pass modeled after battle royale games. You can now regularly unlock special goodies.
Wargaming and the martial power metal band Sabaton from Sweden have been collaborating since 2017, which is why there is also a special tank in the style of the band in the game. The musicians are even available as crew members for the tank.
With version 1.0, World of Tanks became much more attractive and finally looked contemporary.
These are the latest highlights with patch 1.9: In the latest patch for World of Tanks, several changes were made to make the game more beginner-friendly:
Vehicles from tiers 1 to 6 have more hitpoints, increasing their lifespan and allowing for more beginner mistakes, so you are not as often one-shot victims.
The tech trees have been cleaned up, and now there are vehicles at every tier that play as differently as possible. The tanks that have been removed can still be unlocked through a dedicated menu.
Start World of Tanks again in 2020? Here’s what you need to know
To ensure that getting back into World of Tanks goes smoothly, we at MeinMMO were able to enlist the popular YouTuber Mootality, one of the largest German WoT YouTubers, for a few tips and advice.
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Here with Mootality, you can find the arguments for a perfect start in video form.
MeinMMO: What can you advise newcomers to do first?
Mootality: “Just play! World of Tanks may seem like a big monster at first, which needs to be conquered piece by piece. Therefore, play a tank you enjoy often. This way, you gain experience, overview, and without greater frustration. Definitely keep such tanks in the garage so you can return to them anytime!”
MeinMMO: What should new players pay attention to?
Mootality: “As World of Tanks is played 15 against 15, it is naturally advisable not to drive off alone. Seeking cover while under fire is often crucial, as perhaps a teammate has a better shooting position. Teamwork is key in a game like World of Tanks.
This doesn’t always work, but with a bit of experience and knowledge of the maps and tanks, it will become clearer quickly. The most helpful tool is the minimap at the bottom right. You should definitely learn to appreciate this and possibly enlarge it in the settings. Having 1-2 friends who regularly fight alongside you is also helpful!”
Russian tanks are suitable for beginners in World of Tanks
MeinMMO: Which tech tree is recommended for beginners?
Mootality: “This question is often asked, as there are ten research trees of different nations in World of Tanks. For beginners, all players generally recommend Russian tanks. They forgive mistakes, perform well to great in all areas, and can keep up in any game. Almost all tier 10 vehicles of the Russian research tree are also used in late-game scenarios like clan wars or tournaments.”
MeinMMO: What should returning players pay attention to?
Mootality: “It really depends on how long someone hasn’t played. Since 1.0, there is fantastic graphics, new sounds, many new tanks, and nations. The matchmaking has also changed in detail, which makes it fairer than it used to be, even if many still feel it’s not far enough yet.”
Now is a good time to start with World of Tanks
Here’s our conclusion: In fact, a lot has changed for the better in World of Tanks. Especially the improved accessibility with more hitpoints, streamlined tech trees, and comfort features like the absence of friendly fire and the battle pass will benefit many newcomers in 2020 and alleviate the frustration at game start.
Thanks to the improved graphics and extensive updates, World of Tanks remains well-positioned and a game that still plays well even 10 years after its release. Wargaming continues to stand behind its flagship title and will continue to develop it in the future.
You can confidently start playing again 10 years after the release and take a few rounds with the tank.
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Today, on May 11, the next Team of the Season So Far (TOTSSF) will be released in FIFA 20. This time, TOTS cards from the Turkish Süper Lig are coming into play.
After the Community-, Premier League-, Saudi League, and La Liga TOTSSF have already been released, today it’s the Süper Lig TOTS’s turn. This team includes the best players from the Turkish first league (Süper Lig) and replaces the Saudi TOTS cards in FIFA 20 Ultimate Team.
Thus, in the Weekend League Rewards on Thursday, May 14, TOTSSF cards from the Spanish and Turkish leagues will be represented.
This is the Süper Lig TOTSSF
The TOTSSF of the Süper Lig
These are the strongest cards: The cards of Visca (93), Kruse (92), Sosa (92), Guilherme (91), and Sorloth (91) are really strong.
FUT players with Bundesliga teams will surely be pleased with the very strong CAM card of Max Kruse (92).
Süper Lig Team of the Season So Far:
RM: Visca (93)
CAM: Kruse (92)
CM: Sosa (92)
RM: Guilherme (91)
ST: Sorloth (91)
RB: Mariano (90)
GK: Muslera (89)
LM: Kilinc (88)
ST: Cisse (88)
LB: Erkin (88)
CB: Donk (87)
Additionally, FUT players can unlock two more cards:
LB: Clichy (89) – Squad Building Challenge
ST: Falcao (90) – Weekly Task
Falcao can be unlocked as well
How to get the new TOTSSF cards
TOTSSF cards from the Weekend League: As the Team of the Week in FIFA 20 is currently on a break, the TOTSSF cards replace the Weekend League rewards in the Player Picks. So, if you get at least 11 wins, you have a chance at strong TOTSSF cards.
From Packs: However, TOTSSF cards can also be hidden in packs:
However, to pull a TOTS card from packs, you need a lot of luck. It’s often wiser to buy the desired card on the FUT transfer market. However, the prices there are not exactly low.
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