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:
Since 2018, the ROG Phone series has offered a smartphone and accessories for gamers from Asus. Now Asus has announced that the ROG Phone 3 offers a special bonus.Is the ROG Phone 2 still worth it?
What is the ROG Phone? The ROG Phone is part of the “Republic of Gamers” label under which Asus markets gaming hardware such as monitors, graphics cards, but also smartphones. While the devices are expensive, they provide gamers with everything they need for a good session.
The ROG Phone 2 is the current product in the series and is the second ROG smartphone. It is clearly aimed at gamers. However, there is also strong competition in the smartphone market from devices like the Black Shark Pro 2 or the Razer Phone 2.
For the successor, the ROG Phone 3, Asus has come up with something special.
ROG Phone 3 to offer Stadia app and Pro subscription
Stadia and free trial subscription should be included with the new ROG Phone from Asus
What does the ROG Phone 3 offer? According to a xda-developers post (external link), the next smartphone in the “Republic of Gamers” series is expected to come with the Stadia app pre-installed. To be particularly interesting for users, Google and Asus have thought of something special:
The next ROG smartphone is expected to offer 3 months of free Stadia Pro. This is worth about 30 euros: Currently, one month of Stadia Pro costs 9.99 euros.
It is not yet known whether the 3 months of free subscription can also be used with an existing account.
The ROG Phone 3 is currently the first smartphone to offer such a deal.
So, anyone who has not used Stadia yet and is also looking for a powerful smartphone should find a good combination here.
Other gaming smartphone manufacturers like Nubia or Black Shark have not yet arranged a deal with Google, so Asus is ahead of the competition.
The ROG Phone 2 has been available since 2019 and offers fast specifications and is a top model in terms of gaming smartphones:
Snapdragon 855 Plus with a clock speed of 2.96 GHz
GameCool II Vapor-Chamber Cooling System
120Hz display with 1ms response time and AMOLED 10Bit HDR display
6000mAh battery
Dual front stereo speakers
Dual camera system with Sony sensor IMX586: 48MP main camera and 13MP ultra-wide camera; 24MP front camera
For whom is the ROG Phone 2 worth it? The specifications are strong and you are also well-equipped for the future with it. The Snapdragon 855 Plus is currently the fastest processor that Qualcomm offers. Additionally, it features a 120Hz display, which is rare in smartphones – for gamers who want to play without delays, this is a must.
For those who mainly play on a smartphone and also enjoy playing more demanding games, the ROG Phone 2 is a good choice.
For those who instead only occasionally play on the smartphone, check emails, and do some browsing, there are much cheaper alternatives than Asus’s gaming smartphone.
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Is there any information about the ROG Phone 3 yet? Besides the joint action of Asus and Google, nothing else is known so far.
Xda-developers speculate that the specifications of the successor will not be worse and will likely continue to feature a Snapdragon, probably even the new Snapdragon 865 from Qualcomm.
In our preview, we introduced you to the ROG Phone 2 from Asus in more detail:
MMORPGs often follow a similar gameplay flow. We present five things that can be annoying in almost every online role-playing game.
Do you know that feeling? You enjoy playing MMORPGs and try out new ones whenever they are released, but there are certain things that annoy you? Game elements that are found in almost every online role-playing game but should really be discarded?
We present five such things. These may not suit everyone’s taste. Surely there are features among them that some of you might like. Therefore, this list is not universally applicable but reflects the taste of the author and some members of the Mein-MMO editorial team.
Some costumes like this one from Blade and Soul just don’t fit the atmosphere of an MMORPG.
5. Inappropriate Costumes
What are inappropriate costumes? Having an individual character that visually differs from other players is important for many players. That’s why developers often offer costumes in the in-game shop.
However, not all of them fit the style of the game. At Easter, there are sometimes bunny costumes, and at Christmas, a Santa hat. Then players run around dungeons dressed in colorful costumes, which does not suit the atmosphere.
Why does this keep happening? Developers know that some players like to spend money on cosmetic items and want to meet this demand to generate revenue.
The money then flows into the development of the online game. That’s why many MMORPGs offer such costumes, which can sometimes exceed the target in terms of design, especially when the game has been around for a while and all the “usual costumes” are already in play.
Considered a terrible example of this: TERA introduced cars as mounts. Source: YouTube
Why is it annoying? Sometimes it simply doesn’t fit. Imagine the hero group is on a quest to defeat a dark demon lord and fighting through a dark dungeon full of horrible monsters and undead. Suddenly, another player hops around the corner in a pink bunny costume.
The atmosphere is instantly ruined.
Grinding in MMORPGs can be necessary but also annoying.
4. Excessive Grinding
What is excessive grinding? Discussions can arise over grinding in MMORPGs. Sometimes it’s just there to artificially prolong gameplay. The next boss in the story cannot be defeated because the hero is too weak. Or you have to farm resources forever to finally have everything you need to craft that cool, powerful weapon.
Grinding then takes up a lot of time when you actually want to do the next story quest.
Why does this keep happening? Players want to be kept busy and not just run through the content, only to twiddle their thumbs at the end.
For developers, grinding is a relatively simple way to keep players occupied in the long term.
If you want to face cool boss fights, you often have to train first.
Why is it annoying? Sometimes it can interrupt the flow of the game when you constantly repeat the same activities. If you want to progress but first spend hours fighting the same mobs or spend half the day gathering resources to craft something. Grinding often feels like work.
The evil dragon needs to be killed urgently because otherwise it will lay waste to the city, but the hero first fights random wolves for days and gathers ore to improve his armor. Fortunately, the dragon is of course waiting until the knight is ready for the fight…
Loot is important in an MMORPG. But if you only get junk, you constantly have to sell it in town.
3. Getting Rid of Trash Loot
What is trash loot? You know the situation: You fight your way through a dungeon and get a lot of loot, but 90 percent of it is actually junk and useless. It clutters your inventory, but it also brings in money.
So you travel back to the city to sell the items. This repeats over and over.
Why does this keep happening? Players want loot. Finding loot creates a good feeling because you are rewarded for fighting monsters and completing quests. However, not every item can be something special. So, there is a lot of junk among the loot. You have to get rid of this.
MMORPGs often handle this by requiring players to return to town to sell the unwanted items. This stretches the game time.
In games like Final Fantasy XIV, inventory space is often limited.
Why is it annoying? Often the hero’s inventory is simply too small and the player’s desire to collect is too great, so in a large dungeon, trips back to town happen not just once, but multiple times. This constant back and forth can be quite annoying.
However, there are alternatives in some games where you can sell unnecessary items in your inventory or convert them into resources. Not all MMORPGs utilize these alternatives.
Sometimes, interchangeable bosses appear in an MMORPG. Will it be the same in Diablo 4?
2. Interchangeable Zone Bosses
What are interchangeable zone bosses? Sometimes there are boss enemies that just appear without much introduction. How do they fit into the story? Why do they appear? These bosses act as if they are something special, making a lot of noise. But once you defeat them, they are quickly forgotten.
Why does this keep happening? Defeating bosses creates a sense of achievement. Facing a large monster in a truly challenging fight is something special in an MMORPG. Furthermore, these bosses sometimes drop good loot. They present a change from otherwise monotonous activities, allowing players to showcase their character’s abilities.
She is considered an example of a successful “sub-boss” – Why can’t all be as impressive as Yotsuyu from Final Fantasy XIV?
Why is it annoying? If such bosses were better integrated into the story or world, their appearance would be more understandable. However, they often feel like the developers thought: “Oops, there’s a boss missing, let’s quickly put one in here”.
These bosses feel out of place. They don’t quite fit in. It’s as if you are suddenly pulled out of the action and the otherwise consistent atmosphere. When these bosses then act as if they are something special, it’s even more annoying. Because in reality, they are just interchangeable.
Fetch quests are necessary to generate content, but when you are supposed to save the world in an MMORPG, they seem inappropriate.
1. Inappropriate Fetch Quests when You Are the Savior of the World
What are inappropriate fetch quests? The evil god threatens to destroy the world. As a hero, you are supposed to bring an NPC 10 wolf pelts and 30 turnips gathered from the fields. Even after completing this task, another NPC later asks you to kill 15 boars and pick 25 apples.
Why does this keep happening? Content is important in an MMORPG. The games must engage players long-term, which can only be achieved if players constantly have something to do. Besides grinding, typical content includes fetch quests in MMORPGs. Not every quest can be a hyper-exciting story; that would be too much work for the developers.
MMORPGs often advertise with intense action – but daily life usually looks different.
Why is it annoying? Fetch quests themselves don’t have to be bad. They just don’t always fit into the game’s story. When you are the savior of the world who may also be under time pressure, you shouldn’t have to spend time collecting pelts or picking apples.
Often, later in the game, you don’t really feel like a true hero when you’ve already defeated dragons and razed orc forts, only to receive a new task from NPCs to kill 20 mountain lions.
What game elements in MMORPGs annoy you? Let us know in the comments.
Let’s see if these upcoming MMORPGs do it differently:
In Pokémon GO there is stress about trainers’ usernames. Some players report that their name suddenly changed, even though they did nothing.
Many trainers connect something personal with their username, and it would be unfortunate if the name suddenly changed without warning. However, this is exactly what happened to some players, who are now bringing attention to the issue on reddit.
Apparently without reason, Niantic is changing their usernames or adding some numbers to the name. The trainers are baffled.
By Niantic’s design or a nasty bug?
This is what trainers are reporting: The reddit user MrNPlay writes that his name was suddenly changed. He has had the name since the start of the game, and it is his real name, so there can’t be any violation.
Furthermore, he never cheated or gave his account to someone else. Nevertheless, his name in Pokémon GO has suddenly disappeared, and he does not understand why this happened.
For no reason, player names are changed
The trainer fauxfires speaks up in another thread and reports something similar. His name simply got a “3” added at the end, even though he never requested this change.
In the comments below, dozens of other players are also reporting similar cases. They simply have a “3” at the end of their names.
Are there already responses from Niantic? The developers have remained silent about these incidents. Neither on Twitter nor on reddit has the support team made any statements.
Have there been similar cases before? The sudden changing of usernames is a completely new problem. However, Niantic has already dealt with similar cases in the past.
There are rumors that Lost Ark might not receive a European release after all. Our author Schuhmann says: This is a rumor that should stop. Everything now points to an EU release by the Russians from my.com. They are even looking for a community manager.
Many have been waiting for years for the European release of Lost Ark. However, since mid-December, a rumor has been circulating that Lost Ark will never come to the West. We are looking at this rumor and saying what is true and what stands against it.
Where does the rumor come from? There is a single source for this rumor, on which all further articles and YouTube videos rely. The rumor comes from the Korean site “thebell.” (via thebell) This is not a gaming site, but a business site.
In an article from December 19, it was about the planned IPO of Smilegate, the developer of Lost Ark.
Therefore, the financial situation of Smilegate and Lost Ark was considered. The idea is: They will go public when things are particularly good for them, and the company is especially valuable due to the success of Lost Ark; for this, the financial perspectives are important.
In November, Smilegate announced plans to go public in May 2020. TheBell wanted to find out how the prospects for this are in December.
Lost Ark is performing strongly in Korea.
The article has 10 paragraphs and revolves around how the financial perspective of Smilegate looks, how much money the MMORPG Lost Ark takes in. It says:
the game is doing very well in Korea
but it takes time to bring Lost Ark to Russia and Japan because localization is progressing slowly
Then you read in a single sentence: “It is reported that Smilegate has no plans for further overseas expansions outside of Russia and Japan.”
This is the whole origin of this rumor. In the next sentence, it already talks about a planned mobile port.
Lost Ark in action.
Rumor comes through a game of telephone to the West
Is this official? No. The site does not provide a source for this assumption. This is a “rumor” or speculation.
How did this spread? The sentence, “It is reported that Smilegate has no further expansions planned for overseas,” was picked up by the US site “AltChar,” which focused only on this sentence without marking it as speculation. Altchar then stated: The Bell reported that Smilegate is not planning a port to the West.
Other sites, such as mmorpg.com or German PC Games, refer back to Altchar: “It’s not coming.”
Such a message is clearly above the “normal” videos: RIP Lost Ark, it’s coming.
A larger MMO YouTuber also covered this. He turned it into a “RIP Lost Ark” and gained 130,000 views.
What does it really look like? Absolutely everything else apart from that one sentence from TheBell speaks at the moment in favor of Lost Ark getting an English version and appearing in the West:
A guy shows in a video how he gets killed 4 times in the killcam of an opponent in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Thousands celebrate the clip with him.
This is the scene: A player of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare had to endure a lot in a round of Domination on the chaos map “Shipment”. In the final scene of the game, the unlucky player gets hit 4 times.
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While his opponent probably sat smiling in front of the screen, “Crossfingers” could only watch as he was taken apart sequentially by the powerful R0-9 shotgun.
Shipment spawns are insane, but the map remains popular
How can this be? The little massacre took place on the mini-map “Shipment”, which has made its way into several CoD installments. The map is absolutely tiny compared to the “normal” maps. This often leads to situations where you spawn not just in the field of vision but directly in the line of fire of an opponent.
However, it takes a bit of bad luck to spawn 4 times in a row in front of the same bloodthirsty shotgun rusher and take his bullets.
Shipment is stressful, but many players enjoy it
What are the reactions? The thread is going viral on reddit and has gathered more than 28,000 upvotes and 1,000 comments in just 13 hours (as of: 21.02./10:30 AM).
In the many comments, tons of users express their solidarity with the poor guy and share their own stories about how ruthless the spawns can sometimes be on the small map. Sometimes grenades even “come back”.
TheKoolKidsKlan: “Hahaha. YEAH!! Just the chaos on this map is so much fun, I mean… where else can you get hit by the same thermite grenade twice?”
Mallixx: “You die 18 times in a row and then the spawn changes and you yourself take someone out 18 times in a row. That’s a good compromise.”
DigestedBeans: “I love the chaos, I have to admit. When I play Shipment, I know the spawns are terrible, but that just makes it even more fun.”
The small crazy map is not for everyone, but many players celebrate the crazy gameplay. When there was no 24/7 rotation with small maps, many players went straight to protest.
Even though the mini-maps are well-received by some players, many are currently waiting for the release of the largest CoD map ever. The Battle Royale “Warzone” might go live soon, get all the info here:
These changes aim to revise the current weapon balance and could shake up the sandbox significantly. Bungie introduces how fusion rifles, shotguns, snipers, and automatic rifles will change. But three top exotics are also being addressed.
The perk “Outlaw” is swapped for “No Distractions”
The reload speed no longer affects the animation of “Honed Edge”
Bungie reports that the weapon has basically become standard in the endgame since the changes to auto-reload and the catalyst of Izanagi in the game. There is always enough ammunition, the best burst damage in the game, and you are also at a safe distance.
Lord of Wolves:The shotgun Lord of Wolves fires rapid volleys and can even switch between two modes. One fire mode is changing:
“Release the Wolves” now significantly reduces the weapon’s precision when active.
According to Bungie, the alternative fire mode has now become standard. Due to the changes to precision, the regular shot should be used more often, and “Release the Wolves” will become a close combat option for large enemies.
The type of target acquisition when firing from the hip has been adjusted to improve the experience.
Bungie wants to highlight the hipfire aspect of the cowboy-style revolver again. Especially on PC, the weapon has been dominant due to its ideal TTK and often fired with sights.
The Last Word – a masterpiece from Tex Mechanica and target of balance changes
This is how the weapon balance will change in March
Several weapon categories will also be worked on in the upcoming Season 10. Especially special weapons will be the focus of the adjustments. They are to be better coordinated with each other in the new sandbox.
The damage for large and stronger enemies was reduced to the values before Shadowkeep (~-20%).
The precision multiplier for adaptive sniper rifles was reduced from 3.25x to 2.95x.
The base impact of rapid-fire sniper rifles was reduced from 100 damage to 90 damage.
In many PvE activities, snipers have an advantage over close combat weapons due to damage and safety; this should be better balanced. Sniper rifles should also show noticeable differences between the various archetypes due to the changes.
What will happen to shotguns: A general problem with aim assistance is being fixed for shotguns:
The aim assist for non-bullet shotguns has been adjusted to no longer consider precision placements.
The angle of the cone now adjusts to the respective base of the sub-archetype instead of the range value.
The sight no longer adjusts the effective range for this weapon archetype.
Due to aim assist, shots aimed at the center of the body have been misdirected towards the head and thus missed. After this adjustment, further adjustments will be presented.
The Mindbender is one of the most popular shotguns
What happens with fusion rifles: The functionality of aim assist is also being revised for fusion rifles. The maximum range is also being adjusted:
The aim assist for fusion rifles has been adjusted to no longer consider precision placements.
Previously, aim assist could cause the player’s volley to deviate from the intended target vector and largely miss.
The damage drop for this weapon archetype is now limited to 0.5x (previously 0.75x).
The effective range and the influence of the optics stats (sights) for this weapon archetype have been generally reduced.
Highest time:
Highest time now adjusts the impact for the rapid-fire sub-archetype when active.
The reload time now adjusts to the rapid-fire sub-archetype (0.85) when active.
With these small adjustments, automatic weapons should have a better chance in PvP and step slightly out of the shadow of their semi-automatic competitors. You should also benefit from the changes in PvE.
Automatic rifles have rarely been seen in PvP since Year 1
These changes are still waiting for you in Season 10
The Nightfall will get tougher: In the PvE activity Nightfall, an additional difficulty level is to provide a new challenge. This will be called Pinnacle and is intended to “even bring the most competent guardians to their limits,” said the Destiny developer.
Bungie will later go into more detail about this change and other activities for PvE.
Furthermore, two more major revisions for the upcoming Season 10 have been announced:
What do you think of the extensive changes to weapon balance and nerfs? Are you looking forward to variety or are you already mourning your beloved firearms?
Want some “Hot Coffee” with Arthur? A sex mod for Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently a thorn in Take-Two’s side. They don’t want this in their game.
What is this mod? The Hot Coffee mod in Red Dead Redemption 2 allows your cowboy to disappear with partners for a “hot coffee” in their room.
The description “Hot Coffee” comes from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and is a now-removed minigame. The main character CJ could accompany his dates to a “hot coffee” in the room and have sex there. This became known in 2005 when modders extracted this minigame from the code. However, the characters were clothed during the “act.” Still, it went viral. As PCGamer reports, San Andreas quickly received a new rating – from “Mature” to “Adults only,” which removed it from many shelves in America. Only through a patch that completely removed these contents was the rating restored.
What happened in RDR 2? For the cowboy game Red Dead Redemption 2, modders took specific assets like sounds and animations from the game’s code and simply designed their own Hot Coffee mod.
In the mod, you can approach certain NPCs in saloons, make them a clear offer, and then go to their room. You then see some animations and hear some moans.
However, it didn’t take long for Take-Two to intervene. In an email, representatives from Take-Two warned the two developers: If you do not remove the mod, we will take legal action. The end-user license agreement prohibits modifying software.
Furthermore, the code of conduct for online services “contains a prohibition for users to create, upload, or post material that is vulgar, obscene, sexually oriented, or inconsistent with community standards.”
The Take-Two representative emphasized that it’s the sexual content of the Hot Coffee mod that is the cause for concern.
What does the mod creator say? In an interview with PCGamesN.com, the mod creator “Unlosing” states that Take-Two really asked him to take the mod offline. However, he claims he is not violating any rules.
The mod does not contain nudity or nude models and uses only assets that are still in the game. The animations come from the drunk-in-the-bar mission with Lenny (which is still in the game), and the “moaning” sounds are just the noises the [characters] make when they are injured. They also mention “online services,” but this mod is only available for single-player.
What happens next? Unlosing says he does not yet know what will happen next. He does not plan to take the mod offline for now. In his opinion, that would be unfair (via PCGamesN).
Director Eli Roth is filming the movie based on the loot shooter series Borderlands. It seems that a very special film is in store for us.However, chaos ensued right at the announcement.
Who is Eli Roth? The director is mainly known for horror films such as Hostel, Cabin Fever, and Knock Knock. However, with The House with a Clock in Its Walls, he has also directed a film aimed at a younger audience.
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Now the tweet has officially appeared again. Should Randy Pitchford have perhaps waited with this announcement of the director?
What does Eli Roth plan for the Borderlands movie? Eli Roth explained that he wants to realize his own visions and ideas. Randy Pitchford from Borderlands developer Gearbox is supposed to support him in this.
I am excited to bring my own ideas and vision into the wild, fun, and infinitely creative world of the game. Randy Pitchford and everyone at Gearbox have very much supported my ideas – it really feels like a perfect storm of creators coming together. We want to create a new classic that the fans of the game will love, but that will also find a new audience worldwide.
Eli Roth, Director
Who is writing the script? The script comes from Craig Mazin, who is known for the series Chernobyl, but also for funny films like Scary Movie 3 and 4 as well as the last two Hangover parts.
Lilith allegedly plays the lead role in the Borderlands movie.
What kind of movie will this be?
What can we expect? It seems unlikely that we will get a horror film. According to Eli Roth’s statements, we can probably not expect a 1:1 adaptation of the game material. It seems that we will see something new that differs from the games.
Humor seems to play an important role, and with Craig Mazin, a suitable writer for the script has been found.
How can a Borderlands movie work? Implementing the multiplayer shooter Borderlands is certainly not easy. The comic-like graphic style of the games makes up a large part of the atmosphere. How this will be implemented in the film is still the big question.
Moreover, of course, the dark humor must fit and the excessive violence should also play a role without appearing tasteless.
What is the film about? An official plot has not yet been provided. However, in summer 2019, an alleged summary of the story surfaced. In it, Lilith is to be the heroine, although other well-known faces such as Claptrap also appear:
“The movie begins with Lilith in the Atlas Corporation’s space prison. There she has the chance to earn her freedom if she manages to rescue Tiny Tina, the daughter of the Atlas CEO, on the planet Pandora. The mission takes an unexpected turn when it becomes clear that the little girl is the key to opening a valuable alien vault that Atlas wants for itself.”
According to an alleged story summary of the Borderlands movie, Lilith must rescue Tiny Tina on Pandora.
Some remain skeptical about video game adaptations
What do players think about this film project? You can sense a certain skepticism in the community. This is due to the fact that not many video game adaptations have been really successful. Just think of the movies based on Assassin’s Creed, Doom, or Hitman. Nevertheless, there is interest in seeing a Borderlands movie.
xxBAshaggyxx says on reddit: “Eli Roth? Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big fan of his, but I don’t see him as the right man for something like Borderlands.”
Mr__Classy believes: “An animated series would be better.”
Aesorian writes: “I have always said a Borderlands movie could really work. They should just do it as a kind of apocalyptic Guardians of the Galaxy.”
When does the film premiere? Currently, there is no date for the theatrical release.
What do you think of Eli Roth as the director of the Borderlands movie?
To prepare for the film, you can play Borderlands 3. We tested the loot shooter for you:
In Apex Legends, the old map Kings Canyon is making a comeback. For many players, this is a clear response to Fortnite, which has seen a resurgence with the launch of Season 2.
This was announced by Respawn: The developers of Apex Legends shared a video of Kings Canyon on Twitter and revealed that the map from Season 1 will return.
Some players claim: Under Respawn’s Twitter post, there are some players who believe this is a quick and solid response to the major competitor Fortnite.
In the last 3 days, Fortnite gained nearly 20% new viewers. Source: Sullygnome
When is the old map coming back? Respawn only revealed that it should be available today, on February 21. They did not specify an exact time.
How long will the map stay? If you want to take advantage of Kings Canyon, you need to hurry. The map is only playable for a limited time, until February 24. You have all weekend to return to your old areas.
The map is expected to be playable through a separate playlist. You will be able to choose between the two maps.
Apex Legends is also considered a model in a certain concept. This was copied by numerous other shooters:
With Doom Eternal, shooter fans get the first promising new content for 2020. The latest installment of the popular series has a lot to offer – but many don’t even know that. How much do you already know about the new Doom? Participate in our survey.
Nevertheless, it seems to be flying under the radar for many players. We have found that many MeinMMO readers are interested in Doom Eternal, but they are not quite sure what to do with it.
What does Doom actually have to offer? Doom Eternal will, in the style of its predecessors, provide tons of encounters with demons, which usually end up bloody for the hellish inhabitants. As a player (or Doom Slayer), you have a plethora of weapons at your disposal – including chainsaws and flamethrowers.
Doom is famous for its bloody and action-packed scenes.
Although Doom is primarily known for its hard action, there is even a story that players praised in one of the new trailers. You are supposed to free Earth, as it has been taken over during your excursion to Mars. Time for some bullets to the face!
Unlike its predecessors, Doom Eternal does not offer a classic multiplayer mode that has delighted players since early days with its deathmatch. Instead, there is an asymmetrical PvP where two demons take on one Slayer.
One of the playable demons.
As a demon, you have various abilities at your disposal. You have various “classes” with different skills and can also summon minions. The Slayer, on the other hand, starts fully equipped, which compensates for the disadvantage of being outnumbered.
How well-informed are you about Doom Eternal?
Now it’s your turn: In our survey, we want to know from you how well you are keeping track of Doom Eternal. Are you always up to date and know all the info right after the release? Or do you only get what you happen to catch?
Doom Eternal will be released on March 20, 2020. If you want to pass the time until then with other shooters, you can find the best shooters of 2020 here:
