2020 has just begun and there are new exciting games coming up in the next months where you can cooperatively have a lot of fun. We present to you the 10 most exciting co-op games of the year that should be released in 2020.
Which co-op games are in the list? This list includes games that have already been announced and are supposed to be released throughout 2020. In these titles, you can have a lot of fun playing cooperatively with friends. These are not MMOs and also not competitive games. The cooperation, playing together with friends, is the focus.
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Release: March 20, 2020 Genre: Simulation Platform: Nintendo Switch Business model: Buy2Play Number of players: 1-8 players Website: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Website
What is Animal Crossing: New Horizons? In the latest installment of the Animal Crossing series for the Nintendo Switch, you are ready for the island. On the island, you gather resources and craft everything you need for survival. This way you live a peaceful, contemplative life.
You can invite players (up to three locally, up to seven online) to your island and gather resources together, prepare recipes, party, and explore the area.
Who is the game for? Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a game primarily aimed at younger players. However, anyone can have fun if they enjoy creating something with colorful graphics, gathering resources, crafting items, and generally escaping the drudgery of everyday life.
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Dying Light 2
Release: Expected in 2020 Genre: Survival-Action Platform: PC, PS4, Xbox One Business model: Buy2Play Number of players: 1-4 players Website: Dying Light 2 Website
What is Dying Light 2? A zombie virus has wiped out almost all of humanity. 16 years later, the survivors have gathered in the ruins. You are one of them and can contribute with your decisions and actions during missions to the refuge developing into good or evil.
You explore in the survival game a large open world where you encounter not only zombies but also bandits. Parkour elements are important as you need to find unusual ways to reach your goals in the city. You experience the entire campaign even with up to three friends.
Who is the game for? Zombies are still in vogue thanks to The Walking Dead, so every fan of the rotting undead should keep an eye on Dying Light 2. Additionally, exploring the game world in an unusual way – thanks to the parkour elements.
Actually, Dying Light 2 was supposed to be released in spring 2020 – it has now been postponed indefinitely. However, it could still release in 2020.
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One of the current most popular shooters, Escape from Tarkov, is struggling with matchmaking issues. A developer has now responded and revealed that he does not like the current growth.
These are the current problems: The hype surrounding Escape from Tarkov came somewhat out of nowhere and surprised the developers. Now thousands of players want to play, but often the servers are insufficient. The result is long waiting times during matchmaking.
The developers are now addressing this and promise that they are working on this problem around the clock and providing new servers worldwide to make matchmaking faster.
Great success brings problems
This is what the developer says: On reddit , Nik Buyanov, Studio Head and COO of Battlestate Games, addresses the issues and says: “The game is really gaining popularity quickly, and I (personally) do not like that it is happening so fast, as game stability, server availability, and so on require a lot of attention.”
The developer does not see success as problematic, but the attention brings disadvantages. Although they regularly provide new servers, new players keep joining. It simply takes time to set up the servers. Buyanov reveals that the team is working around the clock and does not take breaks even on weekends.
These are the rules of the game, and he understands them. The developers are therefore not resisting the many working hours.
What is the future of the servers? There, Buyanov promises that they will add new servers daily and continue working to ensure stability.
He also says that occasionally a server may go down, and this is purely a stress test.
In the end, the developer gives the tip that during peak times, one should not select specific servers but instead set it to “auto”. This could already prevent some problems.
How do players view the issues? The mood in the community is good. Although they are aware of the matchmaking issues, they do not have a major problem with it. The comments under the reddit post are mostly positive.
Many players show understanding and say that they are totally satisfied as long as the developers communicate the issues. In addition, they show understanding for the many efforts and are visibly grateful to the developers.
Although there are problems in Escape from Tarkov, players show understanding
What is the reason for the great success? Escape from Tarkov currently fills a gap in the gaming market, which has brought it immense success. It relies on hardcore elements that games like Fortnite or Apex Legends do not utilize. Additionally, it is more tactical and sets itself apart from Modern Warfare.
A large part of the success also comes from the update from last October. There, Escape from Tarkov made huge leaps in gameplay and drew significant attention.
“Corrupted” items should replace Titanforging in World of Warcraft. However, these items tend to cause more frustration than joy.
In Patch 8.3 Visions of N’Zoth of World of Warcraft, the developers decided to put the Titanforging system on hold for now. Items can no longer randomly have a higher item level and thus be significantly stronger than usual.
What does Corruption do? Corruption is basically the price a character has to pay if they have particularly powerful effects on their items.
The more Corruption a character accumulates, the stronger the negative effects that act upon them. A character with little Corruption might be slightly slowed down during combat. In contrast, a character with high Corruption might even be attacked by additional enemies and die relatively quickly.
This is the problem with corrupted items: Corrupted items are basically the new “Wow” effect when looting. Players should be excited that an item is corrupted and equipped with special bonuses. At first, this works quite well. However, once a player wears several corrupted items, the system leads to a new dilemma.
Corrupted items can force players in groups (especially in raids) to take actions they later regret. An example:
A player is currently wearing a belt with item level 410. They have already reached the currently acceptable maximum of Corruption on their equipment, so additional corrupted items cannot be equipped without incurring massive disadvantages.
In the dungeon, a belt with item level 440 and a high Corruption value drops. As compensation for the Corruption, there is an extremely powerful skill due to this Corruption, which provides a significant damage boost.
Now this player is faced with a dilemma: Will they cleanse the Corruption and thus the positive effects at MOTHER, so that they can wear the belt immediately and be more useful to their group? Will they equip the belt despite the high Corruption and risk dying from the strong Corruption? Or will they save the belt for later, when they might have a stronger resistance to Corruption and not be affected by it anymore?
There is no right solution, and no matter what the player does – they will probably be frustrated. If they cleanse the belt, the effect is lost, which could have been useful later. If they do not wear the belt, they lose character power that would be helpful in the current content. If they save the belt without cleansing or equipping it, it will sit unused in their inventory for a long time.
That’s why this is critical for the player: Although the Corruption mechanic mitigates a large part of the RNG criticism, it creates new problems. Instead of being excited about a new, powerful item, players face a decision where there is no good solution. No matter what the player does, in the end, it feels unsatisfying and like the wrong decision.
What can be done about it? Some players have already begun to look for secondary items in most item slots that are not corrupted. In that case, they can simply drop another corrupted item when they receive a better one. However, this leads to an overcrowding of inventories – because bag space is already scarce.
If acquiring gear in WoW is associated with frustration rather than joy, then the MMORPG faces a fundamental problem. Or how do you see it?
Because the then publisher InselGames instructed its employees to write reviews for the publisher’s games. This was considered “review manipulation.” As a result, all games from this publisher were removed from Steam. That was in February 2018.
Now InselGames wanted to keep the game alive outside of Steam, but player numbers dropped rapidly. At times, only 100-200 people were playing the MMO simultaneously.
What’s new now? It seems that unfortunately, the second demise of the MMO is imminent. Tweets from the official Twitter account and emails to players indicate that the premature end of Guardians of Ember is set for next month, in February 2020 – just under a year after Gameforge’s soft launch.
The team writes there that the contract between Gameforge and Runewalker, the game’s developers, will not be continued. On February 14, 2020, they would terminate the usage contracts with the players.
Since there are no other servers for Guardians of Ember, there will also be no character transfers. The payment service has been suspended, currency can still be issued until the shutdown of the MMO.
What do players say about it? There are hardly any reactions on Twitter about the impending second exit. Reddit however shows more opinions on the matter.
Player “GreatName” writes: “It’s sad when the shutdown of the game is the first thing I hear about an MMO.”
“I bought the game at launch, but the performance issues made it unplayable for me. I tried again a few months later and it was even worse,” writes sephsta
” […] I enjoyed the game for a while, but I believe it didn’t really become popular due to performance issues. On my reasonably decent laptop, it was barely playable even on low settings […],” writes phoenixrisinguptoday
Others ridicule it and write that it would probably be sad news for the two people still playing it.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare announced a lot of content and wants to keep its players engaged for a longer period. However, the last major update with new content was almost a month ago. When will the next update come?
Every year, as the Christmas season approaches, a new Call of Duty is released. Currently, soldiers are getting their hands dirty in a reboot of the popular “Modern Warfare” series. But there has been little new in recent weeks.
Although there have already been some announcements from officials that an update is on the way, a blog post from Activision even promised an update on January 22. However, the post was deleted.
So when can we finally expect the next major update?
The crossbow will also come to the game on January 22
To obtain the crossbow, you need to complete some Marksman missions
This week was planned to introduce a new weapon and bring back a map that has been experiencing matchmaking issues (according to YouTuber JGOD in the update video).
Screenshot of blog post #1
Why was it deleted? This can only be speculated. There may be issues with the crossbow or something is not right on the revamped map “Aniyah Palace”.
It is also possible that the post was meant to be released tomorrow and that the instruction was miscommunicated. However, the note about the end of the double XP event today (January 21) speaks against that.
Screenshot of blog post #2
What happens next? There is still a chance that an update will come tomorrow, but that is by no means certain.
However, the CDL is supposed to start on the weekend. A pro league with mostly US teams that compete against each other regularly. Some pros are becoming impatient, as certain issues should be resolved before the start of the league, such as the slide cancel.
Rhys Price, one of the players from the “London Royal Ravens,” has reportedly been told to expect a patch for the slide cancel on January 22. Whether this is still current is unknown. In addition to the cancel move, several other issues should be addressed, such as the annoying player collision or deadly bushes.
Modern Warfare is apparently behind schedule
What has been postponed so far? According to a developer on Twitter, a larger update was supposed to come last week.
Instead of a larger update, season 1 was extended and probably pushed back the entire team’s timeline.
Is there a compensation? Modern Warfare is being quite generous with the extension of the season. During the entire period from February 4 to 11, three XP modifiers will run:
Double XP
Double weapon XP
Double battle pass XP
This gives all players another chance to level up the rest of the battle pass. Those who have already completed it can level up another weapon from the vast arsenal of MW, perhaps even the crossbow.
What do you think, why was the post deleted? Is the update being postponed further, or will we see the crossbow this week?
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The MMORPG Black Desert Online has released an official roadmap for the first half of 2020. It includes some class expansions, as well as new areas and a music feature.
What news is planned? For the first six months, the developers plan several updates for Black Desert. Most of them focus on the various classes in the game:
The class Shai will also receive an expansion, where you can compose and play songs.
A content update for the 1st quarter is expected to introduce us to the homeland of the Papus and Otters.
For the 2nd quarter, another chapter in the story of the Children of the Goddess Sliva in the Odilita area is currently planned.
Is there any other content? According to the statement in the blog post, the above-listed content is guaranteed to be released in the first half of 2020 in EU and NA.
At the end of the roadmap, there is a box with a question mark placed. It is quite possible that more unannounced updates will find their way into the game.
Possible new content has already been presented in a roadmap for the Korean version.
What content is missing from the list? At the end of 2019, there was a conference in Korea where Pearl Abyss talked about the development of Black Desert. A roadmap for the Korean version was presented:
In this, the Odilita update was already announced for February. We will get it only in the 2nd quarter.
Also announced for spring were Thorn Castle, a new PvEvP battleground, and the seasons for newcomers. Neither of these are mentioned in our roadmap for the first 6 months.
This is somewhat surprising since Pearl Abyss aims for a global version of Black Desert that brings updates at the same time in all regions.
This was even achieved with some new content in 2019. When the class Shai was released, there was only a week difference between Korea and us. However, this year, there seem to be larger gaps between the versions again.
Screenshot of the new content of the Papus and Otters
How are players reacting to the roadmap? On reddit, the roadmap is viewed with mixed feelings. Many players are looking forward to the class expansions and the Odilita update.
However, the Papus and Otters are not very popular. Many would have preferred new PvP content and the quick release of Thorn Castle:
Guan_Dao: “Can we remove the Papu content and get real PvP content like 1v1, 2v2, 3v3 or a new mode instead?”
Sadduckissad: “I wish BDO finally gets PvP for fewer players, like 2v2 or 3v3. The game lags too much in mass battles.”
Players also speculate based on the roadmap that both Shai and the Archer apparently will not receive succession skills. This is probably because they were designed differently from the start.
However, Gardia will receive its update very early, still in the first quarter of 2020. This, in turn, pleases some players.
We have picked out 9 things you can aim for in Black Desert at the start of the new year:
It seems that the long journey through the Mammoth puzzle was meant only for the pioneers among the Guardians. Bungie has now announced that the quest for the new exotic weapon Bastion will be easier to obtain in Destiny 2 soon.
Bastion, an exotic fusion rifle for the primary slot.
What exactly is going to change? It seems that the monumental endeavor and pioneering work has cleared the way for numerous Guardians to follow the regular quest process.
Because Bungie has now announced on Twitter that the Bastion quest will be available from Saint-14 in the Tower for all Season Pass holders directly after the weekly reset on January 21, thanks to the hard work of numerous community members.
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In short: Apparently, you won’t have to do anything that was previously necessary to obtain the Bastion quest from this evening onwards. It seems that you can comfortably pick up the quest directly from the 14th Saint.
How has it been with the quest so far? Those who want to have the new weapon exotic currently do not have to struggle through the entire puzzle, but they still can’t avoid going through a lengthy symbol code process at the moment.
This symbol combination must be completed currently.
The annoying part: A mistake means you have to run the entire sequence again – this happens easily, costing a lot of time and nerves. Additionally, for some Guardians, the quest bugs after completing the code and can’t be picked up, started, or completed.
This should hopefully change from this evening onwards.
What do you think about the path to Bastion becoming easier? By the way, the January Iron Banner starts tonight. There is also a change there:
Patch 8.3.5 of World of Warcraft will not be released. There were indications that it was indeed planned.
It has now been confirmed by Ion Hazzikostas in an interview. The Patch 8.3 Visions of N’Zoth is the conclusion of Battle for Azeroth and thus officially marks the end of the WoW expansion. There will most likely not be another patch.
However, this presents several problems for World of Warcraft. It reveals a rather spontaneous change in plans and simultaneously creates the threatening situation that players now have to get by for six months with content that quickly becomes stale.
What problems are there? World of Warcraft is heading towards a small crisis or is already in one. The following issues are currently plaguing the game or at least are strongly suspected:
The WoW team apparently lacks Q&A members, which could explain the many errors
The WoW team is under time pressure with Shadowlands, which is why Patch 8.3.5 was canceled
What happened to Patch 8.3.5? Although it must be said that Blizzard never officially announced Patch 8.3.5, there were already some indications that it was in planning. For instance, there were file notes in the game files with the addition “835”, which were supposed to trigger voice lines from Furorion and Anduin.
Hazzikostas has now confirmed in an interview with Millenium that there will be no Patch 8.3.5, making it clear: The content we currently have must last until the release of Shadowlands. However, since Shadowlands is not even in beta yet, it could very well take another six months.
What bugs were there in Patch 8.3? For many players, the release of Patch 8.3 was a major annoyance, as they encountered smaller and larger bugs. Some were not so dramatic, while others set players back days or weeks in their progress.
Some players received no loot for their Horrifying Visions or their run was aborted because the servers crashed.
The War Mode is currently not useful at all, as the bonus on daily quests has been abruptly turned off.
Many events do not work and some items have a respawn duration that is far too long.
Some of the new Corruption effects are so powerful that they can triple character DPS.
Bugs everywhere.
What is wrong with the current content? Patch 8.3 Visions of N’Zoth has only been out for about a week now, but it is already clear that the content will not keep a large part of the player base engaged in the long term.
This is mainly due to the fact that Patch 8.3 brings relatively little new content. Although two old areas have been revamped and equipped with new invasions, they are all quite similar.
After two weeks, players have seen everything here and will likely only fulfill the mandatory tasks to experience their Horrifying Visions and upgrade their legendary cloak. In summary, this amounts to a playtime of 2 to 4 hours per week – quite poor for a patch that is supposed to satisfy solo players until Shadowlands.
What do you think, how will World of Warcraft develop in the coming months? Will player numbers drastically decrease until the release of Shadowlands? Or can Patch 8.3 keep players engaged for a long time?
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ByteDance, the company behind the successful app TikTok and its Chinese counterpart Douyin, now wants to enter the MMO market. After collaborating with Fortnite, the company plans to create its own games. Apparently, ByteDance aims to take on the competitor Tencent.
What is TikTok planning? According to a report by the South China Morning Post, ByteDance is now planning “Massively Multiplayer Online Games” with elements of Chinese fantasy.
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Details about what kind of games they will be are still not available. However, they are expected to be “non-casual games” that should establish a presence both in China and abroad, that is, in Europe or America.
TikTok is now making MMOs – Why?
What’s behind it: With this initiative, ByteDance now wants to gain a foothold in the gaming industry, similar to what Amazon is doing with New World. Unlike Amazon, however, ByteDance had to finance itself through advertising in the apps.
The apparent goal is to challenge Tencent’s dominance. Tencent is a huge Chinese internet company and one of the “most valuable companies in the world” (via Wikipedia).
ByteDance and Tencent have been in competition for some time. In 2018, there was even a lawsuit (via SCMP).
ByteDance has previously attempted to establish itself in the gaming sector with the casual mobile game “Music Jumping Ball”. However, it was released on Douyin and therefore had no success in the West. The upcoming games are expected to change that.
The huge success of TikTok
What is TikTok anyway? TikTok is an app where users can create short video clips of themselves and share them directly. What’s special is that they can react to other clips with their own and directly create “reaction TikToks”, leading to sometimes long chains and reactions.
How is TikTok doing right now? The TikTok app has enjoyed great popularity for some time now. According to Google Trends, there was a sudden boom in interest in Germany in September 2019. The reason was the merger of TikTok with the teen app Musical.ly.
After the peak flattened out, TikTok has become increasingly interesting for (especially young) users and has become more popular. There is still no end in sight to the growth. The “TikTok generation” has since also conquered Twitch.
Last year, TikTok even managed to accumulate more active users than Twitch. According to FutureBiz, over 5.5 million Germans were actively using TikTok by the end of 2019. On Twitch, there are only 3.2 million (via Statista).
The numbers for global comparison are even larger. The website BasicThinking states that over 800 million people worldwide now use TikTok. However, Instagram (one billion users) and YouTube (1.9 billion users) are still ahead of TikTok.
According to Oberlo’s news portal, an app to support the purchase of goods including from China, TikTok had already achieved 1.5 billion downloads by the end of 2019 and is the most downloaded app from the Apple App Store.
Recently, TikTok has planned a collaboration with Fortnite. Here, players will have the opportunity to bring their own dance into the game, if they upload it to TikTok with the corresponding hashtag beforehand:
To ensure you don’t waste your submissions needlessly, we will show you 9 things that almost always become PokéStops.
With these items, you have good chances of getting PokéStops
Playgrounds: Submissions for playgrounds are almost guaranteed. Unless it’s just the climbing frame in your own garden, playgrounds are almost always approved.
Especially beneficial is if the playgrounds are also marked on Google Maps. If the picture is correct as well, then there’s virtually nothing that can go wrong.
A tip from us: If you enter “playground” in Google Maps, such places nearby will be shown to you. You can then walk around and submit them all. Some playgrounds can be quite well hidden.
Churches: Almost as reliably as playgrounds are churches. This also includes community centers or any buildings associated with religions.
Be sure to use the correct name of the church. Often there are other churches of the same religion nearby, and the stop may then be recognized as a duplicate.
Memorials: Almost every location has a plaque that commemorates something. Be it fallen soldiers in the world war or a memorial stone for an honorary citizen of the city. Such plaques or stones are ideal for PokéStops.
Your chances of a stop increase if you mention exact years or explain the history behind the memorial. This significantly enhances your proposal.
City maps: If you are unfamiliar with the city, you might use public city maps. They hang on large boards and show the city’s sights.
Such maps are also ideal for PokéStops. In the end, such a location is important for the city and therefore an interesting place in Niantic’s games. You can often find such maps at train stations or central points in the city.
Clubs: Whether sports or culture, clubs are ideal locations for PokéStops. Almost every club also has a plaque or logo hanging on the building wall.
Photograph this logo, briefly explain the club, and you have a perfect PokéStop.
Besides football clubs, cultural clubs work wonderfully as well. Find out in your city where such clubs are located, and you will have a few more PokéStops in town.
Stumbling stones: It’s also worth looking down to discover new PokéStops. Small stumbling stones on the ground are ideal PokéStops and are almost always approved.
The stumbling stones bear family names and are often only found at a second glance. You often find such stones in city centers and on cobblestones.
It is important that you include the name on the stumbling stone in the title. This way, reviewers can easily distinguish between the stones.
Colorful garages or power boxes: There are often real works of art on local power boxes or garages. These are perfect for PokéStops.
However, be realistic in your proposal. Just because someone sprayed their name on the power box doesn’t mean it’s an artwork. Only proposals that are truly unique will be verified.
Graffiti: Just like with garages or power boxes, the same applies to graffiti: Beautiful graffiti are often turned into a PokéStop.
So look for places under bridges or on large building walls that have been adorned with beautiful graffiti. Here you have good chances of getting a new PokéStop.
Years: Take a close look at old buildings. They often have a year somewhere indicating when construction began. If it wasn’t just 10 years ago, then you have a good chance of getting a new PokéStop here.
My submission is not becoming a PokéStop – What to do? This could have many reasons. For one, there might already be another PokéStop in the cell of your submission. For each cell, which is approximately the size of 4 single-family houses, there is only one proposal for a PokéStop. The stop is verified at Niantic Wayfarer, but nothing enters the game.
Your stop may also be rejected if you took a bad picture or the description is incorrect. Pay special attention to this when making your submission.
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For Guild Wars 2, things haven’t been great in recent months. Controversies keep arising, including last week. However, this time some players have gone off track. Still, it shows that many are concerned about the MMORPG.
What happened? On Friday, January 17, a player opened a reddit thread concerning lead designer Jennifer Scheurle. In it, he mentioned that her biography on Twitter only stated “Lead Designer at ArenaNet,” but not the Lead Designer of GW2.
This sparked a discussion about developers being reassigned to a new project, likely a game for consoles. During the layoffs in February, it was revealed that many ArenaNet employees had been working on other projects and not on Guild Wars 2 anymore.
Many fans had hoped that ArenaNet would refocus on the MMORPG. With the departure of president Mike O’Brien in October and now the change of the lead designer, they viewed these hopes as crushed. However, that turned out to be false.
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What was wrong with that? Jennifer Scheurle responded to the thread with a tweet. In it, she confirmed that she is not working on Guild Wars 2 as a lead designer; however, that is also because she has never worked on the MMORPG:
I saw this Reddit thread emerge, stating that I left GW2 as lead designer, and I want to clarify that this is inaccurate information since I have never been a designer on GW2.
This shows that many players have no idea about the distribution of roles and the events behind the scenes. It also illustrates that the fears surrounding Guild Wars 2 have taken on increasingly bizarre forms.
What are players afraid of? There are constantly threads and discussions predicting the downfall of Guild Wars 2. It doesn’t even need a real reason, as the incident with Jennifer Scheurle illustrates.
However, the game is now heavily criticized for its day-to-day operations:
The shop is a topic of discussion because there seems to be a big focus on it. However, shop updates have occurred every Tuesday for more than 7 years.
Players fear a maintenance mode, although the developers have announced content for every month of the year. The last three content patches had gaps of 10 and 11 weeks between them, less than in previous years. In the meantime, events for Halloween, Christmas, and Lunar New Year have taken place.
Many of these points fuel fears that don’t necessarily need to exist. Nevertheless, these have also reached many non-GW2 players, who are then put off by it.
What is still criticized? However, there are content aspects that are being criticized by players and are comprehensible. Expansion content has been promised that hasn’t made it into the game yet.
Also, communication from the developers has become very quiet. This is particularly challenging for fans of instances, as no new fractals or raids are in sight at the moment.
Only in PvP are there two developers, Ben P. and CmC, who keep the players constantly informed about progress, no matter how small. Unfortunately, it takes a very long time for these innovations to actually make it into the game.
What does the future of Guild Wars 2 look like? Guild Wars 2 has been on the market for over 7 years and still delivers good quarterly numbers. It is the only title from ArenaNet and therefore also the only source of income.
In the long term, new games need to follow, so the developers can stay afloat. Therefore, it makes sense that work is being done on other titles and that Guild Wars 2 will no longer stand alone in the company’s portfolio.
But that doesn’t necessarily mean the end of GW2.
The MMORPG has had a positive impact on the entire genre with its features like the removal of level barriers and loot for all. It still ranks among the MMORPGs with the most interest in Germany. The community in the game is still very active and helpful.
What Guild Wars 2 currently lacks, in my view, is simply a fresh breeze. The updates have been identically structured for nearly 4 years. This bores the veterans.
Now it’s up to the developers to counter the trend and surprise the players. This is still possible if the desire is there. Guild Wars 2 will certainly never be the biggest MMORPG ever again. But it can still continue to be successful for many years to come.
Prove in this quiz if you know Destiny 2 like the back of your hand. Can you guess the locations we have chosen?
We have prepared another Destiny quiz for you. This time it’s not about showing off your knowledge of weapons. Rather, you need to show that you have traveled a lot in the Destiny universe.
The Guardians agree that the world of Destiny looks absolutely beautiful. This was also the opinion of MeinMMO reader “Millerntorian”. His comment under our article about Destiny’s nature documentary inspired us to create this quiz.
This is how the quiz works: We have traveled to the different planets and locations in Destiny 2 and taken nice vacation photos. Each time, a photo will be presented to you, and you must name the exact area name of the location.
For this quiz, we decided to use the German names. You are looking for the place name that you see when:
You switch the area
You summon the Ghost
You take a look at the map
So it’s not about guessing the planet, that would be too easy for you. However, we have still included the planet in parentheses with the answer. A little example for you:
Who is hiding in this church tower again?
Got an idea? Once you have decided on an answer, click the image. The solution will appear immediately, and you will see if your cartographic knowledge was on point.
That was easy! It was just an example!
Which 12 areas did our Warlock visit?
Now it’s time for: Let the guessing begin. We wish you lots of fun!
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A little bonus for veterans
In addition to our locations from Destiny 2, we have a few images from the predecessor for you. Who still remembers these places from Destiny 1?
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The grind for rank 14 in PvP from World of Warcraft Classic demands sacrifices. More and more players break under the harsh requirements. They give up.
In World of Warcraft, there are many goals that players can set for themselves. However, few goals are as prestigious as the grind for the infamous rank 14 in the PvP system of World of Warcraft.
Rank 14 not only grants access to extremely powerful gear, but also earns the admiration of fellow players. Achieving rank 14 is an accomplishment that many describe as “insane.”
However, many players and Twitch streamers are breaking under this grind, feeling they can no longer manage the task.
What is rank 14? Rank 14 represents the highest possible rank in World of Warcraft Classic that players can achieve. To reach this, they must spend a substantial amount of time in PvP battles.
A player with rank 14 has access to some of the best weapons and gear in the game, guaranteed to turn heads. Rank 14 is also considered the “toughest grind World of Warcraft has ever had” – accomplishing this feat is an achievement in itself.
What is required? Climbing the ranks in WoW Classic is heavily tied to PvP. The most effective way is through battlegrounds: especially Alterac Valley – even though that frustrates many right now. Depending on how much honor a character has accumulated, points are awarded during the weekly reset that contribute to the current rank.
These “rank points” are, however, limited; you can only climb the ranks at a relatively fixed pace. To achieve the maximum number of points, you must belong to the top 0.3% of players in a realm regarding honor gains.
On average, the grind to rank 14 takes about 12 to 14 weeks if you completely dedicate yourself to this task. That means a daily commitment of 16-18 hours of PvP in the battlegrounds.
The problem is that ranks are not awarded based on fixed points that are the same for all players. The rank system is a bit different on each realm since players must always compete with their fellow players on the same realm. If there are many engaged PvP players on your realm, it becomes more difficult and takes more time to achieve a high rank.
Furthermore, with each passing week, the player’s rank points slowly decay. Anyone taking a break will soon find themselves at a lower rank.
Are there no tricks? Another point is that there are no shortcuts to rank 14. You cannot cut corners or slyly gain a few rank points with less effort.
It is virtually impossible to reach rank 14 in less than 12 weeks. The final jump from rank 13 to rank 14 alone requires 3 weeks of full dedication to PvP, playing battlegrounds continually after getting up.
Can’t one take a break in between? Another issue is that a “normal life” outside of WoW Classic is practically impossible during this time. Anyone wishing to take even a single day off to engage in other hobbies or social obligations may risk wasting an entire week and falling behind in their schedule.
This strains the nerves of players. Because as appealing as the thought may be to spend a few days “doing nothing but gaming,” it becomes overwhelming when one must maintain such a lifestyle for 3 months.
This is especially difficult for Twitch streamers: For streamers, the burden of grinding rank 14 is exhausting on multiple levels. Firstly, it is extremely monotonous to play the same content for 14-16 hours daily. This also becomes boring for viewers over time, resulting in decreased interest in the streams. Since this is often the streamers’ source of income, it poses a real threat.
Additionally, streamers are by definition constantly in the spotlight of fellow players and are essentially always being watched.
Take the streamer Sodapoppin, who has given up on the grind:
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Or the streamer Swifty, who acknowledges that he “finally needs to get out to do RL things.” The grind over weeks takes a toll on nerves and he visibly appears worn out:
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In the earlier “Vanilla” days of WoW, it was quite common for players to share accounts to achieve rank 14. Then, the little brother or a good friend could easily spend a few hours in Alterac Valley, allowing the actual player to take a break.
Some ambitious players even created a 24-hour activity with the account to secure a place at the very top.
Harder than expected: Ultimately, grinding for rank 14 is significantly harder than many players anticipated. In contrast to raids, which turned out to be much easier than remembered, grinding for rank 14 is a time investment that requires 3 months of a player’s life.
It is hardly surprising that more and more players are succumbing and parting with this goal before losing all enjoyment in WoW. This has also happened quite often in the past. No wonder: After playing 18 hours of PvP every day for 3 months, one soon gets fed up.
Do you have friends trying for rank 14? Are you trying it yourself?
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The MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) will receive a new type of item with the expansion “Greymoor” in Summer 2020: Mythic Gear. These items are similar to Exotics in games like Destiny 2 or The Division 2. Players can only wear one at a time, but they grant special and unique bonuses. Two of these items are already known.
How do you acquire Mythic Gear? With the “Greymoor” expansion in May 2020, a new activity will come to The Elder Scrolls Online that differs from previous quests: the search for antiquities.
The hunt for antiquities seems to draw inspiration from professions like “Archaeology” from World of Warcraft. The antiquities are marketed as a new gameplay experience that has nothing to do with quests and combat, but rather represents a new playstyle in ESO, similar to housing.
Such antiquities are said to exist in the past, present, and future zones of ESO. It is said that players should feel like Indiana Jones when they hunt for the ancient treasures.
Players should feel like Indiana Jones.
Players will complete two mini-games that come with skill lines. The skill lines are intended to help players improve in the mini-games:
In Scrying (looking out), players search for clues about the location where they can find antiquities. This mini-game is said to be inspired by a “Colors & Shape” game.
Then, players travel to the location indicated by the first mini-game.
Here, they begin excavating, which works similarly to Minesweeper or Battleship, it is said.
This device, the “Scrying Device,” is said to play a major role in Scrying.
The rewards from excavations include:
Emotes
Cosmetic items
Housing items
A siege weapon
A mount
Mythic items
The rewards are said to be available to everyone, allowing players to work towards mythic items even if they can only invest an hour in ESO occasionally.
What are Mythic Items? These are special items:
They come with 160 CP
Only available in golden variants
Players can only wear one of these items at a time
They grant special, unique bonuses
All of this was explained by Creative Director Rich Lambert during the presentation of Blackheart of Skyrim last Thursday (via youtube, starting at 42 minutes).
We take a look at which survival games will be released in 2020 for PS4, Xbox One, or PC. These upcoming games should be on your radar if you’re into survival, horror, or that special thrill.
2019 has already brought some great survival games, such as Remnant: From the Ashes or Days Gone. However, there weren’t too many releases in the genre last year, and many players are still waiting for the game that will captivate them next.
Here you will find the games that players are looking forward to the most, those that have generated a strong hype beforehand, or those that are so special that you should keep an eye on them as a fan of the genre.
In this list, we take a look at various representatives of the survival genre that will be released in 2020. Included are games for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, exclusives, and single-player titles.
This article was created on September 8, 2019, and was updated on January 20, 2020, for the year 2020. Already released games have been removed and new expected titles added.
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The Last of Us – Part II
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This is The Last of Us – Part II: The Last of Us – Part II is the sequel to the popular first part of the series. It is a survival/stealth adventure in which a large part of the population has been turned into zombie-like fungal beings by a plague.
The second part of The Last of Us takes place five years after the events of its predecessor. Ellie and Joel now live together in Wyoming. In the second part, you play as Ellie, who embarks on a quest for revenge against an organization after her love interest Dina becomes a victim of an incident.
Survival is tough in The Last of Us – Part II: Similar to the first part, the focus of the game is presumably on the story itself, as suggested by the gameplay trailer. So, you don’t really face any consequences when you die; you just have to repeat levels.
Nevertheless, survival is not necessarily easy. You rely heavily on not being detected and must fend off enemies with sparse and sometimes makeshift weapons. New zombies as well as humans stand against you.
Since Ellie is more mobile than Joel in the first part, you can also take advantage of features like jumping, dodging, crawling, and hiding in Part II. All of this expands the stealth gameplay by several layers.
What we expect from The Last of Us – Part II:
Deep story that continues the narrative from the first part
When and where does The Last of Us – Part II come out? The Last of Us – Part II is set to be released on March 29, 2020, exclusively for PlayStation 4. However, rumors suggest a version for PlayStation 5 is also planned, and a job posting for a developer with experience in DirectX 12 might even hint at a PC release (via TweakTown).
On the following pages, we present the other survival games.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne released a roadmap with more content for 2020 yesterday. Included is the announcement for a fan favorite in May. The community is now speculating again about which monster will await us. We present the roadmap to you and want to know your desired opponent in a survey.
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne has been playable on all platforms for a while now. PS4, Xbox, and PC players can now look forward to new content for 2020. Capcom released a new roadmap yesterday.
The community has been discussing the most about which announced fan favorite will return in May. We have compiled the contents of the roadmap for you. And a selection of desired monsters that the community speculates about the most. In the end, you can vote in our survey on which beast you would like to see return.
Safi’jiiva was the last new monster
New Events, New Monsters, and the Sync with PC – The Roadmap
The new roadmap presents content until June 2020. Half of the year is already secured. Additional updates after June 2020 have also been announced. It starts this Thursday with a birthday event that beams you to the stars. Until April, the consoles and the PC will still receive updates separately.
Now it gets synchronized: In April, the 2 new variants will also become available for PC. From this point on, the PC is expected to run in sync with the consoles. From April to June, the following content will be available on all platforms:
New battle-hardened monster
Already known monsters for the Master Rank
The Astera/Seliana Festival
The return of a fan favorite
A completely new monster
Return of a Fan Favorite in May
A message from the roadmap is currently causing great excitement in the community. Which fan-favorite monster will await us in May? Players have many different beasts in mind. However, some stand out more and are mentioned more often. We have compiled a selection of these monsters for you.
Fatalis
An image of Fatalis from the Fandom
The most frequently mentioned opponent is Fatalis. The Elder Dragon or Black Dragon could already be defeated in Monster Hunter 1 online. However, he is probably best known from Monster Hunter 4.
Gore Magala
An image of Gore Magala from the Fandom
The Gore Magala made its debut in Monster Hunter 4. It is said to be related to the Shagaru Magala, which is why fans often wish for both to return together.
Alatreon
An image of Alatreon from the Fandom
The Elder Dragon Alatreon is known from Monster Hunter 3. It can control four elements: Dragon, Fire, Thunder, and Ice.
Lagiacrus
The Lagiacrus is also deeply loved and simultaneously hated by the community. The water monster was introduced with Monster Hunter 3. However, its appearance in Monster Hunter World is very unlikely due to the lack of water battles.
Zamtrios
An image of Zamtrios from the Fandom
One of the underdogs of monster wishes is Zamtrios. The mix of shark and frog first appeared in Monster Hunter 4. Its design is especially popular.
Tell us your opinion
We want to know from you which monster you wish to see in May. So please vote in our survey below. If your favorite monster is not listed, select “Other” and tell us in the comments.
The developers are promoting the current Call of Duty: Modern Warfare as a reboot of the series and launched a new story arc featuring the popular Captain Price. However, a small hint leaves some players wondering if the campaigns might actually be connected. The special thing: The hint is over 10 years old!
With the reboot of the “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare” series, the developers at Infinity Ward brought back one of the most popular characters in the CoD universe to the action: Captain Price.
CoD constantly brings new updates and content for players. But it’s not just the multiplayer that occupies people; the story behind Modern Warfare does as well.
Players have now found a newspaper clipping in a mission of the older Modern Warfare 2, which is over 10 years old, that quite accurately connects an event from the current MW with the main villain from the older parts. The discussion about a connection in the story is picking up speed again.
Players love such hints and wonder about story connections
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What does the article show? On reddit, the user “NuclearFPS” found this article over two pages, reporting on a terrorist attack at Piccadilly Circus in London. In a mission of the current Modern Warfare, there was such an attack.
Headline: Makarov vows revenge in recorded message
Page 1:
The bombing at Piccadilly Circus on Saturday came directly after Vladimir Makarov’s 23rd recorded message. The ultranationalist fighters called “Zakhaev’s Executioner” have urged the current ultranationalist government to be overturned. He sent the recorded message to several news agencies.
In the message, Makarov accuses the British government of being responsible for the elimination of Zakhaev and describes their intervention in the “Russian Civil War” as a consequence of the takeover of a weak man in the Kremlin. Makarov is responsible for the June massacre at the GUM shopping center in Red Square, which cost 87 lives, and he promised to continue his campaign of terror within Russia.
Page 1 from the newspaper article of Modern Warfare 2 (2009), Source: reddit – translated
The newspaper article talks about an attack by train. In MW 2019, only a van was seen exploding.
Page 2:
The explosion at Piccadilly Circus was heard miles away in all directions. Ryan Lastimosa, a US tourist, was just watching the change of guards at Buckingham Palace, nearly a mile away, and heard a loud bang. “The shock was so strong that we were practically thrown to the ground.” Alone near the palace, 59 injuries were reported due to falling debris. Royal Marines stationed in the area worked with local police, but no suspects were arrested. The death toll stands at 407 and continues to rise as rescuers are still searching for survivors in the rubble.
“The amount of explosives was considerable, but it was conventional explosives,” said a spokesman for Interpol. At the moment, the question of logistics remains unclear; we are still working on it. The transport of such a large quantity to this area should not have happened.” Some have speculated that Makarov used a modified subway car full of explosives in the London subway, which exploded upon arrival at the heavily frequented station in the heart of London.
Page 2 from the newspaper article of Modern Warfare 2 (2009), Source: reddit – translated
Where was it found? The newspaper article was found in a house during the 15th mission of Modern Warfare 2 “Loose Ends.” The house and the wooded surroundings are also part of the multiplayer map Estate.
This mission is likely to be remembered by many MW players, as one of the most notable characters dies at the end. Ghost is ruthlessly taken out by the traitor General Shepherd.
“Loose Ends” is the name of the mission where General Shepherd reveals himself as a traitor to the player. CIA supervisor Laswell mentions “Loose Ends” shortly after she first mentions General Shepherd. Coincidence?
Modern Warfare 2019 as a possible prequel
Many players believe that MW 2019 introduces a new timeline and begins its own story that only loosely takes into account the events of the old “Modern Warfare” series.
For others, this found newspaper clipping is merely further evidence that it is a prequel, or a backstory to the story of the older MWs.
How could the stories fit together? Many names are used that are already known from the earlier MWs. The story behind it is left so open that it could indeed fit together.
At the end of the campaign, Captain Price assembles a team and plans to establish the special unit SAS 141. With him: Soap, Gaz, and likely Ghost, all members of this special unit in the earlier “Modern Warfare” parts.
In the after-credit scene, the names of some MW villains are also mentioned. General Shepherd, who later betrays the team, and Viktor Zakhaev, the antagonist in the first Modern Warfare, which is CoD 4.
Through time jumps, campaigns sometimes become opaque, and perhaps another sequel will clarify the uncertainty. However, we will have to wait a while for that. Because although the upcoming CoD 2020 is not supposed to have jetpacks, it will likely not be a new “Modern Warfare” installment.
What do you think, is the current Modern Warfare a prequel or does it start a completely new timeline?
In Destiny 2 there is now the new weapon exotic Bastion. To own the unique fusion rifle, you will have to work hard. Read how to solve the mega puzzle and what else you need to do afterwards.
A note: You no longer need to solve the puzzle listed below. It is no longer available. We have only kept it in so that you can see the original scope of the entire quest. The quest itself is now available from Saint-14 in the Tower, with the puzzle having done pioneering work and thus the quest was subsequently unlocked for everyone by the 14th Saint.
So grab the quest from Saint in the Tower and jump directly to the Memento quest in this guide.
You must solve this puzzle to ultimately obtain the exotic Bastion. It seems that you do not have to go through all 19 previous sequences. If you are not interested in the emblem or lore entries, you can focus on the final code.
To start the task, you visit Osiris on Mercury. He has the quest “Exploration of the Corridors of Time” for you. How it works and what the mysterious symbols mean, we have summarized here for you:
This is how you solve the final puzzle: As with the previous codes, you must take a specific path in the labyrinth. Each exit and every fork is adorned with one of 6 symbols. These symbols are the key to success.
If you have followed the required combination, you will end up in a new area: the time-lost vault. To get there, you need to go through the following 30 symbols in order:
This is the last and longest sequence – Source: Gladd
Now it is time to fully concentrate and slavishly follow the path. If you feel uncertain, you can always go back through the corridor you came from. Here you can see which symbol you passed last. Also, if necessary, you can reset your run there.
Second chance
I recommend using a mobility exotic like the Transversive Steps and a lightweight weapon. You can confidently ignore all enemies and rush through the labyrinth at full speed. Additionally, having a checklist or something similar can be helpful.
Getting the Chronometric Weapon Core: After you’ve experienced your Indiana Jones adventure and done everything right, you will land in a burial chamber. Here you will hear an interesting speech from Saint-14. You will also receive the quest item “Chronometric Weapon Core”.
Visit Saint-14 in the Tower’s hangar with it in tow. The legendary Titan has a new quest in his inventory for you after the conversation. To get closer to the desired exotic, you now need to tackle the task “Memento”.
Memories from Saint-14 in the Memento Quest
Guardians beware: Some Guardians report that there are problems with this quest step. If Saint-14 has no quest for you, it can be helpful to speak to him multiple times.
This method has helped with other NPCs. According to some reports, you should complete the quest with one character. The Guardian who originally traversed the Corridors of Time should complete the following tasks. We will inform you as soon as we know more.
This is how the Memento quest works: The rescued Titan Saint-14 sends you to the Tangled Shore. Here you need to complete some tasks for the dubious Spider. Between each step, you need to visit Spider in his hideout repeatedly.
The Fallen Warlord demands from the Guardians:
Defeat 5 Fallen Captains or Servitors
Go to the Lost Sector “Empty Tank” in the area of the Thieves’ Landing. Luckily, it’s only a few steps away from Spider. Here you will encounter a special enemy just before the exit: Aksiniks. Defeat the mini-boss to unlock the next quest step.
Bring down the Fallen
Now Spider demands a series of heroic deeds from you throughout the Tangled Shore. Those who were well prepared can skip this step considerably. Your to-do list now includes:
Complete 8 public events in the Tangled Shore. If you manage to complete the heroic variant of the event, you will receive double progress for it.
Defeat challenging enemies in the Tangled Shore. This includes bosses and mini-bosses in Lost Sectors, public events, or in patrol areas. Many enemies with an orange health bar also count towards progress.
Complete 10 bounties from Spider – both his daily bounties and the contracts count. If you lack the required resources for the bounties, you should first tackle the public events. “Ghost Fragments” automatically drop there.
After that, you need to find a grave in the Lost Sector “Trapper’s Cave” in the Fourhorn Gorge in the east. Simply follow the course of the sector until you reach the point where you climb down next to a waterfall. At this point, turn around and examine the blue glow at the waterfall.
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This is the final quest step: Now you need to tackle a special version of the strike “The Hollowed Lair”. No worries, the activity has matchmaking and the power level is set to 750.
Play through the strike as usual until you reach the boss room. During the fight with the Fanatic, you will encounter a new enemy. On the left side, the taunt warrior “Reysk” will appear. Do not let him survive and complete the strike.
Once again, Saint-14 wants to speak to you in the Tower. He has no further quest steps for you, but the reward for your efforts!
Saint-14 has something for you
The exotic reward – Bastion
This is the weapon in question: After the arduous tasks, you finally receive the exotic fusion rifle Bastion. The special thing about it is that Bastion is used in the kinetic slot. All other fusion rifles are elemental.
However, the special features do not end there. Bastion has the following exotic perks:
Fists of the Saint – Charge to fire three shots of kinetic ammunition
Breakthrough – A portion of the damage from this weapon bypasses elemental shields.
The exotic also has quite high stability and, with a charge time of 740, is considered to be of medium firing speed. In contrast, the Terror of the Crucible, Jötunn, has a charge time of over 800.
Confusion about Bastion: If you take a look at the roadmap of the ongoing season 9, you will notice a small inconsistency. Bastion was originally planned for January 28. It is questionable whether the community solved the puzzle significantly faster than planned.
An alternative is that Bungie pulled the plug on the 28th and would have revealed the puzzle themselves. However, a bug is unlikely to be the solution to the puzzle, as Bungie employees have already congratulated the community.
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Have you already completed the extensive quest and now hold Bastion in your hands? What do you say, is the exotic fusion rifle worth it, or would you have expected something else for the mega puzzle?
It is not easy for everyone to enjoy an MMORPG for a long time. We have some tips to help you maintain your joy in MMORPGs for a long time.
For those who love MMORPGs and have perhaps spent many years in games like World of Warcraft, Star Wars: The Old Republic, or more recent MMORPGs, the problem is well known: at some point, you lose interest in a game. No matter what happens, the joy is hard to regain. We provide you with some tips on how to rediscover your enjoyment in your MMORPG when things get rough.
1. Stay friendly and don’t become cynical
Those who have become masters of their MMORPG over the years know the answer to every question. Where one might have previously participated in chat discussions kindly, today they are more easily irritated by “noobs” and their questions, the answers to which seem obvious.
Yet it is exactly this “annoyed pro” attitude that should be avoided. If someone asks how to resolve quest X or find item Y, don’t respond passive-aggressively with “You can Google that,” but instead remain friendly and helpful.
MMORPGs are still social games with other people, and those who approach others with kindness and willingness to help will frequently have nice encounters, have conversations, and meet new people. Often it is these encounters and social interactions that add a significant appeal to the game.
If you are friendly and helpful, you will usually receive kindness in return – and that is enjoyable in itself.
If you love a game and have been dealing with it for many years, you probably also like hanging out in the official forums or on social media like Reddit to get informed and discuss the MMORPG. However, the problem is that such forums are not only used for nice stories but are often a place where people vent their frustrations about the game.
This puts you in a sort of filter bubble where mainly the negative aspects of the game are highlighted. This is not surprising – those who are completely satisfied with a game tend to spend more time playing and not hang around in the forums. Therefore, forums often contain more negative posts with criticism and complaints than positive stories about great experiences. This shapes your perception and can lead you to only see the bad.
A few weeks without the influence of the forums can be helpful. You may find that what Reddit currently sees as the “big problem of the game” doesn’t affect you at all.
3. Be open to new things
Not only older individuals tend to adapt poorly to significant changes, but also long-time MMORPG players. This leads to quite a conflict in their expectations:
On one hand, a game should offer new content and innovations; on the other hand, it should feel familiar and not stray too far from what they have mastered over the years.
However, this cannot be reconciled. You need to step back a little from your expectations and not compare everything to what you’ve known for years. Those who give new games or new content for a known game a real chance may find that the innovations can indeed be enjoyable and meaningful. Just because something has “always been that way” in a game doesn’t mean that is the final answer.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare received a new bundle featuring the blueprint for a weapon: Patchwork – A FR 5.56 (Famas) in sniper variant. The new gun packs a real punch – and you can build it for free.
What kind of weapon is this? The “Sniper-Famas” is a new, legendary blueprint for the assault rifle FR 5.56 (“Famas”). It transforms the burst-fire assault rifle into a sniper rifle with considerable power at range.
In the Patchwork variant, the Famas is wrapped in camouflaged sackcloth that encases the long barrel and the scope. Particularly striking is the bipod.
How do I get this Famas? The blueprint is only available in the shop bundle “Urban Avenger”. It costs 2400 CoD points (or approximately $19.99). However, the bundle is not always available. Currently, instead of Urban Avenger, there is the Nikto bundle.
Anyone who has already purchased the Nikto bundle will instead see the Urban Avenger. It is also possible that the bundle rotates back into the normal selection.
Here’s how to build the Sniper-Famas: To build Patchwork, you need all five attachments. Select the following weapon setup in the Gunsmith feature:
Base weapon: FR 5.56
Muzzle: Compensator
Barrel: FR 24.4″ Sniper
Scope: Scope
Stock: FORGE TAC Ballast Pack
Underbarrel: Bipod
What do the stats look like? With these attachments, you sacrifice a lot of mobility with the Famas, but gain a lot more precision, range, and control. These are exactly the qualities you want in a sniper rifle.
With the bipod, you also have the option to have stronger recoil control when crouching or lying down. The weapon is essentially permanently mounted even without a wall or barrier.
Sniper-Famas – Strengths and Weaknesses
Where the Patchwork is worthwhile: The Sniper-Famas has its strongest deployment area on large maps, such as in Ground War or on maps with a lot of open space. Multiplayer modes where you need to secure and observe areas are particularly suitable.
However, you need to be cautious when being overwhelmed. You’re in trouble in close combat. You lack mobility and cannot rush yourself. It’s advisable to carry a strong pistol for short distances, such as a .357 (as a shotgun) or a .50 GS.
How to make the weapon even more useful: The YouTuber TheKoreanSavage has modified the Patchwork Famas a bit further. He has assembled a setup that allows him to also excel in close combat and more action-oriented modes:
Base weapon: FR 5.56
Barrel: FR 15.9″ Commando
Laser: 5mW Laser
Stock: FR lightweight (hollow)
Grip: Textured Grip Tape
Scope: Scope (optional)
In this setup, you have more mobility, but less control and otherwise similar advantages as with Patchwork. With a scope, you’re still deadly at long distances, and without a scope you can even rush effectively. Many players forgo scopes anyway.
Both variants are shown by TheKoreanSavage in his video in action. With the Patchwork blueprint, he even obtains a tactical nuke and ends the round with it.
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Note: He mentions that he only puts the scope on for the sniper variant, but in his video, it’s shown that he uses the attachments from the Patchwork blueprint in the second part.
What do you think of the Patchwork Famas? Have you tried it and also grabbed a tactical nuke? If you’re having problems aiming, it might not be your fault:
