The YouTube streamer Jack “CouRage” Dunlop has recently refrained from playing Fortnite. But the changes of the last few weeks seem to give him hope again. He explains why he is looking forward to Season 3.
This is the former Fortnite streamer: Jack “CouRage” Dunlop is a YouTube streamer who was also the caster of the Fortnite World Championship 2019. But he had turned away from Fortnite.
The most compelling reason why the streamer didn’t want to play the game anymore was the skill-based matchmaking that Fortnite had introduced. It was simply too stressful and exhausting for him to fight against strong players.
What does CouRage think of Fortnite now? His opinion on the game seems to have changed now, and it seems that the professional is filled with hope for the next season.
In a tweet, the streamer listed what changes Fortnite has made in recent weeks:
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Especially the last point is likely to please the streamer, as that is exactly what bothered him about Fortnite. After all these changes, he has just one thing to say:
“Oh my God. Fortnite is making a turn”
He seems to believe that Fortnite will get back on track. So it might become as fun as he remembers it before he turned his back on the game.
The fact that Epic listens to players’ wishes and makes changes, communicates, and explains decisions seems to give the streamer hope that Season 3 could really be great.
Maybe he will return for the next Season 3 and stream more Fortnite again?
This is how other streamers see it: With this opinion, the YouTube streamer is not alone. The Twitch streamer Ali “SypherPK” Hassan seems to be looking forward to Season 3 immensely after these changes.
He writes in response to CouRage’s tweet:
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Not without reason did SypherPK create a video in which he explains for 30 minutes what Fortnite needs to change in Season 3 to become as fun as it was in earlier times. Most of these changes that Epic has implemented in recent weeks, he had listed in his video.
Especially in the increasingly tighter gas circle, a well-placed precision attack can indeed decide the outcome of victory or defeat. We show you how to make the cluster strike even more effective with a simple trick.
The laser pointer from the cluster strike
How to make the cluster strike more precise: The cluster strike is especially effective at close to medium ranges. The strike location is marked by laser. However, aiming becomes increasingly difficult at greater distances. At medium and long ranges, it can often be impossible to precisely set the impact zone.
However, Reddit user and CoD player LeagueofSOAD has now posted a valuable tip that can improve the precision of the cluster strike. This makes even surgical hits possible over very long distances.
Instead of aligning this precision strike using the laser, aim your weapons (also possible with sniper scopes) at the desired spot with the sighting device. Then switch to the cluster strike without changing your view or camera angle, and simply activate it.
This way, you can determine the strike location precisely through the weapon’s sight. The cluster strike will hit exactly where you aimed with the sight. If you spot an enemy or an entire group in the distance, you can take them out comfortably from a safe distance.
How do you even get the cluster strike? You can purchase the cluster strike at one of the many supply stations during a Warzone match. This powerful item costs $3,000, which is even a bit less than the 3 best items you should actually buy in every round.
A supply station
Do you want to aim more precisely with a controller? By the way, if you are on PS4 or Xbox One, or generally play with a controller, you should take a look at your dead zone settings. Because not only can you make the cluster strike more precise, but with the right settings, you can also improve aiming in general. You can learn more about it here: Aim better with the correct dead zone setting – here’s how
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In Destiny 2, the coolest loot is often hidden in the cash shop instead of behind the toughest challenges in the game. The balance just isn’t right. However, Bungie has now introduced adjustments for the Eververse and rewards from various activities that are meant to change that.
Bungie is currently conducting an information offensive. The Destiny developer is thoroughly addressing current community criticism every week and presenting solution strategies. This week’s topics: loot, rewards, and the Eververse.
In the TWaB (via Bungie) from May 7, Luke Smith, the head of the Destiny franchise, addressed the imbalance of rewards in the game: “There aren’t enough pursuits in the world. We will change that.”
Away from the Eververse, towards earnable rewards
Many players currently complain that the coolest items are only available from the cash shop, the Eververse. That is set to change soon. By purely playing Destiny 2, players will finally be able to earn cool, elaborately designed items through challenging activities.
Changes for challenging activities: In Destiny 2, raids, trials, and dungeons are part of the “aspirational content.” These so-called aspirational activities will receive new loot:
Raids, trials, and dungeons will drop cosmetic (thematically inspired) and powerful items in the future
Every new aspirational activity will be designed with at least one new accessory to pursue
Destiny’s next raid will feature brand new armor, weapons, and exotic accessories
Adept weapons for the Trials of Osiris are coming
New weapons and armor (no reworked reskins) in the trials starting in Season 13
Every year there will be new Trials gear
Every season will have a challenging armor pursuit – This armor will not be available through the Eververse or the Season Pass
With these adjustments, players who prove themselves in the toughest challenges of Destiny 2 will also have something to show off and be proud of. The armor planned for the Eververse from Season 11 (summer 2020) will, for example, be part of the challenging armor pursuit.
Soon you will be able to secure some of the Eververse rewards through skill.
This is how the Eververse is set to change:
Starting in Season 12 (autumn 2020), there will no longer be ships, ghost shells, sparrows, or armor ornaments in the Eververse that visibly relate to aspirational activities
Legendary weapon ornaments will no longer be sold in the Eververse
More opportunities to earn Glimmer (earnable Eververse currency) will be introduced
Glimmer rewards will trend towards account-wide rewards. This way, players with only one character will not be at a disadvantage
Glimmer engrams from the Season Pass will soon contain Year 3 items that were previously available for Silver or Glimmer from the Eververse
The adjustments to the cash shop, which has been criticized by many players, are likely to make many Guardian hearts beat faster. Recently, MeinMMO author Sven Galitzki has addressed these very topics:
Interestingly, the new “quest weapons” will likely be earnable through all activities and can be customized with special skins. These powerful weapons are a carrot in front of the nose for many Guardians, who can chase them and are painfully missed at the start of Season 10. New loot from core activities is a constant wish of the community.
What do you think of the changes? Do the toughest activities of Destiny 2 pay off for you again and are you diving into battle for cool cosmetics and items? Friends of cool aesthetics will be especially happy with the newly announced transmog feature for armor.
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The Hack and Slay Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem launched extremely strong on Steam in February. However, almost all players are gone now. The team has plans on how they want to bring the fans back.
How is Wolcen doing currently? The action RPG was released on February 13 via Steam. As you can see from Steamcharts, it amazed a lot of players at launch. In February, 31,746 players played Wolcen at the same time. The peak was even at 127,542 players!
However, by March, this number had reduced to less than half. Now, in the past 30 days, only around 1,803 players are online simultaneously on average.
The player numbers of Wolcen have dropped significantly according to Steamcharts.
Wolcen has its problems
What is the reason for this drop? Wolcen already struggled with problems at the beginning. These manifested in connection drops, servers being unreachable, players losing items or even characters in online play, and bugs increased after Chapter 2.
How do the developers want to bring players back? The team announced some time ago plans on how they want to take care of Wolcen. Initially, there is a phase of improvement and optimization. Only thereafter will new content be released. Patches are planned until July.
May – 1.0.14
June – 1.0.15
July – 1.0.16
With the update 1.1.0, which is supposed to come after 1.0.16 at an unspecified time, a seasonal event called “Chronicle” will come into play. Additionally, the update 1.1.0 will bring the following:
New damage types in the skill modifiers
A revision of damage scaling
Improvements to the Gate of Fates
Search functions in the passive skills tree
What is Chronicle? The seasonal event introduces a world that is only available for a limited time. You create a new hero that faces challenges in this world and thus obtains special items.
Wolcen urgently needs new content. The fights against the same enemies are slowly getting boring.
Content follows, but too late?
What happens after? After the update 1.1.0, further content is expected to follow, including the next chapter in the story. However, these contents do not yet have a release date.
What is the problem? For almost the entire summer, there are only bug fixes and optimizations. Only no earlier than August will the first new content follow. Will the fans hold out until then and will the seasonal event be enough to encourage players to return? It could be possible, and one would wish for a kind of second spring for Wolcen.
Until the Hack and Slay Wolcen hopefully gets back on track, you can still check out other action RPGs. For that, you should best read the MeinMMO list of the 9 new Hack and Slays coming in 2020 to bridge the wait for Diablo 4.
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What is this about? We at MeinMMO like to conduct surveys. As an editorial team, we find it exciting to see what opinions our readers have on certain topics within gaming and what discussions arise from them.
However, everything works differently here. You can ask the authors team of MeinMMO questions in the comments under this article that you have always been curious about. You can think of it as a sort of “Ask me anything” thread, like the ones often found on Reddit.
Your questions will be collected and evaluated by us. Subsequently, we will publish the most interesting questions and our answers in a new article.
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Who is part of the team? The team of MeinMMO has grown in recent years and has undergone many changes. Here is an overview with information about all members. You can ask them questions specific to their area.
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Management
Dawid Hallmann: Dawid is the founder of MeinMMO, who established the site in 2013 and has continued to expand it. He now leads the team leaders of MeinMMO, GameStar, and GamePro into the future as Head of Digital Publishing at Webedia Gaming.
Some say that the concept of “free time” is completely foreign to Dawid and that he is always working. However, this is not true, as he was spotted in Cuba riding a donkey and, erm … giving instructions to the team.
Gerd Schuhmann: If you have ever been on MeinMMO, you have certainly read at least one article by Schuhmann. As editor-in-chief, he not only writes articles himself but also checks the content published on MeinMMO daily and coordinates the editorial team.
For a long time, there were rumors on MeinMMO that Schuhmann is not a human but an artificial intelligence. However, we can assure you that these rumors have no basis. Beep beep.
Leya Jankowski: Like many other employees, Leya originally started as a freelance author on the site in 2016. She is now the brand manager and has her fingers in many pies. She directs many processes behind the scenes and is also keen on new, exciting games that fit our site and you, our readers.
Leya enjoys playing action RPGs like Monster Hunter and multiplayer shooters in her free time. However, her special passion is writing dinosaur guides for Ark Survival Evolved. /SarcasmOff.
Technology
Ben Kahl-Grasenack: Most of you have probably never heard of Ben, yet the site would not function properly without him. As a senior web developer & technical lead PHP, he ensures that everything runs smoothly both when reading articles and writing in the backend at MeinMMO every day.
Ben is the only person in the MeinMMO team with scientifically proven superpowers. When Irie rushes to him again because something isn’t working on the site, he only needs to snap his fingers like Thanos.
Editorial Board
Patrick Freese: Patrick is also one of the oldest team members at MeinMMO. Since 2015, he has been posting articles on various topics in the gaming field every day. He also takes on organizational tasks and supports Schuhmann in team coordination.
In the secret circles of the editorial team, Patrick is also known as the Photoshop professional to turn to when a poor title image needs to disappear from the site and be replaced by a better one. Discreet and unobtrusive.
Alexander Leitsch:Before landing here, Alex ran his own fan site for Guild Wars 2. At MeinMMO, he mainly handles the area of MMORPGs and also helps in the organizational field.
According to his own statement, Alex has played almost every free MMORPG that has come out in the last 15 years. Nevertheless, he manages to be surprisingly bad at it.
Jürgen Horn: Before his work here, Jürgen wrote for many other gaming sites and gained experience. At MeinMMO, he writes about the latest topics in the gaming sector regardless of genre. Because he can.
In the gaming industry, Jürgen is feared due to his curse. It is said that every game he really enjoys will meet a terrible fate in the near future. But probably this is just superstition within the editorial team; his beloved ESO is doing well.
Noah Struthoff: Noah is one of the authors who comes from the MeinMMO community; he was once a reader himself. Now, he writes news about all topics and also supports the team with organizational questions. He also manages the large Pokémon GO group of MeinMMO on Facebook.
According to a legend, since the launch of Pokémon GO in 2016, Noah has caught so many Pokémon that Niantic’s servers couldn’t handle it and crashed. Since then, he has his own dedicated Noah server.
Irina Moritz: Irie first joined MeinMMO in January 2018, initially writing news about Asian MMORPGs such as Final Fantasy XIV and later Lost Ark. She has now taken over community management and provides you with articles about the MeinMMO community.
Pro tip: Never bring up the subject of Final Fantasy with Irie. Once she gets started, she won’t stop. It’s like with conspiracy theorists; just don’t go there.
Freelancers
Cortyn Nightshade: The only person in the MeinMMO team who has been there longer than Cortyn is the founder, Dawid. As the veteran and our demon of the service, Cortyn takes care of all news related to Blizzard, with a focus on WoW.
There are legends about the epic meme battles between Cortyn and Schuhmann in the editorial chat. Although the number of victories probably tends to favor Cortyn.
Sven Galitzki: If you have read news about Destiny or The Division on MeinMMO, you will know Sven. The freelance author mainly takes care of online shooters and news about Sony products.
Few know that Sven was an officer in the Bundeswehr before his brilliant career at MeinMMO. He decided to hang up this extremely boring job because it is simply much cooler at MeinMMO.
Benedict Grothaus: If there is someone at MeinMMO who knows about survival games, it is Benedict. His specialty is Fallout 76. He started writing for the site as a freelance author in 2017 and deals with topics around survival games, competitive shooters, and esports.
Benedict’s beard has achieved legendary status in the editorial office. It has grown beautifully over the years. Every gaming editorial team should have a beard as epic as his.
Andreas Bertits:Andreas is also one of the oldest freelance employees of MeinMMO. He has been writing articles for the site since 2015. He covers everything related to MMOs and multiplayer genres.
Andreas is a super brain when it comes to MMOs and knows a lot about numerous areas because he enjoys discovering new worlds for himself. However, you can also ask him questions related to freelance journalism.
Max Handwerk: As a passionate football fan, Max is primarily responsible for crunchy news about FIFA games at MeinMMO. Otherwise, he is involved in all sorts of genres, whether on the PS4 or the Nintendo Switch.
One of Max’s greatest qualities is definitely his optimism. No matter how many truly terrible cards he pulls each week for his team at FIFA, he never gives up hope. Next week will definitely be better.
Julian Schröder: When it comes to football and FIFA, Julian is one of the top people at Mein MMO. He started writing for the site in February 2019 and mainly deals with articles about EA’s sports game.
Julian himself claims to love his Nintendo Switch so much that he takes it everywhere with him. In reality, he can’t help it, as the Switch has practically grown onto him and would need to be surgically removed otherwise.
Kevin Nielsen: Since February 2017, Kevin has been looking for the hottest deals in gaming, hardware, and entertainment for MeinMMO. However, his true passion lies with Blizzard games, especially WoW.
Kevin is one of the deal hunters at MeinMMO. His instinct for deals and bargains is almost uncanny. It is rumored that he has “connections to the top.” However, where this mysterious “top” is located is not quite clear.
Larissa Then: Larissa originally joined the team to support us during the launch of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, which she plays passionately. However, she is also fascinated by ESO and has already written many articles about the MMORPG.
If you happen to find yourself in the same raid as Larissa, beware of rolling her the gear. To you, they may be “just some cloth shoes” but for Larissa, they are worth virtually throttling you. Really.
Eilyn Rapp:If it comes to Fortnite, Eilyn is the expert at MeinMMO. She covers all news related to the popular battle royale game from Epic and plays it a lot in her free time. However, she doesn’t miss out on some rounds of GTA Online and Red Dead Redemption 2 either.
Although Eilyn feels at home in Fortnite, the core feature of the game still gives her headaches. Ironically, building does not quite work for her in the battle royale. She has come to terms with it by now.
Maik Schneider: The shooter expert Maik takes aim at all games where you hold a weapon in your hands. He joined MeinMMO in September 2019 as a freelance author and has since written guides and analyses for many current shooters like CoD MW or The Division 2.
Maik is always in a good mood and loves to tell funny life stories. However, at the end of a story, one often doesn’t remember what it was actually about in the beginning. Nonetheless, laughter is guaranteed.
Philipp Hansen:If you have read news about Destiny 2 on MeinMMO, there is at least one article by Phil among them. He joined the team to support our Sven and mainly takes care of shooters such as Destiny 2 and CoD MW.
When Philipp tells you about his incredible raid adventures in Destiny 2, you should be cautious. Because in 50% of the cases, they are, indeed, incredible. To lighten the mood, he often talks nonsense.
Benedikt Schlotmann: Benedikt has been a freelance author at MeinMMO since July 2019 and writes about everything related to hardware. When something happens with the PS5, Xbox Series X, or other exciting topics in the hardware world, he is there with news about it.
As is often the case with us nerds, Benedikt regularly serves as the “technician of the day” for the entire family. His specialty is to support his mother and sister from 300 kilometers away.
Sascha Asendorf:Sascha is the newest member of the MeinMMO team, providing you with articles on various survival games. In his free time, he also enjoys playing Minecraft, where he once rebuilt a huge WoW city.
In fact, Sascha had so much fun with his Minecraft project that he now wants to tackle the next one. So look forward to his lifelike reproduction of all of Azeroth in about 30 years. /SarcasmOff.
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Bungie casually announced the loot shooter Destiny 2 for PS5 and Xbox Series X. Now the community is speculating about possible next-gen optimizations and the impact on a potential Destiny 3.
This has been announced by Bungie: The development studio reacted to a tweet from Microsoft. Microsoft stated that hundreds of games are currently in development for the Xbox Series X. In response, Bungie tweeted, “Destiny 2 will also be released on next-gen platforms. Details to follow.”
So we don’t know when the game will be released for the next-gen consoles PS5 and Xbox Series X, or what optimizations it will receive, but we do know that it will definitely be released.
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Destiny players hope for 60 FPS on PS5 and Xbox Series X
How are the players reacting? Surprisingly, the community of the loot shooter Destiny 2 does not find this unexpected. After all, rumors about this surfaced as early as June 2019, and it seems logical that Bungie wants to be present with an online game on the upcoming consoles.
The players hope that at least a consistent 60 fps will be achieved on PS5 and Xbox Series X.
usrevenge writes on reddit: “Surprise level: 0. Every major game will likely get next-gen versions.”
hookset3 on reddit says: “It would be incredibly foolish of Bungie not to release Destiny 2 for the next-gen consoles as soon as possible. I suspect we’ll hear more about Bungie’s plans soon.”
Metatermin8r on reddit hopes for a specific improvement: “I expect at least a 60fps patch. Frankly, it’s incomprehensible why we don’t have that yet for Xbox One X and PS4 Pro. Both could handle it.”
TVPaulD is skeptical on reddit about improvements: “A 60 Hz version would make it impossible to play with players who have old hardware. They would probably then allow crossplay with PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, and Google Stadia to increase the population.”
Destiny 2 is also coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X. What will it look like on the next-gen consoles?
Destiny 3 seems far away – Some doubt it will even come
What about Destiny 3? The release of Destiny 2 on PS5 and Xbox Series X raises the question of what is happening with a release of Destiny 3? According to the grand master plan for Destiny, the launch of Destiny 3 should have long been overdue. Originally, a Destiny title was supposed to be relevant for only 2 years before the next one would appear. Destiny 3 was originally supposed to be released in 2017.
But that plan has changed a long time ago: We know that Bungie still has plans for year 4 (and beyond) in Destiny 2. Currently, we are in year 3 with Shadowkeep. A lot of content is still planned for the current game. Therefore, there are no concrete statements regarding Destiny 3 yet. Nevertheless, Destiny 2 is subject to technical limitations of the current console generation:
StrangelyOnPoint has a fascinating theory on reddit: “I wonder if they will eventually drop the number 2 from the title. Maybe when Destiny 1 goes offline…”
Ambient_Riot on reddit doesn’t believe in part 3 anymore: “Destiny 3 will probably not come. Destiny is now an MMO brand in Bungie’s eyes, which means they will continue to develop it until it reaches its end.”
Asami97 believes on reddit that we will just have to wait longer: “Destiny 3 will come, either in 2022 or 2023. Bungie wouldn’t have paid so much for the rights to the brand if they were going to stick with D2 indefinitely.”
Destiny 2 recently faced some criticism regarding cheating and the Trials. Bungie is aware of this and announced improvements. Initial plans are already known.
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The heartbeat sensor is considered one of the strongest tactical items in Call of Duty: Warzone. However, apparently, a bug can occur that turns this otherwise harmless item into a nasty weapon. But it only results in self-kills.
What problem are we talking about? The heartbeat sensor can currently be a deadly item. Normally, it only helps indirectly with kills. If you have one, you can regularly pull it out to check if there are enemies nearby – up to a range of 50 meters.
Now you can also score kills with the reconnaissance device … but only self-kills. Because the sensor doesn’t actually eliminate the displayed targets, but sends the user directly into the K.O. phase. In a solo BR match, the solo soldier then ends up directly in the Gulag or back in the main menu and has to search for a match again.
Actually, the device is considered the best tactical item in Warzone. With such unpredictable behavior, the sensor loses a lot of value. Check out how the glitch looks and what you might be able to do about it.
Heartbeat sensor knocks out the user.
What does that look like? The Redditor “csvolts” shows gameplay of the bug and documents the glitch:
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In a tunnel under the Verdansk airport, he activated the sensor and wanted to check if something hostile was nearby. But instead of the prospect of a kill, he suddenly received a strong hit from an unknown direction and lay on the ground.
Since “csvolts” was separated from his team, it took a moment for them to revive him. Still mindful of the fact that he had just taken a hefty hit, he checked the heartbeat sensor again and a second later, he was hit again. This time, however, he noticed that the sensor must have had a short circuit or something. According to him, that was the last time he pulled out the heartbeat sensor in that match.
How widespread is the bug? At the moment, there haven’t been too many affected games. However, the glitch has been in the game for at least a week (thread on reddit) and it may have come with the big update 1.20 on April 29, which unfortunately also brought some other bugs.
The heartbeat sensor. Initially quite useful, but now also deadly.
Probably only lootable devices affected
Can I do something about it? In the thread about the glitch, some users report their experiences with the problem. According to “bigm1ke”, who also had the problem a few days ago, only the “lootable” heartbeat sensors are broken.
He was also knocked out by his found sensor. However, after he got his loadout from the supply crates, the new sensor worked perfectly. However, this could be a one-off case.
So be a little cautious in the next while and test the sensors near your teammates. In solo rounds, you might want to completely avoid found heartbeat sensors and only use your variant from the loadout.
So far, there has been no statement from the developers at Infinity Ward regarding the broken sensor. However, if this problem becomes widely known, it is expected that they will address this nasty glitch. But if this continues, the best gear and perks of Warzone will soon not provide such a big advantage anymore.
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World of Warcraft has become a game for casuals. But is that really true? Cortyn from MeinMMO thinks: No, that’s just a term that wannabe pros like to shout.
In the past 10-15 years, there have been several points that many players of World of Warcraft have pointed out. The most persistent of these is that WoW has increasingly become “casualized” over the years.
Before we delve deeper into this statement, we might want to clarify what exactly a “casual” is. Apparently, there is no clear definition of this, which is why it should probably be up for discussion.
What is a “Casual Gamer”?
What is a Casual? My personal definition of a “casual” would be: A player who only occasionally has time for gaming (“Casual Gamer” = occasional player). This could be once a month or a few times a week for a few hours. A “casual” clearly differs from a “core gamer,” who typically plays a game more intensively and often even daily for several hours.
Short Dungeons as an Example of Casualization
A frequently cited example of supposed casualization is the length of dungeons. “Back in the day,” they always say, “Blizzard used to make long dungeons for us core gamers.”
And while it is true that many of the classic dungeons were relatively long (just think of the Blackrock Depths), it wasn’t Blizzard’s intention to design it that way for hardcore players. The long dungeons were created under the assumption that players would only enter a dungeon once. The idea of dungeons being revisited over and over again was simply not part of the original planning.
Dungeons in World of Warcraft are shorter than they were in Classic – but the trend began back then.
Even during the vanilla period, they moved away from this and incorporated shorter dungeons, such as the individual wings of Scholomance or the Scarlet Monastery.
Another misconception here is that a short dungeon is more aimed at casuals than core gamers.
Sure: A casual who only has an hour in the evening can only complete one dungeon. But a core gamer who has several hours can complete multiple dungeons (or the same dungeon multiple times) and thus farm specifically for their optimal gear. Shorter and repeatable dungeons benefit not only a casual but also a core gamer.
The necessary time for a single piece of content cannot be the decisive factor in whether a game content is “casual” or not. Otherwise, one would have to explain that a 5-minute arena match with a rating of 2400+ is definitely something for casuals, because it ends so quickly.
If time is a factor for “casualization”, then arena matches would also have to be very casual.
Another good example against casualization was mentioned by OnkelBarlow on YouTube some time ago in one of his videos. Nowadays, almost every single group of enemies in a dungeon has multiple abilities, of which almost always one or two need to be interrupted, as long as the dungeon still has relevant difficulty. Barlow paraphrased it this way: “Probably every mob group in current dungeons has more mechanics than all the bosses from Molten Core combined.”
It is clear that World of Warcraft has broadened in recent years in terms of game modes and content. In addition to dungeons, raids, and battlegrounds, new content has been added, such as arena battles, further professions like archaeology, pet battles for pet collectors, island expeditions, war fronts, scenarios, and so on.
Easy Entry – Is that Casual?
The entry barriers for most content in WoW are quite low. Anyone can start a pet battle, and anyone can manage to sign up for an LFR raid with 2-3 clicks. And if that were all that WoW has to offer, one might speak of a casualization. But that is not the case.
The entry into WoW is easy – but is mastering it?
Raids go up to mythic difficulty. The fights there are more complex than ever before. Multiple mechanics stack up, can overlap in certain intervals, and often require the attention of the entire group. A single mistake can lead to the death of the whole group.
Even dungeons have a (even endless) scaling difficulty. “Mythic+” dungeons at level 15 and above, which offer the best rewards, are surely far beyond what a “casual” can achieve with a group of other “casuals”.
This is not comparable to raids, as it was back in the
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In Pokémon GO there is now the Throwback Challenge 2020 with Ho-Oh. We will show you all quests, tasks, and rewards for the Special Research.
What is this Special Research? This research was unlocked as part of the 2nd week of the Throwback Challenge. You can now solve the Special Research for a whole week, after which the quest lines for the Hoenn and Sinnoh regions will follow.
How long is the Special Research available now? It is available until May 15 at 1:00 PM local time. After that, it will disappear and can no longer be completed. This also applies to the Johto event, which is running in Pokémon GO during this period.
Johto Challenge 2020 – Step 1/9
Task
Reward
Catch 3 Pokémon of type Grass, Water or Fire
10 Poké Balls
Send a gift to a friend
Encounter with Dummisel
Catch a Flying Pokémon
500 Stardust
Stage Reward: At the end of this stage, you will receive 1x silver pinap berry, Encounter with Xatu, 2x golden razz berry.
Johto Challenge 2020 – Step 2/9
Task
Reward
Play with your buddy
Encounter with Webarak
Give your buddy 3 snacks
5x razz berry
Catch a Bug-type Pokémon
500 Stardust
Stage Reward: At the end of this stage, you will receive 2x silver pinap berry, Encounter with Tannza, 1x golden razz berry.
Johto Challenge 2020 – Step 3/9
Task
Reward
Make 3 Great Throws
1x Charged TM
Hatch an egg
Encounter with Snubbull
Catch a Normal-type Pokémon
500 Stardust
Stage Reward: At the end of this stage, you will receive 1x silver pinap berry, Encounter with Miltank, 2x golden razz berry.
Johto Challenge 2020 – Step 4/9
Task
Reward
Evolve a Pokémon
Encounter with Mogelbaum
Catch 5 Pokémon of different types
10x Ultra Ball
Catch a Ghost-type Pokémon
500 Stardust
Stage Reward: At the end of this stage, you will receive 2x silver pinap berry, Encounter with Traunfugil, 1x golden razz berry.
Johto Challenge 2020 – Step 5/9
Task
Reward
Make 4 Curveball Throws
Encounter with Mantax
Make 3 Snapshots of your buddy
Encounter with Pottrott
Catch a Fighting-type Pokémon
500 Stardust
Stage Reward: At the end of this stage, you will receive 1x silver pinap berry, Encounter with Kapoera, 2x golden razz berry.
Johto Challenge 2020 – Step 6/9
Task
Reward
Catch an Electric-type Pokémon
1x Smoke
Use 3 Power-Ups on Pokémon
Encounter with Voltilamm
Catch a Steel-type Pokémon
500 Stardust
Stage Reward: At the end of this stage, you will receive 2x silver pinap berry, Encounter with Panzaeron, 1x golden razz berry.
Johto Challenge 2020 – Step 7/9
Task
Reward
Evolve a Pokémon
1x King’s Rock
Catch a Water-type Pokémon
Encounter with Skorgla
Catch an Ice-type Pokémon
500 Stardust
Stage Reward: At the end of this stage, you will receive 1x silver pinap berry, Encounter with Keifel, 2x golden razz berry.
Johto Challenge 2020 – Step 8/9
Task
Reward
Land a snapshot of an Ice-type Pokémon
1x Dragon Scale
Battle against another trainer
10x Hyper Ball
Use 6 Power-Ups on Pokémon
500 Stardust
Stage Reward: At the end of this stage, you will receive 2x silver pinap berry, Encounter with Donphan, 1x golden razz berry.
Johto Challenge 2020 – Step 9/9
Reward
3,000 XP
3,000 XP
3,000 XP
Stage Reward: At the end of this stage, you will receive 10 Rare Candies and an Encounter with Ho-Oh, which knows Earthquake.
You can easily complete the Special Research again from home. This is just one of many adjustments to Pokémon GO due to the corona crisis. For example, there are also raids from home that you can solve with a Remote Raid Pass.
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After the Community-, Premier League- and Saudi TOTSSF today the TOTS of the first Spanish league is coming. Recently, the Bundesliga TOTS was expected after the Premier League TOTS – but now the La Liga team has taken priority.
What it will look like exactly, we do not yet know. But with the predictions, we can already get a rough overview of the possible top cards.
What are TOTS cards? TOTS cards (or TOTSSF this year) are extremely strong special cards that typically come into play at the end of the FUT season in Ultimate Team. New teams with extremely upgraded TOTSSF cards are regularly released.
The forecast for the La Liga TOTSSF
These predictions come from futhead:
This is how the La Liga TOTSSF could be set up
Goalkeeper:
GK: Oblak (Atletico Madrid)
GK: Courtois (Real Madrid)
Defenders:
LB: Reguilon (FC Sevilla)
CB: Ramos (Real Madrid)
CB: Varane (Real Madrid)
RB: Carvajal (Real Madrid)
CB: Pique (FC Barcelona)
RWB: Emerson (Real Betis)
Midfielders:
RF: Moreno (Villareal)
CDM: Casemiro (Real Madrid)
CM: Kroos (Real Madrid)
RF: Messi (FC Barcelona)
CM: Parejo (Valencia)
LF: Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad)
RF: Ocampos (Sevilla)
CM: Saul (Atletico Madrid)
CAM: Odegaard (Real Sociedad)
CM: Cazorla (Villareal)
RM: Fekir (Real Betis)
Forwards:
ST: Benzema (Real Madrid)
ST: Suarez (FC Barcelona)
ST: Perez (Alaves)
ST: Avila (Osasuna)
When is the release? The new Team of the Season So Far of the Spanish League is released today, May 8th at 7:00 PM in FIFA 20 Ultimate Team and will be available in packs for one week.
How to get the new TOTSSF cards
From packs: You can generally find TOTSSF cards in these packs:
On the transfer market: Additionally, you can buy TOTSSF cards on the FUT transfer market. However, do not jump to conclusions right away, as prices often drop significantly after a few days.
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Destiny 2 finally receives one of the most requested armor features in Year 4, something many players have longed for – a transmog system.
Destiny 2 offers numerous ways to customize your Guardians visually according to your ideas and wishes. However, a popular customization feature has so far been denied to the Guardians – at least in full.
What Guardians have been wishing for since Destiny 1: As Franchise Director Luke Smith stated in the current “This Week at Bungie” blog, Destiny 2 will receive a transmogification system – short Transmog.
The introduction is supposed to take place during Year 4 (starting in Fall 2020), but the feature is still in early development, according to Smith.
Soon players will be able to look as cool as they want
Transmog remains one of the most requested features for Destiny. Although a version of the system already exists in a stripped-down form – the universal ornaments – many Guardians feel that these have too many restrictions on their use (more on that shortly). However, this seems to change.
How does Transmog work? The transmog feature will allow players to transform their armor pieces into universal ornaments. These can then be applied to other armor pieces, thus changing their appearance. The target item will receive the look of the item from which the ornament was created.
You will soon be able to take the look of your favorite armor everywhere
The transformation of armor into universal ornaments is supposed to be enabled through in-game achievements or through Silver (real money currency). There have been no further details so far. Additionally, it seems that the feature is only intended for armor pieces – weapons have not been mentioned in this context.
Furthermore, starting from Season 12, i.e., the start of Year 4, among other things, no armor ornaments will be sold whose look is visibly based on certain in-game activities. Transmog will thus play an important role if you want to transfer the look of your (hopefully) stylish new raid armor to other armor pieces.
This is what Destiny 2 offers at the moment: Currently, Destiny 2 already has a form of transmog system – albeit a stripped-down light version.
While you can change the look of armor pieces using universal ornaments, a part of Armor 2.0, these ornaments mostly come from the Eververse or the Season Pass. Better said from Eververse armor sets.
At the moment, there is no way to transfer the look of raid armors or cool armor pieces from the open world to other armor items.
However, many players want exactly that. Many see the universal ornaments as just a step in the right direction. However, the system does not go far enough, according to numerous Guardians it has not been thought through consistently. One should be able to transfer the look of any armor to any other with better stats. And that is exactly what Bungie wants to enable in Year 4.
What do you think about it? A long-overdue step you are looking forward to? Or does this upcoming change leave you completely cold?
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The satirist Jan Böhmermann explained in a podcast why he pushed the community of the German Twitch streamer Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris into a right-wing corner. He believes that the streamer must be aware of his reach to counteract right-wing tendencies. Böhmermann considers the radicalization of gamers to be a real danger.
This was the reason for the anger: The satirist Jan Böhmermann had talked in his podcast “Fest&Flauschig” about the largest German Twitch streamer Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris and his community, pushing them into a politically right-wing corner.
MontanaBlack reacted to this statement during his stream with surprise and negativity: He accused Jan Böhmermann of being jealous of him and seeking attention with the attack.
Schulz & Böhmermann attacked by angry fans
These were the reactions from the podcasters’ perspective: Böhmermann and Schulz reported in the podcast “Fest&Flauschig” on May 5 about the incident and the reactions (via spotify). They talked about angry direct messages and voice messages from young and outraged MontanaBlack fans.
Musician Olli Schulz said: After he had a conversation with MontanaBlack and he declared him a “friend” on Twitter, people suddenly started to politely apologize to him. Shortly before, they had wished his mother dead.
Schulz and Böhmermann see this rapid change in tone as a sign of how easily MontanaBlack fans can be influenced.
Olli Schulz reports about the conciliatory phone call with MontanaBlack and relativizes Böhmermann’s accusations:
I have never heard a right-wing extremist expression or anything from him [MontanaBlack]. And he also said […], that this one photo, which exists and about which there were some reports with “Thor Steinar” people, might not belong to his greatest moments.
Olli Schulz in the podcast Fest&Flauschig
Schulz refers to a photo showing MontanaBlack with members of the motorcycle club “Nordmänner MC”. In the photo, one of the men was wearing a tracksuit from the brand “Thor Steinar”. This clothing brand is considered a hallmark of the far-right scene.
“Of course not all MontanaBlack fans are neo-Nazis”
This is what Jan Böhmermann says now:
Böhmermann initially approached the incident ironically. He said it slipped out while he was sitting in his gaming chair playing Mario Kart on his gaming computer. When he plays, he often says things like that, something gamers can surely relate to.
Later, Böhmermann noticeably addressed the problem more seriously.
He sees the issue that Twitch streamers have incredibly high reach and that their audience often consists of young men who are easily influenced. The whole area is unregulated.
The gaming community is a breeding ground for people who have “evil in mind.”
Therefore, streamers like MontanaBlack have a great responsibility:
I don’t think they are neo-Nazis or right-wing extremists. There has to be an awareness in a community with such people and such a group that this is a real danger and not one that I just imagine, but one that has already led to serious matters in the past few years, such as rampage shootings. The attack in New Zealand last year. That was a guy who live streamed during his attack – I mean, it was on Twitch.
Twitch is unregulated, therefore streamers have great responsibility
Böhmermann elaborated that Twitch is an unregulated platform where no one is keeping an eye. There is no governmental authority regulating it. This attracts people who do things with the platform that they shouldn’t be doing.
As a community or as a streamer with an incredibly high reach, one should be careful and aware of one’s influence.
Especially since there is a small portion of people who have become radicalized. They try to fish people out of the community. According to Böhmermann, it lies with the leaders of the community, the stars, to take responsibility:
[…] It’s not: If you are a gamer, you are a right-wing extremist. And not: If you like MontanaBlack, you are a right-wing extremist. But these communities have been small, grew large, and the responsibility that the people who lead these communities have is often not clear to them. And there are a few candidates in the YouTuber community who are really aware of it. And there are also a few who simply don’t care. And that is the fundamental problem.
Jan Böhmermann in the podcast Fest&Flauschig
MontanaBlack is by far the largest German Twitch streamer.
Böhmermann is concerned about gamer boys who want to be radical and become radicalized
This is what Böhmermann is essentially about: The difficulty is the possible radicalization of young players while playing online games, Böhmermann says, and those who think it’s cool to perform in a group.
Böhmermann talks about a “well-kept 48-hour shift Fortnite,” where one can become emotional and a bit more extreme. One might let slip an ironically meant “Heil Hitler.” This then attracts people with political intent. They lured aimless boys who wanted to outdo each other.
Some wanted to be even more ironic and extreme. And then you have “3 boys in the channel who are no longer harmless boys,” Böhmermann said.
Eventually, irony can turn into seriousness. That is a real danger. Böhmermann wants “the stars” to take more responsibility and be aware of their influence on young viewers.
A clash of cultures: Jan Böhmermann (39) vs. MontanaBlack (32)
The Twitch streamer MontanaBlack is the largest Twitch streamer in Germany with 2.53 million followers.
He reached a peak on Twitch in September 2019, when he was No. 2 in watched hours among all streamers worldwide. A mix of gambling streams and FIFA 20 brought great success. In September 2019, he had an average of 50,000 viewers – at times there were 181,600 simultaneous viewers.
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The developers of League of Legends are currently planning a major overhaul aimed at equalizing the strength of the Mid and Bot Lane. Major buffs for the AD carries are planned, while nerfs are expected in the middle.
What is Riot planning? Mark “Scruffy” Jetter, the Lead Designer of LoL, mentioned in a blog post that the developers aim for all lanes to be approximately equally strong.
“In the current situation, we see that the Top Lane has improved significantly compared to previous seasons, while the Jungle has remained strong,” Scruffy revealed (via LoL website). The Mid Lane, however, is currently considered too strong, while the Bot Lane could use a buff.
Exactly that is set to happen in the upcoming updates.
Caps and Perkz, the two professionals from G2 Esports, can each play both in the middle and the Bot Lane and freely switch between them.
All ADCs will be buffed, just like their items
What changes are coming to the Bot Lane? In a follow-up tweet, Scruffy even revealed some specific changes for the Bot Lane:
The item Zeal should receive +3% additional attack speed.
The items Rapid Firecannon, Phantom Dancer, Static Shiv, and Runaan’s Hurricane should all receive +5% attack speed.
All AD carries should gain +30 health and an additional +5 health per level.
However, champions that can be played both in the Bot Lane and the Mid Lane will be exempt from the last update. These include champions like Corki, Graves, Kindred, and Quinn.
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Which champions benefit from this? The currently most played AD carries in the Bot Lane hardly benefit from the changes. Senna, Ezreal, Varus, and Miss Fortune benefit more from direct damage than from attack speed.
The changes could, however, bring back some currently rarely played ADCs like Caitlyn, Tristana, or Jinx, who would benefit more from the attack speed buff.
No concrete changes in the middle yet
What is happening in the Mid Lane? Scruffy has not yet announced any specific changes for the Mid Lane. However, it is clear to him that the middle should remain slightly stronger than the Bot Lane in the end.
Possible candidates for nerfs at the moment could be Talon, Diana, Katarina, and Ekko. They all have a high pick and win rate and are considered S or S+ in the Mid Lane according to the website Lolalytics.
Talon is currently among the strongest champions in the Mid Lane and could receive a nerf.
When will the changes be released? Currently, nothing has been seen from the changes on the test server for patch 10.10. Scruffy also mentioned that the changes to the Bot Lane are planned for the following update 10.11.
The update is expected to be released on May 28, provided the current patch schedule is maintained.
In Borderlands 3 there is a new hotfix available. This continues the “Loot the Universe” event and addresses two issues.
This is the hotfix: The new hotfix went live on Thursday evening, May 7. Whether it is already active for you can be seen by the “Hotfixes Applied” sign that pops up after a few seconds in the main menu.
The new hotfix is comparatively small this week. There are no changes to balancing or completely new content.
However, the hotfix still ensures that you are provided with better loot.
In Mayhem 2.0 you should find more weapons again
Hotfix corrects Mayhem 2.0, continues Loot Event
This is what the hotfix addresses: After Borderlands 3 remodeled its entire endgame with the Mayhem 2.0 Update, some bugs occurred. Some of these were already addressed last week. However, everything does not seem to be resolved yet.
The current hotfix addresses loot issues at the different Mayhem levels. Because at times, the chaos levels dropped too weak weapons – this was particularly criticized by players at levels Mayhem 7 to 10.
With the new hotfix, the drop rate is supposed to be corrected. This should make excursions to the hardest levels of the chaos mode worthwhile again.
Graveward should hopefully no longer drop loot off the map
Additionally, loot sometimes simply fell off the map when defeating Graveward with an active Giant Head modifier. This should no longer happen.
Here “Loot the Universe” continues: After initially taking place on Pandora and then on Promethea, the “Loot the Universe” event now continues on Eden-6. For one week, there is now extra loot here, which is distributed across the different zones of the planet depending on the type of weapon.
Who plays Call of Duty: Modern Warfare or CoD: Warzone with a controller, like on PS4 or Xbox One, can be pleased about a new option: The setting for the dead zone. MeinMMO explains how to use this setting properly to aim better.
What is the “Deadzone”? The dead zone, or “Deadzone”, refers to the area between the controller’s movement and the actual transmission in the game. Specifically, this means:
a smaller dead zone transmits movement to the game sooner
a larger dead zone transmits movement to the game later
With a larger dead zone, you have to move the analog stick further until a reaction appears in the game. This allows you to aim more precisely, which is particularly important for controller players due to crossplay between PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
Since the Update 1.20 on April 29, 2020, you can change the dead zone directly in the options of Modern Warfare/Warzone. You will find the setting under Options → Controller → Dead Zone.
How to set the Deadzone correctly: If you want to customize the dead zone settings to fit you and your controller, follow these steps:
How to set the optimal deadzone settings
Create a custom game
Create a custom game, preferably without a time limit. Players who only own the Free2Play mode Warzone should find a quiet spot in a cash round
Find a suitable test site
Find a nearly vertical edge where you can align your crosshair
Adjust sticks
Set the settings for ‘Horizontal’ and ‘Vertical Stick Sensitivity’ to 20 (Maximum)
Set Deadzone
Set the Dead Zone to 0.00 (Minimum)
Check movement
Move the sticks and let them go. Then watch your crosshair – does it move?
Adjust Deadzone
If your crosshair moves by itself, increase the dead zone by 0.01
Check again and repeat
Repeat until your crosshair doesn’t move when you’re not touching the sticks
Complete settings
Once you’ve found the ideal setting for the dead zone, reset the remaining settings to your preferences and keep those for the dead zone
The CoD expert and YouTuber TheXclusiveAce has published a video on this tutorial. In it, you can also see what the setting brings exactly and how it looks. We embed it here for you:
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Why is this important? With this setting, it is possible for you to aim and hit more precisely. Especially if you are already using the best attachments for better aiming and still not hitting, it could be due to the dead zone setting.
If you use your controller frequently, it may happen that the sticks are slightly “worn out”. Then they do not respond as well, and the dead zone can shift on its own, which is why you can adjust it with this option. However, even new controllers can have this problem, as Ace’s video shows.
The first “Inside Xbox” livestream is over and brought many new gameplay trailers. An interesting indie game is “The Ascent”, an action RPG in a cyberpunk style.
What is The Ascent? In the new RPG, you dive into a cyberpunk world where you can fight alone or with up to three friends – online or locally. The game is played from a top-down perspective, similar to what you know from Diablo.
In the world of the game, confusion and chaos have broken out because the mega-corporation “The Ascent Group”, which owns you and all the other creatures in the game world, has collapsed. Without the protection of the corporation, everyone is now on their own.
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What does the trailer show? At the beginning, the trailer shows beautiful cinematics that sketch an interesting cyberpunk world and explain the story of the game. Afterwards, it transitions into gameplay.
You control a character wielding a firearm and seemingly able to use various skills like grenades or deployable turrets.
With these, you carve your way through hordes of enemies and bosses to loot them. The loot you gain in the form of new cyber technology can be used to upgrade your character.
Throughout the trailer, the scenery of the battles frequently changes, presenting a very dark and mechanical world.
This is what the gameplay of The Ascent looks like (screenshot from the trailer).
Are players excited about the title? About an hour after the trailer’s release, it had 751 upvotes and 120 downvotes on YouTube as of May 7 at 6:30 PM. The reactions in the comments are mixed.
Many seem to be especially impressed by the cinematics, while the gameplay did not meet their expectations. User Purx Got You wrote:
“That looked very interesting until the top-down perspective came.”
He and other users seemingly hoped for a game in the vein of Cyberpunk 2077.
However, some voices are looking forward to the new title precisely because of the view:
WATZ UP in response to Purx Got You: “It still looks more interesting than most other shooters.”
Nicolas Saldarriaga: “Take my money! I love the trailer and hope the game won’t disappoint me.”
The Ascent is coming for Xbox, but also on Steam
Who is behind the game? The Ascent is developed by Neon Giant, a Swedish developer that has some AAA developers in its ranks who have previously worked on games like Wolfenstein and Gears of War. It uses the Unreal Engine.
This is how beautifully The Ascent presented itself in the cinematics (screenshot from the trailer).
When will the new game be released? The Ascent is set to release in fall 2020. It is planned for Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and Steam.
However, it will be specially optimized for Xbox Series X, as emphasized during the livestream showcasing a total of 13 games. For The Ascent, a resolution of 4K and 120 FPS is expected.
In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and CoD: Warzone, a surprise update went live on Thursday evening. It fixes some issues and brings announced and long-awaited nerfs.
What’s in the update? The update for Modern Warfare’s multiplayer and Warzone includes several fixes:
A fix has been implemented to prevent vehicle exploits.
GameBattles: Fix for issues that prevented some players from joining new matches.
Additionally, there were some balance changes:
Reduced shot delay on the light trigger and quality trigger for all .357 calibers
Furthermore, there were two more important changes to the weapons that we would like to explain in detail.
Warning, queue: Due to the new update, some players may experience queues.
Snake Shot gets weaker, Bruen Mk9 easier to obtain
Changes to the Snake Shot: Recently, many players increasingly relied on the .357 Magnum with “Snake Shot” ammunition and the Akimbo perk. This combination made the weapon incredibly strong at medium to short range and could take out opponents with just a few shots, allowing it to compete with the best weapons in Warzone.
This was apparently not the intention of the creators: The update includes a rebalance of the .357 Snake Shot damage. A bug that increased long-range damage has also been removed.
Changes to the Bruen Mk9: The new LMG Bruen Mk9 itself will not be tinkered with, but the way you can obtain it is changing.
The Bruen Mk9 is now easier to obtain
Currently, there are two ways to obtain it:
Either buy the “Encryption” bundle in the shop for 1,200 CoD points
The developers had already announced that kills should also count if either you or the opponent is in the smoke. With the update, the “smoke challenges” are now made a bit more “lenient,” as revealed in the patch notes.
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During the presentation of the gameplay for the Xbox Series X, the new game “Second Extinction” was introduced. The co-op shooter sends you on an action-packed dinosaur hunt.
What was shown: Second Extinction is developed by Systemic Reaction and brings new content for all who enjoy indulging in co-op shooters.
However, you must be careful not to become food yourself. In Second Extinction, you take on mutated dinosaurs! You can see what that looks like here in the trailer of the Xbox Series X Gameplay Events:
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This is Second Extinction: The game throws you into a post-apocalyptic scenario where Earth has “fallen”. It is now apparently populated by quite hostile dinosaurs. You take on the role of a survivor struggling to survive in this world. At the start, you have a selection of four survivors available, which is set to expand after launch.
Since it is a co-op shooter, you are not alone: In teams of three, you try to push the mutant dino population back towards “extinct”. For this, the game provides you with plenty of explosive weapons to take on the dinosaurs.
You can choose a mission, complete it with your friends, and after finishing, you need to find a way to get out of the predicament. Once you succeed, you can buy new weapons and upgrade your existing gear.
Together you navigate the inhospitable world
In the quite wild trailer, it was shown how you confront various types of dinosaurs, from small raptors to the huge mutant T-Rex, everything was included. In the fast-paced battles, the action is intense – literally in some cases.
“We wanted beautiful nature, a ton of crazy-looking enemies, huge explosions, and as much blood as Nadia, our VFX artist, could pump out. It’s not subtle, and that’s what we wanted. Part of the joy of playing this game comes from the intensity of the action when bombs explode and limbs fly.
To survive in the dino apocalypse, you should rely not only on a mix of the right weapons and abilities but also on your teammates. Collaboration is key to survival.
Further details about the gameplay have not yet been announced. The release is likely coinciding with that of the Xbox Series X.
What an event it was! In a livestream, a lot of trailers for new games on the Xbox Series X were shown.
In addition to Second Extinction, players also got a first look at Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and the game “The Ascent“, a new RPG in the sci-fi setting.
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The bonus week in GTA Online quickly provides you with a lot of money. We show you why motorcycle presidents can really profit from their illegal businesses now.
Why is there more money? A new bonus week has started in GTA Online. For you, this means that there is now twice as much money and RP to earn in various in-game activities.
At least until Thursday, May 14, 2020, when a new bonus week will be rolled out.
What bonuses are active? This week, there are double rewards in various areas of the game:
MC presidents receive double payouts on any clubhouse missions
They also receive double GTA dollars on all biker sale missions
Why is the biker business worth it now? All MC presidents can quickly earn money with clubhouse missions now. Additionally, business sales bring in double income. So if you own one of these businesses, you should quickly stock up your supplies and then sell:
Cocaine Lab
Meth Lab
Counterfeit Cash
Document Forgery
Marijuana Farm
The advantage of these businesses is that you don’t even have to invest much work to get the big money. Steal or order supplies of raw materials and let your employees work for you.
All you have to do is deliver the goods to the customer, and the sale is completed.
The podium car has changed: In addition to new money bonuses, the car that spins on the casino podium has also changed. You can now find the Coil Cyclone there.
Where can you save money now? Additionally, there are some discounts on vehicles this week. These cars are on sale:
Principe Lectro 35%
Nagasaki Shotaro 40%
Benefactor Krieger 30%
Pegassi Tempesta 40%
Pegassi Toros 35%
The Pegassi Tempesta is currently on sale
If you want to earn money quickly with your illegal businesses or have your sights set on a vehicle that is currently discounted, you should definitely check out GTA Online this week. In May, it’s worth logging into the game for all GTA players because Rockstar is giving away $500,000.
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In its first episode of Xbox 20/20, Microsoft presents the first gameplay on the Xbox Series X. Additionally, the feature “Smart Delivery” was introduced, which could be particularly interesting for owners of the Xbox One.
What was that stream about? Microsoft held a special “Inside Xbox” livestream on May 7, 2020, starting at 5:00 PM. During this event, the first games and the gameplay of the Xbox Series X were presented.
In most cases, trailers for a total of 13 new games were presented, including Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. All games are said to be optimized for the Xbox Series X, meaning they are expected to provide a resolution of 4K and 120 FPS, as well as ray tracing and fast loading times.
But Smart Delivery also played a role in the livestream.
What does Smart Delivery mean? Smart Delivery means that if you buy any version of the game, you always have access to the best version of that game, regardless of the hardware.
What else is special? The stream also highlighted the advantages of the new engine and hardware. These include:
Seamless gameplay: You can quickly switch between areas without noticing anything ingame
No FPS drops compared to the Xbox One X
No ingame loading times
Xbox Series X – this is what first gameplay looks like
A total of 13 titles were presented in the stream. We have linked the individual trailers for the games below:
Bright Memory Infinite
The video for Bright Memory Infinite shows an action-packed shooter with stealth attacks.
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In the new Yakuza game, we step into the role of Ichiban Kasuga, as we go against the underworld once again. The humor is also a nod to the predecessor.
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Which games were presented? Below, we have once again listed all titles presented during the stream.
Bright Memory Infinite
Dirt 5
Scorn
Chorus Rise as One
Madden NFL 21
Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2
Call of the Sea*
The Ascent*
The Medium
Scarlet Nexus*
Second Extinction*
Yakuza – Like a Dragon*
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla*
For the games with the asterisk, Smart Delivery is available. Besides the titles presented in the stream, Lord of the Rings: Gollum is a next-gen title, for which initial screenshots were recently revealed.
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