The Twitch streamer Matt “dellor” Vaughn was banned from Twitch for breaking a keyboard over his head during a game of Apex Legends. After the ban, the streamer said he had been depressed for months. He then spoke in a way that hinted at suicidal thoughts.
Who is he? Matt “dellor” Vaughn (31) is a former eSports athlete and Twitch streamer. He made a name for himself in PUBG and Overwatch, and was active in World of Warcraft and Diablo 3. In all these games, he performed well and achieved strong placements. Recently, he played Fortnite and Apex Legends.
For a while, he was also an Overwatch pro for Toronto.
Streamer says: I have already broken hundreds of keyboards
This is what happened: In a stream on Apex Legends, dellor got so upset that he grabbed the keyboard and hit it against his head. He did it again and broke the keyboard in half.
As a result, Twitch banned him indefinitely because he had “self-harmed.” Dellor shared this in a tweet.
This is how dellor reacts: At first, dellor said he had already broken hundreds of keyboards without ever hurting himself. He buys these keyboards specifically because they are so cheap and fragile. He had no scratches. To prove his physical integrity, he showed a photo of his head.
He also says that Twitch staff had watched his streams before and seen him break keyboards. Dellor had never received a warning for that.
But just one hour later, dellor published a more serious statement. There he said: He had been depressed for months. He had remained loyal to Twitch. But now it is said that he will be banned for something he has done thousands of times. And his contact at Twitch says he cannot do anything for him.
That they ban him on the day he was supposed to get back the subscribe button – that is now all too much.
Dellor then writes: He does not want to live in this world anymore. He hopes that everyone remembers the happy times and the laughs they had together.
This is how other Twitter users react to dellor: Dellor’s tweet has received a lot of attention in recent hours. Some fans express their sympathy to dellor, tell him how much he means to them, and want to help him in some way.
The head of gaming YouTube, Ryan Wyatt, wrote to dellor that although he does not know him, they could talk. Wyatt says he wants to see if anything can be done to get dellor’s career and life back on track.
Tyler “Ninja” Blevins hinted that dellor should come to Mixer.
In addition, some are posting the phone number of a helpline for people who are struggling with suicidal thoughts.
What do we know now? Meanwhile, it became known through dellor’s Discord that the streamer has checked into a clinic and is in good hands. This was communicated by moderators of the Discord.
Dellor is doing well.
In Germany, the telephone helpline can be reached at 0800-1110111 at any time.
Has the free-to-play version Destiny 2: New Light captured your interest and you want to try your hand as a Guardian? In this beginner’s guide to Destiny, we explain some important things that should make your entry into the Destiny universe easier.
What is Destiny 2: New Light? Destiny 2: New Light refers to the available free-to-play version of Destiny 2. It has been available since October 1, 2019, on PS4, Xbox One, and Steam.
Destiny 2 itself is a multiplayer online shooter with MMO elements, played from a first-person perspective. The game puts you in the role of a Guardian – essentially an immortal space warrior who protects the remnants of humanity from various dangers, such as hostile alien races.
Central to the game are not only the battles but also the loot and character progression. You will experience cool adventures on different planets, blast countless aliens and various space monstrosities, and collect new weapons and gear.
Your character becomes increasingly powerful and learns new abilities.
Everything you should know for getting started with Destiny 2: New Light
This is what the guide contains: Destiny 2: New Light offers a plethora of content and is quite complex in places. Additionally, much has changed with New Light and the new Shadowkeep expansion. This can easily overwhelm new Guardians at the beginning:
What should I do first?
What should I pay attention to at the beginning?
With this guide, we aim to answer your questions and make your first steps in the world of Destiny 2 easier.
The character creation – This is how your journey begins
What you should know about choosing a class: At the beginning of your journey, you should create your Guardian. You can choose between 3 classes:
Hunter
Titan
and Warlock
The most important things about classes and races in Destiny 2:
First of all – none of these classes are better or stronger than the others.
The choice of race does not matter at all – neither story-wise, nor for gameplay.
The classes differ only in their special abilities, which have different strengths and can shine in various situations:
The Titan is the classic frontline fighter
The Warlock is a kind of space wizard
and the Hunter is basically an agile rogue.
Each of these classes has different focuses, the subclasses, with which you further specialize.
When choosing your class, you can decide based on your gut feeling about who you want to play. You can also create up to three Guardians per account. So if you want to try out each class, that’s no problem.
What you should pay attention to when creating your character: However, keep in mind that you cannot change your appearance (head) after character creation. So take your time with the appearance of your Guardian.
More about the classes & abilities can be found in the beginner video by Nexxoss Gaming at minute 2:46. The video is linked at the end of the article in full.
You wake up in the Cosmodrome, fight your way through the ruins to your ship, and then fly to the Tower of the Last City on Earth.
What’s up with the Tower? It is a social space from which the game will unfold for you. Here you can take on various quests from NPCs that will gradually open up the world of Destiny 2 for you. This will give you access to more locations and activities.
You can find an overview of your active quests and bounties (smaller tasks) under the “Quests” menu item in the navigator. The NPCs are also marked for you on the Tower map. You can also see immediately in the game when they have a quest ready for you.
Your first quests in the Tower of Destiny 2
This is how you unlock additional content: First, for example, NPC Ikora Rey gives you the task to explore the European Dead Zone on Earth.
To do this, select Earth in the navigator and fly there. There, you look for the planet-specific NPC (marked on the map with a quest symbol) from whom you will receive further minor tasks.
This way, you earn XP, Experience Points, and with these experience points you gradually unlock the next location – in this case Titan (the planet, not the class). Then it continues in the same principle.
In addition, one of the first tasks is to play Strikes (a kind of mini-dungeons). As you level up, you unlock the Nightfall Strikes, a harder version of the Strikes, where you can get better gear.
Also, you need to complete an introduction to the Crucible, the PvP area of the game.
In short: Pay attention to the offers and quest markers of the NPCs in the Tower and on the planet. Complete these quests bit by bit. This way, you explore all areas of the game, level up, and are gradually introduced to the endgame, where you can take on challenging group activities like raids.
You can find detailed information on leveling, quests, and the map in Nexxoss Gaming’s video guide at minute 5:49.
This is how it continues once you are settled in
This is how you can enjoy the story of Destiny 2 in a targeted manner: Once you have unlocked the planets and gained some experience with quests and bounties, it is advisable to play the three previous campaigns from years 1 and 2. This way, you can better understand the story of Destiny 2 and are guided through some locations in an orderly manner.
You can do this with NPC Amanda Holiday in the Tower hangar. There, you can activate the three campaigns either all at once or step by step. Here, the following order is recommended in order to experience the story chronologically:
The Red War
Curse of Osiris
War Mind
What’s up with the Power Level?
This is what the Power Level does: The Power Level shows how strong you are. It also determines which activities you can effectively tackle.
Each piece of equipment has a certain Power Level. The Power Level of your character is determined by the average of all the values of your equipped gear – that is, weapons and armor pieces.
Activities have a certain Power Level that is recommended for them. Enemies also have different Power Levels. If you are far below, you will have problems with the activity. Against enemies, you will do less damage and take less damage yourself. If you are too underleveled, you may not be able to damage some enemies at all.
For example, if you see an enemy with a red skull on their health bar, it’s time to run.
What you should still know about the Power Level: All players of New Light and all players of the “full” version of Destiny 2 started at Power Level 750. This is currently, in October 2019, the new base level in Destiny 2.
One of your goals now is to increase your Power Level as much as possible by acquiring stronger gear (with a higher Power Level).
Up to Power Level 900, the so-called soft cap, it should go relatively quickly. Until then, most of the items found will be a Power upgrade for you.
From 900 to the powerful cap of 950, the sources for loot that advance you in Power Level become less. Many of these are weekly limited and only available through challenging activities or challenges.
From 950 to the hard or pinnacle cap of 960, only a few sources provide progress. These are the most difficult activities in the game.
This is how you continue to level up beyond the level cap: With the seasonal artifact, you can continue to level up beyond the hard cap – essentially indefinitely. However, the additional Power Levels achieved through the artifact only apply for the respective season and will be reset at the end of it.
Different quality in loot: The equipment you get during your adventures has various rarity or quality levels. As the rarity level increases, so does the number of perks (bonuses) that a piece of armor offers.
White gear (common) is the worst level. This is only available at the beginning of the game
Green (uncommon) armor is somewhat better but should be replaced as soon as possible
Blue (rare) gear can accompany you through a significant part of the game
Purple (legendary) items will then be the main components of your gear.
Yellow (exotic) equipment pieces are the rarest items in the game and also bring unique, powerful bonuses. You can only have one weapon and one armor exotic equipped at the same time.
These engrams contain the best equipment – Exotics
The sources for loot: Gear generally comes from various sources such as
Further information on Power levels and the rarity levels of loot can be found at minute 10:44 in Nexxoss Gaming’s video guide. Information on the most powerful loot and where exactly to find it can be found from minute 17:26.
Things to consider in combat
What should I consider with weapons and how do I use them properly? In combat, various weapon categories are available to you. This refers not to the numerous weapon types like handguns, assault rifles, or rocket launchers, but to the slots in which the individual weapons are carried. There are
Kinetic weapons (white ammunition), have no damage element, effective against enemies without shields
Energy weapons (green ammunition), effective against shields, especially of the same element
Power weapons (purple ammunition), the strongest weapons in the game, effective against shields, especially of the same element
There are three elements in total for weapons, abilities, and enemy shields
Arc (blue)
Solar (red)
Void (purple)
So if you have an enemy with an Arc overshield, energy weapons or power weapons with Arc damage are the most effective. By the way, you usually get the ammunition from fallen enemies. The packages are also color-coded accordingly.
What you should also know about your enemies: Enemies have different toughness levels: To know which enemies you are facing in your respective adventure, we list here what distinguishes the enemy categories:
Enemies with red health bars are the easiest
Enemies with red health bars and an overshield are slightly harder
Enemies with orange health bars are called Majors. They have more health and are harder to defeat.
Then there are bosses and mini-bosses with yellow health bars. These enemies are particularly tough, have a large health pool, and are difficult to defeat.
For more information on combat and enemies, you can check out Nexxoss’s video at minute 13:18.
Gather materials diligently
What’s up with the materials? In Destiny 2, there are massive amounts of materials. These include
Planet-specific resources like Dusklight Shards from Earth or Simulation Seeds from Mercury
Weapon parts
Legendary Shards
Improvement cores
Upgrade Modules
and more
You can find them on planets, by dismantling equipment, as rewards, or you can obtain them in exchange for other materials. Without going into too much detail, materials are important, and you will need them often. So collect them wherever you can. They are needed for many things in Destiny 2 – whether enhancing your armor in the context of Armor 2.0 or as currency for purchasing certain items.
If you have too much of some of these resources, you can often exchange them for urgently needed materials with NPC Spider in the Tangled Shore.
You can learn more about the materials at minute 16:10 in Nexxoss Gaming’s video guide.
The beginner guide in video: This initial information should make your entry as a freshly baked Guardian in the world of Destiny 2 easier. You can find more details in the video from Nexxoss. Here you can watch it in full if you wish:
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Ghost Recon Breakpoint has only been playable for some players for a few days. Nonetheless, there is currently a topic that dominates many discussions in the community: microtransactions.
How does the shop work? Players can purchase “Ghost Coins” in various bundles from the Ghost Recon Breakpoint shop. The price is €4.99 for 600 coins (about €0.83 per 100 coins) up to €79.99 for 12,000 coins (about €0.66 per 100 coins).
With these coins, players can buy various items to customize their Ghost.
Some of the cosmetics from the shop.
What can be purchased in the microtransactions? The Ghost Recon Breakpoint shop is quite extensive. The offerings include:
Blueprints for weapons and attachments
Cosmetics such as tattoos, costumes, and camo skins
What bothers players about the shop: Many people in the community are annoyed by the fact that there were so many items for purchase that could advance a character. One user posted screenshots of the shop on reddit on the first day, and many users complained about the offerings.
They perceived the purchasable items as a form of “pay-to-win,” meaning having to pay to make the game easier to beat. They especially drew comparisons to the PvP mode Ghost War, where players would have an advantage if they could simply buy all skills.
Skill points were initially in the shop – now they are not.
This opportunity, however, was already removed from the shop on the very first day after release.
Are “Games as a Service” the problem? Some reddit users see the problem generally in the way games function as a service in the current market:
Games as a Service is a terrible trend in the industry. It encourages these microtransactions as something that justifies “free” content updates.
Breakpoint actually already has a season pass, which leads to Ubisoft being accused of double dipping. It simply feels like Breakpoint was built “around the shop.”
The shop “helps no one”
What the opposition says: Many fans of the game who are annoyed by the harsh criticism see no problem at all with the microtransactions and the shop specifically. Nothing for sale would provide an advantage to a player, and character stats are disabled in PvP, meaning everyone starts on equal footing.
Additionally, everything that is available for purchase in the shop is also unlockable:
You can buy every scope, every weapon, and every upgrade from the store with Skell Credits. It’s not hard to find any blueprint, and it really doesn’t make sense to buy the packs unless you’re lazy.
In other reddit posts, players share screenshots of shop items they have found in the world. According to many players, the shop does not offer any distinct advantages, but merely the opportunity to save time.
Players are robbing themselves of fun: However, some users see this time-saving as something not worth striving for. Since Breakpoint primarily takes place in single-player or coop, progress is something that belongs to the game. Purchasing it robs oneself of playtime.
Also already disappeared: boosters.
The dispute is even causing the lines between fans and critics to harden further:
Watch out, the people here love spreading misinformation and claiming everything is hidden behind a paywall and there is no other way to get it. When you debate those folks, their inner man-baby comes out, and they accuse you of being a Ubi developer.
Five years ago, Destiny launched and quickly gathered a large fanbase. We wanted to know what personal stories and memories the community has with Bungie’s MMO shooter. Read about the unique moments that many guardians especially remember!
Kids, how time flies! We have been playing in the sci-fi universe of Destiny for over five years now. By now, most fans of the Bungie shooter have probably switched to Destiny 2 and are currently enjoying the new expansion Shadowkeep .
Either way, the anniversary is a good reason for us to let the community speak up. Because it is they who have made the Destiny franchise great.
5 years of Destiny: The community speaks up!
To get a good cross-section of opinions, we searched our private PSN friends list for Destiny players and also listened online, including launching a call in the largest German Facebook group Destiny Deutschland .
Additionally, we also inquired via Twitter about the highlights that are still unforgettable for Destiny players.
The response was incredible! We are impressed by the passion and dedication with which Destiny players have processed their experiences in written form or shared them with us in personal conversations. However, it was also noticeable that most guardians especially fondly remember Destiny 1.
Apparently, many fans believe that the first Destiny was the better game (and perhaps still is). Furthermore, it should be noted that Destiny 2 had a rough start and some players dropped off at launch. The game polarized even among the MeinMMO readers after release.
A note: Unfortunately, we could not consider all submissions, chats, and conversations due to space constraints. However, we believe that our selection is representative and that every Destiny player can remember very similar moments.
We thank all participants for their time and effort. Now enjoy the highlights of the Destiny community!
The Glass Chamber: Brilliant debut raid in Vanilla Destiny
One of the biggest highlights of Destiny 1 for many players was the first raid “The Glass Chamber“, which offered a dense atmosphere, beautifully designed boss fights, and tricky jumping passages.
Legendary: Final boss Atheon from “The Glass Chamber”.
Especially the final boss Atheon has burned itself into the memories of the players. “When the last shot fell, Atheon finally fell after many hours, and we could grab legendary or even exotic loot… That was the most frustrating but at the same time the coolest experience of my gaming career,” says Diego H.
Experiencing MMORPG mechanics in first-person perspective was a really great feeling – even though I belonged to the famous ‘Forever Level 29’ club thanks to the luck-based loot system.
Lars K.
Crota solo: Popular challenge
In general, the raids from Destiny 1 were often mentioned by the community as highlights. This includes “Crota’s End” from the first expansion “Darkness Awaits“.
While the Crota raid could indeed be a tough nut in the later released heroic difficulty, it was also designed quite compactly. Many players did not see this as a disadvantage, but rather as an advantage: Well-coordinated fireteams completed it in half an hour and then blessed their alts with loot. Furthermore, “Crota’s End” was practically the only Destiny raid that you could also completely conquer alone.
The Crota raid: Short but popular.
For Artur S., it was a great goal at the time to complete the Crota raid solo: “It was April 9, 2015 (…). I took my best weapons, mainly the Icebreaker, my beloved Hunter, and plunged into the dark abyss. Everything went super. Of course, there were a few unnecessary deaths, for example, from cursed thralls.
At the end, I stood before him: Crota, son of Oryx. It was a strenuous fight. The biggest difficulty here was finding the perfect moment to become invisible. After some attempts, I succeeded. Crota fell, and I received my future favorite weapon: ‘The Last Word'”.
After over eight hours, Crota fell in hard mode, and finally the ‘Crota’s Curse’ dropped. That was around 4 am. I joyfully shouted loud enough to wake up my entire apartment building!
Christiano S.
Kingsfall Raid: Joy after First Kill of the Witches and Oryx
Besides the Crota raid, “Kingsfall” from the XXL Destiny expansion “The Taken King” was very popular within the community. This long raid shone through sophisticated mechanics and required particularly good team play.
Especially with the Witches, as Thomas S. vividly remembers: “Towards the end of Year 2, I was so practiced in the Oryx raid that I could occasionally help complete the raid with completely foreign groups. With one group, we struggled for hours to reach the two Witches, the last test before boss Oryx. They defeated us a few times very closely, it was late at night and patience was becoming an increasingly rare commodity within our team.
Mean Oryx Daughters: the Deathsingers Ir Anûk and Ir Halak.
Then things got really dramatic. We fired at the second Witch and already heard her death scream. However, she simultaneously unleashed her final offensive and killed our entire team in one hit. The respawn countdown began, the screen went black, and the exhausted groans of my teammates echoed through the party chat.
Then I pressed ‘LB’ and ‘RB’ simultaneously, triggered a familiar hiss, and the screen brightened again. My Warlock activated ‘Revive’, came back to life, and caused ecstatic screaming in the party. The evening was saved, the stage completed. We decided to save Oryx for another night.”
“We spent over six hours at Oryx plus Challenge back then because we all wanted the helmet and the ship. In the end, it worked out,” recalls Christiano S.
Nothing feels as good in gaming as completing a tough raid in a group.
Daniel L.
Even more dramatic is Daniel L.’s description of his Oryx first kill: “I remember how we went on for hours and hours, and it was always only minor things that caused our attempts to fail; we got Oryx down quite a way.
And then, just before we could enter the final damage phase, one of the platform players made a big blunder (four people had to stand on platforms while one dealt with adds below and one had to take care of a jumping part, note: editor): He fell off the platform without enemy interaction simply because he took a small step too far forward. Phase gone, attempt failed; there was a brief period of embarrassed silence in the chat, somewhere between 1 and 2 AM.
Take this, Oryx!
He apologized multiple times, even though no one blamed him. Someone just said: ‘No matter, we will do this now!’ Two attempts later, Oryx was down – and I can still remember how I jumped up in joy and relief!”
Interestingly, the exotic vendor Xur already offered the weapon in the second week after the release of Destiny. However, at that time, no one knew that the weapon would develop into the overpowering all-rounder in the first year of Destiny, which is why many saved their precious coins instead.
When Xur had the Gjallarhorn for sale, it was better to grab it!
This would unfortunately backfire for some guardians, as Xur did not have the Gjallarhorn in stock again for months and thus one was dependent on loot luck to obtain the weapon.
The Gjallarhorn. Finally, it was mine! Thank you, Crota.
Lars K.
A major loot misfortunate was – aside from the author of these lines – also Daniel L., who played hundreds of hours of all endgame activities of Destiny, but simply never got the pleasure of the weapon. The joy was even greater when one day it finally happened.
“By now, two expansions for Destiny had been released, and I had fought my way through literally more than a hundred raid runs without any Gjallarhorn. About a month before the release of ‘The Taken King’, a usual raid with clan friends. ‘The Glass Chamber’, done countless times, nothing special anymore, but always fun.
The moment the Gjallarhorn dropped: priceless!
Shortly after the Templar, before the Labyrinth of Gorgons, a chest that could always drop exotics. Every Destiny veteran knows it. I remember exactly how I said: ‘It won’t drop anything.’ And just one second later, the Gjallarhorn icon appeared at the top right of my screen!
Controller thrown away, jumped up from the sofa, cheers in the living room! Two weeks later, the “Horn” was available again for purchase from Xur. But who cares? The moment was worth it!”
I believe that after the tenth Atheon kill, my Vex Mythoclast finally dropped. I hit the table with joy so hard that it broke apart.
Christiano S.
The social component: One for all, all for one
Many players of Destiny 1 and 2 have emphasized to us the strong cohesion within the community and mention this as another highlight of their guardian career.
“For me, one of the highlights of the Destiny games is meeting many different people who all have the same love for the game,” says Alexander S. about the Destiny community. “My clan, for example, is a mixed bag, but we all stick together super well.”
Destiny has an incredibly vibrant and helpful community.
Markus F. can also confirm this. “Especially in the first two years after the release of Destiny, the community was fantastic. I always found like-minded players on Facebook to play heroic strikes, raids, or PvP together.”
“Destiny united people,” says Christiano S. as well. “Kurds and Turks play together, Serbs and Croats. Everyone in harmony, with respect, and for the same goal.”
All the rest: Skolas, The Trials of Osiris, and Co.
The highlights mentioned so far are, of course, just a small part of what Destiny players connect with their favorite MMO. Because there is so much more.
For example, “The Prison of Elders“, a challenging three-player activity that Bungie introduced with the second expansion “House of Wolves“, along with the popular PvP event “The Trials of Osiris”.
“For most players, the ‘Trials of Osiris’ must have been the highlight of the second Destiny add-on, but for me, it was the showdown in ‘The Prison of Elders’ with Skolas,” says Lars K. “This raid substitute for three players was not only mechanically demanding at the time, but also the coordination in the smaller fireteam was a real challenge. To this day, I have never been happier about a victory in any boss fight than I was back then with Skolas!”
Skolas from “The Prison of Elders” was a great final boss.
For Daniel L., however, visiting the Lighthouse for the first time was “one of the hardest-won triumphs in Destiny.” This exclusive social space could only be visited (and enjoyed epic loot there) if you had achieved nine victories in PvP in “The Trials of Osiris” in a three-person team.
“With a team of two buddies who played significantly better than me, we often got to seven or eight wins, but we were always missing that damned last one. Deeply frustrated, I had already given up. A week later, it was finally time: I had suffered for it – and was so happy when I could finally see the Lighthouse with my own eyes!” recalls Daniel L.
The “Elixir of Life” of Destiny 1: The Trials of Osiris.
In addition, many players also remember numerous little things that made Destiny 1 special: the dance parties in the Tower, Sparrow races, or the box of raisins from Eris during the first Halloween event (which was even picked up again the following year as a running gag).
But even smaller in-game events like “Weapon Day” or the Faction Rally, where you could earn glory and honor for your faction and be rewarded with appropriate gear and weapons, are still missed in Destiny 2. “I hope that such small but fine additions will find their way back into Destiny 2 soon,” says Lars K.
The Sparrow Racing League in Destiny was a welcome change for many players.
And what about Destiny 2?
Speaking of Destiny 2: As mentioned at the beginning, the community is apparently emotionally much stronger connected to the first Destiny. Nevertheless, there are also players who can find a lot of positives in the successor.
“I’m glad that I can reach max level in Destiny 2 without any problems without raiding,” explains Christiano S. “And also, a lot has been done for solo play – I don’t have to dedicate myself fully to the game to make progress.”
For Lars K., the better story of Destiny 2 is a highlight: “The narrative quality of the Vanilla campaign was significantly better than that of Destiny 1. I will probably never forget the first time I saw ‘The Last City’ from afar while listening to the song ‘Journey‘ from the official soundtrack. To this day, a real goosebumps moment!”
What personal highlights do you associate with Destiny 1 and Destiny 2? Let us know in the comments!
Blizzard chief J. Allen Brack promises that BlizzCon 2019 will be the best one yet. However, fans remain skeptical, although the previous year is easy to surpass.
In about a month, BlizzCon will take place again for all Blizzard fans. The event will feature all major franchises of the game developer. From World of Warcraft to Diablo, Overwatch and Hearthstone, there is something for everyone.
Already in advance, J. Allen Brack, the current head of Blizzard Entertainment, calls it the best one yet. He says (translated):
This year’s BlizzCon is shaping up to be the best we’ve ever had, and we want to ensure that everyone in the Blizzard community can experience it together, whether they are there in person, at home, or within the games. We look forward to presenting an epic experience for everyone watching our free streams – this time, they will have more to offer than ever before – and also for those who check out the extras available with the virtual ticket.
Could there be some truth to this? Basically, it is clear that a chief will always talk about an upcoming event being the best one yet, especially when the year 2018 is remembered as a poor BlizzCon. However, at least if one believes the rumors over the last few months, a lot of new features could be showcased in 2019. Very likely are:
A new expansion for World of Warcraft
Diablo 4
A larger Overwatch project
Another mobile project
A completely new franchise
At least the goodies are nice: One aspect of BlizzCon 2019 seems to be quite good already, namely the goodies. These are available as rewards in the various Blizzard games when purchasing the virtual ticket. This includes cool Illidan and Tyrande skins in Overwatch, but also quite silly (or funny?) transmog sets and pets in World of Warcraft.
When does BlizzCon take place? BlizzCon 2019 takes place on November 1 and 2, which is a weekend. As usual, the events start in the late evening hours and at night according to German time. So, if you buy a virtual ticket for €40, you should be prepared for a long night shift if you want to experience it all live.
Last year caused skepticism: However, many fans take these words with a bit of gallows humor. Last year, BlizzCon brought only disappointments for many players. Instead of Diablo 4, there was only the announcement of the mobile game ‘Diablo Immortal’ and the announcement of a remakes of Warcraft 3. The question from a developer “Don’t you guys have phones?” regarding the disappointment of the “mobile only” Diablo has remained a meme in all Blizzard games to this day.
The Twitch streamer Jack “Doki” Robertson has now been banned from Rainbow Six Siege. He seems to be toxic, but he himself does not understand the reason at all.
This is the pro: Doki is contracted with Natus Vincere, a Ukrainian eSports organization, and is currently working on qualifying for the Pro League Finals in Japan.
Now it seems difficult to qualify because his account has been banned by Rainbow Six Siege.
This is where the pro gets his ban
This is the clip: In a Twitch video, you can see how Doki is simply taken out of the game in the middle of a match. He was told that he was too toxic and has therefore been permanently banned.
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How does the pro react to this? He does not understand the decision at all, as he did not consider himself toxic. He just uncomprehendingly repeats the text passage in the game.
Later, Doki also writes on Twitter: “A strange way to end a stream … I will keep you updated on Twitter as soon as I receive a response or at least a “why”.”
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Are such bans known? Rainbow Six Siege has often banned players without an apparent reason. In 2017, an American duo was banned from the game for unacceptable behavior. They were later unbanned and allowed to continue playing.
The case of Doki is now likely under review. If his streams really are not too toxic for the developers, then his account could also be unlocked again.
Today the TOTW 3 (Team of the Week) for Ultimate Team in FIFA 20 is released. We show you which players are included and receive new Inform cards.
This is the Team of the Week: The Team of the Week consists of 23 players selected by EA Sports weekly. These players have shown outstanding performances in football over the weekend and receive improved Inform cards in FUT, in addition to a spot in the TOTW.
The strongest cards in TOTW 3: Especially strong this week are the TOTW cards of Havertz (86) and Mahrez (86). Blind (85), Strakosha (84), Carzola (84), and Zapata (84) have also received decent new Inform cards.
These Bundesliga players made it: From the Bundesliga, Kai Havertz (86) and Salif Sane (83) showed strong performances and thus made it into the Team of the Week.
This is Havertz’s first TOTW card: Kai Havertz receives his first special card in this Team of the Week in FUT 20. It is 2 points better in overall rating than his Gold card.
Interestingly, particularly important stats have received decent upgrades:
Speed: 84 ->86
Shooting: 78 -> 81
Passing: 79 ->82
This is the Team of the Week 3
All cards in TOTW 3
TOTW 3 – Starting XI
TOTW 3 – Starting XI
TOTW 3 – Substitutes
TOTW 3 – Substitutes
When is TOTW 3 released? From October 2 at 19:00, the new cards of Team of the Week 3 can be found in packs.
Bronze or Silver Inform cards can be found in the respective Bronze and Silver sets.
But note that it takes quite a bit of luck to actually pull a good TOTW card.
On the transfer market: You can also buy TOTW players on the FUT transfer market at any time. However, prices there are quite high, especially for the best cards.
Earn coins with the TOTW: If you want to earn coins quickly in FIFA 20, you should engage in TOTW trading. The Team of the Week is excellent for earning coins.
Here you will learn everything about trading in FUT 20:
To be able to obtain the legendary pre-quest for this weapon, you must first complete the story of Shadowkeep. The actual exotic quest for the rocket launcher will then be unlocked.
This is the first quest step: Afterwards, Eris Morn will give you a legendary quest called “Memory of Sai Mota.”
To complete this quest, you also need to finish the bounty “Moon Cave Exploration.” This is also available from Eris, so you can pick it up right away. For this bounty, you need to loot the chests in three Lost Sectors:
K1-Crew-Quarters
K1-Logistics
K1-Communion
These are the three sectors located on the map outside the area Sorrow’s Harbor.
This is the second quest step: As a reward for this bounty, you will receive a Firewall Data Fragment that you need to enter the system core chamber of the Lost Sector K1-Revelation in Sorrow’s Harbor (at the very top of the picture).
When looting the last Lost Sector, you will see a round opening in the wall of the last room that you can enter. Follow the path that opens through the data fragment, and you will receive the item “Sai Mota’s Broken Necklace” at the end.
This is the third quest step: From now on, you must collect the pieces of the necklace by defeating the Nightmares on the Moon using Arc abilities.
The quickest way to do this is by going to the area Sorrow’s Harbor, the “farming spot” for Nightmares. Once that’s done, you will receive the exotic quest for the rocket launcher from the chest of Eris at the Infinite Abyss.
Your very own Deathbringer
Searching for bones: After receiving the exotic quest and finding Eris Morn in the Bone Circle, she will have you search for bones.
One bone can be found by completing public events at the Hellmouth. One event is sufficient for this.
Another can be found in the Lost Sector K1-Revelation in Sorrow’s Harbor.
The last bone is obtained from the Bone Collector that appears in the area Anchor of Light. Shoot him down and the bone is yours.
Master the Strike The Burning Fortress: Once that is done, Eris will send you to the Strike The Burning Fortress, where you must defeat the enemy Sulmakta, the High Conductor, who is located at the top near the boss.
Screenshot by xHOUNDISHx
Defeat different enemies: For the next step of the quest, you must defeat various types of enemies:
Normal enemies
Elite enemies and mini-bosses
Bosses or other Guardians
If you don’t want to engage in PvP, you can farm the bosses in Sorrow’s Harbor. For elite enemies and mini-bosses, it is recommended to grind the escalation protocol on Mars.
This is the final step: Once all bones, screams, and other items have been collected in sufficient quantities, a new mission called Symphony of Death will appear on the map in patrol mode.
The mission level is at 920, but it is also achievable at 900 if you are not alone.
In the mission, you must survive the song of Aria sung by Ir Absuul at random intervals. This gives you a timer of one minute. If you do not manage to break her shields within this time and thus interrupt the song, Ir Absuul will annihilate you. At the same time, you must defend yourself against a large number of enemies.
Apart from the song timer, you have no restrictions in the mission and can take as much time as you want, as long as you interrupt Aria’s song.
At the end of the mission, you will receive Aria’s Singing Skull from Eris, and she will give you your fancy new rocket launcher. Enjoy!
Have you already obtained the rocket launcher? Or do you still want to grab that Void Gjallarhorn?
The famous Twitch streamer DrDisrespect vented about Apex Legends in one of his recent rounds in Season 2. He criticizes the game and wants to get upset about it, but he just can’t quite manage to do so.
This is what happened to the Doc: Just before the start of Season 3 of Apex Legends, DrDisrespect really ramped up. He wanted to train a bit of Apex Legends on King’s Canyon before the new map “World’s Edge” arrives and temporarily replaces the old one.
During this, the Doc found himself in several firefights. He emerged victorious from many of them. However, in one he was defeated and kissed the sand. But he clearly didn’t see the mistake on his part, but rather blamed the game.
What is the Doc actually upset about? The Doc blames the visual effects on his screen for his demise: “I don’t even know what the hell I’m looking at here. Did you see how many VFX (visual effects) are on the screen?”
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He continues to get upset, stands up, and walks away from the computer while ranting: “This is so pathetic, man!” But even while he’s in the midst of his rage, he returns because the Lifeline from his team revives him.
Resigned, he sits back down at his place and grumbles: “This makes me want to just stop, but then I notice I’m being revived, so I sit back down and play the game because I’m addicted, and that sucks!”
The graphic shows the last seven days of his stream. While different games were part of his portfolio until October 1st, since Season 3, Apex Legends has taken up all of his streaming time. In fact, he even gained 1255 more viewers on average (as of October 2nd).
This is quite normal for a new release, but part of the Doc’s role is also to complain about games. It will likely decrease again in the coming weeks, but he probably can’t turn his back on Apex Legends – after all, he’s “addicted.”
In Astellia, there are various ways to improve your character’s attributes and tailor them to your playstyle. We explain in more detail how they work.
What are attributes? You can find the attributes in the character menu under details. There is an overview of values such as:
Strength
Intelligence
Agility
or Willpower
They improve your attack values, defense values, resources such as health or mana points, or how quickly you regenerate them. However, there is no exact explanation in the game for which attributes improve which values.
What is important about the attributes? You start with 5 value points for your character, which increase as you progress. With these, you can directly improve an attribute, provided you have an Atra Crystal. You can craft these as an archaeologist or buy them at the auction house, and depending on their rarity, they will enhance more attributes.
For physical classes, only physical attack values are displayed, while magical classes only see values for their spells.
An attribute strengthens not just one value, but directly several. We have listed these for you below. In addition to the shown bonuses, all attributes slightly enhance other defensive values. However, the exact list of this would exceed the scope of the article.
The physical attributes like strength or agility improve attacks with weapons and defense against attacks with weapons. They are therefore interesting for assassins, Sagittarius, and the warrior as a tank.
What strength changes:
Physical attacks – Amplifies direct damage with weapons.
Hit rate of physical status – The chance of status effects like stuns or bleeding from physical weapons.
Duration of physical status – How long you apply status effects with a physical attack.
Physical defense – Reduces the damage taken from weapon attacks.
Also slightly enhances: Magic attack – Amplifies damage from spells.
Also slightly enhances: Status magic precision – The hit chance for status effects like stun or burning from magic.
Also slightly enhances: Duration of magic status – The duration of status effects like stun or burning from magic.
What agility changes:
Physical precision – The chance to hit the opponent with the weapon.
Critical hit chance – The chance to land a critical hit on the opponent.
Dodge – The chance to evade physical attacks from opponents.
Hit rate of physical status – The chance of status effects like stuns or bleeding from physical weapons.
Duration of physical status – How long you apply status effects with a physical attack.
Also slightly enhances: Magic precision – The chance that your spells hit.
Also slightly enhances: Critical magic precision – The chance that your spells land critical hits.
Also slightly enhances: Duration of magic status – The duration of status effects like stun or burning from magic.
What dexterity changes:
Physical precision – The chance to hit the opponent with the weapon.
Physical critical hit – The damage from critical hits.
Duration of physical status – How long you apply status effects with a physical attack.
Critical dodge – The chance to evade the opponent’s critical hits.
Also slightly enhances: Critical magic attack – Amplifies the damage from critical spells.
Also slightly enhances: Critical magic precision – The chance that your spells land critical hits.
Also slightly enhances: Duration of magic status – The duration of status effects like stun or burning from magic.
What constitution changes:
Increases health points.
Also enhances magic defense – Reduces damage taken from magic.
Increases status healing rate – How quickly you recover from physical and magical status effects.
Duration of physical status – How long you apply status effects with a physical attack.
Spell power – How strong your spells heal.
Also slightly enhances: Status magic precision – The hit chance for status effects like stun or burning from magic.
Also slightly enhances: Duration of magic status – The duration of status effects like stun or burning from magic.
Also slightly enhances: Health point regeneration.
Although the magical attributes are primarily aimed at the mage and scholarly characters, willpower also provides considerable defense.
What intelligence changes:
Magic attack – Amplifies the damage from your spells.
Status magic precision – The hit chance for status effects like stun or burning from magic.
Duration of magic status – The duration of status effects like stun or burning from magic.
Also slightly enhances: Physical attacks – Amplifies direct damage with weapons.
Also slightly enhances: Hit rate of physical status – The hit chance for status effects like stuns or bleeding from physical weapons.
Also slightly enhances: Duration of physical status – How long you apply status effects with a physical attack.
What wisdom changes:
Magic precision – The chance that your spells hit.
Critical magic precision – The chance that your spells deal critical damage.
Status magic precision – The hit chance for status effects like stun or burning from magic.
Duration of magic status – The duration of status effects like stun or burning from magic.
Also slightly enhances: Physical precision – The chance to hit the opponent with the weapon.
Also slightly enhances: Duration of physical status – How long you apply status effects with a physical attack.
What knowledge changes:
Magical critical hit – The damage from your spells that land critically.
Magic precision – The chance that your spells hit.
Status healing rate – How quickly you recover from physical and magical status effects.
Also slightly enhances: Physical critical hit – The damage from critical hits.
Also slightly enhances: Physical precision – The chance to hit the opponent with the weapon.
Also slightly enhances: Duration of physical status – How long you apply status effects with a physical attack.
What willpower changes:
Increases mana points.
Spell power – How strong your spells heal.
Duration of magic status – The duration of status effects like stun or burning from magic.
Also slightly enhances: Hit rate of physical status – The hit chance for status effects like stuns or bleeding from physical weapons.
Also slightly enhances: Duration of physical status – How long you apply status effects with a physical attack.
Also slightly enhances: Physical defense – Reduces the damage taken from weapon attacks.
Also slightly enhances: Dodge – The chance to evade attacks.
How to skill your character
Which attributes should I use now? Although each attribute serves multiple functions directly, it quickly becomes clear which playstyle benefits from which attributes:
As a tank, you want defense and health points and deal some damage to hold aggro. So you focus on constitution and strength. Alternatively, you can use knowledge for magic defense.
As a physical damage dealer (assassin and Sagittarius), you mainly want damage. Therefore, you focus on strength, agility, and dexterity.
As a magical damage dealer, you want spell damage. So focus on intelligence, wisdom, and knowledge.
As a healer, you need mana and spell power. Both come from willpower. Additionally, knowledge is useful as it also provides mana and increases the chance that your healing critically hits.
Besides the value points in the character menu, you can also improve your attributes through equipment. There, however, the individual bonuses like dodge, physical defense, or magical damage are strengthened directly.
We hope that the overview of the attributes has helped you and we have also gathered more tips for Astellia for you:
For a long time, PvP fans have been waiting for this change, and now Blizzard has reacted. The grind for the PvP essences in World of Warcraft is significantly smaller.
In World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth, players are currently dedicating themselves to various grinds. While some are farming for the cool bee mount, other players are still collecting the missing essences for the Heart of Azeroth. These provide special bonuses and active abilities that have a strong impact in both PvE and PvP.
The PvP grind is now lower: However, the grind for the PvP essences has been long and tedious, and has been criticized by fans for months. Now there was a small hotfix that drastically reduced the necessary honor for unlocking. This concerns the essences Artwork of Time (Healing), Blood of the Enemy (DD), and Sphere of Suppression (Tank):
The achievement “Battleground Brawler” (Essences at Rank 2) now requires only 10,000 honor instead of 15,000 honor.
The achievement “Battleground Tactician” (Essences at Rank 3) now requires only 30,000 honor instead of 50,000 honor.
Thus, the grind has been reduced by 33% and 40%, so significantly fewer battlegrounds need to be completed than before.
If you now have “too much” honor due to these changes, you just need to win one more honor point for the achievement to be updated.
WoW had worsened the problem before: Before this nerf of the necessary honor, Blizzard had actually increased the requirements for the grind. For instance, they removed the bonus that existed for mercenaries. Additionally, the honor acquired through weekly quests was reduced and no longer counted towards the necessary amount for the essences.
According to Blizzard, it was a bug, but players saw the change as a direct nerf. This led to many players complaining, as they now needed even longer for this already quite time-consuming task.
Are you still working on the PvP essences, or have you already unlocked all of them? Or are you not interested in them at all?
In Pokémon GO, there are new findings from data miner Chrales. He has found a live event that is supposed to take place this November.
What is this live event about? Chrales has discovered a new item in update 0.157.0 of Pokémon GO. It is a ticket that grants access to the live event “a colossal discovery.”
It also states when the ticket is valid. Now, speculations are high about what this mysterious event might be about.
A Fortnite streamer realized live on Twitch how quickly Epic issues a ban. After the streamer teamed up with his viewers, he wanted to secure kills by playing on a second account. Epic did not like that at all.
This player is: The professional Aydan Conrad is signed with Ghost Gaming and has already participated in various tournaments. He is also represented on Twitch.
But now one of his accounts has been banned by Epic. He wanted to easily earn kills and played on a second account, collaborating with his viewers. After a few rounds, he was then banned live on stream by Epic.
This is how the pro tried to cheat the kills
This was the plan: In trio mode, Aydan wanted to secure a lot of kills and therefore made a call to his viewers. He is looking for teammates who are statistically worse than he is and who then jump directly from the map.
The pro himself played with a “second account” (smurf) and thus was matched against easier opponents than if he had played with his “main account.” This is due to the new matchmaking in Fortnite. His “bad” teammates help with this.
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Due to the other two getting eliminated, the pro has the whole trio against him alone and can rack up numerous kills against the supposedly worse opponents.
This is how the plan worked: The first rounds went well for Aydan, and he secured many kills. It seemed like nothing would happen when using such tricks.
But then Epic intervened. While the pro was waiting in the lobby, a message appeared that his account was banned for 24 hours. The reason for this was “exploiting.” In German, it roughly translates to “taking advantage” or “exploiting.”
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Here you will find the best full-back talents in FIFA 20. We show you affordable RB and LB with potential to improve your team.
This is what makes good full-back talents: The full positions in the defense line are primarily intended to fend off opponent attacks. Your full-backs must be able to keep up with the wingers to defuse dangerous situations early on.
However, the players on LB and RB are also there to initiate attacks. If you play a lot down the wings, it is essential to have offensively strong full-backs.
The absolute top players Players like Marcelo, Kimmich, or Alba are hardly affordable at the beginning of a career. Especially if you are playing with smaller clubs.
No matter which club you play for – you can always use talents!
The right talents can quickly improve your team. With the dynamic potential, you have a significant influence on the development of talents. If they play a lot and well, they become real stars – and can significantly improve your club’s finances in case of a sale.
Here we show you which players bring good fundamentals for the full positions in career mode.
Top 10 full-back talents with the greatest potential in career mode
These are the best talents for RB, LB, RWB, and LWB: We show you ten strong talents that you can probably bring into your team immediately without weakening it. However, many of these players are not cheap, as they are mostly already contracted with large clubs.
These young full-backs have the highest potential in FIFA 20 career mode:
Trent Alexander-Arnold: The 20-year-old right-back of FC Liverpool has already established himself as a key player in real football, which is reflected in his rating of 83. He has a potential of 89 but costs 32 million euros. Not exactly cheap.
Lucas Hernández: The Bayern defender is also versatile in central defense, but you can use him on the left back as well. His starting rating of 84 is strong, and his potential of 89 is even better. But: He costs at least 37 million in career mode.
Éder Militao: The Real talent has a rating of 81 and can reach up to 88. That’s a significant jump. Also notable is the market value of 23 million euros and a salary of over 100,000 euros.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka: Since this summer, Wan-Bissaka has been contracted with Manchester United, with a starting rating of 79. Thus, he is a bit cheaper than the previous candidates, but with a market value of 17.5 million euros, he is not a bargain either. His potential is at 88.
Joe Gomez: Another Liverpool player and a great talent. Gomez can also increase from his rating of 80 to 88, and his market value is around 20 million.
Nicolás Domínguez: Domínguez is less known to players. He can play in midfield as well as on RWB and is contracted with Vélez Sarsfield, albeit on loan. So you can’t get him immediately. His rating is 75 but can increase to 87. Market value: 12 million euros.
Alphonso Davies: Most people would place the Bayern player on the offensive flanks, but you can also use Davies on LB. His rating is 72, but it can go up by 15 points. With a market value of 6.5 million euros, he is even more affordable than other candidates on this list.
Grimaldo: Grimaldo, on the other hand, is less affordable. The LB costs around 30 million, thanks to his starting rating of 83. His potential is at 87.
Youcef Attal: With Attal, you get a versatile player for the entire right flank. He can play both defensively and offensively. His rating is 77, and the potential is 86. Market value: 12.5 million euros.
Dan-Axel Zagadou: The Dortmund player has not seen much action in the Bundesliga this season. However, he can play a significant role in your team – as a CB or on LB. His rating is 79, and it can reach up to 86. The market value is 16 million.
Among the top ten talents, there are very few bargains. To avoid blowing up your transfer budget, we will now show you particularly affordable talents.
In Ultimate Team, Davies may not necessarily take you further – but in career mode, he is a first choice
Affordable full-back talents in career – under 10 million
Affordable RB, LB, LWB, and RWB with potential: If you are more looking for affordable but developable alternatives, you will find them here. These young talents will advance your career:
Alphonso Davies: Unsurprisingly, the list of affordable talents is led by Davies. As the cheapest top talent with strong stats, you get a good player for both the offensive and defensive flanks.
Reece James: James is contracted with Chelsea and has a rating of 73. The 19-year-old RB has a market value of 7 million and can rise to 86. A reinforcement for many clubs.
Ki-Jana Hoever: With Hoever, we have another Liverpool player on the list. The 17-year-old defender is much cheaper, costing only around 700,000 euros. However, you need to work on his rating of 62 to be able to use him well. He can rise to 85.
Pedro Porro: Porro plays for Real Valladolid but is on loan from ManCity. The Spaniard will only be available starting in the second season, but for around 8.5 million, he can be a good reinforcement for your defense.
Maximillian Aarons: The 19-year-old plays as a right-back at Norwich City and has a rating of 72. For the price of 5.5 million, you can safely buy him: He rises to 85.
Nicolas Cozza: Cozza costs just over two million but only has a rating of 69. However, it can be raised to 85. You can find him at Montpellier.
Nuno Tavares: Tavares will cost you a transfer fee of just under 5 million euros, but he can be used both on LB and on RB. Useful, especially since his rating can rise from 72 to 84.
Even more affordable talents around two million include Bogle (potential 84), Hamburg’s Vagnoman (potential 84), and L. Kelly (also 84).
In career mode, you want to build the best team
All young full-back talents U20 with potential 85 or better
These are the best full-back talents under 20: You will find long-term developable talents here. The table shows you all talents under 20 with at least a potential of 85.
Oops, unfortunately this table is no longer available.
Are there any German talents? There are no German talents included. However, with Zagadou, Hakimi, or Davies, some representatives from Bundesliga clubs are present in the list.
By the way, you can find all other talents for FIFA 20 career here:
If you have what it takes in WoW Classic, you can soon compete for $50,000 in prize money. At least if you play on the right realm.
Just over a month has passed since World of Warcraft Classic went live, and there are still queues on many servers during peak times. However, while Onyxia and Ragnaros have bitten the dust almost everywhere, players are seeking new goals and challenges.
It is therefore fitting that the first duel tournament has been announced for PvP enthusiasts, where players can duel. The prize pool is a whopping $50,000.
What kind of tournament is this? The “Classic WoW Dueler’s League” will be more than just a single event, but a whole league with seasons, qualifying matches, and more. In qualifying matches, the 4 best players of each class will first be determined. These players will then compete in numerous matches over 4 weeks, and the 2 best players from each class will advance to the “Championship Finals” to determine the King of Duels.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS7nT_HSNZI
Where is the tournament held? The “Classic Dueler’s League” will take place in its first season on the American PvP server Faerlina. This is the realm where most streamers and their communities are located. In the first season, play will only be on the Horde side. Therefore, if someone wants to participate, they need a level 60 character on the Horde and can register on the League’s Discord server.
Is there more to come? A look at the league’s FAQ shows that there are also plans to bring the Dueler’s League to the Alliance side and expand it to other realms. Whether such tournaments will also take place on European realms – with a similar prize pool – remains to be seen.
True PvP is still missing: The Duel League is also emerging mainly because there is currently no “real” PvP in World of Warcraft Classic. Traditional PvP with rewards, battlegrounds, and the infamous ranking system will only come in one of the later phases. A specific release date is not yet known. For now, players have to amuse themselves with open PvP or duels, which unfortunately offer no rewards.
Would you be interested in such a duel league? Or is PvP in Classic simply not balanced enough to justify a duel league?
Season 3 of Apex Legends brings several changes to the weapons. This time, a total of 4 weapons are being buffed. However, there are also nerfs to popular guns and changes to attachments.
These are the changes: With the release of Season 3 in Apex Legends, a total of 10 weapons receive changes, either to their stats or to attachments available for them. Among the changes are:
These weapons are getting buffed: A total of four weapons are getting a buff:
G7 Scout: Base damage increased from 30 to 34.
Hemlok: Base damage increased from 18 to 22. Fire rate in both modes slightly reduced.
Mosambik: Spread pattern reduced. The Mosambik returns to the original position faster after recoil.
L-STAR: Strong reduction of horizontal recoil. Can now be equipped with the “1x Digital Threat” attachment. Damage decreased from 21 to 19.
The L-Star
Even though there were minor nerfs to some weapons here, the changes are overall more of a buff. Notably, the Mosambik is affected again. The hand shotgun is the least popular weapon, which even the legends throw away easily.
These weapons are getting nerfed: The buffs are countered by numerous nerfs, particularly to the previously popular weapons:
Longbow: Fire rate decreased from 1.6 to 1.3. Damage multiplier on legs decreased from 0.9 to 0.8. Headshot damage multiplier increased from 2.0 to 2.15.
Prowler: Recoil now has slight randomness in the alternate fire mode. The spread pattern is supposed to remain the same.
R-99: Recoil now has slight randomness. The magazine size of all magazine attachments has been reduced (from 18/22/26/30 to 18/20/23/27).
The headshot multiplier on the Longbow is technically a small buff, but the Skullpiercer attachment is removed. Thus, it ultimately performs worse in a fully equipped state.
This is how attachments are changing: Some items are simply being removed, while others are being added:
Disruptor Rounds (Disruptor Rounds – Alternator/RE-45) have been removed.
Skullpiercer (Skullpiercer – Wingman/Longbow) has been removed.
“Double Tap” (attachment for G7 Scout and EVA-8) has been added. The attachment allows for two shots in rapid succession.
“Anvil Receiver” (attachment for R-301 and Flatline) has been added. In single-fire mode, two rounds are consumed, the fire rate becomes slower, but the shots are stronger.
The R-301 was strong to begin with – will it now become a monster?
Instead of the
Skullpiercer attachment, the Longbow and the Wingman both now inflict 2.15 times headshot damage. With Skullpiercer, this was higher for both weapons (2.25 for Wingman, 2.5 for Longbow).
These weapon changes are still there: In addition to the buffs and nerfs, there are also new golden weapons to be found. These have level-3 attachments in all slots and the following optics:
The Flatline has a 1x-2x sight.
The EVA-8 has the “1x Digital Threat”.
The Triple Take has the “4x-10x Threat Scope”.
The G7 Scout has a 2x-4x sight.
The Charge Rifle has a “4x-10x Threat Scope”.
Just arrived, it already gets a golden version: The Charge Rifle.
This is how gameplay is changing: The changes to the weapons all lead to gameplay occurring at a rather shorter distance (between medium and short range), as this is where the strength of most good weapons now lies.
The reactions to the story of the new expansion are also mixed. On Twitter, many users praise the story under the hashtag “Shadowkeep” in their feeds, claiming that it is exciting and spooky.
That main storyline finale for #Shadowkeep was fantastic, too, and I can’t wait to see where it goes from here.
If you haven’t already (or even if you have before, it’s worth giving it another shot), pick this game up on Steam. Base game/year 1 & year 2 are all free.
However, another part of the players felt rather indifferent about the story and the expansion in general. Our reader Millerntorian commented:
My enthusiasm remains quite limited so far. I expected more, but perhaps the gaming experience will improve significantly.
He is not alone in this opinion in the comments under our articles.
Fans on Reddit and some of our readers are particularly complaining in the comments that a large part of the assets and areas were “copied from Destiny 1.” Patrick BELCL commented:
While there were indeed some “nostalgia moments,” they were immediately overshadowed by the thought, “Nostalgia or not, I already paid for this 5 years ago” and then right after it “Destiny 2 servers being contacted”.
Thousands of positive reviews on Steam
This is the status of Destiny 2 on Steam: With the release of Shadowkeep, the move of the game away from Battle.net and onto Steam also occurred. The first reviews started pouring in right on the day of the move.
Currently, there are 8,903 reviews (as of October 2, 2019) of Destiny 2 on Steam, of which 5,419 are positive. This leads to a “Mostly Positive” rating on Steam.
A large portion of the reviews comes from active Destiny players who have moved from Battle.net to Steam. They have already accumulated many hours of playtime and primarily want to promote their favorite game on Steam. However, there are also new players who have tried the free New Light version and found the large amount of content appealing.
The best free-to-play game of all time. Destiny 2 is a very well-optimized, beautiful game with tons of PVE and PVP content. I highly recommend this game.
The negative reviews primarily criticize the server issues at the launch of the expansion and the Free-to-Play version. An overview of the Steam launch can be found in our article on it:
Fans on Reddit and some of our readers are particularly complaining in the comments that a large part of the assets and areas were “copied from Destiny 1.” Patrick BELCL commented:
While there were indeed some “nostalgia moments,” they were immediately overshadowed by the thought, “Nostalgia or not, I already paid for this 5 years ago” and then right after it “Destiny 2 servers being contacted”.
Thousands of positive reviews on Steam
This is the status of Destiny 2 on Steam: With the release of Shadowkeep, the move of the game away from Battle.net and onto Steam also occurred. The first reviews started pouring in right on the day of the move.
Currently, there are 8,903 reviews (as of October 2, 2019) of Destiny 2 on Steam, of which 5,419 are positive. This leads to a “Mostly Positive” rating on Steam.
A large portion of the reviews comes from active Destiny players who have moved from Battle.net to Steam. They have already accumulated many hours of playtime and primarily want to promote their favorite game on Steam. However, there are also new players who have tried the free New Light version and found the large amount of content appealing.
The best free-to-play game of all time. Destiny 2 is a very well-optimized, beautiful game with tons of PVE and PVP content. I highly recommend this game.
The negative reviews primarily criticize the server issues at the launch of the expansion and the Free-to-Play version. An overview of the Steam launch can be found in our article on it:
The reactions to the story of the new expansion are also mixed. On Twitter, many users praise the story under the hashtag “Shadowkeep” in their feeds, claiming that it is exciting and spooky.
That main storyline finale for #Shadowkeep was fantastic, too, and I can’t wait to see where it goes from here.
If you haven’t already (or even if you have before, it’s worth giving it another shot), pick this game up on Steam. Base game/year 1 & year 2 are all free.
However, another part of the players felt rather indifferent about the story and the expansion in general. Our reader Millerntorian commented:
My enthusiasm remains quite limited so far. I expected more, but perhaps the gaming experience will improve significantly.
He is not alone in this opinion in the comments under our articles.
Fans on Reddit and some of our readers are particularly complaining in the comments that a large part of the assets and areas were “copied from Destiny 1.” Patrick BELCL commented:
While there were indeed some “nostalgia moments,” they were immediately overshadowed by the thought, “Nostalgia or not, I already paid for this 5 years ago” and then right after it “Destiny 2 servers being contacted”.
Thousands of positive reviews on Steam
This is the status of Destiny 2 on Steam: With the release of Shadowkeep, the move of the game away from Battle.net and onto Steam also occurred. The first reviews started pouring in right on the day of the move.
Currently, there are 8,903 reviews (as of October 2, 2019) of Destiny 2 on Steam, of which 5,419 are positive. This leads to a “Mostly Positive” rating on Steam.
A large portion of the reviews comes from active Destiny players who have moved from Battle.net to Steam. They have already accumulated many hours of playtime and primarily want to promote their favorite game on Steam. However, there are also new players who have tried the free New Light version and found the large amount of content appealing.
The best free-to-play game of all time. Destiny 2 is a very well-optimized, beautiful game with tons of PVE and PVP content. I highly recommend this game.
The negative reviews primarily criticize the server issues at the launch of the expansion and the Free-to-Play version. An overview of the Steam launch can be found in our article on it:
Since last night, Shadowkeep, the new expansion for Destiny 2, is playable. Here are the first reactions from players to the launch.
What happened? October 1st was a stressful day for Bungie. Primarily, players were able to dive into the new expansion Shadowkeep, try out the new features, and tackle the story.
Therefore, it is not surprising that there were significant server issues right at launch due to the servers being overwhelmed by the large influx of players.
These problems overshadowed the launch of the expansion for many, but there was also a lot of positive feedback regarding Shadowkeep and Destiny 2: New Light – especially on Steam.
Queues. Queues everywhere
This is what players said about the problems: As much as fans were looking forward to the launch of Shadowkeep, they were disappointed on launch day when many could not log in to the game.
The influx of new and long-time players overwhelmed the servers, leading to long queues and connection drops. Our reader Rayne commented:
How can anyone come up with the brilliant idea of implementing a platform switch, new content, and Free2Play all on the same day? It’s clear that every server will crash.
In general, many are frustrated that they had very little or no time to play the new content on launch day.
However, there were also players who took the server issues with humor. The two major subreddits, r/destinythegame and r/destiny2, are full of memes and jokes about the long queues and error codes. Here are some of them:
Some of them are even happy about it because it signals to them that many people are interested in Destiny 2 and are now trying it out. They hope for many new players who will stay in the game permanently.
This is what players say about Shadowkeep: Due to the server issues that prevented or overshadowed the gaming experience for many, the initial reactions to Shadowkeep are rather sparse and diverse.
New and returning players are primarily overwhelmed positively by the number of new features and changes and are unsure where to start. User Castia10 wrote on Reddit:
I played for a couple of hours […]. I’m only doing the Shadowkeep story and have no idea what all the quests and stuff I’m constantly picking up do.
But it’s really fun.
The negative reviews primarily criticize the server issues at the launch of the expansion and the Free-to-Play version. An overview of the Steam launch can be found in our article on it:
Fans on Reddit and some of our readers are particularly complaining in the comments that a large part of the assets and areas were “copied from Destiny 1.” Patrick BELCL commented:
While there were indeed some “nostalgia moments,” they were immediately overshadowed by the thought, “Nostalgia or not, I already paid for this 5 years ago” and then right after it “Destiny 2 servers being contacted”.
Thousands of positive reviews on Steam
This is the status of Destiny 2 on Steam: With the release of Shadowkeep, the move of the game away from Battle.net and onto Steam also occurred. The first reviews started pouring in right on the day of the move.
Currently, there are 8,903 reviews (as of October 2, 2019) of Destiny 2 on Steam, of which 5,419 are positive. This leads to a “Mostly Positive” rating on Steam.
A large portion of the reviews comes from active Destiny players who have moved from Battle.net to Steam. They have already accumulated many hours of playtime and primarily want to promote their favorite game on Steam. However, there are also new players who have tried the free New Light version and found the large amount of content appealing.
The best free-to-play game of all time. Destiny 2 is a very well-optimized, beautiful game with tons of PVE and PVP content. I highly recommend this game.
The negative reviews primarily criticize the server issues at the launch of the expansion and the Free-to-Play version. An overview of the Steam launch can be found in our article on it:
The reactions to the story of the new expansion are also mixed. On Twitter, many users praise the story under the hashtag “Shadowkeep” in their feeds, claiming that it is exciting and spooky.
That main storyline finale for #Shadowkeep was fantastic, too, and I can’t wait to see where it goes from here.
If you haven’t already (or even if you have before, it’s worth giving it another shot), pick this game up on Steam. Base game/year 1 & year 2 are all free.
However, another part of the players felt rather indifferent about the story and the expansion in general. Our reader Millerntorian commented:
My enthusiasm remains quite limited so far. I expected more, but perhaps the gaming experience will improve significantly.
He is not alone in this opinion in the comments under our articles.
Fans on Reddit and some of our readers are particularly complaining in the comments that a large part of the assets and areas were “copied from Destiny 1.” Patrick BELCL commented:
While there were indeed some “nostalgia moments,” they were immediately overshadowed by the thought, “Nostalgia or not, I already paid for this 5 years ago” and then right after it “Destiny 2 servers being contacted”.
Thousands of positive reviews on Steam
This is the status of Destiny 2 on Steam: With the release of Shadowkeep, the move of the game away from Battle.net and onto Steam also occurred. The first reviews started pouring in right on the day of the move.
Currently, there are 8,903 reviews (as of October 2, 2019) of Destiny 2 on Steam, of which 5,419 are positive. This leads to a “Mostly Positive” rating on Steam.
A large portion of the reviews comes from active Destiny players who have moved from Battle.net to Steam. They have already accumulated many hours of playtime and primarily want to promote their favorite game on Steam. However, there are also new players who have tried the free New Light version and found the large amount of content appealing.
The best free-to-play game of all time. Destiny 2 is a very well-optimized, beautiful game with tons of PVE and PVP content. I highly recommend this game.
The negative reviews primarily criticize the server issues at the launch of the expansion and the Free-to-Play version. An overview of the Steam launch can be found in our article on it:
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Borderlands 3 celebrates the birthday of the loot shooter series. Join the celebration and secure great loot until November 4 in various anniversary events. It all starts now with the Boss Week.Available are legendary weapons and much more.
On October 20, 2009, the first Borderlands game was launched. Borderlands 3 celebrates the birthday of the loot shooter with various events.
The first of the five weekly rotating events starts now. During the Boss Week, you’ll be rewarded with additional legendary loot. We have also compiled the times and names of the four other events for you.
Happy Boss farming in Borderlands 3 – Here are the 13
This is the first event: The celebration starts this week. The first of the five events is currently underway and will last until October 8 – the Boss Event.
Rampager – “Kill-o’-the-Wisp” drop chance increased
Warden – “Echo” drop chance increased
GenIVIV – “Ten Gallon” drop chance increased
Aurelia – “Creeping Death” drop chance increased
Graveward – “Earworm” drop chance increased
Pain and Terror – legendary class mods (for all four vault hunters)
Troy – “Nova Berner” drop chance increased
Tyreen – “Bitch” drop chance increased
And the party continues
These events are still waiting for you: After October 8, four more events will follow. However, not many details are known about these yet. Borderlands 3 reveals the exact contents every Monday of the respective week:
October 8 – 14: Hunt for rare spawns!
October 15 – 21: Show me the Iridium!
October 22 – 28: Chaos on Twitch!
October 29 – November 4: It’s a secret…
Of course, we will keep you updated on all events on MeinMMO as soon as we know more. In this sense – Cheers!
Here you can find out what the community thinks of the last hotfix:
The update 10.40.1 is available in Fortnite. We show you in the German patch notes what has changed in the game.
What does the update bring? Season X has been extended by one week. The “Against the Clock” challenges will be available from October 8th. A well-known weapon has been unvaulted.
Extension Challenges “Against the Clock”
What are these missions? The season has been extended. With the challenges available from Tuesday, October 8th, 3:00 PM until Sunday, October 13th, 8:00 PM, you can unlock styles for three battle pass skins, experience points, and a loading screen.
Weapons and Items
Unvaulted: The stone pistol has been unvaulted. You can aim at opponents with it and receive a strong recoil. It is also well-suited for trick shots.
Gameplay
What is new?
The season has been extended by one week
Gotham City and the Batman pack will be available until the end of Season X
Zone Wars: The Zone Wars Vortex, Colosseum, Downhill River, and Desert have been packed into 2 LTM’s. Join the queue to play one of the 4 Zone Wars maps. The map selection is now random.
Bug fixesfor Combine mode: A bug that prevented players from queuing in matchmaking has been fixed. The Combine mode is also available again on iOS and Android due to the bug fix.
New in Creative Mode
What is new? The meteorite items have been added to the creative mode gallery. Build your own meteorite impact!
Changes to Save the World
New storyline: The final driver BEAT-Bot is on his way to the radio stations. Help him, as the Summer Road is already waiting for you!
New weapon: The Thumper is soon available in the weekly shop. A sound hammer that teaches your enemies the rhythm. The hammer is slammed onto the ground and sends out a series of sound pulses. These deal damage to your opponents and knock them back.
The Thumper will be available from Thursday, October 3rd, 2:00 AM until Thursday, October 10th, 2:00 AM in the weekly shop.
How was the launch? At the release on October 1st, there were several issues. Players reported that they were unable to connect to the server. After the loading screen, it just wouldn’t go any further.
Furthermore, despite the appropriate announcement, it is not possible to play with a controller.
How did the developers respond? Activision addressed the issues and stated that they were working on a hotfix for the connection problem. This followed promptly and improved the situation. However, there are still reports of connection problems. They are not as severe as at launch.
Regarding the lack of controller support, Activision explained that it is still in the testing phase and therefore this control method cannot be selected in all countries. Further details on controller support are expected to follow later.
Players Love CoD Mobile
How does Call of Duty Mobile perform? Right after launch, the free-to-play mobile game climbed to number 1 among free iOS apps in 33 countries, and in 30 other regions, the title landed in the top 5.
Currently, the shooter also ranks 59th in the U.S. iPhone charts for games generating the most revenue. That’s a respectable entry.
What do players think of the mobile shooter? Even though there was significant frustration initially due to the connection problem, Call of Duty Mobile is very well received.
The ratings in the Google Play Store are 4.7 out of 5 stars
In Apple’s App Store, the shooter achieves 4.2 out of 5 stars
Graphics, sound, and gameplay are praised. Players feel that CoD Mobile truly plays and feels like Call of Duty.
The remaining connection issues and prices in the in-game store are still criticized.
