In GTA Online there is now a big cash gift of 1,000,000 GTA dollars. But you need to log in quickly for that. Additionally, there are new contents in the online mode of GTA 5.
What kind of gift is this? The online mode of GTA 5 is celebrating a birthday. To celebrate this extensively with the players, they are distributing a pile of cash. A whopping 1 million GTA dollars is yours for the taking – you just need to log in to the game. It couldn’t be simpler.
But hurry! To qualify for the gift, you need to have been online by October 2nd. That’s Wednesday next week.
When will the money be received? There is no fixed date for the transfer. However, Rockstar states that the million should arrive in your Maze Bank account by October 9th at the latest.
What’s new in GTA Online?
New Survival Challenges: You can now expect seven new Survival Challenges in the online world of GTA 5. Additionally, in all survival modes until October 2nd, you will receive double the amount of RP and GTA dollars as a reward.
There is also more money here: Working in the Mobile Operations Center also grants you double RP and GTA dollars as a reward. This applies to all mobile operations within it. If you do not yet own such a part, you can now purchase the mobile operations center with a 40% discount.
Anyone who logs in by October 2nd will additionally receive the white Declasse logo t-shirt as a gift.
Which car is on the podium? In the casino of GTA Online, you can try your luck every day and win a valuable car by spinning the lucky wheel. The podium vehicle changes weekly; this week you can win the Declasse Mamba.
Offers and Discounts until October 2nd in GTA Online
GTA Online regularly rotates with discounts on vehicles, properties, or even weapons. The following contents are discounted until next week:
Declasse Scramjet – 40% off
Declasse Drift Tampa – 40% off
Declasse Hotring Sabre – 40% off
Declasse Sabre Turbo – 40% off
Declasse Moonbeam – 40% off
Declasse Tornado – 40% off
Declasse Tulip – 40% off
Declasse Vamos – 40% off
Declasse Vodoo – 40% off
Declasse Yosemite – 40% off
Mobile Operations Center – 40% off
Avenger – 40% off
Declasse Hotring Sabre
Tuning: If you want to immediately upgrade your new cars with powerful engines or want to make them visually appealing, you can take advantage of the tuning discounts:
Improvements at Benny’s – 40% off
Hydraulics – 40% off
Engines, engine blocks, air filters – 40% off
Exhausts – 40% off
Doors, seats, steering wheels – 40% off
Designs – 40% off
Roofs – 40% off
Trunks – 40% off
Weapons: You can also save on the firearms available in the small weapon shops. At the counter, you will receive discounts on various weapon types:
In Destiny 2, Bungie reveals some new cool changes introduced with Shadowkeep. Many of these have been long awaited by the Guardians.
Where does the information come from? Bungie released a hefty letter to the community last night, addressing the release time of Shadowkeep and providing a patch notes preview for the major update 2.6.0. The update 2.6.0 kicks off Year 3 along with “Season of Dawn”.
In this patch notes preview, the developers outline some cool changes that were previously unknown. Much of this has been requested by the Guardians for a long time – now it will be implemented on October 1st.
The Shattered Throne will be permanently active
What changes with the Shattered Throne: Until now, this dungeon could only be played every 3 weeks. The Shattered Throne is a kind of mini-raid that has thrilled many PvE players and is tied to various tasks. If you wanted to play it, you often had to wait two weeks for it to become active again.
In Year 3, that changes. The Shattered Throne will be permanently playable. But that’s not all: You can also start it directly from the Navigator.
Raid Banners are coming to the old Leviathan Raids
What changes with the Raid Banners: The Raid Banners were introduced with Forsaken. They can be purchased from Petra Venj and can be used before tough PvE challenges to start the fight with full Super and Power ammo.
In recent weeks, there have been occasional requests on reddit for the Raid Banners to also be available in the old Leviathan Raids. And Bungie is responding to this request: The Calus Raid, the World Eater Raid, and the Star Eater will receive Raid Banners.
You can access the Forges faster
What changes with the Forges: The Forges of the Black Armory are becoming more accessible. You no longer have to visit them individually, but can start them directly via the Navigator.
Bungie states that there will be a playlist for this on the EDZ, which can be accessed directly from the Navigator.
Weapon Mods become permanent
What changes with the Weapon Mods: This change was already known in advance, but Bungie reveals additional information.
If you have only one version of a weapon mod and it is already equipped in a weapon, you will need to find it again in Year 3 to unlock it permanently. Only the mods in the inventory count.
Improvement Cores will no longer be deleted in stacks
What changes with Improvement Cores: If you want to drop an Improvement Core, the entire stack of Improvement Cores will no longer be deleted.
Borealis
Borealis and Hard Light get a cool change
What changes with the Exotics: Borealis and Hard Light are exotic weapons that allow switching between Arc, Void, and Solar damage. Both Exotics are currently performing below average.
In Year 3, there is an exciting change: When the Prism modifier is active, the elemental damage changes when reloading to match the Prism effect. Prism enhances Arc, Void, and Solar in a timed rotation.
What changes with Glimmer: In Year 3 you can carry 250,000 Glimmer instead of 100,000 Glimmer.
Additionally, you will earn significantly more Glimmer through weekly bounties and open-world activities like public events, lost sectors, or opening chests.
The passive Glimmer gain from enemy kills has been reduced, but enemies will now sometimes drop additional Glimmer shards that you can pick up.
Spider
Spider trades in more materials
What changes with Spider: Spider in the Tangled Shore is a popular vendor as you can trade materials for other materials or currencies with him. In Year 3, he is supposed to offer even more trading options.
According to Bungie, he will then trade materials from all planets. Many Guardians are already cheering on reddit as they will finally be able to get rid of their Baryon stems.
Multiplayer emotes can be executed more easily
What changes with the emotes: Currently, it is quite cumbersome to interact with each other in multiplayer emotes to execute the gesture.
In Year 3, there will be a visible display indicating where a player needs to stand to interact and trigger the emote.
Xur
And what about Xur?
What changes with Xur: Bungie states that in his inventory and in his Engrams, there may also be World-Drop Exotics from Year 2.
The highlight is the introduction of Shiny Sengo and Vipitis. Although Vipitis does not actually exist here, you can catch the regional Pokémon in Germany through field research.
Field Research, Bonuses, and Spawns for the Event
Complete these quests: 3 new field research tasks have been added to the game for the event start. These are challenging, as you need international friends:
Trade Pokémon over a distance of 10,000 km
Reward: Encounter with a Vipitis (Sengo is available in other regions)
Make a new friendship
Reward: Encounter with a Nasgnet
Send 25 gifts to friends
Reward: Encounter with a Lapras
You have the chance to get Shiny Lapras from the quest
Especially the field research involving trading over a long distance is causing difficulties for many players. The traded Pokémon must come from Southeast Asia or Oceania to be more than 10,000 km away. Alternatively, parts of South America would also work.
This means you need trainers as friends who live as far away as possible. From them, you can receive Pokémon from 7 km eggs and then get the right monsters to trade.
Here the bonuses have been adjusted: Initially, Niantic announced that there would be double XP when spinning PokéStops. It has now been revealed that this only applies to PokéStops that have not been visited yet.
Otherwise, the bonuses are as expected. Here are:
One quarter less cost when trading Pokémon
Regional Pokémon from our region hatch from 5 km eggs
Pantimimi has arrived in Pokémon GO
What about the spawns? There are no massive changes to spawns. Only Sengo can be found a bit more frequently in Germany. Other Pokémon are not affected by the event.
These Shinies are now available: 3 new Shinies have made their way into the game. Sengo is available for the first time in the wild. You can obtain Shiny Vipitis from field research, and Shiny Pantimimi can be found in 5 km eggs.
Shiny Sengo can be found for the first time. Source: Reddit
Especially Vipitis is extremely rare here. You can only catch it during the event period in Germany.
The spawn points have changed! Are you affected as well?
As always, there are numerous small secret changes in a WoW patch that did not appear in the patch notes. We will reveal what has changed.
Patch 8.2.5 has been live for a few days and many players have already experienced the final chapter of the war campaign. However, besides the epic battle between Saurfang and Sylvanas, there are also plenty of smaller changes that do not appear in the patch notes. This is not necessarily malice from Blizzard, but often the changes are just minor, or they are bug fixes for exploits or certain player behaviors that one does not want to discuss much.
The undocumented patch notes from WoW update 8.2.5
We will tell you which “secret” changes slipped into patch 8.2.5.
The starting areas (Elwynn, Tirisfal, etc.) now scale up to level 60 instead of only level 20.
Worgen have each received two new faces for male and female characters.
Druids have had the sound effects for many abilities changed or replaced.
The smelting oven in the Mythic Blackrock Foundry can now be defeated with just 3 bombs, making it much easier to master solo.
The Distillate of Ten Lands now has a duration in the buff bar.
Characters in the dressing room are now better lit and have more zoom levels.
Characters now have a logo in the character selection screen indicating whether they belong to the Alliance or the Horde.
Numerous craftable items from Mechagon now have changed costs.
Penance no longer grants insanity outside of combat for shadow priests.
The Firelands now use a “flexible” raid size. The amount of loot gained depends on the number of players.
Many addons that automatically announced messages in global chats (such as the presence of rare mobs) no longer work, as the functionality has been disabled.
Surely there are some further changes, but these are the ones that have become known so far.
Have you noticed any other small changes that were not officially announced?
Hearthstone will soon introduce new rewards and interesting features. We reveal what is changing in Blizzard’s card game.
For years, many players have complained that there are few unlockable rewards in Hearthstone besides the cards. Most frequent players have long unlocked the golden portraits of their heroes for 500 wins. But now Blizzard has announced what is going to happen in Hearthstone in the coming weeks. This includes not only new rewards but also the return of former cards that will all be made available for free.
New portraits for 1,000 wins: Anyone who achieves 1,000 wins with a class can unlock new portraits for the heroes. Three of them have already been presented – Mage, Priest, and Warlock.
Jaina has become a fiery destroyer, her appearance resembling the portrayal in “Battle for Azeroth,” but with a lean towards fire magic.
Anduin also wears the armor from Battle for Azeroth, but still represents the priest class. He has aged significantly and has now become a man.
Gul’dan, on the other hand, looks more like how WoW players have seen him in the “Legion” and “Warlords of Draenor” expansions.
The other portraits are still unknown.
You can actually start collecting the additional wins now – they will be counted retroactively when the corresponding patch goes live.
Standard format receives 23 old cards: As the meta of “Saviors of Uldum” has started to settle, the developers have come up with something special. In a few weeks, they will temporarily bring back a few of the cards that were originally banned from earlier expansions into the Standard format. These include cards like Ragnaros the Firelord, but also N’Zoth the Corruptor.
In total, 23 cards that have “significantly shaped Hearthstone” will return for a while.
The best part: All players will receive these cards for free and can use them. However, they cannot be disenchanted or crafted, and after the event ends, they will disappear again.
More events are to come: Overall, Hearthstone plans to host even more events in the future as the past ones have been particularly successful. There have been extensive card chaos variants reminiscent of small dungeon runs. They want to bring more of these and also link them to events with unique rewards. No details are available yet.
When will the innovations arrive? However, there is still no exact date for all these innovations. Blizzard wants to talk in more detail about these innovations on October 4th. Until then, players will have to be patient and can enjoy how cool Jaina looks in the new portrait.
What do you think of these changes and innovations? Are you looking forward to the new rewards? Or is this not for you?
In Destiny 2, Bungie talks about the specific release time for Shadowkeep and confirms the start date for the preload.
The release date for Destiny 2 Shadowkeep: The autumn expansion “Season of Shadows” launches on October 1, 2019. As Bungie recently announced, there will be 24 hours of maintenance beforehand. During this time, Destiny 2 and Destiny 1 will be completely down. As soon as the servers are back online, the new Shadowkeep journey begins.
Now the developers are talking about specific times.
When will the servers be down?
On Monday, September 30, 2019, the servers will be taken offline at 6:45 PM. You will not be able to log in anymore, and some services on Bungie.net will be unavailable.
On Tuesday, October 1, the servers will come back online at 7 PM. Update 2.6.0.1 will be available worldwide.
The maintenance will still continue in the background until 9 PM. Therefore, there may be login issues and server disturbances until 9 PM.
Keep in mind that this 24-hour maintenance can also be extended if issues arise. The times are not set in stone.
Preload of Update 2.6.0
What you need to know about the preload: You can download the major update 2.6.0 required for Shadowkeep on PS4 and Xbox One during this maintenance:
According to Bungie, Update 2.6.0 will be available during the 24-hour downtime for PS4 and Xbox One. They do not specify an exact time. However, they will inform via Twitter as soon as the pre-download is available.
All PC players can download Destiny 2 now via Steam . This preload includes New Light and Shadowkeep. Since New Light is free for everyone, no advance purchase is required for this preload.
What is the download size of Update 2.6.0?We discuss the estimated download size of Shadowkeep here. The required storage space has been indicated as around 165 GB, but the download sizes on Steam are currently much smaller at around 80 GB.
Interestingly, Bungie mentions an Update 2.6.0.1 that will be available on October 1 at 7 PM. So you probably have to download and install a “Day-1-Patch” beforehand before you can dive into Shadowkeep.
There were issues with the FIFA 20 transfer market and servers last night. Players reported that the servers were down and the transfer market was unavailable. EA Sports responded.
What happened? Yesterday evening, on September 26th, between 8 PM and 10 PM, numerous players reported issues and disruptions in FIFA 20. Some fans were kicked from Ultimate Team, others noticed long loading times and failed interactions in the transfer market. The EAFC catalog was also partially unavailable.
I was playing FUT at that time last night and also noticed disruptions in the transfer market: Purchased players had a long loading bar over their card and I couldn’t add them to my club. However, I wasn’t kicked and received my cards an hour later.
Around 9 PM, EA Help tweeted that they were investigating connection issues in FIFA 20 affecting the transfer market, web app, and catalog.
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Transfer market in Ultimate Team was unavailable for a long time
How EA responded: The transfer market situation worsened. Just in time for the official release of the standard edition of FIFA 20, EA Sports tweeted: Due to unforeseen technical problems, the transfer market has been disabled on PS4 and PC. They are investigating the issue and working on a solution.
So those who wanted to start building their dream teams at midnight could not do so. And the transfer market lock lasted a long time.
Transfer market back online, but there are still issues: Only this morning, shortly after 6 AM, EA gave the all-clear. The transfer market is back online. They thank for the patience.
Additionally, it is pointed out that for some completed purchases and sales in FUT 20 it may state that these are still in process. This issue should be resolved quickly.
What are some players saying? On Twitter, some players responded that this was not true. The transfer market is still down for them. We checked this around 7 AM (PS4) – we had access to the transfer market. Meanwhile, more reports are coming in: Yes, the transfer market is working.
On reddit, however, fans are still complaining: One invested 50k coins in a player. The money is gone, but the player is not in his club.
It remains to be seen whether the last issues will be resolved and whether the transfer market will run stably now.
Many players are also demanding compensation. Preferably in the form of free packs.
In Borderlands 3, a new patch will be released tonight to fix some major bugs. In addition to performance, game content like the Pipe Bomb will also be adjusted.
When will the new patch be released? The new patch is expected to be released tonight at 12:00 AM our time or a little earlier.
It primarily focuses on performance, adjustments to the UI, and the split-screen mode, which has already received some criticism on the technical side.
On Reddit, most players mourn the Pipe Bomb, which made the game extremely easier for them.
What happened to the Pipe Bomb? The Porcelain Pipe Bomb is a weapon that you can earn through a side quest with Claptrap and use with every character.
Currently, due to a bug, it explodes multiple times when colliding with objects and huge bosses. According to the patch notes, this was never intended:
This grenade should never explode multiple times. All enemies in the Borderlands universe are now protected from instant death by radioactive debris.
What does the patch bring for game stability? Borderlands 3 still faces several performance issues. Especially on the Xbox One, the game freezes or even crashes completely.
The new patch brings “general stability improvements.” However, it is unclear whether it will address all problems and crashes.
This uncertainty also unsettles players and causes skepticism in the subreddit. The performance issues were so severe at release that players turned to the Steam forums, even though Borderlands 3 was released exclusively on the Epic Store.
What changes with the split-screen? In multiplayer and split-screen, there have been ongoing issues with the sound in general, volume levels, and the echo menu. Many of these problems will be addressed by the patch.
What else is changing? Gearbox is also making some adjustments to the UI with the new patch. You can find the complete patch notes for the update on September 26 on the Borderlands 3 website.
The Xbox Games with Gold for October 2019 have been announced. Among the free games is a horror game, fitting for October. If you’re not in the mood for scares, just grab Bolt the Superdog.
Here’s how to get the games: If you have an Xbox Live Gold subscription for Xbox, you can choose four “free games” to download and play in October 2019. The subscription costs around 60 euros per year, like PS Plus. A monthly subscription costs 7 euros. The following games are included in this subscription.
These are the free games for Xbox One in October 2019:
Tembo the Badass Elephant – From October 1 to October 31: In this single-player game, you play as a peanut-munching elephant fighting against nasty war machines. You play as Tembo, the badass elephant. He is accompanied by his friend Picolo. Fight through 18 levels with hordes of enemies that you literally need to squash.
Friday the 13th: The Game – From October 16 to November 15: This horror game is designed for multiplayer and brings back Jason Voorhees. You’ll play with seven people against the killer. There are many dark places where the matches take place.
These are the free games for Xbox 360 in October 2019:
Disney Bolt – From October 1 to October 15: The cute Disney dog is known under the title “Bolt, a hero dog”. In this single-player game, you take on the role of the dog and fight through the opponents. You have his laser-eye attack and strong barking to intimidate enemies.
Ninja Gaiden 3 – From October 16 to October 31: In this action-adventure, you can expect intense sword fights. Newcomers should have an easy entry here, but experienced players will also find some challenges. In addition to the story, there are online modes where you can showcase your skills against other players.
You can get a first impression of the games introduced here in the following trailer for Xbox Games with Gold in October 2019:
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In Fortnite, we are in Week 9 of Season 10. As in every week, there are challenges to complete. This time the theme is “Bullseye”. The task is: Land a bottle flip on a target near a giant fish, llama, or pig.
What is this task? This week the challenges revolve around “Bullseye”. For one of the prestige tasks, you need to land a bottle flip on a fish, llama, or pig. You can choose one of these locations and perform the bottle flip there.
What is this bottle flip? The bottle flip is an emote that can be unlocked at level 37 in the Battle Pass. Once you have unlocked this emote, it’s best to equip it for quick access. When you are near the giant fish, llama, or pig, you can perform a bottle flip.
We show you an overview of where you can find these “animals” to perform the bottle flip.
Giant Fish – Location
Where do you need to make the bottle flip? You can find the fish at the water sources. It stands in a spring and is made entirely of wood. Once you are at the giant fish, a prompt will appear indicating where you need to perform the bottle flip.
Location on the map:
Llama – Location
Where do you need to make the bottle flip? You can find the llama on a hill near Junk Junction. It is made entirely of metal and is highly visible. Once you are at the llama, a prompt will appear indicating where you need to perform the bottle flip.
Location on the map:
Pig – Location
Where do you need to make the bottle flip? You can find the pig on a hill next to Lucky Landing. It is made entirely of stone. Once you are at the pig, a prompt will appear indicating where you need to perform the bottle flip.
Location on the map:
Note: Keep in mind that you only need to perform the bottle flip once at one of these locations. You can choose between these 3 locations where you want to do it. The bottle flip only counts as completed when the bottle stands upright.
If you succeed, the challenge is considered completed and you can focus on the remaining tasks.
The mechs explode after the update 10.40, suddenly when they land. What’s going on?
Borderlands 3 has many strong classes. Probably the most powerful for the endgame is soldier Moze. With this solo build for the shooter, you can destroy everything in no time.
What kind of class is Moze? Moze is a former soldier of Vladof. She is well suited for both solo and cooperative players. Moze loves big guns and robots. She comes with a mecha – Iron Bear. This supports you like a tank on two legs.
In this build, you focus on only 1 health point (HP) and a high shield. The goal is to deal as much damage as quickly as possible. This is particularly advantageous in the endgame of Borderlands 3. You will be able to cause many deaths with just one hit (One-Shots). To achieve this, you need two skill trees from Moze:
Detonator
Revenge Shield
You need these talents from the Detonator skill tree:
Fire in the Skag Cave
Destructive Device
Torgue Cross-Promotion
Pull the Holy Pin
Vampire
Why can’t I carry all these grenades?
Until the Bitter End
Burned Out Fuse
With these skills, you enhance your grenades. You can carry more of them, heal yourself through them, and deal more damage.
These are the necessary skills of the Revenge Shield tree:
Armored Infantry
Up to the Neck in Shells
Vladof Genius
Behind the Iron Curtain
Survivor
Phalanx Doctrine
Through this skill distribution, you enhance your shield and the damage dealt. The lower your health, the more damage you deal. Additionally, your shield charges much faster and has a higher capacity.
The Equipment for Luck
You need this artifact: The most important for this build is the artifact. With the Ice Spiker Deathless, you only have 1 health point left. You heard right, you will voluntarily run around without health.
This artifact also doubles your shield capacity, improves reload speed, and reduces reload delay.
You need such a class mod: The class modifications of the Bloodletter series are what you need to look for for this build. They direct all your healing to the shield, including regeneration.
This weapon is recommended: With the crazy weapons of Borderlands 3, you have plenty of choices. Which gun you use is ultimately up to you. However, for this build, we recommend a weapon with a lot of splash damage. Additionally, firearms that fire multiple bullets are recommended.
This is the right grenade: The best fit here is a grenade with overreaching attacks. So one that bounces or ideally splits into multiple grenades. The Storm Front with its shock damage is a good choice.
You need such a shield: Surprisingly, your shield is not that important. However, you should choose one with high capacity. Additionally, shields that convert certain percentages of the shield to damage when charged are also recommended.
Another option would be shields that make you immune to shock damage, especially concerning your grenade. These often also give you ammunition through absorption.
And how does all this work together?
This build depends on your equipment. If you do not have the artifact or the class mod, you cannot play this Moze build as effectively. An alternative to the artifact would be the talent “Balance Act” in the Revenge Shield tree. Once you have gathered all the parts of the puzzle, the fun can begin.
This is how shield and health affect: With this build, you have an absurdly high shield capacity and only 1 health point. However, because of the high capacity and regeneration of your shield, this does not matter. Furthermore, you deal more weapon damage the less health you have. This is quite a lot at 1 health – well – quite a bit!
This is what the grenades do: Besides your weapon damage, you deal a lot of splash damage. You get this from your grenades. You can carry more of them and also have a chance to recover them immediately after throwing.
If you hit an enemy with a grenade, you will be healed. Your healing goes directly into your already powerful shield – a vicious circle.
You can check out more about the gameplay in the following video from Arekkz Gaming:
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Our author Sven was able to take an exclusive look at Destiny 2 Shadowkeep before the release and already play some content himself – including the new Moon location. And he really liked it. Since then, the wait for the upcoming autumn expansion has been sheer torment.
Warning, potential spoilers ahead! Read at your own risk!
This is how I was able to play Shadowkeep early: I was one of the few lucky ones who were recently invited by Bungie to a preview event in Seattle. This allowed me to try out selected content of the new Shadowkeep expansion directly in the game studio before the launch.
What could I test? First of all, I went into the first story mission of Shadowkeep. This takes place on the Moon and introduces the Guardians to the story surrounding the new expansion. After that, the Moon location itself was unlocked, and I was able to freely explore it for a while in patrol mode.
Note that I am not allowed to talk about everything I experienced, saw, and heard in this context. Bungie wants you to discover certain aspects of the expansion on your own. Other content was on the program, but I will only discuss that in later articles.
Why I can hardly wait for the Shadowkeep expansion after my first Moon trip in Destiny 2
One thing in advance: The Moon was already one of my absolute favorite locations in Destiny 1, and even after the relatively short first impression of Shadowkeep, I can say with considerable certainty: This will likely remain the case in Destiny 2.
However, not because I am biased or looking at the whole thing through rose-tinted nostalgia glasses, but because Bungie has succeeded in something great with this location that could excite both veterans and newcomers alike.
Exciting campaign start: Here I can only speak for the first mission, but the way the story unfolds there definitely makes you crave more. Whether that will remain the case, however, remains to be seen.
And here’s what it’s about: The Guardians registered a seismic disturbance on the Moon, which leads to increased activities of the Hive. They are now pouring out of the fortress in masses, apparently encouraged by these disturbances. I am supposed to get to the bottom of it.
Side by side with other Guardians, I fight my way to the gates of the Scarlet Fortress, the existence of which, by the way, the Vanguard was apparently already aware of for some time – but not its purpose. On my way, I learn that probably Eris Morn is responsible for this disturbance and instigated it. Now I must look not only for the Hive, but also keep an eye out for the old acquaintance.
After I cleared up at some key points, I finally entered the fortress’s interior, where after a creepy encounter, I ultimately discovered the cause of the increased Hive activity – a highlight for lore lovers and for anyone who generally followed the great story surrounding Destiny (And no, I don’t mean reuniting with Eris). Stay tuned!
Since then, I have been burning to finally find out how the Shadowkeep campaign continues – something that hasn’t been the case at least in my experience with every storyline of Destiny.
Nostalgia pure: Those who already know the Moon from Destiny 1 will feel right at home on the Moon in Destiny 2. The beta of the first part took place here, and the Space Magic, this special something, has not been so present for me anywhere else in the Destiny universe since then. This feeling not only remains with Shadowkeep, but in my opinion, it has even been enhanced.
Iconic places like the Hellmouth or the Firing Line are still there, but shine in a new light. The first mission starts, by the way, on parts of a popular multiplayer map (First Light) from the first series installment. You immediately recognize everything but also notice that the visuals have been refined and the familiar areas have been beautified. This does the location a world of good and complements it appropriately and meaningfully, without taking away its originally dark, terrifying character.
In Destiny 1 part of a PvP map: The starting area of the 1st Shadowkeep mission
Also enough new for veterans: Those who, as veterans, might now fear they might know almost everything about the Moon because they played Destiny 1 can rest assured – this is not the case. Even for seasoned Guardians who have fought the Hive on the Moon, there is plenty of new things to see and discover.
By this, I don’t even mean new activities like the Nightmare Hunts or features like the Rune Table, where there is fresh loot to grab, but the location itself. There are numerous new areas, including the fortress, to explore. The new Moon has quite a bit more to offer than can be seen at first glance; much remained undiscovered during my visit.
By the way, it can be worth taking a detour into already familiar areas. Because where it didn’t go further before, new paths or branches now lead you to previously unknown locations, which are waiting to be discovered by you.
In Destiny 1, this place was for most the first encounter with the Moon
In short: If you were intrigued by the Moon and Oryx’s Dreadnaught in Destiny 1, it’s very likely that you will feel the same about the new Moon in Destiny 2. The Earth’s satellite also offers enough new content so that you don’t just feel like you’re back in Destiny 1.
Great location for everyone who is entering the Moon for the first time: Those who missed Destiny 1 and started their Guardian career only with the second part can also look forward to this. Because with the new Moon, they can soon experience an important part of the Destiny universe up close – in my opinion, they are being served one of the best if not the best locations of Destiny 2 so far.
The areas on the Moon that I have seen so far are very atmospheric and varied. What may appear bright or even inviting on the surface can already seem dark and very threatening further inside or around the corner.
Because much of the Moon is hidden beneath its surface. No other location from Destiny 2 manages to evoke such an immersive feeling of a real threat to humanity as the new Moon can.
Those who (like me) could hardly relate to the “Lord of the Rings” fantasy aesthetics of Forsaken or generally prefer a darker setting around the Hive will definitely find satisfaction here.
Personal conclusion: I must honestly admit: I almost curse that I was already able to see the new Moon. Because after what I have experienced there so far, it is clear to me: I want to go back – and the sooner the better. I definitely want to see more of the Moon. I want to try all the new things that are waiting for me there and uncover all the secrets hidden in the Hive tunnels and structures. The wait is now truly a torment for me.
On the other hand, I can now sleep soundly. Because even though I initially went into the event with a healthy portion of skepticism, I am now quite sure: a great (and for many a new) location awaits me, which will give me at least many more hours of fun in the Destiny universe. What also makes me hopeful: Much, if not most of the Moon, such as the new dungeon, I haven’t even seen during the time allotted to me.
All the more I look forward to diving into the new expansion on October 1st and returning to the Moon.
You can also get your first impressions of the Moon in the following two videos from Nexxoss Gaming: He was also at the event in Seattle and was able to capture many new impressions of the story mission and the Moon.
In this video, you will see excerpts from the first Shadowkeep mission:
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Are you looking forward to the return or your first trip to the Moon? Can you relate to this setting or have you already had enough of it with Destiny 1? Let us know in the comments.
We are looking for an intern (m/f/d) for our streaming channel Monsters and Explosions.The position is located in Munich and is designed for 3-6 months.
What we are looking for: We need support for our Twitch channel MAX (Monsters and Explosions). We are currently looking for an intern to strengthen our live team in Munich. To apply for this position, you must be at least 18 years old.
Your tasks will include going to major fairs, writing social media posts, or creating highlight videos from livestreams independently. You should not be afraid of the camera and ideally have experience with Adobe software.
On MAX, we accompany major gaming fairs like E3 and report live.
Your Tasks
Independently producing clips or highlight videos from livestreams
Managing the social media channels of MAX, including collaboration with other assets of Webedia
Joint creation and implementation of interdisciplinary marketing plans to promote campaigns, events, and streams with other Webedia teams
Assisting in the development of show concepts and new formats
Creating graphics and assets in the streaming environment using Adobe Photoshop and other Adobe programs like After Effects & Premiere (program plans, live elements, etc.)
Writing news and press texts (announcements for stream events)
Media-effective storytelling to accompany talents and events (Instagram, Facebook)
Handling YouTube and Twitch (video uploads, bots on Twitch, etc.)
Data analysis of live streams and social media activities (working with statistics from Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, Google Analytics)
Operating various camera models from webcam to professional studio camera
What We Offer You
An exciting challenge in a dynamic company in Munich
A very good working atmosphere in a familiar team at an internationally emerging online publisher
Quick communication thanks to flat hierarchies
An active participation in shaping our vision and our work processes. Your opinion and questioning are important to us
Consideration of your individual skills and needs so you can unleash your full potential
Compensation of 450 €/month
Here You Can Apply
When is the job? As soon as possible. The internship is designed for 3-6 months.
Apply here: You can send your application to [email protected]. Feel free to be creative with your application and tell us how you would like to enrich MAX.
In Fortnite, the challenges for Week 9 (S10) titled “Hit the Target” are now available. You need to hit easy and hard targets at the shooting range. We will show you the locations of the shooting ranges.
What kind of tasks are these? For the normal mission, you need to hit an easy target. Easy targets are those that are closer to the player.
For the prestige mission, you need to hit a hard target. Hard targets are those that are further away from the player.
At each shooting range, you will find easy and hard targets. Here, we provide an overview of where to find the shooting ranges.
Shooting Range between Haunted Hills and Snobby Shores – Location
Where do you need to shoot? Between Haunted Hills and Snobby Shores, you will find one of these shooting ranges. You will see a yellow beach umbrella right next to the shooting range.
Location on the map:
Shooting Range at Polar Peak – Location
Where do you need to shoot? On the iceberg at Polar Peak, on a platform in the west, there is a shooting range. You will see the sign indicating what you need to do right away.
Location on the map:
Shooting Range between Lucky Landing and Fatal Fields – Location
Where do you need to shoot? Between Lucky Landing and Fatal Fields, near a gas station, there is another shooting range. Here too, you will see the sign indicating what to do.
Location on the map:
You need to hit an easy target to complete the normal mission, which means one that is closer to you. For the prestige mission, you need to hit a hard target, which means one that is further away from you. Once you’ve completed that, you can tackle the other missions.
Fortnite is undergoing major changes to gameplay. Here you can see what has changed:
In Pokémon GO you can now find more EX Raid Arenas. We explain why this is important right now.
This change is about: EX Raids take place in Pokémon GO only at special arenas. These are then marked as EX Raid Arenas. Now there are again more arenas that bear this designation.
Right now, as Mewtwo returns to EX Raids, new arenas are important for this. This way you have better chances at the coveted invitations.
These arenas are now new: In this change, mainly arenas that are generally new in the game have been affected. So if you have received a new arena in a park in recent months, this could now probably be an EX Raid Arena.
The fundamentals that make an EX Raid Arena have not changed. An EX Raid Arena still needs to be located in a park or a spot that is easily accessible and not directly on a street. Arenas located in the middle of a city are therefore unlikely to ever become an EX Raid Arena.
What does this mean for players? Anyone who previously did not have an EX Raid Arena in their locality may now rejoice at a change. So take a close look at your arenas.
You can recognize an EX Raid Arena by the mark it bears in the upper right corner. Only then can the arena actually trigger an EX Raid.
The indication is in the upper right corner
Why is this change so important now? Recently, there was Deoxys in the EX Raids and the Pokémon was not really usable in any form. However, Mewtwo is returning for 2 months in the special raids.
There, Mewtwo learns Shadow Ball, one of the best Ghost-type attacks in the game. Mewtwo with this attack is incredibly strong, so you definitely shouldn’t miss it. More EX Raid Arenas will therefore also give you more possible EX Raids.
Niantic has also significantly shuffled the spawn points. Are you also affected?
Week 9 of Season 10 is now in Fortnite and this time you need to land on various target zones. We will show you all locations.
What is the task? The exact wording is: “Land directly on various target zones”. There are a total of 3 of them.
On the map of Season 10, we will show you all locations of the target zones:
Here you will find these 3 locations
All locations of the target zones for Week 9
Where do I need to search? The 3 locations are spread across the entire map. You can easily recognize the target zones, as they are large red circles.
Northeast of Lucky Landing, right in the middle of one of the mountains in the desert
East of Frosty Flights, just below a mountain
North of Greasy Grove, immediately behind the snow-free area between two rocks
This is what the target zones look like
How do I complete the task? The bullseye is known from the game of darts. It is specifically the center of the dartboard. To complete the task, you must land directly in the center of the red circles.
You do not have to perform any interactions afterwards. You have completed the task immediately.
Is there a video? We will embed a clip here that shows you all locations of the bullseyes. That way, you can’t miss them:
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In Hearthstone , there is already talk about some upcoming nerfs. One of them will affect the Priest and possibly the oldest combo.
Over the years, Hearthstone has changed drastically, not only due to the release of new cards but also fresh game mechanics and keywords. Yet some combos have existed since the release in March 2014 (and before in beta). One such combo has now come under the developers’ scrutiny and will likely be removed in the future.
Which combo is it? It is the Priest and his combination of “Divine Spirit” and “Inner Fire”.
With Divine Spirit, the Priest doubles the health of a minion for just 2 mana points.
Then, with Inner Fire for 1 mana, the attack power is adjusted to the health of the minion.
Thus, a 1/10 minion becomes a devastating 20/20 minion through 2 cards with a total mana cost of 3.
Priests will need a new solution.
This combo essentially works with any minion that has a high health value and is relatively easy to perform. It has existed since the earliest days of Hearthstone and is a “basic combo” of the Priest.
What does Blizzard say about it? Dean Ayala, the Lead Card Designer for Hearthstone, revealed in a conversation on Twitter that they do not want Divine Spirit and Inner Fire to be an “eternal” win condition in the game. There are plans to remove Divine Spirit from the game, making the combo impossible. Anyone who still wants to boost a minion with Inner Fire will need to find other ways to increase a minion’s health.
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When will the nerf come? Ayala did not yet specify an exact date. The most likely time for a nerf to the combo is in Spring 2020, when the next year in Hearthstone begins. Then, old sets will rotate out of the Standard format. Typically, Blizzard also makes larger changes to existing cards and “evergreens” at that time. Decisions are often made here to change or completely remove old cards for the longevity of the game.
For Divine Spirit, this is also likely, as Blizzard currently has the problem that any card with high health automatically acts as a combo trigger for the Priest, leading to a quick victory too easily.
Do you think it’s good that this combo is being nerfed? Or does it simply belong to the game and should stay?
In Fortnite you should hit weak points while harvesting. We will show you what these weak points are and how to complete the challenge.
What kind of task is this? Among the new Bullseye challenges in Fortnite, you are required to harvest effectively. In this task, you should pay attention to hitting correctly when breaking down materials.
More specifically, you are supposed to hit the weak points. Fortnite makes these spots visually clear. But for those who have never heard of them, here’s what these weak points are all about.
Weak Points in Fortnite – Here they are
What are the weak points? When you start to “harvest” houses, trees, or other objects in Fortnite, the weak points appear. Harvesting means the ability to break down material with the harvesting tool.
You will quickly notice that blue circles with a red dot inside appear. Those are the weak points. Aim for them while breaking down to get more material per hit.
In the following image, you see the mentioned weak points:
Why should you do this? Exploiting this weak point system can become advantageous in your matches. You can halve the time it takes to destroy a structure like a tree or the wall of a house if you hit the weak point every time.
The tasks: For the regular task, you should hit the weak points while harvesting 50 times. This is easy to do and doesn’t have to be completed in a match.
The prestige task isn’t much harder. Here, you need to hit a weak point while harvesting 5 times in a row. So aim carefully so that no hit misses.
This week, you can expect more exciting tasks:
You should hit multiple Bullseye targets
Master a bottle flip
Hit heavy and light targets in target practice
Additionally, something strange is happening in Fortnite with the mechs that hardly anyone liked:
Cloud Imperium Games has announced a new ship for the space online game Star Citizen once again. With this ship, you can pull players out of quantum travel.
What kind of ship is this? The RSI Mantis is a ship equipped with a “Quantum Enforcement Device.” This device has some interesting features that can lead to devious maneuvers.
A nasty little ship
What does the Quantum Enforcement Device do? One of its features allows you to create a sphere with a diameter of 2000 meters around your ship, preventing other ships from using their quantum drive.
The second feature creates an EMP pulse that pulls other ships from quantum travel within a range of 10,000 to 20,000 meters.
Additionally, the ship can set quantum markers to “track” other ships in quantum travel.
What does this mean exactly? When you pilot a Mantis, you can prevent your opponents from fleeing into quantum flight. You just need to stay close enough to the enemy ship.
Furthermore, pirates can team up and activate the EMP pulse in heavily traveled areas to pull victims out of quantum travel and attack.
So, very sneaky maneuvers are possible with the Mantis.
The balance must be maintained
Isn’t the ship “overpowered”? The developers have integrated some features that make you think carefully about whether and when to use the Quantum Enforcement Device.
The ship is only lightly armed and cannot really take on combat ships.
To use the device, you must disable other systems, making you a vulnerable target.
Thus, the Mantis is essentially only effective in larger groups. The others then fly their combat ships to attack the victims pulled out of quantum travel and protect the Mantis pilots.
When will the ship be introduced? The Mantis can be tested next week. Starting October 10, it will be available to all players. It is not a concept. The ship will be playable in the Alpha. A price has not yet been announced.
What do players think of the Mantis? Overall, the new ship is very well received. Many people like it, and players are looking forward to being able to play as pirates. For this purpose, the ship seems to be excellent.
However, the community hopes that the Mantis does not disrupt the balance and that the balancing is correct. The ship’s capabilities already sound very nasty. It simply must not be overpowered.
A leak says that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will have loot boxes in which players can find weapons. This has made players really angry.
What was leaked? A data miner discovered that the system for microtransactions in the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is no longer just cosmetic. Changes have supposedly been made to include weapons in the supply drops.
What does this mean specifically? A leaker has apparently found in the data of Modern Warfare that the developers are removing the “Fair System.” Instead, there will reportedly be supply drops with weapons and other filler content such as emotes and sprays.
On Twitter, he writes: “Who wants 300+ emotes in supply drops, who wants 500+ titles, who wants over 200 sprays in supply drops? Yayyayayayayya. Weapons are also coming, forget all this “just cosmetic” nonsense.”
But that is now secondary, it is said in a popular Reddit thread: “I think we should be more annoyed that weapons are hidden in loot boxes instead of missing out on a mode that most of you probably won’t play anyway.”
The post received over 8200 upvotes in less than a day.
In other threads, players are clearly advising: “Cancel your pre-orders.” Reddit user Dougary96 writes: “Don’t be one of those people defending the game like in other comments.
Other players explain that they have already canceled their pre-orders. (via Reddit, Reddit)
In many discussions, it is written that one should cancel their pre-orders to make a statement.
“I wanted to play the game without seeing these stupid emotes and loot box weapons. This is disappointing,” it says in another thread on Reddit on this topic.
One should keep in mind that this is a leak and not an official announcement.
What do you think about this topic? Are the weapons in supply drops a reason for you to avoid Modern Warfare?
