The new expansion Onslaught for the MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic is here and with it came a new playable species. Early players have directly recreated the most famous character.
Which species did the new expansion bring? With Onslaught, the Star Wars MMORPG introduced the Nautolans as a playable species. These amphibious beings with their huge eyes are extremely popular among the fans. Fans have been wishing for this species for a long time.
The most famous member was Kit Fisto. He was a Jedi Master and a member of the High Council during the prequels. Kit Fisto was involved in the liberation of Geonosis and died while attempting to capture Palpatine along with Mace Windu. He also appears in the animated series and the comics of the Clone Wars.
Nautolan in SWTOR
How to get the Nautolans? Anyone who had an active subscription in SWTOR from September 1, 2019, to October 22, 2019, received the Nautolans unlocked directly at the release of Onslaught.
Those who want to start with the MMORPG later can purchase the new species for 600 Cartel Coins (which is just under 6 Euros).
What do returnees and newcomers benefit from? Anyone who does not want to play the new expansion directly or subscribe can look forward to several other innovations. On the one hand, restrictions for Free2Play players were relaxed in July.
On the other hand, due to Onslaught, the two expansions “Rise of the Hutt Cartel” and “Shadow of Revan” are free for all players. According to a reddit survey, they are among the most popular in the game.
Even without a subscription, you can dive into new adventures in the Star Wars universe.
The release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is getting closer. But when exactly can you play Modern Warfare and at what time? Is there an early access? And what about the preload? We will clarify the most important questions about the launch now.
What is the new Call of Duty? In just a few days, the long-awaited new installment of the “Call of Duty” series – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – will be released. This time, the series will revisit the popular modern warfare scenario and take players to the battlefields of current wars and conflicts. Here you will find the essential details to ensure you have a smooth launch experience.
For which platforms is CoD: Modern Warfare available? Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is available for the following platforms:
When exactly is the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare? Everything about the start time
The release date: The official release date of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is October 25, 2019.
When can you play CoD MW?
Digital version – Time on consoles: In Germany, you can start on 25.10. at 00:00 hours.
The digital console version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will launch at the same time, which is 00:00 local time, for the PS4 and Xbox One in every region. The only exception is North America.
Digital version – Time for PC: The digital PC version will start in Germany on 25.10. at 03:00 in the morning.
Retail version: When you will get your physical copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare depends on the retailer from whom you purchase the game. You must clarify this on the respective homepage or by contacting your trusted retailer directly.
Is there an early access? Can you play Modern Warfare earlier? Although many games now offer earlier access when purchasing a more expensive version, this is not the case with Modern Warfare.
There is no early access regardless of the version of the game. So you basically can’t start any earlier.
Only buyers of a physical version may be able to start a little earlier if they receive the game before October 25.
Therefore, there are already some first opinions about the game:
Do you need a PS Plus/Xbox Live Gold membership for Modern Warfare 2019?
To play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on PS4, a PS Plus subscription is required. On Xbox One, you need an active Xbox Live Gold membership. No additional paid services are required on PC.
Is there a preload for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare?
Yes, the preload is already active on consoles and PC for pre-orders. PC. You can find more info about it here: CoD: Modern Warfare: Preload starts
Preload on PS4: Go to the PlayStation Store and use the search with the term Modern Warfare. There you can pre-order a version and then download it or start the preload for your version.
Preload on Xbox One: Go to the digital Xbox Store and search for “Modern Warfare”. Now select the edition you pre-ordered and choose it. You should then see an option for the preload.
Preload on PC: Starting from 22.10., PC players can start the preload as well. If you pre-ordered on Battle.net, you can then start the preload via the launcher.
Cross-play in Modern Warfare – How PC, PS4, and Xbox One play together
With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, it will be possible for the first time in the franchise’s history to play cross-platform – thanks to cross-play and probably cross-save as well. Players on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles can thus play not only among themselves but also with PC players.
The system requirements for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on PC
Although games in the “Call of Duty” series were never really known for their exorbitant hardware hunger, this is what your PC must handle to immerse yourself in the battles of Modern Warfare:
The minimum requirements for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare:
Operating system: Windows 7 64-bit (SP1) or Windows 10 64-bit
Processor (CPU): Intel Core i3-4340 or AMD FX-6300
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 or AMD Radeon HD 7950 – DirectX 12.0 compatible system
RAM: 8 GB
Storage: 175 GB of available hard drive space
Internet: Broadband internet connection
An image from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
The recommended hardware requirements for Modern Warfare:
Multiplayer battles in the classic format, as well as brand new modes like the 2vs2 Gunfight or the large-scale battles in the new Ground War mode for up to 64 players
Order or buy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – what editions are available?
There are also various versions available for Modern Warfare, such as the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Dark Edition. These offer you different price ranges as well as different contents. If you are considering pre-ordering or buying Modern Warfare 2019, you can learn more about your options here:
If you participated in the beta of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, reached level 10 before 19:00 on September 23, and decided to purchase the game, you will receive a little gift.
Thus, there is a weapon blueprint for the Hammer shotgun that you can claim in the game starting October 25.
Are you joining on October 25? Have you pre-ordered or are you buying the new Modern Warfare directly at launch? Or are you waiting for first reviews and opinions?
In Pokémon GO, players might soon be rewarded more. Data miners have found a new level in Adventure Sync. However, you have to walk 100 km for this.
What exactly did the data miners find? A Level 4 was found in the weekly rewards. To reach this level, you must walk 100 km.
That seems quite a bit, as so far you were rewarded for a maximum of 50 km. Now you can run twice the current maximum to receive this reward.
Players are excited – if the rewards are right
How is the find received? Especially avid players are happy about the find. 50 km per week was often not a problem, but at 100 km a week, some fans feel challenged.
However, they mainly hope for good rewards. After all, the rewards of the other levels are not that great, so they mainly hope for good Pokémon from eggs. We summarize some opinions from reddit:
ntnl: “The eggs should contain nothing other than Swablu”
wandering_caribou: “There should definitely be good rewards. I manage 100 km every now and then, but usually I end up with about 75 km. And running outside is not very rewarding during Canadian winters. But if they would give me Swablu, I would run some long distances.”
Tronator: “I would do it for a Swablu/Swablu/Cottonee, but not for a Dratini.”
need20coins: “Cool. 100 km a week is a good challenge. I usually do around 70 km and that would be a good motivation to keep running.”
Pokémon like Swablu are wished to hatch from the eggs
Monsters like Swablu, Swablu, or Cottonee are not part of the egg pool. Besides the eggs, there are also stardust and a few other items. For many, however, these are not enticing enough to actually walk the required kilometers.
This might attract many players now: If the rewards actually contain different Pokémon or significantly more and better items, many players could aim for the 100 km as a goal.
When will this reward be implemented in the game? So far, it has only been found in the game files by data miners. However, this means that Niantic could put this reward online at any time.
This reward is also only found in the new Update 0.159.0. This has to be available for every player first. Once that is the case, the reward could be unlocked worldwide.
Pokémon GO could soon become easier in rural areas. Niantic gives players hope:
In Fallout 76, Bethesda introduced a subscription model yesterday that is currently being heavily discussed online. Our author Schuhmann asks: Is it about the game or the principle?
What is the core of the problem? Fallout 76 announced the feature of private servers a long time ago.
This is a feature that somehow belongs to a “sandbox survival” game: People set up their own servers, play with their friends, according to their own rules.
This feature has been vague for a long time – now it is supposed to come, but within the framework of a subscription model.
Bethesda wants €15 a month or €120 a year for a subscription that promises private servers and several other gimmicks. Only the host of the private server needs such a subscription, his friends can join for free.
Big outrage over Bethesda’s “greed”
What is the reaction? As one could have expected, the reaction is disastrous.
There is an angry comment under the tweet that has received three times as many “likes” as the actual tweet.
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In forums like reddit , people are angry about Bethesda’s behavior. The price is considered “too high”. There are many expressions of anger towards Bethesda.
People accuse Bethesda of “greed”. It used to be such a great company, back during Fallout 4, but now it has become so bad.
Fallout players say: They expected to have private servers like in Minecraft or Conan Exiles, where it’s easy to set up a server to play with friends. Now they’re shocked by the price.
Skyrim – that was “good gaming.”
Fallout 76 under scrutiny by Skyrim fans from the start
What stands out: Every time there is trouble with Fallout 76, the outrage is not only within the “small circle of fans of the game” but is always also on the large public stage of gaming. This can be wonderfully observed: Every shitstorm about Fallout 76 automatically ends up at reddit/Games or resetera at the top, where general game discussions take place.
The question that arises here is:
Are only the active players of Fallout 76 really getting upset about Bethesda? Fallout 76 is a relatively small game, but is truly loved by its active players.
Or is the “gaming internet” additionally upset: People who liked Skyrim, who liked the single-player Fallout games – is some of the anger coming from them?
Because it seems that the shitstorm is larger than the actual player base.
It has been noticeable since the introduction of Fallout 76: The outrage about the game seems disproportionately large. It always exceeds the player base.
Errors in Fallout 76 always bring mockery and scorn upon Bethesda. This was already shown by the drama over the “canvas bag of evil.”
The bag of evil. Bethesda was already accused of greed here.
Many expressions now have nothing to do with Fallout 76 itself, but show that people want to draw general boundaries about what a publisher can and cannot do.
People are not worried about Fallout 76 and how it will continue, but about how The Elder Scrolls 6 might turn out – how gaming as a whole is changing.
Bethesda is known as the forge for single-player epics like Fallout or The Elder Scrolls Skyrim. Fallout 76 has always had a hard time as a “multiplayer” game.
Good Gaming – Bad Gaming
Therefore, gaming fans are closely watching how Fallout 76 develops and how it will be monetized. This seems to be a game for which many outsiders want to draw a clear line.
There is often talk of “greed” or “greed like a mobile game.” This takes on ideological aspects, contrasting “good single-player gaming” with the purchase model (Skyrim) and “bad multiplayer gaming” with microtransactions and additional costs (Fallout 76).
It’s a difficult situation for Bethesda because many emotional factors come into play that genuinely upset players.
Especially since a game titled “The Outer Worlds” which is inspired by Fallout, and fits into the pattern of “good gaming” is coming out.
Big “Day One Patches” are coming for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019. As the countdown to release is underway, we will show you what you need to know about the updates.
Release prerequisite: Soon the official release of Modern Warfare will take place on October 25. If you purchased Call of Duty: Modern Warfare as a disc version, you will need to download two large updates at launch before you can play. These patches are important for the game to run.
How big are the two patches? It seems that your internet connection will have to work hard before you can play the official release of Modern Warfare. Initially, there will be an update with a download size of about 30 gigabytes. However, according to early players, this is still the smaller update.
After that, a 57-gigabyte download is set to start, which is necessary to play Modern Warfare. In total, nearly 90 GB will need to be downloaded. For players with slow internet connections, this will take a few hours before they can grab their character and join the battlefield. The first players are already playing Modern Warfare and say that a lot is better now.
On Reddit , user Gladsnation55 posted a photo of the download of the second patch. He received the game early through a seller. According to him, the download started automatically when he inserted the game.
In the comments there, users mention that such a download would take particularly long for them.
How long does the download take? Downloading 90 gigabytes takes on average:
12 – 13 hours at DSL 16,000
About 10 hours at Cable 20,000
About 4 hours at VDSL 50
About 2 hours at Cable 100,000
However, these are just rough estimates. Additionally, the quality of the internet connection and the availability of the servers play a role. If hundreds of thousands of players rush to the update simultaneously, there could be technical issues.
Are you still undecided about purchasing Modern Warfare? Then take a look here:
Gameforge has announced the exact release date of the MMORPG-RTS hybrid game Kingdom under Fire 2 (KuF 2). You can start on November 14th. But who is the game suitable for?
Who is KuF 2 suitable for? The game is basically interesting for anyone who not only wants to experience classic MMORPG fare with quests and a story, but also for those who enjoy epic battles.
You really need to like real-time strategy if you want to get into Kingdom under Fire 2. Because the wars and troop management as well as tactical RTS battles are an integral part of the game.
Due to the difficult development history, we at MeinMMO also advise strategy-oriented MMORPG fans to wait for initial reports on the state of Kingdom under Fire 2 at launch.
KuF2 is not released as a Free2Play but as a Buy2Play game. You need to purchase it. The price for the standard version is €29.99. However, you can also buy more expensive versions that include additional cosmetic and convenience items such as mounts.
Can you pre-order already? You can pre-order the PC version of KuF 2 through the game’s website and thus start immediately at launch. A PS4 version was announced several years ago, but it still does not have a release date. An Xbox One version remains uncertain.
From the context of Call of Duty comes the rumor that Activision Blizzard is having its studios work on 10 new projects. Among them is a new brand: it is supposed to fill the gap left by Destiny .
Where does this information come from? The YouTube channel “TheGamingRevolution” spread this rumor. They have had some hits with leaks about Call of Duty in the past.
It seems that they have a source in an Activision studio who is providing them with information on what is happening internally at Activision Blizzard.
Officially, the rumor is not confirmed. Therefore, it should be taken with caution.
Activision studios are reportedly working on 10 new projects
This is what the leaker says: They claim that their source told them that in the studios of Activision, when everything is added up, 10 different projects are currently being worked on. The work on these 10 different Activision projects would take place in all their studios:
3 of them would be related to Call of Duty – but Modern Warfare is not included.
One project would be a “Third Party IP” meant to close the gap left by Destiny.
This is what lies behind it: Activision currently has 9 “own” studios – which do not belong directly to Blizzard or other subsidiaries.
The 3 best-known are Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games, and Treyarch. However, they are always working on Call of Duty titles because a new Call of Duty should be on the shelves every year.
Recently, there were rumors that the 2020 Call of Duty is supposed to be Black Ops 5 and is coming from Treyarch again after 2018 because the studio “Sledgehammer”, which would actually be up next for Call of Duty, is in crisis.
This is how High Moon Studio announced its collaboration on Destiny.
How does Activision plan to do this? It is hard to say which Activision studio could handle such a large project that goes in the direction of “Destiny”:
However, Activision has two studios under contract, Vicarious Visions and High Moon Studios, that have worked on Destiny in recent years. However, they do not have the size to handle such a project alone.
This is a picture of Scavengers – which also reminds of a Destiny alternative.
Does this fit into Activision’s plan? From Activision Blizzard’s financial reports, it is known that they are currently pursuing four core strategies:
Each part of Activision Blizzard should deliver mobile games – not just the specialists from King (Candy Crush), whom they bought specifically for that purpose.
From the major IPs, they want to get more out of them: continue or bring them back to the market. They see these major brands as a huge strength.
They are considering going more towards “Free2Play”, want to think of new business models, and become more modern.
Furthermore, they want to continue to expand everything “around the games”: TV series, merchandise, eSports.
The loss of Destiny led to layoffs at Activision Blizzard.
How a “New Brand” fits into this strategy and where Activision Blizzard will source the resources for it is not immediately clear.
Economically, it would certainly make sense if Activision tried to fill this gap with “loot shooters”. They currently lack such a game in their lineup.
One can be curious about how they plan to handle this project and when we will see something from it for the first time.
Very soon, the Halloween celebration “Festival of the Lost” will take place in Destiny 2. Bungie has revealed how the festivities for the event will unfold in 2019.
What is the Festival of the Lost? This celebration has its roots in Destiny 1 and is held in honor of fallen Guardians. Essentially, it’s Destiny’s version of Halloween.
The survivors gather in the Tower and the Last City to commemorate their loved ones, friends, and comrades who lost their lives in battle. Here, Guardians are supposed to reflect on what they are truly fighting for.
For this, the Tower, the social space of the city, will be dressed in festive decor. Candles, pumpkins, and lights will be everywhere. There will be event-specific quests, activities, and thematically inspired rewards. In Season 8, this event will once again make its return to Destiny 2.
All You Need to Know About the Halloween Event “Festival of the Lost” 2019
When does the Halloween event take place? The festival starts with the weekly reset on October 29 and runs for three weeks until November 19.
The only requirement for the free Destiny 2 version is that you have completed the introduction mission of New Light (to unlock the Tower) and have a power level of at least 770. Then you will receive a quest that directs you to the event contact person in the Tower.
This is your contact person: Your contact for all Guardians will be Eva Levante. You will find her right in front of the landing point at the central square of the Tower. There, you can receive a new event Helm, bounties, masks, and other festival rewards.
What is there to do during the festival?
Event-specific Triumphs: The Festival of the Lost 2019 brings new Triumphs that you can unlock. These can only be earned during the event in 2019.
Event-specific bounties: From Eva Levante, you will receive new festival bounties that will reward you with XP, Glimmer, or Strange Candy Coins upon successful completion. With the candy coins, you can acquire new festival mask ornaments for your new Helm, for example.
The goal is to defeat as many enemies as quickly as possible and advance through as many branches of the activity as you can. You will have a total of 15 minutes for this. The further you go, the more challenging and difficult the Haunted Forest becomes. At the end, there will be a boss fight, and a special reward awaits.
By the way, you can approach the Haunted Forest in two different modes with and without matchmaking. The recommended power level is 750. You can select this activity via the map view of the Tower.
These rewards will come from the Halloween event 2019
How to obtain the rewards: Once you unlock access to the Haunted Forest, you can acquire bounties, masks, and other event rewards through Eva.
Masks can be purchased with candy coins or sweets. You will obtain these by defeating enemies during the Halloween festivities and completing activities while wearing the new event Helm.
There will be no event engrams this year. Festival rewards can be obtained either through Eva or from the in-game shop Eververse.
Festival Helm and new masks: The event helm, the masquerade helm, is available from Eva. It has a power level, but this is only active during the event. New as well as old event masks can then be equipped and worn as ornaments on this helm.
The 2019 Festival of the Lost offers you a total of 5 new masks that you can purchase with candy coins or sweets.
Festival-specific armor mods: There will be event-specific armor mods that you can equip in the event helm (and only in this one). The mods will only be active in the Haunted Forest and will provide you with additional bonuses there.
These are the festival mods:
Higher Purpose: significantly increased damage resistance in the air, significantly increased damage against all enemies, increased drop chance for heavy ammo on kills
Vampiric Touch: significantly increased damage against challenging enemies, health regeneration on precision kills, increased drop chance for heavy ammo on kills
Energetic Assassin: precision kills grant grenade and melee energy, significantly increased damage against Nightmares, increased drop chance for heavy ammo on kills
Festival-specific weapon: The sweets are back as prizes, and besides mysterious surprise bags, you can purchase the legendary event auto rifle BrayTech Werewolf from Eva.
Once you first purchase this weapon as a masterpiece with power level 950 from Eva, you will also be able to obtain the gun with random rolls.
Event-specific Eververse content: Rewards such as thematically inspired armor ornaments for each Guardian class, ghost shells, sparrows, emotes, or additional masks will only be available this year through Eververse.
According to Community Manager Cozmo23, all event-specific items should be available throughout the event using the in-game currency Glimmer. Only some older items from last year will only be available for real money currency Silver.
By the way, one of Destiny’s most popular sparrows is returning – the flying broomstick. And this time, you can even keep it beyond the Festival of the Lost.
Are you already looking forward to the upcoming festivities? What do you think of the new event rewards?
Which games made the most money in September 2019? Here we look at the top 5 and notice that a standard candidate has now slipped significantly. These are the most successful games on PS4 (PlayStation 4), Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
This top 5 was chosen based on: The website SuperData regularly analyzes the games that generated the most revenue on PS4, Xbox One, and Switch in the last month.
The success of the games is measured by their digital revenue. This includes the sales of the games themselves, as well as revenue from in-game shops. At the end of this article, we will explain the SuperData source in more detail.
Now we will show you the spots five to one of the games that were most successful worldwide in September 2019.
Fortnite, which was often in the top 5, has now slipped to 7th place.
5. Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Release
July 26, 2019
Developer
Intelligent Systems
Genre
Strategy RPG
Platform
Nintendo Switch
How does it play? In the latest installment of the Fire Emblem series, you play as a professor at an important military academy. The academy stands between three powerful realms. The countries are represented within the building as blue lions, golden deer, and black eagles.
In the role of a professor, you choose one of the houses to train its students. This then influences the story.
Your tasks in the game alternate between giving lessons and fighting. Over the course of the game, the focus shifts more towards battles.
By interacting with students, you strengthen your relationship with them.
How does Fire Emblem: Three Houses generate revenue? More DLC is planned for the game, which will be released in waves until April 2020. The DLC includes outfits, Battle Maps, additional quests, and story content. If you want, you can purchase an Expansion Pass.
The game itself also has to be purchased.
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What interesting developments have occurred in Fire Emblem: Three Houses? Since its release, there has been a lot of positive feedback for the game. On Metacritic, it has a metascore of 89 and a user score of 8.7. The many individual mechanics that are well interconnected in the game are praised.
Even the battles are easy to understand and enhance the game.
On the next page, you will find an action game from 2013.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
With the upcoming update, some Galar forms are likely to come to Pokémon GO. We’ll show you what the new versions look like.
These are Galar forms: The Galar forms are, similar to the Alola forms, new variants of already known Pokémon. The Galar forms come from the new namesake region in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
When will the Galar forms come? It’s still uncertain, but dataminers found hints in the data for update 0.159.0 about a total of three Galar forms. They could thus already come into play with the new update, which primarily brings more Team Rocket – at least if the leaks from the dataminers are accurate. We’ll show you here what the Galar versions look like.
Galar-Smogmog
Galar-Smogmog / Source: PokéWiki
This is Galar-Smogmog: Galar-Smogmog looks quite similar to its normal variant overall. However, the upper part of the two heads looks like two chimney-shaped hats. Naturally, smoke typical of Smogmog is billowing out from there. Additionally, more smoke clouds form a beard for the two Smogmog faces. The poison-type Pokémon will be of the Poison and Fairy type.
Galar-Zigzachs
Galar-Zigzachs / Source: PokéWiki
This is Galar-Zigzachs: Galar-Zigzachs also resembles the already known version strongly, but it differs in coloration. In the official description from Sword & Shield, it is described as exceptionally quarrelsome. A star-shaped pattern forms around the eyes of Galar-Zigzachs. It will be of the Dark and Normal type.
Galar-Geradaks
Galar-Geradaks / Source: PokéWiki
This is what Galar-Geradaks looks like: Together with Galar-Zigzachs, Galar-Geradaks also receives a new form. This continues the style change from Zigzachs and looks overall a bit more aggressive than the normal version. Furthermore, Galar-Geradaks will be able to evolve into Barrikadax in Sword & Shield. However, nothing is known yet regarding Pokémon GO.
What about Galar-Ponita?
Galar-Ponita / Source: PokéWiki
Galar-Ponita is missing: It is still uncertain whether the Galar version of Ponita will soon be available in Pokémon GO. It is certainly not part of the leaks found by the dataminers. The unicorn variant of the Fire Pokémon from the first generation will, by the way, have the Psychic type.
In addition to the Galar forms, there could soon be further changes:
In Fortnite Chapter 2, you now also fight against bots. But how can you recognize them? We show you how to identify the bots.
What are these bots? By bots, we mean computer-controlled players who are placed in a match with regular players. This way, they fill the matches in Fortnite.
Sometimes, however, they are hard to recognize. Especially when you are in a hectic fight and have no time to pay attention to details.
How to recognize a bot?
What do the bots look like? Unfortunately, you cannot recognize the bots by their appearance. They also wear various skins like all other players.
Do the bots have a special gamertag? You cannot recognize the bots by their names either. Their gamertags sound logical and could also come from regular players.
This is how you can definitely recognize a bot
How do the bots behave? You can recognize them by their behavior. They often act in ways that normal players would not behave. A bot behaves like this:
They open chests and often leave items behind that one would not normally leave
They destroy individual walls of buildings instead of just opening the door
They tend not to build in combat and try to destroy built parts
They often miss their shots
They switch weapons instead of attacking their opponent
They quickly get good loot
How can you accurately identify the bots? However, there are 3 methods to accurately recognize the bots. To know for sure if you have encountered a bot, you need to pay attention to:
You cannot mimic the bots’ emotes on the spawn island
In replay mode, they do not have a name (gamertag)
On the screen displayed when you are eliminated, you see the opponent’s gamertag and the name is displayed as invalid
The dataminer Lucas7yoshi posted an image where the gamertag was displayed as invalid:
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The Division 2 will briefly go offline on Thursday morning to maintain the servers across all platforms – PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The upcoming patch addresses, among other things, a pesky problem with switching loadouts. Find out everything about the maintenance here.
You cannot play during these times: The maintenance was announced in the last community stream and will take place at the usual time of regular maintenance.
Start of maintenance at 9:30 AM on Thursday, October 24
The servers are expected to be offline for 3 hours
If everything goes as planned, the servers will be online again around 12:30 PM
The servers will be offline during the maintenance. If you are in the game, you will be logged out and will not be able to log back in until the maintenance is complete.
Loadout may sometimes not be switched
What is being revised? The patch will fix a few minor bugs that occasionally make life unnecessarily difficult for agents after TU6.
A problem with switching loadouts due to specialization has been fixed
A lever in the Kenly Metro Station has been repaired
A blueprint that was supposed to come later has been removed again
Weapon: October Fifth – M249 B LMG
No more Cypher Keys will drop in the discovery mode of the raid
The wrong backpack trophies from the heroic Tidal Basin mission will no longer drop
The fourth stage of the field research, Lightning Rod, from the technician has been repaired
A wrong square animation when opening clothing containers has been removed
What is happening with The Division 2 currently? Last week, Title Update 6 was released, and agents are actively building their builds and exploring the Pentagon. Since Tuesday, players without the Year-1 Pass can also play the new missions and assist the Division in the defense of valuable state secrets.
TU6 also comes with a new specialization, focusing on skills and rocket launcher fun. Unfortunately, the promised raid did not make it into Title Update 6 and will probably be added next year.
Did you also have the problem with switching loadouts?
Bungie and Destiny 2 are launching the charity event Game2Give. In this event, Guardians are called to donate and stream for a good cause. Great rewards are also on offer.
This is the event “Game2Give”: From October 24th to November 10th, the “Game2Give” takes place. This will be the first time it’s held in 2019, following Bungie’s previous charitable efforts, such as:
iPads for Kids
or the Children’s Miracle Network
“Game2Give” is aimed at both players and streamers. Bungie encourages everyone to donate or raise as much money as possible through streams to fund the treatment and therapy of sick children.
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Donors and participants can actually receive some high-profile rewards as a thank you for their donations.
Physical
Prizes and Trips to Win
What are the prizes for Guardians? A large part of the thank-you prizes consists of special content for Destiny 2. For example, those who donate $10 will receive a “Mist Blossom” emblem. For $50, there’s also the exclusive, exotic Ghost shell “Gilded Shell”.
Anyone who donates $100 will have the chance to win great physical prizes, including:
These figures are already available in the Bungie Store. The prices are likely to be similar.
There are even more prizes if you decide to stream Destiny 2 and collect donations. Starting at $1,000, you can win a physical version of the “Gilded Shell” Ghost and with even more money raised, the chance for further prizes (to be raffled among participants):
Palladium boots (starting at $2,500)
Tour of the Bungie Studios including flight, hotel, and meeting with the team (starting at $5,000)
How do I participate? If you want to join the event, simply sign up on the official page of “Game2Give”. Here, you have the option to participate as a streamer or simply donate for the cause.
On the page, you will also find a streaming toolkit to help you get an overlay for the stream or video assets. If you are generally interested in streaming, you can find more about it in our beginner’s guide to streaming on Twitch.
What do you think of the rewards? Would you participate for this or just want to help? Will you donate or even stream yourself?
In FIFA 20 UCL cards are available in packs. However, the special cards are different from last year – and cause confusion.
These are UCL cards: UCL cards are special player items that are recognizable by their blue color. They are considered special cards, just like TOTW cards. Only players whose teams are represented in the Champions League receive such a card.
What has changed: Unlike FIFA 19, the UCL cards have no advantage over the base cards. Last year they were one rating point stronger – this year they simply have the same values. Only the design is Champions League blue. Additionally, they will appear throughout the year alongside the base cards in packs.
What makes the UCL cards “special”?
Players are looking for an explanation – What are the UCL cards?
This is how players react: The release of the cards has caused significant confusion in the community. The question many are asking is: If the special cards are no stronger than the normal cards – what makes them special? Under the announcement of the cards on Twitter, responses like: “Why?” or “This is pointless” are piling up. Also in the FIFA subreddit, the new variant is not well received.
As of now, the UCL cards seem to only differ from the standard cards by their blue color. Special cards are usually characterized by boosts – just like the Ultimate Scream items. Why players should chase the UCL cards is not clear to them.
In the objectives you need UCL cards
What are the cards good for? Looking at the current weekly objectives in FIFA 20, you can see: There are already several that target UCL players. UCL cards can also be exchanged in the SBCs again.
The Champions League cards are currently primarily a way to make the objectives and SBCs more varied or even challenging. Now some players fear that UCL first owner tasks could play a bigger role in the next round of Icon Swaps.
In the game itself, the UCL cards are as useful as the normal cards. By the way, the Champions League cards have caused confusion before:
The leak about the alleged release of Overwatch 2 is becoming somewhat more concrete. There is now information about the possible contents. Players who have invested a lot of money in Overwatch 1 might be somewhat upset about this.
What was leaked? Just a few days ago, the streamer Metro leaked a possible Overwatch 2. There was also information about a story mode, PvE, a leveling system, and more.
Now Metro has once again spoken up with information that he originally did not want to reveal. It concerns the contents of Overwatch and Overwatch 2. Because these are likely not transferable.
Specifically, this means that anyone who has played Overwatch and invested money to acquire a large collection of skins will not be able to transfer them to Overwatch 2. This will likely upset many fans.
How reliable is the information? Metro is considered a reliable source for leaks concerning Blizzard games. In 2018, he already leaked the release of Ashe in advance, which proved to be correct. Therefore, the current leaks are also classified as trustworthy.
However, Metro also states that these decisions can still be changed. This is only the current state of the plans and it is “not set in stone.” Therefore, one should not see this information as a definitive fact.
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What is being announced? The announcement of Overwatch 2 is already considered certain by many. However, according to Metro, no new hero should be announced. According to statements made at the Blizzcon 2018, six new heroes are already planned.
An announcement about Echo is unlikely according to leaks.
Bethesda has announced a premium service for Fallout 76: Fallout 1st. This will allow for new private worlds and offer additional bonuses, but it will also be available via subscription.
What is Fallout 1st? Fallout 1st is a premium service with a subscription model, where players can secure various advantages for Fallout 76. These include:
Access to private worlds
A scrap box with unlimited space for crafting materials (in addition to the storage box)
A survival tent that can be placed freely and serves as a small camp
exclusive cosmetics
In addition, players receive 1650 atoms monthly (approximately €15 value). Updates, such as the delayed Wastelanders update, will likely continue to be available without Fallout 1st.
The membership costs €14.99 monthly or €119.99 for 12 months. The offer is available on PS4, PC, and Xbox One. You can find Fallout 1st on the official website.
Exclusive service for private servers
Do I need Fallout 1st for private servers? Fallout 1st appears to be required to use the newly announced private worlds. In these, up to eight players (the owner and seven others) can play isolated from other players in peace.
However, only the owner of the world needs a valid access to Fallout 1st. Only existing characters can join; new ones cannot be created here. The owner decides who can join through invitations.
What other advantages does Fallout 1st offer? The survival tent provides everything players need in the wilderness:
Storage box
Sleeping bag
Scrap box
Cooking station
If you urgently need a rest or a free fast travel point, you can set up the tent anywhere as a smaller variant of the bulky C.A.M.P.s. The tents work in both public and private worlds.
Who is the offer worthwhile for? The €14.99 per month is roughly equivalent to the value users receive back in atoms. So if you like to spend money on skins anyway, you get the same amount of atoms and additional advantages.
Moreover, “pack rats” will benefit from the offer. The additional box provides more space in storage to keep more weapons or special armor pieces.
What do you think of Fallout 1st? Good idea or a wrong signal for the players?
Currently, many Guardians are hunting for a new exotic weapon in Destiny 2 – the combat bow Leviathan’s Breath. But how does this weapon exotic actually perform in practice? Is it worth using or just a dust magnet?
What the new weapon exotic Leviathan’s Breath can do in practice
What distinguishes the Leviathan’s Breath: This exotic bow is used in the Power slot, requiring heavy (purple) ammunition. The Leviathan’s Breath also deals Void damage and has a long draw time of 1328.
What makes this weapon exotic special are its two perks: Big Game Hunter and Leviathan’s Sigh. Here’s what they do:
Big Game Hunter: Fires an extra-heavy bolt that knocks back unshielded combatants. Strong against Unstoppable Champions. Each bolt deals significant damage and can take away a considerable amount of health from a boss or kill an elite enemy with just one shot.
Leviathan’s Sigh: Fully drawn, the bolt causes a large concussive explosion that knocks back enemies. In addition to the extra explosion damage taken, enemies are pushed back by up to 10-15 meters.
How the new bow performs in PvE: What can a bow in the Power slot with an enormous draw time do in PvE? Could it be a new super weapon?
In short: No. The bow is a solid choice for certain situations but cannot compete damage-wise against other alternatives for the heavy slot like Grenade Launchers when it comes to boss fights.
Due to its extremely long draw time, it is most comparable to the exotic Linear Fusion Rifle Sleeper Simulant, which has a similarly long charge time (1024) and mechanism-wise is very similar to the bow. However, against the Sleeper, the bow comes up short – both in critical damage and body shots.
For comparison, the damage numbers (without buffs/debuffs):
Leviathan’s Breath: 40,233 damage + 2,043 damage (explosion) with a critical hit. 25,103 damage + 2,043 damage with body shots.
Sleeper Simulant: 42,513 damage with a critical hit. 35,251 damage with body shots.
While the Sleeper only deals 1% more damage with critical hits, it deals a full 30% more with body shots.
For example: The Sniper Izanagi’s Burden deals nearly 86,000 damage with a 4-stack of Honed Edge.
The Leviathan’s Breath heavily relies on critical hits and requires the Perfect Draw (a specific time the bow is held drawn) to achieve this. If you enjoy this playstyle, you can confidently continue to rely on the Sleeper Simulant and be better served – at least in most situations.
Although there are many better alternatives for the exotic weapon slot, the new bow can still shine in certain situations in PvE – specifically where it was essentially designed for: in combat against Unstoppable Champions, which you encounter in the new Nightfall “Dusk: The Trial of Fire”.
Against Barrier or Overload Champions, the bow offers no advantage, but the aggressive Unstoppable enemies, such as the extremely annoying ogres, can be directly stopped and stunned by a bolt. With a second bolt, you can often finish them off. This is very situational, but the Leviathan’s Breath performs fantastically here – even without corresponding Artifact Weapon Mods as a means against the respective Champion types.
An Unstoppable Ogre
So for those who enjoy the new Trial of Fire nightfalls (especially on higher difficulties) or activities with the Champion mechanic, this new weapon exotic can indeed be a worthwhile option. However, there are hardly any areas in PvE where the bow justifies the use of the coveted exotic slot over other common alternatives.
What the exotic bow can do in PvP: In the Crucible, the bow can indeed convince – although it will certainly not shake up the meta since it cannot do anything that other weapons cannot do.
Additionally, you also deal with an extremely long draw time in PvP. But if you can handle a Sleeper, you should quickly get used to the heavy bow.
The big advantage of the new bow in PvP: You can kill everything and everyone with one shot – even any active super can be taken down with just one bolt. It doesn’t matter if you hit critically or just graze the little toe of the opposing Guardian. Whatever the bolt touches, dies.
Although the Sleeper can do that as well, it also deals significantly higher damage than the Leviathan’s Breath (it can kill an active super with one shot even in a Titan bubble) – but the bow has a very generous hitbox and decent aim assist, making secure kills with it after a few attempts no big problem for even average players.
What about the masterwork catalyst for Leviathan’s Breath? The exotic catalyst is expected to improve the Leviathan’s Breath bow, but exact details are not yet known. There are speculation that the catalyst should reduce the draw time of the bow, but until this is officially confirmed, you should take this info with caution.
It will be interesting to see how much the draw time decreases if it really is the correct effect of the masterwork upgrade. If it falls below 1,000 and approaches other exotic bows, the new bow could become more interesting and competitive for some players.
Conclusion: Who is Leviathan’s Breath worth it for? The quest is relatively easy and can be completed quickly. Therefore, ultimately, everyone can obtain the weapon – whether they actually use it or just get it for their collection.
Leviathan’s Breath can be particularly worthwhile for new PvE players who lack top weapons like Izanagi’s Burden, Divinity, Anarchy or the Sleeper Simulant. Because as mentioned – the new bow can be quickly obtained with comparatively little effort.
If you lack top weapons like Izanagi’s Burden, the new bow can be worthwhile for you
If you already possess these weapons, then you need the bow in PvE either for your collection or situationally for specific enemies in some activities, where the Leviathan’s Breath can indeed show its strength.
In PvP, the bow performs solidly, but there are also strong alternatives like the Rocket Launcher Truth, the Wardcliff Coil, or the Hammerhead Machine Gun, which probably suit many guardians better than this new exotic. The Leviathan will not define the new meta in the Crucible either.
It remains interesting to see what the masterwork catalyst will do with the bow and how the weapon will play afterwards. Currently, however, the Leviathan’s Breath embodies nothing that you should break a leg for. We will keep you updated on this.
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Shortly before the start of the League of Legends Worlds 2019, the coach of the Korean team Griffin was fired. However, there are now new developments, an apology, and a fired manager. Oh, and Griffin is in the quarter-finals of the LoL Worlds.
What happened? The coach of Griffin, Kim “cvMax” Dae-ho, was fired from the team at the end of September. The reason given was the poor performance at the Summer Finals in Korea, where Griffin achieved only 2nd place.
Officially, the team has higher goals and wants to win the Spring and Summer Finals in the future. This was deemed impossible with coach cvMax, claimed team manager Cho Gyu-nam.
“Any other coach besides you should have won the championship at least once,” Cho Gyu-nam is said to have stated.
Image from the Worlds 2019 (Source: Riot)
In the meantime, it has become clear that the manager used many unfair methods against the players of the team and the coach.
This led to a dismissal and even calls in Riot Korea and the government.
Manager allegedly pressured players into bad contracts
What did the manager do?In a statement, CEO Seo Kyung-jong of Still 8, the parent company of Griffin, announced that the team manager was fired. The statement also included an apology to former coach cvMax and Griffin fans:
The CEO contradicted the portrayal that cvMax was responsible for the team’s failure at the Summer Finals.
He also stated that manager Cho Gyu-nam was involved in various affairs regarding player contracts. He allegedly convinced former Griffin player Seo “Kanavi” Jin-hyeok to accept a contract with a competitor, even though Kanavi had previously rejected it.
Team Griffin at the Worlds 2019 (Source: Riot)
The exact circumstances surrounding the former manager are now being clarified by Riot Korea (via dailyesports) and the Korean e-Sports Association (KeSPA).
According to Dexerto, even the Korean government is intervening and wants to establish new regulations to protect young esports players:
Many young players were not protected from a malicious, unfair contract that caused immense losses. I hope this new law can protect such young talents from injustices.
However, this statement is a translation of reddit user kanoth123.
How is Griffin performing at the Worlds 2019? Currently, the new coach Byun “Chaos” Young-sub is leading the team in the Worlds. Griffin is doing well.
They finished the group stage in 1st place and even managed to defeat the European team G2 Esports. In the next round, they will face Invictus Gaming, the previous year’s champion.
G2 Esports, only second in the group
Griffin was the surprise of 2018: Only in 2018 did the team Griffin, with the winner in the Challenger Series, make the jump to the LCK, the highest Korean league:
At the start, they were already impressive and secured 2nd place behind KT Rolster in the Summer Season 2018.
EA Sports has announced which players are featured in TOTW 6 (Team of the Week) in FIFA 20. We show you which players made it into the Team of the Week.
This is the Team of the Week: Weekly, EA Sports selects 23 players for the Team of the Week. They have shown outstanding performances in their teams and have earned a spot in the TOTW.
Additionally, these players receive improved Inform cards.
These are the best cards in TOTW 6: The best cards this week include Griezmann with an overall rating of 90 and Hummels with 88. However, the new TOTW cards of Di Maria (87), Parejo (87), Nainggolan (85), and Ruffier (86) are also strong.
These players from the Bundesliga are included: Only one player from the Bundesliga made it this week, with Mats Hummels (88).
The first Inform card of Hummels: Mats Hummels receives his first Inform card in FIFA 20 this week.
Comparison between the Gold card and the Inform card
This new special card is a solid upgrade over his standard Gold card. In these areas, the new card has been improved the most:
Passing: 76 -> 78
Dribbling: 73 -> 75
The usual attributes each receive one point more.
This is the Team of the Week 6
All cards in TOTW 6
TOTW 6 – Starting XI
TOTW 6 – Starting XI
TOTW 6 – Substitutes
TOTW 6 – Substitutes
Then the TOTW 6 appears: Today, on October 23, the new Inform cards are available in packs from 7:00 PM.
Bronze or silver Inform cards can be found in the respective Bronze and Silver packs.
On the transfer market: If you have a specific TOTW card in mind, you should buy it on the transfer market. However, wait a few days, as the prices of new Inform cards usually drop a bit.
Earn coins with the TOTW: To quickly earn coins with the TOTW, it is best to use TOTW trading. Here you can learn more about it:
There will be no open Q&A sessions for World of Warcraft at BlizzCon 2019. Some smell fear from Blizzard after the incidents surrounding Hearthstone, but they say: This has always been the case.
Blizzard has published the plan for BlizzCon 2019 a few hours ago and it smells like a lot of new announcements.
However, along with the release of the app and all the information material around it, there is currently a report on social media about Blizzard: There will be no open Q&A sessions at BlizzCon.
Is there something to it? And is this really a novelty?
This is being discussed: Those who have a question about World of Warcraft can fill out a card at BlizzCon and drop it in a “gnomish mailbox.” After that, it will probably be sorted. Based on this selection, questions will be answered, along with some questions that come in via Twitter.
By filtering the questions, they would ensure that no critical questions are asked that have nothing to do with the topic. This annoys some fans who now believe that they will not get to see people like the “Red Shirt Guy”, who asked good and smart questions every year.
Open panels only look “open” – are always pre-filtered
This is Blizzard’s response: In the corresponding post on Reddit, Blizzard has commented on this matter. The Community Manager Ythisens explained that this has been the case for years. More specifically, he said:
This Warcraft Q&A has been held this way for years, so this is nothing new. WoW has not had an “open” Q&A for years. It is curated for the sake of time and content; otherwise, it would be an unorganized chaos.
By the way, the questions from the “Red Shirt Guy” are considered each year when he submits one. He is a valued part of the Q&A sessions, but unfortunately, his questions cannot make it every year. I cannot recall the recent reasons and the questions he could not ask, but it was nothing serious.
Source: I have worked on this every year.
Ythisens, Community Manager of WoW
Even though BlizzCon always gives the impression that people from the audience can ask spontaneous questions, these are thus pre-filtered.
This probably serves the event well, as it actually leads to more or less interesting questions and answers, and only a few questions are asked that have already been answered elsewhere.
Even the now legendary question of whether Diablo Immortal is not an “April’s Fools Joke” was actually pre-filtered. The questioner had just decided to ask something completely different than he had previously announced.
Many take it easy: Besides the critics who see this as a reaction to the Hearthstone affair, there are also numerous comments that welcome such an approach.
They would just wish that less time is wasted on the questioners making extensive introductions and often greeting dozens of people.
Why the BlizzCon 2019 will be so good for gamers, we reveal in this article:
