Currently, a community event is taking place in Destiny 2, where significant donations are being made. Why players need a total of 10 years for thisand don’t even know exactly what they are doing it for, you can read here.
What is being donated for so long? Since February 4, the Empyrean Foundation has been running in Destiny 2. In this community event, players are helping with the reconstruction through their donations.
This is why it takes forever: Players have flexed their math muscles and calculated that by the end of the event, 10.84 years will have been donated (via Reddit). For those who prefer to envision the time in minutes: This corresponds to about 5,703,703 minutes.
The high number is based on the way donations are made. Guardians can only spend 100 Fractaline per donation. It takes 3.5 seconds for this amount to be credited to the reconstruction. Then it’s time to smash the donation button again.
Do you have a hundred for me? Fractaline donations take time
Especially for large investors and Fractaline junkies, the slow donation process becomes a real time sink. The most diligent Fractaline collector spent a total of 6 hours just handing over her resources.
However, the time for accepting loot streams or inventory management is not even counted yet. But donating does bring some positives even now: It allows for great experience points and God rolls to be farmed.
This is what Bungie says about it: Regarding the criticism of the donation process, dmg04, representing Bungie (via Twitter), stated that no quicker solution can be offered for the current event.
In the future, however, they will work on improvements for similarly designed community challenges. He proposed the following potential solutions:
The time required for each donation could be reduced
Another option could be to allow larger or variable donation amounts.
Many players are demanding variable donation amounts through so-called sliders not only for such events. Such a function would also be useful and contemporary in other areas, such as inventory management or shader management.
You can farm strong weapons while donating
What are we actually donating for?
This return is suspected: Currently, there is no official information about the goal of the Empyrean Foundation. However, the imminent announcement of the return of the Trials is seen by many Guardians as a mere formality.
We have also reported on these theories, found hints, and leaks:
Have you already contributed to the community event or does the donation process take too long for you? Before Season 10 starts, an exciting finale could await us; you can find out more about it here:
Electronic Arts is reportedly stopping development of a game based on the Star Wars franchise. Viking was a spin-off of Star Wars: Battlefront. It was set to launch in Fall 2020 with the PS5 and the new Xbox. It is the third Star Wars game in a row that has been canceled during development.
Where does the information come from? The US site Kotaku reports that it spoke with 6 people who have information about EA’s internal matters. However, the individuals remain anonymous because they do not have permission to speak to the press about the canceled projects.
Viking was set to be a Spin-Off of Star Wars Battlefront
Which game is dead? The game was called “Viking” and was a spin-off of Star Wars: Battlefront with open-world elements. It was to be developed by EA Vancouver along with Criterion. They are based in London and are known for racing games.
For EA, it was important that the game arrives by the end of 2020, in time for the Christmas season and the release of next-gen. A Star Wars game for Christmas significantly boosts the financial balance, as EA noted recently with Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, which was released on November 15, 2019.
This is an image from Star Wars: Battlefront 2 – not the spin-off.
Because it won’t be ready for the PS5 launch, EA pulls the plug
That’s why Viking is dead: EA Vancouver began work on Viking, then Criterion joined and that led to problems, the sources report. Working across continents is logistically difficult. Moreover, “too many cooks spoil the broth,” one source is quoted. So there were clearly conflicts and power struggles.
Viking was originally supposed to be finished by Fall 2020, so EA could have something for the financial year and present a Star Wars game that they could launch with the PS5 and Xbox Series X.
As it became apparent that Viking would come later, EA canceled the project. They had no interest in extending the development time of the game.
Viking had actually died over a year ago, in the first half of 2019.
What are the studios doing now?
EA Vancouver is said to be supporting other EA studios that are working on Anthem 2.0 or Apex Legends.
Criterion has taken over the “Need for Speed” series.
This is what Ragtag looked like, the “Star Wars: Uncharted.”
Ironically, the work on Orca was ended so that EA Vancouver could work on Viking, which is now also canceled. Thus, EA will apparently have a gap in the financial plan.
Jedi Fallen Order was a hit for EA.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 2 is in development
What 2 Star Wars games is EA still developing? According to Kotaku, EA is working on a sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which is again being developed by Respawn. Additionally, a second, more unusual project is set to be developed in Montreal, Canada.
EA has held exclusive rights to Star Wars games since 2013.
Anyone looking for more Star Wars as an online player can check out the MMORPG “Star Wars: The Old Republic” or play the now significantly improved Star Wars Battlefront 2.
For the “World First Kill” of N’Zoth in WoW, the professional guild Limit had to spend a lot of gold. Now they are heavily in debt.
The race for the “World First” kill of N’Zoth, the final boss of WoW: Battle for Azeroth, was quite exciting this time. But it was decided not only by the skill of the players, but also by a fat wallet. The cost for the kill of N’Zoth? It amounts to nearly 257 million gold for the winner Complexity-Limit.
Why was this necessary? With Patch 8.3, World of Warcraft introduced the Corruption system. Items can, like back in the day with Titanforging, be randomly upgraded and receive an additional strong bonus. In order for every player to showcase a wide range of strong items and achieve the optimum in as many situations as possible, many items are needed. Since the Corruption effects can also be on so-called “BoE” items, i.e., items that only bind to the character when equipped, these can be purchased through the auction house.
In the last raid tier, there were two or three items per gear slot that you could get and that were best-in-slot. But now these 2 to 3 items could have over 50 different Corruption modifiers. Therefore, they are harder to find and at the same time worth much more gold.
Multiple realms were looted: To get the optimal items, not only the home realm of Limit was plundered, but other WoW realms were also searched for the perfect BoE items. With character transfers, these items were then brought to the realm of Limit so that the right characters could use them.
Limit has to pay back a lot of debt: By the way, Limit did not have the gold themselves. During raid preparation, they reached a gold level of nearly 100 million but found that it was not enough. Therefore, they had to borrow a lot of gold and now have debts amounting to around 157 million. Preheat from Limit said:
[We] borrowed a lot and will spend the next months paying it all back and hopefully collecting gold for the next expansion.
Gold corresponds to a value of $34,000: For those who cannot use the gold for anything: Gold can roughly be converted into real money, as the WoW token can be purchased for real money and then resold for in-game currency. The current price of a WoW token in America is 150,000 gold with a purchase price of $20. This means that the sum of 257 million gold corresponds to a value of nearly 1,700 WoW tokens – or $34,000!
Limit, by the way, is not the only guild that operates this way. The pros from Method also spend a lot of gold each time. Preheat explained that he knows that “Method and we each spent over 200 million gold.”
Do you think it’s acceptable for guilds to borrow gold for the “World First” race? Or should the professionals have to farm it all themselves in advance?
Activision Blizzard is cracking down on leaks. They have filed a motion against reddit in court: The discussion platform is supposed to release the data of a user who uploaded an image to Call of Duty: Warzone. This is the highly classified battle royale mode of CoD Modern Warfare.
Warzone is rumored to be a standalone free-to-play game where 200 fighters will blow each other away on a gigantic map. It is said to be a kind of Call of Duty: Fortnite XXL. Allegedly, the game will go live on March 10. The mode has not been officially introduced yet.
A leaker is said to have posted a protected image
This is the leak in question: After the launch of the Season 2 of Call of Duty Modern Warfare a week ago, an image was uploaded to reddit. This image showed soldiers on a downed helicopter and the caption “Call of Duty: Warzone.”
This image was posted by the reddit user “Assyrian2410” on February 12. (via reddit) Activision Blizzard had it quickly taken down, but the image had already spread.
The user had said on reddit that “he found the image online and doesn’t know what it is.” Meanwhile, the image and the user’s reddit account have been deleted.
This is apparently the image in question.
Activision Blizzard is taking legal action against reddit
This is what Activision Blizzard is doing now: They are invoking the “Digital Millennium Copyright Act” of 1998 and are demanding that reddit identify the person who committed the copyright infringement and published the images.
Because this image is under their copyright and publishing it violates their rights.
This is Activision Blizzard’s submission to the court. Source: Torrentfreak
The Hollywood Reporter says that Activision Blizzard filed a motion at a court in California on February 14. Activision Blizzard now wants reddit to provide the user’s data so they can take legal action against them. This includes the IP address, names, emails, phone numbers—everything reddit has about the user so that Activision Blizzard can identify them.
An ultimatum is apparently in place for February 28.
There is currently no statement from Activision Blizzard or reddit regarding the submission.
Here is an image from the Warzone lobby.
Activision Blizzard is currently taking a hard stand against leaks. For example, the Twitter account of YouTuber “TheGamingRevolution” was banned. He suspects it was at the behest of Activision Blizzard. The YouTuber has passionately leaked information about Call of Duty: Warzone and Activision Blizzard has just as passionately taken down the info. Although, that is much like trying to put toothpaste back in the tube.
GeForce Now loses many more games with Bethesda besides ESO and Fallout 76. Another setback for GeForce Now after Blizzard’s cancellation. What’s happening?
What is GeForce Now? GeForce Now is a cloud gaming service from Nvidia. You can stream games from Steam via the cloud, for example. To play, you no longer need fast hardware, just a good internet connection.
Games like Elder Scrolls Online only worked with the Steam client anyway: Anyone who purchased Elder Scrolls Online through Bethesda itself could not use the game on GeForce Now even before.
Games like Elder Scrolls Online are no longer supported by GeForce Now.
GeForce Now without ESO and Fallout 76
Which Bethesda game can I still play? The only title that remains available and playable is the shooter Wolfenstein: Youngblood. All other titles will no longer be supported.
Is Wolfenstein: Youngblood worth it?
What is Wolfenstein: Youngblood?Wolfenstein: Youngblood is a cooperative shooter from the Wolfenstein series. The story takes place 19 years after the end of the last part “A New Colossus”. The player takes on the roles of the two daughters of the previous hero BJ Blazkowicz, and the game is designed for cooperative play.
Minecraft Dungeons is set to be a game in the style of Diablo, but with a slightly different target audience. Instead of a dark world and creepy creatures, familiar block creatures await you. You should be able to dive into the adventure as early as May.
What kind of game is this? Minecraft Dungeons is a dungeon crawler in the typical block look of Minecraft. The game was first revealed in 2018 and showcased at E3 2019 with a big trailer and lots of new information.
In Minecraft Dungeons, you will explore procedurally generated dungeons alone or in a group of up to 4 players and seek out loot. The system is inspired by well-known games like Diablo or Path of Exile, but can also be played as a couch coop game.
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Minecraft Dungeons revolves around equipment and loot
How is Minecraft Dungeons played? In Minecraft Dungeons, you enter the fight with a character that is not bound to any class. Instead, the equipment determines your playstyle. You can access:
melee and ranged weapons
various armors
3 artifacts
The artifacts grant you various bonuses. The fire quiver has already been introduced, which causes your arrows to burn. Additionally, there are enchantments on your weapons that can influence their use and your playstyle. These are randomly generated when picked up.
Lastly, you can use useful items like potions or TNT to take out an enemy and complete a dungeon.
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What types of dungeons are there? The dungeons are supposed to be randomly generated, with sections that give each dungeon type a recognizable quality or belong to the story. Thus, dungeons should offer something familiar, but also something new each time.
In each dungeon, players must solve a series of tasks to conquer it successfully, including:
The loot in the game is supposed to be easily understandable, and one should already be able to recognize from the appearance whether the equipment is useful or not.
Also, the locations where items are found should be logical: A pickaxe can be found in mines, while skeleton archers are more likely to drop bows and arrows.
In Minecraft Dungeons, many dangers await you
Loot comes in three rarity levels:
normal
rare
unique
To acquire rarer loot, you must conquer higher difficulties. Unique items are supposed to bring special enhancements.
Can you build in Minecraft Dungeons? The highlight of the original Minecraft is that you can create your own worlds. However, you will not be able to build your own dungeons at release, as David Nisshagen, Executive Producer of the game, explained to MeinMMO at Gamescom 2019.
The team is supposed to be small and would initially focus on the core content of the game. However, in the future, a system could be devised to design your own dungeons.
What else we learned in the interview at Gamescom 2019:
Who is Minecraft Dungeons aimed at? The hack and slay from Mojang is heavily inspired by other dungeon crawlers. However, it has one crucial difference.
Due to the adapted look, the familiar characters from Minecraft, and the lack of brutality, the game is more suitable for children, teenagers, and families. Our editor Irina Moritz reached this conclusion after she had the opportunity to play Minecraft Dungeons at Gamescom 2019.
However, Minecraft is not only played by children and teenagers but is a global phenomenon. It is quite possible that Minecraft Dungeons will also appeal to hack and slay fans.
Soon, you will have an easier time accessing the disturbing visions of WoW. Additionally, there are significant buffs for 6 classes.
During Patch 8.3 Visions of N’Zoth, there was a lot of criticism of World of Warcraft. The feature of the disturbing visions is enjoyable for many players, but you can rarely access the visions. To be able to play them, completing a number of daily quests is necessary, which results in a long and ongoing grind. This is particularly annoying as it is also tied to upgrading the legendary cloak. Blizzard is planning a hotfix and wants to make several adjustments. These include not only improvements for the visions but also some strong class buffs.
Here are the class changes: A total of 6 classes receive solid buffs in specific specializations. Only the Druid is a healer, all other classes are damage dealers.
Druid
Restoration
Rejuvenation now costs 10% of base mana (previously 10.5%).
Bloom now costs 17% of base mana (previously 21.6%).
The healing of Serenity has been increased by 11%.
Hunter
Marksmanship
The damage of all abilities has been increased by 5%.
Monk
Windwalker
The damage of all abilities has been increased by 5%.
Mage
Frost
The damage of all abilities has been increased by 5%.
Shaman
Enhancement
The damage of all abilities has been increased by 5%.
Warlock
Demonology
The damage of all abilities has been increased by 5%.
This is how the visions become more accessible: To allow players to access disturbing visions more frequently and to make upgrading the cloak a bit easier, which is particularly relevant for latecomers and alt characters, the following adjustments are made:
Manifested visions are now available in greater numbers from N’Zoth’s assaults and daily quests.
The unique limit (5) of the vessels of disturbing visions will be lifted. You can now carry as many of them as you like.
Up to 4 pages of “Fear and Flesh” can now be found per disturbing vision. This is relevant for the legendary cloak of rank 7-11.
To receive more than two pages, you must also complete more than two bonus areas.
When will the changes go live? All the adjustments mentioned above should be activated with a hotfix during the next weekly server maintenance. This will be on Wednesday, February 26, 2020.
What exactly is Blizzard aiming for with this? With the buffs, Blizzard wants to assist the classes that have been performing a bit too poorly. Apparently, they have looked at the damage numbers in Ny’alotha and now aim to balance out small inconsistencies. Additionally, it should become easier to upgrade the legendary cloak by providing more quest rewards per run in a disturbing vision. As these visions are also more frequently accessible, completing daily quests and defeating rare mobs will soon become even more rewarding.
What do you think of the changes? Good and sensible innovations? Or annoying and unnecessary?
In FIFA 20, a new promo for FUT 20 starts today with the Shapeshifters event. What the event has to offer and how strong the new cards are, you can find out here.
What are Shapeshifter cards? Shapeshifter cards are new special cards in FUT 20. These cards offer huge boosts and quirky position changes, allowing well-known players to find themselves in completely new positions.
When does the event start? The new special cards are available from today, February 21 at 7:00 PM, in FIFA 20 Ultimate Team.
This is the Shapeshifters team
These are the new cards: The first Shapeshifters team features a few really strong cards with interesting position changes. For example, Marcelo (91) becomes an attacking midfielder (CAM), David Luiz (91) and Mbabu (86) become defensive midfielders (CDM), and Renato Sanchez (86) gets a left-back card.
Here we have an overview of all the cards:
Messi (96) – ST
Marcelo (91) – CAM
David Luiz (91) – CDM
Ben Yedder (90) – RF
Mertens (90) – LF
Mahrez (89) – CAM
Lucas Moura (87) – RF
Kondogbia (87) – CB
Gueye (87) – CB
Atal (86) – ST
Mbabu (86) – CDM
Hateboer (86) – RB
Renato Sanchez (86) – LB
Kainz (85) – CAM
Nandez (84) – CB
How to get the new Shapeshifter cards
Players in Packs: As has been usual lately, EA Sports releases the new promo cards within 2 weeks. Today, the first 15 cards can be found in packs starting at 7:00 PM in packs.
For the event, there will likely be various promo packs and lightning rounds available again.
Players on the transfer market: You can also find the new cards on the FUT transfer market. However, the prices for the new Shapeshifter cards are likely to be quite high at first. It’s best to wait a few days as prices often drop a bit.
Do you want to let loose and do all sorts of crazy stuff in a game? Then check out the sandbox action game MisBits – best played with friends and in a lively mood!
What is MisBits? MisBits is a “wild multiplayer” and an “action-driven sandbox for Warriors, Builders, and Creators.” The new game is developed by Pow Wow Entertainment.
The game principle is… one that you simply choose for yourself. You can fight together or against each other, explore worlds, or build creative levels and constructs to entertain or challenge other players.
In principle, everything is open to you. The platform serves you a colorful, crazy world with countless options. Check out all the madness for yourself in the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJia_sGnWsI
As seen in the trailer, MisBits draws some inspiration from games like Fortnite, Minecraft, Rocket League, and Kerbal Space Program and just throws them all together.
What the hell is all this?!
This is what features and gameplay look like: From the official description of MisBits on Steam, it is evident that you can play however you want. The phrase: “There are no rules – but break them anyway!” is characteristic of the entire game.
However, there are also some guidelines you can follow. MisBits offers game modes for three different types of players:
“Warriors” can let loose in famous shooter modes like Deathmatch or King of the Hill. There are crazy weapons like giant cucumbers and a feature to take opponents’ heads. You can customize your character during the round if you want.
“Builders” can build maps and levels as they please by accessing every in-game element. You have control over all features, can create challenges for the community or invent your own crazy game modes.
“Creators” continuously produce new content from various combinations of bodies and heads, “taunts and celebrations” and are responsible for things like “arcade action experiences” – all that which Builders haven’t thought of yet.
If that doesn’t look promising!
MisBits also encourages you to closely inspect and explore your surroundings. Perhaps you will discover hidden mini-games or Easter eggs.
And how do you play it? MisBits can be played with 2-16 players, depending on the map and the mode played. Some features, like building tools, are also accessible to single players. The game modes mentioned so far include:
Playhouse – A party mode where you roll into different rooms and complete mini-games.
Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch – Classic fight to the death.
Kick Brawl – A “Rocket League”-like mode.
Arcade – Various constantly changing modes.
ToyBox – The creative mode for building and creating new content.
Feeling like crazy football? Kick Brawl makes it possible.
You can find MisBits on Steam
When and where can I check it out? You can play MisBits on PC via Steam. The game is currently in closed beta and will start early access on March 5.
Disclaimer: MisBits is published by 3BlackDot and Pow Wow Entertainment in collaboration with Webedia. MeinMMO belongs to the international Webedia media group.
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In Destiny 2, the mysterious vendor Xur visits today, on February 21st, bringing his exotic goods. But where can you find him and what items does he sell? Here you will find everything about Xur’s location and inventory this weekend.
What is happening right now in Destiny 2? This week, the Guardians were surprised by a new cutscene that appeared with the Weekly Reset, and since then it has sparked wild speculation.
Additionally, Bungie announced some changes to weapon balance for Season 10. What this specifically means for fusion rifles and some exotics, you can read here:
Today, Xur is visiting, and we are excited about his inventory.
All infos about Xur on February 21st, 2020 – PS4, PC, Xbox One
What does Xur offer? Does the exotic vendor have gear parts with high overall stats for sale this weekend? Or a coveted exotic weapon?
We will examine his inventory and let you know what Xur is selling.
When does Xur appear?
This is Xur’s time: As usual, Xur chooses a planet at 6:00 PM, where he remains until the next Weekly Reset on February 25th, offering his exotic goods.
Where is Xur? This is his location this weekend
Xur’s position: You can find the noodle-faced vendor in the EDZ in the area “Twisted Shore” this weekend.
Xur’s position in the EDZ
Xur’s inventory from February 21st to February 25th – All exotics at a glance
Weapon:The Colony – Grenade Launcher for 29 Legendary Shards
Before the 2020 season in League of Legends, hardly anyone understood how Cloud 9 could part ways with the star of the team, the bot laner Zachary “Sneaky” Cuderi. For years, he was the face of the LoL team and incredibly popular. But now Cloud 9 is suddenly the number one in the LCS with a bot laner who was actually already written off as a loser.
This was the controversial decision: In November 2019, bot laner Sneaky (25) announced on Twitch that he would not play for “his team” Cloud 9 in 2020.
He had been with Cloud 9 since 2013 and was considered the “face” and star of the team.
But apparently there were internal conflicts at Cloud 9. Sneaky said that people in the team did not want to play with this bot lane anymore and so he decided to step back instead of fighting for his place.
This is why it was so controversial: Sneaky had been with Cloud 9 for 6 years. He was clearly the most popular player. Sneaky is a cosplayer and cross-dresser.
The 25-year-old is also active as a streamer on Twitch and is popular in the LoL community. Sneaky has about 800,000 followers on Twitter.
For many, Cloud 9 was simply Sneaky.
This is how the Worlds 2019 ended for Cloud 9.
Zven was at that point essentially “burned out”. After all, TSM had achieved little with him as a bot laner in recent years, yet the team was considered the clear best team in the USA before Sven’s arrival, with Doublelift on the bot lane.
This is Doublelift, the star of Team Liquid. He spoke out for Sneaky.
Doublelift says: This is strange
This is how it was criticized: Among those who criticized Cloud 9’s treatment of Sneaky was the LoL star Doublelift, himself a bot laner.
Doublelift said that even if Sneaky had a weak year in 2019, he was still a strong bot laner. Doublelift found it “crazy” how Cloud 9 treated him. He was such a dedicated player – it was strange that Cloud 9 was now replacing him.
Among the absolute stars of Cloud 9 in 2020 is the “Sneaky” replacement Zven. Currently, he stands at 37-2-60. He has only died 2 times in the 8 matches, achieving 37 kills and being involved in another 60. That’s quite impressive.
The Cloud 9 team seems to be functioning remarkably well now.
Zven, still in TSM attire, is the new star of the LCS.
Sneaky becomes a full-time streamer on Twitch and advisor
What is Sneaky doing? The 25-year-old has now become a full-time streamer on Twitch. In addition, he remains connected to Cloud 9 as a co-owner and advisor.
The new survival MMO Population Zero aims to impress with numerous features that make it unique. We spoke with the developers, and they revealed some interesting details during an interview.
The futuristic sci-fi setting puts players in the role of a settler stranded on the planet Kepler-438b, where they must survive. Population Zero is supposed to remind players of the “Golden Age of Science Fiction”.
What secrets does Kepler hold?
A beta for Population Zero started in September 2019. The game is set to be released for PC on Steam in May 2020 (on Steam, because according to the developers, it is the “most reliable and convenient distribution platform” – a little jab at Epic). It will be offered as Buy-to-Play for $29.99 according to the press release.
The features of Population Zero
What makes the game so special? The unique selling point of the game is, according to the developers, the “story-driven experience” that players will have during the game. Throughout the game, you will learn how you ended up on Kepler and what your task is.
The principle sounds similar to the journey of Conan Exiles, mixed with the flair of No Man’s Sky. However, in Population Zero, you will also receive quests from NPCs that further advance the narrative.
The second major feature is the game duration: a session will last seven Earth days (or 168 hours). This corresponds to one day on Kepler. You only have that long to protect yourself, as afterwards your DNA will be irreversibly altered, and you must start over. This is accompanied by a day-night cycle:
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During this time, you must diligently gather resources, build a shelter, and fight to survive. Nights are said to be “incredibly dangerous”.
Battles and Deaths in Sci-Fi Survival
This is how battles work: Combat is an important aspect of the game, and the combat system has many facets. The developers revealed to us on this topic:
Our combat system is skill-based and focuses on strategic actions. We offer players a selection of handheld weapons from standard types like survival knives to intimidating ones like spears and battle hammers.
Colonists are capable fighters. They can perform offensive and defensive movements. Players can chain attacks into combos, execute aerial strikes, block, and dodge. While doing this, they should not forget to keep an eye on their stamina.
The combat system is also very important because you can join factions and wage war. It is therefore worthwhile to delve into it and become good at it.
What happens if I die? If you happen to bite the dust despite all your combat skills or if other colonists snuff you out, it is not too tragic. You will lose items, but not all and not always:
You start in an instanced “Drop Zone,” where you learn the basics.
Newbies drop fewer items upon death than veterans (measured by account level and skills).
Basic gear and sets are less likely to drop upon death.
The better the gear, the higher the likelihood that you will lose it.
Make sure you don’t lose your equipment.
There is also a system that protects those who die too often while penalizing players who intentionally kill others:
If a player dies too often, they will become an overpowering alien creature with only one life. This gives them the opportunity to cold-bloodedly take revenge on their killer. In the versus dynamics of Population Zero, it’s all about balance, choice, risk versus reward, and oh-so-sweet revenge.
What about PvE?
The importance of PvE features: In Population Zero, it’s not only about PvP combat but also about survival against the environment. This is not just an option but a necessity for progress:
Kepler is inhabited by various creatures: small and large, carnivorous and harmless. Some can be fought and killed alone, while others can only be done in groups with other colonists.
Because Population Zero is conceptually a survival game, beasts grant resources: meat satisfies hunger, teeth and bones are used to create weapons and armor, furs and skins are needed for clothing.
You will also receive perks (skills) for killing animals, which improve character stats. Powerful opponents, such as the Alpha Kvar, will demand everything from you – a kind of raid boss.
What about crafting and building? As explained earlier, you can craft weapons and armor from resources obtained from wild animals. However, you also need a campsite for protection and retreat.
Once your account reaches level 4, you can unlock the first of three possible tiers of the building mechanic. Since you play in sessions, your shelter primarily serves as protection and as a hideout from raiders and opponents.
You probably won’t be able to build much more than small camps.
You will likely not have time to build huge and wild bases like in Conan Exiles, but feel free to try. Just be aware that other colonists can destroy your camps. So, you need a good place to build.
What else does PvE offer: The all-encompassing story mentioned at the beginning is also part of the PvE content of Population Zero. However, it is not simply told to you; you must piece it together like a puzzle.
Additionally, you should explore the environment and find out what your original mission was and what secrets Kepler holds for you.
There are pieces of the story scattered everywhere.
The developers promise future expansions and content patches that will introduce new side quests, lore, and NPCs.
3 reasons why you should play Population Zero
Why Population Zero is worth it: Lastly, we asked the developers for three reasons why you should take a look at their game. Here are the answers:
Presentation and atmosphere: The environment plays with the golden age of science fiction, which should be reflected in graphics and music. “If you’re tired of super-down-to-earth realism with the same forests and dreary skies or zombie apocalypses, look no further; check out Population Zero.”
The unique approach to the survival genre: “Population Zero combines the excitement of an exploratory journey, the unpredictability of survival games, the persistence of MMOs, the excitement of a session-based title, and the tension of a sci-fi thriller.” The game should appeal to survival purists, sci-fi fans, and players with a spirit of discovery alike.
The one-week sessions: Due to the limited gameplay time, Population Zero has a sense of urgency and a “much-needed thrill.” Population Zero stands out with clear goals and victory conditions that you must fulfill in a short time. “By limiting their time, we give players limitless opportunities to tackle the dangers of Kepler.”
The interview was conducted for MeinMMO by Alexander Leitsch.
If you haven’t heard much about Population Zero so far, it’s not very surprising, as it seems to fly under the radar for many, just like some other games:
On the upcoming Saturday, February 22, the Community Day featuring Rhyhorn in Pokémon GO is happening. We provide you with an overview of the start time, Shinies, and the bonuses.
What is Community Day? This event takes place monthly in Pokémon GO and always puts a special Pokémon in the spotlight, which will then appear more frequently and for the first time also as a Shiny.
In February, everything revolves around the Pokémon Rhyhorn. It won the player vote and therefore gets the Community Day.
All about Community Day – Start time and bonuses
What: The Pokémon GO Community Day in February 2020 When: On Saturday, February 22, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM local time Pokémon of the Day: Rhyhorn Exclusive Move: Rock Wrecker for Rhyperior Bonus: Triple Stardust for catching Pokémon Bonus: During the Community Day, you can earn 2 Sinnoh Stones per PvP battle set Bonus: 3-hour Lures Additional Bonus: You can evolve Rhyperior to learn the exclusive move until 4:00 PM
You should know about the times: The Community Day starts at 11 AM local time. The event does not adhere to any fixed times.
How to make the most of Community Day
Focus on this bonus: This time, there’s triple Stardust for catching Pokémon again. This should be the best bonus for a Community Day. So make good use of it.
For this, you should use Star Pieces for the entire 3 hours. So have 6 Star Pieces in your inventory. This way, you will get 4.5 times the amount of Stardust per Pokémon.
Take advantage of this event: During Community Day, the Friendship Weekend is also ongoing. There, you can level up faster with friends and open more gifts.
This is quite interesting since there are currently Fossil Pokémon in the 7 km Eggs. If you still need these, you can hatch some Fossil Pokémon during Community Day.
Fossil Pokémon can also be hatched during Community Day.
Choose a good location: Your hometown may not be the best place to play a Community Day. So look for a place with many PokéStops and spawn points to take advantage of the event.
Secure the guaranteed Sinnoh Stones: On Community Day, you can also get Sinnoh Stones for sure. This is great because Rhyperior can only evolve if you also use a Sinnoh Stone.
This way, you will get 2 Sinnoh Stones as a reward from each battle set in the PvP League all day Saturday—regardless of whether you win or lose. You just need to complete 5 battles.
Shiny Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Is there Shiny Rhyhorn? During Community Day, you will encounter Shiny Rhyhorn for the first time. This bonus is the heart of the Community Day and, of course, is present again this time.
What are the chances of getting Shiny Rhyhorn? On Community Day, the Shiny rate is increased. You have about a chance of 1 in 25. The normal Shiny rate in the wild is 1 in 450.
Rhyperior with Rock Wrecker – What can it do?
How strong is Rock Wrecker? Rhyperior with this rock move will be a real monster! In terms of damage, it is the second-best Pokémon of this type.
How do you get the move? To learn it, you must evolve a Rhydon into Rhyperior between 11 AM and 4 PM. Only then will it finally learn the move Rock Wrecker. This move cannot be learned with TMs.
A new leak in Pokémon GO raises hopes that soon there will be other ways to earn coins:
In League of Legends , a change before the 2020 season has made the game slower in eSports, as statistics now show. Matches in the professional leagues last about 2 minutes longer. The reason seems to be a change to the dragons.
Changes in the league in 2020: For several weeks, LoL has been played in eSports again. The 4 major leagues have started. The Korean site Inven has noted that matches in the Spring Split 2020 last on average 2 minutes longer than in Summer 2019:
In the Chinese league LPL, matches have become on average 1:37 minutes longer, now lasting 33:32
In the American league LCS, matches last 1:47 minutes longer
In the Korean league, matches last the longest at 35:39 minutes – here, matches have extended by an average of 2:01
And in the European league LEC, there is the largest difference between 2019 and 2020. Here, matches now last 2:20 minutes longer
As matches in all LoL leagues extend, something about the “meta” of LoL seems to have changed, in the way the MOBA is played.
This feeling that something has changed corresponds to the “feeling” of many viewers. They criticize that the current meta is somehow slower and more boring than before.
What is the reason? Inven quotes a representative of a professional team. They attribute the slower matches to a change to the dragons.
In LoL, dragons are strong NPCs that the jungler takes down with their team or solo to gain a buff. The more dragons a team kills, the stronger the buffs become. Since there is always only one dragon on the map, which both teams want to kill, team fights ensue over this dragon.
These dragons were changed in LoL with a patch before Season 2020:
The 4th dragon a team kills is now particularly important because it grants players the buff “Dragon Soul”. These buffs are powerful.
Additionally, the buff of the Elder Drakes, which comes late, has also become more powerful: It gives players a chance to execute opponents when their hit points fall below 20%.
Simultaneously with this improvement of the “late buffs” with the LoL Patch 9.24b, the early buffs of the dragons were weakened.
This is Jankos – the strong jungler from G2 Esports. Junglers usually “finish” a dragon or initiate fights.
LoL now offers fewer reasons for early fights
This follows from the change: The team representative quoted by Inven says that this change has led to the first dragons in LoL now being much less important than before. They now have a lower priority.
Without the fights for the dragon, there is no reason to start team fights early. Thus, there are fewer early fights and longer games.
At the last minute, the developers have postponed the release of the Minecraft MMORPG Hegemony – But it looks so good!
An MMORPG set in the world of Minecraft? Yes, you heard it right. The project “Hegemony” has been in development for quite a while and was supposed to launch tomorrow (February 22, 2020). However, at the last moment, the game has been postponed for another two weeks. Bugs and illnesses have caused the launch to take a little longer.
What is Hegemony? Hegemony is a large open-world MMORPG in the style of Minecraft. Moreover, it even uses Minecraft as the basis of the game. The entire world is therefore in the familiar “blocky graphics”, but has a lot to offer. There are:
Numerous towns with inhabitants
Level system
Long quest lines
A comprehensive crafting system with 30 professions
Different weapons with individual advantages and disadvantages
Buyable and rentable buildings
NPCs that you can recruit
But there’s no need to give up on free building. If you want, you can buy a piece of land and build your own home there in typical Minecraft fashion. However, this is clearly not the focus of the game.
Basically, Hegemony offers a lot of freedom and should provide all those who like MMORPGs and can get into the graphics with countless hours of gameplay. A first glimpse is given by this trailer:
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Why was the release postponed? In the official forum of Hegemony, the developers spoke out and explained that there are mainly two reasons for the postponement of the release:
The developers are dissatisfied with the performance. They conducted too few stress tests and want to fix a few problems. They could release already, but they want a smooth launch so that everyone is satisfied.
The development team is plagued by illnesses. The project was created by only 3 people, of whom 2 are currently – also due to stress – suffering from an illness. They want to avoid overloading the remaining developer and placing the burden of the launch weekend solely on them.
The new release date is now March 7, 2020 – thus the date has been postponed by 2 weeks.
How can you participate? If you want to play Hegemony yourself, you only need an unmodified Minecraft launcher of the respective version used by Hegemony and connect to the server. This can be done using the following data:
Current version: 1.14.4 Server IP address: mc.hegemony.xyz
Alternatively, you can also download the official client here as soon as it becomes available at launch. It comes with better performance, significantly improved graphics, and many other minor features. Using the official client of Hegemony is therefore recommended.
Please note that both methods will only work from March 7 onwards, when the game officially starts and is not postponed again.
Such knight games are also part of Hegemony to pass the time.
How is the game financed? Basically, Hegemony is free and has so far been financed through donations and supporter packages. These grant additional skins in the game, allowing you to stand out from the crowd. However, purchasing these packages does not bring a gameplay advantage, but it is nice to appreciate the developers’ work.
Are you interested in taking a peek at Hegemony? Or does the Minecraft MMORPG not appeal to you at all?
Also, the “real” Minecraft will soon have some new features:
The Twitch streamer DrDisrespect had quite a meltdown with the start of Season 2 in Fortnite . The outburst was so intense that he even deleted Twitter posts.
This is the streamer’s stance on Fortnite: DrDisrespect has always had a controversial opinion on Fortnite. For instance, he stated that Fortnite makes kids soft and called the developers at Epic Games “stupid developers from North Carolina.”
However, with the start of Season 2 , the Doc seemed to calm down a bit. He even shared a few tweets about Fortnite on his Twitter profile. After a few rounds, though, this positive mood was gone. Angrily, he switched off the shooter and even deleted his tweets about Fortnite.
Streamer says: Fortnite will die
This is the situation: DrDisrespect played several rounds of Fortnite unsuccessfully, and after an elimination in a build duel, the streamer lost his temper.
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So he rages about Fortnite and says: “Enough of this damn one ramp, two ramps, wall, ceiling, and shotgun shot that does nothing because we’d rather let a coin decide. I don’t want to play it anymore!”
He also includes insults, saying he hates the game and that the game is dreadful.
What’s next: After the streamer then closed Fortnite out of frustration, the complaining continued. He added: “The game is dying, and they are trying to get everything out of this game. I tell you, after seeing this content, good luck for the rest of the season. Good luck with that for the next few months.”
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After that, DrDisrespect remains noticeably annoyed with Fortnite and even goes to his Twitter account, where he deletes various tweets about Fortnite. He had previously written that he was very much looking forward to Season 2 of Fortnite. However, that joy seems to have quickly faded during the stream.
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What does DrDisrespect mean by these statements? The streamer tries out many shooters and is particularly at home with Call of Duty. This, of course, offers a completely different gaming experience than Fortnite, where it’s much about realism.
In Fortnite, you can easily absorb a direct shotgun hit if you have enough shields, which is difficult in Modern Warfare. Such points are what DrDisrespect criticizes here.
How is Fortnite doing currently? Regarding the statement that Fortnite is dying, DrDisrespect is certainly also relying on the declining numbers on Twitch. There, Fortnite recently lost a lot of reputation.
With the start of Season 2, viewer numbers are at least rising again. Fortnite gained 20% more viewers in the last 3 days on Twitch.
Nearly 20% more viewers in the last 3 days. Source: Sullygnome
Fortnite is currently far from dying, as tens of thousands continue to watch live streams of the battle royale shooter. Nevertheless, Epic now has to prove that they can deliver exciting content again in Season 2.
With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, DrDisrespect also caused a lot of buzz at release, as he addressed numerous problems with the game:
The skill system in the action RPG Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem gives you a lot of freedom for different builds. Today we present to you a hybrid build that relies on pistols and magic.
In the ARPG Wolcen, you can not only play classic roles such as a warrior, mage, or ranger, but also create hybrid classes. The magic shooter from YouTuber Mattjestic not only takes a lot of damage but also deals a significant amount of damage.
Magical Wolcen Pistol Build for Mid to Endgame
Pro
High defense
High damage
Easy resource management
Fast gameplay
Good for mid to endgame
Contra
Only usable from level 30
Very high damage only in endgame
These are your main attributes
Wildness: Increases the critical hit chance for spells and attacks
Toughness: Increases your health points and fort shield
The build mainly builds on Wildness to increase your critical hit chance. Thanks to the high Toughness, the magic shooter becomes very tanky and can withstand quite a bit, especially in the endgame. Distribute about 6 points in Wildness and 4 in Toughness for each level you ascend. Since you are, like the frost ranger, quick enough in attack, you don’t need extra points in agility.
In general, the following holds: Wildness > Toughness > Wisdom > Agility
These are your main talents
Aether Jump: Teleport ability that converts willpower into rage.
Wailing of the Arrow: AOE attack at your mouse pointer position.
“Death Gapper” Railgun: High damage in the effect area. When the shot is charged, the effect area decreases, but the damage increases.
Mark of Impurity: Curses the target and increases the damage they take.
Mark of the Gunslinger: Fires a series of shots that hit multiple enemies accurately.
This is your secondary talent
Dead Spots: Summons a golem that deals damage and generates threat.
With the unlocking of the fifth slot, you can equip an additional ability. Here you can take additional damage spells or abilities, but your damage should already be high enough at this point. We choose the spell Dead Spots, a summoned golem. Thanks to its high health points and generated threat, you can rest assured in front of most groups of enemies. Especially against bosses, the golem is a useful companion.
However, with the golem you deal less damage, as enemies usually receive a debuff when they attack you directly. If you like magic, check out the Pestlord mage.
Notes on the abilities: You don’t unlock abilities in Wolcen by leveling – as in other action RPGs. You can buy them from Demetra in Stormfall or find them randomly while leveling. A bit of loot luck plays a big role in how quickly you can put together this or other builds in Wolcen.
This is how you modify the abilities: How you should modify the talents can be seen in our gallery.
Skills for the Mage-Shooter Build in Wolcen
With each level, you receive a talent point that you can invest in the talent tree. The skill tree in Wolcen is quite complex and allows you to experiment a lot.
First skill towards Siege Breaker
Area Soldier (First Ring)
“Representative” increases the overall critical hit chance by 60%.
Area Warmonger (Second Circle)
“Maniacal Butcher” increases damage by 2% per 100 unused rage.
“Staunch for the Crows” increases global life steal by 2%.
Area Ranger (Second Circle)
“Come what may” allows projectiles to pierce every target within 6 m.
“Endurance Hunter” increases damage by 25% against enemies with movement impairments.
Area Siege Breaker (Third Circle)
“Banner of Warfare” grants you a fortress point every 1.5 seconds. +4% block chance per fortress point.
“Recovery Anchor” grants a bonus depending on the type of chest armor.
Area Assassin (Second Circle)
“Relentless Lethality” reduces damage by 30%, increases critical damage by 60%.
Area Praetorian (Second Circle)
“Selfless Courage” increases the overall resistance value for you and your friends by 25% after a block.
“Holy Oath” applies 2 debuff stacks when blocking an attack to targets within a 7 m radius.
“Royal Aegis” allows you to block with any weapon. Increases block chance by 6%.
Area Weaver of Time (Third Circle)
“What time cannot heal” causes 100% hit damage after a short delay to enemies affected by Stasis.
“Terrible Crossing”: Your health points and fort shields are reduced by 15%. Damage taken comes in delayed.
Area Exorcist (Third Circle)
“Branded Blaster”: Every 2.5s you receive a Dogma point. Maximum 5. Each point absorbs damage.
Area Warlock (Second Circle)
“Annihilation Duty” increases willpower and rage by 200.
Area Child of Wrath (Third Circle)
“Wrathful Appetite” generates your rage instead of willpower.
What to pay attention to in equipment
The equipment itself is not that special and can be completely purchased from the merchant. The right gemstones and some stats are especially important. As a weapon, you use a pistol and a catalyst.
Use a pistol and a catalyst
Wear a chest piece of the “Brawler” class
Use gemstones to increase block chance and health points
Pay attention to the health point bonus on the equipment
Pay attention to the reduction of transfer time between willpower and rage
Critical hit chance
Wildness > Toughness > Wisdom > Agility
This is how you utilize the magic shooter build in Wolcen
The build plays quite fast and relies on you debuffing enemies constantly with the Mark of Impurity and building Stasis stacks through the “Death Gapper” Railgun. Then you can quickly take down large groups with Wailing of the Arrow and freeze champions and bosses with the Mark of the Gunslinger. Use the Aether Jump when your rage is depleted. Blink back and forth until your rage is full.
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In Fortnite , with the start of Season 2, some new features have been introduced. Among them are keycards that you can find. We show you where to find them and what they are used for.
What are keycards in Fortnite? Keycards are various scan cards that can be found on the new map of Season 2 in Fortnite. These were introduced with the start of Season 2 Chapter 2.
Locations of the keycards on the map:
What are these cards used for? You can use these keycards to open safe doors. These safes contain high-quality loot.
First, you must defeat mini-bosses to get the respective keycard.
To obtain the keycards and open the safe, you first need to find the right location, defeat mini-bosses, and collect the keycard.
In this guide, we show you where these things are located and how everything works.
Shark Keycard – Location
Where is the keycard located? The Shark keycard is located at the new location “The Shark” in the northwest part of the map. You need to land there.
This mini-boss must be defeated: To obtain the keycard, you need to defeat a mini-boss first. This is the Skye boss. Since she doesn’t have many hit points, she is not too hard to defeat.
This mythical weapon you will receive: At the mini-boss Skye, you will find the golden Scar. You can take this with you and use it in combat against opponents.
Where is the safe located? You will find the safe in the basement of the building. Once you have the keycard, you can open the safe door and claim the loot.
Rig Keycard – Location
Where is the keycard located? The keycard is located at “The Rig” in the southwest part of the map. You will find it at the oil rig.
This mini-boss must be defeated: There is also a mini-boss here that you must defeat to earn the keycard. You need to defeat TNTina. She doesn’t have many hit points either and is easy to defeat.
This mythical weapon you will receive: At TNTina, you will find the golden Boom Bow, which you can take and use in battles.
Where is the safe located? The safe is located in one of the large legs that support the entire building.
Grotto Keycard – Location
Where is the keycard located? You need to head southeast from Retail Row to the new location “The Grotto”. There, you will find the Grotto keycard.
This mini-boss must be defeated: The mini-boss you need to fight here is Brutus. He is harder to defeat as he has a lot of hit points.
This mythical weapon you will receive: In the Grotto at the mini-boss Brutus, there is the golden Mini-Gun. This weapon fires so fast that you can destroy any building in seconds.
Where is the safe located? To find the mini-boss and the safe, you need to go through the northern entrance of the building. Once you have obtained the keycard, you can open the safe.
Yacht Keycard – Location
Where is the keycard located? You can find the keycard at the Yacht in the northeastern part of the map. This place is also new and is located further out in the sea.
This mini-boss must be defeated: At the yacht is the mini-boss “Meowscles”, which you need to fight. Since he has a lot of hit points, it will take you longer to defeat him.
This mythical weapon you will receive: When you defeat the mini-boss Meowscles, you will be rewarded with the golden heavy assault rifle, which is particularly suitable for long distances.
Where is the safe located? The safe is located in the rear part of the yacht, below the deck.
Agency Keycard – Location
Where is the keycard located? You will find this keycard in the center of the map, at the new “Agency”.
This mini-boss must be defeated: Here you will encounter the strongest mini-boss. It is the Battle Pass skin Midas. You must defeat him. However, be careful as he is protected by henchmen.
This mythical weapon you will receive: Whoever defeats the agent boss Midas gets the golden drum gun. This weapon is particularly dangerous as it can fire very quickly and has a large magazine.
Where is the safe located? You will find the safe in the basement of the main building.
Have you already defeated a mini-boss and opened a safe?
Despite bugs, errors, and much criticism, Dead by Daylight remains a constant success. What is the reason for this? We dare to analyze.
The horror game Dead by Daylight has steadily grown over the last few years, and this is not only due to its gameplay but also to a pretty clever marketing and licensing strategy. Next, Behaviour seems to target an audience that was hardly reachable before – fans of shooters.
Bugs plague Dead by Daylight repeatedly: Dead by Daylight is fun – no question about it. On paper, the 4vs1 horror game is accessible and interesting. However, the success of the game can hardly be attributed to gameplay alone. Because at more or less regular intervals, the game is plagued by major bugs. Players lose their game progress built up over years, killers spawn with the wrong weapon in hand, or survivors can suddenly fly across the map.
In addition, there are almost constant bugs in matchmaking. I believe that since I started playing Dead by Daylight over 3 years ago, there have been maybe 3 months where matchmaking has worked flawlessly.
Powerful licenses make the game even stronger
Behaviour is clever when it comes to licenses: No matter how often the developers are accused in the subreddit of “having no idea and ruining the game”, the company is quite smart when it comes to securing licenses and characters. In addition to famous killers like Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, and Leatherface, the uniquely created killers like the Huntress or the Trapper are doing quite well.
And with each major license that Behaviour secures, the power against other licensors only grows. I can well imagine that in negotiations it sounds quite persuasive when one can say: “We already have the Halloween franchise, Nightmare on Elm Street, Ghostface, Leatherface, and also Stranger Things on board.”
The “Stranger Things” DLC brought many new players.
If the developers continue on this course, Dead by Daylight will likely continue to grow in 2020 and be able to secure even more major licenses, which in turn will attract even more fans. A brilliant cycle, and I’m really curious to see when the end will come.
Shooter players are the next target audience
Shooter fans are the next target: With the upcoming DLC “Chains of Hate,” Behaviour is targeting a new audience – the shooter players. Those who only shoot with weapons in Call of Duty, Battlefield, or Destiny do not immediately find their way to Dead by Daylight. After all, most killers only have melee attacks or very strange types of projectiles – like the Huntress’s axes or the Plague’s spit. However, with the upcoming killer “Deathslinger,” there is a killer with a gun who can actually shoot and still not stray too far from the original feeling of the horror game.
The Deathslinger clearly targets shooter friends.
But the Deathslinger brings back something else that killers in Dead by Daylight have sorely missed: the feeling of power.
As a killer, you are actually the “Power Role,” driving survivors before you and representing a significant threat. However, with increasing rank and more experienced opponents, many killers feel more like a punching bag and a teabagging template rather than someone who poses a threat and controls the flow of the game.
The new killer Deathslinger brings that back through a pretty simple mechanic. When he hits a survivor with his spear gun, he can pull the hit survivor towards him. This is actually just a small action to bring the survivor within range for a hit, but the gameplay feel is fantastic. I have caught myself smiling with satisfaction more than once and thought: “I decide where you go. Come here.” Being able to pull the survivor to a new position is fantastic.
A little impression of this is given by this gameplay video from Ussylis:
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The Deathslinger finally brings back the power to the power role of the game. Together with the fact that he can use a gun as the only killer, this could be quite enticing to a new audience. Even though Dead by Daylight does not have separate hitboxes for headshots and the like, it does require some skill to hit with the spear thrower. The Deathslinger thus offers a greater skill cap compared to some other killers and could keep newcomers from the shooter genre entertained for a long time.
The success validates Dead by Daylight: No matter how skeptical one may be about the changes in Dead by Daylight, the success over the last few years simply vindicates the developers. The simultaneous average player counts fluctuate only slightly – alone in the last year between 17,000 and 23,000. The numbers in “Peak”, meaning the most players online at the same time, however, fluctuate between 26,000 and 75,000 on Steam. But a long-term downward trend cannot be recognized. Instead, Dead by Daylight has been holding its own recently in the top 25 on Steam.
The player counts of Dead by Daylight on Steam. Image source: steamcharts (as of 21.02.2020, 1:00 PM)
No matter how much one may find changes to certain perks (like Hex: Ruin) or other disliked adjustments. Dead by Daylight does so many things right despite all the criticism that it continually attracts new players – or does not scare off the old ones.
Do you agree with my analysis and find the developers’ approach quite clever?
Some games from Activision Blizzard, including World of Warcraft, were playable for a short time on Nvidia’s cloud gaming platform GeForce Now. This was apparently a mistake, and those who took advantage of the offer now seem to face penalties.
The service allows
players to stream games at full performance on weaker devices.
In simple terms, this means you control a
more powerful PC remotely and view the game on your own device.
According to his own statements, Rogtrain only looked around on his Lightforged Paladin for five minutes to see if the service was any good. A week later he received a ban until August 2021.
Why is the ban so long? The use of cloud services violates Blizzard’s terms of service. This is explained in several places in the EULA. One possible applicable point could be:
Code and/or software that has not been expressly authorized by Blizzard and can be used in connection with the Battle.net client, Battle.net, a game, and/or its components or features to modify and/or simplify gameplay.
The reason the ban lasts so long is that Rogtrain already received a ban for purchasing gold for real money during The Burning Crusade, approximately 13 years ago. Penalties at Blizzard are cumulative and apparently do not expire.
Update – Here’s what Blizzard says about it: In an official response from Customer Support Dromogaz on reddit says:
We have reviewed this on our side and after thorough consideration, we can confirm that the measures against your account are valid and will not be overturned. The action was taken because botting software was used on the account.
Rogtrain defends himself by saying that there appear to be issues with the detection software, as he does not use bots, nor do others who were banned at the same time.
The user ChipsHandon12 also sees this critically and wants to know if GeForce Now falls under “botting software” or not. Evidence is also being requested. Other users are now teasing Rogtrain about having cheated and been caught.
This disappointed fans, but the reason was apparently a misunderstanding. Nvidia was allowed to offer the games during the beta until February 4 and assumed that this would continue without issue afterwards (via golem).
However, Activision Blizzard seemed to disagree.
Is there a cloud service for WoW? It is currently unclear whether the games will return. However, Activision Blizzard is currently in negotiations with Google, during which the Overwatch League has switched to YouTube.
It is therefore conceivable that Blizzard games will soon be playable via Google’s cloud service, Google Stadia:
