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I predict: These 6 MMOs will die in 2020

Alexander Leitsch 6. January 2020 Reading time 7 minutes

The new year has begun and many new games are on the horizon. However, there will also be some games for which 2020 will be the last year. Our editor Alexander Leitsch introduces you to 6 MMOs that he believes will not survive in 2020.

Which MMOs could die in 2020? After I created a list of MMOs that did not survive 2019, I began to think about which games might be affected in the next year.

Time and again, there is talk that certain MMOs are already dead, even though hundreds or thousands of players still populate their servers. Such games are not meant in this list.

Instead, I have looked for MMOs that are struggling with serious problems and/or proven player decline. This does not automatically mean that they will actually be shut down this year, but the chance for that is high. Every decision will be justified by me.

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Ashes of Creation Apocalypse – The standalone to the MMORPG

Genre: Battle Royale | Developer: Intrepid Studios | Platform: PC | Release Date: September 24, 2019 | Model: Free2Play

What is Ashes of Creation Apocalypse? Apocalypse is a standalone PvP game to the MMORPG Ashes of Creation. Its function is mainly to stress the servers and test combat systems.

However, it was released as a Battle Royale in a fantasy world. Moreover, it was supposed to be released in 2018, but struggled with major issues, causing the release to be delayed.

How is the game currently doing? Currently, Apocalypse has an average of 7 players according to Steamcharts. The peak in December 2019 was 21, at release in October it was 288 players.

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That’s why I believe Apocalypse will die in 2020: The standalone is not well received by many fans of Ashes of Creation. They criticize it for not representing the MMORPG and for being heavily monetized.

Another problem for the standalone will be the release of the alpha of Ashes of Creation, which is planned for 2020. Real fans will watch corresponding streams or try it out themselves. Who would then want to turn to a weaker version of it?

In spring 2020, Apocalypse is supposed to be expanded with a fortress mode. Whether that will be enough to excite players remains questionable. I expect that the lights of Apocalypse will go out at the latest with the start of the alpha.

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Rift – The forgotten MMORPG by Trion Worlds

Genre: MMORPG | Developer: Trion Worlds | Platform: PC | Release Date: March 1, 2011 | Model: Free2Play

What is Rift? Rift is an MMORPG from developer Trion Worlds, who was acquired by the German company Gamigo in 2018. It is heavily inspired by the gameplay of World of Warcraft, but has developed its own mechanics with the “Rifts”.

The game also started with a subscription model but switched to Free2Play with optional subscription on June 12, 2013. The developers recognized the potential of this market and regularly expanded the MMORPG.

However, in 2016, players accused the developer of making life difficult for Free2Play players. In the meantime, Rift has faded into obscurity.

How is Rift currently doing? Rift claims that it will not receive any major expansions at long intervals, but more frequent smaller updates. So far, this has only worked to a limited extent.

The updates in 2019 consisted mainly of the introduction of a battle pass and the merging of the European servers. Players are already fearing that the MMORPG will transition into a kind of maintenance mode. Publisher Gamigo, however, denies this.

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That’s why I believe Rift will die in 2020: The biggest headline of 2019 was that Rift’s classic server failed. At first, the server was booming, but many bugs and issues led to its demise.

Moreover, it feels like nothing is happening in the MMORPG outside of small events and bug fixes. This is also reflected in the forums and on reddit. There are few posts and if there are, they are rather negative.

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Day of Dragons – Survival game with many problems

Genre: Survival | Developer: Beawesome Games | Platform: PC | Release Date: December 4, 2019 Early Access | Model: Buy2Play

What is Day of Dragons? Day of Dragons is a survival MMO where you hatch from an egg as a dragon and must survive in a harsh world. You need to find food and water and, of course, encounter other players in the form of dragons.

Another twist is that you age as a dragon and can lay eggs from which new dragons hatch.

Overall, the game garnered a lot of attention and raised over $500,000 on Kickstarter.

How is Day of Dragons currently doing? Shortly after the release in Early Access, the game faced major problems. Rumors of fraud arose because the MMO made little development progress and still consists of many pre-made assets.

The communication surrounding Day of Dragons has also been heavily criticized.

According to Steamcharts, a peak of 1,063 players looked into the game in December. Interest noticeably dropped on December 9, just a few days after release, because according to reviews, there was hardly anything to do.

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That’s why I believe Day of Dragons will die: On Steam, the game currently has balanced reviews, but mainly the ideas, concepts, and graphics are being praised. None of this has been finalized yet.

The main person responsible for the game seems ambitious, but the communication and image projected outward are rather negative. Thus, I believe that Day of Dragons will not leave Early Access.

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Pokémon GO: Here are more chances for Shiny Crypto Pokémon

Noah Struthoff 6. January 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

Catching a shiny crypto-Pokémon is particularly rare. Players in Pokémon GO have now found a trick to increase their chances of getting shinies.

How are shiny crypto-Pokémon available? To get them, you must fight the 3 Rocket bosses. At the end of each battle, they give you a Pokémon that can also be shiny. Currently, these are Kindwurm, Absol, or Damhirplex.

After the battle, you can catch the crypto-Pokémon, and you usually have a possible shiny check. However, it seems that this is now different than previously thought.

Here’s how to get more shiny checks

This is what players did: After the trainers defeated the Rocket boss and did not receive a shiny crypto-Pokémon, they fled from the encounter. They essentially performed a pure shiny check, seeing the Pokémon and then fleeing because it wasn’t shiny.

An hour later, they returned to the stop where the Rocket boss stood. There, they could have another encounter with the crypto-Pokémon. The Rocket boss with the crypto-Pokémon was still there. They could encounter the Pokémon they fled from an hour earlier again. The chance for a shiny was new in this situation.

Based on this principle, many players have reported suddenly receiving a shiny. One player even shows a video on Reddit, where the originally shiny Kindwurm suddenly became a normal Kindwurm.

What does this mean? According to this principle, you can increase your chances of getting a shiny crypto-Pokémon. You can check a crypto-Pokémon multiple times and hope for a shiny each time. You don’t need to assemble a rocket radar for this.

How long do you have to wait? You can’t click on the crypto-Pokémon directly after the first encounter. Players report a time frame of one hour that you need to wait. In the meantime, you can continue playing normally.

Is this intentional? This is likely a bug. It seems unlikely that Niantic actually outputs the same Pokémon first as a normal monster and then as shiny. Therefore, you should take advantage of this for as long as possible if you want good chances for shiny.

However, it must be noted that only a few players have reported this so far. It might also be the case that the bug varies from player to player. This is not entirely clear.

Is this trick worth it? Definitely. Shiny crypto-Pokémon are probably among the rarest shinies in the game. After all, you usually have to defeat 6 Rocket Grunts to have an encounter. Now, you can essentially skip the grunts and go straight to the reward.

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Call of Duty 2020: Developer speaks for the first time about gameplay, then backtracks

Maik Schneider 6. January 2020 Reading time 4 minutes

The current Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is not even 3 months old, yet some fans are already talking about the next installment. A tweet from the studio’s Design Director at Treyarch also indicates the direction of the setting, at least until he reconsidered and questioned his own statements.

The CoD series has been on a rotation for some time now, with publisher Activision allowing a different in-house developer to work on installments of the major multiplayer shooter each year.

In 2020, the developer studio Treyarch resumes the lead on the next CoD, which was also responsible for the four Black Ops titles in the series.

One of the high-ups there recently gave a first official hint about the gameplay and possibly also the setting of CoD 2020 with a small tweet. However, he quickly retracted his statements.

No jetpacks in Call of Duty 2020?

What was that tweet? David Vonderhaar, Studio Design Director at Treyarch, responded quite clearly to two inquiries about jetpacks in the next CoD with: No!

Actually, Vonderhaar only shared a song that had been stuck in his head for the last few days. But some users strayed a bit from the topic and demanded jetpacks for the next Call of Duty:

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How did Vonderhaar react? The Twitter user Melt made the claim: “Jetpacks will revive CoD!” To this, the Treyarch director replied, “What a short-term memory. Back then, you hung me from the highest branch. No. NO! I have PTSD.”

At that time, there was indeed a lot of trouble with jetpacks, and many players were really not satisfied with the futuristic jump & run development in CoD.

Vonderhaar even goes further and says he developed a post-traumatic stress disorder from that time. While it may have been meant jokingly, it underscores how stressful that time must have been for him.

Developer quickly reconsiders his statements about jetpacks

But then the turn: He commented on a post from an American gaming magazine regarding his jetpack statement. It stated that Vonderhaar had confirmed that there would be no jetpacks in CoD 2020, referencing his previous tweet. He then wrote: “Did I? I love tabloids.”

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With this statement, the previous statement about the jetpacks does not seem quite as certain anymore.

But why the turn? Perhaps he revealed more than he wanted or was allowed. Or maybe he thought no one would notice. However, the jetpack statements were quite clear before.

But Vonderhaar apparently enjoys making a striking, albeit not entirely serious, comment on Twitter. He also had a little joke ready about the matchmaking of Modern Warfare, which quickly disappeared from Twitter.

Even though it sounded quite certain before that there would be no jetpacks in Call of Duty 2020, after his recent statement, that is no longer certain.

What does that mean for the game? If CoD 2020 truly offers no jetpacks, then a CoD scenario with many futuristic elements would be rather unlikely. The new CoD installment is expected to provide a more grounded gameplay experience, similar to Black Ops 4 and Modern Warfare.

Until Black Ops 3, vertical elements and fast movement with wall-running and technically enhanced sliding were prominent in Call of Duty.

The characters did not fly around as freely as in the sci-fi shooter Destiny 2, but compared to the current Modern Warfare, the height differences were significantly greater.

Players Expect Black Ops Reboot

What do players expect? There are already several threads on reddit discussing the potential setting, and some users have a clear idea of what they expect from CoD 2020:

MrKevora on reddit: “I would love a Black Ops reboot (similar to how Infinity Ward has done with the Modern Warfare series) with a Cold War setting – essentially a modern, more realistic version of the first Black Ops game.”
byers1225 on reddit: “Please God, go back to Vietnam or Korea and do it right this time! BO1 was so cool, but there were too few levels in Vietnam.”
SweetSurrenderD on reddit: “I don’t think it will be a Black Ops this time. Maybe a World at War reboot, that would be much better tbh, I personally would enjoy that.”

Many fans believe the next game will either be a reboot of the Black Ops series, a title related to the Cold War, or both. Some are even speculating about a potential continuation of CoD 5: World at War.

Why do so many players believe in a Black Ops reboot? These expectations are strongly influenced by a leak from May 2019. At that time, it was reported that Activision was swapping out the responsible studios and planning a CoD with a story set during the Cold War in the form of a Black Ops 5. Another leak from August 2019 also touched upon the upcoming CoD 2020, mentioning a setting in the Cold War. The campaign is said to be dirtier and more brutal than in the current Modern Warfare.

What do you think, did the developer mean his statements seriously? What setting would you like for CoD 2020? Maybe you’re just satisfied with the Battle Royale for MW:

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GTA Online: Grab 102,000 $ easily from the LSIA II time trial

Patrick Freese 6. January 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

The Airport Time Trial of Los Santos II in GTA Online earns you a lot of money in just about 2 minutes. In this guide, we show you how to easily win the race and secure the hundred thousand GTA dollars.

What kind of time trial is this? On Thursdays, the public time trials on the map change in GTA Online. These are the races where you should drive from point A to point B within a given time. If you make it on time, a lot of money awaits you.

The Los Santos Airport Race 2: This time trial takes you across the city of Los Santos all the way up to the Observatory. You have 2 minutes and 24 seconds to complete it. If you finish the race, you will receive 102,000 GTA dollars as a reward. So it’s worth joining quickly.

Los Santos Airport 2 – Winning the Time Trial

Where does it start? You start at the southern part of the map, in front of the gates of Los Santos Airport. The time trial starts at ground level in the parking lot behind the parking garage.

The route of the track: After starting, you leave the parking lot heading south and turn left. Through the city, follow the GPS route that we have marked on the map for you. This is the GPS route that activates in the game when you place the marker on the yellow target point shortly after starting the time trial.

While there are some smaller shortcuts in the city that you can ignore, there is a significant shortcut just before the finish. We have marked this in red on the map.

Jump up this hill to the Observatory to save a few seconds.

GTA Online Los Santos Airport 2 Time Trial Shortcut

Video Guide: In the video from GTA-Series, you can see how this race unfolds and at which points you can also shortcut in the city.

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Can you repeat the race? Yes, you can repeat the race as often as you like. However, a special time trial can only yield the large payout once per week, after which there are substitute prizes of 2,000 GTA dollars.

What vehicles should you use? In the test, we drove the Tron Bike Shotaro and still had a few seconds left. Feel free to experiment a bit. Motorcycles work quite well for this race, but you should also have no problems with fast cars.

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These are the 5 funniest bugs in the history of World of Warcraft

Cortyn 6. January 2020 Reading time 6 minutes

There have been many bugs throughout the history of World of Warcraft. But only a few are funny or so absurd that they remain etched in memory…

At nearly 15 years old, World of Warcraft has one of the longest histories of all video games and a lifespan that very few other games can compare to. However, throughout 7 expansions, things in the world of Azeroth haven’t always gone as the developers originally intended. Numerous bugs plagued the game repeatedly, but some of them have remained memorable. We present our little list of the funniest bugs that WoW has ever had.

1. Negative Mana Regeneration

The mana regeneration has been a heavily debated value in WoW. While mana played a significant role in Classic for almost all classes, the resulting “downtimes” have been gradually eliminated over the years, so that today only healers and, for example, arcane mages really rely on mana.

In the year before last, shortly after the release of Battle for Azeroth, the developers installed a hotfix. This was supposed to adjust the mana regeneration of healing classes because it was too high.

The hotfix worked, but “a little” too well. Instead of regenerating mana, healers had to deal with an extremely annoying bug that mainly occurred in the low-level areas:

Healing specializations lost mana while in combat – all on their own! As soon as the fight started, the mana of healing classes began to dwindle without the respective players casting a single spell.

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This was likely due to a small coding error that turned mana regeneration into a negative value.

The bug was fixed within a few days but it certainly became one of the funniest in the history of World of Warcraft.

2. Player levels backwards, loses several levels

In some games, it’s normal for characters to lose levels, such as when they die. But in World of Warcraft, there is no such system – it only goes one way, and that’s up. At least, that’s what you would think.

The player Saurzan noticed this shortly after the implementation of Patch 8.0. He signed up for a PvP battleground as usual and wanted to level up from level 98 to level 99. However, that did not work.

He was quite shocked when he realized that rather than gaining experience points after finishing the match, he had lost a considerable amount instead. His character was now no longer at level 98 but had been reverted to level 94.

This also meant that Saurzan was wearing items that he technically shouldn’t have been able to equip. His blood elf was wearing gloves that could only be worn at character level 98, and they were now marked as “red” (unusable).

Blizzard was able to quickly fix this peculiar isolated incident, and a support employee restored the correct character level. So it was just a one-time error that affected only a very few players – known is just Saurzan.

3. Gigantic Hunter Pets

Another funny type of bug occurred occasionally on live servers in a smaller scale, but never as gigantic as during the beta of “Mists of Pandaria”. Through the combination of a series of talents and glyphs, hunters were able to inflate their pets to an absurd size.

The animals not only overshadowed their hunters but in some cases even entire buildings. Especially spiders, core hounds, and certain giant dinosaurs caused horrified faces when logging into Orgrimmar or Stormwind, where these gigantic creatures besieged the city walls.

On a smaller scale, there was often another bug in combination. Core hounds and dinosaurs had the characteristic of stomping extremely loudly, causing the entire screen to lightly shake for surrounding players. This was because the animals retained the effect that caused the ground to slightly tremble even after being tamed.

This bug returned for a while even in Legion:

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4. The Corrupted Blood Incident from Zul’Gurub

Strictly speaking, this incident is not a bug, but a mechanic of a boss encounter from the raid Zul’Gurub. There, players could be afflicted by a corrupted blood plague that caused damage over time. If the damage was lethal, the respective player would explode and infect other nearby characters with the plague as well.

Normally, this debuff would be removed once you left the raid, like many negative effects. However, there was one exception – once again – for hunters’ pets. If they sent their pet away while it was afflicted by the plague, they could later summon it again and the plague would still be present.

This led some hunters to only bring their pets back in the major cities like Orgrimmar or Ironforge. The plague would first kill the pets and then transfer to the players. Since there were also extremely many low-level players in Ironforge, they were almost instantly killed.

This allowed the plague to spread at an alarming rate and decimated entire cities, making them nearly uninhabitable for several hours.

At least the hunters definitely had fun with this incident.

The whole event even later became an inspiration for its own card and a small event in Hearthstone.

5. The Cheater Shirt Martin Fury

Our last point is technically not a bug but rather a service mistake that made history in World of Warcraft. This occurred during the time of Wrath of the Lich King, when the raid Ulduar had just been uploaded to the servers.

A guild that previously had few major successes managed Ulduar in record time and netted one “Server First” achievement after another. No matter how difficult the boss or how incredible the success, the guild “The Marvel Family” defeated one boss after another.

This was due to a shirt that the raid leader wore. This item was named “Martin Fury” and even had stats that improved the character. But the most important thing was the effect that activated upon use:

All enemies within 30 meters die.

The shirt only had “100” charges and could not be used indefinitely, but it should never have fallen into the hands of players.

However, it did, as it was accidentally given to a player in the guild.

The player Leroyspeltz had reported months ago that his account was hacked, his characters were transferred, and gold was stolen. He waited over 4 months for a response and even leveled up another character in the meantime. When after a long time his account and characters were restored, there was also another item in the mailbox of the account: the aforementioned shirt “Martin Fury”.

Leroyspeltz thought this was some sort of “apology” from Blizzard for taking over 4 months to restore his account. Leroyspeltz passed the shirt to his guild master, which led to many achievements and first kills.

However, Blizzard did not find this amusing and permanently banned the raid leader who had used the shirt. Other players involved in the raids also received 24-hour bans.

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Destiny 2: You can already prepare for the new exotic weapon Bastion

Sven Galitzki 6. January 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

At the end of January, Guardians will be able to obtain the Bastion, the third new weapon Exotic of Season 9, in Destiny 2. However, you can start preparing now to get the new Exotic weapon faster as soon as the quest goes live. We explain what you can do already.

This is the weapon in question: The Bastion is an Exotic fusion rifle for the primary slot. It deals kinetic damage but requires special ammo (the green one).

The weapon is one of the three known Exotic weapons from Season 9. You can find out what the weapons can do in detail here: These new weapon Exotics await you in Season 9

How to obtain the Bastion? You will receive the Bastion through the Exotic quest “The Spoken Word”. However, this is not live yet and will only start on January 28, but the steps can already be seen in the data of Destiny 2.

According to datamining, the quest will lead you from Saint-14 to Spider in the Tangled Shore, where you will have to:

clear lost sectors
eliminate enemies
and finally complete the strike “The Hollowed Lair”.

You can start preparing this step now: If you want to get the new Exotic weapon as soon as the quest starts, you can prepare one step already – even though the quest itself cannot be attempted yet.

As part of the quest step “A Strong Arm”, you will need to complete 10 Spider bounties. This may sound relatively easy for seasoned players, but this task can still take some time.

Moreover, the regular bounties from Spider are offered in small numbers and the wanted bounties can only be obtained for the resource Ghost Fragments (a maximum of 20 can be carried), which fresh Guardians often have to earn first. So if you approach this step shortly without the necessary resources, you might waste a lot of time.

If you don’t want to waste additional time starting January 28, traveling across the solar system and finishing Spider’s bounties, you can complete them piece by piece until the quest begins and stock 10 of them in your inventory. By January 28, this should not pose a problem even for newly minted Guardians.

Once the quest for the Bastion goes live and you reach the corresponding step, you can leisurely turn in the 10 bounties and continue with the quest. This way you save both work and time.

What else awaits you in Season 9: What can we expect in 2020 besides new Exotic weapons? Everything we currently know about the main events and content that Season 9 has to offer in the new year can be found here: What awaits you in the Season of Dawn in 2020

Are you looking forward to this new fusion rifle? Do you prepare for new content when the opportunity arises, or do you prefer to take it easy and tackle everything calmly when it’s actually live?

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Dota Underlords: What about the Auto Battler in early 2020?

Alexander Leitsch 6. January 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

In June 2019, two new auto battlers were released: Dota Underlords and TFT. While Riot Games’ title has since established itself well, Underlords struggled with many issues at the beginning of 2020.

How is Dota Underlords doing? In December, Dota Underlords had an average of 11,846 players, according to Steamcharts. This auto battler has been losing a double-digit percentage of its players every month since its release. Overall, the average player count has dropped by more than 80% compared to the release month.

Of the 202,254 players at peak in June 2019, only 20,177 remained in December, which is less than 10%.

Dota Underlords is still within the top 50 of the Steamcharts. However, the auto battler was only released on this platform and cannot attract players from other sources, unlike some titles that rank even above Underlords.

In September 2019, both Underlords and TFT struggled with problems. According to the developers, TFT has managed to recover and has even more players now. Underlords, however, continued the downward trend.

Prison Mechanics and Other Confusing Ideas

What is failing in Dota Underlords? In the first few months, a stagnant meta developed in Dota Underlords. This is poison for games that rely heavily on tactics and variability. The competitor TFT has frequently made balance changes for this reason and even exchanged nearly all champions in November.

Additionally, new mechanics were repeatedly introduced that frustrated more players than they excited.

What were those mechanics? With the “Big Update” in October 2019, a prison mechanic was introduced. This locked away champions for 24 hours, but only in a way that all alliances were still completed.

This led to experienced players continuing to build their alliances while inexperienced players were confused and overwhelmed. Additionally, there was a strong imbalance in bans, with some champions being banned 20% of the time while others were only banned 5% of the time.

The Underlords, introduced with the same patch, also created a lot of confusion among newcomers. They have talents, skills, and require a new resource: hype.

Dota Underlords Now in a Good State?

Where does Underlords stand at the beginning of 2020? On reddit, the user Ratiug_ reports that Underlords is now in a good state. He cites the following reasons:

The prison mechanic has been completely removed
The system of the Underlords has been simplified
The items have received a major overhaul
The duo-ranked system is a highlight compared to other auto battlers

If you haven’t looked at Dota Underlords for a while or the changes have put you off, it might be worth taking a look at the auto battler again. You can find the latest patch notes for Underlords on the Valve’s page.

What are your experiences with Dota Underlords? Is it worth checking out the auto battler in 2020?

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CoD Modern Warfare will grant players 3 wishes – This is set to change

Maik Schneider 6. January 2020 Reading time 4 minutes

The developers of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare are slowly coming back from the holidays and one of the responsible parties has already hinted at some changes for multiplayer on Twitter. You can find out about the 3 changes, including further details, here.

The action-packed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is constantly being developed, receiving content, and the developers are trying to quickly get to the bottom of bugs and errors. The folks at Infinity Ward also regularly address the wishes of the players.

Joe Cecot is in charge of multiplayer matters at Infinity Ward, the developers of Modern Warfare, and has now announced 3 possible changes that are all requested by the players.

Infinity Ward announces changes on Twitter

Where does the information come from? Joe Cecot interacts a lot with the players via Twitter, and when he is allowed to release new information, he also likes to share it with the community.

He has already announced a 1vs1 Gunfight mode or provided information about the contents of updates.

Cecot was again active on Twitter and posted a few tweets about possible changes to the game. Specifically, it concerns:

New Cranked game modes
Improvement of the trophy system
More space for loadouts

Cranked game modes in new format

What is Cranked? The game mode is called “Aufgeputscht” in German and can well be referred to as an anti-camper mode.

The first “Cranked” mode was a TDM. Each time you got a kill, your mobility stats were increased, and a timer began counting down from 30 seconds.

When the timer hit 0, it went “Boom” and the game sent you back to the spawn screen with a “suicide.”

What has been announced now? Cecot responded to a user on Twitter that there are already considerations to include the Cranked modifier in other game modes as well.

The Twitter user “Marley” suggests a mix of “Cranked” and the popular Gun Game. In this mode, the weapons change with each kill as usual, but once you lose the Cranked status, the weapons reset again.

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To which Cecot responded:

We have already talked about variations or other game modes with the “Cranked” modifier. […] I am sure that we will do such things in the future 🙂
Joe Cecot on Twitter (translated)

When will the new modes arrive? There was no statement on that. Although Cecot confirmed in the tweet that work is being done on something similar, when the Cranked modes will actually conquer the playlist is still in the stars.

Trophy system gets buffed

How does the trophy system work? This defensive system destroys explosive devices or weapons that come too close to the device.

The trophy system is a field upgrade and can be placed on the map. If you expect a hostile grenade or a shot from a rocket launcher from a certain direction, you can place this gadget to destroy up to 3 enemy projectiles.

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What is being requested? The user “jalan hart” complained on Twitter that explosives disabled by the trophy device still inflict damage. Also, even with the EOD perk, it still hurts quite a lot when using a trophy system. Moreover, it takes too long for him to activate the device.

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To which Cecot responded:

The intention is to make a more forgiving grenade counter. When trophies were introduced with MW3, they inflicted a constant damage of 30 (I believe) to explosive materials and in a small radius around them. But that was a while ago. I will take a look at the current damage and see how it looks now.
Joe Cecot on Twitter (translated)

Will the change come? Cecot promised to take a look at the trophies, suggesting that this field upgrade will be revised. However, whether the trophies will actually be buffed is still unclear.

More space for loadouts

What does it bring me? Currently, you can only save 5 individual loadouts in multiplayer, and many players find that insufficient. With the change, Modern Warfare wants to provide you with more slots for your own classes.

What has been requested? The desire for more loadout slots has been circulating through the community for a long time and has finally been heard. On Twitter, “Jarryd Barnes” casually asked when there will finally be extra class slots, as loadouts are also called.

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To which Cecot responded:

Should be released in January. But I don’t have an exact date 🙂
Joe Cecot on Twitter (translated)

When will the change come? Cecot states in another tweet that an update will be released during this week, but the new classes don’t seem to have found a place yet.

At least the additional slots are confirmed for January, and you can look forward to a gear puzzle afternoon to fill the new classes with various secret weapons or crazy loadouts.

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Diablo 3: Darkness in Tristram – Butcher and Calf as Pet

Patrick Freese 6. January 2020 Reading time 4 minutes

For the “Darkness in Tristram” event 2020 in Diablo 3, there are two pets available for a limited time. We show you how to get the Calf and the Butcher as companions.

What’s new? Every year in January, Diablo’s birthday event runs, with exclusive content waiting for you. At the forefront is the dungeon Darkness in Tristram, which recalls Diablo I.

With a pixel filter and other retro features, you can face the old bosses of the series in the dungeon across 16 levels. The Season Buff of S19 will help you.

Connected with Darkness in Tristram are also the two pets that you can add to your collection since patch 2.4.3. How to get the Calf pet and the Butcher pet in Diablo III is explained here.

Farming Calf in Diablo 3 – Guide for 2020

To add the Calf to your companions collection in Diablo III, you must first complete tasks. Follow this guide, and in just a few minutes, the Calf will be part of your collection.

First, get the rotting mushroom: Reach the Darkness in Tristram event via the map. Fight your way through to level 9. Keep an eye out for a rotting mushroom. It appears on the map, can be clicked and finally picked up.

Then head to Adria’s cauldron. You will find it on the way from the Tristram portal to the Anniversary Dungeon. Turn right there. Click the cauldron to receive a witch’s elixir.

Receive the plan for Wirt’s Leg: After you have looted the elixir, go near the Tristram portal and you can loot the corpses.

Farnham’s corpse drops the debts of a drunkard,
Ogden’s corpse drops the letter from Garda,
Pepin’s corpse drops the healer’s recipe
and Griswold’s corpse drops the plan for Wirt’s Leg.

You may need to click the corpses in exactly this order to get the loot.

Here’s what happens next: Now you have the essential materials. Go to the town to craft the mace and then dismantle it.

In Diablo III Tristram (not the event Tristram), go to your blacksmith and activate the plan for Wirt’s Leg there.
Now craft Wirt’s Leg.
Dismantle Wirt’s Leg again at the blacksmith to receive the Map of the Heavens.
Now go back through the event portal and run to Adria’s hut.
There you will see three dead cows.
The Map of the Heavens shows you in which order to click the cows.
The left cow has the number 1, the middle cow has the number 2, and the right cow has the number 3.
The map shows the order 2,1,3 so click the middle cow first, then the left cow, and finally the right cow.
Then enter the “Abandoned Farmhouse” portal right next to you.
In the middle of the yard, you will find Wirt’s treasure. Open it.
A right-click on the displayed Calf adds it to your collection.

Farming Butcher pet in Diablo 3 – 2020

To get the Butcher pet in Diablo 3, you need to play the Anniversary Dungeon again. The mini Butcher is relatively easy to obtain compared to the Calf and doesn’t require many intermediate steps.

The Butcher companion is a reward for the achievement “A creepy red glow clouds your view.”
To get this achievement, you need to create a fresh level 1 character in solo play. And don’t worry – leveling fresh characters in Diablo 3 is really fun
With this character, you must complete the Anniversary Dungeon and kill Diablo.
You will then receive the desired achievement along with the Butcher pet.

The video shows you again how to get both of these pets in the game and what they look like.

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Twitch stars switch from Fortnite to Escape from Tarkov, struggling

Noah Struthoff 6. January 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

The shooter Escape from Tarkov is currently popular among many Twitch streamers. However, streamers who have mainly streamed Fortnite seem to struggle with the darkness.

This is the problem: The streamer TimTheTatman was just playing the shooter when numerous viewers demanded that he turn up the brightness. It was sometimes hard to see anything.

Colleague DrLupo was also present during the stream and explained to the viewers quite directly that this is mainly a problem for Fortnite players.

Viewers are used to bright colors from Fortnite

This is the situation: After the two streamers had played a few rounds together, the cries of the viewers grew louder. TimTheTatman should turn up the brightness.

Eventually, he gave in frustrated and wanted to raise the brightness. He even asked where exactly he could do this and then made the game brighter.

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This is what DrLupo says: While his colleague was raising the brightness, DrLupo chimed in. He explained that the brightness is better left alone. Escape from Tarkov thrives precisely on this darkness.

He then also says: “At the end of the day, your chat is not used to you playing in darkness that doesn’t have neon colors everywhere, because they want to see you in Fortnite”

After that, DrLupo mentioned who recently drew attention to himself due to a large donation and randomly listed names, adding: “If little Jimmy, Andy, Kayden, and Aidan are in the chat, they can just keep quiet. The game is simply dark. That’s just how the game is. Welcome to Tarkov. I love you.”

What does the streamer mean by that? TimTheTatman is mainly known for his Fortnite streams. Accordingly, he naturally has viewers who play Fortnite themselves or just like the game.

The world of Fortnite is generally much brighter, and even in darkness, bright neon signs shine. You can see everything clearly, even in streams.

In Escape from Tarkov, this is not the case. Everything is kept significantly darker and gloomier. This is what defines the game. Logically, it is also darker in streams then.

However, this certainly does not only refer to the brightness of the game. Escape from Tarkov offers a completely different gaming experience, and streamers need to completely change their play style to succeed. They try to ride the hype that certainly not all viewers understand. They then wonder why their favorite streamer suddenly is no longer showing Fortnite, but a completely different game.

Why is Escape from Tarkov so popular right now? There are many reasons for this. Escape from Tarkov offers a particularly hardcore shooter experience and currently fills a gap in the gaming market, as there is little new to play otherwise. Since the update 0.12, there have also been significant improvements.

On Twitch, it is so successful because you can earn special loot by watching Twitch streamers.

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LoL: Season 10 starts in a few days – This will change for you

Alexander Leitsch 6. January 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

This week, Season 10 of League of Legends starts. We will tell you what changes until then and what has already changed due to the pre-season.

When does Season 10 start? The new season will begin on January 10, 2020. This was revealed by the Twitter account of League of Legends. A large image was posted there, containing the word “Season” and the date “January 10”.

At the same time, an image was published showing the champion Urgot holding his enemy Victor with chains. It is suspected that this is a teaser for the upcoming cinematic video.

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— League of Legends (@LeagueOfLegends) January 5, 2020

What happens before the season starts? Before Season 10 starts, there will be Patch 10.1. This is expected to be released on the night of January 8 or at the start of the season two days later.

It may already include the new champion Sett, although Aphelios was released only in December. Patch 10.1 will also make further balance changes to the champions.

Especially Sylas, a champion from last year, will receive many adjustments. The new champion Aphelios will also receive a significant nerf. You can find the complete patch notes for 10.1 on the PBE with our colleagues from Gamewatcher.

Soft Reset and Placement Matches at the Start of Season 10

What happens at the start of the new season? On January 10, you will lose your previous rank and your rating will be reset. However, there will be no hard reset that sets everyone back to 0, but an adjustment to the middle.

Afterward, 10 placement matches will begin, and you will be able to see a provisional rank after the first match. This will be visible only to you.

After the 10 placement matches, in which you cannot lose rating but can only gain it, your rank will then become public. The maximum rank that can be achieved in placement matches is Diamond.

What has changed due to the pre-season? The pre-season began in November and brought several changes with it. The biggest ones relate to the new elemental dragons, which influence the entire map:

The Infernal Dragon burns grass and creates new paths by destroying some rocks on the map.
The Ocean Dragon, on the other hand, allows new grass to grow.
The Cloud Dragon causes winds to appear, increasing the movement speed of champions.
The Mountain Dragon creates new rocks, thus making some passages narrower.
The buffs that the dragons provide have also been adjusted.

The Summoner’s Rift has also been slightly adjusted, creating new niches in the bot and top lanes. These are intended to make fights there a bit more interesting.

Additionally, there have been numerous balance changes and the new champion Senna, who appeared in November.

Professionals are starting again in January

When does the LEC start? The League of Legends European Championship is the highest LoL league in Europe and will also start in January with the Spring Split. The first match day is scheduled for Friday, January 24.

Then the exciting questions will likely be answered whether:

For the American LCS, it continues on January 25, and the Korean LCK will not start until February.

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Destiny 2: What to Expect in 2020 during the Season of Dawn

Sven Galitzki 6. January 2020 Reading time 4 minutes

What does Season 9 of Destiny 2 still have to offer in the new year? We take a look at the upcoming content and summarize what we know about it so far.

What’s happening in Destiny 2 right now? Currently, Season 9 in Destiny 2 is running on low. Until January 14, Guardians can still bake various treats during the Winter Event “The Dawning”. You could also enjoy the Iron Banner again over the holidays.

However, there have been no new specific content regarding the Season of Dawn during this time. That will change very soon.

New Content Coming in Season 9

In the new year, the Season of Dawn holds many new contents for you. Here are the most important content drops you can look forward to in Season 9. By the way, it all starts with the Weekly Reset on January 7.

New Exotic Weapons

In Season 9, there will be two more new weapon exotics that have already been confirmed:

the hand cannon “The Devil’s Ruin”
the fusion rifle “Bastion”

Both are tied to their own exotic quest and will only be available to Season Pass buyers. The quest for the hand cannon starts on January 7, while the fusion rifle can only be hunted from January 28.

What the weapons can do exactly and what is known about the quests so far can be found here: This month, 2 new exotic weapons are coming to Destiny 2 – Here’s what we know

New Content for the Sundial Activity

The seasonal activity in the Season of Dawn is called Sundial. There, you work through various encounters, need to defeat waves of enemies, and also master different mechanics until you face a big boss at the end. Defeating it gives you loot.

After new Obelisks and new bosses for this activity have already been released, some additional changes are expected in 2020. For example, with the Weekly Reset on January 7, the legendary Sundial – a new difficulty level for this activity – will start.

However, it is still not known how exactly the legendary difficulty will differ from the regular Sundial experience. However, an increase in the recommended Power level and additional modifiers that will make the experience more challenging are expected.

Additionally, on February 4, the last new boss for the Sundial will be introduced – the Psion Flayer Inotam, the Triune Oblivion. Since the story of Season 9 revolves around the interference with the Cabal plans (led by a council of Psion Flayers) for an alternate outcome of the Red War, the last Psion Flayer boss could also advance the seasonal story.

Empyreal Foundation

This event or activity is perhaps the biggest mystery of Season 9. Bungie has not released any information about it yet. However, there are already some theories about what players might expect there.

Some Guardians speculate that this event could serve as some sort of catch-up mechanic for the ongoing Season 9. For example, entries for event items have been found in the data through which one can achieve

greater progress on time-lost weapon bounties
level up the Obelisks faster
or acquire buffs and consumables

Others believe it could be something similar to the Tribute Hall from Season 7 – including a possible quest like with Bad Karma.

There is also a theory that we could be working towards a potential return of Trials within the context of the Empyreal Foundation – through a transformation of Mercury.

The theory suggests that during a “season project” of Season 9, we help Osiris and Saint-14 in rebuilding Mercury and the Lighthouse in a way – restoring a timeline where Mercury was not a sandy ruin.

This could then lead to the return of Trials. You can find more details here: Are we already preparing the return of Trials in Destiny 2 without realizing it?

Crimson Days

From February 11 to 18, the Crimson Days event will take place in Destiny 2. With this event, Guardians come together more closely with their friends and celebrate Valentine’s Day in a seasonal manner.

What exactly awaits the Guardians this time has not yet been revealed by the studio, but it is assumed that there will also be a double playlist in PvP and possibly a new weapon quest (last year it was a bow).

Many are curious about the event-specific rewards. It is expected that event-specific engrams will not be available for Crimson Days either. Instead, it is anticipated that many rewards will be obtainable via Eververse, as has been the case for previous events, with only a small part being earnable through gameplay.

Surprises

It also seems that there could be some unannounced surprises in Season 9.

On one hand, a still secret weapon exotic (power slot) has appeared in the database with Season 9, which many fans believe could be released this season – possibly in connection with the Empyreal Foundation.

On the other hand, Bungie’s Creative Lead Robbie Stevens has teased some surprises for the new year 2020 in a tweet.

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So it’s quite possible that one or two additional contents could await us that have not yet been communicated on the roadmap or otherwise.

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Is Pokémon GO bringing back the popular research event soon? There are hints

Noah Struthoff 6. January 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

In Pokémon GO the limited research may soon return. Dataminers have found corresponding quests for a new Pokémon from Generation 5: Picochilla.

What did the dataminers find? The code of Pokémon GO revealed corresponding field researches revolving around Picochilla. However, they do not seem to be for a Community Day or the normal quests. They are called “Minccino Research” and thus exactly like other quests for such events.

This likely means that we can soon experience new limited research. Many players will be pleased, as they have long wished for it.

This was found for the new quest day with Picochilla

These quests could come: In detail, 16 field researches have been found, all starting with “Picochilla Research”. They are likely intended for such an event:

Use 3 berries when catching Pokémon
Catch X Normal-type Pokémon
Catch a Nagelotz or Bidiza
Catch a Pikachu, Plusle, or Minun
Catch a Rattfratz or Wiesor
Evolve X Normal-type Pokémon
Battle in a gym
Land X curveballs
Land X great throws
Land X great throws in a row
Land X good throws
Land X good throws in a row
Battle in a raid
Defeat a Team GO Rocket Grunt
Spin X PokéStops
Use a very effective charged attack in a gym battle

How does such an event work? During a certain period, you will find a special event quest at each PokéStop. This usually includes the event Pokémon, so in this case, Picochilla. Accordingly, Pokémon that are somehow related will spawn in the wild.

What does this suggest about the event? It seems that the limited research will likely revolve around Normal-type Pokémon. Monsters like Wiesor or Bidiza are all Normal-type. This also fits with Picochilla, as it has exactly this type.

Many of the possible event Pokémon are also available in their shiny versions.

What kind of Pokémon is Picochilla? The Normal-type Pokémon has the evolution Chillabell. You can only get this in Pokémon GO with the help of the Einall Stone.

Chillabell does not play a significant role in Pokémon GO. It has weak stats and attacks.

Could there be shiny Picochilla? Nothing has been found regarding this yet. However, it is quite conceivable. After all, every Pokémon from the limited research has been catchable as shiny directly at the event so far.

Hints of Community Day with Plinfa

This was found by dataminers: In addition to the quests surrounding Picochilla, dataminers also found a quest that says “Catch X Plinfa”. This is likely intended for the Community Day.

So far, there has been no confirmation that there will be a Community Day with Plinfa, but the assumption was obvious. Now there is the next hint for the event this month.

This month, the Community Day is on January 19. This is a Sunday.

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FIFA 20 TOTW 17: The Predictions for the New Team of the Week

Julian Schröder 6. January 2020 Reading time < 1 minutes

In FIFA 20 it continues with the TOTW 17 (Team of the Week). Although it will be released on Wednesday, there are already predictions for the next Team of the Week.

Update: The TOTW 17 is now known:

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These are TOTW predictions: The predictions for the Team of the Week help to get an overview of which players could receive a spot in the TOTW.

A selection of players is made who performed well in football over the past weekend. Often there are some overlaps with the official Team of the Week from EA Sports.

This is why the Bundesliga is not included: Since many leagues, like the Bundesliga, are still on winter break, the new Team of the Week is likely to consist primarily of players from the Spanish and English top leagues.

Prediction for Team of the Week 17 in Ultimate Team

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Goalkeepers:

GK: Salvatore Sirigu (Turin)
GK: Cláudio Ramos (Tondela)

Defenders:

CB: Raphaël Varane (Real Madrid)
CB: Felipe (Atlético de Madrid)
CB: Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia CF)
CB: Joseph Aidoo (RC Celta de Vigo)

Midfielders:

CDM: Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City)
CM: Mark Noble (West Ham United)
CM: Scott Fraser (Burton Albion)
CM: Arturo Vidal (FC Barcelona)
CAM: Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford)
LW: Ricardo Horta (Braga)
LW: Jack Grealish (Aston Villa)
RM: Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City)
RF: Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City)
RF: Nicolas Pépé (FC Arsenal)
RF: Mohamed Salah (FC Liverpool)

Forwards:

ST: Nahki Wells (Queens Park Rangers)
ST: Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City)
ST: Enes Ünal (Real Valladolid)
ST: Nicky Maynard (Mansfield Town)
ST: Matt Godden (Coventry City)
ST: Ciro Immobile (Lazio Roma)

The release of TOTW 17: The new, improved Inform cards will be released on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at 7:00 PM.

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WoW Classic: Because of such scenes, warriors always have to smile

Cortyn 6. January 2020 Reading time < 1 minutes

Warriors can have a lot of fun in World of Warcraft Classic. What other class can kill 6 players in a row?

In World of Warcraft Classic, the balance between classes is even a bit crazier than in later versions of the game. Equipment can make a huge difference.

It is possible to defeat multiple players solo. But what the warrior Tidy does borders on humiliation.

What happened? The player Tidy uploaded a clip on Reddit, along with the caption “Playing warrior puts a smile on my face every day.”

In the clip, you can see him blindly charging into a numerical advantage of the Alliance and killing one player after another. All his victims are high-level players between level 56 and 60 with fluctuating gear.

Playing Warrior puts a smile on my face every single day. from r/classicwow

In total, Tidy takes down 6 players before the video ends – his health points are almost depleted at that moment; the next attack would likely have killed him.

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Why is this so special? Tidy defeats his enemies right next to the Chillwind Camp and its associated graveyard. This allows the enemy players to respawn in just a few seconds and resume the fight.

Moreover, the sheer number of defeated enemies – 6 – is impressive in itself. A high damage-per-second is one of the advantages of being a warrior in WoW Classic.

Of course, the gear level and the skill of the players play a significant role, but many others would have succumbed early in such a situation.

Have you had similar situations where you overwhelmed perceived superiority? Or would you (like me) probably be lying dead in the dirt after the first assault?

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The 10 largest and most successful Free2Play games in the world

Alexander Leitsch 5. January 2020 Reading time 9 minutes

This list is all about the 10 largest and most successful Free2Play games of 2019. Among them are titles for PC and consoles, but mobile games are clearly in the foreground.

What kind of games are these? These top 10 are the Free2Play games that generated the highest revenue in 2019. Since they are all free to play, the revenue was generated through digital content in stores.

Where do the data come from? The market research company SuperData has established a ranking of the highest-grossing Free2Play games of 2019. The data comes from various sources, which, according to the website, consist of data partnerships with publishers, developers, and payment services.

The data is considered a reliable measure of the success of games and is used worldwide.

In another article, we have already presented the 10 most successful Buy2Play titles.

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10. Last Shelter: Survival

Genre: Multiplayer strategy game| Developer: Long Tech Network Limited | Platform: Android, iOS | Release date: October 13, 2017 | Revenue in 2019: $1.1 billion

What is Last Shelter? Last Shelter is a multiplayer strategy game for smartphones. The goal is to survive against hordes of zombies attacking your last stronghold in a desolate wilderness.

You play the role of a leader who builds a base and recruits troops and legendary heroes. You can also manufacture vehicles and weapons of all kinds.

With these, you will face off against the advancing hordes of zombies and also against other players. Last Shelter features a significant PvP element, and your base can even be completely destroyed.

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How does the game finance itself? The game has an in-game shop where the developers offer various cosmetic items. However, reviews of the game note that some also provide a gameplay advantage.

Purchased items can also be lost and apparently need to be repurchased.

In which countries is it particularly successful? According to the website Appbrain, Last Shelter: Survival is particularly successful in Canada, Switzerland, and Iran. There, it ranks in the top 10 in the Play Store charts.

9. Game for Peace

Genre: Battle Royale | Developer: Bluehole/Tencent | Platform: Android, iOS| Release date: May 8, 2019 | Revenue in 2019: $1.2 billion

What is Game for Peace? Game for Peace is the Chinese version of PUBG-Mobile. It is very similar in gameplay, but the publisher Tencent has made some changes:

The level of violence in the game has been toned down, and blood has been replaced with harmless effects.
There have been adjustments to the story, and the game has been made more Chinese with content such as the Chinese Air Force.
Players between 16 and 18 years old are allowed to play for a maximum of 2 hours a day.

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How does the game finance itself? The biggest difference between PUBG and Game for Peace lies in the financing model. You can purchase progress in the Battle Pass, achievements, and loot boxes for real money.

2019 was accordingly successful for Game of Peace. According to Sensor Tower, the game made $14 million in the first 72 hours.

In which countries is it particularly successful? Game of Peace was released for the Chinese market. It is reasonable to assume that the game is also most successful there.

8. Fate/Grand Order

Genre: Role-playing game | Developer: Delightworks/Sega Interactive | Platform: Android, iOS| Release date: July 29, 2015 (Japan) | Revenue in 2019: $1.2 billion

What is Fate/Grand Order? Fate/Grand Order is a turn-based RPG from Japan. The player takes on the role of the Master and commands a group of Servants, who are historical or mythological figures from various cultures. You can and must collect these over time.

Servants have different types of abilities and can be combined in various ways. Additionally, spells can be cast by the Master that influence the battle.

Fate/Grand Order is based on the “Fate” franchise and has its own film and manga series.

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How does the game finance itself? Fate/Grand Order primarily finances itself through loot boxes. It is considered the epitome of Pay2Win. Through the boxes, particularly strong heroes can be obtained, leading some players to invest a lot of money.

In which countries is it particularly successful? The mobile game enjoys great success especially in Japan. There, it made 82% of its more than $3 billion in revenue.

However, according to Appbrain, it is also ranked number 1 among RPGs in Canada and the USA on the Play Store.

7. Crossfire

Genre: Shooter | Developer: Smilegate | Platform: PC | Release date: May 3, 2007 (Korea)| Revenue in 2019: $1.4 billion

What is Crossfire? Crossfire is a tactical shooter from Smilegate, who also develop the MMORPG Lost Ark. It has many similarities with Counter Strike and is also referred to as the Korean version of it.

In the game, the Black List terrorists and the Global Risk soldiers fight against each other. There are various game modes, including Team Deathmatch, Search and Destroy, and Elimination.

Since 2011, it has also been playable in Europe, although the version differs from the Korean one. In 2017, Smilegate announced that they wanted to conquer the western market with E-Sports. At E3 2019, they announced the Xbox version Crossfire X, which is set to release in 2020.

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How does the game finance itself? Crossfire has been one of the highest-grossing games worldwide since 2013. This is also due to the fact that players can buy stronger weapons directly for real money.

While it is possible to eliminate opponents with a headshot using standard weapons, the Pay2Win accusation has been present since its release in Europe.

In which countries is it particularly successful? Of the over $10 billion that Crossfire has made since its release, a large portion comes from China and South Korea. In 2013 alone, the revenue in China was over 1 billion dollars.

6. Pokémon GO

Genre: Mobile game | Developer: Niantic | Platform: Android, iOS | Release date: July 6, 2016 | Revenue in 2019: $1.4 billion

What is Pokémon GO? The “Augmented Reality” game Pokémon GO should be known to every gamer. It makes your dream of becoming a trainer come true by allowing you to catch, train, and battle Pokémon in the open world.

In the game, you can also interact with other players, host battles, and trade your Pokémon.

Your main goal is to complete the Pokédex. For this, you have access to Pokémon from five generations now.

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How does the game finance itself? In Pokémon GO, you can buy balls, potions, but also raid passes and incubators for your Poké Eggs in the shop.

The latter gives you a small advantage, especially if special versions of Pokémon are only available for a short time.

In which countries is it particularly successful? Pokémon GO is especially successful in the USA and Japan. There, it accounts for 36.2% and 29.4% of its revenue, respectively.

However, Germany ranks third, contributing 6% of the total revenue.

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Streamer encounters a cheater in Destiny 2, wins the match anyway with 153 kills

Benedict Grothaus 5. January 2020 Reading time 3 minutes

Cheaters are usually annoying individuals who can ruin the fun of the game. However, a pro managed to defeat such a cheater in Destiny 2 – quite decisively, in fact.

What kind of cheater is this? The cheater apparently used several cheats and hacks like an aimbot and faster firing as well as a glitch.

Instead of simply dying normally, he reappeared just inches from where he died. So he has an immediate respawn right where he stands and is practically impossible to kill.

The cheater thus bypasses the limited lives that a team has. He essentially has infinite lives, making a defeat nearly impossible for him.

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Pro meets cheater and still wins

This is how he won: In a match, the cheater faced the streamer, pro gamer, and YouTuber ZkMushroom, who is known as an exceptionally skilled PvP player.

ZkMushroom and his team simply did not give the cheater any time to make something useful out of his respawn. When they found him, they pressured him in a group of three and repeatedly took him down.

This led to ZkMushroom himself having 153 kills and his two teammates 125 and 114 kills by the end of the match. One of his colleagues had the highest kill streak with 107 kills without dying.

The victory was ultimately achieved by ZkMushroom suppressing the cheater with a “Tether” and killing him multiple times. The suppression prevents players from using abilities, which likely contributed to the exploited game mechanic no longer being effective. However, he cannot explain exactly how that works.

This is what he gained from it: Through the cheater and his victory, ZkMushroom not only amassed many kills but also earned medals. Some of them are extremely rare and virtually impossible to obtain through normal means:

“Seventh Column” for killing seven opponents in a row (there are actually only 6 opponents available, you need luck with the respawn) – was already considered the “holy grail” in Destiny 1
“We Ran Out of Medals” for killing 20 guardians without dying
“[Insert Medal Here]” and “I Made This For You” for killing 50 opponents without dying

Especially the last medal is actually a joke, because it is drawn by Lord Shaxx himself and shows a poor, childish picture. It is presumably not intended for anyone to obtain the medal, hence the joking name.

Community reacts with humor, cheaters remain a problem

This is how other players react: In the comments under the video, other players respond with humor. User ErroneousE warns that Bungie will probably now ban ZkMushroom’s team because they cheated to earn the medals.

User Carlos Rodriguez jokingly notes that it wasn’t a cheater at all, but a Sunsinger. This class could self-revive in Destiny 1 with its super.

The problem with cheaters: ZkMushroom himself encountered another cheater who “curses” his opponents and kills them after he dies around the same time.

In April 2019, Bungie wanted to address the cheaters, but apparently they are still a plague. Now, at the beginning of 2020, the problem is being addressed once again:

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FIFA 20: Trading Tips – How to quickly get Coins in FUT

Max Handwerk 5. January 2020 Reading time 7 minutes

Use these current trading tips to make the most of the transfer market in FIFA 20. Here you will learn how to earn coins quickly to buy top players in Ultimate Team.

This is the FIFA 20 transfer market: The transfer market in FIFA 20 FUT is the place where you buy and sell players and club items. Since the launch of the Web App and the Companion App, the market has been rolling, and prices have dropped. We will show you how you can still earn decent coins in FIFA 20.

Ultimate Team: Trading Guide to earning coins quickly

You should keep in mind: All trading methods have in common that they do not guarantee profit. You should always keep this in mind: A player that seems promising can quickly depreciate. In FIFA 20, it is significantly noticeable that even top cards are currently losing value.

Many prices on the market are related to events like Black Friday or TOTY as well as special SBCs. For example, in FIFA 19, cards that were useful for Icon SBCs became more expensive – this year, however, is different, as Icon Swaps have replaced the Icon SBCs.

Nevertheless, the market fluctuates – so don’t bet all your money on one card. Also, prices can vary between different platforms. A method may work better on PS4 than on PC and Xbox One – or vice versa.

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Consider the EA fee: Transfers in Ultimate Team are not tax-free. From every card you sell on the transfer market, 5% of the price is deducted. So if you sell a card for 1000 coins, only 950 will be credited to your account. This can be a noticeable amount, especially with high prices.

How Trading with the TOTW Works

Trading tips for the TOTW: One proven trading method deals with the Team of the Week. This method is based on the real performances of the players.

The TOTW cards are available in packs for one week before being replaced by the next Team of the Week. At the time of their release, the cards are often very expensive but may decrease in price over the course of the week.

Later, when the new TOTW is released, their prices often rise again, allowing for profitable sales. Importantly: When a TOTW card is available in packs, the standard card of the player disappears from the packs. You can take advantage of this.

Trading TOTW with Gold Cards: This method is somewhat speculative and therefore not considered the safest. However, it has proven effective, especially in the initial weeks of FIFA.

If, for example, you notice a player’s outstanding performance over the weekend that would warrant a TOTW card, it often pays to buy him immediately. Assuming a Bundesliga attacker scores three goals in a match, he is very likely to receive a TOTW card. Secure the gold card of the player now. It disappears from packs as soon as the TOTW is available.

This makes the player scarcer in the market, increasing the price. Here you can make decent profit – if you get the player at the right time. Absolute trading pros buy the player as soon as he scores the first goal, even before others realize a TOTW card is coming.

If you don’t have time to closely monitor player performances, the TOTW predictions can help. Another tip: TOTW defenders are more difficult to predict but generally easier to acquire and carry lower risk.

Here’s how high your risk is: The risk can be considered moderate. If you buy players cheaply, you can sell them at normal price if they don’t receive a TOTW card. Then you only face a small loss. But be careful not to overpay for them – for instance, because other traders have already recognized their value. If it doesn’t work out, you might incur a larger loss.

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Sniping – selling cheap players for more

What to consider when sniping: Sniping is only somewhat related to real football. The main goal is to acquire players at the lowest possible price and sell them profitably.

This is the basic rule of trading: Get players as cheap as possible and then sell them as high as you can. This also works if you don’t have prior knowledge or time for research.

Trading tips for sniping: First, select players that you want to trade. This applies to every price range, from players for 1000 coins to really expensive ones. Ideally, you should monitor the player for a day to see when he is cheapest.

Setting sniping filters: This is the crux of sniping. When the player is at his lowest price, you need to set a search filter that has the buy it now and bid prices below market value. The lower you set the price, the less likely it is that you will find a player.

However, once you find a card, you need to strike quickly. To maximize your success, you should follow these steps:

Set the filter and press search.
Click away the pop-up message.
If you don’t find a card: Increase the maximum (bid) price with the shoulder buttons. This updates the market offer. Without this step, the method won’t work. Leave the buy it now price the same. Then keep searching.
Repeat these steps until a card appears. If it really doesn’t work, try at a different time of day (for instance, more cards might be available in the evening). Alternatively, you could raise the buy it now price a bit – but not too much!

How reliable is this method? Many traders utilize sniping, so there’s a lot of competition. It’s possible that cards can get snatched up right before your eyes – especially if you are inexperienced and thus a bit slower. However, with some practice, you can gain speed, making it harder for others to beat you to it.

The players you acquire cheaply can sometimes be sold again with huge profit margins. The main risk is that you might acquire nothing and thus waste a lot of time.

Can I get banned? In the past, players reported being temporarily banned from the market while sniping. It can happen that the game mistakes you for a bot. However, we have personally not experienced this.

Mass Selling – for patient traders

The alternative trading method: If you aren’t focused on the maximum profit of a card, you can set a more realistic buy it now price. Then you can buy as many identical player cards as possible at a lower price, which might not be as low as with sniping.

You then re-list them on the transfer market – at a higher price, of course. Keep in mind that you need to factor in the 5% fee. You might offer a 1000-coin card at a price of 1300, hoping that several of your cards sell at this price.

This way you won’t make big jumps and it takes longer; however, many players don’t care about 200 to 300 coins more or less. If you continuously update your cards, they will likely sell at some point. The more players you have at the same price on the market, the more likely someone will buy them.

Trading tips for Mass Bidding

Bids instead of sniping: When mass bidding, you use a similar method as when sniping. First, you must find out when your selected player is cheapest. That’s when you should go for it.

Here’s how it works: Instead of finding extremely cheap players through buy now prices, try using the bid price. Now you bid on as many cheap copies of the player as possible – with the aim of selling them profitably later. Always bid only as much that a realistic profit remains.

How long does it take? You can be sure that you won’t win all your bids. However, if you bid on a large number of players, your chances are good that after an hour several bargains will land in your club. You can then resell them at market value. A higher selling price can work too – but here you should expect that it will take longer to sell the cards.

Maintenance can yield coins

Advantage from downtime: Throughout the season, it often happens that EA takes the servers offline for maintenance work. If you know when this happens, you can gain an advantage.

The market continues to run. If you place bids just before maintenance, it’s possible that no one will place new bids for your transfer target during the downtime. It’s a gamble whether other players will choose this approach as well – but if you apply “mass bidding” you might snag some good deals.

Trading with SBCs, Events & Top Matches

How you can speculate: Many players use SBCs to strengthen their team. You can leverage this to optimize your team – if you have the right foresight. Some SBCs, events, and top matches cause player prices to rise. If you already have them in your club, you can sell them for a high price.

How to take advantage of SBCs: “POTM,” “Top Matches,” and other SBCs consistently require players from certain nationalities and leagues. If you can predict what theme an SBC might have, you can buy the right players cheaply and sell them for profit.

Teemu Pukki, for example, was the first POTM in FIFA 20. For him, you need a Premier League team – players from the English league are suitable. In previous POTM SBCs, players from the respective team were often requested.

So, for instance, if a player from Bayern Munich becomes the Bundesliga POTM, it can be worthwhile to get a few Bayern players and, as soon as the SBC is released, sell them again. Similar applies to thematic SBCs like Top Matches and events.

Trading isn’t everything: First and foremost, FIFA is supposed to be fun – don’t forget that you also need a team that you enjoy playing with.

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Brazen cheater in CoD Modern Warfare has been bypassing ban for 2 weeks

Benedict Grothaus 5. January 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, a cheater is currently making the servers unsafe. The problem: he makes the rounds unplayable and evades every ban. The players are really mad.

What kind of cheater is he? It concerns a player known in the community by the name Straiyan. According to reports on reddit, he has been cheating blatantly in the Ground War mode on Australian servers for over two weeks.

What does he do? The players have even provided evidence of his use of cheats or hacks. In videos, his victims have recorded the killcam, which clearly shows that Straiyan is cheating.

The videos show how he inhumanly quickly transitions from one target to the next and mows down opponents with a light machine gun in continuous fire. He doesn’t even hide that he is cheating.

The PKM that he uses is indeed the strongest weapon of its type, but normally that’s not even possible with it.

Cheater ends games single-handedly

The problem is: Cheaters are already a big problem in online games as they rob honest players of their enjoyment, and there have been blatant cheaters in Modern Warfare before. In this case, the cheater can end entire rounds in a short time, whenever he wants.

In Modern Warfare, you receive a nuclear bomb as a killstreak after 30 kills without dying yourself. This ends the round with a win for your team. For achieving such a feat, you should even receive rewards in the future.

In this case, however, that is a problem because Straiyan can accumulate the 30 kills in a short time without even having to see opponents. The above clip shows him at one point with 74 kills to 0 deaths and at the end with 127 kills to 9 deaths – a K/D of over 14.

He has the nuke within minutes and can end the round whenever he wants.

Community demands ban

That’s why players are so mad: Such players should actually be banned within a short period of time. The report function in the game ensures that such cases are automatically forwarded and dealt with by the support or otherwise penalized.

However, Straiyan evades this function and bans. He has been terrorizing other players for over two weeks now and, according to thread creator Notoriousrb, is said to have said: “Good luck banning me.”

He even mocks the victims and is not even a one-off occurrence. The reddit user BurntIQ has identified another cheater and also posted evidence of this online:

What does Activision say about it? A staff member from Activision’s official support has also commented on reddit. Under the name ATVIAssist, he thanks the players for showing the evidence and bringing attention to it, and he will forward it to the team.

Usually, such “witch hunts,” in which players’ names are publicly posted, should not take place in games. However, in this case, the players apparently see no other way to help themselves as reporting does not work.

But the importance of not immediately exposing someone publicly is demonstrated by this clip:

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Pokémon GO: How to quickly earn 25,000 Stardust extra tomorrow

Noah Struthoff 5. January 2020 Reading time 2 minutes

Tomorrow there are the Adventure Sync rewards in Pokémon GO again. This week you can earn up to 75,000 Stardust there.

For this, there is extra dust: The big hatching marathon in Pokémon GO is currently running, rewarding you with 50,000 Stardust if you walk diligently.

However, you can get 50,000 Stardust right away and quickly increase the amount to 75,000 dust.

75,000 Stardust in seconds

What you need to do: You need to have walked 50 kilometers this week. Then you will receive the following rewards:

50,000 Stardust
1 Uni Region Stone
15 special candies

These rewards are good, but you can still increase the Stardust. Simply activate a Star Piece and you will receive the dust multiplied by 1.5 again.

When should you use the Star Piece? The rewards for Adventure Sync are always available at 9 AM local time. So it’s best to activate a Star Piece about 5-10 minutes before 9. At exactly 9 AM you should receive the notification that you can collect your reward.

But be careful: Sometimes Adventure Sync does not count your kilometers accurately. So it may be that according to Adventure Sync you have walked 50 kilometers, but only 49 kilometers are counted. So for safety, it’s better to walk a few extra meters.

Is this confirmed? Officially, it is only stated that you get 50,000 dust. However, this bonus was last offered during the Adventure Week 2019. There you could also secure the extra dust.

Here you can get extra dust again: The hatching marathon will also continue the following week. On January 13, you can secure another 25,000 Stardust extra. But keep in mind that you must walk the 50 kilometers beforehand.

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