Twitch streamer wins 76 times in a row in LoL – players demand ban

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The Twitch streamer Kami_KhaZix has won 76 times in a row in League of Legends and announced that he wants to break the record for the longest winning streak in EUW. For this, he wanted to gain recognition and attention on Reddit from LoL. However, the response was not as positive as hoped.

Who is that? The Twitch streamer Kami_KhaZix has about 17,000 followers on Twitch. During his streams, an average of between 200 and 400 people tune in. Last year, he was online for 1200 hours. (via Sullygnome)

He is one of the smaller LoL streamers on Twitch, but he invests a lot of time into the game and apparently wants to rise up.

LoL Kha'Zix Normal
Kha’Zix is an assassin champ in League of Legends and probably the favorite champ of the streamer.

That was the announcement: Over the weekend, the Twitch streamer announced on Reddit that he had won 76 times in a row (via reddit). He aims to break the record for the longest win streak in EUW in the “Duo ranked” category.

What was the problem? Despite 76 wins in a row, Kami_Khazix was still ranked “Silver 1” in LoL, which is a below-average rank. Normally, he should be much higher with 76 wins in a row.

Lol Rankings
Silver is only the 3rd from the left.

Therefore, players suspected that the Twitch streamer had intentionally lost many games before his record attempt, to drop far enough in rank and matchmaking rating (MMR) to play against “easy opponents” who are much weaker than him, to then easily take them down.

A second thread on Reddit emerged, which received much more attention than the one from Kami_Khazix himself.

Here, people asked: How can it be okay for someone to intentionally play dozens of games poorly, so that he is now rated so poorly that he can roll over weak opponents?

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Because Kami_KhaZix’s main account is a “Grandmaster” in LoL, which is the second highest rank in LoL – with this second account, which won 76 games in a row, he is ranked Silver. This behavior of projecting oneself as a weaker player despite being a strong player is called smurfing (after the English word for smurf).

It is suspected:

  • The Grandmaster player bought a 2nd account that had already lost a lot
  • He then played it and intentionally lost to get even worse in the matchmaking rating
  • After he was very low and got terrible opponents, he started to play seriously and started that winning streak

This behavior is viewed critically in the community. Some hope that Riot will temporarily ban the account to investigate this further. They believe that “intentional losing” (inting) is a behavior in LoL that should be punished with a ban.

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How did that turn out? There was quite a shitstorm against the Twitch streamer. He seemed to have calculated this and flirted with it.

He then named his Twitch stream: “Your favorite duo from Reddit is back.”

This morning, however, he announced that he and his duo partner lost for the first time after 79 wins in a row.

Smurfing is popular on Twitch, frowned upon in the LoL community

What’s behind it: It is a known phenomenon in LoL and Twitch that strong players engage in such runs, deliberately obtain a weak account, and then want to show how quickly they can climb to the top.

Thus, the Twitch streamer TFBlade wanted to become the champ in every region of LoL.

Lol League of Legends Garen
Smurfing is not particularly honorable and knightly.

The problem is that on the way up, they encounter a bunch of players whose games they ruin because they suddenly have to face a LoL pro disguised as a weak player.

This is behavior that Twitch streamers can succeed with and that viewers like to watch, but no one is eager to be the victim of such “smurfs”. Additionally, the question is delicate regarding how streamers obtain such “second accounts” and whether this always complies with Riot Games’ rules.

The Twitch streamer IWillDominate was temporarily banned in LoL for similar behavior. At the moment, however, Kami_Khazix seems to be spared from a ban.

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Pokémon GO: Eggs in Adventure Sync remain unchanged – This is why it is bad

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

The Egg Pool in Pokémon GO was revamped at the end of 2019, but it seems that one category was overlooked: The Adventure Sync Eggs have remained untouched for months.

These are the eggs in question: Anyone who walks at least 25 kilometers a week will receive a reward of a 5 km egg. At 50 km per week, there’s even a 10 km egg. These eggs contain different Pokémon than the regular eggs and form their own egg pool.

This pool has not been updated for months and still contains many old Pokémon. New monsters are scarce.

The Egg Pool urgently needs an update

Which Pokémon are included? In total, there are 12 different monsters. Here’s the overview:

  • 5 km eggs:
    • Shnebedeck
    • Glibunkel
    • Wadribie
    • Finneon
    • Bronzel
    • Bamelin
  • 10 km eggs
    • Riolu
    • Dratini
    • Kindwurm
    • Sheinux
    • Tanhel
    • Larvitar
Eggs

What’s the problem? Looking at the Pokémon, they are all monsters that have been in the game for a long time. The “newest” here are Pokémon like Sheinux or Riolu.

In 2019, Niantic conducted a major overhaul of the regular egg pool . During this, over 90 Pokémon were removed, primarily from the first generations. Dratini, Tanhel, or Kindwurm have not been found in regular 10 km eggs since then.

However, Niantic missed this opportunity with the Adventure Sync eggs. These still contain the monsters that have already had a Community Day, where many players have tons of candies.

The disappointment can be great when you walk 50 km and then receive an egg with a Dratini as a reward.

The positive aspect of the egg pool: Since many of these Pokémon were already removed from the regular eggs, at least there is still a chance to get these monsters here. So anyone who has missed Community Days or is still a beginner will be pleased to see Pokémon like Dratini or Kindwurm.

Riolu should also be mentioned here. This Pokémon only appears in 7 km eggs and is quite rare there. Here you at least have good chances of getting a specimen.

Riolu
Riolu is one of the highlights in the egg pool

This should change: The egg pool should at least receive some new Pokémon. Monsters like Kaumalat or Kapuno would certainly increase the appeal of the eggs.

In return, Niantic should consider removing some of the monsters from the pool. Each of the Pokémon in the 5 km eggs often appears in the wild. Here, new monsters from Gen 5 would certainly be a good change.

A new event in Pokémon GO has already been hinted at:

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Desperate player has finally had enough of FIFA 20, demands improvements

Max Handwerk Max Handwerk Reading time 2 minutes

Bugs in FIFA 20 occur repeatedly. A specific bug is particularly annoying some players right now.

This is the bug: Currently, there is a problem in FIFA 20 where player models seemingly are not properly registered. This leads to “ghost players,” through which the ball simply flies.

A player experienced this situation, resulting in him conceding frustrating goals. And that was just the proverbial cherry on top.

FIFA 20 Conceded Goal
FIFA 20 makes impossible goals possible

Impossible goals cause frustration

This is what the player experienced: On Twitter, user Mavric shared his plight. In a video, the frustrated player showed two situations where bugs significantly ruined his game.

https://twitter.com/MWMavric/status/1218537764444102656

The first one is still relatively acceptable in comparison. In a strange dribbling, the opponent-controlled Mbappé keeps the ball, although he completely loses control of it in between. While dancing around the defenders, a strange graphical glitch occurs, making it look as if Mbappé is breaking his leg.

Of course, he doesn’t lose the ball. In the end, there is a shot on goal that rebounds off the post – but of course, it directly hits the back of the goalkeeper, from where it ends up in the net. So far, so terrible.

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Not even stopped by the twisted knee: Mbappé

However, the player refers to the second goal as the “cream of the crop”: The ball flies during his opponent’s shot towards the offside Ben Yedder. A whistle occurs – for some reason – not, even though Ben Yedder is in the goalkeeper’s line of sight. In real life, this situation would have been blown dead.

The goal becomes even more beautiful in retrospect. Because: The ball not only flies past Ben Yedder but goes straight through him. The ghost player was obviously not registered by the game in any way – and thus a goal occurs that should never have happened. An error that was ultimately too much: “Enough is enough,” the player stated in his post.

This is how players react: Mavric appears quite frustrated in the video and calls for improvements from EA Sports at last. This is ultimately about a competitive game mode. On Twitter, several players are coming to his aid – and sharing similar videos: 

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The fact that such a bug is not eliminated in FIFA’s competitive modes frustrates the players. A topic that the community has been concerned about for a while now:

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Why did you stop playing World of Warcraft Classic?

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Why did players stop playing WoW Classic? We want to find out, and we need your voices.

Meanwhile, World of Warcraft Classic is nearly half a year old and a lot has changed in Azeroth. Along with the launch of different phases, which brought features like PvP or new dungeons such as the Darkshore, there have been many discussions surrounding Blizzard’s MMORPG. While many players are still enjoying themselves, there are also some who have moved on from WoW Classic over the past few months.

WoW Human Questionmark Asking title

Depending on whom you ask about this matter, there are numerous different reasons, such as frustration over the Alterac Valley. You often hear:

So there are many reasons, but which ones are the most significant is not always clear.

WoW Classic server transfers closed

What reason made you stop playing WoW Classic?

We want to find out: What was the decisive reason for you to turn your back on WoW Classic?

As we want to find out the primary reason, please keep in mind that you only have one vote. If your reason is not listed, please select the option “Other Reason” and explain in the comments what exactly led you to stop.

If the survey does not appear for any reason, you can access it directly via this link and participate in the voting.

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Tfue customizes a $3500 keyboard for Fortnite – Here is how it looks

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Twitch streamer Tfue had a keyboard custom-made for Fortnite. However, it is incredibly expensive. We will show you what it looks like and why Tfue probably had the keyboard made.

What did the Twitch streamer have made? The streamer Turner “Tfue” Tenney had a keyboard specifically made for Fortnite.

Tfue commissioned Taeha Types to create a custom keyboard for him. He is an enthusiastic tech geek who specializes in keyboards. Now he builds various keyboards based on his customers’ needs.

In a stream, Taeha Type showcased the keyboard made for Tfue:

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The created keyboard is much smaller than the standard keyboards that are usually known. The color was also specially adjusted, and Tfue’s logo was engraved.

Why is the keyboard so expensive? For a custom keyboard, Twitch streamer Tfue digs deep into his pockets. It costs $3,500 and is thus a significant investment.

One wonders why a single keyboard is so expensive. The answer is quite simple, as the price arises from: production costs, personalized coloring, and custom parts.

Fortnite tfue keyboard

Why does Tfue invest in a $3,500 keyboard?

Tfue is among the most successful and well-known professionals in Fortnite. Moreover, he was the biggest streamer on Twitch in 2019. Nevertheless, the World Cup in Fortnite went really poorly for the streamer.

So does he want to get even better in the game with the specially made keyboard and fight his way to the top? As a professional player, it is known to be worthwhile to invest in a good setup.

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Does Tfue want to become even more relevant in Fortnite?

Although the Twitch streamer is very successful, he does not seem to be satisfied yet. He seems quite ambitious and likely wants to achieve even more because:

  • He is not honored as a great eSport athlete, even though he plays Fortnite very well
  • He has also not received any awards as a streamer or content creator, despite his success on Twitch
  • Ninja received a skin in Fortnite before him

He likely wants to become even better in Fortnite with this personalized keyboard so he can become the most relevant player in all areas of the game. The keyboard is also an opportunity for Tfue to get attention.

Furthermore, Tfue must have earned so much money with Fortnite and Twitch that the $3,500 doesn’t hurt him. Tfue’s fortune is estimated at 4-6 million US dollars and is likely to keep growing.

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Which MMO boss fight will stay with you forever?

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time < 1 minutes

In MMOs, large boss fights are often staged in a truly spectacular manner. Which of them left the biggest impression on you?

Here’s what it’s about: When we reminisce about the time we spent in MMOs, a variety of things come to mind. A part of those memories will definitely include the large boss fights we faced together with friends, guild members, or just random players.

Like in other genres, boss fights play an important role in MMOs. They represent significant obstacles that are meant to provide us with a great sense of accomplishment upon overcoming them.

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Raids and world bosses often form the absolute pinnacle of boss fights in MMOs. Developers invest a lot of time and effort into these fights to present them impressively. They often feature many tricky mechanics to really put players to the test.

Hardcore raiding guilds, like Method, sometimes spend weeks and months on the latest raids to claim the first kill for themselves. Thousands of fans watch them on Twitch.

But boss fights don’t even have to be that difficult to be memorable.

  • Maybe the boss was one of your favorite characters in the game
  • or it was simply the first boss you defeated alone
  • perhaps it fell victim to a particularly nasty bug
  • or its mechanics were so funny that you can’t get them out of your head
  • maybe you and your guild spent weeks on that fight, until the final kill was celebrated vigorously
  • or it’s the boss you still haven’t defeated because it’s so damn hard

There can be countless reasons why you can’t get a fight out of your head.

So: When you think of “the best boss fight in an MMO”, which one immediately comes to mind? Why will it stay in your memory forever? Share your thoughts!

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The gigantic puzzle in Destiny 2 is solved – This is the reward

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In Destiny 2 the players solved the puzzle of the Corridors of Time. This brought the players to their limits. We look at the moment of triumph and what rewards came from such effort.

When did it end? The puzzle began on Tuesday evening with the weekly reset. It was solved today on Monday morning around 10:12 AM German time, in the middle of the night in the USA.

The Creative Lead of Destiny, Robbie Stevens, congratulated the Guardians on solving the puzzle. Community Manager dmg04 then sent them to bed. He was consistently worried about the health of the Guardians over the past few days, advising them to have snacks, enough water, and sufficient sleep while they often spent nights working on the puzzle.

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Community works together

Who solved it? Ultimately, it was a joint effort of the Destiny 2 community. Players had been working for days to solve the puzzle. Information was compiled in large spreadsheets that seemed to grow more complicated and larger with each passing hour.

The puzzle was a labor of love, Bungie had already said that this was a marathon, not a sprint.

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The player who got through first and went through the “final code” was likely the Twitch streamer Sean “Gladd” Gallagher (31), who had previously worked on the puzzle in marathon streams.

The streamer Gladd was, as seen with “Niobe Labs”, ultimately the one executing the plans and ideas of the community. He thanked everyone who participated and made solving the puzzle possible.

Here you can see the moment when Gladd runs through the correct combination of passages in the Corridors of Time and finally switches the quest to “Objective complete”.

What awaited the players at the end? Those who completed the puzzle stood before their own grave, the grave of the Guardian.

Here the voice of Saint-14 could be heard, giving a eulogy for the Guardian. We have reproduced the speech in an article. This was exactly the speech that dataminers had found back in December.

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Here is the final code.

After the eulogy, players received an exotic weapon core “Chronomatic Weapon Core”.

This weapon core is required for the new Exotic “Bastion”. According to the roadmap, the exotic fusion rifle was supposed to arrive in Destiny 2 on January 28. The quest sends Guardians to Saint-14. The first player has already solved the quest and now has Bastion in Destiny 2.

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How is this received? This is actually the reward that could be expected. We speculated about the core for Bastion at MeinMMO. Some players had imagined that there would be a new, yet unknown exotic weapon. Some were hoping for the Vex Mythoclast.

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Bastion, an exotic fusion rifle for the primary slot.

Bastion was already known through datamining and the roadmap. Therefore, this is a bit disappointing, but generally, participants feel relieved that the puzzle is solved and that they accomplished it as a community.

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Hints for the Next Big Event in Pokémon GO – Here are the clues

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO there are hints about the next big event. It looks like the Chinese New Year will be celebrated again. We give you an overview.

This indicates an event: In recent days, Niantic has repeatedly shown smileys of a waning moon. This is likely to indicate a new moon, which in turn is important for the Chinese New Year.

An event for this would fit, as Pokémon GO already celebrated this New Year in 2019.

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These 3 smileys have been posted so far. Source: reddit

These are the contents that could be in the new event

This is how the event went last year: Last year there were many bonuses. Much was focused on the animals represented in the Chinese calendar:

  • Double XP for catching and evolving Pokémon
  • Increased chance of lucky Pokémon during trades
  • Increased spawn rate of Pokémon that fit the Chinese New Year
  • Opportunity for Shiny Spoink
Neujahr Pokemon
These Pokémon were in the spotlight last year

How could it go this year? 2019 was the year of the pig. 2020 will be the year of the rat. This time it could all revolve more around rat Pokémon.

Accordingly, data miners have already found tasks for limited research with Picochilla. This is a Pokémon that can also be seen as a rat and would fit perfectly into the event.

The event could therefore bring Picochilla, but also highlight other monsters such as Rattfratz.

Picochilla
Could Picochilla come into the game through the event?

This could already be important: You shouldn’t really trade many Pokémon right now. If the bonuses this year are similar again, then you would have a higher chance of lucky Pokémon. Therefore, it’s best to save your rare monsters for the event. A Praktibalk would be a good idea, for example.

When could the event be announced? If Niantic stays true to their smileys every day, then new information should appear tomorrow, on January 21. Niantic would then post the new moon smiley and solve their little riddle.

The Chinese New Year is on January 25, 2020. An event around this date would be conceivable.

What does the moon have to do with this event? The Chinese New Year is traditionally celebrated on a new moon between January 21 and February 21. This year, this new moon falls on January 25.

Niantic just wants to announce this celebration with the waning moon.

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FIFA 20 TOTW 19: The Predictions for the New Team of the Week

Julian Schröder Julian Schröder Reading time 2 minutes

From now on, there are Predictions for the TOTW 19 (Team of the Week) in FIFA 20. You can find out which players might make it into the new Team of the Week here. Cristiano Ronaldo, Mbappe, and Erling Haaland are highly regarded.

Update: The new Team of the Week (TOTW 19) is now known.

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These are the TOTW Predictions: The Predictions for the Team of the Week are forecasts from the FUT community. They try to guess which players could be in the next TOTW based on their performances in real football.

Often, they manage to predict many players correctly.

The Bundesliga is back: Finally, the winter break in the Bundesliga is over, and we can look forward to new Bundesliga informs.

Prediction for Team of the Week 19 in Ultimate Team

These Predictions are from Dexerto:

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Goalkeepers:

  • GK: Gabriel Vasconcelos Ferreira (Lecce)
  • GK: Nick Pope (Burnley)

Defenders:

  • CB: Virgil van Dijk (FC Liverpool)
  • CB: Esteban Burgos (SD Eibar)
  • CB: Mason Holgate (FC Everton)
  • RB: Damián Suárez (Getafe CF)

Midfielders:

  • CDM: Sandro Tonali (Brescia)
  • CM: Casemiro (Real Madrid)
  • CM: Donny van de Beek (Ajax Amsterdam)
  • CM: Sergio Canales (Real Betis Balompié)
  • CAM: Jonathan David (AA Gent)
  • CAM: Rafa Silva (SL Benfica)
  • LM: Jérémie Boga (Sassuolo)
  • LF: Ivan Perišić (Bayern München)
  • LF: Ante Rebić (AC Mailand)
  • RF: Adama Traoré (Wolves)

Forwards:

  • CF: Michael Gregoritsch (FC Schalke 04)
  • ST: Erling Braut Haaland (Borussia Dortmund)
  • ST: Ante Budimir (RCD Mallorca)
  • ST: Ciro Immobile (Lazio)
  • ST: Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain)
  • ST: Alexander Sørloth (Trabzonspor)
  • ST: Cristiano Ronaldo (Piemonte Calcio/Juventus Turin)
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Possible Players from the Bundesliga

These Bundesliga players could be included:

  • Erling Haaland, the new addition from BVB, impressed directly in his first game, scoring an incredible 3 goals after his substitution. For this performance, the Norwegian simply has to receive a new Inform card.
This is what Haaland's Inform card could look like
This is what Haaland’s Inform card could look like
  • Ivan Perisic had a really strong game against Hertha BSC. The Bayern player managed an assist as well as a goal. Whether he will receive a TOTW card for this performance will be revealed on Wednesday.
  • Michael Gregoritsch contributed a goal and an assist to Schalke’s 2:0 victory against Mönchengladbach. Thus, he was one of the best players on the field and may have deserved an Inform card.

The release of TOTW 19: The new Inform cards of TOTW 19 will be released on Wednesday, January 22, 2020.

This is how you can use the Predictions now: To earn some coins in FUT 20, you can use the Predictions. We will show you how it works:

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FIFA 20: 5 absurd scenes you will probably never see in the Bundesliga

Max Handwerk Max Handwerk Reading time 5 minutes

FIFA 20 is a football simulation that is always striving for realism. However, some aspects of the game are pretty far from real football – here are 5 things we will probably never see in the Bundesliga.

How realistic can FIFA be? If you look at a simple FIFA match, there is already a lot of realism involved. Apart from the shortened game time, both the gameplay and the atmosphere of a FIFA match quite match the major games of real football.

But ultimately, FIFA is a game that should be fun for the player, is influenced by the players, and is also bound by technical limitations. All three aspects ensure that things happen in FIFA that we will probably never experience in the Bundesliga or on any other football pitch – even if some of it would be quite spectacular.

5 things that only FIFA does – and real football does not

1. Want Messi? Well, let’s see!

Career mode with equal rights for everyone: How many official offers has SC Paderborn probably made for Lionel Messi? Probably none. In career mode, you can of course do that – even if you just started and only have a budget of about 9.5 million euros.

FIFA 20 Paderborn Messi
Well, the trip was worth it for the offer

Messi’s market value in the game is 95.5 million in this scenario, which is a relaxed ten times your budget. In real life, Messi’s value is estimated at a whopping 140 million euros according to Transfermarkt. A sum with which you could buy the entire squad of SC Paderborn – that is, about five times (market value: about 31 million).

Nevertheless, the big FC Barcelona in career mode is not too ashamed to at least send a negotiator to hear your offer. And even if he angrily dashes off because of the offer – at least he was there. An occurrence that probably wouldn’t take place in real football. 

FIFA 20 Messi Paderborn
A surprising end to the negotiations

That it is possible in FIFA 20 is of course because you are supposed to build your club to be the best in the world. After a few years and the odd Champions League win, the Paderborns could even have success in negotiations with Messi in FIFA 20. Let’s say: In the career mode, it is at least more likely to get Messi than in Ultimate Team.

2. Double-digit scores? Pff, totally normal

Goals upon goals: How can you tell you’re watching a Weekend League match, and not one of the Bundesliga? Well, it’s probably not that hard to distinguish.

But at the latest, when there is a 10:10 on the scoreboard at the end, which is then decided in a penalty shootout – it should become clear that the simulation sometimes has not much to do with real football.

FIFA 20 Weekend league Ergebnis
Things can get wild in the Weekend League

Because while FIFA 20 likes to have very high scores at the end, this happens rather rarely in the Bundesliga. The highest win ever was, according to official data, a 12:0 from Borussia Mönchengladbach against Borussia Dortmund, while the highest draws were each a 5:5 between Frankfurt and Stuttgart (1974) and Schalke and Bayern (1973).

A result like in the picture above will probably be waited for forever in the Bundesliga. Especially since there is no penalty shootout at the end anyway. 

3. Goal? No way – end of the match!

The final whistle – a mystery: The ball is round and a game lasts 90 minutes. This is a well-known football saying by Sepp Herberger, which rarely applies in FIFA 20 as well as in real football. Usually, there is injury time – at least 2 or 3 minutes. Often more.

Unlike basketball, however, there is no precise clock running during the game that ends the match exactly after two minutes of injury time. It is always at the referee’s discretion when the game ends exactly – and normally “last attacks” are still played out.

A last chance often arises in injury time

Thus, football and FIFA fans often hope for a few more seconds to somehow score the decisive goal. However, in the FIFA series, players sometimes wonder why the game is actually blown up in the middle of the last attack.

This probably also applied to Reddit user Navman147. Because the referee chose the probably unluckiest moment for the final whistle. We can all agree: A real referee would have let the following scene run for a few seconds longer.

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4. Defenders? Which defenders?

Alone against everyone: Yes, there are true dribbling artists in professional football. In the Bundesliga, no question. Many players possess almost magical abilities on the ball, with which they can leave opponents standing one after the other.

But when the match has just been kicked off, a player stands still for a moment with his teammates in their own half and then runs to outsmart all of the opponent’s players – then it is a FIFA 20 player with a lot of tricks. Well, or maybe still Zlatan Ibrahimovic. We are certainly sure: A scene like in the following video will probably never be seen in the Bundesliga:

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5. How many meters is that? 90? No problem!

Goal of the month: In FIFA 20, countless beautiful goals are scored every day. And the Bundesliga also has many true works of art in goals. However, what the Bundesliga does not have are funny glitches or sliders that allow you to increase shot power. Too bad.

Because sometimes in FIFA 20, goals are scored that simply do not exist. Not in the Bundesliga, and nowhere else. Like in this video from Reddit user PSGAcademy: 

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Moritz Stoppelkamp scored from 83 meters against Hannover 96 in the 2014/15 season – still the distance record of the Bundesliga. A keeper who hits directly into the other goal from the defense, from nearly 100 meters away – that can probably only be offered by FIFA 20. 

These Squad Building Challenges also have a lot to offer when you’re looking for packs for your Ultimate Team:

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WoW Classic: The Grind to the Top Breaks Even the Hardest Twitch Streamers

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The Twitch streamer Sodapoppin made fun of players who neglect their real life for WoW Classic. He completely forgot that he himself is such a player, as his chat reminds him. The reason for the extensive gaming: PvP.

This is what Sodapoppin says: In his stream on January 17, the Twitch Sodapoppin mocked players who skipped Christmas to play WoW Classic instead and grind for rank 14 in PvP. He says:

I mock a lot of players who skip Christmas and grind rank 14. I send them a piece of coal. Who the hell skips Christmas? At that point, I was really done.

That’s why he gets into trouble: While the Twitch streamer says this, his chat points out that he did the same thing. He also “canceled Christmas for WoW Classic.”

His only reaction is: ‘Me? I never … – oh.’ Then Sodapoppin laughs.

At the beginning of December 2019, Sodapoppin wrote on Twitter that he was postponing his Christmas stream because he was just too busy grinding rank 14 in WoW Classic.

It feels strange to fit in a stream now, since he is taking a break on Twitch to play WoW Classic extensively.

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Sodapoppin himself quit the grind in WoW Classic at the beginning of January 2020 because it simply became too much for him.

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PvP makes players greedy for more

What are players trying to achieve in Classic? This greed for the game, which Sodapoppin also mentions, comes from the new PvP system. This was introduced with Patch 1.13 on December 11 which first brought battlegrounds to WoW Classic.

Since then, players have been trying to farm honor. Their goal is PvP rank 14 (“Grand Marshal” for the Alliance or “High Warlord” for the Horde). With this, they can buy the best rewards available in PvP.

The grind takes a lot of time – days, for some even weeks. Many players use the “rush tactic,” which means finishing the battlegrounds as quickly as possible, which causes a lot of frustration in the community.

What’s the problem with that? As Sodapoppin has already mentioned, many players neglect their real life for the grind to rank 14.

This also includes the PvP crack Swifty, who seems to have a slight breakdown due to this in one of his streams:

Translation: I have passes to go to all the theme parks in Orlando. Universal Studios, Disney, Sea World, Busch Gardens. I have free tickets for all of them. I can go whenever I want. For free. What am I doing here? I’m grinding this rank 14. What am I doing?! This makes no sense!

On top of that, this grind apparently ruins the fun for other players, as they don’t just want to “rush” but want to play properly. Blizzard has even made changes to Alterac Valley regarding this – but the wrong ones.

What does the future of Classic look like?

What’s coming next: The players’ PvP addiction might soon be broken, as the new raid Blackwing Lair will be released on February 12 (Blackwing Lair) and finally bring more PvE.

In the corresponding phase, the Darkmoon Faire will also come, and there will be more content after that. See here what the phases of WoW Classic have to offer:

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2 groups are currently debating fiercely over the soul of the new MMO New World

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The new MMO New World has announced in a Dev Blog that it will not be a game with a strong PvP focus. This surprised the existing community on reddit. However, some are glad about the change. Now both sides accuse the other party of being just a loud minority that will lead New World to ruin if their version comes true.

This is the situation: The MMO New World was originally presented by Amazon as a PvP-focused MMO with survival elements.

The then Game Director, Patrick Gilmore, stated in January 2019 to digitaltrends :

The backbone of the game is player versus player combat. You will likely be murdered in New World. I was murdered in the first days of the Alpha. I lost a lot and was quite angry […]

So yes, players will be able to freely kill other players, but we will provide some systems to add consequences and drama.

Patrick Gilmore to digitaltrends

It was said that this PvP aspect and the “danger” of the world are inseparable from New World and make the appeal of the game.

However, in mid-December 2019, New World announced in interviews with major gaming magazines, including MeinMMO, that they were moving away from this original idea.

New World was supposed to offer an ‘Opt-In’ system for PvP. Players were to decide whether to participate in PvP or not. There would be no “forced PvP with full loot” as initially assumed. Instead, PvE aspects were to play a larger role.

Leya Jankowsk against the background of New World
In the interview with Leya from MeinMMO, Amazon had already said in December that they were deviating from the original PvP course.

However, this news did not seem to resonate with the existing fans of New World on reddit:

  • Some doubted the information and portrayed it as if journalists had made “any speculations” or misunderstood something.
  • To other players, the reporting apparently did not penetrate at all.

In any case, many apparently believed until Friday that New World would focus on mandatory PvP, just as the game was initially advertised.

But now Amazon has published an official Dev Blog on Friday and confirmed the information from December: New World will provide an ‘Opt-In’ system for PvP, as reported by gaming sites.

Every player can decide whether they want to be a PvP target or not.

https://www.reddit.com/r/New_World_MMO/comments/eqc218/7_minutes/
The reactions were quite creative.

PvP fans are angry about “sudden” change in direction

This is the reaction: On reddit about New World, the atmosphere is boiling over. Accusations are being made against Amazon:

  • they lied to players
  • no one wants another “cutesy” MMO, an ESO 2.0
https://www.reddit.com/r/New_World_MMO/comments/eqb33q/i_redesigned_the_new_world_logo/
  • New World is compared to “WoW” – it is the “new World of Warcraft”
  • Instead of a “dangerous new world,” New World is now a boring “safe world” with cute creatures, rainbows, and unicorns
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Furthermore, it is said: A small minority of complainers caused the turnaround at Amazon because they had complained about PvP in the Alpha, while “the majority” of players found the old New World fantastic and were looking forward to the game.

It is then said that they do not want this new game, they announce that they want to get their money back and generally PvP fans are bitterly disappointed about the change.

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“Ignore PvP fans, they are just a loud minority”

Is this the only reaction? No, on Twitter a comment finds much support, which says:

  • Amazon must ignore the whining of PvP players
  • The change is now correct
  • Every hardcore game where players could gank and grief has failed. It is right to give players the option to participate in PvP.
  • If all the PvP fans really played New World, they could all do PvP and everything would be fine
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Another comment says: the PvP players are “detached from reality”, otherwise they would recognize that the old system would have no chance against established MMOs

This group says: Those who want full PvP should go back to Rust or ARK.

What’s behind this: The exciting thing is that the original community of New World, who already played the Alpha, expected a completely different game than what is now being shown.

For some, who were put off by the “gankfest” and were not part of the community, New World has now become more attractive, as we see from reactions of MeinMMO readers, of which “New World” was voted the most anticipated new MMO of 2020.

Which side ultimately represents “the majority” and which is just a “loud minority” will be shown by the launch interest in New World.

But one can assume that Amazon has carefully considered the move to lean more towards PvE and has surely evaluated data.

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Whoever understands TikTok can become famous in Fortnite

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In Fortnite, there has always been a lot of dancing. Now a competition has been launched to appeal to TikTok dancers – and it offers an interesting prize.

Fortnite is looking for the “Emote Royale”: After Fortnite already searched for new emotes in 2018 with the “Boogie Down Contest“, the dance casting is now in its second round. However, it is in slightly altered form.

Fortnite Emote Competition
Fortnite is looking for the Super Emoter

This is TikTok’s role: The competition, renamed “Emote Royale”, will this time take place exclusively on TikTok. Anyone wishing to participate needs an account on the platform. There, one can submit their dance idea to a track specified by Fortnite with the hashtag #EmoteRoyaleContest and thus enter the competition.

The young target audience is likely the focus here. Both TikTok and Fortnite can expect to gain new players and users from this action. The prize is likely to be worth a lot to many players.

Fortnite Title Emote Character

Immortalize in Fortnite – the dream of many players

What is the significance of the prize? Aside from the fact that the winner receives 25,000 V-Bucks and a Fortnite package, the prospect of having their own emote is likely to motivate many players to participate.

In Fortnite, the community plays a big role. Whether as a content creator like Ninja, who even has his own skin now, or in the form of creative mode. In Fortnite, players have various ways to at least make themselves noticed.

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Custom Skins, Custom Emotes

For example, the “Orange Shirt Kid” gained great recognition. A boy tried to get his dance into the game during the last competition. Although he did not win the contest, the video became extremely popular. And in the end, the dance still made it into Fortnite – which led to legal disputes.

Another story showed an 8-year-old boy who invented a skin for the game and was then surprised when the “Tender Defender” suddenly appeared in the game. Ninja also had long desired his own skin – and was ultimately rewarded.

It shows: For many players, it is a dream to be immortalized in Fortnite. Even the streamer Pokimani was able to fulfill this:

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CoD MW announces new patch for next week – What can we expect?

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The developers of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare have announced that a new patch will be released. They have not yet revealed what exactly it will include, but their Trello board allows for some speculation.

This is what the developers say about the patch: In a Community Update, Infinity Ward, the developers of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, spoke about upcoming changes. Some changes are apparently planned or already active:

  • The current Season 1 of Modern Warfare has been extended until February 11.
  • An event for double XP and double weapon XP is running until January 20.
  • A dev blog from Cinematics Lead Jeff Negus is being launched.
  • There is now a Trello board that can publicly show what the developers are working on. The board does not show everything, but some of the current things.
  • A new patch is coming.
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A look into the work of Jeff Negus. Image source: Infinity Ward.

When will the patch be released? A specific date has not yet been announced. It was only mentioned that the patch should be released “next week” for all platforms, namely PC, PS4, and Xbox One. It is probably meant to be the week starting January 20.

Possible contents of the new patch

What will the patch bring? So far, it is still unclear what the new patch will include. There are several issues that are said to be addressed “in a future update.” However, this does not necessarily mean that the upcoming patch is meant.

However, there are some entries in the Trello board that are already marked as “to be fixed in a future update.” These include:

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A look at the Trello board.

What else will be fixed? In addition, the developers have identified some maps that are still marked as “in progress.” This includes a problem with the platinum skin for the new assault rifle Ram-7 and some larger bugs in the coop mode that could lead to an unplanned end of the round.

Additionally, some issues with blueprints that did not display their base weapon will be fixed. However, you should avoid blueprints anyway, according to Benedict:

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Only a quarter of our readers think it’s good how Destiny 2 is currently receiving new content

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Which model to bring new content to the player is the best for Destiny 2? We wanted to know from you in a survey. The answer is clear: The current way is not very well received. Read what the MeinMMO readers wish for the future of Destiny.

What is the survey about? Recently, we launched the survey: Which way should Destiny 2 go – DLCs or Seasons? Since Bungie has tried many ways over the last few years to make Destiny attractive and fresh with additional content, we were curious about your responses.

Your votes paint a very clear picture. After we presented the evaluation to you, we will also take a look at your interesting comments on the topic.

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Saint-14, we like you, but…

The results are in

In our survey, over 2200 MeinMMO readers participated actively so far. Everyone had only one vote available. The distribution of this is as follows:

This is the clear front-runner: The response option “I wish for separate DLCs again” received by far the most votes. 1147 readers think this way, securing an absolute majority of 51%.

And this is how the other votes are distributed: The support for the other options is divided as follows:

  • I find the current seasons great and see potential – 551 of you agree. With 25%, that is the silver medal.
  • I can’t decide, all models have their merits – lands in 3rd place with 364 votes. At least 15% share this opinion.
  • Give me a new annual pass – slipped past the winner’s podium with 140 votes and 6%.
  • None of those, see in the comments – 75 readers, or 3%, clicked this option, making it the least mentioned answer.
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The winner is clear

Our community speaks up

This is why you want DLCs: Just as with the voting, you showed your engagement in the new comment section. Not surprisingly, many of you advocated for larger, separate DLCs.

I prefer playing 2 large DLCs per year instead of getting piecemeal story snippets thrown at me. Also, there are many quests that are simply stubborn grind and steer the game in a direction I do not like.

“3”via MeinMMO

This statement hits the nail on the head. You prefer to immerse yourself fully in the world of Destiny. True to the motto: Rather a lot at once than a little at a time.

Another aspect of DLCs is addressed in your comments. You would have no problem paying deeper or more often for a decent chunk of content.

As “v AmNesiA v” says: “I have no problem paying 20-30 euros for a decent DLC every 3 months and then 40-50 € for a big expansion every autumn.”

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The DLC “The Taken King” is considered the highlight of the Destiny expansions

The current seasons are also receiving support: Despite all the demand for DLCs, you also find good arguments for the season model. This way, the Guardians receive smaller, but new reasons to indulge in the Destiny universe every week.

So I support the season model. […] There was a DLC, after a week the excitement was gone and my hunter was unemployed.

“Melly” via MeinMMO

As a byproduct of this procedure, it is positively highlighted that you do not run the risk of being overwhelmed by content or falling behind. Also, the lower price of the individually available seasons, if not liked, does not weigh as heavily. As “Frau Holle2” writes: “The good thing about the seasons is: if you don’t like something, you only wasted a tenner. “

In Season 9 you will be able to turn the clock with the sundial

You want the best of both worlds: In an ideal world, developer Bungie would bring both content-rich DLCs and thematic seasons concurrently. Unfortunately, this vision is not very realistic.

In the end, there will be no solution that satisfies all Guardians. You also notice that both DLCs and seasons can entertain you well. It ultimately depends on the actual implementation. In this context, “Alfred Tetzlaff” commented: “Both can deliver substantial content or lead to a drought (as is currently the case).”

Were you surprised by the results or was the outcome already clear as mud? What do you think, will Destiny stick to the current season model in the long run and be able to exploit its potential?

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The biggest Twitch channels for CS:GO are cheaters pretending to be s1mple and shroud

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Those who watch Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on Twitch may currently come across streams from big stars like s1mple and shroud. The problem: Neither s1mple nor shroud are actually involved.

What’s going on with Twitch? It looks like the CS:GO section on Twitch currently has a fake problem. Fraudulent streams keep popping up, pretending to belong to popular streaming figures. The issue: Apparently, many users are falling for these streams.

As Reddit user ben_is_radish pointed out, two of the most-watched Twitch channels for CS:GO were fake channels. The stars shroud and s1mple were listed there as creators with similarly sounding names and profile pictures – when in fact, neither was associated with the streams:

Nevertheless, the alleged channels of shroud and s1mple attracted a lot of viewers on Twitch:

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Scammer channels a problem on Twitch

This is how the community reacts: The issue is viewed very critically by users. A user (via reddit) compares this situation to the Runescape section on Twitch, where similar incidents have also occurred. However, Twitch has only done so much to address the issue. 

Even s1mple himself spoke out about the issue in December. During this time, the professional was banned from Twitch, which fraudsters took advantage of. Using similar account names and promoting fake in-game items, they tried to benefit from the situation and deceive viewers:

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“I see fake profiles of me scamming people on Twitch every day. Isn’t it your responsibility to protect your users?”

However, it is questionable how effectively Twitch can combat the fakes, as new accounts quickly reappear as soon as the scam accounts are banned.

As a viewer, one should pay close attention to whether the streams being watched are originals by checking the “Verified” status of the streamer, especially if planning to spend any money on the stream.

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WoW: YouTuber calls 8.3 the most buggy patch of all time

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The latest patch 8.3 “Visions of N’Zoth” in World of Warcraft is less than a week old, but there are already loud complaints. Many players are dissatisfied, with some even calling it the buggiest patch of all time.

What is wrong with patch 8.3? Since the release of patch 8.3 “Visions of N’Zoth”, complaints about bugs and issues have been piling up on Reddit, in the official forums, and in the game itself. Players seem to be facing new errors repeatedly.

The YouTuber BellularGaming even refers to patch 8.3 in his video description as the “buggiest patch released yet.” We have embedded his video here:

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Indeed, he seems to address a sore point, as the video received 7617 upvotes within two days (against 395 downvotes as of January 19). But what is there to it?

The problems of patch 8.3

These errors exist: We already showed a list of known bugs shortly after the release of patch 8.3. However, there are now new bugs that significantly ruin players’ enjoyment or even make the game nearly impossible to play:

  • The reward chests for the invasions (“Chest of the Black Empire”) could be dropped multiple times for some players, leading to automatic bans for exploiting the mechanic. Similar situations seem to apply to the “large chests,” which require fragments to open.
  • Items sold via the revamped auction house since patch 8.3 sometimes do not grant gold to the seller.
  • Disturbing visions can sometimes fail seemingly without reason or be interrupted by disconnects, causing the necessary vessels to disappear without reward.
The disturbing vision of Stormwind.

What is Blizzard doing about it? Some problems have already been fixed via hotfixes. The pending bans are supposed to be lifted. However, the vessels of the disturbing visions cannot be refunded according to statements.

The missing gold is said to have not been lost according to a GM, as everything is recorded accurately. However, when and how a refund will occur is still unknown.

Players are disappointed and complaining

This is bothering the community: Many players are quite annoyed by patch 8.3 at the moment. Bugs are not the only focus of the complaints:

  • reddit user Papier4 writes: “I find it crazy how little there is to do in patch 8.3. Mechagon had more content than the entire [patch] 8.3”
  • reddit user Armadros finds the new daily tasks generally annoying. On high population servers, they are hardly manageable.
  • User Puzzlin in the official forum expresses harsher words: “This is terrible, and every employee at Blizzard should be ashamed of the product they have released.” Much of his criticism, however, has been rebutted by the community.
  • reddit user Gankeros states: “Patch 8.3 is a flight simulator – not enough rare enemies or enemies at all. How could new content be released in such poor condition?”

The auction house bug also summons negative reactions. The Twitch streamer derBehla, who primarily plays WoW for the economy and to earn gold, told us in a conversation: “Not finding any gold from sales is the worst for me. It’s just not fun that way.”

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Behla farms gold with multiboxing – but cannot do it properly at the moment.

Some players wrap their criticism in somewhat humorous teasing. One player mentioned in a public chat that the bugs of patch 8.3 were intentional – after all, N’Zoth wants to drive us insane.

This is still popular: Despite the critical voices, there are also many players who are satisfied with the content or demand something positive from patch 8.3. Especially the new allied race of Vulpera delights many fans, who react with memes and pictures:

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MeinMMO reader EliazVance says:

I also quite like the patch so far. I also really liked Mechagon with 8.2 – I appreciate a bit of grind as a way to achieve progress step by step at my own pace. A relatively linear path with few dependencies.

Returning to old areas is an absolute highlight for me.

Also, Cortyn is having more fun with patch 8.3 than expected. The storyline told seems to be working well. And the upcoming raid Ny’alotha could smooth things over again. It will be released on January 22 in normal and heroic versions.

Where do all the problems come from?

This could be the cause: Following the many problems, discussions have also arisen about where all the bugs actually originate. Bellular is sure in his video: It’s due to the lack of employees.

Activision Blizzard laid off nearly 800 employees in March 2019. In recent months, several other key individuals have also left the company, including:

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No longer with Blizzard: Co-founder Mike Morhaime.

According to Bellular, Blizzard simply lacks the manpower to quality-check patches like 8.3. Game Director Ion Hazzikostas still has deadlines he must meet. The result is half-baked patches that even the employees probably can’t be happy with.

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Is patch 8.3 really the worst patch?

It looked like this in the past: Patch 8.3 is not the first patch with problems, and certainly not the one with the biggest problems. In the history of WoW, there have already been bugs that have wiped entire cities or otherwise broken the game. A list of the 5 funniest bugs of this kind can be found here.

Nevertheless, many players are currently keeping a critical eye on Blizzard. Battle for Azeroth apparently did not meet expectations entirely, the takeover by Activision is troubling to many hardcore fans, and the recent China shitstorm contributes to players being more critical.

In principle, however, it may also be irrelevant whether or not it is actually the worst patch of all time. Once this opinion has taken root, it will be hard to fight it. What Blizzard will do about it remains to be seen. In the meantime, you might want to get a better picture of patch 8.3:

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Fortnite: Find all hidden letters from loading screens – Locations

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In Fortnite Chapter 2, you should collect letters from the loading screens. We will show you where to find them.

What’s new? At the start of Chapter 2 in Fortnite, new challenges have been added where you need to collect letters. Each week there is a new letter to collect.

In this article, we will show you an overview of all the letters and how to find them. We will regularly update this article for you as Epic unlocks more letters.

How many letters are there? Now all letters are available. You can already collect F, O, R, T, N, I, T, and E. The word “Fortnite” is spelled out here.

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What is it good for? Collecting the letters will help you unlock the secret legendary skin “Sorana” for this season.

Requirement: You can only collect the letters if you own the Battle Pass of Season 11 (Chapter 2, Season 1).

The best route to collect all letters

Which route should you take? If you want to collect all hidden letters in a match, you can take a route that leads you to all the letters.

However, you need to have unlocked all challenges for the letters so that you can collect all 8 on the way. The Team Rumble mode is suitable for this because:

  • You can respawn if you are eliminated on the way
  • You can build up to glide further

This is the shortest route to collect all letters in a match:

Fortnite-Buchstaben-Route

How to collect the hidden letters – Locations

We will show you where the letters are located so you can collect them. There is always a loading screen with hidden hints.

You can collect the letters throughout the season. It does not necessarily have to be completed in the active week.

The hidden letter F in the loading screen

Here you can find the F: The hidden F can be found near Lazy Lake, on a hill.

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The hidden letter O in the loading screen

Here you can find the hidden O: The letter O can be found at Craggy Cliffs, hidden under a house.

The hidden R in the loading screen

Where is the R located? The letter R can be found at Slurpy Swamp, hidden under a drainpipe.

The hidden T in the loading screen

Where is the T located? The hidden letter T can be found at Dirty Docks, hidden between 2 cranes.

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The hidden N in the loading screen

Where is the hidden N located? The hidden letter N can be found at an outpost, southwest of Holly Hedges.

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The hidden I in the loading screen

Where is the letter I located? The hidden letter I can be found in a barn, at Frenzy Farm.

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The hidden letter T in the loading screen

Where is the letter T located? The hidden letter T can be found at Weeping Woods under a bridge.

Fortnite verstecktes T Titel

The hidden letter E in the loading screen

Where is the hidden E located? The hidden letter E can be found on a bridge, between Misty Meadows and the EGO outpost Hydro 16.

Fortnite verstecktes E Titel

A bunker has reappeared again. Is the story finally continuing?

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Fortnite: After Ninja, Twitch streamer now gets her own cute emote

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In Fortnite, streamers are making their entrance. Several content creators are currently finding their way into the game – including Twitch streamer Pokimane.

This is how streamers land in the game: Pokimane is one of the most successful personalities on Twitch, especially in the Fortnite niche. Just recently, a young player almost fell off his chair when he landed in a match with her.

Now, like Fortnite star Ninja before her, Pokimane will be immortalized in the game. However, the streamer will not receive a skin like Ninja; instead, she will be featured as an emote in the game. This is based on a TikTok dance from the streamer and was officially announced by her on Twitter:

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Will there also be a skin? The Pokimane fans in the comments are excited about the emote, which seems to pack eight different emotes into a single dance. However, there are also some who find the dance a bit over the top or cringeworthy. Especially in connection with other skins, it might look quite silly.

But the question about a skin for the streamer also often arises. After all, Ninja received one, which even has a hidden feature. 

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She explained that there won’t be a skin for now – but maybe in the future. For now, it would just be about the dance. In Fortnite, the “Icon Series” has been announced, in which more “top creators” are to be immortalized in the game. Who will be next?

How will other streamers likely react to the new emote? The reactions to the Ninja skin were quite positive:

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Destiny 2 nerfs OP-bow, Guardians find immediately new, stronger exploit

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In Destiny 2, Bungie finally fixed the exotic bow Wish-ender in a patch on Thursday. However, clever players immediately found a new way to deal 12 times the damage with the bow.

What’s wrong with the bow? Normally, the exotic bow “Wunschender” in Destiny 2 doesn’t play a significant role. But since December, the bow suddenly killed many things in Destiny 2 with one shot. The bow was “buggy” after a patch in December.

Here was the error:

  • the perk “Broadband Head” is supposed to deal double damage to enemies upon entry and exit
  • due to the bug, the perk was dealing four to five times the damage to targets
Destiny 2 Forsaken Wish-Ender

The bug was active in Destiny 2 for about a month, then it was supposed to be fixed on last Tuesday with a patch, but the patch was delayed until Thursday. The hotfix 7.2.0.2 was the first new update in Destiny 2 for the year 2020.

Players wished the bow would remain so buggy

Here was the problem: Many players liked the bug. Wish-ender became truly playable and useful only through the bug. Bow fans saw it critically that the “bug” has now been patched.

However, the community manager said: The bow will be repaired, but we will pass on the feedback that bows in Destiny 2 should deal more damage.

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Here is the new exploit: Immediately after the hotfix, players found a new way to use the bow to deal excessive damage. Now Wish-ender even deals up to 12 times or 16 times damage, instead of the previous 4 times.

However, the bug is relatively complicated. The bug is position-dependent; allegedly, emotes also play a role.

The new bug is therefore more powerful but also harder to use. Players are already joking that Wish-ender would be the worthy successor to Telesto: The weapon has earned a reputation as “the thing that regularly breaks Destiny.”

The bug is already shown in some YouTube videos, and large US sites (via polygon) are also reporting on it. One can assume that Bungie is aware of the bug. If they saw a need for action, that the bug overly distorts Destiny 2, Bungie would likely disable the exotic, just like they recently did with the exotic armor piece Winterlist.

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