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.
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In Destiny 2, the new Season 10 starts on March 10 and an expert predicts that these 10 weapons will dominate PvE. Whether you face off against raid bosses or want to quickly get through strikes, we have a boss killer for all activities.
The renowned PvE expert Ehroar has taken a close look at the upcoming balance changes in the “Season of the Worthy” and set out to find which weapons deal the most damage and bring bosses down quickly.
Bungie announced that this time the nerf hammer will hit sniper rifles hard. However, the exotic snipers are mostly exempt from this. Therefore, two of them occupy the top spots in PvE.
The three Boss Killers in the “Season of the Worthy”
The Whisper of the Worm: The exotic sniper rifle Whisper of the Worm has consistently been one of the strongest PvE weapons since its return. According to Ehroar, this Exotic will take the top spot in the toughest activities in Season 10.
The Whisper rewards precision with sustained fire
Especially in raids, the sniper becomes a true boss killer. Many damage phases are tailor-made for the Whisper. The boss stands still and you usually have enough time to unload your entire ammo reserve into the fiend. The DPS value reaches a strong 52,200.
Thanks to the exotic perk, you don’t have to reload and continuously deal high damage – provided you hit accurately. This is where Divinity comes into play. With the raid exotic, you boost the damage of the entire team and create a significantly larger critical hit area, which further enhances players with the Worm sniper.
Pro
High damage
Best weapon for raid bosses
No pause due to reloading needed (best damage over time)
Safe distance from the boss
Benefits greatly from Divinity
Contra
Good precision needed
Occupies both the exotic and power slot
Wendigo GL3: The legendary grenade launcher Wendigo GL3 is among the so-called top weapons and lives up to its name. The burst damage (damage), that is, the damage the weapon quickly deals without reloading, even surpasses that of the Whisper.
Wendigo makes short work of bosses
The first magazine of Wendigo reaches 65,300 DPS. This is due to the perk “Explosive Light”. When you collect Orbs of Light, the damage increases for up to 6 shots, and you also blind enemies.
Especially in strikes or public activities such as the sundial, the grenade launcher can really shine. The bosses here have less health than the powerful raid counterparts and melt away under the enormous damage.
Pro
Excellent burst damage
Best DPS weapon in 3-player activities
Can automatically reload when not in use
Does not occupy an exotic slot
Damage from mid-range is easily achievable
No precise aiming required
Contra
Maximum damage only for 6 shots
Self-damage possible
Occupies the power slot
Izanagi’s Burden:The exotic sniper rifle Izanagi’s Burden currently dominates many damage phases. Even after the announced changes, it will still be one of the best options in PvE.
Will Izanagi also dominate Season 10?
With “Sharpened Blade” you can squeeze the entire magazine into just one super shot. The damage of the individual bullets remains intact and lands with a single hit on the poor victim. Additionally, the weapon receives a new perk in Season 10, which allows you to remain precise even under fire and land the important critical hits.
Moreover, it is only a special weapon. This means you can combine Izanagi with a power weapon. Wendigo, for example, is a good option. The reload animation of “Sharpened Blade” can no longer be sped up in Season 10, which noticeably reduces damage over time.
Pro
Best burst damage
Damage from a safe distance
Not reliant on rare power ammo
New perk “No Distraction” allows you to fire accurately even under fire
Contra
With just one missed shot, you waste a lot of ammo and lose a lot of DPS
Slow reload animation
Occupies the exotic slot
These are the best PvE weapons for every situation
Under certain circumstances, other weapons can also compete with the three leaders. With these 7 weapons, you can’t go wrong in PvE for Season 10:
Legend of Acrius – The raid exotic deals incredibly high damage. The first two shots from the raid shotgun hit with a staggering 80,000 DPS. Due to the slow fire rate and the small magazine (without the catalyst), the DPS value quickly drops to 46,000. That’s still very decent, but you have to be in close proximity to the enemy.
Borealis – The exotic sniper can deal 43,700 DPS per magazine after an “elemental shield break”. Another plus is that Borealis requires special ammunition. Unfortunately, the weapon is only situationally useful due to its requirements.
Shotguns with “Double Punch” – Legendary pump shotguns can achieve very high damage values in melee combat thanks to this perk. If all pellets hit and you hit twice quickly, you reach 43,400 DPS.
One Thousand Voices – The raid exotic deals devastating damage with a beam (65,700 dmg). However, it fires too slowly to keep up with the top weapons. The DPS value is just below 40,000. However, the advantage is that the weapon can also be used to clear a whole room, making it useful in many situations.
D.A.R.C.I. – The exotic sniper fires with increased damage after a short scan of the opponent and has a very high fire rate. The first magazine deals more damage (56,600 DPS) than the competitor Whisper of the Worm. However, due to reloading and rescanning, the value drops.
Anarchy – The exotic grenade launcher offers an interesting playstyle: by itself, the weapon deals little DPS, as it deals damage over time with the shock traps. However, if you pair the damage with a strong special weapon, such as a shotgun, a sniper with the sharpshooter’s line, or a vorpal weapon, the result can be quite impressive.
Black Spindle – In Season 10, swords are being fundamentally changed. But even in the current sandbox, the burst damage is not to be underestimated. After a block, you can deal 52,000 DPS with two counterattacks from a safe distance.
How Ehroar arrives at the damage values can be seen in the detailed test video here:
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Do you already know which weapon you want to use in the “Season of the Worthy”? Are you waiting for any new, powerful DPS monsters to come in Season or do you not pay attention to damage numbers at all?
With World of Warcraft: Shadowlands there will be a “Level Squish”. We reveal what this means and what effects it will have.
Update Info: The article originally dates back to November 2019. However, it was updated on March 10, 2020.
The BlizzCon 2019 is in full swing, and there is a deluge of information about World of Warcraft and the new expansion Shadowlands. One piece of information is particularly interesting, as it has been teased in recent months and will soon be implemented: The maximum level for characters will decrease and all characters will undergo a “Level Squish”. We reveal what this means for the level cap in the Shadowlands.
What is supposed to happen? With the release of WoW: Shadowlands, the maximum level in the game will be lowered. All characters that are currently at level 120, the current maximum, will then revert to level 50. The new maximum level at the end of Shadowlands will be 60, so you will need to climb 10 levels.
“Smaller” characters that are not yet 120 will be proportionally shrunk in level. A twink at level 80 could thus be at level 30 or so after the “Level Squish”.
Why is Blizzard doing this? The developers say that leveling up in World of Warcraft should feel rewarding and relevant again. To ensure that each level-up comes with a meaningful increase, the number of levels is drastically reduced. Or as Blizzard puts it in their press release:
With Shadowlands, a new level system is introduced that is intended to convey a sense of significant progress with each level reached.
Will everything be harder then? The level squish will indeed reduce the levels of characters, but their relative strength against enemies will remain the same, as enemies will also undergo this level squish. So if you are currently breezing through old raids to farm transmog, you will still be able to do that even after the level squish. Blizzard has always been very cautious about never wanting to reduce the actual power of player characters.
This is how the new level system works in Shadowlands
With WoW: Shadowlands, this change naturally also has significant implications for leveling new characters. From now on, anyone starting a new character can either begin in a completely new starting area or remain in their race’s “old” starting area. However, starting from level 10, a crucial question arises: Where do you want to level up?
With Shadowlands, it is possible to play only one single expansion and master your way to level 50. For example, at level 10, you can say that you would like to level only in “Mists of Pandaria”. In that case, you will be sent to Pandaria at level 10, can play through the areas here, and will end up at around level 50 to then head into the Shadowlands.
This is basically possible with every expansion; anyone who wants can choose between the following expansions at level 10 in which to level up:
Classic (“Vanilla”)
The Burning Crusade
Wrath of the Lich King
Cataclysm
Mists of Pandaria
Warlords of Draenor
Legion
Battle for Azeroth
The standard path leads through the latest expansion, namely Battle for Azeroth. However, anyone who wishes can also change their mind and hop between the expansions just like before.
What do you think of this change? Is it a good thing? Or does Blizzard rob you of your “power and wisdom” and will you stop playing immediately?
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Is Warcraft 3 running any better now? Not really, because in tournaments you have to switch to the old graphics for it to even run …
The release of Warcraft 3: Reforged was arguably one of the worst releases in video game history and led to devastating reviews and angry fans. However, Blizzard announced that they would continue to work on Warcraft 3: Reforged and address many of the fans’ criticisms. This was over a month ago, and the first patches have already been released. But have they really helped and eliminated the worst bugs?
The first “major” tournament at Dreamhack now showed: No, there’s still a lot wrong.
Constant disconnects decide the tournament
What happened? Coinciding with Dreamhack, the first major “Warcraft 3: Reforged” tournament was held. Some of the biggest and most well-known players competed against each other. Among them were the Swede “ThorZain” and the South Korean “Moon.” Moon was long one of the best players of Warcraft 3 and counted among the highest-paid eSports athletes at all.
A duel in the “Best of 3” between ThorZain and Moon is therefore a big deal.
It was tied 1:1 and the decisive match was underway when ThorZain wanted to attack with his army. He had the strategic advantage, as he had an additional base (expansion) and his army was 20 supply points stronger. Additionally, ThorZain also had a lead in upgrade research. The chances of winning were looking good.
However, at the moment of the attack that was supposed to decide the match, ThorZain accidentally disconnected from the game – there was a disconnect and the match in Warcraft 3 Reforged had to be replayed.
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The error repeated itself multiple times: As if that alone was not frustrating enough, the same error occurred in the replay. Again, ThorZain had a clear advantage – he had more gold, better items on his heroes, and had a well-balanced army that he could have shone with in the endgame. But just as he wanted to creep a camp, the error happened again and there was another disconnect.
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This is how they reacted: The tournament organizers then decided to switch Warcraft 3: Reforged to the old “Classic” graphics to circumvent this error. The game was thus replayed once again. This time, ThorZain was unable to establish dominance. Moon dominated in this decisive round and was able to claim the match and thus the victory without much trouble.
Whether this would have happened without the two disconnects is questionable.
Such disconnects also occurred several times during the tournament, even with other players. This caused many matches to have to be replayed.
What Blizzard has already improved in Warcraft 3 Reforged
What has improved? The patches for Warcraft 3: Reforged have also fixed a lot of bugs that players had to suffer from:
Workers of the humans no longer colorfully change after being turned into militia.
Lag within the matches has been reduced.
Overall, the game runs more smoothly now.
The tournament at Dreamhack has shown, however: A lot still needs to be done before Warcraft 3 can once again become a proper eSports title. Because if you regularly have to switch to the “old” game graphics just to be able to play properly, then that is mainly one thing: quite embarrassing.
Are you still playing Warcraft 3: Reforged? Did you return the game? Or would you rather wait a few months and see what the next patches bring?
The new Warlords expansion of The Division 2 turned several features upside down. You can tell that the developers had a thought process behind it, especially when using the Attribute Library for the first time. Our author Maik Schneider says: This feature is so brilliant that other games should take note.
Which feature is being referred to? With the major expansion “Warlords of New York“, important components of the gear game changed in The Division 2. The first major paid addon of the loot shooter changes the entire gear and introduced a function that is as simple as it is genius: The Attribute Library.
In this value storage, you can save the good “rolls” of your gear and transfer them to other pieces as often as you like. This saves inventory space and creates a new overview that significantly improves recalibration.
The function is so good that other games could take a page from it.
Attribute Library takes recalibration to a new level
How does it work exactly? In the Attribute Library, you will find categories for all weapon and armor pieces. When you select one of these pieces, you will see the possible core attributes, secondary attributes, and talents of the piece.
If you own a piece that improves a value of the Attribute Bank or possesses a talent that you have not yet scanned, you will be notified, and you can then specifically “deposit” it. The piece will be destroyed, but the value will remain with you forever.
In Division 2, you can only change one attribute or talent on the equipment. However, all values of the library are then available to you.
What is so brilliant about it? The library not only provides us with a better overview and much more space in the inventory because we no longer have to keep items that are only sitting in the box because of a certain value that we might “still need at some point”.
It also adds a new collecting feature to the loot shooter that rewards diligent agents. If we gather long enough, we can bring all the values of the library up to the “God-Roll”. This gives the gear game a whole new depth. Together with the “infinite progress system” and the loot targeting, min-maxing builds becomes significantly more interesting.
This feature is a very simple innovation but is so sensible, especially for Division 2. However, other games with loot could also take some inspiration from it: like Destiny 2 or Anthem.
Uhhh… is there a new top value here?
Value Storage could enrich loot games
How could other loot games benefit from this? Collecting the God-Rolls is a game within the game and expands gameplay in a brilliant way.
There is already something similar with cosmetic functions, like the “Transmogrifying” in Diablo 3 or the “crafting styles” in Elder Scrolls Online. However, saving values and reusing them as often as desired creates a whole new quality in God-Roll collecting.
Loot games with this system would reward their most diligent players and increase build diversity, as certain parts could gain a value that was not necessarily intended for it but makes sense.
What speaks against it? The system is quite specifically tailored to Division 2 and requires a few prerequisites.
The game would need to allow targeted changes to values on existing equipment and do so almost at will. The sets you can craft in ESO, for example, are quite rigid, and certain values are rarer than others. Just forging “magic damage” onto any set would cause quite a stir.
For Division 2, the library perfectly rounds off the crafting experience. Which MMOs or MMORPGs could still benefit from such a function? What do you think? Here are our favorites for March:
In Pokémon GO the nickname feature is currently causing confusion. Apparently, a normal Pokémon name has been censored – or has it?
Nickname filter out of control? On Reddit, players are once again trying to solve a mystery in Pokémon GO. But neither Team GO Rocket nor any crazy field research is turning trainers into researchers right now. No, it’s the nickname feature that is raising questions.
The crux of the matter: The legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh. It apparently has an inappropriate name, as Reddit user sliceanddic3 pointed out. Because when he wanted to give the bird its actual official name using the nickname feature, the game informed him of the complete inappropriateness of this name suggestion. It looked like this:
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What’s so inappropriate? On Reddit, the incident is causing amusement – after all, Ho-Oh is the official name of the fire bird. The theory: it’s the building block “Ho” that is preventing the renaming – as it can be used as a shorthand for the word “Hooker”.
The user glumada then found out that the variant “Hoe-Oh” would work, which led users like Asriel52 to wonder: “What exactly does this filter do?”
As some users report, there were similar problems with the names of the monsters “Shroomish” and also “Lickitung”. MojaveBreeze answered the question about the function of the filter with: “It shows us the madness of censorship.” But is this really censorship – or rather a strange bug?
Name only sometimes inappropriate
Can it be reproduced? In testing, we found that the name “Ho-Oh” can indeed be entered as a nickname. Both for Ho-Oh and other monsters. For example, Nidorino:
This Nidorino is celebrating its new name with a party hat
The name is therefore not fundamentally blocked. However, the problem could also be reproduced in the test – but it requires an intermediate step. This can look something like this:
An appropriate name for a legendary Pokémon
Give your Ho-Oh an innocuous name. If you now try to rename it back to Ho-Oh, the following error is likely to appear for you:
Now you are no longer allowed to name your Ho-Oh Ho-Oh. Whether this is a bug or censorship – or a mix of both – is somewhat open. What is certain, however, is: this Ho-Oh is now forever called Alf.
If you are looking for a Pokémon that you can easily name with its own name, you will find it at the next community day:
In World of Warcraft, everyone makes beginner mistakes at some point. However, some are definitely more laughable than others. Here are some of the funniest stories.
For many players, World of Warcraft was the entry point into the world of MMORPGs. Back then, over 15 years ago, information was not as readily available, and the nuances of the game were mostly found in various guild forums. Generally, many players did not research a game in advance as thoroughly. This led to making many beginner mistakes or holding false assumptions that resulted in foolish behavior.
In the World of Warcraft subreddit, players shared their funniest stories from the early days of WoW. We want to briefly present some of them here.
KingFirmin504 has a story that some may relate to:
Back in Vanilla (I was 13) on my first day in WoW, I ran with my level 10 warrior to Thunder Bluff and read in trade chat that you could use Alt+F4 to make your character set up a tent and a campfire. Of course, I tried it, and my game closed. My 13-year-old self thought it was my bad computer, so I logged back in and tried again before realizing I was being pranked.
When I logged in for the third time, I saw people in the chat writing: “Don’t lie to the noobs, everyone knows you do that with /camp.” When that logged me out too, I was so angry that I put the game aside for a week.
Splatooningfork has a rather curious story:
Whenever I wanted something from someone advertising in the trade channel, I would message that person. They would always ask if I had “the mats”.
Then I went to the auction house and searched for “mats”, but I could never find a result. I always thought “mats” were just sold out very quickly.
DitsyDude has a story that especially fans of the undead might relate to:
It wasn’t that long ago, but when I started playing Horde, I spent about half an hour figuring out how to get into Undercity. But every time I approached the elevators, the gate would close, so I ran to the other elevator, which also closed again.
Only when I got really annoyed and said to myself “screw this”, did the gate open again, and I felt like a huge idiot.
However, the highlight is the story from Navaro27, who tells:
I played a Night Elf rogue in Vanilla. You unlock stealth at a later level, but I didn’t know that. I thought Shadowmimic, the racial ability of the Night Elves, was the rogues’ stealth.
I couldn’t believe how dumb that concept was, that I would go stealth but not be able to move or it would break. I then figured out that this class had to “wait for the right moment” like a spider and waited for passing enemies.
In the end, I deleted the character and made another because it seemed too silly to me.
Cortyn says: I could surely contribute some of these anecdotes, like the fact that I thought “Polymorph” in Vanilla WoW was a completely ridiculous spell until level 60. Because what is the point of turning an enemy into a sheep when they heal back up so quickly? It only made sense to me after a kind tank explained it to me in Scholomance.
Do you also have such “noob stories”? Or were you immediately the skill god before the Lord, who made no such mistakes?
This weekend, you can play Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege for free on PC, Xbox One, and PS4. It is one of the most popular multiplayer shooters on the market. On Steam, it set a new player record in February.
When and where will Rainbow Six: Siege be free? Rainbow Six: Siege will be available for free from Thursday, March 5, at 7:00 PM, until Monday, March 9, at 7:00 PM, on Steam, the Epic Store, the Microsoft Store, and the PlayStation Store.
Rainbow Six: Siege – One of the most successful multiplayer shooters currently
What kind of shooter is this? Rainbow Six: Siege is all about multiplayer. Two teams compete against each other. One team takes on the role of the attacker, while the other team defends.
Players use so-called operators, each with their unique appearance, story, and special equipment and weapons. In combat, the environment can also be utilized to reinforce walls and expand buildings. Conversely, these and other barriers can be destroyed with explosives.
Rainbow Six: Siege also offers a single-player and a co-op mode in which you can fight against AI. However, these mainly serve as preparation for multiplayer.
What makes Rainbow Six: Siege so good? The shooter especially stands out due to its tactical elements. Players can easily identify with the diverse operators that bring a lot of dynamics to the shooter. Each match plays out differently, enemies can tear down various walls, which adds excitement. Additionally, the game is continually developed and improved.
The average of 97,667 players per day is also a new record set in February. The shooter has been on the rise for quite some time. At release in January 2016, the game only reached about 20,000 peak players, and then the numbers even dropped.
A true trend shift first occurred at the end of 2016, and then again at the end of 2017. Since then, the shooter has regularly placed in the top 10 on Steam. It is quite possible that a new record will be set this weekend, just as was the case with ARK: Survival Evolved last week.
Player numbers of Rainbow Six: Siege on Steam (via Steamcharts)
It should also be noted that the shooter can be played via Uplay, the Epic Store, and on consoles PS4 and Xbox One. The real player numbers will therefore be significantly higher.
Why is Rainbow Six: Siege so successful? Since its launch, Ubisoft has continually worked on and expanded the shooter. Every year there are four seasons with new content, operators, and new storylines.
Since release, the following additions have come to the game:
10 new maps
many old maps have been revised following criticism
32 new operators with unique skills
64 new weapons
new features such as a spectator mode
several new gadgets, weapon attachments, a ping system and cosmetic content
Destroying walls plays an important role in Rainbow Six: Siege
Who should try Rainbow Six: Siege? Anyone who enjoys tactical shooters like CS:GO or other games in the “Rainbow Six” series should definitely check out the game this weekend.
Additionally, in 2020 new tactical shooters are expected to be released, including:
By default, FIFA 20 is played with assisted controls. However, if you turn off the assistants and play with completely manual controls, you will experience a completely different gameplay experience.
What is it about? FIFA players are used to playing with all kinds of assistants. There are control assistants for shooting, passing, crossing, and many more. When these are activated, most actions are not particularly difficult.
But what happens if you turn off all these aids?
Many players only play “completely manually” and swear by this control method. Virtual football is often described as being more realistic and challenging this way. There are even FIFA communities that don’t play any other way.
Why should you try it? A big argument for manual controls is the new challenge, which most FIFA players normally do not face. Because many mechanisms that you have gotten used to over the years of playing FIFA are thrown out, as everything is much harder with manual controls.
But at the same time, the joy of beautiful passes, crosses, and well-played goals is much greater. This is because you have to play much more precisely and thoughtfully. Achieving a goal with completely manual controls requires a lot of effort.
This is how differently FIFA 20 plays with manual controls
This is how completely manual controls feel: When you have activated manual controls, you will immediately notice that simply pressing the pass or lob button does not reliably bring the ball to your teammate anymore. Instead, the ball often comes up short and lands directly with the opponent.
You have to get used to correctly measuring the shot power. With a simple press, the ball actually rolls only a few meters. It is normal to initially produce many misplaced passes and shoot far over the goal.
However, you also have much more control over the game and can, with some practice, even execute passes and plays that all the assistants would prevent in normal controls.
A venture into the world of manual FIFA controls can therefore be quite worthwhile. Here you can see how realistic FIFA 20 looks with manual controls:
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Who is this control for? FIFA players who are looking for a new challenge and want to experience FIFA from a completely new, more realistic angle should give this control option a chance.
Initially, it may be somewhat frustrating, but with some practice, great plays and goals can emerge, which you will be much prouder of because you have worked hard for them.
How do you play manually? There are several ways to compete “completely manually” against other players. Either you find a friend and play in front of a TV, turning off all assistants in the control options.
Or you compete online against other advocates of manual control. In Online Seasons, there is even a dedicated filter that allows you to search only for opponents who also use manual control.
What do you say? Have you ever tried completely manual control? Let us know in our Facebook group.
In Red Dead Redemption 2 there are often strange bugs and crazy situations. One such instance is in a clip where a player manages to tie himself up instead of an NPC. He received hundreds of upvotes on reddit.
What can be seen in the clip? In the 40-second clip on reddit, the player, known as zzzenix, walks straight through a hail of bullets towards an NPC. This involves his bounty that he is supposed to tie up and kidnap.
But while the cowboy tries to catch his target, something strange suddenly happens. The ropes do not wrap around the NPC but around the player himself.
Suddenly he is tied up on the ground while bullets whiz around him. The NPC, on the other hand, crouches in the corner as if there were still a threat from zzzenix. But he remains tied up. Although it is not clear how the situation ends, he probably did not survive.
Players in reddit celebrate the clip: In the related reddit thread, zzzenix shares that the bug reoccurred several times during subsequent attempts, preventing him from successfully completing the bounty.
Other users, however, celebrate the clip and highlight the situation with funny comments:
shadeofnigh: “Dude, he must have used the reverse card against you.”.
Cela2880: “Every time I see a bug, I think: ‘That must have been the worst glitch of all time. It makes no sense.’ Then I saw this one.”.
How is the online mode performing? Despite the bugs and issues, the online mode is gaining momentum in 2020. The Moonshiners update is said to have created a surge among players.
Black Desert will soon get a new region in Korea. It is expected to come to the West as well. However, even before its release, there is criticism regarding its usefulness.
What kind of region is it? The new region is called Odilita and will be located south of Drieghan. It will continue the story of the Ahibs, who were expelled from Kamasylvia. It will also revolve around the immortal alchemist Caphras.
In the new areas, there will be a new world boss and presumably some new side quests and life-skill items. Furthermore, you will encounter 4 grind zones where you can farm extensively.
However, it is exactly these grind zones and the appearance of the map that are currently causing significant criticism.
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What are the players complaining about? The reddit user myuushii describes the new grind zones as too difficult and unnecessary. He says:
So far there are 4 grind zones, 3 of them are not used by anyone because they are too difficult and probably yield too little loot (in the 270 solo zone, enemies can One-shot with 350 DPs).
DP in this case stands for a defensive value that reduces incoming damage. Starting from a value of 346 DP, incoming damage is reduced by 20%. However, even that is not enough to keep the enemies in the new area from one-shotting.
This criticism is being contradicted by user manarie1990, though he admits that the enemies can hit quite hard:
I mastered the 270 zone with 320 DP. It feels like Sycraia without slow and debuffs. There’s a new ring there, and the area yields about 18k from trash [N.B.: Loot sold to the vendor serves as a benchmark for earned silver].
I did the 300 zone with 2 friends. The mobs hit hard, but they are slow and easy to kite. […] Here you can find Dandy Crystals, the new world boss, and the trash loot is about 107k.
In the 310 zone, I was one-shot by DK mobs. I couldn’t do much there…
Overall, it seems the zone is tougher, although the rewards do not really increase. 18k trash can be obtained in other places where significantly less AP and DP are required (see Doc from October 2019).
Screenshot of Odilita from Korea
What else bothers the players? In addition to the loot, the appearance of the region is also being discussed. While there are some positive reactions, the majority of players complain that it visually resembles existing zones.
Many players are waiting for announced snow areas or another new biome. They are also annoyed by the loading of textures, which can even be clearly seen in the video.
What did the players praise? Praise has been given for the good soundtrack in the video. It appeals to almost all commentators and distracted some from the visuals of Odilita.
A release in May is quite likely, as significant updates for Black Desert in the West have been released very strategically so far. Innovations have usually been launched shortly before or after an expansion of WoW.
What else is happening in Black Desert? Currently, the developers are working diligently to strengthen the old class mechanics and breathe new life into them, so that not only the Awakening builds are played. Recently, the update for the Striker was released on February 26.
Furthermore, there will reportedly be crossplay between the consoles Xbox One and PS4 sometime in March. However, when and if there will be a cross-platform version with PC is still unknown.
The next Community Day in Pokémon GO has been officially announced. When it starts and what bonuses are available, you can find out here.
When is the Community Day in March? The Community Day in March takes place on March 15, 2020, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM in the Northern Hemisphere and from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in the Southern Hemisphere. This also confirms leaks that had suggested this date.
This is the event Pokémon in March: The Community Day Pokémon is Abra. The Psychic Pokémon can evolve into Kadabra and Alakazam and is supposed to learn a “previously unavailable move”.
What’s particularly interesting is that you can evolve Kadabra into Alakazam using the trading feature. This means: You can save a lot of candies and secure the final evolution much cheaper. This could result in many Alakazams on your Pokémon bank for the Abra Community Day.
Community Day with Abra brings these bonuses
What else to expect on Community Day: In addition to the shiny form of Abra and an exclusive move, trainers can look forward to more bonuses. During the event, you will receive:
Triple XP for catching Pokémon
Three-hour Lures
So the event will be great for Pokémon collecting. Additionally, a lot of events will take place in March – such as the special raid weekends. In line with the Community Day, you can secure Giratina in its altered form with a chance for a shiny version.
Furthermore, according to “Pokemon GO Hub“, you will be able to participate in a paid special research called “Investigation of Illusions” that you can unlock for 0.99 Euro. As a reward, you can expect among other things:
13,000 Stardust
1 Snubbull
1 Rocket Radar
3 Incense.
When exactly this special research will be unlockable is still not known. We will keep you updated.
MeinMMO asked you how well informed you are about the new shooter DOOM Eternal. Here are the results.
This was the topic of the survey: DOOM Eternal will be the first major shooter of 2020 – yet many people seem to be unaware of it.
About two weeks ago, on February 21, we asked you if you are aware of DOOM Eternal. Are you fully informed or do you not care about DOOM at all? To warm up, here’s the trailer again:
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These are the results: As of the time of evaluation, 352 readers participated in the survey. Everyone could submit an answer and the results show a strong positive trend:
“I know every little info about the new part!” – 102 votes
“I follow the game and am excited, but I’m not a ‘diehard’ fan.” – 144 votes
“I have never played Doom and know little about it. I would like more information on MeinMMO.” – 15 votes
“I’m hearing about DOOM Eternal for the first time and haven’t formed an opinion yet.” – 13 votes
“I’m waiting until the game is released. Only then do I want to inform myself.” – 28 votes
“I’m a shooter fan, but I have no interest in DOOM Eternal.” – 41 votes
“I don’t care about shooters.” – 9 votes
Almost half of the participants have chosen the option indicating that they are excited about the game, and almost another third devours every new info as soon as it is available.
DOOM will be bloody – but you already knew that.
The next largest group is at least interested in DOOM Eternal, but is not as informed as the largest percentage of participants.
Only a total of 50 readers have no interest in DOOM Eternal at all.
Most want to buy DOOM as soon as possible
These are your comments: In the comments to the survey, most of you have already expressed that you will purchase DOOM Eternal as soon as it becomes available or want to grab it during a sale.
Will buy it right after my vacation! That’s as certain as “Amen” in church. I’m really looking forward to the game.
Our reader Sanix apparently prefers to forgo DOOM Eternal – for the sake of nostalgia: “I found Doom 2 incredibly awesome. It was a real HORROR for me when I was little. Everything was dark, tight corridors, and sounds and jump scares everywhere. However, I lost interest in Doom afterwards, it seemed graphically lagging behind compared to the trailers of the time and not the horror shooter that I remember with fondness.”
King Bohan tricked a bit in the survey – but at least he admitted it: “So I’ve actually played all DOOM parts, but I still clicked on ‘never played’. But only because of the addition that I want to read more about it on MeinMMO. And yes, the new DOOM part will be bought.”
This is not only because the Doomslayer starts off more or less as a sausage, but also because of the new AI. Enemies are not just “dumber” when you play on easier difficulties. They behave the same way. Only dealt and received damage will change.
If you decide to use this mode, players from your campaign session can join as demons and make your life hell. The demons have the same abilities as in the Battle Mode.
However, DOOM also offers many features that encourage longer play. How it aims to maintain long-term motivation can be found here:
The dispute between Twitch streamer Kurt0411 and EA Sports is entering the next round. Now the FIFA-20 streamer has been banned on Twitch – for now for 24 hours. EA has issued a copyright strike against him: Apparently, they want to keep him out of their games.
This is the new blow: Twitch streamer Kurt0411 and EA Sports have been in a prolonged clash. Now the confrontation between both sides has reached the next level: Apparently, EA has ensured that the streamer’s Twitch channel has been banned for 24 hours.
Kurt explained this on Twitter. His current ban has nothing to do with his behavior on Twitch.
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According to Kurt, an employee of EA Sports caused the channel to be banned based on a copyright strike. Recently, Kurt0411 had streamed content related to FIFA. It seems EA wants to prevent this with all their might.
No communication on the matter has occurred between both sides, Kurt stated. However, it seems that they have long since moved beyond that stage.
Companies taking action against channels via strikes has also happened in other games. For example, 2K used this option against a Borderlands-3 leaker; channel bans on YouTube also occurred in Fortnite.
Kurt0411 against EA Sports – a long story
What it’s about: The Twitch strike is just the next level of a dispute that has been going on for several months now. It started with issues from Kurt.
The first highlight of the dispute occurred when Kurt spat on an EA scarf on live camera and subsequently received a highly publicized tournament ban in November 2019.
At the end of February, Kurt was banned from all EA games and services. He had allegedly violated EA’s guidelines multiple times and threatened employees – something the streamer called a “witch hunt”.
With the Prospector Packs, you can optimally enter the shooter The Cycle, which is developed by a German studio. Join the giveaway!
What is The Cycle? In the free-to-play quest shooter by the German developer Yager Development, you take on the role of the so-called Prospectors. Your job is to do the dirty work for a greedy intergalactic company on the planet Fortuna III and shoot down as many enemies as come your way.
In addition to human opponents, you will also have to fight aliens and monsters on Fortuna III and flee from the deadly weather phenomenon known as “The Cycle”.
The core gameplay of The Cycle consists of elements of a battle royale shooter, complemented by quests and NPC enemies, giving the game an additional PvE flavor.
During your excursions on Fortuna III, you need to complete quests for various companies, while also gaining reputation. You can do this either solo or together with your friends in groups of 2 or 4 players.
The game is currently in early access in the Epic Games Store. You can watch the gameplay trailer here:
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What can you win? In collaboration with Yager Development, we are giving away in-game codes for the quest shooter The Cycle. These are codes for 1000 Aurum (in-game currency) combined with the Prospector Packs, which are no longer available for sale in the shop.
This is therefore your last chance to secure the contents of the packs. In total, the 7 winners will each receive:
4 outfits
2 unique emotes
9 weapon customizations
3500 Aurum (in-game currency)
The Prospector Packs are perfect for getting into the game and testing it extensively.
In addition to other players, you will also have to fight monsters in The Cycle.
How can I participate? To enter the giveaway, you must perform at least one action in the Gleam tool under the article. Additional actions are not required but will increase your chances of winning.
The winners will receive their codes via email. To redeem your code, you must go to “Redeem Code” in your profile in the Epic Games Store.
The giveaway ends on March 4th. The legal process is excluded as always.
A new title for Star Wars has been leaked via the PlayStation Network. It is called Project Maverick and is said to be a real project according to the website Kotaku.
What is behind Project Maverick? So far, there is only one image that was automatically shared via the Twitter account of PSN. The accompanying message states:
The game Maverick has been added to the European PSN
The website Kotaku claims that it is one of the games by EA that they briefly mentioned in February. It is said to be a “smaller and rather unusual” project that is to be developed by EA Motive in Montreal. However, there are no further details.
What can be seen in the picture? Besides the wording “Project Maverick,” you can see a Star Destroyer and a few X-Wings in the background. This suggests that the game takes place around the era of the original trilogy, when Star Destroyers were most prevalent.
Visually, the color scheme somewhat reminds of Mustafar, the planet where Obi-Wan and Anakin once dueled. However, the image does not provide any real information about what the game is about.
As soon as new details are released, we will update this post accordingly.
New Star Wars titles always create excitement
Why is this exciting? Generally, new “Star Wars” games always attract a lot of attention. The fan base is huge and many buy the titles just because of the franchise name.
However, Battlefront 2 has recovered and provided good expansions for new players. Kotaku also reported on a spin-off to Battlefront, which has reportedly been canceled. Additionally, a sequel to Fallen Order is said to be in the works.
So these two titles are not what Mavericks is about.
Battlefront 2 now features cute Ewoks in the game
What is the PSN? The PlayStation Network is the community as well as the webshop of Sony, developed for its corresponding console. The Twitter account with the image, on the other hand, automatically posts all updates happening in the shop.
This is how the image of Star Wars Mavericks reached the public.
In Brazil, 27-year-old Shayene “shAy” Victorio was sentenced to 116 years in prison. The former professional player and now Twitch streamer (GTA V) is accused of running a fraudulent shop online. She plans to appeal.
Who is the player? The Brazilian Shay Victorio was a professional player in Counter-Strike 1.6 and CS:GO from 2008 to 2019. Brazil is a country crazy about eSports, and shAy helped establish eSports for women. According to ESPN Brazil, she was one of the best players of the last decade.
In 2019, she ended her career after 11 years, became a streamer on Twitch, and gathered around 30,000 viewers there. The “digital influencer” mainly played GTA Online and CS:GO on Twitch last year. She also has an Instagram account with about 88,000 followers.
She is known to a larger public in Brazil as the current girlfriend of a football goalkeeper there: Jean Paulo Fernandes Filho was the national goalkeeper of the U20 team in 2015. However, his career has stalled somewhat and he recently made headlines for allegedly having beaten his wife in Florida.
What was she convicted for? shAy is accused in Brazil of having run an online shop that promised goods but did not deliver them. The court cites 118 victims who were allegedly defrauded between 2013 and 2017.
The Brazilian news site UOL reports: A Brazilian special unit for combating organized crime has investigated Shayene Victorio and found evidence in her emails. In addition to shAy, her father and her ex-husband are also being prosecuted.
It is said that a woman identifying herself as Shayene was asked over the phone by victims where the ordered goods were. The woman explained: A truck had broken down, the goods were damaged, and the customers would have to wait another 60 days for their order. However, the products were never delivered.
For the judge, it was clear that “Shayenne” had to be the defendant, especially because of the unusual name. Several victims called and were thus fobbed off.
The Twitch streamer was sentenced to 116 years in prison in a closed procedure. However, she would only have to serve 30 years because Brazilian law provides a maximum of 30 years in prison.
The Brazilian was regarded as one of the best CS:GO players.
“Inhumane judgment”
This is what the Twitch streamer says: She announced that she would appeal the verdict.
She says on Instagram: She has not been arrested and will not be arrested. Furthermore, she is not a fugitive, as has been claimed.
The charges are a result of the behavior of her former “husband,” who has taken full responsibility for the problem.
She says she works publicly, is on air every day, and is known. This does not fit with how she is portrayed.
She has 28,907 followers on Twitch.
Her lawyer states in a statement that his client shAy is the target of defamations online: People have created false pages to attack her, just to gossip and out of malice.
The court’s judgment is considered inhumane, and a new decision based on the presumption of innocence is expected.
Should the appeal that shAy demands be unsuccessful, she would go to prison until 2050. Then she would be 57 years old.
More and more agents of The Division 2 are reaching max level with the new expansion “Warlords of New York” and are noticing the significant impacts of the changes. The state of the exotic items is not being received well.
What happened to the Exotics? The loot shooter The Division 2 entered its “Year 2” with a major expansion and brought with it “Warlords of New York“, which included extensive changes, a new open-world area, and a lot of new gear.
The exotic items also received a complete overhaul. Whether weapon or armor: nothing remained as it was, and not every agent likes the latest adjustments. Many players find the exotics to be weak and interchangeable now. Almost as if they are just “better skins” for the respective weapons.
With Warlords came some new exotics, the usual “trophy wall” is no longer enough.
Exotics clearly lose value with Warlords
What is the problem? Before the big Title Update 8, exotics were often the salt in the build soup. Almost all good gear combinations could be improved by an exotic item, and the special talents of the coveted items were even the basis for some good builds.
Even if the exo weapons were in the holster, they granted strong bonuses to the main weapon and could elevate the specialization of the builds to the maximum together with other talents.
After the extensive changes of TU8, things look different now. The weapons come with normal attributes and the special talents seem to many players more like specific talents that only exist on this item, but are hardly stronger than the normal ones on backpacks or vests.
Do you have an example? Let’s take one of my favorite exotics before the expansion, the Whispering Determination. This SMG was the perfect companion for me to boost the damage of my assault rifle builds with an increase in fire rate. Builds that focused more on critical hits were also well served here.
These were the old talents:
Rising Whispers – Every shot that hits an enemy grants them 1% fire rate up to a maximum of 60%. Resets on reload.
Duck’s Magazine – Kills with this weapon refill 75% of the magazine and grant a boost for 10 seconds. While the boost is active, each successful shot increases the magazine capacity by 3 up to a maximum of 60. Killing a target consumes the boost and fully refills the extended magazine.
Chatterbox – As long as it is in the holster, reloading the weapon within 5 seconds after a kill grants 15% fire rate for 10 seconds.
Here in comparison is the new talent:
Unceasing Chatter – When reloading, the fire rate for this magazine increases by 20% for each enemy within 20 meters, maximum 5 stacks. Kills refill the magazine by half.
The complexity has been significantly reduced and the popular holster talent has also disappeared. While the new talent still seems strong, it cannot compete with the cool old abilities of the weapon, which increased fire rate and magazine size.
What results from this? The exotics are losing significant value and status. The Raid Assault Rifle “Eagle Bearer” has also been hit hard. With the new talents, the raid-exclusive weapon only strengthens defense and provides no bonuses to DPS (damage per second). “kvrreddy1605” says on reddit: “It’s just another assault rifle with a better skin”.
Many other exotics have had similar experiences. “Sawyer’s Kneepads” no longer generates an EMP, but instead makes you invulnerable for a few seconds when shooting from cover. “Liberty“, the exotic pistol, could previously push the pistol damage on critical hits to unbelievable heights. Now it provides armor on headshots.
What do the agents say about this? Players are discussing this on reddit in two larger threads that have collectively gathered around 800 comments (March 4, 3 PM).
Some comments suggest that while the changes are significant, the weapons still do their job. With their individual talents, they give the builds a special touch without breaking balance.
However, most comments agree with the thread creators who are not at all satisfied with the changes:
Neon_Red_Nights on reddit: “The first thing I checked after logging in was the changes to my exotics. I have to say, I’m quite disappointed. I’m not looking forward to getting them back, let alone using them.”
Agent_Xhiro on reddit: “I’m enjoying this game, aside from some minor technical issues. I love the atmosphere and I’m enjoying the story even more now than before. But these changes were inappropriate, and I know I’m probably not the only one who thinks so. The exotics went from “great” to trash in one day, and that needs to be reverted immediately. Unacceptable, especially after the lessons they should have learned from the first game.”
Will it stay like this? We’ll have to observe this in the coming weeks. The developers do respond more often on reddit and are also quite active on Twitter, but they tend to steer clear of such “rant threads” where players are mostly complaining.
The extensive exo changes are part of the Gear 2.0 system, and a major overhaul or reset of the talents should not be expected here. Together with the infinite progression system and the amount of new gear, the developers are apparently looking for other ways to allow agents to create special builds.
However, the responsible parties emphasized repeatedly last year that the exotics should feel powerful and strong. If the opinion about the exotics spreads in the community, it could well be that the developers react to it.
Which exotics have you already obtained at the new max level? Do you also think that the exotic items are now too weak?
A supposed sprint bug in Fortnite: Battle Royale caused confusion among players. Epic quickly made it clear: This is all intended.
What kind of bug is this? Actually, it’s not an error that’s occurring in Fortnite right now. Shortly after the release of Patch 12.10 in Fortnite: Battle Royale, players noticed that something had changed with the sprinting.
Players immediately asked on social media what was happening. Because there were once again no patch notes. But suddenly, sprinting in the game felt different. This caused confusion for many players.
What’s behind it? Fortnite activated the “Sprint by Default” setting for all players in Patch 12.10 on March 3. Even players who previously used a key like Shift to sprint are now sprinting automatically after the change and moving more slowly by clicking sprint – if anything at all changed.
On Twitter, Fortnite explained: “[…] if you’re having problems with sprinting, then open your in-game options and make sure the ‘Sprint by Default’ option is set to your preferred value.” Because sprinting isn’t always helpful in Fortnite.
Here’s the problem: While Fortnite announced this adjustment on Twitter, it’s difficult to inform players without official patch notes. On Twitter, @Ritz76 notes:
“Why are you doing this? I already had this activated, but not everyone has social media. And if those [who do not use social media] had it turned off before, they’re confused at first.”
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Fortnite issued a big statement: To inform more players about the change, Epic Games later released a large popup after the update that is displayed when you start Fortnite: Battle Royale.
This clearly informs players about the changes to prevent further confusion.
This message now welcomes you when you log in to Fortnite: Battle Royale
