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WoW: 3 professional guilds fail against the final boss – Why is the fight so hard?

Cortyn 4. February 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

Three guilds are currently fighting for the “World First” kill of N’Zoth in WoW. However, there are many reasons why they are still struggling.

In World of Warcraft, the race for the “World First” kill of N’zoth is currently raging in mythic mode. The final boss of Ny’alotha poses several problems and difficulties for the professional guilds. The final boss is exceptionally tough and has several mechanics that can cost many characters their lives. Additionally, there are limited resources to keep the characters alive.

What makes the fight so difficult? N’Zoth has many effects on mythic difficulty that deal high damage – and that to the entire raid. Healers have virtually no respite, and all players receive persistent high damage. In the “real” phase (i.e., the direct fight against N’Zoth), the following abilities are active:

Traces of Eternity: Every 2 seconds, all players take 40,000 damage.
Eternal Torments: Once per minute, N’Zoth casts this spell. It deals 240,000 damage to all characters over 3 seconds, adding to Traces of Eternity.
Summon Soul Pain: A spell that immediately deals 250,000 damage to players and applies a debuff that deals an additional 300,000 damage over 8 seconds.

These are just a few of the critical abilities. For healers, this fight is an absolute grueling task, and just one second can decide the fate of important characters.

Additionally, the mental health of the characters continuously declines. While each player (20) can use “Azeroth’s Rays” once to refresh their mental health a bit, there is a catch. Azeroth’s Rays is also needed in the Heart Chamber, the secret mythic phase. Here, you must use the rays to disable devices that would otherwise annihilate the raid. These objects deal more than 400,000 damage to all players, and there are several of them. More than one should never be activated.

That’s why there are hardly any respite phases: The colleagues at wowhead made a small list showing how few respite phases there are during the boss fight – for example, in phase 2. On average, there is an ability or mechanic every 5-7 seconds that requires movement or reaction from the characters. The longest break consists of 13 seconds – which is too little time for many classes to deal significant damage.

Which guilds are involved in the race? The top 3 leading guilds are the “usual suspects” that typically compete at the top in World First races. The current ranking is:

1. Complexity Limit (US)
2. Method (EU)
3. Pieces (EU)

However, they are closely followed by 3 guilds currently at 10/12 bosses and could catch up soon. Among them is also a guild from the German realm Blackhand.

4. Aversion (EU-DE)
5. FatSharkYes (EU)
6. Exorsus (EU-RU)

Which guild is currently leading? Currently, it must be said that Complexity Limit is in the lead. In the past hours, Method and Pieces have struggled to even successfully reach the phase with the Heart Chamber. Limit, on the other hand, is now quite reliably reaching this phase. Both guilds are still quite far from a First Kill, especially after this bug was fixed.

The raid will become easier over time: However, it should also be mentioned that the mythic difficulty will become easier in the coming weeks and months, even if Blizzard does not implement any nerfs. The legendary cloak allows characters to be protected longer against the loss of mental health and participate in the fight longer. The cloak can be upgraded a bit each week. This is basically a passive “nerf over time” that will surely help other mythic guilds.

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CoD MW: Perfect Thermite Throw Becomes Players’ Doom – Thousands Celebrate It

Sven Galitzki 4. February 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

A funny fail clip about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is currently celebrated by thousands of users on Reddit. Apparently, a skilled thermite throw backfires on the thrower – but in a way that one might not expect.

This is the clip in question: In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, most players are probably waiting for news about the upcoming Season 2. However, it’s not the new Season 2 that is causing a stir, but rather a funny clip on the discussion platform Reddit.

The video titled “That was not the desired outcome” comes from the user P00R-judgement and has received more than 11,000 upvotes in just one day. But why?

What exactly happened in the clip? The video shows a match of “Kill confirmed” on the popular map Shipment. Between the containers in the middle of the map, the player aims to throw a sticky thermite grenade and lands a perfect hit. After that, the fail unfolds and looks just hilariously funny.

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The thrower turns away and heads in another direction, while the hit opponent disappears between the containers. One might think the scene is over.

However, just a few meters later, the thrower is caught up by his perfect thermite throw, as the player with the sticky grenade comes running towards him between the containers almost panicked, seemingly taking him down as a burning torch.

By the way, you can make good use of this week to prepare for the new season: CoD MW is really worth it this week – Double XP on everything

What do other players say: This brings lots of laughter and good vibes to many Reddit users. The fail is widely celebrated by the community, and funny remarks and comments pour in like

“Hot, hot, heeeeeeeat”
“Baby, you’re a firework” referencing the song by Katy Perry
“Here, you dropped something”
or “The Itchy and Scratchy Show” (from The Simpsons)

Some point out that it was likely a VTOL jet, a killstreak, that ultimately cost the thrower his life, rather than the human torch he created, but that doesn’t dampen the good mood surrounding the funny clip. The entire scene just seems hilariously funny – almost like it’s cut from a comedy show – and is therefore being celebrated fiercely.

This video also caused a lot of laughter recently: Player shows his worst moment in CoD MW – Thousands cheer him for it

What do you think of this clip? Have you ever had such spectacular or ridiculous moments? Is there a specific video about CoD Modern Warfare that you personally really celebrate?

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Diablo 3: Season theme for S20 will probably change all builds

Patrick Freese 4. February 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

Season 20 in Diablo 3 will start soon. The season theme for Patch 2.6.8 has already been introduced by the developers. It will significantly change Kanai’s Cube.

What is this season theme? Season 20 in Diablo 3 starts with the new Patch 2.6.8.

For some time now, Blizzard has been introducing a new theme with each new season to make that season unique.

In the past, there have been double Horadric cubes, more goblins, or most recently a crazy stackable buff that summoned the final boss at 1,000 stacks.

For Season 20, Blizzard has come up with a revamp of Kanai’s Cube. Well, this has been requested several times by the community as a season theme. Let’s just say, Blizzard will implement it for Season 20.

This way, you can assign each of the three slots in the cube a weapon, a piece of armor, or a piece of jewelry. In any order and quantity. So if you want, you can pack 3 weapons into the belt at the same time. Or 3 rings. Or 2 rings and one weapon, or … you get the idea.

You can find the changes from Patch 2.6.8 for Diablo 3, including 3 new sets, here.

How does the season theme “Forbidden Archives” affect gameplay?

Blizzard describes the buff as follows:

During Season 20, all slots in Kanai’s Cube can contain legendary properties of weapons, armor, or jewelry.
– This means you can select three armor properties, three weapon properties, three jewelry properties, or any combination from all categories.
– Items do not stack additively or multiplicatively with themselves (meaning you cannot stack multiple versions of the same property of an item).
– After the season ends and characters are transferred to the non-seasonal game, all currently active properties in Kanai’s Cube will be reset.
Source: Diablo 3 Blog

For players, this is a welcome change, as now you can enhance your favorite builds as you have always wanted.

Previously, a Ring of the Zodiac didn’t fit into your build because another piece of jewelry was more important? That’s no longer a problem.

Why does this change all builds? Let’s take a closer look at the tier list of Season 19 in Diablo 3. There you will mostly find builds that need to decide on one of the best options within a category for Kanai’s Cube.

Some builds rely on a crucial weapon to work. Now, players can also add the furnace to their weapon to deal even more damage against elite enemies.

Do you already have a gear combination in mind that you want to test in Season 20?

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Some of the armor items were chosen in Kanai’s Cube just because you had to fill the slot anyway. Another ring, an amulet, or a weapon can make these builds even stronger.

Conclusion: The new season theme will definitely impact many existing builds and change them. This could shake up the meta significantly. Additionally, it is expected that with the new options for assembling, further builds will rise to the top that previously could not compete in the higher ranks.

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Apex Legends: Season 4 – Start, Map, new character – All information

Benedict Grothaus 4. February 2020 Reading time 4 minutes

More information about Season 4 of Apex Legends “Assimilation” is coming to light. A start date is already known, and there are more teasers within the game itself. The new legend Revenant has also been introduced, although in a slightly different way than usual.

When does Season 4 start? The new Season 4 “Assimilation” begins on February 4, 2020. This will be shortly after the current Season 3 ends.

The end of Season 3 has been postponed and extended by one month. Initially, we thought that the season, like the previous ones, would last over three months and end in early January. However, it will run longer.

Season 4 will start exactly one year after the release of Apex Legends on February 4, 2019. It will run until May 12.

Contents of Season 4 – Trailer, Map, Character

On February 4, the fourth season of Apex Legends began. Here’s what it contains.

New Legend – Revenant

Who is Revenant? The new legend is Revenant, the dark mastermind behind the Halloween event and “Shadowfall”.

Revenant is the fourth new legend, following Octane, Wattson and Crypto .

Revenant can be seen for the first time in a teaser, where he kills the legend Forge during its introduction:

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It is quite possible that Respawn introduced Forge and its abilities with the “Grand Soirée” event to mislead data miners.

This introduction of Revenant shocked many players, as Forge was already assumed to be the new legend. Forge was briefly introduced in a trailer and data miners had already found his abilities.

What can Revenant do? Revenant’s skill list consists of the following abilities:

Stalker (passive): You crouch faster and can climb higher on walls.
Silence (tactical): Throws a device that deals damage and disables enemy abilities for 20 seconds.
Death Totem (ultimate): Places a totem. If you die while the totem is active, you return to the totem instead. Armor is disabled while the shield is active.

Trailer

What’s in the trailer: On January 30, Respawn released the official trailer for Season 4 “Assimilation”. This focuses entirely on Revenant and its story.

The trailer provides insights into Revenant’s background, but also leaves fans wondering what it all means.

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New Battle Pass and Rankings

What’s in the Battle Pass: Along with the update, the Battle Pass for Season 4 of Apex Legends was released. As before, there are many cosmetics to earn this time, including skins, music, and emotes. We’ve embedded the overview trailer for you here:

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Here’s how the new ranking works: There are also new rules for the upcoming Ranked Series 3. The developers shared more details in a blog:

The series lasts again for 3 months, but will be divided into two “splits” of six weeks each.
The splits offer a “soft reset”. The first split will be played on World’s Edge, the second split in King’s Canyon.
Rewards are given for the highest rank from both splits.
The “Master” rank will be introduced. “Apex Predator” will now only refer to the 500 best players on a platform.
From Platinum onward, you can only team up with players who deviate by at most one rank from you.

New Weapon – Sentinel

What is the Sentinel? On the official website, the developers have also introduced the new weapon Sentinel. It is a “bolt-action sniper rifle.”

Will the map change with Season 4?

This is how the map could change: In a teaser, something that players consider to be a spaceship can be seen. It is still unclear whether this supposed spaceship will possibly lead to a new map. However, this is rather unlikely, as World’s Edge was implemented only a few months ago.

However, the map could still change. Similar to what happened in Season 2, when the Repulsor was destroyed and the map drastically changed.

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A change to World’s Edge, perhaps through the crash of a spaceship or a landing capsule, would initiate a kind of regularity.

Teaser for Season 4

This is shown in the first teaser: On Tuesday, January 21, a first teaser for Season 4 appeared in Apex Legends. On the new map World’s Edge, a huge black cloud can be seen in the sky.

Amidst this cloud, a blue spot can be recognized. Some players have made their way to the highest buildings to take a closer look at this point with a scope. Apparently, these are three glowing dots that strongly resemble the engines of a spaceship.

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If this is indeed a teaser for Season 4, it would have come exactly two weeks before the start of the new season. This is precisely the period in which teasers have appeared in the past.

More teasers: New teasers for Season 4 have appeared on the map. Among other things, a strange construct from Hammond Robotics is now on World’s Edge.

Hammond Robotics is the company that Forge owes its cybernetic arm to. An interaction with the object causes the huge hologram logo of Hammond Robotics to appear in the background.

Further possible changes

This is still likely: Season 3 has made some changes to the loot. Popular attachments have disappeared from possible loot, and new ones have been added. As this is supposed to be a rotation, it is likely that Season 4 will change the loot again.

Additionally, there have been a number of “quality of life” changes and bug fixes. We also expect these, and a certain bug should be fixed promptly:

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Empyrean Foundation in Destiny 2 – Everything you need to know for the launch

Sven Galitzki 4. February 2020 Reading time 5 minutes

Today marks the start of the “Empyrean Foundation” event in Destiny 2. We summarize what is already known about it, show how it relates to the return of the Trials, and provide an important tip for a successful start.

What this event is about: Today, on February 4th, the Empyrean Foundation starts, marking one of the last two remaining contents of Season 9.

Unlike the Valentine’s Day event, the Crimson Days, which is the other upcoming content, the Empyrean Foundation is expected to entertain Guardians not just briefly, but for the rest of the current season – until early March.

Therefore, we take a closer look and summarize all the important information for your start in a compact way.

Empyrean Foundation – An Overview of What You Need to Know for the Start

What kind of event is this? The Empyrean Foundation is essentially a type of community event. Here, the player community as a whole is challenged. The contribution of each individual is important.

Guardians are meant to come together and donate massive amounts of a specific resource in the game to rebuild something great. This project is ultimately supposed to become the foundation for the events in the upcoming Season 10.

How long does the new event run? The Empyrean Foundation starts with the Weekly Reset on February 4th at 6:00 PM. It sounds like the rebuilding effort will last until the end of Season 9, likely until March 9th.

Who can participate? All Guardians who own the base game of Destiny 2 can participate – regardless of any additional content. So even if you only have the Free-to-Play version Destiny 2: New Light, you can still contribute to the rebuilding effort. There is a lot to do.

How does the Empyrean Foundation work?

As part of the event, players will be encouraged by Saint-14 to participate in the rebuilding of the Lighthouse by donating the resource Polarized Fractaline. The minimum donation is 100 Fractaline.

There will be a total of 7 stages that the community needs to reach in this joint effort. Here is what is known so far:

Stage 1: 400,000,000 donated Fractaline
Stage 2: 700,000,000 donated Fractaline
Stage 3: 1,200,000,000 donated Fractaline

The amounts needed for stages 4-7 are not yet known.

Donations will take place at the Obelisk in the Tower, where players can also track progress for the event in real-time with the help of a hologram. However, the other Obelisk structures are also important.

By the way, even before the official announcement, data miners and clever fans had already discovered quite a bit about the event: Empyrean Foundation – what we know about the last mystery of Season 9

What are we actually working on? Bungie hasn’t officially revealed much yet, but through data mining results and some in-game sightings, it’s pretty clear: We are working on rebuilding the Lighthouse and the return of the Trials (of Osiris) – the highly anticipated and probably most popular PvP format in Destiny.

This seems to validate a theory that was often ridiculed at first. More details on this and the general return of the Trials can be found here:

However, not everyone is excited about the return of the beloved PvP mode: Destiny 2: The return of the long-awaited Trials leaked, but the excitement is muted – Why?

Are there special rewards for the event? While for many the greatest reward will likely be the return of the Trials associated with the event – Guardians will also be rewarded for their efforts beyond that.

If the community reaches stage 7, all players will receive a special shader.
All who donate more than 5,000 Fractaline by the end of Season 9 will receive a triumph and a special emblem.

This event is particularly worthwhile: Anyone who wants to obtain time-lost weapons, such as

the powerful Perfect Paradox shotgun
or one of the best hand cannons of Season 9, “Jack, Queen, King 3”

who is farming for a specific roll can be pleased. Because each donation at the Obelisk in the Tower contributes immediately 25% to the progress of all time-lost weapon bounties from Season 9 that are in your inventory at the time of donation. The tasks are thus completed quickly while donating.

In short: Anyone looking to obtain some of the best weapons from Season 9 can use this event perfectly to farm time-lost weapon bounties.

Important tip for the start: Polarized Fractaline is at the center of this event. Everything revolves around this resource.

However, you should not donate everything immediately and also not necessarily try to accumulate 5,000 units of this resource to sink them directly in the Tower Obelisk.

At the start of the Empyrean Foundation, you should allocate your resources differently – even if you have already saved up a lot and best done so before the event begins.

Because the Tower Obelisk will passively generate Fractaline for you each week according to its resonance strength. Its resonance strength can be increased by upgrading the other four planetary obelisks. And for that, you need Fractaline.

And this is where you should initially allocate your resources – before the event starts and ideally also all freshly collected resources in the two weeks following. Starting from the third event week, you can then donate the resource for the rebuilding. This way, you should be able to extract the maximum Fractaline and not only donate it but also effectively farm time-lost bounties.

By doing this, you should end up receiving more than 50% more Fractaline than if you simply donated it at the very beginning of the event.

For more information, check here: Why you should invest your Fractaline in Destiny 2 now

Also interesting: A data miner has recently discovered a new voice line that is currently causing quite a stir. Is this possibly a result of the rebuilding of the Lighthouse – the ultimate goal of the Empyrean Foundation?

Destiny 2: Why a new voice line brings hope for an exciting Season 9

And here’s what to expect in Season 9 for 2020:

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Too bad, WoW just fixed its funniest feature “fixed”

Cortyn 4. February 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

A hotfix has just ensured that there are many fewer funny deaths in World of Warcraft. After all, those were always a reason for laughter.

If you, like me, play a priest in World of Warcraft, you do not do it to protect your teammates and save them from danger, but to make them suffer cruelly. Why else do I have the spell Leap of Faith, with which I can pull a player to me? Right, to pull them directly into fire or over an edge. That’s why I have also reveled in the many deaths caused by a certain trinket in World of Warcraft.

Unfortunately, Blizzard has fixed this now, along with an adjustment to the visions, so the times of schadenfreude and loud laughter are temporarily over.

What is it about? We are talking about the trinket Humming Black Dragon Scale. This is an item that drops from the first boss, N’Zoth, in Ny’alotha. It has an effect that is triggered randomly in combat. It increases the character’s haste rating and speed for a whopping 15 seconds and equips the character with impressive wings, ~~that I’m of course not envious of at all.~~

However, what the trinket did not reveal was that characters also had “Slow Fall” on them during this effect, thus reducing fall speed. This led to some pretty funny moments.

Since the trinket activated automatically in combat and 15 seconds is a long time, it resulted in numerous player deaths.

What did players die from? Many enemies in Battle for Azeroth have knockback mechanics that fling the character several meters through the air. That’s basically not that bad. If you stand in the right position, not much happens. However, if the trinket was active at that exact moment, a flight of 5 meters could easily turn into a journey of more than 20 meters – straight into abysses, mob groups, the next raid boss, or the deadly flames of an ability.

Similar things happen in dungeons or raids with multiple levels, so when you have to go down stairs or jump somewhere. A careless press of the space bar suddenly turned into a long journey of the character that ended with a timid “sorry” in the group chat when I was once again responsible for the wipe.

Honestly: My boundless envy of those cool wings could be well dampened when a character sailed into the abyss with a panicked scream in Discord. I was almost a little glad not to have gotten the trinket yet.

At least Blizzard is making another class happy right now – the hunters.

This is what Blizzard has changed: With a hotfix, the Dragon Scale no longer works as it did before. Instead of having Slow Fall as a passive effect, it is now an additional, active ability. Those wearing the legendary cloak along with the Dragon Scale can now activate the slow fall deliberately. “Slow Fall” is no longer tied to the triggering of the attribute buff.

This is certainly better for gameplay, but definitely a step back for my personal amusement. Fortunately, there are other things in BfA that are really good.

Did you also have some funny deaths due to the Humming Black Dragon Scale?

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CoD MW: Possible Battle Royale filled with your favorite maps – These 5 found

Maik Schneider 4. February 2020 Reading time 4 minutes

In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, it remains unclear whether a Battle Royale is coming or not. If it does, it looks like it will be filled with well-known and popular maps from the MW series. Here are 5 that have already been found on the alleged BR map.

What is going on? In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, a lot revolves around the fictional city “Verdansk”. This is where the campaign starts, there are multiplayer maps, many SpecOps missions, and the potentially leaked Battle Royale mode is also said to take place here.

Since there are opportunities to take a closer look at the city and its surroundings, players have used this to get an overview of the alleged Battle Royale environment, discovering several corners that strongly resemble beloved maps from the past. Check out what has already been found.

Popular maps from Modern Warfare spread all over the SpecOps mode

Which maps have been found? A total of 5 maps have already been found, or rather quite specific hints or notable buildings that are part of these maps.

Vacant
Overgrown
Killhouse
Scrapyard
Broadcast
Bonus: Terminal

Some players will be happy about the discoveries, as several of these maps were very popular in earlier titles.

Vacant as part of a “Ground War” map

The map Vacant is the only one from this list that has already been released and used as part of a Ground War map. If you load this map as a CoD caster during a private match, you can even take a little flight over the possible BR map.

Where can I find the map? Vacant is located in the southern part of the map near the sea. As part of the harbor or the map “Port of Verdansk”, it houses flag C.

Overgrown section in SpecOps mission

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Overgrown was a large map in CoD 4 and MW2 set on a farm. You will find many houses here, but also open areas with fields, barns, and plenty of cover options.

Where can I find the map? In the SpecOps mission “Operation Bote”, you can find a house designed exactly like one of the houses from that map just before the end.

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If Killhouse is coming to Modern Warfare, you will have another small size map alongside Shothouse and Shipment. The map replicates the training area of the first campaign mission of CoD 4.

Where can I find this map? This map was found in the mission “Operation Kuvalda”, which takes place in the north of Verdansk.

Scrapyard fully in the game

This scrapyard map also has a smaller size and should still be well remembered by players of Modern Warfare 2. The map has a clear structure and takes place on an airplane graveyard.

Where can I find this map? After surviving the airport in the SpecOps mission “Operation Seitenwind”, a plane takes you to a different area. Right here you will find the known layout of the map.

Broadcast – Station discovered

The broadcast station was part of the second mission of CoD 4. A map with close-quarter combat for action in tight spaces.

Where can I find this map? A part of this map was found in the mission “Operation Bote”, but you have to be quite far away from the actual mission area and therefore the textures look a bit muddy.

Terminal perhaps just wishful thinking?

Terminal is considered one of the most famous and beloved maps of Modern Warfare 2. One of the most controversial missions in the entire franchise took place here – “No Russian”. Here, you play a terrorist attack on a busy airport.

Where can I find this map? The best chances for this are offered by the mission “Operation Seitenwind”, but no concrete elements have been found yet. Terminal may remain nothing more than a wish of the community for Modern Warfare 2019.

Rumors about Battle Royale do not die down

cod modern warfare season 2 battle royale loading screen 1 — A leaked screen that could possibly be a loading screen of the BR. Source: Video by TheGamingRevolution

How likely is a Battle Royale? In the months since the release of Modern Warfare, new info about a possible BR mode has repeatedly surfaced. The latest map findings strengthen these rumors in the eyes of many fans, as many consider the entire shown map to be the Battle Royale map.

With the Update 1.13, which was unusually large, further data hinting at the mega mode also came into play. However, there is still no official statement on this. The leaker “TheGamingRevolution” even speculates about a release with Season 2, which has also not been announced yet. Only the character Ghost is confirmed.

The situation with the Battle Royale in MW remains exciting. Will there be more or are the developers saving the mega mode for perhaps up to 200 players?

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Pokémon GO starts Spotlight Hour today – What happens there?

Patrick Freese 4. February 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

Today, the new event “Spotlight Hour” starts in Pokémon GO . Time and all information about the Spotlight Hour can be found here.

What kind of event is this? Recently, developer Niantic announced what players can expect from Pokémon GO in February . These are some events and also new Pokémon like Boreos, waiting for you in level 5 raids.

Today, on February 4, 2020, the Spotlight Hour starts. This is one of the two new test events that Niantic wants you to try out. The aim is to enhance the gaming experience for you. The event was announced so that a “surprise Pokémon” will appear during the event time.

Players who have already participated in the event have been able to track down the Pokémon.

What’s happening? The Spotlight Hour in Pokémon GO
When does the Spotlight Hour start? The event begins at 6 PM local time and lasts for one hour, until 7 PM
Which Pokémon will appear? Trainers report that Onix is the star of the event, shining in the spotlight. It will appear more frequently during the event.

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Onix is in the spotlight: Since the event starts at local time, some players have already been able to participate in the Spotlight Hour. Information from New Zealand indicates that the event Pokémon is Onix.

This screenshot was shared by a trainer with the community of TheSilphRoad on Reddit.

What are players saying about the event? The first comments about the Spotlight Hour with Onix are reserved. Trainers had hoped for “better” Pokémon. Others are quite satisfied with Onix, as they are still looking for a Shiny.

“Hmm, I think I will pass this time. I was hoping for something more exciting,” writes trainer KeyLimeLatte on Reddit
“I think it’s okay. It’s just for an hour and something new regarding mini-event/activity. I still need a Shiny Onix and now I get the chance for it […],” writes trainer snowkittenxo on Reddit

In general, the spawn rate has not been significantly increased. However, this may still be adjusted. Remember that Niantic wants to test something with these events. Feedback on this is important to improve this kind of activities.

After a voting that didn’t go well with the participants, the candidate for the Community Day is now confirmed.

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Destiny 2 deletes 90 minutes, is 9 hours down – takes it with humor

Schuhmann 4. February 2020 Reading time 4 minutes

One week ago, there was a 90-minute rollback and a 9-hour emergency maintenance in Destiny 2 . Resetting player progress is a last resort for a gaming studio when nothing else works: It is the red button. Bungie takes the incident with humor: They should have fixed the timeline, they say.

What happened? Last Tuesday, Bungie was actually only supposed to deploy the small Patch 2.7.1. They did that. But when players logged in around 7 PM, Guardians suddenly missed items and currencies:

Large amounts of Glimmer
Ascendant Shards
Enhancement Prisms
Some even reported losing Silver – the real money currency

Bungie then took the servers down and worked on a solution.

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Servers down for 9 hours, players upset

What was the reaction? Since Tuesday evenings are usually “Destiny time” and regular players want to get started after the reset, there was unrest because the servers were down and Bungie could not provide a timeline for when the servers would be back up.

On the cool website MeinMMO.de, there were 253 comments, about half of which came from an upset reader who could not understand why he could not play Destiny on Tuesday evening, after he had been looking forward to it.

The reader made fiery accusations against Bungie and the universe, which apparently conspired to ruin his Tuesday evening.

This was Bungie’s solution: For 4 hours, Bungie reassured players with the information that they were working on the problem and would update as soon as they knew more.

By 11 PM, it was announced: A rollback will occur. All player accounts will be reset by 90 minutes – back to the state players had reached at 5:30 PM. Everything that happened in the 90 minutes afterward would be undone, so it would not count retroactively.

Only at 4 AM German time did Destiny go back online.

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We had to fix the timeline

This is what Bungie says about it now: Bungie takes the incident with humor. Later, it was mentioned in the weekly blog, “we had to fix the timeline.” We had to repair the timeline – a reference to the time travel Season 9, which was also introduced with “Fix the timeline.”

Destiny 2 Luke Smith Justin Truman Fix the Timeline — With the image “Fix the timeline,” Season 9 was described back then.

Bungie looks back at the hours on Tuesday and says they acted immediately and took Destiny 2 offline for maintenance to minimize the problem. Ultimately, they had to resort to the “first rollback in Destiny’s history,” so players would not lose materials they had worked hard for.

Bungie apologizes for the inconvenience and promises to continue working on the game to make such problems less frequent. But they also state: Some bugs will always slip through, and then you wait for them with a fly swatter.

Rollback – the big red button

What is a rollback? A rollback is “the last resort” that an MMO can resort to in order to solve serious problems caused by a misguided patch, an exploit, or a strange accident. It is like the “system restore” on an operating system: The servers are reset to a state when everything was still functioning.

The cases in which a game resorts to such a measure are rare:

In the MMORPG Bless, the game was rolled back by 18 hours, apparently because a “gold exploit” had caused huge damage in the economy
In Atlas, the servers were rolled back by 5.5 hours because someone took over an admin account and went on a rampage

This is what’s behind it: Especially with economic exploits, players often demand the servers to be reset, but developers usually resist fiercely. A good example was a bug on the PC EU server of the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online.

In ESO, there was such a severe server lag that huge amounts of gold were created out of nowhere and distributed to players. Calls for a rollback quickly became loud. However, the ESO developers manually removed the “surplus gold” from the game instead of rolling back.

This is an example of how much developers shy away from rollbacks when immediate server downtime does not occur to contain the problem. Because if all players on a server lose several hours or even days of gameplay progress, it is a massive intrusion into the game and comes with a loss of trust.

In Destiny 2, the rollback was “only” 90 minutes. Therefore, Bungie’s quick action to take the servers down ultimately prevented more frustration, although the 9 hours of downtime were certainly not ideal.

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ARK: 5 things players wish for Genesis

Andreas Bertits 4. February 2020 Reading time 4 minutes

Part 1 of the new major expansion Genesis for the survival MMO ARK: Survival Evolved has recently been postponed. But what do players really want for the new expansion?

What is Genesis anyway? The next big expansion for ARK brings a lot of new features. Among other things, a new story begins.

A new map with volcanic areas
A snowy mountain biome is also planned
You will encounter new creatures
You will meet the first character in ARK who can speak: The AI HLN-A (Human Learning Neural Aid)
It is possible to build a fortress on giant turtles

When will Genesis be released? The release of the first of two parts of the extremely extensive expansion was recently postponed to February 25.

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This is what players wish for from the new addon: ARK is still very popular and fans are looking forward to the new expansion. Many discussions are being held about what Genesis should be and what features players want. We have compiled 5 of these wishes for you.

5. More story, less survival

ARK, as it currently is, should remain as it is, according to some players. But what if ARK evolves in a different direction with Genesis? Essentially, it could become a new kind of game that relies less on survival and focuses more on storytelling.

The proposal is somewhat in the direction of a theme park MMORPG. Missions, stories, an overarching story… All this would be experienced together with friends, and players wouldn’t have to worry too much about survival elements anymore. Those who love the old gameplay can still play the “old” ARK.

Frikkie101 writes in the official forum: “Actually, I want a game that is more story-based than survival-based. My idea is basically a brand new type of game.”

4. Larger maps, more dinosaurs

For Genesis, there is a huge desire for larger maps and more creatures. While some wish for a single, gigantic game world, others are satisfied if the maps just become a bit larger and encompass more than just one biome.

There should be more to explore and more dinosaurs to tame and breed. However, the story should not be neglected either.

Calico45 explains this in the official forum: “I want a large map with several biomes, a variety of old and new unique creatures, standard selling point gameplay mechanics, and cohesive story snippets. It still hurts a little not to have a final cutscene for SE, no matter how much I love the map.”

3. A huge, cohesive game world

The wish was expressed in the official forum that all previous maps of ARK should be merged into a gigantic game world. It is a problem that you have to switch to another server to tame a creature that is not available on your own server.

This could provide relief and create a new gaming experience in a gigantic world where everything exists.

Sikaflex writes in the official ARK forum: “I want all maps and all dinosaurs to be combined into one massive ARK. Just combine everything, a huge map, plenty of places to build, all boss fights from every map, all engrams and ascensions.”

2. A fresh start with Conquest Season 2

The current servers of ARK have problems with duplicated items or overpopulation with breeding lines of creatures. While some players have quit and would like to return, the situation on the servers scares them away.

Therefore, there is a desire for some kind of Season 2 to be launched. This should represent a fresh start. New servers where everyone starts from the same point.

FliteSchool explains it on Reddit: “With the upcoming release of Genesis, we should get a Season 2 of Conquest. There are a lot of groups and players who want to play ARK again. However, the current servers are not an option. We need new official servers, preferably Conquest, as these target medium-sized tribes (25 players).”

1. Better performance

This is more of a general wish. Because despite all the optimizations and improvements over the years, ARK still does not run smoothly on some PCs.

Especially on consoles, this is a problem, and some fans hope for the long-awaited improvement. Whether Genesis will bring this is rather questionable.

NoizeSODA explains on Reddit: “I have invested so many hours into this game but I stopped playing because the FPS became unbearable.”

What do you think? Can you relate to these wishes for Genesis? What do you wish for the new expansion of ARK?

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WoW nerfs Horrific Visions by a whopping 42%, but not for everyone

Cortyn 4. February 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

The Horrific Visions in World of Warcraft are the major feature of Patch 8.3. However, for some players, this content has now been massively simplified.

Since the release of Patch 8.3 Visions of N’Zoth, many players daily farm their daily quests and complete the invasions to gain access to the Horrific Visions. This is the “big new feature” of the patch, although this is hotly debated. Those who want to do this alone usually switch to a DPS spec to even have a chance. However, that may change now, because tanks and healers now have it much easier.

What has changed? In a hotfix, Blizzard has changed the Horrific Visions for all players who venture solo into this adventure as a tank or healer. The health points of the enemies have been drastically reduced. From now on:

Tanks fight in the Horrific Visions against enemies with 25% less health points.
Healers fight in the Horrific Visions against enemies with 42% less health points.

Healers and tanks now have a significantly lower difficulty than before.

Why did Blizzard do this? Blizzard revealed in the patch notes that they do not want to force any player to change from their favored specialization to be effective in the visions. It says:

We want players to be able to upgrade their legendary cloak without having to change their specialization. The difficulty of the Horrific Visions dynamically adapts to the group composition but is still a bit too hard for solo healers or solo tanks, which is why we are providing some assistance to these players.

Is the vision worthwhile as a healer or tank? Even though the visions are now easier, it can be clearly stated that they are primarily designed for DPS characters. After all, one often needs to interrupt enemy abilities, which healers can only do in rare cases. Although they can heal themselves easier, without a proper “interrupt,” they also take more damage to their mental health.

At least currently, you can get into the Horrific Visions much more often.

The optimal solo gameplay is still likely a damage specialization, even though healers and tanks now at least have better chances.

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Guild Wars 2 looks to the future after a year of disasters – Here’s what it looks like

Alexander Leitsch 4. February 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

2019 was not a good year for Guild Wars 2. However, the developers are looking positively towards the future and revealing how the MMORPG will continue.

What is planned for 2020? In a forum post, the new Content Design Lead Andrew Gray addresses the players. He reports on a difficult year in 2019, marked by the layoffs at ArenaNet.

But he is looking positively into the new year. Gray reveals the plans and goals for Guild Wars 2 in 2020:

2020 is intended to lay the foundation for a new future.
Next, the announced visions from the past will come from the roadmap.
Episodes 3 and 4 of the Icebrood Saga should connect again. The focus will be on a meta-event with a “Push & Pull” feel.
In general, the upcoming content should be more sustainable and offer more replay value.
After episodes 3 and 4, the model of Living World Season 1 should be followed. This way, the content should be more communal, without being removed directly again, as was the case in 2013 and 2014.

What about instances? Since June 2019, there has been no new raid, and since January 2019, no new fractal. Players are currently desperately waiting for this content.

However, Gray also commented on this in his post:

He himself is advocating for new fractals to be worked on. Cameron Rich, who created content like the Nightmare Fractal during Living World Season 3, is to create a new fractal, complete with a challenge mode.
Raids, on the other hand, are more challenging. They reportedly only attract a small player base. The strike missions, which have been introduced with each episode since the prologue of the Icebrood Saga, will serve as a springboard and entry point.
Nevertheless, the developers are ensuring that there is also content for the hardcore audience.

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Doubts about the future of Guild Wars 2

What is GW2’s problem? Although the new plans for the MMORPG sound very positive, many players are still not convinced. They are haunted by a tough year in 2019, in which there was less content and many problems.

Many doubted the future of the game, especially after the first episode of the Icebrood Saga. While that sometimes took on curious forms, there was also a lot of truth to it.

In the past, many promises were made or only fulfilled too late. There is still waiting for content worthy of an expansion, or the alliances update in WvW.

This also leaves players doubting the plans for new episodes, fractals, and raids.

Guild Wars 2 shows openness, and that is good

Alex says: I, on the other hand, am pleased with what has been said, but even more so with how ArenaNet has suddenly started communicating.

Since the release of the MMORPG, we players have never really known how Guild Wars 2 would continue. We were not familiar with roadmaps, and a preview of the latest update usually came just a week before.

Now, however, we get roadmaps for entire quarters, insights into the future, and early looks at balance patches. ArenaNet is more open than ever before, and even if the content is not always perfect, there is at least now the feeling that the players are being taken care of.

Jormag – An antagonist of the Icebrood Saga

This change began for me during the presentation of the Icebrood Saga. While it received a lot of criticism due to the content, it was a first sign to me that ArenaNet has not given up on Guild Wars 2.

Andrew Gray speaks of a new foundation that should be laid in 2020 for the future of Guild Wars 2. This will certainly not ensure that the MMORPG suddenly gains millions of players.

But it could ensure that we have many more years of fun with Guild Wars 2.

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Twitch streamer explains why she no longer wants to stream Fortnite

Eilyn Rapp 4. February 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

Twitch streamer Imane “Pokimane” Anys (23) explains why she has not wanted to stream Fortnite for a while. She discusses not only what bothers her about the Fortnite stream but also the current situation in the game.

The Twitch streamer Pokimane has been playing Fortnite for almost 2 years. She seemed to like the game and even got immortalized in Fortnite by receiving a own emote.

However, recently she does not want to stream Fortnite on her Twitch channel anymore. She has 2 reasons why she wants to stay away from the game for the time being.

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Pokimane stays away from Fortnite

In a match, she was matched with an unknown player. During the game, she explained to her duo partner why she does not enjoy playing Fortnite in her stream anymore.

This Fortnite round she uploaded as a video on YouTube, titled: Why I stopped streaming Fortnite.

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Too many stream snipers

The main reason why Pokimane does not want to stream Fortnite anymore is the many stream snipers who infiltrate her game. This can certainly be very frustrating.

She says to her duo partner:

“I could play Fortnite for hours. I just don’t want to stream it anymore. I encounter 1 million stream snipers and then I just want to cry.”

Stream snipers often sneak into matches of well-known streamers to eliminate them. This can be quite frustrating for Fortnite streamers when they are pursued and killed in every match.

It’s boring in Fortnite right now

Another reason why the Twitch streamer is not that active in Fortnite is also mentioned in the YouTube video. She said:

“I feel like Fortnite hasn’t brought anything new to the game in a long time.”

She is right because since the launch of Chapter 2 Season 1 we have received almost no new content. The end of the season has also been postponed, making it the longest season that has ever existed in Fortnite.

Maybe the Twitch streamer will feel more motivated to jump back in once Season 2 starts on February 20, 2020.

Do you feel the same way as Twitch streamer Pokimane?

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Apex Legends: What time does Season 4 start and what is included?

Patrick Freese 4. February 2020 Reading time < 1 minutes

Today, February 4th, Season 4 “Assimilation” of Apex Legends starts. What time does it actually begin and what can you expect in the new chapter?

This is the situation: Exactly one year after its release, the fourth season in Apex Legends starts today. For players, this means that major changes are waiting in the game.

A new legend, Revenant, will be released
The game world will change
A new battle pass will be activated

Update from February 4th at 7:07 PM: The update for Season 4 has arrived on the servers on time. On PC, you need to download about 5.4 GB.

In the new trailer, you will get to know the legend Revenant more closely:

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What time does Season 4 start? This question occupies the community, as there has not yet been a specific time for the release. Players assume that the kickoff will be at 7 PM. This would make sense, as announcements have consistently appeared at 7 PM over the past few days.

The new trailer for Season 4 of Apex Legends was also released with an announcement at 7:00 PM. This time would therefore be quite plausible for the release.

However, it should also be noted that such large patches can indeed lead to technical issues.

It is assumed that the release takes place between 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM this evening on Tuesday. In the community, the times 1 PM EST, 3 PM EST, and 6 PM GMT are frequently discussed. We show you what they mean:

New MMORPG Astaria on Steam: What do early testers say about the 1-man project?

Andreas Bertits 4. February 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

With Astaria, we have a new MMORPG that is developed by a single person. Currently, a first test is taking place before the start of the Early Access phase.

What is Astaria? Astaria focuses on group play and PvE content, similar to Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, but aims to offer something special. It utilizes a novel PvD system. PvD stands for Players versus Developers.

The developer of Astaria essentially plays the role of the game master, as known from pen-and-paper role-playing games. He intervenes in the events, alters situations, and creates new challenges to keep the MMORPG continuously interesting.

Otherwise, you can expect battles against monsters – including gigantic boss enemies, character creation with six classes, conquering areas occupied by monsters in Liberation mode, and crafting.

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An MMORPG in a very early state

How can you participate? Although the Early Access version on Steam has been slightly delayed, a test is still taking place where selected individuals can take a first look at the MMORPG.

To participate, you must register on the game’s Discord channel.
There you ask for a key.
You then redeem it on Steam.
Download the client and start playing.

However, you should be aware that you will be playing an MMORPG in an extremely early state.

When does the Early Access version start? There is no date yet. The developer wants to gather feedback from testers first and get Astaria into good shape. The price of the EA version is expected to be 19.99 euros.

There is still much to do

How is the game currently received? As can be seen from the reactions of the first testers on Discord, Astaria is still in a very early state. However, the test is also limited to about a quarter of the current content, and therefore does not show everything. The following is still criticized:

Bugs
Performance and lags
Login issues
Crashes, such as after character creation
There is still a lack of content and many details
Astaria uses many assets from the Unity Store and therefore does not look like an MMORPG with unique graphics

What do the first testers say: There are already some voices regarding the recently started first test of Astaria.

Elddath says on Discord: “I would only release it on Steam once all abilities work well, the Liberation is working, and the people have tested Liberation at least a little. Early Access on Steam is not meant for the release of a game, but for improvement.”
Syncus agrees: “It is better to wait, as the Early Access must be really good. Otherwise, players will condemn the MMORPG with negative ratings and it will fade into oblivion.”
Vares writes: “I am impressed by how large the game world is and that without loading times.”

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Astaria has it tough

What are the biggest criticisms? Astaria is thus not even in the Early Access phase yet. Therefore, it is actually logical that there are technical problems.

However, the EA phase was supposed to start in June 2019, but has been postponed repeatedly since then. This has led to allegations that Astaria could be a scam – a situation already known from the MMO Day of Dragons. However, the developer claims that this is not the case, and anyone who has supported the development with money so far can get it back if they want to.

Developing an MMORPG simply takes a very long time – especially when you are alone. The Early Access phase of Astaria is supposed to provide a good insight into the online game, which is why it should not start hastily. Nevertheless, players remain skeptical.

Should you play along? Astaria could become an exciting MMORPG. Especially for those who enjoy group play and PvE. However, it cannot be assessed in its currently very early state whether the sole developer of the game might be taking on too much. If you want, you can participate in the ongoing test or wait for the Early Access phase.

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Destiny 2: Why a new voice line gives hope for an exciting Season 9

Sven Galitzki 4. February 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

A new data-mining find is currently stirring up conversation about Destiny 2. It looks like there could be one more surprise in Season 9, even after the big riddle in the Corridors of Time.

What exactly was found? Bungie had announced some surprises for Season 9 in 2020. And if the latest data-mining find is confirmed, there could soon be the next one following the mammoth puzzle in the Corridors of Time.

A known data miner, Ginsor, recently unearthed a new voice line in the game data, which apparently belongs to an unpublished cinematic from the Season 9. He believes we could see this cutscene at the end of the current season of Dawn. This find is currently sparking various debates.

By the way, just recently, Ginsor found clear hints about the return of the Trials: Destiny 2: It looks like the Trials are finally returning with Season 10

Important: Keep in mind, these are unconfirmed infos. It is not yet clear when we will hear this voice line or if it will even make it into the game – although it would fit with the previous developments. So take this with a grain of caution and skepticism. Additionally, note:

Warning, potential spoilers! Read on at your own risk!

What is the voice line about? It is spoken by Warlock Osiris. He is essentially delivering a monologue but is clearly addressing a conversation partner. It is said in an unusually sharp tone:

“It’s been a while, old man. The Tower looks at you and sees a god. But I see a criminal. A murderer. A liar. You know why I left the Everforest. What I saw. A line has been drawn through this system. Light on one side. Darkness on the other. Where do you stand?”

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Who is Osiris speaking to? It is not entirely known, and that is why there is currently a lively debate about it. Many are very curious about who the conversation partner could be.

There are quite a few theories – especially since Season 9 and the corresponding story revolve around time travel.

Some find it conceivable that it could be a possibly new NPC being introduced at the end of Season 9 for the new season – for example, Shin Malphur, to whom the spoken words would indeed fit. Or Toland.
Some believe it could be established characters like the presumed dead Speaker or also the Wanderer, Zavala, or even the Cabal Emperor Calus. The Warmind Rasputin is also considered another possibility.
Others think it could be our Guardian – possibly in a different timeline.

What does the new voice line mean for Season 9? First of all, it means more excitement.

After the rather disappointing story finale of Season 8, many Guardians had tempered their expectations for the story of Season 9. But due to the data find, some players are now hopeful for a really thrilling development at the end of the current season. Who is this mysterious conversation partner? What is the decision about? What exactly did Osiris see? Could this be a reference to the conclusion of Shadowkeep?

On the other hand, a potential dark fate of the Guardians is now also being discussed. In some leaks about Destiny 3, it was already mentioned that one might turn to the Darkness as a Guardian and also be able to use corresponding abilities. Some now think it’s conceivable that this dialogue could lay the groundwork for that.

Ultimately, it involves time travel, and our “dark” Guardian might have already encountered Osiris in the future.

In short: No matter how this potential thread develops, the voice line is currently definitely causing a lot of conversations and generating excitement and hope for many. If it indeed makes it into the game, it looks like we can expect an interesting story twist and an important decision.

What do you think? Who is Osiris speaking to in the new voice line? Are you also curious about what this will ultimately lead to?

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Your feedback has been heard – Here is how the comment system of MeinMMO has improved

Irina Moritz 4. February 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

We have received a lot of feedback from you regarding the new commenting system. Here are the first changes that have been implemented.

What happened on MeinMMO? It has been almost 2 months since we separated from Disqus and launched our own commenting system. During this time, you have extensively tested the system and actively supported us with your feedback and suggestions for improvement.

We have already started implementing several of the most requested features and changes.

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What feedback has been implemented?

Change to the Activity Feed: You now have the option to respond to comments directly from your Activity Feed.

To do this, go to Notifications and then to Activity. Just click on “reply” and a window will open for that.

Changes to notifications: Another quality improvement has been made in the area of notifications. To mark a notification as “read” now, you only need to click the link.

It is no longer necessary to select the message separately and click on “read”, even if you already know it.

Change to image embedding: It has also been possible to embed images in your comments for some time now. The commenting system automatically inserts the images when you post the link.

However, keep in mind that comments with links must first be approved by us to avoid unwanted advertising and prohibited content. So it may take a while before your comment is visible to everyone.

Changes to privacy: You can now set the visibility of your profile. Simply go to your profile and set the visibility from public to private.

What has been fixed? Some time ago, you pointed out that “Show more” in our News Feed was faulty. It did not display articles in chronological order but sometimes jumped several months back in time.

This led to you being unable to catch up on our news from the past few days on the site. This has now been fixed.

If this error still occurs for you, you need to clear your cache for MeinMMO. Although it is annoying on mobile devices, unfortunately, there is no way around it.

Is there more to come? These are certainly not all the improvements we have planned for MeinMMO. Based on your feedback, we will continue to work on making the use of the commenting system more pleasant for you.

So feel free to continue posting your suggestions for improvement in the comments. We read them all and will consider them in further adjustments and upgrades.

Thank you very much for your patience and detailed feedback.

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Warcraft 3: Finally Blizzard responds – But not in the way players want

Cortyn 4. February 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

Blizzard has finally addressed the issues with Warcraft 3: Reforged. However, they do not readily admit to any faults.

Since the release Warcraft 3: Reforged has been surfing on a wave of negativity and criticism. It’s no surprise, as the game was released with numerous bugs, missing features, and broken promises. After long days of silence, the community manager Kaivax has now published a lengthy statement from the developers in the official forum, answering some questions and outlining upcoming plans.

What was said? Although the post is quite long, Blizzard only addresses a few of the problems in detail. In summary, they intend to tackle the following issues:

A patch is intended to fix the issues with the “Classic” mode, meaning when playing with the old look of Warcraft 3. This includes sound bugs as well as graphic issues, such as faulty shaders or missing animations for unit portraits. The patch for this is expected to be released this week.
Leaderboards and clans, as well as a functioning MMR system for match finding, are planned to come in one of the future patches.
The tournament mode and the ruleset exclusively for Reign of Chaos will not return. These features were already removed in previous patches due to their infrequent use, thus consuming fewer resources regarding support for the entire game.
The cutscenes are unlikely to be further revised. After BlizzCon, they thought long about it and did not want to distort the original experience of the game further, which is why they mainly use the new models and some new animations.

There is no timeframe for most changes yet. However, they intend to keep players updated in the coming weeks.

Our Schuhmann believes that Warcraft 3 simply has no priority at Blizzard.

How players are reacting: The comments in the thread correspond to the prevailing negative mood. While a few players think it’s good that there’s finally a reaction, the overall sentiment is negative. For many players, Warcraft 3 is already lost, and they will not give the game another chance. This at least comes through in many comments, which often just say, “Too little, too late” or “I got my refund, I’m done.”

Cortyn says: Honestly, I view the entire statement as damage control and it only tangentially addresses many questions. A rough timeframe for the patches and the implementation of changes would have been helpful. What really “triggered” me was this sentence:

First, we want to say that we’re sorry for those of you who did not have the experience you wanted.

Blizzard does not apologize for their product being unfinished and not matching their advertising claims; rather, they apologize for the apparently differing expectations of the users. How could anyone expect to receive a finished game that functions relatively bug-free?

Why can a company like Blizzard not just once say honestly: “We messed up and we’re sorry for disappointing your trust. We are working tirelessly to fix these issues and want to deliver you what we promised and what you deserve.”

But I suppose I am just expecting too much.

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Pokémon GO: Community Day in February with Rhyhorn and these bonuses

Noah Struthoff 4. February 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

You chose and Pokémon GO is implementing it: The Community Day in February 2020 brings Shiny Rhydon. We provide an overview of the start time and bonuses.

This is how it was voted: Last Saturday, all players worldwide could determine the next Pokémon for the Community Day. The options were Rhydon, Machop, Vulpix, and Dratini.

In the end, it is Rhydon, which should please many players. After all, it was also in first place in our voting.

Everything about the Community Day in February – Bonuses and Start Time

When does the community event take place? On Saturday, February 22, between 11 AM and 2 PM German time, the Community Day will take place.

These bonuses are available: Everything about the bonuses is already known. Even the exclusive attack has already been announced:

Triple Stardust when catching Pokémon
Incense lasts for 3 hours
Rhydon appears more frequently in the wild
Shiny Rhydon can be found for the first time in the wild
Rhydonior learns the exclusive move Rock Throw

What is known about the attack Rock Throw? So far, it is known only that it is a Rock-type move. Since it is not yet in the game, one cannot estimate how strong it could be.

If it is as strong as Hydro Pump, then Rhydonior could become one of the best Rock-type attackers.

Shiny Rhydon, Rhyperior, and Rhydonior

Will there be Shiny Rhydon? As always on Community Day, you will also encounter the Shiny form of the event Pokémon more often.

You can recognize the Shiny well, as it is brown instead of gray. The evolutions also have clear visual differences.

What is the chance of getting the Shiny? The rate is always higher on Community Day. Thus, the probability of getting a Shiny is 1 in 25. So, if you play a little, you will surely be rewarded with a Shiny.

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In Fortnite, there will soon be a free skin on PS4 – Here’s how to get it

Eilyn Rapp 4. February 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

Fortnite will soon host a tournament only for PS4 players. Participants can unlock a free skin and cosmetics. We will show you how to join in to secure the cosmetic items.

What kind of tournament is this? The Fortnite Celebration Cup will take place on February 15 and 16, 2020, where eligible Fortnite players on PlayStation 4 can compete against each other.

By participating, you can unlock various items. However, it matters what placement you achieve in the tournament. You can unlock the following items:

The Tango skin (Top 5% of participating players)
Pickaxe “Wild Edge” (Top 25% of participating players)
Spray “Take Cover” (Top 50% of participating players)

How to participate to unlock the cosmetics

When can you unlock the items? You can only unlock the cosmetics on the first day of the tournament. This will be on Saturday, February 15.

What you need to consider before the tournament: The PlayStation tournament is available in all regions. However, to participate in the tournament, you must first meet a few requirements:

You must play on a PS4, as the tournament is only held on the PlayStation console
Your Fortnite account must be at least level 15
You must have two-factor authentication enabled

If you meet all these requirements, you can participate in the PlayStation tournament.

How to unlock the cosmetics

To receive the cosmetics, you need to achieve a certain placement on the first day of the tournament. If you are among the top 5% of participants, you will unlock all 3 items.

How are points counted? There are different amounts of points for certain actions. You can earn points in the following ways: