On the night of October 23, patch 9.21 for Teamfight Tactics was released. The last update of Set 1 focuses on minor balance adjustments, including player damage and buffing some items.
What are the highlights of the update? If you’re having trouble getting the right items from the carousel, the latest patch in TFT now ensures that at least some of the rarely built items are becoming more useful:
The duration of “Amulet of the Iron Solari” has been increased from 7 seconds to 8 seconds.
The trigger threshold for “Rescue Strikes” has been raised from 25% health to 30% health.
The attack speed and chance for critical hits per increase of “Repeater Crossbow” has been increased from 20% to 30%.
The mana restoration of “Spear of Shojin” has been increased from 15% to 18%.
Only the item “Trap Claw” has received a nerf with patch 9.21. The stun duration has been reduced from 5 to 4 seconds.
Additionally, the update, as originally announced, has strengthened the Marksmen. They will be encountered more often in the game over the next two weeks. Particularly Varus and the latest champion Kai’Sa are in high demand.
What change in patch 9.21 is surprising? TFT has received another major adjustment in the area of player damage. This has been re-adjusted so that it is a bit more painful at the beginning and not so strong in the late game.
The damage from champions on the field has generally been reduced, while the base damage has been increased:
Guardians: Additional armor reduced from 45 to 40.
Pantheon: Armor reduced from 80 to 70.
Hextech: Duration of item disable reduced from 7 to 5 seconds.
Draven: Attack damage reduced from 70 to 65.
Bugfix: Draven no longer has a higher scaling with attack speed than intended.
Another nerf was applied to the Elementalist Lissandra. She now requires 10 more mana than before the update. There was also a small change for the Knights. The blocked damage was reduced from 15/35/60 to 15/30/60.
Patch 9.21 was the last update of Set 1
What happens now after the patch? This update was the last from Set 1, and thus the final two weeks of the current ranked season have begun. The upcoming update 9.22 on November 5 will temporarily disable ranked for two weeks.
A large part of BlizzCon 2019 is free and available for everyone to view. We will tell you what to expect.
In less than two weeks, BlizzCon 2019 will finally take place, and Blizzard will present new announcements and hopefully a lot of details about new and already known games. They promise it’s going to be the best BlizzCon ever. So far, no event schedule has been released, but that has now changed.
We will tell you the key dates, and we have good news for you: A large part of the streams is free, including probably all reveal events for new games.
When does BlizzCon take place? BlizzCon begins on November 1 at 7:00 PM and lasts until November 3 at 5:00 AM. The events are primarily in the evening and at night, so if you want to experience them live, you should prepare some coffee or energy drinks.
If you want to see BlizzCon, you will have to stay up late.
Which streams are free? As usual, the opening ceremony of BlizzCon is free and can be viewed by everyone, as well as a large part of the PvP streams where the championships of Overwatch and WoW are contested.
Additionally, the first 4 panels after the opening ceremony on the “Mythic Stage” are also free. These panels usually cover major announcements, such as a new expansion for World of Warcraft. This year, however, several announcements are expected, so there should be at least one game that most players can look forward to.
What do you have to pay for? If you want to see all the in-depth panels, such as the “Q&A” for the individual games or talks from the developers where they present specific aspects of game development, you will have to buy a virtual ticket for a hefty €40. This comes with some in-game goodies.
We at MeinMMO will report on all panels and summarize the key information in articles, in case you want to save your money.
Which games will be featured? There is no exact plan yet on which games will be revealed at BlizzCon. The panels are also still marked with “Coming soon!” as Blizzard likely wants to keep the surprise. The following is therefore speculation or statements from leaks, but are likely:
A new expansion for World of Warcraft
Diablo IV and Diablo 2 Remastered
Overwatch 2
A new expansion for Hearthstone
Another unknown game
Additionally, a release date for Warcraft III: Reforged and Diablo Immortal is expected. Furthermore, there are rumors of a new franchise and more mobile games. Whether Blizzard will announce these at BlizzCon, after last year’s disaster, remains to be seen.
Are you looking forward to BlizzCon 2019? Will you watch it live?
In Pokémon GO, a Raid Hour with Darkrai starts this evening, October 23rd. We provide you with all the info on start times, counters, and player numbers.
What is a Raid Hour? Regularly on Wednesdays, this type of event starts in Pokémon GO. For one hour, black Raid Eggs appear more frequently at the gyms.
This time, everything revolves around the mysterious Pokémon Darkrai. It is currently found in 5-star raids, which is why it gets a Raid Hour.
Everything you need to know about the Raid Hour with Darkrai
When does it start? The event starts at 6 PM local time. It lasts exactly one hour. At each gym that is not hosting another raid at that time, Darkrai will hatch. By 7 PM, most raids will be over.
Are Darkrai raids worth it? The mysterious Pokémon is the best Dark-type attacker in the game. Therefore, it is worthwhile to participate in every raid. Additionally, there are currently double candies, and you can quickly get enough candies for leveling up.
These are the best counters against Darkrai: The Pokémon is hard to defeat, which troubles many players. You need 4 strong players to take down Darkrai. However, 3 players with a Machamp team can manage it in cloudy weather.
Effective against Darkrai are the types Fighting, Bug, and Fairy. The best Pokémon against Darkrai include Machamp, Hariyama, Kapilz, and Togekiss. You can find an overview of the best counters here:
Players report: From New Zealand, it is heard that the Regi trio is already in raids at times. Although they do not influence the Raid Hour with Darkrai, they appear before and after in raids. This is likely a bug and should be fixed by the time of the Raid Hour here in Germany.
In Pokémon GO a new message has appeared in which Professor Willow reports on a new discovery. It seems that Team GO Rocket will soon play a larger role again.
Is a new Rocket event coming? Currently, the Halloween event is the focus in Pokémon GO. At the same time, more and more signs are indicating that Team GO Rocket will soon intervene more in the game.
Now the next clues about the future of Team GO Rocket have been scattered.
Is it soon going against boss Giovanni?
Professor Willow finds mysterious components at Team Rocket
The new message shows: A new message from Professor Willow deals with Team GO Rocket. According to this, the professor has found strange objects among the Rocket grunts that he has dubbed “mysterious components.” They are made of metal and seem to have some kind of screen.
The devices are apparently used by Team GO Rocket to take over PokéStops and scoop up resources. However, according to the message, there is likely another use – but what?
What significance do the new mysterious components have?
Players are puzzling over the message: According to the message, Professor Willow wants to use the components to find out where Team GO Rocket is hiding. It is possible that they represent collectible objects to get to the Rocket hideout, where you could then challenge Giovanni. Or do the objects have a completely different purpose?
On reddit, there is already lively discussion. Player “Pomenti” suggests that the objects might be related to Arceus. The Pokémon could change its type in the classic games using various plates.
“Runminndor,” on the other hand, hopes that one might even be able to take over PokéStops using the devices. There, one could then, like a Rocket grunt, be challenged by other players.
What exactly is behind the objects will likely be revealed soon. Known, however, are the plans for a new PvP league that is set to start next year:
In Final Fantasy XIV, this year’s Halloween event Allerseelen 2019 is currently running. This allows players to take on the form of NPCs. They take advantage of this to mock the famous characters.
What are the players up to? FFXIV players are currently posting various pictures and clips of NPCs striking strange poses across many social channels. Leading the way is the NPC Thancred, whom players apparently enjoy tormenting.
In a popular tweet with nearly 4000 likes and over 2000 retweets, a group of Minfilias (who looks quite like little girls) dance around Thancred in the “Yol Dance,” who seems overwhelmed and intimidated, not knowing what to do:
Other players place the NPCs in dark summoning circles or showcase their favorite ‘ships’, partnerships that they like to attribute to the NPCs via fan fiction.
How do they even manage that? The scenes are created through the Allerseelen event that has been running since October 17th. In this event, players have the opportunity to teleport to a Halloween version of the “Haukke Manor”.
Here they can then transform into a wide selection of NPCs (the exceptions are Alisae and Alphinaud, as they have special models).
As NPCs, they still have access to certain player actions – namely dances like the Yol Dance reminiscent of the T-Pose or the “Black Ranger” pose, which looks very much like a Dab:
Through a new screenshot system, players can also adjust the lighting and sync emotes. This results in even crazier scenes.
Serious “NPCs” acting silly
What makes it so absurd: The NPCs in Final Fantasy XIV actually play a pretty serious role in the game and in the (soon repeatable) story.
They always try to save the world from great dangers and stumble from one dire situation to the next. Also, they can be obtained as companions.
Consequently, most characters are quite “hard”. They don’t really fit into such nonsense as the ring dances, Dab poses, or crazy romances displayed above. However, fans don’t let that stop them from mocking their favorite NPCs anyway.
The Anniversary Event in Borderlands 3 continues. This time, the focus is on the Mayhem Mode – there is a lot of loot!
When does the event start? The new event “Mayhem on Twitch” begins on Tuesday evening, October 22, 2019. A micropatch is expected to be deployed by no later than midnight, introducing the new event week. It runs until October 29.
The new event focuses on both the eponymous Mayhem Mode and the Twitch extension ECHOcast. The Eridium event will end with the start of the new week. However, it wasn’t really popular:
This is happening in the event: The new event week brings new bonuses. And they can be quite rewarding. In the Mayhem Mode, there is the event:
An increased drop chance for anointed weapons.
More XP
Reduced negative effects
This means: You can collect more valuable loot. Especially the less strict negative modifiers should simplify the hunt for weapons in Mayhem Mode. After all, some enemies in Mayhem Mode are hardly beatable.
In the event, there are more chances for anointed weapons
This is happening on Twitch: Viewers should also benefit from the event. The ECHOcast extension on Twitch will play an important role. For example, viewers can:
Control and enhance more badass enemies of the streamers
Rare Chest Events get an improved 100 percent win rate
How you can take advantage of the event: To use the bonuses in game, you must have completed the story. Before that, you cannot activate the Mayhem Mode.
To collect the Twitch bonuses, you need to connect your SHiFT and Twitch accounts.
What’s next: The fourth week of the Anniversary Event also represents the second to last week. Next week, there will be a “spooky surprise”. This is likely related to the upcoming Halloween event “Bloody Harvest“.
What the last patch in Borderlands 3 brought, you can find out here:
A new mobile RPG has appeared in stores for iOS and Android in Southeast Asia, China, and Taiwan. The twist: The playable heroes are gay. The game aims to support gay people and promote acceptance in certain countries.
What kind of game is it? The new mobile RPG is called GYEE and is being developed by Kiwifruit for iOS and Android. The motto of the game is: “Playing Gayly”.
GYEE revolves around the theme of being gay and playfully addresses issues that the gay and LGBTQ community still struggles with in some countries.
GYEE is currently available only in Chinese and English versions in Southeast Asia. Versions for Japan and North America are yet to come. There is no information yet about a version for Europe.
What is the game about? GYEE is a kind of hero RPG. You recruit various powerful heroes, the so-called Gyees, and form teams with them to embark on adventures. The special thing is: The Gyees are gay. About one in 20 people is a Gyee.
In the world of Luxium, they have a hard time because they are often not accepted or experience discrimination or even attacks for what they are. Nevertheless, they proudly show and stand by their nature.
In the game, there is a certain anti-Gyee sentiment and fear of the Gyees, which is why they are hunted by a faction. At the same time, the world is threatened by a dark danger. It is now the players’ task to support the Gyees.
In the countries where GYEE is offered (such as China and Taiwan), gay people are still often met with hate. GYEE wants to make a statement to help gay people there live better and more autonomously.
Connections also seem to be encouraged.
A twist is that both the game mechanics and the characters can easily be transferred to other games. They seem everyday, “normal”, and not “ostentatiously gay”.
The game mechanics additionally promote dealing with gay people who are self-accepting and secure in themselves.
After almost 2 months, hope was actually buried, but now there is light at the end of the horizon. A German RP realm for WoW Classic has appeared.
Update (October 22, 7 PM): The new RP-PvE server Celebras has been officially confirmed in the forum. It will go live on Friday, October 25 at 1:00 AM. Free transfers from all German PvE realms will be offered:
Everlook
Lakeshire
Razorfen
Original report: A large part of the German role players had already resigned themselves to the fact that there would be no RP realm in the German-speaking region in WoW Classic. Frustrated, most players had agreed on the realm Everlook and gathered there to simply engage in roleplay on a “normal” realm.
But now everything could change: An RP realm has appeared on the list!
What happened? Those who look at the realm list for German-speaking realms will find a new entry there since a few hours. A realm named “Celebras” with the addition “RP” is listed there, although it is still marked as “Offline”.
Celebras will be the new RP realm – currently still offline.
This is probably the result of months of complaints in the forum. Role players have been insisting on having their own realm since the launch, and the criticism regarding the lack of such has hardly diminished since then.
Will there be server transfers? Yes, free transfers will be available from the German PvE servers. This will be available starting on October 25 at 1:00 AM.
Otherwise, role players would have had to create entirely new characters, which could raise doubts among some role players about whether they should really dare to make the switch.
Why is the realm so important to role players? Roleplay largely thrives on immersion with the game world. On “normal” realms, there are always numerous players who do not care about roleplay and thus disturb the immersion. Only a few tavern evenings remain memorable when suddenly a mage named Xpówêrpáûlx jumps through the tavern and spams Blizzard or Arcane Explosions.
On roleplay realms, players mostly gather.
Cortyn says: Honestly, I am quite surprised that Blizzard is taking this step “so late” and offers a roleplay realm. This positively surprises me. The more I think about it, the better I find this late decision. Since the initial rush in Classic is over and most players have already settled into their realms, only “true” role players should be willing to switch to the new realm.
So it is quite possible that Celebras will become a true stronghold of RP.
Are you looking forward to the new realm? Will you switch or even start anew if there is no character transfer?
Thanks to our user Luriup for the tip.
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In Destiny 2 today, on 22.10., is Weekly Reset. Guardians have fresh weekly activities as well as new Nightfall Strikes and a new Flashpoint. But what else is there to do?
What’s happening in Destiny 2? Starting today, there is a new exotic quest available for Guardians. Completing it rewards you with the exotic bow Leviathan’s Breath. Here you can find everything about the quest:
Flashpoint: The Flashpoint is located in the EDZ this week.
Petra Venj can now be found (Curse Week 2) for one week directly at the landing zone of the Dreaming City. Additionally, the 6th Ascendant Challenge is currently active.
Powerful loot can be obtained from these sources in Destiny 2
The sources for powerful rewards have been revised with the release of Shadowkeep.
Here you can find out where to currently obtain powerful gear:
These are the tiers for powerful gear: Powerful loot is now divided into several tiers that grant you various power boosts:
Tier 1 (up to +3 above the current power level)
Tier 2 (up to +4 above the current power level)
Tier 3 (up to +5 above the current power level)
Peak Gear (+5 or more above the power level. The only gear that goes above 950 and up to a maximum of 960)
Additional tiers obtained through the seasonal artifact do not count towards the average power level and thus do not factor into the drop calculations
These are the sources for powerful rewards:
Tier 1:
Weekly Flashpoint
Prime Engrams
Gunsmith Bounties – Complete 8 of his bounties
Eris’ weekly story mission Luna’s Call
Complete 3 Nightmare Hunts
Zavala’s Vanguard Bounties – Complete 8 of his bounties
Complete 3 Vanguard Strikes
Complete 5 Nightfall: The Nightfall. Higher difficulty levels grant greater progress
Crucible for 4 matches in a core playlist
Crucible for 4 matches in a rotation playlist
Shaxx Crucible Bounties – Complete 8 of his bounties
Vagabond Gambit Bounties – Complete 8 of his bounties
Every full rank-up in Gambit or Crucible
Tier 2:
Weekly matches in Gambit – Complete 3 games in Gambit or Gambit Prime
Clan reward from Hawthorne
Vex Offensive: Killing an Overlord grants a chance for a powerful drop
Starting from October 25, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will be available – in most places also in the PS Store. However, this will not be the case in Russia, confirmed the official Twitter channel.
This is the status of CoD Modern Warfare: The new Call of Duty installment is officially set to release on October 25. The PS4 version will be playable in Germany starting at 00:00. Some players reportedly are already playing the game or selling “preview versions”.
However, it will be difficult for PS4 players in Russia to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
Modern Warfare removed from PS Store despite “fictional story”
This happened: Shortly before the release of the game, it was finally announced that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare would not be available in the PS Store. The official Russian Twitter channel confirmed this:
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CoD Russia shared: The tweet states that Modern Warfare revolves around a completely fictional story, which is meant to please all players. However, Sony Interactive Entertainment decided not to distribute the game in the Russian PS Store.
They are now looking forward to the digital release of the game on PC and Xbox – here, the launch will also be on October 25.
How surprising is the ban? Already in September, it hinted that CoD: Modern Warfare might not be available in the Russian PS Store. The beta of the game was removed from the store shortly before launch. It had only been announced shortly before that – however, there was no official explanation of the reasons.
If you are still unsure whether you should get the new CoD installment, you can find answers to the most important questions here:
Halloween is coming soon in Fortnite. After the update 11.01, 2 of the most popular Halloween skins were found in the data. Epic seems to be going all out this year.
Which popular skins are meant? These 2 outfits are among the rarest and most popular skins. The Skull Trooper and Ghoul Trooper are the ones being referred to.
The Skull Trooper is currently in the shop: The Skull Trooper has returned today after update 11.01, along with the Skull Ranger skin in the item shop. The set is available until 2:00 AM, so you need to hurry.
Additionally, there is a set with a glider, a pickaxe, and a back accessory. The Skull Trooper has also received another style variant.
Leak suggests return of the Ghoul Trooper: Data miner HYPEX found some leaks that show the Ghoul Trooper in other variants. There is a variant that closely resembles the Brainiac skin and a pink version.
This could be an indication that the skin might return to the shop this year.
This is what the skin variants look like:
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The most successful German streamer, MontanaBlack88, is currently dissatisfied with the situation on Twitch. After a 7-day ban, he is now talking about unequal treatment. Twitch is not responding to his emails, even though he is one of the biggest streamers in the world.
Initially, the streamer seemed quite understanding and apologized for his behavior. He didn’t want any stress with Twitch.
Now, after a few days, he does not see the situation as lightly anymore. He is complaining on Twitter about unfair treatment.
Twitch punishes users very differently
This is what the streamer says: On Twitter, MontanaBlack addresses his community with “honest words” and writes that he is not averse to leaving Twitch if there were a good alternative.
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He says that Twitch handles punishments very differently. For instance, a female streamer who shows her breasts only gets a 3-day ban while he gets banned for 7 days because a colleague streamed without his knowledge and he got upset there.
In another tweet, he asks his community whether they find it fair that he, as one of the biggest streamers in the world, still has not received a response to emails sent to Twitch after 4 days.
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He stated that the context and intention behind the streamer’s actions are taken into account and acted upon.
The Twitch CEO Emmett Shear
In MontanaBlack’s case, however, this principle does not seem to work. After all, he asserts that he was unaware of the ongoing stream and otherwise would not have had such an outburst.
So, there is not really an intention here.
How long will MontanaBlack be banned? The streamer’s ban ends on October 25th. If Twitch does not respond to MontanaBlack’s emails by then, he will return in time for the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
Just before the release of Modern Warfare, a streamer was also banned, but then immediately unbanned:
The update 11.01 is here in Fortnite and we show you a major change that will completely alter the leveling system.
What did the update bring? The update likely brought some bug fixes. What has changed in the game is not clear because Epic has not released any patch notes.
However, we are already aware of a significant change. It concerns the leveling system and may please some players.
Leveling will finally be easier
How does the new leveling system work now? After the update, the distribution of experience points has been significantly increased. When performing certain actions, you now receive much more XP than before.
When you open a chest, you now receive about 800 XP (previously 263 XP)
When you open an ammo crate, you now get about 700 XP. (previously 244 XP)
So you receive more than double the amount of experience points. This should make leveling up in the Battle Pass much easier now.
Weekly challenges provide more XP? The dataminer iFireMonkey posted on Twitter that there will likely be an increase in XP rewards from the next weekly challenges.
Instead of 14,000 XP as a reward per task, you would now receive 54,000 XP.
This way, you could unlock a new tier in the Battle Pass much faster. You would need only about 2 challenges to unlock a tier.
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What was the leveling system like before the update? After players noticed how difficult it was to level up in the Battle Pass, there will finally be a solution for it now.
To level up in the Battle Pass, you need about 80,000 XP. There are various ways to collect experience points, such as:
In a match, by opening chests and ammo crates and eliminating or assisting in eliminating opponents
With just one move, the Hearthstone pro Rdu directly forces his opponent to concede. Was that all RNG? Or cold calculation?
Just like in most card games, chance (RNG) plays a significant role in Hearthstone as well. Often, luck determines victory or defeat. However, the pros of Hearthstone are masters at utilizing the RNG mechanics in their favor to achieve the desired outcome. This was demonstrated by Dima Radu, known as Rdu, in a match at the Legend rank – far, far up in the leaderboard.
What happened? Even though it was only the 5th turn, the opposing Shaman had already built quite an impressive board. 6 minions were ready to attack, including Aviana, which reduces the cost of the first card played by both players each turn to 0. But Rdu took advantage of this, taking his time to think: “How do we finish him off?”
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He then decided to play the Tortollan Pilgrim. Normally, the minion costs 8 mana, but thanks to the opposing Aviana, it costs 0. As a battle cry, it discovers a spell from the deck and casts it on random enemies. Rdu firmly expected a Fireball and got it, leaving only two enemy minions remaining.
A dedicated Destiny 2 fan has meticulously recreated the “Pikass” revolver – even with that exotic something special. The community is thrilled by the creativity.
This is the weapon: The exotic revolver Pikass is probably the most iconic hand cannon alongside the Last Word and the Thorn that exists in Destiny 2 today.
The weapon belonged to the charismatic hunter Cayde-6. During the campaign of Forsaken , the Guardians embarked on a quest for revenge to avenge the fallen Cayde. At the end of the western story, players held his weapon “Pikass” in their hands as a memento.
One of the exotic perks of the revolver is called “Memento Mori” (Latin for ‘remember your mortality’).
If you reload after a kill, the damage of the projectiles increases. To signal this, the weapon glows blue and it smokes as if the magazine were burning.
The special something
This is what makes the replica so special: An enthusiastic Destiny fan has recently paid a special tribute to this emotional weapon. The “hobby gunsmith” and cosplayer Nick is active on Twitter under the name WardcoProps.
He documents the construction of the “Ace of Spades” (Pikass) and other objects from the Destiny universe with many tweets. For months, he has been working meticulously on the current replica.
To mimic the special smoke effect of “Memento Mori”, the crafty builder has incorporated a vaporizer and an aquarium pump along with lighting elements.
This is what the community says: The Destiny fan community, as well as other cosplayers, are overwhelmingly enthusiastic. We show you some exemplary reactions:
The Destiny community is creative: The loyal fanbase of Bungie’s space shooter has made their mark with their creativity before. You can find a selection of other examples here:
Dataminers have found new clues about Team Rocket and their leader Giovanni in the files of Pokémon GO. He could soon intervene in the events.
What has been discovered: Dataminers found the item “Giovanni_Map” in the game files. There is not much more information about this item yet, but speculation surrounding it is huge. The same item was also found for the 3 team leaders of Team Rocket. Here, the item is called “Leader_Map”.
Additionally, individual files for each day of the week were discovered, which allude to an invasion by Team Rocket. So it could be that each day of the week is controlled separately and receives a Rocket invasion.
This could be behind the findings of the dataminers
What could the map mean? It’s possible that the map could be used to find Giovanni or the Rocket team leaders nearby and then attack.
On the right side of the picture you see Cliff
The player Frankuro sees a connection to another AR game. In Draconius GO there was also a map that transported you to another world. He could imagine that this map could immerse players in the world of Crypto-Pokémon.
Especially interesting is that for the team leaders’ maps, text files have also been found that are called “Leader_Map_Fragment”. This means that one might first have to search for fragments of a map before being able to use it.
What do these pieces of information mean now? For now, these are findings from dataminers. Officially, there’s been nothing from Niantic about this yet. Therefore, one must always consider them with some caution, as the developers can still change a lot here.
Currently, however, things have gone quiet around Team GO Rocket again. Niantic isn’t tweeting about it anymore and is now actively promoting the current Halloween event.
When could more happen here? The new findings are now in the files and could go live at any time. However, it is quite conceivable that Niantic will release some teasers about Giovanni beforehand. So, one must be patient for a while.
In FIFA 20, the best players compete in the Weekend League for the best rewards and Top 100 placements. However, it is allegedly said that US professionals are coordinating to avoid competing against each other. A YouTuber sounds the alarm.
The FIFA YouTuber “Nick – RunTheFUTMarket”, who usually focuses on trading tips, has received interesting information. It is said that US FIFA professionals are coordinating in a Discord channel to avoid facing each other in the Weekend League player search.
The advantage would be to avoid tough matches against professional players, thus making it easier to secure a spot in the Top 100.
This is what the YouTube video is about
This is what the YouTuber says: “Nick – RunTheFutMarket” is confident that he has gathered sufficient information to prove that this practice is indeed being applied. He has gained access to a Discord channel of US FIFA professionals and aspiring professionals.
From there, the YouTuber shared screenshots showing how the members coordinate with each other about when the player search can be used and when it cannot.
According to the screenshot, the players decide together not to go into the player search to avoid facing a strong colleague. It is also evident that the members inform each other about when they are playing and when they are taking a break.
They also seem to be monitoring a specific player and waiting for him to be in the player search. The FIFA YouTuber suspects that the professionals are actively hunting for easy matches against FIFA streamers.
Who are the players in the screenshot? The most well-known player in the screenshot is likely JukeZ. He plays professionally for Chicago Fire and is regularly found in the Top 100.
What would be the advantages for the pros? Since FUT matches are played between each other in a region like North America and additionally drawn by skill, matches among FIFA professionals in FUT Champions (also known as Weekend League) are inevitable. Staying out of each other’s way would thus be a huge advantage.
Moreover, players can qualify for large FIFA tournaments from EA Sports through Top placements in the Weekend League. It involves high prize money and international titles.
This is what EA Sports says: So far, the developer has not commented on the issue.
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At minute 6:33, the FIFA YouTuber explains the alleged conduct of the FIFA professionals in detail.
This is how the community reacts
This is what the community says: On reddit, the video is creating a stir and providing plenty of discussion material. User SarkHD writes: “I don’t think we can call these people ‘pros’ if they are afraid of opponents who are better than average. I hope EA will do something about it.”
And also Kieran1996cfc wants EA to intervene: “This issue needs to become big, EA cannot ignore this. ‘Jukez’ and the other ‘pros’ should not be allowed to play FIFA professionally anymore.”
Other users are skeptical and see nothing new in the method, like InPetRileyWeTrust: “They probably won’t do anything. I bet this is happening in other regions too.”
Overall, Reddit users are shocked by the behavior of the FIFA professionals and are in favor of some changes being made to matchmaking.
The MOBA League of Legends (LoL) is currently extremely popular in Korea. LoL has always had a high status of popularity there, but now it is by far the most played game in PC bangs.
This popularity is clearly recognizable in South Korea, as League of Legends accounts for 50% of the games played in PC bangs. That’s what they call the internet cafés there.
The Twitter user @SaintSnorlax pointed out the latest statistics. He posted a screenshot showing how LoL has now broken the 50% play rate barrier in the PC bangs. This data comes from the site Gametrics.com
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What are the other games? With over 50% share of the play rate, LoL has maintained an extremely high lead over the other spots in the top 10. The game in second place achieves “only” 9.12%. The names of the games behind are:
Why is the play rate increasing now? LoL introduced several innovations for its 10th anniversary. Among them are many new games from Riot Games, but also rewards for players who actively play LoL during this time. This could be one of the incentives for players to immerse themselves even more in LoL right now.
There are blue essences, anniversary symbols, eye skins, rare “little legends” eggs, skin splitters, WM tokens, and more. You can see an overview in the following image:
Additionally, the game mode “Teamfight Tactics” is now a significant part of LoL and is played through the same client. These player numbers are also likely to influence the play rate in the PC bangs.
In TFT, there were huge changes recently with Set 2, which we will introduce to you here in more detail:
The Vendor Reset in The Division 2 now takes place in the middle of the week and brings agents new trade goods as early as Tuesday. The vendors come with some impressive items – you should not miss out on an LMG mod.
What does a vendor reset mean in The Division 2? To continually improve their build in The Division 2, the game offers voluntary agents some options. Even the smallest enemy, every mission can hold the desired item, you just have to complete them.
But vendors also play an important role in building efficient equipment combinations. They are spread throughout the whole open world and bring new goods every week, from which agents can generously serve themselves. For example, good attribute values can be purchased multiple times and distributed across their own equipment.
The vendor at the campus has a decent mod for Chem Throwers
Vendors this week (22.10) with good mods
What items can be used this week? The overhaul with TU6 has also changed the offerings of the vendors. Vendors now offer equipment and skill mods. Some of these can be recommended without hesitation this week.
Attack System: Weapons
Vendor: White House
Specialty: +5% LMG Damage / +3% Rifle Damage
Attack Protocol: Critical
Vendor: Clan Level 30
Specialty: +4% Critical Hit Chance
Supplement System: Electronics
Vendor: Campus
Specialty: +203 Skill Power Chem Thrower
Magnetostrictive Material
Shield Mod
Vendor: Clan Level 30
Specialty: +27.1% Deflector Precision
Requires 2,965 Skill Power
Microfilling Resin
Firefly Mod
Vendor: DZ West
Costs DZ materials
Specialty: +195.3% Skill Speed
Requires 2,930 Skill Power
The slow-starting Christmas business is providing agents with some strong mods for fine-tuning the build, making a visit to their capitalist friends worthwhile. In particular, the attack mod with +5% LMG damage is certainly still missing in one or another weapon collection.
The clan vendor has the named holster “Smith” available
What does the named item of the clan vendor look like? The clan vendor has a very special piece for all pistol fans and cowboys on offer. The named holster “Smith”, part of the pistol brand Richter & Kaiser, comes with the talent “Perfect Smith” and already has a good damage attribute with +14% damage from critical hits.
Episode 2 available for everyone starting today
What else is going on in The Division? Today, the Pentagon missions start for all players who do not own the “Year 1 Pass”. The new content takes you deep into the former Department of Defense of the USA and is again full of explorable details and deadly enemies.
The developers are proud of the update and look forward to crazy content and the new builds that will emerge from their work. No wonder that someone becomes a little emotional, like one of the project managers of The Division 2 on Twitter.
How do you like the offerings this week? What is there?
With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, the popular CoD series is doing many things new or different from previous series installments. If you are considering purchasing the latest title in the “Call of Duty” series for PC, PS4, or Xbox One, there are a few things you should know.
Only a few days left until the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare celebrates its release on October 25 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
With Modern Warfare, Call of Duty (again) has a heart for single player
This is changing in the campaign: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 completely forwent a single-player campaign in 2018, disappointing many fans. Because even though Call of Duty is primarily played for its multiplayer by most players, the single-player story always had a loyal fan base.
But this year there is good news. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will provide single-player lovers with a full-fledged campaign.
What is the campaign about? You will take on the roles of members of various SpecOps operators.
The focus of the single-player experience is on modern warfare through the mentioned special forces and intelligence services in various current crisis areas of the present. These include scenarios in the Middle East as well as anti-terror operations in European cities like London.
The campaign is set to contain controversial and shocking elements and paint a realistic picture of the asymmetric conflicts of today. It will remain grounded – you will search in vain for wall runs, building-high jumps with exoskeletons, or crazy futuristic equipment.
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2019 is a reboot – not a sequel
What does Modern Warfare have to do with earlier CoDs? In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, you will experience a lot of new things, but you will also encounter a familiar face like the legendary SAS Captain Price. However, those expecting a continuation of the story from the previous Modern Warfare series may be disappointed.
Because Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019 is, story-wise, neither a sequel nor a prequel, but a reboot of the CoD sub-series “Modern Warfare”.
What does this mean for the experience? Specifically, it means: The story plays completely independently of the previous events of the predecessors in a whole own, new interpretation of the game universe.
Actions that took place in Modern Warfare 1 – 3 may not have occurred in this new Modern Warfare world.
If you encounter familiar characters from previous installments, they may not necessarily be the same people as before.
Characters who died in the predecessors may also reappear in Modern Warfare 2019 without any problem.
No Zombies, no Battle Royale – This is what the multiplayer offers
What does the multiplayer of CoD Modern Warfare offer? For many fans, the multiplayer part is the decisive factor in whether they will buy a Call of Duty or not.
Here too, the latest CoD installment aims to bring fresh wind into the franchise. There will be numerous tried-and-tested modes, but also some new formats – both for PvP and coop:
What you will search for in vain: Those hoping for a zombie mode or for battle royale like Blackout from Black Ops 4 will be disappointed.
Because zombies have already been excluded from the game, battle royale will not be available at launch, although some leaks speak of a possible release afterwards.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare offers Cross Play: With Modern Warfare 2019, it is for the first time in the history of Call of Duty possible to play across platforms.
Specifically, this means: Players on PS4, Xbox One, and PC can play together or against each other in multiplayer.
Detailed information about this feature can be found here:
No loot boxes, no season pass – This is how new content will be available now
This is what many fans feared: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 was heavily criticized for its aggressive microtransaction policy and loot box mechanics.
In the eyes of many critics, Black Ops 4 had more microtransactions than many free-to-play titles and was generally too focused on squeezing as much money as possible from players.
Weapons that were packed in loot boxes were particularly heavily criticized.
Many feared that this direction would also be found in Modern Warfare 2019, but they were wrong.
This is what to expect in Modern Warfare: In Modern Warfare, there will no longer be these loot boxes and supply drops. They are also not to be implemented afterwards. Instead of loot boxes, a seasonal battle pass system will be introduced. All content that affects gameplay will always be unlocked through play.
Additionally, there will no longer be a paid season pass for post-launch DLCs and content. After the release of Modern Warfare, new maps and modes will also make their way into the game – but free for all players and simultaneously on all platforms.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare pre-order or buy
If you are thinking about pre-ordering or buying Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, you have different versions to choose from – whether digital or physical on disc.
In addition to the prices, the various editions also differ in their contents. A suitable overview with detailed information about the individual editions of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare can be found here:
Can my PC run the new CoD? The system requirements
Console players do not have to worry about this aspect, but some PC players may wonder if their hardware is good enough to enjoy the new Modern Warfare.
