With Season 2, Fortnite has introduced new skins belonging to the factions Ghost and Shadow. Accordingly, a survey was conducted in which over 150,000 players participated.
What was the survey about? Through Twitter, the Fortnite account asked players whether they preferred the skin for the character Brutus in the Ghost or Shadow variant.
More than 150,000 players have participated in the survey so far, and the result is extremely close:
50.9% currently vote for Ghost
49.1% for Shadow
The survey will be open until Monday morning. So it’s possible that the rankings will swap again.
Decide Each Agents’ Fate!
After completing each Agent’s Challenges, you can decide whether they side with Ghost or Shadow.
What are the factions about? With Season 2, Fortnite has introduced the two agent groups Ghost and Shadow. They are basically different skins that you can unlock.
Once you reach level 20 in the Battle Pass, you have the opportunity to unlock a skin for Brutus corresponding to one of the factions. To do this, you must complete a special mission for the respective agent group.
After completing the tasks, you receive the skin. However, the decision is permanent; you can unlock Brutus either with a Shadow or a Ghost skin. However, you are not permanently bound to the faction. When a new character is unlocked, you can choose again which faction you want to join,
Do both factions compete against each other? There is already a hint in the menu that a special event will take place. Apparently, the two factions will face off against each other.
What exactly this event entails and what influence the skins will have is still unknown.
What do you think of the Ghost vs. Shadow mechanic so far? Which skin for Brutus do you find prettier?
In Pokémon GO the great Raid Day with Gengar and Nidorino starts today, on March 1st. We provide an overview of counters, times, and shinies.
What is a Raid Day? During this event, a raid appears at every gym for 3 hours. You have 3 hours to complete the raids.
This time, the focus is on Gengar and Nidorino wearing party hats, which you can encounter in the raids for 3 hours. This event is part of the celebrations for Pokémon Day.
Raid Day with Gengar and Nidorino – Times and Info
What: The Raid Day for Pokémon Day When: On Sunday, March 1st, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM local time Pokémon of the Day: Nidorino and Gengar with party hats Bonus: Both Pokémon are also available as shiny Bonus: 5 free raid passes are available Bonus: During the 3 hours, Gengar can learn the moves Lick and Psyshock
This is how to get the free passes: During the 3 hours, you can earn 5 additional raid passes. With your normal daily pass, that’s a total of 6 free passes.
However, you do not receive them all at once. Only after a pass is used will you receive the next raid pass. So, you must complete 5 raids within the 3 hours to get all the passes.
Shiny Nidorino and Gengar
Will there be shiny versions? Both Pokémon are already available as shiny, but not yet with a party hat. You can obtain them for the first time as shiny with a party hat.
What is the chance of getting a shiny? In previous raid days, the shiny chance was always about 1 in 10. This is likely the case here as well, but it is not confirmed yet.
Are Nidorino and Gengar Raids worth it?
Are Nidorino raids good? The raids are especially interesting for shiny hunters. It is not yet known if Nidorino can be evolved further, but even then it is not relevant for the meta. It is sufficient to secure one with a hat and otherwise focus on Gengar.
Gengar raids are indeed worthwhile
Are Gengar raids good? Gengar is one of the best ghost attackers in the game, but it is still surpassed by Giratina and Dragapult. So, it is a boost for your team, but not absolutely necessary.
The moves Lick and Psyshock are not really an improvement. The best moveset is Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball, and Gengar can also learn that outside of raid day.
The best counters against Nidorino and Gengar
What is effective against Nidorino? Nidorino is weak against ground and psychic types. The best counters are:
Mewtwo with Confusion and Psystrike
Alakazam with Confusion and Psyshock
Espeon with Confusion and Psyshock
Latios with Zen Headbutt and Psyshock
Excadrill with Mud-Slap and Earthquake
With Mewtwo, you are effective against both Pokémon
What is effective against Gengar? Gengar is weak against ground, psychic, ghost, and dark types. The best counters are:
Mewtwo with Confusion and Shadow Claw
Latios with Zen Headbutt and Psyshock
Giratina (Altered Form) with Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
Darkrai with Dark Pulse and Foul Play
Metagross with Zen Headbutt and Psyshock
Espeon with Confusion and Psyshock
How many players are needed for the raids? This is not yet quite clear, as the level of the raids is not yet known. But normally, you should be able to complete both raids with 2-3 players.
To move quickly, we recommend a group size of 4 to 5 trainers.
A demand from trainers has become louder for the current event:
In Destiny 2 has an announcement from Luke Smith. He says that they had to change something and need to change again. Season 2, as it came in Year 2, could no longer be maintained. However, the new seasons, as they are now, Bungie also wants to change. More time should now be invested in lasting activities, the world should evolve.
That was the transition before 2019: The head of Destiny 2, Luke Smith, explained in a blog post why Destiny 2 could not continue in 2019 as it did the year before, and how Bungie will change the direction of Destiny 2 in Year 4.
In the 2018/2019 season (Year 2), three seasons for Destiny 2 were released in the Annual Pass similar to the previous DLCs with large activities:
The forges came new
Gambit Prime appeared as a major activity for Destiny 2
and opened the Menagerie in the Season of Opulence (Season 7).
This program could only be handled by Bungie with the help of partner studios provided by Activision to deliver content. Now that Bungie is alone, such a program is no longer feasible.
This was the Annual Pass for Forsaken. Bungie could no longer maintain this pace without Activision.
In Year 3, Destiny relied on time-limited content – FOMO
For 2019/2020, Year 3, Bungie had to find a “new way” to move forward.
Therefore, in Year 3, when Bungie worked alone, they decided to focus on time-limited content. Luke Smith announced this in August 2019.
Destiny 2 should become a game where “things happen.” This should prevent Destiny 2 from seeming static and stagnating. By only leaving the content in the game temporarily, they also wanted to prevent Destiny 2 from “continuously growing”, because that was not the plan.
The aspect of “FOMO” (fear of missing out) is too great – players must engage with new content in Destiny 2, otherwise, it is gone. Much of what is new is only relevant for a certain period of time and then disappears again.
PvP and lasting activity are likely the focus of Destiny 2 in 2020
This is what they want to change now: Bungie wants to invest more time in the “core activities” of the game next year; these are the elements that have permanence and will remain in the game longer.
These are things that are played more often and approached together with players:
The Crucible is one such thing, because there the human component adds a lot of replay value.
Smith also praises the PvE activity Trials.
If Bungie designs quest lines in the future, like the one with Saint-14, they should be structured so that they remain relevant until the next expansion. Public spaces should play a more important role, the places where multiple players come together.
What Bungie wants to do less of are seemingly quest/campaign content, because they are usually only played once. Also, seasonal activities like the Sundial would currently consume many resources but would quickly become irrelevant.
Apparently, there will be fewer of these seasonal activities in the future.
Bungie seems critical of the Sundial. A lot of work, little replayability.
Destiny 2 in the Whirlwind of Deficiencies
This is what lies behind it: What should be the solution for Destiny 2 is now apparently seen as a problem:
Previously, the world was too static
Now the world is too unstable and Guardians miss too much if they do not play for 3 months
Bungie apparently is still searching for the right formula for how to evolve Destiny even 6 years after the release of the first part. This is legitimate; it is a difficult task.
The real problem lies elsewhere: Smith explains in the blog post why Bungie only has limited resources to design content for Destiny 2.
He exclusively considers “live updates”, which are the seasons. He does not mention any other activities that Bungie as a studio engages in: like other games, expansions for Destiny 2 or a Destiny 3.
This makes the discussion always seem difficult because Bungie is actually a 600-man studio and Destiny 2 should live from a “constantly expanding world.”
The expectations of the players are: They have a huge studio, they should solve the barriers and overwhelm us with content, just as they promised.
It was said in July 2017, before the release of Destiny 2: The game would maintain a “robust pipeline of new content.” They wanted to satisfy the “hunger for new game content.”
These would be sentences from Activision, from which Bungie is now far removed.
Luke Smith explains what works and what does not.
It is ultimately always about how to optimally utilize the apparently very few forces. This makes Destiny seem like a managed economy. If players want improvements in area A, they must forgo improvements in area B.
Bungie swings between extremes: In recent months, the “short-term content”, like the puzzle of the Labyrinth, has certainly been dominant, which gave Destiny 2 a boost. However, the changes were not really sustainable.
If Destiny 2 now focuses on sustainable improvements and moves away from the “event character” of the game, they may gain advantages here, but new gaps may then arise.
First of all, Trials are supposed to return.
How Year 4 in Destiny 2 will feel will heavily depend on what Bungie is planning to release for Fall 2020:
Will a 3rd expansion come to Destiny?
How big will it be? As big as Forsaken, a size smaller, as big as Shadowkeep, or something else?
What new ideas does Bungie have for Destiny 2?
Can Bungie achieve a mood uplift?
The seasons in Year 4 seem still far away. First of all, the Trials are coming back into play. It looks like Bungie will hold on to Destiny 2 for at least another year and will not release Destiny 3 until 2020.
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The research breakthrough for March 2020 in Pokémon GO is known. You will receive Kastadur and another bonus. But what can the Pokémon do?
What is it about? The rewards that trainers unlock through a field research breakthrough in Pokémon GO change regularly. These can be legendary, rare, or very special Pokémon that you receive as a gift when you collect seven stamps from field research.
Kastadur as a breakthrough in March 2020 – What does it bring?
When is the Pokémon available? From March 1 at 10:00 PM German time, you will find Kastadur as a reward in the field research breakthrough. You can collect Kastadur until April 1 at 9:59 PM – then there will be a change again.
What is the other bonus? In addition to Kastadur, there should be a stardust bonus for a field research breakthrough. However, it is still unclear how high that will be.
Who is Kastadur? The Pokémon has existed since the fifth generation and belongs to the types plant and steel. Niantic describes the Thorn Pokémon as follows:
Kastadur’s evolution, Tentantel, can be a powerful fighter in trainer battles. Also in the GO Battle League.
In Pokémon GO, we have been able to catch it since September 2019. It was part of a large wave of new Gen-5 Pokémon. So it is not a new Pokémon. And legendary or particularly strong, not really either. In comparison with other monsters, it is rather rare.
Such a research breakthrough is especially worthwhile if you do not already own the Pokémon.
This is what trainers say: The reactions to Kastadur are muted. On Reddit one reads sentences like:
“Kastadur. Lol.”
“It is once a week. Can we have something nice from Niantic? At least add a chance for Legendaries, damn it.”
“Kastadur, oh, why? Not even as Shiny. Hopefully you give us 50,000 stardust per week then.”
“As much as I was always tired of such a breakthrough like Lugia. Kastadur as a breakthrough is somehow a joke”
“I have never seen a Kastadur. For me, that’s okay, but I also understand why it’s not for others.”
Also on Twitter, the reactions to Kastadur are not particularly positive. Trainers also note that they use the research breakthrough in rural areas to obtain cool Pokémon. Due to the few players and raids in rural regions, they have less access to legendaries. Therefore, a rather unremarkable Pokémon like Kastadur is not well received.
The Genesis expansion for ARK: Survival Evolved was released on February 26. New dinos, gear, and items can be found or crafted. We have prepared a suitable list of IDs, admin commands, and cheats for Genesis.
The admin commands offer a great way to spawn dinos and items directly. Even players without Genesis can use the commands.
How to use the admin commands
PC: Press the Tab key, and the console for chat input will open.
PS4: Press L1+L2+X+Triangle on your controller to open the console.
Xbox One: Press LB+RB+X+Y on your controller to open the console.
If you are playing multiplayer on a private server, you need admin rights. You cannot use commands on official servers. In singleplayer, you will not have any issues using cheats.
ARK Genesis Dino IDs and Commands
With the right commands, you can spawn the new dinos anywhere. Even if you do not own Genesis.
How to tame the dinos: If you want to obtain the creatures as tamed versions, instead of “Summon XXX” you should type “SummonTamed XXX” in the console. Alternatively, you can aim at a dino and type “admincheat ForceTame”.
ARK Genesis Item IDs and Spawn Commands
Oops, unfortunately this table is no longer available.
What you should know: The first number after the spawn command corresponds to the number of items to spawn. For example, “cheat gfi Lootcrate_lvl1 100 1 0” would place 100 Level 1 Lootcrates into your inventory.
Are you unsure if Genesis is for you? Then check out our article about the map, quests, and other content. Our author Sascha Asendorf has also expressed his opinion on Genesis.
In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, the weapon “Striker 45” received buffs. These were not mentioned in the patch notes for the update, but they make the weapon super strong now. We show you what has changed after the patch.
However, as it turned out, the developers did not mention all changes in the patch notes. Players have now noticed what else has changed:
The submachine gun Striker 45 was secretly buffed.
And these buffs are significant. YouTuber TheXclusiveAce explains in one of his videos why the gun suddenly is incredibly fast and deadly.
Striker 45 – 1-Burst-Kill since Update 1.15
What has changed? Officially, for the new SMG Striker 45, the range and the ADS speed were adjusted to match the description of the 300mm poly barrel. But behind the scenes, things continued.
Specifically, it is about the .45 hollow point magazine on the Striker 45. When using it, the weapon becomes a burst rifle. It fires bursts with two bullets each.
Before the change, you needed 3 bullets with this ammunition to secure a kill. It didn’t matter where you hit an opponent. However, there were slight changes in the damage values, which now show significant effects on the weapon. The Striker 45 is now much stronger.
If you now, after the secret change in CoD MW, hit an opponent in the chest or head, only 2 bullets will secure a kill. You may only be a maximum of 25 meters away from the targeted opponent.
This means: With a single burst, you can take down an opponent immediately as long as you hit in the chest or head.
With the 1-burst kills, you now have a lot of fun – provided you aim well.
How fast is that? If you take someone down at close range with this 2-shot burst, the time-to-kill is extremely low. It only takes 117 milliseconds. TheXclusiveAce calls this “ridiculously fast” – it’s almost twice as fast as the average time-to-kill in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has started a new project that focuses more on combating cheaters. A cheater appeared to be particularly clever in his methods, but he was ultimately caught.
What happened? PUBG Mobile has released a new video on its YouTube channel that highlights the processes behind the hunt for cheaters. It revolves around the “Project Ban Pan.”
Although the video is made in a cinematic style, it is based on a real incident. It is styled like a spy or FBI film. The narrator mentions that recently a specific player who invested a lot of money in PUBG was banned for 10 years.
He then explains how the cheater was initially placed under observation, which ultimately led to his ban. You can watch the video here.
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Why was the cheater clever? The narrator in the video explains that despite checks by PUBG’s anti-cheat system, Security Detection System, no use of cheating software was detected. The cheater apparently invented a new way of cheating that was only discovered through prolonged observation.
Towards the end of his matches, the player switched from one smartphone to another. This simulated connection issues and tricked the game’s system. His character became invincible.
On the second device, he then made quick work of his opponents thanks to cheats and then switched back to the first smartphone. This made it look like he had been playing normally the whole time.
When the developers sent a “Directional Monitoring Code” from the anti-cheat system to the second smartphone, they found the necessary evidence of cheating.
The banned player then caused a stir in the community and on social media, claiming that he was banned without cause. However, this did not change his ban.
The representation of the cheater in the video is obviously more humorous.
The state of cheating in PUBG: Popular games like PUBG attract cheaters almost magically, and the battle royale shooter has a long history filled with bans.
Although the developers frequently take strong action against cheaters, new ones keep appearing. Here are some examples of PUBG cheater stories:
In Wolcen there was until a few days ago the possibility to get absurdly powerful items through crafting. Players could upgrade “Unique Items” and give them up to 12 properties. But Wolcen has stopped that.
This was the method: In Wolcen there are unique items, the “Uniques”, among them are about 24 weapons. These items have fixed values and are only moderate in the values. However, they bring gimmicks and changes to the gameplay when equipped.
Actually, uniques currently don’t play a big role in Wolcen. Most unique items are considered “too weak”, their base values are too low.
A unique item in Wolcen: The special property is that it applies 2 charges of Stasis. However, the other values are weak.
In the endgame of Wolcen, players can unlock the “Dark Smith”, which involves some grind and effort. He can upgrade “rare” items (yellow items with 4 properties) to legendary items (red items with 6 properties).
Players discovered that it was possible to downgrade “unique” items to legendary items with the mechanic.
The items retained their name and the lore text of the unique original item, but were displayed as legendary. These Uber-items in Wolcen could be socketed and further modified.
At first glance, the items looked “broken”, they seemed way too strong and exaggerated in relation to everything else in the game.
The ring has 11 blue properties and a socket. That’s impressive. Source. Reddit
This is what happened: Wolcen has temporarily removed the option in the update last week. But the team has stated that they understand how much players enjoy tinkering with unique items.
They are not against bringing crafting back to unique items, but they want to implement it only when the system works.
Until then, they want to introduce stronger unique items to the game that feature higher “pure values”.
Players feel: Wolcen takes away everything that is fun
This is the reaction: The reaction is mixed:
The possibility to change uniques through crafting is seen as very interesting and as something that distinguished Wolcen.
However, it is also generally agreed that too strong items resulted and that it was logical that crafting was not planned that way.
However, the news comes at an unfortunate time. The mood is currently quite low on reddit because some things that were very strong and overpowered in Wolcen in recent weeks have now been toned down. Players feel that the developers do not want them to have fun. Where they previously rushed effortlessly through expeditions, they now have to struggle through. This dampens the mood.
The Twitch streamer Guy “DrDisrespect” Beahm has been preparing something with the wrestling organization WWE for a few months now. Now the Undertaker told him he has gone too far, that WWE is his territory. The Doctor will “rest in peace.” The threat seemed to materialize yesterday. The wrestling legend apparently set up for a chokeslam.
So it started: In 2019, DrDisrespect appeared at a WWE event. The hosts noticed how the tall streamer (6’8″) walked behind them on screen and addressed him.
DrDisrespect introduced himself as “Two Time Blockbuster Video Champ” and said he was looking for someone. That was in October 2019.
This is what happened: In DrDisrespect’s streams, it was announced last week that something in the Doctor’s fictional world was not right. Someone had sneaked into his “arena” and caused trouble.
Something seemed to be taking over the Twitch streamer’s realm and even messed with the Doctor’s holy Lambo.
In one scene, the arena turned purple, a storm was brewing, and the voice of WWE star Undertaker was heard in the Twitch stream:
You have entered sacred ground. I have no patience for the Two-Time. WWE is my kingdom, my court. Your transgressions will be punished. DoctorDisrespect, you will rest in peace.
A mysterious voice in DrDisrespect’s stream
This is the Undertaker: Mark William Calaway, the Undertaker, is a legendary wrestler who made his debut in the WWF in 1990. He appears as a mythical grave digger, a supernatural being with a strong connection to the afterlife and a fondness for motorcycles. Standing at 6’10”, he is the same height as the Doctor.
So this ended: Yesterday, on February 28, the Undertaker appeared in DrDisrespect’s Twitch stream and there was a confrontation. The two went for each other’s throats, probably to execute the choke slam. A wrestling maneuver where you grab the opponent by the throat, lift him up, and then slam him to the ground.
But at that point, the stream drifted into the mysterious.
The stream ends as the Doctor’s broken glasses are seen lying on the ground. You can still hear, “This is not over yet.”
What is behind this? The streams are marked as “advertisements.” This is apparently a cross-promotion backed by G Fuel, a sponsor of DrDisrespect. The logo of the energy drink is often prominently displayed.
DrDisrespect was 8 years old when the Undertaker made his debut in the WWF and quickly became a star. It is plausible that for DrDisrespect, a childhood dream is coming true by now working with him.
Many of DrDisrespect’s fans grew up with the Undertaker as a figure in pop culture. This gives the appearances a special touch. The Undertaker is an almost mythical figure in wrestling, one of the great stars of the last decades.
The Duel
“Hopefully DrDisrespect never stops streaming”
How the fans react: In the otherwise often critical and cynical Reddit Livestreamfails, viewers are impressed by what DrDisrespect and his team come up with:
The production values are said to be incredibly high.
DrDisrespect is said to be the best entertainer on Twitch, says an apparently fervent fan.
Another user says: I hope he never stops live streaming.
The next generation of streamers should remember DrDisrespect as one of the “innovators” of streaming. He could now sit back and count the millions, but he continues to push streaming forward, says another user.
The release of Doom Eternal on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Google Stadia is imminent. According to developers, even 1000 FPS are possible on PC – if the hardware is available.
What is Doom Eternal? Doom Eternal is now the 5th installment of the first-person shooter series Doom. The new game in the Doom series is expected to be released on March 20, 2020. And Doom offers more than enough long-term motivation for players.
What’s behind the 1000 FPS? Developers id Software have revamped their engine for Doom Eternal.
According to id Software, the jump from id Tech 6 to id Tech 7 represents a huge step forward. Billy Kahn, the lead engine programmer at id, explains in a Youtube video:
“With id Tech 6, we achieved a maximum of up to 250 FPS. In this game (Doom Eternal) – if you have the hardware – you could reach 1000 FPS. That’s the maximum we have.”
Billy Kahn, Lead Engine Programmer at id Software, source: Youtube.
In a testing environment, Kahn further states, the PC achieved even 400 FPS in some scenes.
Can you even achieve 1000 FPS? Theoretically, it is possible to achieve very high FPS in games, but the limiting factor is at the latest the monitor: With a modern 240Hz monitor, no more than 240 FPS can be displayed. Furthermore, these screens are still very expensive at the moment.
Additionally, the graphics card must also provide the performance: If the GPU, for example, only delivers 50 FPS, then you have no advantages from a 144Hz screen.
Kahn also explains that even a modern 144Hz monitor couldn’t display that many FPS. However, this could be interesting for screens that may achieve more in the future.
What is the best FPS rate for gamers?
Doom Eternal can allegedly achieve up to 1000 FPS according to developers, if you have the corresponding hardware.
Therefore, here are a few hints on how many FPS should be present for gaming:
30 FPS is the absolute minimum that should be achieved in a single-player game.
60 FPS is the optimum for most players. The games run smoothly and offer good reactions. With a 60Hz monitor, no more than 60 FPS is possible.
120 FPS offer an extremely smooth gaming experience – provided you have a screen that requires the corresponding refresh rate. 120 FPS is especially important for players who play competitively – every FPS counts here.
144 FPS is the best choice for ambitious players who play exclusively competitively or in ranked matches. In competitive play, every frame plays an important role. For very high frame rates, one must also be willing to accept small sacrifices in terms of image quality and color depth.
What does a game engine do? A game engine is a so-called framework that allows for the representation of game processes and, for example, visual effects. Additionally, further tools can be embedded into a framework, making it easier for developers to design a game.
The movie about Monster Hunter World gets new footage. The official posters show a sword from the game series, actress Milla Jovovich, but nothing new otherwise.
What kind of posters are these? For the upcoming Monster Hunter film, there are now two new official teaser posters (via IGN). They feature actress Milla Jovovich, who presents the great sword “Huge Jaw Blade”, and Tony Jaa, who is holding a bow.
The two are located in a desert-like area, presumably inspired by the Wildspine Wastes from Monster Hunter World.
Many of the negative reactions referred to the film’s director, Paul W. S. Anderson, known for his Resident Evil films. Users have no confidence that he can produce a good Monster Hunter film.
Comments were made about how the great sword looks far too small.
It was also pointed out that there have been no official images or videos of the monsters yet, apart from a trailer leak in low quality.
Also in the Monster Hunter and MHW reddit forums, the reactions were rather negative. However, some users stated they wished the film would be good, even if they have little hope.
Man, I would pay money to make it [the movie] not come out. Is there such a thing as Kickstopper?
I have a feeling it will be a massive flop. […] Hopefully, it will positively surprise me, but I have zero expectations that it will be better than a 3/10.
When does the movie come out? The release date for the movie in Germany has been set for September 3. So far, there is little information about the film aside from a few images and the leaked teaser trailer.
In the meantime, the game Monster Hunter World is a huge success on Steam:
Since the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, players have discovered many types of bugs, which are mostly just annoying. Now, a glitch has finally been found that invites a smile. Players immediately demand: “Leave it in!”
What kind of error is this? The glitch affects fallen soldiers who receive a “Executor” at an inappropriate moment. These are execution moves in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, for which you need to sneak up on the enemy from behind.
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What’s going on? When you execute a “Executor” on an enemy soldier while they are reloading, the operator seems so startled that they continue trying to stuff bullets into the magazine even in death.
The hands of the fallen opponents simply do not want to give up the fight and continue trying to support their team despite the obvious hopelessness of the situation.
It’s hard to say if it’s scary, racy, or funny. In any case, it’s beautifully stupid, and especially the last scene with the waving operator “Bale” has caught many players off guard.
What do the players say about it? The thread on reddit has gathered over 15,000 upvotes (February 29, 10 AM) and is filled with silly remarks and demands to keep it just as it is.
optom: “IW, please don’t fix this”
Catching Windows: “No, this is creepy. I really need to get out of here”
Inqlis: “Activision uses every excuse they can find to throw a new patch at us. To fix this, it should take a maximum of 38 GB, I believe.”
Significant_Royal: “That’s just a flesh wound” – “Bro, you’re dead” – “Nah, let me reload and I’ll get him”
Dudeman2777: “Why do I find this somehow cute?”
The brainless fingers hit the humor of many players who enjoy this “feature” immensely.
What other craziness can I experience in Modern Warfare? There are a few mechanics in the shooter that go a bit overboard, but they don’t ruin the game.
WoW: Battle for Azeroth has some issues. You have now decided which problems are the biggest and identified three clear “favorites”.
A few days ago, we wanted to know from you with a survey what bothers you about the current World of Warcraft. There are ongoing complaints about several features and mechanics of Battle for Azeroth that are annoying or underdeveloped. But we wanted to know what the decisive reason is that BfA has such a bad reputation. You participated in the survey in large numbers, so we can now reveal the results to you.
Places 9 to 4: In a quick overview, we check off the reasons that received only a few votes from you. They are therefore negligible, even though they can be of great importance to individual players.
Place 9: War Mode – Less than 1% of the votes
Place 8: Other reasons – 4% of the votes
Place 7: Bad story – 5% of the votes
Place 6: The community (Social interaction) 5% of the votes
Place 5: Too few new content – 7% of the votes
Place 4: Underdeveloped features (Island Expeditions, Warfronts) – 9% of the votes
The Top 3 things that bother you about WoW: Battle for Azeroth
Now let’s get to the “winners” of the survey. These have gathered significantly more percentage points. A total of 70% of all votes went to these 3 points.
Place 3: Corruption and Titanforging
With 18% of the submitted votes, the Corruption system and its predecessor, Titanforging, made it to place 3 on the list. The mechanic was fundamentally intended to keep older content relevant and create a moment of surprise when players could still get an upgrade for their character in easier content.
However, this system received poor feedback from a large group of players. There were constant complaints about “unfair” distribution of items. It was always “the others” who received extremely high items through Titanforging, while players themselves seemed to come up empty. This led to frustration for many players, who simply did not need another RNG mechanic.
The new system with Corruption effects is also under criticism. The effects are so powerful that they can constitute between 20% and 30% of a character’s total damage. Sometimes, the Corruption gear decides whether a player gets included in a raid or must stay out.
Especially in PvP, Corruption effects are a big problem, as “Inter-Pat” writes:
For me, as someone who tends to focus on PvP, the new Corruption system is a huge thorn in my side. When the Corruption effects dominate at the end of an arena round, it is truly sad and has nothing to do with a fair competitive mode in my eyes.
I know PvP was never really 100% balanced in WoW, but with the Corruption system, it has gotten much worse.
Place 2: Too much grind
The second place was awarded to the point “Too much grind (daily quests, artifact power)”. With 24% of the votes, almost every fourth reader of ours believes that the grind in WoW has gotten out of hand.
Especially in Patch 8.3 Visions of N’Zoth, this becomes apparent. Here, daily quests not only give important reputation but also a new currency that is needed for the Disturbing Visions. This is one of the main features of the patch and is also needed for upgrading the legendary cloak.
Always on the move, always grinding – the eternal wheel in World of Warcraft.
However, Blizzard deserves some credit here as they have already made adjustments. The rewards for daily quests have been increased by nearly 550% compared to the release day of the patch (initially by 400%, later again by 30%). Therefore, the necessary grind – at least in this respect – has already decreased a bit.
But artifact power was a necessity throughout the entire expansion. Players who were behind could not unlock all Azerite bonuses at the beginning. Later, they missed important slots for the essences of the Heart of Azeroth or significant stamina increases.
Especially annoying in the comments is Leyaa’s complaint about the reputation grind:
[…] Compared to Legion, it takes X times longer. In Legion, I received 150 reputation from a world quest, and even 250-350 from a blue elite quest. In BfA, there are only pitiful 75 reputation, whether normal, blue, or elite.
This is just artificially prolonged. It’s logical that this is frustrating (especially when you know it differently from the previous expansion).
Place 1: Lack of support for Twinks
With a slight lead at number 1 (28%) as the biggest problem of WoW: Battle for Azeroth is the lack of support for Twinks. This mainly concerns catch-up mechanics so that second characters can quickly reach a solid standing to participate in the interesting content. Especially collecting the essences for the Heart of Azeroth, which make up a large part of character strength, takes a lot of time.
Many players are therefore reluctant to play a second character at all. Because for optimal essences, players often have to complete many quests or grind for a long time, sometimes in “old” areas like Nazjatar. For more than half a year, players have been calling for essences to be account-wide or much easier accessible for second characters.
Here, Leyaa also commented:
[…] The essences are an enormous effort, and that already with one character. Especially if you want your essences at rank 3. Not to mention second (or third) specializations. There should really be account-wide unlock, especially now at the end of the expansion.
Wordreth shares this opinion:
I am a Twinker myself and with every Twink it is too time-consuming to grind reputation, artifact power, essences, and reach level 120. You just see no end!
The grind for essences is overwhelming for many players.
Similar criticism, albeit in a milder form, was made for reputation factions and artifact power. Those who want all the recipes for a profession also had to reach exalted reputation with all the “old” factions, even with Twinks. At least the Heart of Azeroth was adjusted so that all players start at level 50 after completing a quest line. Here, the grind is not as bad anymore, especially since the requirements have been reduced week by week.
In summary, Battle for Azeroth will probably go down in the history of World of Warcraft as one of the least suitable expansions for Twinks due to the essence system. Therefore, it is not surprising that you chose this point as the biggest problem of Battle for Azeroth.
Do you agree with the results? Or did you think that another problem has greater relevance within the community?
In a short time, the new expansion “Warlords of New York” will launch for The Division 2. How can one best prepare in terms of equipment? What should one pay attention to? And what should one do with all their previous equipment? You can find out here.
What is the new expansion about? Just recently, Episode 3 was released as the last content from Year 1, and already on March 3rd, the major expansion “Warlords of New York” will launch, followed by Season 1 on March 10th.
The new addon brings various changes and a lot of new content to the game. Among other things, there are
This is what many players are currently asking: Since the maximum level is increasing, but also a lot is changing with equipment and crafting, many agents are now wondering what they should do with their existing gear.
What should one keep? What can be disassembled? What equipment should one start with in the new expansion? And what should one still pay attention to?
The following 5 tips will tell you everything you need to know – provided you get the new expansion.
What equipment should I start with in Warlords?
Just wear your currently best gear and stick with it. But even if you are wearing just junk, it doesn’t really matter. A short time later, it is completely irrelevant if you are wearing trash items or fully equipped with God Rolls from before Warlords.
Since the new maximum level in the Warlords expansion is raised from 30 to 40, your old equipment will only get you through the first 1-2 levels of the new content. Everything you find beyond that, even green weapons and equipment pieces, will already be better than your strongest God Rolls at level 30/Gear Score 500.
What should one do with equipment at Gearscore 500 and below?
It’s quite simple. Except for the items you want to take into the new expansion and with the exception of exotics, you can completely dismantle everything else without worry for materials and credits.
If you don’t do this, you are basically keeping stuff that you will never equip or use again due to the new level cap.
Moreover, the talents of the gear from level 1-30 (up to Gearscore 500) are stored in a different library than those from level 31-40. Therefore, you will not be able to transfer old talents to “Level 31+” gear from the addon through recalibration and vice versa. Your old God Roll talents and equipment will become absolutely useless.
There is, however, one exception. The mods at level 40 will only be slightly better than the current level 30 mods. According to the developers, it is worth keeping the best pieces here. However, since the system is being fundamentally changed, many of your currently best mods could ultimately become useless. So it might be better to wait with clearing out until after the expansion.
What should one do with their old exotics?
This is also relatively simple: Dismantle all your old exotics for crafting parts – except for your best rolls of the respective pieces (like with the Chameleon). You should definitely keep those for the Warlords as well.
Why? Later, an upgrade system is supposed to be implemented that will allow you to elevate your old exotics to level 40. Then even your previously strongest rolls may become important again. However, this is said to happen “sometime”; in other words, the feature will not be available at the launch of Warlords.
From level 40 onwards, you can then specifically hunt for your exotic favorites, as they will be available at the corresponding highest level.
When is the best time to craft exotics or finish exotic quests?
If you currently have enough materials and want to craft an exotic or are in the middle of an exotic quest and want to finish it? Wait until you reach the new maximum level of 40.
This way, there will be exotic blueprints at level 40 that will give you the chance to craft your exotics at maximum level.
The material requirements will remain unchanged, and as soon as the workbench has been upgraded accordingly, all exotics listed in the workbench menu can be obtained at level 40 when crafted anew. However, upgrades do not work that way yet.
What you should generally consider when crafting
By now, you should not craft anything before Warlords anymore. This will save you a lot of materials and quickly irrelevant gear.
Because a lot will change with crafting. For instance, the workbench in Warlords of New York will initially be reset to blue items and must be upgraded until you can craft equipment with the highest item quality and up to the maximum level.
Even in the fully upgraded state, the workbench will no longer produce items with guaranteed max level 40. The items will be in a random value range slightly below to the maximum level with randomly rolled stats. Crafting is only worthwhile from level 40 onwards.
But what you can already do is farm for materials and components for crafting, such as electronics, titanium, or carbon fiber parts, and fill your supplies as much as possible – especially if you generally make use of the crafting feature.
If you want to get into the mood for the new expansion, you should check out the new animated short film about Aaron Keener:
Overall, the promotion is set to run for another 5 months. You will receive 4 new items every month. These include weapons exotics, exotic emotes, sparrows, ships, and other cosmetic items for your guardians.
Is this available on all platforms? In short: Yes! Whether you are playing Destiny 2 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, or Google Stadia, everyone can benefit from this promotion.
This is how it works with Twitch Prime: To benefit from the items, you must have a Twitch Prime membership. As an Amazon Prime customer, this is already included in the price of Amazon Prime.
After that, visit the Twitch site and select the “Crown” in the upper right corner. Here you will always find all the rewards and promotions like the Prime loot.
Click on the crown from the main page and voilà
Where do you collect the loot in the game? Visit Amanda Holliday in the Tower Hangar. If you have linked the accounts and claimed the loot on Twitch, the mechanic has your rewards ready for you in-game.
A fan favorite awaits you in March 2020
These items are available in March 2020: This month there are no weapon exotics. But you can look forward to a variety of cosmetic exotics:
Exotic “Feathered Fowl” emote
Exotic “Praxian Splendor” sparrow
Legendary “Age of Tomorrow” ghost shell
Exotic “Sail of Osiris” ship
The emote features a true fan favorite. The chicken “Colonel” is a kind of mascot for the (sadly different) space cowboy Cayde. The chicken emote has since achieved cult status among the guardians.
The guardians commemorate their fallen hero Cayde with the emote
Have you already claimed your loot and are paying tribute to Cayde-6? For all guardians, March brings Season 10 and the Trials. Read here everything you need to know about it:
In Fortnite: Battle Royale there is a bug that is currently causing chaos and confusion in the Team Rumble mode. We will show you what this bug is.
What kind of bug is this? Normally, team members are clearly marked. A white arrow appears above a teammate’s head.
However, a bug has appeared in the Fortnite Team Rumble mode where these arrows are no longer displayed correctly. This makes it difficult to distinguish whether a person is an ally or an opponent.
The player lurker17066 posted a clip on reddit that shows how confusing this situation is:
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All events in March 2020 for Pokémon GO have now been announced. Among them are the new boss Voltolos, 4 special raid weekends, and a mysterious event.
What’s new? Niantic has now introduced events that trainers can expect in March 2020 in Pokémon GO, and there are quite a few.
Voltolos returns as a boss
Giovanni has a new Shadow Pokémon
A new research breakthrough in March
4 special raid weekends
A mysterious event
A Rocket event
The Psychic Spectacle returns
New info about Spotlight and Mystery bonus hour
So, for anyone who wants to take part in all events in Pokémon GO in March 2020, there is a lot to do. We will now show you what the events will bring you.
New field research breakthrough in March 2020 – Starting March 1
When does it start? From March 1 at 10:00 PM, you will receive a new reward in the research breakthroughs. This will be active until April 1 at 9:59 PM.
What’s new? The Thorn Pokémon from Generation 5, Kastadur, is the new reward in the field research breakthrough for March 2020. In addition, there is an additional amount of Stardust for the breakthrough.
Niantic explains that Kastadur’s evolution, Tentatel, will be an important candidate for trainer battles in Pokémon GO.
When does it start? On Monday, March 2, Voltolos enters the 5-star raids in Pokémon GO. As usual, Niantic has selected 10:00 PM German time as the start time, which means that you will find Voltolos in legendary raids at Pokémon GO on March 3.
The new raid boss Voltolos in Pokémon GO
What happens? Voltolos is a legendary Pokémon of type Electric and Flying. It belongs to Generation 5 and originates from the Unova region. Due to its types, Voltolos is susceptible to Ice and Rock attacks. Therefore, make sure to include Pokémon with such attacks in your attacking team against Voltolos. You can find the best attackers in Pokémon GO here.
It’s not entirely surprising that Voltolos is debuting in Pokémon GO:
What is changing with Giovanni? If you have completed the latest Team GO Rocket special research, you will gain access to the March research “The Shadowy Threat Grows.” If you defeat Giovanni, you will have the chance to free Shadow Entei. To do this, you must complete the research by the end of March.
Event with Team GO Rocket – Starting March 6
When does the Rocket event start? The global event with Team GO Rocket runs from Friday, March 6 to Monday, March 9 from 08:00 AM to 10:00 PM local time.
What happens? Poison and Dark Pokémon, as well as other Pokémon associated with Team GO Rocket, will appear more frequently in the wild.
Lucky trainers may encounter a shiny Pionskora
Absol will also appear in the wild
During the Rocket event, you will also find the 6 old Shadow Pokémon that Team GO Rocket used in their initial teams
You can use Charge TMs to remove the move “Frustration” from Shadow Pokémon during the event – they will then learn other Charge moves that are typical for the Pokémon. After you release the Shadow Pokémon, they will continue to learn “Return” as a Charge move, replacing the move learned via TM
Defeating Rocket Grunts and Leaders will reward you with double Stardust during the event
During the event period, the Team GO Rocket music will play in Pokémon GO
On March 7 (from 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM), you will encounter many more Rocket Grunts at the Stops. Also, Sierra, Cliff, Arlo and Giovanni will be more active
All special raid weekends – Starting March 9
What happens? Every weekend in March, you can look forward to a special event in Pokémon GO. Each time, a different legendary Pokémon will appear in the 5-star raids. Additionally, you will receive an attack power bonus when participating in raids with friends throughout the month.
All event weekends will run from 08:00 AM on the starting day to 10:00 PM on the ending day on the listed dates.
March 6 to March 9 – Darkrai with a chance of shiny
March 20 to March 23 – Cobalion with a chance of shiny and the exclusive move Sacred Sword
March 27 to March 30 – Lugia with a chance of shiny and the exclusive move Air Slash
Shiny Giratina in Pokémon GO
What is the mysterious weekend? Starting March 20
When does it start? From Friday, March 20 at 08:00 AM to Monday, March 23 at 10:00 PM, this event will take place.
What happens? You can expect altered Pokémon spawns, a rare Pokémon in the wild, egg changes, and modified raid bosses.
Normal, Water, Fire, and Ice type Pokémon will spawn more frequently in the wild
Nincada spawns in the wild and from 5 km eggs
Laukaps and Schnuthelm will hatch more frequently from 5 km eggs
In raid difficulties 1 to 4, you will encounter Bug and Steel Pokémon
You will receive double Stardust for catching and hatching during the event
Additionally, there will be a special research quest that Niantic did not further introduce. Early clues about it were found during data mining.
Nincada can be hatched from eggs
Psychic Spectacle – Starting March 27
When does it start? The Psychic Spectacle 2020 starts on Friday, March 27 at 08:00 AM local time, running until March 30 at 10:00 PM local time.
Mollimorba (left) and Monozyto (right) – Source: YouTube
What happens? For the first time, additional Psychic-type Pokémon from the Unova region will enter the game. During the day, you will find Monozyto in the wild, while Mollimorba appears in the evenings. Both will also be found in 5-km eggs after the event.
Additionally, Abra, Traumato, Trasla, Spoink, Puppance, Isso, Tanhel, Monozyto, and Mollimorba will hatch more frequently from 2-km eggs during the event
You will encounter Psychic-type Pokémon more frequently in raids
There will also be special field research related to the Psychic Spectacle
What about the Spotlight and Mystery bonus hour in March?
What’s new? In recent weeks, Niantic has tested the Spotlight and Mystery bonus hours in Pokémon GO with various bonuses. The developers thank the players for their feedback so far but plan to continue testing in March 2020.
In advance, they are announcing how it will run, so you can prepare for it.
Spotlight hours will take place every Tuesday in March starting at 06:00 PM for an hour and will bring a surprising amount of Pokémon into the wild
Mystery bonus hours will take place every Thursday in March starting at 06:00 PM for an hour, granting bonuses on Stardust, Candy, or experience points.
How do you like the selection of events in March 2020? The Community Day has already been found in the code:
Although not much is known about Riot’s new shooter Project A, professional player “swag” is leaving his CS:GO team to fully concentrate on the new game.
Who is it about? The well-known CS:GO player Braxton “swag” Pierce announced on February 28 via his Twitter account that he had left his team Swole Patrol. He writes:
I have decided to retire from competitive CS:GO. And while I might stream Counter-Strike in the future, my main goal is to await the release of Project A and realize my ambitions of being the best in the world.
Thank you all for your support and I hope you will continue to support my journey. It has been a fun 8 years and 22,000 hours from 1.6 to GO (Yikes, but I don’t regret any of it)
What is the background? As DotEsports reports, the 23-year-old player was considered one of the best talents from North America years ago. He played for teams like Complexity and iBuyPower. However, he was also involved in the match-fixing scandal in 2014, where players from iBuyPower were banned for match manipulation from CS:GO (via Sport1.de). Although ESL and DreamHack lifted the bans in 2018, Valve’s competitive ban remained in place.
He is the first known CS:GO pro to turn his back on the game to pursue Project A now. Should Riot’s shooter hit as well as this CS:GO pro here raves about, more pros might follow Swag’s path later.
How does the scene react? On Twitter, Swag’s statement is getting a lot of attention. CS:GO observer David “prius” Kuntz writes that he will watch him as an observer on the server. “[…] also good luck. Smart decision, by the way. RIOT will be very happy to have you and AZK in their game and maybe you will eventually work for them as game developers when you fully retire [as professional players].” (via Twitter)
Other players and team members wish the pro much success:
What is Project A? In October 2019, developer Riot Games, known for League of Legends, announced six new games. Among them was the shooter Project A. The developers clarified early on: This will be not like Overwatch, rather like Counter-Strike. It’s no wonder that former CS:GO pros feel drawn to the new title now.
In FIFA 20, the Shapeshifters event enters its second round. 10 more special cards are being released in the second Shapeshifters team. Here you can find out who is involved.
After the new Shapeshifters event started last Friday, we are continuing today with fresh Shapeshifter cards. Will we see even stronger cards?
These are Shapeshifter cards: These new green special cards shine primarily with strong stat upgrades and sometimes unusual position changes, opening up many new possibilities for team building.
When will the new cards be released? Starting today, February 28th, at 7:00 PM, the cards will be available in FIFA 20 Ultimate Team.
This is the second Shapeshifters team
These cards are interesting: The strongest Shapeshifter card in the second team is Cristiano Ronaldo (RF) with an overall rating of 95. Also strong and unusual are the cards of Kante (95) as a center-back and Ribery with a very strong forward card.
Bundesliga fans can look forward to another alternative for the center-back position, as Alaba joins with a rating of 88. In addition, Rashica (86) receives a solid RF card.
This is what the second team looks like:
Ronaldo (95) – RF
Kante (92) – IV
Ribery (91) – ST
Richarlison (90) – ZOM
Alaba (88) – IV
Alexander-Arnold (88) – ZM
Ricardo Pereira (88) – LV
Rashica (86) – RF
Mendy (86) – ZDM
Vinicius Jr. (85) – ST
How to get the new Shapeshifter cards
Players in Packs: You can find the new Shapeshifter players as usual in card sets. However, a large portion of luck is necessary.
For the event, there will also be various promo packs and Lightning Rounds.
Players on the transfer market: Additionally, you can buy the new special cards on the FUT transfer market. However, wait a few days before purchasing and compare the prices. Often, the value of the cards drops significantly after a few days.
In Pokémon GO, data miners have found hints of a new event. The name reveals puzzles – and possibly a hint about which Pokémon could be coming your way soon.
Where does the information come from? A datamining by the “Pokeminers” (via Reddit) uncovered several possible pieces of information. Among other things, the found code lines seem to confirm the Community Day with Abra. But that’s not all the Pokeminers found.
New event found: Several entries found point to a new paid event for Pokémon GO. They look like this:
string Key = “general1.ticket.1_description”
string Key = “badge_event_0001”
string Key = “badge_event_0001_title”
Behind these codes, there should be hints about an event called “A Drive to Investigate”. This is supposed to take place on March 22 between 10:00 AM and 8:00 PM and be accessible through a ticket. Datamining findings should always be treated with caution – nevertheless, the community is already speculating on Reddit: What could the title of the event indicate?
New event with Genesect?
What could the title mean? There is not much to the line “A Drive to Investigate”; however, it has fueled speculation. On Reddit, some players suspect that the title hides a paid event for the mysterious Pokémon Genesect. Why?
The key lies in the “Drive”. Drives are items introduced in Pokémon Black and White – just like Genesect. The Drives are referred to in German as “Module” and influence the type of Genesect’s special move “Techblaster”.
If the “Drive” in the title does indeed refer to the item, it would make sense for Genesect to be the event Pokémon. It could also possibly be an option for EX Raids, as players speculate. After all, Regigigas was released through a special ticket event and later became an EX Raid boss.
Genesect has long been among the candidates that could be eligible for EX Raids. Whether it will actually happen in March, we may find out in the coming days when Niantic makes an announcement.
