The new image of the Lich King from World of Warcraft is real. The corresponding file has now also been found on an official Blizzard page.
A few days ago, we reported on an image that made the rounds in various forums and on Reddit. It showed the Lich King Bolvar Fordragon in a quality that can typically only be found in Blizzard cinematics. There were many doubts and criticisms about whether this image is true or just a very well-made fake.
Meanwhile, it can be said quite clearly: This image is real.
Why is the image real? The image has now also appeared on an official Blizzard page, specifically in the Gear Store. This is essentially the shop where fans can buy merchandise related to WoW and other Blizzard games.
A few clever users had found the image with a trick, as the product is actually not yet available for purchase.
What was the trick? The Twitter user Miquelisme found the image. He used the shop’s URL, which actually led to a purchasable image of Onyxia. Then he simply replaced the word “Onyxia” in the URL with “Bolvar” and promptly the corresponding image was shown to him, depicting the Lich King in his burning glory.
Meanwhile, the link is no longer accessible, Blizzard has apparently fixed it. But the “evidence” is now in circulation, we managed to confirm it ourselves before Blizzard’s correction.
What does it mean that this image is real? The image is mainly associated with the “Shadowlands” expansion and contains an interesting detail: Bolvar’s blue eyes.
The fact that Bolvar’s eyes are blue again through the helmet could mean that the power of Ner’Zhul is breaking through again and less and less of Bolvar remains. When he put on the helmet, his eyes were still red.
It is a bit unfortunate that the news from BlizzCon 2019 is already revealed too early through many leaks, but that only fuels speculation and theories further.
We will surely learn more details on Friday evening, as BlizzCon 2019 begins then and the next WoW expansion will finally be presented.
Today, on Tuesday, October 29th, the Fortnite servers will be down as usual on all platforms (PC/Mac, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, iOS, Android) for a new update to be deployed. When does maintenance start, how long does it last, and what does the new patch bring? MeinMMO has all the info!
What is happening today in Fortnite? As known from previous years, Fortnitemares starts today, Fortnites Halloween event. It will bring new challenges and skins. It starts at 2 PM German time. However, you will have to undergo a scheduled maintenance beforehand.
Fortnite servers going down – when and how long?
When do the maintenance works start? Due to the time change in Germany, the times will be chaotic for at least a few weeks. Instead of 10 AM, the servers will be shut down already at 9 AM German time.
How long will the maintenance work last? Based on experience, the maintenance work shouldn’t take too long. By noon at the latest, you should be able to log in again, as long as there are no unforeseen issues.
Fortnite Patch 11.10 – Are these the new contents?
What does the update bring for the Battle Royale mode? It is certain that Fortnitemares will return. It should start at 2 PM German time. Presumably, new challenges, skins, and decorations will come.
Furthermore, Epic might also give a weapon a Halloween effect again, just like they did with the rocket launcher, which they casually turned into a pumpkin launcher.
Was extremely popular – The pumpkin launcher
What does the update bring for PvE players? The Save the World faction was anything but pleased at the start of Season 11, as there were significantly fewer new contents compared to Battle Royale.
However, that should change today. PvE fans will likely receive new missions, challenges, and new items in the event shop as well. The new event is also entirely under the sign of Fortnitemares.
What do you think about it? Are you looking forward to the event?
After the rather rocky start of Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Ubisoft is reworking the game and addressing various issues one by one. In five steps, Breakpoint is set to become a better game.
How was Ghost Recon Breakpoint received? Shortly before and after release, Breakpoint had a tough time in the community and received very poor reviews. Players complained that it felt more like a loot shooter than a Ghost Recon title.
How does Ubisoft plan to save the game now? However, Ubisoft hasn’t let this stop them from planning for the future of Breakpoint. The developers have reviewed the feedback and written a blog post detailing improvements.
This outlines five
points that will make Breakpoint the game
that players have requested.
1. Technical
Improvements
What will be improved: The first step will be to free Breakpoint from bugs. Issues with bugs and stability will be addressed so players can enjoy the game without disruptive errors.
Crashes during gameplay should soon be a thing of the past.
When will the improvements arrive? The first wave of improvements has already been released with title update 1.0.2 on October 15. The next wave is expected to arrive mid-November with title update 1.0.3.
2. New Content
What is coming: Another focus will be to feed Breakpoint with more content. Specifically, the first raid, Project Titan, and the Terminator Live Event are planned. Details about the content will come later.
When will the content be released? Project Titan is expected to be released in December 2019, followed shortly by the Terminator Live Event.
3. In-Game Economy
What will be improved? The third point addresses the economy in the game. Here, Ubisoft is still a bit vague about what changes will be made and how. Collectible resources will likely be the target of the change.
4. AI Companions
What is coming: As announced at E3 2019, Ghost Recon Breakpoint will get AI companions back, similar to how they were in Wildlands. They will serve as companions when players are not playing in co-op mode but still wish to approach tactics as a team.
When will the companions be released? Ubisoft has not yet provided a release timeframe. It is only said that “time is needed.” Therefore, we do not expect a release before 2020.
5. Freedom of Choice
What was the problem? Ghost Recon Breakpoint introduced several innovations that polarized the community – for instance, microtransactions that sparked an outcry.
An early version of the shop caused an uproar.
Other elements, like the survival features or tiered better loot, have their fans who celebrate them on one side and opponents who reject them on the other.
What will now be improved: Breakpoint is set to become a “more radical and immersive” version of the current game and provide an authentic military experience. Players should be able to “tailor” their own personal experience.
However, how Ubisoft plans to achieve this has not yet been revealed. There is also no timeframe for this yet, as it is “too early” to divulge any details.
Will all this work?
How it has gone for Ubisoft so far: Ubisoft has a long history of games that, after a rough start, suddenly became successful:
For The Division 2, an important content update was postponed to improve the quality of the game instead
Ubisoft traditionally sticks with service games until they achieve a status that players largely enjoy. Therefore, it is quite likely that Breakpoint will still become a success.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In Fortnite, there will soon be a new starter pack with a skin, accessories, and V-Bucks. This pack is also available at a bargain price.This is how you get it.
What is this starter pack? In Season 11 (Chapter 2, Season 1), there is again a new starter pack. These packs are usually offered in every season.
What is included in the Wavebreaker pack? According to data miners, the starter pack will include the following:
A skin
A back accessory
A pickaxe
600 V-Bucks
What do the items from the starter pack look like? Data miner HYPEX posted a picture on Twitter showing all the items from the pack. Here’s how it looks:
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It is again a female skin with a blue/gray outfit. She looks pretty cool also because of the sunglasses she is wearing.
Epic Games has also started decorating skins with sunglasses at the launch of the new chapter. In the Season 11 Battle Pass, you can also see skins that wear sunglasses.
It’s a bargain, but only for real money
How much does the pack cost? If you want the pack, you will probably have to pay the usual 4.99 euros. Since the 600 V-Bucks in the pack are already worth 6 euros, the pack is a real bargain at this price.
Why is it so cheap? The starter packs are probably offered so cheap to entice players into microtransactions who have not done so before or have earned V-Bucks via Battle Pass rewards or the PvE mode Save the World.
This was one of the first starter packs in Fortnite
When will the pack be released? The pack is already available in New Zealand. According to the leak, it should be available in the shop tomorrow, Tuesday, October 29. Whether it will be available immediately after updating the item shop is unfortunately not known.
What do you think of this new starter pack? Would you be happy about it?
In a message to the players, the Teamfight Tactics developers report what they have learned from the first set. We have summarized the 5 most important changes for Set 2.
What changes in Set 2? The TFT developers want to do some things differently in Set 2. In addition to more than 30 new champions and many new attributes, the overall direction of the game has also been discussed.
Unlike Set 1, unfair randomness or frustrating effects should be avoided. There will also be adjustments to the patch rhythm.
We have summarized the 5 most important innovations for you.
1. Changes to Randomness
What differences are there in randomness? According to the developers, there are two types of randomness:
Controllable randomness – When one of two Imperials receives the buff.
Bad randomness – When phantoms put an opponent at 100 health points.
The first set often relied on the bad type of randomness. The introduction of the four Hextech champions even worsened the situation. Accordingly, the developers reacted.
What changes in Set 2? Set 2 will rely only on controllable randomness. Therefore, phantoms and Hextech have been removed from the game. The changes to items in patch 9.18 should have already made randomness more controllable.
This has partially worked. While before patch 9.18 there was much discussion about items, these discussions have now almost disappeared.
2. Changes to CC
What changes to CC in Set 2? In the current set of Teamfight Tactics, there are many combos that rely heavily on crowd control, including:
Ice creatures
Gnar
Kennen
Leona.
Additionally, the demons that used to drain mana from opponents have incapacitated champions. Changes have already been made in Set 1 that reduced CC.
These adjustments should continue in the new Set 2. Notably, none of the new attributes have any effect related to CC.
What is the difference between soft and hard counters? Hard counters completely negate a specific effect, while soft counters only significantly reduce it. The best example is the dragons:
Previously, the dragons were 100% immune to magical damage.
Today, incoming damage is only reduced by 75%.
The principle of soft counters will continue in Set 2. Therefore, universal content like void creatures with true damage or nobility with resistances against magical and physical damage will no longer exist.
4. Less frequent, but larger patches
What changes to the patch rhythm? While updates were released every week upon TFT’s release, this rhythm was significantly slowed down by the end of Set 1. The last patch 9.21 was even very small.
In Set 2, there could be “B-patches” again at release to fix major bugs: smaller updates that correct errors from the previous “big patch”.
After a short time, the rhythm should settle back to two weeks. Furthermore, not every of these updates will contain a significant change.
Currently, only 3 to 4 new major updates are planned. These will then introduce new champions, items, or other game expansions.
5. Major Overhaul of the Battlefield
What changes to the battlefield? The battlefield of Teamfight Tactics will be expanded by one row on each side with Set 2. Additionally, elemental fields will be introduced that bring various buffs.
Its position and effect are symmetrical, allowing both sides to benefit from them. These changes aim to make gameplay more exciting and keep combos flexible.
More about the changes to the battlefield can be found here:
Two of the biggest Fortnite streamers, Tfue (Twitch) and Ninja (Mixer), met in a tournament. While Tfue’s team goes wild, the streamer stays cool and racks up kills.
This is the situation: The two streamers faced off with their teams as part of a warm-up for the Fortnite Championship Series.
Tfue and his team were on their way to the zone when a teammate noticed that Ninja’s squad was right in front of them, in the fields of Frenzy Farm.
Tfue stays cool and dominates
This is how the encounter goes: Initially, Tfue lands a sniper shot from a distance, taking out one of Ninja’s team members. One of his teammates yells loudly while another excitedly shouts, “That’s Ninja, that’s Ninja!”
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The team then rushes towards their opponents. They want to eliminate Ninja’s team as quickly as possible. The teammates are yelling, while Tfue remains composed and does not show any emotion.
In the end, Tfue’s team pushed and eliminated Ninja and his teammates. During the fight, loud shouting can be heard repeatedly, but Tfue only spoke briefly and quietly.
For the rest of the time, he chewed gum coolly and did not reveal how many kills he was racking up.
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In the clips, Ninja is not visibly identifiable by name. However, it is clear that it was Ninja’s team that was eliminated. For instance, Tfue took out Ninja’s partner Reverse2k.
Furthermore, Tfue’s teammates repeatedly yell that Ninja is also involved. However, this is not definitively recognizable.
Ninja is apparently a big deal for Tfue’s teammates
There was another encounter: In a different match, Tfue and his team faced Ninja again. This time the Mixer streamer was definitely present, as he was personally taken out by Tfue. Again, the Twitch streamer remained very cool.
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This is what is special about the clips: The clips show that Tfue is already experienced in matches against other pros. He was also present at the Fortnite World Cup in the summer. Therefore, he remains calm.
For his teammates, however, the fight against Ninja seems to be something special. Not without reason, they are shouting loudly.
Pokémon GO is a lot of fun. However, 10 small things could make the game even better – we show you which ones.
Niantic keeps adding major updates and especially many more Pokémon. However, there are also several small things that would improve Pokémon GO.
These are mainly about features in the gameplay mechanics and not about new content. For example, proper notifications or better settings could enhance the gaming experience.
These 10 things would improve Pokémon GO
Skip timer in raids: Especially in small raids, it is incredibly annoying that you have to wait 2 minutes before you can finally fight. Many raids can be completed alone. So it makes no sense for other players to join.
If there was a button to skip the waiting time, you would save many minutes. Everyone could hit start, and the raid would begin.
Remembering the ball: If you catch a Pokémon with a Ultra Ball and then click the next creature, the Pokéball is automatically selected again.
This is especially annoying on Community Days, as you often use the Ultra Ball and have to select it again every time.
If you could preset, for example in the settings, which ball you want to have selected at the start, you could save a lot of time.
Execute multiple power-ups at once: If you want to level up a Pokémon, it currently takes quite a long time. You have to perform each power-up individually, and depending on the level of the creature, this can take several minutes.
It would be desirable to execute multiple power-ups at once. You could be told how much dust and candies leveling up to the maximum would cost, and the Pokémon would jump to its max level within seconds.
Sending event Pokémon: The Halloween Event 2019 provided a good example. At last, you can send event Pokémon, like Pikachu in costume, without the annoying confirmation.
For the numerous Pikachu with hats, you still have to confirm that you really want to send the event Pokémon. You cannot send them with other creatures. This makes no sense, as these Pokémon are particularly common in events, and you have many specimens to send. You will only be unnecessarily delayed.
A notification for quest stack: If you do not catch a Pokémon from a quest immediately, it goes into the quest stack. You can store up to 100 Pokémon there. While this is very useful, unfortunately, you cannot see when this stack is full. If you exceed 100, Pokémon just disappear from the stack.
A small notification would help here. You could then see exactly how many creatures you have in your stack and whether you should catch them again. This way, Pokémon do not unnecessarily disappear if the stack is full.
Collecting quests with a full Pokémon box: If you do not have space in your Pokémon box, you can still collect quest rewards. This is annoying, as you cannot see the reward; it disappears directly into the quest stack.
Especially frustrating is this with a potential shiny. You cannot see if it is shiny and have to catch your whole stack first to see the reward.
A simple message that the Pokémon box is full and you cannot collect the quest would help here. This way, the above-mentioned mishaps would not happen.
A display of XP: If you have reached level 40, you are at the maximum. However, you can still earn more XP. However, you can only see this yourself under your medals.
A display that at least reveals to friends how much XP you have could make the otherwise pointless gathering of XP interesting again. You could directly compare yourself with friends and follow their progress.
Better sorting amongst friends: Another feature missing in the Friends feature is the display of which player can still receive a gift.
Until now, you have to click on each player individually to see if they still have a gift. If this filter existed, you could sort faster and get rid of gifts.
Display of players who are online: If you like PvP, you can challenge friends over distance, but you cannot see if the friend is currently online. So you can send an invite but might not get a response because the friend is not playing right now.
If it were indicated next to each friend whether they are currently online, it would make the situation easier. You could send invitations more easily and be sure that the person sees them.
If Niantic at least suggested somewhat decent Pokémon here, one could fight more effectively and beginners would not always have to put together a battle team right away.
What feature do you think could improve Pokémon GO?
In the Halloween event of Borderlands 3, there are some special items that you can secure. How to get them can be found here.
These items are provided by Bloody Harvest: If you have already started playing Bloody Harvest, you may have already stumbled across one of the event items. So far, four have been found. They are:
The Fearmonger Shotgun
The Stalker Sniper Rifle
The Ghast Call Grenade
The Scream of Terror Shield
The Fearmonger is the target of many players
This is what makes the items special: All four items are classified as “Legendary”. Especially the Ghast Call Grenade, which unleashes several flying skulls on enemies, has proven to be very useful. Fearmonger and Stalker can leverage the new “Terror” mechanic of the event. The Scream of Terror Shield screams around when it breaks. But how do you get the four items?
Farm Captain Haunt or hunt ghosts?
Here are the items: In general, you can get the two weapons, the grenade, and the shield mainly through two ways. In Bloody Harvest, you must face Captain Haunt at the end. There is a chance that he will drop one of the 4 items.
The second option is to hunt ghosts. You will need to do this anyway to reach Haunt – because to challenge him, you must collect 25 units of ectoplasm. Which option is more worthwhile?
Bloody Harvest invites you to collect loot
This is how worthwhile Captain Haunt is: Those who reach Captain Haunt will be offered an exciting boss fight. However, he cannot be farmed like other bosses. To challenge Haunt, players must continuously collect ectoplasm. This can take quite a while.
This would be less of a problem if Haunt reliably dropped the sought-after weapons. However, several players report, for example in the Gearbox Forum, that they did not receive any event items during some runs. Although Haunt dropped legendary weapons – but not the desired ones. One point, by the way, that will also be addressed regarding other bosses soon.
Captain Haunt
This is how worthwhile the ghosts are: Another option that players try is hunting loot ghosts. These are special golden ghosts that drop particularly powerful weapons.
To catch them, one must defeat gold-glowing enemies, which releases a loot ghost. This follows the same principle as finding normal ghosts – just with a higher rarity level.
The problem: The loot ghosts are very rare. Some locations have proven to be more useful than others. Travel especially to places where you find many enemies that are easy to defeat. The more enemies you have, the greater the chance of finding a rare loot ghost. The following locations are particularly suggested:
The waterfall at Voracious Canopy on Eden-6
The Slaughter Shaft on Pandora
Ectoplasm
This method seems to be leading to more success in terms of weapons in the community than many fights against Haunt. However, Haunt’s drop rate has been improved via hotfix – it’s possible that he will drop stronger items more often soon.
Besides Bloody Harvest, the update also brought many fixes – and announcements for the future:
However, clever Guardians have discovered a trick that noticeably increases the damage output of players in this new PvE top activity. This makes life in the new raid, especially during the tough final boss encounter against “Consecrated Mind – Sol Nature”, significantly easier.
What exactly does the glitch do? In all encounters in the new raid – except the first one – damage can be increased by a full 33% or even more. This can essentially be maintained throughout the entire raid – until one dies.
How does the trick work? The whole thing revolves around two raid-specific mods:
Relay Defender
and Enhanced Relay Defender
These mods only work in the raid and can only be obtained there. Therefore, you must have already had some loot luck for it to work at all – because you need a few of them.
These mods grant the wearer bonus damage when they are within 5 meters of a relay (the structures from which the beams come), and the effect can be stacked.
With the trick, it is possible not only to stack the buff even further but also to use it outside of the 5m radius.
Once you stand next to an active relay, you need to equip a full set with the Enhanced Relay Defender mod on every piece of armor. Then equip a set with the regular Relay Defender mod on each piece of armor. Move a short distance away from the relay and then return to it.
If everything works, you should now have 2x the Relay Defender buff and 2x the Enhanced Relay Defender buff. Even if you move away from the relay, you will keep this buff – until you die. If you have a full set with the Enhanced Relay Defender mod, you also receive an additional damage bonus within the 5m radius from the relay itself. This way, you can deal more than 33% extra damage.
Especially with weapons like Izanagi’s Burden (with Catalyst), even the final raid boss becomes almost a walk in the park – even if only a part of the group pulls off this trick.
When will this be fixed? This is currently unknown. However, the more players address the issue, the faster Bungie will likely respond. Usually, the studio reacts quite quickly to such glitches. Therefore, this trick should not be possible for much longer.
Since this is a pure PvE trick that does not hurt any other players, we have also decided to report on it.
Hand on heart:What do you think of such glitches? Is it okay to use them as long as they don’t directly hurt another player? Do you view such tricks critically in general? Or do you not care at all? If you’re still looking for a regular boss killer, you can find more information here:
This weekend, we have a great streaming program prepared for you. Join us and experience the gaming highlights of the month!
What will be happening this weekend? This Halloween weekend will be particularly eventful:
The BlizzCon: One of the highlights of the year for fans of Blizzard games. There are now plenty of leaks about possible big announcements, such as Overwatch 2 and Diablo 4. It will definitely be exciting!
The EGX: The new gaming fair will open its doors to visitors in Berlin this weekend. We will be there and discuss current topics in gaming.
Therefore, together with our colleagues from GameStar and GamePro, we have prepared a special streaming schedule for you for the Monster Weekend. Throughout the weekend, there will be many talks focusing on the BlizzCon, the EGX, and the Halloween festival.
Where can I find the stream? You can find the streams as always on our channels on Twitch and YouTube:
As a special customization option in the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, you have watches available for your operator. However, the option remains grayed out until you unlock watches. We will show you how to do it.
What are these watches? The watches in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare give you the chance to customize your various operators. The watches are accessories that the characters wear on their wrists.
They serve no real function, other than displaying the real time and date. Their main purpose is cosmetic.
The option to equip watches is currently still grayed out for many players, with the note that they must earn watches first.
This suggests that some watches can be unlocked through the progression system. However, two watches are already available. We will tell you how to get them.
Unlocking Watches on PS4, Xbox One, and PC
These watches are available: In a leak on reddit, the user has already found 23 different watches that players can unlock. Some of these watches have additional features that can be speculated about, such as:
Two of the watches have already been confirmed and look exactly as shown in the leak. Which other watches will come is yet to be seen. Currently, it is only known how to obtain the two watches.
Here’s how you can unlock the watches: The two available watches are each tied to actions that you cannot perform in the game itself and require you to pay money.
The first option is the “Endowment” package for €9.99, which you can buy directly through the in-game shop. The shop then directs you to your platform’s page where you can purchase the package.
The proceeds go to an organization supporting war veterans, and you unlock various cosmetics – including the “traditional” watch.
The second option is harder to obtain for Europeans. There is a collaboration between Call of Duty and Totino’s Pizza. The brand has promotional packs with codes in various supermarkets in North America.
If you redeem a total of three different codes, you receive various cosmetics such as charms, a calling card, and indeed a watch.
However, these codes are not available in Europe as mentioned. However, if you have acquaintances in the USA, you might want to ask them for the codes.
Are there more watches? So far, it is not known if more watches will come. However, there is a collaboration between Burger King and Call of Duty.
LoL pro Choi “Sword” Sung-won is solely blamed for his team Griffin’s elimination at the League of Legends Worlds 2019. That’s what fans and his former coach say. He also admits to weaknesses. Furthermore, he complained about the lineup and his coach was fired.
This was the problem: The “top lane” in League of Legends is one of the most challenging positions in the game. A top laner is often left alone in many situations.
He is an “easy target” for the opponent’s ganks.
This is Team Griffin, one of the strongest teams from Korea.
Often, a tank or at least a robust champ plays here, who cannot expect any support but has to manage on his own. Because he is on the “weak side” of most actions – usually, there are 2 players on the bot lane.
Sword faced the absolute top player of the Chinese team, “TheShy”, who is considered an exceptional player on the top lane.
This is “TheShy”, a world-class player on the top lane.
The weakest player in LoL is getting weaker
Once a player in a LoL match dies for the first time, he misses experience points and gold, while his opponent, who killed him, receives gold and experience points and gets stronger.
Sword proved to be a weakness for his team in the match against Invictus Gaming – he died 22 times over 4 games. He managed only 4 kills himself. He was clearly the weakest link in the chain.
It was probably a pitch-black day. We will see if Sword can recover from this.
We took the title image from the Inven site. It shows Sword at a press conference.
The highlight video of game 4 shows how Sword is taken down time and again until he becomes so weak that he drops from full health to 0 in seconds, without achieving anything.
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The problem is that Griffin otherwise had strong players in all positions – they even have a player named Doran (19) on the team who can play on the top lane and has played there.
The fired coach has now commented on the performance of his team in a statement (via reddit). He made it clear that he had decided to play Doran in the top lane. He had told everyone that. Under him as coach, Doran would have been the top laner.
Then, Sword would have complained to the team’s general manager behind the coach’s back.
cvMax further states: The other 4 players would be a “world-class” lineup, but when one player is weak, it creates a big gap. The team shouldn’t have lost – Sword should feel very guilty.
This is what Sword himself says: In the press conference, Sword named the “lack of power on the top lane” as the reason for the team’s elimination. (via inven)
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The new RP-realm Celebras in WoW Classic is wonderful. At least that’s what Cortyn thinks and is happy there, because it is once again a “real” RP-realm.
For a few days now, German-speaking role players in World of Warcraft Classic have finally had their wish fulfilled and received their own RP-realm: Celebras. After just a few days, I can say that this has done more than just good for my long-term motivation for WoW Classic.
I must also honestly say that the decision was not easy. After all, I had by now formed a guild and made many acquaintances that I left behind. After a long conversation, at least a large part of the guild could be persuaded to switch, and so far, I have not regretted it. Celebras is, from a role-playing perspective, my little private paradise.
RP-flags everywhere: No matter how you look at it, role players are a minority even on RP-realms in Retail-WoW now. You probably still have the best ratio on the realm “Die Aldor”, but even here, there are many guilds that have nothing to do with role-play and have wandered there for other reasons. It was different many years ago when “Die Aldor” was opened.
And just like back then, it feels now on Celebras. Who walks through Stormwind or Orgrimmar and looks at players discovers at least 9 out of 10 players with a role-play flag. These are descriptions of the character (like appearance, age, and sometimes additional information) created by the RP-addon ‘TotalRP3’ (link to Curse download).
Advantages in PvE – once again: Just like in Retail, the RP-realm Celebras (unfortunately) also offers advantages in PvE because it is currently still relatively sparsely populated, and most players indulge in role-play.
But even if you want to farm or grind a little, there are simply significantly fewer players in the endgame areas. Recently, it was almost impossible to farm something in Everlook during normal times. For example, if someone wanted to farm the Furbolgs in Winterspring, they could bet that 10-12 players were there at the same time to share the nearly 25 mobs among themselves – and that, even though Everlook still had at least 2 layers.
On Celebras, that is at least different at the moment. If at all, there are 2-3 other players there, and if I discover a role-play flag among them, it automatically lifts my mood. Like-minded people are not so bad after all.
When the new realm appeared in the list, the joy was great.
This unfortunately makes Celebras interesting for “non-role players” as well, but they are likely to lose interest fairly soon when it comes to large raid groups or the general supply of resources in the auction house.
I find complete sentences great: One last point, which may seem a bit condescending, is the fact that a completely different language prevails on RP-servers. Most people write complete sentences that are simply pleasant to read. I know that many save time with “LFM strat human 1 dd 1 tank then go, orbs locked” and basically most players know what it means. I still find it awful.
I would rather read a few lines of convoluted “RP-blabla” from an elven priestess looking for brave warriors for her elunefavored cleansing of Stratholme to further Mother Moon’s agenda.
Walking through the streets of Stormwind and seeing little RP conversations everywhere makes me smile inside (and sometimes also outside).
I have missed this. An RP-realm where RP is the norm and not the exception.
In short: Celebras is currently a small WoW paradise for me, and I hope it will last for many weeks and months. Even though I fear that the RP community will have torn itself apart again by Christmas at the latest, as it has every time before. But that is material for another article…
Are you also on Celebras? How do you like it there?
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Legends of Runeterra is the new card game from the League of Legends developer Riot Games. It has many parallels to Hearthstone, the card game from Blizzard, but also notable differences. We have gathered the biggest of them for you.
We have specifically looked at these two card games and selected the 5 biggest gameplay differences and what Legends of Runeterra does differently.
1. Differences in Gameplay
Where do LoR and Hearthstone differ the most? While in Hearthstone players have individual rounds for themselves and can perform an unlimited number of actions, both players in Legends of Runeterra perform actions in one round.
Although actions are still alternate, they occur after every major action. If a player plays a card, their opponent is up for an action before they can attack with that card.
This adds more dynamics to the game because each action can be immediately reacted to. This also applies to attacks.
The game board of Legends of Runeterra
What are the differences in attacks? Each round, one player is the attacker and the other is the defender. The defender can decide with which champion to block attacks or whether to let the attacks go directly to the health points.
A big difference because in Hearthstone, the attacker controls what happens on the field and which cards are attacked. Additionally, spells can be used to prevent attacks or defenses.
What are the differences in spells? While in Hearthstone only traps can react to the actions of opponents, there are different types of spells in Legends of Runeterra that have varying speed effects on the game:
Burst – The spells activate immediately, and the opponent cannot react.
Fast – The spells also activate during combat, but the opponent has a phase to react.
Slow – The spells can only be activated outside of combat, and the opponent can react.
This difference also increases the dynamics and allows for more strategic depth.
You can respond to an opponent’s spell with a spell
3. Mana and Spell Mana
How does mana work in card games? In Hearthstone and Legends of Runeterra, you start with 1 mana and gain one mana crystal each round.
In LoR, however, there can be up to 3 spell mana. You gain this if you have leftover mana at the end of the turn. If you have 3 mana but only spend 1 mana, you passively accumulate 2 spell mana. This can only be spent on spells.
Skilled players can manage their mana better and also use more than 10 mana in one turn.
6 mana and additional spell mana
4. Deck Building
How do the decks of card games differ? In Legends of Runeterra, you can use 40 cards for your deck, while in Hearthstone, only 30. But there are also differences beyond just the numbers:
In Legends of Runeterra, you can have a maximum of 6 champions in a deck. In Hearthstone, theoretically, 30 individual legendaries are possible.
In LoR, each card can be in your deck three times. In Hearthstone only twice, with legendary cards allowed only once.
In Hearthstone, you can use one class and also rely on neutral cards. In LoR, you must choose two factions from which to assemble your champions and cards.
What makes champions special? In Hearthstone, there are many well-known characters like the Lich King or Ragnaros in the game. They often have cool effects but otherwise function like other cards.
In Legends of Runeterra, champions have a unique feature. They can level up during a match and unlock additional abilities. However, certain prerequisites must be met, as shown in the example of Draven:
Draven generates a Spinning Axe (a spell) when played and when attacking.
To level up, Draven must have attacked twice while carrying a Spinning Axe.
Draven at a higher level receives additional stats (+1/+1), creates 2 Spinning Axes per attack, and gains the effect “Overwhelm,” which means that damage remaining after killing a champion is dealt to the nexus.
Additionally, there are often cards that support the champion’s playstyle. The card “Draven’s Biggest Fan” ensures that Draven is placed on top of the deck.
However, not all players are satisfied with the new LoL card game. The card game pro Andrey “Reynad” Yanyuk calls it “a worse version of Gwent”:
Since the Halloween event “Bloody Harvest” started in Borderlands 3, the Vault Hunters are in a ghost frenzy. How is the event received?
This is Bloody Harvest: In Bloody Harvest, cursed enemies haunt the world of Borderlands 3. From the dinosaur Maurice, who has been aboard the Sanctuary since the event started for cultural exchange, you receive your mission: defeat a ghost.
This mission ultimately leads you to the boss Captain Haunt. However, to reach him, you must collect 25 units of ectoplasm. There are also plenty of challenges that reward you with various prizes such as skins. All of this comes as a free update – how is it received by the players?
Haunt is the boss in Bloody Harvest.
How well is the event received by the community?
This is what players like about Bloody Harvest: Overall, many players express positive opinions about the event – after all, it is not a paid DLC, but a free update. Among other things, the fight against boss Captain Haunt is praised – especially since he is no longer silent.
In general, the Halloween setting is well received. Many small details persuade the players, such as the music in Bloody Harvest or quest giver Maurice, who has immediately gained fans in the community. Some hope that the dinosaur will play a role in upcoming events as well.
Quest giver Maurice has immediately gained fans in the community.
This is what is criticized: However, players also have some criticisms of Bloody Harvest.
The most frequently mentioned point is the fact that you cannot simply farm Haunt. To reach the boss, you must repeatedly collect ectoplasm – and this seems to literally get on some players’ nerves. “This is kind of a boring mechanic,” finds “thatguyonthecouch” on reddit – and hits the tone of several players.
Some wish that you could challenge Haunt again via fast travel after completing the quest for the first time. However, some players point out that the already relatively short event would be even shorter without the hunt for the ghosts.
New skins are available for the Vault Hunters.
A second point of criticism concerns the special weapons in the event. This specifically refers to the anointed weapons with “terror” effect. This is a new mechanic introduced during the event. Terror can take away your accuracy, but some weapons and items turn Terror into an advantage for you.
Many players would like to challenge Haunt faster.
Some of the anointed weapons have this effect. The problem: Many players find that since the start of Bloody Harvest, there are hardly any anointed weapons with other effects that they are actually looking for. And that during the “Mayhem on Twitch” week, which was supposed to deliver more anointed weapons.
This is also criticized on “reddit“. Some wish they could simply turn off the event, including the ghosts, when they are not currently completing the Haunt quest.
The Bloody Harvest event runs until December. In the meantime, further updates are expected – including more Mayhem?
The Hallowed Blight in Dead by Daylight is notably absent. Of all games, a horror game is postponing its Halloween event.
Actually, the Halloween event, called “Hallowed Blight”, should have been running in Dead by Daylight for several days now. Players should have long been able to collect skins and explore the new Archives. Actually.
But it seems that the patch did not go as well as both developers and players hoped. The update has been postponed and it looks like it will take a while.
What happened? About a week ago, the developers of Dead by Daylight spontaneously postponed and canceled the “Hallowed Blight” event. The corresponding “Mid Chapter Patch” still has too many bugs and some “unexpected difficulties” have now meant that neither the patch nor the event can go live. They wanted to keep the community updated and are working hard to release the update as soon as possible.
When will the patch come? There is still no concrete date for that. In the meantime, the developers released another update and explained that they have fixed many bugs, but some remain. They do not want to rule out a “release this week”, but it did not sound really convincing.
Halloween only at Christmas? Frustration is spreading in the Dead by Daylight community, and many players find it incomprehensible that a horror game must do without a Halloween event. There is currently a deluge of criticism, but also funny (and nasty) memes in the Dead by Daylight subreddit.
Some fear that the Halloween event will not be activated until the end of November or even December.
What is included in the Halloween event? The “Hallowed Blight” event is probably the most popular event in Dead by Daylight, as killers and survivors can earn some really cool skins that are particularly impressive and creepy. They are among the creepiest and most elaborate skins in the community. Additionally, during the event, players receive more blood points through certain offerings, making the grind for the best perks easier.
Event will be made up: At least the developers have confirmed that the event will be made up and no time will be lost. Even though Hallowed Blight is starting late, it will have its full duration. This also applies to the new feature of the Rifts. They will be active for 10 weeks, no matter when the starting signal is given.
Are you missing the Halloween event in Dead by Daylight? Or does it even suit you that Halloween in Dead by Daylight will likely only start when all other games are already done with it?
Twitch streamer DrDisrespect is particularly popular for his straightforward and humorous style. In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, he showcases his skills.
However, DrDisrespect is not considered the greatest shooter expert. In that regard, streamer competitor Shroud is better, for example. But in Modern Warfare, DrDisrespect has already shown several plays that not only excite his viewers but also himself.
Spectacular Kills in Modern Warfare
Streamer alone against everyone: In a clip on Twitter, DrDisrespect presents himself at his best. He fights alone against 6 opponents and takes them all out single-handedly. In the meantime, he even revives a teammate.
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During the clip, he stays very cool, but in the end, he can’t hold back his emotions and shouts out loud.
Really cool comment: Another clip shows the streamer commenting on his match coolly. He says things like “Headshots like these… that’s no problem.” In the meantime, he eliminates various opponents.
A highlight is the jump through a closed door. After he breaks it down, an opponent stands right in front of him, which he takes out casually.
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What makes it so special: DrDisrespect is not someone who often posts good gameplay on Twitter. But now he seems to be proud of this action himself.
His fans also appreciate this and celebrate this gameplay. For example, cdk_10 on Twitter says: “You can’t play a video game better than this 60 seconds show.”
What do you think of DrDisrespect’s plays? Did you expect that from the streamer? Another player shows his skills with throwing knives:
This is how beautiful a 7-year-old MMORPG can look
What can be seen in the trailer? A fighter flies over a beautiful snowy landscape, lands on a lake, and walks on the water.
Eventually, she arrives at an arena and participates in the fights, which are extremely action-packed and spectacular.
Is this really in-game graphics? It’s somewhat unclear whether we are actually seeing gameplay here. However, earlier teasers of the Unreal Engine 4 version looked very similar graphically. Therefore, it is probably in-game graphics created with the engine.
When will the update be released? This is still unclear at the moment. In Korea, the update is supposed to be rolled out in December with a major content patch. However, it seems we won’t get to enjoy the new graphics until 2020.
Not only stylish but extensive
How does the new engine enhance the graphics? Thanks to Unreal Engine 4, there are improvements in lighting and shadow conditions, the water looks better, there are more and more detailed reflections, and overall performance optimizations.
What else does it bring? The big content update will not only introduce the new engine but also the option to start fresh. You will then experience the story of Blade & Soul anew with better graphics.
Additionally, the Force Master will receive a new Awakening path
A large PvP battleground is set to be added
The story will be expanded with a new chapter
There are rumors of a new class (not the recently introduced archer), but these have yet to be confirmed
Halloween is just around the corner in Fortnite. When will Fortnitemares finally start? We’ll show you what we already know about the event.
What are Fortnitemares? Every year there is a Halloween event in Fortnite. This event is called Fortnitemares and usually includes:
Spooky decorations on the map
Halloween-themed skins
Fortnitemares challenges with unlockable rewards
Last year, monsters were introduced to the game
Fortnitemares – When will it finally be here?
When will Fortnitemares 2019 start? Epic Games has announced the event. It is set to start tomorrow, on Tuesday, October 29.
Last week there was an update on Tuesday, so it is quite possible that Fortnitemares will be available only after the downtime if there is also an update this Tuesday.
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How long will the event last? Unfortunately, it is still unclear how long Fortnitemares will be available.
From previous Fortnitemares, one could estimate the duration to be about 2 weeks. That’s how long the Halloween event was usually active.
What could we expect in Fortnitemares 2019?
What is already known about the event? So far, many Halloween cosmetics have been added to the game. These skins could be purchased in the item shop.
Even a Halloween bundle is available in the shop. For 17.99 euros, you can buy the “Final Reckoning Pack.”
Here’s what the skins included in the pack look like:
Leak about the return of an OG skin: Some dataminers found hints about the return of the rarest skin in Fortnite. Two new style variants were found for the Ghoul Trooper.
Will there be new spooky items? Unfortunately, Epic has not yet provided any hints about whether there will be new weapons or items for the Halloween event.
One well-known weapon that you encounter every year at Halloween in Fortnite will likely return. The Pumpkin Launcher, known since the first Halloween event:
Are you already looking forward to Fortnitemares 2019? How do you like the Halloween skins so far?
Another streamer has switched from Twitch to Mixer, Microsoft’s competitor: KingGothalion, the largest streamer of Destiny 2. He even has a clear message for his fans.
Who is the streamer? KingGothalion’s channel is currently the largest in the field of Destiny 2, measured by followers.
His channel currently has over one million followers. In the last 7 days, he reached 7356 concurrent viewers and it was watched for over 73,000 hours (as of October 28 at 11:40 AM).
This is what he says about the change: The decision to now stream exclusively on Mixer has also been communicated by KingGothalion on Twitter. There he has a short message for his fans:
I believe that a closer collaboration with Xbox and Microsoft not only promotes what we do, but also what has always been somehow important for the channel, which is to be good in gaming.
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He mentioned examples such as mentoring aspiring broadcasters, raising money for charitable causes, or events like GuardianCon. The decision came surprisingly easy to him, although he had assessed it to be harder.
KingGothalion is thus following the path of other streamers like Ninja and recently also shroud, who is now also streaming on Mixer. However, he also knows that not all of his fans will immediately follow him and watch him on Mixer.
His voice will still be heard in streams of other people who stream on other platforms. However, the feedback from his fans is important to him to continue developing.
