The next update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has a release date. The new patch is set to be released on Tuesday for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. The developers have also confirmed a few contents and fixes that you can expect. The update will be about 15 GB in size.
What’s new? In a blog post, Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward discussed the upcoming changes that you can expect in the shooter. This includes new content as well as bug fixes.
When will the update come? If all goes according to plan, the next update is scheduled for release on April 28. That would be Tuesday. The developers will share the exact patch notes shortly before the rollout starts. The playlist will be changed, along with Camo and Blueprint updates.
What content does the update bring on April 28?
What’s included? In Modern Warfare, you can expect a playlist update that brings “Shoot the Ship” 24/7 (with Cranked and Grind in the mix). Additionally, Gunfight variations will be added.
Additionally, Infinity Ward mentions “Obsidian Camo”, but does not provide images of it. They likely refer to the Master Camo that can be unlocked after earning the gold skin of a weapon. This would then be a new weapon skin that lets your opponents immediately understand what kind of beast you are in Call of Duty.
If you want a weapon skin like this, you have to work hard for it.
Moreover, Infinity Ward mentions the mixing of attachments from Blueprints. “Or maybe you want to mix and match blueprint weapon attachments to your heart’s content, even on another blueprint weapon…”, it says in the blog.
This is called “Frankensteining”. You can take parts from Blueprints and combine them with others to create a weapon from the individual components, just like Dr. Frankenstein did with his monster made of different body parts. And from what it sounds like in the blog, this is not limited to specific weapons. It seems that you could experiment with M4A1 Blueprints on the Oden as well. But that is speculation.
How exactly this feature will look in the game is still unclear. You’ll have to wait for the update. You can read the announcement in the Infinity Ward blog post.
A pretty large download is coming to CoD: Modern Warfare
How big is the download? For users on PS4 and Xbox One, a larger “Data Pack” download is due on April 28 that is part of the update. The download is about 15 GB in size and is essential to play Modern Warfare.
The developers explain: “Once you install the patch and select a mode (Multiplayer, Campaign, Special Operations, etc.), you will be directed to an installation menu. Here you must select and download ‘Data Pack 1’ from the menu. Once the download is complete, you will need to fully exit the game and restart it.”
What will be fixed? A few of the issues that the update is supposed to fix have already been shared by Infinity Ward. We’ll show you a part of them here; the others can be found in the blog:
A bug that caused PC users with Vega64 graphics cards to see broken outlines on weapons and characters is supposed to be fixed.
The speed and size of the circle in Warzone have been adjusted.
A bug was fixed where completing the “Completionist Challenges” of the SKS unlocked the camos for the Renetti.
What will the next days look like? In the outlook, you can see Infinity Ward’s current plan for the next week. Keep in mind that this planning could be delayed due to complications.
Tuesday, April 28: Playlist updates and hotfixes
Thursday, April 30: Developer diary and/or “Behind the Scenes” blog
Friday, May 1: “Community Update” blog
If you haven’t yet gotten a taste of it or can now bring your friends into it, you can take advantage of the current event. Because until Monday, you can play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare for free.
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Myth says: 4 out of the 5 top streamers right now are such 24/7 streams with recordings
Kotaku quotes the player, Nikola “Niklarn” Aničić: He said he found the idea of streaming 24/7 initially ridiculous. He considered himself a good FPS player and thought he could get by. But then he noticed that he wasn’t reaching any viewers, so he thought, “If you can’t beat them, join them” and is now also streaming 24 hours on Twitch.
Why should I show my brand in Valorant only for 8 hours a day when others show it for 24 hours? If the viewers don’t care that it is so, why should I care?
Nikola “Niklarn” Aničić
There is no statement from Riot Games or Twitch regarding this trend.
24/7 Twitch streams are frowned upon, but they seem to be quite profitable
Why is this problematic? Twitch is actually a live streaming platform. When channels are marked as “live” but are running recorded streams, this is a serious issue for long-time fans and streamers. It goes against the “spirit of Twitch”.
Because with recorded streams, there is no interaction between the streamer and chat, but apparently many viewers don’t care about this. All that matters is getting into the beta.
Furthermore, these streamers are said to undermine trust in the platform, critics say. It is annoying for viewers not to know whether a stream is really live or a recording.
Live streamers also criticize the 24/7 streamers for failing to build any community, but only catering to an audience of “key farmers”.
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The streamer LotharHS says essentially: 24/7 streams are bad for Twitch. But for him, it is currently going excellently.
However, this does not seem to be the case for everyone. The 24/7 streamer Craig “ONSCREEN” Shannon says he has already gained 500,000 followers and 14,000 subscribers with his concept. He streams 12-15 hours a day and lets videos run when he sleeps.
With 14,000 subscribers, Shannon is theoretically making over $30,000 in earnings per month. So the overtime pays off for him.
The streamer “LotharHS”, also a top channel in Valorant, agrees with the criticism of his streaming format. However, at the same time, he says: His channel is growing so rapidly that he cannot possibly decline it. He will use it to his own advantage.
Valorant and Twitch enter a strange symbiosis, from which many benefit.
Valorant and Twitch seem to be forming a strong partnership that brings a lot of attention to Riot Games’ new tactical shooter, while Twitch can report new record numbers.
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The streamer LotharHS says essentially: 24/7 streams are bad for Twitch. But for him, it is currently going excellently.
However, this does not seem to be the case for everyone. The 24/7 streamer Craig “ONSCREEN” Shannon says he has already gained 500,000 followers and 14,000 subscribers with his concept. He streams 12-15 hours a day and lets videos run when he sleeps.
With 14,000 subscribers, Shannon is theoretically making over $30,000 in earnings per month. So the overtime pays off for him.
The streamer “LotharHS”, also a top channel in Valorant, agrees with the criticism of his streaming format. However, at the same time, he says: His channel is growing so rapidly that he cannot possibly decline it. He will use it to his own advantage.
Valorant and Twitch enter a strange symbiosis, from which many benefit.
Valorant and Twitch seem to be forming a strong partnership that brings a lot of attention to Riot Games’ new tactical shooter, while Twitch can report new record numbers.
But this symbiosis brings with it some problems. We at MeinMMO have already reported on the difficulties with bots and eBay in Valorant. Valorant seems to be changing the culture on Twitch right now.
Since neither Twitch nor Riot are doing anything to limit this, this “Video on Demand” trend is slowly establishing itself on Twitch.
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Myth says: 4 out of the 5 top streamers right now are such 24/7 streams with recordings
Kotaku quotes the player, Nikola “Niklarn” Aničić: He said he found the idea of streaming 24/7 initially ridiculous. He considered himself a good FPS player and thought he could get by. But then he noticed that he wasn’t reaching any viewers, so he thought, “If you can’t beat them, join them” and is now also streaming 24 hours on Twitch.
Why should I show my brand in Valorant only for 8 hours a day when others show it for 24 hours? If the viewers don’t care that it is so, why should I care?
Nikola “Niklarn” Aničić
There is no statement from Riot Games or Twitch regarding this trend.
24/7 Twitch streams are frowned upon, but they seem to be quite profitable
Why is this problematic? Twitch is actually a live streaming platform. When channels are marked as “live” but are running recorded streams, this is a serious issue for long-time fans and streamers. It goes against the “spirit of Twitch”.
Because with recorded streams, there is no interaction between the streamer and chat, but apparently many viewers don’t care about this. All that matters is getting into the beta.
Furthermore, these streamers are said to undermine trust in the platform, critics say. It is annoying for viewers not to know whether a stream is really live or a recording.
Live streamers also criticize the 24/7 streamers for failing to build any community, but only catering to an audience of “key farmers”.
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The streamer LotharHS says essentially: 24/7 streams are bad for Twitch. But for him, it is currently going excellently.
However, this does not seem to be the case for everyone. The 24/7 streamer Craig “ONSCREEN” Shannon says he has already gained 500,000 followers and 14,000 subscribers with his concept. He streams 12-15 hours a day and lets videos run when he sleeps.
With 14,000 subscribers, Shannon is theoretically making over $30,000 in earnings per month. So the overtime pays off for him.
The streamer “LotharHS”, also a top channel in Valorant, agrees with the criticism of his streaming format. However, at the same time, he says: His channel is growing so rapidly that he cannot possibly decline it. He will use it to his own advantage.
Valorant and Twitch enter a strange symbiosis, from which many benefit.
Valorant and Twitch seem to be forming a strong partnership that brings a lot of attention to Riot Games’ new tactical shooter, while Twitch can report new record numbers.
But this symbiosis brings with it some problems. We at MeinMMO have already reported on the difficulties with bots and eBay in Valorant. Valorant seems to be changing the culture on Twitch right now.
Players are still hunting for beta keys to Valorant on Twitch. This is starting to take on increasingly absurd forms. The game is changing the platform and not for the better. Twitch streamers like Ali “Myth” Kabbani are sounding the alarm: people are streaming 24/7. This is perceived as unfair.
This is the situation: To get into the closed beta of Valorant, players have to watch any Valorant stream on Twitch. They hope that luck will choose them and that their Twitch account will be kissed by the Riot fairy to enter the promised land of shotguns and agents.
Even those who already have beta access may be tempted to look for more access, because accounts with beta access to Valorant can sell very well on eBay.
Until mid-April, there were only a few selected streamers through whose channels Twitch drops were distributed. Even big streamers like Dr Disrespect were lying, claiming they had the drops as well.
Dr Disrespect: He advertised for Twitch drops for Valorant, although he had none.
!givekey please, dear streamer
What makes the situation ridiculous? As reported by Kotaku, the desperate hunt for beta keys for Valorant is leading to ever stranger manifestations on Twitch.
In one of the currently largest channels for Valorant, the channel of Ludwig “Anomaly” Lagertedt, a Swede, viewers type !givekey in the chat. Although this is a completely useless command, as a streamer cannot distribute keys.
Moreover, viewers constantly check their watch time because they believe this could increase their chances. Because Riot Games has stated that you really only need to watch for 2 hours to qualify for access – but with higher watch time, the chances of beta access increase, albeit not linearly.
Nevertheless, players believe they must now watch Valorant on Twitch every free minute to increase their chances by a few thousandths. This seems slightly obsessive.
But when people want to watch Twitch for 24 hours, that has strange effects on the platform.
Top streamer for Valorant is on air 23 hours a day
This is the new trend: Anomaly is one of the channels that are now live 24/7 for Valorant, 24 hours, 7 days a week.
In the last 7 days, Anomaly (ranked 1 in the most watched hours), ONSCREEN (ranked 4), and LotharHS (ranked 8) were on Twitch for 161 hours each.
The most watched streamers for Valorant on Twitch in the last 7 days. (via sullygnome)
Streamers with so many hours do not rely on sleep deprivation, but are only really live about 50% of the time, at other times recordings are played.
He is one of those who are upset about the new Twitch trend: summit1g.
This trend is currently viewed critically. Because active streamers who actually play are competing against such “24/7” channels for the top spots on Twitch and thereby for more visibility.
The streamer “LotharHS”, also a top channel in Valorant, agrees with the criticism of his streaming format. However, at the same time, he says: His channel is growing so rapidly that he cannot possibly decline it. He will use it to his own advantage.
Valorant and Twitch enter a strange symbiosis, from which many benefit.
Valorant and Twitch seem to be forming a strong partnership that brings a lot of attention to Riot Games’ new tactical shooter, while Twitch can report new record numbers.
But this symbiosis brings with it some problems. We at MeinMMO have already reported on the difficulties with bots and eBay in Valorant. Valorant seems to be changing the culture on Twitch right now.
Live streamers also criticize the 24/7 streamers for failing to build any community, but only catering to an audience of “key farmers”.
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The streamer LotharHS says essentially: 24/7 streams are bad for Twitch. But for him, it is currently going excellently.
However, this does not seem to be the case for everyone. The 24/7 streamer Craig “ONSCREEN” Shannon says he has already gained 500,000 followers and 14,000 subscribers with his concept. He streams 12-15 hours a day and lets videos run when he sleeps.
With 14,000 subscribers, Shannon is theoretically making over $30,000 in earnings per month. So the overtime pays off for him.
The streamer “LotharHS”, also a top channel in Valorant, agrees with the criticism of his streaming format. However, at the same time, he says: His channel is growing so rapidly that he cannot possibly decline it. He will use it to his own advantage.
Valorant and Twitch enter a strange symbiosis, from which many benefit.
Valorant and Twitch seem to be forming a strong partnership that brings a lot of attention to Riot Games’ new tactical shooter, while Twitch can report new record numbers.
But this symbiosis brings with it some problems. We at MeinMMO have already reported on the difficulties with bots and eBay in Valorant. Valorant seems to be changing the culture on Twitch right now.
Since neither Twitch nor Riot are doing anything to limit this, this “Video on Demand” trend is slowly establishing itself on Twitch.
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Myth says: 4 out of the 5 top streamers right now are such 24/7 streams with recordings
Kotaku quotes the player, Nikola “Niklarn” Aničić: He said he found the idea of streaming 24/7 initially ridiculous. He considered himself a good FPS player and thought he could get by. But then he noticed that he wasn’t reaching any viewers, so he thought, “If you can’t beat them, join them” and is now also streaming 24 hours on Twitch.
Why should I show my brand in Valorant only for 8 hours a day when others show it for 24 hours? If the viewers don’t care that it is so, why should I care?
Nikola “Niklarn” Aničić
There is no statement from Riot Games or Twitch regarding this trend.
24/7 Twitch streams are frowned upon, but they seem to be quite profitable
Why is this problematic? Twitch is actually a live streaming platform. When channels are marked as “live” but are running recorded streams, this is a serious issue for long-time fans and streamers. It goes against the “spirit of Twitch”.
Because with recorded streams, there is no interaction between the streamer and chat, but apparently many viewers don’t care about this. All that matters is getting into the beta.
Furthermore, these streamers are said to undermine trust in the platform, critics say. It is annoying for viewers not to know whether a stream is really live or a recording.
Live streamers also criticize the 24/7 streamers for failing to build any community, but only catering to an audience of “key farmers”.
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The streamer LotharHS says essentially: 24/7 streams are bad for Twitch. But for him, it is currently going excellently.
However, this does not seem to be the case for everyone. The 24/7 streamer Craig “ONSCREEN” Shannon says he has already gained 500,000 followers and 14,000 subscribers with his concept. He streams 12-15 hours a day and lets videos run when he sleeps.
With 14,000 subscribers, Shannon is theoretically making over $30,000 in earnings per month. So the overtime pays off for him.
The streamer “LotharHS”, also a top channel in Valorant, agrees with the criticism of his streaming format. However, at the same time, he says: His channel is growing so rapidly that he cannot possibly decline it. He will use it to his own advantage.
Valorant and Twitch enter a strange symbiosis, from which many benefit.
Valorant and Twitch seem to be forming a strong partnership that brings a lot of attention to Riot Games’ new tactical shooter, while Twitch can report new record numbers.
But this symbiosis brings with it some problems. We at MeinMMO have already reported on the difficulties with bots and eBay in Valorant. Valorant seems to be changing the culture on Twitch right now.
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In The Division 2, there are many attributes built into armor and weapons to make us stronger. Here you will find an overview of the attributes, what they do, and which ones promise the strongest bonus.
With the large expansion “Warlords of New York“, Division 2 changed its gear game and all attributes received a complete overhaul. Since the change, some of these bonuses have a new function and the damage equation has also been slightly altered.
To give you an overview, here are the functions of the attributes, the strongest values, and the new equation with which damage is calculated.
What are attributes? In The Division 2, attributes are the values that improve your builds. Attributes are separate from talents. While an attribute usually gives you a direct value bonus, talents have specific conditions under which you can benefit from their bonuses. Attributes come from:
3 attributes on each normal high-end armor piece
Installed mods (mask, vest, backpack)
3 attributes on each high-end weapon
Brand set bonuses
Gear set parts usually bring 2 attributes and set bonuses
We will look at all armor and weapon attributes from Division 2 and highlight the strongest. At the end, there is the Division damage equation that shows how the damage of the loot shooter is composed.
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All Attributes Explained – Additive and Multiplicative Bonuses
What types of bonuses are there? Broadly speaking, the bonuses in The Division 2 fall into two categories – multiplicative and additive. The difference is small but can have a significant impact.
Additive bonuses are summed up and added to the base damage. The respective values are taken as “Plus” and the total of the bonuses is then multiplied by the base damage.
Multiplicative bonuses enhance the outgoing damage and provide a strong boost at the end of the calculation. Instead of being summed up earlier in the equation, this bonus is placed at the end of the equation and multiplies with the damage. Thus, it represents its own damage category.
How do additive bonuses work? Let’s take an example with a base damage of 100,000. We increase this damage value by 3 items with 15% weapon damage each. This attribute, as well as the individual weapon damage of each weapon, is additive. So, we add the percentages and apply them to the base damage:
Base damage x (1 + Ad values) = Damage
100,000 × (1 + 0.15 + 0.15 + 0.15)
100,000 × 1.45
145,000
With the “1” in the equation, we convert the percentage values into a number that we can use for the calculations.
How do multiplicative bonuses work? If we had to decide whether to exchange the third item for a multiplicative bonus, the equation would look like this:
(Base damage × (1 + Ad values)) × (1 + Mu values)
(100,000 × (1 + 0.15 + 0.15)) × (1 + 0.15)
100,000 × 1.3 × 1.15
149,500
So, instead of being part of the first bonus on weapon damage, the multiplicative bonuses are added at the end. The damage that has already been calculated is taken and receives the extra bonus on top. This makes these “times” bonuses always preferable to the “plus” bonuses.
In the values overview in your menu, you will find the individual values and where they come from.
How do I identify the type of bonuses? The attributes in-game do not provide a direct indication of which one gives a “times” bonus. However, you can often see it in the talents. If it says in the game that the damage is “increased”, it is usually an additive bonus. If the damage is “enhanced”, it is a multiplicative bonus.
Currently, not all talents display their correct bonus. A mention of the “increase in the total weapon damage” indicates a separate damage category and is similar to a multiplicative bonus. Multiple “increases in weapon damage” are summed additively. The Division damage equation is at the bottom and provides a good overview of the relationships between the weapon damage types.
Which are considered the strongest attributes? All attributes that provide you with a multiplicative bonus are generally stronger. If you have the chance to incorporate a “times” bonus into your build, you should take it. 3 named armors are particularly suitable for this.
Multiplicative Damage Attributes – The Strongest Values for More Damage
Damage to uncovered targets (LMG)
Armor damage (shotgun)
Health damage (assault rifle)
These 3 attributes “enhance” damage and are therefore slightly outside the usual damage calculation. The weapon class in parentheses indicates the category where these attributes are certainly a core attribute. In all other weapons, these values can be present as normal attributes.
Prayer of the Fox is named knee pads with the attribute “Damage to uncovered targets” – actually a multiplicative weapon attribute. (Now nerfed to 8%)
How does damage to uncovered targets work? You receive a bonus against all targets that are not in a cover position. This includes, for example, the large tanks that want to get on your nerves with a minigun or sledgehammer. But also all enemies that are not directly in cover.
How does armor damage work? Damage to opposing armor values or parts is enhanced. Whenever your damage does not go directly to health, some form of armor is in play, which you have to destroy first. Here, armor damage applies and gives a strong boost to damage against enemy protection.
How does health damage work? The opposite of armor damage. Whenever you attack an opponent’s health points, health damage applies. This includes, for example, weak points of machines or enemies that are often unprotected – including the weak points of the raid boss “Razorback”.
Core Attributes
Skill rank
Armor
Weapon damage
Individual weapon damage
How does skill rank work? With this rank, we enhance our skills and literally take them to a new level. This is an additive bonus and each attribute increases the rank by +1, up to a maximum of rank 6. When selecting skills, you can see the values of the skills for each rank in detail.
How does armor work? This value is additive and directly adds to the armor value.
How does weapon damage work? Also, the third core attribute of the armors is additive. For example, if you have 6 parts with a red core attribute and each provides a 10% bonus, your base damage increases by 60%. The values are simply added up and then combined with the base damage.
How does individual weapon damage work? Similar to normal weapon damage, the damage of individual weapons is calculated as an additive bonus into the equation. It is simply added to the weapon damage values.
Damage Attributes (Red)
Weapon handling
Critical hit chance
Critical hit damage
Headshot damage
How does critical hit chance work? This attribute gives your hits a chance of being a critical hit, which is stronger than normal hits. The minimum here is 0% – without an attribute with crit chance, you will not land any critical hits.
How does critical hit damage work? With these attributes, you increase the extra damage of your critical hits. The minimum is 25%. A critical hit therefore deals at least 25% more damage than a normal hit. The crit bonus is applied to your “enhanced” base damage at the end.
How does weapon handling work? This red value improves your handling of the weapons. Four values are slightly increased at the same time:
Precision
Stability
Reload speed
Weapon switch speed
How does headshot damage work? Each headshot also inflicts more damage on enemies. The minimum here is 60%. Each headshot hit takes the finished weapon damage (without critical values) and increases it by your headshot hit bonus.
Critical hits and headshot damage form their own damage category and are therefore separate from the “normal” weapon damage, which consists of weapon damage and individual weapon damage. When you build a strong damage build, keep these relationships in mind.
At the shooting range, you can roughly test your values. However, the values are likely quite inaccurate.
Skill Attributes (Yellow)
Skill damage
Skill speed
Repair skills
Status effects
How does skill damage work? The skill counterpart to weapon damage. You get an additive bonus on the basic damage values of your skills, and each percentage of skill damage is summed and then increases the damage of the skills together.
How does skill speed work? The Division 2 focuses on speed rather than cooldown reduction. You can think of it like the speed of a vehicle. The cooldown is a distance of 100 meters, and the speed is 10 meters per second. So, the target is reached in 10 seconds. If the speed increases by 50%, to 15 m/s, the distance is covered in 6.7 seconds – equivalent to a reduction of the “cooldown” by 33%.
The higher the speed goes, the less benefit a speed increase provides. If initially 50% could reduce the time by 3.3 seconds, the next 50% only gives you 1.7 seconds since you would take 5 seconds to cover 100 meters at double speed (20 m/s).
Every increase in skill speed is summed and then subtracted from the cooldowns of the skills.
How do repair skills work? Another multiplicative attribute that strengthens the healing you can do with your skills. Each individual value that you have on your parts stands as a separate component in the equation. So, if you have 3 parts with 15% each, you don’t get a 1.45 bonus (1 + 0.15 + 0.15 + 0.15), but rather a roughly 1.52 bonus (1.15 × 1.15 × 1.15). This value is especially important for good healer builds.
How do status effects work? Similar to weapon handling, this attribute affects two values – the damage and duration of your status effects. The bonus is multiplicative, and the values are always multiplied together as with repair skills.
What’s interesting about this attribute is that you can also strengthen skills that trigger status effects. For instance, you can boost the flamethrower turret not only with skill damage but also with status effects having an impact on the strength of this skill.
Defensive Attributes (Blue)
Armor regeneration
Threat protection
Health
Explosive resistance
How does armor regeneration work? This attribute gives you a permanent armor regeneration per second. Without additional skills or talents, you do not regenerate armor in Division 2. This value is additive and is normally summed up. The total gives you your armor regeneration per second.
How does threat protection work? This attribute protects you from enemy status effects. Whether “blind”, “on fire”, or “bleeding wound”, all effects cause you less damage and the duration is also reduced. With mods, you can further increase resistance to individual effects. Threat protection is additive, and the summed value applies to all status effects.
How does health work? As with the core attribute armor, which gives you more armor points, you receive a simple bonus on your health here. The attribute is applied to your health.
How does explosive resistance work? This value reduces damage from explosives and is also summed. The final percentages are then subtracted from the incoming explosive damage.
Calculating Damage – The Division Equation
To establish a calculation of how the individual damage values appear in a large equation, I found the YouTube video of the German The Division Math Fan Rammbob and a detailed post on reddit that relate the damage types to each other. HS stands for headshot in this description.
The final value is damage per shot and combined with the rate of fire (shots per minute) provides a theoretical value for damage per minute, without reloading.
To calculate the average crit and HS value, divide the percentage values by 100 and plug the numbers into the equation. For instance, 180% crit damage and 60% crit chance yield an average crit damage multiplier of 1.08, corresponding to 108% crit damage.
Using this equation, you can roughly calculate your damage output per shot, and it includes your average rate for critical hits. To determine your headshot rate, you can view the statistics at the end of your missions. Here, you will see your headshot proportion of hits displayed and get a sense over time of how often you land headshots.
Attribute bonuses from talents are included in the equation with the respective attributes.
If you also have specific talents that increase a value, that value is added to the respective category. For example, if you receive +25% damage from critical hits through the buff “Pack Instincts” of the Warlord Exotics “Coyote’s Mask”, these talent enhancements do not form a separate category but are treated as normal attributes, as if you had that value on an armor or weapon.
However, if you have a talent that “enhances” damage, then that value receives its own category. It depends on the exact wording of the talent text.
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In Call of Duty: Warzone there’s a clever trick on how to get an easy win in the Gulag while looking incredibly cool. But when a player tried to replicate this insider trick, he ran into a problem: His opponent had seen the trick too and avoided the trap.
In the Gulag of Call of Duty: Warzone, two players compete against each other in a 1vs1 to see who gets to return to the Battle Royale. Every advantage is crucial. Since the basic scenario, the one-on-one, is always the same and everyone theoretically has a 50% chance of surviving, there are plenty of tips and tricks for the Gulag.
The trick involves spraying an image of an operator onto the tiles in the shower room of the Gulag. The opponent hopefully shoots at this spray, giving up the surprise advantage and can be easily eliminated.
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This original trick was then further developed. A player sprayed the bait on the wall, lay in wait, and was able to eliminate the charging opponent even with a finisher.
It looked elegant.
How the player failed: A few days ago, a player posted a video from his Gulag experience. Because the player suddenly felt like he was experiencing a déjà vu, as if he had seen the situation somewhere before.
His opponent in the Gulag had set the exact same trap as in the video that we embedded above.
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However, since the player knew this trap, he was able to easily avoid it and eliminate the lurking player. A classic case of: “He who digs a pit for others falls into it himself.”
What’s behind it: The Gulag in CoD: Warzone is a crucial point in the game. Every player finds themselves again and again in the situation of needing to win a 1vs1 and is looking for an advantage. That’s why there are so many tricks and clips for these situations.
The incident shows what happens when a trick becomes so popular that it loses its effectiveness and is just a nice story.
In the Gulag, it’s all or nothing: It’s the feature of CoD Warzone that sets it apart from other battle royale games.
Epic Games provides insights into the player counts for Fortnite: Battle Royale for the year 2020. In April, they celebrated a new record that far surpassed the old one, thanks to an event with Travis Scott.
Here are the new numbers: One of the major events of Fortnite started in April 2020. The singer, rapper, and music producer Travis Scott performed five times in Fortnite, showcasing his tracks, including the world premiere of a new song.
The very first concert, which took place on Friday morning, April 24th, at 01:00 AM German time, broke Fortnite’s player record.
Epic Games stated via Twitter: “Over 12.3 million players participated simultaneously in Travis Scott’s Astronomical. A record!”
During the first concert, there were 12.3 million players online in Fortnite across various platforms such as PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Mobile.
This is known: Insights into the player counts of Fortnite are only available when Epic Games announces them. The numbers cannot be checked independently. The last figures date back to March 2019, when Epic Games announced that the peak numbers were at 10.8 million concurrent players.
So now, with the “Travis Scott” concert, 1.5 million have been added to the old record.
How many users does Fortnite have? When discussing the numbers in 2019, Epic Games announced that they
have 250 million registered users
and 78.3 million monthly players.
So far, there has been no new update from Epic Games regarding registered users and monthly players.
Why is it so successful? Fortnite appeals to a wide audience with its shooter. The absence of violent depictions, such as blood, makes the shooter accessible to a broad audience.
When combined with a famous act like Travis Scott, who consistently tops the charts worldwide with his music and has sold over 64 million records (via Wikipedia), it attracts an even larger audience. The consequence is strong cross-promotion:
Fans of Travis Scott can register for free on Fortnite on their phones, PCs, or consoles and conveniently participate in the star’s concert from home – with a world premiere of a song as a lure – Perhaps they will also try out Fortnite: Battle Royale and enjoy it.
Fortnite players who have nothing to do with Travis Scott will also tune into the concert and may discover the artist for themselves.
For Fortnite to remain successful, they should, according to Ninja, make some changes.
What comes next? Reasons that player counts in Fortnite might rise could be the start of Season 3 in Chapter 2. Players hope that things will change in the game again and that there will be many new features that offer more reasons to log in again. The new season was supposed to start at the end of April 2020 but was postponed.
According to professionals, Fortnite needs to change quite a bit in Season 3 to become attractive again. The well-known streamer “Ninja” mentions that solo matches are too serious and that they should bring back more fun gameplay. He also wishes for more communication from the developers.
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In Pokémon GO there is a new promo code in April 2020 that gives you an important gift. You can use this well for the Community Day with Abra.
Update April 27 at 9:00 AM: The code has now been deactivated again. You can no longer redeem it.
This is what Niantic gives away: The developers of Pokémon GO want to gift trainers some balls so that the ball shortage during the Community Day is not too great.
This is the promo code: You can enter the promo code in the shop and receive the gift. The code is:
MDWC4SNGUFXS2SW9
What items are included? The number of items is not huge, but they are completely free. So you get:
20 Razz Berries
20 Ultra Balls
Especially the balls will please several players, as the Community Day with Abra is coming up and the balls will likely become scarce again. 20 additional Ultra Balls are therefore a welcome gift.
Here is the field for the promo code
How do I redeem the promo code? For Android users, it’s quite easy. Simply go to the in-game shop and scroll all the way down. Below the coins you will find a field labeled “Promos”. There you can enter the code and claim the items.
It may say that the code has already been redeemed. Either the items have already been credited to your account, or you just need to try again. In your journal, you can see if the code has been successfully redeemed.
For iOS users, there is no promo field. You can go to the Niantic website and log in there. After that, a field will appear where you can enter the promo code. The gift will then be credited to you.
What other gifts are there? Every week, Niantic distributes a new box for one PokéCoin. This time it contains a few Ultra Balls again. So you can also pick up this box and benefit from the balls.
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In World of Warcraft, there are now twelve different classes. You told us which ones you like best and which ones are the least popular. Here you will find the most popular classes in the ranking.
As of the current evaluation (April 24), 1,529 people participated in the survey. We start with the least popular class and work our way up to the most popular.
With 71 votes (4.64%), the monk ranks last in the list.
The introduction of Pandaren also brought the class of monks.
What makes monks special? The monk is the second new class that has found its way into the game since the release of World of Warcraft. It has been playable since the Mists of Pandaria, the second-best expansion of WoW.
Monks rely on balance and mastery in their story rather than weapons and brute strength. Accordingly, they are considered one of the more difficult classes to play and are better suited for experienced players and in groups where they can fully unleash their strength. Monks can increase the physical damage received from enemies.
The specializations of the monk
Windwalker: The damage specialization of the monk. Windwalkers rely on special combos of their skills to increase their damage.
Brewmaster: Brewmasters are the tank monks and have the unique ability of “Staggering,” allowing them to spread damage taken over a period of time instead of taking it all at once.
mistweaver: Mistweavers are the healers known for their mobility and group control. No other healer is as mobile and has as much CC. They can also deal comparatively high damage while healing.
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In Fortnite, a live event with Travis Scott is taking place from April 24 to April 26, 2020. One detail that not everyone may have noticed gives players hope for a return of the old map.
What is this live event? In Fortnite, you can watch a concert by Travis Scott live. There are a total of 5 concerts that repeat.
What detail is it? During the concert, players were transported to different worlds. You could swim underwater and were sent into outer space.
Exactly there in outer space, there was a hidden detail. If you looked down, you could see a type of Fortnite map from Chapter 1. Players were essentially flying over it.
However, if you did not explicitly look down and focused on the other happenings, you wouldn’t have noticed this detail at all.
Players Hope for a Return of the Map
What does the community think about this detail? In Chapter 2 of Fortnite, we got a completely new map after it was swallowed by the black hole.
The fact that this old version of the map appeared in the event seems to give players great hope for a return of the Chapter 1 map.
They write under the Twitter post of the image:
“I feel like Epic will do something related to the old map.”
“Imagine the doomsday device would bring back the old map for Season 3 Chapter 2.”
“Please don’t show me this. It raises too many hopes.”
“Imagine at the last Travis concert we return to the old map.”
Some seem to think that during the last concert, which takes place on Sunday at 0:00, it will culminate in suddenly landing on the old map.
There are already various theories about how the end event of Season 2 could unfold, if it even takes place. Data miners have found some clues that it could be a “doomsday event”. However, it is not clear if the old map will return.
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In Pokémon GO, the Community Day with Abra starts on Saturday, April 25. This time you can even play it from home. We provide an overview of times, Shinies, and bonuses.
What is a Community Day? Normally, Pokémon GO launches such an event every month, allowing a special Pokémon to appear more frequently for 3 hours. This will also debut as Shiny.
This time it’s different: Due to the coronavirus crisis, Pokémon GO has made some adjustments so that you can play the event from home. We will show you how it works and how you can play effectively.
Community Day in April with Abra – Bonuses and Times
What: The Pokémon GO Community Day in April 2020 When: On Saturday, April 25, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM German time Pokémon of the day: Abra Exclusive move: Counter for Alakazam Bonus: Triple Stardust for catching Pokémon Bonus: During the Community Day, you can complete a special research that costs €0.99 Bonus: 3-hour incense
This is exciting about the times: The Community Day lasts a whole 6 hours this time, instead of the usual 3 hours. You have more time to catch Shiny Abra.
How playing from home works
Changes made to the game: In the past weeks, there have been various adjustments to the game due to the coronavirus. You can also benefit from these on Community Day and play more effectively. We provide an overview of the important changes:
The item incense attracts a Pokémon every minute, making it significantly more effective
More balls can be found in gifts, so you can overcome the ball shortage
Spawns have generally increased, so you may find more Pokémon even right outside your door
How exactly and how often they will bring you balls is still not entirely clear.
Your buddy should bring you the Poké Balls
This is how you play effectively from home: Incense lasts for 3 hours, and you should make the most of that. Ideally, activate incense twice at once, so you are stocked up for the 6 hours.
If you catch every Pokémon from the incense, you will have a total of 360 captured. The chances are high that there is a shiny Abra among them.
Otherwise, also pay attention to other spawns outside of the incense. It is quite conceivable that they will be increased again during the Community Day.
It’s best to stock up on balls before the Community Day. If you want to catch nonstop for 6 hours, you should have at least 400-500 balls in your inventory.
Community Day on the go – Is that possible?
Can you play on the go? Technically, you can go outside and play. However, there are still curfews in Germany that vary from state to state. To be on the safe side, you should play from home.
During the 6 hours, you will encounter Abra more frequently everywhere, and if you’re just after a few Shinies, then playing from home should certainly suffice.
Shiny Abra, Kadabra, and Alakazam
Is there Shiny Abra? Shiny Abra is being officially introduced for the first time. Until now, the Shiny could only be caught for a few minutes due to a glitch at the GO Fest in Chicago.
Now you will officially have the chance for Shiny Abra. Niantic has already confirmed that the Shiny will be available.
What are the chances of Shiny Abra? During the Community Day, the chance of the event Shiny is always increased. So far, the rate has been 1 in 25. One can expect that Abra will have a very similar rate of shiny during the 6 hours.
Alakazam with Counter – How strong will it be?
This is the exclusive move: During the Community Day, Alakazam can learn the fast move “Counter.” It is a Fighting-type move.
How strong will Alakazam be with that? For Raids and Gyms, Alakazam with Counter is not a real enhancement. You should rather focus on real Fighting Pokémon like Lucario or Machamp.
In PvP, however, Alakazam with Counter is an interesting option. You could surprise quite a few opponents with it, and Alakazam will become more versatile. Still, Alakazam is relatively quickly defeated, so there are better Pokémon for the PvP League.
How do you get the move? For this, you must evolve Alakazam from Kadabra during the event period. This move cannot be taught via TM, the only exception being the new Elite TM.
Investigating Illusions – All about the Special Research
What kind of special research is this? During the Community Day, you can complete the special research “Investigating Illusions.” This task series could previously be purchased for €0.99. It contains:
Final Fantasy XIV will receive a lot of new content in the upcoming patch, according to the recent “Letter from the Producer” stream. This includes the revision of the story quests from “A Realm Reborn”, which have often been criticized. The lengthy story quest is considered a major point of criticism for the MMORPG.
What is being criticized? One of the points of criticism that is often raised in connection with Final Fantasy XIV is the long introduction to the MMORPG.
The somewhat outdated story quests in FFXIV are mandatory for all players, and no one can bypass them on the way to the endgame. Everyone must play this linear campaign and complete the individual quest steps.
This point of criticism has been frequently raised on reddit and in the Steam reviews of FFXIV. The developers are also aware that the initial quests of “A Realm Reborn” take a very long time for new players.
The director of the MMORPG, Naoki Yoshida, stated in the developer stream:
[…] Many players get stuck in this area of “A Realm Reborn” and stop playing the game. Players who stop playing FFXIV surprisingly often do so after [patch] 2.1. […]
Patch 2.1 was released back in 2013. Many people therefore stop playing Final Fantasy XIV in 2020 after having played quests from 2013.
Final Fantasy XIV reduces its story quests and introduces flying
What will be adjusted in patch 5.3? The upcoming patch 5.3 is set to address this issue. The development team has taken several steps:
About 13% of all “A Realm Reborn” quests have been completely removed.
The number of individual steps in many quests has been reduced, allowing them to be completed faster from 5.3.
The amount of EXP and other rewards has been adjusted.
The quests related to the Crystal Tower raid and “My Little Chocobo” will become mandatory.
Flying will be possible in “A Realm Reborn” areas. It will be automatically unlocked after completing the story of 2.0. Swimming in ARR waters remains impossible.
Flying in the old areas is a significant change. Yoshida commented on this:
We thought that the costs for this update would be astronomical, but the team said: “We will never be able to change it otherwise. So let’s do it now.”
However, Yoshida has already emphasized that these measures will not affect the story of Final Fantasy XIV. All important NPCs will still be introduced and events will take place.
The director also noted that similar changes are expected to happen with the expansions of FFXIV in the future. This should further accelerate the slow entry into the MMORPG.
Currently it is not possible to fly in the old areas of “A Realm Reborn”, but this will change in a few weeks.
New content in patch 5.3
What else is coming? Patch 5.3 will be titled “Reflection in Crystal”. For players, it will bring a range of content in the usual pattern:
Continuation of the main story, concluding the story of Shadowbringers.
Side quests related to “The Concerns of Werlyt”.
A new Primal fight in normal and EX mode. It is related to the story and will therefore be kept secret.
New dungeon “The Heroe’s Gauntlet”.
Dwarves as a new Beast Tribe. Their focus will be on crafting.
Upgrades for gatherers and crafters, as well as upgrades for their “Relics”.
“Unreal Trials”: Old Primal fights that are scaled up to level 80. They will be available for a limited time. The first Primal in the series will be Shiva. Weekly victories grant access to a mini-game, which offers various rewards.
New screenshots of the upcoming patch 5.3
The update is expected to be released on August 11.
Until then, you can test your knowledge of dungeons from Final Fantasy XIV in our quiz.
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Today marks the start of the FIFA 20 TOTS event, kicking off with the Community Team of the Season So Far. Additionally, the final tasks for Icon Swaps 3 commence.
TOTS stands for this FUT year as TOTSSF (Team of the Season So Far) and begins today, April 24. FUT players can look forward to numerous new content over the coming weeks, including: hundreds of strong TOTSSF cards, SBCs, and new tasks.
Furthermore, the last Swap Tokens for Icon Swaps 3 are coming into play today. Many FUT players can finally earn their desired Icon.
What is the Community Team of the Season? With this squad, fans had the ability to choose. Voting was open until April 19. Players eligible for selection were those who had outstanding performances during the current 2019/2020 season but managed to be in Team of the Week or Team of the Week Moments at most once.
This is what changes for the Weekend League: From now on, playing FUT Champions is far more rewarding, as instead of the previous TOTW or TOTW Moments cards, TOTSSF cards will be integrated as rewards.
This means that with 11 wins in the Weekend League, you will receive a Player Pick with a TOTSSF card. The more wins you achieve, the more TOTSSF cards will be available as rewards.
This is the TOTSSF Community Team
The strongest players in the Community Team: The players with the highest ratings are Sergio Busquets (93), Godin (93), Pique (93), Gomez (93), Courtois (93), and Thiago (93).
These Bundesliga players are included: Players from Bundesliga teams can look forward to strong new options for their team. In the Community TOTSSF, Thiago (93), Brandt (90), Gulacsi (89), and Mukiele (89) are represented.
Starting XI:
Sergio Busquets (93)
Godin (93)
Pique (93)
Gomez (93)
Courtois (93)
Thiago (93)
Felipe Anderson (92)
Zaha (92)
Casemiro (92)
Fernandinho (91)
Brandt (90)
Substitutes:
Grimaldo (89)
Dembele (89)
Gulacsi (89)
Mukiele (89)
Pepe (88)
Simon (88)
Bentancur (88)
Lucas Leiva (88)
Leno (88)
The EFL TOTSSF
The English 2nd League is also included: As in last year, the Community Team will also see the release of the EFL TOTS this year.
These players from the English 2nd League will receive TOTSSF cards:
How to get the new TOTSSF cards
From Packs: You have the chance to obtain TOTSSF cards in the following packs:
However, to actually pull a TOTSSF card from packs, you need to have a lot of luck.
On the Transfer Market: It is wiser to use the FUT Transfer Market. There, you can find TOTSSF cards relatively quickly. Just wait a bit before you buy. Often, prices drop significantly after a few days.
What is the Team of the Season actually?
This is what happens during the event: For many FUT players, the TOTS/TOTSSF event is the highlight of the FIFA year. A large number of players receive specially enhanced blue cards that are far better than pretty much any special cards before.
This is how the event works: During the TOTS event, a new team of 23 players is released each week. The number of new, extremely strong TOTS cards is huge. During the TOTY event (Team of the Year), there was only one team with 11 very strong TOTY cards.
How strong the TOTS cards are: For top stars from the major leagues, Team of the Season ratings can reach the high 90s. Generally, upgrades of 6 to 10 points are not uncommon.
Example FIFA 19: Reus Gold Card & Reus TOTS card
Otherwise, the TOTSSF cards behave like Inform cards. While a TOTS team is active, the TOTSSF versions replace the normal Gold cards.
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On Destiny 2, Xur will make another appearance on April 24th. The mysterious vendor brings Exotics to the Guardians. Where he is hiding this week, what his inventory contains, and which map is featured in the Trials of Osiris, you will find out here.
Here’s what it looks like in Destiny 2: Currently, the mood in the Destiny universe is a bit down. Developer Bungie is aware of this and has announced that they will address the problem topics in the coming weeks. It starts with frank words, solid plans against cheaters, and the Trials.
Recently, the Guardian Games as an event started, bringing the Olympic spirit to Destiny 2. In the competitions, Hunters, Titans, and Warlocks compete against each other to decide once and for all who is number one.
We at MeinMMO are also participating live in the Guardian Games and will provide the streaming event for the event alongside other prominent German-speaking Destiny figures:
But first, it’s about Xur and his Exotics. We will reveal where the Cthulhu cultist of Destiny is this week and what he brings.
All info on Xur on April 24, 2020 – PS4, PC, Xbox One, Google Stadia
This is Xur-time: No Guardian knows where Xur will appear. But how long he stays is certain. Today, April 24, the vendor suddenly appears on a random planet at 7:00 PM. He will settle there until the weekly reset and will disappear on April 28 just as mysteriously as he arrived. As always, he offers players a selection of exotic items during this period.
If you have the necessary cash, Xur will offer Exotics
What does Xur have to offer? What exactly Xur has in store cannot be predicted. What is certain is that a weapon Exotic as well as one piece of exotic armor for Hunters, Titans, and Warlocks will end up in his inventory.
Perhaps he will bring exactly the powerful Exotic you have been waiting for. We keep our fingers crossed and look forward to his offerings.
Where is Xur? This is his location this weekend
Xur’s position: This weekend, Xur will be on Nessus, more specifically on the Cabal Barque of the Emperor:
Xur’s current position
Xur’s inventory from April 24 to April 28 – All Exotics at a glance
Weapon: Lion’s Roar – Grenade Launcher for 29 Legendary Shards
This map is active: This week, play will take place on the map Burnout – This is the classic Trials map.
What times are important in the Trials? Traditionally, it starts on Friday evening, and you have until the next weekly reset to immerse yourself in the PvP competitions. On April 24 at 7:00 PM, the starting gun will go off, and on April 28 at 7:00 PM, this week’s Trials will end.
People are excited in GTA Online about a valuable prize at the lucky wheel and then receive something completely different. A player recorded this nasty bug on video.
What happened? Players report on reddit that they did not receive the prize at the lucky wheel. Instead of the rewards shown to them, they received something entirely different. This is particularly frustrating if they would have actually won a car. Because at the lucky wheel in GTA Online you can win the rarest cars in the game.
This is what the bug looks like: The reddit user The_Salted_Slug uploaded the video titled “You won a free car … NOT.” You can see him with his GTA character in the casino going to the lucky wheel.
As usual, there are all sorts of prizes. From clothing to money to the coveted podium vehicle, which this week is the Sultan Classic.
After the spin, the lucky wheel lands on the podium vehicle field. But instead of the promised payout displayed by the wheel, the game gives a completely different prize. In the upper left corner of the screen, you read “Congratulations. You have won 10,000 chips.” This is the in-game currency from the casino – worth 10,000 GTA-dollars. A car like the current podium vehicle would cost 1.7 million GTA-$ at the dealer. The player has missed out on quite a catch here.
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Players suspect that he already won the car earlier and that is why he was credited chips. Because the same podium vehicle cannot be won twice. But that is not the case, explains The_Salted_Slug. The player wants to resolve the issue with a support ticket to Rockstar.
The player is not alone with the problem. reddit user pokemontrainer29 asks in a thread if the lucky wheel is bugged for other players as well. He would have actually won 30,000 chips but only received 15,000. Others confirm that there is indeed a bug at play.
Pokémon GO is selling the special research “Investigating Illusions” for the Community Day with Abra. We will show you what we know about the research so far and whether buying it is worth it.
Update April 25 at 10:00 AM: The quests for the special research are now known. We have included them here for you. You can find the guide to the Community Day with Abra here.
What is “Investigating Illusions”? This is a special research that Pokémon GO is currently offering for €0.99 in the in-game shop. So far, however, not much official information is known about the research. It will only be activated on the Community Day with Abra on April 25.
We will show you the leaks and the known information about the special research and what you will miss if you do not buy it.
All steps for “Investigating Illusions”
We will insert all steps for the special research here and show their rewards. This way you will know exactly what to expect.
Stage 1 of 4
Use 10 Power-Ups on Pokémon
Reward: 10 Pokéballs
Catching 10 Abra
Reward: 20 Abra candies
Land 5 great throws
Reward: Encounter with an Abra
Reward for completing this stage: 2000 Stardust, one Incense, Encounter with an Abra
Stage 2 of 4
Catching 15 Abra
Reward: 20 Abra candies
Send 10 Pokémon
Reward: Encounter with a Kadabra
Evolve 3 Abra
Reward: 1000 XP
Reward for completing this stage: 2000 Stardust, one Incense, one Snorlax
Stage 3 of 4
Land 3 excellent curveball throws
Reward: 20 Abra candies
Evolve a Kadabra
Reward: 5 golden Razz Berries
Send 10 Pokémon
Reward: 1500 XP
Reward for completing this stage: 2000 Stardust, one Incense, one Rocket Radar
At Stage 3, you need to evolve a Kadabra into Alakazam
Stage 4 of 4
Automatically completed
Reward: 5000 Stardust
Automatically completed
Reward: 1500 XP
Automatically completed
Reward: 5 silver Razz Berries
Reward for completing this stage: 2000 Stardust, 3 special candies, Encounter with an Alakazam
Everything we know about “Investigating Illusions”
This is what has been said about the research so far: There is not much information from the official site so far. So far we know that there are among other items:
13,000 Stardust
One Snorlax
One Rocket Radar
We still do not know about the individual steps or whether you can even catch a special Pokémon through it.
For the Community Day with Abra, there is this special research
Are there leaks about the special research? About a month ago, data miners (via reddit) found the text passages that Professor Willow will say to you during the special research. However, keep in mind that these may change again, as Niantic could have made adjustments to make this research easier to play from home.
In the texts, Willow talks a lot about your buddy Pokémon. So be prepared to interact with it during the special research.
Moreover, Willow concludes by saying that happy trainers may be able to catch a shiny Abra. This suggests that you might be able to catch several Abra during the special research. Perhaps there is even a Shiny Abra with good IVs among them.
Shiny Abra could definitely be included in the special research.
Is the special research ultimately worth it? If you calculate only with the guaranteed Snorlax and the Rocket Radar, you come to 300 coins, which is approximately worth 3 euros. However, you get it here for only one euro. Additionally, you also get guaranteed 13,000 Stardust.
If you actually get a shiny from the research in the end, then the research is even more worthwhile because you have good chances of a shiny with strong IVs. The rewards from special research have a minimum of a 2-star rating.
This way, there is even more Stardust: 13,000 Stardust is the minimum from the special research. If you activate a Star Piece, you even get 1.5x as much dust – so a total of 19,500 Stardust.
So if you buy the research, make sure to have a Star Piece active when collecting rewards. It is generally worth it, as you get triple catch Stardust.
For several years, players have been speculating and hoping for a successor to GTA V, which was released nearly 7 years ago. However, according to recent reports, it may still be in early development. Many fans and experts from the developer Rockstar doubt this, though.
This is likely referring to a next title in the GTA series, which Kotaku itself mentioned in a previous paragraph.
However, this statement has raised many doubts, including from a person known for insider contacts at Rockstar. Many of them believe that GTA 6 should already be much further along.
Is Kotaku wrong with the statement?
What do the doubters say? User Yan2295 is known for his contacts with the developer. He used these for a while to share information and leaks about the studio, like the nightclubs of GTA V. At the request of Take-Two and out of respect for the developer, he stopped doing this in September 2018.
But in the course of the discussion about GTA 6, he chimed in on the forum regarding the topic. There he wrote:
Can Jason [Schreier, the author of Kotaku] be trusted? Yes, he knows the industry, he knows people, he takes his job very seriously and he does not do it half-heartedly.
Is GTA VI in early development? Certainly not, no way.
Statement from Yan2295. He is known for his contacts with Rockstar (via forum).
In response to a statement on Twitter, Yan2295 also stated that GTA 6 could not be in an early development stage unless there was a strange definition. He thinks it’s possible that an early stage of testing might be meant, but not the development itself.
Who else spoke up? On Twitter, user Tez2 also commented. He claims to observe the developments of games, especially those of Rockstar.
He also expressed doubts about Kotaku’s statement:
The next game, a new GTA title, is in an “early development stage”? It’s hard to believe when I hear it’s already halfway done or even further.
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How far along is GTA 6 really?On reddit, some users speculate that Rockstar could adopt a similar strategy as with GTA V.
Back then, just a few days before the official announcement, Rockstar reportedly stated in an interview that no sequel was currently in the works. A few days later, there was a twist.
Destiny 2 is going for the Olympics and lets Hunters, Titans, and Warlocks face off in competition. How are the Guardian Games faring?
This event is about: On April 21, the whistle blew for the Guardian Games 2020. In this year’s spring event, the Guardians will not be fighting against a common enemy, but the 3 classes will compete against each other.
In the three-week competition, it will be determined which class takes the prize: Hunters, Titans, or Warlocks. Although there will also be fights for new exotic rewards, primarily it is about glory and the sublime feeling when the other classes are looked down upon from the lofty winner’s podium.
By the way, we at MeinMMO will also participate in the Guardian Games, so be sure to check it out:
The concept of the Guardian Games sounds exciting; since the announcement, the classes have been teasing each other. The event was highly anticipated, and players were very curious about the final implementation of the event before it began.
We take a look around and summarize how the event is being received shortly after the starting whistle.
How is the community reacting? The mood regarding Destiny 2 on Reddit is currently very low – this is also shown in an analysis. Posts with titles like “Guardian Games don’t show which class is the best” address that it is not a real competition; the culprit is the omnipresent quests.
Do the Guardians have time to enjoy competing?
The aversion to the loot grind can be found throughout the entire subreddit. Many are seemingly disappointed that something cool was expected and are now expressing frustration.
There is a certain suspicion regarding the fact that two massive threats are currently endangering the Destiny world:
Some Guardians do not like that the Vanguard is organizing competitive events during such times.
What do our readers say? You at MeinMMO have so far been relatively reserved with your statements concerning the Guardian Games. However, you have clear words for the loot mechanics, even if you wish everyone fun at the games, just like our reader WooDaHoo:
It’s all nice and expected but uninspired. But having to do specific activities for the medal bounties to effectively collect (Strikes/Gambit/Crucible…) drives me crazy. […] There are surely many who have fun at the event. And that is ultimately the main thing!
In the lead-up, various jibes between the classes were also seen in our comments sections. And we heard that Hunters, Titans, and Warlocks have already been declared winners.
What do the online outlets say about the Guardian Games:Forbes praises the live tracking system, as players can see in real-time via raised flags which team has won the most medals – a significant improvement over the tracker from the previous Fraktalin event. The class items also appeal to the UU colleagues and create a great “we feeling”.
However, the strong focus on the quests casts a shadow over the Guardian Games. “Quests everywhere, quests” they say, criticizing the mechanics concerning the medals.
The flags symbolize which class is in the lead
The site PCGamer harshly titles “The new Guardian Games event in Destiny 2 is a mess” and criticizes, for example, the focus on the Eververse.
They also express concerns about fair competitions since there are significantly more Hunters than any other class in Destiny 2. This concern can be alleviated. Bungie stated that each class will be weighted according to their number of players. And it currently seems (24.04) that Titans are in the lead, not Hunters.
This is how streamers see the event: The well-known streamer and content creator Datto expresses (via YouTube) that he hoped for more than just the quest mechanics. He imagines a special “3vs3vs3 mode”. He doesn’t feel like he is “in a Guardian Olympics”.
Summarizing the various opinions on the Guardian Games, it becomes clear that the actually very exciting idea loses popularity due to the in-game implementation.
We are eager to see how the situation develops in the coming weeks of the event.
In the lead-up, various jibes between the classes were also seen in our comments sections. And we heard that Hunters, Titans, and Warlocks have already been declared winners.
What do the online outlets say about the Guardian Games:Forbes praises the live tracking system, as players can see in real-time via raised flags which team has won the most medals – a significant improvement over the tracker from the previous Fraktalin event. The class items also appeal to the UU colleagues and create a great “we feeling”.
However, the strong focus on the quests casts a shadow over the Guardian Games. “Quests everywhere, quests” they say, criticizing the mechanics concerning the medals.
The flags symbolize which class is in the lead
The site PCGamer harshly titles “The new Guardian Games event in Destiny 2 is a mess” and criticizes, for example, the focus on the Eververse.
They also express concerns about fair competitions since there are significantly more Hunters than any other class in Destiny 2. This concern can be alleviated. Bungie stated that each class will be weighted according to their number of players. And it currently seems (24.04) that Titans are in the lead, not Hunters.
This is how streamers see the event: The well-known streamer and content creator Datto expresses (via YouTube) that he hoped for more than just the quest mechanics. He imagines a special “3vs3vs3 mode”. He doesn’t feel like he is “in a Guardian Olympics”.
Summarizing the various opinions on the Guardian Games, it becomes clear that the actually very exciting idea loses popularity due to the in-game implementation.
We are eager to see how the situation develops in the coming weeks of the event.
In the successful tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege , Ubisoft has now admitted that there is currently a special kind of cheating that is causing issues. Players are “freezing lobbies”. However, Ubisoft is already on it. With a recent update, they aim to collect more data, and with another one, they will automatically detect and kick the cheaters.
This is Ubisoft’s statement: In a blog post from Rainbow Six Siege on April 23, it states that they have recently observed an increase in reports from players about cheating incidents.
Ubisoft clearly states: “We do not tolerate this.”
They are determined to maintain the integrity of Rainbow Six Siege and will therefore take action against these cheaters in the near future.
Ubisoft states: Cheating incidents are on the rise. We do not tolerate this.
The round in Rainbow Six Siege no longer starts
This is the “nasty type” of cheating: It involves “lobby freezing”. Ubisoft does not elaborate on what exactly this exploit entails.
As reported by Gamespot, players intentionally manipulate the game here to freeze a lobby to their own advantage.
Lobby freezing apparently occurs between rounds, while a new round is loading. This “loading” goes on indefinitely, and the match does not begin. The lobby is frozen. This way, cheaters want to prevent losing the next round, which would count as a defeat.
For the people on the opposing team, standing on the brink of victory, this is frustrating. Not only do they miss out on the win, but they also waste valuable time in the game while hanging around in such a lobby.
Tutorials on how to freeze a lobby are circulating on YouTube.
This is what Ubisoft aims to do: Ubisoft announces that in a new update, they will implement measures to better detect lobby freezers. Later, in another update, they plan to use this data to automatically find and kick such cheaters.
Ubisoft is currently asking players for feedback. The two biggest problems appear to be “lobby freezing” and “DDoS” attacks.
It is noted:
DDoS attacks usually occur during a round, causing players to experience lags or disconnections.
A lobby freezing occurs between rounds and not during gameplay. The ping is normal.
These are two different types of problems. Ubisoft asks players to answer various questions to narrow down the issue (via Ubisoft Forum).
Serves as a “meme excuse” for cheaters. The good chair.
In World of Warcraft there are currently two buffs running that significantly accelerate the leveling of secondary characters (“Twinks”). How many additional chars will you level during this time?
Since April 20, there is an additional double reputation through the buff “Impressive Influence” along with the EXP bonus, with which you will unlock allied races faster.
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But after the EXP buff turned out to be extremely popular with players, Blizzard decided to keep it active until the release of the pre-patch for the Shadowlands expansion.
How can I vote? You can cast your vote in the survey tool below, with each of you only able to vote once. On the second slide of the survey, you can then state your reasons for playing Twinks.
So tell us: Will you take advantage of these buffs extensively and level a lot of characters to max level? Or do you find Twinks boring and won’t level them at all? What do you think about Twinks in general? Write it in the comments.
The survey ends on Friday, April 24. Have fun voting!
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In GTA Online, you can earn a lot of money quickly in various areas over the next few days. We show you how to make the most of this week.
What’s new? On Thursday, April 23, a new bonus week started in GTA Online. This means that various activities in the online world will now yield higher payouts in GTA dollars and RP until next Thursday. This is a great opportunity to fill your account and level up.
The following bonuses are now active:
Triple rewards on Open-Wheel races
Double rewards for all contact missions
Double rewards for VIP contracts and challenges
Employees and bodyguards earn triple salaries
To make the most of this week and fill your account nicely, we show you how to get the best out of the bonus week.
Here you can earn a lot of money
We will show you here how to make good use of the described bonuses in the categories. Which activities are suitable for CEOs/VIPs and what players recommend.
Earn money as a CEO/VIP
How does it work? If you own an office in GTA Online, you can register as a CEO via the interaction menu at “Securoserv”. Once you’ve done that, several activities will be available to you that you can start through the interaction menu at Securoserv.
We recommend the following VIP contracts for solo players or groups:
City Tour – Complete various hack challenges to unlock the locations of packages and collect them – It’s best to use helicopters for this to complete the mission quickly.
Bounty Hunting – When a VIP/CEO starts this mission, four targets will appear on the map that must be completed. You can finish this in just a few minutes with the Buzzard helicopter.
Hostile Takeover – Choose the airport (LSIA) as the location. You simply need to acquire a briefcase and deliver it to another location. The armed Buzzard is also recommended here.
For all jobs, you can bring employees who generally earn more money for their work.
If you are not active as a CEO or VIP, then register in the interaction menu that you’re looking for work. This way, CEOs will notice you and can temporarily invite you to their business. Even as an employee, you can earn a lot of cash now.
How does it work? The new Open-Wheel races are the racetracks with Formula 1 cars and sharp turns. They are the latest type of races in GTA Online and bring a lot of variety to the game. It’s not just about speeding through the turns and taking out opponents, but keeping your car intact and making the most of the boost.
You can start the Open-Wheel races directly from the start menu or in an online session. For the racers among you, this is a great chance to prove your skill while also filling up your account.
New missions for solo or group players
What is this? Since April 23, 2020, new contact missions are available in GTA Online. They revolve around Gerald and are started by him as well.
If you enjoy playing missions with other players or alone, you should complete many contact missions by next Thursday. Here you will be richly rewarded with money.
At Vespucci Beach, there’s a time trial with the RC Bandito waiting for you – here, too, you can earn about 100,000 GTA dollars in just under two minutes.
With all these bonuses, you have many opportunities this week to earn quick money in GTA Online and bring your account at the Maze Bank Arena into the positive. Be sure to stop by the casino to win the podium vehicle with this supposedly foolproof method.
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Amazon is releasing more details about New World, even though the release has been delayed for now. MeinMMO author Alexander Leitsch is very excited about the MMO but also has some concerns.
My Background: MMOs and MMORPGs are my passion. I have spent thousands of hours in games like Guild Wars 2, Wildstar, Black Desert, and Blade & Soul. However, since 2014, the highlights of the genre can be counted on one hand.
This makes my interest in New World even greater. Back in 2018, during my first encounter with the MMO at Gamescom, there were many aspects that piqued my curiosity. Among these were the combat system and PvP sieges.
Fortress battles, the highlight of New World, which our author is looking forward to.
My Concerns: However, there are many uncertainties surrounding New World, and I doubt whether the MMO can meet my expectations. Many statements from supposed alpha testers sound as if New World still needs a lot of work.
Therefore, I have identified 5 things that New World must have to become a good MMO for me. Because my hopes are high despite or precisely because of the release delay.
A truly action-packed combat system
What do we know? New World is said to focus on an action-packed combat system, according to the developers. The elements that are particularly important include:
Dodging
Positioning
Blocking
Attacking
That sounds very dynamic and looks that way at first glance. The ability to switch weapons in the middle of combat also brings more flexibility.
Fight like in the Middle Ages, with bow, sword, and cannons. Magic exists, but it is supposed to play a subordinate role.
My Concerns and Hopes: I had the opportunity to play New World back in January 2019 at an event in Berlin. Even then, it was said that the combat system was supposed to be dynamic.
However, many animations seemed clunky, jumping and dodging did not work smoothly, and combat was generally quite slow and thus rather undynamic. Most of the time, I was just standing there, blocking and hitting back after a block.
Although a lot has changed since 2019, and the developers claim to have addressed these criticisms, I am still nervous because the combat system is crucial for me in an MMO. And I hope that the fights in New World have gained proper dynamism.
Not just monotonous quests and grind
What do we know? New World has changed its focus and now slightly prioritizes PvE content. These include quests and tasks in the open world, which are both supposed to be available, and you should also be able to level up and complete tasks for your own settlement.
However, according to the developers, the quests will not be varied. They are generally supposed to consist only of collection or kill tasks. And they currently look very grindy and also unfinished.
Tasks for a settlement – and they are very grindy.
My Concerns and Hopes: In a conclusion from the developers on the alpha, it was stated that one player reached level 60 mainly through grinding mobs. Another player reached level 60 after 700 quests. However, if all 700 quests were that monotonous, I find it very exhausting and boring.
The endgame content of an MMO can be great, but if you struggle on the way there, then many players will not get to see it at all. And that could affect New World.
Because I am very much looking forward to the fortress sieges, whether in PvE or PvP. However, I doubt that I will enjoy it without reaching max level.
Therefore, I hope that there is a good middle ground, perhaps through experience points for exploration, crafting, and maybe also suitable quests.
Fortress owners can only be attacked at specific times and receive early notification to prepare for the siege. This is intended to maintain balance.
A siege takes place in stages and features control points, siege weapons, and everything necessary for a good battle. And the cool part is: If someone doesn’t like PvP, they can experience the same in a battle against NPCs .
In the fortress siege, there are control points. The goal is the inside of the fort.
My Concerns and Hopes: So far, we do not know exactly how the declarations of war will proceed and whether there are ways to exploit the system regarding attack times. Problems with population, for instance, spoiled the fun in modes like World vs. World in Guild Wars 2.
We also currently know nothing about the balancing between attackers and defenders and their siege weapons.
Since fortress fights were the core content of the original version of New World, I hope that Amazon has thoroughly examined all cases and delivers truly great battles.
Tough endgame, even in PvE
What do we know? New World offers various content for PvE:
At first glance, this looks like a lot, but the question is whether the content can keep players motivated for a long time.
In New World, various forest creatures and bosses await you.
My Concerns and Hopes: The endgame in PvE hinges on difficulty and scaling:
Bosses in the open world may be impossible for one person to defeat, but might be too easy for three players at once.
The PvE sieges can be really tough for 10 players but not so much for 50.
PvE content is complicated when it comes to balancing, especially when it appears in the open world. On the other hand, instanced bosses should certainly offer high difficulty, as you need something to do throughout the game.
Good balancing of weapons, but also expansions
What do we know so far? In terms of balancing, New World has to be careful not just with fortresses or PvE events. While the game does not have classes, it offers different weapons with multiple skills that can be unlocked through usage.
What skills are available and how many each weapon has is not yet known.
In New World, you level each weapon individually and can also switch between several sets.
My Concerns and Hopes: In my 2019 test, there were only a few skills available per weapon. The screenshot also seems to indicate that players only have access to 3 simultaneous skills, Q, R, and F.
With such a small number of weapons and skills, the game needs to have good balance. At the same time, I hope that updates after the release will implement new weapons or skills.
Because using the same 3 weapons and skills for years could become very monotonous.
New World – Still my highlight of 2020
Even though I have some concerns about New World, it is still my highlight. It is among the 3 MMOs that I believe will launch and succeed in 2020. This is also because Amazon is behind it, and New World doesn’t have pressure and doesn’t need to release unfinished.
Only the MMORPG Ashes of Creation, which is heading in a similar direction concerning sieges in PvP, housing, and PvE, could become similarly exciting. However, it is likely that it will only reach an alpha without NDA this year.
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