In Borderlands 3 there should actually be more anointed weapons than before. However, some players are unsuccessfully searching for the rare guns – is the buff not active?
This is how it should be: In the fourth week of the Anniversary Event, “Mayhem on Twitch” ran in Borderlands 3. This event week brought an increased drop chance for anointed weapons and more pleasant modifiers in Mayhem mode.
This is the current state: While the Mayhem modifiers are definitely still working as desired, the question of the anointed weapons is currently open. Some players are currently unsuccessfully searching for the anointed weapons – and legendary drops also seem to be occurring less frequently for some players.
Where have the weapons gone?
reddit user “commonsince” reports that he clears Athenas five times a day, but in four out of five attempts he doesn’t get any legendary drops at all. “OcelotInTheCloset” reports that the drop rate has indeed been nerfed – but without specific numbers. However, it is uncertain whether this was intended by Gearbox.
Journalist Paul Tassi from “Forbes” has also made inquiries about the anointed weapons. Several runs against Graveward, who is a popular farming spot, yielded almost no anointed weapons. Another session did yield anointed weapons, but only those with terror effects from loot ghosts. He searched in vain for normal anointed weapons.
There seems to be little to be gained even at Graveward
Where could the error lie? There is currently no official statement from Gearbox on this matter. However, it is possible that the patch from last week plays a role – it also adjusted the drop rates of anointed weapons. It is possible that the basic drop rate was inadvertently lowered.
On the other hand, some players suspect that the new loot rates are some kind of preparation for “Dedicated Drops.” This was announced by Gearbox for the future – players should have a clearer idea of which weapons are available where to collect. It is possible that the changes in the code are already a first step toward that.
The upcoming updates could provide more precise information about the situation. At least Gearbox has done a lot right with the latest patches:
A new hotfix in WoW Classic makes Goblin guards a bit more deadly now. The culprit is exploiters who just won’t learn.
When World of Warcraft Classic launched, there were many voices loudly calling for no changes to the game version. However, it became clear from the release that some variations would still occur. For example, players can no longer leave messages with their skeletons. Now, just before the start of Phase 2, there has been another change: The Goblin guards in neutral cities have received a significant buff.
What has changed? The Goblin guards in Gadgetzan, Booty Bay, and Everlook now have a much larger range for their ranged attacks. They can now attack players from greater distances if, for example, the players have attacked another player within their range.
Why was this changed? The reason for the change: On PvP realms, many players exploited the ability to get onto the roofs of Gadgetzan. There, the NPC guards cannot reach and therefore cannot assist attacked players. Exploiting such positions is against the Terms of Service of World of Warcraft. In order for Blizzard not to have to handle numerous tickets every day, they simply strengthened the NPC guards so that they could take care of the problematic players themselves.
However, the change will not solve all problems. There are still places and positions that the guards cannot reach. Exploiting these positions continues to be a violation of the Terms of Service and can lead to account penalties.
What else has changed? Aside from the buff for the Goblin guards, the hotfix brought some bug fixes. For instance, the “Discombobulator Ray” now ensures that affected players must dismount from their mounts. Additionally, a few CC effects in PvP have been slightly adjusted so that they can be broken by abilities like “Heroic Charge.” Basically, these are all bug fixes and no new features.
What do you think of the buffed Goblin guards? Is such a change acceptable? Or does it gradually dilute the “true” Classic feeling?
Today, on Wednesday, the 13th of November, the Fortnite servers will be taken down across all platforms (PC/Mac, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, iOS, Android) for a new update to be deployed. But what can players expect from the update? Probably not much.
What is going on in Fortnite? Since the beginning of Chapter 2 in Fortnite, the weekly updates such as weapons or game modes have noticeably decreased. Players desired this, not wanting to adjust to new tactics every week.
Unfortunately, Epic also remains silent about what will be changed during the maintenance of the Battle Royale mode. Players themselves have to go on a fact-finding mission. Even this week, there are few clues. At least we know when you will need to take a mandatory break for maintenance!
Fortnite servers are going down – when does it start? How long will it take?
When does the downtime start? Old maintenance veterans might already suspect: With a one-day delay, you may start your last round of Battle Royale today at 09:30 AM German time. At 10:00 AM German time, the servers will finally be taken completely offline.
How long will the servers be unreachable? If Epic doesn’t mess anything up, you should be able to hop back in around lunchtime. If any unexpected issues arise, you’ll find out here.
What about the patch notes? Unfortunately, Epic has been tight-lipped about the patch notes in recent weeks. Players have had to discover changes on their own. Whether this will change this week is questionable. However, if Epic publishes patch notes, you can read them as usual on MeinMMO.
What will the new update 11.11 bring?
What new things will there be in Battle Royale? Aside from some bug fixes, Epic unfortunately has not announced any new content for the competitive game mode. It is therefore unknown if new game modes will make their way to Fortnite.
What does the update mean for the Save the World mode? For PvE players, the situation looks different. New content is coming:
Anthem has shown the upcoming winter event Icetide on its test server for a few days. Some players have already tested it and shared their first impressions.
This is what the winter event looks like: In the upcoming winter event Icetide, the map of Anthem will be covered in snow. All areas will receive a white snow blanket – even the hot and humid jungle.
When does the event come? So far, there has been no information about the event dates. However, since it is a winter event, it is likely to start sometime in November or December.
What is included in the winter event Icetide
These features the event brings: In a blog post, EA has already revealed what new content you can expect in Icetide. This includes:
two strongholds (Mines of Tyranny and Heart of Wrath) with timers to make them more exciting
winter decorations in Fort Tarsis
encounters with outlaws and snow globe storms in freeplay
Additionally, a brand new event is coming: The Freelancer Time Trial. In this, your skills as a pilot are required.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHX3EOia4Sc
In a wild race through the air, you must pass through several rings and be as fast as possible. The time will be measured so you can compare yourself with others. The event is supposed to take place every 5 minutes.
You can find a brief overview of the features in the video by Food Then Games:
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Are there rewards? Similar to the previous Halloween event, you can earn crystals with which you can buy seasonal cosmetics. This time they are said to have a “wintery” appearance.
The crystals are earned by completing the strongholds, where you can increase your score with multipliers, inversions, and more.
Funcom, the developers of Conan Exiles, have released a new quarterly report for investors. Included are two new, strictly secret games about which not much has been said – except who is developing them.
What kind of games are these? In the new quarterly report for the 3rd quarter of 2019, Funcom mentioned two “strictly secret” games that will be coming in the future:
one from developer The Outsiders, consisting of former Battlefield developers
and one from Games Farm
While the game from The Outsiders is still unclear about what will come, Games Farm is primarily known for action RPGs, a genre that includes Diablo.
This suggests a “Conan-Diablo”
What do we know about the developers? Games Farm already has several games in its portfolio. The most well-known are action RPGs:
On Steam, Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms and Vikings both have only “balanced” reviews (as of November 12 at 6:35 PM). Shadows: Awakening, on the other hand, has a rating of “very good” with 80% positive reviews.
So, it is quite likely that the game will be an action RPG like Diablo.
Why will it be Conan? Funcom is already providing a kind of Conan ARPG with the original April Fool’s joke Conan Chop Chop. However, this is “rogue-like” and rather playful, as can be seen in early images:
Lots of blood, but also lots of color.
The Conan universe, with its brutality and its often very dark flair, would be well-suited for a proper action RPG. As the presentation of Diablo 4 shows, the hunger for dark hack & slays is great.
What else is possible? Funcom has several other franchises for which games are also in development, and with which games could be made. Other franchises suitable for an ARPG would be:
How is the studio doing? Compared to the previous year with the huge success of Conan Exiles, the studio’s revenues have gone down slightly. However, Funcom’s plans indicate that there is still quite a bit of fire in the Norwegians.
The latest Hearthstone mode is now available for all players. We will tell you how to participate in “Battlegrounds.”
At BlizzCon 2019, Hearthstone introduced a new game mode inspired by popular “Auto Chess” games like Teamfight Tactics or DOTA Underlords. After the closed beta of “Battlegrounds” (Battleground) started a week ago, the open beta is now live. This means that anyone interested can join the new mode.
How can you participate? The “Battleground” mode can be found in the new “Modes” menu. This used to be the button for the Arena, and now both the Arena and Battleground are located there.
On which platforms is the mode available? The Battleground mode is currently available on all platforms, including PC and mobile devices.
However, keep in mind that it will currently perform poorly or not at all on mobile devices with less than 2 GB RAM, as it requires a lot of power. Blizzard plans to improve this in the coming months.
How does the game mode work? You compete against 7 other players and start by choosing a hero with a special ability. Then, round by round, you have the opportunity to buy and play minions to create strong synergies and powerful effects on the battlefield. In the combat phase, you will face a random enemy, with minions attacking automatically. Whoever still has minions at the end deals damage to their opponent.
The match ends as soon as one player is the last survivor. Anyone eliminated before can leave the match early and does not have to stay until the end.
At the beginning, however, you will play a tutorial that explains the basics of the game and introduces you to the mechanics.
What does the mode cost? Unlike in the Arena, you do not have to pay an entry fee for Battlegrounds; the mode is completely free. There are, however, a number of bonuses that you can indirectly unlock with money by purchasing card packs from current expansions.
Then you will have access to additional features of the game mode:
10 packs: You gain access to additional statistics in the Battleground mode. (available only after the beta)
20 packs: You can choose from 3 heroes at the beginning instead of just 2.
30 packs: You can use visual emotes in the Battleground mode.
Have you checked out the new mode yet? What do you think of Hearthstone Battleground? A cool addition or pointless nonsense?
The LoL Worlds finale took place on Sunday. The team G2 Esports suffered a crushing defeat with 0:3 against FunPlus Phoenix, the new world champions of League of Legends 2019. G2 Esports seemed out of sorts. How do the losers, Perkz, Caps, and Jankos deal with this?
Lohmann (foreground), with his players Wunder (behind him) and Caps (to the right)
Lohmann is responsible as head coach for the lineup of his team and especially for the champion selection (the drafts). He says on Twitter:
“My boys did their best today to make the dream possible. FPX was the better team today, including the drafts. I disappointed my boys in preparation. So please celebrate my players now like the champions they are – even if it hurts.”
However, Lohmann says that they will not change. The team will continue to have fun, will remain somewhat cocky, and entertain the fans. G2 Esports will give their all and aim for the trophy again in 2020.
In the press conference (via Inven), Lohmann admits to mistakes in preparation: In retrospect, they should have set up camp in Asia to train against the top teams there.
Regarding the draft, Lohmann said: He already knew how FPX would play – but they underestimated how much pressure Doinb exerts in the midlane and how the jungler plays in. They wanted to counter this with Pyke or through scaling – but it didn’t work.
The ADC of G2 Esports, Perkz.
We had a plan – it didn’t work
This is what the star botlaner says: Perkz skipped the press conference and only commented briefly on Twitter:
“We gave our best. They were simply better from the preparation to the game. See you next year.”
This is what Caps says: The midlaner makes it clear that they have a strong team and that it will keep getting stronger. He believes that G2 Esports will recover and come back next year. They just need to change a few things and then they will be back.
Caps said he wanted to actually keep Doinb in the midlane, but that didn’t work out. As a result, Caps had to roam to the botlane and Doinb was able to take over the game. The plan didn’t work – but hopefully he will succeed next time.
It didn’t feel like anything had changed. They had a plan they followed – it just didn’t work.
Jankos said that in the end, they had to decide in each match which player to neglect: Either Jankos, Wunder, or Perkz. They would choose one of the three in each game, and each of the players was difficult to deal with.
This is Jankos – the strong jungler from G2 Esports.
For next year, they want to become even better and improve the early game around level 1. Jankos believes G2 Esports is strong after 10, 15 minutes – but sometimes they are already too far behind by then.
ocelote fought back tears
Who had the emotional reaction? Carlos “ocelote” Rodriguez is the founder and CEO of G2 Esports. The Spaniard was previously an eSports athlete, being a strong PvP player in WoW and later a midlaner in LoL.
He rallies behind his team. When he was interviewed after the defeat, it was clear that he was fighting back tears and trying to get through the interview without breaking down.
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Eventually, he broke down and shouted out a loud “Fuck” – that shouldn’t be seen by anyone. The camera from Riot then cut to the audience when it threatened to get too emotional.
Even the neutral moderator was caught off guard
The woman who interviewed ocelote, the Belgian Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere, was also caught in an emotional moment, although not live on stream. She held strong and didn’t show for whom her heart was beating. Although as the host of the LEC she naturally had sympathies for G2 Esports, she accompanied them all year.
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Off-camera, she also mourned the great opportunity of G2 Esports for triumph. A photographer from the Chinese league LPL captured these images of the caster and posted them on Twitter. These moved international fans.
Bethesda, the developers and publishers of Fallout 76, have banned a well-known player. This player had previously discovered an exploit and reported it. Apparently, his tests were the reason for the ban.
mebdev is responsible for tools like the Map76 and other free aids that Fallout 76 players use to enhance their gameplay. He is part of a group of dataminers who continually developed more tools for Fallout 76 and helped find bugs.
What kind of exploit is this? In a forum, mebdev learned about an exploit that helped players obtain extremely powerful items. They caused the legendary vendor to accept caps due to a glitch. Normally, she only accepts Legendary Scrips.
As a result, players cheated their way to a bunch of weapons with a “God Roll.” They simply bought more weapons until they had all the perks they wanted.
Ban for his research
Why was mebdev banned now? After reading about the exploit, mebdev set out to replicate it. He spent some time using tools and data mining to trace how the glitch occurred.
He apparently figured out how to replicate it – simultaneously with some other people from his group, who drew Bethesda’s attention to the issue. He also applied the exploit several times himself, then dropped the weapons afterwards.
As he reports, he then left it alone but was banned the next day.
In his report on the situation at Map76.com, he states that Bethesda did not respond to his support requests for weeks and months. Three of his colleagues were also affected – one permanently, another was released again with a warning.
What happens next?
This is what will happen to the site and tools: As long as the matter is not resolved, mebdev plans to take Map76 offline and not develop any further tools. He writes:
The longer I wait for a response from Bethesda’s customer support, the more my faith in their ability to respond to their players diminishes. I do not think this is an issue with their developers or community managers, but specifically with customer support.
Dissatisfaction among mebdev and players: mebdev himself also acquired the new subscription Fallout 1st, which he returned after major problems with the features. Currently, this subscription is causing significant tensions among players:
In Pokémon GO there are Pokémon that are differently hard to catch. The type of encounter also seems to affect the catch rate – at least in certain cases. A study has now revealed more details.
This is what it’s about: The analysts from “The Silph Road” took a suspicion from the community and investigated. Many players felt that field research Pokémon are easier to catch.
Are field research Pokémon easier to catch?
To find out what is behind this feeling, the analysts analyzed 10,000 catching attempts – distributed over three types of encounters:
Wild Pokémon
Field Research Pokémon
Shadow Pokémon
The encounters in the wilderness should serve as a control group to see how the catch rate of special encounters differs from the standard. Weekly research breakthroughs were not included. What did the analysts find?
Encounter factor can change catch rate
This was the initial situation: According to “The Silph Road”, the catch probability, in addition to the level and rarity status, is also influenced by five known factors or “multipliers”. These are:
The ball used
Berries
The size of the circle when throwing
Curveballs
Medals
Using these factors, comparisons could be made to see how the catch rates differed among the various encounters. The analysts wanted to find out whether the factor “encounter” might also play a role.
Shadow Pokémon were also examined
This is what the analysts found: Indeed, the analysts found that in the case of field research, there were differences in the catch rate compared to wild Pokémon. Field research Pokémon are actually noticeably easier to catch based on the numbers.
The multiplier that comes from the type of encounter makes it so that a catch attempt with a regular Poké Ball has about the catch chance of a Hyper Ball.
In field research, you can look forward to easy catch attempts
This is how it looks with Shadow Pokémon: Shadow Pokémon may appear harder to catch, as the catch circle turns red. However, the study could not find evidence that the type of encounter changes the difficulty.
Rather, Shadow Pokémon are just as hard to catch as their normal versions. After Rocket battles, the Pokémon should not actually pose any additional problems for you.
Speaking of Team Rocket: How far are you in the new special research? The first players have already completed it:
Today, on November 12th, the Weekly Reset rotates the weekly activities in Destiny 2 . New weekly challenges, fresh Nightfall strikes, and a new Flashpoint await the Guardians. What else does the new week hold for the players?
What’s going on in Destiny 2? After the November Iron Banner has ended, a relatively quiet week lies ahead in Destiny 2.
The Halloween event “Festival of the Lost” is still active and keeps the Guardians busy. Because there is still a chance to obtain pinnacle gear:
Flashpoint: Currently, you can find the Flashpoint on Mars.
Petra Venj can now be found (Curse Week 2) for one week directly at the landing zone of the Dreaming City. Additionally, the 3rd Ascendant Challenge is active.
These sources now provide Powerful Loot in Destiny 2
Since the release of Shadowkeep, the sources for Powerful Loot have changed. We show you where you can currently obtain Powerful Gear:
These are the tiers for Powerful Gear: Powerful Loot is now divided into several tiers that provide you with different Power boosts:
Tier 1 (up to +3 above the current Power level)
Tier 2 (up to +4 above the current Power level)
Tier 3 (up to +5 above the current Power level)
Pinnacle Gear (+5 or more above the Power level. The only gear that goes over 950 and up to a maximum of 960)
Additional levels obtained through the seasonal artifact do not count towards the average Power level and thus the calculation of drops
These are the sources for Powerful Rewards:
Tier 1:
Weekly Flashpoint
Prime Engrams
Gunsmith Bounties – Complete 8 of his bounties
Eris’s weekly story mission Luna’s Call
Complete 3 Nightmare Hunts
Zavala’s Vanguard Bounties – Complete 8 of his bounties
Complete 3 Vanguard Strikes
Complete 5 Nightfall: The Trial by Fire. Higher difficulty levels grant greater progress
Crucible for 4 matches in a core playlist
Crucible for 4 matches in a rotation playlist
Shaxx Crucible Bounties – Complete 8 of his bounties
Vagabond Gambit Bounties – Complete 8 of his bounties
Any full rank up in Gambit or Crucible
Tier 2:
Weekly matches in Gambit – Complete 3 games in Gambit or Gambit Prime
Clan reward from Hawthorne
Vex Offensive: Killing an Overlord has a chance to drop a Powerful reward
Next week, a new episode of the Icebrood Saga will be released in the MMORPG Guild Wars 2. The trailer for it was released on November 12, generating excitement among players for the upcoming update.
What does the new trailer show? The trailer for the upcoming episode “Whisper in the Dark” is nearly 90 seconds long and provides an insight into the contents of the update:
In the first 30 seconds, the general setting and the new map Bjora Marshlands are presented.
Then, for 20 seconds, the focus is on the features of the update.
In the last 40 seconds, it gets eerie. The player stands in a dark forest and hears whispers in the dark. The voice says that “they will betray us” and that “we cannot trust them.” Only the voice can protect us.
A new upgradable weapon set named “Ancient Boreal”.
A new exotic scepter in raven style.
A sweet campfire treat for roasting.
3 new bosses in the raid missions that rotate each week.
Additionally, the story of the prologue episode “Bound by Blood” continues. In this episode, a group of Charr set out west of the Shiverpeaks to face an Elder Dragon.
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How is the trailer received by players? In the forums, on YouTube, and on reddit, the trailer is currently receiving high praise. It contains all the important aspects of the episode while providing glimpses into the story of the update.
Furthermore, the second part featuring the Bone Skinner is dark and eerie, which is well-received by many. Players are commenting on reddit:
TheMRMadzen: “That was a really good trailer, I can’t wait.”
LeGoldfox: “Wow, the trailer is incredible. I can’t say much about the content yet, but the trailer is top-notch.”
The only thing that some fans felt was missing from the announcement was a hint at a new fractal or raid. Both are highly desired.
Braham stands despondently among a pile of corpses
This is why you must play the episode: The dark atmosphere in the trailer immediately creates a desire for more. This is also echoed by reddit user Jackbruner, who feels reminded of The Witcher from the trailer.
Especially the Bone Skinner arouses the curiosity of many players. We still do not know how he will actually appear and interact with us. However, it is clear that he is not on our side.
The new Icon Swap objectives in FIFA 20 are here. It is now possible to unlock all icons from the first round. However, the new objectives are causing mixed feelings.
What happened with Icon Swaps: On Monday, the second half of Icon Swaps 1 was released. Those who have collected the first 12 tokens can now gather the remaining items and exchange them for strong cards.
However, the objectives are once again quite challenging – especially one task is causing frustration in the community. This, in turn, seems to lead to even more problems in Ultimate Team.
These are the problems with the new Icon Swaps objectives
This is the toughest task: As in the first round, players are once again facing the so-called first owner objectives. These were already known – but this doesn’t make them any easier.
Players are voluntarily demoting themselves: As the objectives are once again challenging, strong players seem to be voluntarily dropping down to the lower leagues to complete the objectives there. For example, by collecting losses through immediate exits.
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In the lower leagues, competition is naturally tougher, and the intended division system no longer holds up. This situation is causing little celebration: “How can it be that EA did not foresee this happening?” asks user “Exeshile“. “That Gold 3 or Gold 2 players are going to face Elite players is so dumb,” criticizes “LPR99” clearly.
The new objectives are not easy to achieve
Is there a solution? Currently, none seems to be in sight. In the higher divisions, where it’s all about promotion, Objective Squads consisting of players suited for the objectives are too weak. As a result, strong FIFA players end up in the lower leagues, which leads to more defeats and possibly demotion for the players there.
In the community, options are being proposed, such as a demotion limit of one demotion per week. The idea of removing the objectives from competitive modes and transferring them to friendly matches, for example, is also gaining a lot of support.
The Twitch streamer Andrew “GiantWaffle” Bodine has been streaming for 19 hours a day for some time now. He even trained for it. He himself says he knows it’s unhealthy. But he has a reason for it.
Why 19 hours a day? GiantWaffle is currently trying to break the record for the most stream time in a month. The record currently stands at 569 hours in a month and is held by the streamer JayBigs.
GiantWaffle has set himself the goal of streaming for a total of 570 hours throughout November. To do this, he needs 19 hours a day, sleeps only three and a half hours per night, and has put a large part of his personal life on hold.
You can watch on his channel, which we have embedded here for you:
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This is what the streamer says about the record: For GiantWaffle himself, the record is “absolutely worth” the risk (via Kotaku). Nonetheless, he knows that what he is doing is dangerous:
Streaming for 19 hours a day is not healthy. That’s obvious and I am aware of it. But if you look at it differently, many people who want to break a record push themselves to limits in ways that are not considered healthy. It’s not easy. It should never be.
GiantWaffle via Kotaku.
GiantWaffle while streaming and apparently a little tired.
This is how he prepared: GiantWaffle says he prepared for this record for three months. He trained his body to the new rhythm over time. He feels quite good:
These changes are beneficial and honestly, I feel healthier and happier than ever.
GiantWaffle via Kotaku.
How is the record going so far? By now, GiantWaffle has streamed in this rhythm for nearly two weeks and says it has been a complete success so far. He has four to ten times as many viewers as usual. Data from Sullygnome also shows growth:
He showcases a wide range of games such as Red Dead Redemption 2, Death Stranding, Rainbow Six: Siege, or Luigi’s Mansion 3.
The strain on streamers
What does this mean for streamers? Although the record is GiantWaffle’s free choice, it shows that streamers sometimes have to invest a lot of time to be successful or to make a living from streaming.
In 2018, the famous streamer Ninja took two days off and lost $100,000 as a result. While that sounds like a lot of pressure, it is still up to the streamers to decide how much they want to do, says a colleague:
The only one who can turn off the camera is the person who benefits the most from keeping it on.
Thus, GiantWaffle will likely continue with his record – and hopefully not suffer a tragic end like the streamer Poshybrid. Nonetheless, records seem to be currently emerging through Twitch:
In The Division 2, the offers from local merchants change every Tuesday morning. Today, there are again a few gems that we don’t want to withhold from you.
What happens during the vendor reset? The Division 2 vendor reset is a weekly rotation in the loot shooter. While sneaky bandits, missions, and philanthropic projects provide most of the loot, the vendors sometimes offer some really good items as well.
This week, the vendors are particularly generous with the diligent Division agents, “donating” nine items that are worth taking a look at.
Division agents are always on the lookout for a good deal.
Vendor Reset with 9 Eye-Catchers
Which items are worth a look? The offers are spread throughout the city. To save you the big tour, here’s a small overview.
Normal Vendors – Payment with Credits
Supplemental System: Electronics
Vendor: Clan Level 30
Special Feature: +71 skill power / +158 drone power / +128 impulse power
Defense System: Repair
Vendor: Clan Level 30
Special Feature: +3,945 armor / +4% armor
Hard Wired Holster
Vendor: Clan Level 30
Special Feature: +509 skill power
Douglas & Harding Holster
Vendor: Campus
Special Feature: +586 skill power / devastating
Supplemental System: Electronics
Vendor: Campus
Special Feature: +226 chem launcher power
The Dark Zones have their own vendor with special currency.
Dark Zone Vendors – Payment with DZ Resources
Overlord Knee Pads
Vendor: DZ West
Special Feature: 9.5% armor
Airaldi Holster
Vendor: DZ East
Special Feature: +630 skill power
Support Batteries on Offer
Support Battery Impulse Generator
Vendor: Campus
Special Feature: +211 impulse power
Support Battery Drone
Vendor: DZ South
Special Feature: +244 drone power
This list is quite long this time and should offer something for every agent. In particular, the holsters with skill power are very useful.
The max roll on holsters goes up to almost 900, but the 509 skill power on the Hard Wired Holster is already strong enough to calibrate the other value.
Named Item for Skill Builds
What does the weekly named item from the clan vendor look like? The clan vendor is bringing the named Alps backpack “Shattering Maintenance” this week. And the execution might actually fit into some skill builds.
With 22,738, the health value is not as bad as it sounds with a maximum of almost 50,000. With the talent “Perfect Technical Aid,” skills can be enhanced, along with the two yellow mod slots.
What else do the builds with TU6 have to offer? With Title Update 6, a few new and worthwhile combinations have come into play. Now one of the named items allows 100% hazard protection on a mask.
In the forum, the developers of the MMORPG Astellia announced new content for the remainder of 2019. Among this content, in addition to Avalon, there will be a completely new endgame area that is set to be released exclusively in the West.
What kind of area is this? The new map “Miodan Mine” is set to appear in Astellia in December. It is an endgame zone for level 50 players. The area is supposed to bring the following content:
New effects
Story quests
Special treasure rewards for completion
The special thing about the map is that it has not existed in the Korean version so far. It will be released exclusively for the West. Westley Connor, CEO of the publisher Barunson E&A, says:
This mining area is a completely new zone for level 50 players that does not originate from the Korean or any other version of Astellia – we will be the first to experience this zone. [..]
Typically, Western versions of games that were originally released in another region fall behind in their content, but we do not want that for Astellia.
Is the map even coming to Korea? Currently, we only know that Miodan Mine will be released first in the West. When and if it will even come to Korea is not yet known.
What has happened in Astellia since release? There has been a relative calm around the MMORPG lately, even though regular updates and expansions have been released:
In Destiny 2, a lore book entry led to a poor soul working hard, even seeking the help of the best PvE player in Destiny – and all of that was in vain. In the end, the Wrong one, a foe, laughs.
This was the situation: Since January 2019, there has been a legend in Destiny 2: A player must reach light level 999 and conquer the hardest dungeon in the game alone, then they would break the “Curse of the Dreaming City in Destiny”.
In the community, this legend was understood as a “quest” to hardcore grind and secure a place in the history books of Destiny 2.
Now, a player has completed this impossible task, but it didn’t go as planned.
Those who visited her received a glimpse into the strange lore book every 3 weeks.
The Legend is a Lie
How did this legend come about? With Forsaken, a “lore book” came to Destiny 2, revealing a new chapter every 3 weeks, if one was diligent enough. The book “Truth to Power” is linked to visits to the queen and touches upon fascinating concepts of science fiction: These are in-game texts that a Guardian must read in an old-fashioned way.
As lore expert My Name is Byf points out, this book is full of lies:
It begins with the narrator introducing herself as Eris Morn, an old acquaintance of the Guardians
But this turns out to be a ruse, as the Guardian’s ghost reveals the narrator to be “Medusa”, an AI
But even that is questioned. It is suspected that the true narrator is Savathûn, a Hive goddess, the sister of Oryx, a truly dark figure
The entire book is labeled as “untrustworthy” – it is clear that the narrator is an unreliable narrator and aims to confuse the Guardian.
A passage stood out from this lore book. It is found in the 5th section act|choose|react (via ishtar-collective.net).
This passage was unlocked by the most diligent players in early 2019: 15 weeks after the launch of Forsaken.
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The passage stated that one must reach light level 999 and defeat Dûl Incarnu, the boss in Shattered Throne, alone to achieve the “true ending” of the Dreaming City.
This one specific passage in a sea of text was discussed in the Destiny 2 community and understood as a form of “story recommendation”.
This was the problem: At the time this passage went live and became known, it was early 2019. Guardians were obsessed with finding the “15th Wish” and breaking the curse of the Dreaming City. But the max level was far from 999 at that time – it was impossible to reach.
However, with the new expansion “Shadowkeep” and Year 3 for Destiny 2, starting in September 2019, it became theoretically possible to achieve this power level.
He was not familiar with it. But with the mental support of Destiny 2 super-raider, Gladd, he managed to conquer the dungeon solo. 20,000 watched him on Twitch.
Then, however, nothing happened.
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At first, the disappointment was great. It seemed that Bungie had not anticipated that something like this could happen and that someone would take the lore text seriously.
PvP chief Lars Bakken retweeted a post that made it clear: This is all a lie – don’t expect anything to happen here. You fell for it.
This is how Bungie reacts: Bungie’s community manager, dmg04, wrote a blog post 16 hours later, congratulating the Guardian. However, in the blog post, another voice shines through, Savathûn, the hive goddess, from whom the “Truth to Power” book likely originates, spoke up in square brackets:
[I am Savathûn, hungry!]
[I have set a trap and lured my prey.]
[Does victory come so easily to you, hero?]
[I am the finality, the reward—I am the true ending.]
[Another gift.]
[Your strength is my strength.]
[Your victory is my victory.]
[My jaw is wide open and I wait.]
[The wait is long, but I am relentless.]
She made it clear that the Guardian fell into her trap. She is pleased when Guardians grow stronger – that is apparently her goal.
The Foe Rejoices in the Guardian’s Achievement
Why does “evil” triumph? There are two theories as to why the goddess is so pleased that someone fell into her trap:
First, it is believed that she wants the strongest Guardians so that her fight against these Guardians is particularly glorious
the other theory is even stranger. It suggests that Savathûn knows she is merely a character in a video game. But if enough people talk about her and believe in her, she will become powerful enough to break into the players’ world – that is her true goal.
In any case, the actions of the Guardian, who wanted to break the curse, seem to have only made the situation worse.
These battles against Cliff, Sierra, and Arlo are supposed to be “harder” than the normal encounters with Rocket Grunts.
But trainer Ada_Olivier_Zhao shows that it’s possible to do it alone with a strong Lucario. This video has already gathered over 3,700 upvotes on Reddit in just one day. Trainers enjoy the battle.
Many note that it was quite close at times and Lucario almost lost. See for yourself how the match went:
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What is special about it? In this battle, it is clear that the actual damage does not come from the charged attack that Lucario uses. The important DPS comes from the fast attack. Trainer Mafklappert explains this in the comments on Reddit.
“If I understand correctly, the damage comes from the fast attack. The charged attack is mostly just there to boost the attack value and to put the Crypto-Pokémon into a ‘I’m standing here and waiting a bit’ state.
The Power-Up Punch is very weak in itself. But every time it is used, it boosts Lucario’s attack value. Therefore, a large part of the damage in this battle comes from the fast attacks.
Source: PokéWiki
Additionally, players comment on how close the battle was. “I really didn’t think you would defeat Snorlax. Very impressive,” writes Reddit user Milla4Prez66. The trainer responds that he didn’t think so either.
Others note that they would also like to have such a battle, but Lucario is simply too rare in the game. And on top of that, such a strong one. The Pokémon attacker in the game is level 40 with IV values of 15,14,13. In our survey, Lucario ranked in the top 10 of your favorite Pokémon.
Once you have defeated the Rocket bosses, the battle against the boss awaits. You can see how that goes here:
Although Diablo 4 was the big star at BlizzCon 2019, franchise colleague Diablo Immortal is also thriving. Fans were able to play another demo in Anaheim and discovered a surprising feature.
However, Diablo Immortal does not need to hide. In an interview with VentureBeat, lead game designer Wyatt Cheng and lead game producer Caleb Arseneaux explain that Diablo Immortal is developing well and that they are working closely with the team from Diablo 4.
Wyatt Cheng.
However, there are significant differences between the mobile version Immortal and the gameplay of Diablo 4.
Charges and Ultimates instead of Mana
This is how skills work in Diablo Immortal: In Diablo Immortal, action-packed gameplay is in the foreground. The developers have done away with a component of Diablo that has been important for many classes since Diablo 1: mana.
Instead of using mana, many classes receive charges for their skills. They receive one of up to three “charges” every few seconds and can use a skill as often as they want, or they fill a bar over time that depletes when used. According to Cheng, this has several advantages:
It saves space, which is already limited on smaller screens
The classes feel a bit more “skill-heavy” and action-oriented
It opens up new possibilities such as charges or entirely new mechanics
These are Ultimates: One of these new mechanics are the “ultimates”. According to Cheng, they can be thought of like in Overwatch:
While you use basic attacks, a power meter fills around your ultimate bar […] and when it is full, you get a new button […] When you press this button, your character becomes super powerful for about 12 seconds.
Wyatt Cheng via VentureBeat.
Each class is supposed to get two different ultimates, depending on the two different basic attacks. Each attack builds a different ultimate. First images of this, such as the huge hammers of the barbarian, can already be seen at the end of the trailer in the latest update:
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This is what fans say about Diablo Immortal: At BlizzCon 2019, Diablo Immortal could also be tested on iPhone and iPad. The players were apparently very enthusiastic about the game, and even the colleagues from VentureBeat said in the interview article that Diablo Immortal is really good.
Fans asked when it would finally be released and even got Cheng and Arseneaux to sign posters for two hours. So, it does not need to hide behind Diablo 4.
Legendary items will play important roles in both games.
On November 10, the final of the League of Legends Worlds 2019 took place. This event broke a record on Twitch that was recently set by the shooter Fortnite.
How many viewers watched the final? According to the analysis website Esports Charts, the final of the Worlds between G2 Esports from Europe and FunPlus Phoenix from China had more than 3.7 million simultaneous viewers at its peak. The region of China was excluded because it is difficult to obtain data from there.
How many people watched on Twitch? At its peak, according to Esports Charts, 1.735 million viewers tuned in to the match between G2 Esports and FunPlus Phoenix on Twitch. Last year, only 1.102 million people watched the final on the streaming platform.
In total, on November 11, at peak times, 1.743 million people watched League of Legends on Twitch. A new all-time record. Especially the European viewers hoped for a Grand Slam from their team and tuned in accordingly.
The previous record for simultaneous viewers on Twitch was held by the shooter Fortnite. In preparation for Chapter 2, the lights went out in the game and millions of viewers saw only a black hole. At its peak, the event had 1.618 million people watching on Twitch, including 340,000 at Tfue.
Also in terms of viewing duration, the event set a new record. Over the five weeks, a total of 138 million hours were watched live, excluding recordings and re-streams. On top of that, there is the aforementioned record on Twitch.
Only in terms of the prize pool does League of Legends lag far behind other events:
The Dota International 2019 offered $34 million in prize money
The Fortnite World Cup 2019 had $30 million
The LoL Worlds 2019 only offered $2.2 million in prize money and thus even less than in previous years
LoL Worlds 2020 in Shanghai: Next year, the Worlds will take place in Shanghai. The city is about 7 hours ahead of us in time. The matches will thus likely start in the early morning hours German time and in the late evening hours in America.
The event has a good chance of breaking the viewership records from this year due to the situation.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare releases another update today, Tuesday, November 12th, which fixes a few bugs but also continues to tweak the weapons. The 725 is back.
How is it going at CoD right now? The developers of CoD: Modern Warfare have been very busy in recent days, and have already done a lot since the release of their game, alongside new maps and updates.
However, reports of annoying bugs and imbalances in the game are increasing. A prominent example is the overpowered 725 shotgun, but also the loud footsteps.
What do the patch notes contain? However, other imbalances were also smoothed out in the approximately 8 GB large update, here’s an overview:
Weapon Balancing
Minor adjustment to the spread of assault rifles when shooting from the hip
725
Range reduced
M4
More spread in hip fire
Less headshot damage
FAL
Reduced recoil
Faster zoom (ADS)
EB-14
Faster zoom (ADS)
Footstep Volumes
Adjustment of footstep sound assignment
Crouched walking, walking, jogging, and running have their own volume levels
Previously, walking with sights and crouched walking were variable
These footsteps could be louder if you moved faster due to perks
Now the actions of crouched walking and walking with sights always have the volume of crouched walking
These two speeds/volumes are suitable for sneaking
Challenges
The menu and the actual progress of the challenges were sometimes not synchronized, and this has been revised.
Not all synchronization errors could be fixed yet; the developers are still working on it.
The error DEV ERROR 5476 was triggered by the challenges and has been fixed.
The challenge “Achieve kills with a burst-fire weapon” was too inaccurate and has been improved.
Picadilly
On the map, the spawn points were poorly positioned and have now been adjusted in two modes.
TDM and Domination with new spawn points
In Domination, a flag has also been moved.
Flag B is now near the buses, rather than at the more central fountain.
In addition, the riot shield has been revised, which provided certain advantages in specific situations. Additionally, adjustments were made to increase stability and a bug related to the Overkill perk in the co-op mode Spec Ops was fixed. This perk can be very valuable.
Footsteps and 725 are being further revised
What was particularly important from this? The volume of footsteps and the powerful 725 have been a thorn in the side of many players. With this patch, these criticisms are being further addressed, and the developers are responding to the community’s concerns.
