Fortnite has now announced an official date for the start of Season 2 Chapter 2. We will show you when the season starts and what will change.
When does Season 2 start? The official date for the start of Season 2 has been confirmed by Epic. The next season will start on Thursday, February 20, 2020, with update 11.50.
With the new season, there will also be some changes in the game.
With Season 2, Fortnite changes the engine
Fortnite changes engine: Fortnite is switching to the “Chaos” physics engine of Unreal Engine with update 11.50 (start of the next season).
This new technology is supposed to hold a lot of potential for Fortnite. However, they want to start testing with a small group of players first, as there may be problems during the initial implementation.
What new content is there?
Epic does not want to reveal the surprise of what to expect in Season 2 just yet.
What is certain is that there will be bonus challenges. They aim to bring new challenges and a new two-week event before the end of the current season.
Unfortunately, it is not yet known what event we can expect. According to Epic, we should keep an eye on the Fortnite channels on social media for more information.
Leak has been confirmed
The data miner FireMonkey had seen in the data that the end date was changed to February 20, 2020. This was previously just a leak, and the date could still have changed. However, this date has now been officially confirmed.
This means we still have about 4 weeks to wait for Season 2.
There are various reactions from players to the extension of Season 1 Chapter 2. While most seem outraged by the extension, there are also a few opinions showing understanding for Epic.
A Bungie designer has released her cool concept arts for Destiny 2. The extremely detailed images provide interesting insights into the creation of the virtual world.
What is happening in Destiny 2? Destiny 2 has a new direction. It is moving towards a constantly evolving game world. At the start of this new conceptual phase, there were a few setbacks.
The reason for the discontent was not the construct itself, but the fact that the consequences of the build simply did not match the raised expectations.
This is what makes the images special: In the recently released concept drawings, we see that very Vex portal. It is not just a mundane sketch. No, with meticulous attention to detail, the weekly progress of the construction is documented.
The interested viewer witnesses how a bare lattice structure gradually evolves into a massive, futuristic construct. While cranes transport steel beams, one can see construction workers planning or taking a (well-deserved) break.
This gives Destiny players a glimpse behind the scenes of the creation processes of Bungie’s game. Once again, it shows that the visuals of the loot shooter are beyond any doubt.
Who is responsible for the artworks? The artist Eve Campbell shared the designs via Twitter. She works as a Senior World Artist at Bungie. She notes that she does not work alone on such projects.
This is what the community says about it: The viewers have consistently positive reactions for the talented designer. Even the famous Destiny historian My name is Byf asks if he can use the artist’s work for his lore videos.
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In GTA 5 Online, there was a money glitch active that flooded players’ accounts with millions of GTA dollars. They used the treasure hunt for the golden revolver for this.
This is the situation: Players in GTA 5 Online are constantly looking for new glitches that can provide them with as much money as possible with minimal effort. Such a glitch is currently THE topic in the glitching community.
On January 22, a thread appeared on Reddit and received a lot of attention right away. The promise: Unlimited money and RP!
This is how the glitch worked: The execution was quite simple. After a few preparation steps, one participated in the treasure hunt for the golden revolver, which we will show you here.
At the same time, one took on a VIP job. A problem occurred, allowing one to continuously claim the corresponding reward of a white note from the treasure hunt. There were consistently 2,000 RP and 5,000 GTA dollars – about every 3 seconds. “That’s about 800,000 RP and 2,000,000 GTA dollars every 20 minutes,” writes the creator on Reddit.
We refrain from providing a detailed guide here on MeinMMO. Exploiting such glitches puts your account at risk. You could be punished by Rockstar Games for this. We advise against using such methods.
The whole thing was even possible if you had already completed the treasure hunt on your main character. You simply used a secondary character and carried out the steps with that. Since the characters share the bank account, the loot was presumably also found on the main character.
For the players, it was a feast, as the contents of GTA Online are expensive. Usually, you have to grind a lot to afford expensive supercars like the Krieger.
Can it still be used? Probably not. Today, on January 24, players report that the glitch has been patched. Rockstar Games has likely found and sealed the corresponding security loophole. Now, it remains to be seen whether this glitch can reappear in another form.
Yet other players report that the glitch still works in their lobby. It’s quite possible that the changes only take effect in a new lobby.
What do the players say? Many are surprised that it took so long for Rockstar to solve the problem. One writes that he earned 30 million with it and jumped 400 levels.
Even without the glitch, GTA Online is really worth it this week. Check out this gift:
In Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (MHW), the celebrations for the 2nd anniversary started last night. The package of many old and new events is called “Grand Appreciation Fest”. Our author Larissa reveals to you which rewards are at the top of her farming list.
There is a lot going on in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne right now. This is not only due to the recent release for PC but also to the large number of event quests currently available. Now is the perfect time to dive back into Iceborne.
You can expect the Festival of Gratitude from last year and the new Astral Festival until February 14th. Additionally, many new and old event quests for Low, High, and Master rank, so let’s get to it!
I will also be playing a lot again for the next three weeks. There are several rewards that are of high interest to me. I prefer to collect decorative armors for myself and armor for my Palico. Additionally, charms for the weapons. I love Fashion-Hunting.
A screenshot from my Iceborne story
A decorative armor like from outer space
At the top of my wish list is of course the armor from the Astral Festival. You can obtain it if you diligently collect event tickets. As a login bonus or for dailies, you will receive Astral Tickets. With those, you can craft the Astral α+. Also the armor for your Palico and a first charm for the weapon.
For the decorative armor I desire, you need special tickets. The best way to get these 5 VIP Astral Tickets is to help out. You will join low-level quests via emergency signals. You will get VIP Tickets even faster if you craft the Astral α+ beforehand. This increases your chance of getting the special tickets. The set effect is available from 3 pieces, and it increases again at 5 pieces.
A screenshot of the Astral Armor on PS4
You will need the following materials for the Astral α+:
5x Astral Ticket
3x Gracium
5x Monster Strong Bones
2x Pure Crystal
The Astral α+ is not the best armor but requires little and is more than sufficient for Low rank. In addition to the important set bonus, it brings the following skills:
2x Critical Boost
2x Divine Blessing
3x Effective Area
2x Unfazed
2x Weakness Exploit
A pair of Wyverian ears against the cold
Your character will also look great with the Wyverian ears that can be farmed during the Astral Festival. For that, you need to embark on the quest “Flora Frostbite”.
A screenshot of the Wyverian ears on PS4
In that quest, you will collect 10 frost flowers from frozen foliage. You can best find these plants in area 15 and 7, where you also fought Velkhana.
For the Wyverian ears, you only need one Wyverian Ticket from the aforementioned quest and three large bones. Unfortunately, the ears are hardly useful for a fight with “Mycology” and “Survival Expert”. I find them extremely stylish nonetheless.
A screenshot of the Pearl Source set on PS4
A screenshot of the Crash Penguin mask on PS4
Through the event quests “Pearl Snapper” and “Crash Up”, there are even more beautiful hats to be collected. On one hand, the Pearl Source set with “Recovery Up” and the Crash Penguin mask with “Invulnerability”.
Transform your Palico into an alien
My Palico shouldn’t miss out either. I like to change its gear and colors. During the Astral Festival, you can transform your companion into an alien, and it looks super cool.
A screenshot of the Astral set for the Palico on PS4
For your Palico armor and weapon, you need the following materials:
3x Astral Ticket
3x Pure Crystal
Of course, you can change the color of the gear. In my case, it is set to black. The weapon consists of astral insects and small Palicos flying through the air.
Absolutely all new charms
This may sound crazy and meticulous, but I will again try to farm as many charms for my weapon as possible. By the way, my favorite is the talking tofu with a hat and knife from the Resident Evil crossover.
A screenshot of my favorite tofu on PS4
The Astral ornaments, as they are called during the Astral Festival, come in various versions. And I want them to match the color of my weapon.
A screenshot of an Astral ornament on PS4
New decorative armors from High-Rank
With the new event came a wave of new decorative armors. All from High-Rank. You can choose between Alpha, Beta, and even Gamma. This gives you even more possibilities to unleash in Monster Hunter World. The Vaal Hazak Gamma is very appealing to me.
A screenshot of the Vaal-Hazak decoration on PS4
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne keeps getting more decorative armors. There is great hope that equipment from the Master Rank will also be available soon. This brings us very close to our wish for a free choice of armor.
And what about Safi’jiiva?
Some of you might be thinking that I have forgotten the siege surrounding Safi’jiiva. The reason for this is that I will not be farming him. My main weapons are the bow and the light bowgun. I already have everything I wanted from both.
What kind of mission is this? However, since it is an important highlight of the event, I want to say a few words about it. As with Kulve Taroth, Safi’jiiva is a siege mission. You will fight him in 4-person teams within a session of up to 16 people.
So 4 groups can fight the red dragon at the same time. You all work together towards your progress. You can learn more about Safi’jiiva’s strengths and weaknesses in our Monster List from Iceborne.
A screenshot of Safi’jiiva from his video on PS4
What rewards are there for this quest? For completing the siege, there are Safi weapons. You can further upgrade them and equip them with various skills. For example, you can add affinity increase or attack increase.
The most interesting aspect of the Safi weapons is the essences. You can only equip one per weapon. The essences are named after monsters and bring a part of the set bonus of the respective beast with them. So if you have “Lunastra Essence” on your weapon, you need one less armor piece to achieve the Lunastra set bonus.
This gives you more flexibility in your equipment. You are no longer dependent on as many armor pieces for your set and can choose more sensible skills.
This weekend, the legendary Pokémon Latias and Latios return to Pokémon GO. We provide you with an overview of the best counters, their usability, and the Shinies.
When are Latias and Latios coming? The duo appears tonight, on January 24th, at 10 PM in the arenas. Here in Germany, that’s already too late for raids, which is why we start on Saturday. Until Monday evening, January 27th at 10 PM, the Pokémon will remain available.
To prepare you in the best possible way for the raid weekend, we will show you the best counters and provide further information about the event.
This is how the raid weekend with Latias and Latios works
This is how a raid weekend works: Such events have taken place in the past, last with Lugia and Ho-Oh.
During this time, legendary raids will appear more frequently, but not everywhere, unlike during raid hour. In addition to Latias and Latios, Heatran will also continue to be available in level 5 raids.
Latias and Latios are returning to Pokémon GO.
Use these tips: If you are still looking for shiny Latias or Latios, you should coordinate with other players. We give you some tips on how to make the most of the event:
Prepare effective battle teams before the raids, so you don’t have to do it quickly in the lobby.
Coordinate with other players who might want to raid the same Pokémon as you. Then form a team.
Try to report every raid in your community. This way, enough players can get involved, and the raids can happen. If you’re still looking for players in the area, check out our Facebook group for Pokémon GO.
The best counters against Latias and Latios
Use these types: Both Pokémon are of Psychic and Dragon type. The effective types are Ice, Dragon, Fairy, Dark, Ghost, and Bug. So you can set up broad counter teams.
Rayquaza is the top counter against Latias and Latios
Use these counters: The counters against the two Pokémon look quite similar. Therefore, we show you the 10 best counters that are useful against both monsters:
Rayquaza with Dragon Tail and Outrage
Dialga with Fire Fang and Draco Meteor
Palkia with Dragon Tail and Draco Meteor
Salamence with Dragon Tail and Outrage
Garchomp with Dragon Tail and Dragon Claw
Feraligatr with Dragon Tail and Outrage
Dragonite with Dragon Tail and Outrage
Darkrai with Snarl and Dark Pulse
Giratina (Altered Form) with Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
Snorunt with Snarl and Avalanche
Dragon Pokémon are the best against Latias and Latios. The other types are not bad either and only slightly weaker.
How many players are needed? You can only defeat Latias with three players. Even with weather boost, Latias cannot be beaten in duo. To make it particularly quick, we recommend a group size of 4 to 6 players.
Latios, on the other hand, can be defeated in duo if windy weather exists. Without the weather bonus, the duo is also not possible. Again, a group size of 4 to 6 players is the best.
Shiny Latias and Latios – All info
Are the two Shinies available? Since the last return of the duo, they can also be caught as Shiny. So you can catch 3 different Shinies in the legendary raids, as Heatran is also available.
The two Shinies differ significantly from the normal Pokémon.
How good is Latias: Raids of Latias will not be very interesting except for Shinies. The stats of the Pokémon are not very good, and Latias is nothing more than a weaker alternative.
Latias is not really worth it, but Latios will be really good
How good is Latios: This is one of the best Dragon attackers in the game. While it is not as good as Rayquaza or Dialga, it has a faster attack with Dragon Claw.
The fast attack is mainly interesting for trainer battles and against Team GO Rocket. Having a good Latios in your team is therefore not a bad idea.
Along with Latias and Latios, the Lunar New Year event is also starting. We will show you all the bonuses:
Note: In an earlier version of the article, it was stated that legendary raids do not occur more frequently. This was incorrect information, and we have corrected it.
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The LoL card game Legends of Runeterra has begun its open beta. Our author Alexander Leitsch took a closer look at the new online card game set in the world of League of Legends: He surprisingly had a lot of fun with it.
What is Legends of Runeterra? Legends of Runeterra is a card game set in the universe of League of Legends, which was announced along with 5 other titles in October 2019. In the card game, two players compete against each other, taking turns attacking or defending their Nexus.
The player who reduces the opponent’s health points to 0 wins. Decks consisting of 40 cards are used for this, with a total of over 300 cards from 6 different factions available to choose from.
Who played Legends of Runeterra for MeinMMO? Our author Alexander Leitsch enjoys playing Hearthstone on the side and follows some well-known YouTubers from the scene.
Even before the open beta of Legends of Runeterra on January 24, he closely followed the card game. Now he had the chance to try it out himself, and after a few rounds, he is fully convinced.
How was the entry into LoR? The entry into Legends of Runeterra is beginner-friendly. Even if you’ve never played a card game on the PC, you’ll find it easy to get started. Every single move is explained in detail in the tutorial.
For me, the first missions were correspondingly simple, where you have to learn the basics:
In each round, both players take turns. An action is always conducted, after which the opponent is allowed to react.
In a round, one player is always the attacker while the other can defend against the attack.
Mana points are needed to play cards, which recharge and increase with each turn. Additionally, there are up to 3 “spell mana,” which is reserved from the remaining mana.
There are different types of cards: Creatures, Champions, and Spells. Especially the powerful Champions, which consist of well-known LoL characters, impress by leveling up during combat and improving themselves.
From the very beginning, I like that Legends of Runeterra feels significantly more dynamic than, for example, Hearthstone, where you cannot react during the opponent’s turn. Although the first victories against the AI are still very constructed, they still have a certain fun factor.
After completing the first tutorial missions, I have the option to better familiarize myself with the game in AI battles or jump straight into fights with other players.
I would recommend beginners to really take advantage of all the AI matches since even special mechanics of the cards like Overwhelm, Challenger, or Tough are explained. Additionally, you will already get to know many of the Champions and cards.
You also receive many new cards as rewards, from which decks can be built.
The first battle against other players
How did my first battles go? For the first duels with other players, I used the pre-made decks. There are three available to choose from:
A deck consisting of cards from the factions Freljord and Demacia
A deck consisting of cards from Ionia and Piltover&Zhaun
A deck with cards from Noxus and the Shadow Isles
They also directly teach me an important mechanic: Decks can only contain cards from two factions of Runeterra. Additionally, I can include a maximum of 6 Champions in one deck.
In my first two rounds, I play Freljord and Demacia. And it goes really well.
Game 1: In my first match, I get the Champion Braum early in my hand and manage to level him up. He only needs to take 10 damage from the opponent.
The cool thing about it is that Braum’s ability is “Recovery.” He regenerates all his health points at the end of the turn. When leveled up, he summons a 3/3 Poro every time he takes damage. With that, I overwhelm my first opponent.
Game 2: In my second round of LoR, I win thanks to the card “For Demacia.” This grants all my allies +3/+3 for this turn. Throughout the entire match, I consistently had more creatures on the field than the opponent.
Accordingly, I simply overwhelm him with the buff, bringing his Nexus from 14 to 0 health points in one turn.
What happened next? Inspired by my victories, I switch the deck and play the first round with Ionia and Piltover/Zhaun. After all, my favorite champions Caitlyn and Jinx from LoL come from there.
Even though I have to do without Caitlyn since she is not yet part of LoR, I start optimistically in the first match. However, this time I suffer two consecutive defeats, in part because I was overwhelmed by the card “For Demacia.”
After that, I start my first experiments with my own decks.
A card selection that can be overwhelming at first
How do you build a deck? In Legends of Runeterra, everything revolves around building your own card decks. At the start, around 100 cards are directly available to me. This has to be, after all, I start directly with 3 decks of 40 cards each.
While I was initially overwhelmed by the quantity of cards, that quickly became easier. After all, I can only compose cards from two factions.
I can earn new cards in various ways:
The first new cards are obtained through a reward path. This can be completed through the tutorial or matches against other players.
Additionally, there are chests in the vault once a week, which may also contain cards.
In-game currency “Shards” can be used to craft cards directly.
If you want a specific card, you can buy it for real money. Unlike other card games, you don’t buy packs, but a wildcard directly. This can be exchanged for any card of the corresponding rarity.
My first own deck: Since I learned in the first matches that speed is crucial in Legends of Runeterra, I decide to build something like a “rush deck”: as many low-cost creatures as possible to quickly eliminate the opponent. For this, I choose Ionia and Piltover&Zhaun.
I won the first match, but lost the second. Now, I am unsure whether my deck really works or not. But I still have plenty of time to figure that out and try out new decks.
I haven’t looked into Expeditions yet. They are similar to the Arena in Hearthstone, where you have to build your deck from randomly offered cards. The entrance, however, costs either real money or 3,000 shards. I haven’t quite earned that yet.
Perfect mix of Hearthstone and Magic
What is my conclusion on LoR? After the first hours in Legends of Runeterra, I’ve concluded that I will definitely spend a lot of time on this card game.
It offers a lot of fun and dynamism through its gameplay:
You always play alternately and don’t wait a whole turn.
You can react to opponents with quick spells.
You play tactically different when you are the attacker or defender.
Champions can level up during a match, drastically changing the course of the game.
Thus, Legends of Runeterra is clearly ahead of Hearthstone for me.
However, the game is far less complex and extensive than Magic: The Gathering. That has always kept me from that card game. I don’t want to spend ages getting into it; I use card games as a fun pastime.
That’s why I never warmed up to Magic.
Legends of Runeterra is the perfect mix of both games for me:
It is easy to learn
feels dynamic
but you also have to invest time to master it in the end.
Additionally, I have the positive factor that I am a fan of League of Legends. While LoL rounds are often too long for me in between, I have now found my game with Legends of Runeterra.
How can I join Legends of Runeterra? On the official website, you can register, and starting January 24 at 8:00 PM, you can even play without an invitation.
The card game is Free2Play and is set to be released in 2020. Not only a PC version but also a mobile version is planned.
Not everyone is as convinced of Legends of Runeterra as our author:
The probably best game of 2018, Red Dead Redemption 2, was only released for PC in 2019 with significant delay. This time, the Epic Games Store seemingly could not benefit from their early access to Red Dead Redemption 2 before Steam. Apparently, several hundred thousand Steam players could wait.
That was the situation: The handling of the PC release of Red Dead Redemption 2 was strange.
For a long time, Rockstar kept PC players in the dark about whether their game would even be released for PC. When it was finally announced, the popular platform Steam was left out in the rain, as the cowboy epic would not be available there until a month later.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is only available when it’s cold.
These are the release dates:
Red Dead Redemption 2 was released on October 26, 2018, for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
Then there was a long silence, and there was uncertainty whether the 2018 mega hit would even come to PC
These were the results in November: According to reports from market researchers Superdata, the sales of Red Dead Redemption 2 in November on the Epic Games Store were rather weak.
Allegedly, Red Dead Redemption 2 sold only 408,000 units in the release month of November on the Epic Games Store, significantly less than Borderlands 3, which had sold 1.78 million units in its first month (via hexus.net).
RDR2 performs well since it’s on Steam
According to new reports, the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 in December on Steam has now led to an increase in sales. Sales reportedly more than doubled in December.
Since the game has been available on Steam, 1 million units were sold in December, Superdata now reports (via superdataresearch).
#5 on PC – a remarkable success.
The game ranked 5th in December 2019 among titles with the highest global digital revenues on PC, ahead of hits like Roblox or Call of Duty Modern Warfare. In November 2019, Red Dead Redemption 2 was not in the top 10 charts of Superdata.
On Steam, Red Dead Redemption 2 had an average of about 28,000 players and peaked at 55,000.
It is clear that apparently some players held out and waited an extra month to play Red Dead Redemption 2 on Steam.
About 28,000 people were online at the same time on average.
This is what’s behind it: Some publishers currently prefer other stores to the digital sales platform Steam because they have to give away a higher share on Steam. Other stores, like the Epic Games Store, take significantly less percentage.
There is competition between the Epic Games Store and Steam for exclusive titles. This is often harshly criticized by players. Many players want to play new games on Steam because they appreciate the store and its features, and they already have their game collection there.
Moreover, the Epic Games Store is criticized for offering fewer features.
Therefore, players often announce that they will “only buy the game when it is on Steam”. However, these announcements are not always followed by action.
Tim Sweeney, the head of Epic Games, is a red flag for many Steam fans.
Normally, Epic likes to keep new titles exclusive for half a year. It seems harder for Steam fans to wait.
In the case of Red Dead Redemption 2, there was a special situation:
Epic only had a one-month advantage over Steam
the game was also available on many other platforms
players had already waited a year for Red Dead Redemption 2
It is also clear that Red Dead Redemption 2 on PS4 and Xbox One in 2018 was a much bigger deal that generated a lot more attention than now in 2019 with the “aftershock” on PC.
In Destiny 2, many players often find it difficult to follow the confusingly told story – or to recognize a narrative. The Destiny historian Byf describes what fascinates him about the story.
Destiny has no story? Every Destiny player knows the tiresome discussion that the loot shooter lacks a story. And objectively, even the biggest Destiny supporter must agree that the story sometimes stumbles, especially when there is no time for explanations or Bungie itself admits: “We have no idea what the Darkness is about.”
Had “no time for explanations” in part 1, the Exo Stranger.
The story of the Destiny universe is often well hidden. It is told in story fragments, item descriptions, or even outside the game. Moreover, the individual plotlines simply refuse to connect meaningfully.
Often it seems as though an exciting story is just starting to gain momentum … and Bungie hits the brakes!
YouTuber My name is Byf is the lore guru of Destiny
This is the lore expert: James Byford is well known in the Destiny community. Under the name My name is Byf, the YouTuber has established himself as “the” lore expert for Bungie’s shooter.
Here on MeinMMO.de, we have often referenced his work. He is known for untangling many of the confusingly presented pieces of lore or narrative fragments. Yes, literally untangling and presenting it to the interested Guardian in an engaging way.
In an interview with Vice, the full-time historian with the distinctive voice revealed what fascinates him about the story of Destiny.
James Byford is affectionately called “Lore Daddy”
Of dragons and misleading lore texts
This is what fascinates the expert about the story of Destiny: Byf describes his relationship with Destiny as a kind of “love at first sight”. He immediately immersed himself in the new universe. For example, in Destiny there isn’t one enemy race, but many entirely different peoples. Each brought its own background story or unique facet with it – and Byf wanted to explore them all.
The world of Destiny is like a puzzle. Solving it and discovering all the small revelations, these incredible stories – that’s what makes Destiny’s lore fans so obsessed.
James Byford via Vice.com
For the lore expert, Destiny became a “blank canvas” on which he could let loose. When you listen to Byf, it sounds as though he is going on a treasure hunt.
Only he isn’t searching for powerful weapons but for a key that opens a new door in a convoluted story. Thus, Destiny reveals more of its seemingly endless narrative riches piece by piece, with each lore fragment.
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Byf’s complete summary of the Destiny story takes a solid 4 hours.
Telesto hints at the Forsaken story
These story fragments he finds particularly cool: The weapon Telesto came to Destiny 2 with the Osiris DLC in 2018. At first glance, the lore text of the exotic weapon Telesto appears quite normal.
Contingency reserves overdrawn. We underestimated nobility troth reparations. Uldren suggests that we open reintegration talks. Have you discussed endowment support? If Reef endorses support, Paladin Oran will engineer reinforcement.
Only by taking the first letter of each line of the lore text and putting them together could the actual message be deciphered.
The hidden message of the Telesto warned of the power-hungry Crow, of Uldren Sov, who at that time had been missing from Destiny for years; the last time Guardians saw Uldren was in 2015 when he disappeared in the expansion The Taken King.
With the 2018 expansion Forsaken, the assumptions of the lore experts came true. As suspected, Prince Uldren returned from the void and was the trigger for a dramatic revenge story.
Could we have prevented Cayde’s fate?
Byf recognizes Ahamkara formula in the dialogue text
During that very revenge epic, it becomes clear that the Crow Prince seems to be controlled by his sister. In the final campaign mission, a weighty statement is made offhand: “Free me, oh my brother.” While this sentence was just one of many for regular players, it made Byf sit up and take notice.
He explains that this phrase (oh…my) is associated with the Ahamkara in Destiny. These are dragons, but not fire-breathing monsters.
The Ahamkara are so-called wish-dragons and possess magical powers. These seductive djinns are actually considered to have been long extinct.
Byf predicted: The story of Forsaken will culminate in the Guardians slaying a dragon. As it turned out, he was right. He concluded his remarks by stating that by killing the Ahamkara, we only set a story in motion that had begun centuries ago and will occupy us for a long time to come.
In “The Last Wish”, we set out to slay a dragon
The examples vividly demonstrate how seemingly loose story scraps form a narrative. With the current season of Dawn, Bungie is opting for a more direct story.
Can you understand the enthusiasm for the story of the Destiny universe? Do you wish Bungie would rather finish one storyline before always starting new ones?Which 10 stories My name is Byf is particularly fond of, you can read here:
A quest line from World of Warcraft has been removed. Especially bitter: it is actually an important part of the current story …
The Patch 8.3 Visions of N’Zoth has not only expanded World of Warcraft with some content but has apparently also removed some content. This has now been noticed by the first players who wanted to relive a popular quest line. The absurd part is that this fairly extensive quest line was only implemented in the game a few months ago. And this, when the mood is already bad.
What is the quest line about? The Quest “On the Trail of the Black Prince” told the search for the black dragon Wrathion. As Spiritwalker Ebonhorn is attacked by the Void in the Heart Chamber, Magni, MOTHER, and the player search for a solution.
You travel back and forth across the world in search of Wrathion, who has installed his agents everywhere. Along the way, you discover new records of the black dragon step by step and even have to go into the catacombs of Karazhan to find a saving potion for Ebonhorn.
Why is the quest line important? The quest connects the current events of the story and explains why Wrathion appears in the Throne Room of the Alliance in Patch 8.3. In addition, the quest line contained a lot of background knowledge about the black dragon, as it was essentially a “scavenger hunt” where you found more and more diary pages from Wrathion and learned more about his motivations and actions.
The quest line forms the basis for Wrathion to currently be able to develop a defense against the Void and the influence of N’Zoth.
Why was the quest removed? There is no exact reason for this, as there was no hint in the patch notes for Patch 8.3, leaving a lot of room for speculation.
Some players suspect that Blizzard removed the quest so that new players could catch up faster and reach the current content more quickly. Another theory is that Blizzard wanted to prevent nasty memes. It would be strange to accept the “Find Wrathion” quest in the Heart Chamber while Wrathion is standing right in that chamber.
Others suspect that the developers had actually planned more with Wrathion but had to abandon those plans to focus entirely on Shadowlands instead.
Wrathion helps us to upgrade the cloak.
Players are angry, vent frustration: This discovery is being wildly discussed in the WoW subreddit. Players are especially dissatisfied.
As vladtheimplierIII says:
I have been taking this expansion slowly, I haven’t stopped, and yet I somehow missed this quest. I’m pretty angry about it. […] It doesn’t make sense to me to remove this quest. Just make it optional. I don’t understand.
Or as Grockr puts it:
Wow. For someone like me who hasn’t played since Patch 8.0 and is just catching up on old stories (like Nazjatar) until I reach the new content, this kills any desire to come back at some point.
Other quests have been removed before: This is not the first time that such an important quest has been removed from the current addon. The quest line where you bring MOTHER to the Heart Forge can no longer be found in the game.
New players and latecomers now have to complete fewer tasks to catch up to the current state of the story – but important story elements are missing. This is especially sad when it comes to quest lines that were even partially voiced.
We asked you which multiplayer games you are most looking forward to in 2020. We now present the results of the survey: Here are the 5 most anticipated multiplayer games for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X, set to be released in 2020.
From our survey on which multiplayer games you are most excited about in 2020, five titles have emerged that apparently garner the most interest from you. We will introduce these games. The order is determined by the number of votes each game received in the survey.
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Place 5: Marvel’s Avengers
Platform: PC, PS4, Xbox One Release: September 4, 2020 Publisher: Square Enix Business Model: Buy2Play with Item Shop Genre: Action with Co-op Mode
What is Marvel’s Avengers? In Marvel’s Avengers, you take on the role of superheroes like Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, Hulk, Thor, and Ms. Marvel.
The story revolves around the fall of the Avengers, who are now trying to save humanity despite the hatred directed at them after a disaster.
In the story mode, you switch between the roles of the superheroes and must defeat enemies in linear sections and try to reach the level end. You use your superpowers in this process. The Hulk smashes everything while Iron Man attacks in flight.
In addition to the story mode, there is the possibility of accepting missions that take you to various locations around the world. You experience these quests together with up to three other players. However, each superhero can only be represented once in the team.
Over time, you unlock new abilities and costumes for your heroes, allowing you to customize them to your playstyle.
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What is the development story so far? When Marvel’s Avengers was announced in 2017, many believed it would be a Destiny with superheroes. However, the presentation of the game at E3 last year was somewhat disappointing. There was no trace of Destiny to be seen.
Marvel’s Avengers is much more a game where you experience the story alone and engage in side missions in small groups. But that can still be fun.
Anything could still happen
What is Marvel’s Avengers at best? We could expect an exciting superhero game where, after completing the story, you experience a lot of missions in teams with friends, showcasing how you have developed your Iron Man or Thor.
What is Marvel’s Avengers at worst? The game could fail to resonate with multiplayer fans due to its focus on the single-player story, which may not be enough to keep the title alive for a long time.
The multiplayer mode is essential for the longevity of the game and must therefore convincingly deliver. Unfortunately, interested players have not seen much of this so far. Perhaps the postponement of the release date by 4 months to September 2020 will make Marvel’s Avengers more appealing in the multiplayer sector.
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They have done it again! Call of Duty: Modern Warfare brings a new update and doesn’t share all the adjustments with us. Here are 5 changes that were not listed in the patch notes. Two of them weren’t even mentioned.
What’s going on with CoD? Call of Duty: Modern Warfare deployed patch 1.13 on January 22 and published extensive patch notes.
However, as with previous patches, the developers at Infinity Ward fail to inform us correctly about all adjustments. Moreover, some important changes weren’t even mentioned.
Only the deleted blog post, with the update release a few days ago and now this. Is there something wrong with the internal communication at Modern Warfare?
Modern Warfare and the Communication Problems
Although the responsible parties communicate relatively often with the community and are active on social platforms, the patches often come with hidden changes. For a game of this size and relevance, this is a no-go, at least according to the YouTuber and MW expert “TheXclusiveAce”.
What changes were not or incorrectly mentioned in the patch notes? In a current, English video on the topic, “TheXclusiveAce” talks about 5 important adjustments that were either not mentioned at all or were incorrectly listed in the patch notes.
This is in the “secret” patch notes:
The expandable magazine of the RAM-7
The recoil of the FN Scar 17
Changes to specialized ammunition
Adjustment of the Crash map
Overhaul of field upgrades
Significant Changes that Were Not or Incorrectly Mentioned
What’s wrong with the RAM-7 magazine? The change did not occur. The patch notes state that the expandable magazine of the RAM-7 increases the number of bullets to 50 instead of 45. However, you’ll probably have to wait for the buff as the magazine still holds 45 bullets.
What about the recoil of the Scar? The adjustment was much more extensive than the patch notes reveal. Instead of just lowering the horizontal recoil of the first bullets in a burst, the so-called “spray pattern” looks completely different.
A change in horizontal recoil looks different. This seems more like a complete overhaul. Source: TheXclusiveAce
What’s the situation with specialized ammunition? The patch notes stated that the specialized ammunition now increases headshot damage as well. What sounds like a buff turned out to be a nerf.
Two of the best weapons for “Stopping Power” were the assault rifles Oden and FAL. With the field upgrade, these weapons could achieve one-shot kills, but only with hits to the upper chest area. However, 2 headshots were necessary to take down opponents.
It seems that the developers fixed this peculiar status and otherwise made no changes. However, now you need not just one headshot hit, but also 2 torso hits for a kill. A significant nerf that is brazenly sold as a buff.
The height difference has already had an impact. This should have been mentioned in the patch notes. Source: TheXclusiveAce
And what about the field upgrades? These extra gadgets no longer recharge through points earned with mission objectives.
“TheXclusiveAce” is not quite sure if this is an intended change or a bug. Previously, you could charge field upgrades faster by getting kills or completing mission objectives. Now it only runs with kills.
This means a lost advantage for players who focused on reaching the mission objective. This is particularly frustrating, as many players believe that too many soldiers are already prioritizing kills over the objective.
Update Came with a New Weapon and an Annoying Bug
What else did the update bring? In addition to these stealth changes, patch 1.13 came with a new weapon, the crossbow. You can unlock this rather unconventional weapon with a bit of patience easily. We have already looked at the one-shot killer and compiled a guide with setups.
The patch was massive, PC players had to download nearly 50GB and some players were then also confronted with a bug that could delete progress in multiplayer. If you receive an error message on startup, however, there is an easy way to be sure.
What do you think, why could it be that Modern Warfare often withholds some things from us?
The Twitch streamer and Fortnite pro Aydan “Aydan” Conrad (20) surprised his mother and brought her to tears. The Fortnite pro paid off his mother’s debts without telling her in advance.
This is the player: Pro Aydan Conrad is signed with Ghost Gaming and has already participated in several tournaments. He is among the best players in Fortnite who play with a controller.
Gift brings tears
What gift did the streamer give his mother? To give something back to his mother, the Twitch streamer made her a belated Christmas gift that will change her life.
He shared the happy news with her during a live stream on Twitch, via telephone, as she was in school at that moment.
Here you can see the clip where this emotional scene takes place:
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The clip begins as Aydan’s mother tells him that she doesn’t need anything. He has already done enough for her. The streamer then said:
“Well, it’s too late for that now, Mom. All your student loans are already paid off.”
The mother seems not to believe it at first. She thinks it is not possible for bureaucratic reasons. However, Aydan explains to her that he spoke to the right people and everything has been settled.
“All the school costs are paid. You don’t have to worry about that anymore.”
When she realizes that her son is serious, she bursts into tears of joy. With a trembling voice, she tells a third person that her son has paid all her student loans.
Hearing his mother like this makes the Twitch streamer emotional himself. He wipes a few tears from his eyes.
Why is this gift so touching?
Twitch streamer Aydan paid for his mother’s education costs. These costs usually amount to huge sums that need to be repaid over years.
With his gift, he lifted a huge burden off his mother’s shoulders. Otherwise, she would likely have been struggling with these costs for many years.
Now she doesn’t have to worry anymore and can simply focus on her graduation.
Where did the player get his money from? Aydan has earned about $170,000 in prize money in Fortnite as a pro player (via esportsearnings).
On the Twitch platform, the Fortnite pro has established himself with 1.4 million followers. He is, therefore, a prominent figure in the Fortnite scene. Aydan also earns money as a content creator through Twitch:
He receives donations there
earns money through advertisements or various sponsor deals
additionally, money comes in through subscriptions. A Twitch subscription costs at least $4.99 per month, of which the streamer receives at least half
In Pokémon GO, there are some attack changes and corrections to the battle system. Additionally, the new attack “Flying Press” lands in the game.
This is changing in the battle system: Pokémon GO is making changes to some battle elements. In addition to corrected display errors, a new action order has also been introduced.
Charging attacks and switching the currently battling Pokémon will now be queued in trainer battles. These actions will now be activated after the end of an executed fast attack. This is to prevent overlaps.
Additionally, there were some changes to attacks as well as the new attack “Flying Press”. What does the attack do?
This is how strong Flying Press will be in Pokémon GO
This is Flying Press: After the attack was already uncovered by dataminers, it is now coming to the game. According to the blog, it will be a charging attack of fighting type. However, which Pokémon can learn it is still unknown.
In the main games, Flying Press is a dual-type attack of fighting and flying types. It is the special move of the fighting/flying Pokémon Resladero from the 6th generation, but it can also be learned by the special wrestler Pikachu.
Pikachu comes in all possible event forms. Is the next one coming soon?
Resladero is currently not in the game yet. It’s possible that a new event Pikachu is coming soon or other Pokémon will be able to learn the attack. Recently, you could catch Pikachu with a party hat.
This is how strong Flying Press will be: Dataminers have noted in the “Gamemaster Update” on Reddit that Flying Press will come into the game with a damage value of 110. “Pokefans.net” lists the attack with damage of 47.83 per second and -50% energy. Thus, Flying Press would be among the strongest attacks in the game. Whether it will change anything about the best attackers will be seen as soon as it is known which Pokémon can learn the attack.
Pokémon GO with even more attack changes
This is also changing with the attacks: Some Pokémon can now learn new attacks that can provide them with new advantages in PvP. These include:
Plusle and Minun learn the charging attack Strauchler
Lanturn learns Spark Jump
Ampharos learns Thunderstrike
Maskeregen can learn Bubble Beam
Honweisel learns Fury Cutter and Air Slash
Honweisel can make better use of its type with the new attacks
Additionally, some Pokémon are getting older attacks back that are quite strong and should make the respective monsters more interesting in PvP:
Raichu: Thunder Shock
Magneton: Thunder Shock and Charge Beam
Omot: Poison Fang
Alpollo: Shadow Ball
Hypno: Shadow Ball
Finally, two attacks have been improved. The Bug-type attack Vielender now causes more damage. The Electric-type move Volt Switch is now activated faster and generates energy faster.
The attacks could help you in the upcoming PvP league. What is behind it, you can find out here:
Happy Birthday Star Trek Online. For the tenth anniversary of the space MMORPG, we conducted an interview with the developers.
In line with the launch of the new series Star Trek: Picard, there is also something to celebrate in Cryptic’s MMORPG Star Trek Online. The game will turn ten years old on February 4th. We spoke with designer Jeremy Randall, among other things, about how the game remains current after all this time.
Mein-MMO: Throughout the story of Star Trek Online, we have experienced guest star appearances from the series. Are you planning more such appearances?
Jeremy Randall: It’s always very exciting when we get to work with real Star Trek actors. We do this whenever possible, and this anniversary is one of those occasions.
We have secured the faces and voices of various actors and are also bringing back some good old friends from the past of Star Trek Online. Keep an eye out for more info!
Mein-MMO: How difficult is it to keep a game fresh and interesting that has been running for ten years?
Jeremy Randall: Honestly, it’s a huge challenge! But it’s a challenge that my team and I gladly take on with every update. It helps tremendously that everyone involved in this project is a Star Trek fan. When you have the opportunity to expand Star Trek with your own creations or create a tribute for someone else’s creations on screen, it keeps excitement high for both developers and players.
This excitement is further fueled by the new Star Trek series of recent times – Discovery, Short Treks, Picard, and many more books and comics. Star Trek is currently enjoying a lot of attention, and being part of this family certainly helps keep our game relevant and popular.
Jeremy Randall is a designer for Star Trek Online at Cryptic Studios.
Classic Version was intended as an April Fool’s joke
Mein-MMO: Do you have any plans for a vanilla or classic version of the MMORPG?
Jeremy Randall: A few years ago, we uploaded a “classic” version of Star Trek Online on our public test server (Tribble) as an April Fool’s joke. Our players were amused, but everyone agreed that the game is now in a much better state than before. I don’t think we have any plans to present the product that we are so proud of in its modern form in an older, lower-quality version.
Mein-MMO: How will you consider the events of the new series Star Trek: Picard?
Jeremy Randall: The short answer is: “As often as we can!” The entire Star Trek Online team watches all new media content produced for Star Trek, and typically we are enthusiastic about implementing these new ideas that others have come up with for this franchise.
However, a lot of it is still in the works, and there are many unanswered questions regarding that. We have a very good working relationship with CBS and have regular discussions about a possible collaboration, but it’s still too early to make the specific details public.
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Mein-MMO: There are not many MMORPGs that have been running as long as Star Trek Online. What makes your game so special?
Jeremy Randall: Keeping an MMORPG alive for such a long time is a challenge for everyone in the industry. I believe our strength lies primarily in having a game based on a very well-known franchise that has had fans and support for generations. And our development team respects and appreciates the fan community with the content we create for it.
Over the years, Star Trek Online has developed into a sort of online Star Trek convention that never ends – a space where fans can come together to play and express their love for Star Trek. In my opinion, that’s the magic that keeps an MMORPG alive – the people.
Mein-MMO: When you started Star Trek Online, did you think it would last this long?
Jeremy Randall: When Star Trek Online was first released, I was no more than an enthusiastic player. More than a year later, I joined the team that was busy with the transition to free-to-play.
Even then, I was optimistic that the arrival of a virtual world based on the Star Trek universe could survive for a long time. This is a franchise that has lasted for more than half a century! If fans and players want it, maybe our small part of this universe can also have a positive fate.
Mein-MMO: Are you planning new gameplay features or larger changes to the game that are more in line with modern player experiences?
Jeremy Randall: Expanding an MMORPG into other gameplay forms is a challenging proposal, especially in a game that has an established fan base of a decade. We want to explore new experiences in Star Trek Online, but these concepts must always balance with the expectations of our current players. If we were to make a decision that spoils their enjoyment of the game or is not in their interest, we would risk losing the great community and engaged player base we have built over the years.
Radical gameplay shifts are unlikely, but not completely ruled out. At least in the immediate future, it is much more likely that we will focus on improving the core of our gameplay and making things even more exciting, rewarding, and engaging for players with elements they already enjoy – space combat, character customization, progression – to enhance the overall experience.
Or we look for new ways to improve systems that aren’t performing well or have become outdated, so we can once again be proud to have them in the game and that players will enjoy them again.
Apex Legends has introduced its new legend “Forge”. He will appear in Season 4. We show you the new legend and the start date of Season 4 in Apex Legends.
This is Forge: In a developer stream from Respawn Entertainment on January 23, 2020, details about Season 4 in Apex Legends were presented. One of the most important contents: Forge – the Brawler. According to Tom Casiello, the Game Writer of Apex Legends, he is the exact opposite of Crypto .
Forge is a former MMA champion in the game’s universe, who sees Apex Legends as a new challenge for himself. In the game, he is sponsored by the corporation Hammond Robotics, which many of you might remember from Titanfall – the other franchise from Respawn Entertainment.
When does Season 4 start in Apex Legends? The start date is February 4, 2020.
This is Forge – the new legend that will join in Season 4 of Apex Legends
What can Forge do? This fighter seeks close combat. He comes “up close and personal” to demonstrate his strength with his strong left.
In the developer stream, no details about the abilities themselves were revealed. However, the data miner That1MiningGuy (YouTube channel) found corresponding data on this legend back in November 2019, which explains his kit in more detail.
Keep in mind that the information comes from datamining and has not been officially confirmed. Things may change by the release.
Pull Shot – A type of grappling hook for short distances, which can pull opponents towards you or propel Forge into the air
Ground Slam – When you press crouch while in the air, you slam down onto the ground below you
K.O. Punch – Jumps forward in one direction. Press crouch in the air to slam down onto the ground below you
One-Two – You sprint in a straight path. If you hit an opponent, press the ability again to execute an uppercut and jump into the air
On The Ropes – Increases your melee damage the lower your health points are. Dealing melee damage temporarily grants you overshield
Victory Rush – If you kill an opponent in close combat, it restores health points and gives you a speed bonus of 30% for 10 seconds
What do you think of the leaked abilities? Is this a character you would like to play?
In Fallout 76, hackers had a spree some time ago, robbing players – without them being able to do anything against it. Bethesda promised to help the affected players back then. The assistance is now extremely generous.
If the hackers had a player in sight, they could empty the entire inventory, including all weapons and armor the player had equipped. They could even steal the Pip-Boy, the most important item in the game.
This was only possible for a short time, as on December 23 the developers stopped the hack. However, by then many players had already been affected, and Bethesda promised support.
Generous compensation for players
Players report: Players who became victims of the hackers have now come forward. User JedediahJedi on reddit shared his feedback from customer service with others. In total, he received as compensation:
a clone of his character with all stolen items
8,250 atoms (approximately 80€)
assistance in transferring items to the original character
A screenshot of the email that JedediahJedi posted.
Other players also report a similar compensation. In the thread, other users state that they also received a clone with the items and atoms. However, the amount varies.
Those users who received fewer atoms instead got a few months of free access to Fallout 1st. Those who had already subscribed presumably received the atoms from 5 months of Fallout 1st. Those without a subscription received the atoms for 2-3 months and 3 months of free access.
This is what Bethesda says about it: To confirm what the players are reporting, we asked Bethesda about this issue. Our contact referred to a post in the official forum. It states:
At the end of December, some players were affected by inventory theft carried out with third-party software by cheaters. We resolved the issue with a hotfix on December 23 and imposed permanent bans on the accounts of the cheaters. However, some players are still missing their items, and we want to make that right.
The affected players should receive an email containing more detailed information, just like the players on reddit. Bethesda is evidently making a significant effort to improve its damaged reputation from the past time.
The German Twitch streamer Powny says she was threatened by a viewer during her stream. When she tried to report it to the Bremen police, she was not taken seriously by the officer, but was even mocked.
This is the streamer: The German streamer Powny is active on Twitch in her free time, having streamed about 560 hours in the last year, with an average of 50 to 100 viewers watching her.
She has 7300 followers. Most of her gaming time has been spent on Sekiro, Dark Souls III, and Bloodborne. However, she is also active in Just Chatting. (via sullygnome)
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was the main game of the streamer in 2019. She describes herself as a “Dark Souls” enthusiast.
This is what she says: The streamer announced on Twitter that she was threatened by a user during her Twitch stream on Saturday.
The user said he had her address, would rape her, and drown her in the bathtub.
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This tweet from Monday caused a stir and triggered a discussion.
“Well, you must have a lot of time”
Powny then reported this threat to the Bremen police, where she encountered an officer who did not take her seriously, but mocked her, as she describes on Twitter:
The police officer asked: “You play on the internet? Well, you must have a lot of time.”
He recommended that she turn off the camera.
The guy who threatened her was surely bored; he should buy a house and renovate it, then he wouldn’t have such thoughts.
In the end, the officer said, according to Powny: “Well, if we find you dead in your bathtub, which would of course be the worst outcome for you, at least we have a lead for our investigation.”
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Disciplinary proceedings against the officer are ongoing
Here’s what happened next: After Powny made this public on Twitter, other German female streamers came forward. They stated that they had also been threatened publicly in the same manner.
Additionally, the Twitter account of the Bremen police got involved, asking for contact and stating that the matter was forwarded to the complaints department.
Powny told Bento in a conversation that she later got an appointment with another officer, who took her statement again. The second officer treated her the way she had wished to be treated from the beginning. The streamer also forwarded the reports of other streamers who had been threatened as well.
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As the Bremen police announced on Twitter, a disciplinary proceeding is ongoing against the officer who initially took her statement. He has been relieved of duty until the allegations are clarified.
Furthermore, the criminal police have begun investigations in the case of the streamer. The Bremen police is not commenting on the ongoing investigations.
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A member of the state parliament in Bremen from the Greens has also announced plans to submit questions to follow up on how the police in Bremen deals with victims of hate speech and what measures are being taken to ensure that threats on the internet are taken seriously and not dismissed as trivial.
How serious such threats can become is evidenced by numerous examples from the USA.
After the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Update 1.13, strange occurrences were discovered on some multiplayer maps. Many players see this as a hint at the imminent return of the cult character Ghost.
What did players discover in Modern Warfare? Recently, the Modern Warfare Update 1.13 was released. Included was, among other things, the new weapon Crossbow as well as various changes and bug fixes.
Additionally, new Easter eggs have made their way into the game. Many believe they tease the return of a popular Modern Warfare character – namely Ghost.
What is the deal with the Easter eggs? On some multiplayer maps, some fans encountered strange appearances on screens.
Ghost in Modern Warfare 2
For instance, attentive players noticed that something had changed on the multiplayer map Picadilly. However, it was not the architecture or layout of the map.
Rather, the large digital billboard on one of the buildings now briefly displayed a white skull on a black background next to advertisements. Afterward, the image quickly disappeared and the usual advertisement continued.
On other maps, a skull was also spotted briefly, such as in the Tavorsk District on the screen of a fast food restaurant.
Source: Reddit User SurvTM
Why do many think of a return of Ghost? The skull is a symbol of the Ghosts, who received their own CoD spin-off. Primarily, the displayed skulls strongly resemble the iconic mask of the beloved Modern Warfare cult figure Simon “Ghost” Riley.
Since this Easter egg comes from the current Modern Warfare, many see the flickering skull as a clear reference to Ghost’s skull mask and therefore assume a return is imminent.
For many players, it is therefore just a matter of time before this cult character enters the game – and the new Easter egg would now tease that this time is likely to come soon.
Source: Reddit User Senescallo
Moreover, Ghost is among the most popular and exciting characters of the Modern Warfare series. It makes sense that Infinity Ward would eventually bring this cult figure into the game.
How might Ghost come to the game? Modern Warfare will probably not receive a story continuation anytime soon. Ghost was also among the leaked new operators. Therefore, it is assumed that he will be introduced as a playable character for the multiplayer of CoD Modern Warfare.
Fans see it as most likely that he could either be introduced during the upcoming Season 2, for example as part of the new Battle Pass, or be available for purchase in the in-game shop.
What do the players say? Many are looking forward to this iconic character becoming available as a playable operator soon. However, they hope he will be earnable through gameplay. Because paying €20 for a new operator, as the previous comments suggest, is not something anyone is keen on – no matter how iconic he may be.
What do you think? Will Ghost return soon as a playable character? Would you be happy about that? Which characters would you like to see as playable operators in Modern Warfare?
On the night of January 24, a new update for Borderlands 3 was released. The hotfix brought only small changes, one of which is very well received by players.
What did the patch bring? The new patch was released simultaneously for PC, PS4, and Xbox One and essentially brought three changes:
A texture for the Fire Badass and Super Badass Varkid was updated.
The rewards from chests at the end of the trial area have been adjusted. Upon completing all objectives, it now includes the highest legendary drop rate in the game.
Additionally, the Gamma Burst skill has been improved. The bonus radiation damage from FL4K’s active Gamma Burst was increased from 65% to 115%.
In addition, there were some bug fixes that prevented progress in the missions “Sanctuary” and “Hammerlock.” Ember was also fixed, as it sometimes did not appear to continue the missions. You can find the full patch notes here.
When will there be another major update? On reddit, many are happy about the small hotfix, but they are also waiting for a larger update that will adjust performance and bring larger balance changes.
Additionally, Borderlands 3 will receive new content in 2020 in the form of events and upcoming DLCs. There will also be an announcement along with a roadmap in January.
How do players react to the changes to FL4K? The buff to the Gamma Burst skill for FL4K is well received by many players on reddit. Previously, a Gamma build was considered one of the weaker options for FL4K.
Players now believe that FL4K will also be viable for the big challenge Mayhem 4 with Gamma Burst:
Bear_T: “I cry tears of joy. I had hoped for a Gamma buff, just like Zane’s SNTNL at 100%. Now it’s even 115%. It’s finally going to be playable in M4. Thank you!
ImNotRyanCallahan: “I am happy about the Gamma Burst, it was the least useful option for FL4K in M4. I’m still not sure if it’s good enough now, but I can’t wait to try it out.”
BeardedWinder0: “I saved all my Gamma Burst equipment for this day! 110% is amazing!”
How do they react to the additional loot? The changes to the chests at the end of the trial area are being discussed a bit more controversially.
Many found the chests rewarding enough already, which is why they see the buff as unnecessary. They would have preferred buffs for the rewards from trial bosses:
stevembk: “The chests from the trial area were always more rewarding than the final bosses.”
doutten: “Players are increasingly running through the trial area during the Farm Fever Event for the class mods and Gearbox concludes from this that the loot chests at the end need a buff?”
Other players, however, do not see a big problem here. For them, more loot is always good in the shooter.
A future update for Borderlands 3 could include a feature that many players have wanted for a long time:
Apparently, World of Warcraft is uncomfortable with its own cinematic. It was quickly hidden on YouTube and is hard to view.
In recent days, Blizzard has faced a lot of criticism and has heard many accusations. Patch 8.3 doesn’t sit well with many players, and especially the short ending cinematic of N’Zoth is an eyesore for players. Blizzard apparently did not expect such a strong wave of negativity and quickly took action – the corresponding video on YouTube was set to “unlisted.” It can now only be found if one has the link.
Why is the video so controversial? It concerns the video “Ny’alotha: Raid Finale,” which plays after the defeat of the final boss. First, there is an in-game cutscene featuring the player’s character in the lead role, followed by the controversial cinematic. It is only 27 seconds long and shows N’Zoth, apparently dying in a light-filled manner. Several parts of Ny’alotha break apart, and the monoliths of the Black Empire on Azeroth shatter.
The video is criticized because players find the ending “undignified” and N’Zoth had been built up as a major boss for over a decade.
Blizzard sets video to “unlisted”: After the first raid groups defeated the boss, Blizzard uploaded the cinematic on its own YouTube channel. WoW always does this, even with past raids. However, this time the video was not online for long after it received many “thumbs down” and countless negative comments. It has almost 13,000 thumbs down compared to less than 2,000 positive ratings.
In the meantime, the video is set to “unlisted.” This means that the video will not show up in searches on YouTube and also does not appear in the channel overview of World of Warcraft. One can only access the video if they have the exact link.
The video is “Unlisted” – But why?
Players suspect shame from Blizzard: Blizzard has not provided an explanation as to why the video was set to “unlisted.” Therefore, players take over the interpretation and express this in comments under the video. Some speculate that the WoW team is embarrassed for this video and the negative reactions it has received.
Others suspect that Blizzard wants to do damage control here. Here are some excerpts from player reactions:
This is how it should be, Blizzard. Hide your shame.
Jamie Critch
I’ll make a positive comment! When it comes to Blizzard, I expect to be disappointed by now. In this respect, they meet expectations every time.
Aris G
I really don’t understand why Blizzard is ignoring this incident? They set the video to “unlisted” and stay silent. They need to talk to us.
Gladranda
N’Zoth has been an antagonist in WoW since Classic, with his servants ranging from the Naga to the Shadow Council and Satyr. He is wiped out in 10 seconds and everything disappears. What a massive disappointment.
flutiexxx
Whether the “hiding” of the video is really sensible remains questionable. After all, the video can also be seen on other YouTube channels, and the reactions there are similarly devastating.
Some players argue that Blizzard might have hidden the video to avoid spoiling players, but this argument does not seem to hold. After all, Blizzard has not done this with cinematics in the past that had a much larger impact on the story of World of Warcraft.
What do you think about this matter? Is this an attempt at damage control or just an embarrassing action?
