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The 10 Top Types of an MMO World – From the Least Popular to the Most Popular

Irina Moritz 23. April 2020 Reading time 11 minutes

MMOs and multiplayer games take place in many worlds with different settings: in fantasy worlds like World of Warcraft or in science fiction scenarios like in Destiny 2. We asked you which world you prefer as the background of an MMO. Here are your top 10.

Settings have an influence on our perception of games and contribute significantly to gameplay and the identity of an MMO. In a survey by MeinMMO, we asked you about your favorite settings and are now ranking the top 10 based on your responses.

This is how you voted: A total of 1967 readers participated in the survey, which ended on April 20. Each person could cast up to 2 votes, which is why the final result exceeds 100%.

5 settings did not make it into our top 10 list and have divided the places 11 to 15 among themselves. The distribution of votes was as follows:

Rank 15: Superhero setting – 1.12%
Rank 14: Wuxia setting – 1.73%
Rank 13: Western – 2.49%
Rank 12: Another answer – 2.64%
Rank 11: Pirates – 3.36%

The 10 of your favorite settings have been ranked. Your number 1 is far ahead of all other settings with over 55%.

Rank 10: Steampunk

For this setting, 3.41% (67) of the participants voted.

What are the features of the setting? Steampunk is relatively young compared to other settings. It first emerged in the 1980s and has developed into its own subculture over time.

Steampunk is all about steam. It unites modern or even futuristic ideas with the obsolete steam technology of the Victorian era, giving the setting a stylish retro look.

Thus, steam-powered airships, fancy vehicles, or even prosthetics that should not actually work could be trademarks of Steampunk. Other distinctive elements that frequently occur are the gear and metal look as well as the innovative spirit.

Examples from gaming: Development studios often draw on the setting “Steampunk.” The most well-known examples are games like Dishonored, Thief, or some Final Fantasy games.

In MMOs, however, it is thinner. There are no large and well-known MMOs in the Steampunk setting, and even Ascent: Infinite Realm has been redesigned. However, this does not mean that Steampunk is not represented in MMOs at all.

There are smaller MMOs like Black Gold Online and the yet-to-be-released Corepunk that utilize the setting for themselves. Most developers, however, only take specific elements from Steampunk and incorporate them into their games:

In World of Warcraft, for example, there is the race of Gnomes, whose inventions and machines have strong Steampunk roots.
In Guild Wars 2, there is the faction of sky pirates who use steampunk-like airships and drills.
Tera also features various Steampunk elements such as dungeons, skins, and mounts.

Rank 9: Low Fantasy

For this setting, 5.64% (111) of the participants voted.

What are the features of the setting? Like some other settings on our list, it is somewhat difficult to define low fantasy precisely. It can take place both in the past and in the present or future. The key aspect is that it contains only very minimal amounts of the supernatural.

Thus, humans are often the dominant, mostly even the only race present in a low-fantasy setting.
Magic is rare or non-existent.
Magical and mythical creatures like dragons or demons are also rare.

However, there is too much supernatural for a realistic or historical setting. Additionally, the focus of conflicts in low fantasy is reduced. Stories tend to deal more with the survival of the protagonists than with a great world fire or another apocalyptic scenario.

Examples from gaming: Low fantasy appears regularly in gaming. Some of the best-known examples should be games like Thief or Valkyria Chronicles. Sometimes, however, small magical elements are smuggled into games that actually have a realistic setting, like in FarCry 3.

In the MMO sector, the Conan games are considered examples of the setting, whether it be the MMORPG Age of Conan or the survival game Conan Exiles. The amount of fantastic elements is not enough for “High Fantasy,” but definitely too much for a purely historical setting.

But games like Monster Hunter World can also be considered low fantasy. They contain almost no magic, but have creatures like the Elder Dragons, who can spit ice and generate lightning.

Rank 8: Cyberpunk

For this setting, 6.05% (119) of the participants voted.

What are the features of the setting? Cyberpunk as a setting began its rise in the 60s and 70s of the last century. Although cyberpunk is considered a sub-genre of science fiction, such a setting has strong characteristics that distinguish it from SF.

Typically, the setting represents a dystopian, not-so-distant future in which crime and poverty are mixed with futuristic technology. It shows the dirty dark side of progress and often takes place in totally surveilled megacities.

Another central element in cyberpunk is the “cyberization” of the human body and its consequences. While it makes people stronger, faster, and more efficient, they give up part of their humanity in return.

Examples from gaming: There are big examples of games that utilize the cyberpunk setting. The most prominent in the single-player realm would certainly be the Deus Ex series, Shadowrun games, or the currently highly anticipated Cyberpunk 2077 from CD Projekt Red.

In the MMO sector, however, it is thinner. You will search in vain for big and well-known names here. Nevertheless, games like Neocron or Anarchy Online have their communities that have been playing them for years.

As is often the case with settings, multiplayer games use various elements that are characteristic of cyberpunk. In Destiny, the artificial intelligence Rasputin plays an important role, and the announced Watch Dogs Legions plays in a dystopian surveillance state.

Rank 7: Historical Setting

For this setting, 6.76% (133) of the participants voted.

What are the features of the setting? The historical setting, also known as “Historical Fiction,” takes place in the past, often during a specific period, and adheres to the rules and norms of that period.

Although the Middle Ages are often taken for this, all periods up to the 20th century can apply. The general rule is that a setting is considered historical if the author does not originate from the same time period.

The historical setting is characterized by the frequent presence of major historical figures, even if they do not necessarily correspond to their historical originals 100%, since we only know them through historical accounts.

Examples from gaming: Developers in video games especially love to draw on such personalities and the historical setting. This happens, for example, in strategy games like Rise of Nations and Crusader Kings, or in RPGs like Kingdom Come: Deliverance.

We also find the setting in multiplayer games among strategy titles like Age of Empires or in most Total War games, where you fight for dominance. The models for the units in these games can be found in our history.

It is rarely found in MMORPGs: Gloria Victis serves as the only major example of a purely historical setting. Another title would be Conqueror’s Blade, which values a historical setting but is not a classic MMORPG.

In general, the medieval setting is not unpopular in MMORPGs, but at least a certain amount of the supernatural is always mixed in, which then makes it a low fantasy setting.

If you are looking for more historical RTS games, check out our list of the best strategy games with multiplayer for PC.

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Best Tactical Item in CoD Warzone: Here’s why you should use it, this is what makes it strong

Sven Galitzki 23. April 2020 Reading time 5 minutes

In Call of Duty: Warzone, the heartbeat sensor should not be missing in any loadout. We explain why and show what else to look out for with the Heartbeat Sensor.

This item is about: The heartbeat sensor is a tactical equipment, so it is carried in the tactic slot. It is unlocked at level 30 and can then be used in your personal loadouts, which you can acquire in Warzone as drops.

Additionally, you can also find the Heartbeat Sensor as loot in Warzone.

By the way, these are the best weapon setups for your loadouts in Warzone

That’s why you should focus on the heartbeat sensor in Warzone: In short – According to experts (for example, TheXclusiveAce), it is basically the best option when it comes to choosing tactical equipment – especially when playing in a group (or against groups).

On the one hand, you can use the sensor infinitely and thus benefit from it continuously. It is not consumed like tactical grenades or the Stim after use.

Moreover, it provides a significant tactical advantage to know where your enemies are located. Especially against campers in buildings you want to enter, this item often makes your life significantly easier. In many situations, this device decides the outcome of a fight and sometimes also the outcome of the match.

For this reason, you should always have a heartbeat sensor with you whenever possible – whether in your own loadout or as a found item.

For more interesting items, you can find them here: 3 items you should buy in Warzone every round

How the Heartbeat Sensor works in Warzone – The key details

How exactly does the heartbeat sensor work? In Warzone, the heartbeat sensor has a range of 50 meters. In traditional multiplayer, it is only 30.

This scans the area in front of you in pings (not continuously, with a 4-second interval) over an area of 180 degrees. After a ping, the position and distance to the enemy are displayed if one or more are detected by the sensor.

What you should pay attention to when using it: The display on the sensor is a snapshot – at the time of the ping. Only at the next ping will the position of the enemies be updated – also relative to your line of sight.

If you turn left immediately after a ping, for example, the old area directly in front of you at the time of the ping will still be displayed on the sensor’s screen, and it will not yet take the new direction into account.

Furthermore, the heartbeat sensor has no height limit and gives no information about the vertical position of the opponent. Whether you are at the same height, or whether you are on the ground floor and your enemy is 15 floors above you – the display looks identical in both cases and only shows the horizontal distance to the enemy.

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How to get the most out of the heartbeat sensor: If you hold the heartbeat sensor continuously in hand, a ping is sent every 4 seconds. However, this time can be halved, making the sensor even more effective.

If you pull out the heartbeat sensor for a quick ping and then put it away again before the ping is finished, you can pull it out again immediately, and it sends a new ping every time you equip it.

Packing it away and pulling it out again only costs you about 2 seconds, allowing you to scan faster than if you had the sensor continuously equipped.

By the way, the distance to the enemy is displayed on the sensor faster than the actual ping. So you can see a little earlier whether an enemy is nearby or not.

So, if you approach a suspicious house, pull out the sensor and always pay attention to the distance display first. If there is no distance information after half a second, you can also put the sensor away again. This is how you make the most of the sensor.

Can the heartbeat sensor be countered? The sensor can be countered with the Ghost perk. If Ghost is active, you will not be displayed as a ping on the sensor’s screen. Cold-Blooded does not counter the heartbeat sensor in Modern Warfare and Warzone, by the way.

Here you can find the best perks: The best perks and equipment for your personal loadouts in Warzone

Here the heartbeat sensor is most effective: If you play alone, the sensor is most effective in the early match stage. As the game progresses, more and more players will use their own loadouts and thus acquire the Ghost perk, which can counter the sensor.

While the sensor can still be very helpful, you should not rely too heavily on it. Because you are playing against individual players, each one is important and dangerous.

However, if you play Trios or Quads, meaning in a team against other squads of several players, the heartbeat sensor is valuable throughout the entire match.

Because it is likely that not everyone on the enemy team equips the Ghost perk. It is enough that only one player from a 3 or 4-player team does not have it equipped, and you already get a ping. So you know that a whole team is likely waiting for you or that other enemies may be in close proximity.

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Here you need to be careful with the heartbeat sensor: There is a small detail that can give away you or your enemy when using the heartbeat sensor.

If you pull out the sensor near a window and look at it, the probability is high that the window will break – even if you are not actually right in front of it.

So be careful when you pull out the sensor and simultaneously risk taking a look through a window – it could give you away. Likewise: If you hear glass shatter for no reason, it could very well mean that there is an enemy nearby who is currently using their heartbeat sensor.

By the way, if you enjoy using the heartbeat sensor in Warzone not only but also like being a sniper, check out this article: 8 tips for snipers in CoD Warzone – Loadout and tactics

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I wish I had known these 12 tips in Valorant earlier

Jürgen Horn 23. April 2020 Reading time 6 minutes

Valorant offers you tactical 5v5 battles with unique heroes. But what do you need to consider to be successful right from the start? Find out in our tips for an optimal game start.

What are the basics of Valorant? Valorant plays like a mix of Counter-Strike and Overwatch. The abilities here, however, are not as strong as in Overwatch, and kills are primarily achieved with weapons, like in Counter-Strike. The key fundamentals of the game are as follows:

Each team has 5 players, you can choose from 10 heroes (agents), but only one hero of the same type can be on each team. You can find out which agents are particularly strong here in the tier ranking.
A match is considered won when a team has won 13 rounds. A maximum of 25 rounds are played.
One team plays as attackers, the other as defenders. The attackers must plant a bomb (Spike) at one of several strategic points and defend it until it detonates. The defenders must prevent this by defusing the bomb.
There are no respawns in the game; if one team is completely taken out, the other team wins the round. Some agents, like Sage and Phoenix, have limited respawn skills.
There are no weapons to be found in the game itself; you start only with a pistol and an initial skill of your agent. If you want more weapons and skills, you can buy them at the beginning of each round. Credits are earned for finishing a round, kills, or actions with the Spikes.

12 useful tips for success in Valorant

Once you know the basics of Valorant, here are some additional tips that should give you an advantage.

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Tip 1 – Don’t run constantly

Here’s why running is often a bad idea: When you move in Valorant, you automatically run. This is fast, but it has two disadvantages:

You can aim worse while running
You make a lot of noise and opponents can hear you.

The noise you cause is indicated on the minimap by a white circle around your character. In this radius, they can hear you and ambush you.

Therefore, you should almost always sneak around while holding the Shift key. Then nobody hears you, and you can aim more precisely.

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You should only run when necessary. So if you really need to defuse the bomb quickly, the opponent already knows about it, or you are sure that there are no enemies around.

If you want to practice your movement, you could also try your hand at the secret jumping puzzle in the training level.

Tip 2 – Don’t shoot while walking

Here’s why walking and shooting is a bad idea: If you are used to fast skirmishes and wild shooting from the hip, you need to make a proper adjustment in Valorant. Shooting while running is rarely a good idea as your accuracy decreases significantly, and you will likely shoot way off target.

So stand still and crouch ideally before firing. The weapons in Valorant are then extremely precise, and with a few well-aimed shots, you can often quickly decide a skirmish.

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It’s also worth it to move slowly and not run, as your accuracy is much greater then, which you can also see in the expanding and contracting crosshair. The tighter it is, the more precise your shots are.

Don’t forget to adjust the settings to your needs. Pro player shroud has a useful setup on how to adjust the crosshair.

Tip 3 – Buy wisely and don’t spend all credits at once

Here’s how to buy correctly: It is tempting to spend all your money at the start of the round. But please don’t do that! It isn’t helpful if you are the only one with a big gun while the team barely has more than a pistol.

So pay attention to your teammates and buy gear that matches their equipment. It might also be advisable in some rounds to save first and make do with lesser gear.

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Tip 4 – Don’t forget to buy shields (armor)

Here’s why shields are important: A shield protects you from 50% of incoming damage and gives you some extra hit points. However, you will still take damage to your health, as only half is absorbed. These armors can be a strong ally, but they don’t completely protect you from damage.

So during rounds when you fully gear up, definitely spend some money on armor and don’t invest everything in weapons. The biggest gun won’t help you if you go down in the first skirmish.

Tip 5 – Always aim for the head

Here’s why you should always aim up: Headshots are extremely deadly in Valorant and can quickly kill even armored opponents. To avoid having to aim frantically every time, you should always keep the weapon at the height where the heads of your opponents are likely to appear in a skirmish. This way, you can react faster and outpace your enemy.

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Tip 6 – Pay attention to the opponents’ money

Here’s how you can see how much money the opponent has: When you look at the scoreboard, you can see how many creds the opposing players have. This gives you a rough overview of how well equipped they are. If the opponent is spending all their money, you have to expect strong enemies with top gear.

If they are being frugal, then they either already have a good loadout or want to save money in this round. Adjust your tactics and purchasing behavior accordingly.

Tip 7 – You don’t have to defuse the whole bomb at once

Here’s how the bomb works: The Spike (that’s the official name for the bomb) takes 4 seconds to be planted. However, defusing it takes 7 seconds, almost twice as long. During that time, you are vulnerable and an easy target. But fortunately, you don’t have to defuse the entire bomb at once.

It is sufficient to defuse it for 4 seconds; then those 4 seconds are secured and cannot be taken away. You can finish the rest of the defusal time later or leave it to a teammate.

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Tip 8 – Pay attention to your ultimate

Here’s how the ultimate ability works: Keep in mind that you cannot buy your ultimate ability (Ultimate). Instead, it charges up during gameplay. And it is charged through:

Kills
Blue orbs that you can collect
Defused bombs
Automatic points at the end of the round

Keep an eye on it and use your ultimate when it’s full, so you can recharge it soon.

Tip 9 – You don’t have to stay in the spawn zone while shopping

Here’s how to make the most of the shopping time: If you are used to Counter-Strike, you might stay in the spawn zone at the beginning of the round and shop leisurely. But that doesn’t have to be the case! You can actually move around freely here.

Especially as a defender, you can move quite far into the map and take strategic positions. Since you can buy while moving, you should do so and head to your optimal position.

Tip 10 – Lure enemies with the bomb

This trick works when defusing: When someone is tampering with a hot bomb, the attacking team is alerted. You can exploit this by quickly tapping the bomb and then lying in wait.

You have a good chance that an eager opponent will come rushing in and hopes to catch you unprotected on the ground. How surprised will they be when you instead greet them with a decent burst?

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Tip 11 – Get better weapons from the opponents

Here’s why you should loot: Weapons are usually bought at the beginning of the game, and then you have to make do with them. However, when an opponent or ally dies, they drop their weapons. If you are unhappy with your loadout, this is a good opportunity to grab something better.

Tip 12 – You can shoot through walls!

Here’s how wall-banging works: In Valorant, walls are not insurmountable obstacles. You can even shoot through thick walls with various weapons. Pay attention to the description “wall penetration” on the weapons. Weapons with “medium” penetrate thin walls, while those with “high” can even go through solid walls.

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Sniper rifles like the Operator and the MG Odin are particularly well suited for this. But assault rifles are also a good choice.

If you are still looking for guides on the heroes in Valorant, then take a look here:

That’s it for our tips for beginners in Valorant. Do you know any other tips and tricks? Then share them with us in the comments. Don’t forget to check out our beta overview of Valorant, where you can find more information and updates about Riot’s new team shooter.

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WoW Shadowlands: Blizzard reveals details about the new area – Here’s what makes it special

Benedict Grothaus 23. April 2020 Reading time 4 minutes

In a new blog post, Blizzard presented further information about a new area of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. This time it is about Revendreth, the last of the four areas and the realm of the vampiric Venthyr.

What kind of area is this? Revendreth is the last area that you will travel through during the story of Shadowlands – presumably before heading into the end area “The Maw”.

Like the other areas, Revendreth suffers from a lack of anima and is barren and desolate, partly completely dried up and inhabited by monsters that don’t belong there. You begin your journey in Pridefall, for which we have prepared some screenshots for you:

In the story, Revendreth plays the role of “Purgatory”. The dead are supposed to be cleansed of their sins here, before they can decide whether to join the resident Venthyr or continue their journey.

What makes the area so special: There is a war in Revendreth and a dispute among the rulers in which you will be drawn. Here awaits the first raid of Shadowlands: Castle Nathria, where the current ruler Count Denathrius awaits as the final boss.

During your travels, you will learn more and more about this war and the Venthyr, the covenant that takes care of Revendreth. The Venthyr are something like “anima vampires” that you can even join.

Additionally, most of the dead spend a long time in Revendreth to atone for their sins. You may meet some familiar and beloved characters from Warcraft here.

New Covenant: The Venthyr

Who are the Venthyr? During your own journey, you have the opportunity to join the new covenant. The Venthyr are one of the four covenants that you can join in Shadowlands. They are a group of nobles who act as “punishers of the unworthy, harvesting the sinful souls”.

What rewards does the covenant offer? If you want to join the new covenant, you will have access to some benefits:

the covenant ability “Power of the Venthyr”, which allows you to plunge into the shadows and reappear at the target location
special abilities that depend on your respective class
cosmetic rewards such as a mount, a pet, special back adornments, and unique armor:

Furthermore, you will be able to like already presented with the Kyrian covenant, engage in a soulbinding. You choose an ally from the covenant and bind yourself to them to gain access to special bonuses that become stronger over time.

New Dungeon: The Hall of Atonement

In addition to Revendreth, Blizzard provided a small glimpse of a new dungeon: The Hall of Atonement.

The halls are intended for leveling, like the other three dungeons of the respective areas, and are already accessible at level 50 on the “normal” difficulty for five players. Later, they can also be visited in “heroic” and “mythic” versions.

Spoiler: Here are the bosses of the Hall of Atonement

Halkias, the stained Goliath, a huge golem who serves the Grand Chamberlain and Denathrius.

Echelon, one of the Stoneborn, a stony gargoyle

Highjudicator Aleez, a kind of high priestess responsible for distributing the souls and anima

The Grand Chamberlain, the right hand of the ruler Denathrius

Please note, that Shadowlands is still in alpha and the models may still change.

You can only visit Revendreth and the Hall of Atonement, as well as later Castle Nathria, towards the end of Shadowlands. Other areas and content, such as class changes and the new leveling system, can be explored much earlier. You can find everything about the content, release, and novelties of Shadowlands in our overview.

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The top games on PC, PS4, Xbox One, according to SuperData: Who wins in the Corona crisis?

Noah Struthoff 23. April 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

The Corona crisis is leading to new record revenues in the video game industry. Digital games are booming like never before. We show you the big winners in global digital revenues for March 2020, according to data from SuperData.

Source of the numbers: The analysts at SuperData investigated the revenues of the video game industry and created a ranking of the highest-grossing games.

Especially now during the Corona crisis, business is booming, according to SuperData. Spending on digital games has reached a record high.

It should be noted that SuperData uses its own dataset: These are not official revenue figures from the publishers. For example, Epic Games even attacked the market researchers in February 2020.

Animal Crossing and CoD Modern Warfare are the winners

The numbers show: According to SuperData, spending on digital games amounts to 10 billion dollars, which is higher than ever before. In March 2019, this figure was 9 billion dollars, for example.

Revenues from consoles rose by 64% to 1.5 billion dollars and from PC by 56% to 567 million dollars. The reason for the increase is likely the Corona crisis, as many people around the world are urged to stay at home.

In Italy, due to games like Fortnite or Modern Warfare, the internet infrastructure was quite strained.

It is also noticeable that mobile games are very popular to play at home. There was a 15% increase in revenue in this sector. Alone, Pokémon GO, an AR game that normally requires you to go outside, earned 18% more than the previous month. It seems that mobile games also provide enough fun at home.

The big winners on Xbox One, PS4, and Switch: In March, the Switch game Animal Crossing dominated console games. A total of 5 million digital units were sold, more than any other console game in history.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare also experienced a significant boost. 159% more players than the previous month engaged in Modern Warfare. The main reason for this is the new Battle Royale Warzone, which was released in March. It is free and likely became interesting for many people who stayed at home.

Continuing to perform well on consoles are games like FIFA 20, Fortnite, or Rainbow Six Siege.

The most successful games on PC: The PC sector is dominated by MMOs and MMORPGs from Asia. Games like Dungeon Fighter Online and Crossfire are particularly popular in eastern countries.

Successful in western countries is, for instance, Doom Eternal. The shooter was released in March and had three times as many players at launch on Steam as its predecessor. Doom Eternal is also ranked 4th among consoles in March.

Borderlands 3 also returns to the top 10 among PC games. The reason for this is probably the release of the loot shooter on Steam. This likely brought a significant amount of revenue to the developers.

How are mobile games doing? The highest-grossing mobile game in March was Honour of Kings, an unofficial mobile version of League of Legends. The game is particularly popular in Asia and is therefore ranked 1st. Games like Gardenscapes and Candy Crush Saga are also popular in Europe, landing in 2nd and 3rd place.

Pokémon GO managed to reach 5th place, performing better than in February. The reason for this may be numerous adjustments that make the AR game easier to play from home.

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Destiny 2 has a serious problem with cheaters – Twitch streamer has had enough now

Schuhmann 23. April 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

The PvP in Destiny 2 is currently facing heavy criticism. Even popular Twitch streamer Gigz says he’s had enough. The problem has been growing for 6 months and there is no satisfactory response. The reasons for the frustration seem to be 3 factors: The switch from Battle.net to Steam, the move to Free2Play, and the Trials of Osiris.

This is the problem in Destiny 2: The cheaters in Destiny 2 are increasingly becoming a problem, especially on PC. It mainly concerns users of aimbots and wallhacks.

Cheaters have always been a topic in shooters, but since Destiny 2 became largely a Free2Play title with “New Light” and simultaneously released on Steam, the problem seems to have grown extremely in recent months and is having more impact on the mood of the PvP players.

As GameRant states,

the switch from Battle.net to Steam has led to Bungie losing the “backbone” of anti-cheating software on Battle.net
the free-to-play model introduced by New Light lowers the barriers to risking one’s account. There are fewer consequences for cheaters if they are caught

Additionally, with the “Trials of Osiris” in PvP, there is now something at stake. During the PvP event, it is particularly frustrating to lose a match simply because the other player is cheating.

The Trials of Osiris do not seem to be going well: After 5 weeks, players are already leaving the PvP event.

As GameRant says: The problem is not only that players cheat, but now even good players are suspected of being cheaters.

With every successful headshot, victims are now wondering: “Was that legitimate or was an aimbot involved?” This paranoia ruins the PvP experience.

Gigz says: I’m just fed up

This is the mood: Recently, there have been several comments from prominent Destiny players on Twitter expressing their frustration with Bungie and the cheating policy. An editor from “The Verge” states: He has been a Destiny fan for 6 years, but the game is currently in a terrible state. The PvP matches are full of aimbots and wallhacks.

Bungie takes far too long to address the issues. That is sad.

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Also Gigz, one of the most well-known Twitch streamers for Destiny 2 (248k followers), a PvP specialist, says: He’s had enough. Reading news about Destiny while it has so many problems just makes him sick. The problem with hackers has been around for 6 months and Bungie hasn’t said anything about it.

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Interest in Trials on PC only half as much as on PS4

These effects have: As noted by Forbes, the cheating problem has direct effects on participation in the Trials. Because the Trials are played by:

7.8% of PS4 players
6.3% of Xbox One players
But only 3.5% of Steam players

This is read from the statistics of the tracker site warmind.io.

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This is Bungie’s statement: They issued a statement in early April, that they have anti-cheat measures and are continuing to work on it. Because a tweet circulated that an “aimbot” has been downloaded several hundred thousand times.

However, these statements have not calmed the waters. This seems to be a point where Bungie can no longer keep players waiting.

Players seem particularly upset that Bungie has not given clear statements on how they specifically plan to solve the problem other than “We are working on it.” Players like Gigz emphasize they feel “kept in the dark.”

Especially Gigz, as a PC player, is particularly confronted with cheaters. A cheater even stole his weapon in Destiny 2.

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The 6 most successful new online games at the beginning of 2020 on Steam

Andreas Bertits 23. April 2020 Reading time 7 minutes

Valve has published a list of the games that were released in March 2020 and were particularly successful. We present to you the six best online titles from that list.

This list is based on the one published by Valve. We have picked out the six most interesting online games. The order of presentation is based on the Steam ratings.

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6 – Last Oasis

Release date: March 26, 2020 | Platforms: PC | Developer/Publisher: Donkey Crew | Payment model: Buy2Play – €24.99 | Website: Last Oasis on Steam

What is Last Oasis? The survival MMO places you on a ravaged Earth that has stopped spinning. The few survivors fight for the last resources that can still be found in oases. Self-crafted walkers are used, combat machines that also serve for mobility.

In Last Oasis, PvP battles are the priority, but dangers in the form of monsters lurk everywhere. You band together in groups to survive.

Pro

Exciting survival game
Building your own walkers
Teamplay

Contra

Open PvP system is not for everyone
Game is more designed for larger clans

This is the online factor: Last Oasis is an MMO where you encounter many other players. You can join these in clans or fight each other.

This is what reviews say: The current rating of Last Oasis is only 65%. This is because the open PvP system does not appeal to everyone. Last Oasis is not an easy game, and you must deal with the fact that others can attack you anywhere. Therefore, the online game is primarily aimed at PvP fans. But those who engage with it will get an exciting survival MMO.

This is how the game is developed further: As an MMO, regular content is important. The developer team has already published a large update with new, even more challenging oases and plans to add more content.

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The Hard Maps Update introduced even tougher oases in Last Oasis.

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Valorant: Phantom vs. Vandal – Professional Shroud explains which weapon he takes

Jürgen Horn 23. April 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

In Valorant, the question “Phantom or Vandal” divides the community. Both top assault rifles are popular among fans. But what are the differences, and how do professionals like shroud decide?

What are the two weapons about? In Valorant, assault rifles are considered the optimal all-round weapons, usable in any situation. Sure, shotguns perform better at close range, sniper rifles excel with precise headshots from a distance, and LMGs can suppress enemies well. But in pure versatility and kill potential, assault rifles are unmatched among all weapons in Valorant.

However, when looking at the two most expensive assault rifles, there are 2 weapons that cost the same and have a few significant differences: The Vandal with pure firepower and the slightly more precise and quieter Phantom. But which weapon is better and how does a top player like the pro shroud decide?

Vandal or Phantom – Which weapon is better?

Before we get to shroud’s favorites, here are the details of the two weapons.

The Vandal – The Kalashnikov of Valorant

The stats of the Vandal:

Cost:	2,900
Magazine:	25
Wall penetration:	Medium
Fire rate (Primary/Secondary):	9.25/8.32 rounds per second
Damage 0 – 50 meters (Body/Head/Leg):	39/156/33
Primary fire mode:	Fully automatic
Alternate fire mode:	Zoom mode

What makes the Vandal special? The Vandal is often compared to the AK-47 from Counter-Strike. It impresses with consistently high damage that is not reduced by distance. Therefore, the Vandal delivers devastating one-hit-one-kill shots and is especially deadly with headshots. However, since the Vandal has a tendency to recoil quickly, you should only use it with short bursts (tapping). Otherwise, due to its erratic deviation pattern, you’ll miss a lot and waste ammunition and valuable time.

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Here you can see the slightly wilder spray pattern of the Vandal, making the weapon harder to control. Mobile users start at 5:35.

That’s why you should choose the Vandal: If you want to deal good damage – even at longer ranges – and simply enjoy seeing your opponent drop after a few hits, then the Vandal is your weapon. But make sure to learn how to shoot short bursts and don’t use it full-auto.

Pro

Good range
No damage loss up to 50 meters
Optimal for short bursts

Contra

Lower fire rate
Hard to control and high deviation pattern
Smaller magazine

The Phantom – The M4A4 of Valorant

The stats of the Phantom:

Cost:	2,900
Magazine:	30
Wall penetration:	Medium
Fire rate (Primary/Secondary):	11/9.9 rounds per second
Damage 0 – 15 meters (Body/Head/Leg):	39/156/33
Damage 15 – 30 meters (Body/Head/Leg):	35/140/30
Damage 30 – 50 meters (Body/Head/Leg):	31/124/26
Primary fire mode:	Fully automatic
Alternate fire mode:	Zoom mode

What makes the Phantom special? The Phantom is an assault rifle that, according to many players, resembles the M4A4 from Counter-Strike. In contrast to the Vandal, this weapon has a three-tier damage drop over distance. At a range of 50 meters, headshots against armored enemies are no longer automatically lethal. However, the Phantom has a better deviation pattern and a faster fire rate.

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Here you can see the deviation pattern (spray pattern) of the Phantom. Mobile users start at 5:21.

That’s why you should choose the Phantom: If you like to spray at medium and close range, meaning you want to fire fully automatic and hold down the trigger, you’ll enjoy this weapon. The Phantom has less recoil and outputs a lot of bullets. Since many battles in Valorant currently take place in winding corridors and tight spaces, the Phantom has an advantage here. Additionally, it is quiet due to the suppressor.

Pro

Good fire rate
Quiet
Narrow deviation pattern
Large magazine

Contra

Damage loss over distance
Headshots not automatically lethal at high distance

This is how shroud decides

The former CS:GO pro shroud is also considered a human aimbot and is known for his high precision. One might think he prefers the Vandal, given that it guarantees one-hit kills. However, in his streams, the pro is often seen with the Phantom. Therefore, fans on Twitter asked what shroud actually prefers and why.

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Shroud briefly explained: “Phantom for spraying through smoke, Vandal for short tap bursts. It’s actually quite simple. Personally, I think the Phantom is better.”

In further tweets, shroud elaborated more on how he makes his selection. It also depends on the role you play in the team, your position, which agent you have, and how the opponents are positioned. There are situations where one weapon might be favored over the other.

But in the end, both weapons are good, and you should definitely be comfortable with both: “You never know what you’ll pick up from the enemy.”

By the way, there is a big tier list of all weapons and their ratings:

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Want more advice from pro and top streamer shroud? Then check out our article on shroud’s settings. There, the successful streamer explains how he adjusts his mouse, keyboard, and crosshair to become even more successful. Have fun replicating it.

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Destiny 2: Get Laurels & Medals – How to Play the Guardian Games Right

Philipp Hansen 23. April 2020 Reading time 6 minutes

In Destiny 2, the Guardians are in fierce competition with each other. We take a look at the most important event mechanics and explain everything about laurels, medals, and how you can quickly gain progress in the Guardian Games.

These are the Guardian Games: The current spring event has basically brought the Olympic Games to Destiny. You have 3 weeks to show in competitions that either Warlocks, Titans, or Hunters are the most dedicated Guardians.

If your Guardian class stands on the winner’s podium at the end of the Guardian Games 2020, you will be celebrated in the Tower for an entire year. By the way, you are not only fighting for glory and honor, but also for rewards. One of them is the new event exotic:

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Throughout the competition, you should never forget to wear your event class emblem. Only this way can you secure the necessary medals and laurels that we will cover in this guide.

All about Laurels in Competition

This is how Laurels work: In the Guardian Games, you cannot avoid the special event laurels. Many triumphs and medals require you to generate and collect these.

You create laurels through ability kills, meaning you eliminate enemies with grenades, charged melee, or your super. If you defeat an enemy like that, they drop a glowing pyramid.

In most PvE activities, you have to actively collect laurels before they dissolve. In the Crucible and Gambit, they are collected automatically.

Collect Laurels from your team: You can benefit not only from your own laurels but also from your team’s. If your colleagues achieve an ability kill, enemies drop the coveted items – they don’t even have to be in the same fireteam as you.

However, note that laurels from other Guardian classes only grant you 1 point. If you collect ones from the same class, you gain threefold progress.

Warlocks generate golden laurels
Titans generate red laurels
Hunters generate blue laurels

If you play as a Warlock, you should ideally play with other Warlocks. If you have to decide, prefer to collect the corresponding laurels for your class to maximize your gains.

These builds help you: Since you can earn laurels in all activities, we cannot offer a comprehensive laurel build. However, we will introduce an exotic and useful mods for each class that will significantly ease the hunt for event items.

Focus on these exotics for ability kills:

Warlocks: Crown of Storms – The exotic helm refills all abilities with Arc kills and extends the duration of your Stormtrance
Titans: An Unbreakable Titan Helmet – You gain health for kills with melee abilities and conveniently fully recharge your melee
Hunters: Shinobu’s Vow – The exotic gloves give you a second jump grenade, increase its effectiveness, and grant grenade energy on hits

To make the exotics even more effective, you should complement them with powerful mods. In parentheses, we indicate where you can find the mods:

Thunder Coil: Increased Arc melee damage and grants super energy on finishers (Artifact mod Season 10)
The Lightning Strikes Twice: If you throw Arc grenades, you automatically receive a better grenade cooldown, extended by Arc kills (Artifact mod Season 10)
Waves of Tyranny: Damage from Arc abilities spawns a Warmind Cell (Artifact mod Season 10)
Warmind Light: If you pick up a Warmind Cell, you will be charged with Light (Reward in the Seraph Bunker)
Firepower: Gain grenade energy back, consumes a charge of Light (Season 9 Obelisk Mod, available for purchase at Banshee-44 in Season 10)

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The class exotics combined with the mods ensure that you always have an Arc ability ready at hand and these can even be enhanced. The Warmind Cells this time serve only as energy providers, as their powerful explosions do not count as ability kills.

Where can you collect Laurels? In principle, you can collect laurels anywhere in Destiny 2. However, you should not just play wildly, but ideally keep an eye on the requirements for loot activities, medals, and triumphs.

While it is quite clear which activities are meant for PvP or Strikes, some Guardians wonder what is behind “Destinations”. This refers to almost all public areas:

Patrol Areas
Escalation Protocol
The Reckoning
Ascendant Challenge
Seraph Tower Event

However, Raids do not seem to count as a destination. Theoretically, you could farm laurels there, but you won’t kill two birds with one stone.

The event quest “On your marks, get set, go!” requires you to collect a lot of laurels. Fortunately, it does not matter where the laurels come from. As a reward, you get the exotic Ghost shells, which also come with the useful XP buff of 10%.

Medals bring your class victory in competition

What are Event Medals? During the Guardian Games 2020, you can earn competition medals. These come in true Olympic fashion as bronze, silver, or gold variants.

To show off a medal, you have to earn it. To do this, visit Eva Levante in the Tower. She has daily rotating medal quests in her inventory. Per character, you automatically receive a gold medal for the introductory quest of the Guardian Games without much effort.

The tasks are usually tied to specific activities – such as forging or Gambit. Depending on the rarity, the quests require varying amounts of effort. In other words, for a gold medal, you have to achieve significantly more kills, laurels, or loot activities than for a bronze counterpart.

Why you should turn in medals: Directly behind Eva Levante in the Tower, you will see a pedestal with three flags. There you must turn in your hard-earned medals and thus achieve progress for your class during the Guardian Games. The trophies in your inventory do not bring victory to you or your team.

The flags serve as indicators of who is leading in the competition. In our example image, the Warlock flag is raised the highest. They have currently collected and turned in the most medals.

By turning in your awards in the Tower, you will receive an event reward based on rarity. This may include resources or gear.

On reddit , some Guardians report that their medals disappear after 24 hours. This seems to be a bug. Others claim that the medals are in the inventory as they should be, just that the corresponding quest disappears from the menu after completion. To ensure that your hard work was not in vain, simply turn them in as intended.

Farm Laurels quickly for Triumphs and Quests

This is how you farm laurels the fastest: In the Destiny week from April 21 to April 28, you can quickly earn laurels with a little trick. This is made possible by the current Ascendant Challenge. However, you will need at least one other Guardian for the laurel farm.

Then head to the Dreaming City, use your Queen’s Leaf Tincture and start the Garden Challenge. In the center of the map, there is a field that instantly refills your abilities – including your super.

Play the mission normally and collect all orbs. Then take out 2 of the 3 final knights, and now it gets tricky:

One player lures the final knight far away from the center, preferably to one of the high cliffs
The bait jumps off the map and spawns near the entrance portal of the challenge
Now enter the portal, and at that exact moment, all the remaining guardians defeat themselves – thus the knight loses all interest in your fireteam
All guardians enter the challenge and the farming begins

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The small Shadow enemies spawn continuously in the center of the map and can be eliminated in seconds with the always charged supers. You will quickly swim in laurels and complete, for example, the exotic quest for the event ghost shells in less than 15 minutes.

With our build suggestions, you can also quickly and efficiently get the coveted laurels and medals in the later weeks of the event. If you’re looking for more good farming spots in Destiny 2, check here for the top 5.

What do you think of the Guardian Games so far – are you diligently earning medals and being a glorious laurel hunter or did you expect the competitions to be different? Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments.

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Friends build a brilliant cardboard Diablo RPG for a lonely groom

Patrick Freese 23. April 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

Due to Corona, this groom’s bachelor party is canceled. But his friends can be relied upon. They are building him a Diablo RPG that he can control from isolation via Skype.

What is the situation? A group of friends built an RPG inspired by the action RPG “Diablo.” The reason was that one member of the group had to cancel his bachelor party due to Corona isolation.

The game itself was largely made out of cardboard. The groom controls a vehicle equipped with a GoPro camera from home using his PS4 controller. This shows his character’s view of the game board on his TV.

The NPCs he encounters in taverns, on the way, or as opponents during his adventure are all portrayed by his friends, who dressed up in cool costumes for the occasion. The whole thing is connected using Teamspeak, Skype, and Zoom to transmit video and audio.

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In the video, you can see the edited adventure that the friends prepared for the groom.

How does the game proceed? First, the player starts without a weapon, like in a typical RPG. But he quickly receives his first weapon from a friendly NPC. The villagers inform him that he will face the powerful enemy “Covid.” This scoundrel forces everyone to stay inside.

Then he fights his way through various areas on the map, including a dark forest and a castle. Using items like keys dropped by enemies, he opens doors and solves puzzles. “Healing potions” consist of toilet paper and disinfectant that can be collected at various locations throughout the adventure.

All of this happens live for the player. His friends need to quickly change into new costumes when he encounters them at different locations.

The kill of the final boss ultimately happened through the “Summon Stags” spell, which the groom picked up after defeating the centaur. The spell “summoned” all his friends – each was briefly introduced in the video and demonstrated their “power.” Together, they combined their strengths to defeat the final boss “Covid XIXth.”

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The entire adventure lasted about 3.5 hours. On reddit, DavidMReynolds explains what happened behind the scenes to make the game run smoothly. For example, the connection of the PS4 controller to the remote-controlled car broke, which meant that they had to rely on the groom’s voice commands quite early in the adventure.

Apart from Corona, loyal franchise fans can also celebrate real video game-inspired weddings:

Diablo and weddings are not an unusual pair. This couple met in Diablo and celebrated their wedding photoshoot in nasty Diablo armor instead of suit and wedding dress. The result is impressive.

What do you think of the friends’ action for the groom in Corona isolation?

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Twitch streamer asks unemployed for subscriptions, now shows remorse: “That was mean”

Schuhmann 23. April 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

The 29-year-old Twitch streamer InvaderVie got into trouble with a video clip in which she asked viewers to subscribe to her. She did not tolerate unemployment or empty wallets as excuses. Everyone can afford the 5 US dollars. Now she regrets it. She didn’t mean it that way: It would have been mean to say that.

That’s why InvaderVie is in trouble: About a week ago, the streamer InvaderVie (148,000 followers) held a 4-hour live stream on Twitch, in which she talked with her followers. Normally, the Canadian streams games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild or Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

A viewer cut a 59-second clip from this stream titled “Streamer shames viewers for not subscribing during a global crisis.”

In the clip, InvaderVie says everyone surely has enough money to support her financially with a subscription. She doesn’t ask for much; everyone can afford the 5$. Those who don’t have 5$ shouldn’t watch Twitch, but rather try to earn money.

She said this while sitting next to stuffed animals and smiling.

The clip has now received over 530,000 views and has caused some trouble. The successful Twitch streamer Felix “xQc” Lengyel called her appearance “brain-dead.” If InvaderVie wants more subscriptions, she needs to reflect on her own stream.

How has her stream developed since then? The clip has not harmed InvaderVie’s channel in the past few days. Her channel has been growing regularly by 750 to 1700 followers. It’s not that she experienced a mass exodus of her followers as a result of the stream.

“No tact, insensitive, stupid”

This is what she says now: Nevertheless, InvaderVie has now apologized. She says:

“I said things that I didn’t mean and that were mean. I see that now.”

She says the clip that so many have seen does not reflect her true views. What she said was stupid, insensitive, and lacking in tact. She cannot provide a context that explains it.

Everyone should first look after themselves and only support others when they have disposable income.

The streamer says it is not her true opinion that 5$ is not that much money. She also knows from her own experience that those 5$ can make the difference between having a roof over one’s head and a meal in one’s stomach or not.

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Same streamer, totally different appearance

What stands out: Especially in comparison to the original Twitch clips, the streamer appears completely different here:

the outfit is significantly more conservative
the stuffed animals are gone
facial expressions and gestures are completely different, hands are folded and rest most of the time in her lap. The smile has been replaced by a remorseful expression
the speech is subdued

Everything fits the performance to support the message: I made a mistake. I am not like that. I am sorry.

Anyone who wants to see exactly what the Twitch streamer said that she now has to apologize for, can find her Twitch clips that caused the trouble here.

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5 Event Pokémon that you should definitely catch in Pokémon GO

Noah Struthoff 23. April 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO, the big Buddy Event is currently taking place and special Pokémon are appearing more frequently in the wild. We will show you 5 Pokémon that you should definitely secure.

This is the Buddy Event: Until Monday, April 27 at 10:00 PM, you will find special Pokémon in the wild and there are special bonuses regarding your Buddy Pokémon.

You can find all the info about the big Buddy Event here.

Some of the spawns in the event are really interesting and could become quite rare or even disappear once the event ends. We will show you which Pokémon you should secure.

The best Pokémon for the Buddy Event

Illumise: The most important Pokémon in the event is the regional Pokémon Illumise. This monster normally does not appear in Germany and now appears worldwide only because of the event.

Moreover, it can even be shiny. So you wanted to secure some specimens, because after the event, Illumise and especially its shiny version will no longer be accessible in Germany and will become quite rare.

Fleknoil: Before the Buddy Event, Fleknoil was only available for one month in research breakthroughs. Now this Pokémon is for the first time also available in the wild. After the event, it should continue to be found in the wild, but probably much less frequently than now.

You should take your chance to gather enough candies for an evolution. This way, you will have a full PokéDex and won’t have to rely on good spawns of Fleknoil later.

Alolan Meowth: This Pokémon is particularly interesting for shiny hunters. Normally, this Alolan Pokémon is not found in the wild, but that is different during the event.

So take the good chance to catch a shiny, because after the event, it can be obtained only much less frequently.

Chansey: This pink Pokémon is really only found more frequently during events. So go on a Chansey hunt to catch the rare shiny.

After the event, Chansey is expected to become much rarer again and the chance for a shiny will simultaneously be worse.

Barascuda: Currently, Barascuda is one of the most common Pokémon, and if you haven’t had enough candies to evolve it into a Milotic yet, you should take your chance now.

Furthermore, the chance of encountering a shiny Barascuda is quite high, as it is among the Pokémon with a higher shiny chance.

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CoD Warzone: Brilliant drone kill to Titanic song – Even the developer celebrates

Sven Galitzki 23. April 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

A squad achieved a spectacular team wipe in Call of Duty: Warzone with a homemade killer drone – all accompanied by the Titanic soundtrack. Thousands are enthusiastically celebrating the clip – even a developer.

That’s rare: In Call of Duty: Warzone, there are always videos showcasing extravagant strategies or spectacular kills. From illusionary arts to action sequences à la John Wick to playing with a steering wheel, there’s plenty of bizarre stuff going on.

In the community on reddit, they are very popular, and fans enjoy the cool performances. However, it is rare for developers to respond to such clips.

The team of reddit user arhayden has now pulled off a spectacular squad wipe and captured it in such a watchable (and hearable) way that even a high-ranking developer took notice and offered praise.

What exactly happened? In a 4-player Warzone match, the squad around arhayden spotted an enemy team nearby.

They quickly decided to send the enemies a nice surprise. One squad member unpacked a small reconnaissance drone, while another attached a C4 explosive to it. Then the killer drone set off.

Just before the drone reached the enemy team, they jumped into an SUV and drove off. The drone followed them, and when the vehicle had to brake, it finally caught up with the killer drone. The kill scene played out aptly to Céline Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” from the movie Titanic.

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What do the dev and other players say? The video is celebrated by thousands of fans, and after 19 hours, the clip has already received more than 7,000 upvotes. Not only is the impressive squad wipe celebrated, but also the musical accompaniment.

A user named kRiz-1988 said: “Drone strike 10/10, song 11/10”

thiccpan thinks: “The song makes it easily the best video I’ll watch today”

And b-lincoln says: “Hilarious when Celine kicks in. 10 out of 10, I’ll watch it again. I wish there was a way to do it solo”

On reddit, Joel Emslie, the “Studio Art Director” of Infinity Ward, also spoke up. Known on reddit as ArtPeasant, he celebrated the cool video with the words “beautiful squad wipe.” So there was recognition from the highest levels.

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What do you think of the drone kill and the musical performance? Have you ever accomplished something as spectacular? By the way, there was a new update yesterday for Modern Warfare and Warzone. You can learn more about it here: CoD: Servers full of queues – What changes with Warzone and MW.

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Fortnite: Prodigies fail in the tournament – Even though it looked so good

Eilyn Rapp 23. April 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

The wonder duo Benjyfishy and Mongraal failed at a Fortnite tournament, even though things looked good for them. However, the failure was not due to their skills.

This was the situation: The duo Kyle “Mongraal” Jackson and Benjy “Benjyfishy” Fish participated in the Fortnite Champion Series. However, they could not qualify for the grand finale.

Crash ruins everything

What happened? In one of the preliminary rounds of the final, Benjyfishy had already been eliminated. His duo partner Mongraal then tried to survive as long as possible and get as many kills as he could.

Placement is important because they can collect many points that they needed to qualify. But suddenly, his game crashed.

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It had looked so good for the two of them. Mongraal was well equipped and he could have revived his teammate at the next spot with the Reboot Bus.

This would have given them a second chance at plenty of points. But unfortunately, that did not happen.

Clearly, it was not the players’ fault. The game simply crashed without any apparent reason. The crash ruined the entire final for them.

Wonder duo had so much potential

Why was this defeat so surprising? Benjyfishy and Mongraal are among the strongest players in Europe.

Benjyfishy has proven that he can compete against the best professionals and defeat them. In one match, he faced his professional colleagues, was able to defeat them all, and even won with 23 eliminations.

Both qualified for the Fortnite World Championship 2019 in the Solo/Duo. Benjyfishy even qualified 4 times for the Solo tournament. In the Fortnite World Championship in Duo, they finished 6th.

If Mongraal’s game had not crashed, they might have achieved a higher placement or even qualified for the grand finale of the tournament. After all, they finished in 15th place in the preliminary round (via Epic Games) and that was even with the crash. Who knows, maybe they could have even won?

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3 players cheat in the big Fortnite tournament – team kicks them out

Schuhmann 22. April 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

The Fortnite team Talon has parted ways with 3 players. Allegations arose that they cheated in the last tournament, Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS). The winner of the tournament exposed them. One player claims he is receiving death threats, even though he is only 13 years old.

Which tournament is it about? The Fortnite Champion Series is a lengthy online tournament divided into 12 sub-tournaments:

There are 6 regions.
PC players have their own division, while all others compete in a different division.
Duos compete against each other.

The current cheating incident involves the “Consoles/Mobile” division in the “NA West” region, affecting players with controllers or on smartphones on the West Coast of the USA.

The tournament has recently concluded and the winners are known. However, there is an unfortunate addendum.

“Hey, do you want to kill us for some easy points?”

The players involved: It concerns 2 duos that belong to the team “Talon”, a relatively young esports team that has been active in Fortnite since early March and has apparently recruited many particularly young players. The players are not shown personally but appear as avatars in social media posts and YouTube videos.

At the end of the competition, the following situation occurred:

The players Ruben and Drew were in a somewhat successful team.
The player Fayde was with his duo partner in an unsuccessful team.
All 3 players belonged to the organization Talon.

Fayde offered his clanmates that they could just farm their duo easily and get some extra points for the competition. The teams discussed this (“Don’t make it too obvious”) and arranged a meeting in Salty Springs, and the unsuccessful team actually let themselves be eliminated.

https://twitter.com/paul1x2/status/1252462590858420224

Winner snitches: Console tournament is a joke

How did this come out? The winner of the tournament, Paulix, was in a duo with a member of Talon. He publicly revealed the arrangement on Twitter with the remark “The console tournament is a joke.”

As a result, some were outraged on Twitter. The incident was taken up by a YouTuber.

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This is why it’s cheating: Such arrangements clearly violate the rules of Epic Games. They want fair tournaments in Fortnite, so such arrangements are considered cheating.

Teams that cheated more cleverly and left no written evidence have also been exposed and punished.

Bans due to “arrangements” have existed in Fortnite for some time: Even during the qualification for the Fortnite World Cup 2019, such problems arose. At that time, the caught cheaters managed to qualify for the World Cup afterward. That was a scandal.

https://twitter.com/TeamTalon/status/1252635757652705281

This is the reaction: Team Talon reacted immediately and expelled all 3 players involved in the incident. It is said that this is not behavior that they support.

Talon stands for principles like “trust”, and they have taken all steps to resolve the issues.

They send me death threats and I am only 13

One of the players, Ruben, has already apologized for the incident. He now feels unfairly cornered and, after the YouTube video, is in the crosshairs of angry viewers.

He says: “People are sending me death threats. I am literally a kid. I am only 13 years old.”

he made a vid on me and all his fans are literally sending death threats i’m literally a kid i’m 13

— ruben (@RvbennFN) April 22, 2020

Cheating incidents are increasing in Fortnite

The esports scene of Fortnite has been struggling with an integrity problem since it switched to “fully online”. Such “arrangements” and “cheating incidents” keep surfacing and coming to light.

Particularly young players, who do not seem to fully realize the consequences of such arrangements and rule violations, are repeatedly caught.

Even prominent Twitch streamers publicly violate clear rules and are then pulled from circulation for months.

For instance, the Twitch streamer UnknownxArmy, a “controller god”, was caught cheating during a tournament. He filmed himself on Twitch reading the Twitch chat and thus accessing information that he shouldn’t have had.

The title image is from the Twitter account of Team Talon.

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Call of Duty 2020: All rumors and facts about the new CoD

Alexander Leitsch 22. April 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

A new installment of the “Call of Duty” series is supposed to be released in autumn. For a long time, there has been speculation about what setting it will take place in and whether it could be a reboot. These are the current rumors, but also facts.

What do we officially know about Call of Duty? So far, there have been hardly any official statements regarding the new installment of the “Call of Duty” series. It was only mentioned and confirmed during an investor call in spring 2020.

However, since the release of Modern Warfare, there have been speculations about where the game is heading and what could be hidden behind Call of Duty.

These speculations were reignited by the well-known gaming journalist Jason Schreier on April 21.

A CoD Black Ops set in the total Cold War?

What did Schreier reveal? In a discussion on Twitter, Jason Schreier, known for his insider information, revealed some details about the upcoming “Call of Duty” title.

This game is still set to be released in autumn 2020 as planned, although this could change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Delays due to the virus have already affected games like The Last of Us Part II.

Schreier describes the upcoming title as CoD: Vietnam, although this is not supposed to be the final name. Furthermore, it is not said to be a reboot of a “Black Ops” installment, as suggested in other alleged leaks.

https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1252614667941359623

What do we know so far? As early as a leak from August 2019, it was said that the new CoD installment would encompass the entire Cold War, the complete 40 years. The Vietnam War would be included, but not solely in focus.

The leak also stated that the title should be more brutal and darker than Modern Warfare. Additionally, the installment is to receive a story campaign again, unlike Black Ops 4.

The game was supposedly set to run under the name Black Ops or Black Ops V and be a reboot. This would also be conceivable since parts 1 and 2 have flashback missions.

This part at least contradicts Schreier’s current statement:

https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1252609874636259333

The developer is currently unknown

Who is developing the new CoD title? There is further discussion about the developer of the upcoming game. There is actually a cycle in which the 3 studios release new titles:

In 2018, Treyarch released Black Ops 4.
In 2019, Infinity Ward released Modern Warfare.
Now Sledgehammer Games should actually be up with a title in 2020.

It is rumored that there was an internal dispute, which is why Treyarch has now taken over the upcoming title. This would argue for a new installment in the “Black Ops” series.

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Oops! A player in GTA Online suddenly has a beard and breasts

Patrick Freese 22. April 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

A funny bug occurs in GTA Online. Players load in with the correct face but a different body in the sessions. The result looks really interesting.

What happened? Reddit user Mattrunnit started a session in GTA Online and after the loading screen, he saw a drastic change in his online character. While he still had his dark beard on his face as usual, he looked like a middle-aged woman from the neck down.

His “guy” was wearing a top with a neckline and jeans. His hairstyle was a stylish side part with medium-length dark hair.

Even the character in the photo looks as if he doesn’t know what to make of what GTA Online has turned him into.

What are the reactions? The image is well received on reddit. After just 14 hours, the post has already reached over 12,400 upvotes and 528 comments. Some comments from reddit users are just as interesting as the screenshot.

One quotes the mechanic from Los Santos Customs, who often greets the player upon entering the tuning shop with the words “What’s wrong with her this time?” Others respond: “I must have bought the wrong tuning parts.”

Still, others write:

“I would sue the doctor so hard”
“Even your character looks confused”
“The LBGT DLC”
“John Wick 2077”
“So I see the right body with the wrong face”

What other funny bugs are there in GTA Online? Over the past weeks and months, numerous funny bugs and glitches have entertained players in GTA Online. Among them are flying trucks or the secret flying mode of the Oppressor bike. However, not so funny was a problem that took away all the content players had worked hard to achieve.

A different, positive bug occurs during the casino heist. A group of players demonstrates in the video how pest controllers transform into police officers and make the heist a bit easier. However, this does not prevent you from having a blast in the online world of GTA 5.

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CoD: Server full of queues – This is changing in Warzone and MW

Max Handwerk 22. April 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and the Battle Royale Warzone, there are currently queues when trying to enter the game. The reason: a small update.

This is the update: As Infinity Ward announced on Twitter, this update is merely a small patch. It is currently going live on all platforms.

A small patch is rolling out now across all platforms. Click the link to see a list of changes! https://t.co/ZyAg4F4xKy pic.twitter.com/XT0DYfVT9A

— Infinity Ward (@InfinityWard) April 22, 2020

The list of changes for Modern Warfare and Warzone is, following the larger update from April 21, quite concise. It primarily consists of bug fixes:

A bug was fixed that allowed players to create Game Battles Blueprints, which they could then use in multiplayer or in Warzone.
A sound bug when picking up a dropped Renetti has been fixed.
Fix for an invincibility exploit after reviving a teammate in Warzone
Additionally, a bug was fixed that caused two watches to appear on the wrist of the CTSFO 1 Mil-Sim operator

Overall, the update is quite manageable. Still, players are noticing its impact right now.

Players complain about waiting times

This is the problem: Both on Twitter and Reddit, players are currently complaining about long waiting times, sometimes up to 30 minutes, when trying to enter the game.

Some players have apparently been kicked directly from the game due to the update and now have to wait several minutes as well:

“How does that make sense? I was in the game, wanted to join a match, was kicked because I had to download and update, and now I have to wait to play the game I was just in,” reports the user ParrysReddit, and he is not alone in this.

The queues are expected to settle down over the course of the evening, as many players currently want to return to the game at the same time. In addition to the queues, cheaters have also been a source of frustration lately. One player is currently taking them on almost single-handedly.

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The Predator is coming: “Worst game for PS4” or the next PC hit for Twitch?

Schuhmann 22. April 2020 Reading time 4 minutes

On April 24, Predator: Hunting Grounds will be released for PC and PlayStation 4 (PS4). The twist is that the game is designed in the same manner as a major Twitch success and summer hit from 2017, “Friday The 13th: The Game”. However, reviews from the beta indicate that the game should be approached with caution, despite Sony acting as the publisher.

Why could Predator: Hunting Grounds surprise us? The game is generating little buzz at the moment. There’s no hype, as they say, even though the release is imminent.

The multiplayer game was introduced back in mid-2019 but has largely remained under the radar of the mainstream. And this is despite Sony acting as the publisher.

What’s interesting about the game are the many parallels to a hit game from 2017. Back then, Friday the 13th: The Game quickly reached tens of thousands of players and was astonishingly successful for an indie title:

both games are being released in a “relatively quiet phase” – Friday the 13th came out in May 2017, Predator has its release now in April 2020, after several high-profile titles were delayed
both games come from IllFonic, a relatively small studio

both titles are based on major horror film franchises – there are 4 films about Predator, and as many as 13 about Friday: The 13th
both multiplayer games rely on the same principle: an overpowering killer hunts survivors. This genre is called “asymmetrical multiplayer games”: there’s a power fantasy that comes with it

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This is the special thing: In Predator: Hunting Grounds, one player assumes the role of the Predator, a killer alien that hunts with high-tech weapons and equipment.

The other 4 players form a team of marines. They must work together to achieve their own goals and avoid getting killed by the Predator.

This is how initial reactions are: On the site Inverse, the beta of the game was completely torn apart. The tester noted many parallels to Friday: The 13th, but he didn’t see them very positively.

The tester mentioned that the waiting times before a match starts are far too long, and the game simply does not work when you have to play as a human soldier instead of an alien killing machine.

From a technical standpoint, Predator: Hunting Grounds is a disaster, looks completely outdated, and runs at less than 30 FPS. The tester said the game is “the worst action-horror game of this generation.”

It sounds as if Predator: Hunting Grounds could even compete for the title of the worst online game for the PS4 ever.

IGN gave the beta a somewhat friendlier assessment. They praised Predator for giving soldiers a clear objective: they must fight against a drug cartel. This gives the marines more to do than just escape. The game rewards teams that work together. The Predator must react to how the marine team proceeds and find the right balance.

However, IGN also noted the disappointingly long wait times.

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If it becomes a success, then probably as a spectacle on Twitch

This makes the game exciting: Friday: The 13th was heavily criticized in 2017. The game had only 61% on Metacritic. However, it was a major hit on Twitch at that time.

The game was, like the films it was based on, somewhat trashy but also incredibly entertaining and fun.

In 2017, the release was overshadowed by the fact that the game was much more successful than anyone had anticipated. As a result, the servers crashed and there were constant problems. The indie studio appeared surprised by the giant hit they had brought forth.

Predator: Hunting Grounds will be available exclusively on the Epic Games Store for PC. For the PS4, the monster and marines hunt starts on April 24. The game will cost about €40 (via PS Store).

Wait or buy now?

How should one approach the game? One should definitely proceed with caution, even if one sleeps in Predator pajamas at night and sneaks around the supermarket unnoticed through the aisles while listening to the heartbeat of other shoppers.

Anyone considering buying it should wait for initial reactions and watch streams of the game. It will be important to observe the technical state of Predator: Hunting Grounds. One should especially expect technical issues in the first weeks. Experience has taught us:

The game has the potential to become a surprise success on PS4 and PC and especially a new fun game on Twitch that brings enjoyment for a few weeks.
The monster hunt could also quickly turn out to be a failure.

It will certainly become clear at the release whether the game concept and the multiplayer dynamics prevail, or whether technical difficulties will tip the balance negatively. For the game to work, it certainly needs a good start with many players; otherwise, as many examples show – a multiplayer game quickly loses momentum. Because nobody likes to wait long until matches start.

The best idea of Predator Hunting Grounds will unfortunately not be in the game – it was unfortunately illegal, as the developers explained.

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Borderlands 3 says: You now need to make money – Take advantage of the event

Max Handwerk 22. April 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

In Borderlands 3, money will play a more important role starting tomorrow. It seems one should take full advantage of the final hours of the money event.

What’s happening tomorrow? On Thursday, April 23rd, Borderlands 3 will receive a new update. This will include the Mayhem 2.0 mode and the “Revenge of the Cartels” event. Borderlands 3 will receive a completely new endgame with this patch.

Until then, two mini-events from last week’s update are still running. One of them, “Making it Rain”, gives you a lot of money and runs until Thursday evening at 6 PM. After that, the money rain will stop – but until then, you should stuff as much cash as possible into your pockets.

New event seems to want money from you

What do we need the cash for? Normally, money plays a minor role in Borderlands 3 as soon as you buy all of Marcus’s SDUs. Many players already have vast amounts of money – even in the Handsome Jackpot DLC, a lot of green bills were flying around.

However, the patch notes for the money event included the following note:

The Making It Rain event increases the amount of money that can be collected from regular, Badass, and anointed enemies. This could prove useful later this month when you fight Cartels with the upcoming patch.

How money will prove useful in the cartel event remains open by Gearbox. The story in the event revolves around the Saurian Maurice, who has fallen out with the Cartels – so will we possibly have to pay off debts? Or is there a new gameplay element that demands money from us?

Until the event starts, the answer will likely remain unclear. Randy Pitchford hinted on Twitter that the money event should not be simply ignored: