The vehicles in Call of Duty: Warzone are incredibly powerful, and several players are calling for a nerf. Some would even remove the vehicles entirely. The first Warzone mode has now eliminated trucks.
Vehicles or mounts are a staple in many battle royales, including Call of Duty: Warzone. Due to often large maps at the beginning, cars or aircraft are sometimes indispensable for quickly crossing the map and escaping the closing circle.
However, many players say that vehicles are not really necessary in the Warzone and are calling for their removal. The trucks have now been removed from the first mode.
Update April 30: With Update 1.20, the trucks returned in the solo mode. However, they are now slower, have less acceleration, and a larger turning radius.
Developer talks about “vehicle meta” – Trucks removed from solo
Which mode will now get by without trucks? This is the solo mode. Amos Hodge, Creative Director at Raven Software (one of Activision’s CoD studios), wrote on Twitter:
“We have removed the large, armored trucks from the solo playlist. Hopefully, this will tone down the vehicle meta a bit.”
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In doing so, the developers are directly responding to fans’ feedback, who have been pushing for a change in vehicles for weeks. Just recently, however, the vehicles were strengthened instead of weakened.
Why are vehicles such a problem? The “vehicle meta” mentioned by the Raven developer negatively affects tactical options.
Especially in solo mode, at the end of a round, there were often many soldiers in vehicles trying to eliminate their competitors with the large, heavily armored trucks. An effective counter to this: Getting into a vehicle yourself.
This led to the endgame in solo matches resembling more of a “demolition derby” rather than an exciting finale of a tactical shooter round. Without the powerful trucks, this should change. The other vehicles, quad, rover, SUV, and heli, can usually be disabled with a targeted rocket launcher shot. One of our tips for the Warzone: Always carry a rocket launcher.
Now, there should be more bullets flying at the end of solo matches, instead of players trying to control a truck with questionable driving skills.
Many call for a nerf, but some say: Just destroy the vehicles!
What do players say about the vehicles? There are many threads on reddit calling for a nerf of the vehicles. “bobafil” announced that he would remain persistent: “I will never stop asking for nerfs for trucks”. Players are also suggesting how to solve the problem:
cenTT believes: “They should at least add the ability to shoot out the tires”
GrembReaper: “I think disabling the last two circles would be a good thing. Nobody would need a vehicle then.”
naturalhigh: “For vehicle balancing, they need to reduce the durability of the large trucks and limit the fuel for helicopters.”
But there are also fans of the vehicles. There are repeatedly comments from players who know exactly how to handle the vehicles – GreatLordDevil on reddit: “If you have an LMG, you can damn well destroy it [the truck].”.
Vehicles remain a controversial topic in Call of Duty: Warzone, even the big streamer shroud has already commented on the vehicles of the battle royale and is also not impressed. However, at least in solo mode, the vehicles should now have less impact on the outcome of the round.
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In Pokémon GO, raids from home will soon start. Developer Niantic gives a glimpse into how the system will work from home.
This was revealed: After there were only leaks, there is now the first real information about the raids from home. Niantic now writes in their own blog what to expect from home raids.
These partly match the previous leaks, but also reveal further information about the raids from home.
This is how the raids from home work
This item comes into play: There will be a new raid pass, the so-called remote raid pass. With this, you can participate in all raids that you can see in the nearby list from home.
Otherwise, the raid pass functions normally and can be used for any raid.
The remote raid pass is initially supposed to cost 100 PokéCoins, which is the same as a normal raid pass. However, there should also be a bundle of the pass available for purchasing for one PokéCoin.
These are the restrictions: Those who participate in a raid from a distance can only deal reduced damage with their Pokémon. At the beginning of the feature, however, this restriction is not expected to apply yet. This will be introduced over time.
Additionally, only a limited number of players can be in the raid lobby from a distance.
So how can you participate? You can do any raid from home that you can recognize within your vicinity. However, if you cannot see a gym from your house, then the remote raid pass will not help you.
Otherwise, you can just click on the raid normally and use the remote raid pass. You just need to be outside the gym range.
When will the remote raids be available? There is not yet a specific date for this. However, a release is expected soon. Some trainers suspect the start next Monday. There should then be a further box for one PokéCoin. It would make sense if this is filled with the remote raid passes and marks the start of the remote raids.
Niantic announces further adjustments for home
This is what will change regarding quests: Every day, trainers should gain access to a special field research. This will not be obtained from the PokéStop and should be easily solvable from home. This way, you can receive a stamp for the research breakthrough without going outside.
This is what changes with the gifts: Also here, a leak coincides with the information from Niantic: Your buddies should soon be able to bring you gifts. This way, you can get gifts without spinning PokéStops.
Your buddy will soon be able to bring you gifts
Here you can save a lot of time in the future: There are also two announcements from Niantic that could save you a lot of time. Soon, you will be able to level up Pokémon much faster. You will probably only need to press once to bring a Pokémon to the desired level.
Additionally, you will be able to use multiple items, such as lucky eggs, incense, or star pieces, simultaneously multiple times to extend their duration. If you use two lucky eggs at once, the bonus will last for an hour. This way, you won’t miss the reuse of the item.
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The streaming platform Twitch is experiencing a boom thanks to the new shooter Valorant , with viewer numbers exploding. The former superstars of Twitch, Michael “shroud” Grzesiek and Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, who are active on the competitor platform Mixer, are currently nowhere near these numbers.
This is the state of Twitch: The streaming platform Twitch is currently extremely strong. The reason for this might be the lockdown due to the coronavirus and Valorant, the new shooter from Riot. Anyone who wants to participate in the Valorant beta must watch streamers on Twitch. Only this way might they get lucky with a beta access.
In the last 7 days alone, Valorant was watched for nearly 147 million hours. Twitch has gained almost 100 million viewer hours during this period. A total of 467 million hours were spent on Twitch in the last 7 days.
Here, faces are long: The entire Twitch numbers cast a shadow over another streaming platform: Mixer. There are no beta keys for Valorant there.
Streamers like Ninja and shroud, who switched platforms a few months ago, are currently only dreaming of these huge numbers. Their streams are relatively little watched: There are no beta keys for Valorant here.
shroud and Ninja are not where the viewers are
These are the numbers on Mixer: The numbers on Mixer for Valorant are catastrophic compared to Twitch.
In the last 7 days, an average of 7,182 people watched Valorant on Mixer (via mixerstats).
Twitch, on the other hand, has an average of 873,354 simultaneous viewers for Valorant (via sullygnome). At its peak, over 1.5 million people were watching simultaneously.
Ninja had an average of 4,343 viewers in the last 7 days. (He had an average of 77,719 viewers on Twitch in 2018)
Shroud has an average of 11,653 simultaneous viewers (he had 33,473 viewers on Twitch in 2018)
Ninja’s numbers on Mixer don’t look very impressive. Source: mixerstats
“You feel like you’re in prison,” says Nadeshot
This is what experts say about it: Streamers Jack “Courage” Dunlop and Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag talked in their YouTube show about whether Ninja and shroud made a mistake by switching to Mixer. Together with Dr. Lupo, who was a guest on this show, a heated discussion ensued.
This is Nadeshot – he totally understands Ninja and shroud’s decision
Nadeshot addresses a point that sheds a whole new light on the viewer numbers. He says:
There’s nothing worse than being on the other side of the fence when everyone is having so much fun, with 100,000 viewers and the same attention you once had.
What I can tell [them] is: The money is worth it. The money they are making now is generational wealth. They will be able to take care of their children and their children’s children, just because they made this sacrifice.”
Nadeshot in his YouTube show
He further states that while it may feel like sitting in a prison, the decision to switch was ultimately the right one.
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His workload at Mixer is likely to be a bit more relaxed now.
Therefore, it is quite understandable that Nadeshot encourages the Mixer streamers. Although they do not have the huge viewer numbers like they did on Twitch, they still earn a lot of money from it.
Even if they are now outside and can only look in when the party is going on, they do it with full pockets.
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In Valorant there was recently the first major eSports tournament. In the “100 Thieves Invitational,” numerous well-known streamers competed against each other. In the end, the team led by top player Shroud won. However, another player from his team secured the final victory with a spectacular last-second stunt.
What was the 1st Major Tournament? The eSports organization 100 Thieves hosted the “100 Thieves Invitational”, the first major eSports tournament for Valorant. Numerous well-known streamers and professionals participated, including Shroud, TimTheTatman, Summit1g, and Ninja along with their teams. There was no prize money; the focus was mainly on fun, fame, and glory.
This was the first major tournament 100 Thieves Invitational in Valorant
This was the first scandal of the tournament: The first major issue in the tournament was that Dr Disrespect, who was also planned to be a team captain, withdrew shortly before the tournament started, making every match he would have participated in an automatic victory for the opposing team.
Funny: When the Doc announced his participation in the tournament on Twitter on April 11 and was grandstanding for teammates, someone immediately commented, “Will there be Twitch Drops?”, which was a sarcastic reference to the Twitch Drop scam of the Doc.
This is how the rest of the tournament went: After 6 rounds each in Group A and B, four teams qualified for the quarter-finals:
TimTheTatman vs. Nadeshot
Summit1g vs. Shroud
In the final, TimTheTatman and his team faced off against Shroud’s team. There was an epic finale.
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Here you can watch the recording of the first major Valorant tournament.
Phenomenal Comeback of a Counter-Strike Pro
This was the highlight of the finals: Team Shroud started strongly as defenders and built a comfortable lead against TimTheTatman’s team. But when the sides were switched, TimTheTatman’s guys caught up, and Shroud’s team just couldn’t get that decisive victory.
Round by round was given away to the opponent. At one point, Shroud’s team had already gotten 12 points and only needed one more win to win the entire tournament. But it just wouldn’t happen, and TimTheTatman’s rivals had closed the gap to 5:12.
And even in this round, it seemed like Shroud’s team would lose. Soon, except for the last player AZK, all Shroud players were dead, and there were only 12 seconds of game time left in which Shroud’s team had to win. The opposing team still had 4 players left, so they had the victory practically in their hands.
But AZK kept his nerves and methodically took down one opponent after another. Yet time was clearly against him. As an attacker, he had to eliminate all enemies before time ran out. In the end, there was only one second left, and AZK still had one opponent in front of him.
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Amid the loud cries of the two commentators, AZK managed to shoot the last opponent just 6 milliseconds before the end, thus securing the long-awaited finals victory for his team. A worthy conclusion for a fun and exciting tournament.
Who is AZK anyway? AZK is a former pro from CS:GO. He was banned for life by Valve in 2016 due to his involvement in a cheating scandal. He made a comeback in CS:GO in 2017 in the ESL, until he retired again in 2018 and is now active in Valorant.
How the tournament was received by fans: Especially the last round with its most spectacular victory by AZK was well received by fans on reddit:
“Great to see the old school guard from CS back again”
“That was insane, INSANE!”
“So nice to see AZK play like this again”
“Imagine something like this in a big arena full of fans, Valorant will rock so hard as an eSport!”
Do you want to play Valorant too? Then you need a beta access, which is currently only available through Twitch Drops with Valorant streamers. But luckily, the rules for Twitch Drops during the Valorant beta have been relaxed. Read here how you can now get keys for the closed beta.
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In the Battle Royale Call of Duty: Warzone, you can fight for a second life through the Gulag. However, this doesn’t always work. With a simple yet brilliant trick, you can significantly increase your chances.
The Gulag in Call of Duty: Warzone adds an elaborate respawn mechanic to the CoD BR. However, a victory in this 1v1 fight for survival is not guaranteed. There are plenty of tips for the Gulag. But one trick is as simple as it is brilliant, and it could often secure you an easy respawn.
Ruthless Confusion Tactic with Operator Spray
What kind of trick is this? An unknown player, let’s call him “200 IQ Gulag Guy”, placed a spray in his corner after spawn that looked like one of the operators in the game.
Another player, let’s call him “Poor Gulag Buddy”, ran towards the opponent’s spawn and confidently shot at the soldier on the wall. Then, a precise shot from the 725 shotgun took him out. He didn’t even realize what was happening at first, but then he understood that he had been tricked by a brilliant tactic.
What does it look like? The video on Reddit is getting a lot of upvotes and currently stands at 2,200 (April 15, 14:40). It was posted by “mertino11”, but the clip is from a friend of his.
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You can see “Poor Gulag Buddy” confidently walking towards the enemy spawn with his shotgun, expecting an opponent. However, in his focus, he does not shoot at the player but rather targets his shot precisely at the spray – or rather against the wall. Because of the noise, the “200 IQ Gulag Guy” knew exactly where his opponent was and was able to easily eliminate him from the match.
The cunning spray looks strikingly similar to an operator in the heat of battle.
When does this trick work? You should approach the Gulag calmly. If you’re more of a rush type and want to confront the enemy as quickly as possible, then this tactic is not for you.
However, if you remain patient in the Gulag and let the opponents come, then always place a spray behind you that looks somewhat like an operator. The spray used in the video belongs to the over 100 rewards of the Battle Pass from Season 3. You can acquire the intended spray at level 14.
Enemies who come quickly to your side and through the middle could be distracted and reveal their position by shooting at the spray. If you then also take a few targeted shots, you’ll be back in the match. This way, you can secure a few easy Gulag victories, unless you’re playing the Gulag with a steering wheel as a controller. In that case, every match will be a real struggle.
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YouTuber IlluminaHD attempted a new world record in the speedrun scene of Minecraft. It seemed like everything was lost – but in the end, it worked out.
What kind of run was that? IlluminaHD topped the record list with a time of 26 minutes and 3 seconds, which you can check out at “speedrun.com“. The conditions were as follows:
Illumina played on version 1.14 under the settings “Random Seed” and “Any% Glitchless”. The world was randomly generated, and the run was not allowed to exploit any glitches. For comparison, the world record with preset seed and with glitches is just 1:55 minutes and 950 milliseconds. Furthermore, he used the outdated combat system 1.9+.
The rules state that you cannot play on the “Peaceful” difficulty. It is forbidden to save and exit the game – except when a bug requires it.
Previously, the world record under these conditions was 26:44 minutes. With his time, Illumina beat this mark by a full 41 seconds – even though it didn’t look like the record would be possible during the stream. You can watch the run here:
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Here’s how the run went: Normally, perfect conditions are needed to break speedrun records. This holds true not just in Minecraft. However, many things went wrong during Illumina’s run. Among other things, he nearly died in a fight against an iron golem – causing the live chat to become quite stressed, as Illumina was hopping around with only one heart.
A few minutes later, Illumina actually met his demise. After 7:40 minutes, he fell to his death in the Nether – which left the live chat in shock. When Illumina actually died again in the Nether after 8:25 minutes, everyone thought: Well, that’s it. “Now the run is unironically dead,” thought the YouTuber – and that relatively early in the stream. The deaths cost him about two minutes.
In the Nether, Illumina fell to his death twice
But Illumina made a comeback and saved time with a few strong maneuvers and a lot of luck. For example, he found unusually many diamonds and was also fortunate with the ender pearls. In the end, he barely managed to challenge the Ender Dragon – and complete the game.
In the chat, viewers couldn’t believe it – and even Illumina sounded rather incredulous: “I’m dumb,” he repeated over and over: “This run doesn’t deserve the record. What have I done?”
Even the previous record holder “Dream” chimed in during the stream and congratulated Illumina – even though he couldn’t fathom it himself: “How could you get the record after dying twice in the Nether?”
The viewers were certainly thrilled in the comments:
“This is literally the most cursed world record in the world,” says user Electroblade.
“That was the opposite of ‘this is the run’, and yet in the end it was ‘the run’,” cheered user Austinitsua.
In the end, Illumina himself described the run as “a huge meme” – and aims to achieve a time below 25 minutes.
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In Valorant, the notorious streamer DrDisrespect misled viewers with false promises of Twitch Drops. He has now released a statement, but there is no mention of contrition.
What did DrDisrespect do? The Twitch streamer and entertainer DrDisrespect recently stated in his stream that there were Twitch Drops for the popular new team shooter Valorant. However, this was not the case. The Doc was not among the streamers who were given Twitch Drops for Beta access to Valorant by the developer Riot Games.
In order to participate in the game’s beta, you must receive access via a Twitch Drop, which so far has only happened if you watched one of the officially privileged streamers on Twitch.
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So the Doc lied and deceived his viewers with false facts. This caused some trouble. LoL interviewer Travis Gafford spoke out via Twitter and called the Doc’s actions “fraudulent”. The Doc indeed gained additional viewers and also banned all the people from the chat who pointed out the absence of the Drops.
This is how DrDisrespect reacts to the allegations
What happened next? The Doc was unfazed by it all. In response to Travis Gafford’s allegations, he called him a “little snitch”. And to top it all off, he has now released a video where he officially addresses the issue.
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To everyone who is upset with his actions, he issued the following words:
I would like to give an official statement. [long pause] I couldn’t care less! Look here, you are standing before the best in the business, baby! Do you really think I care?
As further provocation, he then called his stream “Drops!Drops!Drops!” and promoted it with the words: “Drops upon Drops! And drops! Just come in!”
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Why is the Doc doing this? Those who have been watching DrDisrespect for a while know that his behavior is part of his show. The Doctor is a character with sunglasses, a mustache, and a mullet, portrayed by former game designer Guy Beahm.
The Doc is a parody of various villains and rogues, embodying the following traits and emotions:
Bullying behavior
Arrogance
Outbursts of anger
Mockery and scorn
Thus, the statement should also be seen as ironic, being yet another obnoxious action of the disrespectful and arrogant DrDisrespect, who doesn’t care about the criticism from his “enemies” and mocks their outrage.
However, the Doc can also be serious. In one stream, he suddenly became serious and granted insights into a dark personal crisis he had after leaving Call of Duty.
The online role-playing game Genshin Impact is currently being developed by around 500 developers. It looks like a playable anime and is set to release later this year.
What is Genshin Impact? The anime online role-playing game puts you in the role of a wanderer who is searching for his sister or brother – depending on which gender you choose for the hero. You explore a large, open fantasy world called Teyvat, where you can also meet other players. This way, you experience adventures alone or together and uncover the secrets of the world, which is recovering from the collapse of a civilization.
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This is what the online role-playing game Genshin Impact looks like.
Many developers are working on the game
What is special about the game? About 500 people are working on Genshin Impact. This is a very large number of developers. Looking at the entries from companies like Zenimax or ArenaNet on LinkedIn, the employee numbers are listed as 51 to 200 (Zenimax Online) or 201 to 500 (ArenaNet). This suggests that Genshin Impact has an enormous number of developers, probably more than The Elder Scrolls Online and Guild Wars 2.
When is Genshin Impact being released? The release is still scheduled for this year. The developers have not yet provided an exact date. The closed beta recently concluded, and an open beta is still pending. However, this also currently does not have a release date.
How does the online game play? According to the first videos, you can expect a typical multiplayer ARPG experience with many quests and action-packed fights against monsters. The battles are fast-paced and active.
You collect loot and improve your heroes, of which you can have up to 4 in your party at the same time. You can switch between them at the push of a button. They offer various elemental abilities that must be used strategically against the opponents. There is also a strong emphasis on telling an exciting story.
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In this gameplay video of Genshin Impact, you can see the party on the right side of the screen.
What about MMORPG elements? You should not expect a true MMO. Genshin Impact behaves in multiplayer mode similarly to Monster Hunter World or State of Decay 2. You can play the adventures alone. However, cooperative gameplay is also possible. You invite up to three friends to your game and fight monsters together.
The story progress, however, is not transferred to your friends’ games.
For which platforms is Genshin Impact being released? The role-playing game has been announced for PC, smartphones, PlayStation 4, and the Nintendo Switch. All platforms do not have a specific release date yet.
Do you like anime MMORPGs? Then take a look at this selection of games that we have compiled for you.
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In Call of Duty: Warzone is sniping a great art. We present to you a guide with a strong sniper setup and give tips on how to become a strong killer from a distance.
This is what it’s about: Sniping is a significant challenge in any shooter. In the Battle Royale Warzone, you can gain strong advantages and eliminate opponents before they even notice you properly.
Based on the video by YouTuber Stodeh, we show you 8 tips on how to become a better sniper. Here’s the complete video:
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Use this weapon: Stodeh recommends in his video the HDR rifle. He says that this weapon is better than the AX50. The HDR has the following advantages:
Faster bullet speed
Lower bullet drop
Better power at range
Both weapons deal the same damage otherwise. The only advantage of the AX50 is its slightly higher fire rate.
Here’s how the weapon should be equipped: In the video, Stodeh shows his HDR in the Gunsmith. He says it is designed for maximum bullet speed:
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Muzzle: Suppressor (Monolith)
Barrel: 26.9″ HDR Pro
Laser: Tactical Laser
Stock: FTAC Stalker-Scout
Perk: Fully Loaded
This setup has several advantages. He says:
With the suppressor, you won’t be seen on the minimap and you’re much quieter
The longest possible barrel promises maximum bullet speed and the best damage range
A thermal scope is suitable for beginners because it helps to spot enemies behind bushes and in smoke – For experts, a optical scope is enough, as it allows for quicker aiming and thus offers slight advantages
He recommends the “Fully Loaded” perk, which fully equips the weapon with sniper ammo
The differences between AX50 and HDR are quite small, however. After a secret change, even a DMR tops the list of strong sniper rifles.
What second weapon should one take? Here Stodeh says that you should always carry an assault rifle or SMG. He personally uses the AUG, which is considered the best weapon in Warzone with the 5.56 conversion kit.
These items should be taken: In addition to the weapons, a mine or claymore is important. This can protect you from enemies trying to sneak up on you.
Which perks should one take? In addition to the equipment, Stodeh packs the following perks:
Cold-Blooded – Protects against alerts and thermal scopes
Overkill – Allows you to carry a second primary weapon
Never use the sniper rifle aggressively: If you don’t have a good spot to snipe from, you should always be moving with your second weapon. At short ranges, the sniper is usually at a clear disadvantage, and you have much better chances of survival with an assault rifle.
You can eliminate your opponent with a headshot, but if that shot doesn’t hit, it takes too long to fire again or switch weapons.
At close range, you’re always better off with assault rifles
Don’t aim at a target for too long: The classic sniper usually lies down and looks through his scope, but that is exactly the wrong approach. You should only look through your sight briefly and then look away again. Always stay in motion and move slightly to the left and right. Only stand still when you’re actually about to shoot.
This has several advantages:
Enemies won’t spot you immediately – As soon as you look through the sight, enemies see the reflection of your lens
You have a much better view of your surroundings and can spot other enemies
If you are in motion, then an enemy can hardly sneak up behind you
Try headshots in Warzone: Normally, headshots in shooters are the king discipline and hard to pull off at long distances. However, the bullet speed of the HDR is so fast that you can comfortably aim for a headshot. So aim for the head, and you will notice that you will definitely land a few hits.
This way, you can aim directly at the head of moving opponents. The opponent is often too slow to dodge the fast bullet. But pay attention to the enemy’s movement. With the right movements, you can navigate much safer through Warzone, making it harder for you to land hits.
You should take body shots when the enemy knows where you are. In such cases, it’s often a matter of seconds, and a body shot might be enough to disrupt your opponent.
These places are perfect for snipers: Look for roof tops or rooms with few accesses. Ideally, the enemy should only be able to reach you through a single entrance.
You can then block this access with your claymores or mines. Either your opponent has to destroy these, which you will notice, or ideally they run right in, and you get a kill.
From rooftops, you often have a view in all directions and can eliminate enemies everywhere. But be careful not to stay in one spot for too long. Another sniper might have you in his sights.
From rooftops, you have a better view of your enemies
Here’s how to move in the mountains: If you have a choice between a high mountain and a building, choose the building. In the mountains, enemies can come from all directions, and you are never truly protected.
An exception is when the gas wall is directly behind you. Then you automatically have your back protected.
However, if you are in the mountains, you should be especially careful. Look for a rock to hide behind. There, you can reload safely and peek left or right to attack.
Take as many shots as possible: Many shooters only shoot when they have their opponent perfectly in their sights. This is wrong, and you will achieve significantly fewer kills.
Take as many shots as you can, even if you can’t see your opponent through smoke or a bush. The shot may still hit and score.
There’s another advantage: The enemy knows you are watching him and will want to escape faster. While fleeing, you can often catch him easily, as many players then become careless and expose themselves more than before.
It’s only worth waiting to shoot when the enemy doesn’t know where you are. Take a moment, catch your breath, hold your operator’s breath, and take a precise shot at the enemy’s digital cap.
Attack every vehicle: If you see a passing vehicle, always try to attack it. In the worst-case scenario, you give away your position, but in the best case, you score kills and take out the potentially very powerful vehicles.
Use these skins: The choice of skin can be crucial as a sniper. Therefore, use skins that have dark tones. Characters that reveal skin or wear bright clothing stand out quickly as snipers.
One of the great features of World of Warcraft Shadowlands is Torghast, the Tower of the Damned. New details about it have now been revealed. Especially the way death is handled is something many players appreciate.
What kind of feature is this? Torghast is an endless dungeon inspired by roguelike games. You can enter it alone or with up to 4 friends, as it scales dynamically and adjusts to the group size.
Moreover, its structure changes constantly, making it a new experience and a new challenge each time. You fight your way from level to level, with the difficulty increasing each time.
Players are looking forward to Torghast, as long as they can enter it regularly
What do players particularly like? In the latest blog post about Torghast, new details were released, including how death is handled and how you can lose a run.
This time, unlike with the visions, there is no timer that forces you to complete it quickly. Instead, deaths are measured. With each death, the Tarragrue gets closer. This is how the horror feature works:
The Tarragrue is a lumbering, iron-clad creature that appears at the entrance of the level and walks towards the exit.
You cannot defeat it in combat, and if it touches a player, that player is instantly killed.
If it reaches all players or the end of the level, the run is over.
The feature is particularly liked on reddit because there is no timer, and because multiple deaths seem to be possible. At least if you advance far enough in the level. However, you constantly have a creepy opponent on your back who wants your death. The reddit user beartankguy summarizes this well:
Being pursued by a huge monster when you die too often sounds like a fun way to actually finish a run. I also think it’s good that a death here and there is allowed, better than just 1 life and that’s it.
This is what it looks like in Torghast.
What are the players concerned about? Currently, it is still unclear how regularly and under what conditions you can enter Torghast. Many players hope that there are no restrictions, and if there are, then only regarding loots.
Torghast relies on temporary buffs and legendary loot
What else do we know about Torghast? The dungeon is supposed to be located in the heart of the Maw and present various dangers. In addition to the minions of the Jailer’s Torghast, you will encounter traps, puzzles, and locked doors, the keys for which you must search for or obtain from powerful opponents.
The levels are supposed to change constantly, so you should never take the same path and cannot rely on experiences from previous runs.
An important role in the dungeon is also played by Anima. For defeating opponents and in hidden places, you gain Anima buffs. These usually improve the covenant or signature abilities of your class, but only for the current run.
Possible buffs from Anima.
What rewards are there? In the tower, there is a chance that you will find legendary chests. From these, you can obtain reagents, with which you can create legendary items.
You can choose which equipment you want to create and what powers you want to imbue it with.
Torghast starts as a real alpha
What is the current status of Torghast? Currently, you cannot enter the new dungeon in the alpha yet. Players on reddit assume that it will be activated with the next maintenance, likely on April 16.
However, Torghast is supposed to start as a true alpha. Many design decisions have not yet been made, and especially regarding the Anima buffs, the developers are relying on feedback.
Those who want to play the Closed Beta of Valorant need access via Twitch Drops. These were previously only available from selected top streamers on Twitch. However, Riot Games has now changed the distribution rules and allowed Twitch Drops for beta keys with all Valorant streamers.
What are Twitch Drops all about? The Closed Beta of Valorant can only be played if you receive a Twitch Drop with access. This is the only way to participate in the beta. And to receive a drop, you need to watch a streamer who is officially authorized by Riot Games to offer such drops in their stream for at least 2 hours.
On the list of major streamers with drops are well-known names like Shroud, TimTheTatman, and Summit1g. Other streamers, like DrDisrespect and many smaller streamers on Twitch, do not have drops and therefore do not provide anything to those seeking beta access.
This has been criticized in the community, as well as all the streamers who were not allowed to offer drops but could brazenly write it in their stream description. DrDisrespect was the most notable case here. The Doc falsely advertised drops in his stream but had none.
Riot changes Twitch Drops – Every streamer has them now
What has changed now? It was recently announced on Twitter that Riot Games has now set different rules for the distribution of drops. Because now all streamers who stream Valorant can distribute drops. The remaining rules for the distribution of drops and the number of total distributed beta accesses remain the same.
Riot has now confirmed that ALL Twitch streamer playing VALORANT can now drop Closed Beta access.
The amount of access drops are the same, but now you can watch any stream you want for a chance at access.
You are no longer forced to watch one of the established major streamers. Instead, you can now also follow smaller players who previously could not offer drops and therefore had little to do with the hype around the game.
Theoretically, it is even possible to watch your friend who already has access stream, and possibly snag a key. The drops are automatically activated during every Valorant stream.
This is what the community says: Fans of Valorant on reddit are pleased with the new rule:
“The community asks for something and Riot delivers. Therefore, the game will be a success!”
“These are massive news! People will now watch the really good players, not just the established ones!”
“This is great news! We already have 24/7 streams, so there was no advantage in limiting it to the alpha players. If anything, it just led to scum like DrDisrespect cheating people.”
Other fans meanwhile mocked DrDisrespect. The controversial streamer recently stated that he had drops in his stream, which was outright lies to troll the community. Now various comments say, “Finally, now the Doc doesn’t have to lie about drops anymore!”
Others see the action as a brilliant marketing strategy by Riot Games:
“First, they build good relationships with major streamers who play and promote their game while their own channels grow. Then Riot expands this to smaller providers who benefit from the hype and can now also make a name for themselves. Valorant will thus remain at the top of Twitch for a while longer.”
This is how the distribution of Twitch Drops works: As already mentioned, the rules for the distribution of beta accesses in Valorant have not changed. So you still have to patiently watch streams. How long it approximately takes until a Twitch Drop with beta access reaches you can be found here in our article about watching Twitch to get beta keys for Valorant.
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A nasty bug is currently affecting players of GTA Online. After logging in, houses, buildings, weapons, and cars are missing. Is the GTA Online save gone? Players are contacting Rockstar Support. What’s going on?
What’s happening in GTA Online? Items worth millions were suddenly missing on the evening of April 14th. Things they had to grind for months.
It is still unclear why this is happening. The community is actively discussing it.
Update on April 16 at 08:25 AM: Rockstar Games announced on April 15 around 21:39 that the issue has now been resolved. Players should restart the game to have the lost items, houses, and vehicles displayed again.
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Why are cars, houses, and weapons suddenly missing in GTA Online?
This is the bug: Anyone logging into GTA Online right now may encounter a problem. You stand on the map and suddenly have no weapons. Your house on the map is not displayed, as if you no longer own one. And you have no cars – the mechanic states that he can’t do anything right now. Usually, you call him to select a car from your garage that he should deliver.
This is what players suspect: The topic is being heavily discussed on reddit.
“All my stuff is gone. Everything. 6,000 hours of grinding”
“I just lost everything except money and level. All my buildings and so on”
“I’m not logging in anymore, don’t want to risk anything”
“Today I lost everything. No businesses, houses/penthouses, no cars. Nothing. Even my character has changed […]”
“I play on PC through the Rockstar Launcher and lost everything. I have enough money to buy everything lost again, but I can’t buy anything because the ‘Game Catalog’ needs to be updated […]”
“I lost over 100 cars and every building in the game. I don’t even have a home to spawn at, so I just start on a sidewalk. 7 years of progress are GONE”
Players are now seeking help from Rockstar Support
When asked on reddit, some affected players responded that they are playing on PC. This platform seems to be the most affected at the moment. However, there are reports of affected players on PS4 as well.
My heist partner even suddenly lost her hair – the bug really took everything from her
Some suspect that it has to do with the $500,000 login bonus that Rockstar is distributing to players in April. Others believe that it is related to server issues or another bug. Rockstar’s support page on Twitter has not commented on this yet. They advise individual players to open a ticket.
With a money glitch, players earned millions through the login bonus. Some suggest that only those players who were hit are the ones who had millions deducted. However, many players deny this. They either did not receive the bonus at all or only received it once.
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In FIFA 20, players currently cannot access the online features. The EA servers are down – and the problem does not seem easy to solve.
EA servers unfortunately facing issues: Currently, FIFA players cannot play in online modes like Ultimate Team. Even when starting the game, the connection to the servers drops, and reconnecting later by activating the online modes or pressing the right stick in the main menu does not work. Players receive the following error message:
The connection in FIFA 20 is currently not possible
On the “Unable-to-Connect” page, there are indications that one can check the servers of PS4 or Xbox One, or that bans may result in exclusion from online services. However, the error seems to lie elsewhere.
EA Servers again with issues
Update, April 15, 5 PM: The server issues seem to have been resolved. Since EA announced at noon that they had solved the problems, no major errors have appeared in FIFA 20.
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Update, April 15, 11 AM: After the servers were temporarily available again, EA is struggling with issues once more. FIFA 20 is once again affected, and the Companion App is currently inaccessible.
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Update, April 15, 8:00 AM: During the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, the issues seem to have been resolved, and the match creation in FIFA 20 has been restored. As EA announced on Twitter, a number of DDoS attacks were apparently responsible for the severe outages:
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Update, April 14, 6 PM: Since Tuesday, FIFA players have been reporting problems connecting to the servers. However, the issues do not seem to be limited to FIFA.
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Players are also reporting connection drops in Apex Legends. Earlier in the day, EA announced on Twitter that there were problems and presumed to have resolved them:
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It is now clear that the servers are still not running as intended. Online gaming in FIFA 20 is still not possible. EA is once again searching for the errors:
The Update 12.40 is live in Fortnite and brings some bug fixes and a map change. We will show you in the German patch notes what has changed in the game.
The patch notes for the Battle Royale mode have not been published by Epic Games. However, we have summarized the biggest changes for you.
Map Change at “The Shark”
What is new? The new location from Season 2 “The Shark” has received a change with Update 12.40. At the location where you meet the mini-boss Skye, you now find a prison.
The basketball court has been fenced off, watchtowers have been set up, and inside you now find countless cells.
The dataminer HYPEX has posted images of the changed location on Twitter:
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“The Shark” has indeed received a map change with Update 12.40 and now belongs to Team Ghost. Is that again because of the decision where we can influence the story?
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The Spotlight Hour with Magnemite in Pokémon GO was disappointing for many trainers. But what was the reason for all the criticism?
This was the Spotlight Hour: Last Tuesday, on April 14, the Spotlight Hour with Magnemite took place for an hour. Ideally, the event Pokémon should have appeared everywhere, but the spawns were disappointing in many places.
That’s why there are now many complaints about the event. People do not understand why the event was suddenly changed, despite having been well received beforehand.
The Spotlight Hour was not well received this time
Spotlight Hour disappoints many trainers
This is what players say: Looking around on reddit , the mood surrounding this event is quite poor. For instance, the player “FiveMugger” writes “Magnemite Spotlight Hour was very disappointing” and explains that he only caught 12 Magnemite in the entire hour.
Other trainers agree and don’t quite understand the reason behind this adjustment:
I just wonder why they do that? For example, why they gave us an absolutely useless Dex filler everywhere last week, but hardly any spawns of a truly decent Shiny? It’s almost like they want people to dislike the game.
This player refers to last week’s Spotlight Hour, where Felilou could be caught everywhere for an hour. The spawns there were significantly better. Felilou was clearly the defining Pokémon of that hour. However, it was quite different with Magnemite.
There were too few Magnemite around – The chance of a Shiny was not good
Why does Niantic do this? This remains a matter of speculation. Currently, the Easter event is still ongoing, and they certainly do not want to completely remove those spawns, even if it’s just for an hour.
Furthermore, the developers have always mentioned that they will continue to make adjustments to the event. However, why they weaken the event spawns so much seems incomprehensible to many.
Is there a bug behind it? Recently, Pokémon GO has been struggling with bugs repeatedly. For instance, the Marill battle day needs to be repeated because there were some issues with it.
So it is also quite possible that there was another bug here, which is why the spawns were so weak.
Niantic itself has not commented on the weak spawns. It remains to be seen whether the spawns during the upcoming Spotlight Hour with Woingenau will be better.
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A player of the mobile game Tales of Wind (also known as Laplace M) spent around 15,000 dollars on random items. Since he did not get the set he wanted, he sued the developer studio.
What did the player do? A player from China wanted to obtain a special set of six items in the mobile MMORPG Tales of Wind, which is titled Laplace M in the West. To do this, he needed to randomly draw them through a so-called gacha system. The man had to purchase a kind of loot boxes through a spin-the-wheel game and hope that the desired items were inside. He invested over 15,000 dollars.
The MMORPG Laplace M allows you to date and marry other players.
High Debts Due to Mobile Game
How did he get the money? The man took out loans from banks and friends to gather this amount. He plunged into high debts, hoping to get his desired items in the game. He even lost his job and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital.
Was he successful? The player did not receive the six items he desperately wanted after more than 3,100 draws of gacha items.
How did the player react? The man filed a lawsuit against the developer studio X-Legend Entertainment because he believed in misleading and a breach of fair trade. However, he had agreed to the terms of service of the game. The court decided that the wording in the terms of service was quite clear and that it could be inferred that there was no guarantee of obtaining the items. There is only a chance. And the player agreed to and accepted these terms of service. The lawsuit was dismissed.
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Laplace M or Kingdom of the Wind is a mobile game where you can buy items through a gacha system.
What game is it? Tales of Wind is a classic MMORPG where building relationships with other players plays an important role. You can also marry these players and manage a farm together. Random items that you obtain through a so-called gacha system play an essential role in character development.
Fortnite has now announced an official date for the start of Season 3 Chapter 2. It is clear: Season 2 will be extended. We will show you when the season starts and what to expect until then.
When does Season 3 start? Epic Games has postponed the start of the next season. Originally, it was supposed to start on April 30.
Epic has not only confirmed the start date for Season 3 but also provided a few hints about what we can expect until the end of Season 2.
There will be some updates
What can we expect in the updates? Epic Games stated that several updates are coming before the start of Season 3. With these patches, they aim to bring gameplay options, new challenges, bonus XP, and other surprises.
When these things will be implemented in the game is still unknown.
Will there be Overtime Challenges again?
What challenges could come? New challenges are supposed to come, which can be completed before the start of Season 3.
It could involve Overtime Challenges, where you can unlock style variants for the Battle Pass skins. But don’t forget to choose your style variants for the Ghost or Shadow teams.
How could the XP bonus be implemented? Another change that can be expected before the end of Season 2 is bonus experience points. We are supposed to receive a bonus there.
How this bonus will work is still unclear. It could be that the XP boost will be activated and remain until the end of the season, as Epic stated on their official page that there will be a possibility to unlock all gold variants of the Battle Pass skins.
To unlock the gold variants of the skins, a high level is required. The golden style variant for the last skin is only unlocked at level 340.
From these levels, the gold variants will be available, and afterwards you have to level up by 40 to receive the full variant
Bungie is unable to manage the buggy armor Exotics from Destiny 2. As a result, the studio had to deactivate 2 more exotic armor pieces. This means that in Season 10, more armor Exotics have now been locked than the season even introduced.
This is what Bungie announced: As the developers stated on the evening of April 14 shortly after the Weekly Reset via Twitter, they have now temporarily deactivated the Exotic gloves Winterlist (for Warlocks) and the Exotic gloves Wurmgott-Berührung (for Titans) until further notice.
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It is currently unknown when exactly the two armor Exotics will return to the game. Here it is stated: “until a fix can be released at a later time.”
What was the problem with these two Exotics? Without going into detail: due to a certain mechanic, one could benefit permanently from the maximum effect of these gloves and deal extremely high damage.
If combined with perks like Double-Punch and the weapon Exotic Tractor Cannon, one could take out bosses with just one melee attack.
Winterlist
The problems are not new: In Season 10, these are already the armor Exotics number 3 and 4 that have now been disabled.
This phenomenon is therefore not new, just like the associated problems. Because it seems that the glitches surrounding the affected Exotics are very similar in their mechanics and can be triggered in comparable ways – just with different items.
Wurmgott-Berührung
What do the players say? This means that a total of 4 armor Exotics have now been locked in Season 10, while only 3 new exotic armor pieces were introduced. Many players are now mocking this, seeing it as indicative of the current state of Destiny 2. However, some jokingly remark that in the end, this is certainly all Telesto’s fault.
Additionally, some emphasize that the two currently affected Exotics are not the first, but that Wurmgott-Berührung is now the fourth, and Winterlist the third deactivation of the respective Exo piece – and all for the same reason.
Some fans thus believe that Bungie does not learn from its mistakes. They argue that the phenomenon itself and the corresponding mechanic are basically always the same.
Moreover, it is criticized that Bungie reacts quickly to errors that provide players with advantages, while fixes for other annoying bugs or issues can take several months or even years, which is the general sentiment.
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Today, on Wednesday, April 15, the Fortnite servers will go down on all platforms (PC/Mac, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, iOS, Android). During this time, the new update 12.40 will be applied. What’s in the new patch?
Update 10:45 AM: The update 12.40 is now live. In the German patch notes, we show you what has changed.
This update is hopefully going to be larger and fix some bugs as well as bring new content.
However, before players can go exploring, the Fortnite servers will first be taken down.
Fortnite servers being taken down – when and for how long?
Downtime start in the morning: The downtime for update 12.40 will start at 8:00 AM. At 7:30 AM German time, you will be able to join a new lobby one last time. After that, the servers will finally be unreachable, and Fortnite will be down.
How long will maintenance take? Based on the experiences of the past weeks and months, the work should be completed by lunchtime at the latest.
Technical issues could extend maintenance, and players may have to wait
However, technical problems or other delays could extend the maintenance. If that happens, you will find out here.
When will the patch notes be available? In the past weeks, no patch notes for the Battle Royale mode from Epic Games have been published.
If that happens again, we will compile all significant changes and publish them for you here on MeinMMO in the form of German patch notes.
What new content does update 12.40 bring?
What will be new in the Battle Royale mode? The announcement from Fortnite Status did not provide any hints about what the update might bring. However, it is likely that some bugs will be fixed, such as:
Midas’ touch doesn’t always turn weapons and items into gold
Controllers do not vibrate when players are hit by a shot
All other bugs that Epic is currently working on can be seen in the Fortnite Trello.
What does the update bring for the “Save the World” mode? The Easter spirit has started in the “Save the World” mode with update 12.30 as some Easter heroes are back in the shop.
What new features the new update brings is unfortunately still unclear.
The heroine Miss Bunny Penny will be available in the event shop until June 19
Today, after the update, pay attention to “The Shark” on the Fortnite map, as you can influence the story of Season 2 by choosing Team Ghost or Shadow. Your choice could bring changes to the map.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and the Battle Royale mode Warzone have received a new update for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. The patch from April 14th changes the playlist, brings back a popular mode from the past, and replaces Trios in Warzone.
What do the patch notes reveal about the update? Today’s update from April 14, 2020, brings a new playlist along with several bug fixes. In total, there are 5 changes to the multiplayer modes and Warzone:
Multiplayer
Drop Zone comes as a hardcore and softcore mode, replacing Deathmatch Domination
10v10 playlist “Lagerkoller” comes with Cranked, Kill Confirmed, Domination, and Hardpoint
The hardcore version of “Lagerkoller” has “Team Deathmatch” instead of “Hardpoint” in the rotation
The Night Mode Moshpit has been removed
Warzone
“Snipers and Shotguns” is a trio mode where only sniper rifles and shotguns are available. It replaces the trio mode.
What is Drop Zone? Drop Zone is a mode that was originally introduced in one of the predecessors, Modern Warfare 3. In this mode, there are no killstreaks as in normal modes, but rather dropped supply packages.
These are fiercely contested, as both teams try to reach and secure the crate. Points are earned for standing in the eponymous “Drop Zone.”
What about the Trio Mode? After there was a lot of frustration that the developers removed the Trio mode from Warzone, it was reintroduced on April 10. However, only for a short time, as it has already been replaced by the new variation “Snipers and Shotguns.”
