WoW: If you don’t have these two mounts yet, you need to hurry up

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

Only 5 days left, and then two of the coolest mounts in WoW will no longer be available. Last call for those who still want the mounts.

In World of Warcraft, the birthday event has been active for a few weeks, enticing players with powerful buffs and some additional activities. But this time is now coming to an end. Those who want the two mounts from the birthday event must hurry this week – otherwise, they could be gone forever.

Which mounts are we talking about? We’re referring to the Obsidian Worldbreaker, which is clearly inspired by the dragon Deathwing. The second mount varies by faction and is based on the iconic factions from the Alterac Valley – the Stormpike Battle Ram (Alliance) and the Frostwolf Howler (a wolf).

You can earn the mounts from two different types of content – once PvP and once PvE. Both variants are quite simple and only require some time commitment.

This is how you get the Ram and the Wolf: From the battleground “Korrak’s Revenge,” you can get the Stormpike Battle Ram (Alliance) or the Frostwolf Howler (Horde). If you obtain one of the two mounts, you will also automatically possess the other, but can only use them with characters of the corresponding faction.

To obtain the two mounts, you need to earn 200 Time-Warped Badges with a single character in Korrak’s Revenge. These are awarded for completing the battleground, but also for the numerous daily and repeatable quests in the battleground. For instance, you can capture a mine or tame rams to earn the badges.

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This is how you get the Deathwing mount: The Obsidian Worldbreaker, on the other hand, is available for all players who complete 3 “new” raid wings. You can sign up for it with Chromie in the Caverns of Time. Each wing consists of 3 bosses, and usually, you only have to clear one or two phases of each boss encounter. The mechanics are sometimes a bit more challenging than in a normal LFR raid, but in the second or third attempt, any group should be able to defeat the bosses.

If you have defeated all 9 bosses, you will automatically receive the achievement, and the Obsidian Worldbreaker will be added to your collection.

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When does the event end? The birthday of World of Warcraft ends on January 8 at 8:00 AM. Anyone who wants the rewards should ensure that they obtain them by January 7 at the latest.

Will the mounts ever return? This is uncertain. The 15th-anniversary event of WoW is significantly larger than previous events and thus a special occurrence. It is quite possible that parts of this event, such as the raid or the battleground “Korrak’s Revenge,” may not return in the coming years. If so, then the associated mounts will no longer be available.

Anyone who wants to be safe and doesn’t want a gaping hole in their mount collection in the coming years should grab both mounts now.

Have you already obtained both mounts? Or have you accepted living with this gap in your collection?

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Fortnite: Here you can find Workshop, Tavern Schlatter and Ice Throne

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 3 minutes

Fortnite starts on day 16 of the Winterfest event the search for ammo boxes at the workshop, Shiver Inn and the Ice Throne. We show you the locations.

What’s new? Today, on January 2, a new challenge of the Winterfest, which has been active in Fortnite for a few days, has started again. First, you go to the stocking hanging over the fire in the lodge and open it. Then the new task appears:

Search ammo boxes at the workshop, Shiver Inn or Ice Throne.

Here we show you where to find the three searched locations on the Fortnite map, so you can complete the new challenge without problems.

Fortnite Ice Throne, Workshop, Shiver Inn
Shiver Inn is the Shiver Inn

Simply travel to one of the locations and search there for the ammo boxes. Once you have opened two, the task is considered completed. Keep in mind that you don’t have to do this in one match. So you can take your time.

In the following gallery, you can see the 3 searched locations in the game.

  • Fortnite Ice Throne
  • Fortnite Shiver Inn
  • Fortnite Workshop

The reward: If you complete this task successfully, you will receive a contrail that will be displayed when you fall from the sky.

Fortnite Contrail

What other challenges are there? For the Winterfest, Fortnite introduces you to more tasks with which you can earn cosmetic items. We have prepared a few guides for you that you can follow to secure gliders and more.

If you haven’t completed the challenges yet, then start right away:

What’s going on in Fortnite right now? The game is still in a Christmas mood. If you haven’t logged in over Christmas in the last few days, you can still grab numerous gifts and secure cool content.

Until January 7, you can secure the gifts and complete the challenges.

If you’ve already done all this and are now looking for something to do in Fortnite, you should follow these tips:

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CoD MW: Player struggles for special weapon skin – But it hinders him

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

Players who struggle to earn the Platinum Skin in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (PC, PS4, Xbox One) will experience their blue wonder. This skin has a significant disadvantage.

How do you get the Platinum Skin? You must collect all Camos for every weapon in a class to receive the special Platinum Skin. This can take quite a long time.

Cool Skin with a Big Disadvantage

What is the disadvantage of the skin? Once you own the Platinum Skin, your weapon gets a metallic shine – Platinum.

While it looks stylish, Platinum reflects light. And that’s where the problem lies. When light shines on your weapon in CoD Modern Warfare, it reflects so strongly that you can no longer aim properly. This is extremely problematic in precarious combat situations.

Here you can see what it looks like with a Platinum Skin in the worst case:

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Wait, hasn’t something like this happened before? Yes, the Gold Skins of weapons also have such an effect and make it difficult for players to aim in certain situations. However, Gold Skins are easier to find.

What do the players say about this? The community is not too thrilled about having to spend a lot of time to earn the Platinum Skin, only for it to come with disadvantages.

  • Leather_Cake commented on Reddit: “I was nearly blinded when I saw it. Really.”
  • BigScaryGarlicBoy wrote: “Wow, I think I should stop grinding then…”
  • WolfGangEvo jokingly stated: “Realism, just as the developers intended.”
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The developers are looking for a solution

Is there a solution? The player farrellsgone wrote on Reddit: “I had this problem, but after I turned off Motion Blur, it stopped.”

Those affected by the issues with Platinum Skins in CoD MW can try turning off Motion Blur or must wait for a fix.

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What do the developers say about it? One of the developers from Infinity Ward commented on Reddit. He wrote:

This reminds me of cases in the past where scope lenses shone too brightly under perfect light conditions at certain angles while using ADS. The solution to these issues was not easy. In this case, I need to discuss this with the weapons team and try to find a creative solution. I’ll write this down in my holiday notes before I go back to the office on Monday.

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So it seems that finding a solution to this problem is not that simple.

Those affected by the issues with Platinum Skins in CoD MW can try turning off Motion Blur or must wait for a fix.

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How Pokémon GO Confused the Canadian Military in 2016

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

In the summer of 2016, Pokémon GO caused a stir worldwide. The Canadian military was aware of this and apparently had quite some trouble understanding this hype.

This has now come to light: The Canadian site CBC published documents from the military that show the handling of Pokémon players in the summer of 2016.

Some documents are quite funny, as they show that the military initially had no idea what was happening on their grounds. More and more unauthorized individuals were entering military territory because it apparently had many Pokémon to catch.

This is how the military fought against Pokémon players

How it all started: The documents indicate that the military initially did not understand what the citizens were suddenly searching for on their grounds.

More and more passersby were getting lost on various military bases of the army. They stopped cars and even found a woman searching for Pokémon on the grounds while her children played on tanks.

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In the summer of 2016, Pokémon GO was extremely popular.

This was communicated by the military: Officers then tried to clarify among themselves and explain to the uninvited guests. Major Jeff Monaghan said in an email: “Please inform the Commissionaires that Fort Frontenac apparently has both a Gym and a PokéStop. I want to be honest, I have no idea what that is.”

According to the documents, the military even had at least 3 employees mandated to play, so they could understand what was happening on their grounds. The employees were supposed to highlight the locations of PokéStops and Gyms and document Pokémon spawns.

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These notes are said to have been made by a military employee. Source: CBC

“We should almost hire a 12-year-old to help us,” wrote David Levenick, a security expert at a military base in Borden, Ontario.

Another Major even mentioned in an email that this might increase the visitor numbers at the museum on the base and even suggested submitting another PokéStop on one base to also increase visitor numbers there.

Are there more reports like this? Pokémon GO repeatedly turns up in connection with crazy actions from people. For example, there is a Gym that the fire department and police are battles over.

In Florida, a drug dealer was caught because he was playing Pokémon GO. A Japanese man even hit a police officer because the officer interrupted him while he was hunting Pokémon.

In Australia, the police even set clear boundaries for Pokémon hunters:

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Tfue was the biggest Twitch streamer in 2019 thanks to Fortnite – But he is missing something

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 3 minutes

The Twitch streamer Turner “Tfue” Tenney (21) was the most viewed streamer on Twitch in 2019. Fortnite brought him to the top. Confronted with these numbers, he does not seem euphoric, but rather as if he would have preferred to win an award. Nevertheless, he says: “Numbers don’t lie.”

What numbers are these? Tfue looks at a clip showing which Twitch channels had the most viewed hours in 2019. Here, Tfue is in 3rd place with 88.05 million hours – behind RiotGames (LoL) and the Overwatch League.

But Tfue is far ahead of other individual streamers like summit1g, xQc, shroud, or Asmongold. He has about 20 million more viewed hours than the second largest individual streamer on Twitch.

This makes the Fortnite star the number 1 streamer and the “new face of Twitch” – after Tyler “Ninja” Blevins held the title in 2018 and before Guy “DrDisrespect” Beahm claimed it (where DrDisrespect still considers himself the face of Twitch in 2020).

Tfue: We didn’t win any awards

How does Tfue react to these numbers? Tfue must actually know that he was the most viewed streamer in 2019, even before he sees the numbers again on esportobserver. In the clip, he seems somehow strange. He says:

„Listen up, guys. We didn’t win any streamer awards this year or any eSports awards, but at the end of the day: the numbers don’t lie.”

Tfue

Tfue then thanks his viewers for their support but says again, “they brought him to the top over all the streamers who were awarded.”

At the end of the clip, Tfue highlights the subtitle “The New Face of Twitch.”

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DrDisrespect has far fewer viewers than Tfue but won an award in 2019.

What’s going on with Tfue? Tfue seems upset in the clip that he didn’t win an award in 2019. There are various awards that Tfue might have been keen on.

For example, the eSports Awards 2019 were held in November:

  • Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag won “eSports Personality of the Year”
  • YouTuber Craig “Mini Ladd” Thompson was named “eSports Content Creator of the Year”
  • Fortnite World Champion Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf was crowned PC Player of the Year
  • DrDisrespect won the title for Streamer of the Year – having also won it in 2017
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Kyle Bugha Giersdorf won this year’s awards that Tfue was aiming for.

At the “The Game Awards 2019”, a major event, Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf, the Fortnite World Champion, also won the title of eSports Player of the Year.

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Apparently, it bothers Tfue that despite clearly being number 1 on Twitch in 2019, he couldn’t win any awards:

  • he is neither honored as a major eSports player, even though he plays Fortnite much better than most other Twitch streamers
  • he is also not honored as a streamer, personality, or content creator, even though he was more successful than anyone else

In 2018, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins took home two first-place awards for Streamer and Personality of the Year at the eSports Awards. Clearly, it was still customary to give the most successful Twitch streamer an award then. However, Tfue went home empty-handed in 2019.

Tfue is evidently an ambitious person, as is often noticed, so it seems to bother him that he couldn’t win an award.

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The two are considered rivals on Twitch: Tfue and Ninja.

In the Shadow of Ninja

Ninja was number 1 on Twitch in 2018 but had significantly more viewer hours than Tfue in 2019, which is also likely due to the fact that Fortnite had a different status on Twitch in 2018 than in 2019.

Following the departure of Ninja and shroud, Tfue is the active streamer on Twitch with the most followers, although in the past few months only Asmongold through WoW and recently xQc have dominated the streaming platform Twitch.

Tfue seems somehow dissatisfied with his position as “number 1” on Twitch and has already taken a longer break.

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This MMORPG failed brutally on PC, now comes as a mobile game

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 2 minutes

The MMORPG Bless Online attracted a lot of attention in 2018, but failed brutally and was shut down again in 2019. Now it is set to return, but as a mobile game.

What was Bless? Bless Online was a theme park MMORPG from Asia, which was said to have cost 61 million dollars in development. It looked graphically good and aimed to impress gamers with a focus on quests, story, and open-world PvP.

Since 2018 was not a good year for MMORPG fans, Bless was eagerly awaited by many players. However, the game not only failed in its own country, but also failed brutally with us.

There were various reasons for this:

  • Missing promised content
  • Many technical problems
  • The focus on PvP annoyed many players
  • Lack of endgame at the beginning
  • The localization was highly flawed

On September 9, 2019, it was the end for the MMORPG.

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What happens now? Although the PC version failed in many countries, the developer Neowiz has not completely given up on the franchise.

Currently, Neowiz is working with publisher Bandai Namco on an Xbox version called “Bless Unleashed“. It was originally scheduled for release in 2019, but has been postponed for now.

However, they are still active in another area. The Chinese company Longtu Games is working on a mobile version: Bless Eternal.

Bless Online Union capital Spezia

Will Bless succeed as a mobile MMORPG?

What is Bless Eternal? Bless Eternal is a mobile MMORPG set in the world of Bless. It has been in development since 2017 and uses Unreal Engine 4, while the PC version was still based on the predecessor UE3. It is also expected to use ray tracing for more realistic objects.

On the website MMOCulture, it sounds like Bless Eternal will receive significantly more PvE content than the PC version. The developer Longtu Games is expected to focus on group dungeons where skill and cooperative gameplay play an important role.

In addition, classic features such as life skills, mounts, and pets are planned. Bless Online even managed to impress with its special pet system. However, it is not known whether this will be transferred to the mobile version.

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Can Bless Mobile convince? Bless Online primarily failed due to technical problems, a PvP focus, and missing endgame content. These issues could theoretically be resolved in a new mobile version.

Moreover, the game is being developed by a different company that has already successfully developed several mobile games. Since the market for mobile MMORPGs is booming, it is entirely possible that Bless Eternal could become successful.

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Will Bless Eternal come to the West? So far, there is no information about a release of Bless Eternal in China or Korea. Whether the game will even come to the West is also unknown.

Only the Xbox version Bless Unleashed is already confirmed for us:

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The most expensive supercar in GTA Online is now $700,000 cheaper – Is it worth it?

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 3 minutes

In GTA Online, a new event week has started, offering you many discounts and bonuses. We will show you what’s going on now and why the Warrior could be worth your while.

What’s new? Today, on January 2, 2020, the first event week of the new year started in GTA Online. For you, this means that you can take advantage of many discounts and bonuses until next Thursday, January 9, 2020.

Some vehicles and properties are now cheaper in the catalog. Additionally, bunker activities will earn you more money.

The Warrior on sale: The Warrior is the most expensive supercar that GTA Online has to offer. This week, it costs only 2,156,250 GTA-dollars instead of the usual 2,875,000 GTA-dollars.

GTA Online Warrior Podium

Is the Warrior worth it? The Benefactor Warrior is great for races, as it is among the fastest cars in GTA Online and offers not only a high top speed but also good handling. With all-wheel drive, you will have less trouble in turns, as you will largely have control in hand. If you are looking for a fast vehicle that can handle tight corners, you will be satisfied with the Warrior.

For stunt races, we recommend the Deveste Eight or also the Warrior.

If you’ve always wanted to buy the Warrior but were waiting for a deal, now is the time to strike. After the car was available as a podium vehicle and is now on sale, you won’t get it at this low price again anytime soon.

New Vehicle – Zhaba

What kind of car is this? New in the game is now the Zhaba. This vehicle with huge tires is jokingly referred to by players as “The drawing of a car by kindergarten children,” which has now come to life in GTA Online.

The vehicle is expensive, large, misshapen, and can be painted in camouflage colors. The armor is okay, and you can drive it on water.

GTA Online Zhaba

How much does the Zhaba cost? For the price of 2.4 million GTA-dollars, you can park this car in your garage. If you completed the casino heist finale as the host with the Zhaba, you can get the vehicle at a discount for only 1.8 million GTA-dollars.

New Event Week in GTA Online from January 2 – The Bonuses

What’s happening? You will receive double GTA-dollars and RP from the bunker and the rocket base series. There are also double rewards for business battles.

You can earn three times the money and RP from freemode events. These are the events that start during your online sessions for the entire server. This includes:

  • Who causes the most damage
  • Who passes the most checkpoints
  • Who can hold a zone for the longest time, etc.

These discounts are available: When purchasing the following contents, you now save up to 40% of the original price.

  • Issi Classic – 40% off
  • Issi Sport – 40% off
  • Emerus – 25% off
  • Warrior – 25% off
  • Zorrusso – 25% off
  • Neo – 25% off
  • Locust – 25% off
  • Peyote Gasser – 25% off
  • Rampant Rocket – 25% off
  • Zion Classic – 25% off
  • Caracara 4×4 – 25% off
  • Paragon R – 25% off
  • Nightclubs (and renovations) – 35% off
  • Casino Penthouse (and renovations) – 35% off

When you’re out in GTA Online, keep an eye out for:

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Solo players are waiting for the new event in Borderlands 3 – What’s going on?

Max Handwerk Max Handwerk Reading time 2 minutes

Actually, Maliwan Takedown in Borderlands 3 was supposed to be easier for the new year. But the event is delayed – the Takedown will remain quite a nasty affair for now.

This is the missing event: At the start of the new year, Borderlands 3 announced a special event. Maliwan Takedown, the currently hardest task in the game, was supposed to be easier for just over two weeks.

Specifically, the difficulty was supposed to be adjusted to the size of the group. Normally, the Takedown is designed for four players at max level. Between December 31, 2019, and January 16, 2020, the Takedown should have been easier if you went in with just two, three, or even solo. 

Borderlands 3 Maliwan Takedown
Maliwan Takedown is hardly achievable alone.

Where is the “Maliwan Takedown” event now?

This is what the Takedown looks like currently: If you have been motivated to go into the Takedown since December 31 to finally secure the strong Maliwan Takedown loot, it might be that you found yourself down on the ground pretty quickly. Because: The event is not active yet. The Takedown is still running at normal difficulty – no matter if you are alone or with four.

What is the problem? As announced on the official Twitter channel, the event is delayed. Due to technical problems, the developers decided to postpone the start to a later date. When exactly it will begin is currently still unknown.

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This is how players are reacting: Overall, the comments are understanding. They don’t want something else to break while something new is coming into the game – like with the Guardian Ranks that were unusable for quite a long time.

User Dan Zeigler even comments: “Somehow I want to try even harder to achieve it solo now.” And that it is possible – even with the known difficulty – was already shown by several players. Here you can find builds with which you can succeed without scaling:

Otherwise, solo players will probably have to wait for the event – or team up with other players.

How it will generally continue in the new year, you can find out here:

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Destiny 2: A Previously Useless Exotic Now Makes Warlocks Tanks

Philipp Hansen Philipp Hansen Reading time 4 minutes

In Destiny 2 Warlocks are challenging Titans’ reputation as the ultimate survivable tank. The reason is a revised Exotic. We’re introducing what you can now easily withstand in PvP.

This is the Exotic in question: The exotic chest armor Wings of Sacred Dawn has been available for Warlocks since the launch of Destiny 2. Originally, the Dawnblades could essentially hover in the air. Warlocks just had to aim with the weapon while gliding or jumping. Precise hits also extended the hovering.

Since the Dawning Season, this outdated Exotic has received a little update. In addition to the old abilities, the armor now has these features:

  • Your precision is improved while in the air (most weapons in Destiny 2 become significantly less accurate while airborne)
  • While hovering, you experience less flinch. Incoming hits won’t make you recoil as much.
  • While in the air, you gain additional damage resistance.
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Noble Appearance – The Wings of Sacred Dawn

Why is this Exotic suddenly so strong? An important factor for the strength of Wings of Sacred Dawn is the new damage reduction. You receive approximately 15% less damage from all conceivable sources.

In line with this, the Dawnblade in Destiny 2 has been revised. Like other Solar classes, the Warlock now has some new tricks up its sleeve. Specifically, the upper skill tree (Celestial Alignment) has been completely overhauled.

The focus of this alignment is now entirely on fighting in the air. You can among other things hover longer, there is a brand new melee attack at range, and kills in the air even grant melee energy.

Especially in the Crucible, the Dawnblade benefits particularly from the changes. With the buffed Exotic, you come out victorious in duels that were previously impossible to win.

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Which weapons are less threatening in PvP?

In general, many weapons are now losing their bite against a hovering Warlock. The 15% less damage is noticeable everywhere. However, faster firing weapons like auto rifles or pulse rifles do not see such drastic changes.

Particularly weapons that rely on slow and precise hits now take significantly longer to take down hovering Warlocks. We have listed the most prominent examples that you will encounter in the Crucible. The damage numbers in parentheses correspond to the reduced damage.

These primary weapons are less dangerous:

  • The Last Word – you can survive the otherwise deadly 3 headshots (58), and the usual 4 body shots (43) are also easily survived.
  • 150 hand cannons – it is not enough here either, as the standard 3 headshots (58) won’t suffice. Even 5 body shots (36) are not enough to take you down. Examples of 150 hand cannons include Sunshot or since the adjustments Luna’s Howl.
  • 140 hand cannons – once again, you survive the 3 headshots, but the usual 5 body shots can still kill you. An example of a 140 hand cannon is the Pika.
  • Dorn – whether without or with poison buff (6), you survive one shot longer. This means that your opponent can no longer escape after 3 critical hits, and you die from the poison.
  • Sturm – the combination of an overloaded shot (138) and a body shot (43) is no longer a threat to you.
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The Dorn – not so threatening anymore

These special weapons are less dangerous:

  • Rapid-fire sniper rifles – two quick body shots (86) are no longer lethal for you. Among these snipers is for example the Dämmerbruch-Schwur.
  • Shotguns – Guardians using shotguns now need to get closer to you. Instead of the 8-9 meters, the aggressive shotguns are now deadly only from about 7-7.5 meters away.
  • The Chaperone – The exo shotgun is now dangerous only from about 11 meters instead of the roughly 12 meters.

These power weapons are less dangerous:

  • Heavy grenade launchers – even direct hits with proximity grenades (179) are not strong enough to stop the Warlock tank.
  • Swords – a simple hit from a sword (192) is no longer lethal. However, this applies only from 6 resilience.
  • Heavy machine guns – Famous MGs like the Hammerhead now require 6 critical hits (35) or even 8 body shots (25). This means your opponent now needs one more projectile in any case.
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Not only weapons lose their bite

In the PvP of Destiny, not only weapons are used for combat. Guardians possess very powerful special abilities. We introduce which abilities against Warlocks with the Wings of Sacred Dawn are now at a disadvantage.

These abilities are less dangerous:

  • Close combat hits – The standard strike no longer kills you in 2 hits (85).
  • Hunter’s throwing knives – The recently buffed throwing knife from the gunslinger can no longer take you out with a single hit (180).
  • Titan shoulder charge – You shrug off both Arc and Void close-combat hits without a problem. Only the Solar shoulder charge remains an instant kill.
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These supers are less dangerous:

  • Arcstrider – The light attack (175) of the Hunter super is not enough to kill you.
  • Spectral Blade – The same applies here, a normal attack (175) is not deadly for you.
  • Striker Titan – Even in its super, the Arc Titan cannot take you down with a shoulder charge (175).
  • Sentinel Titan – Neither a light shield bash (175), nor a thrown shield (176) can take down the hovering Warlock.

Check out this video of Drewsky exploring the potential of the Warlock Exotic “Wings of Sacred Dawn”:

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Fans of CS:GO choose these 38 seconds for the “play of the decade”

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 2 minutes

In Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), fans voted on what the best play of the 2010s in esports was. It is an “ace” from the DreamHack Open London in 2015 with the Desert Eagle. The play became legendary due to the special circumstances, the gameplay performance, and the casting.

What a choice? The official Twitter account of CS:GO with 735,000 followers let fans vote on what the “Play of the Decade” in CS:GO is.

Valve only asked fans for their favorites, then created 2 semifinal votes, and ultimately the final voting. Almost 80,000 people participated.

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This is the Play of the Decade: Won by the Frenchman Vincent “Happy” Cervoni Schopenhauer (28) with a “deagle” ace from 2015.

The clip lasts 38 seconds. In the clip, you can see that Happy takes out all 5 opponents from Team SoloMid with a Desert Eagle in no time: 4 of them with headshots – some through the smoke.

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A CS:GO play where everything just clicked

Why is the clip so fantastic? In a 2017 YouTube video by theScore eSports, the clip is analyzed and why it was such an iconic moment in CS:GO esports:

  • In CS:GO, there are “Force Buy” rounds: These are rounds where a team has little money for equipment and is therefore poorly equipped and actually at a disadvantage. In the clip, the team members of Envyus, Happy’s team, have almost only pistols and smoke grenades – making them actually inferior.
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It was actually a “Force Buy” round, the Envyus team had only weak equipment.
  • The clip also featured in an important tournament match on the map Inferno. While Envyus was leading 8-7, TSM was actually on the upswing. But TSM’s comeback was abruptly ended by the action.
  • Happy played incredibly “cleanly” and “divinely” in the situation.
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Happy after his play.
  • Additionally, the casting by Auguste “Semmler” Massonnat was highlighted. He contributed with his voice to making the moment a bit special.
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5 years later, it is official: Happy’s deagle ace is the best play in CS:GO of the last decade.

A play by CS:GO star Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostylev was also among the final 8, s1mple is considered one of the best CS:GO players in the world, but has had ongoing issues with Twitch.

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FIFA 20 Weekend League: Was your reward too low? You are not alone

Max Handwerk Max Handwerk Reading time 2 minutes

In FIFA 20, the Weekend League rewards were once again on the line. However, the first round of rewards in the new year held a nasty surprise for you.

This is how the rewards work: Normally, all players can secure their Weekend League rewards on Thursday morning, depending on the number of their won matches. From Silver-3 rank onwards, Player Picks are also included. Here, you can secure cards from the current TOTW as special red cards. So, the climb to higher ranks is worth it – usually.

Many players were likely hoping for Kane as a Player Pick

This is the problem: The first rewards in the year 2020 are faulty. Some players report that their red Player Picks from the TOTW have been replaced by completely random, normal gold cards. What’s going on?

Player Picks in FUT Champions Rewards are broken

This is how players are reacting: It is clear that this is not just an isolated incident. A megathread has been opened on reddit, where players are already lively discussing the broken picks. Many are wondering how such mistakes can keep happening. However, the problem is generally being taken humorously: “It seems someone’s SQL table didn’t run until 2020,” comments user Stas1986.

The Red Picks are still missing – will they come later?

Will there be proper rewards? The majority of the community seems to think so. Most suggest activating the wrong picks and waiting for the correct rewards to arrive. It is considered unlikely that EA will simply not publish any correct rewards or deny special cards to players who take the picks now.

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This is what EA Support says about the rewards

What does EA Sports say about this? Update: By 12:00 PM on Thursday, EA Sports had not said anything about it, but the communication channel on Twitter has now spoken up.

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According to them, the team is aware of the problem, and they are working on it. When exactly the solution will come is still uncertain.

The delay in the first information was criticized by the community earlier in the morning: “I wonder when this famous Twitter account for direct communication will start to communicate about this,” commented user Lub1k. “They probably forgot the password,” speculated user anon4995.

While you wait for the new special cards, you can check out who have been the most popular players in FIFA 20 so far. Are you using them too?

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Player gives away his gold from WoW – Makes total strangers happy

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

A good New Year’s resolution could be to give up unnecessary belongings. And this is what it looks like when someone in WoW really gives a lot away…

At the turn of the year, many people make good resolutions to do everything better in the new year than in the previous one. But it’s not just about regularly going to a gym or eating healthier, but sometimes also about a particularly kind act – like in World of Warcraft. This has now become a true windfall for another player.

What happened? In the WoW Subreddit, the user blueteammedic posted a screenshot showing his inventory, which had accumulated a lot of belongings for a level 13 character. Among them were:

  • Almost 500,000 Gold
  • Several expensive mounts (like the Sandstone Drake or the Engineering Chopper)
  • 32 Deep Sea Bags (30-slot bags)

All together, the value is probably around 800,000 gold pieces.

A complete stranger first handed him 20,000 Gold. After that, the two talked for several hours, after which all the other items followed.

WoW bluemedic items gift

Heirlooms right from the start: For blueteammedic, this meant that he could completely equip himself with heirlooms and wouldn’t have to worry financially in the game for a while. Afterwards, he immediately asked in the Subreddit for ways to “invest” the gold wisely and increase it – but that didn’t go down too well with the other players.

Otherwise, there were many congratulations from other users and recognition for the giver, who made another player very happy.

Why did the stranger do it? blueteammedic recounts that they both talked for a long time. Allegedly, the generous player did not want to quit WoW (as is often the case at the beginning of the year), but simply wanted to make someone else happy. The giver had received a large amount of gold and items many years ago and now wanted to gift another player as well.

WoW Goblin Gold

Is the story believable? A few critical users pointed out that blueteammedic could have simply sent these things to himself to have a fitting story now. However, this seems rather unlikely when looking at the user’s post history. In recent weeks, he only started posting on the WoW Subreddit and was looking for tips and tricks to get started in WoW. So the story appears to be convincing.

Have you also ever received an unexpected windfall in your MMORPG? Has someone ever handed you the “virtual inheritance”? Or is this just a story that always happens to others?

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CoD Modern Warfare brings favorite mode back – That’s why fans are still angry

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, there are again changes to the maps and modes. While these bring a lot of joy, they also cause frustration, as there are also removals.

What’s new: Since New Year’s Eve, there have been changes to the maps and modes in Modern Warfare. According to Infinity Ward, the following things have been changed:

  • The game mode Grind is live
  • Shoot House 24/7 is back
  • The game mode Showfight has been removed
  • Shoot the Ship has been removed

The return of Shoot House 24/7 is celebrated, because many players wished for the 24/7 mode on this map to return. The removal of Shoot the Ship, on the other hand, is sharply criticized. After all, this mode was popular with fans.

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Players do not want any removals anymore

This causes criticism: The return of Shoot House 24/7 is almost overshadowed in the announcement from Infinity Ward. The much bigger criticism is that another mode has been removed for this.

Many fans do not understand why a popular mode always has to be removed to get another mode. They wonder: Why can’t all modes simply stay at the same time?

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A 24/7 mode is coming back, another one is being removed

This is the situation with the modes: The 24/7 modes are among the most popular in Modern Warfare. The maps Shipment and Shoot House ran continuously in this mode, and true slaughter was promised.

After Shoot House was first popular with fans, the criticism after its removal was great. Shortly afterwards, players received Shipment and thus even more action. One could even easily achieve over 150 kills.

For Christmas, Infinity Ward then fulfilled a big wish for the fans. They received the mode Shoot the Ship. Here, both maps were alternated, pleasing fans of both maps simultaneously.

Now this mode is gone again, and only Shoot House 24/7 remains. Fans of Shipment are left in the lurch and are now complaining about the change.

You can find all other modes that exist in Modern Warfare here.

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Shipment is extremely popular with fans.

This is what fans are demanding: Under the announcement from Infinity Ward, there are many tweets demanding the return of Shipment. For example, one Twitter user asks why all 3 modes can’t be available at the same time. So both the maps Shipment and Shoot House in the 24/7 version, and then also Shoot the Ship added on top. His tweet receives a lot of approval.

https://twitter.com/aide_kit/status/1212073563517325312

It remains to be seen whether the developers will respond quickly to the many criticisms. When the criticism regarding the removal of Shoot House 24/7 became loud, it only took a few days until Infinity Ward responded and promised the return.

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The MMORPG Ashes of Creation presents its plans for 2020 – Alpha launch

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 3 minutes

The developers of Ashes of Creation take a look back at 2019 in a letter and present the plans for the new year. Much is also discussed about the upcoming Alpha 1.

What will happen in 2020 in Ashes of Creation? For the new year, the developers have set the launch of the first Alpha of the MMORPG. This is to be internally tested in January and presented to the public at the Game Developers Conference in March.

However, the developers have not disclosed exactly when the first Alpha will start. It is certain that there will be no NDA for it. Once the Alpha starts, you can expect video material and livestreams of the game.

Additionally, new blog posts about the classes, Nodes, Housing, and the equipment system are planned for 2020.

What will happen in Apocalypse? The PvP standalone Ashes of Creation Apocalypse is also set to be expanded in 2020. It revolves around the fortress sieges, where one faction of players attacks a castle defended by the other group.

The mode will also introduce the first classes and siege weapons.

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2019 went differently than originally planned

How did 2019 go for Ashes of Creation? The past year did not go as the developers originally planned. The Alpha 1 was supposed to start in the first quarter of 2019. However, it was postponed indefinitely due to problems with Apocalypse.

Afterwards, there was little to see of the MMORPG, apart from a few blog posts by the developers and a new trailer.

In the developer letter, a positive conclusion for the year is drawn nonetheless. The expansions of the team and the current progress of Ashes of Creation are cited as reasons.

How did it go for Apocalypse? In September 2019, the standalone Apocalypse was released on Steam. This special and free version of Ashes of Creation serves to test servers, combat systems, and other technical aspects before the actual MMORPG launches.

Unfortunately, it fell significantly short of all expectations. According to Steamcharts, only about 7 players play Apocalypse on average. In the last 30 days, the peak was 20 concurrent players. Too few for a battle royale with up to 100 concurrent players.

Nevertheless, Intrepid Studios seems to be committed to the standalone game in 2020 as well. This is evidenced by the planned expansions for fortress sieges and a horde mode, where players can face PvE creatures cooperatively for the first time.

Will 2020 bring a turnaround for the MMORPG?

Where does the MMORPG stand at the beginning of 2020? Although there is still no playable version of Ashes of Creation, many players are nonetheless hopeful for the MMORPG. This is mainly due to the overall structure of the game:

  • Areas can be conquered and then leveled up. Thus, small tent camps develop into villages and later even huge cities with housing
  • Cities form alliances with each other and fight other cities together
  • Social aspects and community ideas are in the foreground

Many players look forward to a huge sandbox world where they can interact and must interact with other players again.

The first Alpha, which is set to be released in 2020, will show whether Ashes of Creation can truly fulfill these wishes.

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While Diablo 3 was dormant in 2019, Path of Exile has doubled its player count

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

2019 was an exciting year for the action RPG Path of Exile. We will look at how the game has developed compared to Diablo 3.

Diablo 3 and Path of Exile target a similar audience, yet there are significant differences between the titles. Diablo 3 is more geared towards the casual market, appealing to players who want a quick and straightforward gaming experience.

Path of Exile, on the other hand, is significantly more complex and aims to satisfy those who are looking for something deeper.

Diablo 3 Screenshot Necro5

It was quiet in Diablo 3

What happened in Diablo 3 in 2019? The past year was relatively quiet for Blizzard’s hack ‘n slash. Essentially, the big highlights were just the seasons:

  • Season 16 (01/18/2019 – 05/12/2019)
  • Season 17 (05/17/2019 – 08/18/2019)
  • Season 18 (08/23/2019 – 11/10/2019)
  • Season 19 (11/22/2019 – expected mid-February 2020)

The seasons brought new challenges. Additionally, patches were released that mainly brought balancing adjustments and fixed bugs. There were no new contents.

The highlight for Diablo was the announcement of Diablo 4 during Blizzcon in November. However, it was a very quiet year for Diablo 3.

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Path of Exile ramped up

What happened in Path of Exile in 2019? The hack ‘n slash from Grinding Gear Games, on the other hand, had a different story. 2019 brought a whole array of innovations and improvements. And the player numbers skyrocketed.

  • 45 smaller updates were released
  • There were also larger changes, such as to the melee system, the atlas, necromancers, and wizards, as well as a system for managing master missions
  • Path of Exile 2 and Path of Exile Mobile were announced
  • Path of Exile launched in South Korea
  • The hack ‘n slash was released on PlayStation 4
  • An online record was set with 224,000 concurrent players
  • In 2019, 8.7 million players played Path of Exile, while there were “only” 4.5 million in 2018 – the player count thus nearly doubled
  • The soundtrack was remastered
  • The development team grew from 122 to 147 employees
  • A new viewer record was set on Twitch

Moreover, four major expansions and leagues were released in 2019:

  • Synthesis
  • Legion
  • Blight
  • Conquerors of the Atlas (with the Metamorph league)
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Where do the games stand at the beginning of 2020?

Much has happened with Path of Exile. It is becoming increasingly popular; almost twice as many played in 2019 compared to 2018, and the developers are still busy introducing not just expansions but also major and minor changes and improvements.

In contrast, there is significantly less happening with Diablo 3. The seasons are ongoing, and there are occasionally balancing updates and bug fixes.

2020 could see this continue. It will be exciting when both Diablo 4 and Path of Exile 2 are released. However, neither game has a release date yet.

Which do you prefer? Diablo 3 or Path of Exile?

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Why is everyone suddenly into the shooter Escape from Tarkov?

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 3 minutes

The hardcore shooter Escape from Tarkov (PC) suddenly became popular in early 2020. We introduce you to the game and explain what has changed recently.

What is Escape from Tarkov? The online shooter from Russian developer Battlestate Games targets players who enjoy a hardcore gaming experience characterized by a high degree of realism. This means: bullets fired are calculated correctly based on physics, and even a grazing shot can kill you.

  • In Escape from Tarkov, you find yourself in the fictional Russian city of Tarkov. This city is sealed off due to a conflict.
  • In the city, the private army BEAR, mercenaries from USEC, and the Scavs fight for dominance.
  • It is essential to survive in the zones of the city and look for better equipment.
  • Currently, there are seven maps. You are dropped on a map, search for loot, and try to survive.
  • It is possible to improve weapons with many mods.
  • In addition, you can improve your character using a skill system.
  • You have a hideout that you use as a storage place and retreat.
  • PvP takes center stage.
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In the current version, Escape from Tarkov offers a gaming experience reminiscent of a battle royale, but it has some significant differences. Once you arrive on one of the maps, the goal is survival.

It is important to search for the best loot as quickly as possible and fight your way to the extraction point.

If you succeed, you are saved. If you are eliminated beforehand, you lose all your gear. Therefore, you always have to think tactically about which weapons and items to take with you. You hope not only to survive during the round but also to find better items.

Hardcore Appeal

What is special about Escape from Tarkov? The online shooter relies on hardcore elements. It is not for casual players. You must learn to handle each weapon, which can also be changed through mods. Moreover, it doesn’t help to run around shooting blindly. You must proceed carefully and tactically, as every hit can mean your end.

Escape from Tarkov offers an exciting and intense gaming experience because it is possible to lose everything you’ve found so far due to your virtual demise. This is what attracts many players.

Escape from Tarkov Screenshot

What is the current state of the game? Escape from Tarkov is currently in closed beta and regularly receives updates. In October, the shooter received a major patch that introduced many new features, including the long-awaited hideout, new weapon parts, technical improvements, and much more.

The developers take their time working on the game and want to avoid rushing things. Therefore, the open beta is still yet to come. However, the game has developed so strongly, that it is worth a look.

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This is well received

Why is the shooter currently so popular? Escape from Tarkov made significant progress in 2019. Even though the shooter is still in closed beta, it has made great strides forward. This is particularly evident from the update that was released at the end of October.

Even before, it was noticeable how interest on Twitch increased, but since October, interest has risen sharply. The shooter has even become a hit on Twitch.

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This is due not only to the updates but also to the increasing interest shown by various well-known streamers. Dr. Disrespect, for instance, plays Escape from Tarkov and stated:

It is not the fastest game. We don’t jump out of vehicles with our hair blowing in the wind and get struck by lightning while we’re ak-ing someone. I know it’s not that intense and fast, but there’s a certain intensity, and it builds up nicely.

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Escape from Tarkov is different from currently popular shooters like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare or Fortnite. It is more tactical, harsher. This seems to be something that more and more players find interesting. It is a breath of fresh air in the shooter sector and is currently developing very well in a direction that finds approval from the community.

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Diablo 3: The Darkness in Tristram event starts soon – Here’s what to expect

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

In Diablo 3 the event “The Darkening of Tristram” 2020 is approaching, celebrated in-game for the anniversary of the franchise. We will show you what the cultists are up to in the game and how you can receive the rewards.

What is this event? Around the anniversary of Diablo, a special event is celebrated in Diablo 3. This will also run in 2020 under the name The Darkening of Tristram. With this event, players are reminded of the beginnings of Blizzard’s hack and slash.

When does Darkening of Tristram start? The event takes place regularly in January. The cultists have already appeared in Diablo 3 and lurk in the dark levels. The event fully starts at midnight on January 3rd to January 4th.

On February 1st at 01:00 the event is expected to end.

Special Dungeon, Butcher Pet – The Rewards

The Event: Mysterious cultists can be found after the event starts in Adventure Mode. You can collect their clues to learn how to find a portal to Tristram’s past.

Diablo 3 The Darkening of Tristram

Upon entering this portal, Diablo 3 changes its appearance to retro vision. A filter is applied that visually takes you back to the beginnings of Diablo. Within the dungeon that opens after entering the portal, you will encounter familiar enemies and iconic items again.

At the end, the Lord of Terror awaits you.

The Rewards: Playing the event provides you with more than just nostalgic feelings. Transmogs, achievements, portraits, companions, and more await you.

Diablo 3 Butcher Pet

The Butcher pet is one of the rewards of the event. In the guide, we show you how to obtain Kronkalb and Mini-Butcher.

What else is happening in Diablo 3? If you start the game again after a long time, quickly jump into Season 19. It has been running for a few weeks now and brought new sets for monks and crusaders with Patch 2.6.7. If you like those classes, you now have more to try out.

Additionally, the Season buff Pandemonium brings a lot of variety to your playstyle, especially when treasure chests or meteors fall from the sky and smash the enemies.

You still have time to prove yourself in the rankings:

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The Overwatch League is losing key people before 2020

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 3 minutes

The Overwatch League is losing its face and voice before the start of the 2020 season. One of the main casters, Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles, is leaving the league – his partner might also leave. These are likely the aftermaths of the internal changes at Blizzard.

Who is leaving? Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles (33) has been a caster since the start of the Overwatch League. For many, he was “the face” of Overwatch.

MonteCristo has been a well-known figure in US eSports for many years. He made a name for himself with Warcraft 3 and later was active in LoL. His work as a caster, together with his partners, was considered top-notch in the Overwatch League.

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Why is he leaving? It is related to the departure of Nate Nanzer, the head of the league. He switched to Epic Games in May 2019. Nanzer was apparently the central figure of the Overwatch League in the early years.

MonteCristo now says: Nate Nanzer’s departure from the OWL led to irreconcilable creative and philosophical differences between himself and the leadership of the Overwatch League.

Therefore, it is now better for everyone that he is leaving.

Overwatch League Nate Nanzer
Overwatch League head, Nate Nanzer, left Blizzard in May 2019.

Hardly anyone wants to see content related to the Overwatch League

MonteCristo sees this critically: On his Twitter account, MonteCristo also stated that Overwatch and the Overwatch League are struggling with their additional content:

  • The viewer numbers for Overwatch content have even gone down since the start of the Overwatch League.
  • He himself would get more views if he reported on the Korean APEX tournament than on the Overwatch League.
  • Content about the league would reach a maximum of 25,000 people, regardless of who makes it.
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What is he doing now? MonteCristo has already secured his new engagement. He has founded the company “Theorycraft” with partners to provide eSports consulting.

He states that companies had previously hired “eSports producers” who had no idea about the audience or the medium.

Now the power would fall back to the “old kings of eSports” – veterans like him. The “people with money” would now hand him and his colleagues the “keys to the kingdom” for many projects.

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Who else is leaving? After MonteCristo’s departure, his casting partner expressed himself: Erik “DoA” Lonnquist is also unsure whether he will continue in 2020.

He says his contract is ending. He has given everything in Overwatch since 2016 but now shares MonteCristo’s concerns about the Overwatch League. (via Dotesports)

Overwatch-DOA
The caster: Erik “DoA” Lonnquist. Photo credit: Robert Paul for Blizzard Entertainment

DoA still believes in the concept and still loves Overwatch. So it is still uncertain whether he will return.

The freelance host, Chris Puckett, has announced his resignation from the Overwatch League.

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What is going on? The idea of the Overwatch League was to link teams with cities. In 2016, the Overwatch League looked like the “next big thing”. Activision Blizzard praised the possibilities of the league.

However, there are now doubts whether Blizzard can really establish Overwatch as an eSports title alongside CS:GO, LoL, or Dota 2. With the departure of Nanzer, the rise of Epic Games and Fortnite and the restructuring within Blizzard, many things seem to have changed that looked different in 2016.

Overwatch 2 Sojourn Title 2

Activision Blizzard has been on a cost-cutting course in recent years. Allegedly, they are saving money in all areas that are not directly related to the development of new titles. This is likely also what is meant by the “creative differences” that MonteCristo refers to.

In addition to the casters, a team from the second line has also withdrawn from Overwatch:

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Pokémon GO: Field Research in January 2020 – All Rewards and Shinys

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 3 minutes

In January 2020, there are new field researches in Pokémon GO. We show you the rewards, Shinies, and all the tasks that await you.

What’s new: Together with the new research breakthrough that is available in January, new quests have also been added that you can now complete.

We provide you with an overview of all possible tasks and their rewards. We also show which Shinies you can encounter here.

All new field researches and quests in January 2020

All quests have been compiled and confirmed by players at TheSilphRoad. Should any further field researches be added, we will update this over the next few days.

Quests

What is generally noticeable: There are not many new field researches in January 2020. Most of the Pokémon from the Christmas event can now be found in the new quests.

It seems that Niantic is giving players the chance to continue hunting the event Pokémon even after the event has ended.

All Pokémon marked with an asterisk (*) can also be caught as Shiny from field research.

Throws

  • Land 5 great curveball throws in a row
    • Reward: Encounter with a Pandir #7*
  • Land 5 good throws
    • Reward: Encounter with a Voltobal
  • Land 3 great throws
    • Reward: Encounter with a Nebulak*, Anorith* or Liliep*
  • Land 3 great throws in a row
    • Reward: Encounter with an Onix*
  • Land 3 excellent throws in a row
    • Reward: Encounter with a Larvitar*
Pokémon GO Shiny Larvitar Family

Catching

  • Catch 3 different Ice-type Pokémon
    • Reward: 3 Rare Candies
  • Catch 3 Normal, Water, or Ice-type Pokémon
    • Reward: Encounter with a Jugong
  • Catch 5 Fire-type Pokémon
    • Reward: Encounter with a Schneppke*
  • Catch one Dragon-type Pokémon
    • Reward: Encounter with a Dratini*
  • Catch 5 Pokémon with weather boost
    • Reward: Encounter with a Quapsel* or Vulpix
  • Catch 10 Pokémon
    • Reward: Encounter with a Karpador*
Pokémon GO Dratini Shiny

Battles

  • Defeat a Team GO Rocket Grunt
    • Reward: Encounter with a Sniebel*
  • Battle 3 times against another Trainer
    • Reward: Encounter with a Muschas*
  • Battle in a Raid
    • Reward: Encounter with a Quiekel*
  • Win a Level 3 Raid or higher
    • Reward: Encounter with an Amonitas* or Kabuto*
  • Win 5 Raids
    • Reward: Encounter with an Aerodactyl*
  • Win an Arena battle
    • Reward: Encounter with a Bisasam*, Glumanda* or Schiggy*
  • Battle in an Arena
    • Reward: Encounter with a Menki*
  • Battle 5 times in an Arena
    • Reward: Encounter with a Machollo*
  • Use 7 very effective Charged Attacks in Arena battles
    • Reward: Encounter with an Elektek
Pokémon GO Aerodactyl Title

Hatching Eggs

  • Hatch one egg
    • Reward: Encounter with a Owei
  • Hatch 3 eggs
    • Reward: Encounter with a Magmar
  • Hatch 5 eggs
    • Reward: Encounter with a Chaneira
  • Hatch 7 eggs
    • Reward: Encounter with an Alolan Vulpix*
Pokemon GO Chaneira

Further Field Researches

  • Send 3 Pokémon
    • Reward: Encounter with a Loturzel*
  • Send 10 gifts to friends
    • Reward: Encounter with a Perlu*
  • Trade one Pokémon
    • Reward: Encounter with a Firnontor
  • Evolve one Pokémon
    • Reward: Encounter with an Evoli* or Petznief
  • Use 5 Power Ups on Pokémon
    • Reward: Encounter with a Bisasam*, Glumanda* or Schiggy*
  • Take a snapshot of your buddy
    • Reward: Encounter with a Shnebedeck*
  • Earn 5 hearts with your buddy
    • Reward: Encounter with a Damhirplex*

Shiny Pandir Number 7

This new Shiny is available: Players report that you can now encounter Pandir with the number 7 as Shiny. Pandir #7 has been available in the past, but it had not been encounterable as Shiny until now.

Shiny Pandir
This is what the new Pandir looks like as Shiny. Source: reddit

To potentially get the Shiny, you must complete the quests “Land 5 great curveball throws in a row”.

Giovanni also has something new for you in January:

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Even after months, these 2 WoW secrets remain unsolved

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Some WoW puzzles are harder to crack than others. Even after half a year, these puzzles are still not solved …

In recent years, the developers of World of Warcraft have repeatedly hidden smaller and larger secrets in Azeroth. With “Legion” and “Battle for Azeroth”, these puzzles have even become more extensive and harder to find. Just think back to the Belt of Timegold, the Swarm Consciousness or the creepy pet Baa’l. In recent months, puzzle-solving has somewhat stagnated, as players simply cannot find a solution.

What puzzles are we talking about? The two still unsolved puzzles were implemented with Patch 8.2 and Patch 8.2.5 in World of Warcraft – one of them being over six months ago. Yet, players have not managed to find a solution.

On the hunt for Jenafur – little cat treats are supposed to be a hint.

The undead cat Jenafur: The first puzzle deals with the cat Jenafur. This is a Battle-Pet that is presumably waiting at the end of a long riddle. The first steps have already been discovered by the community and involve a dead night elf and a lot of different food items that are scattered throughout Karazhan. However, after the first two to three steps, the hints also end. Even months of contemplation and experimentation by hundreds of players have not yielded a solution or even revealed the next step.

In comparison: With other puzzles, the community often solved such mammoth tasks in just a few minutes or hours, even when the requirements seemed nearly impossible on paper.

Will players manage to solve the riddle of Jenafur in 2020?

A toy pearl from Nazjatar: The second puzzle is the toy “Pearl of the Abyss”, which presumably is linked to Nazjatar. However, the community has no hint yet on how to acquire the pearl. In the meantime, the hints on the “Secret Finding” Discord have also run dry – people are at a loss.

Are the puzzles even solvable? Yes, at least that is what Blizzard claims. Both Jenafur and the Pearl of the Abyss are supposedly obtainable. It is up to the players to find the solution to the riddle to finally obtain Jenafur and the pearl.

In the meantime, the real reward is likely to finally solving the puzzles. Will that happen before the release of Shadowlands?

Do you enjoy puzzling with such hidden content? Or are you waiting for the first guides to be published because it otherwise requires too much effort?

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