Twitch streamer loves WoW Classic, is too old at 26 to keep up

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 4 minutes

Sodapoppin now realizes where his place is. It’s not in the world of competitive gaming; he’s a dinosaur, so he now plays “The Isle,” where he can roam around as a dinosaur.

“Too old for this shit”

What does he really mean? It’s hard to say how seriously to take this. Sodapoppin is considered someone with dry humor:

  • While Sodapoppin says he is 32, according to all information online, he is only 26 years old
  • The reference to Boomer is probably not to be taken seriously
  • WoW is not known as a game that requires incredibly fast reflexes
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Sodapoppin is considered a man who doesn’t take everything he says seriously.

It is known that Sodapoppin tried to reach rank 14 in WoW and failed.

However, most WoW players believe that reaching rank 14 in WoW Classic has less to do with skill but rather with endurance and subjugating everything to the grind. You have to play PvP every free minute until you achieve that.

Perhaps as a successful Twitch streamer, one is no longer in the mindset to endure such a grind.

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Sodapoppin now realizes where his place is. It’s not in the world of competitive gaming; he’s a dinosaur, so he now plays “The Isle,” where he can roam around as a dinosaur.

“Too old for this shit”

What does he really mean? It’s hard to say how seriously to take this. Sodapoppin is considered someone with dry humor:

  • While Sodapoppin says he is 32, according to all information online, he is only 26 years old
  • The reference to Boomer is probably not to be taken seriously
  • WoW is not known as a game that requires incredibly fast reflexes
WoW Classic Sodapoppin laughs title
Sodapoppin is considered a man who doesn’t take everything he says seriously.

It is known that Sodapoppin tried to reach rank 14 in WoW and failed.

However, most WoW players believe that reaching rank 14 in WoW Classic has less to do with skill but rather with endurance and subjugating everything to the grind. You have to play PvP every free minute until you achieve that.

Perhaps as a successful Twitch streamer, one is no longer in the mindset to endure such a grind.

Sodapoppin now realizes where his place is. It’s not in the world of competitive gaming; he’s a dinosaur, so he now plays “The Isle,” where he can roam around as a dinosaur.

“Too old for this shit”

What does he really mean? It’s hard to say how seriously to take this. Sodapoppin is considered someone with dry humor:

  • While Sodapoppin says he is 32, according to all information online, he is only 26 years old
  • The reference to Boomer is probably not to be taken seriously
  • WoW is not known as a game that requires incredibly fast reflexes
WoW Classic Sodapoppin laughs title
Sodapoppin is considered a man who doesn’t take everything he says seriously.

It is known that Sodapoppin tried to reach rank 14 in WoW and failed.

However, most WoW players believe that reaching rank 14 in WoW Classic has less to do with skill but rather with endurance and subjugating everything to the grind. You have to play PvP every free minute until you achieve that.

Perhaps as a successful Twitch streamer, one is no longer in the mindset to endure such a grind.

The Twitch streamer Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris loves WoW Classic and has dedicated months of his life and thousands of dollars to the MMORPG, but the realization is settling in: At 26 years old, he is too old to keep up with the kids today. He says he feels like a dinosaur.

What does Sodapoppin have to do with WoW? Sodapoppin is one of the biggest streamers on Twitch. With 2.7 million followers, he is among the top 20.

When the American started with Twitch in 2012, he played and streamed the MMORPG WoW and became one of the most popular streamers of World of Warcraft until he turned to other things, like blackjack.

When it became known that Blizzard was making WoW Classic, Sodapoppin was excited, even saying for the launch he even signed a promotional deal. He grinded for hours upon release, to be one of the first to reach level 60. In August, Sodapoppin took a nap live during a Twitch stream.

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Streamer loves WoW Classic so much that he quit Twitch

However, he then said: WoW is boring for the viewers and he wants to fully devote himself to the game. Thus, Sodapoppin decided to take a longer break on Twitch to reach rank 14 in WoW’s PvP:

  • In August, Sodapoppin streamed 84 hours of WoW to an average of 35,000 viewers
  • In September, it was 111 hours to 29,000 viewers
  • In November, he reduced WoW Classic to 29 hours and streamed a variety of other games in between
  • In December 2019, Sodapoppin didn’t stream a single minute more on Twitch. In doing so, he likely gave up tens of thousands of dollars.

Sodapoppin gave up the PvP grind for rank 14 in WoW Classic after some time. In January 2019, he was back on air, but no longer with WoW.

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This is what Sodapoppin says now: In a stream, he is asked what happened to his plan to achieve rank 14 in WoW Classic.

Sodapoppin says he loves WoW and has invested hundreds of hours in WoW Classic, but he simply couldn’t keep up in PvP:

I played WoW and realized, I’m just not good at the game. I’m 32 years old now, I’m a Boomer in a world of Zoomers, and I just can’t keep up with these kids. Their reaction time is absolutely insane.

Chance “Sodapoppin” Morris

Perhaps as a successful Twitch streamer, one is no longer in the mindset to endure such a grind.

Sodapoppin now realizes where his place is. It’s not in the world of competitive gaming; he’s a dinosaur, so he now plays “The Isle,” where he can roam around as a dinosaur.

“Too old for this shit”

What does he really mean? It’s hard to say how seriously to take this. Sodapoppin is considered someone with dry humor:

  • While Sodapoppin says he is 32, according to all information online, he is only 26 years old
  • The reference to Boomer is probably not to be taken seriously
  • WoW is not known as a game that requires incredibly fast reflexes
WoW Classic Sodapoppin laughs title
Sodapoppin is considered a man who doesn’t take everything he says seriously.

It is known that Sodapoppin tried to reach rank 14 in WoW and failed.

However, most WoW players believe that reaching rank 14 in WoW Classic has less to do with skill but rather with endurance and subjugating everything to the grind. You have to play PvP every free minute until you achieve that.

Perhaps as a successful Twitch streamer, one is no longer in the mindset to endure such a grind.

Sodapoppin now realizes where his place is. It’s not in the world of competitive gaming; he’s a dinosaur, so he now plays “The Isle,” where he can roam around as a dinosaur.

“Too old for this shit”

What does he really mean? It’s hard to say how seriously to take this. Sodapoppin is considered someone with dry humor:

  • While Sodapoppin says he is 32, according to all information online, he is only 26 years old
  • The reference to Boomer is probably not to be taken seriously
  • WoW is not known as a game that requires incredibly fast reflexes
WoW Classic Sodapoppin laughs title
Sodapoppin is considered a man who doesn’t take everything he says seriously.

It is known that Sodapoppin tried to reach rank 14 in WoW and failed.

However, most WoW players believe that reaching rank 14 in WoW Classic has less to do with skill but rather with endurance and subjugating everything to the grind. You have to play PvP every free minute until you achieve that.

Perhaps as a successful Twitch streamer, one is no longer in the mindset to endure such a grind.

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New patch introduced a malicious exploit to CoD MW

Maik Schneider Maik Schneider Reading time 3 minutes

With Season 2 came a new map in the “Ground War” mode and brought a nasty exploit to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. It has probably never been easier to unlock a “Tactical Nuke”.

What’s going on? With Season 2, a new “Ground War” map was launched for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. With the right tactic, you can achieve a lot of kills here without risk.

It even goes so far that there are already videos and guides showing how you can easily unlock a “Tactical Nuke” with this “exploit”.

Learn here how you can try to protect yourself and your team from the nasty attacks.

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The new GW map brings a lot of action, but also a serious exploit.

How do they do it? Basically, it’s about continuously shooting a specific point on the map “Zhokov Boneyard”. The players then stay near an ammunition box to constantly receive supplies.

In doing so, these “tacticians” can remain completely safe and do not have to worry about enemy fire. They just stand in the corner, firing away and taking out the newly spawned players.

After a while, one can casually unlock a “Tactical Nuke” this way. The “Nuke” is considered the strongest killstreak reward and wins the game for your team. After 30 kills in a row without dying, it is a well-deserved recognition.

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The “Tactical Nuke” ends the game. By now, there is a small reward for it.

Can this be prevented? Yes and no. The trick probably does not work if the team with the exploit users holds point “C”. But how are we supposed to make our whole team understand in Ground War that “C” should not be captured?

Thus, it is currently very difficult to do anything against the nasty exploiting of the spawns.

Here, a pro team also exploits the broken spawns to gain an advantage. But not as sneakily as right now on the ground war map.

Will the developers intervene here? Yes, very likely. The large “Ground War” maps regularly disappear from the rotation, and Infinity Ward modifies inappropriate spawns and eliminates exploits. Major bugs are sometimes fixed pretty quickly.

Recently, the map “Krovnik Farmland” was removed and only brought back with the start of Season 2. The developers blocked many upper floors of the houses with the revision to make the map fairer.

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The marked houses no longer have an accessible upper floor.

We can expect the same for “Zhokov Boneyard” when the exploit has spread.

This exploit probably isn’t the biggest problem for many players right now. Not knowing when Battle Royale will finally start is more of a concern. Here are all the details and how “Warzone” could play out:

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Wolcen: The 1st boss Edric suddenly tears players out of their power fantasies

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 3 minutes

Have you already encountered Edric? The boss of the first act from the action RPG Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem? He shows you that the hack ‘n slay isn’t as easy as it seems at the beginning. He is a gear and skill check.

Who is Edric? Act 1 of the popular hack ‘n slay Wolcen ends with a boss fight. Edric is the justiciar of the republic and is quite nasty. You should prepare very well for this fight.

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Edric is the boss of Act 1 of Wolcen.

This is no walk in the park

What is the problem? Wolcen basically has a rather pleasant difficulty level in normal mode. You can defeat numerous enemies without too many issues and have little trouble even with the mini-bosses if you pay attention to their attacks and are quick. In the first 3 to 4 hours, you should glide through the game relatively effortlessly if you are familiar with games of this type.

However, when you encounter Edric, the situation changes. The boss will pull you out of your dreams, as he shows you that you are not the overpowered hero. The difficulty suddenly increases significantly in this fight.

Edric has three phases, each harder than the previous one. Prepare for a really tough battle. We explain in a guide how to defeat this boss.

What do players say about this boss fight? There is a lot of complaining, and Edric has to endure some insults. It is this sudden break in the game that causes frustration for some discovering Wolcen at release.

Before the fight, players glide smoothly through Wolcen; it is not particularly hard. Then Edric enters the scene and wipes the floor with some players. That is quite a surprisingly tough experience.

  • fwmabo42 says on reddit: “Really. F**k you, Edric. The fight is ridiculous unless you’re a tank. As a rogue, I’m getting my ass kicked by him.”
  • Chinese_Alen explains: “The fight against the Edric boss is terrible. Wolcen is a walk in the park until then. I have nothing against a challenge, but holy sh*t… But I won’t give up!”
  • Atomzaepfchen writes: “Edric Phase 3 is a cancer! I have not died a single time before this boss, but man oh man, putting movement and auto-attack on one mouse button is the dumbest thing I’ve seen in a long time.”
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Edric is quite a character

Andreas says: Even in the early access phase of the Steam hit Wolcen, the encounter with Edric surprised me. While I could easily fight my way through to this boss, the fight against Edric was initially impossibly hard.

I had to come up with new tactics, grind, and even reskill my hero to have any chance at all. The problem is not so much that Edric is really tough. Rather, he simply comes as a surprise. You simply don’t expect it.

And also, that you have no problems at all with your build throughout the entire act, but with Edric you really have to pay attention to which skills you particularly need is quite a change.

I had the quiet hope that Edric would not be quite as hard with the official release of Wolcen. But that is not the case. So, watch out when you encounter the justiciar of the republic.

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Destiny 2: Celebrating the new cutscene, but also discussed heatedly

Philipp Hansen Philipp Hansen Reading time 3 minutes

In Destiny 2, a video surprised the players. The cinematic caused cheers, but also puzzled faces. We attempt to shed some light on the darkness.

This is what the scene is about: During the reset on February 18, players were quite astonished: They were greeted by a cool video.

In the approximately one-minute cinematic, we witness Osiris visiting the Warmind on Mars. But see for yourself:

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Watch the clip here in German

What did we see there? The exiled Warlock Osiris armed enters the Warmind facility and confronts Rasputin. Osiris accuses the AI of being a traitor and murderer, and he is unjustly worshipped like a god.

The two seem to be old acquaintances. Rasputin also knows what Osiris experienced in the Endless Forest and is confronted by the Warlock with a choice: He should take a stand in the war between Light and Darkness.

Just as Rasputin begins to speak, the cutscene ends. But the speculations and discussions of the Guardians are just beginning.

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Can Osiris truly intimidate the Warmind with his scout rifle?

Osiris and Rasputin – Players Discuss Future and Significance

What the Guardians are discussing: On Reddit, the topic received over 5000 upvotes in a short time. In now 1300 comments, players discuss where Rasputin and Osiris know each other from, what this has to do with time travel, and how the Exo Stranger is connected.

The posts highlight:

  • The Stranger known from Destiny 1 was asked by Rasputin to teach him time travel.
  • Currently, lore experts agree. They assume the Stranger is the sister of Ana Bray.
  • The Bray family designed the Warmind Rasputin to protect humanity in times long past.
  • Osiris is himself a time traveler and in the story of Season 9, we help him protect the timeline.
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Had “no time for explanations” in Destiny 1, the Exo Stranger.

This is what you say on MeinMMO: Even in the comments on MeinMMO, you are actively discussing what was seen in the cinematic.

So one can speculate here quite well. Is Bungie replacing the antagonist and letting Rasputin carry out the “future genocide”, or did Osiris see in a timeline how the Traveler created the Vex and Rasputin fled into the past (traitor, coward, murderer – and what Osiris said more…)

“Mac31” says: “Typical Osiris, he thinks he knows better once again.” Additionally, our reader points out that Rasputin does not trust the Traveler, just like Osiris himself.

But you also don’t want to fall into blind hype. Because often Destiny has raised cool stories, but then did not pursue them or did not connect the red threads.

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This is why players celebrate the cinematic: The mere fact that such videos appear in the game is perceived by many Guardians as a step in the right direction.

A cinematic is already cooler than text

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We remember the finale of Season 8. Back then, an interesting story about the consequences of our actions and the defeat of the Immortal Spirit was presented in text form on the Bungie site.

One must give Destiny 2 credit for having already surprised us in the current season with another cool story video. Generally, the focus is much more on a story being told within the game itself.

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Saint-14 quickly won the hearts of the Guardians

What does the surprising cutscene mean? Do you have any theories and wild speculations? What is expected of the current community event, read here:

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Pokémon GO: New event includes rare fossil Pokémon in 7-km eggs

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO the next egg event has started. This time it’s all about fossil Pokémon that you can now find in 7 km eggs. We will show you which Pokémon are worth getting.

This was announced: Effective immediately, Niantic has revised the egg pool of the 7 km eggs. All old Pokémon have been removed and replaced with fossil Pokémon.

Now, some rare Pokémon await you in the 7 km eggs that you could only previously get in 10 km eggs.

Look forward to these fossil Pokémon in 7 km eggs

What is now in the eggs? Niantic has released the complete list of the 7 km eggs. So, the following Pokémon are now waiting for you:

  • Amonitas*
  • Kabuto*
  • Aerodactyl*
  • Liliep*
  • Anorith*
  • Koknodon
  • Schilterus
  • Galapaflos
  • Flapteryx

The Pokémon with a star (*) can also be hatched as Shiny.

Adventure Week 1

Which Pokémon are particularly interesting? Particular attention should be paid to Galapaflos and Flapteryx. The two Pokémon are from Generation 5 and are extremely rare in the wild. Especially Flapteryx is likely to be missing for many players.

The two monsters were also previously in 10 km eggs, but they were quite rare there.

It remains to be seen how rare the two Pokémon will be in the 7 km eggs now, and whether hatching will be worthwhile.

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Galapaflos, Flapteryx and their evolutions

How long will the event last? This is not yet known. Niantic says that Professor Willow is currently researching the eggs and that it can only be said later how long the fossil Pokémon will remain in the eggs.

Is hatching worth it now? In terms of usability, especially Koknodon should be interesting. Its evolution, Rameidon, is one of the best Rock attackers in the game.

The evolution of Schilterus, Bollterus, is one of the best Pokémon in the PvP Super League.

In the end, the question remains as to how rare Galapaflos and Flapteryx are in the eggs. If they are found significantly more frequently in these eggs than in the 10 km eggs, then it is advisable to focus more on the 7 km eggs.

What happens to the other egg pools? All fossil Pokémon will be removed from the other eggs. You can no longer hatch them there. Conversely, Riolu will be moved from the 7 km eggs to the 10 km eggs. You will still be able to hatch this Pokémon.

All the baby Pokémon, such as Wonneira, can currently not be in eggs at all. So, if you are still hoping for a Shiny there, you will have to wait until the end of the event.

Recently, a bug fix in Pokémon GO caused quite a bit of stress:

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Dead by Daylight: New Killer “Deathslinger” shoots harpoons at you

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

Dead by Daylight is getting a crazy killer from the Wild West. He shoots with a kind of harpoon gun and pulls survivors towards him.

The latest killer from Dead by Daylight has arrived on the PTR and surprised players. Instead of a werewolf the killer is more from the “Wild West”. However, he doesn’t use a revolver, but has modified a rifle. The weapon fires a spear attached to a chain so that the “Deathslinger” can pull survivors towards him. We reveal what the killer and the new survivor can do.

Dead by Daylight Deathslinger Menu

What can the new killer do? The Deathslinger has a reduced movement speed of 4.4 meters per second (110% – like the Huntress) and a small terror radius of 24 meters. His weapon is the “Redeemer”, a modified rifle with a projectile attached to a chain. The killer can aim over the barrel of the weapon and fire at a survivor to sink the “harpoon” into the target and pull the survivor towards him.

While the survivor is being pulled, they can fight back and try to break the chain. If they succeed, the killer is briefly stunned.

If the survivor is pulled in and hit by a melee attack, they will be injured and affected by the “Deep Wounds” effect. They must heal themselves. If the survivor is already injured and is hit after being pulled, they will go down.

The weapon must be reloaded after each shot, regardless of whether the Deathslinger has hit or missed their target.

Currently, many players are letting themselves die in Dead by Daylight.

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New Perks of the Deathslinger and Zarina Kassir

These are the perks of the killer “Deathslinger”: Like all killers, the Deathslinger comes with 3 unique perks that can initially only be used by him. However, they can be unlocked for other killers via the blood web in their teachable versions. His 3 perks are:

  • Dead Man’s Switch: A survivor becomes your obsession. When you hook your obsession, Dead Man’s Switch is activated for 35/40/45 seconds. If a survivor stops repairing a generator, the generator is blocked by the Entity for the rest of the duration of Dead Man’s Switch. Affected generators are marked with a white aura.
  • Hex: Retribution: Any survivor who cleanses an inactive totem will be affected by the “Clueless” effect for 35/40/45 seconds (cannot hear the terror radius). If any Hex totem is cleansed, including this totem, the auras of all survivors will be revealed for 10 seconds.
  • Gearhead: After hitting survivors with 2 standard attacks, Gearhead is activated for 35/40/45 seconds. Each time a survivor performs a good or great skill check, the corresponding generator is marked with a yellow aura as long as work is still being done on it.

All other killers in Dead by Daylight and which is the best for you.

Dead by Daylight Zarina Kassir

These are the perks of the survivor Zarina Kassir: The survivor Zarina Kassir also has three individual perks with which she starts the game. They can also be taught to other survivors and then used by everyone.

  • Off the Record: When you are rescued from the hook or unhook yourself, Off the Record activates for 60/70/80 seconds. During this time, the killer cannot see your aura and the volume of pain groans is reduced by 100%.
  • Red Herring: When you repair a generator for 3 seconds, it is highlighted for you with a yellow aura. The aura remains visible to you until it is fully repaired, you repair another generator, or you enter a locker.
    When you enter a locker, a loud noise is triggered for the killer at the marked generator. The perk can only be triggered once every 100/80/60 seconds.
  • For the People: For the People is only active as long as you are fully healed. When you heal another survivor, you can press the “Active Ability” button to instantly heal the target by one health state. You will be injured in the process and receive the “Broken” status (impossible full healing) for 110/100/90 seconds.

So far, these have been the top 10 perks for survivors.

When will the new chapter be playable? Currently, the DLC “Chains of Hate” is playable on the PTR. It usually takes another 2-3 weeks before the killer becomes playable. This will probably be on March 10, unless there are major issues.

Are you already excited about the new killer? The patch brings even more:

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CoD MW: Use the Pro Strategy to Your Advantage with Broken Spawns

Maik Schneider Maik Schneider Reading time 2 minutes

In a practice match between two CDL teams from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare , one team used an unusual tactic. To attack the objective faster, the entire team eliminated themselves with grenades. And it actually worked.

Here was the scene: In a training match “Control” between the “Call of Duty League” teams “Florida Mutineers” and “Paris Legion,” the Florida players were 50 points behind on the Ramaza map.

After a failed attack on the current control point, a team member of the “Mutineers” counted down from 3. Then, all players who were still alive threw a Semtex grenade on the ground and eliminated themselves.

Through this action, most team members could spawn on the other side of the map, right near the next control point. The team was able to gain an advantage this way.

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Switching Map Sides with Grenades and Timing

Why did it work? The spawn system of Modern Warfare has been criticized by some players since the launch of the shooter. Often players spawn far from objectives or action, or they spawn right in the middle and get eliminated immediately. Sometimes this results in eliminating your entire team.

But it seems that you can use this to your advantage. The Florida team has clearly trained this tactic, even if it was used in this case out of necessity and for fun due to the scoreboard. The whole team laughed heartily afterward.

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Not only on the mini-map Shipment are the spawns sometimes crazy. Larger maps are also affected.

Can I do this too? If you’re playing with a full team, such tactics should work.

You should experiment a bit, and your whole squad needs to have the same grenades, but in modes like Control, Headquarters, or Domination, such self-made “spawn flips” could be extremely helpful.

You can also try combining Thermite with a Gas Grenade. The result will surprise you.

Is this cheating or…? Using spawns to your advantage is not directly forbidden.

However, there are rules in the CDL against eliminating yourself. A player from the “Dallas Empires,” also a CDL team, made a clear statement about this on Twitter.

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According to his statement, pro soldiers in the league cannot just eliminate themselves for fun. At least in the CDL, this trick is therefore forbidden.

The CDL season runs for almost a year, until the release of the new Call of Duty. The Battle Royale of Modern Warfare could run much longer. Check out the details here:

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5 cool dinos in ARK Genesis that you should definitely tame

Sascha Asendorf Sascha Asendorf Reading time 3 minutes

ARK: Survival Evolved launches with the Genesis DLC Part 1 on February 25 for the second to last round. Part 2 is planned for late 2020. The expansion introduces many new dinos. We will tell you which ones you should definitely tame.

In the dino-survival MMO ARK: Survival Evolved, there are now countless dinos and other creatures that you can fight and tame.

With the Genesis DLC, not only the really crazy story continues, but also new creatures or further variants of already known species await you. We will introduce you to 5 of them in detail.

Astrocetus

The Astrocetus or space whale is one of the largest new creatures in Genesis. As the name suggests, it is a gigantic whale that lives in space and can fly. Its territory is the Lunar Biome, an area on the moon.

The Astrocetus can be tamed only a few times per server, similar to the Titanosaurus. It can fly and teleport through space. On its saddle, there are 3 mounted turrets, and it has a bomber mode that allows you to destroy enemy bases.

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This is what makes it special:

  • Huge
  • Can fly
  • Can only be tamed a few times per server
  • Can teleport through space
  • Saddle has 3 turrets
  • Has a bomber mode

Bloodstalker

The Bloodstalker is a supportive spider creature, almost like armor. Once tamed, it wraps around your body and enhances your visual perception. With a spider thread, you can quickly swing from point A to B, feeling like Spiderman.

Other players can also be ensnared by the thread, and equipped with a weapon, you have a higher vantage point than others. The perfect biological armor.

The Bloodstalker was already available in the Winter Wonderland Event 2019 as a chibi version. There, it was known as Chibi-Bog-Spider.

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This is what makes it special:

  • Serves as armor
  • Enhances your perception
  • Can swing quickly from point A to B

Ferox

The cute furry creatures called Ferox are quite impressive. As a pet that you can carry on your shoulder, it helps you in finding Element. If you feed the Ferox Element, it transforms as seen in the Genesis trailer starting at minute 00:53.

In its aggressive form, you can use it as a mount and tackle any terrain. It can also climb steep cliffs. With its attacks, it can throw hostile riders off their mounts.

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The Ferox makes an appearance starting at 00:53.

This is what makes it special:

  • Super cute animal on your shoulder
  • Finds Element
  • Can be used as a universal mount
  • Strong attacks against riders

Giant Turtle Megachelon

The giant turtle is perfect for nomads who prefer the sea. It is the first creature in ARK that allows you to establish an underwater base on a dino.

Due to a natural air bubble, players and dinos have enough oxygen, and hostile creatures are prevented from intruding. You also don’t need an expensive platform saddle.

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This is what makes it special:

  • First creature for a mobile underwater base
  • Protects players and dinos with air bubble
  • Does not require an expensive platform saddle

Magmasaur

The Magmasaur is a large fiery magma lizard. Its meteor-like attack and fire breath are very dangerous, if not deadly, to players and dinos. Once tamed, the Magmasaur is a powerful weapon that withstands high temperatures. It can even swim in lava.

Its only weaknesses are cold, water, and rain. Thus, the Magmasaur is the second creature in ARK that is directly affected by temperature. You can also use it as a mobile forge and cooking station.

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This is what makes it special:

  • The second creature in ARK that is affected by outside temperature.
  • Can swim safely in lava as the first creature
  • Has strong attacks
  • Can be used as a mobile forge and cooking station

ARK: Genesis releases on February 25 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Which creature do you find the coolest?

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Guild Wars 2 introduces new content designed to attract more players to PvP

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 4 minutes

The PvP in Guild Wars 2 has received few updates in recent years. However, some new features have been announced that could soon make their way into the game. They primarily appeal to fans of new modes and casual players.

Update February 18: In a new blog post, the big PvP update for Tuesday, February 25, 2020, was announced. It is set to bring the Swiss-style tournaments, the mini-seasons, a new armor set, and the announced balance patch.

Additionally, there is a skin for the mount Warclaw available that can be earned through a reward path. From February 25 to March 3, there will also be a bonus week with buffs in PvP and WvW.

Screenshot of the new PvP armor

News January 5, 2020: Developer Ben Phongluangtham has provided an overview of upcoming changes for PvP in the forum. This includes:

  • The upcoming balance patch
  • The Swiss tournament mode
  • Mini-seasons
  • A new armor set
  • A new 15v15 map

The new map is particularly interesting, as there has only been a maximum of 10v10 in PvP so far. Additionally, the new map will focus on team deathmatch rather than capture points. This could make arena PvP appealing to a new audience.

Guild Wars 2 PvP

When will the changes be implemented in the game? Some of these changes will take a bit more time. There are no rewards yet for the mini-seasons, and UI changes are required for the 15v15 map. A release of these features seems still far off.

The roadmap for the first quarter of 2020 already includes the balance changes and the Swiss system. These will therefore soon find their way into the game.

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Balance Patch, whose extent is hard to assess

The balance in Guild Wars 2 is a delicate topic, as there are always builds that dominate a game mode for a while. Although there have been a total of 13 balance updates over the past two years, the upcoming patch is said to bring larger and more profound changes.

What’s in the new balance patch? The exact adjustments from the patch are not known. Developer Ben Phongluangtham, however, speaks of a significant update, the extent of which is hard to predict:

The update will … be large. So large that I don’t believe that all the implications can be predicted. But the plan is to make further adjustments as quickly as possible once the big patch is released.

The balance patch is also exciting because it was developed by the PvP team itself for the first time. Previously, there was a separate balance team that took care of all areas, PvE, PvP, and WvW. This one now only focuses on PvE.

New Tournaments for Variety

What is changing with the tournaments? Already with the patch on December 3, the rhythm of the automated tournaments was changed. Now a tournament takes place every 3 hours. Participation can now be planned better than with the previous erratic rhythm.

With the Swiss system, equality of opportunity should also be improved. It works as follows:

  • The first round is drawn
  • Then place 1 meets place 2, the third place meets the fourth, etc.
  • In the next round, the first again faces the highest-placed opponent he has not yet met, etc.

The Swiss system thereby creates a clear ranking. Previously, half of the teams would be eliminated directly after each round in a tournament. This meant there were no clear placements and no second chances.

What is changing with the seasons? Those who play regularly in seasons alone or with one other person rise in a ranking system. A season runs for 8 weeks and then there is a break of 2-4 weeks before the next season starts.

This break is to be filled in the future with fun-seasons and alternative game modes. Thus, 2v2 or 3v3 tournaments are to take place during this time. Tournaments on the upcoming 15v15 map are also a possibility.

Currently, developers are working on a separate rating for these tournaments. Moreover, rewards for them are still lacking.

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The Future of PvP is Challenging

Can the changes revitalize PvP? I was an active PvP player for many years and even a shoutcaster for Guild Wars 2. I have experienced many highs and lows and am excited about the announcements. However, the current problems of PvP are significant.

The biggest problem lies in the player count, which is currently very low. This causes very one-sided games in seasons and tournaments, and players often face the same opponents. Experienced PvP players are therefore bored and have left the game, as they have already achieved all rewards.

Fun seasons and new game modes could bring some of them back. But at the same time, the rewards also need to be attractive, and the balance must be right.

The forum post gives the impression that the developers have recognized this problem and are holding back some features until they can be released in good condition.

For casual players and general PvP fans, 2020 could therefore be an interesting year. Nevertheless, PvP in Guild Wars 2 is unlikely to ever regain the size it had during the time of the Pro League and many hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money.

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Wolcen brings important hotfix – Would like to patch more often, but cannot.

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 2 minutes

On Steam, the developers of Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem announced a hotfix. This is supposed to fix many serious bugs. Additionally, the general update situation was discussed. Currently, only one patch can be deployed per week.

What is included in the hotfix? Patch 1.0.4.0 is intended to fix several serious bugs that the successful action RPG Wolcen currently has. These bugs include:

Alongside the fixes, there are also minor balance changes and adjustments to localization. You can read the exact patch notes on the Steam website.

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A bug leads to an extreme number of items in Wolcen

When will the update be released? Currently, patch 1.0.4.0 has not yet been released. However, it is expected to be published later this week. The developers have not yet specified when exactly.

In the preface to the patch notes, however, there were some additional insights and details. As of now, the Wolcen developers can only release one update per week. This is said to be due to partners of the company.

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Server issues and limited number of updates

What are the problems? According to their own statements, the developers of Wolcen are currently facing two major problems:

  • There are significant issues when many players log in at once. Therefore, the number of concurrent players has currently been limited.
  • Only one update per week can be released, and it must be carefully coordinated with partners. This prevents smaller and quicker hotfixes from being released.

Both issues are expected to be resolved in the future.

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Due to server problems, some players cannot even reach the character selection

What is being done? Currently, it is reported that they are working to improve the server infrastructure. The upcoming hotfix is expected to bring noticeable changes. The number of active players will be increased as soon as the developers notice improvements.

However, when and how the issue with the update rhythm will be resolved is not mentioned.

How are the players reacting? The general patch notes and balance changes are well received on reddit, although some players express additional requests for changes.

Many of them are shocked by the fact that only one update per week can be released. They fear that this could lead to a bigger problem for Wolcen.

While player numbers for the action RPG are currently very good, the reviews on Steam are already becoming more critical. This is due to the many issues Wolcen has. For instance, the game was offline for as long as 38 hours. The upcoming hotfix is expected to at least solve some of the serious problems. The rest will likely be adjusted only next week.

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Destiny 2 surprises with a new cinematic – does the season end cool after all?

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

In Destiny 2, there is suddenly a cinematic about Osiris. The video offers hope that the finale of the season could be really exciting.

Where can I find the video? If you start Destiny 2, a video suddenly appears, showing exciting scenes. So you just need to log in to see the video.

This is special, because often Bungie does not show such teasers in the game, but on an external platform like YouTube.

Cinematic brings hope for a cool season finale

This is what the video shows: In the clip, you see Osiris. He speaks with the Warmind Rasputin and says that they would finally meet again after a long time.

But he calls Rasputin a murderer, and it seems he is not pleased with the Warmind, who has long acted as the defender of Earth.

In the background, epic music can be heard, hinting at a grand finale. You can watch the entire video here in the YouTube clip:

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This brings hope: The cinematic sounds exciting, and the story between Osiris and Rasputin seems far from finished.

Many Guardians on reddit are already eager to find out what lies behind the story. As Stewbeef12 says: “They must have a shared story. Bungie is advancing the lore!”

In addition, many Guardians are still clinging to a statement from Bungie made in November. It said: “It is still not entirely clear what your victory has accomplished, but the closer the next season approaches, the more you will learn about how the world has evolved because of it.” This has not yet been clarified and could now be addressed at the end of Season 9.

This is celebrated: In general, Bungie surprises players with the existence of this video. Comparable situations were always resolved with a lore text that could be read on Bungie’s website. Now, there is this video in the game.

What is the current state of Destiny? The end of Season 8 disappointed many players, and Season 9 did not go over well either. In our survey, only a quarter of all readers felt that the current season model has real potential.

Now, there is hope that at least the finale of Season 9 can turn the mood around and bring real excitement to Destiny. Especially an ending like that of Season 8 is something not many Guardians hope for.

Bungie lays the groundwork for a better ending with this trailer.

Season 9

When does Season 10 start? The new season starts on March 9, and until then we have 3 weeks to receive an epic finale for the current season.

For Season 10, something exciting is on the horizon with the Empyrean Foundation. Guardians are currently building the future of Destiny:

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Chess grandmasters discover Twitch, talk fast, play faster

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 3 minutes

Chess is not exactly known for being entertaining and fun for spectators. However, some chess grandmasters have discovered the streaming platform Twitch. It’s fast and crazy there, and the viewers enjoy it.

What’s special about chess and Twitch? Chess is a game where concentration plays an important role. Many classic games take a long time, are quiet, and often end in ties.

On Twitch, however, things often move quickly, loudly, and are entertaining. Streamers like Tyler1 scream or throw things around. This doesn’t really fit with chess.

However, some successful chess players have discovered the platform in recent years. This often leads to bizarre situations, also due to the fact that the streamers want to entertain their viewers alongside the games.

Fast games, fails, and crazy actions

Who streams chess? One of the most well-known streamers is 24-year-old Alexandra Botez. She is one of the 7 most successful female chess players from Canada (FIDE) and regularly captivates hundreds of viewers on Twitch.

She does this with a mix of good gameplay and a lot of entertainment. What this can look like is shown in a clip from January 2019. There, her time suddenly ran out and she had to think as many moves ahead as possible.

In a race against time, she achieves a spectacular victory:

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However, she doesn’t always manage to finish the matches successfully. Due to the conversations with her chat, she often gets distracted or loses focus.

Additionally, she regularly does funny and bizarre things during her streams, as can be seen in a compilation on YouTube, from which the title image also comes:

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Who else is there? Botez is not the only one playing chess on Twitch. Alongside her is chess grandmaster Eric Hansen. He streams with other players under the pseudonym Chessbrah and now has over 100,000 followers on Twitch.

He also encounters bizarre incidents frequently, as seen in this clip where he throws a chair off-screen:

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One of the most viewed clips in the chess category, however, comes from Benjamin Finegold, also a grandmaster and significantly older than the two other streamers.

In this clip, he finished an entire game in just a few seconds:

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Twitch has a positive influence on chess and chess players

Why is Twitch interesting for chess players? In an interview with NBC News Alexandra Botez revealed that she finds chess tournaments less interesting for viewers:

The [chess] broadcasts were super technical and boring. I hated them.

Instead, she was more excited about the things that happened between the tournaments. Away from the rated games, the chess professionals did a lot of silly things, played blitz chess, or started trash talking.

A similar direction is represented in streaming chess, which opens up new possibilities for her. Alexandra also talked about this with NBC News:

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Living from streaming? Currently, it is difficult to live solely from playing chess. This usually works only if you teach it. Twitch, on the other hand, offers a new opportunity.

Botez now streams six times a week and can live from her hobby thanks to subscribers and donations, as she also told NBC News. The same applies to Eric Hansen.

Chess championships on Twitch? However, the chess sport itself also benefits from streaming on Twitch. The platform has been working with Chess.com, the largest website related to chess, for 4 years.

This led to the Chess World Championship 2018 being broadcast on Twitch. There, over 4.4 million unique viewers were reached, and at peak, according to Sullygnome, more than 136,000 people watched simultaneously.

Viewers in the category Chess – The World Championship took place from November 8 to 28

This is quite remarkable for the chess sport, where large events have often been canceled due to lack of sponsorship, as Nick Barton, the operator of Chess.com, revealed to NBC News.

Overall, chess is in the middle range among Twitch viewers. According to Sullygnome, the category ranks 61st among all categories in the last 365 days, with 20,131,000 hours watched. Thus, chess is ahead of games like Battlefield V, Anthem, or Guild Wars 2.

Twitch is not only attractive for chess players but also for young Fortnite players:

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Destiny 2: Weekly Reset on 02/18 – Last Iron Banner in Season 9 starts

Julian Schröder Julian Schröder Reading time 3 minutes

Today, on 18th February, it’s time for the Weekly Reset in Destiny 2 again. Guardians can look forward to new weekly challenges, fresh Nightfall strikes, and a new Flashpoint. Moreover, the last Iron Banner of Season 9 starts today. What else is there for the players to do?

What’s happening in Destiny 2? During the Weekly Reset, new activities are added to the game, while it simultaneously ends the Crimson Week that has been keeping the Guardians busy for a week.

But don’t worry, there is immediate event replenishment. The last Iron Banner of Season 9 starts today. We have all the info for you here:

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But what else is on the agenda this week?

The key information for weekly activities from 18th February to 25th February.

These Nightfalls are available: For the regular Nightfall (Power level 820), you can play the following Nightfall strikes:

  • Tree of Probabilities
  • The Arms Dealer
  • The Crimson Fortress

In Nightfall: The Trial by Fire you can try the Strike

  • The Terminus of Insight

to attempt.

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Strikes and Story Missions come with these modifiers:

  • Arc Burn
  • Blackout
  • Grenadier

While the burn modifier does not change throughout the week. Unlike the other modifiers, these change daily.

Crucible: You can play the following playlists and modes in PvP:

  • Private Match
  • Rumble (Core Playlist)
  • Control (Core Playlist)
  • Clash (Rotational Playlist)
  • Showdown (Rotational Playlist)
  • Elimination (Core Playlist)
  • Survival (Core Playlist)
  • Survival: Freelance (Core Playlist)
  • Classic Mix (Core Playlist)
  • The Iron Banner

Showdown: Active this week are the following modifiers:

  • Arc Burn
  • Grenadier

Escalation Protocol: On Mars, you have a chance at these weapons from the boss in the Escalation Protocol:

Flashpoint: You can find the current Flashpoint on this planet:

  • Mars

Petra Venj can currently be found (Curse Week 1) at the pavilion in the area “The Shore”. Additionally, you can tackle the 5th Ascendant Challenge .

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These are the sources for Powerful Loot in Season 9 of Destiny 2

This is how Powerful Loot is structured in Destiny 2: Powerful loot is divided into several tiers, granting you different power boosts. Higher tiers, therefore, provide you with a higher power boost.

  • Tier 1 (up to +3 above the current power level)
  • Tier 2 (up to +4 above the current power level)
  • Tier 3 (up to +5 above the current power level)
  • Peak equipment (+5 or more above the power level. The only equipment that goes above 960 and up to a maximum of 970. From 960, up to +2 power)

For your information: Power levels that you gain through the seasonal artifact are not considered for the calculation of the power levels of your drops. Here, the average of the equipment and weapons is decisive.

Sources for Powerful Items:

Tier 1:

  • Weekly Flashpoint
  • Prime Engrams
  • Gunsmith bounties – Complete 8 of his bounties
  • weekly story mission Eris’s Call from Eris
  • Complete 3 Nightmare Hunts
  • Zavala’s Vanguard bounties – Complete 8 of his bounties
  • Complete 3 Vanguard Strikes
  • Complete 5 Nightfall: The Trial by Fire. Higher difficulty tiers grant greater progress
  • Crucible for 4 matches in a core playlist
  • Crucible for 4 matches in a rotational playlist
  • Shaxx’s Crucible bounties – Complete 8 of his bounties
  • Gambit bounties from the Drifter – Complete 8 of his bounties
  • Each full rank-up in Gambit or in the Crucible

Tier 2:

  • Weekly matches in Gambit – Complete 3 games in Gambit or Gambit Prime
  • Clan reward from Hawthorne
  • New seasonal activity the Sundial

Tier 3:

  • We haven’t found a reward of this tier yet. Have you?

Peak equipment:

  • Raid “Garden of Salvation”
  • Nightfall: The Trial by Fire with a team score of 100,000 or more
  • Nightmare Hunt (Grandmaster)
  • Dungeon (Pit of Heresy)
  • Legendary Sundial
  • Iron Banner bounties
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Eververse Highlights of the Week

These are the Eververse highlights of this week:

  • The exotic Sparrow “Ram”
  • The exotic Ghost Shell “Tex Mechanica Shell”
  • The exotic Ghost Shell “Phalanx Shell”
  • The legendary emote “Blade Polish”
  • The exotic weapon ornament for Telesto “Long Live the Queen”
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Pokémon GO fixes a bug that thousands of trainers loved

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

Pokémon GO has fixed a bug with the update 0.167.0 that many players liked to exploit, as it allowed them to save some time. Many trainers are now reacting angrily to this change.

This is the bug in question: Until now, players could skip the animation when opening gifts for months. They simply had to click the cross at the bottom right after opening, and the animation would be skipped.

With the new update, this is no longer possible. The cross is now darkened after pressing open and cannot be tapped anymore.

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Trainers say: The wrong bugs are being fixed

This is how the change is received: A bug fix should ideally bring joy to fans, but this change is making trainers angry and sarcastic.

Reddit user “OhMyGoth1” ironically comments on the bug fix: “I am glad to see that they are still spending their time only fixing the useful bugs.”

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When opening gifts, the animation can no longer be skipped

The user Udub even makes suggestions on how to actually improve the gift system and clarifies: “Why is someone at Niantic working on such bugs? People like this bug!” He suggests several alternatives that Niantic should work on instead:

  • Sort by friends who can still receive a gift
  • Send gifts in bulk
  • Open gifts in bulk
  • Disable the animation when opening gifts or the option to skip the animation

Why this bug was so important: By skipping the gift animation, players can save about 5 seconds each time. If they open the maximum number of gifts at once, that’s a total of 100 seconds saved.

Even more important is this bug when opening gifts while catching Pokémon, because players quickly want to grab a 7 km egg. Naturally, they don’t want to waste time with gifts but rather catch Pokémon.

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Claiming 7 km eggs will now take longer

Will the next bug be addressed soon? Some trainers are afraid that after this bug is fixed, the catch trick will also be fixed.

With the catch trick, players can skip the animation when catching Pokémon, which saves a lot of time when catching many Pokémon.

Whether this bug will be next remains to be seen. The players’ reactions would certainly be much more intense than they are now.

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Legends of Runeterra: The 5 Most Important Changes from the 1st Major Balance Patch

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 4 minutes

Legends of Runeterra, the LoL card game, received its first major balance patch on February 17. This brought many changes, of which we would like to introduce you to the biggest ones.

What kind of patch is this? Update 0.9.0 is the first major balance patch during the open beta of Legends of Runeterra.

In addition to many changes to the cards, it also included adjustments to the UI, experience point distribution, and provided an outlook on how future patches of LoR are expected to be structured.

In this article, we present you with the 5 biggest changes from the update. You can find the complete patch notes on the Riot Games website.

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1. Adjusted Experience Points

The biggest change brought by the balance patch does not directly relate to the cards, but rather to the experience points in the game. These have been adjusted in various areas.

Expeditions: In the Expeditions, the experience points you can gain have been significantly reduced:

  • 0 wins: 100 → 50
  • 1 win: 300 → 150
  • 2 wins: 500 → 250
  • 3 wins: 700 → 400
  • 4 wins: 900 → 600
  • 5 wins: 1200 → 800
  • 6 wins: 1500 → 1000
  • 7 wins: 2000 → 1500

For each round: The experience points for played matches have been adjusted so that the penalty for playing many games per day is lower:

  • Experience points in a match: 200 in Normal and Ranked, 100 in Expeditions (no changes)
  • 1-10 wins: full experience (no change)
  • 11-15 wins: -50 EP → full experience
  • 16-20 wins: -100 EP (no change)
  • 21-30 wins: -150 EP → -100 EP
  • 31+ wins: -200 EP → -100 EP

Games Against Friends: In games against friends, however, the experience has been significantly reduced due to agreements that allowed players to gain a lot of experience:

  • Games against friends now give 100 experience points for the first 5 wins and no experience points afterwards.
  • Losses against friends now give no experience points.
  • Games against friends no longer count towards the limit of matches played per day (see above).

2. Buff for Lux

Lux was previously one of the champions that were rarely played. Although she has a strong effect with Final Spark, her stats were significantly too weak for the current meta. Thus, Riot made changes.

Lux Level 1:

  • Attack: increased from 3 to 4
  • Health: increased from 4 to 5.

Lux Level 2:

  • Attack: increased from 4 to 5
  • Health: increased from 5 to 6
Lux is expected to become more useful after the buff in update 0.9.0

3. Nerfs for Ledros and Rhasa

One of the strongest decks in the meta so far was an aggro deck from Shadow Isles. This focused on attacking your health points early and finishing you off in the end game with the strong cards “Rhasa the Splitter” and “Commander Ledros”.

However, both cards have now received a noticeable nerf.

Commander Ledros:

  • Cost: increased from 8 to 9
  • Attack: increased from 8 to 9
  • Text changed: The Nexus health points are halved but now rounded up (previously rounded down)

Rhasa the Splitter:

  • Cost: increased from 7 to 8

This should weaken the aggro deck that allowed the first player to reach the master rank in Legends of Runeterra a bit. However, Ledros and Rhasa were also used in other midrange decks.

4. Nerf for Deny

The fast spell “Deny” negates an opponent’s spell. This is especially strong when it hits a really expensive spell that the opponent built their turn around.

So far, Deny costs 3 mana and could only be used with saved spell mana. This is now set to change, which is why the cost has been increased to 4 mana.

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5. Changes to the Expeditions

In the Expeditions, you select cards from various archetypes. Riot Games has also made some changes to these:

  • Demacian Steel: has now added the Chains of Shield card to slightly weaken the overall selection.
  • War Scars: The cards “Might” and “Alpha Wildclaw” have been added, “Blood for Blood” and “Elnuk Bully” removed.
  • One-Man Army: The card “Elnuk Bully” has been added, “Alpha Wildclaw” removed.
  • Curse of the Plunder: The cards “Assembly Bot”, “Static Shock”, and “Plaza Warden” have been added, “Academy Prodigy”, “Chem-Punk Shredder”, and “I’m Going Crazy!” removed.

Additionally, the trading logistics of the merchant have been improved so that you receive more trading opportunities. You can find a detailed guide to the Expeditions here.

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Large rewards await you in the Expeditions

How Legends of Runeterra Will Be Expanded in the Future

Together with the patch notes, Riot Games also released details about the future expansions of Legends of Runeterra. New card sets are not only planned to be released regularly, but the patches will also follow a clear structure:

  • New card set will be released.
  • First gameplay balance patch: Primarily “medium” value changes based on our first impression of any outliers.
  • Second gameplay balance patch: Unpopular cards will be significantly revised. This is the major patch where any larger champion updates will happen.
  • Third gameplay balance patch: Limited value changes to address meta issues.
  • Next card set will be released.

According to an old statement, a patch is expected to be released every month. Based on this system, you can expect a new set approximately every 4-6 months.

A similar rhythm is currently also seen in Teamfight Tactics, the auto-chess game by Riot Games. Set 2 was released about 5 months after launch, and Set 3 is already announced for March 2020.

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CoD MW is reportedly planning an attack on Fortnite – Using the strategy from Apex Legends

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 4 minutes

According to new rumors, Activision Blizzard is planning a special coup with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare . They are separating the battle royale mode “Warzone” from the main game, launching it as a standalone title free to play and are targeting Fortnite . They seem to be following the strategy of the 2019 hit Apex Legends, according to our author Schuhmann.

This is the situation: Since February 2019, it has been known that Activision Blizzard is planning “something big” for the post-launch period of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. What is coming after the launch is supposed to be a “never before seen experience for Modern Warfare” and offer a “huge multiplayer world”.

Since November 2019, it was actually known that it would be a battle royale mode. More and more leaks emerged. Warzone is said to feature a massive map, where 200 players can play. In the Gulag, there will be “1vs1” fights over who can rejoin the match.

However, today some information has leaked, that makes it all even more exciting:

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Screenshot – this is how Warzone is supposed to look.

Test run for Warzone already took place in January 2019

This is why it is so credible: The current information makes absolute sense when you consider it. It’s like someone just handed us the missing pieces for a puzzle we’ve been pondering over for weeks.

In 2019, Activision Blizzard already conducted a test run following exactly this pattern as described now. Back then, Activision Blizzard temporarily separated the battle royale mode of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Blackout, for a week and made it available for free.

Ultimately, that was a “test” for the current action.

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Call of Duty is ready to fire.

New information fits perfectly into the strategy

What does Activision Blizzard want to achieve with this? Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is huge, but it’s a purchase title.

In 2018, the free battle royale game, Fortnite, and in 2019, “Apex Legends”, which was also available for free, created a lot of hype.

Activision Blizzard calculates that by offering its own free game, it can attract the young target groups who are used to free games and do not want to pay full price. They can then be monetized immediately through microtransactions and excited about the Call of Duty brand in the long term. Those who get hooked on Warzone now might buy the next Call of Duty at full price by the end of the year.

A Call of Duty: Warzone also fills a gap in Activision Blizzard’s repertoire, as such a free-to-play shooter is missing. Activision Blizzard already signaled clearly in its financial report in May 2019 that it is moving towards free-to-play – although it was thought that Activision Blizzard meant Overwatch.

In January 2019, analyst Michael Pachter already announced that Overwatch and Blackout would go free-to-play in 2019 – he was perhaps a bit ahead of his time.

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In Apex Legends, they look at the strategy: strike quickly.

Surprise launch and influencers should help

How do they plan to achieve this? Through a surprise launch in early March 2020, Activision Blizzard apparently hopes to achieve the same effect that Apex Legends managed in February 2019: Suddenly, during a quiet period, everything revolved around the shooter, which appeared like out of nowhere without major announcements.

If the rumors are true, Call of Duty: Warzone will also copy the strategy of Apex Legends and start immediately with Twitch streamers.

They reportedly have already been able to test the mode – surely some advertising contracts have also been signed.

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He would be a hot candidate to promote CoD Warzone: Dr. Disrespect, former map designer at Call of Duty.

The current leaks that appear almost daily contribute to the growing hype around the title. The same happened back then with Apex Legends. Before it was also “accidentally” revealed, that something was brewing that could be released soon.

However, the ultimate goal of the campaign is not Apex Legends, but Call of Duty wants to reach the 250 million Fortnite players (as of March 2019). Because Fortnite has converted many “non-gamers” into gamers as a free-to-play phenomenon in 2018 and 2019. Whoever can win this group of players will have hit the jackpot.

Activision Blizzard wants exactly that. The CEO Bobby Kotick dreams of entertaining one billion players with his games by 2024. Call of Duty: Warzone would fit perfectly into this strategy.

Whether this theory will hold true, we should know in the coming days. Because supposedly, Activision Blizzard will soon start its advertising campaign.

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At what age should children play a shooter like Destiny 2?

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time 2 minutes

A few days ago, there was a heated discussion under a MeinMMO article about Destiny 2. At what age can parents allow their children to play the shooter?

What was it about? In one of our articles on MeinMMO, we reported on an event in the Destiny 2 community. Two Twitch streamers helped a boy reach the highest rank in PvP.

However, the boy was reportedly only 9 years old, even though he behaved politely in the game and performed well. Moreover, his father was heard on the stream, so this apparently happened with the parents’ consent. A fact that was received with mixed feelings by our readers.

Several of our readers criticized that the boy is playing the shooter at such a young age, as Destiny 2 is rated USK16 in Germany. Others defended the boy and said that parents must decide for themselves what they allow and what not.

Reality and recommendations are far apart

A large part of the games released in our time appears in many different countries. These countries often have their own rating systems for age, by which they classify the games. This results in ratings that often differ:

  • According to the German USK and the European “Pan European Game Information” (PEGI) rating, Destiny 2 is rated for ages 16 and up.
  • In the USA, it is rated T for “Teen” by the “Entertainment Software Rating Board” (ESRB): that is from 13 years old.

As you all know, reality often looks different. It is not uncommon to encounter kids who are not yet 13, let alone 16, during online sessions. Just like in the article mentioned above.

We want to know your opinion: Which age classification do you find reasonable for Destiny 2? Should one always adhere to the recommended age ratings? Or can parents who are well informed decide for themselves which games their children can play?

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Minecraft brings 2 new species, one of them wants your gold

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

The Nether of Minecraft is coming alive. Two new species are entering the lava world, and with some of them, you can even trade in a primitive way.

Currently, the developers of Minecraft are regularly releasing new “snapshots”, which are test versions of the game. Each time there are new features and functions. The next patch mainly focuses on the Nether and even brought a type of ore that will replace diamonds as the best material.

But even more creatures are lurking in the Nether, as two new species have been added. The Hoglins and the Piglins. We will tell you what the new creatures are all about, what dangers they pose, and how you can trade with them.

These are the Hoglins: Hoglins resemble wild boars and are native to the purple forest. They are generally hostile and attack the player as soon as they come into sight. With 40 health points (20 hearts), they are quite sturdy and also have a devastating attack that not only deals high damage but also knocks the player into the air. The attack resembles that of an iron golem and can lead to the Hoglin knocking the player off a ledge – which is often fatal in the Nether.

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You will encounter Hoglins in the Nether – but be careful, they hit hard. Image source: Minecraftwiki

Hoglins can also appear as babies. The babies are also aggressive and deal damage, but they flee as soon as they are hit by an attack.

Hoglins avoid the scent of warped fungi (a new type of mushroom in the Nether) and flee when warped fungi are nearby.

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These are the Piglins: Piglins are a new species of “pig people” that you can encounter in the Nether. They are presumably the precursor to the zombie pigmen. Generally, Piglins are hostile towards players and attack with swords and crossbows. However, they have a preference for gold and can become neutral mobs. For that, the player must wear golden armor, then Piglins will no longer be hostile.

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Piglin are at war with the wither creatures. They immediately attack each other.

But beware! If you open a chest or mine a gold block near Piglins, they assume you want to steal those things and will attack immediately.

Piglins want your gold: The Piglins’ preference for gold actually goes even further: they accept gold ingots as currency for simple trading. For this, the player must either throw a gold ingot on the ground or directly “use” it on the Piglin. The Piglin will pick up the gold ingot and afterwards throw items on the ground for the player.

Through this trading method, you can obtain various items, some of which are:

  • Nether Quartz
  • Obsidian
  • Ender Pearls
  • Magma Cream
  • Leather
  • Warped Fungi
  • Rotten Flesh
  • Pork
  • Nether Bricks
  • many more items of low value

Additionally, you can make Piglins drop the item they are currently holding. If you want the crossbow, for example, you throw a golden tool on the ground. The Piglin will chase after their greed for gold and equip the golden tool and drop the crossbow (or any other non-gold item).

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Piglins hunt Hoglins when they are hungry. This leads to fierce fights.

Piglins can also spawn as babies. Baby Piglins enjoy playing with baby Hoglins and run around. However, the adult versions of both species are hostile. Piglins hunt Hoglins when they are hungry.

Piglins cannot survive in the normal world, by the way. If you lead them through a Nether portal into the overworld, they will transform into zombie pigmen after about 20 seconds.

More use for gold: Generally, Piglins are a good reason to have a few gold ingots and a golden armor in your inventory. Gold armor is not suitable for fighting, as it gets destroyed very quickly, but it allows for trading with Piglins and peaceful passage through their areas. For long journeys through the Nether, gold armor may soon become a necessity.

What do you think of the new creatures and the overhaul of the Nether? Cool innovations or unnecessary rubbish?

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The new expansion of The Division 2 makes your current gear useless

Maik Schneider Maik Schneider Reading time 3 minutes

In The Division 2, a major change is coming with the Warlords expansion. A developer made it clear on Twitter: Little of the current gear will be usable at level 40.

What is it about? The big loot shooter The Division 2 is bringing a huge expansion with “Warlords of New York” soon and overhauls its entire gear system. Get some details about the transition here and find out what from your current gear will still be useful at the new max level 40.

In New York, we encounter familiar faces and new foes. The inventory should no longer fight against us.

“Warlords of New York” introduces Gear 2.0 with a ton of changes

The full details of the transition are not yet completely clear, and one of the developers explained through a few tweets how much the gear is changing with the new system:

  • The current gear will not bring anything in the expansion
  • 2-tier attribute library
  • Only some current mods might hold up at level 40

The tweets came all from Division 2 weapon expert Fredrik Thylander. Let’s take a look at some of his statements and see what they imply.

The current gear will be useless in New York

This is the tweet about the current gear: A user asked Thylander directly if current god rolls of attributes would still be usable for the new expansion.

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The answer: “Your current gear is not useful in the new expansion, except for the first few levels. Currently, all gear is at level 30. The expansion goes up to level 40. It’s about as useful as level 20 gear when you’re playing level 30 content.”

So everything is reset to 0? Yes, kind of. The quality of the current attribute values will no longer matter in the Warlords expansion. So once we start the campaign in New York and progress from level 30 to 40, we will also need entirely new gear.

There will be 2 separate attribute libraries

This is the tweet about the libraries: A user asked if the attributes in the library are related to the agent’s level. He also wanted to know if level 30 attributes could keep up with the higher levels, but we already clarified that a paragraph earlier.

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The answer from the Division weapon expert: “The recalibration library is divided into 2 sections. 1 – 30 (including World Tier 5) and 31 – 40.”

How does that work then? In the different libraries, you can only save values where the corresponding item is at the correct level. So if you have a heavy value on a level 30 knee pads, gear score 515, you cannot load that value into the second library. The equipment piece would need to be at least level 31.

Some mods might still be useful at level 40

This is the tweet about the mods: Here a user asked if he could throw away all his mods since they all have worse values than the new stuff.

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This is what the developer said: “You will find slightly better mods at level 40. I think it could be worth keeping a few of them. However, the changes regarding WHAT is ON the mods with TU8 are so drastic that it’s better to wait for an assessment until after the patch.”

So should we keep the good mods for now? We should temporarily set aside the good mods and reassess after TU8. Because the mods are being changed so significantly, Thylander himself can hardly estimate what will still be good. However, there is a chance that you already have a value gem in your inventory.

While there are still reasons to play Episode 3 now, we probably don’t need to go hunting for good values for the Warlords adventure in New York anymore.

Do you still have questions about the new gear system? Is there anything unclear for you?

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The Steam success of Wolcen shows what mega-hits Lost Ark and Diablo 4 could be

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 4 minutes

Our author Schuhmann has spent some hours in Wolcen and he realizes: The game shows how hungry players are for more games like Diablo. If Wolcen has such success on Steam, what kind of hell will break loose when Lost Ark or Diablo 4 are released?

Wolcen is a good game. It doesn’t even cost the full price, but only around 35€. I have no qualms with it at all. But is Wolcen a game that should be ranked 7th in the Top 10 on Steam and suddenly becomes the hottest new game of 2020? No, probably not.

Wolcen is a good indie game that practically replicates the Diablo formula 1:1. The skill system is a bit smarter, the graphics are nice, and it has a decent story, but anyone who has spent 5 minutes with Diablo 3 will feel right at home, as there will be hardly any surprises.

GameStar gave Wolcen a rating of 84%, before they then issued deductions, and that is a rating that positions Wolcen well: a very good game, not an outstanding one. A game that fans of the genre should get without hesitation. It lacks innovations and special unique features at the highest level.

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Wolcen is the topic in PC gaming in February 2020.

When reading Steam reviews and deducting the current brass on the game due to the rush and the problems, it sounds something like this: Yes, it is really good. It is developing well. I like the indie team. Path of Exile is too complex for me, Diablo 3 is exhausted – Wolcen comes just right while I’m waiting for something “bigger”.

Hack’n Slay is the big blind spot in gaming of the last years

But why is Wolcen such a hit? The appetite for “more like Diablo 3” has been huge for 5 or 6 years:

  • Even now, people are flocking to Blizzard when a new season starts in Diablo 3, even though nothing has happened in the game for years
  • The reporting on Lost Ark, the other hope, is being closely followed by thousands
  • Path of Exile has built and sustained a studio solely with disappointed Diablo 3 fans

The genre “Hack’n Slay” or “Action-RPG” or “Diablo-like” or whatever one wants to call it, is one of the most poorly processed fields in gaming over the last 7 or 8 years.

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This is Lost Ark – many are looking forward to it.

This is because Diablo 3 made the people hungry, but could not satisfy the appetite. Blizzard gave up on Diablo 3 early due to the initial shitstorm and only allowed one major expansion with Reaper of Souls. Afterwards, the field was wide open.

Because without the real money auction house Blizzard had no idea how to finance the further development of Diablo 3 properly.

The Diablo team, it is said, could not even understand why Blizzard did not continue with Diablo 3, but that was just how it was.

Path of Exile could only attract the “hardcore” players. Genre fans have been waiting in vain for further games that would continue Diablo since then:

Into this gap comes Wolcen now, a solid title that was completely unprepared for the enormous rush and for which the indie developer team is paddling just to stay afloat.

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Wolcen is a great success and a well-deserved one. The game shows what potential the genre has and what hype can break out when Lost Ark or Diablo 4 appears:

  • Lost Ark expands the well-known Diablo formula with new ideas from the MMORPG area – for example, you can sail
  • Diablo 4 is a huge brand from a large company and will come with much more hype and budget and will be released on all platforms
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She is waiting for the players.

When Diablo 4 comes, it will not only be for PC, but also for PlayStation and Xbox. If Diablo 4 is good, we might expect a hellish level hype. And yes, even the people who are currently condemning Blizzard for the many blunders and mishaps will get it when the time comes and the hellfire and loot are invitingly bubbling.

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