Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem provides you with many options to play your hero. From the base classes Warrior, Mage, and Ranger, many subclasses can be combined. We will show you how to create the perfect Summoner.
The Summoner in Wolcen is versatile and can be equipped with various skills. Today we will show you a Poison Summoner that primarily fights with its pets, unlike a Mage, Warrior, or Ranger.
The Immortal Summoner
Pro
Easy to handle
Nearly immortal
Moderate damage
Many pets
Contra
Available only in the endgame
Requires certain progress in city building
Your Main Attributes
Wisdom: Increases your status effect chance.
Toughness: Increases your health points and power shield.
Invest the majority of your points in Wisdom to increase the chance for negative effects on enemies. Invest a few points in Toughness to reach at least 15,000 health points. If you have already reached the maximum level (90), you can invest all points in Wisdom.
Your Talents
2x Death Spots: Summons a Poison Golem.
3x Hunt Swarm: Summons an undead archer.
Plague Explosion: Creates an effect area where enemies or summons explode upon death.
Note: You can equip Death Spots and Hunt Swarm multiple times. To do this, you need to duplicate the ability at Demetra. However, this only works once you have upgraded the City’s Hypercube Laboratory to the final level in the endgame.
Here’s how to modify your abilities: The more often you use an ability, the higher it levels up and can be modified. This can even be done multiple times. Modify your abilities so that your pets handle almost everything on their own. In our gallery, we give you an overview:
Skills for the Summoner Build in Wolcen
With each level, you receive a talent point that you can invest in the talent tree. This is quite complex and allows you to experiment a lot.
The following points are suitable for the Summoner:
Area Plaguebringer (Third Circle)
“Gravedigger” grants a small chance for enemies to drop green orbs that grant a poison damage bonus of 30 %.
“Victim of Flesh” reduces health points and power shield by 20 % and increases the health points of the summons by 25 %.
“Toxic Emission” adds a poison stack to enemies within 7 m every 2 seconds.
Area Kabbalist (Second Circle)
“Insidious Decay” adds additional status effect stacks when an enemy takes damage over time. Reduces the damage of all other damage types by 30 %.
“Immortal Sacrifice” grants +5 % damage for each status effect stack on a slain enemy.
“Severe Suffering” increases the status effect stack by +1.
“Horrific Cross” delays part of the damage you receive.
Area Praetorian (Second Circle)
“Selfless Bravery” increases all resistances by 25 % after a block.
“Avenger” increases your damage per resistance percent by 0.75 % and decreases critical hit chance by 50 %.
“Kingless Aegis” allows you to block with any weapon and increases block chance by 6 %.
“Holy Oath” applies 2 debuff stacks when blocking an attack to all targets within a radius of 7 m.
“Blessed Mana” increases the total value of all resistances by 40 % as soon as you pick up a health orb.
Area Siege Breaker (Third Circle)
“Banner of Warfare” grants a fortress point per second up to a maximum of 10. Each point increases block chance by 4 %.
“Rejecting Vessel” grants Unyielding Points when you remain still. Increases damage per point and decreases movement speed.
Since the summons do all the work, first skill the area Plaguebringer to increase their health and damage. There are also some useful perks to increase poison damage there.
Next, you will go into the Time Weaver area to obtain Horrific Cross and delay damage intake.
On the way to Time Weaver, you will first grab some key points in the Kabbalist area to enhance poison damage.
By taking a small detour to the Assassin area, you will gain additional bonuses for poison damage.
Then you get more resistances in the Praetorian area. Additional resistance, block chance, and a damage boost based on physical resistance.
Finally, in the Siege Breaker area, you will receive your last survival skills to relax in the harmful smogs while your pets do all the killing.
Equipment Considerations
Summons do not scale with your critical damage or attack speed. Therefore, you can ignore these stats.
Equip a staff with spell damage buff.
Mainly equip heavy armor with a lot of resistance.
Look for additional poison or material damage.
How to Use the Summoner Build in Wolcen
The Summoner is very easy to play. Summon your Golems and Archers and watch them do their work. You position yourself with the Plague Explosion in the middle of the action and fight with your staff. When it gets hairy, you use the Golem’s ability to cast a shield. The Archer’s ability, on the other hand, is used when a champion or boss needs to be defeated.
Due to the modification of the Golems, you receive nearly 66% less damage. The resistances and block chance do the rest, and your Summoner is virtually immortal.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare offers a realistic gaming experience. However, in some situations, this realism can be detrimental to a shooter. Especially the lighting conditions can lead to unfair firefights.
Why can realism harm CoD? The fast-paced first-person shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare aims for a high level of realism in gameplay and graphics and thus foregoes jetpacks or other science-fiction gadgets.
This approach makes sense for gunplay, movement, or the appearance of the characters. But realistic conditions do not always yield the desired effect.
This is particularly evident in Modern Warfare when it comes to weather. The constantly shining sun has already caused some bugs, curiosities, and can even become unfair.
The sun seems to shine consistently on the maps, sometimes blinding players.
Realistic sunlight leads to unfair spots
Why is this a problem? In a competitive shooter like Modern Warfare, fair conditions are very important for an enjoyable gaming experience. If it often feels like the opponent has an advantage we can’t compensate for, the fun disappears and frustration arises. Sometimes even controller-destroying frustration.
Some players believe that a game like CoD: MW should forego realism to some extent to keep the game fairer. When the sun shines from a specific angle onto the battlefield, it can currently happen that the effects almost completely obscure the view of the enemy.
While it may look nice, for many players it has no place in a competitive shooter like CoD.
On the left, the view on Shoothouse from the barracks city towards the scrapyard. The opponent is not visible due to the light effects, only the nameplate glows. On the right, the view of his opponent. The sun shines from behind and the player has a clear view of his blinded enemy.
The player on the left can only identify the opponent by the nameplate and attempts to land some good hits. Although the killcam on the right shows the conditions inaccurately, the visibility differences can still be significant.
Players want better visibility, but no tracers
What do the players say about this? One comment stood out significantly and even amassed almost 4,500 points. “LargeCatNipples” says: “Give it an upvote! This needs to be on the front page! One of the biggest issues in this game!” and captures the sentiment of many readers.
Many advocate for less realism but also clarify that they find the colorful tracer rounds go too far and demand more realism in that regard.
What was going on? The players then had a lengthy discussion about how MW wants to be more realistic with its lighting, but purchasable items make everything irrelevant again:
Nass44 on reddit: “The whole discussion revolves around the fact that Infinity Ward wanted to make this CoD installment particularly realistic. That’s why they added these environmental effects everywhere, which are toxic to gameplay, while on the other hand introducing microtransactions that throw all of that aside.”
In hundreds of comments, users discuss what realism means in a game, how important it is for a shooter like Call of Duty, and whether the “tracer attachments” are cool lasers or just silly.
The Nikto bundle came with the very first MW tracer for the Kilo 141.
What is the issue with tracers? Some purchasable bundles bring players “tracer attachments” that give bullets a color effect. Particularly the pink variants do not look realistic and seem somewhat out of place.
But in a game that prides itself on being particularly realistic, such absurdities have no place for many players. Especially when more realism comes at the expense of gameplay disadvantages.
What are your thoughts on realism in shooters like CoD or Battlefield? Do you find the tracers annoying or is it still acceptable?
In Pokémon GO the first season of the Battle League starts in a few days. You will be rewarded with legendary Pokémon there. We show you what you need to know.
What’s new? In recent weeks, the preparation for the Battle League in Pokémon GO has been underway. Now it is clear when the PvP League will officially kick off, what rewards await you, and what Niantic aims to improve.
When does the league start? The kickoff for Season 1 of the Battle League in Pokémon GO is on March 13, 2020, at 10:00 PM German time.
Legendary and mysterious Pokémon as rewards
What is this? In the Battle League, you can earn encounters with Pokémon through battles. In Season 1, Niantic has already confirmed Darkrai, Giratina in its altered form, and Voltolos as rewards starting from rank 4.
When are the rewards available?
The encounter with Darkrai is available from March 6 at 8:00 AM local time until March 9 at 10:00 PM local time.
The encounter with the altered form of Giratina is available from March 13 at 8:00 AM local time until March 16 at 10:00 PM local time.
During all other time periods, you will encounter Voltolos until Niantic announces another Pokémon as a reward.
For all encounters with Darkrai or Giratina, you have a chance to encounter these Pokémon as shiny.
No shiny Darkrai yet? Now you might get lucky
Strong Pokémon encounters: Niantic has adjusted which Pokémon encounters you will experience in Season 1. They state:
In Season 1 of the GO Battle League, Metagross is your first guaranteed reward encounter. Starting from rank 4, you have a chance to encounter Tanhel. From rank 7, you can encounter Geronimatz, which will be available for the first time in Pokémon GO, even before the Safari Zone in Philadelphia.
Lastly, you will be rewarded with a guaranteed encounter with the powerful Wrestler Pikachu at rank 10! In the future, Wrestler Pikachu will already be available at lower ranks, but this season it is meant to be a challenge to give you the motivation to reach rank 10.
From now on, Machollo, Relaxo, and Meditie will no longer appear in encounters in the GO Battle League, instead Zurrokex will appear more frequently. These reward encounters may change in the next season, so give it your best and climb as high as possible in rank, trainers!
What is changing with the Battle League? In recent weeks, Niantic has received a lot of feedback from trainers who participated in the Battle League.
The following changes will now be made in Season 1 for you:
Optimized rewards will give more stardust and other amounts of Fast and Charged TMs based on your rank.
Victories will now count from rank 2 to rank up – previously it was from rank 4.
Avatar accessories and poses inspired by Troy.
Elite TMs from rank 7 – this is a new type of Charged and Fast TMs.
Elite TMs? Pikachu is happy about that too
What are Elite TMs? If you use an Elite Charged TM or Elite Fast TM, you can choose which move the Pokémon should learn. With these Elite items, Pokémon can even learn moves that were only available during events like raid days or Community Days.
When do the leagues run? Schedule for Season 1
When does which league start? You may already know this if you played in the preseason. Niantic rotates the leagues.
This event starts on March 13 at 8:00 AM local time and runs until March 16 at 10:00 PM local time.
In raids, Pokémon that are strong in the GO League will appear. In the wild, battle Pokémon will appear more frequently, and you can find the altered form of Giratina in Level 5 raids. Also, shiny Praktibalk will show up.
Additionally, these bonuses will be available:
You will receive a Premium Battle Pass if you win all 5 matches of a Premium Battle Set in the GO League.
You can complete 7 battle sets per day instead of 5.
You will receive additional stardust in the Battle League.
More battle Pokémon in the wild? Who will spawn?
Many more events are scheduled for March 2020, take a look here:
In World of Warcraft there are countless items, some of which are quite hidden. We reveal some secrets on how to discover them and what they bring.
The World of Warcraft is full of secrets and small, hidden interactions. It is nearly impossible to know all of them by heart, but you should keep an eye on the one or other hidden item. That is why we have created a list of the coolest hidden items that you may not know yet. Or if you do know them, then you might not have heard of their peculiar properties…
Here are our top 7 hidden items that you might not know.
7.
Robe of the Doomsayer
Where to get the item? The item is relatively hard to obtain because you have to go to the capital of the opposing faction – Orgrimmar or Stormwind. There is an NPC at each location that has a chance (about 20%) to drop the item.
Horde players kill Gordon MacKellar, the auxiliary confetti cannon in Stormwind. He is located at coordinates 43 / 76 in Stormwind in a house.
Alliance players kill Gustav Grauslich, the vendor for goods from Undercity. He stands in Orgrimmar at the Zeppelin Tower at 51/55.
Both NPCs have a respawn timer of about 6 minutes. It may take a little while for the robes to drop for you.
What does the item do? The Robe of the Doomsayer counts as a toy and simply goes into your collection upon use. Afterwards, you can use it to have your character wear a red robe. Additionally, he receives two large posters on his back and chest with text that is not identifiable. Presumably, it warns of the impending doom of the world.
The perfect item when the next great apocalypse is looming in World of Warcraft.
6.
Dr. Zwicky
Where to get the item? You can fish Dr. Zwicky. You can only find him in the forests of Terokkar in Highland Swarms. These are all located in places that can only be accessed with a flying mount. Most of them can be found in Skettis, but there are also a few south of Alleria’s Bastion. Dr. Zwicky has a very low drop chance while fishing, so it may take a while before you get him.
What does the item do? Dr. Zwicky has only three charges and a cooldown of 4 hours – you will need at least 8 hours to use the 3 charges. It grants you either a temporary companion, summons an enemy, gives you a crate of potions, or a buff to your health points. In some cases, it also gives players the battle pet “Magical River Crab”. The pet is still quite strong today and can be sold for a nice sum in the auction house.
Although Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was released some time ago, players have discovered a new trick in one of the original game modes that makes rounds much easier.
What are these perks? Those who carry the bomb in the Cyber Attack game mode in Modern Warfare get some bonuses:
A drone (UAV) is active as long as they carry the bomb.
A heartbeat sensor is attached to the bomb itself.
This was discovered by Reddit user Sakar911, who posted it in a short clip:
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Both perks help locate enemies when you are carrying the bomb. Several other users have noted that a melee hit with the bomb is instantly lethal. So, a single strike is enough to eliminate an opponent.
Advantages in Cyber Attack through the bomb
This is how you use the advantages: Knowing where enemies are without having to use a killstreak is already quite useful in itself. However, that doesn’t help you if you’re being overwhelmed by enemies.
You should therefore only equip the bomb when you are in a relatively protected part of the map where you can’t be easily caught. Use the perks to scout the area.
Ideally, you then let your teammates know where enemies are so they can protect you. If you’re on your own, switch between your primary weapon and the bomb to eliminate enemies while also knowing their position.
What you need to watch out for in Cyber Attack: The game mode only grants you one life, but allows you to revive teammates. It’s also useful to scout with the bomb first to check if it’s safe to revive colleagues.
To win, you must either eliminate all opponents or plant and protect the bomb. Use the bomb’s scouting ability one more time before you plant it to ensure that you won’t be overwhelmed while setting it down.
You can also easily use the bomb’s secret perks to farm kills and feed a new companion:
Destiny 2 changes the way money is earned. Instead of relying on purchasable loot boxes, the Bright Engrams, players should know what they are spending money on. This is set to take effect with Season 10, which starts on Tuesday. Destiny 2 is following the trend set by Fortnite a few years ago.
This is the announcement from Bungie: Head Luke Smith states: They want players to know what something costs before they buy it.
The Bright Engrams will no longer be sold starting with Season 10. However, they will remain a free part of the Season Pass.
Luke Smith, something like “Destiny Jesus.”
What are these Engrams? The Bright Engrams in Destiny 2 are seasonal loot boxes that contain cosmetic items. They match the season or event that was active when players received them.
These Engrams could either be obtained by playing Destiny 2 and leveling up, or by going to the shop to Tess Everis and getting loot boxes for Silver, the premium currency.
Previously, players received one loot box for each level up after the max level, but now they are tied to the Season Pass.
In the future, it will only be possible to obtain loot boxes by leveling up the Season Pass and not anymore in the shop.
Players will continue to receive a loot box every few levels in the Season Pass.
Cash Shops Through the Ages
Why are they doing this? This is a shift in the industry initiated by Fortnite:
Even with Overwatch (2016), it was common to give players “loot boxes” from which a random item could drop. Sometimes it was a grand prize, a particularly rare item, but mostly it was a dud, a particularly common item. In Overwatch, players could earn loot boxes or buy them for real money.
Overwatch celebrated loot boxes
With Fortnite: Battle Royale (2017), the popular model shifted to a cash shop with constantly changing offerings. Players could now buy the cosmetic item they wanted; the “luck factor” disappeared.
Fortnite reportedly earned three billion US dollars in 2018 with this model and the sale of battle passes .
At the same time, criticism of loot boxes emerged. EA, which relied on loot boxes in FIFA 20, had to defend their business model before the British government. They claimed it was not gambling, but rather “ethically sound surprise mechanics.”
There were also regulations requiring publishers in China to disclose the exact percentages for the probabilities of contained items.
In Fortnite’s shop, you know exactly what you get when you buy it.
Monetization in Destiny 2 Totally Jumbled
What’s behind this: There has been some movement in recent years: The trend in the gaming industry is shifting away from loot boxes towards conscious purchases. Bungie apparently wants to follow this trend in Destiny 2 starting Season 10.
This aligns Bungie with the zeitgeist, but it’s not as if Bungie is foregoing a huge source of income.
The surprising thing is how little this change seems to matter to players in Destiny 2. Bungie itself seems to prioritize this issue very little: Bright Engrams were somehow the 18th thing mentioned in Luke Smith’s announcement, as the blog post was nearing its end. Much more attention was given to the news that legendary weapons will have an expiration date.
This indicates that the “Eververse concept” of Destiny is not working: Because players could already buy items directly. Apparently, hardly anyone purchased loot boxes in Destiny 2 anyway.
Destiny 2 currently has an overwhelming monetization with
purchaseable expansion Shadowkeep
extra purchasable seasons
a season pass with cosmetic items
a cash shop with cosmetic items
and the loot boxes with cosmetic items
It doesn’t make much difference if a somewhat superfluous part falls away with the purchasable loot boxes. Especially since players can continue to earn Bright Engrams. Because the Bright Engrams will remain as rewards in the game.
Removing the loot boxes from the cash shop is a decision with “symbolic character.” From the player’s perspective, not much seems to change.
Enabling 2FA in Fortnite rewards you with the “Boogie Down” emote as a dance. In this tutorial, we show how the 2-Factor Authentication works on PS4, Switch, Xbox, PC, and mobile (iOS and Android) in 2020.
What is 2FA in Fortnite? The abbreviation “2FA” stands for 2-Factor Authentication. By enabling this feature, you protect your hard-earned skins and ultimately your Fortnite account. This secures you against hackers.
With 2FA, a security code is generated and any device that wants to log in must confirm your password and this code first. Generally, only you have access to the security code – This should optimally protect the account.
We show you in this tutorial how to enable 2FA in Fortnite on PS4, Switch and other platforms and what rewards you receive in Fortnite: Save the World and Fortnite: Battle Royale for it.
Guide for 2FA in Fortnite – Not working? Now it does!
How to enable 2FA in Fortnite – Tutorial
Visit website and log in
Visit the Fortnite website Fortnite.com/2FA. Then log in to your account
Enable 2FA
Select “Password and Security” in the menu – Below the password change, enable 2FA
Choose your method
Decide whether to use email or app. Then confirm the account with the security code, which is either sent by email or generated in the authenticator app.
The guide works for PS4, Switch, mobile (iOS and Android), Xbox or PC. Everywhere you create an Epic Games account that you can edit online.
Should I choose email or app? As an authentication method, you have the option to use email. If the code is requested when logging in or changing the password, you will receive an email with a 6-digit code.
Email: The advantage is that you have the email readily available and can quickly open it on your mobile or PC. It is quick and uncomplicated.
App: The advantage of an authentication app like Google Authenticator is that a hacker must also have your phone to crack the account. This is therefore one step safer – However, you must also always have your phone ready when you need to enter the code. If the battery is dead, you have to wait.
Should I use 2FA? There are no disadvantages to it; instead, you protect your account. So a clear “Yes”.
Which apps can you use? Recommended authenticator apps include “Google Authenticator”, “Microsoft Authenticator”, “LastPass Authenticator”, or “Authy”.
Why can’t I enable 2FA? To enable 2FA, the email address associated with your Fortnite account must be verified.
Boogie-Down reward for 2FA in Fortnite: Battle Royale – Get the dance
What is the reward? In the Battle Royale of Fortnite, you unlock the Boogie-Down emote when you successfully activate 2-Factor Authentication.
When do you get the reward? After you’ve enabled 2FA, you must log in again in the game. Once you do, you will be greeted at startup with a message thanking you for securing your account with this feature.
In Pokémon GO, the big Team GO Rocket event started on March 6. New Shinies, special bonuses, and many Rocket Grunts are waiting for you.
How long does the event last? It started on Friday, March 6 at 8 AM local time. It will run all weekend and ends on Monday, March 9 at 10 PM local time.
Many bonuses related to Team GO Rocket are waiting for you. To help you prepare, we provide an overview.
Everything you need to know about the Rocket event
What bonuses are there? The list of bonuses is long and a new Shiny is waiting for you:
Dark and Poison Pokémon appear more frequently in the wild, as well as other Pokémon related to Team GO Rocket
Absol appears in the wild
Shiny Pionskora debuts in Pokémon GO
A big Rocket takeover takes place on Saturday
Which Pokémon might appear more frequently? Pokémon associated with Team GO Rocket definitely include Meowth, Smogon, and Rettan. They have been found more often in other Rocket events.
Other interesting Poison and Dark Pokémon that could appear as Shiny include:
Fiffyen
Alolan Rattata
Zubat
Nidoran
Kramurx
Sniebel
Hunduster
Zobiris
Kanivanha
Myrapla
Tentacha
Sleima
Nebulak
Roselia
It remains to be seen which of these monsters will actually appear more frequently. There is definitely potential for many Shiny checks.
What does Shiny Pionskora look like? You can easily recognize this Shiny. Instead of purple, it is red.
When does the event start? The Rocket takeover takes place on Saturday, March 7 between 2 PM and 5 PM. Similar to a Community Day , you can grab bonuses for 3 hours.
What bonuses are there? During the 3 hours, Team GO Rocket will take over many PokéStops and there are special bonuses:
The old Pokémon of the Rocket bosses are available again
The Charged Attack Frustration of the Crypto Pokémon can be forgotten within the 3 hours
Rocket Grunts and bosses will provide double the amount of Stardust
The game will feature Team Rocket music
This bonus is particularly interesting: Changing the Charged Attack Frustration is crucial. Niantic has strengthened the Crypto Pokémon, and once they can no longer have Frustration, they become strong attackers.
It is definitely worthwhile to teach a Crypto Pokémon with good IV a new and better Charged Attack.
Shiny Darkrai comes to Pokémon GO
When is Darkrai coming? During the Rocket event, Darkrai is also available. It comes on Friday at 8 AM and disappears on Monday at 10 PM.
Darkrai and its Shiny version
Is Shiny Darkrai worth it? The mysterious raid boss is one of the best Dark-type attackers. Every raid pass is well invested here.
You thought Mayhem 4 in Borderlands 3 was a challenge? Then you haven’t seen YouTuber “Senza” play the game with probably the most ridiculous controller of all time.
A glove against Borderlands 3: YouTuber “Senza” likes to take on challenges. For instance, he played Doom with the Guitar Hero controller, or Borderlands 3 without proper equipment. Now he found a new challenge: the Nintendo Power Glove.
If you don’t know it: The Power Glove is a controller in the shape of a glove that was developed in 1989 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It became known pretty quickly for being quite poorly functioning. You can get a small impression in an old advertisement for this marvel of technology:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XdXop43yX4
Can the Power Glove handle a game like Borderlands 3?
This is how the run went: YouTuber “Senza” was not deterred by the notorious uselessness of the glove and planned a complete Borderlands 3 run with it. The controller had to be modified to at least be compatible with the PC version of Borderlands 3: “The thing was designed for the NES, and it basically didn’t work there either,” explains the YouTuber in his video. So, not the best conditions.
Equipped with FL4K, a Flakker, and the lovingly renamed pet “Harold”, the glove YouTuber set off. You can see how that went in the video below. Caution: It contains both spoilers to the story and some pretty crude language.
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In the end, he actually managed to complete the story. He relied primarily on the impact of his Flakker and the healing from Harold. But it was probably a struggle: “Without training, the run will take six months. With training, too,” jokes the YouTuber at the beginning.
However, during the course of the game, the enemies in Borderlands 3 repeatedly made it clear that the Power Glove might not be the perfect control unit for this game. Targeting proved to be rather difficult with the glove.
Especially Skywell-27 and the Katagawa Ball demanded everything from Senza: “My movements were unparalleled. It was like watching a race between a marathon runner and a piece of vegetables,” the YouTuber commented on his slight disadvantage compared to the enemies.
In the end, Senza completed the whole game. He needed a total of 64 hours and died 282 times – not counting revives.
Will he tackle the upcoming content with the glove as well? Probably not. However, there is still something to look forward to:
ARK: Survival Evolved is known for its strong support of the modding community. It is not uncommon for mod maps to find their way into the official game. This is exactly what is happening now with the popular map Crystal Isles.
Developer Wildcard supports the modding community of ARK: Survival Evolved like no other developer. As a result, all players regularly enjoy new map DLCs that actually originate from the community. Examples include the popular maps Ragnarok and Valguero. Now, another community-created map is making its way into the official lineup.
Crystal Isles Introduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paO24vJV_sA
Crystal Isles is a mod map that was released for PC in November 2016 and has been continuously developed since then. With over 211,000 subscribers and more than 5,000 top ratings, the mod is among the most popular maps in the community.
The creators Isolde Gaming, Lillian, and iSPEZZ are not quite finished yet, and much will happen before the official release.
What’s included: The Crystal Isles map can be categorized into the fantasy and sci-fi genre. Glowing underwater worlds, floating islands, and mysterious caves are just the beginning. With 28 regions, the map is very diverse and offers unique features and creatures:
The unique environmental features:
Many different biomes in 28 regions, including floating islands
Dead corpses cause a debuff
Saltwater depletes body fluids
Floating element bubbles and electric waves in the Eldritch Isle region
Eldritch Isle looks terrifying
The creatures in Crystal Isles:
21 unique creatures, including zombie and liquefied dinos
147 creatures from the ARK lineup
4 bosses
28 regions offer a lot of variety and ample space for dinos
When will Crystal Isles be released for PC, PS4, and Xbox One?
The new map is already available as a mod on PC. For console players, Crystal Isles will be released only once Wildcard officially incorporates the mod into their lineup. This is expected to happen in the summer of 2020.
What’s still to come: The contents of the current Genesis expansion could also flow into the map by the summer. The developers are not done yet. They indicated on the official mod page in the Steam Workshop that they are about 75% finished. Additionally, they have planned several things:
A unique world boss and a corresponding arena
A bone graveyard
An underworld
More caves
Future official ARK content as long as it fits the map
A real dino is coming
With the latest expansions like Extinction or Genesis, new creatures have repeatedly entered the game, but none are real. Giant turtles, whales flying through space, or battle robots are cool to see, but some players want more old dinos.
Wildcard is responding to this request and will introduce a new real dino exclusively for Crystal Isles. However, they are not revealing which one yet.
Have you played Crystal Isles yet? Let us know your opinion on the mod map.
In League of Legends, the new tactic surrounding Champion Senna is making bigger waves. Now various professional players have expressed their opinions on this playstyle. They also find it to be too strong.
What is “Fasting Senna” about? In the Korean region, farming minions is also referred to as “eating”. Those who refrain from this, fast, hence the name of the strategy.
Specifically, it concerns Champion Senna, who takes on the role of the AD carry but does not farm Gold. Instead, the Support collects the Gold and becomes stronger. However, thanks to her passive ability, Senna does not fall behind and can keep up with the opposing ADC.
With this strategy, Team CLG has already made a name for itself in the American LCS. The website Invenglobal has now spoken with several professional players about the strategy. Many find Senna too strong in her flexibility and even wish for a change to the champion.
Senna – is she too strong?
“We have prepared some strategies with Senna”
What do the professional players say? Invenglobal has spoken with a total of four players. Denyk, the ADC from Misfits, refers to Senna as a “broken champion”. At the same time, he hints that the team has already made some plans for the champion:
We have prepared some strategies with Senna that I cannot discuss right now. But with “Fasting Senna”, the idea is basically to play good or very aggressive support champions. It’s about constantly harassing the opposing support.
Innaxe, the new ADC from Schalke, makes it very clear after FORG1VEN left the team. He states in his remarks that the team with Senna has always won when she was in the game:
You essentially have a really good early game, mid game, and great late game. There is currently no weakness except for really hard attacks on the bot lane, which becomes difficult when the opponent uses champions like Tahm Kench.
We have won all games with her [with Senna] and lost all games against her.
Innaxe, the current ADC of Schalke, has only won with Senna so far
What needs to change about Senna? All four professionals agree that Senna is too strong in her current version. Innaxe also speculates in his statement about how Senna could be changed to make her more playable.
In his opinion, she cannot function as both support and ADC at the same time:
I don’t know how they could balance her. The developers designed her primarily as a support, but if they do not address the problem with the support items, where she receives so much gold, I don’t think they will achieve balance.
She will either be too strong or a useless ADC. Senna can scale infinitely, so I hope they fix her.
But what do you think? Can Riot fix Senna or do they even need to? Have you encountered Senna in a game outside of the professional scene?
While some LoL professionals are considering Senna, the season is not going well for others:
At gaming conventions, fans sometimes stand in line for hours to try out their highly anticipated games. What would be your breaking point?
“Please do not line up from here. Estimated waiting time 6+ hours.” These sentences will be familiar to anyone of you who has ever attended a large gaming convention. This was also the case for our author Benedict Grothaus.
Last week, he was at PAX East in America, where he was able to try out Magic: Legends and Doom Eternal. There he experienced the same scenes: Long lines of people waiting to finally get a quick glimpse of their long-awaited game.
Games like Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy VII Remake, or CoD: Modern Warfare attracted huge crowds of fans at various gaming conventions, ready to wait for hours just to enjoy about 10-15 minutes of new gameplay.
The lines at PAX East wrapped several times around the booths, according to Benedict.
We want to know from you: Imagine this: You get the chance to try out a game at a gaming convention that you have been eagerly anticipating. Or maybe it’s a new game that belongs to your absolute favorite series.
How long would you stand in line for it?
What would be your breaking point at which you would no longer want to wait?
Is there a game that would be worth waiting 7 hours for? Which one would it be?
Or are you very patient and would rather wait for the full game to hit the stores?
In Fortnite, helicopters might soon be available that are even stronger than the annoying planes. We will show you what these helicopters are and why they could be so powerful.
What kind of helicopters are these? There are some hints indicating that there might be helicopters in Season 2.
In the “Top Secret” trailer, a helicopter is seen landing on the roof of the agency.
At The Grotto, there is a large helicopter landing pad.
However, not only hints can be found in the game itself, as data miners have been able to filter data regarding the helicopters. Among other things, they also found information on how much damage the helicopters are supposed to inflict.
How powerful are the helicopters supposed to be?
The data miner HYPEX found out how many hit points and what advantages the helicopters in Fortnite are supposed to have.
He posted this on Twitter:
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There are some different types of damage that can be inflicted with the helicopter. It can not only destroy structures but also explode or fly into enemies.
This is how much damage it is supposed to inflict:
The helicopters, which are likely to be available in Fortnite soon, could be even more annoying as they cause more damage than the known planes.
If they can also take 4 players and have a built-in machine gun, it could create some outrage in the game.
We will probably have to wait to see how powerful the helicopters really become and whether they will be more annoying than the planes. Because the found data in the code is first to be regarded as placeholders. Until release, everything about damage and hit points may still change.
A new item has generated excitement, especially among streamers:
During the playtime of a Twitch streamer in Diablo-3, the community is surprised. He is said to play about 23 hours a day and is already at almost 12,000 Paragon levels. Is that possible or are there bots involved?
Who is it about? The player Darkpatator has already collected 11,892 Paragon points on his Diablo-3 account. So many Paragon levels count as the best performances of all Diablo-3 players worldwide.
How can one have so much playtime?
An overview of his playtimes:
He played the Barbarian for over 7800 hours
The Crusader for over 6800 hours
The Wizard for over 4200 hours
The Demon Hunter for over 3500 hours
The Necromancer for over 500 hours
The Witch Doctor for over 150 hours
That alone adds up to more than 2.5 years of pure playtime. An amazing number.
11892 Paragon points – That’s an incredibly high number for Diablo standards
This is now the discussion: The Reddit user NTariel pointed out in the community that the Twitch streamer “darkpatatord3” now has an incredibly high Paragon level and would have to play almost 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
NTariel took screenshots of the streamer’s non-seasonal playtimes from February 23 to March 1. His calculation looks like this:
This is inaccurate: The calculation is not entirely transparent. If February 23 and March 1 both count in the calculation, that would be 8 days, so 192 hours.
But even then, the pure playtime per day would have to be almost 21 hours.
NTariel added this screenshot
Players suspect: Who plays that much, cheats
How do players react? Players believe that with so many play hours, something is off, or it involves bots. Meanwhile, Twitch streamer Darkpatator is not a single case:
“There are literally players who reached 14,000 Paragon points on the NA servers. Darkpatator is just one of the highest in Europe. Check the Paragon points of non-seasonal solo classes. All top 2-3 in NA are clanless people with monosyllabic names who have 13,000-14,000 Paragon points. They are still much further than him. He just happens to stream as well and does YouTube. They clearly bot and probably also use Google Maps [Map Hacks],” explains GiefDownvotesPlox on Reddit.
Another user writes that he made videos about the average playtime per day of the top players. It would be “extremely obvious” who cheats. Some would have even been defended, although they had 20+ play hours every day over a 3-month period. “That was really funny”. (via reddit)
Others want to hold on to good faith and write that it might be a group of players sharing the account to achieve such numbers.
A new survival shooter, Infestation: Battle Royale, has been released on Steam, but the reviews are catastrophic. We take a look at what’s going on.
What kind of game is this? The free-to-play game Infestation: Battle Royale, launched via Steam on March 4, represents a mix of the well-known battle royale gameplay principle and a survival game.
You are on one of two maps alone or in groups of three, trying to be the last survivor. You face not only other players but also wandering zombies. Along the way, you find many weapons to defend yourself.
Infestation: Battle Royale is heavily criticized.
Lots of Criticism
How are the reviews for Infestation: Battle Royale? The current rating of the game on Steam is only 27% and “Mostly Negative”. The game is receiving anything but good feedback. Even the positive voices seem to have an ironic undertone.
The game’s status, which feels more like a pre-alpha, numerous bugs, and extremely long loading times are criticized.
BOOB_NUGGETS states in their review on Steam: “What a waste of time. Very poor PUBG clone. I’m pretty sure the devs were high when they made this. I absolutely do not recommend it.”
Greene writes: “WarZ, Infestation Survivor Stories or whatever else you want to call this game. It’s actually still the same game; I haven’t noticed any difference in graphics or gameplay from the old Infestation: Survivor Stories.”
However, Belain states: “This game isn’t actually that bad. All the people who hate it just have biases from back when this game was known as WarZ. This is the first BR game I ever played when it was released years ago, and it’s still the absolute best.”
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Just a Rehash?
Is this really a new game? An interesting comment on Steam from STRiFE states: “Absolutely nothing has changed compared to the battle royale mode of Infestation: The New Z. There are no new maps, no new weapons, no new menus, no new UI… nothing. The game will be dead in the next one to two weeks.”
It seems that the developers at Fredaikis AB simply took the battle royale mode of their game, Infestation: The New Z, which is based on The War Z, and released it as a standalone battle royale game.
What was The War Z? The game by Sergey Titov – who was also associated with the scandal game Wild West Online or New Frontier – was criticized for plagiarism due to its extreme similarity to DayZ. Right after its release on Steam in December 2012, it was removed from there because the feature list did not match the actual game.
The War Z had to be renamed to Infestation: Survivor Stories due to the similar name to the movie World War Z. The game was plagued by many cheaters. Hackers could even steal players’ email addresses. Criticism of the game continues, now directed at its spin-off, Infestation: Battle Royale.
Do you want to check out some really exciting shooters instead of Infestation: Battle Royale that are a lot of fun in 2020?
The newly released mobile MMO Black Desert Mobile for Android and iOS is complex and multifaceted. With our tips and tricks in this guide in English for beginners and advanced players, you will progress in the game much easier!
What is Black Desert Mobile (BDM) all about? If you are familiar with the big brother Black Desert Online (BDO), you will quickly get the hang of this version for smartphones and tablets. You choose a character and complete missions to become stronger. Along the way, you will find better equipment and improve your skills. Later on, raids and group activities come into play.
The scope of BDM is gigantic; many mechanics are explained inadequately or not at all. So that you don’t lose track and make the same mistakes I did, here is a selection of useful tips and tricks to make your start easier.
This article was originally published on December 17, 2019, and updated on March 6, 2020. Details about a new class and a tip on character switching have been added.
Tip 1: Try out the classes
Not every class is suitable for every player type. Are you more of a melee fighter or a healer? Do you prefer to attack individual enemies from a distance or do you want to effectively mow down large groups?
The Valkyrie is a hybrid class of Warrior and Support
Unfortunately, BDM currently only offers three character slots for free; you will have to pay for additional slots. However, you can easily delete characters after trying them out. Here’s a rough categorization of the classes:
Warrior – The classic melee fighter with tank characteristics and balanced offense and defense. A good starter class.
Ranger – This class is specialized in ranged combat. The lack of defensive capabilities is compensated by great speed on the battlefield.
Wizard – The wizard acts similarly to the ranger and attacks her enemies with ranged attacks. However, the wizard can also deal a good amount of damage in melee. This class currently offers the highest damage potential, but is an easy target due to limited mobility.
Giant – The classic damage dealer in Black Desert Mobile. However, the Giant only has melee attacks, so you will have to get up close to the enemy.
The Valkyrie – The Valkyrie is a hybrid class of Warrior and Support. Especially in groups, the Valkyrie can utilize her strength but falls behind other classes in terms of damage.
The Dark Wizard (Release in January 2020) – This version of the wizard uses dark magic and is significantly more mobile than the wizard class. She also has ranged attacks but can be found in melee as well.
It’s also worth having multiple characters. Some classes are better suited for defeating certain enemies. For some quests and tasks, it makes sense to switch characters from time to time.
The user interface is, quite frankly, overwhelming. Countless interaction options are presented to you. If you want to keep track of the battlefield, you should know exactly what is important and what is not.
The interface in BDM can easily overwhelm
For better understanding, I divide the interface into four quadrants:
In the top left, you will find the expandable minimap in two views (map and list), the companions, as well as information on world bosses and daily login rewards.
In the top right, you have access to various menus as well as direct access to your skills, inventory, and your camp. You can also view the current tasks directly here.
In the bottom right, you see the equipped skills and abilities you need in combat. Once you are in a safe zone, the skills change to interaction options with NPCs.
At the bottom, you will find information about your level, health points, active buffs, as well as technical info about the connection and your battery status.
Just try out all the options. You will quickly get the hang of which elements are more important than others.
Tip 3: Level the Black Spirit!
What is the Black Spirit? The Black Spirit is your companion in BDM and handles various tasks for you:
It enhances your equipment, weapons, and accessories.
It allows you to enhance your equipment through magic crystals.
With the help of light crystals, you can gain additional bonuses.
The Black Spirit is an essential part of the game
Just like you, the Black Spirit can level up. And this is beneficial for you, as the Black Spirit increases your attack power with each level. Currently, I derive a third of my total attack power solely from my companion.
How to efficiently level the Black Spirit: The cute little guy is a true garbage disposal. He eats all your equipment that you no longer need as well as an item called “concentrated Black Energy.” This comes in various rarities and can be purchased in a special shop with silver (the main currency of BDM).
In this shop, you can purchase chests for the Black Spirit with silver
The shop is called Talish’s Mysterious Shop. You can find this in the Pearl Shop. In addition to items that you can purchase with Black Pearls, you will also almost always find chests with concentrated Black Energy. It’s especially worth buying these at the start of the game.
Tip 4: Sell on the market!
You will quickly find out that you need vast amounts of silver to level skills, buy equipment, upgrade companions, and so forth. While you earn silver by completing missions, this is far from sufficient. Therefore, you should sell unnecessary equipment on the market.
Here, three weapons of rare rarity are sold
This also means that you cannot sacrifice everything to the Black Spirit. I’ve noticed that sales are significantly easier when offering equipment with purple rarity. These already yield a decent amount of silver (about 500.000 silver depending on the item). But how can one obtain equipment? In addition to missions and random drops, a special shop is the best option.
Tip 5: Use Shakatu’s Armor Shop
Black Desert Mobile also has a gacha system known from other games, where you can randomly obtain equipment by using a certain currency, ancient gold coins. While you only very rarely receive something truly valuable, you can profitably sell the equipment, use it yourself, or feed your Black Spirit.
In this shop, you can find the best items
Where do I get these coins? The best sources for these coins are the subjugation missions where you can face bosses you have already defeated, as well as the ancient ruins, a raid instance for up to 5 players. For both activities, you need special items, which you can find quite frequently.
For subjugation missions, you need to collect boss stamps, while for the ancient ruins, you need ancient stone plates. You should start both activities as early as possible as they provide some of the best rewards in the game.
Tip 6: Knowledge is power!
Every piece of knowledge you acquire in BDM actively increases your character stats. This way, you can easily boost your attributes. Simply rushing through the main quest will leave you significantly weaker than a player who takes the time to look into everything in detail.
Knowledge is the foundation of a strong character
How do I know where to acquire knowledge? If you open the list instead of the world map, you will see a small square with a question mark next to some NPC names. This symbol represents the places where you can gain knowledge. You will also find these symbols above the heads of enemies.
Therefore, you should always
talk to all NPCs that show the knowledge symbol
defeat all enemies until the knowledge symbol disappears (in my observation, the number is random)
collect, mine, and fish in every new area
complete all side quests (marked with a green exclamation mark)
This way, you will gradually unlock the knowledge of the regions and receive bonuses to your character stats like health, attack power, and defense.
Tip 7: Save your Black Pearls
In addition to silver, you also receive another currency by completing tasks and challenges: Black Pearls. However, you should save these diligently. The most valuable asset in Black Desert Mobile is companions. They come with useful abilities and primarily collect loot for you, which you would otherwise have to pick up manually.
Companions come with abilities and collect your loot
You receive one companion for free at the start of the game; for additional companions, you will have to spend real money, with one exception! Once you have awakened the Black Spirit to level 4, you can purchase a black cat for 400 Black Pearls. You should definitely take advantage of this offer to receive another companion.
Tip 8: Use the world map for fast traveling
Without orientation, it is really difficult to navigate the world. The fast travel feature is also well hidden in the menus.
Using the map, you can fast travel
So you access the fast travel feature: In the top left quadrant, select the map option and then click on the globe icon in the bottom left corner. You will then receive an overview of the areas in BDM and can navigate to each one. This way, you can visit several villages without detours or head directly to battle sites with a click.
Tip 9: Enhance your equipment
If you feel like reaching a wall and not getting further, you should first try to enhance your equipment even more. However, to do this, you need to collect black stones. You can find these randomly or as mission rewards.
Even a few enhancement levels can make a big difference, so you should always enhance your equipment as far as possible.
Tip 10: Use the Black Spirit mode
One of the best features of Black Desert Mobile is the function that allows you to continue playing even while the app is closed. In the so-called Black Spirit mode, which you unlock after a few levels, you can choose whether you
continue engaging in battles,
collect resources, or
catch fish
In Black Spirit mode, you can play offline!
For you to be able to catch fish during your absence, you need to be logged out in an appropriate area (body of water) for this to be possible. Especially in battle mode, be aware that you are not invulnerable and will consume healing potions depending on the enemy’s strength. So ensure you have a sufficient supply.
While gathering, you also consume stamina offline. So take some stamina potions before gathering.
Tip 11: Invest in your camp
If you still want more after all this, you can play a game within a game with the camp. Your camp includes further mechanics and features that you can invest a lot of time into. You are able to
construct buildings,
hire and improve workers,
collect resources,
produce potions and equipment
etc.
The camp offers you a game within a game
This not only is fun but also brings you additional rewards that help you progress in BDM. However, if you are time-limited, you should focus more on the story and improving your character.
Do you have any other tips for our readers? Share them with us in the comments!
For over 4 years now, the tactical shooter Rainbow Six: Siege has been around and despite its age, it is still a true gem. We explain to you what makes Ubisoft’s long-running title so strong and why you should check it out on PC, Xbox One, and PS4 right now.
What is Rainbow Six: Siege actually about? Rainbow Six: Siege takes place in an alternate reality where a special unit (Rainbow Six) ensures that terrorist attacks and other large-scale crimes are thwarted.
You play as one of the team’s members, called Operators, each with their own background and special abilities. The game has a deeper story and even explains each operator’s origin.
The operators, like Ela here, each have their own story that occasionally spans multiple games.
Rainbow Six: Siege places a certain value on realism. Headshots are usually fatal, players can withstand significantly less damage than in Destiny 2 or Call of Duty (softcore). Tactical gameplay such as utilizing the environment, position, one’s own abilities and equipment is more significant for victory – just like teamwork, which is emphasized greatly.
How good is Rainbow Six: Siege?
The ratings are as follows: Despite its age, Rainbow Six: Siege still boasts impressively good ratings. The deluxe edition, for example, in the PS Store has 4 out of 5 stars based on 549 ratings. Rainbow Six: Siege also performs well on other platforms:
Steam users rate it as “very good” with 92% positive reviews (32,887 recent reviews)
That this rating has been maintained is a remarkable achievement. Especially on Steam, where players often go harsh on titles, such strongly positive ratings for an extended period are a strong signal.
Herr ZockBot (via Steam) says after over 350 hours of gameplay: “I think it is a very successful game. I’m not a classic shooter fan, but the tactical element is what makes Rainbow great and is brilliant. I can recommend this game to anyone who enjoys shooters or tactical games.”
The user ThaddaeusNase_ (via Steam) points out quite pointedly the criticisms he has found in his more than 950 hours of gameplay. While Rainbow Six is good, it is very annoying when one has to play in the rankings with newbies while the opposing team is composed of veterans.
What makes Rainbow Six: Siege so good?
So it plays: The tactical elements mentioned above are what primarily define the game and ensure the enjoyment. Each round can unfold differently as opponents break through different walls, defenders secure different areas, or one might not pay attention and get seen by a camera and subsequently taken out.
Just escort the hostage briefly? Not really…
The tactical component adds a thrill to the game, as every shot can potentially be deadly. This forces one to proceed cautiously in each round and properly secure every area – while time is ticking away.
In addition, there is very good gunplay. Weapons can be customized with attachments and feel unique when fired. Each weapon has strengths and weaknesses, even though there are a few favorites.
About the author: Benedict Grothaus has already sunk several hundred hours into Rainbow Six: Siege. After being skeptical at first and only starting in 2018, he can hardly imagine a better shooter to this day.
Although he is more of an RPG type, Rainbow Six: Siege currently captivates him even more than Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
Benedict Grothaus, author at MeinMMO, loves to play Rainbow Six.
What makes the game unique: Yet, gameplay is not even the defining characteristic of the game. What keeps players engaged are the constant updates the game receives. Every year, Rainbow Six: Siege gets four seasons with new content. Since its release, the game has already received:
10 new maps
32 new operators with unique skills
64 new weapons
new features like “giving up,” “pick and ban,” and an observation mode
multiple new gadgets, weapon attachments, and cosmetics
you like to approach shooters tactically and don’t just shoot mindlessly
you have enjoyed previous Rainbow Six titles
you are looking for a change from Counter-Strike or Call of Duty
you like the hardcore mode in CoD and Battlefield
Rainbow Six is not worth it for you if
you prefer firing many bullets instead of accurate shots in your shooters
you are not a team player
the idea of heroes, operators, or classes does not appeal to you
you lose patience quickly
Rainbow Six is a team game. Those who want to go in alone have poor cards.
Free weekend for testing & New season
Here’s why it’s worth checking it out now: In Rainbow Six: Siege, you can try the game for free from Thursday, March 5, at 7:00 PM to Monday, March 9, at 7:00 PM on Steam, the Epic Store, the PS Store, and the Microsoft Store:
This means you can check out the game on PC, PS4, and Xbox One and have access to:
all maps
all game modes
20 operators from previous years
You can, of course, play with friends as well. Any progress you make will carry over if you decide to purchase Rainbow Six: Siege afterwards. Until March 16, all versions are even 70% off.
By the way, on PS4 you will need PS Plus due to age verification – at least in Germany. Also, you need to be logged into the PS Store – only then will you see the free demo tab under the price.
What’s coming soon: The free weekend is the perfect time to check out Rainbow Six: Siege as the new Season 2 of Year 5 with Operation: Void Edge will be released later in March.
These will be the new operators Iana (left) and Oryx.
This brings two new operators, a new playlist, several reworks, and an in-game event. If you use the time to join during the free weekend, you can prepare directly for the new content.
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If you prefer to wait, you might also play for free in the distant future. Because Rainbow Six: Siege is supposed to become Free2Play – but that’s not happening yet:
The streamer Matthew “Mizkif” Rinaudo (25) had a quirky idea on Twitch. Instead of playing games like WoW, he laid down for 5 hours and let fans try to wake him up. He was even surprised by how much money the experiment brought in.
That was the idea:In a Twitch stream on March 3, the US streamer Mizkif came up with the idea during discussions with the chat to offer his viewers something different.
He set up the camera, dimmed the lights, pulled a bed in front of the lens, and then lay down to sleep with a headset on. He even said, “I am literally going to do nothing now.”
For just over 5 hours, the Twitch streamer lay in bed resting while people watched him. Through “Media Shares,” viewers tried to wake the streamer up. They donated money and shared loud clips to catch the attention of the streamer.
One user donated money for an extremely loud video that announced the wrestler John Cena: Beware, extremely loud.
This is how much money came out of it: When Mizkif got up after a few hours and sat down at his desk, the Twitch interface showed him that he had earned $5594, about €5000. This seemed to surprise him as well.
I literally slept and earned $5600 … just did nothing. Next time you think about how much money a streamer makes who constantly gets “text-to-speech messages,” think about this.
Mizkif
To give something back to the chat, he later raffled off a Nintendo Switch. He should be able to easily afford the expenses with the earnings.
An average of 5600 people watched him during the 7-hour stream.
“Just Chatting” – the different Twitch
What’s behind it: It is a “business model” for streamers to interact with the chat by having viewers donate money for a computer voice to read messages aloud via a “text-to-chat” program or for them to donate money to play certain video clips.
Someone like Felix “xQc” Lengyel constantly gets such chat messages read aloud and makes a lot of money from it. The chat becomes an important part of the stream.
He is something like the “king” of Just Chatting.
It is true for all streamers that the chat plays a big role: Even for gaming streamers like DrDisrespect or Summit1g, it is important to respond to the chat to build a connection with the viewers. But some streamers like xQc or Forsen have elevated communicating with the chat to an art form, filling their streams with it.
Mizkif is not a typical gaming streamer who lives off making games particularly entertaining, but the appeal of his channel comes from constantly interacting with the chat. Such streamers are increasingly successful in the “Just Chatting” category on Twitch. Sometimes strange experiments result from this.
That someone can make money while sleeping is a whole new dimension.
Used to play a lot of FIFA 20 and casino games: In the last 30 days, he spent 36 hours in Just Chatting: MontanaBlack.
The German Twitch streamer MontanaBlack is now often in “Just Chatting” – an average of 32,058 people watch him talk about his stuff: such as women and their similarity to dogs
Streamer Seanstream, who barely slept, was on air for 595 hours in November – a Twitch record.
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During a FIFA 20 tournament, there was a strange bug. A pro was eliminated, even though he had actually scored – what was going on?
This was the situation: Losing a game in FIFA 20 because you don’t score the decisive goal is annoying. However, losing it despite having scored is probably even more frustrating. That’s exactly what happened to FIFA pro Giuseppe Gustalla.
He is under contract as an eSports player for FIFA 20 at the American soccer club LA Galaxy and was in the North American Qualifiers. In a crucial game, a penalty shootout ensued – and Gustalla was one goal behind.
Penalty scored, but pro out
FIFA 20 doesn’t count goals: Gustalla had to convert his penalty to avoid losing the game. And he did: He aimed for the bottom left corner, shot, and hit the post. From there, the ball ended up in the net, so it was clearly a goal. However, the game apparently thought otherwise.
Not only did the commentators say, “And he fails,” but the goal simply wasn’t counted. The opponent won the game, Gustalla was eliminated from the qualifiers. Everything as if the ball hadn’t gone in. How it looked was shown by the pro in a post on Twitter:
How the player reacted: The admins also decided according to a statement from Gustalla at the end on “no goal”, which led to his elimination from the tournament. “I am such a passionate player and I play this game as well as I can. But how can anyone take the game seriously if EA doesn’t take it seriously and fixes such elementary mistakes?” The pro was upset: “If another top pro were competing in a different eSports game, such things wouldn’t happen.” The realism of the game is certainly not represented by the situation.
With the “Warlords of New York” expansion, a total of 10 new exotic items have been introduced to The Division 2. We will show you what makes the new exotic weapons and armor pieces special and explain where you can find them.
What are the new Exotics about? Recently, the Warlords of New York expansion launched for The Division 2, essentially marking the start of the second year of the open-world shooter.
What types of Exotics are they? The 10 new Exotics are evenly divided between weapons and armor. With Warlords, there are:
5 new exotic weapons
5 new exotic armor pieces
On reddit, players have already compiled their unique talents and the most common locations for these Exotics. We summarize everything for you below.
However, please note that there are still no images available for numerous new Exotics.
By the way, the new Exotics are only available through their mentioned sources. You cannot earn them using the “Targeted Loot” features after you have first obtained them.
These are the 5 new weapon Exotics from Warlords of New York
With Warlords, the previous exotic arsenal, which recently expanded with the Chameleon assault rifle, has now been enriched with a pistol, an assault rifle, an LMG, a rifle, and a submachine gun.
Bighorn
Bighorn – Assault Rifle
What makes the weapon special? The unique talent is called Big Game Hunter. When using the weapon’s scope, it switches to a semi-automatic firing mode, where each shot deals 450% weapon damage.
Where can you find this weapon Exotic? Mainly in legendary missions and faction strongholds.
Bullet King
Bullet King – LMG (Light Machine Gun)
What makes the weapon special? The Bullet King comes with the talent Bullet Hell. This weapon never has to be reloaded. Additionally, after every 100 bullets that hit any enemies, some ammunition is loaded into your and your allies’ reserves.
Where can you find this weapon Exotic? Primarily in missions with the Rikers faction. The chance of a drop for this weapon increases with the level of difficulty.
Regulus – Pistol
What makes the weapon special? The unique talent is called Regicide. Headshot kills deal 400% weapon damage and cause a bleeding effect on enemies within 5 meters of the eliminated target.
Where can you find this weapon Exotic? This is still unknown.
The Ravenous – Rifle
What makes the weapon special? This rifle has the unique talent Geri and Freki. When pulling the trigger, both barrels are fired.
When firing from the right shoulder, hits apply offensive primers to the target. When firing from the left shoulder, they are defensive primers. Hits from one shoulder then detonate the primers that were placed from the other shoulder.
Upon detonation, each offensive primer deals 75% weapon damage. Each defensive primer grants you +2% bonus armor for 5 seconds. The effectiveness of the primers is doubled at 10 stacks.
Where can you find this weapon Exotic? This is still unknown.
Lady Death
Lady Death – SMG (Submachine Gun)
What makes the weapon special? The talent of Lady Death is called Breath Free.
When you move, you get four stacks per second, eight when sprinting. A maximum of 40 is possible.
Each fired bullet consumes one stack and increases damage by 60%. Kills grant +20% movement speed for 10 seconds.
Where can you find this weapon Exotic? Mainly from the 22 named bosses in New York, but also in faction caches.
These are the 5 new armor Exotics from Warlords of New York
Except for the gloves, every armor slot received a new Exotic with Warlords.
Acosta’s Go-Bag
Acosta’s Go-Bag – Backpack
What makes this armor piece special?Acosta’s Go-Bag has 2 talents: One in Hand and Two in the Bag.
One in Hand grants you +1 to your Skill Tier for 15 seconds when you hit an enemy with a grenade. If you are already at Skill Tier 6, the Overcharge effect comes into play. This greatly increases the power of skills for a short time.
Two in the Bag provides the wearer with some useful boosts:
+1 Repair Kit Capacity
+3 Grenade Capacity
+25% Ammo Capacity
+10% on Repair Skills (like Drone)
+10% on status effects caused by you
Where can you find this armor Exotic? Mainly in faction caches but also apparently from named bosses.
Tardigrade Armour System
Tardigrade Armour System – Vest
What makes this armor piece special? The talent of this exotic vest is called Ablative Nano-Plating. Whenever your or an ally’s armor breaks, they receive 80% of your armor as bonus armor for 10 seconds.
For each ally, there is a 45-second cooldown. However, if you kill an enemy with the signature weapon of your respective specialization, this cooldown resets for all allies.
Where can you find this armor Exotic? Mainly in missions with the True Sons. The drop chance also increases with the level of difficulty.
Imperial Dynasty
Imperial Dynasty – Holster
What makes this armor piece special? This new armor Exotic comes with the talent Dragon’s Glare. While you are in combat, the burn effect is applied to the enemy who is closest to you within a radius of 20 meters. This effect has a cooldown of 40 seconds.
Where can you find this armor Exotic? Fitting with the fire effect, this Exotic is primarily found in missions with the Cleaners. The drop chance increases with the level of difficulty.
NinjaBike Messenger Kneepads
NinjaBike Messenger Kneepads – Knee Pads
What makes this armor piece special? The unique talent of the NinjaBike Messenger Kneepads is called Parkour. When moving from cover to cover or climbing, and sliding over an obstacle, the active weapon is reloaded.
Where can you find this armor Exotic? In supply drops and as loot after boss kills in the Dark Zone.
Coyote’s Mask
Coyote’s Mask – Mask
What makes this armor piece special? The talent of this mask is called Pack Instincts. The wearer and their allies receive a bonus based on the distance to the last hit target:
At 0 – 15 meters, you gain +25% critical hit damage
At 15 – 25 meters, you gain +10% critical hit damage and +10% chance of critical hits
At 25 meters and beyond, your chance of critical hits increases by +25%
Where can you find this armor Exotic? This is a season-specific reward from Season 1 (starts on March 10). You receive it at season rank 35.
What do you think of the new Exotics? Do you already have a favorite? If you have found one of the weapons where the location is missing in this article, feel free to let us know in the comments.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
