How to perfectly equip your phone for mobile games

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Mobile games are becoming increasingly popular, and with simple adjustments, you can enhance your smartphone for effective gaming. We present you with 7 things that can make your mobile games perform better.

This is shown in the article: While expensive gadgets can be purchased for PC and consoles for more effective gaming, with mobile games, it often remains just a simple smartphone. However, there are some aids to help you play better here as well.

Additionally, some tips can help you enjoy certain games better and provide an overall improved gaming experience. We present them to you here.

Important gadgets for the smartphone

A must-have for every gamer: If you play a lot on your phone, you need a decent power bank. Especially when games like Pokémon GO or other AR games can be played effectively on the go, you need extra battery power to ensure you always have enough juice.

Good power banks can hold over 6 charges and promise you a full battery for the whole day. This way, you can always play on the go.

We recommend a power bank with 26800mAh here. Depending on your phone, this should suffice for up to 8 battery charges:

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A controller for the phone: If you enjoy playing shooters or even one of the 7 best mobile MMORPGs on your phone, where you need to press multiple buttons quickly, you should consider getting a controller.

There are even controllers where you can clamp your phone in. You can customize the buttons so that you can play various apps easily with the controller.

We link to a controller here that has good reviews. However, keep in mind that not every mobile game works optimally with a controller:

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Play on your monitor: If you have fallen in love with a mobile game but can’t play it on console or PC, you can easily connect a screen to experience the game on a bigger scale.

This way, you can more easily recognize opponents, have a better overview, and simply experience the feeling of a console game.

For this, you can use special cables that connect your phone to a monitor via HDMI. For example, use the following cables:

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5 Tips for a better mobile gaming experience

Use your internet connection only when you need it: Many games that you can download in the app store do not require an internet connection. It’s best to switch to airplane mode when you play them.

The advantage of this is that annoying ads won’t be displayed, and you can just enjoy gaming without them. However, don’t forget to switch off airplane mode again, or you won’t receive messages and won’t be able to make calls.

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Use your internet only when the games actually require it.

Don’t let your phone overheat: Hot phones often diminish your phone’s performance. So, try not to overheat it if possible.

A good start is, for example, not holding it directly in the sun. Especially in summer, this can really harm your smartphone. Try to charge your phone via cable whenever possible – wireless charging overheats your device even further.

If the phone doesn’t cool down, consider removing your extra protective case for a short time and, if necessary, turning it off for a little while. This calms the phone significantly, and after just a few minutes, it becomes noticeably better to use.

Organize your apps well: Good app management can enhance your phone’s performance. Regularly close all your apps completely. Many apps continue to run in the background otherwise and drain valuable battery life, affecting performance.

Ideally, never have more than 3-4 apps open in the background simultaneously.

This is also one reason why your phone can heat up. If you close all unnecessary apps, your device will run more smoothly.

A full battery is a good battery: If you have a 100% battery, you can not only play longer but also enjoy more powerful performance from your phone. Many smartphones enter power-saving modes when the battery is low. You may not notice this right away, but your phone will slow down or your screen will be noticeably dimmer.

So, if you want the best experience with mobile games, always play with a full battery. However, leaving your smartphone constantly plugged in is also not a solution. This weakens the battery over time, and it won’t last as long.

If you are still looking for the right mobile game, check out our list of the 10 best mobile MMOs and online games for Android in 2020.

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The Division 2: The main changes of TU9 – Patch notes in detail

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The Division 2 released Title Update 9 (TU9) on April 21st, bringing many smaller and some larger highlights. Now we can upgrade our old Exotics, but we have to reassess really strong items. Here is an overview of the patch note highlights.

What changes with Title Update 9? With the extensive “Warlords of New York” expansion at the beginning of March, much changed in The Division 2, and the developers are still working on the areas of improvement for the loot shooter as well as its second raid.

Update April 21 – 6 PM: The nerf of the M1A Classic including “Bakers Dozen” has been added to the official patch notes and is around 40%.

Highlights of the Patch Notes for Title Update 9

With a maintenance update on April 21, the next major update arrived: Title Update 9. The most important adjustments can be roughly divided into 3 categories:

  • Balance Changes
  • Exotic Workshop
  • Bug Fixes

The comprehensive patch notes are currently only available in English, and here you can find a German summary of the most exciting changes.

Balance Adjustments with TU9

The developers announced some time ago that the 3 strongest items for damage builds would be nerfed:

  • Contractor’s Gloves – Armor damage from 11% to 8%
  • The Invisible Man – Health damage from 21% to 11%
  • Fox’s Prayer – Damage against unprotected targets from 15% to 8%

These items will lose some of their power. However, they may still remain interesting as they provide the opportunity to add a multiplicative bonus to your damage equation. So if you haven’t installed one of the attributes on your weapons yet, you might still get a strong value here.

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Fox’s Prayer had to lose a lot. Instead of 15, there’s now only 8% more damage to unprotected targets.

Additionally, there are several changes to the Exotics:

  • Sawyer’s Kneepads – Rework: Now provides more damage when you stand still
  • Diamondback – Rework: Now guarantees critical hits for 5 seconds
  • Lady Death – No longer influences turret skills
  • Bullet King – Base damage now equals the non-exotic weapon variant
  • Imperial Dynasty – Shorter cooldown
  • Dodge City Holster – Shorter cooldown
  • Ruthless & Reckless – Increased explosive damage

And changes to talents:

  • Reassigned – Shorter cooldown
  • Empathic Solution – Longer buff duration
  • Stealthy Death – Larger radius, shorter cooldown
  • Switch Crew – Markings remain when no skill is on cooldown.

The adjustments here were largely already known. If you want a detailed look at changes and impacts for the Exotics, check it out here:

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The exotic kneepads of Sawyer are getting a new function and now provide a damage bonus.

Any more interesting changes? Not just Exotics and talents were put under review. Some missions, NPCs, and the assault rifle weapon category also receive adjustments:

  • Assault Rifles – Health damage can now increase to 21%
  • True Patriot (Gear Set) – The white buff only provides 2% armor per second now
  • Missions – The two Pentagon missions are now easier, as are Liberty Island. Wall Street and “Stranded Tanker” have been adjusted.
  • NPCs – Many smaller adjustments. Status effects deal less damage, elite enemies deal less damage to skills.
  • Shotgun-Sniper – All enemy shotguns deal less damage and have somewhat reduced range.
  • Rogue Agents – These random enemies are now not as tough – Less armor and damage.
  • Skills – With a shield, we can no longer aim and the sniper turret now has a 50-meter range.
  • Blueprints – New Warlords mods for crafting and invasion missions (first run) as well as daily projects now provide blueprints from the general blueprint pool.

Was there a hidden nerf? Yes, there was. Reports of a secret change not listed in the patch notes have been confirmed. The strong rifle M1A Classic, which includes the popular named item “Bakers Dozen,” has been heavily nerfed. The damage has dropped by around 40%.

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George Nash notes on Twitter: “M1A completely nerfed by 40%”.

In the addendum of the official patch notes, the developers apologize for this. Due to a communication error, the nerf was not included in the list.

Exotic Workshop, better Exotic loot and Raid gear for all

About the Exotic Workshop the developers already spoke extensively in their weekly livestream for Division 2 “State of the Game” and with TU9 it has now arrived in the game. We can upgrade our old level-30 Exotics to the WoNY level for an exotic component and a few materials, as well as get the chance to reroll our Exotics.

What’s up with the better Exotic loot? The activities in Division 2 have different loot quality levels. Depending on the difficulty, we receive items that do not fall below a certain minimum value for the attributes. The higher the difficulty level, the higher the minimum values of the loot.

With TU9, every Exotic now drops at the highest loot level, regardless of which difficulty you gather the exotic items. This applies to old Exotics when you reroll something, as well as for the new Exotics that came with “Warlords of New York”.

What about the Raid gear? There are a few gear sets from which only the armor pieces “Chest” and “Backpack” were previously obtainable in the Raid “Dark Hours.” With TU9, you can now obtain these sought-after pieces with special talents outside of the raid. Thus, there are no more raid-exclusive gear sets.

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At the crafting bench, we can now upgrade and reroll Exotics.

Massive Bug Fixes with TU9

The list of bug fixes is very long. More than 50 entries decorate the patch notes. Here are some of the most interesting solutions:

  • Raid – Razorback sometimes did not drop raid keys upon completion. This has been fixed.
  • Acosta Go-Back – Now has the correct description.
  • Aces & Eights – The backpack talent should now work correctly.
  • Nemesis – Now works correctly with the Focus talent.
  • Specializations – Mods did not scale correctly at level 40.
  • UI – Many small fixes in malfunctioning menu displays.
  • Missions – Many errors of stuck NPCs or broken covers have been fixed.
  • Open World – Hunter activities could often not be repeated after a death. This has been fixed.

If you want to see the complete list of all changes and adjustments, you can find it in English here in the Ubisoft forum.

April was a bit marked by the DPS glitch for Division 2, which led to many bans and account rollbacks. The developers took strong action and had to defend themselves against a lot of criticism, but were also praised for it. It will be exciting to see how the current changes are received by the agents.

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How ex-developers of Guild Wars 2 want to revolutionize MMOs

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A group of former employees of ArenaNet, the developer of Guild Wars 2, has come together in a new studio. They aim to revolutionize MMOs and online games and have an exciting vision.

What kind of studio is this? When the president and founder of ArenaNet Mike O’Brien left the studio in October 2019, some developers followed him, some of whom had been employed at ArenaNet since 2000.

Together, they founded ManaWorks, a new developer that has provided insights into future plans over the past 4 weeks. And these sound very interesting and above all ambitious.

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Initial concepts for a possible game from ManaWorks.

Zero Latency for a New Online World

What is ManaWorks planning? The developers plan an online world where players can interact and experiment with their environment and fellow players in real-time. According to Mike O’Brien, players would spend more than half of their online playtime just hanging out with friends or in the game world.

The game could be something like the ultimate sandbox. He mentioned various examples of what is possible in single-player games but is mostly not utilized in MMOs and online games:

  • You should be able to move boxes that other players stand on, which then get moved as well.
  • You should be able to jump from high cliffs onto a moving vehicle or onto a fellow player’s mount.
  • You should be able to swing on a rope that fellow players hold or can throw to you.

The developers of ManaWorks believe that solving puzzles and tricky challenges in an online world would be even more fun.

As an example, they mentioned the popular The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which is considered one of the best open-world games ever and has also impressed MeinMMO author Leya Jankowski. The desire for an MMORPG in this style has been expressed before.

What are the challenges? The crux of the plans is latency, as everything you do comes with a delay due to the internet connection and spatial distance when it reaches the other party.

Their goal is therefore a project with Zero Latency, as they call it, and they even presented it in a video.

The video does not show real and finished gameplay but only “dummy material” to illustrate what the developers want to achieve. They also use in-game material from GW2 and WoW, where they hold a race in which both players believe they have won from their perspective:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_gONyd9WKI

High Ambitions, but Can It Work?

The team at ManaWorks has recently been very active on Reddit and discusses their ideas in various threads. They see the launch of a new studio as an opportunity to start fresh and come up with their own concept.

As Mike O’Brien writes, it would take months of work just to end up jumping onto a fellow player’s mount while in flight. And that does sound like an incredibly cool idea.

He also emphasizes that there is no finished system yet and certainly no game. What exactly kind of online game it will be and what scope the project might take will also depend on a future publisher.

ManaWorks is not the only studio working on a new online game. We have presented the 8 most promising MMOs in development here.

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The Twitch streamer Tfue thinks he is now too famous to be successful in Fortnite

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The Twitch streamer Turner “Tfue” Tenney believes he is now too famous to succeed in Fortnite tournaments. He thinks players are after his fame and are thus hunting him down.

This is the situation: The Fortnite pro Tfue participated with his partner “Scoped” in the “Fortnite Champions Series” in Duo mode. In the grand final, there was a problem in the last round.

Other duos allegedly targeted Tfue intentionally, the streamer claims. He thinks they are after his “clout”.

“I just have the most viewers.”

What was Tfue’s problem? The Twitch streamer landed at “The Grotto” just as he did in the practice rounds. This landing spot had already caused trouble in the qualifying rounds.

In the last round of the finals, even more teams landed at the same location as Tfue than usual. His duo partner “Scoped” said there were 4 opposing duos that landed with them.

The Twitch streamer seems to have a clear opinion about it: The players are after him.

“I just have the most viewers. If they can’t qualify, then they can at least try to kill me, you know?”

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Tfue then decided to avoid the fights and go fishing at the beach, which is further away.

But then the next problem arose. While he was in the storm fishing for fish that he could eat to regain his health, an opposing duo appeared out of nowhere.

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Both charged at Tfue and played very aggressively. During this encounter, he was eliminated.

“They are clout farmers. Every time in the final round. These kids are just damn clout farmers. What are they even doing?”

Players are after his clout

What does Tfue mean by that? “Clout farmers,” as Tfue calls them, want to thrust themselves into the spotlight. This works particularly well with streamers who are very well-known.

Many viewers will be present in the stream. If they kill this streamer, their name appears on the screen, and everyone can see it. Now everyone knows who killed the famous streamer.

Moreover, they can brag about having killed a well-known streamer or pro. They usually regard this as a significant achievement.

In this case, it works out well because Tfue was number 1 on Twitch in 2019 and has many fans. He is very well-known in the Fortnite scene. Therefore, he thinks these players would intentionally sabotage his tournament experience to have their 5 minutes of fame.

In this final, they might have succeeded, as there were an average of 113,000 viewers on Tfue’s stream (via sullygnome), who now know the names of the opponents. Was it worth it?

Tfue thinks he is too famous and players are thus after him.

For exactly such cases, Tfue’s rival Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has devised a strategy. This is supposed to keep stream snipers away, allowing them to avoid such moments when players want their 5 minutes of fame and ruin the matches for the streamers.

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In Valorant there is a secret jumping puzzle – This is how you find and master it

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In Valorant, you can not only shoot and plant spikes. There is a hidden jumping puzzle for skilled players in the game. Where to find it and how to master it, you can learn here.

What is a jumping puzzle? Jumping puzzles are small jumping mini-games in games. You must navigate a tricky obstacle course and demonstrate your mastery of the game’s movement mechanics. The jumping games in Guild Wars 2 are particularly notorious, but there is also a hidden jumping puzzle in Valorant.

The optimal way to the jumping puzzle

Where is the jumping puzzle in Valorant? To find the jumping puzzle, you need to enter the training mode in the beta of Valorant. From the shooting range, head left to the courtyard. Then, as soon as you enter the courtyard, go right and you will find a broken staircase and some colorful footprints.

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Here at the wall adorned with colorful graffiti, the puzzle begins.

This is the starting point. As soon as you step on the footprints, your round in the jumping puzzle begins, and you will receive an on-screen message.

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The footprints mark the start.

How to complete the jumping puzzle? Once you have started the puzzle, you need to follow the footprints one by one, jumping completely around the mysterious floating Italian villa ruin that represents the training level. You can tell you are on the right path by the colorful footprints.

Every few steps you will find a checkpoint. If you fall to your death along the way, you will respawn at the last checkpoint. But be careful, if you shoot at the “Reset” label found at the checkpoints with your weapon, your progress will be completely reset.

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To get through here, you must be able to jump masterfully – or take hero Jett.

Where does the jumping puzzle end? The last stage of the puzzle revolves around the destroyed bell tower that you still need to climb. At the top is the end of the puzzle where you can admire a trophy. However, there seems to be no reward other than the glory of having completed it (currently).

What is the best way to solve the jumping puzzle? In the jumping puzzle, precise jumps are essential. If you jump incorrectly or mess up your timing, you will fall to your death and have to continue from the last checkpoint.

Therefore, the hero Jett among all agents in the game is the best choice here, as she can float slowly and propel herself into the air with her skills. So for your first steps in the course, Jett is definitely the best choice.

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But if you are looking for a real challenge, try the puzzle with another hero. How that can work has been shown in the video by YouTuber OccyPlays. Have fun trying it out!

Here are more guides: If you are interested in more about the movement in the game and especially want to know which sounds you and your opponents can hear in Valorant, take a look at our guide to Riot’s new tactical shooter.

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The Division 2: Notes on the 2nd Raid in TU9 appeared – Starts “in short”

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The new Title Update 9 brought not only various changes and fixes for The Division 2, but finally also a concrete hint about the 2nd raid. It looks like it will launch soon.

Wait, a new raid? There was something: Currently, The Division 2 only offers one raid – Operation: Dark Hours. However, the game was supposed to have a 2nd raid long ago. This was originally planned as part of the 2nd DLC of Year 1, Episode 2 – The Last Castle, as well as Title Update 6.

But the game had other problems at that time that needed fixing before releasing a new raid, and those issues are also affecting it. Thus, the 2nd raid was postponed by the developers to spring 2020.

Since then, this top PvE activity has been rather quiet. Until today. Because after the big new Title Update 9 (TU9) has been released today, in-game hints about the postponed raid have emerged. We summarize what is known so far.

These hints have now emerged: If you go to the helicopter pilot on the elevated platform at the White House or look at the raid section in the group management, you will notice that a new tab has been added today.

The announcement of the new raid

This is located to the right of Operation: Dark Hours. An industrial area is shown there, with the heading “Coming Soon”. In addition, there is a brief accompanying text.

What speaks for the raid? First of all, that a new tab has been added in the raid section. Furthermore, the background image and the text provide additional hints.

Thus, the 2nd raid has already been referred to as a Foundry raid by the developers, meaning a foundry raid. There, players were supposed to encounter the True Sons, as was once mentioned in an earlier presentation at E3 2019. A first concept art was also already shown back then:

Foundry raid

The background image of the new raid tab could also very well depict a foundry. Additionally, the accompanying text mentions that some workers had set up a camp in a metal foundry and were modifying the machines to produce vital items. The True Sons apparently didn’t like that. They killed most of the workers (and apparently nested there).

Everything fits together.

When will the new raid start? There is no exact date yet, but it cannot be long now. After a long delay, Massive would hardly write “Coming Soon” if players still had to wait a long time for the raid. Some hope that further details will be revealed in the upcoming State of the Game on April 22.

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Do you need the Warlords expansion for the 2nd raid? No, the new raid will not require the Warlords of New York expansion.

It will be released as free content and originally counts towards Year 1 content of The Division 2. Even if you only own the base game, you can tackle the 2nd raid.

The raid will therefore be playable with both level systems. There will be a version for agents at equipment level 515 (base game) and one for agents at level 40 (Warlords expansion).

By the way, there are 2 gear sets that are suspected to be obtainable in the new raid: Two strong gear sets not yet in the game – Is it raid loot?

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Glitch in Pokémon GO makes small monsters laughably huge

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Some glitches and bugs can be quite annoying in Pokémon GO. But one error causes more laughter – and some fans smell a feature here.

This is the glitch: Reddit user D3d3D could hardly believe his eyes when he just fled from a battle with a wild Chikorita. Instead of reappearing normally on the map, the cute Grass Pokémon suddenly stared at him with huge eyes.

A giant Chikorita suddenly stomped around the map, which he documented in a Reddit post for posterity:

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The user saw the overly large Chikorita as a direct comparison to the classic monster-lizard Godzilla. However, some Pokémon fans in the comments were reminded of another element from the Pokémon games.

When you say “glitch”, I hear “feature”

Community celebrates the glitch: On Reddit, the post is well received. The users are having fun with the picture and first assume that Niantic probably wanted to drop a subtle hint that the trainer shouldn’t even try to ignore a wild Chikorita. They give him various quotes (via Reddit) to say: 

  • “Where do you want to go, Trainer?” 
  • “Do you want to ignore me?”
  • “You can’t escape”

These are some ideas from players about what the Grass Pokémon might have wanted to express with this mutation. “You say ‘glitch’, I hear ‘feature'”, User BMal-Suj (via Reddit) said excitedly about the giant Pokémon.

Is Sword & Shield involved? This also applied to players who saw a reminder of the current generation of main Pokémon games. Because in those, giant Pokémon play a literally big role.

Dynamax  and Gigantamax are the phenomena that transform monsters in Pokémon Sword and Shield into gigantic and sometimes altered forms of themselves.

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Giant Pokémon participate in battles only in Sword & Shield

“I didn’t expect Niantic to bring Dynamax into the game so quickly,” said User matteeeo91 with a wink about the new “feature”. 

Whether Dynamax will eventually land in Pokémon GO is of course still open. Features like Mega Evolutions from previous games or entire lines of Pokémon are still missing in the game. But who knows – maybe one day you really can catch a giant Chikorita. 

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CoD MW: 3 annoying bugs are set to disappear soon – developer provides information

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In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, numerous bugs are annoying players. The developers have now addressed 3 bugs that will soon be fixed.

This is what happened: With the start of Season 3 in Modern Warfare and Warzone, several bugs were introduced that can sometimes determine the outcome of a match.

Now Joe Cecot, the Co-Design Director of Infinity Ward, has spoken out about some bugs and explained the current status.

Issues with Challenges and Glitches

On Twitter, Joe Cecot responded to some users who reported the issues to him. He addressed 3 bugs.

This problem with challenges exists: A player reports that he needs to get kills with Claymores for a challenge, but the kills are simply not counting. Cecot states that a suitable fix is already in the works.

https://twitter.com/JoeCecot/status/1251520688470364162

These glitches ruin Ground War: In the large game mode Ground War, some glitches are causing trouble. On the map Downtown, a player suddenly spawns in a completely bugged house after respawning. He reports that he gets eliminated immediately upon exiting.

https://twitter.com/JoeCecot/status/1251405779220918272

Another glitch affects the map Aniyah Palace. Players are said to have landed on the palace due to a glitch. Cecot mentioned that he has looked into the issue and the developers are now working on a solution.

https://twitter.com/JoeCecot/status/1251624484714381313

Premature spawns in Search and Destroy: In the “Search and Destroy” game mode, premature spawns are annoying players. Many fans report that they were able to start the round 10 seconds before everyone else and could thus reach the enemy spawns early.

Joe Cecot responds to this and says: “Terrible bug that we cannot reproduce in development.” It seems that so far no solution has been found. However, since the developer referred to the bug as “terrible,” one can hope that a solution is being sought vigorously.

https://twitter.com/JoeCecot/status/1251613692321357824

Are there any more bugs? The 3 mentioned errors are not the only bugs in Modern Warfare and Warzone. In Warzone, for example, there are 2 spots that can become death traps.

Already at the start of Season 3, Cecot talked about 3 bugs that should finally be fixed.

Anyone who wants a detailed overview of all known bugs and glitches should check the developers’ Trello board. There, they are all listed in English, and you can also see how far the resolution process has progressed.

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FIFA 20: Player plays over 1,000 games with Mario Gomez – We asked: Why?

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Ultimate Team in FIFA 20 can only be played with top cards? Not at all! A player has played over 1,000 matches with Mario Gomez – and is diligently collecting goals. MeinMMO inquired: Why would someone do that?

Over 1,000 times Gomez: If you’re often on the FIFA subreddit, you’ve probably seen him here and there: The user “RusherRO” has made a name for himself as “The Gomez Guy” with his posts.

For months, the player, who is named Markus Kilzheimer in real life, has been posting his successes with the standard card of Mario Gomez. This card is not particularly strong compared to earlier versions of Gomez (and also current top cards). Nevertheless, Kilzheimer has 1,112 matches in Ultimate Team, which is already a huge amount. But Gomez also delivers: 1,115 goals and 269 assists are an unbelievable ratio.

The Gomez statistic with over 1,000 goals is impressive

Fans celebrate “the Gomez Guy”

Beloved by the community: On Reddit, the posts of the “Gomez Guy” gained more and more attention. The numbers increased with the matches played – when Kilzheimer recently reached 1,000 matches with Gomez, there were 4,800 upvotes (via Reddit).

“I didn’t expect that,” he told MeinMMO in an interview. Many people initially thought the matches came from Squad Battles – but they all came from online matches: “That’s out of the question, as I don’t really like that mode.” For challenges, he had removed Gomez from the team: “It was important to me because I wanted to see how far I can go online.”

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Kilzheimer’s opponents often see the celebrating Gomez

Apparently, his new Reddit fans felt the same way:

“What made me happy and what one of my goals with the Reddit posts was, is that people use their favorite players. Sure, Gomez with 58 pace is an extreme case, but most people look away if the striker only has 75 pace.”

In FIFA, especially in the Weekend League, it’s often the case that you encounter extremely strong meta cards rather than players who simply enjoy playing with their favorite guys: “The more it made me happy when people wrote that they started using their favorite player. It showed me that the posts had some impact.”

Only Flashback Gomez can replace Gomez

Just a joke: The whole story originally started out of whim:

“Gomez is my absolute favorite player. Still, I did not intend to play with him for so long. It started when I jokingly asked in our FIFA group if I should play a Weekend League with Gomez. So I played one, and it was fun. The first one didn’t go great, of course, but it motivated me to adapt and optimize the card with certain chemistry styles.”

Now it’s going well. With a strong team that Kilzheimer built around Gomez, he has risen to Division 3. He usually finishes the Weekend League in Gold 2 – at least until recently: “On the weekend, Gomez scored me 52 goals for the first time this year in Gold 1.”

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RusherRO’s team provides solid support for the goal scorer

Of course, the best man in the club cannot be replaced. Except by himself perhaps: “Yes, a flashback card would definitely replace my gold card,” Kilzheimer admits. Reddit fans are hoping that this flashback card will come – and would wish that “The Gomez Guy” gets it first.

FIFA 20 Flashback Gomez
He would probably be the only option for a change in attack

Some even hoped that EA might catch wind of the story and release the flashback card to celebrate the 1,000 matches. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen – but maybe 2,000 would be an option?

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The Division 2: Maintenance and Server Down on 21.4. – Title Update 9 is live

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 3 minutes

Today, the major Title Update 9 (TU9) for The Division 2 has been released on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The new patch brings various changes and bug fixes to the game and is accompanied by maintenance, during which the servers will be offline for several hours. Here you can find everything important about the process and the patch notes.

Update 18:45: There will be further maintenance for The Division 2 today from 19:00, including server downtime – this time unscheduled. You can find more details here: The Division 2: Unscheduled Maintenance on 21.04. – Aims to Fix Issues

Update 12:30: As Massive announced on Twitter, the servers on all platforms are now coming back online. The maintenance is over, and TU9 is now live. By the way, anyone logging into The Division 2 until May 5 will receive the Soda Backpack Charm and 3 Clothing Containers for free.

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What is new in the update? Today, The Division 2 receives the Title Update 8.5 and already the second major update in April – the Title Update 9 (TU9). The developers at Massive are making numerous changes to their shooter and are trying to improve the game further based on player feedback and address many critical issues like annoying bugs.

However, the new patch comes with a multi-hour maintenance and server downtime. Therefore, there will be a longer forced pause this morning.

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Everything Important about Today’s Maintenance and Title Update 9

This is how the maintenance will proceed today:

  • The maintenance starts today at 9:30 AM German time. At the same time, the downtime begins, and the Division 2 servers go offline
  • The estimated duration of the server downtime will be around 3 hours according to Massive. During this time, you cannot play – at least not The Division 2
  • If everything goes as planned, the servers should come back online around 12:30 PM German time, and the maintenance will end

Keep in mind that these details are not set in stone and serve only as a rough framework. It is possible that the maintenance ends earlier than planned or extends by several hours if unforeseen problems arise. Both have occurred multiple times in the last weeks and months.

If there are any changes to today’s process, we will update this article accordingly.

How big is the update? According to Massive, the update is expected to be around 10 GB in size. The exact size may vary depending on the platform.

The Exotic Workshop

What changes with Title Update 9? Here are the patch notes: The major TU9 addresses numerous issues in The Division 2. Therefore, not only is the patch itself substantial, but also the corresponding patch notes are more extensive this time.

Some of the key changes include:

  • The Exotic Workshop, a new feature that allows you to upgrade your old Exotics to the new maximum level and reroll their attributes.
  • Game balance changes – affecting missions, AI, and NPCs
  • Changes to Exotics
  • Changes to talents
  • Changes to named items
  • Changes to loot and rewards
  • A multitude of bug fixes for various areas of the game

By the way, with TU9, there is finally movement regarding the new raid: Hints about the 2nd raid in TU9 have surfaced – starting “soon”

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Throughout the day, we will publish an article that examines the numerous changes and new features in detail. Until then, we have linked the official patch notes for Title Update 9 for you. These are available only in English:

One of the most important changes from Title Update 9 for many will likely be the Exotic Workshop. If you want to learn more about this feature, we have already reported extensively about it. In the following article, you can find out how the Exotic Workshop works in detail and what exactly it entails: The Division 2: TU9 is Coming – Here are the Key Changes

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Twitch streamer brazenly demands subscriptions: “Being broke is no excuse”

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 4 minutes

The Twitch streamer InvaderVie has urged her viewers to subscribe for a fee. She dismisses mundane excuses like “I am unemployed” or “I have no money.” The Twitch clips of her appearance are causing discussions online. Even other streamers like Felix “xQc” Lengyel see this critically.

The streamer InvaderVie has 143,789 followers on Twitch. She primarily streams “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” and “Animal Crossing: New Horizons”, otherwise she is just chatting, so she mainly talks.

This is currently causing a discussion: Some Twitch clips are circulating online in which the streamer InvaderVie asks her viewers to support her financially with a subscription. The main clip has already been viewed over 340,000 times and is being discussed.

InvaderVie is bold and demanding in her word choice and demeanor, instead of being nice and friendly. Ultimately, it comes down to: Everyone has enough money to support her. Anyone who cannot afford the 5 US dollars for a subscription per month should stop watching Twitch and look for work.

It doesn’t matter how much money you earn or how much you have, because I’m not asking you for a larger financial contribution. […] A subscription is 5$, at most, in another currency, maybe 10$. It doesn’t matter how broke you are: If you have time to watch Twitch, you definitely have 10$. If you don’t have 10$, then you should not watch Twitch, but try to earn money.

The Twitch streamer InvaderVie

This makes the discussion even worse: Due to the impacts of the global pandemic, many people have become unemployed in the USA.

A viewer told the streamer that he is now unemployed and all his money goes to bills and food; otherwise, he would support her.

But even that did not count for the streamer. She seems to nod understandingly but then says: It’s only 5$. Surely he can spare that.

When some in the chat complain about the streamer, InvaderVie calls these commentators “immature cheapskates” and mocks them.

They would sit in their childhood room and “masturbate as hard as possible,” but they must be quiet so their parents in the other room don’t hear them.

While portraying the critics so pitifully, InvaderVie adjusts a plush toy and smiles.

“Brain Dead” – “Set Up Like a Camgirl” – “Brazen”

This is how others react: On reddit, it says:

  • She is sitting there, looking at a screen and telling others to subscribe. That’s not entertainment. The demand is brazen.
  • Others compare the way she streams to that of a “cam girl”, a virtual sex worker.

One of the most successful Twitch streamers is the Canadian Felix “xQc” Lengyel. He said regarding InvaderVie’s appearance that it is “brain dead.”

If no one subscribes, as a streamer you must create a better environment, deliver a better stream, or offer better rewards.

Twitch: Service Provider and Customers

That’s why the clip is causing so much uproar: The entire stream was over 4 hours long, and the 3 clips show only a portion of that. Nevertheless, these isolated comments create a lot of discussion material.

The harsh thing about InvaderVie’s clips is that these harsh messages come across as if the queen bee is speaking to her drones. With a smile and well-articulated, she makes clear demands of her viewers and makes it clear that if they cannot meet them, they should get to work.

Disagreement is confidently dismissed with a shake of the head and a smile. In the process, even the plush toys in the frame cannot overshadow the fact that this is about a business relationship between the customer, the viewer, and the service provider, the streamer. Money plays a decisive role.

This is a behavior that many viewers and other streamers on Twitch criticize: Because it emphasizes the “commercial” aspect of the relationship between streamer and viewer and portrays it drastically.

The streamer Pokimane is very successful on Twitch. She has found a different approach to her followers.

It can be done differently: Successful streamers on Twitch strive to avoid making this “service provider-customer” relationship so openly apparent, instead fostering more of a community spirit.

The most successful streamer on Twitch is Imane “Pokimane” Anys. She is currently playing a lot of Valorant.

She sees her viewers as “friends to hang out with” – but there are clear boundaries.

Pokimane once explained the difficulty of simultaneously seeking closeness to the community while also keeping a distance so that followers do not get false hopes and think they have a claim to the streamer.

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After a week, the streamer apologized for her appearance.

Update April 23: This is how it went on: After the Twitch clip in which she demanded subscriptions received over 500,000 views, InvaderVie spoke again on Twitch and addressed her statements.

She now seems remorseful and says these statements do not reflect what she truly thinks.

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Analysis shows: You haven’t been this bad with Destiny 2 for years

Philipp Hansen Philipp Hansen Reading time 3 minutes

In Destiny 2, a diligent player statistically evaluated 500,000 posts and created a community sentiment analysis for the last 2 years.

This analysis is about: Currently, there is significant criticism in Destiny 2, as it seems that the Season of Worthy is not well received by players. A Guardian did not want to rely on gut feeling and conducted a data analysis.

He meticulously analyzed the community’s mood over the past 2 years using Google tools. He looked back until the summer of 2018, just before the launch of the major Forsaken expansion.

Via reddit, the Guardian marsman12019 published his findings. In about 12 hours, he gathered 4,500 upvotes and over 360 comments where users discuss his analysis results.

This is what the sentiment analysis shows: To clarify the mood and collected data, several graphics were created:

Source: reddit

We see the mood on the vertical axis, and on the horizontal axis, we see the various seasons and DLCs – starting with the releases of 2018 on the left and ending with April 2020 and the current Season 10 on the right.

Does Season 10 have issues because Season 9 ended so strongly?

This is interesting: According to the graph, we are currently experiencing an all-time low that Destiny 2 has reached since the beginning of the recording. Even the infamous Faction Rally event from 2019 fared better overall.

Interestingly, the mood just before Season 10 started was higher than ever. This likely relates to the high expectations that the community event and the return of the Trials triggered. This could partly explain the steep decline – it seems that the overwhelming expectations provoked a significant fall.

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In the Faction Rally, grenade spamming was condemned, among other things.

How the statistics came together: According to his own statements, the Destiny analyst marsmann12019 wanted to check “if we are really in a worse state than in previous years, or if we are all just looking at the past through rose-colored glasses.”

To do this, he sifted through almost 500,000 reddit posts and evaluated the mood of the posts. He accomplished this using “Google Cloud’s NLP Sentiment AI”. There, the titles of the posts were categorized from negative to positive and assigned a value from -1 to 1:

  • -1 is a title with extremely negative sentiment
  • 0 would be completely neutral
  • 1 receives a thoroughly positive title

As an example of a rather negative title, he cites “Crucible matchmaking is completely broken” – thus, the post receives a negative -0.899. Anyone who wants to delve deeper into the topic can find various additional statistics in the reddit post:

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Data, data, and more data – Source: reddit

He receives particular praise for his very analytical data evaluation and transparent presentation of his numbers and methodology. Additionally, Guardians appreciate the many stylish, detailed, and sometimes complex graphics.

Do you find it interesting that just before Season 10, the posts were more positive than ever? What do you think about the sentiment analysis? Can it only go uphill from here? The Spring Event 2020 is also on the horizon and looks much more interesting with its competitive mechanics than last year.

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Valorant will not always nerf – you should solve problems yourself

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 2 minutes

In Valorant, the developers addressed balancing in a video post. Unlike League of Legends, they do not want to regularly intervene in the game with balance patches. Rather, players should first master the game with the weapons and agents before complaining about things being too strong or too weak.

What did the developers say? In a video post to the community, developers Salvatore “Volcano” Garozzo (Map Designer) and Trevor “Classick” Romleski (Game Design Lead) discussed balancing in the beta of Valorant. Here, the developers seem to be taking a different approach than in League of Legends, where there are regular balance patches.

For Valorant, we want to take an approach where we do not reflexively react to everything we see in a forum or on social media. We want to ensure that players have the time to solve problems themselves. So, using all systems and content in the game to see if something is really OP or really too weak.

Trevor “Classick” Romleski
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Here the two developers explain how they envision balancing in Valorant.

The developers want you to first familiarize yourself with the game better, understand the systems, and find out for yourself if you can easily counter a possibly overpowered hero. However, they do plan to intervene with patches and fixes if necessary, but only when there is no other option.

Aside from that, we will be finding a difficult balance here. We need to determine the right time to intervene and introduce a patch and when it would be better to let things take their course and let players solve the problem themselves.

Salvatore “Volcano” Garozzo

Controversy over Raze – Will there be a nerf or not?

What is the big balancing issue right now? The developers’ video is from February, but it fits well with the current controversy in Valorant. The newly introduced heroine Raze at the beta launch is currently stirring up emotions. Many players, including Twitch star Summit1g, find the heroine with her grenades and rockets too strong and overall terribly annoying. Therefore, Summit has been calling since day one of the beta, “Just delete her already!”

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On the other hand, there are players like former CS:GO pro shroud, who has banned Raze to the 10th and last place in his personal tier list because, in his opinion, she brings no benefit to the team.

To him, Raze is merely a heroine who is only good at killing newbies who do not yet know how to counter her.

How do the developers plan to respond? However, regarding Raze, the developers seem to be deviating from their creed. In an interview with Polygon, Trevor Romleski mentioned that a nerf for Raze is likely to come. However, he did not specify concrete measures, mentioning that they might adjust the damage or implement better detection options and warnings for her strongest skills.

The patch with the Raze nerf has also not been specifically announced, but according to the developer, it is supposed to arrive “soon”. Until then, you can use the time to improve in the game and possibly make some problems less problematic. For example, by familiarizing yourself with the mechanics of sound in Valorant.

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Pokémon GO: Spotlight hour brings exclusive Shiny and bonus for home

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO, a Spotlight Hour starts again today, April 21st. This time, Woingenau is the focus, and you have the chance to catch a rare Shiny.

What happens during the Spotlight Hour? During this event, a special Pokémon will appear much more frequently for one hour. This time, everything revolves around Woingenau.

In addition, there is a bonus that you can ideally take advantage of from home this time. This bonus is thanks to a change that Niantic introduced to the game at the beginning of the month.

All about the Spotlight Hour on April 21st with Woingenau

When does it start? The Spotlight Hour starts as usual at 6:00 PM local time. You can benefit from increased spawns for one hour.

What bonuses are there in the event? In addition to the increased spawns of Woingenau, there are also double candies when sending Pokémon. You can make great use of this bonus from home, as sending Pokémon doesn’t require you to go outside.

So send your monsters diligently. You will receive 2 candies per Pokémon. This is especially worthwhile for monsters that are rare, where every candy counts.

Is there Shiny Woingenau? That is the special feature of this event. So far, Shiny Woingenau could only be obtained through evolution. In the wild, you could only catch the normal Woingenau. However, during the Spotlight Hour, Shiny Woingenau (Wobbuffet) will first appear in the wild.

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Shiny Woingenau appears for the first time in the wild. Source: reddit

So take the chance. It is possible that you can continue to catch it in the wild after the event, as it has been the case with Pokémon like Magmar or Mogelbaum.

What players report: The first players have already played the Spotlight Hour. Some trainers complain on reddit that especially at the beginning, the spawns of Woingenau were too poor.

It is quite possible that we in Germany will initially get worse spawns as well. However, Niantic may have quickly fixed this issue.

During the Spotlight Hour, you will also likely encounter Pokémon like Volbeat or Illumise. They are part of the current Buddy Event.

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Fallout 76: Machines bring back an old problem, Bethesda responds exemplary

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

In Fallout 76, a new dupe bug emerged that allowed items to be duplicated. However, Bethesda reacted immediately, disabling the affected machines and is working hard on a hotfix.

What kind of bug was this? Previously, so-called dupe bugs plagued the online game, allowing items to be duplicated and Bethesda took strong action against these dupers. Now, the problem has resurfaced.

Until recently, it was possible in Fallout 76 to build a showcase and place an item inside it. After quitting the game and deleting the showcase, the item was returned to the storage and duplicated in the process. The same happened with machines. The bug apparently entered the game through the recently released Wastelanders update.

Why is this a problem? Some players exploit this to duplicate certain items, such as ammunition. Duping is a significant issue for the game’s economy, as more items can be offered for fewer caps.

This leads to honest players earning less or having to work harder. The duping exploit has previously caused players to call for a genuine hunt for cheaters.

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The vending machines in Fallout 76 had to be temporarily disabled due to a bug.

Vending machines disabled – Developers react quickly

How did Bethesda respond? The developers immediately disabled the machines and showcases in the game after the dupe bug was discovered. You can no longer offer items for sale in the devices, and items that were previously designated as available for sale are no longer available for purchase by other players.

However, the machines and showcases are still present in the game. They seem to be empty. However, they still contain the items you assigned to them. Currently, no one can purchase them. Once the patch is implemented, the devices can be used normally again.

What about a patch? A hotfix was supposed to be released yesterday, April 20. However, Bethesda announced in the official forum that the patch will not arrive until April 22.

MeinMMO author Andreas says: Even though it is somewhat frustrating that the machines and showcases cannot be used at the moment, this is the best solution for the game. It simply takes time to discover the cause of the bug and develop a patch. During this time, Bethesda cannot allow unsupervised duplicating to continue. Therefore, it was necessary to temporarily disable the machines and showcases.

If you’re considering playing Fallout 76 now with the new Wastelanders update but are unsure whether Bethesda’s online game has really improved significantly, then read the game report by MeinMMO author Benedict Grothaus.

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Fortnite: Update 12.41 is here – No patch notes, but leaks

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The update 12.41 is here in Fortnite and brings a gift and a map change. But what else has changed? Leaks from dataminers reveal what we can expect in the coming weeks.

What’s in the new patch 12.41? No patch notes have been released, and we received no official information from Epic about what has changed.

However, there is certainly a gift for everyone with this update. Dataminers have also shared leaks that reveal what we might expect in the coming days.

New weapon coating as a gift

What kind of gift is this? With update 12.41, all players who have a Fortnite account will receive the free “Triangular Loader” weapon coating.

This is available as a reward for the “House Party” quiz, where players should answer 20 million correct questions. The goal has been reached, and now the gift is available.

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As soon as you download update 12.41 and start the game, you will receive the weapon coating as a gift

Concert stage is being built further

What has changed? The stage for the live concert of Travis Scott, which is supposed to take place between April 24 and April 26, is continuously being built. In the middle of the water, there is now a half-finished stage.

A golden head of Travis Scott, which you can move, is now also newly visible.

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Dataminers find more leaks about the live concert

On Friday, April 24, the first of 5 live concerts is supposed to start. Dataminers have found more leaks related to the Travis Scott live event with update 12.41.

“Travis Scott” skin and cosmetics

What was found? In the data of Fortnite, 3 skins were found that are associated with the Astronomical event. There is the “Travis Scott” skin available in 2 different variants.

There is also a version that resembles an astronaut. Here’s what the found skins and cosmetics look like:

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These are supposed to be available in the item shop. However, it is still unclear when the items will be added.

Astronomical challenges with rewards

What was found? Together with the skins and cosmetics, the challenges for the “Travis Scott” event were found. These tasks are what we might expect:

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If the leak is confirmed, we would need to complete these tasks:

  • Dance for 10 seconds on the dance floor at Apres Ski or the yacht
  • Jump from different Astro heads (0/5)
  • Visit the stage north of Sweaty Sands

Once all challenges are completed, there are 4 rewards: loading screen, spray motif, banner, and emote. However, it is still not exactly known when the challenges will come. According to Epic Games, they should appear on April 21. So it might be that they are added sometime during the day.

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Fortnite is now giving you a gift for demonstrating your expert knowledge

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In Fortnite, a free gift is now being distributed to everyone. This is a reward for participating in the “House Party” quiz, where players actively took part to complete the community challenge.

What was the community challenge? On April 10 at 5:00 PM, the community challenge started, which ran until April 17 at 5:59 AM.

During this time, players should participate in the “House Party” quiz. The goal was to correctly answer 20 million questions.

Challenge completed!

What is the result? On April 16, the community achieved 20 million correct answers, even a day before the challenge was supposed to end.

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What is the reward for the challenge? Since players were so diligent, Epic rewards them with a free skin. The “Fryangles” skin, which you will receive, has a fiery style with colors yellow, red, and black.

When will the skin be available? The gift will be credited to you now with the Update 12.41. Once you have downloaded the update and start Fortnite, a notification will appear in-game where you can claim the gift.

Important: All players who have a Fortnite account will receive the skin. You do not need to have participated in the quiz.

So you can look forward to claiming your free weapon skin once you have downloaded your update.

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Players also received the autumn skin for free through a community challenge

It is not the first community task with which one can earn a reward. The Autumn Queen task had all players collaborate worldwide. Did you also participate in the quiz and diligently give correct answers?

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Star Citizen frustrates its fans: Alpha 4.0 brings much less than planned

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 3 minutes

Cloud Imperium Games has updated the roadmap for Alpha 4.0 of the space MMO Star Citizen, and the changes have upset the community significantly.

What changes are there? Originally, Alpha 4.0 was supposed to finalize the Stanton system of Star Citizen in June by adding the last planet, Crusader, along with its landing zone, Orison. However, this highly anticipated and major feature will no longer make it into the upcoming version. But that’s not all.

Improvements to PvP bounty hunting were also planned, but these have also been postponed. Additionally, the overhaul of the so-called “Server to Client Actor Networking,” responsible for how players communicate with the servers via the game client, will not be included in Alpha 4.0. Every action is sent from the game client to the server before other players can see that action. Currently, there are issues in the form of delays, which Star Citizen fans will now have to endure longer.

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The Stanton system in Star Citizen will have to wait longer for its last planet.

Someone is angry

How are players reacting to the changes? Things are heating up in the official Star Citizen forum. Even the explanation that the COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the work is met with little understanding.

  • futurewazzup is very upset in the official forum: “Fantastic! More delays! 4.0 hasn’t even been released yet, and you’ve already postponed the most important thing: the server-to-client actor network rework. Desync and stuttering are currently terrible when playing with friends, and that has already been pushed from 3.9 to 4.0 and now to 4.1…”
  • Putze agrees in the forum: “You speak to my soul. This is all slowly turning bitter. This project is gradually being driven into the ground.”
  • [ΩP-H] John Bradley says in the forum: “COVID or not, this is simply bad, I’m sorry. If only you would at least add a gameplay loop as compensation… Just one!”
  • Peppercat420 explains the players’ unrest in the forum: “It looks like your backers are not happy… If we were investors instead of consumers, you would have probably lost your funding a long time ago.”
  • Shockwave in the forum sees it less dramatically: “I suggest you look at the competition, then you’ll realize that it’s still a game in development that pleases players even when it’s broken.”

Looking at the opinions in the official Star Citizen forum, it seems that Cloud Imperium has managed to turn a whole bunch of otherwise loyal backers against them with these delays.

What about Squadron 42? It is unclear how these delays will impact the single-player version, Squadron 42, which, according to the latest information, was supposed to enter beta in 2020.

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It is unclear whether the delays will also affect Squadron 42.

Cloud Imperium explains the situation

What are the reasons for the delays? Cloud Imperium Games provides multiple explanations in the forum. On the one hand, the necessary work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic is delaying development. Additionally, there have been earlier delays of features that are now impacting the development of certain systems. It is, therefore, a kind of chain reaction. Something was not finished earlier, which now leads to further features being postponed.

Furthermore, the developers state that they are currently focusing on server meshing. In Star Citizen, for example, all worlds or stations have their own servers that are seamlessly connected. Important optimization work is necessary here, which apparently enjoys priority.

The space MMO Star Citizen polarizes players; some vehemently defend this mammoth project, while others believe the game will never be released. Chris Roberts, founder of the developer studio Cloud Imperium Games has his own opinion on the critics of his game.

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CoD MW & Warzone: New update brings trio action and anti-camper mode

Maik Schneider Maik Schneider Reading time 3 minutes

The two shooter hits Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and CoD: Warzone bring new playlists again, and especially trio teams can celebrate this week. For that, duos are left out. The multiplayer brings an anti-camper mode.

What’s happening in CoD Modern Warfare and Warzone? As almost every Tuesday evening, there is also a playlist update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare today, on April 21st. Around 7 PM our time, the update should go live.

Update April 21 – 8 PM: The update for the multiplayer of Modern Warfare is live and has brought 2 new modes to the playlist:

  • Cabin Fever – Moshpit with small to medium maps
  • Boosted – Fast TDM with special rules

Some game modes will be exchanged, and the two titles Modern Warfare & Warzone will get a little fresh air in the gameplay. Duo teams could not hold, as the first duo mode of the Battle Royale Warzone is disappearing again.

Additionally, Ronin, a new operator of Season 3 will also come with its own bundle to the in-game shop. Find out here what else is coming up.

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Trio teams have plenty to do this week.

Playlist update on April 21 celebrates trios – duos removed again

Why do trios benefit particularly? If you usually play in groups of three in the two CoD titles, you can experience a lot this week. There are a total of 3 exciting modes for trios, and all offer a lot of action and challenge your teamwork:

  • Battle Royale Trio
  • Plunder Trio
  • Shootout Tournament Trio

Fight for cash, rewards, or for your survival – as a trio, you have the free choice.

Free-to-play Warzoners can enjoy the two main modes of the Battle Royale without disadvantages. In the regular multiplayer, a tournament mode is available that rewards players based on their placement. Here you can further customize your weapon setup and prove what you can do against 15 other teams.

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In the shootout tournament, 16 teams compete for victory and great rewards.

What is this anti-camper mode? An old acquaintance returns to the playlist for Modern Warfare – Boosted. A mode perfect for those who hate campers, as they are ruthlessly blown up here.

The mode works similarly to a team deathmatch. However, each time you take down an opponent, you receive a movement buff and a nice timer of 30 seconds. When the timer runs out, it goes BOOM and you go off like a lost Semtex – you are launched far away from the next opponent into the air.

What else is there for Warzone? Duo teams have to revert again to larger game modes this week. Although long demanded and introduced for the first time before the weekend, the only duo mode disappears again from the playlist. Many players felt that the plunder duo was not the right mode, and they continue to wait for the BR duos.

However, other team sizes up to 4 players have things to do. Here is the expected Warzone playlist:

  • BR-4
  • BR-3
  • Plunder 3
  • BR-Solo
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A few new weapon bundles are also coming into the game.

What else is there for the multiplayer? In the unscheduled playlist update last Friday, many players wished for modes with smaller maps for the weekend. Afterwards, Modern Warfare is fulfilling these wishes or at least accommodating the players a bit.

With “Cabin Fever”, a mode is coming that takes you through the various game modes on rather small maps. The moshpit includes not only the mini-maps but also medium-sized fields:

  • Rust
  • Shipment
  • Shoot House
  • Hideout
  • Hackney Yard

Additionally, there are some new cosmetic bundles for the fashion-conscious CoD soldier. Sometimes, appearance can make a big difference – especially in the stressful Warzone, one or the other soldier can be distracted by artistic details.

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Source(s):
  1. Activision Blog

Volbeat & Illumise – Pokémon GO brings new quests and raids

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO, the Buddy Event has started and brings new quests, raid bosses, and even Fleknoil in the wild. We provide you with an overview of all the novelties.

This is the Buddy Event: For a week, you can now receive bonuses related to your buddy. In line with this, Pokémon like Volbeat, Illumise, and Fleknoil will be available in quests and in the wild until April 27. Additionally, there are brand new raid bosses.

The event has been live in Germany for only a few hours, but in other countries, it has already been live for half a day, so a lot can be said about the spawns and bonuses.

Buddy Event with Fleknoil, Volbeat, and Illumise

These are the quests: In total, there are 4 new quests that focus entirely on your buddy. At the end, there are Pokémon as rewards:

  • Feed your buddy a snack
    • Reward: Encounter with an Alolan Meowth
  • Take a snapshot of your buddy
    • Reward: Encounter with a Volbeat
  • Play with your buddy
    • Reward: Encounter with an Illumise
  • Earn a candy by walking with your buddy
    • Reward: Encounter with a Fleknoil

Each of these quests is definitely worth it. Illumise, Volbeat, and Alolan Meowth are all available as Shinies, and the associated field researches can be completed quickly. Fleknoil, on the other hand, was previously only available for one month in research breakthroughs. It is indeed a rare Pokémon.

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Which new Shinies are available? There are no major surprises. However, for the first time, Volbeat and Illumise can be caught as Shinies.

Additionally, you can catch Alolan Meowth as Shinies in the wild. The Alolan Pokémon is usually not found in the wild.

Look forward to these spawns: In addition to the aforementioned Shinies, there are also other interesting spawns. Pokémon like Chansey, Barplume, and Yorkleff appear more frequently in the wild. Anyone who still needs Shinies should take advantage of the opportunity during the event.

These raid bosses are available: The Buddy Event also brings entirely new raid bosses into play. Here’s the list:

Raid LevelPokémon
Level-1 Raid (red egg)Eevee*
Alolan Vulpix*
Snubbull*
Petznief
Wattzapf
Level-2 Raid (red egg)Roselia*
Lumineon
Terribark
Lanturn
Mantax
Level-3 Raid (yellow egg)Arcanine
Alolan Raichu*
Starmie
Aquana
Rexblisar
Level-4 Raid (yellow egg)Alolan Marowak*
Togetic
Kappalores
Lapras*
Level-5 Raid (black egg)Landorus

Which bosses are worth it? The highlight of these bosses is Landorus. The legendary Pokémon is the best Ground attacker in the game and is definitely worth it.

With Togetic, you have a strong Pokémon for the PvP League. Its evolution, Togekiss, is one of the best monsters in the Master League.

What about the buddy bonuses? The distance needed for a buddy candy has been halved. You now only have to walk 2.5 kilometers to find a candy for Kaumalat or Kapuno.

Additionally, your buddy can get excited significantly faster. On reddit , players report that you only need 11 interactions to get your buddy excited. It goes significantly faster than usual.

Here’s how to best get your buddy excited. Level up diligently to benefit from more bonuses.

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