This is the Dragonknight: The Dragonknights are the fighters on the front lines. You can find them where the battles are the most brutal and the noise of weapons never fades.
Accordingly, this class is good at dealing damage and especially at taking it. Depending on the build and your weapon, Dragonknights can not only be excellent damage dealers but also tough tanks.
This is the Nightblade: Thieves, rogues, con artists: The Nightblades have many names and often a special knack for getting into trouble quickly. They love adventure, sometimes a little more than is good for them.
The Nightblades rely on their stealth, speed, and the favor of the goddess of luck to successfully and as unscathed as possible get through the day. They can deal good damage, but they can also hold their own as agile tanks.
This is the Necromancer: The use of forbidden magic is hated and feared. It is punished with death, regardless of whether the Necromancer has harmed someone or not. Therefore, they must remain hidden.
In exchange for the ostracism and persecution, Necromancers gain power over life and death. In battle, they are good damage dealers, who can also heal and buff their allies.
This is the Warden: As the defenders of nature, the Wardens have roamed Tamriel since time immemorial. Their stories about the Green are so masterful and artistic that they come to life as animals and plants before everyone’s eyes and assist the Wardens in battle.
Their connection to nature allows the Wardens to summon bears that can tear apart their enemies or to grow healing plants that heal their allies.
This is the Templar: Dressed in their heavy armor, the Templars are a bulwark of justice. They wield the power of light and the sun in battle. But not only to deal great damage to their enemies, but also to protect and heal their allies.
Thanks to their toughness and regenerative magic, the Templars are great for solo players. They also make solid healers who can support your group in dungeons with their abilities.
This is the Sorcerer: The concentrated power of the elements of Tamriel rests at their fingertips. It allows Sorcerers to summon tornadoes or lightning storms to annihilate their enemies. Moreover, they can summon Daedric beings to aid them in battle.
However, to wield the power of the elements, one must also make sacrifices. Accordingly, the Sorcerer can deal significant damage, but the light cloth armor offers little protection in battle.
You know the classes of ESO, so tell us: Which is your favorite? Do you love this class for its skills, its lore, or everything combined?
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In Pokémon GO there are big news at the Spotlight Hour. Niantic has completely revamped this event and presented the Pokémon for the next 4 hours.
What has been presented? Until now, every Tuesday the Spotlight Hour and every Thursday the Wonders Bonus Hour took place. This will not happen in April, as there are adjustments to both events.
In the upcoming weeks, Pokémon will again be the focus of the Spotlight Hour and these monsters have already been announced.
Spotlight Hour in April – What you need to know
What has been changed? The Spotlight and Wonders Bonus Hour will be merged. So now every Tuesday of the month, special Pokémon will be highlighted and there will also be a bonus.
On Thursday, however, nothing will take place anymore. The only event during the week currently is the Spotlight Hour on Tuesday. The Raid Hour on Wednesday has already been canceled due to the coronavirus.
Which Pokémon are in the spotlight? For each week in April, there is already a special Pokémon that is in the spotlight. The following monsters have been presented:
April 7, 2020: Felilou will appear more frequently and there will be double XP when catching Pokémon
April 14, 2020: Magnetilo is in the spotlight and for each Pokémon there will be twice as many candies
April 21, 2020: Woingenau will spawn more frequently and there will be double the amount of candies when you send Pokémon
April 28, 2020: Taubsi will be the Spotlight Pokémon and there will be double XP for evolving Pokémon
What about Shinies? The shiny versions of Magnetilo and Taubsi can already be normally obtained in the game. So you will also be able to encounter the shiny during the Spotlight Hour.
Woingenau is also available as shiny, but so far only from the evolution of Isso. However, it is possible that Niantic will loosen this rule for the event and let Woingenau spawn as shiny through its evolution.
Felilou is not yet available as shiny. Many trainers expect, however, that the shiny version will be introduced beforehand, as otherwise a Spotlight Hour with this rather useless Pokémon wouldn’t make sense.
Please be aware that there is currently a risk of contracting the coronavirus for yourself and others. The Federal Centre for Health Education recommends staying at home as much as possible, keeping your distance from others, and avoiding crowds. Niantic has taken various measures to enable you to play Pokémon GO from home .
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We now know the specs of both the PS5 and the Xbox Series X, but there is still no sign of the prices. What would be your pain threshold for both consoles?
There are still no official prices for the PS5 and Xbox Series X, which is one of the hottest topics surrounding the upcoming next-gen consoles.
The two manufacturers have nevertheless made some comments regarding the prices of their consoles. And it seems that they have similar strategies.
This is what Microsoft says about the price: Xbox chief Phil Spencer has kept his cards close to the chest so far, but he appears very confident. In a podcast with IGN, he stated:
I feel good about the price we can launch with. I feel comfortable with the price and performance we are achieving for the Series X. I’m extremely confident about the overall package.
Spencer also mentioned that Microsoft “has its eyes wide open” and is watching how Sony will approach the price of the PS5. Spencer’s “winning plan” is to remain agile on price and to exceed fan expectations.
This is what Sony says about the price: At Sony, Chief Financial Officer Hiroki Totoki has said a few words about the price of the PS5. According to him, there are many different factors to consider when setting a console’s price.
On one hand, there are production and labor costs that need to be included, and on the other, there is competition. Totoki said that since Sony does not act alone in the market, it is currently still difficult to discuss the price.
For more information about the two next-gen consoles, check out our articles:
This is how you vote: In the survey tool below, you can cast one vote for the prices of both consoles. On the first page, you vote for the price of the Xbox Series X, and on the second for the PS5.
So tell us: How much would the consoles with their specs be worth to you? Has your price expectation changed with the new information? Or does money not matter to you at all? Let us know in the comments!
The new battle royale game “Call of Duty: Warzone” has a cheating problem. Many big streamers are noticing this at the moment. Tournament organizer Daniel “Keemstar” Keem even says: This problem will kill Call of Duty Warzone in a very short time if they don’t get it under control.
This is the situation: Call of Duty: Warzone is actually the hit that Activision Blizzard expected. Activision’s plan was to bring something new to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare with a “new expansive multiplayer mode,” one that has never been seen before.
Warzone is very successful and had already surpassed the mark of 30 million players after just 10 days
On Twitch, it helped CoD: Modern Warfare shoot up to 3rd place among trending games: In the last 30 days, CoD Modern Warfare has grown by 962.5% on Twitch. That’s almost 10 times larger than in February.
Hackers are haunting CoD Warzone.
This is now the problem: Although the game is so popular, it has faced harsh criticism in recent days. Because Call of Duty: Warzone is plagued by hackers and cheaters.
Under these conditions, a fair tournament was not possible, causing frustration among the players and the organizer.
At the end of the tournament, Keemstar stated on Twitter: “It is clear that hackers have taken over Warzone. […] CoD needs to get the issues under control, otherwise, Warzone will be dead in a week.”
Daniel “Keemstar” Keem, among other things, organizes community tournaments for shooters.
With this criticism, Keemstar is in good company. Many streamers and players are voicing exactly this criticism of CoD Warzone.
CoD veteran Jack “Courage” Dunlop says: Warzone is a great game that people should be playing, but Activision Blizzard must get the cheating problem under control.
He reported dying to cheaters and hackers in 70% of his games over 6 hours of playing Warzone.
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The streamer “ThePreacher” shows a player who killed him, and whom he watched afterwards. The cheater apparently uses aimbot and wallhack. At the end of the match, the cheater had 34 kills and the streamer lost his faith in Call of Duty: Warzone.
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Leader of esports clan says: Protection is not sufficient
This was the response: This blog post from Activision Blizzard triggered further criticism. Because 50,000 cheaters are not all that impressive among 30 million players.
This is Nadeshot, the leader of 100 Thieves.
Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag, the head of a major esports organization, explained why this response is so problematic in his opinion.
He said he couldn’t believe that someone would create and launch a free battle royale game without anti-cheat software.
Call of Duty: Warzone’s solution is that a team manually checks the hackers. He considers this to be an inadequate solution for such a large game from such an important game brand.
According to Nadeshot, Warzone urgently needs a solution for the hacker problem. The manual review by a security team is not enough.
Microsoft’s Game Pass Ultimate gives you access to many different games for a monthly fee, which you can play on Xbox One and PC. We have picked the best multiplayer titles from the Pass.
What is the Game Pass? The Game Pass from Microsoft is aimed at owners of an Xbox One or a PC. It gives you access to over 200 different games as long as you have an active subscription. This is similar to the Netflix model, but for games: It’s a gaming flat rate.
The 3 different models of the Game Pass at a glance.
Which games are we introducing? This article revolves around 15 multiplayer games that are currently included in the Pass and that we can recommend. We have categorized the titles into 3 categories:
5 multiplayer games focused on story, perfect for 2 players – On this page
6 co-op games for fun rounds with friends – On page 2 of the article
4 MMOs, where you will meet foreign players – On page 3 along with a preview
The selection was made by the editor himself and is intended to represent a colorful mix of possible games. An overview of all games can be found on the Xbox page.
Note that some games are only usable for one of the two platforms: either for PC or only for Xbox One. We have mentioned this for each title.
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Wolfenstein: Youngblood
Genre: Shooter | Developer: MachineGames, Arkane Studios | Release Date: July 25, 2019 | Available in Game Pass for Platform: PC and Xbox One
What is Wolfenstein: Youngblood? This title is a first-person shooter and a spin-off of the Wolfenstein series. It takes place in an alternate scenario where the Nazis won World War II.
Twin sisters travel to Nazi-occupied Paris and join the resistance. Armed with a variety of weapons, gadgets, and skills, you slice through hordes of enemies.
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How many players can play? Wolfenstein: Youngblood can easily be played alone. You take on the role of one of the two sisters.
However, the shooter works best in co-op with two players. Here, both sisters and the gameplay with mutual revivals shine the most.
Who is the game worth it for? If you enjoy action-packed shooters and want to take out a ton of enemies, you will feel at home in Wolfenstein: Youngblood. It’s best to grab a good friend and complete the whole story together.
Genre: Shooter | Developer: The Coalition | Release Date: September 10, 2019 | Available in Game Pass for Platform: PC and Xbox One
What is Gears 5? In the cover shooter Gears of War 5, the story of the previous parts continues. You take on the role of Kait, who wants to uncover her origins.
The game emphasizes “duck and cover” mechanics. You will also be equipped with many different weapons and meet other familiar characters from the series.
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How many players can play? Gears 5 can be played alone or with friends. The story can be completed in co-op with up to 3 players. This can be done online or locally on one console.
Who is the game worth it for? Gears 5 is aimed at fans of the “Gears of War” series. But also shooter enthusiasts who enjoy ducking and do not just want to clear enemies thoughtlessly will have a lot of fun with Gears 5.
Particularly the characters of the game are sympathetic, as noted in various reviews at release. Additionally, previous Gears titles can be played in Game Pass.
Halo – The Master Chief Collection
Genre: Shooter | Developer: 343 Industries | Release Date: November 11, 2014 (Xbox) | Available in Game Pass for Platform: PC and Xbox One
What is Halo? Halo is a series of video games about the battle between aliens and humans. You play the role of Master Chief and defeat your enemies.
The Master Chief Collection includes various titles from the series:
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
Halo 2
Halo 3
Halo 4
Halo: Nightfall
Halo: Reach
These titles are complete, include all existing extras, and are playable in multiplayer.
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How many players can play? Halo can be played alone or together with 3 other players. On Xbox, you can play locally in split-screen, while on PC you must play online.
Who is the game worth it for? Halo is one of the most well-known video game series, and it’s almost a must for gamers to have played at least one title from the series. For shooter fans, it is a huge fun, especially when experienced together with friends.
The Game Pass also includes other Halo titles, including Halo 5 and Halo: Spartan Assault.
Final Fantasy XV
Genre: Action RPG | Developer: Square Enix| Release Date: November 29, 2016 | Available in Game Pass for Platform: PC and Xbox One
What is Final Fantasy XV? This title from the Final Fantasy series is an action RPG. It is set in an open world that is somewhat darker and more realistic than in other parts of the series.
The role-playing game takes place in the world of Eos. All nations, except for the kingdom of Lucis, are ruled by the Niflheim Empire. But even Lucis will be taken by a trick. You take on the role of the heir to the throne of Lucis and try to free the kingdom.
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How many players can play? The main campaign of Final Fantasy XV can only be experienced alone.
However, an expansion named “Comrades” was released. This introduced a multiplayer mode through which you can experience post-campaign story content together with other players.
Who is the game worth it for? Fans of Final Fantasy and role-playing games should not miss part 15 of the series, even if the main campaign can only be played alone.
Genre: Strategy Game | Developer: Forgotten Empires | Release Date: November 14, 2019 | Available in Game Pass for Platform: PC only
What is Age of Empires 2? Age of Empires is one of the real-time strategy classics and offers everything that every strategist’s heart desires:
You can play a campaign and experience the story of famous personalities such as Saladin, Genghis Khan, or Barbarossa.
You can engage in spontaneous battles against computer enemies.
Or you can compete online against other players, whether friends or strangers.
If you become a truly successful commander, you can even climb up a leaderboard in the Elo system.
The Definitive Edition is a remaster of the game, where the graphics have been improved, and some comfort and gameplay improvements have been introduced.
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How many players can play? Age of Empires can be played in the campaign or in battles against computer enemies alone. If you wish, you can fight in a battle with up to 8 players.
Who is the game worth it for? If you are a fan of real-time strategy games, you will hardly get around Age of Empires 2 and the new Definitive Edition.
The game is fairly easy to learn but hard to master. Those who want to play at the top must know a lot about the different civilizations and be reaction-speedy.
Today, on Friday, April 3rd, the next big thing on Twitch is set to be revealed. It is the team shooter Valorant from Riot Games: Everything seems to be planned for it to be the next hype after Fortnite and CoD Warzone and the plan is working.
This is clearly the plan: Everything indicates that Riot Games plans to make its new team shooter Valorant the “next big hype game.” They seem to have worked undercover for the past few weeks to prepare everything to set this avalanche in motion, which is set to start today.
This is planned for Valorant: Tonight at 7 PM our time, Valorant will debut on Twitch with 5 pre-recorded matches featuring some of the biggest Twitch streamers in the world.
This will happen at “Twitch Rivals,” the streaming platform’s own hype format.
Summit1g is currently one of the hottest streamers on Twitch.
3 of the 10 biggest Twitch streamers in the world invited
You can see from the names of the 50 invited streamers what plan Riot Games is pursuing and which target audience they want to reach with Valorant:
Summit1G (No. 3 on Twitch) is an established and respected Twitch streamer who originally comes from CS:GO and enjoys high regard in the shooter community.
TimTheTatman (No. 4 on Twitch) and DrLupo (No. 8 on Twitch) are streamers from Ninja’s circle, both of whom are successful in Fortnite but also regularly stream other games
The Swedish Forsen is a cult streamer on Twitch who brings his own fan base
Dizzy was the star in Apex Legends when the game exploded in February 2019, he crushed everything in the first weeks and practically won every tournament
HighDistortion and Cloakzy are performance-oriented streamers from Fortnite and other shooters
Who is missing from the big names? The top streamers who are missing are Tfue, Myth, and Dakotaz – all three are clearly associated with Fortnite. This target audience is probably not what Riot Games intends to reach or they did not fit into the picture for other reasons.
Surprisingly, DrDisrespect is missing – one might have expected him at the event as a “shooter streamer.”
Timothy John Betar, known as TimTheTatman, is currently the 4th largest streamer on Twitch.
Viewers can win beta access to Valorant
This is the special thing: To encourage even more people to watch, there will be Twitch Drops at the event tonight.
In 2017, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds was the game of the hour that suddenly dominated Twitch – making DrDisrespect a star back then
In 2018, Fortnite took the top position and triggered a massive hype – many current Twitch stars owe their high follower numbers to the battle royale shooter
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins reportedly received a lot of money to promote Apex Legends.
By 2019, this “innocent time” was over. EA launched Apex Legends planned and with a reportedly high budget for streamers on the platform and was able to remain strong for at least a few weeks. Reports suggest that Ninja allegedly received $1 million at that time. The streamer shroud also seemed to be part of this plan, with “sponsored streams” at the release to conquer the platform.
In 2020, “Valorant” is expected to follow in the list if everything goes as Riot Games envisions and plans. However, the game must also convince, be readable for the viewer, and be fun. Whether that is the case will be clear tonight at 7 PM.
Can Valorant be as successful as its predecessors?
Update April 3rd, 8:02 PM: Does Riot’s plan work? Yes, it works. One can already say that. Just before 8 PM, Valorant was by far the strongest category on Twitch.
Worldwide, the new shooter from Riot Games attracted nearly 1 million viewers who wanted to see the game. In second place was League of Legends with about 250,000 viewers.
The majority of viewers are tuning in from the following 7 Twitch channels:
TimTheTatman: 103k
summit1g: 90k
Lirik: 45k
The Twitch Rivals channel itself: 40k
ibai (Spanish): 32k
Gotaga (French): 30k
Pokimane: 30k
The largest German channel is the Twitch streamer Trymacs with nearly 13k.
The Spring Event in Pokémon GO brings some egg bonuses. Additionally, you will find new flower crown Pokémon in the wild. We show you everything you need to know about the event. A bonus is already active even before the official start of the event.
What kind of event is this? Niantic is celebrating spring in the Northern Hemisphere with a wide variety of bonuses in the Spring Event 2020. Even before the event starts on April 9, a bonus is already active.
What changes with the Spring Event 2020? All information
When does it start? The Spring Event starts on Thursday, April 9, at 08:00 local time and will be active for a week, until April 16 at 22:00 local time.
What bonuses are there? Spring-themed Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild. Additionally, Pokémon with flower decorations will return. Haspiror with flower crown and Pikachu with flower hat will appear in the wild. With luck, you might even find them as Shiny.
Additionally, you will only receive 2-KM eggs from gifts from friends during the event time.
The amount of hatching candies will be doubled and lucky eggs will last for one hour.
Additionally, some Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild
Owei (even possible as Shiny)
Chaneira
Voltilamm
Marill
Flemmli
These Pokémon will appear more frequently from 2-KM eggs:
Pichu and Togepi with flower crown
Wonneira
Mampfaxo
Rabauz
Klingplim
Riolu
For the researchers among you, there is also good news. There will be exclusive field researches that will reward you with Alola-Kokowei, Azumarill, or with a lot of luck even with Ohrdoch.
Additionally, there will be a backpack and a hoodie with Togepi design in the Style Shop.
The fact that eggs now hatch twice as fast is a bonus that has been active since now, April 3, and will remain active during the event. It is assumed that the bonus will also remain after the event. This makes it easier for trainers to play Pokémon GO from home.
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The FUT Birthday in FIFA 20 gets its second team today. Here you will find out who is included in the new set of cards.
These are FUT Birthday cards: Last Friday marked the start of the first week of the FUT Birthday Event. This year, the FUT Birthday does not focus on position changes, as that was reserved for the Shapeshifters. Instead, the Birthday will enhance the attributes of weak feet and skill stars.
When does the new team come out? The 2nd FUT Birthday Team will be released today, April 3rd, at 7 PM in Ultimate Team.
This is the second FUT Birthday team
These cards are interesting: The strongest card in the second birthday team features Virgil van Dijk. He has a rating of 93 and possesses 5 stars for weak foot. Also particularly strong are Paul Pogba (92), Gareth Bale (92), and Angel di Maria (91).
Van Dijk has the strongest card
Two players from the Bundesliga are featured. First is Danny da Costa, who is part of the Birthday-Squad – just like Bremen’s Eggestein. Additionally, you can acquire Köln’s Cordoba through seasonal objectives for the FUT Birthday.
Danny da Costa and Eggestein are included
This is what the second Birthday-Squad looks like:
Van Dijk (93)
Pogba (92)
Bale (91)
Di Maria (91)
Lacazette (90)
Douglas Costa (89)
Hernandez (88)
Lemar (87)
Da Costa (87)
Lasagna (86)
Eggestein (86)
How to get the new FUT Birthday cards
Players in Packs: The new Birthday team is available in packs as usual. The chances are however not particularly high that you will pull strong special cards from the packs. This is something you should always keep in mind.
Players on the transfer market: Cards will also be available on the transfer market shortly after the event starts. Normally, special cards are initially very expensive at the start of the event and only decrease in price in the following days. It might be worth waiting to buy your desired player.
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Valorant, the new multiplayer shooter from Riot, is about to launch its first closed beta. We at MeinMMO were allowed to play it beforehand. Our editor Leya Jankowski participated in a digital event where streamers, YouTubers, and journalists had extensive gameplay of Valorant.
Is this supposed to be the new team shooter from Riot? When I watched a gameplay video of Valorant for the first time in March, I had the impression of viewing a prototype. I was quite surprised when I realized that this game is already very close to release.
The graphics of Valorant look like they are from 10 years ago. The concept brings nothing new and strongly resembles CS:GO – with a pinch of Overwatch.
The team shooter has heroes with different abilities. Graphically, everything is kept minimalistic.
The first-person shooter is free to play, for PC, and from Riot
You compete in 5vs5 matches against each other. One team tries to plant a bomb, and the other must prevent it. Fixed points on the map are marked where the bomb can be placed.
You have various heroes with abilities available, called agents. The agents are designed for roles, either aggressive or defensive
Before each round in the match, there is a buy phase. In this phase, weapons, shields, and some agent skills can be purchased and equipped.
Phoenix is an aggressive agent who shoots fireballs with a finger snap.
I played Valorant before the beta started: From March 27 to 29, a digital event took place for Valorant to which we at MeinMMO were invited. I simply couldn’t understand why the pros were so exuberantly excited about the multiplayer shooter. That is why I urgently wanted to play Valorant myself and get a picture of it.
For three days, I was able to indulge in the team shooter and talk to the developers and also with other participants.
Behind the scenes of gaming events: Normally, these playtest events do not take place online. Originally, the streamers, YouTubers, and journalists would have been flown in. In Barcelona, there would have been an event location where we would have tested the game on provided PCs. However, due to the coronavirus situation, we are all stuck at home worldwide. This also applies to the developers of Valorant. It is absolutely extraordinary that about 350 participants came together online and installed the client for testing on their private PCs. Developers and publishers relinquish a significant amount of control and must trust the participants that the recordings run properly and that no NDAs are breached. Only the participants were allowed to see the game, and in private households, partners or children might be around. One participant admitted that his dog was watching the screen. Riot let this slide. An online event of this size is not the norm – not yet.
You have to play Valorant to understand the appeal
First, I got a little familiar with the controls in the practice room. Since I’m a huge fan of crowd control, I immediately grabbed Sage.
The agent has an ice wall to block paths. She can freeze part of the ground for a certain period, slowing down opponents and allies walking on it. That’s just my thing. It’s also practical that Sage can heal herself and others, and as an ultimate ability, she can resurrect a team member.
Sage is an agent in Valorant – she is seen as a strong candidate for the most valuable hero on the team because she provides healing, resurrection, and strong crowd control.
After my first round, it finally clicked: I must admit, it’s been a long time since I played Counter-Strike. I played a lot of Overwatch and Paladins, and expected that I could somehow sneak by using the champs’ skills. My lethargic reaction and semi-good aim shouldn’t be a problem.
Match one, round one. I bought my first weapons and my first skills. There is a cooldown only for one of the agents’ skills, in Sage’s case, it’s her healing. The rest of the skills must be purchased, and I can use them only 1-2 times per round. The ultimate ability slowly charges over several rounds. This is different from the hero shooters I know.
Together with my team, I set out to plant a bomb. We are the attackers. I sneak around the corner, and there I have my first duel! The plan: I take my ice ball, place it under his feet, slow him down, and – BAM. Dead. Well, I am. The opponent hit me with a headshot in seconds, which has a damage multiplier. Damn.
Even though I often ended up on the ground, I had a lot of fun with Valorant.
I gradually understand that:
Valorant is very different from Overwatch
The agents’ skills are only a strategic extra layer
The gameplay requires a lot of skill, aim, map understanding, skillful movement, and concentration
What can I say? Among all the shooter pros I played with, I was hopelessly lost. I often kissed the ground. But I noticed that I was making small progress and my old Counter-Strike memory was slowly dusting off. Although I was so bad compared to my colleagues, I couldn’t help but stay motivated to jump into the matches and wanted to improve.
I was fully in the flow. By that, I don’t mean the game flow. I mean the phenomenon of games that suck you in so much that you feel one with the game and can fully focus only on the game.
About the author: Leya is an enthusiastic shooter player, even though she isn’t very good at the genre. She plays shooters in various forms, from first-person to third-person, in competitive and cooperative modes. Counter-Strike is a long time ago for her, but in recent years she has dived into team shooters like Overwatch and Paladins. Cooperative shooters like Borderlands or Warframe are also among her favorites. Leya has also played League of Legends for many years and is very familiar with Riot’s development policies.
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A pro explained to me what makes Valorant better than CS:GO for many
Since I am not deeply embedded in the CS:GO scene and was still burning with curiosity about why so many pros have so much trust in the game, I sought help. I played a few rounds with the CS:GO streamer Nooky. He was kind enough to talk with me again about Valorant after the event.
I asked Nooky why so many CS:GO players are turning to Valorant. I wanted to know why pros are even switching and what makes Valorant so good for them.
It has a lot to do with CS:GO itself. The game has many issues and bugs that you don’t necessarily see as a layman. People are weary of how little changes there are. There is the weapon “War”, which is so powerful that it is only played. It can even take out sniper weapons. Many are calling for a nerf, and even though I like playing the weapon, I also want the nerf because it’s just too powerful. But nothing happens. Valve is not very responsive or doesn’t listen to the criticism. […]
Sure, you make a lot of money from it, and the top teams and players will probably stay with CS:GO. But many in the mid-tier, or even casual gamers I know, say they just don’t feel like playing CS:GO anymore. The matchmaking system is poor, you only have 64-tick servers, there are so many cheaters, and all that stuff.
These players [who are frustrated now] will have a lot of fun with Valorant. You still have the basis of buying weapons and the 5vs5 shooter. You eliminate opponents with weapons, contrary to what many believe. They see the small videos and clips online and think it’s Overwatch in a different form. But it’s really not. Valorant is much closer to CS:GO than to any other game.
Valorant is CS:GO in a different style and for me personally also more exciting and interesting. Because of all these characters you have, with all their abilities. It brings many more tactical aspects into play. We still don’t know how many maps will come. How many characters will there be later? The variety of tactical possibilities is just much greater in this game.
But you still have the basics: You have to be good at movement; you must act as a team; you need to have a plan for the team and, at the end of the day, eliminate the opponents.
CS:GO pro Nooky to MeinMMO about Valorant
Nooky has been in the shooter scene since 2014, starting with CS:GO 1.5 and quickly becoming a pro. He played for teams like mTw for a long time. Now 34 years old, Nooky has stopped playing professionally and dedicates himself to streaming. On Nookyyy’s Twitch channel, you can soon expect gameplay of Valorant.
Valorant offers more tactical possibilities
Nooky further explained that the appeal lies in the fact that Valorant is also something fresh. The gameplay principle is familiar and feels comfortable, but the thinking muscles are exercised differently than in CS:GO:
We don’t know yet how everything will develop. Which characters will be stronger? What tactics can be played? But even just by having these 9 characters with different abilities and classes, you already have a completely different pool of options.
You can set up a team with classes and characters that are very aggressive. […] Or you could make a completely different setup of characters that have more map control and perform better in defense. You also don’t know how the individual characters will harmonize together. Can you make counter-picks against the opponent? That’s all missing in CS:GO. It adds something to what you already have in CS:GO.
Then Valorant also introduced maps with three bomb sites or teleporters. Who knows what else is to come?
CS:GO pro Nooky to MeinMMO about Valorant
In summary, the situation looks like this:
Some players are currently dissatisfied with the development of CS:GO. There are bugs, poorly balanced weapons, and cheaters making life difficult for players.
Valorant is a new hopeful that looks promising. Because even if much appears almost identical to CS:GO, there are enough gameplay differences that make Valorant a bit more exciting.
Riot uses its own system against cheaters
Another advantage for Nooky (and for every honest player in the world) is Riot’s anti-cheat system. If you want to play Valorant, it can only be done in combination with Vanguard – an anti-cheat software developed by Riot itself. Once a player cheats and is recognized by the system, the game ends immediately for all participants. The cheater is banned right away.
How harmful cheaters can be in a competitive game was recently proven again by Call of Duty. An immortality cheat is currently ruining CoD: Warzone. This causes frustration among all honest players, which in turn damages the longevity of a title. Players lose interest.
How effective the Vanguard system will ultimately be and whether Riot will win the fight against cheaters remains to be seen. But they are already making a clear statement that they take the cheating problem seriously and want to nip it in the bud from the start.
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In this video, you can see 20 minutes of gameplay from Valorant. So make sure to get a picture of how the new shooter plays.
The marketing through streamers is well thought out from the start
Those who see Valorant aren’t immediately blown away. It is intentionally kept minimalistic because the developers prioritize gameplay above all else. They told us during the event that they find it distracting when maps are full of gimmicks. In their experience, these maps are often perceived as exhausting when played hundreds of times.
However, this also results in boring gameplay trailers, which are not very appealing. I felt the same before my own play session.
That’s why numerous streamers were invited to the play event: Soon Twitch and YouTube will be full of Valorant. High-profile influencers were invited to the event.
As soon as the streamers are allowed to show Valorant on their channels, there will be a big wave on the internet about the game. Similarly cleverly thought out by Riot is the fact that whoever wants beta access to Valorant must watch a Twitch streamer play the shooter.
We have already reported in detail about the plan here:
Also clever: It’s possible to turn off blood effects and displayed corpses in Valorant. This allows Valorant videos on YouTube to be monetized. That’s not possible once there are 18+ contents visible in a video. This also makes it more attractive for YouTubers to show videos of Valorant as they can earn money from it.
There isn’t a big buzz around Valorant yet, but it should come at least with the streamers and YouTubers.
Even your mom can play Valorant on her old laptop
The new multiplayer shooter from Riot has incredibly low entry barriers:
Valorant is free
You need hardware that could almost be compared to a potato
There is another reason why Riot has decided not to shine in graphics. Valorant is designed to be as accessible as possible.
The minimum requirements for your PC are as follows:
CPU: Intel i3-370M
Graphics Card: Intel HD 3000
RAM: 4 GB
Operating System: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit)
With this, you can still play at 30 FPS. So you can smoothly play Valorant with any PC that can run a web browser.
Yes, the graphics are outdated, but really everyone can play it as long as they have an old laptop somewhere.
This is naturally interesting for younger players who can’t always buy the best hardware.
Once Valorant is out, you will play it
With free-to-play and the low hardware requirements, almost anyone can try Valorant. You don’t have much to lose if you check it out for a few hours.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many releases planned for 2020 are now delayed. For example, The Last of Us Part II was recently delayed – and is not alone in this. The developers are also at home right now. I asked the developers of Valorant if they might be delayed. They assured me that Riot has managed to keep the work running fairly normally. Valorant has been in development for about six years now. Everything happening now is just finishing touches. The release in summer 2020 is expected to remain unchanged.
Once you play it, it is fun. Of course, this assumes that you generally enjoy this type of game. Riot has already proven with League of Legends that they know how to give a game a long life. There are currently few reasons why they shouldn’t also achieve longevity for Valorant. It is already planned to regularly release new agents and maps.
Do I believe that Valorant will completely displace other shooters like Apex or CS:GO? No. Do I believe that Valorant will soon rank among the top of others? Definitely.
There isn’t a big buzz around Valorant yet, but it should come at least with the streamers and YouTubers.
Even your mom can play Valorant on her old laptop
The new multiplayer shooter from Riot has incredibly low entry barriers:
Valorant is free
You need hardware that could almost be compared to a potato
There is another reason why Riot has decided not to shine in graphics. Valorant is designed to be as accessible as possible.
The minimum requirements for your PC are as follows:
CPU: Intel i3-370M
Graphics Card: Intel HD 3000
RAM: 4 GB
Operating System: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit)
With this, you can still play at 30 FPS. So you can smoothly play Valorant with any PC that can run a web browser.
Yes, the graphics are outdated, but really everyone can play it as long as they have an old laptop somewhere.
This is naturally interesting for younger players who can’t always buy the best hardware.
Once Valorant is out, you will play it
With free-to-play and the low hardware requirements, almost anyone can try Valorant. You don’t have much to lose if you check it out for a few hours.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many releases planned for 2020 are now delayed. For example, The Last of Us Part II was recently delayed – and is not alone in this. The developers are also at home right now. I asked the developers of Valorant if they might be delayed. They assured me that Riot has managed to keep the work running fairly normally. Valorant has been in development for about six years now. Everything happening now is just finishing touches. The release in summer 2020 is expected to remain unchanged.
Once you play it, it is fun. Of course, this assumes that you generally enjoy this type of game. Riot has already proven with League of Legends that they know how to give a game a long life. There are currently few reasons why they shouldn’t also achieve longevity for Valorant. It is already planned to regularly release new agents and maps.
Do I believe that Valorant will completely displace other shooters like Apex or CS:GO? No. Do I believe that Valorant will soon rank among the top of others? Definitely.
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Is there skill-based matchmaking in Call of Duty: Warzone or not? This topic has already been discussed extensively in Modern Warfare, and now the discussion is arising for the battle royale spin-off as well. An expert has thoroughly examined this topic.
What is SBMM? This is a method in online games used to assemble game lobbies. SBMM stands for “skill-based matchmaking”. Players are matched into a lobby based on their skill level. So if you play too well, you might regret it, as the opponents will become progressively better as you perform excellently.
While other criteria also apply, lobbies in such a system are heavily based on the players’ skills. SBMM stands in contrast to the more desired “connection-based matchmaking”.
The CoD YouTuber and analyst “TheXclusiveAce” has now extensively dealt with the topic in one of his English videos and finds clear words, at least for the solo mode:
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Skill-based matchmaking is apparently active in the Warzone
According to Ace’s analyses, there is SBMM in the Warzone. The collected data shows a clear result for him. The players in his tests, where he was able to analyze the data, matched the skill level of the accounts he used for the tests. For him, there is hardly any doubt about it.
How did he find that out? The YouTuber took four accounts with different skill levels and analyzed 100 opponents per account over multiple matches. He then compared the K/D, which is the kills to deaths ratio, and points per minute (“SPM” for “score per minute”) with the average values of the tracked enemies.
He accessed these values using the CoD Tracker and discovered a consistent trend – the better the performance of the account, the better the opponents were:
Level
K/D
K/D Opponents
SPM
SPM Opponents
Top
4.63
1.2
428
173
Good
2.06
1.18
252
170
Average
1.10
1.00
163
140
Poor
0.70
0.67
56
87
You can view the collected data of the 400 opponents and all diagrams in his Google Spreadsheet. Crossplay was activated throughout the entire test.
How certain is this now? Ace is quite sure after his analysis that the lobby assembly is strongly linked to the skills of the individual players. However, he had to make some compromises when it came to collecting and evaluating his data.
His analysis was only conducted in solo mode. While he is convinced that the game modes share the same matchmaking method, this is not yet certain. So he cannot say how the different skill levels within a team affect matchmaking.
Moreover, he had no access to all the data of his opponents. According to him, the CoD Tracker for Warzone does not have data from PC players and also does not list players who have changed their Activision name.
However, he also believes that this circumstance strengthens his result because players who change their Activision names usually engage more with the game and would therefore be better Warzone soldiers. The values of these players would, according to him, have shown even clearer data.
The comparison of K/D values in the chart. The top account faced opponents with values above 2.00, while the poor account only had 7 out of 100 opponents with a K/D over 1.00.
In the eyes of opponents of SBMM, this approach prevents optimal lobby assembly, so players with a good connection also encounter players with poorer pings. Additionally, reverse boosting is an issue.
Some players feel punished for good performances due to SBMM. “alphacentaurai” states on Reddit regarding the matchmaking of the regular multiplayer: “I feel actively punished for playing the game. ‘The match was good… let’s make sure the next 10 suck.'”.
On top of these points is the communication from the developers. Players believe that Infinity Ward is responding too little to soldiers’ requests. Back then, the developers remained silent when the issue arose in Modern Warfare, and the head of another Activision studio deleted some of his tweets regarding the topic.
However, a former insider recently spoke out. According to statements from a former director of Call of Duty (WWII and Advanced Warfare), the developers would have no means to part ways with SBMM. He claims that the directives come directly from Activision.
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What could the PS5 design look like when it is in stores? A designer has now presented how he envisions the PS5 in stores.
Where does the PS5 design come from? The artwork comes from Italian designer Giuseppe Spinelli, known on YouTube as Snoreyn. He has now introduced a retail box together with letsgodigital.org in which the PS5 could be sold.
This is how a designer envisions the retail box for the PS5. Source: Letsgodigital.org
PS5: Are there clues about the design?
What is known about the design? So far, Sony has not presented any information regarding the design of the PS5. The price of the PS5 is also not yet known.
Manufacturer Microsoft has taken a different approach with the Xbox Series X than Sony. Back in late 2019, they had already presented the design of the Xbox Series X and explained why the Xbox Series X looks like a PC tower.
For the PlayStation 5, we are still waiting for news regarding the design of the PS5. Even during the official stream from Sony about the PS5, many users hoped for images regarding the design, which Sony did not show.
Retailers currently only rely on the PS5 logo for pre-orders. This is quite unremarkable. Image source: Mediamarkt.se
All sellers use the PS5 logo on their page and do not present a design of the console.
The prices of the sellers differ so much that it is likely that the prices are just placeholders and not realistic prices.
What could the PS5 design look like? How Sony’s next-gen console could look according to other designers, we have presented in our special about PS5 concepts. Here you can see the best designs of the PS5, how the new console could look.
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In Pokémon GO there is currently a new Pokémon named Flunschlik to catch. And indeed, one should try to get a good specimen – for the league.
This is Flunschlik: Flunschlik appeared with the “Tricky Pokémon” event in the wild. This brought prankster and disguise Pokémon such as Mogelbaum, Tarnpignon, and a lot of Ditto to the map – and also the rather inconspicuous flounder Flunschlik. It looks quite harmless – and might therefore be neglected by many trainers.
The event runs until April 7th. It is possible that you can still catch Flunschlik well even afterwards. For safety, one should secure a Flunschlik with good stats during the event instead of just catching it for the Pokédex.
Flunschlik does not look like a great fighter
A good Flunschlik is worthwhile
What do you need a Flunschlik for? When it comes to gyms and raids, you can rather ignore Flunschlik. However, an analysis by Reddit user “JRE47” shows that a good Flunschlik can really help you in PvP.
It is not one of the absolute top Pokémon in the three leagues. But in the Super League, which goes up to 1500 CP, Flunschlik can help you. Flunschlik has also been ranked in Tier 2 of the Super League monsters on “Gamepress.gg“, on a level with monsters like Tropius, Nachtara, or Bollterus. With the unique combination of the types Electric and Ground, it can surprise unprepared opponents.
Compared to other Electric-type monsters, it is not the best counter against Water, but it is good against Flying Pokémon. It also fares well against Steel, Poison, Rock, Fire, or Electric. A strong argument is the fast attacks Thunder Shock and Mud Shot, which quickly generate a lot of energy for you. The charged attacks Mud Bomb, Charge Beam, and Mud Sludge are also quickly usable.
In addition to the fast attacks, Flunschlik is also quite good at enduring in battle. Above all, it holds its own against popular meta-monsters like Registeel and Azumarill, which can provide you with crucial advantages.
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On this Friday, April 3rd, Xur is visiting in Destiny 2 again. But where is the noodle face hiding? Here you can find everything about Xur’s location and inventory this weekend.
What’s happening in Destiny 2? A quiet week in Destiny 2 is slowly coming to an end. Surprisingly, Guardians have discovered that a formerly ridiculously weak Exo weapon is now a real boss killer in Season 10.
Additionally, the Trials of Osiris start again today, where Bungie also wants to address 3 major issues that cause frustration.
But first, we’re looking forward to Xur and his inventory.
All information about Xur on April 3, 2020 – PS4, PC, Xbox One, Google Stadia
What does Xur have for sale? Is Xur bringing a rare weapon to the Guardians this weekend? And what gear does he have with him?
We’re excited for his visit and curious about his inventory.
When does Xur appear?
This is Xur’s time: Starting today, Xur will appear again for a while at 7:00 PM. He will choose a planet and sell his exotic items to interested Guardians there until the next Weekly Reset on April 7th.
Where is Xur? This is his location this weekend
Xur’s position: This weekend Xur is selling his items on Io in the area “The Giant’s Scar”.
Xur’s current location on Io
Xur’s inventory from April 3rd to April 7th – All Exotics at a glance
Weapon:Hard Light – Auto rifle for 29 Legendary shards
Titan:Hand Cannon – Gauntlets for 23 Legendary shards
Mobility: +6
Resilience: +14
Recovery: +6
Discipline: +12
Intellect: +2
Strength: +12
Total: 52
Hunter:Orpheus Rig – Leg Armor for 23 Legendary shards
In Fortnite: Battle Royale the Deadpool challenges for week 7 are here. Today, on April 3rd, you can finally unlock the Deadpool skin. You need to help Deadpool find his pistols and then enter a phone booth or a construction toilet. We will show you all the locations for the skin for the live event. Some people are missing the tasks, though.
What is this challenge? In week 7 of season 2 in Fortnite, you need to search for two items in the agent’s headquarters and transform into Deadpool in a phone booth or a construction toilet.
By completing these tasks, you can finally unlock the Deadpool skin, which is also the secret skin for this season.
Deadpool’s pistols – locations
For the first part of the task, you need to find both Deadpool pistols in the agents’ headquarters.
You can find the first pistol in the agents’ meeting room, right under the challenge table:
You can find the second pistol in Muscle Party’s agent room. The pistol is located right by his feet, on the floor:
Enter a phone booth or construction toilet to transform into Deadpool
For the second part of the task, you will be sent to the new map of season 2 and have to enter a phone booth or a construction toilet with a secret passage.
You can see the 12 locations on the Fortnite map here:
Since you only need to enter one phone booth or construction toilet to transform into Deadpool, you can simply land at one of these locations.
What do the phone booths and construction toilets look like? To help you identify which items are meant, we have included an image for each.
You can interact with them and enter the phone booths or the toilet this way. If it’s a phone booth, you will simply “change clothes”. If it’s a construction toilet, you will first be shot through a tube.
Once you have found Deadpool’s pistols and transformed into Deadpool, you will unlock the Deadpool skin.
e-sports on mobile devices experienced a significant increase in viewer numbers last year. We asked a mobile pro what might be the reason and what makes e-sports on mobile.
e-sports has now grown into a large industry, with millions of dollars in prize money being awarded every year. The prize pool for the international tournament of dota 2 was $34.3 million in 2019 and was watched by about 1.9 million people.
This also applies to mobile games. The world series 2019 of the popular game free fire had a total of about 2 million viewers, putting it ahead of the international.
Which mobile pro are we talking about? We conducted an interview with the German pro gamer Morten Mehmert, who specializes in the mobile game clash royale.
Morten is a member of the e-sports team sk gaming, and he describes his entry into professional gaming matter-of-factly:
The clash royale league has been around since 2018, and sk gaming approached me when they entered the league and asked me if I could imagine playing the game professionally. Compared to others, I was always quite far ahead, and that ultimately motivated me to join the e-sports team.
Clash royale is a popular strategy game for mobile devices where players must destroy their opponents’ towers.
A decisive advantage strengthens mobile gaming in e-sports
It’s no secret that mobile gaming has seen a significant boom for years. Especially in Asia, developers are making millions with MMO games on smartphones and tablets, including for example, pearl abyss with black desert mobile. Mobile games are also becoming increasingly prominent in e-sports.
This is what Morten says about accessibility: Therefore, in our interview, we asked Morten what he believes the strengths of mobile gaming are. He thinks that one of the main reasons is its high accessibility.
Clearly, one of the strengths is that you can play anywhere, no matter where you are. Additionally, it is accessible to anyone who owns a smartphone. This naturally generates much more interest and strengthens the reach.
Furthermore, mobile games are no longer just about trivial games that one plays to pass the time, for example, while on a bus.
Games on mobile devices are becoming increasingly complex, and many bear little resemblance to the image of
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There are now almost 4,000 achievements in World of Warcraft. A player seems to have taken it upon himself to achieve them all. He has now done this for the second time.
Who is the player? The player goes by the name Xirev with his Blood Elf in World of Warcraft. He has published a post on Reddit under the same name, where he shows the screenshot of his achievements window and the achievements he has completed.
It is clearly visible that he has achieved 3,927/3,927 achievements – that is, everything that WoW has to offer. He has practically completed the MMORPG.
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He is thus one of three players in Battle for Azeroth who have completed all achievements. The other two are Rhías (Realm: Wildhammer) and Billym (Realm: Azralon).
How long did it take him? He did not specify how long exactly it took him to farm the achievements. However, he took six years back in March 2018. Accordingly, he has now added two more years – a total of eight years.
With the release of Battle for Azeroth and the latest Patch 8.3, many new achievements were introduced to the game. Therefore, he had to go back to work after March 2018 for his achievement. We are eagerly waiting to see if he will attempt it again for the upcoming expansion Shadowlands.
What’s the point? Xirev is a “Completionist.” This means he wants to achieve everything that can be achieved in World of Warcraft. This includes having all the achievements there are. He already revealed this in an interview in 2018.
Now, with his new record, he reveals hardly anything about himself or his motivations in his thread. Instead, other players are speculating about what the hardest achievement he has earned might be or how long he may have taken for the BfA achievements.
Together with the achievements, he has also earned most titles and many mounts that World of Warcraft has to offer. Thus, he probably has not much to do until the release of Shadowlands – other than “playing the game.”
If you already play Call of Duty: Warzone as a free-to-play version, you can check out the multiplayer of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare for free this weekend. As a Warzone player, you even have some advantages.
What shooter is this? It’s about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, which already boasted strong ratings shortly after release. Since the release of its BR mode Warzone, Modern Warfare has been the most popular shooter on Twitch:
Most viewed games of the last seven days. Source: sullygnome.
When can I play Modern Warfare for free? The free weekend starts today, on April 3rd, at 7:00 PM German time and ends on Monday, April 6th, at 7:00 PM.
How can I play? In the Warzone lobby, you will find the “Stocked Up, Locked Down” 24/7 playlist over the weekend. This offers the regular multiplayer modes of Modern Warfare on two popular maps on a loop.
What do I need for this? To participate, according to Activision’s announcement, you need the free version of the Battle Royale mode Warzone. You can simply download it from your respective shop for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, or PC via Battle.net:
Note that you must pay 25 cents for age verification on the PS4.
Game modes and maps of Modern Warfare
Which maps can I play? The two maps in the playlist are Atlas Superstore and Shoot House. You might already know the Superstore as a Warzone player; it is set up exactly like the corresponding area in Verdansk. For multiplayer, it is a 10v10 map.
These game modes are available: If you have played Modern Warfare yourself or generally have not played any multiplayer shooters besides Battle Royale, you might not be familiar with the modes. Here is a brief overview of the variants that the free weekend offers:
Team Deathmatch (“TDM”): Fight to the death, the first team to get 70 kills wins.
Kill Confirmed: Like TDM, but you must collect dog tags from defeated enemies to score points.
Domination: Three flags on the map that must be captured and held to score points.
Hardpoint: There is only one point to capture that stays for 45 seconds.
Headquarters (“HQ”): Similar to Hardpoint, but once the point is captured, your team cannot respawn. You hold the HQ until the enemies wipe you out or time runs out.
If you want to learn more about this, we have explained all multiplayer modes of Modern Warfare in a detailed guide for you.
Advantages for Warzone players
If you have played Warzone before, you have a slight advantage in multiplayer over completely new players. Through Warzone, you have already leveled some weapons and unlocked attachments for gunsmith.
Some weapons like the AUG become really strong only with attachments.
This allows you to create loadouts for multiplayer, similar to those for Warzone. You can find help in our guides:
All progress you make in multiplayer carries over to Warzone and vice versa. This way, you can level weapons for both areas ideally and later dive into multiplayer when you want to buy Modern Warfare. Since you will earn double experience points over the weekend, you will even be able to level your weapons more efficiently during this time.
If you have trouble using the AUG as the strongest weapon in Warzone, play it for a while in multiplayer. This way, you unlock the best attachments for the weapon and can use it optimally in Warzone.
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The Battle League in Pokémon GO still causes frustration among many trainers. Strange bugs complicate the game – for example, due to odd victories.
Trainers lose for no reason: When it comes to the Battle League in Pokémon GO, one often faces a dilemma. While the mode itself is fun, annoying bugs spoil the gaming experience. A recently reported bug concerns the outcome of matches.
Trainers lose and don’t know why
Players report issues: In the Pokémon GO subreddit, a player reported that despite actually winning, he was credited with a loss. In his post, user “kamieniarz” (via Reddit), described that he had played four matches, but the set was suddenly rated completely. He won two matches and lost two – but the missing fifth match was also recorded as a loss. In the comments, players report similar problems.
Although only four matches are displayed, a rating of 5 matches is done at the end Source Reddit/kamieniarz
Partially there are also losses that are easier to understand, but are just as frustrating. User “Yindesu” (via Reddit) reports matches that sent the player back to the lobby. Buttons were blocked – at the restart, the match was counted as a loss. Other players report:
Severe input delays
Delayed attacks
Failing shields
The Battle League unfortunately does not always work flawlessly
A few days ago, another user reported on Reddit about another issue: After winning a match, he put his smartphone in sleep mode without waiting for the victory animation after the battle. He seemed to have acted prematurely.
Even though the match was counted as “fought”, he was not credited the win – similar to “yindesu”. It is advisable not to lock your phone before you are back in the lobby – at least if you want to be completely sure.
The casino of GTA Online offers a special feature that effectively counters griefers and tryhards. You should use it!
What is it about? If you own a penthouse in the GTA Online casino, you have many advantages. In addition to the apartment directly above the spinner, there is also a way to fast travel. With this feature, you can get to the other end of the map in seconds.
Perfect for escaping tryhards who lurk in front of the casino. Or also to get quickly from A to B without having to drive for a long time.
Player designs map for fast travel
What kind of map is this? On Reddit, player cyatt writes that he finds the casino limousine service awesome but had trouble remembering the locations for the teleport destinations. Because during fast travel, only the names of the target locations are displayed. Not where they are located on the map.
That’s why cyatt (via Reddit) created an overview map and shared it with the community. The graphic received more than 8,000 upvotes within the first 18 hours.
Why is the map important? A user comments that he always uses the fast travel feature to escape annoying fellow players.
“I always use it to escape tryhards. They think I’m leaving the casino, but actually, I’m then at the top of the map.”
It often happens that griefers lurk in front of the casino in GTA Online. They park in front of the exits and wait for you to come out the door to quickly shoot you. When you suddenly appear somewhere else on the map with this fast travel, they first have to catch up with you again. A decisive advantage for you.
Another player writes that he always travels directly to his bunker in Chumasch using fast travel.
Ideal for continuing to make money or to bunker in safety.
How fast travel works in the casino
How to call the limo: When you acquire a penthouse in the casino of GTA Online (it was free with Twitch Prime), you unlock the limo service. You can access this when you use the phone in your penthouse or talk to Tom Connors in the entrance area of the casino.
In the menu, you then select a location for fast travel. The overview map above shows you where the locations are.
Once you are sure where you want to teleport, confirm the location. A cutscene with a limousine appears. After just a few seconds, you will then stand at the desired location.
You have access to the feature at this phone in the penthouse
How to use the limo everywhere on the map: You have access to a limo service anywhere on the map. To do this, open the phone in the game and call your contact Ms. Baker. She offers you the option to send a limousine, which will chauffeur you. However, this is not fast travel; it works more like a taxi. You sit in the car but do not have to drive yourself.
With a waypoint, you indicate to the driver where he should take you. Upon arrival at your destination, you get out of the limo. A good way to travel when you need to be AFK for a while.
The casino also offers a lot of missions that you can play. To unlock a secret casino mission, you first have to drink hard.
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In The Division 2 there is a heated discussion about bans and glitches. Players believe that Destiny 2 is also getting involved with a little jab.
What happened in Division 2? Recently, a DPS glitch in The Division 2 caused a stir. Players were able to get powerful loot at an incredibly fast rate through an unfair method. Developer Massive responded with tough measures: Bans were issued, and even rollbacks.
For some players, the sanctions were way too harsh, and some feel wrongly punished. But there are also many supporters of the measures. Here at MeinMMO, there is also a heated discussion on this:
Bungie: “We never want to punish innocent players”
This is how Destiny 2 is mocking it: According to some players, the developer of another large shooter MMO is slyly poking fun at the hard ban policy of Division 2. On reddit it is read that Destiny 2 is currently subtly taking shots at Massive.
In a passage from TwaB (This Week at Bungie) from March 3, Bungie’s weekly letter to the community, it discusses how to handle the topic of cheaters in Destiny 2. Basically, it is stated that in Destiny players never have to bear consequences for in-game errors. For the Redditors, the word choice and timing are no coincidence.
This is the specific statement:
It is a balancing act, as we never want to punish innocent players who have consistently high stats due to outstanding skill, bugs in the game, or gaps in the game’s logic, which we attribute to our fault.
Looking at the history of glitches in Destiny, it becomes clear that Bungie is indeed not taking a hard stance against it and is significantly withholding penalties.
In PvE, many players consider the so-called safe spots or raid glitches to be part of Destiny, and resourceful players search the entire game for ways to “cheese.” It is different in PvP. The current TWaB also reveals that thousands of cheaters are once again being “removed from the PvP ecosystem.”
Raid boss Crota has been taken down in countless ways, including glitches
What does the community say? In the corresponding Reddit thread, many take the supposed jab with humor. Bruzur writes: “The timing is simply perfect.”
Others doubt whether the jab was really directed at Massive and Division 2. A user dismisses the connection as ridiculous and a silly conspiracy theory.
In the comments, it is also mentioned that players can understand both sides and approaches. Some even want to attribute the different player numbers to the handling of glitches:
I really like both franchises, but such things are the reason why D2 registers over a million players daily, even though it doesn’t necessarily have the better game.
