In FIFA 20 the Future Stars event continues and brings fresh special cards with the 2nd team. Find out which young talents are involved this time.
After the first 14 Future Star cards, it now continues with the second team. We take a look at the new special cards.
What are Future Stars? The Future Star cards are special cards for young talents that are significantly improved. EA sees the potential for these players to become world stars.
How strong are the cards? The upgrades for these cards are decent and sometimes offer extreme jumps compared to the base cards of the respective players. Overall ratings around 90 are the norm here.
This is the second Future Stars team
These are the strongest cards in the 2nd team: Haaland and Martinez boast the highest ratings with 92 points in the second Future Stars team. The new special cards of Valverde (91), Palacios (89), and Hudson-Odoi (89) are also really strong.
How strong is Haaland: Erling Haaland receives an absolute top card with the Future Stars.
Anyone lucky enough to pull this new Haaland card gets a top striker for the Bundesliga. He has exceptionally strong stats in pace, shooting, dribbling, and physicality. Many goals should be guaranteed.
His only drawbacks are his 3-star weak foot and skill moves.
This is what the second team looks like:
Haaland (92)
Martinez (92)
Valverde (91)
Palacios (89)
Hudson-Odoi (89)
Tielemans (88)
Dani Olmo (88)
Sarr (88)
Tomori (87)
Luiz Felipe (87)
Ikone (87)
Renan Lodi (87)
Malen (86)
Kehrer (85)
This is how the event works – SBCs, Packs, and Weekly Objectives
Players in Packs: From today, February 7th at 7:00 PM, the new Future Star cards are available in packs. The probability of pulling these special cards is expected to be the same as the normal cards of the players. This means that some of the super talents might even be pulled from silver packs.
For the event, there will also be various promo packs and lightning rounds.
More players through weekly objectives:
What do you think of the Future Stars? Let us know in our Facebook group.
On Battlefield 5, Chapter 6 began on February 4, featuring a new map with several game modes. However, for many players, the new weapons and fresh content are not the highlight of the upcoming chapter. They are waiting for Update 6.2 – What should it improve?
What are BF5 players waiting for? Many players are waiting for the complete or partial reversal of some changes in weapon balance.
Since the Update 5.2.2 on December 16, 2019, Battlefield 5 plays somewhat differently. Many weapons deal significantly less damage, especially at longer distances. For some players, these drastic changes to the Time-to-Kill (TTK), the time it takes to eliminate an opponent, felt completely unnecessary.
Even before the update, many players were upset about the planned changes, and since then, the frustration has hardly subsided. Together with the patch notes for the new Chapter 6, the developers have now announced that the changes will be at least partially reversed with Update 6.2.
The content of the new chapter is taking a back seat, Update 6.2 seems more interesting.
Time-to-Kill drives the community crazy even without a jungle
Why is this more important than a big update? Since the announcement of the changes in mid-November, the adjustments to the TTK have been the major topic in the community. There was briefly joy over the well-executed Chapter 5, but with the release of the changes, it was basically only about that.
Why are the players so upset? For many players, the shooter was wonderfully balanced at the time of the changes.
Battlefield 5 played smoothly, Chapter 5 brought plenty of fresh content, and everything seemed alright. But then the developers at DICE changed one of the most important aspects of the game – fundamentally.
At the end of 2018, the developers raised the Time-to-Kill or Time-to-Death with an update, but after significant criticism from players, this change was reversed after only a week. Players are simply angry that this is happening again.
Besides the TTK/TTD, some players have also expressed issues with the spotting system, which was dramatically changed in Chapter 5. However, the developers did not have much to say about this in the official patch notes.
Players are complaining about unnecessary changes to the TTK. They feel it takes too long to eliminate opponents.
TTK will be changed again, but it won’t be like it used to be
Why is BF5 changing this again? EA repeatedly emphasizes that they want to listen to the players, and it seems they have. The reactions have simply not quieted down.
Almost 2 months after the changes, BF soldiers still cannot adjust to the adjustments, so the comments under the trailer for Chapter 6 are full of demands to revert the TTK to its previous level.
What is going to be changed this time? There have already been some statements from those responsible. On reddit, the BF5 community manager “PartWelsh” even elaborated on the topic.
With Update 6.2, we will release a series of additional changes that are based on your feedback and our gameplay data. All details will be shared after the release of 6.0. You will notice that in close combat, the familiar recoil and rate of fire will return.
We will continue to work with a damage model where weapons designed to be lethal at close range will still deal less damage beyond 30 meters than you know from 5.0. However, we want to adjust the damage curves so that the damage loss does not feel as direct or severe. For weapons that should be more effective at longer ranges, such as semi-automatic rifles or carbines, the damage loss will occur later. This should ensure that these weapons operate more in line with their intended design and perform significantly better at longer ranges.
Similar changes will also be made to the LMGs and assault rifles. I will keep you updated as soon as we have finalized the new design (of the damage models, ed.) and will then bring it into a release state.
What could this mean? This sounds a bit as if the developers are trying to stick to their changes and find a compromise.
It is presented as if the weapons previously had a completely unrealistic damage profile that did not match the weapons. The weapon classes are supposed to gain a stronger character and distinguish themselves more clearly from one another, especially at different ranges.
It will be interesting to see how this compromise will look and whether the community will be satisfied with it.
Hundreds of memes mocked the new TTK
The reactions were intense from the start, and that has not changed to this day. New memes can still be found almost daily on reddit, and players are tireless in reminding the developers: keyword #revert – for “Revert The TTK” (Set the TTK back).
How did the community react to the change? After the announcement of the change in mid-November, complaints began. At that time, players still hoped that they could make a difference with their reactions to Update 5.2.
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But DICE then said little about the changes, and many players felt ignored. In the video, a BF5 trailer was humorously annotated with written comments to highlight the problems.
How are the players reacting now? The trust of some players in the developers is shaken, and the reactions reflect that.
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The meme draws attention to the fact that while DICE managed to improve Battlefield 4 and Battlefront 2 after initial difficulties, they have not succeeded with BF5 so far.
The community is now waiting for more details on the upcoming changes and is already reloading the meme cannon in case the developers don’t meet expectations.
Chapter 6 with Solomons and requested Bazooka
View of the new map – Solomons with Chapter 6
What does Chapter 6 bring? With the latest chapter, Battlefield takes you to the Solomons, an archipelago northeast of Australia.
The capture of the islands by the Americans as part of the Battle of Guadalcanal is considered a turning point in the Pacific War, as the Americans were able to go on the offensive against the Japanese for the first time.
Battlefield 5 continues the war over the Pacific Islands that began with Chapter 5. In addition to the new map, which comes with several game modes, there are also new weapons and equipment.
New Map: The Solomons – Available with Conquest, Breakthrough, Squad Conquest, and Team Deathmatch
New Weapons: Model 37, M2 Carbine (immediately available), and Type 11 LMG (Chapter Rank Reward)
In Destiny 2 it is time again for a visit from the exotic vendor Xur today, February 7th. But on which planet is he located and what items does he offer to the Guardians? Find out everything about Xur’s location and inventory this weekend.
What’s going on in Destiny 2? The event “Empyrean Foundation” is currently in full swing, allowing Guardians to prepare for Season 10 until March 9th.
In addition, there are already initial details about Season 10. Significant changes are set to affect the swords.
However, before the next season starts and the changes take effect, Guardians can look forward to the Sanguine Week 2020, the Valentine’s event. This begins with the next weekly reset on February 11th.
But first, Xur comes by today, and we are excited about his inventory.
All info about Xur on February 7, 2020 – PS4, PC, Xbox One
What does Xur offer? Does Xur have gear pieces with high total values or a rare exotic weapon this time?
Let’s take a look together at the inventory of the mysterious vendor.
When does Xur appear?
This is Xur’s time: The noodle face appears as usual at 6:00 PM. He chooses a planet and makes himself comfortable there until the next weekly reset on February 11th, selling his goods to interested Guardians.
Where is Xur? This is his location this weekend
Xur’s position: You can find the exotic vendor this weekend at the Tower near the Hangar.
Xur’s current position in the Tower
Xur’s inventory from February 7 to February 11 – All exotics at a glance
Weapon:Black Spindle – Sword for 29 legendary shards
The YouTuber Anomaly explains in a video how he sold a rare skin from Counter Strike: Global Offensive for a lot of money. He encountered a buyer who did not speak English and even transferred the money in advance.
What happened? The YouTuber Anomaly, who usually appears masked in his videos, was very lucky and found a rare weapon skin in CS:GO.
It was a StatTrak AK-47 named “Blue Gem”. According to the CSGOFloat database, there are only eight of this variant in the game.
Anomaly auctioned the skin and received 32,000 dollars for it. He shared what he did exactly and what to pay attention to when selling a skin in a video. The event happened several years ago, but he has now decided to bring the story to the public.
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How did Anomaly get so much money? The Swede claims in his video that many players make the mistake of selling their skins directly in the community market for far too cheap prices.
In his eyes, the most important step is to find out the true value of the skin. He recommends:
Look at previous sales. Anomaly himself found out that his skin was worth several thousand dollars.
Communicate with users who know more about skins than you do. This way, you learn the value and also draw attention to your future auction.
After some discussions, he started an auction where the first person directly bid 10,000 dollars.
This is the rare skin of Anomaly (Source: Broskins)
Who won the auction? The winner of the skin was a user from the Middle East who must be very rich. However, the buyer did not speak English and used an interpreter for the transaction.
Anomaly himself describes the whole process as totally crazy, especially because the entire chat took place only through Steam, despite the large amount of money involved.
Initially, he suspected fraud and therefore requested that the buyer should pay the 32,000 dollars via bank transfer. This was to prevent an immediate reversal, as is often done with payment methods like Paypal online.
How did the transaction end? The non-English speaking buyer agreed to the terms and transferred the 32,000 dollars. Anomaly was very surprised by this and could theoretically have kept the money without giving up the skin.
In jest, he says in the video: “and then I went to Steam, deleted and blocked him”.
However, Anomaly stated that he behaved properly, handed over the AK-47, and is now happy about the large sum of money he earned from a CS:GO skin.
He seems to still be in contact with the buyer today, as in the video he checks how many skins of his type currently exist. It turns out that his skin is not listed in the database at all.
The same skin with valuable stickers
Skins for up to 100,000 dollars? At the end of the video, he shows his skin again, but this time with special stickers on it. He claims:
“The skin without stickers is worth around 40,000 dollars today. With these stickers, it could be worth up to 100,000 dollars.”
Whether the story really happened exactly like this is hard to verify. However, it is known that in CS:GO, skins are frequently sold for a lot of money, even for far more than 32,000 dollars.
The coronavirus has China firmly in its grip and this could also impact the gaming industry. Analysts estimate that the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X could be delayed in their market launch.
This is the situation: The coronavirus has hit the country of China the hardest. Over 30,000 infected cases have already been counted and numerous cities in China are in a state of emergency.
This also affects the production of many products. Many companies are closed and currently nothing can be produced. A developer studio has already given away a game so that citizens have something to do at home.
This could also have an impact on the release of the next-gen consoles PS5 and Xbox Series X, which are also manufactured in China. A report from analysts speaks of delays.
What is being reported: The site “Nikkei Asia Review” states that some employees of Foxconn, who are responsible for iPhone production, are in quarantine. Production there is largely at a standstill. Thus, the virus could also affect the production of the new iPhone.
This connects to the consoles: The Businessinsider picks up this source and supplements it with a report from Jefferies Group, which is a major investment bank in the USA. It states that companies are currently working on the production of the new console generation.
Furthermore, it states: “If [the company] remains closed for more than about a month, the schedule will be delayed. New consoles may also suffer from supply issues if they are not finished well before the planned launch in autumn 2020.”
This is particularly critical because almost 100% of the production takes place in China, although a large part of it is exported back to Europe or the USA.
This is what the new Xbox Series X looks like
What does this mean for the consoles? Currently, there are no reports that the coronavirus has also broken out among the employees of the production companies of the new consoles, but in the case of the iPhones, it is certainly conceivable.
In response to an inquiry from BusinessInsider, neither Microsoft nor Sony provided a statement regarding their production.
Only from Nintendo is it known that the coronavirus has a negative impact. The company has already confirmed that the delivery of the Nintendo Switch to Japan will be slightly delayed.
The delivery of the Switch will be delayed due to the coronavirus
In several blog posts, new details about Harrowstorm, the first DLC of The Elder Scrolls Online in 2020, are presented. In addition to information about the dungeons, the release date is also included.
What is Harrowstorm? Harrowstorm is the first DLC released as part of “The Dark Heart of Skyrim”. It introduces the story that will engage you throughout the year in the MMORPG ESO.
Screenshot from the dungeon “Unholy Tomb” from Harrowstorm
When will Harrowstorm be released? Harrowstorm is scheduled to release on Monday, February 24 for PC and Mac. Console fans will, however, have to wait a bit.
The DLC will be available for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 starting Tuesday, March 10.
Fight against a mysterious witch circle
What is the first dungeon about? Harrowstorm brings two new dungeons, with the Icewind dungeon having been introduced more intensively already.
A massive storm is expected to emerge from Icewind, sweeping across the seas and sinking ships. For this reason, and to unravel the mystery of a lost expedition, you set out to explore the place.
Along the way, you will encounter Mother Ciannait, a fearsome and powerful witch who controls the storm with her coven and makes your life difficult.
One of the allies of the witch circle
In Icewind, you fight against the witches and their natural forces. They use snow, storm, fire, electricity, and even undead magic against you. Additionally, each witch has an ally with whom they attack you together.
In the dungeon, you will also meet an old acquaintance: Lyris Titanborn. You already know her from the main questline of ESO, and she will assist you in battle.
What rewards does Icewind bring? Through the new dungeon, you can earn some exclusive rewards:
Four new equipment sets (including one monster set)
New collectibles such as style pages, colors, and furnishing items
Costume style for Lyris’ Icewind war axe, provided you complete the dungeon at veteran level.
Strength of the Titanborn – One of the new equipment
What happens in the second dungeon? The second dungeon “Unholy Tomb” has not yet been presented in as much detail as Icewind.
It is known that you enter a tomb long thought forgotten and fight off invaders before they can awaken an ancient power.
DLC is the beginning for Skyrim
What comes after the dungeons? The new DLC also brings a prologue quest that is meant to lead the story towards Skyrim. You can complete this quest without having to play the dungeons.
It is named after Fort Greymoor, which is located in the Rift of Skyrim. The expansion is generally expected to bring back many iconic locations from Skyrim.
Battle for Azeroth is now more or less “complete”; everything has been seen and completed. But how do you evaluate this WoW expansion?
With the victory of Limit over the mythic version of N’Zoth in the raid Ny’alotha, the story of World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is over. While there was still hope for an additional cinematic, it never came. After almost 18 months of this expansion, now is the perfect time to look back over the entire expansion and then ask: How did you like Battle for Azeroth as a whole?
Battle for Azeroth began as a large project and aimed to reignite the war between the Horde and Alliance and bring it to a conclusion. This has worked fundamentally, even though a few story arcs remain unresolved – but that will surely follow in later expansions.
Launch faced great criticism: The launch of Battle for Azeroth went largely smoothly, but soon problems with various systems appeared. Island expeditions were boring, the warfront was monotonous, and Azerite gear caused a lot of frustration. Many of the new features felt inappropriate or simply dull to players, while Titanforging and Warforging continued to be criticized.
Many features have been improved: Over the course of the patches, Blizzard has implemented a lot of feedback, making Azerite armor more accessible and making the Heart of Azeroth more exciting with essences. Island expeditions have also been revised several times and now feel better – at least for a part of the player base.
What criteria should you vote on? What you base your evaluation on is of course up to you and is massively influenced by subjectivity. However, if you want to take a moment, consider these aspects and how you liked them or how well they were implemented:
Number, scope, and release pace of patches
The time you spent in the game
New features: Warfronts, Island Expeditions, War Mode, Allied Races
Recurring endgame tasks such as world quests, Heart of Azeroth, Mythic+, and raids
Design of the areas of Zandalar and Kul Tiras
The story and related cutscenes
The overall balance between classes
How did you find Battle for Azeroth?
But now let’s move on to the survey: How well did you like Battle for Azeroth as a whole?
If you cannot see the survey for any reason, simply follow this link to participate.
If you’d like to justify your opinion a bit more, please leave a comment here and explain why you gave Battle for Azeroth that particular rating.
No matter how you vote – let’s hope for the best for Shadowlands.
Destiny 2 will soon revise the weapon balance. Why fusion rifles might be the focus of these changes and what the current problem is, you can read here.
This statement has the community speculating: On Twitter, a community manager (Dmg04) from Bungie shared a video and praised the work. The clip was about the analysis of fusion rifles.
Some users interpreted the mention of fusion rifles by a Bungie employee as a clear message: Fusion rifles might soon be in for a nerf.
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Dmg04 then explained that the Destiny developers have been looking at feedback on fusion rifles for a while. By March, they plan to present insights into upcoming balance adjustments from various areas.
The Bungie employee never mentioned the word “nerf”. He also did not elaborate on future changes. However, this does not stop the community from speculating about the future of fusion rifles.
The first fusion rifle of the kinetic type: Bastion
Could the era of fusion rifles be coming to an end?
Here’s the current status of fusion rifles: Characteristic of fusion rifles is that they fire powerful shots after a short charge time. In Destiny 2, fusion rifles are special weapons and are used in the energy slot, except for a few exceptions. A few power weapons are also classified as fusion rifles.
Especially in the Crucible, fusion rifles evoke mixed feelings. For many guardians, this futuristic weapon type is currently too powerful, and they see the PvP balance at risk.
For this very reason, many players choose fusion rifles. They want to feel powerful. However, in a survey, you voted two fusion rifles as the most annoying PvP weapons:
These 2 weapons divide the community: Upon closer inspection, it turns out that not all fusion rifles annoy Destiny players. The problem lies more with these outliers:
Erentil FR4 – The legendary fusion rifle stands as a representative for all slowly reloading and hard-hitting examples. Especially with certain perks like “Firmly Planted” or “Backup Plan”, the weapon becomes overpowering and hardly counterable.
Jötunn – The exotic fusion rifle fires a homing fireball. This takes out almost everything with a hit and is usually not seen coming.
The terror of the Crucible: Erentil FR4
The teased adjustments will require a lot of finesse from the developer. Because even back in the days of Destiny 1, fusion rifles were adjusted. At that time, the entire category practically disappeared from the scene.
It will be exciting to see how Bungie handles the issue and what adjustments we can expect in Season 10. “Will nails continue to stick out” or will they be hammered in? As always, it’s true that not every guardian can be satisfied.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8AL4KZbXg&t=485s
Check out the highly debated video by CoolGuy about fusion rifles here. In it, he explains, for example, what makes Erentil so incredibly dominant right now.
What are your thoughts on fusion rifles in PvP? While we can currently only speculate about the future of fusion rifles, we already know much more about changes to another weapon type:
The MMORPG Tibia is struggling with a gold and EXP inflation. However, the changes introduced are not liked by everyone and strong criticism is being voiced.
What is the problem? The influx of gold into the economy of the MMORPG classic Tibia, which started in 1997, has gotten out of control in recent years.
The influx looked like this in recent years (in millions of gold per day):
January 2017: 96
January 2018: 753
January 2019: 3116
January 2020: 2867
This has led to an enormous inflation, which has thrown the game into a gold crisis.
There has also been an extreme increase in players reaching level 1,000 quickly, as there were simply too many EXP in certain areas. New areas were developed for events where players could quickly farm EXP. However, this led to nobody wanting to visit the old spots anymore, so they adjusted those. Thus, a vicious cycle emerged that led to an ever-increasing influx of EXP and loot.
Developers react, but players remain angry
What have the developers done about it? CipSoft, the developer studio behind the now 23-year-old Tibia, has adjusted the hunting grounds. The nerf means that there is now less gold and EXP in some of the areas. The team has been thinking about this for two years, but only acted now when the situation got out of hand.
How are the players reacting to this? Not everyone in the community is happy with the changes. There have already been accusations that this nerf was only introduced to boost the sale of Tibia coins, which the developers deny. Some players would have preferred that the changes be tested with focus groups or on a test server, but the developers did not find that to be sensible.
Some also do not understand why exactly the most popular hunting grounds were nerfed. The team then explained that they did not fundamentally change the areas themselves, but rather the monsters, which appear in many areas.
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The changes have apparently now particularly severe consequences for players who find themselves in the mid-level range.
Mandrah, a level 500 player, says: “I will just add that the changes have affected the lower levels. The spots I ran at levels 200-300 are now dead.”
The problem seems to be somewhat deeper, and fundamentally larger balancing changes need to be made to the entire game. Whether these will come is the big question. Tibia certainly has a money and EXP problem that the developers urgently need to get under control.
While many are eagerly awaiting the official unveiling of the PlayStation 5 and its PS5 controller, an artist in a trailer presents his own fictional vision of the DualShock 5. And it’s so good that he is celebrated by thousands for it. Many would buy his “design” immediately – would you?
What do we know about the PS5? Some information, for example about parts of the hardware, has already been revealed by Sony regarding the PlayStation 5. However, many details are still shrouded in mystery. This includes the final design of the PS5 itself and the accompanying controller – presumably the DualShock 5.
Therefore, many players, fans, and interested parties are excitedly waiting for Sony to finally lift the veil and officially present the PS5.
What does the trailer show? Check it out here: The nearly two and a half minute long clip looks remarkably similar to an official trailer and impressively presents a fictional vision of the PlayStation 5 controller DualShock 5 – complete with its features such as:
customizable paddles on the back
replaceable analog sticks
ports
a revamped D-pad
a built-in microphone with background noise cancellation
and more
But see for yourself:
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In doing so, he did not necessarily rely on previous leaks, patents, or the dev kit, but let his own vision run free. And it seems to be very well received.
The title image of this article also comes from his trailer.
What do players say about it? This work has been praised by everyone – almost all are enthusiastic about Snoreyn’s concept and would be happy if this design would be used in a potential elite controller. Some would be willing to buy such a pad immediately. Thousands are celebrating the trailer – just on YouTube.
Many hope that Sony will take notice of Snoreyn and even hire him. Here are some excerpts from the YouTube comments:
Seb: “They should hire you, man. I thought that was official. Wow, now everyone tweet Sony…”
Smokey: “Wow, that guy destroyed Sony’s reveal trailer before it even went live. You are really talented…”
ZEMO: “I doubt the official controller can be better than this one…”
Malxer: “If Sony’s release isn’t half as good as yours, then we should ask how one person can do a better job than an entire company.”
Alepiu saja: “When a joystick trailer looks like a movie trailer…”
Ayy Lamo: “This is everything I ever wanted in a DualShock…”
The PS5 dev kit including controller
This is what we officially know about the PS5 controller so far: Officially, not much is known yet about the new controller of the PS5.
It has not yet been named, but it is likely to follow tradition and be called DualShock 5.
According to initial reports and images of the dev kit, the DualShock 5 resembles the PS4 controller. However, it is said to feature greatly improved haptic feedback and adaptive triggers.
What do you think of this fictional concept? Would you acquire such a controller? By the way, there was also an interesting report on the SSD, which is the storage medium of the PS5, just recently:
The FIFA 20 YouTuber ChrisMD tried an experiment: He spent a lot of money on the Ultimate Team and saw which players can be pulled with nearly 7800 Euro.
Over several days, the YouTuber opened numerous packs and pulled several players that fetch millions on the transfer market. He summarized his results in a video:
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These players were pulled by the YouTuber: ChrisMD’s yield features some strong players. Here are the highlights from his video:
2x TOTY Alisson
1x TOTY De Ligt
2x TOTY De Jong
1x TOTY Mbappé
2x TOTY Robertson
1x Icon Dalglish
2x Icon Kaká
1x Icon Ballack
1x Icon Butragueno
Additionally, there are numerous other cards that a regular player would love to pull. Plenty of special cards, rare players like Salah or Hazard, and countless Inform cards.
Mbappé in the TOTY version is probably the dream of many players
What does the player himself say about the yield? ChrisMD seems to be quite optimistic. After making similar videos in past years, he had a slightly better outcome this time.
Especially the TOTY card of Mbappé made the YouTuber happy. Alone, this card can bring up to 5 million coins on the transfer market.
That’s why this topic is so sensitive: For years, there have been discussions around the Ultimate Team packs. The TOTY showed just how hard it is to pull strong cards. Even if you spend a lot of money, you hardly stand a chance.
ChrisMD had more luck: He pulled 8 TOTY players alone. A very unusual yield – even for the amount of money he invested. However, if you calculate it down, he still spent nearly 1000 euros for a TOTY player.
New special cards come to FIFA every week. For example, here’s the current TOTW:
WoW Classic has significantly improved the subscription numbers of World of Warcraft. And it seems that it remains popular.
It has been known for several months that World of Warcraft Classic has had a great impact on the subscription numbers of WoW. After all, it has provided WoW with more new subscriptions than ever before. However, it seems that the hype around Classic was not just a short-lived phenomenon but has kept many players tied to the old Azeroth for a longer time. At least that can be concluded from Blizzard’s quarterly report.
What was said? The current financial report from Activision Blizzard specifically addresses the two versions of World of Warcraft. J. Allen Brack stated:
Due to the content updates for modern WoW and the rhythm we have for Classic, we ended the year with a number of subscribers that was double what it was at the end of Q2. We also see that players remain active in both versions of the game.
J. Allen Brack
Later he added that the ongoing participation in Classic is particularly high in the East.
J. Allen Brack is satisfied with the subscription numbers.
Numbers should be questioned: Despite the good news, one should take these numbers with caution. While WoW had twice as many subscribers at the end of 2019 as in mid-2019, that looks good on paper. However, mid-2019 was also one of the “low phases” of WoW: Battle for Azeroth, which is why the subscription numbers could have been particularly low then.
The “double amount” sounds good in principle, but without knowing exactly which number was doubled, one should exercise a bit of caution.
Of course, this does not change the fact that a basic doubling of subscriptions is a very good thing for WoW.
Classic still has problems: Although subscription numbers for World of Warcraft were high at the end of December, WoW Classic is still facing some specific problems. In addition to the ongoing battle against PvP bots, players notice that the server economy has shifted due to many players per realm.
For example, there is too little Black Lotus on the realms, forcing raid players to pay huge sums for buff potions or simply forgo them altogether.
However, so far these problems seem to have little impact on interest in Classic. It will be interesting once all Classic content has been released and how Blizzard reacts then. After the release of Naxxramas, Classic will fundamentally be “over” and will no longer offer new content.
Are you still actively playing Classic? Or have you already stopped?
The Sinnoh event in Pokémon GO has started and brings many new raid bosses. Most of these are from Generation 4. We will show you which ones are particularly worthwhile.
All Pokémon marked with an asterisk (*) can also be encountered as Shiny.
Which bosses are particularly worthwhile? Especially interesting is Praktibalk. This Pokémon evolves into Meistagrif, one of the best Fighting attackers in the game. If you trade it beforehand, you will save a lot of candies.
Meistagrif, the evolution of Praktibalk, will become really strong
Stalobor is also interesting. This Pokémon is among the best Ground attackers and you don’t even need to evolve it further.
For the PvP league, Alolan Marowak and Alolan Raichu are currently interesting. These two Pokémon are among the best attackers in the Super League and a good specimen is certainly not wrong.
How long are the bosses available? If you want to secure a Pokémon, you need to do it this weekend.
The raid bosses are only available until the end of the Sinnoh event. This ends on Monday, February 10, at 9 AM local time. After that, the old bosses will return to the raids.
The event around Pokémon Day is also starting soon. We will show you the details here:
The announcement of the PvE MMO Colossus has caused some excitement, as players fear that the new game will affect the development of the PvP MMORPG Camelot Unchained. Now the developers apologize for the situation.
Instead, Colossus, or Final Stand: Ragnarok, is a second project that was introduced, which is a PvE MMO where large numbers of players fight against waves of enemies.
The fact that besides Camelot Unchained, another game is being worked on, even though the first one is still far from a release, has mainly angered the backers of the Kickstarter campaign. Since then, criticism has been pouring in for Citystate Interactive.
An Apology and a Promise
How are the developers responding to the criticism? Mark Jacobs, founder of the developer studio, has now addressed the community. He writes:
Guys, I know you are upset about what you saw last Friday, and I take full responsibility for that and apologize.
Mark Jacobs, Citystate Interactive
How does he intend to smooth things over? Jacobs promises to show the fans of Camelot Unchained what has been worked on in the MMORPG in the past.
This Friday, February 7th, I will provide another update in which I will explain in detail what we have been working on for Camelot Unchained and what we are continuing to work on. I will present all the important improvements to Camelot Unchained and the technology that drives the game. However, these are just words, and to be honest, that’s not good enough. Instead of talking more, I will show you our improved siege of Cherry Keep. This will demonstrate how far we have come with Camelot Unchained.
Mark Jacobs, Citystate Interactive
Players Should Be Reassured
What else will he show? After the big battle with the siege, Mark Jacobs will present the roadmap for the further development of the MMORPG, so that players know what will be worked on in the coming weeks and months. This is meant to show that the developers are not just working on the PvE MMO Colossus, but also continuing to work on Camelot Unchained.
Mark Jacobs hopes that the fans will give him the chance to prove that the development of Camelot Unchained is still receiving the attention it needs in order to release the MMORPG as soon as possible.
Why is there this apology? Of course, Mark Jacobs wants to reassure the fans of Camelot Unchained and make it clear to them that work on the MMORPG they have been waiting for is still ongoing.
Moreover, players are already demanding refunds for the money they invested in Camelot Unchained – such as for the Kickstarter campaign. Mark Jacobs explains that he hopes the players will perhaps change their minds now when they see how well the MMORPG has progressed and that work is still ongoing.
What do you think of the apology? Are you still giving Camelot Unchained a chance?
The usually well-informed Kotaku author Jason Schreier explains that we can look forward to a new Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry in 2020/2021.
Who is Jason Schreier? Jason Schreier is an editor at the online gaming magazine Kotaku and has plenty of contacts in the industry. He is well-informed and usually knows about announcements before they are made public.
When Jason Schreier “reveals” something, it often corresponds to the truth.
What did he announce? Schreier responded to a tweet referencing a earnings call with Ubisoft investors. In this, the company stated that five AAA games would be released between April 2020 and March 2021, three of which are Watch Dogs Legion, Rainbow Six Quarantine and Gods and Monsters.
Schreier then mentioned that another new Assassin’s Creed and another game from the Far Cry series are among them. However, no one should hope for a new Splinter Cell.
Is this likely? Certainly. Not only because Jason Schreier is very well-informed and has many insider contacts. No new Assassin’s Creed was released in 2019 because Ubisoft wanted to take more time. Therefore, it is actually logical that the action RPG series continues this year.
Moreover, there have been speculations about a new Assassin’s Creed for months. According to insiders, the game is in development and is supposed to be announced along with the Playstation 5.
As far as Far Cry is concerned, a new game is also likely. The last two titles in the series were released just one year apart.
What could these games be?
What can we expect with Assassin’s Creed? There are many rumors about a Viking scenario. Allegedly, the RPG elements are to be further expanded, and a co-op mode could be added. The story revolves around a war that Ragnar’s sons wage after the murder of their father. The title of the game is likely Assassin’s Creed: Ragnarok.
Whether this information is true is unknown, as Ubisoft has not yet officially spoken about the next Assassin’s Creed.
What can we expect with Far Cry? There is no information on this yet. It is likely that we will not experience a continuation of Far Cry 5 and Far Cry: New Dawn this time, but rather something new. Another scenario could be conceivable. Maybe we will be taken to a distant planet.
If we do get a sequel to Far Cry: New Dawn, then perhaps we can expect a scenario that resembles Mad Max more. It is very likely that we will once again face a very interesting and crazy villain.
What do you wish for from a new Assassin’s Creed and the next Far Cry? Let us know in the comments!
An annoying glitch has been causing problems in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare for a while now. The bug causes players to be so intensely blinded that they can hardly continue playing properly or have to start camping.
The popular shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has surprised us several times in recent months with outrageous bugs or glitches. Some of the errors are quickly identified and fixed by the developers, while others we may never fully get rid of.
Tiring error sends players to bed
What does the latest find look like? Redditor “SmartFrldge” posted a video with a short scene on the map “Arklov Park” and something seems to be wrong with the lighting.
When he turns around, the sunlight is highly intensified. He gets so intensely blinded that he can hardly see anything on the field.
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This affects not only direct sunlight but also reflective surfaces like windows. “SmartFrldge” decides to quit the game and go to bed. But it was already 5 a.m.
What are the implications? If you’re affected, you can hardly participate effectively in the match. The bug doesn’t seem to be all that uncommon.
The thread on Reddit is quite small, yet 2 players have already reported having the issue as well (as of February 7th, 10 a.m.).
User “ANiceSpatula” already has a direct solution: “When this happens, I set up my tent, lean back and shoot at anyone who runs by. What else can you do?” The glitch essentially forces him to camp.
What could be the cause? On the map, it looks like the sun is just rising. It might have something to do with the position of the sun, and the intensity of the light rays is incorrectly calculated by the game.
It could also be a diminished form of a graphics glitch that we’ve been seeing since the release.
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When “SmartFrldge” turns and looks at the windows, the light spectra of the reflection are briefly visible. The color combinations are reminiscent of the LSD trips that some players get prescribed in Modern Warfare.
Glitches, bugs, and nonsense
What other crazy things are there? Not all bugs or glitches ruin a match for you. Over the months, there have also been things to chuckle about.
Bungie has given a first glimpse of the sandbox changes in Season 10 of Destiny 2. A complete overhaul of the swords is coming. We explain what changes are happening in detail.
In their current developer blog “This Week at Bungie”, the studio has now already provided a first outlook on upcoming changes that await Guardians in Season 10.
What is changing with Season 10? As the developers announced, they have been closely following player feedback and will be addressing swords in Season 10. They are finally set to receive more love. Apparently, the studio plans to work more with this weapon type in future releases.
Swords had their shining hour in Destiny 1 (especially the exotic models), but could never really shine at any point in Destiny 2. However, many players would wish for that, and so the studio is set to completely overhaul this weapon category for Season 10.
Bungie says, “While you are still cleaving your enemies down, as you’d expect from a sword, most things you know will have to be unlearned.”
Swords redefined: According to Bungie, almost every aspect of swords will be adjusted, such as
blocking
the light attack
or heavy attack
However, the biggest change is likely to be a new energy bar for swords.
General changes: Bungie has tinkered not only with the mechanics but also with the values of the swords. For instance, some damage values of various sword attacks have been adjusted. The studio has also worked on various sword perks.
However, the developers did not provide details on this. They say that Guardians will have to try the changes themselves once they are available.
What’s new – sword energy: With Season 10, swords will have their own energy reserve represented by the aforementioned energy bar. This will replace the melee slot while you are wielding a sword.
This energy will be consumed by various actions with the sword but will recharge automatically. Therefore, Bungie suggests not to confuse it with ammunition capacity. However, ammunition will still be available.
This is how blocking with the sword will change: Blocking with a sword will soon consume the new sword energy instead of heavy ammunition. Initiating a block will still cost ammunition (at least one unit).
Different blocking methods will have varying consumption rates, damage resistances, and behaviors. Guardians are expected to experiment until they find the method that suits them.
Adjustment of the exotic Titan gauntlets “Handheld”: The Titan armor exotic Handheld was introduced in the Season of the Vagabond, but for most Guardians, it serves more as a dust collector in the vault.
Blocking with a sword currently increases the mobility speed of the bearer and does not consume ammunition. Shots blocked directly after a block also heal the bearer.
Bungie has taken another look at this function during the sword overhaul and adjusted the exotic. No details were mentioned. However, thanks to the sword changes, the neglected blocking function should be used more. And due to the revision of the exotic, Titans should be able to experience a unique blocking function, according to the studio.
This is how light attacks with the sword will change: Light attacks on the ground can soon be combined infinitely with all swords, and all swords can then cleave.
This chaining of light attacks will now distinguish them more clearly from heavy attacks. Cleaving with light attacks was previously only possible with swords featuring aggressive frames. Starting with Season 10, it will also be added to all other swords to enhance the hack & slash factor.
This is how heavy sword attacks will change: Heavy attacks will consume sword energy starting in Season 10.
They can be executed at any time, but the strength of the heavy sword attack will be determined by the available energy. If the energy bar is full, the attack is at its strongest and decreases in intensity with less available energy. This should make mixing different attacks more worthwhile.
Additionally, heavy sword attacks in the air will generally not consume energy, but this may vary depending on the sword (probably for some exotic swords).
What’s new – shield bypass with sword attacks: Most sword attacks can now bypass elemental shields – but only partially for the damage.
This should differentiate swords more from shotguns, which play a similar role as powerful melee weapons.
What do you think of these changes? Do you believe that swords will finally be able to shine again like they did in Destiny 1?
For Diablo Immortal, the mobile game, alpha tests are scheduled for 2020. This was announced by Activision. When will the tests start and what does this mean for the release?
This is the situation: In the latest investor call, Activision talked about the future of Diablo Immortal among other topics. The alpha test is set to take place later in 2020.
Additionally, Activision further discussed the development status of the mobile game.
When will the alpha test take place? The first regional tests for Diablo Immortal will start in the middle of this year. So far, no exact date has been provided.
How is it going with Immortal? Although there is still no concrete release date for Diablo Immortal, Activision states that the title is making good progress. This is reported by Gamespot. After the playable demo at BlizzCon 2019, further internal playtests were conducted. The results are “encouraging.”
With the alpha tests this year, Activision aims to gather valuable feedback from players on the mobile title.
Activision is working closely with NetEase to create an “authentic” Diablo experience with Diablo Immortal. A few months ago, NetEase already stated that Immortal is nearly finished. However, Blizzard disagreed.
In the investor call, it was also mentioned that the roots of Diablo lie in PC gaming and that Blizzard remains deeply committed to the PC.
What can we speculate about the release now? We are still waiting for an official release date for Immortal. With the alpha tests, they want to expand the test audience – moving away from just the BlizzCon attendees to the broader public. It seems they have reached a point they want to present soon.
This is already an important step towards the release. Hopefully, a beta will start shortly after, where they will implement the collected feedback from the fans, followed by a release soon thereafter. Perhaps even within 2020?
In March, there will also be a special reinforcement for the Diablo team. They brought in Rod Fergusson as a “Closer” for the team. Someone who is supposed to successfully complete the final phase of development and lead a game to release. This also indicates that a release is likely not far off.
The first presentation at BlizzCon 2018 did not go well. Players hoped for a reveal of Diablo 4, believing that Diablo Immortal was an April Fool’s joke. But it is clear that this mobile game is one of the titles that are now very important for Blizzard. It is about stepping into the mobile world and paving the way for further mobile adaptations.
If Diablo does well, perhaps we will soon see the world of WoW on smartphones.
The great Sinnoh event in Pokémon GO has started and there are many bonuses. Special spawns, quests, and eggs will provide you with rare Pokémon and new Shinies.
How long does the Sinnoh event last? This event will run throughout the entire weekend. Until Monday, February 10th, at 10 AM local time, the bonuses are active.
During this period, you will find more Pokémon from Generation 4 everywhere. Even the rarer monsters like Koknodon and Kaumalat will appear more frequently.
Shiny Hippopotas, Shiny Riolu, and more Kaumalat
These are the bonuses: Although the event lasts only a few days, the list of bonuses is long. You can look forward to the following:
In 7-km eggs, you will find only Sinnoh Pokémon such as Knospi, Wadribie, Bronzel, Kaumalat, Riolu, Hippopotas, and Mantirps
From gifts, you can even receive 2 7-km eggs at once
Special field research that includes Sinnoh Pokémon and stones will come from PokéStops
Shiny Riolu and Shiny Hippopotas will be available for the first time in Pokémon GO
In the wild, Pokémon from Generation 4 spawn primarily
You can now receive 2 eggs per gift. Source: reddit
Which spawns are available? You will most often find the starters of Generation 4, which are Chelast, Plinfa, and Panflam. Bronzel, Finneon, Shnebedeck, Hippopotas, and other monsters from Gen 4 are also more frequently encountered.
However, particularly interesting are Kaumalat and Koknodon. Although they are still not found on every corner, the rare Pokémon are now appearing noticeably more often.
These are the event quests: A total of 5 special field researches await you. Here’s what you have:
Use a Sinnoh stone when evolving Pokémon
Reward: Encounter with a Koknodon
Hatch 5 eggs
Reward: 1x Sinnoh stone
Catch 5 Chelast, Panflam, or Plinfa
Reward: 1000 Stardust
Win a raid
Reward: Encounter with a Hippopotas
Catch 5 Zirpurze
Reward: Encounter with a Wadribie
Especially the quest about Koknodon is interesting. It is worth collecting 3 of them and then using a Sinnoh stone. Rameidon, the evolution of Koknodon, is the best Rock attacker in the game.
What new Shinies are there? Trainers report only of Hippopotas and Riolu as new Shinies. These were already known beforehand.
The new Shinies in Pokémon GO
Currently, you also have quite good chances of Shiny Kaumalat. While this Pokémon was previously extremely rare, it can now occasionally be obtained from eggs or found in the wild.
The wrestler Pikachu is also coming to Pokémon GO soon. We will tell you when:
Sony has announced that they will not disclose the price of the PS5 for the time being. How much would you be willing to pay for the new console at most?
The Chief Financial Officer of the company stated in an earnings call that the price depends on many factors. One of them is competition.
Microsoft has also not made any firm statements regarding the price of the Xbox Series X. The Xbox One cost €499 at launch and there are speculations that the price for the new Microsoft console could fall within a similar range.
It is still not known what the PS5 will actually look like. There are only pictures of the dev kit.
It therefore seems that Sony is trying to wait for Microsoft’s next move and possibly adjust the price of the PS5 accordingly.
It will probably still take a while until we find out how much the next-gen fun will cost us.
Until then, tell us: What would be your breaking point for purchasing the PS5? Will you get it right at launch? How much does the price influence your purchasing decision? Vote now!
