With the Warzone update, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has received two new game modes. These are great for quickly leveling weapons or progressing through the Battle Pass. But it’s only a short time that it’s easier.
What makes it so easy? With the launch of the Battle Royale mode Warzone on March 10, there was also a small bonus for all players. All experience earned is doubled for one week, until March 17, 2020.
This bonus applies to weapon XP, regular XP and progress for the Battle Pass. You will receive double XP in both multiplayer modes as well as in the two Warzone modes Battle Royale and Plunder.
How much experience do I get? How much experience you earn depends on which mode you are playing, how well your performance is and how long the match lasted. We have been able to measure the most bonus XP in BR and Plunder so far. If you perform reasonably well, you can roughly achieve:
The duration corresponds roughly to one match. In longer matches or with better performance, you can easily further increase the earned experience.
Quickly farm attachments, weapons, and Battle Pass
What does leveling do for me? Levelling up has several benefits. Firstly, you unlock new weapons and equipment with regular level-ups up to level 55. Secondly, you can level up using the weapons you use.
Leveling certain weapons grants you access to new attachments with which you can improve and customize the weapons at the gunsmith. This way you can even create secret variants from some weapons.
Does this benefit me as a Free2Play player? Warzone is also playable for free; however, F2P players only have access to Battle Royale. Nonetheless, leveling provides you with nearly as much benefit as it does for the buyers.
From level 4, you can create your own loadouts and classes. Since you have to start fresh as a F2P player, the XP bonus helps you reach good loadouts faster. This way, you won’t lag behind the buyers for too long.
Furthermore, any progress you make in Battle Royale – including levels, weapon tiers and more – will also transfer to the base game once you purchase it. So if you want to play CoD MW later in multiplayer or unlock cosmetic items for BR, you won’t lose any progress.
You don’t have to play until the end – even an early death without achieving much already grants about 4000-5000 XP
Play for XP and not for victory – if you want to level specific weapons, use them in Battle Royale if you find them, even if they are not the strongest
Create a loadout with the weapon you want to level – you can select this immediately in Plunder mode and you don’t have to buy or find it first
Play with friends or randoms – Warzone is designed for trios and playing alone or in duos is correspondingly harder. Together you are more likely to survive and have higher chances for more XP
Complete contracts – they provide quick and easy rewards during the match, which can lead to more XP. There is also an extra dose of weapon XP available
If you are only focused on victory, we have some tips for you:
In Destiny 2 there is currently a bug in Gambit. Players are being repeatedly kicked out or entire matches are ending. Apparently, the cause is level-ups. The developer Bungie has already spoken out.
What is currently happening in Gambit? According to reddit user MrFOrzum, there is currently a bug in the game mode Gambit that urgently needs to be fixed. The problem seems to be the players’ level-ups.
Whenever a player levels up with their character, there seems to be a chance that an opponent will be kicked from the game or even the entire match will end.
He currently describes Gambit as unplayable.
Particles are being released from Gambit
What do other users say? On reddit, many other users report issues in Gambit that they have not been able to classify so far. These include disconnects, game freezing, or many 2-against-3 duels.
The thread currently has over 6,000 upvotes and thus ranks number one in the subreddit. The problem seems to be making big waves.
Hopefully, the change didn’t bring about these bugs in Gambit. Just yesterday, 3 players from the opposing team were kicked out, and in the next game, my teammate and I were kicked out due to freezing. Next game, I was back in the opposing team.
This can’t be a coincidence!
Bungie has acknowledged the issues
What does Bungie say? On reddit, community manager dmg04 has already commented on the issues in Gambit:
We have already noticed the issue in the help forum and the team is currently investigating the cause. As soon as we have a fix planned, we will let you know.
Information about the bug was also shared on Twitter. It is said to affect both normal Gambit and Gambit Prime. If other issues occur, the tweet refers to the help forum.
We are investigating an issue causing crashes in Gambit and Gambit Prime.
What is the Gambit mode? Gambit is a PvEvP mode where two teams compete against each other. Depending on the variant, a match consists of up to three rounds played on different maps with different bosses.
In the PvE part, particles from mobs are collected. Once a team collects 25 particles, it can open a portal and send a player to the opponents. Then PvP action is added. Over time, Gambit was expanded to the Prime mode and a greater focus on the Vagabond as game master.
Even though the Warlords expansion for The Division 2 and the changes from Title Update 8 are well received by many players, there are also problems. Among the biggest issues are likely the overpowered NPCs and the poor loot at increasing difficulty levels. Now the developers have responded.
This is currently causing discussions: Recently, the new expansion Warlords of New York launched, accompanied by the major Title Update 8. Included were not only numerous new content but also many changes to existing mechanics and systems.
However, even though some agents are enjoying the new expansion and the content from TU8, there are areas where it simply does not fit for many players. The two currently most debated problems are the balance at higher difficulty levels and the corresponding loot.
What are the current biggest problems?
This bothers many agents significantly: Those who have completed the Warlords campaign and delve deeper into the endgame and into Season 1 will sooner or later increase the difficulty. And that’s exactly where many begin to face problems.
If you don’t have an absolute God-build, enemies become disproportionately stronger with increasing levels. Especially elite enemies turn into real bullet sponges, which one must often shoot for minutes before they finally drop. However, you can go down after just a few shots, sometimes even just one. This makes it less enjoyable for many – neither alone nor in a group, where enemies additionally scale.
For those who don’t know what’s going on, here’s a video from Reddit where 3 agents desperately try to destroy a Black Tusk healing station on legendary difficulty:
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As if that were not enough, you are not noticeably better rewarded for your efforts at higher difficulty levels, even though you might need 30 minutes longer for the same mission. It’s not uncommon to be “rewarded” with purple items on “Challenging”. Even God-rolls don’t seem to occur more frequently.
In short: While you are facing significantly tougher enemies, the loot barely improves with increasing difficulty, which makes it even more frustrating for many.
Even though there are currently still enough other issues in the game, such as faulty season progress, non-resettable checkpoints, the TTK in the Dark Zone, nasty bugs, or technical problems (as also seen after today’s maintenance) – the overpowered NPCs and the poor loot are what many wish to improve as quickly as possible. Now the developers have finally spoken.
Where do the information come from? In the State of the Game on March 11, the developers confirmed that they are indeed aware of the criticism and emphasize that they are receiving many comments from the community on this topic and are not simply ignoring them.
The most important point for many upfront: The developers are looking at possible changes to scaling in co-op and at the difficulty level, and some changes will likely come – even if they appear to be just minimal. However, they did not specify when exactly.
What changes are expected for the NPCs? They admitted that it currently takes too long for enemies to die in some situations. In general, they are satisfied with the state and balance at the “Hard” difficulty level – that’s exactly where they want to be.
The Challenging difficulty level was designed for players with perfect builds and maximized attributes. Currently, the encounters are a bit exaggerated in terms of NPC health and damage. Additionally, this also limits build diversity, as everyone simply focuses on damage (red attributes).
However, they want to encourage build diversity. It is therefore very likely that there will be moderate adjustments here.
“Heroic” and “Legendary” should still remain tough for all players. So if adjustments are made here, they will only be minimal. In the end, it should still be challenging. It won’t be a walk in the park.
Also, the scaling for elite enemies in co-op, i.e., the increase in enemy damage, armor, and health with an increasing number of players, is currently not functioning as intended.
In short: The difficulty levels above “Hard” are intended for optimally equipped agents. Additionally, elite enemies in co-op do not scale as they should. They are looking at possible adjustments here.
However, the developers emphasize that the higher difficulty levels should be tough and challenging. With TU7, many things became too easy, and they are generally happy that it has become more demanding again with Warlords. They don’t want to change that too much, and it will not be as easy as it was before Warlords. But at the same time, it should also not feel too frustrating and not be filled with bullet sponges into which one mindlessly dumps magazine after magazine.
So the goal is to adjust the difficulty levels and the scaling of NPCs, to increase build diversity, and to improve accessibility at higher difficulty levels. All of this ideally without making it too easy again.
This is what the developers say about the loot: They have also commented on the loot. This should also be improved. Higher difficulty levels should drop correspondingly good loot and not flood the players with countless purple items on “Challenging”.
Currently, containers in the open world and in missions also do not scale with the difficulty level. This is also unintentional and should be changed.
By the way, the raid will be balanced separately and not be affected by all these changes.
What do you think of the current state of loot and NPCs at higher difficulty levels? Is everything okay and can everything stay as it is? Or do you also wish for changes?
To start Season 20 in Diablo 3, there are three classes you particularly want to play. We will show you the ones you chose as your favorite classes.
When does Season 20 start? On March 13, 2020, the gates open to a new season chapter in Diablo 3. For the adventure, Blizzard released Patch 2.6.8, which introduced three new sets and made further adjustments to items.
Your favorites for Season 20 – Which class will you play?
Your choice: On March 8, we opened a survey where you could tell us which class you will play in Season 20. For those of you who are undecided, you will also find a Wheel of Fate in the post, which is supposed to help you choose your class.
Since the survey started, over 2200 MeinMMO readers have participated. Thank you for that!
This is how you voted:
Barbarian: 553 votes
Wizard: 487 votes
Witch Doctor: 406 votes
Necromancer: 228 votes
Demon Hunter: 212 votes
Monk: 187 votes
Crusader: 140 votes
You can also see the votes with percentage figures in the following graphic.
What stands out: At the top of the selection are the classes that received new sets. It seems that you are looking forward to these new play styles and are eager to try them out. Especially the Barbarian, which was also chosen as the favorite class before the start of Season 19.
Are the classes strong? We have created a Tier List for Season 20 in Diablo 3 for you. There you will see which classes and builds have the greatest potential in the new season to reach the top of the Greater Nephalem Rifts.
What happens in Season 20? In the new section of the Diablo adventure, you can expect a special season theme with Kanai’s Cube. Players celebrated this even before they could test it. Just in theory, people were already excited and demanded to keep this mechanic forever. But Blizzard quickly made it clear why you cannot keep the new mechanic in Diablo 3.
The Space Whale Astrocetus is one of the most fascinating dinos in ARK Genesis. A giant, flying whale in space is something special even for ARK. We will tell you how to tame an Astrocetus.
The Space Whale is one of the dinos that you should tame more in the endgame of Genesis. The whole procedure is simple, but it requires some preparation.
Here you can find the Space Whale
The Astrocetus is native to the Lunar biome and flies around in space. To safely search for the Space Whale there, you need to prepare accordingly. The sun is your enemy and can quickly cost you your life. So craft a radiation protection suit in the Fabricator.
For the crafting you need:
155 Hide
235 Fiber
85 Blue Gems
72 Polymer
166 Crystals
125 Balls of Eerified Glass
With that you are equipped for the search for the Astrocetus for now.
The best methods for taming the Astrocetus
Currently, various methods are circulating to tame an Astrocetus. We will show you the best methods that you can use on any server at this time.
Method 1: With the TEK Hover Skiff
The best method works with a TEK Hover Skiff. However, you will only unlock the transport vehicle after you have completed enough missions and finished the last task of your HLN-A drone. You must defeat the final boss of Genesis Part 1. You build the Tek Hover Skiff at the Fabricator.
For the crafting you need:
168 Element
4100 Metal Ingots
372 Polymer
50 Crystals
62 Oil
268 Electronics
Once you have the skiff, place a simple cannon on the front or back. Look for a Space Whale, shoot it with a rifle so that you are pursued, and aim the cannon at its head. In the low level range, you only need a good hit to knock out the whale. Body shots do not count.
Method 2: With primitive means
If you want to have a Space Whale before you defeat the Genesis final boss, there is another method that follows the same principle.
Build a tower in the Lunar biome near a Space Whale and place a cannon facing each direction at the top. Shoot the whale with a rifle to get its attention and then try to hit its head with the cannons.
But let it come close enough, otherwise you will have trouble reaching it afterwards.
Method 3: Rocket Launcher and Bloodstalker
Equipped with a rocket launcher, go into the Lunar biome with your Bloodstalker and look for a Space Whale. Once you find one, jump until you are near it. Each jump consumes stamina, so level up your Bloodstalker accordingly.
Shoot the Astrocetus multiple times with the rocket launcher. Pay attention to headshots. Once it is unconscious, start feeding it.
This is what the Astrocetus eats
One of the favorite foods of the Space Whale is Extraordinary Kibble, but it is less suitable for taming. Instead, during the taming process, use
Raw Fillets
or Raw Mutton.
Just pack it into the inventory of the Astrocetus and watch the bar fill slowly.
How to craft the saddle
To ride the Space Whale, you need to craft a TEK saddle. While it can be dropped during the boss fight against the first Genesis boss Moeder, you will only learn the recipe during the final boss fight against the Master Controller.
For crafting, you will need the following materials:
750 Polymer
3250 Metal Ingots
606 Crystals
82 Element
210 Black Pearls
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Tomorrow morning, on March 13th, the big event for the start of the PvP league will kick off in Pokémon GO. We will show you the bonuses and let you know what is worth it.
When does the PvP event run? The event starts tomorrow morning at 08:00 local time, which is March 13th. You can take advantage of the bonuses until March 16th at 22:00.
During the event, the PvP league officially starts. It has been in a testing phase until now, and it kicks off officially on Friday night at 22:00.
All information about the big PvP event
What bonuses are there? The rewards are all related to the PvP league and the important Pokémon from it:
You will find strong Pokémon for the PvP league in raids. Possibly also the ones that are currently available
More fighting Pokémon will appear in the wild
Giratina in its altered form returns in level 5 raids
First time Shiny Practibalk will be available
You will receive a free raid pass if you win 5 battles of a premium battle set
Instead of 5, you can complete 7 battle sets per day
There is more stardust in the PvP league
How to get Shiny Practibalk? This fighting Pokémon is actually only obtained from level 1 raids. You will continue to encounter it there and hopefully also receive it as a Shiny.
Niantic writes the following: “The best chances are when you defeat and catch it in level 1 raid battles!” It sounds a bit like it could also be available in other ways.
The Shiny family of Practibalk
Which fighting Pokémon might appear more frequently: There are already some fighting-type Pokémon that you can encounter as Shiny. We show you the list:
Menki
Machollo
Meditie
Makuhita
Riolu
Riolu is actually only obtainable from eggs. It remains to be seen if it might be available in some way during the event.
Are Giratina raids worth it? The altered form of Giratina is returning to raids this weekend. For the Hyper and Master League, this form is a solid choice and is among the best Pokémon.
However, the altered form is not useful for raids. Only the Shiny form of Giratina might attract trainers who are not focused on PvP.
A next mysterious Pokémon could already be waiting for us:
DOOM Eternal is the first major shooter to be released in 2020. However, there are several competitors from previous years that could still overshadow DOOM. How will it assert itself?
DOOM Eternal will be released on March 20, 2020, making it the first new AAA shooter of the year. Nevertheless, shooter fans have already been offered quite a lot:
So how does DOOM Eternal plan to compete against these opponents? Let’s take a look at what it offers.
DOOM is unique, and it should stay that way
To explain why DOOM can hold its ground against massive successes like CoD and Fortnite, we first want to clarify why the name “DOOM” carries so much weight for comparison. Many of today’s players seem to no longer know this.
The history of DOOM
The DOOM series has always been known for setting new standards and shaping the entire shooter genre. Already with the first part in 1993, a new engine was introduced that allowed for new designs and revolutionized 3D graphics for shooters.
The entire engine, which for the first time allowed the use of simulated verticality, led many post-DOOM games to be seen merely as clones. Many of the graphical features that were adopted were first introduced by DOOM.
With DOOM (1993) came for the first time a hardcore and popular multiplayer mode that excited players: Deathmatch. Although shooters had previously offered multiplayer, DOOM coined the term “Deathmatch”.
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The mode in which many players compete against each other and play until one reaches the most kills is still present in almost every shooter today – even in CoD. One could even argue that popular Battle Royale games today evolved from the Deathmatch.
Many subsequent entries in the series have impressed with similar innovations. Doom 64 for the Nintendo 64, for example, was the first to use technology to layer rooms on top of each other.
For the latest entry, DOOM (2016), a new engine was developed again, the “id Tech 6”. This new technology enabled even better graphics, which is particularly delightful for fans in a splatter fest like DOOM.
As already mentioned in the previous section, DOOM has repeatedly shaped the shooter genre through innovations. This is also because it has been able to provide players with an entirely new gaming experience.
Brutal and hardcore gameplay: The toughness of the game is something that did not exist before. The toughness is characterized by two things:
The DOOM series is known for showing particularly bloody scenes. For this reason, many parts ended up on the index in Germany or were even banned entirely.
The games themselves are truly difficult and require skill and practice.
“Bloody” and “DOOM” could also be synonyms.
The difficulty has always been something that DOOM seems to take pride in. Enemies can be dangerous even at lower difficulty levels, but the names of the difficulty levels are indicative:
The second difficulty level is already called “Hurt Me Plenty” (which means “Hurt me a lot”)
and the highest “Ultra-Nightmare”, which is exactly as it sounds in DOOM.
This aligns with the idea of facing the hordes of hell and has always been a hallmark of the series.
Unique atmosphere: The developers have early on relied on music that fits the game – metal. The music, often described by many as “screaming with noise” or similar, fits perfectly with its hard riffs and aggressive tempo to the action in DOOM.
This results in an even more intense gaming feel, as you get completely immersed in the scene while playing. The music, particularly the composer Mick Gordon, has become almost as popular as DOOM itself. There is even a running gag within the community: “Cool, the new album by Mick Gordon comes with a free game!” A little taste:
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While DOOM naturally attracts metal fans, the music is not primarily for that reason in the game. It simply fits – and can therefore also impress people who usually listen to something different, independent of the soundtrack.
DOOM is simply metal.
Eternal will be hardcore – really, even for DOOM
As usual, the new DOOM Eternal comes in different difficulty levels, from Easy to Ultra-Nightmare. The fact that the second easiest mode is called “Hurt Me Plenty” indicates something about DOOM.
In DOOM Eternal, the name is the program. I, as someone who often plays shooters and is fairly good at it, have struggled while playing. I died in the first level of DOOM Eternal, and that was not much more than the tutorial on “Hurt Me Plenty”.
What makes DOOM Eternal so hard? The difference from previous DOOM entries is that in Eternal, the enemies are always equally intelligent. This means they always have the same behavior patterns.
Enemies are initially quite nasty, but become easier over time.
That was different in the past. They became smarter as the difficulty increased, which meant you always had to readjust to them. Now, the difficulty only changes the damage taken and dealt.
This leads to a particularly nasty start in DOOM Eternal. Only DOOM veterans will likely get through it without major injuries. The advantage, however, is that the game becomes more enjoyable with longer playtime – even on Ultra-Nightmare.
DOOM comes at just the right time
What can speak for the success of DOOM Eternal is the timing of its release. Now, in spring 2020, hardly any new games and no new shooters of this magnitude are being released.
What else is coming out? If you take a look at our list of game releases for 2020, you will see that there have been hardly any new releases prior to DOOM Eternal and it will also be a while before anything else comes out.
On April 24, Predator: Hunting Grounds will be released, but other notable shooters are not on the horizon. Only Valorant is set to enter beta at some point in 2020.
Valorant could become a competitor for DOOM – but targets a completely different player base.
DOOM Eternal thus has the opportunity to set a milestone once again, as it will remain the only new shooter with fresh ideas for the foreseeable future.
How will DOOM assert itself? In DOOM Eternal, the developers and publisher Bethesda are relying not only on the fanbase of the cult shooter, but are also exploring new paths.
One of the trailers contains a lot of story (for a DOOM) and tells more story than one is used to. But this story is surprisingly well-received. A new, apparently successful way.
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Fans of DOOM Eternal already know what to expect. But to attract new players and expand the player base, this is a quite useful strategy. More players lead to several advantages:
more active multiplayer
more possible content for later due to increased revenue
greater media success, also through word of mouth
new ideas for DOOM in the future thanks to new impulses from the community
DOOM Eternal offers things that CoD and Fortnite do not
To compete against the strong franchises Call of Duty and Fortnite, DOOM Eternal delivers several features that are either absent from or not found in the same way in the other two games.
Many options for character development
This is how DOOM Eternal ensures progress: In Eternal, there are several features that allow players to improve and customize their characters. Eternal offers, for example:
Runes, of which three can be equipped at the same time and can grant special abilities
Weapon mods – two per weapon with various effects
Upgrades for the Praetorian Armor
Passive talents via Sentinel Crystals that influence ammunition, health, and armor and grant perks
The DOOM Fortress, a flying fortress that you continuously expand throughout the campaign
Unlockable weapons and equipment like flamethrowers and ice grenades
It should be possible to achieve all progress in one playthrough, but it is nearly impossible. Only truly good and attentive players can manage that.
What do the individual systems bring? Each of the progress features advances you in different ways. Improvements to Praetorian Armor and Sentinel Crystals, for example, increase your chances of survival.
Runes and weapon mods ensure that you deal more damage and can defeat enemies more effectively. Some of them even allow you to stun certain enemies, making them vulnerable to immediate death via Glorykill.
Glorykills are an important mechanic and are even possible with tough enemies.
What’s particularly interesting is the Fortress. Here you receive some of your equipment, exhibit found records (which should pacify even the critics of the TV spot’s music), rearrange your skills, and start new missions.
Since there are tons of secrets in DOOM Eternal, it’s worth coming back and exploring the ship repeatedly. Behind almost every displayed item lies a story – and in the “Man Cave” of the Doomslayer, there are numerous Easter eggs and a PC waiting to be fed with floppy disks for a secret game.
Customize your Slayer: Besides various upgrade options that can influence your playstyle, you also have the opportunity to change your appearance. You can unlock or receive various skins for this purpose.
In a short video, Bethesda has already presented numerous cosmetics for this – including a DOOMicorn skin for Twitch Prime users.
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This content is available during the game: The developers have indicated that the playtime of DOOM Eternal is about 22 hours – primarily referring to the campaign. This is nearly double the length of its predecessor DOOM (2016).
However, you can already ensure variety and extended playtime in the campaign through optional tasks.
Slayer Portals – additional levels during the campaign: For one, there are Slayer Portals – additional areas where you have to slay even more demons. The trick about the portals is that they are essentially part of the campaign. This means that all extra lives and ammunition you waste there will also be consumed.
Moreover, the demons there become increasingly difficult. For every slain Slayer, they grow stronger, similar to a Nemesis system, and bear the names of the defeated players above their heads.
Invasions like in Dark Souls – PvP during the campaign: On the other hand, there is an invasion feature that will come in the future. Anyone who signs up for this option can be attacked by other players during the campaign.
They take on the role of powerful demons and challenge the player with special abilities.
Opponent players can control the nasty demons.
What about the endgame? However, there are also various activities after the campaign to keep players entertained. Specifically, two things stand out:
The Battle Mode replaces multiplayer and allows for asymmetric PvP – two demons face off against one Slayer
Master levels increase the difficulty of levels during replay with more boss demons and tougher opponents, regardless of the chosen difficulty
Anyone who really wants to “complete” DOOM Eternal must not only collect all upgrades but also complete all Master Levels on Ultra-Nightmare. That could take a while. In the video from the colleagues at GameStar, you will get a deeper insight:
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More content in the future: With the release on March 20, the development of DOOM Eternal is not yet finished. The game will continue to receive more content, almost like an MMO.
What exactly that will be is not yet known. However, there is already a points system in the base game that unlocks new cosmetics gradually. It’s therefore quite possible that a kind of battle pass will come for more content for Battle Mode – or new game modes like the classic Deathmatch mode.
Does DOOM have a chance against CoD and Fortnite?
That DOOM Eternal will sustain itself as long as Fortnite is rather unlikely. At least, it certainly will not reach the player count of the Battle Royale. However, the target audiences only partially overlap.
Nevertheless, the mentioned features are a reason why, at least at the game’s release, many players are likely to give DOOM a chance. Here at MeinMMO, many users are already determined to play it, as our survey shows.
Will be bought right after my vacation! That’s as certain as the amen in church. I’m really looking forward to the game.
DOOM also has a cult factor that will certainly drive many fans to play it, and the advertising strategy of the new TV spot with different music may even reach a new target audience.
With its unique features that neither CoD nor Fortnite offers, along with its fan base, DOOM Eternal will assert itself. Personally, along with many who have informed themselves about DOOM, I will likely ignore the other shooters at least at launch.
Especially the progress systems are a good thing that motivates playing through, and since they help in easily defeating the tough enemies, these two features strongly interlock. The endgame content then offers something for all who are interested and the portals along with the upcoming invasion mode already give the first playthrough a bit more spice.
Whether and how the upcoming features can regularly draw players back and keep them playing remains to be seen.
How can DOOM Eternal assert itself against Fortnite or Call of Duty?
DOOM attracts an older player base that associates it with a great shooter experience from the past that modern shooters do not offer in the same form. For these, DOOM is almost a must-buy.
DOOM can offer a new shooter experience to a younger audience that has grown up with Fortnite, one that they have not yet experienced. Fortnite has made the genre appealing to them in its infancy.
DOOM, although not a classic service game with constant updates, provides enough content through a variety of progress systems, ensuring hours of engagement. Plus, the super tough challenges offer sufficient hurdles that can be attempted over weeks.
Since DOOM is a shooter with cult status and history, which at this point offers features that other modern shooters do not, Eternal can establish itself alongside the other big titles.
What do you think? Will DOOM Eternal prevail?
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Today there is a second maintenance for The Division 2. A fix is intended to resolve the connection issues that have been occurring since the first maintenance today. Once again, the servers will go offline. We will show how the maintenance works and take a look at the patch notes.
Update 3:35 PM: The servers are back up, the maintenance is now completed. Massive just announced this on Twitter.
Update 3:00 PM: There will be a second maintenance today along with a server downtime. At 3:15 PM German time, the servers will go offline for 15 minutes. A fix will be deployed to resolve the connection issues that have increasingly occurred after the first maintenance today.
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Update 12:35 PM: The Massive developer team is still working to resolve the connection problems after today’s maintenance that some players are facing.
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Update 11:32 AM: The servers should now be back online. However, some players (all platforms) are experiencing login issues. They are unable to enter the game or frequently get disconnected. Massive is aware of this problem and is already working on it.
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What is today’s maintenance about? Following the launch of the Warlords expansion and the release of Title Update 8, the developers at Massive continue to diligently work on fixing numerous bugs that have arisen in The Division 2 due to TU8. This is also the reason for the frequent maintenance. Today, further issues are to be resolved.
Everything about the maintenance and server downtime on March 12
Important Times: On Twitter and in the official Ubisoft forum, Massive has already presented an official schedule for today’s maintenance. It is as follows:
The emergency maintenance will begin at 10:00 AM German time.
Then the Division 2 servers will go offline, and the downtime will start.
The server downtime is expected to last 1.5 hours.
If everything goes according to plan, the servers should be back up by around 11:30 AM German time. This will also mark the end of today’s maintenance.
Keep in mind: These times are not set in stone. Maintenance has in recent weeks been completed earlier than planned several times, but has also been extended on some occasions.
What changes today? These are the patch notes: The patch notes for today’s maintenance were already presented in the Ubisoft forum. Here are the planned changes for today:
A bug was fixed that allowed some players to become invulnerable
A problem was fixed whereby the “Secure the Area” objective on Roosevelt Island did not update when successfully completed
A problem was fixed where friends were incorrectly displayed as offline
A problem was fixed that prevented NPCs from dropping crafting materials
Also note that the patch notes may be expanded at the end of the maintenance. If this is the case, we will update them accordingly.
If you want to pass the downtime with some reading – here is some reading material:
Does Season 10 in Destiny 2 have ritual weapons? Yes, but only one. Read what you need to know about it and why there were hopes for the return of the pinnacle weapons.
No ritual weapons in Season 10? On March 10, the Season of the Worthy in Destiny 2 began and many players headed to the Tower to receive the new quests and bounties. However, the absence of certain quests left many faces puzzled.
Neither Zavala, Lord Shaxx, nor the Drifter offered tasks for new ritual weapons. The Guardians wondered whether the absence of the ritual weapon missions was a mistake or a bug.
There are so many new ritual weapons: The community manager dmg04 solved the riddle (via Twitter): In Season 10, there will be only one new ritual weapon.
This weapon will for the first time be an Iron Banner ritual weapon. So you no longer need to hope for a corresponding quest from the usual suspects.
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There were already speculations about the weapon from the Iron Banner in Season 9. Based on findings in the Destiny databases, a special bow is expected as a ritual weapon in the PvP event Iron Banner.
Shortly before the start of the first Iron Banner of Season 10, Bungie will provide the Guardians with more information regarding this. When we will welcome Lord Saladin at the Tower is not yet known.
Is this the first Iron Banner ritual weapon in Destiny 2?
Special weapons in Destiny 2 are a carrot dangling in front of the nose
Since Shadowkeep, you could obtain the special guns every season in Gambit, PvP, and through Strikes. The hunt for the weapons invigorated the activities and gave the Guardians a carrot dangling in front of their nose, an object of desire.
Players hoped for new pinnacle weapons in Season 10: The concept of ritual weapons is still relatively new in Destiny. Previously, there were the pinnacle weapons. These were extremely powerful legendaries that essentially had exotic capabilities. However, due to their overwhelming power and dominance, Bungie scrapped this idea.
In his Director’s Cut, Destiny head Luke Smith explained that in the future, weapons will be equipped with a kind of expiration date. This way, there is the possibility to make legendary weapons shine again.
Therefore, many Guardians hoped for the return of the powerful pinnacle weapons in the Season of the Worthy after this statement. Whether Bungie is internally working on new pinnacle weapons or what the future looks like for ritual weapons is currently unknown.
Do you miss the ritual weapons or do you crave powerful pinnacle weapons in Destiny 2? With the absence of ritual weapons, much weight rests on the new Trials weapons.
Blizzard gifts players with a blessing of corrupted items in World of Warcraft. We reveal how you can get your hands on them soon.
Corrupted items are currently a hot topic of discussion in World of Warcraft. Some celebrate the items because they have extremely strong and cool effects, while others criticize them for having too many “random” effects and lacking a connection to player skill. However, both groups share one criticism: Corrupted items cannot be effectively farmed. That will change soon.
What will change? Starting next Wednesday (March 18th), loot rewards from the Visions of Suffering will always be corrupted. Whenever you receive loot from the visions, the items will have a corruption effect.
With the buffs, the final bosses are much easier to handle.
Excluded from this are Azerite items (shoulders, chest, helmet). These items cannot receive corruption effects.
What items will you get then? The items you receive from the Visions of Suffering depend on the difficulty in which you master them. The more you complete per vision and the more Faceless Masks you wear, the better the reward will be. This table tells you what reward you can expect:
Achieved Performance
Item level of the reward
Defeated final boss (Alleria or Thrall)
420
Defeated final boss and completed 2 bonus areas
430
Defeated final boss and completed all 4 bonus areas (full run)
445
Complete run with 1 mask active
450
Complete run with 2 masks active
455
Complete run with 3 masks active
460
Complete run with 4 masks active
465
Complete run with 5 masks active
465
Keep in mind that you can only receive each reward tier once per week. So if you’ve already received a 470 item this week, you won’t be able to get another until next week.
More visions mean more loot – and faster leveling of your cloak.
For the best items, a high difficulty vision is worth it. If you need tips and tricks, we have a comprehensive guide to the disturbing visions.
What do you think of this adjustment? Is it good that you can get corruption effects through the visions? Or should there be fewer of these items instead of more?
The Tron Bike “Shotaro” is now a gift in GTA Online. It is available on the podium of the casino and can be won with luck. And it is really worth it for you. Take your chance.
What kind of motorcycle is this? Starting today, March 12, the “Shotaro” motorcycle is on the podium at the Diamond Casino & Resort. Normally, the bike costs 2,225,000 GTA dollars.
You have probably seen the Nagasaki Shotaro zoom by you in the online world or used it as a vehicle in Deadline mode. Its futuristic appearance is reminiscent of the movie “Tron”. With its glowing colors, it is an eye-catcher on the streets of Los Santos – especially at night.
Win the Tron Bike “Shotaro” – Hurry!
How do you win it? In the casino of Los Santos, you can spin the lucky wheel once a day for free. You have a wide range of possible prizes, from cash rewards to clothing to game chips. There is a small chance for the podium vehicle.
Until next Thursday, March 19, this “podium vehicle” is the Shotaro. So you have the chance every day to win the bike with a spin of the lucky wheel.
When the lucky wheel lands on the “Vehicle” field during your spin, you win the podium vehicle
Keep in mind that the lucky wheel in GTA Online has a cooldown of 24 hours in real-world time. So if you spin on Thursday at 10:00 PM, you can spin again no earlier than Friday at 10:00 PM. If you spin on Saturday at 11:00 AM, you can spin again on Sunday at 11:00 AM, and so on.
What makes the Shotaro so good?
To summarize, you should definitely have the Shotaro in your collection. It looks cool, it is incredibly fast and will help you earn money easily in the future.
The look: With its glowing stripes, the Tron Bike looks fantastic, especially at night. If you not only like vintage looks but also enjoy riding modern bikes, the Shotaro is right for you.
The performance: While the Shotaro has a speed of 123.5 mph, which is not the highest, it leads the pack in races. YouTuber Broughy1322 tested all bikes in GTA Online thoroughly and placed the Shotaro at the top of the fastest lap times for motorcycles, ahead of the Hakuchou Drag, the Bati 801, and the Deathbike.
The versatility: In motorcycle races, the Shotaro is a loyal companion for you. Thanks to its good handling, it is even beginner-friendly and fast. A good combination for the races. Moreover, we have already won several time trials with the Shotaro that led over rough terrain.
Such as in the time trial Fort Zancudo that is active this week. Here you can test the freshly won motorcycle and also earn 100,000 GTA dollars in less than 2 minutes. For this and other time trials, the Shotaro is a favorite.
Housing in the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) is a nice pastime, but it is not really important for the actual game. A player now shows what possibilities the feature offers and proudly presents his house.
What kind of house did the player build? On Reddit, Jchysteria from the Ebonheart Pact shared a video showcasing his home.
The large estate is beautifully furnished with plenty of decorations and looks simply stunning. Jchysteria shows a lot of attention to detail. In such a house, every ESO player would surely feel at home.
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This house was built by a player in the MMORPG ESO.
A house that took a lot of work
What does Jchysteria explain about the house? When asked if he spent a lot of money on the home, the player explained:
I have invested a lot of gold into this house… It is one of the remarkable houses that can be bought with gold. I also used some crown items that I received through the gold exchange. I personally used some crown items from the crowns provided with ESO+. I have been working on this house for quite a while… Housing is the hardest part of the endgame. The most expensive thing in this house is the mount in the middle stable, for which I admittedly bought 100 dollars’ worth of crown crates.
Jchysteria via Reddit
How are players reacting to the house? What Jchysteria shows is very well received – even though he is somewhat bragging about his home. Players praise him for the work he has put into his house. Some express surprise at what is possible with housing in ESO.
Some now feel inspired to also start with housing. On Reddit, the house is being discussed and there is a lot of praise for it.
Cosmic_Quasar writes on Reddit: “I still need to get into housing. But I am really excited now.”
Trickenzie says: “Impressive. I haven’t been playing long and was considering doing housing. I am now convinced!”
motje321 explains: “Please don’t do this to me. I stopped with housing, but you’re making me want to keep going.”
For some, housing in ESO is a type of endgame content.
Housing is not important, but it is fun
What is the significance of housing in ESO? Housing is not essential for the MMORPG, which focuses on story, quests, and group content like challenging dungeons.
For some, it belongs to the endgame. It is fun to buy a house, decorate it according to personal preferences, and use it as a retreat.
Players can practice builds on dummies and craft furniture that they then sell to other players. Additionally, there are dye stations where players can customize their equipment. Crafting is also possible.
What do you think of this house in The Elder Scrolls Online? Do you perhaps engage in housing yourself? Let us know in the comments.
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3 prominent streamers in Call of Duty: Warzone, the battle royale mode of CoD: Modern Warfare, have stumbled upon a trick through a random interaction that can be quite useful for teams in a match. This made every enemy visible on the huge map.
And if you are playing in a team, you can achieve a method just recently discovered that will show you all opponents on the entire map. At the right time, this can give you a huge strategic advantage.
Monitor the entire Warzone map with drones – Here’s how
How exactly does the trick work? It’s quite simple. If you use only one UAV (Recon Drone), only enemies in your immediate area are displayed. However, as has now been discovered, if you simultaneously and coordinately deploy 3 UAVs, all enemies on the entire Warzone map will be visible.
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Additionally, you will also receive a feature from the “Improved Recon Drone” from multiplayer. This shows, in addition to the opponents’ positions, their movement direction among other things.
If all 3 members of your trio squad simultaneously use this killstreak, every enemy along with their movement direction will be visible for the corresponding duration.
How was this method discovered? By chance. When the streamer greats DrDisrespect, CouRage, and DougisRaw were together in CoD: Warzone, they stumbled upon this feature by the simultaneous use of their UAVs. Shortly thereafter, CouRage shared the whole thing with fans via Twitter.
How useful is the use of 3 reconnaissance drones? Players are divided on this matter.
On one hand, it can be very useful and strategically valuable to know the position of all enemies and their movement direction at the right time.
On the other hand, some think this feature is not worth binding the resources of all 3 squad members for, as other killstreaks could prove to be more valuable in numerous situations.
However, a team that collects a lot of cash could invest in UAVs at the buy station and deploy them before picking up other killstreaks. During a “shot sale” you can even organize UAVs until the end of the match.
What about the Ghost perk? Players with this perk cannot normally be detected by UAVs. However, the improved Warzone drone shows Ghost players on the map that are farther away. However, you still cannot see them on the map in your immediate vicinity.
The shooter player Turner “Tfue” Tenney is the Twitch streamer with the most followers. He started in 2015 with Crota runs in Destiny 1, and his rise came with Fortnite. Now he has returned to Destiny 2 and criticizes the PvP. He considers it to be much worse than in Destiny 1.
What does Tfue have to do with Destiny? Quite a lot. Tfue started on YouTube with videos showing how he defeated Crota in Destiny 1.
Tfue also used the mighty Crota, Oryx’s son, as a punching bag and crash-test dummy to entertain his then few viewers. But he was also active in PvP and quite successful.
From 2015 and 2016, there are many speedrun and handicap videos of Tfue that showed how his career slowly picked up pace.
This was typical content for Tfue in the summer of 2015. That was a long time ago.
Destiny was also the main game for Tfue on Twitch for over two years when he was still a small player with only a few thousand followers on Twitch. At that time, he was known primarily as the “little brother” of a YouTube star:
In 2015, he played Destiny for 511 hours, on average in front of 379 viewers.
In 2016, he played 312 hours in front of 240 viewers – that was when his Twitch career slowly started drifting towards battle royale with H1Z1.
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At the end of 2016, it was over for Destiny. At that time, some Tfue fans were disappointed.
By 2017, Tfue was already away from Destiny and completely caught up in the battle royale craze. First H1Z1, then PUBG, ultimately Fortnite. Here he broke through in 2018 as “Ninja’s rival,” making him the biggest streamer on Twitch.
In 2019, an average of 44,500 people watched when Tfue streamed Fortnite.
Was the victim of bored content creators like Tfue for months.
Tfue on Destiny 2: People here can’t aim
This is what Tfue says today about Destiny 2: Tfue spent some hours in Destiny 2 on Monday to take a break from his constant Fortnite gaming.
The streamer tested the PvP and apparently has a low opinion of his opponents there: “It’s so easy to take people down here. The guys are so bad at aiming.”
In Destiny 2 it’s possible to succeed without good aiming. Especially shotgun players are “so cringeworthy.”
Destiny 1 was so “lit,” Destiny 2 is now too easy, it is “fucking Dogshit,” Tfue’s standard word for everything he currently doesn’t like.
This could improve Destiny 2: Tfue believes that to make Destiny 2 better in PvP, it needs open maps with long sightlines. That way, players can’t just slide around a corner and blast someone with a shotgun.
The spawns are also bad – whoever designed the maps seems to be stupid.
However, this never really succeeded. It was criticized strongly by Destiny 1 veterans that Destiny 2 had become “too slow.” A single player no longer had the influence they had in the first game. Now a “team shot meta” dominated.
The other criticism of Destiny 2 as an “eSport shooter” is evident from Tfue’s words. He longs for a shooter where classic shooter skills, like quick aiming, are at the forefront. This does not fit with the many different abilities and weapon classes in Destiny.
Tfue delivers his critique pointedly and harshly: The PvP of Destiny 2 has been criticized for similar reasons for years, even by more moderate people.
For various reasons, PvP in Destiny 2 apparently no longer plays the role it did in Destiny 1.
Bungie wants to change this with Season 10.
With the Trials, the streamers are supposed to return.
Bungie apparently intends to attract and bind Twitch streamers again with Season 10 and the return of the Trials of Osiris. However, this could be difficult, as seen in the case of Tfue.
The space game Avorion (PC, Mac) has left Early Access on Steam and received many positive reviews. In the reviews, the game is also referred to as “Minecraft in space.” We present it to you.
What is Avorion? Avorion is a sandbox game from the German indie developer Boxelware that places great value on the creative building of your own ships and fleets. It was officially released on March 9, 2020, on Steam, having been in Early Access for three years beforehand.
The space game offers you:
A large galaxy to explore. However, this is only possible by ship, as planets cannot be entered.
The ability to design spaceships according to your own wishes and preferences. This includes size, appearance, but also purpose and armament.
You can trade, wage wars, and create empires. The sandbox concept is in the foreground.
Everything can be experienced in singleplayer, local co-op, or online multiplayer.
In multiplayer, there is also the possibility for PvP.
What do players say about Avorion? In the reviews on Steam, many players express their enthusiasm for the sandbox game. Especially the many freedoms and the successful building mode for ships are well received. Therefore, user Zycolos even referred to it in 2018 after over 150 hours of play as “Minecraft in space”:
How do I describe it… Freelancer doesn’t capture it, rather it’s more like Minecraft in space […].
At the beginning, you have a kind of drone with two mining lasers, and off you go. You mine resources, of which there are 7 in total […]. Each material has different properties and colors. Iron, for example, is robust but has a high mass, which well protects ships but makes them sluggish.
It also depends on the material whether certain modules are even available. Shield generators cannot be built from iron, but from other materials that are less suitable for armor, etc.
Furthermore, you can vary every spaceship component (blocks) in shape and size as you like, which also directly reflects in its properties. A large titanium reactor provides more energy than a small one made of iron. All components can be wonderfully manipulated and assembled using a very easy, almost intuitive building mode.
Other players also praise Avorion:
mister-smash (145 hours of play): “How should one rate this little gem other than with a thumbs up? It is truly a successful approach. One could describe it as a symbiosis of Homeworld, Space Engineers, and Freelancer.”
RogHammer (160 hours of play): “Good space simulation with a very nice shipbuilding editor. If you like X and Elite, you won’t go wrong here.”
sarok100 (7,900 hours of play): “I have now played for over 1000 hours and can say that I have experienced most of it. My conclusion is: The ship/station building is genius! I don’t know any other game that has something similar.”
This is what a self-built space station in Avorion can look like (Source: Steam)
What do the critical voices say? Despite the good reviews, there are also voices that view Avorion critically. They criticize the graphics, technical problems, a lot of grind, and the high difficulty level:
NoccUp (0.2 hours of play): “I was thrown in without any kind of tutorial and gave up after 15 minutes because I couldn’t find anything that made sense. Of course, I can get into the game intensely now, but it’s really unnecessary to make it so difficult for new players… What a shame.”
Feinting Scum (212 hours of play): “I really tried to like the game, but it’s a pile of garbage that consists of 90% waiting.”
Trinam (231 hours of play): “Unfortunately, it’s not optimized for multiplayer. Sad Boxelware.”
How many are currently playing Avorion? The space adventure has an average of 791 players on Steam over the last 30 days. At peak, 2,777 simultaneously viewed the sandbox game.
Thus, Avorion has noticeably increased in the last weeks. The game reached its lowest point in July 2019 with only 389 average players. It peaked at the start of Early Access in February 2017 with 3,903 players (via Steamcharts).
The player numbers of Avorion on Steam
New updates and DLCs are in the works
What happens with Avorion after the release? Currently, Avorion is still quite fresh on Steam. However, the developers have already promised new updates in the forum that will be released for free. In addition, DLCs for larger innovations are planned.
A continuation of the space game is planned for at least 2 years, as the developer koonschi stated in the Steam forum. Support could also continue longer if the game is received well.
How much does Avorion cost? If you also want to dive into the space adventure, you can buy the game on Steam. It currently costs (as of March 12, 2020) 24.99 euros.
A bug in Fortnite can ruin a match right from the start. A player discovered this glitch while he was affected by it. We show you what this bug is.
What kind of bug is this? In this bug, you are simply left behind on the starting island at the start of the match, and the bus departs without the player.
The player LayzaSkully discovered this glitch when he started a game of Team Rumble but still found himself on the starting island, even though the Battle Bus had already departed.
He posted the clip on reddit:
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How does one really start in Fortnite? Normally, you enter a match and land on the starting island or are already on the bus if you arrive a bit late.
This player landed on the aforementioned island, but something was different: He was already in the storm, which was draining his health.
A glance at the map revealed to him that the bus had already left and had simply forgotten him on the island.
Left alone without help
What happens to the player? In the video, it appears that the player seems confused by the whole situation. He keeps checking the map to make sure that the match is underway.
He then runs around in the storm while it drains his health. He seems unable to find an escape.
Unfortunately, the clip ended before the player was eliminated. Otherwise, it would have been possible to see whether he would have normally spawned on the island and could have participated in the match.
How does reddit react? A few players comment under the clip:
rrebz: “The bus driver has finally had enough of players not thanking him for the Deadpool Challenge.”
The Genesis expansion for the dino hit ARK: Survival Evolved continues to face criticism from players. However, the positive voices are growing louder. Our author Sascha Asendorf spoke with an ARK veteran and asked her: What do you like about Genesis?
This is what’s going on in Genesis: On Steam, the expansion has a rating of 40%. This makes Genesis the worst-rated DLC from ARK. The reasons are diverse, but can be attributed to
ARK player Chaplynn has spent nearly 6000 hours of gameplay since the Early Access launch in 2015 in the dino hit and finds Genesis, despite the predominantly negative reviews, great. I asked her: Why?
The degree of difficulty motivates
She appreciates the high difficulty level, which poses a special challenge for her and her friends. Where other players give up and complain, she is driven by ambition and wants to achieve everything.
Genesis goes in a new direction, and the feeling of not knowing anything and failing in the first hours is refreshing and reminiscent of the early days in ARK.
Similar to how players feel in the Dark Souls series. The harder a game is, the greater the ambition to bring out the best in oneself. And this, in turn, provides a sense of accomplishment that has been somewhat lacking in the latest expansions. ARK is primarily a survival game, and Genesis showcases that perfectly.
The biomes are full of details, flying is unnecessary
The small biomes, which are criticized by the community, are for Chaplynn a pure adventure. Without flying creatures, she has to wander on the ground through the dangerous yet beautifully designed biomes, discovering many details that would be lost in flight. Without flying dinos, the world also feels much larger than it actually is.
This way, she and her friends keep discovering new caves or simply building up in the swamp biome. Building on trees was possible in the old ARKs, for example in the Redwood biome of The Island, but not as pronounced as in Genesis. There are many good building spots that need to be found, and they are well hidden in every biome. The urge to explore is high, and exploring is fun.
Building up is great in the swamp biome.
The missions are fun and sometimes ridiculously hard
The missions in ARK Genesis are not to everyone’s taste. Dino racing or Dodo basketball also sound quite inappropriate for a challenging simulation that Genesis is supposed to represent.
Nevertheless, they provide a good change in the daily life of ARK players, and especially the more difficult missions like “Hide and Seek” can quickly mean death for reckless adventurers. Here too, Genesis shows that it wants to be challenging.
The building bans in the mission zones, which have also been criticized by players, have been disabled by Chaplynn and her friends on their server. Wildcard has also introduced new official servers where that is the case as well.
The races offer a nice change.
How do you spend 6000 hours in ARK?
6000 hours since 2015 may sound like a lot at first, but when compared to typical playtimes in WoW, LoL, or Fortnite, 6000 hours is almost normal.
Chaplynn and her friends initially spent a lot of time learning the mechanics of the game during Early Access and then dove into PvP on the official servers. After several years, they switched to their private server and since then have taken things a bit easier. They no longer play daily, as it cannot be reconciled with their job anymore. They are no longer looking for the challenge in PvP but in PvE, and Genesis comes just right for them.
How many hours have you spent so far in ARK and what do you think of the Genesis expansion? Share it in the comments.
BioWare’s online game Anthem is revamping the Regulator Shop. You can now purchase even legendary items with coins.
What kind of shop is this? The Regulator Shop has been around in Anthem for a long time. The problem is that it hasn’t been used much until now. It sold crafting materials, which are mainly interesting for low-level players. However, from level 30 onwards, you basically don’t need that anymore.
Moreover, the materials and items in the shop have been very expensive, making it less attractive to shop there.
Legendary items in the shop
How has the shop changed now? It is now possible to buy weapons and equipment for your Javelin in the Regulator Shop – including even legendary items – for coins.
This makes shopping easier for you. You no longer have to travel to the tombs of the Legionnaires to craft legendary items from the materials. You can simply and conveniently purchase the items for coins in the shop.
In the Regulator Shop of Anthem, you can now find legendary items.
How are players reacting to this? Since you earn coins through gameplay and it’s not a premium currency, the new Regulator Shop is quite well received by the Anthem fans. Of course, the question arises whether it shouldn’t be better to earn the legendaries in Anthem instead.
However, many high-level players have accumulated a lot of coins, especially since there was no good reason to spend them. The Regulator Shop now offers a good opportunity to finally get rid of these coins.
CascadeHush writes on Reddit: “So far, there are only 5 items available, but if you like what’s for sale now, you can make a good deal. However, I would set a budget of 10,000 coins and wait until level 30 if I want to spend more.”
xJVIayhem explains on Reddit: “My only concern now is: Will we get more sources for coins?”
tw0thre3 writes on Reddit: “I love this new feature that gives us more variety in obtaining our legendary drops. I already spent 6k coins today!”
What questions remain? The shop is well received and players are spending their collected coins. Now some are wondering whether there will be more ways to get coins in the future. Furthermore, it is unclear how often the shop will be stocked with new items. But that will surely be clarified soon.
Although Anthem did not start particularly successfully, it is too big to fail for EA, which is why it will not be discontinued.
The Battle Royale of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is available as free-to-play and can be played by everyone for free. However, there is a catch at the beginning.
What disadvantage do F2P players have? Players of the free-to-play version of the new Battle Royale of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare have no way to create their own loadouts at the start.
Although the soldiers of the stand-alone version can enjoy the game almost completely, they miss out on a strong feature at the beginning that can decide between victory and defeat.
Buyers of the current CoD title can choose from a large pool of unlocked weapons and attachments, which F2P players have to gradually work for.
Why are loadouts so important? You can find a bunch of equipment and really strong weapons on the huge map. In our tips for the Warzone, we recommend that you acquire your own loadout through supply drops in every round.
This way, you can bring individually assembled equipment combinations into the Battle Royale and refine your play style.
What do F2P players get instead? Although F2P players can request loadouts at the beginning, they only have the option of choosing between pre-made equipment. While these are sometimes decent, they are no comparison to the crafted and customized loadouts that MW owners can put together.
If you want your perfect loadout, you will first need to play a few games before you can optimize your equipment. At account level 4, you unlock the class editor that allows you to edit loadouts. This also applies to all buyers of Modern Warfare who are just starting the game fresh.
Even after unlocking, you are still at a disadvantage here. Many MW players have been playing for much longer and have already unlocked all weapons and equipment. On top of that, there are the weapon levels. Each MW weapon has its own level and has to be played for a while before all attachments are available.
What else do F2P players miss? Players of the free version do not have access to cosmetic items or rewards from the Battle Pass. However, everything that relates to gameplay can also be unlocked by F2P soldiers and used in battles against other survivors. But they often have quite a bit to catch up on.
In Pokémon GO there is again a bonus hour tonight, on March 12th. We will reveal whether the hour is worth it.
What is the bonus hour? This event takes place every Thursday evening and highlights a special bonus for one hour.
What bonus is there today? This time, they are focusing on double candy. For every Pokémon you catch during the hour, you will receive double the amount of candy.
Bonus hour with double candy
When does it start? The hour starts tonight at 6:00 PM. You can then benefit from the bonus for a whole hour.
For every Pokémon, there are double candies
Are the double candies worth it? In one hour, you can’t collect a lot of candy, but you can certainly enjoy the extra candies here and there.
Otherwise, you might find a Pokémon here and there that you have not yet evolved and collect the increased candies. Remember the Sananabeere, as this way you will get 12 candies.
However, it should be noted that you don’t have to drop everything for this bonus. There are definitely better bonuses that you can secure. But if you have time anyway, you can certainly take advantage of the bonus.
What’s next in Pokémon GO? Tomorrow morning, on March 13th, an event around the start of the PvP League will begin. There will be an increase in special Pokémon and more Stardust from trainer battles.
Additionally, there will be spotlight hours, raid hours, and bonus hours again next week.
