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FIFA 20: FUT is now better through objectives and rewards – But they create problems

Max Handwerk 2. November 2019 Reading time 5 minutes

In FIFA 20, players can chase the new season progress, and the events come with special objectives. Our author Max has taken a closer look at the topic: How good are the new objectives and rewards for Ultimate Team?

This is what makes FIFA 20 different: Objectives are nothing completely new in FIFA. In FIFA 19, we were already allowed to chase weekly objectives to secure rewards. However, in FIFA 20, the objectives take on greater focus.

For the first time, FIFA introduces a season progress. By completing various objectives, players can accumulate XP and level up. For leveling up, there are packs, special choreographies, and, at the very end, a special player card.

In the first season, players can choose between Zaha, Tolisso, and Lucas Vázquez at the highest level.

Objectives not just in season progress

Icon Swaps and Events are important: Additionally, there is a further change regarding the icon system. Through a swap system, players can earn tokens that can be exchanged for icons. The events also bring in players for whom objectives need to be completed.

In Ultimate Scream, for example, you could secure a good card from Mesut Özil by completing objectives.

The Icon Swaps require the completion of owner objectives

These icon and event objectives are sometimes very challenging – just like the highest weekly objectives. They require that you

need to rebuild your team
must use players with certain attributes
must score goals in specific ways.

Since many of the objectives have to be completed in the competitive mode Rivals, you often face weak teams built around objectives against typical top teams. And that is not easy.

Weekly Objectives – Improvement or Problem?

A personal assessment: I personally am a big fan of the new objectives in FIFA 20. This is especially true for the icon swaps system.

At first, I thought it would be a struggle to complete the objectives – but I really wanted an icon card for my team. Because getting them has been really difficult in previous games without a lot of luck or even more coins.

This time, however, you can earn icons. And I was surprised at how fun the objectives actually were.

I would never have thought about playing with a CSL-, MLS-, or Eredivisie team without the objectives. But now I got into it – and actually had a lot of fun. By now, Roberto Carlos is in my main team – having an icon at this point in the season was completely unthinkable for me in previous years.

That’s why I’m now taking all objectives. And the rewards are good: Scream Özil, for example, fits perfectly into my main team. Additionally, there were some decent packs as intermediate rewards for the objectives. And the tasks present new challenges: You had to score lob goals and use unusual players. Challenging – but ultimately also extremely satisfying when you succeeded.

Finally, the objectives also encourage you to try other modes. The really fun mode Mystery Ball would have probably overlooked had it not been for the corresponding objectives in FUT – and I would have really missed out.

This assessment is shared by many players in the community. However, there is also another side that is not a fan of the new objectives at all. And this side has some very good arguments.

This argues against the objectives: Reddit user “so grandiose” published a post on the topic “EA has ruined Rivals with objectives”. The reasons:

Players chasing objectives get angry when their opponent just wants to play a game and doesn’t care about objectives.
Players focused on a serious match are bothered by messages asking for help in fulfilling the objectives.

A problem is raised here that probably is not in line with the original objectives. Players who are only focused on fulfilling objectives subordinate the competitive nature of the Rivals mode. The game, which should actually be fun, is no longer enjoyable for either side.

On Reddit, there is often the suggestion that the particularly specific objectives should be kept out of the competitive modes. Objectives like “Win 10 Rivals games” certainly do not disrupt competition. However, if you desperately try to achieve a lob goal with a 70 pace striker, the game is significantly impaired.

Additionally, the objectives weaken your team due to the requirements. This can lead to a lot of frustration in Rivals when you simply cannot achieve the needed wins because the opposing teams are much stronger.

Those who want to fulfill objectives but also want to level up in the division may face challenges.

A personal conclusion: For me, the objectives remain a fun addition to Ultimate Team. This is partly because the division isn’t that important to me. I primarily enjoy being able to improve my team by fulfilling objectives.

At the same time, I try to fulfill the objectives more casually and do not focus my entire game on them. Therefore, I am not bothered when an opponent is not willing to let me score the needed goals – after all, it is a competition.

However, if I were to focus on the competition and also want to complete objectives, it would be a challenge. Therefore, it might be a good idea to have particularly specific objectives take place outside of Rivals. What do you think?

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The story of WoW: Shadowlands – What is it about?

Cortyn 2. November 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

The story of the next WoW expansion is not easy to understand. We will explain to you in short what it is actually about.

Although there is probably no doubt that the cinematic of World of Warcraft: Shadowlands was quite cool, there are still some voices from confused players. What actually happened? What is the story in Shadowlands about? What is the problem? We have gathered the information from BlizzCon and will explain the setting of WoW: Shadowlands.

This is what was seen in the cinematic: Sylvanas Windrunner faces the Lich King Bolvar in battle and defeats him with her strange powers that she has accumulated over the years. She manages to chain the Lich King and seize the Helm of Domination, with which the undead Scourge can be controlled. Instead of crowning herself as the Lich Queen, she breaks the helm, tearing a hole in reality – a portal to the Shadowlands is created, where players can dive in the future. This later leads to a new invasion of the Scourge.

The machinery of death is disturbed

What happens to souls in the Shadowlands? When beings die in World of Warcraft, their souls are brought to the Shadowlands. They appear before the “Arbiter.” This being analyzes the soul in the blink of an eye, sees its entire past, all deeds, and all thoughts. Based on this, the soul is then sent to one of the countless realms of the Shadowlands.

This is somewhat similar to the principle of “Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory,” but has many more layers and different realms for various types of souls. Some realms prepare souls for reincarnation, others serve as a final resting place, and yet others are integrated into a large, undead army – part of which served the Lich King.

Anima is the life essence of the Shadowlands: Each soul that arrives in the Shadowlands has an essence called “Anima.” Depending on how significant a person was, they have varying amounts of it. If someone led a simple life, they have little Anima. However, if they were a significant, important personality – whether good or evil – then they possess a lot of Anima.

This essence, Anima, is the life force of the Shadowlands and is granted to the realm where the soul is sent. So, if a soul is sent to Bastion, the realm draws on the Anima of that soul and can flourish.

In the Shadowlands, you are once again at level 50!

Everything ends up in the Maw: For some time now, however, this distribution of souls has been disturbed. All souls are wandering directly into “the Maw” without examination. This is an area in the Shadowlands that is actually meant only for the most cursed of souls, those who are never meant to escape. However, now all souls land there. “The Maw” is growing, while the other areas of the Shadowlands slowly wither and fear for their existence.

Sylvanas has power from the Maw: The origin of Sylvanas’ powers is also briefly mentioned. Sylvanas has allied herself with the “Jailer”. He is the ruler of the Maw, which has been growing significantly for some time. As the Maw gains strength, so too do Sylvanas’ powers. The significance of this will likely be revealed later.

This is the rough goal in Shadowlands: Throughout Shadowlands, we will travel through the various regions of the Shadowlands and find out how the rulers deal with the lack of Anima and try to understand why all souls end up directly in the Maw and what consequences that has.

More information about the story will surely be available in the coming weeks and months.

How do you like the basic story behind the Shadowlands? Does that sound interesting and exciting?

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LoL Worlds: The world champion makes one too many mistakes in a fantastic semifinal

Schuhmann 2. November 2019 Reading time 5 minutes

The semifinals of the LoL Worlds 2019 were played today in Madrid. The reigning LoL world champions from Invictus Gaming faced FunPlus Phoenix in an all-Chinese duel. It was one of the best “League of Legends” series of the year and a showcase for eSports.

This was the game: It was the 1st semifinal of the World Championships in League of Legends.

Invictus Gaming are the 2018 world champions. They are individually outstanding positioned in every role. They are considered the best “Solo Queue” team in the world because almost every player can decide a match by themselves.

Top-laner “TheShy” was the star of the last World Championship
Mid-laner Rookie is regarded as one of the mechanically best players in the world
JackeyLove is an excellent ADC in top form
Jungler Ning has the reputation of being somewhat too aggressive, he can lose a game or win it single-handedly

At FunPlus Phoenix, especially the mid-laner Doinb stands out, who became Fnatic’s nightmare in the quarterfinals.

Fnatic let him play Ryze and bitterly regretted it – Invictus Gaming subsequently banned Ryze in every single game.

Jungler Tian has also presented himself in excellent form, he almost completely outclassed the jungler from Fnatic.

Overall, FunPlus Phoenix is considered so strong because they play strategically and harmoniously. However, they still lack international experience, as their star only rose in China this year.

The question before the semifinals was: Will the experienced team with the 5 best players win, or will the better team as a unit, lacking much experience, prevail?

This is how the series went: It was an extremely exciting “Best of 5.” Unlike the more controlled teams from Korea, the two teams from China were on a rampage from the first minute.

Super Carry Doinb wins Match 1 on Rumble

This was Match 1: Doinb, the “Super Carry” from FunPlus Phoenix, won the first game almost single-handedly. Invictus Gaming found no means against his Rumble.

FunPlus Phoenix managed to lure Invictus Gaming into team fights in tight corridors, where Rumble sliced through the enemy team with his AoE abilities like through butter.

Doinb finished the match with an impressive 10/1/5.

TheShy had the matchup “Quinn vs. Renekton” in the top lane. Actually a good matchup for Quinn. In this match, TheShy got completely outplayed and he ended with a poor 0-4-3.

FunPlus Phoenix apparently aimed to keep TheShy out of the game entirely and keep him down.

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Doinb gets a triple kill with Rumble.

World Champions win Match 2 in epic 42 minutes with 31:28

This was Match 2: In the second match, it initially looked clear that FunPlus Phoenix could prevail, as they managed to effectively neutralize TheShy on Vladimir. FunPlus Phoenix relied on Mordekaiser to isolate TheShy and pull him into his shadow realm. TheShy was actually intended as a carry for his team on Vladimir but never really got rolling and ended the game with 8-8-9.

The match went back and forth wildly. In the end, 59 kills were achieved. FPX’s ADC, Lwx, led the list with 12 kills on Kai’Sa. Rookie collected 10 kills, and JackeyLove 8.

But somehow Invictus Gaming managed to seize the moment and exploit small mistakes from FPX to win Match 2 in 42 minutes.

Now the series looked open. Analysts agreed: We are seeing 5 games.

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The teamfight turned Match 2 completely and brought Invictus Gaming ahead.

Brilliant jungler wins Match 3

This was Match 3: In Match 3, everything initially went in favor of Invictus Gaming. TheShy could dominate with Lucian and a lot of support in the top lane, keeping his opponent from farming for over 3 minutes.

Doinb was now more in a support role as AP Nautilus.

But Match 3 became the jungler Tian’s game: He dominated with Qiyana and played 9-1-7. TheShy could simply not capitalize on his strong early game.

The story was now that FunPlus Phoenix had stronger AoE ultimates to win team fights. They were able to neutralize Invictus Gaming’s strong “early game” combos and win the game in team fights.

World Champions change plan, go for late game

This was Match 4: In Match 4, everything was different right from the draft. Invictus Gaming appeared to change their strategy. With Kai’Sa (JaceyLove) and Kayle (TheShy), they now relied on a strong late game. Both champions scale incredibly well.

But from the start, the world champions played too aggressively. Ning, as jungler Olaf, blindly ran into the enemy team at level 1. He gave up first blood.

The action cost TheShy his flash, and his opponent on the top lane, GimGoon, subsequently secured a clean 1:1 kill a few minutes later.

But the match swung back.

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It looked as if TheShy on Kayle would win the world champions Match 4.

In the mid-game, it suddenly looked like Invictus Gaming could prevail due to the two carries, which were becoming stronger. TheShy achieved a quadrakill at 20 minutes – and the turning point was in the air.

But in the end, small mistakes from TheShy and JackeyLove were enough to lose the match.

They roamed blindly in the jungle, got caught by the opponents and eliminated.

Later, when Invictus Gaming besieged FPX’s base, the carries made another mistake. TheShy got caught because he ventured out too far. The mistake then led to an ace in the counterattack, and the series was over.

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Ultimately, FunPlus Phoenix prevailed with 3:1 against the world champions because they chose clever team fights and maintained better control over the map and vision. While the world champions often played individual actions recklessly and players ran headfirst into walls, FunPlus Phoenix operated better as a team.

It was a high-class, extremely entertaining and kill-heavy League of Legends semifinal. A showcase for eSports and the Chinese brawl style that has changed the LoL world since 2018.

What’s next: On Sunday, G2 Esports and SKT1 will face off against each other to find the final opponent for FunPlus Phoenix. Whomever it will be, they will be in for a hot ride against FunPlus Phoenix in the finals.

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Here’s what we know about the new hero Sojourn in Overwatch 2

Benedict Grothaus 2. November 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

At Blizzcon 2019, along with Overwatch 2, a new hero was introduced that some may already know: Sojourn. Details about the new hero, however, were not revealed by Chief Jeff Kaplan. Nevertheless, we already know some things.

Who is Sojourn? Sojourn is the first Canadian hero of Overwatch and holds a fairly high rank within the organization in the game. She has previously appeared in Overwatch:

In the first animated short “Recall”, she can be seen in Winston’s database (At: 7Min. 21 Sec.)
In the teaser for the “Storm Rising” event, she explains mission details to Soldier: 76
During the “Storm Rising” event, the heroes follow her leads

Sojourn is depicted as a middle-aged Black woman with gray or white hair and apparently has some cybernetic enhancements or a high-tech suit. She appears with Overwatch 2.

New info about Sojourn in Overwatch 2

This has already been seen: In the new gameplay trailer for Overwatch 2, Sojourn was also briefly seen. However, only her appearance, her weapon, and a scene that appears to represent a highlight intro were shown.

In Sojourn’s face, some ornaments can be seen that resemble cybernetic implants or enhancements on the cheekbones. However, her weapon is particularly prominent:

This seems to either be clipped to her suit or directly connected to her body. It is therefore possible that she directly controls the weapon, or that it is even merged with her. Her highlight intro showcases another weapon (image below).

What can Sojourn now? Sojourn’s role and abilities can only be speculated upon so far. Her weapon and some aspects of her appearance resemble Cyborg from the DC universe.

Her seemingly average height and the weapon suggest that she will likely be a DPS hero or a DPS/Tank hybrid, similar to how Brigitte is a healer/Tank hybrid.

Initial fan speculation already compares Sojourn to Soldier: 76, with her main weapon seeming to either indicate a strong particle cannon akin to Zarya’s weapon or a rapid-fire rifle similar to Orisa’s

The next heroes of Overwatch

When will Sojourn be released? So far, it has not been confirmed when Sojourn will be released. However, she is set to debut as a new hero for Overwatch 2. She has not been specifically mentioned for Overwatch (1).

Accordingly, it might take a while before Sojourn arrives.

Which heroes will be released next? Before that, there will likely be a few more heroes for Overwatch. Blizzard also showcased the new hero Echo during the presentation of Overwatch 2, and she may even be the next hero 32.

What do you think? What will Sojourn be capable of and what role will she take on?

Sojourn and the other heroes in Overwatch 2 can also be leveled up:

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As a pre-event of Shadowlands, WoW players experience a new Scourge invasion

Cortyn 2. November 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

The undead from World of Warcraft are in an uproar. A Scourge Invasion 2.0 is coming soon. What does that mean?

When World of Warcraft: Shadowlands was revealed with a spectacular cinematic, the atmosphere was tense. Instead of crowning herself as the Lich Queen, Sylvanas shattered the Helm of the Lich King and broke the law that “There must always be a Lich King”. The consequences of this will be felt by players, as the Scourge invasion will be the pre-event for Shadowlands!

Why are the undead going berserk? In the story, both Arthas and Bolvar ensured, with a last spark of their humanity, that the undead Scourge did not ravage the entire world. For it would supposedly be a rush that Azeroth could not withstand and would likely annihilate the mortal races of the world.

What happens in the pre-event? There are no exact details about the pre-event yet. However, it seems likely that the event will generally resemble the incidents of the Legion invasions, with many areas of the world being overrun. Hazzikostas has already stated that the event is intended to bring players up to speed with the current state of the story and to “bring a few side characters up to max level.” This sounds at least comparable to the Legion’s assault, which at the time granted many players numerous level-ups.

Afterward, the players will likely push back these invasions and advance into Icecrown. From there, the undead will storm across the entire world. The heroes will be able to pinpoint the source of this assault.

There is not yet a specific date for the pre-event. However, WoW: Shadowlands is expected to be released very late in 2020. So, no one should expect it before late summer.

A Scourge invasion like in WotLK? It is still unknown whether the Scourge invasion is reminiscent of the event from the days of Wrath of the Lich King. Back then, players could be infected and then turned into undead. These, in turn, could infect other players and slowly but surely turn the entire server into undead. It was one of the funniest but also one of the most annoying events in WoW’s history.

What are your hopes for the “Scourge Invasion 2.0”? Are you looking forward to these pre-events?

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New raid bosses in Pokémon GO help you with the Meltan quest

Max Handwerk 2. November 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

This weekend you will find new raid bosses in Pokémon GO. Players who are still hunting for the Meltan quest might be excited.

That’s why new bosses are coming: The current bosses will appear in the raids with the great Regi event. This brings back the titular Regi trio of Regirock, Regice, and Registeel – but also some other bosses. Additionally, there will be some quests and Regigigas, but only for paying players.

The new raid bosses for the Regi weekend

Raid Level	Pokémon
Level 1 Raid (red egg)	Kleinstein* Schneppke* Tanhel* Sheinux* Klikk*
Level 2 Raid (red egg)	Alola-Kokowei* Sniebel* Flunkifer* Liliep* Anorith*
Level 3 Raid (yellow egg)	Alola-Raichu* Aerodactyl* Pottrott* Keifel* Panzaeron*
Level 4 Raid (yellow egg)	Alola-Knogga* Lapras* Stollos Absol* Walraisa
Level 5 Raid (black egg)	Mewtu* (EX-Raids) Regirock* Regice* Registeel*

How good are the bosses? Among the current bosses, few Pokémon stand out. Most of them are already known from previous raids. However, it should be noted that there are noticeably many Shinys among them. So those on the hunt for shiny Pokémon will be happy this weekend.

Panzaeron Shiny Pokemon GO — Panzaeron is now available as Shiny for the first time

Especially shiny Panzaeron, which is available in its shiny form for the first time, will likely be on many trainers’ lists. Few players probably have enough candies from Klikk. Counters against the Regis can be found less in the raids.

Help for the Meltan quest: If you’re still stuck on the Meltan quest from last year, you might want to take another look. With Liliep and Anorith, there are two Pokémon available in raids that you need to complete the quest. The second to last quest step requires catching two Liliep or Anorith – this is the perfect opportunity if you haven’t finished it yet.

By the way, there are also news about the new Rocket special research. Soon you will likely be able to hunt Giovanni and the new Rocket bosses:

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Kingdom Under Fire 2: So much strategy is in the new MMORPG

Larissa Then 2. November 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

On November 14, the time has come – Kingdom Under Fire 2 launches. The game is supposed to be a mix of MMORPG and RTS. We will show you how much strategy is involved in the new role-playing game.

More than 10 years after the announcement, Kingdom Under Fire 2 will be released on November 14. The sequel to the Korean online game aims to combine two genres. MMORPG meets the strategy elements of an RTS.

What does RTS mean? The abbreviation RTS stands for “real-time strategy.” Real-time means that it does not take place turn-based, but depends on your timing. You need to try to approach the battle wisely and deploy your characters at the right moment in the right place.

(Not) a classic MMORPG

In Kingdom Under Fire 2, you choose one of 5 classes and embark on the wide world. Along the way, you level up and improve your skills. You can also quest and craft – quite classic. But is it really so?

These elements deviate from the classic RPG: With the criteria just mentioned, Kingdom Under Fire 2 definitely goes in the MMORPG direction. However, it doesn’t stop there. You can also unleash your inner strategist in epic battles. You can control other troops along with your hero, just like in an RTS.

Battle with multitasking

What we know about battles in Kingdom Under Fire 2:

You assemble an army from three different units
You choose a battle on the world map that you want to intervene in
The battles have different levels and difficulty ratings
On-site, you can command your troops like in an RTS
There are often additional neutral units or reinforcements that you can control
You can also fight as a hero yourself
The battles can involve multiple phases
You can also tackle everything in a group
There is a reward depending on your performance

The following units are available for a battle:

Sorcerer: Very powerful orcs that inflict curses and diseases
Ogre: Fighters with high regeneration capabilities
Arsonist: Disable melee troops with fire
Scorpion: The last survivor of a giant scorpion species, he allied with the orcs
Heavy cavalry: Knights of the Hironeiden people with steel armor
Mortar: Troops with a dangerous weapon that does not have high hit accuracy
Archers: Nature-connected elves with bows
Cruusaders: Former crusaders from another nation
Pikeman: Hironeiden soldiers with better equipment and tougher training
Royal sorcerer: High magic power but low health

These are the difficulty levels of the skirmishes: Every battle has a corresponding level. This indicates the difficulty that you can compare with your own level. Furthermore, you have a choice between three levels during the skirmishes:

Normal
Hard
Hell

These three levels come with different joining requirements. For example, completing a previous battle.

These enemies may await you: A battle can consist of multiple phases. You can expect various enemies ranging from foot soldiers to catapults and large bosses, everything is on offer.

And what do you get out of it?

Rewards available: During the battle, chests can drop for you. Additionally, for completing a battle, you receive various goodies.

These vary based on your performance. If you complete the mission in a short time and with a lot of damage, you will receive more points and a better rank. Depending on that, you will get more of the following rewards:

Experience for your hero
Experience for your troops
Bonus rewards like materials

Strategists could also benefit in this MMORPG. Initially, however, only PC players, as other platforms like PS4 or Xbox have different plans.

Who Kingdom Under Fire 2 is suitable for is explained here:

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Tune in when we report live from the BlizzCon today

Irina Moritz 2. November 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

The opening ceremony of BlizzCon is over, but the event continues. We are also streaming live from the USA and bringing more content for the big Blizzard expo during Monster Weekend.

What happened at the opening ceremony? Yesterday, on November 1st, BlizzCon began with an opening ceremony and several panels about various Blizzard games. The developer pulled out all the stops and announced 2 major titles and 2 expansions for existing top titles. These include:

Diablo 4
Overwatch 2
WoW: Shadowlands
Hearthstone: Legacy of the Dragon, which will also receive a Battle Chess mode

It was definitely an exciting evening that you could follow along with us. But that’s not all, our streams continue during Monster Weekend.

What we will stream: Together with our colleagues from GameStar, our Leya guided you through the opening ceremony of BlizzCon yesterday. On Saturday and Sunday, she will hand over to Maurice Weber, who is on-site at BlizzCon and has already been able to play the demo version of Diablo 4.

We will switch live from the studio to Maurice, and he will share his impressions and highlights of the new announcements with you. Our Leya will also be there this time, so don’t miss the streams!

Where to find the streams: You can find the streams as always on our channels on Twitch and YouTube:

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What else is there to see? Of course, there are more panels from us on various topics from gaming. The colleagues from GamePro are, for example, on-site at EGCX in Berlin holding a talk about story games.

Moreover, in the stream during the quiz duel and Fortnite Monopoly, friendships will shatter and revenge plans will be forged. Tune in!

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Shadowlands removes artifact power from WoW, brings back Legendaries

Cortyn 2. November 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

A few pieces of information about Shadowlands in World of Warcraft should delight players. The endless grind for artifact power should soon come to an end.

After the big announcement of World of Warcraft Shadowlands, there was a “What’s Next?” panel. Here, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas discussed many systems and gave a closer look at the expansion. Fans cheered loudly when it was announced: In Shadowlands you will no longer farm artifact power. Instead, Legendaries are returning.

You can see the cool cinematic for the new addon here – Sylvanas versus Bolvar!

What happens to artifact power? Hazzikostas explained once again why they had used the artifact power system for so long. It would fundamentally be something good to have a mechanism of constant progress in the endgame, like artifact power. However, the team recognizes that it enabled players to complete a certain amount of activities each day. Those who did not complete them would slowly but surely fall behind.

WoW Artifact Xalatath Drain Power title — Since Legion, players have been farming artifact power almost daily – that has now come to an end.

As a result, there was a “compulsion” to farm artifact power every day so that one would not let their guild down. Switching to a twink was particularly difficult, as one would have to repeat the farming process.

For this reason, there will be no new system for artifact power in Shadowlands. Players should have more freedom regarding which content they want to play and can pursue specific goals.

We have more information about the new features from Shadowlands here for you.

How do Legendaries work? Hazzikostas reiterated that Legendaries in Legion were a great thing. They significantly increased players’ power and sometimes even drastically changed playstyle. However, the problem was obtaining the legendary items. If you only got Prydaz while everyone else got the items with the big DPS abilities, it felt bad.

In Shadowlands, players can therefore craft their Legendaries themselves. They have full control over which Legendary they want to go for and can complete tasks such as gathering resources. That way, you can directly choose which Legendary a character should work towards at the start. Once that’s done, you can start with the next one.

Additionally, there is a lot of freedom in creating legendary items. Currently, it looks like you can create a legendary item in such a way that it can essentially be worn in any slot. If you already have a cool helmet, you can simply make a legendary pair of boots.

We will surely learn how the system looks in detail in the coming months, perhaps already tonight at the upcoming “Deep Dive” panel.

What do you think of this change? Do you think it’s good that artifact power is disappearing? Or are you still cautious?

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Whoever gets killed in CoD: Modern Warfare in the smoke may have been a victim of a bug

Maik Schneider 2. November 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

The gameplay in the multiplayer mode of the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is being well received and the title makes a good start. However, Call of Duty is not free from bugs at the beginning. Players have now found a way to see through smoke, even without the annoying thermal scope.

How does smoke work in CoD? Artificially generated smoke is a popular tool in shooters to create cover in an area. This allows larger, uncovered areas to be crossed more or less safely, but obscuration tactics are also helpful for attacking occupied positions.

Smoke can be created in CoD: Modern Warfare through smoke grenades, for example, and thus protect a small area from the sights of trigger-happy enemies.

Until recently, it was possible to identify enemies through smoke with the special thermal sight. This function has been removed, and the large cloud should be a safe place for everyone – in theory.

Smoke can be seen through with the Shield Turret

However, even now you shouldn’t feel too safe in the smoke, because there is still a way to see through the thick haze.

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What’s wrong with the smoke? Players collect killstreak rewards in CoD Modern Warfare with consecutive kills, of which more are available at higher levels.

With 3 kills in a row, soldiers gain access to the shield turret. The turret is a kind of MG position and can be occupied to hold back or eliminate enemies directly.

When sitting in the turret, you look through a small slot in the middle, which is protected by bulletproof glass on the left and right. This bulletproof glass apparently has the magical ability to filter smoke for the human eye.

Gameplay only slightly affected

How does it affect the game? The effects are not too severe. The turret is not necessarily one of the most used gadgets. However, at the right moment, it can be quite annoying if the opponent can scout through the thick smoke and gets the jump on a well-planned surprise attack.

Are there any other graphical glitches? The missing smoke is not the only visual peculiarity that left players puzzled in the first week of CoD. You might want to avoid staring too long at the next bug. It’s quite possible that the rainbow burns directly into your retina.

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Do you need some tips to get started? Call of Duty is not necessarily known for its beginner-friendliness. However, no master has fallen from the sky yet. Here you can find some hints that are really helpful for getting started.

Have you also discovered some optical illusions or has your CoD experience been free of such failures so far?

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Destiny 2: Vex Offensive gets a larger loot pool – 2 weapons are new

Sven Galitzki 2. November 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

Bungie is trying to make the new activity Vex Offensive in Destiny 2 more attractive and is expanding its loot pool. Soon you will also be able to earn 2 weapons from the Season Pass there.

These weapons are: The new Auto rifle Plusquamperfekt and the new machine gun Temporalsatz both came to the game as seasonal weapons as part of Season 8.

They are initially available as rewards through the new Season Pass – for all players.

The auto rifle is available as a reward at Season Level 30, while the MG is obtained a bit later – at Season Rank 45. After that, they will also drop from other sources.

What will happen to these weapons now? As the developers announced in the latest “This Week at Bungie” blog, players will soon be able to obtain these two seasonal firearms from an additional source – namely from the Vex Offensive.

A player has already wondered why these two Vex-themed weapons could not be obtained from this activity. After all, it would make sense, and the meager loot pool of the Vex Offensive could certainly use it. It seems Bungie has listened and is now addressing this.

When will the change go live? This change is expected to take effect with the release of hotfix 2.6.1.1. This new update is currently scheduled for Thursday, November 7th.

How could these weapons be earned so far? By obtaining the two weapons from the Season Pass, you receive a version with fixed rolls – which are not necessarily the best.

However, after having played the weapons through the pass, you can unlock further options to earn them from other sources – and then even with random rolls, i.e., randomly assigned perks.

Then these two weapons can drop randomly for you after strikes, crucible or gambit matches – depending on how far you progress in the Season Pass. Now the Vex Offensive comes as an additional source.

Does this make the Vex Offensive more interesting? Yes, at least for guardians who are hunting a specific version of the two weapons.

Because the loot pool of the Vex Offensive is noticeably smaller than, for example, in strikes, PvP or gambit. The chance to obtain one of the two new seasonal weapons is therefore much higher in the Vex Offensive compared to the other activities.

However, if you’ve obtained the desired rolls of the new weapons or aren’t interested in these two Vex-inspired firearms, then the Vex Offensive probably won’t become any more exciting or rewarding.

What do you think of this step by Bungie? A good addition or do these weapons and the Vex Offensive leave you completely cold? By the way, Bungie also wanted to improve the top sniper Izanagi’s Burden, but it has not really worked:

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Pokémon GO: The best counters against Regirock, Regice and Registeel in the event

Noah Struthoff 2. November 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

The Regi Trio Regirock, Regice, and Registeel are back in Pokémon GO. We will show you the best counters and tell you how many players you need.

How long has the Regi Trio been around? The 3 legendary Pokémon are now only available for one weekend. On November 4th, the Regis will disappear from the raids and make way for Cobalion.

Until then, you can find all 3 Regis in the raids at the same time. They will also be featured in the live event that takes place this Saturday.

All the information about the Regi Trio – Counters, Shinies, Player counts

What about Shinies? All 3 raid bosses will also be available as Shinies in Pokémon GO. This is the first time you can find the Regi Trio as Shinies.

The chance for a Shiny is always 1 in 19 for legendary Pokémon. So you need to raid a lot if you want all the Shinies.

This is what has changed in terms of strength: The Regi Trio has significantly weaker stats according to initial reports from players than initially assumed. You will therefore need fewer players to defeat it.

The best counters against Regirock

Which Pokémon are effective? Regirock is a Rock type, which means it has weaknesses to Fighting, Ground, Water, Grass, and Steel. So you can bring a wide team. The best counters are:

Metagross with Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash
Kapilz with Counter and Drain Punch
Stalobor with Metal Claw and Drill Run
Dialga with Metal Claw and Iron Head
Machomei with Counter and Drain Punch
Kyogre with Cascad and Hydro Pump

How many players do you need? With the right weather (snow or cloudy), you can defeat Regirock with just three players. Without a weather bonus, however, we recommend 4-5 players to take down Regirock.

The best counters against Regice

Which Pokémon are effective? Regice is an Ice type, which is therefore vulnerable to Fire, Rock, Fighting, and Steel types. The best counters are therefore:

Skelabra with Fire Spin and Overheat
Metagross with Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash
Lavados with Fire Spin and Overheat
Lohgock with Counter and Blaze Kick
Machomei with Counter and Drain Punch
Dialga with Metal Claw and Iron Head

How many players do you need? With the right weather (sunny, snow, or cloudy), you can defeat Regice with three players. Otherwise, we also recommend 4-5 players here.

The best counters against Registeel

Which Pokémon are effective? Registeel is a Steel type, so Pokémon of the types Fire, Fighting, and Ground are effective. The best counters include:

Skelabra with Fire Spin and Overheat
Lavados with Fire Spin and Overheat
Lohgock with Counter and Blaze Kick
Machomei with Counter and Drain Punch
Entei with Fire Fang and Overheat
Kapilz with Counter and Drain Punch

How many players do you need? Registeel is the easiest of the 3 Regis to defeat. You only need 3 players, regardless of the weather. Players even report being able to manage it with pairs, due to the reduced CP in the raid.

Are you attending the live event in Pokémon GO? Here you can find all the information about it:

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6 big changes that await you in Diablo 4

Patrick Freese 2. November 2019 Reading time 4 minutes

Diablo 4 does a lot of things new or better than previous installments of the series like Diablo 3. If you missed the reveal, we show you the biggest changes from Diablo IV compared to Diablo III.

What was revealed? On November 1, Blizzard will finally unveil Diablo 4 at BlizzCon 2019. For weeks, more and more leaks about the game surfaced, and finally, Blizzard dropped the bomb.

In summary, D4 aims to be much darker and return to its roots. Blizzard has already introduced a few classes, the large open world, and gameplay. We will show you here what is changing.

1. Skill trees and runewords are back

What is that? In the new installment of the Diablo series, you will again have more options to shape your characters according to your wishes. During the presentation at BlizzCon, players learned that the skill trees will allow them to enhance or change individual attacks.

Runewords were special items in Diablo 2, but were missed in Diablo 3. You could add runewords to your equipment to activate additional modifiers. How exactly they will work in Diablo 4 and what effects they will have is still unclear.

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Why is it there? With so many customization options, Blizzard apparently wants to encourage more diversity among players’ playstyles. Even the last patches in Diablo 3 tried to bring the balance between different builds closer together so that many playstyles can be successful.

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2. Mounts! You ride through the world

What is that? Mounts are riding animals on which you can ride in the game and move through the world. No more constant walking; now you can be transported.

Previously, this was known in Diablo 3 from the crusader, who could gallop over the map and through groups of enemies on his horse.

So far, only horses have been mentioned. It’s likely that other animals will be added in the future. In the stream, Blizzard already showed what riding looks like in Diablo 4. Even the dismounting looks cool, but see for yourself:

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3. Open world – Play how you want

What is that? In Diablo 4, Blizzard does not force you into specific regions when playing the story. You decide yourself in the story which area to start with and which to follow next.

There are five different areas that have seamless transitions between them. You choose how you want to experience the story where. This decision is mainly based on the fact that players had stated during Diablo 3 that they wanted more freedom of choice in the story.

4. Everything gets darker

What is changing? The colorful effects and worlds from Diablo 3 are all toned down a bit. The overall picture of Diablo 4 appears rather grim and dark. This step fits well with the gruesome story and gameplay of the game.

In Diablo 3, there were always criticisms that it looked too bright and friendly, given that you are fighting such eerie enemies.

You can see how it all looks in the game in the gameplay trailer for Diablo 4.

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5. PvP and social areas

What is that? PvP means battles between players, player versus player. This feature has been announced for Diablo 4. You will be able to engage in direct duels with other players at various locations on the map. You don’t need to visit an arena.

However, there will also be zones on the world map where you are safe from PvP. However, PvP is supposed to be optional, so not everyone has to participate.

In social meeting points, you should encounter other players, trade items with them, or compare builds. There will also be strong bosses who apparently require multiple groups of players to defeat.

6. Druid as a new class

What is the Druid? In Diablo 3, you had to do without this class. But the Druid is one of the three classes that Blizzard has now introduced for Diablo IV.

This class is a shapeshifter and can effortlessly transform into a bear or werewolf during combat. Pretty cool. Blizzard states that it happens quickly.

When executing an attack in spell form, the Druid transforms even during the attack animation and then executes the strike as a bear or werewolf.

As you walk through the world with the Druid and slay monsters, animal companions are at your side. As a spellcaster, Druids summon powerful storms, while as a bear or werewolf, they are strong in melee combat.

Other classes in Diablo 4 include Sorcerers and Barbarians. We will introduce you to the three classes in D4 in detail here.

If you can barely wait for the release of Diablo 4, there is still some bad news. Blizzard states that this will happen “not soon.”

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Pokémon GO: Special Research “A Colossal Discovery” – All Quests

Noah Struthoff 2. November 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

The live event “A Colossal Discovery” from Pokémon GO is live in the first countries and players have already been diligently completing the special research. We show you all the stages here.

What kind of special research is this? This quest line is part of the large live event “A Colossal Discovery”. There you will receive not only the special research but also raid passes and other items, such as the Einall Stone.

The special research is the centerpiece and will ultimately bring you the legendary Pokémon Regigigas.

This is how you complete the special research “A Colossal Discovery”

There are a total of 4 stages in this special research. You need to complete 3 raids and evolve several Pokémon. In the end, Regigigas awaits you.

Stage 1

Catch 1 Regirock, Regice or Registeel
- Reward: 3000 XP
Catch 7 Rock-type Pokémon
- Reward: Encounter with a Koknodon
Evolve 7 Rock-type Pokémon
- Reward: Encounter with a Despotar

Reward for completing the stage: 3x golden raspberry, 3000 stardust, 10x great ball

Keep an eye out for these Pokémon: In the current event, monsters like Kleinstein or Stollunior are more frequently found. They are Rock-types, so the search shouldn’t be difficult.

Stage 2

Catch 1 Regirock, Regice or Registeel
- Reward: 3000 XP
Catch 7 Ice-type Pokémon
- Reward: Encounter with a Lapras
Evolve 7 Ice-type Pokémon
- Reward: Encounter with a Rexblisar

Reward for completing the stage: 1x Sinnoh Stone, 3000 stardust, 10x ultra ball

Keep an eye out for these Pokémon: Especially Quiekel should help you out here with the quest. Catch 7 of them and evolve them right away.

Stage 3

Catch 1 Regirock, Regice or Registeel
- Reward: 3000 XP
Catch 7 Steel-type Pokémon
- Reward: Encounter with a Schilterus
Evolve 7 Steel-type Pokémon
- Reward: Encounter with a Stahlos

Reward for completing the stage: 1x Einall Stone, 3000 stardust, 1x star piece

Keep an eye out for these Pokémon: Steel Pokémon, especially Stollunior and Magnetilo, are currently in circulation. Here you can easily complete the quest.

Stage 4

Take a snapshot of Registeel
- Reward: 3000 XP
Take a snapshot of Regice
- Reward: 3000 XP
Take a snapshot of Regirock
- Reward: 3000 XP

Reward for completing the stage: Encounter with a Regigigas, 10x Regigigas candy, exclusive avatar pose

This is important when solving: The 3 Regis can only be found in raids until Monday evening. So you shouldn’t wait long to complete the quest line.

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Hearthstone gets a Battle Chess mode, here’s what it looks like

Benedikt Schlotmann 2. November 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

Blizzard has introduced a Battle Chess mode for Hearthstone with the new expansion “Legacy of the Dragons.” We explain how it works and what you need to pay attention to.

This is the new game mode: A leak shortly before BlizzCon mentioned a new game mode, and now Blizzard has officially announced it: The game mode is called Battlegrounds. Here is the official trailer for the game mode:

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The official trailer for the Battlegrounds mode in Hearthstone.

What exactly is Battlegrounds? Battlegrounds is a game mode for 8 players. Each player chooses a hero. They then recruit minions in the tavern and choose a formation. The minions then fight against each other automatically. In the end, the player who is still alive wins.

When can I play “Battlegrounds”?

On November 5th at 7:00 PM CET, everyone who purchased a pre-sale package for “Legacy of the Dragons,” attended BlizzCon, or bought a virtual BlizzCon ticket can start.
On November 12th at 7:00 PM CET, the open beta begins, where all players can start.
The game mode is completely free and does not require a ticket like for the arena.

This is how the Battlegrounds mode works

In the following, we explain how the new Battlegrounds mode works in Hearthstone.

Choose heroes

Heroes Hearthstone Battlegrounds — One of the 24 heroes from Hearthstone Battlegrounds

First, you choose one of 24 heroes, each with a unique ability. At the beginning, you can choose from 2 heroes, later also from 3 heroes.

Recruitment phase

Recruit minions in the tavern – Costs 3 coins. Take a minion into your hand from the tavern. Playing a minion costs nothing.
Fire minions – get back one coin. A minion is discarded from the bench.
Refresh tavern – Costs 1 coin. New minions are laid out in the tavern.
Freeze selection – Free, the minions remain for the next round.
Upgrade tavern: The higher the tavern level, the better the minions available. With each upgrade, the costs increase. If you do not upgrade, the upgrade costs decrease again.

Special feature of recruitment: If you recruit three identical minions, they automatically upgrade to a more powerful golden version. These improved minions retain all effects you previously granted them.

Minion formation

Next, the minions must be arranged as usual in Hearthstone. During a fight, the minion on the left side attacks first.

Which opponent is attacked is determined randomly, unless the opponent has a minion with taunt.

Combat phase

During the combat phase, the minions attack automatically. The left minion attacks first. Its target is determined randomly.

The minions fight until they die. The player with minions remaining on the field at the end wins. The surviving minions are converted to attack points that are then dealt to the enemy hero.

All usual Hearthstone rules apply, such as taunt, deathrattle, or divine shield. It is important to arrange the minions wisely so that the synergies work.

After the battle, it goes back to the tavern. All your minions remain with you. Even dead minions return. In the tavern, you can rearrange the battleground, swap minions, or upgrade minions.

The game ends when all players are eliminated except for one.

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Overwatch 2 also has loot – but quite different from Diablo and WoW

Max Handwerk 2. November 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

Overwatch 2 was officially announced at Blizzcon. It comes with some new features – including a kind of loot system.

Here you can find loot: One of the new features that Overwatch 2 will get are story missions. In this mode, you can also go on a loot hunt. However, these are not items that you can collect to permanently enhance your heroes.

This is how loot works in Overwatch 2

A new power-up system: In Overwatch 2, you can pick up different power-ups during the story missions. The developers emphasized during the presentation that the item system will not be oriented to Diablo or WoW – so don’t expect items to suddenly fly out of robots. You also don’t have to fight with your friends for the best items.

The system is more similar to battle royale titles like Apex Legends or PUBG. The loot consists of temporarily effective item pickups that you receive for the duration of a mission. They come with various abilities and can be found in different rarity levels.

Among other things, there are items like healing stations that you can use to support your team. In addition, a “Corrosive Grenade” was presented, which deals extra damage to enemies, and a barrier. The latter is intended, for example, to provide your team some respite when you need to revive fallen team members in the chaos.

The items should complement the abilities of the heroes and thus bring more variety to the story missions.

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In Overwatch 2, heroes receive talents and become truly unique

Maik Schneider 2. November 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

At Blizzcon 2019, Overwatch 2 was officially confirmed and provided a lot of information. With the Hero Missions system, Blizzard introduces a co-op mode including a level system, adding a new depth to the heroes’ abilities with unlockable talents.

What are hero abilities in Overwatch? Overwatch is a fast-paced shooter featuring unique heroes with even crazier abilities. Many of the colorful protagonists have 3 different abilities, where two typically have relatively short cooldowns and one ultimate ability, which cannot be used often but packs a lot of power.

These abilities are an important part of the gameplay and define the play style of each hero. With the next Overwatch, special attacks will be enhanced and will receive unlockable talents through a level system, allowing you to further customize the abilities to match your play style.

Co-op mode introduces level system

How do I get the talents? The new progression system of the co-op mode in Overwatch 2 adds a PvE level to each hero. When you play the hero missions, which are the co-op missions in Overwatch 2, you can earn experience for that hero and level up further.

The developers emphasized at BlizzCon that the presented version of the level system is by no means final and many changes can occur before release. The current version shows the unlocking of 3 talent tiers (Level 1, 10, and 20), with two talents available to choose from for each.

Powerful talents for all heroes

What do the talents do to the abilities? The new ability extensions allow for deeper customization of the favorite heroes to align with one’s play style or that of the rest of the team. Tracer has, for example, the following choices:

Level 1

Adaptive Reload
- Using an ability reloads the pulse pistols.
Chain Reaction
- Pulse Bomb causes additional explosions on all affected enemies.

Level 10

Flash
- Warping through enemies deals damage.
Hindsight
Time Loop deals damage again to enemies hit along the way.

Level 20

Vortex
- Enemies are pulled to the Time Loop point and held there.
Speed Kills
- Last hitting an enemy reduces ability cooldowns.

The talents elevate one of the most crucial mechanics, the abilities, to a whole new level and make these powerful attacks against PvE hordes even stronger.

Hero missions are supposed to offer high replay value

And how do these hero missions work? Overwatch 2 comes with a large online co-op mode featuring many hero missions. These missions lead you and your teammates to various locations around the world, allowing you to showcase your presence as Overwatch heroes against every threat. The developers compared this mode to the Adventure Mode of Diablo and claim it will provide high replay value.

To keep the missions exciting, Blizzard has incorporated the following functions:

Many maps spread across the globe
- Including maps from Overwatch 1
The above-mentioned level system
- Brings progression for the individual heroes
- New talents to unlock
Missions on the same map vary
- Changing objectives and tasks
- Different enemy types

The expansive scope, the variability of the missions, together with leveling favorite heroes sounds like a really fun experience. However, how the talents and co-op missions fit into the game ultimately remains to be seen.

What other news about Overwatch was shared at BlizzCon? During the opening show and later on the panel for Overwatch, several new details about the shooter were revealed. Check here if you want to know more:

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Shadowlands will significantly change the usual leveling in WoW

Cortyn 2. November 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

With World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, a lot is going to change in leveling in WoW – especially for Twinks. They will soon have many more options.

During BlizzCon 2019, many details about World of Warcraft: Shadowlands will be revealed. The next expansion revolves around Sylvanas’ grand plan and brings many changes. Not only is the level cap reduced from 120 to 60, but leveling is also massively changed. This is great for Twinks and story fans.

What was said? Ion Hazzikostas, the Game Director of World of Warcraft, revealed some exciting details in the “What’s Next?” panel for Shadowlands. He also addressed the leveling of Twinks. Many players are frustrated that they can only manage one or two areas in Pandaria before they are too high in level to accomplish anything meaningful there.

This will change with Shadowlands. Hazzikostas announced that you can spend the complete level range of 1-50 in one expansion if you wish. So, anyone wanting to play through all the areas of Mists of Pandaria or Warlords of Draenor to experience a cohesive story can do so.

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What does this change mean? In plain language, this means that you can level every character up to Shadowlands in exactly the areas where you like to play. It seems that the scaling areas, which were introduced a few patches ago, will be further adjusted so that there are no more restrictions.

This change is likely to please especially those players who have only recently discovered World of Warcraft and have never had the opportunity to play through some areas “meaningfully.” But long-time veterans also benefit. Anyone uninterested in Outland and Northrend will never have to revisit these areas when leveling again.

What do you think of this change? Are you looking forward to leveling completely in one of your favorite expansions soon? Or do you find this change silly?

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The first Twitch streams of Diablo 4 are running – Check out new gameplay here

Noah Struthoff 1. November 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

Just announced Diablo 4 and first streamers are already allowed to try Blizzard’s next hit.

At BlizzCon 2019, Diablo 4 was announced as the next installment in the saga. Only a few hours have passed since the announcement, and first streamers can get a glimpse of the game live from Anaheim.

Blizzard also released a strict schedule, which indicates when each streamer will be live. All mechanics of the game cannot be tested yet.

Check out gameplay of Diablo 4 here

Who is allowed to stream? Only selected personalities are allowed to stream Diablo 4 to the world. Currently, it is still Bluddshed, who is well-known in the Diablo scene. Watch the stream here:

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Watch Bluddshed’s live video on www.twitch.tv

Throughout the night and tomorrow, more streamers will go live to provide insights. These are also personalities from the Diablo scene. Blizzard is allowing only major streamers here.

A detailed schedule can be found here:

What will be shown? Streamer Bluddshed is currently testing the Barbarian class. You can already engage in some battles and have an overview of runes and the talent tree.

Update: Meanwhile, both Bluddshed and the famous Diablo streamer Rhykker have uploaded their gameplay videos on YouTube. Both also had a short interview with the developers. We have embedded the videos here for you:

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When can you try it yourself? This will probably take some time. Blizzard has not yet released a release date, and players suspect a release no sooner than late 2020.

So for now, you should settle for streams and fresh gameplay, because you probably won’t be able to control a character that quickly. Unless you are at BlizzCon yourself. There, you can already try out some passages from the game.

3 classes are known for Diablo 4. We have presented each class here and examined their abilities:

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The new game mode in Overwatch 2 could promote unpopular heroes

Benedict Grothaus 1. November 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

The developers released more details about Overwatch 2 at Blizzcon 2019. There were several pieces of information about the new PvP mode “Push”. This mode is apparently designed to be particularly fair and has some interesting mechanics.

This is “Push”: “Push” will be the new PvP mode that is set to launch with Overwatch 2. The developers describe this mode as the first new “Core” mode.

This means that “Push” joins the well-known modes played in quick play and ranked, and will not simply appear as an event mode in the arcade.

So far, Toronto (Canada) has been introduced as a “Push” map. At Blizzcon 2019, the developers have revealed some details about the new mode.

This is how the new PvP mode works

What is the objective? The goal of “Push” is to escort a robot as far as possible to one side of the map. It pushes a heavy barrier in front of it, which must be moved through various checkpoints along a fixed route.

The robot moves when players accompany it in the respective direction, namely toward the opposing zone of the map. If the escorting team is wiped out or pushed back, the opponents can lead the robot in the opposite direction.

At the end of the round, the winner is: the team that has progressed the farthest. Progress can be tracked at the top of the map. If the bot reaches the end of the path, the corresponding team wins immediately. The mode is thus a kind of tug-of-war.

These are the highlights: The corresponding maps for “Push” are all mirrored, so both teams have exactly the same conditions. Some features are designed to make the mode particularly unique:

The bot moves slower when pushing and faster on the way back – this way, “defending” teams do not have too hard a time catching up.
Team fights will determine the course of the round faster.
The layout of the maps may encourage the use of some heroes that are otherwise rarely seen.

As it can be clearly determined which team progressed effectively, rounds in “Push” should not take as long as endless overtime rounds in other modes.

How does “Push” promote unpopular heroes? Assistant Game Director Aaron Keller mentioned that the layout of the maps with narrow passages could provide a stage for less-played heroes like Reaper.

The mode itself seems to be more geared towards offensive gameplay and action, which is why many defensive heroes that were popular for a long time will move into the background.

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